News-Record from Neenah, Wisconsin • 1

Wisconsin State Historical Society COLUMN 2-7707 TO PHONE WANT ADS W8-J 76th Year (No. 168) Neenah-Menasha, Wisconsin Tuesday, January 7, 1958 II 1 I 2 New Machines at Sewerage Plant Go Into Use Next Week Editor's Ke: Retired Ma). Gen. Clair Chennault, who organized the famed Fly-" Ing Tigers and fought the Japanese in China before Pearl Harbor, disclosed last month he is suffering from cancer. Chennault, now head of the Chinese airline, Civil Air Transport, will return to the U.S.

Jan. 10. Here for the first time the 67-year-old general tells his own story in his units wm remove ov per vctiv burn solid sewerage material, instead of an oil fuel. Other sewerage plants, in eluding the present one in the Twin Cities, haul the sewerage solids away in (rucks to be buried in deep pits. But under the new set-up here, both refuse and solid sewerage will be burned to an ash in the same incinerator.

Old dewatering equipment now in use will be discontinued when the new filters go in op $500,000 incinerators are only 45 per cent finished, Sorensen said. About a month and a half of brickwork will be needed for them before the plant can begin operations on the anticipated opening date of Mar, 1. The new disposal plant addition will be the only one of its kind in the Midwest, the closest one like it being located in Louisville, Ky. will be unique in that it will use refuse as the fuel to A part of the new $1 million addition to the Neenah-Menasha sewerage disposal plant will begin operation next week when sewerage solids are passed through the new $85,000 de-watering equipment for the first time. The two Komline-Sanderson coilfilters will begin handling 16 tons of sewerage solids a day, PJant Superintendent Arnold N.

Sorensen reported. The four-story building which houses all new equipment is. completed, but the oviet eration next week. The new -A Deny Launching Man ,1 ft NEARLNG COMPLETION is the $1, million addition to the Neenah-Menasha disposal plant which will begin operations about Mar. 1.

The first phase of the plant will go into operation next week, however, when the $85000 coil filters whichf remove water from sewerage solids are put into use. The buildi ngTlShsing the two incinerator units costing $500,000 was completed last month. (TCNR Photo.) In Rocket I 86 AAiles Hmh More Property May Have Tried City of MenasHa Than Neenah Return Ticket for Human Into Space? Pilot-Scientists Bets On Getting Back in NewX-15 of the water from the sewerage, and the remaining sludge will be temporarily hauled away in trucks until the incinerator is ready to burn them to an ash-In order to build the two 150-ton incinerator units, 11 carloads of bricks were hauled to the site of the new plant, at the end ofGarfield ave. rn Menasha More than 50 per cent still mustbe set oh the steel frame work before the furnace is finished. kfroject to send the bullet-like X15 rocket plane at a speed of fbout 4,000 m.p.h, to an altitude 100 miles above the earth, pefhap late this yeaK As much.

I 'iscientist, a pW lot, he is now spending hours working with other engineers at the North American Aviation Co. plant here assembling I thepXIS. No one more than. he icn want the design to be right. What kind of person Is this who may become the first "space man?" Some of his random remarks give an idea: "The worst danger of flying, any kind of flying, is striking the.

ground." "I have no explanation about wanting tofly therX15I just want to. Iuon't know why peo ple do these things." He his strong feelings about doubts that man himself will not be up to space travel. One of his thoughts on that' score takes a bit of thinking about. is brazen he us to believe wel can ud a mJthine that concur ass the capabilities of man." 5-Minute Train Wait iH.Hwvii mi a lie uiaic Supreme Court ruled Uoday that the city of Madisonhad the right to limit" tp five -'minutes the time a railroad crossing could be Mocked in the city. The high court af fumed three decisions by the lower court against the Milwaukee Road for violations of a city ordinance limiting the time a crossing may be blocked.

IN TODAY'S WANT ADS Two bunk beds, crtf) and hihrh chair for sale Found black part labia dor Two bedroom apartment for rent Home for sale Phone t-7707 for Must. Tat your vegetables so you can crow up and be big and rtrong like other daddies. 17-1 1 HTT1t ou wuras. By Maj. Gen.

