Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 1

-jr y- -ra -v INDEX Comics Piji Women's Newi page Editorials pago 2D Market News Pago SB Sports page ID Amusements Page 6B WEATHER Today Fair Sailing Favorable Yesterday's High IS Low 21 Sunrise 7:23 am Set 5:52 pm Moonriso 1:09 am Set 9:01 pm High Tide 1:29 pm Lew 10:23 am VOLUME NUMBER 299 fWIWN IVOrV UK CMlW-Tl wMfc-sv Kwhu CORPUS aiRISTL TEXAS TUESDAY MORNING JAN 9 19Sl CMrn Twenty Pages Today-PRICE FJVE CENTS toiwiiKivfwiiiiAmknv v(jn neseo Sea Air Forces Blast Reds To Slow Advance TOKYO Tuesday Jan 9 Ten thousand Chinese Reds including Mongolian cavalrymen were concentrating today 28 miles south of Seoul preparatory to continuing pursuit of retreating UN forces in Western Korea The buildup of the 10000 was at Osan abandoned Monday by rearguards of the Eighth Army Thousands more Communist troops were concentrating at fallen Suwon eight miles north of Chum ESA Asks Sacrifices By All Hands Valentine Sees Less Goods More Taxes anil Savings NEW YORK Jan 8 (P-Alan Valentine Economic Stabilization Administrator tonight demanded all-out sacrifice by all hands to fight inflation If such things as going without a new refrigerator and television set is a sacrifice many will be called upon to endure It" he added Them must be a drestic Inmate in everyone's taxes he mid With fewer gooda available and mom dolleri to buy them more of the pay cnevelope must be diverted into savings he said Sauadlag Beard He uaod a Bounding board for hie remarks the dinner ses-elon of the National Retail Dry Gooda Aaaodation'a 40tb annual convention which opened today Every apodal tnlereat must for the time being be subordinated to common internet for he Mid: "It mesne that any wage earner or farmer or email businessman or capitalist who tries to wring from this tome economy apodal advantages perhaps Justified in peacetime must be curbed and corrected primarily by the disapproval of bis fellow eUJsene" Other Developments Them other control developments occurred: 1 Valentina mid ERA could not have managed a price-wage freeia a month ago for lack of staff hut predicted: "We will be reedy to Thy the first of ESA was ordered to spaed recruiting of a staff big enough to handle and enforce the treroen- y- REDISTRICTING House members study a map showing one plan to rvdis-trlct the state for legislative representation on the eve of 52nd session Left to right Reps Peppy Blount of Big Spring Chambers of May Isaacks of El Paso John Crosthwait of Dallas and Harley Sadler of Abilene (AP Wirephoto) Serious Lawmakers Start Critical Session Today I AFFECTED The water problem is regional problem The eight counties of the Coastal Bend region shown above have to solve thia problem before their industrial expansion and population growth can continue The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research estimates that if the water problem is solved this area will have a population of at least 850000 within the next 50 years Coastal Bend Water Tern Wardlow Lane wU preslds In flee ta a body Thera may be tbs Senate until his successor Is challenge In trie cam of Rep Ed-named gen Pat Bullock of Colo ward Dicker of Dallas the only redo City Is expected to get tbs Republican to tbs Legislature poet The new president' pro tam! Tbs experience rating of 1 will preside until UeuL Gov-elect Legislature ta about average Ben Ramsey ta Inaugurated Jaa (There art SI new House members IE land five new sens tors it ta neither I5S Start Terms (a green Legislature nor ripely All of tbs ISO Hoorn members jenporiencod one except perhaps ta are starting new two-year terms the gene to to which several House and they will take the oath of of-'members warn promoted price-wage control Job A Loren Bamoqt prvoident the American Livestock Assoc lion took issue with Valentine on meet controls Rationing end subsidise he said to Sen Francisco would drive meet Into the black market and lower production Tbo cure for high prices tn Increased production ho To Area Development tunms serei tm- UK HWN aw Urn Him Stair raw wm eirni Zoning Group Okays Oso Park Proposal K-Z' (v "Sr i jr 'g f'li fc 5 "Jit 'fie i -4 irW GANNON In central Korea Red raptors of Wonju ran Into fierce raeietnnee when they tried to move south They were etill trying In cut In behind the retreating Alllee The UN covering troop rhoee to fight at a point only R3 air miles north of the old Pusan beachhead lo hold back tho enemy moving south from Wonju Wonju occupied by the Rede after a three-day fight I 99 miles from Waegwan tho northwest pivot of the old beachhead Red Unit Wiped Out One UN regiment wiped out a battalion of tho 37lh North Korean regiment west of Wonju killing tho Red commander and hie staff The Red buildup at Osan was along "Heartbreak Here In the first months of the war outnumbered Americana