davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Valley frontiersman., 1950-11-17

The survey for inc lower end of the Cooper River Highway has been completed, it was announced at Cordova last week. The Alaska Road Commission crew working north through the National For est met the Bureau of Public Roads crew surveying south at the million dollar bridge" at Mile 41. The highway would give the Prince William Sound area a land link with interior Alaska.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-11-17

Nina Stock. Following the bus ness session, Mrs. Wanda Wilson demonstrated decorative plate making as the project lesson for the evening.
 The club meets twice regularly each month on the second and fourth Tuesdays. The next meet ing will be held at the home of Mrs. Olava Roetman on Novem- Der 27 at 8 pm. =
Evening star., 1950-12-05
BY the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. s.
Customs officials, acting on Com
merce Department orders, have di-
rected that cargo for Red China
or Hong Kong be unloaded from
three freighters here before they
sailed.
Orders went out yesterday tc
unload II tons of extra-hard steel
from the Norwegian ship Igadi
The steel ws consigned directly to
a Red China firm at Tientsin.
Customs officials said the silicon
steel sheets. which could be used
as armor plate, was shipped by
the Pacific Trading Co. of Boston
Collector of Customs Paul Leake
denied request by local agents
for the Igadi owners that they be
allowed to post $25.000 bond as
a guarantee that the steel would
be returned to the United States.
The agents explained that the steel
was at the bottom of q hold and
Evening star., 1950-12-05
F-8Os RepuIse Pass
By Red JETS in Korea
BY the Associated Press

U. S. 5th AIR FORCE HEAD
QUARTERS, Korea, Dec. 5.-Two
Communist MIG-15 jet fighter
planes were chased back across
the Yalu River by American F-80
jets today after a brief air battle
near Kanggye.
"The MICS came out of the sun
at about 500 miles an hour" said
1t. James w. Smith of New
Albany, Ind. pilot of one F-80.
He said they made a shooting
pass at the F-80s, which were
carrying 500-pound bombs for
bombing missions.
They missed in their only shoot
ing pass, then fled as four F-80s
gave chase.
Other American pilots in the
fight were 1t. Ralph S. Parr, jr.,
Chevy Chase. Md; 1t. William F.
Casey. Claymont, Del, and 1t.
Edward R. Drummond, Philadel-
phia. Pa.
1t. Parr, the son of retired Navy
Comdr. Ralph S. Parr of 438
Turner lane, Chevy Chase, has
been in Korea since shortly after
the outbreak of hostilitieS.
1t. Parr, 26. graduated from
Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School in 1912. He served in the
Pacific during Warld War II. His
wife, Mrs. Barbara Barnes Parr,
and their 4-month-old daughter,
Pamela Morrison, are living at the
Turner lane address.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Marshall 10 Present
Medal for JoIson

The Medal for Merit will be
awarded posthumously to AL
Jolson by Defense Secretary
Marshall at a Pentagon ceremony
tomorrow.
President Truman made the
award to the radio, stage and
screen star for extraordinary
fidelity and exceptionally meri-
torious conduct. 1t will be pre-
sented to Mr.. Jolson's widow,
Mrs. Erie Galbraith Jolson of
Encino, Calf.
Mr.. Jolson died of coronary
occlusion on October % shortly
after his return from Korea
where he entertained troops at
his personal expense.
In the two world wars, he
Travelled extensively at his own
expense to entertain men in uni
form.
Evening star., 1950-12-05

Truman give the country more
information" about the grave
world situation.
The Ohio leader before con-
vening a meeting of his policy
group this morning, had charged
that Republicans have not been
consulted on policies now being
made. He said they merely have
been given a recital of events
and added:
This isn't the kind of con-
sultation that produces unified
policies"
Emerging from one-hour meet
ing of the Policy Committee, he
said the members were given a
brieflng on what several Republi-
can Senators learned at recent
White House and State Depart
ment conferences.
The briefing was given by Re-
publican Floor Leader Wherry OF
Nebraska and by Senators Wiley
Of Wisconsin and Saltonstall of
Massachusetts,. top-ranking Re-
publicans on the Foreign Relations
Committee. Senator Taft said
there was no attempt to lay down
a policy for the Republicans, but
the committee would meet every
(see POLICY, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1950-12-05
RumI Hits Profits Tax
AT Senate Hearinq;
House Set 10 Vote
Passage Of s. Billion
Bill Before NightfoII
Appears Certain
By Cecil Holland

