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Th. Wtathtr Council Bluffs and Vicinity -Friday mostly cloudy with occasional snow and colder Friday night. High near 32. IBS? COUNCIL BIIFFSWNONPAREIL to SOU7flWES7EfiN VOL. XCVI-No.

iS COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1953 PRICE 5 CENTS Controls Oil New List ol Major Items Housthold Appliances, Automobiles Included in Government Action A I (AP) --The Roycvnment Thursday lifted price' controls from major household appliances, bread and bakery products, automobiles and 1 a services. Price Chief Joseph H. estimated that the a a sales volume of items removed from control by the action is 25 billion dollars. It was the fiftli major step in lifting controls since Piesidont Eisenhower, in his state of the uriion message, called for an end to price curbs by April 30, These are the major items trom which the controls wore removed Thursday: All bakery products, including broad, rolls, pies and so forth, estimated lo have an annual sales volume of billion dollars. Household Items if All major household appliances, including home refrigerators, dishwashers, ranges, dollies washers, driers and ironers.

home and farm freezers. All custom-molded and fabricated plastic products All new passenger automobiles and postwar used cats, parts and accessories, as well as all commercial vehicles including i busses, trailers and parts. ciulomolivt. 1 i in dcconti oiled have an i a i i sales olumo of 12 billion dollars In addition controls were removed i glycerine, cocoa and cocoa products, copper chemicals, and X-ray and electrical therapeutic apparatus. Supply Services All laundry, dry cleaning, and linen and diaper supply services, i an annual sales volume of 2 billion a i also were freed curbs, J'Yechill said lliit higher prices may result from decontrol on bread, appliances, laundry and dry cle-ining seuvice and on automobile parts, and copper chemicals, Thursday's action these items still under government price controls: Beer, some chemicals, No.

2 heating oil, various building materials and a and metal products i i Occasional Snow, Colder Readings Are Forecast Here Occasional snow and (older readings forecast for the Council i area Thuisday night and Friday by tho Weather Bureau. i area (hanging pattern brought an uncx pectcd onc-tenlh of an inch of snow Wednesday afternoon. Under sunny skies, it quickly disappeared High for Ihe day was degrees A bright sun Thuisday also brought some relief to Southern and Eastern sections of the state hit by a Tuesday snowstorm, Bui Spencer, near Lake Okoboji, shiv, orcd in 2 above a The Wealhci' Bureau said minor disttu banco in Montam Thursday was expected move southeastward bringing light snow near or through Western Iowa b), Friday. Increasing (loneliness was ex pected Thursday afternoon in tin 1 area, the weatherman said. Clouds' skies will prevail i the nigh and Friday, he added.

Colder torn peratures arc also due. A Friday low of 25 is fotescen, i a higi of about 32. The mercury nudged 40 degree; hrre Thursday afternoon. Our Prisoners Fed Better Then Allies, WASHINGTON Jame Van Fleet testified Thursdu that International Red Cross regu lations forced the U.S. Army give bettci food, clothing and she tor to Communist prisoners of wa than are given to South Koreu troops.

The former field commander i Korea told the Senate Armed Sorv iocs Committee he understood th: i situation "had been corrected sincr he left the batllefront, But did not make clear what correctiv measures had been taken, Sen. Russell (D-(ln) said heard reports the prisoners ha been receiving better ratio "than our Allies fighting-with us, Van Fleet said Ihe ration give to the prisoners was that pr scribed by Ihe Geneva ronvonllo on treatment of prisoners an that it had been better than th ROK ration. I Today' Chuckle Poverty--a stair of mind cluccd by the neighbor's new cu Harold Berwick, Takes Over Post at Manawa Park Berwick Succeeds Carrier as Custodian Haiokl Berwick, new custodian Mamiwn Park, had taken over is duties here Thursday. Berwick replaces Iia H. Garner ho had served as the Mnnawa uslodian for seven years Carrier I a to Nine Eagles tato a i Roscoc Wilds assistant uslodian will continue in his resent capacity, For tho past year and a half, oivvick has been custodian at the ock Creek Slate Park near Newin.

