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Evening star., 1951-01-12
Chinese Reds Gather
Shipping on Coast
For Formosa Invasion
Expected Attack Held
Unlikely Until March,;
Navy Patrols Straits

The Chinese Communists have
massed several thousand junks
landing craft and steamers al
Annoy and Foochow for an am
phibious operation on Formosa
Rear Admiral Thomas H. Binford
reported today.
But the admiral who had charge
of the United States Navy's For
mosan patrol until November, pre-
dicted the Reds would not at
tempt crossing from the main
land before March.
He said he based this predic-
ton on the extremely poor weather
conditions in the Formosan
Straits during the monsoon sea-
son, which is now under way, and
the Red hope that the Americans
will pull out.
Air and Sea Patrols Operate.
The Navy is operating a "a
hour air patrol to keep either side
from making a crossing, and sea
patrol also is maintained.
However, extremely high seas
sometimes restricts the surface
patrol, and it is pulled out fol-
short periods, the admiral re-
ported.
Some of the ships which tho
Communists have massed include
American landing craft which
were originally turned over to the
Nationalists and which fell into
Red hands, he said.
Admiral Binford said the most
desirable landing spots on For
mosa were on the northwest
southwest, and southeast coasts
He said invasion of the island
would be a tough proposition and
predicted the Nationalists under
1t. Gen. Sun Li-jen-who was
trained at Virginia Military Insti-
/ tute. would give a good account
of themselves.
Suspected Reds Shot.
The admiral said the National
lst government had cleaned up
the Red opposition on Formosa in
recent months.
He said he asked a Nationalist
official how this cleanup was
effected, and what became Of the
Reds who were picked up. He SAID
he received this reply:
"Why, we take them out and
shoot them"
Evening star., 1951-01-12

for the grasses. The contractors
come on to the land and do their
own cutting and hauling. Most
of the sod is sold to private firms
or individuals.
Meanwhile, some of the farmers
apply for allotments under the
Agricultural Conservation Pro-
gram. One county official referred
to the allotments as a Government
dole"
eve figure" said R. B. Bridge
forth, Virginia PIMA Committee
chairman, that any one who sold
sod for $500 an acre should be
able to put his land back into
good condition without financial
assistance from the Government" "
But the basic reason behind the
new policy, according to Mr..
Bridgeforth and Joseph H. Bland
ford. Maryland PIMA Committee
chairman, is that the sod-cutting
practice tends to defeat the pur-
pose of the Agricultural Conserva-
ton Program"
According to Montgomery
County Agent o. w. Anderson.
about three years are required to
put a field back into workable
condition after the rich top layer
has been removed.
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Leap in Paris Kills
Medarf Of St. Louis
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Jan. 12.-William s.
Medart. st. Louis restaurant man.
plunged to death from a Paris
hotel window today. His family
said he leaped from the window
shortly after midnight.
Mr.. Medart, 46, was the father
Of Mimi Medart, II, whose name
was linked romantically with King
Farouk of Egypt last September.
She told a reporter that her fa-
ther had been depressed over
world affairs and had been in
sisting that the family return to
the United States.
Miss Medart said she and her
mother and brother, Edward, 81.
went to the theater last night
while her father remained at the
hotel. They returned from the
theater at about II. met Mr..
Medart in the lounge and went
upstairs with him.
He got insisting that we all go
home Immediately" she said.
land even started to pack a bag.
We tried to talk him into staying
and finally he just ran to the VIM
dow and opened it and said he
was leaving Immediately"
She said Edward struggled with
his father to hold him from the
window but Mr.. Medart plunged
through it.
Mrs. Medart is Donal Blossom Of
the silent films.
He was director OF the Medart
Steel Co. of st. Louis and noted
golfer. He was once holder of the
st. Louis amateur title and a one
time participant in the British
Open,
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Vast Program
For IS Months
Given Congress
Big ToxRise PIeo
Due Soon; Controls
Plans Under Way
By Joseph A. Fox

President Truman today asked
Congress for a tax boost that will
be very much more" than the
So billion total of the last two
increases, as he outlined defense
program that will probably COM
NIT more than $140 billion in the
next 18 months.
Sending the annual report Of
the Council of Economic Advisers
to Capitol Hill, the President said:
"The new tax increases now re-
quired must press harder on every
PortioI Text Of Trumon Economic Message
to Congress. Poee AS
source of available revenue. Cor
porations should pay much higher
taxes. Individuals should pay
much higher taxes. Excise taxes
should be higher and more extern
sive. Many loopholes in the tax
laws should be closed"
New Proposals Due Shortly.
New tax proposals will go to
Congress shortly. he said, after
further conferences with leaders.
The aim he said should be to
keep the defense program on a
pay-aS-you-go basis and hold
the budget in balance.
On the rearming side the Presi-
dent said that for the fiscal years
1851 and 1952-which will run to
June 80 of next year-"new obli-
gational authority enacted or anti
cipated for our primary national
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Featured Reading
Inside Todoy's Star

