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Evening star., 1951-12-24

arrows, the rescue team came to
a barricade which apparently had
been hurriedly erected by the men
entombed behind it.
The rescuers broke through.
Suffering from exhaustion and
the effects of gas, Mr.. Wilkerson
did not enter the tomb. He said
he detected a terrible stencil and
waited outside.
Others went in quickly and re-
appeared with Mr.. Sanders. MIR.
Wilkerson said he later helped re-
move eight bodies from the section
located by the chalk arrows and
the pathetic legend: Men here. {"
Mr.. Sanders was put under an
oxygen tent at the United Mine
Workers Hospital but was per-,
mitted out of it at intervals to
smoke.
A photographer was allowed to
see him during one of those inter-
walls and take a picture. Asked If
he could smile. Mr.. Sanders said
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Republic Steel Fights
Raise as infIationory

CLEVELAND, Dec. "a (P.-The
president of Republic Steel Corp.
opposed wage increase to steel
workers today and said he would
keep his plants operating after
December 81 unless the CIO
United Steelworkers' Union forced
a shutdown.
The president-Charles M. White
declared ANY further wage in
crease" at this time would be
contrary to the best interests of
the company and the Nation as
"a whole and also to the best in
terests of these employees as we'll"
Such boost, he said, would
set off another round of ruinous
imitation which would effect
everyone"
Republic is the third largest
steel producer in the Nation and
has been bargaining with the
union on a new contract which
would affect some 5000 employees.
Evening star., 1951-12-24
By Robert K. Welsh

The Treasury got a Christmas
bonus" of $16,345,812 from the
Reconstruction Finance Corp. to-
day.
In a fiscal year report describ-
ing the agency as healthy admin
as well as financially,
RFC Administrator w. Stuart
Symington said the payment was
a dividend on $100 million in RFC
common stock held by the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury.
He told President Truman and
Congress that during the fiscal
period which ended last June 80
Evening star., 1951-12-24

YEARLY: "I'll try, but it's awfully
hard"
His face heavily bearded and
his eyes sunken, Mr.. Sanders was
asked by the doctor how he felt.
Pretty good" he replied. But
I'm still very thirsty"
The effort caused Mr.. Sanders
to cough and the doctor suggested
he get back in the oxygen tent.
At the hospital Mr.. Sanders
wife told a newsman her son Paul
had spent the night at the
morgue, waiting to identify his
fathers body when it was brought
out. He was there this morning
when word was flashed that Mr..
Sanders was found alive.
Mrs. Sanders said her daughter
had refused to give up hope, say
ing: Dad just can't be dead"
The mother disclosed that the
family Christmas tree had been
taken down but now would be
redecorated. She said she hadn't
been able to eat or sleep for three
days.
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Deaths Reach 362
In Holiday Mishaps
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

Slaughter on the highways anc
IN the streets. fires in homes anc
other buildings, and deaths by
drownings and a variety of other
accidents made this Christmas q
tragic one for hundreds of Amer
ican families.
The toll of lives early in the
third day Of the four-day yule-
tide week end had reached 1862
Traffic accidents accounted for
265, fires for So, and miscellane-
Gus miShaps A..
The National Safety Council
had predicted 600 would die in
traffic mishaps in the 108 hours
between 6 pm. Friday and mid
might Tuesday local time). That
lis the highest figure the council
has ever forecast for a holiday
period.
An Associated Press survey for
the three-day Christmas holiday
last year showed d death toll of
545 from all accidents.
Evening star., 1951-12-24
BY the Assoeiated Press

