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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1947
6 Die, 8 Injured As B-29 Crashes In New Mexico
Roswell, N. M., Dec. 16—(U.P.)—Air force officers investigated to learn if a B-29 superfort bomber that crashed killing six crewmen and injuring eight, had been reconditioned after the series of fatal crashes the past month that grounded the big craft.
The four-engine bomber plunged to earth Thursday night as it came in for a landing at Walker Air Force base after a routine training flight. The plane exploded and burned.
Five men were killed instantly and a sixth died later. Three other men were seriously injured. The four men suffered minor cuts and bruises.
Capt. A. H. Pyatt, base information officer, said the quick work of fire department squads and air force units saved the lives of the survivors.
It was the fifth crash involving a B-29 bomber since Nov. 11. A total of 33 air force men were killed in the mishaps that caused the air force to order all B-29's grounded so they had been "reconditioned."
Officers assigned to investigate Thursday night's crash admitted that they did not know whether they had incorrgone the reconditioning process.
"We only know the crash did not result from engine failure," they said. Captain Pyatt said he was "almost sure" the plane had been certified as airworthy, however.
The base operations office said the pilot, 1st Lt. Robert L. Eyman of Nassau, not raced into a trouble as he landed into the final leg of his landing approach.
Lieutenant Eyman was killed in the crash along with 1st Lt. Richard Leggio, 1st Lt. Robert Vandermuellen, Capt. Charles A. Whittock, and Capt. James R. Rosewell, and S/Sgt. Carmelli J. Canpata, New Britain, Conn.
Those injured seriously were S/ Sgt. Glen Howard Stoddard, Jr. Stoughton, Mass., Capt. Richard Buchanan, Mass., Capt. Richard Adria Ln. Edgell, Bristol, W.Va.
Captain Pyatt said it was "mir-raculous" more men weren't killed. The men who escaped with only minor injuries were Capt. William J. Karp, New York; Sgt. William S. Sauer, S淫师; Sgt. Robert L. Adams, Springfield, Ill.; P.f.c. William F. MacDonnell, Thomaston, Comm.; and P.f.c. Bobby E. Coffman, Mauckport, Ind.
The recent series of B-29 crashes began on Armistice Day when two men were killed near Brownburg Ind. Two more men were killed when a superfort crashed in the ocean off Bermuda Nov. 17, and five more in a crash at Tampa, Fla., the following day.
Vespers Will Be Presented Sunday
The annual Christmas vespers at the University will be presented at 4 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Hoch auditorium.
The program, which attracted nearly 7,000 persons the past year, will include performances by the University A Cappella choir, directed by D. M Swarthout, dean of the University Symphony orchestra, university's Symphonies orchestra, directed by Russell L. Wiley, professor of band and orchestra,
Four living tableaux prepared by the departments of design and drawing and painting will be featured in the pageant. Each tableau will be preceded by a choir selection.
String ensembles composed of faculty members and students in the School of Fine Arts will play during the program. Reinhold Schmidt, associate professor of voice, will sing, L. E. Anderson, professor of organ and theory, will be at the organ. Heralding the vessers will be Christmas carols by a double brass quartet from the balcony of Hoch auditorium and chimes from Dyche hall tower.
A Christmas coffee party is being given by the Associated Women students from 4 to 5 p.m. today in the Pine room of the Union for all University women who transferred to K.U. this fall from other schools.
AWS Coffee Party Will Be Today
The A.W.S. senate has been invited along with the following women who will act as hostesses: Betty Lou Brown and Esther Williams, College juniors; Billie Stover and Emily Stewart, journalism juniors; and Emalene Gooch and Barbara Zimmerman, College sophomores.
Prizes Awarded For Concessions
A group of high school and University students who sold concessions at the football games during the past season will be entertained at 7:30 p. m. today in the Pine room of the Union. Prizes furnished by several firms are to be awarded the top salesman, Marion A. Barlow, manager of the K. U. concessions, said.
First prize, a table model radio,
will be given to Daniel LaMaster;
College sophomore, for selling the
most Coca-cola. Frank Hipsher,
Tonganoxie High school, Tonganoxie,
won a Bulova wrist watch
for outstanding sales of Nesbitt
orange; Karl Heider, Lawrence
Memorial High school, will receive
two gallons of ice cream for out-
standing sales of ice-cream bars, and
Douglas Jost, Lawrence High school,
won $5 for outstanding sales of hot
dogs.
At the Homecoming game, Nov. 19, over 57,000 items were sold by the clerks and the hustlers. This included 1,600 cases of cold drinks, 70 gallons of coffee, 480 dozen ice-cream cups, 2,100 hot apples, 8,200 hot dogs and many apples, cigarettes, peanuts, nennants, and candy bars.
