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The Bee: Danville, Saturday, December 23, 1950 NUMBER 1 (Continued From Page One) of America, as well as aiding in the defense of the free world." "European countries must produce concrete evidence of their intention to furnish a full proportionate share in European defenses in return for such reasonable and sound aid as we may be justified in giving them," Hickenlooper said. Acheson himself was reported to have told members of the Foreign 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 testify quoted Acheson as saying that the goal of a three-year preparedness program is to assemble 000 ground troops in Europe to meet any possible Russian attack. He was said to have told the committeement that Gen. Dwight D.

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 declined to give either the number or the percentage of proposed American contributions to the defense setup. The secretary was quoted as saying that while Eisenhower will have no command over 30 Yugoslav divisions, arrangements will made to link them with the be force if the Soviets attack. western Senator Pepper (D-Fla) told the Senate last night that if the Russians move the Balkans "the will fight." He said Yugoslavs there is a "real breach" between Tito, who remains a Communist, and the Kremlin. NUMBER 2 (Continued From Page One) and other workers in passenger car plants specified: "No employer in the new passenger automobile industry shall and no employee in such inpay, dustry shall receive, during the effective period of t'is regulation, any wages, salaries or other compensation in excess of those permitted by existing collective bargaining agreements or established wage or administration plans or schedules." The order avoided any decision "escalator clauses" or "annual on improvement" provisions in some motor industry labor contracts.

The escalator clause permits wages to rise proportionately with cost of living increases; the improvement clauses call for annual boosts in wage rates on the assumption that output per worker will rise year by year. Since there will be no change in the industry's labor contracts in the months just ahead, and no costof-living increases until March 1 at the earliest, the price-wage did not have to decide agency whether such increases are permissable under the stabilization program. single industry or a portion thereof cannot serve as the broad base upon which wage stabilization precedents are founded," ESA said. "The implication of such precedents to other industries, employers and employees must be thoroughly explored." PAKISTAN PLANS DEFENSE KARACHI-(P)-A civil defense organization covering all of western and eastern Pakistan will be set up shortly with N. Bakar of the Ministry of Interior in charge.

Bakar was trained in civil defense in England. Volunteer organizations which at present assist the administration in maintaining internal securitise will be included in the civil organization. Mrs. J. E.

Hall Dies At Blairs Mrs. Millissa Ferrell Hall, wife of (Jim) E. Hall, died at her home, Route 1, Blairs, this morning after decline in health of twelve a months. Mrs. Hall, aged 63 years, was born to Pittsylvania County, May 26, 1887, a daughter of the late Mr.

and Mrs. Isaac Ferrell. She had spent her entire life in the and was a member of the New Design Methodist Church. county Besides her husband, she is survived by one son: Joel Ellis Ferrell of the S. Army at Fort Lee.

She also leaves two stepdaughters: 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: J. T. Ferrell, L.

W. Ferrell, C. P. Ferrell, and H. G.

Ferrell, all of route 3. Danville. Funeral services will be conducted from Swicegood 1 Funeral Home, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment will be in Highland Burial Park The remains will rest at the funeral home. Karaites Settle In Israel TEL AVIV-(P)-The Karaitesmost of them new immigrants from North -base their teaching 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 The name of the village is Yashresh ('He shall take root'). Some houses have been built there, also a cooperative shop, a small school and a kindergarten. But their finest building, they say, will be the big synagogue. The only former Karaite Synagogue in the Holy Land was destroyed in the Arab-Jewish war.

in the now Arab administered walled Old City part of Jerusalem. According to a scientific source, "the origin of Karaism is shrouded in great obscurity." It is equally not quite certain how many Karaites are still living outside today. NUMBER 3 (Continued From Page One) celebrate its most prosperous Christmas in years, and seemed doggedly determined to make it a happy holiday, despite the gathering, clouds. For Europe's--and the world's -Catholics, 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 celebration of the Roman Catholic Church's 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 France, sales reached new records in the stores. The French 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 satisfaction 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 the holiday at Sandringham, their country home. appy holiday Christmas Day be blessed with a May your wealth of happiness. May the Light that caste fear stay with you throughout the year.

out 424 NO. LAUNDRY MAIN ST. A NUMBER 4 (Continued From Page One) reports of Chinese forces massing along parallel 38 mounted by the hour. MacArthur's 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 messenger told interrogators of heavy Communist artillery movements southward toward Kuhwa, a village only six miles north of 38.

Fifth Air Force pilots have reported other artillery movements farther north. Since the Chinese Reds struck in overwhelming strength just four weeks ago as U. N. 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. Communists at last were in position- -with enormous new manpower reserves thrown into the war from China -to invade South Korea for the second time in six months.

