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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26
Administ ratiOn
Box Score

In his message to Congress on
the state of the Union last January
Z, President Eisenhower listed
more than a score of matters for
action. a box score of the princi-
pal items follows:
Approved
, I. Foreign military and economic
aid.
>. One-year extension Of Foreign
Trade Act, compromise from
original request for broad three
year program
B. Atomic Energy Act revision.
4. New housing for armed serv-
ices personnel
5. St. Lawrence Seaway.
6. Removal Of citizenship from
Americans convicted Of conspiracy
to overthrow Government.
Z. Series Of anti-subversive bills,
including witness immunity.
3, Debt limit raised temporarily
to $2Sl ,O0OOOO,OOO.
9. General tax revision
10. Renegotiation Act for de-
Tense contracts) extended.
II. Flexible price supports for
farm products.
II. Highway construction pro-
gram enlarged.
Is. Unemployment compensation
coverage broadened.
IA. Social Security covcrageI
broadened.
10. Tmee-year $lS2,0O0,O00 Fed
cral aid program for hospital CON
struction, medical centers, rehabili- !
tation facilities.
10. Housing act revised as
recommended but public housing
reduced.
Failed
L. Taft-TIartley Labor Act re-
visions.
,. Constitutional amendment for
1S-year-old vote.
3. Government reinsurance for
health insurance plans.
/. Statehood for Hawaii.
5. Increase in postal rates.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26

!. has been tremendous inspi-
ration for me to work hand in
hand with great President in
formulating program which will
keep our country prosperous. free.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26

In palmer words = Buick today is
OutSeIling all other cars in America
except ts0O of these so-called 'low-
price three" And this has come
about because of Bucks advanced
year-ahead styling, great V8power,
big-car room and comfort : all for
prices starting right close to the
lowest. So you reap a worthwhile
Sway benefit.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26
|. You get the look of
tomorrow today

In Buick today you get the modern styling other
will reach in the future. For here you get true year
ahead beauty r. long, low glamor lines, sports-cor
grace, and that spectacular panoramic wind
shield thai most other won't have till 1855
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26
z. You get the bigger allowance
of our volume business

The tremendous sules volume that has brought Buick
into the leadership circle Of the big Three"
that offer you higher frude-in allowance
your present when you buy Buick. That's
the simple why make you better
deal right
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26

Ralph Bmche, American Negro
was named under-secretary in
United Nations.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-25

Next: - Larry Allen describes
the way the wsr 10 fovsht-and
fhe prospects.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-25
Questions And Answers
About Income Tax

ject Of exemptions, 10 age q fac
tor in determining the amount Cd
credit for q husband or wife.
Answer: Yes, il is. II either the
or wife rs IS years Of age
or older by the end Of the year,
an additional credit OF $500 can be
taken for that spouse. Thus, II both
and wife are IS or older,
they are entitled 30 a combined
exemption OF 81, 400; $500 each for
being married, and $500 each for
being IS years or cider. Also, d
either spouse is blind, an addition.
al credit Of 500 is permitted. A
person is considered to be IS %
the day before his 65th birthday.
Thus, anyone who Is IS on jan
uary l. 1854, would be considered
to be IS on December 81, 1858 and
entitled to the atdatnnai exemp.
ton.
For further Information. call
your District Director Of Internal
Revenue. His address is Rm. 2Dl.
P. o. Bldg. His telephone uumber
IS 2.7s3s.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-25
This Rock
Of Ours

Serge Hernandez 10 sergeant b
charge of all school guards. Given
authority, he can bring discipline
to what is now a poorly regulated
outfit. This isn't speaking against
the guards. They themselves viii
admit that under present conditions,
each man acts independently and
does whatever he thinks 10 right.
The Chief Of Police-their real
boSs-doesn't have time 30 SUPER.
wise them.
Hernandez has done outstanding
educational work in the safety
field. Taking care Of chOd children
Is more than a hobby, Il is almost
a religion with him. I'll admit 70
being prejudiced concerning the
man because last year when I was
attempting to show safety films at
the various schools, Serge was the
only other officer willing to sacri-
flee his of-duty time for this pur-
pose.
Yes, everything considered, h
seems more practical to this column
to see Serge Hernandez made q
sergeant and allowed to conduct
educational campaigns than TO pass
an unenforceable jaywalking -ordiD-
ance. School guards are paid go.
If a sergeant were appointed, he
should be entitled to a slight raise
for the additional responsibility be
would assume.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-25

