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.THE NEWBERRY SUM. NEWBERRY. S. C. E'.V R ; Fireside Chat Proposed S ECRETARY of State Acheson has been urging President Tru man to deliver a fireside chat warn ing the nation against falling for the Russian peace offensive. Acheson fears that victory in Ko rea will lull Americans into for getting that western Europe is still Russia’s No. 1 objective and that to let down now would prove dis astrous later. Therefore, he has sug gested the President give a blunt talk to the people, perhaps on Co lumbus Day, and in this way ex plode Moscow’s peace talk. Acheson wants the President to point out that Russia still has 75 divisions in eastern Germany—15 of them armored—and is now stock piling huge quantities of food and raw materials—something you do only when you are preparing for war. Senate Poet Laureate Scott Lucas, the hard-boiled sen ate leader, is one thing; but Scott Lucas, the rhymester, is another. Most people don’t know that when the senator from Illinois gets fed up with long, drawn-out senate debates he scribbles lyrics. Here is one he turned out when the senate was tied up in a table-thumping debate on oil: "Who is this old man oil ^ That raises hell in committee toil? Open the door and let him in. Hear him speak straight from the chin. "Remember boys—he’s a wily old cuss. He looks like ‘Hit’ and acts like ‘Muss’; He’s a traveler of world renown. Gushing and running from town to town.’* Korean Costs Increase Most people don’t realize that the cost of the Korean war to the tax payers has been increased by about five billion dollars, because of two factors: 1. Unpatriotic war manu facturers and raw-material dealers have hiked prices; 2. President Tru man, though given ample power by congress, has failed to invoke price controls. As** result, it now costs the services more for their needs, without exception, than they paid before the Korean outbreak. Probably the most shameful is the sudden increase in the price of medical and surgical goods, urgent ly needed to save lives in Korea. The army must now pay $220 for an instrument and medicine cabi net that cost only $195 before the Korean war. The price of glycerin, a medical compound in demand in military hospitals, has shot up 114 per cent. Even rubber surgical gloves for operating on wounded soldiers have increased in price from 17 to 22 cents per pair. The high-octane aviation fuel that keeps our planes flying over Korea costs 30 per- cent more than before the war. At the same time, fuel oil has shot up 54 per cent. The air force is also paying as high as 175 per cent more for re’sistors, actua tors and other electronic spares for aircraft, and the navy is paying 10 to 12 per cent Tflbre for” ship parts than these same iteihs cost before K-day. mm & ■ i-. m &• mzi ' Business As Usual In addition to paying 62 per cent more for zinc, the army and navy had to get tough before they could even bt^y enough zinc for batteries urgently needed in Korea. Assistant Secretary of the Army Alexander and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Koehler personally had to put pres sure on the zinc companies in order to get military orders filled. Believe it or not, these companies —Anaconda, Sullivan Mining, Amer ican Smelting and Refining, and American Zinc company of Illi- noJs—wanted to take care of their civilian clients first rather than risk losing business. Now the same com panies are protesting against sup plying zinc for the nation’s strategic stockpile. The basic commodities used in the manufacture of military items were the first to sky rocket after Korea. Crude rub ber shot up 162 per cent, with some British companies charg ing as high as 300 per cent above the pre-Korean price. The price of wool, so essential for the freezing Korean winter, in creased 61 per cent. Cotton for summer uniforms shot np 50 per cent. Steel scrap, which sold for $24 a ton before the Korean war, now costs $38 per ton. Here are a few other comparisons between the prices the armed for ces paid before and after the Ko rean war began: radio receivers up from $550 to $910 a set; radiak training sets, $84.90 to $289; ship ping boxes, 82 cents to $1.24 each; five-gallon gasoline drums, $1.79 to $1.98 each; khaki trousers, 74 cents to 84 cents a pair; adhesive tape, 26 cents to 30 cents a roll; tires, $18.14 to $20.46 each; fire hose, $20.64 to $23.10 per 50 feet; ground interrogator, $1,842 to $2,303 each. These are typical of the prices the armed services are paying. ■WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Peace Talks Proposed by Stassen; U. N. Forces Cross 38th Parallel; High Prices Weaken Defense Plan (EDITOR’S NOTE: When •pinions sre expressed in these eolnmns, they are those of Western Newspaper Union’s news analysts and not necessarily of thla newspaper.) wmm Harold E. Stassen, president of University of Pennsylvania as he announced contents of a message he sent to Soviet Gen eralissimo Joseph Stalin proposing that they confer and urging Russia to "stop the drift to war.’