The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 12, 1954, Page 5

Legionitems ¢ By NORMAN KRANICH Post Commander, Arthur Sawyer Post No, 28, ion American Legi. Now Hear This. When a Legionnaire hears of dis- putes and controversies between servicemen and civilians, he is in a quandary as to why this has to be. Arthur Sawyer Post is compos- ed of both Naval personnel and ci- vilians. These men work in har- mony together to accomplish our many programs. And when you Yearn of the; fine cooperation the American Legion gets from Admir- al Towner and his staff when we put on the “big stuff,’ such. as parades, etc.; is there any doubt as to the way servicemen and Le- gionnaires get along? wok kk ‘Welcome The: New Chaplain: At the Executive’ Committee meeting Monday night October 4, Legionnaire Cliff Schumacher was appointed Post Chaplain to: succeed Nelson Cannon, whose work pre- vented him from performing . all the duties of that post. Cliff is own- er of Cliff’s Marine on Stock Is- land, and a Legionnaire . starting his ‘third year. A member of the Key West Guard of Honor, Cliff shows promise of going a long way in Legion work. : 11 and 14 years of age, are urged to enroll them in Troop 256, which is sponsored by Arthur Sawyer Post. This troop meets on Monday evenings from 7 to 9 p. m. at the Grace Lutheran Church at 2700 Flagler Avenue. Give the boy a good start in.life by teaching him self-reliance and good citizenship. Sons of non-Legionnaires are also welcome ‘in this troop. xk *k x Key West Guard of Honor: Members of the Key West Guard of Honor under the leadership of U.. J, Delgado, are respon- sible for raising the flag of our County before each Friday night’s Played by the Key West School. Our National Anthem ed by the High School Band. wk Committee: building committee under chairmanship of Ken Longhurst been very active the past few -. One of the accomplish- is a new roof on the Legion This is our home, Legion- » and we are going to care If you wold like.to give a I have several committees of additional members, OE ewe: Helps: pleased to see our Auxi- Cnt ly fy Up) LINTLEN | 1] LEME LY i fe i liary Unit lending a big hand dur- ing the Key West Ferry Festival. Many of the members acted as “Walking Information Booths” with ribbons across their chests which By B. L, LIVINGSTONE WASHINGTON (#—Rep. Rees (R -Kan) ‘called on the Eisenhower | administration today to spell out in public. detail the operation of the government’s employe security program, the center of new cam- paign controversy, Rees, chairman of the House Civil Service Committee, set Oct. 20 as a deadline for a report by the Civil Service Commission “‘set- read,” “Ask Me, I Live Here.” 1t| ting forth specifically what consti- is true, folks, that without the help of Arthur Sawyer Post Auxiliary much of our work couldn’t be ac- complished. Also, you civic mind- ed people, remember what they did for the Emergency March of Dimes with their Aquacade. I take my hat off to you ladies, Oh yes, and I don’t. dare forget another houquet for those gals. They received National American Legion Auxiliary honors for the Sreatest increase in poppy sales ac- cording to membership. The Unit received a citation which it proud- ly displays as an example to -all of us. * KX H Forty and Eight: The other night I asked Melvin J. Edwards, correspondant of the local Voiture of the Forty and Eight, to give me: a little: history of the local. voiture. We couldn't find the date of the origin of the local voiture, but it was re-organiz- ed Friday, August 2, 1940. First of all, what does Forty and Eight mean? It means 40 men and eight horses that will fit into a French box car. (This columnist rode in one from ‘Gournay, France, 'to Le Havre; and all I can say is, “Help.”) The Forty and Eight is Fun and Honor organization of the American Legion, and ‘supports the Legion in all of its projects. Its won private projects closely follow the ideals of the American’ Legion. This is something that will.be of interest to Legionnaires and citi- zens of Key West. The first offi- cers of the re-organized local voi- ture were as follows: Chef De Ga- re, peaks . Lucas; Chief De Train, Fred Marvel; Correspon- dent, P. B. Roberts; Commissaire Intendent, John W. Pinder; Garde De La Porte, William Cordova; Chaplain R. E. Faulkner; Conduc- teur, Lee Pierce; Sous Conducteur, W. D. Welch; Ammonier, T. A: Woody; Garde De Les Prisonnair- es, Myrtland Cates; Lampiste, Wil- liam J. Lee; Commis Voyageur, J. J..Trevor; Advocati, Al, Mills; and Medicin, Dr. A. M. Morgan. The present Chef De Gare is Frank L. Aritas. Now you Voyageurs who haven’t been loyal in attendance can put this down in your little notebook. THE FINNEY CO 4612 St. Clair Avenue @ Clevel Dealer: POINCIANA TV and RADIO 94m DUCK AVENUE, K®Y WEsT tute subversive actions which are the basis for separation of federal employes under a security pro- gram.” Rees, a staunch supporter of the administration, spoke up in the wake of yesterday’s