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Show MILLARD COUNTY CHRONICLE, DELTA, UTAH CIVIL DEFENSE Regional, State Training Centers Planned in Civil Defense Program (This Is the fourth of a series of articles on civil defense by Walter A. Shead, Western Newspaper Union's Washington Correspondent.) By WALTER A. SHEAD WASHINGTON, D.C. Authority in the line of command for the tremendous civil defense army needed in case of full scale war stems from the President, through Civil Defense Administrator Mil-lard Caldwell, to the 48 state civil defense directors and down the line to the appointed officers in cities, towns and counties through-out the nation. National defense against atomic, biological and chemical warfare rests upon thorough training to start in a civil defense staff college to be established for top civil defense planners and administrators. The college will serve as a source of all latest information. Regional tech-nical training centers are also planned where this information will be disseminated in the civil de-fense training programs in the states and local communities. The technical centers will be staffed by thoroughly trained men and wom-en in all phases of the work and will provide means for standard-ization of the technical and special training. Standardization is a prime factor for successful mutual aid and mobile support which require a force of uniformly trained civil rlpfpnsi workers. their especially assigned jote, in-cluding specialized health service courses against atomic, biological and chemical warfare. The Amer-ican Red Cross, officials of the public health ssrvice and other or-ganizations concerned with health services will conduct certain phases of specialized training such as first aid and nurses' aid training. Many medical officers of the military services, public health services, the veterans administration and other organizations have taken spe-cialized courses in defenses against atomic warfare and these will be asked to assist in the program. ALREADY, in the atomic warfare field, 148 physicians from 38 states have taken courses given by the atomic energy commission in co-operation with the national security resources board. Similar courses for nurses have been started. Other courses either federal, state or lo-cal, will be available for dentists, veterinarians and other profession-al and technical people working in health services. State health offi-cials have taken courses in radio-logical monitoring which included many aspects of the civil defense program. Similar training courses will be available for biological warfare against humans and animals, and chemical and biological warfare against crops. Courses in these sub- - Graduates of the federal technical training centers will train other civil defense workers and trainers within the states, who, in turn, will train the local volunteers. Under the program, two kinds of training will be provided general and spe-cialized. General training will con-sist of instruction in basic subjects to include fundamental princilpes of organization and operation, basic first aid and improvised rescue op-erations. Specialized training will give civil defense volunteers the detailed knowledge and skills to carry out jects will have three prime aspects detection, treatment of casualties, and methods of decontamination. Training will be available for nurses aids and home nurses, radiological monitors, auxiliary sanitary per-sonnel and auxiliary laboratory workers. For large segments of the gen-eral public, the major type of train-ing will be in the category of first aidwhat to do first in any of the fields of civil defense. The goal is 20,000,000 trained first-aide- in a course which will also in-clude training in special weapons defense and in procedures for treat-ing minor illnesses in time of emergency when physicians will be with casualties. Every state will operate under a uniform system of organization, equipment and procedure. Estab-lishment of control stations in strategic areas, of first aid stations and the implementation of all neces-sary ambulance, hospitalization, fire fighting equipment and a score of other defense mechanisms will be taught. It is estimated that ap-proximately 35 per cent of surviving casualties in an atomic bomb burst would require transportation by lit-ter to first-ai- d stations, hence the importance of first aid work. As an example, if there were 40,000 injured survivors, about 13,000 prob-ably would have to be carried by litters. Another 27,000 would walk, or would be taken to first aid sta-tions by other means. So the most important function is in first aid training, since even rescue teams, police, engineering and other personnel, first to con-tact the injured, would be called upon for first aid to casualties. So every individual should watch for announcement of establishment of regional training centers and schools for training volunteers. Don't wait, volunteer your services. In the meantime, thousands