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Afl Newt of Hit Counfy, Ctatt and Nation Pub' lithed Speedily end Ao. Friday, April 9, 1948 NO. 134 Madis Intelligencer S6tli 12 Pages 5 Cenh THE WEATHER Fair and not quite 10 cool tonight. Saturday, partly cloudy and warmer. Low tonight 37 to 42; high Saturday 66 to 72.

High today S3; low 40. WUM.J g6th Year 12 Pages 5 Centi Hearings Start Monday On Stand-By Draft Bill i 111. i i Breech Widens Between Soviet And the West Germany and Korea Figure Prominently As Trouble Spots RUSSIA 1XX (By United Press) The breach between Russia and the Western powers widened today. These three developments made clear the intensity which the "cold war," in which the United States, supported chiefly by Great Britian, opposes the Soviet Union, has reaced: 1. Gen.

Lucius D. Clay, U. S. military governor in Germany, announced that he would not call the regular meeting of the four-power Allied Control Council tomorrow. 2.

The Russians gave further indication that they may attempt to close the international air corridor over the Soviet zone of Germany to Berlin. 3. In Korea, another potential danger spot where the United States stands face-to-face with Russia, the U. S. challenged the Soviet Union to permit economic unification of Korea and allow Koreans in the Soviet-occupied northern portion of the country to vote In elections supervised by the United Nations.

Clay's announcement that the control council, which regularly meets on the 10th, 20th, and 30th of each month, would not be called Into session tomorrow because "no request from any of the delegations" for a meeting had been received Irdicated that thjs formal contact among the powers occupying Germany may be at an end. Following up the Russian line that a British plane responsible for the air collision Monday with a Russian fighter in which 15 persons were killed, the Soviet news agency charged in Berlin that an average of 23 American and British planes a month have been violating air regulations over the Soviet zone of Germany. Our Best Investment (EDITORIAL) Humanly or financially, no other public Institution affects more people than our public schools. Whether a parent or childless, everyone has a stake in how our schools operate and who operates them. Majestic buildings, stocked with the finest equipment, are but hollow shells if they lack direction by men of courage and vision; men who realize that the strength or weakness of a school lies in its personnel, not brick and mortar.

Why, then, do school board elections almost always draw only a handful of the eligible voters? Many say one vote doesn't mean much. But multiply one person's indifference by that of hundreds of others and you have an unhealthy situation. People who ignore school board elections are neglecting this community's best investment--its youth. By failing to cast their ballot, these people leave the decision to others who actually may be in the minority. We, believe any government functions best when the largest possible number of citizens take an active interest and express their opinions at the polls.

Saturday afternoon, three of six candidates for the Edwards- vine Board of Educati.cn are to be elected. Two are running for the board presidency. Four are competing for two other seats on the board. For the next three years the successful candidates will be an important element among the holdover board members. These candidates deserve your most earnest consideration and judgment.

Needed are men alert to school problems, with the capacity to evaluate trends in education and who will strive to give the taxpayer maximum value for money spent. They should be answerable to their own conscience and the school district as a whole. The primary next Tuesday, In which county, district and statewide candidates for public office are to be nominated, also merits a large turnout at the polls. Elections are the bedrock of representative government. But the quality of our governmental structure depends upon the choice of candidates.

Regrettably, many candidates In the primary have no rivals for nomination. However several contests do exist at the local level; and they should be settled with every eligible voter participating. With the international horizon heavily clouded by the aftermath of World War II, private citizens and public officials alike are disturbed. But while scanning the horizzon, let's not permit the foundations of local government to crumble beneath our feet. Our forebears underwent agonizing struggles to carve out this nation.

Several major wars were fought to preserve it. Our heritage includes the ballot box and free elections. Is it asking too much that we vote tomorrow, and again next Tuesday 7 The violations, the agency said, consisted of flying at less than 1,200 feet altitude within two miles of Soviet airfields. It charged that 13 American planes and 10 British planes each month were guilty of this. American and BulUh authorities indicated they were prepared to escort their passenger and transport planes into Berlin with fighter aircraft if the Russians should seek to close the corridor.

Continued on Page 2 Young Buck Deer Injured by Taxi A two-year-old buck deer, probably one released by the Illinois Department of Conservation, was injured early this morning when Struck by a cab of the East Alton Cab company in the group of "islands" near Wood River on the highway between East Alton and Alton. Hubert Scrogpins, driver of the cab, told V. B. Stiritz of Godfrey, a state conservation officer, that he came upon the buck unexpectedly. He said the animal appeared to be making a lunge at the headlight of the cab when the cab struck it The deer received an injury of the head near the back the left ear and was knocked unconscious.

