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< m THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. Kn Price Chief DiSalle H0 told irate farm bloc his beef rollback order was justified. SCANNING THE WEEK'S NEWS of A4q/n Street and the World Cost-of-Living Index Stabilized For First Time Since June, 1950 THAT RISING SPIRAL—The government’s predictions that price* would level off as a result of its numerous and sometimes confusing price regulations, seemed to be borne out with the announcement that the cost- of-living index has come to a deadvtop. The bureau of labor statistics put out two sets of figures that indicated the upward spiral had stopped for the first time since the outbreak of the Korean War last June. As for food prices, the average home town housewife couldn’t notice any decline, but according to govern ment figures it was there—all .2 of a ^ per cent of it. At the present time food prices are approximately 11.1 per cent above last June. The confusing beef picture remained about the same with word from the White House that President Truman was “going to stand firm’’ behind Price Director Michael V. DiSalle on his order for the rollback. THE PRICE WE PAY—For the first time since the Korean conflict began on June 25 of last year, the price we are paying for victory was made startling clear to the home town mothers and fathers of the na tion. Testifying before house and senate committees, Gen. Omar Bradley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, reported there have been 72,679 ^non- battle casualties in Korea, boosting the total of all U.S. casualties in the war to 141,955. Bradley told the senators there have been 69,276 battle casualties, including 10,680 dead. Of the nonbattle casualties, 612 died of such causes a* pneumonia, automobile accidents, etc. Eighty-five per cent of the rest have returned to duty. Release of these figures confirms rumors long circulated in the nation that casualties have been more than double those officially announced. TRUMAN AND THE HOME TOWN— It was evident that President Truman had the home towns of the nation on his mind during his recent news conference. At two points he indicated he had been giving them considerable thought. For one thing, he told newsmen that a third world war would turn American soil into a battle front. He said he believes that the people have enough intelligence and energy to meet any situation. But he in dicated he was unwilling to take a chance on seeing how they would react under the destruction another world struggle would bring to the home towns of the nation. The President would not say whether he will be a candidate again in 1952, but he did indicate another of his famous cross-country tour: to tell the home towners his policies was a possibility. In the 1948 election campaign the President carried his message to the home towners and made hundreds of speeches to small but en thusiastic audiences. His appeal on the local level is credited with his success in that campaign. It seems likely, therefore, that another cross country swing is but a matter of time. APPEAL TO MAIN STREET—Governments may argue and pass regulations, but they are ineffective if Main Street doesn’t suppon them. This outstanding trait of democracy was demonstrated again when the house agriculture committee appealed to housewives and con tinner representatives to come forward and defend the beef rollback- aimed at cutting the price of beef 8 to 10 cents at butcher stores by October 1. Under continued assault from cattlemen, packers and distributors, the committee decided the best counterattack would be from Main Street customers. They wanted to hear from any consumers or consumer groups who think the beef order will benefit them. Meanwhile the government ordered a cut in the number of cattle that may be slaughtered this month. The quota will be 87 per cent of the weight slaughtered in June, 1950. The purpose is to assure fair dis tribution ef livestock among registered slaughterers and to prevent the rise of black markets. WHAT CHANCES FOR PEACE? —Ever since the MacArthur incident impressed upon the man on Main Street the awful possibility of years of struggle in K^orea, one question has been uppermost in the mind of every American—what are the chances for peace? ' At present there are being circulated rumors of peace proposals These rumors have grown since United Nations troops broke the back ef the second Chinese offensive and then plunged northward to kill and capture thousands of Red troops. But it would be well for the home towner to remember that talk oi as circulated now are but rumors—nothing more. It would be futile to pin the hope of peace on a rumor and then have it deflated by another