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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-14

sents are important, and then
too, there are always birthdays.
Don't get in frenzy If you can't
think Of Just what to give - 90
to The Gift House where you
won't fail to find many things
which will be appreciated.
While there, look Into the
game room" and take home
something which will be fun for
the famiIyl Bingo, monopoly and
the new "Keyword" will provide
entertainment for the approach.
ing summer! VA
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Was bit taken back the other
evening when Miss Eileen williams
took one look at yours truly and
said Bermuda Baskets. Couldn't
quite understand and finally she
pointed to my earrings, which, were
just plain ordinary ones six inches
long and made up of clusters of
white posies (Joan gave them to
me for my birthday.
Then Miss Eileen explained that
they reminded her of the baskets
which came from Bermuda filled
with crabs and it was a popular
custom to buy them from the
boats.
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Got . bang out Of the sign In
the store window which said
Back in ten minutes 49, Gone
to chvck's"
and everyone should do just that.
Have one Of their marvellous
sandwiches to
You'll find chvek's at the cor.
ner Of DUval and Sovfhard -
across from Ideal Toss) land
there's no denying it - the
choice Of what goes in the middle
Of . sandwich is the most i'm.
porfant. Their baked ham on rye
with real sweitzer cheese is only
one Of the Combinations" serv.
ed.
chvek's is also famous for his
icy schooners Of orange Juice and
bUtfermilk - and occasionally,
the words Draw One" are
heard!
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Parades in Our Town are always
terrific! Have never seen one yet
that wasn't a big, high wide &C.
casion what with bands playing -
beautiful floats and everybody
turns out for them! Have had fun
watching them and once, was in
one! Very sedately sat on the back
of a convertible and wore my Gray
Lady uniform. Never will forget
the car to curb conversations of
that evening!
And so, in tribute to Armed
Forces Day - my Red Shawl tells
me the biggest and best one will
be Saturday night = starts at $50
p. m. DON'T MISS THE PARADE!
9 = - = =
To get . free wave and sham.
poodle
A poem or verse I'll try
No one can compare with DON
AIDS
heart they always Satisfy
THE WINNER: Mrs. A. H.
norton = Salt Pond Trailer Ct.
No. 16.
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Have fun this weekend. Join the
Navy for day! Take in the par
ade. Don't forget to attend church.
And so. once again YOURS
TRULY, Jeanette (Adv't).
P.S. "Faye's Art and Needle
Supply" is located at 5O4 William
Street!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-14
Petronia Finds Susy's Hat Off To
HardaUorking HFiIibusters'' Cast

Finally made through Thursdays downpour and found
with her hat off - to the members of the staff The
Fibuser These busy people reheang night
director Jack Clarke poshes the bits business
the play which will be presented the San Carlos
May TO- "a friend of mine who just flew in from Havana
| it's the SIND anniversary of Cuba independence
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-14

Rhode Island is, the smallest
state in the United States.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-14

Indian elephants sometimes have
twins.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-14

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May J sosssst that you take
your "siff list" TO johnson's
Jswslry Shop, ga Dvval and
look ct the stunning bracelets,
lovely necklaces. pretty rings
with either preeiou. or semi.
precious stones Then 100, there's
wide selection Of patterns in
sterling silver. Cent forget "Diri-
lyfe" - and also. well !. known
makes Of wristwatehes - can be
bought here.
Anything you select for The
bride or graduate will be cherish.
Cd always. because Il came from
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-14

Arthur Murray Dance Studio,
sHh Dvvsl Street. tell me that
they are second in the Dancers
Derby" tsponsored nationally by
A. Murray and prizes are sward.
ed for the greatest number Of
guests brought 10 the Studiel. An
entrance fee is required and then
you bring friends and they en-.
Ter = and you ell learn HOW TO
dancel @
The Murray Method Of leach.
ing people TO dance IS famous
for its efficiency. The Studio is
open from 100 p. m. Until ll:oo
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-14

DIAMOND CUFF LINKS AND
MAGNUMS TO: Jack Clarke who is
devoting all his spare time to di-
rectlng the "Filibustersa' g. in
addition to taking the part of
Capt. Smith," Understand he's
DONG a top-notch job, but then
Jack has never given a poor per-
Torrance. He is one of the most
competent actors in Our Town, and
Is partly responsible for the good
little theatre" here.
Evening star., 1954-12-16
Library of Congress Invitation
Too Helpful, Guest Complains

