Kenosha News from Kenosha, Wisconsin • 1

U- The Weather- Mostly Fair Today To night? and Sunday Low 33-82 High-78-83 YOL- 249 10 PAGES KENOSHA WISCONSIN SATURDAY AUGUST 13 1955 10 PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS and UnbhR Parties auk Expect Big Fair Weekend Ideal weather continued for the third day of the county fair at Wilmot today and fair officials anticipated a large crowd of week end fair-goers Top attractions at the fair today were a parade scheduled for 2 this afternoon and stock car races at 8 this evening Judging of Holsteins began 8 this morning and poultry judg Death Takes Pfennig 84ta: Gvic leader Ulve oth Charles Pfennig 84 6027 7th Ave who served Kenosha as' mayor sheriff alderman council Of Situation Contract talks at Detroit between American Motors Corporation and the CIO United Auto Workers were recessed early this morning until the new midnight Sept 1 Following is a statement by Edward Cushman vice-president American Motors Corp: Motors continued its willingness to equal Gen- Motors wage rates fringe Korean Chief LiftsDomand Seeks Peace Seoul UFi President Syngman Rhee tonight lifted the midnight deadline of his ultimatum demand for neu tral nations truce supervisors to get out of Korea He advised against violent demonstrations Rhee said he acted on assurance from Assistant Secretary of State Walter Robertson that the government make efforts soon" to seek peaceful withdrawal of the four-nation truce commission He said Robertson gave the assurance in a letter Urges Patience people at this time should be patient about everything" Rhee said ina statement might be misunderstood if the demonstrations continued until all the- members of the neutral nations supervisory commission leave 1 statement broadcast In Korea two hours before the midnight deadline was released by the government office of public information It followed three mob assaults on the Wolml Island truce team compound in Inchon Harbor The last two attacks were stopped at a band bag barricade thrown across a causeway linking the Wolml to the mainland Riotous Korean demonstrations and assanlta on true team compounds In the past week Rave injured 22 soldiers and about 199 Koreans A screaming mob of 3000 Koreans assaulted the gates of truce team compound at Kang-nung on the east coast yesterday One Korean was wounded as troops fought them off with tear gu and acattered gun fire -o The 8th Army said the 22- year-old demonstrator was hurt Korean police said he wu critically injured At Kunsan on the west coast 200 demonstrators clashed briefly with guards lobbying tear gu grenades In Seoul 2000 students marched through downtown streets carrying banners reading and Polish spies get out of Korea" They milled and shouted two hours then broke up1 without major incident Elsewhere in the country there were only minor demonstrations Sees 'Worst' School Status x- Sr 4 I Russia Will Cut Strength Of Military Moscow ill Russia an-i nounced today it will cut its armed forces strength by 640-000 men within four months 1 It was the first massive Soviet demobilization order since World War II The announcement by Tass the Soviet news agency said the move was prompted by recent world developments which show a certain of international It said the demobilization of army and navy' personnel is to be achieved by Dec 15 Previously the Soviets said they would discharge some 43-000 troops withdrawn from Austrian occupation duty It was not known if these would be included in the 640000 announced today Despite the proposed cut Russia will still have a marked edge over the United States in number' of military personnel Western military' experts put the ground strength of Russia and its satellites at 414 million with another 114 million in the Communist air forces The United States has an armed force of just under three million American officials saw little likelihood of any further cuts in forces in the foreseeable future despite the reported plan to slash Soviet military manpower They'polnted out that even if the Soviet reduction of 640000 men by Dec 13 goes into effect it still would leave Russia by far the leader in overall troop strength i Lighthouse 89 Year Old Lighthouse Traditional Kenosha Landmark Now for Sale 4 Lutherans At Session Saginaw Mich IB Delegates to the 33rd biennial convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin and other states took under consideration today a plea by a spokesman for the Missouri Synod for continued unity between the