and South Koreana fought and fell back to the Puun beachhead From that tiny perimeter the 8 Eighth Army buret out lent September In an offensive timed with amphibious landings at Inchon Today tho Chinese who Intervened In Kona when victory over tho North Koreans wu In sight appeared getting ready to push beck down "Hsartbnak Highway" Reds Driven Beck Some Communist stomenta penetrated 12 mil as south of Osan than wore driven beck by UN units 1 -r Thia morning UN comppny underwent enemy mortar fire 14 miles southeast of Oaan Allied artillery and mortars find back UN troops quit the burning rood and rail hub of Wonju after a valiant delaying action that bought time fop preparation of defense farther south Mora than 2180 reds wars estimated killed wounded or captured In ground actions and air atrikas during Monday Pilots reported tho made south and southeast of Seoul and north of Wonju won Jammed with Rada pursuing the Eighth Army aauih-ward While B-29 Ruperforta const tratod on tha Seoul area smashing the rtstwaya at Klmpo Airfield with bombs Jets and piste engined fighters and light bomb-era swooped on troop concentrations near tha Han River Prohibit in Autos Tho commission asked tho legal department to draw up such an ordinance Recommend Uoa that It be passed waa aant to City Manager Cblllsr for presentation to City Council approved tar Ctty Owned the ordinance would probably provide a fine up to $200 If keys ware left In autoe la other action tho commission uprated a recommendation that traffio Ughte bo installed at Santa Fa and Hancock A proposal for traffio llghta at Santa Fe and eras Senator Kyle Vick In Serious Condition AUSTIN Jan (AP) Ian KyU Vick of Waco wu ta serious condition In a Waco hospital today following a hurt attack last night the Renat office waa advised today eon Wataf IMtH iwiiiv Pfe Freddie Joa Veit son of Mr and Mrs Fred Veit ef 4909 Kostorya Road fa mining In action sine Nov 29 Tho last tatter written hi parents wu from I foxholo near Changjln Reservoir Nov 21 Veit left Corpus Chrbtl Aug with Marina Co and wu serving with tho Seventh Regiment First Marino Division Thomas Sworn In WASHINGTON Jen Former Sen Elbert Thomu of Utah wu sworn In today tha first cl vlllen high eommleetoner of the UN trust intends ta tho Pacific liberty and umtangara tha kind of world In which tho fru spirit of man cm aurvivo "The threat ta a total throat and tha danger to common danger and art an hi peril Their only security Ue In banding together No one nation cm find protection in a eelfieh search for a haven tram the WU by Proxy Truman Mr Truman bitterly donmutco-l Rum la tor wegtrtg "an ovtl war by proxy" In Korea and called ft a mova by "tha Iknira tsn la i By DAVE (HEAVENS AUSTIN Jan (AP)-A sober-ly criids ronarioue Legislature mull In B2nd biennial session at noon tomorrow Hmum Bpenker elect Reuben Senterfitt of Ran Saba mid mem bars wen serious" about the Mg Job they have to do In fields reaching into every Texas homo Two Yearn Research The Legislative Council wound up two years of research today and dumped half a down proposals Into the lawmakers laps to Tor related stories an tbs new Texas Legislature mo page 4 eluding a recommendation1 that telephone in treats te toll re tee should bo regulated Other suggestions from the council called for coordination of higher education tightening of the lax laws abolition of inactive elate agencies education of menially-retarded children Another suggestion wu to make the Railroad Commission two agencies one to deal with oil end gas and the other to handle publia service industries such ss transportation and phone (Memo Leglelatien Studied Civil defense legislation that may be needed to set up state end local agendas to protect the public ta tlmo of catastrophe vu being studied In Gov Allan Shivers' office Conferring on It were officials of tbs stats civil defense and dimeter relief headquarters and representatives of Attorney General Price Daniel Secretary of Slats John Ban Sheppard wtU gavel the House to order nt S3 noon President Pm France Shuts Off Shipments lo China PARIS Jan I (AP)-Frtnee Ins virtually shut off ell shipments to Chine that might bolster the Com-muntat war machine there well informed sources mid today Steel products ta particular it have been restricted wm -nidi The most important problem facing the Coastal Bend region today is water If the Coastal Bend works out a solution to Its water problem it haa one of the brightest industrial futures of any area in the nation if not the world If they fail to solve their water problem the eight counties of the Coastal Aransas Bee Jim Wells Kleberg live Oak Nueces Refugio and San Pa-tricto-can expect little growth and industrialization In tha future Tha University of Texee Bureau of BuetaeM Research retailed these roficlueiona after computing tho most