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Evening star., 1951-12-29

II remember that when we is
sued the Casey Jones stamp in
1850. we had complaints that we
were sponsoring the story told irl
the song that he was a brave
engineer whereas he might have
simply been a reckless one.
When 7 went to school, every
kid in the country believed Betsy
Ross made the first flag and there
lis good evidence that she did. It's
Ia generally accepted historical
fact.
I'VE think it is a beautiful
stamp. commemorating a beauti-
full story.
"Just like that newspaper which
once told little Virginia, yes there
lis a Santa Claus, we say, yes
there is a Betsy Ross"
The Ross stamp marks the 200th
anniversary of Betsy's birth. II
depicts the room on Arch Stree
where she is supposed to have pro.
duced the flag after consulting
with a committee composed Of
Gen. George Washington, Roberr
Morris and George Ross, the lattel
a relative of her first husband,
Evening star., 1951-12-29
Ford Official Charqes
Discriminatory Acts
In Industry Cutbacks
Cor Makers, Wilson
Study ALLEGATIONS,
ldleness in Detroit
By Froncis P. Douolos

The Ford Motor Co. today pro-
tested to the Government against
continued discrimination against
the automobile industry and its
employees" in production cuts.
The Ford statement was made
to a meeting called by Defense
Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson-who
has denied any discrimination
ito consider the problem of saving
critical materials and avoiding in
creased unemployment in Detroit
automobile factories.
Production or passenger cars,
which was 1.6 million in the first
quarter of 1851, has been ordered
cut to 100000 in the first quar-
ter of 1852. "A further cutback
to 100000 cars-possibly even
750, ,000-has been mentioned for
the second quarter of the new
year. ..
Little Saving Seen.
The Ford statement was made
by E. r. Breech, executive vice
president of the company. He as
serted that further cutbacks would
result in only an "infinitesimal'
saving in critical materials. He
said also that his company's ex-
perience with defense contracts
has bordered on almost complete
Illustration.
Both Mr.. Breech and President
c. e. Wilson of General Motors
called for appointment of a COM
mission to examine the defense
program and it's requirements for
essential materials.
Present at today's meeting were
top officers of the automobile COM
panies. Michigan officials and re-
presentatives of labor and of
Government agencies.
The problem facing Mr.. Wilson
and Production Administrator
Manly Fleischmann was how to
save scarce metals for the military
defense production and still keep
auto workers from losing their
jobs.
The meeting was called by Mr..
Wilson on complaints from De-
troit and other auto centers in
Michigan. Industry and State
officials said further expected cuts
(See AUTOS, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-12-29
First Electric Power
Produced From Atom
By The Assoeicted Pres,

CHICAGO, Dec. 20. - Electric
power has been produced from
atomic energy by United States
scientists for the first time, the
Atomic Energy Commission said
today.
The power-more than 100 kilo-
watts-waS generated and used to
operate pumps, reactor equipment,
provide lights and electrical facili-
ties at the National Reactor Test
ing Station at Arco, Idaho.
The heat energy generated was
removed from the reactor by a
liquid metal at temperature high
enough to generate steam to drive
a turbine, the Acc added.
Cost was not an essential factor,
and it was emphasized that no
comparison should be made of the
cost Of producing electric power
from this reactor with power from
conventional sources. /
Evening star., 1951-12-29
BY the Assoeiuted Press

The Post Office Department to-
day fatty refused to get into an
argument with anybody over the
new Betsy Ross stamp, to be issuee
at Philadelphia January 2.
Challenged on the matter OF
historical accuracy, officials tooh
the position that the story about
Mrs. Ross making the first Amer
ican flag is a beautiful story, true
or not, and that the Scent issue
Icommemorating it is a beautiful
stamp.
And that, they said, is that.
M. B. Schnapper, editor of Pub.
lie Affairs Press here which pub.
fishes reference books in the eco-
nomics and history fields, raised
the challenge.
He wrote Postmaster Genera
Donaldson with regret" to pro
test that the stamp will "give of.
flcial credence. for the first time
to a legend that has no docu.
mentary foundation whatsoever.
Mr.. Schnapper asserted that "ts
date. historical records have nel
Evening star., 1951-12-29
CHI Will Stop Paying
Full Hospital Costs
In Maternity Cases
Benefits, Storting Oct. |
Will Be 50 q Day for
Maximum of 8 Duys

