THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE
“ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME?*
VOL. LXXVI., NO. 11,668_
_JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1950
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UN Offensive In Korea Knocked Cold by Reds
W.E.FEERO'SR.
PASSES AWAY
AISfCAGWAY
SKAGWAY, Alaska, Nov. 27 —
(Special Correspondence) — Willie
Egbert Feero died Sunday afternoon
at 4:30 o’clock as the result of a
stroke suffered Saturday morning.
Feero was born in Auburn. Maine,
August 31, 1883, and came to Skag
way October 27, 1897. His father died
on the trail in a blizzard during gold
rush days.
Willie Feero attended school in
Skagway, worked as a newspaper
boy and later drove a stage. At 20
he worked for the White Pass and
Yukon Railroad.
In 1911 he went to Tacoma. Wash., !
working for the Milwaukee Railroad .
for six years. While there he mar
ried Alta Lilton on June 24, 1913.
The couple returned to Alaska,
settled at Douglas where Feero was
U.S. Deputy Marshal for 11 years.
Returning to Skagway in 1937, he
was employed with the Post Engi
neers during the war and then re
turned to the White Pass Railroad
where he remained until his re
tirerhent on October 31, 1950.
Feero had served as president of
the school board in Skagway and
had been Worshipful Master of the
Skagway and Douglas Masonic
lodges.
Surviving are his widow and four
daughters: Geneva Walters of
Douglas; Wilma Jensen of Anchor
age; Myrtle Edwards of Skagway
and Evaline Egbert of Bow, Wash
ington. Three sons also survive:
Robert of Huntington, Oregon;
William and John of Skagway.
Other relatives include thirteen
grandchildren, twin sisters, Edith
Larson and Ethel Hanson of Ta
coma and a brother, Frank, in the
u.S. Customs ofiice at Prince Ru
pert.
Feero was one of Skagway's
longest time residents.
WORD RECEIVED HERE
Word of the passing of W. E.
Feero, Sr., at Skagway, was re
ceived here last night by Albert
White and he said. “Alaska has
lost a fine citizen whose actuivity
will be missed in many fields of
our life in Alaska. He was a deputy
marshal in this district from 1926
to 1934, during my marshalship.”
Mrs. Thomas Jensen is expected
to arrive this afternoon from An
chorage and will leave for Skag
way tomorrow via Alaska Coastal.
ARC FOREMAN HERE
ON WAY TO INTERIOR
Laurence L. Nichols, a general
foreman in the Fairbanks district
for the Alaska Road Commission,
arrived in Juneau yesterday after
a two months’ vacation leave in
the states. He has been assigned to
Tok Junction and will leave for his
new post at the end of the week.
Nichols visited with his family in
Minnesota and returned to Alaska
by way of California.
The Washington
Merry - Go - Round
Copyright. 1950. by Bell Bycoleote, Inc.)
By DREW PEARSON
WASHINGTON-—'This column re
cently revealed that seven troop
ships, now carrying American
troops across the Atlantic and Pa
cific, are equipped with unsafe life
boat gear. Further investigations
has now uncovered that, in addi
tion to this, the fire-detecting, ex
tinguishing and alarm systems are
also below the minimum safety
standards set by the U. S. Coast
Guard.
It should be noted that U. S.
Coast Guard standards are high,
and many foreign luxury liners do
not conform to them. Nevertheless,
ships carrying U. S. troops, should.
Furthermore, the steel bulkheads
on these troopshios are unlined, un
insulated and uncovered, hence a
fire hazard in case oi overheating:
the ventilation system doesn’t shut
off automatically in case of fire
but would continue to fan the
flames; and the electrical equip
ment in the hospital and battery
rooms is subject to explosion.
This cciumn has also learned
that, in addition to the seven
troopships previously named, three
others arc in the same condition.
(Continued on Page Four)
BUSINESS
IS HALTED
BY STORM
Many Eastern Cities in
Crippled State - Traf
fic, Schools Closed
(By the Associated Press)
The storm which mauled the
whole northeastern section of the
nation with record fury over the
weekend had vanished today but
grief, human misery and industrial
paralysis lingered on.
