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4 Rapid City. S. 0.. Daily Journal Wednesday. November 5.

1947 High School MEETINGS Owners Agree To Sell Airport Land To City CALENDAR WEDNESDAY-ELKS lodge rooms. Luncheon Alex Johnson hotel. Girls, You're Subject To Old Roman Law Los Angeles. Not. 5 (AP) Superior Judge Leo Freund reached back nearly 2.000 years to old Roman law and found it good in California, 1947 in holding that an engagement ring is not the woman's property until marriage.

He ruled that Miss Betty Sinclair. 40, of North Hollywood must return a diamond ring to her former fiance. Russell O. Priebe. 46.

rial estate man, un-Ins she chooses to pay him instead. The judge said Roman law held that an engagement ring was merely a symbol of troth if the troth was broken, the ring went back to the donor. Scots Offer British Labor Party New Jolt London. Nov. 5 fP) Scottish voters handed Britain's ruling labor party another jolting setback in municipal elections yesterday.

-With about 95 percent of the results tabulated, the laborites had dropped a net of 62 scats, losing control of five councils to their opponents, barely hanging on to industrial Glasgow and winning the upper hand in two small cities Mussellbrugh and Selkirk. The results continued, in a less drastic way, the trend away from socialism markedly demonstrated by a conservative landslide in last weekend's English and Welsh balloting for borough councilmen. Election campaigning in Scotlaud was less exciting than south of the border, reaching its peak in Glasgow. There the laborites lost three scats but clung to a two-vote majority among the 114 elected councilmen. As in the English and Welsh local elections, only one-third of the seats were at stake.

Voting was somewhat heavier than in local elections last year. In Glasgow 61 percent of the electorate voted compared with 33 percent in 1946. Scanning the results, Peter Meld-drum, leader of Glasgow laborites, asserted the Scots "have not been stampeded by the English vtoe." The independent Glasgow Herald noted the labor party got "a less decisive reverse" than in England, but said "the Scottish results, taken as a whole, must be regarded as a vote of no confidence in labor's capacity in local as in national administration." Farmers To Save More Feed Grains Washington, Nov. 5 fyP) Government grain experts predict today that livestock farmers will save at least 75.000,000 bushels of wheat or three-fourths of the of wheat or three-fourths of the food conservation target. Brewers, distillers, bakers, and public eating places have promised the citizens food committee to cut down by 25,000,000 bushels or more to help meet the administration's grain export goal.

Six weeks ago agriculture department authorities estimated livestock farmers would feed at least 350,000,000 bushels of wheat this crop year because of the short corn crop. Last year they fed about bushels of wheat. These department officials now have revised their wheat feeding estimate to around 275,000,000 bushels. Reports from the field indicate that many farmers who own both wheat and livestock feel that the grain is too high in price to feed to animals, particularly in case of animals which will not be ready for market for several months. Such farmers are said to fear that something may happen to bring down livestock prices in the meantime.

In that event, the farmer would not get his wheat money back. Another factor holding down the volume of wheat feeding is the fact that many wheat producers who do not feed livestock are holding on to their grain expectation of possible higher prices next spring. By so doing, they limit market supplies of wheat available to livestock producers and poultrymen who buy grain for feed. Livestock market statistics provide still additional evidence that less wheat is being fed. Hogs are being marketed at considerably lighter weights, and beef cattle are being fed on grain for much shorter periods of time, than had been expected.

The corn thus saved becomes available for farmers who otherwise would be forced to use wheat. The department said in a report on next year's feed outlook that if livestock feeding of wheat is held down to 250,000,000 bushels, this country could export 500,000,000 bushels of the grain and still' have a reserve of 150,000,000 bushels at the end of the crop year next June 30. The reserve at the end of the past year was about 80,000,000 bushels. The president's grain export goal calls for at least 500.000.000 bushels of wheat and 70,000,000 bushels of other grains. Dummit and taking over control of Louisville's board of aldermen.

Incumbent Gov. Simeon S. Willis was not eligible to succeed himself. Top Prix The Kentucky governorship was top prize in yesterday's two-party scraps. Clements had the support of organized labor because of his vote against the Taft-Hartley law.

Republicans raised this as a main issue in the campaign, but Clements soft-pedaled it. Democrats will claim this a major upset, although republicans, who have had only five governors in the state's history, have never elected two in a row. There were no upsets in three special congressional elections to fill vacancies. Republicans won in normally republican districts in Indiana and Ohio and a democrat too! a heavily democratic district in Brooklyn. The U.

