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the the the News and Pictures March of Events MONROE EVENING TIMES Home Newspaper Green County's PRICE FIVE CENTS MONROE, GREEN COUNTY, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1954 FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR -ESTABLISHED 1898 Mundt Seeking To Start Probe Early Next Week McCarthy Status Remains Problem For Rules Group WASHINGTON (PI-Sen Mundt (R-SD) said today he still hopes to launch next week a public Senate investigation of the heated row between Sen. McCarthy and top Army officials. He outlined a quick-pace schedule he wants to follow as presiding officer of the inquiry. It calls for swift selection of a special counsel and agreement on ground rules under which the Senate investigations subcommittee will look into: 1: An Army report backed by Secretary Stevens accusing McCarthy and his chief counsel, Roy M. Cohn, of trying to get favored treatment for Pvt.

G. David Schine, an unpaid subcommittee aide until he was drafted last fall. McCarthy and Cohn have denied the charge. Hal Claimed 'Blackmail' 2. Return accusations by McCarthy and Cohn that Stevens and his associates tried 10 "blackmail" the committee into, dropping its inquiry into alleged Communists in the Army by using Schine as a "hostage." Stevens replied that the charge was "fantastic." Mundt told reporters he is thinking in terms of five busy days of taking testimony, Still awaiting decision in writing the ground rules is the exact role McCarthy may play when his subcommittee, under Mundt's temporary chairmanship, the inquirty.

McCarthy has said he will insist on the right to cross-examine witnesses, and is willing to submit to questioning by Army representatives when he testifies himself. He says he is willing to step to the sidelines on all other matters in the inquiry, to the extent of refraining from voting matters involved in it or appointing a successor to cast -a vote. Hopes to Block Senator Some veteran senators said McCarthy, probably cannot be opposition denied the right 10 question witnesses in the forthcoming investigation, which is to be carried by radio and television networks. Nevertheless, a high Republican official, who also didn't want to be quoted by name, said in a separate interview the Eisenhower administration is making a major effort to block McCarthy off from cross-examination. Sen.

Ferguson (R-Mich), who has urged McCarthy to step aside, said it will be up to the investigations subcommittee itself to decide on procedure. But he conceded that McCarthy probably could take the issue to the Senate itself if the committee should decide against him. Henry Milbrandt, Monticello, Dies Henry Milbrandt, 73, Monticello, former member of the Green County died Board at St. Clare hospital at 11:15 representing the village, hospital Feb. 15 and had been ill yesterday.

He entered the m. the past two years. Mr. Milbrandt was born in Mt. Pleasant Township Feb.

9, 1881. a son of August and Minnie Lupkie Milbrandt, and attended schools in the area. He was married Feb. 12, 1903, to Martha Bracklin and the couple farmed in Mt. Pleasant Township four miles east of Monticello.

His son, Harvey, now is farming on the old Milbrandt farm. He retired to live in the village in 1919, returned to farming in 1925 and retired for a second time to live in the village in 1931. He was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren church. Mr. Milbrandt leaves two sons, Harvey on the farm, and Wilson Oshkosh; two brothers, Herman, Monroe, and Charles, Watertown, S.

and three grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his wife, in 1927; one son in infancy; two brothers, Frank. Monticello, and William, Evansville, and three sisters, Mrs. Charles Mau, Iowa, August Miller, Monticello, and Mrs. Charles Brecklin, Monroe.

Time of services is pending at the Voegeli funeral home in Monticello. Rev. Paul Gibson will officiate and burial will be in Greenwood cemetery, Monroe. Stock Market Makes Third Straight Drop NEW YORK UP- The stock market edged lower today in its third day of decline. Price changes either way ran to between and two points, but the greatest of gains and losses were in minor fractions.

Lower stocks included Southern Pacific, Texas U. S. Steel, American Cyanamid, and General Electric. Higher were Boeing, Distillers Allied Chemical, and American Can. RED OFFICIAL FLEES BERLIN IP -Max Janecke, public prosecutor in the Soviet zone town of Brandenburg, crossed into' West Berlin Wednesday and asked for political asylum.

