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Evening star., 1952-12-06
Eisenhower Cruiser
Known and Hated by
Enemy as He'll Ship

The heavy cruiser Helena :,
bringing President-elect Eisen-
hover home from his Korean war
visit. has been in action recently
in that conflict.
In fact, Communists retreating
up the peninsula'S east coast in
late 1850 dubbed the Helena the
Hell Ship"
A message to the Navy from a
member of the Korean military
advisory group praised the support
given by the warship, which car
ries a crew of 1.700. for the sup
port given South Korean troops.
The enemy prisoners "gave the
Helena the name of the He'll Ship
because she pours out so much
fire and destruction" the message
said. They really hate her"
The Helena is a Baltimore class
cruiser launched April %. 1945.
at Quincy. Mass. Fourteen of
that type have been built.
Armed with nine eight-inch and
IL f1ve-inch guns, the Helena also
carries number of smaller guns
and four aircraft. While her nor
NAL displacement is officially rated
at 13,600 tons, the Helenas full
load would be more than 10000
tons, her overall length is 673la
feet and the beam is 6934 feet.
The cruiser, equipped with
geared turbines. is capable of
making 33 knots.
The Helena bears the name of
a famous fighting ship which was
sunk by the Japanese in the battle
of Kula Gulf in 1943. The first
Helena proved her might in 13I
f1re-fllled engagements in which
she blasted, helped destroy or
damaged IS japanese warships.
The Japanese had given her an
accolade. In propaganda broad
cast. the Japanese reported the
United States Navy had "a new
secret weapon "a six-inch ma
chine gun" But it wasn't a ma
chine gun-it was the rapid fire
OF the Helena'S gun crews.
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f1cers. and then the Eisenhower
party was whisked the eight miles
down Marine drive to Apra har-
bor and the Helena. The big
warship put out to sea almost i'm
mediately.
Behind the general were three
action-packed days in Korea that
took him to the front within a
short distance of the fighting
These were the highlights of his
Korean tour:
/. Hedge-hopping; he jumped
over snow-crusted, saw-toothed
mountain ranges in light obser-
vation plane for visits with troops
near the front.
2. Talks with Syngman Rhee,
South Korean president and
veteran fighter for the inde-
pendence and unification of his
country.
3. A get-together with his only
child, Maj. John Eisenhower, an
operations officer with the United
States Sd Division.
4. Briefings on the war situa-
ton by Gen. Mark Clark, Far
Eastern commander; Gen. James
A. Van Fleet, allied field COM
mander in Korea, and other top
commanders.
Screened by Jets.
During his entire three days In
Korea and it's approaches Gen.
Eisenhower was screened by a
blanket of bristling Jet warplanes.
One American Sabre jet was
shot down in air combat during
the protective patrols flown dur
ing his visit. The Air Force, in
it's weekly summary of Allied air
losses. reported four Russian-b built
MICS were shot down in the
period.
Not one Communist plane was
able to penetrate south of the
Chongchon River in Northwest
Korea and far north Of the battle
line. Allied warplanes were aloft
around the clock.
Evening star., 1952-12-06
Great Deception Security Tight on 10 836-MIe Trip

any leak that Gen. Eisenhower
was en- route.
1t was Sunday, November 80
when we left Midway on the long
est oversee hop of the trip-the
2,695 miles to Two Jima. But a
few minutes after leaving the is
land it was Monday. Our ships
had crossed the international
dateline.
Our press plane was less than
Inalf way to Two Jima when the
No. engine began losing power
Maj. Thomas E. Dye of Somerset
Ky, was forced to feather the
prop and we flew with only three
engines. A fuel pump had gone
bad.
Maj. Dye headed for Wake Is
land for emergency repairs and
messaged his decision to the Eisen-
hover plane. Message received
was the only reply, a curt re-
minder that security even pro-
h1b1ted any talking back and
forth between the planes. But
we learned later that Gen. Eisen-
hover and his group were con-
cerned over our safety until they
learned we had limped into Wake
Island safely.
Three hours later. after repairs
we were roaring off toward Two
Jima.
The Eisenhower ship landed on
Two Jima at $3.50 pm. Qocal time)
and we landed five hours later.
Visits Mount Suribachi.
Gen. Eisenhower visited the
Marine memorial on Mount Surf
oachi-that knob of a hill where
a gallant little band of warriors
IN February. 1945, raised the
American flag in defiance to the
Japanese making a fanatical de-
tense of this island.
The Eisenhower party was bill
Ieted in spanking clean Quonset
nuts Just a few yards from the
be a. ch where the Americans
stormed Two Jima in one of the
bloodiest battles of World War II.
Sentrles patrolled the huts
throughout the night and secret
service agents kept watch with
them.
The next day the general agreed
to go back up Suribachi so that
Evening star., 1952-12-06

