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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY. S. C.
SCANNING TBE WEEK'S NEWS
of Main Street and the World
Korean Peace by Christmas Possible;
U.S. Casualties Now Total 100,176
KOREA — Peace in Korea by Christmas is the one gift the people
of America’s home towns desire more than any other. Although there
Is no assurance that such a peace will be forthcoming, the possibility
does exist.
The hope that the world will have peace by Christmas was bolstered
by reports from Korea that the Communists and Allies had reached
agreement on a cease-fire line across that war-torn country.
Agreement on the cease-fire line, however, does not mean peace by
Christmas. After ratification of the line, it becomes the final buffer
zone across Korea provided the two sides agree within 30 days on all
remaining armistice issues. If no 30-day agreement
is reached on supervising the truce, exchange of
prisoners and recommendations to the governments
on troop withdrawals, the buffer line will be revised
when a full armistice finally is signed.
Considering past experiences in negotiations
with the Communists, the 30-day talking period
would seem very short. Their delaying tactics have
consumed months thus far and it is unlikely they
will change them.
MARCH OF DIMES
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FIGHT
INFANTILE
PARALYSIS
THE DEAD—Meanwhile, this limited Asian
conflict, called a police action by many, has turned
into the fourth costliest war in this nation’s history.
The casualty list now totals 100,176, the Defense
department reports.
The actual battle figure is higher than the
JANUARY 2-31 latest released figures, because official announce
ments of this kind are generally two or three weeks
behind combat action.
In comparison, the total battle losses for the entire war in the south
west Pacific was 113,991. Of this total, 84,200 were killed or wounded.
DISARMAMENT — The most important question discussed at the
U.N. meeting in Paris thus far has been disarmament on a world-wide
scale. Both the west and the east have offered their plans.
General disarmament would give the people in the home towns of
this country and elsewhere in the world a new sense of security. The
outlook, however, is gloomy.
The Russians insist that prohibition of atomic bombs ought to pre
cede any disarmament move, followed by a big five disarmament con
ference, and an immediate one-third cut of all conventional armed
forces and weapons.
The western idea is for an orderly, stage-by-stage process, starting
with a census of existing armaments, including atomic and armed
• forces; real inspection and verification of any arms cuts; and ultimate
prohibition of atomic weapons.
The possibility of a compromise between the two views is unlikely.
As a result, the world can expect the general assembly to become mired
in debate and world tension to continue at the present level.
THE COLD WAR— On the Cold War front there was one important
development during the past week. President Truman ordered with
drawal of all American tariff concessions to the Soviet Union and
Poland. In addition, the President imposed a complete ban on the im
portation of luxury furs from the two Communist countries.
Some weeks ago Russia halted all shipments of manganese to the
U. S. and since that time the fur trade has been an important source
of doUar revenue for the Communist bloc.
The President’s action does not completely halt imports from the
Soviet Union and Poland, but it does mean the two countries will have
to pay higher tariff rates. Similar action had previously been taken
against Communist regimes in Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Hungary,
Romania and China.
EUROPE—Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, supreme commander of Allied
forces in Europe, told North Atlantic Treaty nations last week that
“baby” A-bombs and other new weapons eventually may cut Europe’s
military requirements, but in the meantime everything possible must be
done to build western defenses.
The general said he wanted as many divisions as fast as they
could be supplied—between 30 and 40 in 1952 and between 60 and 70 by
1954.
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He warned the Atlantic Treaty nations “there is no possibility, if
war comes, of any of us, our children, or our children’s children, liv
ing a life of decency again.”
FARM TREND—The latest Bureau of the Census report reveals
there has been a decided trend toward fewer but bigger and better
equipped farms between 1940 and 1950. In 1950 there were 5,384,000
farms in the United States compared to 6,097,000 in 1940.
During the decade, however, the average size farm unit grew from
174 acres to 210.5 acres. Despite the decrease in the number of farms
the total acreage remained approximately the same in 1950 as in 1945.
