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Evening star., 1951-12-25
Christmas Songs
In Seven Languages
.Rinq at Truce Site
BY the Assoeiaied Press

PANMUNJOM. Korea, Dec. Is.
News correspondents covering
the Korean armistice talks joined
today in Christmas songs in sew
en- languages.
The songfest took place in a
stove-heated mud hut across the
highway from the tents where
Allied and Communist negotiators
were discussing armistice terms.
American, British and Austral-
ian correspondents offered Christ
mas carols in English. There were
also songs from French and Yu-
goslav neWsmen.
Communist correspondents
from Poland, Hungary and Red
China sang in their native
tongues.
There were also Korean songs
by correspondents from North and
South Korea.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Elusive Ho|dup Trio Claim
Tenth Victim, Get $50

A bandit gang which has been
eluding police for the past two
weeks-while taking more than
$500 in 10 holdups-added an
other victim to its list last night.
The three colored men robbed a
liquor truck driver of $50. Gilbert
Horne, SO. colored, of GOT F street
NE, a driver for the Apollo Liquor
Store, told police the men robbed
him while he was preparing to
make a delivery in the 1900 block
of Penn Street NE.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Christmas Quiet and Santa
GLADDEN. Korean Battlefront
Communists Throw Only 10 Light Jobs
At Allied Lines During Holiday Period

threw only 10 light jabs at Allied
lines during the Christmas Eve
darkness and the cold light of
morning.
No fight lasted more than IS
minutes, but some United Nations
soldiers died on Christmas Day.
The occasional rumble Of ar
tillery echoed through the cold
icy hills of this barren, war-torn
peninsula.
Quartermaster troops worked
to get the traditional Christmas
dinner right up to the front lines.
There was turkey and all the
stuffin', cranberry sauce and
mixed nuts, pie and coffee-and
remembrance of those who had
died in violence.
Snow and sleet began falling
along the front lines during the
late morning. Sleet-pounded the
truce tents at Panmunjom, where
delegates talked of peace in the
midst of war.
This was Christmas in Korea
Evening star., 1951-12-25

chimney. broke out in the one
story cinderblock dwelling on
Oakmont avenue, Washington
Grove. about 2:30 am.
Paul Doane and three of his
children, Harry Lee. IL; Burl
Frances, 9; Paul. jr., 6. and Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Hunt and their
infant son Edward. escaped with
out injury but lost most of their
possessions, police said. Mrs. Hunt
is a daughter of the Doanes.
Smoke Awakens Boy.
Mr.. Doane said Harry was
awakened by the odor of smoke.
and started shouting. The boy ran
into the Hunts room and reused
them. They all ran out Of the
burning house in their night
clothes and without shoes.
Mr.. Doane managed to save a
basket of fruit that had been
given to the family for Christmas.
Everything else was destroyed, in
the children's unopened
Christmas toys, food and clothing.
Firemen threw blankets around
the fire victims to keep them
warm until some clothes were
brought from the firehouse. They
are collecting clothing and house
hold needs for the families.
The Doane children's dog
was suffocated. Another
dog escaped.
Away for Funeral.
Mrs. Doane and another daugh-
ter Nancy, Is, were in Bristol,
Tenn, to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Doane's mother, who died
Friday.
Mr.. Doane is employed by the
McGrew Junk Co., located oppo-
site his house. The house belonged
to his employer, Kenneth H. Nc
Grew, who had it built last sum-
ner for the Doanes.
The victims are staying tenn
porarily with Mr.. Hunts father
Robert Hunt, at Poolesville.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Office Parties Dried

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. Is (P.
Gov. Frank j. Lausche and
about 600 State employees today
attended the first Christmas carol
singing program held In the State
Office Building here. The carol
singing for all State employees was
substituted by Gov. Lausche when
he banned liquor drinking at Office
parties on State property.
Evening star., 1951-12-25

