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The Rhinelander Daily News from Rhinelander, Wisconsin • Page 2

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PAOBZ (WIS.) DAIL1? NEWS Keep Children Out of Crowds, Parents Urged Although he did not put it in the form of HII order, Dr. V. W. Kqmas inski, city health officer, today suggested to parents that they Cur- toil the activities of children by keeping them away from group gatherings during the present myelitis "scare." The health officer explained he was offering his suggestion as a precautionary measure for parents who have boys and girls up to 16 Arab League Keeps fye on Palestine Girl Scout Camp Closes Tomorrow The Girl Scout camp at Camp Tesomas will be closed for the tomorrow, eliminating the last week of the camping period, it was announced by the Girl Scout council this noon. Members of the council con- II forred with Dr.

V. M. Komasin- city health officer, and it was agreed to shorten the camp season. Dr. Komasinski pointed out that there was no reason to believe girls would be subject greater "exposure" to myelitis at camp than they would be elsewhere, but he a agreed that to allay parents' fears it might be wise to curtail 6 the season.

So many mothers had expressed concern, council members said, that it is felt that termination of the camp for the, i season is advisable. Total area ef Arab Leogiii ft 1,426,000" square abttof the some black pofHan U. S. map. luf tion is 37,461,000.

In (he U. area the population it 106,570,631 Arab League was organized in Cairo in 1945, with seven independent stores baring preponderantly Arab populations. Aim of the League is Arabian solidarity Arab League Oil Pipelines years of age, and he emphasized no order has been issued as yet requiring such action. Among the places listed by Dr. itomasinski as being gathering, points were bathing beaches, theaters and other places of amusement, large picnics, children's neighbor- Hood shows, churches and shopping! crowds.

With respect to attendance of children at churches, the health of-1 jj'cer said parents would have to de-1 for themselves whether wiey will permit children to go church. If religious convictions would be affected, the decision to permit children to attend church is matter parents will have to work out, he declared. Have Mild Cases. Palestine, hotspot of the Middle East, is not a member of the powerful Arab League' because it is a British Mandate from World War I. But the League is keeping close watch on the Arab-" Jewish situation, maintaining that Palestine should be independent and make its owri decisions regarding future population.

At present there are about 1,200,000 Arabs and only 600,000 Jews. Problem of Palestinian partition and admission of more Jews may be decided by United Nations. it is the paralytic form of poliomyelitis which attracts attention and gets Dr. pointed out, there are from 200 to 500 cases of mild poliomyelitis fbr every case of paralysis resulting from the disease. ''Mothers should take comfort 'in knowledge that the "summer their children had recently may have been mild poliomyelitis and that those children now probably jjave some immunity against the disease.

The changes of paralysis curring in polio is quite small and chance of a fatal outcome ex- (seedingly rare. rTThe health officer said children should have plenty of rest, good toad in large quantities, and avoid 'Colds or chilling. The same pre- toutions should be taken by adults, fyo, for polio is not a disease limited tp infants. Although there are no known immunization or preventative measures against polio, parents were urged not to worry too much about their children contracting the disease. Keeping children from fre- Britain Nationalizes Nation's Railroads LONDON, Aug.

20 British government announced tonight it had decided to appoint a board "for the general control and supervision of the iron and 'steel industry." The announcement said the board would include members of the privately owned steel concerns, but declined to disavow previously announced plans for eventual public ownership of the mills. The board will be responsible to the minister of supply, John Wilmot, who last April announced in the House of Commons that the government had decided to extend a "large measure of control' 1 over the iron and steel industry. Nationalization of the 'industry quenting places where -crowds gath-1 er is the best suggestion offered, cn el i Dr. Komasinski explained. News Paragraphs Attends Dietz 'qf the Rhinelander Brewing Company was in Wausau over the to attend the summer confer- Jence of the LaCrosse district of the Brewers' Association of Fall Fire Season Starts in Nicolet; Warning Issued A five-acre forest fire near Pine Lake, which is near Hiles in County, last Friday afternoon ushered in the fall fire season, Paul Zimmerman, fire chief of the olet National Forest, said today.

