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The Menasha Record 1895 MENASHA NEENAH, TUESDAY, APR IL 8, 1947 VOL. 53, NO. 83 COUNCIL TO ACT ON TAVERN FEES Proposed Theatre License also to be Considered at Adjourned Meeting Wednesday Definite decision on the license fee to be paid for the current year by tavern keepers in Menasha, is expected to be reached by the common council at an adjourned regular meeting Wednesday evening in the council chambers at the city hall. Proposals to increase tavern license fees and to establish theatre license were discussed at some length at an adjourned meeting last Thursday evening, but a majority of the aldermen favored more time to consider the proposals, with the result that the meeting was adjourned 1 to Wednesday evening. LAST.

CONCERT THIS EVENING Erno Balogh to Appear at Menasha High School Under Auspices Of Valley Music Group The last Valley Civic Music concert this season will be presented at 8:15 o'clock tonight at the Menasha high school auditorium by Balogh, eminent Hungarian-American pianist. The program is as follows: Little Preludes- -Johann Sebastian Bach Pathetique sonata -Beethoven Polonaise in A -Chopin Impromptu in sharp Chopin Etude in sharp Chopin Valse in A flat--Chopin Scherzo in sharp minor- -Chopin Carretera de Estepona -Bowles Clair de lune -Dubussy Guadalquivir--Lecuona Dansa Brasileira- Guarineri Dirge of the North-Erno Balogh Fredermaus Paraphrase- -J. Strauss -Kovacs. EARLY HISTORY OF TWIN CITIES Omro Resident Points Out that Menasha and Neenah Record is Nearly as Old as State (By Dr. Emma G.

Jaeck) The history of Wisconsin dates from 1624. In September of that year, Jean Nicolet, envoy of Samuel de Champlain, governor of New' France (Canada), landed at Red Banks at La Baye Verte (Green Bay). There he found a large Indian settlement. Then began in this region the establishment of French trading posts under the rule of New France. In 1760 it passed to domination, until 1796.

For the next 1 40 years it formed part of the great Northwest Territory of the United States. The government erected Fort Howard at Green Bay in 1816, Fort Crawford at Prairie du Chien the same year, and Fort Winnebago at Portage in 1828. In 1836, Wisconsin became a separate territory, and 12 years later a state. February 8, 1831, the U. S.

government made a treaty in ton with the friendly Menominee Indians, for their lands along Lake Michigan. The government agreed to grant them an annuity of $5,000 for four years and $6,000 for .12 years; also to establish at a convenient point an agency with a grist mill, saw mill and blacksmith shop, and further to pay farmers to teach the Indians to cultivate the soil, and teachers and preachers to educate and christianize them. The site chosen for the government agency was at Winnebago Rapids (Neenah). In 1835-6, there erected the two mills, the were the blacksmith Indians and for the white officers. shop and block houses for The grist mill was built on the site: of the present paper mills.

Near it was the home of the miller, Col. David Johnson. Joseph Jourdain and a Mr. Hunter were the blacksmiths. The two Gregory brothers acted as teacher and preacher.

Nathaniel Perry was one of the farmers. Others at the Rapids were Clark DickinRobert Irwin, Ira Baird, Richard son, Prickett and Archibald Caldwell. In 1836 another treaty was concluded with the By it, acres of land north of the 4,000,000 Fox river were ceded to the government. George H. Mansur, of In 1843 Buffalo, the Rapids.

He gave his N. with his family settled at name to Mansur's Point. The Manthe first permanent setsurs were tlers1 After of the place. Winnebago Rapids govthe ernment agency was abandoned, HarReed, a New Englander by rison birth, who Milwaukee in 1836, purchased in had come with his parents to 1844 from the government the 566 44-100 acres of agency land, together the buildings on the land and with (Continued on page 2) MARGARET CISKE TO BE JUNE BRIDE Engagement to Erwin E. Kufner, Appleton, Announced by Her Parents Today Mr.

and Mrs. (C. J. Ciske, 328 Chute street, announce the el engagement and approaching marriage of their, daughter, Margaret Helen, to Erwin E. Kufner, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Erwin J. Kufner, 836 E. Commercial street, Appleton. The brideto-be is employed at the Hedberg Drug store.

