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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-20

dinner at that time could be
bought for 12c! Highest priced
items on the menu were chicken,
hamburger steak and ham and
eggs, any one of which could be
had for 10c. A cup Of coffee or
tea would have set you back 1c
and for &c you could have forked
your way through a whole pie.
If you'd had a mind to splurge a
bit you could have had pork chops
for &c or veal outlet for SC. So
next time you have to hand out
S1.50 or more for a restaurant
dinner, just resign yourself to the
fact that you were born hundred
years too late.
-Il--ll--
In 1924 When the Ohio Public
Service Co. was experiencing some
in purchasing the present
site of it's R. E. Burger Generat-
ing Station, ten miles south of Bel
laire, Ohio, it secured an option
on some land across the river in
West Virginia known as Round
Bottom. George Washington owned
/ ,293 acres of the land in 1898 and
recently officials of the o. P. S.
Co., here, received a Photographic
copy of the original letter in Wash
ington's own handwriting dealing
with the proposed sale of SGT acres
of this land. The letter was dated
9th August 1898 and was signed
ayr. Very Hble. Serv., G. Wash
ington."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-23
Not Water What Then Is Basis For PckSoan Propositions

Hedging seems to be a vogue of increasing implica-
tons in the strferidden, many-factioned PickSloan
camp directly proportional to the revelation of serious
shortcomings in that plan by NVA research engineers.
For month rumors have been current that there is
considerable ds-unity in the Pick-Soan hierarchy be-
Of the "I1itlerlike" technques of the Army
Engineers in the latter going ahead and approprating
than 1870 of the Missouri runoff.
Likewise reliable reports indicate that some of
those who formerly most enthusiastic for the
Pick-Sloan plan, including Governor Ford now
would like to crawl back off the Pick-Sloan limb-if
there any way it could be done, and still not
lose
But-until last week-there was no indication that
any official favorable to the plan would in attempting
defend it, go far to assert that water supply
g. has particular bearing basic and funda-
mental conditions upon which Pick-Soan plan was
founded :" Yet, this outright hedging the issue
is just what South Dakota State Engineer Dean w.
Loucks did, in attempting provide rebuttal to the
exposure of shortcomings in the plan, brought about
through investigation of official government records
by the MVA engineering office in Helena
Herewith is reprinted MVA Engineer Jerome G.
Lockes to Engineer Loucks "rebuttal':
Dean w. Loucks, State Engineer April 20, 194S
Pierre South Dakota
Dear Mr.. Loucks: glad to have your letter of
April 16. Having spent much of my past life public
service including both Reclamation and Army Eng
neers I cannot quite share your philosophy that ac
tions of public officials are to be questioned or
that the king do wrong" ! always thought the
right to doubt and question part of the process
of democracy.
note your comment, implying that seventeen years
record of deficiency in water supply "has particu-
lar bearing basic and fundamental conditions upon
which Pick-Sloan Plan was founded" In the of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-23

honesty and common sense, what Pick-Soan
Plan based, volume of water supply has particular
bearing? Text of the 1914 report in which your com
mtee Of state engineers approved said PLAN reveals
much OF the same kind of reasoning, more of
philosophy that "the king do wrong" l fail
to understand why such attitude and phoso
ply should have any part in determination of a ma
tonal question, such as here involved.
Eight million people directly and vaIly affected
by Whatever development-or lack of development-be
falls Missouri valley Taxpayers our nation are now
belng called on to advance four half billion
lars for what has every of a bogus scheme
deVelopment Rufus Terrals recent book MISSOURI
VALLEY points this out and tells why; ST. Louis
Dlspatch by cartoon and editorial points in the same
drecton engineers of Public Affairs Institute in Wash
lngtoh aIter months of research to similar
customs; resolution for investigation of Pick-Soan
Plan is now pending in the u S. Senate
NOW Mr. Loucks, you will confer a prceess public
service and demonstrate the first item in workabity
OF the plan defend you can furnish Trustworthy
answers TO Tour simple questions % How much water
10 available! (2) What water losses and depetions will
there De! t5) How much water is required for navi-
eation ~ How much land will the remaining water
irrigate?
Certainly Missouri valley people and the whole of
taXpayng nation have a right to these answers.
Il you can furnish them, my hat off to you.
Very truly yours,
JEROME G. LOCKE, Chief Engineer
PS: Missouri river since 1917 has been an official six
loo navigation channel have lust checked ND on the
Fouihe Oh freight handled during the past ten years
~ continue maintenance of this channel, your state
an" mine Plus North Dakota and Wyoming, will have
~ ce their opportunity for ten of irrigation
70 provide water for each freight hauled yearly
~ ''i'S from army Engineer reports )-J.G.L.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-23
Hasty Action Not in Order

