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GROWING CITY Sioux Falls is growing Neva business, housing and civic proiects are underway Follow these developments in the news columns of The Argus-Leader 1 AKGUS "LE aid 'South Dakota's Leading Newspaper 18 PAGES SIOUX FALLS SOUTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1950 PRICE FIVE CENTS esnafe Refuses To Block Filibuster FEPC Mil EM Against Bi MM forces Mountie of Tea TV Station Sought Here OBSERVANCE IN S. F. WILL LAST 2 DAYS College Student fc. Biie Ilninwf -fef (trvj r'J- tii trArrw- Iw ill- fi I I rH Vt JJJ? Kr. I I tissf I ILs I -feitw i i I I i I I i 1 I "or 7pa iji I Vwwr v.

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Anderson, standing: point traffic duty in the flooded Wildwood area of Winnipeg-, is handed a cup of tea by a Red Cross relief worker. The signs in background speak for themselves. (AP YVirephoto) Gets a Spot 'V so far has escaped except for basement flooding. 1 Waters Diverted In an effort to relieve the pressure on strained levees workmen hacked through the night digging a 300-foot hole in a railway, embankment through which" raging waters were diverted from endangered suburbs. Confined, the water had menaced suburban Fort Garry.

Liberated, it began swirling into the main bed of the unruly Red river. It lowered the level in the sparsely settled district but would have little effect on Winnipeg proper. The Canadian army gave up a plan to blast away part of the railway embankment as a means of diverting the confined waters of Canada's worst flood. All R. C.

A. F. transport planes are on 12-hour stand-by orders to help In possible evacuation. Hundreds of railway cars are nearby to move out in a matter of hours more than two-thirds of the metropolis 350.000 normal population. The other third already has pulled out.

Meanwhile, from North Dakota through southern Manitoba the rain up to an inch in places-poured new tons of water on the soaked Red river watershed. lfifif Tiff friirwuiiY'nipfliiiiriiiriiiirrinhiiMlir1 iMHHiwMMiiMiiii ftfiiMwiwi Rain Falls on Water-Logged Winnipeg; River at New High, Evacuation Nearing Bobby Gordon (above), 11, wfll attend freshman chemistry classes at Western Reserve University in Cleveland starting June 19. He is about six years ahead of himself in science subjects but will continue other studies at an elementary school. His grades in other subjects are normal and he plays second base on a baseball team. He is shown at work in his home laboratory in Cleveland.

(AP Wirephoto) Kellar, Homestake Counsel, Succumbs DIM CHANCE FOR PASSAGE THIS SESSION Southern Victory Is Heavy Blow to Truman's Civil Rights Program Washington, May 19 (A) The Senate virtually killed the fair employment practices (FEPC) bill for the session today by refusing to block filibustering by southern opponents. The test came on an attempt to choke off debate on a motion to bring before the Senate for consideration this key measure of Pres. Truman's civil rights program. A cloture (debate limiting) petition fell short by 12 votes of getting the required 64 for adoption. A roll call showed 52 "yes" and 32 "no" votes.

Sens. Gurney and Mundt of S. D. voted against the cloture. It was a victory for southern Democrats and dealt a heavy blow to chances of getting action on any of the president's civil rights program at this session.

The southern triumph had been anticipated, but Democratic Leader Lucas of Illinois said in advance that another attempt to force consideration of the FEPC bill would be made, possibly next week. His principal hope was to pick up additional votes from senators who were absent. An absent senator, in effect, voted against the cloture move. First Test of Rule The vote was the first tryout for the Senate's new rule, adopted last year, under which debate on a motion to take up a bill can be shut off by a two-thirds majority of the Previously such a motion was not subject to cloture, but under the old rule, once a bill was before the Senate, debate could be halted by a two-thirds of the senators present and voting. It was the first time a civil rights Issue had reached a show down vote of any kind in the Senate since July, 1946, when seantors rejected a petition to close debate on ah anti-poll tax bill.

