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Show 9 THE BULLETIN, BfftGHAM CANYON, UTAH WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Reds Make New Advance in Korea; Living Costs Continue to Climb Truman Asks Mobilization Steps; (FDITOR'S NOTF: When opinion are Hiiifiifd In these column, ther are thou of Western Newspaper Union s newt analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.) FOOD SUPPLY: More Than Enough As prices continued to climb, the government began a campaign ol telling the American people there Is more than enough food in this country and that hoarding is selfisr and unnecessary. President Truman stressed that point In a recent speech and the de-partment of agriculture repeated it with a statement that the nation's food supply is so plentiful that price increases are unwarranted. The department's report stated flatly that with high production pros-pects and large storage stocks, sup-plies of food for civilians in this country are expected to continue at the same high level as in past years. "There has apparently been some speculative buying and price In-creases in food in recent weeks sub-stantially similar to those occurring in 193!),. which receded as soon as consumers realized that food sup-plies are adequate," the report said. But the Increases in prices, de-spite the report, caused a number of repercussions on the home front. An immediate investigation into supply, demand and cost was in- - Eisenhower I - - 'J r i i" KOREA: Reds Advance For four weeks Americans had picked up their morning newspapers and read about the Communist ad-vances in Korea. Now, as the fifth week of the conflict began, the Reds continued to make advances, but not with the ease of the early weeks of the invasion. The military picture in Korea was not bright by any means, but at the same time, it was not so hope-less as it seemed a few days ago. The Communists had advanced into Yongdong, about 20 miles south of fallen Taejon, on the central front. Along the western coast, the Commies advanced south to Mokpo on the southern tip of Korea. On the northern front that touches the east (ion. I) w I K h t Elsenhower, president of Columbia Univer-sity and a national defense con-sultant of President Truman, wears a quizzical expression as he is interviewed by newsmen. He does not see today's Korean fiRhtiiif; as necessarily the start of World War III, but Insisted "we've got to win". He added, "If our forces in Korea are de-feated the entire world will he thrown Into another great war." coast, Yongdok, captured by Ameri-can forces, was retaken by Red troops. North Korean troops had captured two-third- s of South Korea and were continuing steady pressure upon American and South Korean troops. The line was slowly being pushed back toward the main American supply port of Pusan. According to U. S. military ex-perts, however, the picture had Its vrluhtnr niHrv Thev Dointed to the dicated by some government sources. American housewives add-ed their voice to the turmoil. More than one retailer found his displays ignored and demands for price con-trols and ven rationing were being heard in some quarters. The government reported com-modities on which stocks were high included dairy products, eggs, poul-try and potatoes. Fruits nnd veg-etables were termed ample. Total meat output in 1950 probably will be slightly larger than last year, the report said. Many believe any campaign the government might launch for vol-untary rationing is doomed to fail-ure. AUTOMOBILES: Production Drop A spokesman for the automobile industry has predicted a sharp dip in the industry's production within the next five months. Evidently many Americans have already figured the same way, be-cause dealers throughout the coun-try report a great jump In orders for new automobiles. In many lo-calities waiting lists have already been formed. The automobile industry does not need a big volume of war orders to curtail its civilian car and truck production. All that is needed is the diversion of large amounts of steel to arms output. Building auto-mobiles also takes a lot of critical materials besides steel. It requires copper, zinc, aluminum, lead and other such materials vital to air-craft and other war weapons. A n result ptim.Ttf nt th i TRUMAN: Report to Congress President Truman in his message to congress on the Korean situation called for $10,000,000,000 down pay-ment on a vast mobilization drive to win the war and combat any Red aggression elsewhere in the world. He left no doubt in the minds of Americans, and the world in gen-eral, about the situation when he said: "The free world has made It clear, through the United Nations, that lawless aggression will be met with force. This is the significance of Korea and it is a significance whose importance cannot be over-looked. "I shall not attempt to predict the course of events. But I am sure that those who have it in their power to unleash or withhold acts of armed aggression must realize that new recourse to aggression in the world today might well strain to the break-ing point the fabric of world peace. "We will not flinch in the face of danger or difficulty." TTrt pApnmmonHnrl nnti - Inflation number of reinforcements that have reached Korea, the telling blows of the U. S. air force on supply lines and tanks, and the success of the new bazooka against Red tanks. