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,2 The Casper Tribune-Herald Tuesday, Feb. 14, 1956 Freeze "Tv i. i s. Kl fl2iim on Record: it's AAagnifficent Moves South By The Associated Tress A cold air mass that chilled Mon Truman a "traitor," as Truman tana and North Dakota Monday I I -a i FA v'VI NEW YORK CP) Vice Presi-Jdent Nixon clains a "magnificent record" for the first three years of "what all of us hope will be i eight years of the Eisenhower ad- ministration." Nixon told the National Repub- lican Club in a Lincoln Day speech 4 Monday night: had complained. "I did not call Mr.

Truman a traitor absolutely not," Nixon told newsmen. Nor did he call the Democratic party "the party of treason" or question the loyalty of any of. its members, Nixon added. "I have always said that there night knifed into Wyoming and Colorado Tuesday. Temperatures plunged to zero at Craig, in northwestern Colorado, and to two below at Cody, Wyo.

The coldest reading in the nation was 20 below at Cut Banfc, Mont. fc i vL ft "Our Republican administration is now proving, for. the first time is only one Party for treason in Communist party," Nixon contin ued In all my public speeches and i in nearly 30 years, that we can have prosperity without war; full employment outside of uniform, I and security without regimentation and controls." 4 He said the greatest advances in the. nation to end racial dis-J crimination "since the Emancipa-i tion Proclamation itself" have been 'made during the Eisenhower administration. SNOW IN WYOMING Light snow fell almost everywhere in Wyoming Monday night and continued early Tuesday as far south as Cheyenne.

The weatherman said the cold air will continue to spread southward through eastern Colorado and into northeastern New Mexico with light snow in the mountains and a few flurries at the lower elevations east of the mountains. The Colorado State Patrol said snow was falling in the mountains west of Denver for the fourth straight day with near blizzard conditions on Berthoud, Loveland and Rabit Ears Passes. Snowfall was reported heavy at Fraser. The rixon speech contained barbs i lor three Democratic presidential a nominee nossiouiups private talks I have always said that the loyalty of Truman. Stevenson and all the leaders of the Democratic party should not be questioned only their judgment.

The Alger Hiss case speaks for itself. Mr. Truman called it a Red herring." Up until the interview, Nixon had kept silent publicly on the political controversy stirred up by Truman's recent accusations that Nixon called him a traitor in' 1952 campaign talks "all over the West." Leaders of the Republican party had denied this. Nixon" declined to speculate at his news conference on whether Presiden; Eisenhower will run again. He said, however, that "the :1 patrol said high winds were blowing the snow across the snow- RECEIVES GOD AND COUNTRY AWARD: Scout Bob Jourgenson, son of Mrs.

George Jour-genson, receives the "Pro Deo et Patrio." cward, for God ond Country, presented by the National Lutheran Committee on scouting. Mrs. Jourgenson pins the medal on her son's Scout tunic while Rev. Theodore R. Moehring, Grace Lutheran Church (left) ond Scoutmaster Mike Villarreal of Troop No.

4, sponsored by the church, observe the (Tribune-Herald Photo). packed and slick highways over I optimism is higher now than at' any other time. jLjMitf jtm, in rr aMaiihiw- the high mountain passes west of Denver. Heaviest amounts of precipitation reported in the two-state area were .25 of an inch at Leadville, and .22 at Sheridan. Wyo.

Elsewhere in Wyoming Casper reported .02. Cheyenne and Rock Springs .01, and Rawlins and Lar Booth Is Inducted as Toastmaster Member Man Threatened to Break Into Home 'Mad Dog' Irvin Waives Extradition Formality SAN FRANCISCO Leslie (Mad Dog) Irvin, 31. waived extradition formalities Tuesday and agreed in court to ieturn to In- Mrs. Fred Layman said Tuesday amie traces. Other Colorado points Chamber cf Commerce Secretary Darrell Booth was inducted into membership of the Toastmasters Club at their meeting in the Beacon Club Monday.

Winners in a. speech content conducted at the meeting were Lawrence Johnson. Stevenson. Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee and Gov.

