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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-09-24
POLIO EPIDEMIC STAGE
PASSED, IS AREA HOPE
ONE MILD CASE.
LISTED IN WEEK
All Patients Reported Doing
Well; Three Are Brought
Home

Except for one mild case re-
ported Monday, Port Clinton's po-
lilo scare has been quiet since last
Thursday and there is a general
feeling of confidence and hope that
the epidemic is now passed.
This confidence was substanti-
ated Wednesday afternoon when
DR.. George A. Poe, health COM
missioner, lifted the ban on foot
ball practice and games in this
county.
Billy Martin, 6-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Martin, 731
E. Second street, was taken to
aMaumee Valley hospital Monday
afternoon, after becoming ill that
morning. Reports indicate that
his case may be mild, the little
tot feeling pretty good when visit
ed by the family again Wednesday
afternoon. There was no indica-
ton Of paralysis, it was said.
David Petersen, son of Mrs.
Dwight Bowden, who was taken
to Maumee Valley hospital last
r., Thursday noon, is likewise coming
salong all right, according to re-
ports.
Norman Ontko, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Ontko, who staged
a comeback after being on the
critical list early last week, is
showing continued improvement
with his condition being reported
as good, Wednesday. He was
taken out of the iron lung for as
minutes Tuesday, and for about
.nthe same time on Wednesday.
y The condition of Kenneth Bak-
er, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford
Baker, was likewise reported as
good, Wednesday, and he may be
transferred to the convalescent
section at Crippled Children's Hos
pital this Friday.
Donald Rhodes, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther Rhodes, Catawba,
was brought home Sunday and is
reported as being in good condi-
b ton, with no paralysis resulting
from his two-week siege.
Robert Petersen, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Christ Petersen, in City hos
pital, Cleveland, is reported as i'm
proving slowly but does not sit up
as yet. 1t is expected that it will
be another week before he car
be brought home.
Norma Taylor, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Orville Taylor was
brought home from Maumee Val
b ley hospital on Wednesday of this
week, repeatedly doing fine.
Robert Van Deusen, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Van Deusen
Erie township, was brought home
Monday from the Cleveland hos
pital, and is reported as being
"okay".
School Absenteeism Improves
Supt. D. D. Sims said Wednes
day that school attendance is still
q not quite normal, due to som,
" pupils being kept from schoo
during the scare. Wednesday.
report showed 81 pupils absen
from grades to IL, which wa
an improvement over the rs t.
80 absentees listed last week. TIL,
totals include students absent du
to illness or other reasons, as wei
as those absent due to the poll
scare.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-09-24
REPORTS DAMAGE, THEFT

Ray Debien Of the Bell Fish
company reported to police, Mon
day, that someone had thrown
stones breaking letters on the
company's neon sign. He also
reported the theft of two 170-ft.
anchor ropes valued at $1,000.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-09-24
ELEVEN WINDOWS BROKEN

Police have been checking a
complaint from the Port Clinton
Fish company that boys are break
ing windows in the old ice house,
across the river Eleven windows
were reported as being broken
last Thursday night.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-09-24
COMMITTEE TO MEET

The executive committee Of the
Parent Teachers association is to
meet Oct. in the home Of Mrs.
Cyrus Wood. president, to formu-
late plans for the years activities,
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-09-24
BUILDING NEAR READY

Supt. D. D. Sims reports that
the new temporary school building
is near completion, and that it
will be occupied Monday, Oct. 4,
probably by the fourth grade.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-09-24

THE NEWS is prepared to
do your JOB PRINTING on
a basis of Good Workman
ship and Good Service at
Fair Prices. Phone 5271,
Evening star., 1948-07-09
Killer Gives Up
To Reporter on
Way to Scene
By the Assoeioisd Press

OAKLAND, Calf, July 9.-"Youre
in our way!" yelled Reporter Sam
Blumenfeld to a motorist who
stopped ahead of him. Mr.. Blumen-
field and Photographer Paul Burgess
had just jumped into their car at
the Oakland police station to track
down a report of killing.
Wait minute, just killed a
man." said the other driver. coming
to Mr.. Blumenfeld's car with As
caliber pistol in his hand.
ON Myrtle street," asked the sur
prised reporter.
Yeah, take this thing, will you,
boss% came the answer. and the
gun was showed into Mr.. Burgess
hand. .
The San Francisco Examiner
newsmen led the driver into the sta
ton. Police booked him as Louis M.
Smith, IS, and held him for in
vestigation,
Officers quoted Smith as saying he
shot his best friend, William P. Al
len, AZ, because he was talking
about me too much"
Allen was killed while eating din
rer with friends. Police said the
two men had argued over a Leak
ing icebox.
Evening star., 1948-07-09
Doctor and Wife Slain,
Her Brother Dead Nearby
6y the kssoeiuted Press

