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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16
Air Forces Eliminated
$4,000 Chinese Reds
I ''SF
|StratemeYer Reports

TOKYO; Dec. felt. Gen.
George E. .Stratemeyer. Far East
Air Force commander. said today
Allied. airmen have killed or
wounded $4,000 enemy Chinese
troops in the Korean war. ...
He said the Chinese sacrificed
one seventh of their "battlewise,
frontline fighting strength to the
incessant air strikes of the United
States Far East Air Force. the
Royal Australian Air Force. the
South African Air Force, the Re-
public of Korea Air Force and
land based elements of United
States Marine aviation"
Gen. Stratemeyer said the
Chinese have deployed seven corps
against United Nations forces
since November Is. He added:
Equivalent Of 4 Divisions.
Thirty three thousand enemy
troops, the equivalent of four of
his full strength divisions, are
now dead or wounded-the result
of co-ordinated strafing, rocket
ing, bombing and napalm by our
combined air power.
Before the onslaught by the
enemy's vastly superior numerical
forces, U. N. troops made an
orderly withdrawal which has
assisted UNNECESSARILY by the
timely delivery by air of 10000
tons of supplies, including a 3d.
O0O-pound bridge airdropped in
the 10th Corps sector.
"Also instrumental in the sue
cessful withdrawal was the air
transportation of $4,000 military
personnel to and from advanced
air strips, both in the eastern and
western sectors. Some of them
were gravely wounded or injured
and our prompt airlifting of them
to hospitals undoubtedly saved
countless lives. The gallant con-
tingent of the Royal Hellenic Air
Force only recently arrived in the
theater contributed in no small
way to the magnificent airlift
operation.
Bombers Impeded Advance.
Bomber command attacks on
the enemy supply system have
hampered his southwark advance
in spite of the impetus originally
gained through his initial assault.
The greatly increased logistical
requirement thrust upon the Far
East Air Materiel Command not
only was met but exceeded.
ITO you as airmen," the state
ment addressed all major Far
Eastern air commands. "goes my
sincere and heartfelt commenda-
ton for meeting the challenge in
a superior manner. Your accom-
plishments during this. trying
period are in keeping with the
finest traditions of our respective
services. Now God give us wisdom,
strength and courage to sustain
this fighting heritage"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16

9 am. a normal complement of
Is engines were switching.
The first big job was to reduce
piles Of parcels and mail bags that
accumulated during the embargo.
Yesterday the volume of all mail
handled by the postofflce dropped
IS per cent compared with Thurs
days business, and first class mail
was off 40 per cent even though
it was exempted from the embargo
More mail cars were reaching
Washington today, heaping an ad-
ditional burden on hard-pressed
clerks. But Nair G. Maxson, chief
of the Postal Transportation
Service. believed the entire situa-
ton would be cleared up by to-
morrow morning.
Today "a mail cars were moved
in from Baltimore and another
Is from Benning, -,
Mail clerks continued to work
at scattered points. unloading 81
cars at the Baltimore & Ohio's
lexington Yards, IA at the Penn
sylvania's Fourteenth street yards
and others at Union Station.
Despite the confusion and de-
Capitalization, the postal workers
succeeded in unloading 244 mai.
cars Yesterday
To keep current with registered
mail, Mr.. Maxson sent 212 pouches
to Chicago last night by plane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16

