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Wednesday, September 5, 1951 Not All Our Foes Carry Guns MERRY GO HOUND DEADLY, LONELY WAR YW 5 jVov A THE DAILY SUN SAN BERNARDINO FIFTY-EIGHTH YEAR Published daily except Sunday, and Sunday in enmhniai inn with Thr Sim Telegram, by The Sun Company nf San J-Wnatdinn, California. EDITORIAL Friendship Balloons Fantastic though it may seem as a major project, the homhardment of Czechoslovakia rerently with balloons carrying western greetings of friendship apparently is bringing results. Dispatches have told of six cities behind the iron curtain Heine blanketed by several million leaflets dropped from the skies in the unique project sponsored by the privately-financed Crusade fur Freedom. Thousands of residents uf the Communist-dominated area may have had many chances to get hold of one or more of 1 he leaflets. The sponsors claim to have reports that the leaflets have been "received enthusiastically." Just bow effective the campaign of puncturing the iron curtain with western propaganda is can best be determined as soon as it is learned what counter measures, if any, are devised by the Communists.

Ironically, the more severe the counter measures, the more effective the crusaders can feel their project has been, and the morp support will be indicated for concentrating their efforts. The campaign of propaganda in the east-west conflict has assumed importance second only 10 the armed might which both sides are massing to unleash if war is the ultimate outcome. There is evidence that the west has a substantial position in the armed categories, but its status in the battle of propaganda is disappointing, in some spots even sorry. It simply has not been able to pierce the iron curtain eastbound, whereas the Communist-dictated flood of words spouts westbound with practically nothing to stop it. The novel idea of floating propaganda-laden balloons behind the iron curtain on prevailing winds was the brain child of Drew Pearson, the Washington newspaperman whose daily column is a feature of this newspaper.

Mr. Pearson, who went to Europe to inaugurate the balloon barrage, began stressing more than three years ago that understanding between the peoples of east and west was civilization's only hope of avoiding another catastrophic war. He suggested releasing millions of little balloons along the iron curtain to carry to the people behind it the messages of understanding and friendship, which the diplomats never produced. Apparently convinced its Voice of America broadcasts wrre a sounder means of vaulting the east-wesi barrier, this government offered no hplp to the balloon project. So Mr.

Tearson and his co-believers raised sufficient fund? through donations tn the Crusade for Freedom to get the project underway. In this day of erupting international relations, it is difficult in say what is useful, sound or plausible in attempting 1o bring understanding and ppace. Most cerlainly, if people can he brought tn know, irust and respect each other, they will not bp led into a war of extermination. Thpre is ample evidence that no great wcps? has been achieved hy official efforts to bring understanding hetween the penpie of ihe western world and of the Communist dictated east. Any unofficial efforts, therefore, which indicate or demonstrate the possibility of doing better deserve utmost consideration.

Anything which will get some results can't hp too fantastic at this late hour. have much time to think ahout the grand philosophy of war. Rut the American soldier is no machine. He walks hand-in-hand with death. Nn matter how brave or patriotic or religious he might be he can't forget that each minute could well be his last.

I remember the first man I saw killed. We had been joking about how easy we had it. Then the artillery came in. He was dead, The same shell was close enough to have gotten me but it didn't. Incidents like these encourage the foxhole faith you read "about in civilian life.

When you're a part of a war the casualty list isn't just a row of numbers. Every figure is a man who wanted to live and do something with his life just as you do. The next digit could be you. Then there's the matter of heroes. Before I entered combat I thought heroism was a tare and individual thing.

Long ago that was true. Rut. today any man who performs his duties well under fire is a hero for my money. A knight, of old may have singlehandedly slain dragons but a modern soldier can- not do hand-to-hand battle will' shrapnel. NO PREJUDICES At least one good thing comes of war.

I don't, mean the military teamwork of infantry, artillery, air, etc. Even more significant is the comradeship of men in battle. In my own regiment (17th infantry) racial or religious prejudice is unheard of. A man soon learns to appraise the guy beside him hy his courage under fire. I sometimes wonder if war isn't more of a personal fight, than it seems.

A man seldom has time to consider world ideals. It. usually narrows down lo kill or he killed. There is no pretense among men in battle. The will to live tears away the protective veil we sometimes wear in civilization.

Everyone is afraid at times. Rut most men fight, fear as they fight the enemy. Korea today is not only a deadly place but also a lonely one. There are no cities, as we know them, in the battle 7one. Only hills and wilderness.