A veteran i the wa Conservation Commission, hi as also solved at Twin Lakes ark in Cnlhoun County Duties here will include rospon- of tho park and Ihe lake atrol. Berwick, 35 is married and has i i Patricia, 10, and elm 'I. The family is now resid- if! tit (ho lake lo.sidt'iice. A brother, Roy, is a teacher and oach at the Modalo High School. Borwick said (lint opening of Ifinawa Paik roads will depend ntiroly upon Ihe weather.

CGW Dispute Washington CHICAGO dispute between strikebound Chicago Great cslci Railway and two non-op- aling unions will be taken lo ashington, D.C., i i a Frank Swllxci, i a mediator, aid the Railroad Mediation Boaid ill a to settle a deadlock vcr grievances Thp dispute involves about 200 Ticmbers of the Railroad Yard- masleis of America and the Union of North Amcr- 3tl The unions joined 800 mcmbcis four operating brotherhoods vliich struck Jan. 25 in protest ailurc to resolve some SOO griev- mces. The carrier ami tho opcr- Umg unions reached a scttlcmon i'ob. 17, However, Ihe Gioal West orn's operations remained at standstill pcndini, disposition of the non-operating grievance problems Tho 1,300 mile line connects cit us in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Mm icsota and Nebraska, ISEA Bookmobile Is Due Here March 23 The Iowa State Kducntlon As sociation's bookmobile is tentative scheduled lo bo in Counci Bluffs, the week of March Supt. Russol J.

Mourei said tlv bookmobile will be available for al schools. "The purpose of the book mobile is to allow teachers to se ho most recent reading ma tcrials," Mourcr said. "In tha way, they will know what rcques to make for next year." A member of tho Free Publi Library staff will be on hand assist the teachers, Mourcr said, C. H. Hutsonpiller, 98, Dies in Des Moines DES MOINL'S Charles I Hutsonpiller, 98, oldest native Dos Moines, died a night, Hutsonpiller WHS born Sept.

li 185-1 at the -site of the present mai post office in Dos Moines, His fa thor was a wagonmaker and largs stockholder in the old low National Bank, Charles II. Hutsonpiller was th holder of the oldest lite Insurant' policy In force in the Unite States. Asks Quick Action on Bohlen Appointment WASHINGTON State Dulles asked the Senate Fo elgn Relations Committee Thur duy'to act promptly on the nonili alion of Clmvles (Chip) Bohlen ambassador to Russia because Premier Stalin's grave illness. Chairman Wiley, (R-Wis) sa: the committee won't meet befor Tuesday. But Sen.

Taft of Ohk the Republican floor loader, sa the matter mny be brought befoi the Senate Monday. Program for onservation Commission DES MOINES two-point rogram designed to improve op- and effect economies was upon Thursday at a con- ronce" between Gov. William S. oardsley and members of the ate Conservation Commission. After tho group had been in ses- on for more than an hour on call the governor, Bcardsley told cwsmcn; 1.

He and the commission have greed to ask the state comptrol- office "to use comptroller rsonncl in making a survey and improving the overall business pcration" of the commission. 2, The governor will direct the ale car dispatcher to "as rapid- as possible" change over from so by commission employes of icir private cars in official busi- oss. The employes will be fur- ishcd state owned cars to cut own on mileage paid them, At the same time, Commission hairman G. 1'rost, Ft. Dodge, the commission would contin- its attempts to sell its four- lace airplane.

