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Temperatures 8 p. m. (unofficial) 41 High 51 Today'H Low 32 High Year Ago 43 Low Year Ago 21 BEATRICE DAILY SUN WeotKer Partly cloudy, rising temperatures. You Didn't Sec It In The Son It Didn't Happen" Member of the Aaaodated Press VOLUME XLV NEBRASKA. FRIDAY EVENING.

JANUARY 9, 1948 Single Copy 5c Joining 19 Gage Schools Is Discussed Consolidation Plan Considered During Odell Meeting. (The Svun'i Own Service) ODELL, Jan. proposal to consolidate 19 rural school districts in this vicinity was discussed in a meeting at the high school here Thursday night. Sentiment favoring the plan designed to expand educational op- portunityes in southwest Gage county was expressed, and another meeting was called for Jan. 19 when further data will be present ed, including financing and a proposed bus route.

50 Attend Fifty persons representing 16 districts attended the meeting called by the Odell board of education to determine opinion on the proposed consolidation. Board Chairman Al Buller presided. Pointing out the advantages of consolidating, Schools Superintendent J. M. Todd said it would allow the addition of vocational agriculture and home economics in the school curriculum.

It also would make possible a full time music course, including vocal and i instrumental instruction. I "As it is Todd said, "we are only offering normal training and commercial courses. Both train high school students for occupations outside of our community. We should offer courses which are useful in our own area." Facilities at Odell are adequate to take care of the Increased enrollment which consolidation would involve, said Todd. In addition to the high school, the old school building has a whole second floor which presently is not used for class room work.

While consolidation would probably more than double grade school enrollment, now about 70, the high school would be little affected since students are now paying tuition to attend. The high schooj has 70 enrolled. Three additional teachers in the grade school and two in high school would be sufficient under consolidation, said Todd. And he added that Federal funds would cover part of the cost of vocational agriculture and home economics instructors. A property valuation of at least $3 million so that tax levies could be held at a reasonable figure was considered necessary to insure success of the plan.

It was pointed out that levies are high where consolidation is made in an area of onljtone or two million dollar valuation. Consider Valuation Figures of the county clerk's office place the valuation of property within the 19 rural districts at million. It was estimated that if enough districts agreed to the plan to insure a valuation of $4 million, the levy would be not over 10 mills. Senator John Callan, who attended the meeting, expressed favor toward the plan and told about road graveling under the Schroeder bill. Midland College Students Receive You' Note FREMONT, Jan.

9 Students of Midland college have on display a thank-you letter from the secretary of Princess Elizabeth of England for the dozen fresh eggs sent air express as a wedding gift Nov. 25. The letter thanked the students and Bruce Richter, local produce dealer, for the eggs "so kindly sent her Royal Highness as a wedding present and she desires to thank you for your thoughtfulness and for your good wishes." There's only one thing wrong princess 1 secretary had spelled Fremont with two e's (Freemont). Man Killed By Buzz Saw Chester Novotny Dies While Trying To Locate Doctor. The first fatal accident of 1948 struck Gage county yesterday afternoon, when Chester Novotny 49, Union Center farmer, died a short time after being injured by a portable buzz saw.

Novotny, Dudley Tramp and Ed King, all three farmers living northeast of Blue Springs, were cutting hedge when a falling tree got out of control, according to the report of Sheriff Ned Maxwell. Maxwell said today that the saw first struck left foot, nearly severing the' foot, cut into the calf of his rigltt leg, and struck the upper pai't of his left jeg near the joint. Muddy conditions of roads prevented bringing an automobile to the scene of the acci- Feminine Assistance An Irgun girl, taking part in the defense of the Jewish quarter on the Jaffa-Tel Aviv border, liolds three hand grenades In her left hand as reaches into a bag for others. Other members of the defense forces fire in the Wirephoto. Two More Road Meetings Here Gage county seems to be moving into the hub of road improvements in the state of Nebraska.