Business interests sent a parade
of witnesses to the Capitol today
in opposition to an excess profits
tax as House leaders said they
expected a vote-and certain pas
'sage-of a 50 billion profits bill
possibly before nightfal.
AS the House prepared to vote,
the business witnesses went before
the Senate Finance Committee to
argue against the philosophy of
an excess profits tax and, for the
most part, urge instead a defense
tax imposed on the normal cor
poration income taxes
Their views were presented in
the second round Of hearings by
the Senate group as it rushed it's
consideration of the administra-
tion's request for an excess profits
tax to raise revenue for the coun-
try's expanding defense program.
Sixteen witnesses were scheduled
to testify during the day.
Ruml Opposes Profits Tax.
Beardsley Ruml. representing
the Business Committee on Emer-
gency Corporate Taxation, told
the Senate committee that an ex-
cess profits tax was IAN evil brew
of inequity, exception. exemption
and privilege"
Mr.. Ruml said business recog-
nizes the need for defense revenue
and docs not argue with the num-
ber of dollars" But he added:
Our Business Committee rec
ommends that the excess profits
tax proposal and principle be re-
jected, and that in its place there
be levied an across -the-board cor
porate profits levy. ~
Similar views were rejected by
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee before reporting the bill
on which the House may vote to-
day. Before the final vote, Re-
publican opponents of the bill
planned to offer a substitute pro-
posal which they contend would
raise more money without work.
ing on business the hardships that
an excess profits levy would i'm
pose.
The proposal will be embodied in
a Republican motion to recommit
the tax bill to the House Ways and
Means Committee for further
study. But even the Republicans
conceded they had no chance of
getting their motion adopted.
Senate Also Pushing Bill.
Democratic leaders said they ex-
pected vote today. However, if
the final round of debate is pro-
(See TAXES. Page A-7.)
Evening star., 1950-12-05
oO-Day Rent Control
Extension Voted BY
House Committee
BoIIot II to 3; Senate
Goes Ahead With Own
CO. Day Measure
By the Associoted Press

A 90-day extension of rent con-
trolls was approved today by the
House Banking Committee.
The committee voted, II to 3, to
keep the law on the books until
March 81, three months beyond its
expiration date, and give the in
coming 82d Congress time to de-
eide on some final action after II
meets in January.
Chairman Spence said the rent
extension bill will be taken before
the Rules Committee this after
noon for quick clearance to the
House for consideration probably
tomorrow.
The Senate, meanwhile, went or
with consideration of it's own so.
day extension, but is not expected
to vote before tomorrow or Thurs
day.
Opposition to the present bill
came yesterday from Senator
Bricker, Republican. of Ohio. He
said that cities with about hall
the population now under Fedora,
controls already have voted ex.
tensions.
He added that additional con.
trolls may be required in war pro.
duction centers and defense camp
areas as a result of the Korean
war but that the next Congress
can deal with this in entirely new
legislation.
Senator Bricker said that aside
from defense areas Congress!
should let the rent problem be
handled on the local level.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Evacuation Possible if Defense
Line Can't Be Held, BrodIeySoys
General Reported Giving Senators
Less Desperate Picture of Situation

Gen. Bradley was reported to
have told Senators today that
Withdrawals by United Nations
troops now have made it possible
to evacuate them if a defense
line can not be held in Korea.
Gen. Bradley, chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff. testified on
the world military situation at a
closed-door meeting of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee.
Some of those who heard him
said he gave the Senators a much
more optimistic picture of the
situation in Korea than they had
received at previous briefings.
One Senator, who asked not to
be quoted by name, said Gen.
Bradley told the group that with
drawals of U. N. troops have put
them in q position where they
could be evacuated by sea if it
becomes apparent that the Chi
nese Communists in overwhelming
numbers intend to continue their
attacks beyond Pyongyang and
the 38th parallel.
Chairman Taft of the Senate
Republican Policy Committee,
urged meanwhile that President
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Steel for Red China UnIouded
From Freighters on West Coast

that removing it, plus cost of de-
laying the vessel, would be about
$751; 900.
! Ordered to unload some Is tons
of general, non-military goods
were the vessels Greta Maersk and
Chastine Maersk. The Fred Olsen
Line is agent for the ships.
The Government ban to prevent
any cargo reaching Red China
that might be used against U. N.
forces in Korea included the Brit
ish colony of Hong Kong and
Portuguese Port Macao, since
both are major trans-shipment
points for Communist China.
HONG KONG, Dec. 5 P.-
Shipping agents reported a cargo
of tin and tinplate was removed
from the American freighter Fly
ing Clipper today shortly before
she sailed for the Red China port
Iof Tsingtao.
Agents of the Isbrandtsen Line
said Hong Kong government Of
ficials ordered the removal.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
2O-Foof Chimney Falls;
Two Workmen Injured

