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1 Home 0 First City Jewish Congregation Wisconsin A State Journal ynagogu recKi MADISON section 2 TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 21 1 970 SUBURBAN Waits Hall Foresees Action y7 fS iment from Dyke would come By GEORGE MITCHELL (Of The State Journal Staff) A wrecking permit was issued Monday for the demolition of the Old Synagogue, a 107-year old building at 214 W. Washington Ave. which housed Madison's first Jewish congregation. The synagogue, part of an historic building downtown walking tour, reportedly will be torn down Friday. AN UNIDENTIFIED official at the Allen Wrecking Co.

said, "I'd if there wasn't something in the paper until the last minute. At the request of the owner, we don't want to get involved in a landmark controversy or something like that." The owner of the synagogue is the Fiore Coal and Oil Co. Donald R. Huggett, attorney for Fiore, declined comment and referred a reporter to David Slota, a Fiore official. Slota could not be reached for comment.

Dr. Joseph Donavan now operates a veterinary service at the synagogue location. He reportedly will relocate to a State St. location, but was unavailable for comment. RABBI MANFRED Swarsensky of Beth El Temple, 2702 Arbor said there appears to Welfare Department for aid if the monthly check from Dane County did not meet needs.

The county administers the AFDC program, under state and federal standards. Dyke, asked Monday after noon to expand his expected statement, said he did not have time "I 'don't know who's talking about it. but it's all specula-! tion," the mayor said. udi diu iiic ni yu fliiu fc HALL SAID the announce- general relief from the city. Sachtjen Bars State From Sulphites Ban Circuit Judge William C.

Sachtjen stopped the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Monday from banning the sale of dried vegetable products containing sulphites. The General Foods, firm contested the state ban, which would have been effective this! The Old Synagogue's long years are coming to a crashing end. be no prospect the building can be saved. There had been talk of moving it to another site, but costs were prohibitive," he said. "It's a question of how much you can pay for your sentiments," Rabbi Swarsensky said.

THE COST OF moving the synagogue was quoted as low as $30,000 and as high as $100,000 by various people who have shown interest in preserving the building. Jeffrey Dean, of the City Plan Department, said the recently-enacted landmarks ordinance would have no effect on the building. He said a landmarks commission has not been named week, on grounds there was no! medical proof that sulphur dioxide as a preservative in food products was harmful to health. THE FIRM, which does about $6 million sales yearly in this area and packages dried vegetable items for several other firms, also claimed that a 1906 Wisconsin law curtailing use of sulphites in food was unconstitu-j tional because it exempted potatoes, grape juice, frozen apples, and reconstituted lemon and lime juice. The law particularly Dangle Dancer, A fn fnrp Husband to Fac Trial in Squabble Nita Horn, 21, exotic dancer at thP twIa T.nnne and herl Aid.

William Hall, Third Ward, said Monday Madison AFDC recipients will be eligible for emergency aid under terms of an exDected announcement from Mayor William D. Dyke. The mayor refused to com-l ment, except to say he does plan to make a statement on the welfare situation. Hall is chairman of the Wel fare Board and a close ally of Dvke. AT PRESENT, the city is not! providing aid to Madison resi dents on Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC).

During the first six months of the year, the city did provide supplementation on a need basis to about 140 of the 975 AFDC families in the city. The city aid was designed to meet emergencies resulting from state cuts in AFDC grants. Recently, the AFDC grants were restored by the state to approximately the previous lev els, and the Welfare Board voted to stop all aid to AFDC recipients A CONTROVERSY ensued as to whether AFDC families should still receive city supplementation, and last week the City Council unanimously ap proved temporary aid of $8 per person, pending a 60-day study of the welfare situation. Mayor Dyke has not signed the council action, thus defying payments of the $8 per person aid. Hall said Monday the mayor favors instead city aid in the! AFDC recipients.

