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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-14
VETERANS OF FORkESfN HAas Taku Post No. b1k9

Meets first and third Fridays. Post Hall, Sew. ard St. Visiting Com. rades Welcome.
 H. S. GRUENING, Com mander; J. c. BRADY. Adiutant.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-14
ANNOUNCEMENT

Juniors Cafe, formerly the Tropics Cafe, will open Sunday
 Feb. l, at four o'clock. The pub lie is invited. 6ll It
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-14
PIONEERS AUXILIARY

Members are asked to attend the funeral of Sister Mamie Sper- ling at Carter Mortuary Monday February Is at p. m. 8l It
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-14

From 1860 to 1890, the Pennsyl- vania oil fields were the chief source of petroleum in the United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-14
REPUBLICAN, REVOLT

Tax chairman Harold Knutson would not be Yacationing 50 seren-
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The Washington MerrY-Go-Round
By DREW PEARSON

Continued from Page One)
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Weather. High, 36; low, s5; snow
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Rev O. A. stillman, pastor of the Northern Light Pres Church underwent operation at St Anns Hospital
Evening star., 1948-02-08
Carbon Monoxide Blamed
In Death Of J. |. Spraque

A temporary certificate of death
"due to carbon monoxide" was is
sued by Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald last night In the death Of
John l.. Sprague, 80, Indian Head,
Md, tavern keeper and former
metropolitan police detective ser
geant. Mr.. Sprague was found
slumped In the front seat of his
automobile yesterday in the 1900
block Of Good Hope road Sc. DR..
Macdonald said he would with
hold issuance Of a permanent cer-
terf1cate pending laboratory patho-
logical reports On the death.
Police at first believed death was
due to natural causes. The motor
of Mr.. Sprague's car was cold when
he was discovered early yesterday,
they said. He was found by a
taxicab driver who called police.
Mr.. Sprague had operated the
Club Maryland at Indian Head
since leaving the police force in
September, 1914 He had been a
member of the force since February,
1887.
High requiem mass for Mr..
Sprague will be sung at st. Mary's
Catholic Church, Indianhead, Md,
at 10 am. Monday. Burial will be
in the church cemetery.
Members of the Holy Name So
ciety will meet at his residence at
8 pm. tomorrow for the recitation
of the rosary.
Evening star., 1948-02-08
{ Pastors 10 Address
lenfen Luncheons

Ministers of six washington
churches will speak at a series Of
Lenten luncheons at the Central
Branch Of the YMCA, 1876 G street
NV, Page NICK. Etchison, YMCA
religious director announced yester-
day. The first luncheon is sched-
uled for Wednesday at 1880 pm,
with other luncheons on succeeding
Wednesdays.
DR.. Clarence w. Crawford, min
lister of the Calvary Baptist Church,
will be the first speaker. DR.. Ed
ward L. r. Elson, pastor of the Ma
tional Presbyterian Church, will
speak at the February Is luncheon.
Other speakers and the dates of
their appearance follow: DR.. Oscar
r. Blackwelder, Lutheran Church of
the Reformation. February rs; Dr.
Frederick Brown Harris, Foun-
dry Methodist Church, March 8;
DR.. Carl H. Kopf, First Congrega-
tional Church. March 10. and DR.. J.
Warren Hastings, National City
Christian Church, March II.
Sound motion pictures depicting
Biblical stories will be presented
every Friday evening at 8 o'clock
during the Lenten season in the
lounge of the Central Branch. No
admission fee will be charged. The
Rev. William B. Adams, pastor OF
the Rockville Baptist Church, will
accompany the picture series with
talks on Miracles of the Cross"
Evening star., 1948-02-08
Central Business Group
AssaiIs AuchincIoss Plan

