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'All reports were in from the seven banks in the bounty Bosone Plugs For Modified CGG Revival . By MURRAY M. MOLER Uimea rreM buiii vorreaponaen SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 24 (U.R) Utah's first woman member of congress tonight promised strenuous campaign to revive-on revive-on a modified basis the depression-born CCC camps as a means of fighting Juvenile delinquency. - Rep. Reva Beck Bosone, DH Utah, former Salt Lake City polka po-lka judge now serving her first term in Washington, said a bill was bow being drawn to revive the ' civilian conservation corps and would be introduced soon after- congress reconvenes next month. " Mrs. Bosone, long actively interested in-terested in social, welfare, said she "always liked the idea of the CCC camps." , v. Kids Deprived When I went east and saw how the kids in the - crowded - cities like Washington, New York and Chicago were forced to do their p'aying ln the streets," she added, 3 realized these your youngsters were n't getting the break they deserve. . "Out here ln the west except .for a few crowded cities of our own the youngsters have room to tramp around and get the fresh air and healthy surroundings they need." Her proposal, tentatively, calls for CCC-style camps to be operated oper-ated Jointly by government agencies agen-cies such as the agricultural department, de-partment, reclamation bureau and forest service who "are crying for the help these youths could orovide." , Enrollment, for a maximum of six months, would be voluntary and would be limited to under-crivilesed under-crivilesed youths from cities Military aspects of the depression depres-sion style CCC camp would be "de-emphasized" under the re vival, although Mrs. Bosone said the training given youths in the late 1930's was tremendously helpful to the armed forces in World War II. She estimated cost of her program pro-gram at m maximum of $2000 a year I for each enrollee, but she jaid much of It might come from tegular appropriations because of work done by the youths for various vari-ous departments. "It would be on a dollar for dollar basis." Mrs. Bosone added, "and the government would get back in services its full value of money spent." The attractive, red-haired former for-mer lawyer said work done by the earlier corps was "wonderful and substantial" in . improving water resources and providing national na-tional forests with badly-needed recreational facilities. "But without proper mainte nance" she explained, "many of these improvements have gone to pot Decause tney haven't been kept up. "Revival of the corps on this modified basis would not only help we youuis ty giving them the break-they need and keeD , ing them off the crowded streets but would permit everyone tq prosper from their efforts." Mrs. Bosone also stressed, the educational possibilities of such a program "It would give the kids a chance to develop mentally (Continued on Page Two) Inside the Herald Central Utah News . . . 2-5 Sports 8-9 - i A News Briefs Statistics 3 Deaths '. 2 Business and Finance k. 7 Editorial Pare 6, See. 2 : Merry -Go-Round .... .Women's Features ... Church Activities School News . 6, See. 2 1-3, See. 2 . 5, Sec. 2 5-6,' Sec. t B : Comics 9, See. 2 Classified 8, Sec. 2 authorized to collect taxes. Mr. Bird said. Of the remaining four per cent to be collected, the treasurer said that most of the delinquent taxes are to be col lected from home owners.-Those who pay their taxes before Jan. 30 will be charged two per cent interest plus 25c for each notice. After that date the interest rate will spiral to eight per cent with $1 charged for each notice: Tax sales to Utah county will begin January 30 with owners allowed to redeem their own properties within five years in case of land and within three years in case of water. The tax sale involves the holding of properties by the county for the specified length of time with the owner being charged with all Incidental costs involved. If the owner does not redeem the property within the time allowed, the property is sold at public auction." Although a break-down of tax receipts from Utah county areas' has not been completed, Mr. Bird said that he estimates that Springville city and Alpine school district will . again be in top places. He reports that Spring ville has usually been prompt in tax payments and he estimates that-the amount of money allot ted to Alpine school district from Geneva Steel Co. taxes will ease the district into a good lead over other areas, In the county ln the final tabulation of taxes paid under the Dec. 20 deadline. News Deadlines Earl Because Of The Holiday Because of the Christmas holiday, this issue of the Herald went to press shortly after 8 p. m. Saturday