Globe-Gazette from Mason City, Iowa • Page 8

NORTH IOWA'S DAILY PAPER EDITED FOR THE HOME 3EPAHTW6NT MIST8SY ANi DES i THE NEWSPAPER THAT MAKES ALL NORTH IOWANS NEIGHBORS" HOME EDITION Uimj VOL. L1V Associated PtKi United Press Full Leased Wires (Five Cents a Cgpyfi MASON CITY, IOWA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1947 This Paper Consists ol Two Settlons-Scclloa One No. 56 SET STOPGAP AID AT $597,000,000 OPEN BREAK IS NEAR BETWEEN RUSSIA, FRANCE French Arrest 9 in Soviet Commission Who. Evaded Ouster Order Paris, (U.R) -The government's arrest and summary ouster from France of 9 members of the soviet repatriation commission who evaded a blanket expulsion order, appeared to have driven France close to an open break with Russia Saturday. Russia protested'vigorously against the roundup and ejection of the soviet citizens.

The protest, announced even before the government disclosed the arrests, was the 4th of a series made to France by the Soviets in a month of mounting: strain on diplomatic relations between them. A spokesman for the interior ministry reported that the soviet commissioners were arrested late Friday night and Saturday in Paris and Marseille. All 9 already had been conducted to the French border. The new ouster brought to 44 the number of soviet citizens arrested and expelled or ordered expelled from France in the last month. Not considering the new protest, delivered to the foreign office Friday night, France had rejected all soviet complaints except one.

That it refused even to consider greater diplomatic insult than rejecting it. The national assembly, the supreme power in France, backed up Premier Robert Schuman's handling of the deepening crisis Friday by a vote of 411 to 183. The 183 deputies who voted against it constitute the communist representation in tte assembly. Thus the communists, who have been proclaiming their deep concern for France, found themselves the only supporters of Russia against the combined representation of all other parties. The soviet protest which France rejected Friday was about the expulsion of 19 Russians from France on Nov.

23 for "subversive activities." France said they had not been mistreated as the Russians charged. As for a Russian accusation that the soviet embassy in Paris had not been informed, France replied tartly that it was not aware of any law or understanding that made a report to the embassy necessary. Francois Mitterand, minister of veterans' affairs, made a speech to the nation Friday night by radio. He charged that Russia had failed to carry out its part of the Franco- Russian repatriation accord of June 29, 1945, and said 18,000 Frenchmen were still held in the soviet. Mercury Dips to 5 Below at Spencer Des Moines, (IP) was sharply colder in Iowa Saturday and Spencer reported a low of 5 below zero.

The weather bureau said several points had traces of snow including Dubuque, Spencer, Cedar Rapids, Davenport and Burlington. Highways generally were in good shape except for slippery stretches, largely in the northern area. Friday's Iowa high was 30 above at Atlantic and Dubuque. Big 4 Council Cooling Off OverWeekend London, foreign ministers' session scheduled for Saturday was postponed until Monday on British initiative, in order to allow tempers to cool after Friday's violent argument. The postponement was announced by the conference secretariat.

A member of the V. S. delegation said it was agreed that another session Saturday would only result in quick tempers and con- Fusion. The 2 day recess will give the ministers time to plan a. course of action.

Authoritative sources 'said the American delegation agreed the conference was "hopelessly deadlocked" on the subject of reparations and that without agreement on reparations, discussion of economic and other subjects was useless. Secretary Marshall is expected to decide, over the weekend whether to try and break off the conference immediately or go through the function of finishing the agenda before doing it. Part of the decision will depend on the attitude of Foreign Minister Molotov of Russia at the opening of the Monday meeting. Molotov was understood to be willing that the sessions continue. A soviet spokesman said the future of the parley would depend on Marshall.

Some of Marshall's advisers said privately they believed Molotov's attack Friday, when he denounced the whole range of the western powers' policy in Germany, had killed all hope even for superficial Big 4 agreements on Germany and that little if anything could be accomplished by going on here. Others contended Marshall might better avoid a move to end the conference immediately because of the possibility of the upsetting effects throughout Europe of such a formal Big 4 break. Similar views had to be resolved into a course of action in the delegations of British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bavin and French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault. Beyond that it seemed certain the leaders of the western powers would seek an accord before taking any drastic action. The speech in which, as some western diplomats said, Molotov "threw the book" at Marshall, Bevin and Bidault came as a surprise, because -delegations of the western powers went into Friday's meeting expecting a continuation of Molotov's mild, conciliatory tactics of last week.

