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Show MILLARD COUNTY CHRONICLE, DELTA, UTAH DEPARTMENT OF STATE Ten Key Men Direct Activities Of U. S. Department of State This Is the last of six articles on the state department and Its per-sonnel by Walter A. Shead, Western Newspaper Union's Washington corre-spondent. By WALTER A. SHEAD Washington, D. C If you know the top men in any organization whether it be a lodge, fraternal organization, business organization, bank or a government agency, you can judge fairly well the type and kind of personnel that go to make up that organization. Particularly is this true of top men in govern-ment who necessarily live in a glass house of publicity. Any person who has met and talked to Secretary of State Dean Acheson is impressed by his ear-nestness, his sincerity, his intelli-gence and his integrity. The son of an Episcopalian minister, he was born in Middletown, Connecticut, April 11, 1893. He is a graduate of Groton and Harvard with honorary degrees from Yale and Wesleyan. He is a member of the law firm of Covington, Burling, Eublee, Ache-so- n and Shorb in Washington and a member of many important clubs. He has a farm near Sandy Spring, Maryland, where he lives and which is his hobby. If you have a pic-ture in your mind of a suave, highly polished diplomat, never ill at ease, never at a loss for a word, who does not know the words "quit" or "can't", then you have a pic-ture of Dean Acheson. His next in command Is Under Secretary James E. Webb, a native of Granville county, North 'Caro-lina. He is a former marine corps major, tall, athletic and a fighter. He is former director of the fed-eral budget and was with the Sperry corporation before coming into government service, and is a recognized master at organization. He is a law graduate of George Washington University, a member of many clubs and well known business organizations. Ambassador at Large Philip C. Jessup is a native New Yorker, a graduate of Hamilton college, Yale and Columbia universities. He served as lecturer on international law both at Columbia and Hamilton and as assistant to Elihu Root at the conference of jurists on the permanent court of international justice at Geneva in 1929. He has served his country in scores of in-ternational meetings and confer-ences and was named ambassador at large in March, 1949, for spe-cial assignments throughout the world in negotiations with other governments. He is of Irish-Englis- h ancestry and his r, Judge William Jessup, was a dele-gate to the Republican convention in 1860 and chairman of the com-mittee which drafted the platform upon which Lincoln was elected. JOHN E. PEURIFOY, deputy as-sistant secretary of state and in chirge of personnel and adminis-tration of the entire department, has been in the department since 1938 serving in various capacities. He is a native of Walterboro, South Carolina, and attended the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, American and George Washington universities. Prior to his entry into the department he was engaged in the insurance business for the Kan-sas City Joint Stock Land Bank and the American Surety company of New York. Willard L. Thorp, a native of Oswego, New York, was educated at Amherst, the University of Mich-igan and Columbia. He Is assist-ant secretary in charge of eco-nomic affairs. He is an economic expert, a former director of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce in the department of commerce and a former partner of Dunn & Bradstreet. Edward W. Barrett as assistant secretary in charge of public af-fairs acts as sort of general man-ager and directs the office of inter-national information and educa-tional exchange. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, is a for-mer newspaper reporter and radio man and was editorial director of Newsweek. Jack K. McFall was a navy com-mander during World War n. He is assistant secretary and has charge of congressional relations. He spent fifteen years as clerk of the house appropriations committee. Born in Tacoma, Washington, he lived in Colorado and Indiana and is a graduate of Georgetown and Na-tional universities. George W. 