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School Play Provides Dramatic Experience Production of Senior Class of OHS Is Case Study in Juvenile Delinquency; Ends Tonight A capacity audience enjoyed an interesting and unusual dramatic experience when an Oshkosh High School, senior class, production of "Dino," a case study juvenile delinquency, was presented Wednesday evening in the Webster Stanley Junior High School auditorium. An excellent performance was turned- in by Timothy Dempsey, cast in the title role of a 17-yearold boy who, after spending four years in reformatory, is completely hostile towards the world in general and his father in particular. Major share of the action takes place in a metropolitan settlement house where the boy is brought by his parole officer who hopes that 8 psychotherapist, convincingly portrayed by Stanley Gruenwald, can get at the root of Dino's bles. The -stormy interviews between the sullen Dino and Mr. Sheridan, the patient, understanding psychotherapist, provide much of the motivation for what is to follow and reveal some the reasons for the boy's hatred of society.

A third major role in the senior class production that of Shirley, a shy; misunderstood girl who works in the settlement house office was admirably played by Barbara Brandt. Shirley's sympathy for Dino, in whom she sees a certain reflection of her own insecurities, is one of the psychological factors which gives some hope of the boy's eventual rehabilitation. Plot -of the three-act play is Urges More Attention Be Paid to Old People must learn to consider aged persons as a part of Amer-4 ican life and not devote all their attention to the young. That was the opinion expressed Wednesday noon by the Rev. Leo Oberleiter, chaplain at the Fond du Lac Lutheran Home for the Aged, who spoke at the weekly Oshkosh Optimist Club luncheon at the Hotel Raulf.

The Rev. Mr. Oberleiter, who; was pastor of Zion Lutheran Church here for some 30 years, emphasized that "we need young and old alike and that we also must consider the old as a part of American life." Too often, he said, "old folks feel isolated. They feel they are the forgotten people, the ignored people. We must learn the old have v.

the right to live and they have part in this world. We must learn they are human and are needed." Don't Overlook Aged It was his opinion that so much is being done for the benefit of youth that the aged are being overlooked. This shouldn't be, he said, because after all many of the leaders in science, education and the church are men in the 70's and even 80's. The Rev. Mr.

Oberleiter asserted that. in "no other country do older people have to fight for living" as they have to in this nation. In outlining the problems confronting the aged, the speaker emphasized the need for homes where they can be cared for. He told Optimists there are 1,000 persons who reach the age of 65 each day the United States. According to statistics, the Rev.

Mr. Oberleiter added, there are 375,000 persons who reach 65 in one year in the United States. At the present, there are 14,000,000 over 65 and by 1975 one out of every persons will be over 65. Obituary PRAHL, Mrs. Leonia, Rt.

3, Oshkosh. Services were held today 2 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Theodore Sauer officiating. Mrs.

William Kircher sang, accompanied at the organ by Gilbert Fischer. Pallbearers were Arthur Boeder, John Gulig, Lloyd Jones, Byron Owens, Armin Konrad and Emil Piel. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery. sharpened by the hero worship which Tony Falcaro exhibits for his older brother, Dino. A considerable amount of dramatic tension is provided by the question of whether Tony, played by Tom Frentz, will follow the same road which led Dino to the reformatory.

A gripping climax is provided when Dino is faced with a decision as to whether to attend a dance at the settlement house or to lead his brother and a gang of boys in a proposed robbery. How Dino resolves the first of his immediate problems and even takes a tentative step towards helping his brother avoid his own mistakes held the interest of the capacity audience up to the final curtain. Fine performances were turned in by all members of a large supporting cast which included Roger Ludwig as Dino's bullying father and Stephanie Schultz as the wellmeaning but inadequate mother. Ann Borland drew many laughs as a wise-cracking settlement house secretary, while Gretchen Lentz portrayed a social worker, and Larry Schoenrock played the part of the parole officer. Judith Aspatore was seen in the smaller role of a destitute woman who receives aid at the settlement house.

