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Evening star., 1951-12-07
Communists Capture.
Center Front Outpost
In Chilly Korean Rain
Storm Clouds Threaten
To End Record ll-Doy
Series Of Jet Battles
BY the Associated Press

SEOUL, Dec. 7.-Communist
troops attacking through a chill
early morning rain knocked Allied
infantrymen out CT one central
front outpost today. Storm clouds
meanwhile threatened to end the
record breaking 11-day series OF
American jet victories over North
west Korea.
The Reds launched five small
probing attacks shortly after mid
night southwest of Kumsong on
the center of the 145-mile Korean
front. United Nations outposts
beat back four of these stabs.
The fifth Allied unit withdrew
from its advance position in the
face of the attack.
Otherwise. the United States
9th Army's evening communique
said. the fronts were quiet.
Low-hanging rain and snow
clouds which darkened MIG Alley,
scene of daily American jet vic
tories, broke loose when they hit
the front.
Deep behind Allied lines, the
South Korean army tightened its
hold on the 6.O00-foot Shiri
Mountains but did not find the
1,500 guerrillas it had expected
to trap.
South Korean generals said a
new sweep of valleys and lesser
peaks might turn up more fugi-
tives.
The South Korean government
said the cleanup drive, which be-
gan Sunday, had resulted in 403
guerrillas killed, 745 captured and
81 surrendered. It said fewer
than 20 South Korean troops had
been killed.
Evening star., 1951-12-07
Judge BIomes Bradley u. Head
Eor |Debosement' of Athletes
Basketball Boosters Club Also Streit's forget
As He Suspends Sentences of Three in Fix

failed to guard the pre-eminence
of academic standards" the judge
added:
by his acquiescence in their
subsidization and his extensive
travelling with the members of
the team while their studies were
ignored, he gave official university
sanction to their moral debase-
ment."
The three former players stood
for more than an hour during the
court proceedings. Their faces
were pale and tense.
Assistant District Attorney Vim
cent A. G. O'Connor told the
court District Attorney Frank S.
Hogan recommended clemency
for them SO that they might re-
turn to useful lives"
Mr.. O'Connor praised Chianakis
Tor his testimony before the
grand jury.
He honestly poured out the
depths of his heart and soul to
give the jurors every possible
ounce of his thoughts and inten-
tions, both favorable and un-
favorable to him." Mr.. O'Connor
said.
Before the sentencing John E.
Cassidy, a Peoria lawyer and
former Illinois attorney general,
pleaded for mercy for the trio.
He said Bradley's growth had
been too fast and it's athletic
program to ambitious" This was
Continued on Page A-9. Col. ~
Evening star., 1951-12-07
'Monroney Urges Mass Output
OF Atomic Artillery Weapons
Proposal Follows Revelation by Collins
That New Arms Will Be Reody Soon

tenn. whether the new atomic ar
tillery pieces would not make the
traditional artillery obsolete, Gen.
Collins replied in the negative.
II am a firm believer in the
employment of the atomic bomb
tactically," he said,
Il believe that the recent tests
out there in Nevada have demon
strated the fact that it can be
used tactically under certain con-
ditions and certain restrictions.
This does not mean that all
our artillery would be atomic ar
tillery by any manner of means, u
he continued, "or that all weapons
would fire fashionable materials.
Il do not believe these atomic
weapons will revolutionize the
concept of ground warfare. I dc
believe. however. that they will
greatly enhance our power of de-
fense. And I believe that this
has great merit and great worth
to us. because the business Of
our operations in a future wal
will almost certainly be on the
defensive, initially. And, in my
opinion, these new weapons are of
greater value to the defense than
they are to the offense."
Evening star., 1951-12-07

