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Al Rewt of Coufiry and Nation Pub- Kthed Speedily and Ac- curafely. Thursday, December 28, 1950 89th Year Madis Intelligencer )dily No. 37 10 Pages 5 Cents lome Daily NO. 37 THE W1ATHEP Illinois Fair and warmer this afternoon. Increasing cloudiness and not so cold Thursday night.

Tomorrow partly cloudy. High, 35; low. 17. Yanks Complete Withdrawal Behind Imjin River Government Warns Against Threat of Chemical Warfare Washington, (IP)--The government urged civil defense workers Thursday to prepare for nerve gas and germ warfare attacks upon Ameri, can cities. At the same time, it outlined a proposed first aid organization for handling a one-bomb atomic attack on any major American city an organization requiring 96 mobile first aid stations and 17,000 workers.

The threat of chemical and bacteriological warfare against civilians was discussed officially for the first time in a handbook entitled "Health Services and Special Weapons Defense," issued by the Civil Defense Administration. It said the "most likely" chemical weapon for use against civilian populations would be the "nerve gases" developed by Hitler in Germany towards the end of World War II. These gases, odorless and colorless, paralyze the respiratory sjstem and may cause death within a few minutes. Defense officials estimate that a nerve gas attack would be effectiv over a half-mile area. Civil defense officials said they did not put the germ and gas warfare information with "the idea of Claim 'God Saved Defense Workers 16 Lost on Mountain Urged to Gird For Gas Attacks Vancouver, B.

(LPi--Two teenaged girls said Thursday "God saved us" from freezing or starving on the icy slopes of a mountain where they were lost for 24 hours. Dark-haired Marilyn Long, 15, and her 13-year-old schoolmate, Frieda Neufeld, were found soaked and hungry Wednesday on Mount Seymour by Mrs. W. H. Halfield.

a doctor's wife who heard their weak cries for help. The girls became lost they were climbing the mountain Tuesday members Northern Part Of Nation Gets Cold Wave Break However, Dangerous Freezing Rain Plagues Georgia, Carolinas of their Sunday school class. "God saved us," Marilyn By United Press A heavy cover of clouds came the rescue of northern residents told Thursday, breaking a record-shattering cold wave, but the clouds brought a dangerous freezing rain to Georgia and the Carolinas. Although the clouds held the Mrs. Hatfield who took them to her cabin, dried their clothes and gave them a hot meal.

We prayed to him. It was him alone. We sang hymns and repeated Bible verses va Wednesdays sun" close and God heard us. Construction Up Locally During '50 Permits for business and residential construction in Edwardsville during 1950 totaled $1,006,550, a rise of $272,425 compared with 1949 and only $15,485 below the 1948 all-time record of Sl.022,035, according a compilation Building Inspector Dennis Hentz. to earth, the cold wave managed to break at least one more record during the night.

Hartford, reported that a low of 3 below zero this morning shattered all records for Dec. 28. An unofficial reading of 20 below at Danbury, was the coldest in the country. The coldest official reading reported by the Weather Bureau was 16 below at Brookvillc, Pa. Forecaster J.

E. Hovde at Chi- Civilians Flee Seoul Refugees in Seoul, seeking space on south bound trains, jam railroad station as they prepare to leave city. Authorities in the city reported that 60 per cent of the 1,250,000 residents had left the city as reds struck within 25 miles of outskirts. (NBA Telephoto) Soviet-Chinese Relations Viewed Washington, (IP) Government ana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. "The cold is definitely stopped now," he said, "but temperatures The grand total is based on remain below seasonal levels estimates given when the building for the next couple of days.

