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Evening star., 1950-06-28
Korean Morale Good
Despite SeouI's Fall,
Pentagon Announces
Navy Is Assembling
Second Task Force
For Pacific Conflict
By John A. Giles

The Defense Department today
announced the fall of Seoul, capi-
tai of Southern Korea. and nearby
Kimpo Airport to invading North
ern Communists.
Military spokesman said that
despite the loss of Seoul and Kim
po there has been no disorderly
retreat by South Korean forces.
The spokesman told reporters
at the Pentagon that morale
among the Southern Koreans was
extra good and very much i'm
proved yesterday by the Presi-
dents act
He said there have been no evil
denceS of sabotage and no SUBJ
versive action or guerrilla warfare
Southern Divisions i'm Field.
The action has been along the
central portion of the 38th paral-
lei, with two thrusts by Com
munist forces from the north and
the one from Ponchon. accom-
panied by 40 to so tanks. The
Northerners were said to be using
three divisions. The Southern de-
tenders, with at least four divi-
lsions in the field, are attempting
to contain" the Reds along the
Han River. east and west of Seoul
An Army spokesman said that
several hundred thousand leaflets
and Japanese newspapers telling
of Mr.. Truman's historic action
yesterday had been dropped over
the Koreans in the field.
However, an Air Force Spokes-
man reported B-26 bombers were
having difficulty in distinguishing
between the attackers and defend
ers and that one group that made
sortie over the area yesterday
returned without dropping its
bombs because of that situation
Ground communications units
manned by United States person
mel will have to be established, he
said.
100 Soviet Tanks in Action
The spokesman said that there
was no evidence to date of North
Korean reinforcements.
He said that the North Ko-
reans were now believed to have
approximately 100 tanks in ac-
ton, all Soviet-manufactured.
These World War II types include
35 tonners armed with 76 or 8S
millimeter guns and some 12-ton
tanks.
Admitting that the North Ko-
tSee PENTAGON, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Ships Off Japan
for
House of Commons
Cheers Statement
Of Koreo Support
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, June 28.-Prime Min
lister Attlee announced Britain has
decided to place it's naval forces
in japanese waters at the disposal
of the United States to support
American action in South Korea.
Mr.. Attlee said the British naval
forces were offered for immediate
use. He made the announcement
in the House of Commons.
Il need scarcely say that the
Prime Minister speaks for all
parties in the House when he
makes this announcement" Win
ston Churchill, leader of the Con-
servatiVe opposition. declared.
"We shall do our best to give
him any support he needs in what
seems to me an inescapable
duty"
Whole House Cheers.
Mr.. Attlee said British forces
around Japan "are almost the
same as those of the United
States naval forces"
The whole House cheered. The
announcement came. in response
to Mr.. Churchill's question,
whether the naval forces we have
on the spot are such as are nee
esSary to make a substantial con-
tribution, relative to American
forces"
Mr.. Attlee said: "It is certain
that this country will carry out its
obligations to the United Nations"
He observed Britain is already
carrying heavy burden in hold
ing the line in Southeast ASIA"
where British troops are engaged
in fighting Communicated guer-
rillas in Malaga.
Doubts Russia Will Fight.
He said the British cabinet feels
that Russia will not intervene to
touch off a global conflict because
she definitely does not want war.
Asked how British Common
wealth countries were chipping in
to support American action against
the North Koreans, Mr.. Attlee
said:
I'VE have our responsibilities
under the U. N. We have taken
this action. Commonwealth coun-
tries are. equally members of the
U. N. and it is, of course, for them
to decide what action they will
take"
British naval forces are in Jap
aneSe waters on summer exercises.
They include two cruisers, the
Belfast and Jamaica, both armed
with 6-inch naval rifles; seven
destroyers. two frigates. a mine
sweeper patrol vessel and one
other auxiliary ship.
The light feet aircraft carrier,
Triumph, is at Hong Kong. British
CONTINUED on Page A-3 Col. S.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Temperature Drops 34';
Showers Due Tomorrow