Others with speaking parts in the production of "Dino" included Dan Cowan, Steven Zimmerman, Gayle Luebke, Thelma Swisher, Karen Kimball, Judith Allen, Joyce Prout and Stephanie Radford, all of whom portrayed boys and girls at the settlement house. Others Appear Briefly Appearing briefly in the play were Ann Dettlaff, Janet Dempsey, DeeAnna Didlo, Nancy Hennig, Karen Knaak, Marsha Magnusen, Michael Berlowski, James! Clark, Forrest Kittoe, Charles Stelzner and Larry White. An effective stage setting, depicting the lobby and the psychotherapist's office at the settlement house, added to the visual interest of the play. Other scenes were played in Dino's bedroom. starkness of which was suggested by the plain backdrop of the stage curtains.

The three acts opened and closed with the jangle of a "rock and roll" recording, matching the turbulent mood of the play. Members of the audience were provided with handsome printed programs, front covers of which featured a dramatic photograph of Timothy Dempsey in his role as Dino. The senior class play, directed by Miss Olive Davenport, will be presented for the final time at 8 o'clock this evening, again in 1 the Webster Stanley auditorium. In addition to the two evening performances, there was a special matinee showing Tuesday noon for ninth grade pupils. 12 Are Taken To Court By State Police Two individuals and a firm from this vicinity were among the dozen whose cases were heard in Municipal Court Wednesday on complaint of state traffic officers.

Ralph J. Lyons, 1117 10th pleaded guilty to charges of operating an unregistered vehicle and 11S- ing license plates issued to a different auto. He was fined a total of $40. Russell F. Sawallish, Rt.

1, Berlin, pleaded guilty of operating an unregistered vehicle and was fined a total of $20. Officials of Strey Construction Company, Rt. 4, Oshkosh, pleaded guilty of allowing operation of an overloaded truck. They were fined $50, plus a poundage penalty of $19, along with $5 court costs. In court today, Donald T.

Normile, 56, of Milwaukee, changed his plea from innocent to of drunken driving. He was $100 guilts, and costs and lost his driver's license for a year. He had pleaded innocent of the charge following his arrest by Winnebago County sheriff's officers on Highway 41 in the Town of Algoma, March 22. Just set do the rest! the thermostat -we AROUND THE CLOCK It's all done for you. No work, no worries with 24-hour Shell SERVICE Certified Comfort Service! We certify you get these service extras at no extra charge--automatic fuel deliveries before your tank runs dry, annual cleaning of your heating system before winter, and applications to protect your tank against rust.

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Pictured in conference over the wel- C. Larsen, Oshkosh Vocational School direcfare of a child are, from right, Miss Audrey tor, and Jack Casper, standing, director of Schmitz, psychologist; Dr. Edward R. Brous- Boys Brigade, Neenah. Says Mental Illness Nation's Top Problem Community Council Shows Interest in Clinic For Guidance of Winnebago County Children "Mental illness is America's Number One health problem," Walter R.

Conner advised members of Oshkosh Community Council during a spring institute Wednesday at American Legion Club. Conner, assistant director of Eau Claire County's child guidance clinic, warned that one of every 12 children in today's classrooms will spend some time in a mental institution unless trends are changed. Council members were interest- Teachers Continued From Page 1 Several other local persons will also participate in the sectional meetings, including Dr. David L. Bowman who will speak at the Future Teachers of America gathering, and Miss Sherry Block, student chairman of that meeting.

The Rev. Geore I. Jordan will be the speaker at the home economics meeting, while Heinrik Ziomek will address those attending the social studies session. At Hospital, Deaf School Dr. John T.

Petersik, superintendent of Winnebago State Hospi- a tal, will participate when ance directors tour the hospital. Prin. Peter J. Owsley will take special education teachers on a tour of the Oshkosh School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Among a large number of town speakers at the sectional meetings will be Dr.

George E. Watson, Madison, state superintendent of public instruction. He will speak at the sectional meeting on a administration. Much of the convention business will be conducted at a meeting of the NEWEA delegate assembly, set for 12:15 p.m. a at the Athearn Hotel.