According to Zirqmerman, the fire danger at this season fluctuates rapidly. Rank vegetation, created by favorable already has begun cure. Literally thousands of people are adding berries to their larders. The was one of the labor party's cam crop is good, fruit is high priced, Paign-announced goals. Tom Alsteen Hurt In Mishap Today Tom Alsteen, town of Pine Lake, was slightly injured early this 'morning when his car ran off the Shepard's Lake road north of the city and rolled over in a ditch, Sheriff Gordon Taggart reported.

The car was considerably damaged, and the sheriff said Alsteen was "lucky" to have escaped without more serious injuries. Taken to St. Mary's Hospital for arush away leaves'and over first aid. Alsteen later was taken to bare mineral soil. When a cigarette the county city police, who or pipe is lit, break the match in two I reported he appeared to be drunk, and push it into this mineral soil.

Sheriff Taggart indicated Alsteen 2, When the smoke is might be taken into court this af- place the cigarette or pipe heel in! ternoon on a charge resulting the mineral soil and grind it with and the combination has led to much greater than harvesting of the wild fruit. The forest service welcomes' this harvest, and on federal lands within the Nicolet National Forest it is free on a first come, help yourself basis, stated Zimmerman. The only requirement is that cigarettes, cigars, and pipes be left in the car or used with care, that children not be permitted to carry matches into the woods and that camp fires or warming fires not be started except under permit and in safe. places. Good rules to follow, stated the are: 1.

Don't smoke in the woods on lot, windy or dry days. When smok- jig in the woods, stop and rest, With the Colors of Oneida County in the Armed Out of Navy; Willitm J. Jsackson, of Mr. and Mrs. Barney 828 South Oneida Avenue, was JJjischarged from the Navy at Shoe 4naker, Aug.

13, the person separation center there report today. He held the rating of first class, and was au- thorised to wear the American Cheater ribbon and Victory medal. the heel of your shoe. 3. Build a campfire only in the open on bare mineral soil, and be- fpre leaving it, be sure the last spark is out.

Keep campfires small to cook the food without cooking the cook. 4. Caution those you meet in the woods about the danger of fire. Make it a topic for conversation- To date this year 48 fires have occurred in the Nicolet forest, said Zimmerman. Exactly half of them were caused by smokers and all but one were due to human carelessness.

from the accident. Yesterday a car driven by Mrs. Hattie Stevens, Route 1, Rhinelander, was extensively damaged when it wag struck by a truck pulling out of a parking place on Davenport Street, near the Brown Street intersection, police reported. Neither Mrs, Stevens nor the truck dviver, Anton Kurilla, Route Rhinelander, was injured. The truck was only slightly damaged.

KoolfKd, SIX FLAVORS ATTENTION EAGLES An Election ef New Vice President Will Be Held WEDNESDAY NIGHT ot 8 O'clock Den't Initiation 28 Labor Unions Get Representation on OPA Board Here At the request of two labo'f unions at the Rhinelander Paper Company, the Green Bay district office of the OPA (Office of Price Administration) today announced Earl Nehls, 528 West Phillips Street has been appointed a member of the Oneida-Forest County price control board. Nehls is a member of the county board of supervisors, representing the Third ward. He is atcive in affairs of the union. In a letter to Nehls, F. L.

Earp, district director of the' OPA said "we want you to know that we certainly appreciate your offering your services to your community and to our country to assist in 'holding the line' against inflation-." According to information available here, Nehls will meet with 'the' price control, board for the first time today. The board normally meets every Tuesday afternoon in the OPA office in the Forbes building. Members of the two papermak- ers' unions asked for representation on the price control board, it was explained, and when requested to nominate a man they suggested Nehls. 12 Motorists Pay Fines for Parking Twelve more motorists have paid $1.50 fines in the overtime parking last week violations for metered zones, records in the city treasurer's office disclosed today. The violators were: Mrs.

Soule, Richard Levknecht, Russell Jasty, Brandow, F. and L. Richardson, all of Rhinelander and rural routes; Joseph A. Natale and Bruno Borchman, both of Chicago; Arthur Erickson, Wausau; and R. Mover and J.

Per- ricque, both of Milwaukee, Second Victim of Hit-Run Driver Dies Here Today EAGLE ftlVEK, Aug. 20 (Speeiatjr Peter Anderson of Vilas County today continued his investigation of the hit-and-run dent which resulted in the deaths of two boys near here unday night, and" he indicated.that break" in the case was expected soon. The second of the two deaths was reported today, when Lee George son of Mr. and Mrs. eorge Genzmer of Eagle River, died in t.

