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1 in in in in in $31,747 NEW FUND TOTAL TOWA CITY PRESS Scott and Lincoln Townships Complete Quotas in Drive The combined War Relief FundCommunity Chest drive in Iowa City and the War Relief campaign in Johnson county totaled $31,747.72 today se Scott and Lincoln townships completed their The new total is 71 per cent quotas. of the $45,950 quota set in the campaign. The city's total is now. $22,423.95 and the towns and townships have far reported collections 89,323. WAR RELIEF FUND COMMUNITY CHEST LET'S HIT THE TOP 1 $45,950 (County's Goal) Today's Total 71 Per Cent $31,747 Make Your Contribution NOW! At U.

Hospital Cousins Die of Polio Sunday DAVENPORT restdents of this community died over -the wee from infantile paraly. sis. A third victim, the wife of one of the dead, is in a critical condition in University hospital in Iowa City. The dead are Mrs. Martha E.

Netolicky, 28, and her cousin, Vietor Koch, 27, both of whom were stricken with the disease last week. They died Sunday in Iowa City. -Harvey Haare, 17, of Geneseo, died Saturday in a Darenport hospital. Health authorities are taking every precaution to prevent further spread of the disease here. The Summit church and two schools in the vicinity of Mt.

Joy have been closed as a precautionary measure. Duane Owens, 3, of Lie Claire, is receiving treatment at Davenport hospital. DES MOINES UP -Des Moines recorded. 1 its 25th case of infantile paralysia when James D. Smith, 14.

a high school student, entered a hospital Sunday for treatment of the disease. His was the first polio case reported here since last Tuesday. One new out-of-town case was admitted to the hospital over the week-end. He was Michael Warher of Mason City, four-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs.

Gerald Warner. Weather Almanac IOWA CITE WEATHER Increasing cloudiness and rather cool tonight. Tuesday mild with occasional light rains. For Iowa: Increasing night, not so cold in the extreme slightly colder extreme east portion. Tuesday mostly cloudy, with occasional Maximum temperature up to 1:30 and minimum temperature torosch a.m.

today: 58 and 35. Precipitati .01 Inch. Jews City Temperatures by the Hour Sunday's Beadingo 12:20 p. 1:30 9:30 10:30 11:30 Readings 12:00 a 1:80 9:30 C. C.

of of lows SUNSET SUNRISE today today tomorrow A and moon tomorrow will a 10:20 11:30 12:30 ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS -Mon, Oct. 22, 1945 Veterans Enjoy Food Before Game With ladies of the Lows City Presbyterian church in charge, 140 army veterans from Schick hospital 1 at Clinton and the Mayo hospital at Galesburg. IL, had the game they attended Saturday under the sponsorship of the Red Cross. Following the game, the group also had dinner at the church. The army is providing tickets to the games for the men as part of its recreational pro-(Press-Citizen Photo.) RITES TUESDAY FOR G.

B. BROWN 31-Year-Old Iowa Citian Died Here Saturday Night B. Brown, 31, of 804 East Davenport street, died in a local hospital at 9:30 p.m. Saturday after an extended illness. Mr.

Brown was born on March 24, 1914, in Iowa City, the son of O. B. and Elizabeth Brown. He attended the Iowa City schools. On September 22, 1935, he was married to Eleanor Jasper in Rock Island, Ill.

He has resided in Iowa City all of his life, except for a time when he was employed as a welder at a Bettendorf factory. Surviving are his widow, two sons, Robert and Larry at home; one daughter, Darlene at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 0. B.

Brown Cedar Rapida; two brothers, Orvin of Cedar Rapids, and Dorus of Iowa City: his grandmother, Mrs. Susan Gibbs of Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9 a.m. at St. Wenceslaus church with burial in St.

Joseph's cemetery. The rosary will be said at the Oathout funeral chapel Monday at 8 p.m. Beverly Carlson of Tipton Earns Tuition TIPTON Beverly Carison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.

L. Carlson of Tipton, has been awarded a year's resident tuition in the college of pharmacy at the University of Iowa, according to announcement made this week by Dean Rudolph Keuver of the college. The American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education offers two scholarships to students completing their first year in pharmacy with high averages. Beverly WAS elected vice president of the sophomore clams of pharmacy at their annual election. She was recently initiated as- -active member into the Gamma Chapter -of Kappa Epalion National Honorary Pharmacy sorority following a formal dinner recently at Hotel Jefferson, Iowa City.

