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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1952)
(cm Wi JV TAM lit Hffw.....l.,,.yiW. Bfici, By HIANK J15NKINS IIiouhIiU on Ohrlalmas Eva; How cume It that Joseph, with hi wile Mary, wlio dm then "groat with child, wnro In Bethlehem on tlmt day which, If lha calendar hart been then Hi" same aa It U now, would havo boen the 36th day ol .December? Why, hcndlnpt Uie command of Caesar (Augustus, not Julluii) tliiy had come up out of Oalllyo, TO UK TAXKD, Taxes, than, nil now, won a thing to be greatly droaded, tor tlmy bore dawn heavily upon the people, taking from them Itoo olifn for the benefit of the HIGH-Kll-UPB) their substance which wiry needed lor their aunienanco. When Jonouh and Mary came uo to Hethlehem, they were almost certainly wondering (even aa you and 1 In Iheae duys) how after they Had paid their taxea they wore going to make What was left after taxes nad been parted with uo AIIOUND. Hut lefi get on with the (lory, aa Luke tells It: "And ao It was that, while they were were On Bethlehem to pay their taxes I the days were ac complished Umt she (Mary) should De ariivereo., "And she brounht forth her first, born son and wrapped him Ui nwnd limit ololties;' and laid him In the naiiKer; for there was no room tor nun in we inn. It Is probable that there wss also no money in uie possession of the humble carpenter and hie wile (who had Just paid their taxes) wiih which to pay (or lodgings In the inn, Hence their lodging in the siaoie. Many ethers were gathered there Including the Nbepherda who were aoiauig m the ueia. I imagine they weren't living In the fields from choice, for, even lit the rel atively mild climate of the Holy land, December was no time to be living out In the field. They were living there because Ihey HAD TO. They had to live In the fields bemuse, among other things, they didn't have enough left after paying their taxes to be able to allord anything- ei. Luke iocs on; "And lo the angel of the Lord came upon them and the glory of the Lord shone aroand and about litem: and thev were sore afraid "And Uie ange) of the Lord said unto U.em, Fear not, for I bring you tidings of great Jay. which shall be to all Uie people. "FOB UNTO YOU 18 BORN THIS DAY A BAVIOft . . . rAnd suddenly there was with the angel s multitude of the heavenly boat pialslug Clod and sayln. "Olory to Ood In the highest, AND ON EARTH PEACE, GOOD WILL 1UWAKD MEN." "On earth peace, good will to ward men." How wonderful those words mint have sounded to those shepherds there In the cold December fields. For It wss WAR that had brought them to the pass where, after they had paid their taxes, there was little left to them but the cold fields, ft wss war that had taken their sons to die In distant lands, for causes with which they had no sympathy, And WAR. which had wrought all this evil, existed because Inntead of GOOD WILL among men there was ILL WILL among men toward each other. And wsr costs money and result in heavy taxation. Space Is running out bn us. We shall have to aklp forward. The SAVIOR who was born thnt dsy In Bethlehem grew up. He hsd (sated In the wlldemese for 40 days and 40 nights. He hsd been tempted of the devil. And, hsvlng resisted the temptation, he went forth to preach to the people. He gave them much good advice its to how to live ao that they would I happier. He BUMMED UP his advice tn these words: , "Therefore all things hstoever ye would thst men should do to you, do ye even so to them, for this is the law and Uie prophets." The origin of Chrlstmsa wss the birth of a ssvlor that Is to sav, A OREAT LEADER OF MEN. Jesus was such a leader, Most of the quod thst hss come to men In the past lfli'j centuries hss come aa a result of His leadership and His teachings. , And the RULE thst he gave to men (as quoted by Matthew) would bring to mnnklnd, If It were fol lowed universally, the pesce and the happiness and the well-being that all men crave. I doubt If any other rule ever can or ever will brlmr to men whst they want out of this life. The odd part of It Is thnt this rule would pny In the hsrd, realistic coin of dollars and cents, as well as In the coin of happiness and satisfaction, If It were UNI VERSALLY followed. I think perhaps that If we would ponder MORE on these things nl Christmas time and LESS on the MATERIAL aspects of Christmas, as we have come to know snd be Inlliieneed by them, we would' be IMMEASURABLY better off. Weather FORECAST; Klsmsth Fslls and vicinity and Northern Callfnrnlai Cloudy with scattered snow flurries tonight, cloudy tomorrow. Low to night 10, high tomorrow 20, , High yesterday .,...... Low last night Prcolp yesterdsy ....., Prerlp since Oct. 1 ... Heme period last year . Normal for period .... -6 ... t . 