S. house winners. Ralph Harvey, republican, won over Frank A. Hanley, democrat, in the Indiana 10th, William M. Mc-Cullough, republican, defeated Joseph Quatman, democrat, in the Ohio 4th, and Abraham J.

Multcr, democrat, beat Victor Rabinowitz, American labor, and Jacob P. Lef-kowizt, republican, in the New York 14th. Vet's Bonus New York and Ohio voters marked a big "okay" on veterans' bonus proposals of $400,000,000 and respectively. New Jersey balloters gave thumping approval to a new state constitution to replace one approved 103 years ago, but Kentucky defeated a proposal to call a convention to rewrite its state charter. In the important mayoralty racej both'partics scored upsets.

But the republicans reelected Mayor Bernard Samuel in Philadelphia and the democrats kept Mayor Thomas A. Burke in office in Cleveland. Detroit tossed out Mayor Edward J. Jeffries in his bid for a fifth term. City Councilman Eugene I.

Van Antwerp defeated him in a non-partisan election in which Jeffries for the first time in his last three races had the support of the ClO-United Auto Workers. In another non-partisan election at San Francisco, Superior Judge Elmer E. Robinson was elected mayor with a 15.000-vote margin over Rep. Franck R. Havenner, runner-up in a three-man race.

Voters also decided to keep in operation the city's famous, 74-year-old cable car system. Socialist Mayor Jasper McLevy of Bridgeport, won more votes than his democratic and republican opponents combined to gain his eighth successive term. But Pennsylvania's only socialist mayor, J. Henry Stump, of Reading, was defeated for a fourth term by democrat John F. Davis.

RESIGNATION Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov. 5 (AP) Premier Knud Krislensen submitted his resignation to King Frederick today, but agreed to keep his coalition government in office until a new cabinet is approved by the king. The Kristensen government was upset by parliament Oct. 3 and new elections were held Oct, 28. but without giving any party a clear mandate.

DIVORCE Los Angeles, oNv. 5 (A) Film Actress Frances Rayburn, 22, sister of Actress Kathryn Grayson, asks superior court to grant her a divorce from David Miller, 37, movie director, on the ground of cruelty. Estimating Miller's earnings at a year, Miss Rayburn asked $1,500 a month alimony and $300 a month for support of their children, Jeffrey, 2, and Jessica, seven months. She said they were married here July 10, 1943, and separated last Sept, 23. Her suit was filed yesterday.

WEDDING DAY Los Angeles, Nov. 5 VP) Friday is the wedding day set by Haila Stoddard, 33, New York actress, appearing here in "The Voice of the Turtle," and Harold M. Bromley, 37, Broadway producer. They obtained a marriage license yesterday and announced the time but not the place. Miss Stoddard was divorced a year ago from Author Jack Kirk-land of "Tobacco Road" fame.

PAID NOTICES Experienced wool prcsser wanted at once. If not experienced we will teach you. Phone 69, Economy Cleaners. College football at Spearfish Thursday night, 7:45 Black Hills Teachers vs. Dickenson Teachers.

Montana-Dakota conference game. MASONIC CALENDAR Notice: All Masons, their wives and sweethearts are invited to attend the Annual Fall Frolic (dinner and dance) at Masonic Temple, Saturday, Nov. 8, 7:00 p. m. Phone 515 for reservations now.

The Commute. Regular meeting, Nov. 5, Wednesday evening. Balloting of candidates. Lee Olscn, Exalted Ruler.

To make that dream of a room come true Gullston Renaissance carpet from Dusek's, 919 Main. Rummage sale by Chapter of PEO Saturday, Nov. 8, cily auditorium. Change of address: Rapid Insurance Agency is now located at 607 1 a St. Joe over Baron's ready-to-wear, Phone 418.

Have you enough desk room? If not, see Dusek's, 919 Main 1947 Plymouth 4-door special deluxe. Maroon. 4500 miles. Best offer buys. P.

O. Box 1643, Rapid City. For sale: 1937 Ford. New paint, seat rovers, tires, battery. See "Johnnie" in the shop at new Lincoln-Mercury garage.

