Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune (Newspaper) - August 15, 1945, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin In If TUB I'd Jt been a rainy week in The urea as everyone awaits the ending of hostilities in the Temperatures have ranged A 40 and 80 degrees through out the Digest E Vol. 28 Goggins Street Railway Track Controversy Pops Up at Council Meeting Possible elimination of the railroad spur on Goggins street which serves several downtown commercial establishments and a plea 1'or a definite playground program took top billing at a council meeting in the city hall last The aldermen also heard a string of requests from city employes for I- creased compensation as per a new ordinance which requires 1 that they be submitted at the August meeting so that sion can be made in the budget for the following year if raises are Everything looked lovely early in the evening when a street committee recommendation for the improvement of i Goggins street indicated that a problem of long-standing might be cleared a petition was presented asking the council to restrain the St. I Paul and Pacific railroad from the tracks which I have been taken up in for the repair w One of the signers of the Burton L. 350 Fourth avenue who has property between Seventh and Grand said that he had there for 40 and was going to sist upon my Describing the trains as a Mr. Brown I understand the city can't deed away or give easements on our property and we'll go to court if we have Mayor William T. Nobles said that a controversy over the tracks WARDED of the 32nd meritorious service on Harry Wisconsin August 15, 1945 KEEP FAITH WAR BONOS Stanley Shugart Perishes at Beach held had existed for 25 years and that the city was not involved in the original installation of the He said he thought both the city and railroad company realizes there is no legal easement between Third and Seventh will be to to start anj he Alderman Reinhard man of the maintenance of way described how the tracks are to be laid at street level and filled in- between the rails with a traffic lane to the south of them between Third and Seventh and new catch basins for the way it's going to he con- Mr. Brown Differs the way it's NOT going to Mr. Brown saying that he would procure an tion to stop of the track until a hearing could be A Milwaukee Road crew is scheduled to begin the work Other signers of the petition were Mrs. Mabel Walter L. Frank R. W. M. 1 C. V. Fletcher and ford Urging a unified and long-range playground Oscar 150 Eleventh street the purchase of land suitable for recreation west of the wagam Paper Products have a wonderful city and it. is well-balanced in many Mr. Hartman we have fallen Hown in recreational The area west of is densely populated and the ren have no place to It will look expensive in comparison with past outlay but we must think of the An ordinance was adopted re- quiring a written guarantee of ment of a year for each 6fi feet of sewer and water extension where there is no consumer to be actual users for all future A proposed ordinance to establish a 2-hour parking limit on First street north from Mill street to Spring street daily be- tween a. m. to 6 p. m. except day was read and ordered Four Negative Voles The ordinance which provides for a legal instrument to collect charges already incorporated in sewer in- regulations brought Western is making provision in its 1946 budget for an automatic nal at Lincoln The city agreed to provide the labor in a proposal from the Milwaukee Road to surface the street from its senger depot to McKinley street with a The bid of the Home Insulating company of Wausau of for insulating the city hall ceiling was sale of a mower to the village of Biron at a ceiling price of was ed and the E. 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Chase company was engaged to repair the fire tion roof at a cost of An for sewer and water on fifteenth avenue north from the point where the service now ends Fremont street was Jarosinski is a member of the 129th field artillery Klappa New Head of Labor Group tuc votes from Aldermen Robert Matt Kehrberg and Lawrence the latter two being consistent with their policy of opposing practically everything having to do with sewer and water mains except the stalemated avenue south Notices to improve various road crossings in the city have been sent to the railways and it was an- that the Chicago and North Nekoosa Will Alter Market Street Corner of the decker property at the west end of Market was approved at th Nekoosa council meeting last The buildings are to be dis- mantled or to permit ing of the sharp turn at the corner and to improve The approved purchase price was An agreement was made with the town of Saratoga for fire protection at the same rate as have been plied in the town of Port The town will henceforth pay for rather than the Reports by committeemen brought discussion on following Im- proved drainage of the marshes the and Cattanach reconsideration of rate charged for water taps to eliminate present loss elimination of dead-ends in tresent water main system wherever The council authorized the committee to dispose of an un- ified building in city park and the general business com- to prepare plans for an tion which is needed at the city age to house all Routine business included issuance of operators license to Ella Estella Oscar Bey and Frank license to Fergus Oliver and Sid The health re- Jort listed no no four and no dis- Police reports noted 21 ar- Stanley H. 22, son of Mr and Mrs. Lewis G. 33 Fifth street died about last night while swimming at south beach at Lake Thi death was the second to be this season at the lake in Which heart failure Dr. H. G. Wood coun ty was called to the scene and the lad was pronounced dead af ter efforts of the Wisconsin Rapids firemen and a companion to revive him proved The