Waukesha Daily Freeman from Waukesha, Wisconsin • Page 2

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1944 Five Accidents Mar Holiday Model Barn at ADOPT BUDGET; 6TH WAR LOAN WINNERS TOLE Death Claims Henry Lockney Here Today 16 Leave for Service from Board 1 Area Led by Gerald W. Tans, Route 2. Waukesha. 16 inductees from draft boird No. 1, Waukesha, have gone into service.

Four have entered the navy and are now at Great Lakes while the rest were taken by the army and went to Fort Sheridan, 111. The selectees are: ARMY Albert Pezewski, Box 120. Waukesrn; Claience H. Cox, 1619 X. 19th Milwaukee; Lestei M.

Lurvey. Route 1, Dousman; Henry Eurton Winchell, 110 N. West Owen R. Ory, Box 115, judgeship at the present time. Here; Six automobile accidents occurred in Waukesha county during the Christmas holidays resulting in the of one person and damage veral cars, according to reports from Undersheriff James Hannon and Chief of Police T.

R. Kolster. Traffic accidents and other vio lence caused six deaths in Wiscon sin during the double holiday. The dead are; William Guise, 40, Wyalusing; Claridel McDonough, 19, Lime Ridge: An unidentified, elderly pedestrian at Racine; Leo Maytum, 27, Reedsburg; Robert Field, four months, Milwaukee; William Muel ler, 52, Milwaukee. Miss Gussie Klatt, 723 E.

North Waukesha, suffered a fractured leg when she was struck by a car driven by Clarence Hansen. 214 E. Main Waukesha, Saturday. Hansen was traveling east on Broadway when Miss Klatt crossed the street from north to south against the traffic in front of his A car driven by Maurice Mitchell, 246 W. Main crashed into the Malone Service store on W.

Broadway Saturday afternoon after skidding more than 75 feet on the icy pavement. Mitchell was traveling west on Broadwav when the accid ent occurred. He was fined 25 and costs by Judge Scott Lowry ii Municipal court Tuesday on th One of Wisconsin's leading members of the bar, Henry Lockney, 70. died in Memorial hospital at 2:15 a. m.

Thursday, three weeks after he was stricken by a heart ailment in his home, 23S N. East ave. Any. Lockneys long career which began as a farm boy in the town of New Berlin, took him high in the legislative and judicial circles of "Wisconsin. He was a former city attorney, district attorney, state senator and circuit court judge of the 13th district.

Kites Saturday Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 p. m. in the First Baptist church, the Rev. Dwight M. Bahr officiating.

Burial will be in Prairie Home cemetery. Mr. Lockney was born or. a farm near Tess Corners Oct. 26.

1874, the son of James B. and Helen Lockney. He received his early education in the schools of Waukesha and then attended the University of Wisconsin, graduating in 1S97 with a degree of bachelor of letters. Upon returning to Waukesha he read in the offices of Judge D. S.

Tullar and in 1S9S was admitted In 1902 Any. Lockney entered politics here with his election as city attorney, an office he held for three terms. In 190S he was elected state senator of the 33rd district and served a four-year term. Three years later, in 1915, Lockney became associated in the practice of law with J. K.

Lowry and together they established one of the best known law turns in Wisconsin, the firm of Lockney Lowrj. Court Referee Lockney's ability as an attorney became recognized throughout the state and ne was snwsi a im portant legal tasks to perform. One of these was his appointment by the supreme court as referee barment proceedings of the st board of bar examiners. He a served for years as a Waukesha county court commissioner. In June.

1939, Lockney was pointed by Gov. Julius Heil as cuit court judge to fill the pired term of C. M. Davison. Upon the expiration of the term he rai for election but was defeated Edward J.

Gehl who holds City's Biggest Santa Claus Gives 17,000 lbs. of Fruit Resthaven May Use Soldiers Unless Attendants Are Found Killed in State ge of drunken driving. iving east on Wisconsin Saturday morning, Harry Kilpat- rick, 720 American crasned into a car driven by Nova Craig, Rt 5. who turned north onto West ave. in front of the Kilpatrick car.

