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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS U. S. Rejects Soviet Union Move To Seat China in United Nations; Marines Start Offensive in Korea (EDITOR’S NOTE: When opinions ore expressed In these eolsmns, they sre those of Western Newspaper Union’s news analysts and nof necessarily of this newspaper.) SECURITY COUNCIL: No Communist Deals “So long as men are dying on the battlefield in defense of the United Nations this council will not wish to cheapen their suffer ing or stilly their heroism by seeming to engage in the consider ation of deals.” With these words, Warren Aus tin, the American chief delegate to the United Nations, rejected the Russian move to link the question of Red China’s entrance in the U. N. with the Korean war. It was a bitter exchange of words between Austin and Soviet dele gate Jakob A. Malik, who became president of the security council Aug. 1. Malik wanted the question of admitting Red China to the U. N. the first order of business on the agenda, with the Korean situation second. The Russians were defeat ed by a vote of eight to one. No one believed the Russians had any formula for peace that was acceptable to the western powers when 1 they ended their -boycott of the security council. It soon be came evident the Russians were interested in seating Red China and nothing else. Some believed Malik's maneu vers were only delaying tactics in the belief the North Koreans would quickly shove United Nation’s troops off Korea and thus open the way for any demands the Soviet Union desired to make. That belief became wide-spread when the Russians demanded American troops be withdrawn from Korea, under threat of use of the veto, and seat the North Ko reans in security council delibera tions. On the other hand, it was just as evident that the United States would not agree to such a situa tion. The only outcome could be a deadlock, with the Russians resort ing to the vote to kill any action file majority might sanction. TRANSPORTATION: Truck Fleets Increase A for hire fleet of 1,000,000 trucks —part of the 8,000,000 which roll America’s highways—is available for transport of military supplies in case of a grave national emergency, the American Trucking association has estimated. The figure was the chief finding of an industry-wide survey con ducted by the transportation organ ization as the first step in prepar ing for a possible all-out mobiliza tion. The for hire vehicles would be the first to be mobilized and would, the association said, carry the brunt of the military ton-mile load. But an additional 4,500,000 pri vately operated trucks, 2,200,000 farm trucks and 335,000 trucks un der public ownership, could ulti mately be made available. Taken as a whole, the associa tion’s survey revealed the trucking industry could provide 171,369,000 inter-city ton-miles of transport facilities during the next\12 months. In 1541—the year before Pearl Har- bor-r~the industry clocked up 57,- 123,000 ton miles. That difference—114,246,000 ton- miles per year—represents the in creased load of guns, food, ammu nition or other military supplies which American civilian trucking firms are able and ready to handle without relying on any other form of transportation and with the full advantage of point-to-point ship ment without rehandling. EUROPE: Steps Up Defense Hie democratic nations of Europe with Communist aggression in Asia uppermost in mind formed plans for increased defense measures against invasion by Russia. The United States and its North Atlantic allies mapped a three-year $20 billion campaign of defense. Britain offered to adopt a three- year $9% billion defense budget, a heavy load for the already hard pressed British government, if the U.Sk foots part of the bill. Other members of the group agreed to recommend that all mem ber governments take immediate steps to increase effective military forces for common defense. France meanwhile asked that more American and British troops be sent to Europe and pledged to start a $5.7 billion three-year re armament program. The new pro gram would be in addition to the 1950 military budget of $1.2 billion. Rebuke The pent-up indignation felt by all who had heard Jac ob Malik’s scathing attack on the United States in the U. N. security council is registered and voiced by chief U. S. Dele gate Warren Austin. Austin’s usual cool, collected tempera ment has been put by the boards as he replied to Malik’s statements. This closeup shows Austin fiercely rebuking the Russian delegate. KOREA: A Limited Offensive The Korean military picture ap peared a little brighter for United Nations forces. A powerful Ameri can attack, the largest launched by the U.S. since the Korean war be gan, rolled slowly forward on the southern front. The North Korean troops, evident ly completely aware that an attack was coming, took advantage of every spot of cover and battled U.S. marines for every foot of ground. In the central sector the Com munists established one bridge head across the Naktong river be hind which United Nations forces had established new defense posi tions. Military authorities reported immediate danger points were in the south and center sectors. In the center the Reds had three divi sions and four of their finest in the south. While U.N. forces attacked in the south, U.S. B-29’s pounded military targets in