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Evening star., 1950-12-25

mental agencies-Gov. Battle feels
reorganization has accomplished
about all it can in the way of
cons idating departments and
activities.
Survey Nearly Completed.
DR.. Weldon Cooper. the Gov
ernor'S assistant in charge of re-
organization studies, has almost
completed a survey of the gov
ernmental setup, and in a few
days the Governor should decide
where we can pinpoint our re-
organization activities"
State personnel and economies
The Governor thinks State
agencies have made "a sincere
effort" to abide by his directive
of last spring, to prune out un-
necessary jobs and keep the pay
roll free of excess baggage. The
number of jobholders has risen
since the Governors hold-the-
line order, but he's satisfied they
generally were necessary-in
motor vehicle, State police and
tax department personnel, for
instance, authorized by the
Assembly.
Conditional appropriations-He
will not consider release of any
conditional appropriations any
time soon; probably not until near
the end of the biennium, when the
revenue picture is more definite.
Stands Firm on Segregation.
Segregation in public schools
He stands on the comments he
made in voicing his personal views
recently. He said abolition of seq
regation in public schools not only
would be against the State con-
stitution. but also would pose "a
very grave danger of destroying
our public schools"
Highway safety-He remains
deeply concerned about the rising
toll of highway accidents. I'VE
must keep hammering away at it
in every way possible" He will
urge all steps to keep highway
Evening star., 1950-12-25

A gold cup given by the Sligo
Branview Community Association.
Inc, for the best outdoor Christ
mas decoration for its area was
awarded last night to Mrs. Bar
bara Boyer, 9103 Brandford road,
Silver Spring.
Mrs. Boyer's contest entry Gen.
tered around a group of snow men
under her window.
= Second place went to Charles E.
Deery, 4 East Hamilton avenue,
for his grouping of carolers. Myron
Cowell. 9401 Saybrook avenue, was
third place winner.
Five citations for honorable
mention were made, according to
Evening star., 1950-12-25
Crash Survivors PRAY
For Pilot and Co-PiIof
BY the Associated Press

PENTICTON, British Columbia,
Dec. 25.-Sixteen survivors of an
airliner's mountainside crash
landing said saddened Christmas
prayer today for two men whose
bodies still remain on the snow
covered slopes of 5,500-foot-high
Mount Okanogan.
Capt. Quinton Moore. the pilot,
and Leo Doucette, the co-pilot,
died of injuries received when
they set the twin-engine DC-3
down in a small. pine Enclosed
clearing 20 miles north Of here late
Friday. Both were from VAN
couver, British Columbia.
Mr.. Doucette died yesterday
only few hours before a ground
party completed removal of the
survivors
Several rescue workers remained
behind with the bodies. A hell
copter was to attempt to reach
the spot today if the weather
clears.
None of the 16 survivors was
injured. Neither did any appear
to have suffered from exposure
during the time they huddled in
the cabin of the crashed plane or
grouped around open fires await
ing rescue.
1--WE were granted a miracle, :"
said Mary Wright, 25, of VAN
couver. Fellow-passengers nodded
agreement.
The pane, operated by Cana
dian Pacific Airlines, was bound
for Calgary. Alberta, from Van
couver. Flying in fog, it apparent
ly got off course en- route here,
180 miles east of Vancouver, for its
first stop.
Evening star., 1950-12-25
Artist Curtis Candy, 86.
Dies of Heart Attack
BY the Associated Press

TEANECK, N. j., Dec. 25.-
Curtis Candy, jr.. artist, died here
yesterday at his home of a heart
attack. He was 86.
The Philadelphia born artist,
reported to have given the Santa
Fe Railroad its name, specialized
in portraits. landscapes and re-
ligious paintings. He is said to
have named the Santa Fe Rail
road when he was commissioned
to paint scenes of the Pueblo In
dians.
Evening star., 1950-12-25
Servicemen Thronq
Air and Rail Centers
In Homeward Trek