instead in-stead of after midnight as customary for the Sunday paper. The earlier press-time, which required news deadlines dead-lines earlier than usual, was arranged to permit Herald employes to be with their families Christmas eve and Christmas morning. The Daily Herald will be published as usual Monday, although stores, banks, and government offices will be closed in recognition of the holiday. Herald Sub-For-Santa Is BiggestMost Successful Santa Claus and the Daily Herald-Firemen Sub-for-Santa sponsors breathed a sigh of relief Saturday nightand as a result, nearly 275 Provo children still had an unwavering faith in Santa this morning. Last minute additions made exact totals unavailable unavail-able but one thing was certain, everyone on the list was taken care of. The program met two emergencies on the last two days' before Christmas. Each day, when those in charge thought their work was over, about 15 new last-minute names were turned in and investigation proved that Santa badly needed some help where they were concerned. On Friday, the Provo Rotary club stepped into the breach. Saturday, with only hours of available time left, Subs were found for about 15 more by dint of frantic searching and the fact that several already busy Subs each took a few more. - Many organizations took generous portions of the Herald Sub-for-Santa needy lists, and then cared for many more besides. The Provo Elks lodge, for example, took 30 children from the Herald roles but all told the lodge gave Christmas aid to about 50 families and 200 children. This was in addition to presents, candy and nuts at the Utah State hospital and county infirmary. in-firmary. The Kris Kringle Corporals of VFW Ute post 2162 took 30 children from the Herald lists, but they too, cared for many more an estimated total of 150, besides Christmas dinners, clothing and food for the families. More than 20 organizations and individuals are listed as Subs-for-Santa in the Herald-Fireman program. . ' Fire Chief Lloyd Dickson, in charge of the Provo Firemen end of the Sub-for-Santa program, produced last minute figures late Saturday which showed that 273 children in 75 families had been helped by the Herald-Firemen program. Those in charge were agreed it had been the biggest program since its origin in 1945. They were also agreed the Sub-for-Santa spirit was more city-wide and more readily offered this year than ever before. (See pictures on page four). 1 C "X .1 SAYS NO Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg (R., Mich.), who has been convalescing from a recent lung operation, discusses international affairs with reporters re-porters at his office following his return to Washington from Grand Rapids. He told the newsmen that he does not be lieve the Communist Government Govern-ment of China "now qualifies for recognition" and predicted that foreign aid will be sharp-' ly reduced" by the next session of Congress. (NEA Telephoto) Yugoslavia, U. S. Sign Air Agreement BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Dec 24 (U.R) Marshal Tito's Yugoslavia, Yugo-slavia, which three years ago shot down two American planes flying fly-ing over its territory, signed an alr- agrtement"with the , United States, Saturday. The agreement grants American Amer-ican planes the right to fly over Yugoslavia territory and land at Belgrade and at other civu air ports. Yugoslavia gets the same rights ln the U. S. zones of Germany Germ-any and Austria. The agreement - was another step in the Improvement in rela tions between Yugoslavia and the west, an Improvement that has advanced rapidly since the break between Tito and Stalin. Three years ago, during the (Continued on Page Two) University Dean, Ex-Secretary Shot By His Divorced Wife ATHENS, Ga Dec. 24 (U.R) John E. Drewry, Dean of the University of Georgia journalism school, and his beautiful former secretary, were shot by Drewery's divorced wife Friday night after the estranged couple had a cozy Christmas diner and allegedly arranged ar-ranged to be remarried. Mrs. Drewry, who reigned as a Truman Urges Love As Key To World Ills President Gives Hjs Christmas Message From Missouri Home INDEPENDENCE, M o., Dec. 24 (U.R) President Tru man said Saturday that love is the only answer to the troubles that beset the world. He urged Americans at Christmas time not to forget the multitudes in other lands for whom, he said, "there is no room. in the inn." The President, speaking from his home here, turned on by remote re-mote control . the multi-colored lights of the national community Christmas tree on the White House lawn in Washington. He delivered his ' annual Christmas message by radio. "In love alone the love of God and the love of man will be found the solution of all the ills which afflict the world