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BEDROOM
FURNITURE
REAL BARGAIN
EXCELLENT CONDITION

Refurnishing our apt at The West
chester. Asking very reasonable
price because new furniture already
arrived and we must sell quickly.
Suite consists OF double bed with fine
four wide. deep drawers. dressing
table with separate mirror measure
Ing AZ in. diameter. night stand
with drawer. side chair with uphol-
stored seat. Modern styling: mahoe-
any veneer, Complete with lamps.
bedspread and summer-weight bed
spread. Very attractive. Originally
nigh quality; only average use; still
in fine condition.
COMPLETE ONLY Sl65
Ehntna L-AE
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SECRETARY

For manager of merchandising and
contracting company with 80 em-
ployees. to take part in all policy
meetings. Interesting, varied work;
excel. advancement. position open
now. Apply by letter or call Mir.
George. ST. 6100..
John G.. Webster and Sons
627 F st. NV. Established 1912
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BRICK WORK

OoSAANS WOih dHu carpentry. Large
or small Jobs. FHA financing and
time payments.
E. F. BEACH REAL ESTATE
o3o6 Marlboro Pike Sc. 10. $1,000.
BUILDING AND REMODFLTNG. plans
furnished; original house repair co.
Gan WA. 022Q Sat. and Sun; after
q pm, weekdays.
BUILDING AND REPAIRING, homes
porches, recreation rooms. fences
steps and storm doors, at reason
able prices Save 30ee using my
own well-seasoned lumber. MR..
WEBER. DE. 0q03.
BUILDING REMODELING, 80 years
exper.; contact for loan furn. Cali
Fairfax 466-R Sat, Sun, or Tues.
and Thurs, after 6 pm. Va. only.
BULLDOZERS. shoyeldozers, grading
and excavating; by hour or con-
tract. HI. 1924. 20
= NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Grading and excayating; by hours
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WOMAN

White. for general housework
in private home; under 40 yrs.
of age; to live in; references
required; Good wages. For ap-
pointment. call
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for gem
erai once work in 1-girl insurance
ONCE: 5-day wk.; shorthand so to 90
words. MR.. McCORD, Room 519
southenrn. Bldg. 18th and d sts. h'w'
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1-girl
ofice; previous office experience es-
sential; must have neat appearance;
be good typist, take shorthano ana
operate Edison Voicewriter. salary
open. Other benefits; Apply Mon
day. 1927 Cafritz BLDG. 1878 Eye
st. NV, MA. 6170.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, part
time, 15 to 20 hours weekly. OK.
SKIP KIP LocATER. experienced only:
full or part time to work in store;
day or evening. MR.. JOSEPH. f1s
7th st. NV.
sTENOGRAPHER for real estate O., Of
fee; 5-day week. BOSS q FhEhro'
INC. l4l7 K st. NV. III
sTENoGRAPHER, for aviation COM
munications firm; 6-day wk.: excel.
working conditions. Call ME. $500.
srENoGRAPHER. under SO. wishing
to be trained as a legal secretary
necessary; 5-day wk. State qualnca-
tions and salary desired. Box 4s-
sTENOGRAPHEK, eXper., competent,
age 2O-40 to manage and operate
public stenographic concession; "a
Did and accurate in typing and dc
tation: neat appearance and able
to meet public. Call Sun. 10 m.
to B pm, OR. 1406. -1o
gTENOGRAPHER. between 20-30 yrs.
of age, for interesting work in large
mortage banking firm. Should have
pleasant personality and be able
to meet public. Type 60-S0 w.p-m.,
take shorthand about 100 wp.m.
Permanent employment: Company
paid disqualification and paid sick
and annual leave. Hours, 9:15 TO 8.
b-day week. See Mr.. Graham,
FREDERICK w. BERENS. INC.
1928 K st. NV. Ma. 5o05.
GTENOGRAPHER, 35-hr. week. 9-5;
good working conditions. holiday
pay, vacation. For appointment,
call MR.. PETERSON, HU. s2oo,
after am.
sTENOGRAPHER, for patent law Of
fee; patent experience not essential;
full or part time. GAL washington
+ Bldg, Ma. 5170.
STENO.-Apply in person; 5-day. 90
hr- wk.. RKO RADIO PICTURES.
032 New Jersey ave. NV. ~
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REPAIRS AND SERVICE