There were young men in uni
form as well as Christmas trees
in many Washington homes today
as soldiers. sailors and Marines
with holiday leave continued to
arrive at Union Station, Boiling
Air Force Base and National Air.
port.
The happiest crowd seen for a
long time at the airport was a
group of District National Guards
men, the 163d Military Police
Battalion. who chartered two
planes to bring them here. from
Battle Creek, Mich. There were
102 of them. They have been sta
toned at Camp Custer, which is
at Battle Creek, since they were
mustered into active service in
September.
Mothers, sister, wives and chill
'dren were on hand to greet them.
They were most impressed with
Washington's balmy weather (of
the moment). 1t was bitter cold
In Michigan when they left, they
said.
Men wounded in Korea contin-
ued to arrive at Boiling, home
ward bound for points all over
the East. One was Marine Pfc.
William K. Lowry of 1006sF street
NE. Pvt. Lowry's right foot was
frozen in the retreat from the
Chosan reservoir: his left foot
was clipped by a pullet.
"They took us by jeep-ambu-
lance to an air base and few
US to japan. Then it was Wake,
Pearl Harbor, the States, West
over Field (MasO this morning
and then home"
He VIII enter the Naval Hos
pital at Bethesda after Christmas
for treatment.
Evening star., 1950-12-25
Vandenberg Expects
To Return 10 Senate
Within Next Month
BY The Associated Press

: GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Dec.
Ex-senator Vandenberg, a key
figure in United States foreign
policy, is counting on getting back
to Washington next month.
Illness has kept the 66-year- old
Republican champion Of a BIZ
partisan foreign policy from his
Senate seat most of the time this
year. He has had two major
operations since October of I949.
In statement dictated from
his hospital bed and released by
his private secretary here yes
terday, the Michigan Senator said
he is remaining in Butterworth
Hospital over the holidays.
Good Progress Reported.
He added: His doctors report
such good progress from his recent
setback they wish to postpone his
return to Washington for a few
more weeks. This course will be
followed.
I'm response to a recent resolu-
tion OF his Republican Senate col
leagues expressing their good will
and their desire for his early par
ticipation in Senate affairs, Sen
ator Vandenberg wrote the Re-
publican conference his apprecia-
tion of their attitude and his hope
that his return will not be much
longer delayed"
! Half of Left Lung Removed.
| In October, 1949, Senator Van
denberg had an opera. lion in Uni
versity Hospital in Ann Arbor fol
removal of a tumor. Half of his
left flung was removed. The
growth was described as non
malignant.
The Senator rallied from the
operation. but had to undergo
surgery again last April IL in
Washington. A growth was re-
moved from near the spinal cord
He entered Butterworth Hos
pital late in November, after suf-
fering a relapse. His physician
DR.. A. B. Smith. two weeks age
reported his condition was i'm
proving, but there was no indica-
ton he would he able to resume
his post in Washington.
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Il Bodies Are Recovered
In Philippine Air Crash
By the Associoted Press

MANILA, Dec. 25.-A ground
party reported today that II
bodies have been brought down
from 9,234-foot Mount Tabayoc
where a C-54 military transport
crashed December 10 with 81 per-
sons aboard. .,
The search party messaged
Clark Air Force Base there is no
indication that any of the 81 sur
vived.
Early today, Is members of the
second air rescue squadron from
Clark Field started hack on the
two-day trek from their base
camp to the scene of the crash at
the 5000 foot level. They will
bring out the remaining bodies on
the next trip.
Evening star., 1950-12-25
Father Christmas
Answers Appeal
OF British Boy, 6
By the Associated Press

