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Additional $40 Billion
Defense Funds 10 Be
Sought by Pentagon
Figure Boosts Program
For Yeor to $35 Billion;
PIone Output Speeded
By John A. Giles

A supplemental military spend
ing program ''in the neighborhooo
of $40 billion" is being prepared
at the Pentagon. 1t is intended
for submission to the session OF
congress convening November 27,
it was learned today.
The additional fund would
boost defense spending for the
fiscal year ending next June 80
to around $35 billion. Work on
the following years defense bud
get. expected to be somewhat
larger than for the current year.
will follow Immediately after SUBJ
mission of the supplemental re-
quest, which will reach the Budget
Bureau in about a week.
Defense officials said that they
did not anticipate that the mil
itary would request enactment of
any other legislation at the ses-
sion beginning this month.
+ Universal military training,
which President Truman already
: has announced he would seek,
thus would be sought at the ses-
sion beginning in January though
hearings might begin this year.
Warplane Output Speeds Up.
Meanwhile, a Census Bureau re-
port showed an acceleration ir
warplane production to the high
est level since World War II. But
it was still only a fraction of the
peak output reached during the
war.
The report showed that 3,828,-
600 pounds of military airplanes
were delivered during September
compared with 2,315,000 pound.
during the same period a year ago
The peak wartime production wa,
102, 100000 pounds reached ir
May. 1914.
Airplane plant employment rost
: from 166,773 in June, when thu
Korean war began. to 191 ,649 ir
September but industry spokes.
men said that September produc.
: ton reflected a speedup of plane
: orders placed after Korea. It will
be much longer before plane;
ordered since then start comine
off production lines.
An ultimate delivery rate O
$40 to $50 planes for the Air Fore,
and Navy is called for, compared
with an average monthly produc,
ton early this year of about 21;
military aircraft.
IS Billion Outlay Is Goal.
There have been estimates tha
the defense spending program fol
the current fiscal year would rur
around $45 billion and a turn foJ
the worse in Korea or the out.
break of Communist aggression
= elsewhere yet might boost the to.
= tai to that figure or even higher
; However, the current studies ar,
aimed at $35 billion spendin,
: program.
t The lower figure would repre-
sent something approximatin|
the maximum which some of tn
top civilian leaders feel should b.
spent on preparedness short of al
all-out mobilization with stric
controls over the Nations economy
= While the Defense Department
D has no plans for asking for en-
, actment of UNIT this year, Chair
= man Lyndon Johnson of specia
! Senate defense watchdog subcom
mittee has mentioned the pos
S sibility of it's consideration neS.
month and it is possible that hear
' ings will be started.
The supplemental appropria
ton request will not carry an,
, items for UNIT.
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$2.25 Quarterly Dividend
Is Declared by A. T. st.
BY the Associofed Press


NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-Direc-
tors OF the American Telephone
d Telegraph Co. today declared
the regular quarterly dividend OF
S2.25 a share, calling for a cash
disbursement of some $6,765,O
The dividend is the 10th con-
secutive payment at the rate of
$2.25 a quarter-$9 a year. It is
payable January Is, 1851, to
stockholders of record December
Is.
The checks will go to 982 900
stockholders. A. T. & r. has 28,-
5000 shares of stock outstand-
ing.
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Marine ofiicer just returned from
the rugged mountain country,
there is a good chance that those
boys will get thier heads punched
In"
Yet, clothing Is adequate for
needs, the Army's supply chief in
Tokyo. Brig. Gen. 4. L. Hastings,
says conditionally.
Faced with threats Of trench
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Slow Reader, Maybe

ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. Is (P.-
The person who took the book
Improve Your Memory" from the
Albany Public Library apparently
got little benefit from it. The
book was returned by mail, anony-
mously, exactly six years after the
date it was due.
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North Korean POW's
Anger at China Reds
Forces Separation
BY the Associated Press

U. s. 9th ARMY HEAD
QUARTERS. Korea, Nov. is.
For their own protection,
captured Chinese Communist
troops have been separated
from their allies. Red North
Korean prisoners of war.
A headquarters spokesman
explained:
The Korean Reds are furi-
Gus at the Chinese Reds for
having entered and prolonged
the war. The Koreans threat
ened to beat up the Chinese.
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Stewart to Get Operation

LONDON, Nov. Is (P.-Holly-
wood Star James Stewart will
undergo an emergency appended
tony late today. Mr.. Stewart
who is in England working on q
filming of Nevil Shute's mo High
way" became sick yesterday.
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By the Assoeioied Press

