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TTTf) 1 THE DAILY ARG' EAB Jo day'. CkuddiL On a card in the front window of a suburban home: "Piano for Sale" On another card in a window next door: "Hurrah!" 'South Dakota's Leading Newspaper' 16 PAGES SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1950 PRICE FIVE CENTS Army. Planning To Increase reng in SIMS Ammunition Arloene Marshall Loses Long, Courageous Fight for Health To for Troops in All-Out A if 'V i JLLvy South Korea Drive tX, PUSAN A I i Shells and powder cases are stacked on wharf at the harbor of Fusan, ready for shipment to front line American troops in South Korea. The shells are for the 105 mm and 155 mm howitzers. Pusan is the main supply port for the Americans in South Korea.

(AP wirephoto direct to The Daily Argus-Leader) en 9 DIVISIONS ATTACK ALL ALONG FRONT 1st Cavalry Reported Holding Firm After Losing Some Ground By RELMAN MORIN Associated Pre Staff Writer Tokyo, Saturday, July 29 (JTi Red North Korean invaders threw a savage armored attack at American divisions today in a decisive battle for the remaining U. S. foothold in South Korea. The North Korean Reds were attacking in the rain along the whole front with an estimated 90,000 men in nine divisions. The heaviest blows were dealt against the greatly outnumbered American forces in the west-central sector northeast and southeast of Yongdong.

Heavy Assault Near Yongdong Gen. MacArthur's early-morning summary said "a savage fire fight' was in progress, with concentrated assaults on the U. S. 1st cavalry di-j vision area southeast of Yongdong. The 1st cavalry foot troopers lost some ground in the Hwanggan vicinity, 15 miles east of Yongdong, but were last reported holding firm against three enemy divisions.

Twenty miles farther northeast, elements of the Red 15th division drove a small wedge between the U. S. 25th division and the South Korean 6th division near Ichon village, MacArthur's announcement said. Efforts were being made to restore the breach. A 1st cavalry division spokesman in the field -said the ffreat -Red onslaught covered the entire front of about 200 twistin; miles.

He said this battle was critical. Fighting without much direct air support because of the weather, the Americans drove to bar the corri dor to Taegu, temporary South Korean capital and supply-line hub 45 miles southeast of Yongdong and 40 miles above vital Pusan port. A MacArthur headquarters intel ligence spokesman said late Friday: Enemy pressure is now reaching a maximum, and he must have a decision quickly." This spokesman said the Red supply problem had reached" a point where the invaders were unable to continue a war of attrition. He called the next few days "extremely important" from the Communist point of view. An American counterattack was made Friday afternoon in an attempt to ease pressure on the central sector, but AP Correspondent O.

H. P. King reported it was not on as bis a scale as originally ordered. There were no immediate reports on how it fared. King did not explain why it was on so small a scale.

The Red attack was launched and maintained under the heaviest concentration of artillery and mortar fire of the five weeks old war. One veteran of Normandy and, the Battle of the Bulge in World war II called it "more artillery than I ever saw American artillery was replying with both high-explosive and antipersonnel fire. 60 Miles from Pusan In the far south, where the Reds for several days have been advancing with small feeler tanlc forces, they gained another 10 miles along undefended roads. This carried them within about 60 miles of Pusan, the all-important American supply port at the southeast tip of Korea across from the Japan, supply source. A Tokyo headquarters spokesman said, however, "the southwestern situation is completely under control." It was on the west-central front, astride the road and railroad leading down to Taegu and Pusan that the decisive engagement wasi being fought out.

75 Divisions in Europe Required Paris, July 28 (JP) Western -rope needs 75 divisions before the I end of 195? with corresponding air strength, order to stand up against a Russian invasion, Gen. Pierre Billotte said today. Billotte, formerly French military delegate to the United Nations, is now an official of Gen. Charles de Gaulle's French People's party. To build up such force, he told a luncheon of the American club of Paris, will require the eventual participation of troops from Germany, Spain, Turkey and Greece.

France presently has two armored and three infantry divisions at full strength in France, Germany and Austria: one air borne and one mountain division at less than full strength and two infantry divisions in North Africa. The rest of her forces are in Indo-China. OUT TO DRAFT 100,000 MEN BY OCT. 30th Seeks More Than $3 Billion, Mostly for Buying New Weapons By RUTH COWAN Washington, July 28 (JP) The army plans to step up its strength to 834,000, an increase of 240,000 officers and men over the 594,000 now in uniform, Rep. Vinson (D-Ga) announced today.