two groups In an Unscheduled appearance Dr John Behnken of SL Louis president of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod told convenUon delegates Friday of the Missouri Synod cannot think of severing Delegates are to decide at the convenUon whether to sever religious Ues shared since 1872 with the Missouri Synod At issue is the Wisconsin group's objection that the Missouri Synod engages in joint prayer with other Lutherans participates In military chaplaincy and sponsors Boy Scout troops 1 Against Scont Oath The Wisconsin Synod says the Scout oath refers to God in loose rather a speclfic terms thus allowing varying in-terpretaUons He noted that the Wisconsin Synod had not accused the Missouri group of but rather pracUce" turned into Chesapeake Bay during the night just when forecasters were expecting it to plunge up the coast with increased strength and speed What looked at midnight like a serious threat to New England turned out to be a false scare Reported then as being in the open Atlantic and-heaik ed toward Nantucket Mast the storm Was later spotted in the bay And ft was losing rather than gaining force as predicted Grim Statistics 'Added Before inland travel began tapping Its strength this highly erratic whizzer added aome grim new statistics to the record of eaused death and destruction on the eastern seaboard i It crept ashore below Cape Hatteras Friday after spinning for two days with the mainland just out of range Heavy seas towering tides and floods kicked up by its 80-mile-an-hour winds played havoc as far north as New York 1898 had been ill for some time His civic career began with his election as alderman in 1900 and in 1902 he was elected mayor Pfennig became sheriff in 1906 served as assembly-man in 1912 and at the same time was a member of the board of health He was elected mayor again in 1916 During World War I he served as chairman of the draft board Pfennig was named to eity council in 1928 and in 1930 became council presidenL It is recalled that he was also active in the old volunteer fire departmenL Pfennig was born in Neenah Wis Jan22 1871 the son of the late Mr and Mrs Charles Pfennig He came to Kenosha in 1872 and had lived here since that time receiving his education in Kenosha schools Had Many Interests As a young man he worked in his grocery store and entered the insurance and real estate business in 1898 He was president of Terrace Court Corp a director of the Brown National Bank and president of the Greenrldge Cemetery Association for the past 12 years He was a member of the Salvation Army board the Elks club and Modern Woodmen of (Cntlm4 ro Sana) jest ever recorded in that city Washington got what the weather bureau described as the total" of 659 Inches Four students from Thailand died when their car plunged Into the swollen Rock Creek after a crash Red Cross at Work The Red Cross reported that It is taking care of more than 14000 atorm refugee along the eastern seaboard The heavy winds and rain played havoc with traffic and homeowners Slippery roads and poor visibility caused numerous accidents In some areas highways were washed out In tho New York metropolitan area more than 100009 homes were without electricity Some 1000 persons were evacuated from their homes In Connecticut along Long Island Sound In anticipation of rising waters Connie who has outguessed the experts as often not Hurricane Connie Bows Out With Flourish Killing 30 ing got under way at 9 a Highlighting the fair yesterday were the 4-H fatstock sale in the afternoon and the all-star variety show in the evening Both events were well attended The 4-H fatstock sale topped the all previous recorda with I the highest prices ever paid daring the 33-year history of the fair Top price of 77 cents a pouad'wu paid for the grand champion uld by Ina Rutland' Faria tojrashlp Her 993-pound junior yearling Shorthorn wu purchased by the Wisconsin Packing Company of Milwaukee for Mlckel-berry Beef Sticks for 973313 Tjie reserve champion a 1000-pound junior yearling Hereford sold by Donna LeeL Somers township brought SO cents a pound It was purchased by Wolff Brothers of Antioch for 9500 re sale of other prize animals included an 810-pound summer yearling owned by Michael Butl-land Paris township to Dr and Mrs Herbert Lothe Bristol at 39 cents a pound and a 1101-pound Angus owned by Roger Van Slochteren Bristol township to Farm Auction Service Lake Geneva at 27 cents a pound Two lambs were also sold a new feature in the fatstock ule this year