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Evening star., 1948-02-01
By HiIiiord A. Schendorf

By HiIIiord A. Sehendorf
NEWARK, N. J.-Three sister
battleships are on their way to the
valhalla of good fighting ships, anc
their steel is going to bolster thi:
country's gaunt scrap reserves.
Overaged. outmoded and obsolete
the New Mexico, Idaho and Wyo-
ming, all 38,000-ton battlewagons
are being cut into great steel SHIPS
by the New York salvage firm OF
Lipsett, Inc, to help feed the blast
furnaces of the Nation.
The New Mexico and Idaho were
commissioned in 1918 and 1919, re-
spectively, too late to see action in
World War I. In the last war both
played important parts, fighting
the japanese all the way from the
Aleutians to Okinawa.
Took Part in Scapa Flow
During World War II, the Wyo-
ming fired more antiaircraft ammu-
milton than any other ship, but not
at the enemy. She was used as a
training ship. Commissioned In 1912,
the wyoming was attached to the
British grand fleet and took part in
the internment of the German Navy
at Scapa Flow in World War I.
Lipsett estimates the three old
ships will yield $1,000 tons of vital
steel scrap.
The superstructure and deck of
the venerable New Mexico, which
fought the cold battle" of Newark
Bay to reach her last resting place,
is cut away now and crews of work.
men are reducing her to the water
line.
The city of Newark, opposed to
making its port a "boneyard OF
Ships" blocked the channel to the
port with two miniscule fireboats
Evening star., 1948-02-01

| to keep out the deeommissioned
dreadnaught. The flreboat blockade
was withdrawn only after the Navy
promised not to make any addi-
tional plans for scrapping at Port
Newark after completion of the
current program.
IScrappers Buck Deadline
The deck of the Idaho is disap-
pearing, and crews already are
scrambling over the superstructure
of the wyoming. as all lie close
together at Navy pier leased to
Lipsett. r.
Stripped from the gray ships in
this nautical graveyard is the pomp
tradition in which they lived. They
are dying in an atmosphere of
hustle and big business.
In Lipsett's tiny Office, under
three calendars and a clock, tele-
phones jingle as statesmen sweat to
provide tools and accountants and
engineers chart the scrapping. The
job must be done by September l.
Lipsett needed five bazookas-
great cutting torches which bite
through solid steel.
will a week do?" asked a sales
man. They're in Pittsburgh"
Get 'em on plane tonight y
snapped Office Manager Jim Lon
dino. ..
Old Hands Revisit Ship
Occasionally Navy man who has
served on one of the battleships
drops in, usually to try to pick up
a souvenir.
Don Smith of Bayonne, a burner
for Lipsett, was on the Idaho as q
ship1tter, second class, during the
war. Is he sorry to be cutting
her up?
mo-" says Mr. Smith "Smitty"
to the gang. She's lived her life.
Evening star., 1948-02-01
By John A. Giles

Approximately likely complete the
duration six months of their commissions July
On that date, result of the expiration presidential
their
will become null and void and they will find themselves
civilians with military ties.
The Army the Air to get
apply Reserve commissions at TIE time
separation experience
still the Organized
date the words of Reserve section Spokesman they'll have see
the chaplain that plan
present for commissioning wartime A. u S. officers.
While the Army bit uncertain the total number
u. officers who would deadlne
tors shou IN ~ ~ % 10Th % .staa. ~ n h aid S " w. w. = @ T.
likely to around 100000 at least.
Many Have Dual Commissions
survey comparable situation the
Navy United States Naval officers
they when they separated whether
have joined organized commissions
tnue in force during the pleasure of the President"
The bulk the 51sO84 officers enlisted
Army and Air Force Reserve rolls joined the Reserve result of
were u S. officers who
received their wartime commissions through schools the battle
field When they passed through separation cene they
an opportunity take Reserve in grades based their
u rank the their length of service and their
efficiency ratings officers
beginning privilege enrolling
extended A officers still the
provisions those prevailing at centers result of this
latter provision many onces now serving IN the Army nave dual
commissions being the A u S. expire June 30 and
the Reserve In the Reserve commission in
higher grade the
latter in which the officer serving active duty
There also $1,000 A. u s. officers and O. R. c. officers
appointments prior 1s duty
they will be notified March Reserve
missions II they desire to continue
exceptions the
further plans after June 80 giving Reserve commissions the
wartime A. U. S. officers Specialists doctors dentists cegymen
investgatorskely continue taken
the line officer with specialized experience will find the closed
A. u S. officers their time
Training Corps
their State whose address obtained from recruiting
station, by writing the Department Army
Few Units Reach Glass A
The Army Reserve training both units and
individuals with the mainly unit training progressive
nature designed to bring Reserve organization gradually to
time strength and efficiency When unit acvaed
placed in Glass C" outfits only officers
assigned to According schedule will advance later Glass
B. when enlisted assigned certain
aHocated The unit reaches stage
completely manned equipped.
At present with the Amy-Ar program about
half Old units
Evening star., 1948-02-01

