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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-20
Former Residents
Hurt lin Accident

Mr.. and Mrs. James Lavender
and three children, Sandusky, suf-
fered cuts and bruises late Mon
day afternoon when their auto and
one driven by Mrs. Blanche West,
Fort Wayne, figured in an accident
near Vickery.
The Lavenders, who are former
residents Of this city, were taken
to Good Samaritan hospital in
Sandusky, as were Mrs. West and
her husband. No one was seriously
injured.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-20
SCHOOL TO Open
HERE ON SERT. 8
Only Teachers Report DCpt. Z;
Registration Dates Are
Announced

Vacation for Port Clinton's
young fry" is rapidly being
brought to a close with the pub
lie school scheduled for opening
Tuesday, September 7, although
pupils are not to report until the
following morning, Sept. 8.
Only teachers meetings are
scheduled for the Tuesday open
ing sessions, Supt. D. d. Sims
reported.
Principle B. H. Corthell will be
in his office all next week to assist
high school pupils in registration.
Only pupils wishing to change
their schedules or new pupils who
have not previously registered
should call at his office next week.
First grade pupils are to be
registered Tuesday, September Z,
from 9 to II, in the first grade
rooms Of the east building.
kindergarten registration is set
for Tuesday, August 81, from 9 to
II a. m. in the kindergarten rooms
of the Erie Gardens community
center.
Parents should take along the
child's birth certificate and one
dollar to pay the child's supply
fee for the year. Children must
be five on or before December 81,
1948, to be eligible to attend kind
ergarten which also opens Sep
tember s.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-20
Redskin Gridders
To Start Practice

Coach Norm Willbond has issued
a call for the first football squad
practice of the season for 9 a. m.
Friday morning. Equipment was
to be issued Thursday afternoon in
the stadium locker.
Willbond and his assistants ex-
pected to have the Redskin hope
fuls undergo a light practice ses-
sion in the forenoon, and from 2
to in the afternoon.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-20
WORKERS RUSH
TO FINISH new
SCHOOL BLDG.
Many Improvements Complet-
ed In School Buildings Dur
ing Summer Vacation

When Susie and Johnny return
to school Wednesday morning,
Sept. 8, they will be pleasantly
surprised to find that most of the
rooms have been repainted, the
desks have been sanded, the floors
polished and many other improve
ments completed during the sum-
mer months.
Of course the biggest improve
ment will be the temporary build
ing, constructed this summer to
house the fourth grade classes.
Gates and Sons, contractors, are
placing windows and doors this
week, and the heating unit is to
be installed soon. Work will be
rushed to finish the project in time
for the school opening.
The building was constructed of
two large buildings, and material
from a.third, brought here from
Plum Brook Ordnance in Sandus-
XIV. Two rooms will be 20x30 feet
while the third will be 23x32 feet.
Fourth grade students not only
will have new building, but
new style blackboard. In fact,
lsthey'll have greenboards and will
use yellowish chalk.
Pastel shades are used through
out the east building, with light
er paints in the northern rooms.
Robert Easton was the interior
painter, while G. V. Knepper
painted the exterior window
frames.
The first floor of the east build
ing has been repainted and drain
aspouts have been repaired. Color
schemes in the rooms range from
peach and green, through aqua
and gray, to yellow and green.
School custodians have had a
busy summer during which they
sanded all desks, waxed and pol
ished floors in all 45 rooms of the
high school building, and did the
same work in the gymnasium de-
partment.
\ Front rooms of ths third floor
are displaying new coats Of pant
and the first floor hallway is being
repainted. Concrete walks at bus
stops on Madison and East Fourth
streets are also being extended.
Funds for the work are from the
maintenance fund, Supt. D. D.
Sims stated.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-20
Cochran TO Start
New Baton Class

Plans to double the size of Port
Clinton's Majorette unit were an
nounced this week by director Paul
Cochran, who has announced that
beginners baton classes will start
Sunday at l p. m., when interest
ed children aged 9 to II are to be
present in the band room of the
high school building.
At least one parent must ac-
company each child, who must be
interested in becoming a major
cite. Some of the older members
are "graduating" to the high school
or Legion band. Cochran's class
es will meet once weekly for in
struction, on weekdays.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-20
Three Named For
Ohio State Band

