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to to to Press Leased Wire FIFTIETH. YEAR- -ESTABLISHED House Debates Aid Question as Senate Receives Testimony Lovett Agrees Help Will Be Withdrawn From Soviet Zones By William 'F. Arborast Washington- (AP) Asserting that "is waging everything but a shooting war against us," Rep. Cox (D -GA) told the house today it must approve foreign aid "as an investment in national security." The Georgian gained the floor soon after the house the $590,000,000 emergency aid measure for over. Austria, France, Italy and China8 measure the administration contends is needed to check the spread of communism.

On the opposition side, Rep. Leo CRETIN raised a question whether a Europe strengthened with American help might not go communist in any event with the result that "all we give in the way of aid may eventually be used against us in one way or another." Senate Explores Question While the house debate went on, the senate appropriations committee was exploring same question asked by Allen. The senate group had Undersecretary of State Robert A. Lovett before it. He assured.

11 the members that emergency help for France, Italy and communists Austria can off seize control of fhose govern- ments. Lovett said that 'is basic in the $587,000,000 aid legislation passed by the senate, and that additional "safeguards" will be written into contracts to made with those governments. At least two days of heated debate face the bill before it colHides head-on with a roadblock of amendments designed to reduce its financial authorization and to restrict its application. A Different Bill The house is considering a ditferent bill than the one the senate passed last Monday. The major differences are in the amounts of interim aid proposed $590,000.000 by the house forelan affairs committee and 000,000 by, the senate- and In the countries that would receive it.

The senate voted to toss the lifeline only to Italy, France and Austria. The house committee China and suggested that $60,000.000 be earmarked for that country. Even opponents of the bill, including Allen, conceded that the measure will. be passed. But they were determined to fight to the last vote amendments.

Among these waiting to considered are proposals to: Reduce the total authorization to as low as $400,000,000. Restrict all government buying under the commoddeclared surplus. Impose price ceilings on government purchases a safeguard: against pushing domestic prices higher. Provide for administration of the emergency program, as 'well as any subsequent long-range program, by an independent agency rather than by. the state department.

Write into the bill a plainlyworded declaration that COngress is not committing itself to future financial aid. Questions U. S. Ability: Allen questioned the ability of the United States economy to withstand the impact of largescale foreign spending. "I think that we have no alternative but to defeat this bill," Allen, said, declaring that the very thing the United States seeks to prevent in Europe- economic chaos -may result in this country from continued foreign aid.

He added that the' "fundamental causes of today's economic distress in Europe are found in government policies that have stifled initiative, controlled enterprise, upset currencies. and disrupted production--in short, super governmentalism." It is inevitable, he said, that prices must rise in this country if large scale buying for foreign account is continued. In cautioning that American aid might be used against this country, Allen termed France, Italy and Austria "virtually defenseless." Used Against U. 8. "If Russia should occupy these countries," he declared, "the industrial plants built with our money might be used to: manufacture the implements, of war for Russia us Allen yesterday drew from Chairman Eaton (R-NJ) of the house foreign affairs committee an acknowledgement that Russia could take over all of westernEurope within 24 hours if she wanted to.

Eaton's committee had. made public a report citing army estimates that the Soviet union still has more than 4,000,000 men under arms. Later the New Jersey lawmaker told the rules group that Russia seeks control of Europe through internal infiltration, revolution or force of ATIDS, and is seeking desperately to block the strengthening of western Europe with U. S. help.

MONROE EVENING 1898. MONROE, GREEN COUNTY, Tardy Mailing Complicates Task Monroe's Oldest Carrier Will Be Happier When Usual Frantic Holiday Rush Ends Otto A. Walter, 1769 16th street; who has been carrying the mail in Monroe for 29 years, had only a brief and terse comment 'as he- looked forward to another Christmas holiday period 'of heavy mall packs and long hours: "It's awful." Monroe's oldest city carrier from the point of service, Walter confessed that he would be glad when the Christmas mailing rush is over for. another year. "We're carrying a lot of mail right now, but it always picks up the "last week before Christmas," he said.

