Janesville Daily Gazette from Janesville, Wisconsin • Page 1

JANESVILLE DAILY GAZETTE VOL. 108. NO. 145. 108th YEAR.

JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1953. FOURTEEN PAGES SIX CENTSL 3-Nation Flood Toll Nears 1.500 Poition of Jet Is Found North Of Mukwonago Identiiied as Pocrt of Vcm Ells' Plane; Search Centered MILWAUKEE tB Search for two missing Air Force pilots concentrated in a rural area miles southwest of here today after the canopy of an F-86 Sabre jet plane was found partly buried in snow. Maj. R. Slanton of Selfridge Field, directing the search, said the canopy had been identified from marking as part of the plane piloted by 1st Lt.

Donald Van Ells of Milwaukee. He said no further wreckage had been found and that there was no trace of Van Ells' body. The Milwaukee officer and Capt. Hampton Boggs of Harris, have been missing since Saturday night when a six-plane flight was caught aloft over Trua.x Field, Madison, in a sudden storm. Two planes landed safely and pilots of two others parachuted to earth when fuel ran out Other Planes Found Wreckage of two other planes Boys, Not Cat CINCINNATI tm-The cat didn't get the canaries after all.

Four boys ranging in age from 6 to 13 got them. The in stolen from the Cincinnati Zoo Saturday. Eleven of fhem were recovered yesterday after a woman reported the youngsters were selling the birds, valued at $50 to $75 each, for $1. The boys were held for juvenile court authorities. Expect Secret Pacts Reveisal Speedy Approval in Congress Forecast for Dee's Plon By JACK BEU.

WASHINGTO.V Speedy approval of President Eisenhower 's was found earlier, but until Mon-jpian to repudiate any secret agree- day night there had been no signs of Van Ells' craft. Aerial and ground search was hampered most of Monday by light snow and overcast throughout Southeastern Wisconsin. Maj. Stanton said the canopy ments with the Kremlin was forecast today in Congress, which applauded his decision to free Chi- Eden Expresses Fear for Result of U. S.

Decision Political Reaction Is Warned; Urges Fonnosa Remain Neutralised LONDON IB-Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden said today Britain feels the U. S. decision on Foiv mosa have "unfortunate polit ical repercussions without pensating military advantages." Eden disclosed Britain had brought two main points to the attention of Secretary of State Dulles: 1. That the change in the U.S. policy of keeping Formosa ized would have "important political he did not name.

2. That the British government hopes the U. S. has no intention of allowing its neutralization policy to go by the board. Suspend Judgment The foreign secretary added: "What we do not yet know and we should be wise to suspend judgment about is what action If any will follow this' decision." Eden addressed the House of Commons at almost the same time Dulles was arriving in London from Paris for conferences.

The foreign secretary said Britain at three different times had expressed concern to the United States over the changed policy. The leader of the Labor Party's leftwing group, Aneurin Bevan, nese Nationalists on Fonnosa for asked Eden to check with Dulles raids on Red China. 1 whether the U.S. uill go on supply- Sen. Taft of Ohio, the arms to Chiang Kai-shek's can leader, said be sees no reason ces.

That, he would was found nortJi of the Nillage congress can't act quickly toicreate "a grave Mukwonago in Waukesha County by a ground party of air police from Field. He said about I pass a resolution Eisenhower in his 10 planes and 100 men would concentrate on the area today. Maj. Otto Kemp of Madison and Lt. Kenneth Holker of Chicago parachuted from their planes in the darkness Saturday night, Kemp coming down about 10 miles northeast of where the canopy was found Monday night and Holkeri landing some 23 miles southeast of Madison.

Had Tried to Lud Kemp said he, Boggs and Van EUs made passes at landing in the storm at Truax but when they were unable to put down theirl planes started together for General Mtchen Field at Milwaukee, about 90 miles east They couldn't find the field, he said, and turned back toward Madison. The said that when his fuel started to run low he radioed his companions he was going to bail'out and ad- xised them to do the same. Both answered that they wtxild attempt to parachute. Col. Frederick A.