Bill Dabbs Truesdell sold a 103-pound animal and LeRoy Remer Slades Corners sold a 90-pound lamb Both went at 23 cents a pound A total of 29 animals were uld by the 4 HT youngsters with the ataregb price received 23J1 cents a pound The current market price for choice yearling beef Is 23J to 24 cents a pound Other buyers at the sale included the Antioch Packing Company four animals Bristol Locker Company five animals Clough Cook and Company Milwaukee two animals Kriska Meat Market WUmot A1 Lois Feed Company Bassett Ed Robers Paris Mrs Charles Butland Paris and Charles Doer-flinger Somers Auctioneers who donated their services for the sale were Ed Robers Paris Earl Elfers Salem Marvin Radditx Bristol and Gilbert Haisma Salem No special events are scheduled for Sunday morning although the gates will be open at 8 am The Bar Rodeo will perform at 2 and 8 pm and the 4-H livestock parade will be held in front of the grandstand at 7 pm State CIO Hits Business Group Milwaukee The Wisconsin CIO today lashed out at the State Chamber of Commerce which haa called for enactment of a to work" law in Wisconsin The state CIO sai the absence of collective bargaining all the rights an individual worker has under right to work laws and under present industrial systems is the right to go from employer to employer in search of work and to accept any job which may be offered under terms and conditions prescribed by the employer" The CIO said the Chamber of Commerce is backing legislation outlawing the closed shop so that employers can out into the open market without hindrance and bid for workers on the sharpest terms" j-r The Ueaiher A pleasant week end was in store for southeastern Wisconsin residents while the Eastern seaboard felt the wrath of Hurricane Connie and kept a wary eye out for Diane Predictions for Sunday forecast not much change in temperature with a high of between 80 and 88 in this area Sunny skies and low humidity added to the bright weather outlook At noon today it was a comfortable 78 in downtown Kenosha Ideal weather prevailed throughout most of the state The low for the 24-hour periodwas 43 at Lone Rock The high Friday was 83 aL LaCrosse benefits contract provisions and practices as negotiations between the company and the union were suspended at 3 am Saturday "The UAW-CIO continued to demand a pattern-plus settlement under which American Motors would be forced to add General Motors-type package of approximately 21 cents to ex-tnkgpst burdens already borne by the company as the result of previous contract inequities Prior to the recent GM-UAW agreemenL American Motors contracts wth the union resulted In higher wages and fringe benefits- for AMC enployees than enjoyed by Big Three employees and the noneconomic agreements have been more liberal and costly than those of the Big Three the beginning of the negotiations American Motors has sought the end of pattern-plus agreements under which the company has been competitively penalized by cost burdens in execss of those asked of Big Three companies Fins the company stated its willingness to match GM the union continued its pattern-plus demands which resulted in the suspension of negotiations shortly after contracts expired at 12 am Saturday an effort to reach overall settlement in both local working agreements and the national economic agreemenL tha company agreed to initially negotiate tentative local working agreements and then the national economic agreemenL this arrangemenL tentative local Working agreement had been reached with Detroit Hudson Local 134 El Segundo (Calif) Local 1021 and with Kenosha Local 72 which haa a larger membership than all other AMC local combined However Milwaukee Local 73 would not agree to the work standards provision which -the big Kenosha local had agreed to continue for three years nor to the' language in their present1 contracL Grand Raplda Local 206 also demanded restrictive work standards provisions that are not contained in the General Motors and Ford contracts' 3 am Saturday the company accepted the union proposal that contracts be extended to midnight SepL 1 Negotiations will be resumed at 'the Veterans Mememortal building in Detroit at 9 am Tuesday Aug Statement by Uolon The following statement was released today by Leonard Woodcock vice president of the UAW-CIO recess In negotiations between the UAW-CIO and the American Motors Corporation will give AMC a chance to reconsider its low horsepower offer 4 AMC offer on the table at the time negotiations