Ordinarily, Walter puts in from two to two and a half hours in the: post office sorting his mail before he leaves on his route in the 1st ward. But. during the Christmas rush period he work at 6 a. m. and may not leave the office until: 9:30 or 10-- to make deliveries.

Then begins the long walk through the 1st ward with packs containing "thousands and thousands of cards and all kinds of little parcels, besides the regular mail." Arabs, Jews Urged To Cease Violence Outbursts Continue' In Near East Cities By the Associated Press The death toll mounted today in Palestine's civil strife as an Arab strike protesting partition went through its third and last day. New disorders broke out elsewhere: in the Arab. world, even as appeals were. made by both Arabs and Jews for: a halt to. the violence.

Four new deaths were reported today, bringing to at least 35 the number who have died in the wave of pillage, burning and destruction. Hundreds have been injured. For the fourth day: Cairo tumultuous anti-pardemonstration. A crowd estimated at 15,000 paraded, smashed shop windows, and fired trolleys and automobiles. Police I discounted a report that three students were killed and eight were wounded, saying they had no news of casualties.

U. S. Office Fired' Demonstrators in Iraq set fire to the United States information office at Baghdad, wrecked furniture and smashed windows, despite efforts of police to halt them. All Baghdad's Jews were being registered in what was bebelieved to be a precautionary move looking toward' possible evacuation of the Jewish population, to a safe place. The Jewish quarter of Beirut, Lebanon, was shaken by a bomb explosion, but there were no casualties: At Lake Success, N.

headquarters of the United Nations, Jewlsh agency officials were reported seeking means for the suppression of the anti-partition rioting in the Holy land. A committee of Arabs who returned to' Haifa last night from Amin El Husseini, exiled: Mufti of Jerusalem, issued a plea to Palestine Arabs to "refrain from orders." Clouds smoke still hung over Haifa from fires set In last night's rioting: Immigrants Slip. By Hagana, the Jewish underground militia, that' a shipload of 170 uncertified Jewish immigrants slipped by the British blockade during the night and 'entered Palestine, scattering at once to Jewish settlements in the Tel Aviv. area: An Arab killed and several Jews and Arabs were wounded. today in renewed skirmishing along the; border line dividing all-Jewish Tel Aviv and Arab Jaffa.

Arab leaders said they had a personal request from Sir Henry, Gurney, chief secrePalestine, to: call off the last day of the strike- -the first two days of which were marked by at least 31 violent deaths, injuries to hundreds and countless cases of pillage and destruction. Consumers Eating Next Year's Meat Washington (P) By selling livestock at lighter weights and earlier in the fall and winter slaughter season the farmer is not only saving grain but is set-. ting. the stage for enforced observance of meatless days next year. Because of.

the shortage and high price of grain, the grainsaving campaign and the uncertainty of future livestock prices, farmers are marketing now hogs and cattle which under more favorable conditions, would be sold later. Thus a large. part of the winter's meat. supply will become available during December and January instead of being spread over longer As a consequence, consumers are. eating some of the future meat supply.

now. 10th ANNIVERSARY. YEAR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1947 PRICE FIVE CENTS Sleet Storm Coats Wires of Utilities, Glazes Roads Here Power, Phone Crews Anticipate Trouble; Travel Hazardous Hazardous road conditions developed on highways and city streets and utility firms were anticipating considerable trouble later today as snow, sleet and rain fell throughout this district land the thermometer hovered at I the freezing level. One person was injured in an accident on a automobile county collisions highway and three were reported within 19 minutes early this morning in the city as the sleet and rain made driving unusually dangerous. The United Telephone Co.

and Wisconsin Power and Light Co. plant offices both reported sleet was clinging to and that trouble was expected if the slushy coating on lines froze solidly. until 1 p. however, there were no reports of service interruption the normal daily service calls. Snow Expected Tonight Temperatures clung to a narrow range during the 24-hour period from 1 o'clock yesterday, the high being 32 at that hour' and again today.

and the low 27 at which the mercury stayed from 6 p. m. until 5 a. m. today.

