The Montana Standard from Butte, Montana • 1

VOL. LXXXVIII No. 34 ESTABLISHED 1876 BUTTE-ANACONDA, MONTANA, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1,1950 HOME EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS Yanks mm. om Bomb to 38 At Northwest Quiet but Red Trans if ruman Senator Knowland's Talk Here to Give War Picture Sen. W.

F. Knowland of California, one of the best-informed members of the United States Senate on foreign affairs, will arrive here by plane this morning and tonight will tell more than 400 of Butte's citizens the true story of Korea and the Marines Cut Off by Red Sprung I Orient as of the present, SEOUL, Friday, Dec. l.W) The bulk of the United JStates Eighth Army Friday set up a new defense line in northwest Korea 30 miles north of Pyongyang against pursuing Chinese Communists. The last United States outfit, elements of the 24th Infantry division, had eluded a trap 20 miles to the north by pulling back across the icy Chongchon river. In northeast Korea, more thousands of Chinese Reds snapped traps on United States soldiers and Marines in the Changjin reservoir area.The Americans fought back hard in efforts to break out and to clear road blocks on their main Iflllllpl 9 V- Moving past an ox-pulled Korean sled, a First Marine division patrol moves through snow toward battlefront.

Three Marine regiments from this division were surrounded in a new Red drive in northeast Korea Thursday. (NEA Telephoto). The distinguished statesman, who comes direct to Butte from the war scenes in the Far East, will deliver an address in the Silver Bow room at the i 1 hotel at a dinner meeting which will start at 6:30 o'clock. The meeting, sponsored by the Butte Chamber of Commerce and for which the civic clubs of the city vauaieu men mania cocc inner this week in order to participate, in importance and interest ranks as the outstanding Sen. Knowland community gath ering of.

the year in Silver Bow county. Senator Knowland left Washington a few weeks ago by plane direct for Korea, where he met and conferred with Gen. MacArthur and other leaders in the war-torn area of Korea. He also spent some time in Japan making a personal study of the situation there. The trip was the second made by the senator to the Orient, the first having been made a year ago and which resulted at that time in his proposal that Gen.

MacArthur be appointed co-ordinator of the United States policy in Asia, as "United States high commissioner for Asia." He also brought with him upon his return to the United States in 1949 an appeal from South Korea for more armaments, an appeal which was ignored by the administration at Washington. -Senator Knowland is universally recognized as an authority on Far Eastern affairs. He is an able speaker and the facts which he has gathered first-hand of conditions in Korea will be presented before an audience for the first time to- (Continued on Page 14, Col. 7) Air Force Plane Reported Lost SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 30 (JP) An Air Force C45 which left Albuquerque, N.

for Hill field, Utah, shortly before 1 p. m. (MST) Thursday was reported missing Thursday night. CAA air route traffic control officials at Salt Lake City said the light twin engine utility craft was due at Hill Air Force base near Og-den at 4:28 p. m.

It took off at 12:58 p. m. The CAA here had no information as to how many persons were aboard the craft. Attlee and Truman to Hold Emergency Meeting in U. S.

Soon on Korean War Britain Demands Say on Use of Atomic Bomb WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. (JP) Possible use of the atomic bomb by the United States in the Korean fighting kept the world nervous Thursday night. LONDON, Nov. 30.

(JP) Prime Minister Attlee declared Thursday night that Britain wants fullest con- '( Bultation before a decision is reached on use of the atomic bomb on behalf of the United Nations in the Korean war. Attlee announced to a cheering house of commons that he will go to the United States forx talks with President Truman on critical world problems. In reference to use of the A-bomb, most dreadful weapon of modern warfare, Attlee said "The British government considers that a decision of such grave import could not be taken on behalf of the United Nations without fullest prior consultation with those member states who are at present participating in the international police action." Attlee's announcement that he had written a letter to Mr. Truman proposing the visit came a few hours after the President said in Washington the United States was considering use of the A-bomb. A short time after Attlee concluded a two-day commons debate on foreign affairs he had word from Washington that Mr.