'Claire Chennault Written for the United Press World Copyright by United Press TAIPEI, Formosa Iff) I wanted to bet the doctors 2 to .1 that I didn't have cancer. It is a good thing that they didn't take me up on it, because I would have lost I don't know enough about cancer to be giving advice. And I don't go sounding off unless know what I'm talking iVDOUt. But I will say that everyone who has cancer, or thinks they have it, should not give up hope. And, they should have regular medical examinations.

Dr. Alton Ochsner (of New Orleans, La.) whom I consider one of the foremost cancer specialists in the United States, told me to stop smoking cigarettes, and I did fully stop. I'm still smoking my pipe. He iiguu lire OUiUJUMg 11 aitu hasn't said anything. Coughed More than Usual haven't got the slightest idea if smoking brings on cancer.

It may contribute to it, but a far as I know there's no. conclusive proof. In the summer of 1956, 1 had some stomach trouble and was coughing more than usual. But U've had bronchitis for years-and didn't pay much at- teiMgon to the coughing. I was mWaffimgtori 6n1usj-ness in August (1956) and dropped into Walter Reed Army Hospital for my annual physical check up.

The doctors, using ah X-ray, found a small spot an the upper part of my left lung. I laughed when they said it might be malignant. But they insisted that if it was a malignant tumor, I nuuiuu uc aiiuuier year. They to operate right away, mey cut out the upper lobe of my left lung. Five days later the results came back (Continued on Page 2) Woman is Killed Near Weyauwega By UNITED PRESS Deaths ftwo women late Monday raised Wisconsin's traffic toll to 11.

And the 1957 toll was In-914 with the death of Rudolph Nemec, 75, Norwalk, irl a Madison hospital. He was injured Dec. 28 near Middleton. Mrs. Mlarence Bluhm, 50, Scandinavia, was killed in a.

two-car crash just west of Weyauwega. Mrs. Delores Swette, 24, rural Weyauwega, an occu-plant of the other car, was re- turned to the hospital from which had just been discharged. Her husband was hospitalized, too. Mrs." Stanley Larson, rural Waubesa Beach, was killed a'hpTi rinr par cmachol intn an abutment on the Waubesa Road.

Authorities said she apr parentl ylost control of her vehicle. Cloudy and Warmer Wed. Clearing and cold tonight, colder south and east Wed nesday, partly cloudy and wanner. Much wanner north. Lows tonight -zero to 16 be- IUTI, aligns nnui-auj, Mi-uvti Outlook for Thursday-Most fair and wanner Wednesday, night and Thursday, except chance of light mow over extreme north Thursday.

"Scotch the Snake" MOULTRIE, Ga. (W Franklin Hackle, 12, killed a rattle-' snake in hirwwdpiie with one arrow from Hie bow he received as a Christinas present. And Failed, is Idea on Report By WALTER LOGAN United Press Correspondent An official of the Soviet Committee for Oufftmnal lations said in Moscow today that 'as far as we know, it is not true" that Russia has launched a rocket containing a man. "If it is true, it wit be pub lished, he said. The Committee for Cultural Relations is a Soviet dearing house for press (information Skepticism about the rumors whim began ca rcula tmg in Moscow Monday, also was ex pressed by a spokesman for the secretariat of the U.S.S.R.

Academy of Science. The press department of the Soviet Foreign Ministry said Chat the ministry "is not in a position to confirm jar deny the report "at the present time." The official Tass news agency, simuany uwnoatea 11 had "nothing to report" on the subject. These two are considered the two most authoritative Soviet offices accessible to newspapermen in Moscow. The possibility seemed to remain however, that some at tempt' might have been made and faded. In Washington, White House Press Secretary James C.

Hag-erty said "We have no know-ledge of the truth of these tories." 5Ie persisted in his stand "because 1 don't know whether the story is true or not." Reports Monday night said the Soviet Union had sent a man 186 miles hito space and brought him back alive. The city of Menasha used more of its property taxes for city purposes in 1957 than did Neenah, a study In the January issue of the Wisconsin Taxpay-er shows. In Menasha, the property tax rate for city purposes per thou sana dollars of full value as sessment was $7.42, while "in Neefiah, theiigujejwa J450.V Both cities would have had much higher tax rates had it not been for state income tax distribution to cities. Tables show the income tax refund to each city amounted to an additional property tax rate of. $6.12 for Menasha, and $7.82 for Neenah.

