Iowa City Press-Citizen from Iowa City, Iowa • 2

IOW CITY WUESS CrilZLN -Frt, Jury 26, Price, Rent Adjustments Ahead as Local QPA Resumes Operation From 1 to 60,000 Tenants Landlords 'What to Do' About Rents ar.t ta wist nsf-j acw. tie r.LS 2.t tie ioau reci c2S.se Lsi of tr-s -m to i C'tsij-if Hr Is thre r.i.:rr rf-it or. fcoiise 4ia Jive at te Irs Otr dVfesr rental in, effective at under the federal imst eomtrui th: it Jue SC. er rut ----it for re -jr. iris S53.

Or ri-St-i try J5 that APPROVE BIDS ON S.U.I. UNITS Contracts Go to Local Firm and to Carstens Brothers of Ackley Contracts for installation of utilities to part of the scheduled 680 new university barrack-apartment units west of Iowa river wer awarded after a bid opening at the university architect's office this afternoon. Carstens Brothers of Ackley were awarded a contract for construction of sewer and water lines to four groups of the housing units after submitting bids amounting to $97,001. W. P.

Russell of Iowa City bid (8,122 for installation of electric lines to one large group of the units and was awarded the contract. Approval was mads by a rep. resentatlve of the state board of education. Representatives of the federal public housing authority and th Metcalfe-Hamilton the Kan. sas City, firm which will erect the 680, both arrived in Iowa City today.

No. JLTwrne Aofuvt 1, 15. jmit rest gte betes rent ef is a Juir for 15 a nests irjr.ead Mu: 2 cwrteTif ti- pay 3757 uc tk lLmad may celled bo nr ihio re i ef'i is li-Afi. of tie terms 4if Ue IVH -e I- ry rtr.r re-t was S4J a r- -v -i 'J-f'r-t tc'l-; a -isy M-st o. 7oiiy yuur rect 11 be oc the Jane roonth'y rtitJ S4j a rjX'CTh.

Laa4k.rsi. rhaered tiseir rattal bsvais i- A irT -rl i i 1 r-X ft-, 1 i "f-r, ssssssMsMsSsSllssssssssSM ir.a,..,, 'ri rfflr llfllliritilili -fiTn -is-WMWIm ta peet rffoir. wa ax rrraj a ooot.il! or evs-r te iaily duneg the toteriaa period -whe feral eoaitroto were pf rt-ters to the reataJ persod in effect lor the unit on ISiC c- 1 -v lar-d-ord rs.s?.3 -erial J30 to 145 a 2 paii tt5 fr J'-iy, Ci I gtt a retod for the J15 differ-er Laadj-rrds ho charted more thaa their eetlicg rents for the interim period. reo p-nait for violations of OPA controls were bieftariy suspended, are et by OPA to refund the aBMHt 3-ted in eiw of f-lUog rent Vtr that period. I wai erscted rs JCy.

A rtw tenant cow occupies the prent-is. Cm I row regaia poaeasccin? No. Tenan: who nre acruaily evicted during the Interim peri'jd bea pessJries for violations of OPA regulations did not apply can not rersin posioB. y.y has given me an eviction notice but has not notified CPA. Car.

he proceed to evict me? Landlords are now prohibited from proceeding with eviction artions withotrt complying first with all OPA requirements covering eviction. The requirements are the same as those in effect Jane SO 1946. Any incomplete eviction proceeding contrary to the regulations may not now be completed- Consult your nearest OPA rent office for advice. In the local court Issued a judgment permitting cry eviction but I have not been put out. Can I now be evicted No, tnUess your landlord compiled with OPA regulations.

Landlords who compiled with OPA eviction requirements and then were given an eviction judgment la the local court during the ln-i terira may proceed to evict legally. I rented my apartment to a tenant for the first time on July 15. How soon must I register the apartment with OPA? You will have SO days after today in which the register your property. I first rented my apartment to a tenant on June 15, 1946. When three million of the new Iowa statehood stamps arrived at the Iowa City post office Thursday, Clerk Frank Strub was given the job of counting' them.

