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Given equipment, two more might
be raised. The plan calls for total
of IL divisions, but that is a far
away goal. Under the peace treaty,
Italy is limited to a total armed
force of 235,000. She is forbidden
bombers or any other offensive
weapons. If the Italians are to play
an effective role, all of this will have
to be changed. Until it is changed,
and for some time thereafter, 1t
would seem unwise to count too
heavily on Italy.
The strength of the vital south
ern flank is not measured, of course,
by the strength of Italy alone. The
United States 9Th Fleet is sta
toned in the Mediterranean, and
Admiral Robert B. Carney is COM
nnander in chief of the Allied forces
in Southern Europe. In event of
war the 9Th Fleet could be-and
would be-heavily reinforced. 1t
is a power factor that the Russians
cannot disregard. But Admiral
Carney is not satisfied. If the land
battle in the south were to be lost
the whole of Europe would be seri-
ously threatened, and he believes
greater effort should be made to
strengthen the Italian Army-and
this as quickly as possible.
Russio's Neiehbor
Moving on to Turkey, stretching
1000 miles along the southern
shore of the Black Sea to the Rus
sian border, a different picture
emerges. Here is an active army of
some 100000 men. including several
armored divisions, that is trained,
equipped, ready and willing to fight.
The fighting ability of the Turkish
soldier has been amply proved in
Korea. Turkey is as poor as any
country. A private in the Turkish
Army is paid the equivalent of 81
cents a month. A Turkish division
goes into combat with three horse
drawn ambulances. But the Turks
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Turkey, as a suitable excuse to start
another fringe war, at least
To defeat the objections, two de-
vices were adopted. Those nations
which can will waive parliamentary
approval of the amendment admitting
Greece and Turkey. And while
Greece will be a full f1edged member
OF NATO, Turkey will play a dual
role in the overall defense picture
when it is completed.
Middle East Guordion
Besides enjoying all the benefits of
full membership in NATO, Turkey
will be full partner in whatever
defense setup is concocted to protect
Iran, Egypt. Israel, Trans-Jordan-
the entire Middle East. AS a bor-
dering nation to Russia, Turkeys
primary role will be to suppress and
combat any local outbreaks. AS the
strongest of all Middle East nations,
she fits properly into the role as
leader OF that defense arrangement.
And both her jobs-in NATO and in
the Middle East--according to Gen.
Omar Bradley, will be in full swing
within another year.
In welter of final comments from
nearly every delegate on the beauty
OF unity. the conferees wholehearted-
ly Endorsed Italy's request for re-
vision of her peace treaty next No
vember to allow her to maintain
larger army than the 10 divisions
she now has. They decided that at
their next meeting in Rome they
would receive f1rst-hand reports from
Gen. Eisenhower. Then they ad-
journed, simply and hastily got out OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES adding fine
psychological flip that could never
attach to Communist-sponsored
conference.
They had to get out Of town by
Thursday night to provide hotel space,
for an incoming convention of Elksl
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BY John Gerrity

could pay in advance for some of the
airports. military roads and commu-
nications. But there he stopped.
There could be, he repeated, no in
crease in the total payments.
Biggest Accomplishment
Effectively blocked on the more
money" score, the conference then
moved on to possibly the most i'm
portant accomplishment of the
meeting With a god deal Of hui
morous byplay an economic bureau
was set up. It was first suggested
that the bureau be made up of
three members, from the United
States, France and Great Britain
and it was dubbed the three wise
men," A spokesman from Holland
proposed that the bureau be enlarged
to include seven pillars of wisdom :"
Finally, Mr. Van iceland, obviously
sensitive about the subordinate roles
played in the past by the smaller
nations, Numbered a ruling:
eff there's to be any bureau at all,
it will be composed of IL apostles"
The "12-apostle" bureau, headed
by a three-man executive group
w. Averell Hartman of the United
States, Jean Monnet of France and
Hugh Gaitskell of Great Britain
has one basic job. 1t was ordered
to go to Gen. Eisenhower and find
out exactly how many troops he
needs, armed and equipped. by De-
cember /. The bureau will then
consult with each member nation to
determine it's maximum output, re-
port back to the NATO Council In
November. Each nation, in turn,
will be virtually ordered to meet its
requirements.