On Highway 15 at the intersection of Highway KX a car driven by Raymond Bammert, Rt. 5. failed to stop at an arterial sign and was struck by a car driven by Charles W. Banse, Elm Grove. Banse was traveling south on Highway 15 when the Bammert car.

traveling south on Highway KX, did not come to a stop at the arterial. According to the report, Banse could not avoid hitting the Bammert car and after the collision, hit the south ditch and struck a row of small trees. The Bammert car skidded on the icy pavement for 160 feet after the impact and came to rest on the east shoulder of the road. Bammert was charged with reckless driving and was arraigned in Municipal court Tuesday where he was fined $25 and costs by Judge Scott Lowry. Traveling east on Highway Saturday a car driven by Agnes M.

Barr, 136 Laflin got out of control when it hit the shoulder of the road. After the car drove into the ditch, it tippe1 over and came to rest on the north side of the highway. There were no injuries sustained in the accident. sha's most sizeable Santa is only a series of Christmas events at that plant. Last Saturday night Hein entertained his foremen and supervisors, together with their wives, at a Christmas dinner party held at the Schroeder hotel in Milwaukee.

The group consisted of 80 persons. Today both Mr. and Mrs. Hein are sponsoring a dinner party for the office girls at Behren's Spa This morning the tables were turned on when Supervisor Johhny Dietz presented him with a Triumph Lifetime pen and pencil set on behalf of foremen and supervisors. "Yes," said Sales Manager H.

C. Norman Thursday, "the spirit ot Christmas really prevails at Hein-Werner and in no small measure is it due to the champion Santa Claus, G. G. Hein." Guided Fire of Tank on Turret: Awarded the DSC A former Waukesha farm youth, Staff-Sergeant Richard F. Heinzel-man, has been awarded the distinguished service cross for gallantry, it was learned Tuedsay front 5th infantry division headquarters ranee.

He is the son of Jos eph Heinzelman, Route 5, Wauke- The story behind the DSC is one of extraordinary heroism in action, according to an account passed by military "censor. Sgt. Heinzelman was guiding a tank forward under heavy enemy machine gun and mortar fire when its inter-communication system failed. Without thought of his personal safety and at the risk of his liie, Sgt. Heinzelman promptly climbed to the turret of the tank in order to direct its move- ent and fire.

While in this position he was ounded but continued to direct the tank, successfully eliminating al enemy machine gun and. mortar positions until his vehicle then helped evacuate the members of the tank crew before seeking safety himself. "Sgt. Heinzelman's courage and extreme devotion to duty not oniy reflect great credit upon mmseir, but redound to the honor of the armed forces," the citation asserts. The action took place last July 26 in the vicinity of Cormolain, Mercury Down to 9 Below; Colder Weather Coming; The mercury reached the season's low here Thursday night when it dropped to 9 below zero but, according to weather forecasts, haven't seen anything yet.

"Very cold" weather was predicted for tonight and Saturday. Snow-flurries were expected to fall in some sections of the state, following by clear, cold skies. The bitter cold weather of late Thursday was side-tracked at dawn by ovei cast skies. At 7 a. m.

the mercury stood at 8 below and then rose sharply. Minimum temperatures recorded during the 24 hour period ending; at 7:30 a. m. were: Superior, -5: Park Fails and Milwaukee. -6: Wausau, -4; Green Bay.

-3: La Crosse. 2 above; Madison. -10: Dubuque. -2; and in upper Michigan. Marouette.

3 above: Es- canaba. Zerov and Sault Ste. Marie, 1. No new snowfall was reported in Wisconsin Thursday, although Sault Ste. Marie received three inches to make an accumulated 13 inches of snow on the ground.

The coldest spot in the nation Friday was in the mountains of central Pennsyivania, where Morrison Run. registered the country's low of 34 degrees below zero. It" was 26 below at Kane. and Black Moshannon, registered 22 beiow. A season record of 15 degrees below was reported at Cadillac.

Mich. Rockford, 111., reported 12 below. Fort Wayne. six below, and Chicago, two below. BE THAXKJTUL FOR AMEJMCAa Elm Grove Is Destroyed A barn on the Weiss Bros, farm in Elm Grove, said to be the "finest the town of Brookfield was de stroyed by fire Friday night to gether with hay and produce.