This is gener ally the system which prevailed during the first half of the year. UNDER THIS procedure, an AFDC recipient would apply to Middleton Board to Let New One Rule on Building MIDDLETON The Board of Education here Monday night I decided not to act on a citizens' committee report on a five-year building program for the dis trict. The board, instead, will allow the new board to consider the report next month. Four seats on the nine-member board will be filled next Monday night at the district's annual meeting. The committee report recommends construction of a junior high or middle school at Cross Plains, construction of two elementary schools in Middleton, and additions to Park Elemen-i tary School at Cross Plains and West Middleton Elementary; School.

The cost of the five-year build-j ing program is expected to be i about S3 million. First Witness at Virnell Hunt Murder Husband Tells Jury of husband, Joseph, 24, both oflis seemingly a lack of evidence 1850 Beld and another manlt their consumption can be were ordered Monday to stand I harmful, injurious to health, or State Journal Photo of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. The ecumenical history con- tinued. In 1898 the building went to the First Church of Christ Scientist, and the English Lu theran Church took the prem ises in 1908. It was later used as a funeral home, a storage place for books in World War II, dentist's office, and most recently as an animal hospital.

According 1 0 Swarsensky's book, the synagogue was used for a public memorial service by the State Legislature after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Probation Granted in Marijuana Case Peter E. Melchert, 18, of Wau-I nakee, was placed on two years probation Monday on charges of possession of marijuana. Melchert pleaded guilty before Judge William D. Byrne.

Melchert was arrested by University Police Sunday in the Memorial Union. Police recognized Melchert as a non-student because they had stopped him Saturday in the Union and requested identification. They said the marijuana was found in his possession. Melchert was given probation on the terms that he seek psychiatric care. Auditorium Group Meeting Changed Today's meeting of the Auditorium Committee has been rescheduled from 2 p.m.

to 4 p.m. The meeting will be held in room GR 27 in the City-County Building. RUN -4 FUN DAY The West Branch YMCA will hold its second annual Run-4-Fun Day starting at 1 p.m. Saturday at John C. McKenna Park.

Events ranging from 1 to 5 mile features will be open to men, women, and children of all ages. El and Beth Israel congregations and the congregation which built the synagogue. The synagogue was in 1863, paid for by Jewish im-migrants to Madison from southern Germany. There were never more than 20 families in the congregation, according to a 1958 book by Rabbi Swarsensky. The book, "From Generation to Generation," outlines the history of the Madison Jewish community.

IN 1879 the congregation turned the building over to the Unitarian Society. In 1890 it be came the Madison headquarters WifeSlain tage Grove, a Wisconsin Tele phone Co. employe; Mrs. Charles (Bessie) West, 45, of 810 N. Monroe Stoughton, food administrator at Skaalen Sunset Home whose husband is a Dane County Highway Department employe; Mrs.

Robert (Joyce) Veir, 37, McFarland, whose husband is a building engineer; Mrs. Gerald (Asta) Welling, 26, of 925 Fairmont an employe of E. W. Anderes Co. whose husband is employed at Bruns garage; Glynn P.

Carmody, 50, of 602 Morning Star Lane, branch manager ot Crescent Electric Supply Walter J. Johnson, 44, of 5313 Painted Post member of the U.W. extension division staff; Robert Halseth, 40, of 4932 Marathon a UW employe; Mrs. George (Eleanor) Lickel, 33, Rt. 1, Black Earth, whose husband is a road construction foreman; Harvey Strassburger, 45, of 3 Rosewood Circle, a real estate broker, and Mrs.

Verlyn (Barbara) Sweeney, 45, of 705 Dear- holt wife of a real estate broker. trial on Friday on charges of disorderly conduct. The couple and Cortez Jackson, 28, of 121 S. Hamilton were arrested early Sunday in an incident at King and Main Sts. with two Madison police officers.

The three appeared Monday before Criminal Judge William D. Byrne, who entered innocent pleas for them when they stood silent. Judge Michael B. Torphy will preside over the trial Friday. The three were freed Sunday on bail posted by Alfonse Rei-chenberger, operator of fhe Dangle Lounge.