Other statistics in the report included: (1) About 870,000 fewer per
sons were working on U. S. farms in 1950 than in 1940; (2) Less than
one-third as many horses and mules were on farms in 1950 as in 1920;
(3) In 1950 there were 59,764,000 cattle and calves more than three
months old on farms as compared to 60,674,736 in April, 1940; (4X-The
number of chickens on farms was 2,500,000, or 0.7 per cent more than
in 1940.
GAMBLING— The new federal tax on gambling may reach into
hundreds of home towns as a result of a new ruling by Revenue Com
missioner John B. Dunlap. The commissioner has ruled that the $50
license fee oh gambling applies to thousands of stores which have punch
boards on their premises.
Each clerk in such establishments as toba%po shops, gas stations
and other retail stores where the owners accept money from a customer
for a punch board chance must purchase a license, he ruled.
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often baffled the man on Main Street. Here is how General Motors, one
of the biggest in the nation, spent its sales dollar: 26 3/4 cents to
employees, 49 1/4 cents to suppliers, 15 1/4 cents for taxes, 1 3/4 cents
for depreciation, 1/2 cent for reconversion, 4 3/4 cents to shareholders,
and 1 i/4 to maintain the business.
NATIONAL DEBT
U. S. Debt Nearing $275 Billion Limit
Barring unexpected changes in
the present economic trend,' 1 the
United States debt is expected to
push past the present legal limit of
$275,000,000,000 during the next year.
Aa a result. Secretary of the Treas
ury Snyder is expected to ask con
gress to raise the national debt
ceiling.
At the '?nd of November the na
tional debt was estimated at $259,-
000,000,000, an increase of $4 billion
since April and the highest in 4*6
years.
By June, 1952, the debt is ex
pected to amount to $262,500,000,000.
If present spending and tax receipt
forecasts are correct the debt will
pass the $265 billion mark during
the following six months. This would
necessitate lifting the legal debt
ceiling.
JAILBREAKER CAPTURED . „ .
Raymond Young, one ef “10 most
wanted criminals,” was captured
recently in Denver. Using the name
of Young, he had been living in
Denver since 1948 after escaping
from a California prison. He did
not resist.
REVEALS ATROCITIES . . •
Colonel James Hanley, Seattle,
Wash., discusses on arrival in
Tokyo from Korea his charges of
wholesale massacre of allied
prisoners by the Communists. His
revelation preceded authority from
U.N. officials on the release.
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WARNS WEST . . . Hossein Eat-
emi, spokesman for Iran’s prime
minister, warns that his country
will not stand for any political
or economic pressure from any
nation. He says that economically
Iran is as well off as England.
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YULETIDE TRADITION ... Again this Christmas season, as it has an
nually since 1929 with the exception of the years of World War II, the
Missouri Pacific railroad will light the world’s largest Christmas tree.
The front of the 22-story general office building in St. Louis, which
fronts on Civic Plaza, gives the unique effect of a huge Christmas tree
through the turning on of certain lights in certain offices in the large
building.
RESCUED PILOT THANKS TANKER CREW . . . Lieutenant Donald
Hammer, Johnston, Pa., a U.S. navy pilot, thanks members of a lifeboat
crew aboard the Robert E. Hopkins, an oil tanker. The rescue crew
saved him from the ocean off Cape Hatteras when his fighter plane
made a forced landing during maneuvers. Lieutenant Hammer,« mem
ber of a land-based squadron, said his engine exploded.
WINS NOBEL AWARD . . . Swed
ish author Paer Fabian Lagerkvist
was awarded the 1951 Nobel prize
for literature for his novel “Bar-
abbas,” a story of the criminal
whose place Christ took on the
cross. The award was made at
the Swedish academy.
SOUR NOTE IN PERON OVATION ... In Buenos Aires, a very small
fry dissenter in background injects a loud and sour note into the festivi
ties as Peron admirers cheer the Argentine president after his election.
The infant obviously isn’t one bit impressed with the fact that Juan
Peron has been returned to office for another six-year term. The Rad
ical party in Argentina said that many of the vote totals announced in
the recent election were incorrect and filed protests.
LAUGHING BOY • ... Andrei Vlsb-
insky, who laughed and laughed
when the western powers sug
gested disarmament discussions,
chews on his fingertips in U.N.
general assembly in Paris as Brit
ain Is accused by Egypt.