A similar anti-poll tax bill was brought up in the Republican 80th Congress but died when the Senate failed to reach a vote on a cloture (Continued on page 2, column 7) OFFICIAL FORECASTS May 19 through May 24 Sioux Falls and vicinity: Mostly clear and cool tonight. Low near 40. Tartly cloudy Saturday with the high about 70. South Dakota: Considerable cloudiness and cooler. Scattered showers and local thunderstorms, mostly in east, this afternoon.

De-creasing cloudiness. Cooler tonight. Low tonight 32 to 42 in west and 38 to 48 in FAIR east with local frost in west. Saturday partly cloudy and warmer. Few afternoon showers in west.

High Saturday 0 to 70. IOWA: Cloudv with occasional showers east and central this afternoon and in extreme east tonight. Clearing west tonight and east Saturday. Cooler west and central tonight. Low tonight 40 to 45 northwest to 50 southeast.

High Saturday 68 to 7.5. MINNESOTA: Cloudy with occasional showers this afternoon and extreme east tonight. Clearing west tonight and east Saturday. Cooler west and central tonight. "Low tonight 35 to 40 north west to 48 southeast.

Hign saiuraay 60 north to 65 southeast. EXTENDED FORECAST South Dakota Scattered showers Saturday, Sunday and again Tuesday night or Wednesday. Total amount one-half to three-fourths of an inch. Temperatures will average below normal with slow rising trend after Sunday. High 55 to 65 Saturday, rising to 60 to 75 by Wednesday.

Low mostly 32 to 45, Local Temperatures Today Yesterday 3:00 a. 57 6 00 p. 68 6 -00 a. m. 56 9:00 p.

65 9:00 ra. 52 Midnight 57 Noon 60 Sunrise, today: 4:57 3 00 64 Sunset: 7:50 (CST Relative humidity. 60 per noon. Total precipitation for year, 7.57. State and National Temperatures 24-hour readings.

Including maximum before 6:30 p. m. Yesterday and minimum after 6:30 p. m. to 6:30 a.

m. today. H. L. H.

I. Sioux Falls ...73 55 Paul 71 52 Aberdeen 76 50 Pipestone 69 53 Rapid City ...74 42 Abilene 91 70 Philip 77 44 Chicago 64 46 Hot Springs ...76 39 Denver 73 32 Fort Meade ...76 41 Des Moines 79 54 Yankton 78 52 Kansas City 86 57 Huron 74 50 Los Angeles ..67 49 Watertown ...70 55 Miami 80 67 Pierre 70 48 New Orleans .90 66 L'mmoii 66 41 New York ....56 46 Mobridff Brooklnga (16 45 Seattle ..55 46 .71 48 Phoenix 95 60 Madison .71 49 Edmonton .53 39 Sioux City ....78 58 Regina Duluth 54 40 The Pas Infl Fall ....67 45 Winnipeg .58 35 .55 41 64 49 PrrinitMnn- Sioux Fails .81: Aberdeen 1.27: Rapid City .01: Philip .03: Fort Meade Yankton 1.38; Huron .33: Watertown 28; Pierre Lemmon .02: Mobridn Jl; Brookings 1.18; Madison 107. APPLICATION BY KELO IS 1st IN STATE Station Won't Be in Opera tion Until 8 Months to a Year Washington, May 19 (JP) The Communications commission to day received the first application for a television station in South Dakota. The application was filed oy Midcontinent Broadcasting Sioux Falls. It asked use of channel 11.

The same company now operates standard station KELO at Sioux Falls. The television application went into the FCC's "frozen" file, on which action has been suspended pending the close of current hear ings on color television and related issues. Xo TV for 8 Months Sam Fantle president of the Midcontinent Broadcasting said today that eight months to a year would be the least possible period of time before KELO would have television In Sioux Falls. In explaining the "frozen file" of the Federal Communications commission, Fantle said that the "reeze" had been on since September, 1949, and that the FCC would not award any television grants until certain frequency allocations and color problems of a very technical nature were settled. 350 Applications "There are approximately 350 television applications from all over the United States now on file with the commission that are pending action and awaiting the lifting of the commented Fantle.