Group disqualification, Inc, has
decided on a drastic reduction in
maternity benefits under which
obsterical patients will be allowed
"a fiat SO day. for a maximum of
eight days, to apply toward their
hospital bills.
Effect of the new policy would
appear to mean that the average
maternity patient. instead of be-
ing virtually fully protected
against hospital bills, as at pres
ent. would have to pay about half
of all hospital charges.
The switch to the new indem-
nifty method of payment will be
effective October /, 1852, in order
that no present subscriber who is
pregnant will be affected by the
change.
The actual cost of the new pol
icy to subscribers will depend en-
tirely on the hospital at which
the maternity patient has her
baby and the charges made by
that hospital. Charges vary widely
among Washington's hospitals.
Figures on Probable Costs.
F. P. Rawlings, jr., CHI director,
said the average 1850 hospital
maternity charges against the
plan amounted to about 1920
per day. The average hospital
stay for maternity patients in the
plan is about 6.5 days.
Using these figures, the average
hospital would charge CHI $118.3O
per patient under the present
plan. Under the new change, as
suming that the hospital charge
Continued on Page A-3, Col. 81
Evening star., 1951-12-29
Truman CooIs Off on Naming
Commission to Probe Scandals
Moy Drop Idea Entirely and Place Problem
In Hands Of Justice Department or FBI

mission plan this week-long after
he had expected to have some
thing in the works. according to
his news conference statement OF
a couple of weeks ago.
At the same time, White House
sources were quick to point out
that President Truman never was
committed unequivocally to the
commission idea, and had pre-
faced his remarks with big "if''
when discussing the possibility of
such a move.
Presidential advisers, it de-
veloped. never have been of one
mind on the commission plan
While some looked OF the idea
of an investigation panel of big
names that would breed conf
dence in the undertaking as JUS
the thing to maneuver the admin.
istration out of the corner il
which it has been placed by tht
tax scandals and other evidence.
OF venality, others could see nj
advantage whatever in the pro-
gram; in fact, pointed to probable
/co. crANYn.ro
Evening star., 1951-12-29
Mine Owners Blamed
BY Lewis for Blast
In Illinois Fatal 10 119
Dangers Were Known
; Days Before Accident,
Union Chief Charges
BY the Associated Press

| BENTON. H., Dec. 29.-Johr
L. Lewis blames the mine man.
agement for the blast which killed
l19 men near West frankfort last
week, saying 1t knew three to five
days before the explosion the coal
mine was not safe.
The United Mine Workers
president made his statement
yesterday after the United States
Bureau of Mines. in a preliminary
report. said electricity or smoking
set off the blast December 81.
The bureau also released in
spection reports of last January
and July which noted serious
hazards" at the Inflated mine
In capital letters they cited
serious hazards similar to those
that have caused heavy loss of
life or destruction of property in
coal mines"
The January-July reports said
inspectors found in the mine ciga-
rette butts and match stems and
improperly shielded electrical gear
where dangerous gas might &C
Icumulate.
Headed Union Probe.
Mr.. Lewis, who headed a team
OF union investigators at the dis
aSter scene. said "squeezing"-the
shifting of earth around the tun-
Inelways-released great quantities
of methane gas from coal seams
three to five days before the ex-
plosion.
The Chicago, Wilmington &
Franklin Coal Co., operator OF
the mine, should have closed of
those areas affected until gas was
cleared out, Mr.. Lewis said.
In Chicago, George B. Harring-
ton. president of the company
said he hadn't had time to fully
study any of the reports and didn't
want to enter controversy with
Mr.. Lewis.
THE blast was horrible
thing" Mr.. Harrington said. THE
company has just as big a heart
as the miners, and we feel Just
as bad as they do"
Gas, Coal Dust Ignited.
The Federal bureaus report, is
sued in Washington by Interior
Secretary Chapman, who also
visited the disaster site, said pres
ent evidence shows that electrical
equipment ignited methane-a
light. odorless gas produced in
mines by decomposition of or
ganic matter-which in turn ig-
nited clouds of coal dust.
The Federal bureau declared
large accumulations of coal dust
were present in the affected sreas
and that Sufficient rock dust
had not been applied to prevent
the propagation of the explosion .
Roy Groves, ST., one of Is GER
titled examiners employed by the
mine. also said rock dusting prior
to the explosion was not adequate
Rock dust, powdered limestone, is
spread in mines to keep down coal
dust. which is highly explosive
when mixed with air.
Evening star., 1951-12-29
Civil Service Erred
In Telling Wiley When
.GrunewaId Took Job
Dote Is September, AZ,
Not January, Executive
Director Admits
By George Beveridqe

