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CiILIL Home of Tho Homesfako Gold Mine Forocest Fair" IMJD SERVING LEAD AND DEADWOOD, SOUTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1959 UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL LEASED WIRE SERVICT 1 65, NO. 251 Veafhsr Herter Blasts Red Intrigue VOL. U.S. Briefs AntUSmoking Campaign Is 1 Being Mapped Officials to Set Starkweather Execution Day OMAHA, Neb. (UPI) State Russia Indicted vr i ii a saflkasssilBBBa Bay Cottingham LHS Graduate from the rear by another truck as the two traveled dowsi a lain-siick bill.

Firemen attempted to control the resulting blase but the truck exploded in a ball ef Ore killing firemen and spectators as tar away as 84M feet. TRUCK BLAST KILLS 11 The charred remains of the cab are all that Is left ef a gasoline tank truck after it exploded oe heavily traveled eastern Fesnwylvaato highway killing at least II persons and Injuring 15 others. Thirty minetes before the explosion, the tank track was struck authorities today took steps to set a new execution date for mass killer Charles Starkweather. The case of the 20-year-old for mer garbage man who admitted slaving 11 persons in two states shifted back to the Nebraska Su preme Court after a three-judge federal panel refused to extend. a two-week execution stay past mid' night Thursday.

Nebraska Atty. Gen. C. 8. Beck said he would ask the state Su preme Court today for permission to authorize acting state Peniten tiary Warden John Greenholts to set a new execution date.

Starkweather had "no com ment" when Greenholts told him the circuit court had rejected his plea. It appeared the redhaired slay er's execution would be delayed at least until' Monday, and possi bly for knonths if he chose to fol low up either of two remote legal possibilities. Greenholts said 'it would take more than two days to summon official witnesses for the execu tion. Further delay might occur, authorities said, if Starkweather either applied to a state court for a writ of habeas corpus, or ap pealed directly to a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

After '90 minutes of testimony, the circuit court coupled its rul ing that the appeal be dismissed with the opinion Starkweather had not exhausted legal possibili ties in state courts, usually a pre requisite to federal Intervention. Judge Joseph W. Woodrough read the opinion for the court that "no probable cause" appeared to exist to Justify a federal hearing on the May 21 denial of a habeas corpus writ by U.S. District Judge Robert Van Pelt in Lin coln, Neb. Needs Stronger Grounds LONDON (UPI) A court turned down the plea Thursday of spiritualist Frank Webb, 47, for a divorce because "the Yibratiensl wfere all wrong" in his wife's bouse and he was not getting good spirit reception.

Nikita Meets East Germans In Moscow A Lead youth, who was all set for a career in the Navy, has been appointed to the U. S. Military Academy at West Point He is Ray Cottingham, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.

Cottlhgham, who received notification of his acceptance Thursday from the De partment of Army, Office of the Adjutant General, at Washington, D. C. Cottingham, who was the highest ranking boy in the 1969 graduating class at Lead High School; had qualified for a four-year all ex pense paid scholarship under the Naval Reserve Offficers Training Corps. Cottingham will report at West Point July 7. Durtat his hls-h school veara he participated in basketball and track, was a member of the Student Council and did part-time work with the school maintenance crew.

Moothine Outlawed TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (UPI) The Florida Legislature has ap proved a bill making possession of more than one gallon of moonshine, whiskey a. felony, and pos session of less than one gallon a Two Lead Lawyers Make Bid for Post Vacated by Circuit Judge Clarence Cooper SOUTH DAKOTA (UPI) Forecasters today called for five more days of above normal temperatures for South Dakota. Readings through Wednesday are expected to average 8-5 degrees above normal. FAiK For today, highs were expected to run in the 80's and lows tonight will be from 54 to 84.

The five-day extended forecast predicts the state will get from one-half to three-fourths inch of rain by Wednesday. A rash of thunderstorms and shower lets Thursday and Thurs day night brought moisture some Mnta. to Huron1 reported .86. inch. Water- town .18 and Aberdeen .07 inch.

High temperatures Thursday were from 72 at Lead to 92 at Pierre. Overnight lows scaled from 42 at Deadwood to 60 at Sioux Falls. DEADWOOD High temperature, for the 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m. today 76, low 42, 8 a.m. 72.