Happen Here but I am certain
he never dreamed such a pro-
cedure would evolve in WASH
ington, in the Library of Con-
gress, which should be one of our
strongest bastions of free think
ing and speaking"
The Times quoted Lawrence
Quincy Mumford, librarian of
Congress. as saying in Washing
ton that There was certainly no
desire to put words in his mouth
that he tMr. SMITH doesn't
want to say"
Mr.. Mumford said the script
sent to Mr.. Smith was a first
draft and was prepared in ac-
cordance with the library's pol
icy of trying to relieve the par
Elephants of much of the work,
The other speakers scheduled
to participate in the talk were
Mr.. Mumford and DR.. Joseph P.
Blickensderfer. editor of the
United States Quarterly. Book
Review published by the library.
Mr.. Mumford's original invita-
ton to Mr.. Smith stated that
the Library of Congress staff
would assume the burden of
preparing the script, on the basis
of your comments and directions,
and we would submit a draft
Evening star., 1954-12-16

think 1t Is perhaps not wise
politically to try to shake.
The President exhibited po-
litical shrewdness in promising
to let Democrats in on the sue
cessive steps in development of
foreign policies. He thus profit
ed, whether consciously or not,
from an omission by Demo-
Gratis in carrying out their bi-
partisan arrangements when
in power.
Or at least Senator Vanden-
berg claimed his party was not
consulted on Far East policy,
though taken into Democratic
councils and condolences on
policy in Europe. Consequent
ly, Republicans claimed the
Far East was exempted from
the gentlemen's agreement to
keep foreign policy out Of cam
paigns that was first entered
into for the 1914 presidential
campaign. So Republicans dis
covered. China and appropri-
ated it for their own In every
campaign from that day to
this and with increasingly
gross exaggerations. They
blamed Democrats for what
happened there. up to the final
piece of hyperbole that the
Democrats had somehow or
other lost" China. All of this
was eventually exploited by
Senator Joe Mccarthy. as We
recall, until he was thrown
hostages, one after another, in
the person of veteran, valiant,
faithful and loyal career diplo-
mats. the last being John
Patton Davies.
At least Gen. Eisenhower
may be spared a China" of
his own by advising Democrats
on every step in foreign policy
on every front.
Evening star., 1954-12-16
Fletcher Knebel--
Potomac Fever

President Ike flying saucers don't from outer
space They don't from the United States Government
either The would throw without
the
Add statesmen who don't practice what they preach:
Supreme Court Justice Douglas who writes Almanac
Lberty"-and then gets married again.
Unluckiest national "Safe Driving Day" the
guy slowly he got ticket overtime parking
Democratic leaders troubled they approach the
Congress they cooperate with Ike get most of the
credit. If they don't, he'll get most OF the votes.
Leaders reveal the Eisenhower plans $63 billion
budget That's plenty of every
ment except the between income and outgo
The United States considers Chinas offer to swap
imprisoned Americans for Chinese idea
simple that the State Department still as how
to complicate it.
Evening star., 1954-12-16
BY the Assoeiated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Harri-
son Smith, president of the lit
erary magazine Saturday Review.
says the Library of Congress in
vited him to participate in a dis
cussion and then sent him a
ready-made script.
"This looks like censorship in
advance" Mr.. Smith told the
New York Times yesterday when
he announced he withdrew from
the discussion of Sinclair Lewis
novel, Main Street." The dis
cussion is sponsored by the Ii
brary.
Mr.. Smith, a friend of the late
novelist, said the Library of Con-
gress sent him the script "in
which what I was to say in the
discussion was all written out
by someone else-and without
my having been consulted at
ALL"
Were they afraid of what my
own words would be? If they
were, why did they invite me in
the first place?" Mr.. Smith
asked.
Poor Red Lewis must be
whirling in his grave. He en-
visioned the possibility of things
like this happening in a small
town in Vermont in 1T Can't
Evening star., 1954-12-16
NliII Debate Delay Retaliation?
Allies Must Decide to Give Authority to NATO Generals
To Counterottock mnediotek in Case Of Wor