Regular Monthly Meeting of Rnpid City Boois and Saddle Club will he held at the I.O.O.F, Thursday November 6 at 8 p. Bernire lliff, Play Accents Comedy Angle By BOB LEE The three-act comedy-mystery. "Stranger in the Night," presented by the Rapid City high school Dramatic club in the school auditorium Tuesday night, proved to be better comedy than a mystery. Paul McCoy's plot was effectively handled by the amateur thespians and the identity of the "villain" was capably screened behind the comedy scenes until late in the final act. A responsive audience, comprised mostly of students, appeared mildly surprised at the stage talents of their fellow classmates.

The story of the play, sponsored by the junior class, was briefly this: Sylvia Lee and Mable Crane, two attractive and energetic young women, are owners of a smart little book and gift shop located just off the lobby of a fashionable hotel. The shop appears on the surface a most nnlikely place for a mystery until young Grant Terry suddenly arrives at the hotel. Murder Plot Terry, recently released from the army, is a former New York reporter who hopes to establish himself as a newspaper columnist. His reason for the unexpected trip to the hotel, with the gift shop his specific destination, is to inform the owners that they are unwittingly to figure in a possible murder plot. While eating in a New York restaurant some days before, Terry tells the girl shop operators, he overheard two men discussing an order of gift items which had just been shipped to their shop.

One of the men, employed by the company that filled the order, had hidden in one of the gifts a slip of paper on which is the name of an individual residing at the hotel. That person, Terry explains to the girls, is marked for murder, 2nd the person hired to carry out the deed has been entrusted to call at the shop and purchase a particular gift in which he will find the name of his victim Terry has no notion as to the identity of either the prospective murderer or the intended victim, nor does he know in which gift the name is hidden. He is, nevertheless, certain that a fatal plot is underway. Convincing The female leads were acted by Linda Sanders as Sylvia Lee and Frances Pyle as Mable Crane. Both girls displayed an admirable flair for acting and both of them turned in convincing performances.

Paul Keiser, as Grant Terry, the reporter, met the physical description of his role, but had trouble with his lines. His characterization of a clue-seeking newspaperman was, however, an improvement of the usual movie version. The comedy lines were recited by Ronald Hull as E'ddie Beach, a lively bellhop, aptly supported by Aura Swenson as Nona Pollard, his elevator operator sweetheart. Hull was superb in his role and much of the success of the play can be attributed to his flamboyant por trayal of a flashy, wise cracking hotel roustabout. His perform ance was tops! Conrad Coffield as Clifford New- kirk, bashful law student and ab-sentminded lover; Tom Jennings as J.

T. Rutledge, retired executive and crank; and Willard Ducolon as Sam Fish, hotel detective, gave commendable performances in their respective roles and were a defi nite asset to the play. Difficult Lavine Cozine as Marcella Ben der, woman athletic director, was convincing in her difficult role, and her comedy lines were well-timed and vigorously recited. Myra Gcr-hart as Sandra King, lady westler, provided many laughs during her brief appearance on the stage. Gloria Beberdorf as Velda Ste vens, comely secretary; and Ger-aldine Robison as Rose Jordan, a friend of Sylvia's, were splendid as glamorous supporting actresses.

Both girls were unfeigned and sincere in their portrayals. The entire performance was de cidedly enhanced by the cast's abil ity to keep the play moving along at a lively pace and their command of the rapt attention of the audience. Dorothy Lloyd, faculty director; Pauline Zolper and Mary Dawley, student directors, won acclaim in the performance of their cast which indicated the painstaking work of the directors. Faye Millar, Dona Cecil and Reva Palmerton, as prompters, fulfilled their tasks with noticeable ease. Realistic The realutic stage setting was a credit to the abilities of the stage and properties crew, consisting of Joyce Agnor, Roy Giles, Jcanette White, Betty Scholl, May Raymond, Jean and Joan Traut and Beverly Bock.

Phyllis Ecker and Rita Crow were responsible for the fine art work, Mfike-up was trusted to Noclle Colvin, Jane Gallup and Shirley Doult and they combined to do a magnificent job. Robert Goblo and William Lund were efficient in handling the all-important lights and Sam Crabb was business manager. The villain? You can find out for yourselves by attending the second performance of this play at 8 p. m. Thursday when a second cast will take the stage.

You'll enjoy it! Strike Delays Queen Mary Sailing Southhampton, Nov. 5-(D A brief strike of crewmen aboard the Queen Mary delayed the sched uled failing of the 81.000-ton Cutv rd White Star liner for New York from 3 p. m. '8 a. in.

