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1000101 Net Paid Circulation MONDAY Total Distribution 25,363 25,729 Important! Subscribers who fail to get their newspaper, please call 7711 between 6:45 and 7:30 o'clock and It will be delivered at once. rTVT A QP it ISC ONE TWO SECTIONS 26 PAGES VOL. XLIII, NO. 3 SHEBOYGAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, Mayor O'Divyer And Bride Leave Church arkim? Meter wow OKI 1 I.W1 im. mi Jinnp i 11111.1 11 luiii.mimi 1 4 A in Authorizes Board To Advertise For Bids On 600 Meters For City Money Collected By -r i nrf prlrino- Tits "At Minimum Cost To The City And Possibly Without Any Expense, Says Committee State troopers form a guard as Mayor William O'Dwyer of New York and his bride, the former Elizabeth Sloan Simpson leave the church at Stuart, Florida, following their wedding this morning.

(Acme TelephGto). Statement Of Trustees And The Reply By Medical Director Chester Koop Editor's Xote Todau ve are urintina a statement from the A Heads Drive Richard W. Grasse Chairman Of Polio Drive Is Named Today Sixteen Other Chairmen Are Also Selected For County Leadership By President Dillman Plans for the 1950 March of Dimes campaign moved forward today with the appointment of Richard Grasse as chairman of the appeal in the city of Sheboygan. The selection was announced by Atty. James J.

Dillman. president of the Sheboygan county chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, who is general chairman of the drive. At the same time. Dillman named 16 other chairman- to direct the annual drive in other county communities and rural areas. The local campaign, which opens Jan.

15 and closes Jan. 31, is part of the nation-wide appeal of the national foundation for funds to continue the fignt against poliomyelitis. Funds Are Low Grasse, as president of the Sheboygan Junior Chamber of Commerce, will mobilize the 150 members of the organization into shock troops in an effort to restore the depleted funds of the (Continued on page 10, column 3) Committee Serves Only City People The Christmas Service committee which registers names of recipients of Christmas baskets in the city of Sheboygan is in receipt of a number of anonymous letters asking for aid for several families residing in the county. The committee announced today that it does not recognize anonymous letters and that its service applies only to the city of Sheboygan and not to the county. Each community is expected to take care of its own needy, just as this committee serves as a clearing house for the city of Sheboygan.

The Christmas baskets are the gifts of churches, veteran and fraternal organizations and individuals in Sheboygan. The Christmas Basket committee registers the names of recipients to avoid duplication and sees to it that the baskets are properly distributed. mrmmusmis ii PRICE 5 CENTS Meters Will Be Used was introduced creating a "parking meter and purchase of off-street parking facilities" division of the general fund. The bill, virtually assured of passage, was committed to the committee of the whole. Fixing of a parking fee and a determination of how much parking time it will buy was left to subsequent council action.

Revenues will pay all costs of the program. Reconsider Action Meanwhile, the council rescinded action on an ordinance setting up 30-minute parking limitations on all avenues intersecting Eighth street between Michigan Pennsylvania avenues and Seventh and Ninth streets. A motion for reconsideration of the legislation, enacted by the council two weeks ago to provide emergency relief of parking during the Christmas shopping rush, was made by Alderman iTheunis Ribbens. First ward. The police committee charged ithat the limitation would "only add to more confusion, present a difficult task of and eventually result in severe censure of the public at large." It claimed that the ordinance would be unworkable because the board of public works did not have the raw material available to produce the signs and could not erect them in all locations prior to the termination of the holiday rush.

In recommending installation of parking meters, the committee based its opinion on discussions, studies and analysis and investigation of what steps other communities have taken to eliminate their parking problems. La Crosse Profited A survey indicated that at La Crosse one of 12 Wisconsin cities with meterized parking 815 meters produced net receipts of S75.591.72 in 194S. the first year of their operation. La Crosse is comparable in size to Sheboygan. Other state cities with parking i meter installations include Milwaukee.

Green Bay, Madison. Ra-icine, Kenosha, Appleton. Janes-'vflle, Waukesha. Eau Claire, Be-lloit and Marinette. I An extensive council study of parking meters throughout the U.

S. indicated that of a total of 213 cities with a population of 23.000-50,000, 166 or 7S per cent are metered. The average meter collects S60.73 per year, the survey disclosed. A "favorable" public reaction was reported in most of Wisconsin cities where me-Iters have been installed. Calhoun said the board of pub- lie works would begin advertising for bids as soon as Mayor jWillaid M.

Sonnenburg has 'signed the resolution and it has (Continued on page 10, column 7) I have no royal blood. I am a commoner. Love must be ready to make the great sacrifices." If the duke accepts her offer, she said, the formal proceedings should not be difficult. The I church never has recognised the duke's divorce from his first ife or his marriage to the pres- ent duchess. In the eyes of the Vatican, the I duchess said.