According to rire Ohiet rater Wild, the barn is valued at $7,000 but to build one of its type now ould be almost impossible. Chief Wild said the fire is pre sumed to have been caused by faulty under the roof which spread to the hayloft. Most of the roof and sides "had already been burned by the time the fire was noticed the department summoned, he Three head of cattle and two horses in the barn at the time of the fire were removed uninjured. destroyed consisted of 100 bushels of potatoes, 500 bushels of carrots, 10 tons of cabbage and 200 bushels of onions. An overheated oil stove was the cause of a fire at 508 Park ave.

waukee, early Saturday morning, according to Henry Haerle, vi officer. He said the fire department of Pewaukee was called at 2:30 Saturday morning when flames were discovered but by the time the fire- nen arrived, it had been controlled iv neighbors. After the depart ment left, another fire started mder the house. Firei eturned and cut holes in ioor to reach the flames. CHARLES STECKHAHN DIES HERE SUNDAY Charles- Steckhahn, 82, a resident heie lor the past 55 years, died at his home, G15 White Rock Sunday night after a lingering illness.

He 'is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, whom he married here 49 years ago; two daughters, Mrs. L. R. Edwards. Bradford, and Mrs.

Joseph Curtis of Waukesha: one son, Benjamen of Bradford seven grandchildren; on: sister, Mrs. John Derwart of Alte- dend, and three brothers, Fred of Watertown, Albert of Mil- aukee and Louis of West Allis. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. from the Erling Larsen funeral home with the Rev. H.

G. Settlage, officiating. Interment will be in the Prairie Home cemetery. Ho was a member of the Wooden of the World and was formerly employed by the Waukesha Lime id Stone and the White Rock Friends may call at the funeral me Tuesday afternoon and MRS. EDWIN HANSEN DIES MONDAY NIGHT Edwin Hansen, 62, 717 Sec-i Jefferson, a former resi dent here for 12 years, died at her Monday night.

Born in Ne- cedah Oct. 9. 18S2, Mrs. Hansen had been living in Jefferson for the past three years. She is survived by her husband.

Edwin; one brother, Robin Baly of Necedah. and one sister, Lucille Baly of Chicago. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p. m. from the Min- funeral home, Jefferson.

Christian Science and Eastern Star, which Mrs. Hansen was a rites will be conducted. The dy will be cremated. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p. m.

Tuesday. YOUTH ACCIDENTALLY SHOT NEAR PEWAUKEE Daniel Michols, 12, was in poor condition at Emergency hospital Milwaukee Tuesday after he accidentally shot in the chest by a companion alter a Christmas hun! On the way home from hunting near Pewaukee Monday, Daniel ivas riding in the front seat of the automobile being driven by hi: brother. Kenneth. 16 while friend. William Gillert, 17.

was ii the back seat holding a .32 calibe rifle. The gun discharged and the bullet penetrated the front seat, wounding Daniel. PATRICK SHEA, 68, DIES SUNDAY NIGHT Shea, 6S. died at his hoi Bluemound Road near the coup- tyl Sunday night after a linger ing illr.eis. Funeral Thursday a Erling Lar; the Rev.

Interment Memorial vices will be held on 10:30 a. m. from th-n funeral home witl R. Harris officiating. 11 be in the Highland may call at the funeral p.

m. VVcdnesdni no known survivors. MORGAN WILLIAMS, NORTH PRAIRIE, DIES Morgan H. Williams of North Frairie, cied at the home of his daughter Mrs. L.

W. Rothe in St. Petersburg. Florida Tuesdav evening at the age of 79 years. He ha.i been a resident of North Prairie his life and was spending the win with his daughter.

He is survh by one son. William Harley ianis of Waukesha. Funeral se ices will be announced later. 1 Handle funcisl home is in chai of arrangements. FREEMAN CARRIERS GIVE OUT CALENDARS Over 70 Freeman carriers Saturday were distributing 3.500 calendars for the New Year in Waukesha and its suburbs.