Two workmen were injured to-
day when 20-foot chimney COL
lapsed on them while they were
removing a heating boiler from
an automobile body works plant ir
the 300 block of Fourteenth
street Sc.
Robert Sasco. 20, of 1918 Twen-
ty-f1rst street NE, suffered q
badly crushed left foot and scalr
lacerations. George Hilton, %, ol
SOB Thirty first street Sc, suf-
fered cuts about the head. Botf
are in Gallinger Hospital.
The men. employees of a plumb.
ing and heating concern, were
working on the boiler in a small
building behind the main plant o1
the John v. Schmitt body work.
plant when the chimney gave
way.
Workers in the body plant hearc
the roar of the collapsing chimney
and rushed into the heating struc.
ture to extricate Sasco and Hilton
who were trapped under a pile o1
bricks.
Police said the cause of the col.
lapse could not be ascertainec
Immediately.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
By Joseph YOUNG

The special House group investi-
eating Government personnel
practices today charged certain
units of the Treasury Department
and the Bureau of Labor Stats
tics with gross overstaffing."
In a report approved by the
House Civil Service Committee, the
investigating subcommittee headed
by Representative Williams, Demo.
crat, Of Mississippi, charged that.
/. The Bureau of Labor Stats
tics prices and cost of living di-
vision is greatly overstaffed and
had "disSipated" a Substantial
part" of the 81 million initially ap-
propriated by Congress to overhaul
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Featured Reading
Inside Todoy's Star

SANTA AND THE coWBoY"-A
brownie answers Kid Buekoroo's letter
TO Sonto in todoy's instoIIment Of The
Stars onnuol Christmas serial for boys
ond girls on Pose B-l4.
NEW FACES IN coN6REsS-Twe
new Republican members Of the House
from Pennsylvonio-Wolter W. Mummo
and Albert c. voushn-ore presented
today os The Stor continues its series
on freshmen legislators on PusS s-a.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Wind Hampers Firemen
Fighting Dallas Bluze
BY the Associated Press

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 5.-A stub.
born, wind-whipped fire caused
high property damage today in the
heart of the downtown Dallas
business section.
More than 20 pieces of fire de-
partment equipment and most o1
the city's f1remen battled the
flames.
Flames died down in a two
story building at the corner OF
Main and Field streets after a
three-hour fight.
At daybreak firemen still fought
flames in the upper story Of an
adjoining two-story business build
ing. Firemen were hampered by
20 to rs mile per hour winds with
gusts up to so miles anshour.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
District Realty Board
Backs Rent Control
Extension 10 Feb. 28
But Realtors Object
To Other Revisions
In Present Measure
By Don S. Warren

The Washington Real Estate
Board today registered unexpect-
edly strong approval of extension
of District rent control to Febru-
airy %, but objected to any re-
vision of the present law.
F. Moran McConihe, Legislative
Committee chairman for the real
tors. recommended simple one
month extension of the law, say
ing his group felt this would be
wise and reasonable" in view of
the grave crisis facing our coun-
try"
Chairman Nicely of the. Senate
District Committee. who conduct
ed the hearing, called a special
meeting of the rent subcommittee
for tomorrow morning. He said
he hoped a bill could be reported
to the full committee tomorrow.
The subcommittee called on
Rent Administrator Robert F.
Cogswell to submit by tomorrow
morning a specific recommended
ton of what the bill should contain.
Straight Extension.
There seemed to be sentiment to
trim the bill to a straight one
month extension of the present
controls. which expire January 81.
Mr.. McConihe said the Real
Estate Board did not think it
would be wise or reasonable to
amend the act in any way at this
time, since the urgency of the sit
uation does not allow proper time
for study.
The one-month extension is de-
signed primarily to give the new
Congress, meeting January 8, time
to consider the problem.
Different views came from other
property owner groups.
1870 Rise Asked.
Charles j. Bauer, executive sec
retary of the Building Owners anc
Managers Association, said rent
controls undoubtedly would be
extended, but he argued there
should be a simple formula allow
ing landlords to charge IS pei
cent more than they did wher
controls started in 1941.
There is something horribly
wrong" he said, in a system which
l. (See D. c. RENT, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1950-12-05
More Storms Headed
Here, With Rain or
Snow Due Tomorrow
Low Near 30 Degrees
Expected Tonight as Cold
Air Shifts From Texas

