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V4 fTvrvY Latest City Edition I Delaware's Morning Paper First with the Latest News United Press Associated Press International News Service Cloudy and Cold Weather Conditions, Tides, Temperatures, Page 4 VOL. 138 NO. 148 WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1950 FORTY-EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS VOIUMTARY ASHED PY EAN REDS OPEN ATTACK ABOVE SEOUL Attorney Appointed To Prosecute Cases In Municipal Court WAGE FORMULA 10 BE ISSUED Peak of Yule Mail Rush Here NDgpr; pjjtj loh Hill lim4, i COMMAND GIVEN ftf MitTD SENHOWER TRUMAN RIPPED FOR STANDING PATDN ACHESON jO Ju f. (O.W.'.'.W.'.'.'.W.Wi'i'i'.V.V.ftWra- 'JA' AWi I Big Three Assigned Task Of Wooing West Reich Troops Into Proposed Army of Million Men Atlantic Powers May Name Batt as Munitions Board Chief; Russian Parley Bid Is Accepted Conditionally By Associated Press BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 19.

The Atlantic Pact nations today FIGHTING RAGES Enemy Makes Limited Advance by Weaving Along 38th Parallel, Eighth Army Reports MacArthur's Headquarters Invokes First Censorship; Tenth Corps is Clinging To Beachhead at Hungnam By Associated Press TOKYO, Wednesday, Dec. 20. North Korean Reds, now believed to have 15O.C00 regrouped forces in action, were reported today to have clashed with South Koreans along a 30-mile front only 45 miles from Seoul. A U. S.

Eighth Army briefing officer acknowledged that the North Koreans had made some "limited advances by weaving along the 33th Parallel. The flareup of fighting on the long dormant west sector occurred near Chunchon. It is 10 miles south of the 33th Parallel and 45 miles northeast of Seoul, the South Korean capital. Chunchon and Seoul are linked by highway and rail line. Censorship Invoked In northeast Korea, U.

S. Tenth Corps forces clung to the last Al-Ped toehold around the port of Kungham. Last night star shells of a powerful United Nations fleet off Hungnam illuminated the small Allied beachhead against the night forays by Chinese and North Korean Reds. General MacArthur's headquarters announced today that all news dispatches concerning military operations will be screened ither here See KOREA Page 4 NEW YEAR'S EVE AT N. Y.

ALONG 30-MILE FRONT III 1ST ii-rnS'tm 'nrrh'inaiy T' i'iiiinwnmiwiiimiiiiriiBiifninrilii-ffni'rfTifi Hialf'iiffifFifitvrflgi'Miitiiiiitia muminiinmi "ti7J iniif Morninf News Photo A typical scene in the Wilmington Post Office shows an employe moving sacks of mail which reached mountainous proportions. Postmaster William Berl, reported yesterday was the heaviest day of 'the 1950 Christmas rush period. Robert V. Huber day as to volume "of parcel post gift packages, yesterday was not far below it, he reported. He reported no figures on the number of parcels delivered yesterday, but See MAIL Page 26 UNITSIGREENEWALT SHORT TIME Government Requests Self-Imposed Curbs On Goods and Services; Evaders are Warned House Unit OK's Truman's Power Plea, Taft Voices Opposition; GM's Appeal On Hike Ban is Rejected By Associated Press WASHINGTON, Dec.

19. The government today called for a voluntary price "freeze" on all goods and services across the nation and warned that evaders will face mandatory controls "at the earliest feasible time." There was no mention of a wage freeze, voluntary or otherwise, in the announcement by Economic Stabilization Administrator Alan Valentine. However, officials said a wage formula designed to restrain "excessive" pay boosts will be issued as soon as possible." Simultaneously, the government asked West Coast oil companies to suspend an increase of 25 cents a barrel in the price of crude oil and requested 40 major refineries to forego increases on gasoline, oil and other petroleum products. The Economic Stabilization Administration said the West Coast oil companies had already made an oral refusal. The federal agency called company officials to meet here on Thursday to discuss the matter.

Tin Use Reduced There were these other developments: 1. The government ordered a 20 per cent cut in civilian use of tin, effective Feb. 1. The order will affect the production of tin cans, toothpaste and shaving cream tubes, jar and bottle lids, costume jewelry, and a variety of other items. 2.

President Truman's request See CONTROLS Page 28 'HUMAN TREE' FALLS; SCORE OF PUPILS HURT HARRISBURG, Dec. 19 JP). A 35-foot scaffolding, holding 80 members of the Susquehanna High School chorus, collapsed today injuring a score of the youthful singers. Sixty others escaped injury. Most of those hurt suffered cuts and bruises.