MacArthur's Saturday afternoon war summary said: "Continued, aggressive, probing actions, the presence of artillery with the Chinese columns and the accelerated reinforcement and resupply are all indicative of an impending enemy offensive for which sufficient mass now is available." MacArthur's communique said four more Chinese Army or more troops -have crossed recently from Manchuria into Korea. At Kuhwa, South Korean (ROK) patrols reported large numbers of Chinese Communist forces in several villages. Another ROK patrol brought back word of Chinese in battalion strength about five miles southwest of Kuhwa. Additional Chinese units were reported moving along the Kumchon Sibyon road. Another enemy battalion--about 700 to 800 men-was observed by a South Korean patrol digging positions just barely north of parallel 38 and eight miles southeast of Kuhwa.

There was no immediate confirmation that these were Chinese troops. Three ROK divisions--the Second, Fifth and Eighth of the Third Corps -have been in strong contact with the Reds the last two days. One regiment of the ROK Eighth Division was attacked Thursday. The enemy force later was reported in two battalion strength. An enemy force struck southeast of Yonchon Friday.

The skirmish lasted only 20 minutes. There immediate details of the were no action which came in a sector occupied by the U. S. 24th Division. Another brief encounter flared Saturday between a ROK patrol and an enemy platoon just one mile and a half north of the paralThe ROK force withdrew after lel.

a few minutes. The death of General Walker ended the career of a soldier's soldier. Walker was enroute to the front, associates said, to decorate his only Sam Sims Walker, 25, son, Capt. British troops of the 27th Comand monwealth Brigade under his command. NUMBER Un (Continued From Page One) hospital.

jail and charged with felonIn ious asault in conection with the is Johnnie Frank Johnson, also colored, who lives at 751 Boatstabbing Alley. His case has been wright set for a hearing in police court Tuesday. The knife had penetrated five layers of clothing before inflicting bodily wounds, according to DeSgts F. E. Chaney, J.

E. tective Towler and O. T. Link, who credited the heavy clothing with possibly saving Epps' life. The officers quoted Johnson as saying that wielded the knife after Epps attacked him with a bottle.

He bore a head wound when arrested. Two additional hit-run complaints were filed, with police this morning within minutes, following one such incident yesterday afternoon. The taxicab of W. W. Adams, 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 motorist who failed to stop. Both incidents occurred around 8 o'clock and police blamed the same driver. No arrest had been made late this morning. Late yesterday afternoon, P. D.

Newman, of 764 Glendale Avenue, reported that his car had been damaged by a hit-run driver. Inebriates made public appearances in somewhat larger numbers last night as indicated by nine arrests for intoxication. This is more than the average for a Friday night. NUMBER 6 (Continued From Page One) principal activity. Housewives also will be preparing their hams and getting the turkeys ready for the oven.

Danville churches have special programs for tomorrow. Many people will be making trips and this brought warnings from police for careful driving so that it will be Merry Christmas. Transit Workers Get Pay Raise RICHMOND, Dec. -Some 1,500 transit workers in Richmond, Norfolk and Portsmouth will receive an automatic two-cents-per-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 H.

L. 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 yesterday of the executive councils of the union's three branches, Johnson said, it was decided to abide by the company's answer until the end of January. He added that another request probably will be made at that time. The two- cent increase is part of two-year contract signed last a June 20 between VTC and the union, the Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes of America.

NUMBER 7 (Continued From Page One) combat officer by choice in the S. 24th Division. He wept after viewing the body shrouded in the same kind of rough Gl blanket that covers any soldier. A medic at the hospital the general was taken to said: "He alive when picked up -he was on arrival here." The ambulance trip to the hospital was two miles. The other three occupants of the general's jeep, all injured, were taken to the hospital.

They are Walker's aide, Lt. Col. Clayton C. Tyner; Master Sgt. Belton, bodyguard, and Sergeant Reenan, jeep driver.

The extent of their injuries and first names and hometowns of the two sergeants were made known immediately. The truck involved in the crash was a three-ton American-made carrier of the Republic of weapons Korea Army. It was manned by three South Koreans who were not injured but stood around dazed hours afterward wondering the commotion among U. S. over Army personnel.

The collision occurred after they had pulled out a slowly moving or halted convoy headed south. 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 rolling over. A sergeant from Brooklyn, identified as E. E.

Donlin, who was driving a following escort jeep, said Walker's driver was doing about 20 miles an hour along the wet but not icy road. At the hospital, Col. Paul Maurer (hometown unavailable), Army chaplain, prayed over the dead "This is a grievous loss general: the United Nations Army in to Korea at this difficult time--that this great commander should meet his end in such a tragic fashion." The body was removed in an amwith a Negro crew while bulance two doughboys stood by carwith at the hospital tent. Hosbines medics formed up a 24-man pital guard in double line to the honor ambulance. The body was due to arrive Tokyo hy plane at 11 a.

m. Sunday Saturday, EST) and will (9 p. m. met there by General Macbe Arthur's highest staff officers. Patton, the master of tank tactics Walker as one of his who prized brightest pupils in the European campaigns, was killed similarly traffic accident after World War a II in Germany while on a hunting trip.