Averell Har- riman of New York. Nixon also denied he ever had I called former President Harry S. 1 Mrs. Fiynn Dies Colorado City Recitation of the rosary will 'be held Thursday evening at the No Ian Funeral Home. Colorado 2 Springs, for Mrs.

Mary E. Flynn, who died Monday in Colo-l rado Springs hospital. She had been ill since Jan. 9. a Requiem Mass will be brated at 10 a.m.

Friday at the Catholic Church in Colorado Springs. Burial will be ia the Colo-J rado Springs Cemetery. Mrs. Flynn and her husband. Robert Flynn, were formerly residents of the Big Muddy and Midwest oil fields.

After Mr. Flynn's retirement from the Stano-l lind. Oil and Gas they moved to Casper, lived here until 1947, then made their home in Manitou Springs, Colo. Mr. Flynn died two years ago.

Mrs. Flynn is survived by a brother in Ireland, several broth-5 ers and sisters in Illinois and In- diana and several nieces and neph- ews. recording moisture were Craig that a report of a prowler at the JUDGE PRESIDES HERE: U. S. District Judge Ewing T.

Kerr, appointed in November to replace T. Blake Kennedy, who retired, will preside for the first time in the Casper federal courtroom Wednesday. Judge Kerr is a former Cheyenne attorney and Wyoming 1 attorney-general. (Tribune-Herald Photo). Judge Kerr Presiding Here At Federal Court Session witn .01 ana orana junction wun Layman home on Casper mountain printed in the Tribune-Herald on diana where he faces death in the Mondav nieht.

failed to state the eieciric cnair. in first place, and Jimmy Dennard, alternate. a trace. DOUGLAS WARMEST Warmest temperatures Monday afternoon were 52 at Trinidad, in southern Colorado, and 44 at Douglas, Wyo. Irvin, who escaped from the Gibson (Ind) County Jail and was arrested here in a pawn shop, has been convicted of one murder and is accused of five others.

case in full. It was not a case of refusing to give help, she said. "The incident happened at 3:30 a. m. Sunday when I and my daughter.

Joan, were alone at the house," she explained. "Mr. Layman had been out of town and telephoned One ton of coal is needed to produce one ton of paper. Recently-appointed Federal Dis-er, young or old, looks forward to trict Judge Ewing T. Kerr, who i sometime in his career." Simpson Speaks At Lusk Dinner LUSK GovMilward Simpson of Wyoming Monday night blamed surpluses piled up during the Truman administration for livestock and price He told a Lincoln Day dinner audience a long-range farm program soon to be acted upon by Congress would provide effective floor under farm prices' and eliminate the surpluses.

Simpson lauded the first three years of the Eisenhower administration with the comment "everything is booming but the guns." He declared the nation now is enjoying its greatest peak of prosperity, along with world peace. Other administration accomplishments, he said, included tax cuts, reduction of government spending and awarding of more defense contracts to small businesses. "Today in Washington thanks to Ike's insistence and example there is a healthier, happier, and more responsible attitude toward the deadly serious business of good government and the highest welfare of Maximum and minimum temperatures for the 24-hour period ending early Tuesday included: Colorado Alamosa 42-22, Denver 51-25, Colorado Springs 46-19, Trinidad 52-22. Leadville 26-16. Pueblo 51-24, Craig 40-zero, La Junta 48-24, Grand Junction 46-31, Estes Park 34-13, Lamar 49-28.

Wyoming Cheyenne 38-16, Lar "After 28 years as an advocate, the change over to an arbitrator is quite a transition." Kerr noted. "It is difficult to explain in words." ONE CASE LEFT- Judge Kerr originally had nine cases slated for the Casper docket. from our apartment in town early Sunday to say that he wouldn't attempt to come up the mountain at that time." Shortly after Mr. Layman tele- phonrd, she was awakened by a pounding on the front door and shouting "in rough language." The 1 man went around to another door. will hear his first case in Casper Wednesday, is not a stranger to the federal court room here.

"As- an assistant federal district attorney," Judge Kerr reminisced Tuesday, "I tried the first case in the Casper court room shortly after it was openfd in 1932." "It was a war risk insurance case. I was opposed by Bill Wehrli. He won." Mr. Wehrli is a well-known Casper attorney. Judge Ewing's appointment to amie 31-10, Rawlins 32-16, Casper 40-13, Rock Springs 34-18, Lander 39-6.