Truman would be happy to see him. Attlee's official spokesman said the prime minister needed at least 48 hours to prepare for 'the trip. Under such a- schedule he could leave here Saturday night by plane and arrive in the United States on unday. His last visit to the United rid relations in light of atomic elopment was the prime subject that meeting. Attlee expressed hope that' the Chinese Communists might be will-(Continued on Page 14, Col.

1) Compromise Tax Bill Approved WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. (JP) The House ways and means committee voted Thursday to increase corporation taxes $3,400,000,000 a year by an excess profits levy reaching back to July 1, 1950. This sum is considerably less than the $4,000,000,000 in new revenue requested by President "Truman to help meet vastly increased military costs. The bill may come up for House passage next week.

Briefly, it would do this: Corporations earning more than $25,000 a year would be subject to an additional tax of 75 per cent on all over 85 per cent of their "normal" earnings. But all federal income taxes together, could not exceed 67 per cent of a firm's profits. Still subject to final committee Order to Drop Destruction Not Yet Issued President However, Hopes New War Can Be Headed Off WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. (President Truman said Thursday the United States will fight on In Korea with every means at its disposal including the atom bomb if necessary to keep Red aggression from spreading to American shores.

With the exasperated air of a man near the limit of patince Mr. Truman said this country has made every possible effort to head off a third world war. He said these efforts will continue and he hopes they will succeed. But he declared in a formal statement that "we are fighting in Korea for our own national seecurity and survival," and he told a tense, crowded news conference we will use every weapon that is needed. That includes the atom the President said crisply in answer to a newsman's question.

And thus he touched off a flurry of confusion that didn't end until the White House, three hours later, issued a statement saying the use of the bomb has not been authorized so far and that the President's comments "do not represent any change in this situation." Mr. Truman said, and repeated, in answer to questions hurled by some of the 208-reporters present. that the use of the A-bomb in Ko-! rea always has been under active consideration. In a voice charged with, emotion, he said he" doesn't want to'seff it used. It's a terrible weapon, he said one that doesn't spare innocent men, women and children.

Asked If the use of the bomb would depend on United Nations permission, the President said no, he didn't mean that at all. He said the military in the field Gen. Douglas MacArthur will have charge of using all weapons, as he always has. The White House statement made it clear, however, that MacArthur has not been empowered to use the A-bomb. "By law," the statement said in part, "only the President can au thorize the use of the atom bomb, and no such authorization has been given.

"If and when such authorization (Continued on Page 14, Col. 6) ed at more than 5,200,000. Seven pages of the magazine are devoted to the acticle, which gives Butte a great measure of publicity reaching almost all over the world. The article bears the title, "Richest Hill on Earth." A huge photograph of the city, taken at night and showing the thousands upon thousands of lights agleem and aglitter in the distance, coyers much of the first two of the seven pages. The caption material points out the peaks of the nearby Continental Divide pud the "richest hill" itself, and says: "Butte, revives Old boast as its miners and bosses carry on a $27,000,000 program to give the old copper camp its fourth boom." The story tells of Butte's first days, when prospectors and others were scratching out the gold deposits, the turn then to silver and the eventual discovery of copper by Marcus Daly.

The decision of the Anaconda Copper Mining company in 1947 to sink a new shaft and inaugurate the Greater Butte project has brought what the magazine describes as the city's "fourth boom," and calls attention to the construction of 1,000 new homes here. A cutaway drawing shows graph ically on the next two pages how the Greater Butte project is designed. The panorama shows the Kelley shaft, the Bell and Diamond mine headframe, the High Ore, the Tramway mine, the Liquidator mine (Continued on Page 14, Col. 7) Yr shopping sed Russia Blocks Order to Red China Vetoes Demand That Commie Troops Get Out of Korea LAKE SUCCESS, Nov. 30.