Washington was ventilated to-
day by cool air which brought
temperatures down 81 degrees last
night.
The Weather Bureau figured II
would warm UP few degrees to.
morrow over today's expected high
of 80 degrees. and saw a chance
for q few showers tomorrow aft.
ernoon.
Temperatures dropped from 81
degrees at 2:15 pm. yesterday tc
81 degrees at 6:10 am. today
Prospects were for continued rela-
lively cool weather for several
days.
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Two Ships Arrive in Japan
With American Eyacuees
BY the Assoeiaisd Press

TOKYO. June 28.-The Norwe-
gian ship Reinholt, carrying 682
evacuees from Korea. and the
Army ship William Lester. with
six aboard, arrived tonight in
japanese ports.
Among the Reinholt's passen-
gers were several hospital cases
and five expectant mothers. Army
headquarters said only that the
Reinholt had arrived at south
ern Japanese port.
The William Lester, towing a
large barge, the Tacoma, with %
evacuees aboard. pulled into Fu-
kuoka, on the island Of Kyushu.
The japanese Maritime Safety
Board Coast Guard announced
earlier the Lester had sent out an
SOS. The Lester arrived under
her own power and there was no
indication of what caused her to
send out a distress signal, II she
did.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Driver Finds Dead Man
On Cars Undercarriaqe
BY The Associated Press

CHICAGO. June 28.-When Lii
onel Ives, 40. salesman, stopped
his car early today to investigate
a scraping noise he was startled
to find the body of a man caught
on the cars undercarriage.
The dead man was identified as
Thurston Arcee, 40, a dock worker.
Mr.. Ives told police he first
heard the scraping sound as he
passed a Southwest Side inter-
section. He said he drove about
a mile, then stopped and discov-
cred Arcee's body hooked by his
overalls.
Authorities said Mr.. Arcee ap-
parently was struck by another
car and was lying in the street
when Mr.. Ives passed over him.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
.15c Transit Fare
With 81 Pass
Granted byPUC
Tokens ) for 40c:
Boost Will Become
Effective July Is

The Public Utilities Commission
today granted the Capital Transit
Co, fare increase to Is cents
cash, three tokens for 40 cents
and 81 for the weekly pass.
The new fares are effective July
Is at S am.
The company had asked for
lucent cash fare. tokens at six
for 80 cents and elimination of
the weekly pass.
Tokens To Be Redeemed.
Present fares are 13 cents cash,
with three tokens sold for 35 cents
and SITS for weekly pass.
The PUG. in ordering the new
schedule Of fares. said it would
provide the company an annual
return of $1,77l 900 or ga per cent
on rate base of $27,500.000.
The company expressed diSap-
pointment at the commission
ruling, but accepted it. E. Cleve-
land Giddings, vice president,
commented:
I'VE are disappointed that the
commission did not adopt the fare
schedule we asked, but the COM
pany will continue to exert every
effort to provide good service based
on the fare the commission
ordered"
Tokens viii Be Changed.
The company already has laid
in a supply of new tokens to sub
stitute for the present ones, Tho
new tokens will have a silvery ap-
pearance because nickel silver has
been added to the alloy of which
the present tokens are made. The
tokens now used have a copper
appearance.
Instead of the cut-out "W" in
the center of the present tokens.
the new ones will have a hole in
the middle with a bar across 1t.
The company said 1t has pur-
chased 5 million of the new tokens
from Chicago manufacturer. The
cost was $30,500.
Federation Withholds Comment.
Vernon v. Baker, attorney who
heads the Public Utilities Com
mittee of the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations, said he was
gratif1ed to learn that the PUG
mas retained the weekly pass Other
than that he said he would rather
not comment on the fare order
until he has had an opportunity to
read it. And I may not criticize
it at ALL" he added.
The federation intervened in
the company's application for
higher fares and was represented
by Mr.. Baker. Mr.. Baker person.
ally attacked the PUC's order
granting higher rates to the WASH
ington Gas Light Co., and sue.
ceeded in having it upset by Dis
trict Court Judge T. Alan Colds
borough.
Today's order authorized the
transit company to redeem out
standing tokens at its Office and
at other convenient locations at
the rate of 35 cents for three
tokens, or. for 80 days after July
Is, to accept the tokens plus 2
tSee FARES, Page A-3O
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Silver Spring Teacher
Fired After Testimony
By Elizabeth Bentley
WiIIiom W. HinckIey
Accused of Ties With
Communist Underground
BY |. Edoor Primo

