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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-07-01
MRS. WALTER QUICK is
HOSTESS TO BRIDGE CLUB

Mrs. Walter Quick was hostess
to members of her bridge club
Tuesday evening at her home on
Main street. Three tables were
put into play with Mrs. Howard
Tarleton winning the club prize
and Mrs. Hiley Beymer the guest
prize.
Members present were Mrs.
Nellie Headley, Mrs. Violet Nor
gareidge, Mrs. T. M. Ehlermann,
Mrs. Glen Iams, Mrs. Frank
Tarleton, Mrs. John Parks, Mrs.
Vance Mcdonald, Miss Thema
Rice, Mrs. Harry Richcreek, and
guests Mrs. Hiley Beymer and
Marylois Headley and the hostess,
Mrs. Quick.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-07-01
WAYNE CLARK CELEBRATES
7TH BIRTHDAY WITH PARTY

Mrs. George Clark entertained
at her home in Middleburg, Sun
day with a party. honoring the
seventh birthday anniversary of
her son, Wayne. Games were
played with Raymond Clark,
Freddie Clark, Jimmy Morrison
and Judy Morrison winning the
prizes.
Refreshments were served by
the hostess assisted by Mabel
Hayes, to the following guests:
Judy Morrison, Tommy Hayes,
Nancy Hayes, Lloyd Clark, Ray
mond Clark, Betty, Billy and
Jonny Hartman, Bertha and
Jimmy Morrison, Freddie Clark,
Ethel Mae Clark and the honored
guest, Wayne.
Wayne received number of
nice gifts.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-07-01
SEWING CIRCLE MEETS AT
KATHERON CAIN HOME

The Friendly Sewing Circle
met on Wednesday evening at the
home of Mrs. Katheron Cain for
their seventeenth meeting since
the club was organized.
At the meeting, Bingo was en-
joyed and refreshments were
served to the eleven members
present. Prizes were awarded
with Mrs. Sadie Camden winning
the Bingo prize and Mrs. Wayne
Danford receiving the door prize
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-07-01
Evelyn Irene Davis Is
Engaged to Carl MOser

Mr.. and Mrs. Carr Davis, of
near Sarahsville, announce the
engagement of their eldest
daughter, Evelyn Irene, to Carl
Moser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Err
nest Moser, of Hanover, Colum-
biana county.
Miss Davis is graduate of
Sarahsville high school and Ohio
University, Athens. She is en-
ployed as home demonstration
agent of Carroll county.
Mr.. Moser is graduate of
Augusta high school and vet
eran of World War II. He is a
student ct agriculture at Ohio
State University.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-07-01
CIRCLE NO. /, w. s. C. S. TO
MEET THURSDAY EVENING

Circle No. / of the w, S. c. S.
of the First Methodist church will
meet Thursday evening, July /,
at the home of Mrs Vernon Ar
cher, West street, with Mrs.
Dwain Dyer as cohostess.
Devotionals will be led by Mrs.
James johnson and papers will
be given by Mrs. Roy Smith and
Mrs. Mac Cutler.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-07-01
COUPLE MARRIED AT
BAPTIST PARSONAGE

Rev. Wavid A. Doan officiated
at the marriage of Genevieve Lett
of Cumberland and Floyd Ed
wards of Detroit, Mich, at the
Baptist parsonage, Saturday. The
single ring service was used.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-07-01

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The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-18

Q. 1 signed lease in 1947,
agreeing to pay Is per cent
rent increase. My lease ends
Dec. 81. Will my apartment be
decontrolled if I do not sign a
new lease on Jan. 1, 1919?
A. No. Your apartment will
be protected by law until March
81, 1949-the expiration date of
the present Rent Act.
@. What will happen after
March 81?
A. That depends on whether
Congress decides to renew or
alter the act.
Q. If ny landlord offers to
renew my present lease for an
other year, may I do so?
A. Yes.
@. Must 2 tenant sign lease
for Is per cent increase if he
has not already done so?
A. No. The law provides that
such a lease must be voluntary.
The tenant who does not sign
one is still protected by the rent
regulations. Regardless of your
type of lease, evictiOns must be
for causes stated in the Rent
Act.
@. Is a lease valid which
provides for a Is per cent in
crease-but also provides that
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-18

