The Journal Times from Racine, Wisconsin • 4

KACIXE JOOtXAL TIMES Tuesday. Mar M. MM Happenings in tjie City Zahns Remodel Entire Third Floor; I HUGH B. HELLER, 40, of 1009 Women's Apparel Center 4y 7 I i been added to the third floor. I C.

Ellis Goldstein, president ef Zahns Department Store, it opening his modernised third floor Thursday. This Is the first step in long-range modernising project. women's dresses, the same green is continued, but the lower wall is painted gray. The air conditioning will regulate humidity and temperature automatically. However, temperature increases or drops will be more gradual than usually found in stores.

This will avoid the sudden change in temperature that ordinarily hits! shoppers in the face when they open the door to an air condition- ed store. Seven more dressing rooms havel 1 0 in a 1 if! 'JTJ. i Lake to Be Surveyed, Create New Racine will be introduced to new and completely remodeled third floor at Zahns Department Store. Thli Is the tint major atep in long range project, Ellis Gold itetn, president, explained. Although actual work on the new women's apparel center started March 1, orders for the project were signed several months ago, I To carry his ideas Into execution, Mr.

Goldstein enlisted genius et the architect, talent ot the inte rior decorator, skill and know-how of the electrical engineer and mer chandising experts. As a result, the new third floor contains many! features new to Racine. 1 Many of the innovations emerg ed from the drawing board after President Goldstein and his super intendent, David L. Ostlund had visited major department stores! throughout the United States, i PUa Youth Center. I In addition to the third floor project, plans call for the start of a youth center on the second floor next year, svii vuuuicu iiuuica, -plus a Boy and Girl Scout section, will be grouped together, The Ladies Lounge already has been given a face-lifting, the first visible sign of things to come on that floor.

The five main changes are in fixtures, carpet, lighting, paint ing and air conditioning on the third floor. The Combination. I Thm fWtiir tt nrlmavara watuY nave a sugnuy aarxer ximsn man the wood ordinarily has. All are interchangeable. For instance, the drawers can be moved in a matter of minutes to fill in a case where clothes are hanging.

This will allow freedom in arrangement. Also, with all the glass and showcases set diagonally on the floor, an estimated BO per cent more merchandise is displayed. The carpet, of a continued gray snoresque, adds a note of continuity to all of the women's departments, which are painted dif ferent pastel shades. Carpeting Inch Thick. In the better dress department, to the far right, the carpet will be beige, and literally an inch thick to add a note of luxury.

This department will feature better dresses, formal clothes and bridal ensembles. The lighting, provided by a blending of fluorescent and lncan-1 descent, leaves colors as nature meant them to he. As for the painting, pastels are i blended to add continuity, yet give each department a separate 1 nook. For instance, the intimate apparel department is painted a oft violet to the white celling. Next to that, the sportswear de partment, on the south wall, is peach, The coats and suits department has pale green color between the ceiling and showcases, while the 'wall behind the cases is parchment.

In the- next department, Two Girls Injured In Highway 11 Crash Two 17-year-old girls were hv jured early this afternoon when the auto in which they were riding was involved in a collision with another car on Highway 11 at the driveway into Sunnyrest Sana torium. Harriet Quale, of 1324 Kewau nee St, suffered injuries to her right arm while Elizabeth Mevis, of 813 Ninth was bruised about; the head. Both were taken to St. Luke's Hospital by James Hetland, of 1032 Franklin one of the drivers. The girls were passengers In i an auto driven by Alfred Kersten vl io uruia Ave.

i in a GLAMOR GIRLS Truman Informs Smith bringing the total to 17. All are painted brightly in different colors. Add Dressing Booms, Perimeter stockrooms have been added. This puts all merchandise directly behind the department in which it is to be sold and saves considerable time for the employes. lur.

Goldstein explained. A woman can now get com pletely outfitted on the third floor, with the exception of accessories. still on first floor. The millinery shop, formerly on third floor, has been moved to first floor. Goldstein explained that clothes.

in a wider price range, are to be featured on the third floor as soon as Edward Zahn, opened his first store at 438 Main St, Sept-IS, 1898. He had gone into business for himself after 20 years of experience as an employe of other merchants. By 1925, Zahns which started with a capital of 88,000 and three clerks, had moved into a modern department store, on Monument Square. By 1928, Increased business necessitated another building expansion. Three clerks of 1898 became 250 in 1928.

Sons Carried On. Edward Zahn Sr. died in October, 1930. His sons, Edward and Russell carried on. On June 30, 1950, a group of independent businessmen, headed by C.