| Inc ClVll service commission
said today that it apparently has
given Senator Wiley, Republican,
OF Wisconsin, an erroneous date
for the appointment of Henry w.
Grunewald as a special investiga-
tor for the Governments alien
property program a decade ago.
The commission has told Sena-
tor Wiley that records showed Mr..
Grunewald was appointed to the
poSt-to be paid only when he
was given an investigative assign
ment-on January IL, 1912. In
another report. Attorney General
McGrath has told the Senator the
appointment was effective Sep
Itember II, 1912.
| Asked about the discrepancy in
dates, Lawson A. Meyer, Civil
Service Commission executive di-
rector, told reporter the COM
mission does have a personnel
report form dated September IL,
1912, which states that Mr..
Grunewald took the oath of Office
September l, with the appoint
ment to take effect September IL.
| Copying Error Indicated
| Mr. Meyer said he could give
no explanation for appearance of
the January II date in the report
to Senator Wiley unless an error
was made in copying from the
records.
Mr.. McGrath's letter stated that
the appointment was made by
Leo T. Crowley. who then was
Ialien property custodian. If the
January, 1912, date had been cor
rect, it would have placed MIR.
Grunewald's appointment at a
time before Mr.. Crowley took over
leadership of the Office handling
Interests Of enemy aliens seized by
the Government.
Report Made Public.
Meanwhile. Senator Wiley, who
has demanded an extensive probe
Iof the entire alien property pro-
gram, last night made public the
commissions report on Mr.
IGrunewald.
It included a letter to the COM
mission from Mr.. Crowley. dated
August Is, 1912. which stated Mr..
Grunewald had been appointed"
as special assistant (investiga-
tori to Mr.. Crowley and added:
'The Office Of the custodian has
investigated Mr.. Grunewald, and
because of the nature of the work
to be performed by this man for
the custodian, it is requested that
the Civil Service Commission re-
frain from making any investiga-
ton of Mr.. Grunewald.
"His record is entirely salts
factory to the 1uSCodian.''
References Deleted.
The commission report ex-
planned that in 1912, "in the
absence of information indicating
unsuitability. investigation would
not have been made by the COM
mission in cases where the agency
had investigated the appointee
and found his record satisfactory"
Senator Wiley, an aide said, de-
leted from the commission report
only one section, which repeatedly
listed names of seven prominent
|citizens" who were given as ref
Continued on Page A-3, Col. g.
Evening star., 1951-12-29

NEW DELHI, India, Dec. 20 (P)
Indian Communists won theil
first seat in the central Parlia-
ment today with a decisive victory
over Prime Minister Nehru's Con-
gress Party candidate in Travan-
core. Cochin State. Parameswaran
Nair polled 94,771 votes against
the government candidates 1885,
votes.
Evening star., 1951-12-29

