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Formosa Invasion
Force Would Meet
Stiff Resistance
"-'-'Editor'! note: This nation' principal
force to thwart a Chinese Communist
invasion of Formosa is the U.S. 7th
Fleet. How hit is this force? Bow
, strong a punch does it pack? How
does it stack up against the big naval
fleets of World War II? These questions-are
answered in the following
dispatch from Washington by Charles
Corddry, United Press writer on
military affairs. -.
, By CHARLES CORDDRY
, .United Press Correspondent
, : Washington (U.R) The
United States 7th Fleet would
spell, bloody suicide for a Red
Chinese invasion force launched
against Formosa, in the opinion
of naval authorities.
Operating in the Western Pa
cific, with its major elements
now massing near Formosa, the
fleet probably numbers some 200
ships manned by an estimated
40,000 officers and men.
" Spearheaded by five big air
craft carriers, four of them al
, ready in Formosan waters, it
; could hurl murderous fire into
; a Red force ferried toward
Chiang Kai shek's island in
wooden junks with torpedo boats
and little frigates for protection.
: The fleet's carriers can mount
' about. 500 Panther and Banshee
jet fighters and Skyraider at
tack bombers. Additional planes
are available in land-based pa
trol squadrons.
; Carrier Midway Due r
Soon, the mighty 45,000-ton
Midway will replace one of the
' 7th Fleet's 29,100-ton Essex class
carriers. ' The Midway class, . of
. which there are three ships,, is
the largest afloat and came along
- too late for World War IL The
- Midway carries 14 five-inch guns
' compared with the Essex' 12 and
; can launch 130 planes to the
ssX 100
Vice-Admiral Alfred M. Pride,
7th Fleet commander, has said
he now has available for what-
: ever mission President Eisen
hower assigns, four carriers, six
: cruisers and 50 destroyers with
supporting ships.
: In Familiar Haunts - . -
Three of the carriers, Essex,
( Wasp and Yorktown, fought in
j the major Pacific battles of
- World War U and are" in famil
t iar haunts in Formosan, waters
t where they once fought the Jap-
anese. - The Kearsage, also at
Formosa, and the Princeton,
' elsewhere in the fleet at the mo
: ment, were commissioned ! too
late for World War U but
- jfought in Korea.
.. Pride says he has the stuff to
; ''meet ; any opposition" in"' the
course of evacuating . Chiang's
forces from the Tachen islands
; north of Formosa, should that
; be ordered. He is a soft-spoken
flag officer, risen from the en
t listed ranks, not given to blus
" ter. , ,
Still Big Enough
His fleet is s small by World
War II standards. But it is big
- for the tasks now seen as pos-.
sibilmes.
. - For example, to carry out an
; offensive rather than defensive
action, the Navy assembled 261
: ships off Inchon, Korea, in Sept.
' 1950. Of those, 60 were destroy-
ers or biggeri There were five
carriers.
In the. great Okinawa cam
paign toward the end of -the Pa
cific war, there were in the U.S.
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'Washington (U.R Chances
for American families to visit
their jailed kin in Red China
faded today as U.S.-Communist
Chinese tension mounted over
the future of Formosa. .
Informed sources indicated
the United States will not let any
Americans travel to Communist
China while there is danger of
hostilities breaking out ' over
Formosa. They said, however,
that a final decision still must
be made.
The State Department has not
said yet whether it will permit
or bar relatives of 17 imprison
ed Americans from : accepting
Red China's offer to visit the'
men in Communist jails. The de
partment has said only that if
cannot "encourage" such visits
to a nation where it .is unable
to guarantee protection of
Americans.
Extortion Attempt
May Involve Kidnap
Los Angeles (U.R) Dick Siz
bette, 24, welterweight profes
sional boxer from Seattle,: re
ported an attempted extortion
plot believed to involve the pos
sible kidnaping of his cousin. .
Sizbette told officers.' he re
ceived a mystery telephone call
demanding $1400 after his
cousin, Mrs. Sylvia Lierman, 21,
San Francisco, failed to arrive
here on schedule for a visit. .
The boxer said his cousin has
been missing' since leaving San
Francisco last Friday .
Sizbette said a male called de
manded the money from him on
the telephone yesterday, but
made no mention of Mrs. Lier
man. "I know what you're looking
for and when you come with
$1400 at 9 o'clock at 1st and
Main Sts. then you'll get what
you're looking" for,"- the caller
told Sizbette. .
Sizbette came to Los Angeles
for" a professional fight. He is a
Polish immigrant and' a former
Marine.
FAMILY HABIT .