Assisted later by' Clerk Paul Xosek, Strub began Immediately to thumb his way through 60,000 sheet of the stamp which will make their world premiere here August 5. Some of tile bales of stamps pictured here will go to the special 15-mao department ia the post office basement where temporary employe soon win begin attaching the stamps to pre-addressed envelopes sent here by eoDectors all over the nation. Already totalling more than 100,000, none of the envelopes will be placed in the malls before August 3. Press -Cltiien Photo.) RALPH KENNEDY 11 Former Iowa Citian Was 44; Body Being- ent for Banal Word has bees received here of tie c-riti of Eiiri. Kerj-iecy, 44.

hi hj in Tucson, Arix, a keg illness. Sir. Kerrjedy was the son cf TVood and Margsret Kennedy. Or. July 25, 19a, he Marg art-t Icvir.g and they JivesJ is City for 29 years trier to -ev-.

to Arotia a year see. Mr. Kerjjedy was employed cere ry bCweii dairy. Besides his widow, he is survived ty three ciuicren. P.uth, Kathryn arid Fchard, all at home: three brothers, Wi2im, Glen aad Dale, aJ of Iowa City; two sisters, lira.

i u. hrrj and Mra IS, C. S-sv-ailes, both of Coralville; and his step-mother, Mrs. Pearl Ken nedy, Conesvilie. Funeral services wi3 be in ii community but details are await ir.g the arrival of the family and tie body from Arizona.

'Requiem' By Verdi Will Be Presented The summer session chorus and symphony orchestra, under the conductors hi? of Dr. Thompson Stone of Boston, will present the Manzoni "Requiem" by Verdi, on Wednesday evening, July SL at 8 pm. in memorial union lounge. Soloists will be Mrs. Vera Scam.

mon of Iowa City, soprano; Fay Von Draska, assistant In th music department, mezzo-soprano; Prof. Herald Stark, tenor; and Dougla Bldlson of New York, baritone. Free tickets win be available at the union desk beginning Saturday morning, July 27. Hannegan Sends Invitations to Stamp Sale Here County and city officials and other local persons have received an invitation from Robert Hannegan, postmaster general, to attend the August 3 ceremony here at which the first of the Iowa Statehood stamps will be sold. These persons have received a letter from the postmaster general In Washington, D.

which reads: "The United State post office department is happy to Join with the great state of Iowa In observing the historic occasion of the centennial of its admission Into the union. "In celebration of the event the department has issued the Iowa Statehood stamp which will be placed on sale at the Old Capitol building In Iowa City on the morning of August 3 at 11 o'clock. "I know that you would like to be present at this interesting ceremony. therefore, extend to you, on behalf of the pot office department, a cordial invitation to attend." WACs May Re-Enlist For European Theater Former members of the WAC may make application for re-enlistment for duty in the European theater until August 7, it was announced today by the Iowa City army recruiting office In the post office building. Eligible for re-enlistment are women having these military occupational specialties stenographer, general clerk, statistical clerk, teletypewriter operator, clerk-typist, administrative non- commissioned officer, telephone switchboard operator, crypto- i graphic technician and supply clerk.

i Anniiratio-n will be in tht TfxrViiUri office on the second I Dxjot cf the poet office building. FINED Car! Strub paid a II fine. po- court for overtime parking to- (day. I i How long will I have to register with OPA A. Too must register within 15 days after today.

A landlord who first rented a dwelling unit during June, 1948, must register within 30 day of first renting, not counting the number of days between July 1, 1948 and today, inclusive. I rented an apartment on July 1, 1946, and was required to give my landlord a security deposit of 1100. Is this legal? Your landlord must return this deposit to yon within SO Is la violation of OPA regulations Soap Box Derby Cars Get Inspected Today; Indicate 41 Will Race Here Sunday cars occupying seeded places In the first round. The derby will be run in a series of elimination heats. Class boys racing first The championship race will be between the Class winner and the Class A winner.

