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JANESVILLE. WIS. JANESVILLE DAILY MARCH 11, 1955 PAGE NINEL Peterson, Clark Nominated for Walworth President contests wereiSlinde, incumbent, and Gordon Corset up for the April 5 election at the Walworth village caucus night in the school gym. A total of 94 electors attended. Robert Peterson, present trustee, -and David Qark were nominated as village president candidates to succeed retiring president Sam Cohn.

Supervisor Charles McCabe will have opposition from Ray Bilyea. Trustee contests include: Elmer Dean and Oscar Arntson, incumbent; Paul Pruessing and Herman Siihr, to succeed Peterson; Lowell lin. Other contests: Clerk, Mrs. Wayne Churchill, in- and Mrs. K.

J. Porter; treasurer, Mrs. Merle Henry, now filling the office by apointment, and Mrs. Carl Krabbe assessor, to succeed Hal Hoxie, Harold Hibbard and William Sipes; justice of the peace, A. A.

Ellsworth, incumbent, and Francis Toynton; constable, EUery McCuUough, incumbent, and Harland Nichols. Russell Sweet, incumbent justice of the peace, was nominated without opposition. Lakeland Hospital Vote Contracts for Teachers WHITEWATER The board of 'jeducation voted to adopt recom- Tnendatlons of Supt. of Schools John "Bjorge and the teachers' committee for teachers' contracts for 1955'56 at a meeting Thursday evening. The board also voted to issue a Jiew two-year contract to Bjorge with a $350 raise.

'Contracts were voted to three new teachers. Carl Zahn will be offered a contract to teach in ele- jmentary grades for He will receive his degree from the local in June. He has taught in rural schools. Mrs. Irene Peardon wiU be of- 'fered a contract for to teach the elementary grades at East "i School and Miss Betty Olson will be offered a contract for 53,300 to in the primary grades at the School.

Mrs. Peardon is now teaching at Troy Center. Miss 01- ELKHORN Two persons were son, who is teaching in Beloit, was injured and a driver was arrested graduated from the local college in three accidents reported by the -last June. ELKHORN Daughters were born in Lakeland Hospital to Mrs. Elmer Urbach, Walworth, Mrs.

Melvin Kruizenga, Clinton. Medical: Mrs. Alva Heller, Delavan. Surgical: Mrs. Margaret McKenna, Mary Welkos, Elkhom; David and Leonard Anderson, Clinton; Mrs.

Sheril Page, Delavan. Dismissed: Patrick Cunningham, Mrs. Stewart Mathison, Lake Geneva; Mrs. Edward Freeman, Avalon; William McMullen, Walworth; Mrs. Theodore Hines and son, Mrs.

Ray Pearsall and son, Elkhom; Robert Sanderson, Delavan. Two Injured, Driver Arresled In Road Mishaps Board members voted to employ ed a curve on Highway 20 near the intersection with County Trunk Jack Hale to buUd six wardrobe Troy, suffered cuts and bruises cabinets for classrooms at the new the car she was dnvjng miss- East School. They also authorized the building committee to order Utility cabinets for East School classrooms. Permission was voted to Bjorge to cooperate in, the polio immunization program if and when it Is available locally. Letters of commendation were read from state supervisors in the homemaker and agriculture teach- trainer groups concerning the home economics and agriculture departments at Qty High.

Commissioner Don Brown reported on progress of the new school, which is on schedule. Whitewater Briefs Robert Forbes is a surgical patient at Milwaukee General Hospi- taL He will be there for about 10 days. Willard Reese has returned to his home at 271 S. Janesville following an extended stay at the home of his daughter-in-law In Palmyra. Mrs.

Charles Petak and Mrs. Kenneth Ankomeus entertained Byung Hui Min, Sedul, Korea, at a surprise birthday party in the Ankomeus home after school Thursday. The occassion was Byung's 20th birthday and his first away from his homeland. Paul Scharine has returned home following a vacation trip in Florida. Dr.

and Mrs. R. C. Williams have gone to Texas for a vacation of several weeks with their daughter. Mrs.

John Curren has returned from a five weeks vacation in Florida. injured. Richard Smith, 27, of Inlet-Oaks, Delavan Lake, was at the jail here on a charge of drunken driving after his car collided with the car of Rudmer DeVrjes, 47, Rte. 1, Walworth, on Highway 50 at the South Shore drive Thursday afternoon. Smith was arrested by Deputy Frank Nechvatal.

