The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 19, 1954, Page 4

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN _ ‘Friday, November 19, 1954 The Key West Citizen aod Abn Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher sscusotmneeneereersenesesseermecenen BIRT = 1954 DB. ARTMAN, eecenreneninernnmnunncceane BUSINESS Manager ae Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter be - TELEPHONES 2-5661 and 2-5662 ‘The Associated Press—The. Associated Press is exclusiv for all news dispatches credited to -antitled to use of eet otherwise id in this paper, and also the local news pub- ‘Streets, "489? from ‘The Citizen Building, comer of Member Associate Dailies of Florida (by carrier), 25¢ per week; year, $13.20; by mail, $15.60 ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION ‘The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussi and subjects of seal or general interest, ut it will not publish IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WE: BY THE CITIZEN gsc ond 5. Community Auditorium. “"" “YY Governments, THE FRENCH IN VIETNAM , A disturbing situation comes to light in South Viet- nam, the area of the wartorn country which was recently divided by the Geneva Conference agreement. As the reader probably knows, there has been serious trouble be- tween the colonial premier in Vietnam and the Chief of Staff of the armed forces. Now, it is revealed, U. 8. officials believe the French ate quietly encouraging the military clique, headed by General Nguyen Van Hihn, Vietnamese Chief of Staff. The General.has defied Premier Ngo Dinh Diem and there has been a real danger of armed conflict as a re- sult. Because of this serious situation, which threatens to aplitthe front against Communism in the remaining part of Vietnam not conquered by the Reds, President Eisenhower recently sent a letter to the Premier, making it clear that the United States stands behind the Premier — the civil- fan, government head. The French resented that note, and think it should have been delayed. Moreover, President Eisenhower told the Vietnam Premier that U. S. aid funds would be sent him, and not given to the French to distribute, as has heretofore been the case, The French also resent this. Nevertheless, Vietnam is now an independent coun- try — or is supposed to be — and the United States is acting properly in giving its aid to the civilian govern- ment itself. The announcement that U. S. aid funds would go to the civilian administration in Vietnam is an effort to bolster, that adminstration, and reduce chances of a revolt led by the military clique. This | news of conflict in Vietnam is discourag- ing and a reflection on French colonial policy, which has caused so much trouble in Asia and in other parts of the world since the endof World War II: Such tactics as the French have followed in the past give the Communists ample ammunition to stir up native populations and are one reason why the Communists are so strong in colonial areas, Hf you have any surplus money, use it to pay your debts. Running a church is a demanding job and those who do it have no easy days. It is easier to tell people how to run thei business than to hold down a tough executive job. The Democrats are sure to sound off with a few committee studies of their own in the 84th Congress, The best stores in this community advertise, and carry displays of their merchandise right into the homes of the community, SION MEL AIP} VIEINTHIDIAL | AIL IAI * Daal: AIR] TAI F any rier a a 8 pea eeeaee® le i if Dd ST. HUBERT, Belgium (#—Well, if you are one of the people to whom I promised to bring back a wild boar’s ear as 4 souvenir of Belgium, you might as well for- get it. I can’t deliver. I’m coming home without the bacon. It was a despetate idea anyway. Tt came to me pnly after a friend said pityingly: “Every writer I kncy worth his salt is on safari in Africa, bagging his rhino, buffalo and elephant—to prove his manhood. What are you proving by going to Belgium?” dangerous?” I asked. “I’m after wild boar, that is an even more important test of man- hood,” I replied, on the spur of the moment. A “Are they dangerous?” he in- quired, doubtfully. “Why, it’s the oldest and most dangerous game in the world,” I told him. ‘Don’t you know that eight—or was it nine—of King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table were tusked to death by maddened wild boars? No sissy stuff—like using guns, You spear ‘em from horseback.” He didn’t believe me until I as- sured him wild boars’ ears were great trophies in Europe, and were ed as bookmarks, or, when dried and cured, as poker chips. Soon I had promised to bring back more than 90 wild boar ears. “Well, Rover, you’ve really lied your way into trouble this time,” my wife told me as I left. ‘Unless you find a dead pig in the woods with as many ears as a centipede has legs, I can’t see how you can get out of this one.” I felt my honor was at stake. I looked up a