recessed would cost American Motors Only 86 cents an hour during the first year of the contracL of the key obstacles to a peaceful settlement of the issues in dispute is the obvious attempt by AMC to postpone meeting its obligation to its workers as long as possiblel'Thel 8 6 cents foj the first in eluding five cents for a guaranteed annual wage utterly fails to meet the needs of AMC workers -v Areas of Dispute are four principle areas of dispute: 1 AMC offers a straight 3- cent Improvement factor this year It agrees to the Ford-GM pattern of six cents or 219 per cent only for the last two years of the contracL 2 It seeks to postpone Its pension obligations by two years and then to chisel drastically on pensions It offers no increase at all for the first two years nothing to workers retired now and also no increase to porkers who might retire in the next two years Further whenjthe Increase did go into effect it would apply only to future years of service credit not past credit! 3 AMC seek to imstpone by 1 ICMUNM4 STMl 'I'- i I V7 for Sale In 1847 bids were taken for a federal lighthouse on Washington Island (now Simmons Island) Thia makeshift lighthouse cost 960 but was replaced in 1866 by the new lighthouse which is mow property Today the Coast Guard operates three lights the main lighthouse on the north pier with its signal light and flashing lights on the south pier and the north breakwater When these lights were installed in the earlier part of the century the beacon on top of the island wu turned off Even the use for storm warnings was discontinued in 1933 when the Coast Guard began Issuing storm warnings directly to interested agencies During the busiest days the lighthouse watched ever many heroic rescues from the fury of the water Hero of several wu CapL Benjamin Cameron commander of the Kenosha lifeboat station One of the first disasters to occur after the tower was erected in 1866 happened less than a quarter of a mile away It was on April 8 1874 when two fishing boats trying to return to the harbor in a gale were capsized and eight Kenosha fishermen lost their lives while hundreds watched from shore The boats went down a few hundred yards from the harbor entrance Those lost were Henry Borkenhagen Fred Borken-hagen Gust Raether August Kemp Charles Shrunk John and Joseph Arndt Christian Hansen and Christian Jensen When the schooner William Hinsdale became stranded three miles off port during a northwest blizzard the four members of its crew lashed themselves to the rigging The date wu Dec 10 1873 CapL Cameron led his men in their lifeboat through a formidable ice barrier to the stranded ship There he mounted the rigging and unlashed the men handing them over to the coast guardsmen who brought them ufe to shore If the lighthouse conld talk it might recall Nov 12 1981 when six men and one woman were saved just before their ship sank from view 19 miles off shore Or it might remember Nov IS 1883 when the crew of the schooner Rockaway wu rescued after being adrift 19 miles off shore for 48 hours without food or water and In freezing weather was on Dec 7 1893 when the scow Harry Johnson was wrecked near the breakwater during the worst midwinter storm in many years CapL 4CoUmS'at Ft Tw) By VERNA GREGORY Want to set up light housekeeping? Then youTi be interested in the offer of a lighthouse tower for sale Standing proudly atop hill on Simmons Island the lighthouse watches over Kenosha and Lake Michigan Its beacon lights have guided many a sailing ship into the harbor of Kenosha Since Its birth in 1866 it has watched the rise and fall of Kenosha harbor as a center of commerce It has seen loads of produce come in and go out when water shipping tyvas one of the chief means of transportation in Kenosha Jj- Tragedles an the water have occurred within its sight bat it has witnessed the crowds flocking to fun at Simmons Island beach and yachtsmen with their power and saUboats cruising in and out of the harbor Its circular brick walls are four feet thick Its three windows are all dusty Its door is weatherbeaten Inside it is empty except for a winding staircase It stands on a piece of land exactly its own size entirely surrounded by city property This old landmark is now being auctioned off by the federal government as surplus property 1 The tower may remain as an historiclandmark City Manager Richard Custer plans to ask city council for permission to submit a bid to the General Services Administration Chicago so the city may preserve it In