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IOWA CITY PRESS-CITIZEN Local News, Sports, Want Ads, Comics IOWA PLAYS TONIGHT -See Sports Pages for Story of Saturday's Win and Tonight's Game at Xavier MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1937 IOWA CITY, IOWA PAGE ELEVEN r. Fred Smith Named Editor for Heart Journal Just Another Good Turn, Say Boy Scouts Christmas Mail Nearing Peak FALL FATAL TO A I iii liaimi --fr 1 1 i '-a -i i ig -fcr- Volume of -2' iLsji Vl Christinas candyr600 pounds of It, will be distributed to approximately 2,500 children who attend the community sing; to be held at the community Christmas tree at the corner of Iowa avenue and Clinton street Thursday night. Shown In the picture above are Boy Scouts who have the task of sacking the candy and who later will distribute It at the (-immunity event. Shown In the picture, from left to right, are Scout Executive Owen B. Thiol, Edward Capan, David Cassat and Harold Hudachck.

BecausejLthe two-daysLawumulaUonBf. pare mas package piled in the workroom at the Iowa City -post of fire thin morning, waiting to be delivered. The peak load of Christmas mail at the local post office Is expected to be reached about the. middle of the week. Shown above looking over the pile of multi-Kizcd packages are Clerk Edward Donavan, Substitute Carrier Le Mar Morris and Clerk Clyde Hinchliffe.

(Press-Citizen Engraving). i Fish Taken from River Will Be Given to Needy Families ffis JADDHELP AT ASK Motorists 15e LarelUl By -the hundreds soft fish are be- ing taken from the Iowa river just above the dam at Coralville and many of them are being turned over to the relief office in Iowa City and will be distributed to needy families in the city and county, it was reported toaay. Sunday a truck load of the fish was delivered to the relief office and another load of the fish was received at the office today. Though the river Is frozen over, Five Iowa Citians Receive Dl I0RNSTO Gd POSITION GF ASSOCIATE High Honors Bestowed On S. U.I.

School of Jledicine, Faculty Members University of Iowa's college of medicine and two of its faculty members have been accorded en- Viable recognition by the American medical profegslbnTlTwas learned Dr. Fred M. professor of medicine and head of the department of medicine, has been, named editof-ln-chief of the American Heart Journal and Dr. H. M.

Korns has "been appointed one of the magazine's three associate editors, it was stated. Official announcement of the appointments will be contained in the next issue of the periodical which sodhVUl be off the press. rJSelectlmL.itlhe.wo.jmemDerior the University of Iowa medical college faculty for these positions is considered a treasured honor both for the university and for the two faculty members. The American Heart Journal, published at SfeLouls, is the official organ of the American' Heart association and Is considered foremost heart journal published in the world. Doctor Smith had been a member of the editorial advisory board for the publication for several years and will be the second person to hold the position of editor-ln-chlef of the Journal since it was established in 1925.

Both Doctors Smith and Korns will assume their positions Janu- ary 1. Doctor Smith will succeed Dr. A. Conner of New York City -ho la resigning. Two of the three present associate editors, Dr.

Irving S. Wright of New York City and Dr. Hugh Mc-Culloch of St. Louis, will con tinue in their present positions. Doctor Kornrf will succeed the other present associate-editor, who is re al gningt Elevation to the important posts which he University of Iowa men will assume January 1 is believed unparalleled In the history of the university college of medicine.

The American Heart Journal, it is stat ed, identifies itself with the most -i important names in the country In the field of medical study of the heart. Doctor Smith was graduated from Rush Medical college and came to the University of Iowa as professor of medicine and head of the department of medicine in 1924, Doctor Korns was graduated from the medical college at Western Re- aerve Jnqeyelandand professor of medicine In the University of Iowa medical college since 1927. Their new will not make it necessary for either Doctor 1 Smith or Doctor Korns to leave Iowa City, it was announced. OXFORD CHURCH IPLANSPROGRAM i Christmas Eve Event Will Start at i 7:30 p.m. i OXFORD Christmas eve pro- gritmt the Federated church will be as follows beginning at 7:30 nvlwk; Sonir.