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, com-mander of United Nations forces In Korea, made the statement that the Communists have lost their chance for victory. A new view of the conflict has been taken by the Pentagon. At first the Korean affair was looked upon as a minor fight which this country could take care of in six months. That estimate has been re-vised sharply upward. There is no lack of optimism over the eventual result, but there is a clearly defined desire to discourage any thought of a swift victory. In fact, some military authorities re-port it may be next spring before an offensive can be launched and as many as 200,000 men may be used In It. A general summary of the situa-tion would seem to indicate the pic-ture has many unpleasant features, year's probable car and truck out-put were being revised downward. Before the Korean outbreak, indus-try sources agreed 1950 vehicle out-put would approximate 7,000,000 units, even with numerous shut-downs for new model change-over- s. Now most informed sources don't want to guess how many vehicles will be added in the rest of the year to the 4,255,373 built since January 1. controls, a swift stepping up of war production, additional huge sums to arm nations and a sharp boost in taxes. He authorized the calling of re-servists and guardsmen, along with free use of the draft law to build up fighting units. Secretary of Defense Johnson was authorized to call units as needed. A summary of the steps asked of congress: Remove all statutory limits on size of the armed forces. Provide $10,000,000,000 additional military funds; details to be sup-plied later. Authorize a priorities-and-alloca-tio- n system for materials for non-essential purposes; prevent inven-tory hoarding; authorize seizure of materials needed for the fighting ef-fort. Authorize government loans and loan guaranties to spur defense pro-ductions. SECURITY: Coll F. B. I. President Truman's statement asking all officers and amateur detectives to channel suspicious information regarding Landing ILL, :a-:- ? In a surprise move the First Cavalry Division of the U. S. Army made a beachhead land-ing near Pohang on the east coast of Korea. The landing was made without casualties or op-position. but Is not entirely hopeless. LIVING COSTS: Continue to Climb To the average American, the man who has a definite income within which he must live, a new and serious worry has appeared. Prices have continued to climb since the beginning of the Korean war. not as fast as the first davs after the opening of the conflict, but a steady upward spiral that is be-ginning to cause hardship for those with low Incomes. The creeping advance widened out through the list of goods, clothing and food. Only a few items essential to America's standard of living re-mained at the level of the first frightening days of the Korean con-flict. The experts believe the American people are bringing the increases upon themselves. Consumers still crowded into stores to stock up on goods they remembered as scarce in the last war. Department store sales soared 24 percent above the same period of last year. The great-est gain was 39 percent in Dallas, Texas. Sugar, coffee, cocoa, flour, lard and eggs were reported higher throughout the country. The price of meat climbed rapidly in some lo-calities, although wholesale prices were reported to have fallen since the opening of the Korean conflict. Observers pointed out that by hoarding, Americans are creating a demand. In turn retailers are tak-ing advantage of the demand and increasing prices for quick profit. It was the old story of quick profit and greed and the selfishness of a minor group of individuals causing hardship on the public generally. As compared to prices a week before the conflict began, tin was up 15 cents a pound, wheat up 18V4 cents a bushel, rubber up 11 Vi cents a pound, eggs up 8 cents a dozen, lard up 4i cents a pound, and hogs up $4 a hundredweight. This trend, if continued, can mean price controls will become neces-sary. It may mean, also, rationing of food, clothing and vital indus-trial materials. SENATOR TAFT: Pay as We Go Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio, who has preached economy and a balanced budget to the Democratic adminis-tration for years, caused a mild wave of shock among many legis-lators when he proposed slapping taxes on everybody immediately to pay for the Korean war. The senator said the Russian threat is clamping a "semi-military- " condition on the U.S. at a "permanent" extra cost of $10 to $20 a billion a year. "Since this is not a temporary condition but one that may continue indefinitely, we should tax the peo-ple for the whole cost", said Taft. He observed the condition mav last "perhaps 10 or 15 years". Many observers believe that pressure is building up on congress for quick and drastic tax boosts to carry the defense load. espionage, sabotage, and subversive activities to the F.B.I, has caused many Americans to wonder what is in store for the U. S. The statement presumably was prompted by the Korean war. Tru-man stressed that all such inquiries "must be conducted in a compre-hensive manner on a national basis, and all information carefully sifted out and correlated in order to avoid confusion". Truman made no mention of Com-munists in his statement. Anyone with information should report in person to the nearest F. B. I. office, located in each of the nation's 51 major cities, or ask the telephone operator to connect them to the nearest office, an F B I. spokesman reported. The spokesman emphasized the in-formant's identity would be kept confidential and he would not nor-mally be brought face to face with the accused. He said anonvmous let-ters are not welcome. LEOPOLD III: Uneasy Return Leopold III, King of the Belgians, returned to his throne after an ab-sence of