Rapid City Journal from Rapid City, South Dakota • 1

The Rapid City Daily Iournai WEATHER: Fair and warmer to. day; partly cloudy with little change in temperature Wednesday. High today 55, low tonight 28. high Wednesday 50. EDITION "The Newspaper of Western South Dakota" RAPID CITY, S.

TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 194S NUMBER 20166 ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE UUU(S 1 .14 4 i v. r2 A A 21 Committee Permanent School Planned At Canyon Lake Pensions For Old Teachers Approved Heavy Ballot Expected From Ilebraskans Taft Sticks By Startling Statement On Lowering Farm Support Prices 1-1 If hi' i J' 11- Discontinuance Clause In Setup The Rapid City school board Mrs. Jessie Sanders On Demo Ticket Mrs. Jessie Sanders, Hisega, the first and only South Dakota-woman to serve in the state senate, today had her cowgirl hat tossed into the race for congress by State Democratic Chairman Lynn Fellows of Plankinton. Fellows said Mrs.

Sanders, who served in the state house of representatives in 1933 and 1935 and in the senate in 1937, would seek the Tht mob ihown abort in Barraquilla, Colombia, acted aimultaneouily with the revolutionitti in th capital, Bogota, to loot, destroy and kill in the weekend outbreak which Secretary of State Marshall said was communist-inspired. The rerolutionaries (shore) wrecked and burned the officei of the newspaper. La Prensa, before which they are standing. Sereral persons were killed. The picture was taken by Andre de la Barre.

(AP Wirephoto) Delegates Insist On Continuing an Conference Omaha, April 13 (AP) Nebraska republicans pick from a field of seven candidates today the man they want the GOP national convention to nominate for president in June. With heavier-than-usual primary voting in prospect, most politicians here thought top choice lies between Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota, Gov, Thomas E. Dewey of New York and Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio.

These three ended their campaigns with a blaze of oratory directed primarily against communism. Stassen was the only one here for a personal appearance. Dewey and Taft talked to Nebraska voters only by radio. But what they said added up to a general attack on the communists, pinpointed at the Bogota, Colombia, revolt. Startled Taft, who startled Nebraskans months ago by a proposal in Omaha for scaling down farm price support, stuck to his guns in a radio platter broadcast to the state.

The Ohioan said that the farm parity formula must be revised. He "The trouble with a flat 90 percent guarantee of parity is that it cannot be carried out without production controls." Taft is dead-set against any major government controls of production or prices. Parity is a formula aimed at giving the farmer the same purchasing power he had in a former favorable period, usually 1909 to 1914. The Stassen-Dewey-Taft trio generally was looked upon as leaders in the seven-man race for tfce endorsement of Nebraska's republicans. Vandenberg But there were some politicians who forecast that Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan who says he isn't interested in the nominationmight run well up among the leaders.

Almost no campaigning has been done here for him or Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Gov. Earl Warren of California, and House Speaker Joseph Martin of Massachusetts. Any of this latter group who finishes among the first four-or-better is likely to be hailed as a strong darkhorse possibility in the event of a GOP convention deadlock. The campaign windup last night indicated thflt none of the supposedly three leading aspirants is quite sure of the results of today's count.

Because bf local races, results may not be known until the early hours tomorrow. Stassen, speaking to a crowd several hundred less than gathered to hear Dewey in the same hall last week, told an Omaha audience that (Page 2, Column 8) Allows Secret Money Request More Than Two Billion Asked For Warplane And Guided Missile Program Washington. April 13 (AP) A $2,378,100,000 dip into next year's military fnnHs fnr an mArffnnnv warplane and guided missille program won quick committee approval in congress today. Designed as a go-ahead signal for the aviation industry- to tool up for still greater output, the surprise money request was okayed in full by the house appropriations group. The committee's locked-door hearings had been assumed to cover only the $725,000,000 boost in aviation funds asked by President Truman last Thursday.