Since 1949 chief Of state Bao Dai
has been trying to set up national
front without success. Probably
almost half of the IL million Wet
namese living in the zone con-
trolled by Bao Dai'S government
are directly aiding the Vietminh
or indirectly supporting them out
of sympathy for Ho Chi Mini. But
only a fraction of the population
is really Communist. Most are just
anti-French. Many are anti-Com-
munist.
The nationalists, who for five
years have been refusing to sup
port Bao Dai effectively, give two
reasons:
/. Bao Dai has not obtained
independence for Wet Nam. The
IexEmperor signed a 1949 treaty
with France which gave his coun-
try neutrality-suspicious. within the
framework of the French Union,
but France retained actual politi-
cal control.
2. The nationaliStS are critical
Iof the system Of personal power
established by Bao Dali and of the
corruption of his regime. The 40
'year-old ex-Emperor holds all the
executive and legislative powers.
The new government formed in
January by Prince Buu Loo per-
suaded Bao Dai to announce a
program seeking to give satsfac-
ton to the nationalistS' aspirations.
Buu Loo has promised general
elections for a national assembly
within as short a time as posi-
Ible." He also has demanded total
independence from France to be
guaranteed by the United Nations
and has denounced the 1949 treaty
The new Premier and members OF
his Cabinet are to 60 to France
at the end of this month to nego-
.tiate a treaty of association to
establish a union between two
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-25

Question: What is the income
tax situation as far as new babies
are concerned?
Answer: Under the present Law,
you are permitted to claim an ex.
emption OF $500 for every child who
receives over one-half Of his sup
port from you and who has less
than $500 gross income during the
taxable year. Thus, a child who is
born during the taxable year, whe-
Their It be on the first or last day
of the year, for whom you furnish
over one-half OF the support, may
be claimed as an exemption. A
proration of the amount Of the
credit is no longer required under
the law.
Question: What are other depen-
dency exemptions?
Answer: You are allowed an
exemption of $500 for every closely
related person who receives over
one-hah of his support from YOU
during the year and who does moi
have $500 or more gross income
A closely related person includes
your child, Step-chlld. parent,
Tandparent, Stepfsther, or step
mother. 1t includes the in-laws, and
your uncle or aunt, nephew on
niece. but not their husbands OF
wives. However. a change in the
law recently was enacted By the
Congress with respect to legally
adopted children. This change II
law provides that IN addition &c
legally adopted children qualifying
children for whom q petition fos
adoption has been fled but denied
because Of mental inespacl+y ID
the surviving natural parent WI
also qualify as an exemption
Question: In discussing TIE SUB
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-25
IT'S Death, my DARL|nG !
By Ameiio Reynolds Long

A he aSked the question. be
xianced at Henri, who seemed %
think that this made Il mcum-
rent upon him. 70 answer.
Mo- he said Some Of rs
were sleeping N the oGTeo~-
sieres.'
(which ones!"
Both of them There ~e onRy
sThe sheriff means which a
Us, Henri Am8dee explained
he turned 70 wilkes my
brother and ! were IN the gar
conniere on the right. my cousin
Beauregard and Mr.. Haye m the
other.
The sheriFs eyes hickered
Suddenly he swung upon Beau
IF you were supposed 30 Be
sieepiT oszt there" he shot out
what were you dom over here
at nearly three o'clock IN tbe
morning7"
Il couldn't Sleep" he an
swered without hesitation The
truth L. I'd had q little too
much TO drink last evening, and
Il was giving me something Of q
head. So ! decided to take q turn
or two around the grounds in
the hope that II would wear Of.
Then ] noticed the light over
here, and thought I'd see who
was up. That was how ! came
TO find Claude"
The sheriff seemed 10 weigh
this answer. Wasn't your grand
fathers funeral a funny time "a
get drunk9" he demanded
Perhaps I'd better explain
that Colonel Dumont left some
rather unusual instructions 20
be carried out after his death,
Cousin JEFF interviewed. He di-
rected that after the funeral, q
formal dinner party was to be
held IN his honor, when q special
case OF champagne would be
opened. He also asked that all
his male relatives wear Confed-
crate uniforms, which accounts
for the costume Mr.. Claude Du-
mont was wearing when he Was
killed.
The sheriff scratched the side
q his lean jaw. He looked %
though he was wondering
whether this had been . funeral
or q three ring circus complete
with everything except the Pea
nuts and pink lemonade.
pUT before he could put an
- other question, the door 10
the han. which the coroner had
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-25