ROCK FERRY, Eng, Dec. 25.-
SiX-year-old Michael Connolly
thought Father Christmas lived
deep in the big heart of Texas.
Now he's sure of it.
Michael wanted a cowboy suit.
He used the direct approach. He
wrote a letter to Father Christmas
Chats British for Santa Cuas) I,
Texas, U. S. A.
Michael mentioned that his
father was a chief petty officer on
an aircraft carrier in the Far East
and that he (MichaeD had been
wishing awfully hard to have a
cowboy suit.
Michael was in bed with a cold
today when the postman walked
in with a parcel and said: From
Father Christmas, Texas"
It's come" shouted Michael to
his mother. There was genuine
10-galion stetson, a pair of six
shooters and cowboy boots.
And so, if the traditional quiet
of this little north country village
is shattered by the wipee-yi-yoes
of lone cowhand, it'll all be in
honor of Father Christmas, Texas,
United States of America.
Evening star., 1950-12-25
Gov. Battle Places
Civil Defense Ahead
10f Schools in 1851
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Dec. 25.-Prepar-
ations for civil defense will take
over from schools as the domin-
ating factor in Virginia next year,
Gov. Battle says.
The Governor made the state
ment while reviewing the ac-
complishments in the Old Domin-
ion since he took Office in January.
1850. 81 =
| Because they represented the
keynote Of his campaign for Gov
ernor IN 1949,. schools took top
priority during the first year of
his administration, Gov. Battle
noted.
He added that schools would
continue to be one Of the top
items for consideration. but he
said "civil defense will take the
right-of-way over everything, !
won't hesitate to use all my pow
ers in this cause"
Surplus Predicted.
For the first time, Gov. Battle
predicted a new surplus in State
Funds, but he would offer no
specific figure. He did estimate
that the General Fund will have
several millions" in excess rev.
enues.
The Governor observed that his
school grant program has worked
out pretty well during his first
year in Office, but he remarked
that he still considered school
construction a responsibility Of
localities and that his grant pro-
gram is only an emergency
measure.
Among other requirements to
qualify for State funds, the locali-
ties must submit four r-year build
ling programs to the State Board.
This agency now has received and
approved four-year plans from SO
counties and 81 cities. totaling
$193 3,843,226. OF this total, $32.-
315,037 would come from State
grants through June, 1852.
Calls Present Law Excellent.
To questions on civil defense.
Gov. Battle said:
/. He doesn't, think a special
session of the General Assembly
will be necessary. because Vir-
ginia has a Every excellent defense
law" left on the statute books
from World War II days.
2. He can't attempt to estimate
State defense costs, but won't
hesitate to make available any
funds that may be necessary" for
defense purposes. He would do
so by authorizing deficits in his
discretionary fund.
8. Until some definite proof of
their worth is forthcoming, he is
inclined to go very slowly on put
ting up expensive bomb shelters
designed to provide cover for
large numbers of people in event
of atomic bomb attacks.
Training About to Start.
4. The State will proceed to
educate its citizens on how to cope
with atomic attacks. 1t is "about
ready" to start training classes on
Pathological monitoring, for in
stance.
On the outlook in State finances,
the Governor said that at the
time the Assembly worked on the
new budget last winter, he felt
it appropriated all the funds the
State then could reasonably ex-
pect to collect. Now. however, in
light of the Korean development
and subsequent imitation, he fore
sees the several millions" in ex-
cess revenues - attributable en-
tirely" to the war imitation.
Other prospects discussed by
the Governor:
Reorganization of State govern
Evening star., 1950-12-25

patrolmen on the roads as much
as possible.
Legislative and congressional re-
6istricting The Governor will
leave this hot potato for the Gen.
eral Assembly. That's strictly
the Legislatures business" he
said, with a smile.
Evening star., 1950-12-25
TeIevision Extended

A resident of Falmouth. Eng
land, obtained reception from a
television transmitter 230 miles
distant by using 40-foot aerial
with three special tails" to boost
signals.
Evening star., 1950-12-25
Sparkman Says U. 5.
Muffed Bali as Steel
Prices, Wages Rose
By The Assoeioied Press