Condemning the Auchincloss plan
for home rule in the District as
government without representation
in National affairs" the Central
Business Association has unani-
mously backed up the disapproval
of the plan by the Federation Of
Business Mems Associations.
The group has gone on record as
favoring District suffrage, however,
but stated 1t would not support a
bill which included dual voting
privileges for Government workers.
The association also has author
lied the president, Clayton Gasque,
to form a committee to investigate
the transportation and distribution
of oil, and to bring pressure to re-
lieve the oil shortage. Francis c..
Heigle was appointed chairman of
the new committee. 1t was gen.
orally believed by the businessmen
that the Government was holding
"a lot of tankers that should be
released for service"
Evening star., 1948-02-08
deaths Reported

(rrom D. C. Bureau of vital Statistics. }
Maude c. Mcwilliarns. e.. West Clifton
Terrace.
Elinor I. Larch. as. Midland Virginia.
Ellen P. cunnisham, SO, West Chester,
Pa.
Charles J. Rittenhouse, 70. 7444 Georgia
ave.
otto Praeser. 70, s432 gath st.
Maria r. Boardman. rs. 1852 Columbia
rd.
Ignatius Byrne. rs, 124 10th st. ne.
Samuel Berman. 72, 1920 Monroe st.
Henry c. Lee. ~. Blue Plains D. C.
dapis Martin AoIsins a Rfntty ID e. a1s 1e7 St St
George ". Rue. Go, 51s Peabody st.
John S. Lucy. 6s. Hampton, Virsinis.
Ea,l. Ea5l " ,, Howe g. 81 Jag z, \ ,,,, s. 49,.
@ sose c; yee; q. soa 9Th st. nv.
aua snn MsSfans g. g. 1745 4sS WI Wher
William e. Neuenhahn, SO. 1915 Michigan
Sophie Golden popkin), As. 41s Buchanan
E Edwin E. czuitt, %, g14os.t glso , ..,
eserse Mors5s g. 16s soTsS sSa'S5sp espitci g.
Essie Esiees coienan, o iG1kef 4s. 4s7 N st. "'
Ernest Issac. A, 453 Neal pl.
Shelton Sutton. 3S. 1s43 Mintwood pl.
Walter c. Nelson 90, 1072 goth st.
Evening star., 1948-02-08

which aids in the support Of six
children's institutions here, and
was president of the board for
many years. She was called the
moving spirit" behind the Thrift
Shop and had been active in the
annual charity bazaars the group
gave each year. For the 1888
bazaar she wrote a book called
Cook and Grow Thin" 1t con-
tanned favorite recipes of prominent
persons.
Mrs. williams was born in ST..
Louis and was educated at George
town Visitation Convent. Her hus-
band was the late Col. John r.
Williams, retired.
Was Real Estate Owner.
Mrs. Williams became prominent
in Washington real estate circles
about 1924. She built and owned the
Anchorage, 1900 @ street NV; the
Galleon apartment house. 1929 @
street NV; the Moorings apart
ments, 1909 @ street NV; the
Caravel apartments, 1908 Connecti-
cut avenue NV, and the 1872 r
street NV. apartments.
She built and later sold her house
at 1929 Massachusetts, avenue NV,
which at one time was used as the
Hungarian Legation.
Pierres Restaurant was another
of Mrs. Williams's enterprises. She
built the original building and leased
it as a restaurant for while. Later
she took over the management her
self and changed the names to
Pierre's.
Mrs. williams had been on the
board of the Children's Country
Home until her illness. At the time
of the Sulgrave Club. and was hon.
chairman of the House Committee
of the Sulgrave Club; and was hon
orary president of the Thrift Shop
board.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs.
Huston Rawls, Beverly, Mass; Mrs.
Frederick A. Sterling, 3400 Prospect
avenue NV, whose husband was
former United States minister to
Sweden; two granddaughter, Mrs.
c. Thomas Clagett, jr, 10l East
Melrose street, Chevy Chase; Miss
Frederica Sterling Of the Prospect
avenue address; five grandsons,
Thomas Letter, Aiken, 8. G.. and
Beverly; James Duncan Pitney,
Mendham, N. j.; william Huston
Rawls, Beverly; John and David
Sterling, both Of the Prospect ave-
nue. address, and four great-srand-
children.
"A third daughter, who died In
1912, was the former Miss Juliet
Williams who married the late
Evening star., 1948-02-08