Scroggins thought the deer dead, loaded it into the trunk of the cab with Intentions of reporting the incident this morning. Scrog- 4ins found the deer very much when he opened the door Of the trunk this morning. Stiritz was then notified and fook charge of the animal. He reported the accident to Herb of Highland, conservation Inspector for eight counties. The deer was taken to Highland and iWeder will get instructions on what to do with it.

The animal Will probably few days. be released within The deer is believed one of sev- jral released in the county by the ftate. A fawn was observed In Ed- Jpardsville a few days ago. Two Residents of Granite City killed a deer they observed near Horse Shoe Lake and were fined J100 and costs each. There have been other instances In which deer nave been observed at night.

Stiritz today warned autoists to be careful in night driving on account of the deer in the county There are probably only a few but they may be encountered. Dewey, Stassen Extend Stumping (By United Press) Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New Yoik and Harold Stassen, locked in an all-out fight for the Republican presidential nomination, both extended their Nebraska campaigns today. Apparently both wanted to get in a few fmnl campaign licks be- foio the Nebraska primary next Tuesday.

Shortly after Dewey announced that he would extend his tour 24 hours with a flying trip to Western Nebraska, Stassen announced that he will return to the state April 12 to make a last-minute bid for victory in the April 13 pri- maiy. He sa. he would make a statewide radio broadcast fiom Omaha. Dewey, waging an all-out fight for the Republican presidential nomination, decided to adopt Stassen's successful formula in Wisconsin where she shook hands and answered voters' questions. He chartered a plane to fly to North Platte, Alliance and Scottsbluff in Western Nebraska for personal appearances before the voters.

Dewey acted at the request of GOP State Chairman A. T. Howaid who pointed out that both Stassen and Sen. Robert A. Taft had toured Western Nebraska and Dewey had not.

Dewey was moie reserved on the personality play but no less energetic In seekinng votes. He had five or six appearances scheduled during the day and will appear tonight at a big rally in Omaha. The New York governor said he expected the Nebraska primary to play a "real part" in the selection of the GOP's candidate this year. But, he said, he would pay no more attention to the results than he did to those In the Wisconsin primary Tuesday where he failed to win a single delegate. Stassen and Dewey spoke last night on the same subject in the same city at about the same time.

They even stayed at the same hotel. Not a word passed between them. Both discussed foreign affairs; Roads in Foster Being Studied Two committees of the Madison County Board of Supervisors have begun the study of highway conditions in the community of Fosterburg a parts of Foster township with a view of possible changes in connection with rebuilding and for greatly needed changes when the roads are improved in years to come. County Superintendent of Highways Harry Kluge said it Is not the intention to make any immediate improvements. The supervisors prepared a highway program during the war as a postwar project and completion of that work will require four or five years depending upon when the work gets started and the progress made on the different improvements.

The cost of the various jobs and available funds in the future will also be factors In planning and launching another general program The road and bridge and the right of way committees are the two which will figure in the early work. Members of the first committee, accompanied by Kluge, visited the community of Fosterburg yesterday. Supervisor Harold Landolt, Alhambra, chairman of the other committee, said his committee will go to Fosterburg next week, probably on Wednesday. President Steps Toward Forcing Meat Settlement Calls on Both Sides To Renew Efforts; Injunction Possible Washington (IP)--President Truman, holding a court injunction club in abeyance, today asked striking meat workers and employers to get together In an effort to settle the 25-day-old strike. Mr.

Truman acted after re ceiving a report from the fact- finding board he appointed to Inquire into the strike. In a special statement Issued with the report, Mr. Truman said he was convinced that If both Jdes read and studied the report 'with an open mind, It oan provide a basis for renewed negotla- lons looking toward a prompt ettlement of the dispute." The board made no recommendations. It said, however, that a nine-cent hourly increase of- ered to the CIO United Packing House Workers by the industry was But It also aid that the industry could have een "more flexible in Its atti- ude." The union asked 29 cents. The board found merits in the ases presented by both the un- on and management.

