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i p 8-Th Statesman, Salem, Oregon, U.S. Promises Tunfahment'to Reds in Korea -; Br fitoa C Fay WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -V The Pentagon high command Bounded a new, confident note on the Korean war today. The communist forces "will be severely punished" if they try- big- scale attacks now, said Gen. J. Lawton Collins, army chief of staff. Just back from an inspection of the war zone, Collins made this statement to reporters at a Penta gon briefing session. It was erident the defense de partment desired that its view be made known. Secretary George C. H.Tyrfhnnv with Collins, walked un announced into the regular Satur day morning briefing session. He told reporters he thought they would want to know where Col lins went, "what he saw and what bis reactions were." Collins reported: 1. The army has plenty of fight left in it. If the enemy attacks In any strength they will be very severely punished." 2. The communists have shown B disposition the last week or two to push down in an attack from their main positions on the Han river, which runs through Se oul. Artillery Keady 3. The western part of the front, where the reds have their great est concentration, is the best part of Korea for use of U. N. tanks while the ground is frozen. More over, artillery Is ready and "zero . ed in" on the logical places for attack in that sector. Perhaps, Col lins commented, that is why the enemy hasn't jumped off from the Han river line on an offensive. 4. American troops are in "very good shape; their morale is better than I expected it to be." Morale f the South Korean troops, "con sidering everything, is very satis factory." 5. Air General Hoyt Vanden- berg, who went to Korea with Col lins, made a thorough reconnais sance by plane and helicopter of the eastern areas extending from the U. N. line far up to the reser voir areas in northern Korea. He could find no sign of communist r forces moving anywhere. He also went into the immediate forward areas with an army ground pa trol. He found no red movement there. JriBops Infiltrate 6. The central front, where most of the heavy patrol engagements have occurred in recent days, con tinues a problem. Enemy troops are infiltrating through mountain passes to join up with guerrilla forces. While Collins was there, Gen. Matthew Ridgway, 8th army commander, gave orders to plug p the infiltration gaps. The U. N. forces eventually should be able to break up these infiltrating red units. Meanwhile, a study was report ad to have been made by Ameri can government officials of the possibility of arming anti-communist guerrillas in China itself. While the United States wants no general war in the far east, policy also is directed at penaliz ing the Chinese reds for their at tack on the United Nations in Ko rea. Just what will be done re mains to be determined, however. Msssss" r y Hundreds less than any other 6 full-size station wagon... far ahead in its longer mileage... the top buy 352 N. High St. Sunday. Tanttgry 21, 1351 fI Wasuchyyne Motorman Reports x fir I - . WHEELING. W. Ya, Jan. 20 Bryant Spanldinr, mine motorman who escaped the blast at the Barnmg Springs Collieries Co. mine on the West Tlrguia-Kentocky border, which killed 11 fellow workers and injured two others, tells relatives Jeff Parsley, Spanldlng and HereQ Jr, were killed. (AP Wirephote to Fair Managers Oppose Change In Racing Act PORTLAND, Jan. 20 -JF) The Oregon Fairs association today expressed opposition to proposed changes in handling of funds from the fair racing act. By resolution delegates con demned bills on the matter, now pending in the state legislature. Herman H. Chindgren, Molalla, long-time head of the association, again was re-elected. Other offi cers named: Leon David, Hills- boro, vice-president; and Howard G. Smith, Tillamook, secretary treasurer. The next meeting was sched uled for Portland, November 14 16. Fair dates were scheduled as follows: Clackamas county, August SO; Columbia county, August 16 through 18; Coos county, August 16 through 19; Crook county, Aug ust 10 through 12; Curry county, August 31 through September 2; Deschutes county, August 24 through 26; Gilliam county, Sep tember 21, through 23. Grant county, September 20 through 22; Harney county, Sep tember 14 through 16; Hood River county, August 14 and 13; Jack is the i - i ) : ' i. : - , -rMOTOR .-A -S ' t - or two a f the Yletlms a Dent the Brewer, whose father-in-law, Tom Moore, 65, and his son, Tom J. the Statesman.) son county, August 22 through 23; Josephine county, August 4 through 8; Lane county, September 19 through 22; Linn county, Aug ust 28 through September 1; Nar row county, September 14 through 16. Multnomah county, August 20 through 26; Polk county, August 23 through 25; Sherman county, September 14 through 16; Tilla mook county, August 15 through 18; Umatilla county, August 23 through 26; Union county, Sep tember 20 through 22; Wasco county, August 30 through Sep tember 2; Washington county, August 29 through September 1; Wheeler county, September 14 through .16. Oregon state fair, September 3 through 9; Pacific International Livestock exposition, October 5 through 13; Eastern Oregon Live stock show, June 7 through 9; Eastern Oregon Wheat league and Mid-Columbia Livestock associa tion, June 4 through 6; Oregon state corn show, first week in December; Pendleton Roundup, September 12 through 15. Dates of other shows will be determined later. FIGHTING COCKS SINGAPORE-P-Smuggling of fighting cocks from Siam into Singapore is the latest headache of the Customs department here, Cockfigbting Is illegal here. These Siamese death-dealing cocks, some standing nearly two feet high, with irridescent green, black and bronze plummage, may introduce poultry f ri nti-ccsmssioi csuiURi csstn it. highest fa the low-priced Reld.i.glve wney-eevtij ssBeage the helps pay for Wfflyt, ConwfaesfDod4ealfeioebryirieM WByseee kow sesoothly If rides, how epjfcti It converts Je o cargo carrier. WILLYS