and remodeling. con-
crete work, roof repair; white
mechanics. Co. l1o5 after pm.
ADDITIONS. porch Enclosures base
ment improvements or q new home
FOR solution to your problem or
esImate. call MR.. WILSON, Ii.
ADDITIONS AND REMopELTNGe
Terms. Call ME. 69S5 for estimate
CENTRAL CONTRACTING CO.. $40
ATTICS FINISHED
We specialize in finishing expandable
attios; ! or 2 rms, with or with
out bath. Free estimate; 10 per
cent cash. 3 years TO pay.
ATTIC FINISHING CO.
8214 Piney Branch Rd.. JU. $4,000
EASEMENTS DUG. concrete work
noors, drives. steps. walks. porches.
CONRAD. GE. 1896. 90.
BRICK WORK In general: firepiaces.
porches. retaining walls, concrete
work; Class A Jobs. RINALDI Co,
FIR. 2342. Ia
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BUSINESS SERVICES

REMODELING OF HOMES; all
trades included; architectural serv-
ice. AID. 1912.
good as the caliber of the writer's,
Try US for speeches. articles, con-
sultation; all editorial services. in
cluding manuscript, typing and mar
keting; reasonable CONTINGENT fees.
ASSOCIATES. National Press Bids.
ST. 1868.
CABINETMAKING. bookcases, tables,
valanceS, radio and TV cabinets,
ANTIQUE reproductions. recreation
room furnitp-n.
CHRISTENSEN, INC.
ME. 576S. -l6
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ANTIQUES

OUR PRICES DROPPED
WITH THE TEMPERATURE
Organ, S25;. (song book freel; cob
bler,s bench; SIS ltacks includedl
va %s mot love 9use Seats so0e sSt 81 Wy
torian chairs, So: platform rocker
So; dry sink, $50.
PLUS, CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Chistmas bells. 81 string; clapper.
les; less bei !for Or. people who like bell:
blue decanter set, So; pitchers, Csc
railroad plates, ST; milk glass
sugar and creamer, 81 each; cream
up; tum6lers and goblets, soc up;
colored glass, carnival glass, white
and blue milk glass. Open Sundays
ewes. It'll z. BELL KINDS. sos 9Th
st. NV. DI. .9761. P. s.: This Sun
day you will tlnd many surprise
bargains throughout the shop. II
srarIS Will pay you to come in and look
APPLIANCES, coasters, radios, etc,
delivered to your door at no extra
charge. Avoid the downtown crowds.
Phone WA. 1850. Saturday or Sun
day. Cash sales only. Discounts on
large orders. -16
APPLIANCES, USED
Ranges, gas used, from $50, guar
Refrtgerators. electric. used. from
S35. guaranteed
Refrigerator. Servel. gas. used.
Sl99,50 installed
refrigerator. Servel. gas. used,
Water heaters. gas. used. from SIS
guaranteed.
Kitchen cabinets. wall and base
damaged, from S15
Sinks used. $50
Sink. 54-in.. de luxe. porcelain top
new. S100.
John g. Webster
USED APPLIANCE CENTER
1909 lst St. Sc. ST. 6lOO
AQUARIUM. bowls; tropical fish,
plants and all equipment; private,
Ii. 3-1779. 612 D st. ne.
AQUARIUM, 10-gal., with thermo-
static heater, IS. WI. 1894.
10 to 35 gals, lights.
stands, other equipment. 2O15 Per-
ry st. ne. DE. 0142.
ARMY COTS (2). 1 new. slightly
used, new pads; Sears list price
cloth, flne cond., size 40 long; SIS
cash. Call OW. S69S.
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

