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NEWS INDEX Sports Page 4 Editorials 6 Women's New! 8, 9 Comics 1 5 1 6 Vol. LXVII, No. rA sPbilew Reporter OR WITH OFFENSE TO FRIENDS OR FOES WE SKETCH YOUR WORLD EXACTLY AS IT GOES." Bvron EVENING FINAL Associated I'ress IA I 1 1 ABILENE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1947 -TWENTY PAGES United Press (UPl A TEXAS NEWSPAPER Coodfellows Bring Santa Early to 250 Families 'BY BOB COOKE Abilene Goodfellows completed their 30Ui annual Santa Claus mission this Christmas Eve morning. A now there will be a real Christmas in hundredsof Abilene trailer homes, shacks, and shanties where otherwise there would have been only hunger, squalor and misery on Christmas Day. In almost 100 per cent of the cases, the recipients were deserving.

It would have been heart-warming to the hundreds who contributed money, time, and merchandise to have witnessed the sparkle that came into the eyes Eskimos Believe Mr. Clous Too Smart to Live at Pole NEW YORK, Dec. 24--UPl-- The Eskimos don't believe that Santa Claus lives at the Norlh Pole. figure the old guy is a bit too bright for that. "Who would live by choice where it is so asked Glen Tayanna Sereadlook, 19, a deadpan dark- eyed youngster from Wales, Alaska.

"We know that Santa lives in the States. After all, where else would anyone live if he had his choice:" i ji And where do Santa's toys come from? What do, they tell the kiddies way up yonder in Frigid Wales? "Why, we tell them that the toys come from your department stores," Sereadlook replied, smiling. "Where else? Our children are very practical people and they Denton Bandit RobsAbilenian DENTON, armed bandits were being sought today for the smoothly organized $3,500 robbery of the Sears Roebuck and company here late last night. Joe Welsh, assistant store mana- ger who was transferred here from Abilene only two weeks ago, told police this story: He was called to the Denton express office by telephone after the store had closed. Two men leveled pistols at him.

took his store keys and forced him to drive them to the store. Welsh said he was to open the safe, which contained the Tuesday receipts of store' sales. After taking all the cash in the safe, (he two bound Welsh with adhesive tape and gaged him with cotton and tape. After almost an Welsh managed to squirm to a telephone and call police. The bandits escaped in Welsh's car.

Welsh was associated with the Sears Roebuck store in Abilene 1 for TO years before his transfer, to Denton about two weeks ago, C. A. McGaughcy. a Scars manager, recalled (his morning, i He manager of the tire department of the local store and acting assistant to McGaughey. would rather have toys from a good manufacturer than from some mythical builder." Glen Is down from Wales to attend the giant toy show being held at grand central palace.

He said that he found his furs a bit warm and confining in that steamheated place but, outside of (hat, he was having a very good time; "We have only a population of 100 in Wales," he added, "and our Christmas celebration is a bit different from yours. We do not give out presents at home. Everyone comes to the church. Then we give toys to the little ones. Everyone gives them.

There is no mothei giving to her son, or father to daughter. The kids know that the toys are free and that's gooe enough lo give them a Merry Christmas." Glen said that Eskimo small fry are pretty much'like small children in the rest of the world. "They; like to get such things as airplanes or racing automobiles," he care too much about getting sleds. See to much of sleds." of ragged urchins when a sack of toys was set inside the door; and to have heard the words of appreciation from adults for the remember a nee. Sixteen trucks furnished by Abilene firms and procured by R.

B. (Bob) Wylie, who had charge of providing transportation, were loaded up at the old building on North 1st and Cedar with sacks of groceries, dressed chickens, sacks of fruit, toys and candies. Two or three Boy Scouts from Abilene troops, including the Mexican and Negro boarded each truck and a volunteer worker accompanied the driver to see that'the food and other items reached the person. Nib Shaw, general director, anc Mrs. Behno Schmidt saw to it that the trucks were loaded according to routes of the intended recipients, and the packages were delivered to approximately 250' families.

