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Newspaper Page TextSAGA OF EIGHTH 'Shoestring Army' Proves Outfit Through History Of By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK (jpy The Amer icn Eighth army in Korea today rates man for man a the equal 01 any inn country ever sent over leas. I It is fast, powerful and well dis- riplined. Under Ll. Gen. Matthew is. Kidgway it is showing a fine ability to fight two kinds of war breakng up North Korean guerilla bands in its rear at the same time it is smashing back heudon drives by massed Chinese troops. The Eighth army is a mature army now. But those who served under it from the start will always remember it best for the days of its youth. It was known then as "the shoestring army" and its per formance in the first deadly dan gerous weeks stand as an endur ing monument to the chunky little tank expert who led it into Korea the late Lt. Gen. Walton 11. Walker. Occupation Army Unrtady In Japan the army had deteri orated sadly from the dry rot that has afflicted all occupation armies in history. Walker had been given the task of cleaning it out and put ting it back into shape. That job was under way but still incomplete when the Korean emergency Of to)LDE) By CAROL KERR "Dear Mist Kerr: Would you please reply either through your column or to me by letter, what happened to Fred Shields, an nouncer with Glenn Hardy on the 'Alka Seltzer Newspaper of t h e Air,' Thanking you for the cour- Distributed by Botes Candy Co. LAST 5 N v ' ' " ' Jf it. JAD PAUL FOR DINNER RESERVATIONS, PHONE 379 ARMY forced him to take It into combat last summer. The army was short of every thing from canteens to tanks and new type bazookas. It had too few field trained officers, too many over-age, overweight sergeants. It had too many young privates psy chologically unprepared for war fare. They had joined up for se curity not to fight. That army had to be fed into action piecemeal as fast as it could be ferried across the Sea of Japan against a rough, seasoned foe that in some battles outnum bered it five to one. The enemy held a big edge in tanks as well as manpower. They knew the hilly terrain. And they could take the terrible heat better than the Americans. Naktons Stand Citid For more than ten weeks the Eighth army had to meet a fresh crisis every day. No wonder they nicknamed it "the shoestring army." lt fought battle after bat tle without having a single platoon in reserve to call up. Its stubborn holding of the Nak tong line was one of the most bril liant defensive stands in the an nals of America. The Pentagon ex pressed confidence there would be no Dunkerue in Korea, but many ,an,anii tesy of a reply. Mrs. A.M.S., Glide, Oregon." Frankly, I don't know. Since Fred Shields Is a free-lancer, and not a member of the Don Lee an-nounce-staff, it would seem that possibly he has accepted other commitments, and is no longer available for the "Alky News." Meanwhile, there has been no of ficial word out of Hollywood via radio publications or from Don Lee itself. Since Shields has been a part of the twice-daily newscast for ap proximately seventeen years, it is unlikely that Don Lee execs handed him his hat. More likely, he has grabbed a prize plum in the TV industry . . . REINSTATED on the KRNR schedule is the popular MDL fea ture, "What's the Name of t h a t Song?" (8:00-8:30 p.m.). The pro gram's reinstatement was an nounced this week by program di rector Lyle Fenner, in response to the volume of inquiries and re quests for the audience-participation show's return. "The Story of Dr. Kildare," which for three weeks held the Wednesday night "Song" spot, has been rescheduled for regular Friday evening airings (8:00-8:30). TONIGHT: Gill Gwinn returns to emcee "What's the Name of that Song?" (8:00-8:30) . . . Back grounded by an orchestra and chorus, soprano Rise Stevens