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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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“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. You
see, a mule has no faith in the
veterinary surgeon, and yet he
cures him all the same.”
Something to Remember
Doctor (to patient)—“You’ve
had'a pretty close call. It’s only
your strong constitution that
pulled you through.”
Patient—“Well, doctor, remem
ber that when you make out your
bill.”
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woman, as she climbed from the
plastic surgeon’s chair.
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