"At the time the 'freeze' is lifted, the technical problems which made it necessary will have been resolved." "Radio Station KELO, cognizant of the desire and the right of its public to have this new and greatest medium of mass education and entertainment, has place'd an application now for a television grant before the FCC," Fantle said. Asked about the possible period of time at which television would be available in this area through KELO-TV, Fantle said that it depended upon the action of the FCC in lifting: the "freeze." "It is expected that the 'freeze' may be lifted sometime in the fall of this year, probably sometime during the late fall or winter months," Fantle declared. "At that time the station will receive its television grant." "The final construction of the station would then be based on weather conidtions, available equip ment and other factors," he said. "The possible minimum time will be about eight months to a year unless the FCC lifts the 'freeze' earlier than expected." Planned for TV Fantle said that when planning and constructing facilities and transmitter in 1948, KELO had planned for eventually entering the television field. Station KELO is an affiliate of the National Broadcasting company which has developed network television to an extensive degree.

However, Fantle said that it was not expected that KELO would carry network programs at first by direct interconnected network facil ities but that network programs might be televised from films of NBC and the other networks. GURNEY, MUNDT VOTE FOR CRIME PROBE Washington, May 19 (JP Both South Dakota senators Karl Mundt and Chan Gurney, voted on final roll call May 3 for a federal probe of crime. Sen. Mundt said today there has been some confusion on this point, in reports received by him, because he and Gurney voted "No" on a preliminary roll call having to do with substituting the Kefauver resolution in connection with the proposed probe. SAMPLING UNCOVERS WAR CONTRACT FRAUD Washington, May 19 4JP) Comp'- troller General Lindsay Warren told Congress today a small sampling has uncovered $25,000,000 of fraud and waste in settlement of war contracts.

"Since only a sampling of termi nations was made, I would hesitate to hazard a guess as to the full extent of fraud and Warren said. City Will Be Treated to Big Military Show, Huge Parade The stage was set today for observance of the nation's first Armed Forces Day in Sioux Falli tomorrow. The nation and overseas stations of the military services will pay tribute to the men and women of the regular and reserve forces in a day that replaces former separate celebrations for each service. In Sioux Falls the observance will be a two-day event: a two- mile parade and program are scheduled tomorrow; an air show and military exhibits will be held Sunday afternoon. Brig.

Gen. Arthur G. Trudean, Ft. Leavenworth," speaker for the Armed Forces Day program, will arrive by plane at 11 a. m.

tomorrow. Eleven queens tnd sweethearts of eastern South Dakota colleges and cities who will be in the parade will be feted at a luncheon tomorrow at the Carpenter hotel. The parade, perhaps the larg est ever staged in Sioux Falls and the biggest military show in re cent years, will move north on Main avenue at 1:30 p. m. tomorrow.

83 Units In Parade There are 83 units in the parade, including six bands, local naval reserve and national guard units, infantry companies from Brookings and Madison, and artillery batteries from Canton and Flandreau. The 110-piece South State college band from Brookings will march in the parade. Other entries include floats, marching Armed Forces Events Listed Here's the timetable for Armed Forces Day observance in Sioux Falls: Saturday 1:30 p. m. Parade in downtown Sioux Falls.

3:30 p. m. Program at Howard Wood field. (Will be shifted to the Coliseum annex in case of adverse weather.) Sunday 12 noon to 5 p. m.

Open house at the U. S. naval reserve training center, Sioux Falls air field; exhibits at the air guard hangar. 3 p. m.

Air show by the 175th fighter squadron, over the airfield. Businessmen and home owners were urged again today to display flags on Armed Forces Day. units of veterans' organizations, the Yankton Drum and Bugle corps, Washington high school band and Alcester high school band. The parade, with the exception of heavy vehicles, will pass in review at the grandstand at Howard Wood field, before the program starts. Everyone is urged to attend th program at the field, Frank Wall-ner, general chairman, said today.