New Haven, Conn. flJ.R)
Ernest L. Ewell backed his auto
mobile out of a driveway and
into a plate glass window of a
store. A few days before, . his
wife had backed into the same
building ' from the same drive
way, breaking an ornamental
marble slab.
5th Fleet 318 combatant ships
and 1139 auxiliaries.
Pride's fleet is the major force
of the U. S. Pacific fleet, com
manded af Pearl Harbor by Adm.
Felix B. Stump, who doubles as
commander of all U. S. armed
forces in the Pacific area. Stump
takes his orders from the Penta
gon. Submarines Question Mark
A question mark in any show
down in the Formosa area would
be Red submarines the hand
ful Communist China may have
and the 90 or more Russia may
be operating in Far Eastern wa
ters near her Vladivostok and
Port Arthur bases.
Naval sources said there has
been no evidence up to now of
Red submarine activity in the
Formosa area. They said the 7th
Fleet is prepared against the pos
sibility of such action, however.
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The United States does not
have diplomatic relations with
Communist China.
Feel Danger Heightened "
Some top officials apparently
feel that it would be even more
dangerous to approve the visits
now because of the possibility
of hostilities breaking out in the
Formosa Straits. If the relatives
were in Red China as such a
time, they : might " be trapped
there. "
The '- State , Department ' had
been hoping that none of the
relatives would accept the Com
munist invitation which is be
lieved by experts to be nothing
but a slick propaganda ' trap.
However, kin of at least four of
the prisoners have ' said they
want to go.
The State Department itself
has word that three want to
make the trip. It is considering
replies to these three.
Those who have expressed a
definite desire to make the
journey are Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Fischer of Swea City, la., Mrs.
Marjorie Llewellyn of Missoula,
Mont., John and Irene Kiba or
Akron ' and W. G. : Parks - of
Omaha.
Might Delay Freedom
Some officials think it possible
trips by the relatives actually
might delay Communist China's
release of the 17 prisoners. They
reason that Red China could not
release the Americans immedi
ately after the ' visits because
such a move would brand -the
Statehood Measures
To Miss Subcommittee
Washington . (U.R) ? . The
House Interior Committee,' in a
move to speed up action on bills
to grant Hawaii and Alaska
statehood, ' has refused to send
the measures to a subcommit
tee. A motion to send the question
to a subcommittee was made
yesterday by Rep. John R. 'Pil
lion (R-N.Y.), self-acknowledged
leader of statehood ' opposition
within the committee. He con
tended addition of four senators
if Alaska and Hawaii become
states, would upset the balance
of representation- in the Senate.
His motion was defeated 15
to 7.- : '
Chairman Clair Engle . (D
Calif .) ' called another ' hearing
on statehood - for : Friday. - He
said he will continue : almost
daily sessions until the-committee
acts. " . '
MONEY GROWS
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and LIBERAL EARNINGS
await . your savings. Open an
account tomorrow a n d get
these worthwhile . sayings
from now. on.
FIRST FEDERAL
SAVINGS A LOAN ASS'N
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An InstitirlioV Dedicatee'
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FEW LEFT!
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Communist offer as a propa
ganda trick. To avoid such a
label the Reds would have to
hold the prisoners for some time
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Deiore releasing mem. -
Assistant Secretary; of State
David Key said in an address
on Tuesday night that the Unit
ed States is still "hopeful" that
the ; prisoners will be freed if
Americans exercise; restraint in
this case.. ,
WOOL SWEATERS
Knit. 1 00 wool.. Blue, green or maroon.
Sizes 30-6. Reg. $3.98. Special
POPLIN and TWILL CAPS
Warm, quilted lining,'fur ear muffs. $1.59 value.;
now only " . -
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HEAVY CORDUROY PANTS
Thick set, long wearing. Certified washable. Size
8-14. Reg. 3.98. Special .
GABARDINE SHIRTS
Long sleeves,-machine washable. Sizes 61 4. Reg.
$2.98. Special
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Water Repellent Snowsuit
Spot resistant. Rayon and acetate gabardine.
Values to $9.98. Now " v" '
CLEARANCE BABY HOODS ,
Wool and nylon knit. Assorted pastel colors. Values
to $1.00. Special f
COTTON SHIRTS
Tie side and snap side seconds. Sizes 1-2-3. Reg. 39c.
Special - , . ' .
100 WOOL SWEATERS
Fine quality, assorted pastel colors, r Regular $1 .29.
Sale price only
Close Out Dish Odds and Ends
Creamers; sugar bowls, gravy boats,
cereal dishes, vegetable dishes, plates.