NO REFUNDS ON RENTAL BOOSTS SINCE JULY 1 Local OPA Employes Get July Pay Checks After Uncertain Days Five I'z CPA t- went, were pre pared for the ct 25 csce rials days rr." July pay checks th tzi rXi us slee bir. 1a to CPA back cc the ur cf P.t-i eorlroi rffxe w-ra are 10 a. rr. ti 3 p. bwrerer, be wcrfcr-f at ieaiK fccsirj a tfay, Waido Geiger, head cf the rvr.t Cjr.trol off.ce.

out tr.it ir-cr! rentals charged tjr s'j iacerd Jur-g CPA-b per: are Jurt much water crer tft da-n. TeTiEEt who hara bees June SO -u: ar.p.y have to charge it to Frwrs now on, fcwnfr, the CPA rtr.t regatioca will deftnjte'y be in effect and violations wul be federal offenaea. i For moat tenacta wbo received etictioB order but did nut vacate their dwelDnga before today, the return of OPA mjta a reprieve of at least lx mootba. Landlords asit fiie eviction applicatii-jna the rent control offlca here. The office will consider approving the applications if: (11 The dwelling to be occupied by the owner, lit The dwelling ia to be occupied by a close blood relative of the owner.

(3) The owner plana extensive remodeling or alteration to provide additional total housing. These are the main grounds for approval of an eviction petition by OPA. If the lar.dlonfi petition la approved, tha tenant ordinarily will not have to move until am months from the data of th filing of the petition. This waiting period may be trimmed to as little as three months, however. If the new occupant of the dwelling Is to be returned veteran of World War H.

Landlords may still proceed to evict for nuisance or non-payment of rent as defined by local law. 1 They are required however, to fUe notice with the OPA within 24 hours of the time they serve notice on the tenant. Geiger says that his office will do its utmost to keep up with the anticipated flood of petitions and requests for advice. While hundreds of. landlords took little or no advantage of the temporary death of rent control here, some sharp increases were reported to the OPA office.

P.ent hikes reporUd to this office averaged aboull 40 per cent. "Outlandish" increases of 100 1 per cent or more were in the nature of bXjsts to get rid of undesirable terar.ti rather than the landlords expectancy to collect tiie rents xnentior.e'i. Serve 110 Notice About 110 eviction nor- have been served on tetiariU locally sime July 1 by the h-r-tffs off We and corjtbieA. Many other notice went to tenant through ther cfaajmr-l. 'A a I' Of A I 1 i r.l J.y 'i Mer- f.j.- the I.T.

"a-. i V.ree rh i 1. items c.f....- price. Butter spcacular the dr'ppe-J were advarn per pu.id rr tx market. Cust i-rs Xi'i- it at that pr.

e. The death of br'HJijhi more freb meat to the counter than had been the tt for many months, but it csme at Sharply ii-rraed price. Th three women merr. th local price cortrol boRr i continue to make surveys a-. the-spot check of prices a controlled lUms In this and to ad vis purchasers of -i commodities.

It Hci3 Been 733 Days Since Iowa City Had a Traffic Death I NAVAL AWARD TO PHYSICISTS Research Work On Bomb Director Done Here During War The university, the electronics-physics department and six men have been presented the naval ordnance development award for their part tn research conducted her during the war. Announcement of the award has been made by Prof. James J. Jacobs of the physics faculty, who headed th physicists who developed the secret bomb director for the navy. Certificates for distinguished service were presented to Professor Jacobs; George S.

Carson, technician for the nuclear physics project; Dr. Albert G. Hoyme, Dr. Carl E. Noble, Dr.

Henry Swift and David Chad wick, all of whom worked hers on the porject Work on the bomb director was begun here in 1942. More than 3-00 persons had worked on th project by the end of the war. Copt. F. I.

McNeol Is Recalled to Active Service Capt Fred J. McNeaL 817 low avenue, left this morning for Blu Grass Ordnance Depot Richmond, where he has been recalled to active army duty. Captain McNeal was put on terminal leave last December 15 after four years of service. He was overseas 28 months during th war in the China-Burma-India theater. His wife expects to follow him when he is permanently located.