back .on the job after spending
Christmas in Missouri, nothing is
to be done Immediately.
In one quarter close to the
White House the opinion was ex-
I Iressed that chances are about
$3.50 that Mr.. Truman will take
another tack in dealing with the
Idistasteful situation perhaps
operating through the Justice De-
Ipartment or its Federal Bureau
Iof Investigation.
The President told reporters on
his arrival at National Airport
yesterday afternoon that moth
ing was to be done about the COM
Evening star., 1951-12-29
Baltimore Transit Co. Plans
To Hire Negroes as Drivers
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 20. - The
Baltimore Transit Co. is going
to hire Negroes as bus drivers and
trolley operators. 1t says there
aren't enough white workers to
fill the jobs.
The company made the an
nouncement yesterday to its
unions.
Clayton G. Perry. president OF
the AFL union representing the
drivers, motormen and mainte-
nance men, said he did not con-
slider 1t the unions business whom
1.-THE company hired.
Evening star., 1951-12-29

Red Casualties Put ct l,5l5,688.
Pose AS
aerial reconnaissance and negoti-
ate the question of troop rotation
If the Reds would accept without
change a new compromise plan
for policing truce.
Brig. Gen. William p. NuckolS
official U. N. spokesman, said the
decision to withdraw the demand
for aerial observation during an
armistice was made with the
greatest reluctance"
Information to Be EXCHANGED.
This is by far the most i'm
Iportant concession the U. N. Com
mand has made" he said.
Rear Admiral r. E. Libby said
the Communists "grudgingly''
agreed to supply information on
all U. N. and South Korean SOL
Idiers they have captured. In re-
turn, the U. N. Allies will give the
Reds further data on the list of
Red prisoners handed to the Com
munists December 18.
The Communists indicated
Saturday that many of the $4,000
prisoners the U. N. says the Reds
reported capturing but failed to
list on their official prisoner
roster were released at the front
and their names were not re-
corded. Most of the $4,000 were
South Koreans.
Taking Risk on Inspection.
Admiral Libby said the U. N.
is not too hopeful the Reds will
supply much additional informa-
ftion "but at least we got our foot
in the door"
Gen. Nuckols told cores
pondents the U. N. Command de-
|cided to take Calculated
risk" that ground inspection would
detect whether the Reds were
building up military air bases in
North Korea.
Gen. Nuckols said u. N. accept
ance of the principle of limited
troop rotation does not mean the
U. N. will reduce it's rotation pro-
gram. Presumably the u. N.
Allies would accept rotation CELL
ing somewhere near the number
OF troops being rotated now.
Mai. Gen. Howard M. Turner
told the Reds the new truce super
vision plan is the U. MS final
offer.
I'VE have now conceded to your
unreasonable views all that we can
concede. From this moment we
have and shall have nothing fur
ther to propose" Gen. Turner
said. ut is now clearly and un-
'equivocably up to you. The
future is in your hands,"
Evening star., 1951-12-29
BY Joseph A. Fox

President Truman has cooled
Ioff on the idea of setting up a
Ihigh-powered commission to dig
into Government scandals. and
may drop the whole thing.
At any rate, it was reported re-
liably today as the President got
Evening star., 1951-12-29
Ferguson to Visit Formoso

TAIPEH, Formosa, Dec. 30. up
Senator Ferguson. Republican
OF Michigan is scheduled to arrive
here from Japan on New Years
day for his second visit to For
Mosa.
Evening star., 1951-12-29
Text Of Acheson Settlement. Pooe