Presiding over the gathering will be Paul J. Smith, Oshkosh, assocation president. One of the hihlihts of the session will be an election to fill the unexpired term of Miss Vivian Marsh, Sheboygan, who has announced her resignation as vice president. Candidates for the office (the winner NEWEA will president automatically next are Miss Doris G. Phipps, vising teacher in Sheboygan County, and Otto Huettner, principal of South Side Junior High School, Sheboygan.

Candidates for the office of 1957- 58 vice president are Miss Blanche McIntyre, principal of Hoover School, Neenah, and Werner Witte, vice principal of Appleton High School. Other Business Other business on the delegate assembly agenda will include the reports of committee chairmen, adoption of resolutions, adoption of the 1958 budget, etc. Oshkosh people participating in the delegate assembly meeting will include Paul Schwandt, parliamentarian; Miss Evelyn Draeger, chairman of the publications committee; and Norris Sanders, chairthe legislative committee. NEWEA officers in addiMr. Smith as president and Miss Marsh as vice president, include Francis Sundberg, Green Bay, secretary, and Kenneth Peterson, Neenah, treasurer.

The latter two offices are appointive rather than elective. Members of the executive committee from he association's third district, comprised of Winnebago and Outagamie Counties, are Miss J. Merle Todd, Oshkosh, and Jack Perry, Winneconne, Candidates for third district seats on the executive committee are Hubert Wetak, Appleton High School faculty members, and AlGoerlitz, principal of McKinley School. Neenah. included in the Northeastern Wisconsin Education Association are: Marinestte, Oconto, Shawano, Brown and Door, all in District Kewaunee, Manitowoc and Sheboygan, District Outagamie and Winnebago, District III; and Waupaca, Waushara, Green Lake, Fond du Lac, Calumet, Dodge, and Ozaukee, District IV.

Discuss Courthouse Lookout Post Oshkosh Ground Observer Corps directors met Wednesday evening to discuss details of a skywatch post atop Winnebago County Courthouse even as they continued trainling of some 200 volunteer watchers for duty. The group left the training session at Oshkosh High School auditorium to meet with two committees of the county board of supervisors. Members of the sheriff and coroner committee said they will ask the board to review regulations for maintaining the post the April 16 meeting. Sgt. Elmer Thon, Green Bay, advised the pervisors to cooperate with the Ground Observer Corps and civil defense.

He emphasized the importance of the two programs to national security. County board building committee members had agreed to the Courthouse GOC post under a 1951 board permission. Sheriff Charles Lowry said he had not been informed the GOC intention to use the Courthouse roof. Watchers had been unable to gain access to the roof for several days last week because the sheriff had removed the key to door leading to the roof, M. Donald Meyer, chief GOC observer said.

Back at Oshkosh High School, GOC volunteers worked in groups on skywatch procedures under the direction of Donald Garrison and Mrs. Robert Peterson, assisted Marchelle Meyer and James Steinke. Earlier, they heard Sgt. Thon lecture and saw training films. The sergeant said Oshkosh GOC reports to the Green Bay filter center were the best i in the area.

They are maintaining a part time operation daily from 4 to 10 p.m. and from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Awarded Wednesday were assistant observer wings to Garrison, Mrs.

Robert Peterson, George and James Steinke. Wood, Thomas Kuble, Miss Meyer, Jack Hiltz was in charge of signments for Operation Skywatch and George Wood started work a program of recreational and cial activities. Press Group Will Discuss Rising Costs MADISON (P) The Wisconsin Press Assn. will discuss the risling costs of publishing as one of the principal topics of its 104th annual convention at Milwaukee May 2-4. Carl A.

Zielke, association manager, said Wednesday the weekly and semi-weekly newspapers that comprise the association are becoming increasingly alarmed over the rise of production costs and paper prices. Newsprint alone, Zielke said, has climbed more than 200 per cent in price in the past 20 years. He said many publishers are finding it more difficult to stay in business because of climbing costs. He said Wisconsin had 281 weekly and semi-weekly papers in 1956, compared with 327 in 1938. He said nine more papers have ceased publication since the first of this year.