In Menasha, individual income tax refunds Kennefmas'ter is Bitten by Cat Orhaeutler, in charge of the Menasha city kennel for stray animals, is in Theda Clark hos pital for treatment of bites in fected a stray cat. The animal was killed, and its head sent to Madison to de termine whether it was suffering from rabies. Space Dog Styles TOKYO (UV A Tokyo de partment Store offered for sale today a black formal kimono decorated with likeness es of Laika, the Russian space dog, dnstead of 1 traditional Japanese family symbols. with the unchanging problem of building a strong country, not a strong military force alone," Johnson said. Johnson said Congress "can not ignore" the problems of the unemployed, the farmers, school or the prob- lems of housing, credit, small business and conservation of natural resources, New Congress Facing Space Age Survival WASHINGTON (W The second session of the 85th Con gress plunged headfirst today into the greatest issue before it survival of America in the age of space Before the new session con vened at 11 a.

ta. c.s.t Presi- dent Eisenhower briefed House and Senate Republican leaders on the program he will present to Congress Thursday for combating "Communist imperial ism." At about the same time, Sen ate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson sounded a warning that the nation which controls space will exercise "total con trol oVer the earth. The President began his of ficiai day by attending special prayer service for the new session of the Congress. Then for two hours he went over "with his legislative leaders his forthcoming State of the Union and budget messages.

The President was quoted as forecasting that 1958 will be a bejter year economically fot America than 1957 was. Senate Republican Leader William F. Knowland said after the White House conference that the State of the Union message whl be a statement of "the pjsition of the United States today and how to meet the threat of Communist imperialism." Republican leader Knowland said that "we should' put the interests of the country above narrow partisan interests." Speaking for Senate Democrats, Johnson said the new session of Congress faces many grave issues besides the battle for space supremacy. "However urgent these mill tary problems may be we are By DAN HANLEY JR. United Press Correspondent WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis.

HP h- "Butcher-ghoul" Ed Gein today began a probable lifetime term in a mental institution following a judge's ruling the admitted woman killer and grave robber' was insane. The decision stirred resentment in the shy bachelor fanner's home town 6f Plainfield, and Circuit Judge Herbert Bunde termed the ruling "the toughest I've had to make." Gein was whisked to the Central State Hospital for the criminally insane at Waupun, last night shortly after the ruling. Sheriff Art Schley, who made'the high speed trip with Goodbye, Tax Spent for accounted for the equivalent of $2.70 in tax rate, and corpora' tion refunds the remaining $3.42 equivalent i Neenah figures are $5.54 from' individual income taxes, and $2.28 from corporate taxes The study also shows that 41 Wisconsin cities received more revenue from the income-' tax than.trom their locally iletied property tax. Farm Crisis, Demo Topic A talk on "The Farm Crisis" will be given by Martin Salm, Chilton farmer, at the Oshkosh VFW club hall on 17th st. near Oregon st.

at 8 p. m. Wednes day. Salm, a former field repre sentative of the department of agriculture, has recently made two trips to Germany on behalf of the war department and operates a 160 acre farm in Calu met county. Refreshments will be served after the talk.

The January meeting of the Democratic party of Winnebago county will convene after the refreshment period. Principal items on the agenda are the recently started membership drive and discussion of the social and fund raising program, accord ing to Herbert Pitz, party chair man. Bulletin TOWANDA, Pa. nP A loaded school bus crashed through a bridge and fell 25 feet into the Susquehanna River at nearby Wysox today but only a few of the 41 elementary school pupils aboard suffered minor injuries. the difference between right and wrong and therefore was legally sane.

Wisconsin Atty. General Stewart Honeck, who took personal charge of the prosecution, demanded Gein be punished for murder. Honeck later indicated, however, he would not appeal the ruling. Gein's attorney previously, had entered an innocent plea by reason of insanity to an Indictment charging Gein with one of the two slayings. The attorney, William Belter, said he was happy with Bunde's decision.