Radio Station KDSJ. LEAD High temperature for the 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m today 72, low 49, 8 a.m. 65. Mine office, Homestake Mining Co. Deadwood Is Named Sir For Postmasters Meet The 19W, convention of the South Dakota Postmasters As sociation will be held in Dead wood, according to Lyle Elward, state vice-president and local postmaster, who letuiued Thursday from a two-day conclave held at Sioux Falls.

The postmasters ended, their convention by electing two new officers. Leo C. Hues, Faulk too. was named president and Ralph Garvey, GayvUle, secretary-treasurer. Also attending the con veqtioa from, the Northern Hills were Mrs.

Lyle Elward, Mr. and Mrs, George Blake, Spearfteb and Wilson Sweeney, Sturgis. City Attorney the change but held no reaponsl blllty in the project. 8 Grading of Barclay Street near the Melvln Mattson home. It was explained that although he had built his wall according to the height required by the city, the Hair est has built up higher than the wall.

4 Retaining' No. Stone Street as an i ''unloading 'only'' Signs will be erected to remind violators. 6 The city's responsibility in raising the markers which have sunk into the grourtd in Mountain Lbwn cemetery. It was noted that fhls should be provided Vnder "per petual care." Starting Monday the commission-1 ers will meet each day as a board of equalization from 8:30 p.m. to p.m." i BOSTON The American Can cer Society began mapping plana today for an intensive antlsmoking campaign with particular emphas-4 a on teen-agers.

In New York, Timothy V. Harnett, chairman of the Industry Research Committee, labeled the campaign a "one-aided propaganda effort" The campaign, approved Thursday by the society's board of directors, win be designed to "bring to the attention of physicians and the public and particularly teen-agers facts about cancer and smoking, WASHINGTON Sen. J. WO-Dan FnntrlgM (D-Ark. aald today the Senate's confirmation of Ogden K.

Held as ambassador to Israel was dUcouragtng to ef- to improve American di- The Senate confirmed the 13-year-old Kejd by a voice vote Thursday night despite a warning by Fuebrlght, chairman ef the Foreign Relations Committee, mat the action would be "improvident and Irresponsible." FoJbrlght said he would continue to fight for "more qualified" appointmeBta but mat "it's a very dlseonraglng prospect" NEW YORK- Makers of plastic; film used in dry cleaning bags have come up with an improved film "that breathes," the Journal of Commerce reported today. A front-page dispatch said the new polyethylene film "may be the ans wer to the suffocation hazards to young children from plastic film." The new material would be made of the same conventional polyethye- lene film but would be both perforated and embossed. ATLANTA A federal district court today Issued a preliminary order forbidding racial seyregation in JMlania public schools'. The order came at the outset of a nonjury trial before two federal judges of a request by-1 Negro parents for a declaration that Atlanta's seg- regated public schools are unconstitutional. Although' a speedy trial had been predicted in the efforts by Negroes to desegregate the Atlanta public school system, the swiftness of the action caught the crowded courtroom by surprise.

DE8 MOINES, la A suitcase fun of 99 sticks of dynamite at tached to a harming fuse was placed in front of an oncoming passenger train east ef here early today. Authorities said it failed to go off only because the wheels of the train cut the fuse. Sheriffs deputies said the report of the dynamite on' the tracks came when Harold Clark, a fire man on the Rock Island train, radioed back to the station: here mat "had Just passed over something on the tracks. FARMVUXE, Va Diplomas were awarded Thursday night to what may be the last graduating classes from Prince Edward Coun ty's two public high schools. The county has decided to end public education rather than submit to a federal court Integration order next September.

James Jackson Kilpa-trick, segregationist editor of the Richmond, News-Leader, told 51 se niors at Farmvflle High School that the county's actions in cutting off school funds was taken "when no other tolerable alternative could be discovered, Berry, McGovern Payrolls Revealed WASHINGTON (UPI) House of Representatives payrolls for the month of April showed that Rep. E. Y. Berry (R-8DJ had seven persons listed on his congressional payroll and Rep. George Mc Govern (D-SD) five.

Berry's payroll for April, the latest payroll information available, showed Mavis G. Daly with a year-, ly salary of $10,221.65. Others on Berry's list include AI-vin L. Hall, Marilyn Kirsch, Faith Marie Lowery, June S. Stark, between $3,300 and Rose' mary Ackerman, and Evelyn E.