by the President was,the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen. All,
or nearly all, of the strikers over
the country are members of that
union.
Justice Department attorneys
who had obtained three Federal
court restraining orders against
the strike and had moved for a
contempt conviction in Chicago,
said the contempt action probably
will be dropped when it becomes
clear the strikers are back at work.
The Government earlier had
planned to move for contempt
action today in District Court here
to enforce restraining order. but
attorneys said the plan probably
would be dropped. The other
court order was obtained in Cleve-
land because it is the trainmen's
headquarters. No strike had been
reported there.
Will Seek Injunctions.
Federal attorneys said, however,
that the Government undoubtedly
would push its petitions for full
fledged injunctions against rail
strikes over the country for use
if future stoppages develop or
some of the men now out refuse
to return to work.
The rail unions have been de-
manding for their members en-
ployed in railroad yards and ter
minals full 48-hour pay for a 40
hour week, amounting to. an
hourly pay hike of about 81 cents.
A presidential emergency board
recommended a boost of 18 cents
an hour.
The unions also are demanding
wage increases for their members
engineers, conductors, trainmen,
fremen-who operate trains on
over-the-road service. A settle
ment three months ago with a
Smaller union-the switchmen-
awarded cents an hour increase
to over the-road personnel, Is
cents to yardmen and cost-of-
living bonus to all.
But the four big unions-the
Trainmen, Engineers, Conductors
and F'iremen-have rejected SINH
lar offers, according to reports.
Reports from Chicago where
the most recent wildcat" stop
pages began early in the week
indicated that all of the strikers
had returned to the job. Strikers
also were back in Nashville, Pitts
burgh, st. Louis and Dallas, and
repeatedly were ready to end their
walkout in other cities.
Before Mr.. Truman's, blunt ap-
peal was made, the strikers had
rejected orders of w. P. Kennedy
president of the Trainmen, to end
the strike. Mr.. Kennedy, along
with the chiefs of the other three
big unions, are in Washington for
the wage negotiations, which have
been conducted for weeks by the
Mediation Board and John r.
Steelman, assistant to the Presi-
dent.
The rail unions chiefs said they
were very pleased that Mr.. Tru-
man had made the back work
appeal. One Federal official said
that the Presidents message got
the rail chiefs off the hook" He
meant that it provided the rail
union a way to get out of its
trouble without compromising its
wage demands. =.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16

bomber pilots said they knocked
out at least 10 vehicles in a 100
vehicle column headed south yes.
terday from the Manchurjan Dor
der. A 60-vehicie convoy was hit
north of the Chongchon River,
and enemy campfire areas were
attacked.
B-29 Surerfortresses bombed
four Communist transportation
centers in Northwe It Korea.
South Korean 5th Division
troops 10 miles west of Chunchon,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16

