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Show Thursday, August 17, 1950 THE TIMES-- NEWS, NEPHI, UTAH PAGE THREB WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS SABOTAGE: Starts Drive The Federal Bureau U. S. U.S. Forces Ordered to Stand Or Die on Korean Battle Front; Baruch Urges - !,,.,,. f one-tim- (EDITOR'8 NOTE: Whrn pinion are rxpreaaed In these eolnmne are those of Western Newspaper Union's news analysts and not necessarily of they tbls newspaper.) KOREA: O Stand or Die For many Americans, who had been inclined to look upon the Korean war with indifference and an attitude of "business as usual", there came a rude awakening during the fifth week of the conflict. Casualties began to arrive from Korea, youngsters without legs and young men who arms, bullet-riddle- d kept their eyes closed as they were transferred from planes to ambulances, boys who did not wish to talk or be quoted. To the millions who had no brothers and fathers and husbands in Korea, the scenes brought back frightening pictures of World War II. memories of days filled with tears and prayers, and sometimes, utter despair. And to the awakening American The public came another shock. commanding general In Korea, Lt. said: Gen. Walton H. Walker, "There is no point in not telling the simple truth, which is that the war has reached its critical stage." The American army had retreated as far as it would retreat, General Walker said. He gave one order to his troops: "Stand or die." Americans were shocked by his flat statement that his army must win or die where they stood without hope of surrender or retreat and a mass evacuation as at Dunkerque. And in Korea the G. I. has a question for the war correspondents: "Are you telling the folks back home the truth that it is a tough and hard fight, and we need more help at once?" That was the situation as 120,000 Communists began a steady attack upon U. S. positions. Along the entire front, stretched in an arc from Yongdok on the north to Hadong on the south. Communist troops hammered at American lines. Four U. S. divisions, none at full strength, with the aid of some South Korean troops, the exact number unknown, slugged it out with the invaders. American supplies and reinforcements were rushed to the battle area, but if they would be enough and in time was still the question uppermost in the minds of military leaders. One outstanding truth stood out from all the rest: American troops were locked in the battle that would decide the Korean war and possibly the peace of the world for the next There is one farm in the United States an tonishing 140 acres as- in rich San California's Joaquin Valley where the red carpet is rolled out and bugs, worms, fungi and blight are invited to come in and destroy the crops. It is Shell Oil's laboratory to experiment with pest extermination ' and crop growth chemicals and controls derived from petroleum. The modern laboratory (above) is the nerve center of this $600,000 agricultural experiment. v Mi? d js J IP I". ' O Not all agricultural research deals directly with plants and pest control. Many hours of careful laboratory work (above) in fundamental biochemistry lie behind each successful field test. As new chemical uses come from the test tubes, fieldmen constantly experiment with new application methods. Devices like huge hypodermic needles (left) inject soil fumigants directly into the soil. Jt7 Not only new chemicals, but also new methods of application are explored. At right a new soil fumigant is being injected into irrigation water to treat a young peach tree infected with root rot. to 15 years. As Gen. Eisenhower said, "If our forces in Korea are defeated the en tire world will be thrown into an10 other great war." It was a rude awakening for the American people, but a necessary one, most observers agreed. It was now time for" the American people to get down to the bloody, unpleasant job of winning a first class war. INFLATION: O technician (left) plants grown in a large lath house to protect them from the dry, hot, valley winds. Such carefully grown plants can be depended A examines 31 1 on to give uniform results in testing programs. This is one of the few of its kind in the world. Scientists report numerous successes in their experiments VS&-i- - ISZZglL lZr--l O The healthy tobacco stalk (right) will be deliberately inoculated with tobacco mosaic virus ond then treated with chemicals. The successes and failures of hundreds of such tests may ultimately be translated into the savings of thousands of dollars for the procticol tobacco farmer in many of the world. S S K 1 parti i ' tJk t mm ,4 Hii n .i V Ji;,T; t Invitation to Defeat Elder statesman Bernard Baruch spoke his mind (and the mind of a great segment of the public) to the senate banking committee when he urged congress to freeze all wages, prices and rents, boost taxes, and ration essential goods in a broad program to mobilize the nation's economic strength. In his clear and determined way, Baruch asked the question that has been in the mind of the average citizen since prices began to rise after the Korean war started: "Shall we do now what we know will have to be done later, and thus hasten the victory of peace? Or shall we fumble and falter and invite defeat?" Baruch, who played an important part in economic mobilization in two wars, urged: Priorities and allocations as proposed by the President. Elimination of profiteering. Higher taxes. Effective price, wage and rent controls. Power to ration scarce civilian essentials where necessary. The postponement of all less essential works. A reduction of unnecessary public and private expenditures. Every effort to increase production. Also, the development of substitutes for things in short supply Control of all exports and imports. Conservation of whatever is scarce. And organized among the people "the enlightened to accept the denials which winning the peace entails." Congressional leaders seemed divided on Baruch'i plan even if the public was not. Said Sen. Robert A. Taft. he "wholly disagrees" with the elder statesman who. he assertt ed is "for dictatorship". all-ou- O The laboratory's scientists work hard to raise