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Carroll Times foj, 84-JSo. 45 Carroll, Iowa, Monday, Feb. 23,1953 Pages' Delivered by Carrier Boy to the Bomi Each Evening for 30 Cents Pajr WeeJl 133 Seniors Of 2 Classes Graduation Candidates Action on 'Tampering Up to House Speaker Lynes Gets Opinion From Attorney Statement Says Subject Matter of 2 1949 Bills Not Changed DES MOINES UP) Iowa House Speaker William S. Lynes told the House in a statement Monday that the attorney general's office has advised him the governor has a right to change his mind about a legislative bill if the governor does so within the legal time limit. Lynes said also his Investigation of alleged tampering showed there had been no evidence of changes in the subject matter on two 1949 legislative bills.

Noted Tampering The situation arose when the Secretary of State Melvin D. Synhorst reported last week that he had noted evidence of tampering with 1949 legislative bills. One of the bills pertained to sharply increasing the motor vehicle license fees on hearses. The other measure had to do with animal health certificates. Late in the 1949 session, Gov.

William S. Beardsley's office reported he had signed the hearse bill. Later the governor's office announced that the report was erroneous and that he had vetoed the hearse bill. The animal health measure was signed into law. Following Synhorst's disclosure, Beardsley said he was sure ho tampering with the bills occurred in his office.

No Duty Lynes' statement went on to say that the attorney general's office advised him he had no duty in the situation. The attorney general's office added, however, that Lynes or any other member of the House may introduce a resolution calling for an investigation. There had been under cover indications that such a move might be made. However, nothing was done about it immediately following the speaker's statement. Rep.

Carroll L. Brown, Oska- Lynes See Page 6 Action Largely For Morale, Record WASHINGTON Chinese Nationalist repudiation of their 1945 treaty with Soviet Russia was viewed by American officials Monday as largely a gesture for purposes of morale and the diplomatic record. Authorities doubted the action had significant connection with talk of a naval blockade or Nationalist plans to raid the China mainland. Repudiation had been discussed between Taipeh and Washington as a possibility even before the Nationalists were expelled to Formosa. However, the Chiang Kai-shek government took the actual step without close consultation with the United States.

As long as the treaty remained in force, the Nationalists and Soviet Russia were pledged to friendship and support, even while Moscow was openly helping the Chinese Communists against Chiang. Believes Peril Point Passed on Ag Prices WASHINGTON iff) Aiken (R-Vt) said Monday he believes "the peril point has been passed on farm prices." Many Democrats have been contending a dangerous decline is under way. No Collapse Seen "Farm prices are stabilizing at slightly lower levels and they may Crisis Rules U.S. Thinking On Economics (Editor's Note: This is the first of four stories which examine the thinking behind the new administration's economic policies. The first story sets out the general lines of thought, the second tax policy, the third monetary and credit policy and the fourth debt management policy.) By FRANK O'BRIEN WASHINGTON thought, which can work wide and deep changes in the nation's economy, may be said to dominate the new administration's economic policies.

It is: Crisis has come to stay. Consistent Line Out of this the Eisenhower government has evolved an economic program which follows a consistent line through tax, budget, monetary- credit, debt management, controls, support and regulation policy. Much of the. policy has already emerged' in word or action. Much more is disclosed in the speeches and publications of Eisenhower's chief economic aides before they took office.

But the administration is already engaged in two running fights with Congress over farm prices and tax reduction. How much of its well ordered economic program the essentially non-political, businessman administration can put through the politically sensitive Congress is a question. For the program would involve, at least temporarily, sacrificing and revising some pretty cherished ideas. Economic Thinking The new Treasury leaders have given evidence they hope to hammer out a new economic policy with Congress, not against it. Secretary Humphrey, Under-Secretary Marion Folsom, Deputy Secretary W.

Randolph Burgess and Tax Adviser Dan Throop Smith have quietly been circulating through the offices of senators and representatives on Capitol Hill. In their talks with legislators, "co-operation" and "joint study" are prominent words. William Mc- Economic See Page 6 ENTERS HOSPITAL John Schiltz entered St. Anthony Hospital Monday morning. He had been ill at his home since Saturday noon.