Friday by the Chinese returned
to Allied lines last night.
The tired survivors drifted back
to the division during the night
across no, mans land. q. s~~ :.
| I.OU0 Communists Killed. go
One Sd Division regiment re-
ported it killed 1000 Reds yester-
day in hurting back a single at
tack.
The two-week lull on the
United States 9Th Army front in
West Korea continued, but there
was light action between South
Koreans and North Koreans As
miles northeast of Seoul. The
South Koreans reported their
lines stabilized S miles south of
the 38th Parallel last night.
In the northeast sector Ameri-
can artillery hurled harassing fire
out of the Hungnam beachhead
through last night. The artillery
moonlight" of illumination shells
helped forward observers to spot
targets, Correspondent Swinton
reported.
1t. Col. Nathaniel R. Hosket,
division staff officer, said:
1T is as if this beachhead was
a pin cushion. for they are stick
ing pins-probing attacks-into
us, but they have not yet hit full
strength.
The defending forces took pre-
cautions against a fifth columns
springing up. The silent city of
Hamburg was searched house to-
house Friday for weapons and
enemy agents,
Fail to Crack Perimeter.
Associated Press Correspondent
Tom Lambert reported that Chi
nese groups of up to 1000 men
probed at the perimeter without
cracking it at any point.
A thousand Reds were sighted
about 9 miles west of Hungnam.
Another estimated battalion of
Chinese was seen early today
about 4 to miles north of Ham
hung and moving south.
On the right flank of the de-
Tense arc, a small band of Chinese
Reds was spotted near Changhung,
II miles northeast of Hungnam,
on the coast.
The Reds tried last night to in
filtrate Peurto Rican positions
west of Hamburg, in the same
area where they struck heavily
during the day. The Puerto Ricans
repulsed a night attack by about
$50 Chinese.
The Puerto Ricans, guarding the
main sup&e road leading into the
beachhead from the north, were
dug in on ridgeline north of
Hamburg. The Chinese tempo
rarily .sWarmed into the Puerto
Ricans' position, but the Puerto
Ricans counterattacked and re-
stored it.
10 Vehicles Knocked Out.
Allied planes continued their
smashes at Communist troop con-
centrations, supply bases and
transport on the 9th Arny's front
in West Korea.
Fifth Air Force B-26 light
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16
Rolls
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page)
the strikers who help switch trains
in the yards reported for duty
this morning.
The back-to-work movement,
however, was not complete.
Transportation in rail yards of
three Southern cities-Birming-
ham, Nashville and Knoxville
was hampered by continuing
strikes.
Before Mr.. Humans remarks
started the men back to work the
Army, technical operator of the
railroads, had planned drastic
action against the strikers. 1t
was said they planned to deliver
an ultimatum to the men that
unless they returned they would
lose their jobs and all seniority
rights.
An end to the walkout was re-
ported in Chicago and many of
the other cities where heavy
Christmas mail, expess and freight
movements had been badly i'm
peded
Not in Prepared Text.
Mr.. Truman's warning and ap-
peal to rail strikers to return to
work was not included in the
prepared text of his broadcast
speech last night on the general
defense picture. In the middle
of the talk to the Nation he broke
in to describe the strike rs "un-
lawful" Presumably he termed it
so because the Government has
had technical operation of the
railroads since August when they
were seized to avert the threat
of an earlier strike.
The President said:
I'm this time of danger, each of
us must accept an individual re-
sponsibility for the good of the
country.
Unfortunately, at this moment
a railway union and a large num-
Der of its members are out on an
unlawful strike that has partially
paralyzed our railroad system.
Showdown of Industry.
This action has already begun
to slow down our industry. 1t is
interfering with the movement OF
troops; it is holding up equipment
for our fighting forces, and oul
civilian population has begun tc
suffer.
"This strike is a danger to the
Nation.
LAS Commander in Chief, there
fore, I call upon the union and its
striking members to return te
work Immediately.
II ask you men who are or
strike to realize that no matter
how serious you believe youl
grievances are, nothing can excuse
the fact that you are adding tc
| our country'S danger.
Il ask you, in the name of oul
country to return Immediately tc
your posts of duty"
Trainmen Referred TO-.
Although all of the four big
operating railroad unions are in
volved in the wage dispute with
| the carriers, the union referred to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16

south of the 38th Parallel, adj
vnaced 3 miles yesterday under
air support, then were hit by
strong North Korean force and
thrown back 2 miles. Last night
the South Koreans reported they
had stabilized their lines miles
south of the Parallel. ChunclCn
is As miles northeast of Seoul.
An 9th Army spokesman said
every enemy force identified in
the Chunchon area is North Ko-
rean.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16

10 Vehicles Knocked Out.
Allied planes continued their
smashes at Communist troop con-
centrations, supply bases and
transport on the 9th Arny's front
in West Korea.
Fifth Air Force B-26 light
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16
Formosu Gets Marshall Aid

TAIPEI, Formosa, Dec. 16 (P-
C. C. Wang, secretary general of
the Council for United States Aid.
said today Marshall aid goods
valued. at $40 million, will arrive
in ,Formosa within the next few
weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16
Virginia School Gronts
OF S439,254 Approved
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 16.-The
State Board of Education yester-
day approved grants from State
school construction funds amount
ing to $439. 25408 for six counties
and one city.
The total included King George
County, S62,9S359, and Stafford
County, $92, 102.02.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16
Korea
Continued From First Page)

