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The Bee from Danville, Virginia • 20

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The Beei
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Danville, Virginia
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The Bee: Danville Va Saturday December 23 1950 Twelve NUMBER 9 NUMBER 1 OPICS (Continued rom Page One) (Continued rom Page One) NUMBER? NUMBER 8 Silent night Holy night all is calm NUMBER 2 (Continued rom Page One) be PAKISTAN PLANS DEENSE holiday Danville's Leading urniture Store CRAGHEAD AND PATTON STS 424 NO MAIN ST I AU DRY IRC Transit Workers Get Pay Raise Tills accident look place on the first curve down Park Avenue from West Main Street at School field The car in which Henderson was a passenger was driven by James Jones of Patton Street who was Musc Curriculum Is Broadened be and en KUALA Th government of the ederation of Malaya is urging newspapers to save newsprint A spokesman of the federal eco nomic secretariat said no rationing is planned but it would be wdse for publishers to conserve as much of their newsprint as possible Mrs Hall Dies At Blairs Karaites Settle In Israel Pakistan Imports (Show Increase charged by Schoolfield Officers Craig and Goins with drunk en driving A feehnlcal charge of reckless driving was filed against Mr Walker The Walker car was headed up Park Avenue while the other car was moving downthe hill The ma chines collided on the sharp curve and both vehicles were badly dam aged The injured in both accidents were carried to the hospital in a Swicegood ambulance The annual Christmas party of Wyatt Chevrolet Corporation and the Wyatt Buick Sales company for employes and invited guests was held last night at Hotel Danville It was a dinner affair with Dr Johnson pastor of the irst Baptist Church as the speaker The story of Dan River Mills is featured in an article and picture layout appearing in the January issue ol fashion maga And now comes Christmas again reminding us of all the good that our world holds Reminding us of the story of that first Christ mas with its priceless gift of love Reminding us too of more per sonal things of treasured friendships old and new of cherished memories unlimited by time or space that bind us to people and places we have known GP) A civil defense organization covering all of western and eastern Pakistan will be set up shortly with Bakar of the Ministry of Interior in charge Bak ar was trained in civil defense in England Volunteer organizations which at present assist the administration in maintaining internal security will be included in the civil defense or ganization It is this "remembering" that makes us want to say to you with warm sincerity TEL The most of them new immigrants from North base their teaching and religious practice on the Old Testament alone and reject all post Biblical interpretation and tradition At the Jewish New Year and the Day of Atonement they do not blow the Shofar (ram's horn) which they say is not according to Biblical tradition Some 450 of the 600 Hebrew and Arabic speaking Karaites in Israel have now settled down in a new agricultural village The name of the village is Yashresh shall take Some houses have been built there also a cooperative shop a small school and a kinder garten But their finest building they say will be the big syna gogue The only former Karaite Synagogue in the Holy Land was destroyed in the Arab Jewish war It stood in the now Arab adminis tered walled Old City part of Je rusalem According to a scientific source origin of Karaism is shroud ed in great It is equally not quite certain how many Kara ites are still living outside Israel today LOS A broad cultural background is being pro vided for music students here Dr John chairman of the mu sic department explains: many ambitious youngsters of modest talents are falsely en couraged to try to become Ruben steins Pinzas and Szigetis When they make the grade as top flight concert artists they become bitter and disillusioned teachers we hope to do is give stu dents breadth of musical and gen eral education and Balance tween technical training adaptability to teaching and semble west of South Hill Wright a chain grocery store employe was killed in Roanoke last night when he was struck by a car Mrs Whitt died on the way to Grundy Hospital after receiving injuries yesterday in a non colli sion accident on State Route 83 nine miles north of Grundy The Steele youth was killed yes terday ii a non collision accident six miles east of Poplar Camp in Wythe County on State Route 607 The Dishner child was killed yes terday when he was struck by a car while be was playing tag with a group of children along State Route 58 near his home at Natural Tunnel Smitn was killed instantly yes terday in a collision on Route 15 half a mile south of War renton Dr Stuart died yesterday in a Leesburg hospital of injuries re ceived December 17 in