A Montgomery Blair High Schoo
English teacher, named by Eliza
beth T. Bentley as a one-time
member of the Communist Party
underground. has been fired, it
was learned today.
William Wheeler Hinckley, 40,
was accused by Miss Bentley. self
confessed former Soviet espionage
courier. at an executive session of
the House Committee on Un-
American Activities on May 6.
The committee today released a
portion of her testimony, along
with that of Mr.. Hinckley, who
was heard in closed session June 8.
Il signed Bill Hinckley's party
card, and he Immediately went
underground" Miss Bentley de-
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Jets and MUSTANGS
Protect American
Evacuation Craft
By Tom Lambert
Associoted Press Foreion CORRESPONDENT

AN AMERICAN AIRBASE
SOUTHERN JAPAN, June 27 De.
layed) American jet and Mus.
tang pilots have shot down al
least six Russian-made NORTH
Korean aircraft in the last two
days protecting and convoyine
transport planes evacuating Amer.
leans from Korea.
Officers here credit jet fighters
with three North Korean aircraft
and pilots of F-82 twin Mustangs
with the others.
The first kill occurred June &c
when a Mustang pilot shot down
a North Korean trying to strafe
an American air transport.
The other five North Korean
planes were shot down today.
This correspondent has seen
evidence Of destruction by an
American Jet fighter pilot of two
Korean airplanes. The evidence
was motion pictures taken by his
gun cameras.
The pilot. 1st 1t. Bob Wayne,
(See PILOTS Page A-a,
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munist Party Central Committee
said President Truman's ordel
dispatching ships and planes tt
Korea and Formosa was further
evidence that the American ruling
circles no longer conf1ne them.
selves to the preparations of ag-
gression, but have gone over tt
direct acts of aggression.
THE American Government
with it's characteristic uncere-
moniousness as regards interna
tional law. is grossly trampling
on the United Nations Charter
acting as though the United Ma
tion organization did not exis,
at ALL" the newspaper said.
News Of President Truman,
statement of yesterday wa.
handled in a routine fashion bS
the Moscow press and radio
Pravda published the actual new.
dispatch on Page three, in foul
paragraphs.
Izvestia, the government news.
paper, printed it on the back page
Red Star and Red Fleet, the arm!
and navy organs, also published
the Tass dispatch on the bacl
pages. Only Pravda. which car
(See MOSCOW Page A.61
Evening star., 1950-06-28
By Keyes Beech
Foreign Correspondent Of The Sfor and
the Chicago Dolly News

SUWON, Republic of Korea
June 28.-I have a feeling that
I have just witnessed the begin
ming of World War III.
AS I write this from the edge
of a friendly, airstrip, an Amer
lean fighter plane is, burning on
the field. a victim of strafing Rus
sian Yaks presumably flown by
North Koreans.
Yaks and American twin-fuse-
laged Mustangs were dogfighting
overhead less than half an hour
ago. Six American B-26s just
passed overhead bound for tar
gets in the vicinity of Seoul, the
capital of this little republic some
80 miles north of here.
A Korean wept and kissed my
hand as they passed.
Forty or so more American
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Course Wos Only One 1,
Gen. Eisenhower Says
BY lie Asaociated Pfess