Soldiers, as alw ays, have I heir gripes. Rotation is wonderful, but sometimes it seems awfully slow in coming around. The men here know why they're fighting. I was amazed when I first arrived in Korea at TAKE MY WORD FOR IT By FRANK COLBY Double Talk When we speak of a "saltcellar we're talking doublp, for the word means literally, "salt saltcellar." Selar (from whence comes -cellar) was an old word for hence, the prefix "salt" is superfluous. The spelling of saltcellar with instead of was another unhappy choice, for it suggests another "cellar" in English which is an entirely unrelated word which gives us our word cell, as in a jail, a monastery, a beehive, the human body, etc.

ANOTHER ONE Reindeer is anothr double-lalk word. Its literal meaning is "reindeer deer." The Old Norse word from which comes the rein- part of reindeer was hreinn, and referred to any part of the genus Rangifer. However, 1o clarify an already clear designation, the "deer" was added; hence, "reindeer deer." Incidentally, the word deer once meant "any animal, especially a wild animal," and that is how Shakespeare used it whpn be wrote of "rats and micp, and such small deer." A waistcoat is neither a waist nor a coat. Originally a waistcoat, was an ornamental garment for men. The term waistcoat seldom occurs in modern American usage; the garment is called a vest in the United States.

There is a variation of waistcoat which we are seeing frequently nowadays: weskit. It is the name of a woman's garment which is very similar to the man's vest. The spelling "weskit" has resulted from the Rrit-ish pronunciation of waistcoat: WESS-kut. ORIGIN SECULAR In a roundabout, way, the word scripture has taken on a religions meaning, especially in the plural form, Scriptures. But the word is purely secular in origin, for we have it almost unchanged from the Latin srriptiira, "something written." a meaning that still survives in such words as manuscript, transcript, description.

Similarly, the word Bible had no sacred connotation. It derived from the Creek word hiblos. meaning book, or papyrus, Irom the name Byblos, the ancient city from which most of the papyrus was obtained. Yes, English has more oddities than a carnival side show; Senator Soaper Says: An Italian research tends to show thp bald individual is more masculine than the shaggy brother. One doubts though that John L.

Lewis would ever do as a rhnrus boy. The woman driver who manages to occupy three parking spaces has another: In removing a newspaper reripe with a hairpin she leaves nothing legible on the page. A glutton for the new fiction likes nothing better on a long lazy week end. he tells us, than to curl up with a bad hook. (Editor's note Drew Tearson is on a brief vacation.

Today's column is by Cpl. Charles Francisco, with the U. S. Army's seventh division in Korea. Corporal Francisco, a native of Urhana, 111., was inducted in Sept.

1950, and sent to Korea as a machine-gunner shortly thereafter.) By Cpl. CHARLES FRANCISCO WITH THE 17TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, SEVENTH INFANTRY DIVISION, U. S. ARMY IN KOREA What is it like in Korea? What is it like to the men who are here? I think of three things around me mountains, loneliness and death. I think of rotation and home and the future.

And I know that those things are in the minds and bones of most infantrymen in Korea. HILLS IMPORTANT As a soldier lies in bis fox-bole and tries lo peer through the mist that covers the top of a mountain he thinks of many things. This is the war in Korea as I see it. It: seems to me that, civilian writers covering Ihe war have not: made enough mention of the hills. At any rate, the hills have a major hearing on the of 1he individual soldier and the entire tactical situation.

Put yourself in the place of any man here. You're no military superman, you're just an average guy carrying around 50-60 pounds of equipment on your back. Your job is to climb, sometimes two and three thousand feet almost straight up, find the enemy, and either kill him or drive him off. There are no paths or footholds so you usually are forced to walk the ridge lines. That puts you right, in the enemy sights.

It's just a matter of when he decides tn open up. It seems to me that the fighting in Korea is much like the island warfare in the Pacific. Here each hill is an island fortress. Artillery and air soften them up, and then the infantry must go it alone. EFFECTIVE ENEMIES Mountains and enemies which have proved as effective against the L'.

N. forces as the reds themselves. Last winter it was cold and snow. You've heard about that. So far this summer the temperature has averaged in the humid 80s.

When it isn't hot. it's raining. downpours for two and three days straight. It's a strange war here in Korea. It's a strange soldier we fight.