One hundred eighty three hustlers were employed in serving the bleachers, 45 clerks in the concession stands, and 55 others in preparing and distributing the various articles.
This year the K. U. concessions was prepared to serve as much coffee as the crowd could consume. A gas fired boiler and two steam kettles were installed in the food preparation unit, and arrangements were made to distribute 600 gallons of coffee.
During the five home games this fall 5,745 cases of cold drinks were sold,1,721 dozen ice cream bars, and over 21,000 hot dogs. Twenty-five tons of ice were used in cooling the bottled drinks.
"Iimagine opening 137,880 bottles and pouring the contents into paper cups," pointed out Mr. Barlow.
Steel Hike May Upset US Economy
Pittsburgh, Dec. 16—(U.P.)-The U.S. Steel Corp. increased the prices of its products an average of $4 a ton today, causing congressional economic experts to express fear of a new inflationary spiral.
Chairman Joseph C. O'Mahoney, D., Wyo., announced that his house-senate economic committee will investigate big steel's price boost sometime after Christmas and that corporation officials will be asked to explain the increases at a public hearing.
The price boosts are "completely unjustified," O'Mahoney said, because the industry is operating "on an extraordinarily high profit level." U.S. steel, he said is doing more to "injure the whole free enterprise system than all the crackpots have ever done."
Senator John J. Sparkman, D., Ala., a member of the economic committee, echoed the warning of labor experts that a price increase now might be "the stimulus for another round of price and wage increases."
U. S. Steel produces more than a third of the nation's steel. It's price hikes will increase costs in the manufacture of automobiles, refrigerators, stoves, washing machines and in numerous other steel-consuming fields. Whether the higher rates will increase the buying price of these consumer, goods could not be determined immediately, however.
Despite the congressional uprising, it was a virtual certainty that the other major steel firms would, before the end of the year, raise their prices along the pattern set by big steel.
In Detroit, the nation's automakers declined comment on the immediate effect of the steel increase on auto prices.
But K. T. Keller, president of Chrysler Corporation, admitted that "we buy steel, but if it costs more, we buy the cars are going to cost more."
Gov. And Mrs. Carlson Guests At Annual Christmas Revel
U. S. Steel's increases were the sharpest in the industry since July, 1948, when the corporation raised prices an average of $9.34 a ton. The new scales, U. S. Steel said, raise prices an average of 78 per cent over 1939 pre-war levels. Other commodities, exclusive of farm products, are up 92 per cent over 1939.
A program of music followed the announcement of the guests. It included a piano solo by Billie George, fine arts senior; a vocal solo by Ruth Lewis, College senior; violin and flute duet by Janet Lull, education senior and Janice Broad-sword, education junior; a vocal duet by Betty Byam, fine arts senior, and Marian Miner, fine arts sophomore; and a vocal solo with autoharp accompaniment by Betty Lou Richards, education senior.
Senator O'Mahoney, who said the boosts are unjustified because statistics show the industry is operating "on an extraordinarily high profit level," said Fairness would be invited to explain the increases at a public hearing before his committee.
The guests were seated around the bench-lined lounge with their Corbin hostesses standing attentively behind.
Ruth Brotherson and Kathryn Showalter, education seniors, played the parts of lord and lady. Miss Brotherson is president and Miss Showalter is vice-president of Corpus Christi College. Telen Maduros, College sophomore-
A trumpet fanfare announced each guest as he entered Corbin hall Thursday night to attend the annual Christmas revels. A lord and lady, court jester, pages, and court subjects helped create the mediaeval atmosphere which was the theme of the pageant.
Gov. and Mrs. Frank Carlson were the honor guests. Members of the board of regents, who met to discuss the party, so they could attend the party.
A group of street singers then entered the hall and sang several ancient carols. Then followed in quick succession, bringing in the boar's head, the flaming pudding, the cheese, the accompanied by singing by the chorus. After its toast by the jester the wassail was served to the guests.
After drinking the wassail, the guests, grouped around the fire to watch the yule log ceremony. The log in place, Jo Pownall, College of Arts and Sciences was answered by Kenneth Anderson, assistant professor of education.
ISA Semi-Formal Will Be Tonight
"Twas the Night before Christmas" will be the theme of the Independent Student Association's Christmas semi-formal from 9 p.m. until midnight tonight in the Union ballroom.
Guests and hostesses joined in singing "White Christmas" as the farewell number.
Music will be provided by James Sellards and Danny Orton's orchestra.
Admission will be $1.25 for couples who do not belong to I.S.
A. or 75 cents a person.
Nativity Play To Be Monday
German, Russian, and Swedish Christmas customs and music will be presented at the annual German department Christmas party 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19 in the Museum of Art.
A 16th century Nativity play will be the feature of the program. The stage supervision for the play will be handled by Don Dixon, assistant professor of speech. A 43-member crew will participate in Krehbiel, assistant instructor in education, will provide background music for the play.
