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Evening star., 1950-12-26
By Elton c. Foy
Assoeioted Press Stoff Writer

Top military leaders hope that
the worst the Nation will face for
a time is period of high interna-
tional tension instead of major
war.
They are worried that popular
support may wane for a pro-
longed state of full-scale mobili-
Zation.
Those are among the basic
reasons for the Defense Depart
ment's present program of only
partial mobilization.
But there are Congress mem
bers, recalling the ill-prepared
American military setup when the
Korean war erupted, who question
whether the Defense Department. S
| policy goes far enough.
Defense Secretary Marshall, who
has served both as statesman
and a soldier, says that 1--WE are
confronted at the very best with
period of long tension, we hope
we, hope" Then he asks:
"How long will the American
public carry themselves through
this tension, making the necessary
contributions and sacrifices to
maintain what we feel is neces-
sary military setup?"
! He posed that question recently
at a Pentagon conference to a
representative cross-section of the
American public-a group of lead
ers from industry, labor, finance
and religion and other walks OF
life. And he added this caution:
"We must not fall of our own
weight, with the boredom of the
public to prolonged tension, into
another catastrophe state OF
great weakness. which in the pres
ent state of the world would be
terrible"
Gen. Marshall said it would be
incredibly naive" to believe the
American public completely
learned it's lesson from the frantic
rehabilitation following both
world wars, leaving the country
with only a shadow military force
So the problem, as the Pentagor
sees it, is to strike a balance
somewhere between complete mo-
bilization and the inadequate
preparation that existed before
Korea.
Gen. Marshall says it should be
an enduring system" of national
defense. a workable system OF
partial mobilization from which
we can move with great rapidity
into full mobilization.
He has warned in recent testi-
mony to congressional committees
against repeating what happened
before when the public wearied OF
big armies.
He pointed to August, 1941
when he says that while all Europe
was under the Nazis 1--WE saved the
Army from complete, utter, entire
disintegration by one vote in Con.
gress." This was apparently 6
reference to the vote on continu.
ing the draft.
Recalls Past Weakness.
| He recalled, too, that when HI
was Secretary of State and wa,
being pressed to ''glve the Rus
slams hell Army strength in tn,
United States consisted of on
!; and one-third divisions. That, h,
observed, sis quite a proposition
when you deal with somebody with
Evening star., 1950-12-26
Rhee Deprecates Rumors
I0f Seoul Evacuation
By the Associated Press

SEOUL, Dec. 26.-President
Syngman Rhee said today there
have been many untrue rumors
that the government of Korea is
moving to the south.
He had said in a special state
ment earlier: ut is necessary to
evacuate National Assemblymen
and government officials who are
not particularly required in Seoul
This, said DR.. Rhee, does not
mean the entire government is
moving. Reports to that effect
only help the Communists and
disrupt democratic government"
Evening star., 1950-12-26
Eisenhower's Staff
Hiring Secretaries
And Seeking Quarters
BY the Assoeioted Press

PARIS. Dec. 26.-Recruiting of
personnel already has started for
Gen. Eisenhowers international
army headquarters, although it
still has no home.
1t was learned today that sec
retaries were being hired. At least
some of them got their jobs on
their ability to speak German,
French and English f1uently.
An American planning staff is
making surveys of a number of
possible locations. A military in
formant said "the final decision
will be made by Gen. Eisenhower
himself"
Versailles Mentioned.
Mentioned as strong possibilities
are Versailles, suburb of Paris
where Gen. Eisenhower main
tanned his supreme headquar-
ters Allied Expeditionary Force
(SHAEF during World War II
and Fontainebleau, the present
headquarters of the five-power
Western European Union military
alliance commanded by Field Mar
shall Montgomery. Gen. Eisenhowe,
is scheduled to tour Europe in
January, inspecting headquarters
sites and comforting with military
men OF the II Atlantic pact ma
tions which contribute to his COM
mand.
A spokesman said today that
London still is a possibility for
the headquarters, although most
authorities preferred to have the
Supre me Headquarters Allied
Powers in Europe (SHAPE) estab-
lished on the Continent "for psy-
Geological reasons"
Staff To Be Large.
At the recent Atlantic pact con-
ference In Brussels some diplo-
mats said they would urge Gen.
Eisenhower to put his head
quarters "as far east as possible, "
possibly at Strasbourg.
1t was pointed out that space
and housing accommodations
would be prime factor in Gen.
Eisenhower's selection of a head
quarters town, because the head
quarters will necessarily have a
huge staff.
Officers and enlisted men from
each Of the IL nations will be at
tached to the headquarters, in ad-
dition to clerical help, translators
and maintenance crews.
1T takes a lot of people," said
one officer, ito run an Army that
may be 8 million men, as well as a
Navy and Air Force"
Most sources here agree that
Gen. Eisenhower will have a
temporary Office and staff in the
Astoria Hotel, a few yards from
the Arch de Triomphe in Paris.
The hotel has been a United
States Army headquarters since
Paris was liberated.
Evening star., 1950-12-26
Israel Denies. Cairo Report
OF 100000 Troops Massing
By the Associoted Press