Some of the persons designated receive gifts were not See GOODFELLOWS, P. 14, col. 1-2 Truman Gives 1,500 Pardons WASHINGTON, Dec. 24--tfl-- Presidential Christmas pardons restoring full citizenship rights arc en route today to 1,523 men convicted of violating the wartime draft act, including some who con- iendcd they were conscientious objectors. The lucky ones were culled from a list of 15.805 by an amnesty joard headed by Owen J.

Roberts, former associate justice of the supreme court. Most of them have completed sentences, but under a proclamation issued last night issue 'resident Truman they now will "political, civil and other -ights." Injured Sheriff Back I Vail Ennis, who was crili- lly wounded in a gun battle with wo prisoners he had arrested in Pettus filling station November 0, has been released from the hospital and has resumed his official duties. Liquor Holiday Ends But Not for Long WASHINGTON, Dec. 24--W--The 60-day whisky-making holiday ends at midnight tonight, leaving distillers free to use as: much scarce grain as they the government finds a way to intervene. The situation is not expected lo prevail very long, however, since intimates of President Truman say he is prepared to sign the Republican anti-inflation bill which restores his wartime power to ration grain for making liquor.

If so, the distillers may be limited to 2,500.000 bushels-of grain a month--a figure which Secretary of Agriculture Anderson has been trying to persuade them to accept voluntarily. Blackwell Man Killed; Stale Toll Hears 50 Joseph Franklin Hipp, 35, Blackwell contractor, was one of the traffic victims as the Texas total for violent deaths during the Christmas holiday neared the 50 mark. Hipp died in the Karen-Gayl hospital at Bronte at 2 p. Tuesday of injuries received when his and another car s'ideswiped about 2 a. m.

Tuesday on the highway about seven miles south of Bronte Occupants of the other car were not Funeral for Mr. Hipp was to be at 3 p. m. Wednesday in (he community Methodist church with the Rev. Cecil Tune of Blackwell officiating.

Burial in the Decker cemetery was to be directed by Wells funeral home of Sweetwater. Mr. Hipp, a contractor who had lived in Blackwell for the past 25 years, is survived by his widow; two sons; Jimmie Dan and Tommy Glenn; a daughter Emrna Lou; four brothers, John of WinPate. of Bronte, Malta of Big Spring and Glenn of Douglas. Ariz, and four sisters, Mrs.

Lem Storey of Colorado City, Mrs. Ernest Eidson, Sweetwater, Mrs. Lucy Wash, Douglas, and Mrs. Melvin Tubb, Blackwell. Traffic accidenfs have already accounted for 24 deaths out of a total of 49 reported.

State Department of Public 1 ety officials had predicted the violent death, toll. during' Christmas, and New Year's holidays would approximate 100. Recent deafhs included: Sidney Dean, 23, of Porters, was instantly killed Tuesday when the car he was driving and a pulpwood I ruck collided headon near Porters on. the Conroe highway, Everett Aldcn Breese, 53, Texas City pipewelder, la (ally injured Tuesday night when the car he was driving and a switch engine collided at a grade crossing about four miles from Texas City. Greek Rebels Set Up Own Government Independent Communist Rule Flight to Hospital Is Yule Present for S'water Child SWEETWATER, Dec Claudine Arrick, a little girl who was stricken by polio nine years ago, received a real visit from Santa Claus today.

The Texas company, cooperating with the Nolan County Infantile Paralysis Foundation and the Sweetwater Lions club, dispatched to Sweetwaler along with a special nurse, to pick Claudine up and and transport her to the Goiizales Warm Springs Foundation at Gon zalcs, Texas. There-the liltle girl, almost com pletcly disabled by the paralysi attack, will receive special treat men I. She Is (he daughter of Mr. am Mrs. Claude Arrick.

