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Evening star., 1953-04-10

Horses Slaughtered
Some $4,000 horses a year still
are being shipped from Fire to
the continent for slaughter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-22

Three cheers for Erma F. Wag-
ner of Stock Island! Her letter in
the Peoples Forum regarding the
printed word was only too true.
Her outspoken support of Thomas
Paine was amazing in this age of
enlightenment which strives des-
perately to hold the people in ig-
norance.
You're likely to be burned at the
stake, Mrs. Wagner. for support
ing a man like Tom Paine. His
contribution to the freedom Of
America was as great as George
Washington's. We used him and
then drove him from our country.
England, his home, declared him
guilty of treason because of his
Rights of Man" publication. Flee
ing to France, he was well re-
ceived, only to be thrown in pri-
son because he wanted Louis exiled
instead Of executed.
1t was while in a French prison
that Paine completed his age of
Reason" a controversial book
which branded him with the name
atheist" because then, as now,
people prefer to skim the surface
of a subject and avoid headaches
caused by using their brains.
A few years before Paine's
death when he returned to the US.
since he had criticised Washing.
ton, the wrath of a public which
worships politicians was turned
upon him. He died a povertystrick-
en- martyrs death - denounced as
drunk, a radical, an atheist, and
a criminal by the very people who
were indebted to him for their free
dom. They even refused to bury
his corpse in a decent manner.
Today, much of this same feel
ing exists toward Paine and any,
one who desires to enlighten the
public. AS said earlier, you're
treading on dangerous territory
when you support the guy, Mrs.
Wagner. You may rest assured
however. that If you're placed on
a chopping block, I'll try to find a
cushioned basket for your head to
fall into. Or, if you're placed in
Jail, I'll bring you steak if | have
to kill the last horse In Key West
to find it.
Mans freedom hasn't been lost
but has found it safer to 60 under
ground while Communist fools
stalk the earth and blockheaded
politicians preach democracy with
their lips alone. AS a friend of
mine said, the man who wrote "all
men are created free and equal
in all probability first turned to q
slave and commanded: Bring me
a quill and some ink"
In spite Of our m0uthings about
democracy, we we're the last great
nation TO abolish slavery. Today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-22
THIS ROCK OF OURS
BY BILL GLIB

we're entering a new cycle u
which Russia, with her Commun-
istic teachings, has made slaves q
her people and has shown q deter.
mination to also enslave the rest
of the world. 1t would seem that
we have a two-fold task on our
hands: we must suppress Russian
aggression while holding q check.
rein on our money-mad, power
hungry businessmen and politi-
clans at home. The difference be-
tween the Russian and American
political criminals is in kind. not
degrees.
MRS. Ida Hendrix
Mrs. Ida NJ. Hendrix who plans
to become a resident says: There
is so little Of Key West waterfront
left for the public to enjoy that It
behooves the City to take care It
what they have.
"Why not suggest In your col
umn that the Boy Scouts make Q
southern end Of Simonton ST.
beach. (Note: the northern end
would require heavy equipment
which only the City Of Key West
could supply.
The public always has to chip
in to aid the Scouts in their drive
for funds and they, (the Scouts).
could return the compliment by
doing a job which would also BE-
good for their morale"
Welcome to Key West, Mrs. Hen.
dirk. We need you and every other
new resident to express opinions
on civic matters. Such expressions
might make US natives as uncom.
Portable as a guy with the seven
year itch and you're likely to be
told there is q bus leaving town
every few hours if you don't like
local conditions. Pay no attention.
We like to show our ignorance by
saying things like that.
The Boy Scouts in other towns
do take on such projects as you
mentioned. At the present time, the
local Scouts are actively engaged
on the March of Dimes program.
Wen publish your suggestion and
see what kind Of reaction II has.
We have many wonderful organi-
cations in town, Mrs. Hendrix. In
my opinion, the smaller ores such
as the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts,
the Junior and Senior Woman's
Clubs, Garden Club. Hospital
Auxiliary, and others too
numerous to name, do a better
job than their big brothers, the
Lions, the Kiwanis, the Rotary
Club, etc. While the latter outfits
do wonderful work, they tend TO
cater to the spectacular which at.
tracts publicity. The small groups
60 unnoticed and perform dozens
of little items that beautify the
city, help the poor, and improve
local conditions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-22
NEWS BRIEFS

