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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-12-19
Wise Men Patron
Saints of Travellers

The Three Kings of Cologne have
become patron saints of travellers,
and very appropriately, too, since
the Wise Men travelled considerably
even after their death.
Biblically we know very little
about the Wise Men. Church tradi-
ton, based on the three specifically
mentioned gifts, has established
three Wise Men and identified them
as Caspar, Melchior and Balthaser; (;
the Kings of Tarsus, Arabia and
Ethiopia, respectively.
Legend advances that on their
way to Bethlehem, the Magi met
at Ur and st. Matthew states that
having adored the Christ Child,
they departed into their own coun-
try by different route. Whether
each returned to his own country
or whether all three journeyed into
one country are matters for con-
lecture. Legend continues that they
were baptized, distributed their
wealth among the poor, and went
about preaching the doctrine of
peace and repentance; all three
seem to have suffered martyrdom
In India at the same time.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-12-19

In the fourth century Empress
Helena, mother of Constantine, ar
ranged for the transfer of their
bodies to Constantinople.
When the Greek Emperor was
overpowered by the first crusade in
1896, the holy remains were sent
to Milan where they were enshrined
until the latter part of the 18th cen
tury when Frederick Barbarossa
\ordered their removal to Cologne.
The Archbishop of Cologne
adorned the relics with precious
jewels and enshrined them within
the Cologne Cathedral: in time,
anything which touched the skulls
of the Three Kings was considered
as charm against accidents,
hence, the Wise Men became popu-
lar patron saints of travellers.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-12-19
Picking Iron

Look for these points before you
buy one of the new irons. An iron
should be well-balanced so that il
will not dig into the material as it
is ironed, or tire the ironer. The
sole plate should be smooth, rust
proof and scratchproof. The handle
should be far enough away from
the body of the iron to eliminate
the danger of burning your hand or
fingers. A heat shield should con-
ine the heat to the base. The
handle should remain cool, should
be smooth and should fit your hand.
Light weight irons with 1,000-watt
ratings are convenient, less fatiguing
to use and give good results for gen.
eral household use. Good perform
ance is only slightly affected by the
wattage.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-12-19
WILMINGTON GIRL
ON WARNINGS PROGRAM

A Miami Valley girl will take
part in a special children's Christ
mas program co-sponsored by the
Dayton Power and Light company
which will be presented over
WHO on Sunday, Dec. %, at 4:3O
EST.
The girl is Marilyn Martin, OF
Wilmington.
The program, a part of the new
Electric hour, will be directed by
Phil Spitalny and produced by
his all-girl orchestra of which
Miss Martin is a member. She
is first flutist on the Hour OF
Charm" program.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-12-19
: WOODSTOCK
Wedding Anniversary

sN~NSAA9 ~@~S~x
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reedy, of
Woodstock, will celebrate their
53rd wedding anniversary, Dec.
"a.
Miss Adah Dillon, of near Ca
tawba, and John Reedy, of ,Vir-
ginia, were married in the Meth
odist church in Urbana, by Rev.
George w. Dubois. They went to
housekeeping near Mutual and
have lived their entire lives in
Champaign county. They had
eight children, five now living:
Mrs. Helen Howells, of Columbus;
Mrs. Henry Stanley, of Mechan-
,icsburg; Mrs. Gertrude Evelyn
Gurnis, of Sidney; Willis Ray
mond Reedy, of Springfield, and
James Reedy, of Springfield.
They have four grandchildren
and one great grandchild. Mr..
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-12-19
Jews Celebrate the
Festival of Lights

To the Orthodox Jews, the Christ
mas period was the Festival of
Lights" called Hanukkah or Cha
nuckah. Jewish history relates that
in 165 B. c. large force of Mac
cabees met and vanquished an
army of Syrians.
Judas Maccabees entered Jerusa-
lem with his army and found it a
place of desolation. He began the
work of publication and on the 25th
day of Kislev it was finished and a
sacred light was Lit.
In their destruction of the temple
the sacred oil was practically ex-
hausted, but they did find a jar
which they judged would burn one
day. 1t lasted eight days. there
fore each year the Jews decree
that the eight days previous to De-
cember Is be celebrated
ADVERTISE In THE JOURNAL
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-12-19
N. LEWISBURG
BY MRS. LENA HILL
School Supt. Dies

