THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE
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VOL. LXXVI., NO. 11,682
JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1950
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
PRICE TEN CENTS
60,000 Troops Being EvacuatedNorthKorea
CEASEFIRE
PLAN VETOED
• BY RUSSIANS
*
LAKE SUCCESS. Dec. 13 — </P> —
Russia today rejected an Asian
Arab plan for a Korean cease-fire,
on the ground that the United
States and Britain would use a
truce to prepare their forces for a
new attack.
A statement by Jacob A. Malik
Washed the hopes of U.N. delegates
..for acceptance of the 13-nation
'peace plan by the Chinese Com
munists, who adhere closely to &>
viet policy.
Malik insisted there can be no
peace in Korea until all U.N. troops
are withdrawn.
“My delegation objects to and will
vote against the draft resolution
before the committee,” Malik said.
“We will object to the adoption of
any resolution which has implicit
in it the maintenance of foreign
troops in Korea.”
Malik spoke before the Political
Committee of the United Nations
Assembly which is considering a
proposal for a three-man group to
work out a cease-fire arrangement.
He told the committee he did not
question the motives of the spon
soring countries, but that it was
clear the United States and Britain
were interested only in stopping
the fighting and not in solving out
standing Asian problems.
The Soviet Delegate's declaration
was taken as an indication that
Communist China probably would
not agree to cease-fire unless it is
tied with a solution of other de
mands, including admission to the
U. N.
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
IS SPROUTING OUT
ALL OVER JUNEAU
Christmas is sprouting out all
qver with gift lists, budget revisions,,
letters to Santa, hidden packages on
high shelves, planned menus, writ
ing of Christmas cards, lines at
the post office parcel post window,
Christmas decorations for trees and
store windows.
Merchants are trotting out their
window decoration ideas to com
pete for the Juneau Chamber of
Commerce cash prizes. There's
sales appeal in festive backgrounds
to give buyers ideas galore.
The Juneau Florist shop window
is attracting many of the small
fry with its gingerbread house at
the end of the candy trail. There's
Ithe gumdrop tree and a forest of
candle trees, two little candle
‘ Bambis watching Hansel and Gre
tel, the skaters and snowmen. All
is enclosed with a snow fence.
Santa in his sled drawn by rein
deer flies overhead.
FROM KETCHIKAN
Kenneth J. Vanderweel of Ket
chikan is registered at the Bar
anof Hotel.
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The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
OopyrUhfc a"J
J^ASHINGTON—The right hon
orable Clement Attlee, now Prime
«Minister of Britain, once served
a brief term as dishwasher in the
>U.S.A.
It happened during the United
Nations conference in San Francis
co in 1945, when Attlee was deputy
Prime Minister.
Attlee had received a letter from
a San Francisco printer, Joseph
Collier, who, 30 years before, had
known Attlee when both were mem
bers of the same labor party club
* on the outskirts of London. (Att
lee was then a social worker.) So
Collier invited Attlee to dine at his
working-class home in San Fran
cisco. The No. 2 man of England
accepted the invitation with plea
sure, at a huge meal, then asked
who was going to do the dishes.
“Why, I will do them later, my
self," replied Mrs. Collier.
At this the Deputy Prime Min
* ister of England went into the
kitchen, put on an apron, and.
' while the Colliers wiped, Attlee
washed the dishes.
British and Mac Arthur
For about five days before Prime
iContinued on Page Four)
SWITCHMEN
TIEUP YARDS
IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO. Dec. 13 — <JPl — A
sudden, unauthorized strike by yard
switchmen today tied up much
freight traffic in Chicago’s vast
railroad yards, slowing many war
shipments.
The Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen estimated 10,000 of its
15,000 members in the Chicago area
are out. The 5,000 still on the job
are yard Workers other than those
engaged in switching operations.
The Army said in Washington
the strike “directly hurts our war
effort in Korea during this critical
time.” It said it will take all neces
sary steps to restore normal service.
A spokesman Tor the railroads
said the tieup was incomplete but
serious. It affected many important
lines operating in Chicago, the
largest railroad center in the world.
Chicago is served by 22 class one
railroads and 16 switching and ter
minal companies. The area has 7,800
miles of trackage, 206 freight yards,
and a capacity of nearly 250,000
railroad cars.