IN Cne Anchor
age Apartments
after a four
year illness.
Known as Ma
w I'LL a m S" by
many Washing
tonians, M RI .
Williams W a S
co-founder of
the 8 u 8 W e
Club and started
the Friday eve
ming supper club
dances there.
In 1923 she
helped found the
Thrift Shop.
Evening star., 1948-02-08

Joseph Letter, wealthy sportsman,
who owned the Letter mansion on
Dupont Circle.
Requiem mass will be celebrated
at II am. Tuesday at st. Mat
thew's Cathedral, Connecticut and
Rhode Island avenues NV. Msgr.
John Cartwright will of1iciate.
Burial will be in Arlington Gene
terry
Evening star., 1948-02-08
Red Mckenzie Dies:
Pioneer Juzz Leader
by the Asseejoted Prsss

~ "'U NssOe'SiSo E'ssS
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-William
(Red Mckenzie, 40, pioneer jazz
leader and recording artist, died
today.
Mr.. Mckenzie, a native of st.
Louis, became widely-known during
the late 20's and early '30's as the
leader of the Mound City Blues
Blowers. Mr.. Mckenzie later made
recordings with such jazz musicians
as Blk Beiderbecke, Eddie Condor,
Frank Teschemacher and Gene
Krupax
Evening star., 1948-02-08
D. G. Red Cross Seeking
Volunteers for Canvass

Volunteers for house-to-house can
vassing in the annual Red Cross
fund appeal, scheduled next month,
are being sought by the District
Chapter, 1880 e street NV
Mrs. E. B. Reed is residential di-
rector.
Evening star., 1948-02-08
Mrs. John R. Williams,
Social, PhiIanthropic
Leader Here, Dies

Mrs. John R. williams, IS. prom
inent in Washington social and
philanthropic circles for many
years, died yesterday at her home
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-07-05
Electric Drill. Oil
Stolen from Form
Nedr New California

Thieves walked away with an
electric drill and six gallons of
oil from the John Slabaugh farm,
just west of New California, near
Arnold at II a. m. Sunday, ac-
cording to Deputy Sheriff Alva
Moore.
Mr.. Slabaugh and his family
were attending church at the time
of the crime and discovered it on
their return home when they
noticed gate leading to the barn
left open. The drill and oil were
taken from the barn.
A neighbor, Ted Bowersmith,
had noticed dark sedan parked
at the Slabaugh home in the
morning but thought nothing ot
it as they Often have company
The drill taken belonged to Mr.
Bowersmith and had been Dor.
rowed earlier in the week by Mr.
Slabaugh.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-07-05
READ THE JOURNAL
Farm Bureau Seeks Leniency' for
Agricultural Workers Under Draft

i've Service System and the Pres
ident of the United States be urg-
ed to give consideration to the
deferment of necessary farm boys
so that agriculture may not have
to face disorganization and dis
ruption of production; and that
Selective Service System and the
President of the United States be
urged to confer with the leader
ship of farm organizations SO
that the rules and regulations re-
ferred to selective Service Boards
take adequate consideration of an
attention to the necessary farm
deferments in the public interest.
Farmers never shirk their duty
in times of national emergency,
the resolution states further, "bui
only ask that the proper con-
sideration be given to the task
they have in making their best
contribution to the public well
fare in raising the food and sup
plies needed"
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-07-05
Local Police
Will Aid Safety