Communist attack. Military leaders in Korea report the killing and capture of thousands of Red soldiers, but still warn they are capable of another offensive. It is well to remember that peace can not be made by one party—there must be two. RED CROSS IN KOREA—The American Red Cross, to which mil lions of people in the home towns of the nation have contributed their dollars, this month is launching the operations of 28 clubmobiles for the troops in Korea. The clubmobiles, to be staffed by 60 Red Cross girls, were requested by the military because of their adaptability to the quick-shifting Korean war front. A popular feature of the Red Cross services to the armed forces ir World War II, the clubmobiles will provide airmen and ground troops- with free coffee and doughnuts, recorded music and stationery. They will supplement the one large Red Cross club operating at the port of Pusan. At present approximately 360 Red Cross workers anr more than 3,000 volunteers are now serving American troops in Asia. m- yet' K • MM mim wte-: - ' - : : ■ sS- m. m The Senator and the General Gam. Omar Bradley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, told bouse and senate committees investigating the MacArthur affair that US. casualties i» Korea were 141,955. (See story above.) FARM MANPOWER PROBLEM e Better Living Standard May Ease Problem Reports from many sections of the country continue to show no im provement in the farm manpower problem. Draft boards are still handing out few deferments for agriculture. 1 Industry is also draining off a great part of the remaining farm manpower, reports indicate. As a result, the nation is entering a period of mobilization—almost a state of war—with the fewest farm workers in its history. The labor problem is further com plicated by the fact that many workers now available are capable of handling nothing more compli cated than a hoe. They are a poor substitute for a hired hand or son who has a life-time of training in agronomy, animal husbandry, and power machinery. CHAPEAU CONSCIOUS . . . Mrs. Matthew B. Ridgway, new first lady of the far east command, wears a hat crowned with a flat- tailored bow with veiling between the double brims. She is now set ting the hat styles in Tokyo social circles. ACCUSED SWINDLER . . . Lewis Hickey is accused by Los Angeles police of receiving money from more than 50 persons by telling them their sons had borrowed money from him before being killed in Korea. He was arrested by postal inspectors. SPLITS WITH REDS . . . Gian Carlo Matteotti, deputy of the Ital ian Socialist party, has resigned from the party because of its tie- up with the Reds. He is son of the anti-Fascist Socialist, killed by Mussolini’s Fascists in 1924 before the Fascists threatened war. FASHION FLASH . . . Designer Lawrence Gaines watches his creation through a looking glass. Model wears suit in creamy Irish linen. Brown silk taffeta binds the shaped curved collar and cuffs and hand-made button holes. Brown bone buttons complete the contrasting note. The suit skirt is backed with muslin to prevent heat wilting and to give the smoothest wearing lines. This dress is designed to delight a lady’s heart and turn a cavalier’s head. BLUSTERY IN HERE ... A man walks inside of the 16-foot transonic wind tunnel at the national advisory committee for aeronautics. Lang ley, Va., aeronautical laboratory where research is going on for aircraft and guided missiles at speeds near 13,000 miles per hour, or 17 times the speed of sound. The turning vanes, which are visible at the farthest end of the wind tunnel, are powered by two 30,000 horse power motors. WANNA DUNK? . . . Hollywood starlet June McCall heard that some folk are using Yaml Yogurt as a skin cream, so sh^ decided to out-Held Anna Held and her famous milk baths by bathing all over in the stuff. It’s a good clean stunt. jmSm ESCAPES NO-MAN’S-LAND . . . T/Sgt. Corliss Miller, Colorado Springs, combat artist, was lost 10 days between UN and Red lines in Korea. He subsisted on ear ef dried corn, and was not spotted once by the enemy. FIRST KOREAN WAR ACE . . . Capt. James Jabara, Wichita, is given a free ride after becoming first Korean war ace. His fifth and sixth air victories were won by shooting down two enemy MIG-15 fighters near Sinuiju, North Korea. Providing the free ride for the Jet pilot are Lt. Rudolphe Holley, Augusta, Ga., and Major Edward Fletcher, Cranston, R.I. Holley damaged one enemy fighter in the battle. Fletcher had previously destroyed one and damaged one. NATION’S HIGHEST AWARD . . . President Truman is decorating in fantry sergeant John A. Pittman, Tullula, Miss., with the congressional medal of honor—the nation's highest award for valor—in a ceremony at the white