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thh Bobbed HOME EDITlQNf November Average Net Pmid Grcalarioa Daily and Saaday 12,221 tersest GrcnloHoa of Aoy Wyoming Newspaper Yam Dial CASPER. MONDAY, JANUARY. 1, 1951 59th Year No. 272 mm (o0Ln) Uvt. T' mi OKI" AT qSKEMOMV AY STATEIKIOUSE Former Congressman Becomes 21st Head Of State Since Admission to the Union By WALT WOOLFSON Tribune-Herald Staff Writer CHEYENNE, Jan.

1. Gov. Frank A. Barrett this morning made a stirring plea for great sacrifices in the state in the face of international emergency. He called upon the people of Wyoming to accept individual responsibility for the job that lies ahead when he made his inaugural address shortly after he was sworn in I Win) MEM AFT By WALT WOOLFSON Tribune-Hearld Staff Writer Casper is a city with a fabulously large construtcion boom on its books for 1950, which shattered all prior records.

City engineer- Ben Lummis. in a year-end interview told the Tribune-Herald 958 building permits were issued for construction Elated to cost $8,531,806. But Mr. Lummis warned: "Don't expect a repetition of this record in 1951- He predicts a deep cut in Casper construction in the year ahead as a result of the national emergency. Meanwhile, cost of planned construction in Casper this year dwarfed all previous records.

A healthy spent in 1949 for 870 projects and the former all-time record of $4,545,962 spent in. 1948 for 779 building units looked mall by comparison to the swollen 1950 record. Mr. Lummis, city engineer for the past 10 years and a resident since 1911, attributed 1950's huge construc tion figure largely to the nature of proposed projects. He said material and labor costs were not high enough to account for a nearly doubled cost ilgure over the earlier record.

COST RISE SHARPLY Nevertheless, contractors, bankers, FHA personnel, and realtors indicated prices for material in Casper spiralled sharply upward during 1950. Homes estimated to cost $10,000 in the planning stage early in the year mounted to $14,000 by the time they were completed. IDO.y LAS Associated Pnm tmw kiiiyr-tfcimr mi- iriitiif ti'-fin nurrifir "ir iiMil'irmrrifr Tribune-Herald Photo DROP-IN VISITOR: Residents of a house at Twelfth and Bonnie Brae looked out yesterday to find a surprise visitor in thfeir front yard. This car, driven by 17-year-old Joe C. Wells of Casper failed to make 9 turn on icy Twelfth Street hill Sunday1 afternoon and turned over on its side going over the retaining wall at the intersection.

No one was injured. The accident was one of many which occurred over the week-end as Casper drivers, used to many weeks of dry and clear weather, had difficulty adjusting to the "unusual" icy conditions of the local streets. 11 Twelve Pages Price 5 Cents for eight years, became the state's 2lst governor today In 50 years of statehood. A native of Nebraska he was born at Omaha, Nov. 10, 1892 the new governor has been a resident of Lusk more than 30 years.

He became the first man from Niobrara county to enter the governor's office. Counting territorial governors, Barrett Is the 28th to head the state's -government. Governor Barrett succeeded Dr. A. G.

Crane, who on his retirement from the executive office this morning became the sixth living ex-governor. Others in that little select group are U. S. Sen. Lester C.

Hunt Nels H. Smith. Leslie A. Miller. Alonzo M.

Clark. Mrs. Nellio Tayloe Rss and Fenimore Chat terton. Mr. Barrett completed four consecutive terms in the U.

S. house of representatives with his resignation effective last Saturday. Ha resigned because of his lnauirura- tion as governor today. His term as congressman would not have expired until Wednesday, Jan. 3.

Holiday Death Toll Is Past 300 By the Associated Press The nation's New Year holiday deaths mounted to at least 306 by 10:30 am. (local time) today but traffic fatalities lagged far behind the National Safety Council's estimate. Of the total deaths 212 were due to traffic mishaps. Five persons perished in one Maryland traffic Miscellaneous accidents took toll of 94. Austria Mourns Its President VIENNA, Austria, Jan.