Senator Sparkman,s Democrat,
OF Alabama said today the admin
istration apparently "muffed the
ball" and contributed to imitation
by failing to intervene when the
steel industry recently raised
wages and prices.
"Steel Is basic to the entire
economy and wage-price increases
in that industry almost always set
off chain reaction of increases in
other fields" Senator Sparkman
told a reporter.
I'm my opinion the Government
should have stepped in. as it did
later when the automobile indus
try raised prices, and said: Not
SO fast. Let's study this whole
situation before you go ahead with
those increases
Valentine Blames Lack Of Staff.
The November steel price in
creases came after United States
Steel and other companies granted
a wage raise to the CIO Steel
Workers.
Alan Valentine, Director of Eco
nomic Sterilization. told Congress
last week that his agency did not
move to halt the steel increases
because it was just getting organ
lied and had no staff at that time.
1t did act in the auto industry
case this month because things
had reached a point where some
thing had to be done, Mr.. Valen-
tine added.
The stabilization agency first
asked Ford and General Motors
to rescind price increases for 1851
model cars. When the companies
refused, the Government clamped
price ceilings on new cars at De-
cember l levels. That wiped out
the increases.
A few days later, auto industry
wages were frozen until March /.
ScCS NOIc 11lldtlOHs
"It's too bad." said Senator
Sparkman, that there wasn't that
kind of action regarding the steel
increases. It looks as though the
administration muffed the ball
there and brought on more in
dation."
Senator Sparkman added that |
the steel increases probably were
a major factor in the move to
raise auto prices.
THE action regarding steel also
probably will push up prices for
farm implements and that in
crease will in turn push up prices
for farm commodities and even
tually the cost of food" Senator
Sparkman said. THAT is just all
illustration of the repercussions in
one field"
On another subject Senator
Sparkman said he agreed with
Senator Humphrey. Democrat, of
Minnesota that Congress ought
to do something about curbing
commodity speculation.
Speculation Called "Scandalous."
Senator Humphrey said in a
weekend interview that "scan-
dalous' commodity speculation is
adding "billions of dollars" to the
cost of the defense program.
Senator Sparkman called it "a
very complicated problem " which
should be given immediate lstudy
by the appropriate congressional
committees. Senator Humphrey
demanded that the new Congress
convening next week grant Presi-
dent Truman power to bring the
commdity exchanges under Fed
eral control.
Senator Humphrey contended
that SPECTATORS have forced up
prices for such things as tin, lead
and wool, and that the taxpayers
are having to foot the bill in
higher defense costs.
Senator Humphrey also called
for general wage-price controls
Immediately. He said the admin
tstration is moving "far too
slowly" and that the public is
getting fed up.
Evening star., 1950-12-25

The salmon frequently travels
1000 miles or more to return to
it's spawning ground and die.
Evening star., 1950-12-25

A picture by 10-year-old boys
won high praise at the Belfast,
Northern Ireland, Museum and
Art Gallery display.
Evening star., 1950-12-25
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Mostly
sunny, rather windy and cold, high
about 35 this afternoon. Increas-
ing cloudiness tonight, lowest
about "a in city and 20 in suburbs.
Tomorrow cloudy and continued
cold followed by some snow.
Maryland - Increasing cloudi-
ness and cold tonight, lowest
around IS west and 18 to % east
portion. Tomorrow cloudy and
continued cold followed by some
snow.
Vipginia-Increasing cloudiness
and cold, lowest 18 to "a. Tomor-
row mostly cloudy and continued
rather cold with some snow west
portion and probably followed by
snow east portion.
Wind velocity at 1880 o'clock
this morning. 18 miles per hour;
direction, west-northwest.
River Report
(From U. Engineers
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls: Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry
Humidity
-tReadings at Washington Airport.)
NNesTsf0as- Neon ~ P9t 8 MdnIeht NGdnzT - pSt 6;
s pm. ---- 81 10 am. - ~
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 96 on June "a.
Lowest, 16, on March 3.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, SO, at 2:15 pm.
Low, 27, at 1:10 am
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by u. S. Coast and Geodetic
Survey
49,, oToeay Tomorrow.
Low ------ 3:20 am 3:5s am.
Low Low ----------- 3:Isp.m. 3:57 pm. pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises Sets.
syn. tomorrow - :@@ 5:5$
Moon, today - $40 pm. S:42 am.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches In the
caysal Current n9nsh and to aSs SsteG Record
March --------- ~ 3a2 S.S3 81
auna ---------- S'!7 1.42 tUU'S5 ,So
yulya ---------- 2.55d5 III iiX3'21 80
sOetooer ,------- 3.SSss 5s4 ga -
Eovemper ------ 2e1 2.3a 1.ts ~
December ------ 2.b5 3.32 Too 'e1
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Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset
Precipitation
Evening star., 1950-03-24
Scotswomon Brings Celtic Harp,
Lutte for Folk Song Recital

