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Evening star., 1946-12-26
Bodies Of 20 Still in Mine
Year After Kentucky Blast
BY the Associofed Press

PINEVILLE, KY, Dec. 26.-Sur-
vivors of the Straight Creek mine
disaster last December in which 25
ment lost their lives, today had word
that many more weeks or months
would be required before the 20
bodies still entombed in the mine
can be removed.
The United Mine Workers (AFL)
took the lead in deploring failure
to remove the bodies, declaring that
it was now possible to 60 into the
mine.
Fires after the explosion caused
rescue crews to abandon efforts to
reach the men or their bodies, and
the drift mouth was sealed in the
hope the fires could be smothered.
Mountainside air leaks, however,
have continued to feed the flames.
Sam Caddy, president of UNIV
District 80 at Lexington, said, how
ever, that plenty of men were will
ing now to penetrate the mines
depths to- bring out the skeletons
for funeral services.
Harry Thomas, head of the State
Department of Mines and Minerals,
was reported by his office in Lexing-
ton to be in New York and unavail-
able for comment.
Evening star., 1946-12-26
Atomic Group Speeds
Report 10 Council
By the Assoeiotsd Press

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Dec. 26.
The United Nations Atomic En-
ergy Commissions Political Com
mittee met in closed session today
in an attempt to complete nom
controversial sections of the COM
Missions report to the United Ma
tions Security Council.
The committee was said to be
near the end of its work on sections
dealing with technical findings and
the historical record of the COM
missions work.
The commissions working COM
mittee will meet tomorrow in
closed session to deal with the find
ings and recommendations. 1t will
work on the American plan for
atomic control. which Bernard M
Baruch, American delegate, has
been urging the commission to
include as the base Of its report
to the Security Council.
United Nations, of1icials said
there was a possibility the working
committee might complete its task
tomorrow but at any event a re-
port must be ready for the full
commission to take up in open ses-
sion Monday. The Security Council
will NEE TUESDAY and is expected
to receive the report at that time.
Evening star., 1946-12-26
Chinese Reds Capture
Town Near Peiping

PEIPING, Dec. 26 (P.-Chinese
Communist guerrillas, in a surprise
move, captured a village only seven
miles north of Peiping today and
provoked the government into an
about face in it's policy.
The Communists unexpected at
tack from the north elected state
ment from the 18th War Zone Head
quarters that national troops would
begin "a country purge" to crush
guerrillas threatening the Peiping-
Tientsin railroad.
Previously, government military
leaders persistently maintained the
guerrilla attacks were not serious
and dismissed them as nuisance
tactics.
Government reports said 1000 to
1000 Communists captured the viii
lage. Lutung, Christmas Day after
a 15-hour battle and still held it
today, although they once were
driven off by government reinforce
ments.
The local press said guerrillas were
harassing national garrisons in other
villages around Peiping and also
have begun attacking the southeast
section of the railroad.
The Communists also stepped up
their attacks around Paoting, capital
of Hopeh Province.
Evening star., 1946-12-26
School Proposals Ready
For Maryland Legislature
BY shs Assoeiotsd Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. 26.-The
1s47 Maryland Legislature will be
asked to expand money outlays for
proposed teacher salary increases,
for State aid in building schools
and for expenditures for junior col
leges, it was announced today.
These proposals are among a list
contained in Recommendations
made to the Legislative Council by
State Schools Supt. Thomas G. Pull
len. ir.. last July.
The plans include reduction Of
the size of classes to 80 pupils, an
increase In school staf1s in admin
istrative, supervisory and clerical
positions, and additional personnel
to aid the State Education Depart
ment in supervision OF veterans
training and to direct the voca-
tional rehabilitation program.
. Raising of the compulsory school
age also is contained in the sug-
gestions, and Dr. Pullen said favor
able action by the legislature ''un-
doubtedly will increase appropria-
tions for schools, and in a fairly
large amount"
Evening star., 1946-12-26
d. T.. Dealers Losse,
On Christmas Trees
May Reach $4,000