4.70 ..... 8.74 ..... 4.17 (Additional Weather en Page 4) Highway Death Sets Mew Edamath Record An automoblle-truclc crash yes tordity at Rosedole on U.S. 07 Just south of Orescent, Killed Adum Vol liner, 00, of College Place, Wullu Wiills, wash., snd ran Klnninili County's IBM death toll to 30. Thst Is an all time high for car nage and death on the streets and highways uf this county. The pre vious record of 20 deaths was estab Klamath County 30 Trsffle Fatalities In nt lished 111 1040. Four other persons were Injured In yesterday's fatal crash. Vollmer's wile, Kmma Vnllmcr, 54, snd two daughters, Irene, 20, and Mary Ami, 10, wore taken lo Ht. Charles Hospital at Bend, and the driver of the cur, Leonard Boy 112 in Coma Hours Oarv Hanson. 18-yenr-old Yaki ma boy hurt In an auto accident last Friday night, remained' In a slate of coma at noon today, 112 hours after hi Injuries were aus talned. He la at Klamath Valley Hos pital, Young Hansen wss one of seven boys hurt when two cars collided on UB 07 above Collier Park. His skull was frsctured and ho suffered concussion and various other In juries. Hospllnl attendants have report ed his condition as critical, virtual ly unchsmted either far belter or worse, since he wss admitted. Another boy Injured In that ae oldent also is only psrtlslly con scious at the hospital. He Is Tom Murdock, 10, of Klamath Fails, who suffered a brain Injury and severe hesd and facial cuts, Murdock was coming horn for Christmas from Wlllumette Uni versity, where he is a pre-lsw student, when the accident occurred He Is attending college on an Elks Lodge scholarship s Uie outstand ing Klamslh County high school senior of 1051. Five other boys hurl In the ac cident were less seriously injured. Robiscn Wins Light Contest AXnflma dLsp!avJhaAnocj your eye out won Uie grand sweepstakes prise In Uie 1953 Klamslh Junior Chamber ol Com merce Yule Lighting Conteet thst of Frank Hoblaon, 3455 Eberlcln Street, Roblson's display Is an animated Santa's workshop, with moving (mures performing the chores and duties thst Santa's helpers would at Uie North Hole. LochI residents have already been passing by to view It Uy the hundreds of csrs. The display Is In Uie mood of gaiety of the Christmas season, with coiorlui sllects. It Is in contrast to (he long-time winning display of Uie Nativity Scene, a quiet, serious Christmas night modeling designed and built bv Mrs. C. I). Droves. 1424 Lake vlew Street. Both this year's winner and Mrs. Groves' display would give competition to any profes sions! exhibits. Honorable mentions In this yesr's contest went to Normsn Moty. 1205 Psclflc Terrace, and Charles Bsne, 5110 Etna Street. Judges this year were Paul O. Landry, Hob Meat and Evereil Bo bannon. Hugh Dsvls van chsirmsn of the Jsycee committee putting on the contest. The t Csllfomla-Oregon Power Company put up the prise list this year. HENDERSON RETURNS TEHRAN. Iran Wt Loy Hend erson, U. 8. ambassador to Iran, returned Wednesday to make a new bid to break the British-Iran-Ian oil deadlock. He will meet with Premier Mohammed Mossadegh Thursday, fill &0-mWmmm CHRISTMAS PARTY. Ltsthernecki of the 7th' Reqiment. lit Marine Diviiion, aether around the gaily decorated Chriitmai tret Usui at a party for children t. I I I i 1 All-- kl niaiaiam i ki, iuf -uiwn iiewman i aneeung, alongside Tree, or Long oeacn, wour., Tne wnap laln'who arranged tha party. Similar parties for tha kidi in war-beaten South Korea ara being held wharavar Alliad troopi ara itationed. j Wheeler, a Walla, Walla, Wash., Col lege student, was rushed to Portland hi in Mffrirl. in nitvft m BuHIV Inllire eye. jdjf The two girls received on' V or hurts and were releitr .aP the Bend hospital after tn