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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
CHRISTMAS EXODUS IN
 CONGRESS
Emergency Legislation Alp. pears Sfranded-0 -0ther
 Cheering News

WASHINGTON, Dec. g = tR - Caught in a home-for- Christmas exodus, major portion of Presi- dent Truman's emergency mobiliza- tion legislation appeared stranded today until at least Jan. 1.
 The holiday jam of absenteeism caused House leaders to sidetrack action on bills to CD give the PreSi- dent wider powers to speed the mo- bilization effort and CD to auth orize union shop agreements by railway labor.
 And unless Senate-H House con- ferees can reach agreements by nightfall final Congressional action may be delayed on the S3,200, ,0O0, 900 excess profits tax and the $20,- 000,000000 arms bill.
 Both bills have been passed by House and Senate, but compromise of differences remains to be ap- proved by both chambers before they can go to the White House.
 Leaders Handicapped
 House leaders, handicapped by inability to get a working majority on the floor, worked out agreements to act on conference reports com- pleted today. There was some hope the profits tax might go to MT. Truman by tonight.
 When the House adjourns this af- ternoon, it quits for legislative pur- poses sintil New Years Day. Token sessions will be held next week, but no business completed.
 That leaves only the two days from Jan. l until the new 82nd Congress takes over Jan. 3, for clearing up pending legislation.
 Christmas Cheer
 Congress members found some Christmas cheer in defense mobi- lizer Charles E. Wilson's prediction that munitions production will roll at swift pace in 1851.
 Wilson put it this way:
 My guess is that industry can supply 50 to 100 percent more ma teriel in the next year than in the first big year after Pearl Harbor."
 Wilson made the forecast late yesterday to a Senate-House watchdog committee on defense production.
 In other mobilization connected developments:
 1. The Wage Stabilization Board announced last night that it had reached unanimous agreement on the question of wage controls over 100000 workers. It did not say what the agreement was, however
 2. Alan Valentine, chief Of the Economic Stabilization Administra- ton, (ESA). said his organization is working on a program to stabilize meat prices.
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FORMER TRUMAN
 AID RELEASED ON
 POSITIVE ORDERS

ASHLAND, Ky. Dec. 22|R-Ed- ward F. Prichard, Jr., Paris, Ky, at torney and former administrative aid under President Roosevelt. was released from the Federal Correc- tional Institution near here last night on orders of President Tru- man.
 Warden R. o. Culver said Prich- ards two-year sentence was com muted by the President to the time already served.
 The 35-year- attorney entered the prison last July IA after con- viction of ballot box stuffing in Bourbon county in the 1948 Presi- dential election.
 Warden Culver said the text of the order received yesterday from James V. Bennett, director of fed eral prisons, said:
 'The President has commuted the sentence of Edward F. Prichard to the time already served. He may be released immediately"
 Reports of Prichard's release cir culated last night in his home town In response to questions, Warden Culver said earlier this morning "He's gone. I had instructions from my superiors to release him..
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A(HE50N IS TO BE
 0U!zzED
Will Be Questioned Con- eerning Agreements at
 Brussels Conference

WASHINGTON, Dec. g - tR - Secretary of State Acheson faced searching questions today on American troop commitments in Europe and whether other United Nations members will furnish Korea endorsements.
 Acheson goes before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this afternoon to report on agreements reached at the Brussels Conference on Atlantic Pact defenses for west ern Europe. Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee were in- vited to attend.
 President Truman said after a White House conference with Ache son yesterday that within the next few weeks the. soldiers of the pact nations will begin training together "for the defense of the free world. "
 Truman's Views
 The President added that the ap- pointment of Gen. Dwight D. Elsen- hover as supreme commander "greatlv heartened and inspired the European nations, who see ln IL new proof of the firm intentions ol the free nations to stand together.
 The President didn't mentlon American troop commitments in his statement, but members of Con gress made it plain that IS the point of most interest to them ln the new setup.
 To Question Agreements
 Senator Lodge (R-Mass), Who just finished tour of duty as a United Nations delegate, told re- porter in advance of the meeting he intended to question Acheson closely about any agreements that may have been made at Brussels to send additional foot soldiers to Europe.
 Lodge. former Foreign Relations Committeeman, said he also wants to know what. if any, arrangements have been made to replace some or the US. forces fighting in Korea with those of other members of the LIN.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
Letter 10
 Santa Gets
 Quick Turn