At least 226 deaths were blamed
on the devastating winds along the
Atlantic seaboard and the heavy
snow which fell as far south as
Mississippi and Alabama. Damage
in New England alone was esti
mated at $100,000,000, with threat
ened floods expected to add to the
cost. Most of western Pennsylvania
and northern Ohio still were digging
out of snow which brought business
to a virtual halt in such cities as
Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Columbus,
Akron, Youngstown and Dayton.
Wind at 108 MPH
The wind which hammered parts
of the Atlantic coast with a force
of as much as 108 miles an hour at
times was described by the weather
Bureau as the worst ever to hit that
region. It left many areas still with
out power service today and thous
ands still shivering without heat or
lighting. Losses to boat owners were
the heaviest since the 1933 hurri
cane.
Wind and Kain
The blow was accompanied by
torrential rains which had sent some
New England streams out of their
banks. Some others were threaten
ing to overflow. New York City,
however, harvested a 25-day water
supply. The city reservoir trapped
25-billion gallons, building up a
needed reserve supply.
Business Paralyzed
Resumption of normal business
in the snow-bound sections of
Pennsylvania and Ohio still was not
in sight today.
Transportation facilities were too
crippled to carry sufficient workers
to their jobs. Many schools, includ
ing Penn State College, Bucknell,
Juniata, Pittsburgh University, Du
quesne University and Carnegie
Tech in Pennsylvania all were closed
for the day at least.
Schools Are Closed
All public and parochial schools
remained closed in Pittsburgh
where the snowfall measured a re
cord 28 inches. Mayor David Law
rence declared a state of emergency
in the city and appealed to all but
essential workers to stay off their
jobs and help clear the city’s side
streets.
With more snow forecast for to
day, Gov. James H. Duff declared
an emergency in 17 western coun
ties and declared today and tomor
row legal holidays there so that
the banks could remain closed.
Ohio Shutdown Widespread
The shutdown in Ohio was more
widespread. There, too, banks and
schools remained closed and trans
portation stalled as crews bored
through snow drifts as deep as 23
feet in some place in clearing the
highways.
Gov. Frank J. Lausche also
urged motorists to stay off the
streets and declared today a per
missive legal holiday so that banks
and other financial institutions
could remain closed.
The cost of industrial shutdowns
in Cleveland alone was estimated
at $10,000,000 a day. The snowfall
was more than 20 Inches.
FROM FAIRBANKS
L. L. Nichols of Fairbanks is re
gistered at the Baranof Hotel.
STOCK QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK, Nov. 27 — Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 2%, American Can
100, American Tel. and Tel. 151%,
Anaconda 38%, Douglas Aircraft 85,
General Electric 49%, General Mo
tors 47%, Goodyear 61%, Kennecott
73%, Libby McNeill and Libby 18%,
Northern Pacific 29, Standard Oil
of California 82' k, Twentieth Cen
tury Fox 21%, U.S. Steel 4014, Ca
nadian Exchange 96.12%.
Sales today were 1,740,000 shares.
Averages today are as follows: in
dustrials 234.56, rails 70.52, utilities
40.69.
President's
Letter About
2 Sfafehoods
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 — UPI —
President Truman in his letter to
Congress urging statehood for
Alaska and Hawaii said the bills
are vital “to the security of the
Nation as a whole."
"Both Hawaii and Alaska are vital
to the defense of the United States
in the Pacific,” he wrote. “They
are also the proving ground of our
Democratic institutions in the Pa
cific area, with tremendous psycho
logical influence on the hearts and
minds of the people of Asia and the
Pacific Islands. As frontiers of our
national territory, Hawaii and
Alaska must maintain a high de
gree of military readiness.”
Further developing his theme of
the international significance of
the statehood bills, Mr. Truman
wrote:
Strengthen Morale
"Statehood will not only
strengthen the moral and physical
aspects of our national defense in
these areas—it will also improve our
relations with the other free peoples
of the Pacific area, and strike a
blow at Communist influence among
them.