and now it's a good thing She car
help out the country with the steel
in her"
Lipsett scrapped the former
French luxury liner ,Normandie
after it had burned at a New York
pier while being converted into ar
American troopship. Cutting up the
battleships is apple pie" compared
to that job, says Mr.. Londino.
Normandie Was Problem
THE Normandie was 1,10o feet
long, and the battleships are only
half that" he adds.
In addition, the Normandie had
to be watched carefrlly-checked
daily with supersensitive strain
gauges-to avert the danger that as
steel was cut away and weight shift
ed, the ship might buckle and sink
The battleships, built to navigate
with gaping chunks shot away, can
be cut down without such concern.
Like the Normandie, the battle
ships are being lightened in the bow
by weighing the stern. .As the bow
rises, sections ahead of water-tight
bulkheads will be cut off,, Finally
there will remain only one COM
partment.
Us, 900. Ton Yield
If that still is too heavy for a
powerful travelling crane to lift, Lip
sett will use technique it de-
veloped in scrapping the French
ship. It will build new bulkhead
across the last compartment, cut
of one-half, then lift out the other
piece.
The last section of the Norman
die weighed only 80 tons-all in a
days work for the cranes.
Mr.. Londino estimates that the
New Mexico will yield the greatest
Evening star., 1948-02-01
ManChurian Losses Cause
Concern Over Jap Future
Macarthur Sees Gloomy Forecast if Vast
Resources Are Used by Russia to Build
Economic Dominion in Asia
By Constontine Brown

Gen. Chang Kai
conditions in Japan itself
expressed blunty
Communist domination
will indeed And only for but for the
Evening star., 1948-02-01

amount of scrap steel-25, 900 tons
The Idaho has a smaller double hull
below the water line, and its guns
were removed by the Navy before
delivery. 1t should provide 21,0Ot
tons. ...-.-
The wyoming was being con-
verted to cruiser when the Navy
decided to sell 1t for scrap anc
the outer hull and guns were al
ready off. 1t is tagged by Lipset1
for 5000 tons.
The Normandie yielded $4,000
tons of scrap.
The scrapping is going ahead sc
fast that the superstructures of the
ships disappear in a matter Of
weeks. The ships are carved down
to the water line in two months
and at the end of four months
they will have disappeared alto
gether.
Other Salvage Made
The Normandie took eight month.
to scrap. sr~e. ..... .,.
In addition to steel, the three
battleships are yielding boilers. mo-
tors and generators. AL of the
machinery in the Normandie wa,
either fire-damaged or of odd for
eign sizes, so it was cut up, too
Coming out of the dwindline
hulls, together with steel and ma.
chinery, is an odd assortment o1
chairs labeled "CPO" from the CHIEF
petty officers lounge, electric fans
which operate only on direct cur.
rent and are not being salyaged
lockers and beds just as seamer
left them. 80, ...-
Other furnishings and equipment
were removed by the Navy before
it delivered the old ships for the
coup de grace.
Evening star., 1948-02-01
Cuban Revolt MenaCed
'33 Farley, Hull Recalls
Former Secretary of State Tells How
Armed Intervention Boiled Down
to Sending Cruiser
By Cordell Hull

Inensifyng the bitterness Hemisphere crossed
fact that the Latin
republics falling among themselves The Chaco War
fought World raging
Bolivia conflict had broken
threatened develop
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13
326,5oO Cars Given
Police Check-ups