The opening concert Wednesday evening of the University Symphony orchestra commences the 25th consecutive season of this organization, and the 10th under its present conductor. Founded in the autumn of 1921 under the auspices of the music department, it was conducted until June, 1936, Frank Estes Kendrie, now head of music at Carleton college: during the summer of 1936 by Arthur C. Berdahl, now head of music at the Cality ornia State Teachers college Fresno; and since September, 1936, by Philip Greeley Clapp, head of music at the University of Iowa, From its first public appearance until the present its programa. have been drawn from the standard symphonic repertory, classic and modern, besides which it has accompanied the University chorus in oratorios and has assisted numerous university ceremonies. The number of its annual appearances in symphony programs has Increased from one during its 1921- 22 season to six during each of the last winter seasons.

It has attracted national attention in musical and educational circles by Its comprehensive repertory and the high quality of sits. performances, having been compared to the Eastman School of Music orchestra by Olin Downes, musical Kiwanians To Hear Charles H. Maruth Orchestra Opens 25th Season on Wednesday Charles H. Maruth, university administrative assistant, will address members of Kiwanis Tuesday noon. Mr.

Maruth will speak on "Factors Effecting College Enrollment." REPRESENTED S. C. 1. MARIETTA, Ohio William Bruce Blackburn, assistant protessor of psychology at Marietta college, alumnus of the State University of Iowa, represented. the -university at the inanguration of Dr.

William A. Shimer as 11th president of Marietta college last Saturday. With Our Men in Service Pfe. Everette W. Hedges is serving with the occupation forces of the 27th infantry division in Honshu, Japan, the first AGF unit to fravel by air into Japan proper.

He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hedges of lows City, and was one of the first American doughboys to set foot on the enemy homeland to start the occupation of Japan. Donald L. Bender, whose wife resides in Coralville, has been pronOted to master sergeant according to word received here from Albrook Field in the Panama Canal zone, where he has been stationed as communications chief in the 6th air force.

Sergeant Bender is now stationed at FL. Randolph, Canal Zone, awaiting transportation to the states pending his reassignment and discharge from service. Edward Cooney, son of James F. Cooney of Riverside, left the central Pacific base command personnel center recently for return to the mainland for discharge, according to word received here from overseas. Private Cooney, who lives in Oxford, spent 37 months in the Pacific and participated In the battle for the Marshall Islands.

He was awarded the Bronze Star. lot Ergt. James L. Carmody City is one of four Iowa SCOUT COURT TUESDAY NIGHT 9th Appreciation Dinner Will Be Held at Same Time ninth annual appreciation dinner and Boy Scout court honor will be held at the Iowa City Community building Tuesday evening. Plane have been made for serving of over 500 persons at the affair.

Jack C. White, president of the Iowa River Valley council, act toastmaster of the program; the Rev. Elmer E. Dierka will give the invocation; and introductions will be given by W. A.

Zimmerman, Scout E.P. Lynn will present the court of honor and Judge R. G. Popham will present two Silver Beaver awards. The main addreas will be given by the Ret.

D. G. Hart. S.U.I. LECTURE SEASON OPENS Culbertson-Browne Debate Scheduled Tomorrow Night The first feature on the university's fall lecture series will be held in the lounge of memorial union at 8 p.

m. Tuesday night as Lewis Browne, author, lecturer and world traveler, and Ely Culbertson, leeturer and contract bridge expert, debate on "What About Russia? Two Points of View." Culbertson, who first gained nation-wide recognition as a bridge expert, lived in Russia at one time and took part in the revolution. Browne has lectured, extensively in America, Asia and Europe, Tickets will be distributed free of charge at the union desk. All those not claimed by students are available for the general public. Paulus, Duffy And Bishop End Service Three Iowa Citians have been placed on terminal leave or discharged, it is reported today.

-Lieut. Col. Edward Paulus has placed on terminal leave at Ft. Sheridan, 11, and will be officially discharged from the army on February 18, 1946, when the leave expires. Colonel Paulus has accumulated 152 points.

Entering service in 1941, when the local national guard unit was mobilized, Colonel Paulus served overseas with the 34th division for 40 months. He Saw duty in North Ireland, North Africa and Italy, and wears the Pre-Pearl Harbor ribbon, the ETO ribbon with five battle stars, and the Bronze Star with an Oak Leaf cluster. Colonel Paulus, who practiced medicine for seven years in lows City prior to entering service, will resume his practice here at 103 East College street. For the next month, however, Colonel Paulus plans to vacation with his wife and children in MexIco. The Pauluses live at 1039 East College street.