BEDRM. FURNITURE-Navy man
to sacrifice yr.-old; l complete
suite, bed, boxsprings, mattress,
dresser, chest, night stand, $3.50;
l bed, boxSpring, mattress, vanity
and bench, S125, 1871 No. Ode,
Arlington. Apt. 622. -16
BEDRM. SUITES. mahogany, vanity,
bench. chest, dble. bed, night table,
mattress. pillows; S 80. 2S01 2Sth
ST. Sc. Apt. 4. LU. 1-0S74. -16
BEDROOM SET, modern, Wheaton:
mahog. dresser, mirror, night table,
bed tno mat. sprD. FA. 1877.
BEDRM. SET, 5 pieces, twin. blonde.
sold only as SET with or without
summons bedding, less than / year
old; also modern Simmons dbl. stu
Gio, sofa couch with twin cushions
in hunter green fabric; all like new;
rcaS. By appt DI 339S
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HELP MEN AND WOMEN
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TYPIST. Interesting position for ex-
Saturdays, 40 hrs. r. MARS con-
TRACT Co. 41O First st. s.e. IR.
.rYPfsT, rIsSH;T for aviation communica-
tions firm; 5-day week: excel.
working conditions. Call ME. 5000.
TYPIsT-Dictaphone operator; small
AGEMENT INsTTTuTE. 700 Wire
Bidg., Vermont and K st. NV.
TYPIST, under 40; 371a-hr. week.
Mod. ofice, pleasant surroundlngs
and good chance to advance to in in
WESTERN ss 'ilIli-I NATioNAI iNsURANcE
Co. S12 Woodward Bldg. -i9
TYPIsT-Type conference material
from tape into manuscript form;
day or ewes; good pay, studios. 1888
TYPIST, billing machine operator,
conditions; subs. pay for steady,
dependable person. METROPOLI-
TAN PETROLEUM CO.. WI. 6100.
Mr.. Seaton. for sppt. -lo
TYPIST, age 20-35. accuracy and
average speed Of so words per min.
required; all modern employe bene-
fits with an expanding organization.
Call ME. 6911. -%o
girl, sgle. Gage 21-25l. to address
81 5000 900. Interview Sunday. 2 pm.
MILLER REALTY. 914 14th st;
NV. Only neat, rapid typist need
apnlyi
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MATTRESSES

GUARANTEED $40 WEEK
PLUS MEALS & UNIFORMS FURN.
FULL-TIME POSITIONS
DAY OR NIGHT
Several new shoppes opening soon.
Permanent position, pleasant work.
ing conditions, vacations with pay,
sick leave, group insurance benefits,
employe purchase discounts; train
ing for promotions. Apply at any
HOT SHOPPES
OR Employment Once
USE STAIRWAY TO End FLOOR
ROOM 200, COLORADO BLDG.
1S41 q ST. NV. NO PHONE CALLS
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TYPIST

High school graduate to train in
dictaphone work; no. shorthand re.
quired; pleasant working cond. and
good opportunity for advancement;
5-day wk.. 8 to 4:30: GOVERN
CO. 14th and L sts. NV. is
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TYPIST-CLERK, to assist sales
manager; good salary and working
conditions. See Mr.. Basen, KITCHEN
CENTER, 1715 Rhode Island ave.
WAITRESS wANTED-white. Apply
in person; morning work. 1915
Georgia ave. NV. -16
WAITRESS, white. day work. Sundays
of. ALLISON'S RESTAURANT. 6216
3rd. st. NV GE. 05l3 -l6
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FIIPNTTITRE

veterans GILBERT PEAKE, oI.
1850. 1892 Wis. ave. NV. ID
HOUSECLEANING-Paper. walls and
woodwork cleaned. windows washed,
floors cleaned and waxed Call MR..
o'DoNNELL, DE. 1865. ST. 1000
LOCAL HAULING-sunday, Monday,
and ewes. AK. $500, Ext. $40 after
mAfTKhssEs liI + 81 remade, So up. yfs STEM
BEDDING CO.. 1924 18th st. NV.
PAINTING. Kem-toning, plastering,
dark colors guaranteed. HULME.
days. JU. s-4967; ewes. LA. 6-4156.
PAINTING walls and ceilings; aver
Sss woik rm fAsER s1s ST. sgfIarssgtssed' ssts do own
quickly. neatly done; reasonable. F.
P; COOKE. 1881 Holmead pl. NV.
pAfNTiNStG... WALL scRApNG-ror
job well done at price you can
afford to pay call JU. 7-9$1S.
PAINTING. patch plastering. cement
sepyice w9yf: paSeI Gs Ho HIeo5aplnsgs anss immediate
All work guar. For free est. cali
FRANK, co. 1886. after 5. is
PAINTING. PAPERING-For a good
20 Job rn at Teasi 1as; rates. call sH. 55557I
PAPERING and painting. Reduced
prices. Work guaranteed. L. GRO
WELL. SH. 1916. -l7
PAPER HANGING AND PAINTING
Deal with the man who does the
Sta,5 y9Tk; H. D. BURROUGHS. ddU.
PAPER HANGING. PAINTING, White
mechanic, mech nco 2o yrs exper xppoo6; do own
PAPERING, PAINTING, PLASTERTNG
work done reasonable this month.
Call BARNETT. NE. 2765 l9'
PAPER HANGER, specializing in pri-
vate homes; work done by self. Call
Ia. 1898 for free estimate.
PAPER HANGING done At once, low
est prices; do own work; guaran-
teed: white mechanics. GE. 0024
PAPER HANGING, painting. plaster
ing. Do own work Reasonable
Work guaranteed. GE. 1901. IL
PAPER HANGING, 81 up per room
1851 washable sunfast papers; worl
guaranteed GE. 42S3. GE. 246l.
PAPER HANGING, PAINTING, special
low prices; work guaranteed; save
SPIGEL. ia. 1928. IL
PAPER HANGING
prompt service: reasonable; good work
A. T. GEORGE. DI. 0l06. 49,
PAPERING AND PAINTING
Al work; estimates free. Call MR.
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TYPIST