“Communism seeks to create dis
trust of the sincerity of our inten
tions, particularly among the peo
ples of the Far East. The granting
of statehood to Hawaii and Alaska
would speak far louder than words
of our devotion to our national
ideals.
"It would show, particularly in
the case of Hawaii, that this gov
ernment judges people by their
deeds, and not by their racial or
national origins.
Notice to Far East
“It would give additional con
vincing proof to the people of the
Far East that this country is still
truly dedicated to the proposition
that all men are created equal.”
The President pointed out that
the House has already passed both
measures.
“Since these bills came before
the Senate, this country has moved
to check aggression in Korea, in
support of the principles of the
United Nations. As a result, our
position in the Pacific area, and
our attitude toward the peoples of
that area, have become of even
greater importance to our national
security and to the success of our
efforts to achieve a just peace.
“In all fairness we should not
longer deny the desire for statehood
of our fellow citizens in Hawaii
and Alaska.”
He said both areas pay federal
taxes without having a voice in
levying them or spending tax reve
nues.
“Their young men are inducted
into the armed forces of the nation,"
he went on. “The people of Hawaii
have about five times as many men
on the casualty lists from Korea,
in proportion to their total popula
tion, as the rest of the country.”
ROSE BOWL ELEVENS
OFFICIALLY NAMED
PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 27—Wi
lt will be California vs Michigan in
the Rose Bowl Jan. X.
The Pacific Coast and Western
conferences made it official today
by naming the winners of their re
spective conferences—unbeaten but
once-tied California; thrice-beaten,
once-tied Michigan which lost only
one in Big Ten play.
PHEASANTS RETURN
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pheasant re
turned Saturday from the states
where they had been on a three
weeks vacation trip. They visited
relatives in Seattle and also spent
I some time in Los Angeles, Long
i Beach and Palm Springs, Calif. Bob
! said the only sunshine they saw
! while gone was at Palm Springs,
j He is Juneau manager for Pacific
j Northern Airlines.
j STEAMER MOVEMENTS
! Denali from Seattle scheduled to
; arrive 7 o’clock tonight.
Baranof from west scheduled to
! nrAve at 5 o'clock this afternoon
| southbound.
Princess Louise scheduled to ar
rive at 6 a.m. tomorrow and sails
| south one hour later at 7 a.m.
PRES. PRODS
CONGRESS TO
ACT ON BILLS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 — UP) —
Congress reconvened today for a
short "lame duck” session and got
a prod from President Truman to
extend rent controls and vote state
hood for Alaska and Hawaii.
But most of the legislators, in
I talking with newsmen, said frankly
they did not expect much to be
accomplished in the few weeks re
maining before the new Congress
elected Nov. 7 takes over on Jan. 3.
Republicans, who will have in
creased strength in the new Con
gress, obviously were in a mood to
put off everything except emergency
legislation until the 82nd Congress
meets.
Mr. Truman sent a letter to the
capitol asking a 90-day extension
of the rent control program which
| will expire Dec. 31 in most cities,
i He plugged for statehood for Al
I aska and Hawaii at a conference
with Democratic congressional lead
ers.
Statehood First Order
! In line with Mr. Truman’s wishes,
the leaders made statehood for Al
aska the first order of business for
the Senate.
At the same time, however, an
agreement was reached to lay that
measure aside temporarily when
ever there are appropriations or
other emergency matters to handle.
If the Alaska measure goes through,
statehood for Hawaii will be next
on the docket.
The schedule was outlined to re
porters by Senate Democratic lead
er Lucas (111.) after the White
House huddle of the party's legis
lative leaders just ahead of the
opening gavel.
The early plan was for Senator
O'Mahoney (D-Wyo.) to put in a
l motion at 2 p.m. (EST) to take
! up the Alaska issue, but the Sen
| ate adjourned at 12:50, putting off
action until tomorrow.
Lucas, however, did get in with
| a motion to make the bill the
pending order of business. He did
i not press for action on it today.