Don Jaime still is married to his first wife, Countess Emanuel de Pam Pierre. The duchess suggested the situation could be remedied by a divorce from her and annulment of the duke's first divorce. Don Jaime, then a deaf mute, renounced his right of accession to the throne 16 years ago "in favor of his young brother, Don Juan. Now cured of the ailment, Don Jaime disclosed recentlv that he ed By omday 1949 Call New Maragon Witness Charles Ingersoll Of Cleveland is iew; Figure In Hearing On Indictment Washington. The government produced a new witness today in its quest of a perjury indictment against John Maragon, former bootblack who gained entree to the House.

He was Charles Ingersoll, president of a farm equipment company in Cleveland. Ingersoll was one of a score or more witnesses called before a federal grand jury investigating a charge that Maragon lied in testimony before senators. Ingersoll refused to talk with reporters before or after his ap-perance. Many of the grand jury witnesses figured in the senate hearings. But Ingersoll was not a witness during that inquiry.

It was brought out that Maragon had listed Ingersoll as an employer when making out an income tax return. Maragon has been accused of lying to the investigators in denying he ever got paid for business deals with the government. For the grand jury, the question is whether there should be an indictment for perjury. That is a crime carrying a possible penalty of two to 10 years in jail on each count. ocused Of Lying Maraeon is accused of lying I when he denied to senate "five per center" investigators that he never got any money from hand ling business deals with government agencies.

The first witness before the ei-and iurv was Gilbert Halasz, I a shorthand reporter who record-! ed some of the hearings at which i Maragon made his denial. Waiting to appear as witnesses jwere Harold Ross, president of Allied Molasses company, oi (Continued on page 10, column 6) True Spirit Of Christmas Aids Kiddies Camp The Kiddies Camp fund has received $25.00 today from the Sheboygan Machine company, for which we are most grateful. We also have a very unusual gift, a five dollar check from the Empire Milling Company of Minneapolis with the following letter attached: "Over a long period of years, we have at the holiday season remembered some of our good customers with a little remembrance as a token of appreciation for the business and favors extended us during the year. At no time has the gift been large. "This year, the writer had a very unusual request from your good friend and mine, Bill Arndt, of your city.

Bill asked that instead of sending him something to donate a little money to the Kiddies Camp fund, which I understand you are sponsoring. Attached please find a little check to be applied to this fund which is for such a grand and noble cause. My only regret is that it can't be ten times as much as it is." Our thanks to the Empire Milling company, an dto Mr. Arndt, for this gift which embodies the true spirit of Christmas. No Developments On Hold-Up Here, Police Report The Sheboygan police department is still investigating the $25,000 hold-up and robbery at the Northwestern House, 1909 Union avenue, but no new developments have been reported.

The two-by-two safe that was stolen from the bedroom of Frank Kolenc, owner of the tavern and rooming house, was found Monday morning near Oostburg, and is now being checked for fingerprints and clues. i T1 Parking meters probably will be installed on downtown Sheboygan streets by next spring, it was indicated Monday as the common council approved a resolution setting up the program. Without opposition, the aldermen authorized the board of public works to advertise for bids for 600 meters in the shopping center and its immediate fringes. The measure proposes that the meters be installed on Eighth street from the south line of Pennsylvania avenue to the north line of Michigan avenue, on the avenues intersecting Eighth street in the business dis- trict. i On Trial Basis Meters will be erected on Michigan, St.

Clair, Erie, Ontario, Niagara. Wisconsin, New York. Center and Pennsylvania ave- jnues between N. Seventh and A. 'Ninth streets.

It was emphasized in previous committee of the whole discus-jsions that the installation would made on a one-year trial basis. C. Fred Calhoun, president of the board of public works, said installation would become permanent only if the council, at the end of the trial period, is convinced of its success. According to Alderman LeRoy iGartman, chairman of the council's finance committee, the plan be broadened in the future to establish meter zones on both i Seventh and Ninth streets be- tween Michigan and Pennsylvania avenues. Two Factors 1 Extension of the program will hinge on two factors: (1) If the meters help control downtown traffic congestion by providing added turn-over at curbs and (2) if they are profitable.

Before adopting the resolution to advertise for bids, the council endorsed meterized parking by passing a resolution, sponsored by its finance committee, recommending meter installation on "various streets in the city." Earlier last night, the council's committee on police and municipal court urged that a "permanent method of regulating the parking problem be immediately considered and placed in effect without delay." It concluded on the basis of an actual on-the-scene investigation of other community parking solutions, that "it is very evident that the installation in Sheboygan will solve our problem." Money To Buy Lots And in the future, the committee added, the money collected by the meters would provide off-street parking lots "at a minimum of cost to the city and possibly without any expense to the taxpayers." To earmark the revenue the meters will provide, an ordinance Proposes Weapons Armistice Gen. Romulo, Of UN, Urges In i Prohibition Before Seeking Peace Lake Success, N. Y. (UP) Brig. Gen.

