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CHAPTER XVII id) Sale of '51 NORTH KOREA Halted by GM in Price-Freeze Fight Chevrolets, Pontiacs and Cadillacs Held Off Market BY LEO DONOVAN Free I'res Automotive Writer General Motors Corp was reported ready to propose changes in the controversial Government order freezing prices of 1951 cars at the Dec. 1 level. A few hours earlier, GM announced that it was shutting off sales of all 1951 model Chevrolet, Pontiac and Cadillac cars FORT WAYNg rfl HoeyanVp Sondokching fr 4 i The Betrayal The Feast of the Passover being now almost come, Jesus said to two of His Disciples, Peter and John, "Go into the city of Jerusalem, apd you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him home, and say to him, 'The Master says, where is the guest-chamber, where He can eat the Passover with His And he will show you a large upper room, furnished. There make ready the supper." The two Disciples found that it happened as Jesus had said and having met the man with the pitcher of water, and having followed him home, and having been shown the room, they prepared the supper, and Jesus and the other 10 Apostles came at the usual time, and they all sat down to partake of it together.

IT IS ALWAYS called the Last Supper, because this was the last time that OurSaviour ate and drank with His Disciples. And He took bread from the table, and blessed it, and broke it. and gave it to them; and He took the cup of wine, and blessed it, and drank, and gave it to them, saying, "Do this in remembrance of me!" And when they had finished supper, and had sung a hymn, they went out into the Mount of Olives. There, Jesus told them that He would be seked that night, and that they would all leave Him alone, and would think only of their own safety. Peter said, earnestly, he never would, for one.

"Before the cock crows," returned our Saviour, "You will deny me thrice." But Peter answered, "No, Lord. Though I should die with thee. I will never deny Thee." And all the other Disciples said the same. JESUS THEN LED the way over a brook, called Cedron, into a garden that was called Gethsemane; and walked with three of the Disciples into a retired part of the garden. Then he left them as He had left the others, together, saying, "Wait here, and watch!" and went away and prayed by himself, while they, being weary, fell asleep.

And Christ suffered great sorrow and distress of mind, in His prayers in that garden, because of the wickedness of the men of Jerusalem who were going to kill Him; and He shed tears before God, and was in deep and strong. affliction. When His prayers were finished, and He was comforted, He returned to the Disciples, and said, "Rise! Let us be going! He is close at hand, who will betray me!" NOW, JUDAS KNEW that garden well, for Our Saviour had often walked there with His Disciples; and, almost at the moment when Our Saviour said these words, he came there, accompanied by a strong guard of men and officers, which had been sent by the chief priests and Pharisees. It being dark, they carried lanterns and torches. They were armed with swords and staves too for they did not know but that the people would rise and defend Jesus Christ; and this had made them afraid to seize Him boldly in the day, when He sat teaching the people.

As the leaders of this guard had never seen Jesus Christ and did not know Him from the Apostles, Judas had said to them, "The man whom I kiss, will be He." AS nE ADVANCED to give this wicked kiss, Jesus said to the soldiers, "Whom do you seek?" "Jesus of Nazareth," they answered. "Then," said Our Saviour, "I am He. Let my Disciples here go freely. I am He." Which Judas confirmed, by saying, "Hail Master!" and kissing Him. Whereupon Jesus said, "Judas, thou betrayest roe with a kiss!" The guard then ran forward to seize Him.

No one offered to protect Him, except Peter, who, having a sword, drew it, and cut off the right ear of the high priest's servant, who was one of them, and whose name was Malchus. But Jesus made him sheathe his sword, and gave Himself up. Then, all the Disciples forsook Him and fled; and there remained not one not one to bear Him company. (Tomorrow: Peter's Denial) I Include Germans BRUSSELS, Belgium (U.R) Defense and foreign ministers of the 12 Atlantic Pact nations formally approved creation of an army of 55 or 60 divisions. Gen.

Dwight D. Eisenhower will be the supreme commander. His appointment was expected to be announced officially in Washington early Tuesday. Ignoring Russia's warning that it would not "tolerate" German rearmament, the Council of Ministers agreed to include German "combat teams" in the international army in numbers equaling 10 to 11 divisions. EARLIER, the United States served notice on its partners that they had failed to rearm enough to protect Western Europe against Communist aggression.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Army Secretary Frank Pace warned the free European nations that they must speed up and increase their rearmament if they expected the American people to give them military and financial aid. The Council of Ministers did not specifically name Eisenhower. But President Truman will appoint him to the supreme command. EISENHOWER is expected to come to Europe soon. He will inherit only a paper army in contrast to the great Allied fighting force he led in 1945.