But the White House followed that with a second request, which remained secret until today. That was because the committee already was in session and the new message went directly to it insUad of through normal congressional channels. No More The bigger amount in today's bill represents no increase in the contemplated for mili-tary spending in the year beginning juiy i to back up this country's new stop-Russia policy. Barring a new emergency, the air power funds simply will be deducted from the amount that would have been voted later. The money will, however, be available for use immediately as soon as congress passes the bill.

It is set for quick approval in the house tomorrow. The army and the navy previous-ly have been given about for the year ending June 30. The committee said the additional $2,376,100,000 should be made available immediately to save time mm io gei me aviation industry under a full head of steam. Uncounted Nowhere in the committee's formal report on the bill or in the printed records of its hurried hearings was there any explanation of how many planes would be acquired with the new funds. But the committee said the funds will give the air forces the "greatest possible number of the most modern craft at the earliest practicable date commensurate with productive capacity." The major task, the committee said, is to get orders placed and production started quickly to gain valuable time in the future.

Contracts now outstanding, plus those to be let and funds already provided for research and development, will make about available to the aircraft industry, the committee said. Reds Build 12 Times As Many Planes Washington, April 13 Russia is building the greatest air force in the world, Air Secretary Symington told the house armed services committee today. "They seem to want to reach a decision with us and they want to reach it in the air," he said. Symington testified on draft legislation. A bill before the committee would authorize a draft to boost the armed forces to 1.944,000 men, about 5,19,500 more than they now have.

The bill would provide for 70 air combat groups compared with 55 at present. "We know that Russia is building 12 times as many planes as we are," Symington told the committee. "They are building up the greatest air force in the world." In response to questions from Rep, Johnson (D-Tex) Symington said he considers the air force of 70 groups more important to national security than universal military training. No Controls Johnson asked whether production control, such as allocation of steel, might be necessary to build up the air force to 70 groups, Symington said he does not think any controls would be necessary. Symington said that plans for expanding the air force to 70 groups call for purchase of 2,174 war planes by July 1, 1949.

Of these, he added, 1,312 would be purchased in the coming year. Symington said the air force does not believe it would have to use the draft to get the men needed for 70 groups. "The primary reason are for the draft," he said, "is that the army Is 'or It. As you know we once had to stop our ivolunteert recruit, ng because we had all the men for whom we had money." The senate arrrrri services co, iPnse 2, Column 77" Many Miners Wait Outcome Of Trial Thousands Do Return To Coal Pits; Severity Of Lewis' Sentence In Balance Washington, April 13 (Thousands of soft coal miners returned to work today in response to word from John L. Lewis to end their month-long strike.

But many others still stayed home. They apparently were awaiting the outcome of Lewis' contempt of court trial tomorrow for ignoring a court order to end the strike last week. A check in the coal fields showed production as high as 75 percent in some sections of western Pennsylvania and Illinois. There had been some advance estimates that about one-third of the strikers would show up at the pits today. District officials had said the working force would be substantial.

Along with the back-to-work movement in the soft coal fields, more than 30,000 sympathy Strikers in the hard coal fields of eastern Pennsylvania went back to their jobs. Depends The severity of Lewis' possible punishment for ignoring a court restraining order may depend on the miners' reaction. If found guilty tomorrow Lewis could be sentenced to jail as well as fined heavily. But if the 'mines are back in operation. Justice T.

Alan Golds-borough might ease the penalty for overlooking the court order. Once before, he slapped a fine on the union and $10,000 on Lewis for contempt of a similar court order to end a strike. The fines later were reduced to a total of $170,000. Reaction to Lewis' sudden- settlement of the pension dispute was mixed. He agreed to a compromise plan advanced by Senator Bridges (R-NH, who was designated as the neutral trustee of the miners' welfare and retirement fund in a weekend surprise move.