Three members of the Port Clin-
ton high school band have been
honored by being selected as men,
bers of the 15O-piece Ohio State
Fair band.
Band director Dave Stanton sub
mitted the boys qualifications and
they were selected by fair band
director Louis Pete of Ashland.
Dewey Kinsey, Jim Gordon and
Warren Stevens are the players so
honored. They will leave Monday
for Columbus and will be at the
fair grounds through September 8.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-20
LEGION BAND TOURS

Members of the Port Clinton
American Legion band, under the
baton of Earl Warnke, played
concerts in Elmore, Genoa and
Woodville, Wednesday night, to
help publicize the Legion Festival
to be held here Sept. 4-5-6. Le-
gionnaires Winnie, Fall, Phelps,
Sperber and Gill sold tickets.
Majorette Mary Ann Karshuk
thrilled the spectators with her
baton twirling demonstrations.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-20
Plan Faster Rural
Mail Service Here

Due to the heavy increase in ru-
raj residents, Postmaster A. w.
kalb has announced that a survey
is being made of rural mail routes
in this area which may result in
the addition of another route car
rier.
Present plans are that the two
eastern routes will remain as they
now are, with service at least one
hour earlier, while routes west of
the city will see service at least
two hours earlier each day.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-20
CANNERY TO OPEN

With tomatoes ripening rapidly,
the Gypsum Canning company ex-
poets to begin it's tomato canning
operations next week. Over 200
acres in the area were planted by
the company.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-20
CHIEF IN HOSPITAL

Police Chief Jack Shelter has
been a patient in Magruder hos
pital since Saturday, when he was
admitted for treatment of virus
infection.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-20

THE NEWS is prepared to
do your JOB PRINTING on
a basis of Good Workman
ship and Good Service at
FaE Prices. Phone 5271.
Evening star., 1948-04-26
BY Constantine Br0wn

In a Washington auction room
the furniture, silverware, rugs, glass
ware, pots and pans, pillow cases
and bath mats from the old Ger
Evening star., 1948-04-26

was headed for Bay Meadows to
wager a bet on something thought
had q chance in the third.
Not until I reached the lobby,
where hundreds Of physicians were
gathered. did I get the full treat
ment. I had always thought
looked pretty healthy. with . spring
in my step, color in my cheeks, and
brightness in my eyes.
But these doctors leaped at me
as briskly as Britisher would for
a fresh loan from the United States.
Measles experts looked at my throat.
Black plague authorities rolled my
eyelids. Whooping cough specialists
asked me to whoop. Dropsy men
went through the dropsy routine.
Psychiatrists climbed on my shoul-
ders and demanded that tell them
about my early life.
I kept lighting toward the door
where a car, sent by Bill Kyne Of
Bay Meadows, was waiting for me.
But when I reached the door I felt
so miserable that dismissed Mr..
kyne's car, and ordered an ambu-
lance.
The ambulance came. went to
Bay Meadows. An inferno got down
my bet. 1t finished last.
Perhaps the doctors - especially
the pSychiatrist who said I was
crazy-were right.
Distributed BY McNaught Syndicate. Inc
Evening star., 1948-04-26
Taft Peril in Ohio Is Seen
Organization Is Held Sluggish
While Stassen Pushes Campaign

that: He says he's more liberal than
I am but he doesn't say in what
respect he's more liberal than I
am" Delivered in Senator Taft's
plaintive twang which makes every
vowel a short "a. this has great
comic impact.
But Senator Taft,s plight has
aroused the protective instinct even
in wise-cracking reporters. They
know he is suffering; that like David
Copperf1eld, he has been put to
work, baby kissing and beguiling
voters. for which he Is not suited.
Senator Taft honestly hates the
waste of money and the waste OF
time, He thinks he should have been
let alone to get at that work piling
up in the Senate where Kenneth
WheTy and his ilk are doing heaven
alone knows what with it.
All this sounds bad for Stassen
when the deals are being made in
Philadelphia. Yet Taft aides who
deeply admire their boss insist he
is incapable Of personal malice and
add also that he has a low opinion
of Gov. Dewey, too.
Evening star., 1948-04-26