It suggest- that more conferences might olve the dispute and differences opinion over the economic on which a wage set- "etnent should be considered. The President announced that had asked Federal Mediation Mrector Cyrus Ching to arrange ew conferences between repre- entatives of the 81,000 striking rorkers and the companies. He asked the fact-finding board be available for further assist- Tornado Hits the Road Ominous twister looms a few miles south of Peotone, 111., as it tears through Northern Illinois and damage and kilUng 8t 1CE8t four persons Score of others injured as tornado continue. Its zigzag course. (NEA Telepnoto) 2 Junior Bands To Give Concert Mr.

Truman found the board's ndlngs "careful and objective." Publication of the report clear- the way for the government to eek an injunction against the rike if it is considered to beim- eriling the national health and afety. The report dealt mainly with argument between manage- ent and labor on the proper andards for judging the merits nd need of a wage Increase. The board said it was unable to make a sound observation now on Continued on Page Kluge said there is need of widening and straightening the highway in Fosterburg and probably for some crossroads, way is 50 feet distance out of the The present right of wide and Kluge School Question May Be Adjusted I. K. Juergensmeyer of Carlinville, Macoupin county Superintendent of Schools, told the In- telligencer today that plans will probably be worked out through which two Madison county school districts may be disconnected from the Bunker Hill district without expense and trouble of calling special elections to vote upon the question.

The superintendent said he would probably exercise his auth- Two exceptional features are included in the first spring concert of two bands from the Junior high school to be heard at the Senior high school gymnasium tomorrow night at 8 o'clock and to which the public Is Invited. Cleaon Etzkorn, director of the bands, has charge of the program. Each band has 52 musicians. The Prep band is made up of children from 10 to 13 years of age who are in the fifth to the eighth grades and most of the members began instructions -on the instruments school year. last year's late-starters and a few others to round out proper instrumentation.

The Junior high school band is composed principally of children under 14 years of age. Most of during the present There are a few of ority of acting on the petition said the Democratic administration was weak on foreign matters, and offered their own theories. Dewey proposed a United States of Western Europe to block communism. Stassen approved the Marshall Continued on Page 9 Radio Station Authorized Washington, (UV-The Federal Communications Commission today authorized Raleigh M. Shaw, Law- rencevillc, 111., attorney, to build a new daytime radio station in Lawrenceville.

The new station will operate on a frequency of 1300-kHo- cycles with one kilowatt power. Continued on Page 3 Man Arrested Here Was in Stolen Car The automobile driven by Alfredo Mancias, 24, of San Antonio. which he abandoned on route 66 west of Williamson and was arrested here while trying to locate the car, was a stolen vehicle according to Information received today by Chief of Police Fred Losch Mancias was arrested here day while endeavoring the automobile believed to have been towed here. Instead, serenade, to was taken elsewhere. "-WM HJJ Will Mancias insisted that the was bought for him by a friend in Indianapolis, because he was a federal prison parolee and could chief Losch said car was not buy a car.

Leo- nard Beaukamp and was stolen in Lansing, Mich. Present whereabouts of Mancias unknown. He was delivered to Hillsboro authorities to be questioned about Injuring an officer in without the election. He also indicated that if residents of Hickory Grove and Prairletown district persist in their desires, he would grant the petition. The Intelligencer told yesterday of Juergensmeyer's announcement of formal filing of the petitions presented to him about three months ago.

The actual filing was deferred until the petitions were sent to Springfield and inspected to determine whether they met legal requirements. The superintendent said they were filed as of April 8. The elections or action by the superintendent are steps which can now be taken, he said. Elections within 30 days are required if- the question is left to voters. Juergensmeyer said he has conferred with officers of the Bunker Hill school district and learned that they wish to maintain a friendly attitude with residents of the rural communities to the south.

The superintendent said he plans to ask meetings of citizens of the two districts to be held at the two schools to get expressions from. them. He said the requests will probably be granted If it appears that a majority are still In favor of the request A resident of that section of the county told the Intelligencer today that the Dorsey district and a part of the Zimmermann district were also annexed to the Bunker Hill district. Residents of these two areas have taken-no action on the question. then disappeared.

the members were beginners last year, 12 having played before and eight started during the present school year. Twenty-one are eighth-graders who look forward to high school band membership next year. One of the numbers of the Prep band will be a horn quartet, something rare for beginners. Members of the quartet are Shirley Menk, Susan Warburton, Anne Bergadine and Tommy Reilly. They will play "Nocturne." The other feature to be provided by a "prep" is the bassoon solo of Nancy Stine.