3 German S. S. Men Hanged for Torture Slaying of Soldiers LTVORNO, Italy VPt Three German 8.S. officers wer hanged today for the war-time torture killing of seven allied soldiers, of whom five were Americans. The officers, Major August Schiffer, Underofficer Albert Storz and Lieut Heinrich Ander-gassen, died on the gallows in the stockade of the disciplinary training center at peninsular bass headquarters.

They were convicted by an American military commission January 15 and condemned to be hanged specifically for the death of Capt Roderick Hall of South Norwalk, in Schlf fer's torture chamber at Bolzano. Weather Almanac IOWA CITT WEATHKB Flr end warmer tonight and Saturday, followed by shower Bitunli7 night For lows: Genersllr fair and warmer tonight and Saturday except thun-dershnwers In wejurn sections itc Saturday (Dreading across th Stat Saturday night. lowa'a lv-lay outlook: Temperature! will average 1-1 degrees above normal. (Rut normal 78 dgrel. Warmer Saturday.

Little chaiif Sunday, beeomlng warmer again Tuesday and Wtdneaday. Precipitation will average light, occurring as arattared thunderahowar Saturday night anil Sunday and again about Wedseeday. lows City Temperatoeea ky tk Heur i aanoaya Headings 12 30 p. m. 74 74 78 TT 75 (30 1 Ml 2 30 I 80 7:30 8:90 70 6S 43 61 SO 84 70 75 to ft) 10:30 11 30 76 Tedsy'i leadings 12:30 I 1 80 2 SO I'M 4 SO 6 30 SO 57 :4 7:30 30 I 30 10:30 ltiSO 12.

30 17 ASTBONOMirAL OBrBV ATIOSS c. r. wyii 7 or af Aatraaanty i lalteraltjr af low today 4 tomorrow 4 M. L'NHKT today tomorrow 7:. Ttia moon wilt Mm tnMMrMw Mn, I Si a m.

nl J. G. SELEMENT TO BE BURIED Kalona Man, 86, Died At Farm Home; Was Born in Bohemia KALONA Funeral services for Joe G. Selement will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Peter- seim funeral home in Kalona with burial in the Richmond cemetery.

Mr. Selement died at the age of 86 at his farm home south of Ka lona Thursday morning. A native of Czecho-Slovakla, he was born at Rokesen, Bohemia, and came to the United States to the Kalona community when a small boy. He is survived by one brother, El bert, with whom he lived, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Houdek of Lakeland, and Mrs.

Kate Ten Ekik of Clinton, Burning Base Bag to Cost Youths $5 Each Burning up a base bag at the Benton street playground is going to cost two youths, ages 16 and 17, 55 apiece to make good to the re creation commission. Police Judge John Knox said today. The boys are charged with set ting the base bag afire and throw ing It up on some light wires, where it finished burning. Upon payment of the 310 the case against them will be dismissed, said. Roast Burns Up In Oven Thursday Night The George McCarty's had no roast dinner Thursday night after all.

According to the fire department the pan the roast was lodged in, broke in the oven, depositing the roast on the burner and burning it up. The firemen went to the home at 20 West Burlington street St 4:15 p.m. Most of the damage was smoke and smell, they reported. at the scene of the Bikini exjjerl ments. I Commander of Artie expeditions and an alumni of the University of Iowa is the third speaker, Mr.

Stefansson, whose talk Is scheduled on February 6. Among his expeditions were the archaeological trip to Iceland under the auspices of Harvard university's Pea body museum in 1903, the ethnological trip to Mackenzie delta for Harvard and the University of Toronto in 1906, and the Canadian Artie expedition of 1913-18. Leland Stow will speak here at an unannounced date, Pulitzer prize winning correspondent, he has served since 1939 on the foreign staff of th Chicago Daily News. During World War II he served as war correspondent in London, Turkey, Greece, Malaya, China, Burma, India, Iran and Russia, days after today. Otherwise he and subject to penalties.

