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Pace I -THE BISMARCK IMUJfNI December 29. 117 Copper Wire Shortage Stymies REA Program shortage of copper and aluminum wire is up the government's program to supply clcctr.cl'.j to rural testified Tuesday. The told a senate civil service 6Ubccninuf.ee the big Mumbling block in the path ot the rural electrification program Is the lack of transmission wire "If power, gas and copper are available," he said, "we can Increase cur output." His company makes the copper-covered steel transmission cables used for heavy electric loads. Senator Langer (R-NDi asked Ege why his company has a monopoly on this kind of wire. Ege said it was largely because of the basic patent held by the company.

He added this George W. Haggard, assistant ad- patent has expired and other com- minUtrator of the Rural Electnfi- I paaies are now trjlng to enter the Held. Maxwell E. Noyes of the electrical conductor division of the Aluminum Company of America, there is a shortage of aluminum due largely cation Administration, said the REA is spreading electric lines into areas at pace. But this Pearce Urges More Personal In Too few citizens visit our legiila- Uve session, not only to make their Two new trucks added sentiments felt regarding pending department to give the local organi- During the More Personnel, Equipment Added To Fire Department During 1948 and better fire-fighting, hiclea the department now has.

equipment, more firemen in the department, and more fires to fight-that's the story of the Bismarck legislation but to find out how our laws are made, members of the Bismarck Klwanls club were told Tuesday by William R. club president. Every citizen has the right to attend legislative actions and all committee meetings, which are open to the public, without fear of being a lobbyist, he continued. Most representations before legislators in behalf of or in opposition The department added two more men to Us roster In 1848 as the fire protection needi of the city continued to expand with the growing year, the firemen a reco.d-breaking not enough, he added, to meet the post-war de- irand lor electric power During 1948, the REA turned eleo tr.c power into 147,000 miles of new lines serving 469,000 customers. In this period, Haggard stalled but without transmission estimated, piivate power companies lines.

ouilt about 51,000 miles of rural Senator Longer said at the conclu- Ilnes of the hearings the subcom- W. W. Ege cf the Copperweld mittee will isnue a report on the situ- i Miflnf permlt comml to Steel Co, Glaasport. Pa said ation. But he was not sure, he said, production of heavy-duty transmis- what could be done at this time aon wire will be cut down because I to step up the supply of transmis- some of the best equipment answered 121 alarms, 95 silent calls swelled well over the RIcyfTJlct arisliHsm a 1 in the state.

Biggest addition wai. and 60 miscellaneous caUs. This the $26,000 aerial ladder purchased compares to 88 alarms in 1947 41 in October. This vehicle, with its silent calls and 86 miscellaneous. 85-foot ladder, is the first such piece Biggest month in 1948 for the fire- of fire-fighting equipment Bismarck men was April.

During the month has ever had. The other truck addition was a $15.000 pumper delivered in March. The purchase of these two trucks they responded-to 21 alarms, 14 silent calls and 7 miscellaneous calls. During the year, fire caused the to power shortages at the fabricat- to entUn 8 made by organ- Ing points ized or partially organized groups, Haggard estimated REA cooper- th lj spea lw sald atives have 22,000 miles of poles in- feature of JIortn Dakota legislative rules which Pearce commends is that which makes it impossible for a committee to kill a bill. The national congress and raised to six the number of ve- death of one man and destroyed Plane Has Hangover property estimated at close to $110.000 according to Fire Chief Harry Homan.

Lone fatality was Ben Diechert who died in a fire at his home at 601 Bowen Ave May 23. The total property damage was by the $75.000 blaze which hit the Hlnckley building 219 Fourth Christmas Day. Outside of the latter blaze, the largest amount of damage reported in any one fire was the conflagration which destroyed the home of Torrance during the last part of June. Damage at this fire was reported at 17,000. StOCkS Push Up Groin Quotations On Slow Market BISMARCK GRAIN QUOTATIONS FumUhed by BtuaeU-MUler SOttag Co.

December 36, 19V, 2 p. m. Wheat, No. 1 Wheat, No. a Wheat, No.

3 Amber Durum 1.82 Bed Durum IK S3.01 1.97 1.90 Barley Flax Rye Oats .87 6.67 1J9 of a shortage of ingot copper. i sion wire. Hollywood's 'Best Quotes, Or, 'Notable Gusts of 1948' By BOB THOMAS i blows out of the movie world each year. Here are some of the notable gusts of 1948. taking a vacation from radio: Everything's in chaos." Teresa Wright, on why she was happy to be fired from her Goldwyn contract: "Such contracts say.

in In the couise of a year, a Holly- effect, we have no privacies which wood reporter hears much talk and you producers cannot invade; trade kill bills. He does feel, however, that the deadline for introduction of new bills, currently the 50th day. might be made earlier. Under current procedure, he pointed out. too much work between the houses in conference committee is necessary in the lart 10 days.