TOKYO, Nov 15.-Are Ameri-
can troops warmly enough clothed
in bitterly cold North Korea?
No. emphatically say a Marine
Corps officer and war correspond
ents.
"If we don't get some equip
ment up there" complained a
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sion back miles near Tokchon
on the western front.
The attack, in battalion strength.
began last night and continued
this morning. BY noon the ROK
9th Division had withdrawn to
the south bank of the Taedong
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of 80 per cent over the regular
As per cent corporation normal
and surtax."
Mr.. Snyder advanced his sug-
gestion as the first witness in
House Ways and Means Commit
tee hearings, starting today, on
excess profits tax legislation.
The hearings began with Presi-
dent Truman pressing for imme-
diate action on excess profits leg
islation to produce 81 billion a
year and retroactive to last July l
Truman Wants Action Now.
The President expressed his
views in a letter yesterday to
Chairman Doughton of the Ways
and Means Committee and urged
action on such legislation in the
remaining session of the 81st
Congress, starting November 81
However. such action at this time
appears unlikely.
First reaction of some Congress
sional experts to Mr.. Snyder!
proposal was that the suggested
tax, in reality. would be as severe
or more so than the one existing
during World War II.
In this connection it was noted
that Mr.. Snyder said it would be
necessary, if the tax achieved the
objective of raising 81 billion a
year, to reduce base period earn
ings, by Is per cent for purposes
of computing credit allowed tax
paying corporations. This, some
of the tax experts contended,
would serve to make the levy as
stringent as that existing during
the war even though the proposed
rate is lower.
Before MIR. Snyder began read
ing his prepared statement to the
committee, there was some politi-
cal cross fire.
Representative Reed, Republi-
can of New York, raised the ques-
ton that he had not been sup
piled with copy of the secre-
tary's statement. He inquired
whether it was not customary to
get copies in advance. Chairman
Doughton, however, disclaimed
knowledge of any such practice
and said the statement was not
prepared until about pm. yes
terday.
Secretary Snyder broke in to
say that he and his associates
will be available for questioning
at any time.
No Time for Joint Study.
Representative Simpson, Repub-
iican of Pennsylvania, inquired
whether or not the Secretary
suggestions for an excess profits
tax had been presented to the
Joint Committee at its recent
meeting.
MIR. Snyder replied that there
was no opportunity to present the
suggestions to the joint commit.
tee.
Secretary Snyder then begar
reading his prepared statement.
At the outset, Chairman Dough-
ton said the committee is meet
Ing In compliance with mandate
from their colleagues.
Mr.. Snyder, in detailing the
administration proposals, said the
tax must not penalize corpora.
tions which do not share in the
high level of profits.
Excessively high rates." hi
added, tend to increase infla.
tContinued on Page AS, Col. H.
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-AP WWephOt0.
Butler, or almost any other fac
tory at this time.
Publisher Wise was disturbed.
Rising prices we're being blamed
Continued on Page A-12, Col. 81
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DIR. WILLIAM MCCLELLAN.
Harris EtDing Photo.
engineering firm, to become pres
ident of Pepco on April l., 1888.
He remained in that capacity
until May 18, 1889, when he was
(See MCCLELLAN, Page A-5.)
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Sober U. S. Attitude on Chino Reds Urqed
by Aeheson. Pose A-3
Mount Roinier Youth. Soon to Come
Home" Dies in koreo Action. Pose AS
Wounded Medic, Here, Explains Why His
Corps Dropped Armbonds. Pose B-l
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South Koreans
Smashed Back
On Two Fronts
Shores Of z Largest
Reservoirs Reached
By American Troops
BY the Associated Press

SEOUL, Nov. 15.-Red battalions
smashed back South Korean
troops at two widely separated
points on the United Nations line
last night and today.
Attacking Communists drove
the Republic of Korea 9th Divi-
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See Editorial. Adding to 81 Misery"
Pose A-lo
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1870 Excess Profits Tax Asked
By Snyder as Hearings Begin;
rumon Calls for Speedy Action
Presidents Proposal
Would Bring in
81 Billion More
By Cecil HoIIond

Secretary of the Treasury Sny-
der today proposed an excess
profits levy of rs per cent on cor
poration earnings as part of a
broad tax program for financing
the country's rearmament~ pro-
gram.
The levy suggested is 1912 per
cent less than was employed dur
ing World War II.
1t would provide, Mr.. Snyder
pointed out, "a differential tax
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tsee CLOTHING. Page A-53
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Guide for Readers