A Swedish group led by Per-Huga Sjogren, instructor in German, will perform a traditional Swedish folk dance around the Christmas tree. The group will sing three carols while dancing.
A choir under the direction of Sam
T. Anderson, instructor in German,
will present a Cossack dance and
ing Russian Christmas music.
Two selections from Beethoven's "Quartet in C Minor, opus 18," will be played by a string quartet. Members of the quartet are Merle Clayton, fine arts senior, cello; Isaac Alfonsi, cello; and violin; violin; Donald Stewart, College sophomore, first violin; and Lawrence Long, College freshman, viola.
Between the various parts of the program community singing will be held. Songs will include the following: "O Tannenbaum," "O du frohliche, o du selige," and "Stille Night."
BSA Paper Is Available
This is the first year that two editions of the J-Hawk Business News will be printed, Joseph E. Balloun, editor of the newspaper, said.
"The J-Hawk Business News is the newspaper put out by the Business School association," Balloun said. "In past years it was published only on Business School day in the spring semester. This year Donald Trump, business senior and president of the paper should publish an edition in the fall semester as well as on Business School day."
Balloun said that copies of the newspaper had been sent to 500 members of B.S.A. Another 400 copies are available today in the library hall and the Business School office to any student who wants one.
"In this edition there are stories about Business School organizations, fraternities, and sororites." Balloun said. "There are reports of Business School speakers and the coffee forums held by the B.S.A.
"Thethumbnail sketches of the seven new members of the Business School faculty are included in this edition. There is a story of the work of the Business School placement bureau and anecdote from Axe, dean of the School of Business, concerning what is happening in the Business School."
Schnorr Tells Club Of German Christmas
German Christmas customs were described by Robert Schnorr at the German club meeting Wednesday. Mr. Schnorr is an assistant instructor and a former resident of Germany.
A medieval nativity play will be presented Dec. 19 in Green hall
Republicans Call For 1952 'Deal With Democrats
Washington, Dec. 16—(U.P.)-The old guard of the Republican party is calling today for a 1952 deal with Southern Democrats on a presidential candidate.
Republican national committee man Walter S. Hallanan, West Virginia, made the suggestion in an open letter to committee chairmar Guy G. Gabrielson.
Hallanan's letter piopped into widening and increasingly significant area of discussion. Sen. John W. Bricker recently proposed formation of a new party to lick the Democratic coalition created by FDE and now confidently led by President Truman.
From Bricker's public discussion of the idea came a suggestion that Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, now president of Columbia university and James F. Byrnes, former "new deal" stalwart from South Carolina should assume some leadership of such a move.
"Ike" and Sen. Robert A. Taff both have figured in speculation about possible presidential candidates upon whom Republican, anti-Truman Democrats migr'agree. Sen. Harry F. Byrd wouls also be a possibility.
The great barrier to any such combination has been the Southern tradition of hatred, now turned to a milder dislike, of the Republican party. The South does not forget that the birth of the G.O.P. led directly to the war between the states.
Hallanam canvassed some of the problems in his letter to Gabriel son. He rejected suggestions that the Republicans should adopt a new party name because of legal compilations and political tradition. But he added: "Fortunately, then seems to be a simple way that the same purpose can be achieved with out facing these legal hurdles. If the leadership of the Republican part and the dissident Democrats can agree on candidates, the problem would be solved. "Both parties could have agreed which might recognize both groun. In that case electoral votes of those states opposing the socialistic program of the 'fair deal' would all be counted for the same candidate. This would seem to me to be the practical and sensible approach to this problem."
Hallanan's plan to organize the anti-Truman forces in this country for united front opposition in 1971 will attract a lot of attention and give all hands cause to this. General Eisenhower is sure to give careful consideration.
His name fiures increasingly I political speculation. Disatche from President Truman's Key W vacation spot reported that crypt gazers in his party rate the genera as a candidate for the Republic nomination. That seems to be the consensus around here, too.
However, in Fort Worth, Tex yesterday, the General denied al "Talk will not make me a candidate, he said. He added that his only concern was in ideas and principles and their application to today's problems.
Alpha Kappa Psi Will Initiate 24
The formal initiation will be held at 7:30 p. m. Friday in the Union and will be completed at Lakeview schoolhouse.
Alpha Kappa Psi,profession commerce fraternity, will initiate 2 new members this week end.
The formal initiation ceremonies will be held in the Union at 10% a. m. Sundav. They will be followed by a banquet at the Dine-A-Mit inn.
Election of officers for the coming semester will also be held Sunday. The present officers are Bob Parrish, president; Grantonder-schmidt, vice-president; Don Madtion, secretary; Guy Kidwell, treasurer; and Jim Flack, master of ritual. All are business seniors.