$774.78. Top salary-getter on Mc Govern's payroll is Patricia J. Donovan, 861.98. Mc Govern's brother-in-law, Robert, Pennington, gets between 600 and $8,700. Others on Mc Govern's payroll Crosby Barger, Anna Ay- laian, and Jeanne Ardell Johnston, $2,580.99.

Objects to 'Thing HIGH POINT, N.C. (UPI)-r-R. B. Watson called police after he looked out a window and saw a "great big thing" on his neighbor's lawn. The thing turned out to be a six and one-half foot plaster of parts dog 1 be In Effort to End 'Deeper Freeze' GENEVA (UPI) Secretary of State Christian Her-ter today blasted Russia for espionage, subversion and outright kidnaping activities carried out from East Berlin.

Herter gsv the Big Four foreign ministers' conference a ds BONN. Germany (I Pl Ken red AdXMusrr elerMrled Germans and she patera slllaase today wish a surprise derlaissi to remain rhasjcsllar et West Germany instead ef raasUag far the lees importaat pest of ptest dent, The Communis ta were expected to react strsagly te she decision slave Adfsser la mm ef their moat Implacable foes, tailed Indictment of Communist intrigues in an attempt to blast through the sudden deep freese imposed bv the Russians In the four-week-old parley. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev has- called the East German leadership to a Moscow "summit" session next week and apparently has ordered Foreign Minister Andrew Gromyko to sit tight here pending some new policy decision. The moves alerted diplomats for a possible major surprise. Ignoring these stalling tactics, Herter went before the semi- public session this afternoon with a formal answer to earlier Communist charges that West Berlin Is a "cancer" of intrigue.

Th secretary of state we armed with this record ef spying, abduction and subversion centered in Communist East Berlin and East Germany: One hundred and three kidnap- Ings of West Berliners in 10 years. Hiring of espionage agents West Berlin by Soviet, Polish, and East German operatives. Steady agitation and infiltration of the West German Social Democratic Party, trade unions, student and sport organizations. Underground activities of the illegal Communist Party In West Germany, guided and financed from East Berlin. Such common criminal prac tices as burglary and holdups aimed at gathering Intelligence Information in West Berlin.

Tourist Booths, Schools Readied Information booth at Pluma and Mt. Morlah cemetery are being prepared for opening early next week, it was announced by Kenneth Rlneveld, president of the Deadwood Chamber of Commerce. Robert Hogarth, Deadwood, will be in charge of the Pluma Booth. Dominic Calvetti, Lead, will be the Lead representative. The attendant for the booth at the graves of the historical characters will be named later.

Opening of the information booths will coincide with a courtesy school to be conducted Tuesday for all Deadwood persons who come in contact with tourists or other summer visitors. It will be held Tuesday night in the Franklin Hotel with the cooperation of the Dead wood-Lead Toastmasters. One of the speakers will be James F. Hartzell, new superintendent of the Devil's Tower National Monument, according to- Toast- master RoUie Furois, who said he conferred Thursday with the new superintendent at the tower. Invitations have been extended to other national park and monument directors, at Wind Cave and Mt.

Rushmore, and to state park representatives. The program will be announced soon. Car Brakes Fail Only minor damage was sue- tained Thursday noon when the brakes went out on a car driven by Arthur Thiele, Sioux Falls, as he was travelling on lower Lead police report that Thiele had stopped at Foster's Service Station and thought he would be able to make it to a garage for repairs. However as he left the station, the brakes failed completely and the runaway car hit an embankment. Dakota Briefs Methodists Open State Conclave MITCHELL The South Dakota Methodist Church ministers and lay delegates opened their annual convention here Thursday.

Some 250 persons had registered for the first day's activities. Bishop Edwin Voight, head of the Methodist Church in South Dakota, announc ed one appointment Thursday. He named the Rev. Harvey H. Sander, Groton pastor the past seven years, as superintendent of South Dakota's western district Sander succeeds the Rev Edwin Hassle, Rapid City, who has completed his six-year term in the position.

PIERRE Eighty-one persons have already applied for the eight positions of driver's license examiners and will take the qualification test here June State Employment Director George V. Cunningham said today. Cunningham said the Job, which was made necessary by the new 1959 drivers licensing law, will pay $840 per month pius per diem and expenses. Omnugham said at complete check was being made of each person's background. PIERRE State comptroller John C.