An industry spokesman said the
walkout was an attempt to force
settlement of a wage-hours dispute
before any wage freeze or Presiden
tial declaration of a war emer
gency.
The strikers are switchmen mem
bers of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen.
In Washington, a spokesman for
the union blamed the walkout on
what he said was White House fail
ure to get the long dispute settled.
The union seeks 48 hours pay for
40 hours work.
PLUMMETS 15,000
FEET FROM PLANE;
LANDS OKiRESCUED
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Dec. 13—(A>>
—An Air Force radar observer was
brought back safely last night after
plummeting 15,000 feet from an
F-94 fighter plane.
He was identified as 1st Lieut.
Edwin T. Berry, attached to the
449th fighter "weather” squadron at
the Ladd Air Force Base here.
Air Force officers said Berry
was suffering from shock and cuts
about the face. They did not know
whether he jumped or was blown
from the plane.
Capt, Glenn Jackson, pilot of the
plane on which Berry served as
radar observer, said the Lieutenant
may have been blown from the
plane when a blast of wind stripped
off the canaopy and right wing tip
fuel tank during a 400-mile-an
hour flight.
Jackson said during the plane's
return flight to the Ladd base he
was unable to communicate with
Berry but thought his communica
tions might have been put out of
commission by the mishap. Not un
til he landed here did he know
that Berry was missing.
A Tenth Rescue Squadron heli
copter, a 0-47 and and LC-126
set out in search for the missing
airman and found him two and a
half hours later when they sighted
flares.
The helicopter, manned by Capt.
Louis Button and 1st Lt. Frank A.
Alden, was guided in the landing
by only a hand-held light. It was
believed here to be the first night
time emergency landing ever at
tempted in Alaska.
Officials said it was doubtful if
Berry could have survived a night's
exposure in his condition.
CDA SENDING OUT
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
The CDA business meeting last
night was largely devoted to the
Court’s activities in the charitable
field.
As a result, several large cartons
full of useful and pretty things
are on their way to make many
children happier, both in the Ter.
ritory and abroad. The traditional
Christmas cash donation and
Christmas basket of the Court were
also voted to continue as in former
years.
Vice Grand Regent, Mrs. Wm.
Biggs conducted the meeting and
committee was n^med for the
Court’s Christmas party Members
will be notified of the date.
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OFFICIAL BALLOT
COUNT COMPLETED
BY TERR. BOARD
A total of 6707 votes cast in the
TThird Division in the October Gen
eral Election to the Alaska Legis
lature puts seven Democrats in the
House and two Republicans in the
Senate.
The official ballot count was
Canvassing Board shows that the
vassing Board this morning and
released by Acting Governor Lew
M. Williams, Chairman and mem
ber of the board. The Canvassing
Board has now completed the offi
cial count of all ballots cast in the
general election in the four terri
torial divisions.
No changes in the results announ
ced at the close of the election were
affected in the official count of
ballots by the Board. The Senate is
equally divided with eight Demo
crats and eight Republicans. In the
House the Democrats have the edge
with 14 to the 10 Republican seats.
The official count by the Canvas
sing Board for the candidates to
the Legislature in the Third Divi
sion as released follows:
Delegate to Congress: Bartlett
(Di 5068. Peterson (R) 1443.
Territorial Treasurer: Roden (D)
unopposed, 5234.
Territorial Commissioner of La
bor: Benson (R) 3406, Kimball CD)
2876.
Senate: Engebreth (R) 3560, Ger
rit Snider *R) 3661, Rivers (D) 2911,
Loussac (D) 2335.
House: Scavenius <D) 3535, Stan
completed by the Territorial Can
(D) 3479, Conright (D) 3447, Kay
(D) 3435, Pollard <D) 3175, Carlson
(D) 3128, Gill (R) 2874, Gorsuch
(R) 2790, Snodgrass (R) 2779, Mc
Kinley (R) 2699, Chase (R) 2495,
McLeane (R) 2317, Osbo (R) 2160.
Although figures of the U.S. Cen
sus Bureau this year show a greater
population in the Third Division
than in the First, the total vote cast
in the First Division in the general
election was greater than that in
the Third. The official count by the
ley McCutcheon <D> 3522, Egan
total number of ballots cast in the
First Division at 6922 and in the
Third, 6707.