DIJON, France, Dec. 24.-Santa
Claus was burned In effigy on the
steps Of Dion Cathedral yester-
day. Two hundred and fifty child
rem watched-and cheered.
A figure twice as large as life,
wearing the traditional red cos
tune and white beard, was hoisted
to the wrought-iron grille at the
door of the great Gothic church.
A young man in a top hat called
out:
Does Santa claus deserve
Ideath?"
"Yes, yes!" roared the children
and pelted Santa with orange
|peels.
A fire was set and Santa Claus
|perished in the flames. Only his
gloves remained.
The children belonged to the
Evening star., 1951-12-24

authorities have not as yet dis.
closed the Red rejection.
The broadcast was monitored BY
the Associated Press in Tokyo and
San Francisco.
Allied Stand Blamed.
The Red commanders declared
that early agreement on an armi-
stice will permit all prisoners to
return quickly to their homes.
They added:
several important questions in
the armistice negotiations are now
on the point of being settled. The
only thing holding up agreement
.. is your sides continuous and
persistent sidetrackfng and un-
reasonable demands which are Gre
ated to delay the negotiations"
While the Reds baked at per-
mitting inspection of their prison
camps, they did propose that a
post Office be set up in neutral
Panmunjom so prisoners of both
sides could send and receive mail.
The U. N. quickly agreed.
Armistice Hopes Wane.
With only three days remain
ing until the provisional cease
fire line agreement expires, there
appeared slim chance that negoti-
ators would be able to agree on a
Korean armistice before the dead
line.
The Prisoner of War Subcom-
mittee continued its haggIing
over lists of prisoners exchanged
last Tuesday. The subcommittee
working on the problem Of how
to police a truce reported no
progress.
Both groups scheduled meet
ings for Tuesday, Christmas Day,
at II am. g pm, EST, Monday
in a last-minute attempt to reach
agreement.
Evening star., 1951-12-24
French Children Burn Sunto
In Effigy on Cathedral Steps.

Roman Catholic patronate of st.
Benigne Parish. the cathedraps
parish. After the ceremony, an
anonymous eommunique was post
ed on the church door. It read !:
United in all the Christian
homes of the parish, $50 children
who want to fight against lies
have burned Santa Claus. This
is not vaudeville act, but a pro-
test against lies which are in
capable of awakening the religious
feelings of children and are in no
sense a method of education. To a
Christian, Christmas is the an
niversary Of the Savior's birth"
Several French Catholic pre-
lates, including Jules-Geraud Car.
dinal Saliege Of Toulouse. recently
have denounced the ''paganzation"
OF Christmas, specifically assail-
ing Santa Claus.
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Priceless NyIons
Spirited Into Britain
In Glass Tree Balls
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Dec. "a. American
nylons which cannot, be bought
here for any price are being smug-
gled into Britain inside colored
glass ball Christmas decorations,
postal officials said today.
The contraband was discovered
in the sorting Office when a parcel
of decorations mailed from the
United States dropped and burst
open. A pair of nylons was found
inside each of the six balls in
the package.
Postal officials said they had
notified customs and a large
number" of stockings had been
seized from similar packages.
Evening star., 1951-12-24
4U. 5. Flyers Fined
$4,000 Each al Trial
IN Hungarian Court
Must Pay or Spend
Three Months in Jail as
Violutors Of Border
BY the Associated Press

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Dec. "a
Hungary has ruled the four Amer
ican flyers forced down in their
CAT cargo plane by Soviet fight
ers November 19 must pay fines of
100000 forints (about $30.000)
each or spend three months in
jail.
The government, in announcing
that yesterday, said they confessed
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Salvador Dali Arrives
To Talk on New Approach
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Salvador
Dali arrived from Europe today
with plans for drumming up in
terest in his new "nuclear fission
approach to art''-and a new mus
tache to help him do it.
ITS my antenna to draw in
spiration from the other" he ex-
planned, twirling the ends of the
waxed. upswept bristles.
Dali, founder of the Surrealist
movement in art, said he is done
with painting disembodied eyes
and limp, sagging clocks. his work
now reflecting science and meta
physics instead of freud.
The 47-year- old painter said he
will make a four months lecture
tour about his new approach,
which he called tradition and
classicism."
Evening star., 1951-12-24