1- (P Austria's traditional New Year's observance was overshadowed today by national mourning for the death of President Karl Renner, 80-year-old "savior of the fatherland." Hundreds of New Year's eve celebrations were cancelled when word spread that the aged leader had died early yesterday of a heart ailment at his villa in suburban Grinzing. Chancellor Leopold Figl announced that national mourning would begin formally today. Renner'a body lay in state in the presidential palace In central Vienna where his countrymen -could have a final gaze at the remains of the founder of the first and second Austrian republic Burial will take place Friday In a plot in Vienna's central cemetery. LAT Russians Accept 4 Power Parley The. sheriffs office "started the new year with investigation of an estimated $12,000 robbery at the Riverside night club just north of the city limits in North Casper.

Sheriff Louis Cooper said the safe In the night club was ransacked by some person, or persons, who knew the combination. Time of the robbery was placed Sunday morning, between 3 and 6 a. m. E. L.

Red) Andrews, manager of the club, discovered the loss Sunday afternoon at 3. The loss was estimated at between $11,000 and $12,000, but the exact amount was not determined Immediately due to the fact that the cash register tickets in the safe disappeared along with the money sacks. Sheriffs officers were combing the premises for clues Monday morning. It was surmised that the thief or thieves remained hidden in the night club after patrons left early Sunday morning, then leisurely opened the safe and departed with the loot. No evidence of breaking and entering was uncovered.

Two Boys Are First To Arrive in 1951 Two baby boys were the first arrivals at Natrona County Memorial hospital on New Year's day. Only 51 minutes after 1951 was ushered in with customary revelry, a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. B. L.

Durrett of Rader- viile route, west of Casper. Mr. Durrett is an employe of Fred M. Manning, oilfield contractor. An hour later, at 1 :49 a.

the stork delivered a boy to Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Mills at the hospital.

These were the first births reported in Natrona county for the new year. Unless other claimants come forward, the Durretts will receive a large number of gifts offered by Casper mechants for Baby 1951, in the anaual contest sponsored by the Tribune-Herald. House Quickly Passes Tax Bill WASHINGTON; Jan. l.t.Vh-The house teok less than a minute today to send to the White House a compromise $3,300,000,000 excess profits tax bill. It passed the measure by voice vote immediately after Chairman Doughton (D-NC) of the ways and Bideration.

The senate previously had passed the compromise. The new levy would boost the povernment's tax revenue to the highest dollar level in history, oyer a year. The previous record collection was $43,900,000,000 in 1945. Besides providing more money for guns and ammunition to prepare against Communist aggression, the bill is intended to curb "profiteering." skim off windfall profits from defense spending, and to hold down Inflation. It will terminate July 1, 1953, unless renewed by congress later.

SECOND TAX BOOST This tax boost is the second since the Korean war began. The first increase Mas enacted in September. The two bills together raise taxes by $8,000,000,000 a year. And even before the second bill reached the White House, Mr. Truman and congressional leaders were talking about a third installment that may boost individual levies again to be enacted by the new congress convening Jan.

3. The aim is to keep revenue as near to government spending as possible. Some members are suggesting a general manufacturers excise tax, if it becomes necessary to raise to $20,000,000,000 to attain a pay-as-you-go basis. The senate stamped Its final approval on the new tax bill Dec. 21.

Pioneer Rancher Taken to Hospital Albert Rochelle, 81, pioneer Natrona county rancher. Is recovering in the Memorial hospital from a heart attack suffered last Satur day. Mr. Rochelle, who has been in the sheep business in the Arm in to section continuously for more than 50 years, has many friends in this area. His condition New Year's Day was reported as satisfactory, and he Is able to receive visitors.

The Weather By U. S. Weather Bureoa Casper and Ticinity Mostly clear to night, sunny with slowly rising temperatures Tuesday; continued cold tonight, low tonight 5 above to 5 below, high Tuesday about 35, Wyoming Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday; snow flurries along the south-cm border ending this afternoon and clearina over the mountains tonight; warmer east of the divide Tuesday; low tonight 10 below in mountains. 5-15 elsewhere, high Tuesday 25-35 in the southwest, 30-40 east of the divide. Sun rises Tuesday 7:37, sets 4:42.