bugs and insects then work harder to destroy them with sprays and fumigants. Dr. L C. Glover (leff) examines a crop of plant lice which thrive under 16 hours cf light a day in the bug nursery. His experiments eventually may Ico-- J to a new spray or f mrgoit t'lat will mokt farm-"- 3 easier and more profitable. Controls Ail-O- ut of Investigation was back in the news with the announcement of two new arrests of spy suspects. They were identified as Abraham Brothman, 37, and Miriam Moscowitz, 34. The couple was arrested after Harry Gold, confessed atomic spy, e asnamed the man as his sociate in espionage activities for Russia. Miss Moscowitz Is a partner in Brothman's engineering firm. In all, seven Americans now have been arrested since Dr. Klaus Fuchs' trial conviction and sentencing to 14 years In prison in Eng- Charming Frock Suitable For Special Occasions Battle Lines land. Meanwhile, the government started a campaign to catch and prosecute spies and saboteurs. J. Edgar Hoover, F. B. I. director, said each citizen can play an important part in stopping Communists who would bore from within. The citizen's job, he said, is to report quickly to the F. B. I. any of subversion or sabotage. And Attorney General McGrath announced that the justice department intends to be ready for any evidence that might be turned up. Effective October 1. he said, four federal grand juries instead of the usual two will be kept on duty in Washington. At least one grand jury will be used exclusively to deal with charges of subversive activity. evfc-denc- A desperate all-opush by Korean Communists, aimed at Taegn, center of American defenses in South Korea, Is underway. The Red forces hurled nine divisions against the allied line. U. S. forces gave up Hadong (1) and fell back to Chinju. Hamyang (2) was under heavy attack. In the Yondong (3) and Hamchang (4) sectors, the U. S. first cavalry and South Korean troops blunted a powerful Communist assault. ut North CANDY: Food Item Candy has become one of the nation's important food items and America's sweet tooth demands an average of 17 pounds of candy per capita each year. This figure is taken from a book ATOMIC BOMB: just published by Edwin J. Brach, Won't Be Used Chicago candy manufacturer, who Many people have wondered in re- reports on America's candy-eatin- g decent weeks whether or not the atom- habits. Using figures from the ic bomb would be used in Korea. partment of commerce, he shows President Truman has announced it that candy is an important food will not be used in Korea, but it item in the American family budwas recalled that the President has get. On a per capita basis each Amerasserted several times that he would not hesitate to use atomic ican eats almost seven pounds bombs to assure the security of the more candy than butter annually; almost 10 pounds more candy than United States. As the world situation became cheese; about 11 pounds more candy more tense, it was obvious that offi- than margarine; nine pounds more cials were carefully avoiding any candy than cereals and only 2V4 coffee. public discussion of the use of fewer pounds of candy than Bureau Citing figures from the atomic weapons, though strategists have indicated that there are no of Human Nutrition and Home Ecoworthwhile targets for such weap- nomics, the Brach report showed that the average family spends 25.2 ons in North Korea. Another angle of atomic warfare cents per week on candy in food was under consideration by defense stores alone compared to 23.7 cents juices, 21.5 cents for officials, however. Ways and means for canned of stopping any ship from entering cakes, 19.8 cents for shortenings, cents for soups and 16.3 cents American harbors that might be 18.7 for white flour. bomb an were atomic be carrying Almost half of the candy puring worked out. chased today is sold in food stores, Port authorities in San Francisco and New York have announced all RUSSIA: ships from Russia or Russian satel lite nations will be stopped and Returns to U. N. searched before allowed to enter The Soviet Union ended Its boyinto those ports. cott of the United Nations as Deputy Foreign . Minister Jacob A. Malik EMPLOYMENT: took over the council chair for August. in Two Years Highest The democratic nations of the Except for farm work, employ- world raised the queS' ment in the United States set a tion of immediately why had the Russians called two year record during the first off their walkout, esweek of July with 52.774,000 per- pecially at this time. sons employed. The previous peak There appeared many possibiliwas 52,452,000 In July. 1948. ties, the most important of which The department of commerce es- was a belief the Soviet Union would timated 8,440,000 farm workers attempt to sabotage the work of the were employed during the first council. week of July as compared with Other observers pointed out that 9,647.000 in early July, 1949. the Stockholm Peace PetiThe increase in employment was tion campaign by the Soviet Union attributed to a stepped up produc- had failed and the Russians must tion in industries directly related now try something else. The seto the nation's mobilization drive, curity council offers an ideal place most observers believed. for a peace move. Secretary of Commerce Sawyer Still another possibility presented made this comment on the employ- by observers was founded on the bement situation: lief by the Russians that the Com"It should be noted that, with munists may win the Korean war the nation again approaching full soon and that the Kremlin decided employment, it may be necessary to step back to the council and deonce more to find ways to expand mand peace at that stage. our labor force to permit the increased industrial production and strengthening of the armed forces requested by the President." He was quick to deny, however, that he had any thought of possible manpower controls in making that statement. Important "so-calle- Primary Winner PLANES: $4 Billion Order As the Korean war developed it became obvious to all observers that the United States air force has the best planes in the world. That superiority will be Increased. 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