This is traffic safety month-so
designated by the Ohio Depart
ment of Highways and the State
Highway Patrol-and Marysville
police are cooperating with the
Highway Patrol in a program de-
signed to make motorists safety
conscious. -
One of the principal efforts of
the month will center around
making the automobiles them
selves safe, by checking cars and
warning all motorists whose cars
are found defective to have them
repaired.
No formal traffic blockade will
be set up by the local police, but
any car stopped by them for a
moving violation will be closely
inspected Moving violations con-
sist of such things as failure to
stop for a stop sign, speeding,
etc.
Check-ups include brakes, horn,
headlights, windshield wipers and
other vital safety parts of a car.
1T may be that the Highway
Patrol will come into Marys-
vile for a formal check-up," f"
Marshal Clarence Brown said.
However, we have had no noti-
fication of such intentions, and if
they do, it will be entirely up to
the Patrol to handle in such man
ner and at such time as they see
fit.
"We will, of course, work with
them on such check-up if asked
to do So"
For a formal traffic check-up,
the Patrol sets up temporary
blockade at given point, then
gives every car stopped quick
but thorough going over. Cars
which are found in good condition
have a sticker placed on the
windshield.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-07-05
County Seeks
Sl65O All Fund

Monthly dances are being spon-
sored at the Armory in Marysville
by the All Club Council for the
purpose of raising funds to be
Sdonated to the Ohio All Foun-
dation.
The Foundation Fund is to be
a 100000 endowment that will
provide perpetual help to Ohio
All members through an annual
return on the principle of 6 per-
cent, or $4,000 With this yield,
the Ohio All Club foundation
can provide for scholarships, trips
fellowships, short courses, con-
ferences, camps, or other educa-
tional events for members of All
clubs, former club members, and
their leaders.
In reality this is building for
the future-providing educational
opportunities for tomorrow's Am
ericans-helping ''To Make the
Best Better" that all of us might
profit.
The 4-H Council is calling for
help in this drive. Bigger crowds
are needed if their contributions
are to be worthwhile. The next
dance will be held Saturday, July
10 and music will be furnished
by the Sunset Serenaders. Union
County's goal is $3.50.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-07-05
Jack Ehlen Completes
Standard Oil Course

j. H. (Jack) Ehlen, Marion
former Marysville High School
football and basketball coach
recently completed a course ir
service center manager training
at the Standard Oil training
center at Broad and Winner
streets in Columbus. Mr.. Ehler
is service center supervisor ir
charge of the> ID stations in the
Marion Division. He was in train.
ing along with IL other division
training supervisors for approx
mately three weeks.
A new training program is to
be presented in Marion to the Ia
station managers in the Marion
Division, the stations being To-
Gated in Marion, Mt. Gilead, Della
ware, Marysville, Kenton, Upper
Sandusky, Bucyrus, Tiffin and
Fostoria. This course is to get un-
derway sometime in August OF
September.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-07-05
Banner Crowd
Keeps Pool Busy

One of the largest crowds on
record kept the Marysville Swim
ming Pool busy over the holiday
weekend, Manager Frank w.
Galloway reported today.
A total of 1924 persons paid
admission at the gate on Sunday
and Monday, Mr.. Galloway re-
ported This is one of the biggest
two-day crowds we have ever
had"
Handling of this vast throng of
batherS was made possible by the
cooperation of season ticket hold
ers in dressing at home.
"Our check-room and dressing
room facilities simply are too
small to handle the kinds of
crowds that come out tosthe Pool
every warm day." Mr.. Galloway
said.
Even with season ticket hold
ers dressing at home, it is still
necessary to check kids clothes
in paper shopping bags on the
lawn in back of the bathhouse,"
he declared, IF the regulars in
sisted on changing at the Pool,
there would be no chance at all
of accommodating others.
1T is this cooperation which
has enabled us to handle the
daily ticket purchasers and thus
keep the price of season tickets
down to pre-war levels"
On Sunday, every picnic table
in Legion Park was in use, and
many picnicers spread papers,
blankets and table-cloths on the
ground to eat their picnic lunch.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-07-05
Divorce Actions 23 Less in Past Year
Than One Previous, Clerk Reports

