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Evening star., 1947-12-25
U. 5. Shifting Troops
To Canal Zone From
Bases in Panama
Withdrawal Of 1,278 Men
Comes After Republic
Refuses New Leases
By the Assoeiofed Press

PANAMA, Panama, Dec. 25.-
Withdrawal of 1878 United
States military personnel from
13 Panama Canal defense bases
is in full swing after the unani-
nous refusal by Panama's Ma
tional Assembly to lease the
bases to the United States.
The first so troops arrived yester-
day at Albrook Airfield, within the
10-mile- wide Canal Zone, by trans
port plane from the bases on San
Jose and Rey Islands.
Actually only II bases are being
vacated, since the Salud base
though technically held by the
United States during the War-Was
an antiaircraft station and never
occupied.
Not Officially Notified.
Panamanian President Enrique A.
Jimenez told a news conference yes
terday Panama had not been noti-
fed officially of the evacuation. He
added that his country had not
notified the United States officially
of the Assembly's rejection of the
proposed agreement for leasing the
bases.
Asked whether there would be
any new negotiations. the President
said his responsibility had oeen to
arrive at a settlement with the
United States and that the AS
sembly is responsible for any situa-
ton which may result from its &C
ton.
United States Army headquarters
said all military property will be
removed from the bases. At Balboa
William Stevenson, Panama repre-
sentative of Pan-American Airways,
said he had obtained permission
from the Panamanian government
to station Pan-American personnel
at Rio Hato, Rey and Taboga
Islands to aid aircraft navigation
in compliance with Civil Aeronau-
tics Administration requirements.
Short of B-29 Facilities.
Gn Washington, Maj. Gen.
Floyd L. Parks. an official Army
spokesman, said the withdrawal is
lin accordance with plans pre-
pared for some time. to be used
in the event we didn't have the
right to stay there.)
Principal withdrawal operations
are being carried out at the big Ric
Hata airbase, where B-29 planes
have been based, and at San Jose
Island, used as testing site fol
chemical warfare since the war.
The Army now must fall back on
its own defenSes within the 10-mile-
wide Canal Zone. Albrook Field
(Cae BANANA popo A.51
Evening star., 1947-12-25
Family Parties,
Solemn Rites
Mark Holiday
Trumons to Dine on
Turkey After Opening
Christmos Gifts

TEXT OF ADDRESS by President
Truman at tree-lightine Page Ais
Christmas-the years great
family holiday - was being
marked today by feasting and
the exchange of gifts in the
home circles of Washington and
the Nation.
For many. these pleasures followed
a solemn recollection Of the Ma
tlvity in morning church services.
President Truman, who signaled
the start of the Christmas observ-
ance with lighting of the national
community Christmas tree yester-
day, was spending a typical Christ
mas Day with his family in the
White House. A turkey dinner was
to follow the opening of presents
around a family tree on the sec
ond floor.
In general, crisp winter weather
without snow prevailed throughout
the Nation. Washington had tenn
perature low of % degrees this
morning. equaling the seasons rec
ord minimum, set December 1.
Coolest Weather In Northeast.
Considerable cloudiness and cold,
with a high temperature OF about 36
degrees, was predicted by the
Weather Bureau for the day, to be
followed by some light snow by
night.
Elsewhere in the Nation, condi-
lions were described as seasonal,
Evening star., 1947-12-25
in Manchuriia
Raqes0ver Wide Area
In Para|yzing Cold
Communists Reported
To Have Seized Highway
Center Near Mukden
BY the Associotsd Press

PEIPING, Dec. 25.-Fighting
ragged over a wide area of South
ern Manchuria on this Christ
mas Day as Chinese Communists
pushed their seventh offensive in
almost paralyZing cold weather
The Communists were reported
to have captured the highway CEN
ter of Liaochung, 40 miles south
west of besieged Mukden.
-Four cities within 45-mile radius
of Mukden, major government base
in Southern Manchuria, were under
direct attack by the Reds-Penki to
the southwest, Liaoyang to the
south, Sinmin to the west and Faku
to the north.
Fighting Along Rail Line.
The rail line running northeast
from Mukden to Changchun was
reported to be the scene of yet an
other battle Government troops
moving south from Kaiyuan and
north from Tiehling were said to
have joined forces against 10000
Communists.
Communist movements elsewhere
along the railway seemed designed
to prevent any attempt by the gov
ernment garrison at Changchun
Manchuria' capital, to move south
ward-a possibility for which gov
ernment commanders have been
preparing the public.
Commander Flies to Mukden.
Gen. Cheng Tung-kuo, govern
ment field commander in Man
churia, was scheduled to fly to Muk
den today from Peiping with in
structions received from Chang
Kai-shek, whom he saw twice in
Nanking.
Pro-government reports re-
ceived in Nanking said top gov
Evening star., 1947-12-25
.19Die, 81 Hurt
In Palestine on
Eve 4
Holiday Spirit FoiIs
To DispeI Clouds Of
Feor and Hatred
By the Assoc eia,sd Press