Lieut. Robert Duffy Second Lieut. Robert J. Duffy, of 1424 Court street, who was prisoner of war in Barth, Germany, has been discharged from the army after three years of service, according to release from the war department sonnel center at Camp Gordon, Ga. Lieutenant Duffy, whose wife lives in Savannah, Ga, has been credited with downing three German aircraft and has been awarded the Air Medal, the Purple Heart, the Good Conduct medal and three battles stars.

M. L. Bishop, Among the U. S. coast guardsmen discharged under the navy point system from the coast guard separation center St.

and now on the way home is Meredith L. Bishop, motor machinist's mate second class, 201 Woolf avenue, it has been nounced by the coast guard. Pre-Flight Man Is Wounded in Shotgun Accident Sunday According to word received here, Robert Cole, 21, stationed with the navy at the pre-flight school here, was wounded in a hunting accident Sunday. Home on a week-end -pass Galesburg, Ill, Cole 1 his brother, Keith, 18, were both hit when a .12 gauge shotgun lying on the ground fired. Funeral Tuesday for George A.

Reiland Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p. at Lone Tree for George A. Reiland, 71, of Conesville, who died Saturday evening. Mr. Reiland formerly Itved west of Coralville.

Among survivors are one daugh-ing ter, Rosie, one son, August, the following Arthur, Edith, (Third Navy Air Medal Goes To Lieut. Deigh D. Boyd In recognition of meritorious service that made him eligible to receive a third Air Medal, Lieut. Deigh D. Boyd, USNR, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Julian D. Boyd, of 607 Templin road, has been awarded gold star. The citation accompanying him award reads as follows: "For distinguishing himself by meritorious acts while participating in aerial flight in the southwest Pacific area. During the period of March 21, 1945 to April 2, 1945, he participated in five flights -in an active combat area where enemy antiaircraft was expected to be effective and enemy aircraft patrols usually occur.

His conduct throughout has distinguished him among those performing duties of the same character." This citation was personally signed by Rear Admiral F. D. Wagner, commander aircrafter, seventh fleet. Lieutenant Boyd graduated from University high school in 1939 and attended the University of Florida. He entered service in June, 1942, at Vancouver, B.

and served 18 months in squadTORS VR-10, VR-2 and VPB 20. before returning to the states. LIEUT. D. D.

The award was presented to him by Capt. L. L. Hunt, USN, commanding officer at the U. 8.

naval air station in Hutchinson, where Boyd is U. OF LIFE IN FIRST MEETING -Dr. Andrew H. Woods addressed the University of Life at its first regular meeting of the year at the Congregational church on Sunday. His topic was "Boy and Girl Relations." Mrs.

Ruth L. Boyer, director, stated that the young peopie have a real and understanding friend in Doctor Woods. This year of 1945-46 the activities will be held in the Congregational church with Rev. J. E.

Waery, host pastor, and Mrs. Boyer, director. The sponsors, Mr. and Mrs. Elwin K.

Shain, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Sutherland, Mr. and Mrs. C.

L. Blake, and Mr. and Mrs. G. W.

Buxton were with their respective tribes to assist the young people to get the most from the evening program. There will be a meeting Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Wesley Foundation annex, 213 East Market street, of group leaders: Daryl Kobes. -Margaret Marsh, Rox Shain, Harriet Woods, Wilber J. Teeters, Doris Figg, Dick Beck, and Betty Vevera; also program and recreation chairmen. Paul Opstad, Joan Wicks, Bob Crum and Maxine Warson.

Sunday, October 28, each group will begin its separate forum under the leadership of Maude McBroom, DE. H. J. Thornton, Ruth Gallaher, and Dr, L. L.

Dunnington. Dr. Andrew H. Woods Addresses Group at Congregational Church Speeder Pays $25; Others Are Fined Horace Purington, route No, paid a $25 fine in police court today for speeding on Riverside drive 50 miles per hour. He also paid $2.50 costa.

Robert Root of Des Moines was fined $12.50 by Judge John Knox for not having his car under control. Andrew, J. Wells, 1145 East College street, was fined $15 and $2.50 costs for driving a car with defective brakes. Darryl Burket of Iowa City paid $1 for double parking; H. Helmas of West Liberty paid $3 for doubie parking: and Elma Aarons of Iowa City paid $1 for overtime parking.

Man Pays $25 Fine For Causing Accident Saturday Night Charles Wilson of City paid Town fine plus $2.50 costs in the Iowa City police court Judge John Knox fined him for failure to have his car under control, thereby causing an accident. The accident occurred at 11 p. m. Saturday near North Liberty when Wilson's car rolled over twice after failing to make a corner, Response Good In U.S.O. Appeal For Rooms Here Frank S.

