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WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1960 PAGE 12, SECTION 1 Dial Alpine 6-3111 Dust-Size Satellites Bishops Get Good Odds on Machine Burlington's Rev. Schadeberg Form Earth Ring PASADENA, Calif. (UPD-The DALLAS (UPD-The soft drink machine went haywire at St Matthews Episcopal Cathedral last Explorer I satellite has discovered that the earth literally week and it's getting better all has millions of tiny satellites in the time. the form of cosmic dust particles, the jet propulsion laboratory of the California Institute of Technology announced Saturday. Dr.

Albert Hibbs, chief of the Dignified church officials at-tending the House of Bishops conference got quite a kick out of the mixed-up machine. The first day, for example, it was kicking out two bottles for the price of one. The next day the score was betterthree for one. And Thursday, it really went off the deep end, sending four bottles clanking division of space sciences, said that the pin-head size microme- teorites appear to form a belt 1st District Congressman Visits Church After Victory By RICHARD W. VESEY (Start Journal Staff Writir) around the earth starting about 100 miles above the atmosphere and extending out several thou sand miles.

down one after another. BURLINGTON There were no boisterous victory toasts here Nov. 9 when the Rev. Henry C. Schadeberg won election as the next congressman from the First district.

The particles come in from outer space, are trapped by the atmosphere into elongated orbits, and circle the earth for perhaps thousands of times, Hibbs said. Then they fall into the atmosphere and burn up, but are replaced by other incoming Instead, he and a large group of friends and campaign workers went to his Plymouth Congregational Church for prayers, Schadeberg watched the returns in the election center on Geneva st. When victory was certain I about 1:35 a. m. he scribbled a hasty "thank you" note for the Burlington Standard-Press' election edition and went to his SPECDAL PURCHASE ilft' t'yf y1 im i mum Vfev 0 church to conduct the service.

'Real Challenge' "Winning was almost an anti climax," he told a Wisconsin State Journal reporter last week before leaving for Washington, where he is house hunting. "I'm humbled that I won. Now I face real challenges," he said The celebration of a political Victory by kneeling in prayer is 'How' and 'Why' of Pastor's. Upset EDITOR'S NOTE The Rev. Henry C.

Schadeberg, a political unknown, a small-town Congregational minister running as a Republican, last week defeated Democratic Rep. Gerald T. Flynn's bid for reelection to the from the First congressional district The vote was 96,470 to Flynn's 86,982. Few politically aware persons foresaw or expected Schadeberg's victory in the area covering Green, Rock Walworth, Racine, and Kenosha counties. That he did win poses the obvious question: How? And then another: Why? This story probes the reasons and speculates about that victory.

district associated in similar businesses and plugged for Schade not typical of American or Wis. consin politics. But neither is the candidate "typical." Nor, by any VIaW. Brown or modern standards, was his vic tory, measured by means or me dians most people and politicians consider orthodox. The key to Schadeberg's victory lies within the connotation of a single word ideal.

Schadeberg was an "ideal" candidate, never resorting to personalities (refusing to do so, in fact) On the floor is the family pet, Sparkle. The home the family now lives in is the third built by Schadeberg in his spare time. He learned the stonemason and bricklaying trade from his father in Manitowoc before he started studying for the ministry at Carroll College, Waukesha, when he turned 2L Stat Journal Photo berg. No one asked him, either, Spitzer said; Mathews volun FAMILY PORTRAIT The Rev. and new Rep.

Henry C. "Schadeberg poses with his family in their home at 383 Emerson st, Burlington. From left are Christine, 12, a seventh grader; Ramona, 7, in second grade; Schadeberg; Mrs. Schadeberg, the former Ruth Hamilton of Waukesha; daughter Nancy, a high school junior; and Dudley, 18, a senior. and campaigning solely on "big issues" peace, the challenge of communism, and the dignity and teered.

Roy Writen, who heads a Bur rights of the individual. Suggests No Reforms lington dairy products firm, trudged in and out of restau These issues are mighty unspe- Jack and Bobby Both rants delivering "Vote for Schade cific. But when Schadeberg speaks berg" place mats. And he stood Hand-Sewn Hurt While Swimming PALM BEACH, Fla. (UPD- on chilly Janesville street corners of them, he does Personal Popularity Pays Off for Former 'Political Unknown handing out campaign literature.

so with ferv or, President-elect John F. Kennedy mm He, too, was a volunteer. with catching conviction; and with and his brother, Robert, suffered swimming accidents this week in REPORT Ray Hoffman stepped forward and wrote dozens of letters in a fsm a a ermmauon separate oceans. rebel against a government we BURLINGTON The Rev. Henry C.