Pillet. com-l mander of the 78th Interceptor Squadron to which the men belonged, saTd at a press conference in Madison Monday that lack ofj Ground Control Approach (OCA) at Truax Field was responsible for the pilots' inability to land. Xeeded GCA "The jets could have come in without difficulty if we had GCA in operation," he said. "I have an idea the equipment will be installed awfully fast now." GCA, a radar and radio system by a ground operator can guide planes in for a landing, has been in the planning stage at the field for more than two years, Pillet said. Equipment is on hand, he added, but the base has not been given priority for its installation nor the personnel with which to man it secret understandings of the Eden recalled before a with foreign governments" which crovt-ded House of Commons the permit "enslavement" of anylunited States administraUon peoples, der President Truman in 1950 on its own initiative had posted the lay what American Fleet to Korean in mind, but waters to neutralize the Island of assumption in President Eisenhower's step an- proposed by Unllatpnl Dechlon State of the Eden replied: "I should have Union message Monday.

thought that the statement I gave The President said the resolu- the representations we have tion should make it clear that.niade...has made it quite plain this government recognizes were the British kind of commitment contained in ment's Greatest Stozm Tragedy Mounts As Lists Grow Thousands Still Without-Food, Shelten 11 Americans Dead AMSTERDABf. Hie (in-The death toU in Europe's greatest stonn and flood disaster in centuries climbed PLUOGING THE and troops build up hugh piles of sandbags in an effort to strengthen the dikes to keep out flood waters at Ridderkerk, the Netheriands. Ridderkerk is a small town southeast of Rotterdam. Hundreds have been killed, hundreds of others are missing and more than a million are homeless in the Netherlands. Belgium and the British Isles as a result of the storms.

(AP wirephoto'via radio from London) Protest Raised On Parking Ban Chambei of Commerce Spokesmon Heard; New Supervisor Appointed Action was delayed by the City Council Monday night on the proposed pjn. parking ban on I Milwaukee and Franklin Streets in' the center of the downimvn Ixisi-j ness section when councilmen; the plan recommended by; ithe traffic committee and opposi- Valts, Is Auu Eisenhower didn't agreements he had the general gress was that he may have been speaking of Yalta, where the U.S.jnounced Monday before Congress and Britain made concessions consequence is a unilateral de- Russia to persuade her to enter cision by the new U. S. adminis- the Pacific war. The Truman State.tration to amend a unilateral de- Department said the Yalta Pact! cision taken by their predeces- has been fully pubUc since Eden said, two years after its signing.

i Rep. Kersten (R-Wis) promptly issued a resolution he said was designed to nullify the Yalta Agreement Kersten said In a' statement the Yalta Agreement "gave Stalin a seemingly legal stranglehold on his conquests" and violated the rights of Poland and: China. By setting it aside, claimed, the United could seize the initiative from the munists and win the cold Prfopaffanda Value So Democrats said they didn't see how the action the President proposed would alter the facts of conquests based on power. Sen. Russell often the! voice of the majority of Southern! Democrats in the Senate, said such a resolution wx)uld have "tremen-; dous propaganda value in the world," and that he wxwid support it He added wrily: But I don't believe the Russians will move out of Port Ar-! thur the.

day we pass it Plead Guilty to Stealing From Cars Three teen-age youths pleaded Monday be-j Press Secretary James C. Hager-; Public Reaction to Message Good WASHINGTON The White House reported today a "very favorable" reaction from the American people to Dwight D. Eisenhower's State of the Union! message Monday. fore County Judge Itoscoe Luce to charges of stealing from parked cars. Sentence was withheld pending pre-sentence investigations in each of the cases.

Arraigned were William Thier- Ing. 19, Rte. 3, Delavan; Warren Bentley, 18, Delavan. and William A. Finnan, 19, Marengo, HI.

Sheriff John CUsack said that thefts of articles from cars in the Delavan, Elkhom and Burlington areas have 'oeen under tion for some time, Three Pell Lake juveniles alsoj appeared before Judge Luce on charges of breaking and entering! cottages at Pell Lake. FUrthcrj investigation is being planned before the youngsters are sentenced. The sheriff's department reported It had recovered several guns from the three youths. William Oninski, 53, Lake Ge-! neva, was given a 1-2 year fence at Waupun State Prison on a charge of nonsupport. Mon of 81 Smothered to Death in Blaze PHILLIPS Maleskie.

81, who lived alone in a room over a garage, smothered early Monday when an overheated stove set fire to the living quarters. Au- ywritiei said old mao had no known zdatiTM. ty told reporters it was too early for any mail to reach the White House but that the telegrams received had been veiy encouraging. police photographer, aware that county prisoner George Butler (above) was trying to escape, set up his camera in a darkened room in the Salem, city hall. Butler had just emerged from a hole he had chopped through the wall between the jai! and the city hall office when this picture was made.