glect of duty, seven were for ex-
treme cruelty, two for wilful alb
sence and one for fraudulent con-
tract. Of the cases appearing
before the Court during the year,
90 gross neglect of duty, ID ex-
treme cruelty, three wilful alb
sence and one fraudulent contract
cases were decided during the
year ending June 30.
Of the 70 divorce cases decided
during the year, 16 were dismiss
ed, II were granted to the hus-
band and 81 were granted to the
wife. Custody of children was
given to the father in two cases
and to the mother in % cases.
Civil and criminal cases APP
pearing before the Court totaled
291. Of this number, 72 civil and
II criminal were those pending
from July /, 1947 and l79 civil
and % criminal were filed within
the year just ending.
One hundred sixty eight civil
and 81 criminal cases were dis
posed of during the year, leaving
83 civil and 10 criminal cases
pending as of June 80, l948,
Seven civil and two criminal
cases.
Fines assessed during the year
totaled $l00 and costs, $2,5l5.02.
Judgements granted in II civil
cases amounted to S12,236.54 and
jury fees paid out totaled Sl445.3o'
Of the jury fees, S235.55 were
Grand Jury fees, $811.92 went to
Petit JURORS for civil cases and
S397.9l went to Petit JURORS for
criminal cases.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-07-05
More Accidents Occur in l940 than
Last Year, Police Report; Fewer Hurt

accidents. One of these was with
a pedestrian, So with other We
hicles and five with fixed objects
Only seven persons were injured
by these accidents-the one Pc
destrian, three in collisions be.
tween vehicles and three in col
lisions with fixed objects.
In 1947 there were So motor
vehicle accidents, three with pc
destrians, 38 with other vehicles
10 with fixed objects and two
with bicycles. Injuries resulted to
three persons in the pedestrian
accidents, six persons in two
vehicle collisions and one in the
motor bicycle collision.
This June has had nine acci-
dents investigated with two
persons injured. June 1947 had
IA accidents, with two persons
injured.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-07-05

The Ohio Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton, through its representative
board of trustees, has asked for
leiniency under the Selective Ser
vice Act, just signed into law by
the President, for Ohio's farm
boys who are needed to produce
food for the world.
The resolution asked the legi-
slative department of the Ohio
Farm Bureau ito call to the at
tention of the proper authorities
the situation that agriculture
faces in its attempt to meet the
requirements for food and fibre
in the United States and the
world
Pointing to the increased de-
mand for European relief, a con-
tinuing shortage of steel for agrl-
cultural purposes, and an al
ready inadequate supply of man
power to meet agricultural needs,
the board asked that "the Select
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-07-05
County Shares
In S22,929 Kitty

Union County's road fund and
the six villages in the county will
share in S22,92912 received by
Auditor Frank McCurdy as Union
County's portion of the second
distribution of the 1948 Ohio au-
to license fees.
Total distribution in the 80
counties in the state amounts to
S7,083, ,59040 which is more than
$1,000,000 greater than last year.
The county road fund will re-
ceive $19,78162 while the cor
porations will share S3147.50 as
follows: Magnetic Springs, $5725;
Marysville, $1935; Milford Cent
er, $255. rs; Plain City, S207; Rich
wood, S60625 and Unionville
Center, $86,75.
Auditor McCurdy also received
a check for S2,083.33 for Union
County's June sales tax distribu-
ton. This money will go to the
local governments.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-07-05
S2.l2 Loan Rate
Set on l940 Wheat
In Union County
Cochenour Receives
Figure Today: l7l/2
Cents Higher than l947