wild boar expert here and asked if he would take me on a hunt. He agreed. So I tied my passport’ around my body—for identification in case of accident— and wrote out a one paragraph will leaving all my debts to my wife. “Now where do I borrow a spear and. a horse?” I asked, recalling that the last time I had been on a horse was in 1936. “Oh, that style of hunting went out long ago,’’ my host, who has bagged nearly 100 wild boars, ex- plained. “We use rifles now.” Then-he described how it is done. It is all rather hereditary. You either have to inherit the land or have considerable money. The wild boars are naturally he- reditary, So are the dogs and the beaters who rout them out of the deep forest recesses. So are many of the hunters who take up fixed positions and wait for the hereitary | dogs and hereditary beaters to chase the hereditary wild boars | past them. The direction you fire is also he-| reditary. You mist shoot only down certain fixed lines, lines fixed perhaps by a great grand- father of a present hunter to in- sure safety. “In a single season we may take as many as 400 boars,” my host said, “but I can’t even recall the last time a hunter was acciden- tally killed.” ‘ “But*aren’t wild boars “Quite rarely,’ he assured me. “They always run from a man except when wounded, and even then seldom attack a hunter. We go to some expense to keep them cheerful. If-it is a bad winter, we ° 8 terribly | This Rock The other night, a few of us were visiting Watson Roper in the Sher- nager of the Southern Bell Tele- phone Company, was present and somehow, the talk switched to tele- phones equipped with television. “It might surprise you,” says Don, ‘‘but television was first used on telephones as far back as the twenties. The expense for such an operation is so great and the de- mand so little, however, that there isn’t much chance of any televised communications system ever gain- ing popularity.” The talk then switched to the ad- vantages of new code word “Cypress” which will be adopted as an -exchanfe number here March 27, 1955. “Advertisers are giving me a rough time about that change,” I told Don. “You'd think The Key West Citizen was responsible in- stead of the telephone company. Can you give me any clarifying information for my column?” Now, perhaps I failed to mention it but Don Nichols is a salegman — for Southern Bell. T ne Conpany, that is! “* ‘Cypress’ ”, he explained, “is going to double the potential for ex- isting numbers in Key West; Not only that but it is going to tie us in with a uniform plan for long distance numbers throughout the nation. Eventually, you'll ‘be able to dial Boston or Los Angeles just as easily as you do local numbers and the calls will go through in- stantly.” It would have been fine if Ni- chols had stopped at that point but what dogs he do? He has to go on telling me what a fine thing tele- phones are — (especially Southern Bell telephones!). They fill every- day needs and emergencies, pro- vide for a more complete social life, ete., ete, Heck! To hear Don Nichols talk, there is nothing more important in life than a telephone! I could have put up with his bragging if he had just given me a chance to get a word in edge-ways concerning the value of newspapers — especially The Key. West Citi- zen. Oh well, all joking aside, the lo- cal telephone company is entitled to a salute. Personnel — from maintenance through operations and business offices — are cheer- ful, helpful, efficient. And the com- pany has certainly done everything within its power to expand and im- iff’s office. Don Nichols, local ma- ]. Of Ours By Bill Gibb prove Key West service since the war. Another Educational Service Are you tired of filling in job applications like this?. . . High School Graduate... Yes ( ) No (x) Would you like to have the equi- valent of an high school education? A certificate to show that you pos- sess this equivalent? “This Rock of Ours” has been in contact with Superintendent of Schools Horace O’Bryant and other leading educators here in Monroe County. In Monday’s col- umn, we'll be able to bring you information concerning what you can do to sécure a high school dip- loma or its equivalent. I think many folks who unfortunately had to leave school before graduating will be interested. Special Safety Meeting A special meeting will be held by the Key West Safety Council next Tuesday, 8 p. m. at the Lions Den. Attempts are being made to contact and secure a repi tive from all local civic clubs. The subject matter concerns “‘§-D, (Safe-Driving) Day.’ Just in case the Council is unable to reach the proper safety officials of various organizations, they’ve asked me to publish an invitation, them to attend the meeting. Wonder if Safety Council mem- bers ever stopped: to think that this column might not be read by every- one? It’s a nice compliment, any- way. If you’re interested in Safety, attend Tuesday’s meeting. | ~The World WASHINGTON Pierre Men- des-France, who comes here today for talks with the Eisenhower ad- ministration, has had virtually no rest since he became. French pre- mier last June. He is an active man of 47, an economist by prefer- ence, shrewd, a tough bargainer. He is also, in the long pull, an unknown quantity. By standing aside while the French Assembly killed the Euro- pean Defensey Community he steered France away from Euro- pean federation and perhaps even- tual union. The France he took over, split by factions, was drifting. He has tried to give it a sense of direction. A nationalist, he wants to make France self-sufficient but is prob- ably too realistic to think she will be a first-class power again. Where there was drift, he has provided blazing energy and ac- tion, But energy and action by themselves spell neither wisdom nor success. Whether he can, by vision and ability, bring France back to her feet is something he still has to dentonstrate. In France he has plenty of ad- mirers and plenty of critics. His one finished product to show for five months in office is an endjism under this arrangement than} to the Indochina fighting. It was, in effect, a French surrender. His admirers say it was the best set- tlement any Frenchman could find. His critics say surrender.is not a distinction and anyone could do as much. He promised on taking office to revitalize the French economy. On that it's been talk, so far. This is ! Today By James Marlow understandable since his time has been monopolized by problems of foreign policy. He had no stomach for EDC, the plan for rearming West Germany, bringing her into a single Euro- pean army. The French them- selves had first proposed it, but the French Assembly stalled on ap- proving it. The French feared a rearmed Germany and objected to seeing France merge her army with those of other nations, Mendes-France said EDC didn’t have a chance. But whereas his predecessors didn’t have nerve to eall for a vote, he did. But he sat aay by while the Assembly killed it. Then in a burst of action he got together with the United : States, Britain, West Germany and others and worked out a new plan for rearming the Germans. This would let them have an indepen- dent army, allied with France, who would also have an individual army. Germany would join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with the United -States, Britain, France and 11 others. And NATO would be able to keep controls on the Germans. But the French have fewer guarantees against resurgent Geman militar- they would have under EDC. This | is still unfinished business but Mendes-France backs it, will bring it to Assembly vote in mid-Decem- ber, and hopes it will pass. If Germany does turn militaris- tic again and breaks away. from the NATO controls, Mendes-France will havé proved to be short-sight- ed in not fighting for EDC. Today's NEW YORK (@#—The fall busi- ness pickup is pleasantly fattening the order books of many manufac- turers today. Some consumers — especially those in the mé@tal trades—who let their inventories drop in anticipa- tion of lower prices—are reported now to be rushing to order new supplies. And in some cases they are finding the supplies tight and order books filled. This is especial- | ly true for users of copper. Steel mills are now reporting a rush for cold rolled sheets. Return of the auto makers to production ‘on new models after the plant shut- downs of early fall set off a flood of orders to the steel mills. Steel production continues to rise. This week it is expected to hit 79 per cent of capacity, the best rate since the middle of last December. The oil industry is looking up also. Construction activities continue at a high rate, aided by the easing of financing rules on home build- ing. The Labor and Commerce de- partments, pooling their forecast- ing talents, predict that total con- The WOLF This is the prowler, the rogue of the road, the cruising He may be middle-aged, bald and ¢ litile winded. But he’s giving every babe the eye, regardless. If he'd react to. a stop light like he does to a doll, he'd be a dream driver instead of a traf. fic nightmare. NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCR EAST PROVIDENCE, R. I. @- Four years ago, Louis §. Farias, his wife and their four’ children began dropping dimes into a box. |Some nickels and dollar bills were also added, Wednesday the hoard had reach- ed $1,403.20. They took it to an auto- mobile dealer an@ orfered a new car. spread acorns and potatoes in the forest so they will not suffer for lack of food.” Well, call me a sissy, but I just couldn’t. go through with it. It would be like trying to blast open a hairy piggy bank with a shotgun. So I'm coming home without my wild boar’s ears. Anybody like a nice lace handkerchief from | Bruges? Family Savings Project Pays Off With the old family car, it was enough for a 1955 model. The old car, by the way, was purchased the same way. | Farias is a longshoremgn and highs his year—will rise to