Three were more seriously hurt. Grace Sosleisn, 15, suffered a broken ankle; Betty Bost-wick. 16, a broken leg, and Shirley Eshelman, 17, concussion of the brain. None was hospitalized. The gowned chorus of 80 pupils was arranged in a pyramid, with tinsel and paper ornaments draped over them to give the effect of a Christmas tree.

The last pupil had just reached the top of the scaffolding when the bottom tier gave way. Children on the top rows were hurled to the floor. Index of the News MAY GO WITHOUT The Chinese Red China's Wu )Vishes America Merry Christmas LAKE SUCCESS, N. Dec. 19 (U.R).

The Chinese Communist delegation to the United Nations took off for home today after wishing Americans a Merry Christmas. Scar-faced Gen. Wu Hsiu-Chuan read to newsmen at New York's Idlewild Airport the groups farewell message in his high-pitched Mandarin accent. His interpreter, Pu Shan, translated as usual. The chunky Communist started by sending "best regards to the American people." "We w-ish them a Merry Christmas and a Happy New-Year," he added.

He spoke as the Defense Department in Washington was preparing to release Casualty List No. 180. It contained 233 names, of whom 33 will never see another Merry Christmas. They have been killed fighting Chinese Communist "volunteers" in Korea. Also listed are 150 wounded, 72 missing, and 28 injured.

RED CHINA BRANDS UN CEASE-FIRE BID 'TRICKERY, A PLOT' Shall Continue Efforts For Peace, Wu Says In His Farewell Blast By Associated Press LAKE SUCCESS, Dec. 19. Communist China's Wu Hsiu-chuan blasted United Nations cease-fire efforts today as "trickery and a plot" in a farewell statement before leaving the UN for home. "We believe that only by striving for the cessation of the war may we obtain a real cease-fire," Wu said Communists are in sisting on their own terms to end the fighting but the UN has rejected that demand and has set up a three-man cotnmittee to try to work out a cease-fire agreement. Little hope is held that this committee will be successful.

"Any device which reverses this process (the Chinese plan is nothing but a trickery and a plot." Wu continued. "Although our peace proposal to stop the war was rejected by the Anglo-American ruling circles without due consideration, we are not in despair. We shall continue to strive for peace." Wu referred to the defeat in the Security Council of a proposal put up by Wu and sponsored by the Soviet Union calling for the United States to stop aggression against Formosa and China and for the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Korea. Last Saturday he told a special news conference that the UN cease- See UN Page 44 HOPE DIES FOR OFFICER LOST OFF MYSTERY SUB NORFOLK, Dec. 19 (U.R).

The Navy said today there was "no hope" for an officer washed overboard from the submarine Sea Lion in a mysterious operation off Cape Henry last night, but that Navy helicopters had joined the search. A seaman washed overboard at the same time was rescued. His name was withheld, but he was reported in "good shape" in a message from the submarine. The officer was identified as Lt. (JG) Richard M.

Ryder of Norfolk. A Fifth Naval District spokesman said the Sea Lion, a veteran of World War II undersea warfare, now is a transport submarine for "snecial missions. He said it was not "normal operations" for sub marine crewmen to be on deck at night, especially in rough weather. but he had no further details. however, can hold parties on Sunday; and their members can, as usual, use any liquor that they have had the foresight to place in their lockers.

Clubs that do not have liquor licenses are even freer to hold affairs jwiiere liquor flows. Their guests can simply bring their own supplies. A survey of hotels, night clubs, iand private clubs last night revealed Uhat some will have no New Year's affairs, other will celebrate Satur-! day, and some will have festivities on Sunday. The Hotel DuPont, which usually See NEW YEAR'S EVE Pa 19 Wherry Says President: Has Struck Blow At! U. S.

Unity by Refusal To Dismiss Secretaryj Chief Executive Maintains! Charges Against Cabinet1 Officer False, Calls Him Pillar in Anti-Red Policy By Associated Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. President Truman today flatly rejected Republican demands for Secretary of State Acheson's dismissal. Mr. Truman said "communism not our.

own country would be served by losing him." In an immediate reply, Senator Wherry of Nebras-ka, Republican floor leader in the Senate, told newsmen: "In holding on to Secretary Acheson the President has struck a blow against the national unity." Mr. Truman issued a statement at his news conference declaring charges made against Acheson are false. He said the Cabinet officer has helped shape and operate- this country's policy of resistance to communism, and remarked that Acheson wrould "be one of the first, if not the first, to be shot" if the Communists conquered this world." "I refuse to dismiss Acheson," he said. Various Republicans have accused Acheson of being soft toward communism and of bungling foreign policy, especially in the Far East. Republicans in Senate and House have approved resolutions demanding that he go, contending that he has lost the country's confidence.