today,"1, to-day,"1, the president said. Plea For Underprivileged His plea for the world's less fortunate people climaxed a ceremony cere-mony that each year attracts thousands to the lighting of the so-caUed east tree, a big spruce on the south lawn of the White House. In the capital, the marine corps band played and the national press club choir sang chorals as crowds awaited for Mr. Truman to touch the signal that turned the big tree into a blaze of light The program was aired by all ma- lonradio networks. tw?, Mr.' Truman, who flew to Mis souri yesterday, said that since returning to his home he had been reading in nis lamuy bible some of the passages which fore told the celebrations of Christ mas. "We miss the spirit of Christ mas, he said, "if we consider the incarnations as an indistinct and doubtful, far-off event unrelated to our present problems. .We miss the purport of Christ's birth if we do not accept it as a living link which joins us together in (Continued on Page Two) campus beauty queen when she attended Georgia lnhe 1920's, blurted out details of the. shoot ing from her hospital bed where she was being treated for nervous shock. Surprised Couple Mrs. Drewry surprised her famous educator-husband and his willowy brunette former secre tary, Miriam Thurmond, in the living room of Miss Thurmond's home shortly before midnight, Police said she shot them both. using a .32 caliber revolver. Mrs. Drewry said that only few hours before - the shooting, she and her husband whom she divorced in July charging "cruel treatment" had dinner at an Athens drivein It was a cozy Yuletide affair from which she said she departed with her spirits high and Joy surging through her over the chance that they could patch up their broken married life and start anew. . She said Drewry told her he still love her and that soon they would be re-married. "John wishes me good night and told me to go home and get a good night s sleep," Mrs. Drew ry said. Later, she said, she decided to call him and tell him once more how happy she was over the reconciliation. re-conciliation. But the telephone at his home did not respond. "When he didn't answer, I knew where he was,"-Mrs. Drew ry said. She said she borrowed a neigh bor's car and' drove straight to the Thurmond residence in a fashionable section of the uni versity city. In the living room, she said she found the, couple as she had suspected. . "John," she said she told her her husband, "this is the ; last promise you will ever make to me. Turning to Miss Thurmond, she said she told the woman: "Miriam, this is the last time you'll ever break up my home. Mrs. Drewry admitted that she shot the couple with no display ox remorse. She said she shot her husband first, then his companion, after which she drove home and called several friends to tell them what she had done. i now 127 Fatalities Reported Across United States CHICAGO, Dec. 24 (U.R) Christmas eve cold waves swept down on the nation Saturday night, increasing hazards haz-ards that were taking a mounting toll hourly in fires and highway accidents. Across the country, 127 persons were killed in accidents between 6 p.m. Friday and 4 :30 p.m. EST Saturday. Traffic accidents took 89 lives. Twenty-two persons werle killed in fires. Fourteen persons died in miscellaneous accidents. Plane crashes killed two. Nineteen of the fatalities were children. Truman To Ask Taft-Hartley Act Repeal WASHINGTON. Dec. 24 U.R President Truman next month again will ask congress for Taft-Hartley Taft-Hartley act repeal, the Brannan plan and compulsory health ' in surance. But his chances of getting them appeared to be slim. One administration admini-stration lieutenant predicted that Democratic leaders in congress will give only token . support to these planks of the "Fair Deal" in 1950 because of bitter opposition among both parties. This will not stop the man in the - White - House -from - bucking his opponents with typical Truman Tru-man persistence. He also will plug hard for rent control extension and his civil rights program, in cluding a fair employment practices prac-tices commission and anti-poll tax legislation. He will gain much wider support, sup-port, however, for his anticipated recommendation that some war time excise taxes be reduced. But then he wiU start the tax fight aU over again by asking that other taxes probably those on corpora tions be increased to make up the excise revenue loss. New Pressure Expected New pressure also will be built up to push the year-old "point four program." As proposed in Mr. Truman's 1949 legislative program, pro-gram, the plan would guarantee a fair return to American invest ors abroad and provide for. send ing technical "know-how to backward areas of the world. A bill to appropriate $45,000,000 