Senate GOP Leaders Fighting Further Excise Tax Reduction Tornado Blasts In Three States Cause High Loss Tulsa District Hit Hard During Series of Blows HONEY GROVE, Tex. (PLAt least seven tornadoes Wednesday night and early today boiled from a line of thunderstorms extending across North Texas, Oklahoma and into Arkansas. None was of major violence, but areas 100 miles south Abilene, to Fort Smith, were buffeted by the storms. Hardest hit in the upsurge of violent weather was Tulsa, where damage was estimated at $100,000. Theater Man Hurt Fatally No one was reported killed in the twisters, but George D.

Franklin, a drive theater owner, was crushed to death at Argyle, in north Texas, when a wall he was trying to brace toppled on him during a windstorm. Five tornadoes were reported in Oklahoma in the state's southwest, north, central and northeastern sections. Three of the Oklahoma twisters brought heavy damage to as many farm communities; another tore up trees and outbuildings just south of Shawnee's business district, and the fifth ripped through Tulsa. The Texas tornadoes struck at Honey Grove in the state's northeast section and near Albany in the northwest. Damaging storms also tore across Fort Worth, McKinney, and a section east of Throckmorton, Tex.

Wind Destroys Planes The Tulsa tornado snapped telephone poles, uprooted and destroyed six light Two of planes the at the Brown Airport. planes could not be found. Although rains across the drouth-parched area of the tornadoes generally were disappointing, the Shawnee, funnel, striking under the darkness, came during a blinding rainstorm. Damage was not believed heavy, although trees and utility poles were torn from the ground. 1 State's Growers Hit Potato 'Aid' MADISON UP Wisconsin potato growers today requested the federal government not to "put the kiss of death" on the next potato crop by providing any form of price support now.

In a telegram to Agriculture Secretary Benson, directors of the Wisconsin Potato Growers Association, siad: "It is not in the public interest nor to the long term benefit of the potato farmer for the government to provide any form of price support to bale-out by public funds. "Present planting intentions now appear to be realistically adjusting acreage in line with U.S. planting guides and conforming with sound economics of adjusting supply to demand. This can be destroyed by false hopes. Growers may suffer from any gesture of support at his John Okray, Stevens Point, association president, told the directors that "if the government steps in now and buys potatoes with taxpayers' money, consumers will take a beating pricewise.

"And what's worse, as soon as the government offers a guaranteed price on potatoes everybody and his uncle will start planting i potatoes which will result in a greater surplus next year. We want to be left alone. We'll get along without any handouts from Uncle Sam." Involve Service Officer Green Bay Mayor Tells Of Payment to Hospital GREEN BAY UP) Mayor Dom-1 inic Olejniczak said in a statement today that "a couple of hospital and doctor were paid for him by George K. Nitz, 57, former Brown County veterans 'service official charged with embezzlement. Olejniczak's statement followed word that a John Doe hearing would be held here March 31 to determine if there was illegal use of veterans service funds to pay hospital and doctor bills of a nonveteran.

"I have learned that I am to be one of the witnesses summoned to appear at this Olejniczak's statement said. "I have found from my own investigation that a couple of hospital and doc- Appliance Levy Cut Wins 64-23 In Night Debate Republicans See House Defeat of Floor Revision TOP PISTOL EXPERT, BRIDE--One of the nation's top pistol marksmen, Sgt. Robert A. Fritz, grandson of Mrs. A.

E. Mitchell, 1505 13th avenue, and Mrs. Fritz visited here yesterday while leave from Ft. Benning, Ga. Mrs.

Fritz is the former Gisela on Eichman whom Sgt. Fritz met while stationed in Germany as a member of the Army's European pistol team. Her mother and three brothers now are living in Canada and her' father was killed outset World War Il. Sgt. Fritz Jast year won first place in the aggregate pistol marksman class of the National Rifle Association championship matches at Camp Perry, 0., and is a member of the U.S.

Army pistol team at Ft. Benning. (Times Prisoners Freed In Gunmen's Raid Three of Group Caught by Police ROCHESTER. N. Y.

