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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 10, 1950)
South Koreans Claim Troops are on Move Compiled by John Barton From the wires of Associated Press South Korean troops are fighting in the streets of \\ onsan, North Korean port city on the east coast. And ROK army sour ces say, although fighting is tough, theit troops are advancing. ' But American military advisers with ROK forces have not yet confirmed these reports. Korean Reds Are Resisting... i ... all along the peninsula front where United Nations forces have ! crossed the 38th parallel, but United States army sources say the fight ing is not yet tough enough to slow down the U. S. advances. Americans are now crossing the parallel in “regiment strength. Air ■force units—fighter bomber and B-29s—are continuing to carry the war i over all of North Korea. Russia's Vishinsky Surprised. . . i ... United Nations observers yesterday when he said Re favors some (points of the sweeping U. S. proposal to give the U. N. general assembly emergency powers to combat agression. But he didn't say which points : lie likes. British Minister Younger said that if Vishinsky does like some of the ; points it may shorten debate. The U. S. plan calls for emergency meet ings of the general assembly in case the security council is deadlocked | by veto. Trouble for French Troops... i ... has developed in Indochina since Communist-led Velitminh troops I yesterday started closing a trap on. the French. The giant pincers move | ment is called “disastrous” by French sources. It may weaken the French ! position all along the North Indochina frontier with Communist China. Indochina Reds also have wrecked the water supply system of Haiph [ong—cutting off the fresh water supply to 140,000 persons. About 85 I yards of pipe were demolished by an explosion. And it will take 10 to 12 Idavs to repair the damage. ‘East German Police... are making1 sweeping arrests and raids in Germany s Soviet zone. T!>e move is supposed to be to suppress propaganda against the East [German Republic’s first election, set for next Sunday. Anti-Commies are Jbcing rounded up by scores. Wage Hikes for Steelworkers. I ... vvill be considered by at least 35 small steel companies in the east [which have agreed to immediate negotiations on the union’s demand for i“very healthy and substantial wage increases.” But the big boys of steel j_US Steel and Bethlehem Steel—haven’t yet replied to the union de mand. Contracts call for new wage talks to start Nov. 1. Some wage talk [sessions are reported to be under way already. The union s one million [men are now averaging $1.70 an hoifr. Idaho's Senator Taylor... 1 ... lias been refused a Supreme Court hearing of his conviction on dis orderly conduct charges in Birmingham, Ala. The charges weie made in [liny, 1948, after Taylor scuffled with a policeman who told him not to jonler a Negro youth meeting through a door marked ‘‘Negro entrance.” j He was fined $50 and sentenced to 180 days in jail. Taylor says he Iwon’t go back to Alabama, but Birmingham police officials say they’re •going to get him immediately, ‘‘wherever he is!” “I’m not going back to IjLhat chain gang,” says the Senator. Canadians at Fort Lewis... ! ... are still making ready for the large force of Canucks who will ar rive to prepare for a Korea-bound Canadian army special force. When lie full force will arrive hasn’t been disclosed. Canadian officers say jthe force will be made up of about 4.000 to 5,000 men. Chinese Communists Are Recruiting... ... a huge force of Chinese civilians for an army of at least 60 million )nen, according to Nationalist Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek in For mosa. There are about 300 million farmers in China who can be made in to soldiers. The Reds now have a force of about five million. The Rgds are building up their army by means of a large-scale purge and so-called reforms. Chiang says these reforms are ordered in secret clauses of the Red China-Russia treaty. And the chief purpose of the treaty, he says, is to use the 400 million people of China as a Russian Instrument of agression. President Truman Will Speak. . . . . . before the U. N. general assembly Oct. 24. It will be the fifth anni versary of the United Nations. HST’s talk is expected to be major foreign policy disclosure. • Tomorrow, Truman will fly to St. Louis to witness the installation of Jiil.s sister as grandmatron of the Order of the Eastern Star of Missouri. Bhe’s Mary Jane Truman. Also at the White House, workmen are still laboring at remodeling the old structure, leaving only the outside shell of the original building. New inside framework is of concrete and steel. Utah and Truman Wilson. . . ; ... got