State patrolmen, sheriff's depu-
ties and local policemen through
out Ohio checked 326,590 autos and
trucks from July l to II during
the statewide Safety check, 1t.
S. B. Augenstein, in charge of the
state patrol station at Findlay and
Cpl. w. T. Timberlake, in charge
of the Perrysburg sub-station,
have announced.
During the check, 1886 cor
rection orders were issued by the
law enforcement officers. In the
"a counties comprising State Pa
troll district A of northwestern
Ohio, 58,144 vehicles were checked
and 1882 correction orders issued.
Cpl. Timberlake reported that
during July, the 10 state patrol
men at Post 81, Perrysburg, check
ed 1882 vehicles, issued 3,008
warnings, arrested 85 drivers and
investigated 93 accidents.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13

lahoma where the groom was su-
perintendent Of the plaster mill
until March 1920.
Back on duty at the Gypsum
plant, he was in charge of the
quality department until 1938-39,
and at the same time was super
intendent of the branch railway
serving the plant yards. In late
years, Charles principal work
has been in the railroad depart
ment handling car supply and de-
murrage.
On October Is, 1947, Charlie
fractured his remaining good leg
in a fall, and he had to wear a
cast for II weeks. However he's
been back in circulation on
crutches since April, and now cir
culates quite well with the help
of two canes when in public. CAT
home, he scoots around much fast
er on the seat of his pants and
can get lot of work done around
the Bygden cottages while in that
positionD
And so if you're looking for a
young retired man who will chal-
lenge all comers at contract bridge,
fishing, or what have you-you'll
find that Charles Bygden is your
man. Congratulations, Charlie!
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13

adjutant- treasurer and Ohio State
Senator said the Ohio Department
had the largest membership of any
state in the Nation.
Saturday night the convention
banquet was attended by more
than 600 persons. The main
feature of the Sunday session was
the election of state officers. State
Commander Albert l.. Croy was
unanimously reelected.
Perry Wargo Chapter 20 of Port
Clinton was recognized by ap-
pointment of Chapter Commander
Kenneth Ransbcttom as member
of the state resolutions commit
tee and Adjutant-Treasurer For
rest Lee Eckhof as a member of
Women's Auxiliary committee.
Next meeting is Monday, Aug.
16 at Legion Hall. Your delegates
will make a complete report on
state convention activities.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13

when he was a kid ID years old.
In those days, plaster was ship
ped in returnable cloth bags, and
Charlie was hired along with
some other lads to resort lot of
bags returned to the plant at Ala
baster, Mich.
Charlie recalls this week that
the gang of boys worked Friday,
Saturday and Sunday morning but
skipped out Sunday afternoon to
go swimming because it was so
hot. Upon their return, they ex-
pected to be fired that afternoon,
but when they admitted to the
boss they had gone swimming be
cause of the heat, he said, "Why
in hell didn't you let me know
would have gone with you!"
Thereafter Charlie went to work
in the gypsum mill, learned about
testing, and became the plants
first full-time tester. When the
mill burned down in the fall of
1910, Bygden was transferred to
Grand Rapids for five months,
and thence to the main lab in Chi
cigo until the new mill at Ala
baster was completed. At Ala
baster until November 1912, he was
transferred back to the main Of
flee in Chicago and then sent, on
an emergency assignment to Oak
Field, N. Y. in February 1913.
On September /, 1913, he re
ceived his first assignment to the
local plant at Gypsum where he
had charge of the packing depart
ment. Later he was transferred
to the gypsum block department
here, and on Jan. /, 1914 was sent
to Plasterco, Va, in charge of the
block department. Thence back
to the Oakfield block department
on an emergency assignment, and
late in 1914 he took charge of the
block plant there. The next move
was to Fort Dodge, Iowa, in April
1915 to take charge of that block
department.
+ Comes September, Charlie goes
back to the Chicago office for two
months, and then he gets the
break which he remembers to this
day as the biggest thrill of his
career-at the age Of % he was
named superintendent of the plas
ter mill at Grand Rapids.
World War | saw Bygden in
the army for four months in the
fall of '1S training with the in
fantry and he admits that he was
private, probably the only pri-
vate ever discharged from World
War l."
Marriage on Dec. 30, 1918, to
Concordia Grootvelt of Grand
Rapids came ahead of the next
USG assignment, and then the
newlyweds went to Eldorado, Ok
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13
BYCDEN IS RETIRED ON PENSION
AS REWARD FOR USG SERVICE

Officially retired on pension in
recognition of az years of SER
vice with the United States Gyp-
sum company-that is the honor
bestowed this week upon Charles
A.. Bygden, Sand Road, by COM
pany officials. As the company
has no regular pension plan, it is
only a selected few who win this
honor.
Bygden's az years of service,
which has included key assign
ments in plants from coast to
coast, started back in August 1906
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13
D. A. V. News Notes
BY Mrs. Dom Eckhof