NEW YORK, June 28-Gen.
Eisenhower in commenting on the
Korean situation said today:
The best check for sustaining
world peace was to take a Arm
stand, and when our Government
guaranteed the government OF
South Korea. there was no re.
course but to do what President
Truman said and did"
Evening star., 1950-06-28
KremIin Refuses Coll
On Korean Situation
sy the As.ce;o,sd Pres,

LOS ANGELES, June 28.-No-
body in the Kren1lin wanted to
talk to william r. Solons. 83. when
he telephoned Premier Stain to
get the "low down" on strife in
Korea.
Mr.. Solons, who says he's in
terested in foreign affairs. got
through to Moscow yesterday but
neither Stain nor Andrei Vishin-
sky would answer. He told friends
he doubted Stain had a hand in
the Korean crisis and wanted to
ask the Russian leader.
Evening star., 1950-06-28

naval support of South Koreans
against Communist invaders from
North Korea Is in support of
United Nations efforts to restore
peace in the area.
Refusing to discuss Russia in
any way in connection with the
Korean fighting, Mr.. Acheson said
he was deeply grateful for the
almost unanimous reaction Of the
free world in approving United
States moves.
There is wide understanding
he said, that the invasion of South
Korea was a most cynical. brutal
naked and .unprovoked attack
flouting United Nations principles
The world also understands, Mr.
AcheSon said, that the United
States actions are in support OF
the United Nations.
Mr.. Acheson anticipated most
questions at his news conference
=
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Korean Battle Is Test
OF U. n. Survival,
Acheson Declares
Secretary Avoids Mention
Of Russio, Says U. S.
Action Is Understood

Secretary of State Acheson to-
day described the battle for South
Korea as a test of whether the
United Nations is going to survive.
He emphasized at a news con-
ference that American air and
Evening star., 1950-06-28
South Koreans
Struggling TO
Form NewLine
American Jets and
Light Bombers Hit
Northern Positions
By Russell Brines
Associated Press foreign Correspondent.

TOKYO. Thursday, June 29.-
South Korea's Army. scattered and
chewed by big Russian-made
tanks of the northern invaders,
struggled today to form a new
line score of miles south of
their fallen capital of Seoul.
Seoul and its airfleld at Kimpo,
Is miles west. fell to the Com
munist invaders yesterday after a
seesaw struggle since the start
of the Red onslaught Sunday.
Loss of Seoul and Kimpo and
concession that Inchon, Scouts
port 20 miles west, was provably
untenable, were confirmed by the
United States Defense Depart
ment in Washington.
Reds Broadcast from Seoul.
The Communists, betraying the
completeness of their invasion
preparations, quickly began broad
casting from Seoul, introduced Lee
Sun Yup, defense minister of the
Northern regime, as the new
mayor of Seoul.
In the broadcast, heard in
Tokyo. Lee even ordered Seoul
schools to reopen today.
Carrying out President Tru-
mans orders for American air and
naval support for the hard
pressed South Korean troops, the
United States Far East Air Forces
announced its jet fighters and
light bombers effectively attacked
North Korean positions northwest
of Seoul on Wednesday.
A summary said troop concen-
trations, truck conveys and rail-
road yards near Munsan, Is miles
northwest of Seoul, were bombed.
Il, said one American F-82 twin
Mustang fighter and a BIS
Marauder light bomber were re-
ported destroyed on the ground
by strafing of the Russian made
North Korean planes.
Field Headquarters Set Up.
United States ground troops are
not being employed. but Gen. Mac
Arthur sent Signal Corps unit
to set up field headquarters
somewhere in South Korea today.
o. H. P. King, Associated Press
correspondent, reported from Su-
won, 20 miles south of Seoul, that
the defense forces were trying to
reform just north of Suwon
under Gen. Choi Byong Duk,
South Korean chief of staff.
MIR. King said the Southerners
still were falling back in order. but
that they had been badly mauled
by the Northern tanks.
(The Defense Department in
Washington identified these as
35-ton Russian-made T-34s,
mounting rs or 88 millimeter
guns, and small 12-ton Russian
made T-70s)
Civilians Jam Suwon.
Suwon was jammed with civil.
ians running away from the Red.
approaching from the north
Korean army leaders tried to whir
their badly chewed troops into q
defense line around Suwon, Mr.
King said.
There are still large numbers
of South Korean units north ot
Seoul, he said. who have been
virtually cut off and isolated by
the sudden advance of the Com.
munists.
Seoul was in panic as the north.
ern troops approached. Every
(See KOREA, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Pravda Accuses u. 5.
OF Aggressive Acts
In Defending Korea
Have They Gone Too Far?
Moscow Newspaper
Asks About Americans
by the Assoeiofed Press