house. Sergeant Pittman won the honor by smothering an enemy grenade with his body to save the Uves of his comrades while leading an attack in Korea. He was one of the three Korean veterans presented with the coveted medal by Mr. Truman. MacArthur Flouts Orders T HE senate’s ruling that stax wit nesses in the MacArthur hearings will not have to testify regarding confidential conversations presum ably will hold for confidential con versations between Gen. Omar Bradley and the other members of tlje joint chiefs of staff. However, some of their private reactions during the MacArthur discussions arc significant. Inside fact is that the joint chiefs were extremely nervous about the idea of ousting MacArthur and took care to avoid the word “recommend’’ in reporting to the White House that MacArthur be fired. Instead, and after considerable private debate, they decided to use Ihe words “militarily advisable.*’ Therefore, a report that it was “militarily advisable’’ to relieve MacArthur was signed by all four of the joint chiefs. Despite this compromise wording there was no question among the joint chiefs that MacArthur should go. There were three general reasons for this view, and it Is interesting that none of them reaUy agreed with Truman’s reasons—name ly, Mac Arthur’s flouting of or ders by discussing foreign pol icy. Reason No. 1 was the fact that the joint chiefs considered Mac Arthur too rash as a military com mander and likely to let American forces in for more trouble. Tying MacArthur’s Hands That was why they actually tied his hands with the military direc tive 1 regarding the bombing of Chi nese bases. They decided that he could bomb Chinese bases if—and there were two very big ifs—I. The Communists threw in enough air power to jeopardize our ground troops; or 2. If the Chinese attacked any U.N. ships or installations out side Korea. But MacArthur was given a fur ther directive that before he could do any bombing in either of the above categories he must first con sult the joint chiefs. In other words, what might provoke MacArthur into bombing Manchuria might x\ot be enough to provoke the joint chiefs. They didn’t trust his judgment, were afraid he would interpret these con ditions far more liberally than they. Reason No. 2 was the fact that MacArthur was. not one to take suggestions or guidance from the joint dhiefs. While it is. J.C.S. pol icy not to dictate to the commander in the field, they do reserve the right to give general guidance and make suggestions. And they were quite provoked during MacArthur’s November ad vance into North Korea that he ig nored their warning that there was no battle communication between General Walker’s 8th army and General Almond’s 10th corps. When the joint chiefs yarned MacArthur about this, he replied, rather cold ly, that there was sufficient liaison. However, the joint chiefs, still not satisfied, asked MacArthur a second time why General Almond and his 10th corps were operating independently of the 8th army, leaving a big gap between the two forces. MacArthur replied, uncon vincingly, that General Almond and his 10th corps were drawing Chinese pressure away from the 8th army. Later, when the* Chinese struck, they picked the hole that had wor ried the joint chiefs, and smashed right into the vacuum between the 10th corps and the 8th army. Reason No. 3 however, what fi nally got the joint chiefs really A)re at MacArthur was the way his statement about using Chiang Kai- Shek’s troops in Korea killed th« universal military training bill. For months the joint chiefs had set their hearts on passing universal military training for the first time in the history of the nation. But two days after MacArthur's statement aiding that we use Chlang’s Formosan troops, the U.M.T. bill was dead. MacArthur had killed it. For congress was under im mediate fire from the voters to use Chinese troops instead of expanding the draft. U. N. Troops A lot has been published about the failure of our United Nations friends to support us in Korea, but not much about certain unexpected support Italy, for instance, is not a mem ber of the U.N., but has asked for permission to send units to Korea. So far, nothing definite has been worked out Unoriginality in Names David Zaslavsky, chief editor of Pravda, let off steam at a recent meeting of the pro-Communist in ternational organization of journal ists meeting at Budapest Among other things, he branded “Drew Pearson” a “warmonger.” There’s nothing like being ver satile. I have now been called a “Communist” by Senator McCarthy, a warmonger by the editor of Pravda, and an S.O.B. by President Truman. Ifs about time somebody thought up some new names. / Grant land Rlcs Pitching Troubles A VETERAN pitcher was