JERUSALEM, Dec. 25.-Sun-
shine broke through the black
clouds that have hovered over
the Holy Land today, but neith-
er the sun nor the spirit of
Christmas could dispel the
clouds of fear and hatred that
blanketed the hills of Judea.
This morning, amid the sounds
of strife and the rattle of bullets,
Yuletide celebrants stood in dark
ness and prayed for an end to COM
munal warfare convulsing the Holy
Land
Nineteen persons died in Palestine
and 81 were wounded by g,lnfire
and bombs on Christmas eve.
Death Toll Rises to 326.
The total dead since the United
Nations General Assembly voted on
November 20 to partition Palestine
into separate Arab and Jewish
states rose to 1926
In Jerusalem the sound of gun
fire drowned out the tolling of bells
as tracer bullets whistled over the
Tower of David, dug into the wall
of the Young Mems Christian
Association Building and crashed
through Jewish shop windows.
The chatter of automatic weapons
greeted pilgrims returning from
Bethlehem's traditional re-enact-
ment of the Nativity.
Hagana Forces Called Out.
The armed forces of Hagana we're
called cut to repulse an Arab attack
on the crowded Beth Hacarem quar-
ter in the Holy City. The attackers
left one dead and three wounded.
In the rocky hills north of Jeru-
salem Jews stalked Arabs suspected
of attacking highway conveys, kill
ing one and Wounding three.
In battered Haifa Jew and Arab
patrols surged back and forth, leav-
ing dead and Is wounded.
Evening star., 1947-12-25
Danish Freighter Aground
In Iyphoon Off Philippines
BY the Associated Press

MANILA, Dec. 25.-Globe Wire
less tonight received a message re-
porting the 9,823-ton Danish freight
er Kina ran aground during a ty-
phoon near Camadag Island, off the
western coast of Samar, Philippines.
The message indicated the ship was
sinking.
The Kina, operated by the East
Asiatic Co., left Manila December 10
for Europe via Singapore.
United States Navy weathermen
said the typhoon, moving in from
the Pacific with 138-mile winds at
its center, is expected to pass within
go miles of Manila by tomorrow
night, bringing winds Of SO miles an
hour or more to the capital
However, storms at this time of
year are likely to take an erratic
course. The typhoon today was
about $50 miles southeast of Manila
Evening star., 1947-12-25
Car Crash Kills EXCL,
Injuries Brother on
Way TO Yule Reunion
Sergeant on FurIoueh
From Reich Badly Hurt in
Tukomu Park Accident

A Christmas Eve family re-
union ended in tragedy early
today when an Army veteran
was killed and his soldier BROTH
er was seriously injured in a
Takoma Park auto crash.
The dead man, one of family of
nine children, was Samuel Barberio,
%, of 1918 Fifth street NV.
Seriously injured was T/Sergt.
Domenic Barberio, 30, home from
Germany on Christmas leave.
The men were on their way to
visit two of their brothers in Ber-
wyn, Md, when their car left the
road and crashed into a culvert on
Sligo parkway near New Hampshire
avenue.
Samuel Barberio was pronounced
dead on arrival at Washington Sani-
tarium. His brother also was taken
to the sanitarium and then was
moved to Walter Reed Hospital
Evening star., 1947-12-25

of 1886 Fourteenth street NE; John
Livingston, IS, of 1919 G street Sc;
Earl Brown, 10, of 154O D street Sc,
and Joseph Shelton, II, Of 1881 D
street Sc. Then the neighborhood
began to piece together the story.
When an Army station wagon ar
rived at the Boys Club of Washing
ton yesterday morning to pick up
the four boys, they didn't know what
was up. They had been told only
they were going to the Pentagon for
a surprise.
To Earl Brown this meant he was
going to meet President Truman.
But on the way over the Army Off
GER let the secret out of the bag.
Gen. Eisenhower wanted to see
them.
The boys were whisked in and out
of the Pentagon by a basement en-
trance and private elevator They
spent something between three and
Evening star., 1947-12-25
Eniwetok's 142 Natives
Transferred to UieIunq
BY the Assocloted Press