Reports from intelligence speak of such things as "the Chinese may he waiting for a full moon" or "expect an attack if we get three straight days of rain." The Chinese are superstitious. They frighten easily and they fight fanatically. Every soldier dreads nightfall. The reds love tn infiltrate at night and launch wild whistle-blowing banzai attacks. The enemy uses his artillery most at night.

Unlike most wars there are nn clear cut front lines in Korea. The enemy can be any place at any lime. A combat infantryman doesn't TODAY l. atom KB C. KUAKK BILL WOULD HELP SELF-EMPLOYED own social security.

It eases his current tax pains while still permitting the government to collect its full tithe eventually thereby also providing a certain security for the government. It lessens Ihe likelihood of tax-dodgina by people who earn their money in cash. And it recognizes, finally, that, the human being is easily the equal of a machine, and should be entitled tn some provision for the fact that, a human body deteriorates and depletes itself, and is entitled to some consideration. FIRST OF TYPE This is the first legislation that I know of which is pointed at that consideration. The government allows a 27' percent, tax forgiveness on oil wells, because of the depletion quotient.

It allows a capital gain on stock transfers and resale of property, and it will allow you tn write off a depreciation on buildings and machinery. But up to now thp guy who runs bis own husiness or plays baseball or paints pictures or hammers a typewriter or removes an appendix has been smacked right on the button hy the tax peoplp. By ROBERT C. RUARK NEW YORK- I wish to blow a kiss today to the New York State Rar association, which lias been responsible for a chunk of legislation that may provide a little cheer for me and a few hundred thousand kinfolks men of the small businesses, professions and the arts who have not formerly been allowed to declare a depreciation on their own bodies as wage earners. LONG RESEARCH A bill is up for consideration by the senate finance rnmmil-Ipp that is the fruit of some years of research hy the Bar association's tax experts.

It is called the individual retirement plan, and is based on postponement of taxes on a portion of yearly earnings, thereby offering some security to people who work for themselves and accordingly have no boss to mail them pension checks in their old age, hut who have hprn prevented' from aderiuatp saving hy the extraordinarily high taxes on earned income. It is a very simple plan. It permits postponement of federal income taxes on earnings paid New Regulation into retirement funds maintained hy a man's agricultural, labor, business, industrial or professional associations for the eventual security of their members. A man would be allowed to set aside 10 per cent of his annual income, up to Distribution of retirement income from such a trust, the hill proposes, is made when the participant is fio, either in a lump sum, in installments, or as an annuity. The postponed taxes fall due when the member begins drawing on the fund.

GETS CUT The government, gets its whack, in the end, and thereby loses nothing. But in the mean-lime the luckless self-employer is at least permitted to hive up a few bob against the day he runs out of gas and wants to take it easy. There is also an important, amendment to the hill permitting a fund member to take out his savings before rearhinz fiO if permanent disahility forces his retirement. In all aspects the proposed hill is fine. It allows an individual, firn off, In provide his the other services as well, who have given everything they had so that freedom might flourish not only here, hut in far away lands as well.

Most peopie realize that the naval establishment is a two-pronged fighting outfit consisting of the Navy and the Marine Corps. The Marines were organized in the year before Ihe Declaration nf Independence was signed, and the Navy's first operation was an amphihinus assault, at. Nassau in the Bahamas where they captured powder and shot for Washington's army. I am told that in Greece they are singing the "Marines' Hymn" in the native language. I am sure the tune, if not the words, has been taught, to foreign children in all parts of the world in Tripoli, in the shadow of the halls of Montezuma, i.u:: MARINES WRITE HEROIC Thp Army has put in a new regulation which some civilian authorities feel intprfprps with thpir right to prosecute soldjprs for minor offenses committed outsirip of military reservations.

Under the new measure, the Army will not turn over to civilian authnritips soldiers charged with misdemeanors. However, if the civilian authorities submit a rpqupst and thp evidence seems to warrant such action the Army will try the offending soldier by summary court martial. Conviction can mean a fine up to one month's pay and sentences up tn a month's confinement. This regulation could work against the public interest if Army officials do not. cooperate fully with civilian officials particularly in cases of traffic violations.

If the Army should SPt up a policy which tended to prolect the soldiers, they conceivably would be encouraged to disregard the traffic laws. The Army should make its punishment of offending servicemen for sjoh violations very stern to provide an example of lawful, disciplined behavior by the men in uniform. )n the whole, however, the Arrny was justified and wise 1o impose itself between its men and the sometimes unusual operations of local justice. In many cities, and we have none in San Bernardino county in mind, servicemen hecfime "whipping hoys" of civilian authoring who are elerled by the voters in their lorales. The soldiers aren't in the area enough to establish residence and a'e therefore "fair game." Thr probably had virh situations mind when it passed the r.ew regulation.