North Korea, dropping as many as 540 tons of bombs in one day. One mass flight dropped 460 tons on railroad yards at Pyong yang, North Korea capital, with “excellent results.” Air groups from two 27,000-ton U.S. carriers bombed scattered tar gets over southwestern Korea and gave close support to attacking troops in the southern sector. Military authorities warned that the southern action was a “limited offensive” and not a “general of fensive.” It evidently was designed to block the Communist strategy of: (1) Drive down the southern coastal plain, capture Pusan, seal off the U.N. port of entry and the only escape hatch; (2) smash through to Taegu in the Naktong valley, encircle the defenders and cut them up. Whether or not the Communists can execute this strategy hinges on the question: Have we the men and the materials to stop them? Until recently the outlook was grim. BRIDGES: Jailed at Last Harry Bridges, turbulent long shore labor leader, had gone to jail at last. Federal Judge George B. Harris revoked the $25,000 bail under which Bridges had been at liberty since his conviction last April on charges of perjury and conspiracy in connection with his 1945 naturali zation, and ordered him jailed. In delivering his opinion. Judge Harris assailed the C. I. O. labor leader as “an agent dedicated to the execution of the Communist program nationally and interna tionally,” and a menace to United States security. “This is not the time for divided loyalty,” Judge Harris said. “This is not the time for Communist double f " t k.” The move to revoke Bridges' bail was started by F. Joseph Donohue, special assistant to the U. S. attorney general. Donohue argued that remarks by the laboi leader at union meetings, to the effect that he opposed resolutions supporting American intervention in the Korean war, were against the best interest of the country. H-BOMB: Work Continues The United States has stepped up its work toward production erf the hydrogen bomb. The govern ment has assigned a major seg ment of the job to the du Pont company, already experts in mak ing the plutonium which goes into the present atomic weapons. The A. E. C. appointed the du Pont company to design, construct,^ and operate some new plants of advanced design. ~^ J ‘Tv' . 1 . >? 'Z£xJ-- •: C-'s 1 Plane Crash Nineteen persons were killed and 60 injured when a bomb laden B-29 crashed, burned and exploded near the Fairfield-Suisun air base in California. The plane crashed near a trailer camp where 200 service families slept. Hie flaming explosion of the 10 or 12 ^ 500-pound demolition bombs the plane carried shattered more than half of 50 automobiles and trailers parked in the area. FORMOSA: The Big Question In the minds of many interna tional observers. Formosa had be come the big question in the battle against communism. And it pre sented the first split in policy among the western powers. With the President’s order to the U. S. seventh fleet to defend the island from Communist invasion, the split in policy first appeared The split, or Russian trap as some are inclined to believe, became serious with the visit of Genera Mac Arthur to the island and the arrival of jet planes Immediately after he returned to Japan. Many observers point out that U. S. policy is now clear: defend Formosa and the Nationalist gov ernment. This, they believe, may involve the United States in a con flict with Red China, a fight which would almost be impossible for America to win. At the same time, the British government has already recognized the Communist government of China. Several other western pow ers have been reported on the verge of recognition. This leaves the U. S. out on a limb and could involve the nation in a full fledged Asiatic war. That, students of the present world situation say, is exactly what the Soviet Union desires. If such a thing should happen Russia would, of ‘course, materially aid the Chinese. It has been pointed out that the American decision to defend For mosa is a direct act of aggression against Red China. It is a perfect excuse for the Reds to rush sev eral divisions to the aid of the Koreans. Some observer* believe such a move is already underway. Within hours after MacArthur returned to Japan, American jets landed on Formosa—vanguard of air units assigned to defend the island. A comment heard frequently aft er they landed was: “MacArthur certainly works fast.” That may be, observers pointed out, but it could also mean that MacArthur has fallen into the Russian trap. It was a serious sit uation that the United States now had to face. ECONOMY: Control Bill Likely The senate banking committee ap proved a home-front mobilization bill which would give full discretion to invoke wage-price-rationing con trols to President Truman. Last month President Truman asked for limited economic controls. The bill approved by the commit tee, however, goes much further than Mr. Truman asked. Those less-sweeping curbs in cluded authority to: 1. Allocate scarce industrial ma terials. 2. Assign priorities to put defense production work at the head of any factory job sheet. 3. Let the government take over privately owned plants, if neces sary. 4. Curb consumer credit and real- estate construction credit. 