Christmas tree dealers today were
hauling their unSold wares to rub
bish heaps and adding up their
financial losses which will run into
thousands of dollars.
Police, who licensed $50 dealers to
sell trees in Washington, said there
were numerous unsold pine. spruce,
cedar and balsam on almost every
tree lot. They estimated the average
loss per dealer at between $50 to
500 for total of SIT, 500 to $35, ,000
Each dealer, police said. was blam-
ing his bad luck on too many
trees and too many other dealers" p"
Most trees, when selling began,
cost from So to SIS. but by Christmas
eve prices had taken a sharp drop,
with a majority of the dealers WILL
ing to take any price they could
get
Il was offered a tree for nothing
Christmas eve" one policeman said.
To-day you probably could get paid
to haul it away
Only those dealers who displayed
their trees on open lots had to get
permits from police. This was to
insure they would clean up the lot
afterwards promise that became
major task with the trees failing
to sell as expected.
There is no estimate of the number
or loss of dealers who sold trees in
store bIli1dinps or r,arkefs h,,t r,olice
doubted they were any more sue
cesSful.
Residents in nearby Maryland and
Virginia said they passed many lots
with unsold Christmas trees on their
way to work this morning. indicating
suburban dealers had no better luck
than the Washington dealers.
Evening star., 1946-12-26
Two Priests Burn 10 Death
In Arkansas Rectory Fire
BY the Associofsd Press

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, Dec. 90
Two Catholic priests burned to
death today in the rectory of st.
Joseph's Catholic Church here.
They were the Rev. Charles A.
McCauley, ~, pastor of st. Joseph's,
and the Rev. Francis x. Dollarton,
about SIS. Father Dollarton came
here Christmas eve from st. Johns
Seminary at Little Rock to assist
Father McCauley, who had been i'll,
in Christmas services.
The two died in an upstairs bed
room when q blaze of undetermined
origin swept the second story of the
frame rectory. The entire upper floor
was ablaze when firemen arrived
shortly before l am. The house.
keeper and her guest, sleeping on
the first floor, escaped.
Father McCauley was q native of
Malvern, Pa, and Father Dollarton
of Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1946-12-26
Mrs. Patterson Asks Aid
For ChiIdren's S Museum

Mrs. Robert Patterson, wife of the
Secretary of War. spoke before au-
diences at Lisner Auditorium today
in spport of the penny birthday
campaign" to buy a home for the
Childrens Museum of Washington.
She told guests attending morn
ing and afternoon performances of
Hans Brinker and the Silver
Skates" that the immediate goal is
10000 to meet a first large pay
ment due January q on the house
at 2700 Tilden street NV.
Children are being asked to con-
tribute pennies, nickels or dimes for
each year of life. Do nations rang
ing from dimes to dollars are re-
quested on the same basis from
adults. The Children's Museum
will be reopened February % If the
goal is reached. Mrs. Patterson said.
Evening star., 1946-12-26
U. 5. Plane Is Reported
Safe in Puerto Rico
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA Dec. 26.-Winged
Cargo, Inc, officials said today
the search for DC-3 trans
port, missing since December n
with five passengers and two crew.
men, has been intensified following
a report that an American plane
had crashed on Costa Rican ba-
mana plantation
Fred P. Dollenberg, company
president, said Raymond w. Bald
win, vice president now in Costa
Rica, had telephoned him that a
native, who brought word Of the
wrecked American plane, said the
crew and passengers were safe.
Although the plane was not def
initely identified as the one owned
by his firm, Mr.. Dollenberg said
Mr.. Baldwin was confident it was,
since no other plane had been re-
ported missing in Central Amer
ica in recent weeks.
The plane, en- route from Phil
adelphia to Costa Rica, was car
rying five Costa Ricans, including
a 3-year-old girl. in addition to
Howard Wynn, 26, of Wilmington.
Del, pilot of the transport, and
Howard Jeneson, %, co-pilot from
Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1946-12-26
Benjamin F. Holiday, 81,
To Be Buried at ARLINGTON

Funeral services for Benjamin F
Holiday, 81, who died Tuesday at
his home, 3010 Nichols avenue Sc.
will be held at l pm. tomorrow at
Chambers funeral home, SIT Eleventh
street Sc. Burial will be in Arling-
ton National Cemetery.
Born in New York, Mr.. Holiday
was brought here when he was only
& year gid. He was an employe OF
the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. for 80 years. He also was
veteran of the panish-American
War, in which he served as a teen
age drummer with the Marines.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Catherine Holiday.
Evening star., 1946-12-26
Parri Reported Asked
To Head YugosIav Talk
BY the Associated Press

