The Rhinelander Daily News from Rhinelander, Wisconsin • Page 2

I'AtlES Lester Armfield Third Candidate ForSchool Board Lester Armfield. owner of Rhino- lander Motors, today became the third candidate to enter the race for two school board jxists to be filled at the April 1 election. Armfield, 40, who lives nt 682 ban street, never before has sought public office. He will oppose George Schueppert. one of the two members whose terms expire this year, and George A.

Richards, who is ending six years as city attorney. The other incumbent, Howard L. Hackctt, is not seeking re-election. With the deadline for filing of nomination papers just one week off. one additional ward contest developed today.

In the Seventh ward, Clarence Jensen, SO, 813 Randall avenue, a retired grocer, will oppose William O. Hyland, incumbent alderman and president of the city council, for the alderman post. Deadline Outlined. Meanwhile, City Clerk Jean Gilbertsen reminded prospective voters that registration closes March 19. All persons svho have not voted for more than two years or who never have registered previously must visit the clerk's office before that date to fill out registration cards if they intend to cast ballots April 1.

Women who have changed their names (through marriage or divorce) since they registered also should visit the clerk's office to correct their registration cards, the clerk said. Persons who have moved since they registered or since they last voted should notify the clerk by telephone or personal visits so their cards will be in the cor- rect files. To qualify as a legal resident of a voting precinct, a person must be a resident of Wisconsin for one year and a resident of the ward for 10 days, it was pointed out. People who should register for the first time include those who have reached their 21st birthday since the last election, those who have become citizens through naturalization and those who have moved into the city since the last election. Candidates were reminded that their pre-election expense statements must be filed by March 25, while post-election statements of campaign expenses must be filed by April 5.

Jean Marquardt leads Race for v. Carnival Queen Jean 129 East Rives street, is leading the field of seven candidates in the race for queen of Rhinelander's Winter Carnival, scheduled Feb. 1-3. Recreation Director Ray Sorenson said today that the first tabulation of votes for carnival queen showed that Miss Marquardt has total of 4,300 votes, 300 more than her nearest competitor, Carol Fritz, Coon street. "The race for carnival queen will be tight," Sorenson predicted.

"Today's totals give no certain indication as to who the winner will be." In third place is Sylvia Jonus, 19 West Harvey street, with 3,500 votes, and Ruth Hooker, 326 Oak street, is fourth, with 3,000. Tied at 2,500 votes are Violet Beilfuss, 404 Lincoln street; DarJene Schreiber, 7C7 Balsam street, and Carol Lou Wine, Route .1. Sorenson explained that the queen candidates receive 100 votes for every carnival button they distribute. Legion to Hear of 'Veterans Chow' Details of the "Veterans Chow" event to be held Saturday, Feb. 23, will be outlined at the meeting of the Dahlberg-Makris post of the American Legion at 8 p.

m. Thursday in the Memorial building, it was announced today. A lunch will be served following the meeting, members were reminded. tttfe UtHNfcLANttfctt (MS.) BAILV NEWS JANUARY 22, 1052 KEEPING DP WITH 92, Lars O. Larson still reads his Daily News to keep up with World-wide and local events.

Despite his advanced age. Larson has keen eyes and does not need glasses to rend his News photo). Here and There Lars O. Larson Looks Back on 92 Years of Life (Two of Rhinelander's oldest residents are Lars O. Larson, 627 North Stevens street, and John DeCanter, 516 South Pelham street.

Both are 92 years old. The Daily News pays tribute to these men for their great age and their long residence here. Today's "Here and There" features Mr. The year was 1880. A husky, 21-! ear-old Swedish lad boarded ship' or America to seek his fortune.

Before he sailed, he told his girl wait for him. But fate changed the course in he life of Lars O. Larson. The girl Sweden did not wait, and the pung man never returned to Is native land. It was for the best, it seems, established himself success- ully in his adopted country, mar- ied and sired 10 children.

