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Evening star., 1947-12-29

Konitsa -Kalpaki road at a point
about miles southwest of Konitsa
and had moved up the highway to
the beleaguered city.
Garrison Outnumbered.
Approximately $4,000 refugees ear
lier were reported to have sought
refuge from the guerrillas in Kon-
lisa, whose garrison was badly out
numbered by the besiegers.
The government forces participant
ing in the offensive to smash the
rebel drive on Konitsa were sup
ported by rocket-firing Spitfire
fighters of the Greek air force
based at Ionnina, about Is miles to
the south.
Clearing weather gave the airmen
their first clear target yesterday,
and they were reported to have in
fiicted heavy casualties on the guer-
rillas. Their targets included heavy
66-milimeter guns with which the
guerrillas have been bombarding
the city, and two of the guns were
reported knocked out.
Press reports from the front said
that the guerrillas had offered fierce
resistance everywhere, however and
acknowledged that government
losses had been considerable
Communist Party Outlawed.
Government sources estimated
that the guerrillas had % battalions
totaling about 1000 men-plus many
smaller bands-in the battle area.
The number of government troops
participating in the offensive was
not disclosed, but the forces were
said to include reinforcements and
heavy arms rushed from Western
Macedonia.
The area where the fighting is
underway is rugged mountain ter
rain and operations were rendered
more difficult by bitter weather.
The new government offensive
coincided with PRONUNCIATION of a
government decree outlawing the
Communist Party and its sympa-
Evening star., 1947-12-29
Fog, Wind and Cold
Delay Rescue Of Ain
Alaska By Crash
Tow Plane and Glider
Also Forced Down, but
Crew Escapes Injury
by the Associoted Press

NOME, Alaska, Dec. 29.-Heavy
ground fogs, gale-force winds
and subzero temperatures con-
fronted rescue parties today as
the Air Force, further him
dered by the crash landing of a
CAT tow plane and its glider in
yesterdays operations, sought to
evacuate four known survivors
of a B-29 crash in the bleak sub
Arctic 95 miles north of Nome.
None of the seven men in the CAT
and the glider was injured. Five
of the unsuccessful rescuers were
returned last night to Nome by the
crew of Cas- Two others were
left behind to ready the stranded
glider to be picked up today.
A radioed message from the CAS-
that it was making an emergency
landing" led to early reports that it
too had crash landed. This later
was found to refer to the planes
landing to pickup the occupants OF
the V-47 and glider.
Condition of Survivors Uncertain.
Condition of the four survivors
and fate of the four other crew
members of the stricken Super
Fortress, the "Clobbered Turkey"
still was uncertain. The plane
crashed on a training flight last
Tuesday.
Capt. Aiken Mays, Nome air base
doctor, and two paratroopers
dropped to their aid Saturday night,
shortly after the plane was first
sighted, but failure of their radio
equipment has made it impossible
to gather details. A second radio
was dropped by the CAT yesterday,
but there was no indication from
the medical team that any messages
were getting through.
COL Harry N. Burkhalter, COM
officer of the Nome air
base, said rescue operations would
be resumed today as quickly as
weather conditions permit. Winds
ranging with Is to 40 miles an hour,
down to 40 degrees
below zero. and heavy ground fog
(See ALASKA, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1947-12-29
u Killed in Fighting
At Jerusalem Gate as
Jews HurI Grenades
Arab Bus Also Sprayed
With Machine Guns;
Two ConstubIes Slain
BY The Associoted Press