(JP) A Soviet veto Thursday killed a six-power demand in the Security Council for the Chinese Communist troops to withdraw from the Korean battle. The western powers are expected to press for quick United Nations action against the Chinese Reds in the veto-free General Assembly under United States- Secretary of State Dean Acheson's anti-aggression plan. United States sources said the Assembly probably would be asked to act Monday. There war, some dispute among United Nations officials whether the veto cast Thursday by Jacob A. Malik was Russia's 47th or 49th.

Some authorities said that Malik cast three separate votes by voting against the jswo sections of the resolution, and Ahen voting against the entire proposal. Others argue that the ovte against the measue as a whole wasj'the one that counted. Before roting on the six-power resolution, the Council rejected a Soviet-sponsored Chinese Communist demand for United States troops to withdraw from Korea and Formosa. Russia cast the lone favorable vote. Nine were against and India' did not participate.

Acheson's plan empowers the General Assembly to recommend that, member nations contribute fighting forces to halt aggression, but It remained to be seen whether the Assembly would go that far. The 60-nation body might limit its first action to an appeal to the (Continued on Page 15, CoL 1) Pistol-Packing Man Sent to State Prison John Rolcke, 32-year-old former resident Cambridge, who allegedly threatened a young housewife Into a tour of Butte taverns Sunday and waved a loaded .22 caliber revolver at men who attempted to intervene, was sentenced to one year in prison Thursday. Rolcke pleaded guilty before Judge T. E. Downey to an information accusing him of carrying a concealed weapon within the city limits.

The information was filed by Chief Deputy County Attorney J. Frank Sullivan. A justice court eomplalnt was lodged against Rolcke Monday pending further investigation of reports (Continued on Page 11, Col. 5) Weather Forecast BUTTE Cooler Friday with light snows diminishing by afternoon. Expected minimum reading Friday morning, 12; expected maximum reading Friday afternoon, 32.

Temperatures for the period 12 midnight Wednesday to 5:30 p. m. Thursday: At the Airport-Minimum, 23; maximum, 49. At the School of Mines Minimum, 24; maximum, 47. Precipitation .01.

MONTANA West of Divide Snow diminishing, cloudiness decreasing Friday; colder south, high 25-35. East of Divide Mostly cloudy Friday, light to moderate snow, diminishing by afternoon, accompanied by some drifting and near-blizzard conditions; cooler southwest, becoming colder north and east; high 15-25 north and east, 25-35 southwest. THE TABLE (By Associated Press) Maximum temperatures are for the 12 hours and the minimum are for the 18 hours ending at 5:30 p. m. Thursday.

Max. Min. Pep. Billings 27 20 .02 Belgrade 40 26 Broadus 31 20 .01 Butte 49 23 Cut Bank 12 8 .07 Dillon 52 21 Drummond 18 Glasgow 10 8 .02 Great Falls 21 15 T. Havre 15 11 .03 Helena 27 22 T.

Kalispell 28 26 .06 Lewistown 24 15 T. Livingston 23 19 Miles City 29 15 T. Missoula 36 24 .08 Superior 45 29 .20 West Yellowstone 35 29 .09 Whitehall 42 24 T. Safs i i I i Manchurian Bases Likely Targets for Alomic Bombs By LOUIS CASSELS WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.

U.R The big Manchurian bases which spawned the "new war" In Korea would be the most likely targets for atomic bombing if the United States is forced to unleash its most terrible weapon. Moer than 200,000 Chinese Red troops potential reinforcements for the. enemy attack in Korea are believed massed at those bases, within easy range of United States B-29 bombers. Chinese forces already in Korea also might be blasted with A-bombs if their commanders are so foolish as to concentrate enough of them in one spot to make a worthwhile target. Least likely to be A-bombed are the teeming cities of China itself.