MST) today until 4:40 a. m. tomorrow. "Wildcat" strikers of the ciew who walked off the vessel in sup port of a nine-day strike of seamen at Liverpool, returned to their jobs aboard the liner tonight, but loo late for the ship to leave on the fast ebbing tide. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor wcro among 2,000 passengers.

JUNIOR CHAMBRE OF COMMERCE Warren Morrell, executive editor of The Rapid City Daily Journal recently returned from an inspection trip through Europe with the Mundt committee, spoke before local Junion Chamber of Commerce members Wednesday noon during their regular luncheon session in the Alex Johnson hotel. Asserting that he has been particularly anxious to take before the Jaycees, Morrell explained that "you are the fellows who will be putting on the uniforms again" in the event of another war. After listing the congressional committee's route through Europe, the newspaperman invited question from his listeners. Under questioning, Morrell said he regarded a war with Russia as a "certainty," but said nobody knows how long it will be not even the Russians themselves. He paralleled the current Russian bloodless conquest of portions of Europe with Adolph Hitler's non-shooting conquests of Czechoslovakia and other countries just prior to World War II.

"They certainly want to conquer the world," he declared, adding hat they are apparently proceeding along the plan of taking in as much territory without violence as they can before resorting to force. He touched upon the communist influence in Europe, pointing out that the Reds are obstructing recovery in every conceivable manner in order to keep European nations in a state of chaotic disruption. Morrell was introduced by Dean Nauman, acting program chairman. James Gaffney announced that John Shepperd, president of the U. S.

Junior Chamber, will visit the Black Hills, Nov. 17-18. Five Sentenced To Two-Year Prison Terms Five defendants who entered pleas of guilty were sentenced to respective two-year terms in the state penitentiary by Judge Turner M. Rudesill as the criminal calendar of the fall term of Pennington county circuit court was cleaned up except for several continuances. The defendants and the charges against them: Walter Rhoades, grand larceny; Onie Greer, issuing checks with intent to defraud; John Charging Eagle, grand larceny; Reno O.

Tremblay, third degree burglary, and Floyd H. Dale, grand larceny. Dale's sentence was suspended, however, and he was ordered to remain on good behavior. Sgt. Jesse Santos, charged with embezzlement of a car, won a continuance along with Harlyn L.

R. Thorson, accused of grand larceny. Thorson pleaded not guilty Tuesday. A first degree rape charge gainst Noble F. Hendricks was dismissed after the complaining witness and one of her parents signed statments that they did not wish to prosecute the case.

Robert Kruse, charged with grand larceny, was dismissed, but a previous juvenile court sentence to Plankinton was invoked again on the grounds that the defendant violated suspension provisions. Joseph Guegel drew a 90-day suspended county Jail term together with a fine of $200 and $15 court costs after pleading guilty to a drunken driving count. He was prohibited from driving for one year, or two years if he fails to post a $2,000 bond. A plea of guilty to a drunken driving charge cost James Rooney a 90-day term in the county jail, while Sgt. Paul K.

Anderson paid $100 after pleading guilty to a charge of driving while under the influence of intoxicants. The remaining criminal cases of Harold Woodle. charged with third degree forgery: Oliver Gage, charged with W'ife and child desertion; Donald Oldfield. charged with grand larceny, and Vernon Licber, charged with embezzlement of a car, are under advicement. They are expected to be disposed of by motions from cither the state's attorney's office or defense attorneys, Jurors summoned to serve dur ing the term reported Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, but were informed that they would not be needed Until next Wednesday, at which time the heavy civil calen dar will be tackled.

Court is in recess until that date. Twin civil damage suits against the Yellow Cab company were settled out of court, according to court attaches. The complainants we're Harry E. and Dorothy Nollsch. Custer Coldest Spot In Nation Custer was probably the coldest spot in the nation last night with a minimum of 15 and Deadwood was the next chilliest in South Dakota as the thermometer touched 19.

All temperatures in the Black Hills were lower than in the eastern part of the state. Custer was the only Hills point to record any moisture but scattered rains covered the East River area, Cooler weather which brought snow In the Rocky mountain states was moving down from Canada, Temperatures today were expected to stay ten degrees or so under yesterday's high of 4D at Rapid City and 50 at Hot Springs. Custer yesterday reached only 41 find but one degree hither At Deadwood. Snow, whirh fell intermittently throughout the day In Rapid City, was expected to continue tonight, with skies clearing somewhat tomorrow. TRUCK HEARING rierre, Nov.