Qarence Willms, 26, Troy Center, suffered injuries to his head and lower back when the motorcycle he was driving collided with the motorcycle operated by Arthur Hanson, 25, Troy Center, Thursday night on Highway 83 In Mukwonago. The drivers reported the mishap to the sheriff's department. Willms was treated by an a i Troy doctor. Meeting Place of Board Changed ELKHORN The monthly meeting of the Walworth County Board of Supervisors will be held in the lounge of the Elkhom Municipal Building Tuesday, March 15. The usual meeting place, the be occupied by the first jury trial of the March calendar, it is expected.

County board business will in- Encourage Safety" will be the top- elude several petitions on zoning. The session will begin at 10 a.m. sheriff's department here. Betty Fisher, 17, Rte. 1, a J.

A passenger in her car was not Williams are patients at St Clare affairs were presented to Nish and Frank Dailey. 'Dailey's injured. Hospital. i 'the council in another vein by the permit for a $32,000 structure will Delavan Service Station Is Sold Leonard Prew has purchased the Oil station at 702 Racine from Jim Soukup. Drew is World War veteran, serving with the Army in the European theatre for five and one half years, and has been in Burlington for the past three' and one half years.

Mr. and Mrs. Drew have two children. They are making their home in the traUer camp near the station. Homemakers See Play Members the Dela Creek Homemakers spent Saturday in Milwaukee attending "Kind Lady" at the Fred Miller Theater.

Attend- were Mmes. Carl Wollock, Chester Wolfe, Lester Valerio, Ralph McDonald, Ormal Nelson, Valley Blakely, George McGrath, Will Wilear and Miss Eleanor Nel- Ison. The group will meet in the home of Mrs. Will Lewerenz at 7 :30 p.m. Thursday.

The project, u.aai meeung place, the circuitControl, "wm present- courtroom courthouse, will McDonald and Blakely. Delavan Briefs "Building a Better America "Dmien Osborne, Memphis, is spending a few days with Mr. Euid Mrs. Leon Gosso. and Mrs.

J. E. Parker have moved to the Benedict farm near Sharon. Mr. and Mrs.

Clark Parker have moved to a farm near Lake Geneva. Leah Putnun, phone 24-R-5, Is news correspondent, are Busene Woodard, phone 67-U-4, and Eugene Kempkcn, Phone Mrs. Adolph' Codrin returned recently froma.hospital in Springfield, 111., where she had undergone surgery. 'Sitarcia Zwieg has returned from Lakeland Hospital, where she Underwent an appendectomy. Donald McKinney and Matteson were hostesses to Society Monday the former's home.

The included a travel talk by Adaline -Stewart on her vacation in Florida. It was with colored slides Mrs. Jean Ward, Janesville. ic of the program presented by Mrs. E.

Brooks at the Olio Club meeting Monday in the home of Mrs. Carroll Gallehon, assisted by Mmes. R. S. Kline and Stanley Mark.

The meeting will begin with 7:30 dessert. Mrs. F. J. Udey will present the "Calendar American Freedoms" and Miss Mary Williams will report on "Wisconsin Club Women." PTA Committee Seeks Officers LAKE GENEVA Five members of the Parent-Teacher Association nominating committee today interviewed potential officer material to serve the organization next year.

The five, Glydwell Gerber, T. J. Kitze, Mrs. Karl Thoorsell, Mrs. Don Chaney and Mrs.

Paul Schneider, were elected at the regular PTA meeting in Eastview School Wednesday evening. They will present a slate for election at the April meeting. In other PTA action, members heard a report on membership by the new chairman of that commit- jtee, Mrs. Frank Church. Mrs Church is replacing Mrs.

Chaney. Mrs. Chfford Gerber, of the committee ort movies, reported on plans for the coming year. Mrs. Gerber and others select movies for special children's shows at the local theater.

The committee works jin cooperation with theater manag- Leo Kulik. Mrs. Gerber said the movies are selected from a list of approved movies endorsed by the national PTA council. She added I that literature on the movies will be printed and sent home with the children for their parents to see. Members viewed a movie, "Way of Life," in which the problems of school reorganization were met and solved in a northern Michigan community.