Needless to say, Butler was placed in another cell. (AP wirepholo). Angry AFL Plans Purge of Waterfront Rackets JUAMI BEACH, Fla. Theipresident. offered to htm over ad- AFL executive council is deter-jditional information on the dock mined to orJer its crime-infested situation to New York jlongshoremen's union to purge it-itors.

self of waterfront rackets or get out of the AFL. Officials of about a dozen longshoremen's local unions along the This edict was not quite readyjworld's biggest waterfront have for public announcement but there been linked by the New York State w-as little doubt tliat angered coun-jCrime Commission to extortion cil members meant business. jand other dockside rackeu which Some top AFL officials ex-jbleed the port of an estimated 350 pressed doubt jrivately whether Joseph P. Ryan, longshoremen's million dollars a year Action to suspend the union's president, would be able to cleanse charter could only be taken by the the New York and Jersey water-'full AFL convention, front of scandals and gangster Meany, leading the midwinter tactics attributed to some officials session of the 15-man council at of his union before the the Hotel Monte Carlo, Monday an- AFL convention next fall. 'nounced appointment of a three- In New York, insurgent longshore leaders made it plain they would man committee to make a report 'on the waterfront situation to the not be saUsfied with any "phony whole council, reform program" by present boss- This report is due in the next es of the International Longshore- day or two.

After study by the men's Association. the recommendation to The insurgents in a telegram Monday ta Geoite Meaiqr. JtFLl clean expected to be made. imam sentence is five years In! An exhausted tion to it by the ber of Commerce. On other matters, the 'council, approved the appointment of John J.

Gramke. 1611 N. Washington owner of the Gramke Jlonumentj Works, as 14th Ward to fill the vacancy resulting wheni Robert Bnwn moved from the, ward; requested a proposed ordi-' nance bo drawn for the next meeting banning U-turns at N. Bluff and N. First Streets and at Com Exchange and N.

Franklin Street; delayed for further study an Uke 32 paricing' offlBetty Gannett. Jacob Mindel, Wil, street and that he doesn't be-jliam W. Weinstone, and George four city lots the 800 and would Increase the trafficlBlake Oiamey. BrilM Gets Tear JOHX J. GRAMKE New Ward Saperrtasr steadily toward the 1 .500 marie tcl day as Westem Europe to aid stricken Holland.

England and Belgium. Messages seeping through from isoUted Dutch Villages, told of ditional dead by the hundreds. Thousands still huddled for the third food, water or rooftops or ground. Rain, snow flurries and near-freezing temperatures added to the horror of their plight The latest count of the dead was: Holland. 995 England, 445 Total 1.422 The dead inchided Americans in England.

Seven other Americans were missing there and presumed dead. All were airmen stationed in Britain, the U. S. Air Foree said, or members of Air Force families. Death and SOseiy The Zeeland section of Southwest Holland and the Thames Estuaiy of Southeast England emerged as the chief centers of death, tion and misery wrought by the hurricane-fanned giant waves and tides which crashed inland over the weekend, smashing everything in their path.

Many sections of Holland still were isolated, with as yet-unrecorded dead. Early today, 48 hours after the disaster struck, finally reached Conuntmists Are Sent to Piison Fines Also Imposed on Unrepentant Group of 13 NEW YORK (fl Seven Communist leaders today were sentenced to three years in a fate they preferred over ment to Russia. They also were fined $6,000 each. Five other convicted party leaders were sentenced to two years in prison, and $4,000 fines each. The other defendant got one year in prison and a fine of $2,000.

The 13 were convicted of con-, spiring to advocate violent h'ji the ribs broken wlien an overhead ister fell on him. Both firemen were treated by a local doctor. The building is divided into two sections, a' dance hall ocaqiyinK the mwth section of the ground Ifloor and the cafe proper ttie south section. Unoccupied rooms are upstairs. Damage was fined to the north section, the chief said.

Joe Tresch is owner and opeiatK of the cafe and dance halL front berg, Victor J. Jerome, Louis Weinstock, and Arnold S. Johnson. Those sentenced to two years He said the proposed parking are Albert T. Lannon.

and fine. three year prison were given Elizabeth Gurley in a shed on the Pettis Perry. Bittelman. Alexander night on an open dike, in sleet and snow, without water medicine. blocks of Prairie and Fifth Ave- jn appreciably.

He said he would nucs would that theiopposp plan until more parking space ig available. ProlMt from CC Secretary Appearing at the meeting with several businessmen. quonsets have been removed; and denied an application of the Adams Construction for permission to install a conveyor for a ready-mix concrete plant in the Claudia Jones, a British subject from Trinidad, got the one-year term. Federal Judge Edward JJJimock I 1. the maxi- K1 a penalties because he felt Con- street at the comer of N.