Two armed ex-convicts who bluffed their way into Monroe County penitentiary early today were speedily! captured, and one of two ers they freed also was caught. Still at large a but believed to be in Rochester was Anthony Mendolla, 45, who had been serving time on a theft charge. Police said James Compton, 30, of Du Bois, one of the prisonand Paul R. Freeman. 24, of ers, Rochester, accused of being one of the gunmen.

were captured after officers surrounded a house the southwest section of the city." An hour or two earlier, police had picked George R. (The Duke) Bonner, 21. of Washington, and accused him of being one of the gunmen. Police said Freeman and recently had been released from the penitentiary. The gunmen robbed one of the guards of his wallet and then stole The his car to make a getuway.

car was found abandoned an hour and a half later. The gunmen entered the penitentiary about 12:30 a. m. after telling Clyde Jefferds, 63. chief night guard, that they had cigarets and a newspaper for Compton.

They gagged Jefferds and tied his hands. One of the men took the jail keys, opened a cell block door and confronted a mes Marshall. another guard. Marshall was forced to release Compion and Mendolla from their cells. Bus Located For New Firm Dairyland Bus is expected a bus to available at Chicago, D.

take delivery tomorrow on A. Crandall, president of the firm, said today. Crandall inspected the bus this week during a tour of prospects which took him to Detroit, Grand Rapids and Chicago. He said an expert mechanic will be taken to Chicago tomorrow to check over the vehicle and if it is found suitable the bus will be driven back to Monroe in the afternoon. Robert M.

Buetow, who has obtained authority to operate bus service between here, Janesville and Beloit, has applied to the Public Service Commission for permission to assign his permit to the firm. Buetow is vice president of the new company. No definite plans can be made for starting the service until the ule of fares is approved by the equipment is ready and the schedPSC. No difficulty in receiving approval was anticipated and it is hoped to have the line in operation some time in April. Registration Closes For April 6 Election Voter registration for the April 6 election closed at 5:30 p.

m. yesof eligible voters will not be known terday here, but the total number for several days. Those who have registered since the March judicial primary will be added to the previous list and others who have moved from the city or who have not voted for sev-! the eral times will be culled from files before tabulations are made by City Clerk Freda Bray. Madison Man Drowns In Milk Tank Tumble MT. HOREB, Wis.

(P Richard route Freeman, to a 29, Madison Madison, h'ospital a milk cooling tank after he Welnesday night after he fell into came Coroner Joseph Bloodgood said Freeman apparently died of drowning. Lancaster Sheriff, Staff Rests Up from Probe of 'Kidnaping' LANCASTER, Wis. (P--Grant Sheriff Al Klaas, redeyed and tired, was in no mood for gay spring tunes Wednesday. He and his deputies had spent 20 consecutive hours running down a 13-year-old boy's story of having been kidnapped and tied to a tree. The boy, who was not identified, disappeared from school Tuesday morning, and appeared 21 a Beetown farmhouse, some 10 miles away, four hours later.

The tale he told the farmer was so convincing, so harrowing that the home man of drove relatives the who boy called to the sheriff. After searching the county all night for the "kidnappers," Klass questioned the youth Wednesday. Later the boy broke down and admitted he had made up the complete story as an alibi for his absence from school. Klass said it may have been spring fever that motivated the boy's imagination, but he didn't relish it. Concert Event Announcers Set Sixteen announcers will introduce selections at the 20th annual Monhigh school senior band concert scheduled to begin before an expected capacity crowd at 8 tonight.

Introducing the numbers will be Colleen Seffrood, Karen Kindschi, Shirley Mable, Phyllis Andrews, Natalie Burgy, Miller, Ruf, Mavis Ingwell, Sondra Simpson, Mary Stalder, Gertrude Messmer, George Meadows, Judith Nelson, Donald Birschbach, Dave Birschbach and Nathan Lindsay. Concentrated rehearsals have been held during the past few weeks to make this the top concert in the band's history, Allan F. Barnard, director, reported. Barnard came to Monroe as the first full time band instructor in 1934. He conducts the senior band, the concert orchestra, the string orchestra, pep band, dance band, Park- band, Immanuel church orchestra and all beginning and junior instrumentalists at the school.

