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ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH 'H, ffiimfeif of flit Anoefttttf Pratt, 5e Par Copy, Vol. CBVm, N0, 43 ALTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 5,1953 Jeiwtf Valuation of NewSchoolCnit $141,292,174 Figure Up $2,936,485 Over Total for Area Since Consolidation EDWARDSV1LLE-P within the new Alton Community Unit School Dlst. 11, which began operation last July 1, has a total fully-assessed valuation for tax purposes of $141,292,174, higher by $2,936,485 than the combined valuation figure last year for former Alton Community Consolidated Dlst. 151 and the nine smaller districts which united to form present unit Dlst. 11.

Last year, before establishment of the new community unit type district was authorized at a special election March 22, former Alton Dist. 151 had a peak assessed valuation of $130,793,153, while the total valuation figure for property In the nine smaller districts now included in unit Dist. 11 was $7,562,536. The new unit district's tax rate, at which taxes due this spring are being extended at the office of County Clerk Eulalia Hotz. is $1.23 for each $100 of full assessed cents higher than last year's $1.117 rate for old Alton Dist.

151, which formed the nucleus for creation of Unit All of Alton and Godfrey Townships, as well as portions of Wood River, Foster and Moro Townships, are included in the new unit district. Alton Township was the only one of the five wholly within the' old Alton district, No. 151. Following are the current assessed valuation figures by townships, making up the total $141,292,174 tax valuation for unit Dist 11: Alton, Godfrey. Wood River, $34,201.766: Foster, $3,295,735, Moro, $7,265.

Property valuation totals last year for the nine smaller districts now included In Unit 11 were: Dist. 95 (in Foster township), Dist 96 (Foster township), Dist. 116 (in Foster and Godfrey townships), 117 (Godfrey township), Dist. US (Godfrey Wnship), Dist. 119 (Godfrey township), Dist.

120 (Foster and Godfrey Dist. 121 (Godfrey township), Dist. 122 (Gqd- frey township), $812,810. The assessed, valuation for the new Alton unit is $10,499,021 higher than last year's figure for old Alton Dist. 151.

Alton February Births Total 141, Deaths, 58 February births in Alton tptaled 141 in February, a decline from the high figure, of 177 in January, it was announced today at the office of City Clerk Price. The total for the first two months of tflte year is 318, nine more than the recording of 309 in the opening two months of 1952. Deaths in February numbered 59 as compared to 48 in January and the two-month total of 107 is exactly the same as for the corresponding period a year ago. Queen Mary Still Ailing LONDON Queen Mary continues to show slight improvement from a gastric ailment which has kept her in bed for than a week, aides reported today. The 85-year-old queen grandmother had "a very good night' they said.

She is being attended by royal physicians at her London residence, Marlborough House. Review Finances 6 A AC Committee. City Officials Protest Tax Rate Limitation? Now Let Bruce TrytoOpenTHnt Medicine Chest Is a permanent (with keys) en Ihe'H. Eldon Bauer's medlglne cabinet since Wednesday evening. Bauers live at 706 Grove and are the parents of three children, John Arthur, 8, a chonie asthmatic sufferer, Bruce 2, and Mark four months.

The cabinet was always locked, but John and the parents had access to it, so John could take his medicine at the proper times. Bruce, in an exploratory mood, climbed upon a stationary clothes hamper, and reached the shelf six feet from the floor. The small children's colored aspirin caught his eye and looked good to so good, in fact, that Bruce ate 25 of them. He wals taken to St. soph's Hospital to have his stomach washed out, and to return home a more experienced lad.

Bruce even received extra attention in the emergency room, when young William Albert Cass, who had suffered a laceration on his forehead while riding a bicycle in his basement, graciouslly allowed the staff to wash out Bruce's while William bravely waited his turn to be The Cass boy is the three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Cass, Hli. Washington Ave.

3 Bus Lines to Replace LT. St. Louis Runs By DON CHAMBERLAIN (Telegraph Correspondent) SPRINGFIELD. Three bus companies were under citation by the Illinois Commerce Commission today to temporarily furnish addi tional bus service between. Alton and East St.