An Associated Press Newspoy
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Text of Trumon Letter Asking Increase il
Toxes. Poee A-8.
cED Urges Three-Point Plon to Roist
Toxes by ST Billion in 1851. Paee A.:
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(See KOREA, Page A-3)
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(See SENATE, Page A-3)
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Continued on Page AS, Col. H.
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See CRIME, Page A-3.)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-03
GOVERNOR WILL
ASK MAYORS TO
PLAN Defense

Back in Juneau after his confer
ence in Anchorage with General
Nathan S. F. Twining, General
Frank Armstrong, General Cum
bingham and Federal and city Of
ficials, Gov Gruening said today
that he would ask the mayors of
other towns in Alaska to call SIM
liar meetings to make plans for
civilian defense in case Of any en-
envy action.
Juneau, because of it's prestige
as capital of Alaska, I consider
would be third in Importance to
any possible enemy, after Anchor
age and Fairbanks. We must not
be alarmed, but we must have some
plan of action.
There is no plan of evacuation
of Alaska and General Twining and
I agreed that people were as safe
in Alaska as they would be any,
where else should the United States
be attacked by some enemy"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-03
Picket Stops
Distharging
Alaska Shin

SEATTLE. July 3-tR-CIO long
shoremen refused to pass a lone A.
F. of L. picket at the Albers Milling
Company pier yesterday AS result
an Alaska Steamship Company YES
sci moved away unloaded.
The Sailors Splice tied up at the
pier early yesterday to unload a
cargo of fish meal for Alaska. Mem
bers of the International Long
shoremen's and Warehousemen's
Union (CIO) turned back when
they saw the picket patrolling the
plant entrance.
The ship was moved later in the
day to pier "a to discharge canned
salmon
The Albers plant has been pick
eted by the Sheet Metal Workers
International Association, Local SO
(AFD since January after the
company discharged two sheet
metal workers and announced it
would farm out" its sheet-metal
work. On February Superior Judge
Harold A. Steering denied the AL
bers Company an injunction against
the picketing.
William Gettings, regional direc-
tor of the ILWU said yesterday was
the first time since the dispute be-
gan that longshoremen were called
to the pier to work a vessel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-03
BY ALICE FROM JOHNSON
Especial to Empire)


WASHINGTON, June 30-While
the Korean situation may not APP
pear to bear directly on statehood
for Alaska and Hawaii, informed
sources here believe recent deVel-
opments in Asia will ram both
statehood bills through the Senate
before the end of the session.
AS was expected, the Senate In
terror and Insular Affairs Com
mittee voted this week to report
both statehood bills favorably.
Sens. Hugh Butler, Neb., and Guy
Gordon, Ore, both Republicans,
were the only members who voted
against the Alaska bill, while But
Ter, alone, opposed the Hawaiian
bill.
The conflagration in Korea was
seized upon by Sen. Joseph c. o.
Mahoney, chairman and staunch
Administration supporter, as par
amount reason for speeding both
bills to the Senate.
Both Territories are logical
springboards for mounting attacks
against Communist Asia, should
war eventuate between Russia and
the United States as result of
American aid to free countries.
Therefore, O'Mahoney declared,
no possible link which may be
forged to strengthen the chains
Linding strategically-located Off
shore possessions to the continental
United States should be neglected.
He argued that statehood would
strengthen morale in both Terri
tories, and allow better indignation
of American military planning. :.
Buffers Comeback
Butler, opposing O'Mahoney's
view, said:
with all due respect to the
Chairman it seems to me granting
statehood to the Territories has
nothing to do with military pre-
paredneSs. Residents of Alaska and
Hawaii are, first and foremost,
loyal Americans. They will aid
the United States no matter
whether they live under the laws
of state or of a territory. If
anything, we can retain closer con-
troll in event of enemy attack from
across the Pacific under the terri
torial system than under isolated
statehood"
Butler and Gordon both asserted
they we're not against ultimate
statehood, but that this was not
the time for it,
More Time Needed
Three committee members are
opposed to granting statehood i'm
mediately to either Territory, Tut
believed the Senate should have
the opportunity now to debate the
issues. All three merely voted
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-03
ALASKA IS
THEME OF
CONVENTION
Eleventh Biennial Meet.
ing Of Soroptimists
Opens in Seattle