He said that in overdl months of trying "we wn'l found tho right kind of a Tho conference arose out of owa, Nebraska Join in Appeal Ask FPC Allow Gas for Fertilizer Plant Iowa and Nebraska Thursday ijtlo a joint appeal to the Fcd- al Power Commission to take ac on on an application for furnish' ng natural gas to the Allied Chomi- Dye Corp, for its fertilizer a to bo located at LaPlattc, eb A telegram was sent to Thomas Buchanan, chairman of the FPC, nd four other commission mem- ors, Among Ihe signers of 1he tele- was Mayor James Mulqueen Council Bluffs, ft said, "the citwcns of this area alaimcd because no action has taken on our previous re ucsts to the Federal Power Com- risskm, "This company has boon trying get its plant started in this arce or nearly a year, and its plani onslruction has been held up bc- nuso no action has been taken by our body," the telegram said. a Means to Area" "Wo believe wo are reasonable in a Ihe FPC acl at once i i a a gas to this in- uslry "Wo do nol believe th.il gas foi ils a should become involve! any other extraneous matter? ending before your body, This Ian means much to tho area we oproscnt and wo cannot see anj eason why this a cannot bo etlled without any further The Associated Press reportec 10 telegram was also signed iovs. William Bcardslcy of Iowa nd Robert Crosby of Nebraska Nathan J. Gold, chairman of thi 'Jcbraka Resources Foundation rid Mayors Glenn Cunningham Omaha and Victor Anderson Hearing to Settle Legal Questions DUBUQUE hearing to set le legal questions surrounding th ille to the Iowa-Wisconsin Bridg Lansing has boon set for Marc at Waterloo. Order for tho hearing was re eased here Thursday by Judg Graven who vill preside The Iowa and Wisconsin Stat i i a agreed to buy tho Mississipp liver bridge which has been out service since it was damaged cc floes nearly a decade ago, The wish to clear up title questions lowevor, before completing th snip, Tho judge will be asked to ru! whether Allamakee County, la ind Crawford County, hav any tax claims on the bridge an whether the contract signed by th Bridge company and 1he Burling ton Railroad in 1930 still is in feet.

The contract gave the brldg company the right to cross th railroad's right of way. Alta Yista Farm Home Destroyed ALTA VISTA If The far) homo which the Louis Gcbel fam tly has tenanted for 12 years wu destroyed Wednesday night by fir which broke out while the Gebe and three of their children wer visilliiR a Taverns Raided QSAGE ff Three Stacyvil taverns were raided by two sta agents and a Mitchell'County de uty sheriff Wednesday night and quantity of Minnesota whisky wa reported seized at two of places, tl special audit by the slate audi- r's office which last week crlti- zcd the commission for use of the ur-place plane, for a abuse" in tho use of private cars commission personnel, and ap arent failure to give close attcn- on to amounts collected from ate park concessionaires, frainmen Hurt Derailment 1C Freight Wrecked Near Storm Lake STORM LAKE Two train- ien were injured and transit of a argo of meat was- interrupted hen 19 cars of an Illinois Central train from Sioux Falls, D. era derailed about 10 miles east 1 here early Thursday, Railroad special agents and olh- authorities were assigned to uartl duty over the cargo to rovent possible looting, The tiainmcn hurt were John alJarmn, -18, Cherokee, who suited scalp and chest cuts, and ernard St. John, 57, Sioux City ho suffered shock and bruises oth were taken to the Bucna ista County Hospital in Storm ako. Callahan and St.

John were in the caboose of tho 25-cai verts Collision St. John managed to flag a sec nd section of the train in time to vert a rear end collision. The econd section reportedly came to stop only 20 feet or so fiom the reck, After the derailment firemen rom Storm Lake and Newell light blaze which broke out in ome of the cars. The locomotive and four front ars proceeded on mlo Newell, bout two miles east of the ac- scone. Cause of the derailment was no! eterminccl immediately, rtorrell Meat Twenty-three of Ihe cars carried anous meal products from John Sioux Falls, S.D lant 1o Ihe southeast tlantic Coast slates, eighteen i Coast States.

Eighteen ailed, Each car carried between and 35,000 pounds of meat roduels. One of Morrell's two new mc- hanically refrigerated cars caught ire following the derailment and 'as lost. A company spokesman at Ottum- 'ii said six cars broke open and no moiil spilled out. Sixteen car- oads oC meat must be reloaded nlo olhpf cars before it can be loved, the company said. Stalin Heart Fadei Death May Be Only A Matter of Hours A I A ttorothy Koehrsen, Avoca junior, is one of 23 candidates for tho title of "Miss SUI" at Iowa City.