MEYERS, FORMER
AIR FORCE GEN.,
GETTING PAROLE
WASHINGTON, Dec. , 13— W —
Bennett E. Meyers, former Major
General in the Air Forces who was
sent to prison in 1948, will be par
oled on February 1.
The District of Columbia Parole
Board made the announcement to
day.
It said Meyers will be turned over
to agents of the Bureau of Internal
Revenue to face income tax evasion
charges in Baltimore.
Meyers was convicted in March
1948 of inducing a witness in a
Senate investigation to lie under
oath about his wartime business.
Army Will Increase
Draft Call, Jan. Feb.
(By Associated Press)
The Army already has announced
it is increasing its draft call for
the two months of January and
February to 160,000—double the
previously asked quotas. And the
increase is being seen as the fore
runner of draft changes to come
next year. Current Selective Ser
vice laws apply now to men 19
through 25, and many are exempt.
BAD WEATHER UPSETS
AIRLINE SCHEDULES
General bad weather conditions
upset airline schedules yesterday
and today. Yesterday’s Pacific
Northern Airlines flight from An
chorage remained overnight in Gus
tavus but arrived today. Today’s
flight from Anchorage was due
at 2:45 this afternoon.
Pan American Airways flights
did not arrive yesterday and a
flight from Whitehorse was turned
back this afternoon. Today’s flight
out of Seattle was delayed 23 hours.
However at press time, a Seattle
bound plane was due to take off
from here.
Gust Griecher of Pilot Point,
Bristol Bay. is registered at the
Baranof Hotel.
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MAKE PLANS
FOR ALL OUT
WAR THREAT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 — GPI —
President Truman counselled with
Congressional leaders of both par
ties today on the world crisis and
announced plans for a radio "fire
side chat” to the American people
on Friday night.
The address, to be delivered over
all networks at 7 or 7:30 p.m. (PST),
is expected to include, or follow up,
a declaration of national emer
gency.
Mr. Truman will outline some of
the sacrifices to be asked of the
American people and the steps the
administration plans because of the
threat of all-out war.
These steps will include price and
wage controls as soon as necessary
machinery can be set up.
Stephen T. Early, acting Presi
dential press secretary, announced
that Mr. Truman would cancel his
usual Thursday press news confer
ence because of “must” engage
ments tomorow and in order to
work on Friday’s address.
The conference with Congres
sional leaders was held in the
cabinet room.
All-Out Mobilization
Beforehand, the White House said
Mr. Truman wanted to get their
ideas as to how far and how fast
the country should move toward all
out mobilization.
Mr. Truman asked some of his
outspoken political foes to the dis
cussion of these questions.
In addition to Democratic leaders,
the conference Included such ad
ministration critics as Senate Re
publican leader Wherry of Nebraska
and Chairman Taft (Ohio) of the
Senate Republican Policy Commit
tee.
High Man l omerence
Also attending were Secretary of
State Acheson—a frequent target of
the Republicans—and Secretary of
Defense Marshall and Secretary of
the Treasury Snyder.
Senate Democratic Leader Lucas
(111) was the first of the Congress
members to arrive for the confer
ence. He was followed by Rep. Eaton
of New Jersey, ranking Republican
on the House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee, then by House Speaker Ray
burn (D-Tex), who was followed by
Chairman Tydings <D-Md) of the
Senate Armed Services Committee.
Senator Taft arrived with Repub
lican Senators Bridges (NH), Wiley
(Wis), Wherry, Millikin (Colo) and
Rep. Short of Misouri, ranking Re
publican on the House Armed Serv
ices Committee. All looked solemn
and serious.
For American Unity
One reason Mr. Truman asked the
Republicans to meet with him was
obviously for the show of American
unity it would give to the rest of
the world.
There was promise of other Re
publican backing for a strengthened
America in an announcement that
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York
would make a major address Thurs
day night on the international crisis
and the defense steps he thinks
should be taken. As the Republican
Presidential candidate in 1948,
Dewey is the titular head of the
party.
ETHEL ROOSEVELT
TO WED WARREN
WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 13—W
—Mrs. Ethel du Pont Roosevelt is
planning to marry Benjamin S.
Warren, Jr., a Grosse Pointe, Mich.,
attorney.
Mrs. Roosevelt, who divorced
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., son of
the late President, on May 21. I949,
at Minden, Nev., and Warren ob
tained a marriage license here yes
terday.