front of the lighthouse Is a residence 3117 4th Ave Now owned by the city and rented to a family the home served for many years as the lighthouse house One lighthouse keeper still living in Kenosha is Fred Bennett 86 1819 38th St who came to the home in 1917 There he joined Charles E' Young father of Clinton Young who was lighthouse keeper for 37 years from 1903 to 1942 In 1942 the Lighthouse Service turned over the job of-keeping lighthouses to the Coast Guard The old tower continued in use as a storm warning signal but land surrounding it wu deeded to the city First primitive lighthouse built here to guide the sailing ships was the stump of an old oak tree Settlers in the cut down the oak leaving a 10-foot stump-Atopft they built a stone and each night a wood fire was built to send a light the water Volunteers guarded the fire each night -Fort Wayne Ind The classroom and teacher Shortage in history" this fall was predicted today by Carl Megel Chicago president of the AFL American Federation Of Teachers low salaries are the principal reason for the shortage many dedicateLAeachers have quit simply because they feel they cannot work adequately under existing conditions" Megel told the AFL executive counclL The federation's five-day convention opens here Monday Sees No Protection Megel said 73 per cent of teachers have no job tenure protection merely holding their jobs from year to year is an increas-i factor" he complained number of teachers fired for nebulous reasons this year in the face of the shortages appears Megel uld an AFT survey shows 330000 to 300000 more classrooms are needed and added: is becoming more and more apparent that the states and communities are in need of physical and financial help and Discover Will Of Dead Sailor Port Angeles Wash A last will and testament scribbled by a lonely mariner whose dreams of many years of sailing around the world ended in tragedy was found Friday The brief document was in a book in the cabin of the small boat in which Ladlslav A Dvorak 61 was found shot to death three days ago His 27-footer the Dehelusay was wedged in rocks within 23 miles of where the Strait of Juan de Fuca opens into the Pacific had sailed from Seattle The will read: Was in the jap of the gods and they have spoken My wish is to have this ship pulled out to sea and sunk without ceremony without notifying any relatives The money is to cover the Lad A Dvorak" I 1 Oppow Poor potatoes Chicago U) Potato growers have agreed to comhafa 80-milllon bushel surplus bytry- lng to keep low-grade potatoes off the market By DICK WEST ViM FrtM Staff Camapaadaat Washington The dying hurricane flung heavy winds and rains over seven states today leaving a heavy toll of dead and damage in its wake At least 30 deaths were blamed on the big storm as It slowed to gale Jorce in its erratic movement northward inside the coast In the single biggest disaster the howler smashed an ancient three-masted schooner In Chesapeake Bay leaving at least 10 percons drowned and 4 missing Flash floods power failures fallen trees and other damage were reported jn Virginia Maryland Delaware New Jersey Pennsylvania New Yjjrk and ConnecUcuL The Weather warning center here'OIrdered all hurricane signal! hauled flown but warned of heavy rains in Pennsylvania New Jersey and New York In a 9 am bulletin the bureau reported the center Of the storm was a short distance west of Baltimore Md and moving north northwest at 15 to 20 miles an hour Big Blow Weakenf It said it has to weaken" with winds northeast of the center mostly 30 to 40 miles an hour It predicted continued heavy rain as far as 250 miles northwest north and northeast of the center It warned of probable floods in Pennsylvania New Jersey and New York state Meanwhile a new big wind-hurricane moved toward the island of Bermuda 700 mile east of the mainland The "deluge had dumped nearly 9 inches of rain on Kew York City and the weather bureau said there was no sign of a Ictuprtt was the heaviest downpour since 1926 At least 10 deaths were reported in the er York metropolitan area Including a man electrocuted fnd a woman either drowned or electrocuted in flooded cellars 1 Richmond Va got 94 1 inches of rain up to midnight ths heiv- COftNIE WRECKS HOUSE This home at Cherry Grove Beach just south of the North Carolina line shows typical water damage brought on by Hurricane Connie Hca4y seat under mined the foundation Winds up to 100 miles an hour hammered at the North Carolina coastlinet-tAP Wirephoto) a 1 I 'J.