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14-(Sec. II) Statesman,' Salem, Ore., Sun.; Nov. 11, '56 U.S. Marine 'Boot' Trainee Now Keeps Human Dignity EDITOR'S NOTE: AP writer Bern Price tpent IS years I the Marine Carps and Hi reserve. , -,-H By BEM PRICE PARRIS ISLAND, S. C. Nov. 10 For probably the first time since before World war II this place looks something like what it la a U.S. Marine Corps recruit depot, a hive of marching and counter marching young men, stepping out proudly in their new painted helmet liners behind red guidons. .,. '. . , Not so long ago the recruit, the "boot," . was a quivering, fright ened young animal. He deliber ately, was stripped of all human dignity. Now he keeps his' pride ' and some measure of his individu ality. " Outside the main gate there is even a "visitors welcome" sign. As much as anything, tbat sign is a symbol of a revised and perhaps even fjner U.S, Marine Corps, : , ; The ': changes were wrought by many men, but the man who started it all was Matthew C. JlcKeon, erstwhile drill instructor incf ;staff sergeant, now a private after his court martial which ended Aug. IW- Asr--laleMuddy Waters '. v'McKeon, a blond six-footur from Worcester, Mass., set off . on a night disciplinary march Apr. I at the head of Recruit Platoon 71. McKeon led his 74 youngsters into the muddy tidal waters of Ribbon Creek. Only 61 came out. "'Until McKeon ' march the Ma rines here had lived happily ia thetr; - comfortable," erderly---and somewhat remote world, -feeling answerable to nobody save their immediate superiors. Armed guards at the main gate shielded themt from contact with the general public. If you didn't have specific business on the base, you weren't welcome. ; " '. McKeon's march changed all that. Reporters, generals and con gressmen wanted to know just how Marines were trained. . The picture was not pretty. Except for cursory officer su pervision, all training, was left to the . noncommissioned office drill instructors. A few of these. Inept and Immature, substituted brutal ity for leadership. Cleaa Haase " Mn the aftermath of Platoon 7fs Sight march,, officers expressed ignorance of such goings-on. The Marine Corps promised to clean bouse. It appears to have done Just that. Parria Island is a lot healthier place than it was six months ago. . ' This is not to say that every' thing here it "four-oh," Navy . lingo for perfection. For Parris Island the new order ef things arrived . at 4:30 p.m. May i in the person of Brig. Gen. Wallace M. Greene Jr., who estab lished the new recruit . training . command. ' Maltreatment - and - senseless - haxinf was pretty well stopped. The drill Instructor who lays . a hand on a recruit can be reason ably sure of a swift court-martial by. officers in no mood to tolerate another spate of unfavorable pub licity.' ' - . training Extended :io reauce me pressure on twin i boot: and DI, the training period has been extended from 10 to 12 1 weeks. A new system of physical train ing has been introduced too. vEix months ago the weak, the skinny and the fat were left in the care of the DI. He developed ! some novel means of making the ! weak strong, the skinny fat and the fat skinny. i ; Now the job of making trim, Men of stamina is turned over to a-. special training company. Re suits, are remarkable. . ,. ,A, kid whose hips and stomach , were wider than his shoulders be comes in 45 days slim waisted, trim and erect. A kid who could barely lilt a nine-pound rifle winds up- handling the thing as if it were par of him. ' Ka U Answer - 'rtyior to the McKeon tragedy the , noncommissioned officer was : . kingpin here. He still is to a large ejlent, but while officers never fret between a DI and his men, the Xt-Dow knows he has to answer for .hit methods if they are out of ne .'Col Robert Vance, chief of staff tor-lhe training command, a for mer- Marine parachutist, said in an : interview, "a drill instructor is: transferred Immediately If we even think he might become a rik." .Vance said too that the DI now b'a a late evening period of about an- hour and a half daily which he can use as he sees fit so long as he does not exceed regulations,, If a DI feels his men need more instruction in close order drill, he can break them out on the parade ground. If he feels they need more physical contact work, he can or der his troops into that activity. If he believes the boys need a break, he can take them to a mo-1 Vie. ; The big point here is that, while ha DI stii! is considered the best ju.Ve of what activity his platoon Soviet Calendars List 1st President f.rSCOW, Nov. 10 lift-George Wa'':.;pirt(in and U. S. Communist pafy Secretary William Z. Fos ter are the only Americans men t i on Soviet disk calendars f r '". On the calendar's Feb. S "et Vtd funjinn's birthday is i t with the observation that j ,;!to wi "Live in lfw-ndly r s with all countries" and . -"i a?ninst "burdensome needs, he must tell an officer what he intends to do, where and when. The officer must go and see that he is doing it. Inspections by officers have been stepped up sharply. Not only are battalion officers constantly on duty, but Gen. Greene also has set up inspector-instructor teams to wander over the place at oaa hours to see that DIs are going by the rule book. Marine Protected