PEARL HARBOR, Dec. 25.-The
removal of Eniwetok's 142 in
habitants to make way for a new
United States atomic weapons test
ing ground was completed Decem-
ber 20, Vice Admiral H. B. Saliada
announced yesterday.
The natives of EniWetok were
transferred to Ujelang atoll, south
west of Eniwetok in the Marshalls,
where a new village is expected to
be completed in April.
Evening star., 1947-12-25
Few Civilians Join Troops
In Bethlehem PiIqrimoqe

BETHLEHEM. Dec. Is (P.-Gun-
fire echoed across the rocky hills
from nearby Jerusalem today as a
handful of Christian civilians joined
about 500 British troops in the
traditional pilgrimage to the grottc
of the Church of the Nativity to see
the re-enactment of the birth of
the Prince Of Peace.
Solemn observance of the birth
Of Christ-sacred to a third of man
kind-began at this shrine of
Christendom on Christmas Eve. Fol-
lowing age-old custom, a solemn
pontifical mass was sung at mid
night in St. GATHERINGS Chapel OF
the Church of the Nativity, which
covers the grotto, where tradition
says Jesus was born.
Afraid to Come Out.
Usually tens of thousands of faith
full make the annual pilgrimage,
but this Yuletide there were few
who risked the sodden weather and
uncertain travel through a strife
torn land to pray at the birthplace
of Jesus.
A veteran British police official
said the weather has been worse.
but never have Christians been so
afraid to come out"
British servicemen who attended
carried rifles or Sten guns slung
from the shoulder, and blue-coated
Palestine policemen acted as ushers
within the church and directed
traffic in the Bethlehem area.
A handful of Christian Arabs and
westerners mingled with camou-
faged-coated 9th Airborne troop
ers and killed Highland infantry
men in the brilliantly lighted chapel.
Last night Gen. Sir Alan Gordon
Cunningham, British high commits
sioner for Palestine; 1t. Gen. G.
H. A. Macmillan, Chief Secretary
Sir Henry Gurney and other high
officials attended Protestant serv-
(See PALESTINE, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1947-12-25


coolest weather. Lebanon, N. H.
reported a reading of II below zero
early today. 1t was II degrees be-
low in Albany. Few localities expert
enced the traditional white Christ
mas. There were snow flurries in
portions of Virginia, and sleet and
freezing rain in parts OF the Car
olinas and Northern Georgia.
AS they sat down to the days big
meal, many families found their
enjoyment heightened by having
contributed to food shipments to
ease the suffering of less favored
peoples overseas-'maintalnlng the
American tradition as President
Truman commented in his radio
message yesterday.
Message Radioed to World.
The President spoke at the public
free lighting ceremony on the White
House grounds. His message was
snread throughout the world oj
short-wave radio.
The President lighted the tower
ing national Christmas tree on the
south lawn of the White House IN
the presence of 7,467 persons who
brayed the chill air, as thousands o1
others throughout the country lis
tened to the ceremony by radio OF
watched telecasts.
THE great heart OF the American
people has been moved to compass
sion by the needs of those IN other
lands who are cold and hungry" ne
declared.
"Shall Do More"
"We have supplied part of thell
needs, and we shall do more. In
this. we are maintaining the Amerl-
can tradition.
Standing bareheaded as dusk
darkened the clear blue of the sky
Mr.. Truman told his listeners that
in helping "our less fortunate broth
ers," the American people are bring
ing hope" back to their hearts.
This will be a homeless Christmas
for many in Europe and Asia, the
President said, and "as we prepare
to celebrate our Christmas this veal
in a land of plenty, We would be
heartless indeed if we were indif'
ferent to the plight of less fortunate
peoples overseas %
He asked that the American peo.
pie remember the first Christmas
was a homeless one.
with hope for the future anC
with faith in God, 1 wish all my
countrymen a very Merry Christ
mas" he concluded.
Truman Family Present.
Seated with the President on the
speakers stand were Mrs. Truman
and their daughter, Margaret, ano
Associate Justice E. Barrett Pretty
man of the United States Court Of
Appeals, chairman of the national
committee for the event.
When the presidential party ar
rived, at about 5 pm, the President
stepped forward to the front row
of spectators and shook hands with
servicemen and then with little
girl in a wheel chair.
The Marine Band, which opened
the ceremony with concert
greeted his arrival with Hail tc
the Chief"
Following the band concert and
preceding the arrival of the Presi-
dent, the Central High School Glee
Club, wearing maroon robes anc
white berets, filed to the stand sing.
ESIo1ocb
The shivering spectators, many
Evening star., 1947-12-25
Prospect: of Beloted
WhiteC ChristmosHere
Offered by Forecoster

