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In Transit Needs More Crosstown Lines Favored
To Ease ‘Mile-Square Congestion By THE TIMES CITY STAFF . PROSPECT OF FULL-SCALE WAR, with con-
sequent employment increase in industrial plants, has aroused new interest in public transportation problem. Outery for crosstown transit lines, east-west and north-south, has been long heartfelt. But talk has not brought answer citizens want. Now they say time is ripe. Greatest population increases have been towards edge of town. Exp&nded employment would tax transportation facilities. Existing system, sending all busses through Mile Square, would cause terrific jam. Critics say crosstown lines would help because of transfer facilities. i “ ” = A SIDEWALK on Ohio St, just east of Pennsylvania St. is fast becoming one of city’s most dangerous pedestrian spots. Pedestrians passing parking lot there seldom get right of way from inbound and outbound cars. Cars either block sidewalk or force pedestrians to leap to safety. Many turn left onto Ohio St, violating ordinance against downtown left turns. Attendants add to confusion, often driving cars on wrong side of street for about 30 feet against traffic, while shifting parked vehicles. ” » ~ ~ ¥ - g One of our many noon-hour downtown traflic jams was traced to parking let on Maryland St. between Illinois and Meridian Sts. Even after sign “lot full” is hung out, motorists sit In their cars waiting for a vacancy. Traffic swinging around thesa double-parkers adds to congestion,
FT. HARRISON grapevine reports growing number of Hoosiers eager to do their bit. Quiet inquiries are coming in about openings in higher ranks-—major and upward. Applicants will be glad to settle for large desks, leather chairs and full privileges at Officers Club. i » n " . of ment upsurge here, he said: Pink Twilight “S| up: Army lowered
“LIST OF ELEVEN,” nam- its mental requirements, Ining pinko suspects among diana has led all the states State Welfare Department em- in signing up.” ployees, is runner-up to Ingrid PAR To Bergman's bambino as "worst = g4ov, SCHRICKER calls
kept secret.” . hoarders ‘real enemies” of Welfare Board kept names y; g go state won't stocksecret to protect innocents pile materials and equipment, from being smeared during just on chance they may beprobe. But every other guy ,ma gearce later. White Hat's you meet knows every name ,.qerq are state purchasers on the list, Those who don't shall buy only what they need know will say, confidentially, —-no more, no less. ” they have reason to suspect v2 “go and so.” : : Seeks Some department workers SERIOUS SHORTAGES apfeel outright publication of list pear unlikely, anyway, at least for a while.
would be less hurtful to innocents than secrecy. Government mobilization exAll on list are women. One perts have surveyed key Inwas allowed to resign. Other diana industries, say state of10 all are single women. ficials. Some may be working on war materiel soon. But enough plants will be unaffected by mobilization orders to assure healthy flow of goods to civilians.
, ” ” = One Army-Air Force recruiter apparently isn't a Hoosler. # Commenting on enlist
LAND OF MILK AND HONEY: note: Times employee on Sunday afternoon drive north of city saw this typical American scene: Generously proportioned family enjoying generous pienie spread on roadside table. Prominently displayed in center of table: a large pink bottle of a popular stomach remedy--also typically American,
” ” » EVER NOTICE sun glasses are worn by about five times as many women as men? Girls say they're not trying to imitate movie queens. Their reason: Without dark glasses sun causes squinting, which causes “crow’s feet,” which causes women to look old, which is what ne woman wants, 2
ljeutenants in U. 8. Air Force stopped on’ recent Sunday in eafery, catering to tourists and truckers, on U. 8. 40 east of city limits. Business was good but there: were two empty stools. ” .
Uniformed lieutenants reach-
“I'm sorry, we can't serve x. 8 = you.” : HOW TO MAKE your own The lieutenants left. So did Commies: at least one other customer,
Two tired, hungry Negro who had lost his appetite. s » = = - ® TWO DESPERADOES who tried to hold up Times writer Clifford Thurman the other night can have their pistol back--
and no questions asked. Clift and the Mrs. were walking on 6th St. between Illinois and Salem Sts. Two young men, described as abouts” suddenly confronted them with “six-guns”
manded, “Stick 'em up.” The bandits failed to notice Toasty, an ancient and harm-
less chow, straggling along behind the Thurmans. When Toasty advanced with what he thought was a vicious growl, the “bandits fled. One dropped his “six-shooter.” It has been displayed ever since on the Thurmans’' front porch, but its owner hasn't reclaimed it,
and de-
: yy» 8 : “Dimestore row,” KE. Washington St, gets biggest sidewalk crowds on hot days. Citizens loiter in front of stores to soak up coolness waffed from air-con-ditioned business houses.