coroner sau this morning that his investigation showed Shugart's death was due to a combination of drowning and heart There was evidence oi water in the lungs and the coroner felt that the youth may have lowed some water and that shock affected his Aware Of Condition According to the youth's they were aware of the heart as the youth had been troubled from the time he was a Just recently he was examined at Ro- and was told the condition was considered the youth was given a medical discharge from the Marines after serving two months and while attending the California tute of had to leave be- cause of the it was was learned that the youth had golf during the afternoon but he parents said that the youth was aware of his condition and always exercised in Stanley was swimming with a Thomas 130 fourteenth street also a and had been in the water about 10 minutes when the pair de- to swim under a log in the As Andrews came to the his companion was missing and he immediately dove to the tom where he found the The water was about 10 feet An- drews dragged the youth onto a raft STANLEY H. SHUGART and began applying artificial respir while others called the Efforts of firemen ailed and the coroner he youth High School Graduate Shugart was born at Stirling June 1, 1923, coming to onsin Rapids four years later with He graduated from Lincoln High-school in 1941. He en- sted in the Marines in 1942. His ather is manager of the F. W. Wool worth company store at 264 Vest Grand The only survivors ore his four grandparents and a Funeral services will be held at 2 Tuesday afternoon from the aker Chapel with the Rev. A. W. riggs Burial will be in orest Hill Consolidated Takes Over New Mill and Begins Alterations 19 police calls and issuance of 5 bicycle licenses nd 21 motor vehicle All physical property and power resources of the Wisconsin River Paper and Pulp Stevens has been transferred to Con- Water Power and Paper Company a company spokesman said With this addition to Consolidated the company now operates i total of five pulp and paper These include the home plant at a second mill at Two Leave Sunday For Workers School Badger local 187 of the tional Brotherhood of Papermakers will send two delegates to the an- 2-week institute at the University of Wisconsin school for They are Miss Irma 321 Ninth and George who will leave tomorrow for the session with all expenses HARRY KLAPPA Harry Klappa was elected dent of the Labor Body to succeed Joe C. Rude whose nation was accepted during a ng of the group at Union hall last Klappa is president of the Consolidated Office Workers Local 95 and will be succeeded as vice president of the central body by C. J. president of the ists Local Mr. who was named lent earlier this resigned to accept a position with the Aetna Life Insurance company and will associated with Dwight district He also has drawn as secretary of Badger No. 187, of the International of a post he ield for two Members at last night's meeting decided .to limit their Labor day celebration to one day instead of wo as in the past because of GETS SILVER STAR For gallantry in action during the 38th division's battle for fanatically defended Zig Zag east of in the Sgt. Merwald J. son of Mrs. Johanne 1271 Twelfth street has been awarded the Silver On February 8, when his batta- lion was subjected to a severe enemy mortar Sergeant upon his own initiative ed as litter bearer in the evacuation of wounded casualties from the front line rifle companies while the area was still under heavy enemy mortar and small arms When Sergeant Krebsbach ed a seriously wounded man lying helplessly on the ground exposed to the direct fire of an enemy machine jun and in imminent danger of Jeing he immediately went the aid of the He crawled over partially exposed for a distance of 50 yards n the face of point-blank fire from the enemy machine gain in order to the wounded man and drag lim to where first aid Was a Mitscherlich sulphite mill at a plant in Stevens and the newly acquired which has been designated as the Wisconsin River The plant recently purchased is a 70-ton newsprint a sizable program is now in progress which will convert the two paper machines to coated using patented method of coating preparation and See 100-Ton Capacity Company officials state that these machines capacity of 100 and will be in shape to make the new grade soon after the first of the Until alterations are all ex- isting newsprint contracts will be Structural alterations and will include a building 370 feet n length to contain the new coating storage of raw rest rooms and This building will be located east of the present mill proper and will be joined to the main plant by a roof and end walls 1.0 enclose and shelter fourteen freight The present finishing room will Je strengthened and by the installation of steel fabricated ceiling New concrete ng also is Two new super calenders will be installed in this Cranberry Groups to Meet Here Saturday The Wisconsin Cranberry Sales company will hold a meeting for ts members at Saturday ng in the Realty hall at Wisconsin according to Vernon At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the Wisconsin State Cranberry association will also hold a meeting it the General business will be discussed at both ON HAND FOR POLIO AID IN WOOD COUNTY A total of was received ing the 1945 March of Dimes according to a report made by Charles V. at an annual meeting of the Wood county chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile at the Elks last A total of now is available for medical care of victims in Wood regardless 3f the date of onset of the Mr. Stark Principal speaker at the meeting was Palmer S. Lake representative of the National who outlined tions for chapter Cents a Month Rapids Is Set For Celebration Wisconsin Rapids residents Chief R. J. Exner said a full at the today force woud be on duty on the