Plan X-Rays Of About 75 At Hospital Sixty Johnson, county residents have had skin tests and about 75 persons have consented to have X-rays taken at a Mercy hospital conference August according to Mrs. Aggie Dall and Elizabeth Budreau, public health nurses. nurses have been making visits at the requests of family physicians to the homes of persons who are known to have been exposed to cases of tuberculosis. They invite these persons to have skin tests made by their physicians and, if the doctor recommends it, to have an X-ray of the chest taken. The Mercy hospital conference is to be conducted by the Iowa state department of health and the Iowa Tuberculosis association.

P.esidents of this county are co- operating gplendidly, the nurses report. Farm NJifptv kjlalc lalill kJalClj Contest Winners Are Named In Des Moines MOINES John Green of A tvday as w.rr.er of r-z'Jt sajf.y firm afe.y meetirg w-syld be fvr r- r.r.'eij by -t, jf, Moires. "jee chairman. ere; I i Pi i Ames, vely V.rw Rw-it. Mor.roe, Car isie; A NV Sharon; 'I'-th, i.

j- ra. Iu lua. Ut RrafKh; Svwers, ne'e res T'r rps K- i f.o Dtlc-res Van Lyke, Kicharii J-orr-l Iiuar.e OlM-n, li'ihert Klima. Kolon; '-'-'a Ar-H-l'a; Ramona r-e There se Oeke.n-.' Tft-. p.ar.'.':) ia; i s'er.

k. Heorjc. Uernard Shaw Marks 'JOth Birthday LONDON ii The literary world honored George Bernard Shaw on h.s i'0'h b.r'hiay today, but the Iriah playwright chose to Ignore the calendar and to treat the day as any other. He planned to receive a few friends in his London flat, where is staying temporarily, and to follow hi daily routine of reading, walkiEs; and doing a bit of writing. I Here Tuesday Frank Miles, Democratic candidate for governor, will speak at the Community building here neit Tuesday at 8 p.

discussing "winning the Peace. The talk it open to the public Mr. Miles) appears here at the invitation lot the Johnvin county hapt(r of the American Veterans' committee. Ruth Northrop Files Suit for Divorce P.i'.h Nortrip has f-'ed s-iit for divorce in diBtr.ct court from Leo North p. They wer mu-ried at Hat tie-' Miss on Febrjarv 4.

1843, ard reted J-rne 9. Ar- n. Lett Mrs. Northrups at- John F. Atkinson, 63.

Dies Today In Funeral to Be Sunday WASHINGTON. Iowa John I died at 5 a. m. ihgton county Flsley Atkinson. 3 tciav at the Wai where he t.rt for ever a ailment.

He lived rr.le southwest had been a pa- a heart on a farm four Washington, A ic.r.on was born April 26. in Ili.nois, the son of Osre and Laura Finley Atkinson. When seven years old, he moved with hi family to near Washington, K- wis gra-iua'ed from the Washington Academy and was a memb'-r of the Methodist church. On August 25, 1908, he married Leila Foster, who survives him. A'jto surviving are one son, William, cf Davt-nport; one brother, M.

D. Atkinson of Washington: three Sisters, Mrs. Jeanet DtMont of Lis Moines, Ethel Atkinson of Cedar Falls and Mrs. Alice Mc-G' of Cambridge, and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.

m. at the Jones Funeral home with the Rev. Fred E. Miller In Charge. Burial will In Elm Crov cemetery.

i I vTTs. A Those sleek, streamlined racing cars that have been the dream of their boy builders for many months, were undergoing inspection today as the prelude to Sunday's big Soap Box Derby, the first to be held in Iowa City in four years. All cars entered In the derby were required to be at the Nail Motors Co. garage today for final weighing and checking by a committee of inspectors. AH but six of the 41 cars entered were at the garage this morning and the remainder were to report this afternoon.