There was considerable speculation that the soviet minister acted on new instructions from the Kremlin to revert to tougher tactics. Want Whisky Industry to Continue Rationing Washington, The cabinet food committee Saturday recommended that the whisky distilling industry ration itself to bushels of grain a month and forego the use of wheat when the distillery holiday ends Dec. 24. In a letter 'to distillers, Secretary of Agriculture Anderson, chairman of the cabinet body, proposed that the new plan be carriec out "during the next months and so long thereafter as the need for grain conservation continues." The proposed grain consumption compares with a usage of 8,000,000 bushels in October, immediately prior to the nationwide shutdown, and an average of 5,000,000 bushels monthly in the 12 months Which ended last June 30. Weatker Report FORECAST Mason City: Generally fair through Sunday with not much change in temperature.

-Snow flurries and colder Sunday night. Low Saturday night 10 to 15. High Sunday 25 to 30. Iowa: Generally fair Saturday night and Sunday. Not much change in temperature.

Low Saturday night 10 northwest to 15 southeast. High Sunday 25 to 35. Minnesota: Cloudy with snow north. Partly cloudy south portion Saturday night. Strong shifting winds with heavier amounts of snow likely in northeast and extreme north portions Saturday night.

Sunday partly cloudy south, snow flurries north. A little warmer southwest portion Saturday night and Sunday. Otherwise no change in temperature. IN MASON CITY Globe-Gazette weather statistics for 24 hour period ending at 8 o'clock Saturday morning: Maximum 26 Minimum 12 At 8 a. m.

Saturday 12 YEAR AGO: Maximum 30 Minimum 12 Rescue Iowa Youth From Burning Home Manning-, Roster- mundt, Manning high school foot ball player and basketball forward, was rescued by ladder Friday from the upstairs of his home which was considerably damagec by fire. Rostermundt was upstairs and like other members of his family was asleep at the time the fire broke out in the basement. Smoke prevented him from making hi: way downstairs. He was brough' down the ladder unhurt, and the rest of the family also escapee from the fire. Iowa Girl, 8, Killed by Rifle Shot in Car Manchester, (JP) Kramer 8 year old daughter of Mrs.

Mildred Kramer, Earlville, was fatally injured Friday evening when a .22 bullet, discharged from a rifle in the car in which she was riding near Earlville, entered her head. The girl's brothers, Frank anc Marvin, were in the front seat the car, with Doris alone in the back seat when the accident occurred. The girl died in an Earlville doctor's office. AP Wircphoto TRUCK DRIVER DROPS IN FOR COFFEE (Top picture) This semi-trailer truck turned over on its side after nosing into the front of Lynn's Midway cafe, near Cedar Rapids Saturday morning. (Lower picture) The driver of the truck, Everett Halstead, 26, (2nd from left) gets his morning coffee even after his dramatic but damaging entrance into the cafe.

Others in the picture are unidentified. GOP Senators Agree to Plan to Curb Costs Washington, Republican senators agreed Saturday on a 10- point anti-inflation program aimed at curbing the cost of living through voluntary action combined with some government controls. Chairman Millikin (R-CoIo.) of the republican senate conference withheld details of the program until Senator Taft of Ohio can complete defrating a statement agreed upon at a 4-hour session of all the GOP senators. The statement was said to call for the speedy enactment by congress of legislation setting up procedure for agreements by business and agricultural interests to parcel out scarce cost of living items. It was reported to contain several of the proposals laid down in President Truman's 10-point program submitted at the opening of the special session of congress, such as export controls.

Millikin said the statement, which Taft promised to have ready later the day, was approved "unanimously, so far as I could see" by the more than 35 republican senators present. Taft explained that the statement, as revised, will be sent over for action by house republicans. He expressed hope the house members can agree on it and thus make it a general republican program. Cedar Rapids, (IP) freak truck accident at 9 a. m.

