Cedar Rapids Gazette (Newspaper) - May 12, 1949, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Fair tonight and Con- Low tonight to 55. High Friday near 80. CITY 5 CENTS NEWS UM ON DIAL VOLUME 123 CEDAR MAY 13, 1949. ASSOCIATED UNITED INTERNATIONAL NEWS Supplies by Land Pour Into Berlin Blockade h Lifted with Fanfare of Hollywood Movie By Daniel De BERLIN The sians pulled up their German Iron Curtain ing their 327 Berlin major sore spot of the cold j Ground traffic flowed on through the by rail and pouring supplies and sengers into the city from the West for the first time in nearly 11 The had all the fanfare of a Hollywood movie and the con- that at last this phase of the cold war was whopped it up in the The Russian and Western lied military outdid each other in courtesy as the barricades went Gordon Sanford Company Is Dead down ending the blockade and the Allied counter There was a general display of goodwill and smiling readiness to cut Airlift Goes But the Western Allies were taking nothing for Their which had made the ade a useless Soviet weapon by flying in the fuel and raw materials needed by West Berlin's Continued It is to continue 30 building a stockpile of supplies and giving a chance to really sound out Russian Thursday's flights kept supplies coming at about a 500-ton-per- hour Allied military followed by food and fuel were first into Berlin after the barriers went down one minute after Foreign racing down Hitler's famous were the first into Berlin over that The vehicles big sendoff at the old barrier which had been cleared of steel and con- crete obstructions by work Cheering There were cheering special lighting for and a. big display of the red and gold colors of the West German The trains were plastered with carded The slow to respond for really got into the End of the blockade means for them the promise of fresh foods instead of the dehydrated stuff the airlift supplied It means more enough electric lights in their homes and an end of the street blackouts which the blockade GORDON D. BARGER Gordon D. 408 wood drive vice-president of the Morris Sanford Company and active in civic affairs for many died at p.m. day in St. Luke's hospital after a lingering Born in this city Aug. 23, 1891, Mr. was educated in the Cedar Rapids and Oelwein At the age of 16 he was hired by Morris Sanford as an errand boy for the George A. Mullin now the Sanford Com- and he was employed by that organization ever For many years before his death he was also In the fall of 1947, his fortieth an- with the store was by a company Mr. Barger's community were channeled into a ber of In Civic He was chairman Retail Merchants bureau of the Chamber of Commerce in 1946 and was also active on the fund-raising com- of that He was a member of the agriculture bureau of the He was instrumental in establishment of the Eastern Iowa band festival and was also active in the street parking He was director of the Civic Development Association at the time of his Mr. Barger was a member of the Kiwanis club for many years and served as its president in 1945. A favorite interest was Ki- wanis work for underprivileged He was chairman of this committee for many years and de- voted much work and money to the Hotel Maid Saw Doctor In Room 729 Margaret Bell Says He Entered While She Cleaned By Loyal Dr. Robert C. jr stood for the seventh time in court Thursday morning to be identified by a state as having been Cedar Rapids on or before Dec. 14 the date Byron C. died of a stab wound in the of possible state nesses neared the halfway mark as the state called Mrs. Hattie to he Mrs. Steinke was the state's 31s Preceding her Thursday morning were Mrs. Virginia hoff of Cedar Mrs. Bee Niche Handler Motor Com- pany office Miss iret Roosevelt hotel maid Ralph Cedar Rapids filling tation Mrs. Hazel Roosevelt room inspector Dora former loosevelt and Waneta J secretary to at the Emerson Electric Company Going To Smith testified that he didn't any unusual marks about face or hands when he his car about p.m. n Dec. 14 at his station at avenue and Third street E. He said he filled red Dodge It means they can move be- tween the East and West sectors of free again from the danger of molestation by the It means a sense of security they have not felt for the better part of a The political splitting of the city between East and West re- mained as deep as Each still has its own police force city fire department and other Two The went off with only two neither considered very serious as of The Russians insisted that owned locomotives pull the trains This the Allies agreed subject to appeal to higher For hours Soviet guards re- fused to permit German trucks bound from Berlin to West many to pass their lines without licenses from the trolled East German tion or the Soviet Military T Aided in He was also a worker in Red Community