Mrs, Volliner was reporlc' seriously nun. The Vollmers were en route to Lodi, Calif., for Uie Christmas hol idays, and had hired Wheeler to drive Uielr cur, southbound on US 07, the volliner vehicle -struck a Brooks-Bcanlon Lumber Company pickup truck which pulled out on uie mgnway irom a logging roaa, Glen Osborn. driver ui the truck. was not Injured, Deputy Coroner Clarence Word ssld . Uie lumber company had flagman stationed at the Intersec tion lo warn trucks of oncoming truffle on the highway, but that his signal In Uiis instance was eith er Ignored or misinterpreted. ' The car hit Uie pickup, which was losded with oil drums, broad side, and skidded It some 40 feet down Uie highway, A Bend ambulance took the In jured back to thst city, and Wheel er was sent on to Portland, The body of Volliner was brought here to Ward's Funeral Home. 2 Washington Cons Caught AHLINOTON, Ore. 11 Two more of the tunnel-escape Walla Walla convicts were caught here at 13:10 a. in, Wednesday as they pulled into a service station In a stolen car. Harold Coo, 32 murderer, and Merrll Case, burglar, were nabbed by two state patrolmen who drove Into the station behind them. They put up no fight. Monday night Portland police arrested the first of the seven who gslned their freedom esrly that day by tunneling under the wall. He was Ralph Courser, hospital ised with a broken jaw from a police bullet. , At about 11 p. m. Tuesdsy State Patrolmen Ralph Pope and Ray Judson received a radio report to watch for a Hudson stolen from Wslla Walls. Little more thsn an hour later, as thev were swinging east out of Arlington, they ssw It come Into lown from the east. They turned around and followed It. The stolen car with Coe and Case in it stopped In Uie filling station and the men apparently had failed to are Uie police car until Uwiw.uotlicer stepped up from II. . --' Officer Edward Hastings aald Coe and Case, taken to Uie city Jail, refused to waive extradition. Then they went to sleep. Hastings said the wsrden at Wal la Wslla had been notified and had reported ho would ask the FBI to take charge under Uie Dyer Act across state lines. Meanwhile, the men will be held In Uie county Jail at Condon. Hastings said the county Jail was a good structure but thst guard lug was advisable at Uie city Jail. Speedy Caesar Irks Committee OWESTOFT, England UK A Jssted-up version of the tragedy of Julius Caesar rocked this small Essl Cosst town today Brutus killed Caesar with a tommygun In a school dramaUsallon of Shake speare's fsmous play. The town's educstlon committee demsnded an Immediate Inquiry with Miss J. M. Mann, a town oKlclal, asserting Uiat mothers are concerned about tommyguns In youngsters' hsnds at this time ol year (Christmas, ahe meant). The bewildered school headmas ter, P. W. Hartop, tried to explain: "Our Idea was to produce this great play In modern setting. We adhered strlcUy to Us theme thnt violence does not pay. After all, Uie daggers used In the origins) form can bo every bit as offensive as tommyguns." . fa1! x r f- r $ K t r m to vi ' ' ' )! I J T t A ','" at Pfc. Robert R. Walker of Ogddntburg, N. Y., playi Santa of Korean refugee families in Tonqmoon, South Korea. Hit II l!--l .'J. 1 I .11 n L rf.l-f lyL - .nl 16 Pages A. AS .(migration Lav Faces First Test NEW YORK Wl Immigration authorities denied shore leave Wednesday to 200 of the French liner LlHirtc's crew of 074 In tho llrst application ol Uie MeCarran Wuller Act, which Is aimed at keeping subversives from landing. Edward J, Shoughnessy, district director of Uie Immigration and Naturalisation Service, made the announcement as (he huge passen ger ship docked at pier 08 In the North Hlver. He sold 27 of the 200 hsd been denied shore leave only tentatively because Uielr seamen's papers were not In order. Of the rest, all but' two were ordered to stay aboard ship for refusing to answer questions put 10 them under Uie law. Ol Uie remaining two, one ad mitted past Communist member ship and one had a criminal rec ord. PROTEST Officials of France and some other nations have protested the crew restrictions imposed by the new law, which went Into effect last midnight. The Liberie was the first big liner to reach port since Uien. Crew members were liiKiiecled on