LAKE SUCCESS, Dec. 26.-I. L
Kenen. press officer of the Israeli
delegation to the United Nations
said today that Egyptian reports
of Israeli troops massing south
and east of Bethlehem are mali
cious propaganda"
An Egyptian Foreign Ministry
undersecretary has supported q
Cairo newspaper report that
10000 Isralei troops had been
massed.
Jerusalem reports said Israeli
army officers denied the Egyptian
charges. U. N. observers who ac-
companied diplomats to Christmas
services in Bethlehem-traveling
between white lines that mark a
minefield between Israel and Jor-
dan-said they saw no evidence of
Israeli troop maneuvers.
Evening star., 1950-12-26
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Evening star., 1950-12-26
Korea
Continued From First Page }

NSOIIIluuCu ETOu e. ISL FdSc.J
new front. and awaited only the
signal to strike In force.
Gen. Macarthur had said ear
lier the Chinese have committed
more than 1-million veteran troops
to the Korean campaign.
Port Left Devastated.
The Northeast Korea port OF
Hungnam was left devastated. An
Army engineer estimated it would
take six to eight months for the
Communists to make it usable
again.
Gen. Macarthur said the
United States 10th corps COM
prising five divisions had been re-
deployed by sea from the Hung
nam beachhead Ito a juncture'
with the United States 9th Army
in Korea. He did not explain his
use of the word "juncture.
But Maj. Gen. Edward M. AL.
mond. 10th Corps commander
said earlier the 10th Corps was
moving into the old eusan-
Pohang beachhead in Southeast
Korea.
Reds South of Parallel.
The 9th Army announced that
Communist Chinese troops were
south of Parallel SO and inside
the Republic of Korea. It re-
ported Chinese forces in strength
only % miles from fast-emptyine
Seoul. the South Korean capital.
The new U. N. field commander
Gen. Ridgway, said in a statement
to his troops:
II have, with little advance no.
tice, assumed heavy responsible.
tiles before in battle, but never
with greater opportunities fol
service to our loved ones and oul
Nation in beating back worlc
menace which free people canno
tolerate.
"It is an honored privilege tt
share this service with you anc
with our comrades of the Nav!
and Air Force You will have m,
utmost. I shall expect yours"
Evening star., 1950-12-26
Logan Richie Named
New Commissioner
OF Banking in Virginia
BY the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Dec. 26.-The new
State commissioner OF banking
will be Logan R. Ritchie, 56-year-
old deputy commissioner.
He will take over January Is to
succeed Milton r. Morgan, who
will resign this week to join the
Arlington Trust Co. as executive
vice president. the State Corpora
tion Commission said last night.
A native of King William
County, Mr.. Ritchie served in the
sec banking division from 1920
to 1885 and was examiner-in-ch chief
when he became assistant trea-
surer of the Federal Land Bank
of Baltimore.
Mr.. Ritchie returned to the sec
in 1947 as an examiner of in
surance companies in the insur-
ance division, post he held until
he was promoted last April to
deputy banking commissioner.
Mr.. Morgan was elected to the
Arlington post by the Board of
Directors of the Northern Virginia
bank less than month after
Alan B. Prosise. vice president
and treasurer of the institution,
was indicted at Norfolk on a four
count charge of income-tax
evasion.
In the new post, which he will
assume early next month. Mr..
Morgan will have full charge of
the banks operations.
A veteran of IL years service
with the State agency. Mr.. Nor
gan began his banking career with
the State Bank of Charlotte
County at brakes Branch shortly
after the turn of the century.
Elected to the General Assembly
in 1928, he served six terms-dur-
ing two terms as chairman of the
House Committee on Insurance
and Banking-before joining the
State agency as commissioner of
banking in 1899.
He took leading part in pilot
| ing revisions of the Virginia
Banking Act through the 1896
session of the General Assembly
and. during 1867, was presi-
dent of the Virginia Bankers As
sociation.
Evening star., 1950-12-26
Faikah, Another Sister
0fFarouk, Becomes Mother
BY the Asseciated Pres.