Last Wednesday afternoon the first public road meeting was held in the city auditorium and now two more meetings have been scheduled, one for January 17, the January 22. Senator Schroeder said at the. Wednesday meeting that "rapid progress of the new rural mail route road improvement law depends on cooperation between county supervisors and tuwnship boards." Immediately following this statement Gage county supervisors scheduled a meeting for Jan. 17 at which time they will meet with some 72 township board members to discuss plans for the improvements in Gage county. County Clerk Raymond Johnson mailed letters to township officials yesterday afternoon inviting them to the meeting at which time the two groups will discuss the steps to be taken here.

It has been estimated that ir the two work hand in hand that it will be possible for Gage county to have its over 500 miles of unimproved mail routes shape in 7 or 8 years. The legislative council's subcommittee on highways and the governor's advisory committee on roads will bold a public' meeting here on January 22, Senator John Doyle of Greeley is chairman of the council subcommittee aricl George Holmes, Lincoln banker, heads tne governor's group. The January 22 state meeting will be held in the city auditorium and will be open to the public. Limited seating in 'the district xJourt has made it impossible to include the general public. Pawnee Man Heads Conservation Group Everett Barr, who has a Liberty address but lives just across the Gage county line in Pawnee county, was reelected president of the Nebraska Association of Soil Conservation districts at Lincoln yesterday.

dent, the other two men carrying Albert Watson, Wayne, was Novotny about a quarter of a mile named vice president. A directors' to a car and then took him to Blue meeting climaxed the annual two- Springs- day convention of the association. They failed to find a doctor at Blue Springs when arriving there shortly before 1:00 p. so rushed to Wymore. No doctors were available in Wymore.

He died Immediately after placing him In an ambulance to come to Beatrice. He is survived by his wife, Rosie, three daughters, Mrs. Laura King, Virginia, and Julia and Rosanna of the home, one grandchild, and his mother, Mrs. Ida Novotny of Wymore. The men were cutting hedge on a farm three miles north and one east of the school house, which is about seven miles of Blue Springs.

Details on the accident seemed to be rather vague but according elected to the board. Holdover members are Delmar Anderson, Lexington, A. E. Cole, Broken Bow, and Frank Dworak, Oakdale. The supervisors at their closing session adopted a recommendation that congress provide a basic land-use policy covering all agricultural resoures.

The most important soil conservation education is method demonstration, according to O. J. McDougal, extension soil conservationist of Lincoln. "We can convince the farmer that he needs conservation on. his farm but it is vitally important that we teach him to do it right," McDougal said Thursday at the conference.

Talks on flood control and other Farm Land Is Leading City 302 Mortgages Released 1947 Totals Over Million. Farm property was coming out of debt but more city property went into debt during the past year according to facts released last night by Register of D. F. Hawley. Deeds There were 302 farm mortgages released for a total amount of $1,446,024 while 138 were mortgaged to an amount of $773,691.

But city property was not so fortunate. There were 482 city prop- Lie Enforcement Of Petition Exercise Power To Carry Out Palestine Plan. LAKE SUCCESS, Jan. 9 Trygve Lie, secretary-general of the United Nations, expressed confidence today that the security council would exercise "every necessary power" to see that partitioning of strife-ridden Palestine is carried out by next Oct. 1 without fail.

Lie did not mention the creation of an international military force as a specific partition enforcement measure, but this was implicit in his statement, since the council has the power to set up such a force. In an address prepared for delivery at the opening of tense deliberations by the five-country U. N. Palestine partition commission, Lie declared: Express Confidence "You are entitled to be confident that In the event it should prove necessary, the Security Council will assume its full measure of responsibility in implementation of the assembly's (partition) resolution. "You have the right to assume, as I assume, that in such a situation the Security Council will not fail to exercise, to the fullest and without exception, every necessary power entrusted to it by the charter in order to assist you in fulfilling your mission." Lie underscored in bis pre- ared text the words "to the fullest and without exception.

The secretary-general pointed out that the partition plan had been approved by more than the necessary two-thirds majority vote of the general assembly last Nov. 29 and added: "your mandate, therefore, is firm and clear." "You are to take the necessary measures," he said, "leading to the establishment in Palestine, not later than Oct. 1, 1948, of an 'independent Arab state and an independent Jewish state. The resolution of the general assembly under which you act promises to you the full authority of the United Nations in discharging your responsibility." Urge Parties Unite In Europe Aid Plan to and as they felt! The accident happened when one of the trees started falling toward Novotny, after which he apparently slipped on ice the Novotriv was technical subjects were heard by Leavitt, president of the national association of soil conservation districts reported on the progress of the national association. Nebraska Soil Conservation dis- and wet ground, falling in path of the saw.

