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Evening star., 1947-12-30
Az Are Killed
In Bitter Riot at
|Haifa Refinery
36 Jews, II Arabs
Slain; Tossing Of
Bomb Sturts Clash
BY the Associated Press

JERUSALEM, Dec. 30.-The
bitterest rioting since the United
Nations decided to partition Pal
estine erupted today in the Con-
solidated refinery at Haifa
where SO Jews and II Arabs were
killed.
Bloody fighting among about
1900 Arabs and 400 Jews followed
the bombing of line of 100 Arabs
before the employment office. AT
least IA Jews and At Arabs were
wounded.
A Haifa informant said the bomb
was thrown from a passing Jewish
taxi, which sped away, covering its
escape with gunf1re.
Most of the Arabs apparently
were killed by the bomb, which
shattered two days of quiet in the
port city and set off reprisal at
tacks by Arabs on Jewish workers
in the large refinery on the north
ern outskirts of Haifa.
Troops Rope Off Plant.
British troops roped off the plant
and fought their way through re.
fining stills and tanks to halt the
bloodshed
(The Haifa refinery is operated
by Consolidated Refineries, Ltd,
which is owned Jointly by the
Shell and the Anglo -Iranian Oil
Co. The plants capacity is
100000 (million) metric tons
a year. 1t handles oil from the
Iraqi fields, which moves in by
pinelines)
A Jewish source said the bomb
probably was hurled by members OF
Irgun Zvai Leumi. the Jewish under.
ground organization which yester-
day blasted and machine-gunnec
Arabs at the Damascus Gate ir
Jerusalem.
The outbreak raised the Palestine
death toll since the United Nations
vote for partition November 20 tt
478. Throughout the Middle East
599 have been killed.
Jew Shot in Galilee.
Before the battle of the Haifs
refinery a Jew was shot to death il
a Jewish settlement in Galilee
Eight other Jews were wounded il
the borderland between Tel Avi,
and Jaffa. Jewish informants sale
two Jews invaded Jaffa with trucl
and threw grenades with undeter.
mined results.
One British policeman was killee
and another wounded in Jerusalem
a reliable source reported. Tht
source said their attackers fired {
Bren gun and threw a hand grenade
Moshe Shertok. head of the Jew
ish Agency's political department
returned by air from the Unitee
States. He conferred at Tel Avi1
with David Ben-Gurion. chairman
of the Jewish Agency Executive.
Arabs Take Initiative.
Arabs, irked by Jewish punitive
raids for three successive days, tool
the initiative in earlier communa
rioting in Palestine today as the
bloody strife, which broke out after
the United Nations decision to par
tition Palestine, entered it's secone
month.
Arab machine -gunners raked ;
tSee PALESTINE. Page A-4l
Evening star., 1947-12-30
u Saw, Ex-Premier of Burma,
Sentenced to Die for SIayings
Others Also Are
Doomed in Killing Of
Cabinet Ministers
BY the Associofed Press

RANGOON, Burma, Dec. 3d.
U Saw, prewar Premier OF
Burma, and eight others were
sentenced today to die for the
assassination of Maj. Gen. U
Aung San and six other Burmese
cabinet Ministers.
A special Burmese tribunal found
that U Saw leader of the opposition
Myochit Party, was the brains be.
hind the plot in which assassins
burst into the ministers council
chamber July 19 and sprayed it with
machine-gun bullets.
The 45-year-old U Saw long hao
been at odds with Aung San, anti.
Communist leader who was to have
become the first premier OF indie
pendent Burma in January. He wa:
arrested shortly after the assassina
ton.
U Saw was removed from thi
premiership by the British during
the war on suspicion of collabora
ton with the japanese. He re-
turned to political prominence aftel
the wars end. He resigned from
the Governors Executive Council
Evening star., 1947-12-30
Rainy New Years Day
To Follow Mild '48 Eve