More School Aid Is Asked By Governor MADISON (P) Gov. Thomson said Wednesday he has requested an additional 25 million dollars of funds for state aid public schools in the next biennium to assure "high quality schools" for Wisconsin's youngsters. He told a Wisconsin League of Women Voters legislative workshop that under his budget recommendations the total state allotment to local government for educational aids in 1957-59 would be. "This $94,134,000. would raise the average aid for public school pupils from about $50 annually to $66," Thomson said.

Thomson said, "There are those who would ask if we are not spending too much on schools. "In answer, I wish to call your attention to the report of June, 1955, which was prepared by the Wisconsin Conference on Education. They found that the percentage of Wisconsin income spent for education was 2.9. "In other worlds, of the total Wisconsin income in 1954 of six billion 800 million dollars, the amount spent on education for elementary, secondary and vocational schools was estimated at 200 million dollars." Toastmasters Hold Abbreviated Session James Mauritz spoke on the council-manager form of government it Wednesday evening at a Toastmasters Club of Oshkosh meeting at the American Legion Clubhouse. The only other speaker at the session was William abbreviated, addressed the group on the subject of "Evolution in the Meat Industry.

William Holicky was toastmaster of the evening at Wednesday's meeting. Hollis Petrie acted a as general critic and Lyle Stecker as I topicamaster. Postal Continued From Page 1 appropriation question until Monday. Summerfield ordered the following cutbacks on a progressive basis: Effective April 13, closure of all post offices to the public on all Saturdays Sundays, and discontinuance all city, village and rural delivery service on Saturdays, except for special delivery items. Effective Monday, April 15, limitation of weekday mail delivery service in business areas to a maximum of two deliveries a day, and limitation of window service to a maximum of hours a day, except for fourth class offices.

The latter serve the smallest communities, and postmasters commonset their own hours. Effective April 29, suspension of all third class mail service, except for certain medical items. Third class mail covers small merchandise shipments, samples, catalogs and advertising matter. Effective April 29, suspension of issuance of orders at all first and second class post offices, serving the larger cities. The Post Office Department's citizens advisory board, composed of business and labor executives appointed by the President, backed up Summerfield's request for additional operating funds at a meeting here Wednesday.

It also endorsed his demands for postal rate increases, includ. ing an advance in the letter rate from three to four cents and in the post card rate from two to three cents. The House committee made public testimony taken from Summerfield by a subcommittee in a closed session. This disclosed considerable argument over whether the postmaster general had made prudent efforts to stretch the money originally given to him for this fiscal year which runs through June 30. Summerfield insisted "we made every effort humanly to live within the budget.

Helped Cause Crisis WASHINGTON (UP) -President Eisenhower's budget director has admitted he helped bring on the Post Office Department's present money crisis because he didn't understand part of the federal bookkeeping system. Budget Director Percival F. Brundage told a House Appropriations subcommittee recently that the post office told him as early as last July that it would run out of money this spring. But he said he kept turning down their request for more funds. "I just said no, no, no, no," he said.

Brundage was called on the carpet by the subcommittee March 27 to explain why he didn't pass on the Post Office Department's request sooner. His testimony was made public today. Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield told Congress last month that he needed 47 million dollars in emergency funds to keep the post office operating through July. He threatens to curtail post office services drastically beginning Saturday unless the money is forthcoming.

The full House Appropriations Committee SO far has approved only 17 million dollars of the request. The committee is scheduled to meet again Friday to act on it. House Democratic Leader John W. McCormack (Mass.) said deficiency appropriation bill, which will include the postal appropriation, will be taken up in the House Monday. Although the postmaster general hasn't said so, members assume that Summerfield will delay the postal cutbacks if the committee gives him approximately what he wants.

Brundage told the subcommittee that one of the reasons he kept refusing the post office's request Oshkosh Northwestern 4 April 11, 1957 Ingenuity Foils Try At Jewelry Theft A traveling salesman's ingenuity foiled what appeared to be a prearranged plot to steal $5,000 in jewelry from his auto Wednesday night. M. W. Hurlbutt, 36 S. State Chicago, had his car parked on the lot of the Club Terrace at Highways 41 and County Trunk BB in the Town of Menasha.