The state weather forecast warned that rain would change to snow during the night and that there would be snow flurries Friday. It was expected to be somewhat warner tonight but colder Friday. The flurry of collisions in Monroe resulted in considerable property damage but no injuries. Cars driven by Carl M. Munz, 802 25th avenue, and Joseph Rohner, 931 11th street, collided at 9th.

street, and 16th avenue at when one of the autos went into a skid. The front end of the Munz car and the right rear side of the Rohner vehicle were. damaged. car. driven by Harold Eldred, Albany, was heavily damaged when it skidded and crashed.

Into the rear end of a car driven by Clifford Schwitz, port, at the corner of 18th and 16th: avenue at 8:18 tHIs morning. Schwitz had stopped to allow the car in front of him to make a left turn. pickup truck operated by Henry Burington, route 1, Monroe, and.a car driven by: Carlton F. Ashby, 2116 11th street, were damaged -at 8:20 this- morning when they collided slippery streets. at 14th street: and 14th avenue.

Hurt on Highway 11 In other accidents within the last 24 Virginia Thompson. 1317 17th street, was taken to St. Clare hospital for medical treatment of injuries incurred when the car in which was a passenger left highway 11. miles west of Monroe, and crashed through a fence at 11:40 last night. It was expected that Miss Thompson would be released today.

Robert W. Maurer, Monroe. said that the 'accident occurred when he was blinded by the lights of an approaching car. Damage. to the Maurer car was estimated at $500.

Maurer and another passenger, Raymond. uninjured. Swanton, Monroe, were Nine-year-old Marco Bregenzer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bregenzer, 814 19th avenue, was unhurt when struck by a car early yesterday while he was riding his bicycle at' the corner of 12th street and 20th avenue.

Chester E. Peterson, South Wayne, driver of the car, said that he was making a left turn unto 12th street and did not see the bicycle approaching. Former Green Home Agent Given National Recognition Chicago (Special) National honors were awarded Miss Marlys Richert, former Green county home demonstration agent and now Waukesha county's agent, at a luncheon meeting of the National Home Demonstration association here today. For outstanding achievement in home demonstration work in Green and. Waukesha counties, Miss.

Richert received a certificate of honorary recognition from her co-workers. A similar award was presented to Miss Edith Brevig, La A graduate of. Stout institute, Miss Richert began her career by teaching home economics at Mount Hope high school. She then accepted a position as home demonstration agent in Green county in April, 1937, holding the position for nine years. During her, extension work in Waukesha county, Miss Richert has worked with 87 adult homemakers groups with a total membership of -1600.

She assisted in organizing 55 4-H clubs with 975 boys and girls taking part. Already recognized as an City's Share of County Taxes Raised 13 Cents 63 (Thues photo by Dorothy Schludler? OTTO WALTER Walter estimates that his. mail sack weighs 40 pounds when he leaves the office in the morning. Like. a soldier carrying a Postmistress at Famed: Christmas, Gets Rush of Holiday Mail Christmas, Mrs.

Juanita Tucker, the Santa Claus of Christmas; is at it again. Daily, now, packages of christmas cards are arriving to be opened, stamped and mailed on whatever date the sender requests so that the envelopes will bear the Fla." Mrs. Tucker, postmistress here since 1932, says her tiny postoffice is fast approaching the prominence of Santa. Claus, and Bethlehem, as 'a; mailing point for. Cannes Post Office Seized by Red Mob Paris (AP) The government, armed with a new and" drastic -strike law, made some dents today in the which have communist-propagated strikes virtu-1 ally.

economy, confronted fresh violence on the fashionable Riviera. A mob seized the post office in Cannes. Another throng was driven back by rifle: butts and truncheons of mobile guards at the post office in: Nice where the central labor committee called a general strike. The government was striving to reopen struck mines. Rail leaving: Paris reached 80 per cent of normal and some commerce was coming through the Atlantic ports.