The Texas plane landed at Avon gcr field at noon, Claudine wi placed aboard and the pilot tool off for Gonzalcs. U.S. EVACUATES PANAMA BASES IN SUDDEN MOVE WASHINGTON, Dec. 24--Ml--The United States at daylight today began evacuation of some 2,000 troops from 14 bases in Panama in the wake of a sudden policy switch involving the disputed defense action followed Ihe Panamanian assembly's unanimous rejection of an agreement that would have given this country the right to use the war- built bases for periods of front five to 20 years. In the midst of these rapid developments in Panama City a Washington, demands arose on Capitol Hill for survey work on a new canal.

Senrtor Knowland (R-Mich) said there should be 0110 "outside Panama." The decision to withdraw en- Last Fancy Bows Co on Yule Plans, Late Shoppers Scurry as Holiday Gets Underway The last fancy hows are being a than is usual on a Christrms ied today on Abilenc's Christmas plans. For tonight, is The Nigh the climax of weeks of prep, ration and for the children, th climax of year of anticipation. Traffic downtown, jammed du ng the last few days, was begh ning to thin out this morning, bi here are a few frantic last-minul shoppers scurrying about in scare of gifts and buyers are driftin )ack into stores to pick up th packages they left to be gift wrap icd. The last gift-laden shoppers wi itraggle off the streets esrlier to SANTA VISITS AMERICANIZATION SCHOOL--Sanio Claus is shown holding a youngster at the Americanization school where he passed out bags of fruit and candy to 250 boys girls at the Rotorians' annual Christmas party for the Spanish-American children. Joining Santa at the school were R.

T. Bynu Rotary president; Jim Harrison, Lacy Beck- and G. W. Roberson, (News photo by Don Hutcheson). eve, because the bulk of Abilene stores will close at 5 p.m.

The holiday is already underway for many, for the banks and a lot of offices in the city closed at noon today. Ancl for some it will be a long vacation. Severs of the courthouse offices, some medical, legal and other private concerns will not re-open for business until Monday morning. The banks and stores will re-open Friday. The Reporter-News will take a holiday Christmas, traditionally the only holiday the newspaper observes, There will be neither a morning nor an afternoon paper Thursday.

Planes, trains, and buses are packed today with travelers hurry- home for Christmas. Highways are already crowded and the traffic peak will not hit until late afternoon. is expected he light tomorrow, but heavy again tomorrow night a on hrough the week. For the most part, the celebrations tonight will be a i af the children await Santa's There will be a few i a par- and some churches will have Christmas observances. St.

Nick will make a special appearance he traditional Christmas Eve par- at Hendrick Home for Children onlght. Christmas Day Itself will be a more festive occasion many Tivate gatherings of friends and a mi lies. The weatherman promises clear veathcr through Saturday, despite he overcast this morning, 'he thermometer will drop down round freezing during Ihe nights, ut ivill be up in the 50's during days. And Santa will have ough going if he needs snow to avigate. There arc prospects or no The Christmas season has al- cady been a record-breaker In bilone.

Cash registers, playing IG Yulctide tune for weeks, have ing up totals a were all-time for many stores, Gift slocks cro huge at Ihe beginning of the eason, but late shoppers are hav- ing lo select substitutes for favored items. The mail men are working hard today lo dig out from under the deluge of Christmas packages, letters and cards. Postal volume has been the greatest here this year in history, Postmaster 0. A. If ale said.

Extra helpers have doubled the post office force, but they have been hard put to keep ahead. Mail will be delivered during today. Tomorrow only packages--those marked delivery, special handling or perishable--will be delivered. All this work will be done trucks and there will be no carriers on the street. No bus- ness packages will be delivered since stores will be closed.

Windows at the post office will be closed all day Thursday, skeleton crew will be at work! dispatching all out-going mail and putting incoming mail into lock 3DXCS, Prom these postal workers, for whom Abilenc's Christmas has meant a lot of hard work, came this greeting which is the order of the day: "We wish everyone a wonderful Christmas," Postmaster Hale said. (irely from (lie 14 bases, Including the huge H-29 bomber base a Rio Hato, was made known lati yesterday after a top level huddli of government policy makers. There had been no previous ink ling that the United States ton: contemplating any such, step. Ii fact, officials earlier In (lie dn.i had said flatly but privately tha Ibis country would continue lo ore the bases on grounds a i it posesses such i i one year after World War II peace treaties arc signed. An administration official, exp a i i Ihe decision lo newsmen but asking not lo be quoted bj (lame, said I his country felt It should give full recognition to Panama's sovereignty and lo the overwhelming opposition of the Panama people to the agreement.