The Eighth Army lost its brilliant 61-year-old "shoestring general" Walker shortly after his skilful direction had saved its life. The firm-jawed Texan had prevented the Eighth's more than 000 me: from being trapped and wiped out by Red hordes of a 000.000-man Chinese invader army. Some witnesses said Walker's jeep, northbound from Seoul, swerved to avoid a head-on collision with an American weapons carrier driven by a South Korean. The ieep missed the carrier, which had puiled 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 "The Little Bulldog" men who often saw him at front, General Walker recently rected a 120-mile pullback to cape a Chinese effort to pin army against the Yellow Sea. Death overtook him near 38th warallel where Chinese troops appear to be massing for a powerful push on Seoul. Newsprint Scarce In Malaya State KUALA LUMPUR-(AP)-The government of the Federation of Malaya is urging newspapers to save newsprint. spokesman of the federal economic secretariat said no rationing is planned but it would be wise for publishers to conserve as much of their newsprint as possible.

POWN OPICS Damage was negligible in three alarms within an hour and 18 minutes last night. The runs starting at 9:22 o'clock were to: the home of Mrs. Charlie Shelton, 707 Patton Street to combat a chimney blaze; to the Fair Store on Main Street where a trash blaze was discovered under the sidewalk grating; and to extinguish car blaze on High Street. The annual Christmas party of Wyatt Chevrolet Corporation and the Wyatt Buick Sales company for employes invited guests was held last night at Hotel Danville. It was a dinner affair with Dr.

L. D. Johnson, pastor of the First Baptist Church, as the speaker. The story of Dan River Mills is featured in an article and picture layout appearing in the January issue 01 fashion magazine. The story, by Susan Eastman, fabrics editor of the magazine, is titled "I've Been Through the Mill." She and Claude Huston, photographer with Pix, spent a week here recently working up material for the three-page layout.

Mrs. Edward Lewis of Stokesland has been called to Mount Airy, N. because of the death of her uncle, I. S. 'Bud' Lineback, a retired businessman.

NUMBER 8 (Continued From Page One) Chase City. L. A. Wright, of Roanoke, State police listed the following other dead: Mrs. Goldie Whitt, 34, of Guesses Fork, Buchanan County.

Jackie Lee Steele, 14, of Lone Ash, Wythe County. Ronald Dishner, 7, of Natural Tunnel. Wilbert D. Smith, 36, of Mount Morris, Mich. Dr.

Leclare Stuart, 68, of Rome, N. Y. The Queen woman was killed last night 11 the collision of two vehicles on State Route 47 two miles Music Curriculum Is Broadened LOS ANGELES-(P)-A broad cultural background is being provided for music students here. Dr. John Vincent, chairman of the music department explains: "Too many ambitious youngsters of modest talents are falsely encouraged to try to Rubensteins, Pinzas and Szigetis.

When they can't make the grade as topflight concert artists, they become bitter and disillusioned teachers. "What we hope to do is give students breadth of musical and general education and balance between technical training and adaptability to teaching and ensemble playing." Pakistan Imports Show Increase KARACHI, Pakistan-(P)-Pakistan during the three months ending this past October recorded the highest, import figures from countries other than India. Operation of the open general license made imports soar to $23.460,000. But the high price of cotton reduced export figures to 000. Trade with India during this period was mostly by barter.

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-collision accident on State Route 83 nine miles north of Grundy.

The Steele youth was killed yesterday 111 a non-collision accident six miles east of Poplar Camp in Wythe County on State Route 607. The Dishner child was killed yesterday when he was struck by a car while be was playing tag with a of children along State group Route 58 near his home at Natural Tunnel. Smitn was killed instantly yesterday in a collision on U. S. Route 15 half a mile south of Warrenton.

Dr. Stuart died yesterday in a Leesburg hospital of injuries received December 17 in the collision cf two cars at the intersection of U. S. Route 15 and 50 in Loudoun County. NUMBER 9 (Continued From Page One) This accident took place on the first curve down Park Avenue from West Main Street at Schoolfield.

The car in which Henderson was a passenger was driven by James D. Jones of Patton Street, who was Silent night, Holy charged by Schoolfield Officers Craig and N. W. Goins with drunken driving. A technical charge of reckless driving was filed against Mr.

Walker. The Walker car was headed up Park Avenue, while the other car moving down hill. The machines collided on sharp curve the and both vehicles were badly damaged. The injured in both accidents were carried to the hospital in Swicegood ambulance. night, all is calm HITCHCOCK STUDIO 127 Main Street Phone 1835 And now comes Christmas again reminding us of all the good that our world holds.

Reminding us of the story of that first Christmas with its priceless gift of love. Reminding us, too, of more personal 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. It is this "remembering" that makes us want to say to you, with warm sincerity, MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR! Danville's Leading Furniture Store Rhodes CRAGHEAD AND PATTON STS..