ST. PAUL, Minn. Dec. 22-tR- Bobby Hiner, g. La Porte, Ind, put a letter into the Santa Claus mail box in the La Porte Court House.
 It read; Last year I asked you to bring my Daddy homs for Christmas. This year I wish after you had delivered your toys to all the good girls and boys that you would stop by and take me with you as far as Alaska when you go home to the North Pole.'
 Bobby's father, Andrew Hiner, has been working in coal mines near Jonesville, Alaska, for about a year and half. Recently he suf- fered a back injury in an accident.
 La Porte businessmen, who handle Santa Claus mail, asked Ronald McVickar, Chicago manager for Northwest Airlines, if he could locate Bobbys father Northwest headquarters here did, via tele- phone, teletype and radio. They found he was convalescing from the accident and able to fly back to the United States on ticket purchased by the businessmen.
 Bobby's father is scheduled to step from a Northwest plane at the Chicago Airport today Bobby, his two brothers and his mother will be on hand to see Bobby's let ter to Santa Claus answered in even a better way than he hoped.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
DATELINE CAUSES DOUBLE HOLIDAY
 CONFUSION BY AYR

VANCOUVER, B.C., Dec. 22-H' An air-age Christmas can be a confusing thing, indeed.
 For 36 members of the United States Army, it will be clash be- tween tradition and the cuirks of time.
 On their flight from here to Tokyo, the soldiers will put down briefly in the Aleutians, taking of on the morning of Dec. "A.
 Approximately 30 minutes later they will cross the International Dateline and presto - it will be Christmas Day.
 And because they will be flying westward, gaining time all along, Christmas for them will be a 27- hour affair.
 But . one thing sticks to form, Christmas dinner.
 The menu will include: roast tur- key with cranberry sauce, Christ mas pudding and mince pies.
 A cocktail will be served to each before dinner.
 And that, Santa, is Christmas in the air.
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SALM0
 INDUSTRY
 PUZZLED
Recent Price RoIIback Pre-. sents Many Import
 ant Problems

SEATTLE, Dec. 22-lR-The re- cent price rollback has the salmon industry puzzled.
 Jack Green, president of Pacific Fisheries, said in an interview today the industry's concern is not so much with the 1850 pack as with the forthcoming 1851 pack. He asked:
 What is the government going to expect of us in the way of pric- ing our product when we already are signed up with the various unions for a 12 to 12A percent labor cost increase on next years pack and the price of cans is slated to go up Is percent as a result of the recent boost in steel prices follow ing the latest wage increase grants in that industry?
 If we are to hold prices to the Dec. l level what about the new labor contracts calling for higher wages next year? What about the boost in can prices on next years pack?'
 He said there was a remote pos sibility the industry could get by in the event of tremendous pack that would have the effect of reducing unit costs
 But the cold, realistic likelihood is that the salmon industry will have to go to Washington for re- lief if the pack has to be sold at the Dec. 1 level"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
The W ashington Merry -Go Round
Copyright. lSS1. by Bell Syndicate Incl
 By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON = A top-secret study of anti Communist guerrilla strength in China Is being rushed to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in case of more serious difficulties with the Chinese Communists. Highlights of this study are:
 l. China is infested with unor- ganized, roaming bands of ex-Na- tionalist troops, dispossessed land lords and thousands of Chinese driven by hunger to steal and looC for food. They are. not coordinated and often scrap with each other over the spells. The estimated num- her of anti-Communist bandits, as the Picking government calls them, is around 100000.
 9. China's Communist boss, Mao tse-Tung, has reversed his policy of "education" for non-Commun- it's and ordered a drastic relgn of terror against them. The driVe is called the bandit suppression campaign, of the peoples dictator ship" Martial law has been declar- ed in five provinces and wholesale arrests are being made in such cities as Shanghai, Tsingtao, Chun- king and Canton
 A recent announcement by Pe- king, for example, claimed l3,oo5 "bandits exterminated" in Chekiang province during the campaign, ana the seisure of stores of rifles, rock ct guns and machine guns.
 3. The only well-organized guer- rillas are units of the Nationalist
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DEER5kINS ARE
 NEEDED FOR U. }.
 FORCES IN ARCTIC