If is administered with a maximum tar; ar.d in'egri'y and a minimum of arroganep, it will gr. crn'ahir a group of Amerieans to whom we all owe a great deal. PSYCHOLOGICAL 'FIGHT Hollywood Bow Official, of the Hollywood Bow association have expressed the war STio-o vnn hear tl not. give them Ihe place; it. isn't, fit to live in anyway." Rut when you talk seriously with these same men, most of them will admit they were only letting nf steam.

After Ihe last big allied nffen-sive we discovered we ran defeat the Communists no matter how many men they have. Wo threw hack everything Ihe reds had to offer and we had them running when Ihe rease-fire talks opened. We, as nn one else, pray for peace. Rut if it doesn't come, we can still whip them. iCnpyr 1 Mr, Synilirntf) HM4 to the Japanese people has come true.

Since that lime, the story. has rome from Japanese sources on how important the psychological warfare was during the war period and the effect it had nn Ihe thinking of the it I i classes At thai lime, nf course, Ameiirans thought, a strict, censorship was being observed, that the same restrictions were being applied as in any other totalitarian country, and that, psychological warfare was a wasted effort. Rut Ihe messages fl cm I hrollfrn and in nnn I 1 I I Ihe Uniled States before did understand the American temperament and did tell their fellow citizens that American occupation was preferable lo an all-out war to the finish. (trie wonders what the fate of Europe might have been if a similar group had been able to get rid ol Hitler and bring the war in Germany lo an earlier end, before the widespread air bonibanlinenl occurred which resulted in such heavy destruction to industrial plants that the American people have since had lo pay huge sums for rehabilitation. USE EXPERIENCE Likewise, one wonders whether those who are conducting psychological warfare today which is directed lo the peoples behind the iron curtain will take advantage of the record marie by the Uniled States with re.

spcet lo to emphasize the importance of trusting to American cooperation in any move that might be made to install a democratic form of government. Whatever else the treaty with Japan means to Ihe relations hetween the Uniled Stales and Ihe country which was conquered hy its forces, evidence is given that, the trustful relationship promised tn democratic elements durinc a war ran come to a successful fruit ion, ''j and that communications dir- cried lo Ihe people of an enemy country Iransrend in importance the communications to an enemy government. (CepyrlKht IBM, N. y. Herald Trihiin) their 'hanks a generous- public arid 21 renowned conductors and soloist, 'a ho donated their services that the "symphonies under the star-'' could un'mnf 'his- summer.

If was a gloomy day mid-July when 'he bow! closed because of a lack of i-jtui-. CHAPTERS in France, Italy, Germany, and Japan, and in the South Seas. The marine outfit we nave beard the most about since the Korean incident started is Ihe first Marine division. For its valorous and spectacular exploits during the Inchon-Seoul campaign, Ihe first Marine division i reinforced I was aw arded the presidential unit citation. This was the fourth such award awarded this division.

The "never say die" attitude nf the Marines was exemplified later when they had to fall back from the Manehurian border before overwhelming numhers of Chinese reds. Col. Ray Murray of the fiflh regiment voiced the spirit of the true marine when be said: "We will advance to Ihe rear. We ill firing our wounded and equipment. We're coming out as marines or not at all." Tbev came out Marines.

All 1 1 "I The bow eoojebai V. big ard uy at' see or of Al! po- rve a 20 years ago (From the files of Sept. VXU I Sam Kemp, Rcdlands author, has learned an English edition of his travel hook Frontier" is to be published this fall. Iienv er Clark has been elected commander of the Cnlton American Legion post. He, I.cP.ny Donald Mcintosh.

W. .1. Nolan and J. D. Hemphill vj be convention delegates.

Mayor I. N. Gilbert proposes San Bernardino develop a J'l-acre park at Ihe eastern end of Little Mountain. An outdoor howl would he one projected feature. THOUGHTS For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ, also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye follow his steps.