The Weather CARROLL FORECAST Partly cloudy Monday night, low 20 to 25. Tuesday mostly cloudy with occasional light snow and turning colder late Tuesday, high 35 to 40. IOWA FORECAST Generally fair and somewhat warmer southeast Monday night. Tuesday increasing cloudiness, rain southeast by afternoon or night. Low Monday night around 15 extreme northwest, 30 to 38 extreme southeast.

High Tuesday 45 to 55. Further outlook: Wednesday cloudy, snow and cold. The Weather in Carroll (Bally Temperatures Courtesy Iowa Public Service Company) Yesterday's high 36 Yesterday's low 9 At 7 a.m. today 31 At 10 a.m. today 37 Weather A Year Skies were clear a year ago today, with temperatures rising from 14 to 37.

Jacquie Lambert- Gets Nurse's Cap Jacquie Lambert, daughter of Mrs. Wes Jenkins of Carroll, received her cap as a freshman nurse at capping exercises of St. Catherine's Hospital School of Nursing in Omaha Sunday afternoon. Attending the exercises at St. Catherine's Hospital chapel and a reception afterwards in the staff room of the hospital were Mrs.

Jenkins, Charlotte Lambert and Miss Ann Moran of Carroll. There were 32 students in the class. Charlotte Lambert, who attends Iowa State College, Ames, was home for the week-end. go up somewhat," Aiken said in an interview. "That doesn't mean everything is rosy but farm prices aren't going through the floor." The Agriculture Department, meanwhile, forecast that farm income from the sale of products this month would be about two billion dollars, or just about the same as in February of last year.

In January, it said, receipts from marketings were $2,700,000,000 approximately the level of January, 1952. Reduction January receipts from livestock and livestock products were reported to have been $1,400,000,000, or about 6 per cent under the figure for the same month last year. Receipts for crops, however, were up 14 per cent from the same month of 1952. Aiken is chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, which arranged a hearing Monday on government sales of corn and other commodities acquired under price support operations. Some congressmen have contended those helped push down market prices recently.

Aiken, GOP Senate Leader Taft of Ohio and other Republicans insist that Democrats have been ho i about skidding farm prices in the hope of recapturing control of Congress next year. Skidding for 2 Years Taft argues that farm prices have been skidding for two years and that now the Democrats are trying to blame the Republicans, although they have controlled the government for less than five weeks. Secretary of Agriculture Benson has been the chief target of Democratic attacks. Aiken has promised to call Benson before the Senate committee for a public explanation of. his farm policies in the near future.

He says Benson "is going to win out in spite of these organized attacks on him." Snow, Colder Due Tonight DES MOINES Iowans basked in spring-like weather for the second straight day Monday, but the Weather Bureau warned that you'd better it enjoy it while you may. The outlook is for snow late Monday night and Tuesday, accompanied by temperatures generally 10-15 degrees colder. Mercury Climbs Skies were clear in all parts of Iowa Monday and temperatures were expected to reach the 40s in all parts of the state and climb into the 50s in the southeast. This was a continuation of the balmy weather that prevailed Sunday. The Sunday high was 48 at Lamoni and Ottumwa.

Spencer had the early Monday low of 9 above. But colder weather and precipitation was riding toward Iowa on a cool front moving in from the Pacific Northwest. It is expected to reach Iowa Tuesday morning. To Start in Northeast The Weather Bureau said the snow will start in the Northwest portion and overspread the state by Tuesday night. The snow will end by Wednesday unless a storm over the Southwestern sta.tes retards or maintains the inclement weather over Iowa, the Weather Bureau said.

Defer Action on Condemning Shelby Land for State Lake DES MOINES The Iowa State Executive Council deferred action again Monday on a request of the State Conservation Commission for authority to condemn several hundred acres of productive farm land in Shelby County needed for a proposed artificial lake near Harlan. Open Broad Question At the same time, the Council, in effect opened up a broad question of whether the Commission should be permitted to build any more man-made lakes in the state unless they are adequately protected by soil conservation practices on surrounding land, to prevent the deposit of silt in the lakes. The council received a report from Robert L. Smith, director of the Iowa Natural Resources Council to which the Harlan project had been referred for study a week ago after objecting landowners appeared before the executive group. Smith reported that the Council bad nevarmade any study of its own as to whether the Shelby County lake site is eas ible and had examined only the evidence already submitted.

