The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 30, 1951, Page 1

) } lfSXONAL 'GTON, D C. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL| LXXIX., NO. 11,978 6&!: Back at Statement By Truman NEW YORK, Nov. 30—#-—Arthur Krock, chief Washington correspon- dent for the New York Times, said today in his editorial page column that whenever the Truman admin- istration gets confused about major events, it tries to blame the free press. Krock raised the point in con- nection with President Truman’s complaints yesterday about press reports of a temporary halt of hos- tilities in Korea. He wrote: “Whenever this administration falls into a state of confusion and somewhat of dismay, and when that condition has become a matter of public knowledge and concern, an unusual barrage of official denials of unwelcome news is launched against the free press in a manner to persuade the people that the press is deliberately giving a lying account of the government. “The Truman administration is in this plight today . . . Accordingly, its denials have steadily become more short and ugly.” (Read dispatch headed “Warn- ing Sounded”—Editor.) Girl Scout Council To Elect Officers at Safurday Luncheon Girl scout council officers will be elected at the annual luncheon tomorrow at noon in the Gold Room of the Baranof. Among those to be chosen are the commissioner, secretary, treasurer and five members of the council.! Mrs. K. S, Clem is general chair- man for the luncheon and Mrs. T. J.| Pyle in charge of reservations. Inveflijalors of Tax Frauds Take Recess fo Monday ‘WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 — & — House tax investigators unexpect- edly recessed their hearings today until Monday to allow more time to examine Justice files—including any that may throw light on rumors of an attempted “fix” in a New York tax fraud case. The recess was ordered as a House Ways and Means subcom- mittee was scheduled to resume its fifth consecutive day of inquiry into- the activities of T. Lamar Caudle, ousted Assistant Attorney General and former chief tax pros- ecutor. Earlier, Chairman King (D-Calif) had scored failing memories of Jus- tice Department officials testifying in the New York case. Attorney General McGrath's at- tention to what he said was “ap- parently irregular activity on the part of the Department of Jus- tice.” AT THE BARANOF F. H. Alexander and R. Larrabee of the Morrison-Knudson Construc- tion Co., from Anchorage are re- gistered at the Barano Hotel. TheWashington Merry-Go-Round (Copyright, 1951, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) By DREW PEARSON msfllNGTON—The politicians are so busy knocking the State De- partment these days that when the State Department does pull a diplo- matic ten-strike it goes unnoticed. The American disarmament pro- posal in Paris, for instance, scored a tremendous victory, helped knock down Communist propaganda that we were the world’s leading war- mongers. Before this proposal was made, however, a hot, backstage debate took place in the State Department. Some advisers feared the Russians would pick up the disarmament plan and run away with it. But members of the Russian section argued the opposite, said the Rus- sians were sure to react the other way, and play into our hands. That was exactly what Foreign * Minister Vishinsky did. He shocked western Europe by stating that he had stayed up all night laughing at the west’s disarmament proposal. Since then, U. S. intelligence re- ports that Vishinsky has received a scorching clhlg'from the polit- (Continued on Page 4) 'National Guard Department King called ! To Celebrate Governor's Day Governor's Day is to be celebrated by the 208th Infantry Battalion (Sep.) of the Alaska National Guard on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the sub-port parade ground. The 43rd U. S. Army Band, num- bering 34 pieces, will be flown to Juneau Saturday miorning from Ft. Richardsony by Military Air Transport Service for the review, weather permitting. Presentation of the Eisenhower Trophy to Company D of Sitka and other awards will be made by Gov. Ernest Gruening who is reviewing the battalion. Reviewing the troops will also be Lt. Gen. Kepner, com- mander-in-chief, Alaska and Col. Lars Johnson, Alaska National Guard adjutant