I then threatened to break in. For the Record DAY Layman phoned her husband and while she was phoning heard the man climbing onto the roof of the house. When Mr. Layman and a deputy sheriff arrived, the man explained I that his car was stalled near Wa- Wa Lodge and his ailing wife was in it. He apologized for raising such a commotion and, under the circumstances, Mr.

Layman decided the federal bench last November capped a 30-year career as a Wyoming attorney. Born in Texas and BIRTHS Girl Mr. and Mrs. Leon Wahley of Evansville, Monday. Girl Mr.

and Mrs. Robert E. Heizer of 1818 Boxelder, Monday. Girl Mr. and Mrs.

William Tay- our people," Simpson summed up. SPECIALS! One Group Long Play 33V RPM Li It I) raised in Oklahoma, he came to Wyoming in 1925 shortly after graduation from the University of Oklahoma. WAS ARMY JUDGE but seven were settled. Monday morning, a suit involving valuable oil land in the Bonanza field of Big Horn County was also settled before a jury was called. The suit was filed by Ruth Clare Yonkee against H.

A. Macintosh, James D. Berwick and Stanolind Oil and Gas Co. Mrs. Yonkee alleged that Macintosh and Berwick, through an agent, tricked her into selling a $75,000 oil claim for $10 by alleging that the lease had expired and that the land was worthless.

Pending before the court Wednesday is a $40,402 damage. suit arising from an auto accident on Highway 20 near Casper Oct. 15, 1954. Albert L. Lawson, a passenger in a car driven by Robert E.

Fleming, alleges that Fleming's excessive speed and carelessness caused an accident in which the plaintiff was permanently injured. Liberal Retains Pancake Race Cup LIBERAL, Kan. WPi Liberal retained the international pancake racing title Tuesday. A 24-year-old Liberal housewife, Mrs. Nina Jordan, scampered over a 415-yard course in 1 minute 14.6 seconds to better the time of 1 minute 19.2 seconds posted by Cicely Sparrow, 18-year-old winner of a similar race run earlier Tuesday at Olney, England.

The race here was run in foggy, misty weather. The temperature was 27. Officials used salt and a flame thrower to dry out the course. The victory marked the fourth time in the seven-year history of the competition between the housewives of Liberal and Olney that this Kansas town has won the title. Buy One Record ot Regular Price.

GET YOUR SECOND FOR- loe of 1247 South Conwell, Tuesday. MLVOR ACCIDENTS, OniVest Railroad: Edward Win-gert, 1634 Westridge Drive, and Donald G. Leffler, Evansville. On the 1100 block South Cottonwood: Dorothy Wren. 1211 South Cottonwood, and Mrs.

William Weisflosr. 1127 South Cottonwood. BUILDING PERMITS Sinclair Refining to build a filling station at 2010 East Yellowstone, $16,000. Bill Burks, to remodel a store at Troop 9 Plans For Carnival Members of the American Legion's Boy. Scout Troop 9 set the stage at a covered dish supper in Legion Hall Monday night for their 1956 Boy Scout Troop Carnival scheduled Feb.

25. From 1929 to 1933, he served as an assistant federal district attorney and was the state's attorney-general from 1938-42. Between his intervals of public office, Judge Kerr has practiced as a private attorney in Cheyenne; served as an army major, and was chairman of the Wyoming Bar Association legislative committee. not to pres charges, she explained. Sen.

George Asking 'Pressure' Evidence WASHINGTON Sen. George (D-Ca) called in the Senate on Tuesday for any senator with evidence of any "improper pressure" in connection with the natural gas bill to give it to his committee investigating a $2,500 campaign contribution to Senator Francis Case (R-SD). Although inviting such evidence George said his committee had made no determination a yet whethrr to seek authority to broaden its inquiry beyond the Case incident. At the feaeral courthouse, meantime, a grand jury began its own inquiry into the ease of ONE GROUP 45 RPM RECORDS. At a Scout Court of Honor inj connection with the meeting Ches- tin Boudreaux and Danol Felli were Scout Receives Special Award During his army service, Kerr was president of the Allied General Court in Italy in 1943 and helped set up civilian courts in southern Italy and Austria.