The calendar departs from the usual type in that a picture of a group of newsboys appears, together with Circulation Manager T. J. Wagner. Printed on a seven and a half by 10 inch sheet of pearl gray stock, the calendar has the 12 months of the new year appearing- under the legend. "Your Freeman Carrier Extends His Best Wishes tor the New Year." 1 A.

of CITY TAX RATE WILL BE HIGHER Waukesha's new tax rate will be $21.00 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, it was announced here Satur- fter the common council Fri-light approved the 1945 city- budget as presented earlier to coun- meeting as a committee ot the whole. The new rate is 98 cents higher than the 1943 rate of $20.02. City Treasurer E. O. Brickson said Saturday that the work of preparing real estate and personal property tax bills will be started imeaiateiy and that collection ot will probably begin Jan.

5. $704,103 Total Levy The total amount to be raised by taxes here is $704,103.12. including a sum of $25,868.44 for bond retirement. A sum of $2,500 has been put into the budget for an education and recreation revolving fund which ncluded in the 1944 budget, to meet expenses as they arise to finance the city's new rec reational program. following is a break-down of the arious costs which go to make up the tax levy: Budget State share County share Spec.

Chgs. Schools City Rate 6,783.40 127,241.47 3.80 .23 10,10 7 1.5 7 348,610.50 Total .5704,103.12 521.00 It was pointed out that except for the money being placed in the budget for bond retirement, the new Id be lower than the 1943 rate. The 11 aldermen attend- ng Friday night's council session oted in favor of the new budget as was presented by Frank L. Rob erts, chairman of the finance com mittee. Four aldermen were absent.

Although the meeting was called for a public discussion of the budget, no taxpayers were present to give ask questions con cerning items placed in the budget. PATSEY' FARGO, 60 DIES HERE TUESDAY Pasquale (Patsy) Fargo. 60. 310 N. East died r' the Waukesha morial hospital early Tuesday rning after a lingering illness.

He is survived by his wife, Clara; ree sons, Sgt. Michael serving th the armed forces in Alaska. Sgt. Anthony who is stationed in England and Angelo who is station- Portland, Ore. Two daughters, Minnie Swenson of Pewaukee and Armenia at home, also survive.

Funeral services will be held at the Weber funeral home to St. Jos eph's church at 9 a. m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.

m. Wednesday. GEO. GLYNN, WALES, DIES ON SATURDAY George Francis Glynn, 38. of Wales died early Saturday at Wisconsin General hospital in Madison.

A railway clerk at the Chicago and Northwestern railway station in Wales, he is survived by his mother, Mrs. John Glynn, Wales, two brothers, William of Waukesha and John of Milwaukee, and two sisters, Mrs. Ellis Altwise, Dousman, and Mrs. Stanley Nelson, Mil-Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9 a. m.

from the famiiy residence in Wales to St. Paul's church. Genesee. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the residence after 6 p.

m. Sunday. The Weber funeral home is in charge of ai-rangements. EDWARD MURPHY, 51, DIES AT LA CROSSE Edward J. Murphv, 51.

La Crosse. died Wednesday night in a La Crosse hospital. A former tavern keeper and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Murphy, route 5, Calhoun: one sister. Mrs.

William Egan of Brook- field and two brothers. Harry of Waukesha, and Irving of Brook- field. Funeral services will be held Sat- rday from the Webei home to St. Joseph's. Catholic church at 9 a.

m. Interment will be in th( Calvary cemetery. Milwaukee. parish vigil will be held from thi funeral home Friday night at p. m.

funeral MORGAN WILLIAMS RITES THURSDAY Funeral services for Morgan H. Williams, who died in Florida, will be Thursday at 2 p. m. from the North Prairie Methodist church. Rev.

Gordon Amphlett officiating. Interment will be in North Prairie Friends may call at the Handle funeral home Wednesday evening and at the North Prairie Methodist church after 11:30 a. m. Thursday. Mr.

Williams died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lila Rothe. St. Petersburg. Fla.

Besides Rothe he is survived by one sc William Harley Williams of Wa kesha. He is also survived bv thr brothers, Moses Williams of Ed monton, Canada, D. B. Williams of Florida, and William Williams of Portland. and by two sisters.

Mrs. Jesse Cohn of Chicago and Mrs. Jessie Hooper of Escondido Calif. He was a member of the North Prairie Methodist church and the Masonic lodge of Eagle. Wis.

MRS. CHAMBERS RITES HERE ON SATURDAY Funeral services for Mrs. Lavinia Chambers, who died at her home. 123 Carroll will be from the Handle funeral home Saturda 2 p. Rev.