The 1948 wheat loan rate for
Union County has been set at
$2.12 per buShel for No. 2 wheat,
Wilby Cochenour, chairman of
the AAA program here, learned
today. This is 1712 cents more
than the loan rate of l947, he
said.
The u. S. Department of Agri-
cultural has announced that the
1948 Loan rate on wheat will be
established at 80 percent of the
July l parity.
Loans will be made to farmers
on farm-stored and warehouse
stored wheat from time of harvest
through Dec. 81, 1948. The loans
will mature on April 30, l949, or
earlier upon demand.
Wheat produced in 1948 and
grading No. or better or grading
u. S. No. 4 or No. 5, because of
test weight only will be eligible
for loan. All loans will carry in
terest at the rate of 3 percent per
annum.
Wheat producers who desire
further information concerning
wheat loans may contact the Trip
le A office in Marysville or a
member of their township COM
mittee. Mr.. Cochenour urges
farmers to avail themselves of
this loan service. According to
the committee the service stabi-
Lies wheat prices, and creates an
eVer-normal granary from which
supplies can flow steadily, rather
than have the crop dumped on
the market when storage and
transportation facilities are con-
geSted.
Wheat producers who desire to
store wheat on their farms can
also avail themselves of the wheat
loan.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-07-05
26 Children are
Checked at Dover

The initial session of series OF
Child Health Clinics, to be con-
Quoted throughout Union County,
was held at New Dover Thurs
day. The clinic was sponsored by
the Home and Community Com
mittee of the Farm Bureau and
was supervised by the Union
County Health Dept, with DR..
Paul ,Zaug conducting the ex-
aminations.
The clinic is open to all child
rem of pre-school age, All results
are confidential. Assisting nurses
are Mrs. Royce, Miss Braun ana
Mrs. Brown. The nurses will at
tempt to see that suggestions to
parents concerning treatment of
mentioned months. Persons in
iured as a result of these acci-
dents dropped three, making
seven injured in 1948 to ten in
the children are followed. How
ever, all treatment is referred to
the family physician.
Nineteen mothers and rs chill
dren attended the Clinic at New
Dover. A committee of women
assisted the doctor and nurses.
They were Mrs. Shade Watkins,
chairman, Mrs. Leo Davis, Mrs,
Joe Easton, Mrs. |. I. Beck, Mrs.
Horace Sheldon, Mrs. Ivan Black
and Mrs. Chester Weaver.
Clinics will be conducted at
Pharisburg on July Ia; at Rich
wood, July 21 and at Broadway,
July %. The clinics are open to
all children of pre-school age and
will be held every month in the
four communities.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-07-05
June Re-estdbIisheS
As Month of Brides
Licenses Reveal

June brides again lead the
wedding march, as the marriage
license book in the Probate Court
shows FL marriage licenses grant
ed in June out of the total grant
ed since the first of January.
This is the greatest number of
licenses issued during June in
the past four years, there were
IL issued in 1945, 13 in 1916, 13
in 1916 and 19 in l947.
Number of licenses issued for
the first six months of this year
are as follows: January, z; Feb
ruary, 4; March 10; April, 10; May
8 and June 81.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-07-05
Sales Tax Report
Due by July 81

Deadline for filing semi-annual
sales tax returns is July 81. The
returns will cover the sales period
of Jan. | to June 30, 1948.
All persons, firms or corpor-
ationS having been issued a ven
doris license prior to July | must
file a return regardless of whether
sales were made, or prepaid tax
receipts purchased.
The information necessary tC
prepare such a return includes
the amount of gross sales, ex-
empt sales and net taxable sales
together with the inventory OF
stamps at the beginning and close
of the period, and the amount OF
prepaid tax receipts purchased
during the period Jan. l to June
30, l948.
State examiners will assist ven
dors in completing their returns
and will be available in the Union
County Court House for several
days, in the near future. Exact
date they will be in Auditor
Frank 7. McCurdy's office vii
ebe announced later.
Vendors must forward their
completed returns to Don II. E.
bright Estate treasurer) Box 1893
Columbus 16, Ohio. Sales tax re-
turns not filed on or before July
81 are subject to a $l-per-day
penalty for the period of the de
linuuency.