Asked whether acceptance of a federal judgeship was a difficult decision, Kerr pointed out the bench "is an honor that any lawy- installed as Tenderfoot Scouts. Other members of the troop re ceived service stars, attendance rnmm awards, and silver service bars. Dale Brehm, 1704 Westridge Cir 234-236 South Center, $2,400. In loving memory of Bob E. Gil-strap, who passed away four years ago today.

To rme, to hold and then to part. Is the greatest sorrow of our heart. Mother, Father, Brothers and Sisters. cle. scoutmaster, announced that the oil man's $2,500 donation which Sen.

Case spurned. Willie Mays Is Wed ELKTON, Md. i.T) Outfielder Willie Mays of the New York Giants was married Tuesday to Marghuerite Wendelle, 27, of East Elmhurst, a New York City suburb. The ceremony took place this morning at the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. The couple left immediately for parts unknown.

Two Are Charged With Gambling HARRISBURG. Neb. t.f) A hearing will be held Feb. 23 on gambling complaints against eight men. two of them from Rock Bob Jourgenson.

1904 South Cedar, son of Mrs. George been named winner of the "Pro Deo et Patria" award, presented by the National Lutheran Committee on Scouting. The youth is a member of Scout Troop No. 4, sponsored by the Grace Lutheran Church. The award was made at worship services Sunday by the Rev.

Theodore F. Moehring, pastor of the Grace Lutheran Churoh. Mike Villarreal is scout master for the troop. The award requires 150 hours of service put in by scouts in the work of the church on various projects plus additional work in the scouting field. Literally the award is the "God and Country" award.

1 members of the troop have started a ticket sale for the carnival. Price of admission is 50 cents, and an inexpensive dinner is planned for 6 p. m. at the Legion Hall the night of the carnival. Scouts in Troop 9 will use the American Legion ballroom for their party.

They intend to build 15 or 16 carnival booths to be staffed by a Scout and a Legionnaire in each booth. Some of the games planned include a sponge throw, a basketball toss, a floating ball game, a fish pond, darts and hoop throws. Troop mothers will prepare cakes and pies and prizes. Proceeds from the carnival will be used as troop program funds for the year ahead. Use Tribune-Herald Want Ada 0 Springs, Wyo.

They were arrested in a raid on the' Lost Park Supper Club northeast of Harrisburg Saturday night. All have pleaded innocent and been released under bonds totaling $8,000. The Wyoming men are: John J. Komer, accused of running a dice game, and John S. Doan, named as an employe of the We wish to thank our friends, nurses.

Dr. Hart, Rev. Bream and Bustards for their kindness during the illness and passing of our beloved grandfather and uncle, A. F. Eddings.

His grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Mr. and Mrs. Byron McOee and family. Do You Meed Among those arrested were the 3 ciuo operators, am lurgeon, ja, and William Boone, 51, both of Scottsbluff.

unerald I ft -r: 7 USTARCS CY Avenue ot Spruce Diol 2-7123 Equipment Is Purchased for Radio Station A conditional sales contract covering $13,262.50 worth of broadcasting equipment for a new Casper radio station has been filed in the office of the county clerk. The equipment, including a 250-watt transmitter, will be supplied by the Radio Corporation of America. The purchaser is listed as John L. Breece, who is connected with newspaper and radio interests in Lander. Delivery dates for the radio equipment were set for January and February, indicating that the station may go into operation soon.

According to the contract, the transmitter will be located in Midwest Heights, one-tenth mile east of Casper on Highway 87. The studios will be located 240 South Wolcott. 5 Mart Bound Over on Charge of Forgery Oliver J. Tinker pleaded guilty in justice court Tuesday to forging a $30 check and was bound over to district court under $500 bond. In other cases heard by Justice Alice Burridge Tuesday, Floyd James Lanning pleaded guilty to drunken disturbance in Arminto and was lined $50; William M.