Conditions along the Mediterranean coast 'Paris were so critical that trains from were proceeding only as far as Lyon. Premier Robert Schuman's1 new cabinet considered raising salaries of public employes and the council of ministers seemed ready to approve. raising minimum pay throughout France, a focal issue in the strikes led by the communist dominated eneral Confederation of Labor. Child With Peanut In Lungs Improved The 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Alfred H. Henning, who became seriously ill when fragments of peanut lodged in' her lung is reported as definitely improved today. Mary Jo'. was admitted to St. Clare hospital Monday.

She is the daughter of the Hennings, well-known young couple in Monroe. Henning is the newly elected chancellor commander of the Kights of Pythias and is of American Legion post. Mrs. Henning, also active in local circles, is president of the American Legion auxiliary. WATER DISAPPEARS Franklin, Pa.

(P) Half a million gallons of water is disappearing each week in this. western Pennsylvania town, and the city engineering 'department can't figure out where it is. The 'town's citizens are using that much more' a week than they used at this time last year. "People can't be taking that many more baths," mused City Engineer John' M. Snow.

His department is conducting a hasty survey to find out where the water is going. LOSE $9,000 TOO Saukville, A fir which destroyed the farm home of the three Opitz brothers, two miles north of here, yesterday caused a greater loss than was at first apparent. The brothers, Otto; Herman and: Henry, all bachelors, told firemen they had a savings of 000 hidden in the building at the time of the pack, it seems to him that it gets, heavier as he. goes along. As a matter of fact, it does.

Bundles are sent from the post office to relay boxes along route, where he picks them up delivers them. Walter, like Monroe's four other regular carriers, gets a' substitute to assist him during the last week before Christmas, but frequently he doesn't finish his route until 6 o'clock. You'd think that the heavy I mail period would end with Christmas. But it doesn't. Because of late mailing and able: tieups, it continues heavy for at least another two days.

Walter has one idea that would ease his job and the jobs of hundreds of other mail carriers during the holidays. en would also banish that crestfallen look that he sees so often when a longawaited package isn't delivered. He a said it with great deal of He a emphasis: "Most people wait too long to send their mail. It would help a lot if they did their mailing early." Farmers Approve Drainage Project Court Will Be Asked To Act on District New Glarus (Times Special Service) Farmers meeting in the New Glarus village hall last night expressed complete unanimity on a. proposed drainage project along the Little Sugar river that would reclaim approximately 2,000 acres of farm land.

drainage project now being considered would extend along the river from just south of New Glarus to beyond cello for a total distance of five miles. When, after. a long discussion, Arthur Hintzman, Brodhead, of the Monticello-New Glarus drainage board, asked if any of the 25 farmers who' had expressed their 'interest in the project wished to there was no reply. When he asked If any wanted to be added to the project, Eugene Updike and. Wilbur Dick, who have farms at the edge of Monticello, stepped forward.

The next step in the proceedlings will be a recommendation by the Monticello-New Glarus. drainage board to Green county court that a drainage district be set up or the plan be abandoned. members of the a sides Hintzman, are Gilbert M. Schwartz and Harry Pinnow, both of Brodhead. The farmers reported that no agreement had been reached yet with Howard Kennedy, Monticello, owner of the Monticello woolen mill dam, which will probably have to be eliminated it the drainage project is undertaken.

O. R. Zeasman, extension soil conservationist at the Wisconsin college of agriculture, told the farmers that there was no son why the drainage project should inundate farms further along the course of the river. Jennings Trieloff, agricultural engineer of. the U.

S. soil conservation service, and a representative of the S. army corps of engineers from Rock. Island, also were present to answer technical questions on the proposed project. ONE IS KILLED Atlantic, (AP) An unidentified soldier was killed and 16 other persons were injured last night when an, east Greyhound bus and a semi-traller truck collided on highway six, eight miles east of here.