Pearl Harbor Day, is an assistant
track supervisor for the Pennsyl-
Ivania Railroad in Philadelphia.
Like Col. Tyler. he's married
and has a son and q daughter
He doesn't care much for talking
about the old days-especially
Pearl Harhor Day.
His recollection differs some
what from Col. Tyler's. He has
said previously that the lieuten-
ant, when informed of the ap-
preaching aircraft, told him to
forget it,"
Mr.. Elliott. 80. is married and
has one son. He does clerical work
for the New Jersey Bell Telephone
Co.. at Asbury Park, N. j.. and
lives in nearby Long Branch.
Thinking back to December 7,
1941, and the large flight of
planes" that showed up on the
radar screen, Mr.. Elliott says he
was just plain bewildered-"it
didn't seem possible"
II think the United States
would be more alert now,'s he
added.
Evening star., 1951-12-07
'EvaIuation'
Is Branded Suspect
By Women Voters
D. c. League Questions
'Objeetivity' Of Boards
Personnel Committee

The Board of Education's cur
rent "evaluation" of the services
of School Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing was attacked as suspect to-
day by the District of Columbia
League of Women Voters.
The organization made public
a letter to C. Melvin Sharpe,
school board president. in which
it questioned the objectivity of
the boards Personnel Committee.
The committee now is consider
ling DR.. Corning's qualifications for
reappointment. The voters league
urged that the evaluation task be
removed from the committee and
taken over by the board as a
whole.
Impartial Group Urged.
It also called on the Board to
appoint an impartial committee
OF citizens or educators to evalu-
ate the school board itself.
The group is the fourth to voice
criticism over the investigation
into DR.. Corning's administration.
The Personnel Committee has
circulated a questionnaire among
school principals On the superin-
tendent's fitness.
The other organizations are the
Washington Central Labor Union,
Elementary Classroom Teachers
Association and Twentieth Gen.
tury Club.
Text of Letter.
The text of the leagues letter
follows:
THE District OF Columbia
League of Women Voters. as
nom partisan organization inter-
ested in Government. has followed
school affairs in Washington over
period of years with increasing
interest.
1--WE have attended school board
meetings, submitted panels OF
candidates for board positions.
conducted meetings on school af-
fairs. spoken out in support OF
budget needs. and taken stand
on local and national legislation
affecting our schools. We feel that
We now have a responsibility to
speak out concerning the evalua-
ton of the school superintendent
THE principle of making an
eyaluation of the school superln-
tendent before reaching a de-
cision on reappointment is a
sound one. Its purpose is to as
sure careful assessment OF assets
and liabilities, instead of judg-
ment based on personal prefer
ances or prejudices, But the ef-
fectiveness of an evaluation rests
squarely on the assumption that
the entire process will be as i'm
partial and objective as is possible.
Committee Questioned.
"We believe that this criterion
is being violated in the present
evaluation of DR.. Hobart M. Corn
ing. The personnel committee
and it's methods have drawn in
creasing public criticism. cul-
minating in a reaction against
the unfortunate QUESTIONABLE.
Any evaluation by this commit
tee will now be suspect. We urge
the Board of Education to re-
| lieve the standing personnel COM
mittee of this responsibility and
to constitute itself a committee
of the whole to consider this
question with all it's implications.
"An evaluation of the school
Evening star., 1951-12-07
Air Defense Exercise
In D. T.. Area Marks
Date Of Pearl Harbor
Paper Tests on Assumed
Atomic Attack Get
Under Way at Noon