5-iPi The stale public utilities commission today assigned for hearing Nov. 19 Ken nebec two applications for clan trurking authority. Applicants were Lvlo Oien Whitney, Oncoma, and Floyd F. Paine, Kennebec. The airport committee cl the city owners of the land approved for the Rapid City municipal airport Wednesday morning and reached oral agreement with the landowners for the sale of the land to the city for $25 an acre, or $27,000 for 1.080 acres.

At the city commission meeting Monday evening, the committee was authorized to offer a blanket $25 an acre for the land to hasten the construction of the airport and to eliminate as much as possible the nec essity of inaugurating condemnation proceedings. The site for the airport is located nnroximatelv six and one-half miles south cast of Rapid City, and one-half miles north of Highway 40. The 1.080 acres are owned by Kay B. Keliher, Harry Marsh. Herman Bausch, and Arnold and Perry Heavlin.

Commissioner Bob Dean, member of the airport committee, announced after the meeting Wednesday that all five men have agreed to acccot the city's offer. "The sale will be completed Bnd the papers signed as soon as the bond money is available," Dean said. The land includes all of section 17. half of section 20 and 120 acres in section 21. Bausch owns 200 acres of the land: Keliher, 160 acres: Marsh.

80 acres; and the Haevlin's. 240 acres. Dean promised that the fastest action possible will be taken to ready the plans for the airport. "We want to ret this airport built and in operation before the army's deadline on the use of the Rapid City army air field by commercial planes on July 1," Dean said. It is hoped that a 9.000 foot runway can be built on the site run-ring northwest-southeast.

Dean al-appeal will be made immediately so announced Wednesday that an to the Pennington county board of commissioners to have the county build a road from highway 40 to the center of the airport site. He reported the county commissioners have unofficially agreed to build the road. Bond Finance Committee Studies Program Within the next 30 davs Rapid City will have an extra $630,000 in cash the proceeds from the sale of three bond issues for the construction of an airport, a swimming pool and a sewage disposal plant. the finance committee of the city commission is preparing a program to invest the money in government bonds as soon as it is received. City Commissioner Earl Keller-local banker and members of the committee said Wednesday that "investment in government certificates of indebtedness seems like the best investment for the money at the present time." He explained that the committee, which is headed by Stan Neil, will confer with local bank officials before a final recommendation regarding the investment of the money.

The recommendation will be made at the next city commission meeting to enable the bonds to be delivered to Minneapolis before theDecember deadline. Keller explained that the purchase of one year government bonds of indebtedness will pay a little less than one percent interest per annum. And with the commission expecting to invest 5600.000 of the money, the annual interest should amount to about $5,800. Present plans call for the city to keep of the money on hand for the purchase of land for the airport and other incidental expenses. The purchase of government bonds will enable the finance committee to recommend purchases that will expire when the money is needed.

Under this program, the city will Kceive ail available interest on the money -until the time it is reeded. Keller pointed out that United States treasury bonds, would pay a higher rate of interest. "However," he added, "when the present market premium prices on these bonds are taken into consideration, the interest rate would not be much higher then for the certificates of indebtedness. "Besides," Keller, continued, "the government bond market fluctuated, r.nd it could be possible that we wouldn't net as much interest in the long run. All in all, my personal opinion is that the city will be bette off to place the money the certificates of indebtedness." Old-Time Rapid City Horseman Dies On West Coast An old-time Runid City horseman.

Charles Keryn, who would have been years old Nov. 19, was buried in Los Angeles, Tue day according to word received by friends here. Keryn, who was widely known here as an owner tnd trainer of harness racing hoi'es, dird in the Good Sdarilan hnsital in Los Anarles Saturday alter an illness of ten days, although he suffered from asthma for many years. Little is krown of Keryn's em-ly life, but he was born Nov. 19, 1860 in Illinois end came to Rapid City in 1390.

He remained here until the fall of 1934 when he went to the court, then came bark in the spring of 1933 to sell his remaining horses and equipment. At that time he went to live with a fitter in Los Angeles. Survivor include fne son. His ife died before he first came to City, GUILTY I'rbana, Nov. 5 AP A court Jury today found blonde, ro-year-old Betty Gmver "uiltjr on rharx? of nuirdeiing A.