tiny United States 10th Corps toe
hold in the Hamburg Hungnam
port, area. 81, A,.. ...,
An Army security blackout con-
tinued to blanket reports Of Allied
troops not engaged in combat OPP
erations- af@4A s... !;
For the third straight day the
Chinese have thrown thrusting at
tacks against the Allied line, prob
ing for a weak spot Staff officers
said the big Chinese Red offensive
aimed to knock out the 10th Corps
may come within the next 48
hours.
While doughboys fought off
Communist assaults or crouched
in snow-lined foxholes awaiting
attack, the Nays big guns pound
ed Communist troops swarming
along the coastal roads converg-
ing on Hungnam.
Gunfire from the Allied feet had
not been mentioned I've last day
or so in field dispatches. But
again the warships moved up and
down the coast, hurting steel at
the enemy
Reds Hit by War Planes.
Carrier based warplanes buzzed
out in murky weather and hit
front waves of 10000 Chinese
Red troops massed against the
beachhead.
Ground forces fought off three
predawn attacks today. The
Reds hit near Gro, 6 miles north
west of Hamburg, and Chigyong,
6 miles southwest of Hamburg.
A 10th Corps spokesman said
the attacks "are being contained"
and described the situation as mot
disastrous" Army engineers de-
stroyed great stores of supplies to
keep them from falling into Com
munist hands.
Associated Press Correspondent
Stan Swinton reported from the
beachhead that some members of
one or the two platoons cut off
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16
Korean Doughboy
Makes a Mockery
Of RegimentoI Motto
By the Associofed Press

BY the Associafed Press
WITH UNITED STATES
Sd DIVISION IN KOREA,
Dec. 16.-The motto of the
18th Infantry Regiment is
Can Do"
The soldiers are a little
puzzled about what to do with
a South Korean infantryman
in their ranks.
His name is No Can boo.
Evening star., 1950-03-19
John Lawrence Erb Dies;
Connecticut Musician
By the Assoeio,ed Press

EUGENE Oreg., Mar. 18.-Johr
Lawrence Erb, professor emeritu!
of music at Connecticut College
New London, died in a hospita
here yesterday.
He had been connected with {
number of music schools since
1897, when he was named music
director of Adelphi College, Brook
lyn. Later he was director of tn,
Wooster College Conservatory O.
Music, and from 1914 to 1921 wa.
organist and music director at the
University of Illinois.
His home was in Brooklyn, N. Y.
but since November he and Mrs
Erb had been visiting here where
his son, the late Donald M. Erb
had been president of the Uni
versity of Oregon.
Evening star., 1950-03-19
.Two-Party Coalition
Threatens 10 Defeat
Farm Compromise
By the Associoted Press

An odd combination of Repub-
licans and Administration Demo-
Gratis threatens to defeat a farm
price support compromise in the
Senate next week.
| The measure deals with controls
over potatoes, cotton and peanuts
and already has been passed by
the House. But Senator Aiken, Re-
publican of Vermont. said yester-
day that in the Senate it would be
rejected "by most Republicans and
10 to Is Administration Demo-
Gratis"
In its present form. I'm sat:c-
fed it is dead Senator Aiken
told a reporter. "It would increase
costs to the taxpayers at least
$125 million, to be charitable. It
could serve as a major contribu-
ton toward breaking down the
whole farm support program.
Support Described As Limited.
Senator Aiken said Senate sup
port for the present measure is
limited largely to Southern Demo-
Gratis because it would encourage
production of surplus cotton and
peanuts that certainly are not
needed"
The compromise also would re-
move price supports from white
potatoes after this year, unless q
new potato control law is enacted,
and revise the criticized
and expensive potato price props
on this years crops.
But the conference agreement
would only make bad situation
much worse" Senator Aiken said.
Under it potatoes would be the
only farm crop denied supports by
legislation and we can handle that
in separate legislation already
under way"
Senator Aiken said the compro-
mise would add 100000 acres of
surplus cotton "and virtually re-
move controls over peanut pro-
duction at the same time retaining
a 80 per cent price support on
more acreage than is needed"
Compromise Explained.
Senator Aiken said manufac-
turers and crushers of peanut oil
would be the chief beneflciaries
because they are trying to push
peanut prices down so the oil can
compete with other fats"
The compromise would increase
by 100000 acres the previous al
lotment of 100000 acres of pea
nuts which could qualify for price
supports this year.
The compromise would allow
the Secretary of Agriculture to
pay freight and handling costs
on surplus Potatoes given away to
State and charitable organiza-
tions.
Secretary Brannan, under the
compromise, also would have au-
thority to limit price support pay
ments to best grade potatoes actu-
ally marketed.
Senator Aiken contends the Sec
retary now has legal authority to
do these things.
Evening star., 1950-03-19
Columbus Alumni
Elect J. A. Neyros