She is Ihe daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Koehrsen, The queen and her court will be elected by vote of men students Friday and will be presented at Club Cabaret that night in Iowa Memorial Union. Premier's Life Is Ebbing Away MOSCOW, (AP) Joseph Stalin's heart is faltering, the latest bulletin his physicians discloses, and the announcement of his death may be only a matter of hours Acquit Weinberg in Perjury Case Accused of Lying in Party Denial WASHINGTON fP Dr, Joseph Weinberg, the Scientist of' congressional investlgaliqn of atomic spying, was acquitted' Thursday of a charge of perjury, lie was accused of lying when he denied to a congressional committee that he had been a member of the Communist party, The jury, which received tho case late Wednesday, deliberated for more than seven hours, reaching a verdict within 15 minutes after it reported back for duty at 10 a.m. U.S.

District Judge Alexander Iloltzoff told tho jurors he did not agree with their verdict. Smiles Happily When the jury foreman, Eugene Hopson, a government worker, announced the finding ol "not guilty" the pale, thin, bespectacled scientist smiled happily. His wife, Merle, who was among the spectators, also broke into a big, happy smile. Weinbcrg then was discharged from the bond under which he has remained at liberty since his indictment on three charges of lying icfore the House un-American Ac- ivitics Committee May 25, 1849, The committee said later it hud established that Wrlnberg slipped atomic secrets to Steve Nelson, a bmmunisl party functionary, to ye passed on to Russia, Weinberg denied this allegation, vtcConnell Favors vtove to Save Trees A petition requesting reduced trecl width proposed now pav- ng in older to save shade trees net i the approval of City Manager M. McConnell Thurs- lay, Tho petition was filed Wodnes- lay, It asks a proposed paving Avenue between Thirtieth ind Thirty-first Streets, bo reduced me foot on each side.

McConnell said that residents and properly owners originally request' orl tho alloration last year. It is the nly block in the city's lOriS paving irogram where Irees would be ootcd by present plans, he said, The petition requests that plans ind conli'Bcts governing thp paving )2 amended, "I believe it only fair that a city cooperate in saving valuable ihaclo trees," he remarked. State Fair Dates DES MOINES 3353 Iowa State Fair will be a week lalci han usual, the Stale 1 Fair Board las announced. The fair this ycai i i from Saturday, Aug. 29 through Monday, Sept, 7.

Liquor Theft Case to Audubon Jury AUDUBON A'--The case of John Everett Jensen, 33, charged in connection wilh theft of 93 cases of liquor from the Audubon state liqu- uor store last fall, was scheduled to go to the jury Thursday afternoon, Testimony-'-and arguments in the case were completed Thursday morning but the judge's instructions remained to be delivered, Jensen, testifying Wednesday in his own defense, told the jury he and his wife were at his mother's home in Ft, Dodge watching television nt the lime the liquor store breakin occurred. Jensen's wife bstifird in corroboration but his mother is in Florida, Jensen denied he stole the liquor, lie claimed he had loaned a truck to Paul Ross, Ft, Dodge tavern owner, on Sept. 25 and that on Sept. 2B ho discovered it was full of whisky on the Al Leiss farm. Ross earlier had testified that Jensen contacted him shortly after a i took him to the Leiss farm, and sold him several cases of.

whisky from a pickup truck parked in a corn field, The trial opened more than a week ago, Does Land Office Business in 29-cent U.S. Beef Sale FERTILE Delton who says ho got fed up reading bou I New Zealand beef" and do- cidod to meet the price of Ihe imported product, did a land office business in 29-ccnt U.S. beef at his locker plant here Thursday, poured in from many towns in Minnesota and from Iowa points as far distant as Dos Moincs after, Davis announced he would sell U. beef quarters for 29 cents a pound Thursday through Saturday. Five Butchers Five butchers instead of the us- linl Iwo were on duly nt Ihe plant Thursday, and were finding impossible to keep up with orders for the cheap taieat.

When asked how much beef he sold during the first hour Thursday, Delton said, "I don't know. I do know we need help," Later he estimated he had orders for 20,000 pounds. Davis said he will continue tak- ing orders for meat, taking Ihe names and addresses of customers for later delivery, However, Davis said, he fears he will have to stop taking orders when the volume reaches 30,000 or 40,000 pounds, because of the time required to process the meat, Ninety per cent of the orders, Davis been for processed meat -cut up and packaged for which he receives an additional two cents a pound. Good Grade Ho described the meat being sold as good grade, "all young normally sells for 39 lo 49 cents per pound, The firm announced a limit of two quarters per customer. The beef quarters average about 100 pounds each, Davis said.

