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2-L DES MOINES SUNDAY REGISTER DEC. 2S, 1945. World War II Vets Complete High School Work 39 FM CHANNELS TECH- Continued from Page 1. taken prisoner in 1942 at the fall PLANNED IN IOWA of Corregidor. I 1 Hill-'- jr 1 1 1 -Ms h.

lf Urr-jr fa 'H ffwit? 'iS- sh T.1 i WASHINGTON, D. C. CP) Thirty-nine FM (frequency modulation) radio channels have been assigned tentatively to Iowa by the federal communications commission. The assignment was made in a He had left high school to enlist. It's a little hard getting back into the routine of study, but practice is helping.

"For the first month," Ditto said, "I was kind of jumpy. And I would read a page through and then realize I was thinking about something else. But it's going smoother now and I can concentrate better than I did at first. IOWA NEWS LETTER Jlbinf Surtfcmj lefiitf Sunday, Dec. 23, 195 THE BLACK CROOK Fort Dodge police were armed with shotguns to bring down a winged thief a crow housewives charge Is raiding mailboxes, even opening the mall it filches.

Winter cracked down all week. The lowest: -24 at Decorah Veteran Temperance Crusader Ida B. Wise Smith resigned as Iowa W.C.T.U. president. The state aeronautics commission expects to license 750 airplanes starting Jan.

1. The executive council held up the commission's plea for plane travel allowances. Five Garnavillo farmers have purchased a plane and built a landing strip. Another, student is the former Hjght policeman at Fort Des Moines, Ed Hubbard, 33, who left plan for FM channel allocating which would provide the country with approximately 1,500 of the static-free stations. Generally, the number of FH channels assigned on a preliminary basis to each area exceeds the number of existing standard broadcast stations by 50 to 100 per cent.

The tentative allocations do not include 10 so-called community channels. The community channels may provide as many as five additional stations in some areas. These stations will have a maxi his job to go with the 34th di vision when it was mobilized. He followed through with it until he was hospitalized for illness in No vember of 1943 in Italy. Hubbard, At the request of returned servicemen, a course in etiquette wiU be added to the curriculum of Upper Iowa university, Fayette.

Dean of Women Grace Meyer will teach, using Emily Post's book as a text. The course is open to all student. CHRISTMAS. 19-15: Ten children from the Soldiers' Orphans home, Davenport, will brighten the homes of their adoptive parents for Christmas. Two hun staff sergeant, was discharged Sept.

8 and started back to high school two weeks later. Hubbard has ALMOST THREE mum power of 250 watts and limited range. YEARS of high school to com In some instances, the commis plete but he is proving one of the speediest students at the "Joe'U" junk Judo. sion said, the number of channels appears insufficient for probable school and he MAT HAVE HIS c' I needs. DIPLOMA NEXT JUNE.

Already he has two semesters of history and two semesters of There is an informal atmosphere in the study room at the Des Moines Technical school where veterans of World War II are completing their high school work under an "accelerated" program. All are serious workers and good students, however. Des Moines is one of four cities in the country having this type of program. English out of the way. "When the demand grows in these areas," the commission said, "it is usually possible to re-allocate channels from adja- cent areas where the demand -is less and where service may already be sufficient." Tentative channel nlloratinn "I had a little difficulty concentrating at first," Hubbard said, "but that Is clearing up.

But my experience puts more meaning In what I study now. When I was In high school before, so much of what we studied didn't have meaning for me." for Iowa include: Ames, one channel; Boone, two; Burlington, one; Cedar Rapids, two; Clinton, one; Davenport, two; Decorah, two; Des Moines, five; Dubuque, FortDrnlge, Hubbard, single, may go on to dred Christmas trees were lighted outside Clinton's Schick (array) hospital as patients inside had daily parties, many gifts. Iowans went "shop-happy" spending millions on de luxe items like furs and perfumes, inasmuch as they couldn't get electric refrigerators and automobiles. An Iowa restaurant Christmas dinner may be expected to cost a bit more this year. University hospital children at Iowa City were as well treated as the vets at Schick.