With little knowledge Of shorthand.
Excellent working conditions with
good pay. 5-day week. Apply Mr..
Ettlin, 3rd floor. BOND STORES,
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BEDROOM

DON'T BUY BEFORE YOU VISIT us
AS WE GUARANTEE YOU saw
dhGS aslSS, OF 205s TO 50% ON NEW
These BARGAINS: Fine maple
pea, crest and dresser, was SIl9.95,
now $3.50; 3-piece genuine ma.
hogany set, made best way, was
S2o9 90, now S159 so; .3-piece
beautiful lined oak set with double
dresser, large chest and double bed,
was s299.50, now S159.5O; large
selection, Of solid mahogany and
soma cherry sets at giye-aWay
prices Fine mahogany or maple
bedS in all sizes. were 500 90, now
SlI.oo. Many more bargains too
nlInetous TO mention. Open Thurs
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DANCE INSTRUCTORS to
teach ballroom dancing In new,
centrally located dance school; must
be attractive, good character and
versatile dancers; excel. salary. NO.
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NEED
HELP MEN AND WOMEN

See our ad under instructions
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PIANO TUNING

A1A4NO " O4N14N1
Est, free: work guar. 5ll3 Conn ave
EN-. 4374: WoOLEY.
PLASTERING. PATCH WORK spe-
cialty, by white mechanic; good
PLAsTERING REPAIRS Vi and nd new new
construction Satisfaction guaran-
teed. Reasonable rates. SH. 4I54.
PLUMBING and heating. no lob I too
small: 24-hr. service; reas. prices;
reg. in D. c. and Md. UN. 1850.
RADIO AND TELEvIsION repairs;
eisetric lren repairing. 4003 sth st.
REFRIGERATORS REPAIRED; also
NaShers; guaranteed service.
DEPENDO REFRIGERATION CO
Days. UN. 1912; Ewes, UN. s575.
REPAIRS AND CARPENTRY and re-
m9odeling painting inside and out
sro loe; iree estimate. 81. 1850 Sun =
MENTS. Quincy crystal glide SELF
storing lifetime Philippine mahog.
against window sweating. Free est est.
eheerfully given. 3 yrs. to pay.
TRsSK Sayes Up to, 70 Y & on fuel bills, TRIPLE
windows for dble hung sash. I'M
med; installation. Phone WI. 60Se.
CAPITOL CONTRACTING CO, 4sI9
g. Beth, ave: Bethesda. Nd.
STORM WINDOWS. storm doors, In
stalled promptly in your home at u
price. BALDWIN, EX. Obs. l6.
TELEVISION SERVICE, ewes. Sat
ard Sun, 2-hr. service; antennas in
stalled; serv. call. So. LU. 4-0s55.
TELEvISIoN SERVICE CALLS anv
day or any time; So. Antennas in
stalled, SIS. BALDWIN. Ex. 9I9s. /.
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TYPIST OR BEG. STENO