GOODFELLOWS Harry NorUrrtip George 10. Nnrris Mr. and Mrs. James n.iHorce 5.00 Mr. and Mrs.

J. E. Slnwc 5.011 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leach 2..

iO C. M. Presley 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. J.

B. Gentry 5.00 Ernest Wrisllt 5.00 J. F. Schneiders 5.00 Anonymous 7.00 Lillie Brawn 5.00 Irvin W. Tale, 2.50 A friend 2.1)3 M.

n. Harvey (Lenders) JO.OO ,1. C. Drilling Co 10.00 TOTAL TO DAY S7WIO TOTAL TO DATE IHE WEATHER V. DEPARTMF.NT OP COMMERCE A I I A ABILENE AND I I I a i to ly cloudy this lonlclii ami Clirlstmns; lilRli today, 45 lo 50 dl-greirs; ow tonlRht, about 28; high ChrlsLmns 55.

EAST TEXAS: Partly cloudy and continued cool this afternoon ami tnnlftht. irsdny generally and Oon- to moderate north and northeast wlntU on the coast. WEST TEXAS: A Inlr lliis allr rstlny. noon. lonlslit nnd Thui ner Thursday and li SoiHh Plains lonlgM.

ixlmum end Ins H. 47 mm A i i 20, I A Panhandle 24-hour period 34-hour period A.M. Hour 1:30 P.M. 47 CO 1 35 3:30 44 (52 0 35 4:30 43 0. 35 5:30 42 57 8 35 40 SS 35 1:30 3fi 52 1 3fl 8:30 1 42 0:30 33 41 44 10:30 .12 41 4(1 11:30 31 3R Ill 13:30 29 3R lotlny, Riinrrt tonfglil.

5:40. rmdlnpr nl a. 38.44. Relative humidity it A. 607..

Spanish Red Leader Sentenced to Die A I Dec. 24-UTI-Agiistin Zoroa unofficially identified as the head of the Communist parly, in Spain, and four others have boon sentenced lo death ami probably will he executed soon, it was learned from reliable quarters today. Sanchez, whose arrest was an- nwinced by Ihe Spanish government on Nov. 7, Ifl-iG, went on i a at the prison town of Ocana on Dec. 19 before military coiirl.

Charges apninsl. him included: possession of a letter from the general headquarters of the French Communist parly, possession of explosives, and direction of Communist a i i i in Spain as secretary general of (lie party. Proclaimed, Radio Asserts ATHENS; Dec. 24-Wl-Gucrrll- la radio broadcasts proclaimed today (he establishment of a Communist "govermnenl" in northern Greece under Gen. Jlarkos Vifi- adcs and called on members of the leftwing Elas to "lake up arms." Premier Thcmisloklcs Sophoulis told newsmen the vaguely located rump state likely would be recognized immediately by the communist-dominated northern neighbors Greece--Yugoslavia, Albania and Bulgaria.

All three have been accused by a. United Nations commission of abetting the civil strife in Greece. Greek i i a authorities have insisted the Communists could not hold a given area in northern Greece for 48 hours. One high military leader said the pvoclama tion of a Communist state would k-ad lo an early solution of the guerrilla problem because the army could wipe out the rebels in a frontal battle. Only in rare linvo the guerri Instances so tar llas offered resist a to Greek army movements.