* Stassen’s message was delivered to the Soviet embassy and a copy to the state department. STASSEN: A Just World Peace Harold E. Stassen, president of the University of Pennsylvania and twice an aspirant for the Re publican presidential nomination, stepped in where angels fear to tread. The former Minnesota governor wrote a letter to Premier Stalin suggesting that they confer on steps that need be taken to achieve "a just world peace.’’ Stassen was quick to point out that his letter was written without consultation either with President Truman or the state department; that is, Stassen had written to Stalin in his private capacity and the let ter had no official inspiration. Stassen declared that, if his bid was successful, he would have “four or five of this country’s top ‘ citi zen leaders” accompany him to Moscow for the conference. There is a possibility that Stalin might accept Stassen’s proposal. In fact, some quarters believe the Russians will jump at the chance, if for nothing else, at least for the opportunity to pound out the old propaganda line that the Soviet is anxious for world peace. There is little possibility, how ever, that anything constructive will come of such a meeting. What ever Stalin and Stassen’s delegation might agree upon would have no official standing and in all prob ability would not coincide with American foreign policy. As could be expected, Stassen’s gesture produced political over tones immediately. One Democratic spokesman pointed out that the initiative of any such project prop erly belongs with the state depart ment. RISING COSTS: Cut 750 Jet Fighters The howl of the housewife that prices have climbed beyond any reasonable or sensible level was taken up by the air force which re ported between April and Septem ber increases weakened the force’s purchasing power by an equivalent of 750 F-86 jet fighter planes. The cost increases in essential materials, John McCone, under secretary for air, told the house armed services subcommittee would run about $315 million. The under-secretary cited many examples. Among the increases were crude rubber, 128.9 per cent; aluminum, 2.9 per cent; copper, 23.6 per cent; tin 32.9 per cent; plus signs of accompanying wage rises as another basic factor in cost estimation. It all boils down to the fact Which the housewife has long known: prices are climbing by leaps and bounds. If the increases were hurting the armed service then perhaps something would be done to relieve the pinch on the general public. Rep. Carl Vinson, member of the armed services committee, was blunt about the situation: "Let’s not kid ourselves. Con gress has a choice of seeing these programs cut (4,428 new aircraft by 1952), or coming up with addi tional appropriations to meet these rising costs.” Headliners President Truman who is becom ing famous as a letter writer, wrote to his old friend Colorado State Senator Neal Bishop, "I wouldn’t appoint John L. Lewis dogcatch- er.” "The President could 111 afford to have more brains in the dog de partment than in the department of state,” replied the UMW boss with his usual bark and bite. "We want nothing from Korea. We want no bases there. We do not want to and will not threaten any other country through the tem porary presence of American troops in Korea on a U.N. mission,” War ren R. Austin, American delegate to the United Nations told the gen eral assembly. KOREA: A Future Hope The United Nations gave Gen. Douglas MacArthur the signal to cross the 38th parallel in the final campaign to crush the Communists and the future hope of a unified Korea. But the delay in giving that ap proval may cost the U.N. forces in manpower and material. It gave the Communists time to collect their shattered forces and prepare for another stand, whereas a con tinued attack by U.N. troops when the Reds were in full flight could have ended the war quickly. It was the old story of immature thinking and lack of plans on the part of the western nations. Had the situation been reversed, is there anyone who thinks the Reds would have stopped long enough to let U.N. forces regroup? They would have continued to attack and se cure any necessary approval later. But be that as it may, the gen eral assembly finally got around to voting on the invasion of North Korea, approving it 47 to 5. The assembly authorised: 1. That "all appropriate steps be taken to insure conditions of sta bility throughout Korea.” 