Average County-Wide Increase Seven Cents; Lengacher Announces-' 1948 Apportionment: SHOOTS 24-POINT stands by his prize hunting, which shot bar and Pembine. The spread was only Bank Runs, Buying Panic Hit Russia Rumor of Devalued Ruble Spreads Fear BUCK--George Bierstaker of Pembine, bag, a 24-point buck, a rarity in deer after tracking three miles between Dundeer weighed 210 pounds. The antler Missing Decorations Located at Chicago, Rushed Here by Rail Christmas decorations fo Monroe's business section, which were delayed in shipment, are' expected to arrive here either today tomorrow, Harry J. Rellahan, chairman of the chamber of commerce retail committee reported today. The decorations, shipped by railroad from Cook, 12, were lost enroute, but have now been lotated In' Chicago and were to ber Rellahan genthere immediately, said.

The lost shipment had delayed the chamber's efforts to have the business section decorated by Monday, official opening of the shopping season. Three 35-foot Christmas trees have already arrived and will be set: up on the court house lawn in the future, he said. Butter Increased To 92 and 93 Cents Retail butter prices. went up again today in Monroe to 92 and 93 cents following the second increase, of the week in wholesale prices. The wholesale raises a i d.

some firms quoting one cent and others two cents. Retailers faced with the two-cent raise In some cases held their increases to a cent. Today's increases bring. butter within a few cents of the alltime high reached here last year. In Madison, the price was 96 cents, a cent above the record high.

No change was reported in egg prices which range down from 65 cents a dozen for the t.op Oleomargarine prices also remained: unchanged at 56 cents for certified and 55 cents for unI certified. William E. Kryder, Spring Grove, Dies A native of Spring Grove, William Edward Kryder, 83, passed away at St. Clare hospital this morning at 2:45 a. m.

Mr. Kryder, who had been an invalid for the last 12 years, entered the hospital on Nov. 26 as a medical patient. He was born in Spring Grove on March 1864, the son of J. J.

Kryder and Mary Ann Graham Kryder. He was married to Augusta Lentz in 1894. She preceded him in death, as well as a sister, Mrs. Frank Meyers. Mr.

Kryder farmed in Spring Grove all his life. Survivors are three children, Dorothy and Alfred at home, John of Juda; a sister, Mrs. Sarah Kinyon of Brodhead; a brother, John at Juda, and a grandchild. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p. m.

at the 'Everson funeral home in Brodhead. CONDITION IMPROVED The condition of Robert Wieser, 3-year-old boy who received an injury to his left eye when a bottle of root beer 'exploded In his hands, is greatly improved. The boy is the son of Arnold Wieser of New Glarus, He has a patient at St. Clare hospital since Friday. Washington (AP) Soviet Russia's tightly managed communist economy is reported in serious trouble at home from.

wave of bank runs and panic buying in Moscow and other cities. them Well broadcast based to reports, the some world in 23. languages last night by the; state department's official "voice of America" radio said: Crowds excited by rumors deval- that the ruble was about to be ued, have forced many stores to close in the last few days because of frantic efforts to turn paper money into durable goods. Curb Bank Withdrawals A rush. to withdraw money from savings bank accounts resulted in an order limit individual withdrawals to 200 rubles daily.

Moscow's unceasing propaganda against. American plans to aid western Europe has hammered the theme that the capitalist United States is headed for an inevitable depression while the Soviet economy is secure. Now, however, there appear to be grave doubts among the Russian people themselves. Detailed accounts reaching Washington said the residents of Moscow seemed to consider as true. rumors that the Kremlin would decree a new currency tomorrow and that later new and higher prices would be ordered into effect.

Faces Inflation Storm Any scaling down of the value of the ruble or raising prices for consumer goods would be a blow to, savings. Together, such actions would have the the the same forms effect made as familiar inflation in Chiva and other countries. There, inflation is measured in terms of foreign currencies and prices have assumed astronomical proportions. In Russia. however, the ruble has an arbitrarily decreed value of 20 American cents, although foreign diplomats have been permitted an rate of eight to the dollar, There is no free as in the case of French francs and dollars and English pounds and dollars.

The word of Russia's economic woes broke into print with startling suddenness. On Buyers' Spree As received here from sources in a position to know, the information is that Moscow last week was on a phenomenal buyers' spree, with crowds lining up at shops to buy any durable goods regardless of need or intrinsic value. Widely current Moscow rumors were that the new currency would become effective about Dec. 5, that the present ruble would be accepted in exchange only up to the amount of two months' salary, and that least a portion of savings accounts might be "frozen." Coupled with this rumor was another that by Dec. 15 the Kremlin would decree a single price system to supplant the current method of rationing some goods at fixed prices and letting the others find their own higher levels.