the colli sion of two cars at the intersec tion of Route 15 aad 50 in Loudoun County principal activity Housewives also will be preparing their hams and getting the turkeys ready for the oven Danville churches have programs for tomorrow KARACHI Pak istan during the three months ending this past October recorded the highest import figures from countries other than India Opera tion of the open general license made imports soar to $23460000 But the high price of cotton re duced export figures to $15000 000 Trade with India during this period was mostly by barter and other workers in passenger car plants specified: employer in the new pas senger automobile industry shall pay and no employee in such in dustry shall receive during the effective period of regulation any wages salaries or other com pensation in excess of those per mitted by existing collective bar gaining agreements or established wage or salary administration plans or Th order avoided any decision on or provisions in some motor industry labor contracts The escalator clause permits wages to rise proportionately with cost of living increases the improve ment clauses call for annual boosts in wage rates on the as sumption that output per worker will rise year by year Since there will be no change the labor contracts in the months just ahead and no cost of living increases until March 1 at the earliest the price wage agency did not have to decide whether such increases are per missable under the stabilization program single industry or a portion thereof cannot serve as the broad base upon which wage stabiliza tion precedents are ESA said implication of such pre cedents to other industries em ployers and employees must thoroughly of America as well as aiding tn tha defense of the free "European countries must pro duce concrete evidence of their intention to furnish a full propor tionate share in European defenses la return for such reasonable and sound aid as we may be Justified in giving Hickenlooper said Acheson himself was reported to have told members of the or eign Relations and Armed Services Committees In a closed session yesterday that assurances of this kind have been demanded from the Western European countries Lawmakers who heard him tes tify quoted Acheson as saying that the goal of a three year prepared ness program is to assemble 3000 000 ground troops in Europe to meet any possible Russian attack He was said to have told the committeement that Gen Dwight Eisenhower will shortcut usual military channels and deal directly with heads of states in seeing that each country contributes its fair share to the defense force Some senators said Acheson de clined to give either the number or the percentage of proposed American contributions to the de fense setup The secretary was quoted as say ing that while Eisenhower will have no command over 30 Yugo slav divisions arrangements will be made to link them with the western force if the Soviets attack Senator Pepper (D la) told the Senate last night that if the Rus sians move in the Balkans the Yugoslavs will He said there is a between Tito who remains a Communist and the Kremlin MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR! celebrate its most prosperous Christmas in years and seemed doggedly determined to make it a happy holiday despite the gath ering clouds or arid the world's Pope Pius XII had a Christmas message reminding them to pray that the world be saved from disaster Italy prospering as she has not done since the war was hopeful Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims poured into the country during 1950 to take part in the celebra tion of the Roman Catholic Holy Year and a steady stream of tourist dollars poured into the Italian economy making for a flourishing holiday But Italy was nervous too under the glares of the Communists to the east In rance sales reached new records in the stores The rench shopped as they had not done for years determinedly hiding the state of their nerves Night clubs glittered with preparation for a busy season of merrymaking with thousands of Americans in Paris as their best customers In Britain there was satisfac tion with the economic recovery which made the country able to get along without new Marshall Plan aid Britons still severely rationed would manage to have a fairly good Christmas and would spend it at their hearthstones The Royal family was spending the holiday at Sandringham their country home special Many people will be making trips and this brought warnings from police for careful driving so that it will be a Merqf Christmas hospital 1 In jail and charged with felon lous asault in conection with the stabbing is Johnnie rank Johnson also colored who lives at 751 Boat wright Alley His case has been set for a hearing in police court Tuesday The knife had penetrated five layers of clothing before inflicting bodily wounds according to De tective Sgts Chaney Towler and Link