JERUSALEM. Dec. 29.-At least
II Arabs, 2 British constables
and l Jew were killed in a clash
at Jerusalem's historic Damas-
Gus Gate today after Jews had
hurled grenades and sprayed an
Arab bus with machine-gun
bullets.
Police at the scene said the melee
started when the occupants of a
Jewish taxi heaved a grenade into
a crowded street near the massive
stone gate and machinegunned an
Arab bus preparing to leave for the
all-Arab town of Nablus.
"At least IL Arabs were killed"
the police said.
Taxi Is Set Afire.
They declared that two carloads of
Arabs chased the fleeing taxi and
overhauled it a mile away, while
they killed one Jew and wounded
another. The Arabs then brought
the taxi back to Damascus gate
where they set it afire.
Two British constables trying to
restore order among the enraged
Arabs we're killed in attempting to
put out the blaze.
Other violence of the day added
further casualties.
An armed band believed to be
Jewish, raided the British Army's S
al fy-i ocly Axriy
killed one British soldier and fled
with a large number of guns. The
attackers, who wore battle dress and
steel helmets, entered the camp by
cutting through barbed wire barri-
cades. Police said they attacked the
armory under cover of heavy fire.
Doctor Shot to Death.
III Bethlehem, an Arab doctor
who headed the government mental
hospital was shot to death in the
Ibhasi quarter not far from the
Church of the Nativity.
The dead in communal violence
in Palestine since the United Ma
tions voted November % to parti-
ton Palestine totaled 424. The toll
throughout the whole Middle East
rose to 545.
Earlier a Jewish civilian was ia
tally wounded by a bomb tossed
at the National Bus Co. Offices near
Barclays Bank and an Arab cor
poral of the Trans Jordan Frontier
Police was slain during a machine
gun attack on supply convoy in
Northern Galilee. Three other Arab
troopers were wounded in the con-
voy attack.
Police said the raid on the British
army camp apparently was carried
out by members of the Jewish un-
derground to obtain weapons. The
raiders loot was said to have in
cluded IA rifles, seven Sten guns and
5000 rounds of ammunition.
Scattered violence claimed 81
lives yesterday in Palestine-13
Arabs, seven Jews and a British
soldier.
The Jewish Agency. cornerstone of
Evening star., 1947-12-29
Over U. 5. Career Men.
Civil Service Groups
Procedure Sustained
In Navy Yard Case

The Civil Service Commissions
right to order the dismissal of
nonveteran career employees dur
ing Government reduction-in-
force programs, even though
they may have greater seniority
than war veteran employees, was
upheld today by the United
States Court of Appeals.
The appellate tribunal gave its
stamp of approval to the commits
sion's procedure under which
agencies have to dismiss non-veteran
career employees before they can
touch veteran career employees, dur
ing personnel reduction periods.
Case Arose at Navy Yard.
In the case involved, a non-vet-
eran Charleston IS. c. Navy Yard
employe had asked District Court
to order his restoration to the job
asserting that war veterans with
less service had been retained at the
Navy York. District Court granted
the Governments petition to dismiss
his suit and today's decision sus-
tanned the lower court.
The appeals court said the Vet
erans' Preference Act of 1914 as
passed by Congress gave the COM
mission "a wide measure of dis
cretion" in administering the law"
and so long as the commission
stays within the reasonable limits
of the due effect directive, the
courts must leave it there"
At the same time, however, the
appeals court said it did not be-
lieve that Congress meant to fore
close the commission by unequivoc-
ally requiring that veterans, regard
less of length of service, be retained
over non-veterans, regardless of
length of service; or that compare
lively inexperienced veterans COM
pose the reduced Federal force in
preference to experienced nom
veteran personnel
Up to Commission.
But we think that Congress left
that difficult solution largely to the
commission, the opinion continued.
Under veterans preference, all
war veterans employed with per-
manent status can bump" non-
veteran career employees in their
agencies. War veteran employees
who do not have permanent status
cannot be retained over nonveteran
career employees, however.
Chief Justice D. Lawrence Groner
of the Court of Appeals and Justice
Henry w. Edgerton heard the case
with Justice E. Barrett Prettyman,
who wrote the opinion.
Evening star., 1947-12-29
Gen. Graham Truman's Physician
And Governor Of Utah on List Of
80 Officials Specializing in Grain
80 in u. S. Jobs
Include 81 With
Armed Forces
List OF Public Employees In Market
on Page A-5.)