The elements gave Washington
respite from wintry storms to-
day. but the Weather Bureau,
forecasting rain or snow tomor-
row, said the good thing would
not last long.
Colder air was moving this way
up from Texas and across the
Most Frisid Weother of Season Heading
Eost Across Plains. Pose As
Northern and Central Plains
States.
1t will become increasingly
cloudy tonight, with a low near
80 degrees, setting the stage for
tomorrow's rain or snow. depend
ing on the temperature. the bu-
reau said.
Potomac Overfiows.
The bureaus flve-day forecast
was not so cheerful either. Cloudi-
ness and temperatures ranging 4
to degrees below normal were in
prospect, together with another
dose of rain over the week end,
when temperatures will begin ris-
ing.
The Potomac spilled over its
banks this morning at Letter
Gauge, above Chain Bridge, rising
a foot above the 10-foot flood
stage. The Weather Bureaus
River Section said the crest late
tonight would reach 13 or IA feet.
However, little damage is expected
from this often-recurring over
flow.
Tides of 8 to 31a feet above nor
NAL were expected in the tide
water section of the river, which
would push the gauge at the foot
of Wisconsin avenue in George
town to about 6 feet this after
noon. Flood stage there is feet.
The river should start receding to-
morrow, the bureau said.
Storm Heads North.
A storm which brought high
winds, rain. sleet and snow to the
(See WEATHER, Page A-5o
Evening star., 1950-12-05

deliberately caused by the Chinese
Communist leaders" in their In
vasion of Korea.
He emphasized that I'VE must
remember that the fighting in
Korea is but one part of the tre-
mendous struggle of our time-the
struggle between freedom and
Communist imperialism"
"The effort of the evil forces of
Communism to reach out and
dominate the world confronts our
Nation and our civilization with
the greatest challenge in our his
tory" he added.
The President told nearly 5000
delegates to the Midcentury
White House Conference on Chill
dren and Youth, meeting in the
National Guard Armory, that this
country must strengthen it's mill
tary defenses in order to insure
our survival"
ANCItCIdtCS DclIeI III u. N.
In the struggle to preserve our
own liberty" he declared, the
United States must enlist "the
combined resources and the COM
mon determination of the free
world"
Asserting. that this Government
will remain firm in its resolve to
work through the United Nations
in the hope of building "a world
order based on freedom and
justice" the President added:
This is the only way out of an
endless circle Of force and retalia-
ton, violence and war, which will
carry the human race back to
the dark ages If it is not stopped, -
the dark ages If it is not stopped. y
Mr.. Truman said our troops in
Korea now are engaged In a bat
tie against tremendous odds. .
and he charged that the general
conflict has been deliberately
caused by the Chinese Communist
leaders. Their action. he con-
tinued. greatly changes the i'm
mediate situation with which we
are confronted"
To Change Their Lives.
Because of this military threat
we must strengthen our military
defenses." he declared. 1--WE are
now engaged in a great program
OF rearmament. This will change
the lives of our young people.
"A great many of them will
have to devote some part of their
lives to service in our armed forces
or other defense activities. In no
other way can we insure our
survival as a Nation"
Mr.. Truman asserted that the
Communist dominated countries
have shown by their actions in
Korea that they will not hesi-
tate to use their large military
forces "in armed aggression when
ever it suits their evil purposes -
The President then went on to
say that, in some ways. the moral
and spiritual dangers that flow
from communism are a more seri-
GUS threat to freedom than Its
military powers.
Aware of False Attacks.
Citizens of this country, he said
are aware of the falsity of Com
munist attacks on our churches
courts and other institutions. But
there are many people in other
(See TRUMAN. Page AID
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Gross Overstoffing' Charged
In Treasury and Labor Bureau
Fiscal Aeencys Overall Operations
Praised Highly in House Probers' Report

the Labor Departments consumer
price index.
2. The No. costly example" of
overstaffing in Treasury lies in the
"overgraded" Coast Guard. There
are too many men assigned to
headquarters, with a 1op- sided
proportion of top-rank.
3. There is no control exercised
in Washington over the various
1888 Internal Revenue Bureau
field offices. resulting in excessive
waste of manpower and over
stating.
The production divisions of the
Bureau Of Engraving and Print
! Continued on Page Az, Col. g.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
General Motors Raises
Prices on 1851 Models
BY the Associated Pres.