There is no admission charge. First elements in the parade will reach the field about 2:30 p. m. T. R.

Johnson Is master of ceremonies for the Armed Forces Day program. The Rabbi Karl Richter will give the invocation, and Dean Francis Pryor III the benediction. The Sioux Falls post No. IS American Legion chorus, natioipl' champions of the Philadelphia con vention, will sing, This Is My Country." Mayor Henry B. Saure will give the welcome.

Ilenegar Directs Bands Russ D. Henegar, director of the Sioux Falls Municipal band, will direct the six bands in the parade in a massed concert, playing the (Continued on page 2. column 3) 'Today's Chuckle'. Starts Monday Beginning next Monday, May 22, The Argus-Leader brings to its readers a new feature known as "TODAY'S CHUCKLE." This little bit of humor, we believe, will be enjoyed by our readers. It has been appearing on the front page of the Chicago Daily News for several months -nd the readers of that newspaper have been strong in their praise of its entertaining qualities.

This new feature is in keeping with the desires of the editors of The Argus-Leader to give its readers the best material available in good and entertaining features. More Than $3,000,000 Road Revenue Lost by Tax Ruling 1rT fri iintir irniM rm i 'riririiW'niitofaf nWwii Homestake company. The noted attorney and member of numerous civic and fraternal groups played a leading role in Homestake affairs and exercised considerable quiet political influence. He served as president of the South Dakota Bar association in 1933 and 1934. On February 19, 1902, Kellar was married to Florence Bullock, daughter of Capt.

Seth Bullock, first sheriff at Deadwood and first supervisor of the Black Hills National Forest. Awarded 50-Year Button In 1948 he was awarded the 50-year gold button by the Homestake company. He also headed the law firm of Kellar and Kellar, a partnership with his only son, Kenneth. In addition to his son, Kenneth, Kellar is survived by his widow; a ibrother, Phillip Kellar, Los Angeles, ind two grandchildren, K. Cham bers Kellar and Sherman Kellar.

Funeral services have been planned Monday afternoon at the Lead Christ Episcopal church, with burial in the West Lead cemetery. Sioux Falls Has .95 Rain in 36 Hours With nearly an inch of rain in the past day "nd a half, Sioux Falls precipitation totals went .10 above normal for the year today. Measurements of the U. S. Wecther Bureau station at the Municipal airport show .05 of an inch prior to 6:30 a.

m. Thursday, .31 from noon. to midnight Thursday, from midnight to 6:30 a. m. today and .09 from 6:30 to noon today, for a total of .95 of an inch.

This boosted the year's total to 7.57. Normal for this time of the year is 7.47. The month's total of 3.60 is within .12 of an inch of the normal amount of moisture for the entire month of May. No additional showers were included in today's forecasts. Skies were partly cloudy today as temperatures remained cool, getting no higher than the mid-60s.

Clearing conditions tonight will bring still cooler temperatures, with a low of 40. Saturday will be partly cloudy with a high of 70. Northwest winds reached 20 miles per hour today. Nagging Wife Can Cause Ulcers, Doctor Believes Boston, May 19 (JP) Thirty years with a nagging wife may give you ulcers, a Boston psychiatrist believes. Such a marital contretemps can cause emotional stresses that may: induce arthritis or degenerative heart disease.

That's the opinion of Dr. Stanley Cobb, Bullard professor of neuropathology at Harvard medical school and psychiatrist-in-chief at Massachusetts General hospital, voiced at the 160th annual meeting of the Massachusetts Medical society. II Winnipeg, May 19 Rain fell again today on waterlogged Winnipeg, already dreading a call for general evacuation of this city of 350,000. The swollen Red river inched up to a' new high, and transportation was made ready to move out those who had not already fled the flood menace. The rainfall today was half an Inch not enough to make an appreciable difference in an area already deluged.