of pints of blood, both plasma and whole blood, must be obtained and stored. Here is a first and must duty which can be carried out now. (The last of this series of civil defense articles will appear next week.) WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS . Premier Joe Stalin Attacks Britain, United States for Korean Conflict; 100,000 European Force Is Planned EDITOR'S NOTE: When opinions are expressed In these columns, they are those of Western Newspaper Union's news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.) CONTROLS: New Curbs Likely The protests of the nation's house-wives, labor and the average home towner may bring about new legis-lations soon to stabilize food prices. Eric Johnston, economic-stabilizatio- n director, hinted that legislation will be requested to "equalize and stabilize" farm prices and Indus-trial wages. Critics of recent enacted wage--j price controls contend that the lawi protecting farmers' standard or living by the parity device is making a mockery of the govern-- 1 ment's program. On the other hand, farm spokes-men have countered with a charge that an attempt is being made to smear farmers and make them the goat in any federal move to roll back prices. Johnston is on something of a spot, with the housewives and labor lined up on one side and the farm bloc on the other. He has expressed himself as believing the farmer is entitled to his parity. But by the same token, the laboring man is entitled to his parity, too, for as the cost of food goes up, the cost of living goes up. Meanwhile, the government slapped on stiff new credit terms for nonresidential construction, amounting to 50 per cent down pay-ments, in its battle against Infla-tion. The new order called for one-ha-down on construction of new stores, offices, hotels, banks, warehouses, garages, auto-servi- stations, res-taurants, theaters, clubs and "other new structures." The same requirement applies to repair, enlargement, alteration, and The Chinese Communist offensive aimed at Wonju In an ef-fort to split the United Nations line came to an abrupt halt with the destruction of two Red divisions. U.N. troops then pushed forward in a limited offensive that carried up to six miles along the sector from Seoul to Wonju. The Reds were to reported have lost approximately 31,000 troops in their one week offen-sive. TROOPS: Marshall Tells Plans Gen. George Marshall, secretary of defense, took much of the steam out of the "great debate" over the question of American military aid to Europe when he told congress that the U.S. planned to send 100,000 more men abroad. The number was much smaller than had been ex-pected. It seems fortunate that oppo-nents of the administration's for-eign policy finally forced General Marshall to reveal the exact num-ber of men. It certainly provided the Soviet Union with a valuable bit of military information. Official Washington circles report-ed that sharp debate preceded the decision to tell the size of the army planned for Europe. Both the de-fense and state departments were against the disclosure. However, continued attacks on foreign military aid by influential senators, including Taft of Ohio and Wherry of Nebraska, forced the de-cision. These attacks were con-tinued even after Taft and mem-bers of the senate armed service committee were informed in secret of the plans. General Marshal told the sen-ators that for security reasons he spoke "reluctantly." His reluctance was understandable in that he knew and disapproved of giving aid and comfort to a possible enemy of the United States. It is too bad other prominent figures on the national scene did not feel the same way as General Marshall, Washington ob-servers reported. LABOR: An Open Revolt STALIN: The Role of Prophet Prime Minister Stalin, in one of his rare public statements, predict-ed the United States and Great Brit-ain are doomed to defeat in Korea, and the disintegration of the United Nations. Assuming the role of a prophet thundering frdn his mountain, the Soviet leader attempted to intimi-date the free nations of the world, to stir up discord between the North Atlantic pact nations, and brand Russia the only true champion of world peace. He succeeded only in tangling himself in a web of con-tradictions and lies. ' There was even a minor threat of war when he said war "cannot be considered inevitable," but that it might come if the "warmongers succeed in entangling the masses of the people in lies, in deceiving them." Stalin went so far as to blister-ingl- y denounce British Prime Min-ister Attlee for "lying" in saying that Russia had not demobilized after World War II. For his efforts in this direction, Stalin received a sharp slap by the British govern-ment with the charge that Russian armed forces now total 175 divi-sions, 25,000 tanks and 20,000 planes. With tongue in cheek, the British pointed out that figures don't lie. Some western observers, noting Stalin's assertion that the U.N. was "burying its moral prestige