And he will inherit the task of persuading: 1 The Western Europeans, as a matter of life and death, to become comrades in arms with their historical entmy, Germany. 2 The Germans, a proud militaristic race, to agree to limited rearmament to make possible a Western defense line on the Elbe River. Plan for Arming Hit by German Socialists New York Times Foreign Sen ire FRANKFURT. Germany The United States plan for German rearment was attacked violently by Dr. Kurt Schumacher, leader of the Social Democratic (Socialist) Party.

His statement threatened a national movement against rearmament and echoed the Communist propaganda theme that Germans would be used as "cannon fodder." Cold to Stay; Light Snow Due Today Southwest Michigan Under Blanket Earmuff weather and light snow were predicted for the Detroit area Tuesday. The Weather Bureau saw "no chance of a letup" in the current cold spell before Thursday. The high Detroit temperature Tuesday was expected to be 25. Monday's top was 22. It was 10 early in the day.

A zero reading was recorded at Gladwin. Jackson had two above and Grand Rapids seven. SOUTHWEST Michigan was blanketed by snow. Roads were snow-packed and slippery. But the cold weather had one good effect in Detroit and vicinity.

There was skating at Lola Valley Park, Inkster Park, Elizabeth Park, Veterans Memorial Park in Hamtramck, the Warren Valley Golf Course and Huron River Park. Plane Missing SEATTLE (U.R) A Navy P2V-Neptune patrol plane with seven crew members aboard was "presumed missing" on a flight over the Pacific Ocean. 5 STIUT MILES ONE MILE. left a department store carrying three bags full of children's clothes. "They were all for the five children of a tenant farmer who live on my place," she said.

"They haven't had much luck with the crops because of the rain and early freeze this year. I just couldn't see them go without any Christmas." A store detective said the clothes had been selected with the aid of a shopping list, with sizes for children from one to 9. The Leo Mitchell family living on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Maloney have five children, ages one to 9.

jcHRYSLER A IDSTROIT Autos by 12,000 dealers. A Government source said "rough details" of GM's proposal to modify the order were in the hands of Price Stabilizer Michael, V. DiSalle. Officials of the corporation refused comment on the Wash-report. No details of the plan were given i Washington.

Another development in the unfolding wrangle between the Government and the makers was a statement by GM President C. E. Wilson. He warned 18 international unions representing the corporation's hourly-paid employes that the price freeze perils provisions of the contracts between them and General Motors. THIS QUESTION appeared certain to be thrashed out at a Washington wage Stabilization Board meeting Wednesday.

The Defense Production Act provides that no price freeze shall be made without a parallel freeze or adjustment of wages and salaries. Wilson's statement indicated that the Nation's No. 1 auto producer will at least fight to soften the order the industry has branded as "discriminatory." He emphasized that the corporation "intends to do everything pos-Turn to Page 9, Column 1 House Group OK's Bill on Civil Defense Measure Tagged for Early Passage A I NG (f The Civil Defense Bill urgent legislation tagged for passage0 wfore ristmas cleared the House Armed Services Committee Mon-1r by e. unanimous vote. The Senate Armed Services Commiti.ee reached unanimous agreement Saturday on a similar measure and expected to send it to the floor this week.

REP. VINSON (D.t chairman of the House committee, ticketed the House bil1 for passage Wednesday. The legislation is a blueprint for the establishment and operation of a Federal Civil Defense Administration, which would co-operate with state and local defense 'ups. You'll Find: GI Line Hit by Suicide Assaults Mighty Mo Helps Stem Fanatic Tide TOKYO (U.R) Fanatical Chinese Communists hurled suicidal assaults at the United Na- tions beachhead in Northeast Korea Tuesday. American defenders threw them back with heavy losses.

As the battle for the ever-nar rowing beachhead around Hungnam roared into its critical stage. shouting enemy troops, guided by bugle calls and whistles, struck twice six miles northeast of the city just before dawn. Three other less vicious assaults were made during the night. IX THE HARBOR the battle ship Missouri's 16-inch siege guns' added to tne firepower rainmg Shells on Communist positions. Chinese knocked out key Yonpo Airfield and smashed into the southwest suburbs of Hungnam.

Every man of the 10th Corps, once numbering 60.000 was alerted for emergency duty. ALLIED AIRMEN reported vicious fighting at the edge of Yonpo, at the southwestern edge of Hungnam. Front reports hinted the Communists had overrun this last good flying field in Allied hands. An emergency strip had been hewn out of the frozen earth deeper inside the pocket, but its value was doubtful. Americans manning the right wing of the half-moon defense arc fell back through the hamlet of Taejo, five miles up the northeast coast above Hungnam.