He anticipates that the coming legislature will spend a great deal'of money and that the appropriations committees will be unusually busy. Just how the new budget board plan works out remains to be seen. Many of the committee rooms have been given acoustical treat- and new chairs for live past today's edition. But Bop Hope's wire to President Tru- of the iound and fury come a few man day after election: outstanding quotes that stick in your i And I hope you won't mind my memory. These are the ones I adding my best of the yearselected: -Best wishes for a happy, prosperous Esther Williams, on the new I and peaceful 1949 scanty bathing suits.

"Why. they 1 come cff in the water If you can't swim in what are they? Bette Davis, on censorship: "The public is screaming for something censorable. Sex fioesn't have to be dirty." Errol F1 "The heroes I play a a idiots." Or.son Welles: claimed I was a genius, nor has anyone else. I a the most attacked figure in theatrical history Fred Allen: "Television seems to' be nothing but radio fluorosroped." Lana Turner, quoted as she ar-' rived in England with 18 cases of belongings: "I'm Just a poor American girl and I Just breught a few things to come over here with." I Lauren Bacall, turning down a "Jones Beach" role: Final Rites for Mrs. Peierson io Be Friday Funeral services for Mrs.

Peterson, 85, Driscoll, who died in Bismarck Monday, will be held Friday at 2 p. m. at Community Hall with the Btar. H. Tuttle cfficifttlng.

N. Schey Burial will cemetery. cc in the Driscoll bers have been purchased. An electronic roll call system ateo has teen Installed in the senate chamber, which will facilitate and speed roll calls appreciably. Pearce was introduced by Chris Bertfcli.

prczram chairman, Five members of the Kiwanis Boy Scout troop were presented with' Christmas gifts by Rev. A. E. Smith, scoutmaster, at the luncheon meeting. They were Danstrom.

Tom Flynn. Jerry Muller. Richard Lee and Richard Olson. Only ether guest was Harold Johnson, student at the University of Minnesota who is his parents-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.

Paul A. Dalager. Police Radio Net Hears Completion Grain NEW YORK -me market pushed ahead Wcdnccday for gains of fractions to around 3 polnta. The movement was alow but the direction clear. BusiStts was more active than in most other this month but still short of Tuesday 1 1,850,000 shares.

Turnover was at the rate I fuu'dty? 1 3 0 000 Sh re the MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN FUTOBE8 Radio and television, railroad, and oil stocks were, among the better performers although generally were pretty well distributed. Wednesday's rally followed a spill Tuesday, the sharpest of the month. The advance appeared to be more tfce result of a let-up In tax selling pressure rather then aggressive domand. MINNEAPOLIS. DEC.

Open High Dow Close Wheat- May 2.32%, 2.23H 2J2H 2.22% July 2.18K, Oats- May Rye May 1.02* SINCE THE CONVAIR air liners are too big for the hangars at Cleveland Airport, officials cut holes in the doors and get as much of the plane inside as possible. Result is a little overlap, like the tail section on this plane. Tarpaulins are thrown over the tail to protect it from ice and snow, while maintenance crews work on the engines indoors. The Burleigh Morton county police radio network moved another step nearer completion this week as radio engineers from South Dakota installed mobile receiving and transmitting units in five automobiles tperated by law officers In the area. The engineers, Frank Mayer and Ronald Brown of Rapid City, set up the units in state highway patrol cars operated by Superintendent M.

Klein and Patrolmen Ryder Kamro and Clark Monroe, la Burleigh county Sheriff M. A. Hunter's car and in- the patrol car of Mandan city police. This brings to seven the number of patrol cars operating in the two- county area which are equipped with the two-way radios. Two Bismarck patrol cars have had units or about a month now.

One radio is still to be installed in tne car of a Burleigh county deputy sheriff and is is expected Morton county officials will come into the system in the near ture. All the radio calls are channeled I through the central headquarters i located in the Bismarck police 5ta- i tion, lightf Price Change Small CHICAGO Price changes on the board of trade were small and dealings were light again Wednesday. The market did not have much of a trend, but for most of the day May wheat and com had small gains while the deferred deli veiies sold slightly -under the previous close. Cash grain houses did most of the buying while selling orders came mainly in small lots from commission houses. Wheat closed lower to higher, May corn was lower to higher.