Mort Of Nokesville, Va, of the
Van Mort Brake & Clutch Service,
429 K street NV. Clarence Van
Mort sometimes worked for them.
Montgomery County Detective
Capt. G. w. Linthicum said the
younger Van Mort died from a
single blast of a 12-gauge shotgun
fired at close range. The shooting
occurred shortly before midnight.
Guard at Model Basin.
Both Van Norts lived at 6513
Seven Locks road. Clarence Van
Mort is guard at the David
Taylor Model Basin, Carderock.
Mrs. Catherine H. Van Mort, 80,
the slain mans wife, had just
summoned police because of
quarrel between the pair when
the shot was fired. The couples
two children, Carroll, 6, and
David, 3. were asleep in a nearby
bedroom.
The elder man lived in a base
ment apartment. A few moments
before the shooting. the younger
Van Mort had ordered him to
leave the house because he had
been drinking, Capt. Linthicum
said. and then had been knocked
down in a scuffle.
Warning Is of No Avail.
The shotgun had been hanging
on wall in the basement. The
brother brought it into the living
room just after Mrs. Van Mort
had finished her call to police.
She shouted a warning to her
husband. Capt. Linthicum said,
but the gun blast hit him In the
lower abdomen at the moment he
turned.
Slumping to the floor, he man.
aged to call to his wife:
Honey, get out and get help or
he'll kill you, too"
The brother then replaced the
double-barreled gun on it's rack on
the basement wall. He surren-
dered to police without resistance.
Shared Home Since March.
The brother had shared the
neat bungalow since last March,
Mrs. Van Mort said The bunga-
low is not far from the Potomac
River, and a green rowboat was
lying upside down in the front
yard today.
Mrs. Van Mort said she had
given her husband one of his
Christmas gifts to open last night.
1t was a cuckoo clock which she
said she had searched for "allI
over town" But the other gifts
hadn't been opened.
One of them was a special one
for the children-a wooden toy
chest made for them by their
father.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Christmas 10 Wind Up
On Wet ote-Liqhf Rain

A wet Christmas night was in
prospect for Washington.
ForecasterS at the airport
weather station predicted light
rain through the night, ending
early tomorrow. After a pre-
dlcted high of 38 this afternoon.
the temperature was expected to
drop no more than 8 degrees dur
ing the night.
Tomorrow afternoon, the fore
caster added. will be partly cloudy,
with a high of As.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
S-fnch Snow CrippIes
Chicago Area Traffic,
Delays TrainsbyH
All Available Equipment
Put Out to Clear Streets
As FulI Exceeds Record
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO. Dec. 25.-The Chi
cago metropolitan area of some S
million persons was crippled this
Christmas Day by a new eight
inch snow fall.
Transportation virtually was
paralyzed for several hours. By
about 8 am. (CST), however. the
Chicago Transit Authority said
1t had all its snow plow and snow
sweeper equipment on the streets
and that some street car lines
were operating. A few bus lines in
the city also were running, the
transit authority said.
The elevated and subway lines.
also crippled for several hours by
the swirling snow, were operating
fairly well by am, the transit
authority added.
The Municipal Airport said air.
lines were operating in and out
of the city.
Trains Delayed by Hours.
IWo-hundred and sixty-six snow
plows were operating on city
streets this morning, manned by
566 men.
Suburban trains were operating
but transcontinenatl trains com
ing in from the West were report
ed as much as two to four hours
late. Trains from the East were
running fairly we'll on time. but
were being delayed somewhat in
the Chicago yards because of the
heavy snow.
The new snow started falling
late yesterday and by $50 am
8.3 inches had accumulated on
Chicago streets. The snowfall
ceased shortly afterward.
The Weather Bureau said the
snowfall in December now totaled
33 inches in Chicago, far above
the December record of 27.4 inches
set in 1884.
Al Inches of Snow This Winter.
The total snowfall in Chicago
thus far this winter totaled 47.3
inches. The average is 1874 inches
for an entire winter.
In Illinois the snowfall was
heaviest in the northern part OF
the State. with inches reported
at Rockford ad 2 inches at Mo-
line. In Central Illinois there was
lSleet and freezing rain. Extreme
Southern Illinois had rain instead
OF sleet or snow.
Temperatures were compare
lively high, with Is degrees re-
ported in Chicago at 8 am. Colder
weather was predicted for tonight
and tomorrow.
Storm Centered in Oklahoma.
Snow falls of three to seven
inches were forecast over a wide
area of the midcontinent, includ-
ing lower Michigan, Northern
Ohio, Northern Illinois, and In
diana, Wisconsin, Iowa and South.
ern Minnesota.
The storm center in Oklahoma
also was bringing sleet and freez-
ing rain in a parallel band to the
South of the snow area, running
as far west as Eastern Kansas.
It spelled difficulties for home
bound Christmas motorists and fol
street and highway maintenance
crews.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
ENender Asks Austrian Leader
To Tell Senate of Aid Scandals
Invites Chancellor Fiel to Come Here
And Relate How u S. Is Being MIXED