axtonehra survey made of (ha this ana NOT WITH NUECES Duval County Omitted In Redistricting Plan NEW BOAST Red Spies Infest Tito Army BERLIN Jan 9 The Com munleta totaled today they have planted enough agents in Marahal Tlto'a 10-dlvWlon Yugoslav army to prevent any strong link with the Western Powers ta the event of war The party! official International newspaper published In Bucharest claimed Tlto'a armed forces are hot through with Communists loyally dedicated to the Kremlin "Illegal Communist unite am befog built In all troop unite" the Cominform paper's article said The boring from within haa prompted percent of the officer corps to demand roteaae into civilian Ufa and troop barracks ora being eonstanUy Minted at sight with "down with Tito" signs the newspaper oontikued- Active opposition has gone far no arson In military depots the article bragged arguments yesterday among the Zoning and PUnrlng Commission members eentend on price of the llfa On the question of approving the plena as presented by tho Park Board the vote wu 6 to 1 with Harold Carr dissenting Leading the questioning of persons favoring the Mia Carr said the price was far out of proportion Ho wanted the city to condemn the lend process In which Turn to Pago It Catena I Law Asked to Leaving Keys Passage of an ordinance making) It unlawful to leave keys ta ears parked on dty greets was recommended by tbo Traffio Cbmmtaeion yesterday Almad at cutting down on atotoa can tha proposed law was passed unanimously by tha advisory board mooting ta tho White Plata HoteL Chappell Suit Is Withdrawn Loelta CSuppell'a suit against Southwestern Ball Telephone Go wan nettled yesterday Chappell He win withdraw his court notion for damagoa and tha company win tan a telephone at ChappaWa Oasis an Padre Island ha Mid In tho suit filed three weeks ago ChappcU aaked $1800 damagM because telephone service had not boon given him Ha also asked $800 a month for each month he hu to wait for a phone and a court order for service to be given Urn Tbs party line telephone to be taetalled ta a crank type Chapped Mid A tott fee of 20 cents a can win be charged Fair and Wanner Forecast Today Today's ereather win be fair and warmer the federal forecaster pro mlaad hut night Tomorrow will be partly cloudy and mild High temperature today will be 73 lota tomorrow 40 high lunar row 77 Yoetotdoy'a low waa Tha high waa 44 Railing will bo favorable with tight- variable winda becoming butbwooterty at is to If miloa an tato to too- RBMtoflR: on By RAY BROWN Duval County win not be ta senatorial district with Mas ass County If tbs Stats Legislature tot-a reaolutlon of tbs Nueces County Bar Aasociation to redl-trtating tbs stats Tbs association yesterday passed a resolution asking that a stale senatorial district be formed of Nueces Kleberg Kenedy Jim Wells and Brooks Counties The bar aasociation ta tbs same vy 4 -ft- mi: JAMES ALLRED Tbo resolution passed at Robert Driscoll Hotel luncheon wu addressed to the State Renata and House of Representatives which ere supposed by constitutional provision to redietrict tbo state this year Delay Asked Rpsciftcatton of tbo counties requested to be ta the senatorial district wu opposed 1 PtcMnaon chairman of County Democratic executive committee and a delay on the vote specifying the counties wu proposed by Cecil Burney (In some meant discussions objections1 have been voiced to to-clustan of Duval County in senatorial district with Nueces County Duval County wu not mentioned by name at tbo bar aasodatiui meeting) The present senatorial district Includes counties They arc Nueces Brooke Cameron Dimmit Duval Frio Hidalgo Jim Hogg Jim Wells Kmoqr Kleberg LaSalle McMullen Starr Webb Willacy Zapata and Zavala Specification of the counties to be requested to be ta the penal la district wu contained In an amendment proposed by Leslie Lockett to a resolution Presented by a committee compceeu of Cannon former state representative chatrmaa Allen Wood and Ralnh Wood Tha commfttM'a reaohittan Tara to Peg Ik Catena Them has been no direct govern-ment order banning shipment but Uvea and that the county with an md has been passed to cuetome adjoining county or adjoining to hold up export licensee counties bn given a flotorlal rep for certain categories of goods vs resolution naked that Nueces Cbun ty be given three state represents- Purchase of On RO-acro tract fronting on the Oso for a Guth Park was recommended by the Zoning and Planning Commie-alon yesterday Commission members however agreed that the $1150 an acre asking price ta too high and aug-geated- that City Council bargain for a better desL The SO acres wot part of a JOO-acra tract Bold last year by A 1 Moor to Andrew trustee for 1210000 The contract of mIo recorded at the courthouse aid the $700 an acn eale would bo completed by Jon 2 1991 The ale wu