Sour Note ONE HIGHLY PLACED state official was aroused fro! slumber around midnight cently. Reporter wanted comment on story. Newsmen casually mentioned Legion's past
national meeting in extraordinary session here to determine policy on Korean situation. : State official's unsolicited ~ eomment: ; “The situation is well in hand. Goody. Now I can go
ed for menu. But waitress said: -
“sixish or there-_.
World Report—
7th U.S.
Fleet Expected to Need Gi Joe
To Help Block Red Invasion of Formosa
Chinese Can Use 18 Assault Armies
By GORDON CUMMING (Complied from the Wire Services) There were growing indications that if the United States is to keep the Chinese Communists out of Formosa Amer
can ground forces may be
needed, Albert Ravenhoit, Times special correspondent,
That is the sober estimate of some veteran military observers in the Hong Kong area Mr, Ravenholt writes. They believe that America may be “heading for general war and possible defeat in Asia” by assuming that the United States Navy alone can either frighten off or halt the Chinese Communist invasion of Formosa. The experts fear that American political and military leaders may be making the following critical miscalculations: ONE: Underestimating the present invasion preparations and ingenuity of the Chinese Communists. TWO: Overestimating the probable “will and power to resist” of the Nationalists on Formosa. THREE: Wishfully hoping Russia does not want world conflict and, therefore, will avold extensive help to Peking despite the Sino-Soviet treaty of friendship, alliance “nd mutual aid. FOUR: Overestimating the ability of the U. 8. Navy to halt Chinese Communist Invasion in Formosa Strait. Recent reports indicate that
-the Chinese Red air force in
the Shanghai-Hangchow area alone now numbers roughly
200 planes including jets and .
light bombers. This is more than three times.the number of planes reported in the area three months ago and it is impossible to learn how many more planes may be waiting in remote northwest China and Manchuria. Air Umbrellas These planes supposedly include Soviet-built models and: aircraft purchased by the Chinese Communists from KEastern Europe. . Strong airfields along the east China coast are practically complete. From them these planes can provide air umbrellas for Chinese Communist invasion and attack the
Nationalist air force and navy"
as well as United States naval units blocking the offensive, If the Russians and the Chinese Communists invoke their mutual assistance pact on charges of American aggression against China, Red invasion fleets probably would be assisted by Soviet submarines. But even if the Russians failed to participate directly, experts here believe some of the Chinese Communist invasion boats would slip through. 18 Armies Ready Reports suggest first Chinese Communist assault on Formosa is to be made by seven armies numbering roughly 200,000 men. These troops to be followed up by the equivalent of 11 more armies. ; 3 All these Communist forces have been trained for months in amphibious landings. They will be assistéel by fishermen, sailors and other Chinese the Communists have found worthwhile to organize. 5 The U. 8. Navy, therefore, is faced with the job of preventing ‘almost every single one” of an expected nearly 6000 Communist invasion junks and ships from reaching Formosa. Even if the Chinese Communists are not given extensive direct Russian military
assistance, the U. 8. Navy is
thought incapable of sinking all the invasion vessels,
Jap an ap United States plans to speed work on a Japanese peace treaty as a key part of the political offensive against communism in the far east, it
was learned at Washington
yesterday. Informants said that President Truman's advisers be-
from Hong
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Chinese Reds have started to bombard Quemoy (Big Kinmen) Island and Little Kinmen Island, used as bases by Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists fo blockade the mainland, Wash. ington dispatches say the U. S. apparently will keep hands off despite President Truman having assigned the 7th Fleet to keep
the Reds off Formosa itself. The Red bombardment of the two little islands was believed to presage an amphibious assault.
lieve the outbreak of the Korean war should spur U. 8. plans to strengthen Japan as rapidly as possible. The advisers feel that the Korean war has emphasized the need for building, a Japanese defensive force,"a larger and better equipped irfternal police force, a coast guard, and some arrangement for American protection of Japan. There is the view, too, that Japan's industries should be used to strengthen anti-Com-munist forces in Asia.
Soviet Union
A RUSSIAN COLONEL said last night that the “myth” of American arms superiority had been “dispersed to the winds” in the Korean War. In a Moscow radio broadcast, Soviet Col. Tolchenov sald American Army, Air Force and Naval units were “inferior” in the Korean fighting. Meanwhile, Admiral I. 8. Yumasovy, Minister of the Russian Navy, called for strengthening of the Red fleet in a special order of the day broadcast by Radio Moscow on the occasion of Soviet navy day
“(Sunday).