the news yesterday that their attorney has been granted a 21 day extension of the deadline for filing briefs in the appeal of the broth ers’ conviction of murder. The Washington State supreme court expects io hear the appeal sometime next year. The brothers have been con victed of slaying JoAnn Dewey, 18, last March. Graduate Applications For Exams Ready A few graduate record examin ation applications have been re ceived by the counseling centei and all those who intend to tulu the exam are asked by the centei to call at the office immediately. The exam is required for al doctoral candidates and for thost master's degree candidates whose department requires it. Students concerned should check with theii departments. Women's Intramurals Women's Intramural practices for Tuesday: 4 :50 p.m. /eta Tan Alpha vs. Alpha (ianima Delta Delta (ianima vs. Uni versity House 5:26 p.m. Highland House vs. Ann .1 udsoti Rebec House vs. Susan Campbell 111 One ox the easiest ways to drive an argument home is to let the good wife sit in the back seat. University Telephone Exchange Gets Many Calls, Foolish Questions By A1 Karr “What’s wrong with that oper ator? I’ve- been waiting at least five minutes to get my party.” ""The student making that query Would probably tone down his statement if he could see behind the scenes of the University tele phone exchange. Actually the exchange, located inconspicuously in the basement of Johnson Hall, handles a tremen dous number of telephone calls every day. Operator Rushed In fact, during the rush hours, the operators on duty are often unable to keep up with the stream of calls at all times. When there is a slight delay in getting a call through, it is for this reason, not because the operator is lazy, Mrs. Vera Morgan, supervisor of the telephone exchange, explains. Mrs. Morgan, who heads a staff of four full-time workers and seven part-time student workers, is now starting her 10th year with the University. No Long Distance The exchange is unable to handle long-distance calls from students because of the large number of local calls it channels. Students wishing to place long distance calls should use city pay phones, Mrs. Morgan said. However, when an outside party calls a student long-distance, this call is placed. Long-distance calls have been received from all states, Canada, Mexico, South America, Egypt, Japan, China, England, France, and even a radio call to Alaska. A host of questions, some amus ing, some perplexing, are asked the exchange operators by callers. As far as possible all questions are answered. Such questions as how to cook cabbage, what to wear to a dance, how to spell a word, what a certain “buzz” means, are ex amples. Ask Foolish Questions Many persons call to ask if the operator knows a certain person. One girl was trying to find the phone number of a boy she met at a dance. The only information she could offer was the color of his hair, his approximate height, and his first name. The exchange has a two-operat or switchboard with 13 trunks of lines to the city office. There are 266 extensions, with several tele phones on each extension. Another switchboard at the Uni versity physical plant has four trunks to the exchange itself and 11 extensions. Still another at the School of Health and Education has two trunks and 16 extensions. Ice Cuts Power When Eugene had an ice storm a few years ago, the exchange was left without city power for two weeks. Auxiliary batteries were the sole source of electricity for operations at that time. These couldn’t take care of all calls, of course, but as many as possible were handled — which, shows that, at the University telephone exchange, the calls, like the mail, must go through. A magician was divorced from his wife, indicating there is a limit to what magic can do. -d Most girls seem to prefer learn ing popularity by male. Do You Know a Rumor--; when you hear one? " ftf, ja During the war we knew enough to mistrust rumors and particularly knew how dangerous it was to spread them. We knew then that rumors affected our unity, and Unity was vital to winning the war. But perhaps we don’t know that rumors are just as dangerous today as they were during the war. Because — rumors about other groups, other religions and other races always threaten our national unity—without which we cannot hope to survive. Be an active citizen—help keep your country strong, united and secure—a good place in which men can live together, prosper together; and pursue happiness together. _ Make sure that you are not spread ing rumors against a race or reli gion. Speak up, wherever you are, against prejudice, and work for better understanding. Remember that’s being a good American. , Accept or reject people on their individual worth