who cred ited the heavy clothing with pos sibly saving life The officers quoted Johnson as saying that he wielded the knife after Epps attacked him with a bottle He bore a head wound when arrested Two additional hit run com plaints were filed with police this morning within 20 minutes fol lowing one such incident yester day afternoon The taxicab of Adams Jr of 204 Holbrook Street was struck and damaged while parked briefly in front of his home This was only a few minutes after Dorsey Wiley of 503 Holbrook Street reported that his parked car had been struck by a motor ist who failed to stop Both incidents occurred around 8 and police blamed the same driver No arrest had been made late this morning Late yesterday afternoon Newman Jr of 764 Glendale Ave nue reported that his car had been damaged by a hit run driver Inebriates made public appear ances in somewhat larger numbers last night as Indicated by nine ar rests for intoxication This is more than the average for a riday night Mr MliHssa errell Hall wife of (Jimi Hall died at her home Route 1 Blairs this morning after a decline in health of twelve months Mrs Hall aged 63 years was born Pittsylvania County May 26 1887 a daughter n( the late Mr and Mrs Isaac errell She had pent her entire life in the county and was a member of the New Design Methodist Church Besides her husband she is survived by one son: Joel Ellis errel! of the Army at ort Lee Snv also leaves two step daughters: Mrs Lewis Hudgins and Mrs William Brown of Danville: three step sons: Stanley Hall Henry Hall and Nathaniel Hall all of Danville and four brothers: errell errell errell and IL errell all of route 3 Danville unal services will be conduct ed from Swicegood uneral Home Sunday afternoon at 4 30 Interment will be In Highland Burial Park The remains will rest at the funeral home NUMBER 3 (Continued rom Page One) NUMBER 4 (Continued rom Page One) NUMBER 6 (Continued rom Page RICHMOND Va 1500 transit workers in Richmond Norfolk and Ports mouth will receive an automatic two ccnts pcr hour wage increase January 1 It was announced today The Tri City Council of the union representing the operating and maintenance employes of the Virginia Transit Company asked the firm December 5 for a further boost to cover the jump in the cost of living said Johnson of Ocean View president of the council He said the company answered that revenue and riding both were falling off and that a further raise was not possible At meetings held through yes terday of the executive councils of the three branches John son said it was decided to abide by the company's answer until the end of January He added that an other request probably will be made at that time The two cent increase is part of zjne ye stOry by Susan Eastman a two year contract signed last fabrics editor of the magazine is June 20 between VTC and the titled Been Through the union the Amalgamated Associa She and Claude Huston tion of Street Electric Railway and photographer with Pix Inc spent Motor Coach Employes of America a week here recently working up I 13V rnaitiiax iul uxv nuw puev uj out HITCHCOCK STUDIO 427 Mam Street Phone 1835 Mrs Edward Lewis of Stokes land har been called to Mount Airv hprancn nf the death (Continued rom Page One) of her uncle 'I Lineback a retircd businessman combat officer by choice in the 24th Division He wept after viewing the body shrouded in the same kind of rough G1 blanket that covers dead soldier A medic at the hospital general was taken to said: was alive when picked up he dead on arrival The ambu lance tnp to the hospital was two other dead: miles Mrs Goldie Whitt 34 The other three occupants of the Guesses ork Buchanan County jeep all injured were Jackie Lee Steely 14 of Lone taken to the hospital They are Ash Wythe County aide Lt Col Clayton Ronald Dishner 7 of Natural Tyner Master Sgt Belton body Tunnel guard and Sergeant Reenan jeep Wilbert Smith 36 of Mount driver The extent of their in Morris Mich juries and first names and home Dr Leclare Stuart 68 of Rome towns of the two sergeants were not made known Immediately The Queen woman was killed last The truck involved in the crash night the coUirion two eh was a three ton American made lcIes dn btate Route 47 tft0 weapons carrier of the Republic oi Korea Army It was manned by three South Koreans who were not I injured but stood around dazed for hours afterward wondering over the commotion among I Army personnel The collision oc I curred after they had pulled out of a slowly moving or halted con voy headed south I The jeep was armored to protect the general from injury in case it hit a road mine and thus heavier and stronger than an ordinary jeep The left front wheel was smashed and the right side of the jeep was crumpled by the collision or rolling over A sergeant from Brooklyn Iden tified as Donlin who was driving a following escort jeep said driver was doing about 20 miles an hour along the wet but not