U. toui iit opcivlur in a holdup ttrn.pi July and set the sentence at 4 Ill KIEFS HOSPITALS Admitted to the Black Hills Gen eral hospital were Mrs. George Frink. Mysaic; Mrs. George Ree ves.

O. LaPlante, Mrs. Louis Bobcr and baby Ronald Peterson of Rapid City. Dismissed were Warren Barioof, Hill City; William Ribordy. Chalk Butte; Mrs.

Ambrose Martinez and babv girl of Rapid City. Admitted to the St. John's hospital were Russell G. George, Boulder, Mrs. Wayne Bart-lctt.

Sturgis; Crawford E. Knapp, Sturgis; Edward Lee Crowser, Philip; Vernon and Janice Brugger of Custer; Marshall Brownlee, Mrs. G. E. Barber, Margaret Sprecher and F.

H. Atkinson of Rapid City. Dismissed were Mrs. Hugh Morris! Ft. Pierre; Victor Ferguson, Midland: Michacla Canfield, Mrs.

James Miller, Lidon Fleming. Mrs. Francis Moore, Donald Barton, Penny Lee Anderson and Richard Johnson of Rapid City. BIRTHS St. John's hospital a girl to Mrs.

Ottis Allcndar, Nov. 2: a boy to Mrs. Hall Lee, Faith, jNov. a boy to Mrs. G.

E. Barber, Nov. 5. MARRIAGE LICENSE A marriare license has been issued here to John A. LaBrosse, 25, Hamtramck, and Helen E.

Hamilton, 21, Detroit, Mich. TIRES STOLEN Walter Batterman complained to city police Wednesday that a wheel and five tires were stolen from his car after he left it near Albright's store in the Canyon Lake area Tuesday night because of a bad clutch. Reserve Bomb Group To Meet Thursday Night Capt. Marvin D. Beach, comman ding officer of the 536th reserve very heavy bomb group, announced today that the first active meeting of the group will be held Thursday at 7:30 p.

m. at the Alex Johnson hotel ballroom. All reserve officers, air reserve officers and enlisted personnel assigned to the bomb-bardment group are urged to attend. Interested persons are also urged to attend. Beach stated that several important officers from the Sioux City, air force and the Rapid City air base officers concerned with the reserve group will be guest speakers.

A movie film from the air forces on "China" will be shown after the business meeting. Simplicity Theme Of Rites Concord, N. Nov. 5 (AP)- Men in high places and the humble gathered here today for the funeral of John G. Winant, wartime ambassador to Great Britain and thrice covernor of New Hampshire, who thot himself to death Monday In what friends described as "a sudden crackup." Simplicity was the theme of the services at St.

I'auis rroiesiani Episcopal church, where the Rt. Rev. John T. Dallas, bishop of New Hampshire, officiated. Fourteen honorary pallbearers from all walks of life, and eight active bearers, incuding the present and past commanders of his local Legion post, assisted at the funeral.

The post also will furnish a color guard, a firing squad and a bugler for the military burial in Blossom Hill cemetery. "He was a simple man, said Wi- nant's secretary, J. Bernard Teulon, in announcing arrangements. "He as interested in the ordinary man in, the street and that's the type he would want at his funeral." Grain Exchanges Ask For Probe Tulsa, Nov. 5 Sena tor Taft (R-Ohio) disclosed today the heads of three principal mid- western grain exchanges had written him asking an investigation of the government's grain-buying pro gram, ana said he wouia recom mend further congressional hear ings on the subject.

The letter, charging "bungling" and "lack of planning" in the pro gram, was signed by J. 0. McClin-tock, president of the board of trade of Chicago: R. H. Slutcvant.

president nf the board of trade of Kansas City, and J. T. Culhane, president of the Minneapolis grain exchange. The letter asked the congressional committee "to set a hearing at the earliest possible date, at which time we will produce facts and figures in support of our position. In addition our books, our records, and all Information in our posses- sion are at the disposal or your committee.

tried to the court only, he explain ed. Sicbenacher, who is repiwcn-ted by Harold llanlcy of Rapid City, is suing for damages for injuries suffered in a fall in the Rapid City postoffice on Nov. 1918. He alleges that someone had filled a bottle of oil in the vestibule of the postoffice and he fell and broke his hip. He added that he was laid up until April, 1947.