The Novotny residence is just i ers likp them depends in large across the road from the Union measure whether the United States will get be heldLv land policy. Center school. Funeral services will trict supervisors were told by Mr. Leavitt that upon them and oth- a sound national Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the Miller Funeral Home in Wymore, the Rev. Harold Massie in charge.

Burial will be in the Odell cemetery. Colder Weather State On The Way The "June in January" weather appeared to have left Nebraska, at least temporarily, today as temper- BAND PRACTICE STARTS Rehearsals of Beatrice municipal band in preparation for Chautauqua park's 1948 concert season will get underway -Monday night in Eaglesi-hall at 8 p. nil There will also be an election of and builnet's meeting. Cooper Gravley Start Their Terms Just 16 days after the holdup of the Hobbs Liquor Store the two young men are starting to serve three year terms in the Nebraska Reformatory near Lincoln. Sheriff Ned Maxwell left Beatrice shortly after noon today to take John Cooper, 23, and Roy atures dropped "to an "early morn- Gravley, 22, to the institution to start the term to which they were sentenced by District Judge C- B.

Ellis yesterday. Cooper was heard and sentenced in a morning session of the court yesterday. The Gravley hearing came in the form of an extremely short session yesterday afternoon when' his attorney pleaded for the youth to be sentenced to the reformatory rather than the penitentiary. Character references were read in his behalf. In passing sentence Judge Ellis stated: "Our sympathy goes to the families and friends of these boys; we are well aware of the service they gave to their country but we have over.

18 million veterans with honorable discharges and this gives them no crime licenses." ing low of 22 degrees at Valentine. Generally, the forecast called for partly cloudy skies through tonight with lower temperatures today. The thermometer was expected to register a high of 35 northeast and 40 to 45 west and south today. The weather bureau promised temperatures of around 15 degrees northeast tonight and 20 elsewhere: Skies are expected to clear, tomorrow and temperatures remain virtually unchanged. At mid-morning today, skies ranged from clear to partly cloudy in the- west to cloudy in the central and east.

Temperatures ranged from a low of 27 at Scottsbluff to 35 at Grand Island. Other readings included Hayes Center Cadron 30, Lincoln 31 erty mortgages for-a total amount of $1,401,160 during 1947; City mortgage releases amounted to $940,652 for the 426. (Building loans upheld the city mortgage figures.) During the year there were 1,609 deeds filed as compared to 1,998 in 1946. 29 of the 1947 deeds being sheriff's deeds, one less than in 1946. There were 605 miscellaneous instruments filed during the past 12 months, the total number of instruments being 3,562 as compared to 4,098 in 1946.

In 1947 the office collected $4,429.35 in fees, slightly under the $5,503.05 of 1946. Mortgages for the past eight years have been; (farm) 1940, 192 1941, 177, 1942, 152, 1943, 191, 1944, 153, 1945, 164, 1946, 180, 984,184. City: 1940, 339, 1941, 391, 1942, 246, 1943, 312, 1944, 319, 1945, 399, 1946, 582, $1,500,815. Releases during the past eight years have been: (farm) 1940, 213, 1941, 213, 3942, 226, $955,071: 1943, 404, 1944, 348, 1945, 336, 1946, 308, $1,407,329. City: 1940, 320, 1941, 352, 1942, 358, 1943, 500, 1944, 462, $787,196: 1945, 478, 1946, 521, $935,702.

Lie did 'not minimize the difficulties-ahead. Surmount Obstacles After referring to the "unfortunate and deplorable incidents which have'been occurring in Palestine recently," he said: "I am under no illusions. You have a hard road to travel. I am, however, calmly confident of your ability to surmount all obstacles. In the interest of peace, security and the United Nations I wish you full success.

I pledge to you ever resource at my disposal to that end." Y.M.C.A. To Elect Directors Monday Y.M.C.A. voting members will cast ballots Monday to elect five directors for three year terms. Ballots have been mailed. Jeff Weston, John Bauer, E.