will sing Victor Herbert favorites on "Music You Want." Among her se lections will be "Toyland," "Moon beams," and "I'm Falling In Love With Someone." (10:15-10:45). GREAT ' Bjfb jkWiii..ai'Aiaiaftiii(. ma,., and JESSICA Formidable, Korean War a commanding officer on the scene felt there would have lo be. "The holding of that line was a rare combinalion of good luck and damn fine skill on the part of Gen eral Walker," recalled one staff officer. , "Militarily, we had no right to expect to hold it with the force we had. It was 120 miles long, and we didn't have the men to set up a continuous line. Some divi sions were holding on a 25 10 30- mile front which is theoretically impossible." Gambit Pays Off How was it done? By setting up a series of strong points. When ever enemy pressure became too strong at one point. Gen. Walker would thin out his troops from an other sector and shuttle them over tu the danger zone. That meant taking terrible Humbles. "To do it Walker had to figure out in advance where the enemy would hit next and in what strength so we could know what sector of our own line we could risk weakening," said the staff of ficer. The situation became so bad that at one time it was estimated a force of 1,000 guerrillas could have filtered down from the hills and wiped out the Eighth army's own headquarters. The army was slowly growing in power. But so was the enemy. And in early September, at the peak of the Red drive to slash through to Pusan, Walker had to make his boldest gamble. He had lo pull 23, 000 marines out of the line so they could load ship for the Inchon land ing. Paradoxical Situation "It was an unbelievable situa tion," said the staff ofliccr. "We were planning to go on the offen sive at the same time it looked like we were going to be forced off the peninsula altogether." The meager line held off the Reds in a miracle of fighting. As one officer commented, "Just how they did it we don't know yet." Then the marines and the Seventh division landed behind the North Koreans and drove on Seoul. That changed the picture. Although he still had as many troops against him as before, Walker immediately attacked. There were only 850 feet of bridg ing equipment in the entire tlie- ater. Walker used t25 feet lo cross the Naktong. His engineers impro vised bridges across the other streams. In less than two weeks the Eighth army shattered the sur prised Red forces and linked u p I with the American landing force a Inchon. The desperate shoestring days of the army were over but those were the days that forged it into a great army. Second "Yegg" Nabbed In Repeat Try On Safe TERRE HAUTE, Ind. OF) Police arrested 60-year-old Eddie Ware of Chicago and charged him with burglary. Detective Huerta" Tnbble said Ware was trying to batter open a safe in a tavern. Tribble said Ware told him the job was "cased" for him by a friend. And where is the friend Police asked Ware. He's serving time in the Indiana state prison for attempted bur glary of the same tavern, Ware said. WEEK JAD PAUL and JESSICA With Roseburg's Bill Blakeley Versatile, Entertaining Trio Sea Them This Week at Roseburg'i Favorite Night Spot! Air Forct Reservists Will Meet Tonight Roseburg'i U. S. air force re serve unit the 9415th volunteer squadron will hold a regular meeting Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 8 p. m. The meeting, to be held in the armory, was announced by Lt-Col. Theodore H. Wirak, commanding officer, A lecture and training film are scheduled for the Wednesday meet ing. Col. Wirak urged all air re servists in the Douglas county area to attend. Claims Increase During January From Accidents An increase of 53 percent in claims filed from industrial acci dents for the month of January, 1951, over January, 1950, has been recorded, according to figures re leased by the State Industrial Ac cident commission. January, 