SEATTLE, July 34Rt-A trip to
Alaska was the theme of the well
coming reception for the 1000 dele
gates to the 18th biennial conven-
ton of the American Federation of
Soroptimist clubs last night.
Exhibits, insured for $4,000,
turned the Spanish ballroom of the
Olympic hotel into miniature of
the northland for the formal OPEN
ing of the convention which was
sponsored by the Soroptimist Clubs
of Alaska.
The meeting is being held in
Seattle for the first time and it is
expected that all previous attend
ance records will be broken. accord
ing to Mrs. Lois Bell Sandal, gen.
eral chairman.
The Alaskan exhibits included a
miniature mining camp with the
miners cabin. his cache and wind
less all constructed of natural ma
terials. 1t was designed by the Fair
banks club.
The Anchorage clubs exhibit dis :
played native ivory, furs and
Alaskan wild flowers. From Sitka
there were Indian ceremonial robes,
native baskets and a hand carved
mural by Peter Nielsen of the Raven
Clan Most of the exhibits are over
100 years old.
The welcoming address was de-
livered by Mrs. Edith T. Rauch.
president of the Seattle Soroptimist
club. The program also included
Eskimo. dances and the Metlakatla
boys choir which sang Alaskan
ballads. The Alaskan hostesses all
wore native parkas.
Convention hosts are the clubs of
Washington. Oregon, Idaho, Mon
tana and Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-03
UNCLE SANS
DEVIL DOGS
ORDERED OUT
Troops, Air Units from Two
US. Bases 10 Be Rush.
ed 10 Macarthur
TED KOREAN
(By Associated Press

Units of the United States Mar
ines-the fighting devil dogs of
Uncle Sam who helped win many
an island in World War Two
were ordered today to the Korean
war area.
A Defense Department spokesman
in Washington said troops and air
units from the Fleet Marine Force
at Camp Pendleton and Ell Toro,
Cal, would be rushed across the
Pacific to Japan with instructions
to report to Gen. Macarthur, who
asked more combat manpower to
fight the Communists in Korea.
The strength of the Marine re-
Inducements was not disclosed.
This additional shot in the arm
to U. S. strength in the Korean
fighting came as the Communist
invaders of South Korea slowed
down their advance to gather
strength for new about assault.
1t was possible they would move
out under cover of night and make
their first contact with U. S.
ground troops. U. S. hombers anc
fighters gave the Reds a fierce
daylight pounding.
U. S. Air Force officials in Wash
'ington ordered additional B-29 su-
perfortresses from the West Coast
to advanced American bases in the
Pacific. The Air Force said y. s.
and Australian planes had flown
los sorties over Korea, with only
one F-80 jet fighter lost in action.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-03
MAN SCALES.
kI'.t0GANF FOR
TIME.
so Year Old Bostonian
Made First Ascent of
Peak IS Years Ago
ey MURLIN B. SPENCER

3 C(RDOVA, Alaska, July 3-tREA
gray haired, 60-year-old Bostonian,
who was among those making the
first ascent of 19,850-foot Mt. Lo-
gan IS years ago, conquered the
peak again June 1.-THE second
time it has been scaled.
He wanted to see if his legs
could still take it,"
For Norman H. Read, Boston
and Manchester, Mass, it was SIX
days short of Is years since he
and five others fought their way
to the top of the forbidding noun
tain, highest in Canada and Sec
ond by only $50 feet to Mt. Nc
Kinley on the North American
continent.
81 Days on Ice
Read and Andre Roch. his COM
panion from Davos, Switzerland,
returned here Saturday with the
story of their climb. They were 81
days ON ice where there are no
insects, animals or birds. They
battled incredible snowstorms that
threatened to destroy them.
Then in the face of overwhelming
odds, they climbed both OF Logan's
peaks.
CONTINUED on Page Two
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-03
CORONATION BALL
STARTS FESTIVITIES
OF GALA FOURTH

