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Evening star., 1950-12-23
Christmas Exodus Hits Peak:
Mail Sets Pedcetime Record
Extra Trains, Buses and Planes Garry
Crowds; Stores Brace for Final Rush

Keeping pace with a new peace
time record for Christmas mail
volume, thousands of Washing
ton residents continued to pour
out of the city today by air, rail.
bus and automobile.
Granted an extra day of travel
by the long holiday week end.
the mass exodus reached its peak
last night, as many temporary
residents strove to get home by
Christmas eve.
With most Government Offices
closed, other thousands remain
ing here had a free day for last
minute Christmas shopping. De-
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NEW YORK. Dec. % (P.-The
C1O Transport Workers Union
confronted Trans World Airlines
with the threat of a navigators'
strike today as contract negotia-
tions broke down. A union
spokesman, who refused use OF his
name, said yesterday that the
present contract expires Decem-
ber 81, and the temper of the
men is no contract, no work"
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ment agency and outlining a Ma
tion-wide plan for survival, was
approved by the Senate on a voice
vote without objection after a de-
bate which threatened to delay the
measure until the next session of
Congress.
AS the situation stands now,
both the House and Senate have
passed similar measures. The bill
will go to conference between the
two houses between today and
January /. The House is sched-
uled to meet on New Years Day
to consider the committee report,
while the Senate will meet the
next day.
Last Day of Session.
It will be the last day of this
session. the new Congress taking
over January 3. In addition to
the civil defense bill, discussion of
the war powers and appropriation
measures will also take place at
that time.
In the Senate, unanimous ap-
proval was obtained yesterday to
limit debate on the three measures
to one hour each, eliminating the
possibility of a filibuster and vir-
tually assuring prompt enactment
of the civil defense law.
The fate of the Districts own
civil defense appropriation of
1897 500 will also be determined at
that last-minute session. The
sum, omitted from the House ver-
sion of the national appropriation
bill, was restored by the Senate.
Informed sources indicated yes
(See CTVTT, DEFENSE Page A-3)
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Two Vessels Drifting
HeIpIessIy Off Bermuda
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Dec. The
Coast Guard reported last night
that two Nova Scotia freighters
are drifting without power about
180 miles northeast of Bermuda.
The vessels, owned by Walter
Sweeney of Yarmouth, N. S.. are
the Gladys Sweeney and Walter
Sweeney.
The Coast Guard said that me-
chanical failures had occurred on
both ships, but that weather was
good and there was no call for
rescue operations.
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Z Elderly Men Found Dead
In Alley, Apparently Frozen

The bodies of two elderly men
who apparently froze to death
were found in an alley behind
73 M street Sc. this morning,
police reported.
Police identified the men as
John King. a retired Navy Yard
worker, and Fields Gaskin, both
colored and over so years old.
The bodies were taken to the
District Morgue, where an autopsy
will be performed.
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news conference statement that
appeared to be q major admin
istratlon effort to- squelch oppo-
sition to American military COM
mitments in Europe.
Many members of Congress are
demanding that Western Europe
speed its own defense efforts If
it wants American military help
continued.
Cites Common Dangers"
Mr.. Acheson said steps are
in process now" by which Britain,
France and other European allies
will increase their forces, and in
sisted that the United States must
push ahead vigorously a policy
of developing common strength
with them to face common dam
gers"
He said the National Security
Continued on Page AS, Col. ~
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II Hurt in Toyern BIost

ST. LOUIS, Dec. % R.-Twelve
persons were seriously burned
early today when an explosion
rocked a South st. Louis tavern,
hurting several patrons into the
street and shattering most of the
windows in the building.
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Christmas Service
Classified Advertising

Classified Advertising
The classified department will render
the following service during the Christ
mos holidays:
Telephone Service.
Saturday, December q, 8 an. TO 8
pm. Sunday. December "a, II am. to
pm. Christmas Doy, 9 ON. to noon.
The business counter in The Stor
lobby where dds moy be placed in
person only will be open os follows:
Saturday. December q, 7 ON. to 9
pm. Sunday. December "a. 9 am. to
sp.m. Christmas Day. 8 ON. TO s pm.
Circulation Complaints
ehristmes boy, 9 a.r,. to s pm. only.
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u. ). Civil Defense Bill
Ready for Conferees
As Senate Passes Il
Both Houses to Meet
For Final Session Jan. I
To Consider Measure
BY Crosby S. Moves