to violating the Hungarian border
and acquiesced in the verdict
against them in military court.
(Their plane got lost while en-
route from Germany to Yugo-
slavia with cargo for the United
States Embassy in Belgrade.
American authorities announced
after they disappeared.
Accused as Spies.
(Hungary and Russia later
disclosed they were being held
and their plane was impounded.
(The four were accused by the
Russians at the United Nations
Assembly last week as being
"spies and saboteurs." The
United States accused the Rus
slams of spy mania.")
The four are Capt. John j. Swift
of Glen Falls. N. Y; Capt. Dave
H. Henderson of Shawnee, Okla; i;
T/Sergt. Jess A. Duff of Spokane,
Wash, and Sergt. James A. Elan
of Kingsland. Ark.
Officials Of the American Lega-
tion here were trying to contact
the Hungarian Foreign Ministry
today to find out who is supposed
to pay the fines. where the money
has to be paid. and how.
Official Holiday in Hungary.
This is an official holiday in
Hungary so workers will have
three days off around Christmas.
Banks and government Offices were
closed.
CReports telephoned from the
American Legation in Buda-
pest to United States authorities
in Vienna said it was doubtful
whether the four could be bailed
out before Christmas.
George Abbott, United States
charge d'affaires at Budapest,
said efforts to reach Communist
officials to learn the conditions
for their release were fruitleSS.
He said the Reds apparently
were celebrating the holidays
and the banks will not reopen
until December 27.
(The Legation apparently did
not have $780, 900 or its equiva-
lent in forints in its vault. Mr..
Abbott said he was waiting for
instructions from Washington
on whether the Legation would
pay the fines. Late yesterday
he said the Legation had not
(See HUNGARY, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Last-Minute Shopper,
Crowd Into Stores;
Truman Flies Home
Tree-Liehtine Program
To Begin ot 4::30 PM;
Ruin Due Tomorrow

Christmas Eve, day of anticipa-
Ition and last-minute shopping
found Washington stores thronged
and the air filed with sunny
greetings instead of the prospect
Iof a snowy holiday.
Despite the four-day opportun-
Iity for Government workers te
visit their homes, more thar
enough of them and others were
on hand here to make the down
town rush greater than usual. Las
weeks bad weather had held bach
some of the crowds until the last
shopping day before Christmas.
The weather co-operated with
the shoppers and promised to be
pleasant for most of Christmas,
although the Weather Bureau said
there might be a little rain late
tomorrow.
President Goes to Missouri.
Tonight the temperature will
drop to about % degrees and rise
again tomorrow to 38 degrees. The
Weather Bureau said the rain will
probably fall late tomorrow after
noon.
President Truman, however, who
took off at 7::58 am. for Inde-
pendence, Mo. arrived at the
Kansas City airport well ahead OF
an expected light snowfall.
The President was accompanied
by his daughter Margaret. They
Joined Mrs. Truman at the family
home. The fight took about four
hours in the Presidents big plane
the independence.
Tree-Lighting Ceremony.
This afternoon the President
will touch the key in Inde-
pendence that will turn the lights
of the national community Christ
mas tree on at the southern edge
Of the White House grounds.
The District Recreation De-
partment expects hundreds OF
people to witness the tree lighting
ceremonies which will be broad
cast beginning at 5 pm. over most
of the local radio stations.
Crowds will begin gathering
about the southeast and south
west White House gates at $3.50
pm. to get advantageous spots to
witness the annual tree-lighting
ceremony.
A Marine Band concert will
open the White House program
at 4:30 pm. and will be followed
by carols by the Mckinley High
School Chorus.
The Rev. Lucian Lauerman of
Catholic University will deliver the
invocation and greetings to the
President and Mrs. Truman from
the people of Washington will be
extended by Edward H. Defandorf,
Eagle Scout of Troop 2I1, and
Nancy Van Arnam, torch bearer
OF the A-Ki-Ya group of the Camp
Fire Girls.
4 At SILT o'clock President Tru-
man will touch the key in Inde-
pendence to turn the trees lights
(See CHRISTMAS, Page A-10.)
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Philippines Plane Hits
House, 26 Uninjured
BY the Associated Press