VEGETABLE BOWLS
Blue willow closeout special. Reg. 59c 5 now re-
duced to
CHINA CUP and'SAUCER
Assorted patterns with gold trim. Regular 39c. Now
reduced to
GLASS MIXING BOWLS
2 quart size. Regular 29c value. ,
ALUMINUM BAKEWARE
All sizes cake pans, loaf pans, muffin tins and cookie
sheets. 29c value.
V1 A ttWJISMJf?
Green Veneer Plant
Started at Dixonville
Roseburg . U.R) The Rose
burg Lumber company announc
ed Tuesday that ' work- has" be
gun on construction of a green
veneer plant at Dixonville, Ore
and on expansion of the firm's
plywood plant at Dillard,"Ore.
Production at .the ' Dillard
plant will be increased about 60
per cent, company officials, said.
About 200 additional men will
be employed by the firm when
operation July 1."
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FIRST QUALITY BUYS, FRESH FROM OUR STOCK. CLEARANCE PRICED TO SAVE YOU $ $ $.
COME EARLYI YOU WONT WANT TO PASS UP THESE SAVINGS VALUES. SALE STARTS THURSDAY MORNING!
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Winter Store Hours
JOYOUS GREETING
"Washington (U.R) T. Cole
man .Andrews, commissioner of
internal revenue, wrote a guest
column today for the weekly
newsletter of Rep. Craig Hos
mer (R-Calif It began: "Howdy
folks,' I am your federal tax col
lector ..." . , ' ,
HOUSE STOLEN
r Edmonton, Alta. U.R) W.
Oakie told police today - some
body stole his house. Neighbors
said they saw someone load the
two-room house on a truck' and
drive it away.
Run
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Redmond Mills Give
Voluntary Wage Hike
Redmond (U.R) The Tite
Knot Pine - mill . and Ponderosa
Lumber Sales have announced
voluntary wage increases of IVz
cents an hour for all millwork
ers.. The boost-, was effective
Jan! 1, 1955.
Marsden Elliott, general man
ager of Ponderosa, said that the
moulding plant i employing ; 20
men will be shut down for a
time due to lack of dry lumber.
But' other departments of Pon
derosa and the Tite Knot mill
are running as usual, he said. -
DRESSES :
targe assortment of cotton nylon, rayon, '
plaids prints, plains and flocked. Sizes 5
14. Values to $3.98. Real Savings.
RAYON PAJAMAS
Nylon lace trim. Pink' and. blue. Sizes 10
16. Were $2.39. Special
ALL NYLON SLIPS
Tricot knit or crinkle. Lace trim top and
bottom. Sizes 10-14. $1.98 value. Sale ;
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RAYON PANTIES
resist. 'Limited quantity. Sizes
quality, white. :
SHIRT BLOUSES
Cotton knit. long sleeve. Red-grey
and' blue-navy check. Sizes 10-14.
$1.95. Now .
HEAD SQUARES
Large size all wool. Solid colors and
bright plaids. Regular 89c. Now :
PLISSE SLIPS
Full length, bias cut. No ironing necessary.
First quality white with lace and embroid-.
ery trim top and bottom. Size 32-40. Reg
ular $1.49. '
RAYON GOWN
Run resist. , Lace trim. - Sizes med. and Ige. '
Pink, maize, -turquoise & mellon. Reg. $1.00
COTTON BLOUSES
Some knit, some flannel. Long and short
sleeves. Asst. colors and sizes. $1.98 value
MEN'S KNIT SOCKS
'100 wool. Sonforlan treated. Asst. bright
argyles. Won't shrink. Size 1 1-13. Were.
$1.49.-
Mcn's Hahdkorchiefs ..
.-..ig. white cotton-Fine quality. Rolled hems.
- Reg. 2 for 25c.
. Men's SPORT SHIRTS
long sleeve, sanforized, fast color, wrinkle
resistdnt. Made of fine combed cotton and
spun rayon., Sizes S-M-L Were $3.98. .
Ladies' Slippcrsocks
100 wool. Sizes S-M-L Bricht, colorful
. . patterns in red and green. Were $1.79. "
COTTON PRINTS
Famous name printed broadcloth In
yd. lengths. Sanforized. 36 in. wide.
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GOOD ADVICE
, Muskegon, Mich." UJS K
burglar who stole a distributor
cap from a ".car owned by the .
Muskegon County librarian, Kay
Wilson, ' returned it with this
note: !T thought it over and de
cided I would be mad and -feel
badly if it happened to me. In
the future keep your garage
door locked."
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