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Russians Ease Restrictions In Berlin BERLIN, Dec. 11 (U.R) Gen Lucius D. Clay, American commander com-mander in Germany, said Satur day he believes the Russian hiockade of Berlin has reached ita niirntinn noint. riav stated his views on the iv.mnnth-old blockade in an ex elusive interview with the United Press. His statement came only a few hours after the Rus-an Rus-an oasprl travel and mail re strictions within Berlin. "There is not much else they can do now to embarrass us," he aaid. "I can think of nothing they ran do barricading the streets between their part of the city and ours, or cutting transportation facilities fa-cilities that would not be as crip pling to them as to us. Mail Is Moving Mail was moving between the Knvipt and western sectors of Ber lin Saturday after a four-day halt. Traffic between the two areas moved without interruption, subject sub-ject only to the usual checks by Soviet sector police Yesterday the Russian-controlled police prohib ited western sector vehicles irom entering eastern Berlin witnoui a rmit. ' In another move, the Russians repeated their warning that un identified aircrau intercept over the Soviet zone will be "forced down." The warning was delivered to the American mill-arv mill-arv ovrnment. It reaffirmed the Soviet position announced In a nrevlous letter on Nov. . Brig Gen. Charles Garlley, American nhiof nf staff in Germany, notified the Russians at that time that all American planes are properly marked. Intent Made Plain ' Clay said that "Russia's political politi-cal intent (in imposing the blockade) block-ade) has been made plain" and that the clear objective of the move is "to drive us out of Berlin, Ber-lin, create instability and prevent recovery in Europe." During the five months of the blockade, Clay said, "there have been no developments at the Berlin Ber-lin level to indicate that Russia seriously wanted a settlement here. There have been no evidences evi-dences of good faith on the part of the Soviets here. I am not able to speak for what has gone on at Paris, Moscow, and elsewhere.' Clay, who snapped, we will not (Continued on Face 10) China Believes She Is Abandoned Bv United States United Press Staff Correspondent SHANGHAI, Sunday, Dec. 12 (U.R) The Chinese government "has reason to believe" President Truman's national security council coun-cil has recommended writing off China in the fight against Communism Com-munism and concentrating on all-out all-out efforts to save Japan and the Pacific island chain,. Including Formosa and Hainan, a source close to the foreign office said Saturday. The security council was known to have made a report to Tru man on the China situation shortly short-ly prior to Secretary of Stat George C. Marshall's return from Paris. It was announced that the council's decision would be publicized, pub-licized, but so far no statement has been made on any of the top level China conferences in Wash i n Eton. The foreign office source said the government believes the se curity council, in effect, abandoned abandon-ed hope of saving China from the Reds and recommended setting set-ting up America's Far Eastern defenses in the Pacific Islands and Japan. Dmitri Manuilski of the Ukraine had spoken for 55 minutes. China's T. S. Tsiang gave an eight-minute answer. But then K. V. Kisselev of Byelo-Russia took over the Soviet spiel. Only a little, less than two hours earlier, the assembly had desig nated the United States. France and. Turkey to seek a permanent peace in Palestine. 40 to 7 Vote Appointment of the three powers pow-ers to promote Arab-Jewish peace talks under a watered down Anglo-American resolution for a conciliation commission was approved by a vote of 40 to 7 The Soviet bloc and Guatemala voted against the nominations and four nations abstained. The supposedly final session of the longest, loudest and angriest assembly in UN history also adopted Spanish as a third work ing language and approved a 1949 budget of $41,500,000. including supplementary estimates for 1948 French and English are the pres ent working languages The assembly has been meeting since Sept. 21 Evatt tried to adjourn the meet ing early today. But Manuilski determinedly strode to the ros trum and announced he vanted to discuss the Korean dispute in "de tail." Recognize U. S. In Korea The political committee already had voted to recognize the Amer ican-supported government n southern Korea as the only legal government in Korea and to establish a permanent UN commission com-mission to Korea composed of the same members as the temporary commission. Russia had objected violently to the decision. Manuilski was as good as his word. He went into the same old arguments about the United States using terroristic methods to swing the southern Korean election. Furthermore, he said, the United States had no right unilaterally to call an election in Korea. It was a matter for all the major powers, he said The 83-day session was nearing an end with the cold war as in tense as ever and the Berlin dis pute still unsolved. Thoughts of the threat of a new war domin ated the final speeches and state ments of the delegates as they prepared to disperse until the assembly as-sembly re-convenes in New York April 