and dooming itself to disintegration," believed Russia may be preparing to quit the organization. No one in his right mind could believe any of Stalin's statements and the assertion that Russia really wants peace. To the contrary, Stalin's statements and the American and British replies only point up the seriousness of the present world situation. The statement should do much to bring about a concentrated effort on the part of the west for what now seems inevitable. reconstruction of existing commer-cial buildings if the cost of the im-provement exceeds 15 per cent of the building's appraised value. SPORTS: Game-Fi- x Scandal The sensational disclosure of basketball game-fixin- g involving three New York colleges and a number of prominent players had repercussions as far down as the home towns of America. Basketball is the most popular high school and college sport in the nation. Year after year a greater number of people see basketball games from cracker-bo- x gymnas-iums to Madison Square Garden than witness any other sport. It is apparent that game-fixin-has not been confined to New York alone. A number of investigations which are just being launched will undoubtedly reveal bribery in many sections of the country. High school basketball in the home towns of the nation does not draw national headlines, but there can be little doubt that there must have been numerous cases of at-tempted game-fixin- g on the high school level. The scandal among the big schools, if nothing else, will bring about closer inspection of the game on the home town level. It may cause a clean-u- p that will again stress fair play and sportsmanship among the nation's youth. CHINA: An Inside Report The first reliable information from within Communist China since: that country's intervention in Korea' was made public by Arthur Moore, a British newspaperman who vis-ited Peiping with the backing of the' Indian ambassador. Moore reported the large number, of casualties in Korea was causing concern to Red China's leaders and that Manchurian hospital facilities had been unable to care for the wounded. The war in Korea, although waged on a limited scale, is still somewhat of a surprise to the Chinese. Cas-ualties are greater than expected and a major gasoline problem has developed. Off to Europe Angry labor leaders were in open revolt against the nation's mobiliza-tion program. It began when the wage stabilization board voted 6 to 3 to stabilize wages at a level generally 10 per cent above that of January 15, 1950. Three labor mem-bers quit the board. But labor's complaint against the board's new formula for equalizing wages proved to be only a pretext. What they really had on their chests was a whole series of gripes against Charles E. Wilson, director of mo-bilization. They contended that labor was not given a prominent place in policy-- and that attempts were made to freeze wages while food prices and rents were still un-settled. Many observers believed that the blowup was inevitable, that sooner or later someone would challenge the vast power bestowed upon Wil-son and the man-ner in which he wielded that power. It was the old story of big busi-ness and labor in open conflict. But in this instance it was the nation's mobilization program that suf-fered. Also on the labor front, the brotherhood of railway' trainmen unexpectedly pleaded guilty to con-tempt charges arising from "sick" strikes in the Washington yards and were fined $75,000. Labor circles wondered to what extent the guilty plea a union as-suming responsibility for "wildcat" strikes would effect other pend-ing cases, and whether it would help control wildcat tactics in the future. I -- v. i- - i - i ' .f, v " i - r - 1 ' ' ' '1 ' ' ' " '1 KOREA: Reds Pull Back United Nations troops in Korea regained the offensive after break-ing the back of the Communist at-tack which saw the Chinese suffer-ing an estimated 31,000 casualties. Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway's troops pushed forward in limited advances, but there were indications that Ridgway would not cross the 38th parallel in the immediate fu-ture. There remain large unlocated Chinese elements north of the old political boundary line and the Chinese could bring down masses of men from further north. Ground gains have assumed a secondary role in the Korean fight-ing. General Ridgway seems to be operating on the theory of hitting the Communists where the maxi-mum number of casualties can be inflicted and retiring to established positions to plan the next move. No one can foresee the end of the Korean war which has raged up and down the peninsula for eight months. And although the Chinese have suffered defeats in recent weeks there is no indication that they are seriously hurt. In a supposedly secret de-parture, witnessed by some 25 reporters and 75 cameramen, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, and his wife, Mamie, board the Queen Elizabeth. The general returned to Europe to resume his command of western de-fense forces. POST OFFICE: Plans Major Shift What was undoubtedly the most important change in basic postal transportation policy since air mail, was announced by the post office department. The plan is to transfer short-hau- l mail from the railroad to highway truckers. The postal department first plan-ned the shift when the railroads filed a petition with the interstate commerce commission for a 95 per cent increase in mail-pa- y rates. PIMP PUZZLE s-- f Li A n i5t7-- Hj ACROSS 50. Female 19. Portray 1 5 1 c jjjffi i 1 Sweet sep 21. Knock lfSTp e.Barkof DOWN 24. Dip lightly slightly Ifl 1. A color intowater fHfSK? 