the military officers Of NATO
to use atomic weapons unless
given permission after the
fighting has started.
Gen. Eisenhower pointed out
that, under a law passed by
Congress. nobody can order
atomic weapons used except
himself. This is an imprac-
tical situation. For the Presi-
dent might be on the golf
links or on a motor trip or in
an airplane and. while COM
munication might be estab-
lisfled, 1t would not mean the
instantaneous relay of all the
information necessary for a
decision.
The probability is that the
President will have to dele
gate to the commander in
chief of NATO forces and to
the Strategic Air Command in
this country some form of con-
tingent instructions that will
enable immediate retaliation
without waiting for a presi-
dental order.
Nothing like this particular
dilemma has ever arisen be-
fore. An interval of one hour
may make a lot of difference
If an order to destroy enemy
cities is delayed after Ameri-
can or possibly European
cities have been destroyed.
The British and French gov
ernments are under pressure
from pacifist elements not to
let their bases be used by
Americans or anybody else
until the atomic question is
decided by the cabinets after a
crisis arises. This is an unreal
istic situation and will call
for careful examination Of all
possible contingencies.
American law, moreover,
does not allow atomic mate
rials or weapons to be placed
Evening star., 1954-12-16

in the hands of any other mil
itary forces abroad but our
own for the present. VIII that
law have to be amended, or
can all military planning for
use of the atomic weapons be
carried on without letting the
troops of other countries get
actual possession of bombs
and artillery missiles in the
atomic category? These are
points of discussion in the con-
ference at Paris this week.
More and more the issue is
shaping up as to whether the
free countries are going to all
low the first blow to be de-
livered by the enemy as was
the case in World War II. The
usual objection to any other
course is that it is called pre-
ventive war" But another view
IS emerging among military
men-namely, that if atomic
weapons are distributed at
strategic spots and the enemy
knows that there is authority
for instant retaliation, the at.
tack itself might be forestalled
Certainly the whole program
of NATO is based on the the
ory that allied defense forces,
plus adequate armament and
a plentiful supply of atomic
bombs, will be sufficient to
deter an aggressor. But if, on
the other hand, the aggresscr
is given the advantage of sew
eral hours and a cumbersome
machinery of debate is nee
essary in some parliament
before reprisals can be author
lied, then the allied govern
ments may themselves be re-
sponsible for the initial defeat.
The question is one that needs
clearing up in advance so as
to warn an aggressor that his
attack will not pay.
Reproduction Rights Reseryed.l
Evening star., 1954-12-16

wingers at the 1856 national
convention.
At the same time, the Pres
ident will be enabled to make
a record on foreign policy, an
Eisenhower record, which will
be useful both for himself and
his party If he decides to seek
a second term. If he runs in
1856, the aim, as in 1852, will
be to concentrate attention on
his personality and record, as
separate and apart from the
Republican Party.
An issue on which the Presi-
dent will need Democratic help
was singled out by him at his
news conference this week in
conceding the division within
his party on foreign policy
matters. That is his foreign
trade and tariff-reduction pro-
gram. He knows that in the
new Congress, as in the last,
he will be opposed by a sub
stantial number of high-tariff
Republicans on his proposals
for a three-year extension of
the reciprocal trade law under
which the State Department
negotiates tariff cuts with
other nations. He had to aban-
don this program In the last
Congress and settle instead
for a fiat, one-year extension
of the law and without the
additional bargaining leeway
needed which he had asked
last year and will ask again.
On this, as on other major
aspects of foreign policy. a
majority of Democrats find
support of the President con-
sistent with their own policies
during the Truman admins
tration In which, as will be re-
called. Gen. Eisenhower served
and so did Secretary of State
Dulles. Politically. Democrats
know it is improbable to try
to find very much 1856 cam
paign fodder in the field of
foreign affairs. There is one
single reason for this, q
human one, namely, Gen. Eli
senhower. He seems to be cred
tied by the people generally
with a grasp and an under
standing of foreign affairs
which. however much 1t may
be justified, has inspired a sort
Of simple faith that Democrats
Evening star., 1954-12-16
David Lawrence

II war should come as sud-
denly as 1t did at Pearl Harbor
13 years ago. will the United
States consult Britain and
France before deciding to use
atomic weapons? VIII parlia-
ments have to debate the issue
while the enemy is destroying
city after city?
This is the pig question up
for settlement in Paris as Sec
retary Dulles and the heads
OF other governments meet
with the North Atlantic Treaty
Council.
Until now it has been agreed
between America and Britain
that, If any atomic bombs are
to be loaded on American
planes from bases In England,
there should first be q consul
tation between the London and
Washington governments But
now the problem has become
more specific. What can the
generals who command the
North Atlantic Treaty forces,
whose headquarters are in
Paris, do about using atomic
bombs in defending Europe
against possible attack
The military men, including
European generals, want au-
thority to retaliate at once.
The civilian governments. on
the other hand, mindful Of the
political effects of letting any
such decision rest with the
military. are insistent that the
deciding word shall be given
only by the respective cabinets.
Meanwhile. President Eisen-
mower. aware of the delicacy
OF the situation, declined to
tell his press conference yes
terday what the American
Government plans to do about
1t If the British and French
governments do not permit
Evening star., 1954-12-16
TimeIess AIibi