MANILA, Dec. 24.-A Philip
pines Air Lines plane today
crashed into a row of fiimsy
houses near Masbate airport.
killing two residents. Masbate is
an island northwest of Leyte.
The Philippine news service
said none of the 26 plane pas
sengers was hurt but the co-pilot
was injured slightly.
Evening star., 1951-12-24
RFC Pays U.S.. 16,345,81
As Bonus on $7OOMiI|ion Stock
Symineton in Fiscal Yeor Report Expresses
Pride in Not Costing Government q Cent

RFC had net earnings of $7,618,-
357 out of a total income of $43
million from its lending activities.
Net earnings from those opera
tions for the previous fiscal year
amounted to $9,784,0O0. with to-
tai income at $62 million. The
decrease resulted principally from
drops in income from properties
and securities acquired in hquida-
ton of loan Indebtedness, and
reductions In gross interest earn
ings on the RFC loan to the Fed
eral National Mortgage Associa-
ton. the report stated.
Mr.. Symington, who became ad-
ministrator last May following an
80
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Policy Makers
OF Steel Union
Thursday
Reply to Presidents
Plea to Drop Plans
For Strike Awuited
BY the Assoeiosed Press

President Philip Murray of the
CIO United Steelworkers today
called his unions top policy
makers into session in Pittsburgh
Thursday but refused to reveal
the purpose of the meeting.
The union Executive Board will
meet at 10 am, followed by a
session of the Wage Policy Com
mittee-the ratifying body-at
2 pm.
The call was the only public
answer Mr.. Murray, gave to a
Nation awaiting his response to
President Truman's appeal to the
union and the steel industry to
continue production of vitally
needed steel past the midnight
December 81 strike deadline.
The steel industry has accepted
the Presidents request but Mr..
Murray has given no indication
of his future plans.
Three Possibilities.
Since the 36-man USW Execu-
tive Board makes all the unions S
important decisions, steel sources
Immediately speculated that Mr..
Murray might be calling the group
together to consider one of the
following possibilities:
l. Extend the union contracts
with the industry so that the men
in the mills will continue produc-
ing steel after December 81 while
the Wage Sterilization Board
studies the controversy and pre-
pares a recommended solution.
2. Give Mr.. Murray the union
leaders guidance whether he
should stand firm on his no con-
tract no work" policy.
3. Consider some possible un-
disclosed solutidw which could
conceivably have been worked out
in meetings between the Govern
ment, industry and union.
Murray Won't Talk.
There was absolutely no elab-
Grafton from any union source on
Mr.. Murray's announcement of
the Thursday meetings. Mr.. Muir
ray himself declined to talk to re-
porters.
Mr.. Truman acted Saturday
night after Federal mediators had
failed to break the deadlock with
the industry over the unions
demands for an average 1872 cent
hourly pay boost and other con-
cessions.
The President sent the case to
the Wage Stabilization Board for
a recommended solution.
Output at Record Levels.
So Mr.. Truman appealed to the
industry and union to keep steel
going until the WSB
can come up with suggested
solution.
Steel output is now at record
levels but it still falls short of
staggering needs of defense and
civilian industry.
Mr.. Truman's statement said
the Nation simply can't stand a
steel strike now. He said it so
positively that it seemed clear he
intends to use every weapon at
his command to avoid any stop
page.
This indicated he is ready to
invoke the Taft-Hartley laws
emergency provisions for an 30
day court injunction against a
walkout if the union rejects his
appeal.
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Christmas Schedule
For Star Service

Following is q speeioI christn,os
schedule for The Stor's Circulation and
Classified Departments:
The Classified Department will close
OF s o'clock tonight and at noon to-
morrow.
The Circulation Department teIs.
phone room will close at 8 o'clock to-
night and s pm. tomorox
Evening star., 1951-12-24

