The Manitowoc Sun-Messenger from Manitowoc, Wisconsin • Page 1

GilMrmnteed CarcuiaUon. No. 7117 THE Over 27,000 readers a week. Chidso Stfeet MANITOWOC MESSENGER VOL. 37 Manitowoc, Wisconsin May 8, 1942 GO-ZIP Being a recording of those things that go zipping as folks talk.

And a few vagrant thoughts. Launching four destroyers in 50 minutes is just a sample of -what can be done when industry in this country really tries. 0 Our circus is going great guns and what a show. You have to have evidence now to buy sugar and that may be only the beginning. You will hear complaints.

Just what will the aldermen say if the service here is ordered curtailed? Some time your skullduggery is certain to catch up with you and then you pay the price with compound interest. 0 About the only time a dime is big money is when it is dropped on the collection plate at church. 0 Sunday is MOTHER'S Day. 'Nuff said. Council Refuses To Reduce Amount Douglas Valuation OUR BIG JOB, believe it or not, is eliminate the fifth columnists and way to stop the big ones is to 'discontinue supporting them.

0 The master and his dog: Hitler and 0 They may be 'fighting dollars' but we have never seen them make much 'df a struggle to stay with us. No more fanfare and publicity at but by the time we get through we should be experts. 0 Style, atmosphere, service and sur- rroundings added to good food adds Jup to a large check and a tip but what you are asking for when go there. 0 Just what has become of John iNance Gardner? Some folks just naturally have no sense but appear to be with an urge to demonstrate Ithat deficiency. 0 Do you suppose that after the iduration the army cooks will take over the cooking schools? A Quisling in any language is a tenace, be it a big newspaper chain, big daily, a magazine, a weekly just an individual.

No one has a jht to abuse their privileges. Get ready you 35 to 45 group Jncle wants to look you over physi- Uy and may take you over. iWjomen create a problem no mat- where you put them. ICertainly we have made mistakes, of mistakes, but we are not ig to make the mistake of losing faith in our ability to win the Let's get rid of the crepe igers. Te have a hunch that the "cure' ground water supply did not Now what? lose airline pilots ought to be Ivinced by this time that they can't ck over mountains.

They should over or around them. it sub rides the river very rttily, eh what? 'Sfunny, we build and sub chasers. Some folks are exceptionally good iters but that seems to be the only ling they do well. That new tax bill has all the ear rks of a dry cleaning measure it if that is necessary to win the we shouldn't be so worried abou Did you get your war ration card Better be careful not to lose it, it is going to be very important. 0 It is not unpatriotic to buy a new it is not easy to meet the requirements to be able to make such a purchase.

Just a few more weeks of school and then plenty of opportunities to get a job for the svunmer vacation, If we expect to get better government we better start with the local unit and work up. "Spending as "business as usual," and "politics as usual" should all be pt on the shelf for the duration. Maybe it should be written 'kernel" Robert McCormick, and make the kernel small. This is international music Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito furnishing the discord, and not in harmony. o- Better start walking now and get used to it.

We may have to do plenty of pedestrianing. Neither inflation or the Japs can be licked 0 Sheboygan English: "It could have was been that way." Leave it to the girls, they always look on the sonny side of life. o- -Do you suppose they'll ever ration the boy friends among the girls back home? Hitler's idea seems to be that thing of booty is a joy forever. a This country knockers. needs riveters, not We had always been told there is no such animal as original music.

0 There is to be no more luxury traveling, whatever that is. This is cherry blossom time in Door county but what they do about pickers later on? 0 It appears there was an angle to the angle parking that the aldermen and safety council had not figured on. 0 If we haven't gone too far, at our it doesn't take too long to get around to may be hope for us in this newly discovered elctron treatment. too An arm chair field marshall often is just a pain in the neck. 0 And there you are for another week.

Under an emergency resolution adopted by the city council at the regular meeting Monday night, Mayor Martin Georgenson'named the finance committee to represent the city at a conference of the city and district attorneys and a committee of the county board in an effort to reach some sort of a settlement in the Lawton delinquent tax case. No taxes have been paid on certain lots over a period of years, ten in fact, with litigation still in abeyance and an effort is to be made to straighten he situation out. The council also had word from U. S. Attorney B.

J. Husting that no action will be taken by the federal government in the matter of the purchase of the Bleser property on South Ninth street by the city if two-thirds of the amount is paid over to the administrator of the estate and one third to Mrs, Bleser, as her dower interest which is beyond attachment. The federal government is seeking to collect its claim against the estate. The letter was ordered placed on file. J.

W. Landroth, president of the library board, advised the city council that he had been informed that fines and penalties collected by the library cannot be turned over to the genera fund of the city but must be held in a special fund for the library boart to be used in addition to the regular budget. The contniunication Avas referred to the finance committee. The public utilities commission asked the council to be careful in granting extension of services and called attention to the fact that sei-v ice is now available to many lots that could be used for building purposes before further extensions Avould bo needed. Incidentally the city counci awarded the contract for the South 18th street sewer to the Gray Robin son company on its bid of $10,823.80 and the Lindbergh Drive sewer job to the Bahr Construction company at $422.50.

A small increase in the we supply at Silver Creek park was noted in a report of the utilities commission's meeting. Chairman Geo Sladkey of the utility committee asked that the entire council meet with members of the commission to discuss the retirement plan for em ployes and the water situation, no definite date being set for the meet ing, however. By an unanimous vote the counci refused (o reduce the assessed val uation of the Douglas property pointing out that no appearance had been made before the board of re view and complaint made. The valua tion is $32,000, The Marine band offered to pro vide the summer park hand concerts with 5: man at If the music is with a smaller number of men, because of losses due to draft or other causes, an adjust ment is to be made, A protest was received from Michael Sadusky on the closing of of South Ifith street between Wash ington and Franklin streets at th request of the army authorities, bu word was also received from the Goods asking that the matter be held in abeyance until a further confer enco could be held with army offi cials. The present parking regulation and street marking system will re main in force.

