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Little Iron Curtain F OR MOST of one day I have driven along what is sometimes called “the little iron curtain”— the border where Yugoslavia and Albania meet, for Yugoslavia en joys the unenviable distinction of being squeezed between two sections of the iron curtain with Bulgaria and Hungary on one side and Al bania on the other. How tiny, primitive Albania — chiefly a Mohammedan country— happened to fall for Russian com munism has always been a mystery to me. I lived on the Albanian bor der for two years after the first World War, once crossed it on horseback, and its people at that time were rugged individualists who hated all governments, including their own, with the passion of Pennsylvania’s high-t a r i f f Joe Grundy. Perhaps the explanation is that Albania is a nation of extreme poverty where the people have noth ing to lose by trying new experi ments plus the fact that any nation torn by a never-ending series of wars is an easy mark for com- munism. At any rate, the border between Russianized Albania and anti-Rus sian Yugoslavia now is studded with armed guards, and strangers are not permitted within 20 kilometers (about 12% miles). I managed to remember enough of the local language to talk my way past the first guard in the re stricted zone and thereafter man aged to talk my way past guards who stopped our jeep every half hour until we had passed through the old Turkish Albanian city of Prizerend, the border town of Ja- kovitza, and Deceny monastery- one of the oldest in Serbia, but it now bristles with armament. Denounce Russians My purpose in visiting this iso lated, desolate part of the Balkans was partly sentimental, partly to see whether the United States is getting credit for its good program, partly to gauge Yugoslav sentiment toward Russia and the United States in an area far from the official blarney handed out by the diplomats in Belgrade. Regarding the food program, the United States baa given the Yugoslav government JO,000,- 060 worth of floor with the un derstanding that they sell it through their regular ration sys tem but making it clear that the flour comes from us. Its distribution was organised un der Richard Allen of Carmel, Calif., a former Hoover food man who has also arranged for American inspectors to travel through the country. I traveled part of the time with one of these inspectors — efficient George Trett—as he interviewed local officials and local farmers and It appears the United States is getting credit. Lesson for U. S. Thirty years ago I had charge of 100 Bulgar prisoners in a diminu live Serbian village called Dobro Do, which means good valley—but the valley wasn’t good, because it had been burned out by the Bul garian army and my job was to re build the homes of Serbian widows, using Bulgarian prisoners for labor. We also had a transport company of 100 mules and 100 conscripted Al banian mule drivers who every night sat around campfires—the Al banians, the Bulgar prisoners and their Serbian guards discussing war and what caused war. That was in 1919 and they re called that in 1912 Serbia and Greece had fought Turkey, then in 1913 Bulgaria had fought Serbia and Greece, and in 1914 the World War started. Thus for six long years the Balkans were plunged in war—war which neither the Serbian guards nor their Bulgarian prisoners nor the Albanian conscripts wanted. R Their hope, they said, was Woodrow Wilson—he was going to proclaim o new world in which there wouM be eternal peace. Well, the years have come and gone since then. Woodrow Wil son tried and failed, and Dobro Do since then once again was ravished—this time by the Ger mans, later by the Italians—and S then liberated by the Russians who, at times, acted more like conquerors than liberators. This is the history of a typical Balkan village and when you look round at the poverty whichr always follows in the wake of war you un derstand why there is communism in the Balkans, for people who are poor, who are bled white, who have nothing to lose, turn in their des peration to desperate remedies. Rental Racket A new racket has sprung up in crowded west coast cities, such as San Diego and Los Angeles. Rental agents are trying to cash in on the housing shortage by selling leads to apartment hunters. A fee of five or ten dollars is charged for rental leads, which usually turn out to be apartments already rented. This practice may not be illegal. However, in San Diego, the better business bureau has privately .warned some rental agents. MAIN* STREET FEATURE SCANNING THE WEEK'S NEWS of Main Street and the World Eisenhower Says He Would Employ A-Bomb Under Certain Conditions DECISION— "To my mind the use of the atomic bomb would be on this basis. "Does it advantage me, or does it not, when 1 get into a war? Now, if I felt that the material destruction that I was going to accomplish was not equal to the moral or great reaction otherwise to this act, then l would ab stain. "If I thought the net was on my side, l would use it instantly, because / proceed from this basis: The United States is not going to declare war or conduct an aggressive campaign. It is merely going to defend itself, and if someone, in spite of its peaceful purpose, jumps on it, l believe in using what we have in defending ourselves." With these words Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower told the world— friend and foe alike—just how far he would go to defend western Eu rope. It was the kind of clear-headed, logical reasoning that people in the home towns of the nation could understand. It reaffirmed their faith in the man chosen to fill the most important post in modern history. It is this kind of reasoning and determination that the Communist nations of the world understand. And if the world understands this rea soning, it could rhean another step toward the preservation of peace. 