He would not forecast the chances
for passage. A motion to take
up the bill is subject to debate,
j and there has been talk of a
1 southern filibuster.
FROM KETCHIKAN
James G. Barry of Ketchikan is
j stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
DON BLAND HERE
Don Bland of Meats, Inc., of Se
[ attle is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
FOR DILLINGHAM
Tom Gardiner of Dillingham was
in Juneau enroute from Seattle to
i his home in Bristol Bay. He is stop
I ping at the Baranof Hotel.
j COL. NOYES DUE TOMORROW
Col. John R. Noyes, Commissioner
of the Alaska Road Commission,
is expected to arrive in Juneau to
morrow from Seattle, he has ad
vised his office here. The road com
! missioner has been on an extended
trip to the east, chiefly in New
York and Washington, D.C. In Se
attle today he is attending a meet
ing of the Pacific Northwest Trade
Associations.
DR. KING HERE
Dr. Robert King from the Vir
ginia Mason Clinic in Seattle, is
at the Baranof Hotel.
• •
• WEATHER REPORT •
• Temperatures tor 24-Hour Period •
• ending 6:20 o'clock this morning •
• In Juneau—Maximum, 21; •
• minimum, 18. •
• At Airport—Maximum, 20; •
• minimum, 7. " •
• •
j • FORECAST •
| • I Juneau and Vicinity) •
| • Partly cloudy and cold to- •
j • night with lowest tempera- •
• ture near 16 degrees. Vari- •
■ • able cloudiness and little •
j • change in temperature Tues- •
' • day. Gusty northeasterly •
i • winds tonight and Tuesday •
| • •
i • PRECIPITATION •
; • (Past 24 hours ending 1:30 a m. today •
• City of Juneau — None: •
| • since Nov. 1 — 4.21 inches, •
I • since July 1—33.24 inches. •
I • At Airport — Trace: •
• since Nov. 1 — 2.07 inches; •
• since July 1—23.12 inches. •
•••••••*•••
STATEHOOD
BILL URGED
BY TRUMAN
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 — Wl —
Senate Democratic Leader Lucas
announuced after a conference with
President Truman today that the
administration will seek passage of
a statehood bill for Alaska as its
first order of business in the short
! session.
He said that if this measure can
! be passed over admittedly, stiff op
| position it will be followed by a
second bill to provide statehood for
Hawaii.
Meanwhile, President Truman
drafted a formal letter to Vice
President Barkley asking immedi
ate passage of both bills in the
interest of hational defense.
Yesterday Delegate Farrington of
Hawaii urged the Senate to com
plete action on the Hawaii state
hood bill before Christmas.
Shortly before the Senate recessed
last September until tomorrow, Ma
jority Floor Leader Lucas (D-Ill)
said an effort would be made upon
reconvening to call up the Hawaii
and Alaska statehood bills. The
House has passed both measures.
In a telegram addressed to Senate
members, Farrington said that ac
tion now on the Hawaii statehood
i legislation would “greatly
j strengthen the position of our
! country in the Pacific and in the
! fight to establish and maintain free
j government in the far east.”
Hawaiian casualties in the Korean
I war now total 425, a rate propor
; tionately about five times as great
1 as that for the continental United
States, Harrington said.
He told the Senators the Terri
tory of Hawaii already has approved
a proposed state constitution. A
popular vote was taken on the pro
posed constitution, he said, “on the
j strength of the promise that action
i would be taken in this session of
| Congress on statehood for Hawaii.”
;
Six Indicted
On Contempt
Of Congress
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 — Ml —
i Earl Browder, one time No. 1 Ameri
: can Communist, and five other per
I sons were indicted today on charges
of contempt of Congress.
The indictments were based on
the refusal of the six to answer
questions asked by Congressional
committees or to give requested in
formation.
Browder, Frederick Vanderbilt
Field and Philip J. Jaffe were ac
cused of contemptuously refusing to
answer questions during a Senate
investigation of “Communist-in
government charges."