general. The public is invited to attend the review. Immediately following the cere- monies at the sub-port, there will Le an informal reception at the Baranof Hotel by Col. Johnson and his staff. The reception is to give all enlisted members of the guard an opportunity to meet Gov. Gruen- ing, the guest of honor. Refresh-]| ments will be served. ! | The fact that the 43rd U. S. Army band, with its full complement of | 34 pieces, will play at the dance at the Moose Hall at 9 o’clock Sat- lurday evening is expected to in- crease interest in the event. Special entertainment at the| {dance will begin at 9:45 p.m. and { will include the O'Reilly’s from the Pamaray Club, Johnny and Leo- nard from the Baranof Bubble Room entertainers from Mike’s and a special dancing act by the Skin- ners. A highlight of the evening will be the presentation of an award to the winning guard drill team. | Master of ceremonies, Ross Wheeler | will make the presentation. The | winning team will also give a short | exihibition drill. Admission to the dance is free {and open to:the public. Many of the guardsmen are from out-of-town tand will be without partierss. Iv is Ihoped that all of Juneau, and par- ticularly its young ladies, will be on hand at the dance to extend a | welcome worthy of the Capital City | and its military guests. ( i UN WWWaiI on | \Big Four Talks ‘For Arms Action PARIS, Nov. 30—(@®—The United | Nations political committee voted unanimously today to suspend de- bate on rival east-west disarma- ment plans pending efforts by the Big Four to seek agreement in se- cret talks. The discussions among Britain, France, the Soviet Union and the United States are expected to get under way immediately behind clos- ed doors. The committee asked them (refused even to discuss the with- ‘drawal of troops from Korea until to report back on their progress |by Dec. 10. The committee acted after Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Y. Vish- insky agreed to participate in such |ta1ks. Spokesmen for Britain, France and the United States had agreed previously to do so. U. S. Delegate Philip C. Jessup said this was a hopeful develop- ment, but commented that the bel- ligerent tone of Vishinsky's accep- tance speech indicated the task ahead would be difficult. Similar views were expressed by spokesmen for France and Britain. Vishinsky préfaced his acceptance with a blistering attack on previous speeches by Jessup and others and a castigation of the western dis- armament plan. Matthews Knocks Jones Out in 2nd ST. PAUL, Minn,, Nov. 30—®P— Harry (Kid) Matthews of Seattle, ranked No. 2 on the list of the na- tion’s light heavyweights, stopped Maynard Jones of Philadelphia at 2:31 of the second round of a scheduled ten-round bout last night. It was the Kid’s 12th straight knockout and his 65th consecutive bout without a loss. Matthews weighed 176% pounds for his first appearance east of the Rockies since his victory over Irish Bob Murphy at Madison Square Garden last year. Jones weighed 192. A crowd of 5,261 paid nearly $14,000 to watch the bout. A short, jolting uppercut to the chin was the payoff punch for the Kid. AT THE GASTINEAU Mr. and Mrs. David Oehler of Skagway are at the Gastineau Ho- tel. Says M'Arthur | Knew Chinese | Would Fight BOSTON, Nov. 30—®—The Chris- tian Science Monitor says there is “strong evidence” General Mac- Arthur withheld from the White House information about possible Chinese intervention in Korea. The statement is contained in a story by Gordon Walker, assistant foreign editor of the Monitor and former war correspondent attached to General MacArthur's command in the Pacific and Tokyo. In New York, a spokesman for Gen. MacArthur said no comment would be made until the statements were studied. Gen. Charles A. Willoughby, former chief intelligence officer for| MacArthur, terms the statement “deliberately false, whether in the Christian Science Monitor or the Police Gazette.” Walker’s story in Thursday’s Monitor also says “front line com- manders ordered their troops into battle without prior knowledge that they faced overwhelming odds — odds as high as three or four to| one.” According to Walker, information about Chinese intervention reached Tokyo in mid-September, twoi months before the late November start of the ill-fated