We permits were issued. Thus the won't have any of the phenomenal- figures are conservative because low reading that we have had. in some instances the actual costs however." cago said the center of the cold strategists believe Red China's ivave was located today over Indi-l military campaign in Korea may bring an eventual split between being alarmist." Dr. Norvin C. Kiefer, director of the health resources division of the National euritj Resources board told report-' ers: I "We resents a challen can be met." The manual these gases is difficult and that (ion.

ran higher upon completion. China and Russia over which Communist nation shall be the supreme power in Asia. This possibility was reported by informants are assessing events in Korea for signs of Mos- The extreme cold of the past two' i cow-Peking cooperation or dissen- Thc tabulation includes construe-: days was blamed for at least The analysis is part of a continu- "in the making" for which deaths, mostly from heart attacks survey to provide the frame- a i by victims who wor fc i ong ran policy Flat Rock Woman, 70, Injured Fatally in Crash Lawrenceville, 111., (IP)'-- Mrs. Viola Long, 70, of Flat Rock, 111., was fatally injured Wednesday night in an accident involving a gasoline transport truck and two autos on U. S.

highway 50 six miles east of here. Mrs. Long was thrown from an auto driven by her husband, Lewis, 76, when it crashed into the truck. He was in critical condition at the Wanted in March Washington, (IP)--The Army has asked that 80,000 young men be State Treasurer-Elect Weds Chicago Secretary Springfield, (IP)--State Treasurer- elect William G. Stratton was married in a quiet ceremony Wednesday to Shirley Brcckinridge, 27, of Chicago, it was learned Thursdaj'.

Slralton, who takes office for a two-year term next week, and Miss Breckinridge were married by the Rev. Charles B. Tupper in the study of his church. Only a few close friends were on hand The couple left Springfield for Chicago late Wednesday. It was UN Abandons Important South Korea Stronghold M'Arthur Reports Red China in On Full War Footing Tokyo.

to spend their honeymoon, but i was known that Stratton planned to be in Washington, day. Friday, (IP)-- The main Monroe Contests Election Outcome has completed its withdrawal be-1 hind the Imjin river line 21 miles northwest of Seoul while allied warplanes hit back at the Chinese Reds. The United Nations withdrawal abandoned the major South Korean border stronghold of Kawsong, an Eighth army spokesman announc- ed. Kaesong is two miles south of the 38th parallel and 10 miles Charging that fraud and conspir-' northwest of the Imjin. acy in the City of Madison's five' Troops tentatively identified as precincts caused his defeat for! the Chinese Fourth field ar- state senator in the Nov.

7 general i moved into Kawsong and push- election, James 0. Monore, ed on in force tw south, to lisher of the Collinsville Herald, a int 33 miles northwest of Seoul, filed an election contest notice Gen Douglas MacArthur's head- Wednesday afternoon with the of- quarters reported that Red China fice of Secretary of State Edward nas thrown her power into the drafted March, during the the Defense month of department said Thursday. The March call brings the total army request since the beginning Lawrence County Memorial of the Korean fighting to a total pital. of 450,000. lycar.

It does not include build- at" 1 snow, ing outside the city limits or re- 1 Some industries. meanwhile, in Asia. A conclusion may not be available for a long time. Experts are making no i 1 modeling within the city which "'-'re planning to curtail But they are i i aUo has been extensive. I a fucl Sas in eastern I cd by chances that seeds of dis- said detection of! Permits for business Chica WaS tlucatened by pute have been planted in recent eUher begun or completed The truck driver, Robert N.

The March call of 80,000 is the Vaughn, Monmouth, 111., told police same as that announced previ- he had mechanical trouble and ously for. each of January and tried to pull off the highway but February. couldn't get the huge truck com- Priol lo Janual the Iargest caU was 70,000. The Navy, Air Force and Marine crops have not yet asked Se- clear of thc road. He placed flares around the truck.

a said, but Long apparently didn't see them. J. Barrett. I Korean conflict on a full war foot- automatic detection deuces are e- 1950, totaled 14 with an estimat- senlial for adequate protection, i cost of $144,500. of fuel oil.