Mild clear weather New Years eve
will turn to a drab. rainy New Years
Day, the Weather Bureau predicted
today.
And while the temperature equaled
the low mark of the winter this
morning, the next two days will be
considerably warmer, the forecast
continued. The low of % degrees
was registered at 6:56 am. today
tying low marks listed at the Ma
tional Airport weather station on
December l and December rs.
BY this afternoon, the bureau said,
the temperature will rise above As
degrees. Tonight it will drop to
about 80 degrees with more warm
weather promised for tomorrow.
Increasing cloudiness will bring rain
by January l. according to the long,
range forecast.
Evening star., 1947-12-30
What theRussions
| Are Soyinq of Us

The MoscoaD radio, broadcastin
in French to Europe, said:
THE Voice of America (The
United States short-Wave broad
casD carries out the orders it
gets from Wall Street and does
not shirk at any method to carry
them out. When King Dollar is
in, the moral standards are out.
THE truth is a foreign notion
to the Voice of America, in par
ticular, and United States broad
casts in general. The United
States wavelengths are almost
entirely under the control of
monopolist corporations. The
class in power allows only re-
dictionary journalists and COM
mentators ready to write and
read anything that pleases the
boss to the mike. Progressive
journalists hardly ever manage
to broadcast"
Evening star., 1947-12-30
Utah 6. 0. P. Senator
Backs Meat Rationinq
BY the Associated Press

Senator Watkins, Republican, o1
Utah said today he is convinced
that meat will have to be rationec
as the safe thing to do
Senator Watkins remarks to re.
porters thus lined him up with
several New England Republican
Senators who have expressed incli.
nations to place meat under distri-
button controls. These include Sem
ators Flanders of Vermont, Baldwin
of Connecticut and Lodge of Mas
sachusetts.
Senators Flanders and Watkin.
were chairmen of regional subcom.
mittees of the Joint Senate-House
Economic Committee.
Senator Watkins said he believes
the Republican substitute for Mr.
Truman's cost-of-living program
should be given a fair trial. adding
that circumstances then will die
tate what ought to be done and
when"
But he said that meat has reached
the point where rationing is neces-
sary to insure that the various in
come groups would receive a fair
share"
Evening star., 1947-12-30
Guerri||as0pen
Decisive Battle
To Win Konitsa
Greek Government
Forces Weakened, bui
Withstand Attacks
BY the Associated Press

ATHENS, Dec. 30.-Guerrillas
hurled new attacks today against
Konitsa, and military authori-
ties said the decisive battle for
the city has been joined.
The Guerrillas seek Konitsa as
the capital for the Communist state
newly proclaimed by their COM
mander, Gen. Markos Vifiades.
The government garrison, weak
ened by the repeated assaults, with
stood the new attacks and kept
outer defenses intact after "a hours
of fighting, a government commu-
nique said. Army reinforcements
pushed toward the fighting zone
The defenders. using grenades
bayonets and knives, punched some
holes in the guerrilla siege ring, and
a trickle of supplies isgetting through
to the garrison, the military reports
said Authorities in Athens said they
are confident the rebel drive will be
| shattered soon.
Communist Offices Seized.
A reinforcement column of gov
ernment soldiers battered at fina.
obstacles in the way of Konitsa
assailing heights which dominate
the Bourozani Bridge, II miles to
the west of Konitsa. A government
offensive with armored cars ano
tanks, supported by planes, previous
| ly had cleared guerrilla strongpoints
on both sides of the Ioannina
Konitsa road north of Kalpaki anc
as far as Bourozani.
Meanwhile, Greek police seizec
the headquarters and records of the
Communist Party in Piraeus, Athens
port, and placed the building undel
guard. There were no arrests
Legislation outlawing the Com
munist Party in Greece became
effective Sunday.
Dispatches said the fighting in the
north was often bloody and savage
but Ministry of War communiqut
said the situation is satisfactory.
"Guerrillas on the heights nortf
of Kalpaki have been overthroWn il
the general direction of Bourozan
bridge after tough and stubborn
| fighting during which they suffered
heavily" the bulletin said. THE all
force is contributing considerably
A strong wind of national feeling
is blowing among the officers ane
men, despite obstacles"
Rebels Report City Entered.
The military reports contradictee
somewhat a rebel broadcast which
said guerrilla forces had entered
Konltsa-virtually isolated since
Christmas
Government troops preached thu
rebel lines this morning by driving
guerrillas out of Gambala HEIGHT!
in bloody hand-to-hand fighting
Military observers said the seizur,
of Gambala Heights jeopardized th'
rebel on strategic Bourazani Bridge
to the west.
The guerrillas earlier re-estab
Evening star., 1947-12-30
Initiation Bill Signed /;
Grain for Disti|Iers
.0rdered Ratiened
Duplicate Copy Approved
As White House Hunts
Missing Original