Today enjoys a comfortable old age, ollows with interest the lives of is 29 descendents and is an ar- ent fan of the Rhinelander High iChool basketball team on which has two grandsons'. Today at. 92, Larson has one blessing that outshines all others. His mind is alert despite his advanced age. If it seems kaleidoscopic at times, it is only because the events in his life have been many-and varied since the year he was born.

That was-1859. He Saw A King. Larson example! the time he saw King Gustav of Sweden. The king died last year in his nineties. Larson does not remember the king as an old man.

He recalls him as a youth in his twenties, appearing before a crowd in Stockholm. When he came to the United States 71 years ago, Larson, like many of his countrymen, headed for the middle west which physically resembled Sweden. He settled in Michigan, where he worked as a lumbe'r sealer for 10 years. In 1890 he moved to Rhinelander and plied his trade here. But his thoughts were on a girl he knew in Michigan.

In 1892 they were married in Chicago. In 1898 Larson built a grocery store on the site of what is now Bruckner's Grocery, 919 Mason street. The north side fire of 1905 destroyed the store, but Larson rebuilt it. Then in 1909 he purchased a farm on the Pine Lake road. For, more than 30 years the Larson family resided in the town of Pine Lake, and Larson served for 25 years either as school clerk or town 'clerk.

In 1931 his wife died. Had 10 Children, The couple had 10 children. They are Mrs. Agnes Verage (county register of deeds), Arthur, Elmer, Arvid, Clyde and Lester Larson, Miss Florence Larson and Mrs. Earl Snyder, all of Rhinelanderi and Albin Larson of Ranger, Texas.

Another son, Melyin Larson, is deceased. In addition, there are 13 grandchildren and seven great- grandchildren. Larson did not quit farming until 1941, when he was 82 years old. A year later he was still cutting pulp. For the past 10 years he has resided in the home of his daughter, Mrs.

Earl (Ruby) Snyder, 627 North Stevens street. Even during this period, Larson was active. He walked the streets daily, selling such commodities as vanilla, sugar and starches. Up to last year, he sold Christmas cards house-to-house. This is his first winter of inactivity, largely due to the concern of his children, who are fearful that he might slip and fall on the ice if he were permitted to go out alone.

is a man of memories, and he fortunately has the faculty of recalling events vividly. Perhaps his proudest recollection is his record as a potato grower in Pine Lake. He was a small grower, but a progressive one. "I grew eight kinds of potatoes," he said, "and I won a prize for all of them at the county fair. And he added, "I didn't take them home either.

The people at the fair bought them all." Prices in 1898. Larson remember, too, that in his grocery he sold eggs for nine cents a dozen and butter for nine and 10 cents a pound. He used to buy the butter in tubs. "I sold hay, and that was hard work," Larson continued. He explained that he bought the hay by the carload and stored it in his warehouse, which was on the of the Soo Line icehouse.

A sportsman in his early years, Larson recalls that he caught enough fish to carry home in gunny sacks for his large family and that deer were plentiful on his Pine Lake farm. "But I couldn't shoot a deer if they paid me," he added. At 92, all the days are one for Lars Larson. He usually rises about 8 a. m.

and goes to bed 12 hours later. However, if the family is out, he doesn't retire until the folks are home. A meticulous man, Larson dresses neatly every morning and insists on wearing a tie. He does not smoke, and he gave up snuff some months ago. Now and then he will take a drink.

During the day Larson will sit by the window and is fascinated by the number of cars that goes by. He even counts them, up to as many as 100 or 150. But he has never driven a car. Larson has one vice. He plays solitaire and admits with a sheepish grin that he cheats a little.

But at 92, who should care? News Paragraphs It Was A Long Time Ago "Company will soon return from border, city residents rejoice word is received that boys will return iw ibout four weeks. Snow storm, 'worst in years', hits city, cripples rail, telephone and telegraph service. JVfove started to have Mwrt boase decorated Soo Mwited involved in mishap at three are hurt when driving rod crashes through locomotive basketball team whips Crandon live, 0, first shut-out in city's basketball history. BbineUnder's powers are whipping all comers, draw challenge from velaud Amateur Athletic Association. Boy H.