Meeting Gen. Eisenhower's second
major demand be immediate build
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ing of permanent installations to
maintain his armieS-raiSed even
TOUGHER issues but, nevertheless, en-
joyed a measure of success entirely
unexpected. Almost to man. ex-
cepting the United States, every ma
ton reasoned thusly:
"Why should we help build and
pay for 81 airports, railroad and
several motor highways in France
from which we may never derive
any benefits? Suppose there is no
war-aren't we simply giving a grand
gift to France?"
The arguments see-sawed back and
forth. Finally. largely under United
States and British leadership, a
plan was evolved by which con-
struction would start Immediately on
the airports and some communica-
lions lines. The United States would
advance the money. Each nation
would then be billed for a certain
percentage (the exact amount Is not
yet determinedD of the total cost on
an ability -to-pay basis.
How the balance of the service
installations will be paid for and how
the cost of 81 more airports planned
for other European nations will be
met was undecided.
Two New Partners
With the revival of genuine good
feeling the conferees next took up the
question of admitting Greece and
Turkey to NATO. Enormously re-
garded as foregone conclusion by
most observers before the conference
opened, the admission Of the two ma
tions was touch and go almost until
adjournment time. Denmark, Nor
way and Great Britain stalled to the
end. They were fearful that two
more recipients would mean the
spreading of United States aid too
thinly or Mat Russia would seize
upon the pntry Of her neighbor.
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our armed force expansion has been
greatly in excess of that of any of
our NATO partners. But there is
not, on this score, any serious dis
content. Privately, our people say
that with the notable exception of
Belgium the NATO countries have
reached somewhere from 80 to IS
per cent of what they were believed
capable of doing. And that is a
pretty good performance, consider
ing the political Insecurity of some
governments, the ravages of the
war, the trained reserve system
generally adhered to in Europe and
the economic stringencies which
aff1ict all of the countries.
There is much to be said on the
credit side. In France and in the
French zone of Germany, the Wis.
itors saw four military units 60
through their PAGES. For a country
that has long endured the heavy
drain of the war In Indo- China,
particularly the losses there of COM
nissioned and commissioned
officers, the performance was sur
prisingly good.
They ShoII Not Poss'
How the French would perform in
combat is an open question. There
are those who cling, to a wait and
see attitude. But, on the basis of
the performance Of the four units
seen by the viSitors-the enthusi-
asm of the men and the almost
pathetic eagerness of the officers
to show to best advantage-it
is easy to agree with Gen. Eisen-
hover that the French soldier,
properly led, properly trained and
properly equipped, will give an exs
cellent account of himself. If there
is any cause for misgiving about
France, it lies with the morale of
the civilian population, not the
army.
In London there is firm conf
dence that we can bank on the
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Gen. Eisenhower highlighted three
blunt facts:
l.. International cooperation is .'far
more important" than proving "the
efficiency of well-trained pilots, gun
crews and infantrymen."
2. The initial goal of having Is
ready-to- flight divisions id Europe by
the end of 1851 was not now enough.
The Is divisions would have to be
ready much sooner.
3. The delegates might as well dis
card their lofty hopes for security if
they don't stop squabbling over who
should pay for, and build, the rail-
roads, depots. ports, communication
lines and airfields.
Snyder's Hoymoker
Shortly thereafter another hay
maker landed. Treasury Secretary
Snyder frostily informed his fellow
conferees that they would be wise
to abandon now any expectations of
receiving more dollar aid from the
United States this year than the Con-
gress had already authorized"
Already pinched by the cost of re-
armament programs, the Europeans
insisted that the United States should
view the coalition not merely as
military alliance, but as an economic
one, also.
They claimed that the United
States had done little to control in
fiation in the cost of goods which
Europe must import from here to re-
build its war machines. They main
tanned that the cut in ECA aid would
strain their already overburdened
economies-and that if the United
States were, in fact, a real partner,
she was bound to make up the diff
ference between what Europe could
pay and what the total cost would be.
Mr.. Snyder relented a little. He
said that some arrangement might
be made whereby tho Omitted States
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and the weeds are Springing up
around them. 1t is a scene which
brings to mind Shelley's story of the
traveller from an antique land who
told of finding in the lonely desert
two vast and trunkless legs of stone.
On the pedestal these words ap-
peared:
MY name is Ozymandias, king of
kings:
Look on my works, We Mighty,
and despair!"