I peter 2:2. Christ's voire sounds now lor each of us in loving invitation; and dead in sin and hairiness of hearl though we be, we can listen and live. Christ Himself, my binthcr, sows Ihe seeds now. I vou take care that it falls not on. but in, your souls.

ai'laren. AUNT HET I' Jim says he's a gentleman, but I'm afraid he's wrong. Rein' a gentleman is like havin' religion. If fnlks don't notice it unless they're fold, you ain't got il. i i tt i.

mm 'Secretary of the Navy Kimball substitutes today for Mr. Allen, who is on vacation.) By DAN A. KIMBALL Last week I had thp privilege nf presenting the Medal of Honor to the next of kin of rhrcp heroic manner. They bad made Ihe supreme sacrifice in Korea, ju't as hundreds of other marines hac done in previous wars in the century and three quarters since the corps was organized. That is why I would like to devote this column tn the Marine Corps, which epr-tainly is deserving of Iribute from all Americans for past, performances and present deeds of valor.

MOST RECENT The three roo-t leeerit recipients of the rneda of honor are Haldorneirj I-opcz, Pfe. Stanley Christ ianson, and 1'ic. liberie A. Ohrcgori. W'e should (' lie grateful to tiiern and to their corn: ades-in-h in not 'Mil the Navy, bill WOMAN find mijfb nf a irsponsf in her memories of those years.

"W'e got up at 4 a rn. thr i ar around." she explained. "We built a fire in the big kitchen range arid Ihe ba'-c burner, turn hurried back up-iair- to dre-s in an icy room. We earned water liom a well in the yard, alter ha mg 'n pr irne and thaw out the pump. CHORES ENDLESS "At i or may be before, v.e a'e a heavy breakfast to prepare for a heavy day.

And. summer or winter, we rooked three big meals every day. We had to ai ry wood to feed tin stoves, v.e swept with a broorn. we i leaned lamp chimneys ano kept the wicks trimmed; we washed our clothes hy band rier steaming tubs; we made our own clothes, canned our own food, and our chores were endless So, I d. hy shouldn't S'hr be happy iCpvi iei a iwial K'Mui By DAVID LAWRENCE WASHINGTON What's happening in San Francisco this week is a dramatic sequel to something that happened dining the war with Japan a promise fulfilled now which was made then ahout the probable duration nf the period of occupa-t ion.

The United Stales began during the last two years of World war II even before Hitler was beaten to let the people know that they would not sill for if they surrendered. A dispatch written by this correspondent on Nov. Ifi, lO'li, was amnng those beamed to the far east in those days. II is interesting to read an extract, from it now EARLY DATE "While the military view here is that it may take two years to accomplish the defeat nf there is a possibility ol an unconditional surrender at an eaily date without the necessity of achieving military objectives. "The business men know the American temperament.

They know thai unconditional surrender would mean American oreiipnlinn of Tokyo and Japan proper, but that il would not be a permanent occupation. Sooner or later, after a liberal governmenl had been established composed of elements that would seek to earn Ihe trust of Ihe United Slates, the military occupation would come tn an end. 3TED SIX YEARS "Even if such occupation lasted five years, Japanese business and economic facilities would not suffer as much as they would by an air bombardment in a war to the finish." The occupation has lasted about six years. A liberal government has been established in Japan which has earned the trust of the United States. Japan's industrial machine was not completely destroyed, and much of it has already been rebuilt.

Thus the prediction made in nn: i vssi. i'akaih; 'COMMONPLACE' THRILLS re-ulr of a host of donations ed public which did not want to cultural centers shut down, r.vie trie continuation of 'he pro-el done." r.c -Ked "I do not taW tilings graded as srj many per, pie 00 Jt ij. a 'in ill cry time I sum on 'be water laps, hot or 'old. as choose. I press -A bijt-'or, for ceei icit and it is phone, 'be gas 'o e.

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hat today cab necessary com en nf I lid time pictur and 'I i isi-mas raid. the fharrn of a iijial vintrr in "'be gfifid old days." she said. Jailed 1o By EDWARD T. AUSTIN Wr i a ft irr.ri com (mi rad ar es bir i. a tbos.i ho meet Ol-' -v-s later on.

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ei This went rm until one I her v. by she aiv. S'erned. as trie 1 1 gov- be "on 1op the wol Id LITTLE TO SPEND Unlike some of her other friends and acquaint ar, es happened to know that she had little wraith, that she bad 'o spend rarrliillv. and thai she oltrn bad difficulty making hn needs and her budget come out en.

She termed to br suipiiscd al mv qurstirin "W'nv shouldn't 1 br hapjiy GRIN AND BEAR IT "The General is a bit piqued with the Army they've called him hack, hut qave him sealed ordert to be opened after the emergency is over.