six years, but it was not a secure throne observers believed. The king surrendered to the Nazis in 1944 and was held prisoner by them during World War II. He is unpopular with a large group be-cause he did not resist the Germans to the last ditch in the early years of the war. Many do not like his wife who is a commoner. POPULATION: Up 19 Million The 1950 population of the United States has been estimated at lmost 19 million higher than the 1940 total, the Census bureau reports. The nation's population has just about doubled in 50 years and the 1940 to 1950 jump was the greatest for any period in history. The figures will not be official un- - til checked and revised where nec- - I essary. Unemployment With nearly everything going up these days, it Is astonishing to find anything going down very fast. There is one thing, however: the number of payments to the unem-ployed. According to the labor depart-ment, between January and June there was a 30 per cent drop in the number of people drawing unem-ployment Insurance benefits under state laws. ' By INEZ GERHARD OLD REAGAN, star of RON has been signed by Universa-l- International for "Bedside for Bonzo" the story of a young Eit"."- f jX ZZZZ .! ml lnniAsff- r- As's I " KO.NALI) REAGAN married couple who try out their theories of child raising on a mon-key before having their own child. Kathleen Ryan, brown-eyed- , red-headed Irish actress, insists that it was just luck that when Carol Reed was in Ireland casting "Odd Man Out" he chose her to play opposite James Mason. That launched her film career in B'ngland: she spent her free time in Limerick with her husband and two small children. But she was vacationing in Ber-muda when she was summoned to Hollywood for a leading role in the Robert Stillman "The Sound of Fury". Playing a poor American woman, she tried different accents to get the right one; "Once I was pure Brooklyn!" she said. Now back in Ireland, she hopes to return for one picture a year in America, which she loves. Rosemary Clooney, the Columbia Records singing star, has been picked by CBS for a radio build-up- : at present she is heard weekdays at 7:30 E. S. T. An expert singer, just 22. she is being hailed as an-other Dinah Shore. When Sammy Kaye was at the Waldorf with his "So You Want to Lead a Band" feature he let Gloria de Haven lead a few numbers; Ty-rone Power, at a ringside table, was one of the most enthusiastic listeners. But Kaye had fish to fry; he'd always wanted to dance with Gloria, whose professional skill he greatly admired, so he swapped the band-leadin- g stunt for a dance. Franklyn Farnum celebrated his 36th anniversary in films by re-turning to the type of part which first made him famous. He was signed by Paramount to play a wealthy socialite in their "Mr. and Mrs. Anonymous." Fred Zinneman will never forget one day's troubles. He was directing scenes for "Te-resa", in the little Italian town of Scasoli; it's a story of a GI and his Italian bride. It was a fiesta day. First, the chimin of rhurrh hells drowned out the dialogue; next, during a tense scene, a hen laid an egg In a loft offstage and cackled tri-umphantly, ruining everything. Gloria Drew had had no dramatic experience when C. B. DeMille started her on her career. In Flori-da gathering material for his next picture. "The Greatest Show on Earth", he saw her, and as a result she was flown to Hollywood for three weeks' training, a series of auditions and a screen test. Her contract with Paramount followed; now the rest is up to her. m Tyrone Power and Micheline Prelle teamed up so well in 'American Guerilla in the Philli-Pines- " that 20th Century-Fo- wUl r them again, this time in a of "Berkeley Square", in which Leslie Howard was so good. Hollywood gossips say that If Shirley Temple really means to marry Charles Black she should have pursuaded him to stay In the pineapple business, Instead of switching to television. They Point to all the marriages in which a woman star has mar-rp-J a business man, who moved over into some branch of her profession, whereupon the marriage hit the rocks. Tony Martin, who has had such a Ca,re" Singing ln niht r4;"" maklnS records, has been by Howard Hughes for 'the admg ma!e role jn RK T ckets to Broadway." He'll co-st- wh Janet Leigh. e , ODDS AND ENDS.. Cor. and Bill fca.rd. the puppeteers, are making "veSrS fA?10V'P ShrtS With Bur' rnorV fY " Funt wiU d0 ght 20 i, a f C:Ta" SeriGS' makin ed wh,V hIM you've wonder-- r haPIned to Roscoe fromV S SWitChed tePrarily A fun f Inside Dtive" '."Se Hero."5M C sewer0 wO ', union's """"" 36 PARALLEL YELLOW --r V SEA J ' Korea juts from Manchuria with one corner bordering the Soviet Inlon. Its total population is over .10 million people, with two-thir- of them living In South Korea below the .18th parallel. A A A A LAND OF THE MORNING CALM Korea Has Struggled for Unity And Independence for 50 Years A great many people in the United States were very vague about the location of Korea until the recent outbreak of fighting in that little country that juts from Manchuria and the Soviet Union, not unlike Florida from the southern part of this country. It is a rugged land of 30,000,000 people with mountain ranges comD.irahle in hpipht tr tho Annalachians covering virtually all the v ., i :: ' ' ' t, ; . tj country. Granite hills up to 6.300 feet fold the terrains of the United States sponsored Republic of Korea the Indiana-size- d southern three-sevent- h of the peninsular land. They form a twisting network of valleys which invaders have always fol-lowed. So completely do the rugged hills crease the country that rail