Dorothy Thompson. ton with de-
fense, a very important question Is
being discussed among the members
Should the European union attach
itself to the American defense sys-
tenn or be, as it were, a third force?
Switzerland-who may not join
the union and certainly will not in
the event of its defense system being
tied with ours in military alliances
-favors the third force.
Question Of Statesmanship.
The weakness of Europe leads In
the other direction. 1t Is argued
that since five states of Eastern
Europe project the Red army into
the heart of Europe. this must be
offset by the acquisition Of an
American alliance.
This is, Of course, q natural re-
action. But a vital question OF
craftsmanship is involved here.
plead with all the energy have for
the other solution.
The object Of policy should be tc
achieve European freedom, and
Russo-American pacification. Nc
human being can tell whether this
is possible, for certainly no one
knows the weight the Russians give
to various alternatives. But a policy
Evening star., 1948-04-26

practice among Contantine Brown.
civilized nations was to consider the
ofncial home of an enemy country
as inviolable. Because an embassy
OF an enemy country belonged to
the enemy nation itself, and not to
a particular government, it was
placed with all its contents in the
custody of neutral power.
There is no precedent in diplo-
matte history for auctioning the
furnishings of an embassy of a
defeated country. 1t was taken for
granted that at the end of hostil-
tiles another government, with
which the victorious powers would
resume normal diplomatic relations,
would come into existence.
After World War I, the German
embassies in the capitals of the
Allied countries were handed over
to the new government. The en-
baSsies of the Austro-H Hungarian
monarchy, which disappeared, were
liquidated by the successor states.
Result of Potsdam Agreement.
Some diplomatic quarters con-
slider the State Departments sale
of the German Embassy furnishings
as an indication that we do not
expect to see another national gov
.ernment in Germany.
The basis for the State Depart
ment's order to sell the German
Embassy property is secret agree
ment between the Big Four at
Potsdam. This heretofore undis-
closed agreement provided that all
German embassies and legations
situated in eastern areas would be
taken over as war booty by Russia,
which in turn consented to share
the spoils with Poland and Yugo-
slavia. Those in the west were to
be taken over by the western Allies.
Evening star., 1948-04-26

going to find Henry MeLemere.
happiness he should find it here.
In addition, I am staying at one of
the worlds great hotels. the St.
Francis, managed by one of the
most gracious innkeepers of them
all, Dan London.
But am. unhappy. Awfully un-
happy. Downright miserable.
My arrival coincided with the
annual meeting of the American
College of Physicians Convention.
The hotel is alive with doctors. In
fact, I believe I am the only man
registered here who doesn't have
an M. D. degree. There are doctors
on the right Of me, doctors on the
left Of me, doctors above me, and
doctors below me.
Diagnosis Is Voluntary.
The elevators won't stop for any
one who doesn't have a stethoscope
plugged in his ears, and unless you
have a good bedside manner it's
hard to get a package of cigarettes
at the tobacco counter. Things are
so tough that had to use the name
Of DR.. Louis Pasteur to get some
soft boiled eggs from room service.
And to get the doorman to call me
q taxi I had to say that I was DR..
Johns Hopkins Mayo on an emer-
gency call.
But you haven't heard the worst,
as far as am concerned.
Every time I move out OF my room
I am surrounded by doctors, who
voluntarily diagnose me.
Going down the elevator this
morning a gentleman with a goatee
and a black satchel in one hand
leaned over and asked me to stick
out my tongue. Being an obliging
fellow, I did, and the doctor said: +:
Go back to your room. You have
Phillips disease. I trust that you
have made your will"
The car stopped q floor or two
below and another medico got in.
He took a quick look at me, hit me
sharply in the left ankle with his
brief case and, when I yelled ouch, :"
said:
"Purest case Of dropping tibia I
have ever seen. Never thought I
would see such perfection of that
ailment. Where are you going? To
my clinic, hope"
I told him that was not going to
his clinic, or any other clinic, but
Evening star., 1948-04-26