Main Rier, Chamber of Commerce did not intend such punish- "-xeet and Fourth Avenue. retary, filed a protest against for conspiracy to vtolate the Opponnl by Carr plan, which he said would removelgnjith Act Dr. Earle Kctmer, chairman of 27 parking stalls from Milwaukee act makes "teaching and the councils traffic committee. iStreet and 31 from Franklin recommended the 4-6 p.m. ban one of the heaviest government a crime.

The judge said tiie top penalty in his opinion was intended only parking on Milwaukee Street bo-i ping periods of the day." He said tween Franklin and Main Stroetsfiguring a turnover of parking ev- and on Franklin Street minutes in the area makes worst conspiracy" to coni-l Dodge and Wall Streets. He said ithe parking ban of 232 park- specific crime the committee voted to make the inc spaces in the two hours daily. Expreaa No Reinet special Baer said the Chamber of Com- h3 sentences, merce commit ee at a special after the 13 Monday heatedly rel meeting had voted to offer to his suggesting ttaTthey CU.SS the matter further with to rathpr than the plan should be given aVilmen. He said it wa, proposed Before fixing the penalties, he recommendation after a meeting a week ago which was attended by all councilmen except Peter Carr. He said the committee felt 60.day trial with surveys to bcithat the Chamber of Commerce made by the police before and a traffic and parking comer the plan was put on trial.

Imittee to confer with councilmen The first protest to the plan was.to present the views of business- offered by Councilman Carr. noted that the Milwaukee Street bridge is the bottleneck of traffic in the business district. Body of Missing Child Is Found Naperville Girl in River; Boy Also Drowned, Belief NAPERVILLE, III. body of Jean Petersen, 6, missing with a playmate since Dec. 7, today was recovered from the Dupage River near her home.

Still missing is Edward Roscn- sticl, 3. Police they the hoy's body also is in the river. More than 500 persons had carried on a search for at least 10 days after the two children disappeared while playing near their homes in the Chicago suburb. Volunteer workers drained more than 100 million gallons of water from two quarries in seven of around the clock wxjrk in the search. The little girl's body was discovered by workmen from the Public Senice Company of Northern Illinois.

One of the workers spotted the child's body, clad in a bright red parka, frozen in Ice. Police began an immediate search of the river for the boy. NO RED CO.MMENT MOSCOW m-The Soviet press reported President State of the Union message briefly SO today and editorial conunent gave each defendant a chance make a final plea to the court The last of the defendants. 47-year-old party trade unkm Among alternate declared-like the others before he and his fel- Imv defendants have no regret tor their conduct 'Innocent people have no reason for remorse," he said, echoing assertions of the otiiers. "We are people of principles, proud of Communist Baer said might relieve the 2 New ROK Divisions Are Ready SEOUL Soldiers for two Republic of Korea (ROK) infantry divisions liave been trained and the divisions can be activated for combat duty at a moment's notice, it was learned on good authority tonight The troops possibly already be formed into new fighting units this month or ne.xt.

A high-ranking Allied officer cannot be quoted by name said "We have the troops" and "if we get the word we can organize them on a moment's notice." If activated, the new units would raise the number of South Korean divisiotis to 14, just six short of the goal sought by Gen. James A. Van Fleet, retiring commander of the U. S. Eighth Army.

Van Fleet's successor. Lt Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, arrived in rea today and pledged to continue the e.xpansion of the ROK Army started by his predecessor. He declared such expansion is a part of the American Far Eastern The ROKs now are manning two- thirds of the 155-mUe Korean battle front The freshly-trained troops may be part of six separate regiments authorized last November two were activated.

lad Sick Another 70 persons were ing from the village of Stellendam. on the same island. From doeens of stricken towns and villages in Holland and England the refugees flowed hastily set up camps and centers. Many of them were ill. most of them hungiy.

all of them homeless. With communications still widely disrupted. Dutch officials as yet could make no accurate estimate of the missing or homeless. Up to 1,500 square miles were estimated of the 23 islands of Zeeland and South Holland and some of the worid's richest soil. More than SO Dutch cities, toivns and villages had reported deaths so far.

Estimates placed the total British missing at between 600 and 1.000. Britain comited about homeless and 250,000 acres of land flooded. Fear New Oaalaagkts British rescue efforts slowed hy a frantic fight to shore up the breached English dikes against the possibility of new onslaughts from the sea. The. once- hurricane winds were still to 18 miles an hour predicted seasonal high tides due again in about two weeks could bring fresh disaster.