The re port said the Resources Council was in general agreement of that the Harlan project fitted into the state-wide 25 year conservation plan. Suggest Separate Study The council was not satisfied with the report and in referring it back to the Resources Council, suggested that it make a separate study of the project, especially as applies to soil conservation. The Legislative 'Budget and Fi nancial Control Committee had released about $150,000 of state ap propriations for the proposed lake providing that 60 per cent of the land around the site be placed under soil conservation practices. Members of the Executive Council however, said this percentage apparently was too low to protect the project from excessive silta- tion. Free Chinese Renounce Pact With Russians Chiang's Forces Clear Way for Any Blockade of Mainland TAIPEH, Formosa, Chiang Kai-shek's Free China, in a dramatic cold war move of open defiance to Soviet Russia, Monday announced it was declaring null and void the Nationalist Chinese-Russian Treaty of 1945.

The move clears the wa.y for the Nationalists to take part in any blockade of the Manchurian ports of Dairen and Port -Arthur, since the treaty gave Russia special rights there. Yalta Offspring The treaty, signed in Moscow in 1945, was an outgrowth of the Yalta agreement. It gave Russia full rights to two Manchurian ports, Dairen and Port Arthur. In effect Russia repudiated the treaty when Moscow was first to recognize the new Peiping Red regime when it came to power in 1949. Later Peiping, claiming sovereignty of all China, announced it was continuing to adhere to the Moscow treaty.

Good Will Treaty In 1950, Russia and Red China signed a new treaty of good will, security and mutual assistance aimed largely at Japan. Under this pact Russia was to have withdrawn from Dairen and Port Arthur by the end of 1952 and return the jointly operated Changchun rilroad in Manchuria to Chinese ownership. But only the railroad was returned last December. The Soviets will continue to hold their Manchurian base cities for an indefinite time Chiang See Page 6 GIFTS FOR KING, QUEEN OF HEARTS David McCoy (front) presents gifts to Joe Campbell and Jane Crane who were elected King and Queen of the annual Junior High Valentine Dance, Saturday night, in the old gymnasium of the high school building. Pages who opened the door to admit the king and queen were Dick Kingston (left) and Leo Schulte (right).

Just before the presentation of gifts, a boutonniere had been pinned on King Joe's coat lapel and a corsage presented to Queen Jane on behalf of junior high students by Neta McCollum. Seventy youngsters attended the dance which originally was scheduled for Valentine day but had to be postponed because of conflicts with other school events. Dance music was furnished by the Junior High School Band under the direction of L. C. Enearl.

Square dancing was led by Mr. and Mrs. G. Edwin Robb. Games were supervised by Mrs.

Charles Kuhlman and Mrs. R. H. Elliott of the junior high faculty. Refreshments were served by a student committee composed of Janice Ford, Corinne Winn, and Judy 01- sen.

The dance was staged in a setting of Valentine decorations. (Paige Paige Photo) Injuries Fatal For Herman Grote Herman J. Grote, 5Q, Breda farmer, died of a brain hemorrhage at 3:15 p. m. Sunday in Mercy Hospital, Des Moines.

Mr. Grote had suffered a fractured skull in a car-truck crash west of Breda Monday afternoon, Feb. 16. He had been brought to St. Anthony Hospital here directly from the scene of the accident and had been taken from the Carroll hospital to the Des Moines hospital Saturday evening.

He had undergone surgery Saturday night. Lloyd Yankey of Vail was the driver of the truck involved in the accident. Rites Wednesday Funeral services will be at 9 a. m. Wednesday at St.

Bernard's Church in Breda, with the Rev. John Hausman offering requiem mass. Burial will be in the family lot in St. Bernard's cemetery. The body is resting at the Sharp Funeral Home here, where the rosary will be recited at 8 o'clock Monday and Tuesday nights.