day with the rest of the world over the news is announced and news that peace overtures had beetled people to celebrate joyously but received from the All over town excitement was high and mon expressions were its really and Thank aj Mayor W. T. Nobles said that he was preparing a tion to the effect that all city ces would be closed on day and asked the people to temper celebration with reminding them that there has been enough destruction in the world during war without adding lives and of property by A Fight Against In- was also shown He pointed out that through cooperation of S. G. needed will continue county superintendent of The chapter ordered one of the new which will be in Mr. Corey's and requests for showing he film should be made to it vas pointed Mrs. Dorothy the meeting in the ab- ence of Edward Officers were annual were read and new It was also decided to i lave an education booth at the ral Wisconsin State fair at Marsh ield the first week in nder the direction of the Mr. Daugs stated that the has pledged that no vie im for lack of funds shall go with ut the best medical care available of the money raised in thi during the March of remains for medical can nd he pointed out where unds are the will make up the dif He said that to overcome le shortage of physical ie foundation recently for training more of these Applicants lould Miss Leone Mr. Daugs also t that the care of the disease is equal importance and that re- arch is being carried on ly at Wisconsin and Marque tte Officers elected to the executive are J. P. Adlor and J. H. undy of Marsh lone Charles V. Stark and las Corey of Wisconsin Rapids d Mrs. Dorothy were RASS FIRE Wisconsin Rapids firemen led about noon yesterday to put t grass fire that started from known origin in a vacant lot at corner of Fourteenth and Oak No damage was to Fire Chief August C. It is expected that county departments will follow a similar Generally the schedule will follow that set up for Martin man of the merchants said that if the should come before business places would close for the rest of the day if it came after 12 o'clock they would remain closed that after- noon and all the next If the news comes on a the stores will remain closed on Schroeder Announcement was made by at Port Edwards and Nekoosa the the same plan scheduled in consin Rapids woud be followed in their respective Mill To Shut Down The Consolidated Water Power and Paper company and the Paper Products company have announced that they would close down for a 24-hour period and that employes would receive a full days Products company said they would close on day along with other industries and the Paper company said today that plans were being considered this The Rev W. Kingdon said lhat there will be a union service at the First Congregational sponsored by the Ministerial at the evening of the i announcement of the announcement should come he services would be held A combined statement was re- I Chief Exner said the ary police would be called if sary but contemplated no serious drive when you they relax and enjoy but keep in mind that destruction of property will not be Wounds Fatal To Rapids Man On U.S. Ship Pfc. Dennis H. 23, son of Mrs. Mary 331 avenue died as the re- sult of wounds received in action on Leyte island m the Philippines on December 5, 1944, according to a war department message received by the The Wisconsin Rapids soldier died a United States ship n the Pacific date the war department Plowman was born October 18, 1G21 in Wisconsin He at- tended the West Side Lutheran rade school and was graduated from Lincoln High school in 1940. Prior to his entry into military August 31, 1942, he was employed by the Biron division of Consolidated Water Power and per After receiving training at Fort Camp George G. Camp and Camp he went overseas in De- 1943. Plowman served in the Hawaiian New Guinea and in the He won the Expert In- antry Good Conduct medal nd the theater today from spokesmen the American Legion Charles No. 9, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars John post No. 252, stating that here would be no formal program n as they felt that people attend services at their re- churches to give thanks for lie end of suffering and destruction the Sheriff Henry J. Becker and The event is The gallant action of scheduled for September 3 at inson A donation to the American cer society was voted and a report on the general session of the Uni- versity of Wisconsin School for Workers was given by George Sergeant was directly responsible for saving a Overseas 18 Krebsbach is an assistant squad leader in Com- pany 152nd infantry and he served previously in New Samar and cloning fast ut 5 International Head Addresses Local Unit Of Office Employes Miss vice president of the International Of- fice Employes addressed the Consolidated No. at the Drum and Bugle corps hall Tuesday even Miss outlined the international organization and its obligations to local saying that it is expanding She de- clared that Wisconsin has taken the lend in progressive labor that the Office Employes union would be the solution to problems of the workers and commended the work of the sin Rapids The speaker was entertained at a reception at the Sugar Bowl following the Charles E. manager of the Wausau social security dis- in will speak at the next meeting September ft. Committee Awards Insurance Policies Of Office Employes Two low bids were accepted by the Wood County insurance tee at a meeting yesterday at the A policy oil distributing stations was awarded to G. D. representative of the ment Dealers Mutual Insurance com- pany of North on a low bid of for one A three-year policy for ing equipment was awarded to the California Insurance resented by Ray L. on a low bid of V. county said that a lower bid was received on the three-year policy hut it could not be considered because a sample