More than 100 roses and scores of potted vlants were destroyed when a Boone wholesale florist's truck bound for Des Moines shops burned near Polk City. The council permitted the Des Moines Optimist club to play a circus calliope and show a bear to attract attention to the Salvation Army kettles. Carl Klatt, former disciplinary officer at the state boys training school, Eldora, charged with second degree murder following the death of an inmate, was found guilty of assault and battery, sentenced to 30 days and fined $100. Fete Rand, former operator of the Mainliner night club, Des Moines, was sentenced to a year In jail and fined S300 for "keeping a gambling house." Des Moines coal miners were killed when their car plunged over a bridge abutment west of Clive. Five members of the Fred Harms and Henry Siebels families were killed by carbon monoxide in their Le Mars home.

Two Le Claire men drowned as their car crashed through the Mississippi river ice. Twelve persons were Injured whn a Rocket was derailed east of Oxford. CIVIC SECTION The bootlegger who was stopped in Fairfield last summer is helping pay for the two-way police squad car radios, through the sale of his condemned car. Orange City voters approved a $103,000 school bond issue. Fairfield voters college or a technical school.

He thinks perhaps he would like to get back into police work the two; Iowa City, two; Marshall-town, two; Mason City, two; (H-tumwa, two; Shenandoah, three; more scientific phases of it. A married man, holding a full- Sioux City, three; Spencer, two; Waterloo, two. time Job and going to school, too. is Richard Davis, 22, of 6105 S. W.

Thirteenth st. His son, Ronald, No Santa Claus is 22 months old. Balls Out of B-25. Hunt This Year This is the first Christmas sea Davis was a gunner on a B-25. He had 18 combat missions.

On the last the plane was hit and he son in which a search for a man who can play the part of Santa Claus has not been conducted by bailed out over Corsica, then friendly territory. He was dis charged Oct ,12 and started back to school Oct. 29. the United States employment service office (USES) here, I Lee Keyser, state director, reported Saturday. Grundy county's with every farm From 4 p.

m. to midnight, Davis turned down a $60,000 airport bond plan. Washington township became the first in Iowa electrified. works at his civil service me Ordinarily several stores or or chanic's job at the army hangar at the municipal airport. Then he ganizations call on the USES to find someone to play the part of Methodist Hospital Fund goes home and sleeps until time to get up for school.

The classes run Santa Claus. But this year the stores and the professional Santa from 8:45 to 11:30 a. al Clauses apparently were able to though "classes" is not quite the Reaches $856,000 Mark get together without help, Keyser said. Subscriptions to the Iowa Methodist hospital building! i inn i i -i i i fund reached $856,000 Saturday, designation used at the school. Because every student is on a different schedule, they work in loosely-knit study groups, under supervision of three Instructors.

The arrangement la somewhat similar to the "sem W. Harold Brenton, general chairman of the fund, reported contributions ofj $86,000 durine the week Ai The employment service carries among its thousands of occupational titles one for Santa Claus. It has a full code and index number the same as any other occupation. Ordinarly several Iowans are registered under this number but a check of the code files this season disclosed that none are seeking aid in finding work in the Santa Claus category. inar" plan used in colleges.

Three instructors direct the NEW HIGH FOR THE CAM PAIGN. students in this "accelerated' work. Shirley A. Percival and James Ronald M. Anderson handles W.

Hubbell, vice chairmen of the campaign committee, said several business men have agreed to give social studies, comercial law and public speaking. Don Emanuel and Glenn Cole have the English classes. Emanuel also has their full time during the comind week in an effort to reach the mil mathematics and Cole history. Other subjects are available Two World War II veterans talk over their high school assignments between classes. They are Ruby Burr, 1427 Twenty-first a former WAVE, and Fred McCotter, 600 Forty-second marine veteran of Tulagi, Guadalcanal, Tarawa and Sal pan.

Four veterans pause for a smoke in first floor lobby. They are (from left) Richard Davis, 6105 S. W. Thirteenth air forces; Norman J. Hanson, Y.M.C.A., navy; Walter Ditto, 11S2 Pennsylvania marine who spent 39 months In Japanese prison ramps, and Jack Baccus, 1440 Walker ordnance.

through other departments. VETERAN BREAKS KNEE. (The Rrglatr" Iowa New Service. NEWTON, IA. Harold Richardson, 26.