Eridges proposed the pension compromise at an early-morning meeting yesterday. He and Lewis (Page 2, Column 7) Cowboy Burns To Death1 Ridgeview, April 13 (AP) Kenneth Howard, about 30, cowboy for the Leon Williams Diamond A ranch, burned to death yesterday in a fire which destroyed three buildings at the Willow Creek camp, 20 miles south af here. Cause of the fire was undetermined. It was discovered early Monday by Bill Aaron and G. E.

Pal-sene, who were asleep in the bunk-house. When the two awoke, the building was in flames and they were unable to rescue Howard. Loss to buildings was estimated at about $5,000. Howard had a brother, Harry, at Pierre. Funeral services, now incomplete, will be conducted at Pierre.

i. m. (EST) and took off at 7:38 a. for Goose Bay to refuel. The other planes landed at 15 minute intervals making only brief stopovers.

The planes will leave Goose Bay independently for Furstenfcldbrurk, Germany, approximately 4,600 miles. The big ships will rendezvous Thursday over Brest, France. They will fly in formation over Paris and on to Germany. Three squadrons of the 3nst very heavy group the 32nd, and 3fl3rd nto involved in the flleht. The 3fi2nd will remain in Europe to fiy regular missions replacing another squadron now in Europe.

Discard Idea Of Temporary Building Bids will be asked immediately for the construction of a permanent grade school building in the Canyon lake area, it was decided at the regular meeting of the Rapid City school board in the high school Monday evening. This decision reversed the original plan of the board to construct temporary buildings in that area to be used until building costs decline. The board members finally agreed "it will be cheaper in the long run" to construct a permanent building in the western part of the city. E. B.

Bergquist, superintendent of pointed out the immediate need for school facilities in the Canyon lake district, and stressed the fact the building must be ready for occupancy in September. Enrollment "A survey of actual and prospective enrollments in the Upper Rapid and Canyon lake school areas indicates the Canyon lake, attendance in September will be 173 and that 164 students will reside in the Upper Rapid location," Bergquist said. The school superintendent said the entire Rapid City school enrollment will top the 4,000 mark in September. The members of the school board urged plans and specifications be drawn un immediately for the building. It will be a one-story affair and will be constructed to allow "additions to be built at a later date.

The building will be located on Canyon lake road east of All-bright's store. Dr. Ben Sedlacek, superintendent of the Sioux sanatorium, appeared before the board and told the members the Indian department "will probably act favorably" on the school district's request to sublet the land. Meanwhile, Sen. Chan Gurney and Rep.

Francis Case are working on a bill in congress calling for the city to secure a large portion of the Indian land west of town for community recreational and educational projects. Bergquist said both Gurney and Case have indicated the bill will pass congress without too much trouble. The school board also decided to ask for immediate bids for completion of the fourth floor of the Rapid City high school buildings. Five classrooms can be built on the unfinished fourth floor, Bergquist said. "We nejd this room badly," he added.

Downfall Of Costa Rica Forecast Panama, Panama. April 13 The Panama Star Herald said today the downfall of Costa Rica's government appears imminent. The Star Herald said Rebel Chieftain Jose Figueres' forces have captured Cartago, Costa Rica's second city, south of San Jose, the capital. The paper's correspondent in Puerto Armuelles said he had heard a radio conversation between Figueres and the Mexican ambassador, who acted as middleman, in which aitangements for a cease -fre ordo were discussed. Costa ha been in a state of revolt since March 1.

Oil Spokesmen See Plenty Of Gas For Tourists Chicago, April 13 (D There appears sufficient gasoline to meet demands ef the nation's motorists for vacation travel, lay spokesmen lor some of the oil industry firms. Dr. Robert E. Wilson, chairman of the board Standard Oil of Indiana, said motorists can expect "sufficient gasoline to handle as much vacation travel as last year, maybe a little more." In a statement, he urged the public to take steps to save gasoline, Spokesmen for Standard Oil ef New Jersey and Shell Oil also agreed there should be enough gasoline for summer automobile use. works engineers for the Herculean task of cleaning up the capital.