the high seas in relation to tne new law by Immigration Officer Edward J. Martin, of East Orange, N. J., who left New York on tbe Liberie Dec. 8. Shaugluiessy said Martin worked 14 eignl-hour days lo determine wheUier any crew member came within the 31 basic causes lor ex clusion set lorih In the law. SbsuKlinrssy said that in 270 cases should the Liberie Uie crew men refused "lo go into certain union matters and only would give Idenlllying answers.' Sliaughnessy told ship news re porters: "There have been Indications that certain of Uie seamen's un ions are dominated by Communist elements. "A Uiorough Investigation Is. of course, being msde lino Uie.se al ien uuons or statements." The Liberie development pointed up the sharp Ughlantng ot rules for immigration and naturalization under the McCarran-Wsller law. Washington observers beiievru the Liberie case also would fur-nl-ih ammunition for both aides In an expected congressional battle over the new law. However, the provision of the act Involved in the Liberie case a requirement for cloe screen big of crewmen as to their polit ical affiliations, any criminal rec ords and other matters Is not Uie onlv point at Issue. Considerable criticism has been aimed at a section retaining the present system of national quotas lor Immigrants. ' REPORT The Justice Department yester day quoted Uie inspector about the Liberie aa reporting Uie 269 crew members gave only their names but refused to answer questions. He said among them were two with Communist connections and one with a theft conviction In France, making these three automatically Inadmissible. Forty-three others were report ed to have had identification docu ments which apparently had been tampered with. Another 28 were said to have defective documents which might be corrected In New York. Immigration officials In Wash Inston said anyone violating the shore leave regulation would be picked up and returned to Uie ship. CORRECTION An obituary In yesterday's Her- snd News on the death of Roy E. Mattson. omitted the name of brother. Mclvin Mnttson. Fine City, Minn., in listing survivors. -) O ! sJ' 1 ! KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON, Strife-Torn World Turns to By The Associated Press Christians turned from the cares and sorrows of a troubled, strlle wrucked world today to begin the happy yet solemn ceremonies com memorating the birth of Him who fireached Uie gifts of peace and ove to all mankind. As the last-minute rush for pres ents and festive goodies died away, millions o( faithful lifted their hearts in Christmas Eve prayers of thanks and hope, and their voices in carols of Joy. Churches throughout Christen dom threw open their doors to welcome all to traditional Christ mas Eve ceremonies. In Bethle hem of Judea, a special Catholic midnight muss beginning in the Chapel of St. Catherine will end In the Grotto of the Nativity, on the spot designated by His fol lowers as the birthplace of Christ nearly 2,000 years ago. At the same time a Protestant service will be held on nearby terraced slopes that mark the tra ditional spot where angels an nounced the birth of Christ to shep herds watching their flocks by night. Hundreds of pilgrims have ar rived in the Holy Land to wor ship at the shrines connected with the birth of Christ. As In past Christmas times, the heavy border guards belween Jordan and Israel still technically at war will step ssldc to permit passage to the holy places. Pope Pius XII wss to broadcast his annual Christmas message of pence besinning at 5 a.m., EST, today. The message will be beamed around the world in 23 Trio Arrested For KF Theft East St. Louis. 