announcement that 6,926 federal employes had been separated from their jobs as security risks of one kind or an- other. Democrats denounced the report as a “hoax.” Rees praised the administration for “prompt action” in, moving against subversives, but also urged the Civil Service Commission to dig into its files for data to explain the operations of the Eisenhower security program, - He said he had “always felt” that any program dealing with em- Ploye problems “should be one based upon specific legislation spelling out more directly by Con- gress the'policy which is involved.” The present program was set up by presidential order-effective May : 28, 1953. “I also believe that those who are disloyal or subversive should be fired for that reason, with ques- tions of doubt being resolved in the interest of the government,” Rees said in a telephone interview from his home in Kansas. A crossfire of warm political re- 5 . The 40 Et 8 meets the first Wed- nesday of each month. x k * “Lest We Forget”: Yes, folks, remember that this is the theme of our Veterans Day Parade which falls on November 11. Letters were sent out last week to the civic organizations in the city. Remember, the deadline date for parade entries is November Ist. “Remember the Dead by honor- ing the Living.” * 4% * Help: Help me comtinue to write arti- cles of interest in this column, by sending in topics and news items of interest. Legionnaires, this is your columf. My address is 2113 Fogarty Ave., or write to Arthur Sawyer Post, American Legion, P. 0. Box 209, Don’t forget regular meeting, Wednesday October 13 at 8 p. m. * * * Yours for God and County. terday’s commission report, and it seemed likely to reverberate until election day, Nov. 2. The commission listed 6,926 fed- eral workers—1,743 of them .with some type of “subversive data” in their files — as having been re- moved from the payroll for secu- rity reasons, either by firing or resignation. The period covered was the 13 months prior to June 30. The last previous report of the commission in March set the total then at 2,486, of whom 429 were in the subversive category. In neither case was there any indication as to how many sus- pected subversives had been fired and how many resigned, nor whether in the latter category there had been hearings to determine whether allegations against the separated employes were valid. Th Eisenhower program makes no distinction between suspected subversives and security risks. The latter tlass may include per- sons with criminal records, per- verts, those who talk or drink too much, and so on. Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell of the Democratic National Com- mittee termed the report yester-da “hoax,” and a “desperate new ef- fort to fool the public” in an elec- tion campaign. * Mitchell and Sen. Olin D, Johns- ton (D-SC) urged Sen, Carlson (R- Kan), chairman of the Senate Civil Service Committee, to call hear- ings and subject the report w ‘real scrutiny.” Johnston is the group’s senior Democrat. GOP National Chairman Leonard W. Hall said the commission’s fig- ures puncture Democratic party claims that subversion in Wash- ington is a “bogus issue,” and clared they mean “this admi ¥ tration is cleaning ‘up instead of covering up.” Hall also declared the 6,926 fig- ure vindicates Vice President Nix- on and leaves Mitchell “holding the bag.” Mitchell recently accused Nixon of uttering “falsehoods” in making repeated campaign claims that the government has been removing “Communists, fellow travelers and security risks” from federal pay- rolls, “‘not by the hundreds, but by the thousands.” Mitchell said Nix- on was being unfair in lumping to- gether suspected subversives and security risks. Mitchell said in his statement yesterday that “there is somethin, funny aboyt this whole business.” He quoted Atty. Gen. Brownell as saying last December that all fed- eral employes suspected of Com- munist tendencies had been dis- missed. And in February, Mitchell Volunteer Work Ends In Trouble For AF Surgeon PANAMA (#—A U. S. Air Force surgeon who volunteered to treat the sick in an isolated Panama |community has been charged with | manslaughter following the death of five children who togk anti- malaria tablets he prescribed. The American is Dr. Charles H. Barnes, 36, of Little Rock, Ark., stationed at Albrok Air Force Base in the Panama Canal Zone. Panamanian officials at El Lirio, an interior village where the tra- Sedy occurred, released him last night after he posted a $2,000 cash bond. Officials said the five children, ranging in age from 10 months to il years, died early Sunday after taking tablets which Barnes had | given them on a visit the previous day. Barnes rushed back to El Lirio | Sunday night in a heavy rain as soon as he learned of the deaths, At the request of the local author- ities, he returned to the village again yesterday and remained there until bail was posted. Read The Citizen Old? 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