The increase is planned under Pres. Truman's additional emer gency budget request of 000,000 for fiscal 1951. Vinson, chairman of the House armed services committee, said Gen. J. Lawton Collins, army chief of staff, told the committee that the army wants $3,059,154,000.

Most For Weapons Of this amount, 54 per cent or $1,651,000,000 will be spent for tanks, guns, field artillery and other "hardware equipment." Vinson declined to give any arms details, but it is understood that a considerable amount will be spent for tanks and guns, especially the new antiaircraft gun, the Sky sweeper. Also appearing before the com mittee were Maj. Gen. E. L.

Ford, chief of army ordnance and Brig. Gen. Leslie Simon, chief of ordnance research. The session concluded a week-Ion; inquiry by the committee into preparedness of the military services and their immediate plans for expansion. Asked If he was satisfied with reports from the army, navy, marines, and air force, Vinson declined im mediate comment.

The army already is slated to get 100,000 draftees by October 30. This may be followed with at least one more draft call before the end of the year to reach the goal. While the air force and the navy are waiting to see if volunteers will fill their combined quota, the army made clear yester day that it is relying heavily on the selective service act to meet its manpower needs. It boosted its September draft call from 20,000 to 50,000 and said it would call up another 50,000 men in October. Short of Goal Even this increased total would fall short of bringing the ground forces to their goal.

Army manpower on June 30 the last date for which figures will be released was about 591,000. In addition to the army, the United States is building as swiftly as possible toward an air force of 548,000 and a navy of 579,000 for a total military strength of 1,927,000 within the next few months. By next June this is expected to climb to 2,300,000. In a move to stabilize the military force, Pres. Truman yesterday signed an executive order extending for 12 months all enlistments in the armed services.

This affects nearly 300,000 enlistments due to expire before June 30, 1951. 44,000 in Pacific Of this number 44,000 are in the Pacific theatre. In a companion move, the army extended by six months effective August 31 the tour of duty of all personnel in foreign service, except for the Far East command, where officers and men will be held "as long as may be necessary." An officer in Germany, commenting on the move, said: "We simply have to keep what men we've got here. It just boils down to keeping our forces in Europe on hand." And as U. S.

military forces announced plans for rapid expansion, a seven-member Senate watchdog committee promised it will see that a "thorough job" is done on the home Hands Off Strategy Chairman Lyndon C. Johnson (D-Tex) said, however, that the committee will keep hands off strategy and will try to limit the appearances before congressional committees of busy military men and other officials. Congress moved meanwhile to restore family allowances for enlisted personnel of the army, navy, marines, air force and coast guard. Identical bills were introduced in House and Senate by the chairmen of the armed services committees, at the request of the Defense department, ta replace the existing law under which allowances set up during the last war are being dropped. Ramona, S.

D. John. Ford, who was assisting with haying on the Bergheim farm southeast of town, fell from load of hay which was being hauled on a trailer and broke his left arm between the shoulder and elbow. He will be laid up for some time after receiving medical care. it i EARLY GRAIN HARVEST HAS GOOD QUALITY First S.

D. Reports of Test Weights Are Well Above Average BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS There's quality, if not quantity, in early harvested South Dakota small grains. Reports compiled by newspapers who are members of the Associated Press today indicated test weight of small grains this season was well above average. Rye Tests High One mill manager at Aberdeen reported rye testing as high as 58 pounds. Farmer John 1 Vivian, reported a field of wheat yielded ten bushels per acre with a test weight of pounds.

Test weight of early harvested grain was high in the Sioux Falls area, with one field of oats testing out at 44 pounds. Small grain harvesting is in full swing in southeastern South Dakota, with harvest beginning also in south central and central sections around Huron. Harvest was just beginning in northeast counties. The only adverse reports came from western counties where West River farmers were cutting small grain for hay. Generally, the small grain crop there was expected to run from average to poor.

Corn was reported growing well in most sections. Additional rain was needed for corn in the West River counties and the Mitchell area and as insurance for a good crop in the Huron area. Recent rains proved beneficial for the corn crop over the eastern half of the state and farmers now are looking for some hot weather with plenty of sunshine to bring out tassels. Extended forecasts issued today indicated above normal temperatures for the next five days. Extent of damage done by corn borers could not be definitely determined, but it was expected the borers would cut yields considerably in badly infested fields in the Yankton area.

Beadle, Spink, Hand, Kingsbury, Sanborn, and Miner counties were reported pretty well free of insect infestation. Farmers in the Sioux Falls area were more optomistic about corn borer damage, speculating that is wouldn't be as severe as originally expected. Scattered reports of spray ing operations have not yet indicated their results compared with those fields not sprayed. Corn in southeastern counties is of good color, though a bit late. Hail in scattered areas around Dell Rapids and Colton Wednes day caused up to 80 per cent damage to grain and com crops, Range and pasture grasses were adequate in western South Dakota and livestock was in good condition.