'Perkins, assistant sec-retary in charge of the bureau of European affairs, is a native of New York, an army colonel, a graduate of Princeton, and was executive secretary to former postmaster Gen. Will H. Hays. He is a trustee of Princeton Univer-sity and wears the Legin of Merit badge. John Hickerson of Texas is 'an assistant secretary in charge of the bureau of United Nations af-fairs. His is a foreign service offi-cer of 25 years experience, a grad-uate of the University of Texas and a lecturer since 1928 on diplomacy and consular practice at the Georgetown University school of foreign service. George McGhee, also of Texas, Is director of the bureau of near eastern, south Asian and Farican affairs. He is a geologist, formerly with a Dallas firm. He is a former naval air combat intelligence offi-cer, saw service at Iwo Jima and Guam with the 21st bomber com-mand, and has the legion of merit and three battle stars. These are some of the top men in the state department, their back-ground and the field of their serv-ice. I WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS . Korean Unification Big Question In General Assembly Discussions; Defense Gets Resources Priority (EDITOR'S NOTE : When opinion are expressed In these columns, they are those of Western Newspaper Union's news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.) After three months and two weeks the war in South Korea was virtually over, with only small pockets of resisting Commu-nists to be eliminated. The above map shows how United Nations forces broke out of the Pusan beachhead and linked up with troops landed at Inchon. Communists not trapped In the quick advance fled north of the 38th parallel. KOREA: What's the Next Move? Three months and two weeks after Communist forces from North Korea plunged south of the 38th parallel in an attempt to conquer the republic of South Korea, United Nations forces won a victory in the south, destroyed a large part of the in-vading army, and advanced to that imaginary line dividing north and south Korea. And although South Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel, U. N. forces sat on their heels awaiting word from the general assembly of what to do next. The assembly was faced with a question it was reluct-ant to answer: Should U. N. forces go beyond the 38th parallel? Those who favored crossing the parallel argued that failure to do so would mean a hollow victory for the U. N. The enemy would be saved from the knockout punch. He would be able to regroup his forces, await the time for another invasion at-tempt. At the very least, the Com-munists, safe behind their parallel, would be able to keep the country divided. Thus, occupation of North Korea is necessary if the assembly is ever to fulfill its aim unification of the country under a democrati-cally chosen government. Those against the crossing argued that a U. N. military campaign to take North Korea might be regarded by Moscow and Peiking as a provo-cation a reason for marching south. That might mean the war. Even if the dreaded intervention did not ma-terialize, military operations by General MacArthur in North Korea would have a bad effect in the Orient. It would be interpreted by many Asians, with deep-roote- d sus-picions of western intentions, as an-other example of white imperialism. Added to the confusion was the roar of Red China, threatening to send troops into North Korea if U. N. forces advanced north of the 38th parallel. Many observers pointed out, however, that Red invasion of Korea would offer the Nationalists the opportunity to invade south China. Head liners " I am certain that with time and patience, and with devotion and sacrifice on the part of the free na-tions, the United Nations will steadi-ly grow In strength and capacity to fulfill its central function, the pres-ervation of international peace and security," former Secretary of State Cordell Hull said in a statement re-leased on his 79th birthday. "The roots of Communist aggres-sion cannot be left to grow again into a poisonous tree," a voice of America program beamed to North Korea said. " The aggressor's forces should not be permitted to have re-fuge behind an Imaginary line be-cause that would recreate the threat to the peace of Korea and of the world," Warren R. Austin, U. S. delegate to the United Nations, said in a speech before the general as-sembly. DEFENSE: Military Gets First Call In the first sweeping priorities regulation issued by the national production administration, the gov-ernment gave the atomic energy commission and the military first call on the nation's factories and raw materials to assure success of the rearmament program. The order required producers to put military orders ahead of every-thing else even if civilian produc-tion such as automobiles and refrig-erators must be shunted aside. Effective immediately, the order covers most of the goods and mater-ials the military will need for re-armament. It does not, however, cover electric power, farm equip-ment, fuels, gas, petroleum, and transportation. In excuting the order, the defense department, or the atomic energy commission, will put a D.O. (defense order) priority rating or war con- - Appointment At s ' f 