PTA president Harry Gregersen called on members to support reorganization in this area. luda Rural Mail Carrier Retires tir A LAKE GENEVA -City officials property is registered as one lot, JUDA w. A. BiackDurn, mail a day's vacation, and zoning regulations prohibit carrier on Rte. 1 out of Juda the according to action taken at the buUding two houses on one lot.

Aft- past year, retured this week and is gjty councU meeting here this er discussion with Magee on the phJO. week. size of the property, it was decided Mr. Blackburn, former school councilmen agreed to turn over on the suggestion of City Atty. teacher moved to Monroe 1941 a day to stu- Hugh Burdick to have the lot re- from Ohio and was a Monroe, car- the local high school surveyed and recorded as two par- rier until he came to Juda as a car- learn first hand how city eels, thereby meeting aU require- rier.

He has conbnued "is resi- government works. Dennis Connel- ments. The councU granted the pe- Elmer Mateke is president, asked mit with these stipulations, substituting untU an appomtment is permission to install the student of- Other permits were granted to ficials for one day during the week Ralph Dale, Robert C. Elmers, ,5 of April 24-30. Carl Franzene, Burdaick, Harold StreMow and Billy Lee affairs were presented to Nish and Frank Dailey.

Dailey's "COMBAT The Walworth County sheriff's department is among agencies playing a major part in fighting juvenile Shown conferring on the problem are, from left: Dist. Atty. Ervidn Zastrow, Sheriff John Cusack (boft seated). Chief Deputy George Sawyer and William Cummings, special juvenile officer. MERCY HOSPITAL Geneva Sf udenfs Run Cify Offices for a Day Mra.

Charles Dnicfc, 121 Sngar Crack Road, phone U83, is Delavan nem correspondent. Circulation agent Is Gcorre Ryan, W. WashlnBton phone mj. St. Mary's Guild of Christ Epis- I copal Church is sponsoring a buffet supper in the guild hall from 5-7 p.m.

Tuesday. BEDSPREAD STOLEN A yellow cheniUe bedspread in the original purchase package was stolen from the automobile of Mrs. Robert Shuman, 1366 S. Willard while the car was in the driveway at the Shuman home Wednesday night, according to a report made to police Thursday afternoon. Tlie April hostesses wiU be Mmes Arnette Peters and Donald Beard sley Hospital.

school board's building and bring an apartment house to the Mr. and Mrs. Forrest grounds committee. Fuller Bou- city. He will build the four-u i man are the parents of a son, Kim telle, speaking for the committee, house on Madison and Wisconsin John, bom Saturday in St.

Mary's asked the council to accept a rec- streets. ommendation for repairmg cyclone Bids for curb and gutter for Cen- Hospitai, jwaoison. fencing around the tennis courts in ter and Geneva streets were be- A car driven by Jerry Christen- Maple Park. ing sought personally this week by son, Brodhead, and a truck operat- According to Boutelle, a fence in. street commissioner Harry Yakes.

ed by George Ladwig Juda col- staUation company will regalvanize Yakes asked council approval ait intPwpMinn nf Hmmtv the old fence, repair weak spots, soliciting bids in this fashion to reset the fence posts and give a speed the street project. The build- Trunic OK ana Highways and 81 fence" guarantee on the ing committee will call a special east of here Tuesday morning. No work, for about $800. The same meeting early next week to open one was hurt. company has quoted a price of bids and award a contract Members of the high school jun- about $1,400 for new fencing, he lor class were guests at a 17th added.

The city and the school fjftninat birthday surprise party recently board will divide the cost vwiiiiiai for Joyce Hilllard at her home Referred to Committee (Conidnued from Page 1) west of town. Alderman Frank Lasch, acting people nowadays to leave, ftefr Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Zettle Sr. mayor in the absence of Mayor own respectable neighborhoods to and family moved from the Norton Ralph Williams, was against spend explore the shadier element! of farm southwest of Juda to ing $400 at this time, but agreed society.

Beys and gu-ls are com- Chester Smith farm near Brod- with other council members to turn pelled to remain in school to age head. the matter over to the council 's 16, Bored by scholastic assign- Relatives here to attend fte fu- building committee, giving it pow- ments, some of ithem spend study of Mrs. Clara Castater, in- er to act periods boasting of their nighttime eluded a sister, Mrs. Iva Atwood, Rezoning of the Donian property, escapades. and members of her family, Mrs.

vactmt lots bordering Willow and "To kids who are accustomed to James Atwood and son, Woodrow Main streets, was rejected again, obeying a famUy curfew, the un- Atwood and Mrs. Ulliah Whitsom, In past years, the council has re- controlled youngsters look like Nashville, Mr. and Mrs. fused this request on two occasions, tiiough we recognize Ned Castater, Beloit Mr. and Mrs.