2. “That U.N. forces should not re main in any part of Korea otherwise so far as necessary to achieve some other aims of the plan.” Defense Line Defense department officials and civil defense planners, met with heads of more than 53 women’s groups at a meeting in the national security resources board headquarters in Washing ton. VJP.W. HOWLS U. N. Flag 'Superseding' Old Glory To most people it wa? amusing, ture extension service w but to the department of agricul ture it was serious. The V.F.W., through its national commander, accused the agricul ture department of “an apparent effort to flood the country with United Nations flags” to take the place of Old Glory over the nation’s schools. The commander said the agricul- was supply ing U.N. flag-pattern kits to 4-H and women’s farm clubs -and urg ing members to become "modem Betsy Rosses” by making such flags at home. Said an agriculture department spokesman, "The proposal is to dis play U.N. flags parallel to the American flag, just as it is done by General MacArthur.” UNITED NATIONS: New Twist for Soviet While men died on the battlefields of Korea, power politics continued to rage in the United Nations, but with a new twist from the Soviet Union. The new twist developed when the United States urged the U. N. to adopt a plan by which national troops would form a U.N. force to keep world peace by the veto- free general assembly. Instead of ripping the plan apart, Soviet foreign minister Andrei Vish- insky said he saw some good point in it, but suggested each point of the proposal be discussed separate ly. At first the western diplomats were shaken by Vishinsky’s con ciliatory tone and stared at each other in disbelief. But then it dawned upon them that by dis cussing the points separately, Rus sia almost certainly meant to oppose the key provision that would al low the general assembly to meet in 24 hours and act against aggres sion if a veto paralyzed the security council. It was the old, old story of pol itics between world powers. CHICAGO: A Case of Jitters Senator Kefauver of Tennessee and his crime investigating commit tee Strived in Chicago, held a series of hearings, and departed leaving a case of jitters behind them that reached into high circles. Said the senator as he departed: "We think we have found strong evidence that the Capone syndicate is still operating . . . . . There is evidence of gangsters muscling into legitimate businesses, and of politi cal ties between gangsters and poli ticians of both parties.” Kefauver’s committee planned hearings in New York, Philadelphia and then a jump back to Chicago. A recent hearing in Miami revealed connections between gamblers and city officials in that winter resort. After the Chicago hearings, Ke fauver said he is convinced that a Mafia is in operation in Chicago at present. The Mafia is an Italo-Sl- cilian-born secret society of loose organization that specializes in ex tortion, and deals out its own pun ishment. Civil Defense - e •V’* i DEPA1 MB Bk Mgaegm . . . ... •• -y BUSINESS A INVEST. QP1 ftAinir. ChlneblU——For particular* ' Reynolds ChlnehilU Rnnoh Hop e tUIo. 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ITCHING and skin rashes ALL worm with guaranteed Bond-Ex Labors Athlet MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS __ JNO , IN SERVICES IN THE LITTLE CHURCH . . . The smallest known don- - gregation in the country—ah youngsters two to eight years old—listens to Sunday services conducted by the "little minister,” eight-year-old r idtrry Belan, in the Little Chnrch of Dinuba, Calif. The steepled, white stucco miniature church, costing $10,000, is constructed and furnished with child-size pews, pulpit and altar. Its overall size is 34P by 23 feet and it stands best die the parent First Methodist Chnrch. Has used i Soms of these ioney if you see Fort ou buy. If you can't prices and