TAIPEH, Formosa, Dec. "a (P.-
Representative Mack, Democrat.
OF Illinois completed another leg
OF his 'round-the-world goodwill
tour yesterday when he landed
here after a rough fight from
Manila. His radio went out. He
plans to leave for the atom
bombed city of Hiroshima, Japan,
tomorrow. :
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Pictures on Pess A.3.

paper Ce Soir, said he interviewed
Gen. Dean three days ago in a
prison camp near Pyongyang
Korean Red capital.
Pictures of Gen. Dean, given AP
Correspondent Robert B. Tuck
man by Mr.. Burchett, were iden-
titled positively by Mrs. Dean at
her Berkeley, Calf, home. Ra-
diced to the United States, the
pictures were moved on the AP
wirephoto network.
Identified by Wife.
That's my husband, all right.
said Mrs. Dean. crying happily.
There's no doubt about it. It's
just wonderful to see him. Any
one who ever loses faith must re-
member this situation about Gen.
Dean.
What he came through shows
what human endurance can
stand"
Gen. Dean, a Congressional
Medal of Honor winner, was list
ed as missing for II months be-
fore his name appeared on the
Communist war prisoner list.
Wandered, without Food.
Mr.. Burchett gave this account
of his interview with Gen. Dean:
Gen. Dean was fighting along
side his men at Taejon, July 20.
1850, when Russian-equipped
North Korean tank columns were
sweeping into South Korea.
The husky general, then 81,
battled his way out of a road
block in flaming Taejon, after Or
dering his men not to surrender
He helped carry wounded men to
safety.
Then, Mr.. Burchett said. Gen
Dean wandered for a month in
the hills-without food for &c
days. Injured and sick, he lost
(See DEAN Page A.2l
Evening star., 1951-12-24

Chinese Gen. Peng Ten-huai told
the United Nations supreme COM
mander that inspections were un-
necessary because of the human
ltarianism" shown Allied prisoners
in Red camps.
The Communists broadcast the
text of letter to Gen. Ridgway
delivered today to U. N. truce
negotiatorS at Pamjunjom. Allied
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Christmas Arrives
On Korea Front With
Clear, Cold Weather
BY the Associated Press

CENTRAL FRONT, Korea,
Tuesday, Dec. 25.-A clear,
starlit Christmas stole over
the Korean battle front today.
1t was not showing, but the
forecast called for a possibility
OF scattered snow by S pm.
1t was cold, temperatures
being down to 10 degrees Fab
renheit at some points.
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Scrowled Arrows Led Rescuers to Mine SuvWo,

WEST FRANKFORT, ILL.,, Dec.
24.-Arrows scrawled in yellow
chalk and the words Men here"
guided a rescue team this morning
to sealed of coal mine section
in which a survivor was found
after Sc hours of entombment.
The story was told to DR.. John
E. Summers by John WilkerSon,
Evening star., 1951-12-24
One Mon Found Alive in Sheltered Mine
as Deoth Toll Hits llS. Poee ALI
Picture on Poee ALI.

43. who said he was member
of the rescue crew which found
Cecil Sanders.
The 44-year-old Mr.. Sanders
was only man known to have lived
through the explosion ordeal.
DR.. Summers is attending him.
He said Mr.. Wilkerson told him
the arrows and accompanying
words were noted on tunnel walls
and timbers.
Moving in the direction Of the
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Quukes Hit Philippines

MANILA, Dec. "a (P.-A series
of Is sharp earthquakes jolted
the south-central Philippine Is
lands of Negros and Panay early
today. There have been no re-
ports of casualties or serious
property damage.
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK. Dec. "a R. -
Stocks mixed; trading quiet.
Bonds irregular; Government
bonds decline. Cotton market
closed.
Evening star., 1951-12-24