The veteran instructor has taken work at Oshkosh State college, Carroll college and the University of Wisconsin where he received A degrec. He is also a flute mins structor and spent three summers at the University of Wisconsin Music Clinic is past president of the Wisconsin School of Music Association and a member of the Wisconsin Bandmasters Association. Barnard. in addition to a past diAlbert R. Neushwander, and several long time faculty members, will be honored at tonight's event.

A similar program will be held tomorrow beginning at 8 p. m. Army Sabotage 'Plot' Charged FRANKFURT, Germany -An American contractor, leaving by ington military grand plane jury today hearing, for a threatened to open what he called "a great conspiracy to sabotage the U. S. defense program in Europe." Robert E.

Bowen, 36, formerly of Spokane, declared he has "enough photostatic evidence to result in the court-martial of at least five Army officers." He asserted many more officers would be involved if the investigation is carried through to the end. U. S. Army in Europe ters at Heidelberg said Bowen would appear before a federal grand jury in Washington at 9 a. m.

Friday. The Army declined to. comment on Bowen's charges, or on his statement that the hearing was being held at his request. PRINCESS Miss Arline F. De Polis, 18, of Milwaukee was selected by the Wisconsin State Society at Washington to be Wisconsin Princess in the National Cherry Blossom Festival.

Miss De Polis is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Baldo De Polis, Milwaukee. (AP Wirephoto) Pro Arte Group To Play April 23 Local Sponsors Bring Program One of Wisconsin's best known musical groups, the Pro Monroe Arte Friday Quartet, will play in night, April 23, at Immanuel Evangelical church during its current tour arranged by the University of Wisconsin extension division and a group of local sponsors. The quartet has appeared here before at programs attracted good audiences for their outstanding presentations of classical string selections.

Leader of the group is First Violinist Rudolf Kolisch, native, of Austria who completed his musical studies at University of Vienna after serving in World War I. He played recitals and conducted the State Theater Orchestra at Karlsbad from 1919 to 1922 when he organized the Vienna String Quartet. After a tour in this country with a group known as the Kolisch Quartet, he became an American citizen and in 1944 was named first violinist of the Pro Arte group. Second Violinist is Albert Rahier, born in Liege, Belgium. From 1928 to 1940, he was concertmaster of the Opera in Brussels.

Rahier joined the Pro Arte group in 1943. Violoncellist Ernst Friedlander born in Vienna and toured as a soloist and member was of the Vienna Concert Orchestra. Europe After touring this country as a soloist in 1943, he joined the Pro Arte group. Baltimore-born Violist Bernard Milofsky studied at Peabody Conservatory, Curtis Institute and George Washington University. He made his Town Hall debut in 1947 and became a member of the Pro Arte group that year.

Patrons for the program here are: Mr. and Mrs. Howard Olsen, Mrs. Janet Baker, Miss Marie Speck, Dr. and Mrs.

Frank Stiles, Dr. and Mrs. Ben Brunkow, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund C.

Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Perle Guess. Dr. and Mrs.

Leslie Kindschi, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Lamboley, Mr. and Mrs. John Ivey, Mrs.

Mabel Viel, Dr. and Mrs. Keith Witte, Dr. and Mrs. Dwain E.

Mings, Mrs. Arline Berkeley, Miss Maud E. Wenger. Dr. and Mrs.

David Ruehlman, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Barnard, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W.

Schuetze, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Blum and Dr. and Mrs.

John A. Schindler. CONGRATULATIONS FOR CHAVEZ-Sen. Dennis Chavez their (D- NM) gets Mrs. Dixon, at the Capitol in Washington after congratulatory kisses from Mrs.