1. Andrei Vishinsky of Russia, broadcasting over the UN radio, charged that the west had abandoned aban-doned itself to war psychosis. He said the United States is encircling encircl-ing the Soviet Union with military bases, John Foster Dulles, acting head of the U. S .delegation, said increasing in-creasing unity among the UN majority ma-jority was acting as a deterrent to war. He appealed for an end to speculation over another world conflict. Evatt rebuked the big powers for keeping the world in a turmoil. tur-moil. UN secretary general Try-gve Try-gve Lie asked the Big Four to end their cold war before the assembly assem-bly re-convenes. Vishinsky said in his broadcast that attempts to blame Russia for world uneasines lacked all foundation. To Resign Post 11 m Zdenek Smetacek (above), member of Czechoslovak consulate con-sulate staff In New York, announced an-nounced that he will resign his post because he no longer wishes to associate himself with his country's government. U. S. Asks For Recall Of 2 Romanians WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (U.R) The United States today ordered two Romanian diplomats ejected from their posts here and revealed that Romania had demanded re call of two U. S. officials at Bucharest. The state department told Romania Ro-mania in a note that Grigori Treoteasa, minister counselor at the Romanian legation here, and Alesandru Lazareanu, legation counselor, are "persona non grata." It demanded that the Romanian government recal them "as soon as possible." Treoteasa ranks sec ond only to the ambassador in the roster of Romanian diplomats here. Romania embassy officials said Treoteasa left on a trip to Ro mania 10 days ago and that Lazareanu La-zareanu is in Mexico City "on va cation. They said Lazareanu would return her In about two months to wind up his affairs They said they did not know what Treoteasa would do. Just Coincidence State Department Press Officer Michael J. McDermott insisted it was nothing more than "conci-dence" "conci-dence" that the Romanians were being ordered to leave at the same time the two Americans were being ousted from Bucharest. He disclosed that last Tuesday the Romanian government asked this country to recall Col. John R. Lovell, U. S. military attache in Romania, and Henry P. Leve rich, counselor of the U. S. lega tion there. Lovell and Leverich were re quested to leave because of what Romanian Foreign Minister Ana Pauker called "facts revealed' during the recent trial of several sev-eral Romanians accused of sabo tage and espionage. McDermott said American Min ister Rudolf E. Schoenfeld notifi ed Mrs. Pauker Friday that the two officials would be recalled "in conformity with usual inter national practice." But Schoenfeld informed her that the United States regards as "ridiculous and entirely contrary i (Continued on Pare 10) News Highlights In Central Utah Orem Chamber of Commerce Seta Aims For Next Year 3 Suggestions Studied For , Provo's '49 Centennial 3 Orem Jayceea Fire Department Makes 'Future' Magazine. . .... 4 Site of Proposed New State Hospital Building Revealed... fi Five Speakers. Five Musical Numbers Set For Lyceum 16 FOOD PRICES TAKE TUMBLE, FIRST IN FIVE WEEKS WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (U.R) Wholesale prices dropped eight-tenths eight-tenths of one per cent last "week with farm products showing the way, according to the labor department. de-partment. It was the first big drop in five weeks. 3rd Utah Oil Well Brought In Near Vernal V Fcrmous Ashley Dome Structure Yields Another Big Producer VERNAL, Utah, Dec. 11 (U.R) Utah's third commercially-producing oil well was brought in Saturday on the petroleum-rich Ashley Dome structure near Vernal by the Crain-Griffith company of Longview, Texas. Partner Bill Griffith said that initial flow from the firm's first Utah well began shortly after 11 a. m. at a rate of 15 to 20 barrels an hour. First oil out of the 4123-feet deep hole was of 32 gravity but Griffith said he expected it to "clear .up" later and be of even higher grade. Near First Well The well is about one-half mile south and east of the Equity Oil company's Ashley Valley No. 1 well that came in last October, the first well in Utah to produce petroleum in commercial quan tities. Two weeks ago, the Bird-Frost company brought in a well in San Juan county, in extreme southeastern Utah, that had a small production rate but was of ficially listed as "commercial." Griffith said he and his part ner, B. W. Crain of Longview, came tb Utah and started drilling when they heard of the .Equity discovery. He said that they have another rig erected near today s' production well but probably wouldn't start it until after the Christmas holidays. "We have the rig up and the hole staked out, but we'll prob ably wait a few weeks before pushing it down," Griffith said. Hold 1100-Acre Lease The comoanv has about 1100 acres leased In Ashley Valley. which is about 15 miles southeast of Vernal toward Colorado's rich Rangely field. Griffith said "we hope all of it s on the Ashley Dome." The well that came in today was "spudded in" last October,' a few weeks after Ashley's discovery. discov-ery. Griffith said it penetrates the petroleum-bearing Weber sands to a depth of 50 feet. "We're convinced