Acheson is in Brussels.winding up a meeting of the 12-nation North Atlantic Treaty Council. "At this moment," Mr. Truman said in his statement, "Acheson is in Brussels representing the United States in setting up mutual defenses against aggression. This has made it possible for me to designate General Eisenhower as supreme Allied commander in Europe." Marshall Report Denied On other related questions, Mr. Truman said: 1.

Gen. George C. Marshall will remain as secretary of defense. He declared he had never heard of a report which newsmen had picked up from a White House source yesterday that W. Stuart Symington, chairman of the National Security Resources Board, would replace Marshall.

2. The White House is getting a great deal of mail which supports the government's present policy of strong opposition to communism. The President said that when this nation gete in trouble, all, the people are behind the government and they are behind it now. Don't let anyone fool you, he advised reporters. In his statement Mr.

Truman called for unity. "This nation needs the wisdom of all its peoples, he said. "This is a time of great peril. It is a time for See ACHESON Page 26 SINGLE CITY TAK OFFICE PROPOSED Mayor's Group Also Feels Wilmington Should Share In Gas and Cigarette Levy The Mayor's Committee on City Government yesterday recommended the merger of the northern and southern tax offices. The committee took this; action by unanimously endorsing a report i by a subcommittee on city taxes submitted by Frank J.

Corsano, in I which the proposed merger was i the most important recommenda tion. Other proposals are: 1. That a practice be instituted of having a system of graduated i penalties for delinquent taxes in the same manner now being carried out in the County Tax Office. 2. That certain city licenses and permits be collected by the proposed central office, to be known as the Collector of City Taxes.

These would include permits for circuses and carnivals, nowr issued by the Mayor's office, mercantile, auc- See MAYOR'S GROUP Pa 19 SOLICITOR NAMES ROBERT V. HUBER AS HIS ASSISTANT He Will Succeed Januar D. Bove in Position As Prosecutor on Jan. 2 Appointment of Robert V. Huber of Edge Moor Gardens as assistant city solicitor to succeed Januar D.

Bove, who has been named to the staff of H. Albert Young, was announced last night by City Solicitor August F. Walz. The appointment is effective Jan. 2.

As successor to Mr. Bove it is expected that Mr. Huber, who has been prominently associated with the affairs of the Active Young Republicans, will take charge of prosecution in the Municipal Court. This has been Mr. Bove's assignment since his appointment in July.

1949. Mr. Huber, who maintains his own law office in the North American Building, has been active in civic and community affairs in the Edge Moor Gardens area, where he resides at 32 North Pennewell Drive. A native of Wilmington he was graduated from Wilmington High School in 1935, received his bachelor's degree from Amherst College in Massachusetts in 1939, and his law degree from Temple University. His wife is the former Marion Lord.

They have three children, Jean Louise, 9, Randolph 4, and an infant, Victoria V. For the past year Mr. Huber has served as a member of the board See HUBER Page 19 MARINE CORPS LEAGUE GIVES TRUMAN BADGE WASHINGTON, Dee. 19 (U.R). The Marine Corps League, which was righting mad at President Truman a few weeks ago, presented him with a gold membership badge today.

The league's ire was aroused by a letter in which Mr. Truman referred to the Marines as the Navy's police force, and said the Corps has a propaganda maenme almost equal to Stalin's." Mr. Truman later apologized in person before the league's annual convention here. The convention voted to accept the apology and forget the incident. The badge was presented to the President at the White House by League Commandant Maurice Christmas mail cancellations totaled 704,100 between midnight Monday and 8:30 o'clock last night, he said.

Cancellations for a full 24-hour period, ending at midnight Monday were 866,000 pieces. While Monday was the heaviest GUARD AIR CALLED UP BY U. S. WILL TRAIN HERE Will Serve at Airport After Feb. Recruiting Campaign Stepped Up The Delaware Air National Guard, called into federal service by Feb.

1, will train at the New Castle County Airport, Brig. Gen. Joseph J. Scan-nell, adjutant general for Delaware, announced last night. General Scanner! said he had been notified by the National Guard Bureau in Washington that the 142nd Fighter Squadron will remain here, at least for a period of intensive training.