A rehearsal of military forces
which must recognize the possibil-
ity of another sneak attack was
in progress here today on the 10th
anniversary of Pearl Harbor.
Units in and around Washing
ton were testing their ability to
cope with surprise air raid whose
bombs would have far more force
than the total tonnage dropped by
the japanese on December 7. 1941.
The assumed atomic attack on
the National Capital will involve
no movements Of troops OF air
craft.
First phase came at noon when
all participating units went on a
24-hour alert.
Services Cooperate.
Warning sirens will be sounded
at undisclosed times before noon
tomorrow at Boiling and Andrews
Air Force Bases, the south post
at Fort Myer and at military in
stallations on National Airport.
The Military District of Wash
ington is sponsoring the test in
cooperation with the headquar-
ters command of the Air Force,
the Potomac River Naval Com
mand. the District National
Guard, the Coast Guard, Civil
Aeronautics Administration and
civil defense units of Washington
and nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia.
Plans will be carried out on
paper" only. it was announced.
The only exception will be the
personnel at communications
posts who will relay signals as to
the approaching attack, the devel-
oping situation, and the counter
measures to be taken.
Ceremony at Arlington.
The public was asked to disre-
gard any alarming" messages
which might be intercepted by
ham radio operators or by other
means during the test period. The
word exercise" will precede and
end each uncoded message it was
announced.
Meanwhile, the anniversary Of
Pearl Harbor was to be observed
at Arlington Cemetery today by
the Amvets with ceremonies at
the mass burial place of 253 vic
Tins of the torpedoing of the
U. S. S. Serpens.
Purpose of the ceremony. Ma
tional Commander John L. Smith
said is to pay tribute to those
who died in the sneak attack on
the American fleet" and Ito, re-
mind America that it must re-
main strong and prepared so long
as threats of aggressions exist in
the world"
Evening star., 1951-12-07
American CA Disappears
40 Miles From MarseiIIe
BY the Associaied Press

MARSEILLE. France. Dec. T.
A United States Air Force cargo
plane with 10 persons aboard dis
appeared last night after radioing
in only 40 miles-16 minutes
from its destination, Marseille.
The plane. a twin-engine CAT,
was believed down in the noun
famous terrain along the French
Riviera, east of here. or perhaps
in the Mediterranean. 1t was COM
ing in from the American air field
at Tripoli.
A CAT normally carries a crew
of four and the other six aboard
were presumed to be passengers.
The plane was attached to the
United States Sd Air Force Base at
BentWaters Field. England.
Evening star., 1951-12-07
Israel and Jordan Meet
On Christmas PIuns
By the Associated Press

JERUSALEM, Dec. 7.-Israel
apd Jordan discussed today ar
|rangements whereby Christian
Arabs and others living in Israel
could take part in the Christmas
eve service at the Church of the
Nativity in Bethlehem.
Bethlehem is in Jordan terri
tory. Israel proposed that the
traditional Christmas Road" di-
rectly south from Jerusalem to
Bethlehem be made available for
ChriAtian worshippers. Last year
the kilgrims had to go via the
oficia zarmistice frontieL. post at
Mand baum gate, a s aewhat
longer A>te. ~
Evening star., 1951-12-07
Coal to NewcostIe:
IIrishmon Offers U.S.,
Potato Moonshine
BY the Associated Press

DUBLIN. Dec. IA member of
the Irish Dali (Parliament) last
night suggested exporting Irish
moonshine to the United States to
earn dollars for Ireland.
The illegal potent brew, called
"poteen," is distilled from pota-
toes.
The Dublin Evening Herald of
fered another suggestion in an
editorial:
I'VE suggest that poteen should
be tried first on the Russians who
no doubt would class it as another
of their discoveries if they were in
Ia fit condition to do so after
Sampling it,"
Evening star., 1951-12-07
'Chairborne' Airmen
Still Too Numerous,
Senate Probers Say
Survey Of Six Air Bases
Shows Variety Of Waste,
Committee Reports
By J. A. O'Leory