BRING BROTHER HOME . . . Corporals Henry and Richard Needham
salute the casket of their brother. Sergeant John Needham, before
starting their trip from Oakland, Calif., to Lansing, Mich., as escort
for their brother who was killed in action in Korea last January. Both
Henry and Richard also fought in Korea, receiving seven purple hearts
between them. Henry is an amputee. They met in San Francisco where
they were assigned to take John's body home.
Peace and Prestige
O NE REASON President Truman
ducked out for the Key West
sunshine was to work undisturbed
on two major issues that have been
keeping him awake nights—world
peace and the administration’s sag
ging prestige.
White House assistants were
warned about the Key West trip
by Mr. Truman at a staff confer
ence, “This won’t be any picnic.
We’ve got plenty of hard work to
do.”
On the first headache, peace, Mr.
Truman assembled all the plans
and ideas dumped on the White
House doorstep to study at Key
West. He hopes to come up with a
tangible, imaginative program to
stop the spread of communism and
prevent war.
The President, for all his other
faults, has an almost mystic,
though sometimes naive sense of
his role of a peacemaker and con
stantly repeats to close associates:
“The only thing that counts is to
find a way to world peace.”
Mr. Truman has in mind a type
of point 4 program which would
teach other nations how to build
their industry and agriculture as an
alternative to the huge armaments
race. He is also deeply concerned
about a related problem which this
columnist *has frequently reported
—namely, the hundreds of thou
sands of iron curtain escapees who
have fled to the west but are treat
ed no better than under Commu
nist regimes, simply because the
Atlantic Pact nations have no plan
of action.
Before he left for Florida, Mr.
Truman suggested to • several sen
ate friends who planned European
junkets: “Look around while you
are abroad, and tell me really what
is happening, what people over
there are thinking, and what we
should do.”
On the second major problem
—sagging prestige here at home
—Truman remarked to new
Democratic chairman Frank Mc
Kinney that the corruption issue
had sunk deeper than he real
ized and there had to be a house
cleaning. He indicated to Mc
Kinney that he would try to
work out something ~ drastic
along this line.
One top presidential adviser- has
recommended that Howard Mc
Grath, the do-nothing attorney gen
eral, be dropped, and a hard-driving
independent reformer be appointed
to crack down on crooks and graft
ers. Two names were suggested:
Sen. Wayne Morse, the Oregon re
publican, and Sen. Estes Kefauver,
the crime-busting Democrat.
Truce Talks
Here is the inside story on the
Korean truce talks.
General Ridgway has cabled a
stirong recommendation to the Pen
tagon that we keep the military
pressure on the Communists until
all the terms of the armistice are
settled. Otherwise, he warns that
the Chinese will stall over such
matters as inspection teams and
exchanging prisoners.
Ridgway also claimed that
his forces can hurry the final
armistice—provided they re
main free ty twist the Commu
nists’ arm. On the other hand,
he argues that after a truce his
men won’t feel like fighting for
ground that they know is going
to be given back anyway. Ridg-
way’s gamble is that his tactics
won’t cause a breakdown of the
talks, but will actually speed the
final armistice. a
However, there is no question
but 'that Ridgway’s proposal rep
resents a definite and important
change of policy.
Here are the background facts
which they are considering.
When we went into the truce
talks, the biggest obstacle seemed
to be drawing a truce line. We
agreed—in fact, urged—that the
truce line be settled first. This has
been the whole question of the past
several weeks. We even drew our
proposed truce line on a map so the
Communists could have no doubts
about it. After months of haggling,
the Communists finally came
around to our terms. Their last
proposal was so close to our de
mands that there was nothing left
to haggle over. At first Washing
ton couldn’t imderstand why Ridg
way didn’t snap it up, but sent his
negotiators back instead with a flat
rejection and a warning that the
truce line couldn’t be drawn until
the other terms of the armistice
were settled.
Backstage
The ABN underground in south
ern Russia claims three Soviet re
publics, Kazakh, Uzbek and Turk-
omen, are boiling with revolt and
vast purges. (ABN is an under
ground of Moslem and Mongolian
groups in south and east Russia.
