Beatrice Daily Sun from Beatrice, Nebraska • Page 1

Temperatures 3:00 P. M. (Unofficial) 92 Low today 73 High yesterday 88 Low year ago 72 High year ago 96 BEATRICE DAILY SUN Weather "If You Didn't See It In the Sun It Didn't Happen" VOL. XLVH1 BEATRICE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1949 Crash Kills Local Pilot DuerkopDies InDeWitt Plane Crash Plane Burns, Killing Co-Manager Of Beatrice Airport Robert Ducrkop, '26, co-man- a-'er of the local airport, was killed shortly after 5 p. m.

yesterday in a plane crash at the DeWitt ball park. Duerkop. whose home was in Des Plaines, Illinois, before he came here to take over co-man- agership of the airport the first of this month, died in a crash of a plane which was delivering the Daily Sun. The plane was owned by Ed Lang, who has the contract for air delivery of the newspapers. Uarlin Burney, who was painting bleachers in the ball park only a few yards from the crash, said that the plane hit the ground, bounced into the air, caught on fire and came to the ground again about 25 yards from where it first hit.

Flames from the plane kept Burney from getting near the ship to help get Duerkop out. He was by the time the DeWitt fire department got the fire out. Duerkop and Jim Acker, his partner at the local airport, were graduated from Purdue University this spring. They took over the managership of the local airport the first of this month. Sheriff John Tesar notified the Civil Aeronautics Administration whose representatives came to DeWitt this morning to investigate the crash.

The plane was completely burned. Duerkop, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Duerkop, was born in Des Plaines, 111., on April 17, 1923. He was a World War II veteian and had over 1,100 flying hours.

He was single. Two CAA men spent this morning investigating the crash, but it -will be sometime before the CAA board hands down an opinion as to what caused the crash. The information picked up by the two men will he taken to the hoard and then a decision reached. R. Harr of the state CAA, and Mr.

Johnston, of the federal office, investigated the crash. They started about: 10 a. m. this morning looking over the wreck and spent SVVCL, hours going over the remains of the plane. Witnesses of the crash were questioned.

Ed Lang, owner of the piano, will be notified of the decision when it is reached. The plane was a Taylorcraft L-2-B. The body was brought to the Harman Mortuary, and is being sent to Des Plaines for burial Saturday. Cub Scout Tubberee' Friday Eve Cub Scouts of Beatrice and Wymore will engage in a Cubberee to be held at Riverside Park on Friday, July 29th. All Cubs and their parents have been invited.

Afternoon activities will be swimming, volley ball and softly ball, following" that all packs will hold a family picnic until 7 p. m. when games for mothers, fathers 1 and sons will be held. The men in charge of the games are: Sack race, Harold Griffith; ball throwing contest for distance, Phil Hall; relay race, Wes Winker; wheelbarrow race, Dr. Svoboda; broad jump, Harry Hatcher; pole climb, Martin Carl berg; water carrying race, Harley Calvin; contest for men and women will be, nail driving, Boh Knovvles in charge; slipper kicking for women and shoe ing for men, Jesse Benson; newspaper relay for men, Walter Wright, jr.

At 8:30 m. a campfire will he held at which time a Bobcat Investiture ceremony, graduation and advancement awards will be presented to the Cubs. Indian dancing' will be put on by Scouts Eldon Lovell, Philip 'Bede. Cub Scouts are a member of the Community Chest. h.

Reckless Driver In Jail Junior Larimore, Beatrice, was confined in the city jail yesterday for failure to pay two fines im" posed on him by Police Judge Frank P. Wickham. Yesterday, Larimore was fined and costs for driving without a license and reckless driving. Police said he made a careless at 2nd and Court streets. Larimore already owed $25 and costs that he was fined several weeks ago on similar charges.

Larimore was committed to jail to lay out $57 in fines. AUTOS BUMP A minor accident was reported -at 8:08 p. m. yesterday near-the of 5th and Court- E. W.

Harris, route 6, was driving east on Court and stopped for the I traffic light at 5th street Ernst. fAlbers, 1S03 Market, was behind Harris and bumped into 'him (when he stopped. Police hmage at $20 on the Harris car land $50 on the Albcrs car. Duerkop killed In crash. (Sun Photo).