Her fiance, a former Marine veteran, is now employed by the South Bend Machine company. The wedding will take. place June 7 at St. Mary's church. CAMERA CLUB HAS BUSY PROGRAM Print Prizes Awarded and Directors Elected at Meeting at Library Monday Evening First prize in a print contest on the subject "Bridges," at a meeting of the Winnebago Camera club Monday evening at the Elisha Smith public library, went to Peter second Melvin Holm and third' to Sylvester Zolkowski.

Leonard Frazee and Claude Cole received honorable mention. Pictures that were judged Monday evening will be displayed in Menasha and Neenah stores for a period of four weeks. Melvin Holm, Sylvester Zolkowski and Harry Irion, were elected to serve as directors for the remainder of the 1947 term. Committees elected for the year included Noel Rimpler, chairman, and Norbert Zenefski, program; and Robert H. Larson, chairman of the director of information committee.

Colored movies shown by Bob Sage will feature the program at the next meeting of the club on April 21. In addition, print slides will be shown to all members. These are to be sent to the Eastman Kodak company. Amother feature will take the form of laboratory night, at which time members will present dark room not instruments for checking. Members from other camera clubs of the Fox river valley will be invited by the host club to attend! future meetings.

The next contest subject will be "Churches," and plans also are being made for a "Studio Night," at which time pictures will be taken for later display. COURT ALLOUEZ MEETS THURSDAY: Business and Social Program Planned at 7:30 O'clock in Knights of Columbus Hall Catholic Daughters of Court Allouez, No. 461, of Menasha and Neenah, will hold a regular business meeting Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock in Knights of Columbus A social hour is to follow the business meeting, with Mrs. F. D.

Trish as chairman and Mrs. Carl Lenz and Mrs. A. P. Laux as co-chairmen.

Assisting will be Miss Aileen Remmel, Mrs. James DeLoye, Mrs. J. C. Hrubesky, Mrs.

Adele McGillan, Mrs. John Tratz, Miss Joan Hickey, Miss Dorothy Christensen and Miss Edith. Liebenstein. Mr. and Mrs.

William F. Bloch, 417 Ninth Neenah, will leave Wednesday for New York to attend the 100th anniversary meeting of the New York Life Insurance company on April 10 and 11. Mr. Bloch was invited by the company as ine of its Centennial delegates. After several days in New York, Mr.

and Mrs. Bloch will go to Alexandria, to visit with the William Bloch, family. DIED AT GREEN BAY Funeral services are to be held Wednesday morning at 8:30 o'clock at Green Bay for Gustave Janquart, father of Mrs. Chris Vanden Branden, First who died Sunday morning at Green Bay. The body is at the Mohr Funeral home in Green Bay.

FOR SALE- -pink formal size 10- 12, white formal size 9 like new, 3 new dresses size 12 never worn, rain coat size 12-14, 2 ladies spring coats and dresses size 40, man's suit and topcoat size 40, new brown oxfords size 9, at 214 Bond Neenah. Phone 3527W. 15 FOR SALE Storkline English cab in good condition. Can be seen at 227 Ahnaip st. after 3 p.m.

11 WANTED--part time job removing storm windows, cleaning basements, etc. Phone 1039J. 15 Cub Pack 3 council has postponed its meeting from tomorrow night until Wednesday, April 16, at St. Thomas parish house. FORMER MENASHA RESIDENT DIES Ernest Burchard, 58, Passed Away Monday at Appleton--Funeral Thursday Afternoon Ernest Burchard, 58, former Menasha resident, died Monday at his home at 1108 W.

Brewster street, Appleton, after an illness of five weeks. Mr. Burchard was born in Menasha May 17, 1889, and lived here until he moved to a farm south of Neenah. The past six years he has been a resident of Appleton. Survivors are his daughter, Mrs.

Joseph Ronski, Green Bay; a sister, Miss Flora Burchard, Oshkosh, and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 o'clock Thursday' afternoon at St. Paul's Lutheran church in Appleton, with the Rev. F. M.

Brandt! in charge. cemetery. Burial Friends will may be in call Oak at Hill the Wichmann Funeral home from this evening until 10:00 o'clock Thursday morning and then at the NEW BUILDING IN FIFTH WARD Construction Started for Schaller Grocery at Gosz Property On Broad Street Construction is to be started at once on the erection of a new onestory store building on the site at 544 Broad street, occupied by the Schaller grocery. The new building is to be 35 feet wide and 70 feet in length and will be of cincrete block construction. The property is owned by Anton Gosz.