May cats were unchanged to lower, May rye was higher, May soybeans were lower to 'i higher. March was 2 to 7 cents a hundred higher, January $16,92, Lana Turner have never Mrs. Peterson was born Oct. 29. 1863 at Gulbran- staron, a and came to tile I United States in i 1883.

settling a a i Iverson Held Wednesday Funeral services for Mr. I. C. Nine Jap Officers County Rood Snow Removal To Die on Gallows M. I Condition Best Ever Gillen Death Burleigh county is in the best condition ever this winter to handle Minn.

In 1890 a erson 89 lo time Mandan real- moved to Valley i who diecl at a hospital in Bis- City and married I marck Sunday, were held at the Mr. J. Olson. A I Presbyterian church In Mrs. Peterson short time later an at 2 P- Wednesday.

The Tm not a 'he couple returned to Norway to Rev Stewart officiated. bathing beauty: I'd be embarrassed." make their home but following the I Mr and Iverson recently Ray Milland, taking a suspension death cf her husband she return- sold 1 home in Mandan and were for refusing "Mask of ed to this country and accepted with their son-in-law and "The role simply is beyond my position as superintendent of the daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Meyer capabilities." First General Hospital at Valley hen, Bismarck, prior to leaving Ellis Arnall, new independent pro- City.

ducer head, explaining why he pre- She married CSfl J. Peterson in was for the West coast. Mr. Iverson diets the failure of the Johnston 1900 and they then moved to Dris- wnlcn was followed ya more se- offlcc's campaign, to get people backlcoll in 1912 where they operated a CTe one tn caus of nis death. into theaters: "The voice of the 'store for 20 years until the death of I Mr lvers was bom June 4, 1( people is the voice of God and her husband in 1933 the Johnston offlee Jane Russell: "I've been posing, an cutstanding architect and was for cheesecake for seven years and a member of the Norwegian Luth- 1879 at Benson, and attended Mrs.

Peterson was known to be schools there and In Minneapolis. I'm through with it. Clark Gable, on the lack of eran church of Valley City. She is survived by a daughter attendance by oldsters: "Maybe Mrs. Carl Erickson and two sis- should take a more adult approach tors.

Mrs. Ludvig Jenson, Pelican 68 6 RapldS Mi 8nd TM Halma tures haven contributed much in Erekine, Minn and four regard, 1 a fh. La "Shton "Film actors. The Body will be taken to Dris- are the most humble people on coll from the Boelter funeral home ou Friday morning. Shelly on acting with Ronald Colman: "There's more life in him than in most of the vounger boys." Alexis Smith, on getting a dance- 'HnlHlin' War? Palrarl hall girl role: For seven years I've I 0 W8S oKefl played society dame parts and btg- Mmoi Fireman Admits He came to Mandan Jan 23, 1903 and worked as a barber.

Later he opened and operated his own shop. He continued as a barber until IMS when he sold out and opened a real estate office. Mr. Iveraon which was followed by a more tt- tate office until a short time ago. A member of the Presbyterian church, Mr.

Iverson also was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Rotary, past exalted ruler of the Elks, first member of the National Association of Real Estate Dealers In North Da- Hirohito broadcast his sur- Thls year the county has 12 pieces of snow removal equipment render speech compared to the five they had last year, Oillen said. These macrlines Sixteen other Japanese were as- are distributed throughout the county where they will do the most good scssed prison the county engineer explained Included In the equipment are eight motor grade" equipped with mow plows and wings. Three of these will operate out of Bismarck and one each out of Baldwin, Reran, Wine, Sterllnr and Mofflt. I from five years to by a (Eighth Army commission. Seven other defendants in the mass trial were acquitted.

Witnesses testified the U. S. airmen were decapitated after they WEST FARGO LIVESTOCK UNION STOCKYARDS, WEST FAR- GO--tffj--Cattle and 400; no choice or prime grain a few good mostly stackers, I and to good: bulls, veal and heavy slaughter only nominal; fair showing stock general cattle market opened slow- i l.v. about steady with close on early rounds, although in, eated weakneii on heavy slaughter I kinds; cowg are and feeders ilow. about iteady but vefiy 1 narrow outlet; bulls steady, trying for lower bulk applicable today, stock 180021.00, feeder 30.00-23.00 and slaughter 17.00-22.0O and above, common off-colored 1400.