Since the first atomic bombs were dropped in 1945 on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, United States mjlitary leaders have Increasingly favored using A- bombs as tactical weapons, against enemy field forces, rather than as strategic weapons to destroy civilian cities. In telling a news conference Thursday that the use of A-bombs in the Korean war is under active consideration, President Truman stressed that he doesn't want to see the terrible weapons used on innocent men, women and children who have nothing to do with the Communist aggression. But he said he would leave it up to the military commanders Gen. Douglas MacArthur and the Joint chiefs of staff to decide when and (Continued on Page 14, Col. 5) Statehood Bills Facing Defeat WASHINGTON, Nov.

20. (JP) Senator Lucas Democratic floor leader, conceded Thursday that backers of statehood for Alaska and Hawaii face almost inevitable defeat. Lucas and Senator O'Mahoney chief pilot of the state hood measure, told reporters they would not officially toss in the towel until Monday, however. "We'll let the boys talk Friday," Lucas said, "then set the statehood bill aside Monday and take up rent control if we still don have an agreement to let statehood come to a vote He indicated he had no idea that the statehood foes would relent, Lucas told the Senate it is "very clear "there isn't going to be any vote on the statehood bill." He added in a speech that a rail-! way labor bill also pending seems doomed with the statehood measure. Lucas offered to set aside the statehood bill a bill for which Pres- ident Truman had asked "the high est priority" and take up the railroad bill Monday.

Senator Hill (D-Ala.) promptly raised the point that Senator Jen-ner (R-Ind.) plans to hook onto the railway labor bill a so-called FEPC amendment to prohibit racial and other discrimination in employment anywhere. Lucas told the Senate the Alaska statehood bill, and a companion measure to admit Hawaii to the union, face defeat in "a filibuster because of civil rights." And he added, a similar fate seems to await the railway bill which i i in East supply route. A field dispatch Friday from th northeast sector said, however, the Americans had failed to break out and that the Reds held all commanding positions in the snow-covered reservoir sector. Ammunition and supplies were air-dropped. A United States Seventh division regiment rushed up from Hamhung, 50 miles south, seeking to clear tha road blocks.

It ran into stiff resistance about 10 miles south of the reservoir. An abrupt lull In northwest Korea enabled Americans, Turks, British and South Koreans cf tha Eighth Army to organize a new defense line running east and west through Sunchon, 20 miles south of the Chongchon river. Sunchon is 30 miles north of Pyongyang, tha former North Korean capital. One of the 14 Chinese divisions in action in the northwest was observed by airmen moving southward near Samso, 11 miles north of Sun chon. Escaping elements still were moving south from the Chongchon.

One, the Ninth regiment of the United States Second division, had to fight its way through a Communist road block. The British Commonwealth Middlesex battalion battled Chinest (Continued on Page 14, Col. 4) of Armed Forces Planned WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. U.HW President Truman Thursday announced a "rapid" buildup of the armed forces and the atomic energy program to defeat the Chinese Communists in Korea and guard against the threat of Red aggression elsewhere.

Congress Immediately promised swift action on the program which is expected to call for an Increase in the number of active Army divi sions and a stepup in their manpower and firepower. Such a program inevitably would mean accelerated draft calls and probably would force a tightening of selective service regulations. The President said he will meet with Republican and Democratic leaders Friday to request "large amounts' for the Army, Navy and Air Force anda "substantial amount" for the Atomic Energy Commission. Nearly all the latter funds would go for new atomic weapons. The House military appropriations subcommittee tentatively scheduled a meeting for Friday afternoon to start work, on the President's request.

It called Defense Secretary George C. Marshall; Defense Undersecretary Robert A. Lovett, and (Continued on Page 11, Col. 7) New Federal Civil Defense Agency Legislation Offered WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.

(U.F9- Legislation was introduced in Congress Thursday to create a new federal civil defense agency with broad powers to prepare the American home front for the perils of atomic-age attack. The bill was drafted by the National Security Resources Board and introduced by Rep. Carl Durham (D-N. vice chairman of the congressional atomic energy committee. It provides for the appointment rivit defense )hl.