Schadeberg is a political '2 which con vinced Moccasins Genuine hand-sewn leisure moccasin construction with long wearing flexible soles. In our opinion, these are $13.95 values! blitz mail campaign. John Round-tree, a farmer from Kansasville, unknown outside his First Congressional district, his backers and happen to back, then the people, in effect, rebel against us, too, Acting Press Secretary Donald M. Wilson told newsmen the President-elect scratched his back on But he is well-known now that he is congressman-elect and and his wife hand-wrote 18 letters the majority of "Likewise, it is not enough for through the 15 years he -has lived to people they knew in the dis voters that "here is THE man in Burlington. us to give help to people to make a living.

We also must give them trict urging a vote for Schade for us in Washington. a rock several days ago while swimming in the Atlantic surf at the Kennedy family's Palm Beach curity for themselves than the freedom they had just won for The backing he received dur berg. During the primary where he something to live for. ing his campaign against Rep. defeated two well-known Republl estate.

all. "So I got the feeling that Amer "Freedom and hope is the one William E. Branen, editor of the Burlington Standard-Press said there were, by count, 399 can candidates and during the Gerald T. Flynn (D-Racine) was to a great extent a reflection of thing we have to offer to the Wilson stressed "it was just a icans felt that government was general election, Schadeberg rare his personal popularity in his scratch." Robert suffered a strained neck someone eise Business, eopie persons who took active and con world." On His Campaign home town. ly mentioned specific issues and then mostly in general terms too often are too busy making tinuous part in the Schadeberg ligament Friday while skin diving Thiswas achieved through (See accompanying other things work and not making government work.

in the Pacific off Acapulco, where years ot active church work, Olson fifj)2 7 Wy ifw Pinckney Veerhuien I I ft St. He suggested no "reforms." On the contrary, he admitted and he is vacationing with his wife. through much civic enterprise with campaign throughout the district. They started work in July and didn't quite until Nov. 7.

What They Did He also is "scared" of creep "No' one in my campaign that I know of expects any rewards for their help to me. I want no personal gain. I will stand for many organizations, some of still emphasizes that he knows ing socialism." He uses the term in rather non-politician connota to do it with determination: Get them, up until the campaign, strictly non-political. This group didn't include 40 oth reelection if the people want me the facts, weigh them, and then er men and women, mostly from tions. "Creeping socialism to him means that the individual in little about the political ins and out in the- national capital.

"I'm going there to get facts first, and then I'll speak about issues," he He recently gave a Wisconsin speak with authority. Burlington, who became members State Journal reporter a two-hour I admit I do not have much technical knowledge of goings-on in Washington. But I intend to recent years was satisfied to "Politics is people. People vote. transfer responsibility for his I think a lot of politicians are out interview in which he summed up the issues about which he spoke of the minister's personal campaign group.

They drove Schadeberg to said. Here's what he told the Bur follow the following course andl own welfare from himself to his of touch with people." before and during his campaign. government." speaking engagements, distri WEHRMANN'S TRAVEL SHOP lington Rotary club, of which he is a past-president, when it ap buted literature, and ran errands plauded his victory at its meet The On Freedom "One of my big frustrations Their schedules were so efficient; ing at the White Oaks restaurant that Schadeberg estimates he last week: shook hands with at least 30,000 was seeing people (soldiers and This tendency, he believes, helps destroy a person's sense of responsibility to himself. Loss of this sense sows the seeds of a nation's ultimate destruction, he said. On Church, State The church and state must remain separate, Schadeberg em "Thank you fellows and thank your wives who worked day in and day out.

It was in the spirit of love and great dedication. I sailors heading home after World War II when he was a Navy chaplain) more interested in se- persons and never missed a scheduled speech. And he was late for only one meeting, and then only by 15 hope and pray that I can fulfill minutes. the job in the way you expect matenalized," he said. Schadeberg said he never heard reli Another factor: Burlington resi dents contributed $8,000 in nickels, Fashion in Hand In style-conscious colors, these new-season handbags have a smart look ivherever you go.

gion mentioned once during his it to be done." Honest and Frank And then this sentence which phasized. But that doesn't mean.i he said, that a man's faith and; government should be separated.) "Our government was founded on: ideals of the Christian faith, and campaign. dimes, $1 bills, and an occasional $5 to finance Schadeberg's primary campaign. There's even better proof than this found in the Burlington vote is a key to Schadeberg's honesty Because of the tremendous vol returns. Schadeberg carried his to separate such faith from gov-; unteer help, only $250 was needed ernment is unthinkable.

home town by a 3 to 1 margin "A church is an institution by xei me city, in wnicn 98.4 per cent of its registered voters cast ballots, has a population (5,000 itself; a government is an institution by itself. They have separate entities and therefore must plus) that is 56 per cent Catholic, Branen said. for. expenses during the general election campaign. Considerable additional funds, of course, were spent on Schadeberg's behalf from an allotment from the state Republican party.