She gave her age as 34 and her
home as Woodbury, L.I. Mrs. Roose
velt was married to Roosevelt on
June 30, 1937, and is the mother of
two children, Franklin D., 3rd, H.
and Christopher, 8.
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Princess Norah scheduled to sail
from Vancouver at 8 tonight.
Baranof scheduled to sail from
Seattle Friday.
Denali scheduled to arrive Sunday
morning enroute south.
U.S. FACING
DANGEROUS
EMERGENCY
Radio Talk Friday Night by
Truman-Then Prodam
tion Is Predicted
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 — (iP) —
President Truman told Congres
sional leaders today of plans for
"a very rapid increase" in military
strength and won backing from
Republicans present. They agreed
the country is confronted with "a
dangerous emergency.”
The White House issued a state
ment summarizing the two-hour
conference and also announced that
Mr. Truman will make a world-wide
radio broadcast at 7:30 p.m. (PST)
Friday night.
It was indicated the address will
be primarily a statement to the
American people of the necessity for
sacrifices on the home front to
support increased armed forces and
supply the arms they need.
The address likely will be sup
plemented by a proclamation de
claring a national emergency, al
though the Congress members said
after their talk with Mr. Truman
that this was a matter still unde
cided.
Senator Lucas (D-Ill) and Rep.
Vinson (D-Ga) said they expected
such a proclamation*
Senator Wherry (R-Neb) said he
also expects one, and that his im
pression is that Mr. Truman is in
clined to "total mobilization” of the
home lront.
The White House statement said
there appeared to be “strong senti
ment” among the Republican and
Democratic leaders “in favor of de
claring a natibnal emergency,” but
that some withheld approval pend
ing further study of the "legal
effects.”
Senator Taft of Ohio, acting as
spokesman for Republicans who at
tended the White House conference,
dictated this statement to reporters:
“We agreed fully that a dangerous
emergency exists for the people of
the United States. We agreed with
the President’s general program for
building up the armed services as
rapidly as possible.
“As to the proposed declaration oi
a national emergency, we did not
feel we were sufficiently advised as
to the legal effect of such a decla
ration, or the program that must
accompany it, to take a final posi
tion on that question.”
STASSEN ENROUTE
INDIA FROM STRIFE
TORN SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE, Dec. 13—m—Harold
Stassen, President of the University
of Pennsylvania, arrived in strife
tom Singapore today enroute from
Jakarta to Calcutta.
Stassen was met at Kallang Air
port—in the city’s danger zone—by
British Commisioner General Mal
colm MacDonald, with whom he
lunched. Three hours later he took
off for Calcutta.
During his four-day stay in Indo
nesia, Stassen talked with several
Indonesian leaders, including Pre
mier Mohammed Natsir and Vice
President Mohamed Hatta.
The U.S. educator is on a world
tour, which he hopes will enable
him ‘‘to make a future increased
contribution to maintain world
peace”.
KETCHIKAN VISITOR
Leon P. Snodderly of Ketchikan
is stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
STOCK QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK, Dec. 13 — Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 2 >4, American Can
95%. American Tel. and Tel. 150,
Anaconda 37%, Douglas Aircraft
88V*. General Electric 48, General
Motors 45, Goodyear 60, Kennecott
73, Libby McNeill and Libby 8%.
Northern Pacific 28%, Standard Oil
of California 82%, Twentieth Cen
tury Fox 19%, U.S. Steel 39 ‘i, Pound
$2.80, Canadian Exchange 9512';.
Sales today were 2,030,000 shares.
Averages today are as follows: in
dustrials 228.82, rails 73.80, utilities
39.31.
Caustic Letter by Truman
Given Caustic Reply from
Senator;About Campaigns
MARSHALL AID
TO BRITAIN IS
CUT OFF JAN. 1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13—UfV-The
United States today cut off all
Marshall Plan aid to Great Britain,
effective January 1.
William C. Paster, the Marshall
Plan Administrator, said Britain's
economic comeback in the past year
is the reason.
Since the recovery program start
ed in April of 1948, Britain has
been allotted a total of $2,694,300,
000.
The program, named for Gen.
George C. Marshall who proposed
it while he was Secretary of State,
has had a dual purpose: to help
Europe recover from damages of
World War II and to strengthen
friendly nations against the threat
of Communism.