that this one is of commercial grade, too," Griffith Grif-fith told the United Press. "We'll let the oil flow into tanks for a while. Later, we"ll truck it out, probably to the Utah Oil company com-pany refinery in Salt Lake City." Eventually, , he added, the firm hopes to hook onto the new Colorado-Utah pipe line of the Salt Lake Pipe Line company for delivery de-livery of its crude to the refineries refin-eries in the Salt Lake valley. Griffith said he has been in the oil well business "more than 10 years," mostly in Texas, and that Utah's future in the oil industry in-dustry "'seems assured by these findings on the Ashley Dome." Owner of the land where the wel came (n today is T. E. Hall. The Craih-Griffith partnership has it leased. Red Spy rifciso Nava mm Stol P ans un Investigator Sleeps With Evidence (I I '- , Ml m Microfilm documents, reported stolen from the State Department by foreign agents, form such vital evidence that an Investigator of the House un-American Activities Committee sleeps In front of the safe in which they are stored at night. C. E. McKIIllps. of St. Michaels. Md., shows how he guards the precious strip of film. It was found in a pumpkin on confessed Communist Whittaker Chambers'" Maryland farm. - U. S. Not Likely To Interfere In Chinese Internal Affairs WASHINGTON. Dec. 11 (U.R) The United States will avoid any interference in China's internal affairs during the present crisis, diplomatic officials said Saturday. This "hands-off" attitude to ward direct involvement 'n China's civil war reaffirmed U 3. support of n American-British-Soviet agreement on China signed at Moscow three years ago. Former Form-er secretary of state James F. Byrnes pledged this government to a strict policy of "non-interfer-etnee in the internal affairs of China." Diploma' said this pledge still guides American policy notwith- Sub-For-Santa Program Gets List Of Needy Provo Children To Provo Sub-For-Santa Program c-o Daily Herald and Provo Firemen Proo, Utah Gentlemen: As you have now undoubtedly un-doubtedly heard Christmas s coming. And with it, comes the fact that try as I might there are always some children chil-dren that I will not be able to take care of unless I get a little help. In checking over my files, and my intin-erary, intin-erary, I find that more than 100 Provo children will be in this category this year, and I've got to have a little assistance or those kids might wake up on Christmas morning morn-ing with the sad conviction that maybe I am just a myth after all. Last year in Provo, your Sub - For - Santa program helped me take care of practically every child whose parents weren't able to make the necessary arrangements with me themselves. I am counting on you to come forward for-ward again this year and help me out wherever I need it. If your civic clubs and many generous individuals lend me program the same support as they, have in the past, I'm sure that help will be forthcoming. forth-coming. Trusting you will not let me down. I remain Santa Q. Claus The foregoing letter was received re-ceived Saturday at the Daily Herald office. It also contained the names and address of more than 100 children in Provo, comprising com-prising 28 families, which have Continued on Page 10 standing Mme. Chiang Kai-Shek's Kai-Shek's personal appeals to President Pres-ident Truman and Secretary of State George C. Marshall for greater American -commitments on behalf of the Nationalist government. gov-ernment. Following Mme. Chiang's half-hour half-hour talk with Mr. Truman late Friday, the White House said only that China's first lady "stated her case" and the president presi-dent listened "sympathetically." Mme. Chiang had "no comment" on the meeting. Administration quarters expressed ex-pressed certainty that the president presi-dent had not pledged the all-out aid Mme. Chiang asked. Official feeling is that her emergency mission thus far has failed to sway the administration's determination determina-tion not to become deeply involved involv-ed in China's current troubles. No information was available on Mme. Chiang's future plans, if any, to make public appeals for China aid. Nor has it been announced when she plans to leave for home. American postwar aid has been sent to China to support the Chiang government because it is the recognized government. But officials pointed out that the United States has not and does not intend to undertake direct responsibility for the conduct of Chinese political, economic or military affairs. Factors Listed Factors influencing this decision deci-sion in addition to the Moscow declaration were listed as: 1. Reports from China by impartial im-partial observers that the Nationalist Na-tionalist forces have lost no bat-( bat-( Continued on Fage 10) Costa Rica Invasion Sets Up Threat Of War With Nicaragua SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Dec. 11 (U.R) Provisional President Jose Figueres mobilized every able-bodied able-bodied man Saturday to repel an invasion from Nicaragua He threatened "real war"x against Nicaragua, claiming troops of that country were behind the invasion. inva-sion. Strict censorship was clamped clamp-ed on all communications. Figueres' chief political antagonist, antag-onist, Dr. Rafael Angel Calderon Guardia, was