Louis, beginning at 12:01 a.m.. March 8. They will replace service which will be eliminated when the Illinois Terminal under permission of the Interstate Commerce Commission, ceases to operate its trains between the two The commission acted after a hearing Tuesday, a hearing which initiated following the ruling of the federal group, for tfte purpose of determining need of service and the best means of providing it. The state commission also announced it had approved the plans under which the bus companies will operate, and set the case for further hearing April 6 at Springfield. The three bus companies involved are the Bus Lines Wood River Alton the Community Coach and the Brown Motor Lines.

The temporary additional bus service to be furnished by the three companies, pending further commission action, was set out as follows: The Wood River Alton Bu? Lines with permission of the Jacksonville Bus Line will operate between Alton, Alton Wood River, Roxana, Hartford and Granite City via U.S. Alternate 67 particularly in the morning and afternoon rush hours, and at wha other times may be necessary. The Brown Motor Lines, which has an interstate certificate between Al ton, East Alton, Wood River, Rox ana, and St. Louis, will supple Continued on Pace 3, Col. 1.

Verbal Snapshots People and Events; Yager's Aneeodotes of Old Alton By CHARLES YAGER (Twentieth in a Series) This is an assortment of anecdotes. Paul B. Cousley asked for reminiscences of former Altonians. I hardly know where to begin. Paul was much impressed by Judge Alexander W.

Hope, who dominated politics for years. He was the son of Dr. Thomas M. Hope, who, rumor asserted, killed Lovejoy. He did not! My father prized a book which was a transcript of the trial of the Lovejoy assassination.

I presented that book yith the evidence of the trial to Mr. Cousley, to add to his Lovejoy collection. It includes a newspaper clipping printed many years ago from Mr. Kellenberger which laid the finger on the man who shot Lovejoy, and to me it carried conviction. Lovejoy, while in Alton, lived somewhere in the vicinity of Main (Second) and Cherry and, when the house was dismantled, an Alton man had canas made from the heavy door of home and he gave me one of these canes.

A Fottoula for Blackmail Alex Hope had the next adjoining office to my father in a building dt First and Market where a hotel BOW stands, across from the old C. A- passenger station. The of fleet were roomy, where they got a atat.vtew of the river, and that phantom river breeze. On the north tide el this old building was a sieff outside ftairway to the upper floor. Judge Hope told me this story A prominent Altonian, a marriec man, became involved with a beau tiful adventuress, and she demand ed money, her money Every time he gave "in came back for more.

Having demanded a final settlement in a let ter, this victim sought Lawyer Hope's advice, and said he wa being bled white and could no meet the demands. "Send her to me for a final set Hope advised. A lette was sent, fixing a time at Hope' office. Right on the dot the lady apeared in buttons and bows. Judge Hope said: "So you hav come for a final settlement.

going to get it." He then told he what she was in unexpurgatei language and told her "not on cent more!" The lady visitor wa stunned and started to leave. Judg Hope related, "I followed her the head of the stairs. As sh started down the stairs, I gave he a hard illustrating how The township and municipal af- alrs committee of the Greater Alon Association voted Wednesday to ask the state senator nd representatives of district oppose any legislation that lm- more services upon munici- mlltlea without providing the funds carry on such services. C. J.

Schlosser, president of C. Schlosser and and a mem- jer of the committee, reviewed the recent audit made of the municipal accounts by his firm and told the his investigation had disclosed that the city was in good inqncial condition, and the taxpayer's money was being handled udictously. He said that 13 recommendations had been made to the ity to establish better accounting methods which is some cases were already being put into practice. Schlosser told the committee hat municipal governments were seriously handlcaped in meeting ncreased cost because their tax is limited by statute. One re- lommendatlon by Schloaser to Increase the revenue of the city was a sewage use tax to be computed rom the amount of water used.