JACKSONVILLE R-- Nine Ne
gro truck drivers are under arrest
here charged with stealing go. 600
concrete blocks, valued at $50, 600,
from their employer.
Joseph NJ. Ripley Of the Ripley
Concrete Block Co. said the blocks
had been taken a few at a time
from Jan. / to Dec. 81, 1852.
TAMPA IT, Florida Seafood
producers, dealers ard professors
viii gather here Jan. 26-T for the
annual meeting Of the Florida
Branch Of the Southeastern Fish
cries Association.
Discussions on regulation Of COM
mercial fishing viii be gwen by
Assistant Atty Gen. Mary Shut
man and Charles Bevis, new state
conservation supervisor.
HOLLYWOOD R-- Gloria Swsa.
soa. screen star who Is pgayiag
the lssaARg role 10 T0satleEh
|csatury al tAs Hsliyao0i Ey.ths.
Sea Playhouse, went On with the
show Tuesday might bot had to
tone dean her activity IN the Eight
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sy JIM coBD

I later saw him in the hospital in
Hawaii) and you kind Of lose track
Of an outfit once you leave it. He
went back with the Company to
Two, where, / understand, the 25th
had q particularly rough time of it.
Tuesday morning I went over on
Fleming Street and talked with
walkers mother. She seemed hap
|py to see someone who had been
with her son during the time when
the only contact she had with him
was in brief hurried letters from
Ifar-off Pacific Islands.
She is a middle-aged motherly
woman and she showed me snap
shots of Norris and his brothers,
all of whom we're in the service
during the war. Some of the grief
in losing her son seems to have
been softened by time and she told
me how happy she was that her
son Is going to be honored by the
Navy.
As matter Of fact, she said,
when Norris was a boy he used to
swim where the Naval Station now
stands and he played and romped
on the very field which is going to
be dedicated in his memory to-
night-..at that time just a vacant
lot near the beach.
The final resting place Of the
hero in the land Of "Pouowania"
in Hawaii Is q lot like the sun
drenched keys where he spent his
youth.
/ can name q lot Of other fellows
from B Company that are still out
there in the Pacific and the fact
that they had to make the supreme
sacrifice so that we could continue
to enjoy the fruits Of democracy
seems to me to be q pretty good
reason for not allowing ourselves
to become embroiled In another
war.
think we ought to try hard to
! keep it from happening.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-22
Last Year Living
Conditions Were
Inadequate; Base
Has 1900 Strip
BY JOHN RoDERIck

CASABLANCA R - Morale Is
picking up at Monsieur, the giant
airbase being built by the U. S. Air
Force Is miles from here.
Last winter $500 American air.
men and several thousand Atlas
Construction Company worker
based here had morale rating
about as low as a snakes hips
There was mud everywhere. Liv.
ing facilities were. inadequate.
There were no movies. no officers
or noncom clubs.
This winter things are different
although the huge mother base"
Of the five the Air Force Is building
in French Morocco still Is far from
finished.
Thousands of dollars worth OF
equipment and supplies lie in their
packing cases exposed 10 North
African weather because there are
stiIl no warehouses In which 10
store them. Hundreds Of trucks
and motor vehicles are being dam
aged By rain. sun and wind be.
cause there are no garages yet.
Nouasseur was started on q
crash basis" when ground was
broken in April. 1851 The Depart
ment Of Defense vas iittery about
the prospects Of aggression in Eu.
rope. So we're a LOT Of Europeans.
investigations later turned up
the fact that haste makes waste
Millions III dollars we're being
spent with no very striking results
Under the crash program. the base
should have been built and in
working condition BY now. The
easing % the var threat. congress
SIGNAL criticism and the indignant
demands for greater economy
slosed doNn the projeel
Nov. Air Force plaaning officers
Say. the base wsIi be IN good shape
BIZ July | and IN ~ working order
~ the FIRST 81 1854 In The egeHs Of
var. Il eoald BE- pgcssed into serv.
ice a. oncs. thmash on . limlsed
scale
SoaaSsear Is beng bait fog fhs
sesh Air Depot wing n ne All
Feres fts missl0n Il e nsefhsai,
reosEt9 an3 gas back inlo fyias
shape anY u tie ar Forces ships,
- to k8 ssgsssg.g e11tsgs Il
o<eassss - acres Is 3 sraTssly
setFie1 regson = half hours auto.
naoA4s agise iFom Cas4asanez. Il
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-22