The Air Force still has too many
able bodied men in chair corps
jobs, the Senate Preparedness
subcommittee reported today.
After a survey of six airbases
in this country, the subcommit-
tee urged wider use of WAFs and
limited service men, declaring that
these sources of manpower have
been scarcely tapped" The sub
committee estimated that carry
ing out this recommendation
would make another division
available for the combat forces.
The subcommittee also reported
finding evidence Of a variety of
instances of waste at the six bases
visited. and repeated for the Air
Force its earlier recommendation
that the Navy and Marine Corps
rate officers according to their
cost consciousness" in making
promotions.
Six Bases Covered.
The six bases covered by this
report are Langley. Va: Carswell,
Tex; Lowry, near Denver; Mather,
near Sacramento; March Base in
California. and Keesler in Mis-
sissippi.
The subcommittee found that,
on the whole, Air Force person.
mel are well fed, housing is salts
factory and morale is good.
On the complaint side. it re-
ported:
Some evidence of wasteful
stocking Of food, such as coffee
and spices.
The cost Of training plane
crews is extraordinarily high"
and announced it will make a
further study of such costs.
Training Affected.
Training has been affected by
the shortage of aircraft parts,
electronic equipment and by the
scarcity of trained maintenance
personnel.
In some places serviceable din
ing hall furniture was being re-
placed needlessly.
The subcommittee conceded
that some of the cases of waste
cited in this report seem small,
and said if these were isolated
cases it would merely call them
to the attention of commanding
officers. 1t added, however, that
such cases are not confined to
these six airbaseS, but have
cropped up in all branches of the
service.
THE lesson of economy must
be driven home to every one in the
armed services and not just to a
few individual officers" the re-
port continued. Cost conscious
ness must be the watch-word of
all who wear the uniform"
Evening star., 1951-12-07
Suit Upheld as Court Rules
|ndo- China Is Police Action
By the Assoeicted Press

PARIS, Dec. That's not a
war going on in Indo-C China, a
Paris court ruled today. It's just
a police action.
A French woman sued an insur-
ance company for 100000 francs
($250). the amount of a policy
taken out by her husband, who
was killed in the fighting between
French forces and the Communist
led guerrillas.
The insurance company con-
tended the policy had war clause
which exempted payment. The
court said it wasn't really war
and ordered the companiA to pay
lup.
Evening star., 1951-12-07
800 Stay Out
As Pupil Strike
Enters I'd Day
Neither Side Yields
On School Shift Issue,
PTA Calls Meetinq

School authorities adopted a
wait and see" attitude today on
the strike of pupils at the Payne
and Webb Elementary Schools,
which today went into it's second
day.
None of the 800 pupils reported
for classes at the 8 o'clock opening
hour this morning, and there was
no sign of disposition for quick
settlement from either side.
School officials said they have
no plans to reconsider proposed
transfers of many school children
in the Payne Webb section-the
issue in the strike.
! Lemon H. Moses. jr.. president
of the Payne Webb Parent
Teacher Association. said parents
still plan to keep their children
home at least until Tuesday, when
mass meeting is scheduled.
Parents Won't Yield.
Mr. Moses indicated the parents
would not be moved by an appeal
mailed to them yesterday by
School Supt. Hobart M. Corning
DIR. Corning urged the parents to
return the children to school i'm
mediately for their own sakes, but
the letters were not delivered un-
It'll today-too late for any effect
Ion today's attendance.
Mrs. Catherine w, Jones, PTA
secretary, said a meeting will be
sought Monday or Tuesday with
DR.. Corning. The group will ask
an explanation" of the school,
heads position, she said.
The associations executive
board is scheduled to meet at 4
pm. Sunday. But the session is
not expected to change plans fol
continuing the strike next week
according to Mr.. Moses.
Meanwhile. parents continued
picketing the school buildings to-
day.
Teachers were at their posts as
usual at the two schools this
morning. Yesterday Is pupils
showed up for morning classes al
Webb, and nine remained during
the afternoon. But none reported
to Payne. and this morning the
few children who did appear re-
manned outside.
Mr.. Moses said parents of the
Webb children who attended
school yesterday had been ap-
preached last night and asked to
cooperate in the strike.
One Pupil Intercepted.
One fourth-grader. whose par
ents were not reached. did report
for class this morning. But Mr.
Moses intercepted him and took
him home again. The boy. Ron
aid Hughes, 9. of 1904 Rosedale
street NE, did not return.
The strike was voted Wednes-
day night only few hours after
the Board of Education decided
to transfer the Madison Ele-
fmentary School to colored pupils
in order to relieve overcrowded
conditions in colored schools in
the Payne-Web area. not far
from the Capitol.
The Madison transfer would be
accompanied by pupil shifts in
several other schools, including
Payne and Webb.
The shifts would occur February
II. They would move some Payne
Webb pupils to Maury, some
Maury pupils to Lovejoy and some
Lovejoy pupils to Madison. Madi-
sons white pupils would go to five
other schools. all now below
capacity.
Payne Webb parents instead
(See SCHOOLS. Page A-9)
Evening star., 1951-12-07
Atlantic Searched for Big
Missing on Bermuda Flight
BY the Associated Press