Morris, U.S.O, director here, today expressed his appreciation to some 25 Iowa Citiana who responded to his appeal for ace commodationa for servicemen which was published in the October 17 taste of the -Citizen. Mr. Morris said that the respouse splendid and that places 1 found for needy ver I vicemen. Edmund C. Green, 49, Owner Of Lone Tree 'Reporter' Is Buried Today; Died Saturday LONE TREE- -Edmund Cowles served as a member of the school and of board nearly all the time he lived in in in in in in in in Lone Tree." He was a veteran Green, 49, owner operator, the Lone Tree "Reporter," of World War I and.

a died in his home at 7 p.m. Saturday. Mr. of the John L. Mumm, American Green had been in ill health for Legion Post, No.

457. some time and seriously ill the He was a member of the Evanpast few weeks. gelical Reformed church. He was born at Canova, S.D., Surviving are his wife; two on March 23, 1896, the son of Dr. daughters, Mrs.

Laura Brinkmeyer, George and Laura Green. On of Lone Tree, and Srgt. Carol M. August 11, 1920, he was married Green stationed at Nashville, to Edna Swanson of Alcester, with the WACs; one son, S. D.

Robert, who was recently disMr. Green was graduate of charged from the navy: an aunt, Mitchell high school and Yank- May Cowles who resides with the ton college in South Dakota. In Greens: one sister-in-law. Mrs. August, 1929, he received his M.A.

Mildred Green; a nephew, degree from the University of Donald- Cheries Green, both of Iowa. Moorehead. and one grandSince December, 1931, Mr. daughter, Elaine Brinkmeyer of Green had been, as owner, the Lone Tree. editor and publisher of the Lone Funeral services were held this Tree "Reporter," weekly news- afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Evpaper.

anvelical Reformed church. BurActive in community affairs, he dial was in the Lone Tree cemetery. editor the New York Times, and having appeared on several national radio hook-ups before the recent period, during which such appearances have been restricted to completely professional groups. The educational purpose of the University Symphony serves the general student and the general public quite as much as the pro fessional group. Naturally, sembers of the music faculty and students whose major study music constitute larg killed nucleus in the orchestra non-professional student! and even some especially inter ested amateurs aggregate about an equal numerical total, Within its 24 years the orchestra has drawn a part of its membership from nearly every college and department of the university.

Besides, even the professional students seldom possess profe sional skill at the time.of their. entry, while many non-professional students develop high quality of instrumental skill before they graduate. In normal times student of average high school training in music is acceptable on an apprentice basis: that is to say, he attends all rehearsals, where he so seated as to enable him to get the utmost benefit of association with more skilled players, and may even have some rehearsal opportunities to try leading parts, but is not assigned leading parts in the public performances. Skill and seniority naturally determine the allocation of leading parts; when a principal player graduates a well-trained successor is at hand to take over the position, so promotion keeps pace with individual training, experience, and development. During the war years the turnover has inevitably been much more rapid, and principal chairs have at times been filled by very young players who turn have soon been drawn into service; but standard repertory well performed has still been the program of the orchestra, though some of the most modern repertory has necessarily figured but little during period rapid change in personnel, While most, even of the professional students.

become teacher rather than primarily performer it is interesting to know that in recent years a considerable num ber of University Symphony grad, uates have been welcomed in several of the better younger profesxional symphony orchestras in various parts of the country, that a few have been already gaged by the older-establishe organizations, while many who enter other professions are to 1 found in principal chairs of good community orchestras made up profeasionals and good amateurs Even those who never play in an orchestra again after leaving the univeraity testify to the enrich ment of their whole lives afforded them by the opportunity to participate in six symphony programs during each year of their orchestri membership. Other music-loving students who de not play in the orchestra or do not play at all hear and en joy the publie performances gratis, as does a considerable public from the university, the eity, and neighboring some more modest "fans" even attend rebearsals, where quiet listeners are always welcome. Wednesday evening's program, which will be performed at 8 p.m in the memorial union lounge, prementa 75 players -In Beethoven Fifth Symphony, the prelude Wagner's Lohengrin, and Georgi Whitefield Chadwick's four Symphonie- sketcher Free tickets 1 Dow available at the union desk The public la invited. I 1st University Play of Season Opens Tonight The first production of the fall season to be presented by the S.U.I. dramatic department will be Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit," which will open in the university theater tonight.

The play will run Monday through a Friday evening and will be offered Saturday afternoon and November 2, the eve of Homecoming. Iowa Unitarian Assoc. To Meet This Week In Cedar Rapids The Iowa Unitarian association will hold its 68th annual conference at the Peoples church in Cedar Rapids today, October 23, and 24. The Rev. Evans A.