The Nations civil defense pro-
gram was a step closer to reality
today after clearing its second big
congressional hurdle yesterday
afternoon.
The far-reaching measure, set
ting up a powerful new Govern
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partment stores braced them
selves for the customary last
minute buyers.
Last-day Christmas shopping
got off tc a late start. with little
evidence of need for the 81 extra
traffic policemen posted in the
downtown area. But crowds of
shoppers, increasing in size, began
to show up on F street shortly
before noon and store officials ex-
pected bigger throngs by mid
afternoon. None of those inter-
viewed, however, expected crowds
Evening star., 1950-12-23
Chinese Probing 18th Parallel;
9th Army Faces YuIe Battle as
Enemy Masses in Central Korea
Macarthur Reports
Enemy Is Set for
Invasion Kickoff
BY the Associofed Press

TOKYO, Dec. %. - Chinese
Communist probing attacks along
Parallel 3S-and perhaps already
south of the border-tonight her
aided the second Red invasion OF
South Korea.
Allied defenders waited tensely
for an all-out offensive that
would touch off a red Christmas
and open South Korea to Com
munist flood of North Korean and
Chinese troops.
Gen. MacArthur's headquarters
said all signs indicated the Reds
were ready to kick off their new
invasion.
The crisis approached at a
grave moment for the United
States 9th Army. Its commander,
1t. Gen. Walton H. Walker, was
killed Saturday forenoon in a jeep
accident. He was on his way
from Seoul headquarters to the
front.
Beachhead ShelIed.
Meanwhile, Communist artillery
shells fell on the crowded Hung
nam beachhead in Northeast Ko-
rea for the first time today.
Five shells burst in the air
over the beachhead during the
morning. Allied fighter craft i'm
mediately took to the air to
search for the single field piece
believed responsible.
United States Sd Division Off
GERS said such extremely light and
Ineffective shelling poses no par
ticular threat, although it is a
nuisance.
American planes have kept the
Chinese from bringing their field
guns south, catching and Destroy
ing them on the roads far north
of the beachhead. The Reds ap-
parently slipped the one gun
through the aerial Gordon.
Reds Press on Beachhead.
United States 10th Corps ele-
ments last were reported holding
a tiny pocket at Hungnam on
the Sea of Japan.
Gen. MacArthur's headquarters
said U. N. forces there repelled
Communist attempts to crash The
Hungnam perimeter today. = anes,
naval and artillery fire continued
to disperse and destroy enemy
groups"
But in Western Central korea,
reports of Chinese forces mass
ing along Parallel 38 mounted by
the hour.
Gen. MacArthur's headquarters
said 9th Army patrols had run into
Chinese Reds somewhere near
Chongye, a village 2 miles south
OF the border.
A captured Red Korean mes
senger told interrogators of heavy
Communist artillery movements
southwark toward Kuhwa, a vii
lage only 6 miles north of 38.
Fifth Air Force pilots have re-
ported other artillery movements
farther north.
Chinese Stream South.
Since the Chinese Reds struck
In overwhelming strength just
four weeks ago as U. N. troops
were rolling up the last 50-mile
stretch of North Korea, the Com
munists have moved manpower
masses and supplies southwark in
slow, steady streams.
The Communists at last were
in position-with enormous new
manpower reserves thrown into
the war from China-to invade
South Korea for the second time
in six months.
Gen. MacArthur's war summary
this afternoon said:
Continued. aggressive, probing
actions, the presence of artillery
with the Chinese columns and the
accelerated reinforcement and re-
supply are all indicative of an
impending enemy offensive for
which sufficient mass now is avail
able"
Gen. MacArthur's communique
said four more Chinese Army
corps-64,000 or more troops
have crossed recently from Man
churia into Korea.
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Security Council Sees
Disaster if Defense Is
Limited 10 Hemisphere
Acheson Statement Hits
Opposition to Military
Commitments in Europe
By Gornett D. Horner

The National Security Council
is convinced that any attempt to
limit United States defenses to
the Western Hemisphere could
lead only to surrender or defeat"
in an inevitable conflict with Rus
sia.
Secretary of State Acheson dis
closed this late yesterday in a
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U. 5. 70 Propose
Voluntary Wage
Control System
Pay Of Million Men
In Auto Industry Is
Ordered Frozen
By james Y. Newton