Ieign aid and for strings at
tached" to further expenditures
to help United States allies.
The strings, he said, should re-
|quire recipient nations to devote
more men and resources to the
mutual assistance drive to stop
communism in Europe.
Senator Ellender said Chancel-
,or Figl can support his conten-
tion that Russia, Britain and
France all are draining dollars
out of Austria which this country
contributes to rebuild the war
shattered Austrian economy.
"We pay all the expenses of our
occupation force in Austria" Sen
ator Ellender said, plus $3.50 mil
lion a year cold cash. We draw
nothing from the Austrian econo-
my, which we are trying to re-
build.
"Yet knowing this. Russia, Brit
ain and France each draws $50
million Shillings year ($7,125,-
000) from Austria to support its
occupation force, and Russia in
her zone has seized oil fields and
431 industrial plants as repara-
tions."
That, he said. makes suckers"
of United States taxpayers.
Senator Ellender said he be-
lieved that Mr.. Figl can show this
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Weather Bureau Forecasts
Living Room Showers
BY the Associofed Press

MIAMI. Fla, Dec. 25.-The Mi
ami Weather Bureau issued this
special weather advisory today
along with its regular forecast:
Special living room forecast:
"Florida-Heavy showers of rib
bon and tissue paper early morn
ing. Sunshine on every face, ex-
cept possibly an occasional squall
when a Santa Claus error is dis
covered. A Merry Christmas with
eggnogg and turkey in north and
central portions, south portion and
through Florida Keys in after
noon."
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Four Doctors-One Accident

MARIANA, Ark, Dec. Is (P.
There were plenty of doctors on
hand for this accident yesterday.
DR.. j. I. Morris was knocked down
by DR.. F. S. Dozier's automobile.
Or. H. D. Bogart was a witness. DR..
Morris minor injuries were treat
ed by DR.. w. C. Hays, jr.
Evening star., 1951-12-25


Released by Pentoson. Poee A.;
Allied soldiers reported to have
disappeared after falling into
Communist hands. Presumably
$4,000 of these were Koreans.
The U. N last week asked the
Reds to account for 1000 POW.
other than Koreans.
Insist on Rebuilding Airfields.
The Communists insisted in
another subcommittee session they
should be guaranteed the right to
rebuild airflelsd during an armi-
stice.
The Reds dropped a hint they
may have transferred some pris-
oners to Red China fer re-educa-
ton. There is nothing either il
legal or improper about this. But
the Reds previously have insisted
they have kept all prisoners in
Korea.
The only prisoners accounted
for last week were said to be in
six camps in North Korea.
The admission came as two
truce subcommittee argued in
un- ChristmaSlike fashion without
bringing the 18-month-old Ko-
rean war any closer to an armi-
Stice.
No Progress in Talks.
Two truce subcommittee met
ChristmaSsp Day without any prog
ress toward meeting the Decem-
Der q deadline on a provisional
cease-f1re line.
In the session on exchange of
prisoners. Rear Admiral r. E. Lib
by told the Communists that cap
tured Red troops have told of
seeing large numbers of United
Nations prisoners in China"
Can you furnish us with a list
OF these prisoners of WARP" he
asked.
In reply the Red negotiator re-
ferred to the Communist ".evo-
lutionary policy of re-educating
prisoners of war and releasing
them at the front"
Both the prisoner subcommittee
and another on means of enforc-
ing a truce adjourned until
Wednesday. The prisoner COM
mittee scheduled its next session
for II am. Wednesday g pm.
Tuesday EST).
Evening star., 1951-12-25
7 Washington Grove
Families Lose Home
In Chimney-Lit Fire
CinderbIock DWELLING
Of Five Children Burns;
Most Possessions Gone