President Truman today signed
the Republican anti-inf1ation bill
and Secretary of Agriculture An
derson Immediately made use of
one of its provisions to put
whisky makers on grain ration
ing between now and January
81, 1948.
The President reluctantly signed
duplicate copy of the bill while
Secret Service men searched futilely
for the missing original which had
mysteriously disappeared. The
agents even sifted the ashes OF
papers destroyed since the bill dis
appeared, but found no clue.
Mr.. Truman, in a statement is
sued Sunday. had called the bill
'pitifully inadequate to deal with
the problem of high prices. But he
promised its "meager authority
would be used to the fullest extent
Control Shifted to Anderson.
One of the authorities granted te
the President was the power tt
ration grain to whisky makers
through the end of next month
The President also signed an execu-
tive order transferring this author
ity to Secretary Anderson, who
thereupon issued the rationine
order.
Secretary Anderson's order limit:
grain to be used by distillers tt
2,450,000 bushels during the les!
than five week period. This quantity
compared with an average use O.
about 100000 bushels month
during the first 10 months of 1947
The industry completed volun
tary 60-day production holiday De
cember "a in connection with the
food conservation campaign inaug.
urated by the Government early If
the fall.
Takes Effect at Midnight.
Re-establishment of controls ir
use during the war followed failure
of the industry and the Govern
ment to get together on voluntary
program of restricted use of grain
after expiration of the holiday
The order is effective at midnight
tonight.
Each distilling plant will get g
(See ECONOMIC, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1947-12-30
Gilbert tolose
.Ga||ingerPo
Remain A|ienist
Fowler Criticizes Way
Hospital Is Run in
Report to City Heads
(PictureS on Page B-1.)
By Miriam Ottenbero

The Commissioners today ap-
proved a report of their budget
officer recommending that DR..
Joseph L. Gilbert be relieved Of
his present job as head of GAL
linger Hospitals psychopathic
division to devote his full time
as District alienist.
Budget Officer Walter L. Fowler,
in submitting his report, blamed
Gallinger Hospitals administration
for present conditions in the psycho-
pathic wards
Mr.. Fowler made these three spe-
ciflc recommendations which were
Immediately approved by the Com
llniSSioners:
l. That supplemental or deficiency
requests be submitted to Congress
to cover the $5O,5O0 cost of replacing
elevators and to establish a new
position as chief medical officer Of
psychiatry at 1881 a year.
2. That the corporation counsel
advise the Commissioners of the leg
islative changes necessary to allow
immediate placement of disturbed
patients in St. Elizabeths Hospital.
| 3. That the Gallinger Hospital adj
ministration be instructed to carry
out improvements to buildings and
equipment.
Opposes Pay Increases.
Mr.. Fowler recommended against
making any major structural i'm
provements in the physical layouts
of the psychopathic wards at this
time.
He also recommended against
salary increases and increases in
nursing and attendant personnel.
In a supplemental report, covering
the report submitted by DR.. Samuel
B. Wortis, director of psychiatry at
New York's Bellevue Hospital, Mr..
Fowler declared his belief that DR..
Wortis sis not acquainted with the
facts and that his conclusions are,
therefore, drawn without full knowl-
edge"
Dr. Wortis had said in his report
as consultant of the Public Health
Service that another survey cannot
substitute for adequate appropria-
tions to correct these defects" and
that action at higher levels Of
responsibility is urgently needed"
Mr.. Fowler specifically answered
DR.. Wortis' charge that little had
been done as the result of surveys
made in 1888 and 1914. Mr.. Fowler
said that of the 43 specific recon-
mendations in the 1914 survey. q
became the responsibility of hos
pital administration and did not
require appropriations.
Critical of Administration.
| Mr.. Fowler said II of the 81 rec
concentrations requiring appropria-
tions had been provided for by ap-
preparation 80 if there is any pos
sible dereliction in regard to giving
attention to the recommendations.
that dereliction was the RESPONSE
bility of the hospital administra-
ton"
/ Mr. Fowler added sharply that
many of the items referred to in the
Wcrtis report and recommended in
recent report by Health Officer
George C. Ruhland have already
been allowed by the Commissioners
and by Congress but apparently
! the hospital administration does not
know it.
The budget officer further charged
that the hospital administration had
been lax in not distributing funds
for improvements at the institution
lSee GALLINGER PAGE A-4l
Evening star., 1947-12-30
Party Leaders Split on Effect
Of WoIIoce's Entry in Race
Brighter Chance for Toft as 6. O. P Nominee
Seen, but Dewey Camp Is Conceding Nothing