Their tactics are (o retreat and i i rale a I he army leaves. An attempt by guerrillas to up some sort of regime in opposition to the At liens government long has been here. Vifimles, whom Greek troops nave been unsuccessfully allempt- ng to hunt announced through a giicrrnifl broadcast months ago Hint he had assumed all a i In guerrllla- lield areas pending establishment of a "provisional democratic government." Athens observers have speculated a Russia and her Balkan satellites would immediately recognize any Communist "govern- menl" set up by Vifiados, thereby obtaining an excuse'to extend military aid to the guerrillas. Albania, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria have been accused by the Athens government of abetting the and the charges were sustained by a majority report of the United Nations Balkans com- All three have refused to cooperate with a Balkan watchdog commission appointed by the U.N". Foreign Minister Constantion Tsaldaris, Minister of War George Strntos and Gen.

Yadzis, chief of staff, immediately went into conference at the foreign ministry following receipt of reports concerning the Vitiades announcement. There was disposition on the part of some government officials to" regard the broadcast as merely part of (he Communist "war of nerves." Wallace to Reveal Political Plans NEW YORK, Dec. former vice president "will slate his own position on tha 1948 election" in a coast-to-coast broadcast over the Mutual network at 10:30 p. m. CST Monday night, a announced today.

CHRISTMAS OVER THE WORLD Trpan Greets Aides, Pope Kits Insincerity ol Nations Atlantic Airplane Reports Distress HALIFAX, N. Dec. 24--W- An A i a Seaboard and Western commercial plane flashed distress signnls todny saying one of its engines was "running wild" at a position over (he A a i miles from its destination at Gander, Newfoundland. At the same lime, a U. S.

Army flying fortress sent a i i a call, snying It was making a forced a i somewhere northeast of the big U. S. Labrador base of Goose Hjiy. American a Canadian air seardi forces wont inlo immediate action'to succor both craft. WASHINGTON, Dec.

a celebrating Chrifilmas in the White House for lie first lime, had a JIIPITV ng today for all who came his way. Ho invited nil While House cm- 1o.ves~from maids to aides- into ils oval office for a personal a shako and an exchange of the tra- i i a "Merry Christmas." Later, at p. m. CS'H he irrangcd lo greet the entire union by radio a i i a huco iving Christmas free on the awn of the executive mansion Upwards of 15,000 persons were ixpccfcd to witness the ceremony first hand, and television cam- iras were to broadcast the scene or the first lime. ope Condemns 'ower Politics VATICAN CITY, Dec.

24-W-Pope Pius XII in his a a Christinas message, doc-la red today (hat a "policy of insmeerily" among nations was blocking the a of peace and called for a "league of honest men" to safeguard the world against war. The pontiff specifically blamed "a growing tendency toward insincerity" Tor collapse ol the recent Foreign Ministers conference in London, which he said had left the world "further than ever from the peace." He sharply condemned those nations u'JiicJi. he said, had- adopted "Ihe lie and the garbled word" as "accepted weapons of offensive" in an effort to "win at any cost battle of class interest and theories, of ideologies and power politics." The pontiff named no names in placing Ihe balme for piesenl state of world affairs, but his word address contained many passages which Weslcni listeners, tit least, interpreted as condemnation of i and of the postwar policies of the SovieJ, Union Despite a cold, whirl) forced him to cancel the traditional ceremony of receiving Christmas greetings from the college of cardinals, the i was hi good voice as he delivered--for the second succes- "sive year--n strong appeal for peace and an attack upon the men a i i obstructing i achievement, Bethlehem Quiet, Unhit by Turmoil BETHLEHEM, Dec. 24--Ml--The i town of Bethlehem remained an oasis of peace in the strife- lorn Holy Land today as Christi a of faiths assembled here lo celebrate Christmas traditional religious ceremonies. thus far by the bitter strife i has turned Palestine into a land of fear and hate, (his hillside community only six miles south of Jerusalem extended ils customary welcome to the pilgrims who came from near and far to pay their a a tribute to the prince of peace.

Behind the Christmas Eve preparations lurked a hint of anxiety for the future a imparted a tenseness to the occasion, but outwardly there appeared little change in the ageless town which fias weathered wars far more serious a the communal feud now convulsing the land. No Reporter-News Christmas Day The Reporter Newi will not be published December 25 in order to give all employes their annual holiday, Christmas Day. We extend to all best wishes for happy holiday season..