Two families, one with four
children and the other with a
4-month-old infant. were burned
out of their home near Wash
ington Grove, Md, early today
Montgomery County police said
fire. apparently caused by a faulty
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Cupid Is as Busy as Sontu

NEW YORK, Dec. Is (P-
Servicemen and students home for
Christmas yesterday bought a last
minute rush on the city's marriage
license bureau. Some 500 licenses,
nearly double the usual Monday
number, were issued.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
No Late Edition Today

In observance of Christmas Doy,
no night finol Of The Evening Star will
be published today.
Regular night final subscribers will
receive the home edition instead.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Cabin John Man
Shot 10 Death,
Brother Seized
Shotgun Blast Fired
Near Christmas Tree
As Children Sleep

A Cabin John (Md.) father was
shot to death last night a few feet
from the gift-banked Christmas
tree in his living room. Police
charged his brother with murder.
The dead man was William Van
Mort, AZ. Arrested was Clarence
Van Mort, 81, his brother.
The slain man was co-owner
with another brother, Harry Van
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Allies Accuse Reds
OF Forcing Captives
Into Their Armies
South Koreans Reported
Forced to Fight After
Troininq in Monchurio
BY the Associated Press

MUNSAN, Korea. Dec. 25.-The
United Nations command accused
the Communists today of forcing
thousands of captured South Ko-
rean soldiers into the North Ko-
rean Army after re-educating
them in Manchuria.
The charge was made at a
Christmas Day armistice session
at Panmunjom.
The Allies asked the Reds te
account for more than $4,000
Evening star., 1951-12-25

Picture Of House in Which Nine Persons
Fled Fire. Poee Ais
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Steel Earnings Reported
Over Equitable CeiIina

NEW YORK, Dec. Is (P).-The
New York Times said today Office
of Price Sterilization economists
estimate the steel industry will
earn $2.6 billion before taxes dur
ing 1851.
In dispatch from Washington,
(See STEEL, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1951-12-25

Additional Names on List of PoWs as
Released by Pentoson. Poee AS
Evening star., 1951-12-25

Pictures on Pose An
Evening star., 1951-12-25

(See FOREIGN AID, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1951-12-25

(See FLYERS. Page A-3.
Arizona sun., 1951-05-11

Negro College Cholrs," now IN
the second month of it's spring
series of choral concerts, is pre-
sented each Sunday from 900 to
9::3O am, over Station ???? by
the American Broadcasting Com
pany radio network in cooperation
with the United Negro College
Fund. Representing. some of the
nations top collegiate choirs, the
schedule of programs through June
3 is as follows:
MAY 6 - Hampton Institute
Choir from Hampton, Virginia, un-
der the direction of Henry N.
SWitten.
MAY 13 = Fisk University Choir
from Nashville, Tennessee, under
the direction of John F. Oil. DR..
Charles S. Johnson, President of
Fisk, will be heard in a special
message.
Arizona sun., 1951-05-11
Earl Preston Gets
Life Sentence
In Knife Staying

His third killing started Earl
Preston, 38, Phoenix to prison on
Wednesday for long stay.
He was sentenced to life by
Superior Judge REM L. Jennings
for the Feb. 5 murder of Dock
Gillon Christopher, Al, of 914 S.
Third Avenue.
Judge Jennings said he would
recommend to the parole board
that leniency never be considered.'
Probation officers said Preston
told them ne killed two other men,
both in Texas.
- The judge was forced to make
the choice between life imprison-
rlent and death when Preston
pleaded guilty to first degree
murder, preferring to cast his lot
with judge instead of a jury.
Preston admitted knitting Chris
topher because of trouble over
PreStoa's consort.
Arizona sun., 1951-05-11
Mass Said For
Roscoe Simmons