NEW YORK, Dec. 22-'R-Ihe Tanners Council of America sald today the Army needs deerskins for combat troops in Arctic climates
 The need is so great, the council said, that game-hunting states are being asked to reopen or extend their deer seasons.
 "The Army Quartermaster Corps has found that only gloves made from native deerskin give combat troops protection and freedom of action necessary under battle condi- tions in Arctic climates" the coun- cil said in a statement.
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STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Dec. g Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2h. American Can 935s, American Tel. and Tel l50s Anaconda 39, Douglas Aircraft 93B, General Electric 465s, General Mo- tors 45A, Goodyear 64%, Kennecott 73B, Libby McNeill and Libby g, Northern Pacific 321z. Standard oil of California ST, Twentieth Century Fox 20M. us. Steel 40H Pound $2.80A, Canadian Exchange 9456A
 Sales today were 2,720.00O shares.
 Averages today are as follows in- dustrials 231.54, rails 7634, utilities 40.07.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
ACTION ON
 DEFENSE IS
 5pURRED UP
Grim Warning Concerning Russian Atomic Energy
 Is Recognized

WASHINGTON, Dec. g - tR - Congressional action on the multi billion dollar defense program was spurred today by grim warning that Russia is making "an intensive effort" in the field of atomic energy.
 Expert testimony on the Russian atomic program came from Chair man Gordon Dean of the Atomic Energy Commission. Originally given behind closed-doors it was made public by the Senate Appro- priations Committee.
 Dean told of Russia's activity, anu filled in some details of this na- tion's expanding atomic production in testifying on the $20,000, ,000, ,00C emergency defense money bill. This measure steamed through the Sen ate yesterday at wartime clip. And it carried some $2,000,000,000 more than the House voted.
 DlllS HI OOnltTtIiCt
 A Senate-House conference group meets today to iron out differences in the two bills. Speedy agreement was expected.
 Other fast-moving developments in the nations rearmament pro- gram:
 1. Secretary of the Air Force Fin letter told Senators that the nation lacks "an absolute air defense against possible atomic attacks. The best defense would be to attack the bases of the enemy. he said, adding quickly that he was not recon mending a preventive war"
 2. Secretary of Defense Marshall said that this country must tool ur at once for another world war, even though we hope it will not come.
 3. Navy officials disclosed that this country plans to turn over half a dozen or more cruisers to some South American countries, probably Brazil and Chile, and possibly Ar gentina.
 4. Gen. Clifton B. Gates. com mandant of the Marine Corps, sug- gested that Marine strength be boosted to twice the IS squadrons and two full-war strength divisions currently planned.
 5. Navy spokesmen expressed con- fidence that i've have sufficient strength" to handle any Russian submarine action which might be launched off Korea.
 6. Military leaders estimated that defense costs already nearing $45,- O00,0OO,000 for the fiscal year end ing next June 30 may continue near that rate for some years in the future.
 The Senate committee published the testimony on the emergency de- fense measure after deleting many sections for military security.
 Testimony by AEC officials dis closed that this country's expanding atomic energy program involves at least six new sites"
 They mentioned a "new gaseous diffusion plant" at Paducah, Ky and another new type plant" near Savannah, Ga.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
MATANU5KA LAID
 K PLACED ON SALE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-R-The government today placed on sale some small tracts of land in the Matanuska Valley area of Alaska.
 An Interior Department an- nouncement said the lands are not suited for farming or for inclusion in farm units of the Matanuska Valley farming project They were described as good as home sites, summer cabins. hunting lodges and possibly for farming.
 The announcement said the tracts are available in sizes of from five to 20 acres and at prices starting a tSl0 an acre.
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WINNING E NOW
 4-5TAR GENERAL

WASHINGTON, Dec. p - R = The Senate has confirmed a full four-star General rank for Na- than Farragut Twining, former Air Force Lieutenant General recently named Vice Chief of Staff. He was former Commander in Chief of the Alaskan Command,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
TO SEATTLE

MT and Mrs. M. D. Andrick of Mt. Edgecumbe are in Juneau at the Gastineau Hotel. They plan to leave for Seattle to spend the holi- days. Andrick is with the Alaska Native Service
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
Petersburg Plans
 pratlite "A!erl'