More Polio In US. None Here Case Increase In Nation And State, Gage County Free Infantile paralysis cases, the country over, in 1949 are running far ahead of 1944, the second worst year in U. S. history. Nebraska has had 74 cases this year compared with 94 in 1948.

Gage county has had no cases reported to the county polio committee, Dr. Krim, chairman, said today. An Associated Press survey today showed 6,935 cases over the nation through July 27, with 337 polio deaths. In 1944 the total for the same date was 4,176. Totals for 1944 eventually reached 19,029, topped only by 27,363 in 1916.

The U. S. public health service in Washington reported the 6,339 cases as of July 23 this year was 38.4 percent higher than the 4,580 reported through the same date in 1948 was a near-record year. The polio appeared to be gaining strength with the hot weather. Government figures showed 1,444 new cases during the week ending July 23.

This was an increase of 47.5 percent over the same week of 1948. which had 979. In 1944, there were 915 new cases for the week ending July 27. For the most, part the polio upsurge appeared to be fairly evenly distributed over the nation. Only scattered epidemic areas were reported.

At least 33 states reported a step-up in the polio rate, while eight showed a decline. Nebraska has had 74 cases this year compared with 94 in 1948. There have been two deaths in Nebraska this year. The 1948 Nebraska total was 28. County Wheat Allotment For 1950 Is Down 15 Less Than Four Year Average; Under This Year Gage county will have about 10 per cent less wheat planted this fall than last and 15 per cent less than the average for the four previous years.

The figures confirm an earlier prediction. The county will have not over 97,442 acres planted this fall is compared to 116,277 last year. Figures for the allotment are based on a four year average however and the average in the county for the period was 112.512. The figures used are for the crops harvested in 1945, 1946, 1947 and other words those planted the year before the above dates. County Chairman Joseph said afternoon that 5,001 notices were being mailed out of the local AAA office today to farmers in the county.

Farmers and operators were being notified of their nuotas for the coming vear. Shalla received the allotment from the state AAA office. The quotas run 15 per cent un- The crop just harvested is not included in the average. Shalla explained that 109,079 acres per year were planted but that the average was raised to 112,512 to account for adjustments. (Some farmers didn't plant wheat all four years because of shortages in of these shortages caused by members of their families being in the service).

Farmers will be allowed to appeal their allotments. If they desire to appeal they must do so within 15 days. Shalla said the appeal deadline will be August 11. No appeals will be allowed after that time. Any owner or operator who desires to appeal may do so by filing a written appeal at the local AAA office within the next 15 days.

The allotment notices explain that the purpose of the allotments are for "price support provisions of the Agriculture Adjustmen Act of 1938." Farmers and owners are also asked to any changes in operatorship or ownership to the local office immediately. The county committee made up of Chairman Joseph Shalla Charles Doolittle and Hugh York will hear the appeals of the operators or owners. This is the first time allotments have been in force since the early 40's. The agriculture department an nounced a short time ago that allotments are higher than first anticipated because of the poor showing of the 1949 crop. A few weeks ago it appeared many sections would no doubt have bump er wheat crops.

But mid-summer weather cut down the production County Budget Okay Deadline Is Aug. 10 Public hearing on the proposed 1949-50 Gage county budget was scheduled yesterday, but nobody appeared to protest or comment. As prescribed by law, announcement of public hearing is made and a date set. The board of supervisors must approve the budget between August 2 and 10. The board voted to provide rock for one connecting road in each township out of the current farm-to-market highway funds, as the funds are available.

A connecting road is one that connects two surfaced roads. The supervisor in each district will pick the road. Sealed bids for paintine the west room of the county clerk's office were opened. The board chose the bid of the Fulton Paint Co. The board signed a contract with Chester Childs for the painting of the flagpole on the courthouse lawn.

MRS. DAMROSCH DIES BAR HARBOR, July 28. Walter Damrosch, 82, wife of the intei-nationallv knawn musical conductor, died here last night. She was the former Margaret Elaine, daughter of James G. Elaine, who went from Maine newspaper ranks to become secretary of state.