/ walked into the Naval Station
Public Information office one day
last week on my regular rounds.
There was nothing unusual there
just a routine handout concern
ing the dedication of the newly rem
ovated baseball field on the base
which will take place tonight,
/ glanced over the press release
idly and wished that something
Notwithstanding would happen 50 we
could fill UP the paper. It was q
slack day for news.
The story said that the Navy had
decided to name it Walker Field.
What's In a name? There are lot
of people named Walker. II didn't
ring any bells with me.
Then, with a sickening rush, all
Of. the memories--good and bad, of
two years of war in the Pacific
came flooding back when I read
one particular paragraph:
"Sgt. Norris Walker, son of Mrs.
j. D. Bearup, S22 Fleming Street,
Key West and Mr.. Roy B. Walker,
Homestead, was member of B
Company, LIST Battalion, 18th Mar
ines, Fourth Marine Division when
MORALLY wounded on Two Jima.
Both parents will attend the dedi-
cation ceremony at the Naval Sta
ton in Key West"
! was a member Of B Company
in the 25th Marines and didn't
know Walker was dead although
II was not surprising - too few
of the fellows who sailed from San
Diego on New Years day in 1914
are still around following the Mar
shall Islands, Siapan, Tinian and
Two Jima campaigns.
/ never knew that Walker was
from Key West. We used to shoot
the breeze but we just never hap
pened to talk about it. left the
outfit on Saipan when | was
wounded (Norrie was hurt too, and
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-22
Morale Is Picking Up At
Air Base Near Casablanca
REDS BAN BRITISH

LONDON 6-Food.short Britain
Is facing q new threat 10 one Of
IFS favorite items Of diet--fish. me
Russians say they are going TO ban
British fishermen from q nine-mils
belt Of Soviet coastal waters in the
Barents Sea area.
These waters are . prime haunt
Of place and haddock. both popu-
lar fish on Britain's table. The ban
Is expected % hit the British fish
supply line hard.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-22

Is n miles around At the per.
meter.
During wartime. II win be able
to serve q dual purpcse-bomber
base for striking aircraft and re.
pair station. Il has an II 900 foot
long, 200 foot wide runway capable
of handling any aircraft 10 the
world.
The base also has an IL 900 foot
taxi strip 100 feet wide. II. like the
big runway. Is completed and be-
ing used By the Military Air Trans.
port Service. which has . small
unit here.
The heart and brain Of The kou.
asseur base viii be its "eannibai's
air hangar. scheduled for compile.
ton By July.
This enormous building viii con.
tain four two-story platforms and
a number Of overhead travelling
cranes. When completed Il win
handle four B5ss and six Bs0s. the
biggest planes the Air Force pos
sesxes.
Monsieur has is own railroad
system. connecting L with the port
Of csSsblsnea. The base ultimate
" vii have 100 60 square feet
Of storage space. when the s0fh
Air Depot Wing moved In in A..
gust, 1851. there wasn't . single
warehouse.
The French. In agreeing 10 per-
nit the United States 70 build
bases in her proleetofkle. sflpa.
lated that there w9uld be 10 more
tran 2,so0 men based II Nouss-
Feur- Similar ceilings we're sci for
TIE other four bases
Dnriag 1851. rotstfansI Winzs win
move h and OF ~ lie big base. In
sddliioa 70 Ire transport phases -
MATS. huge BSs VII trundle down
Ehs big runway.
The asrmen If he sesh Depet
Wing no@ I've Ia double Dlilas
hsgs. sAg9sEs nnI toilets are !
brisk wax up ne company Strpss
TIE base ass . kospigal !
sekosi ~ - dse4ndsnis e CT.
eers an6 sirmsa. - effieeFf' eiab
saa > post sxehxngs
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-22
The World Today
By JAMES MARROW