The prospect of a belated
white Christmas was offered the
Capital today by the Weather
Bureau.
In a revised forecast, some
light snow by night" was pre-
dicted to follow increasing
cloudiness through the after
noon.
The mercury will not go
below about 80 degrees tonight,
however, and tomorrow Will
bring clearing weather, the
forecaSter said.
Evening star., 1947-12-25
Late News
Bulletin
Italian Envoy to Sweden
Is Slain With Scissors

STOCKHOLM (P.-P c e
said Alberto Bellardi Ricci,
retiring Italian Minister to
Sweden, was killed today by an
Italian at the Hotel Oak Hill
in Stockholm. The Marquis of
Cittadini-Cesi, first secretary
of the legation, was wounded.
The assailant, who was on
leave from an asylum, killed
the Minister with SCISSORS.
Evening star., 1947-12-25
No Night Final
Edition Today

The Star observes the
Christmas holiday today by
eliminating the Night Final
Edition. Subscribers to that
edition will receive the regu-
lar Home Edition.
Evening star., 1947-12-25
Food Ship Reaches Ituly

GENO, Italy, Dec. Is tP).-The
freighter Extra, first American
friendship vessel to reach an italian
port, arrived at Genoa yesterday
and unloaded 200 tons of gift par.
GELS from the United States.
Evening star., 1947-12-25

(See FIRES, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1947-12-25

(See PANAMA., Page AS.
Evening star., 1947-12-25

(See SPECULATION, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1947-12-25

(See CHINA, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1947-12-25

(See CHRISTMAS, Page "A
Evening star., 1947-12-25

(See EISENHOWER, Page BID
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-04-02

638-4-2
daughter of the late Abner
daughter of the late Abnes
Jones, a nephew Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John D. Thomas of Zion
Home, will be married April
3, in Hollywood, Calf, to Mr..
Monte Myers of Crawfords-
Vile, Indiana. She will be CIV
en- in marriage by her uncle,
Mr.. Warren P. Jones, former
ly a Colonel in the United
States Army.
The young couple will be
interviewed over the radio i'm
mediately before and after the
ceremony. This program can
be heard in Zion over WIS on
April 3rd at 1870 P. NJ, G. S..
Time.
Many friends of the late Alb
ner Jones in Zion will be pleas
ed to hear of this forthcoming
event.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-04-02
The qheOCrat

FOR SALE-Block 80, Sec. 20, ex-
cept lot %. Also lot 10, block 4O,
Zion, Illinois. "a lots near main Elec-
trio Station, Grade and High Schools.
2 blocks from Lumber and Fuel yards,
also Grocery. A fine location for a
home, small fruit and poultry ranch.
A bargain for builders. Price $4,000.
No back taxes. Deed and guarantee
policy. Real Estate brokers take no
tice. N. T. Kessler, 202 S. Sunny
Slope, Pasadena, 10, California.
636-4-2-16
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-04-02
ELECTION. RETURNS

From the April LIST, 1947 City
and Township of Zion Elec-
ton:
For Mayor
Mercer T. Brown ............ 1926
Richard F. Hire ........... 1926
For Commissioner
c.. Oscar Mcdowell ........ 1859
Samuel j. Paxton ............ 1415
Ross R. Rittenhouse ........ 1852
Sam Robinson ................ 1907
Emil S. Schleter .............. 1856
Vernon E. Thompson 49,. 1880
Charles w. Warren ........ 1173
Alex. Ford Wilson .......... 1884
For Police Magistrate
Charles E. Nelson ....... 1853
John D. Thomas ........... 1892
For Supervisor
Martin B. Ruesch ............ 174O
Edwin c.. Peterson ........ 1853
For Assistant Supervisor
Moody M. Simpson ........ 1146
Christian Ruchti, Jr. ...... 1902
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-04-02

WANTED: Rags for wiping. Will
pick up. Pay good prices. H. A..
Friend & Co. Phone 433 P631-4-2
FOR SALE. Venetian Blinds and
size. Free installation. Phone Peters
Paint Store 765. 633-4-2.
FOR SALE-2 Gas stoves, double
bed with springs and inner-spring
mattress; l dresser; 3-piece reed set;
4 dining room chairs; 2-piece Parlor
set; One-Minute washing machine.
Call 2648 or 3415. 637-4-2
LOST = Medium brown purse con-
tanning wallet, baby picture proofs,
and ration book. Contact Carole In
man, Zion Home. Phone Zion 972.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-04-02

