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Temperatures 3 (Unofficial) 35 Yesterday's High 46 Today's Low 15 High Year Ago 39 Low Year Ago 19 BEATRICE DAILY SUN Weertkef "If You Didn't See It in The Sun It Didn't Member of the Associated Press Partly cloudy tonight and morrow; somewhat cblder night; warmed tettioffdw; tew near 10; high tomorrow '41 VOL. XLIX BEATRICE. NEBRASKA, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 1950 6c Per Copy Man of the Year Gen. Douglas MacArthur Man Of The Year: Gen. MacArthur I Acheson, Taft Named In AP Editors' Poll Perle Mesta Tabbed Woman Of Year; Others Are Named Auociated Press I Gen.

Douglas' MacArthur was I the man of the year for 1950. The commander of United Nations forces in Korea, chief of the Allied occupation of Japan and leader of all American troops in the western Pacific, was chosen by the editors of Associated Press newspapers in a poll for the outstanding newsmaker. As one-of-the greatest military leaders of modern times, MacArthur won his designation after his "win-the-war" offensive in. Korea had been reversed. I The men close to the news I gave the general his rating over I the following leaders in their I specific fields: I Senator Robert A.

Taft of Ohio, I In politics. Secretary of State Dean Ache- I son in foreign affairs. Walter Reuther, head of the CIO United Auto Workers, In labor. I Charles E. Wilson, president I of General Motors, in industry.

Drs. Edward C. Kendall and I Philip S. Hench of the Mayo I Clinic, In science. I William Faulkner, Nobel prize winning novelist, in literature.

The late Al Jolson in entertainment. Mrs. Perle Mesta, minister to Luxembourg, as woman of the year. I The editor's nomination of I MacArthur as top news personality of the year coincided with 1 their vote on the Korean war as the biggest news event of 1950. ReSOlVO SdVS 'Odi' Foreign Affairs Dean Acheson Secretary Politics Sen.

Robert A. Taft Use U.S. Army As A I From his command post in I and his spectacular background I in leading the liberation of Far East lands in World War II, Mac- I Arthur had been a logical choice 1 for the direction of the Korean campaign. The assignment was admittedly tough from the time the North Korean Reds invaded the republic south of the 38th parallel. IMacArthur's leadership bolstered I the morale of the defenders as I they were driven back to a pre- I carious beachhead.

His genius the tide with the landing I at Inchon. And his assurance in- I spired the United Nations forces I in their drive toward the" Manchurian border to rid the penjn- of Communistic imperialism. When the hordes of Chinese I Communists invaded Korea to (upset the balance, MacArthur 1 called the turn by notifying the I United Nations of an entirely ''new war." Overwhelmingly numbered and not authorized to use atomic weapons, the general (was obliged to direct a retreat. I Taft's victory over organized labor opposition was one of the year's surprises in the news. It Underwrote his national standing I WW .1 of State Acheson won I his news laurels despite the that has smoldered 1 under foreign a u-s throughout the year.

Acheson was subjected to polittosa fire, jn January be cause of his Formosa I was reversed. He attacked by Senator Joseph McCarthy on, greeds that ICommunists Uleu harbored Col. WASHINGTON Senator Butler (r-Neb), praising the recent address'of former President Hoover, has asserted the Army of the United States should be regai'ded as a reserve rather than a primary striking force. In a statement Thursday, the Nebraskan said "we have acquired the notion that, if trouble breaks out anywhere in the world, we should fix it up by rushing a few squads of American boys to the trouble spot. "It is a foolish notion." Butler added: "The manpower to resist aggression in Europe and Asia will have to come from the free countries of Europe and Asia.

Millions of men could be available in those countries if they were mobilized on the same scale as Russia is mobilized. We could help train and equip those troops." Butler advised pulling U. S. troops out of Korea "unless our supposed Allies can furnish us quick reinforcements or unless we have some hope of holding our present position there." mu 8TOVI The fire department was called to the Maynard HJnkle residence at 449 South Center at 8:06 a.m. today where an oil stove flared up and was smoking.