Yalu river offensive. “War correspondents in Tokyo who sought to establish the fact were officiaily discouraged by head- quarters from writing about it,”! Walker declares. Reds Given New Punch riom UN | MUNSAN, Korea, Nov. 30—(®— Allied truce negotiators today flatly an armistice is signed. \ They also made it clear the UN; command will not modify its de- | mand for (1) joint inspection teams behind the battle lines and (2) and ironclad ban on strengthening iront line troops. “We are going to insist upon those principles,” Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy, chief UN negotiator, told the Reds. “We are not going to agree to immediate withdrawal of UN command forces from Korea. Is that clear? The sooner it is clear, the sooner we will begin to make profitable use of the time of this conference.” Replying to Joy’s 30-minute op- ening statement at Panmunjom, North Korean Lt. Gen Nam Il re- peatedly called the Allied proposals “unreasonable and impractical.” He said joint inspection teams would be “brazen interference with the internal affairs of the other side.” Anchorage Asks Help in Relieving ! tax rolls for real or personal prop- )and if it is sold, the purchase price Power Shorfage ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 30— {M—A Federal Power Administrator arrived here yesterday for confer- ences on an electricity shortage in the Anchorage area. J. H. Gumz flew here from Ta- coma for the Defense Electric Power Administration after appeals for aid had gone as high as the White House. : The appeals were made by the Chugach Electric Association, which provides power for most needs' Qut- side the Anchorage city limits. The city’s population is 11,000, compared with 19,000 outside its limits. “We have 1400 kilowatts out of service with no prospect of repairs,” said Ed Jarvi, president of the Chugach Association. “We can't meet the peak period now and must have immediate help.” M. S. Stewart, Chugach manager, said the condition will be critical until both the Eklutna and the pro- posed Susitna generating facilities are operating. The Chugach Association asked for a Navy ship capable of produc- ing 10,000 kilowatts or that a power- producing train be brought north. It also is asking that the Anchorage vicinity be designated as a critical power area. FROM SEATTLE A. T. Colman of the General Ad- Jjustment Bureau of Seattle is stop- ping at the Baranof Hotel. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1951 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS Mrs. Judd, Slayer 0f Juneau Women, Escapes, Hospital PHOENIX, Ariz. Nov. 30— ® — Crafty Winnie Ruth Judd, notorious trunk murdress of 20 years ago, broke out of the state hospital for the insane last night for the fourth time, and today eluded searchers. She pried through a screen win- dow, slipped down a ladder fashion- ed from rags, yarn and an electric iron cord, and vanished into the chill night. Escape of the greying red-haired killer set off a great search through the city. Bloodhounds failed to pick up her trail. In 1931, Mrs. Judd shot two Ju- neau, Alaska, girl friends to death and shipped their dismembered bod- ies to Los Angeles in a trunk and a suitcase. She was convicted of murder and was sentenced to hang. At almost the last moment she was found insane and was committed to the asylum here. Now 48, Mrs. Judd has been in the hospital 18 years. Just before her escape about 10:30 p.m. she had been visiting in the room of her 84-year-old mother, Mrs. Carrie B. McKinnell, also a patient in the hospital. Earlier Mrs. Judd had attended a western movie shown for the inmates. Hospital officials felt that Mrs. Judd, long unaccustomed to the outside, could not have gone far from the institution grounds, even though they border on the prin- cipal ecast-west highway through the city. Alaska Plywood Cerp. Asks fo Buy City Storage Warehouse At a special meeting last night the Juneau City Council approved of judges and clerks for a special election to be held December 6, and also considered a request from the. Alaske, Bumgod. £orp. 10, DUV, ‘northern Korea. a city-owned storage warehouse. Clerks and judges for the Juneau Dairies polls are: clerks Mrs. Svend Thorpe and Mrs. Gertie Berggren; judges Mrs. Albert Tucker, Mrs, Gudmund