Dikot fftoift : S - or accident. m ta ngni: ta uiuman, Delegate Asks U.N. Stand Up To Aggression ROANOKE, Va., Jan. 20 -Wh-Emest A. Gross, No. 2 man in the United States UJi. delegation, said tonight the United Nations will not survive unless it is prepared to face aggression squarely and take the required decisions. In an address before the United States Junior Chamber of Com merce, Gross declared this coun try must continue to place its faith in collective action, such as that envisaged in the U.N. charter. The resolution introduced today to brand Red China an aggressor "will be adopted," the ambassador answered point blank after his ad dress when asked what will hap pen if the United Nation does not adopt the resolution. His answer brought cheers from his audience. "We are on the eve of a historic event," Ambassador Gross declar ed as the United Nations faces a decision which, he said, is "essen tial to Its ' existence"- and one "which will affect the lives of men and nations." disease and the bloody sport here, the customs fear. Station Wagon CO. Seism, Oregon Machinery for Price Controls Beins Rushed By lfax Hall WASHINGTON, 1 Jan. 2(Hr The Office of Price Stabilization (OPS) today aimed at a simul taneous freeze of about eight mil lion prices by the end of the com ing week. i . If they fail to issue the order by that time, OPS officials think it will be largely because of form alities and mechanical details and not disagreement over policy. ESA consultants have estimated, on the basis of World War II ex perience, that general controls would apply to about eight million different prices and three or four million companies. Erie Johnston, the new admin istrator of the Economic Stabili zation Agency (ESA), under which OPS operates, is not ex pected to block the freeze. Presi dent Truman appointed Johnston to the ESA Job yesterday after dismissing Alan Valentine, who had held up an earlier freeze pro posal ott the ground it was pre mature. Executive Order Dae Today the White House was preparing to issue an executive order changing the whole stabili zation setup. The : reorganization is the work of Charles E. Wilson, director of defense mobilization. who is Just above Johnston in the chain of command.; This order was expected to: 1. Make Johnston the umpire and general policy supervisor of the whole stabilization program, including prices, wages, rents, and credit controls. Johnston has taken a leave of absence from his job as president of the Motion Picture association. He is a former Spo kane, Wash., manufacturer and former president of the U. S chamber of commerce. 2. Make the OPS an autonomous agency to operate price controls. Michael V. Disalle is the OPS di rector. 3. Make the wage stabilization board (WSB) an autonomous ag ency to operate wage controls. Later, this nine-man board is like ly to be handed the authority to settle labor disputes affecting the defense effort. To Settle Disputes Johnston will settle any disputes LIVING ROOM SPECIALS BEDROOM FURNITURE DINING ROOM SUITES FLOOR SAMPLE DESKS ALL TYPES LAMPS OCCASIONAL TABLES 275 N. Ubarty between the OPS and WSB. Valentine, as ESA administra tor, conceived it his duty to be the operating heed of price and wage stabilization, as well; as the policy coordinator. His behind-the-scenes struggle with DiSalle and Ching over this Issue was one cause of his dismissal. I The coming price freeze Is ex pected to roll back prices. The most talked-about date has been Jan. LM The order will be only tempor ary, designed to put a brake on the climbing cost of living . until de tailed celling prices can be work ed out on about eight minion items industry by Industry. The price freeze : will . exempt those food prices which cannot be restrained without 1 holding the farmers prices below parity. Pari ty is a long-standing formula de signed to give the fanner a fair Income in relation to the prices of things he must buy.; The defense production act says no prices can be frozen'below parity. Most farm prices now are below that level. The price freeze will be accom panied, or followed shortly, by a wage control order, as required by law. This will probably be a flat freeze, but only a temporary one until the WSB has completed a wage control formula it is work ing on. Wages are unlikely to be rolled back. On this score, government labor experts say that regardless of the equities, It Is impracticable to roll back wages outside a totali tarian country. U. S. Carbines Aid British Forces SINGAPORE-(-British troops and security forces are using American carbines in their Jun gle war against Communists in Malaya. The British bought the arms in the United States in a cash deal, but more substantial military aid may soon be forthcoming if the United States grants a British ap peal for $5,000,000 to buy equip ment British officers regard the American carbines as an "A-l weapon" in the battle against terrorists. The automatic carbines are equipped with magazines of 15 or 30 rounds of 30 calibre bullets. In addition to lightness, the barrels of the carbines are short a de cided asset for soldiers and police who often have to hack their way into jungle lairs of Communists. t a: if-f-t SUV vpsn rncay s is y r - OversKoes Make Islanders Sore" PAPEETE, Tahiti"-tk-'i If you want to start a fight with a Tua motu islander, simply mention the giant pahua. Pahua is a shell fish of the clam variety. Its flesh is the color and toughness of India rubber, and when It dries it smells like rubber that nas been well scorched, but it is a staple diet for the islanders. Some years ago the eastern Tua- motu people found washed ashore case of rubber certhoes. Never having seen rubber or overshoes, they concluded this was a giant form of their favorite delicacy. After vainly chewing raw over-' shoes for a while, they decided to try cooking. For many days they boiled the shoes, with periodic tasting, until finally a trading schooner captain arrived and told them their mistake. 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