A number of minor changes have been made on bus stops, A report of the relief department shows Go cases on the roll with no employable persons available. The total cost for April was $2,687.05 against $4,506,20 for the same month ast year. An additional janitor will be employed at the city hall and he is to take care of the safety building. The salary was fixed at $100 a month. The mayor is to appoint the committee that will represent the city an effort name a purchasing committee to act for the city, county.

Two Rivers and the school boards. The matter was not discussed. No funds will be available to aid in the construction of an addition to the Holy Family hospital. A protest on such aid was presented to the council because it is a private institution and because all available funds should be devoted to the war effort. The communications were ordered filed, A.

new move is being made to vacate Menchal Drive and the matter will go back to the city planning commission, A question was raised whether such a petition could again be received within a year after having been denied. Bids are to be taken for accousti- cal treatment of the first floor offices in the city hall and the radio rooms of the safety building. The council's attention was called to the necessity of providing a few loads of cinders at Custerdale because of complaint made by the mail carrier in that section. The council adopted a new ordinance with regard to hotels and restaurants to conform to the state statutes. County Engineer E.

L. Fenner was again named as a member of the zoning board of appeals. The members of the council were asked to make suggestions for the public works reserve program for the post war period. A list of pro jects had been prepared by the board of public works and the city plan ning commission. All the aldermen were present and adjournment came at 10:25.

Congressmen Make Inspection Of Yards Five congressmen, four of them members of the important Nava Affairs Committee, expressed sur prise and gratification over the work being done on the submarine pro gram on their inspection visit here last Saturday afternoon. Members of the groups included Representa tives Joshua Johns, who arranged the trip, Thomas Flaherty, Mass achusetts, William Wheat, Illinois Ward John.son, California and Frank Keefe, Oshkosh, sixth district. Law rence Imhoff, Ohio, and George Bates, Massachusetts, were detained and were unable to be here. The con gressmen said that the work here was a revelation to them. The party was flown to Appleton by one of the big army bombers and then motored here.

The local field, after the heavy rain, made it impossible for the big ship to land hero as originally planed. The visitors were taken for a tour of the yards and all made an inspection of the Peto, launched hero last week. Geo. Kiel Starts On Nintb Year As County Chairman At the organization meeting of the Manitowoc County Board Tuesday morning, George Kiel, chairman for the last eight years, was re-elected without opposition. Fred A.

Pred- Maple Grove, was renamed vice chairman, unopposed. P. M. Schneider, Meeme, who has served on the board for a quarter of a century, and for many years was the chairman of the county highway committee, presided during the opening and was honored at a dinner at noon ing which he was presented with a placque in recognition of his long service. Only three new members are on the board and were introduced, William Glasow, Valders, youngest member, Hans Beyer, Mishicot, and Louis Bleser, Manitowoc Rapids, who returned after a lapse of five yeftn and is a veteran member.

Bleser has also served on the highway coimnit- tee. The board members were told that the pencils distributed Tuesday would have to last for the season and small scratch pads were distributed. A number of state aid bridge petitions were presented and the members drew for their seats and lockers. On Wednesday Kiel announced his committee appointments and a few changes were noted because of the small change in membership and the efficient manner in which the board has operated. Sup.

La Fond asked that the highway committee give a more detailed report of its activities. Election of a highway commissioner will be one of the jobs of this session and it is rumored that Ed Berkedal is to have opposition for his job which he has held over a long term of years. The board has a great deal of routine business to dispose of. At a meeting of representatives of the various organizations of the city at the city council rooms Wednesday night, Adolph O. Stangel was elected chairman of the USO Citizens Committee with Mrs.

Oscar A. Richter, as vice chairman, A. M. Reinert, secretary and Emil Benishek, as treasurer und these four, with Thomas Reddin, Charles Brandt, Rev. C.

E. Hagen, Myer Schwartz, Henry Burger, Mrs. Harry M. Mallon, Miss Freda Newman and John Allen, as members of the board of governors. Jerome E.

Kocian, R.2, Greenleaf, Brown county, was fined $100 and the costs and had his driver's license revoked on a drunken driving charge in municipal court Monday. Kocian is reported to have attempted to evade the officers and in so doing drove into a farmer's yard and crashed into an automobile. Kocian was unable to pay and started to serve a fiO (lays jail sentence. A grand total of 227 local institutions, industries and dealers registered last week for sugar certificates under the trade regulations. That included 05 retail and wholesale dealers.

Eunice Case, 28, platinum blond, arrested at Marinette and returned to this city last week Thursday nighty pleaded guilty in municipal court to charges of assault and armed rob- iK'ry and grand larceny Monday and was to terms of three to six years and one to three years at Taychecdah, the terms to run currently. The woman, who admittedJ that she had been employed as a' prostitute in various houses in the state, said she had held the gun on Ann when the tavern was robbed on the night of April 9th by her two male companions and nearly $500 in loot taken. She denied any connection with the holdup of the McKeiina tavern at the west end of Waldo boulevard. The men in the case have not been apprehended. The woman was traced through a long distance call placed at Valders on.

the night of the local robbery. Sheriff Bergner made a number of trips to nearby communities in the case. Custerdale and Michigan Heights are to get carrier mail service by rider. Westlawn addition will also be served by rider carrier..