in Training V A 7 : X Ik ' 1 rnTn- TriHtiliftW M Nasser May Lose Prestige In Arab World Editor's Note The writer of the following dispatch li one of the AP's veteran correspondents In the Middle East. He has traveled widely la the area from his post at Cairo and just now Is In Beirut one of Ihe Middle East's vital list enlng posts. Israel Army Grabs $50 Million in Egypt Arms : By ALLAN JACKS in four days thanks to the army," TEL AVIV, Israel. Nov. 10 lit- Mn- Golda Meir. the Israeli for Israel claimed today its lightning . cign minister, told a wildly cheer Sinai campaign netted a vast i '"8 meeting of the Mapai (Labor) store of Egyptian tanks, vehicles ; party. and munitions valued at approxi-,: Mrs. Meir declared some of the mately 50 million dollars. j captured equipment "was so se- "The arms we were unable to ! cret it has not been displayed get after years of pleading we got ieven in the countries of origin." , She did not identify the coun- jof wrath tries of origin, but other officials have said much of the seized ma terial came from the Soviet Union and her satellites. Mrs. Meir accused Russia of "sowing seeds of hatred and ag gression in this part of the world in the hope of reaping the fruits Check-Room Tips Add to Hat Prices V 1) '. .Z . fl By WILTON WYNN BEIRUT, Lebanon. Nov. JLO 1- Did Gamal Abdel Nasser win or lose the battle of Suet? At the . moment, the British -French-Israeli agreement to cease fire and withdraw troops is hailed by the Arabs as a victory for Egypt's President. By holding his people together in the lace ol at- if ' ' v. tacks by three armies, Nasser has If . y) sent his already widespread popu larity to new heights. The inter-J national support he won paticu-T larly from the Soviet Union and the U.N. General Assembly has convinced many Arabs Nasser emerged stronger than ever. bui as ine suuauon clarities, me picture may not appear to rosy in J I j f May Be Weaker If reports are true, that Egypt's air force has been virtually wiped out, Nasser's army will be far weaker vis-a-vis Israel than before the fighting began, Nasser originally won popularity in the Arab world because of his strength. After his arms deal, with the Soviet Union he was regarded by the Arab public as the only hope of defeating Israel. The situation is still not clear I ii ill ''I t tl i. ; i X regarding Israel's intentions to- """" ward the territory its army occu- iXEVV YORK, Nov. 10 The cost of a hat goes up as it is retrieved at the checking counter it n pied in the fighting with the Egyp tians. The Israeli government prormsetf Ihe United Nations to withdraw from "Egyptian terri tory" but this phrase has not been defined precisely. There are re ports Israel intends to hang onto the Gaza Strip and Tiran Island in the Gulf of Aqaba. If Israel holds on to one inch of the Sheraton-McAlpin Hotel in New York. Hat check tips add up to enough to affect the sales of men's hats, in the opinion of some bitter hat makers in Danbury, onn. AP Nes features Photo). - ' PAftntc isiivn S r Nov. 10 Looking fierce behind his face guard, Pvt. John R. McCalne ef Palatka, Fla., takes an lertto occupied last week Nas , " j-.-i - . pi td.j cr will be obliged to renew fight- UDUIV fWIMVH MHlHlg M-.- " -" " - " - ----- - Marine recruit depot. For extra protection he wears a foot ball helmet and boxing gloves. (AP Newsfeatures photo). Phone Union Extends Pact - PORTLAND, Nov. 10 OB The towns and that the money offer Pacific Telephone and Telegraph "increases the spread between Co. and the Oregon Communjca-j towns." tions Workers of America agreed! ' today to extend their expiring! VfMi1wiVfr A work contract until Nov. 14 I ""trtr ;Siv!S The two sides have been; Jke J0 ork for attempung to negotiate a new contract, to replace the one ex piring at midnight tonight, for more than" a month. The company reported it had offered -the ,t,000 workers wage increases ranging from $2.50 to 15.00 a. week. , The union is asking, however, that pay be upgraded for workers in smaller .Oregon towns. A ing or admit he has taken a set back. Another Problem The U.N. international police force raises another - problem. Egypt has accepted this force as lldt Check Girls Blamed for tiatlessness of Nation's Men By RENE CAPPON DANBURY. Conn.. Nov. 10 (t Mention hat check girls to a Dan bury hatter and you're likely to see madA Hats are to this New England town what' steer is to Pittsburgh common 'sense. For years indus dropped from 136 to 90. The word summing up the hat ters grief is "hatlessness," a con dition long endemic among Amer ican males and one that Danbury , facu,,y allke sjnce 1JMi nc-s tak. lUMMiu-is an allium w naiur? anu Long-Time Peanut Vendor Plans Voyage NB:W YORK. ' Nov. 10 Mf-Pea-nut vendor John Courtsourus, 79, is taking a vacation after nearly a half-century of selling his wares outside Columbia University. A familiar sight to students and 'but I want to see the old place again." High Dam Project PORTLAND, Nov. 10 (ffl - Sen. Richard Neuberger 'D-Ore) urged the Eisenhower administration to day to change its power policy and work for a high federal dam mt F?ill fflnvnn The senator said the review of power policy which the adminis-1 include abandonment of the "part ing a five-month vacation to his nativa SInarta in r.rwC( "I'll he And rightlv or wronelv. the nrar-' trv brains rhurned overlinip lo . moonc f ....,. i. . . ." . - - - - - oacK nere in DUMncs. nr iuj. - ' .....s via.