School Supt. Dies
George F. Timberlake SIS, sup
erintendent of North Lewisburg
school, died Sunday evening at 6
o'clock in the White Cross hoSpi-
tai, Columbus. He had been a
patient in the hospital since Nov.
IL suffering from complications
and a heart ailment.
He was a veteran of World War
/, member of the Masonic lodge
and of the Lions club, which he
helped to organize in 1945 He al
so served as president in that or
ganization that year. He had serv-
ed as superintendent of North
Lewisburg schools for the past
three years. He had also served
as a Methodist minister for 10
years. He was a graduate of Ohio
Wesleyan university, Delaware,
and received his masters degree
from Ohio university in Athens.
He is survived by several brothers
and sisters, besides a son and his
mother, both of whom reside in
Columbus.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday at 1:30 p. m. in the
Norris funeral home in Grove CT
ty, with burial in Waterloo cem-
etery, near Mt. Sterling. School
was dismissed for the day, so that
teachers and pupils might attend
friends, teachers, Lions club mem
the funeral. Quite large group of
bers and pupils drove to Grove
City for the funeral
Attends Lions Program
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Hill and
Mrs. Clifford Belts attended the
Lions club program in West Lib
erty last Tuesday evening. Bar
ton Reese Pogue, speaker and
humorist, of Upland, Ind. was the
guest speaker. Mr.. Pogue return
ed to North Lewisburg, where he
was overnight guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Hill.
Euchre Party and Box Social
Due to bad weather, the K. of P.
euchre party and box social held
last Wednesday evening, was not
so well attended although those
in attendance reported good
time.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-12-19
Peace, Good WiU

The time draws near the birth of
Christ:
The moon is hid; the night is
still;
The Christmas bells from hill
Answer each other in the mist.
-Four voices of four hamlets round,
From far and near, on mead and
moor,
Swell out and fail, as if door
Were ST ut between me and the
sound.
Each voice four changes on the
wind,
That now dilate. and now
decrease.
Peace and goodwill, goodwill
and peace,
Peace and goodwill, to all mankind.
Tennyson.
Evening star., 1946-11-10

in it from the beginning. So was
Justice Edward M. Curran and Mrs
Proctor L. Dougherty. wife of the
former District Commissioner.
Others Offer Help.
A retired judge, an insurance
salesman, several lawyers, downtown
businessmen with homes in Chevy
Chase, the merchants along Con-
necticut avenue, the Girl and Boy
Scout leaders, the school principals
are in it, too, representing 10000
people.
Among the people they speak for
is the mother who called Mr.. Figger
at his drugstore the other day.
1--WE been reading in the Chevy
Chase Citizens about your trying to
get a recreation center out here u
she began. Now, I have son I'm
a little worried about. He's not
really a problem but-well, you un-
derstand, I don't like to have him
hanging around the streets at night
I'll do anything to help you"
Library Is Crowded.
And there are the people who
come into the crowded branch IL
brary and complain because Ana
costa has just gotten new library
and Chevy Chase hasn't place big
Evening star., 1946-11-10
Sour Notes Show
Detective Where
Gamma Slips Lie

The musical talents of Detective
Sergt. Paul Clarke paid of hand
somely yesterday when police raid
ed a suspected gambling establish
ment
Sergt. Clarke and his partner,
Detective Sergt. Howard Ogle, ar
rested the colored occupant of an
apartment in the 1400 block of
Swami street NV. and settled down
to await the police wagon.
The artistic side of Sergt. Clarke
got the better of him when he saw
piano in the room and he started
10 play a few selections. When,
hitter a few delightful passages,
6ergt. Clarke struck several sour
notes, he suspected that something
was wrong. He lifted the top of
The piano and, according to police,
found large package of numbers
slips.
These augmented a smaller
bundle of slips found earlier by
the detectives. The suspect. Owen
Robins, 80, was charged with op-
Grating a lottery and possession of
sumbers slips.
Evening star., 1946-11-10
Excessive Bids Delay
Construction Work on
South Capitol Bridge