CHICAGO (NNPA) = Requiem
mass for Roscoe Conkling Sim
mons, noted orator, writer and
political figure, was said last Tues
day (May II in st. Anselm's s
Church, 6051 South Michigan ave-
rue. Burial was in Holy Sepulcher
Cemetery. Mr.. Simmons died April
27.
Mr.. Simmons wrote a column,
"The Untold Story" which ap-
peared every Sunday in the Chi
cago Tribune and the Washington
Times Herald, and was conducting
it at the time of his death. He
was on the staff of the Chicago
Defender for more than twenty
years.
Mr. Simmons was active in Re-
ublican politics throughout his life
time and, since Colonel Robert R.
Mccormick, published of the Chi
.cago Tribune, had acquired the
Washington Times Herald, he had
spent considerable time in Wash
ington.
He is survived by his widow,
Althea, and three sons, William,
Thomas and Roscoe, Jr. The fam
lily home is at 1858 Indiana avenue.
Arizona sun., 1951-05-11
Schedule Set For Upcoming NEGRO
CoIgeoe Choirs" Broodcosts

MAY 200 = Xavier University
Choir from New Orleans, Louisi-
ana, under the direction of Cliff
ford Richter. A brief talk by
Mother Agatha, President of the
university, will be heard.
MAY 27 : Livingston College
Choir from Charlotte, North Caro-
lima, under the direction of Myra
Mebane Thomas. Livingston's
president, Dr. William ]. Trent,
will be heard in a brief intermiS-
sion talk.
JUNE = Talladega College
Choir from Talledega, Alabama,
under the direction of Frank Har-
rison A short talk by the presi-
dent of Talladega, A. D. Beittle,
will be heard.
The program, produced by the
United Negro College Fund, is
presented by the ABC Public Af-
fairs Department.
Arizona sun., 1951-05-11
Masonic Grand Lodge
To Convene Here

For their first session in two
years, the Most Worshipful Sow
ereign Grand F. & A. M. Arizona
Jurisdiction, Masonic Grand Lodge,
will open their 3Oth annual ses-
sion together with the Sovereign
Grand Chapter of Eastern Star,
beginning Sunday, May 13, through
the 18th.
The pre-opening exercises will
be held Sunday at the First In
stitutional Baptist Church. The
Memorial Service will be held on
Monday, also at the First Insti
tutional Baptist Church at 8 pm.
All other activities will be held in
Prince Hall Masonic Temple, 4th
St. and East Jefferson.
Arizona sun., 1951-05-11
State Blind
School To Give
Concert Here

Students of the Arizona State
School for the Deaf and Blind
will be presented in concert, Fri
day evening, May Is, at the En-
canto Band Shell, at 8 pm. All
proceeds from the concert, which
is being sponsored by the Lions
Club, to benefit the Hewlett
Smith Scholarship.
This scholarship is being set up
.o assist blind students in their
education. Hewlett Smith will re-
ceive the award this year, being
the first recipient.
Tickets may be obtained at Cac-
tus Drug Store, 1140 East Wash
ington st.
Arizona sun., 1951-05-11
job Opening At
Luke Field

The Luke Air Force Base Board
of u. S. Civil Service Examiners
has announced an examination for
a number of positions to be filled
at this base. No written test is
involved. Applicants will be rated
on the length and quality of their
experience.
The following positions will be
filled from the announced eXami1-
ations: Aircraft Fabric & Leather
Worker, Aircraft Painter & Doper,
Aircraft Sheetmetal Manufacturer
& Repairer, Auto Equipment Re-
pairer, Auto Equipment Servicer,
Engineering Equipment Repairer,
Office Appliance Repairer, Operat-
ing Engineer (Heat), Operating
Engineer (Pumping), Plumber
Steamfitter, Supply Inspector and
Warehouseman. These positions
will have beginning salaries. rang
ing from $1.25 to- $205 per hour.
The resulting registers of eli
gibles will be used to fill vacancies
which occur as the base expands.
First consideration for appoint
ments will be given to eligibles
who reside within committing dis
tance of Luke Air Force Base.
Application forms and qualifica-
ton requirements may be obtained
from the Board of Civil Service
Examiners at Luke Air Force Base
or from the Civil Service Secre-
tary at first or second class post
offices. Applications should be
mailed Applicants should not re-
port in person with their papers
as they cannot be interviewed.
Arizona sun., 1951-05-11
Carver School
Band To Furnish
Music For
Celebration