The Government will announce
soon a voluntary plan for control
CT all wages and salaries in the
country as a companion piece to
the new "honor system price
standards.
This step will follow the order
issued last night by the Economic
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Profits Tex. Arms BiII Put Off Until Jonu-
oy | os Congress Recesses Pose Az
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NEW oEN ATHty COHtHEuHuIT.
-AP Wirephoto.
tect the general from injury in
case it hit a road mine and thus
heavier and stronger than an ordi-
nary jeep.
A sergeant from Brooklyn, iden-
titled as E. E. Donlin, who was
driving a following escort jeep,
said Gen. Walkers driver was do
Continued on Page A-3. Col. 1.)
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Cost Of Living Climbs to Peck for Second
Consecutive Month. Poee As
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Text Of Note to Russia. Poee AS
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(See JETS, Page A-6D
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(see CHRISTMAS, Page A-e)
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(See CORRESPONDENTS, AID
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(See CIVIL DEFENSE, Page A-3.I
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CONTINUED on Page AS, Col. T.,
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We ather Forecast

Sunny and warmer this afternoon. Highest
in upper 40s. Fair tonight with lowest
about IS in city. % in suburbs. Tomorrow
cloudy. mild. Full report on Page A-2O
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Strike on TWA Threatened

(See ACCIDENTS, Page A-2J,
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(See TOMB, Page A-6.)
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-09-15
Richest Man In Town Is
Only Negro Resident

The richest family in quiet little
Whitehall, a resort town near
Grand Rapids, is the only Negro
family in the city of 1000.
The fabulous story Of Tom
Brightwell in achieving the pros
porous rank it holds in White
hall is graphically told.
The Brightwell family today
owns real estate valued at $40,-
900; a filling station; the only
taxis service in the town; truck
ing equipement valued at $4,000
and 4-year government mail
route contract which crosses them
over $4,000 for the four years.
Altogether, the properties owned
by the family are valued at more
than $1,000, 900.
When the Brightwells first
came to Whitehall 35 years ago,
they were broke. 1--WE may have
had a penny saved up in pig
Ky bank Tom Brightwell, the rs
year old head of the family is
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-09-15

quoted as safing, But We could
find the piggy bank"
Tom Brightwell's first job in
Whitehall was as a caretaker, but
soon he was engaged in raising
poultry and in doing odd trucking
Jobs with a Model T Ford Gradu-
ally, he expanded by buying real
estate and soon he was on his
way to the title of richest man
in town."
Key to the Brightwell success
is the determination by all that
If the whole family worked hard
enough, life would become more
secure. Today, five of the eight
children have equal shares in the
enterprises, Non has encounter
ed any racial prejudice in the
community: in fact, two of the
sons are married to white girls
Brightwell refuses to reveal the
extent of his fortune. maybe
100000. Maybe more" he says.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-09-15

-S3ldl annual convention is in
terspers with fair share.
of Negro teachers WIS are tax
ing a prominent part in the de-
alterations of this body. "The
tools of the teacher are the tools
Of peace" seems to DC the slo-
gan as they discuss such per-
tinent subjects as academic free
dom, Federal Aid to education
and the teachers role in a war
threatened world. Plans of the
five point program and the cleo
ton of officers arc to follow.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-09-15

Negro candidates for public Of
flee who stand at least ghost
of a chance of being nominated
at the Sept. primaries are the
Re. H.H. Coleman, running for
us. Congressman in the first
district; Recorders Judge Jones
and Collins c. George, Editor of
the Detroit edition of the Pitts
burgh Courier, candidate for U.
s. Congressman in the 18th dis
trict. Another candidate who may
make it is former State Sen. c.
Diggs who is trying to get his
Old seat back as Senator from
the Srd District.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-09-15

Memphis celebrated Beale St,
where the blues began once
known as the murder capital Of
the world" and Saturday Night
Heaven" subject of many legends,
has slackened its pace consider
ably.
1T IS sedate, businesslike
street., says Ebony, Negro picture
magazine in an article on THE
New IBeale Street" in its current
issue.
Ebony says by midnight today,
the street is virtually deserted in
contrast to the old days when
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-09-15