This could be computed ifjhe city owned the water works, Tie said, but would have to be worked out a lohg-range program which have to include a large sewer improvement program. Proposed ownership of the Alton water vorks opened up a lively debate on sustaining the private enter- jrise Alderman James Dooley declared that he was proponent of he Union Electric and stated this was bringing in flax on gross business Which netted he city about 537,000 a year, while he water company and Illinois Bell Telephone contributed ittle or nothing to the direct upkeep of the city by a franchise tax. He said that the telephone company provides the city 38 free phones for local service. The committee expressed the opinion that city license fees should be based on total gross business, rather than a flat fee to all retailers and service industry plants regardless of ability to pay. Clyde Borman, chairman of the committee, reported upon a questionnaire on the cost of government in other cities which, he stated, proved that Alton is not out of line In its salaries, services and costs to the taxpayers.

These figures, he stated had been compiled from chambers of commerce in Illinois, Missouri and Iowa. "With the facts and figures before us, it is the duty of this committee to stop some of the unfounded and malicious gossip that is going around the city relative our city government," Schlosser stated. "Our mayor and aldermen are seeking our help and advice and they certainly have nothing to hide. Some changes should be made, there have been mistakes in judgment, but in so far as the operation of the fiscal policies of Alton they are good and we should be proud of the good standing in sound credit reflected in the audit." Aldermen Wetstein, Dooley, Wes Malloy and Perica, Mayor Linkogle anfl City Counselor Malcomb Durr attended, with 20 members of the committee. Public Hearing 3nTownBudfEet Is Set April 7 Tentative Measure Ta Available for Inspection Official notice was Riven fodny by Supervisor Walter and Town Clerk Price of Alton Township that the public hearing on the proposed town budget for the fiscal year opening next April 1 will be held at 1 p.

m. on April 7 (city-township election day) in the council chamber of the City Hall, and that meantime the tentative appropriations measure will be available for public inspection in the office of the clerk in the City Hall. The tentative budget, selling forth anticipated receipts and disbursements of the township both for public assistance and for town operating expenses in the coming jfear was approved for submission to the electors by the town board at its meeting a week ago last Monday. Public Hearing After the public hearing it will be submitted at the annual town meeting at 2 p. m.

April 7 in the council chamber. The electors in annual meeting must make appropriations and tax levies for the new fiscal year. The tentative budget proposes an appropriation of $121,190 for public assistance (relief) of which £20,908 would be provided from state funds; and an appropriation of $27,460 for town fund expenses. The aggregate is $148,650. Appropriations as proposed would require a one mill tax levy for relief, expected to yield $91,850, and a levy of $27,460 for town operating expenses.

The total tax levy of $119,310 would compare with one of $116,575 for the year ending this month. It apparently would leave tax rates the same or almost the same, as for 1952. In skeleton form the tentative budget follows: General Assistance Fund Estimated Receipts Net balance Apr. 1 $10,031.54 Net 1952 Taxes 40,000.00 Allied Planes HitNorthKorea InFieryRaid GKOROR A. MCAHTHt RKOUL Allied wnrplanes unleashed an orgy of fiery destruc- ion over North Korea today.

It ncluded a record round rip flghter-bombrr smash within miles of Russia's Siberian Tax anticipations Ant. state funds Miscellaneous Total 50,000.00 20,908.46 250.00 $121,190.00 Estimated Expenditures Home assistance $80,100.00 Hospitalization 20,000.00 Institutional care Transients' care 1,000.00 Burials 1,000 OP Administration 12,590.00 Total $121,190.00 Town Fund Estimated Beoipts Net balance, Apr. 1 5,352.81 Net 1952 taxes 15,125.00 Tax Anticipations 10.000.0C Total $30,477.81 Estimated Expenditures Town Officers' pay Officers' Expense 14,335.00 Services, Legal, audit 1,500.00 Total $27,460.00 Receipts $30,477.81 Bal. Apr. 1, 1954 3,011.81 'Talking Gages 9 Speed Forecasts Of River Stages Two "talking gages" will permit quicker forecasts of river stages between Cape Girardeau, Mo.

and New Orleans, La. on the Mississippi, the Army Corps of Engineers' office in St. Louis has reported. One of the gages is located at Hartford and sends radio signals to the Alton dam. Arch Taylor, Alton lockmaster, can tell the stage at Hartford by a recording device in his office.