her landlord trOtted to the rent
office, and came back with an
order raising the rent to $3.50
per week, or $40 per month if
she takes in subtenants- mean
ing any occupant besides her
sister and herself.
Eviction Threatened.
Since these tenants made
trouble" for their landlords with
the office of rent control, not
only were their efforts acknowl-
edged with rent hikes, but each
is a recipient of eviction notices.
Pretense for the threatened evic-
tions are that the landlords
mother" or brother" or other
kin wants to occupy the prem
Uses. Harrassments to accom-
pany these notices usually are
such things as turning off the
water, disappearing doorknobs,
or clogged toilets left in dis
repair.
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-18

bed for a race track"
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson and
their three children occupy a
first floor apartment for which
they pay $50 a month. 1.-THE
bottom of my floor sits on top
of the furnace" she said, list
ing the numerous fire hazards.
Poorly tapped electric wires dan
gle from the walls.
Absentee Landlord
The building, whose owner
elves somewhere in Indiana"
is managed by the Oschatz, Rat
ner and Wittert Real Estate Co.
at 3O2 E. Garfield Blvd. Previ-
GUS fires have destroyed the up
per part Of the building and at
present the fourth and fifth
floors are unOccupied.
Filthy water from toilets on
the upper floors drips constant
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-18

ly into those on the lower floors.
Most of the tenants and their
children in the 100 apartments
must use community" toilets
located in the dim, drafty halls.
Turn Off Heat
Said Sanford, "The heat is
turned off at 8 pm. and we
have to burn gas in the kitchen
stove to keep warm. A few
days ago, water formed inside
the gas pipes and we didn't even
have that"
Many of the tenants have
nicely furnished apartments, but
we've done that ourselves"
Sanford pointed out. Some
thing should be done about this
place, but when we complain
we're threatened with eviction.
That Gaines building up on 31st
street may be bad, but this place
is ten times worse"
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-18

touch a wire the sparks fly"
said Sanford.
An unheated, tub-less bath
room.
The tenants at 119 E. 18th
st. say they have reported num-
erous violations to the city de-
partments involved. "The in
spectors come out and by now
they should know every rat hole
in the place." explained Mrs.
Yvonne johnson. But nothing
happens. She pointed to gap
ing hole in the ceiling. 1T rains
all day and all night into the
bathroom and the rats use the
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-18

But the "Worst-kept" title be-
longs to the five-story fire trap
at 119 E. 18th St., according to
the people who live there.
''This place is ten times worse
than the Gaines building"
Charles c. Sanford, one of the
tenants, told The Standard.
"This building is a violation of
every code they got" he added.
Sanford pays sos month rental
for two rooms with
No hot water. Not one sink
in the building is even equipped
with a hot water faucet.
Electric wiring that is frayed
and exposed. every time 1
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-18

the tenant must pay for utilities
formerly paid for by the land
lord?
A. No. The lease must not
contain provision which would
decrease the essential services
contained in the previous agree
ment.
@. What is the maximum
rent for a new tenant signing a
new lease?
A. Generally, no more than
Is per cent above the legal max
imum rent on the apartment
that would have been in effect
March 80, 1948 in the absence
of lease.
@. Does it help the tenant
to sign a month"; month lease
on expiration of the 18-month
lease?
A. No. 1t merely forces the
tenants compliance with the
parts of the lease intended to
help the landlord.
These are the questions fire.
quently raised by tenants. If
you have other 1ues MS con-
corning your tenancy, please
mail them to The Illinois STAN
dard, 1877 N. LaSalle. We will
attempt to answer them for you.
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-18

WATER had been off for three doys in apartment Of Mrs.
Roberto Hoston e picture obove and her sister, Emmo when
Standard her. Despite her landlords gross neglect of
the he oworded from $40 monthly
Ito $3.50 weekly offer the fo cuered with old furniture
office of neglect they
ossed by landlords with illegal eviction notices. disappearing
doonob and drofy hall toilets left dsrepa see photos
hell,
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-18