Describing the “liberation” of Taejon as “undoubtedly the week's most significant event,” Col. Tolchenov said U. S. generals no longer could “justify their permanent failures in Korea” by lack of troops and time to concentrate them where needed. “Nor can the air and naval forces of the U. 8S. boast of their successes” he said. American aircraft, in making barbarous raids on South Korean towns and villages, are killing exclusively women and children and are not in a position to halt the offensive of the Peoples Army, “It is highly symptomatic that already no small number of B-29s3, about the invineibility of which so much has been bruited, have heen shot down.” (Official American reports show three B-29s missing, {wo ditched on missions and .one shot down by Red Koreans,)
Australia A WARTIME cabinet member said today the Americans should make it clear that “they are not going to do all the pay-
" ing and all the dying to save
the rest of the world from communism.” Arthur A. Calwell, 2a member of the Labor Party and former Minister of Immigration and Information, said the American people were entitled to feel “mad and bitter” at the failure of nations “living on their charity” to send ground forces to Korea.
Red Germany
DEPUTY PREMIER WAIL-. TER ULBRICHT announced last night that East Germany will push communization of the Soviet zone with a Russiantype five year plan. East Germany's top Communist told 4000 Communist delegates that the Soviet controlled state will have a 23 ship merchant marine by 19355. Sources close to the Russians reported that the Soviet Union has vetoed immediate Cominform membership for East Germany. These sources said the puppet state will not be admitted to the Cominform at least until after the Oct. 15 elections, ° Mr. Ulbricht told Communist delegates from 25 nations that
the plan for East Germany will
expand ‘“peaple's-owned production.” This was thought to be a broad hint that private industry will be nationalized,
Great Britain
DEFENSE MINISTER EMANUEL SHINWELL declared yesterday that it was
Britain's plain duty “in a world gone mad” to build up her military strength, even at the expense of the Labor government’'s domestic program.
Health Minister Aneurin ‘Bevan, at the same time, appealed directly to Soviet Premier Josef Stalin to order the North Koreans to stop fighting. He asked Russia to come back to the United Nations Security Council, : In response to opposition pressure, the government will discuss defense plans in a public debate in the House of Commons next week. The government also may announce then its answer to United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie's request for more ground troops. Informed sources believéd Britain may send a token force of 2000 to 3000 men.
Cunada
CANADA today was stepping up its defense forces and planning bigger defense expenditures under the impact of the Korean war. Defense Minister Claxton has called for more volunteers for the army, navy and alr force and intimated that he would like to add about 10,000 men to the present armed forces strength of about 47,000, The government's dispatch of three warships and its subsequent provision of a dozen
On the Inside of World Affairs
‘Chiang Kai-shek still hopes for an 11th hour rescue by an American-Soviet war, although he has been put on.the shelf by the United States action in neutralizing Formosa. » »” » BRITAIN is beginning to believe it will be out of the dollar shortage woods by 1952, If a world war does not intervene.
It had a $185 million surplus
in the second quarter of this year, as against a deficit of $1,501,000,000 the previous nine months. 6: . - ” Y
SOVIETIZATION _ of
blish pamphlets, lec tures and propaganda movies, even musical Fecal.
PRIME MINISTER DANIEL. FRANCOIS MALAN of the Union of South Africa is ‘in for some bitter criticism in the next few months. In defying the International Court of Justice in appropriating the former German colony, Southwest Africa, he is subject to United Nations actions. India has succeeded in get-
ting the general assembly of the United Nations, meeting in
September, to take up the question of treatment of Asiatics in. South Africa, ” ~ »
ISRAEL, quick to back the
. United Nations in its Korean
fight when the Arab countries declined to go along, wants to establish jt self as a stabilizforce in the
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urgent preparations. One of preparations
backing on the Korean question in contrast to discordant
notes from Argentina and Chill during _ previous war. crises, ;
~ ~ » THE radio broadcast of the Greek Communist partisans is
in full operation again. This ’
broadcast had been silent since defeat of the partisans last year. Now that government troops contrél all Greek territory, the sét has been installed in southern Czechoslovakia. # - »
THE Romanian government
has forbidden the use of concrete in buildings of-more than two floors. Russia needs the whole Romanian concrete output for its own military constructions.
” ” » THE Russians are widening the bridges on the Rivers Siret and Prut and building new ones capable of supporting heavy tanks.