PEACE OR WAR IN EURoPE-The
A-bomb mode it possible for the United
Stotes TO decide to defend Western Eu-
rope, soys WilIom H. Stonemon in the
last OF his series on the future Of the
free notions on Poee A-50.
SHERMAN AND THE PRESs-With
the bottle Of the eensors roeine oeoin,
WIlliom Hines recolIs q fomed Civil
War feud between q general and the
wor correspondents on Pose A-lo.
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Subsidies 10 Be Asked
To Fight Initiation and
Control Food Prices
Sterilization Officials
See Them as Only Way
To Curb Living Costs
By jones Y. Newton

The Government soon will ask
Congress for sizeable subsidies for
use in the fight on imitation and
especially in drive to control
soaring food prices.
Sterilization officials are con-
vinced, it was said. that living
costs cannot be held down effec-
lively without the use of subsidies
in which the Government stands
part of the cost of production and
processing of various products,
particularly in the food line.
Subsidies were used widely dur
ing World War II. At one time.
for example, the price of meats
were rolled back for the consumer
through the use of multi-million-
dollar Government supports.
Wage Controls Studied.
Elsewhere on the controls front,
the Wage Stabilization Board en-
tered the final day Of conferences
with industry and labor leaders
on possible wage control policies.
Representatives of the United
States Chamber of Commerce and
the Council Of State Chambers of
Commerce were to be heard to-
day.
Meanwhile. President Truman
was on record to the effect that
wages and prices will be controlled
as soon as possible.
Asked at his news conference
II the Government planned to
roll back prices as part Of its
control program. Mr.. Truman re-
fused to say. He said he would
have to cross that bridge when he
got to it.
Silent on Parity Stand.
Neither would the President say
whether he would ask Congress
to amend the Defense Production
Act which forbids price controls
on farm products at level below
parity "a pricing formula designed
to assure the farmer of a fair
income).
Some officials have indicated
Mr.. Truman would seek more eff
(see PRICES, Page A-e1
Evening star., 1951-01-12

ment by Secretary Chapman. He
added that late modek cars can
have their high compression en-
gines adjusted.
The national average OF octane
ratings reached an all-time high
in the fall of 1850. 1t was 81 for
premium fuel and 84.4 for the
regular grade. 1t is not uniform
throughout the country.
Plans to issue the octane order
were contained in a statement by
Mr.. Chapman made public at a
press conference today held by
Bruce K. Brown, deputy admins
traitor of PAD. Secretary Chap
man is administrator.
The order will not be issued
until the industry has been con-
suited.
The proposed order is similar to
one issued during World War II
MI. Brown said it is necessary to
save tetraethyl lead and to permit
the accumulation of inventories
Shortages have developed because
OF the huge consumption of motor
fuel, which was at an all-time
high in 1850, and also because of
the demands for aviation gasoline
in Korea.
Evening star., 1951-01-12
S lnsistence
On Troop Authority
Widens Policy Riff
Toft Says 1t Means End
Of Biportison System;
Wherry Accepts Dare
Bv Cecil HoIIond
By Cecil HoIIond