cameramen could get the picture
they had missed the day before
because of their planes late ar
rival. He rode in a Chevrolet
sedan and then transferred to a
jeep for the steep climb up a
dustry trail cut out Of the side Of
the, hill.
Mr.. Wilson, the president of
General Motors, asked the driver
why the change was being made
from the sedan to the jeep.
That hills too steep for the
Chevrolet to make it," the driver
said.
Are you sure?" Mr.. Wilson
asked.
I'm damned sure, SIR" the
youth replied.
Later, the driver was told he
had been talking to the next Sec
retary of Defense and the man
whose company makes Chevrolets.
"Oh, lordy," he exclaimed. Il
put my foot in my mouth, didn't
II" He was assured he had-both
feet.
The overnight stop at Two had
been planned so Gen. Eisenhower
would arrive in Korea after
nightfall.
Trip Covers 1886 Miles.
1t was 7:57 pm. Korea time
(5:57 am. Tuesday in New York
City when the generals plane
touched down on the icy runway
near Seoul. It had spanned the
1886 miles between New York
and Korea in At hours and Is
minutes flying time. The tenn
perature was 10 degrees above
zero.
Armed guards and Secret Serv-
ice agents waited on the field
but there was no welcoming COM
mittee. Gen. Mark Clark had re-
manned at the 9th Army head
quarters in Seoul with Gen. James
Van Fleet.
Gen. Eisenhower stepped from
his plane wearing civilian clothes
and only a medium weight brown
camel's hair overcoat.
The general quickly climbed
into waiting sedan with Gen.
Omar Bradley and Mr.. Wilson.
Then the heavily guarded caravan
headed for Seoul.
Evening star., 1952-12-06
'Porision Lody's' Corset
Gives Up 268 Watches
By the A.seeiatad Pres,

DOVER. Eng, Dec. 6.-The long
arm of British law reached out
here yesterday and found 268 con-
traband watches under the corset
of a lady from Paris.
British customs nabbed Rosalie
Silber, 48, as she landed here en-
route to London from Paris. A
woman inspector unwound the
watches, valued at more than $14,-
900, from a body belt under hel
corset.
A Dover magistrate sentenced
the lady from Paris to one year
in Jail or a fine Of 5000 pounds
($14,000).
Evening star., 1952-12-06
BY the Assoeiafed Press

WITH EISENHO WEIR IN
KOREA, Dec. ct was $50 am
(EST) on Saturday, November 20
when two men stepped quickly
from so Morningside Heights ir
New York City into the cold star.
lit night.
Their overcoat collars were
turned up as though against the
chill. They strode swiftly to q
limousine and drove away.
One of the men was United
States Secret Service Agent Ed
ward Green and the other was
President-elect Eisenhower. This
was the beginning of the Eisen-
hover mission to Korea.
About the same time Defense
Secretary designate Charles E
Wilson strolled out of the Wal
dorf Hotel and entered a cab. He
told the driver to drop him off at
Fifty eighth street and Fifth ave-
nue.. There he paid the driver
and then stood on the street cor
ner for a moment.
A car drew up beside MIR. Will
son and he stepped inside.
From a half-dozen different
points. six reporters and photog-
rapherS left their lodgings anG
converged on Pennsylvania Sta
ton. They were lost among the
other early travellers.
Night Journey on Planes.
A black limousine drove down
the ramp to the unloading plat
form and the six newsmen strolled
one by one to. the car driven by
Secret Service Agent Ed Sweeney
The group was joined by Gen. Eli
senhower's press secretary, James
Hagerty.
Mr.. Sweeney moved out quickly
toward Mitchell Air Base on Long
Island.
We were identified at the gate
and a car guided us out to a big
Constellation.
The Eisenhower plane took off
followed in 10 minutes by a press
plane.
Our planes travelled under false
identificationS and numbers and
there was tight security all the
way to Korea to guard against
Evening star., 1952-12-06
Blaze Flares on Caronia,
Third Cunard Liner Mishap
BY the Assoeioisd Press