dicted that under the leadership of
President Truman Or that of any
Republican who might be elected
the country would be taken straight
down the road to war.
The bipartisan foreign policy of
the United States-With its firm
attitude toward Russian aggression
becomes therefore an issue in the
campaign, so far as Mr.. Wallace
and his new party can make it.
Republicans were inclined to
cheer the decision of Mr.. Wallace
to launch a third party, believing
he would draw far more recruits
from the left-Wing Democrats than
from the Republican Party.
Democrats, on the other hand
ieered their former Vice President
and predicted he would make small
inroads into their ranks; that, in
Cr
Evening star., 1947-12-30
By Gould Lincoln
(TeTt OF Wallace Speech on
Page A-5.)

Henry A. Wallace is embarked
on the organization of a peace
party" which may result in split
ting the Democratic ranks and
bring about the election of a
Republican President in 1948.
The former Vice President in a
radio address last night in Chi
cago called for volunteers to join
"Gideons Army He denounced
both the Democratic administration
and the Republican Party as war
parties.
He offered himself as presi-
dental candidate of a third, indie
pendent progressive party. He pre-
Evening star., 1947-12-30
II Southern Railroads Ask
1853 Per Cent Fare Boost
BY the Associoied Press

Eleven railroads in the South
asked the Interstate Commerce
Commission yesterday to let them
increase one-way passenger fares
1853 per cent and make similar
increases in round-trip rates.
Their petition said higher fares
are needed because of continued
increases in operating costs land to
effect uniformity" in coach fares
among the major Southern carriers
The II railroads kept their basic
coach fares at % cents a mile when
26 other Southern railroads last
summer got ICC authority to raise
their coach rate 1853 per cent to
2.5 cents per mile.
The commission at that time also
granted 6.06 per cent increase in
the basic Pullman-car passenger
fare to 81 Southern railroads.
Evening star., 1947-12-30


The special five-man board
of inquiry into causes of the
Empire Apartments collapse
began hearing witnesses at
2:15 pm. today after announc-
ing its sessions will be open to
the public.
Oil Report Requested
Twenty Federal departments
today were asked by the Fed
eral Works Agency to submit
an interim report January 8
on the feasibility and necessity
of converting from fuel oil to
coal in Federal buildings. A
final report from each agency
will be submitted January 22,
according to a spokesman for
Federal Works Administrator
Fleming.
Earlier Story on Page BID
Loyne Traded for Evans
CHICAGO (P.-The Chicago
Bears of the National Foot
ball League today obtained
draft rights to Bobby Layne,
University of Texas quarter
back, in exchange for rights to
Ray Evans of the University OF
Kansas. The trade was made
with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Evening star., 1947-12-30

on protest against the signing in
London by Aung San of the agree
ment under which Burma will be-
come self-governing. Since tina.
time he devoted himself for the
(see q SAW, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-12-30
Empire Hearing Open