Dr. Edward A. Rumely, executive
secretary of the committee for Con- j
stitutional government, and two
others were indicted for refusing!
information asked by a House lobby
investigating committee.
The others were Joseph P. Kamp,
executive vice chairman of the Con
stitutional educational league, and
William L. Patterson, executive sec
retary of the Civil Rights Congress.
Conviction Terms
Conviction for contempt of Con
gress is punishable by up to a year’s
imprisonment and $1,000 fine.
Browder bossed the American!
Communist party for years until
he apparently missed a turn in the
party line from Moscow and was
removed from his job several years
ago.
Browder, Field and Jaffe were
cited by the Senate Sept. 22.
The Senate’s action upheld a re
commendation by a foreign relations
subcommittee which investigated
Communist-in-govemment charges
of Senator McCarthy (R-Wis).
The committee, headed by Sena
tor Tydings (D-Md), failed to get
answers to many questions put to
Browder, Field and Jaffe.
Field, a wealthy New Yorker, re
fused to tell the committee whether
he is or ever has been a member
of the Communist party. He is a
former official of the Institute of
Pacific Affairs.
The Indictment against Browder
contained 16 counts, against Field
32 counts and against Jaffe 26
counts.
BUD6ET BOARD APPROVES BIENNIAL
ESTIMATES FOR $20,128,311.28;
EXPECTED REVENUES $19,560,750
i . ... -- —
Estimates of all territorial de
partments and boards totaling $20,.
128,311.28 for the 1951-53 biennial
period have been approved by the
Territorial Budget Board it was
revealed today.
The Board estimated tax and
miscellaneous revenues under cur
rent tax laws for the same period
at $19,560,750.00, leaving a deficit
of $567,561.28.
The three major expenditures
are (1) Education, $11,540,882.10;
i2> Public Welfare, $3,709,909.34;
Public Health, $1,159,720.00.
These three departments’ estimat
es constitute about 80 percent of
the total budget estimates.
Estimates for the 49-51 biennial
period totaled about $17,403,341.24
and anticipated revenues totaled
approximmately $6,640,000.00.
The increase in anticipated rev
enues for the next two years is
effected in great part from tax
laws passed by the Nineteenth
Legislature and the Special Session
.called in January, 1949. Greatest
sources of revenue estimates are
Department of Taxation, $18,239,
250.00; Auditor's Office, $400,000;
School Tax, $460,000; Net Liquor
Tax, $230,000.00; Alaska Game Com
mission, $105,000.00.
The Budget Board pointed out
that it has not felt that requests
from administrative officers for
staff promotions and salary in
creases to be within its province,
considering them instead matters
for Legislative determination. Ac
cordingly, the following estimates
do not include provision for em
ployees’ salary increases or pro
motions, which matters are sug
gested for separate consideration
by the Legislature. This position is
-taken by the Board of Budget both
in recognition of past practice by
the Legislature and in view of the
Nineteenth Legislature having di
rected the Territorial Board of Ad
ministration to prepare recommen
dations concerning a uniform grad
uated salary schedule for Terri
torial employees.
The Board suggests that the
Twentieth Legislature might well
consider measures for improvement
in the statutory provisions gov
erning the functions of the Board
of Budget toward giving succeed
SKi SEASON OPENS
ON DOUGLAS TRAIL
Equipped with skis and poles,
lunches, hot chocolate and an
abundance of enthusiasm, over 60
skiers hiked up the Douglas Trail
Sunday morning, official opening
day of the 'ski season.
The day turned out to be a fine
one for all. No one returning to
town with a broken bone or
sprained ankle, although lots of
spills and falls were made by the
still rusty sportsmen.
The ski tow was In operation
for the first time and was kept
operating all day without any
mishaps by Axel Nielson.
As for skiing conditions, the snow
was powdery and there was suffi
cient for good skiing on the mea
dow although more could have
been used on the tow trail where
several open spots necessitated top
co-ordination to avoid catching a
ski on twigs or logs. Not even the
slightest hint of a wind disturbed
the skiers although weather for
casts for the Juneau area had
predicted winds up to 40 mph.