But Mrs. Blake, a widow, has
had her rent raised with the
approval of the Office of Rent
Control. Hers is one family
among a countless number in
the Near North Side slum area
hit by approved rent hikes
Okayed by the government in
the face of bitter complaints to
their landlords ard to the rent
office that their homes were
cold, or watery or caving in.
Ceiling COllapses
Just a few weeks after the
government put its seal of ap-
proval on her boost from SIS
to S19 per month, her bedroom
ceiling collapsed, showering
chunks of decayed plaster on
Mrs. Blake and her daughter
who occupy one bedroom large
enough only for three-quarter
bed.
Typical of other cases causing
the blighted area to Geethe with
tenants resentment is that of
Allen Whitaker, who lives with
his wife and three kids at 1912
Frontier. Whitaker has two
tiny rooms, shares kitchen
and uses a hall toile.s. Heat for
the Whittakers and the adjoin-
ing family comes from the
kitchen gas stove.
The rent ceiling on the whole
flat used to be $40 per month.
Last Oct. 30, Sadie Elardi, land
lady. of 665 Blackhawk, hauled
in a decrepit sofa and few
assorted bits of furniture.
Rent Jumps to S12O
She proceeded to the rent Of
flee, registered The flat as a
first rental, and had approved
weekly rental of SIS, plus
S10.5O for the adjoining family.
Thus close to S120 per month
replaced the previous $40. Ac-
cording to Whitaker this change
was approved by the govern
ment without a visit by rent
inspector.
Whitaker is a SAB per week
chemists helper at Glidden
Products Co. on w. North Ave.
After paying his approximately
SIS monthly rent from lis sal
airy, Whitaker says, eve have
only enough left to feed the
kids. We don't even think of
clothes"
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-18
The ILLINOIS STANDARD. DECEMBER 10. l9As
Tenement rent IS raised !,
ceiling falls ION tenant

When the basement in 1886 N. Larrabee gets flooded
does every winter the water deep you bap
tie someone in it,
Those the words of Mrs Edith Blake 80, who lives
there with her four children, who Is, 49, II and g.
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-18
Is Gaines Chicago's blue ribbon
slum william? Get load Of this

Which is the 'worst-kept apartment building in Chi
cago?"
City fire. health and building officials Last week named
the building 21517 31s ST. and the Dan Gaines
was 5000
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-18
Here's answer to
lease questions

Most longterm leases for Chicago apartment dweers
will end Dec 81 AS aid tenants The Standard pre
sents questions and the rent law:
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-18

Perhaps the most unliveable
of all the homes is that of Mrs.
Roberta Holston and her sister,
Emma, at 1888 N. Larrabee.
When The Standard visited Mrs.
Holston, her bathroom floor was
caked with ice. Her water had
been shut off for three days.
Walls were pockmarked with
gaping holes.
While her ceiling rent was le-
gally $40 a month, Mrs. HOIstOn
for months on end paid SIS per
week. When the And Ward
housing committee of the Pro-
gressive Party advised Mrs.
HOlstOn to pay just the ceiling,
Evening star., 1948-07-28

series of new Western moves with
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov.
! Frank Roberts, Foreign Secretary
Bevin's principal private secretary,
will fly to Moscow this afternoon
in the place of the British Am
bassador. Sir Maurice Peterson. Mr..
Roberts served in the British En-
bassy in Moscow for some years.
Sir Maurice came home recently on
sick leave and may decide to quit
his Moscow post for health reasons.
September l Is Target Date.
A Foreign Office spokesman said
the London agreement to create
West German state is being swiftly
implemented-and that September /
remains the target date for a meet
ing of a constituent assembly.
But" he added, ''it's implementa-
ton will doubtless be reconsidered
if new situation arises"
The official source said the West
ern Powers expect Russia to urge
them to abandon the London agree
ment before beginning any talks on
ending the Berlin blockade.
In that case, the West will have
no choice but to put the plan for
West Germany into cold storage at
least until the outcome of the
projected new four-power talks is
known.
Bohlen to Return Today.
Charles E. Bohlen, State Depart
ment counselor, is expected to re-
turn to Washington this afternoon
after leading the American team in
talks with the British and French
during the past two days.
Mr.. Roberts is flying to Berlin with
Gen. Sir Brian Robertson, Britain S
military commander in Germany
and from there will go to Moscow.
The Foreign Office spokesman said
"a new French communication has
been received on the Paris govern
ment's proposal to resume six-power
talks to frame an international
statute for the control of the Ruhr
Although he would not disclose its
contents, he said the subject of a
date for these talks is the principal
item of discussion. France wants
the talks held soon, but Britain is
anxious to delay them until Sep
tember.
Evening star., 1948-07-28
Joint Note to Moscow
Is Reported Drafted