Work on the $4,000, 900 South Capt.
tol street bridge this week will be
affected by the unsettled labor and
materials market which already has
hampered other major District con-
struction projects.
With work on the substructure
well on schedule and due. for, COM
pletion in July, the Commissioners
are planning to reject as excessive
the recent lowest bid Of $2,123, 1854 on
the superstructure.
Although the project probably will
be re-advertised in the spring, the
result will be delay of at least four
or five months, according to High
way Department officials, even If a
satisfactory price is quoted at that
time. They said about $1,700, 900
was allocated for the job.
Since the war ended, the city has
had to delay virtually every con-
struction project because of the ex-
cessive bids. The Engineer Depart
ment has consistently held that the
tax dollar would be wasted on the
present market and is sitting back
in the hope that sterilization will
develop in the next few months.
Meanwhile, Highway Director H
|C. Whitehurst is understood to have
reminded the Commissioners they
have a Job ahead of them in select
ing. names for the proposed twlr
bridges to replace the present ole
Highway Bridge over the Potomac
at Fourteenth street NV.
It was pointed out that the pres
ent structure is known variously
as the Highway Bridge" or the
"Fourteenth street Bridge" ane
since the project is a part OF Unitec
States Highway No. !, it deserves
.'dignified" name.
The two requirements, one fol
northbound traffic and the othel
| for southbound were authorized by
the last Congress after q long ant
bitter fight between the Distric
and the Interior Department. TIT
latter. then headed by Harold I
lIckes, wanted . single bridge re-
placement instead of the two one
way srans.
Evening star., 1946-11-10
Clio Asks Budget Bureau
To Reject D. T.. Sales Tax

The Washington Industrial Union
Council has asked the Budget Bu-
reau to reject a proposed sales tax
for the District.
The proposed tax is one Of seven
being whipped into legislative form
by Corporation Counsel Vernon E.
West for submission to the bureau
in the next few weeks. -.
In a letter to James E. Webb,
director of the bureau, Henry Belt
scher, president of the council,
urged disapproval of the levy
as contrary to the welfare of the
people of the District.
He suggested instead revision and
improved enforcement of the Dis
trict income tax and increased prop
erty taxes on income producing
property.
The tax program, of which the
sales levy is a part, would raise
about S17.750,000, according to city
fiscal experts.
Evening star., 1946-11-10

enough to hold all the books 1t
wants.
I'VE can get them what they want
by sending to the main library" ex-
planned Miss Beatrice Workman,
branch librarian, but we simply
haven't any more shelf space here.
They hear about E. v. Brown School
and they want to know when were
going to move there"
y! Whole Families Use Books.
Into the three-room library each
week come about 1,400 people. In
the morning, the housewives stop by
to exchange books while they're
marketing. Some times, they come
in with toddlers who look at the
picture books. After lunch, women
with an hour or two to spare, drop
in to look at the home-making and
fashion magazines.
Then, right after school, the high
school students take over. Jammed
in two small rooms, they do their
homework. Each year. the teachers
bring their classes to show them how
to use the library.
In the evening, whole families
come to exchange books. Nobody
stays to browse because there SIM
ply isn't room and it is too noisy.
All day long, trucks rumble through
the alley beside the store-Ebrary.
Evening star., 1946-11-10