policy not included with the ile policies must accompany all bids they can be he minted A and story unfolded today with the have a daily that a red had boen ff ed from a pup by Burl 19 Fourth street was releas last April to return to live in t woods with his The call of the wild has not a its as t known as keeps freque appointments with his former m sometimes bringing gifts rabbit and other small It is a strange sight indeed to s Burl walk into the whistle for his aft a few whistles and a sma streak of red is visible in the ta grass as the fox comes to pay h Learns Dog Tricks Burl found the fox when it wa a week old and kept it at li home for about a The litt fellow became quite playful an soon was considered as much a pa of the household as a playin with Burl's six children and genei ally making himself ut accepted training and soon was abi to sit speak and master othe tricks more common to the canin Fritz was turned loose i the Saratoga town woods last so he could enjoy the life to he was Among his highest accomplish ments is the extinguishing Burl said he trained to do this so that if a fire starcer ie might put it out or at least RI Bur threw a lighted match to the groum and Fritz quickly pawed it Fritz wasn't allergic to as the reporter ant photographer soon found Fritz came up with his ears down anr tail At the flash of a couple potato he soon stood on his hind legs and began Given a few slices of Fritz stacked them up like cordwood and made off into the brush to hide keeping one eye on his two- egged friends to see if they were It was hard to see him his return as he made a about trying to throw his ics off. Likes To Ride likes a car Burl come out here about hree times a week to visit with lim and take him for a We writing or calling at sure miss him and the only regrets auch I wo have in turning him loose is that Fox Freed But Remains Loyal To Those Who Brought Him Up Engineering plans include motors or a portion of the sulphite will be shipped from the company's Appleton C. R. Morse will be retained as mill manager of the Wisconsin River according to an cial and there are no plans for any change in New Employers Are Advised to Contact Security Officials central Wisconsin ans and other civilians are going into business for themselves for the first time and every employer must get an identification n u m b e Charles E. manager of the social security office in said new employers should not fail to learn about their duties un- der the social security he pointed of whether he has only one person or part-time employes working for The employer must use this tion number when making out social security tax as each em- ployer is required to keep a record of the number snd amount of Employers in this area can apply their identification numbers by FOXY is easy to see that Fritz fox) lives up to his He is shown here begging for food from Burl who raised him from the time he was one week Fritz has just come in from the woods where he was turned loose last Not con- tent with living in the Fritz communes with his former who him to perform many tricks more com- mon to a It merely takes a and a from Burl to bring from the woods on the On more than one Fritz has returned Burl's kindness by bringing him such as a rabbit or some other small hunter may collect a bounty i as he gun shy and will ake friends with Commenting on the reason for Burl used to raise all nds af You we trapped and fished for ars and soon learned plenty about Id At one time my father ised a deer and we used to ride m around juat like a An- lier time we had 2G which ay sound like a foolish thing to but the hides are worth think Fritz has settled down to married Burl never known him to leave But one while he heard another fox and he took off like a who knew who was It sure would make a happy ending if we should his family some time in tho if his mate is the I'm afraid we'll never sec too much if him any may be just foxy enough though lo live n long and happy double REPORT IANY ACCIDENTS About last night cars driven Vernell 531 Ninth street and Warron Route 1, collided while both were raveling west on Highway 54 about three miles east of Wisconsin According to county the Mollet vehicle was attempting to when the cars hooked fenders and it went into the rolling The four occupants of the Mollet vehicle all of whom caping were Miss Eunice and Route 1, and Marjorie 740 Oak street Clyde 40, Biron re- minor cuts on the face when failed to make n curve about six miles east of Wisconsin Rapids on County Trunk W about day night and struck a The front end of his car was badly A car driven by Francis M. 240 Tenth collided with a parked car owned by August near the of East G street and Eighth street south about G o'clock st according to city About yesterday a car driven by Richard fill Thirteenth avenue col- with a owned by the Motor company and en by Walter W. 41. 1831 Russell at the intersection of West Grand avenue and Canal Cars driven by Mrs. Joe 631 Fourteenth street and Mrs. Margaret 1050 First street collided 4 Mrs. was driving from a ing space at 131 First street north when the cars About 10 o'clock last cars driven by Walter 53, 520 Lee and William 50. 1311 Sixteenth street collided at the intersection of Sixth street and East Grand Nekoosa Foundry Knew Whatever it it was It was announced today that the Nekoosa Foundry and was one of at least eight sin firms and 27 others In Milwaukee that helped make parts and equipment for the atomic bomb plant near Theodore 960 First avenue vice president of the they brought the work to UH and told UH that the Japanese war would not be ended until thin job was We made some castings and did some chine work and were told it was very thing was secret but naturally we suspected something coming we didn't know what it was all about until the story We worked at the job for awhile but we are ished