Member of the Associated Press Single Copy 5c Nebraska: Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; scattered thundenhowen east and south) cooler tomorrow; low tonlqht 70, southeast; high homorrow southeast. NO. 11 Re-Arm Europe Now Sec'y Acheson Warns Congress Told Not To Blink Soviet Threat Wherry Sees Reversal On OVERALLS RIPPED of Police Doyle Church, left, and Sgt. Arlie Bell, right, are shown above examining the overalls that were ripped off Donald Kamen, 13, Burchard, yesterday. Kamen stepped out behind a parked car at 6th and Court at 3:40 p.m.

and his pocket caught on the door handle of the car being driven by Fred Schafer, 1022 North 5th street. The overalls were ripped from the pocket down to the hem and clung to the door handle. Kamen was knocked to the ground, but was uninjured. (Sun Photo). Clark Gets Nod To High Court Warn Corn Borer Mofhs Invading Nebraska Fields LINCOLN, July 28.

corn borer moths are appearing in southern central Nebraska corn fields. The UniX-ersity of Nebraska said within a few days these moths will be emerging throughout the state. They represent the second generation of borers and cause the most corn damage, entomologists stated. Villacre Can Have Good Community Life The quality of community life in even the smallest hamlet has an influence upon the life of th? nation, Prof. Hoiberg, director of the division of community service at the state university told the Rotary club today.

The speaker stated this division of the university does not start projects in towns for local improvements. It does not alwavs recommend specific steos. It seeks to awaken the alertness of those who believe that every communitv can be improved by co-onerative effort. This alertness, awareness, the desire to improve the communitv life are vital. Prof.

Hoiberg cited projects carried out in several small towns: recreation parks, made and planted by volunteer- workers; health programs, cultural programs. traffic safely, business beautification of homes and public property. Make Plans For New Anthony Store Here C. D. Weber of the C.

R. Anthony Stores, which headquarters in Oklahoma City, was in town today looking over the Hested Store location, soon to be occupied by a C. R. Anthony store. With a construction man, Mr.

Weber was making preliminary plans for remodeling the building for the new department store. Work is expected to begin as soon as Hested moves ir.tj its new location, the old Rivoli theater, now being remodeled. Mr. Weber said he hopes the Anthony store will be ready to open sometime before the first of the year. This will be the first Anthony store in Nebraska.

There are about 90 stores in the chain, most of them in the southwest. WASHINGTON, July 28 President Truman said today he lias asked Attorney General Tom Hark to become a justice of the supreme court. Senator J. Howard McGrath would replace Clark as attorney general. The president said he expected both men to accept.

(In Nebraska there had been widespread hope that John W. Delehant, distinguished federal district judge for Nebraska and a former Beatrician, might receive the appointment). The surprise announcement came from Mr. Truman at a news conference. It was in reply to a reporters question.

Mr. Truman at the same time made it clear that he does not believe that a man's religious faith has any place in consideration of appointments for membership on the high court, as long as the appointee is qualified for the work. Clark, a Texan, is a Presbyterian. He would succeed the late Justice Frank Murphy, who was the only Roman Catholic on the high bench. McGrath is senator from Rhode Island and chairman of the democratic national committee.

William Eyth Is Awarded Scholarship William A. Eyth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arvid Eyth of this city, has been notified that he has been awarded the $100 Halleck Estate Scholarship to the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture for the school year of 1949-50. This scholarship is awarded for the purpose of assisting a student to continue to do high grade work as a student in the College of Agriculture.

More Benefit Ball Games Swell Charles Albert Fund (The Own Service) CLATONIA, July 28. The Charles Albert fund today was above the $400 mark, after benefit ball games in DeWitt Tuesday and nights. Eight-year-old Charles, born a "blue recently underwent an operation in Chicago to remedy his abnormal heart condition. He is in a Chicago hospital, making a good recovery from the operation. The fund is being raised to help his parents, farm tenants near Clatonia, defray the heavy surgical and medical expenses.