About 10:30 p.m. a man ran into the Club Terrace and said a siren was blowing in the parking lot. Hurlbutt ran to his but found only two sets of footprints around it. The right wing window was smashed and the door was open, but samples in the car, valued at $5,000 or more, appeared to be untouched. He told sheriff's officers he had a siren hooked up to each door, which would go off when anyone besides himself opened it.

To his knowledge, Hurlbutt added, no one in this area knew he was a jewelry salesman and no one knew he would be in this vicinity. He said he had a feeling was being followed on several 0C- casions earlier Wednesday. groups should be coordinated, a framework of clinic personnel organized, probably through borrowing from existing agencies. Dr. Brousseau emphasized the importance of community preparation for acceptance of child guidance work.

Such a community, he declared, would attract psychiatrists. Other advice on clinic organization included consultation with the county medical association, the state Child Guidance Division and the Division of Mental Hygiene. The school director of attendance and pupil service was listed as possible source of information to determine the need for guidance el service. Hearings On Newsmen Ban Are Continued WASHINGTON (UP)-The Senate Foreign Relations Committee resumes hearings today on the State Department's refusal to let American newsmen visit Communist China. Testimony was scheduled from the United Press.

American Society of Newspaper Editors, American Newspaper Guild, the Communist newspaper the Daily Worker, the American Civil Liberties Union and others. The hearings sprang from the State Department's refusal last year to let U.S. reporters visit Red China at the invitation of the Peiping, Reconsidering government. Issue Since then the Eisenhower administration has stood firm on its ban, although Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and President Eisenhower both indicated recently they were reconsidering the issue. Robert D.

Murphy, deputy undersecretary of state, told the committee at hearings on the issue last week the State Department has no intention of permitting U.S. newsmen to visit Red China as long as Americans are held prisoner there. "To do so might well destroy their (the prisoners') last chance for freedom and would most certainly be giving in to a form of blackmail," Murphy said. Major segments of the press and several Democratic senators have denounced the ban as a barrier to freedom of the press and to needed understanding of developments in a major world power. Rescue Man From Lake, Oar Broken And Motor Fails Harry Fleck, 514 Grove received a good natured lecture about the relative merits of outboard motors as he was towed in from Lake Winnebago today by Kiekhaefer Aeromarine Motors, employes.

Police said Fleck went out the lake this morning to break in a new motor not one made by the Kiekhaefer firm and it quit when he was some distance out. He began rowing but one of his oars broke and the remaining oar was useless against the push oft the wind. About 10:40 a.m., his plight was noticed and police requested Kiekhaefer employes to go to Fleck's aid, since the police launch is still being removed from winter storage. Fleck had drifted to about four miles offshore before help arived to tow him in. Youngsters Need More Discipline, Teen-Agers Admit ELY.

Nev. (PA panel of teenlagers say high school youngsters need more discipline, from both their parents and police. Six students appeared on the panel yesterday with six adults at the Nevada Parent-Teacher Assn. convention. The boys and girls criticized lice for failure to halt drag racing on the main street of Ely and for a lack of enforcement of laws against the sale of liquor to minors.

"We're not getting enough discipline: we're getting away with murder," said one youth. Other youngsters agreed. They added that stricter at home also is needed. I Heinen Again Chess Champ ed in starting a similar guidance clinic in Winnebago County. Conner told them, "This is a process of community organization and it moves slowly.

But if it is done well with careful thought behind it, Oshkosh and Winnebago County will have a guidance clinic." Wednesday's institute presented personnel from the Eau Claire guidance facility in a series of discussions, model conferences, and question and answer periods. Carl Wood, Community Council president, opened the annual institute and speakers were introduced by Arthur C. Larsen, committee chairman. Speakers were Dr. Edward R.

Brousseau, clinic psychiatrist; Miss Audrey Schmitz, psychologist; Conner, a psychiatric soworker; and Mrs. Veda Stone, child welfare supervisor for Eau Claire County. Much Interest Shown Attending the institute were interested people from Winneconne, Neenah, Menasha, and other county areas in addition to Oshkosh members. Questions indicated a wide interest in a guidance clinic to treat and prevent emotional and mental ills among children. Speakers warned against hailing a clinic as a panacea for all mental illnesses.