Interesting work in insurance co.
claims dept; bet. ages II and %; B.
day, 37-hour week; vacation with
pay; good chance for advancement.
Apply Mr.. LEVERING. 612 Wood
ward Bldg, 18th and II sts. NV,
RE. 1900. -22
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toasters. radios. etc
delivered to your door at no extra
charge. Avoid the downtown crowds,
Phone WA. 1850. Saturday or Sun
day. Cash sales only. Discounts on
large orders. Ia
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BICYCLES. used, new. all sizes:
S39.95 up. Schwinn, Columbia,
Others. English makes; s44 .95. For
SsSi ffei 'ORs PAR K SSSs eYe1 RerTsp To
BICYCLE i6I. Il ssALE-save s. s. in the Mts Car
sRsea aEoheEToDiwS4 sHDi only; s1cScLae E sr6SRRP. SR.
BICYCLE-WAGoN Combination; bin fkgC GOOD GOOD
come any time after Q til eve i234
BIKE: II :. boys, ggo ,s6-in;, S.; Chicago rink
BIKE. schwinn. Continental, hand
BfNo6EKESRSs0 iSe 6eGE,s s05; ARM LA th!{ S55{5a5; e. -
ss9re sao, pTool. n, 6x3o; leather case. DI.
BIN0CU! ARS-Leitz sx3O. binuxit.
With case. like new; S95. 81. 1866,
BiiNoefL4R$; iss sl il.!a zz5o q. new With case;
list S47 80. reduced S24.75. & W
EXCHANGE, 2157 Pa. ave. NV.
BIRD CAGEs-solid brass. one round.
o6fe oSI SqI9re l1f 46S9d GS9d condition reason
BIRD CAGE and stand. brass, excel.
BLACKBOARD or bulletin board for
your child's Christmas. Call WILL
kINSON'S. .HU. S60I. IL
BLANKET. electric GE dual control;
like new; $50 Shave master elec-
trio razor. like new. SO. Westing-
mouse sandwich grill; excel. cond. SIS.
GE, new, reg. S4s.95.
now S35. Call GE. 1888.
CONTINUED on Next Pagel
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Use Stairway to End Floor
Room 200. Colorado Bldg.
1341 q st. NV. No Phone Calls.
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DRIVING TO WEBSTER, MASS. Fri
Day afternoon: take 3. Call HO
4427 Monday between 10 pm.
NAVAL OFFICER driving San Fran
cisco. leaving by Jan. |, needs gen.
tleman to assist driving. XII. So 90.
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SECRETARY-RECEPTIoNIsT for gen
ONCE; b-day wk.; shorthand so to 80
words. MR.. McCORD, Room 519
Southern Bldg. 18th and H sts. NV.
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Repairing, refinishing: incl. antiques;
veterans. GILBERT PEAKE, OIL.
2sS9. 1882 Wis. ave. NV. -16
HOUSECLEANING-Paper. walls and
woodwork cleaned, windows washed,
floors cleaned and uaYed Call MD
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And Beyond

Although most military men be-
lieve real victory cannot be won in
a continuation of last years kind
of war, the U. N. appears ready to
try once more.
Gen. Van Fleet, the ground COM
mander in Korea, said last week he
wished the Communists would
launch a full-scale attack. The ac-
tivities of the U. N. forces during
the truce-talk period have been
elaborately defensive. We have
been punching lightly at the enemy
to keep him of balance. but the
bulk of the U. N. effort has been
toward building an impregnable
shield of wire. fire and explosive.
If our calculations are correct, a
resumption of the Reds human
wave" tactics might break the back
of Communist power in Korea.
Conceivably. it might even pave
the way for a successful effort on
our part to drive them back across
the Yalu.
But always, in the back of our
commanders minds, there is the
realization that tough U. N. defense
hasn't beaten the Reds in the past
and may not beat them in the fu-
ture. If the Communists attack
with full force and we repulse them
without wiping them out, our last
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iron that is used to charge the
furnaces in the steel mills, the
slower the production rate becomes.
Pig iron needs to be heated longer
to burn out the excess carbon. Scrap
already has been processed into steel
once When it does into the fur
naces with the pig, the combination
cakes much shorter heating period.
The Governments plan to step up
its buying program abroad, coinci-
dental with the scrap drive in in
dustry at home, already is meeting
with difficulties.
For example, General Services Ad-
ministration, the agency which ham
dies loose ends of Government busi-
ness, recently sent four-man team
to Korea to survey the scrap situa-
ton there. When members of the
team first conferred with the South
Korean government, they asked that
all of that country's scrap steel be
reserved for sale to the United States.
The Koreans told the GSA repre-
Sentatives, in effect, to 60 soak their
heads in a tempering pail-they'd
sell to whomeyer they pleased.
So, instead of buying at its own
price, the United States will have to
bid against other countries-possibly
Japan and Australia-for any scrap
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--AP Wirephoto.