Text Of Aeheson Settlement. Poee A.:
airmen by the Communist satel.
lite nation came swiftly. The foul
spent 40 days in a Red Jail.
Haggard but jubilant, they wor
freedom yesterday after tht
United States paid their fine
$4,000.
Retaliatory steps were an.
nounced by Secretary of Stat.
Acheson later yesterday, coupled
with a warning obviously aimee
lat the whole Communistic blot
that reaction to similar incidents
in the future may be much
harsher.
Travel to Hungary Barred.
Mr.. Acheson announced the
United States was banning Amer
ican travel to Hungary and Or
dering immediate closing Of Hun
Igarian consulates in this country.
They are located in Cleveland and
New York. Monday midnight was
set as the deadline for their clos
ing. The Hungarian Legation here
remains open.
This puts things back to about
where they were last April. To
gain the release then of Robert
IVogeler. American businessman
imprisoned as spy" by Hun
gary, the United States allowed
reopening OF the two consulates
and lifted a ban on American
travel to Hungary.
The new restriction was an
lnounced as soon as word came
that the airmen were freed.
At the same time, Mr.. Acheson
said the United States had paid
the fines imposed by a Hungarian
military court on the four Air
Force men on the charge they
violated Hungary's border when
they flew over it On November 10
He added:
But We have not paid willingly
and we state clearly, in order that
there may be no misunderstand-
ing OF our attitude in the future
that our patience is not mex
hauStible."
Stronger Action Demanded,
From Capitol Hill came some
demands for stronger retaliation
You can't have diplomatic re-
latlons with bandits" said Senator
Hickenlooper, Republican, of Iowa
He urged serious consideration of
"a complete break in diplomatic
relations.
Senator Margaret Chase Smith,
Republican, of Maine expressed the
same thought.
Senators Monroney, Democrat
of Oklahoma and Johnson, Demo-
crat, of Colorado, both said they
felt the State Department was
right in taking the action, al
though Senator Monroney said he
hopes for more drastic meas
Iures."
The United States says the flyers
went into Hungary because they
were lost and not, as the Reds
had said, to spy.
Mr.. Acheson made it clear that
payment of the fines did not imply
the United States thought the
penalty was valid.
1--WE value the welfare of the
individual above all else." he said,
and the most important considera- :
tion was to get the men released
In the course of State Depart
ment consideration of how the
United States might express it's
indignation over the affair, the
possibility of breaking off diplo-
matte relations was explored and
rejected. officials reported. Re-
lection apparently was based on a
conclusion that diplomatic break
would deprive the United States
of a listening post in a key spot
and would accomplish nothing
very effective.
Whether the Hungarians will
attempt a counter retaliation for
the closing of their consulates
here is a question. The United
States has a legation in Budapest,
but no consular Offices outside
that city.
Evening star., 1951-12-29
S325,O00 Fire
Burns Ross|yn
Lumber Yard
8 Firemen Overcome
By Smoke in 3-Hour
Bottle Against Flames

A spectacular $325,0Oo fire of
undetermined origin swept the
Murphy & Ames Lumber Co. yard
and menaced the business district
of Rosslyn before it was brought
under control in a three hour bat
tie last night.
At least eight firemen were over
come by smoke. Flames shot 200
Evening star., 1951-12-29

Trumon Struggles With Big Military
Budget. Poee A-3
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u. 5. Rules Out
Complete Break
With Hungary
Trovel There Barred,
Consulutes Closed
As Flyers Are Freed
BY the Associated Press

Contacts between the United
States and Hungary were down
to bare minimum today but a
complete diplomatic break was
ruled out, at least by this country
United States retaliation for
treatment accorded four American
Evening star., 1951-12-29

Pictures on Pose All.
Evening star., 1951-12-29
AhiesGive Up Demand
For Aerial Inspection
To Police Armistice
Concession Called FinuI;
Reds Agree TO Account
For 10000 Prisoners
BY the Associated Press

MUNSAN, Korea, Dec. %
United Nations negotiators made
their most important concession
today in a move to break the long
Korean truce talks deadlock. And
the Communists agreed to divulge
the fate of some $4,000 un-
ACCOUNTED for war prisoners.
The U. N. negotiators said they
would abandon their demand for
Pod Tarnalk;n. p,,k
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Continued on Page A-3, Col. g.
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Red Casualties Put ot l,5l5,688.
Poee A..
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Reds Defect Nehru Man

(See AUTOS. Page A-3.)
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(see SCANDALS, PAGE AID
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Continued on Page AS, Col. g.
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(See FLYERS, Page A-3.)
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Partly cloudy, mild today, tonight and to-
morrow. High SO today; low tonight in
low 40s Showers likely tomorrow. (Full
report IN Pape A.2N
Evening star., 1951-08-20

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erences. GE. 5076. -22
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