One report told of United States Third Division action there. A later one reported Chinese troops moving towjfd Wtingnam from Taejo. 7 ABOUT 200 ENOIY troops-North Korean soldiers had made their appearance in the ranks of the Chinese who launched the attempt to hurl the 10th Corps into the Japan Sea darted in close enough to lob grenades into the snowy foxholes of the GI's. Turn to Page 10, Column 3 Tells Australia to Go Slow Nw York Timet Foreign Service MELBOURNE Immediate conversion of the Australian economy to a full war footing would be a bad investment, playing into the hands of unfriendly powers, Prime Minister Robert Gordon Menzies said. The soundest policy, he said, would be to continue building up economic and industrial foundations while preparing for prospective mobilization.

House Approves Aid to Yugoslavia WASHINGTO (JP) The House approved a compromise bill authorizing $38,000,000 of emergency drought aid to Communist Yugoslaviia. The bill authorizes use of funds of the Economic Co-operation Administration for the purchase of Unitied States commodities with which to tide Marshall Tito's Gov-ernment over the winter. Navy Drive On WASHINGTON (JP) The Navy announced it is now accepting applications for enlistment in the regular Navy as air recruit. DSR Loses $327,045 in November Costs of Storm and Pa Raise Listed Net loss of $327,045 in No- vemoer just aooui wipea oui Lite 1 A. 1 A I 1 DSR's profit of the preceding four months.

The four-month net of $332,161 was cut to $5,116. General Manager Leo J. Nowicki blamed snow over the Thanksgiving week-end aiid interruptions in industrial employment. NOWICKI SAID he was reasonably confident, however, that the whole fiscal year would show a net profit. Nevertheless, he conceded that patronage was still falling.

rie will submit the report to the DSR Commission Tuesday. It shows that the Thanksgiving snowstorm boosted expenses 98,000. The report also lists expenditure of $128,000 because of a7 Ascent increase in ope- ors' wages and $67,000 in retroactive pay. Ncwicki also listed $185,000 in "emergency" maintenance costs! for preparing equipment for winter, Patronage in Nowicki said, was 1.36 per cent u.ider November, 1949. Yule'Rush' Puts Santa to Sleep MEMPHIS, Ten n.

(U.ft Mrs. F. A. Decker reported that she walked up to Santa Claus in a department store here and found him fast asleep and snoring. She tiptoed away.

Denies Count NEW YORK (IP) John Robert Howard, tennis pro and former husband of Actress Diana Barry-more, pleaded innocent to a two-count white slavery charge. Fine Reading for Yuletide What is a boy? What is a girl? For holiday reading you'll enjoy, don't miss Alan Beck's heart warming ssays. They're "specials" in PARADE of SUNDAY'S FREE PRESS DEFENSE PERIMETER around the evacuation port of Hungnam is shown in map top. To understand the situation, imagine that 60,000 troops have retreated into the arc shown on the map of Detroit. Imagine that as more soldiers and equipment are loaded on the evacuation ships in the Detroit River, the less fighting power remains to keep the enemy from pouring in.

This is the touch-and-go situation confronting the beachhead defenders. CHRISTMAS SPIRIT 'TIME FOR UNITY Hubbard Asks Foes to Drop Recall Move BY FRED OLMSTED Ffee Frew Stafr Writer Dearborn Mayor Orville L. Hubbard dipped his pen in honey and asked the recallers to call the whole thing off. Cfandma, 71, Loses Battle A gainst Inflation national emergency. Orvie said, GRAND RAPIDS (U.R) r-Inflation couldn't lick the Christmas spirit of Grandma Maloney.

Seventy one year-old Mrs. Ethel Maloney admitted "shopping for gifts for five needy children even after she ran out of money." The white-haired old lady was fined $50 for shoplifting. "I just had to have presents for the children of a tenant farmer" Grandma Maloney told the judge. "When I ran out of money because of the high prices, I just kept on SHE WAS arrested as she Got to have unity in the ut the honey was diluted But with acid. So his plea got an expected reply.

"Strictly no," said Charles A. Wagner, head of the recall committee. ORVIE HAD addressed Wagner, "Dear Politician." "Because of the grave danger to our country, as reported by President Truman," Orvie began, "I hereby appeal to you and your political disappointees to withdraw your phony recall movement at once Orvie said he thought It would be nice if Wagner and his adherents would volunteer for civil defense, "do some thing useful St your city, state and nation during the He said Dearborn is "a vital cog in the Arsenal of Democracy" and could be "Communism's 'Target for Tonight' with an atom bomb." "Continuation of your misguided recall," Orvie added, "might even give aid and comfort to the Kremlin. Your personal vendetta masquerading Turn to Page 10, Column 2 YEM.OW KEYKO MARGARINE in the drosine, the bird, in the ravy and as a spread u-m-m-. Adv.

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