CAIRO, Egypt, Dec. 26.-Prin
cess Faikah, wife of Fouad Sadel
Bey and sister of King Farouk
gave birth to a son today.
This was the second birth il
the royal family this month
Faikah's sister, Princess Fawzia
now married to Col. Ismail Sheril
Bey, gave birth to a daughter OF
December 10. Fawzia was for
merly Empress of Iran and wa
divorced by the Shah in 1948.
The 25-year-old Faikah wa
married to Mr.. Sadek, a com
moner. in Sacramento, Calf, las
April 5.
Evening star., 1950-12-26
South Koreans Reduce
Death Sentences of "a
By the Associated Pres,

SEOUL, Korea, Dec. 26.-South
Korean officials announced yester-
day that the death sentences OF
81 political prisoners have been
reduced to prison terms in ac-
cordance with President Syngman
Rhee's Christmas amnesty procla-
nation.
Released outright were 1,241
prisoners who had been sentenced
to prison terms of 10 years or less.
The "a saved from execution are
to serve terms ranging up to life
More than 100 other suspected
Red collaborators have been re-
leased without trial.
Evening star., 1950-12-26
Body Of Youth Drowned
On Hunting Trip Sought
BY the Associated Press

CAMBRIDGE, Md. Dec. 26-A
search was being made today fol
the body of 16-year-old boy who
drowned while duck hunting near
Great Marsh, on the outskirts OF
Cambridge.
He was John Clark Chandler. a
student at Charlotte Hall Military
Academy, who had been spending
the Christmas holiday at his home
here.
Young Chandler and a COM
panion. Joseph Jenkins, IA, went
duck hunting Saturday afternoon
Evening star., 1950-12-26
War, Even in Retreat, CompeIs
Destruction of Innocent Thinqs

A few cooking pots, a whisk broom
of rice straw, sleeping mats ano
bedding, several rolls of the kinc
of white paper that Orientals paste
over doors and window frames, q
steaming pan of a yellow, reedy
mixture-like straw-which hac
been cooking on a charcoal pit.
The mother. obviously dazed
carried wide shallow pottery
dish of grain to the door and
dropped it. The dish broke and
the grain spilled. Her first tears
came.
Child's Face Hardens.
The little girl had stopped cry
ing now and was working swiftly
to carry as many things as pos
sible from the house. 1t is rare
for a child's face to harden, but
her face did.
The husband and a friend car
ried out the grandmother, an ole
woman with claWlike. veined hands
and a tangle of gray hair. She
could not walk, and obviously die
not know of the fast-approachine
fate of the house.
The mother took up gourd
scoop and began dipping golden
mlllet from huge brown jar
Then suddenly she must have
realized the enormity of what
faced her family. She broke into
great, wreching sobs.
An American soldier, holdins
the straw bag into which she was
scooping the millet, tried clumsily
to console her.
The child wiped her nose ane
eyes with hands which were blu,
with cold. A correspondent of.
tered her candy, but she strucl
his hand away sharply.
Moving Continues.
A sergeant drove up in a jeer
and talked briefly with his mar
on the bulldozer. He went bacl
to his jeep and turned up a ra.
dlo full blast. The yoWl of {
hillbilly song drowned out thu
sobbing of mother and child.
"Whatta they cryin' for?" thu
sergeant asked But he did turr
down the radio.
Then orders came suddenly fol-
the bulldozer to halt work for the
day. The family thus won 6
night of reprieve, but continued
carrying things from the house
a streak mirror, a cheap vase
more bedding and food.
Early next morning the bull
dozer knocked the house down.
At midmorning the mother
dry-eyed, stood on the f1attenee
roof, turning the dirt around tn,
edges with a shovel in hope O.
finding something forgotten tn,
day before. She had piled a few
things at the roadside.
Gust Fire Lane"
one WaCched little boy buSily
Sitting grains of rice from tht
ground around the house, blowine
the dust from each grain ane
then putting it carefully in hi.
fist.
She looked at the bulldozer
snorting on the mounds of debri.
that had been a house. Their
slowly she looked behind her. She
saw neighbor dart off with 6
stick of wood she had placed
carefully on her small pile of be.
longings.
The mother shouted accusingly
and then in despair wept aloud
The little girl came to her, con.
soling.
They both were crying when 6
grimy Army captain strobe up
looked at the destruction anc
barked at the sergeant.
IT just wanted a fire lane, moi
bunch of rubble!"
Two days later the U. N. forces
abandoned Hungnam.
Evening star., 1950-12-26
|7,700 Red Publications
Have Biz Circulation
By the Assocjoted Press