"Silent Night" pri- Imary-department; recitation and exercise, "Why Christmas Comes," I Eunice Gorvin and beginners class; I song, "Away In a Manger," begin-j ners class; recitation, "The Gift," Mary Stratton; exercise, "The Christmas Star," primary class; song, "Why the Star Shone," primary class; recitation, "The Moth- er'a Song," Alice Schropp; reclta-I tion, Melva Johnson; Congregational carol. "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear," reading. "Santa Claus Had Red Hair," Mrs. Lorena May Organ. Pageant, "The Christmas Pag-eantof the Holy Grail." The characters will Arthur, Bev erty Warthman; two angels.

Doris Jean Nunn and Mary Ann Spring-mire; Joseph, Donald Edwards; Mary, Doris Klenk; Shepherds. Doris Dee, Dorothy Sprlngmireand Violet Degood; Three Wise Men, Beth Klenk, Darleen Warthman, Jean Klenk; Launcelot. Carmine Harsha; a page, Loren Dee; Bedl-vexe, John Goodrich; Gareth. Robert Ccok; Tristram, Bruce Schweitzer; Perclval, Jack Floerchlnger; Mbdred, Betty Jean Cook; Galahad, Arleta Ellison; three damsels, Betty Danke. Betty Faye June.

Shirley Sommers; another dam self, Betty Bontrager. C. W.HARRISON Father of S. U. I.

Coach Dies Sunday Rites To Be Wednesday Mr. C. W. Harrison, father of Mr. Lawrence "Pops" Harrison, assistant University of Iowa basket ball coach, died at 5:25 o'clock Sunday evening Jn MercjHaospital of injuries Incurred in a fall In his home Wednesday.

Mr. Harrison Incurred contusions of the brain when he fell on the basement steps in his home. He never regained consciousness, He was 75 years old. Mr. Harrison resided in Iowa City for 35 years andthe family home was 107 Park road.

He en gaged in the accountlngr business during his residence in this city. Surviving are the widow and five sons, Messrs. W. Don Harri son of Palo Alto. Jack Har rison of Detroit, James Harrison of Sioux City and Lawrence and Noel Harrison of Iowa City.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at Trinity Episcopal churchy Burial will beIn The remains will be at McGoverns until time for the services. REPORT MISHAP VICTIMS BETTER Both Glen Psota Improved Today, Hospital States Condition of Mr. Glen Towers of Des Moines and Mr. John Psota of near Iowa City, who were Injured seriously in accidents near here last Friday and Saturday, was reported somewhat improved today at Mercy hospital. Mr.

Towers was injured critically Friday morning when a large semitrailer truck which he was driving skidded on the icy pavement on highway No. 6 just east of Coral, ville and plunged into a ditch. X-ray examination revealed he incurred fractures of his pelvic bone In four places. Mr. Psota Incurred a rupture to his kidney and nearly bled to death on his farm four miles north of Iowa City last week.

He was kicked by one of his western bronco ponies Thursday afternoon and was found Friday noon In great pain by two pupils of the nearby Panzer school who called on him to sell Christmas seals. Aid was summoned Immediately and Mr. Psota was removed to Mer cy hospital. He had lost consider able blood before being found by the two school pupils. TAX SALE TO BE CONTINUED 24 Pieces of Property Sold Today; Resumes-Tomorrow -Twenty-four-additional pieces of property were sold this morning when the annual Johnson county tax sale was continued at the trea-urer's office, it is announced by Treasurer W.

E. Smith. The county treasurer stated that the sale will be resumed at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. If there are bidders present the sale probably will be resumed again Wednesday. KALONA PHONE GROUP MEETS Operators Re-Named to -Positions for Next Year KALONA Meeting of telephone directors was held this week and the following operators were re elected: Miss Mae Snyder and Miss Bell Strlckler were re-elected day operators, Mrs.

Ben Boone was reelected night operator and Miss Mildred Preston will continue to serve as Mr. and Mrs. Lester Speas are the parents of a daughter born December 12. M. N.

Adams la moving his Insurance office from its present location to the building known as the Boy Boone barger shop and recently vacated by him. Mr. and Mrs. Lovell Strlckler entertained at two tables of rook in their home Tuesday evening. Those present were, Mr.

and Mra H. A. Swartzendruber, Mr. and Mrs. Donald BenelL Miss Bell Strlckler and Edwin GuengefTclr.

Prizes were warded to Mr H. A. Swartzendruber and Donald Ben-en. Refreshments were served. (FreM-Citlzen Engraving).