The complaint filed in court Monday or today, but the mayor said he did not know when he would issue it. Hall said the mayor had administrative authority to order a resumption of the emergency aid. He said an automatic $8 per Person am was opposeu ucuauac men Af mj recipients wuuiu ue to ts genera 1 assistance clients, 1 17, singled enforcement against dried vegetable items mostly condiments and powdered soup and sauce mixes, the firm contended. Judge Sachtjen said there is a "reasonable probability" that General Foods will win the case if the state proceeds to trial on the "merits" of enforcing a ban on sulphites. Regarding the 1906 law that exempts certain foods, Judge Sachtjen said, "In order to meet constitutional objections, a law must apply equally to all similarly situated." ON THE harmful effects of sulphites, Judge Sachtjen said the use of sulphur dioxide-compounds to treat food products is a practice dating back to early Egyptians and Romans.

"There a a 8 e.r 0 10 uie judge said. Sulphites are used to stop loss of nutritional value, deterioration, and browning in foods such as a a carrots, celery, green beans, horseradish, parsley, peas, green and red bell peppers pimentos, spinach, tomatoes, turnips, parsnips, and pumpkin products the General Foods "attorneys told the court. Coroner to Undergo Hernia Surgery Today Clyde (Bud) Chamberlain Dane County coroner, entered Methodist Hospital Monday for hernia surgery today after being injured in a fall on the Jr. -State Journal rholo By JUNE DIECKMANN (Of The State Journal Staff) A 23-year-old widower told a jury of seven women and five men in Circuit Court Monday about finding his wife beaten and shot to death last Jan. 19 at their Truax apartment.

Ronald Broomell, the husband, was the first prosecution witness in the trial of Virnell Hunt, 25, a former resident janitor at the 3501 Bowman St. apartments, who is charged with first degree (p i-tated) murder of Mrs. Jeanne Broomell, 22. DIST. ATTY.

James C. Boll informed the jurors in his opening statement that the state will present a video-taped confession from Hunt in which the defendant said he went to Mrs. Broom-ell's door; drew his pistol and made her undress; bound her hands and gagged her, and struck her in the face and shot her in the heart. Richard E. Lent, court-appointed counsel for Hunt, had attempted last month to have the confession barred.

Atty. Lent, a member of the Police and Fire Commission, is expected during this week's trial to attempt to discredit the confession obtained by Madison detectives. CIRCUIT JUDGE Norris Ma-loney will rule on its admissibility as evidence. The trial will resume at 9 a.m. today.

"I.thousht she was alive and I was trying everything I could to save her," Broomell told the jury. He tred mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, external heart massage, and slapped her back and Fairchild. The Madison Public Library, at the northeast corner of the block, will remain. Construction is not expected to begin until February of 1971, according to the original announcement of the project. At that time, in April, a bank official said there would be enough time to plan for the relocation of the synagogue.

HOWEVER, Rabbi Swarsensky said there was limited interest shown by members of the. Madison Jewish community. He said there is not historical continuity between the present Beth Trial Finding His VIRNELL HUNT "I WENT BACK TO give my wife more mouth-to-moulh resuscitation and one of the fire ambulance men took me in the other room and told me my wife had been shot and she was dead." Judge Maloney recessed the trial for about 20 minutes when Broomell was on the verge of tears identifying his wife's clothing, pictures, and other exhibits. Judge Maloney stressed to prospective jurors that no one with "race, creed, or color discrimination" should serve. "THE DEFENDANT is a black man.

If any one feels they cannot decide this case strictly on its merits, raise your right hand," the judge asked. No hands were raised from the 32 prospective jurors. Maloney asked the all-white group if any were members of the National Assn. for the Ad vancement of Colored People (NCAAP). None was.

He also asked it any were members of social or fraternal organizations which have all- white clauses in their charters One man said he was an Elk's Club member; a woman juror the wife of an Elk's member, and another man said he be longed to the Moose Lodge, both organizations which nationally have the clause. The Moose member, who said he did not think the lodge rules should be changed, was dis missed by Judge Maloney, also a Moose member, without fur- ther questioning. The Elk' member and wife who said they did not approve of the all-white clause, were among the 12 ju rors after both Attys. Boll and Lent had made their selections from the original 32. The jurors will be permitted to return to their homes each night during the trial.