SOUTHAMPTON, England, Dec
6.-Fire broke out yesterday in 9
central heating boiler unit of the
British liner Caronia during an
overhaul. It was the third mis-
hap suffered by Cunard liner
this week.
Damage was slight and the 34,-
000-ton vessel is leaving today
around the West Indies and South
America.
A cabin fire damaged the Queen
Mary in drydock two days ago
The Queen Elizabeth arrived
Thursday with q hull dent in
flicted by a tug in New York.
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three day holdover for further Eli
Senhower conferences, two Con-
stellations will pick us up again
and fly the party back to New
York. Best indications are the
party will arrive in New York
Saturday or Sunday, December 13
or IL.
Changes Clothing.
Those of us who accompanied
the PreSident-elect to Korea, fol-
lowing him about the battlefront
for almost its entire length, some
times within range of enemy guns
and actually within sight of the
enemy, saw an entirely different
man step from the plane at Guam
early this morning than the man
who rode about the front wear
ing a heavy parka, pile lined cap
and high CT combat boots.
After six hours sleep on the
plane, while being carried out of
near zero Korean weather into
the tropical heat of Guam, he
stepped from the plane wearing
a brown business suit and a snap
brim hat.
The general explained "this out
fit may look little formal and
little warm, which it is, but it
would have taken too long to get
some tropical clothes out of my
luggage and I preferred to have
the Sleep"
Later, after boarding the ship,
he changed into tight slacks and
a sport shirt and went to work
going over notes. debating to his
secretary and comforting with
Herbert Brownell, who is going
to be Attorney General in the
Eisenhower cabinet, and with
Charles E. Wilson who is to be
Secretary of Defense.
Gen. Omar Bradley left the
party at Guam to fly back to
Washington. When the President
elect came aboard the waiting
Helena, he was accompanied by
Admiral Arthur Radford, Ameri-
can naval chief in the Pacific.
The generals arrival aboard the
Helena was supposed to be a Sc
cret, most of the sailors knew,
from the preparations being made,
that some very high brass was
coming aboard.
Evening star., 1952-12-06
z Marines Who Gave
Lives for Comrades
Win Medals Of Honor

Two Marines who gave their
lives in Korea to save their COM
'panions have been awarded the
Congressional Medal of Honor, the
Marine Corps announced today.
They are Corpl. Jack A. Daven-
port. 20, one-time newspaper boy
and Golden Gloves boxer from
Mission, Kans., and I'd 1t. George
H Ramer, "a, a former high
school teacher from Lewisburg,
Pa.
Killed by Grenade.
According to the citations,
Corpl. Davenport was killed Sep
tember 81, 1851. when an enemy
grenade landed in a foxhole
where he and Marine Sergt. WAL
ter L. Barfoot of Richmond, Va,
were standing watch.
"Disregarding his own safety,
Davenport skillfully located the
grenade in the dark and smoth-
cred its explosion with his own
body to save Barfoot from possible
death or serious injury" it said.
1t. Ramer led his platoon
against a Communicated hilltop
on September IL, 1851, capturing
the position with eight men de-
spite severe wounds. The citation
continues:
unable to hold the position
against an immediate, overwhelm-
ing hostile counterattack, he Or
|dered his group to withdraw and
single-handedly fought the enemy
to furnish cover for his men and
for the evacuation of three fatally
wounded Marines.
Refused ANY Help.
Severely wounded a second
time. 1t. Ramer refused aid when
his men returned to help him and,
after ordering them to seek shell
ter. courageously manned his post
until the hostile troops overran
his position and he fell, mortally
wounded"
The medals will be presented to
the next of kin at the time and
place they choose, the announce
ment said.
Evening star., 1952-12-06
Textile Output Rises

KARACHI.-Production of cloth
textiles in Pakistan has risen from
SO million yards in 1948 to 1873
million in 1851 and to a current
annual rate of ITS million yards.
There now are 80 textile mills in
the country, all working double
shifts, with 870 power looms.
Evening star., 1952-12-06
Twins Run in Family

CAGLIARI, Sardinia. Dec. 6.
R).-Amedeo eau. unemployed.
came to the city hall rather
proudly today to report the birth
Of twins. They are the third pair
OF twins he has registered in four
years.
Evening star., 1952-12-06