3ee- Warkbam May farm bankers of Milwaukee, opens office in city City residents are urged to gardens to 'beat the high cost of living'." From the FUes of TUP NEW NORTH, Thursday, Jan. 25, 1917 A meeting of the board of directors of the Rhinelander Jaycee will be held tonight in the office of the Martin Agency. The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p. m. Printing then known as The New North, was serving this community with quality print- tog theo just as they are For Quality Printing The J-N-J Printing Co.

IteU Advertisiog Service Across from Posloffiee 87 DOUBLE Gold Bond Stamps ALL DAY Friday, Jan, 25 At the Following Rhinelander Merchants Schoeneck's Shell Service Savre's "66" Station Weighner's "66" Station Lake Region Oil Co. Cirilli's Grocery Marshall-Wells Store Taege's Northgate Phcy. PeByle's, Inc. Panner's Shoe Store Tot-to-Teen Shop Ebert Jewelers Leo's Sport Shop Hildebrand Furniture Mtisaac's Charm Shop Kinney Studio Rhinelander Floral Pearl's Beauty Studio Lloyd's Clarke's Tornado Gromy Grocery Triangle Grocery Rheaume Offers Breakdown of 1951 Assessment A breakdown of the 1051 stale inent of assessmcnl for Rhincland or was supplied today by City Assessor Hay Rheaume Rheaume poinled out that the 1951 statement has some Unusua sidelights duo to the reassessment Boats motors, for example were assessed for the first time There wfcro 374 boats and motors assessed at a value of $36,710. Although dogs were not assessed, they were counted anyway, and the city was said to have a population of 548 dogs.

Assessors also counted 44 new residences and one mercantile building. The latter was the new Daily News plant on Rives street. Total real estate and personal property amounted to $35,983,704, Rheaume added. Of this amount, $29,899,210 was real estate and was personal property. Total real estate included $4, 058,460 in land vnlue.and $25,840.750 in value of improvements.

These totals were sub-divided as follows: Residential Value of land, value of improvements, tota'l land and improvements, $10,578,890. of land, value of improvements, total land and improvements, $5,264,420. Manufacturing: Value of land, value of improvements, total land and improvements, $14,055,900. Rheaume reported that total personal property was subdivided as follows Cattle, $150; merchants stock, manufacturers stoc'k, boats and motors, public utilities, machinery, tools, patterns, 'ixtures and equipment, $605,320, and all other personal property, $969,410. The 1951 assessment more than doubled the value of real estate and personal property in Rhinelander over the 1950 Total real estate and personal Droperty was assessed at $14,828,281 in 1950 or $21,155,423 less than the 1951 figure.

Real estate was assessed at $11,935,225 in 1950 -in comparison to $29,899,210 in 1951 and personal property in 1950 was assessed at $2,893,056 in compar- son to $6,084,494 in 1951. Real estate and personal totals for 1950 are sub-divided as follows for comparison With the 1951 figures: Real mercantile, manufacturing, $5,194,445. Personal $360; merchants stock, manufacturers stock, public utilties, machinery, tools and patterns, fixtures and equipment, and all other personal property, $42,418. Oh, we're looking for the culprits, all right, but I don't think ts an international incident Washington Police Lt. Van Meter on the theft of name plates from the Russian and Romanian legations.