But any more rain, D. M. Stephens, flood level adviser to the Canadian army, told reporters might keep the Red river inching up toward the point where a disaster would have to be declared. Homes Inundated Some 10,500 homes in Winnipeg and neighboring St. Boniface are already inundated, Mayor Garnet Coulter estimated.

About 3,000 more are seriously threatened. The unruly Red river rose more than an inch yesterday, bringing the flood point to 30.3 feet. If it rises another two feet general evacuation will be ordered. At that point, water would spread across the twin city of St. Boniface, on the Red river's east bank and swirl across Winnipeg's business district, which Aerial Show for Midwest Rapid City Bombers to Fly Over Many Cities Tomorrow Rapid City, May 19 (JP) Bomb ers from Rapid City will cover seven states tomorrow to give mid- west residents an opportunity to see the air force in operation.

Two flights of B-29s are scheduled to leave the Rapid City base early in the morning for an eight-hour tour. One flight of three B-29s will cover Lincoln, Omaha, Topeka, Kansas City, Sioux City and St. Jo seph, o. The other flight will go to Bismarck, Fargo, Duluth and Minneapolis before the two groups meet over Rock Rapids, la. From there they will fly' over Sioux Falls as part of the Armed Forces Day celebration in the South Dakota city.

The six bombers will heaa back to Rapid City in time for the 2 p. m. air show here where they will participate in a mock air battle with Col. Joe Foss uadron of F-51s, the South Dakota air guard. JASPER MAN INJURED WHEN CAR OVERTURNS Jasper, May 19 R.

E. Macker has returned home from the Pipestone hospital after suffering a fractured collarbone, broken ribs and severe bruises when his car turned over in a ditch northwest of Jasper. The accident occurred near the Henry Wilson farm, and Wilson, who was working in the fields, obtained help to bring Macker to the hospital. Macker's car, a 1949 Ford, was badly wrecked in the mishap which happened when a wheel slipped off the road at the end of a bridge, flipping the car over. Across a temporary 600-square mile lake where a dozen thriving prairie towns already have succumbed, the wind drove choppy waves against thin sandbag barriers guarding greater Winnipeg's southmost approaches.

The Fort Garry dike was the urgent trouble spot but all great-1 er Winnipeg's 20 miles of dikes were threatened. Most of greater Winnipeg's electricity supply was in real danger only a mile or so downstream. Main sub-stations stood in small diked islands, almost surrounded by the muddy river. Their inundation would paralyze an already-crippled city, stopping all street cars and trolley buses, shutting down bakeries which use electric ovens, halting or at best interfering with all normal communication systems including telephone and telegraph. Basements of most downtown offices and stores would soon be full of water.

It has been kept in check so far by constant operation of pumps, most of them run by electricity. Greater Winnipeg was almost split in a half-dozen sections by closing of main bridges. Only two of four across the Red river between the twin cities were still open. Some bridges on the tributary Assiniboine and Seine were also out of action. become higher with a bigger tax.

Political repercussions to the Supreme Court decision continued as Boyd Leedom, contender for, the governor nomination, said: "The state highway department would be broke before we know it, if it is not already broke. Such highway system as we now have will be going to pieces all at once, like the 'one-hoss shay'." "A definite and realistic financial program for highways now more than ever is an absolute must In South Dakota." Meanwhile, South Dakota re mained one of the 19 states which charge a four-cent gasoline tax. Figures compiled by the Bureau of Public Roads show that 25 states have gas levies higher than four cents. Louisiana tops the nation with nine cents and Missouri has the lowest with a two-cent tax. Sioux Falls Builders association.

reported: "The negotiating committees for the carpenters and contractors have been meeting and considerable progress has been made. It is hoped that some definite conclusion may be reached soon." R. K. Garrity, Omaha, interna tional representative of the Inter national Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, has taken part in talks between local 426 and the electrical contractors' committee composed of Max Nickel, William Flocken and Homer Houck. Organized carpenters are repre sented by local 783, United Brotherhood of Carpenters Joiners, in their dealings with the building contractors.