There was no damage) YUGOSLAVIA WASHINGTON Truman today signed legislation providing an additional 000 in food for en Yugoslavia, 'Great Debate' Stage Set By Policy Talks 'Isolationist' Tag Put On Hoover As Dulles Preps Speech WASHINGTON. Truman's comment that the nation is going to steer clear of isolation set the stage today for Republican John Foster Dulles to join the "great national debate" on foreign policy. Mr. Truman at his news conference Thursday pinned the isolationist label on former President Herbert Hoover's proposal to concentrate on Western Hemisphere defense until western Europe demonstrates it has the will and ability to meet Communist aggression. Agrees Somewhat Dulles, announcing in advance that he agrees with much Mr.

Hoover said, is scheduled to state his own views tonight (7 p. m. CST) in an address at New York to the American Association for the United Nations. KWBE will broadcast Mr. Dulles' speech tonight at 7 p.

m. Dulles, advisor to Secretary of State Acheson, said he would express a viewpoint "somewhat, different" from Hoover's. In a telegram to Hoover, Dulles said he regretted his speech had been billed in advance as a reply to the former president. He explained his purpose was to make a contribution'to the "great national debate upon the issues of our time." The state department has made it plain it expects Dulles to support the basic administration policy of collective '--security through the North Atlantic pact. Guy Gabrielson, Republican national chairman, said Dulles would speak either as an individual or as Acheson's advisor, but not for the Republican party.

Mr. Truman spoke out bluntly when he was asked at his news conference to comment on Hoover's address, which had expressed, views endorsed by many Republicans in congress. Asked whether he considered the recommendations to be "Isolationism" Mr. Truman replied: It is nothing else; read it carefully. After declaring that the.

country isrnot going back to that, the 'president emphasized the point by saying you can bet on it. To another question, he he would have to make a long speech to explain what would happen to to Europe under Hoover's ideas. Senators Sparkman (d-Ala) and Morse (r-Ore) lined up in Mr. Truman's corner regarding the Hoover speech, but Senator Watkins (r- Utah) said: "I completely disagree with the New Moves Made To Hike Defense Output And Curb Inflation TOUCH South Koreans flee Seoul for the second time, these refugees find the going tough as they try to make headway with their heavily-loaded cart during a blinding snowstorm. (Photo by'NBA-Acme Staff Photographer Walter Lea.) Post Office, Bank Robbed At Emmet EMMET, Neb.

Law enforcement and postal authorities today sought burglars who robbed the Emmet State bank and tho post o'ffice of this north central Nebraska village Thursday. About $75 was the extent of the loot at the bank. A gas cartridge releasea when the thieves blasted their way into the vault apparently discouraged them from a prolonged try at qracking the inner vault. About $250 in stamps and cash was taken from a post office next to the bank, and the robbers also took about $50 and some merchandise from the store. The burglars got into the bank by taking bars off the back window.

They blasted the lock to the vault, but when the tear gas cartridge-exploded they left the building and returned with cans of cream from the Conard store. They sloshed this about the vault and floor in an attempt to neutralize the gas. Afterward, however, they were unsuccessful at entering the inner vault. They ransacked four safety deposit boxes before leaving. Gillette Named To Head State Defense LINCOLN Gillette, newly named state civil defense director, said today his first task would 'be to complete the inventory of defense facilities in the citifs and counties.

Gillette, who retires next week from the post as state treasurer which he has held since 1945, was named to the defense job Thurst day by the governor's advisory committee. The legislature will be asked to make an emergency appropriation of $100,000 to finance the defense program. Gillette's salary, as defense director will be fixed by the governor, probably at about $5,000 a year, his present pay as treasurer, STORE KRAFT MEETING The annual dinner meeting of Store Kraft management, sales and supervisory personnel was held at the Paddock last night, with about 30 present. In inform' al discussion, they reviewed the year now ending, and looked ahead into the prtypecti for 18T rt CAPfT Orvilie Glass to report the Naval Air; New Faces In Courthouse New Gage County Officers TO Take Office Next Week There will be a few new faces at the Gage county court house next week. That is when the newly elected county officials are to take office, Jan.