DETROIT, Dec. Genera
Motors announced today an in.
crease in prices for all it's 1851
model passenger cars.
c. E.. Wilson, General Motors
president, said the average in
creases would be something less
than per cent" on all five GIN
passenger cars-Chevrolet, Pom
tiac, Oldsmobile, Buick and
Cadillac.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Youth PorIey Stories
Inside Todoy's Star

Working Partnership With Adults Sought
Youth Tells PorIey. Pose AZ
Koreon Crisis Booms Marriages.; Bride.
Younger. Census Reports. Page Az
Ambitions of Porents Blamed for Child
hood Thumb Sucking. Paee Az
Evening star., 1950-12-05

CATANIA, Sicily, Dec. (P.-
Mount Etna belched smoke and
flames today in a new burst of ac-
tivity which posed new dangers
from flowing lava to villages on
the volcanoes slopes seriously
threatened a week ago. The vii
lagos of Milo, Renazzi and For
nazzi again were in the paths of
the lava.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
s Nations Call on U. N
Formally 10 Act Now
To Halt Chinese Reds
Mildly Worded Memo
To Lie Asks Assembly
To Move immediately
BY the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS. Dec. Six
countries, including the Big Three
Western powers. called on the
United Nations Assembly today to
act Immediately to stop Commu-
mist China's intervention in Korea
The demand was contained in a
formal memorandum filed with
Chinese Reds Demond Full Voice" il
Koreon Settlement, lndio Soys. Poee AZ
U. N. Secretary-General Trygvt
Lie by the United States, Britain
France, Ecuador, Cuba and Nor
way. 1t followed yesterdays re
quest that the Chinese interven
ton be put before the 60-natior
Assembly for debate.
The new document was both
brief and mildly worded. It was
submitted to conform to Assembly
rules which require an explana-
tory memorandum to accompany
any request for taking up new
business.
= Basis for Discussion.
1t will be basis for discussion
by the 14-nation Steering Com
mittee which was called for 2:45
pm. today. If the Steering Com
mittee gives the go ahead. the
full Assembly will decide whether
to give the question a full airing
The memorandum made these
main points:
l. Chinese Communist troops
are fighting against U. N. forces in
Korea.
2. An attempt was made in the
Security Council to get them to
withdraw but Russia vetoed the
proposal.
urgent Question"
It then added:
Under these circumstances. the
delegations of Cuba, France, Ecua-
dor, Norway, United Kingdom and
the United States believe that the
Assembly should now consider i'm
mediately, as an important and
urgent question, the intervention
of the Central Peoples Govern
ment of the Peoples Republic OF
China in Korea, with a view to
making appropriate recommends
tions."
The mildness of the tone was
understood to be in keeping with
the go-slow policy which has been
put into effect during the Wash
ington talks of British Prime Min
lister Attlee and President Truman
There still was no definite word
as to how strong the sponsoring
powers would go in a resolution
which they are considering.
Jebb to See WI.
Meanwhile, behind the scenes
conferences continued here. Brit
aims Sir Gladwyn Jebb arranged
for private luncheon with Gen.
WI Hsiu-chuan today. This fol-
lowed dinner given by Lie at his
home last night for WI and sew
eral other delegates, including
Jebb and Sir Bengal N. Rau of
India. If any positive results
were achieved at the Lie dinner,
they were not yet apparent this
morning.
Israel's Foreign Minister Moshe
Sharett said today he had only a
brief conversation with WI and
considered the meeting only a
clearing of the way in the situa-
ton. 1t did not result itself in
going one step farther toward
he said.
The Soviet Union has no veto in
the Steering Committee and it 10
certain the six countries would not
have taken these preliminary steps
(COntinued IN page "A Col AZ
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Victoriu SweIters at 100

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 5 up
"A 100-degree heat wave scorched
Victoria State in Southeast Aus
tralia for the third straight day
today. In Melbourne two men
collapsed and died as the tempera-
ture hit the 100 mark.