9.Wckedy 2. Topaz hum- - 26. Evening 2HfS 10. Valued gem ming-bir- d sun god ojl a rHRf 11 Kind of 3. Parasitic (Egypt.) lav rfT stone insect 28. Regret TnTEst 12 Shafts sunk 4. Period of 29. Male swans UiIHl3fysrT7 for water slumber SO. Spheres of 14. Masculine 5. Haul action N.g nicknami 6. Simians 32. 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At least a half dozen photographs of Arthur Kimball hung there. "Any man," I I I remarked, "who -- Minilte was so vain as 3 FlCtl0n to take all those him- - , pictures of self along to decorate his cabin on a two weeks' cruise, must have been vain about other things." "You mean he'd probably suf-fered financial reverses or some-thing, and was too proud to face the facts, so he shot himself?" "That's about it," I nodded, pleased that the captain should give so much consideration to my theory. A very dull fellow this Capt. Rhodes. The captain looked down at the lifeless body of Arthur Kimball. He had apparently been sitting at his desk, writing. There was a bullet wound in his temple. An automatic was clutched in the fingers of his right hand. The captain looked at the pic-tures. "I'm probably right, don't you think, Captain?" I said. Captain Rhodes grunted. "No," he said, "I don't." He turned abruptly and went ont. Well, this only confirmed my ideas about the Captain's stupidity. To me the thing was dead open and shut. The first mate, a tall, rugged in-dividual named Brooks, told me to go to my quarters and stay there until I was called. Capt. Rhodes was prepaid. As I sprang I landed in the aim of one of his men. TT WASN'T UNTIL evening thstii mate summoned me. I fcfc: him down the corridor to Ari. Kimball's cabin. Captain Rhci was there and several other men : uniform, and a strange ,man t: woman. "That was a very logical tour you advanced," the captain at me. "But we've pro-fit to be dead wrong." "Wrong?" I said. "Mr. Kimball was murdered!" I didn't say anything. The capte was not only a dull fellow, hut of he was revealing a tendency tore! dramatics. "As soon," went on the captai "as I decided that Mr. Kimball .; murdered, I began to look for soir one who knew him before he saw: This wasn't as easy as it soci Kimball was traveling alone, I figured that someone had enga: passage on the same boat with fc idea of murdering him. That son? one, I reasoned, would have taken cabin as near to his as possible. S we began inquiring into the caret of all the cabin occupants lon! t corridor. The only two people wte we discovered who might &'! known Kimball are Mr. and John Cole, these people here." C captain glanced toward the stratp couple. "But," he continued, "they conclusively proven that they in the main salon at the time murder was committed." "How did they know when V murder was committed?" I asii' importantly. "I told them," Capt. Rhodei "So I continued my buni, presently I liscovered there was only one other person board who knew Kimball. I f! covered that this man had sol- - fered financial losses thronP Kimball's activities. "And who?" I asked Quietly, this man?" "You," said Capt. Rhodes. (, It was a remote possibility, H"' had not believed it would oc" but nevertheless I was PP' Capt. Rhodes was prepared That's why the uniformed men present. One of them had s; in behind me, and as I sPr' landed in his arms. The captain grunted. "If," M marked dryly, "you ever have casion to plan another murder, sider the details." He PointejL one of the pictures of Arthur ball. It was the picture to " '. Kimball was seated at his writing. "Note," said the cap' "that Mr. Kimball is holding pen in his left hand, as he riding crop and polo maUct . other pictures. He must hve left handed, yet you pi8"",, murder gun in his right hanct A dull fellow, the captain By INEZ GERHARD HUMPHREY BOGART proudly some day his son, Stephen, will be pay-ing enormous income taxes. Bogart has made sure of that by setting up a trust fund for Stephen, into which will go the $5,000 weekly which the tough guy of the movies will re-ceive for starring in the Ziv Com-pany's transcribed radio series, "Bold Venture". When reminded that Stephen will have to contribute heavily toward the upkeep of Uncle Sam, Bogart retorts that he'll be able to afford it. Margaret Sheridan, discovered five years ago by Howard Hawks, has been studying hard all this time in preparation for a picture