Boy Scout and hospital He was a past president of the Iowa Stationers Association and also was a member of the crest Country His church activities included membership and service as a trustee of He was chairman of the New Life Movement at Westminster church in 1948. For many years before that he and his family were active in the Bethany Congregational Surviving are his a a student at lin and two H. C. Barger and R. both of Cedar Services will be conducted in the Turner chapel at Friday by Dr. Andrew E. Burial will be in Linwood Friends may call at the becked the While cleaning le he he asked lutledge how far he was driving nd was told he wss going to St. Observation of Rn hands and were Smith while he held the door of his car open while ledge signed a charge Miss Bell told of seeing ledge at room 729 at the Roosevelt hotel about p.m. on 14. She testified she was cleaning the room when he came in. She re- lated that Rutledge asked her how long it would take her to clean it and that Rutledge left after she told him it would take about 10 Miss Bell said Rutledge returned in about five Asked if he were breathing she replied KISS FOR ENGINEER AS BLOCKADE German girl had a kiss and f for engineer of train to after tHe section from and a British into the Russian zone from the British zone town of Health Camp Needs D i et it i a n a n d D i reef o r s Camp Good Health a director and assistant for 1949 trained and a acknowledged 842.86 i Salaries of these executives as Sanford 35.001wel1 as their who are constantly with the are 25.00; included in the operating expense 10.00 Camp Good Food comes under this a part Linn County and 8 Society oung Matrons club of 15.00 ity council of Beta Sigma Phi 10.00 hapter DK of 8.00 memory of C. F: Lewis 5.00 In memory of Dr. Robert She quoted him as Little 5 08 up those steps is a G. Cram She said she then left him sitting Mizpah circle of king's 5.00 Did Not See she she returned to the at about and opened the door a little but closed it again without going in. Under De- fense Attorney R. S. Milner her closely in regard to her second particularly as to whether she noted whether the Daughters Ambar Grotto Cub Den 33 Cleveland of the that Truman Tax Stand Same WASHINGTON dent Truman said Thursday that he is standing by his demand for a tax It is he told a news if the government is to avoid going in the The subject was brought up Health for handicapped children from 6 to 1: is sponsored by the lic Health Nursing I by readers Of The 5.00'zette. Would you like to have a 5.00; part in its program to help chil regain of 3.50 Then send your donation to The 3.501 Camp Good t Health care of Total Amount to be raised By Naomi A. T. retired business The Cedar Ught on or le shade turned ihe Russian the post left and the German police he had commanded waved the German drivers without attitude Travelers of who have passed se through Russian control points unanimously said they were ed and that the Today's Index Courthouse Crossword Daily Editorial Features Farm Foto Facts Movies Radio Sports State Want Ads Women's 18, 5 5 8 4 24 19 To Handle WASHINGTON dent Truman said Thursday that the people rather than himself conduct any political purge of opponents of his legislative The President was asked at his news you intend to conduct a purge of your opponents in con- Mr. Truman replied that he is not interested in any political He her to the stand after Smith had Milner again questioned closely on the Under his she said that she did not see far enough into the room to Identify anyone on the second trip up She maintained that she had told no one the light was on when she made her second and went under to say that she did not see the curtain to tell whether it was drawn or Under questioning Assistant First In State Judging business administration of Camp Good was cedar at the camp Manual labor isn't in his con- tract but he was cleaning up the as an aftermath of the construction last fall of a shower room and the new linen room that has expanded the well pit and before the children's health camp opens on June 16 the Cedar Rapids won first place in the safety contest for 1848 of the to population Frank state safety education division field announced place in the division was a tie water be tested for Sioux This water test is routine The National Safety Council each i examined records and Hiring of the Camp Good safety projects of 61 Iowa staff is not Mr. cities In determining winners County Attorney said Still needed i the seven population Sno SaiH she said that when she opened the door a little ways she assumed that a man was resting in the room so she shut the Mrs. testified that ledge came to Handler's between and a.m. on Dec. 14 and contacted her about credit to have a water pump on his car people will take care of He declined to comment on his reported remark are