and highway routes twist fantastically in connecting cities and towns. Chief transportation artery of South Korea, for Instance, Is the double - tracked, standard gauge railroad running diagonally from Haeju in the northwest on the vio-lated 38th-parall- boundary through Seoul, Taejon, and Taegu to the southeastern port of Pusan. From Haeju to Pusan by way of the cities named is Just about 290 air miles and 400 miles by rail. Rice Main Crop At some time in the past, nature's forces tilted the southward-pointin- g peninsula down on the west, or Yel-low sea side, and up on the east, the coast of the Sea of Japan. As a re-sult of this tilt, Korea, although it averages 150 miles in width, has its South Korea is the agricultur-al section of the country and many farmers still use the an-cient means of transportation of their forefathers. A wagon and water buffalo haul the family's possessions. noble who emigrated to Korea in 1122 B. C, and founded a dynasty there that ruled the country for many centuries. Much of what we now know as Korea had attained a degree of unity and enjoyed an old culture at the time the Roman Kmnire drainage divide only about 15 miles inland from the east coast. The west coast has a partly sub-merged shore line marked by count-less fjordlike bays and islands. Yel-low Sea tides, fluctuating 25 feet and more, have created broad tidal mud flats. The east coast on the other hand, has almost no islands and a straight, steep shore line. Mountains slope into the sea or from narrow sand flourished. In the 14th century the relatively small peninsular country became known as the kingdom of "Chosen", a name often given Korea to this day. Korea, aftpr completing Its treaty of 1876 with the Japanese, made similar "open door" agreements with a number of other powers, in-cluding the United States. But none served to protect Korea from ag-gression and exploitation. Japan, after winning its war with Russia, made Korea a protectorate for a time until the annexation, when Korean properties were seized or expropriated. Korean patriots penned their own declaration of independence in 1919. This touching and beautifully writ-ten document was presented to the Japanese with peaceful intent, but the signers were executed. A provisional government in exile was formed. For many years this powerless government, under Dr. Syngman Rhee, campaigned for in-dependence. In 1943 the Rhee gov-ernment at Seoul was recognized by the United Nations, though the northern half of the country was un-der Russian domination. Strange Customs beaches washed by clear water. South Korea Is the agricul-tural part of the peninsula as divided arbitrarily at the 38th parallel in 1945 as a Russo-Americ-military expedient for the disarming of Japanese troops. Rice is grown on every flat space where irrigation Is possible. Thatched farm houses and green terraces snuggle in every narrow valley between the endless lines of folded hills. Soy-beans, hemp, wheat, barley, and vegetables are cultivated in dry fields. Throughout its modern history the ancient nation of Korea has been engaged in a tragic struggle for freedom, unity, and independence. Japan annexed the country in 1910 and proreeded to exploit its re-sources thoroughly until the end of World War II. But for years prior to the annexation. Korea had been a pawn in the big power politics of Japan. China, and Russia. Peace-seekin- g Korea ushered in its modern era by concluding an "open door" treaty with Japan in 1876. But Nipponese promises of in-dependence were soon forgotten. The e war of 1894-9- 5 left Japan the dominant foreign pow-er in Korea. This hold was consoli-dated by victory in the Russo-Japanes- e war a decade later, and the Koreans had no free government of their own until the elections held in 1943 under United Nations auspices. Founded in 1122 B. C. Old Korea's origins are obscure by time, but her people claim a history of more than 42 centuries. Korean legend celebrates a found-er named Tan Gun. of superhuman origin, whose alleged tomb is still venerated. More credible are the historic references to a Chinese The Koreans have a number of customs which people of this coun-try find amusing. For instance, by long established custom, the Korean bridegroom stays with his bride three days in his father-in-law'- s house before re-turning with her to his own parents' house. Official manhood begins for the Korean only after marriage Even if he is 70. a bachelor's opuv ion has little influence. White is the traditional color of mourning in Korea. Since it is worn for three years for close relatives, Korean families are in mourning white much of the time. Potential barrier to an invader's progress is the population of South Korea. It is now 20 million, three-fourth- s of them on farms. 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Doan'e t JVj help tho 15 mile, of kldnej i fluab out iiM G"' Dot" DOAH'S PlU Hook and Eye when you fit a hook an' a screen door, do you , m the frame and the hock door? That's not the best hook rattles every time i Is closed. It wears a hji mark on the door. When is slammed, it may flip lock you out. The solution: simply i hook and eye. Hugo Hats Safeguard Against Plotting The Koreans' traditional habit of wearing many and variC(J hats is said to have had its origin as a measure against plotting according to the National Geographic Society. An ancient ruler' the legend goes, once concluded that men could not conspire if they could not put their heads together. Hence he required his subjects to wsar such huge huts ti;at whispered conversations could not be carried on. |