training in Vienna and special
izing in classical singing, I grad
ually turned to my favorite folk
songs
"A folk singer must accompany
herself, and piano is not very
suitable, so I improved hobby
guitar playing" Miss Balfour said.
Then I sought the two most
proper instruments of all for folk
singing and learned to play them.
They are the lutte. the instru-
ment of the troubadors and min
strels of Medieval England and
Europe. and the Celtic harp or
clarsach. the harp of the Scottish
and Irish bards."
Miss Balfour's lutte is a 150-
year-old instrument. made in
Strasbourg, France. Her harp. a
dainty instrument some four feet
high. is copy of that used by
Mary Queen of Scots.
"The harp" Miss Balfour ex-
planned. dates back to- earliest
Celtic times. The druids pre-
scribed nine-year training course
for it, the first years requiring
strings of hair so as not to offend
the hearers" Miss Balfour uses
nylon strings for both the instru-
ments.
Miss Balfour's songs tonight
will include a waltz written by
Marie Antoinette and a gavotte.
by Henry III, of France.
Evening star., 1950-03-24
Auto Output Climbs;
ChrysIer Speedup
Due After Strike
By the Associofed Press

DETROIT, March 24.-Motor
vehicle production in the United
States this week will total 128,778
units, Wards Automotive Reports
estimated today.
The Agency counted 104,142 cars
and 24.636 trucks in the estimate.
This compared with 103, $50 cars
and 24,196 trucks last week and
90,433 cars and 24,735 trucks in
last years comparable week.
Canadian production this week
was estimated at 1865 cars and
1,635 trucks against 1880 cars and
LIT trucks last week and 3,076
cars and 2,097 trucks in the same
week last year.
Wards said Chrysler is making
plans for a heavy overtime pro-
gram once the strike in its plants
is settled. The agency said:
plans call for production of
42,750 cars and trucks weekly, 25
per cent more than the corpora
ton turned out in its all-time
peak week in 1949."
Wards said first quarter output
in the United States this year is
expected to total 1,324,000 cars
and 297 900 trucks. In the same
period last year 1,062,749 cars and
331,521 trucks were built.
Evening star., 1950-03-24
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO. Mar. "a R.-Wheat moved
up briskly on commission house buying
Arm tene today. soybeans s Sat at Han times
matched wheat in the show of strength
+, Failure Of any rain to fall anywhere
coupled with Federal forecast which
saw no moisture for the SO hours starting
this morning, provided a good reason for
=, With the March contracts of the boards,
the bulls no longer had to worry about
vas Whs near ee5s shs END bsner Of shs first
corn was ,A-,h ,higher; May, I,33. and
oats were Ma higher. May, .73A. Soy
beans ans were were h.dh ,s.d cents higher; May,
cents hundred pounds higher. May,
Disauieting reports continued to come
adjacent areas of Oklahoma There are
dry sections in Kansas, but for. the. most
and in NebrasRa the Outlook I os'sesi IS good 0a'
Texas apparently Is the State suffering
most most from ron oan The dr. drought; 1t produced more
year, mostly in the Panhandle. The crop
there has deteriorated, according to re-
ports. and Texas production is expected
vegetable oil prices, but trading was not
as active early ..id II this pit as in wheat
the market for beans. having won an
argument with the ECA. which wanted
Germany to take meal and oilt<lstead Of
whole beans.
Announcement after the close yester-
day that the Commodity Credit Corp. had
sold nearly 100000 bushels of off-grade
corn to cash houses in the East tended
to restrain buying early in that grain
the corn pit.
The corn sold by the CcC. stored in
Baltimore. presumably will be exported,
traders said
Evening star., 1950-03-24
Produce Markets
Baltimore quotations furn.