too many Byrds in the emphatically reports le had either chastised Sen. Lucas senate ty He also said he does not be- lieve that Lucas has any intention of resigning as majority Had Only Shanghai 21 Miles From Battle Site SHANGHAI forces pushed to within 21. miles of Shanghai I Two separate at- tacks were under The nearest was at 21 miles to the Bitter fighting there was reported by the Shanghai rison She quoted Rutledge as saying that he had come up to Cedar Rapids on a baby Rutledge according to Mrs. that he had he checked out of the Mrs. Nichols said she offered him a universal but that he replied he had a special ing Rutledge left while his car was being and returned shortly after Mrs. Nichols He then gave her the name of L. Ebershoff as i she She testified that she re- a telephone eall from Rutledge the fallowing 9 on in which her for the courtesy extended and said a check was In the mail to on Page 5, Col. 4.) Jurors Getting Gazette Comics And Features Jurors for the Rutledge der won't lose track of the daring deeds or humorous antics of their favorite Gazette comic characters while they are Gazette such as the editorial are being cut out and pasted up for presentation to no reference to the trial is copies must be cleared through Judge J. E. Heiserman before they can be given to the Jury by iff in Wednesday night the jurors got their chance to bathe since they went into segregation Monday They were taken to the Montrose Juror No. 12, along with noted a birthday received not the birthday card that went with it. The a message on the judge Juror No. 12 is Mrs. Una M. 2244 Mt Vernon road Des the only city en- tered in the to population was given first place in that was judged first among cities in the to 000 Mason City was Keokuk and Ames placed first and second respectively among cities of to for second Webster consecutive took first place in the to Spencer was second and doab was for the third con- won first in the to MM was Ihe fifth time that Decorah has this division since the con- gest was Atlantic won second Oak won Iowa Falls won first in the 000 to won second and Independence able Alfred department commented that outstanding safety work by towns is evidenced by the fact that Iowa traffic fatalities in areas were lower last year than in 1947 I ways and means saic after a White House call day that he thinks ment must make economies to keep income and spending in line with each rather than ing to a tax The President said he had re- tired about in tional debt since he he is more than any President in He said this ought to retire two to five billion lars in debt every As. a result of wartime the government debt now stands at about It reached a high of in 1946.- The President said he has ex- rigid economy ihd that budget message to congress in January called for rigid Dedication Friday for Memorial Stadium Memorial new Cedar Rapids baseball will be officially dedicated friday Ceremonies 8 15 minutes before the dar Vern manager of the Thursday announced ths program for the Lee Thomas of dent of the will be v chairman ol he original Lions club committee o build a new will an American of he Lions to Lee who was chairman of the citizens the low is president of the baseball Winterberg pass flag on o Nevin chairman of the who will in rain to representatives of he veterans The veterans will escort the flag a new 40-foot which was right Thursday U.S. Halts Removal of Jap Plants WASHINGTON The United States Thursday ordered a halt in removals of Japanese plants as war Major Gen. Frank R. American told the 11-nation Far Eastern sion that even industrial plants classed as primary war facilities are needed by Japan to hasten her economic The deliveries ordered halted were advance deliveries of plants and equipment which the com- mission already had earmarked for The reparations have gone in limited quantities to the The Netherlands for the Netherlands and Brit- ain for Malaya and Far Eastern colonial McCoy informed the sion that the United States is con- there should be no ceiling on Japanese production for ful facing us is not me of limitation of Japan's ful industries but of reviving these to provide the people's barest he Council Studies Unsigned Warns fishermen Cedar fishermen dangled lines from the First avenue bridge Thursday unaware of a fuss their practice had stirred as city council members did thing Officially took need of an un signed School Help Under Fire in Congress Scholarship to Student Called Hick Questions WASHINGTON Sharp protests were raised in congress Thursday over an Atomic Energy Commission scholarship given to a student identified by one lawmaker an a professed Senator Hoey started it with a speech criticizing the AEC for what he described as failure to make proper investigation students picked nuclear Hoey did not name the student but said he is a graduate