Carlos P. Romulo, president of the United Nations General Assembly, urged the atomic experts of the Big Five powers and Canada today to agree on an "interim" prohibition or control of nuclear weapons before seeking a permanent world control plan. Romulo made his suggestion through Gen. A. G.

L. McNaugh-ton of Canada when the atomic experts resumed their secret sessions after a lay-off of more than a month while the General Assembly was debating the possibility of controlling the atom. "The technical improvement of atomic weapons and the stockpiling of fissionable materials and bombs may soon have proceeded so far that anT plan of effective control will have become practically impossible of execution even if the interested parties were eventually to reach a point of agreement on its desirability," Romulo said in a letter to McNaughton. Wants Weapons Outlawed "I suggest, therefore, that the first priority should be given in your discussions to the possibility of reaching some agreement on interim prohibition or control." Romulo's letter was released for publication as soon as the Big Six met. They were expected to receive suggestions from Sir Benegal Narsing Rau, chief of the Indian delegation, who, during the assembly session, proposed a world "moral pressure" covenant to outlaw atomic weapons.

The General Assembly on Nov. 23 passed a resolution asking the six experts to continue their consultations and "to explore all possible avenues and examine all concrete suggestions with a view to determining whether they (Continued on page 12, column 7) Sunshine Fund Goes To S695 As Gifts Come In The Rocky Knoll Sunshine Fund yesterday received a further gift of $20.00 from Mrs. W. F. Hubert, whose late husband was such an ardent worker on behalf of the sanatorium.

May we take this opportunity to thank every one who donated to the fund. At the party held at the sanatorium last evening gifts of books and small checks were made to each one there from the Sunshine Fund. A total of $695.75 was sent in, and we want to assure you that it will bring sunshine to the patients throughout the year in the way of Sunday papers, of all kinds and other little luxuries which help to make life more pleasant. WEATHER (By United Press) Cold wave in northwestern Wisconsin tonight with temperatures reaching zero to 5 below by tomorrow morning. Rain, changing to snow this afternoon.

Snow with murh colder northwest portion tonight. Tomorrow snow flurries and much colder. Low tonight near 5 below northwest to near 20 degrees southeast. Steady, or falling temperatures during tomorrow. Light southerly wind shifting to northwest at 25 miles per hour this afternoon and tonight, becoming variable tomorrow afternoon.

Sheboygan Temperatures Yesterday's maximum 42 Yesterday's minimum 30 Precipitation 02 Board of Trusters of Rocky Knoll Sanatorium, and a reply from Dr. Chester Koop. medical direr tor of the institution. In reading these two statoncnts we must have in mind the annual report of the trusties made to the Count i Board from vhirh ve ctuote: "We herewith the annual report of Rorki Knoll Sanatorium for the fiscal near endina Junr We are to report that uc har increased our patient load to more than 95 per cent of cajiacitu and reduced our capital cost hu forty rents a day per patient. The attchrd rrtmrt of the superintendent and medical director nites uou a detailed and complete picture of the year's activities.

Respectfully submittal. Hairii E. Hill, president; James Gannon, -vice-president Harvey Ebbers, secretary." Natural!) the report includes "We' meaning the trustees, but the medical director is the yuan who uuht about the improved situation. The patient load has Ixev im reused from other counties, patient? who have been sent here Itecnuse of the high reaard for Dr. Koop.

The two statements feAlnw: Statement of Facts The board of trustees of Rocky Knoll Sanatorium regrets that it must correct certain statements that have been publicly made and which do not present a true picture of existing conditions. 1. Dr. Koop's salary and salary demands. Dr.

Koop received SG.2O0 cash salary plus a completely furnished home, heat which last year cost the county S430, light" telephone and car. auditors credit the additions at $2,200. vhich makes a total of $8,400. Dr. Koop originally demanded that he be given the X-ray-money paid by the Sheboygan County Anti-Tuberculosis association.

His claim was that this would give him S1.500 and that it would not appear in the county records and therefore would create no discussion or reaction from county authorities. This request was turned down by the hoard on the basis that all records and payments should be open and a part of the record. The trustees then offered SI. 200 cash increase which was rejected. Dr.

Koop then demanded that he be given a flat remuneration to S10.500 which had been offered him from some other source, according to his claim. 2. Dr. Koop in his letter to The Sheboygan Press indicates that the board of trustees failed to co-operate in the matter of salaries and working hours for nurses and that valuable personnel has left due to their inadequacy. Dr.