J. B. Christains, attorney for them as Waupun material," Saw- D. O. Castater, Janesville; Mr.

James Goff and the owners, the yer concluded, and Mrs. V. J. Weigt, Baraboo; Donian family, asked the council to He beUeves that a "bad home- Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Castater, change the property from a class ii jike a cancerous sore. Surgery Park Forest HI-, Mr. and Mrs. residence zone to commercial, is required to keep it from infect- Herbert Risum and Ray Castater, Christains said Goff wanted to use ing a whole community. Spring Valley.

the property for a used and new The county law enforcement de- Interior redeenration of the Bap- car lot partment usually enters cities and tist Church has been completed A plan for beautifying part of the villages only upon invitation of the and at present cleaning is being city at no cost to the taxpayer municipal police officers, according done. Services will probably be was presented by William Hohnes. to Sheriff John W. Cusack. Re- held in the sanctuary Sunday.

Hohnes asked the council 's ap- quests for the special services Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kundert proval on his plan to plant hedges the juvenile investigative officer Jr. and family have moved from along city property which will hide are now coming with increasing the Ralph Whitehead farm to a the view of city equipment and ma- frequency. Complaints taken direct- farm near Monroe.

The Nickson terials in the Madison street stor- ly to the sheriff's department are family from Monroe moved to the age lot He said that an oil com- discussed with the district attorney Whitehead farm. pany in that area is planning a to decided whether assistance PTO will meet in the school on similar project to conceal storage Tuesday evening. Kathryn Cham- tanks and he would like to continue hers will show pictures and give a the hedges to include the city prop- travel talk on Europe. erty. He said private financial Shanghai School Mothers Club backing is available for the work, will sponsor a card party in the Councilmen agreed without bring- school Friday evening.

ing the issue to a formal vote. Royal Neighbor Lodge will meet State Asks $4,300 with Mrs. Melvin Wilson on Tues- A bill for $4,300 from the state day, March 22. Mrs. Russell highway department was placed on ter is co-hostess.

fUe. The bill was included in a let- Leo Bartelt Twin Grove, has re- ter from W. B. Blair, of the state turned from Milwaukee, where he finanpe department asking the city underwent surgery last week. to make an additional deposit on 1 the city's share of work done on Wahroilh.

Mm Take WilUam street it was pointed out that $38,000 has paid Agriculture Positions for the WilUam street project and ELKHORN Two Walworth that the city has paid some $600 County men, employes of the State and again about $375 for railroad Department of Agriculture, haVe alterations on William street The been assigned to new jobs at Madi- railroad has refused to pay the son. Dale Bruhn, Elkhom, is join- costs. ing the department in the farm Another letter from the highway product promotion section, markets department stated that work on division. Walter Waller, East Troy, George street cannot be done this is now a plant industry specialist year, but the city's request for aid working on potato rot nematode will be placed on file for consider- control. ation next year.

Building permits received more Predicting that Michigan may than the usual share of attention pass Ohio in size of population be- from the council. Qaire J. Magee fore the end of the century, the asked for a permit to build a health department says Mich- 000 house and a room and a ga- igan grew 7.5 per cent to 6,851,000 rage addition to his present house, while Ohio, the sixth most popu- The councU had referred Magee to lous state, grew only 6.7 per cent the zoning board of appeals at I to 8,482,000 between 1950 and 1953. meeting because Magee's to Births Sons to: Mrs. George Oliver, Rte.

2, Evansville. Mrs. Ferdinand Klobucar, Beloit Mrs. James Buscemi, 544 N. Palm St Twin sons to: Mrs.

Edwin Kresl, 1109 Sherman Ave. Admitted Thomas Pospeschil, Rte. J. Kathleen Rooney, Rte. 1.

Anne Butters, 311 S. Jackson St. Robert Vickerman, 811 Cornelia St. Mrs. Otillie Everson, 1408 Mole Ave.

iLorinda Heary, Milton. Margaret Peaslee, 1712 Grant St. Raymond Wells, Cronin's Hotel. Mrs. Rube Gavin, Rte.