He would work closely with state and city officials to ready the nation's civilian population for possible attack by atomic bombs germ weapons, poison gas or any other device of modern warfare. Local officials have been complaining for some time over what they call the lack of an over-all federal civil defense plan. Kalispell Soldier Wounded in Korea WASHINGTON, Nov. Defense department Thursday added Pfc. Garnet C.

Norria to th list of casualties in the Korean r. It aid the son of Mn Qn Rnmrardnrr flf 230 Second VnU1 West, JUUspell, wa 0'ir. 1 Rapid Buildup Attacks i sumably these will include the ques tionof which much has been heard in Britain recently whether there is any chance of negotiating with Russia to settle crucial world issues and -ease widespread fears of a great new war. Attlee also wants to give the President his views on the question whether to use the atomic bomb In the Korean fighting. The British leader told the house of commons Thursday that such a decision should not be made "without fullest prior with -United Nations members directly concerned in the Korean struggle against aggression Attlee broke the first news of the conference in a speech in commons Thursday night and his announcement was greeted with cheers.

Shortly afterward the President press secretary, Charles Ross, said at the White House: "The prime minister is coming over. He got in touch with the President through the State department and indicated he would like to come over soon to talk about Korean and other problems. The President sent back word through the State department that he would be very (Continued on Page 15, Col. 4) Melrose Man Is Gravely Injured DILLON, Nov. 30.

Mike Edwards, about 40, a flagman for the Union Pacific railroad at Melrose, was critically injured Thursday afternoon on highway 91 just north of Dillon when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a truck moving in the same direction. An attending physician said Edwards' condition was grave. The truck was driven by H. A. Davis of Tooele, Utah.

4 Edwards sustained a concussion and numerous cuts and bruises after being dragged about 110 feet beneath his motorcycle which was entangled in the rear left bumper of the truck, it was reported. Both vehicles were traveling south. Davis told Chief of Police Dan Mooney that he had slowed down and signaled for a turn into a service station on the left side of the highway when the crash occurred. Edwards was taken to Barrett hospital. Fortune in CaSu Found in Old Hotel Storeroom SAN FRANCISCO, Nov.

30. (JP) Discovery of $106,200 in cash in storeroom at the old Astor hotel here was reported Thursday. The cash, all in bills ranging from $1 to was found by Doug-j las Bruce, 60, one of six heirs to the estate of William Bruce, who1 operated the Astor hotel until his death last Jan. 21. Robert Scott, attorney, said that while Bruce was cleaning the Btore- i room, he came across a carton of! books, piled on top of more old books.

Underneath all this he found a green, enameled cash box crammed with bills -C7 1 Richest Hill on Earth Subject of Picture Magazine Article WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. (JP) President Truman and Prime Minister Clement Attlee of Britain will meet here soon, probably this week end, to discuss the Korean crisis in an emergency conference suddenly requested by Attlee. A White House announcement said Attlee wants to talk about the "Korean and other problems." Pre- Leroy P. Schmid to Give Elks Memorial Talk Lsroy P.

Schmid, past exalted ruler of Butte lodge No. 240, BPOE, will deliver the address Sunday night at the Elks' hall on West Galena street as the organization pays tribute to members of the lodge who died during the last year. The Elks' memorial service, a ritual that is mandatory on all lodges of the organization through national lodge ruling, is always open to the public and all Butte residents interested are invited to attend the Sunday night program. The memorial services are held by every Elks lodge in the country on the first Sunday in December. Karl I.

Deshler is exalted ruler of the local lodge. Final plans for the Sunday ritual were made by members of the lodge at their regular meeting Thursday night. The program will feature several talented Butte musicians and vocalists in addition to the Im- (Continuea on Page 11; Col. 1) Montana Woolmen Elect Officers BILLINGS, Nov. 30.

(JP) Howard Doggett of Townsend Thursday was elevated to the presidency of the Montana Wool Growers asso ciation at the concluding sessions of the golden anniversary convention. S. E. Whitworth of Dillon was selected by association trustees to succeed Doggett as vice president. The board chose Miles City as the 1951 convention city.