Flynn laid his motion to dismiss the case was on the grounds there was not sufficient negligence on the part of the government. He added that had iilieady received compensation wd this would bar him from further recovery under the torts claims act. Relief Plan Bogs Down In Rapid City The Friendship Train is fully-steamed on the tracks at San Francisco waiting to begin its transcon-teintal mercy journey to collect carloads of vitally-needed food for hungry people of Europe. All America is rallying to the call for donations for the train practically every village and hamlet is doing its bit to donate food for the train. But the Friendship train appeared to be sidetracked in Rapid City and the Black Hills.

The local Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a campaign to collect money for the purchase of food for the train after deciding that it would be impractical to send actual food from Rapid City. The Chamber has called upon all Rapid City residents to make small donations. But evidently thu local citizens haven't heard or heeded the call. Winfield McCain Chamber secretary, reported Wednesday that a bare $40 has been donated to the Friendship, train campaign. "I think we'll do better when people realize what the money will be used for," McCain said.

"It could be that some folks are wait ing for solicitors to ask them for the money. But we're not making any personal solicitation of anyone for this money. We want the people to donate the nioney for food for Europe's starving because they want to not because they feel they have to." Present plans call for the money collected here to be used for the purchase of wheat or grain somewhere along the route of the Friendship Train. All donations can be mailed or taken the Chamber of Commerce office. Dr, Hallet Gets School Post Mitchell, Nov.

5-fAPi-Dr. R. A. Hallet of Rapid City has been named vice president of Dakota Wesleyan university, President Samuel Hilbum announced today. Dr.

Hallet's duties will include direction of public relations for the school and assisting in the raising of funds for the "broadening program" of the school. Dr. Hilbum said, which anticipates further faculty additions as well as a building program. Dr. Hallet has been superintendent of the western district of the Dakota conference of the Methodist church since January, 1942, during which time all building indebtedness on churches in that district were eliminated.

He will assume his new duties on December 1. Shirts Funeral Here Friday Funeral services for Mrs. Chester A Shirts, who died in a local hospital Tuesday night after a lengthy illness, will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at the Hobart chapel.

The Rev. Row Walz will officiate. Mis. Shirts, the former Mary A. Todd, was born Jan.

25, 1888, in Nebraska. She was married to Chester A. Shirts on Dec. 15, 1907, at Winside, and the couple homesteaded near Wessington Fprings before moving to Rapid City in 1943. She is survived by her husband and the following children: George.

William and Chester Shirts, all of Rapid City; Mrs. Oscar Troctor, Kadoka; and Mrs. Newton Von Kccder, Springvicw, Neb. She Is also survived by one brother, Wil' F. Todd, Wessington; two sis ters, Mrs.

C. A. Stout and Mrs. Ed' ward South both of Rapid City; and six grandchildren. Burial will be in the Pine Lawn cemetery.

OUTSIDE PRESSURE (From Page One to three at the war's end. Wilson gave his answers under questioning by Chairman Ferguson (R-Mich) of a senate war investigating subcommittee as the group resumed hearings, interrupted last August, into Hughes' $40,000,000 worth of contracts W'ith the government. Wilson, who headed the wartime Aircraft Production board, was the first witness as the committee resumed hearings, interrupted last August, into Hughes' $40,000,000 worth of contracts to build the flying boat and photo reconnaissance planes. Before Wilson took the witness stand, Ferguson said the committee is seeking to any "deficiencies in certain procurement procedures that brought about failure to produce plyable planes for use during the war. "Notwithstanding the substantial expenditure of government funds and the diversion of industrial facilities and manpower involved in these projects, during the war years, no flyable planes were completed for use during the war," Ferguson said.

The Hughes hearings, he continued, are to "obtain all relevant facts which might serve ultimately to affix responsibility" for any deficiencies in procurement. To date, Chairman Ferguson said the hearings "suggest that both the large flying boat and the photo reconnaissance plane projects did involve departures from normal wartime procurement channels." Hughes was not present, but his attorney, Tom Slack, told a reporter the Hollywood aircraft designer and film producer would be here later this week, probably Friday or Saturday. Slack said that John W. Meyer, Hughes' publicity man, is here and available if the committee wants him to testify. Meyer told last summer of spending thousands of dollars entertaining army officers and others before the contracts were awarded.