HAMILTON, Bermuda. Dec. z.
An American B-29 with 18
aboard is overdue here on a flight
from the Azores and a search for
the Superfortress is under way,
United States Air Force officials
said today.
The plane left Lagos Air Force
Base in the Azores at 1925 pm.
yesterday and was due at Kindley
Field at 10 am.
There has been no radio contact
with the plane. which carried
enough fuel to last Is hours.
Evening star., 1951-12-07
Santa Claus Liable
To Arrest on Sight
AS Danish Criminal
By the Associated Press

COPENHAGEN. Denmark, Dec.
T. Police Commissioner B. Hebo
of the town of Esbjerg decreed
today that Santa Claus will be
arrested on sight.
The reason, said Commissioner
Hebo. is that criminals hide be-
hind a Santa Claus beard to COM
NIT their crimes.
He called attention to a law
which makes any persons. appear
ing publicly in disguise liable to
srrest.
Evening star., 1951-12-07

day morning and figured some
thing was up. now works in &
telephone Office.
And the lieutenant who received
their report of approaching
planes? He's commanding the
'8lst Air Base group in England
these days. He still says he was
surprised that the planes turned
out to be enemy bombers on a
sleepy morning 10 years ago today.
That's the 10-years-after story
of Pvt. Joseph l.. Lockard, who
|iater became q first heutenants Of
Evening star., 1951-12-07
By Ed Creoqh
Associated Press Steff Writer

The onetime Army private who
first spotted Japanese planes NOV
ing in on Pearl Harbor is a rail-
road man now.
His buddy, who also stared at
the radar screen that tragic Sum
Evening star., 1951-12-07

chairman. announced that Mr.
Oliphant had informed the sub
committee he did not wish to ap-
pear today and wishes to defer
any appearance for at least several
days"
The subcommittee plan to go
ahead with the scheduled public
hearings with a revenue bureau
official as the witness was called
off after Representative O'Brien,
Democrat. of Illinois charged that
the House groups legal staff had
committed "a great error" in al
lowing public testimony last Tues
day alleging a Washington
clique of several present and
former high-officials was involved
in a s500000 shakedown attempt.
Would Have Objected.
Mr.. OBrien read a statement
tust as the hearing was about to
get underway. in which he said
he had never heard what Abra-
ham Teitelbaum. wealthy Chicago
attorney. was going to say about
the alleged shakedown attempt.
If had" Mr. O'Brien added,
II can assure you I would Ger
tainly have objected to same
Representative King said he
took responsibility for accepting
the Teitelbaum testimony and alb
solved Adrian w. DeWind. chief
counsel. of having made the de-
cision as implied by Mr.. O'Brien's
statement.
Mr.. King said he authorized the
testimony because he could see no
valid reason to refuse to hear the
story of a man who claimed he
had been the victim of a tax
shakedoWn.
Mr.. DeWind was asked if he
might resign as a result of the
O'Brien statement. He said en-
phatically he had no such plans.
Chairman King and Mr.. De-
Wind were not informed in ad-
vance of Mr.. O'Brien's blast at
the Teitelbaum testimony. Mr..
King delayed the hearing while he
conferred with Mr.. DeWind and
subcommittee members.
Then he announced that the
hearings would be recessed until
this afternoon. The witness sched-
uled to appear then was Richard
c. SWartz. assistant chief of the
Revenue Bureaus penal division.
Mr.. Oliphant's failure to appear
for the scheduled public hearing
caught the subcommittee by sur
prise since only late yesterday he
had sent a letter to Mr.. King de-
mahding a public hearing today.
The hearing was arranged as
Attorney General McGrath an
nounced he had ordered an inves-
tigation by a Federal grand jury
here of Mr.. Teitelbaum shake
down story with which he had
linked the names of Mr.. Oliphant
and other officials in public testi-
mony.
Asked to Be Heard.
Mr.. King made it clear that Mr..
Oliphant's appearance was can
celed at his own request and not
by the subcommittee. In a for
NAL statement the chairman said:
Mr.. Oliphant. in his public
letter of resignation, requested an
opportunity to be heard by this
committee and said he was ready
to come before the committee. On
the morning of the day of his
resignation. he had been invited
to appear before the subcommittee
in closed session. He faild to ap-
pear that morning without ex-
planation or prior notice. He did,
however. upon further request of
the committee, appear in closed
session that afternoon.
In response to the demand to
be heard made in his letter of
(See REVENUE. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1951-12-07
Parliament Adiourns