(See FIRE, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1947-12-30

lSee GREEK PAGE A-4
Evening star., 1947-12-30

(See WALLACE. Page A-5D
Evening star., 1947-12-30

See PRIMARIES. Page A-3D
Evening star., 1947-12-30

An Associated Press Newspo
Evening star., 1947-07-27

amazingly lV"
Night table ---- --------------S S33
Chest night table, 4drawer ----- $50
Panel beds, each h---------------- SO
Vanity, 58-inch ---------------S'l $40
Mrrcr 53X32 ------------------ so9
Chest. 7-draWer Sll0
Double dresser mirror, 66x32 ---- $50
Dresser base, 6-drawer $l10
Cabinet night table --. -.---------S45 S45
Dresser base, 6-drawer $3.50
Mirror, 38x32 ------ $50
Open panel bed, each------------S"0
Mirror. 4sx32 SS6
Upholstered head bed, twin------ $40
China cabinet base, doors, 4S" S1G0
Three-door superstructure- $50
China cabinet base, 6-drawers,
As" .----- --.---------- SllO
Buffet, e-drawer SO" -------.--- $50
Server. 2 doors with tray, 80" --- $40
Upholstered back and seat chairs S35
Upholstered back and seat arm
chairs SAL
Dining chairs. upholstered seat - SIS
China cabinet base, doors -S $40
China cabinet base, 6-drawers,
tray $50
2-Door superstructure re------------$40
Drop-leaf table, 26x50x7O --------. S5
Console end, to make banquet
Three-door cabinet buffet, 49, 800
Drop-leaf extension table, 2sx
Dining table. 40x64x1O0 --- $40
2-Door server tray, 38"---------- $50
Buffet. So, 6-drawers, doors s153
Mirror. 66x32 ----------------S $50
Serving cart $50
Desk, 48" book shelf in back $40
Drop-leaf desk, SIS" SlO0
Terminal units, glass doors, 5l"- S1l0
Hollywood bed cabinet, t. s120
Bookcase, 80" $3.50
Magazine cabinet, sliding shelves $50
Round cocktail table, %" $50
Three-shelf end table ---- $39
Bookcase, 4-shelf, 48"--S S79
Stackup units, each SIS
Cocktail table, 33"x23" 3"-------- $50
Panouette chairs, 48" muslin -- $50
Ioafer chair, sponge rubber.
Sectional chairs, sponge rubber.
muslin S'5
Card table $50
Wedge table $40
Nested tables S5S
Nested
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-04
PRATTSVILLE

Despite OF the weather Sunday
morning, the l1;00 services were
well attended. with Rev Maxwell
of Malvern Rev. Green. father of
Decon Green and Rev d. w. Wat
son both of Pine Bluff visiting.
Rev Maxwell delivered the mes
sage -. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Clegg, Mr.. and Mrs. James Bryant
Jim Clegg and John Clegg visited
the bedside of Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Robinson of Sheridan Sunday co..
On the sick list are Mill Leila
Humphrey. Mrs. Reba McCollum.
John Clegg, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Cooper, Ole Clegg and several
school children ,,.. p. c. Pumph.
rey left Tuesday for Kansas CITY.
Kansas on Business CO.,, A hospi.
tai report shows Mrs Lizzie Me
CoIlum much better.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-04
BRADLEY
Mrs, caIIie NJ. BurreIl

Mrs. Calie M. BurreII
The young women of Bradley
have organized a basketball team
'..' Mrs. Lou Ellen Wise is suf.
iorlng with pneumonia .... Mrs
Callie NJ Burrels on tho sick
INST also ..,. A luke Box belong.
ing to Mrs Crcasie Holmes was
Torn up when a drunken youtb
came into her place. kicked u,
over and trampled on IL He was
'''er arrested ..., T.. o. Mother.
Shed Is home with his wiro ond
'h''dren after spending several
months in San Diego, California
Earnest Watson is planning ,
"'p west soon ..., c. A Mar,i,
was the guest of his sister Me-
Geneva Parish. News had roooh
vi US OF the deaths of T. p. (Eud.
uS) stills, who was killed on M.
sup III the Atlantic. ana ,Ianos
'ayIor who died in calirort,
who're he had been liyinr rar
ihreo years '''
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-04
JUNCTION CITY

