European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 3, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday february 3, 1950 the staks and stripes Page army ferries food to Frozen Dakotas Chicago feb. 2 up the ath army opened a miniature opera Tion snowbound yesterday u carry food and fuel to isolated communities and farms in the Frozen Dakotas. Meanwhile new York City was hit by the first heavy Snow of the Wynier and a severe Ioe storm isolated 26 towns in North Central Texas. Inch thick ice a Texas str cached from Wichita Falls East to Paris. And from Dallas North to the red k i v e r. Treacherous pavements caused one death. About 260 phone circuits were broken. The army flew eight weasels to Jamestown n. D., from the Savanna. 111., proving grounds. Sixteen sol of shift in Austria Rule is discounted new York. Feb. 2 is a re port thai the state department May soon take Over control in Austria from the army was firmly discounted today by a High stale depart ment  report which emanated in Vienna on monday and was circulated from Washington stated that military control in Austria would end within three months. Q a cried by Telephone the department official said that s news to me. I know nothing about it whatsoever. We have made no move at All in that  to treaty Snag he did however corroborate a statement from another state department source that Transfer of the information Side of the aus Trian occupation was under consideration. But he emphasized that it was purely routine had nothing to do with policy and was in any Case still in the discussion stage. News service report had said the reported shift from military to civilian control in Austria was to be made because it appears cer Tain that the russians do not in tend to conclude a Tready at present. And appointment of Western civil Ian High commissioners would b2 one dramatic manner for the West to demonstrate to the world its Long avowed and practice policy of returning an much sovereignty As possible to the austrian govern  still Hope for treaty a Washington report by the same news service was even More emphatic. The slate department i said was reported to have abandoned All Hope of achieving a peace treaty with Austria through the big four foreign ministers Dep Diers were sent from Camp carson.colo., to Man them. From Jamestown four weasels were to be rushed to snowbound areas of North Dakota and the other four to a tour county area of South Dakota. Officials planned to have them dra sleds loaded with food coat or Caitie feed into the Snow areas. On their Way Back the Sieds will Bina out sick pc sons and expectant mothers. J ski planes piloted by Volunteer dropped food to isolated farms an villages. 50 a is info the ski state department sources con finned that a civilian government for the Western zones of Austria was under  the state department spokesman questioned by the stars and stripes said that such things had been Dis cussed. But added we have made no move in this direction. We have not abandoned Hope of arriving a a four Power  to believed undamaged Norfolk va., feb. 2 a rear adm Allen Smith in charge of Salvage operations which finally lifted the Missouri off a mud Bankin Chesapeake Bay inspected her in dry Dock. Experts immediately began exam ining her Bottom for damage. As the battleship was towed int Portsmouth Harbor at the end of two ropes. Smith said she appeared have escaped virtually undamaged from her two weeks on the mud Bank. He predicted that she will be out of dry Dock in five or six Days and participate in amphibious exercise sin the Caribbean sea later this month. Birmingham bans showing of Pinky Birmingham. Ala. Feb. 2 up police chl2f c. Floyd Eddins has banned showing the film Pinky Here because he said it was mor ally offensive indecent and unfit to be  Eddins said the picture with a racial theme violated a Section of the City code concerning indecency and  the picture was scheduled at he Alabama theater. After seeing a preview of the Pic Ture two weeks ago. Eddins recommended that it Noj be shown but said there was no Law to keep it from appearing in Loca Heaters. He said later however the City s Legal staff had found Section 1213of the City code could apply. Newfoundland Lisbon record Lisbon feb. 2 a a trans world airline super Constellation carrying a Crew of nine and 23 Pas sengers sets new record by flying from Newfoundland to Lisbon in seven hours 21 minutes. Vinson wants to retired Carrier put in her place Washington feb. 2 up chairman Carl Vinson a of the House armed services com Mittee proposed yesterday that the Navy put the re floated battleship Missouri in Mothballs and commis Sion instead another aircraft car Rier. That s what should have Bee done a Long time ago he told the committee there s no use spending ,-000 a year of keep this ship in com Mission when we All know that a battleship in modern times no longer has the usefulness it  Vinson said he will ask the com Mittee next tuesday to take formal action on his proposal. Mother at 13 Edison ga., feb. 2 api mrs. E. J. Deal of Edison who married a year ago when she was 12, has Given birth to a baby girl. He husband is 20. The Navy s guided missile he Aero Bee Heads vertically upward after being fired from an experimental guided missile ship the Norton sound in the Pacific. The missile reached an Altitude of about 50 Miles. Instruments in the missile s nose recorded cosmic Ray data. In legless \7et admits kills himself Danville va., feb. 2 up a legless Veteran pinned under a wrecked car kept rescuers away at pistol Point yesterday while he dictated i weird confession of framing an army buddy and then shot himself. Andrew l. Blasko 25, of Fentress va., said i told lies on sgt Jack Lemons. I want to Clear him before i kill myself. Blasko brandishing a pistol War Ned rescuers to keep away from the wreck or he would shoot himself. He made his Confes Sion to a newspaper photographer in the hearing of other witnesses then fired a Bullet into his head. A scrawled confession was found . Women called charming by Mary Garden new Vork. Feb. 2 a on Herway Back to Britain Singer Mary Garden said her recent lecture tour in the . Was greater than her triumphs on the operatic stage. She had been in the . Since  26 lectures on opera and meeting . Singers. She said she found magnificent voices among the women and two sex Ellent male voices in the . She did not name the singers. Miss Garden said this was her first real visit to the . Since she ended her career Here in 1931 and retired to Scotland. She said . Women Are the strongest things you have Here in this country adding that your women Are  she said the changes since she was last in the . A Ere terrific commenting hat Cie never saw such  us naturalized germans London feb. 2 up Ger Nany led the list in the 15,108 naturalization certificates issued by Britain during 1948, roasts Judy s lawyer Over Iii