11 Jan 1951
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1951
Page
1
A jumble of wartime dispatches, campus notices, and civic items fills the page. Reports on Korean front developments dominate, with Fifth Air Force strikes and enemy advances near Wonju and Tangane. Local items include a public speech by Dr Vincent Colm, a degree announcement for TaJaM EGGENE MAR SII, Humble refinery and taxicab meter updates, and real estate announcements amid midyear graduations and community notices.
Mixed, fragmentary report citing Baytown figures like H S Berlin and Sergeant Montgomery. Mentions Baytown National Guard admin assistant and a real estate board secretary Edna Oliver amid disjointed references to transportation, dogs, moves, and local civic figures.
Three American infantrymen freed after their observation post was overrun. Sergeant Vivian S. McAlister of Kansas, Corporal Fred A. Haffner of Indiana, and Private First Class Jesse A. Case of Illinois were captured Sunday. They reported interrogation six times by a North Korean officer who outlined a plan to liberate the world and threaten Japan, Pearl Harbor, and San Francisco.
A Tokyo dispatch reports uncertainty over General MacArthur’s stance on abandoning Korea. US forces face dwindling options as Chinese forces push south, with withdrawals planned to avoid heavy losses. The Chosin Reservoir battle offers limited insight into UN resilience amid encirclement.
The Chinese Nationalist government’s Ministry of Defense warns that 306,000 seasoned Soviet troops have moved into eastern Siberia. They may join the Korean War effort or strike across the Bering Strait into Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, under the command of Soviet Marshal Rodin Malinovsky.
City council plans a 7 20 p m meeting to discuss delinquent taxes and a vigorous collection campaign for over 350000 in back taxes. They will review traffic light bids for East Texas Avenue and Highway 148 and Felton and West Texas, plus the Market Decker in West Baytown. The session includes radio equipment bids for the Baytown Police Radio Station and final approval of Pruett Estate Subdivision Two pending street repairs.
Baytown civil defense volunteers are urged to register tonight from 6 to 9 at the Chamber of Commerce office 14 North Ashbel. Registrar B F Booth and a staff of women will collect information for a master file accessible to department heads at Civilian Defense Headquarters 14 South Ashbel. Keene warns Baytown’s area is highly critical with sabotage and water supply disruption as top concerns.
All aboard a damaged Air Force C-47 parachuted to safety after engine trouble forced a plunge into rugged terrain near Albuquerque. Twenty survivors were located, with 16 injuries reported, including a sprained back and a bruised leg, as rescuers reached the wreck 25 miles west of Kirtland Field.
Governor Allan Shivers calls for increased tax revenue and reduced non military spending in a joint session message. Lawmakers praise the speech as constructive and well studied, with several senators and representatives endorsing broad fiscal policy and coordination across state agencies.
Baytown dentist Captain Alfred C Waldrep is back on active duty at Fort Sam Houston for a third time since World War II. A 1943 Robert E Lee High School graduate, he enlisted in 1943, trained as a dentist at Loyola University in New Orleans, and served multiple active periods before returning to private practice in Baytown and Galveston. He was ordered to active duty January 2 and assigned to the Fourth Army surgeon's office.
President Truman designated John Foster Dulles as special representative with rank of ambassador to work on a Japanese peace treaty. Dulles will serve shortly for Japan and focus on negotiating the peace agreement. Washington notes the United States will maintain combat posture in Korea by establishing a defensive line in the southern sector.
Governor Allan Shivers told Texas lawmakers that civil defense must lead the state’s policy in wartime. He urged belt tightening, warned of a two year deficit of about 110 million, and said taxes must be balanced with spending cuts. He emphasized protecting homes, businesses, and public facilities from sabotage while awaiting federal action.
The Railroad Commission approved drouth relief freight rates for 37 Texas Southwest counties. Effective January 15 through April 20 hay freight is cut 50 percent and cottonseed products and salt rates are reduced by one third. Hearing held January 4 in San Antonio. Counties listed include Bee Bexar Cameron DeWitt Dimmit Duval Goliad Gonzales Guadalupe Jim Hogs Kleberg La Salle Lavaca Maverick McMullen Victoria Wharton Zavala and others.
Pearce Street between Commerce and South Main opened to traffic after a Baytown Street Department crew cut through the road as part of a yearlong project. Public Works Director Grantham said exact cost figures were not yet in, with Humble Company to pay a pro rata share. Consulting Engineer Bertin estimated initial costs around 2840 dollars, as ground stability required future asphalt application.
Defense Secretary George C. Marshall told the Senate Military Preparedness Subcommittee that army support jobs may exceed needed fighting strength. He noted wartime services for GIs should be kept off the record to protect morale, but spoke publicly at the hearing before about 209 petitioners and reporters.
In Washington, lawmakers debate raising the draft age from 18 to 19 and boosting taxes to fund a proposed 75 billion fiscal plan. A $20 billion tax increase is on the table, with a $55 billion tax base already in place, leaving a budget gap. Senators Newland and others push for more troops to Europe, while Cannon and McKellar clash over whether to pass a single fiscal package or break the budget into smaller measures.
Texas Senator Tom Connally denounces Senator Taft air sea defense as a faint heart philosophy and warns against limiting President Truman's power to send troops overseas. He argues for a faster defense buildup citing Russian readiness to shed American blood and Soviet atomic capability, while urging Congress not to curb presidential authority. Connally, Senate Foreign Relations chair, criticizes inadequate consultation with Congress on foreign policy.
County production marketing chairman Claude Jennings says 1951 rice allotments are expected with no information of reductions. Mondar is the deadline to report 1950 conservation work for credit. Several new conservation practices have been approved for Harris County.
A brief courtroom or editorial note contrasts creditors and debtors, noting perceptions of memory and responsibility. The piece hints that the debtor may evade or delay payment and challenges common wisdom about who keeps better track of obligations.
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