Many people were returning to their normal activities and quiet prevailed. Reports from other parts of the country indicated complete calm. The shooting phase of the abortive revolution appeared at an end. Marshall told newsmen and conference delegates last night that tbe revolt followed the same pattern as outbreaks which have provoked hibor troubles in France and pre-election unrest in Italy." Marshall Is the first conference delegate, outside the Colombian government publicly to attribute the revolution to world communism and indirectly to Russia. Serered The Colombian government announced yesterday that it had severed tiiplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.

Two Russians, described as communist agents, were among persons taken into custody charges of having stirred the riots. (In San Francisco, Antonio J. Gaitan, brother of Jorge Eliecer Gaitan, liberal leader, whose slaying Friday touched off the revolt, said the assassination was the opening move in a plot intended to "reach" Secretary of State Marshall. (Communists in Panama City cir culated flysheets last night saying that Marshall had fled Bogota and taken refuge in Panama. This was (Page 2, Column 8) Violence Seen At Sioux City Packing Plant Sioux City, April 13 fP L.

O. Hoffman, Armour Co. gen' eral manager here, says violence has occurred in the strike of workers at the meat packing plant, and that an Armour employe is in a hospital with a fractured skull as a result. Hoffman testified yesterday in connection with a hearing on the company's application for a temporary injunction restraining members of Local 34, United Packinghouse Workers of America (CIO) from interfering with rail and truck shipments into and out of the plant. The hearing was scheduled to be resumed today.

Hoffman identified the injured employe as Roy Phillips, an Armour salesman. The general manager said he was informed Phillips was waylaid on Morningslde avenue here last Saturday night. He said witnesses to the incident had told him Phillips was beaten by four union men. He declined to state which union they purportedly represented. passed a resolution Monday eve ning adopting a pension plan for veteran local teachers.

Passed' unanimously by the five board members, the pension plan calls for retirement of Rapid City teachers "at any time after 65 years of age." The amount of the annual pen sion will be 25 percent of the aver age salary for 20 years of the Rapid City school children will take an active part In the campaign io sell the $900,000 school building bond issue to the public. At the regular monthly school board meeting in the high school Monday evening, the school approved a plan for the students at all Rapid City schools to stage a parade through the downtown section of Rapid City May 7 to convince local voters to cist their vallots in favor of the bonds. The election will be held May 11. teacher, and the pension will be paid in monthly installments. However, the pension will not apply to teachers who have an annual 20 year salary average of more than $3,000.

The pension resolution, which was passed Monday evening, follows the South Dakota stale laws regarding teacher pension plans, and the plan will officially begin July 1, this year. Because of the economic hazard created by any pension plan, the bnard inserted the following clausef in the pension resolution: "It is Understood that retirement of any employes under this law and attendant local regulations shall not constitute a binding contract and that the pensiorf plan may be disestablished at the pleasure of the board" Superintendent of Schools E. B. Bergquist reported that the state allows local school boards to levy a one-half mill levy for pension purposes. This pension tax was (Page 2.

Column 7) Mother Shoots Four Children And Herself Pittsburgh, April 13-(AP)-Cor-oner William D. McCleland reported today that a 32-year-old mother had shot and killed her four children and herself in their suburban Bellevue home last night. McCleland issued a preliminary verdict of murder and suicide in the revolver deaths of Mrs. Margaret Louise Morcroft, and her children, Gilbert E. 10; Susan Toy, Douglas Cunningham, 3, and Nancy Hughes, 8-months.

The five bodies were found early this morning by the father and husband. He is attorney Gilbert E. Morcroft. FIGHT DISEASE Washington. April 13 The senate yesterday approved a bill.au- thorizing the agriculture department to expend funds fighting "golden nematode," a disease of potatoes and tomatoes occurring in Nassau county, N.

but which has been found as far west as the Da-kotas and Minnesota. spending of union funds for political purposes. The NLRB has appealed Moore's ruling to the sup-reme court. Judges Wilbur K. Miller and Bolitha J.