Two benefit games had been scheduled in DeWitt Tuesday night, but rain intervened after the preliminary game between the "midgets" of DeWitt arid Clatonia, so the softball game between the two town teams was played last night. Gate admissions the two nights and a free will coir lection, swelled the fund by $138.13. Monday night there was a benefit game in Clatonia. Contributions may be made through the Farmers Bank of Clatonia, or the Daily Sun in Beatrice. Checks should be made out to the "Charles Albert fund, Police Tell Of Wild Ride; Driver Fined Otis P.

Vanschoiack, 520 Wiebe, was fined $10 and costs today by Police Judge Frank P. Wickham for reckless driving. Police said that Vanschoiack was driving west on West Court about 12:30 a. m. today at a high rate of speed.

He was clocked at 50 mph in a 30 mile zone. He started to pass another car, police said, and instead of going clear around him, stayed even with the other car for several blocks. When the police car finally stopped the two cars, they got out of the patrol car to talk to one of the drivers. At that time Van- schoiack made a U-turn and started driving away, police said. Immediately the police took up the chase and stopped Van- oschoiack.

Police said he drove in a reckless manner and tried to get away after he had been stopped. F. F. A. MEETING Members of the Pioneer chapter of F.

F. A. will hold their meeting Friday es'ening with a swim at the park until 9:00. Then the group will hold a short business meeting at the Ag. chapter room, followed by a watermelon feed.

Farm and Home Accident prevention topics will high light the discussions. Everyone should be Safety Conscious at all times. LOOK AT FLUSHER Beatrice's city commissioners, with Street Superintendent W. E. "Doodle" Smith and Contractor James Knapp went to Omaha yesterday to look at some new street llusher equipment.

Commissioners said they were "just looking," have no immediate plans to replace the present, street flusher, which has been in service for a great many yearer on page 3 dally. Foreign Aid Nebraska Senator Says Senate May Reconsider Vote WASHINGTON, July 28 Senator Wherry (Nebr), the republican leader, said today the senate may try to reverse its action of yesterday in sending the European recovery money bill back to committee. Wherry told reporters a motion may be made to reconsider the vole which cut off senate consideration of the $5,723,000,000 foreign aid measure. The appropriations group named a subcommittee consisting of Senators McKellar (d-Tenn), Hayden (d-Ariz), and Bridges (r- NH) to talk with Lucas about procedure and report back to the committee later in the day. The whole vast issue was thrown back into the lap of the senate appropriations committee late yesterday on a technical point, leaving the senate just where it stood two weeks ago.

Special Session Chairman McKellar (d-Tenn) was expected to call the committee into extraordinary session sometime today to decide on a course of action. Some senators demanded the entire recovery program be reopened. The economic cooperation administration already Still Strong Objection To Rushing Arms-Aid Program mitted most of its has corn- emergency Plymouth Thieves Admit Car Theft (The Sun's Own Service) PLYMOUTH, July 28 Robert Gerhardt automobile, stolen yesterday in Plymouth, has been recovered and the thieves have been arrested. Two youths, who gave their names as Rex Porter, 15, Dodge City, and Carl Steverns, 15, Kansas City, admitted to Jefferson County Sheriff Dwight Young that they had escaped from the Industrial School at Topeka and also admitted the car theft. They said they had hitchhiked to Marysville, stole a car there and drove it to Haddam, where they stole another car.

They drove this car to Plymouth and left it there yesterday morning when it ran out of gasoline. Then the pair stole the Gerhardt car about noon yesterday. They left the car about five miles northwest, of Plymouth in a grader ditch and were hitchhiking back to town when a farmer picked them up. The got out at a service station 1 in Plymouth and started hitchhiking back west. The farmer notified Plymouth men who started out after the pair.