OMAHA (Py. - Omahans
who drive to and from work
along the same route as Chief
of Police Harry Green are
learning that the chief is q
watchful fellow.
Chief Green said today that
he personally stops two or
three traffic violators a day.
They usually react the same
way. They tell me they
couldn't have been speeding
because they were watching the
speedometer. Then I offer
them a choice-they can either
accept the ticket right now or
let me clock them a few blocks,
and If their speedometer is of,
no ticket
He said: II get few drivers
who ask for the clock"
Evening star., 1954-12-16

a gas bill will destroy their
giveaway slogan.
Actually the fight in the
large sense is between consum-
ing and producing States. Nat
urally the consumers want
cheap gas; the producers in
siSt it is unfair to regulate
prices for gas and not Cor other
fuels.
The controversy will be
exacerbated by the fact that
Some-not all-oil men poured
money into many States in an
all-out effort to defeat such
liberals as Senators Sparkman,
Kefauver, LANCER and Mar
garet Chase Smith.
The tip-off on the prospec-
tive new pressures on Congress
reached Washington in re-
leases from the Socony-Vac-
uum Oil Co. Inclosed was a
copy of the letter sent their
shareholders together with the
annual dividend. It was de-
voted to explaining how So
cony's extensive natural gas
holdings" were affected by the
Supreme Courts decision, sug-
gested that legislation was the
only possibility of relief and
concluded with this not very
subtle hint:
I'VE hope this letter will en-
able you to understand a little
better what all the shooting
Is about should you feel dis
posed later on to express your
views on the subject to your
Congressman"
Evening star., 1954-12-16
Constantine Brown

The quick disavowal Of
Anthony Nutting. Britain's
Minister of State and head of
the British delegation at the
United Nations, by his govern
ment has doused the short
lived hopes Of Washington's
ofiicialdom that our British
ally would stand henceforth
"foursquare" behind US in the
Far East.
Mr.. Nutting spoke last Sum
day from Washington to an
American television audience.
He said that in the event of a
Red attack on Formosa, Brit
ain with other members of the
u. N. necessarily will be COM
PEELED to defend Formosa. He
based his argument on the
fact that the Nationalist gov
ernment still Is recognized as
a member in good standing of
that organization, which pro-
vides in its Charter that any
attack against any one mem
ber must be considered as an
attack against all. He also
pointed out that the with
drawal of recognition by Brit
ain from the Nationalist re-
gime, and its extension to
Communists takes only a sec
ond place to the "musts" pro-
vided in the u. N. Charter.
Mr.. Nutting echoed the
views of all those who have
warned that If we allowed the
slightest tear ih that instru-
ment assuring world peace; If
any nation decided to inter-
pref the Charter for its own
convenience, the U. N. would
become as useless a debating
society as the League of Ma
tionS was after its members
failed to intervene to stop the
Japanese aggression in Man
churia and the Italian aggres-
sion in Ethiopia.
Mr.. Nutting talked plain
sense, in keeping with the
views of all those who have
not given UP all hope that the
present world organization can
and will enforce peace in the
world. The skeptics in the
Senate and political figures in
Evening star., 1954-12-16
Doris FIeeson-
Rechristening Of the Kerr Bill
Prestige Senator Sought qs Sponsor for Legislation
To Exempt Natural Cos From Authority of FPC