Lesson for Aeeressors
Some day, no doubt, new Struc-
ture will rise on the site where the
scheme of Nazi empire fiourished
and died. But that empty square
in the heart of a devastated city
will not be quickly forgotten by the
people of Berlin. 1t stands as a
burial monument to what, 10 short
years ago, was the greatest mill
tary power in the world, but which
was pulled down, nevertheless, to
utter ruin. And who knows? May
it not be that the Russians, too, for
all their arrogance, will read and
understand its meaning?
Back of Berlin, in the American
zone, the work goes forward. Gen.
Thomas T. Handy, chief of the Eu-
ropean command, is readying his
forces for combat. The politicians
are haggling over the terms-the
stiff terms-of German participa-
ton in the common defense Some
thing will come of it, but just what
shape it will take is beyond the
reach even of guesswork at this time.
Italy is in ferment. Short of
equipment, deficient in training,
weak in organized military man
power, chatting under the restraints
laid on her by the peace treaty and
smarting under the overwhelming
defeats of the last war, Italy faces
an uncertain future. Five divisions
have been committed to NATO.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-21

Well friends, the Shopping'S all
done and now | can go home and
trim the tree and hang the mistle-
toe. The gifts are bought and wrap
ped, the turkey is in the freezer
and now is that delicious time of ex-
pectation, happy dreams of Christ
masses past, present and future.
But wait, there is something about
those last minute crowds of Christ
mas shoppers that adds that little
spice to the old Christmas feeling;
so come with me once more on a
little last minute tour of our Town.
First down by Kress for a look at
the big tree then trip up and
down Duval St, and all over
town ..
The Western Auto Assoeistss
Store is spreading that cid
Christmas feeling all up ard
down Dvvsl ST.. these days. A
loud speaker waiting sweet
music and Peace on Earth, Coed
Will 10 Men is located within the
store front and this Shopper Is
one who stops 10 listen, and then
goes In TO look 80 won't yev
lain .Fpe2 @J5e& .saf4
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Susan Woodland of this group was
an accordion soloist. She played
80 Little Town OF Bethlehem" and
ANGELS We Have Heard ON
High
Members of the primary and jun
Tor classes presented the Christmas
story in four parts. Six-year-old
girls and boys presented part one;
seven-year-old girls presented part
two; seven and eight-year.old girls
and boys gave part three; and nine
TO 12-year-old boys presented part
four. A chorus of members Of each
group concluded their part with a
Christmas carol.
A 14-foot lighted Christmas tree
and lighted manger scene featur-
ed the decorations. Pine boughs
decked in ribbons adorned the cha
pei windows.
The program was concluded with
group carol singing and benedic-
ton by Chaplain H. F. Menges.
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brass and reed choir and congre-
cation.
Part seven-"Oh Little Town of
Bethlehem" by the brass and reed
choir and the congregation.
Part eight-"Ava Maria" (Schu-
BERT by soloist. Peter Simpson.
Part nine-"0h Holy Night"
adam by the chorus.
Sixty-fiye high school girls and
boys will sing in the chorus.
Members Of the brass and reed
choir include: Anthony Berrera,
Gene Lang, Yyonne McCardle, Bill
Neblett, Steven Trevor, Ralph Gar
ella and Dolores Villate.
The twevle girl chrous includes:
Deanna Archer, Joan Mercurio,
Lourdes Diaz, Freds Weech, Carol
Dalton, Shirley Trudeau, Millicent
Taylor, Marie Russo, Catherine
Boaz, June Yates, Esther Smith
and Sylvia Eley.
Eleanor Garcia will accompany
the group at the uiano.
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Legion To GiUie
Christmas EUe
--..--...s.sss. sls.a''='
Hospital Parties

Norman krahfch and his orches
ira will play for the eighth annua
Christmas party given by the Ar
thur Sawyer Post No. %. American
Legion for the patients at the U. S
Naval Hospital on Christmas Eve
The Legion is also sponsoring ar
earlier party Christmas Eve at the
old Folks Home on Stock Island
Mark Stanley and his orchestra
will play for this party.
Both bands are being furnished
through the courtesy of the Re-
cording and Transcription Fund Of
the American Federation of
Musicians.
The Naval Hospital party will
begin at O'Clock, reports service
officer, John NJ. Stewart, chair
man of the affair, who reports that
an excellent program has been ar
ranged. Gifts will be distributed TO
the patients.