While construction is under way, the Schaller grocery will be located in the former garage building just west of the present location of the grocery. SERVICE CLUBS JOINT MEETING Menasha Rotary Club to be Host Wednesday--Marathon Corporation Official, Speaker Service clubs of Menasha and Neenah, will join in a noon meeting Wednesday at the Valley Inn in Neenah, with Menasha Rotary club: in the role of host. Guest speaker is to be' Allen Abrams, vice-president of Marathon Corporation, who will talk on "Operations America." Clubs to be represented at the, meeting will be the Rotary and Lions clubs of Menasha and Neenah, and the Kiwanis club of Neenah. HOTEL MAN HAS NEW FISH HOOK Development of "Snaperoo" Brings National Recognition to Ben Hart, of Hart's Hotel Ben Hart, the genial proprietor of the Hart Hotel on N. Commercial street, near the Chicago and Northwestern Railway station, has gained national recognition in sporting circles as result of the development of a sensational new snap-action hook, known to the trade as the "Snaperoo." The hook, designed by Carl Berray, 212.

N. Commercial street, appeared in a recent issue of "Field and Stream," sportsman's magazine of national circulation, with this notation: "Snaperoo catches a 16- pound northern pike in one minute, says Ben Hart, guide and owner of Hart Hotel, Neenah, Wis." MENASHA WOMAN GIVEN DIVORCE Louise C. Guhickson Granted Decree In Case Heard at Oshkosh Monday (Record Oshkosh Bureau) OSHKOSH-Louise C. Gullickson, 49, of Menasha, was granted a divorce Monday in circuit court from Harry G. Gulickson, 48, of Menasha, on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment.

The couple were married in November 7, 1921, and separated several months ago. According to a stipulation, approved by the court, Mrs. Gullickson is to receive the home at 219 Sixth street, Menasha, and is to pay Gullickson $1,400 as his interest in the division of property. The children, both adults, were not affected by the decree. Mrs.

George Sheppard, who has been visiting relatives in Chicago the past week, returned home Monday evening. EXPENSES OF CANDIDATES Official Reports Filed with City Clerk W. J. Dougherty, Show Total of $163.19 Election expenses for Menasha candidates in the recent municipal election, totaled $163.19, according to reports officially filed with City Clerk Walter J. Dougherty.

William Macfarlane, L. J. Ellinger, R. M. Heckner, Frank A.

Beck and A. J. Ales reported no expenditures. Listed with expenditures and their respective amounts were: Macfarlane for Alderman club, $12.17 Michael Jakowski, $4 Edward Stinski, 50 cents J. Cyril Hyland, $4 Robert Fenton, $8 Walter O'Brien, $12.50 Alex Wagner, $15 Paul Laemmrich, $2 Edward Eisch, $16.75 Alvin Brzycki, $13.50 Clarence Noel, $7 Mark Potter, $4 Leo Krueger, $9 A.

F. Baenke, $7.50 Erwin Roocks, $19.77 I Walter Blohm, $6.50. TELEPHONES STILL SILENT Quiet Reigns with Emergency Calls As Only Exception at the Twin City Exchange A decrease of about 90 per cent of persons attempting to place telephone calls made today's work on the switchboard of the MenashaNeenah exchange a comparatively easy task for three operators, as 85 Twin City operators, technicians and office workers went into their second day of strike along with telephone employes from most of the nation. Thousands of" persons attempted to make calls Monday and the boards were operated at peak capacity most of the day as emergency calls were sorted and completed, but very few phone subscribers tried to make calls today and there were frequent sixtysecond intervals at the local office when not a light burned on the 23- place switchboard. Pickets still marched outside the building today, as the 67 operators, 15 plant technicians and three com' mercial employes of the local office took turns, four at a time, in carrying strike banners on the sidewalks around the plant.

On duty at the office are three Milwaukee supervis re three from Appleton, one supervising clerk, the chief operator and the manager of the Neenah exchange, R. P. Brooks. Working in shifts on Monday, about 14 hours each, the skeleton crew cared for all emergency calls placed through the boards. Considerable difficulty was reported late Monday afternoon and evening as hundreds of calls were made by curious subscribers who wanted to listen to the "voice" as the recording was placed on all lines when a call was attempted.

Many of the calls, mostly made by children, tied up the lines at the office for several minutes at a time, so that it would have made an emergency call difficult to. complete, officials said. Half a dozen emergency calls were made during Monday to Theda Clark hospital, about the same number to the Menasha and Neenah police departments. Three runs were made by the city ambulance, operated by the fire department, and several calls were completed to physicians. Although the situation is "well in hand" at the present time, the operators on duty fear that when the strike is settled, within a matter of minutes the boards will be swamped with calls despite the fact that it wit take time to get operators back at work.