Despite the reduced price, Davis estimated he will at least make expenses; "Whether I make any money or not, it's a cinch to build a lot of good will," said. awaj'. A medical bulletin Thursday night for the first lime mentions a failure of Ihe prime minister's heart. Previous reports had centered around a brain hemorrhage (stroke) a i a in brcathinf, and blood circulation. The latest bulletin the third from the 10 doctors since a stroke felled Stalin in the Kremlin Sunday night acknowledged that his condition had deteriorated.

It a his status "exceedingly grave." This third bulletin was issued at 8:30 p.m. and reported Stalin's condition up to 4 p.m., (7 a.m.. CST). It described signs of heart failure, The bulletin read: "The treatment is at present directed mainly toward combatting irregularities in breathing and blood circulation, in particular of the coronary one." This would mean the circulation of blood through the heart, A leading medical authority said Ihe bulletin meant Stalin soon would be doncl, if he was not already so, and said it was in effect a description of fatal heart failure, Blood Pressure Down The physicians' bulletin described Stalin's blood pressure as having decreased as he grew increasingly pale, Tho physicians' second bulletin had been issued earlier Thursday and described Stalin's condition as of 2 a.m. The bulletin disclosed the bruin hemorrhage that struck down Ihe 73-year-old leader of world Communism Sunday night affected the trunk section of the brain, in addition to tho loft sector where the bleeding occurred, His heart action, blood circulation and a i i continued "gravely impaired," it added.

(In New York, competent modi cal sources said on the basis the bullclm first report 01 Stalin's condition since the inilia announcement Wednesday oC the illness--the Russian chief hat "little or no chance of A leading Canadian neuro-surgeoi said in Montreal that it the medi cal report was correct, the Sovie leader may already be Call for Unity As the latest report on the con dition of their leader was an nounccd to the saddened Russian people, Ihe Communist party news paper Pravda, in a front-page ed ilorial, called for "unity of the party and the people" in these difficult days. The government's Council Ministers (cabinet) and the Com munist party's Central Commilto already had announced they were "guiding" the parly and the coun try, but there has been no indi cation here as to how govcrnmen or parly leadership would be at fected by Stalin's incapacity. Although unquestionably lens and nervous, Moscow's citUcn went about their normal tasks a Ihe morning broke with snow fal ing from grey, hcnvy-laden skic and a biting wind whipping out the northeast, Open as Usual Factories, stores and office were open as usual, There were crowds in Red Square, the vas open area under the frownin Kremlin battlements. The chief indication of nnylhin out of the ordinary was the lorg number of people in the city' churches. Many flocked to bur candles and pray for Stalin' health after Patriarch Alexci Moscow and all Russir.

led specif prayers for the Russian chief's covery, The medical bulletin from th Kremlin doctors said that Stalin breathing had improved somewhn Wednesday after the use-of, med cal drugs but later in the da 'grave breathing disturbances re commenced." The bulletin also disclosed lha Ihe premier's doctors have rcsor cd to one of the oldest medic practices--the use of blood-sucl ing leeches--as well as such vanced scientific remedies as pe: icillin in the effort to save life. ossiblc Successors Two of (lie three top mentioned ossiblc successors to Joseph V. Stalin should 'he die are L. P. eft) and Foreign Minister M.

Molotov (right). The third--'fcnd ading--candidate is Georgi Malcnkov, discount Chances of Early' hange in Russian Policies "For the second time, Icechc were iisod lo draw blood," it nounced. They presumably wei applied in the hope of Teducin Stalin's alarmingly high pressure--210 maximum to minimum. Iowa Traffic Deaths March 5, 1953 63 March 5, 1952 66 By JOHN HIGHTOWER WASHINGTON tf-Top State De- 1 artmcnt officials i hursday the chances or any early idical change in Soviet foreign po- cics under cw Kremlin leader- lip. Some experts thought that Pro- ier Stalin's removal from power, disclosed in the official an- ouncomcnt of his illness, might aralyzc Soviet operations, for a me and to a degree, because of probable struggle fo: the mantle succession.