talk- I ' ing about the troubles, trials, tribulations and woes that attack modern pitchers. “In the old days,” he said, “up to 1920, pitchers were throwing a comparatively dead ball. Frank Baker earned his nickname of Home-run Baker with nine home runs one season. Gil Hodges of the Dodgers already had nine this sea son before the first month was over. “Today, a flock of ballplayers hit from 20 to 50 home runs a year. So the pitcher can’t af ford to give good hitters a good-look ing ball. They must work for the corn ers, high and low. Also, there are too many short fences or walls where a pop fly is good for a home run. “There’s another matter that works against modern pitching. In the old days most of the good pitchers com pleted most of their games. They were allowed to give up a few hits, bases on balls and runs. But today ifs different. After a hit and a base on balls the bull pen gets busy. At least two relief pitchers are hard at work. Somebody comes from the bench to talk it over with the pitch er. The pitcher knows that one more hit or one more pass means his day’s work is over. “I know what that feeling |s. Ton begin tightening np. Ton start steering the bail, or try ing to steer it. Anyway, ail your confidence is gene. How many times this season have yon seen one team nse from four to six pitchers? It happens a lot. You’re in a rough spot when yon know yon can’t afford to make one more mistake; Alex ander, • Mathewson, Johnson, Young, etc., never had to face sitnations like that.” It might be whispered, however, that Alexander, Matty, etc., bad a much clearer idea of where the plate is located than most of the modern bunch. Alexander rarely gave anybody a good ball to hit. The same was true 9! Mathewson, until Matty got well ahead. Knowing he had to work in 40 or more games he always saved his arm when he had a good lead. “Now the outfielder's can get in the game,” he’d tell you. For example, in 1908, Ed Walsh worked in 66 games, winning 40 and saving 10 others. Matty worked in well over 50 games, winning 37 and saving eight or ten others. When he pitched that play-off game in 1908 against the Cubs, he could just about lift his arm. * * * . . . Taking Out the GftmbU Everything connected with racing is supposed to be a gamble. It doesn’t quite work out that way. With the big purses thrown onto the scene, the art or science or luck oi breeding has brought an in vestment angle to the turf that is sound enough for many breeders to follow with a smile. For example, yon can take the breeding farms of George Widener’s Elmendorf Farm and Dale Shaffer’s Coldstream Stud at Lexington, Ky. \ An excited statistician has fig ured it out that in recent years these two breeding centers have sold 374 yearlings. These horses won a total of $5,788,066, an average of $15,476 each. Their aggregate selling price, we are informed, was $3,582,860, an average of $9,579 each. This is an average of some $5,000 per horse profit for the buyer, which in bulk is a handsome dividend and enconrages future sales. For many years Calumet, through purses and sales, passed a $1,000,000 or more rate each year. We have an idea that no one stable will reach, or come close to reaching, the million dollar mark in 1951. Owner Jack Amlel has already lifted nearly $100,000 from the Derby. Great Rush won close to $150,000 in the Maturity Stakes, but this stable won’t win very much more. Certainly, Mr. Amiel has no vision of a big clean-up. • Jimmy Jones finally got another win out of Coaltown, but Citation blew another start. You feel almost the same way about Citation as you do about Joe Louis. ^ You remember great years and then to see these two brilliant ex champions floundering. Both at their peaks were rated with the best in the game. Now both have lost stature and prestige by their closing efforts to handle time. No one can handle time except the sun. Even clocks and calendars wear out. Natural Hittar “Just what is a natural hitter?” I once asked Johnny Mize. . “I guess you just like to swing a bat,” he said. “I know-I always did. I learned to follow the ball with my eyes all the way.” Play-Yard Furniture Is One Pattern Designed Play-Yard Furniture H ERE are four patterns in one. The clown, slide, teeter-totter and sand box. Pattern gives actual size cutting diagrams for the clown, with color guide and direc tions for painting and assembling. Everything is complete on pattern 317. Price 25c. WORKSHOP PATTERN SERVICB Drawer 10 Bedford Hills, New torfc Jackass “Oh, Doctor, I have sent for you, certainly; still, 1 must con fess that 1 have not the slightest faith in modern medical science.” “Well,” said the doctor, “that doesn’t matter in the least. 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