Mary's Hospital at Rhinelander at 2:45 a. m. fie never egained consciousness after being struck by the vampire motorist Highway 70, about one mile West nere, at 10:45 p. m. Sunday.

Jay Kahn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry'Kahn of Chicago, Was killed outright by the same car. His brother, Martin, 14, was only slightly injured, but he' was so badly shocked by the death of his brother hat he at first could not give of- icers a coherent story of what happened. Sheriff Anderson said that an nquest into the deaths, originally cheduled for late Monday afternoon, was postponed for 10 days in rder that he.

might complete' his nvestigation. The Genzmer boy's father oper- tes the Edgewater Cottages on -lighway 70; and the Kahn broth- and their mother had been staying there for the last two months. The body of the Kahn boy was taken Monday night to Chicago, where funeral Services will be held Wednesday. Funeral arrangements for the Genzmer boy were incomplete today. U.

S. Asks Italy to Care for Refugees WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 Undersecretary of State Dean Acheson said the United States has asked Italy if she would be willing to take care of about 25,000 homeless people now in Austria. In answer to a question, he told a news conference the American embassy in Rome had sounded out the Italian government a few days ago on the matter but as yet had received no reply. Truman Vacation Is 'Trip to Nowhere' 1 WITH PRESIDENT TRUMAN off New.

England, Aug. 20 President' Truman switched vacation plans because of the weather today and headed the yatch Williamsburg (southward insjtead of toward the Maine coast. President Press Secretary Ross radio-telephoned reporters aboard She accompanying destroyer-escort Weiss that the party "is heading in a southerly direction with no fixed destination." The ship, he said, will not anchor tonight, "Original plans called for a trip up to Eastport, Maine. Said Ross: "At the moment it's a sort of journey into nowiiere. It's just a vacation.and the President can frolic around in the Atlantic if he wants to.

At the moment there is Nominated for Stiff Senator Osteopath Fried In Death Charge MILWAUKEE, Aug. 20 second degree manslaughter against Dr. Daniel M. Tingley, 44, osteogathlc physician and surgeon, was dismissed' yesteftfay by Mufti' clpal Judge Herfaert Sleffes Sftef Assistant Cist. Attorney Joseph Tiefttey informed the court there was insufficient evidence, DP, ley had pleaded innocent.

The charges were the result of the death of Mrs. Anna Mathovleh, 34, mother of four children, who died Feb. 5, 1945, of peritonitis following an alleged abortion. TONIGHT SHOWS 7.0:30 M. Clifford "Tiny" Krueger (above), 28, weighing 425 pounds, from Merrill, won the Republican nomination for state senator Aug.

13, in photo). The yacht moved out of Quonset Point at 6:15 a. m. (CDT), a few minutes after the President returned to the ship. Mr, Truman wore his new, especially-designed white shoes.

Reporters suggested he add a sweater to the costume as they shivered in the breeze and a. 59- degree temperature. Laughing off this idea, the President said he would walk fast enough to keep warm. He stepped off at his regular speed of 120 paces a minute. The ship headed for the Cape C6d area of Massachusetts.

All-Male Chorus, Specialty Acts Ready for Show An all-male chorus and several specialty acts for the approaching American Legion show, "Pep in the Memorial building Aug. 21 and 22 were announced today by Legion Commander-Elect Charles E. (Chuck) Reevs. Included in the male chorus are "lady" dancers Elaine Haney, Dick Marks, Tom O'Malley, Don Manning, Bill and Bob Tillman, D. P.

Hart and Jack Miesbauer. An Andrews Sisters' specialty act to be presented is composed of Marks, Haney and Tom O'Malley, Other specialty acts on the program are Henry A. Perry, who rattles bones; Nichols, pianist; 3 Nadine Jesse, girl singer. a dress rehearsal for the play will be held in the Memorial building. will be the first time play characters and chorus members have 'gotten 1 together, with the meeting promising to be just short of pandemonium, general tickets will be given to the first 10 children under 12.

years of age who correctly compile a list of misspelled words in a big "Pep Parade" advertisement in today's pa- Per. A "Queen of the Hodag Country 1 popularity contest which has been running the past two weeks will end at 4 p. m. Aug. 22.

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