Mrs. Dorothy Daniels, chairman
of the committee arranging the
Old Folks party, reports it will
begin at s o'clock,
Members of the Key West Guard
of Honor will attend both parties.
Mr.. Stewart extends an invitation
to all the Legionnaires and Unit
members to attend both functions
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Another item for gents only;
The South Seas Gift Shop has .
brand new shipment OF alligator
bags and they are made right
here in these United States. With.
out any flag waving. want 10
go on record as saying here and
now that they are far superior
TO Cuban or Mexican bags. The
leather is finer, the detailing
superb. They are lined in genuine
suede and completely appointed.
The American bags have The
head and claws for decoration
They come in black and oil
shades Of brown.
rs your lady doesn't like slli-
gator she couldn't resist fhe hand
fooled leather bag that Is Just
as exqUisitelY made. That's q
Zip senI Mote 10 the lsdiesl:
This is really for you but II
doesn't hurt 70 lay this item down
where he is sure TO see u, hinti
hinsl
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:. Part tsSe-Ca ntata Glad Tidings
OF Great Joy" CBeiiane and Koun-
ta) by the chorus: including: 1.-The
Stor of Bethlehem, with soloist.
Joan Mercurio; 20 Night of Joy
and Gladness;" Even the Stars
in the Heavens Are. Laughing
With joy" Der Judea's Silent
Hills" Let Now Your Hearts
Awake With JOY" "Hush-a-by,
.n0ly Child, with soloists, Kenneth
rEiton and Orlando PUG: and "All
HaIlt This Day Of Days"
~ Bart three How shall | Meet
My Savior, by the brass and reed
choir; and Beside Thy Cradle
Here Stand (Bach), by the brass
and reed choir.
Part four-sThe New Moon at
Christmas. (Tyman and Marsh).
by the twelve gnI choir.
Part five-"Gesu Bambino" (YOn
and Martens). with soloist Hoke
Holcomb and the chorus.
Part SKIS Silent Night, by the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-21

There have been runners OF
Pirate treasure here sbovts and
now we have . place called
Treasure Chest" that EVERY
ONE can plumber.
II is VerissbIe treasure chest
Of those hsrd-fo-find srsetins
cards for every occasion. All
kinds Of photographic film --
WITH EIGHT HOUR DEVELOP
ING SERVICE - believe II or
not. Beautiful stationery and Q
large assortment of gifts for me
guy with tieklish funny bone.
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oerfee, in detail end beautiful
in solemnity. The true meaning
of Christianity and the Christmas
story is contained in the hollow
of each shrine. and so too ! sus-
peei, that back of all the fun at
Arts and Things are two people
whose love of their fellow man, is
not hidden or disguised, but IS
shining with the ioy Of making
the world a place Of fun and
pleasure TO live in. So from
Julian and Jack, amid their wire
sculpture, crazy mermsids, mink
trimmed Christmas balls, and
magenta and black angels,
comes a wish from the heart
that your Christmas be merry
and gay, and the blessings Of the
LITTLE Mother of God rest peace
fully upon you. Selah!
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$50 Children
attend Gilmore
Christmas Party

The U.S.S. Howard w. Gilmore,
submarine tender. and largest ship
moored at the us. Naval Station
here, was taken over by $50 child
rem, plus parents, at 2 O'Clock this
afternoon,
The children, all belonging to
naval personnel of Submarine
Squadron Four, we're being enter
tanned at the annual Gilmore
Christmas party.
Each child received a gift from
Santa Claus, especially wrapped
just for him. The wrapping and
individual name tagging was done
by wives from the squadron.
The children were treated to ice
cream and cake and to special
Christmas movies.
All-in-all it was big day for
children and parents of SubRon
Four, thanks TO the planning and
work of the ships chaplain, 1t
LA. Dickinson, and the squad.
son wives.
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.SGnta, EisitS
Convent And
| St. JOsephs

Santa'S busy season is certainly
here, judging by the many visits
he has been making in Key West
the past several days. This morn.
ing he was a visitor at the Con
vent of Mary Immaculate and st.
Joseph'S School.
Santa distributed fruit and candy
to each pupil in the first through
the sixth grades and each had an
opportunity to slip him his Christ
mas lists.