A long time ago, the Chevy Chase
branch started in the E. v. Brown
school because the people wanted to
read and they started it themselves.
Now the people want it to go back
there
Then there are the merchants.
Across the street from E. v. Brown
School is drugstore. BY $3.50 IN
the afternoon, you can't get in
there. School books are all over
the counters. Bobby -soxers line the
soda fountains.
They sit and sip and no one else
can get served" sighed a clerk.
every once In a while we drive
them all out, but where else are
they going to go?"
/. EVERYBODY in the community looks
to their council now to convince the
Commissioners that they need the
center, that there's not another
place in the community for it.
Z willing to Take Place As Is.
eat FIRST" said Mr.. Higger, we
had big plans for renovatioas. Now
we're willing to take the place rs Is
and 20 on from there. We already
know there are lot of people out
here who would contribute money,
time and their skills to get this
going"
In their campaign, the people OF
Evening star., 1946-11-10

Chevy Chase are backed by the
Recreation Board. The Public Lii
brary Board also recommended the
of E. v. Brown School
into a library-recreation center but
decided at its last meeting to re-
study the situation because the
Commissioners turned down the
proposal.
But the community council Is
stubbornly determined to get that
school. They listened gravely at
their last meeting to the letter
from the Commissioners. The
financial condition OF the District
doesn't permit projects OF this kind,
wrote the Commissioners. Then
the members of the council spoke.
Last Possible Site.
"We recognize the financial
condition of the District" said a
businessman. Nevertheless, this Is
Evening star., 1946-11-10
Savings Bond Drive
To Curb Initiation
Starts Tomorrow

The Districts United States Saw
ings Bonds campaign gets under
way tomorrow with % days of in
tensive activity by 1000 veteran War
Bond statesmen scheduled to step up
sale of Government securities. The
drive ends Pearl Harbor Day, De-
cember z.
Keynote of the campaign will be
the need to cut the cost OF living
by encouraging maximum savings
while prices are high and goods are
scarce. The bywords of the drive
will be Save for Security" and Buy
Extra Bonds Now
Waller Issues Appeal.
Chairman Wilmer j. Waller en-
phasized, in kickoff message, that
there will be no house-to-house CAN
vassing during the drive, and no in
dividual quotas to meet. The drive
will be powered solely through ad-
vertising and publicity.
"It's just common sense to fight
the rising cost of living with United
States Savings Bonds" Mr.. Waller
declared last night. Every dollar
put into bonds now is dollar that
cannot add to the upward pressure
on prices while goods are still
scarce. 1t really adds up to your
being paid for fighting imitation, be-
cause savings bonds pay $4 back for
every SO invested when held to ma
turity."
He said bonds can be bought at
any bank, post Office or savings and
loan association. The campaign VIII
be featured by number OF ao-
dresses by veteran bond statesmen
to District organizations, while
newspapers and radio advertisers
will sponsor the drive with publicity
and advertising.
CIubwomen to Aid Drive.
To enlist club support for the
campaign, Mrs. Nathan HurWltz
chairman of the Women's Commit
tee. has called a meeting Of $50 lead
ing Washington clubwomen Tor IL
am. Thursday in the Treasury De-
partment.
District schools will back the
campaign with special bond pro-
grams under the direction OF DR..
Carroll A. Reed, first assistant su-
perintendent of schools, who Is
chairman of the District Division
Education Committee.
Evening star., 1946-11-10
Taber, Slated 10 Head
Group,
Stresses D. E.. Needs

Representative Taber. Republican,
of New York, who will head the
House Appropriations Committee in
the next Congress, last night agreed
the District will need a "lot more
money" to meet its municipal obli-
cations.
For this reason, he said in q
telephone interview from his home
in Auburn, N. Y, he IS hoping
Congress will enact new tax pro-
gram for the District. It may be,
he said, that this should include
the suggested sales tax.
While calling for more local taxes,
however, he disagreed with pro-
posals on Capitol Hill and at the
District Building for coupling this
with larger Federal payment
toward District costs.
Opposes Increased U. S. Funds.
IT think it is too big now" said
Mr.. Taber, who last summer fought
the increase in the Federal share
from S6,O00,000 to $8,000,000.
Members of the Senate Appropri-
ations Committee, on the other
hand, are expected to renew pro-
posals for adoption of a fixed
formula, based on the extent OF
tax-exempt Federal land holdings
here, as a measure of the size OF
the Federal payment.
Legislation to this end was intro
duced last session by Senators
O'Mahoney, Democrat. of wyoming
and Overton, Democrat, OF LOU
isiana.
Representative Taber said the
question of who would be selected
chairman of the House District
Committee would have to go to the
Republican Committee on Commit
tees. which is scheduled to meet
here December 2.
Dirksen Also in Line.
His views were asked since Rep
resentative Dirksen, Republican, OF
Illinois, top man on the District
Committee list for the new Con-
gress as well as a key man in the
Appropriations Committee, cannot
naye both posts without the sane
ton Of his party chiefs.
If this is not given, the District
legislative craftsmanship then would
Evening star., 1946-11-10
Reed May Turn Down
Craftsmanship Of
Civil Service Group
By Joseph Young