Bill Dean, first rate skier and
instructor gave lessons to a group
of teen agers in the new and
popular parallel method.
Activities for the day came to
an end when late in the afternoon
everyone shussed down four fifths
of the trail to the Douglas High
way. Later in the season there
is enough snow to ski all the way
down to the highway.
Ski Club members met at the
home of Neil Taylor at the end of
the day for a spiced tea party and
some arm chair skiing.
• •
• NO CROSSWORD •
• PUZZLE •
• - •
• Somewhere in the mail be- •
• tween the New York office •
• of the AP and The Empire are •
• the crossword puzzles for the •
• next several weeks. That is the •
• reason there is no crossword •
• puzzle today. •
ing legislatures and the Territory
at large the benefits to be derived
from a modern buget control ser
vice. The provisions, It states, have
beeft outgrown by the Territorial
goveinment. The Board has not the
I facilities to make the specialized
| studies and to give the close scrut
| iny to estima'es that are available
to most states and to the Federal
I government through full time bud
get control agencies.
The itemized budget for the 51-53
biennial period follows:
Alaska Communioa- .
tions $ 1(M.928.00
{ (49-51 period $42,610.00)
I Alaska Dept. Agri. 98,534.84
i (49-51 period 75,000.00)
Alaska Dept. Fish. 400,000.00
(49-51 period 250,000.00)
Alaska Dev. Board 120,000.00
(49-51 period 80,000.00)
Alaska His., Mus. 38,500.00
(49-51 period 37.750.00)
Alaska Hous. Auth. 100,000.00
(49-51 period 250,000.00)
Alaska Nat'l. Guard 214,800.00
(49-51 period 75,000.00)
Att’y Gen. of Al. 89,500.00
(49-51 period 64,450.00)
Auditor, Alaska . 125,000.00
(49-51 period 79,406.40)
Comm. Educa. 163,624.80
(49-51 period 132,858.60)
Off., Governor ., 37.600.00
(49-51 period 37,600.00)
Pub. Health ... 1,159,720.00
(49 51 period 934,000.00)
Highway Eng. 52,370.00
(49-51 period 42,620.00)
Ter. Dept. Labor 181,632.00
(49-51 period 112,632.00)
Com. Mines, Assay . 229,500.00
(49-51 period 280,500.00)
Pioneers’ Home . 510,670.00
(49-51 period 458,100.00)
Primary Elections 25,000.00
,(49-51 period 25,000.00)
Gen. Elections 15,000.00
(49-51 period 14,500.00)
Pub. Em. Re. fund 79,000.00
(49-51 period 20,000.00)
Dept. Pub. Wei. 298,293.34
(49-51 period 200,000.00)
Old Age Assis. 1,224,000.00
(49-51 period 1,100,000.00)
Relief of Des. 660,000.00
(49-5- period 300,000.00)
Junvenile Code 536,840.00
(49-51 period 160,000.00)
Aid, dep. Children .... 970,776.00
(49-51 period 425,000.00)
Temp. Housing children
(Receiving homes) .... 20,000.00
(New).