LONDON, Dec. 7 (P.-Parlia-
ment adjourned today until Janu-
arX29. The 53-day holiday was
decreed by Prime Minister
Churchill to give his new Con-
servative government a chance to
work up its legislative program.
Evening star., 1951-12-07
0|iphant Defers
TaxCaseStory
Several Days
Permitting Testimony
On CLIQUE Great
Error, O'Brien Says
By Cecil HoIIond

Charles Oliphant, who resigned
two days ago as general counsel
of the Revenue Bureau, today
Cancelled an appearance he had
requested before the House Ways
and Means subcommittee investi-
eating tax scandals.
Representative King. Democrat,
OF California, the subcommittee
Evening star., 1951-12-07

Toxpoyers TO Get Appeal From Bureou to
Avoid Errors in Returns. Poqe A-3
Government Lowyers Are FoithfuI to
Duty, Me0roth Soys. Poee A-3
Evening star., 1951-12-07

Small Subs Credited for Jops' Success in
Pearl Horbor Roid. Poae AS
Evening star., 1951-12-07

(See CORNING, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1951-12-07

Cloudy. southerly winds: high 10 today.
Cloudy tongiht; low upper Sos. Tomorrow,
cloudy. cooler. Gull report on Page A-2)
Temperatures Today.
Evening star., 1951-12-07

(See SCHOOLS. Page A-9D
Evening star., 1951-03-02
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage.
Arena School for Wives:
$3.50 pm.
Screen.
Ambassador -- 1.-THE Enforcer"::
1870, 3:35, 5:35, 7::35 and $40 pm.
Capitol 1.-The Man Who
Cheated Himself; 1900 am,
1:45. 4:30, tbs and 1000 pm.
Stage shows: 1885. $40. 6:25 and
9:10 pm.
Columbia-"Tomahawk";; 11:55
am. 1:50, $3.50, 5:45, TAO and
$40 pm.
Dupont-"Of Men and Music;
100, 2:45, 4:35, 6:25, 8:15 and
10:05 pm.
Keith's-"Payment on Demand.
11:15 am, 1:20, 3:25, $50, 7:35
and 9:45 p. m.
Little - Great Expectations:
3:05 and 7:15 pm.
Metropolitan - Born Yester-
day.; 11:30 am. 1880, $3.50, $50,
1880 and $50 pm.
National-"My Sister Eileen;
1885, 3:45, $50 and 1000 pm.
Palace - Kim; 1850 am,
2:15, 4:45, 7:10 and 9:40 pm.
Pix-"City Lights; 1855, TOO
and 1000 pm.
Playhouse-"T They Were Not Di-
vided": 11:40 am, lao, $40,
5:45, 7:45 and $50 pm.
Plaza-"The Mudlark";; 1915
am, 1910. 2:05, 400, 5:55, 7:50,
and 9:45 pm.
Trans-Lux-"So Long at the
Fair; 1880 am, lis, 800, 4:4G,
$40, sos and $50 pm.
Warner-"The Enforcer";; 11:45
am, 1:45, $3.50, $50. 1850 and
9:55 pm.