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$25.95 plus $2.60 Ux Hopes to Return What comes next? Branen said that Schadeberg's On Politics "My children, I learned from talks with them, seemed to have gotten the idea that politics is A Sharp Lesson This is not to say political dirty. If people hold politics to next move also is rather unorthodox at least in the district. Schadeberg already has plans to set up about eight committees composed of "experts, laymen, or both" from through and also the frankness of a political newcomer: "Things may not always work out well (in Washington), and, if you think that I voted wrong, please consider it a mistake of judgment, not of the heart." When last have you heard a political candidate admit, even before he took office, that he was fallible, human, and could make a mistake? It was this frankness, this admission of being human, coupled with a driving, friendly, and humble personality, 'that enabled Schadeberg to recruit a battalion of volunteers who helped him win. Or, as one of Schadeberg's backers said to this reporter during his visit: "My friend, the people have taken over the government," No Active Interest And how they did is best explained by examples gleaned from dozens mentioned. scarcasm and people think politics dirty, then government is a failure, and if government is go out the district.

The committees ing to be a failure, what future is there for my children? knowhow was lacking. If anything, the job boiled down to one of master planning. But the outstanding factor of the victory lies in the spirited, enthusiastic work done by the political rookies on behalf of another political rookie. will represent various interests I went into the campaign to labor, management, agriculture, small business, manufacturing, and others yet to be prove that politics can be upright, clean, and honest. I did not go into the campaign to smear And that it was successful Schadeberg hopes to return to or question a man's integrity.

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Our great Kennedy Democrats. The Democrats offered to help Schade port their findings to Schadeberg. est enemy is communism and its I jj 2D i ill berg's campaign, Branen said. attempt at world domination, the Murphy Products sat next to this reporter during the luncheon. Spitzer, one of the prime leaders in Schadeberg's campaign, pointed to people also seated at the long table.

None of them, later by their This way Schadeberg hopes to keep in close touch with the voters. In addition, he plans to The offer was not repudiated; "We are foolish to let, little by nor was it refused. The group took a different course, Branen conduct traditional "office hours' little, these Communist acts go past us. If we discover cancer in in all the communities scattered said. They "neutralized" the in the five counties of his district.

own admissions, had taken active group: They told the Democratic The chief problem, now that interest in politics before. One its infant stage, we can cure it. I consider the welfare state similar to this stage of cancer. "Later, as the cancer advances, it becomes more difficult to cure. volunteers that the best way they could help Schadeberg was, in ef admitted he sometimes didn't! the initial victory has been won, is to keep the enthusiasm of the even vole.

fect, to lie in the weeds until Schadeberg backers high, to keep But they caught the Schadeberg the campaign was over. them active and in fighting trim pirit. And here's what happened: This is roughly equivalent to socialism. Then there's incurable cancer. That's communism.

Small Medium Large Religious Issue? $10.95 plui (1.10 tax $12.95 plui $1.30 tax $15.95 plui ll.M ta Carl Treichel made 20 car tops for the next campaign. Fight for Issue The silence of what could have plugging Schadeberg's candidacy. No one asked him, Spitzer said; Schadeberg said he will stand been a vocal opposition was most "There is no complete political answer to communism. "The basic struggle, after all, is not communism, but whether he just went ahead and built effective. And no one was par for reelection "if the people want me." ticularly embarrassed either, fill ti fit them.

Ed Austin wrote letters to fellow educators in the district ask Branen said. the individual shall be free or whether we shall have collectiv Another obvious question: Was He has no intentions of making politics a career but will stay in Washington to fight for the issues which got him into -the battle in there any religious issue injected ism which is the forerunner of ing them to back Schadeberg. No one asked Austin to write the letters; he did it, in fact, without communism. into the campaign? Schadeberg is an ordained and active Con the first place. gregational minister (until Jan.

On Foreign Aid We get into trouble time and anyone's knowlcdgei More Volunteers 1); Flynn is a Roman Catholic, "More people should take part in politics, take more interest in their country, fight 'creeping and restore the dignity TRAVEL SHOP 508 State Street tune again with our foreign policy because we back governments. Branen said that a religious "problem" was anticipated and IN THE HANDBAG DEPT. AT Willard Mathews, a hatchery of the individual, he said. expected to develop. "But it never rather than people.

When people! man, contacted everyone in the.

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