closed while he ~ boy cut
there, was opened, and Aunt
Delphine came into the room
She stood there looking arCuno
The room and smiling gently.
So Claude b dead she o.
served with the satisfaction Of 3
prophecies whose words have
been verified 7 knew i WOulc
happen
That made sss sheriff swing
around
$50 you knew h would hap
pen?" he repeated with interest
Nay ! inquire your name
ma ann"
Aunt Delphine drew herself up
with old-fashicnod dignity.
Il am Madame Dunsont" she
stated.
Not The mother Il Ne mar
who was-kiIledf"
"N course not ! IN Madssn'
Dumont"
She IS the widow of my esdes,
brother" Uncle Raoul explained
Then he added, lowering his voice
I'd suggest that you didn't pay
TOO much attention 70 anything
she may say.
The sheriff ignored cAh piece
Of advice, and turned back 70
Aunt Delphine.
$50 you knew it would happen
he said again How id you
know, ma'amf-
Aunt Delphine lowered her
voice 10 q confidential whisper.
They told me" she announced.
smiling up az him They saii
Claude didn't belong, even 4 he
did bear the Dumont name, and
% they would have 20 kill him.
Mrs. Dtlmont," he asked, utter
ing each word separately and dis
dnctly, IS il 70 impress her with
The importance Of tAe question
and Of her answer, ~whixh OF
these people told yOa they were
going 70 Kill Claude DxImonkf"
Aunt Delphine shock her head
slowly from side 30 si<ia, LIE a
child who b enjoying ths mvxti-
Geation Of its elder&
None Of them told me- Ae re-
piled with q rcugish aniaa. sBut
I know who did
Then for Gods sake. ten me,
Mrs. DImonti" The sheriff vas
tense now. For that matter. we
all were, but for different rea-
sons. Who killed your nephew"
lie Losfp Garou," Aunt Dali
phtne announced, stil smilinG
re BE esmsanmeA
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-25

Chapter II
THEY came within tle next
\ hak hour, beaded by Sheriff
yef1erson WILKES, a tai. hoose-
Jointed man with q deceptively
sleepy eye which actually missed
very little. When he had gath
cred us aIi-With- the exception
Of Aunt Minerva, who had By
thig time been taken 10 her
room and LETT IN the care of
Aarioneste - into the smaller
drawing room, be listened IN 81
lence 10 Beans account Of his
discovery Of Claude's body.
Then he turned 30 the rest Of Us
~is that the way ycu al TN
it?- he inquired
Z heard IA sort Of thumNs
Bobby volunteered timidH.
The sheriff turned his heavy
hdded eyes upon her.
When vas that" Miss Brsn-
bon?" he asked-
Just before Mrx Dszmont
started screaming" Bobby re-
plied Beau said Il vas the door
slamrning when he came m"
The sheriff offered NO com
menk
Amy more q you hear itr- he
asked instead. ~What about you.
Mis- Pipsrr-
4 don't remember any
thump,s I told him "It was the
screaming that woke me"
Z believe ! heard Is. Lee
offered uncertainty, but I
thought Il happened before the
screaming began: at least fifteen
minutes before. Or come TO
think Of T." he added. n an
after thought Z seem 20 recol-
lect q second thpd or thump,
just q few seconds before the
screaming started"
The sheriff hooked ~ though
he had heard Of seeing, but
never hearing. double before.
For my part i was wondering
whether Lee actually had heard
two thDdk, or whether he had
suddenly realized what his ad-
mission about the time might
mean where Beau was con-
cerned, and was attempting 10
cover up.
Sheriff Wilkes waited q mo-
ment as though expecting some
more Of - 10 mention . second
thud.
was everybody s<zyin' here
IN the house7" he Inquired,
when none a u did
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-25
The Veterans
Corner