reported at the Rescue Column 16 Miles From Chinese Troops NANKING. Dec. 11 (U.R) A tank-led Nationalist rescue column col-umn has captured seven strategic villages and driven to within 16 miles of the Communist-encircled 12th army group above Nanking, Nan-king, government sources reported report-ed today. The 12th army group, commanded com-manded by Gen. Huang Wei, itself it-self was reported to have gone over toi the attack and enlarged its area of encirclement 150 miles north of Nanking sufficiently to build Sn air-strip for light liaison liai-son aircraft. Wei's forces were elbowing for room both north and south in an attempt to link up not only with the government rescue column col-umn from the south, but also with three Nationalist army groups pushing south from abandoned Suchow, 185 miles above Nanking. Nan-king. Smash Through The Nationalist spokesman said Gen. Tu Yu-Ming's three army groups from Suchow smashed through a layer of Communist road blocks and advanced live miles south to the area between Kungcheng and Suhsien, the latter lat-ter 155 miles north of Nanking. This would leave roughly an other 30 miles for Tu's forces, estimated 200,000 strong, to fight to ljnk up with Wei's 12th army group. The southern rescue column, comprising the Sixth army group under Gen. Li Yen-Nien, reached points only 16 miles from Wei'3 forces after an armored unit spearheading the advance overran over-ran seven villages a little west of Kuchen, 130 miles north of Nanking. The government, - controlled Central news agency said the armored unit was commanded personally by Gen. Chiang Wei--Juo, Generalissimo Chiang Kai- Shek s second son. It said a Communist regiment was routed in the battle and 1,000 Communist troops captured. border awaiting word to proceed to Liberia, some 50 miles inside Costa Rica, to set up a provisional pro-visional government there. Invasion Inva-sion troops were said to have reached Liberia after a successful landing on the Pacific coast. In Managua, the government denied Nicaraguan troops had entered en-tered Costa Rica or helped the invasion attempt of Costa Rican revolutionists. A g overnment spokesman said that when Figueres Fig-ueres abolished his army 11 days ago, Nicaragua reduced its border guards, which possibly helped the movement of Costa Rican rebels. In Washington, the Costa Rican ambassador invoked the recently-enacted recently-enacted Rio DeJaneiro mutual defense treaty to protect his country against the onset. He described de-scribed the invasion as a "Pearl Harbor" attack on Costa Rica, on the occasion of the abolition of its army a few days ago, which was done J to "demonstrate our confidence in the Rio treaty." San Jose tonight was a hive of intense military activity. Truckloads of troops were leaving constantly towards the northern frontier from concentration centers. cen-ters. They bristled with weapons of every descripion, including heavy and automatic arms, in large quantities. When Figueres dissolved the army on Dec. 1, he retained a well trained armed police force, which was being used as the nucleus nuc-leus of the reactivated army. Figueres asserted that only a handful, of Costa Rican exiles were mixed in the invasion and that they were just a "front" for Nicaraguan national guards. Climaxing months of mounting mount-ing political tension throughout Central America, the invasion was seen by close observers of the situation as the spark that could ignite the whole Central American powder keg. They said (Continued on Page 10) Stolen Papers Copied In Alger Hiss Handwriting By EDWARD V. ROBERTS WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (U.RU-A secret state department depart-ment message revealing British naval plans on the eve of World War II was among the papers stolen by a Red spy ring in 1938, it was disclosed Saturday. A government expert said the message was copied in the handwriting of Alger Hiss. Whittaker Chambers, confessed ex-courier for the spy ring, has sworn that Hiss gave him that copy and other official secrets for transmission to the Kremlin. Hiss, who has denied the charge, was a high state department officer offi-cer in 1938. One of 21 Papers The handwritten memorandum was one of 21 secret papers pub lished today by the house un-American un-American activities committee. They were selected from almost 200 similar documents the com mittee obtained from Chambers last week. Apparently the 21 were the least "touchy" of all the papers in the committee's possession. They were cleared for publication by the state department, which decided they could be released without endangering the national security or the condmct of foreign relations. But about half the Chambers papers still are being withheld, pending a final decision on such danger In making them public, pub-lic, even at this late date. Committee member Richard M. Nixon, R., Calif., said he is taking the microfilmed portion of the documents to New York Monday for examination by the federal grand jury which is investigating Communist espionage. But he said the jurors cannot have custody of the microfilms because of house rules. The grand Jury already has seen copies of the microfilms but not the originals. New Grand Jury Nixon said he has been informed inform-ed that a new grand