REMAND CASES TO COURT HERE Damage Actions Brought By Simmons, Wallace To Be Heard Here Atty. D. C. Nolan repeated today that Federal Judge Charles A. Dewey in Davenport sustained the motion of Attorney Nolan to remand the damage suits brought by Ozzie and Don Simmons and Wilbur Wallace against the Keeshln Motor Express to Johnson county court for trial.

Some time ago the cases were transferred from the local court to the federal court for trial on grounds of diversity of citizenship and 'action of Judge Dewey again places them under the Jurisdiction of the local district court. The Simmons brothers and Wallace are asking -damages for In juries about: a year ago when the automobile in which they were returning from a basketball game and a Keeshln truck collided near-Wilton-Junction. ElmusJ. "Red" Strlckler was killed In the accident. NAME ANOTHER COASTING HILL Part of Center Avenue Also Blocked Off By Bender FstAhltflhment of unnthpr ma At- today by Police Chief H.

Bender. Chief Bender said, that in addition to the four hills previously designated for coasting, he has blocked off Center avenue from. Seventh avenue Dearborn. The other hills which are closed to traffic during; certain hours to permit safe coasting facilities are Brown street from Governor to Dodge street; Washington street from Muscatine avenue to Pearl street; Benton street from the top of the hill to Hudson avenue and Prentiss street from Dubuque street to Maiden Lane. Duringthe Christmas holidays, the police chief said, the hills will be blocked off to traffic between 1 and 5:30 o'clock each afternoon.

Junior Farm Bureau Be Wednesday Night Third anniversary of the founding of the Johnson county junior farm bureau will be observed at a Christmas party at the Hotel Jefferson at 6:30 o'clock Wednesday evening, it is announced today. A program of special music, talks by former members home for the holidays, presentation of skits and singing of Christmas carols will feature the meeting. WELLMAN PYTHTANS NAME NEWOFFICERS WELLMAN Regular meeting of Wellman Temple No. 101, Pythian sisters, "was held this week. During the meeting the following officers were elected for next year: Past chief, Mrs.

Toppan Johnson; MwEMrsACarroll Durtan; E. Mrs. Edna Hendryx; E. Mrs. J.

M. Schlaubaugh; manager, Mrs. L. W. BlackweU; M.

of R. Mrs. Charles Durian, M. of Mrs. E.

C. Jones; proctor, Mrs. Donald Rotnine; guard, Mrs." Earl Whetstine. dact nrnrr Eight Men Given Jobs To Assist Carriers With Mail Postmaster Walter J. Barrow said today that eight additional men were added to the post office staff this morning to assist the carriers In delivery of Christmas mall.

If business warrants, additional men will be added to the personnel during the week, the postmaster said. Postmaster Barrow said that thus far the Christmas mall handled at the loeaLpost office Is about average. He said he looked for the peak to be reached about the middle of the week. THREE ALARMS ARE ANSWERED Only One Fire Put Out; Damage Is Slight, Firemen State Three fire alarms were answered by Iowa City firemen during the week-end, it is reported by Chief James J. Clark.

were summoned to the R. L. Mucnch residence, 909 Melrose ave-nue. A blaze was extinguished back of the ireplace. Firemen said damage was slight.

A passerby noticed the gasoline filling station at the comer of Gilbert and College streets filled with smoke at 2 o'clock Sunday morning 1 and summoned firemen. Firemen said there was no damage. 1 "At 9.20 o'clock Sunday morning firemen were summoned to the Brady grocery. There was con- slderable smoke In the store caused by a motor in the basement burning i out Saturday, night, firemen re-ported. jjf Race With Death Ends Successfully- MARSHALLTOWJf Wl Rich- ard CirwaflJjj of Tama Jsalivej today after a race with death end- ed at a hospital here Sunday when throat specialists removed an un- popped kernetof -popcorn that had lodged in the lad's trachea, limiting his breathing.

reported anchored for more than two hours in the Yangtze river 27 miles above Nanking. The report also conflicted with" a Japanese foreign office statement from Toklo and quoted by Domel Japanese tnews agency -to the-effect that Japanese army boats machine-guned the Panay by mistake. Asked about the foreign office statement, Harada reiterated his own report was based on investigation. Under questioning, however, Harada acknowledged he had conducted his Investigation from Nanking and not at the scene. He conceded also that he had not talked personally to any of the Japanese officers or troops allegedly CHINA (Continued from Page 1 a small-strips has-been "opened-in the Ice and scores of persons have been catching the-fish with their hands and nets when the fish come up for air, it is reported.