PETERSBURG, Alaska, Dec. 22- R-This Southeast Alaska town IS planning a practice "alert" and blackout test under it's new home defense program. Quentin DeBoef heads the organization.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
pR0p0sAL. FROM U. N,
 REJECTED
Reasons Are Given by Red Regime-Look Like
 Fighting 10 End
(By the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press
 Red China rejected today the United Nations repeated appeals to negotiate for a cease-fire in Korea.
 It could mean war to the bitter end unless other means for peace can be found.
 The Peiping radio broadcast the statement of rejection by Premier Chou En-Lai.
 It spurned the proposal of a special LIN Assembly committee as rising Red attacks in Western Ko- req prompted warning by Gen. eral Macarthur that a big new Chinese military offensive may be on the way.
 Tn Northeast Korea. evacuation of nearly 25,0O0 frightened civilians from the -besieged beachhead port of Hungnam was reported by AP Correspondent Tom Lambert
 Close-range rocket ships. big naval guns and artillery still shielded the small beachhead-th United Ma tions' last foothold in North Ko- req.
 Six Point Rejection
 China's rejection of any talk to- ward a cease-fire was made in a six-point statement broadcast in Peiping and heard here.
 The Red Premier Foreign Minis ter said the .three-narx JUN. com- mittee's appeal was "unlawflil' be- cause Chinese Communists did not participate in formation of the com- mittee at the JUN. Assembly. The committee had sent the Pei ping regime three requests to ne gotiate for a cease -fire-the last one Thursday night, New York time.
 The United Nations General As- sembly at Lake Success set up the committee during consideration of the Korean crisis.
 U. N. Blasted
 A Red Chinese delegations chief spokesman blasted the LIN. in q lengthy speech but it was not per- mitted to participate in the deci- sions because Red China is not . member. The Chinese left New York for home earlier this week.
 The Red attacks in western Ko- req started shortly before Chou's re- | lection of cease fire dickering. The attacks indicate an all-out offensive against LIN. forces could be ex- | pected almost any hour. New Drive Indicated Observers were guessing that Christmas Eve might be the signal for the new Red drive because of the Oriental practice of striking on Occidental holidays.
 General MacArthur's late Friday war summary said from 10 to 12 di- visions have been identifiedi along parallel 38, arbitrary boundary be- tween North and South Korea,
 Artillery was the queen of the beachhead battle-navy guns off, shore, and army artillery ranging from self propelled 155-millimeter howitzers to 105- -millimeter pieces. The artillerymen had numbered spots on their maps called measles showing every possible approach for an attack on the Hungnam perim- eter.
 A spotter only had to observe the enemy on one of the measles, call in it's number and the artillery man would let go.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
FROM CALIFORNIA

MT. and Mrs. Thomas Smith of Glendale, Calif.. are stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
SITKA VISITOR

M. M. Adams of Sitka is regis tered at the Baranof Hotel,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
HEINMILLERs HERE

MT. and Mrs. Carl Heinmiller Of Port Chilkoot are in Juneau to spend the holidays. They are at the Baranof Hotel.
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STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Denai scheduled to sail from Se- attle at 5 pm. today
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver December 30.
 Baranof from west scheduled to arrive at 1:30 pm. Sunday, south- bound.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
WEATHER REPORT

e WEATHER REPORT
 q Temperatures for 24-Hour Period i. ending s:2O o'clock this morning . Tn Juneau-Maximum, 38;
 . minimum, 31. . At Airport-Maximum, 36;
 . minimum, 32. . 20 R E c A S T . (Juneau and Vicinity . Mostly cloudy with inter
 , mittent rain tonight and Sat . urday. Low temperature to- , night near 32 and high Sat-
 , urday near 38. . ECIP T A T Q N
 . (Past 24 hours ending 7:3o am today . City of Juneau-0.32 inches; |, since Dec. 1 . 3.06 inches; , since July 1-3630 inches. . At Airport = OLA inches; , since Dec. 1 - 2.2l inches; . since July 1-25.33 inches.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-22
CONDITIONS GIVEN
 ON BIG FOUR MEET
 PROPOSED BY REDS


 PARIS, Dec. 22-R-The West ern Powers agreed today to Big Four meeting proposed by Russia. ii the Kremlin will agree to broaden the agenda to include outstanding world problems in addition to Ger many. Foreign office sources said notes delivered in Moscow tonight suggested that the four powers LIN. Delegates work out the agenda time and place for the meeting.
 FROM SITKA
 James 0. Rinehart of Sitka is al the Baranof Hotel.
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WOW. LADIES
LEAGUE

The Leafs and Saps won both
their games last week to retain first
and second place respectively. Team
honors went to the Saps, with
single game of 513 and two-game
set of 1908
B. Hart had high single game (125)
and M. Eichelberger had high two
game set (23D.
80 Or Better Glass
M. Eichelberger, 120-231; B. Hart,
125-212; F. Speaker, 112-209; T.
Grove, 100000; ]. Zimmerman, 1906
200; L. Hoover, 1903; F. Grimes, LOG;
o. Stoddard, 104; S. Wilmington,
1O2; B. Jones, SO; N. Socks, SO; M.
Carper, 81; D. Bowers, 81; E. La
pole, 95; E. Banda, 95; H. Slower,
95; M. Hildebrand, ga; H. Lefever,
"a; M. Athey, "a; c. Grove, "a; c..
Nemzek, SO; F. Beard, 90; M. Lapole,
81; T. Beeler, 80; J. Keckler, 80; c.
Bowman, 80.
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Team Standings
EASTERN STAR
LEAGUE