The move to stop all Marshall
Plan aid to the British comes five
weeks after conversations between
Marshall Plan officials and the
British Government. Britain is the
first nation to step out of the pro
gram.
In an announcement Issued at the
same time that British Chancellor
of the Exchequer Hugh Galtskell,
was breaking the news to the Brit
ish House of Commons, Poster
said:
“The suspension of aid under the
European recovery program does
not mean that the recovery of the
British economy is complete or
that financial resources of the
Sterling area are adequate.”
The United States action, Foster
said, does not mean a permanent
end of Marshall Plan aid. If Bri
tain’s economic position worsens,
there can be “reconsideraation, if
necessary,” of the cut-off order,
he added.
CAN STILL DRAW
LONDON, Dec. 13—Wl—.Although
Britain Is stepping out of the
Marshall aid program she still
will be able to draw from allot
ments already made. This includes
$175,000,000 for the second half of
1950.
The Marshall Plan treaty be
tween Britain and the U. S. will
continue in force, Chancellor of the
Exchequer Hugh Galtskell said.
Among other things this means
the United States may continue
stockpiling.
Gaitskell expressed "deepest grat
itude to the government and people
of the United States for their un
precedented generosity.”
One factor in Britain’s recovery
climb was the new flow of dollars
brought in by rocketing prices of
such commodities as tin, rubber
and cocoa which the Sterling area
sells to America. The price Jumps
were caused by stockpiling and war
fears.
BOY doRN TO WILLARDS
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Willard of
Juneau are the parents of a 6
pound, 10 ounce boy born last night
at 7:45 at the Government Hospi
tal .
• •
• WEATHER REPORT •
• Temperatures for 24-Hour Period •
• ending <:20 o'clock this morning •
• In Juneau—Maximum, 35; • ;
• minimum, 32. •
• At Airport—Maximum, 33; •
• minimum, 30. •
• •
• FORECAST •
• (Juneau and Vicinity) •
• Cloudy with light rain or •
• snow tonight and Thursday. •
• Lowest temperature tonight •
• about 29. Highest Thursday •
• near 38. •
• •
• PRECIPITATION •
• (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a m. todar •
• City of Juneau—0.17 inches; •
• since Dec. 1 — 2.08 inches; •
• since July 1—35.32 inches. •
• At Airport — 0.15 inches; •
• since Dec. 1 — 1.45 inches; •
• since July 1—24.37 inches. •
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 — <>P) —
President Truman's assertion that
election campaigns in five states
were “as low as I've ever seen"
quickened investigations under way
today by the Senate Campaign
Committee.
Chairman Gillette (D-Iowa) told
a reporter inquiries already have
been made in Utah and North Caro
lina, two states mentioned by the
President in a Dec. 7 letter made
public last night by Rep. Hebert
(D-La).
The Iowa Senator said that
Louisiana, Illinois and Indiana—the
other states the President cited—are
being covered in a nation-wide sur
vey by the committee of campaign
costs and circulation of "defama
tory” literature.
Hebert, a frequent critic of ad
ministration policies, had written
the President suggesting Mr. Tru
man set aside a Sunday before
Christmas and call on the people
to pray in their churches for guid
ance of the nation in "the Geth
semane of our existence.”
Mr. Truman replied by sending
Hebert a copy of his Thanksgiving
proclamation, saying he believed
"that effectively answers your sug
gestion.”
Then, in the latest of a series of
letters evidently dashed off in a
moment of annoyance, Mr. Truman
added:
“I am extremely sorry that the
sentiments expressed in your lettei
were not thought of before Novem
ber Seventh, when the campaign in
your state, Utah, North Carolina
Illinois and Indiana was carried on
in a manner that was as low as I’ve
ever seen and I’ve been in thh
game since 1906.”
Hebert wrote Mr. Truman in reply
that he was "stunned,” and he
added:
“It is indeed exceedingly regret
table that you failed to grasp the
real purpose and intent of my sug
gestion, but it is even more regret
table that you saw fit to gratuitously
inject political distemper in your
reply.”
HEARS ONLY NOW
BROTHER WOUNDED
SEPT.-KOREAN WAR
Mrs. H. B. Gronroos received the
first word this week that her
brother, John H. Oooldy, 23, was
wounded last September in the Ko
rean war. She received this word
from her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O.