Only President Syngman Rhee
of the Republic of Korea had any
notice of the generals arrival.
But there was plenty Of evidence
the President-elect was expected.
Banners and arches across the
streets carried messages of well
come-and appeal.
They said Welcome Presidents
elect Eisenhower" Others read:
Drive away the Chinese Reds
Strengthen ROK forces'-"We
oppose withdrawal of United Ma
ton forces"
Flies Near Front.
At 9th Army headquarters, Gen.
Eisenhower was warmly welcomed
by Gems. Clark and Van Fleet.
The next morning they briefed
the visitor.
After lunch, Gen. Eisenhower
was flown in an Lie puddle
jumper" plane to an airfield
where he visited a fighter inter-
ceptor squadron and the 9th
Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
headquarters.
He wore regular army issue
winter clothing-with no insignia.
He was accompanied by the en-
tire group which had travelled
with him from New York-and by
his son. Maj. John Eisenhower.
1t was the first time he had seen
his father since July.
A few minutes later he was fly
ing toward the 1st Marine Division
headquarters while F-86 Sabre jets
swept the skies on the lookout for
enemy planes.
The little planes carrying the
Eisenhower party set down 6 miles
from the battle line.
The Marine Band played "Ruf-
hes and Flourishes."
There was given a secret brief.
ing on the situation along the
Marine front.
Reviews Is Nations.
In midafternoon the general
arrived at 1st Corps headquarters
where units Of fighting men from
Is nations stood stiff1y at atten-
ton in the bitter cold. He "trooped
the line" and then stood on q
platform at the edge of the air
strip while the troops marched in
review. . .iu@ 10
AT corps headquarters he was
given another briefing on the
battle situation in this zone. Then
he flew back to Seoul for an hour
long talk with President Rhee
who came to 9th Army headquar.
ters.
Gen. Eisenhower's second day
in Korea-Thursday, December 4
was a whirlwind visit of United
Nations combat units in the snow
covered valleys near the front.
He travelled from unit to unit by
plane-an L-19-hopping over the
frozen mountains from valley to
valley, sometimes in sight of the
front where Air Force and Navy
planes were hitting the enemy po-
SitionS with napalm and bombs.
Visits Korean Units.
The general visited the Com
Division, the ROK 1st
Division. a surgical hospital, q
ROK cavalry unit and the United
States I'd and Sd Divisions. After
more than "a hours, only a few Of
the frontline troops knew he was
in Korea.
At the Sd Division command
post, the general ate lunch. with
members of the 18th Regiment
the battalion which he COM
manded only IL years ago as q
lieutenant colonel.
Gen. Eisenhower returned to
9th Army headquarters in mid
afternoon and one of his visitors
was Maj. Gen. William Chase. who
heads the United States Military
Mission in Formosa.
The generals third day in Korea
was reserved for a news confer
ence and further talks with Gen.
Chase and other military men.
Evening star., 1952-12-06
Spurkmun in Cairo

CAIRO. Egypt. Dec. 6 R.-
Senator Sparkman. Democrat of
Alabama, the defeated Democratic
vice presidential candidate. stopped
in Cairo briefly today on his world
tour. ...-
Evening star., 1952-12-06
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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-12-05
Says Democracy Might
Not Be Best For Spain

WASHINGTON ~ NC - The
ideal government for Spain is not
necessarily the type Of democracy
found in Britain and the United
States. Bishop Angel Herrera OF
Malaga. Spain. declared here.
Describing as political chaos
the eountrys brief experiment as
a republic from 1881 TO 1886, the
visiting Bishop said Spain primar-
lily needs representative govern
ment that will preserve authority
and safeguard human dignity and
legitimate human freedoms
The 66-year-old Bishop made this
point in an exclusive interview
with the N.C.C.W. News Service
before heading back to Spain
Former Editor
Bishop Herrera sacrificed bril-
liant legal and journalistic career
TO enter the priesthood He was
editor Of prominent Madrid daily
Ell Debote. for 25 years before en-
tering the seminary He was or
dained at the age of So and raised
to the espiscopacy by His Holiness
Pope Plus XII less than seven years
later.
In answer to questions Of re-
porters Bishop Herrera said that
the small minority of Protestants
in Spain are free 10 have their own
churches and worship as they
please. The only restrictions are
on public manifestation" and
propaganda. he said. as matter
Of political prudence" and that
il would be ''imprudent to remove
these restrictions. Asked about re-
Strietions on the press and labor
movement in Spain, Bishop Her
rera said he himself has frequent
~ called for new press law guar
anteeing greater freedom He
pointed out that the government
has named committee which is
now drawing up more liberal
press law.
Bishop Herrera said that the la
Dor movement is obtaining pro
gressieely more freedom in Spain,
noting that one of the obstacles
thwarting progress is an insuffic-
lent number of trained and re-
sponsible labor leaders.
To meet this problem the Bish-
ops five years ago established the
Social Institute of Pope Leo XIII.
at Madrid university dedicated to
training leaders in the social sci
ences He said that two similar
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-12-05