18-YEAR-OLDS— would be difficult to say at this point who was more surprised by the 79 to 5 senate vote that passed the bill to draft 18-year-olds, opponents or supporters of the measure. For weeks the debate had raged in the senate over lowering the draft age from the 19-year-old limit. And although the bill must go to the house for action, it appeared that much of the pressure against the administration’s defense plans has been relieved. Most observers were inclined to believe the bill will eventually reach the President’s desk. The senate vote caused const derable speculation across the nation. In the first place, the man on main street wanted to know is it possible for five sen ators—the number who voted against the measure —to bombard the U. S. sen ate with so much propa ganda that it completely ties up important legisla tion for weeks? Second, what happened to the other senators who had ranted and raged against drafting the 18-year-olds? And third, were the statements by op ponents that the mothers of the nation flooded Washing ton with telegrams against the draft entirely true? NO! NO! NO!— After a full week of conferences, watched anxiously by the “average man” who do« MNMMmmaaoMn Striving desperately to make peace between labor and the administration^ Eric Johnston (center), economic sta bilizer, met several times with onion leaders in Washington. Shown with Johnston (left to right) are: Meany, AFL; Leighty, RLEZ; Hayes, IAM; Morphy, presidential conncil; and Gold berg, CIO. not understand very clearly the niceties of diplomatic language and ma neuvers, the foreign ministers’ deputies of the United States, France, Britain and Russia, meeting in Paris, had nothing to report. The only statements were “no, no” issued by Russia’s Andrei Gro myko to every proposal put forth by the western powers. Gromyko first gained the attention of the home-towners of the na tion as the “no” man of the United Nations. The main point of difference between the west and east remained the subject of rearming Germany. ,<-> KOREAN BATTLE Slowly, methodically United Nations troops advanced in Korea, storming the hills, digging the Communists out of foxholes with bayonets, stopping and breaking a Red attack at other points, but always pushing toward the 38th parallel. U. N. commanders continued to expect a spring offensive by the Reds, scheduled for some time during the last part of March or ApriL Meanwhile, the Chinese suffered severe casualties as U. S. troops pushed ahead, estimated by some observers at 20,000 to 30,000 in twe weeks. There were reports that the Communists had 200,000 men in the front lines below the parallel. In addition they were reported to have 100, 000 more troops in immediate reserve in North Korea and a great reservoir, perhaps more than 300,000, across the Yalu river in Man churia. RUSSIAN ARMS According to Russian reports the Supreme Soviet (Parliament) has adopted a 1951 budget of 451% billion rubles, of which 96 billion would go for defense purposes. Russia has placed a value on the ruble of four to the American dollar, but since there are so many imponderables involved, the rate does not reflect the true position of the ruble. If the rate is taken, it would in- dicate a total defense budget of $24 billion. However, Soviet produc- tion, through use of forced labor and purchases from dominated countries at ex tremely favorable rates, is considerably cheaper than that of the United States. A NJW JOLT— The ad- ministration’s price stabili- ration effort which has been called nearly everything, in cluding “fraud”, received another jolt, this time in the black and white of the wholesale price index. The bureau of labor sta tistics’ index hit an all time peak of 17 per cent above pre-Korean war prices and 20.2 per cent over a year ago. The bureau •aid all major commodities advanced except building materials. The new figures wiped out any hope that the stabilization effort had finally started taking effect and a leveling-off was about to take place. The figures also brought renewed charges from labor that it would take a law “with teeth in it” to stop the inflation spiral. Michael V. DiSalle, price director, told worried housewives in a television speech that it would be three more months before ceiling prices on food will be posted in stores. It couldn’t be done sooner, he reported, because food prices vary by localities. LAST HOPE— The supreme court refused by a vote of 6 to 0 to re view tiie case of Alger Hiss, convicted of giving government secrets to a Russian spy ring before World War IL It was Hiss’ last hope of escap ing a five year prison sentence. The Hiss trial made headlines in the nation's press for months. A guilty verdict and prison sentence was returned after a second trial. The slender, brilliant attorney has stubbornly denied the charges of giving away government secrets. The U. S. air force has ordered of Glenn L. Martin of Baltimore, Md., an undisclosed number of the British Can berra twin-jet bomber above. Britain gave the U. S. the plans for the plane as a part of the mutual aid pact be tween the two nations. THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. BbSh v.-^- •' '-xK & mm ■ t. , ^BirrwiTin wm ,• :x :v ' iwKiwwtWoyv?*.-:-? DEFIES FATAL DISEASE . . . Doomed by Hodgin’s disease. Nurse Evelyn Crutcher takes the blood pressure of a patient at a Houston hospital. Death may wait as long as 15 years, during which time the nurse plans to help others. m. m COST OF LIBERTY 1,000,000th Man to Die for Country The cost of liberty is high for this Republic. As mothers and fathers through out the nation ponder over the world's ills and worry about their sons in service, or soon to join the armed forces, somewhere in the mud and filth of Korea the 1,000,- 000th soldier to die for this nation may already be a casualty. Adding in the Korea casualties. 