3, Beloit. Mrs. John Deems, 1701 Milwaukee Ave. Mrs. Emma Tilly, Delavan.

Thomas Wixom, 1214 Milton Ave. Homer Gaines, Rockton. Lyle Eggen, Milton Junction. Mrs. Mathew KeUeher, 9 N.

Main St Arthur Francis, 618 Monroe St. Max Zimmerman, 528 S. Franklin St. T. McDermott, 816 Benton Ave.

Dismissed Ruben Voie, Beloit. John Pirkel, 63 S. Franklin St. IN TOYODTS-Sixty Walworth HightchoS musiS previewed numbers for Franklin Bushman, Whitewater State Tuesday. Entries for the musical festival to be held at Whitewater March 27 will be announced later.

man (left) is shown offering comments to a French horn forcement officers has been that even a litUe beer is enough to release youth exuberance from normal inhibitions. Those who fumish beer to nors can be punished for "contrib- WiUiam Jones, Rock County Farm, uting to John Zick, Rock Co. Farm. Phillip Johnson, Madison. Linda Cherry, 172 Lincoln St Miss Lois Jaeger, Rte.

4. Mrs. Robert Gleichauf, 1227 Beloit of the contributors." Ave. Mrs. Kenneth Heenan, 1221 Bennett St.

James Doheny, 109 Sinclair St Mrs. Jerry Sanders, 224 E. State St. Harry Filvaroff, 121 S. Fremont St Mrs.

Donald Kjomes and son, 1502 Mrs. George Coen and son, Rte. 1. Ill JScUll TIFG Mrs. Phillip Mishleau and son, Clinton.

Yet," said Sawyer, "the parents who don't know where their children are, who they're with, and what they are doing are the worst (Tomorrow: Judge Roscoe iMco says: "Sometimes we have to be $10,000 Loss local police is warranted, for such assistance may also be termed "interference." Sheriff Finds Encouragement "One evidence that our new program is working is the grapevine report that the city kids are noj longer holding as many weekend parties here. The word has been passed around that it's safer stay clear of Walworth County, Cusack said. He finds encouragement in the fact that juvenile arrests here jdropped in 1954 though total arrests went up nearly 34 per cent The figures: Walworth County 1953 1954 Total arrests 1,131 1,511 Juvenile arrests 134 123 Total 2,834 Rural areas tinwighout the nations have shown an alarming increase in crime, according to the FBL The enactment of township or- Idinances prohibiting the sale of beer ito persons under 21 is another milestcme in combatting juvenile delinquency, in the belief of Sheriff Cusack. He upon rural "beer jmnts" as problem spots because they draw young away from their home towns where misbehavior would be conspicuous. Younger Ones Stay In Can Tagging along with 18-year-olds are the younger ones who wait In the car for beer to be brought out The experiences of the law en-l SQUARE DANCE JAMBQREE POLIO BENEHT At PARKER PEN ARROW PARK CAFETERIA Saturday Evening 8:30 to 11:30, March IX Guest Callers Admission $1 Per Persoa Spectators 50c In 1896, two Americans, George Harbo and Frank Samuelson, rowed an 18-foot boat across the Atlantic using neither sails nor motor.

at BELOrr Loss estimated more than $10,000 was caused by jfire of undertermined origin when the bam on the Fletcher Hammond farm on Philhower road, three miles northeast of 1 i burned to the ground Thursday The bam, valued at $6,000 contained $2,500 worth of machinery and hay and straw valued at $2,200. Beloit and Clinton fire departments fought the fire for about two hours and in keeping it from spreading to other buildings. The fire was discovered shortly after 6 p.m. by Mrs. Hammond.

SUES OiN TRAILER A suit for $642.25 for payment due on a trailer was filed in Circuit Court today by TraUmobile Milwaukee, vs. Stewart Grice. Beloit WeSohreAllof Your TV Repair Problcffls For adjustment, repair er installation, call on our TV experts to pot your set in shape tor top performanoe. Janesville Radio TV Lounge 18 N. Paiker Drive.

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Fine food and the enjoyable atmosphera will make a happy evening for her. Baked VIRGINIA HAM With Sweet Potatoes Choice or hot vegetaMe or salad, roll and butter and beverage. Serving from 4:30 to 7:30 JANESVILLE. Each Wed. TSUe Is FamUy Mght No Matter Hmv You Want to Go' BY LAND BY SEA BY AIR See Dt we will arrange your itip.

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