5. Grant $2,000,000,000 in govern ment loans and loan guarantees to spur defense production. The measure gives the President the right to invoke general price control and rationing anytime he decided such a step was warranted. He could invoke general wage con trols at the same time. The only apparent restriction is a provision saying the President would be compelled to put wage curbs in effect if price ceilings pre viously had been established “on materials, services, and property comprising a substantial part of all sales at retail and materially af fecting the cost of living.” The house was expected to agree on some bill patterned principally after the senate committee’s meas ure. * The Draft Selective service officials at national headquarters in Wash ington get down to work on army’s call for 100,000 men during September and October. Left to right: Col. Daniel O. Omer, general council; Selec tive Service Director Lewis B. Hershey, and Col. Bernard T. Franck, legislative officer. ROBESON: Passport Voided Paul Robeson, native-born Negro singer and a leader in left-wing movements, was asked by the state department to surrender his pass port. He refused and the govern ment voided the passport and ord ered officials to stop him if he tried to leave the country. The state department said any trip abroad that Robeson would make would not be in the interest of the United States. SOLDIERS INSPECT KOREAN CIVILIANS . . . United States and Korean troops somewhere in Korea inspect some Korean civilians. The G.I. stands ready with gun in case the Korean showing the contents of his bag may have a weapon hidden in same for sudden attack upon the searchers. The North Korean Communists have been especially adept in infiltrating American and South Korean lines. BETROTHED . • . The engagement of Philip H. Willkie, 30, son of the late Wendell L. Willkie, one-time presidential candidate, and Miss Rosalie Heffelflnger, 22, member of one of Minneapolis’ most promi nent families, was announced in Minneapolis recently by the parents of Miss Heffelflnger, Mr. and Mrs. F. Peavey Heffelflnger, of suburban Wayzata, Minn. No date was set for the wedding at the time of the announcemeut. The betrothed couple are shown together in Minneapolis. RECALLS STALIN INCIDENT . . . Harry Venzer, Pittsburgh, tells about Joe Stalin hiding under bench on which Venxer, then a child, slept in his father’s Odessa saloon. Venzer says Stalin, fleeing from the secret police, patted his head saying, “Thanks, littie one.” BEREAVED FAMILY . . . Mrs. Douglas MacKiernan, wife of the American vice - c o n s n 1 reported slain near Tibetan border while fleeing from Red China, holds her twins, Michael and Miry, They live in Fairfax, Calif.’ Tibetans mistook the consul for a Red. TRAPPED IN EXCAVATION ... A day laborer, Anthony * Viglione, grits his teeth and contorts his features in pain and agony as an un identified group of rescuers makes an attempt to free him from an excavation where he was trapped for some time before help was able to reach him. The victim was pinned in the excavation where he was working when shorings gave way, and was unable to extricate himself. FACES COURT IN SPY RING PROBE . . . Miriam Moskowitz, who was arrested in Cliffwood, N. J„ with Abraham Brothman, arrives at federal court. New York City, to be arraigned on charges of conspir ing to block justice. The pair was arrested by the FBI and accused of concocting a false story for Harry Gold, confessed spy. The story, according to charges, was to conceal the fact Brothman and Gold were brought together by Semen Semenov, Soviet atom spy. MELON QUEEN . . . Mary Ann Davis, 18, a coed at the Arizona state college, has been named queen of the “melon festival” held at Glendale, Arizona. She is hold ing a small part of the valley’s $5,000,000 melon harvest of this year. ANCIENT VOLUNTEER . . . Sam uel Barsumian, 85, Philadelphia, who fought with the Turkish army in World War I, has appealed to the President to put him in the armed forces to fight against Com munism. BRIEFS TRUMAN DAILY . . • Gen. Omar N. Bradley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, arrives at the White House for his daily briefing of President Truman on developments in the Korean con- Secret EGA Session A S CONGRESSIONAL leaders gathered in his office to dis cuss the President’s request for an additional $4-billion to arm our allies, Mr. Truman opened the meeting by urging everyone to “speak freely and give me your opinions.” He got his wish. There were two verbal explo sions at the secret session, one from Democratic Sen. Tom Connally of Texas, who demanded that some of the $4-billion be diverted from ECA spending; another from GOP congressman Dewey Short of Mis souri, who objected to bypassing congressional committees. “Are all these millions for eco nomic (ECA) aid necessary at -a time like this?” demanded Con nally, pointing out that if the U.S.A. must tighten its belt* economically for warr, out European-, friends should expect less economic help from us. “Why can’J^ some of it be used for jnilitary aid?” the Texas senator asked. “We can’t cut off food to those unfortunate people,” explained Sec retary of State Acheson, who at tended the n^eeting. He added that this was more important than send ing arms—certainly more impor tant in keeping the friendship of western Europe. “Yes, but we don’t have to feed them for five years,” boiled the acid-tongued Texan. “Some of our own people need feeding. Besides, not all this ECA money goes for food. Some of It is