young supporters.
Senator Taft sat in Cleveland
hotel room making out his personal
checks to precinct workers who said
they hadn't been paid yet. handling
a hundred items of routine and
then going out to disputed territory
unaccompanied except by his per-
sonal staff to ring doorbells like a
candidate for sheriff. Mrs. Taft
plunged into other areas with equal
intensity and greater sarcasm.
Senator Taft, a candid man who
not only wears his hair short in
public but points to the places where
it itches him, tTumpeted his re-
action on Meet the Press. Asked if
he agreed with stories that he was
fearful of the outcome and with his
campaign manager, Representative
Brown, that he might lose 4 to g
votes, he exploded:
Senator Taft Disagrees.
Congressman Brown hasn't been
in Ohio for 10 weeks. I'm here
working and no, I don't agree with
any of that"
This got over. The Representa-
tive was on the long distance wire
after the broadcast. For the first
time, Gov. Thomas J. Herbert and
Senator Bricker will be on the Taft
hustings this week. Other Senators
are offering their help, including
Millikin of Colorado
Ohio insiders recall that Senator
Taft never has enjoyed high favor
with the organiza ton: the common
place Senator Bricker is its pet.
Suspicion has been voiced that the
organization was not merely inept
Some suggest that Republicans eager
to save the governor will go into
the Democratic primary to help
nominate the weaker of the two
Democratic rivals for that post.
Senator Taft pooh-poohs this.
He does fear that the organization
is merely depending upon momen-
tum and big names-all top office
holders are Taft delegates-to carry
1t through. He is coping with absurd
detail; his hand is in his own pocket
all the time. 1t makes him appre-
henSive about the organization
true strength.
After all, Senator Taft wears
leave it to the organization" scars
from Nebraska. Senator Butler
enthusiastically put the Butler ma
chine" behind him. Deeply involved
thereby, Senator Taft did what
campaigning he could. But on pri-
mary day Gov. Dewey carried the
Butler territory.
Stassenites in Nebraska reported
that Senator Butler threw it to Gov
Dewey, realizing Senator Taft was
a eoner and hoping to smother Mr.
Stassen. Senator Taft says non-
sense; the Butler machine had rur
down while the Senator was in
Washington.
Senator Seen Fed Up.
That Senator Taft is fed up ant
half wishes he had never started
to run is crystal clear. The cam.
oaign result is curious mixture OF
oetulance and his genuine debating
ability.
He argues irritably that Mr.. Stas-
sen had no right to come into Ohio:
it wasn't courteous, it's costing
Ohio $4,000 to print the ballots
Why didn't he 60 into New York
ETC.? 1t costs money, of course, tc
orint the ballots election day, too
out democracies seem to think it's
worth 1t. This is the intellectually
arrogant Taft who simply cannot
put himself in other peoples places
He is on sounder ground when he
'reiterates his now-famous complaint
Evening star., 1948-04-26
On the Record
Europe Defense Union as Third Force
Urged Instead of Alliance With us.

must assume that Russia primarily
lis interested in her own security
and that no pacif1cation Is possible
without assurances for that security
Now. I hate communism from the
depths OF my soul and distrust the
peaceful intentions Of every form OF
totalitarian - hence Caesaristic -
state. But must say that were ]
a Russian statesman of any ilk
I would view with alarm the estab-
lishment Of any permanent Ameri-
can military base in Europe.
Europe Should Not Have Alliance.
Furthermore, the establishment
Of military alliances between west
ern Europe and the United States
will only strengthen the Russian
hold on the East European states
and prevent any reunion of Europe
short of war. :,
The solution is 4 Europe strong
enough to defend herself against
attack and free Of all external
alliances.
The United States then should
offer the Soviet Union a treaty OF
aid, in case of an attack by the
armies OF Europe or any part OF
Europe against the Soviet Union
and, at the same time, proclaim as
a fundamental policy that any
Russian armed attack on Europe
will be a casus belli.
Such a solution, to which should
be added several other mutual COM
promises in the nature of a uuid pro
quo, promises Russia security and
nullif1es any reason for the Eastern
Europe military alliances as we'll
II it were rejected by Russia, we
should expect war. for it would
make 1t very clear that Russia
lis not looking for security or
pacification.
released by the Bell Syndicate, Ine)
Evening star., 1948-04-26
This Changing World
Auction of German Embassy Furnishings
Seen as Precedent, Bad Propaganda

This agreement is believed to
have been based on what is termed
the "Morgenthau spirit" which pre-
vailed throughout the Potsdam
Conference.
In its eagerness to grab every
thing it could, the Soviet govern
ment demanded the Japanese En-
bassy in Washington as a residence
of the Soviet Ambassador. This re-
quest, strangely enough. was denied
on the basis that it was against
international custom to deprive the
japanese people Of their official
home in Washington.
Agreement Is Enforced.
Although the American Govern
ment, in conjunction with the other
Western Allies, recently has made
earnest endeavors to re-create q
German government, which is essen
tial for the purpose of peace
treaty, the Potsdam agreement re-
garding this novel type of war booty
has been fully enforced by the Amer
lean authorities, over the objections
OF some who argued that with Ger
many broke as she is, the eventual
new German government will have
to be supplied with the necessary
funds by this country to repurchase
home and furnishings for its new
embassy. This means that the
American taxpayer will have to dig
into his pocket again.
We now have decided to include
Germany in the ERP and efforts are
being made to end the present con-
fused situation in the former Reich.
To many observers in Washington it
appears, therefore, as short sighted
policy to put on the block the prop
erty of the German nation in order
to obtain a sum reported to be less
than $50,000.
We are spending millions for prop
aganda in the Reich. We are tell
ing the German people that we
expect to see them form a new DEM
ocratic government in the near fu-
ture and that We expect them to
become sovereign nation once
more
Yet by the disposal Of the nations
property in Washington, on the basis
of secret agreement at Potsdam,
we also are intimating that We do
not expect the Germans to have a
full-1edged government again, at
least for a long time.
1t must be obvious that the $50
900 realized from the sale of the
German Embassy furnishings, which
have been here since before World
War I, will not help in any way to
pay our enormous war expenses and
the postwar billions spent all over
the world.
Evening star., 1948-04-26