as a starter toward development of these backward areas is ex- pected to get early congressional laproval in 1950. Other foreign aid items face rougher sledding. Mr. Truman is said to be considering a request (Continued on Page Two) Railroads To Be Asked To Cut Coal Use Washington, Dec. 24 u.R) The government plans to cut railroad passenger traffic after the holidays in an effort to conserve con-serve the nation's dwindling coal ' supplies, it was disclosed Satur day. Chairman J. Monroe Johnson of the Interstate Commerce commission com-mission said that if the miners continue their three-day work week, he will have no alternative but to issue an order next week directing coal-burning railroads to curtail their operations after the new year. He told newsmen that passenger pas-senger traffic of course would be the first service affected. But he said that the government may have to reduce freight traffic, too. During the recent strike, thei commission issued similar coal conservation orders. But it revoked re-voked them last month, when John L. Lewis' United Mine workers returned to the coal pits on a part-time basis. Since then, however, little or no progress has been made toward to-ward settlement of the industry's long-standing contract dispute. The government contends that railroads have been especially hard hit by the decline in production. pro-duction. - The commission took its first step yesterday toward helping railroads with critically low coal stocks by giving them top priority on existing supplies. , It instructed all railroads with less than a nine-day stockpile to , (Continued on Page Two) Storms, Cold Wive Six-year-old Albert Y. Kevor kian, Jr., of Newton, Mass., was electrocuted when he stuck a finger into an empty socket on a string of Christmas tree lights. Snow spread a white Christmas blanket from the Rocky moun tains to the Great Lakes. New snow was expected in the area over the holiday. But one cold wave was fannina out from Montana and the Da kota and another gripped the east and New England. Travel Rush Over Fair skies were predicted over New England and from the gulf states westward through Arizona and California. Rain was expected expect-ed in the central and lower Mississippi Mis-sissippi valley. Railroads and airlines reported that the travel rush was over by Saturday afternoon. Travel t New York was silently hieher than last year but most Chicago faculties reported about the same number of passengers as last Christmas. " T- Two of the Worst Christmas tragedies occurred in Texas. FireS. one on the highway and another in a home, killed 12 persons, in cluding eight children. An overheated stove in a three- room home at San Antonio, start' ed a fire that killed Mrs. Maria Montelongo, 37, and five of her six children. Her husband, Asicion, 36, and another child were criti cally burned. At Estillene, Tex., six persons, including an entire family of five, were killed when the family's car and a gasoline truck crashed, Fire swept both vehicles, killing Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lee Blake and their three small children. Truck driver Carl Leatherman of Ami rillo, Tex., died in a hospital. Fireman Dies At Bradford, Conn- Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Nott and their two children were killed when fire destroyed their frame home In New York state, fire lleuten. ant John Lyden, 42, died while fighting a Brooklyn lire ana Frank Teal burned Ho death in a hoiine fire at Rhinebeck. The national safety council nleaded with motorists for cau tion in holiday driving. In its gloomiest prediction in history, the council said that 435 persons may be killed over the long hoii dav in traffic accidents. The new snows were expected in Minnesota, northern Wisconsin and portions of the nortnern olains and Michigan. The weath er bureau at Denver also promised snow over Colorado and vfyo- ming, with snow flurries extend ing into New Mexico. YOUTH HELPS KIDS WITH RADIO PRIZE PHILADEDPHIA, Dec. 24 IB Gilbert Granger, 14, who broke the bank f or$1900 In a nationwide nation-wide radio contest this week, took S1.000 of it Saturday to buy toys for unfortunate children. After receiving an official citation ci-tation from Mayor Bernard Samuel Sam-uel for his deed, Gilbert spent Saturday afternoon distributing the toys to children in five local charity homes. Cleveland Transit Workers Vote to Continue the Strike CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 24 (U.R) Some 2,000 striking transit workers voted Saturday to con tinue Cleveland's crippling transportation trans-portation strike. The worners cneerea rresiaeni Thomas Meaney of the Amalga mated Association or street. Juiec-tric Juiec-tric Railway and Motor Coach Employes union (AFL) when he told a packed