An orphan of the storm
looking for a prestige-laden
Senate sponsor Is a 1855 ver-
sion of Bob Kerr's gas bill"
This is legislation removing
natural gas producers from the
authority of the Federal Power
Commission.
For many years, as natural
gas became a popular heating
fuel, the issue has been before
Congress in some form or an
other. Recently the Supreme
Court reaff1rmed, 5 to 3. that
the FPC had the power under
the 1888 Natural Gas Act to
regulate sales of natural gas
by producers where the gas is
eventually to be transported
across State lines.
Thus 1t is again clear that
only Congress can give the
relief for which the gas pro-
ducers have been clamoring
for a long time. 1t is admitted
In the industry that it will be-
siege Congress as 1t has in the
past, believing that this time
they have a President in the
White House who will sign the
bill If it reaches his desk.
Former President Truman
vetoed the end product of the
vigorous efforts of Senator
Kerr of Oklahoma who man.
aged to get congressional ap-
proval of a modified version of
the original Moore RILEY bill
Evening star., 1954-12-16
Thomas L. Stokes
Thonos [. Stokes
New Pledge Of Biportisonship
eisenhower Will Need Democratic Foreign Policy Votes
And Democrats Can't Safely Obstruct His Efforts

Veteran, d-boiled OBJ
servers Of events here are keep
] ing their fingers crossed over
the gushing Alphonse CASTOR
exchanges between President
Eisenhower and Democratic
leaders of Congress on the sub
y ject Of cooperation in foreign
policy.
! 1t looks almost too good to
be true.
! There will, of course, be diff
ferences that will develop later
on details of policy not yet
1 disclosed. In their assurances
of cooperation on broad gen.
! eral principles-which were all
that were revealed at the White
House meetings this week
J Democrats carefully pointed
out that they are yet without
details.
But there is, nevertheless, a
better prospect perhaps than
ever for a bipartisan approach
on foreign policy for two rea-
sons:
!. It is politically practical.
both for the administration
and Democrats. as we'll as
being in the national interest
in this critical era.
\ 2. Democrats are to be kept
advised Of. and consulted on,
the successive steps in develop
ment of policy, instead of being
4 handed a neatly wrapped and
hsealed package-or at least
that is the promise. This re-
calls the complaint once made
by the late Senator Arthur
AVandenberg of Michigan, Re-
publican leader on foreign
policy. when Democrats were
In power, that his party wanted
} to be in on the take-offs and
not Just for the crash land
eings."
AS for the practical political
aspects. the President knows
he will need Democratic help
in putting through some of his
foreign policy projects, since
he will lose q number of Re-
publicans in the party's isola-
Ationist-inclined right wing. He
will welcome Democratic votes
In his fight against the right
wing dissenters and his at-
Tempt to isolate them. All this
will strengthen the Eisenhower
forces for the almost certain
showdown with the right
Evening star., 1954-12-16
Life in the u. S.
Not q Bonus,
Just an Error,
SteeImenFind
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 16.-A
few faces were red in a bank yes
terday.
1t seems that some one at the
Peoples First National Bank &
Trust Co. made a slight miscal-
culation in preparing bundles of
money for steelWorkers' payday
at nearby Homestead.
Throguh an error in packaging
bills in $50, $100 and $500
amounts the packages contained
more than they should.
When the bank tailed up off,
cials said the total amount over
paid was about $4,000.
However, practically all of the
extra money was returned by the
steelworkerS, who thought Santa
Claus had arrived early.
Evening star., 1954-12-16

the announcement Of Britain5
chief delegate at the U. N.
was interpreted as a skillful
British diplomatic maneuver
to deter the Reds from per-
petrating another aggression.
The men in Peiping, it was
thought here. would not take
a chance to tackle the u. N.
forces for the second time
in five years. The luck" pro.
vided for them by the diplo.
mats in New York. which pre-
vented their utter defeat on
the Korean battlefields. may
not be repeated a second time.
But all these hopes and ex-
pectations collapsed within
less than "a hours. The poll
ticians in London got to work.
The Labor Party. which last
summer had sent a goodwill
mission to China headed by
Clement Attlee, went on q
rampage. The Conservative
government. enjoying only q
slim majority In the chamber.
became worried. The Churchill
government knows that be-
sides the Laborites, many Of
its own followers. looking to-
ward a juicy trade with the
600 million poverty-stricken
Chinese, would not approve
Mr.. Nutting's statements. The
diplomats innocent television
pearance could have
brought about q first-claSs
political crisis in England. In
order to avoid this, Mr.. Nut
ting was disavowed and all Is
peaceful and tranquil again
in the United Kingdom. That
the action of 10 Downing
Street may result in further
undermining of Americas con-
f1dence in the United Nations
is apparently only a secon.
Diary matter. The British po-
litical leaders. who have
learned much about the guilt
bility of the American people,
hope to restore the situation
by bombastic speeches about
the necessity of world Coop
GRAFTON and peaceful CO.
existence in this dangerous
era of nuclear bombs.