spent for such things as hydroelectric projects in Europe.” Acheson agreed, but reminded Connally that western Europeans need electric power not only for peace, but to manufacture arms for use agpinst aggressors. “It takes two or three years to build a dam and *the other facili ties needed to produce electric power,” shot back Texas Tom, in no mood to be argued down. “We are dealing with a current emer gency—the problem of providing military aid now. If an amendment b offered to use some of t^iis ECA money for arms. I’ll vote for It” Missourians Differ Congressman Short, the omy house Republican from Truman’s home state—therefore an object of special disdain at the White House —complained about the strategy of bypassing the foreign affairs and armed services committees by sending the $4-billion measure di rectly to the senate and house ap propriations committees. The time you will save will not be worth the bad feeling you will create in congress,” pro tested Short. “If you went through the regular procedure of getting authorizations from the foreign affairs and armed service^ committees, you could still get this bill to the floor in a day. “A lot of my colleagues will want to know what type of weapons we are sending to Europe—what coun tries are getting how much—and if the shipments can be made with out weakening ourselves. But this information will be denied us. “As one humble and insignificant member of congress,” the Mis sourian continued, “I can’t say that we should give unanimous approval to this unconstitutional procedure.” “Oh, you’re trying to make an is sue out of nothing,” snapped the President. “No, I’m not,” retorted his fel low Missourian. “There’s a proper and an improper way to handle these matters.” Finally, house GOP leader Joe Martin intervened in favor of the president. Wirefapping Probe Betting odds on Capitol ,Hill are that the federal grand jury now probing police-state methods and the wiretapping inspired by Sena tor Brewster of Maine will end in a whitewash. Despite the efforts of con scientious James Mclnerny, chief of the justice department’s criminal division, alibis are arranged to get Senator Brews ter and his friends. Pan Amer ican Airways, off file hot spot. In the first place, the justice de partment held the wiretapping re port for almost a year and only fished it out of the files after the facts had been exposed in the press. As a result, the statute of limita tions is about to expire, and but one scant week remains—seven days from today—in which the grand jury can. act. Feared for His Life Meanwhile Senator Brewster’s story is that his life was in danger and he called in the Washington police. While they may have tapped some wires in protecting him, he had no knowledge of what they were doing and received no infor mation from them. Significantly, other policemen who tapped Howard Hughes’ wire under Lieutenant Shimon’s direc tion had instructions to listen espe cially for conversations pertaining to the airplane industry. Foodstuffs mailed at Christmas time should be packed with spe cial care. Cookies are the com monest casualties, but they can be protected by packing them in alternate layers with marshmal lows or popcorn. When light cream has a mind jof its own and refuses to be whipped, it’s time to assert your self. Toss the white of an egg into it, and beat some more. It’ll get stiff in short order, and nobody but your mother-in-law will sus pect that it’s been “doctored.” EVER PAY MORE? %% * ^ (accept LESS? 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Mother and baby doing nicely.” ■ The voice was that of Wolfie Wolfinger, an amateur radio ator at Hillcrest, near Hitchc home. “It was the biggest moment my life,” said Hitchcock, the danger from the bullets mobs of the revolution. —*■ ‘Slfr ‘Worst’ Rtekltss Driver I Wild Sprat in Jail Coll WICHITA, KAS. — Fining motorist $600 and sentencing to five months in jail. Judge Rogers said the case was the * instance of reckless driving” brought to his attention. ■ . Joseph D. Rosario Jr., 30, the penalties for: ^ Speeding 80 miles an hour night through heavy do traffic in’ a 20-mile zone; 12 traffic lights; driving wii license; reckless driving; without lights; driving on the side of the street; possessing in violation of Kansas dry laws resisting arrest. The wild chase, with two motor cycle officers in pursuit, ended Rosario’s car smashing to a stop a clump of shrubbery. He wasn’t hurt. ■ Buy Has 17 Years to Pay Fine for Smashing Window BURY, ENGLAND. — Four- old Stephen Jones has 17 save up three dollars to pay judgment. The obligation, grew out incident involving a stone about size of a peach and the glass of a greenhouse. The county held Stephen and the stone responsible for a smashed glass. Then the law took ai twist. The action, it was held, against Stephen, not his fa the judgment was against But a judgment cannot be from a legal infant so file house man has to wait until is 21 before he can collect, M - Giant Australian Earth! Maasurs 11 Fset In SYDNEY. — Specim giant earthworms of Australia, some of which 11 feet long, have be< Melbourne for scientific They are the largest in the world. Their eggs inches long. To catch them, worm stood over their b for the gurgling noise these | make. In the first his heavyweight Jack Demps out Billy Mil Johnny Lot first Americs ride a total of 3,000 ners. jow .W.C, k ALL A