Merry Christmas and a Happy * * * New Year * * * * * * * * * MERRY CHRISTMAS See Page 4 Lw iiau 473atItj 4 r Latest Deadline in the State CLOUDY AND COLD WN06400 VOL. LXIII, No. 72 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1952 SIX PAGES onin11111i__________________________________________ 1 U i 11 ii 11 Puckmen, Cagers In Weekend Tilts , 'M', V Colorado Hockey Clubs Meet Tonight By PAUL GREENBERG Michigan's hockey team opens its 1952-1953 Midwest Hockey Lea- gue season tonight against Colo- rado College at Colorado Springs. The Wolverines, in the midst of an eleven game winning streak ex- tending over two seasons, will try to make it an even dozen against Coach Cheddy Thompson's Tigers. Colorado has played two games this season, both with Toronto University-winning one and los- ing one. Saturday Michigan beat Toron- to, 6-3, while Colorado remained inactive. THOMPSON, "Collegiate Hock- ey Coach of the Year" last season, blasted his club with charges of "over-confidence" when they lost to Toronto, 4-3, after beating the Blues, 11-3, the night before. Colorado's mentor was incen- sed at his players' failure to forecheck the Toronto icemen, allowing them to move in on Goalie Ken Kinsley undisturbed. jBut Thompson sent out a warn- ing when he said, "If there's anyone we want to beat, it's our 'friends' from Michigan." He added, "There isn't a team in the league we can't beat with our material. Our big job is to get the team mentally right for Michi- gan." LAST SEASON the Tigers cap- tured the Midwest Hockey League Championship in its inaugural year. They had a,10-2 record and were trailed by Michigan and Den- ver who tied for second with 9-3 marks. In the three meetings between Michigan and Colorado last year the Wolverines won two and the Tigers one. The final game in the NCAA tournament saw Colorado playing on its home ice at the Broadmoor Ice Palace, lose the title as Michigan coasted in a 4-1 win. During the regular season Colo- rado visited Ann Arbor and took a 5-3 verdict and lost, 7-6, in over- time. In the 21 meetings between the teams up to date, Michigan has won 11, lost eight and tied two. See MICHIGAN, Page 3 Allies Smash Enemy Area At Pyongyang SEOUL-(P)-The Communists boasted by radio and frontline loudspeakers yesterday that they wouldibein'Seoul by Christmas. The Allies answered with a pul- verizing smash at a huge enemy troop concentration area near the North .Korean capital of Pyong- yang, 115 miles northwest of Seoul. THE REDS propaganda brags were supplemented by the rare ap- pearance of a Communist plane over the quiet front. It dropped leaflets hitting the theme: "Yan- kee, go home." Answering words with bombs, waves of Allied fighter-bombers winged through 10-degree above zero cold and pounded the Red troop area 20 miles south of Pyongyang. More than 70 buildings were de- stroyed and 30 damaged by waves of bombers laying down a carpet of high explosives, the Air Force said. Fighter-bombers also swarmed over the front, hitting enemy in- stallations. On- the ground, only patrol action was reported in the numbing cold. U.S. Asks Release f Fi l d Rrnt.rQ Cagers Invade Indiana; Battle Hoosier Squad By DAVE LIVINGTON Indiana's fast-breaking Hoosiers will provide the opposition tomor- row at Bloomington as the Wol- verine cagers try to get back on the victory trail after two straight Big Ten setbacks. Indiana has also dropped its last two hardwood outings, but while the Maize and Blue was be- ing mauled in conference tilts, Coach Branch McCracken's Hoos- iers were dropping heartbreakers in non-loop competition. * * * McCRACKEN'S routed Valparaiso, * * court combine 95-56, in its Bus Trips There is still some space available on the Wolverine Club sponsored buses to Wil- low Run Airport which will leave at 12:15 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 4 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. today in front of the Union. Students may purchase tick- ets at the time of departure. Stuart Fenton, 56, trip chair- man, announced that buses will return to Ann Arbor from the airport at 8:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4. Additional return buses may be run if student demand is sufficient. Times of depar- tures will be posted at the Greyhound Dispatcher's desk at Willow Run. European Defense Cut By NA TO PARIS-()-The hard-up At- lantic Allies wound up their four- day conference yesterday by agree- ing to emphasize quality rather than numbers in building their 1953 barricades for Western Eur- ope. In the face of warnings by their highest military commanders that Europe remains wide open to at- tack, the council of the North At- lantic Treaty Organization nearly halved the program for construc- tion of airfields, radar screens, roads, bridges, and other defense structures next year. THE 32 MINISTERS of foreign affairs, finance and defense of the 14 nations voted to build 224 mil- lion dollars worth of top priority works, as against the 428 million requested by the military com- mittee. The council announced it also had agreed to: 1. Revise their basic strategy to insure defense of the Balkans and Turkey. 