Ellis Goldstein, purchased the store. To help maintain Zahn traditions and policies, Mr. Goldstein retained all key employes: And they'll be on hand to welcome visitors at the grand opening Thursday. Cong. Smith said hearings in the matter will be held on May 27 before the House committee on public He will appear at that time.

Recently, Smith said property damage to property owners on the lake shores has run into hundreds of millions of dollars in the last few years. He introduced a resolution to Congress requesting that the in ternational joint commission': 1. Undertake a comprehensive Investigation and study of the fluctuating water, levels of the several lakes of the Great Lakes Basin and causes. 2. Determine the approximate extent ol damage to commerce, industry, natural resources, and property values.

3. Formulate recommendations for submission to the governments of the United States and Canada for remedies. The resolution has been referred to the committee on foreign affairs. day, with the amount of the fund paid in by all employers in the state totalling 238 million dollar-This, he places the fund in excellent shape to withstand depression. Requirements of the individual seeking unemployment compensa tion were by the speak er.

Benefits now are a maximum of $30 a week for 26 weeks, compared to $15 a week for 15 weeks when the program started In August, 1936. Under reciprocal agreements, Wisconsin workers may file claims in any state if they become unemployed. Smith spoke of the work in pro cessing and checking unemployment compensation claims and warned of the penalty for filing fraudulent claims for such bene fits. He spoke of the recent convic tion ot two Racine persons who were convicted and fined on fraud charges after they had withheld information on earnings while accepting Unemployment compensation checks. A third man pleaded guilty today on a similar charge.

Additional Local News on Pages 5, 6, 7 ready for the big opening of Zahn's avoid the shock newly decorated third floor, workmen hoist the uc buki into SURVEY of Racine Public Ll-i brary services in the adult, catalog and order departments Is being conducted this week by Mrs. Rezia Gaunt and Stillman Taylor of the Gary Public Library; Mrs. Gaunt it head of the Gary acquisition department and is studying the cata log and order departments while Taylor, assistant Gary librarian, if surveying operation of the adult department Their written report to the board will set forth rec ommendations and suggestions for Improving library purchasing methods, services, elimination of unnecessary records ana worx, and a general evaluation of the operation of the departments. DUMPING of combustible materials, such as cardboard boxes and newspapers, is prohibited in the public dumping ground at Twenty-first St. and the lake-front The Department of Public Works said today that steps will be taken to "correct present violations.

"Not only is the dumping of paper and cardboard a fire hazard, but also a public nuisance to the residents in the area," DPW chief, Henry Nelson, said. RETAIL CONFERENCE, spon sored by the University of Wiscon sin in Racine, will wind up tonight with the public invited to attend the final session with retailers and sales personnel on the subject, "A Plan' for Selling More." The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p. m. in Room 117 of the UWR building. The meeting was originally scheduled for the East Room of Mem orial Hall.

JHGHWA 45 will be blacktpp-ped from Highway 20, north to Union Grove, a distance of 4.4 miles by the Payne and Dolan Co. of Milwaukee at a cost of $359,950, the low bid. Joseph P. Stocker, county highway com-mjsioner, said the work would complete the 12 miles total distance in the project to re-surface Highway 45 through Racine County. AN "IN-SERVICE" refresher course for Racine doctors was be ing held this afternoon at Hotel Racine.

A panel of physicians, sponsored on a tour of the state by the Wisconsin Medical Society to conduct the clinics, is appearing at various communities to keep general practitioners up-to-date on changing methods. Those attending the session are members of the Academy of Practitioners. ASH COLLECTION -schedule have shifted to a summer set-up this week. Department of Public Works announced that beginning Monday, ash collection would be only every other week. This week the trucks will cover the northside, and the following week they will be on the southside.

FUNERAL SERVICES will be held Wednesday for Tommy. Bert-zyk, 5-year-old son ot Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Bertzyk, formerly of Racine. The child was fatally injured Saturday afternoon when he ran into the path of an auto in Minneapolis.

The Bertzyk's formerly lived at 2424 Green St. WOODEN SHINGLES caught fire from a chimney spark at the Fred J. Mertins home, 1624 Michigan Monday afternoon Damage was estimated at $300. Non-Farm Employment Has Seasonable Boost- WASHINGTON. (IP) Non-farm employment went up 280,000 between March and April, largely as a result of seasonal construction work, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.

Total unemployment was in early April, a postwar low for that time of year. Stat St. AMERICA it- new air conditioner. Store officials say this will President Harry S. Truman to day personally informed Cong Lawrence H.