WASHINGTON Rl-It's when he
delivers his State of the Union
message to Congress, probably
within a couple Of weeks, that
President Eisenhower may get
down to details on what he intends
to do.
His inaugural address Tuesday
simply outlined his position: he is
now, as before election, an inter
nationalist. 1t was reinsurance to
this country's allies if they had any
doubt.
Former President Truman, in al
most all his farewell messages,
talks and interviews, gave very
little space to domestic problems
He put the big emphasis on for
eign affairs.
Eisenhower did the same thing
Tuesday. And in general he
pledged himself to follow Tru'
Truman's basic foreign program.
He wants good world trade and
continued foreign aid for, and CO.
operation with, American allies
He's willing to seek disarmament
The latter probably won't happen
Russia has her own ideas on that
But Eisenhower indicated he
may be thinking of plans that &c
beyond Truman's. In the cam
paign he criticized the Truman ad
ministration for lack of what he
said he considered effective plan
ming against Russia.
Buried in one of the paragraph!
in Tuesdays speech Eisenhower
seemed to be repeating this crit
cism and limiting re intended t.
raise his sights higher.
This was when he said it is prop
er I'VE assure our friend !. tina
-. we -. know :. the differ
ence -. between Q thoughtfully
calculated goal and spasmodic re
action to the stimulus Of emer
gencies. !"
Spasmodic the Truman plan Ger
tainly was in the beginning of tn,
cold war with Russia, although j
could hardly be called a plan a
all at that time.
Truman said recently his suspi
cions of Russia began in earnes
shortly after the war when StaliI
wouldn't pull his troops out of Iran
Truman decided on a showdown
right there.
He warned Stain to get out
Stain did. Truman's quick action
and reaction, paid off. He reacte,
again when the Communists be
gan to push against Greece ant
Turkey.
That time he set IN a new Mon
roe Doctrine by throwing this coun
Itry's arm around Greece and Tur
key and giving them aid. The Com
munists lost out.
| The Marshall Plan for helpinj
Europe recover economically wa
, Of a longer-range nature. II wa
supposed to last at the outside foul
/ years. Before il could end, the col,
war with Russia became hotter.
Then this country entered int
the North Atlantic Pact. this coun
try's first peacetime military ALI
anee with Western Europe, ant
gave arms. At the same time III,
u. S. urged its allies TO set up
European army.
( This looked much further int
/ the future than the Marshall Plan
In fact. then Secretary Of Stat
Acheson las; year said strong az
maH1ents might be necessary 70
generation.
This policy worked cot by Tra
man and AeheSou - surrcgndIn
Russia with armed strength 10 dis
courage any Russian military I'D
ventures without starting var viii
Russia has become known !
SsHGsaEmsEs.
/ So a. the end Truman ans Aehs
son might argue there was noshia
spasmocac about tAesr plaaaEns
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-22

human beings knew half what they think they
know, the world would be much better off today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-22

Remember the man who used to rely implicitly upon
the weather predictions contained in the amanacs?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-22

Funny Americans: Those who prefer to pick row
with the nations allies rather than denounce the nations
enemies.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-22

1t is our belief that the people, in the long rum will
manage to improve the human and It's institutions
without too much dictatorial leadership.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-22

A professional gambler is man who risks his money
thing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-22
FLU EPIDEMIC HITS
US. ZONE IN GERMANY

FRANKFURT, Germany N -
Alarmed by a flu epidemic In the
American zone Of Germany. U. 8.
Army authorities made plans here
for widespread inocuiaticns among
$50. 900 American troops.
The Army's European head
quarters at Heidelberg said II did
not have figures yet 90 the number
OF military personnel hospnaiized
but scores of soldiers and Army
civilian employees we're reported On
the sick list in Frankfurt
An outbreak Of flu ia Bavaria
this week has caused nine German
deaths at Munich. filled the cts 5
hospitals. and closed n schools.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-22

Americanism: The greater the family income, t
greater the famiy's needs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-22
SOVIET COMMANDER ON KOREAN FRONT

Marshal Rodany Malinovsky. Supreme Commander
OF the Soviet Forces in the Far East has repeatedly
pleted recent inspection of the Korean battlefront This
report came from the London Times.
1t was interesting to note that the Soviet Comman-
ders visit to the front followed by only short time Gen.
era Dwight D. Esenhowers visit Evidently the Russians
sensitive about the Eisenhower visit and perhaps feel
that 1t may indicate u. N offensive
In fact there have been reports that Chinese forces
both in Korea and in China being heavily reinforced
The visit of the Soviet commander shows just how thor
oughy the Soviet Union involved in the Korean conflict
The u Presdenteect visited the Korean front as the
President of the country which bearing the brunt
the war there The Soviet commander visits the 'front.'
shortly afterward though the Soviet Union techni
ca not supposed to be involved This incident serves
hghght the farce which played out often in u N and
other international circles when is assumed that the
Soviet Union is a neutral.
The Soviet Union is the force behind the Korean War;
represents the prod that initiated the attack South
and represents the force which is continuing the war
while talking peace To refuse to admit these facts moth
ing less than case of appeasement blindness.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-22