catalogues. isskr™ ^ M The jagged line was the ap proximate defense line of North Korean forces battling against United Nations forces under Gen. Douglas MacArthur at the ^ time the general demanded the surrender of the Communists. SECURITY LAW: Matter of Discretion The nation’s new Internal Security act has already been under fire in enforcement. The law had threat ened for a time to bar the return to this country of Arturo Toscanini, the world’s most renowned conduc-, tor. The immigration department quickly issued a statement saying the musician would be allowed to re-enter this country, thereby avoid ing a storm of protests. At the same time Attorney Gen eral J. Howard McGrath said he was using his "discretionary” pow er in permitting Friedrich Gulda, 20, Austrian pianist, to enter this country for his American debut at Carnegie Hall. Gulda joined the Nazi youth move ment at the age of 10 because the law forced him to. The new law bars admission to the country of anyone who ever has been a mem ber of, or “affiliated” with, a Com munist, Nazi, or Fascist party. CASUALTIES: Heaviest Report As United Nations forces crossed the 38th parallel and advanced in to Communist territory, the depart ment of defense released the heavi est casualty list of the Korean cam paign. It contained names of 1,211 mem bers of the U.S. armed services. The deaths numbered 225; those wounded in action, 822; missing in action, 73, and injured 48. CRIME: Up in Rural Areas Its hard to believe, but the facts are there just the same. The country crossroads continue to hold the crime spotlight during the first half of 1950. The F.B.I. reported an increase of 7.4 per cent in rural crime com pared with the same period in 1949. In the first half of last year, rural crime jumped 7.6 per cent Rural murders increased 1.6 pax cent; rape, 4.8; robbery, 3.4 • - * . > ' mm' mm *5 *4 ATOMIC ELECTRICITY . . . Dr. Robert J. Moon, University of Chi cago, has completed a device which converts into electricity the power unleashed by nuclear fission. The instrument is known as the nuclear thermometer. From China. Gonwino Horb To by tho Chinos* to Calm tf and ttronpthon tho body, it can do Tec you I "X o*oe* rooAri CHINESE TRIASURC Bo* 199 G. C. S . Now York. N. V. POULTRY, CHICKS A EQUlg. PHEASANTS A-l«**Uly.. Liberation or food purposes. Wheattteld Pheasantry, Route *, Norik Toaawanda. Noyr Y*tk. ■fsmsm, SEEDS, PLANTS, ETC. aW-.-L PANSIES—Repeat orders from thosewho know pansies convince us that our Three Star Blend la superior. ».50 per W0i *1.50 per 50. Postpaid. Ljadberg's Nar- sory. Box *66, LexingteaTKy. ' Planning for the Future? Buy U.S. Savings Bonds! tv '•1 "HOLLYWOOD 10” MEMBER TO JAIL . . . Screen writer Adrian Scott (right) leaves United States district court in Washington, D. C., hand cuffed to an unidentified prisoner on his way to begin serving a one- year prison term for contempt of congress. He is the last of the "Holly wood 10” who refused to tell the house un-American activities commit tee whether or not they were members of the Communist party. The other nine already have begun serving terms in prison. SAFE ESCAPE . . . Sergeant Ralph Kilpatrick, Phoebus, Va., came out of the once-held enemy hills in Korea in good health with a barrowing story of grimly hang ing to life in enemy-saturated territory and received checkup from Lt. Alfred Grose, Rochester. N. Y. L • 'I 0* Now...to relieve' distress without dosing, rub on... VapoI Hire:- mmm im ivi.'-'v timt: Jmm :: Doobt BUT LANES % “TOB'U LIKE THEM TOO" GENERATION GENERATION Has ustd LANE’S PILLS T* Help Stir ■* A L»«y Uvov. WNU—7 43—50 r MM IM mg TALK PLANE COSTS . . . Air Force Undersecretary John MoCone (left) tells the house armed services committee that an additional 315 to 360 million dollars win be required to offset rising prices in the military expansion program. He was corroborated by Lt. Gen. Nathan d Twining (right), as the committee considered the advisability of asking Truman to invoke wage and price controls. Inflation, McCone said, would cost the air force an amount that would pay for 750 Jet fighters. . GANGBUSTER . , . Boris Kostela- netz, nationally known gangbuster, has been appointed by the senate crime committee to go after gam bling and vice in New York to get a line on any possible tie-in be tween crime and SAFE, EFFECTIVE 2-MYREIJEF FROM COLD'S MISDUES as you start to rub. ..jtf'KSSST.’SS chest muscle tightness >ji aching soren« \ : r '