Extreme temperatures for the hour period ending at 5:30 a. m. Mon day; Max. Min. Pep.

Bur Piney 1 25 -a 14 -3 4 12 8 13 -1 I -13 1 10 8 7 Billings 43 CASPER (City) -nntv Airport 38 4S 15 55 42 riLger 20 Kaycee 30 40 Laramie 31 2kldbrcroft 41 Rock Springs 30 tfieridan 38 J02 .04 .06 .03 .06 .05 J2 .04 JD9 J03 Off AW. I X1Y i KVOC 1230 am 7 All Abcug TOKYO, Jan. 1. More than 200,000 Chinese and Korean Red troops, surging heedlessly southward over masses of their own dead, hurled outnumbered United Nations defenders back within 20 miles of Seoul today. By nightfall in this first day of a shockingly powerful general offensive aimed at conquering all Korea, the Communists had gained several miles (distance and exact positions censored).

One Allied division was reported routed, while another was forced to withdraw. Simultaneously an estimated 10,000 Chinese and Korean Reds launched a combination diversionary and flanking threat on the Korean west-central front, but the gravest crisis was on the main roads- north of SeouL General MacArthur's Monday af ternoon communique said only that Red pressure had increased. But a field -officer said after the first Red attacks: This Is it." BREAK THROUGH MINEFIELD There the Chinese vanguards of an army estimated to total more than 1.300,000 broke through deep Allied minefields. The bodies of the dead marked pathways for those who followed. The deadly patterns of Allied artillery reaped uncounted tolls, but stul the Chinese came on.

As soon as daylight permitted. Allied warplanes rushed into the action, Air Forca headquarters esti mated they killed or wounded 6,000 of the enemy and flew about 700 sorties, but still the Reds advanced. The Communists used no planes, but had some heavy artillery. All front dispatches, however. Indicated that their early success was due to the reckless expenditure of the one great Chinese asset men.

A U. S. Eighth Army spokesman said U. N. troops made limited with drawals in some areas along a 20-mile sector.

STRIKE ALL ALONG LEVE The spokesman said the enemv atiacKea au along tne 1 50-mile front stretching along parallel 38. The heaviest fighting raged southeast of Yongchon and east of Kae-song, the spokesman said. Censorship prevented pinpointing of Chinese gains. But AP correspondent Jack Macbeth reported from the front that "This was "unmistakably a Chinese victory." The Reds surged across the frozen Imjin river natural defense barrier. 20 to 30 miles of Seoul in at least two points.

MacBeth said the fiery Chinese attacks routed one U. N. division and forced another to withdraw. General MacArthur's Monday afternoon communique said only that Red pressure had increased. But a field officer said after the first Red attacks: "This is it." MacBeth said the enemy had driven wedges "several miles deep" in Allied lines.

ENCIRCLE U. S. POSITIONS He said the Chinese found a hole and drove through it with such force that they encircled several U. N. positions.

By nightfall the onrushing Reds were only 20 miles from. Seoul, Mac- uetn reported. He said stronger attacks were ex pected momentarily. A. P.

Correspondent John Randolph said the new Chinese assault began shortly before dawn while "darkness still crippled the United Nations' air power." A front lines spokesman said: "This is the heaviest Communist attack on the western front since we pulled out of North Korea." Randolph said the main attack rolled across a U. K. minefield di rectly north of Choksong. "Regardless of losses," he said, the Chinese poured across the field until their dead bodies marked a pathway through the exploded mines. An estimated 30,000 Reds struck in the first charge.

Randolph said the Impact shat tered one of two Allied regiments. AsoMie Communists boiled through along a 1,000 yard front, a third regiment rushed in to stem the tide. The third regiment blunted the attack. With daylight, fifth army force fighters and carrier planes hit the Reds. GUNS HAMMER REDS American artillery pounded out a heavy tattoo on the charging lines as an Allied division pulled back to avoid being cut off.