PARIS, July 28 P.-A Govern
ment spokesman said today that
France, Britain and the United
States have drafted joint note to
Moscow aimed at facilitating direct
negotiations" on the future of
Berlin.
The spokesman, Secretary of State
Francois Mitterand,, said Premier
Andre Marie's cabinet discussed the
note at its first meeting today and
heard a statement on it from the
new Foreign Minister, Robert Schu-
man.
Mitterand said the note. drawn
up in London, wall be transmitted
to Moscow soon. He refused to
disclose the. contents.
Evening star., 1948-07-28
|Briton Urges West Europe
To Disarm, Depend on U. 5.
BY the Assoeioied Press

LONDON, July 28.-The Duke of
Bedford suggested yesterday that
Britain and Western Europe disarm
completely and trust to protection
from the United States and the
British Commonwealth If attacked.
The peer. pacifist who advocat-
ed a negotiated peace early in
World War II, published pamph-
let saying the area can no longer
be defended by the old methods of
military strategy.
Under his plan, any aggressor
nation which moved into Western
Europe would be subject to retalia-
tion by atomic and other weapons"
from the United States and distant
parts of the British Empire.
Evening star., 1948-07-28
Plans for West Reich
State May Be Frozen
II Big 4 Holds Talks
By the Associoted Press

LONDON, July 28.-An official
British source said today that the
six-power London agreement to set
up a West German state will be
frozen if new Big Four talks on all
Germany are arranged.
The question of such talks may
be decided in Moscow within few
days.
Walter Bedell Smith, American
Ambassador to Russia. is returning
to Moscow, possibly to initiate a
Evening star., 1948-07-28
Land Tructs Auctioned

MARTINSBURG, w. Va. July %
(SpeciaD. - Twenty-four tracts OF
land in Berkeley County were sold
at public auction yesterday for non
payment of taxes and brought a
total of $1,605.
Norway completed 27 hydroelec-
trio projects last year and started
78 others.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-12
ROdeO To Be Held
At Wdpdk Sunday

Prize money aggregating $1,000
will be offered in Is events at an all
day rodeo on the Wapakoneta fair
grounds, Sunday.
The program opens at $3.50 in the
morning with a horse pulling contest
offering 500 in prizes for the five
top performers.
Larry Davidson, Godfrey, ILL.,, will
judge the 17-event western rodeo
starting at o'clock in the afternoon.
Contests include bull riding, calf
roping, bronc riding and other
standard rodeo features.
Western ballads will be presented
by the Indiana Playboys during the
afternoon and several choir numbers
will be presented by members of the
chorus of the Allen county children's
home which will be guests of the
sponsoring organization, u. Z. Local
TIA of Lima Westinghouse workers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-12

Triplett softball team will tangle
with a strong outfit representing the
Hobart Manufacturing Co., of Troy,
in a tilt under the lights at Harmon
field this Friday night.
1t will be the last home game of
the season for the Triplett crew,
which has suffered only one setback
on the local diamond
In Allen county tournament play
at Lima last week, the Triplett crew
romped to an easy is to l decision
over High Street U. B., before drop
ping a second-round game to UAW-
CIO by a 5 to 4 score.
Triplett ran up the most one-sided
score of the tourney against the
u. B. crew, scoring 13 runs in the
third inning. Gene Beech hurled
steady ball to give up only one tally.
Hits eluded Triplett against the
UAW-CIO crew last Saturday night,
however, and although the locals
rallied for two runs in the last
frame, the bid to tie the score fell
short by one run.
Misfortune dogged the Triplett
team in the tilt, with Catcher Eiken-
barry receiving a fractured collarbone
in the first inning. He was replaced
behind the bat by Bob King, who
had been on the mound, and Timer
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-12