Laws upheld the non-communist and financial registration provisions. Judge E. Barrett Pipfyman dissented. Robert N. Denham, NLRB general counsel, said the decision "strengthens hand of the country in dealing with the communists tn labor." He told a reporter that "every effort should be made to expunge communists form the labor movement." The case was brought by the CIO National Maritime union.

Many top labor union men have been critical of tne provision. Some call It an "Insult" for cong-ess to demand that labor men make such a statemcct. 4 jSbwtfMi4uMttfas MM Mrs. Jessie Sanders democratic nomination for congress from South Dakota's second congressional district, in the June I primaries. If nominated and that seems certain she will oppose Rep.

Francis Case of Custer in the November general election. Case also has no opposition for the nomination in the June 1 primaries, Mrs. Sanders and her husband, Carl, operate the Triangle I dude ranch in Rapid canyon, west of Rapid City. A graduate of Lead high school, Mrs. Sanders attended the University of Arizona.

With the exceptions being her sen-ice in the state legislature and a short tour as chief cateress for the Alex Johnson hotel, Mrs. Sanders has lived on a ranch all her life. At one time or another, Mrs. Sanders has belonged to most of the women's study clubs of Rapid City. She is a member of the Rapid City Chamber of Commerce.

Mrs. Sanders is a firm believer in two-party government and believes that if the ever comes when the United States is "resolved into a group of howling minoritiesthat will be the time when we lose our democracy." And she is convinced there is a broad field for real service open to women in politics. Prior to her entrance into Pennington county politics, Mrs, Sanders taught school. Her parents came to the Black Hills from Michigan in 1882, her father contracting with teams for a livelihood. Mrs.

Sanders was born in Rapid City, March 24, 1893, one of the first pair of twins ever born here. Her parents were of Irish origin. Jessie and her sister were left orphans at an early ape and Jessie was taken by a ranch family that lived near their present place while her sister joined a family that lived in the far west. It was not until they were 18 that Jessie and Eefs saw each other again. IHeavy Snow Falls flu Eastern End P.

By JOSEPH MC EVOY Bogota, Cclombia, April 13 (AP) The army is in complete control today, and leaders to the 21 nation Pan Ameiican conference voted to resume the dilebartions cut short by a bloody rovolt. U. Secretary of State George Marshall blamed the revolt, which flared suddenly Friday, on international communism. Cuba's delegate, Guillermo Belt, said he believes and Secretary Marshall agrees that the revolt was not aimed at the! Colombian government, but at disrupting the conference and discrediting American democracies. "I told the delegates suspension or postponement of the conference would have a fatal influence on the Italian elections," Belt said last The Italian elections are scheduled Sunday and Monday.

The delegates may resume their conference tomorrow. Delegates are said to have agreed to shelve economic matters scheduled for discussion before the revolt struck, including the matter of U. S. aid to Latin America. The conference still has before it a Chilean resolution condemning world communism.

The government called up public (By the Associated Press) South Dakota Partly cloudy and warmer this afternoon; mostly fair tonight, not so cool west, low temperatures 25 to 35; increasing cloudiness, showers and coolci north and west Wednesday, high temperatures Wednesday 45 to 55. North Dakota Mostly cloudy, scattered showers and snow flurries and continued cold today, tonight and Wednesday; highest temperatures today 30-40, lows tonight 15-25. Nebraska Partly cloudy west, mostly cloudy east portion today with few light showers northeast quarter; generally fair tonight, cooler east portion; Wednesday increasing cloudiness with scattered light showers likely by late afternoon or night; highs today in 50s, lows tonight lower 20s to lower 30s. Extended forecast, April 14-18 Temperatures will average below normal Wednesday through Sunday with no extreme changes from day to dav; high' temperatures mostly 35 to 45. Lows 25 to 35 in South Dakota; occasional showers cr snow flurries throughout the period, with precipitation amounting to about .25 of an inch.