"It is not a cure-all for the problem," Dr. Brousseau advised. "It will help some." Conner pointed out that one youngster rehabilitated is an actual money saver for the taxpayers in view of institutional costs averted. They advised a "slow start" toward a clinic facility. Interested Traffic Toll Rises to 203 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS An elderly man who had just caught a fish from a Manitowoc city bridge either stepped or fell into the path of a car while pulling in a net and was injured fatally Wednesday.

The bizarre accident raised Wisconsin's 1957 traffic fatality toll to 203 compared with 200 on the same date a year ago. Henry Bratz, 69, of Reedsville, died in Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoe, Wednesday night of head injuries suffered a few hours before on a Manitowoc city bridge. Witnesses said Bratz, fishing from the bridge, was pulling a net over the railing when he either stepped back for more leverage or fell into the path of a passing car. The net held a sucker fish. It was Manitowoc's first traffic fatality in 16 months.

Births Births Richard Thomas, Rt. 1, El. dorado, a William Smith, 76 Park a boy. Jake Stumpf, Rt. 1, Oshkosh, a boy.

Peter Buckstaff, 331 Washington a boy. Mrs. Francis Zinth Dies at Hospital Mrs. Francis Zinth, 47, of 72 Evans died Wednesday at 9:10 p.m. at Mercy Hospital.

taken to the hospital yesterday afternoon, following an illness of four months. The former Sue Grady, she was born in Oshkosh on Nov. 6, 1909, and attended St. Peter's grade and high school. She was married to Francis Zinth1 in Oshkosh on Jan.

26. 1938. Zinth was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Surviving are her husband: Francis; her mother, Mrs.

Margaret Grady, Oshkosh: three sons, William. Robert and Richard Zinth, Oshkosh; and one sister, Miss Marguerite Grady, Oshkosh. Services will be held Saturday at 8:30 a.m. at Fiss Bills Funeral Home and 9 a.m. at St.

Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from Friday at 3 p.m. until the hour of services. The rosary will be recited Friday at 8:15 p.m.

For the fourth straight year, Joseph Meinen became Oshkosh's chess champion, as he defeated Donald Botz for the honor at City Hall, Wednesday night. Heinen, who won the match with a strong attack the king side, finished the final round-robin action between the four contenders with a record of two wins and a draw, besting Botz, who had two wins and a loss. In the battle for third place, Duane Brasch took the measure of John Hastings, to finish with a one win, one loss, one draw record to Hastings' mark of three straight defeats. The action climaxed several weeks of play among members of the Oshkosh Chess Club, who annually hold the City Chess Tournament. Interested chess players from Oshkosh and the surrounding area have been invited to the next meeting of the club, Wednesday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m.

in City Hall, Brasch, club secretary, announced. Also at last night's session, several offhand games were played, with Thomas Horejs winning two of three from Donald Lewis and Paul Murphy sweeping four straight from Thomas Spanbauer. for additional funds was that he thought there would be an increase in postal revenues of 20 million dollars. Brundage, who was appointed budget director in April 1956 aftel serving as deputy director two years, said he thought the increase would be turned in to the postal agency for its use. He admitted that a staff member of the House Appropriations Committee had to explain to him that the extra revenue "would not help" because postal revenues are turned in to the Treasury just as alare other funds collected by the government.

Any money to operate the post office still must be appropriated by Congress. Brundage said that finally his staff recommended he approve the 47-million-dollar request and he did so "reluctantly" March 12. But "I still am not entirely satisfied that they could not make some savings he told the subcommittee. "I just don't have time to go into it myself in detail." OUR Lights up the heart of your diamond Have you noticed this instrument in our store? Through scientific magnification and precise lighting it aids us in offering you reliable facts on the quality of any diamond we sell. So doesn't it make sense to select your diamond from our store, where scientific instruments replace guesswork? Come in today.

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