Milk Of cows. goats and other
animals has been employed IS food
for thousands Of years. The Old
Testament mentions the Use q
milk In ~ places. In the 18th chap
ter OF Genesis 10 10 recorded that
Abraham. while being visited b.
fhree angels. took butter and milk
and the calf, which he hsd dressed.
and set IL before them; and he
stood By them under the tree and
they did eat" Butter was used by
the Hindus as early as 1000 3 g.
both ~ . food and In their religious
ceremonies. and IL 10 mentioned by
the early Hebrew. Greek and Ro
man wrttsrs.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-09-15
No More Blues On
Beale Street

night spots operated all night.
Featured in the article are J.
+. Walker and his son, A. Maceo,
owners Of the Tri-State Bank; Rev
G.. W. Beeler who has been on the
street for 40 years; Joe and Milo
paeini, liquor store owners and
owners OF old cigar ease on which
W c. Handy Handy wrote "Mem-
phis Blues"
Ebony further points out even
the name of the thoronghfare has
been changed from Beale Street
TO Bcale Avenue
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-09-15

STILL THEY CONE from oil
most every section Of the south
by train. bus and private cars. in
search Of factory jobs in this one
time arsenal Of democracy. The
long lines Of job seekers in rows
Of four deep at factory gates
is reminiscent Of World War II
days. Most of them coming at
the invitation Of labor for the
Dig industriaists VINO evldently
foresee long war ahead The
housing situation, already acute
here Is growing worse.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-09-15
WAKE UP
RUTH TAYLOR

THIS war i not a new var. Il
+ the same struggle Of barbaf-
Ism against civilization which has
been fought again ard again IN
The past. The democracy Of
Athens refused 10 die under the
massed armies Of the Pefsians.
Rome feeled under but finally
rolled back the onslaught Of Ger
manic tribes The forces Of the
east were halted only just out
AIDE Of the gates Of Vienna. A
battle in the straits of Trafalgar
and the snow ard cold Of Russia
we're all that turned would-be
Rdter Of the world back across
the Beresina ice 70 bis downfall
at N aterloo. So lt mas been.
Such is the war that wages to-
day. We must face the grim re-
atty that we are fighting those
who have nothing to lose but
their lives. For years they have
concentrated on preparing for
this fight. II is easy TO say that
if they had spent on production
what they have spent on des-
truction, on intrigue, IN melting
hatreds, they could have attained
peace and prosperity. II - true
but they did not want peace and
prosperity. They wanted just what
every other gaugster has wanted
since the beginning Of time
LOOT
an we. knowing this, continue
TO sit back comfortably and say
We are the richest nation IN the
world and that, therefore, we
will surely win. We are the richest
in loot. But IN order to win, We
must wake up To a realization
Of what defeat would mean to
YOU and To me. We must put all
our forces mental and physical,
10 work We must mobilize all
our resources and be ready to
sacrifice everything TO the about
struggle to win this war.
This we must do now before 1t
is too late.
So far our enemies have chosen
the time and place for attack.
We waited for the minority to
catch up in their thinking. obi
vious of the fact that Stain and
his gang were putting on the
brakes wherever and whenever
possible to slow things up.
Wake up. The soft and easy
days of peace are gone. In the
words of Patrick Henry: eff we
wish to be free; if we wish to
preserve inyiolate those inestf-
mable privileges for which we
have been SO long contendlng; If
we mean not basely to abandon
the noble struggle in which we
have been so long engaged, and
which we have pledged our
selves never to abandon until
the glorious object of our contest
shall be obtained we must
fight. An appeal to arms, and
the God of Host, is all that is
left US
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-09-15

THE PRESIDENT ON DOMES-
TIC UNITY
THE response of the whole
Nation to developments in the
Far East has already provided an
unity in the conduct of our in
ternational policy. This has lift
ed the spirits of our friends all
over the world.
"In these difficult times,
there is the same need for unity
on the economic front here at
home.
IF our economy should fail to
realize it's full potential, our in
ternational strtngth and our do
mestic strength would both be
affected.
I'VE cannot afford division
On the home front. when some
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-09-15

of our young men are fighting
overseas. !. 9M&
I'VE cannot afford an &C.
onomy which performs below its
best, when nothing but the best
will assure the triumph Of free
dom and of right
From the Midyear
Economic REport
The President has not gloss
ed over the difficulties we will
face, but he has given us sound
blueprint for overcoming them.
If all Americans understand the
problem and the Presidents pro-
posals, we will achieve the home
front unity we need for victory.
&
READ I
ILLINOIS TINES
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-09-15