Koop failed to state that he hires all nursing personnel, sets the salaries and also sets up their working schedule. The board of trustees has never interfered with the doctor on this score except that we were not in favor of overtime payments to employes engaged on a monthly basis. He was instructed that if existing personnel were unable to perform all duties within the legitimate work week he was authorized to hire additional help. He was also authorized to increase salaries of nurses where there was danger of losing them because of salary differences. The above declaration outlines the stand the trustees have at all times maintained.

The trustees also wish to state that while Dr. Koop gave as his reason for leaving what he termed "personnel inadequacy," this subject was never brought before the board, was never a subject for discussion. It was a complete surprise and a shock to have this Buriimaii Gets 6 To 20 Year Treason Term Ex-Clerk In U. S. Embassy At Berlin Is Convicted Of roadcasting During War For Nazis Washington.

(IT) Herbert John Kurgman. former clerk in the American embassy at Berlin, was sentenced today to six to jo ears in federal prison for 1 1 ison, Bui Kir.nn, year-old native of Hukaii. was the seventh An.eiican to be convicted in the government's post-war treason pH'secutinns. He was convicted for broad-easting war-time propaganda for the Xais under the alias of "Joe The "Sranlon" broadcasts were beamed to the United States from "Station in a program which actually originated in Berlin, but which the Nazis tried to make sound as if it came from the American Midwest. Burgman.

who has been suffering from a heart ailment and was in a wheel chair when the federal jury convicted him last month, said nothing as Judge Alexander Holtzoff imposed sentence. He stood quietly before the bench, and except for a characteristic half-smile, showed no reaction. Mum About Fine It was the second lightest sentence imposed on any of the Continued on page 10, column 3t Hunt Tot's Body After Farm Fire Mansion. Wis. t.pi Workers sea the charred ruins of a farm nme today for the body of giil.

about 1. who is believed to have died in a Monday fire. No tiace of little Jean Bryant was found by nightfall in the embei filled basement all that remains of the two-story dwell-j mi', firemen lighting flames at the rural residence heard screams and believe that the nkc sought refuge in a stair closet. The fire occurred about 3 p. m.

in a home northeast of here on County Trunk G. Jean's father. Raymond Bryant, a tr uck driver, was at Chicago on a run. Her mother was at work in a Mauston garment factory and her older sister, Snaron. about 7, was at school.

The victim's maternal grandmother, Mrs. Casper Halverson, was watching Jean, her brother, Forrest, about 5. and a sister, Kliabeth, 2. Casper Halverson, the grandfather, is an invalid and was in an upstairs bedroom. Fori est and Elizabeth were led to safety when the fire broke out.

Mrs. Halverson then climbed a ladder and rescued her husband from the upstairs bedroom. He was hospitalized with painful, but not serious burns. The cause of the fire was not immediately determined. Duchess To Give Up Husband So He Can Fight For Throne brought up when it is a matter of record that Dr.

Koop has complete authority, has always had it, and therefore any deviation from the established schedule is directly under his control and can be corrected and would have to be corrected bv himself. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ROCKY KNOLL SANATORIUM Harry E. Hill, James Gannon, Harvey J. Ebbers Editor, Sheboygan Press: In reply to the board of trustees' "Statement of Facts," I would like to offer the following explanations: 1. The board feels that the superintendent's demands are exorbitant.

The average salary in the state of Wisconsin for a superintendent and medical director of a 65-bed hospital 'Rocky Knoll 78 beds), is $7,000 with complete maintenance and other considerations arising from problems due to location of the residence. The board of trustees is reluctant to grant full maintenance for fear that the purchase of food by the superintendent may become irregular or too expensive. Apparently the board is also reluctant to grant an equivalent in cash to compensate for this. In reference to telephone expenses, this merely covers service charges and business calls. In reference to car expenses, the sanatorium maintains a vehicle for general utility and it is occasionally used by the superintendent for business purposes.

Prior to submitting my resignation on Nov. 21, 1949, (a week before the board of trustees appeared before the county board of supervisors), the board of trustees had refused to make any adjustment, then offered a $600 increase and a $1,200 increase. The board has stated that I am the fifth highest paid superintendent in the state for a sanatorium of comparable size. There (Continued on page 10, column 1). Paris.

(UP) The commoner wife of the eldest son of the late King Alfonso offered him a divorce today in the hope it would help win him the throne of Spain. The duchess of Segovia, blonde and beautiful opera singer, called a press conference to announce her willingness to give up "the man I Don Jaime, duke of Segovia, 41. But she said she hadn't told him of her decision. "He will be furious, of course." she said. "I will have to try to make him understand.

I cannot imagine what all his reactions will be "He loves me so much," she said. "We have been so happy we have never quarreled. But I know he loves Spain and if he gets the chance to go back to his native land, he will be the happiest man in the world. "Alter all, I am not a princess. Continued on page 12, column 7).