Saturday ivrecked the front of Lynn's Midway cafe 8 miles east of here on highway 30 when a semi-trailer truck loaded with merchandise left the road, struck the building Pay Boost at Boone Boone, pay Increase of 6 cents an hour for all city em- ployes has been granted by the city council, effective as of Dec. 1. Fire and police departments had asked fov S25 a month increase. The pay boost will amount to about 512 monthly. Gasoline pumps were knocked over at the same time.

Martha Schrimper said she hai just removed the morning's de livery of bread from the fron door and walked 10 feet into tin and turned on its side. building when the crash occurred Neither Everett Halstead. 2li. of No estimate of damage to th Omaha, driver of the truck, nor building was made immediately by Martha Schrimper, 36, waitress Richard Lynn, owner of the caf who was the sole occupant of the but considerable damage was don cafe, was injured. to the dining area and service sta Halstead said his vehicle was crowded off the paving on a nearby curve, slid on the ice and snow oh the shoulder, slashed -its way through the front of the building and turned on its side.

tion. Halstead was unable to es timate the value of his cargo. Halstead was arrested on charge of reckless driving. He wa fined S100 in a justice of peac court here. 6 More Fatalities Hike Iowa Traffic Death Toll to 535 North Iowa Farm Girl Killed When Sled Crashes Into Truck By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Iowa's 1947 motor vehicle death toll climbed to 535 Saturday as 6 new fatalities were recorded.

The total was only 502 on the same date a year ago. At Adel, Homer (Bill) Sheets, 16, Dallas Center, was killed and his brother Raymond, 14, injured seriously in a car-train collision at 8:42 a. m. Saturday. Near Anamosa, Robert Arnold, 25, Cedar Rapids, and Ralph Hanson, 29, Marion met death when their car left the road and hit a pole at 1 a.

m. At Waterloo, Arthur Naumann, 66. died Friday of injuries suffered in a pedestrian-truck accident Dec. 6. At Waukon, Catherine McCarthy, 8-year-old daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Maurice McCarthy, farmers north of Waukon, was killed when a sled on which she was riding crashed into a truck. Sheriff P. C. Hendrickson said the girl and her sister, Arlene, 10, were coasting down a steep hill and ran out onto highway 13, hitting the tru.ck.

Arlene suffered minor injuries. Robert Green, 22, of Ames, a student at the University of Iowa, was killed and 3 other persons were injured Friday night in a headon collision. The injured were Robert Chapman, Iowa State college student, who was driving the car in which Green was riding; Harold Sayers, Nevada, driver of the other car. and Mrs. Ida E.

Reding, a passenger in Sayers' auto. The first synthetic dye oC commercial importance was produced in 1856. Baby Boy Burns to Death in Trailer Fire Waterloo, Biret: 20-months-old son of an Mrs. Edward Biretz, burned death Saturday morning and sister, Kathryn, 7-months, critically burned when fire de stroyed the tiny trailer house which the family lived. The trailer was parked in Al DX trailer camp, one-half mil east on Highway 20, where 2 me died of monoxide poisoning their trailer house Wednesday.

The fire started and spread rap idly through the small traile during a brief interval in whic Mrs. Biretz had stepped out the dwelling. LEWIS BREAKS OFF WITH AFL CURT NOTE Marches Miners Out of Parent Body in Split Over Labor Law Washington, L. Lewis as divorced his 600,000 miners rom the AFL again in a move iewed by some labor men Satur- ay as a sign that he intends to lay independent in the 1948 pres- dential election. The 2nd split between the Jnited Mine Workers and the imerican Federation of Labor ame 11 years after Lewis first marched them out of the parent iody and less than 2 years after ic inarched them in again.

It was no surprise. The 67 year old Lewis had had iis hat in his hand ever since the ast AFL convention, when the xecutive council refused to go long him in an all-out fight gainst the non-communist provi- ion of the Taft-Hartley act. The formal break came Friday light with a typical Lewis gesture jf contempt and a typical 5 syl- able word which fell like an epi- "Green disaffiliate. These Words, scrawled in greer ayon on a torn-off half sheet ol cheap paper, were all the notice jewis sent President William Green of the AFL. While other" union officials declined to be quoted offhand, several said, by Lewis for political', independence next year probably, hastened the end.