The travelling Shoes Man" has,
from all indications, travelled in
the wrong direction as he is now
accused Of statutory rape of a
16-year-old girl member of his
church congregation. Travelling
Shoes" is the name made famous
for himself by the Rev. c. {.
Chapman. Minister of Faith Tenn
pie Church of God who sings that
song on his regular Sunday mite
broadcast from his little church
on f. Kirby st. He has develop
ed quite n listening audience with
this song just before preaching
his midnight sermon.
Chapman travelled to the Coun-
ty Jail and is now out on $4,000
bail awaiting the return to the
city of the young girl who dis
appeared Immediately after Chap
mans arrest and the preliminary
hearing in Recorders Court.
Travelling Shoes Chapman is
said to have Amounted and mas
saged the young girls nude body
while treating her, thru faith
healing, for nervous ailment.
To test her faith the minister
is said to have cautioned the
child that if she told anybody
what had happened to her during
the course of treatments, she
would lose her mind. Despite all
of the unfavorable publicity the
minister still carries on his US
ual hroadcasts.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-09-15

READING, 'RfTEfNG and
'Rithmetic-- About 600 delegates
to the American Federation of
Teachers meeting here in it's
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-09-15

progress to improve community
relations from the standpoint Of
the police
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-09-15

PRESIDENT TRUMAN is
scheduled to speak in Detroit
Labor Day, under joint auspices
Of AFL and UAW-CIO, following
a Mammoth Parade.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-09-15

PISkETING is common place
and hardly creates a second look
when men and women are carry
ig banners, but when the piekets
are picketed its news, As was
the case when the ALL union
was trying to organize the lum-
Der industry here. Piekets with
banners paraded in front of the
Huek Millwork Co., and the Well
Lumber Co., they being followed
by Company officials with ban
ners bearing the inscription:
What next ?" possibly they'll
ell us what church to attend
THE THREE PROMINENT
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-09-15
SPEAKING OF DETROIT


SPEAKING OF DETROIT
Always around election time
here is a great hullabaloo about
registering preparatory to voting
which is important, of course.
But the most important thing of
all is getting people to the polls
to vote. In an effort to prove
that actual voting is on the de
cline, although registration is
high a local citizen, Mr.. VIM. J.
Hessenaur has gathered some
authentic figures which he has
presented to newspapers which
shows on national scale: an
the time of Bryan (Wm. Jen-
nings) SO out of 100 persons vot-
ed. In those days." says Mr.. Hes
senaur, People had to walk miles
to the polls, but they thought
enough of their country to get
out and vote.
ain 1916, when Woodrow Will
son was running, 72 out of 100
voted-in 1886 Roosevelt Ian
don roce) S0,000,O00 persons reg
istered and 81 out of 100 voted
| In 194S, he said 96 million reg
istered yet only so out of 100
voted Speaking of Detroit prop
er the figures show for the Nov.
&, l149 general election there
were l.234 registered voters,
out of that number 500 900 voted.
The consistent fighting of the
/ NAAGP for the civic and civil
rights of the people of this COM
munity is having a telling eff
feet. Police brutality has run
rampant here for long time
and the new police Commission
er Geo. F. Boos, former FBI OPP
erative came up with fine state
ment of policy which had no eff
feet. At hearing with the COM
missioner, the Supt. of police and
his assistant Supt., with Edward
| Turher president of the NAACP,
Mrs. L. w. Tyrell, board member
and branch secretary Johnson,
| Pres. Turner stated pointedly to
the Commissioner: your state
ment of policy, however sound,
is actually being sabotaged by
the illegal and abusive tactics
being employed by the police.
So impressive was the work of
the NAACP, Committee that TIE
Commissioner publicly ieprimand
ed several members of the force
accused by the Committee.
Turner further suggested that
Community Relation Counselor
be added to the police depart
ments official staff. And that the
Mayors Interracial Committee
and the NAACP be periodically
informed of the department
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-09-15

IN THE LITTLE Village of
st. Clair Shores, adjacent to Mt.
Clemens few miles out of De-
troit, a small group of patriot
ic'(0 Negroes have asked the
village commissioner to change
the name of Robson Ave. to
Carver Ave. in honor of DIR Geo.
Washington Carver. They gave
as the reason for the suggested
change as the object TO the lief
tist' leanings of Paul Robson,
the singer. "for whom the street
was originally named.