3. Build up their economies so they can stand up to the burden of rearmament. 4. Support France in the war against Communist-led armies in Indochina without physically join- ing the battle. 5. Hurry up the project for the six-nation European army in which German ground, air and sea units would be included. 6. Meet again in the spring, as early as possible, presumably after British Prime Minister Churchill has had a chance to hold talks with the new administration of Presi- dent-elect Eisenhower. By way of explanation of the cut in the construction program-de- spite grim warnings by United States Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, allied supreme commander in Eur- ope and United States Adm. Lynde D. McCormick, allied naval com- mander in the Atlantic-the coun- cil said: It "recognized that a strong de- fense requires a healthy economy." Auto Industry Gets Lage Steel Bonus WASHINGTON-(AP)-The gov- ernment yesterday granted the automobile industry a bonus al- lotment of steel estimated to be enough to build about 175,000 ad- ditional cars and trucks in the first quarter of 1953. GRANT TO PHOENIX--Chrysler Corporation president L. L. Colbert (third from left) hands a $250,000 check for the Phoenix Project to University vice-president Marvin L. Niehuss. Dean Ralph A. Sawyer of the graduate school and Phoenix research director (far left) and Dean George Granger Brown of the engineering college (far right) register 'approval. ' ' *s * , *h*e* * * *t 'U' eeives Crysler Grant DON SCHLUNDT *. Hoosier high scorer opener, but then lost a pair of thrillers to Notre Daame and Kan- sas State. The Irish came from behind in the final seconds to nip the Hoos- iers, 71-70, while a tough Kansas State outfit withstood a late ral- ly to edge them, 82-80. Coach Bill Perigo's Wolver- ines, who can still taste the 96- 66 drubbing dealt them by Illi- nois Monday night, will be pit- ted against practically the-same Bloomington quintet that racked up 16 victories in 22 contests last season. Towering center Don Schlundt and guard Bob Leonard, both of whom were among the top ten conerence scorers last year, are a couple of big reasons why Michi- gan will have to have its here- tofore negligible defense at its sharpest for tomorrow's clash. IN HIS FIRST year the 6'9" Schlundt poured in 131 field goals and 114 foul shots for 371 points and a 17.1 average to rank 44th among the nation's pointgetters. In league competition he placed fourth in total points with 244 and led the Big Ten in field goal accuracy with an amazing percentage of .433. Leonard, a 6'3" junior, grabbed eighth place in the conference scoring parade with 212 markers. Lanky forwards Charlie Kraak and Dick Farley and guard Burke See PERIGO, Page 3 $250,000 Grant State Legislators Pass School Aid In Extra Session LANSING - P) - Beleaguered school districts yesterday were given legislative authority to borrow money in anticipation of their State aid to tide them over a financial crisis. The measure was passed unanimously ir! both houses in a one-day special session. To be fully effective, it lacks only the governor's signa- ture. This is expected in a few days. THIS SUBJECT, the primary reason for the special session call, was quickly disposed of as were two other matters, opened to the ses- The Michigan Memorial-Phoe- nix Projectryesterday received its second largest grant--$250,000 from Chrysler Corporation-leav- ing the project less than $250,000 short of its initial campaign goal of six and a half million dollars. The $250,000 grant will finance an engineering research program at the University, L. L. Colbert, Return Braun Case to IHC The Residence Halls' Board of Governors sent the controversial case of Bert Braun, '54, back to the Inter-House Council for arbi- tration yesterday, Dean of Stu- dents and chairman of the Board Erich A. Walter reported last night. The dispute was referred to the Board by Michigan House presi- dent Jim Friedman, '54, after his house voted to ask it to recommend an arbitrator for the Braun af- fair. Braun automatically lost his vote on the IHC over a month ago when he was voted off the West Quad Council. At its meeting last week the IHC decided to ,allow Braun to serve as an alternate representative from M i c h i g a n House to the IHC. When informed of the Board's decision, Braun expressed the be- lief it would not be very helpful since members of the IHC seemed to feel it was purely an internal West Quad problem. Last Issue With this issue The Daily suspends publication for the