MOSCOW. June 28.-Pravda, In
the first public Russian comment
on the new American policy in
the Far Pacific, accused Ameri-
cans today of direct acts of ag-
gression" against both Korea and
Communist China, and asked:
Have they gone too far?"
The page one editorial in Prav-
da, official newspaper of the Com
Evening star., 1950-06-28


clared. "He was attached to Gill
bert Green. a top Communist off,
ciaD, who had been indicted"
Signed Ober Law Affidavit.
Hinckley, when he took the
stand, refused to say whether he
was or had been a Communist, or
whether he knew Miss Bentley
on the grounds of possible self
After Mr.. Hinckley, who lives on
a farm near Germantown, Md,
testified that he had signed an
affidavit under the Ober law de-
nying membership in a subversive
organization, Committee Counsel
Frank Tavenner asked:
Were you a member of the
Communist Party at the time you
(See HINCKLEY, Page A-30
Evening star., 1950-06-28

BALBOA, Canal Zone, June "a
iP.-United States Caribbean
forces mustered their largest
turnout since the war for a parade
in honor of Panama President
Arnulfo Arias yesterday. March
ing at Fort Kobbe were $500 men,
Evening star., 1950-06-28
(see RESERVE OFFICERS, A-3J
Fishing Boot Sinks; q Saved

CAPE CHARLES, Va, June 20
R.-The Coast Guard reported
early today that the fishing vessel
Peconic with % men aboard sank
about 5 miles offshore from here,
but that all the crewmen were
rescued by another fishing boat.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Korean Aid Was Given
To Preserve Peace,
Truman Tells Officers
Reserve Association
Halls President on
Action in Far East

President Truman was given a
rousing reception by the national
convention of the Reserve Officers
Association at the Mayflower Hotel
today when he told the gathering
the only reason for his action on
Evening star., 1950-06-28

Korea was Ito preserve the peace
Of the world"
The Chief Executive repeated:
That's the only reason for the
action"
1--WE face a serious situation and
we hope we face it in the cause
of peace" Mr.. Truman declared.
After Mr.. Truman had COM
pleted his address, Comdr. John
P. Bracken, U. S. N. r., association
president, asked the audience:
DO we support our Commander in
Evening star., 1950-06-28

U. Ms MiIitory Action Is Historic First Use
OF Force Against Assressor. Page AS
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MeMilIon Calls Emergency D. c. Com
mittee Meeting on Civil Defense.
Page Al
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Text Of Proydo Editorial BIost at U. S
Poge At
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Gls March in Punomu

(See MOSCOW, Page A-6)
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(See PLANES, Page A-6)
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Continued on Page A-3. Col. S.
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(see WHITE HOUSE, Page A.
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Weather Forecast

Sunny today with high around 80. Some
cloudiness with lowest about Sc tonight.
Tomorrow rather cloudy and slightly
warmer Full report on Page A-2D
Midnight, 72 am. go II am. SO
2a.m. SO Sam. -65 Noon 10
fam. Sc 10 am. st pm. 73
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tSee PILOTS. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1950-06-28

(See KOREA, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Guide for Readers