chance to win the war under the
"old rules" would seem to have
passed.
We Need Victory
The Communists might take an
indecisive defeat with equanimity.
To date, the Red strategy seems to
beSpeak a willingness to continue
the fighting indefinitely, keeping us
tied up in Korea, frittering away our
resources in an essentially futile
enterprise. This kind of war,
clearly, would be to the Reds ad-
vantage, not ours. If we cannot
have peace in Korea, we need vic
tory. 1t looks very much as though
we may have to change our con-
cept of war in that theater to
gain it.
A number of possibilities are open
to us. All of them would give us
the advantage of power which we
possess, but have not yet used. ALI
of them must be viewed in the light
of our reason for being in Korea
President Truman said we were
there to prevent an outbreak of
World War III, and most Americans
agree with this concept. Yet any
thing we do in Korea by way of
changing the nature of the war
there risks bringing Russia into the
fight and setting off the big war
in earnest.
It is tight-rope that we are
walking. Nevertheless, it is clear
that our planners, in deeds and
words, are taking a tougher attitude
toward the conduct of the Korean
campaign than they did last year,
or even before Kaesong.
There is, for example, the bomb
ing of Rashin. Last May, Gen.
Macarthur told a Senate committee
that he had been overruled on
bombing that supply point because
it was too close to Soviet Siberia.
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to ship 100000 tons of scrap here
during the year When the books
were balanced at the end of the year
only half that amount had been sent.
The GSAs mission to Korea had
double -barrelled purpose in addition
to persuading the Koreans to sell
scrap to the United States, the four
members surveyed the estimated 500,-
600 tons available there to determine
whether it belongs to us, the United
Nations, or the Republic of Korea.
When ownership is established, eff
forts will be made to buy it. or to
bring back at least that portion which
is designated as belonging to the
United States.
Now in Tokyo, temporarily, the
GSA team will go next to Okinawa
and Guam for similar surveys. After
that, they'll visit the Chinese Ma;
tionalist government on Formosa,
still looking for scrap. And from
there they'll go to India on a like
mission.
Apart from all this, GSA has been
authorized to borrow 81 million from
the Treasury to buy scrap abroad.
GSA will survey the worlds markets
and then step in and try to buy it.
Seven million dollars won't go very
far, If good quality scrap is to be
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A LII WEEK LONG, the tempo of
N fighting along the Korean
battlefront has been picking up.
Along the restless battle line,
little incidents are growing in size
and number. United Nations forces
dig in behind mines and barricadeS.
New Communist tanks and guns
roll up almost into firing position.
HilltopS that a fortnight ago were
just so many landmarks, now are
prime objectives IN the uneasy
maneuvering that usually heraldS
large-scale fireworks on the field
of battle.
There has never been an arfni-
Stice-indeed, one of the few things
agreed on at Kaesong has been to
keep the fighting going until a
cease-fire accord was sealed. The
question at the moment is whether
there is any real chance that there
ever will be an armistice. If not,
what lies ahead for us?
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Korea

During the lull, both sides have
needed the Greek proverb-"In time
of peace, prepare for war" But the
reports indicate that we are at least
as well off as at any time in the
past, and certainly much better off
than we we're when the Chinese
Communists entered the war shortly
after last Thanksgiving.
Late estimates put Red strength
in Korea at somewhere around 800,-
600. We are not doing any talking
about our own strength in terms of
manpower, but from what has come
out it seems unlikely that we muster
fewer than 100000 on the U. N. side.
The lions share of the Reds 800,-
000-asSuming this is the correct
figure-is made up of foot soldiers.
At the foxhole level, we are sub
stantially outnumbered. But this
is reflection of the fact that the
Communists supply facilities are
negligible, and their air, to date at
least, is no match for ours. Our
logistical Setup makes the man at
the front do a more efficient job.
Our medical service saves men who,
on the Communist side, would be
left for dead. Our more efficient
use of manpower thus helps to bring
the combat potentials of the two
sides more nearly into balance.
Not only in quantity, but in quail
ity as well, the U. N. troop situation
has improved. The South Koreans