The device is a receiver for an automatic transmitter located at Hartford, which records the stage every hour and transmits the information in eode marked on paper by the receiver. The gage at Thebes sends signals by telephone to the district office at St. Louis. The gages will be particularly valuable during high water periods when access to measuring stations along the river is difficult or impossible, Col F. Resse- gieu, St.

Louis District Engineer said. StalinReported Controls Off Still Alive But Coma Remains Showing Symptoms Of Trouble from Blood Pressure The U. S. Fifth Air Force said 15 F84 Thunderjets, flying from bases in Sooth Korea, plastered ndustrlal targets near Chongjin, 140 miles from Vladivostok, In the ongest fighter-bomber strike of the war. Other fighter-bombers pounded Communist positions along the quiet, 155-mile battlefront.

Thunderjets followed up the Chongjin strike with an attack on a munitions plant near Sunehon, north of Pyongyang, North Korean capital. Sabre jets tangled five times with but: pilots made no claims of damaging any Red craft. Navy planes from the carrier Valley Forge blasted the Changjin No. 1 hydroelectric plant complex. 40 miles northwest of Hamhung on the Korean east Carrier 1 planes blast the area periodically.

Farther north, planes from Ihe carrier Oriskany dropped 25 tons of bombs on zirtc and lead mines northwest of Songjin, also on the east coast, only 45 miles from the Manchurian border. At the same time, the battleship Missouri renewed the bombardment of the long-besieged port of Wonsan on the east coast. The intensive air action overshadowed the light ground activity. Wednesday night, U. S.

B29 Su- perforts flew through Communist anti-aircraft fire and pulverized a huge North Korean supply center six miles.southwest of Pyongyang. The Superforts unloaded 100 ton of bombs, leaving the center a "boiling mass of smoke and flames," the Air Force said. Ike Says He'd Repair Damage For McCarthy WASHINGTON IP Presiden Vatican Urges Hatred For Stalin Be Forgotten VATICAN CITY Vatican radio says Prime Minister Stalin is a dying man and "hatred must be forgotten and prayers given for the salvation of his soul." The radio, in a text released today, said "This is a time for Catholics to look lor a soul in the Soviet chief of state." The Vatican said Wednesday Pope Pius XII is praying for Stalin's conversion and for a heller Eisenhower said today that if the investigations led by Sen. McCar thy (R-Wis) get into fields which might produce damage or misun derstanding, it would be up to the President to try to improve the situation. But, Eisenhower fold his news conference, he will try to avoid a situation in which he might have to express his views.

McCarthy is chairman of the Senate investigations subcommittee. Its inquiries have been centering lately on the State Department's Voice of America broadcasts A The senator's name svas brought into the conference after Eisenhower had remarked that the United States is trying to demonstrate to the world that it. is not imperialistic and is trying to create conditions in which all people can exist in freedom. A reporter asked whether McCar Ihy's investigations were furthering (his hope. It was in his reply that the President mentioned wha he might have to do in the even of damage or misunderstanding.

Ivoyalty Flips in Quentlm Kisenhower had been asked ear lier whether he felt the executive bnmch of the government, shoulc make loyalty files available fo legislative heai'lnus. McCarthy hat future 'Tor the oppressed Russian or papers bearing on th people." Talbott, Chiang Confer TAIPEH, Formosa U. S. Air Secretary Harold K. Talbott, here lo inspect the Nationalist Chinese Air Force, conferred for more than an hour with President Chiang Kai- Shek today.

Talbott's visit is expected to speed buildup of the Nationalist Air Force. loyalty of two Slate Depart men employes but "then said he bar been promised cooperation whirl might make it unnecessary to sub poo mi the documents. Kisenhower said his questioner was bringing up a technical question that has been bothering ad- mmistralions many years, Ho said he believes certain types Continued on I'uge 87, Col. 4. n.v MOSCOW Rlnlln's physlcinns reported tonight his Condition Is pxceedlngly grave.

Their third medical bulletin suggested thnl the life of the 73-year- old lender is ebbing steadily away. This third bulletin was issued at 8:30 p. m. and reported Stalin's up lo 4 p. m.