In view of his strained relations with other AFL leaders they said At was likely that, he did not wan whatever litica) role tnay be played, by tiv new AFL "labor's educational ani political league." K. C. Adams, editor of the UMW Journal, told reporters there ha been "no deal" with any labor or ganization to combine forces fo the election campaign. Lewis has exhibited his politica independence before. He brok with the CIO in 1940 when tin CIO plumped for President Roose velt against his wishes.

Lewis quit the 15-member AFL executive council at the Octobe convention in San Francisco whei the members voted to change th constitution so that they wqul not be "officers" of the AFL with in the meaning of the Taft-Hart ley act. Thus they got around the re quirement that all officers of union must sign the non-com munist pledge if its affiliates ar to have any standing with the Na tional Labor Relations Board. REVIOUSLY REPORTED 403.30 harnr Division, First Baptist 2000. You Can Help Tree Grow With Your Gift! SENATE-HOUSE CONFEREES O.K. FULL S.

C. S. Circle IS 8.00 Friend he W. 1'. M.

Bridie Club 2.511 larlha Mission Circle. Kemett 3.1141 Mason City Fur Shoppe 15.1111 lanford Ladies Aid lll.on Irs. L. S. II Inme Room 114, Roosevelt Jr.

Hi 3.111 iter Nos Club B.IH! Girls. Y-Teen Club fi.lHl 'orrcst. Joyce and Ilarlyn Oor- kowski. Rock Falls 3.IM1 Policemen's Auxiliary Association :i.l)( latrons' Religious Group 2.IM lobert Duncan 5.04 Blanche Goudy 5.111 Box J.lH 'rom Richard and Jean o.lx) lardint r. T.

A 1.11 I. McUammoml P. it S.tn) THE DAY'S TOTAL 94.01 Driver Fails to Fool Police With Old Ticket Springfield, 111., motorist parked his car in a restricted zone and placed a traffic ticket under the windshield Viper. Policeman Ray Sanford, making his rounds, noticed the ticket was 3 months old. He brought the motorist up to date with a new SAME Black flat meant irattio In past 2i hoars.

PLAN BILL TO BEAT PETRILLO Hartley to Sponsor Move Against Musicians Washington, (U.R)—C a i a Fred A. Hartley, of the house labor committee said Saturday he will sponsor legislation to bring unions under the anti-trust laws and thus prevent James C. Petrillo from banning musical recordings. "Labor unions should be equally liable with business for prosecution under the anti-trust laws," the New Jersey republican said. "That is the answer to Pctrillo." Hartley said he would open hearings on the legislation early in January with Petrillo, president of the American Federation of Musicians, as a leading witness.

Petrillo has threatened to ban his musicians from making recordings after Dec. 31. "There is no logical reason for unions being exempt from the anti-trust' laws when they are acting in restraint of trade." Hartley said. "They are now large, powerful organizations and should be responsible for their actions." Armed Robber Ends Up 50 Cents in Red Detroit. A bandit who tried to rob Wayne Ruggles ended up 50 cents in the red, the intended victim told police Saturday.

Ruggles, 30, reported a man was lying on the floor of his car when he got in Friday night, and ordered him to "get going." He said he drove until pis gasoline tank was nearly empty, and told the bandit he had no money to refill it. The bandit furnished half a dollar for gasoline and lot Ruggles drive a few more miles before demanding his wallet. Ruggles produced The disgusted holdup man gave up. TOTAL TO DATE CAMPAIGN GOAL SUM YET NEEDED Cheer Fund Reaches Goal for 1st Week THE NAR OF SQUEAKS mere 10 the Christma CheerFun reached the goa set for the firs week of solid tation. a goal was $50C the amount re ceived $500.10 A last minut contribution from T.

and R. turn ed the trick. Thus the problem before us no' is to raise $1,500 in the remainin 8 giving days before the cam paign comes to a close at 2 o'cloc on the afternoon of Dec. 24. Th answer rests with you and you neighbor! A sample of the job to be don locally was contained in a lette addressed to "Santa" and deliv ered to the Christmas Cheer Fun headquarters Saturday.

In child ish scrawl, it said: "This is Tracy and Rodney. Ho are you Santa? We would like drum, a racing car and some tin ker toys and a puzzle. Pleas bring us some candy and cand corn and put a apple in my stock ing. We need some mitten to wea to outside when we play. We wi leave you a lunch by the trei (Signed) Rodney and Tracy." This year's fund will not take care of the many Rodney and Tracys locally, but there wi be food and clothing for a lot Rodneys and Tracys in distan lands.