For good nutrition. It's wise 70
divide foods fairly evenly among
meals. Dcn't fin Up o. tcsst and
tea or cake and coffee bes@een
meals 50 that there is no appetite
for milk. vegetables, fru.S, O. other
nceaed foods when yca % 81 doNn
10 have lunch or cinner
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-22

What Eisenhower nas IN Usird b.
yoFad this remains u be seen
II Eisenhower dnesnt spsa 81
has ideas in Abe fsshsss n 10
State u El.k uGssa Ess52Se "
Wi haze tine 70 CO - EEssa &c
later s1hmtis his gpecssie programs
70 CongreS2.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-22

JACKSON. Miss. ls-- Gov. Hugh
White All address the Dsytoaa
SsaSh. Fla. Chamber VI Gem
mere "a gss. ~ @ tf.s Segsh 8
Industrial growth His i've dsy
trip BY automobile viii Include
visit alah Gov. Dan McLarsy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-22

scene. She wrenehed her back IN
the scene Monday night.
MAYPoRT R-- Ferry service
here. taking state Road Ala traf.
fic over the ST. Johns River, has
been suspended from pm, TO
4 am. for a week to 10 days while
a slip undergoes repairs. The State
Road Department said service win
be maintained during other hours
Of the day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-22

JACKSONVILLE lR 49, Manager
Glenn Marshall Jr.. of wMBR said
Wed. the radio station expects 10
60 on i0o, 600 watts on ~ Chan
mel I IN April--iast as soon as
equipment can be put in II is now
on 1850 watts. An hroadcastlng
viii remain on 5000.
Evening star., 1953-07-29
Steel Industry Faces
Only Slight Decline,
Trade Paper Predicts
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, July 29.-The
Iron Age, national Woodworking
magazine, said today, nothing
worse than a moderate decline
is in prospect for the steel in
dustry before the end of the
year. And it added that even
a moderate decline is not a
certainty.
A check by the Iron Age indi-
Gated that carryovers from the
third to the fourth quarter will
be much larger than expected.
Carryovers are orders which
could not be delivered at the
specified time.
The magazine said some steel
consumers are annoyed by per-
SiStent reports that the steel
market is beginning to decline
or is due to decline shortly.
Manufacturers who are unable
to place orders for all the ton
mage they want are disappointed
by fourth quarter quotas" which
are smaller than they expected,
the Iron Age added.
Although the bulk of steel
production is free of controls,
the Iron Age continued, pro-
ducers still are using a voluntary
quota system of distributing
steel to customers. Large carry
overs are holding quotas in
check.
Fourth quarter steel set-asides
for direct defense and military
programs total 1887 900 tons,
down sharply from 2,279,00O
tons in the third quarter.
Evening star., 1953-07-29
Stocks Push Forward
Despite Slow Trading;
SteeIs Lead in Rise
By the Assoeio.ed Press

NEW YORK, July 29.-Broad
demand sent the stock market
moderately higher today in quiet
trading. Gains ran to major
fractions with many leaders un-
changed. Losses were small and
scattered.
Volume stepped down to rate
of less than a million shares for
the day.
SteelS were in demand early in
the session and became rather a
focal point for the rise. That
section was bolstered by predic-
tions of continued high produc-
tion rates for the industry.
Motors and aircrafts also were
higher along with the radio-tele-
visions. air lines and most cop
pers and chemicals. Holding
steady were the utilities and
oils.
United States Steel's fine earn
ingS report helped to bolster the
list and other corporations con-
tinued to show high first-half
profits.
Advancing stocks included
United States. Steel, General Mo-
tors, United Aircraft, Radio
Corp, American Can, Northern
Pacific and Texas Co.
Corporate bonds were narrowly
mixed. Governments in the
over-the-counter market were
steady.