ROME, Dec. 26. - Government
quarters reported today that Premier
Alcide de Gasperi, soon to leave for
negotiations in the United States on
Italian problems, had asked former
Premier Ferruccio Parri to head a
mission to Marshal Tito for Italian
Yugoslav talks.
Mr.. Parri, who led Partisan fight
ers against the Germans in the final
stages of the war, helped found the
Action Party and headed the Ital-
ian government for six months last
year, has not given his answer yet.
The Italian cabinet recently de-
cided to sen da commission of tech
nicians to Belgrade In the near
future to develop the contacts made
with the Tito government in New
York and to discuss these problems: ::
l. Treatment of minority groups
left on the wrong side of the new
Italo- Yugoslav frontier that has
been worked out by the Paris Peace
Conference and the Foreign Min
listers.
2. RESUMPTION of trade relations.
Evening star., 1946-12-26
Chinese Communists
Include Manchurians
In Their PoIitbureau
By John Roderick
Associated Press Foreign Correspondent

YENAN, Dec. "a Delayed The
Chinese Communist Party has en-
larged it's powerful politbureau to
include three new Manchurian
members, thus recognizing the i'm
portance of Manchuria in its polit-
ical framework.
This fact-never before made
public--is further proof that the
Communists have no intention of
quitting Manchuria, now or in the
future.
Workings of the political bureau
are kept a close secret. The Asso-
ciated Press is the first news sery-
ice-either foreign or Chinese-to
learn of this development.
1t also was learned that, although,
nominally the new Politbureau men,
bers have sway in Manchuria, the
actual leader continues to be mill
tary man, Gen. Lin Pao, who ranks
sixth in personal popularity within
the party, but is not a member of
the important policy group.
There is no suggestion here now
of any split or even any dissension
in the party despite rumors to that
effect often made in the pro-govern-
meint press. Frederick spent several
months in Yenan more than year
ago: has been in Yenan the past five
weeks closely observing headquar-
terSD
. Liu Shao-chi, No. 2 member of
the Politbureau and the party's
leading theorist, acknowledged that
the party weathered severe storm
in 1943 over the Marxist revolution
ary application
Party Chairman Mao Tse-tung
headed faction maintaining China
should experience democratic
capitalist period before Socialism.
Another urged immediate Socialism
Liu said Gen. Macs faction won,
the other faction came over to his
side, and all are now united for the
common goal.
Undoubtedly some still share dog
matist views, but they are powerless
in the present party councils.
Evening star., 1946-12-26

clearly dominate the basic-chem-
tcals field"
Drugs. t
The % largest drug and med.-
cine corporations In 1912 reported
sales of more than $500 ,000, 900. or
"a per cent of the total Of $751;
900 900 for all corporations report
ing to the Bureau Of Internal Rev.
enue In that year McKesson 81 Rob-
bins, Inc, reported sales Of $685.
900, 600, or "a per cent of the total.
The four largest drug corporations
accounted for 46 per cent of the
total"
Sugar.
THE American Sugar Refining
Co. refines from one-fourth TO one
sixth Of all the sugar consumed in
the United States. The next largest
company is the National Sugar Re-
fining Co., with about IA per cent
of the indllStry's capacity. Thic
company is controlled in part by
The American Sugar Refining Co.
through stock ownership. The thirf
largest company Is the California {,
Hawaii Co., with about II per cent
These three companies control
slightly more than one-half Of thc
industry's capacity"
Food Industries.
zone of the most signifcan.
movements toward large-scale oper-
ations that occurred between the
two World Wars was the rise in i'm
portance of the five large grocery
chains These chains grew to
point of handling nearly Is per cent
Of all the grocery products sold
through retail outlets. What Is per-
haps more significant for the post
war years is that these chains have
continued the integration Of their
operations back into the processing
and handling of foods, in order to
produce their own brands to COM
pete directly with those OF other
food concerns"
Liquor.
I'm January. 1945. there were l39
distilleries in the United States, of
which ia were in operation. The
big four-Distillers Corp. -Seagrams
Ltd, Schenley Distillers Corp, Ma
tionai Distillers Products Corp, and
Hiram Walker Gooderham & Worts,
Ltd.-control 43 of these, as con-
trasted to five distilleries operated by
the same companies In 1888 under
prohibition, out Of total of seven
which produced medicinal whisky.
Faced with shortage of whisky
barrels, the distillers have taken over
almost the entire tight cooperage in
dustry of the country"
| copyright. 1946, by North American
! Newspaper Alliance, 1ncD
Evening star., 1946-12-26
Gen. spoutz's Mother,
Missing, Is Found Safe
By the Assooioied Press