D. M. Bahr officia with interment in Prairie Home cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral 'home after 7 g. m.

Friday. City Bond Sales Chairman Vei non Utzinger officially brought to a close reports on the city's most successful house to house canvass Saturday with announcement of the winners of theater passes ii: each the city's 15 wards. ree ward captains will also repasses for completing the highest percentage of their quota. Originally it was said that passes wouia be given to all captains heir' ouotas, 'but it was decided aras completed their hce none did this, give passes to the three havim the highest percentage. The tnree are Mrs.

L. D. Hark-ider of the 10th ward who reported '9 per cent, Mrs. Hymar. Rudolph of the 6th who completed 76 per cent and Miss Marie Lattner of the listed 70 pr-r Harkrider will receive a three month pass, Mrs.

Rudolph a two month pass and Miss Lattner a one month ards were based on sales of and bonds only. In tne lo wards, a three month pass will be awarded to the top salesman and a one mont'i pass to le second ranking solictor. Winners are as follows: APPEAL HE FOB HGUSf! An urgent appeal was made Le the people of Waukesha Friday to nth the Association of Com merce every available room which could be rented to men and women engaged in essential employment. So critical has the city housing hortage become that the produc tion of war work is seriously lag- it was explained by T. E.

Ry an, secretary of the association. tr industries cannot employ the essential workers they need he workmen can find no place to live," Ryan explained. Patriotism demands that wo do iverything possible to make our homes available to these workers. Those who live in homes which lave rooms that could be rented hould act now to make them use ful to the war New efforts to bring about a so lution to the situation Waukesha faces were made here Thursday i W. H.

Kapple. Chicago, a rep- ltative of the national housing agency, Region 6, conferred local authorities. He adm: after consultations, that an gency exists here and promised to do what he can to bring relief. A program of reconverting ole jmes here into apartments has no been received as has been expected. -as said riday.

This is di some measure to the Waukesha building code, according to Secretary Ryan, who said he has written letter to Mayor George Coutts pro testing a provision in the zonins ordinance which prohibits the con struction of homes in residential districts having more than twe apartments This provision, according to Ry an, is one of the principal reason: why reconversion of large home. into apartments is not being under taken. The financial return on two family apartments is too small, hi said, to warrant the expenditure fo Icy streets and highways caused two automobile accidents in the county Friday and two in the city in which two persons were injured. More snow early today added to driving hazards. Miss Adell Johnson, 1313 E.

Main a passenger in a car driven by William R. Kol-panen. 1311 E. Main street, sustained contusions and abrasions on her face and left knee in an accident which occurred on W. St.

Paul Friday night. A car driven by Thomas H. Bennett skidded on the icy street and hit the Kolpancn Mrs. Bertha Schwalke. 227 W.

College ave. sustained bruises en her knees and forehead when a car driven by her husband, Adam Schwalke. crashed into a standing freight train at Center st. and the North Western railroad tracks Friday night. It was believed Schwai-ke's car skidded as he approached the tracks and could not stop time to avoid a collision.

Skidding on ice while passing a car driven by Edith Bartlett. Rt. 1. 'Nashotah, Joe A. Xiesen.

Rt. 1, Xa- shotah. hit the Bartlett car which was traveling cast on Highway 3C Friday afternoon. The "accident occurred near the Watcrvillc load when Niescn started to pass Bau-lett when he saw ar.othcr car approaching from the cast on Highway 30. He applied the brakes'" order to get behind the Bartictt car and skidded into its rear.

An accident occurred on Highwav 19 in Hartland Friday afternoon when an automobile diiven by William E. Luske. 3507 Madison, skidded and ciashe'l into a machine driven by Edward F. Meyer. Okatichee.

Meyer said he was traveling west, on Highway 19 when the collision occurred as the Luske car turned out to pass a truck which was parked in his lar.e of traffic. Luske said he saw the truck as" he rounded a curve and applied the brakes -but started tn skid and crashed headon into' Meyer's machine AUTO CRASHES INTO FREIGHT was in 1908 at Elkhorn that Lockney and Miss Mary Barnes married. Mrs. Lockney suras does their onlv child. John.