Newton World War II veteran of six years in the navy, was in Skiff hospital here Saturday, his home leave marred by a fractured knee suffered Friday when he slipped and fell while hunting. He was a prisoner of the Japanese for 3 years. Anderson is a veteran of World War Emanuel and Cole of World War II. which we have under- nences taken." "3 Of those who have begun only lion dollar goal by De. 31.

Many Gifts by Mail. Mr. Brenton reported a large number of gifts received in the mail in recent weeks. The mail contrioutions totaled several thousand dollars, he said. "He are most grateful to all the people In Des Moines and Iowa who are helping on this great undertaking," said Mr.

Brenton. The need for the new wing to be built as a result of the drive More Women Expected. During the next semester an enrollment double the present is anticipated. A number of wom three have dropped out. And all enrolled are "passing" in the subjects they are taking.

It would he will be a full-fledged high school graduate. Postgraduate Work. Some are coming back for a little postgraduate work needed to meet college entrance requirements. One of these is Paul Me-lone, 22, of 1506 Fifth ave. Melone be Just as satisfactory, Anderson said, if a grading system were: not used.

Mona Jackson. Tells of Hospital Needs. quirements the members of thej only lz in UTS was graduated from North High en discharged from the service are expected. The only 'feminine student at present is Ruby Burr, 1427 Twenty-first the former WAVE. A long distance telephone operator in civilian life, she served in navy communications work at Alameda, Cal.

She had had two years of high school work and hopes to beein school in 1941. He had 37 months FLU EPIDEMIC fo KANSAS CITY in the army air forces and served they are receiving are better than average, and in many instances" exceptionally high. in the European theater as a flight engineer and test block en $lQoo ISN'T ABATING gineer. at Drake university next Now he wants to study aero year under the G.I. bill of rights.

Grade school physical education ls i iff- Vo The influenza epidemic shows nautical engineering. To meet en teaching is her final objective. no sign of abating in Iowa, Dr. C. F.

Jordan of the state health department said Saturday. was indicated Saturday by tne number of patients in the hospital. Aware of Need. "We in the nursing profession re keenly aware of the acute need for additional hospital space in Des Moines," said Miss Mona Jackson, director of nurses at Iowa Methodist. "We had 318 patients in the hospital this morning.

For many months now we have had a waiting list. We have to ask the less serious cases to wait several days for admittance. "We do try to take care of all emergency cases at once, but it has strained our facilities to the utmost." Miss Jackson said hospital 1,500 Children Will Attend Moose Party More than 1,500 Moose children i are expected to attend the annual Christmas party at 7:30 p. m. to-, day at the Moose temple, Ninth and Pleasant streets.

9 District Judge C. Edwin Moore will act as Santa Claus, passing out gifts and candy. The Moose band will play a concert to be fol-1 VtT.7 flrwM cVi rxr trance requirements at Iowa State college he must pick up one and one-half year of algebra and a year of geometry. He probably will complete this work in one Current reports on the disease fraqusnt daily $rie TULSA NEW ORLEANS 9 Departures Daily North and South Mid-Continent Airlines SMifCttftkefaMtojAmuiea. in Iowa indicate that the number of persons ill with influenza has Another Marine at the school is Fred McCotter, 21, of 600 Forty-second st.

During 44 months' service, he was In action at Tulagi, Guadalcanal, Tarawa and Salpan. McCotter had left high school month of solid study. Then he will enter Drake university, and take the last three years at Iowa State. approximately doubled during the last three weeks. Dr.

Jordan said. A VU fcSJT He is director of the department's division of preventable diseases. at 17 to enlist. Now his goal is to complete almost two years of high school work by next June, "Definitive statistics on the number of influenza cases are not available at present," he explained, "but the epidemic has been severe ever since nurses are looking forward to the new kitchens, nurses dining then go to college. Class on High Seas.