The clouds covering most of the weeks. Initial thai Russia and "Ta th nf TM con true said such deuces are not a a i able now at a price i make their "purchase and use for hl botn in 0 and total ciul defense practical Thoro wcre 49 i a a The manual said nerve gas at- buil( iing cost placed at S417 200 a i states played strange, China may not see eye-to-eye on Korthern Wisconsin njr- their future roles in Asia were a one of the chilliest in the rour.ly, h.tci abov. temperatures in late Chinese Reds and Gen. Wi when the into Korea Hsiu-Chuan, their Yank Casualties At 38,325 Mark The official results as declared by the state canvassing board a Two of the five Chinese field ar- incumbent State Sen. Milton niies already have been committed "Mink" Mueller of Highland a total to action, backed by an 29,521 votes in the 47th Sena; 000,000 war budget for 1951.

torial district of Madison and Bond MacArthur's report said the full counties. This was 210 more a field army of 171,000 men, Monroe's official total ol 29,311. with an extra eight to 12 North Ko- Monroe contends in his 32-page rean divisions, will be in position "notice of contest" that as a strike at Seoul any time after suit of the alleged "conspiracy" he Jan. 1. is entitled to 768 votes "or at But allicd a rplanes gave the very least, 718" which had been Reds no rest Superforts, light credited to Mueller.

bombers, fighters and carrier Under the law, contests of elec- planes blasted the entire Commu- lion for seats in the State Senate nist buildup area Thursday. hp tmrlp hv npri al macie BJ Dealers warned i i a the Chicago foreign minister, addressed the 1 Washington, (IP)--The Defense De- lect ive Service for draftees and are conducted by the Senate itself, said they do not plan to place a if (he Senate, which is scheduled call in March. 0 convene next Wednesday, de- Selective Senice officials said.cidcs to inquire into the election, the March quotas for individual it would conduct tho inquiry and states would be sent to state draft declare the outcome because it is directors probably later in thc day the "judge of the election, returns or Friday. As in the past they and qualifications of its members." said, the stale quotas would Monroe alleges in his contest only by state directors. (ice a Mueller and other Pyongyang were hit with a rain of bombs, rockets and bullets designed to knock the Red offensive ofl balance.

Tlie air attacks included a super- fortress raid that pounded four knew Madison the mai invasion high- ominantly Demo-1 wa of Pyongyang wit5 192 Homes of five rooms and bath bombing, by projectile, or by sab- wel hc being 29 oteurs working within the i (he cost i a at S305 try. It warned particularly that air intakes on bomb shelters and 'in large buildings should be equip- Irl addition, were issued ped with filters to prevent entrv dui in the ear S1X homes hav of the deadly gases. i sbc rooms and bath valued 'metropolitan area 'aced a shoitage'United Nations Security Council, partment announced Thursday that Dl a 't officials refused lo a was TM por ts feel hat Wu almost American cas- the number of 1-A's available 1 a TM a especially r- wMfn nf the clralt calls. However i 1 (lle ot Madison would jet iigmeis of the 1 11. 11 increase in consumption dur-'ed openly China's dreams of be-'ualties in Korea through last Fri' It also said "a simple inexpensive disposable type of a mask is needed for the general public of large cities." In alerting civil defense workers to the menace of bacteriological warfare, the civil defense agency emphasized the danger of germs spread from planes by means of infected aerosols--drop- sprayed Into form of mist.

at four having three rooms and bath: five temporary i dwellings listed at four private garages valued at and 19 additions totaling $25,500. Following is the list of business construction: Jim Jones, 111 North Second; Texas company, 100 South Buchanan; Adolph Frey, 222 North the air in the Second; Gus Solter, 110 South Main a Frank H. Davidson, (Continued on Paga 2) Group Okays Civil Defense Bill Washington, (IP--A congressional conference committee Thursday approved a civil defense bill which would grant the federal government almost unprecedented powers to aid or threatened by 701 Hillsboro; Cass avenue Melvin a Suhre, 405 Earl Wil- cities stricken attack. The compromise measure com' bines provisions of separate Senate and House bills. It is scheduled for final congressional action on Jan.