List OF Public Employees In Market
on Page A-5,)
Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham,
President Truman's personal
physician, and Gov. H. B. Nav
of Utah were among SO public
officials named by Secretary OF
Agriculture Anderson today as
speculating in grain last Sep
tember.
The SO included 30 Federal Gov
ernment employees, counting 81 with
the military services as Federal en-
ployes. The others work for State
or local governments.
There were 13 with Washington
addresses. One of these 13 was an
OPA field representative. He is
Gilbert L. Parks, 1908 Twenty
second street NV
There were IA Army, Navy or Air
Force officers Another % were
classified under the general head
ing of Army or Navy personnel, but
whether they are enlisted men or
civilian employees was not made
clear.
Left Account to Broker.
Gen. Graham issued a statement
saying his broker bought the grain
for him without his knowledge and
Evening star., 1947-12-29
British Give Warning
Against Recognition
OF Greek GuerriHos
By the Associatsd Press

LONDON, Dec. 20. - The
British Foreign Office declared
today that recognition by any
nation of Gen. Markos Vifades'
newly announced guerrilla
regime in Greece would be re-
garded as causing grave
deterioration in the world
situation"
A Foreign Office spokesman
volunteered the observation at
his regular daily news confer
ence. He would not indicate
what action Britain might take
if recognition should be ac-
corded.
The governments of Greece's
northern neighbors Yugo-
slavia. Albania, and Bulgaria.
already have been charged by a
United Nations investigating
committee with aiding the
Communicated guerrillas.
Evening star., 1947-12-29
Bid for Presidency by Wallace
Expected in Broadcast 7oniqht
Some Democrats See Benefit for truman
If Third-Porty Head Launches Attack

wise would 60 to Mr.. Truman, would
welcome his entry.
But at least one Democrat, Sena-
tor Sparkman of Alabama, said the
Wallace entry may not do Mr.. Tru-
man any political damage in the
long run. Senator Sparkman headed
the Democratic congressional cam
paign drive in 1896
"One of the principal and most
effective charges brought against
the Democratic Party in l946 was
that it was tainted with Commun-
ISM" Senator Sparkman told re-
porter. That charge was based on
fact that an extreme liberal group
was part of the party.
Some people called this group
Communists or fellow travellers. I
have always thought of them as ex-
treme liberals who wanted changes
in Government faster than normal
conditions would bring them about" :"
Senator Sparkman said Wallace
third party would serve more or
less to purge the Democratic Party
of these extreme liberals"
Most of those who provided the
(See WALLACE, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1947-12-29
Trumons Take Guests
On Potomac Cruise
BY the Assoeioted Press

President Truman and his family
took their holiday guests on a
Sunday cruise aboard the Williams
burg.
The Trumans, with their daugh-
ter, Margaret, and members of
their families. left the White House
about 11:30 am. yesterday for the
Navy Yard, where they boarded the
presidential yacht. They sailed
down the Potomac to little below
Mount Vernon, returning about
4:30 pm.
The group included the Presi-
dents sister, Miss Mary Jane
Truman, Grandview, Mo-: Mrs.
Truman's mother, Mrs. David Wal
lace, Independence. Mo-, and other
members Of Mrs. Truman's family.
Evening star., 1947-12-29
Communists Reported
To Be Only Z Miles
West Of Mukden
Artillery Fire Of Strong
Attack Said to Have
Been Heard in City
BY the Assoeiossd Press