Mr. Frank J. Krall, chairman of the Johnson county board of supervisors, today Issued a statement in which he expressed the board's gratitude to Mr. Edward Sybil and the state conservation commission for permitting the fish to be taken from the river and turnedoer to. the relief office.

Papers Today After they successfully passed their final testa and took their oath of allegiance the new citizens were congratulated bjr JudgeEvans who urged themtojUejrfvantagef the orivileffea offered them by be ing American citizens- Judge Ev ans especially urged the new citizens to vote at all elections. Brief ceremonies were conducted by the Woman's Relief corps Jffid the Daughters of American Revolution at which small American flags and citizenship pamphlets were issued to the new citizens. Iowa Citian Among Candidates Seeking LRhodes5cholarship Courtney Smith, 21, of Iowa City, and Edward R. Weismiller, 22, Cornell college senior, today carried Iowa's colors In Rhodes scholarship testa conducted at Des Moines for candidates from six states. 'r The Rhodes committee will select four candidates from the 12 interviewed for.

scholarships at Oxford university In England. Smith, was stated, said he wants to be teacher and "critic and scholar." was Des Moines city champion extemporaneous speaking in 1833, Two More Girlr Die ot JBnrnsi Match Co. Blaze CHICAGO UP) The death toll of match factory fire stood at five today. Two deaths over the week-end in creased the fatalities and left only survivors of seven young women who were trapped by flames that razed the Superior Match Co. plant last-Thursday.

BINGHAM (Continued from Pagt 1 Mrs. R. T. Grinnan, his sister. Meanwhile, attention was turned the choice of a successor to the North Carolina native who taught school and became a Kentucky cir cuit court chancellor before buying the newspapers here in 1918.

In Washington, there were prospects the expected nomination of Joseph Kennedy, chairman of the maritime commission, would meet with ready approval by the senate. Members of the senate foreign relations committee 1 were quick to commend Kennedy. Though no more snow is predicted, slightly lower temperatures are forecast for tonight for this sec tion of the state. Snowfall Sunday totaled 1.5 Is reported by the University of Iowa Institute of Hydraulics. Highways still are covered with Ice and motorists are urged to IOWA CITIAN'S PARENTS DIE Mr Mrs.

Qoyd Sheley Of Montezuma Victims Of Pneumonia Mr. and Mra Boyd Sheley, parents of Mr. John W. Sheley of 311 South Clinton street, passed away Sunday morning In their homeai Montezuma. Pneumonia caused both deaths which occurred within a short time of each other.

Mr. and Mrs. John Sheley were summoned to Montezuma Satur day morning when Mr. Sheley's parents' condition became critical. Funeral services will -be held Wednesday In it "was stated.

Two Automobiles Are -Damaged' in Collision Automobiles driven by Edward Gruwell, 1192 Hotz avenue, and E. C. Roeder, 514 East Benton street, were damaged In a collision at Dodge and Washington streets at 1:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, according to a report made to Iowa City police. tOurTowri Newsy Briefs About People Toa Know Miss Ruth Evans of the family welfare bureau bf Sioux City will arrive Thursday- evening to enjoy Christmas with her mother, Mrs. Mabel Evans, 1033 Woodlawn.

Mr. Wendel Lockett, 1033 Wood- lawn, a student at the University of Towa Irom ficranton, underwent an appendectomy at the University hospital Saturday. His condition is reported as satisfactory today. Mr. and Mra Dan Fritz of Dixon, 111., are the parents of a daughter, Myrtle Irene, bom Sunday, weigh ing six and one-half pounds.

Mrs. Fritz Is the former Miss Wilma Ellis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ellis, 910 South Dodge street, and Mr. Fritz Is a 1933 alumnus of the University Of Iowa college of engineering.

Mr. and Mrs. Ray H. Finger, formerly of Seattle, left Sunday after visiting for several days In the home of Mrs. Finger's mother, Mrs.

Jennie Snyder, 752 Dearborn street, en route from Seattle to Montreal. Canada, "Where they will reside. Mr. Finger will be promoted to a position in the Sun-Light-Insurance Co. main office at Montreal.