Smith, of Racine, that he has directed the chief ofthe Corps of Engineers to make a com plete survey of the higher level of the Great Lakes and has asked him to recommend a remedy. Temperatures (For-the 24 hour-period -ending at 8 a.m. today.) City High Low Racine .59 44 48 Madison 68 Milwaukee 58 Chicago ,.64 45 50 Detroit 67 Marquette ....55 Bismarck 61 Miami ...81 48 44 36 78 53 Fort Worth ..,.69 New Orleans 75 Denver 80 Salt Lake City 75 47 55 62 58 51 Tucson Los Angeles 70 Seattle ............60 STARS and STRIPES Pl-I'-- 4 ft Journal-Tlmei Phot shoppers usually get roing from so ur-conaiuonea ouiiaing. Ex-Case Doctor, N. B.

Wagner, Dies A former Racine physician, Dr. Nicholas B. Wagner, 73, died Mon day in Platteville. Born in Chicago on July 13, 1878, Dr. Wagner practiced in Pt.

Ed wards, and Eveleth, before coming to Racine as a general practitioner and industrial doctor at the" J. I. Case Co. in 1918. Twelve years later he left to Delamere pleaded guilty in Municipal Court this morning to a charge of making a false statement for unemployment compen sation.

Hiller is the third person to be found guilty of the charge, brought on complaint by Harold T. Roehbor, examiner for the In dustrial Commission. Hiller was fined $25 Including costs. The other two men were fined last week, but Hiller had pleaded innocent at that time. BLOOD DONOES art.

needed I fill out the May Donors' Day Wednesday, Mrs. Mathilda Brooks, executive secretary of the Red Cross, said. Persons may register for early afternoon or evening ap. pointments. Allen Buhler, chairman of the blobd-for-defense committee, declared the need for blood was still urgent in armed forces hospitals to care for the wounded returning from Korea, A BALANCED INVESTMENT program will be one of the topics to be discussed at the final meeting in the course, "Problems of the Small Investor," at 7 p.

m. Thursday in the University ot Wisconsin in Racine. The speaker will be Harold G. Fraine, professor, of commerce in charge of Investment courses at the university Madison campus. SUMMER ROUNDUP of preschool age children and their parents living in the Jerstad-Ager-holm district will be held at the school at 1:30 p.

m. Wednesday. Parents of ail children in the area who will be 5 years old on or before Dec. 1 and eligible to enter kindergarten, are invited to attend the meeting. A NEW CREDIT UNION has been chartered at the Holy Trinity parish with Joseph Powaser, president; Walter Hayek, vice president; Mrs.

J. Potman, secretary; and John Dvorsky, treasurer. Mrs. J. Maushammer is a member of the board.

Members of the credit committee are Joseph Maushammer, Steve Skilba and Stanley Bialecki. TYPE BLOOD NEEDED will MT $7.50 (er R.H. five blooJ end $10.00 far emotive bleed. Pttet cell ttie lob ot 1 ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL Phone 4-7131 ir.HJ SOflENSEM MOVERS DIAL 3-7739 TfiiaCanllatL TurnUigjlV; Oafetj and security are ours forever when we understand how divine Love really "ctreth for its own." Many hsve long sought this priceless assurance and are now finding it through a great new light shed on the Bible bv the Christian Science textbook SCIENCES AND Health with- Key to tlic Saiplurci ly Mary Baker axis' words and uorki are ere made understandable in all their lawful power.

The study of this book itetdilr changes humsn conditions always for the better, always more nearly in accord with God's own goodness. Study of Science and Health tin well be the turning point you have been watching for, is it has been fot many others the way to God. Science and Health may be bought, read, ot borrowed tt Christian Science READING ROOM 4UW Main Stnot or send 3 and copy in the blue cloth Library Edition will be mailed postpaid Yo lartod mtkt fall of ibort tad othar pabltt Kai lot Kooau (Um la row aricabaa. fcood Mai raauax). lafonudoa coacwoiaf fra public lactam, chatcfa Mnricn tad Soodar School iIm iTiilibla la torn Kaoa.

Private Abe Rapaelian has been assigned to the Engineer Leader's Course of the 5th Armored Cava! ry group of the 6th Armored Di vision at Ft- Leonard Wood, Mo. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Rapaelian of 946 Walnut Rapaelian started the eight-week course for development of small unit army leaders, May 12. Corporal and Mrs.

C. J. Dieter are spending a 10-day leave with theattend the University of Vienna CpL Dieter's parents, Mr. Clark is the son of Mr. and Unemployment Pay Stabilizes Employment, Speaker Asserts Mrs.