Here are authoritative answers
from the Veterans Administration
to four questions of interest to for
mer servicemen and their taml-
les:
@. What's the address Of VA
headquarters in Washington? l
want to send in my application for
Korean CT Bill training, and ]
want quick action.
A. Your application for Korean
CT training should not be sent to
VA Headq. in Washington. In
stead, Il should be sent to your
nearest VA Regional Office, which
lis responsible for acting on 1t. VA
in Washington would only have 30
return your application to the pro
per Regional Office anyhow, 81
time would be lost by mailing il
30 Washington.
@. I'm about 10 finish a corres-
pondence course in accountin IN
der the World War II CT Bill. ]
have some enhtlement left, and
It'd like to 60 to school and take
an advanced accounting course
Could ! du this?
A. No. Once you complete or dis.
continue a course under the World
War II CT Bill, after the cutoff
date for starting, you are not per
mitted under the law to talse an
other course.
O. / hold a Korean CT term IN
surance policy-the kind that does
Int pay dividends. Could apply
| for the total disability income pro
vision that would pay me money
in case I'm totally disabled?
A. No. The total disability IN
come provision may not be added
to non-participating CT insurance
policies-the type that does not pas
dividends.
@. I enrolled In college undez
the Korean CT Bill for an ALB de-
gree IN English. After being Il
class for a few weeks, I've come
to the conclusion that I'd be bet
ter off If switched 10 a BIS de
gree IN business administration
Would such a switch count as my
one-and-oxAy change under the Ko
rean CT Bill?
A. The shift from one bachelor :
degree to another would not con
stitute O change OF program. pro
vided that TO more training time
! is involved than was originally re
quired to complete the course.
/ Veterans living in Key West
Fla, who wish further information
about their benefits should contact
the VA office at Room 2ls, Pos
Office Building.)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-25
By Bill Glib

Serge Hernandez, school guard
at Truman Elementary School,
has suggested that a new ordin-
ance be placed on the bookS-one
pertaining TO jaywalking. He has
talked with city officials about the
matter and then came to me to
see if / could find out the reaction
of the public in regard to such an
ordinance.
Here are the details
Serge says that he realizes Jay
walking cannot be prevented adj
over town. People in Key West al
ways have corssed the street at
any time or place they felt like
doing so. Passing law isn't going
to make them change their habits.
However, il such an ordinance
were passed, school patrolmen
could enforce it around their area.
This would help 10 eliminate the
bad example adults now set for
children.
"Do you know" Serge continued,
grown people give Us more trou-
bic than children? The other day
I saw two ladies start to walk
across Truman Ave. on red light.
l ordered them to stay on the side
walk because right behind them
were some kids who would natural.
lily follow the adults. The ladies ig.
nored me and proceeded to walk
out into the street. Sure enough,
the school children skipped out toe
and almost got hit by q car"
Explaining other examples Of ig.
norance or carelesSneSs on the
part Of adults, Hernandez said:
MANY parents let their children
] out of the car in the middle of the
block where there is no guard to
help them across the street" Only
! the careful driving Of other motor
lists has saved Key West from suf-
lfering casualties on this score.
"Anotfler bad habit that pedeStn-
ans and motor vehicle operators
alike have IS that Of ignoring school
children who are doing guard duty.
These school patrolmen are proud
of their jobs when they first get
them but they soon resign in dis
gust. You can't blame them when
they try to keep other children
from crossing the street against
heavy traffic and then have an
adult come along and proceed 70
break every safety rule in the
book"
Everything that Hernandez says
is true. The big question IN my
mind Is whether II would be pract-
cad to pass a iaywalkng ordinance
where the enforcement would be
Limited to school areas. This Rock
has always complained that there
are too many city ordinances. The
chances are good that unless school
guards are brought under the uni.
fled command Of a sergeant, the
new ordinance would be ignored.
Winch brings Us 10 another mat.
tr-
Instead Of having Q jaywalkir5
ordinance passed, 4 seems TO me
that il would Dc better 10 elevate
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-25
No End In Sight
No End IN Sight
War In Indochina Hinges On Communism Issue