Other survivors are two brothers, Walla Walla. and Nath-vnoxville, and one grand child. Name Pallbearers Besides his many bar affiliations Lockney was a 32nd degree Mason, Elk. a member of the Knights of Pythias and a Woodman. The A.

D. Caspar funeral home charge of the arrangements and nounced Thursday that friends may cali at the home of East ave. after 1 p. m. Friday and until noon Saturday, at which time the will be removed to the Baptist illbearers for the funeral will Judge William Murray, East Chicago.

George A. Affeldt, Milwaukee; E. W. Lauden, Elm Grove; Austin J. Baird, R.

E. Hup- and M. A. Jacobson, Wauke- RITES SATURDAY Henry Lockney, 70, former circuit judge and state senator, who died early Thursday at Memorial hospital after an illness of three weeks. Funeral services will be held in the Baptist church at 3 p.

m. Saturday. Ths beds themselves are marvel of comfort. They rival the mo: luxurious beds produced either bt fore or after the war. Also installed for the patient comfort will be telephones which may be brought to any bedsid- ihe hospital immediately through the fixing of outlets by the side of each bed.

Permanent Installation Dr. Cassidy said that with the renovation of the hospital which has been idle for more than a year it will be one of the finest in th; northwest. It will also be a perma ment installation, he said. For this reason he is stressing the hiring of local persons to work there. Another reason, he said, is that if sol diers were brought in, there would be no place to house then have to be erected or housing the hospital and barracks would found somewhere in the already crowded community.

The crowning touch in the hos pital's safety features are glistening new automatic elevators. On the leading edge of the door is a movable projection which automat ically shoots the door back to opened position if it strikes an ot This is to avoid having hi already scarce nurses and doctor cut in two by the elevator doors the doctor stated School Children would buckle there or break up completely. With the elimination of skating at Frame park, the bulk of skaters will go to Buch.ier. Capacity crowds are expected. A snow bank round ihe 400-foot square rink has lieady been built and skating sheds are going up Friday.

Wertz terested in teaching regular 6kating may apply in his office at the city hai: and begin work immediately, Wertz stated. The instructor would prob- ai'iv v-0! during the although hours could be arranged for his or her convenience. Thursday the children of Bar-stow school gave a Christmas program for parents and friends. The upper grades presented "Joy to the orld, a. musical cantata.

The characters were: Marian Hoeft. Glen Westphal. Bobbv Chopp. George Davis. Jimmy Hepp.

Mac Wyman. John Parson, Leo Welch, Mary Ann Sullivan, Jane Porter, Jane Parson. Loreen Scheredella Neva Southern. Doris Smith. Pats; Ziolkuski and Janice Olsen.

The chorus was composed of fifth and sixth raric children. the army in England. Twenty-twi grandchildren and two brothers. William and Charles Schmidt of Avoca. also survive.

Funeral services will be Tuesday at 9 a. m. from the Erling iarsen funeral home with the Rev L. Glenn Cloninger officiating. Interment will be at Sextonville.

Wis Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p. m. Sunday. When the temperatui to skid, says Grandpappy Jenkins, his car isn't far behind. Unless permanent obtained for Resthaven it will be necessary to bring in soldiers to work as hospital and mess attendants as they are doing in a few other veterans hospitals in the country, it was announced Friday by Dr.

Franklin C. Cassidy, manager of the institution. Dr. Cassidy said there is an urgent need for 19 hospital and 28 mess attendants for the patients, the first of which are expected here about the middle of January. Can Work Now Work is immediately available for those desiring the positions, he said.

Enumerating some of the advantages of these jobs he said workers receive a base pay of $1,200 per year which amounts to $1,500, including overtime for Saturday afternoon. The employes are under civil set vice and 26 days leave with pay are allowed each year together with 15 days sick leave and a retirement plan. Dr. Cassidy said he could also use a mechanics helper, a warehouseman and two telephone oper- On a tour through the building Friday he pointed out some of the new equipment being installed for the veterans' comfort. Each bed will be equipped with radio earphones and the patient may switch on any of three programs.

This will eliminate the chronic hospital fight over the. Beethoven. Boogie and baseball fans, he said. It is '16' hlte Rock y- Leland Ri( X. Giand Richard L.