1950, produced 3,283 accident claims, while 5,022 claims were filed for the same month in I 1951. In addition, there were M fatal claims for January, 1951, as against 6 in January, 1950. Occu- ! pational disease claims likewise increased from 63 in January, 1950, ; to 80 for the same month in 1951. I This increase in claims filed can largely be attributed to the unusu ally open winter season. In Jan uary, 1950, nearly all logging and lumber operations, which produce a good many of the industrial ac cidents, were closed down due to inclement weather. On the other hand, weather conditions prmitted almost full production in all in dustries through the latter months of 1950 and January of this year. This fact, plus the increased pro duction in the rearmament effort, accounts for the large number of ; claims filed, the commission re i poried. the accident prevention division of the State Industrial Accident commission is increasing its ef forts in the safety inspectional and educational programs in an at tempt to aid in keeping the in dustrial accident figure at a mini mum. The division is interested in reducing the industrial accident toll from a humane viewpoint, but also, to aid in preserving man power for the defense effnri and to reduce employer's contributions to the industrial fund. Embezzlement Charged To Son Of Late Bishop STOCKTON, Calif. (.PI A 52-year-old GI student described as a son of the late Bishop James M. Cannon Jr., is accused of embez zling $1,900 from College of the Paciftc publications. Bradford Crittenden Jr., assist ant district attorney, filed the charges against Richard M. Can non, a veteran of both World wars. He said Cannon is a son of the late Southern Methodist bishop. The suspect left Stockton a month ao. Cannon is accused of taking $1, 400 he collected from advertisers and forging an editor's name to a $500 check. He came to COP last year with credits from Trinity col lege, Hartford, Conn., and soon was named student commissioner of publications. Deadline On POW Claims March 1 Applications for World War II prisoner of war benefits must be filed with the War Claims commis sion, Washington, D. C, hy March 1, Governor Douglas McKay warns. The war claims act pays one dollar for each day a member of the armed forces was imprisoned by any enemy power and $r0 for each month a civilian was interned by the Japanese in the Pacific theater. Survivors eligible lo re ceive the benefit in event of death of the ex-war prisoner or civilian internee also must' apply by the M arch 1 deadline. Application forms are available from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Stale Library building, Salem, and 415 S. W. 11th avenue. Portland; from county veterans' service officers, veterans' organ izations, the Veterans administra tion, and the Red Cross. The War Claims commission re cently estimated that 30,000 eligible persons had not yet filed their claims, and reminds that parents of deceased military prisoners are eligible even though they were not dependent on the former service man. Court Wants Reversal Of Back Pay Suit Ouster CHICAGO .P Superior Judge Joseph A. Grabcr says he hopes a higher court will reverse his ruling and reinstate a suit hy 1600 policemen and firemen seek ing $3,000,000 in back pay from the city. Judge Graber dismissed Ihe suit, Pictures In A Minute! I 105 S. Jackson -iv kaqio programs :- KRNR U90 kc. 1240 U. KRXL REMAINING HOURS TODAY 4 00 rullnn Lewla Jr UBS 4 Hcnimgwav- MBS 4: Passing Farad 4 4. Sain Hv-MRS 5:0ft Mark Trail MBS 3.TO Clvda Btattv MRS S:5S Victor Borfft-MBS 6 OO Crosoy Tima Hii World ol SporU : Brighter Sida 6:4,V Sam Hayea MBS W Bill HfnryMHS 7:00 SIoyum Talrs 7:15 Lionel Barr.vmor 7:30 Ctaro Kid-MBS H OO Doctor Klldar 6: AO Veterans Information 8 4. Mutual Ne wared MBS BOO Nrwa- MHS 9:15 Fulton Levvla Jr. MBS :;tO Hi Neighbor 9 AS