If you want to we're sure you can do so either by bringing your gift to the Globe-Gazette business office or by mailing it to: Christmas Cheer Fund, Mason City, Iowa Compromise Measure for Foreign Relief Includes China Help Washington, ernergen- foreign aid bill carrying the ull $597,000,000 asked by the administration and including aid for China was agreed to Saturday by senate-house conference committee. Chairman Vandcnberg ilich.) of the senate foreign rela- ions committee said the com- romisc aid authorization mca- urc will he brought up for action the senate Monday with pos- ible house approval the same ay. The bill originally was intended provide winter aid for Austria, Trance and Italy. Vandenberg said senators agreed the inclusion of China, as called or by the house bill, after a engthy discussion. The amounts that any of the 4 countries actually will receive will be determined later by an ayyto- Driation bill.

Polk County Men Plead Not Guilty Des Moines, (fP) Supervisor Ben B. Dewey and former supervisors William H. Cotton and Roy J. Hild pleaded innocent Saturday to a charge of conspiring to defraud Polk county. District Judge Russell B.

dan arraigned the 3 men. who were indicted late Friday by the Polk county grand jury. He ordered each to post a $3.000 bond for their release, pending trial. Bond was posted by all 3 men. Two other persons indicted on the same charge Saturday, H.

H. Thompson and Charles E. Parmenter. were not arraigned Saturday morning. Thompson, former Polk county welfare director and overseer of the poor, appeared in court with his attorneys, and was given until Dec.

30 to enter a plea. Parmenter, who already is serving a 7 year sentence on conviction on a charge of obtaining county funds by "false pretenses, has been ordered "held" at the Fort Madison state penitentiary at the end of his present prison term to face trial on the new indictment. 3 Slain by Mad Killers in Chicago Chicago, Three gunmea, described by police as "mad dog killers," killed 3 men and wounded 2 others before one of the gunmen was slain by police machine- gun bullets Saturday. Tolicc seized one of the gunmen and hunted for a Iird after the wild shooting spree by the trio Friday night and early Saturday. Two of the victims were slain in a "gang ride." Two others, also abducted and shot, escaped although they were wounded, one seriously.

One man was slain in a south side garage, from where the trio had forced the 4 other men into their car and had driven into western suburbs. Bodies of 2 of the kidnaped men were found Saturday about 10 hours after the trio had slain John Kuesis, 33, owner of a used furniture store, at the garage of his brother. Nick. 40. Kuesis' slayer was identified by police as Tom Daley, 42, an cx- convicl, who was slain by a squad of detectives early Saturday as he attempted to flee from a west side apartment, his slaying following; the seizure of one of his companions.

One of Daley's companions, seized as he entered a west side hotel where he was spending his honeymoon with his 17 year old bride of 10 days, was identified by Capt. Eugene Barry as Lowell Fentress, 19. Barry said Fentress told him the third man in the gang and driver of the car was James Morelli, also 19. Police, who found Daley at Morelli's apartment, continued their search for Morelli. Barry said Fentress, in calmly relating details of the shooting, described Daley as being "wild, crazy drunk" Friday night.

Barry said Fentress told him that after shooting John Kuesis and abducting 4 men in the garage they drove to Brookfield where they shot John Kuesis' brother, Nick, and Frank Baker, 17, and pushed them from the car. Nick, not seriously wounded, telephoned police. Later, Barry said the gunmen told him, they shot and killed Emil Schmikal, 18, and a youth identified as James Alex and dumped their bodies into a ditch in suburban McCook and Hodgkins. Baker, Schmikal and Alex were reported by police to have been employes in Nick Kuesis' garage. Vanston Gets 30 Years for Wife Cedar Rapids, Orville Van- Eton, found guilty Tuesday of assault with intent to commit murder, Saturday was sentenced on an indeterminate term not exceeding 30 years in the state penitentiary at Fort Madison by Judge G.

K. Thompson. Appeal bond was set at $10,000. Vanston was charged with shooting iiis wife, Golda, in the back on Armistice day while she and the pupils of her rural school fled down a country road. The case was one of the fastest criminal jury trials in Linn county in recent years.

The jury returned its verdict only 31 hours! after the trial started..