trouble primary
day, May 4.
Jet = propelled
by his recent
successes, Chal-
lenger Stassen
swooped over the
State in high
style, engender-
ing formidable
excitement and
contagious en-
thusiasm. His
crowded meet
ings and his
tight schedule
were beautifully
handled by his
Evening star., 1948-04-26

loose confedera-
ton of Western
Europe Is COM
ing into being.
with ar o u q
views among the
members of how
far-reaching il
should be.
At most, a true
political and &C.
ononic unio n
will emerge; ut
least, an eco
nomic and de-
fenSe u n / o n.
And, in connec-
Evening star., 1948-04-26

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Evening star., 1948-04-26

ulopSy, cAfQlac
neurosis, water
on the knee, and
practically every
other ailnent
under the sun.
Let me ex-
plain: I am In
San Francisco,
having flown up
from Pal m
Springs. s a n
Francisco is one
Of the great
cities Of the
world, and If a
man ever Is
Evening star., 1948-04-26

m a n EMBASSY
are being sold
to the highest
bidder. To the
average person
this sale means
the usual auc-
ton room bar
gains; 1t has
considerable i'm
plications from
the standpoint
of centuries-old
Internal / on a ]
custom.
Heretofore the
e S t a b | i S h e d
Evening star., 1948-04-26
.cLemore-
Leorns Thot He's Sick
At Doctors Meetino
By Henry McLemors

This column is worth saving.
1t Is something you should clip
and paste in an album, because it
comes from a man who has measles,
Evening star., 1948-04-26

By Dorothy Thompson
With the Italian elections over,
Italy will be invited to join the
Western Union Of Britain, France,
and the Benelux countries. Slowly q
Evening star., 1948-04-26
BY Doris FIeesOn

BY Doris FIeeSOn q
CLEVELAND, Ohio.-Unless the
vaunted Ohio organization stops
dragging its feet. it's favorite son,
Senator Taft, will be in serious
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-08-05
WHIGVILLE

WHIGVILLE - Mrs. John Gu
lick has returned to her home
here after a weeks visit with her
brother, William Bridgman and
family, of Oakwood, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Cutler
and daughter. of Caldwell, spent
Thursday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth Cutler.
Marilyn Cutler, of Summer
field, spent the past week with
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Forest Danford.
Mrs. Lawrence Bates and
daughter, of West Lafayette, Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Carter,
Sunday.
Junior Love, of Summerfield,
spent Friday night with Carroll
Cutler.
Emma West was calling on
Mrs. H. D. Carter Thursday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Cutler
and son spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Nameth, Of
| Akron.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-08-05
COAL RIDGE q

COAL RIDGE - Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Perihek, Jr. and daughter,
Esther Ann, and Paul Peribek,
Sr., Mrs. Andy Shestina and son,
Jerry, all of Lakewood, visited
relatives and friends recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Galayda
and son, Lawrence easier and
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Ne
mes, of Painesville, visited Mrs.
Mary Galayda and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Sher-
nisky and Mrs. Eleanor Ondraj
and daughter visited relatives
and friends last week.
Mrs. Mary Hronec and daugh-
ter, Shirley, visited with friends
in Pennsylvania last week.
Mrs. Andy Mertus and Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Mertus, Of Lakewood,
visited relatives and friends over
the weekend.
Mr.. Andy Kominar visited rel
atives in Cleveland this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Gallik, Of
Lore City, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Mika and son, of Byesville, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Mika and
children, of Cumberland, visited
Sunday with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Andy Mika.