union hall that "he was tired v of being pushed around." . Union leaders Indicated: they saw no early end to the three-day strike that has tied up pre-Christ-mas traffic In downtown Cleveland. Cleve-land. . As a result of the workers' decision de-cision Mayor Thomas Burkt was .... ., . . ' . . ... . L : , , . ' , , ., - J - f "r , . ,' ' PRAYERS ACROSS THE SEA French school children pray for Betty: Lou Marbury, the , 9-year-old Brownsville, Tenn girl whose faith in prayer has stirred the nation. Threatened with loss of her hand from a malignant growth, Betty said she is sura' prayer, will' save it. . Thousands of people throughout the U. U. '' responded to her appeal,' ' , ' -..M ' , Fresh BjizzardSlows Down -r , rTrtiff icThrbugh the County. ;r V Fresh sn6w depths of better than six Inches were ' piled up in some parts of Utah county Saturday, with. A winds approaching blizzard proportions adding to tht ? discomfort of motorists.- . , v t ', ' -v"' il .' Although detailed information was not available;, '' it was believed all main roads in the county were open,. . . although' driving was extremely hazardous because of - -slick highways. ' . ' An early afternoon report Saturday said the road leading into the South Fork of r Provo canyon , was blocked. Provo canyon itself, however along with Spanish Fork canyon, were still open Saturday after' noon. -', v-C ''"-'" ."v'V..'- 'A ' Outside the county,' however, it was a different ' story. The highway between Heber and Park City wag blocked, as well as roads leading into the Strawberry country. Driving conditions and visibility were reported report-ed "extremely poor" Saturday throughout the state. , In the north part of the Sttte, Sardine canyon between Brigham and Logan, was reported blocked temporarily Saturday. Pope Opens Holy Ye or ' Communists Fail In Attempt To Disrupt Colorf ul Rites ROME, Sunday, Dec. 25 (U.R) The church bells or Rome rang In the Christmas morn today as 50,000 faithful knelt in St. Peter's to hear Pope Pius XII celebrate the first papal masses of the 1950 Holy Year. The bells began to peal at midnight. mid-night. One minute past the hour, the pope began his first Christmas' Christ-mas' massv in five years. Thirty minutes later he celebrated his second. Then he returned to his private Sistine chapel to recite his third at 1 a.m. St., Peter's and the three other Dig basilicas, wnere more man. 1,000,000 gathered Saturday morning for the 500-year-old ceremony, rich in color and tradition, tra-dition, that opened the Holy Year, were crowded again. At St John in Lateran, thou- expected to take, drastic steps to provide some sort of transportation transporta-tion for some half a million stranded bus and street car riders. Burke said earlier that if the strike did not end at the union mass meeting he would make a "bold move"; today to provide transportation.' He said before the meeting he would provide police protection "if necessary" to get operators back on the Job. Governor Frank Lausche hinted that he might call on the national guard for help. The Cleveland transit board went Into immediate session to consider what measures to take, and Meaney called a Meeting of his executive board to plot the union's moves. sands of Holy Year pilgrims and Romans waited for hours to climb on their knees the worn marble staircase up which, tradition says, Jesus walked to meet Pontius Pilate. ' Brought to Rome from Jerusalem Jeru-salem by St. Helen, mother of the Emperor Constantine, the stair case is open only on Christmas eve and Christmas day. Saturday communists defied police and tried to disrupt Holy Year ceremonies. As Pope Pius XII opened the 11950 holy year, in a 500-year-old ceremony ,1,000,000 faithful as sembled at Rome's four great basilicas to raise a thundering thanks to God. ' But communists threatened to disrupt the ceremony at one of the four churches, St. Mary Major. Ma-jor. Nearly 400 persons were arrested ar-rested - outside communist labor headquarters which lies in the shadow of the historic church. For a time it appeared that the conflict would spread throughout the city; Rome communists called a general strike,! but cancelled it within . 30 minutes when police promised to release the men. ' . . .-'- Storm Spanish Embassy; Despite a . police ban, communists com-munists had tried to rally landless land-less peasants at the hall. An estimated esti-mated 2,000 police with 1 riot squad jeeps guarded St. Mary Major. A double row of armed Carabinieri stood- between, tha hall and the -church. '? The second Incident occurred outside the Spanish embassy and it also came during the rich and aneient church ceremony. Three thousand persons assembled . In front of the embassy and stoned the windows to protest the pres- (Continued on Page Twa) ' |