(7 a. CST). It described signs of hearl failure. The physicians bulletin ro- scribpcf Stalin's blood pressure as having decreased as he grew increasingly pale. The physicians' second bulletin had been issued earlier lotlny and described Stalin's condition as of 2 a.

m. "The bulletin Issued at 2 a.m. (6 a.m., EST, Wednesday), disclosed the brain hemorrhage that struck down the 73-year-old leader of wprld communism Sunday night affected the trunk section of the brain, In addition to left sector where the bleeding occurred. His -heart lation and action, blood circu- breathing continued Home Bakery Goods WASHINGTON ment today lifted price controls from major household appliances, bread and Bakery products, mobiles and laundry services. Price Chief Joseph H.

Freehlll estimated that the annual sales volume of Items removed from control by the action Is 25 billion dollars. It was Ihe fifth major step In leftlng controls since President El- senhower, in his State of the Union message, called for an end to price curbs by April 30. These fire the major items from which the controls were removed today: All bakery products, Including bread, rolls, pies and so forth, estimated lo have an annual sales volume of SVi billion dollars. All major household appliances, including home refrigerators, dishwashers, ranges, clothes washers, driers and ironers, home and farm freezers. All new passenger automobiles and postwar used cars, parts and accessories, as well as all commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses, trailers and parts.

The automotive items decontrolled haVe an estimated reiall sales volume of 12 billion dollars. In addition controls were removed from glycerine, cocoa and cocoa products, copper, chemicals, and X-ray and tic apparatus. President Says He'd Meet New Russian Chief Would Go Halfway Moscow for fercncc "gravely impaired," it added. Council Guidon Party The government's Council of Ministers (Cabinet) and the Communist party's Central Committee already had announced they were "guiding" the party and the coun- ti-y, but there has been no indication here as to how government or party leadership would be affected by Stalin's incapacity. Although unquestionably tense and nervous, Moscow's citizens went about their normal tasks as the morning broke with snow falling from grey, heavy-laden skies and a biting wind whipping out of the northeast.

Factories, stores and offices were open as usual. There were no crowds in Red Square, the vast open area uijder the frowning Kremlin battlements. The chief Indication of anything out of the ordinary was the large number of people in the city's churches. Many flocked to burn candles and pray for Stalin's health after Patriarch Alexei of Moscow 1 and all Russia led special, prayers for the Russian chiefs recover. The medical bulletin from the Kremlin doctors said Stalin's breathing had improved somewhat Wednesday after the use of medical drugs but later in the day breathing disturbances recommenced." The announcement said: "The cerebral hemorrhage in his left brain sector which occurred during the night of of March on the basis of arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and hypertonic disease, has resulted, apart from the right side paralysis of the limbs and loss of consciousness, in impairing the trunk section of the brain, accompanied by disturbances in the most important functions of breathing and blood circulation." Breathing Difficult It reported that instances of "periodic, so-called Cheyne-Stokes breathing" had become more frequent.

This is a snore-liko breathing, broken by intervals in which no breath is drawn. It was named after Dr. John Cheyne, a Scot, who first described it more than 100 years ago. (New York medical sources said the mention of this type of breathing means that Slalin "has suffered serious brain damage" and Dr. Wejnberg Acquitted in Perjury Case WASHINGTON IP Dr.

Joseph W. Weinberg was acquitted today of a charge of perjury. He was accused of lying when he denied to a congressional committee that he had been a member of the Communist party. U. S.

District Holtzoff told the jury he did not agree with the verdict. The jury deliberated for more than seven hours. It received the case Wednesday and was in sesv sion until after midnight withou reaching an agreement. Then i brought in verdict within abou 15 minutes after reporting back fo duty at 9 a. m.

(CST). Weinberg, the a congressional "scientist Investigation the kick. "She rolled a the way down the stairs, acres the sidewalk, and landed in the street. She set on the curb, whimpering for a few minutes. Then she got up, brushed herself off and left.