Editors Nots-The worlds Mol
war, as of now, is in Indochiua,
an area a little larger than Texas.
1t is in its eighth year with no
decision in sight despite the out
pouring of thousands of lives and
millions of dollars worth of US.
arms. 1t revolves around the issue
of communism, but it is more than
that.
What is the background of this
perplexing war, due to be dis
cussed at the Geneva conference
in April? The AP staff in the area
tells the story in three articles to
appear this week. This is the first.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-25
By OIL EN- CLEMENTS
and MAX CLOS

HANOI, Indochina R-Every
night church bells beckon the
faithful in misty old Hanoi. Heavy
guns rumble on the city'S out
skirts. The devout go to worship.
The others - French, German,
Arab, Moroccan and VietnameSe
soldiers and civilians-flock to the
cafes, the tea houses, the taxi
dancehallS,
The Indochina war is in its
eighth year and the people in
Hanoi are used to it. This city is
center of the French Union
forces, including French colonial
soldiers, the heavily German For
Ieign Legion and Vietnamese troops
that can call this land their own.
They are at war with forces which
are led by a Communist but backed
by many non-Communists. These
forces are known as the Vietminh.
Some civilians say there are so
many Vietminh Sympathizers in
Hanoi that Moscow-trained Ho Chi
Mimi would never attack the city
he would endanger too many of
his friends.
Just now a sort Of red haze
blows down through the river
delta and from Communist China,
80 miles to the north. Millions Of
mosquitoes buzz in and out of the
separate night clubs of the Arabs,
the German LeggionaireS, the
French and the Vietnamese.
French Union troops patrol the
countryside and fight along the
wet roads.
A thousand miles TO the south
is hot Saigon, where shops display
Paris gowns and good food
abounds. 1t, too, is under control
OF the French Union forces. All
through that southern area watch
towers manned by four TO six men
keep an eye on roads that may be
mined.
The civil population is more
or less Indifferent. Vietname and
Chinese carpenters work all day
building hundreds of new homes
and apartments for people who
apparently never give a thought
to the war or TO the prospect that
artillery or planes might knock
down some of these new buildings
some day.
The indifference to the war has
created a grotesque riddle for all
OF Southeast ASia-Indochina, Ma
laya, Burma. Thailand and Indo-
.nesia. The indifference and weari-
ness Of the war extend to many
places in Wei Nam, and the asso.
.eiated kingdoms of Laos and
.Cambodia
Many now believe a military
victory by either side is an impos-
Sibillty unless far more troops and
supplies are poured into the fight.
They hope the Big Five conference
in Geneva in April and the confer
ence OF prime ministers of
Southern Asia in Ceylon in May
will help to solve the riddle
Gen. Henri Navarro. commander
in chief Of French Union forces.
says:
We have here a polinco-mlli-
tary war. It is only when the Wet.
.namese government will have won
the approval of the population that
a victory viii be possible"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-25
Blank Vote Machine

CAMDEN, N. J. IA school
board official walked into a poll
ing place Tuesday where Cam.
den voters were baHoting on q
million dollar school budget
and noticed the voting machine
was blank.
Election officials had forgotten
to indicate on the machine the
seten items beiHS voted On. But
that hadn't stopped a voters who
had preceded the official. They
had cast their votes-yes or no
ANYWAY.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-25
Hurt

LOS ANGELES U - Superior
Judge Charles W. Fricke, who has
been jurist for % years. ap-
peared in his courtroom Tuesday
with his left hand bandased. He
explained to associates that he was
bitten when he tried to stop .
fight between his own dog and
one owned by his daughter.
"Fhe worst Of il is" be said,
that after bang critical for maAy
years Of witnesses who couldn't be
sure just what they saw. l cannot
tell which dog bit me-"