Selby, S. D. The postponed annual Play Day meet was held on the Selby athletic field this week, with about 200 boys and girls from the grades of the rural, town and city schools competing. Mobridge won the coveted relay race trophy, and Selby made the most points for a city school, with Mobridge second Lowry led the towns and East Ryan the rural schools. Lead, S.

May 19 (JP) Death early today claimed the life of Chambers Kellar, general counsel of one of the world's largest producing gold mines and one of South Dakota's most widely known law yers. Kellar, who became the head of the Homestake Mining company's legal department in 1904, died at his home in Lead after several days of critical illness. He was 83. A southerner born in Memphis, March 4, 1867, Kellar had played a vital role in Black Hills and South Dakota affairs since 1889, when he was admitted to the South Dakota bar. He served as city attorney at Hot Springs in 1891 and was named attor ney of Fall River county in 1892 Aftr nrnfHrinfr law nr.

Hnt. Springs for seven years, Kellar went to Deadwood, where he formed a partnership with Judge Gideon C. Moody, South Dakota's first United States senator. After Judge Moody's death, Kellar succeeded him as general counsel for the Rapid City Rotary Is Told Hollywood Mostly Good Folks Rapid City, May 19 (JP) Van Heflin, motion picture star, told Rotarians here yesterday that most of those engaged in the Hollywood film industry are "good citizens." Between 75 and 100 actors and technicians are filming "Tomahawk," a motion picture, near Rapid City. "Maybe they can help erase some of the impressions glaring headlines have given you of Hollywood." Hef lin said.

"Maybe they can convince you that we are not heavy-drinking, reefer-smoking people. Actually those are rare cases the vast ma jority of us pay our taxes, serve our country at war, give liberally to charities and try to do our best to be good citizens," he said. The firm will cast Heflin in the role, of Jim Bridger, famous pioneer scout. John War Eagle, South Dakota Sioux, will play the part of Red Cloud, the Sioux chief. Heflin said 250 Pine Ridge Indians will be used in the picture.

Air Routes Urged to Mid-Continent Washington, May 19 (JP) Spokesmen for Illinois cities said today two of the three routes once awarded Parks air line should be integrated and flown by the same concern. They told the Civil Aeronautics board they believe Myi-Continent airline of Kansas City should be awarded the north central and Great Lakes routes. Representatives of some other cities also endorsed Mid-Continent for the north central route. C. M.

Corbett of Sioux City, Homer Smith of Clinton, A. G. Patton of Sioux Falls, S. D. and H.

M. Reed of Waterloo, la. Recom mended that the examiner's choice of Mid-Continent for the north central route be approved. Pierre, May 19 (JP) How much revenue is South Dakota losing by killing the two-cent gas tax? Figures released by Tax Director W. R.

Wilder show that the state collected $9,934,587.51 from gas taxes in the year 1948-49. Out of this, 34.19 per cent, or $3,397,033.54, went for refunds for non-highway gas. This left net collections of By multiplying the former net collections by one-half, since the tax increase was to be that much, it indicates that $3,267,766.99 additional would have been collected. One-half of this amount was earmarked for counties and townships. Wilder said three big "ifs" must be considered in figuring the revenue: 1.

If gas sales remained the same. 2. If administration costs did not rise. 3. If percentage of refunds did not Walkouts Still in Force, but Progress Seen 'Considerable Prdgress' in Talks Between Carpenters, Builders "Considerable progress" was reported today in negotiations between union carpenters and contractors in Sioux Falls as the walkout which began early this month neared the end of its third week.

Meanwhile, another conference of journeymen electricians, also idle, and electrical contractors was scheduled for this afternoon. Agreements are yet to be reached on wage scales for the contract year beginning May 1. G. A. Norlin, president of the.