Alfalfa cuttings were good in i spots, but many ranchers will prob- ably have to buy feed. A second cutting of alfalfa now is in progress around Aberdeen. At Geddes a field of rye on the Lee Scott farm averaged 22 bushels per acre and Sig Masur reported better than 20 bushels of rye per acre from a 20-acre field. In the Alpena area, rye is reported to be yielding from 12 to 20 bushels. Rye yields in the Huron area were running 15 to 20 bushels per acre.

Windrowing of rye in southern Brown county now was general. Some grain already had been combined and yields were fair to good, with test weight reported the best in memory of Aberdeen grain dealers. Combining of all small grains will be in full swing by the first of next week in both the Aberdeen and Watertown areas. Some flax was still blooming around Watertown. In central South Dakota along the Missouri river, harvesting of winter wheat, rye and barley got underway the last week.

In areas favored with more I moisture the winter wheat and rye crop ran as high as 15 bushels an acre. Most of the crop was aver aging 8 to 10 bushels an acre, however. Scattered showers and relatively cool weather the last week has improved the spring wheat crop. Martin Child Hurt in Basement Fall Martin, S. July 28 Donnie Olson, 4-year-old son of Mr.

and Mrs. Earl Olson of Martin, escaped with only a badly cut lip when he tumbled from the living room to the basement of his grandparents' home through an opening in the floor. The accident occurred after Donnie removed the grate from the floor which was above the oil heating stove. When his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

Lloyd Galyen attempted to replace the grate the child came running into the room and fell through the hole onto the stove. He hit feet 'first, however, which probably saved his life. 'XV CX HANG J.r By DAVID II. SMITH Argus-Leader Staff Writer A courageous 13-year battle with crippling arthritis came to an end at 10:45 p. m.

Thursday for Arloene i 28, regarded by Sioux Valley hospital as its most popular and well-known patient. Confined to that institution since April 9, 1937, Miss Marshall, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harley M. Marshall, Hudson, had recovered to such an extent that she lived usefully and helpfully from day to day, performing numerous and varied services for fellow patients and the hospital staff.

But within the last month her vitality ebbed, complications developed and she finally succumbed to the dread illness that made a sudden onset in August, 1936. Burial Monday Funeral senses will be held Monday at 11 a. m. from the Miller Funeral home and at 3 p. m.

from the Hawarden Methodist church. Burial will be in the Hawarden cemetery. Rites in Sioux Falls will be conducted by the Rev. John V. Madison of the First Methodist church and by the Rev.

C. M. Austin. Sioux Valley hospital superintendent. The family requests no floral offerings, suggesting instead contributions to the South Dakota crippled children's fund.

This re- quest is in line with a wish ex- I pressed by Arloene shortly before she died. Arloene, who was born near Hudson, March 21, 1922, was not expected to live when she entered the hospital. Afflicted in virtually every joint of her body, she underwent 17 or 18 operations on her hands and arms. Her extreme condition was relieved so that in time she could take dictation, operate a typewriter with remarkable speed using one finger and produce beautiful needlework, including difficult needle-point and cross-stitch which usually present a stiff challenge to the most supple and capable of human hands. Self-taught in stenography and high school subjects, Arloene defied pain and chased away gloom by plunging into an extension course, and she became as adept at photo tinting as at medical dictation.

Her patience is a legend in local hospital annals, and her indomitable cheerfulness endeared her to thousands of men, women and chil- Victim of Amnesia Is Identified by Officials at Pierre Pierre, July 28 (jP An amnesia victim admitted to St. Mary's hos- pital here Tuesday night has been identified as Mrs. Francis J. Baker, 43, of Ft. Worth, Tex.

The woman is recovering from a brain concussion believed to have been caused by a beating. State Motor Patrolman Don Sheppard told her this morning her name and she replied: "Yes, that's me." Her identity was learned last night after she gave the name of a former employer in Ft. Worth. Calls to him and to a daughter in Wichita Falls, revealed Mrs. Baker had been missing for some time.

She has three sons serving in the Armed Forces overseas, the daughter said. Police are still trying to learn who struck her in the back of the head and how she arrived in Pierre. Medal of Honor For Youths Asked Washington, July 28 (JP) Pres. Truman has before him a bill creating a Medal of Honor for heroic youngsters under 18. Rep.