Jensen, Mrs, Carl Collen. Library Building polls: clerks — Mrs. Bert Lybeck and Arthur Kin- nan; judges — Mrs. Frank Olson,; Miss Hilda Krause, Mrs. Charles: Boyer. | The polls will be open from 8| lam, to 7 pm. next Thursday, De-‘ cember 6. All persons whose names | appear on the last assessment and| erty and automobile owners are, eligible to vote. | Voters will be asked to approve, three different bond issues: 3290,000‘ for a city hall to be joined on the! fire hall now in the process of con- struction; $287,000 for a street im- provement program; and $88,000 for fire fighting equipment and re- habilitation of the fire alarm sys- tem. A request from the Alaska Ply- waod Corp. offering to buy the city| storage wasehouse adjoining thel lumber mill property was read. The city paid $40,000 for the property would amount to approximately $45,000; however the matter will| have to come up to the voters for approval. It is too late to get it on the ballot for the special elec- tion next week. | The council felt all possible co- operation should be given to lhci plywood corporation which is estab- | lishing a new industry here with| its attendant payroll. | A potition signed by 52 property holders in the Seatter Tract was| read. They asked that the council! give assurance that all underground facilities be installed and that area be paved if the street improvement bonds are approved. TWO BIRDS ARRIVE | This is the time of year when| most birds are going south, how- ever two little yellow canaries from Clark’s Pet Shop in Seattle reversed the procedure and flew in here yes- terday (by Pan American Airways). They were addressed to Barbara| Williams in care of Mrs. Charles Hooper of* Juneau. VISITORS FROM SKAGWAY , Bea and Mike O’Daniel of Skag- | way are guests at the Baranof Ho- | tel. DECEMBER 1 30 am., 165 1. ¢ 32 ft | Steel 40%, Pound $280%, Sabre Jefs Win Biggest Air Battle SEOUL, Korea, Nov. 30 — (& — American Sabre jet pilots won the greatest air battle of the war to- day, reporting a total haul for the day of ten Red planes shot down, four damaged and one probably destroyed The Fifth Air Force said no Al- lied planes were lost. Nine of the Red craft shot down were propeller-driven bombers and fighter-bombers, the first caught in a mass flight beyond the Manchur- ian border. Near the close of a blazing day of aerial warfare, 31 U.S. F-86 Sabre jets spotted 16 MIG-15 jets flying top cover on 30 propeller driven Russian-type planes. ‘The Sabres dove directly into the flight of 12 TU-2 twin engine bombers and 18 LA-9 single engine fighter-bombers. Then they swooped up and cut the flight of MIGs in half and dove down again to finish off the slower conventional craft. It was one long, deadly sweep. The 30 minute battle was the fourth air fight of the day and the biggest of any type — jet or pro- peller planes — fought in the Ko- rean -war. The earlier flights ac- counted for the probable and the One Sabre pilot bagged four of the Communist planes to twcomeiro America’s fifth jet ace. Maj. George A, Davis, Jr., of Lubbock, Tex., shot down three of the TU-2 bombers and the MIG jet Friday. Two other MIGs. knocked down Wednesday boost his total to six, one more than needed to become an ace. No flight of Red bombers and fighter-bombers of comparable size has been reported previously from Korea. Air Force officers said the| Reod flight cut up Friday probably was on a training mission, pos- sialy under the mistaken impres- st :%;haz Allied fighters had com- #4 their day’s sweeps .over fourth damaged Red. The four day air battle total| mounted to 18 Red jet planes re- ported destroyed, one probably de- stroyed and 13 damaged, against, one U.S. plane shot down and three | damaged. Long convoys of Red trucks were spotted last night racing toward the quiet forward lines with their lights blazing. Flare-dropping Allied planes counted at least 9,200 of them, Far East Air Forces (FEAF) reported Friday. The figure is nearly double the previous high of 5,150, and a| Fifth Alr Force re-count indicated it may be incomplete. Infantry action maintained the same quiet tempo that has marked the front since truce negotiators agreed Tuesday on a tentative cease- fire line. Artillery fire increased after Gen. James A. Van Fleet, U.N. ground commander, announced ‘Thursday he was clarifying a direc- tive which some troops may have misinterpreted as a cease-fire order. | signation FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Nov. 30— (M—A merchant’s war drove the price of beer down to zero here yesterday and one dealer even de- livered it—all for ffee. Streets were jammed with hund- reds of residents who squeezed, pushed and struggled to get into local retail establishments after the price plummeted from $6.00 a case to nothing. It started when one dealer slash- his prices from $6 to $3.75 a case last week. A competitor cut to $3.35, scarcely what it costs to ship the Walter Hellan Resigns After 17 Years in Office Walter G. Hellan, acting U. S. Marshal, today announced his re- signation stating that he expected Sid Thompson, recently given a re- cess appointment to the marshal’s job, to qualify for the job December 1 (tomorrow). Hellan says he submitted his re- to Attorney General J. Gerald Willilams about six weeks ago, asking that his resignation be effective November 1, or soon after. This was after Thompsonr had been given the appointment. He says the attorney general asked him to re- main on the job pending necessary utine qualification of Thompson. Thompson was not reached for comment, but Mrs. Flossie Dcolin, chief deputy in the marshal's of- fice, said that Thompson had been officially qualified. Hellan has worked in the mar- E s office at Juneau for over 17 years. He was appointed deputy marshal Aug. 1, 1934, and was ap- pointed acting marshal Sept. 1, 1950. “I have enjoyed the work very much indeed, as deputy under the late marshal, William T. Mahoney, and as acting marshal. I am re- signing with the knowledge that I have tried my ntmost to, the right thing and to serve public properly and impartially,” Hellan said. “I have the feeling that I have made a great many good true friends and to all of these I wish to extend my most sincere Hellan said that at present he did not know his plans for the fu- ture, March of Dimes Polio Campaign Is Now Planned A meeting of the Executive Board of the Southeast Alaska Chapter of the National Foundation for Infan- tile Paralysis was held Wednesday evening in the Territorial building. This meeting was the first to be held with the newly elected officers presiding. Chairman = Marguerite Dudley called the meeting to order with all new officers present with other Wage Talks Break Up Between Anchorage |Unions and Builders ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 30— P—Negotiations between various union representatives and the Asso- ciated General Contractors have broken up here and are to be re- sumed in Seattle Dec, 10. i3 The negotiations, designed to set up a wage scale for the building industry in Alaska for the 1952 sea- son, broke up Wednesday after three days. It was reported that the meeting snagged on what em- ployers regarded as excessive wage demands by the urion. A statement issued by Larry Moore, Alaska manager of the AGC, after the breakup said “both sides agree that an equitable solution of their problems necessitates further study of existing governmental re- gulations under which the industry must determine wage policies.” Stock Quotations NEW YORK, Nov. 30—®—Closing quotation of American Can today is 107%, American Tel. and Tel. 157%, Anaconda 49%, Douglas Air- craft 57%, General Electric 56, Gen- eral Motors 50%, Goodyear 42%, Kennecott 86%, Libby McNeill and Libby 8%, Northern Pacific 63%, Standard Oil of California 50%, Twentieth Century Fox 21, U. S. Cana- dian Exchange 96.50. Sales today were 1,630,000 shares. Averages today were as follows: industials 261.27, rails 8143, util- ities 46.04. members of the Executive Board from Juneau and Douglas. A review of the work done during the past year was reported and plans for- mulated for the coming year, in- cluding concentrated planning for the forthcoming March of Dimes cempaign which is held annually during the month of January, cli- maxed by a Birthday Ball the lst-‘ ter part of January. The plans for the March of Dimes campaign which have been drawn up under the direction of Mrs. Hazel Mantylla, campaign director for Southeast Alaska Chapter, were discussed and arrangements are go- ing forward'for their progress in all towns and communities in the Coutheast