16.00. Daughter I7.00-2l.oo. 18.00-18.00, common lo.oo and above; choice 19.00- 21 to 18 common to medium and 14 So- 16 SO, weighty cutters 17.00, feeding beef and uuir bulli 20 medium 18.00-21.00- light CHICAGO GRAIN FCTCKEB CHICAGO. DEC. Open Low ClOM Wheat- May 2.38H 2.30H 3.38% July 2.10 3.10% 3.00% 2.10% Sept 3.00% 3.10'* 3.00* 3.00% Corn-May 1.48'i 1.50H 1.40% July 1.47 1.4734 1.46% 1.47% Sept 1.41 1.41 1.40% 1.41)6 Dec 1.34'i Uf 1.34U 1.34% Oats- May July Sept Rye-- .78 .79 May Soybeans-- 1.7 J'i 1.73 1.72 1.73 Mar.

May July Lard- Jan Mar May July 2.61 2.62 3.60H 3.60% 2.98 3.S6 2.MK 2.S4 2.55'» 2.54 2.64H: 17.00 16.97 17.00 17.00 16.87 18.92 17.10 18.95 17.02 17.05 16.92 17,00 17.05 16.90 17.02 bulls 22.SO-24.00; vealers 32.00 down. Sheep slaughter lambs generally weighty discounted; early top choice handy- weight slaughter lambs 26.00; fat sheep slow. rhts The other four snow clearers are caterpillar tractors eauiooed with ere told thelr were In plows. Two of these work out of Wilton and one each is stationed at 11 nwuonea ac Wtag and Moffit. lngs To date, very little snow removal work has been required Gillen added.

Some minor road? have been cleared but a majority of the patrols have not even been in operation as yet, he said Burleigh county is in no difficulty over funds for snow removal the engineer reported. "Where some counties operate from a budget we just go a-head and clear the roads without any definite limitation on the amount of money to be used," he said fr atomic Hiroshima and Nagasaki. nd an sessor for 14 years. On April 3, 1905 married Miriam MINOT-- in a signed state- Weekes at Dickinson. for a role with guts.

Now I've ment, to Minot police Besides his KOI my wish and I'll probably spend the next seven wishing to get back into clpthef." Edgar Bergen on why he was NUBS of the NEWS he leaves two Clarence Darling, Minot, admitted daughters, Mrs. Meyer Cohen, Bisa $23 holdup he reported late Monday night was a hoax. marck, and Mrs. Robert Cohen, Washington, D. a sister, Mrs.

Ed Darling said he lost the money lr M1 ea lls 'layinz cards Mondav I brothers. They are: playlns cards Monday night and had thrown away his billfold and then informed police two men had accosted him and robbed him ol the money and the billfold. RIKTIIN Daughter. Srhncjrtor, Mr Minnesoian Sentenced To Pen for One Year A nl A M1 nn li8 Daueliter, Msgnuson, rf Dor. 2.

Daughter, Mr and Jli 5 1 r'er Naoolcon, 6 40 I Ml. nnrt Mfs oe a rence Isaacs, was sentenced Law- to Mrs. Malcom slxtotntli si. 8.36 Si'hat- one year in the North Dakota penitentiary Tuesday by Judge George Than. Jr.

entered a plea of guilty and three Knute Iverson and Jacob Iverson, both of Minneapolis and Peter Iverson, Breckenridge, Minn. Active pallbearers were C. R. Gary, Charles Cooley, Arthur Scott, L. C.

Hulett. Theodore Serr and Ralph Newcomer. Honorary palbearers were D. C.Mohr, O. Collls, Charles Hughes, W.

H. Stutsman, Fred McKendry, W. C. Tostevin, John Klelnschmldt, Herman Swanson, A. Larson, H.

Newton, Charles Kidd, Charles Pierce, J. C. Gould and Frank Hedden. America Has The United States has about three fifths of the worlds phones. She added 3,250.000 in 1947 and 3.000,000 mlQ48 14 Tt I 15--Just four hours after Hirohito broadcast his surrender speech Many of the 33 were used by the Japanese as archery and sword practice targets, -witnesses at the trial testified.

Condemned to be hanged were Lt. Gen. Isamu Yokoyama, commander ot the western army; Maj. Gen Kyusaku Pukushima, assistant chief staff; Maj. Gen.

Shoshin Ito, chief of the western army legal section Col. Kiyoharu Tomomori, Capt Vusel Wako, Lt. Hiroji Nftkayama, Lt. Kentarb Toji and Probationary Officer Mashahlko Marazaki. 4 a nn "ft" JS.OO; knshET vea! calves 28.00-29.00, gh choice 3O.OO and 31.00, an individual real choice 32.00 today good to choice 24.00-27.00, cull and common 14.00-17.00: two fed heifer.