The two were' picked up and brought back to Plymouth. The boys had spent one night in a barn near Plymouth, the Jefferson county sheriff reported. Sheriff Dwight Young was called and came after the boys. They are now being held in the county jail at Fairbury, awaiting the arrival of Topeka officials. Two Cars Damaged, But No One Injured Two cars were damaged but no one was injured in an accident at 11:30 p.

m. yesterday, six miles east and one mile and a half north of Beatrice. drivers of the two cars were Laverne Dorji, Pickrell, and Arthur Miller. Adams. Sheriff Ned Maxwell said Miller was coming out of a driveway when the two cars-collided.

funds, and the European recovery program may grind to a halt before the bill goes back on the senate floor for a vote. Briefly, here is what happened in the four hours of confusion which stalled the aid bill: Majority Leader Lucas of Illinois raised a point of an amendment which would have required EGA to earmark $1,500,000,000 for buying surplus American farm commodities. The amendment was sponsored by Senator McClellan Lucas' fight to kill the McClcl- lan amendment led finally to a ruling by vice president Barkley which was challenged by Senator-Taft (r-Ohio). The senate sided with Taft by a vote of 51 to 38. And then McClellan challenged the entire bill with a point of order which automatically sent the measure back to the committee.

The basic issue was not European whether the amendments violated senate rules by writing new legislation into an appropriations bill. The constitution requires that all appropriations originate in the house. The bill contains this aid program: (1) $3,778,380,000 for ECA's second year of operations. (2) $1.074,000,000 for the final quarter of the last fiscal year which ended June 30. (3) $900,000.000 for the occupied areas of Germany, Austria, Japan and the Ryukyu islands.

(4) $45,000,000 for Greece and Turkey. (5) $50,000.000 in EGA funds for loans to Spain. Mrs. Mary Passes Away Here Mrs. Mary Wollney, 81.

died at her home at 617 Bismarck street last evening at 8:45. Born Oct 20, 1867, in Germany, she came to Beatrice from Germany when she was 30 years old. She was resident of Beatrice for 51 years. Surviving are two daughters Mrs. Ralph Crosby of Beatrice and Mrs.

Albert Grabouski North Platte; one brother, John Engler of Beatrice; seven grand children and one great' grandaughter. Funeral arrangements are pending at Harman mortuary. possibility of aggression cannot be Ignored. Soviets Use Power To Frighten-Acheson WASHINGTON, July 28 Secretary of State Acheson said today that "carefully timed and skilfully staged displays of Soviet military power" are designed to frighten the democratic nations of Europe. He cited the recent mass flight of jet fighter planes over Moscow as an example.

"The fact that such forces exist and can be set quickly in motion constitutes a form of pressure which has helped to maintain unpopular minorities of communist conspirators in power in the Soviet satellites," Acheson told the house foreign affairs committee. Murray Asks Increase Reveals CIO Demands Before Fact Finding Board NEW YORK, July 28. UP) President Philip Murray of the CIO Steelworkers announced today his union wants a package increase of 30 cents per hour in their current dispute with the steel companies, including a fourth round wage increase of 12 Vt cents. Murray revealed the demands for the first time at the opening session of the fact finding board appointed by President Truman to avert a strike in the dispute. Murray- was the first speaker for the union before the board.

The demands also include 11.23 cents per hour for pensions and 6.27 cents per hour for social insurance. "The union is not afraid to have its side of the dispute examined in the public interest," the union head told the board. "The industry, on the other hand has been desperately anxious to conceal the economic facts fi-om impartial scrutiny. industry is amassing profits at the staggering rate approximating one billion dollars annu- allv, after all taxes. This is a record high never approached before, even in the boom year of 1929." The union says that the current average basic wage rate of steel workers is $1.65 per hour.

In the previous three rounds of postwar wage increases, the union got 1SHV 2 cents in 1946. 15 cents in 1947 and 13 rents in 1948. The figures for the last, two years include some fringe benefits. As the hearing onened the fact finding board ruled that it would consider evidence on nensions for steel workers alone with the two other issues at stake, a wage increase and social insurance. CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S HF-AD LINCOT.N, July 28.

Elsie Diers of Omaha todav was reao- nointed to the state crippled children's committee bv Gov. Val Peterson. The appointment is for the next four years. Form State Group To Hear Complaints Against Doctors RAISE AUD RENTALS The city council today formally adopted a new schedule of rental fees for the city auditorium. '(The proposed rates, adopted today, were published by The Sun earlier this week).