2, last day ot the. lame duck session. Its approval by both branches is considered certain. The measure would authorize a far-reaching program to prepare America's cities against an atomic age attack. It would include construction, of air raid shelters, stockpiling of vital materials and the creation of a warning network.

Upon the proclamation of a "civil defense" emergency, the President grant the civil defense administration a unlimited powers to aid critical target areas. These powers would include the seizure of any equipment or facilities needed to succour stricken areas and the mobilization of the entire federal government for civil defense. These powers could be exercised without the limitation of any other law. The civil defense emergency son, 612 East Franklin; Vernon Harris, 419 South Buchanan; Edwardsville Implement company, 1605 Troy road; Southwestern Electric Cooperative, 202 Second avenue; Chevrolet; 112 West Vandalia; Litchfield Madison railroad, 208 South Brown; service station, 603 North Main; Assembly ot God church, 415 St. Louis street.

Homes of four rooms and bath, either completed or under construction, included: Clem Nischwitz, 225 street; Robert Holder, 620 Roosevelt; Earl Wilson, 1232 and 1236 Grant drive; same party, 1215, 1220, 1224, 1228 (Continued on Page 2) (Continued on Page 2) Income Tax Guide Available to Public As a public service to its readers, the Intelligencer has purchased a limited supply of the U. S. Treasury Department's revised tax guide, entitled "Your Federal Income Tax 1950," which may be obtained at the Intelligencer office at the cost-price of 25 cents a copy. The 138-page booklet contains 40 chapters and has been thoroughly revised to include several important recent changes in the federal income tax law. These changes have been woven together with the older provisions which remain in effect, in order to provide the average taxpayers with the information he may need about his 1950 income tax.

The booklet shows the trend of official opinion in the administration of the law by the Bureau of In ternal Revenue. It is designed to meet the needs of the great majority of the tax-reporting public. Emphasis has been placed upon making the publication extremely readable as to subject matter, typography and arrangement. The ing the dominant Asian power. day totalled 38,325.

Estimates in official quarters are that the Chinese might use a have said privately that there are heavily Democratic. He further Chinese Air Force rose again lo I luiaiieu oo.oiD i i sum iJiivcuciy i i i I I I I are i i This includes 5,742 killed in ac- now enough men in the 1-A pool that a a to challenge hed ajrpower a tion, 27,012 wounded in action and i all outstanding draft calls. victory in Korea as the spring- 5,571 missing in action. Selective Service will have de- board for seizing Formosa, Officially-reported casualties are'ijvered about 217,000 men to the Nepal, Indo-China and other southwest Asian countries. This would prepare the way for an attack on those whose next ot kin have through December--slightly more than the army has asked notified.

Total deaths reported, however. Japan as the most important non-'are 6,432 which includes 684 who Communist nation in Asia. 'died of wounds and six who were ubjects covered are indexed easy reference. for could be proclaimed on a nation- 'wide basis only upon a presidential or 'congressional finding that an attack has occurred or is "anticipated." In addition, the proclamation would have to state that the national safety requires the use of the emergency Agriculture Division Advises Homemakers Not to Hoard Washington, (IP) The Department of Agriculture had this advice for housewives Thursday: Don't hoard. It indicated hoarding would only be a waste of time.

Officials said the national cupboard is full and there is plenty of food for everyone. predicted confidently that there will be no need for food rationing next year. Even if the 1951 crop fails, they said, the present backlog of food surpluses would carry the nation over until the 1952 crop is harvested. A department survey showed there should be ample food to fill domestic, military and foreign needs. It showed the nation has or will have shortly: A surplus of 1,447,000,000 bushels of wheat, (domestic consumption A near record supply of 3,965,000,000 bushels of corn which guarantees big crops of- meat and poultry.

A 1951 pig crop of about 100,000,000 head. More than 2,000,000 more cattle next year. Poultry, milk, butter and cheese in abundance. "In the face of this abundance, a food rationing program would be pointless at this time," an official said. "There certainly is no need to start apportioning food supplies until reserve stocks swindle to a point where they endanger national security." The department already has said there is more sugar than the nation a use.