career. She makes her debut as the feminine lead in Hawks' "The Thing", for RKO. Thelma Ritter's first starring film, "The Mating Season", has a fine cast, good direction, and a familiar story. Miss Ritter was bet-ter as a supporting actress. Gene Tierney, John Lund and Miriam Hopkins are excellent. GRASSROOTS Publicity of Punishment Vill Halt Delinquency By Wright A. Patterson DELINQUENCY is YOUTH spreading rather than abating. In the cities, considerable sections are over run with youth gangs who terrorize the public by committing many depredations, up to and including murder. But youth-ful delinquency and the organization and operation of gangs is no longer only a city problem. It has spread to the towns and villages. My home town is a rural com-munity. In it, the automobile owners over a considerable' period suffered the loss of auto parts, spare tires, hub caps, hood caps and other things of value that could be easily de-tached. Those thefts were traced to a gang of 12 high school boys, and the police of the county ar-rested them. Though some of them admitted the thefts, none was locked up to await trial. Instead the names and address-es of the boys were taken, and also the names of their parents. They were given instructions to appear at the juvenile court, ac-companied by their parents, the following day. The boys and their parents were present, and the police presented convincing evidence to which no rebuttal was offered. After sentenc-ing each of the boys to one year in prison, the court listened to a plea for clemency made by the parents The judge suspended the sentences, placing each boy under the parole of his parents for the one year period, with the provision the boy must continue to attend school un-til graduation and must not be al-lowed outside of the home after six o'clock each evening, for the one year period, with the provision that any violation of that parole would be construed by the court as mak-ing the parents an accessary before the fact, subjecting the parents to conviction and sentence under such a charge. The liberal publicizing of that case, including names and ad-dresses of the 12 oys, and the sentence of the court caused both the boys an" their parents to be ostracized in school and in the community, but failure to attend school meant going to prison. That was a wise decision on the part of that judge. It not only put the fear of the law into those 12 boys and their parents, but it had similar effect on oth-er boys with criminal and gang tendencies and on their parents The one lesson has gone a long ways toward curing youth delin-quency in my home town. It would not have been effective without the publicity given by the newspapers. A committee of the senate that keeps its eye on the expenditures ot the operations of the federal gov-ernment, asked the 26 departments and agencies for the effect of the legislation that activated the rec ommendations of the Hoover com-mission. Of the 26 departments and agencies which received that re-quest, 25 complied. Each of the 25 reported increased efficiency, better service for the people, and, in practically all cases, a reduced cost of operation, rang-ing from a few thousands into the millions. The one not reporting was that of defense, General Marshall merely acknowledging receipt of the request from Senator John L. McCleUan chairman of the committee. But he gave no estimate of ac'ual or ex-pected savings, though it was ex-pected the legislation would reduce the cost of operation In his depart- ment by from three to four billion dollars a year. The committee is instituting an investigation of the department of defense to determine for itself what result has been accomplished. It has full authority to make such an investigation. General Marshall has seemingly resented any interference on the part of congress with the op- erations of his department and has shown no interest in a reduction in He has on his department pay-rol- a larger army of employees kT mber f men ghting mavac ?t S6nate instigation department an ap- propriation to pay that army of b if it did. Senator McClellan Democrat of Arkansas, is a Ieal lighter for economies. Genera Marshall will discover that con brass in the armed services. NEW BIBLE Modern English Edition Is Planned The division of Christian educa-tion, National Council oft The Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., announced a revised edition of the Bible will be ready for distribution by September 30, 1952. The new Bible will be in clear, modern English, with words of more modern usage substituted for words which long ago lost their meaning. Although there is some minor opposition to another revis-ion the council is expected to pro-ceed with its plan. The new revised standard ver-sion will go to press after scholars complete the translation of the Old Testament. Translation of the New Testament was completed in 1946. The revised standard version was first authorized in 1937 by the council's predecessor |