LATEST rears from Romania indicate that the Rus-
" sians have temporarily aban-
doned construction of the Dan-‘ube-Black Sea canal for more
hess more urgent 5 the Sullding ot ;
Junks and Barges * Mass for Attack
long-range transport planés to assist American operations in the Korean theatre has failed to satisfy a public which appears to think Canadian soldiers should be on their way to Korea at once to help out the Americans, At the peak of its effort In World War II Canada had close to 1 million men in uniform out of a population of 13 million, Unless and until the battle against Russia and its satellites spreads over a lot more territory there is no intention of mobilizing on anything like that scale,
United Nations
THE few remaining Communist newspaper correspondents at the United Nations today don't get along so well with Secretary-General Trygve Lie. He was a hero until recently but now Moscow calls him a “tool of Wall Street” and the little Communists at Lake Success echo the Kremlin's new line. Mr. Lie's popularity with them was at a peak in May, and June while he worked for Communist China's admission to the Security Council and when he visited Moscow two months ago on a peace mission that failed. But he fell from grace when he backed the Security Council’'s move, on June 27, to sponsor the use of United Nations
military force in $he Korean * War, :
Most of the Communist reporters boycott the United Nations along with their delegations but representatives of the Daily Worker of New York and the Dally Worker of Lon+ don show up at his press conferences to heckle him,
. Belgium DEMONSTRATIONS demanding the abdication of King Leopold III broke into violence last night as the king returned to the throne and told his bitterly divided nation he intends to stay there. Fistfights broke out between Leopoldists and marchers in a parade of 2000 Socialists led by former Premier Paul-Henri Spaak. At least three outbreaks ocsurred when the demonstrators marched to the Place of Martyrs and swore to “fight to the end” against leopold and to “bring the country a ruler who will create Belgian unity.” A small Communist parade joined the Socialists. In a message last night to the Belgian parliament, the king declared for the second time that he intends to keep the throne he had stubbornly fought to regain during five years in exile. Earlier, in a broadcast to the nation, he had made it clear that he regards the throne as his, Leopold landed at a heavily guarded’ airport; leaving be-
. hind in Switzerland his com-
moner wife, Princess De Rethy who expects a child early next year,
Denmark
DENMARK and Sweden will protest against Russia's extending her territorial waters nine miles into the Baltic Bea, authoritative sources sald yesterday. Although a three- mile limit
is traditional in the Baltic, Russian coastal patrols repeatedly have seized vessels
of the two nations that come within 12 milés of the Soviet coast.
* Spain RELIABLE sources said yesterday the Spanish army Is strengthéning several mountain passes in the Pyrenees following an inspection of the northern frontier by military attaches from the American embassy. The reinforcements consist primarily of artillery and anti-aircraft units the sources said.
western diplomats, They have heen forbidden, to weekend in Sinaia. It would apparently be dangerous for Soviet security ‘it they saw the important traffic on the railway net of Ploesti, midway between Sinaia and Bucharest.
THE population. has been evacuated from the flat stretch
of land between Romania and
Yugoslavia, and observation posts have been erected at intervals of about two-thirds of a mile,
THE latest ‘Bigures of Russian troops in Romania are 14 divisions, including the air force, The Romanian army has theoretically 300,000 men.
- nw » MILITARY leaders of all the satellite countries were summoned to Moscow for & conference early this month.
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with what is 98 Among his Balkan n has eased tra restrictions for Westerners.
Plentiful,
Even If War Booms
Steel, Autos Would Feel Pinch In Conversion, Rest Adequate
Ry Scripps-Howard Newspapers WASHINGTON, July 22 — Country has plenty everything, even if war gets worse. on TIRES: They're being produced at record-breaking
rate of 7.5 million a month, 90 million a year. That
means a set for every new car made this year, 50 mile
lion for replacing old tires. Price is up becauss natural rubber is up, from 171% to 41 cents a pound. If big war comes, gasoline shortage will cut off pleasure driving
before tire shortage does. GASOLINE:
No shortage in civilian supplies for
some time, National Petroleum Council says. We're pro=
ducing a million more barrels of crude per day than we
use. Could produce another million, maybe more. Octane content of civilian gas will be cut soon by government order and aviation gasoline is short, until. adjustments are made, Mills tary and government petroleum requirements committee is bes
ing re-established. COAL:
Stockpile is 45 million tons, enough tor all purposes
for 30 days even if none were being mined, and industry says it
can better its record production of 630 million tons in