Alaska district. Each town and community has been no- tfied of the coming campaign and 2 local chairman appointed for each ndividual place who will cooperate with the campaign director here. The work of the Alaskan Chap- ters of the Infantile Paralysis has been during the last two years, in- creasingly - important since polio cases have been widespread through- out the Territory, bringing home to the local residents the import- ance of knowledge of symstoms, treatment, facilities available and the help offered by the National Foundation through the local chap- ters, now organized by divisions in the Territory. Much interest is being shown in all divisions in the literature pro- vided and an appeal is made to the public to read carefully any and all booklets and pamphlets they may receive through the mail, ar- ticles in newspapers and national magazines, short movies shown at the theatres and radio programs. Informative literature is available to anyone interested by a phone call to | any of the present officers now in 1 T greetings and gratitude.” | | our fisheries will expand thus more PRICE TEN CENTS Come and Get I, or They'll Take It o You - Beer's Free in Fairbanks ¥ beverage from the states to Alaska plus taxes, | - Last night, the Southside Liquor | Market started giving it away. Hundreds of the thirsty lined up | outside the market. The proprietor, | noting that many couldn’t get in, started delivering it to downtown points. The milling mob finally necessi- tated police action to break up the | traffic jam. But beer was still free and one market owner said he was |going to make it even cheaper— he didn’t explain how. Fisheries fid Asks Represenfation On Japanese Treaty | The Alaska Fisheries Board vig- orously protested in a telegram to- day to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, the lack of Alaska repre- sentation on the advisory beard to the Department of State now nego- tiating a fishery treaty with Japan. The board also pointed out that Alaska has never had representa- tion on the present International Fisheries Commission for the con- trol and regulation of the halibut fishery of the North Pacific where 'the bulk of the halibut are caught. } Governor Ernest Gruening and ’Dclegate E. L. Bartlett heartily en- |dorsed the board’s action and added | their signature to the wire. A copy of the wire was sent to Secretary of Interior Oscar Chap- :mnn requesting his cooperation. i Protest Made The text ef the telegram in full read: “The Alaska Fishieries Board now {in official session hereby vigorously protests lack of representation by bona fide Alaskans on advisory group to Department of State dele- gation now in Tokyo to negotiate fishery treaty with Japan for pro- tection and conservation of the T Werthy Paeitic. “We further protest procedure; -used in drafting proposed conven- tion without notification to or con- sultation with resident _Alaskans who will be vitally affected by its provisions. Many Alaskan fisher- men are presently engaged in fish- eries to be encompassed by this treaty and as the Territory grows and more Alaskans will be subject to its provisions. “Alaska has never had repre- sentation on present International Fisheries Commission for control and regulation of the halibut fish- ery of the North Pacific, despite the fact that waters adjacent to Alaska produce bulk of halibut catch. “Repeated attempts to correct this situation have been ignored. There- fore respectfully and urgently re- quest that Alaska be given equal representation on advisory group at earliest possible moment and! furthermore that your department | take no final action on this con- vention until interested Alaskans have been consulted. “For your information the Alaska Fisheries Board is an official body created by the Legislature of the Territory and is composed of repre- sentatives of resident fishermen, packers and the general public. Governor Gruening and Delegate Bartlett have “heartily endorsed views and have authorized the addi- | tion of their signatures to this tele- gram.” The wire was signed by J. H. Wakefield, chairman; Karl Brun- stad, Ira H. Rothwell, W. O. Smith, |and" J. P. Valentine, members of the Fisheries Board; C. L. Ander- | son, director of the Alaska Depart- | ment of Fisheries; Gruening and Bartlett. AT THE BARANOF Herbert Gunderson of Fairbanks registered at the Baranof Hotel. e 6 & o 0 0 & o o @ WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU Temperatures for 24-Hour Period At Airport: Maximum, 32; Minimum, 25. FORECAST (Juneau and Vicinity) Varialle cloudiness with occasional light snow show- ers and gusty northeasterly winds tonight and Saturday. Low temperature tonight near 25 degrees. High to- morrow around 32 degrees. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today At Airport — 0.07 inches; since July 1—17.65 inches, e o o 0 0 0 0 o o | charge, namely, Chairman Marg- | uerite Dudley, Vice-Chairman Rev. willis R. Booth, Secretary, Lois |Jund and Treasurer, Saxon Snow. Warning Sounded By Truman KEY WEST, Fla., ‘Nov. 30—#— The country has a warning from President Truman that Red negoti- itions for a cease fire in Korea nay be no more than a Communist rap. “We can not,” the President as- lerted, “allow our men to be caught f-balance by the enemy in case ve can not reach a satisfactory armistice.” 5 3 Mr. Truman, meeting with news- nen for the second time since he flew to Key West Nov. 8, tald them ‘n blunt terms late yesterday that the fighting will contiriue in Korea as long as there is a 'passibility hat United Nations forces might Je caught off-balance. “The continued pressure of our ‘orces on the enemy constitutes the itrongest incentive for the latter 0 duree to a just armistice,” he ‘aid. i Mr. Truman warned, as his press iecretary, Joseph Short, did Wed- 1esday, that there has been no ‘ease-fire in Korea and ‘“can be lone until an armistice has been’ signed.” KOREAN SHOOTING 1SSUE KEY WEST, Fla, Nov. 30—(f— The White House quoted today from 1 hitherto unpublished secret doeu- nent to show that the Eighth Army issued order Monday directing the :ontinuance of hostilities “until the gning of the armistice agreement,” Presidential Secretary Joseph Short read from the document at } news *conference in which He denied that ground fighting had been brought to. a halt over.the Ko- rean battlefront and challenged the accuracy of an Associated Press dispatch from Koréa, : Short also took issue with a state- ment issued by the Associated Preas In New York defending the AP ““This statement the Assocla Press issued is designatéd to_ton- ‘use the American people <~ Short read the first of an AP story under a w&, datedline Wednesday whi “Orders from the highest possibly from the White House itself, brought the ground to a complete, if temporary Wednesday, ‘AP Correspondent John Randoiph reported thrqugh censorship today.” ’ Short read from the ‘secrét dis- patch in reply to a statement by the Associated Press which sald:: “It was a fact that the ground shooting was halted as a result of orders or directives given to United Nations fighting forces. “The AP dispatch in qus Was part of a front-line rspoml - fort to explain the effect as well as the possible origins of orders which are still surrounded in mys- tery. The Assoclated Press did not report a ‘cease fire' order had been fssued. It has fully reported the facts, so far as they have been ob- tainable and observable, including all authoritative statements which have: (1) denied any ‘cease fire' order has been issued, but (2) not disputed the fact that a lulls de- Iveloucd in front-line ground fight- ng.” 'M Day’ May Be On December 21 CHICAGO, Nov. 30—#—The 1,- 300,000th traffic death in the U. 8. ;rablbly will be recorded on Dec. 1. The National Safety Council said ‘oday that its estimates indicate ‘M Day” will fall on that date. The council reported that its tally for October, plus special weekly reports for November from state accident record bureaus, had ‘aised the grand total through yes- /erday to approximately 997,300. That leaves just 2,700 lives to be ost before victim No. 1,000,000 is ‘ounted. FROM SEATTLE L. W. Hundley of the Alaska. Freight Lines from Seattle is stop- Jing at the Baranof Hotel. Alaska. scheduled to arrive south- bound sometime Sunday afternoon or evening. Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle at noon Saturday. Freighter Yukon Princess sched- uled to arrive..southbound from Skagway at 8 a.m., Saturday salling for Vancouver at 10 a.m. Freighter Flemish Knot in port salling for the Westward late to- night.