J. Gouker, whose terms are expiring, and Carl Aller and Al Ashworth have been nominated. M. O. Trindel and Don Weber, whose terms have'expired, are not standing for reelection.

Two Coyote Hunts Slated; 1 Postponed Dates on three coyote hunts, two in the north part of the coun- and another near Jansen, have been-scheduled this month. A hunt east of Blue Springs, slated for this Sunday, Jan. 11, has been postponed until a later date because of the death of Chester Novotny. Jansen business men will hold a hunt this Sunday with trucks scheduled to leave the town at 1 o'clock. Corners will move at 1:30 and lines at 1:45.

The north line is the road from district 49 to Croisant corner; east, the road one mile west of Harbine; south, P.W.F., highway; west, road miles east of Fairbury ah-port. In Hanover township a hunt is slated Jan. 17. Corners are to start at 9:45 a. m.

and the lines at 10 o'clock. Southeast corner of the eight-mile square will be the Zion Lutheran church. Lines will run from the church, eight miles north to the Fred Evers farm, east to the Johnson county line, south to Ranktn Busboom's and west to the church. A hunt west of Pickrell covering an eight mile square has been scheduled for Jan. 25.

Details will be announced later. Congress Will Never Follow Truman Plan Instead, Republi- Will Set Up Program Of Own. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 Senator Taft (r-Ohio) called President Truman's legislative program the road to "national bankruptcy" and a "totalitarian state" and promised today that the G. O.

congress will never follow it. Instead, Taft said, the republicans will go ahead with their own program, make every effort to cut government expenses, and "really cut all taxes and the tax burden and cut them for good." Taft, a candidate for the repub- Mean presidential nomination, went on the radio last night to reply to Mr. Truman's state-of-the- union message which republicans have been calling a. "campaign speech" aimed at next fall's elections. Santa Claus Role The Ohio senator asserted the president proposes to put the federal government in the role of "Santa Claus" and has offered a program amounting only to "the old new deal principle of promis- ing'the people something for nothing." Taft is chairman of the senate republican policy committee, and the sharpness of his words swept aside in advance a proposal with which Senator Hatch (d-NM) came forward today.

Meanwhile Chairman Taber (r- NY) of the house appropriations committee estimated the Truman program would cost $20,000,000,000 (billions) and said this would make tax prime GOP target for impossibility. On Domestic Plan Taft centered his fire mainly on, the president's domestic proposals, including a $40-per-person "cost of living" tax cut with an offsetting $3,200,000,000 boost corporation taxes, compulsory curbs on inflation and a ten 'year 1 plan to advance the social welfare of the nation. Nobody could fall to agree with the president's objective of improving the lot of the people, the Ohioan said. But as for the president's ideas on how this should be done, he asserted: "Taken together they add up to national bankruptcy." "Taken together they will add up to a totalitarian state." Calling Mr. Truman's tax plan "about as discriminatory a proposal as could be made," Taft added: "If followed to its logical conclusion he would ultimately exempt a large production of all income and shift all taxes onto a Queen Two-Piano Team Displays Astounding Manual Dexterity In Difficult Art One of the rarest of instrumental combinations, and certainly one of the most difficult, is that of two pianos.

Beatrice last night beard the team which in musical circles is generallj credited as being the world's supreme master of this complex art. The performance in municipal auditorium, for the. Homesteader Community Concert Association, of Bartlett and Robertson, was both a thrilling musical experience and an astounding exhibition of manual gymnastics. Limited Number Having worked for many years on a limited number (not a great deal has been written for two pianos), BayUett and Rae Rpberfspn, who life are wife, perform with jrnd coordination, and perfectly balanced modulation. The music of two pianos is concert, we did not realize there quite unlike that of a Perhaps because of their positions on the stdge, the voice of each' strument is clearly distinguishable, and the effect of a melody, being tossed from one instrument to another, is intriguing.