necessary. STEEL: We need more capacity, despite record 98 million top production estimated for this vear. Industry is at 95.5 per cent of capacity and until more plants are built, civilian uses will have to be cut to meet rearmaments needs. Industry plans new plants capable of turning out 6,383,000 tons a year. Government may lend for more plant expansion. NYLONS: Production is up 300 per cent since end of war, is still Increasing. Du Pont is producing material at rate of 10 pairs of stockings per woman per year, COTTON: Government has 3.4 million bales of 1948 cotton on hand, which should meet all war needs, all civilian needs, AUTOS: Industry will make 7 to 8 million this year, has turned out 18 million since last war ended. Still 20 million pre-war cars on the road, so rate of production will drop only if conversion
goods comes,
MEAT: Supply this year is estimated at 146 pounds per person, up 3 pounds from last year, up 20 pounds from prewar years, but down 10 pounds from record meat-eating year, 1948. Cattle and pig population is up. WHEAT AND CORN: Wheat crop this year is smallest in seven years but is still 250 million bushels above domestic consumption. Carryover from old crop is 450 million bushels — which means plenty. Corn supplies more than adequate. Government asked for 13 per ¢ent cut in ‘planting, got 4 per cent cut. WHISKY: Distillers’ stocks at all-time peak, 637 mililon gallons In warehouses. SUGAR: Agriculture Secretary Brannan has lifted import bars to let in additional 350,000 tons of foreign sugar. That gives us total 270,000 tons above last year's consumption, Cuba could send us 450,000 tons more if we need it, SHOES: Production in first six months of 1950 was up 5 per cent and sales were no greater, so inventories are Jarge. Leather supplies seem adequate, COFFEE: No shortage except where panicky buying creates it, locally. SOAP: No shortage of soap, synthetics, -or cocoanut and animal fats and oils,
Guard Attack
NATIONAL GUARD Bureau claims it's ready, but latest issue of the National Guardsman, written before Korea, quoted Col. John P. Coopet, Virginia, as saying equipment, training are below standard. Col. Cooper charges Army hasn't co-operated on training, says his field artillery unit was turned down by Ft. Meade and Aberdeen Proving Ground, both in Maryland, when it asked to conduct Sunday practice, Ft. Meade sald Guard couldn't tire because civilian air lines pass over camp, and civilian residents nearby objected to noise on Sunday. Aberdeen wouldn't let them practice using own guards, sald they'd have to pay civilian range guards overtime, Col. Cooper says.
New Champ
to war
1947 if
Johnson to Stay DEFENSE Secretary Louls Johnson will stay, but he's lost ground with President Tras man. So have Army and Aly Forces top command, and Sees retary of State Dean Acheson. Indications from top strategy meetings are that President is less inclined to accept anyone's judgment, estimates of the situation. He's doing his own checking, making his own de cisions,
Troop Ship Crews
NAVY intends to operais
‘troop ships, some cargo ships,
itself. On West Coast, where mothball fleet is being recondis tioned, Navy is advertising for Merchant Mariners to work under Civil Service. Maritime union don’t like it. They lose Social fear they'll be blanketed into Naval Reserve, First troop ship sailed with seven union men Navy wanted
to bar for security, but operats
ing company refused to fire them. They were put under surveillance. Most maritime unjons quickly passed resolutions backing this country's stand in Korea, promising ne démonstrations where were for security. But Harry Bridges’ longshoremen acted only after bitter wrangling, and Marine Cooks and Stews ards Union hasn't acted yet, (Note: Navy's also convoys
ing troop ships, for fear some
“North Korean” sub come
mander might get trigger
happy).
War Security
IF ALL-OUT WAR comes,
FBI and military procurement officials will move fast leftwingers still in labor unions, United Electrical
Workers, expelled from CIO in .
purge of Communists, still has bargaining status in two ime portant General Electrie plants, one Westinghouse plant. Two years ago, Atomic Energy Commission directed Gen= eral Electric to withdraw recognition from UE wherever members « did atomie work. Company did, and courts sustained it. ally Mill for Tito TITO will get his steel mill, State and Defense departs ments agréed last fall to send it, but Secretary Johnson ins sisted on reviewing decision
before shipment. He's satisfied,
now, that Yugoslavia is on our side.
Casualties
CASUALTY figures are de
ceptive. Number listed as killed in action is low. Actuals
ly, Pentagon admits, most of - j those listed as missing iki z "ably ate dead.
Electioneering POLITIOS: Democrats in Indiana, probably in other states, are
glad they've had two issues
shot from under. them by hot
" war-—the Brannan farm plan,
and compulsory health insure
ance, : Oklahoma's Sen. Thomas,
Rep. Monroney, facing run-off
next week, didn't dare stay
home to campaign with Cone
gress acting on war measures. But Sen. Robt. A. Taft ay Korea - hasn't changed plans. He still says he'll __
here Aug. 15, tour all of Ohio's
88 counties,