His announcement came as the squadron began stepping up its recruiting campaign in order to reach full strength before joining the Air Force. The Air Force announcement calling up five more Air National Guard groups made a total of 10 brought into federal service so far. Five were called in October. Besides the air groups, the military high command has called six National Guard ground divisions, the last two having been announced Saturday. President Truman told his news conference he could not say whether any national guard divisions will be included in the new forces going to Europe.

Lt. Frank Stern, public information officer for the 142nd See GUARD AIR UNITS Pagre 19 COLD WILL CONTINUE, WEATHER STATION SAYS There is no sign of a break in the current cold snap, the U. S. Weather Station reported last night. Yesterday's low temperature was 17 degrees, about the same low point expected for today.

The forecast for the day is increasing cloudiness and continued cold, with a high in the mid-thirties. And for the record, meteorologists report that winter really doesn't arrive until 5:14 a. m. on Friday. unanimously approved creation of an international army to keep peace in Europe by strength, and made Gen.

Dwight D. Eisenhower the commander. The 12 foreign ministers agreed on a plan to integrate West German troops in the force of 1,000,000 men which they expect to have ready by the end of 1953 to defend a line from the Arctic to the Mediterranean. They also decided to set up an international defense production board to gear the munitions industries of the 12 nations into a coordinated machine to turn out guns, tanks, planes and ships. American sources said this agency, too, probably will be headed by an American, William L.

Batt, 65, of Philadelphia. Defense Secretary Marshall announced today the appointment of Batt as a member of the board. Batt was deputy director of the U. S. War Production Board in World War II.

He is now chief of the Economic Cooperation Administration's mission to Britain, a post he will retain. Meanwhile, the Big Three western foreign ministers gave final approval tonight to replies conditionally accepting a Soviet bid for a new Big Four meeting, a highly placed source said. U. S. Secretary of State Acheson, British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin and French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman held a four-hour meeting after the windup of a two-day session of the North Atlantic Council.

Unification of Germany Topic Russia proposed Nov. 3 that the Big Four powers get together again to discuss unification of divided Germany. Preliminary drafts of the Western replies, accepting in principle, were drawn up in Paris last week. These reflected official sentiment in Washington, London and Paris that such a meeting would prove profitable only if the Russians agreed to talk about the whole range of East-West problems, not just Germany. Observers said they believed the original Allied drafts were approved.

The Atlantic Pact Council invited President Truman last night to appoint Eisenhower. The President announced the appointment today. He likened the position to that which Gen. Douglas MacArthur holds in the Far East. The President also announced additional American troops will be sent to Europe as soon as possible to join the Eisenhower command.

He did not say how many or how See ATLANTIC PACT Page 44 HUGE NAVAL FORCE Battleships Equipped to Fire Guided Missiles, 490 Subs Being Added to Red Fleet LONDON, Wednesday, Dec. 20 VP). The Soviet Union is rushing to build up a navy "already far in ex cess of the normal requirements of defense," Jane's Fighting Ships said today. The authoritative yearbook said there are persistent reports the Russians put into service last June a 35,000 to battleship with towers for firing guided missiles. Another of the same type was said to have been launched in March, with still a third under construction.

Jane's reported that 350 to 370 Russian submarines are believed already in service, with 120 more building. "The capacity of Soviet shipbuilding, now largely under the supervision of German specialists and bolstered by foreign labor, is reported to be twice that of 10 years ago," it added. Soviet navy estimates for See SOVIET NAVY Pare 44 MOSCOW RUSH NG NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (U.R). New Yorkers faced the prospect tonight of a New Year's Eve without music.

A spokesman for more than 2,500 musicians announced they would strike "sometime before New Year's," leaving 250 leading nightclubs. restaurants and hotels witnouti music. Samuel Suber, president-elect of: Local 802, American Federation of: Musicians (AFL), announced negotiations for a new contract were broken off last night. He predicted 2,500 other musicians would refuse to cross the picket lines. "The strike will definitely, absolutely go on," Suber said.

TRUMAN TO SET YULE AS DAY OF PEACE PRAYER WASHINGTON, Dec. 'lg (U.P.). President Truman said today he will call on all Americans to observe Christmas as a day of prayer for peace. He made the statement at his news conference after a reporter told him that several religious! leaders want him to set aside a national day of prayer. Mr.

Truman replied his Thanksgiving Day proclamation called for just such a day of prayer, and that he will repeat the appeal in his annual Christmas proclamation to be issued soon. HOOVER TO TALK TONIGHT ON U. S. FOREIGN POLICY NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (JP).