Rev. w. X. Pinecar pastor Of
New Hope CME Church preached
wonderful sermon March 23rd,
Text, Mathew - Chapter and 10
Verse @... On the 3rd Friday our
County Farm Agent and Home
Demonstration Agent had Tie
Dying on Head Scarfs 49,. MIR
Craft. the County Farm Agent,
gave a demonstration on Vaecer
nation which several OF the boys
had a chance to take a part in.
On the 81 and end they had an
invitational Tournament, the fol
lowing teams took part; Ell Dor
ado, Three creek, Fellowship,
Bernie. La. Cotton Valley, La.
Mt. Willie and Junction City
Junction CITY Boys Won oyer Brr.
nice ST.. boys and the girls tied
Mr. and Mrs. Porter, OF Jonesboro
La spent the week tnd with rs
parents, Mr. and Mrt Franz h1r-
ter and sister Mrs, Gu ntella jack
son.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-04
DELARK
Ethel T. Neal

Ethel T. Neal
Mrs. Minnie Iiiggs, from Oak
land, California, is visiting the
bedside of her sick mother, Mrs.
Homma Hunter Myrtle Jack.
son has returned homo from the
University Hospital -. The six
wings from ArkadeIphia, render.
ed a fine program here last Fri
day night -. On March 10th we
had splendid rally. Visiting
preachers Rev Martin and his
church from Piney Grove, Rev.
Crudup from Prinston. In the at.
ternoon Rev. Martin preached
soul stirring sermon. Captains
were as follows: Myrtle Jones.
A. w. Starks, f. S. Starks, w. A.
Anderson and A. b. Delamar. A.
b. Delamar raised the highest o.
mount, $6l -. The sewing Club
met at the Church Tuesday with
Mrs. f. s. Starks, President.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-04
ATKINS
Nick indra Fletcher

Pastor MeCrary delivered soul
stirring sermon, THE Power of
Prayer to a large audience Sun
day -. ]. n. Cunningham was
Monday night the guest of his
sister, Mrs. A. Shan of Russell
vile -. A. Leophart. of Detroit,
Michigan, is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. D. Leophart -.
w. l.. Templeton of Little Rock
visited his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. l.. Templeton, and preached a
strong sermon Sunday night -
The Harmony Gospel Singers
Quartet of Fort Smith rendered a
fine program at the church Sun
day afternoon 49,. Mrs. Laura
Conway of Little Rock is guest
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Fletcher -. Miss Mildred
Swinton president of the Home
Economics Department of the nth
| grade class attended meeting al
! Searcy last week ,,.. Mrs. l.. F..
Leophart and A. williams were
recent visitors of Mrs. Leophart's
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Lillian Mae
Leophart in Center Ridge.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-04

he has beautified and modernized
and transformed the old paison-
age into modern day nursery and
youth center. He had the honor
Of entertaining the Bishops Cnun-
ell and the extra session Of The
General Conference in the same
year; being the only pastor in the
history of the church TO perform
this feat,
He has presided over the Mont
cello, Pine Bluff, Little Roe and
Fort Smith districts and is beloved
by the ministers and people whore
ever he has served. He has live
clean and respectable life. IL has
served as president Of lie great
Inter denominal Ministers All
lance of Greater Little Eork. He
is the vice chairman If tile ESecn
tive Board of Shorter College;
Treasurer of the Arkansas Annua!
Conference He served as pros-
dent protein of the Arkansag. An
nual Conference, during the days
of reformation in Arkansas. He is
the chairman of the Transporta
ton Committee of the state, mem
Der of the Connectioual Beard of
Education Of the A, NJ. f. Church;
member of the Executive BOARD
of The Fraternal Council of the
Negro Church: is 32nd-degree
Mason and a frater of the Kappa |
Alpha Psi.
DR.. Blakely is presented here as
know him. We have him to offer
to the A. NJ. +. Connection. Arkan-
sas will rally TO his banner. Help
us TO elevate him and lie Will not
let us down.