Rescue, Lost persons 10,000.00
(49-51 period 10,000.00)
School Construe. 2,000,000.00
(49-51 period 2,250,000.00)
Dept. Taxation . 607,240.00
(49-51 period 500,000.00)
Teachers Retire. .. 25,000.00
Off. Ter. Treasurer 81,500.00
(49-51 period 74,100.00)
Univ. Alaska . 3,090,267.00
<49-51 period 2,155,730.00)
Support, schools . 6,286,990.00
(49-51 period 5,386,953.30)
Aid. Libraries 7,500.00
(49-51 period 5,000.00)
Terr. Bank. Board 10,000.00
(49-51 period 5,00.00)
Bien. Audit. 25,000.00
(49-51 period 20,000.00)
Bounty, Eagles 15,000.00
(49-51 period 15,000.00)
Bounty, Hair Seals .... 300,000.00
(49-51 period 100,000 00)
Bounty, wolves, coyotes 125,000.00
(49-51 period 125,000.00)
Delegate, Alaska . 2,500.00
(49-51 period 2,500.00)
Emer. Appro. 5,00.00
(49-51 period 5,000.00)
Pish. Exp. Comm. 59,000.00
(49-51 period 50,000.00)
Board, Accountancy 4,400.00 ;
(49-51 periad 1,000.00)
Board, Al. Soil Conser. 4,690.00
(New)
Board, Alaska Libraries 2,000.00 j
(49-51 period 2,000.00)
Board. Basic Sciences 1,990.00
<49-51 period 1,990.00)
Board, Chiropractic Ex. 500.00
(49-51 period 500.00)
Board, Cosmetology 1,850.00
(49-51 period 1,850.00)
Board, Dental Ex. 3,000.00
(49-51 period 2,500.00)
Board, Medical Ex. 1,200.00
(49-51 period 1,200.00)
Board, Optometry .... 395.00
<49-51 period 395.00)
Board, Pharmacy .... 3,000.00
(4951 period 3,000.00)
Totals . $20,128,311.00*
Approved Estimates
1951-1953 . $20,128,311.28
Anticapteed Revenue
1951-1953 . 19,560,750.00
Difference . 567,561.23
HEAVY RED
PRESSURE
REPORTED
!
One Hundred Thousand
Chinese Commies Hurl
ed Against Allies
(By the Associated Press)
Fierce North Korean and Com
munist Chinese counterattacks
hurled back United Nations forces
today and stalled General Mac
Arthur’s offensive aimed at ending
the Korean war by Christmas.
Field dispatches indicated heavy
I Allied casualties. An indirect cen
| sorship settled over operations as
! a security measure.
The heaviest Red pressure came
1 in the center of the peninsula, where
j the enemy apparently was trying tA
I turn the entire right flank of the
I Eighth Army in the Tokchon area,
j The Communist captured Tlkchon—
! l°n8 the tforst bulge and weakest
| point in the Allied line—from the
; South Korean Seventh Division
; Monday.
Set Up Road Blocks
U.S. First Cavalry troops held in
reserve were thrown into the sag
ging line to bolster the shattered
Korean division. The mechanized
cavalry troopers were setting up
roadblocks southwest of Tokchon on
the road to Sunchon. These defenses
lie half-way on the Tokchon-Pyong
yang highway. Indicating the Red
push may be directed at recaptur
ing the former North Korean capi
tal.
Counterattack
The pressure of the 100,000-man
| Red Chinese armies pushed back
I the Allies on the entire northwest
front. Piercing bugle calls rang
through the frosty night air as the
quilted-uniformed Chinese opened
up their counterattack.
AP Correspondent Don White
head, veteran war reporter with the
U.S. 25th Division said the Allied
pre-Christmas all-out drive to end
the war “was threatened with com
plete collapse.”
The offensive that rolled forward
for 48 hours was stopped cold. "Chi
nese and Korean Reds have dealt a
stunning blow to U.N. forces,”
Whitehead said.
Headway, 1 Front
Only on the extreme northeast
front did the U.N. forces make head
way. Elements of the ROK (Repub
lic of Korea) Capital Division
pushed on from captured Chongjin
on tlie east coast. They moved
swiftly north toward the Manchur
I ian border town of Hoeryang, 35 air
! miles ahead of them on their dash
to the Soviet Siberian border.
Whitehead said on all other fronts
the U.N. forces were on the defen
sive after giving up most of the
gains won in two days of fighting.
To Continue Offensive
Reserve units of Americans,
British and Turks were pyured into
the lines in an effort to hold the
eastern section of the winding 80
mile front stretching inland from
the Yellow Sea.
A spokesman at General Mac
Arthur’s headquarters said the Chi
nese counterattack was expected.
He said the Allied drive to end the
war by Christmas was stopped “tem
porarily” but would continue. He
described withdrawals as “limited”
and added that in any drive it can
be expected that the foremost spear
heads have to sacrifice some terri
tory.
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