A. P. Photographer Ed Johnson was with an artillery unit that was so close to being cut off it startel firing its guns on the Chinese moving in the fields behind. By T. P.

M. (1 a. MST fifth air force planes had flown 549 sorties. This was supported by 118 navy sorties. A.

P. Correspondent William J. Waugh said roads behind the enemy penetration were heavy with traffic and towns 20 miles north of Seoul closer -were being evacuated. Randolph said Allied officers did not conceal their disappointment that U. N.

troops from well-dug-in positions were unabte to stop the attack. as chief executive of the stateT Under partly cloudy skies and before a large crowd, Governor Barrett declared: "We must pray for strength to meet, this worldwide human crisis. "Each of us must acknowledge a sense of individual responsibility. We must achieve ah enlightened unity among our people. Every day of these threatening and perilous times we should call up Almighty God to give our country inspired leadership.

EVERYTHING AT STAKE "Ahead lies the biggest Job America ever faced. All these great ad- Doubts Sobcrc a First Inaugural CHEYENNE, Jan. 1, (JP) Doubts and fears found their way into the statehood ceremonies for Wyoming 61 years ago as the state Inaugurated its first elective officials. The Hon. C.

D. Clark of Evans-ton, who delivered the main speech at the combined statehood-lnaagoral festivities on July 23, 1890, spoke of conditions -which remind one of today. "It is well to consider our duties and privileges, he told the state's first governor, F. E. Warren and other officials.

"As a result of changed conditions some have expressed doubts and fears, but these would be dispelled. The expediency has been honestly questioned by men and women of in terrify. To these we most now say, 'Put your shoulders to the wheel'. The ceremonies that day featured band music, an oration, recital of a poem, and presentation of the constitution. The state boose was all dolled up for tbe occasion.

One placard displayed fn a prominent place declared "Hurrah for tbe state of Wyoming. A balloon Jump by a "Prof. Ten Broeck" was scheduled for the occasion bat failed to come off because of an accident. The day did end with the shooting off of a carload of fireworks, however. vances we made hi the field of human progress and welfare are at stake.

"Wyoming Will do its part. Our people will rise to the occasion. Our boys are being called to service in ever increasing numbers. Our people must be prepared to endure hardships and accept sacrifices, trying as they may be. We must do everything In our power to help bring to an end this senseless siege of tyranny ac1 aggression in a just and proper manner.

"Everything we do must be subordinate to that end. That is the yardstick we must use, in resolving our problems. We ask only for peace for the world. We seek only protection for those liberties and freedoms we love and cherish. To that great cause we dedicate ourselves in the months and years that lie ahead." PRAISE CRANE Govo.

Barrett cited retiring Gov. A. G. Crane for his work during the Interim period between the election of Ex -Governor Lester C. Hunt to the United States Senate and this day of inauguration.

On hand for the ceremony were Justices of the State Supreme Court. close friends and relatives of the new governor and many of his ad mirers from au parts of Wyoming. Federal Judge T. Blake Kennedy, administered the oath, others who were inaugurated were Judge Wil liam Riner, Cheyenne, of the State Supreme Court, C. J.

fDoc) Rogers. Cheyenne, secretary of state Everett T. Copenhaver. Douglas, state auditor, J. R.

Mitchell. Casper, state treasurer and Edna B. Stolt. Sheridan, superintendent of public instruction. Mr.

Barrett, 58. lawyer, rancher and Wyoming's lone congressman oW-fa I.J UrOTf UOflrCl IilaV UUIT If Huitcrites Exempt CHOUTEA. Mont, Jan. 1. (IP) Resignations by two more Montana draft boards was in prospect today unless members of the Hutterite religious sect are made subject to draft.

The Pondera county board resigned because two Hutterites they classified for non-combat service in 1948 haven been drafted yet. 'Yesterday, the Glacier and Teton county boards joined in the demand for drafting members of the sect. Acting U. S. District Attorney Emmet Angland of Great Falls, said the FBI is considering whether the Hutterites can be drafted.