4. Ruth Wiebe will become the first full-time Gage, county asses- or. This is a new county office this year, the duties having been performed previously in the county clerk's office. She won the office bly defeating George Ord of Adams two to one in the general election. Mrs.

Wiebe's, however, will be no "new face" in the court house, as she has been tax clerk in the county clerk's office for many years. The location of her office in the court house is not yet definite. Last summer the county board of supervisors authorized the, remodeling their meeting "room for the assessor's -but as yet no official announcement has been made. Taking over as county clerk will be Charles E. Dedrick, Beatrice.

He defeated present clerk Raymond Johnson in the primaries and E. E. Powell of Blue Springs in the general election. On the county board there will be'three new members taking office at the yearly organizational 4. They are Willie Oltman, Logan township; "torn Damrow, Beatrice and Ed F.

Shalla, Odell. Oltman will be the supervisor for district one, having defeated F. F. Sorenson, Filley. Charles Gingery, Adams, was the former supervisor for their district.

In district three, Tom Damrow will take over. He defeated J. A. Coonley. Shalla won the supervisors chair for district seven by defeating incumbent Roy Mathias, Ellis, in the primary.

He was unopposed in the general election. The remaining incumbent county officials were re-elected. Ice Break Plunges Youth To His Death OMAHA, gave way beneath the feet of an Omaha youth plunging him to his death in the icy waters of the Missouri river Thursday. He was Kenneth Faith, 13. With three companions he had been walking on the ice about a half mile south of the Illinois Central railroad bridge.

One of the boys, Donald Stevens, 12, told officers: "We were walking on the ice, not playing or anything, when I saw the ice break and Kenny fall in. We couldn't get near him. He struggled a little while and then went under. "lie just said one word, and that was 'mother'." Snow Flunies, Cool Weather To Greet New Year Associated Press Cool temperatures and possibly some snow flurries will help Nebraskans greet the New Year. E.

F. Stapowich, Omaha weather man, said there are some snow flurries in the state picture and "we may get some of them Sunday and Monday." The experimental long-range forecast calls for temperatures averaging three to five degrees below normal -through next Wednesday. The forecast also mentions snow flurries. It says they may become light snow Tuesday or Wednesday. Partly cloudy skies were indicated for tonight and tomorrow with cooler temperatures in southeast and south central tonight and warmer readings in the central east portions tomorrow.

Singer Heard Here Wins Thebom Award Grace who here last March with the Wagner Opera has been given the 1950 Blanche Thebom Award, and the $750 prize which goes with it. The grant was established last season by Miss The- the Metropolitan Opera star. It was the second honor be accord- Miss Hoffman this year. Earlier this season she won the Chicago Theater of the Air award. The young mezzo played the part of the hero's mother ir the Wagner Opera production ol "Cavalleria Rusticana," a Homesteader Community Concert Association presentation in the auditorium last March 15.

Hastings Principal Will Speak Here Harland V. Taylor, principal of Hastings high school, will b'e guest speaker of the Senior CYF of the First Christian church Sunday evening Dec. 31 at 6:30. An unusually fine speaker, he has had considerable experience in counseling and youth work. Taylor is a teacher of the senior Sunday school department in the Christian church of Hastings.

His wife and son will accompany him here and will be guests of the group. A watch party for New Year's Eve is being planned by the Chi Rhos and the Senior group to climax the evening. GRASS IRE The fire department was called to a grass fire at 1707 Grant at 11:30 a. m. today.

How We'll Live In 2000 A.D. Politics: Freedom Will Survive Is the 11th in a series of crystal ball gazing" articles, peering forward to the end of the century, written by Associated Press experts In their respective fields.) BY ED CREAGH How will this land of ours be governed in 50 years Much as today, two parties contending against each other and within themselves, with the people free to choose between them, with the winner pressured from all sides yet curbec and guided by a constitution little changed since George day. And yet it is easy to scare ourselves with other possibilities Some see us drifting toward the all-powerful state, lulled by the sound of "security." Some see need to curb our freedom lest it be used to shield those who plot against us. And some fear our freedom will be hard to save if a general war should come, What then? A military dictatorship to restore the nation's body, if not its soul from the ravages of Atomic attack? Some sort of Fascism? Or in the name of Socialism, some mild or strange control of what we do here, big red'Thou-ShallNot's" there? Some fear the worst. And yet: We've the worst, while hoping for the best, eyer since have been nation.