111., city police notified authorities here today they were holding three men' arrested there in possession of a car and valuable loot stolen here. Dec." 14. The three men gave their names as Jimmy Dulanc and Fred May lor, Klamath Falls, and Charles Lisles, Orkiidge. The East St. Louis police said Uie trio had a Bulck coach, report ed by Fred Taylor, 830 Riverside, to have bs-v rtoten here Uie night ofi Dec. 14,' Ala 'the cjr ere a. check protector, typewriter and a ; case ol wnissey reporteo stolen j early the morn'ng of Dec. 14 from ; the office of the Klamath Potato Distributors, Merrill Highway. A safe taken at the same time was found later where it had been dumped on the Algoma Road. The sheriff's office here today said that checks totaling about 8600 processed with the check protec tor and bearing the lorged signa ture of Elmer Lemler, Potato Dis tributors official, had turned up here since Uie robbery. Deputy Sheriff Dal Reed said Sheriff Murray Britton would proo sbly Mtk extradition orders be fore going to Illinois to return the three men. A message notifying 8tate Po lice here ol the trio's arrest first Identified one of Uie men as "Jim my Dulorg" but a later phone check with the East St. Louis po lice made the name Dulane. Brodie Twins StiEl Live CHICAGO Wl The Brodie Sia mese twins, their condition still criticsl, began their seventh day of separate existence Wednesday. A week ago the 15 month old boys, who were born Joined at the top of the heads, were separated in a 12 hour and 40 minute opera lion. Bulletins from the University ot Illinois hospital Tuesday night re ported "no change for better or worse" for the twins. Roger Lee, weaker of the boys, remnincd in a deep coma, his con dIUon "very precarious." Rodnev Dee, the stronger twin, still remained In critical condition. He regained consciousness about 17 hours after the operation. Both bovs are In oxygen tents at the Illinois Neuropsychiatry In stitute. Santa Hears The hearts of many young Klam ath people this Christmas lime are turned toward other youngsters in the world who may not have it so good in Korea, Europe and other stricken areas. It's reflected in the letters they wrote Santa Claus and sent to him when he dropped down on Modoc Field here during Christinas opening. Thev also think more of others even in Uieir own families. . . Little 8-ycar-old Jean Moore, 935 Newcastle Street, writes Santa "don't forget the big and little boys and girls that have nothing to ent and wear." Another 8-year-old1, Stanley Simmons, has a brother in the Navy he doesn't want Santa to forget. Marylyn Lee Metier, 5122 Bryant Street, wrote "Please bring all the little boys and girls in otner coun tries something, and bring peace to the world." A 10-vear-old, Sharl Ramsey, 1604 Mitchell, told Santa "you can give me anything you want to, be cause there are so many children that are poor, that have not ever WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1002 languages. The Pontiff's Christmas Eve mass also will be aired by the Vatican radio at 6:40 p.m., EST, More than an hour earlier. Pres ident Truman will deliver bis last official Christmas message to the nation. He will speak at 4:30 p.m., EST, at the 30th annual Lighting of the Living, Christmas Tree on the White House grounds. Other chiefs of state and rulers prepared special messages. Queen Elizabeth II will broadcast hers her first as Britain's reigning mon archto the world-wide British Commonwealth and empire at 10:03 a.m., EST, tomorrow. As Americans st home rushed their last preparations for the sea son, their thoughts went out to the thousands of fighting men spending Christmas in troubled spots around the world Korea, Germany, Austria, Japan and other lands Uireatened by tyranny. AH these, however, will have their celebrations too. There will be packages from home and spe cial Christmas dinners. And Amer ican troops the world over have chipped in to buy toys and food for .needy children In lands that are their temporary homes. In a Christmas message to his Eighth Army troops In Korea. Gen. James Van Fleet declared the Christmas star "still burns to lead us in our pursuit of peace on earth and good will towards men." The ElKhth Army chief exposed a well-nigh universal hope in the Western world when he' told his men he hoped that the next Christ mas would find them in their homes and peace restored to Ko rea. -BULLETIN- SANTA LEAVES THE NORTH POLE lfl It was at least 27 degrees below sero here Wednesday as Santa clans hitched up his reindeer for his annual visit to the homes of good girls and bys. The weather was partly cloady bat visibility was good for the beginning of St. Nick's world-circling trip. Toes Tingle At 7 Below Toes tingled and many car mo tors sputtered in protest this morn ing as tne coiaest lecemDer tem perature in several years was in flicted