holiday vacations. Publication will be resumed Jan. 6. Chrysler president, and President Harlan H. Hatcher announced. THE PROGRAM will include a study of the use of radioactive tracers in measuring the wear of various materials as well as the use of radio-isotopes in determining the atomic structure of materials, University and Chrysler officials indicated. President Hatcher said the work would be an important part of the overall Phoenix research in peacetime applications of atomic energy. Colbert said, "Studies being made at the University of Michi- Truman Still Calls Ikse Trip Demagoguery By The Associated Press President Truman stood pat yesterday on his view that it was demagoguery when Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower announced during the presidential campaign that he would go to Korea. "Your opinion is still the same?" a reporter inquired at the Presi- dent's news conference. Oh, yes, Truman said, my opinion hasn't changed. The President had no comment on the New York meeting Wed- nesday between President - elect Eisenhower and Gen. Douglas MacArthur, the fired Far Eastern commander who says there is a way to end the Korean War. MEANWHILE in New York, President-elect Eisenhower indi- cated yesterday he may follow up his inauguration by making a speech to Congress on his legis- lative program and the state of the Union. Word that Eisenhower is con- sidering this possibility came from Rep. Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts after he attend- ed the first of a series of con- ferences the President-elect has scheduled with Republican con- gressional leaders. The address "naturally will deal with his legislative program and the state of the Union," Martin told a news conference at Eisen- hower's Hotel Commodore head- quarters. Senate Rejects Commissioner gan and at other research centers throughout the country are open- 'ing new vistas. "We of Chrysler have pride in the engineering accomplishments of our own researchers and in their contributions to the betterment and growth of America's trans- portation system. We are glad to be able to assist the University's search for advanced industrial techniques, better products, and better living." WITH CONSENT of University officials Chrysler will specify from time to time additional research activities to be carried on under the Phoenix Project by the engi- neering Research institute or other Uiiversity departments. Stating that the University "is happy to have been chosen for this work," President Hatcher said, "the latitude in research permitted under terms of the Chrysler project is both grati- fying and challenging.". The Chrysler gift was the sec- ond largest to the Phoenix Pro- ject to date, topped only by a $1,500,000 grant by General Motors Corporation in 1950 to establish an Institute of, Industrial Health. Alan W. McCarthy, Phoenix campaign director, said he had hoped the $6,500,000 project goal could have been reached this year, but that even after the Chrysler grant, he saw little chance of campaign completion in 1952. "But it is very encouraging to see the interest that industry has shown in this atomic research pro- gram," MacCarthy said. The check for $250,000 was pre- sented by Colbert to University vice-president Marvin L. Niehuss at a brief ceremony yesterday in Chrysler's general offices in De- troit. \f Thousands Rush Home For Holiday By ERIC VETTER By train, bus, plane, car and thumb, students will depart by the thousands today as the annual Christmas exodus begins. By nightfall the campus will be comparatively deserted as students begin arriving at their destina- tions throughout the country. Only about 2,500 students are expected to remain on campus, most of these being foreign, graduate or married' students. WEATHER conditions were nearly perfect for the departure with low temperatures and only scattered snow fluries in store for the weekend. This is in contrast to the miserable weather of last year when swirling snowstorms caused planes to be grounded and trains to run hours behind sched- ule. The exodus appears to be one of the most orderly in years. Last year, with Christmas only four days away, students began leav- ing town the Wednesday before the holiday. This year most stu- dents avoided cutting classes by waiting until today to begin their homeward trek. Vacation minded students filled two Vulcan trains to Chicago and another to New York and points East both of which leave this aft- ernoon. * * * AIR TRAVELERS took advan- tage of the Wolverine Club bus specials to Willow Run while oth- ers employed the Union travel ser- vice to find rides and riders. Greyhound officials expect to fill their highway charges with more than 1,000 students. Spec- ial bus sections are being run to Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Toledo along with extra