We've pome through wars and depressions. And we've come Today, almost alow among men, we have the we my. 1M94 to $4'OV4M9 bold the course we choose. Reds Advance 4 To 10 Miles Below Border Sudden Red Drive 'Contained' After Initial Gains Made Associated North Korean Reds with Chinese support have penetrated four to ten miles south of the 38th parallel in east-central Korea front dispatches reported Friday night. United Nations- forces in the area 60 to 75 miles northeast of Seoul had to pull back as much as three miles in the face of an attack Thursday by 10,000 Korean Reds, a corps spokesman in the U.

S. Eighth Army told AP Correspondent Hal Boyle. Attack Contained "The attack can now be said tn be contained," the officer added. He placed the location in the rugged country south of Pupyong. about 35 miles inland from Korea's east coast.

In one limited sector, which he did not clearly define- he said, "there is now a dent in our line" extending four or five miles below the 38th parallel, old boundary of North and South Korea. He said earlier reports of Red advances eight to 16 miles south of the parallel were attributable to "communications difficulties" and indicated they were incorrect. However, there was no denial of earlier reports that the Reds had reached ten miles below the parallel in the vicinity of Yongpo, which is 25 miles in from the east coast. The field spokesman acknowledged that the situation was confused." The. Allied line is strung across trie ISOr-mile-wide waist of Korea just south of the parallel, the old arbitrary dividing line between Red North and Republic South Korea.

Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, new U. S.

Eighth Army commander, expressed "complete confidence in the ultimate success of the United Nations in Korea." Skirmishes Increase As he spoke, skirmishing increased all along the front. U. N. warplanes struck the enemy all along the frigid front and at his supply lines from Manchuria. Observation planes spotted camouflaged vehicles in the forward areas.

Gen. Ridgway imposed tight restrictions on pin-pointing any units of his huge force at this time. Speedy American jets knocked down one Russian made MIG-15 and damaged two others in encounters in far northwest Korea, near Manchuria. All American planes returned safely to their bases. Thompson Named As New Fireman The city council yesterday appointed Robert N.

Thompson as new member of the city fire department. Thompson will assume his new duties Jan. 1, 1951. Other business transacted by the council at a special meeting included the issuing of Master Plumbers' licenses to the following men: W. R.

Kelley, 417 South 5th; Charles Redmond, 924 North 5th; William C. Littrell, 1303 Jefferson; Lamar L. Robinson, 1422 South 9th and Ben Fitzwater, 2601 East Lincoln. Nearly All Medical Men Must Register WASHINGTON all of the nation's physicians, dentists and veterinarians less than 50 years old and not already registered must sign up for the draft on Jan," 15, Draft Director Lewis Hershey, who announced the medical call- up Thursday night, estimated some 210,000 medical men must register. Dr.

Richard Meiling, director of medical service for the defense department, said about 13,000 doctors will be needed to care for the military establishment of 3,500,000 now being planned. Mirage Flats Project Presented District 'SPRINGS, bureau of reclamation has turned over the Mirage Flats project to its irrigation district effective Jan. 1. At here Thursday night, Avery Batson, di- for the reclamation. PUT reag, said was the second time the bureau has transferred a e- braska project to a district for management.

The first one, he said, was the Oiitngt 49 years ago, TESTIFIED Ann Remington, former wife of William Remington, enters federal court in New rlc where she testified in the perjury trial of the former department of commerce economist. Mrs. Remington testified her husband once turned over a "top secret" formula for making explosives to Soviet spy Elizabeth Bentley. (NEA Telephoto). Jap Pact Split Seen As Final U.

S. Intends To Go Ahead With Or Without Russia WASHINGTON, A final split between Russia and the United States over drafting a Japanese peace appears almost inevitable. An exchange of notes betweer the two powers, the latest released here Thursday 'night, disclosed several major points of conflid which diplomats doubt can be re- sojlved, The United States shows every intention of pressing for a treaty regardless of Russia's attitude. The American note answered half a dozen questions 'which the Soviet Union had put to this government on Nov. 20 regarding American intentions on a peace settlement.

