Two American Boys and The Seventh Fleet An Editorial

The top talking point among the nations of the world today is Ike's announcement that he is withdrawing the U. S. Seventh Fleet from patrolling the waters between Formosa and the Chinese Mainland.

You will hear and read many discussions of that action by our new President. Which brings to mind a terrific argument against our protection of the Chinese mainland. It was uttered in one of his political speeches during the campaign last October', by Senator Joe McCarthy, of Wisconsin. He was bitterly opposed to the patrol, and in telling why, he recited the following:

Two American boys, brothers, are in our armed services, one a sailor in the Seventh Fleet, the other a soldier in the army in Korea. The sailor's duty is to see that the endless procession of ships hauling supplies, ammunition, and munitions through the straits between Formosa and China are not interfered with by Chiang's ships or planes.

New Greenville Mill

The Meadou' Valley Lumber Companr', tif Quincy, California, has started operations at its netv mill at Greenville, operated under the name of the Calvada Lumber Company. Production of 20 million jeet zrnnually from a heavy band and resarv, u'ill be seasoned and processed at the Meadorv \/allev plant at Ouincv.

Along comes a munition ship heading Northward through the straits toward the Communist ports on Korea. The Seventh Fleet sees to it that the ship gets through without interference. And so one of the brothers helps that ship carry guns and bullets to the Commies; the guns and bullets that WILL KILL HIS BROTHER.

Senator McCarthy told that story in such a way that his audience sat breathless and open-mouthed, as they thought of the dreadful implications of what he said. Here was one American boy in his line of duty, lending a protective hand to those who would kill his brother.

The writer of this piece heard that speech over the radio. It was not nationally broadcast, and McCarthy used no script, just turned loose his terrific natural oratory. And, when he does that. he is so much the finest orator in the nation today that there isn't any second.

Will Orgqnize Hoo-Hoo Club in Honolulu

-\lfred D. Bell of Hobbs \\-all I-umber Company, San Francisco, and Rov Stanton. *Sr.. of I:. J. Stanton and Son Company, Los Angeles, flen' to llonolulu the early part of Febrnarv u'here they u-ill organtze a Hoo-Hoo Club. Mr. Bell is a tnember of the Supreme Nine International Order of Hoo-Hoo. and Mr. Stanton is Past Snark of the lJniverse.