MOSCOW, Dec. 26.-Pravda said
today that more than 7,700 news
papers and several hundred mag
azines with a combined circula-
ton Of more than 80 million are
published in Russia. It added that
these publications appear in 119
different languages and dialects.
The Communist Party news
paper called on local Soviet au-
thorities to help speed up registra-
ton of subscribers before the end
of the year.
Evening star., 1950-12-26
Lord Durwen Dies at 65
British Quaker Peer
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Dec. 26.-Lord Dar-
wen, IS, Quaker peer and Man
chester cotton manufacturer, died
here today.
Lord Darwen had been a lord
in waiting to King George vi
since 1949.
Succeeding to his title is his
eldest son. Cedric P. Davies. 35
warden of Letchworth Adult Edu-
cational Settlement and also a
Quaker.
Evening star., 1950-12-26

A drought caused water ration
ing at Tamale, on the African
Gold Coast.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-09-15

school bus safety specifications.
The vehicles will be rechecked
by Patrol Officers after repairs
are made.
Drivers of the $500 buses, which
transport over 100000 students
twice daily, will be required to
display a chauffeur's license. In
addition, they must have proved
their physical fitness by a medi-
cal examination provided for by
the school system.
The inspection requires the SER
vices of fifty Patrol Officers who
have received specific instructions
regarding the procedure of the in
spection. Inspection schedules have
been arranged with county school
superintendents in each of the
five Highway Patrol Districts.
Colonel Mingle warned motor
lists they are required to stop for
school buses whether approaching
from the front or rear, when the
bus is in the act of loading or dis
charging the students. The ex-
ception to this, he stated, is when
the bus is operating on four
lane highway. Each motorist is
required by law to, accept this
responsibility in protecting school
children, he asserted, and High
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-09-15
. EAST RANGE

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Ridenour
and children, and Roy Wright all
OF London, spent Sunday evening
with the Wright family here.
Bobby Barker of Columbus
spent Sunday with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Clofas Barker.
Eva Mae Grace, was quite i'll
for few days with grippe and
tonsilitis. She is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Lindig
and son, Max of near Plumwood
spent Sunday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Barker.
Mr.. and Mrs Willis Anthony
and family of Washington c. II.
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Anthony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Grace and
children, of Columbus spent Sun
day, with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Wilson, Sr.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-09-15
Little Brown Jug
Feature Race AT
Delaware Track

The Little Brown jug for three
year-old PAGERS will be the
feature event of the five-day
Grand Circuit meet at Delaware,
starting September 18 through
September %.
Thursday, September q, is the
day set for the fifth renewal OF
the famed harness race. The purse
for the pacing classic is worth
an estimated $4,000 with fifty
nine horses eligible.
The Grand Circuit, held in con-
junction with the Delaware Fair,
will offer over 100000 in purses.
The $500 Moose % Glass Trot
heads the Monday racing schedule.
On Tuesday, September l9,
the B.P.O.E. Two Year Old Pace
(purse $4,000 and the Powell 19
Class Pace (purse S2500) are the
days headliners. Wednesday, Sep
tember 20, features the Old Oaken
Bucket Three Year Old Trot for
S6500 and the Big Five Trot for
$4,000. Two $500 purses will also
be raced for or Wednesday.
The Little Brown jug tops the
Thursday program followed by
the $4,000 Big Five Trot. Friday
the fifth and final day of the
meet will feature the Free-for-All
Pace and Trot, each purse worth
$500.
The top PAGERS anu trotters in
she country are scheduled to race
in Delaware during the five-day
event, including HambletoniaE
winner, Lusty Song; this seasons
two-minute trotter, Pronto Don,
and two-minute PAGER, Scottish
Pence; Stars Pride; the two
year-old stars, Tar Heel and So
licitor and many others.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-09-15
Record Bean Crop
Now In Prospect