MINNEAPOLIS, July s.-Dr
James Reynolds, 68-year- old eye, ear
nose and throat specialist. and his
wife, Mercedes, were found shot to
death yesterday on their country es-
tate south of Minneapolis.
The body of Mrs. Reynolds
brother, John lie Borius, IS, lay in an
attendants house nearby. Sheriff S
deputies expressed the opinion he
had died of poisoning.
DR.. and Mrs. Reynolds apparently
were killed by a single charge from
a shotgun which was found in a
small kitchen.
Friends found the bodies. They
came to the estate in response to a
telephone call from LIE Borius that
he would have an important message
for his attorney concealed under the
oilcloth covering of a kitchen table.
Sheriff Ed Ryan said that from
his investigation "it looks like a case
of murder and suicide"
The sheriff's investigation indi-
Gated there had been trouble be-
tween LIE. Borius and DR.. Reynolds
over the formers occupancy of quar-
ters on the estate, where he had
lived since 1910.
Evening star., 1948-07-09
SeaftIe. Chicago Limited
Partially Derai|ed, | Hurt
BY the Associated Press

DASSEL, Mimi, July s.-Ths
Chicago o-bound Great Northern
Oriental Limited from Seattle was
partly derailed last night as it sped
through this Central Minnesota
town.
One person was hoSpitalized and
several others bruised or shaken up
as IA Of the 10 cars and the rear
section Of the Diesel engine jumped
the tracks, twisting them into great
arcs and raising a cloud OF dust that
enveloped the town.
A Great Northern Official said
preliminary investigation pointed to
hot box on a car loaded with fish
as the possible cause of the derail-
ment.
Capt. Reuben Mattson of the
Dassel fire department, who wit
messed the derailment, said two
baggage cars and an express car
which jacknifed served to cushion
the passenger cars behind them and
save them from greater damage.
Evening star., 1948-07-09
Ma|ayan Guerri|Ias
Reported Preparing
Attack on Capital
BY the Associated Press

SINGAPORE, July 9.-Advices
to Singapore newspapers said
today that 400 Communist g.er-
rillas were believed preparing an
attack on Kuala Lumpur from a
base eight miles to the south.
However, an Associated Press
dispatch from the same city, capital
of the Federation of Malaga, quoted
British officer as saying the re-
port probably was overdrawn but
was being investigated.
Later scout planes Of the Raj
reported they found no signs of
such a concentration and an officer
said the report might be "a false
alarm" The planes, however, were
broadening the radius of their
search in case the guerrillas changed
their position. The officer said
!ocket-firing Spitflres would attack
if an unusual concentration of in
surgents should be discovered.
Maj. Gen. c. H. Boucher told a
news conference he had a report
from local planter" that 400
guerrillas were based eight miles
below Kuala Lumpur and were
readying a drive on the capital. He
is the general officer commanding
Malaya's war on the guerrrillas,
who the British say are trying to
overthrow the government.
Gen. Boucher indicated he be-
lieved the report of Communist
base so near was perhaps exag-
gerated."
A Kuala Lumpur dispatch to the
Singapore Free Press said one Raj
plane already had taken off for
antiguerrilla operations and a bat
talon of troops was standing by.
Gen. Boucher said the situation in
the federation is "a battle-nothing
less He said the army now is
virtually controlling the show" be-
cause cooperating police are not
strong enough.
I'm satisfied" he said, that the
police before long will be in a posi-
ton to assume their rightful place
in the campaign"
Brig. c. I. v. Jones, area COM
mander, reported Central Malaga
fairly quiet"
Evening star., 1948-07-09
Police Foil Alleged Plan
To Rob Sonia Henie S Home
Nv the Assoeioted Press

WEST LOS ANGELES, July g.
Police today thwarted what they de-
scribed as an intended robbery of
Actress Sonia Henie's home.
Two men-Harold A. Nosse, n,
and Tom Cordoba, %. both of Los
Angeles-were arrested by the police
gangster detail and booked on sus-
picion of conspiracy to commit
robbery.
Capt. William L. Burns OF the de-
tail said the arrests were made after
an undercover ofiicer posed as a
hoodlum and was taken into the
alleged plot.
Miss Henies Jewel collection was
the objective, said Capt. Burns. He
said diagram of Miss Henie's home
was found in Noses possession. The
undercover officer, posing as gas
company inspector to gain entrance
to the home, had made the drawing
at Noses request, Capt. Burns
reported.
The alleged robbery was scheduled
for either tonight or tomorrow, the
officer said.
Evening star., 1948-07-09
Roy Wright Dies in Jersey;
Edited Rail Publications
BY the As.eeioied Press