Personality Tima B .15 rtve-Minute Final MBS 10:001 Iiva A Mylery MBS 10:15 Mimic vou Want 10:45 Club 14RO 11:25 Newt Nltecap U-JO Sign Off THURSDAY. FEBRUARY tt, 151 6:00 Coffee Club Capers 6 30 Farm Fair r:45 Ri A Shine MBS 7:0O Hemingway-MBS 7.15 Breakfait Gan MBS 7:45 Son of Pioneer FOO Cecil Brown MBS 8:15 Newi-MBS 8 :iO Haven of Ret MRS t OO Over the Coffee Cup 9 15 This Rhylhmtc Aga B-O Man About Town 9 45 Records lu:0O Nrw MRS 10:15 Tello Test-MBS lf.:;iO Second Spring lu:45 Must JL MiuiC 1100 Ladies Fair MBS 11:25 News MBS lt::to Queen for a Day MBS 12 (KV World News 12:15 Music In Modern Mood U.50 Man on the Street 12:45 Local News 12 .15 Market Reports 1:00 Jack Ktrkwood MBS 1:30 United Nations 1:45 Meet tht Band 2 00 Tune-O 2 ::t0 Hollywood USA 2:45 It's Requested ? :tO School Show 3:45 IT S. Marine Show 4:00 Fulton Lewis Jr MBS 4: 15 He mini way MBS 4:30 Guest Star 4:45 Sam Haea MBS 3:00 StraiKhi Arrow MBS 5:30 Sky Kinf 5 55 Honbv Benton MBS C 00 Dollars and Sen 6:15 World of SporU 6:30 Brighter Side ti:45 Sam Haves- MRS 6 55 Rill Henry MBS 7:00 Slrepvlime Tales 7:15 Chucktt agon Jambore 7:30 Melody Time 8:00 Tr.an MRS 8::t0 Reporter Houndup MBS 9 00 News MRS t:15 Fulton LewU Jr. MBS 0-5 Prasonnflty Tlma 8:55 Five Minute Final MRS 10:001 Love a MyMery MBS H':15 Mimic You Wanl 10:45 John Steele MBS 1 1 News N llecap 11:30 Sign Off Portlanders File For Bauxite Ore In Josephine Co. PORTLAND UP The pres ence of bauxite ore, source of alu minum, has prompted a Portland group to file mining claims on 2,060 acres in southern Oregon's Josephine county, a spokesman re ported. The 103 claims contain 10,000, 000 feet of timber, most of it over ripe, Fred Semler, Portland shoe store owner and one of the pro moters, admitted. But he said pri mary interest of the group was in producing alumina from the bauxite ore. Alumina, in turn, is reduced to aluminum, z "Or hope is that the govern ment or one of the big aluminum companies will put in a reduc tion mill," he said. "Our idea is that the alumina should be stock piled." State geology department offi cials. however, were not overly op timistic about development of the claims on six sections of land in ihe Waters, Dutcher and Bone creek area, some 15 miles west of Grants Pass. They pointed out that northwest ern Oregon has more accessible deposits which are not being worked. These contain 35 percent alumina and 25 percent iron. Semler said alumina on the southern Oregon claims ranges from 22 to 52 percent. Similar mining claims were filed on more than 50,000 acres of national forest lands in Jackson county last fall and resulted in charges of "timber grabbing."' Land included in claims filed by Semler's group is about equally divided between national forests and Oregon and California lands. Timber on national forests can be : acquired under mining patents, but timber rights are not included un der mining claims filed on O & C lands. Semler said annual assessment j work on claims would cost about I $10,000. ; ruling that It was not filed until the five-year statute of limitations had expired. The policemen and firemen charged they took pay cuts from 19.il to 1939 on the promise from city officials that the amounts of the cuts would be repaid later. "It is unfortunate these people have to lose what is rightfully theirs," Judge Graber said. "I hope you will appeal this case," he told the plaintiffs' attorney, "because I would like to be re versed." The attorney said he would ap peal. Finished Photo In A Minute! That's what you get with the new Polaroid Land Camera shown here. No waiting. No extra expense. Ailc for a dem onstration todayl Phone 331 REMAIN1NQ HOURS TODAY 4 00 Man With The Raton 4 30 Once Upon A Time 4 45 Sleepy Joe 8:00 Andy Parker 5 55 Under The Capitol Dome, Otw Sports Spotlit A 15 Lamplighters 6 .10 Modern News 6 45 The A mbassadon 7 00 