sec- tions on the regular Detroit runs. Early reservations have filled most of the seats on plane and train runs although ticket sellers report some seats available due to cancellations. For those staying behind, not much is planned in the way of Noel features. Male residence hall dwellers remaining on campus will shift their belongings to Allen Rumsey house in West Quad while women students will set up holiday headquarters in Stockwell. sion by Gov. Williams on assur- ance by leaders they could be tak- en care of in the one day. The lawmakers approved replac- ing the disqualified justices of the peace on township boards with trustees and refused to appropri- ate $200,000 more towards the Wayne University medical build- ing. More than 300 school districts found themselves in financial difficulties this fall and many more faced early trouble when the State was unable to make the usual fall advances of State aid money. The distressed districts had ex- hausted their present authority to borrow money on anticipated re- ceipts of local tax money. * * * THE BILL, passed without dis- sent or opposition vote in both chambers, permits the districts to issue notes paying up to four per cent interest on state aid already appropriated but not paid. Notes permitted under the new law may not run beyond Sept. 1, 1953, except that 10- day extension will be permitted if the State is behind in pay- ments then. The notes may not total more than 70 per cent of the total State aid due the dis- trict. The notes must have the ap- proval of the State Superintend- ent of Public Instruction and the Municipal Finance Commission. Township justices were disqual- ified by the State Supreme Court last month from serving on town- ship boards. The legislature ap- proved the election and "appoint- ment of trustees to fill their places. Two trustees will serve with the township supervisor, clerk and treasurer on boards in townships less than 5,000 and four in town- ships more than 5,000. * * * AN AMENDMENT was attached in the Senate and accepted by the House to cut the terms of the trustees from the proposed four years to two years. The present boards were em- powered to appoint trustees to serve until the spring election. The first opposition to the Wayne University appropriation developed in the House. It was eventually passed in the lower chamber 75-7. Stand on UN Staff Backed By Truman By the Associated Press Secretary of State Acheson has advised Senate investigators that President Truman has upheld the department's refusal to disclose the names of officials who handle security screening of American employes of the United Nations. Sen. O'Connor (D-Md.), a mem- ber of the Senate internal secur- ity sub-committee, made public last night a letter from Acheson relating to the group's attempt to obtain this information. MEANWHILE, in New York, Secretary General Trygve Lie yesterday asked the United Na- tions General Assembly for ad- vice on what to do with employes charged by the United States with subversion. Russia immediately labeled the move "rather bizarre." A panel of three international jurists has already advised Lie to 'LITTLE KOREA': Indochina War Enters Seventh Year SENATOR'S CHARGE: Religious Leaders Deny Red Influence on Bible By JACK MACBETH HANOI, Indochina -- (AP) - As void of decision as the day it be- gan, the world's No. 2 war thunder- ed on into its seventh year today. International communism was still seeking to convert Indochina into a Red gateway to all South Asia. THE BATTLE for Indochina, lla W,-a i an- 1Ann -rn -'irn day calling on his Vietminh adher- ents to destroy the French forces in Indochina. Almost immediately, fighting broke out in the streets of Hanoi and terror struck throughout the country. For six unhappy years, with varying intensity and in different areas, it has continued without conclusive results. The cot. sn far in cnsuties: is paying a third of the 1% billion bill for the war this year. Vietminh-figures undetermined, though perhaps known in Peiping or Moscow. One wonders how many of the Vietminh are out-and-out Communists; how many merely militant nationalists seeking the expulsion of the French, whom they call colonialists. By BILL RILEY Campus religious leaders yester- day rejected the claim made by State Senator A. P. Decker that f the Revised Standard Version of the Holy Bible is inspired by Con- munism because of the changing of the word "Virgin" for "young women" in the Book of Isaiah. Sen. Decker yesterday was re- I ported AonieArin 0intrAuing k l- is no connection between the religious and political signifi- cance of the statement by the Senator." He noted that denial of the vir- gin birth is not communistic. The aim of the scholars was not to delve into the theology pf the Bible but only into the language that was to be modernized, he said. i I