this style of coach with its small
rubber tired, wide spoked wheels is
a favorite with English coach MAX
ers.
President Joe Brown, Rawson,
made announcements of Forthcoming
riding events and read announce
ments of coming rodeos.
Among the many who attended the
picnic were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Brown and
Emily, Rawson; Mr.. and Mrs. Wade
Bechtol and Darlene; Mr.. and Mrs.
George Frick, Earl and Jeanann;
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bassitt and Ar
lene, Beaverdam; Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry E. Snyder, Beaverdam; Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Walter, Rawson; Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Benroth, James,
Judy and Joyce; Robert Harrison,
Lafayette; Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Ham
ilton and Kenneth; Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Rogers and Jackie; Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Swank; Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Hamilton and Keith; San
dra Fillwock, Warren, Ohio; Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Reichenbach, Douglas,
Ralph, Sally and Eddie; Millard
Herr, Dorothy Herr, Emma Mana
han, Stevie Herr, Woodrow Herr,
Forest Herr, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Herr and Billy; Mr.. and Mrs. Doni-
van Stratton, Donna Lou and Fred
erick, Col. Grove; Mr.. and Mrs. Le-
land Frantz, Roger, Jerry and Bob
by, Mt. Cory; Dwight Frantz and
Carol Jean, Rawson; Mr.. and Mrs.
Olan Herr and David; Mr., and Mrs.
Carl Marshall and Robert; Eugene
Benroth and Beverly, and Maryann
Smucker and Mary Kathryn Bau-
man.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-12
LEGAL NOTICE /

Kenneth T. Havens. whose nIace of resi-
dence is 81 Cooper Street, Trentbn, New Jer-
sey, is hereby notified that Faye A. Havens
has filed her petition against him for divorce.
relief. on grounds of gross neglect of duty
and extreme crueFty. in case No. 3s35f In the
Court of Common Pleas of Allen County, Ohio.
at Lima Ohio. Said cause meg be heard and
decided after the expiration of six weeks from
the first publication of this notice.
Faye A. Havens. riaintiff
By Clarence G. Miller, Her Attorney
504 Citizens Bldg, Lima Ohio 20
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-12
Saddle Club Holds
Picnic At Fox Hill

The annual picnic outing for men,
bers and friends of the Bluffton Sad
die Horse Club held Sunday after
noon will be an occasion long re-
membered.
The gala affair, staged at Fox Hill
started at the noon hour with a
basket dinner and lasted throughout
the afternoon.
Food in abundance graced the
table which consisted of a large
farm wagon loaded with home made
cakes, pies, fried chicken and a
large variety of other dehcacies.
During the afternoon ten water
melons, eight gallons of ice cream
and numerous cases of pop were
consumed as members and guests of
the riding association relaxed and
talked amid the pleasantness of the
bluff area overlooking Riley creek.
The committee in charge did not
"spare the hosses" and the affair
was one of the best ever held by the
organization. Children enjoyed pony
rides and riding up and down the
steep bluff added excitement for the
more expert horssmen. Exploration
of trails through tn woods and
along the creek was enjoyed by
others who rode horses or travelled
afoot.
Oldsters and youngsters alike en-
joyed rides in the English hackney
carriage driven to the picnic by Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Bassitt of Beaverdam.
The buggy, pulled by team of
matched English hackney ponies, had
plenty of class. In Great Britain
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-12
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

THE STATE OF oHIOl .~fkgj
Allen County, 50. 81 n "
Estate of Sidney Garau. Deceased
John Romey of SOL National Bank Bldg.
Lima. Ohio has been appointed and qualified
as Administrator of the estate of Sidney Ga
rau late of Allen County, Ohio. deceased.
Dated this 23rd day pr July. 194S.
Raymond 2. Smith
Probate Judge II
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-12
Triplett Nine Will Play Troy
Softball Team Here Friday Night

spaeth took over the pitching.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-10
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lists have been maintaining pat
roll from the Richland Y to Hoo
yer, he said.
Mayor J. c. Pratt announced
that plans are being formulated
to employ additional patrolmen
and continue the policing Of the
community when it is necessary
for the National Guard forces
to withdraw. The city has been
able to procure some equipment
for use Of the police force. he
said.
The Mayor commended the vast
majority of employers, whose en-
ployees are serving with guard
units, for their patriotic accept
ance of the emergency. Only one
or two employers, he said, have
been i'll tempered about their
employees absence from the job.
Praising the record of guards
men during the flood, he repeated
his determination to support the
establishment Of a strong and
well equipped guard unit in area,
saying that the present emer-
gency has amply proven its
value.