Baltimore quotations furnished by the
ApplesMMarEet rm bnshei ~ hAiffaFHes easFess
Romes snd sushs nop boxes; o. New Jersey m
Delicious, 9a5. Is; Romss; a.4G-5S; stay =:
mans; 2.25-3.O0. few :3.a5 Yorks. 200;
'Tyigs.a sss-la5s, ). 90; Romes, ,So-l35s.
2.25; Staymans U. s.. fancy 1885. 2.25.
potatoesold. sd market abeut steady
Is oo size Co A. Io9-pound sacks fair quality.
snd bne Po bafes sssdy
some washei and waxed, Golden. u. S. is,
2.75-3 90: Puerto Ricans. u. S. Is, 80
jersey st bushei & hanpeTs e. g. s o9;eo is puerto esD
Ricans, 2.00-25; Jerseys. orange type,
Asparasus-Market slightly weaker; few
sales; California, dozen bunch crates, jun
s SNAP Beans About steady.
Florida. 5gshel hampers, Valentine, si fair
sest se sene75y good 1osTsI onslity few
ssini Ptsls 5steaay sai
Beets - Pennsylvania. bushels. topped
Gabbage-New, market slightly stronger
oulk; about steady, others; round, bushel
baskets, packed locally, Florida, 1.25;
seaeray 1n sood qusts :ics5 fair
Carrots : New Jersey. Pennsylvania.
topped, washed: buShel baskets, l.0o-1 ,a5
kets tGsiery-SSabbage-Fiorida Ga oage- 16-auart bas
Poultry Quotations.
~. Pao2u!tryE,;Market ,-; dull. receipts light;
and Up s tfw eaTfine Dueis fFysrp pousd. s
ishtyeshts, ieH so-ss osher SUPPLIES He
Livestock Market.
Cattle-o0: nominally Steady clean UP
trace .raae; odd q head d lots gamer to common
1900; late yesterday afternoon 3 loads
medium to mostly good grade 6s5-942
pound 20 !6 , stocker and feeder steers sold
calves--25;. nominally steady: odd head
good and choice vealers. 25.0O-3O.0O,
Hossw5oo; slow, outlet narrow. steady
pound barrows and gifts. 16.75-17.25: top,
17.25; 22o-24o pounds. 16.25-50; 24o-360
laca5d5. Il a1sddf5s5; heavier wsiShts, 14;75 down.
40 pounds 1s4s-i4a5: I 12o1ss e2Hnqs0n pounds mas.
1850 down; stays, ZOO under snrS, same
edaa Weisht soWs; garbase-fed hogs. 1.5o-2.oo
steady: choice wooled Slaughter lambs
cnn,Ia considered eligible to 5000; same grade
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts, none
Wheat-Seceipts: 154.216 bushels; ship
ments, 40.960 bushels: stocks, 3.44S.620
bushels. No. 2 red winter garllcky. spot
domestic. :,.25; March, 2.25; No. 3 red
winter garlicky spot, go.
Corn-Receipts. 117.1s5 bushels: ship
ments, 43S,000 bushels; stocks 3,Os4, S46
bushels.
stocks. 99,446 bushels. No quotations
Barley-Receipts, none shipments, g.
200 bushels; stocks, 441 .511 bushels.
Rye-Receipts, 9,550 bushels; ship
ments. none; stocks. S6,6S3 bushels
Soybeans-Receipts. none: shipments,
none; stocks. 272,129 bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts. So tons.
Butter and Eggs.
Eggs--Market about steady. demand
moderate; receipts moderate; 4 large. Al
35-36:. B large, 39-41; current receipts.
ungraded. mostly 1896. few "a. few 81.
Receipts-Butter. 331 pounds; eggs.
g,9lS cases