1 tracts with a business firm. This means the company must give first attention to fulfilling the contract, whether or not it wants to. The firm with the priority contract has the right to extend its priority to other concerns from which it must get parts or materials to ful-fill his contract. This puts the war contractor in the position of requisi-tioning anything he needs, with the government back of his authority. The automobile industry was the first to comment on the order. A spokesman for General Motors said a cut of 10 to 15 per cent in truck and car production may take place within the next 12 months. Already hampered by a shortage of certain materials, the spokesman said "now that much scarce mate-ial- s will be diverted to the rearma-ment program, there's nothing we can do but plan ahead for a drastic cut in production of civilian goods." "We'll feel the worst of it in about a year," he said. Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall (left) is shown talking with Robert A. 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MOTEL Calient,, Nada" WELDING Salt Lake Valley .ull ?a?w?vs TK $2500 will handle ' ft: STOKER 1571 State, Mldy.lju? Planning for the Future! Buy U.S. Savings Bonds: "World's g V>f. Cough Medication t" y! WNU W for proud .o'oV' w S. SOUCOOK MASSACRE I CORNER By Richard H. Wilkinson c CHARLIE Poe lived by his wits, he had to but be-cause he liked to. I could name a half dozen jobs he had been offered, all legitimate, all of which he turned down. He couldn't bear the thought of routine and being tied down. I met him unexpectedly one day last summer in j Boston. -- Minute "Not doing 3 an y thing," he rlCIIOn said when I ques--' tioned him. "What's wrong?" Tasked. "Looking for something," he con-fessed. "If you've nothing lined up," I suggested, "how about taking a ride up country with me? I'm making a two-da- y trip to Burlington." "Like to," he said. We started the next morning. Charlie wasn't the cheerful com-panion I anticipated. Obviously there was something on his mind. Halfway across New Hampshire we came to a place alongside the road where a dozen or more cars were parked. A sign proclaimed the reason. "Visit the site of the famous Soucook Indian massacre," the sign read. "Nothing like it anywhere. Free lecture. Offers much by way of historical value. A scene you won't forget. Admission 25 cents." "Stop!" said Charlie. I stopped. We got out and walked over to a shelter beneath which a man was selling tickets. The man with the tickets saw us and urged us to buy, eloquently elaborating on his printed sign. Charlie dug into his pocket and produced a half dollar. Presently about 20 people had purchased tick-ets and the man got down off his stool and led us through the gate. We followed him along the path. He talked as we progressed. By the time we reached our objective we were all steamed up with apprehen-sion. Halfway across New Hamp-shire we came to a place a sign proclaimed the site of the fa-mous Soucook Indian massacre. We had entered a small clearing. Beyond it was a ledge, overhanging a shallow gorge through which a trickle of water flowed. We stood on the ledge while our guide told us how, 250 years ago, a detachment of militiamen had pursued a band of 20 Indians through the forest. Hard put, the Indians came to this ledge. Below them was the gorge, at that time a good many times deeper than now. Thus the red-skins had their choice of leaping into the gorge or being shot. TT was a gruesome tale. We were all silent and impressed as we made our way back to the cars. "That," said Charlie, "is the best gag I've ever seen." "Maybe," I said, "but how can that guy prove any such thing happened there?" "How can the tourists prove It didn't?" Charlie asked. "And what do they care. That chap knew what they wanted and he gave it to them. They were sat-isfied." He became thoughtful. Charlie didn't mention the Sou-cook massacre again during our trip, but I suspected it was on his mind. When he left me in Boston two days later he shook hands warmly. "Where are you off to now?" I asked him. "Oh, the western plan of mine is still rankling." He grinned. "See you around." Late in September I had occasion to go north again. Traveling the same route that Charlie and I had taken, I remembered the Soucook Massacre. The shelter was still there and there were cars parked outside. But a different man was selling tickets. The man was Charlie. "How about this?" I asked. He grinned. "You gave me the idea," he said. "Remember you wanted to know how the guy could prove the massacre happened here? Well, I asked him, at the same time flashing a tin badge I sometimes carry around. He decided to move on." "Is