Misr Airlines. struck the base
of a 10000-foot granite range
north of Teheran
Among the victims was Mr..
Benefits wife who had accom-
panied him to Tef.eran for an Of
ficial f1ve-day visit in connection
with the Point Four program of
technical aid to underdeveloped
countries.
The Iranian government sent a
message of coincidence to the
United States Government.
Embassy Plunged Into Gloom.
The American Embassy here,
which had prepared elaborate
plans to entertain the Christmas
visitors, was plunged in gloom.
Other Americans aboard the
plane were Benjamin H. Hardy,
chief public affairs officer of the
program; James T. Mitchell, audio-
visual specialist: A. c. Crilley, Mr..
Benefits special assistant; Louis
Henrik Jordal, University of Mich
igan botanist believed to have been
on a mission for the United Ma
tionS Food and Agricultural Or
ganization; Jesse Lee Smith, Co.
lumbus. Ga. representing the Gen.
tennial Cotton Gin Co., and Mrs.
Emijean Schneidesgat. said to be
an American of Iranian descent
en- route here from Cairo.
(America sources in Baghdad
identified Jordal as an Ameri-
can professor of chemistry in
1raqi Chemistry College.)
The other victims were six
Iranians and five Egyptian crew.
men, one German and one Indo-
nesian.
The plane crashed after the
pilot-trying to pierce the over
cast-had been ordered to go to
Basra. Iraq, or return to Baghdad.
1raq, where the plane had taken
off for Teheran.
Charred Wreckage,
Search parties later found the
charred wreckage in a desolate
ravine. The bodies of most of
the occupants were burned beyond
recognition.
United States Ambassador Low
Henderson. who was waiting at
Teheran's Mehrabad Airport to
Evening star., 1951-12-24

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Almanac Now on Sale

The Stor edition Of the lnformotion
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sole at the business counter in the
lobby Of The Stor Building ond at
Evening star., 1951-12-24

Ieets. including new tax facts, sports,
science, histories Of every country on
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Evening star., 1951-12-24
Reds Turn Down
Inspection Of
Prison Camps
Exchange of Mail
Proposed; Slim Hope
Of Early Truce Seen
BY the Assoeioted Press

MUNSAN, Korea, Dec. 24.-The
Communist high command today
rejected Gen. Matthew B. Ridge
days appeal to permit Red Cross
inspection of North Korean prison
camps.
The Peiping RADIO said North
Korean Premier Kim II Sung and
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Red Newsman Reports
He Interviewed Dean
Only ; Days Ago
Wife Identifies Picture
Said to Have Seen Token
In Comp Near Pyoneyone
By the Assoeioted Press

PANMUNJOM, Korea, Dec. "a
Gen. William F. Dean,
long missing commander of the
United States oath Division, told
a Communist correspondent he
saved his last bullet to kill him
self rather than be captured-but
that the Reds caught him through
a ruse.
The correspondent, Wilfred
Burchett. 20, of the Paris news
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Director OF Point Foul
Dies With Wife and
Aides in Air Crash
Dr.. Bennett Among
Eight Americans Killed
In Storm in Iron
BY the Associoied Press

TEHERAN, Iran Dec 24.-Dr.
Henry G. Bennett. SIS, United
States Point Four program direc-
tor, and seven other Americans
were killed Saturday night when
their plane crashed in a heavy
north of this capital.
All 81 aboard perished in the
disaster, worst in Trans air his
tory.
The crash came when the four
engined plane owned by Egypt's
Reioted Story OF Air crosh ond Picture,
Evening star., 1951-12-24

Allied Soldiers Proy for Peoce but Fieht
Sklrmishes in Korea Poee A-3
Evening star., 1951-12-24

U. S. Ponders Action on Fine or jail for
Flyers in Hungary. Poee A-3
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Charred Wreckage.

(See PLANE, Page A-10.)
Evening star., 1951-12-24

(see CHRISTMAS, Page A-1o0
Evening star., 1951-12-24
Mack Reaches Formoso

{see ALIEN PROPERTY, A..
Evening star., 1951-12-24

(See DEAN, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-12-24

(See RFC. Page A-10.)