A deep and fundamental rift
over foreign policy confronted
the country today over President
Truman's assertion he will con-
suit Congress before sending more
American troops to Europe-but
won't be bound by it.
Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio Immediately said the Presi-
dents statement marked "the end
of the bipartisan foreign policy"
Senator Wherry of Nebraska,
the Republican floor leader, also
challenged the Presidents state
ment and his indirect claim that
the American people will support
the use of substantial American
forces to bolster the defenses of
Western Europe against Commu-
mist threats.
C0nnally Pleads For Unity.
Mr. Truman's statements were
made at his news conference late
yesterday after Chairman Con-
nally of the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee touched off a
full-scale foreign policy debate
with a plea for unity behind an
all-out effort to defend Western
Europe.
The President reiterated that he
has authority to send more land
troops to Europe and intends to
use it. He added that he will
consult with the leaders of the
Foreign Relations and Armed
Services Committees of Congress
as a matter of courtesy.
Mr. Truman emphasized, how
ever, that, as commander in chief,
he is not bound by any decisions
of Congress unless it should re-
strict the use of troops by limit
ing appropriations.
If the lawmakers want to go
(ToptinIIod ~, poop At ro1 CN
Evening star., 1951-01-12
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Jan. 12.-The British
Tailor and Cutter declared sternly
today that President Truman has
public duty to dress well.
And that goes for his dummy
in the famous London wax works
of Nine. TuSsaud.
A previous issue of the tailoring
trade journal had protested
against the loud tie worn by the
dummy. To this President Tru-
man replied at a news conference
last week that it was none of
Tailor and Cutters business.
Bouncing back to the attack
today, the journal asserted in an
editorial:
Unfortunately. perhaps, for
Mr.. Truman. what he does and
what he wears is almost every
body's business.
THE respect which is his due
often influences far more of the
characteristics Of his disciples
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Star Photographer
Calls on McKeIdins

A full color cover and picture story
in this Sundays Pictorial Magazine
tokes Star readers on q visit TO newly
elected Gov. Theodore R. McKeldin Of
Maryland ond Mrs. MekeIdin at their
suburbon Boltimore home. Other pic
ture stories tell about how the Dis
triet still relies en- more thon 100 wells
for port Of its voter supply, how
amateur photographers go obout their
work, how the Coost Guord mokes those
unsinkobIe boots used in rescue work,
obout the production work behind mo-
rionette shows ond how some Of the less
expensive cuts Of pork con be mode
delicious.
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Catholic Clergy Ban on Rotary
Includes KiWunis and Lions
Vatican Preference for Loymen to Join
Recommended Organizations Reiterated

ed organizations, such as the
Knights of Columbus.
The member said the decree,
published yesterday in the Vati-
cans "E'Osservatore Romano" is
a general directive and neither a
condemnation of Rotary nor an
impediment to membership of
Catholic laymen in the organiza-
ticn.
The decree was approved by
Pope Plus XII, who is prefect of
the Congregation, one of II such
bodies that govern church affairs.
The decree, this source said, is
explicit insofar as it regards
clergymen. They cannot be men,
bers of Rotary-or other organ
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Russians Close Canal
Supplying Berlin Coal
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN, Jan. 12.-Soviet zone
waterways authorities announced
urgent repairs were starting to-
day on the Rothensee Lock, which
will keep the East-West canal
closed to all traffic for the next
seven weeks.
The order held up 81 barges
carrying $4,000 tons of coal which
already was on its way for West
Bsrlin's electricity and gas works
according to the city. government
West Berlin coal stocks were re-
ported large enough, however, to
secure adequate gas and power
supply until March.
A detour on which the barges
could be brought to Berlin is
blocked by ice on the HaveI River.
But If the warm, rainy weather
continues. it might be free within
q weeks time.
The Army said today that there
was a, sufficient supply of Goa
and foodstuffs in Berlin to carry
the military and civilian popula-
ton through the winter.
A high Army officer made the
statement at a Pentagon briefing
as he minimized the effects of
the Russian closing of the canal
in Berlin for repairs" until
February.
He pointed out that there had
been sporadic closings of the
canal during the past months,
and that increasing emphasis had
been placed on railway and high
way traffic as a result.
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Three Chinese Generals
Reported Slain by Reds
By the Associated Pres.

TAIPEI, Formosa, Jan. 12-
Chinese Nationalist reports said
today the Chinese Reds have exc
cuted three former Nationalist
generals who detected to the
Communists.
They said the generals were
charged with disloyalty to the
Communist cause. The officers
were identified as Chu Ting ching,
former Nationalist governor of
Hopeh Providence: Muh Su-chieh
and Fong Hung.
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Purchases of Arms
In Last Half of 1850
TotoIed S12 Billion

The Defense Department
announced today that it had
obligated S12 billion for the
procurement for major mate
rial and supplies during the
last six months of 1950-in-
cluding S10.8 billion for air.
craft, ships. tanks, weapons,
ammunition and other equip
ment.
Total obligations during the
July 1-December 81 period,
including pay of military and
civilian personnel, research
and development, were ap-
proximately $18.3 billion.
The spending rate is now
running at about SO billion a
month.
Evening star., 1951-01-12

security programs-for our mill
tary forces, for economic and mill
tary aid to other free nations, for
atomic energy and stockpiling and
for related purposes-will probably
total more than $140 billion.
Actual expenditures on these
programs in the fiscal year 1850.
the last full year before the
(See ECONOMIC, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Huks Loot Three Towns
Burn Homes in Luzon
BY the Associated Press