EAST ORANGE. N. j., July g.
Roy v. Wright, 70, former Essex
County Republican State Senator
and for many years a prominent
railway engineer and transportation
editor, died today at East Orange
General Hospital.
He became Ill of a heart ailment
at his home here Monday
Mr.. Wright was managing editor
Of Railway Age and editor of Rail-
way Mechanical Engineer at the
time of his death.
He was born in Red Wing, Mimi,
and obtained his early education in
the public schools of st. Paul. He
became a student at the University
of Minnesota where he was gradu-
ated with the degree of mechanical
engineer.
He started his business career as
a machinist's apprentice In the
locomotive erecting shops Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee IL st. Paul
Railway
Evening star., 1948-07-09
North ireland to Honor
u. S. Troops in Memorial

An American hall to commemo-
rate the presence Of United States
troops in Northern Ireland in war
time will feature the new War
Memorial Building in Belfast, which
may cost about $2,000,OO0.
The city government proposes to
appropriate 100000. provided it is
agreed that the hall shall not be
rented for boxing shows or variety
entertainments except ION very spe-
cial commemorative occasions"
Evening star., 1948-07-09
Army Investigating
-Four Former Officers
On Freight 'Gouge'

An Army colonel disclosed yes
terday that the Army IS investigat-
ing four former officers in connec-
ton with charges that the Gov
ernment suffered a multi-million-
dollar "gouge" in wartime railroad
freight rates.
Col. E. B. Gray, chief of the
Movements Division of the Office
of the Chief of Transportation made
the disclosure under questioning be-
fore a House Expenditures subcom-
mittee. He did not name the officers.
The House group, headed by
Representative Bender, Republican.
OF Ohio is investigating alleged
overcharges estimated by Mr.. Bender
at somewhere between $1,000, ,000, 900
and $4,000, 100000.
Asked by Mr.. Bender if the Army
Is checking into the background and
postwar jobs of the four Army off,
GERS who arranged wartime freight
rates with the railroads, Col. Gray
replied:
I'VE are determining the data on
that now"
Connections With Roads Cited.
Other witnesses have testified that
some men who helped determine
freight rates paid by the Army came
to the Army from railroad. jobs and
returned to the railroads at higher
salaries when the war ended.
Under questioning by Mr.. Bender,
Col. Gray said he was mot con-
versant" with any deal by retired
Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers involv-
ing aviation gasoline.
Meyers is now serving q prison
term OF 20 months to years. He
was convicted last winter of induc-
ing a former business associate to
lie in testimony before a Senate
investigating committee which was
looking into Meyers handling of
war contracts.
Mr.. Bender has announced he will
subpoena Meyers when the House
group continues its inquiry later
this summer.
Biddle Left Before Probe Ceased.
An investigation Of railroad rate
negotiations ordered during the ad-
ministration of Attorney General
Biddle was dropped after Mr.. Biddle
left the office, Frank j. Barton,
former Justice Department official,
said today.
The Star yesterday quoted Mr..
Barton as testifying before the
House subcommittee that the in
vestigation was stopped while Mr..
Biddle was in Office because the At
torney General was to handle it
personally"
Mr.. Barton, now director of the
Railway Mail Pay Adjustment Divi-
sion, Postoffice Department, was one
of several witnesses who testified
at the rate investigation being con-
Quoted by House Expenditures
subcommittee.
Evening star., 1948-07-09
Mrs. Choremi Faces
August Sentencing
ION Morals Charges
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, July e.-Mrs. Nancy
Fletcher Choremi. daughter of an
American career diplomat, convicted
of lettering for purposes of prosti-
tuition, will be sentenced August II.
The 27-year -old brunette was con-
victed last night along with two
other women, Madeleine Blavier and
Mrs. Margaret Starr, also accused
on vagrancy counts. Each could re-
ceive prison terms up to three years.
After setting the sentencing date.
Magistrate Arthur Markewich set
bail at S2,500.
Herbert Rosenberg. counsel for
Mrs. Choremi. said the conviction
would be appealed. MY cient In
sists she is completely innocent" he
said.
Father Sends Funds for Bail.
Miss Blavier also VIII be sentenced
August II. Similar bail was set for
her.
Sentencing OF Mrs. Starr was de-
layed by the failure Of her attorney
to appear
Mrs. Choremi said she had re-
ceived money from her father, c.
Paul Fletcher. Consul General in
Casablanca, for her bail. Miss
Blavier posted cash. saying. This
is all so disgusting"
The three women were convicted
mainly on the basis of telephone
conversations tapped by policemen.
Joseph Leonardo, the attorney who
will handle Mrs. Chorsni's appeal,
said he would base Ills case on the
fact that Federal Communications
Commission statutes bar testimony
concerning tapped telephone conver-
sations. He claimed written records
Of the conversations, not introduced
In court, should have been submitted
in evidence.
Charges Denied by Two.
Magistrate Markewich said in the
trial last night, Il must find that
the various conversations took place
in substantially the manner testified
to by the police. The CONVEX
sations themselves indicate the
commission Of the acts charged"
Both the Blavier woman and Mrs.
Starr denied the charges from the
stand. Mrs. Choremi did not testify
Mrs. Choreni is married to George
Choremi, wealthy cotton broker in
Egypt. She is the mother OF a
5-year r-old son.
Evening star., 1948-07-09
Woman, Boby in Arms,
HELPS Rob Mobile Man
by the Assoeiaisd Press