She will play "Brilliant Polka" with Marjorie Zuidema as accompanist. Other numbers to be played by the Prep band Include two waltzes "Lillian" and two marches, "March Majestic" and the Italian march, and a novelty number, "It's My Turn." The program of the Junior high school band will be varied and interesting. The band will open the program with a march entitled "Sweet Birdie" is the title of a flute solo to be played by Marjorie Zuidema, accompanied by Jo Ann Cassens, A band selection entitled "Chalia" will be followed by a clarinet quartet composed of Jim Dorr Jo Ann Cassens, Loretta Emshousen and Don Gehrig. They will play "Minuet." The band will then play "Jodek." "I Passed by Your Window" is the title of a baritone solo to be Payed by Joe Smoltz, accompanied by Karl Fish. The band will play the overture "Zenith." A cornet quartet entitled "Hunters Cho- i Major Provisions Of Proposed Draft 'Washington (IP)--Highlights of the Andrews draft bill of which hearings start Monday: Registration: Men 18 through 30, including veterans.

Induction: 19 through 25. How Long: Two years. How Many: Depends on how many volunteer. Volunteers plus draftees would total around 550,000 in the next two years. Exemptions: Veterans i more than a year's service; also members of National Guard and organized reserve.

Deferments: At President's discretion, men with dependents, in essential jobs, or engaged in important study. Conditional Exemptions: Veterans with less than a year's service but more than 90 days, provided they apply for membership in or- Entertains Staff Of at Party reserve or National All inductees would ganized Guard. Benefits: get privileges of the GI Bill of Rights. Doctors: be inducted too along wiih dentists and veterinarians, on a proportionate basis. Conscientious Objectors: Would be deferred until conditions similar to those of World War II.

Regulations Same At School Voting The same legal qualifications cessary to participate in elections are required tomorrow for the annual school election except that permanent registration has no part the school election. Registration is applicable in connection with state elections, including the April 13 primary. City and township elections which will be held in April, 1949, are excluded from the permanent registration requirement. Voters must be 21 years old. They must be residents of Illinois for at least one year, residents of Madison county for 90 days and have lived in the school district for 30 days.

Special efforts have been made this week to interest citizens in participating in the school election tomorrow afternoon. The voting will be conducted at the court house. The polls open at 12 o'clck noon and close at 7 p.m. will be played by Fred Wldi- cus, Ronald Harris, Richard Berleman and Darl Dettmer. The final band selections are a Gray "The i march East Side Trucker Held In 1 945 Shrimp Theft St.

Louis, iie E. Berisford, 34, a truck driver of East St. Louis was under arrest here today, charg- theft of 00 of shrimp from an interseate shipment early in 1945. Gerald B. Norris, FBI agent In charge, who announced Berisford's arrest by FBI agents and St.

Louis detectives, mid Berisford the seafood, which he was transporting from New Smyrna Beach, in Catholics Will Hold Eucharistic Congresi Johnston City, 111., are being started to accommodate 25,000 persons expected to attend a eucharistic congress here May 30 to commemorate the 750th anniversary of the order of the Most Holy Trinity of the Catholic church. More than 186 parishes and 102 schools in the Belleville" diocese will participate. Plans for the sathering, expected to be the 'greatest public Catholic demonstration ever held in Southern Illinois," were announced yesterday by the Rev. Joseph F. Lupo, pastor of StPaul's Catholic church here.

Father Lupo said the eucharistic congress had been given approval and full support of the Most Rev. Albert R. Zuroweste, newly consecrated bishop of the Belleville diocese. It will mark the founding in 1198 of the Order of Trinitarians, the oldest order of fralw in the Catholic church. The entire staff of the and including the wives of the married men, were guests last night when Miss Johannah Hentz was hostess at a party to observe 30 years' employment with the county seat daily.

She is one of several who have been with the newspaper a quarter of a century or longer. A turkey dinner with all the trimmings was served at the Edwards- vllle Gun club. The anniversary on which Miss Hentz began her services with the Intelligencer occurred on Jan. 28, but owing to a number of circumstances she deferred the party until more pleasant weather of spring. The tables were arranged in a shape and places were set for 42 guests.

The decorations included a bouquet of 30 red roses from Gilbert S. Giese, the publisher, and Mrs. Giese who are at present i Arizona, and bouquets of jonquils The place cards for the ladie were small baskets filled with eo lored candies and wrapped pack ages of cigarettes for the men. Os car Ochs, plant manager, asked th invocation. After serving of the bountifu dinner, Ochs took charge for a few minutes.