In contrast to the packed hearing room in August, only about 200 spectators were present as Wilson began his testimony, Missing were the settings for the hearing which Ferguson described as "Hollywood stuff." Wilson said he examined the Hughes contracts in 1943 after a directive from the late President Roosevelt to eliminate from manpower shortage areas production work that was unlikely to be completed during the war. The General Electric president said he wrote Grover Loe.iing, aircraft expert for the WPB, that there would be "almost certain pressure from various outside groups" if the Hushes contracts were cancelled. Because Kaiser, west coast shipbuilder who originally entered the contract with Hughes no longer was associated with it in 1943, Wilson said he regarded Kaiser'a plea for continuance of the job as being in the nature of "outside pressure." He said other "pressure" came indirectly from Jesse Jones, then chairman of the Reconstruction Finance corporation, who has testified previously that he was Interested in feeing Hughes carry out his photo reconnaissance plane contract. CITY RACES (From Page One) Wayne and Munrie, Allen-town, Niagara Falls, Poughkccpsie and Schenectady, Y. Republicans turned out democratic mayors In Hammond, Amsterdam, Kingston.

Nnrwick, Oneida, and Geneva, N. Y. They won the city hall in Waterbury, for the first time since 1921. Democrats retained control nf Cleveland and republicans of Philadelphia, Thus there was ammunition for partisan claims from each major party, but puzzling inconsistencies for anyone trying to discover any trend. At the White House, Presidential Press Secretary Charles Ross first declined comment on the election but givp an emphatic "no" when asked if the White House was "unhappy' about them, Democrats swept back Into control in Kentucky by easily electing S.

Rep. Earl C. Clements as chief executive over republican State Attorney General Eldon S. Custer Sculptor Files Mine Claim Custer. Nov.

5 Sculptof: Korczak ZinlmvskL who Dlans to: erect a memorial to Chief Cra2y Horse near Custer, has purchased a mining claim on his Custer county ranch. Ziolkowski, whose ranch is located five miles north of Custer, filed an unpatented mining claim at the Custer county register of deed office. The claim gives him ownership of the minerals located on the ranch. Board Of Education Member Appointed Pierre, Nov. 5 (JP) Gov.

George T. Mickelson today appointed Hil-bert Bogue. Berejford, to the state board of education, representing ag riculture, for a term ending July 1, 1949. The appointment has not been filled since Henry Miranda, resigned in 1944 to enter the legis lature, the governor said. The board's principal duties are to pass upon recommendations by the superintendent of public instruction regarding vocational training, including agricultural courses, in the high schools.

Round-The-orld Fliers Plan Shortest Hop Anchorage. Alaska, Nov. 5 fT) The round-the-world fliers, George Truman and Clifford Evans, prepared today for the shortest hop of their world-girdling effort three miles. The two former army fliers, who arrived late yesterday from the fisheries settlement at Naknck, Alaska, planned to fly from Elem-endorf field to Merrill field, municipal airport here, for servicing of their planes. They flew the 300 miles hero yesterday in their tiny Cub, planes in three hours, 35 minutes.

They will take off Friday for Annette Island, southeastern Alaska, and will attempt a non-stop flight from there to Los Angeles. POTATO POLL Washington, Nov, 5 (AP) The agriculture department said Tuesday night that it would conduct a vole this fall to see whether potato growers in eastern South Dakota want a federal marketing program set up. The election will cover Clark, Codington, Brown, Day, Deuel. Kingsbury and Hamlin counties, with the polling places and dale to be fixed soon, the department reported, SLOGAN Tierre. Nov.

5 tP) Outgoing mail from the capltol today carried the simian "employ a qualified veteran." The slogan was adopted by a committee appointed by Gov. George T. Mickelson and It wis ap proved by department heads. It will be stamped on all official state mail. BUENOS AIRES Buenos Aire.

Nov. 5 (AD A bomb exploded today at an entrance to an army officers' club (Circulo Militar), smashing windows of the club and several nearby buildings In the center of Buenos Aires. No one was Injured. ILocal Postal Employe ((ii illy As IEiiilicJcr Deadwood, Nov. 5-Max Robertson, former Rapid City posloffice employe, pleaded guilty in federal court here Wednesday to a charge of embezzlement of postal funds and was placed on 18 months probation by Judge A.

Lee Wyman. He was also ordered to make restitution of the funds embezzled, Robertson Was accused of taking $1,750 from the Rapid City post-office between July 15 and September 20 of this year. U. S. Attorney Leo Flynn presented to the court a motion for dismissal of a damage suit filed by Joseph Siebciuichcr of Rapid Cily under the torts claim net.

first of its kind in South DakoU All federal torts claim catcs aie.