With the prospect of 41 cars racing in the derby, which will start at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon on the Riverside drive hill, the 1918 derby promises to be largest ever to be held here. The boy drivers were to draw their opponents and race numbers this afternoon, with some of the Woman Brings House, Trailer Into Town Without Permission Mrs. Delia Louck, who moved both a trailer and a small house to a lot on the north side of the Dodge street bridge without permission of city authorities, will be allowed to remodel the house so that it meets the building code City Engineer Fred Gartzke said this afternoon. The trailer, however, will have to be removed, he said. Plan Annual Picnic Past Noble Grand Club On July 30 OXFORD Past Noble Grand club will hold its annual picnic on th lawn at the RJ Rapp home Tuesday afternoon, July 30.

Mem bers are asked to bring a covered dish and table service, I Mr. and Mrs. El don Cook, Betty Jean and Miss Ruth Linkhart vis ited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hruby and attended the National Air show at Omaha over the week-end.

Mr. and Mrs. 0. M. Albright vis ited Mr.

and Mt-s. Henry Hess at East Amana Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kinney of Iowa City spent Sunday at the Joe Kinney home.

Mr. and Mrs. John Brown and daughters of Davenport, Mrs. Ger trude Quinlan of Iowa City and Mrs. Kate Hogan and daughter spent Sunday at the Edd Spratt home.

Protection BALTIMORE UP) A police station turnkey was searching Joseph White, 77-year-old Negro arrested on a disorderly conduct charge, when he suddenly yanked his hand out of the man's pocket fingers caught in a mousetrap. The trap was guarding three cents la WhlU's. pocket. Many of the cars will have to undergo changes and repairs to morrow after the inspectors have indicated the changes to. conform to the national rules.

Each driver must have an approved Soap Box Derby driver's license before he will be permitted to race. Helmets and T-shirts will be issued to the boys at the Soap Box Derby garage Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. The cars win be started from a ramp in Sunday's race; and will proceed along an 800-foot course to the finish line. In the event of rain Sunday, the derby will be postponed one week and will be held August 4 at 2 p. m.

at the same location. Fire Damage At East Hall Was $31,726 An appropriation of $31,726 to cover the cost of the recent fir at East Hall has been mad by the legislative Interim committee, State Senator LeRoy Mercer told members of the Masonic lodge in a luncheon talk today. Senator Mercer pointed out that the state of Iowa carries no insur ance on any building ercted through the use of appropriated run as. He also revealed that a supplemental appropriation of 320,000 nad recently been mad for the sanitorium at Oakdale. Th senator defended.

Iowa's record In handling stat-owned institutions. From investigations In which and other members of th interim committee hav been able to open almost "any door," Mercer believes that officials have don "remark-ably well" in administering institutions through th period of shortage of doctors and attendants. Midshipman Roth On Peace-Time Cruise Midshipman Robert G. Roth, Iowa City, is aboard th USS North Carolina, a battlhlp, for th first summer cruls sine th end of the war. This cruise is outstanding In that it is the first tim In peace-tlm history that th midshipmen from Annapolis and the cadet from Wt Point win work on combined operations.

Th port which th Carolina will call are: Newport. R.I.; Ouan. Unamo Bay. Cuba; Norfolk, Nw Tork. N.T.

Th cruia will Explorer, Hunter, Scientist Included on S.U.Is Lecture "Schedule for Coming Year Four noted speakers have been announced bv Dr. Earl E. Haroer for the 1846-47 University of Iowa lecture series. The four are: Frank Euck, William Laurence, VUhJalmur Etefansson, and Leland Etowe. Frank Euck, world famous explorer and hunter who "brings em back alive," will be No.

1 th series with a lectur in th memorial union Tuesday, October a. He will recall soma of his experiences from 23 years of tracking wild animals through Asia, Africa and South America. Mr. Laurence, Pulitzer prize winning science editor of the New York Times, will speak hers on "Our Heritage of Atomic Science" on November 21. Following and covering th progression of the atomic bomb, Mr.

Laurenc Is now nd August 19. HWHW Will. 4. 47 a-to..