on the Klamath Country. A new season low, and probably the lowest December reading since the toush winter of 1941-42. was recorded by the CAA at Municipal Airport this morning when the mer cury scootsd to 7 below. The Her and and News thermometer in downtown Klamath Falls showed 6 below and Tulelake reported 8 below. Chill honors In the bitter cold areas of Southern and Eastern Ore gon went to Senneca, in the John Day country, where the reading was 16 below. Chemult and Bly had 12 below. A white, if shivery, Christmas for the Klamath Basin was prac tically assured by the weatherman today when he predicted low for 10 for tonight. In Western Oregon, according to an Associated Press weather round up. It was somewhat warmer with most stations reporting tempera tures above freezing. An exception was Snlem with 30 degrees. Port land's law was 37. Last year' December low In Klamath Falls was on the morning of Dec. 9, when the reading was 3 below. Elsewhere In the nation last night, Uie Associated Press report ed generally cold weather. San Francisco was wsrmer las night than Los Angeles with a low of 47 as compared to the Southern Cali fornia city's 45. Chicago's low was 34, Denver had 17 and Seattle 28. ' SHOOTING KOURS DECEMBER 25 - 26 Open 7:05 - Close 3:40 From Klamath had hardly a thing. I know when I was about four or five I thought you came down the chimney, but you are to fat so you have to squeese in the door. Have a good trip back to the North Pole." - Five-year-old Stanley Jones, 2134 Dover Ave., wrote "Since my Mom savs I must tell the truth to you I have not. been a very good boy this year. I try so hard and some time sumrise my Mommle bv be ing good. That's why I'm leaving it up to you to aeeiae u i can get anything for Christmas." Little Pamela Sue Gray, who lives alone with her mothr at 2127 Garden Street, writes "and I want something nice for my Mommle as she Is so good and takes care of me." Little Pam is six. Of course, there are other rath er serious matters that come up before Santa Claus not necessar ily from the youngsters, either. There's the letter Santa received here reading like this; 'Dear Santa. I am 19 year om and would like to find a ntan under my Christmas tree on Chrlst- maa morning. Jean," , Telephone 8111 No. 2015 King of Peace Van Fleet's words were echoed by his commander, Gen. Mark W. Clark, whose message to the United Nations' troops said the faith expressed In the Christmas spirit "will bring us to our goal." "Although the world has passed through many dark and critical times these past two thousand years. It Is man's belief, however dark the hour may seem, that eventually the light of fellowship will show the way of peace on earth," Clark declared. The Chinese Communists even joined . In the yuletide festivities on the ' Korean battlefront. A Red patrol decorated a Christmas tree on the snow-covered no man's land between Allied and Red lines. Some of the crudely written ban ners on the tree wished Allied sol diers a merry Crhistmas but others added a wish for the "cold death" of Allied troops If the United Na tions Command did not give in at the suspended armistice talks. Not too much Is known about Christmas plans in Communist countries. In Russia. Christmas hi celebrated on the West's Jan. 7 because the Russians use a differ calendar. - In Russian-led, but still Roman Catholic, Poland the Communists evidently are trying to discourage traditional Christmas celebrations. The authorities are sponsoring, as a counter attraction, New Year's Day festivities with lighted trees. They also are attempting to re place Father Christmas as Santa is known in Poland with the Rus sian "Grandfather Frost." This worthy distributes presents on Jan. U.S. Clover Totals Up The United States Department of Agriculture has uppedf its earl' al sike clover seed estimates by some 3.000,000 (M) pounds and with that came the darkest shadow yet cast over local alsike marketing con ditions this year. Along with the now well-ballooned Canadian crop which has a po tential exportable quantity of about 4,000.000 (Mi pounds and Uie al ready announced U.S. -Carryover rJld 1052 crop of about 13,000,000 tM) pounds, it appeared there tu about twice as much clover avail able as may be used