The high seas have become the class room for one youth com room, operating rooms, and deliv IB The veteran who entered military service before his twenty-first birthday, may get as much training on his return as be was entitled to before. Free education through high school until 21 years of age is provided for by Iowa state law. For those who enter as paying tuition students, the cost is $17 ery rooms that will be built in pleting work on his high school Dr. Jordan cautioned influenza the new wing. A Graduate of S.U.I.

Ronald M. Anderson (left), head of the accelerated high school program for veterans, Is enrolling Paid Melone, 22, of 1506 Fifth ave. Melone has returned for a month's postgraduate work he needs in mathematics to meet college entrance requirements to study aeronautical engineering. diploma. This is William R.

patients against trying to resume Graves, 1215 Fifty-seventh st. their normal routine too soon after limited amount f3T l' Graves is a chief cook in the their illness. II' 'J J. JUMI.S I have never lived in a community where the citizens have been so eager in support of their PRACTICE LIMITED TO merchant marine, with an en A. tin a month.

But on the half-day "Influenza dissipates one's PLATE worm hospitals as in the case in Des Bigns raung. wnen nome on leave about five months ago, Graves picked up the books and basis, under which most veterans attend high school, the cost is scaled down accordingly. senior high schools, said the accelerated school for veterans "is one of the most satisfying expe- Moines," Miss Jackson said. but there is not much inclination to do so. "They are a serious group," Anderson said, "and they are strength more severely than many persons realize," he said.

"Consequently the danger of a relapse is acute, even though the patient thinks a complete recovery has 1 2gttqMMJ "I think it is a marvelous thing Some are financing the school the business men and doctors of ing under the G.I. bill of rights, It's Smart 1 It's Thrifty! It's the Greatest Name in Screen-Storm Sash Des Moines are doing in raising the money for this new million been made." but others are using their own money. Most of the latter are dollar wing." 1 reserving the GX privileges to Polk Rural Schools assignments to complete 2i credits In history. This was to have given him his diploma. As part of his assignment he wrote a paper on the United Nations conference at San Francisco.

He did this while shuttling between the Philippines and Panama. Miss Jackson, a graduate of the State University of Iowa, pre bbbbv 1 INTUCHANGEAILE WINDOWS AKDD00XS viously served hospitals In De help finance their college work, Use Five Rooms. At present there are new stu A Closed Until' Jan. 2 The holiday vacation for rural school pupils in Polk, county will troit, Chicago and Cumberland, WEATHER-VANE storm sash Screen is tailored to fit your win Md. here to study, and learn.

They have a lot of ambition, and I am surprised they ever quit school in the first place. "Most had just dropped out, although some quit to enlist. "In our group discussions, they participate readily, and have a good understanding of what Is going on in the world today. And I'm sure there ISNT AN ISOLATIONIST AMONG THEM. J.

E. Stonecipher, director of dents entering the classes at Tech each day. Five rooms are set run until Wednesday morning, Jan. 2, the superintendent's office He turned in the work and dows and doors PERFECTLY. They are installed by experts and they are a PERMANENT addi- Holiday Licenses aside for the group on the fourth reported Saturday.

All outly sailed again for LeHavre. France, floor on the west side of the school. ing schools recessed Friday for Christmas and New Year's. ,1 Liun iu juur to bring troops home. But when he got back to Des Moines last week on leave again, he learned 1 I These students may participate in school activities if they wish, he still lacked a half credit mm ilnu illliluii: needed to be graduated.

mm a SHARP'S SALVE CO. 1535 9th Des Moines 14, la. 8,300 Auto Licenses, Sold in Polk County Nearly 8,300 1946 automobile license plates have been sold already in Polk county, the county treasurer's records showed Saturday. Plates went on sale Dec. 1.

So Graves took out a book and assignments needed to cdmplete this work in business arithmetic. He la sailing for Japan this time, to bring back troops again. And by the time he is home again, To Wed Total 76 Deputies in the district court clerk's office concluded Saturday it will be a "Merry Christmas." Ending a week-long rush, they reported 76 licenses to wed had been Issued since Monday, for marriages to be performed In Polk county In the holiday season. During morning hours Saturday, 23 permits were issued. Fifty-three others had been granted between Monday and Friday evening.

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