SAGA 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
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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-
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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).
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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
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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,
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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
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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.
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The dog's owner, David Miller,
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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
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