Chavez and daughter, 53 to 36 vote defeated a Republican move to oust George the a of alleged irregularities. in the 1952 New Senate by the senator because Mexico election. (AP Wirephoto) Windstorm Hits On Heels of Rain Mercury Climbs To 62 at 10:30 Winds, with gusts ranging well above 50 miles an hour at times, caused power surges in this and throughout the state today, Wisconsin Power and Light Co. reported. The windstorm followed a night of rainfall which totaled .71 of an inch and was on the heels of tornadoes which lashed central and southwestern states last night.

The wind was strong in the upper air and many television aerials reported to have been twisted or blown down. The only power failure here this morning was on the Juda line which was for some time. the power firm said." Hits 10:30 Peak The mercury, meanwhile, hit a peak at 10:30 before starting a downward spiral which is expected to taper off at the freezing mark tonight. It was 34 at 4 p. m.

yesterday, then started to climb to 44 at midnight and 62 at 10:30 this morning. Temperatures had dropped to 50 two hours later, however, and were continuing their downward skid. The rain brought welcome moisture for the area's thirsty soil. The Milwaukee airport recorded .90 of an inch of precipitation, the heaviest amount there since Aug. 1, 1953.

Kenosha, with 1.89 inches. had its heaviest precipitation since July 18, 1952. The Beloit-Rockford area had 1.57 inches. Displays Full Line March displayed an almost conditions, complete line of weather hammering out extreme some southern part of Wisconsin during the storms in the night, hiding most of the state in fog early this morning and covering areas of extreme northern Wisconsin with light freezing rain, light snow and light sleet. The state Highway Department; reported that roads in Ashland, Superior and Spooner areas but were the condition was expected to clear slippery today snow, with rising temperatures.

Elsewhere roads were bare. Minimum temperatures during the night were 10 to 15 degrees higher in southern Wisconsin and one to six degrees warmer in the northern part of the state than temperatures reported early Wednesday. Senators Balk At Full Parity WASHINGTON (P The senior Republican and Democrat on the Senate agriculture committee turned thumbs down today on a plea for full, or 100 per cent of parity, price supports on most farm commodities. "If we ever go that far it would be the twilight zone for private industry. and probably require 100 per cent price ceilings for all consumers," said Chairman Aiken (R- Vt) of the Senate Agriculture Committee.

Aiken is supporting the Eisenhower administration proposal to install flexible government farm price supports at 75 to 90 per cent of parity. Sen. Ellender (D-La), who wants to continue the present 90 per cent supports on basic crops, agreed with Aiken that 100 per cent parity "is out of the Japanese Report Soviet Atom Bomb 'Dust' Hits Islands TOKYO (PI -A Socialist Diet member said today atomic particles are falling on Japan from Russian A-bomb tests near the Arctic Circle. Shigeyoshi Matsumae, an englneer, said his information "gleaned from, American military quarters." He refused to elaborate. The U.

S. Far East Command had no comment. Matsumae's statement to newsmen followed release of a report Wednesday by the right wing Socialist party of which he is a member. The Socialists are pushing a resolution in the Diet calling on the U.N. to ban atomic weapons and urging international control of atomic energy.

The report said small quantities of radioactive ash fall on Japan about three times every two weeks from Russian explosions in Siberia. "The United States has confirmed through these ashes that Russia possesses atomic the report said. "The ashes take three days to reach Japan and take one week to circle the The report of Russian tests stirred anew the controversy over radiation burns suffered by 23 Japanese fishermen who were too close to a U.S. hydrogen blast at Bikini March 1. Hydrogen Jitters Sweeping Britain LONDON (P Britain broke out today in a rash of hydrogen bomb jitters.

Reports of the awesome and unexpected fury of America's bydrogen bomb test explosion in the Pacific March 1 prompted fresh demands in Parliament and the press for all-out diplomatic efforts to banish the threat of atomic war. The Laborite London Dailv Herald, in a rare front page editorial, demanded that the United States call off any more hydrogen bomb tests before it turns the Pacific into source of peril." It called on the British government to take the initiative in seeking international consultation "on all the problems involved for mankind in possession the bomb." The influential. Liberal Manchester Guardian, warned of the possible serious" of further bydrogen bomb tests. Newspapers used "scare" headlines over President Eisenhower's news conference statement Wednesday that something must have happened at the March 1 explosion that surprised and astonished scientists. Madison, Pupils Given Strike 'Holiday' MADISON, Ill.