We never heard a thing from her after that." Then he turned to me, with a broad grin, and said: "That's the Weather Alton and vicinity: Generally fair and warmer tonight? Friday increasing cloudiness and somewhat warmer with likelihood of occasional rain by night. Highest temperature today near SO. low Friday morning about 35 High in afternoon in mid die 5fc. Shippers' forecast (200-mile radius of Alton: North 22-26; east 26-30; above freezing in other directions. River Spiritual Diary for Lent As ye go, preach, saying.

The Kingdom ol heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepeis, raise the dead, cast out devils: I feel ye have received, treely give. Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses 10:7, 9. May every soul that touches mine, Be it the slightest contact, get theiettom some One gleam of laith to brave the thickening ills ot lite. One glimse ot brighter skies beyond the gathering mists.

To make lite worth while, and Heaven a surer heritage. Author Unknown Today's Message Je.sus wanted His followers I HMI ihai their elicit- depended upon what they had built into ihcii nwn characici Me wanted them to learn the things of innci uiirHnu ihat they could lake with them wherever they went. Such an emphasis is needed today whrn Ihe exleinals are changing so rapidly. "You can't talu- you," is, a popular phrase and represents a truth we need to loam, hut il also implies a "is getting much worse." (These sources saifl Ihe bulletin 1 shows clearly thai Stalin "is dying," and thai he "now is developing heart failure and possibly pneumonia." The bulletin also disclosed that the Premier's doctors have resorted to one of the oldest medical practices- the use of blood-sucking leeches as well as such advanced scientific remedies as penicillin in the efforl to save his life. "For the second lime, leeches were used to draw blood." it announced.

They presumably were applied in Ihe hope of reducing Stalin's alarmingly blood pressure 210 maximum to 110 minimum. Of 0 atomic spying, th verdict was announced. The pale, thin bespectacled sci entist smiled happily. His wife Merle, who was among the spec tators, broke into a big, happy smile. Weinberg then was dischargee from the bond under which he has remained at liberty since his in dictment on three charges of lying before the House Un-American Ac tivities committee May 25, 1949 The committee contended the ev idence before it showed that Wein berg slipped atomic secrets tc Steve Nelson, a Communist functionary, to be passed on Russia.

A charge of lying about ac quaintance with Nelson was amon original counts in the indictmen against Weinberg hut it wa dropped during the trial and th case went to the jury on only on question: Whether the scientis swore falsely and knowingly whe he told the committee he had nev er belonged to the Communis parly. Judge apparently sur prised by the verdict, told the ji rors be had no doubt they "ap preached this matter conscien tiousjy." He said be respected their decision, "even though the court does not approve of your verdict." The judge went on to say the i testimony in Ihe trial disclosed an and shocking situation existing in the crucial years of Ifliifl. 1940 and 1941 on the campus of a great university where a WASHINGTON Prtttfent isenhower exprwsed wUttognejw oday to go halt Way to Moscow meet whoever thi dy- ng Joseph Stalin in Wat power. He attached tht ondftions he set out a week ago or a possible.meeting with Stalin. In a news conference statement, he President said he did not knew might come from the lot- ending shifts in Russia and de- crlbed the United States attitude the moment as very definite watchfulness.

They said this country's basic im would be, as it has been, to eek progress toward peace, As to a meeting with any new lussian leader, he said the condi- ions would be (A) that it had ajj. proval of the American people, md (B) that there was reason to jelieve It would do some good in he cause of peace. In his third news conference as President, Elsenhower also: 1. Said it is up to Congress to work out the wording of a resold tlon condemning Russia for eft. slaving free peoples.

He declared is no rift between him and Senate Republican leader-Taft (Ohio) over changes in the reso- ution the President submitted Congress. A Taft backed this an amendment saying that approval of the resolution condemning viet enslavement of peoples did not mean Congress was taking any position on the validity of World War I agreements made with-Russia by Democratic administrations. The amendment has up a row in Congress. Democrats ait ighting it, shattering administra- ion hopes for unanimity behine the cold war move the resolution represents. Other Statements, 2.

Blasted the current wave of anti-Semitism behind the Ron Cur- tain as deplorable and heartbreaking particularly, he said, to a man who has seen, as he has, the results of Naiz efforts to exter- minte. Jews. 3. Reaffirmed his stand in favor of the states, having full oWlifiv shlp ottsh'ore lands within historic borders. He saidi however; the government retain certain rights iiii in such matters as defense and prevention of smuggling.