jury will be convened in New York on Dec. 16 to replace the present panel, whose term expires Dec. 15. ' He said he will ask the Jury for permission to bring Hiss and some of its other witnesses to Washington Washing-ton next week for questioning by the committee. The published documents contained con-tained few diplomatic bombshells, bomb-shells, apart from the disclosure of British naval secrets at a time when Europe was on the brink of war, and word that the British were considering a rush order for American B-17 flying fortresses. The bulk of the papers appeared appear-ed to fall into general classifications: classifica-tions: 1 Confidential appraisals of (Continued on Page 10) Testifies Nathan L. Levlne (above) told the house un-American activities activi-ties committee in Washington that 10 years ago Whittaker Chambers gave him a sealed envelope en-velope said to contain stolen state department documents. School Superintendent, Staff Of 17 Teachers All Resign TWINSBURG, O., Dec. 11 (U.R) This township's schools have been closed for an indefinite period per-iod as the school board refused to accept the resignations of the superintendent and entire staff of 17 teachers. The resignations of Glen L. Fowell, center of a long contro-versay contro-versay over athletic and disciplinary discip-linary policies, and the teachers were handed in yesterday on the ground of "outside interference" with school activities. They apparently ap-parently were the answer to the demand of a group of residents that Powell resign. The school board, in a special meeting last night, tabled the resignations and asserted that "a relatively small, group" of, reslr dents was undermining the school system. Board President Frederick L. Witt appealed for "strong evidence evi-dence of community sentiment to bring about a reopening of the fcthools. Witt said the board was conferring with the state department depart-ment of education at Columbus over the legal and financial asr pects of the resignations. Pigman Denies All Charges By Chambers NEW- YORK, Dec. 11 (U. William Ward Pigman, 38, former U. S. burt.au of standards employe, em-ploye, Saturday denied , "cate gprically" charges by ex-Com-. munist Whittaker Chamber that he gave secret government in formation to Chambers or any other person. Pigman's statement was re leased by his attorney, Leslie H. Arps, a short time after the Ap pleton, Wis., chemist had appeared ap-peared before a federal grand jury investigating alleged Communist Com-munist spy activities in Washington Washing-ton during the war. Answered All Questions "I categorically deny that I have ever had any dealings with Whittaker Chambers or that I ever knew the man," the state-, ment said. "1 further unqualifiedly unquali-fiedly deny that I have ever, given to Chambers or to any, oilier person any unauthorized governmental information. I am now appearing before the grand jury and have answered all questions ques-tions put to me." Chambers, who resigned from n $30,000-a-year job as a senior editor of Time magazine yesterday, yester-day, had charged Pigman, along with other former government employes with passing along secret information to Communist spies. Alger Hiss and Henry Julian Wadicigh, former state department depart-ment employes, were among those so charged by Chambers. They also appeared before th irand iurv tnriav Hiss has rieniori the charge, Wadleigh refused to deny or confirm them. Pigman's denial came as congressional con-gressional spy busters ease their I'eud with department of justice investigators by agreeing to let a federal grand jury study secret documents taken from a pumpkin on Chambers' farm. B-29 Flies 700 Miles On Three Motors McCLELLAN FIELD, Cal., Dec. 11 (U.R) A B-29 superfortress fiew 700 miles on three engines with "no trouble" Saturday but brushed close to disaster when a second engine nearly failed just before the plane landed safely at this air force field after a flight from Honolulu. The big aircraft came down in a perfect landing at 2:40 p. m., (PDT). Control tower attache! said their radio contacts indicated indi-cated none of the 20 regular and ground crewmen aboard were worried until an oil leak broke out in the second engine on the same wing as the dead power plant. The last incident occurred over the air strip, however, and Pilot Capt. Ed Let hers, Long Beach, Calif., experienced no difficulty in setting her down. The B-29, orgnally enroute to Spokane air base with a crew that had been training in the Pacific, lost one engine 700 miles out and had been escorted the last 400 miles of its route by B-29 converted bomber from the air-sea rescue unit at Hamilton Field and a B-17 from the coast guard in San Francisco. private rETF.rrnvr simr IN DIVORCE INVESTIGATION' B1NOHAMPTON. N.Y.. Dec. 11 (U.R) -A state police sergeant. working as a private deiective in a divorce, case while on leave from his troop, was shot and klllfH tnriav and a 22-vear old electrical store employe was held on ti second oegree muraer charge. William Sees pleaded innocent at Mi arraignment before city court judge Walter Relihan. He was charged with shooting Sgt. Richard Chapman, 34, after th inttr ift the Sees aoartment where he had gone to make an investigation in connection wiua a divorce case. |