Starlif. hters 7:15 Enric Madrtfuera 7:30 Random Rhylhmi 7:45 Lenny Herman 8:00 Jan Garber 8 15 A i vino Rey B 30 News :B U. H. Commentary 8'-40 Sonny Durham BOO Keynotes pv Carl 9:15 Cote Glee Club 9 30 Three luarler Tlm p 45 Tommy Tucker 9:55 News 10:00 Modern Melody Hour 10:30 Dance Time 11:00 Headlines of Tomorrow 11:05 Music for Reminiscing 11:30 Sign Oft THliKUAY FCBKUASr tf, 1151 f:0O Early Birds C 05 News Headline f. 06- Early Birds f, 30 Paul Bunyan Tima 6:45 First Edition News 7:00 Ridera of (he Purple, Sag 7:15 Alarm Clock Club 8:00 World News (.15 Barclay A lion fc:.(0 Tops in Pops 0:00 Modern Home 9:15 Sav lt with Musta 9.31V World-wide News , 9 45 Blue Barron 10 00 Hawaiian Echoes 10:15 Sugar n Spice Ut-oO It Pay To uiiten 11 00 Bob's Music Shop ll::tO Harmony Shop 11.45 Song Time 12:00 One Minute of Prayer ia:0t Variety Time U':I5 RovinR Reporter la. 30 Mirt-d News 1J.45 Market Reporta K:50 F.velyn Tyner 1:00 Phonoquest 2:00 Kit XL Open Houst) 3.00 Pipes of Melody S.15 Lullabv In Rhythm 2;:iO News Summary 3:36 Lenny Herman ? 45 Fiesta Time 400 Man with tha Baton 4 ;tO Once upon a Tim 4:45 Slerpy Joe 8:0O Sophisticates 5:1. Four Knights 30 United Press Commentary S.t5 Musical Cocktails 5 55 Under the Capitol Doma 6 00 Sports Spotlit 6:15 Lamplighters t ;tO Modern News f:45 Mimic America Lovea 7:00 Lock wood's Serenade 7 ;i0 Tommy Dorsey "45 Del Courlnev a;oo Chuck'a Western Hamblen 8 :to News 8:35 Joe Relrhman P 45 Marvin Ash 9:00 Keynotes by Carl 9:!5 Coir Glee Chih 0:30 Music for Dreaming 9 45 Rusa Morgan 0 55 News 10:00 Modern Menlody Club 1(1 30 Dance Time 11-00 Hradlines of Tomorrow 11:05 Mulc for Reminiscing 11:30 Sign Off Philippine Presidential Citation Authorized SALEM .V World War n veterans of the 41st infantry di vision are now entitled to wear the Philippine Presidential unit citation bad"!e, Maj. Gen. Thomas E. Rilea, adjutant general of Ore gon, has announced. The 41st division, composed largely of Oregon and Washington national guard troops, fought in New Guinea and the Philippines. General Rilea said the new dec oration has been authorized by the Department of the Army, and is to he worn above the right pocket, and to the left of other emblems. Only those who served in the division from Dec. 7, 1941, to May 10, 1942, or from Oct. 17, 1944, to July 4, 1945, are authorized to wear the badge. Insanity Plea Made In Kidnaping Case SANTA FE, N. M. VP) The Yale educated woman specialist charged with kidnaping nine-year-old Linda Stamm for $20,000 ran som has changed her plea to "not guilty by reason of insanity." Dr. Nancy Campbell appeared in court to change her earlier inno cent plea. Her attorney, A. L. Zinn, said the new pica will make it eas ier to subpoena a "prominent psy chiatrist living outside the state of New Mexico." Dressed in man's clothing, she was arrested Nov. 11 last year as she reached for the ransom pack age at the gale of the home of Linda's stepfather, Allan Stamm. Linda was drugged but unharmed. JOEL McCREA - JOHN RUSSELL Tonight thru HH.UTH Wed., Feb. 21, 1?S1 The News-Review, Roseburo, Ore. 3 ALL FAMILY PICTURE AT INDIAN WANDA HENDKIX ind JOEL McCKEA in a romantic ictnc from Urn-Tcml-lniernitional's "SADDLE TRAMP." Color ty Technicolor. "Nuisance" Dog Saves Three Persons From Fire SEATTLE (P Barking of a "mostly cocker" dog bought for $1.85 as a birthday present awak ened three persons in time lo es cape from a burning home here. The dog's owner, David Miller, 11, got the dog for his birthday, five years ago over parental ob jections that it "would be a nui sance." Thursday night the pooch, Patsy, started barking when flames from a circulating heater began spread ing through the cottage where Da vid, a brother, Donald, 14, and their crippled father, William M. Miller, were sleeping. All escaped unhurt. 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