The 9th annual State Conven-
tion of the d. A. V. opened Fri
day morning, Aug. 6 at the Hotel
Hollenden in Cleveland.
The main topic of discussion
during the opening day Of the con-
vention was the failure of the vet
erans' hospital building program.
Delegates to the convention clarg-
ed that the American Hospital
agencies were to blame for condi-
tions.
State Commander Albert l.. Croy
described the hospital association
as having "a private desire to de-
feat the program in order to fore
stall any possible competition
with private hospitals" &.
Hundreds of wartime disabled
veterans in Ohio have been on hos
pital waiting lists for weeks and
months with no beds available.
Croy said.
The d. A. V. is called upon ma
tionally to exert all it's influence
in combating the known opposi-
tion to the hospital building pro-
gram"
John i. Golob of Hibbing, Mimi,
National Commander Of the d. A.
V. was the featured speaker of
the second day of the Conclave.
Golob stated that anti-veteran
forces are endangering much
needed benefits for the wartime
disabled.
Albert l.. Daniels, d. A. V. state
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13
WELCOME TO
new RESIDENTS

Among the new permanent
residents of Port Clinton are
those listed In the next para
graphs. Mrs. Carl QuispO, Port
CHntDn's "WeIceme Bady," call
ed at their residence during the
week to extend welcoming
hand and TO offer gift certiii-
Gates from stores participating
In the plan sponsored by the
Chamber of Commerce ana OF
tawa County News.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13
County Girls At
Sorority Convene

Miss Ruth Wonnell, Port Clinton,
and Miss Shirley Wendt, Elmore,
are delegates to the Phi Sigma Mu
convention at Camp Interlochen in
northern Michigan this week.
Miss Wcdt is a junior in music
at Bowling Green State university,
where Miss Wonnell was graduated
in June.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13
Meet the Wilson's

Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Wilson
are now living in the Dewitt
apartment at 2O61a West Fourth,
having moved here July 81 from
Oak Harbor where they had resid-
ed only two weeks. Before that,
the couple had lived in Sylvania
for a year.
Wilson has been affiliated with
the Federal Department of Con-
servaton for six years. He is a
native of Fairhaven, Vermont, and
a graduate of Colby College,
Marysville, Me. During the war, he
was a member of the Fourth Army
division for three years and spent
18 months in Europe.
Mrs. Wilson is native of Mt.
Vernon, New York, where she was
affiliated with the u. S. O. dur
ing the war years. The young
couple has been married six
months.
Meet the ROuths
Mr.. and Mrs. Mel Routh former
ly lived in this city and have
many friends here. They moved
into the Otto Heineman apartment,
613 East Second street, July Z,
coming from Cleveland where he
had operated mems store for
five years.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Routh are
natives of Sharon, Pa. When the
couple lived here before the war,
he was manager of the Sans
Economy store. With Charles
Scherer, Routh now operates the
Clinton Mems Wear store in the
Clinton theater building. Their
children are Maxine, 10, and Phil
ip, 7. ....
Meet the Bernards
Newlyweds Mr.. and Mrs. James
Bernard are now residing in the
Herman Fought apartment, 34l 12
Wilson. They were married July
II. Mrs. Bernard has lived here
for five years, and has been en-
ployed in the personnel depart
ment at the Standard Products
for five years.
Bernard served four years in the
Navy during the war as ON 1/C
aboard motor torpedo boats il
European and Pacific waters. A
recent graduate of Tiffin univer
sity, he is now with the account
ing department at Standard Pro
ducts. Mrs. Bernard is a nativ
of Fremont, while Bernard is from
! Tiffin.
At LODGE CONFER ENCE
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13