student at the University of North The name came out in the a little There Rep. said the student is Hans a native of a University of Chicago graduate and a professed Hick Questions Cole said Freistadt got the AEC grant the face of the fact that Jie Atomic Energy Commission las a Federal Bureau of tion on The matter also came up before Out of the council's discussion a mild that men from bridges in Cedar ids must be little more the joint committee on atomic energy where Sen. asked Prof. Henry D. Smyth about it. author the official 1945 report on atomic was testifying after Otherwise there may be no connection with his nomination f 4-lt A A Today's Chuckle lawyer for an attractive of the shall this charming young lady be cast into a lonely or shall she return to her beautiful tle apartment at 33 Rue Telephone Volet more downtown Mayor Frank opened Thursday's session by reviewing the anonymous letter he had re- this type of missive rapidly reaches a waste The one which didn't Thursday was signed by zen Who Believes in Striving for a Better and Cleaner Maintaining that some people fish from bridges are the writer said that often they swing their baited hooks into the faces of He also objected to odors arising from jars and cans of don't know what we should do about re- caution the ple not to leave on sidewalks and the handrails to at- tract Finance Commissioner Louis 0. Burgus observed that Waterloo recently outlawed fishing from all city bridges except The mayor also recalled that a similar had come up in Cedar two years in- stead of prohibiting the members merely urged more cautious a great hasard in- volved in fishing on the Commissioner David added think that with certain amount of care and con- sideration by the people who do fish could all get along very dumping leftover lait or pieces of. fish into the iver to avoid later by the And s Mayor Hahn up to the now as 3 what will be done about this It depends how they He noted hat the city holds power to stop 11 bridge fishing if it has In the unsigned letter of another objection was that fishermen careless at times about leaving traces of blood after removing we please take a little more pride in these the writer confine our to the Fourth and Eighth avenue or railroad We let the people fish but not in the midst of the Also in the letter was a com- plaint that people on their way work are at the and confronting them on downtown it are im- from the beauties of our for membership on the Hickenlooper did not name man nor say where he is but said he had information that he is getting a yaer in AEC He added that the student is to be a Communist and hs wife is known to be a Com- The senator asked Smyth if he thinks students benig trained in nuclear physics with commission funds ought to be investigated by the FBI before they are cleared for such Smyth replied that he would bo to find any dent who had been educated un- der a fellowship later denied ance to work for the He that young college men often change their way of He said he would rather pone an FBI investigation until student is actually ready to enter atomic Kudrna Goes to Marsha I To Question Suspect Marshalltown police early Thursday arrested a former dar Rapids resident as he climbing through the window of the He identified himself ac 47. Authorities said who was released from the Illinois state penitentiary March 1, was carrying a set of burglar tools and apparently was headed for store Cedar Rapids Inspector of De- William Kudrna went to Marshalltown Thursday morning to question Robbins in connection with the recent safe jobs Burglar Leaves Who Did Police Thursday were following the advice of a burglar who broke a and then left a message suggesting they who did The at 829 Ninth street was discovered at by Patrolmen George Rubey and Arthur Zimmerman They ed entry was gained by breaking a large section out of a rear Proprietor George Salome re- ported approximately missing from the cash officers said the burglar also took the piece of glass he broke out of the i 5, Saved By Strong Grip PITTSBURGH Jimmy 5, slipped while walking along the top of a 60-foot cliff fall was broken by a small and he clung to it for dear Firemen were summoned but were unable to negotiate the steep slope to reach the An extension ladder was brought to scene run to the top of Two firemen carried Jimmy The firemen said Jimmy re- mained as cool ac a cucumber during his Home Run Scores Escape for Four Mass. A home run four prisoners out of the Plymouth house of cor- rection a guard opened a gate to retrieve a that had banged over the fence by a ball the prisoners dashed They were headed for woods of Myles Standish tion when last Sheriff Charles H. Robbins said the Robert was at a disadvantage because guards are not allowed to carry guns since killing of a prisoner in an attempted break several years