Fr. Hausman will lead the rosary Tuesday evening. Mr. Grote spent his life on the farm two miles west, two miles south and one-half mile west of Breda, where he was born Aug. 21, 1902.

His parents were Herman and Anna Grote. His father died Nov. 10, 1938, and his mother, the following March 6. He was married to Louise Janning Dec. 30, 1930, at Our Lady of Mt.

Carmel Church by the Rev. S. P. Roth. Mrs.

Grote died July 8, 1945. Survivors Surviving are five sons: Vernon, Carroll; Elmer, Erwin, Leonard and Joseph, at home; two grandchildren; four sisters, Anna and Regina Grote, Breda; Mrs. Ben (Mary) Nieland, Wall Lake, and Mrs. Alfred (Hildegarde) Hinners, Arcadia, and one brother, Tony Grote, Arcadia. Besides his wife and parents, Mr.

Grote was preceded in death by one son, Louis, in infancy, two brothers in infancy and one sister, Mrs. William (Catherine) Nieland, who lived north of Carroll. He was a member of St. Bernard's Church and the Holy Name Society of the parish. Guild Gives $300 Gift to Building Fund A check for $300 was presented by Mrs.

Merritt Jensen, president of the Wesleyan Service Guild, to V. Stuart Perry, treasurer of the Methodist Church Building Fund, jn a presentation ceremony during' church service Sunday morning. Mrs. Jensen said that the check: was a gift from the Guild, earned duiing the past year by sponsoring progressive teas, guest nights, and other special projects. The gift brings the total of the building fund to approximately $23,000 in cash, not including pledges, real estate, and other tangible assets.

Among individual gifts mentioned by Mr. Perry in his acceptance remarks were a check from Pfc. Kenneth Miller, a soldier now fighting in North Korea, and a gift from Dr. R. L.

Davis of La Junta, a nephew of Rev. C. Hugo Orf. Pfc. Miller is the son of Mrs.

John Ludwig of Carroll. Speech Students Qualify for State All five Carroll High School students who competed in a district speech contest of the Iowa Forensic League at Council Bluffs, Saturday, qualified for the state contest to be held at Iowa City, March. 26, 27, and 28. The five local representatives, were Randy Ferlic, Darlene Jung, Luetta Johnson, John Nockels, and Richard Rausch. Scott M.

Burpee Of Sioux City Dies Scott M. Burpee, 55, an insurance man widely known in the Carroll community, died in Sioux City, Saturday, after an illness of two years. Mr. Burpee was general agent of the Northwestern Mutual Insurance Company in Sioux City. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church in Sioux City, Tuesday, at 10 a.m.

Mr. and Mrs. Webb Dalton of Carroll will attend. GRADUATES IN GERMANY MURNAU, GERMANY Pvt. Laverne D.

Larsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Larsen, Route 1, Gray, Iowa, recently graduated from the army's engineer school at Murnau, Germany. Pvt. Larson, who received basic training at Fort Riley, arrived overseas in September, 1952 and is presently serving as a rifleman with the 2d Armored Battalion in Kreuch, Germany.

He entered the army in April, 1952. Human Nature Unchanged, Old Paper Indicates Men were looking for quick money in 1897 and women were watching their weight as they are today. An- issue of the Chicago Times- Herald, dated August 29, 1897, and found recently by Mrs. A. J.

picture she had purchased at an auction sale, tells of the gold rush to Alaska and contains a beauty article headed, lv 'Laugh and Grow Fat." Klondike Gold Rush There are two articles relating to the gold rush, one headed "Daring Smugglers Carry Whiskey Into Alaska," and the other announcing plans for a "novel railroad" to be built to the Klondike gold fields. Transportation up to that time, the paper said, had been limited to "pack trains consisting of Indians, dogs, horses, and burros." The proposed railroad was to be a traction line, suspended by cable over mountainous terrain leading to the Klondike region. Advertisements announced straw hats at 25 cents and fall hats from Paris for $1.75, women's shoes at $1.50 to $4, satin brocade materials at 75 cents per yard, satin figured gros grain'at 45 cents, wash fabrics at 15 cents, and full-width satin damask tablecloths at 49 to 98 cents, and full-width satin damask tablecloths at 49 to 98 cents. Women's bicycle and walking costumes were advertised by Chicago department stores for $9.75 each. Horse Problem An article under an Evanston date line, dealt with the "horse problem" in Evanston.