W7- from Hendrum, at 28.00, with one steer Prtcf. same ihljunent thU morning. 83O; Mow opening, buyers bia- dine to 25c higher all butchers and sows on early rounds: noon n0t finltely at Sheep to noon: but appear ralrfy SOCTH ST. PALX UVESTOCK SOUTH ST. Cattle slaughter heifers and cows very slow; not enough done to accurately quote the market; earJy bui-ing sentiment very beariih with bids on slaughter and heifers or more lower; cows mostly SO lower; some bids off more: few good 19.00-20.00; common and 15.50-17.00; bulls fairl; steady; good wel: medium and good ighty 20.5( active, 23.50; ers and feeders scarce, very little done.

Calves bulk good and 27.00. 32.00; high choice 33.00-34.00; eom- nellv 18 culls to lambs open- lce fed wooj rs; good and toady. CASH CKATX today 93; year ago 208. Trad- Ing basis unchanged to ic hliher to higher. Caih: rfS ern No northern i 2 to 18 Pro'eln 2.28%- cent premium for hcavs- frade No.

2, 1-Sc; No 1 hard Montana 2.28%. 2.33% Minntjota-South Dakota No. 1 dark hard winter 2.26T4-2.297, rancy milling durum 2.38*5-2.40%: 1 TM" lln 2.32C UVESTOCK CHICAGO All hog a I ere steadv to strong today we i re 5 teady to 5D Iambs were steady. Hogs uneven, tt trCm Wlth mo on weights under 220 Ibs ste.dy; top 23.00: for severai most and 230-260 i i i No. 1 red durum 2.117i-2.:3? Corn: No.

2 yellow 1.37 3. Farmers Must Report Practices by Jan-. 15 Jh. sows 17.00-1SSO- few head IB 475-600 Ib. weights 16.00- hl'SV, 1 1 5il calva 400; te ri heifer? active: medium and eood Ib.

up fully steadv to cents higher, all other veigh'tj cultural conservation program they must be reported to the county AAA committee before Jan IS, Chairman Nils Dronen said Wednesday. The committee chairman said "It is the responsibility of the farm- eigh'tj and If Burleigh county farmers want ni-, a. to receive payment for practices steers and earlings moitly carried out under the IMS agrt- to i. strong to 50 cents higher: cows steady to strong; bulls 23-50 cenu vealers firm; early top 34.50 for load choice 1.172 loads held rnoit high-good and choice steert 29 bulk medium and choice fed heifers 2 dium and good good to 4.50-27,25; Blvmarrk county authorities. He was charged with taking money from two Wash- a Ra" lev 213 i 3.09 Dee rtt establishments.

a i nnrt Z.m- merman, 614 First St WtS-j a Dei 1 DEATHS Cheryl Chase. 10-monlh-oid ler of Mi and Mrs. Lron Chasi- i Oannonball, 12.03 i at A lot'al Body is at tiis i ler a homf. FINE SPKKDUR PorsbcrR. is Mai.dan.

fined S40 Tuesday hy a Olgelrson a cntt-ed a ea of guilty to a i.harsp ft sppofl- g. Porsber? -vva-i an-ested earls THURSDAY ONLY Delightful as a Dessert HALVAH Atsr. Flavors, 15-or tin Red Owl Stores Best Ever Oatmeal Cookies '3 Cup shortening cup brown sugar -cup sM-itiiate 1 rgs (beaten) 1 tablespoon tip vanilla cuy sifted flour tt-p joda tsp soda cups uncooked oatmeal 1'- cups chocclate Cream shortening and sugar thor- ougn.j st In beaten egg anci vanilla Add sifted dry oat, and chocolate Uh.pt from a teaspoon onto a errsased baking and bake in a iijcderatc o-en 375 ten to fifteen rr.ir.utcs M-- 6c.i:.fmj!i Regan, North Dakota Form Minot Law Firm MINOT --(IP)-- Attorney R. H. Eosard Wednesday announced formation of a partnership with At- i tomey Hugh McCutehecn who has been assistant city attorney under him the past year.

The partnership one of North Dakota's kngest practicing attorneys with one of the city's' newest lawyers. Bosard began his practice with his father In Grands Forks in 1897, and came to Minot in 1906. MsCutehoon was graduated from the University of North Dakota law school in 1947 and was admitted to the bar in July 1947. He is the son of Attorney E. I who came to Minot in 1900 still is practicing Pettibone Youth, 13, Recovering from Kicit JAMESTOWN f) Edward Hertel, 13, Pettibone.

is reported to be recovering; satisfactorily at JameoUwn hospital Wednesday af- ler having beenjwtfced in head. bv a horse Tuesday. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hertel, Pettibone.

i L. A. POPtLATION L'P US California Taxpayers association which makes a yearly census estimate, said edresday that Los Angeles county has a population of 3,951,000 people flours is 42 per cent above the official u. S. census of 1940 n-hich population of 2,784,843.

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