John A. Nevros of the office of
Quartermaster General, is the
new president of the Columbus
University Alumni Association.
He was elected at recent meet
ing to succeed Paul Bogikes. Mr..
Neyros was graduated from the
law school in 1910 and is a MEM
Der Of the District bar. He lives
at 2231 California street NV
Evening star., 1950-03-19

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Evening star., 1950-03-19

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Evening star., 1950-03-19
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Evening star., 1950-11-04
Fis Sale Brings End to Rent Housing Experiment Here

124-230 @ street NV, 1905, "a
buildings.
201-231 P street NV, 1905, 16
buildings.
14-42 o street NV, 1901, Is
buildings.
1923 Bates street NV. 1905,
eight buildings.
1904 Bates street NV, 1900, rs
buildings.
15-77 Bates street NV, 1900, 80
buildings.
1929 Bates street NV, 1905,
26 buildings.
200-230 Bates street NV, 1905,
16 buildings.
416-441 Warner street NV,
1902. 13 buildings.
57-81 L street NE, 1902, 13
buildings.
1200-1256 Half street S.W., 1903,
20 buildings.
1201-1257 and 1202-1258 Car
rollsburg place S.W., 1910. SO
buildings.
1207-1249 South Capitol street.
1914. % buildings.
TN street S.W., 1914, one build
ing.
1901 South Capitol street, 1910,
one building.
"a M street S.W., 1910, one
building. ....
$40 M street s.w., 1910, two
Buildings.
1401-1421 Half street S.W., 81
80 o street S.W., and $3.50 p
street S.W., 1889. 10 apartment
buildings.
215-229 o street S.W., 1899,
three buildings. II.
1706-1710 Trinidad avenue NE,
1232-1280 Raum street NE, 1881
1881 Sims street NE, 1885, %
buildings.
1920 Kendall street NE, pur-
chased in 1885, one building.
Evening star., 1950-11-04
Realtors Find Public
Is Confused by
Home Credit Curbs

The Washington Real Estate
Board has found that many pros
pective home buyers are "con-
fused" over the new credit regula-
tions governing home purchases
In a statement today, j. Gar
rett BeitZell, president of the
hoard. pointed out the new curbs
do not apply to existing houses
or to houses started before noon
Of August 3.
He supplied a statement on the
subject, which follows:
Regulation *, which was
made effective by the Federal Re-
serve Board as of October IL,
1850. applies to loans upon resi-
dental real eState-one and two
family llouses-and also to the
amount of money the prospective
purchaser will be required to have
as a down payment if govern
mental credit will be required or
the house was started after noon
of August 3, 1850.
Where commitments for loans
were made prior to October 12,
1850, it does not apply to usual
financing conditions.
Governmental credit means
that if an insured loan is obtained
from the Federal Housing Admin
istration. or is in effect and a
new loan is made, then Regula-
ton x is applicable. Loans guar
anteed by the Veterans Admins
tration are also subject to- credit
restrictions.
All houses are not covered by
the new credit rules and a pur-
chaser of house which was COM
pieted prior to noon of August 3,
1850. may make whatever terms
the buyer agrees to accept, if
conventional loan is to be placed
on the property.
"A conventional loan means the
usual type loan made by banks
and trust companies, building and
loan associations, mortgage loan
correspondents, life insurance
companies and other private lend
ing sources.
This means, again, that an
owner of an older house, which is
to be financed through the regu-
larly-established financing chan
nels, may sell it under any terms
Or conditions which the buyer will
accept and market conditions
justify. 1t also means that new
one and two-family residences
which were completed prior to
August 3, 1850, may also be sold
under the usual terms.
Where a non-veteran desires
to buy house being sold for $15,-