It Is against the Hutterites religious beliefs to serve in the armed forces. A federal court complaint in Butte. alleges that Hutterite Andrew Wurtz, in refusing to take the army oath Dec. 1, said "God forbids me from joining the army." President Expresses Hope for Peace in '51 ABOARD MOTOR VFSSEL LEXINGTON. Jan.

1 (.) "I hope 1951 will bring peace to the world." President Truman expressed this new year's wish last night aboard his yacht Williamsburg, which has been cruising in the Potomac river and nearby waters. Outside this brief commentary, the president had no plans for any special observance of the birth of a new year. He spent part of yesterday working on the state of the union message he has to give to the new congress. SENATOR fou a WASHINGTON, Jan. An assertion by Senator Wherry (R.

Neb.) that the administration's arms program would wreck the economy clashed today with a call bv Senator Douglas lor a fighting for re. Douglas told a reporter he thinks Russia may strike either directly or through some of her satellites within a few months. He proposed pushing mobilization to the six million level by Nov. 1, and added: "The next move by a Soviet satellite country should be regarded by the United States as a move by Russia." The armed forces goal proposed by Douglas, a marine lieutenant 'colonel the last war. is 2,500.000 higher than that fixed by President Truman.

It would mean nearly full mobilization of the country's re sources. Wherry estimated in a television interview last night that the military program the administration seems set urjon would cost the United States $75,000,000,000 a year for three years. Civilian projects, he said, would boost the figure to The Republican floor leader told reporters later that tne television show ended before he got around to what he really wanted to bring out: that such a program "would wreck the economy. Wherry also launched a new attack at Secretary of State Acheson. He said Acheson had committed the U.

S. to supply foot soldiers and other military aid to the defense of western Europe without coneress approval. This action, tie said, was HOTTD In the face of rising costs Casper's need for new schools, new churches, new fraternal lodge 'buildings, and a new telephone building helped swell the proposed total figure budgeted for buildings by public and private sources. Here's how the building permit record looked in the final week of December New dwellings: Permits issued for 479 units to break records of 310 for 1S49 and 346 for 1948 and to bring the post World War II total to 1.395 new homes. Commercial structures Permits issued for 32 new ones including Bran-nan Food market, Westridge Commissary, Kal's Delicatessen, a new Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph building; a second floor addition to the Prairie Publishing company, reconstruction of the Chemical and Laboratories burned in a fire-bug fire In October, reconstruction of the Raf-ferty Mill, burned in another fire this fall, remodeling of the Wyoming Automotive company and the America Theatre, and installation of a $1,000 vault at the Welsh Furniture company.

Fraternal Lodges: Two permits to the Moose and Odd Fellows. Churches: Three permits to the First Baptist church. Our Saviour's Lutheran church, and the First Methodist church. FOUR SCHOOLS BUILDING Schools! Permits for additions to four elementary schools. These are Grant, Willard.

and Mills. CAIL1LB dont have much confidence in some oi tne military leaders in tne Fen- tagon Douglas said: "Let's stop fighting each other and start fighting the Communists. Ninety-nine per cent of Americans are united in' the purpose to beat the Commies and dont want -to see quarreling over methods obscure that common interest." in which there are few roads and almost no residents. They took refage in a pamp boase which obrfeasly eaaght fire as they slept and they were forced to get eat so aaickly part of their clothing was left to bora. The coanty coroner estimated that Miss Lake and her brother died Dec.

13-arriving only three days of aimless wandering thrsagh the cold wasteland. He said Roy probably lived another day. In wandering more than 14 miles thromgli an area known as Dead Mast's draw, Roy passed within seven or eight asfles of Saperior, Wye. A 15-year-old searcher, Jimmy Goff, feand Roy's barefoot tracks and a veteraa Indian tracker, Cecil BeGay, was summoned. He feand the body less than 35 yards from the tracks.