Shef (D-Ky), the author, said two awards will be made annually for bravery in saving life and two for outstanding public service. Chelf saM it is the first time that Congress has authorized medals to civilians of any age in peacetime. For the military, the Medal of Honor is the nation's highest award for valor in the face of the enemy. The Chelf bill, sent to the White House after House approval yesterday, authorizes the governors of each state to nominate at least two candidates each year. The U.

S. Attorney General will then submit names of the outstanding four to Congress. The medals will be awarded by the president. CORSICA GETS STREET IMPROVEMENT GRANT Washington, July 28 (JP) A federal grant of $1,100 was made for the planning of a street improvement project in Corsica, S. Senator Karl Mundt announced.

Senator Mundt informed Henry Van Soest, chairman of the Corsica Town Board of Trustees, that the fund was made available through the community facilities service of the housing and home finance agency. The street improvement project will cost an estimated $22,000. I I Arloene Marshall dren who visited her bedside and partook of the radiant inspiration which she unfailingly imparted. So useful did she become during about half of her long stay at the hospital that she was able to earn money, which bolstered her pride and gave her a sense of independence. For several years' she was secretary to Irene Fisher, super- visor of the Sioux Valley orthopedics department.

As prize patient of Dr. Guy E. Van Demark, she did secretarial work for him. Arloene also served as secretary-treasurer of the Sunday school sponsored at the hospital by the Gideon society. Character Praised "She was very dependable," Miss Fisher said.

"She never complained and was always cheerful. She had a personality that drew people to her, and they just couldn't forget her. She was the most unselfish person I ever knew." Mr. and Mrs. Marshall and their children were living at Hawarden.

when Arloene was stricken. They had moved there in 1933 from Alcester, to where they had moved from Hudson in 1929. Arloene attended grade school in Union and Lincoln counties. Besides her parents, Arloene is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Stanley Harris, Chatsworth, and Mrs.

Lee Gulberg, Sioux Falls. OFFICIAL FORECASTS io Falls and vicinity: Fair i ght. Low 62. Satur-day partly cloudy and on tinued warm with scattered in afternoon. High about 90.

South Dakota: Partly FAIR cloudy this afternoon through Saturday. Widely scattered afternoon thundershow-ers. Warmer this afternoon. Continued warm tonight and Saturday. Low tonight 60 to 65.

High Saturday 90 to 100. IOWA: Partlv cloudv and warm tonight and Saturday. Widely scattered thun-dershowers extreme west late tonight and early Saturday. Low tonight 60 to 66. High Saturday 88 to 94.

MINNESOTA: Partlv cloudy and warm tonight and Saturday. Widely scattered thundershowers southwest and vest-central. Low tonight 58 to 65. High Saturday 86 to 93. EXTENDED FORECAST July 28 through August 2 South Dakota Temperatures will average above normal.

High 90 to 97. Cooling Saturday. Warm-in? to 80 to 90 in central portion Monday and in the east Tuesday. Low mostly 50 to 65. Scattered afternoon showers and thunder-showers, giving total precipitation amounts from one-tenth to one-quarter inch in east and one-fourth to one-half inch in west.

Local Temperatures Today Yesterday" 3:00 a. 62 6:00 p. 81 6:00 a. 64 9:00 p. 70 9:00 a.

77 Midnight 65 Noon 82 Sunrise, today: 5:11 3:00 p. 88 Sunset: 7:58 iCST) Relative humidity, 53 per cent. noon. Precipitation lor the year, 14.19. 7ep Dark arrows show offensive launched by North Koreans along a 200-mile battlefront in an all-out drive aimed (broken arrows) at cutting allied supply routes.

An army spokesman termed the attack the decisive battle for Korea. Reds' major assault is on central front (solid line) where allied forces are trying to block the path to Kum-chon and Taegu, keys to Pusan, only major port left to U. S. forces. Broken line indicates rest of battle line.

(AP wirephoto map direct to The Daily Argus-Leader) Russians End Boycotting of U. N. Council By A. I. GOLDBERG Asftociated Press Staff Writer Lake Success, July 28 (JP) Russia late yesterday announced the end of her boycott of the United Nations Security council.

Her chief U. N. delegate, Jakob A. Malik, said he would take over the council presidency on schedule August 1. The full meaning of the Russian return could not be evaluated immediately.

It threatened vetoes over future council actions on the Korean conflict or on any other action the Russians oppose. But there appeared here no way the Russians could recall actions already taken, although they have branded U. N. intervention in Korea illegal because the Soviet Union was not represented at the meetings and the Chinese -Nationalists were. Alphabetical Rotation Alphabetical rotation of the council presidency among its members gives Russia its regular term in August.