The paper is printed in antiquated typography with wide columns and small type. Illustrations, antedating the half-tone photo-engraving, are all line drawings in pen and ink. BILL REICKS' ADDRESS Bill Reicks, who left from Carroll as an army volunteer Feb. 2, is taking his basic training at Camp Polk, La. He was in his sophomore year at Iowa State College, Ames.

Pvt. Reicks, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Reicks of Carroll, is addressed: William J. Reicks, U.

S. 55327375, Co. 145th Inf. 37th Inf. Camp Polk, La.

Mrs. Gordon Dies; Mother of Mrs. Gillett Mrs. Lena L. Gordon, 70, mother of Mrs.

James Gillett of Carroll, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 10 o'clock Saturday night in the home of another daughter, Mrs, a rg. a Ashbaugh', in Boone. Mrs. Gordon, formerly a longtime resident of the Glidden vicinity, had lived at her daughter's home in Boone the last four years. Funeral Tuesday Funeral services will be at 2 p.

m. Tuesday at the Presbyterian Church in Glidden. The Rev. Russell Otto, of the Boone Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery, Glidden.

The body, now at the Huffman Funeral Home in Glidden, will be taken to the church at 1 p. m. Tuesday and may be viewed there by friends for the hour preceding the service. Mrs. Gordon, widow of John K.

Gordon, was born Lena L. Hebbell Jan. 16, 1883, at Glidden. Her parents, Fred and Sarah Hebbell, were Glidden pioneers. She attended the Glidden Normal School and later taught in Carroll County.

Her marriage took place March 3, 1908, in Glidden. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon farmed in the Gildden community. They were living on their farm -northwest of Glidden when Mr.

Gordon died in 1941. Survivors Mrs. Gordon leaves one son, Wilbur Gordon, Glidden; three daughters, Mrs. Ashbaugh, Boone; Mrs. Vemon (Ellen) Huendling, Breda, and Mrs.

Gillett (Alice), Carroll; eight grandchildren, and four sisters: Misses Edith and Lilian Hebbell, Mrs. Joe Gute and Mrs. Will all of Glidden. Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one sister and an infant son. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.

Public School and Academy Plan Calendars Students Get Ready For Whirlwind of Final Activities One hundred thirty-three seniors attending two Carroll high schools are for sheepskins at commencement exercises here this spring. Principal Merritt B. Jensen of Carroll high school said 74 seniors are candidates for graduation at exercises May 28. Sr. Mileta, principal of St.

Angela Academy, listed 59 girls of that school. Academy Speaker Named The speaker for the Carroll ceremony has not been selected yet, but the Rev. W. B. Bauer, of Sioux City, vice-chancellor of the diocese, is scheduled to 'address the academy seniors Sunday night, May 24.

Bishop Joseph M. Mueller haa been invited to present the diplomas. The Rev. Walter E. Schiel, pastor of First Presbyterian church, has been invited to address baccalaureate exercises of the Carroll school May 24, the Sunday preceding graduation.

Meanwhile, at both schools officials and students are preparing for the final round of activities that will wind up the academic year. At the high school the senior class play is set for April 17, Career Day, April 20, Carroll Relays, May 1, Junior-Senior banquet May 4, Baccalaureate May 24, Commencement May 28. Coming up are the district track meet May 8 and 9, the finals of the state music contest for large groups May 1 and 2 and the fi-' nals for the state contest for solos and ensembles May 24 and 25. Places for the two contests have not been announced. Skip day also has not been set.

Planning Prom At the academy, plans are going forward for the anuual Junior-Senior Prom sponsored by the Mothers' club early in May. Committees are working on the date, orchestra and other features. The Junior-Senior banquet will be held late in April or early in May. Senior Recollection day is set for Ascension Thursday, May 14, and will be conducted by the Rev. Charles Clark, S.

of St. Louis, Mo. On Sunday, May 17, the Rev. Thomas Corcoran, chaplain, will address the seniors. Thursday, May 21, is designated Mother Mary day.