Each of the rooms Santa visited
we're gaily decorated and each
had brightly festOoned Christmas
tree. Following Santa's visit, the
room mothers conducted Christ
mas parties in each classroom.
Carols were sung and refresh
ments were served.
Santa's visit was arranged by
the Mothers Club of the Convent
and St. Joseph's and by the Con
vent Alumnae.
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Christmas Dane
AtNCCS Club |.
For SerUicenaeli

The annual Noes Club Christmas
dance will be held Sunday night
at the club on Duval street.
Servicemen and their ladies are
invited.
Ida Gellrich, trumpeter, and
her orchestra will provide the mu-
sic for dancing from S:45 O'Clock
until midnight. VocalS will be by
local Servicemen.
Other Noes activities include
caroling on Christmas Eve. The
group will go from the club to the
Naval Hospital and to the Old
Folks home.
All Naval personnel and depend
entS are invited to visit the Noes
Club on Christmas Day. Cake, can
dy, fruit, nuts and coffee will be
served throughout the afternoon
and evening.
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structor, will direct the show and
will be seen in several numbers.
Rae Waller, popular Key West
vocalist, will also be heard singing
several new tunes adapted to her
individual style. Roland Vale,
tenor of the US. Navy, who has
also appeared on TV and radio,
will be on the program.
A young amateur TO be featured
will be Diane Ayers. ballet pupil
of the Pinder School of Dance,
who will solo to TchaikowSky's
Sleeping Beauty Ballet" Diane is
in her second year of ballet study.
She is the daughter of 1t. Comdr.
and Mrs. Ken Ayers.
Mrs. Roland Jackson, The Cit-
GEMS "Shop Hopper" will be mis-
treSs of ceremonies for the show
and will introduce the popular
Mell0-Aires, who have several new
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Sadie Wade And
Fred Humphrey
We'd Here Today

Miss Sadie Marie Wade and
Fred Humphrey. both of Georgia,
will be married at S o'clock this
afternoon in the Naval Memorial
Chapel on the u. S. Naval Station
here by Chaplain Harold Menges.
The brides brother and sister
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. MacWade OF
Poinciana place. Key West, will
attend the wedding couple.
The bride has been employed
here at Ramon:n's restaurant and
the bridegroom Is a first class
technician in the U. s. Navy sta.
toned at Treasure Island. Calf.
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Mrs. McPhiilips VII take office
in January at which time, Mrs.
Efesn Smith, present co.chairman,
Milf. become chairman. succeeding
Mrs. j. W. Lenny
The group also elected Mrs. c,
b. Stafford to represent the
FAWTLU wives on the Officers
Wives club advisory board.
Preceding the business meeting,
held at Wyiks Cafe on Stock Is.
/; hand. luncheon was served. Hos,
tesses for. the afternoon we're Mrs,
A. II. Worrall, Mrs, r. ]. Massey
.-ard Mrs. J. G., Burks.
Decorations for the affair were
in the Christmas theme and in,
~cluded a large white frosty-candie
set in green and decorated with
red poinsettias. The candle was
given as door prize and went tC
Mrs. r. NJ Jones.
Al bridge and canasta games
which followed the business meet
ing, Mrs Massey was the prize
winner.
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Even though the shopping's all
done for Christmas, next week
viii be busy one for all of us !
won't see you again til next Fri
day, but in the meantime, the
greetings are flying thick and fast.
1 had little private greeting |
wrote TO all my friends. Mailed
them out on little silver squares.
Then | got to thinking. what better
friends do | have than you, the
folks who go shopping with me
each week, so I'd like to extend
1t to you too
How can | phrase my honest
wish for your Christmas joy with
out sounding trite? All the words,
worn smooth by time, have been
used and used in the centuries that
have rolled over the season, and
it is difficult to find new combina-
tons TO express the good viii of
the heart.
| wish you well; | wish you very
well. / wish that the hand of
trouble be stayed and that you be
surrounded by the evidence of liv-
ing love. | wish the wanderers re-
turn and the quarrefs ending and
the mending Of rents in the fabric
of life. wish you the warm fire
and the familiar faces. the smell
of spruce and the sound of music.
I wish you one exquisite moment
Of pure happiness and the ability
to recognize 1t as it hastens past.
l wish you the laughter of children,
starshine, and peaceful sleep.
Jaxon.--(Adyt)