A peasant revolt in all the Euro
pean satellites has brought a shake-
up in Communist agriculture min-
istries plus short rations . . . Ar
gentina’s dictator Peron has just
fired eight of his top generals.
SHOPPER'S
CORNER
By DOROTHY BARCLAY
VEGETABLE PROBLEM
S TUCK for ideas for fresh vege
tables to serve that hungry
family of yours? Want to give
them that special treat, as a vari
ant from those far-sighted canned
and frozen products you either
processed yourself or bought at
your favorite market, and put
away for a rainy day? Save ’em,
lady, for you’ll find
some excellent
buys in fresh vege
tables.
Just look around,
and take counsel
with your grocer.
You’ll find onions,
to taste up any
meal. You’ll find celery, so deli
cious in soups, or stews, or cooked
alongside your Saturday night pot
roast. You’ll find carrots galore,
for creaming, for sticks, for that
savory “sweep-the-kitchen” stew.
You’ll find turnips and rutabagas
for whatever purpose you use 'em.i
You’ll find Brussels sprouts and
cauliflower, and beets and snap
beans, and some pe^m*. You’ll even
find sweet potatoes and their cou
sin, 'lyinter squash. So don’t be
downhearted—you >aan have your
vegetables.
Those carrots will keep, too, if
you store them property. ♦ For that
hardy, root can be left!.in the ground
and survive several hard frosts
without harming, and then dug and
moved into a cave or storage room.
For the best results, authorities tell
us, remove the tops to within an
inch of the fruit, and choose for
storage only those carrots that are
free of blemish and disease, and in
good condition. Eat the others im
mediately. Moist sand is recom
mended as the best preservative for
storing carrots, as it prevents
shrinkage. So there you are, for
plentiful supply for now and then.
Sweet potatoes, on the other hand,
need dry, tepid storage. Don’t leave
them anywhere damp or cold, and
don’t bruise the skins. Your own
home-grown ones can be left ex-
"posed to wind and sun long enough
io dry, before you bring them in
side. But whether grown or bought
at your store, treat ’em gently, for
the skin is of a baby-like delicacy.
.Sort the dried potatoes and store
them in slatted crates that allow
free circulation of air. The best
storage place for sweets is your
furnace room, which normally
maintains the ideal temperr.ture of
about 55 degrees.
SOLVE WITH SQUASH
Top solution of your fresh vege
table problem is winter squash, a
favorite with the average American
appetite. It’s plentiful and economi
cal, and lends itself |to everything
from a main course, an accompany
ing vegetable, or a pie for desert.
You'D find aU varieties at your
grocer's, from the Acorn, ideal for
the small family in a rush, to the
larger Hubbard, Buttercup and
Butternut, ► and the generous Mar
blehead, for tjie large family din
ner or company. Squash abounds in
vitamin A. that essential builder of
growth and good eyesight. Bake it,
or mash it, or glaze it, to suit your
family’s preference, and you’D get
cheers from the well-fed, at very
little cost.
Influx of Atomic Plant
Workers Crowds Town v
LIVERMORE, Calif.—Livermore
boasted a 51.3 per cent population
increase in 1950 over the 1940 cen
sus, but village officials report a
steady influx until now the popula
tion numbers about 5,000. The 1940
census was 2,885 add the 1950 count
4,364.
Chamber of Commerce officials
report the recent population growth
is due to an influx of workers at
the California Research and De
velopment Company’s atomic-en
ergy plant and because of the re
activation of Parks Air Force base
which will employ a permanent
staff of 4,000.
Two other communities In the
area have shown, great population
increases in recent years. Pleasan
ton’s count increased 75.6 per cent
and Hayward showed a population
rise of 111.9 per cent.
Arkadelphia Livestock
Market Sets New Record
ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—The Clark
county livestock market, located at
Arkadelphia, ' recently auctioned
$104,000 in Uvestock in one day’s
sale, the first such record in the
history of the market. The market
is the sale center for Clark and sur
rounding counties. A total of 870
cattle, 75 hogs, and 35 mules and
horses changed hands during the
day. One buyer purchased $39,623.90
worth of cattle.
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