The Macon Telegraph from Macon, Georgia • 9

Augnsf tfvni' (Ilj fHarmt tTrlrgraplj Nma The Neighbors By Georg Clark No Sudden Slash in Military Buying Seen Official Says The Taxpayer Pays False Alarms Needless Menace To Fire-Fighters Guest Minister Will Preach At Vidalia VIDALIA Aug The Rev Vandiver of Screven will presch et the Vtdslls Primitive Biptlst Church here Sundsy Services will be held st 11 a and 1pm Chester Methodists Begin Revival Meet EASTMAN Aug 1 Revival services st the Chcstec Methodist Church will begin Sundsy morn lng with the Rev Marx pas- tor of the Methodist Church of Dublin as guest evangelist' truce holds firm pjay be able to shave by some figute up to a billion dollars- McNeil thought But he emphasized: have to play it safe until we can be sure of the truce' The spending rate for this month is running slightly over $3900000-000 McNeil ssid The depsrtment msy be able to advise some ammunition producers within the next 10 days or two weeks what to expect on future procurements McNeil said But he emphasized thst production at the present rste probably will continue for at least two months The "fall line" divides South Carolina into a coastal plain and a piedmont section By ELTON FAY WASHINGTON Aug 1 UI The Defense Department's budget chief said today he foresees no sudden slashes in military buying like that which swept Industry at the end of World War II Asst Secretary Wilfred McNeil told reporters thst the effect of the Korean truce will be felt first in ammunitiom buying But a drop-back in ammunition manufacture which uses large quantities of steel will not come for at least two months and then will not be the sharp cutoff type which came after V-J day Reduced Spending McNeil was esutious in discussing a previous estimste that the truce can reduce military spending for this fiscsl year by about one billion dollars The revised military budget for fiscal year 1954 laid down before the Korean armistice is 543200000000 The Defense Depsrtment and armed forces ssid the comptroller first hsve a Job to get down to $43200000000 If the mam wml mm Mw NOW PAYING HIGHER PRICES FOR SHEET IRON MACON IRON A PAPER STOCK CO 171 Wslnnt St By HAL MUNCK The cut-down Jalopy sputtered to a stop It was loaded with happy-go-lucky teen-agers out for a good time A boy in brown and white saddle shoes hopped from the car and swaggered over to a fire alarm box Just wait till I pull this handle and watch those firemen come" he yelled back to the car The handle was given a yank the youth ran to the auto and off it1 went To those kids the sounding of a false alarm was excitement with no thought of the tragedy it might bring Macon Fire Chief Brown says the first few seconds of fire are most important Get there with the mostus" Speed is the thing Danger Always Present The big red trucks roll out of a station with a roar siren scresm-ing warning the motorists to move Never do the firemen know what's around the corner A collision? Msybe two killed Maybe inore All because of some unthoughtful mischievous youths who thought it to seo those "firemen Remember esch time a truck answers a call it costs the money It costs time and effort on the part of the city hall telephone operators the Bremen the policemen the Georgia Power Company and the water company What happens when an alarm is turned in? The city hall operator 'is the first to hesr She touches off a chain of events giving the fire department the location She buzzes the police desk sergeant who radioes a efr to tho scene She calls the Georgia Power Company who dispatches a trouble car to tho fire location The water office is notified in case more water or pressure ia needed They au play a part in squelching the blaze and restoring peace and safety again to what had been a troubled community A joker isn't pulling the headphone set over the eyes of the city hall operators They say they can tell when a false report is received As one said: "You can tell by the tremor of excitement in the voice if Nevertheless the operator cant take a chance and must send the trucks to the site Even though it's aftee midnight and a steady downpour of rain is beating the pavement outside Most of the false alarms seem to originate in one of three areas Records show that Napier Avenue Ingleside Avenue and in the vicinity of Mercer University as being Majority of the false alarms are sent in by box Telephones are also used The city hss a law that can make it tough on these pranksters end if caught they find out that the ordinance A pull of the handle can close the Jail door behind Club Holds Program MONTEZUMA Aug 1 Miss Dorothy Britt of Montezuma and Miss Reba Williams of Chattanooga Tenn were guest soloists at the luncheon of the Montezuma Kiwanls Club this week Mrs Guerry was accompsnist SHAG and WOVEN COTTON RUGS All Sim Washed and Finished for Moderate Prices a "But this Is a sports ear officer supposed to bo driven over a hundred miles an hour" I 1 Washington Report Indo-China War Continues Drain On Pocketbooks By Robert Allei LAUNDRY CLEANERS Dial 3-5472 Pickup and Delivery Stop By 463 Cotton Ave Save 20 WASHINGTON Congress is adjourning In glum mood regards log Saltern affairs Tho hard-won Koraan armistice will mean little If any savings for the disturbance free television comes to Mi The urgent need for greatly-Increased military aid to the grimly a a French in Indo-I China will amount to virtually as big a financial burden as the cost of fighting in Korea American expenditures in the Indo-Chlna war during this fiscal year will reach an all-time high of fl200000000 This is 20 per cent more than the French propose to spend The six-year-old struggle against the Reds in the fetid Jungles of Indo-Chlna la now being waged almost entirely with weapons On the ground and in the air French and native forees are fighting with American guns planes and munitions The recent spectacular raids against key enemy depots were executed entirely with equipment Without this expensive gear these crippling blows could not have been struck By ship and air carriers large quantities of military supplies are being rushed to the French and Vietnamese in preparation for the resumption of large-scale Communist assaults by early September when the rainy season ends It is definitely known the Red Vietmlnh armed and trained by China are mounting a doublepronged offensive aimed at capturing Hanoi key stronghold on the northern coast and overrun-i ning Laos on the northeast border I of Thailand If this drive la sue- cessful the Communist menace iwill be immeasurably increased throughout all of strategic Southeast Asia GLOOMY The unannounced details of this somber situation were disclosed at private conference on the battered foreign aid budget between congressional leaders and Pentagon and State Department officials Pleading against any further economy cutting Major General George Stewart director of Military Assistance stressed the desperate need of the French in Indo-Chlna He declared that without maximum American help there is little likelihood of stopping the Reds believe this will be the de- dsive year in this protracted and crucial struggle" Stewart told the legislative leaders the Reds can be effectively blocked there is reason to believe they may be willing to come to terms as they have done in Korea But the forthcoming fighting will be extremely violent and the outcome is highly certain We can't afford to pull any punches in aiding the much are they spending in this asked Senator Allen Ellender D-La costing them more than $1-000000000 a replied NOW ON THE AIR WITH TEST PATTERN shown at right DAILY 9 AM to 9 PM CHANNEL 47 UHF ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY Gives you a clearer finer picture a than any television you are accustomed to seeing After your set has been adapted for DISTURBANCE FREE RECEPTION will enable you to see the same favorite programs you have been watching Only then can you relax and enjoy television at its finest See for yourself and see the difference 19 Down up to SO Months To Pay on All Plumbing HANCOCK PLUMBINGS 561 Cotton Ave Dial 3-5451 SALE! 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