Hath- way, 141 Cook st; Arthur H. Houk, Dousman; Robert J. Turks, 209 Wright Chester J. Duckert, 938 Madison Verne A. Brown, 228 Collins st.

NAVY Gerald W. Tans, Route 2, Box 367: Donald F. Hayiett, Route 1, Box 135; Thomas F. Haas, Route 5, Box 106; James T. Hinz, 312 Ma- MANPOWER BAR TO PLANT HERE The navy department has decided against building a $200,000 plant here to build war material of an undisclosed nature because of the serious manpower and housing shortage which faces Waukesha, it was disclosed over the week-end ty Col.

McDonald Weinert, Milwaukee. He is a member of the Wisconsin production urgency committee which last week made an applica tion to for barracks to house 150 non-white foundry Had it been possible to secure the manpower and the housing facili ties needed for the plant, it would have been constructed within the next few months, according to the official. Col. Weinert's office said Tuesday that while Waukesha is definitely ut of further consideration for the iavy plant, a new location has not et been agreed upon but it is not expected to be in Wisconsin. Below Zero Is Forecast for Tonight which begins here cblly i ight at 6:15 o'clock, comes engcance the sea: worst cold wave descends on many parts of the country.

Temperature! of 10 below zero are expected ovei most of Wisconsin Thursday night From a minimum of two degree: above zero between midnight and 7 a.m. here, the mercury dipped to one below zero at 9 a.m. unde: a bright sun. The mercury was ex pected to dip to at least five belov zero here before morning. Tempo rary relief was expected to a Friday when cloudy weather and light snow are forecast.

The season's worst cold gripped the prairie states from the Canadian border to the Texas panhandle Thursday as temperature: Minnesota dropped to 25 below zero. That was the reading at Be- miclji the lowest in the northwest and perhaps in the nation. Intei national Falls. with -21 wa next coldest, while Duluth with -16, the Twin Cities with -9 and Sp: field. -6, followed in order in Fargo.

N. recorded the coldest temperatures in the Dakotas -13. while Devils Lake showed Minot, -9, Eismark. -6. and ton.

-1. Huron, S. recorded The lowest temperature in Wisconsin was IS below zero at Superior, although readings still were declining in some communities. Other minimum readings up to 7:30 a.m.: Wausau. 5 below; Land O' Lakes.

10 below: Green Bay, 4 above; La Crosse. 3 below; Madison. 1 below; Milwaukee. 7 above and still dropping at 9 a.m.; Dubuque. 5 above; and in upper Michigan, zero: Sault Ste.

Marie. 11 below. Eau Claire, recorded Land OLakes received two inches of new snow to increase that on the ground to 16 inches: Marquette, two inches for a total of 19. PEWAUKEEAN FINED ON DRIVING CHARGE Chnrsrcd with drunken driving, Charles E. Ruegc.

IS. Rt. 1. Pewaukee. pleaded guilty Tuesday and was fined S50 Jind costs by Judge Scott Lowry.

The father of the defendant. Edward Ruege appeared with him and said he did not know where the youth got liquor because he had no money. Ruege asserted the drinks were "Christmas drinks" and admitted obtaining the liquor from taverns in Milwaukee county. Judge Lowry told the youth he should stay out of taverns since he was not of age. The driver's licence of the youth was revoked and he was ordered to report to Under-sheriff James Hannon once a month for six months to report his conduct.

District Attorney Leon L. Brenner recommended that an occupational driver's license be denied the defeno'ant. Naomi 312 Maple charged with disorderly conduct, was arraigned in municipal court Tuesday and was fined S25 and costs. Thomas Bennett. Rt.

4. was fined S50 snd costs when he pleaded charges of drunken driv- The hollyhock is riia and the south now is common in 9ut the world. native of In- Europe, but rdens through- G. G. Hein.

president of the Hein- Motor Parts put his Christmas giving on a mass production basis Thursday when he dis tributed to his 330 employes li.OOU pounds tons) of choice fruit. As big a Santa Claus as Hein is, 2 was forced to call for help before is task was finished early today. He selected Joe Adashek, local fruit dealer, and his crew to transport the fruit to the Hein-Werner plant. Adashek's trucks made ten trips during the night, each time carry- 1,650 pounds of grapefruits, oranges, tangerines, bananas. sxapes.

walnuts and other varieties of hard-to-get food items totalling 42,900 units. When packed, each fruit basket weighed 50 pounds. as really a sight to see men omen alike carrying their baskets away from the plant," one of the officials said Thursday. Today's presentation by Wauke- 'Santa Clans' Ryan Gives Christmas Trees to Parents The concern of many Waukesha parents who found a tree-less Christmas fast approaching for their children melted the heart of Association of Commerce secretary, T. E.