Ralph C. Dieter of 2336 BateiMrs- Thomas Clark of 1021 Eng- SL The Corporal and his wife live at Junction City Kansas, where Jhe Corporal serves with personnel section of the Army Hospital at Fort Riley, Kan. Upon eompleting his leave "he "will return to Fort Riley for discharge next month. Richard E. Hansen, son Of Mr.

to specialize in eye, ear, nose and throat work. He returned to Racine and opened his office in the Baker Block. He continued his practice until 1946 when he retired. Surviving are one son, Russell; two all of -Platte ville; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Held of Green Bay, and Mrs.

A. E. Center of Sheboygan. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m.

Wednesday in the funeral home, 1435 Douglas with the Rev. Robert Tipton officiating. Masonic services will be conducted in Mound Cemetery. phis, Tenn. Jung has been trans ferred to Hawaii on the staff of Fleet Air Commander.

He at tended Washington Park High School and had recruited training at Great Lakes. Taking part in a drive for blood donors at Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Kingsville, Texas, Airman Harold Clark was one of 720 Naval personnel who established a record collection total on lish St. Rank of technician aviation electronics airman was given Jamts Watt husband of Mrs. Carol s. Watt ol 1613 Arthur upon graduation from the Navy's aviation-electronics school at Memphis, Tenn.

Watt, who attended St. Ambrose "College, Dav- George Shannon, son of Mr. and Earl Shannon, 630 Grove! who is stationed with the! 143rd Engineering Battalion in; Wiesbaden, Germany, has been promoted to corporal, his parents learned today. SPARE THAT SAUSAGE! BAYTOWN, Texas. J.R George Munger's smoked sausages! nearly became soaked Passcrsby saw smoke pouring fronrr a shed and turned in an Munger raced out in time to stop firemen from drenching the shed.j It was just the curing process.

i and Mrs. Edwin Hansen of before entering ser-Glendale has completed v'c. now serving with Utility training in the Air Police Patrol Squadron 1. He entered the Navy at Camp Gordon, Ga. After a 0-'M March, 1951.

IDEAL OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE .3000 Sq. Ft. Thermostatically Controlled Heat Plenty of Parking Will Remodel to Suit. MERCHANTS BUILDING day leave at home, he reports to day to Limestone Air Force Base, Maine. Hansen entered service in Decemberj 1951.

and IS a gradu ate of Washington Park High School. Donald R. Thompson of 1402 Herrick Ave has been promoted to quartermaster second class while serving with the USS Manchester on the ship's second tour of diity in the Korean area. Thompson joined the crew of the cruiser Manchester in October, 1948, and wears the China service ribbon, Japanese occupation ribbon and Korean Campaign ribbon. Lawrence J.

Jung, Naval air man, and son of Mrs. Abby M. Jung of 1018 Railroad has been graduated from aviation machinists mate school at Mem- 1215 LUTHERAN MEN IN The main purpose of uncmploy ment compensation is not payment, of benefits to the jobless, but, rather, is to get employers to sta bilize employment, analyst Roland Smith of the Racine office of the Wisconsin State Employment Ser vice, told a luncheon meeting of the Welfare Forum Monday at the YWCA. Says Purpose Achieved. Smith said that unemployment compensation has achieved its pur pose and is on a sound basis to- By Don Flowers iV-K J-vV 1- H38 Carlisle Ave.

OF RACINE HEAR Dr. Oscar A. Benson (Fact of the Week ,1 in Racine ocational and Adult Education UH. UNC HATCia SYXDKAtl. VOIU 1KITI mUviiF'f! si1 1 coelda't possibly eat any nor loath.

Let's see your 1 dinner men." COUNSELING SERVICE is offered at the Racine Vocational. School! 11 President of Augustana Lutheran Church President of American Lutheran Conference TOPIC MEN OF FAITH TUESDAY, MAY 20 7:45 P.M. PLAinilHG A HEW HOME? For plumbing fixtures oi beauty and Installation work that Is a Dr. Oscar A. Benton The need for individual COUNSELING SERVICES is recognized by employers, educators and other people who have had experience With counseling and its results! As a community service, the Racine Vocational School has opened its counseling program to all persons over fourteen years of age who want expert guidance, with their personal plans and problems for and employment.

Investigate this counseling program. For more information inquire at the RACINE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL 800 Center 11., Dial: 2-1671 the fineit CALL SCHOENLEBEN PLUMBING Racine far 50 Years IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH Lafayette Ave. at Oak St. Music by HORLICK HIGH CH.OOL A CAPPELLA CHOIR MM 2-0706 1 4..