In such an officials fear that it will be impossible to make even emergency calls, and sug-; gest that subscribers give the company several hours before trying to make a call, when the strikers are told to return. Meanwhile the screening of all calls is being continued and only emergency calls are being completed. RED ARROW CLUB AT HART HOTEL Fox River Valley Group to Meet Wednesday for Dinner, Business and Social Session The Fox River Red Arrow club members and guests will meet for dinner Wednesday evening at the Hart hotel. At the business session, members will make arrangements for the 32nd division Red Arrow members to meet at the American Legion July 19-21 at Appleton. Group two of the Congregational church will meet Wednesday 7:30 p.m., in the church parlors.

MAN RUNS TO CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT Chief Gutzmann Issues Warning After Furnace Fire at Tayco Street Tavern at Noon Today Menasha firemen were called at one o'clock noon today to the Chatterbox tavern on Tayco street, as result of a blaze started by an overheated furnace. The fire was confined to an accumulation of lint in the air ducts of the furnace but no damage resulted. The alarm was carried all the way from the tavern to the fire department by a messenger who failed to take advantage of emergency service offered by the telephone company. Chief Arthur 0. Gutzmann today warned persons calling for the fire department to wait for instructions when placing their call, pointing out that the person who answers the call does not make the phone connection.

The person answering, however, will tell how to place the emergency call, Chief Gutzmann said, when advised that it is an emergency. call. CONVERT GUILD ANNIVERSARY Three Years of Unit to be Observed Wednesday at Covered Dish Party In St. Mary Hall HOMEMAKERS TO MILWAUKEE Members of the Neuman Convert Guild of St. Mary parish will celebrate the third anniversary of the unit with a 6:30 covered dish party Wednesday evening in St.

Mary school hall. Members are given the privilege of bringing a guest, preferably one interested in the Catholic faith. A social program, with cards and other games, is planned to follow the business meeting. The committee in charge consists of Mrs. H.

Kurkowski, Mrs. F. A. Lickert and Mrs. Joseph Schierl.

Menasha Club Officers and Members Planning to Attend Conference On May 3rd Menasha Homemaker club members who will attend the eighth annual state conference of Homemakers' clubs in Milwaukee on Saturday, May 8, will include Mrs. H. L. Sherman, president-elect; Mrs. Victor Fritz, retiring president; Miss Esther Scofield, club advisor, and Martha Hermann, instructor.

The day's program will consist of a dramatization to aid advisors and others interested in the development of club activities in program planning, an exhibit of knitting and costume millinery from all vocational schools, a noon luncheon, and an address by Dr. Raymond Headlee, psychiatrist at the Milwaukee sanitarium, who will speak on "Home Adjustments." All other Menasha Homemaker club members who plan to attend the conference and luncheon are urged to make reservations with Miss Scofield as soon as. possible and before April 17. ICE IS BREAKING UP ON BIG LAKE River Filled with Floating Fleets Late Monday--Main Field Appears Intact The breakup of ice on Lake Winnebago got under way Monday in earnest. While the main field has not moved to any great extent, broken ice choked the Menasha river late Monday and a wind in the right direction is expected to send the balance of the field down the Menasha and Neenah rivers.

Some of the ice is already piled on sand bars and rocky reefs along the lake shore, minimizing the danger of an ice shove that in past years has done considerable damage to shore property. Miss Rosemary Schwebs, national champion baton twirler, entertained the Wisconsin Pleasure Horse association at their annual banquet Saturday evening at the Takota Country club at Fond du Lac. FOR RENT business location, suitable for small business or office. Floor space 12x18. Heated.

Call at the Hart Hotel in person for appointment. tf FOR SALE--upright piano, at 946- Second st. 15 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Resch, 311.