icy road At the hospital Col Paul Mau rer (hometown unavailable) Army chaplain prayed over the dead general: is a grievous loss to the United Nations Army in Korea at this difficult mail this great commander should meet his end in such a tragic The oody was removed In an am bulance with a Negro crew while two do ighboys stood by with car bines at the hospital tent Hos pital medics formed up a 24 man honor ard in double line to the ambulence The body was due to arrive In Tokyo by plane at 11 a Sunday (9 Saturday EST) and wdll be met there by General Mac highest staff officers Patton the master of tank tactics who prized Walker as one of his brightest pupils in the European campaigns was killed similarly in a traffic accident after World War II in Germany while on a hunting tT The Eighth Army lost its bril liant 61 year old gen Walker shortly after his skil ful direction had saved its life The firm jawed Texan had pre vented the more than 100 1 000 me from being trapped and wiped out by Red hordes of a 1 000000 man Chinese invader army Some witnesses said jeep northbound from Seoul swerved to avoid a head on col lision wth an American weapons carrier driven by a South Korean The jeep missed the carrier which had pulled out of a southbound convoy One version was that the jeep struck a telephone pole and rolled over twice Another said the jeep collided with a truck Called Little by men who often saw him at the front General Walker recently di rected a 120 mile pullback to es i cape a Chinese effort to pin his army against the Yellow Sea Death overtook him near the 38th parallel where Chinese troops appear to be massing for a power ful push on Seoul Newsprint Scarce In Malaya State Damage was negligible In three alarms within an hour and 18 minutes last night The runs starting at 9:22 were to: the home of Mrs Charlie Shelton 707 Patton Street to combat a chimney blaze to the air Store on Main Street where a trash blaze was discovered under the side walk grating: and to extinguish a car blaze on High Street any (Continued rom Page One) the Chase City was A Wright of Roanoke State police listed the following Mrs Goldie Whitt 34 of reports of Chinese forces massing along parallel 38 mounted by the hour headquarters said Eighth Army patrols had run into Chinese Reds somewhere near Chongye a village two miles south of the border A captured Red Korean mes senger told Interrogators of heavy Communist artillery movements southward toward Kuhwa a vil lage only six miles north of 38 ifth Air orce pilots have re ported other artillery movements farther north Since the Chinese Reds struck in overwhelming strength just four weeks ago as troops were rolling up the last 50 mile stretch of North Korea the Communists have moved manpower masses and supplies southward in slow steady streams The Communists at last were in with enormous new man power reserves thrown Into the war from China to Invade South Korea for the second time in six months Saturday afternoon war summary said: aggressive probing actions the presence of artillery with the Chinese columns and the accelerated reinforcement and re supply are all indicative of an im pending enemy offensive for which sufficient mass now is MacArthur's communique said four more Chinese Army Corps 64 000 or more have cross ed recently from Manchuria into Korea At Kuhwa South Korean (ROK) patrols reported large numbers of Chinese Communist forces in sev eral villages Another ROK patrol brought back word of Chinese in battalion strength about five miles southwest of Kuhwa Additional Chinese units were reported mov ing along the Kumchon Sibyon road Another enemy battalion about 700 to 800 was observed by a South Korean patrol digging po sitions just barely north of parallel 38 and eight miles southeast of Kuhwa There was no immediate confirmation that these were Chi nese troops Three ROK the Sec ond ifth and Eighth of the Third Corps have been in strong con tact with the Reds the last two days One regiment of the ROK Eighth nivicinn was attacked Thursday The enemy force later was report ed in two battalion strength An enemy force struck southeast of Yonchon riday The skirmish lasted only 20 minutes mere were no immediate details of the action which came in a sector oc cupied by the 24th Division Another brief encounter flared Saturday between a ROK patrol and an enemy platoon just one mile and a half north of the paral lel The ROK force withdrew after a few minutes The death of General Walker ended the career of a soldier sol flier Walker was enroute to the front associates said to decorate his only son Capt Sam Sims Walker 25 and British troops of the 27th Com monwealth Brigade under his com mand (Continued rom Page One) May your Christmas Day be blessed with a wealth of happiness May the Light that casts out fear stay with you throughout the year 5 A i In I JI TJ (J I fig I gr 4k? 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