MOBILE. Ala, July ga young
woman holding baby in her arms
and pistol in her hand helped rob
man of two weeks pay.
William E. Hamm, 80, told police
today that he was stopped by a
man and woman last night. The
woman carried baby.
They said they were hungry
Mr.. Hamm reported.
When Mr.. Hamm pulled out his
money, sl45 to $3.50, the man made
a grab at him, Mr.. Hamm related
When Mr.. Hamm stepped back, the
woman pulled q gun, he said.
She held the gun on me while
the man took all my money"
Evening star., 1948-07-09
II Hurt When Brick Wall
CoIIdpses on Theater
By the Assoeioted Press

ST. LOUIS, July 9.-Eleven per-
sons were injured yesterday when a
brick wall tumbled through the roof
of a small theater in downtown st.
Louis.
Only two were hurt seriously.
The wall was on a three-story
building adjoining the Senate The
ater. Approximately $50 persons
were watching the motion picture,
"Boothill Bandit" An explosion in
the movie occurred at the same time
the wall crashed onto the roof.
People shouted Tets get out Of
here" said Art Moser, a patron.
They started moving out in a
hurry. Then there was a second
noise. That's when it came down
a shower of plaster, big chunks.
Some persons were pinned in their
seats"
Evening star., 1948-07-09
Report

District OF Columbia and vicinity
Sunny with low humidity, highest
about IS this afternoon. Clear and
cool again tonight, lowest about So.
Tomorrow, mostly sunny a little
warmer and more humid.
Virginia - Fair and cool again
tonight. Tomorrow partly cloudy,
little warmer and more humid
with scattered showers in extreme
southwest portion.
Maryland-Clear and cool again
tonight. Tomorrow partly cloudy,
a little warmer and more humid.
Wind velocity, IL m. p. h.; direc-
ton, south.
Five-Day Weather Forcast-July
8 Through July 13.
Northern Virginia and Maryland: !:
Rising temperatures over week
end. Cooler Tuesday. Tempera-
ture will average one to two de-
grees above normal. Normal
maximum. 81; normal minimum, 6S.
Showers Sunday or Monday, total
ing about one-fourth inch.
River Report
Omitted States Ensineers)
and cloudy at Great Falls; Shenandoah
clear at Harpers Ferry
Evening star., 1948-07-09
Sunday Reading

Even with Gen. Eisenhower
self-removed as a threat. The
Stars political analyst, Gould
Lincoln, sees the Democratic
Party bitterly split as it at
tempts to name It's 194S presi-
Dental ticket. Mr.. Lincoln
weighs the implications Of
this party dissenSion in Sun
days Editorial Section.
At a time when crises are
popping like firecrackers in
Berlin, the Associated Press,
in another Editorial Section
article, takes a close look at
Gen. Lucius Clay, the man
commanding our occupation
forces in Germany.
BY way of supplementing
the usual thorough and accu-
rate news content of the Sum-
day paper, these and many
other special features. includ-
ing the colorful Pictorial Mag
azine, reviews of the newest
books and pages and columns
on sports, society, amuse-
ments, music, art, gardening,
bridge, chess. dogs, stamps,
etc, appear in
Chr Sunhau Star
Evening star., 1948-07-09
u. 5, Jobs Hit Record
OF 61,D6,OOO in =
June, Bureau Reports
BY the Assoeiosed Press