aigntd In July and recorded la August Now approv'd by both the commission and the Park Board the proposed purcheu will go to City Manager Collier before winding up at tho council P0fa Pinhaaa Collier who haa the power to kill the expenditure said last night that ha Ukaly will not He Mid ha ta "basically" for the purchase The council may act on the proposal today Both council membera and Collier denied that they have committed themeelvee to buy tho land from Andrews trustee for tin-known ntrUtfl A statement that Collier and the council have "approved" the pur chaM aru mode at the cotnmtaefcm meeting by Cedi Burney rep- ting Andrews OommTaafonar Barney Cott Mid that at discussions of tho question tbo council hu okayed tbo pro-poetd alto but not tbo amount of money Involved Appnwal Glvaa Commissioners Jack Forrest and Sydney Herndon said that no approval has been -given either Informally or otherwise of tho alto or tho money Mayor Lasllo Wasserman and Gommblaner George Lawmen could not be reached for comment Collier recalled that ho once said: "Now getting somewhere" during discussions about buying tho land Tha city manager said that statement might have been ragnMed as being hie approval The go-nrro alto lies on the southeast aide of Becknsr Road adjacent to tho Oso sewage dto-posal plant It ta about a quarter of a mil from the Geo Golf Courae Plana caQ for the Id acres and tha golf courae to be link by a Sl-acro tract that would cost probably around $1000 an ten A county highway from AlrHn (toad to Lexington would skirt the tolf courae end run through the hearts of the and RO-ecro tracts ibo lentattvo plena sal out Water District Tho university survey la ponied In the Bunau of Roctamatlon report which recommends construction of a tars dam aid reservoir on the Nuecea River Three River as tha moat practical solution to the water problem of this area for tha next 10 ynrie What turn euMd thio Aortaga of witorf Why we hava enough watarT Tho basic reason for tha water shortage la tha trend of modem living In the lint place tho average peraoa to uafor more water than aver before for example the consumption of water ta this ana In 1940 was gaUono a day a person By 2941 thia had risen to 281 gallons a day a person and (he dally consumption ta expected to roach 290 giUono per capita by tha year 3000 Mere Aataa -There are men automobiles to he washed and serviced Air-con-dltioning which hu mushroomed la recent yeere takes huge amounts of water and many experts predict that alrontltlonlng ta Just ta its infancy Homs appliances such Tarn to Fnga 19 Catena 4 Uona In tho struggle against Red aggression The President said more money a "major" tax tneroau and a tagger draft of manpower will bo needed to to prepare for Uty of "a fuU-scale wu" Addressing a Joint aeaelOQ of CtagreH In hta anrual State of tho Union Message Mr Truman declared! "Wo arc preparing Cay fuQ war-dene mobllUatton tt that should be of toorid eonqueat ty lovtot Rnoata endangers acx TO BLOCK RED THREAT An election to choose two directors of the Lower Nueces Ryer Water Supply District will be held at four balloting Candidates art A George Aboud Edgar Linkenhoger and Wesley Seale The latter two art running for reflection to the five-man board Folia open' at 7 am and cloae at 7 pm Eligible to vote am all persons who could vote In Truman Calls for Vast 0 1 Mobilization Program RAYMOND RESIGNS POST AS WEBB COUNTY JUDGE LAREDO Jin 8 Curios Falados 33 former county commissioner wu appointed Webb County judge today succeeding Manuel Raymond' Politically-powerful Raymond county judge Jnce 1939 announced his retirement Saturday effective today to devote lull time to his law praclict and ranch- ing interests Commissioners court followed Palacios' appointment with announcement that City Councilman Juan YlUt real would taka tha job vacated by the tpif Judg 4 bat elections Purchase of a now poll tax ta not necessary nor do voters hava to ba proparty owners Fanner Roth chairman of tha hoard of directors and the League of Woman Voters yesterday urged cltlxene of tha district to vote today Less than tfO persons voted lest WtF Reals ta an Lfokenhog-r ta an oilman and ta a grocer Other members of the board are James flpivey ratary Garnett and Roth Balloting win ba on voting ma- ghtatOi and tho total an to ba tatr 111 9 effiea etCMi lkmtafhS9lkOiWR WARHINGTON Jan 1 (AP)-Preeident Truman told tha nation today that we win fight If fight wa must" to block the throat of world eonqcvst by Soviet Russia In a rouetng 1 800-word speech heard by millions over radio and networks the President called te a vast mobilisation effort capable of producing 90000 planes and 38M0 unka a year if needed (Sm stories and picture Peg 9A) RoUmaty ke pledged' tttet tho United fltatei win toneka neither Western ttmatpor 99f fru na- f' Li -ri i 'Yt ''i.