It fixed the averages about 800,000,000 bushels amount of sugar to be sold domes- a year.) Itically at 8,000,000 tons. A Communist sphere in Asia reported missing in action and lat fits Soviet strategy. But Russia'er died, could be expected to insist that' The overall casualty figure is Moscow should be the mecca of such an empire. The turning point in the struggle, some analysts believe, may have come after the North Korean armies were put to flight and Gen. Douglas MacArthur opened the "end the war" offensive.

It was recalled that after the Chinese offensive was rolling Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Y. Vishinsky put out a peace plan calling for the withdrawal of all "foreign troops" from Korea. Experts believe Vishinsky intended to place equal emphasis on withdrawal Chinese Communist forces--a move that would have restored the pre-invasion status in North Korea. Another indication of a possible split is based on intelligence reports that Chinese-trained Communist organizers moved i Korea with the Chinese armies. These agents were reported placed in positions of authority previously held by Russian agents or North Korean Reds trained in Moscow.

Red China contends she intervened in Korea to defend her borders. Experts think it reasonable to assume that Russia was Pe- 1,904 higher than the summary reported by the Defense Department a week ago. Of the total casualty figure, I Chicago, Illinois Selective Service officials said that the state's share of the 80,000 draftees called for by the army in March wojild be about 5,000 men. A spokesman said the state could easily supply the number from the 1-A's already 32,066 are Army, 429 Navy. 5,524 classified.

Marine Corps and 306 Air Force. I Although no official notification The casualty total is less than that reported by Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters on Dec. 21, Tokyo reported then that from of Illinois' quota had been received, the state normally supplies 6.22 per cent of the national figure. The spokesman said that the king's aren't guiding sure.

force. But they Murphysboro Children Perish in House Fire 111., (IP) --Three children died in a fire which destroyed a frame home in the residential district Thursday and four other members of the same family suffered serious burns. Three of the survivors were in critical condition at St. Andrews hospital. Dead were three of the five children of Mr.

and Mrs. Alva Boone: Harry, 10; Laura Jean, 6, and leorge Franklin, 3. The fire broke out while the family was sleeping and the children were apparently overcome by smoke before they could leave their beds. the outbreak of the Korean war call for 80,000 men was in keep through Dec. 12 the total American ing with the President's request casualties were 42,992.

However, the casualties reported from Tokyo included non-battle casualties while those reported by the Defense Department are solely battle caualties. The Defense Department reported the army suffered 5,186 of the total 6,432 deaths, while the Marine Corps had 1,079. The Air Force had 108 deaths and the Navy had 59. Robert Leu, an 'operator of the now-1 American jets knocked down two 200 Club gaming house in, them. A third was damaged.

Madison, for assistance and a Tll air attack also lashed out they "contrived" the conspiracy of Seoul along the 38th par- with Mayor Stephen Maeras, Police Chief Barney Fraundorf and Christ Costoff, owner and operator of Starlight tavern who is Democratic committeeman of Precinct 9 in Madison. Monroe further alleges that Leu gave Maeras S5.000 for use 'by Maeras, Fraundorf and Costoff and others engaged and employed byi them for the purpose of threatening, intimidating, coercing! Farm Ad TM er Truman May and otherwise unlawfully influenc-1 announce1 Thur sday that Madison ing" voters in the five precincts to county has been cnosen as one 32 counties in the state where the Illinois Legume-Grass winter show will be on exhibit this winter. The show, prepared by the Illi- Quadruple Amputee Awaits Visit by Mother Washington, (IP)--A 20-year-old soldier who became the nation's of the Korean war looked forward Thursday to a visit by his mother. Pfe. Robert L.