Penne said today a water extension appropriation overdraft of $4,655 at Hill City was caused by an emergency condition of in adeauate water sunply. An enein eer investigated and advised mak ing a dam. However, during con struction, an unforseen problem arose and additional water mains were required. Penne said the ap propriation of $10,000 was insuf ficient for the entire cost, PIERRE Robert A. Hurlbut of Miller will head up the ft nance drive for the Republican party during the next three months, Slate Chairman Glen Rhodes announced today.

Hurl- but Is Hand County Republican chairman and is engaged in the life Insurance business with the National Reserve Life Company of Sioux Falls, and Topeka. PIERRE The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation said today burglars pried open safe and took $525' in cash at Col man and stole $500 In 'cash and goods at Vermillion. A mark from a one and seven-eighths inch bar was found on the safe at the Fos ter Market in Colman. Entry was gained by breaking the rear win dow. Brunlcks Service Station In Vermillion was looted of $20 to $25 in quarters, 18 boxes of 12 gauge shells, two boxes of .410 shells, eight boxes of .20 guage shells, 12 cartons of assorted cigarettes, 21 cartons of spark pluga and one- naif inch electric impact wrench.

Black Hills Airport Easements Secured AH- the air easements have been secured for the Black Hills Air port, William H. Camahan, state's attorney, announced Friday. Acitisens committee, Allen Evans, chairman of the county commission, and other members and the state's attorney have been working on the five easements for the past four months. The last legal prerequisite now has been accomplished in order to obtain the federal funds for the airport, Camahan said. Elizabeth Asks NATO Support LONDON (UPI) Queen Elizabeth II called on the Atlantic gress today to give the peoples of NATO nations a "clear lead" in closer cooperation.

She pleaded for a minimum of quarreling in the alliance. The Queen spoke briefly at the opening of the congress, a meet ing of 650 delegates from 14 Wes tern nations gathered for the most unusual public review of NATO since it was organized 10 years ago. Iceland stayed away because of its fishing dispute with Britain. The Queen's speech preceded the firs business) section-at wmeh Sen. Estes Kefauver (D Term) was the main speaker.

Moscow unleashed a propaganda barrage against the meeting even before it started, charging it was disruptive to the Geneva conference. "It is the ordinary people of this Atlantic community who want a clear lead," said the Queen. The Soviet Communist Party newspaper Pravda saw the congress as a symptom of, NATO weaknesses. Actually, there was little attempt to hide NATO's weaknesses at the congress. Since the delegates are not official representatives of their governments they are free to speak frankly.

One British paper to be read to the delegates complained of inconsistencies in American policies toward European allies. An American paper decried what it said were British hesitations ana French weaknesses. Ecuador Riot Toll Mounts GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (UPI) The deaths of two injured rioters in a hospital increased the toll of the week's violence to tat least 28 killed and 120. wounded today. An estimated .450 persons were arrested Wednesday night, as a result of rioting in which at least 16 persons were killed and more than 40 stores were looted.

Police said "tons" of looted goods were recovered from 'the prisoners. This big Pacific port was gen erally quiet Thursday. In two in stances, troops were called on to disperse unruly mobs, but no casualties were reported. The opposition Liberal Party joined the government in repudiating the activities of the rioters, who were described as "hood lums" in newspapers In Quito, the national capital. Newspapers assailed the rioters because the only apparent motive for their action was theft or love of violence.

The disorders have had no discernible political goal. THE LITTLE WOMAN "Tve never been so humiliated my life! The way you talked, he must be sure we're paupers GENEVA (UPI) An East Ger man delegation headed by Com munist Party boss Walter UI- brlcht meets Soviet Premier Ni kita Khrushchev In Moscow Monday when Khrushchev may make his final decision on Germany and Berlin. There was immediate specula tion he would discuss with the East Germans the signing of separate peace treaty that would seal the division of Germany, and possibly wreck or delay indefi nltely the foreign ministers con ference here. The East German press office announce the 18-man delegation to Moscow included Ulbricht, Premier Otto- Grotewohl, East Berlin Mayor Friedrich Ebert, Ambassa dor to Russia Johannes Koening, and Deputy Premiers Leuschner, Hans Loch and Paul Scholz. The Communist announcement called the trip a "friendship vis it" and said Khrushchev invited the East Germans to Moscow in May but that the trip was post' poned because of Khrushchev trip to Albania.