Many persons in igh position have considered it kely that Stalin was already dead. The official attitude was lo as- line Soviet policies would go ubstantially unchanged and that le U. must expect to fight (he ot war elsewhere for an indefinite eriod. ong-rnnge Effects The lonfj-raiiRc effects of hangc in the Red high command nd the possible impact on Amer- can foreign policy have been un er study in high quarters here ncc word of the announcpmen the Russian Premier's illness nrly Wednesday, It appeared possible that the hatiees of World War III might be really increased if Stalin's succes or proved to be a more reckless lan. On Ihe other hand, officials fore aw a possibility that a new lead might prove to be less con ernod wilh expanding frontier? nd more concerned with building Russia internally.

It that were rue, it would be at least theorcli ally possible to make agreements give (lie world a greater sense security by ending some of th lore critical cold war issues. Moscow Ploying ft Straight on Stalin PARIS scorns to be ilaying it straight with (he story if Stalin's illness, and this In it elf Indicates there is division nJ ncerlalnty among the of ie Soviet Union. If there were perfect confjord mong the powers of the Kremlin --that is, if there were someone the top whose authority was un- ucstioned--it seems unlikely that talin's illness would have been an- ounced so quickly. Soviet authorities held up the nnounccment of his illness qnly vo days. Vishinsky to Moscow Will Receive Report UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.

iel. Ambassador Gcorgi Zarubi said Thursday Soviet Foreign Min ster Andrei Y. Vishinsky will Moscow Friday. Zarubin is Soviet ambassador he U.S. Soviet U.N, Delegate Valeria Zorin sold Vishinsky would re ceivc a rejiort from Ihe Russia and then return to th U.N, On Need More Men Teachers Here More men teachers are needed the grade school system here, Turn to page 3 for story and pictures.

A German elementary teacher has been learning about the American way of life through visits to A'dnms County and civic organization, The illustrated story of his slay in (he Corning vicinity is on page 15. Invitations to the U. S. Embmy In Rome will read and Mr. Story on page 21.

Henry Hoffman ol Manning is winding up many years of service on Carroll education boards. Story and picture on page 17. Thirty-nine Iowa cities of 4,000 or more population had no traffic deaths in 1952, according to story on page 7. President Willing to Go Half Wa) Would Sovltt Successor to Stalin. (Earlier story on page 6) WASHINGTON ft President Eisenhower expressed willlngrtess Thursday to go half way to Moscow to meet whoever succeeds the dying Joseph Stalin in Russia's scat of power.

lie attached the amc conditions he set. out week go for a possible meeting with Stalin, In a news conference statement, he President said he did nol know vhat might come from tho impending shifts in Russia and described Ihe United Stales altitude )f (he moment as very definite vntchfulncss. He said this country's basic pirn vould be, as it has been, to seek irogrcss toward peace. As to a meeting with any new lusslan leader, he said Ihe condi- ions would be (A) that it had.ap- M'ova) of the American people, ind (B) that there was reason to wlieve it would do some good in the cause of peace. Life Imprisonment for Army Deserter; LA.

ROCHELLK, France JP-A U.S. Army private who went AWOL in 1945 and lived near Paris for seven years, working as a jiir- penter and house painter, has been sentenced to life imprisonment, for desertion. He is Pvt, George Risher, ot Slickville, who told a court martial here-he deserted 101st airborne division in March, 1945, after being wounded in-iHol- land in 1944, Risher testified: he had lived in the suburbs of PRrls with a French divorcee, the Aumy said, announcing the sentencing Thursday. Coon Dog's Htod Gets StHck in Hollow Tret: KNOXVILLE, Tcnn. fl' Valkcr and some friends were lunting coons Saturday night near Ga.

About 1 a they decided to quit, but Purple, a etoran coon dog, was nowhere to bo found, Three men sent out Wednesday resume the search found --his head stuck in a hollow tree. He'd treed a coon, tried to; go after him and got stuck. The 'dog eemed to be in good spirits de- pile his experience. The coon is in the bag. YOU'LL i Thank Ytir "LUCKY Yen Watch tin NONPAREIL Wait Mt Your NEW.