Farmers are about to harvest
what will probably be an all time
record soybean crop.
Extension Service economists
at the Ohio State University re-
port that a total soybean crop
nearly 48 million bushels over
the previous high is in prospect.
They say the increase is due al
most entirely to more acres
planted
Here in Ohio, soybean product
ion is expected to be up about
13 per cent. Ohio farmers will
harvest about % bushels to the
acre.
The price situation should be
good. .
Economists say we can expect
soybean prices to be down a bit
at harvest time, but at the same
time they see a continued strong
demand. One sour note is lack of
storage space. This could cause
prices to 60 down considerably.
On the brighter side the in
crease in soybean production is
likely to be offset and maybe
more than offset by decreases in
some of the other oilseed crops
Then too = soybean prices also
tend to follow the war situation.
Fats and oils are needed in muni-
tions, and supplies from the Far
East may be at least partially cut
off M
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-09-15
London 10 Play
West Jefferson
Friday Evening
sy Lyn Martin


s. LHS Raiders are scheduled to
meet their longtime rival, West
jefferson Friday night at eight
o'clock. This will be the nine
teenth of series started forty
five years ago in 1905.
In all these contests, the Rough
Riders haven't been able to beat
London. In 1916 they almost did
it, but not quite, the game ending
six all.
Their worst defeat handed them
by the Raiders was in 1912 when
the Raiders crushed them TAP, a
seventy-two point victory for Lon
don.
Judging from these scores and
the Raiders performance last
Friday it looks like cinch for
London. But there's no such thing
as q sure thing in football. This
might be the year West Jeff makes
comeback. London will be out
to win, and the result should be
q battle.
Friday will be MONS night at
the game. Mothers of all the play
ers will be honored at the half.
The jos will be in charge of this
ceremony. They have reserved
special seats for the Mons ard
plan to introduce each mother and
give her a corsage. Mrs. w. c.
Smith will speak in behalf of the
Mons.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-09-15
Patrodmen Check
All School Buses

With the opening of another
school year, State Highway Pa
trolmen are beginning the annual
inspection to weed out any school
buses that fail to comply with
Ohio's safety regulations accord
ing to Colonel George Mingle,
Superintendent of the Ohio State
Highway Patrol.
With the problem of safe trans
portation of thousands of young
people at hand, we cannot af-
ford other than to have all buses
in AL condition, he asserted, en-
phasizing that the inspection
would be rigid and thorough.
Buses found unsafe or obsolete
Will be condemned and ordered
removed from service. In all
cases they must meet the state
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-09-15
High Prices Are
Paid At Pool

Doube blue grade lambs sold for
S3O.4O per hundredweight at
the seventh pool in series being
held at the South Charleston Co.
operative Producers stockyards.
Prices paid for various grades
at the pool, which was held on an
auction basis, were the highest SO
far this season, officials said.
The double blues averaged 95
pounds. Single blues averaged 81
pounds and went for $3.50 per
hundredweight; reds, IS pounds,
S29.40; yellows, 86 pounds, $28 80;
greens, 79 pounds, $26.95, and
feeders, So pounds, S24.20. Sheep
and bucks sold from S9.25 to
$3.50.
There were 435 head of sheep
and lambs consigned to''the mar
keting event, at the yards Thurs
day. Buyers were Armour and Co,
Cincinnati and Eastern Order
Buying Co., Columbus
Sheepmen marketing lambs
through the pool were, p. w. Nc
Henry, South Charleston; Arthur
Pitstick, yellow Springs; William
Porter, South Charlestons Alfred
Erwin, London; John Dickerson,
South Charleston; o., C. Myers,
Cedarville; Ed Mattinson, South
Charleston; Delbert Mowery, Ce-
darville; Joseph Cheney, South
Charleston; Emmett Cheney, S.
Charleston o. B. Maxwell,
Springfield; Scott Cheney, South
Charleston; Meredith Farms, S.
Charleston; Dexter Dudley, South
Solon; Clifford Glass, Cedarville;
Nance and Creswell, Cedarville,
and Ray Gordin, London. s.
The next pool at the stockyards
has been scheduled for Sept 81,
Boyd Butz, managtr, announced.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-09-15

frying-pan. Cover meat with
stock or water and simmer until
tender, about / hour. Add celery
when meat is nearly done; con-
tinue cooking until celery is ten
der but not mushy. In the mean
tiIne brown mushrooms and
onions in lard or drippings. Com
bine all ingredients. Season and
thicken liquid with flour. Serve
with steamed rice. 4 to servings.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-09-15
Squirrel Hunting
10 Begin Friday

Nimrods of Madison County,
like those throughout Ohio, will
take to the woods Friday, Sep
tember 15, which marks OPEN
ing of the 1850 squirrel season.
The open season, with a daily
bag limit of four, continues
through September 80.
Both fox squirrels and grey
nave been reported plentiful by
scouts from the State Wild Life