Worthley of Iowa City, is vice president of the association. Flag from Battleship Iowa to Be Presented To Gov. Robert Blue DES MOINES ensign which flew from the battleship lows when she moved into Tokio bay. August 29 will be presented the state of Iowa at special ceremonles Thursday in the office of Gov. Robert D.

Blue. Making the presentation -will be Capt. Charles Wellborn, Los Angeles, commander of the Iowa, which was termed by Frank Knox, late secretary of the navy, as "the greatest ship ever launched by the American nation." Captain Wellborn, who is scheduled also to speak at Davenport Friday night, was expected to fly to Des Moines from Seattle with two other officers and an enlisted man. The size of the flag, Blue said, will determine whether it will be preserved in the state house case of fags or at the State Historical society. 2 Iowans Killed in Minnesota Accident MILACA, Minn.

UP) Charles Wesley Cox, route 2, Mason City, and Harold Leonard Klatt, same address, were killed and three sons of Cox injured in collision of their automobile and truck on highway 169 five and a half miles south of here Sunday. Treated for injuries in a hospital here were Glenn, 27, a paratrooper home on furlough, who guttered fractured vertebra and torn ligamenta in his left ankle; William. 25, lacerationa and fractured left ankle; and Francis. 17, lacerations and torn ligaments, The Iowans, with Cox driving, were en route home after a fishtrip. Treated for bruises and cuts were Norbert P.

Papinaki, 21 of Foley, driver of the truck, and FuJ. Ackerman, Minneapolis, Madsen Trial Did Not Open TIPTON- The murder trial in which Mrs. Ruth Madsen is accused of murdering her husband some three years ago. which was scheduled to open in district, court here today, did not open. The petit jurors were dismissed subject to call.

Judge G. K. Thompson of Cedar Rapids will be in Tipton Tuesday to receive further arguments and to rule in the matter. Girls To Sell Iowa Badges At Homecoming Sale of thousands of 1945 University of Iowa Homecoming badges will be handled by four sororities during the week of November 3, Prof. Louis Zopf, Homecoming committee chairman, has announced.

It will be the 22nd year that badges have been sold to finance the Homecoming program. The specially-designed metal badge is selected by the contest method. The 1945 sale will be in charge of Delta Delta Delta, Gamma Phi Beta, Zeta Tau Alpha, and Sigma Delta Tau sororities. Iowa's 34th Homecoming, with program of some 10 events, opens Friday, November featured by the Wisconsin-Towa football game November at-2 p. m.

Marine Corps Will Have Recruiting Office Here Tuesday men who are being returned to the states from the "Sunbusters" group of the 13th fighter command in the Philippines. a He will be discharged from service under the point system. Prt. Robert J. Connell, of 420 South Van Buren street, has arrived- at the medical department enlisted technicians school at Brooke hospital center, Ft.

Sam Houston. Texas, to receive training as an army dental technician. During the school's 12-week course, enlisted medical personnel study dental anatomy, metallurgy, tooth: sculpture, dental x-ray, dentures and other kindred subjects to prepare them for work as a chair assistant or dental laboratory technician. Duty at the eighth service command dental laboratory at Ft. Sam Houston is included in the curriculum.

Srgt. Paul Bogs, recently promoted from corporal, has now been promoted to staff sergeant, according to word received here by his mother, Mri, Kate Bogs, 200 First street. He is with the 802nd ordnance division in Germany. Capt. Carl Unrath left this week.

for Denver, Colo, where he is reporting for reassignment. Captain Unrath recently spent a leave here with his parents, Mr. and Mra. Frank S. Unrath, 1 $83 East Market street, after serving in India, A recruiting party of Pacific war veterans headed by Marine Staff 8rgt.

headquarters Ray K. Cammack will set up post here Tuesday in the office building, where will interview men they Interested in They serving with the marine corps. will be here for "The Marine one day, for Corps desires men voluntary peacetime service; single men between the ages of-17 and 26, to of America's finest carry on the traditions said Sergeant Cammack, fighting force," who also be that all enlistments will announced for accepted on voluntary basis a three or four though registered under the selec- even year cruise tive service net. Men with perience, in any previous branch of military the arm- exed forces, who also are qualified, are eligible to apply for re-enlisted their they have not ment, provided here 32nd birthday. The office reachp.m.

be open from 8 a.m. to will 5 It Has Been 456 Days Had Since a Traffic Iowa City. Death.

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