Everett Shuey of Helena was retained as. secretary-treasurer. Approximately 500 wool growers from throughout Montana regis-1 tered for the thijee-day conclave, i rne convention aiso arew an estimated 100 market and transportation representatives. From resolutions offered by the lamb feeding and marketing committee, wool growers support a suggestion offering a $500 reward to be paid by the association for information leading to arrest and conviction of any persons caught butchering or stealing sheep or lambs. The stockyards and transportation committee on wool rates resolution asked "that the North Pacific Coast carriers be requested to make reductions in their westbound inter state wool rates from all points in Montana so that the Montana wool growers may receive the full benefit (Continued on Page 11, Col.

4) approval, expected Friday, the bill's tax rate and credit base features were said to have been adopted by a strict party line vote with the 15 Democrats again over-ridding the 10 Republican members. Republican sentiment has been for Increasing federal revenues through a straight rise in the regular corporation income tax rate. Chairman Doughton (D-N. said the committee bill will be inr troduced in the House Friday. In the Senate, Chairman George (D-Ga.) of the finance committee (Continued on Page 11, Col.

3) Butte, the fabulous richest hill on earth, continues to furnish a seemingly inexhaustible supply of material for the American reading public and writers who seek to capture something of the unquenchable spirit which always has distinguished the city. The latest story of Butte in woras and pictures is contained in the Dec. 4 issue of Life magazine, released today with a circulation list- Knowland Wants Acheson to Quit SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30. (JP) Sen.

William F. Knowland (R-Calif.) Thursday called for the resignation of Secretary of State Dean Acheson and urged that the Chinese Communist "aggressors" in North Korea be handed a 48-hour ultimatum. The senator lashed out at what he termed the United States' "soft policy" toward Communist China. He said he believed the resignation of Secretary Acheson to be "essential" to- a reversal of that policy. Knowland addressed a meeting of the California state Chamber' of Commerce.

Knowland, who returned Thursday morning from a tour of the Orient, called for a pledge of sup port for Chinese Nationalist forces China Leveling a blast at United States policies in the Far East during the past five years, Knowland spoke of the "farce" which permits Soviet Union and Red China representatives to "use the sounding board of the United Nations to determine and destroy the system of collective security" while United Nations troops are bein8 killed by Chinese Comma would legalize union shops ndXruman t0 take over the program Gangster Shelton Escapes When Home Is Bombed FAIRFIELD, 111., Nov. 30. (JP) A fire bomb mysteriously tossed i through a picture window early (Thursday destroyed the farm home payment oi uiuuu "Hwhlch previously has been handled the railway industry "because of Vicow gangster Shelton brothers, but Formosa and the maiHland of and his wife escaped The home burned to the ground. Wayne County Sheriff Hal Brad-shaw said Shelton, 59, and his wife, 38, might have been caught in the fire if she had not" been a light sleeper. The shattering glass aroused her and she and her husband went to the living room.

She pickejj up the telephone to call the sheriff, and the FEPC." Colder Weather Seen for Today HELENA, Nov. 30. ((Colder weather faces most Montanans Friday. But weathermen said snow which fell over the state Thursday night and Friday morning should diminish. Winds may drift snow and whip it into near-blizzard conditions some places east of the Continental Divide Friday.

Readings Thursday ranged from lows of 8 above at Cut Bank andi Glasgow to the high of 52 at Dillon. Cut Bank had four inches of snow on the ground Thursday: Great Falls, Havre. Helena and Kalispeil had one inch. I just as the connection wasmade the nist forces using Soviet equipment, explosion rang out. I President Truman, he said, should first thought was hat some- order Gen.

MacArthur to strike back one was shooting at. fie again," with air power against bases in Shelton said. In May, E)49, he was) Manchuria if there is any prolonged wounded several times fey shota fired "dilly-dallying" by the United Na-throuah a window. tiona. 15.