that sort of thing ethical in your profession?" I asked. "Sure. We're all suckers. Some oi us are smarter. The guy was getting fed up anyhow. So am I. Some day somebody is going to ask me to prove that massacre story. If I'm smart enough I'll be gone before he gets here." By INEZ GERHARD JEAN Simmons, newly arrived England to help promote producer Sidney Box' "Trio", sug-gested that perhaps there was something wrong with her face "Because I've looked like myself in only one picture." But her beauty has been triumphant whether she appeared as the native girl in Aj j ... JEAN SIMMONS "Black Narcissus" or the pale "Ophelia" in "Hamlet", with Oliv-ier. Only 22, she has honestly earned stardom by giving one excellent performance after another, during the eight years since she was chosen for her first part. And that break came as a surprise, when she and her older sister were aim-ing at a career as dancing teach-ers. BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET Frieda Calefies Flu, but the Germ Turns on Charlie By BILLY ROSE For as long as I can remember, my Uncle Charlie has been complaining of good health not his own, mind you, but my Aunt Frieda's. For 40 winters, to hear him tell it, he has been an easy mark for colds, catarrhs cna rheumatic pains, while his wife has never developed so much as a sniffle. Last February, when I dropped in to see them at their Allen Street flat, Charlie was in bed, runny-eye- d and carmine-nose- "What gives!" I asked. "What always gives?" said my uncle. "Your aunt loses the flu, I find It. She's got a constitutional iiKe a norse. ' Frieda was in the kitchen warming up a plaster. "Like a pastrami sandwich she treats me," said' Charlie. "I'm all ov-er mustard. Every reasonable woman lays down in bed once in a while. But US i x uncle telephoned and, without both-ering to suppress the triumph in his voice, said, "Frieda is flat like a pancake. She's got a flu, with com-plications yet." "I'll send my doctor down," I said, "and I'll be around in the morning." But when I walked up the three flights to their apartment the fol-lowing day, the door was opened by an obviously Frieda. "What are you doing out of bed?" My aunt motioned me in, and in the bedroom, propped up on pillows as usual, was Charlie. "What happened?' "What should happen?" said Frieda. "Your uncle got over-heated running up and down the stairs like a chicken." "I thought you had the flu." "Oh, that," said Frieda. "1 fixed it with a guggle-mug-gle.- " For the benefit of the uninitiate, a "guggle-muggle- " is an old East Side remedy composed of warm milk, egg, honey, cinnamon and whiskey. "Wish your uncle happy returns," said Frieda. "It's his birthday." "Yea, it's my birthday," groaned Charlie, "and for a present she gave me her flu." who ate regularly, and she gained an average of a pound a day. When the helmsman took to his bunk-s- till according to Charlie it was she who took the wheel. As for my uncle, he spent the entire trip with his head sticking out of a porthole and, the weather being what it was, it was a miracle he wasn't drown-ed. Because of this apparent im-munity to disease, Frieda has always been one of the favor-ite daughters of the East Side, especially when any of the neigh-bors are ill. For years now, she's been carrying soup and solace to their homes, tending their kids and lecturing fami-ly doctors on their therapeu-tic shortcomings. "Herself, she don't get sick, but to me she brings back the germs," is the way Charlie explains her. A FEW jAYS AGO, however, my not her she won't Bllly Kose give me the satisfaction. . . MY FAVORITE relatives came to this country around the time Teddy Roosevelt was elected, and the voyage over, according to Char-lie, was the roughest in the history of navigation. It took 23 days and evert the captain was seasick. Frieda was the only one on board FIRST FREEDOM Tiny Snake Scares Ape Back Into Caqe Bushman, a d gorilla, the main attraction for years at Chicago's Lincoln park zoo, roamed through the monkey house for two hours before he was frightened back into hi cage by a small garter snake. The gorilla walked out of his cage when an attendant left the door un-locked, but before he could escape from the monkey building doors and windows of the house were bar-ricaded. Edgar Robinson, who had tended the gorilla since he was a baby was the only casualty during the two hours that Bushman was free. Bush-man bit him on the arm. Finally baby alligators and a garter snake, which the beast dreaded, were used to chase him back into his cage where he had lived for 20 years. Suits Him to a Tee "It must be nice to own a chain of stores." "Yes; you can spend all youi time on the links." |