RECORD TO I M. TODAY hi Rapid City 37 Airport 37 Deadwood 45 Hot Springs 45 Custer 42 Yankton Mitchell 57 Aberdeen 40 Sioux Falls 53 Madison 53 Brookings 41 Huron 49 Watertown 37 lo 22 24 19 23 10 34 38 32 40 37 30 34 29 33 22 29 17 34 22 22 30 31 23 3fl 41 7ft 3 72 49 42 4a 20 PP Tierre 44 I.emmon 33 Mobridge Chadron, Neb. Sioux City. Ia. Valentine, Nrb.

Sheridan, Wyo. Miles City, Mont Chicago TVnver Pes Moines Angeles Miami Mpls, St. Taul Vrw Orleans 31 54 59 Al 49 S3 53 pa 77 52 Pfl New York Sentlle 52 Thorn it "5 Washington Winnipeg 23 Judges Rule On Two Labor Law Provisions (Bf the Associated Press) Heavy snowfall was reported at Watertown and Lake Preston overnight, and rains were general over most of the state. The snow measured seven and a half inches at Watertown before it began to melt. It was the heavy, wet variety, containing a total of .90 of an inch of moisture.

Roads in the Watertown area were reported slushy but passable today. Four inches of snow fell at Lake Preston during the night and changed to a hard rain early today. Heavy showers were also reported at Mitchell, Brookings, Madison and Huron. Mitchell's total rainfall measure .71, Brookings had .53, Madison, .40 and Huron .27. Skies ranged from clear in the west to cloudy in the east today.

Temperatures yesterday ranged from 68 at Yankton to 31 at Mo-bridge. Lows last night were from 12 at Philip to 40 at Sioux Falls. Chicago, April 13-()- Spring continued to by-pass northern and western sections of the country to day. But temperatures were neai summer marks in parts of the soutn and east. The below freezing line early today extended from the northern Rockies to northern Michigan and northern Wisconsin.

Some points in northwestern Kansas and northern Iowa also reported readings of below 32 degrees above. Snow fell In the e-'ral Rockies and in eastern South Dakota. Li-mon, reported 7 inches. The merrurv soared past the 100 nbove mark In Texas yesterday, hitting 101 at Laredo after registering 100 on Sunday. DERAILED Lusk, April 13-vr)-T-n crude oil cars were wrecked in the derailment of an eastbount Chi-meo Northwestern freight train a mile and a half west of here Monday.

Officials said ro one was Huge Flight Of B-29s Takes Off For Germany Washington, April 13 (AP A special three-judge federal court ruled 2-1 today that the Taft-Hartley labor act's requirement that union offirers swear they are, not communists is constitutional. The court was unanimous in upholding validity of another key Taft-Hartley provision that unions must file annual financial statements with the labor department, The provisions apply only to those unions which' want to make use of the national labor relations board's machinery, nut, unions which do not go to'NLRB cannot get legal status as exclusive bargaining in a plant. It was the second major cour ruling on constitutionality of important provisions of the Taft-Hartley f. On March U. District Judge Ben Moore ruled unconstitutional a section forbidding Wrstover Air Force Base, Mass, April 13 (AP One of the mightiest fleets of U.

S. airforce bombers ever sent overseas took off today for Germany possibly other stops abroad. While offirlals here said the number of B-2Ss was "classified" Information, it was learned that about 30 super forts make up the fleet attached to the 15th airforce. The flight longest peacetime hop of such large numbers of B-20s in ai'-fnrre history was officially described as "a routine training mission." Leaving Smoky Hill air base in Kansas during the night, the fleet's first bomber set down here at 5 48 (Page 2, Column 8) injured..