In the U. S. this year. Local buyers were reporting no action on the Klamath market, though a steady move to Uie gov ernment support program was evi dent. Price support Is 25 cents per pound; a year ago local farmers were getting above 40 cents per pound. Ther'a lots of alsike In the Ba sin, and lots of it has yet to be sold. Just a few cars have gone out so far, local shippers report. Casualties Top 123 Thousand WASHINGTON UP Announced U. S. battle casualties In Korea reached 128.083 Wednesday, an In crease of 216 since last week. The Defense Department's week ly summary based on notification to families through . last Friday showed these new totals. New Total 20,172 94,936 12.975 138.083 22,519 8.287 Killed in action wounded Missing inial Battle deaths Current missing . I 4' ' Ol 3. LIKE MANY OF US, Warden Berger (right), Toppeniih, Weh., suffered a frozen car angina and sought aid from Arehia Hay (left) partner in tha Hayt-Newn Service Station, S. 6th and Shasta Way. - . Reds Call Short Truce In Fighting : By MILO FARNETI t SEOUL, Thursday IM The Slst month of the Korean war began quietly today with the Communists promising by loudspeaker to let up on their firing on one sector ana delivering presents on another, - There had been bloody fighting only Wednesday on the Western Front where the Chinese Reds were thrown back in band-to-hand combat In an attempt to pierce tha Allied line at T-Bone Hill. Yet as Christmas Day broke, Red artillery fire began tapering off In the West. A front report said few Red shells were fired near Panmun Jom, southwest of Uie T-Bone sec tor. . . On Uie Central 'Front, near Snip er Ridge where the fighting was bitter last month, Chinese loud speakers broadcast to Allied troops;, , i.. CEASE FIRE ' ' ' I "We will cease fire from . t in the morning to noon in observance of your Christmas." ; , . J Another division on the Central Front found toys, candles, dolls and banners wishing a Merry Christmas In front of its positions. " Loudspeakers in the Red lines played -"Silent Night."- ' This was In strange contrast to the day before, when the lighting had flared both In the air and on the ground. . ' I High over North Korea, Allied. Sabre Jets roared into battle with an estimated 60 Russian-made MIU Jets, the U. S. Fifth Air Force called ft "a clawing free-for-all." In dogfights all over the North Korean skies. Sabre pUots prob ably destroyed two MIGs and da maged nine, the Air Force said.. BATTALION " "'. ." ."', ' i' . The Eighth Army said a Chi nese battalion of about 750 mm attacked Allied trenches and bunk ers on frozen T-Bone Hill, west of Cborwon. The battalion was sup ported by about 2,600 rounds of artillery an Intense barrage for a small area. Red troops reached outposts of the hill between 3 a.m. and 3 a.m. but Allied soldiers, braced by re inforcements and a thunderous ar tillery barrage of their own, held fast and never were in danger of being overrun, an Eighth Army staff officer said. GAVE UP -; . The Reds gave up about 4 a.m. MaJ. James Hagerstrom of Ty ler, Tex., damaged three Migs In Uie flashing air batUea. He and 2nd Lt. Waiter Fellman of Camas, i Wash., ataried the first fight by breaking uuo a formation of three MIGs near the Yalu River. Man. churian - Korean boundary line. Fellman probably destroyed one and damaged another. Then several dozen MIGs swept across from Manchuria to help the Red pilots. They were chased off by a flight led by Capt. Vincent Stacy of Crystal Falls. Mich. Today's flareup In ground and air action came on the eve of Uie 3)st month of the war and while Christian soldiers or Uie United Nations prepared for Christmas celebrations aU across Uie frosty peninsula. However, the attack on T-Bone was Uie only action big ger tnan the usual patrol and probes. It was Uie first battalion- sized attack by Uie Reds In two weeKs. Eighth ' Army headquarters re ported evaluated Communists cas ualties for Uie week of Dec. 15-21 dropned to the lowest since July. U. N. ground troops inflicted 1,631 casualities In that week 50 per cent less than in the preceding perioa. Holiday The Herald and News, like most other businesses, will take a holiday tomorrow and there will be no paper pnbUshed. Publication will be resumed Friday. A V' T'f