American and Allied armed forces in Europe inshed constnie- Many Unusual Features for Poliothon: Public Participation Is Urged From the opening introduction of sports celebrities by Don Boyd to the closing strains of "God Bless America." the Poliothon promises to provide JanesviUeand the sur- rotinding area with a variety-show review of sparkling, fast-moving entertainment The March of Dimes program begfau at the High School auditorium at 7 p. m. Wednesday and will be broadcast over WCLO at 8 p.m. The program's first "mystery celebrity" has been revealed as "Alice ui Daiiyland." Pretty Beverly Ann Steffen will come from Madison to auction off some Wisconsin butter and other dairy products, and has promised a squeeze as well to the highest bidder. The money, of course, will go to the March of Dimes.

Pjock County March of Dimes diairman. Oscar Nelson. Betoit will open the broadcast portion of the show with a few words about the march against polio and what it means to the people of this community. Poliothon Chairman Lloyd Peyton announced. He added that the sports panel of Gazette sports editor, George Raubacher: University of Wisconsin sports publicity dhteetor.

Art Lmtz: Green Bay Packer captain. Bob WCLO sports announcer Don Boyd will be next on the show, closely following the football movies which wiU be shown hy Lentz and Forte at 7 p.m. Barbenhsp QHWlet Ctariag The baibeisbop quartet district champions, known as the "Agricul- turisU." will come from Whitewater to participate hi the FoBo- thon. They won their cfaamirion- ship bi competition with quartets in Wisconsin. Ifichigan and Waae- sota.

The "Agricuhurists" are Cecil Rhodesi. tenor. Dean Tkylor, baritone. Art Duerst, lead, and Don Nelson, bass. Foltowing "AUce to Dabjdand.

who'll be introduced by Richard Holznecht local campaign man, will be Witmer Choraliers of Beloit under the direction of Richard Witmer. Another kwely young JanesviUian. -Marten BeU, will sing "Romance." A panel of Janesville doctors will discuss care, research and susceptibility of polio, hopuig to bring out the point that can be helped, and possibly prevented in the near future. Dr. John Feraber win bo raodeiator.

OHMTBemben 11. OM. 2 Firemen Are Hurt in Cafe Blaze EVANSVILLE- Fhcmen tonght a stubboni blaze for houn Monday afternoon at Joe's Cafe. 14 N. Madison St.

before subdidng it Two firemen were injured. Fire Chief Leslie Giles said the fire started; from an overheated furnace pipe in the basemert o( the building, spread up through the walls and broke out through the roof. Fire, smoke, and water damage was extensive but no immediate estimate could be the chief said. Injured were Richard Shea, who suffered a crushed finger, and Clifford Wood, wiw had several Taylor Arrives at Korea Post Round of Briefings to Precede Sutrey of New Comunand SEOUL m-U. Geo.

HaxNdl D. Tayfor arrived today and begaa a round of briefings prior to lauadi- ing a personal survey of his new U. S. Eighdi Anmy. The famed paratroop "jimipins general" of Worid War flew in from Tokyo shortly after outnumbered South Koreans drove off 650 attacking North Koreans frozen Eastern Front The baMe- line elsewhere was quiet Taylor will take over as United Natkms field commander tiring Gen.

James A. Van Fleet. He said the change in command would come within a few days. CoaOaae Ezpaasian At a news conference. Taylor described himself as "just a green replacement" He said he would continue Van Fleet's planned ax- pansion of tiie South KOrean Army.

Shortly before Taytor's arrival. North Korean Reds huried a battalion-sized attack across mora than a mile of the freezing front against "Luke fte Goalfs Csstle'' promontory northeast of HM Punchboiri. Suppmled by 680 rounds o( flnm- dering artillery and mortar fire, the attacking Reds swept to within 40 yards of the main South KbreaB defenses in numbmg. beknMero cold. But within an hour a Soutti Korean counterattack, sharpened by sustained Allied artilleiy rage, threw back the Commmists.

On the Western Front, a large Allied raiding party supported by tanks, flame throwers and artOleiy overran two Red positions honeycombed with entrendmients. The Allied force raked the area with flaming explosions, tiien wifltdrew. Eighdi Army' headquarten announced U. N. ground fbrces m- fUcted 8,783 Communist casualties in lowest number since last March.

RECEIVER APFODITED MILWAUKEE (A-D. D. Kiueger of Oshkosh was appointed receiver for the Charles Cross kosh coal and buOdmg er. today by Federal Judge Robert E. TAaa.

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