995,100 men have died in defense of this Republic. This total, however, is not up to date since reporting of Korean casualties is two to four weeks behind. The latest Korean total stood at 52,448. Of these, 8,853 were dead of all causes and 9,899 missing. The remainder were wounded. This amounted to 300 weekly since the war started last June. mm RACE FROM KOREA ... A race to the bedside of his mother, crit ically ill with peritonitis, brought Marine Corporal Thomas Grant from Korea to a Brooklyn hospital for a reunion with his mother whom he hadn’t seen In 2% years. FIRST MARINES ARRIVE ON ROTATION ... A long procession of cars bearing feted marines, returned from Korea under the armed services’ rotation plan, proceeds down Montgomery street in San Fran cisco through the financial district as the city pays homage to the first group of marines returned under the new plan. These men, 774 fighting men along with 400 wounded, are fresh from the Korean war front and are given a welcome that is due heroes. SHOPPER'S CORNER By DOROTHY BARCLAY ? - iiiM. m llir* POLIO PREVENTIVE? ... Dr. Louis Gebhardt, University of Utah bacteriologist, has announced Isolation of three types of polio virus. The discovery is expected to lead to a polio vaccine. It cli maxed two years of research. SOLDIERS RUN FOR SHELTER CARRYING WOUNDED ... A United States lieutenant, two soldiers and a Republic of Korea soldier run for the nearest shelter bearing a wounded United Nations officer on a Ut ter. They are under the direct fire of an enemy burp gun, as the grim- ^ness of their faces testifies. * : : maa WmmmM r.’.wr. 'VtV, L < V I*, '■ v lpll I vx'':*: mmm • ' S &'■ v s x :• •• HOUSEWIVES, ALERT H AVE YOU been watching the ads for dress and suit sales? Housewives alert! for clothes-prices are going higher and > higher, with the government prying up that lid on retail price-controls. So hurry, hu* 1 '- ry, hurry to your favorite dress- store! And if you can’t find just what you want for that spring ward robe, why not whip up your own? Home sewing has become the American woman’s top hobby, and a most practical one it is these days of mounting clothes prices. To day 28,500,000 wo men are stretch ing their budgets by making their own clothes—and many of their home furnishings. There never was or never will be a better time to jo(n the 28,500,000 than today. Tomorrow, with the drain fen* defense needs, fabrics may not be so plentiful, but today there’s a larger selection than ever before. Wool jersey, double-layered for the tubular treatment, flannels, colorful prints in both rayon an< silk are all available for spring. RIBBONS AND BOWS Plentiful too are ribbons and other trimmings to dress up your old clothes or give that good suit a new touch, and to furbish the new clothes you make or buy. There wmmmm -/ FATEFUL RING ... Mrs. Emma Homeyer fingers ring that be longed to her husband Charles' sixth wife, Anna. Police say he confessed to dismembering body of Anna after the discovery of a human skull in concrete beneath Factoryville. Pa., home. .V, .. CONVERSATION PIECE . . . Seems Leon Rappoport, latest suspect in basketball "fix" scan dal, is pleading with his reflection in New York police station. He was long sought as the mysterious "Stanley." gSg <X-x3tW<v.-X- MAN THREATENS LEAP . . . Convict Thomas Blackburn, atop water tower at Joliet penitentiary, turns a deaf ear as Prison Chaplain E. Grey Wininger pleads with him to come down. After shouting insults at prison guards for five hours, Blackburn descended of his own will. Warden Joseph E. Ragen said that Convict Blackburn refused to give any reason for his act. The water tower is 90-feet tall. Blackburn is shown .in middle of tower catwalk. NICE COOKIES . . . Four GI’s in Korea sent word to New York's Hunter College saying they'd heard of the classic beauty of the coeds, but while pinups were fine, a cake or a cookie was finer. So three students in the home economics department, Eileen Walsh, Florence Henninger and Elaine Brooks, got to work and cooked up this batch for the boys. Here they are tasting the cookies which they hope the boys wiU appreciate more than pinup pictures. \ Larger Number Of Small Town Students Urged ChAaGO, HI.—An increase in the number of medical students from rural areas was suggested as a means of increasing the num ber of physicians practicing in such areas. This might be accomplished either by preferential consideration of applicants from rural commu nities or by encouraging and as sisting well-qualified students from small towns to attend medical schooL This opinion was expressed by Dr. Harold S. Diehl of Minneapolis, dean of the medical sciences. Uni versity of Minnesota. Dr. Diehl was a speaker at the 47th annual congress on medical education and licensure. Dr. Diehl reported the results of a study of the present practice location of 545 graduates of the Uni versity of Minnesota medical school in relation to the type of community in which they grew up. For the pur pose of tabulation and analysis, communities were divided in three groups: (1) with a population of less than 5,000; (2) with a popula tion of 5,000 to 100,000, excluding Rochester, where the Mayo clinic constitutes a special situation; (3) Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth. Of the 199 doctors who grew up in small communities of less than 5,000, 116 returned to small towns to practice, 35 went to towns with a population of 5,000 to 100,000, and 48 went to one of the three large cities. Of the 104 doctors who grew up in towns of 5,000 to 100,000 popula tion, only 25 went to small towns and rural communities. Of the 242 who were raised in large cities, 53 went into rural community prac tice. This tabulation. Dr. Diehl pointed out, indicates that the chances of a student brought up in a small town of returning to such a town are more than 2% times as great as the chances of a student from a large city going into a small com munity to practice. 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