NANKING, Dec. 29.-Artillery fire
was heard in besieged Mukden as
one Communist force penetrated
to within IL miles of the big Man
churian city, the newspaper Hsin
Min Pao reported today. 1t was
one of the strongest frontal attacks
of the current campaign.
The dispatch, first received from
Hsin Min Pao's Mukden correspond
ent since censorship was imposed
Friday, said 10000 Communists
pushed into a government position
IS miles west of Mukden, and one
volumn advanced three miles fur
ther under cover of heavy artil-
lery fire. Nightlong shelling OF
areas only a few miles from the
city was said to have eased as
National troops hurled back the
most advanced Red units.
There were rumors in Marking
that Communists had made air at
tacks on Mukden, but a military
spokesman said the rumors were
false. So far as is known, the Com
munists have no military aircraft.
Changchun Garrison Shifted.
National dispatches received in
Peiping reported the withdrawal of
part of the government garrison at
Changchun, Manchurian capital,
"to join the battle for Mukden.' 1t
was considered possible, however,
that the move might be prelude
to abandonment of the capital.
The dispatches said the troops
bypassed Communist threatened
Kungchuling, SO miles southwest of
Changchun, and joined forces in
the Szepingkai area, 10 miles south
west of the capital.
The press said 5000 Communists
were killed in battle around Sinn-
tun, 10 miles west of Mukden -Four
hundred Reds were said to have
died Saturday night in an attack
west of Tiehling, trunkline railroad
town 40 miles northeast of Mukden.
National bombers based at Muk-
den were reported flying many mis-
sions, causing heavy losses among
the Reds.
In Changchun, where the temper
ature was below zero, authorities
requisitioned all soyabean cake
supplies for use as fuel in homes
and in the city's power plant.
South of the Great Wall, COM
munist demolition sqauds were re-
ported to have isolated Peiping by
destroying sections of all four rail
lines into the city. One of the
bands was said to have moved
within few miles of government
Gen. Flu Tso-Yi's new North China
headquarters at Fengtai. on the
Peiping -Tientsin line, to blow up
tracks.
, Observers in Marking did not con-
slider Peiping's isolation as the pre-
lude to communist attack on the
city, but part of the Reds overall
strategy of destroying all communi-
cations to prevent government
movement of reinforcements to
threatened areas.
Chang Kai-shek conferred today
with government military leaders
at Hankow, in Central China.
Evening star., 1947-12-29
D. 6. Man Sentenced

KYOTO, Japan. Dec. % (P). -
David E. Walters, 3400 block of Con-
necticut avenue, Washington. an
Army civilian employe, was sem
fenced to two years at hard labor
and fined $4,000 today by a court
martial which convicted him of
impersonating an Army officer and
accepting a bribe from q Japanese
contractor.
Evening star., 1947-12-29


that when he learned of it he
ordered it sold. He said he had
turned "a very small saving" over
o his broker with instructions to
handle his account as the broker
thought best.
Neither he nor his family has any
commodity holdings, Gen. Graham
laid.
Mr.. Graham said he ordered the
wheat sold October 7 because OF
public discussion" of grain trading
That was two days after President
Truman, in a radio broadcast in
connection with his food conserva-
ton program, said grain prices
should not be subject to the greco
Of spectators who gamble on what
may lie ahead in our commodity
markets. - The cost of living in
this country must not be a football
to be kicked about by gamblers in
grain
Grain prices naturally respond to
the law of supply and demand" the
President said. But they shoulo
not be subject to the greed of spec
ulators who gamble on what may
lie ahead in our commodity mar.
ketS."
Nav in First Term.
Mr.. Nav, a Democrat, is now ir
the third year of four-year tern
,as Governor of Utah.
Gen. Graham was reported tt
have held 10000 bushels of wheat
on the long" side of the market
and 10000 bushels on the short side
on September II. He was reported
also to have sold 10000 bushels or
September 10.
Gov. Nav was listed as having
held 5000 bushels on the long side
Of the market on September II and
to have sola the same amount on
September 18.
Those on the long" side of the
market believe prices will go higher
and accordingly buy grain for flu
ture delivery. Those on the "short"
side believe prices will go down
They sell for future delivery, hoping
to gain by price decline.
Gen. Graham has been White
House physician since August, 1945,
receiving the assignment after his
return from service in Europe with
the 1st Army. He went overseas
in 1914 with the oath Evacuation
(See SPECULATION, Page AS
Evening star., 1947-12-29
400. 900 Strike in Bomboy
Over Accord Failure
BY the A.soeio.ed Press