The courtroom, which had been crowded at the start of the hearing, thinned out as the Informed sources in Wash ington said the S. Joint Chiefs of Staff received word of the Moscow rumoryseveral hours before they were made public. The reports came from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the informants said The Russians usually are less than reluctant to announce they have beaten the West in any scientific fields, but they have kept silent. There was no mention of such a feat in Moscow Radio broadcasts andd the official Moscow papers said nothing about it. U.

P. Correspondent Henry bhapiro quoted Russian scientists as saying no missile or satellite would be shot with a human being in it until it was certain the person could be re turned to earth alive. But the persistence of the reports led to belief the. experimental firing might have miscued and that the man in flhe missile did survive. That might explain Soviet re luctance to announce such a feat.

"Quite Fantastic- Typical reaction to the re-ports came from Prof. A. C. B. Lovell, 'director Nf Britain's (Continued on page 8) DULLES SERVES IKE COMMUNION 7 WASHINGTON On Secrp.

tag? of State John Foster Dulles servea Holy Communion to President Eisenhower today at a special prayer service held shortly before the reconvening of Congress. The service, at the National Presbyterian Church, was attended by the President's Cab inet and members of the House and Senate. It was held under the auspices of the Presbyter ian church'm the United States of America in cooperation with the National Council of Church es and the churches of the Washington area. hearing began to determine whether he was legally sane to stand trial for Wisconsin's most shocking criminal case. But he became extremely, agitated twice during the proceedings and had to be led fiom the courtroom near collapse.

Two psychiatrists teiified Gein believed he was "ordained by God" to kill and that he had robbed a dozen graves to obtain skulls and face masks to "substitute human parts for the companionship of human beings." Dr. Edward Scfiubert, superintendent of the Waupun hospital who testified Gein had been "chronically mentally de INGLEWOOD, Calif. (TO Scott Crossfield, 36, a small man with black eyes and black hair, has a good chance of being the first human being to enter space. What does he think hh chances are of coming back? "Ninety nine per cent," saya Crossfield. That Is how confident this veteran test pilot is about the Bury Victims, Study Blasts MADISON OB Investiga tions continued today Into the disaster which caused $500,000 damage from four gas blasts here Sunday morning.

Funeral services for William McGrath, 63, and wife. Gladys, 54, were held this morning at St. Raphael's Cath edral, five blocks from whe their home was completely de stroyed by one explosion. were buried at Resurrec; fion Cemetery. 'Experts are reasonably re that a faulty pressure yraj ing valve caused the exploi but want to find out posr The valve's failure apparently let gas of 125-pounds pressure into lines equipped for 30 pounds.

Workmen at the main gas plant were correcting the failure when the first blast lent off, Investigations being made by the state Public Service Commission, Madison Gas and Electric Co and the Madison Fire Department's fire prevention bureau. Prison ranged for at least 12 years," and Dr. Milton Millet, University of "Wisconsin psychology professor, backed the de. fehse contention that Geinw-as legally insane. The third expert, Dr.

Edward Burns of the University of Wisconsin, supported Ho-neck's argument that Gein was rational and knew the difference between right and wrong. Majl-Order Missile MARYKNOLL, N. Y. flrf Since the advent of the nik, many orders coming the MarykiKHI Catholic on for its new missal ask "The'Maryknofl for issd jfftfl Gein! Mqd Butcher to Criminally Insane Gein stopped only once -at nearby Wautoma to pick up some of Gein's belongings. Bunde, in ordering the 51-year-old murderer of two women to the state hospital, said Gein probably will never see the outside world again.

Gein had been held at the. hospital for observation most of the time since his rambling "house of horrors" was discovered. The hearing was delayed when Gein, who sat through most of the proceedings with a twisted smile on his lips twice approached collapse. Two psychiatrists testified Gein was legally insane, but a third said that although Gein was medically insane he knew day progressed and there was no demonstration as Gein was led out. In Plainfield, village President Harold Collins said Gein's former neighbors were "ex-t 1 disappointed" by Bunde's decision.

"The people of my town feel that the normal path of justice has been detoured," Collins said. He added that Plainfield residents feared Gein eventually would be freed despite Bunde's stater ment that the frail killer prob-sbly would spend the rest of his life in the hospital. Gein, known as the "butcher of Plainfield," appeared smiling and confident when (the.