The couple will pass the holidays at Chicago. Cleveland, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, before arriving at Montreal. Marriage license-was received today at the office of the clerk of the Johnson county district court by Mark C. Hagsrman. Towanda, Pa and Alice Raiford, Iowa City.

1 proceed slowly. Employes of the Iowa City division office of. the state highway department worked all day Sunday in an effort to remove the snow from the highways, It is reported. Though most of the snow was removed, it was impossible to clear the ice from the roads. Begin Payment of Bank Dividend of $115,000 Tomorrow Tomorrow morning approximate- ly 5,000 depositors of the former Johnson County Savings bank will begin collecting a five per cent I dividend at the banking headquarters of the Iowa State Bank and Trust Co.

-The dividend aggregates $115, 000 and will make a total of 75 per cent paid out to depositors since Iheinstitution closed October 3, 1931, it is stated by Mr. Ben S. Summerwill, examiner In charge of the closed Institution, Last week payment of a five per cent dividend to depositors of the former Farmers' Loan and Trust was begun. MASONSPLAN-YULE PROGRAM Christmas Event to Be Held Tomorrow Night At Temple Annual Christmas party for members of the Iowa City Masonic Service club and their families and guests will be held at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow evening in the Masonic temple. Santa Claus will be present and there will be a program around a lighted Christmas for the children.

Dancing and cards will be enjoyed Jsy theadul ts. Dr. Ray V. Smith is general chairman of the program. Oxford W.R.C.

Has Election of New Officers for '38 OXFORD Regular meeting of the Women's Relief corps was held Tuesday evening. Election of officers for the coming year resulted as follows: President, Miss Ruth Schmidt; senior vice president, Mrs. Josh Mann; junior vice president, Mrs. Nelson Taylor; conductor, Mrs. Frank Schweitzer; treasurer, Mrs.

George Saxton; chaplain, Mrs, George Wagner; guard, Mrs. Fred Schmidt. Oxford Odd Fellow lodge held its regular meeting Monday evening. William Dostal, Everett Bach and Albert Cochran were initiated Into the order. Anumber of visitors were present from the Marengo lodge as four from Marengo were Initiated here.

CAR REGISTRATIONS CP DES MOINES UP) The state motor vehicle department announced today passenger car registrations for the 12 months ending December 1 Increased 12.597 over a similar period the previous year. Citizenship Five Iowa City residents became citizens the United States this morning at a final naturalization hearing conducted in Johnson coun ty district court by Judge Harold DEvans. 'Those who received citizenship certificates are: Theodore Kornelis Walma, a Friesian by birth; Prof. Erich Alfred Christian Wilhelm Funke, of German descent; Josephine Tesar, a Bohemian by birth; Mr. Herbert Feigl, Czecho-Slovaklan, and Mr.

Howard John Voas Meridith, who was an Englishman. TAKE TREE TO JUVENILE HOME Junior Chamber Provides Yule Decorations for Children Iowa City junior chamber of commerce Saturday night purchased a Christmas tree for the children at the Johnson county juvenile home. A committee from.lhe organiza tion tookHhe tree to the home and trimmed it with bright colored lights and other decorations so that the children will be able to enjoy it during the Yuletlde period. Various civic and service organ izatlons in the city as well as mer chants and individuals are planning either to hold parties for the chil dren at the home or to send gifts or food to thenvJt is Hauer Will leave Lumber Firm; to Go to California Mr, I. Schaefer of Sibley, Iowa, will succeed Mr.

Walter Hauer as manager of the Hauer Lampert Lumber Co. in Iowa City about January 1, it was announced today. Mr. and Mrs. Hauer and their two children plan to leave Iowa City sometime- between January 1 and February 1 for California where they will pass tha winter.

They plan to reside in or near Englewood, Mr. Hauer said Mr. Hauer has been manager of the Iowa City Lumber Co. for seven years. Mr.

Schaefer held a similar position with the Lampert Lumber COilnSibley for the last seven years. Police Called; Fail -To Locate Prowler Reports that a window peeper was active at Currier hall sent policemen to the University of Iowa girls' dormitory at 13:30 o'clock Sunday morning but no prowler was found by the officers. it a 4He In a rrtwo to.