still higher record levels next. year. A Business Mirror By Sam Dawson gain of 7 per cent is seen, with total expenditures at 40 billion dol- lars. They look for industrial con-! struction to slacken a bit, but for this to be more than offset by rises in home building and in the construction of stores, offices and shopping centers. A 5 per cent increase in. public construction — schools, highways, and the like— is anticipated. } Merchants are already profiting from the pickup in fall business with the big holiday buying rush yet to come. Many are expecting to equal or pass their 1953 sales marks, Stockholders are beginning to) get Christmas dividend bonuses. A number of the large corpora- tions have already passed last year’s payment levels and are sweetening their year-end hand- outs, The Commerce Department re- ports that corporations in the first 10 months of the year paid seven bikion dollars in cash dividends, 500 million dollars more than in the same period of 1953. Stock div- idends and year-end eash extras are expected to bring the total well above 1953. For Home or Commercial Use... We Are Prepared To Furnish You With Clean, Pure Part-time bartender. STASSEN SAYS IKE IS NEEDED IN 1956’ HOUSTON (—Harold Stasgen feels that Ae Eisen- j hower, regardless whether he seeks re-election in 1956, should be separa ak ae Stassen, twice a candidate for the Republican nomination, he ape yinaetvers gue yg cause Eisenhower should be al- lowed to continue his program, | Cube » Crushed ICE Thompson Enterprises, Inc. (Ice Division ) Key West, Florida Dial 2-6831 : Male Chairman Is All Alone CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. — | “Male, unattached. chairman of a PTA unit seeks companionship,” the announcement read to the State Parent - Teacher Congress Wednesday night said. But he wasn’t looking for a girl friend. The man, chairman of a PTA unit in San Antonio ,was seeking another man, any man also a local chairman. Lost in a feminine world among the conven- tion’s 2,000 delegates, he wanted masculine company for lunch to- day, at his own expense. At last report he had found no takers, Toscanini To Conduct Opera MILAN, Italy —Arturo Tosca- nini will conduct a special per- formance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera ‘Falstaff’ at the opening this winter of the Little Scala, an experimental and rehearsal theater nearing completion beside the fa- mous La Scala Opera House. A friend said the performance would be the famous conductor's last. ‘Toscanini retired last April as leader of the NBC Symphony Orchestra and’ has not conducted since, Key West In Days Gone By November 19, 1934 Airplane service between Miami and Key West will be inaugurateé Sunday with the arfival of a 16- Bassenger twin motored seaplane, which is scheduled to be here at 10:30 o’clock. Official announcement has been made by the Florida East Coast Hotel Company of the opening of the Hotel Casa Marina in Key West this season, and the al administration has’ been n . On this occasion the opening “will be celebrated on December 245 x ke * ; November 19, 1944 Sunday —No Paper) Dick Says—| Let’s give Senator-elect Bill Neb- lett a pat on the back for his forth- right stand concerning catwalks for the Overseas Highway bridges! Monroe County needs those cat- walks. They will benefit the entire State of Florida financially by at- tracting additional tourists. But of greatest importance is the fact that unless they are built — and built now — more lives are going to be lost, more folks are going to suffer crippling injuries. Heck, last year a lady fisherwo- man lost her pants on the door han- dle of a passing car! Betcha if it had been Cecil Webb’s or Dave Turner’s wife, the catwalks would have received an “urgent” priori- ty. Of course, in times gone by, these officials and their families could have used the private fish- |ing cruiser moored at Pigeon Key so maybe they don’t actually rea- lize our local bridge hazards. Rep. Bernie Papy has been work- ing to secure the catwalks. Now that Neblett is joining the fight, the |public can do nothing less than give both men wholehearted sup- port. It isn’t just the fact that fisher- men will be able to enjoy their | sport more. The catwalks will also easé the strain of driving between here and Miami. Under present conditions, such a drive is miser- | able. A fellow no sooner picks up | cruising speed than he has to jam on his brakes to avoid running oy- er people or tangling with care- \lessly handled fishing equipment. | Let's get all of our civie and (fraternal organizations to support | Neblett and Papy in their effort to secure catwalks for us! Let’s |do it now! z | And there is another thing that | Dick’s Tire Service wants you to |do now. It too, will provide for | your safety and comfort — not to speak of saving those hard-earned {dollars in your pocketbook. EQUIP YOUR CAR WITH TUBELESS US ROYAL 8's! 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