4 Said he expects Mr first organization plan, making the Federal Security Administration 1 a full fledged department Cabinet member; win be ready for submission to Congress next weelfc 5. Expressed opposition to extending the draft from the present 24 months to 30 or 36 months gif suggested by Gen. James A. Van Fleet. This third news conference Ef? senhower has held as President drew an overflow crowd of reporters to the conference room; ing a little over 200.

The President launched it with volunteered statements about lin and Russia but most of the time was given over to questions and answers from the newsmen. First off, Eisenhower said hfl could not predict what effect Stalin's removal from power would have on East-West tensions. He said he was discussing question with his closest but that all the discussions endec up largely where they started. The President went on to say this country must cling to the determination that progress must be made toward achieving peace, A reporter asked at this poinf whether Kisenhower thought the impending change in Russia's leadership would worsen or improve the Soviet anti-Semitic campaign. Kisenhower said it was a matter of hoping for the best.

Batter To Keep Quiet Then he added that he ques- large Communist underground or-1 tinned whether it was wise lo say Continued on I'ttge 37. Col. 4. continued on Page 3, Col. 8.

No Fatalities Dragging of Creek Found Unnecessary, 9 Is Safe Light Snowfall Along Northern Tier of States By The snow fell along th north- SK.VU me.) Stage 4 32 Ft. Fall .53 Ft. Uvrctu 1 Pool 41890 I TaUwater 399.80 courage, good will, helpfulness to those who need our- help, to our best belief in God and man, wheivver we When Icain lo Use these, we can then make propei use uf the material things which are available. Religion in our day is undergoing another acid the fxtcrnuls are being eaten away, but this will brmi; lo lixbt the which cannot be destroyed. We are called It.

he witnesses to ijiese things We may look to the future with hope and confidence because Ihe Spiiil of Truth is still leading us bark lo old and miu new truth. THKODORK KVANS Today's Prayer f'utbrr grunt (hut in of coufukiun ami rhuuge wr redui'Oxer iky Tby purposr uf building better to ram Spiritual by publi' ned AuMin Pnelps, Inc by NBA tow rainy spots but tair lo partly cloudy weather prevailed over most of the nation today. Colder air spread over north cen- iral regions and extended into Ihe Southeast. Temperatures were below zero in parts of North Dakota Minnesota early today, with a low of -4 at International Falls. Minn.

Thf colrl air extended to Northern Florida. It was near in Atlanta, which reported a high of T4 Wednesday. flans lo (Iran Cold Water Creek immediately west of Missouri Rt in Ihe belief Ihat a drowning 1 might have resulted from an auto- mohile accident there, shortly after 7 a in today, were abandoned I after Constable Rudy Haiimer of St. Louis County traced Ihe sup-j posed driver of Ihe vehicle and was informed no one had been in- jured The automobile, a sedan, had roll- ed into the edge of the creek im- mediately upstream from the high way bridge at the foot of Cold Water hill, and attracted the at- I tention of early forenoon motor- ists on Rt. 99, the highway bridge route between Alton and St.

Louis. One witness was said to have reported he saw three men in the vehicle when it skidded and left the highway while being driven towards Alton, but that he didn't know uhat became of the occupants. From Ihe license number. Constable Baumer ttaced the owner- ship of the car to Auto Rental Ine. oi St.

Louis. There he learned it had been rented Wednesday evening in the name of Mitchell C. Burnett of Pine Lawn. a telephoned home and in that way secured information no one was injured. Meantime a towing firm was called to remove the car.

But heavy equipment was needed, and Fred Haper of Alton was summoned to take his big towing outfit to the scene to elevate sedan back onto the highway. per said a seat cushion hiirtafl (ran the sedan was found where it floated seveal hundred feet stream. Alton Volunteer Emergency cfifH received unofficial cftllc lllgftftiBg it go to the scene for draggiaf eft forts. But its officers alter ptnfli exploratory investigation by phone learned about 17 a a. no occasion for furtiMf eVtft.