Well over 2,000 persona heard the concert, Additional chairs dad been brought into the to' accomodate the anticipated crowd. Few qf the 2,207 seats available were empty. The artists commented on the excellent blending of the. in- struoMmts.one the Kimball belonging to the auditorium, the other a Steihway imported for the occasion from Lincoln. They were impressed, too, at tne rush of teen-age autograph after concert, quiet and during the were children in the audience," said Bartlet.

they -said, was "just right" for the concert. Play Five Encores They played five encores, and there might have been more except for the premature dash back stage of the autograph seekers. Before intermission, they played as an encore Quick's an eighteenth century dance melody in which one piano carries sustaining background, the other is played Staccato, giving haunting 1 harp-like effect. At the end of the third- group they repeated the prazilian Dance, and' the regular played I4zt's Liebestrauni. Benjamin's Jamican Rhumba, and prelude in Sharp Minor, al) bringing thunderous i i Dalbey Honored By Historical Society D.

S. Dalbey, Beatrice, is among four Nebraskans recently elected to honoary memberships in the Nebraska State Historical Society; Others are Dr. David D. Whitney, professor of zoology at the University of: Nebraska, E. W.

Huse, Wayne and Mai Gen Butler B. Miltbnberger, North Platte. taken by the executive board, is in recognition of outstanding services rendered the State of Nebraska particularly the cause of the state's history, according to Dr. James C. Olson? superintendent of the society.

It raises the number holding 'honorary memberships to 15. Dalbey, president of the society from 1932 to 1034, has contributed many valuable historical items to the society's museum. Gen. Miltonberger, as commander of 'the 184th infantry regiment, was instrumental, in providing the society with records and mater- ials.from.t^e'unitfs.World War participation; Prof. Whitney has donated many historical items, and HUM a former member of tilt board.

very small proportion of the population." Taft noted that the president came forth with his tax formula after twice vetoing GOP tax reduction bills last year. "It looks to me like playing politics with your money," the lawmaker said. "In this picture the federal government comes forward again as Santa Claus himself, with a rich present for every special group in the United States. If anyone has expressed a desire in a letter to Santa Claus, that desire is to be promptly fulfilled. 1 Taft added: Miss Bessie Bird King Former Teacher, Dies Miss Bessie Bird King, a teach er in the Beatrice schools for a number of years, passed away a Omaha last evening.

She is survived by two sisters Yvette Drauz of Luxembourg Province was selected beaut; queen of Belgium at an contest held Photo Demo. GOP foin Hands In Suggestion Want Ail-American Plan, Minus Any Politics. BY JACK BELL WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 republican and a democrat urged today that congress put party differences aside and join in support of European recovery program. Senator Hatch (N.

the democrat, carried His proposal' further with an appeal for joint action on legislation to curb inflation. Senator Smith (N. Hatch's republican colleague on the senate foreign relations committee, called for a "non-political" settlement of the administration-GOP argument over who shall operate the Marshall Plan for Europen recovery. Stands Firm With Secretary of State Marshall standing firm on the conten- Bank Robbery Nets $130,000 4 Armed, Unmasked Bandits Pull Daring Daylight Job. NEW ORLEANS, Jan.

9 Four pistol-armed robbers netted about $130,000 today in a care fully planned daylight holdup of earlier had urged congress to the mid-city branch of the Hib- avoid "political implications" and WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 Secretary of State Marshall today described as wholly incorrect speculation that he would resign if congress fails to enact" a European recovery program in the manner he proposes. Marshall volunteered at news conference this information on his attitude. tion that he must control Vital policy decisions, Smith told a're- porter, he thinks a compromise is imperative with house, republicans who want a separate government, corporation set up to the foreign aid program. "But it must be a compromise without politics in it," the New Jersey senator declared.

Smith ernia National bank. Vice president and cashier George W. Owen said the bank's loss, all covered by insurance, was in the neighborhood of $130,000. Earlier President A. P.