"I Am An American Day. will
be celebrated in the Encanto Park
Shell on Sunday evening, May
20, based this year on the theme
OF "re-didication to the values and
responsibilities of American citi-
Zenship. Music will be provided
by the Carver High School band,
under the direction of H. F. Ed
wards, and the presentation of the
colors and pledge of allegiance
will feature Troop IT,, Boy Scouts
Of America.
Barry GoldWater, Phoenix City
Councilman and merchant, will de-
liver the main address following
the presentation of new citizens.
Indian, Serbian, Slovakian, and
Spanish groups = dressed in au-
thentic costume will present
scme of their native dances. The
North Phoenix High School A Cap
pella choir Will present several
songs, and the Rev. Waldo S.
Richards, Encanto Community
Church, will offer the benediction.
This years celebration is being
sponsored by B'nai Birth, Elks
Lodge, B.P.O.E. No. 335, Friendly
House, the Greater Phoenix Coun-
Gil for Civic Unity, and the Luke
Greenway Post, American Legion.
Eli Schlossberg and Milton Sachs
serve as general chairmen.
Arizona sun., 1951-05-11
Roosevelt Ward
P.T.A. Officers
Named

The Roosevelt Ward Parent
Teacher Association held it's final
meeting of the school year, We'd
nesday, May 2, at the Julian
school, New officers elected were,
president, Mrs. Mary Jones; vice.
!. president, Mrs. Leatha Jones; Sec
3 etary, Mrs. Clara Counts; and
q treasurer, Mrs. Geneva Williams,
@'-elected.
WThe County Council Executive
Board was present to give instruc-
tions to the following fields: pro-
gram, publicity, parliamentarian,
parent-education, legislation and
publications.
Mrs. Sherman Ballard, outgoing
president, made a report on the
Annual Convention of Arizona
Congress of Parents and Teach
ers held in Globe, last month, to
which she was a delegate.
Music was furnished by the
Julian School band. Refreshments
were served.
Arizona sun., 1951-05-11
Bill To Separate
Wilberforce
Vetoed

{ COLUMBUS, OHIO. (NNPA) =
A bill divorcing the state-supported
College of Wilberforce from the
African Methodist Episcopal
Church-supported Wilberforce Uni
versity was vetoed last Thursday
by Governor Frank J. Lausche. .
If the bill becomes law, the gov
ernor feared, the State of Ohio
would find itself confronted with
the charge that it was operating a
segregated school for colored stu
dents.
Arizona sun., 1951-05-11

This will be the third time Phoe-
nix ElkS have been host to this
great fraternal body which conf
prises 8 western states and Hawaii.
The last one held here was in 1916.
Proper housing facilities will be
the major concern of the local
housing committee who have al
ready begun working in order to
be ready by the time the conven-
ton meets next May.
The delegates who attended the
Bakersfield Convention, last week,
rports that the key to That hos
piable city was turned over to the
visiting Elks, with accommodations
in all of the city's best and finest
hotels, trailer courts and eating
places.
In their parade last Sunday; TAX
ing part were the city's police
force, county sheriffs posse, the
white high school band and the
Catholic high school band. The first
time the Bakersfield high school
has taken part in any Fraternal
parade in the city's history.
Exalted Ruler Kermit eagle
said, unless some unforeseen distur-
bance takes place on the West
coast before next May, he expects
between 700 and 1000 delegates
and visitors here next var for the
convention.