BOMBAY. Dec. 29.-About 400 900
workers went on strike today in a
24-hour protest against failure of
machinery for settling labor dis
putes.
Textile, port and railway work.
shop workers formed the bulk of the
strikers, who represent go Socialist
and Is Communist unions.
Five thousand Socialist volunteers
toured the city appealing to pickets
to remain peaceful. Police conveys
patrolled the city.
Evening star., 1947-12-29
.13 Hurt in Florida
As Bus and Truck Crash
By the Assoeioted Press

CLIFFORD, Fla, Dec. 20. - Thir-
teen persons were injured, one seri-
ously, when a Southbound Grey
hound bus collided with a truck
Just before dawn today on U. S.
highway No. l.
The crash occurred two miles
north of Vero Beach. The injured
were taken to Vero Beach hospital.
Evening star., 1947-12-29
q Die in Plane Crash
Near Kuruchi Airport
BY the Assoeioted Press

KARACHI, Pakistan. Dec. 29.-
Nineteen passengers, including an
American Jesuit priest. and four
crew members were killed when an
Indian transport plane crashed Sat-
urday night shortly after taking off
from Karachi to Bombay.
The priest, Father j. G. Sloan,
belonged to the Patna mission in
India, where he had been for eight
years. He had arrived Saturday in
Karachi from Bahrein, on the Per-
sian Gulf, and en- route to Ceylon
on a preaching mission,
Evening star., 1947-12-29
30 Slain BY Pirates

HONG KONG, Dec. 20 (P.-The
newspaper Sing Tao Jih Po reported
today from Canton that 80 pas
sengers and, the crew of the motor
ship Chow Lung were killed Friday
in an ur-long battle with grenade
hurting pirates on the East River.
The report said the ship was sunk.
Evening star., 1947-12-29

(See PALESTINE, Page Al
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(See LOYALTY, Page A-6D
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(See GREEK, Page A-6.D
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w e ather Forecast S t

Sunny with highest about 40 today. Mostly
clear with low near 26 in city and 20 in
suburbs tonight. Cloudy and somewhat
milder tomorrow (Full report on Page A-2)
Evening star., 1947-12-29

(See ECONOMIC, Page A-6)
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See GALLINGER, Page ABB
Evening star., 1947-12-29
Gruhum's S Version

See SPECULATION, Page A-5.D
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
Field Artillery
Nutionul Guurd
Unit Being Formed

A field artillery National Guard
init is being formed in Pasca-
goula with Wilbur Dees, former
army captain, as commanding
officer.
Veterans can be recruited at
their former rank, in some cases.
and those who do not obtain
their ratings do not forfeit their
ranks in the reserve, Captain
Dees said.
Meetings were held on Monday
and Thursday night at the Court
House for persons interested. Men
between the age of 17-40 may
apply for enlistment to Captain
Dees or Pete Elder, executive
officer.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
Pupils Give Program
Al Meeting OF Lake
School P-TA Nov. 10