Sixth have a son, born today, at Theda Clark hospital. RECORD CLASSIFIED PAYSI GRADE PUPILS IN OPERETTA "Cinderella's Slipper" to be Presented Wednesday and Thursday in High School Auditorium Grade schools of Menasha will present "Cinderella's Slipper," an operetta in three acts, in the Menasha high school auditorium on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Matinee performances are to be given at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday for the grade schools, with an evening performance at 8:00 o'clock Thursday for parents and friends. Following is the cast of characters: Cinderella- Hoffman Stepmother--Mary Jane Whale Charlotte--Carol Gracyalny Janette--Arlene Grillheisel Fairy Godmother--Mary Ann Protheroe Prince--Barry Franzen Peddler--Billy Volkman Lord High Chamberlain- Jimmy Farshaw Thomble Bonnet--Tommy Shanke Guards- Jerome Gawlick and Donald Weyenberg, Heralds--Stanley Kraft, John Neilson and Jim Pankratz Prompters--Donald Jones, Jerry Knorr a and John Andrew Choruses--Nancy Powell, Barbara Kieso, Carol Ann Hansen, Marilyn Krueger, Carol Bauman, Nancy Riley, James Larsen, Jim Card, Linnie Engelbrecht, Shirley Schoepel, Roberta Schoepel, Edna Mae Schoepel, Della DeBraal, Joan Weinmann, Joan Doughty, Shirley Dommer, Mary Peters, Gloria Ann Van Horn, Helen Root, Dolores Stein, Beverly Neubauer, Karen Garnes, Susan Garnes, Charlotte Kuester, James Weyenberg, Ronald Grant, George Wildhagen, Jimmy Lewandowski, Donald Emerich, Carol Spice, Caroline Ann Wildhagen, Kay Denney, Joyce Fahrbach, Isla Mae Yarnesek, Mildred Miller, Bob Abel and Norma Foth of Jefferson school Choruses Nancy Feltenberger, Patty Brainard, Barbara Asmus, Carol Baldauf, Bunn Eaton, Marilyn Obright, Mary Kay Giese, Marlene, McGregor, Geraldine Kessler Grode, Mary Joe Hevey, Nancy Toman, Doris Terrian, Sandra Girard, Vera Ann Ann Brunn, Wagner, Betty Marietta Schreiber, Pelton, Joyce Sally Voss, Sandra Wiatrowski, Susan Jury, Franklin Willes, Yvonne Samuelson and Shirley Jury, Nicolet school.

Choruses--Carol Anderson, Shirley Bisping, Colleen Currie, Janet Daw-. son, Sandra Dorow, Bobby Hanson, Jean Heller, Joan Heller, Joanne Hungerford, Billy Hutchins, Barbara Irion, Eugene Kaberline, Tony Klenke, Vernon Knox, Virginia Boree, Steven Langlais, Judy Mellberg, Sharon Rhode, Bruce Sindahl, Patricia Williams, AnnaBelle Gear, Edward Gegan, Betty Hanson, Lisbeth Lindquist, Marilyn. Longworth, Donald Lornson, Patricia Mentzel, Darleen Miller, Marilyn Roocks, Susan Schwartz, Donna Theimer, Mark Zeleske, Kenneth Kaufert, Dorothy Weyenberg, Jeff Klenke, Ronald Irion, Joanne Dutter, Suzanne Baker, Jean Jersild, Donna Robinson, Robert Mellberg, Robert Ristow, Frederick Walker, Donald Roe, Leon Grundman, Tommy Protheroe and David Klenke of Butte des Morts school. Miss Margaret L. Miller is directing the play and Miss Carole Gear will serve as accompanist.

Coaching assitance is given by the Misses Verla Weenink, Kathleen Laura Martin, Florence Weiner, Hattie Kennedy, Mrs. Terese Novakofski, and the Misses Daisy Acker, Ingrid Ericson, Mildred Heffernon and Celia Boyce. Programs are in charge of the office staff and Gerry Stinski, parents are assisting with costumes, tickets are provided by the high school printing department, and the Georgeons are superintending stage sets and lighting. Act one is set in the evening in the kitchen in Cinderella's home; act two is the ball in late evening in the prince's palace, and act 3. is the same as act one.

FOR SALE--child's writing desk, table, chair and bed, at 220 Prospect st. 11 Service circle of the MenashaNeenah Kings Daughters will meet at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Russell Flom, Park st. Auxiliary of the Visiting Nurse Association had a supply meeting this afternoon at the VNA home, 115 East Forest Neenah.

FOR SALE collapsible baby buggy, in good condition, at Racine st. 11 AMVETS! MEETING TONIGHT ABOVE EAGLE HALL MENASHA 8:00 O'CLOCK. 09 A regular meeting of J. P. Shepard Woman's Relief Corps will be held Thursday at 2:00 p.m., in S.

A. Cook armory. The meeting will be followed by a supper and each member is to bring a covered dish..