Roy was shoe! both feet van aadly KI. PEA Also planned "was a new apartment house with 144 rental units. Mr. Lummis reports this construction record contrasts to figures compiled during three lean years at the start ef the last decade. He said 31 houses were built in 1940; .33 in 1941, and 34 in 1942.

How do 1950 boom figures com part with records of another boom? Mr. Lummis reveals 500 permits were issued over a two-year period In 1919-20 when Casper was achieving a new oil production peak and mak ing its name oil capital of the KocKies. But already as 1950 drew to a close, pressures of high prices and threats of all out war economy were being felt in Casper's building trade. Number of permits issued between October and the end of the year dropped 50 per cent In a pattern with the rest of the nation, according to Mr. Lummis.

OFF 40 PER CENT As compared to the 1949 figure this was a 40 per cent cut. Statistics in the city engineer office reveal permits for 52 houses were issued a year ago October, compared to 42 for the same month this year. The record for November was 11 both years. This month, however, only 10 nermits were reuested compared to 34 a year ago. And this, reversed trend was expected to continue in the year ahead largely as a result of higher costs and tighter restrictions.

While construction interests In other parts of the nation was attributing the general slack off of building to the federal government's new credit regulation which became effective in October. Casper bankers and builders found other reasons for the decline. They were not eliminating regulation from their thinking, par- ticularly Inasmuch as corollary con- I trols were placed on GI home loans. But banters reveaiea tnat reguia tion was developed largely to control conventional basis bank-loans, i And In Casper, conventional basis loans have been as rigid throueh the year as rerulation.X would make them now. Reason is that banks could not Increase loan base? to meet rising building costs in Casper, which was higher than else where In the nation.

Banks allowed two kinds of loans. One was for 60 per cent of appraised value usually considerably less than market value In a boom market. This loan included a provision that amortization principal debt payment should come to 40 per cent In 10 years. Another kind of loan at lower interest allowed 50 per cent of assessed valuation on a five-year term. In other parts of the nation where material costs were lower similar loan bases represented a greater percentage of actual cost, and regulation with its maximum loan provisions could make down payments on dwellings steerjer.

DOWN PAYMENTS HIGHER Casper's high material costs, and Its heavy sale of new homes to veterans an estimated 1.008 out of 1,395 since World War were being termed major factors in the extending decline. How construction win fare in Casper in 1951 depends largely on how a war situation affects availability of material and labor, and to what extent veterans continue to find home purchases beyond their reach. MMLyM mam akmv "outside the Atlantic treaty" and beyond administration authority. Douglas, on the other hand, made a new appeal for unity behind the effort to prepare the nation for the threat of another World war. Commenting on Senator Taft's CK assertion last meek that there is a "lack of confidence in Washington" and that he himself Body of Elmaine Roy, Lasfr Of Missing Trio Is Found ROCK SPRINGS.

Jan. 1. The bed? Elmaine Rev, 21, last the three young persons wb Tanished in the Red desert Dee. 10, was found yesterday in tbe sagebrush 41 miles northeast of here. An Indian tracker led a search -biff party to the body It was found about miles front the nlaee where the bodies of Patsy Roth Lake, 18, and her brother, George, 15, were foand Dee.

24. The three yeang people left their Rock Springs home in an automobile Dec. It to go rabbit banting in tbe desolate Red desert. Their ear was foand 45 miles, northeast of here and one of the most intensfve hents for persons in Wyoming history was started. Ray and Miss Lake had planned to marry on Christmas da v.

After their ear stalled, the trio apparently started walking for help uroagji vast smgei LONDON, Jan. 1P) Ruwia has accepted a Western proposal for fear-power talks aimed at reducing world tension, diploma tie soorees reported today. RnssU reportedly told tbe United States, Britain and France she Is ready to accept a Western suggestion that Big Four deputies should meet to lay down a broad agenda for a conference of the forcivn ministers eoncil on main Lai-H'est quarrels. The Soviet Union had nr rested on Nov. 3 a Big I orr meeting limited to the preblem of Germany, alone.

The sent similar notes to the representatives of tbe three powers fn a dramatis -year-end more at midaigkl Moo-cow time, last night..