Neptune took the lead last week
and they also had both team honors,
single game of 497 and three
game set of 1924.
Nora Rouzer had the high single
game Gid and Blanche Schwinger
had the high three-game set 1920.
100 Or Better Glass
N. Rouzer, Ill; B. Schwinger, 100,
107, 1O4-32O; P. Jennings, 105; B.
King, 105; N. Evans, 100
Team Standings
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BOWLING SCORES

tianni, 124, 1888; R. Ham, 118,
1851; H. Jolliffe, 126, 1O5-328; F.
Ham, 116, 1O6-324; F. Musey, 1922
316; L. Shelter, 121, 104-312; W.
Kiser, 11S, 100000; J. Henneberger,
119-3OS; M. Bittorf, lit, 101-304; R.
Keller, ia, 100000; A. Swan, 116;
H. Sirbaugh, 113; C. Bittorf, 100; M.
Eberly, 105; E. McCarren, liz; G.
McCarren, 1902; D. NORM, 1O2; ].
Stevenson, 101; L. DIETRICH, 100; v.
Weaver, 100.
Team STANDINGS
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high set (1376).
E. Hill had the high single game
(123) and Dolores Grooms had the
high three-game set 1920.
100000 Glass
D. Grooms, 118, 116-320; ]. Zim-
norman, 112, 1O8-314; l. Whip, ITO,
l16-3O2; D. Hoffman, 107-301; E. Hill,
1913; E. Miller, 113; v. Warner, lit;
M. Grouse, LOT; T. Hartle, 1O4; D.
Chrisman, 1O2; E. Morganthall, 100;
l. South, 100; L. Riggs, 100.
Team Standing
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Team Standing
Points
ST. MARY'S
LEAGUE

The Mickey Firms took the lead
last week, but the Donald Ducks had
the high single game (55l) and the
three-game set (1509).
Mary Bittorf had the high sin
gle game for the girls (117) and
Jack Weaver was the high scorer
for the men, with single game of
139 and a three-game set Of 1853.
10o-300 Glass
J. Weaver, l39, 12l-368; r. Fra
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Nave, ia; South, liz; Wiles, liz;
wolfensberger, ITO; Bond, 100; Fiery,
100; Right, 100; Zimmerman, 100;
Hammond, 108; Jones, 108; Kretzer,
108; Spiker, 108; Barnes, LOG, 101;
Miller, LOG; Mobley, los; Martin, 1O3,
102; Brown, 1903; Athey, 101; Low
man, 101; Sayles, 101; Warner, 101;
Couchman, 100, 1O2; Lowell, 100;
Nemzek, 100.
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ELKS LADIES'
LEAGUE

The league started the season on
Wednesday, September Is, with No
vember and August tying for the
lead. January had the high single
game (487) and November took the
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Team Standing
Points
POTOMAC EDISON
GIRLS LEAGUE

The Potomac Edison Girls League
opened their season last week and
the Bridge team came out on top,
taking both team honors with a sin
gle game of 452 and two-game set
of 900
Doris Bremen had both Individual
honors, with single game of 109
and two-game set of 209.
ToaV,n Cfondin0
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Team Standing
Division 2

OAt1SIOA &
Grace cub. was the high scoring
team with single game of 588 and
set of 1926, but the individual honors
were divided between Tom Fitz, of
Grace cub, having the high single
game (151) and Milton Warrenfeltz,
of st. Marks, the high set (365).
120-32O Glass
Dick Yates, 324; Les Kendle, 129,
128-364; Bob Hogan, 1882; "Skip"
Eyler, 1873; Ed Wade, 137-354; Tom
Fitz, 151-345; "Deany" Snyder, 1876;
Dick Motz, 1872; Clyde Lippy, 800;
Franklin R. Miller, 1888; John
Minnich, 1870, 123-35O; Joe Hide
brand, 132-364; Milt Warrenfeltz,
1896.
Team Standing
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
WOMEN'S LEAGUE

The Sunday School Women's
League opened the season on Tues
day, September II.
The Pansies in Division l, won all
three games, as well as total pin
fall, to take the lead, and their team
in the Second Division tied with the
Daisies and Iris for the top spot,
when all three teams made clean
sweep.