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26.-Mrs.
Anne M. Spaatz, 80-year-old mother
of Gen. Carl A. Spaatz. commander
of the Army Air Forces, was safe
today at the home Of her daughter
Mrs. Anne Leaver of nearby Over
brook Hills, from which she disap-
peared yesterday.
Mrs. SpaatZ, who arrived earlier
from her home in Boyertown, Pa, to
spend the holidays with her daugh-
ter, left the Leaver home to take a
short walk after dinner. When she
failed to return, Mrs Leaver notified
police who located the general S
mother in the Thirtieth Street Rail-
road Station. here last night.
Evening star., 1946-12-26
Anti-Dewey Coalition
With Southerners
Is Seen in House
BY the Associated Press

A potentially powerful coali-
ton of anti-Dewey Republicans
and Southern Democrats may
develop as a result of the bitter
row within COP ranks over the
post of House majority leader. ,
To large degree the controversy
has reflected the behind-th scenes
jockeying between the forces favor
ing the presidential aspirations of
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New
York and Ohio's still undetermined
choice-Senator Taft or Senator
elect Bricker.
With Gov. Dewey's support Rep
resentative Halleck, Indiana, gen.
orally has been conceded the in
side rail in the floor leadership
contest. Representatives jenkins of
Ohio and Dirksen of Illinois are
the other announced candidates,
and Representative Brown of Ohio
declared himself available"
Anti-Dewey Rallying Point.
While Mr.. Brown has gone no
further publicly than to declare
himself available for the leadership
post he appears to be the rallying
point for all anti-Dewey Repub-
licans in the House.
Some members of this group con-
tend that it represents at least a
half-hundred COP votes.
The prospects are that an open
break between the two factions will
be avoided in the interest of on
the-surface' harmony before Con-
gress convenes next week But the
Brown group-if it retains its
solidarity-will be in a strategic
trading position.
In advance of any such peace
making pow-wow, Mr.. Brown pri-
vately has expressed his determina-
ton to fight any modification of the
program he laid down during this
falls congressional campaign. That
program was aimed chiefly at an
early end to all Federal controls de-
veloped during the Roosevelt-Tru
man administration.
And the Ohioan has made it clear
lIldU liz Will lOOh W Oil III
attaining this objective. including
the Southern Democrats. Many of
these members have voiced equally
bitter objections against strong Fed
eral Government controls.
Attacks Republican Clique"
AS an example of the heat that
has been engendered within the
party, Representative Hoffman of
Michigan lashed out today at what
he called "a small clique" of House
Republicans ''hogging all the jobs
and trying to run things"
Mr.. Hoffman told reporter that
Mr.. Halleck in his view is not en-
titled to the leadership post but
probably will get it.
He added, however, that he does
not intend to let Mr. Halleck,
Speaker-t -to-be Martin, Republican,
of Massachusetts or other insiders"
tell him what to do.
The people are tired of being
bossed around" the Michigan law
maker continued. They are against
being told what to do by bosses of
the Republican Party just as much
as they were by Porter, Bowles and
Henderson former OPA chiefs"
sNhile asserting that some advance
planning is necessary, Mr.. Hoffman
said he objected to "a little Steer
ing Committee meeting here and
allocating all the committed
places"
There should be mo final dispo-
sition" of these until all the Re
publican members get together, he
said. adding that it will be all right
with him if he Is left out"
Mr. Hoffman said he might serve
as "a sort of steam whistle" to
warn his Republican colleagues
when they are getting off the track
Evening star., 1946-12-26
Bomboy Police Fire
To QueII Outbreaks
BY the kssociofed Press

BOMBAY, Dec. 26.-One person
was reported killed and five injured
during the night as result OF
sporadic outbursts of communal
violence marked by repeated police
gunflre.
Police said they had to fire to quell
outbreaks of acid and stone throwing
which developed in clashes between
Hindus and Moslems. The lone
fatality was the result of a knitting
but the five persons listed as injured
were wounded during the shooting
Seven arrests were reported by
police.
Evening star., 1946-12-26
|Deporting Sudeiens
lis Blow 10 Czechs'
Glassware Industry
By WiIIiom McGoffin
Foreign Correspondent Of The SfoF ond
the Chieoge Daily News


PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Dec. 26.
American buyers are finding it
hard to do business with the fancy
glassware industry Of Czechoslo-
vakia.
When the Sudeten Germans were
deported there was no one left who
knew anything about the world
famous Czech glass works. located
mainly in the Sudetenland and
operated by the Germans.
So the industry was nationalized
and inexperienced Czech workmen
were brought in to learn the trade.
But it will take years before they
develop quality to the high point
OF the old German craftsmen. and
quantity is expected to lag for q
considerable time
Many OF the new Czech admin
istrators appointed by the govern
ment to superintend the industry
are soldiers just out OF uniform Or
former professional men-professors,
for example, and students who have
patriotically left the universities
for the factories in answer to the
urgent call for labor In country
that Is short half a million hands.
They are well-intentioned, if in
experienced, and some are SO eager
to succeed that they are putting
their own savings into their par
ticular branches of the industry to
keep them going, according to the
personal knowledge OF one American
businessman.
Among the curious features OF
the nationalized setup, this busi-
nessman found that individual
glassware houses can and do COM
pete with each other in an attempt
to develop business on their own.
There was one new feature, how
ever. which impressed him as being
universal, he said, and this was the
powerful control the worker exerts
in the new setup. The workers
have their own little union within
the house which determines the pro-
duction and cost of the labor in
volved. When a calculation Is re-
quired, the administrator must dis
cuss with the labor leader the labor
problem as to time and number of
pieces that can be produced
The average employe earns from
SIG to $24 week, according to the
record, but there are numerous in
dications that some of the work
men are paid more unofflcially to
spur them to greater output.
This particular American believes
we can do business" with the re-
organized Czechs' glass industry
although he is convinced they are
attempting to keep prices high.
American buyers were notified in
September of a 20 to 30 per cent
price hike on all items.
TN one case" said the business
man, "a house took an order and
then was told it was forbidden tc
sell at the price stated ever
though they admitted they coule
produce at that price and make 9
fair profit"
The high prices could be a re.
nection of the country's desperate
need for dollars. America always
has been one Of the principal Gus.
TONERS for Czech glassware.
Copyright, 1846)
Evening star., 1946-12-26
AUTOMOBILES. A

"The most concentrated area of
the American manufacturing econ
omy. Prior to the war, the big three
Motors, Chrysler and Ford
80 per cent Of the pas
senger automobiles, with the balance
divided among eight other manu-
Evening star., 1946-12-26

Last OF three articles ON the
groa1ing concentration OF mon
opoly in the United States and
poor antitrust laaU enforcement,
based on an investigation By a
House subcommittee.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-05-17
Masters To Play
In P~ascagula
Thursday May 80

H#N
No radio listener or monograph
fan needs an introduction to
frankie Masters and his famed
band but it will be a real treat to
be able to dance to his music "in
person"
The Eastlawn Dance Commit
tee. which has a backlog of scores
of outstanding deeds to its credit,
is bringing Masters and his band
to P~ascagoula Thursday. May 80,
at the 18th street gymnasium
for the entertainment and enjoy
merit of Eastlawn and other resi-
dents in this section.
Fresh from a triumphant run
at the Stevens hotel in Chicago,
Masters has appeared in leading
hotels and night spots throughout
the country.
The dance at the local gym will
begin at 8 p. m. and continue
until l q. m. Tickets are on
sale at the weekly dance sponsor
ed by the club and, Monday
through Friday, at the 18th street
building. A limited number of
tickets will be sold because Of
the space restrictions.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-05-17

piayed'to a capacity house at the
South Elementary school audi
toriim Tuesday night. All but
three of the 81 band members
only began band work January 81
under the direction of W. H.
Goodwin The program consisted
of overtures, marches and waltzes
with asflute solo. "Leibestrsums,
by Dorothy Simmons.
Guest artist was b. F. Mason,
one OF the outstanding trombonists
in the country. who is also a per-
sonal friend of Mr.. Goodwin. Mr..
Mason played Thoughts Of Love-
and a number of encores. His
background includes engagements
with Bachman's Million Dollar
Band and spot as one of the top
soloists with John Phillip Sousa
and as a member of Kryel's Sym
phony Orchestra. He was or
ganizer, teacher and director of
the Conn National School of Mu-
sic in Chicago.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-05-17
South School PTA
Adjourns For Summer
AT Meeting Moy Is

The South School Parent
Teacher Association held its reg
ular meeting on Wednesday, May
Is. This was the last session of
the l945-46 school term.
Mrs. C. M. Dossett, the presi-
dent, called the meeting to order
and led in the repetition of the
P-TA prayer as it is set forth in
the year books.
The minutes were read by Mrs.
Wade billiard, the secretary, and
a financial report was made by
Mrs. R. B. Knight, the treasurer.
Mrs. Knight also made an appeal
to the members to subscribe to the
Parent-Teacher magazine.
Mrs. ID. A. Handy made an in
teresting talk in which. she re-
viewed the various activities and
accomplishments of the organi-