THE JURORS are Mrs. Al bert (Coramae) Niebauer, 53, of 5201 Fairway whose husband is vice-president of Rennebohm pharmacies; Mrs. Harwood (ViAnne) Maas, 46, of 3817 Margaret an employe at Fleury's Cleaners whose husband is an employe of Madison Transit; Wayne J. Hull, 36, Cot yet, and such a commission would have to draw up criteria for landmarks designation. "Obviously not much can be done now." Dean said, adding that the synagogue has more historical heritage than Maple-s i the recently-demolished home on University Ave.

THE SYNAGOGUE IS ON a larger site planned for a hotel-bank-office complex planned by Madison Bank and Trust Co. The land will be leased, to the bank by Fiore. It includes the block bounded by W. Washington N. Henry W.

Mifflin I MRS. BROOMELL to dislodge congestion in her throat, he said. ro 0 1 1 found his wife shortly after 3 p.m. when he returned home from Central Colony Children's Hospital where he worked to fulfill his military draft obligation as a war objec tor. It was their two-year-five-month wedding anniversary "We always celebrated every month's anniversary," he told the jury.

He said there was spaghetti and sauce on the stove, bread dough rising. The radio was on, broadcasting a civil defense test, he said. "I TURNED THE radio off and immediately started talking to my wife. I thought she was in the kitchen and then I saw her." When his resuscitation attempts failed, "I ran, pounded on doors, yelling, screaming for Broomell told the jury. He said he pounded on "at least six doors, even Mr.

Hunt's it was locked." One neighbor, William Ruth, gave him his phone to call police and went outside to direct the ambulance to the Broomell apartment. neighborhood, had been asked to the meeting by Mifflin St. residents who were concerned about his plans for the land and his feelings about people who have set up tents at the park. Bandy said he would continue letting people use the park on an informal basis and was "exploring all areas" as to the future use of the land. ALD.

PAUL Soglin, Eighth Ward, who attended the meeting, said the residents wanted "people living here to control what happens here." Bandy Inspected the four houses and said he found them in "pretty bad shape." He told the residents he would make necessary improvements. I I I Amid Monday charged that Jackson! Lake Monona pier at his home hit an unidentified man, and 2213 Lakeland Ave. that when police went to arresti He said he expects to be off-him, Horn seized Officer Mi-jduty 10 days or two weeks. Dep-chael Baier by the throat and uty Coroners Ernest Ferchland threw him against the door. land Donald Scullion and For-The complaint charges thatlmer Coroner John Stevenson Mrs.

Horn tried to pull her hus-jwill handle all coroner's calls, band from the squad car. iChamberlain said. New Owner of 'People's Park' Will Let Mifflin Folks Use It Lucey Realty has sold "People's Park" on W. Mifflin St. and four adjacent houses to Western Investment Services of Wisconsin, it was learned Monday.

W. T. Bandy, manager for the new owner, met Monday night vf- lit; cff'ii 4f: r. n--- r- lit 1 ir 1 at the park with about 25 area residents to discuss what would happen to the property. The sale was made last week.

PATRICK J. Lucey, president of the company, and Democratic gubernatorial candidate, had leased the vacant lot on the 400 block of W. Mifflin to the Mifflin St. Cooperative for $1 a year, The lease recently expired, and no attempt was made by either side to renew it. Paul Hansen, vice-president of Lucey Realty, said the land had been bought as an investment and the company had been trying to sell it for the last BANDY, who manages several; other properties in the of the six-story building is $10.7 million.

THUS UW GROWS Another huge addition to the southeast corner of the University of Wisconsin campus is taking shape across W. Johnson St. from Sellery Hall. Vilas Communications Hall will house the School of Journalism, Speech Department, and studios for WHA-TV and radio. The cost.