The business portion of the
Lake School Parent-Teacher AS
ISOLATION meeting at the school,
Wednesday afternoon, November
IL, was preceded by a very ex-
cellent program given by the
school children.
The first was an action song,
"The Basket House, which was
participated in by pupils of the
second grade, directed by Miss
Kathryn Maxwell. music teacher
for Pascagoula schools.
The second number consisted
of selections given by pupils of
Mrs. Upton David, teacher of
piano at the school. They were
Helen Green, Mary Kay Higgin-
botham and Georgette Clark.
The chair was occupied by the
president, Mrs. Fl, w. Slater dur
ing the business session.
At this time the Lake Garden
Club P-T.A. project, the beauti-
fication of the school grounds,
was discussed. It was decided to
put bulbs in the ground some
time this week.
The Christmas party for the
children was also discussed and
Mrs. E. j. Bennett was appoint
ed to head the committee hav-
ing it in charge.
The new electric clock that has
recently been installed in the
hall through the courtesy of a
Pascagoula jeweler was inspected
amid expressions of deep appre-
citation on the part of both as
ISOLATION and school.
A rising vote of thanks was
given to Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Ben
nett for their untiring efforts in
making a huge success of the re-
cent gumbo supper.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
Funeral Services
In Hurleston For
H. ]. Hulbertson

Funeral services were held for
Harry Junior Halbertson We'd
nesday, November IL, from his
residence in Harleston. The Rev.
@. w. Wallow conducted the SER
vices with the interment in the
Tanner cemetery.
Pail bearers we're j. M. Allen,
E. V. Allen, M. Lamb, Cecil
Tilley and o. E. Hawley.
Mr.. Halbertson died in Lafay-
cite. La, on November 4 after an
illness of two weeks. He was a
native of Harleston, but recently
he had been employed in Lafay-
cite.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14

for Murphy in the first period on
a 25-yard run around left end.
In the second quarter, Fullback
Gunnar Hansen plunged from the
four-yard stripe for the second
Wildcat score
In the same period a Murphy
pass from center went over the
goal line and Fullback Hansen fell
on the ball for a safety, netting
Moss Point two points.
Moss Point scored a touchdown
late in the third stanza when
Charley Hall heaved a 30-yard
completion to End Perry Moss.
Halfway in the fourth quarter,
Woody Latham of Murphy inter
cepted one of Halls long passes
and scampered So yards to score.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14

Leon, Robert and Tom Wesley.
Funeral services were held from
the family residence in Kreole on
Friday, November 7, with the
Rev. Buntz conducting the serv-
ice. Interment was in the Mac
pelah cemetery.
Stokes Funeral Services of Pas
cagoula were in charge of funer-
al arrangements.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
Whistler CLUB

The Whistler Club was enter
tanned by Miss Jean Nelson on
Tuesday evening in her home.
Club members enjoyed the pres
ence Of several guests. Mrs Ralph
Crate received the high score
prize.
After the games the hostess
served hot coffee and pumpkin pie
to the following members and
guests who enjoyed the evening
together: Mesdames j. c. Avent,
Roy Eller, ]. 7. Harvey, Jack
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14

Sarah Tanner Halbertson and
four daughters, Ramona, Sarah,
Phyllis and Carolyn.
Funeral arrangements were
made by Stokes Funeral Services
of Pascagoula.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
Funeral Services
Conducted For
Esther Mdxine Dees

Esther Maxine Dees. baby
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wesley Dees of Kreole, died at
the Jackson County hospital on
Wednesday, November S, after an
illness of three days.
She is survived by her parents
and five sisters, Annie Mae, Ge-
neva, Maude, Ruth, and Mary Lou
and four brothers, John w, Jerry
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
MRS. BAILEY. JH.. HOSTESS

A pleasant social affair OF
Thursday. November 10, was a
bridge party at which Mrs. J. E.
Bailey, Jr., was hostess at her
home at 1903 East Tyler avenue
that evening.
Following an interesting series
Of games Mrs. Bailey served a
refreshment course.
Guests were Mesdames julius
Virgins, Douglas Guiley, Brock
Savell, Norma Lee Griffin,
Frank Canty, Jr., and c. w. Few
81, Jr., and Miss Dottie Daniel.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
Moss Point "B"
Gridders Lose
To Murphy 1873

The Murphy High school "B'
eleven gained an 1873 victory over
the Moss Point High "B" gridders
Wednesday afternoon at Moss
Point.
Halfback Charlie Sutton tailed