Standing near Mis Hentz, Herbert C. Crocker, anothe long-time employe, was called for ward. Crocker was host to a sim ilar gathering some months when he observed 30 years with the Intelligencer after ten years will the old Edwardsville Republican Two similar boxes, about a fooi square and ornamented with red ribbons, were brought in. Miss Hentz and Crocker were presente with the boxes. The unwrapping process began.

The smaller boxes inside the larger ones each had several wrappings. When finally unwrapped, each recipient found a wrist watch as gifts from their associates in work and the Intelligencer company Expressions of thanks were made and each made brief remarks about their connections with the Intelli- gencer, Crocker referring to the work of Miss Hentz. Miss Augusta Schlemer, nected with the business office, and Joseph Volz, in charge of the circulation department, were two others called upon for remarks. Miss Schlemer has been employed 23 years and Volz 22 years. Everett L.

Myers, editor, also spoke briefly. After concluding remarks, Miss Hentz requested that guests stand Continued on Page 2 Would Take Men 18-25 After Drive For Volunteers Plan Exempts Most Veterans, Enlistees In National Guard Washington (IB--Chairman Walter G. Andrews of the house armed services committee bi ought out today a delayed-action draft bill to induct up to 550,000 men in the next two years--if voluntary enlistments fall. The draft hitting men 18 through 25--could start only a er new incentives to volunteering have failed. In no case could drafting start sooner days after the bill becomes law.

Not ell the 550,000 men would. be drafted. Many would be expected to volunteer. Hearings start Monday on Andrews' measure. It would subject men 18 through 30 to registration Instead of through 44 as in the administration's proposal.

Those 19 through 25 Including some veterans--could be drafted for two years. Veterans with more than a year's service would be exempt from the draft. So would anybody else who enlisted in the National Guard before the quota was filled. Drafting could not start until the President informed Congress that voluntary enlistments had failed to fill armed services requirements. And in no case could drafting start before 60 days from time the bill became law.

The draft bill, made public at mid-day, would boost strength of the air force to 502.000 men -enough, Andrews said, to support a 70-group air force. This exceeds present air force strength by about 140,000 men, committee experts said. The army would be boosted from its present 550,000 to Coal-Hauling Railroad Lays Off Nearly 200 Springfield, 111., Chicago Illinois Midland railroad reported today that the coal strike has forced It to lay almost 200 men. Fred Schrader, road president, said that 76 maintenance men and 126 train crewmen have been Idled by the strike. He said that the road operating only four now, there between Springfield and Peorla and one between Springfield and Tay- larville.

The ft I. M. Is the principal coal-hauling railroad In Ctntral It normally operates 28 trains a day with daily tonnage of 33,000 tons of coal. Continued on Page Lewis Playing Stalling Game Washington, (IB--John L. Lewis indicated strongly today that he intends to fight a time-killing battle against legal actions arising out of the 26-day soft coal strike.

This battle might well delay resumption of coal production indefinitely. Meanwhile, Chairman Fred A Hartley, N. of the house labor committee raised the threat of "new legislation' to i Lewis If the United Mine Workers- walkout is not ended Monday Monday Is the day Lewis has to go to court to face preliminaty contempt proceedings for permitting the strike to continue. But Lewis, under legal attack in both federal court and the National Labor Relations Board, gave new indications that his strategy will be to counter-attack. In the belief that settlement of the strike is not imminent, the government today ordered coal- burning railroads to cut operations half next Thursday midnight.

They already had been cut 25 per cent. Lewis' most recent move was in district court where he demanded dismissal of a mine operators' petition for appointment of a third, 'neutral," trustee for the multimillion dollar UMW welfare fund. This court battle stems from the dispute over miners' pensions which caused the current strike. Meanwhile, the UMW and the operators continued to give technical obedience to a temporary court order Issued April 3 requiring hem to resume negotiations. They met again today for a hort while and then took a recess until 4 p.m.

Nothing was accomplished. Although the government be- leved it had "sure-fire" con- empt case against Lewis and the JMV if they continue to disobey he April 3 back-to-work order, it id not believe an early strike settlement likely. Spokesmen said the court bat- les could drag for 10 days at east end even longer. Lewis will tell a federal court Monday whether he has obeyed the lack-to-work order. If the answer it i "no" and his Wted Mine will be ord- red to stand trial for contempt on Vednesday.

They would face prospects of stiff and, In Lewis- owe, possible Jail sentence, too, found guilty. IN SPA PERI A.