Smith of Middleburg, arrived at National Airport Wednesday night aboard a C-47 hospital plans. His stretcher was placed in an army ambulance and the fair-haired infantryman was whisked to Walter Reed hospital where he'll undergo rehabilitation. Asked if he knew his mother was coming to see him, Smith replied: "Yes, it's wonderful." His pink cheecks glowed. A group of newsmen and photo- have 3,500,000 men in uniform by mid-summer. He said that of the 90,000 Illinois men classified 1-A, between 50,000 and 60,000 should qualify as draft- able.

At the current rate of inductions from the state of about 5,000 men at month, Illinois should be able to meet its quota for another 10 months. The spokesman said that unless the rate of inductions were stepped up during that period, Illinois would not need any revision in the present draft law which permits the induction of 19 through 25-year- olds. (Continued on Page 2) Special Exhibit Planned Here vote for Mueller instead of the straight Democratic ticket. Thc contest notice also states that several thousand sample ballots which had been printed about Nov. 1 on orders of Maeras, purportedly for use by the regular Democratic organization in the five precincts and marked with a cross in the party circle, were on the day before the election marked or scratched by Maeras, Fraundorf, Costoff and others employed u) nois College of Agriculture, will be held Friday, Jan.

26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Cassens building at Edwardsville. May said the exhibit is expected to be one of the finest agricultural displays ever seen in the county. It includes 10 large exhibits show- to grow and use more by them for Mueller and Francis legume-grass crops profitably.

Ex- J. Manning, Republican opponent; tension specialists will be on hand to answer questions, and a hay quality contest and quiz show about the exhibits are being planned as part of the day's program. of County Judge Michael Kinney, so as to direct Democratic voters scratch their ballots for Mueller and Manning. (Continued on Page 2) Korean Refugees Scanned For Signs of an Epidemic Seoul, Korea, (IP) Medical teams scanned the hundreds of thousands refugees heading south Thursday for signs of an epidemic. They were watching for possible outbreaks of small pox, typhus and other deadly diseases.

"What can be done is being i Monroe also charges that on Nov. Tne sl ow is designed to help get and election day, Maeras as more acres in legume-grass crops, May explained. More legume-grass crops plus the necessary livestock are soil-savers, soil-restorers and soil-builders, he said. Much cropland is subject to moderate or serious erosion, and legume-grass mixtures are among the best crops for holding the soil in place. Also, crop yields can be raised by plowing down more legume-grass sod for done," Dr.

Walter H. Creichton tions of the world, including the United States. Mark Scherbacher, director of the welfare section of the CAC, said more than 830,000 refugees are fleeing before the Communist menace. Most of them are women and children because virtually all able-bodied men between 18 and 40 are being drafted for the South it alvct 11, LT graphers met the plane, but not a' sa id "But I am afraiH WP arc ar flash bulb popped when the soldier said he'd ture taken. not not his ms The CACis concerned John Doe Parolled not feel that we will be so lucky as to escape scot free.

Creichton is a director of the Springfield, (IB--The Illinois Pa- health section of the civil assist- role board announced Thursday it ance command, a quasi United has granted a parole to John DoejNations agency participating with who was serving a one-year to the South Korean government in ife sentence at Pontiac state pris- the mass movement of the refu- on. I gees on -funds provided by 40 na- A i AUUL to vuubciucu iiitxunj Ve TM.TM with the prevention of an epidemic among the masses and to provide food and clothing for the refugees-, Creichton said that almost all the population of Seoul had been innoculated against typhoid and green manure. This also improves drainage and makes the soil looser and easier to work, he added. Each exhibit at the show consists of three panels with total overall size about 15 feet wide by feet tall. They will be set on tables which also will serve as exhibit space.

All displays will be in color, and many of them will have moving parts, fancy lighting and other special features. Each exhibit is built so it can be folded together like a box. The entire show will travel over the state in a large truck. Besides the exhibits, another smallpox but'that general vaccin- feature is a hay quality contest, ation against typhus had not been Farmers will bring their samples in possible because of a lack of ser- a bushel basket. Plans are being urn.

to award prizes. WSP A PER.