schools are being established this
year. one for labor leaders and
another for journalists.
Bishop Herrera held that com.
plete freedom for unions is not
feasible in Spain at this time He
stated that prior to the Civil War
communists we're dominant force
in the labor movement. Absolute
freedom for unions and the conse.
qLent threat Of communist domin.
alton might harm Spain, he said
Spain Misunderstood
Criticism of Spain in America.
the Bishop said is due mainly to
the fact that Spain and its people
arc not well understood in the
United States. He laid down al
four basic facts which must be kept
in mind to understand the Span.
ish people:
CD Spain underwent a terrible
civil war in which non-communkt
forces oyercsme those allied with
communism.
~ The war left the country lit.
tered with destruction and robbed
Of its national treasures and gold
reserves. He estimated that the
Loyalist government shipped s400,.
100000 in gold alone out Of the
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-12-05
Reds Dismiss
Polish Bishop
In School Row
Asked To Restore Religious
Instruction As Regular
Subject In Curriculum

LONDON-fNC)-- New details
have been received here OF the
school fight which reportedly led
10 the dismissal" OF Bishop Stan
islaw Adsmski as Ordinary of
Katowice by the Polish communist
regime.
The issue at stake was the re.
tro du uction n Of religion as a
regular subject in the curriculum
OF the public schools of Upper
Silesia. The regime arbitrarily
dropped religion from the currieul-
um some two years ago. II still
permits the teaching of religion in
the school. but only on an after
hours basis, and gives no credits
for the subject, reports state.
Throughout the rest Of Poland
religious instruction has generally
been maintained in the public
schools as part of the curriculum.
In the 1850 agreement the regime
pledged that ii docs not intend
to reduce the present status of
religious instruction in schools.
AT the insistance Of Catholics OF
Upper Silesia the Bishop agreed
10 support public petition re.
questing the Red regime to put
religion back into the school cur.
ricUlum. He also issued a pastoral
urging the faithful to sign the
petition. Ii was read in the
churches of his diocese Oct. rs.
Immediately the regimes pro
paganda guns went into action
They called the petition "a crime
against the peoples democracy.
The press and radio attacked not
only Bishop Adamski but also his
Coadjutor, Bishop Herbert Bed
norz, and Auxiliary Bishop Julius
Bieniek.
Meanwhile Red officials have or
gsnized popular" demonstrations
against the Bishop. Even clergy
of his diocese have been forced 10
attend. Resolutions, unanimous.
ly' d pie d at these meetings,
condemn 'on behalf of all patriots.
anti-government action of Bishops
Adamski. Bieniek and Rednorz "
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-12-05
Plan To Build Fifty Spiritual
Fortresses' Along Iron Curtain

BRUSSELS INC Plans for
building so monasteries and con
vents along the Iron Curtain as
spiritual fortresses against com
munism' have been announced
here. Communists who want TO
know where the money for the
realization of this project is com
ing from have been told they are
unable to realize how far Christ
ian charity reaches.
The project was announced here
by a Premonstratensian priest.
Father Werenfried van Straaten of
Tongerloo Abbey, widely known
throughout Germany as the "Speck-
priester, (bacon priesD in loving
recognition Of the large food ship
ments " h i { h he has taken I 10
Germany ever since the end OF the
war.
The priest has organized the
"Ostpriesterhilfe" aid for priests
from the EasD supported by the
charity of Belgian and Dutch
Catholics and which will also un-
dertake the building of the mon
asteries.
Reds Attack
When the Belgian communist
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-12-05
Catholics Targets
OF New Connie
Propaganda Drive

LONDON - fRNS) - Roman
Catholics and Zionists were coup
led as "reactionaries" who are out
"tc oppose Communism at every
step" in new propaganda cam
paign being waged in Iron Cur
tain countries.
Reports reaching here said that
anti-Semitic charges, started off by
the recent Prague trial of 14-top-
ranking Czech Communist leaders,
form major part of the new
campaign.
All Communist radio networks
gave great prominence to the Czech
trial, attacking the majority of the
defendants as Zionist plotters. "
Communist press organs also
have joined in the campaign, at
tacking Jews, Zionism and Amer
can Jewry in particular. In some
eases, they drew a similarity be-
tween "Cstholic and Zionist reac-
tionsries."