An Associated Press Newspocer
, 1950-12-07
The W00DPlIE
BY T. JOHN WOOD

You don't need an economist to
tell you it is impossible to live on
SO cents an hour when the cost of
living can hardly be met by people
who earn more than twice that
much. And you don't need a seer
to tell you that sooner or later,
workers who find they are unable
to live on what they earn are
going to ask for more.
| have before me the pay check
stubs of two laundry workers who
are striking for higher wages.
Their minimum pay is SO cents an
hour, and they can ear up to
67h cents provided the employer
gives them CD five cents for "pre-
senteeism", (2) 10 cents for eff
ficiency and (3) 2h cents for
promptness.
But the catch is, they cannot,
in the long run, average v e. 60
cents an hour (Which wounldn't
be living wages if they could).
For the employer of these girls
has penalties which, when exacted
against the workers, cuts their
wages below even so cents an
hour. One of these penalties is
a deduction of 2R cents an hour
for a whole week if the workers
for whatever reason, happen to be
more than a minute late JUST
ONCE!
1t is safe to assume that laun'
dry owners in Dayton know thai
this is not a 50-cents-an-houl
town. They know it because none
of the families with whom they de
business could afford to sene
their laundry out if the family
breadwinner earned only so cents
an hour. And they know that M
, 1950-12-07
Death Notice

Earl Drummond, 48, 1923 Spra-
que st. died at ST. Elizabeth hos
pital Saturday afternoon. Mr..
Drummond was a native of Spar
tinsville, South Carolina and had
resided in Dayton for 6 years.
He had been employed as a labor
err at the Duriron Foundry.
Services will be held Saturday
at Mt. Enon Baptist church, Col
lege and Mercer st. Rev. R. R.
Hagans officiating. Burial will be
in Greencastle cemetery. Friends
may visit at McLins Funeral home,
1870 Germantown st. until Satur-
day when the body will be at the
church.
Survivors include a wife, Gen
evieve; one sister, Mrs. Marie Pill
grim Of Dayton; two brothers,
John Of Baltimore, Maryland and
Cleve Of Knoxville, Tennessee.
, 1950-12-07
PIQUA PASTOR TO
BE ENON SPEAKER

The Rev. R. E.. S. Utterback,
Pastor ofthe Park Ave. Baptist
Church, Piqua, Ohio, will be the
guest speaker at the afternoon
service at the Mt. Enon Baptist
Church Sunday at $3.50 P. M.
The Park Ave. Church Choirs
will sing. The Busy Bee Club are
sponsors of this new service to
which the public is invited.
, 1950-12-07
DISCUSS jim CROW

MILWAUKEE,, Wis., Each
Tuesday evening students and IA
Guilty members at Marquette Uni
versity meet at the Cariji Center,
787 N. Walter Street to discuss
the "Loves and Hates of Jim
Crow" The panel is guided by
Father Claude Heithaus, S. j., of
the Marquette University faculty.
, 1950-12-07

appreciate adjustment has been
made in laundry workers. wages
since the cost of say, laundering
mems shirts, was increased.
Some of the women who are on
strike are the sole support of their
children. They pay just as much
rent as the man who earns SIS a
week. The grocer does not charge
them less for food because they
do not make a living wage. And
clothing stores and utility com
panies are not going to say "pay
US less, because we know you work
in a laundry and laundry work
does not pay WE'LL"
Any employer who pays only so
cent an hour = or even CT cents :
knows he is paying substandard
wages, and he knows that is it in
evitable that his employees will de-
mand more. He also knows that it
is useless to try to keep under
paid workers from organizing.
Laundry workers have the same
reasons for organizing as do the
laundry owners, and the owners
certainly are organized, else one
of them would have made an at
tempt to break this strike long be-
fore now.
And since the laundry owners
are aware of these things it is a
bit difficult to understand why
they still refuse to meet with
union representatives who r de-
sirous of settling the strike so
that workers can get back to their
jobs and the employers can get
back to the business of making
money by giving the kind of SER
vice Dayton housewives have a
right to expect of them.