The new prices would be sharply higher, this rumor had lit. Despite an increase of 87 over the 1947 Green tax levy, the 1948 average county tax rate will be up only 7 cents, County Clerk Clarence W. Lengacher reported announcing the apportionment of. The average county rate 1948 will be $7.34 per $1,000 ag. compared with $7.27 In 1947, he.

said. This figure, which includes. all state charges, over-all. average for the county, some governmental units having a higher rate than the average and some lower. Valuations are Up The slight tax rate increasewhich seems so small in comparison with the huge budget crease- -Is accounted for by 0 boost of nearly $8,000,000 in the' assessed valuation of Green county, Lengacher pointed out.

Last year the assessed of the county was $56,080,090. It' is now $64,003,460. The city of Monroe's county and state rate will be $7.16. this year as compared with $7.03 last year. In the apportionment of $470,388.54 to be raised by taxation, Monroe's share is 54.

Last year it was $77,915.11, and the year before it was 840. A 4-year comparison of average county rates shows the following relationship: $7.34 for 1948, $7.27 for 1947, $7 for 1946, and $8.24 for 1945. Comparison's on Monroe's rate for county and state taxes: $7.16 for 1948, $7.03 for 1947, $7.07 for 1946, $6.56 for. 1945, and $7.98 for 1944. Monroe Rate Lower Monroe's rate.

in relation to the rest of the county Is lower because the city is not assessed for county aid in construction of bridges, for the county superintendent's salary, nor for clerk hire and expenses, Lengacher explained. The 1948 apportionment totalting $470.388.54 shows the following breakdown on types of taxes: $12,800.69 state forestry, charitable and penal, $40.753 county school, $5,400 county superintendent, $100 -soldier relief, $644.30. county aid bridges; 800 social security, $4,600 poor relief and $372,813 all others: Apportionment of 1947 taxes. for 1948 collection, showing the figure for last year in parenthesis: TOWNS Adams $17,081.15 ($15,412.79) Albany $14,524.84 ($12,908.14) Brooklyn $17,259.56 ($15,271.25) Cadiz $20,462.72 ($18,346.47) Clarno $26,489.08 ($23,202.19) Decatur $16,913.46 ($15,990.90) Exeter $17,048.32 ($15,218.07) Jefferson $27,563.08 ($23,757.80) Jordan $17,497.63 ($15,485.71) Monroe $18,896.26 ($16,825) Pleasant $17,766.65 493.82) New Glarus $16,460.62 704.73) Spring Grove $22,135.19 665.23) Sylvester $21,700.47 541.40) Washington $18,200.43 359.70) York $17,440.11 ($15,785.10) VILLAGES Albany $10,175.62 ($8,871.50) Brooklyn $4,006.41 ($3,483.96) B.rownt to win $3,089.73 767.60) Monticello $10.070.41 ($8,631.09) New Glarus $16,772.52 334.39) CITIES Brodhead $20,720.61 ($17,788.32) Monroe $98,113.66 ($77,915.11) Tired President Seeks Rest in Florida's Sun Key West, tired President Truman sought today to catch up. on his sleep as he settled down to a weekend of loafing at this sun-bathed naval submarine base, He got off to a good start yesterday when he, in naval parlance, "hit the sack" for more than two hours shortly after flying here from Washington, Pointing out that the president stood for an hour and 20 minutes Tuesday night shaking hands with house 1,070 guests at the white diplomatic reception, his press secretary, Charles G.

Ross, told reporters: "He needed it." 17. DAYS SHOPPING LEFT BUY SEALS MERRY CHRISTM MISS MARLYS RICHERT standing leader in her field, Miss Richert previously received a certificate of merit from the Wisconsin Extension Workers association. She is a member of Phi Upsilon Omicron, professional home economic fraternity..