G. Gooldy of Fulton, Mo., who were
notified only two weeks ago that
their son had been injured.
Advices to the parents stated that
.heir son had been awarded the
3ronze Star for action in battle
.vhen he routed out a nest of North
Korean snipers that had cornered
his company. It was at this time
that he was wounded. Mrs. Gron
roos said they had not been ad
vised where their son had been
taken for treatment of his wounds.
Young Gooldy is with the 27th
Infantry Regiment of the 25th Di
vision. Mrs. Gronroos said he had
been fighting in the front lines de
spite the fact that he was blinded
in one eye from an injury received
in early childhood.
WEEKLY CHILD HEALTH
CLINIC IS THURSDAY
All mothers in the Gastineau
Channel area are reminded of the
weekly Child Health and Well Baby
Conference held Thursday after
noon at the Juneau Public Health
Center.
These conferences are held with
Public Nurses and are for the
purpose of weighing and measuring
babies and pre-school children, as
well as disc using child care prob
lems.
They do not take the place of
doctors care, but are to supplement
physicians’ instructions. Conference
hours are from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
at the Juneau- Public Health Cen
ter, 318 Main St. Mothers who wish
to go and take their young child
ren are asked to phone number 218
for an appointment.
Leading watermelon - producing
states are Georgia, Florida, Texas
and California, in that order.
RED FORCES
THREATENING
ESCAPE PORT
Chinese Wearing Captured
American Uniforms
Fighting Pullout
(By the Associated Press)
Some 60.000 Allied troops were
streaming ncross Hungnam’s shell
pocked docks and beaches into
evacuation ships today on a fight
ing pullout from northeast Korea.
Their destination was a top secret.
Massed Chinese Red troops—pos
sibly 80,000—pressed threateningly
against the tiny escape beachhead
130 miles deep in Communist ter
ritory.
American Doughboys on the evac
uation defense perimeter hurled
back a Chinese attack Wednesday
morning in a three-hour fight. It
was launched by Chinese wearing
■aptured American uniforms.
Fear Big Attack
U.S. 10t,h Corps officers expected
leavier blows would come Wednes
day night. They feiyed the Chinese
would try to swarm in for a kill
with massive attacks before the
last American, British, Puerto Rican
md South Korean troops got away.
Army Sgt. Oeorge Burdick of
Lakeport, Cailf., summed up the
mood of weary troops: “We want
-o get the hell out of here. We
weren’t exactly beat. We were just
fighting a lost cause against too
iamned many Chinese.”
The evacuation began two days
igo under military secrecy. It was
lrderly but hurried in the face of
nounting Chinese threats.
Left In Red Hands
The withdrawal from Hungnam
will leave the last strong UN. out
>ost In North Korea in Red hands.
Across the peninsula in the west,
he bulk of the Allied Eighth Army
was dug in on a new defens* line
outh of parallel 38. the old border
between North and South Korea.
In Hungnam, many Korean civil
ians being left behind were panic
■stricken.
As the Chinese Reds swarmed
down toward the beachhead from
snowcovered hills, picked troops
from five Allied divisions mounted
\ strong guard. The defense perim
ster stretched for a radius of 14
miles around the port, protecting
Hungnam and its twin city of
Hamhung six miles .inland.
Beachhead Bristling
The beachhead bristled with Al
lied artillery, mortars and tank
guns. Warships of the U.N. fleet
slid along the Sea of Japan coastal
waters, hurling steel into the Red
Chinese concentrations.
Marine Corsairs, Navy Panther
jets.and other Allied planes circled
overhead, alert for any Chinese Red
aircraft or to counterattack any
attempted annihillating climax to
the smashing successes rolled up
by Chinese ground forces since late
November.
All 10th Corps units were re
ported safely out of North Korea
or leaving the Hungnam-Hamhung
beachhead.
Missing Force Up
These included the long unre
ported U.S. Seventh Division’s 17th
Regimental Combat Team. This out
fit was stretched along the Man
churian border at the Yalu river
around Hyesanjin when the Chi
nese Reds struck Nov. 25 in over
whelming masses.
A 10th Corps spokesman said the
17th had reached the beachhead
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9 SHOPPING DAYS
TIU CHRISTMAS