Former President Herbert Hoover will deliver a major address on U. S. foreign policy tomorrow night. The address, entitled "Our National Policies in This Crisis," will be carried over the network of the Mutual Broadcasting Co. frcjm 8 to 8:30 p.

m. (EST). Last week, Hoover's office said he had received more than 1,000 letters asking his views on the current international situation. SEES NO NEED TO YIELD TO PESSIMISM DuPont Company Head Thanks Aides for Loyalty in Yule Message Crawford H. Greenewalt, president of the DuPont Company, said last night that there is no cause for yielding to pessimism and fear.

In a message of Christmas greet ings during the Cavalcade of Amer ica broadcast from The Playhouse Mr. Greenewalt thanked the 85,000 employes of the company for their loyalty and for the production record they have set in 1950. He pointed out that the company is its people. The DuPont president was making what now has become a traditional appearance in the annual Christmas broadcast of the Cavalcade. He said that the doctrine of com munism has arisen to strike at what the Christian holds dear and he reminded his audience that the question of the day is: "Shall men be free or shall men be slaves?" The 116-voice DuPont Chorus sang during the broadcast, carried locally by WDEL.

Led by Frank J. Clark, their director, who also provided the arrangement for the familiar Adeste See DUPONT Page 4 CELEBRAT0R WONDERS HOW HEG0TUNDER TRAIN NEW, YORK, Dec. 19 (U.R). Mo- torman Thomas Smyth of the IRT subw-ay lines looked 70 feet ahead today and saw a man lying on the tracks. He applied the brakes, leaped from the train and looked under the first car.

There was the victim, lying in a trough between the rails. The man was John Crepo, 24, of Ardsley. N. Y. Harlem Hospital at tendants found he suffered only cuts and bruises.

"What were you doing on the tracks?" police asked. celebrating," Crepo replied. "Kind of like to know how I got there myself." sion to eliminate the exchange of Christmas, cards among them and instead, donate the corresponding amount of money to the fund. There also were six $25 donations. They came from Mr.

and Mrs. Harold Brayman, Idah M. Wood, three anonymous givers and one in memory of Rodney W. Dillman. Contributions of $20 were received from Friends School Junior High Welfare Committee; Doris, Martha and Andrew: Sortman, Preston Hoff and "A Friend." Other groups joining in the response during the past day include See NEED FAMILIES Page 19 Page Amusements 43 Bill Frank 22 Births Classified 4i-45-4-47 Comics 34 Deaths 4 Editorials ZZ Financial 34-42-43 Marquis Childs 22 Obituaries 4 Radio and Television 41 Real Estate Notes 43 Robert C.

Ruark 22 Society News 30-31 South Jersey News 6 Sports 36-37-38-39-40 Stamp Column 23 Westbrook Pegler 22 Woman's Page 28-29 Carvel Calls for Volunteers To Fill Civil Defense Jobs $5,614 Received in Gifts For 25 Neediest Families 2-Day Festivities to Mark Arrival of New Year Here in the President's proclaiming the existence of a national emergency impels me to direct the attention of the people of Delaware to the prpblem of civil defense. "On June 1 of this year, an Office of Civil Defense was established in the State of Delaware by my executive order, and assigned the mission of tak'ng measures necessary to minimize the effect within the state of enemy attack in time of war, and of disaster in time of peace, upon the populace. "Since that time, considerable progress has been made and plans See GOVERNOR Page 19 A contribution of $146.25 from employes of the DuPont Company's engineering laboratory and two others of more than $50 helped boost the News-Journal Company's Twenty-five Neediest Families fund to $5,614.54 yesterday which marked the close of the second week of the drive. One of the "fifty-plus" gifts was from the staff and patrons of Morton's Barber Shop Beauty Parlor who donated $58. The other was a remittance of $51.29 from the Rock-mere Barn Dance Club.

The generous gift of the DuPont employes was the result of a cci- The New Year will be ushered in! with double festivities this since the big night falls on Sunday. In general, public places will hold their parties on Saturday night, Dec. 30, but the following night, when the New Year actually arrives, celebrants will be at private parties in clubs, homes and rented quarters. The Delaware liquor law forbids the sale of liquor on Sundays even on Sundays that happen to fall on Dec. 31.

That provision, and similar laws in many other states, will alter the usual character of New Year's celebrations this year. Private clubs with liquor Uprises, Gov. Elbert N'. Carvel last night declared that "thousands of volunteers are urgently needed" for the civil defense organization in communities throughout the state, and urged men and women not likely to go into the armed forces to volunteer for roles in civil defense. The Governor warned that Dela-wareans must face the fact that their state "possesses characteristics which could quite possibly make it a target for any potential enemy." In a statement issued last night, Governor Carvel said: "The growing seriousness of the world situation which has resulted .1.