AT LODGE CONFERENCE
Mr.. and Mrs. Willett Pettibone
and Christ Anderson represented
the Port Clinton lodge at the su
preme convention OF the Knights
of Pythias lodge in Milwaukee
early this week.
Evening star., 1948-07-06
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Evening star., 1948-09-07

me. And I want to get a college
degree in English literature and
learn foreign languages"
Jennifer Jones and David Sell
nick probably will marry in this
country and not in Europe, as
Evening star., 1948-09-07
Italy 1mpresses
Akin and Orson
BY the Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD.
Akin Tamiroff is enthusiastic
about movie production methods in
Italy, where he made "Cagliostro''
with Orson Welles.
"It didn't seem like a costume
picture because we used so many
actual settings" he said. THE
Titan portraits in the film are the
originals.
Every actor had a fireman and
policeman with him all the time
the policeman to arrest him If he
smoked, and the fireman to put out
the fire"
Division of labor is rare; every
body in the production company
does everything. when I needed
a dagger one day, discovered there
was no property man." he related.
But I got the dagger. Everything
worked out all right"
George Sanders, also just back
from Italy and working in 1.-THE
Fan" at Goth Century-Fox, reports
that Welles has practically forsaken
English. When Sanders called him
on the phone, Orson began chatter
ing in, Italian. 4sr.,.,
Sanders says Welles is running
around In sandals and a toga, look
ing more Roman than the Romans
did.
Evening star., 1948-09-07
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showino

Two Guys From
Texas; l, 3, Sis, 7:25 and Gas pm,
Capitol-"Mr. Peabody and the
Mermaid; II am, LAS, 4:35, 7:2o
and 1905 pm, Stage shows, 1855,
s:45, $50 and 9:15 pm.
Columbia Date With Judy:
HAS am, 2:15, 4:45, tbs and 9:45
pm.
Dupont-"La Vie de Boheme";;
1:1o, 2:55, 4:4o, $40, sos and $50
pm.
Hippodrome - Lost Horizon:
2, $50, $50, 7:45 and $40 pm.
Keith's THE Velvet Touch;
1875 am, 1:35, $40, $40, TAO and
$40 pm.
Little-"The Raven; 12:45, 4, ITO
and 1925 pm.
Metropolitan-"The Black Ar
row; II am, 12:45, 2:35, 4:20, $40,
7:55 and $50 pm.
Palace-"H Foreign Affair; II
am, lao, 4:20, 7 and 9:35 pm.
Pix-"Shoeshine"; $50, ITO and
1925 pm.
Playhouse-"The Brothers; 11:25
am, 1:25, $3.50, $50, 730 and $50
pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts;
continuous from 10:15 am.
Warner-"Two Guys from Texas;
II am, ITO, 3:25, $40, 7:45 and
10 pm.
Evening star., 1948-09-07

were better dancers, but rather be-
cause they managed to accomplish
their ballroom routine in fewer
takes, six to eight.
1t might suggest a bonus system
by which movie producers could
greatly reduce waste. But it prob
ably won't.
How do these blood eurdling roles
in the movies affect the children
who play them?
RKO looked into the subject in
connection with young Bobby Dris-
coils portrayal of a mysterious brat
In The Window" 1t is a spine ting
Ter from the opening shot to the
finish and its wickedest role is that
played by Bobby.
AS the picture neared the end, a
psychologist asked him if he had
had any Nightmares during the
shooting of the film.
YES" Bobby admitted, "1 had a
terrlDle one one night when I
dreamed I had forgotten my lines.
Boy, were the actors mad at mel"
X y \
Location shooting is responsible
for much OF that shutdown look in
the movie studios, where the great
sound stages are lot more idle than
they used to be.
This is reflected in the case of
such productions as Paramount's
"El Paso." A company of almost $50
persons, players and production
crew, will spend five weeks away
from the studio shooting on location.
Actual production time on a studio
sound stage will require approxi-
mately 10 days.
Time was not long ago when the
industry thought its greatest need
was more stage area.
Evening star., 1948-09-07

planned earlier. Jennifer viii not
finish Rough Sketch" until late this
winter. Her "Tess Of the D'Urber-
villes," to be made in England. Is
scheduled to begin in March.
keenan, Wynn always does things
differently. IF and when ever
marry again." says Keenan,, "I'l first
get permission from Evie (now Mrs.
Van Johnson. Because I'd want
her approval Of the girl who'll be
locking after our children" (part
time).s
Victor Mature and Cecil B. De
Mile are battling in a refined way
about the length of vic's hair bob
in Samson and Delilah." G. B.
wants the Biblical version-close to
shoulder length. But Vic's afraid
he'll get a new nickname-"Beau-
tiful Hunk of Hair"
Rex Harrison may have to come
lack to Hollywood around Christ
mas time. Twentieth Century Fox
thinks he's just right to co-star
with Loretta Young and Celeste
Holm in Come to the Stable"
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