Though seniors will be dismissed after graduation May 24, classes in the academy will continue for other students until May 27. Classes Listed Following are the candidates for graduation: CARROLL HIGH E. Axon, Jerry J. Bell, James Lee Bengfort, Earl B. Bielmeier, Fred P.

Bohling, Norman T. Buelt, Halbur; Robert J. Champion, Roland Henry Daniel, Glidden; Robert D. Ellis, James L. Fay, Jay E.

Feld, Charles E. Fry. Hubert W. Hageman, Eugene F. Happe, Henry J.

Heman, Dedham; John William Hess, Roger G. Heuton, Roland D. Heuton, Gregory G. Jennings Dedham; Norbert L. Kitt, Dedham; Gerald J.

Knobbe, Ronald J. Kuker, Rob- Graduation See Page 6 H4S APPENDECTOMY Earl Wittrock of onda, formerly of Halbur, underwent an appendectomy at St. Anthony Hospital Friday night. He is in room 204. Russell Sees Little Chance of Cutting Military Spending More Than Half Billion WASHINGTON Russell (D-Ga) predicted Monday the Ei-i senhower administration will have difficulty reducing spending by more than a half billion dollars even if it squeezes all the waste out of the military program.

Russell, former chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said his intimate contacts with the defense program have convinced him only a relatively small amount of "fat" can be.trimmed off outlays in that field. Wouldn't Leave Much, "Of course, we could cut military spending by 10 billion dollars if we chose to do it, but I don't know how much defense we would have left," the senator said. As Russell spoke out in an interview, there were these other developments in the budgetary and related tax fields: 1. Chairman Taber (R-NY) of the House Appropriations Committee announced a campaign to "squeeze every drop of water" out of projected government spending. Taber disclosed Sunday what he called "Operation the recruitinent of 75 business and management experts to investigate spending, requirements of executive agencies for the coming year.

$10 Billion Cut Is Goal The goal, Taber said, is to trim down the billion dollar budget sent to Congress Jan. 9 by former President Taber made no promises about a balanced budget. His previously announced goal: A 10 billion dollar cut. Declaring the Truman budget was "loaded with, waste, inefficiency and unnecessary expense," Taber said "Our aim is to eliminate thg padding and squandering and give the American people a rock-bottom budget." 2. Taber's committee, it was neither expects nor wants President Eisenhower to send Con gress.

a revision of the Truman budget. Don't Want Thunder Stolen Members don't want the President to steal their thunder in the field of reducing federal The committee is proceeding on the theory that Eisenhower won't prepare a new budget but will direct his department heads to scale money requests when they testify before the committee. Under that, arrangement, the committee could trim budget figures of the former President and claim credit for the savings something it couldn't 'do if Eisen-: hower had his own smaller bud- Immunization Clinic on Tuesday An immunization clinic for, schools of the Glidden area will be held at Glidden Consolidated School, Tuesday, beginning at 9 a.m. The clinic will be in charge of Dr. D.

H. Hopkins, Dr. V. T. Lindsay, and Mrs.

Henry Pf ester, county public health nurse. They will be assisted by two student nurses from St. Anthony Hospital and two Farm Bureau women who will act as registrars. Schools invited to participate are Ralston, Glidden- Township No. 3, Grant No.

5, Jasper Nos. 4 and 9, Sheridan Nos. 1 and 4, and Glidden Consolidated. Immunization will be given against smallpox, whooping cough, tetanus, and diphtheria. Follow-up.

chnics will be held at the Glidden school, March 24 and April 22, beginning at 9 a.m. POSTPONE MEETING The regular meeting of the Carroll Independent School Board, scheduled for Monday night; March 2, will be postponed because of the Civic Music Concert in the High School Auditorium that night and also because of the forthcoming school board March 9, Supt. R. A. Naffziger, said Monday.

A mandatory meeting of the new school board is to Be held Monday March 16..