Ryan, Sunday and he played Santa Claus to over 60 families by giving away the trees in honor roll park to those unable to find them. Ryan said that Sunday at a. m. his telephone began ringing as scores of desperate mothers asked him if they could have one of the trees in the park for their children who "couldn't understand Christmas without a tree." "What would you do?" Ryan "I came down early in the afternoon and was almost mobbed by people wanting the trees. I gave away about 60 within an hour to mothers who said their husbands were in service and their' children had no tree at home.

"The trees had served their purpose here so they were put to better use in the hemes," Ryan said. All the trees set up around the park were given away together with a few from the "constructed" in the park. The large tree is intact, however, except for a branches missing from around the bottom. RED P0LFUSS TO BE STARRED ON RADIO Les Paul. Hollywood raido star ho was known as "Red" Polfuss hen he lived here in Waukesha 15 years ago will be a featured on the Elgin Watch Christmas day show together with Bing Crosby and a host of Other entertainers.

Paul is also appearing regularly on the Rudy Vallee show Thursday nights at 9:30 and was starred on tha Radio Hall of Fame December 17. Paul and his trio appeared with Paul Whitcman, Judy Garland. Jer ry Colonna and Lum 'n Abner on this program. Recently discharged from the army. Paul is now living in Hollywood with his wife and two boy, Rusty, aged 3 and Gene, six months.

He was formerly in Fred Waring's aggregation for three years as a guitarist. A brother. Ralph Polfuss, lives here at 513 Scott st. 5TH DAUFFENBACH ENTERS SERVICE John R. Dauffenbach.

IT. son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dauffenbach. 91S Lincoln has enlisted in the navy and is now serving his indoctrination period at Great Lakes.

111. John is the youngest of uve Dauffenbach boys, and his four brothers are now serving overseas. Lt. Douglas is with an antiaircraft battery in Belgium. Ensign Robert of the is somewhere at sea.

S-Sgt. Walter is a waist gunner on a B-24 bomber and is stationed in the Netherlands East Indies. Ralph. Petty officer 3rd class is on an L.C.I, in the S. W.

Pacific, A bright business future is ahead for the office boy who dan teach the big boss how to roll a cigaret. Christmas Vacation Begins Today for Christmas vacation began for hundreds of Waukesha school children Friday afternoon and while no one cared much when it would end. authorities said classes would begin again January 8. After appropriate Christmas prorgams in the high and grade schools, classes were disbanded at 2 p. m.

St. Joseph's Catholic school closed at noon Friday. Students at Cairoll college with train reservations in hand kept cabs busy and crowded onto almost ai! Rapid Transit trains on the first leg of the journey home Wcdnesday after the last class. College students will return January 3. the day classes will be resumed, it was announced by college officials.

Exuding the Chrsitmas spirit from beneath his big overcoat, Recreation Director Guy Wertz announced Friday that skating at Buchner park will start "by Christmas and maybe Sunday as soon as the pond is prepared." He said that skating at Frame park will have to be postponed for some time because water had to be drained out of the river to recover a city truck which broke through the ice Wednesday. He said it was difficult to tell 'whether the ice MRS. LA. BLOEDOW, 73, DIES FRIDAY NIGHT Mrs. Louisa A.

Bloedow, 73, died late Friday night at her home, 201 Waverly after a year's illness. resident here for the past 15 years. Mrs. Bloedow is survived by five daughters. Mrs.

Martin Stuhr, Mrs. John Springer. Mrs. Oliver Maxwell, Mrs. Henry Raddatz and Mrs.

John Honeyager, all of Waukesha: four sons. Reynold and Her-man of Waukesha. William of Lit-, Ue Praijie, and Julius, serving witb. r.HfiCKIVf.f.o.