! Tense with excitement, some TOO
persons in the Elks' Ballroom Sat-
urday night watched the entrance
to see who would follow the mill
tary color guard in the midnight
procession.
Who had won the contest, tC
reign over Juneau's four-day 4th OF
July celebration?
Who had been secretly chosen
King Juneau 1?
Applause first fer Mayor and Mrs.
Hendrickson applause and cheers
with the appearance of the royal
pair, Roberta Messerschmidt, queen,
and DR.. l.. P. Dawes, king.
Court attendants" followed, es-
corted by officers of the Alaska
National Guard.
In the order of their success in
the queen contest were Princesses
Shirley Casperson, escorted by Capt.
Arthur Walker; Nella Jermain, with
1t. Dan Mahoney, and Carmen
Mantyla, with 1t Vern Metcalfe.
The four young women made an
attractive picture grouped on the
stage for the coronation ceremony.
Their billowy formal gowns shaded
from the soft green frock which
set off Queen Roberta's brunette
beauty accented by the huge bou-
quet of red and white carnations)
70 the aqua gown worn by Shirley,
/ the cloud softness of Nellas and
the white dress chosen by Carmen.
(Mrs. Hendrickson carried out
the patriotic theme in her costume,
wearing a red and white corsage
on the rale blue blouse topping
a long black skirt
With appropriate remarks, May
or Hendrickson placed the red and
gold crown on the dark hair of
Queen Juneau w, and gave Dr.
Dawes the scroll prepared by the
committee for King Juneau I.
Naming him to the Royal Court
of Independence ''for devoted SER
vice and the respect of the COM
munity" had been J. c. Johnson,
DR.. James c. Ryan and Elton Eng
strom.
From the stage, where she sat
with committee members, Mrs
Dawes smiled happily above the
colorful corsage she had been given.
/ Besides the airplane fares and
cash awards in the queen contest
the king, queen and princesses
were give gold bracelets which will
be suitably engraved to comment
crate the occasion.
, Just "a hours earlier, after the
queen contest closed Friday night
a group of interested citizens had
, spent long hours counting the votes,
checking and rechecking. In this
group were representatives of the
sponsoring groups, committee mem
beers and the Rev. A. B. Morgan.
The official tabulation shows
/ 206,4 400 votes for Roberta Messer-
schmidt, who was sponsored BY the
Rotary Club and the Business and
(Continued on Page Fiye)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-03
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Aleutian from Seattle scheduled
to arrive at s am. tomorrow and
sails westward at 2 pm.
Princess Louise from Vancouver
scheduled to arrive tomorrow after
noon or evening.
Princess Kathleen scheduled to
sail from Vancouver Wednesday.
Prince George scheduled to sail
from Vancouver Friday.
Baranof scheduled to sail from
Seattle Saturday.
Princess Norah scheduled to ar
rive at am. tomorrow and sails
south one hour later at 8 am.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-03
ALA5KA'S LIBERTY
BELL SOUNDS AT
CEREMONIES TODAY

Anyone in the crowd of people
who witnessed the presentation anG
acceptance of the Liberty bell In
front of the Federal Building this
morning had a chance to ring the
bell along with the dignitaries on
the program-and plenty OF boys
and girls took advantage of that
opportunity.
The bell, one of IS replicas of the
Liberty Bell presented to the forty
eight states and four territories
Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the
District of Columbia, has a beautiful
sound and in spite of its heavy clap
per--the youngsters whose part in
the ceremony was impromptu
thoroughly enjoyed ringing Alaska's
Liberty Bell.
j. T. Petrich, deputy collector OF
customs, acting on behalf of the
Secretary of Treasury, presented
the bell to Gov. Ernest Gruening
who accepted the bell on behalf OF
the people of Alaska.
In his acceptance, Gov. Gruenin2
said that the bell is a symbol Of
the freedom we enjoy and have en-
joyed continuously for a century
and three-quarters. freedom we
must maintain unflinchingly. ir
the face of any dangers.
Mr.. Petrich called attention tc
the fact that the bell was one oil
the most dynamic and inspirationa
symbols the Savings Bond Division
of the Treasury Department has
ever had that these touring
bells, SO of them, will have visited
some $500 communities during the
present Savings Bond drive.
First clap of the bell was sounded
by Gov. Gruening Mayor Wainc
Hendrickson then rang the bell ano
others who followed were B. d
Stewart, Col. John Noyes, Alaska
Road Commission; Commissioner
of Education James Ryan; the dep
uty collector of customs. j. T. Pet
rich; Mrs. Gruening. Mrs. Keith
Petrich, Mrs. Mildred Hermann
Postmaster Crystal Snow JENNIE.
Then bystanders, men, women
and children joined in ringing the
bell.
The reproduction of the liberty
bell is exact-except, of course fol
the crack-but even the crack is
painted on the replica.
The authorities on bells and bel
ringing say that it has a 20-second
sound at present. but when the
mounting is adjusted. which will be
done today, it will have a longe,
vibration.
At noon tomorrow. July 4, the
bell will ring again.
No permanent location has beer
chosen for Alaska's Liberty Bal
and it will remain on the lawn IN
front of the Federal Building fol
the time being.