MANILA, Jan. 12.-Communist
Hukbalahap guerrillas looted
three towns, ambushed three
buses and burned a score of
homes last night in Central Lu-
Zon.
Twenty-Five persons. including
two Huks. were reported killed.
An estimated 200 Huks raided
the Bataan Province town of
Hermosa and ambushed three
buses outside the town, IS miles
northwest Of Manila.
Evening star., 1951-01-12

Doctors tor MilitoY. Poee AS
days action as she appeared be-
fore the Senate Preparedness
subcommittee to urge enactment
Of 27-month training-service
program for virtually all 18-year-
olds. Until today, the Defense
Department has talked only in
terms of an official strength of
30 million by June 80.
At the same time, Mrs. Rosen-
berg said the new increase will
force the draft manpower pool
below a safety margin" of 400
600 men by July 1. This, she said
will mean the armed forces either
will have to draft 18-year- olds OF
begin drafting men between the
ages of 19 and, 26 who have chill
dren or other dependents, "Snd
possibly veterans"
More Women Needed.
Mrs. Rosenberg also asked Con-
.gress to eliminate entirely the
2 per cent of total strength
ceiling on the number of women
who can serve in the armed
forces.
eve definitely do not anticipate
now any draft induction of wom-
en-, but I am quite sure we can
use twice as many as we have
authorized" she declared.
However, Assistant Secretary of
the Air Force Eugene Zuckert
estimated that his service can eff
ficiently use up to 10 per cent of
its strength in women. At pres
ent, he said. about is per cent
OF Air Force members are women.
Air Force Draft Scheduled.
In another development, John
Adams, assistant Defense Depart
ment general counsel, disclosed
that the Air Force will begin to
take draftees this spring. Based
on the old 80 million strength
figure, he said. plans called for
the Air Force to have 165, 900
draftees in uniform by the end of
June.
This marked the first official
work that any service except the
Army would take recruits from
Selective Service. Pentagon off,
Evening star., 1951-01-12

Dutch line in the Wonju area. 1t
fought several sharp clashes with
Allied patrols on the approaches
to Tanyang, 81 miles southeast
Of Wonju.
The fianking Reds set up a
roadblock, mined a vital supply
highway and poured a hail of
small arms fire into On Allied
force sent out to clear the route.
Retreat Route Periled.
Two North Korean divisions
the 9Th and 10th-were ramming
a deep wedge into the U. N. posi-
tions in Central Korea. Possibly
10000 Communist troops were in
this force, which was threatening
the supply and withdrawal routes
OF the United States I'd Division
and its French and Dutch sup
porting units making a lighting
stand just south of Wonju.
The immediate peril, in the
Wonju area was eased as day-long
Allied air strikes and artillery
barrages routed two Red Korean
regiments which had seized a
commanding height last night.
This force. striking from the
northeast. had cut across the
Wonju-C -Chechon road. occupied
the dominant hill and slammed g
whitening fire into the Allies
horseshoe-shaped defense peri
meter just south of Wonju.
The fighting ragged in foot deep
snow and bitter cold.
Allied planes including the big
B-29 Superforts rarely used on
tactical missions sowed heavy ex-
plosives and augmentation bombs,
machinegun fire and jellied gaso-
line into the Red positions.
Navy pilots from the carrier
Philippine Seat scared the half-
mile ridge with napalm firebombs.
They killed an estimated $50 Reds.
Steel Rained on Reds.
Second Division artillery slam
med a rain of steel at the Reds.
Field dispatches said the air.
artillery pounding wiped out part
of Wonju.
The Communists broke and fled
into the northern hills at dusk
Allied troops then reoccupied the
dominant height southeast of
Wonju.
Allied cargo planes yesterday
dropped 215 tons of food, ammu-
milton. medical supplies and cloth
ing to the Central Korea de-
tenders.
Other Red forces we're dug IN
south of Wonju. But brisk fight
(See KOREA, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-01-12
c Is for Communist Cont

MOSCOW, Jan. IL R.-Red
Star informed its readers today
that a new alphabet book required
for use by first-grade students in
Washington starts out: "a for
atom. B for bomb" etcetera.
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Credit frightened
ToCurb Bui|dinq
OF Apartments
Federal Agencies Act
To Sove Monpower
And Check Initiation
By Froncis P. DouqIos