Malik, a Soviet deputy foreign minister, gave no indication that he intended to attend today's security council meeting. Its an nounced purpose is to hear what council members have to say about the review of U. N. military oper ations in Korea, received this week from Gen. Douglas MacArthur.

The council also had planned to day to insure its war crisis opera tions August by designating a temporary president reportedly Britisher Sir Gladwyn Jebb to serve if Malik did not show up next month. Lie Notified Malik notified Secretary-General Trygve Lie yesterday in a tele phoned letter that he planned to take his August term and that he wanted a council meeting held at 2:00 p. m. next Tuesday. He told Lie he would announce the program of business later.

Lie's office notified all other members of the council immediately, including T. F. Tsiang, Chinese Nationalist delegate whose continued presence in the United Nations over Russian protest set off the Soviet boycotts that finally extended to 30 U. N. groups.

There was no indication whether the break in the boycott would bring the Russians back into other U. N. bodies. Winner Sergeant Wounded in Korea Washington, July 28 (JP) Included among the 160 casualties from the Korean fighting as announced by the Defense department today was Sgt. David L.

Colombe, husband of Mrs. Josephine L. Colombe, of Box 82, Winner, S. D. Sgt.

Colombe was wounded in action. The casualty list included five killed in action, one dead of wounds, 30 wounded, one injured and 123 missing in action. Two men previously reported missing in action have returned to U. S. forces.

Washington, July 28 (JP) There still had been no action today by the Civil Aeronautics board in the Parks air-line case. Last week Rep. Gross (R-Ia) said the CAB had advised him it expected to rule by July 26. At issue is the question of what air line will be designated to provide east-west service between Sioux City and Chicago. S.

D. Draft Is Doubled Defense Department Orders Boost State Quota to 250 Rapid City, July 28 JP Defense department orders boosting draft requests will more than double the number to be inducted from South Dakota. Brig. Gen. Theodore Arndt, state director of selective service, announced today South Dakota will furnish 250 men instead of 100 for September and another 250 for October.

Previously no quota had been set for October and two weeks ago, Washington talk intimated there would be no October call. Gen. Arndt added, "While I have no specific information, at the rate we are winning the war, we may have to double the quotas. We started too RAPID CITY ACCEPTS BIDS FOR NEW SCHOOL Rapid City, July 28 Bids totaling $221,524 for a new grade school building here have been accepted by the Rapid City board of education this week. The new building will be 213x124 feet, having 10 classrooms, a gymnasium, clinic and kitchen.

Construction is expected to begin within two weeks and completion is being planned for September of 1951. The building will house kindergarten and grades one through six. 90-Degree Top Forecast Here Long-delayed hot weather descended upon Sioux Falls and vicinity today to the tune of a 90-degree high forecast by the U. S. Weather bureau.

The warmest day here since the first of the month was expected to attract crowds to swimming pools which have oeen scantily patronized during greater part of July. And it produced the sort ot temperatures that farmers call "good for corn." Tonight's prediction was "fair with a low of 62." Saturday will continue warm, with the mercury rising near 90. Scattered thunder-showers are expected Saturday afternoon. 'Mrs. Under Baggage' Is Aided by Congress Washington, July 28 (JP) The House came to the relief yesterday of Nancy Takes Enemy Under Baggage.

That's the name of a Sioux Indian woman living in Kyle, S. D. A bill passed by the House and sent to the Senate would allow the Secretary of Interior to sell on behalf of "Mrs. Under Baggage" 160 acres of land she owns in the Pine Ridge Indian reservation in South Dakota. She needs the proceeds for medical expenses.

State and National Temperatures 24-hour readings, including maximum before 6:30 p. m. yesterday and minimum after 6:30 p. m. to 6:30 m.

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L. Sioux Falls ...84 60Willmar 87 61 Madison 85 57 Worthington ..85 61 Brookings ....84 58 Abilene 84 69 Aberdeen 90 55 Chicago 86 66 Huron 86 60 Denver 81 58 Watertown ...87 61 Des Moines ...87 62 Pierre 90 61 Kansas City ..83 63 Lemmon 92 58 Los Angeles ..84 78 Mobridge 93 60 Miami 85 79 Rapid City ...89 58 New Orleans 89 74 Port Meade ...90 60 New York .86 71 Philip 93 60 Phoenix 108 80 Mitchell 87 58 Seattle 68 54 Sioux City ....86 59 Washington ..84 65 Duluth 85 66 Edmonton ....81 58 Infl Falls 86 54 Regina 93 60 Paul 87 62 The Pas 93 68 Pipestone 85 55 Winnipeg 87 61.