-., -nit jiCe oi impounding mens nais uck tne proDiem. and insuring .withdrawal of Brit-. for ransom is widclv regarded ; Thev strove to indoctrinate hat-wh-Frenth and Israeli forces from ; here as a factor in the plight of less men that their habit was un Egypt. When the U.N. established ' the ancient industry. healthy. Thev cited findings bv the force, however, it was charged j ! the lifetime of 'the- average ! Army researchers that wearing a with keeping the canal open for.: hat," growled one processor. "yo hat in winter actually keeps vour pay 10 times its price checking feet warm. They tried to suggest it in night clubs, theaters, and , that women, deep down, don't restaurants." ! care for bareheaded men. In Darfbury hat-manufacturing j Success was moderate at best. goes back to 1780. It still proudly j It's only lately that hatmakers be- shipping. If the U.N. intends to keep this police force permanently along the Suez Canal this means Nasser is being asked to accept something he has vowed to fight to prevent international control of the Suez Canal. Since he nationalized the canal company last July 26 Nasser has insisted that international coh- I trot of the canal would violate Egyptian sovereignty. calls itself the nation's hat city and bareheaded salesmen - are likely to find themselves ostra cized. Yet . only 25 per cent of Danbury's work force is engaged in bat-making or allied pursuits today compared with 75 per cent 15 years ago. gun gathering hope from a trend j toward greater style-consciousness among men. Today the industry m a k e s slightly over a million dozen felt hats annually, about half the pro duction of pre-World War I days. Danbury's economy weathered From 1947 to 1!KV4. according to . the decline because it nrudentlv spokesman for the union said theltration indicated would be made, norship" program with private ; U.S. census figures, the number turned to other industry but its company refused to upgrade any 'as a result of the election, should I utilities.. , I of hat plants in the country ' first love is still the hat. "V- OrflUm.ND DrOChaii.ND DRS. CHAN and LAM CHINESE NATUROPATHS I psUIn 407 tear St FTTH open fta-urday mntf ! ai Ui I m , f to 7 p m CoiKDluiloa Blond prvssiirp and urln tpiij arr frea if rnarra Prarttratf tlnrr 1117 Wntr rm artrirtlvr m She assailed President Nasser as "Ihe Fascist dictator of Egypt." She added: "We have said all along that Nasser is a threat to the world that he is the man who will cause World War Hi- Come to Terms down to 12, including S Soviet MIGs. Israeli losses were listed as one jet plane, one Piper Cub and one Harvard Trainer. Israeli cas ualties were put at 150 killed, ftrfl wounded . and 20 missing as against 3.000 Egyptians killed and 7,000 takch prisoner. MIG 17 Jets . IJ l:.i VI But no one wouia iiMcn.-svin ',.,.,, tsr9Pi claimed a squadron of Soviet- one believed us. Others believed it was better to come to terms with Nasser. Some still believe this fiction." A high Israeli government offi cial gives this preliminary ac counting of material seized in the Sinai campaign: manned MIG17 jet fighters be tween IS and 24 planes has moved into Syria. These infor mants said also that between 10 and 15 Russian built in Ilyushin bombers were flown lo Saudi Arabia by Egyptian crews -he- Seven thousand Ions of ammuni- . Drish.i,-rnf.u nip aMark tion which can be used for small j wrrckpd' arge part of the ERyp. arms, artillery and planes; more ; tian air f()rce , than 100 tanks; more man i.onu, military vehicles of American, i British and Russian make; a com Israel was said bybne high of ficial to have realized three goals plete mobile radio station: nearly 200 artillery pieces; huge military stores including spare parts for tanks and vehicles; tents, uni- in its Sinai campaign: to drama tize the eight-year stale of war with Egypt and to open up Ihe question of a peace settlement to the world; to forestall an "Egyn- of Elath at. the of Aqaba' to forms and military housekeeping ...:nMnHf . It,.-.. r,il ilnnnU u-itki STn, ' .. a " blockaded port i- T . , h ' hMd of the Gulf is slightly over a quart. , , . . Lost Commander ' IT s' , , , , , On the debit side Israel lost Col. 1 Th nffl(,al sald lTte fall,d Assaf Simhoni, commander of the i "P "p Suez Canal to Israeli Sinai campaign. Jordan turned ' shipping, or . to eliminate attacks over to Israel the Jjpdies of Sim-1 by fedayern (Arab commando) honi, U. Col. M. Dromi and pilot 1 bands., :....,,,.:,,:',.r.J, , Benjamin Gordon all shot down1 The bands were reported active when their plane, apparently off ( Saturday on Israel's borders for course, flew over the Jordan town ' the third day in a row Israeli of of Aljqun Wednesday. I ficials believe they are Egyptians " Israel increaseded the number of , who fled into other Arab states Egyptian planes it claimed shoHfrom the Sinai Peninsula. Pity the poor iectetary! It'a probsbly not her fault that the carbon copies aren't any better. Maybe she and the boss don't know that carbon paper cornea in several weights and finishes, even in the same brands. . and price range. 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