The Government acted today to
curb apartment house building in
order to save manpower and ma
terials for defense needs and as
an anti-inf1ationary measure.
The Federal Reserve Board and
the Housing and Home Finance
Agency imposed strict credit con-
trolls which provide:
l. Maximum on mortgages, de-
termined by the unit cost in
apartments. Builders will be un-
able to borrow more than SO per
cent of the per-unit value of an
apartment house where the units
cost no more than $1,000. At the
other end of the scale the maxi
mum mortgage can be no more
than so per cent where the unit
cost Is more than $23,500.
2. Minimum cash down pay
ments must be made from the
borrowers own funds.
Apartment Hotels Affected.
The regulations rule out per-
sonal loans for down payments,
secondary mortgages and other
supplemental financing.
The order, effective today. ap-
plies to apartment hotels as we'll
as to apartment houses and to
major additions an1 improve
ments to apartments. 1t does not
apply to hotels for transients, mo-
tells, rooming houses and clubs.
The Federal Reserve Board and
the housing agency said that be-
lore the order was issued there
were discussions with building and
real estate interests and with rep
resentatives of various organiza-
tions.
The National Production Au-
thority. meanwhile, held a meet
ing yesterday with representa- tives
Of the rolled armor plate industry
and reached an agreement that
expansion of production should be
undertaken Immediately. This is
to meet requirements of the de-
tense program.
Materials Promised.
NPA will make necessary mate
rails available to the industry. In
addition, it will consult concerns
which can produce armor plate,
but normally do nothing about
switching into plate production.
Labor's part in the defense
buildup was discussed by mem-
bers of the United Labor Policy
Committee with Charles E. Will
son. director of the Office of De-
fense Mobilization.
The labor group asked for labor
participation in the ODM at the
policy-making level and the ap-
pointment to ODM of qualified
persons from labor. The group
was led by Philip Murray, CIO
president; AL Hayes, president of
the International Association of
Machinists, and George E. Leighty
chairman of the Railway Labor
Executives Committee.
Mr.. Wilson was said to have
told the committee their proposals
would be given consideration.
In another action, the National
Security Resources Board acted
to help New England realize its
ambition for steel mill. 1t is
sued certificate for tax benefits
to the New England Steel De-
velopment Corp, which proposes
to build a $3.50 million steel mill
at New London, Conn.
The proposed blast furnace and
open-hearth plant would produce
l million tons of steel ingots a
year and 10000 tons of strip mill
products. Under the law the
company would be permitted to
write off building costs in five
years instead of 20 years or more,
thus reducing it's taxes over the
fve-year period.
Evening star., 1951-01-12
RedDriivePeri|s
Who|eU. n. Line
In Central Korea
Enemy Force 30 Miles
Behind Allied Front
South of Wonju
BY the Assoeioied Press

TOKYO, Jan. Blistering
Allied air strikes and artillery
barrages crumpled a Red Ko-
rean attack near Wonju today.
But another Communist force
striking 30 miles behind this Allied
position threatened the entire
United Nations stand in Central
Korea.
The deep striking Red column
skirted the American French
Evening star., 1951-01-12

United States Attorney George
Morris Fay said he would seek an
indictment charging murder in
either the first or second degree
against Joseph F. Nesline, 36. who
killed Harding with a single shot
from a .45-caliber pistol.
"An indictment is justified by
the evidence in this case" Mr..
Fay said. indicating the Govern
ment had rejected Nesline's story
(See SHOOTING Page A-7N
Evening star., 1951-01-12
By the Associu,sd Press

VATICAN CITY, JAM IA
Vatican decree forbidding Catho-
lie clergy to join Rotary Interna-
tional. it was explained today, ap-
plies equally to such similar Or
ganizations as Kiwanis, the Lions
and other civic proups.
A member Of the Congregation
of the Sacred Office, which drew
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Armed Forces Boost
Manpower Goal 10
.3,462,2O5 by June
Mrs. Rosenberg Reveals
Truman Approval of
2o0, ,000-Mun Increase
By George Beveridqe

President Truman today ap-
proved military plans to raise the
strength of the armed forces to
3,462,2O5 by next June 80 or at
"the earliest possible moment"
This is about 260,00O above the
former figure.
Assistant Defense Secretary
Anna M. Rosenberg disclosed to-
Evening star., 1951-01-12

Pope's Bon Bottles Clergy and Leaders Of
Service Clubs. Poee AS
up the decree. said the document
reiterated the church's preference
that Catholic laymen and women
associate themselves with Catholic
church-sponsored or recommend