An unscheduled holiday was in its day for 2.700 100 public school students today as their 75 teachers remained on strike in a dispute with the Board of Education. five two resentatives hour board ended and in a teachers' deadlock repmeeting between the last night. The teachers, members of AFL Teachers Federation Local 763, refused to return to the classrooms unless the board reinstated a student counseling program. The board turned down demand and then unsuccesstully offered to meet again with teacher representatives Thursday night if the teachers would return to work today. WASHINGTON (P -Senate Republican leaders regrouped forces today, against any further floor cuts in excise taxes after losing test in which a 100-million-dollar reduction was voted on household appliances.

The GOP leadership lost control Wednesday night and, when that became apparent, agreed to accept the household appliance cut. The vote for it was 6 64-23. Expects House To Hold Line There remains a good possibility the appliance tax cut. from 10 to 5 per cent, will be knocked out in conference with the House, which voted no such reduction. Sen.

Millikin (R-Colo), chairman of the finance committee, expressed belief the House would stand firm against going below the 10 per cent level on most excises this year. Millikin predicted to newsmen today that other key amendments to the excise or sales tax bill sponsored by a group of Democrats would be beaten. He said the senate may complete action on the measure today. The tax cutters got their maximum strength on the household appliance reduction, Millikin said. Appliance manufacturers and dealers throughout the country ha have been besieging Congress for tax relief in the face of a slump in sales in many lines.

Wants Auto Tax Slash Sen. Douglas (D-Ill), chief sponsor of the reduction amendments. planned to ask first today for a vote on a proposal to cut the excise tax on autos from the present 10 to 7 per cent. This would slice the tax by 275 million dollars a year. Douglas says the cut would save about $50 on the price of a $2,000 car.

The tax is levied on the manufacturer. but is passed on to car buyers. The third amendment offered by Douglas would chop in half the present 10 per cent excise on television and radio sets and phonographs. This would be an 80-million-dollar annual cut. Now Over Billion Mark With the appliance relief included.

total cuts in the excise bill now have passed the billion dollar mark. The Senate finance committee. chiefly by hiking the relief for movie theaters, boosted this total to 958 million before sending the bill to the floor. The cuts are scheduled to take effect a week from today, April 1. On the vote.

35 Democrats, 28 Republicans and the 1 independent said Fifteen Republicans and 8 Democrats voted French Leader Delays Return WASHINGTON IP -France's top military leader, Gen. Ely, has postponed his departure for 24 hours to continue high level strategy talks about the Indochina war with American defense officials. Ely, who was scheduled to wind up his three-day conference today, arranged instead to go to the Pentagon another round of discussions with Admiral Arthur Radford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. A tight secrecy curtain has been thrown around the meetings thus far but informed officials reported long-range prospects for vietory over the Communists in Indochina were being talked about as well as immediate supply problems. There was no sign that his stay had been lengthened because of the Defense Department's desire to speed up the training of loyal anti-Communist Indochinese.

tor bills dating back to 1947, the largest in any amount around $35. were paid by George Nitz without my consent or knowledge. "These bills never were presented to me for payment. Since. I assumed the office of mayor (in 1945) all hospital and doctor bills presented to me have been paid by me Olejniczak added that he he hoped that the hearing would be open because am willing and would desire to give any testimony on my part in the open at a public Nitz issued a statement also, saying that "Ole is absolutely innocent of any wrong doing and anything implicating him certainly is the result of a mistake." Entry Attempt Made At Carter-Gruenewald Carter-Gruenewald victims of robberies each time a series of them has been reported in the Juda area, reported to the sheriff's department last night that someone apparently tried to enter the firm Tuesday night when breakins were reported in both Albany and Browntown.

Representatives said that a skeleton key was found in the lock yesterday morning indicating, that someone had attempted into the building. Only one silver dollar was taken in the two burglaries at the Milwaukee Road depot in Browntown and Zimmerman's tavern in Albany Tuesday night..