Adams pleaded guilty to drunken disturbance in Casper, was fined $25 and jailed for 30 days: Adam Hartung Hardin, was fined $20 for operating a trailer with expired registration plates, and Earl Fraizer, Mills, was fined $50 for driving a truck with an illegally wide load. 11 ARTHUR MILLER Funeral services for Arthur Miller, 63, who died Friday, will be held at the Bustard Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Rev. O.

M. Fillman, pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, will officiate. Interment will be in the Eagles plot at Highland Cemetery. Just laugh at all those soaring bills, don't take your life and wreck it. The chances arc the loan you need is ready come in and "Check It!" Consolidate debts pay bills -with a convenient low cost Personal Loan.

Come to Boys Report Man Accosts Them in Car Larrv Anderson, 15, reported to the police Monday afternoon that a man tried to persuade him and his companion to get into his car. The teen-ager, son of Rev. and Mrs. Leonard Anderson. 900 North Grant, informed the police that he was ws Iking home from Natrona High School with Marvin Parkinson.

15. when a middle-aged man asked them if they wanted a "lift" home. At fust both he and Marvin, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Parkinson, 939 North Glenarm.

accepted the offer, but when the man started to talk in an irrational fashion they refused to walk to his car. Larry said that when they refused to ride with the man he unbuttoned his coat and reached for an object which 'might' have been a knife. He then informed the two youths that they had a choice of getting into his car and going home or to the police station. They refused to get into his car, but on' Larry's suggestion that they walk to the police station the man fled down North Center. Larry and Marvin are freshmen at Natrona County High School.

i i 1 HALF HOUR FREE PARKING Entrance ot 2nd end David ml Oar tint Ih 11 ktMtktj 108 00 i 8 00 100 00 I 9 CO 2i6o 16.00 1 8 eo 324J)0 24 00 3MOO 2 0O 432.00 32.00 45b 00 36 00 540.00 40 OO 500 00 C-0 Rex Iserman Reported Some Better Former City Councilman Rex Iserman, 52, hospitalized since Jan. 28 when he suffered a heart attack is "a little better," Memorial Hospital reports. Liaison Officer Will Attend Reserve Meeting Capt. Robert Kimble liaison officer from Group Headquarters at Rapid City, S. will be present at the regular meeting of the 9757th Air Reserve Training Squadron of Casper at 7:30 p.

m. today. Gary Cooper, one of Holly-vood's most durable and lrast talkative stars tells his life story in this week's Post Gary tells about his boyhood in Montana and reveals his real name. He tells you the romantic side of his sincjedavs (his wife calls this his "wolfish He discloses little-known facts about his private life," Yup, family secrets And you won't want to miss the personal high lights from his 76 starring roles. So be sure to get your copy today and start "Well, It Was This Way" by Gary Cooper! Out today on all newsstands MRS.

MAUDE RHUDY Funeral services for Mrs. Maude Rhudy, 68, who died Saturday, were held 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Horstman-Gay 'Funeral Chapel. Rev. C.

T. Hawes of the First Methodist Church, officiated. The pallbearers were Gene Dunn, Henry Fritchell. Richard Cochran, Red Culver, Bill Ppsey and W. C.

Miller. Interment was in Highland Cemetery. According to Mrs. Iserman. the The first of a series of Squadron Check it with attack followed a seige of pneumonia Officer Course lessons will be pre and has been complicated by a sented this evening by Capt.

R. Barry. All members of the unit are urged to attend this meeting who are enrolled in the course. heart block and phlebitis. Mr.

Iserman cannot receive visi tors yet, his wife said. Lenten Service Set at Church on Wednesday Distinctive FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS me lirst in the annual series of mid-week Lenten services at Trinity Lutheran Church, Fourth and Fark, will be held on Wednesday evening at 7:30. The pastor's theme, on the basis of Mark 10, 32-34, will be, "Jesus Faces Jerusalem." The pub- Released on Bail Bond Mrs. Angelina J. Calicura was arrested by the police on a charge of vagrancy Monday.

The complaining witness was the manager of the local hotel where she was staying. She was released on $100 bail. For All Occasions Bids Are Asked on New Kendrick Canal Linings The Bureau of Reclamation will open bids March 1 at Casper for construction of. three compacted earth lining irrigation laterals at Kendrick Project near Casper. Dial 3-4577 46 South Center St.

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