Most fees were increased. LINCOLN. July 28. Nebraskans who don't feel they've gotten a square deal from their doctors are being given a chance to air their grievances. The council of professional ethics set up by the Nebraska State Medical association at its annual meeting in Ovaha last May, is now in businesv The announcement came today from Dr.

Morris Nielsen of Blair, chairman of the council. The council's function is to receive and hold hearings on any complaint against a member of the rnedical profession in Nebraska. house of delegates of the State Medical association has established a set of procedures by which complaints against doctors will be judged. Final disposition of every case will be made in one of these Dr. Nielsen said.

"We know that rometimes doc-, very small guilty of unprofessional' conduct in their relations with patients. The State Medical association does not approve of these irregularities and is taking this means to abolish them. We certainly do not propose to allow a few individuals to bring discredit upon the entire medical profession or the people it serves." Dr. Nielsen stated that any person who has a complaint against a doctor should write the Nebraska State Medical Association, 1315 Sharp Building, Lin-? coin 8, stating the facts of, the complaint and nil other pertinent information. Anonymous complaints will receive no considerations-he said.

Other members of the 'council are Drs. John R. Kreyla, Omaha; G. E. Chart ton, Norfolk; Heider, North Platte; and S.

J. Hohlen, Lincoln, WASHINGTON, July 28 Secretary of State Acheson told congress today the United States should begin promptly to help rearm western Europe because "the possibilities of direct military aggression" by huge Soviet forces cannot be ignored. Leading off the administration's drive for congressional approval of a $1,450,000,000 (B) arms aid program, Acheson pictured western European countries as living under the shadow and constant fear of Russian armies which are the greatest the world has known in peacetime. He also suggested that Russia is approaching a crossroads in its policies toward the west where it may have to choose whether to continue trying conquest by political means or to resort to "military means." The arms program already It under fire in congress. And some members of the house foreign affairs committee who listened to Acheson's plea, were openly skeptical of (1) putting up so much money and (2) whether the European 'nations would really cooperate against any communist aggression.

As Rep. Richards (d-NC) put "It is simply too much to get out on a limb with when we have no definite assurance these nations will take concerted action." Acheson replied that the Euro-; pean countries already are working together and a broad, strategic plan of defense will be set up under the Atlantic treaty. But, he said, those nations must he given arms If the plan is going to be anything more than just a plan. In reply to questions, Acheson said there is "no provision plan or obligation" for American troops to be sent abroad under the arms program. He said there will be "technical training, but no troops." Acheson was the only witness at the committee's opening session.

He will be followed tomorrow by military leaders headed by Secretary of Defense Johnson. Rusdan Menace Acheson said "the mere presence" of the large Russian forces" has had a psychological effect that has been damaging to recovery and stability, and has been a major influence in the loss of freedom and self determination in important areas of Europe. "Nor can the possibilities of di-' rect military aggression be ignored," he said. "When political aggression fails, as it has failed so far in western Europe, totalitarian regimes are often tempted to gain their objectives by military means, particularly when they consider that no effective resistance is possible. "It is our aim to forestall that possibility by making it clear that military aggression against the nations of western Europe can be undertaken only at great cost and with no assurance of success." Acheson repeatedly told the committee that if this country would back up the pledges of the North Atlantic treaty with military assistance he believes peace would be secured and no aggressor would dare take on the whole combination of western powers.

"The fundamental pledge of the treaty, that an attack on one signatory will mean an attack on all, closes the door to piecemeal aggression," Acheson said. The bulk of the proposed aid would go to pact nations. War Big Gamble Acheson said that in the light of treaty pledges and with the arms program he did not believe "any aggressor at this time would dare" to take the "desperate gamble of an all-out war. "The gangster mind likes to gamble only on sure things," he said. "It is the aim of this program to insure that successful swift and comparatively effortless military action by an aggressor would be impossible and therefore to make the gamble too hazardous to be tempting." One after another Acheson sought to meet the criticisms of the arms program by senate and house members during the senate debate on ratification of the trea- ty.

He said that because "our sources are limited" it is sary to concentrate i American effort on Europe, termed this an effortf Vital American se.qirlty. Over Billion Under the during the rope would of the arms aj.