A-HUNTING WE WILL Britain of an impending engagement, Princess Margaret Rose aiidtthe Earl of Dalkeith enjoyed a brisk stroll with the hounds during'the Ber- at Hume-Castle, Berwickshire, The'-young Earl, heir to a fortune, is considered the likeliest contender for the hand of the pretty Morch of Dimes Testimony City Businessman Urges March of Dimes Support (Mason G. File, Rhinelander businessman, was stricken last year with -polio. In the following etter, he urges county-wide support for the March of Dimes fund drive now underway here.) Each year every one of us is called upon to contribute to the polio campaign. We do this because we are fully aware that the polio "bug" strikes suddenly children and adults alike, regardless race, creed or color or whether they are rich or poor. A polio patient regardless of Whether he pays his own way, receives benefits under insurance policies or has to depend entirely on the Polio Foundation for help, does receive direct or indirect aid which is worth many times more than the amount he will probably contribute in a life time.

Direct aid of course is in form of payment of the patients' expenses by I the foundation. Indirect aid comes in the form of medical "know' how" developed from endless years of research by the National Foundation. The Foundation also donates to hospitals special hot pack machines, hot water treatment tubs, iron lungs, and an endless amount of other equipment necessary for the recuperation of polio I have just completed six of polio treatments at St. Mary's Hospital in Wausau. I have seen dozens of polio patients come and go.

They all received the best possible care, but were it not -for the March of Dimes Fund, most of them could not have received the care necessary for full arid proper recovery and undoubtedly some would have ended up as lifetime cripples as many did -several years You and I do not ever wish our loves ones or ourselves to be unfortunate enough not able to receive proper polio care because of the lack of funds should polio strike within our families in the year to come. Give Dime; now to the "March of until it You 'may help to save a polio casuality, and it may be you. MASON FILE 1225 Eagle St. EddieAlbertHas No Com plaints on 'Off-Beat'Casting By BOfi THOMAS HOLLYWOOD (to The est casting of the new year has put Eddie Albeft as a daytime sion performer for a Week This is what Hollywood calls beat casting. Albert for many years has been a popular former, starring on the stage hi such shows as "Brother Rat" and "Miss Liberty" and in many ies.

That's why observers were surprised when he took over the five-hotir-a-day spot oh a local lion, KLAC-TV. "It may be off-beat milled Albert, "but it's the antest casting I've 1 ever had. The work is simple; it's just like entertaining at home." Most Money. It also provides money- he has. over earned, tjublicity re-' leased quoted his salary jat a week, pins a of' cer- 1 taitv profits.

Part' of deal witli'. KLAC- includes in he-intends, to develop tyith his'own production company, has made educational.filmsi\. i The actor feels-that his; TV show presents a challenge. He goes on from 12:30 to 5:30 in the afternoon and does 'singing songs and reading poetry to; rem- iniscing and delivering coffiffter-' ciats. "1 think the format of this show is well suited for TV.

It was welt designed by Al Jarvis (who has to another station). The at- mo-sphere is informal; it is an extension of the viewer's living room." Because of the informality, bert has little preparation to do for the Me can read or ad lib whatever are required. The rest of the time he-just does what comes He left rrte to rush before the cameras and participate in a mercial. He the sponsor's jSbtdto chip into the sponsor's mtt butter. "Mttirn, he glowed to the audience.

Rescuer's Death Due to Over-Exertion CdLFAX, Calif. UP) Pet'shing Gold, 33, a herd to 226 persons snowbound on the streamliner City of San Francisco last week, died Monday. Friends said death was caused by condition brought on by and exhaustion Hn thrcc and two nights of taking food and medicine via show trac- the Pickup Truck Headquarters Eugene Kobel Co. odrd ers It IRENE MILES Rhinelander's Fun Spot Downtown Rhinelander Doors Open Both Theatres 6:30 Shows at TIX45J WSTI iUNNVI flANTK! ANN MYMQND'MIUfR TOMTUUY Latest News Technicolor Cartoon "Helpful Geni" Sportlight "Desert Novelty Brooklyn Goes Matinee Wednesday 1:45 Ifcwrs Opjen st I p. i Ml I 1 WITHA Here Borboro Stanwyck's Latest and Very Best Picture! cr lUiinclaiider, VVis.

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