BENTON TOWNSHIP
comprising Beach and Winth-
rOp Harbor
Supervisor
FRANK Davis ................... 815
harold Bergan ................ 419
Frank Rohde ..... 81
Highway Commissioner
LOUIS reeves ...................... 974
Joseph Kerpan ................ 262
WANTED-Houseke for elderly
couple, good home, and wages. Phone
1l1. 639-4-2-9
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-04-02

1884 Plymouth Coupe; excellent con-
dition; four new tires. Vincent Mus
bach, corner 39th Ave. & State Line
Road. 628-4-2
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-07-28

awards plan.
Committeeman Moomaw points
out to dairymen that their invest
ment in the new ADA campaign
will be spent in accordance with
the budget breakdown. This al
lots approximately rs cents out of
every dollar for advertising in
newspapers, magazines and out
door media, 10 cents for research,
z cents for merchandising, 5 cents
for administration and 3 cents for
industry promotion.
More Than "a Billion Readers
Full color advertising of dairy
foods, appearing regularly every
month in the nations's leading
women's magazines and house
hold publications, will reach a
a total combined circulation of
more than 800 million copies, pro-
viding a leadership of better than
billion.
The ADA schedule leads off in
CONTINUED on page 2. col 81
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-07-28
SOAP BOX DERBY
PLANS COMPLETE

Fourteen Union county boys,
seven in Glass GA" and seven in
Glass "B", are ready and waiting
for the first soap box derby ever
held in Marysville, to be run off
on the w. Fourth st. hill We'd
inesday afternoon. II is being spon-
sored by the Kiwanis club and is
part of the central Ohio soap box
derby being sponsored by the
Columbus Citizen-Chevrolet deal
erS.
Inspection and weigh-in of the
races and trial runs will begin
at l p. m.
The races proper will get under
way at 2 p. m. There will be two
2-car and one Scar heats in each
class. The winners of the prelim-
mary heats will then meet in
a semi-final race to determine
each class winner. The two class
winners will then compete in the
final race and the winner of this
race will go to Columbus Sat
urday to participate in the CEN
trail Ohio finals.
An attractive list of prizes is
being arranged by the Kiwanis
club, and there will be enough
for nearly every participant. The
boys entered, and the co-sponsor
of each, are as follows:
Class "A"-Gene Kirby, Mar
ysville, Splitter Chevrolet garage;
Robert Austin, Redwood, Union
Rural Electric; Harry Heimlich,
Marysville, O. M. Scott & Sons,
Weiss Bros; Dickie Moore, Rich
wood, c. M. Curl Chevrolet gar
age; and Gerald Scheiderer, Mar
ysville, Union Appliance Co.
Glass "B"-Elwood Davis, Mar
ysville, Davis Cab CO.; Dick Ora
hood, Marysville, Carter's 5 Cent
to 81 store; Glenn Slemons, Rich
wood, United Telephone CO.;
Tommy Heineman, Marysville,
McAuliffe Bros; Fritz Gebhardt,
Marysville, Ottes Clothing store;
Carl Handel, Marysville, Simon's
Department store, and Herbert
Mccartney, Marysville, Schueller
Hardware store.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-07-28
ADVERTISE IN THE JOURNAL
Milo Myers Hos us Beat;
Hod Same Signs Sincez9OI

Latest candidate for the Oldest
sign in Union-county honors is At
torney Milo L. Myers, of Marys
vile.
Mr.. Myers informed The Jour
nal Saturday that he has had the
same sign in front of his law off
ice since early l90l-slightly more
than 46 years. He had William
Wright, local sign-painter, erect
the sign for him shortly after es-
tablishing his practice in January,
1901.
The widely-known attorney was
prompted to mention his sign after
reading the announcement in
Thursdays Journal that our sign
is more than AZ years old. We
wondered, then, if there might be
any signs in the county older.
I've got you beat" Mr.. Myers
soon informed us.
Not only has he been using the
same sign since he began practic-
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-07-28
ADVERTISING DRIVE OF DAIRY FARMERS
STARTED; SET ST, 100000 CAMPAIGN

The new nationwide $l,200,000
campaign in which Ohio dairy
farmers have invested their pro-
rated share is in full swing, M. r.
MoomaW, state dairy commission
er, reported on his return from
Chicago.
At the executive committee
meeting of the American Dairy
Association, Moomaw represented
the milk producers of this state
who joined in June with their
farm neighbors across the coun-
try in financial support of the
dairy industry's most wide sweep
ing promotion push in history.
Features of the new dairy farm
ers' $1,200,000 program now un-
derway for the coming year, ac-
cording to the representatives, of
state dairymen, are greater adj
vertising coverage in newspapers,
magazines and on special deliv-
cry billboards; a series of sales
making merchandising events and
the new distinguished service"