Civilian employment surged 10
record high of 6l,2s6, 900 in JuI !
1t shot up 1856, 900 in the month
The Census Bureau. reporting this
today, also said that unemployment
rose 423,D00 in June to a total OF
2.184 900. highest point since last
July.
Reasons for the increase in both
employment and unemployment In
cluded heavy influx of youths into
the job market as schools closed.
farm activity nearing its summer
peak and new high in non-farm
employment.
One-Time Goal Surpassed.
The figures made it plain that
most Of the youths looking for
time work managed to find
lt-sometlmes as requirements for
regular workers on vacations. and
sometimes as caterers TO the summer
vacation trade.
Topping the previous record civil
Ian employment of July, 1947, by
l,2l7,000, the total number of Amer
leans working for pay, profit or
benefit of the family-not including
house working wives-left the one
time goal of 100000 Jobs we'll
behind.
Counting the 1851 900 members OF
the armed forces in with the civilian
workers, the census figures showed
62,557 900 jobs filled. But that in
cluded about 2.5o0,000 who were not
actually working on their jobs be-
cause of vacations, strikes, illness,
bad weather, temporary lay-offs, etc.
More Non Farm Jobs.
Non-agricultural industries were
up l 1,099 900 jobs for the month to
record 81 1899, 900 in June. Male en-
ployment accounted for 776,000 OF
the increase, female for 323, 900. The
total was 2,221 900 higher than q
year ago.
Farm employment was up 1885,
600 for the month to a June total
of 9.396,000, with women accounting
for 95l 900 of the increase and men
for $4,000. The farm employment
total was s8l 900 below a year ago.
Evening star., 1948-07-09

any other civilian employe, and at
the time the incident occurred I
was performing my work on my
own time before the prescribed
hours of duty" the employe wrote
at the time of his dismissal to Brig.
Gen. George C. Stewart, who is in
command at Fort Eustis.
"Regaining my composure, I said,
AS a civilian employe I did not
know that I was supposed to re-
port in a military manner He then
ordered me to do so, in manner
so uncivil that it aggravated my
condition, under great strain since
his tenure as Post Quartermaster,
and I harshly refused. He left the
warehouse at once, slamming the
door and making remark unethical
to write.
Told Job Abolished.
I'm about an hour, he telephoned
me and told me to report to Civilian
Personnel, where I was informed
that my position has been abolished
and that I had been placed on a re-
duction-in-force."
Gen, Stewart refused to reinstate
the employe. and the worker re-
tanned Charles H. Gordon, Hamp-
ton (Va) attorney to represent him.
Mr.. Gordon sought to have Gen.
Steward reinstate the employe..
Failing this, Mr.. Gordon wrote to
Chairman Rees. In the letter. Mr.
Gordon quoted Gen. Steward as
saying that he must back up his
officers.
Mr.. Rees then asked the Army De-
partment to look into the case i'm
mediately. The Department in
vestigated the case and restored
the employe to duty.
In letter to Mr.. Rees' committee,
John G. Connell. jr.. special as
sistant to Secretary Royal, declared
that:
"A thorough investigation of the
circumstances confirmed his (the
employe's) charge. and as a result,
he was ordered reinstated."'
Colonel Still on Duty.
When asked to comment on the
case, Gen. Stewart acknowledged
that the wrong" dismissal pro-
cedure was used against the en-
ploye. But he denied that the
colonel had asked the employe TO
report in a military manner"
Gen. Stewart said the employe
was "hot-headed" and had refused
to talk to the colonel and that the
officer had only wanted the worker
to follow some instructions on the
job. The general said the colonel
Is still on duty.
STATE-The State Department is
joining the employees suggestion
cash award program.
Employees submitting ideas that
will improve the Departments
operation and result in greater
Evening star., 1948-07-09

WOTkeT charged
that, on the
m or n ng of
March !, the
colonel entered
the building and
yelled at me,
Aren't you 60
ing to report to
me?'"
II was mo-
mentarily stun
ned, as in all
my years in this
capacity I have
never been in
structed to re-
rArt ~Np hoe
Evening star., 1948-07-09
Kiwonis CIub Raises $l,122

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, July Q
(SpeciaD The Fredericksburg XII
wants Club has raised $1,l2220 from
recent activities for its Underprivi-
legged Childrens and the Boys and
Girls Committees. State Senator
Benjamin T. Pitts, chairman Of the
Ways and Means Committee, re-
ported that $87l.20 was made on q
benefit movie.