Senator Reed, Republican. OF
Kansas who is in line to be the new
chairman of the Senate Civil Serv-
ice Committee, told The Star last
night he is undecided" about tax
ing the job if it is offered to him.
The Kansan, who in the past has
frequently opposed legislation grant
ing benefits to Government workers,
said he didn't know whether he
wanted the craftsmanship and that
he would decide next month when
he returns here to attend the meet
ing of Republican congressional
leaders.
'I haven't made up my mind one
way or the other" Senator Reed
said at his home in Parsons, KAns.
LANCER Next In Line.
In the event Senator Reed de-
clines the post, the next in line
would be Senator LANCER Of North
Dakota, who in the past has proved
himself to be one of the staunchest
supporters Federal workers have in
Congress.
Senator Reed, a conservative, ex-
pressed his opposition = during the
last Congress to the Federal Pay Act
of 1916 and also has criticized the
law which gives Federal workers 2e
days off each year. In addition, the
Senator, a former employe of the
Post Office Department, opposed
legislation to raise the salaries oi
Post Office employees.
1t is no secret that Federal EN-
ployes' groups aren't too happy ovel
the prospect of Senator Reed head.
ing the committee. The committee
Craftsmanship is a vitally important
one so far as Government workers
are concerned since the chairmeI
| of the Senate and House Civil Serv.
ice Committees must assume the
leadership on legislation affecting
Federal employees.
Rees q Prospect in House.
In the House, Representative
Rees, Representative of Kansas l!
expected to get the chairmanshiI
of the House Civil Service Commit
tee. although Representative Hart.
ley of New Jersey has seniority
edge for the job. However, Mr.
Rees, as ranking minority member
of the committee, has been espe
cially interested in the. problems o
Federal workers and it appears n
will get the Craftsmanship.
Although Mr.. Rees has been crit
/ cal on occasions of some Fedora
employees activities, he also ha
championed legislation on their be
half
Evening star., 1946-11-10

go to Representative Bates, Republic
can. of Massachusetts,. A former
Mayor of Salem, Mass, and deeply
interested in municipal affairs, MIR.
Bates has been active on the Dis
trict Committee for some years.
Mr.. Dirksen is said to be recep-
tive to taking. the District chair
manship, but would not take it at
the cost of leaving the Appropria-
tions Committee, where he will be
one Of the subcommittee chairmea
Strong Committee Urged.
Mr.. Taber voiced the belief there
should be strong and aggressive
District Committee to shape and
fight for sound municipal .legis-
lative program.
Speaking of the Republican pro-
gram he added, There are lot OF
things to be Strengthened out down
there in Washington-and the Dis
trict problems are among those"
Mr. Taber said he felt sure the
Evening star., 1946-11-10
More Veterans Entering
Government Employment

The number Of military veterans
in the Federal service is increasing
constantly, Civil Service Commits
sioner Arthur S. Flemming yester-.
day told the National Council Of
Veterans Organizations.
Mr.. Flemming revealed that vet
Grams now hold 81 per cent of all
male Federal jobs. A story in the
late editions of yesterdays Star er-
roneously. reported that Mr.. Flem-
ming stated that veterans hold 81
per cent of all Government jobs.
The council, which is composed
of the national officers Of 10 veter-
ans organizations, met In the In
terror Department auditorium.