4 Points of difference which now emerge from the exchange are mainly these: 1. The United States rejects Russia's contention that any of the great powers should have a veto over the treaty. 2. The United States is going ahead without consulting 09111- munist China, despite Russia's emphasis on Red Chinese interest in Japan. 3.

The United States considers that "reasonable" for Japan to participate with this and with other nations in arrangements for a Japanese defense which "coulc include provision for the stationing in Japan of troops of the United States and other nations." 4. The United States is standing by its proposal for a future decision, either by the great powers or by the United Nations, on the status of Formosa. Another Gage High School Is Pilfered Another Gage county high school has been pilfered and ap parently by the same thieves who have been stealing athletic stop watches from other schools. Sheriff Ned Maxwell said yest erday the most recent break-in was discovered at the Blue Springs school. Just when break-in occurred was not known as school has been closed fo Christmas vacation.

Two typewriters were taken from the school and investigation revealed thieves had searchei the box where the athletic stop watches were usually kept. The stop watches had not been storec there. The other schools entered dur ing the holidays include Burchan and Filley. Loot at these schools wais two stop watches and $20 in cash, from Burchard and two stop watche and a radio-phonograph from FJ1 ley, where the superintendent' office was ransacked. Firm Controls Dver Rubber.

Cobalt Set Up Money Available To Loan Cut Sharply For Federal Banks WASHINGTON, government's defense production and anti-inflation drives today: 1. Cut down sharply on the money banks have available for lending. 2. Established firm controls over supplies and use of natural rubber and cobalt, two materials essential in making hundreds of kinds of civilian and defense goods. 3.

Brought announcement of plans for 13 regional wage-price offices. Several agencies figured in the moves. Freeze 2 Billion A federal reserve board order to its 6,885 member banks called for freezing $2,000,000,000 out of the loan market. The board said its action would- cut of a potential further increase of $12,000,000,000 in the already record-high volume of bank loans. This is because banks, could 'have lent the billion dollars over and over again.

NPA officials said the action on cobalt would hit the radio and "extremely hard" and would affect other civilian products as well. Cobalt is unfamiliar to the average American but is used in many products. It goes into the manufacture of the speakers of radio and television sets. This is the first time that agency has taken control of a material to the extent of parceling out practically every bit of The Economic Agency (ESA) announced will open 13 handle price and wage a step apparently paving the ay for stricter controls expected later. The National Production -Authority (NPA) the U.S., will take over immediately-as sole importer and, distributor of natural rubber.

Since 'it already controls synthetic production thif move puts the government in virtual control of all rubber. Less Money Available The federal reserve credit curb action was announced Thursday, night after banks had closed. Today the board called on industry for a more rapid switch- over from civilian to defense, production. The board's money freeze means there will be less to lend to ness firms, or individuals who want to buy houses, autos, television sets, furniture, stock market securities, or anything else. The board took some important risks in ordering the crack-downi The most vital one- was that banks might dump on the market government securities, in which they.have invested huge sums, in order to get the extra cash they will be required to raise cash for making loans that pay higher interest.

Another-risk was that many banks might resign their bership in the federal reserve tem to avoid being caught In the freeze and to take advantage of the easier requirements on stati banks outside the system. Ancient Ice Being Flpwn For Cocktails JUNEAU, Alaska Tw, hundred pounds of old cocktail ice is winging Us, wa to New York City, The ice, from age hall gjacietvnear here, for the Explorers Club banquet at the Hqtej Ropjevelt ij New York Jan, Maynard Miller, Blub ana director of the research project Jt wajs American 'plan? night, whence win haul for mm Jailed For Stealing From 'Piggy' Bank A 23-year-old Beatrice man is in the county jail today charged with stealing money from gy" bank. He is Clifford G. Smith, .23, 309 South 5th, who was- arrested yesn terday by police. He admitted tp police he had twice entered the, apartment of Edna and Lillian Ullman, where the piggy bank was located.

I A charge of burglary has been filed against Smith but no date" has been set for hui hearing. i.