Khrushchev was conferring with Hungarian leaders in Budapest today while en route home. But no one here was missing the timing of the Red little sum mit meeting. Western officials felt something was afoot that might have an important bearing on the ultimate Soviet stand at the four- power conference here. The Russians already have ac complished a lot for the East German satellites at this meeting, They got them, into the conference chamber through the back door and they got them seated though at separate tables with the West ern foreign ministers. But they failed to gain West ern recognition of the regime, Four-Year-Old 'Foils' Convicts ALBIA, Iowa (UPI) Four es caped convicts, their 84-hour bid for freedom foiled by a 4-year-old farm were to be returned to day- to the Iowa state penitentiary.

The fugitives surrendered meek ly in the southern Iowa countryside Thursday, although knives blackjacks, a rifle and a shotgun were found on them and in their In the final minutes before their capture by Monroe County and state policemen, the desperados invaded two farm homes and ter rorized housewives. The fugitives were captured be cause Jimmy Conway, 4-year-old son of farmer George Conway, had a sharp memory for faces. The convicts were fleeing west from Fort Madison In a stolen car when they ran into a ditch at Con way's farm near Georgetown, Iowa. Conway obligingly polled them out. But a moment later, Jimmy raced to his father shouting, Daddy, yon know those guys we helped down at the ditch? They're the killers!" Jimmy had gone with his father when Conway helped men start, their stalled car and talked with one of the men.

Jimmy returned to the house and found his mother reading a newspaper which carried pictures of the men. I Two Lead attorneys have made a bid for the post of city attorney to succeed Clarence Cooper, who nas been named judge of the Eighth Circuit. They are Robert Driscoll Jr. and Larry McDonald. Both appeared before the city commission at its weekly session Thursday and indicated that they would be interested in the appointment.

No action was taken on the matter when it was pointed out by Commissioner Paavo Warvi that Cooper had not yet submitted his resignation. Cooper arrived later In the meet ing and tendered his written resignation in which he stated that city government is "grass roots democ racy" and that he was happy to have been a part of it for the past 13 years. He pledged his support to his successor and especially on the Armory project, which Is yet to be In. a discussion on the Armory construction Mayor Herman Kul- paca reported that he had been informed that the 'roof will be fixed so that the flat portion will drain. It was also pointed out that the installation of two large drains will cost the city an estimated $345 plus 10 per cent.

Cooper ad vised the board that the work should be handled under a change- of -order wtih the National Guard sharing expenses. The matter wfll be referred to the. state engineer for clarification. The safety of Lead children was Involved in two problems tossed to the board for their solution. Mrs.

Myrtle Harper appeared and re quested the city to fill a deep un used well located near the Morgan Iverson property on Cyanide Street. She explained that although the well is covered with wooden planks there is always the danger of a child falling through a rotten beard. Also reported as a source of danger were some abandoned sheds on Terra ville Avenue. The mayor ex- planed that the property would have to be condemned before action could be taken on this matter. Approved by the board were: 1 A request for office space In the city hall for the state sanitation engineer who will headquarter in Lead for about a month during the county-wide sanitation sur vey which 'will be conducted in July.

2 The purchase of 800 feet of inch fire hose and a motor for the Dodge truck for the fire de partment. The old fire hose will given to the street department for use by city crews. 8 A public hearing June 12 for TAKES OVER DUTIES Clarence Cooper, who was named judge of the Eighth Circuit last week by Gov. Ralph Herseth, will take over his duties Monday. Among the ties severed in winding up his law practice to lacoept the post was his resignation Thursday as Lead city attorney, an office he has held for 13 years.

Cooper, who has practiced law in the Northern Hills since 1934, served as Lawrenee County state's attorney from 1939-42 and 'from 1955-68. (Lead Call Photo.) the transfer of the Class on sale intoxicating liquor license and the Class non-intoxicating liq uor license to the new location of Tony Pavich's bar, 4 The renewal of all beer 'li censes. Taken under consideration was the request of Lester Derby, dump caretaker, for an Increase in wag-' es. Derby pointed out that he Is forced to be on duty seven days a week most of the time. Discussed were the following 1 The opening of a catch basin near the Ray Gallo home to alleviate a drainage problem in that area.

2 The addition to a wall near the Henry Bierschenk- property. The board pointed out that the city could give him permission to make.