Imahoro had estimated the loot at $114,000. The unmasked bandits even took the small change from employers' pockets and pursqs. A negro porter Joseph L. Thomas, was slugged into unconsciousness with a pistol when he protested the treatment of a woman employe. The quartet entered the bank at 7:55 a.

forced the assistant manager to open vault which they looted, then calmmly awaited the arrival ot individual tellers so that they could take the contents of their money boxes as well. They herded some 25 employes into locker rooms. make the assistance program an "All-American plan." In a speech prepared for senate delivery, Hatch proposed th.it i republican and democratic policy committees be invited to sit with the foreign relations committee consider President Truman's posal for a 51-month program of economic aid for Europe expected to cost $6,800,000,000 (billion) in the first 15 months. The New Mexico democrat said this representative group could agree on an "American with regard to foreign affairs and predicted the house would back up? i such a decision and that it would be approved by the president. 0 rt "If party politics or directs any of us In these critical days of destiny," Hatch de- clared, "only disaster can or will' result.

"The people do not want re-f publican European recovery pro-' gram. With equal vigo, I assert the country does not want a democratic European recovery Huntling, Long Beach, four nephews, Hugh King of Boulder, Kenneth Of Santa Cruz, Charles of San Francisco, and Robert of Beatrice and two nieces, Mrs. J. M. Stevens and Mrs.

H. J. Roland of Beatrice. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Harman mortuary. The bandits immediately ushered eight women employes -into one locker room and about six men into another.

They then turned to the manager, forcing him, to open the vault. 1 gram. With equal vigor I assert After scooping up all the cash and what the country needs and, what the people are demanding 3 is; a United American Hatch praised Chairman denberg (r-Mich.) of the foreign" relations committee for what described as the Michigan senator's example of a "non-politicals and non-partisan approach to these world wide issues." Appeals For Help 7 In this role Vandenberg appeal-f ed to Marshall for help in solving- what he said may be the "greatest controversy" facing congress over the foreign aid how it is to be operated. Marshall put the weight of his. personal -prestige behind an ap- peal to the committee yesterday for approval of President man's plan for a separate admin4' istrator fully accountable to the- secretary of state and the national- advisory council for any decisions! affecting foreign policy.

Senator George (d-Ga,) com-' plained that the administrator in this case would be "rubbed thin with advice." Vandenberg, sensitive to republican demands for a "business" ad- and silver in sight they escaped in a waiting automobile, which, one witness said, bore a license plate which resembled those on state owned cars. Police said Thomas was pistol- whipped by one of the bandits when he protested their "roughing up" one of the bank's women employes. Gan't Do That "You can't do that to her," he told the thug. The bandit turned his attention to the negro, striking him several times across the head with the barrel of his revolver. Gage Schools Enter Band Clinic Feb.

13 TECUMSEH, Jan. 9 A band clinic will be held here February 13 under the direction of Mrs. Olive Jones and Mrs. Pearl i Robert E. Stepp, an instructor in the school of music at the University, of Nebraska.

One hundred twenty-eight visiting students from Beatrice, Wymore and Fairbury will join selected members of the Tecumseh band to work in the clinic. In the evening a mass band concert will be given in the city auditorium. '8 -I Cream Price Drops 18 Cents; Price Of Butter Hits Skids Housewives were all smiles today while farmers were singing the blues. It all came about when butter took cent drop, during the past three days, and tn? pnee paid farmers for sweet cream tell off 18 cents yesterday and today. The sweet cream price Went up to $1.04 last Saturday and remained there until yesterday when it dropped to 91 cents ana then took another 5 cent drop down to 86 cents today; Butter prices started down Wednesday with a three cent drop, then went down' another two yesterday and two more today for a seven cent drop in three days.

The sudden in the sweet price was on two 1, the market in the east was going down; and 2. a local price battle has been in effect, local purchasers having been "out of The battle apparently is tapering off. Cream and butter prices don't always go hand an hand, ing to local dealers, although usually the butter price regulates the price of sweet The eastern markets follow those, in the midwest and butter 1 ing states, due to the fact i 4K I. 1 1 ministration of the aid'funds, tqld Marshall he hopes the state partment will continue to work. toward some compromise that will provide "more adequate and.

more specific liaison between business administration and the foreign policy administration 1 of the program. about a -week for locaj, reach the eastern The price paid for October 15 was 65 cents, climb upward 'penis on Dec. 2 before- five cent drop. fpun'd going bapk up to Plan Apartments In Horse Barn The large horse barn at Arthur, which has stood for sometime, will be converted! into a two story apartment for four families, A buudufg pe barn, -built.