Before you become too enthused the idea of
stopping the shipment of surplus goods to Russia
you want to consider what the Soviets do in
taliatOn
For instance, chrome and manganese produced
in negligible amounts in this country. Chrome not
only increases the hardness of Steel but is also best
corrosOn resisting metal and is Of the most i'm
portant ingredients in manufacturing plate
Our entire hghspeed transportation system would
be possible without it, Manganese is only slightly less
important than chrome.
Russia produces 5000 of the worlds chrome, and
50%o of the worlds manganese.
Isn't it logical in this gobal of tit for tat
that should act rashly the Sovets would retalate
by stopping exports of these metals the USA-
the lack of which would not only seriously cripple
peacetime economy but would render next to impos-
sible the fondest dreams of war-minded gentry.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-23
Stassen on Taft-Hartley

In Ohio (Senator Taft's home state) presidential
asprant Harold Stassen Wednesday enuncated violent
criticism of the Taft-Hartey actpartcuarly the "an
communist oath portion of that nefarious bill That
he should attack the latter strange-its just
couple of weeks ago, in Wisconsin and Nebraska
that this worthy used of his campaign
keystones the demand that the Communist party be
out-lawed Likewise in these two states, well in
other rural" areas, he had previously found great
deal of virtue in the entire act 1t would that
Candidate Stassen is endowed with great deal of
fexbility y all depending the class of people to
whom he is momentarily appealing for support
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-23
"Seeds for Tomorrow :"

Here is a picture that farm folks in general, and
Union folks in particular will be interested in
seeing. Seeds for Tomorrow, filmed for the Ma
tona Farmers Union, is picture that the state
visual education library has just received I've
it, suggest that Flu locals having sound projectors
put their order in early because is to be in wide
demand. It's ideal picture to show at visitors
night" meeting since its down to earth presentation
the life of the family farmer and his need for coop
GRAFTON with his neighbors will not only make big hit
with members and nOnmembers alike, but it will help
to sell the nonco-operator the value of co-opera-
tiveS
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-23

abroad while they are denied
Democracy here at home"
1t takes even greater cour-
age to face a powerful senate
committee and say II person
ally pledge myself to openly
counsel, aid and abet youth,
both white and negro, to
quarantine any Jim Crow con-
scription (UMT) system.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-23

Yet, that is what A. Philip Randolph, pres
ident of Sleeping Car Porters (AFL) recently
did in expressing his opposition to the adop-
ton Of UNIT as long as discrimination is
practiced towards his in armed forces And
in expressing himself he spoke nearly
Is million American negroes He also spoke for many
millions of white people who have long been shamed
by the perpetuaton of the Jim Grow disgrace in this
land which proudly aud as a fine example of
democracy for the rest of the world to adopt.
To be sure, such statements voiced by Mr.. Ran
dolph have been branded Unreasonable" by some
including liberal Senator Morse of Oregon. But
are they correct in such assumption?
For more than three centuries the American negro
has been accorded inferior status in American life
First it chatel slavery Later with the forming
of the republic, eliminating with the civil war freedom
gradually However although freed in the
eyes of the law and fully entitled to citizenship under
the constitution, through numerous state laws local
restrictions, and outright intimidation and white bru
tally, the negro population whole has never
ceved equal status in American life. This despite the
fact that they've repeatedly answered the cal to the
coors and when given the opportunity proven worthy
of the rights of full citizenship-in fact
In view of this inferior that has been forced
upon this large minority, it seems pertinent to ask:
Why should negro youth again bleed and die to SAVE
DEMOCRACY for the world when Democracy is denied
unto them in their native land?
Why should they fight to end oppression elsewhere
when they the butt of oppression and discrimina
ton from the cradle to the grave here in America?
When Judge Lynch and Jim Grow continue to cast a
heavy shadow their existence?
1t makes sense that they refuse to again bear
for this country until such time this country
effectively moves to provide them with the democracy
that they as loyal citizens legally and morally deserve
DON'T JOIN Jim CROW ARMY ="
Since Mr. Randolph appeared in Washington negro
groups under the leadership of Grant Reynolds,
Der of the New York nine-nan state correction
mission and Republican have launched a campaign,
for nationwide civil disobedence in UNIT or the
draft enacted, to effectuate they have placed
initial order 100000 buttons which state Don't
Join A Jim Crow Army, and appealing to whites
and negroes alike join in this Canadian approach
to gain equality.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-23

1t takes courage-the kind of deep-seated
courage of which martyrs are made to
stand up to the President of the United
States and state: Negroes are in no mood
to shoulder another gun for Democracy
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-23
DON'T JOIN A JIM CROW ARMY"

I'm for them 100 per cent and I'll consider it
honor to wear a Don't Join Jim Crow Army but
Democracy, if it is to be worth fighting for, must
Democracyintact not just word to arouse people
preparatory to ndulging in the mass murder of
neighbors.-H.L.B
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-23
D'EWART FAv0RS C0NSCRIPTING WOMEN
As WELL AS MEN

office American Legion
Wesley with
Military would
DEwa reprinted
April, Montana Legionnaire, follows
"As stated in letters to members will
a legislation
n
appropriate the welfare
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-23
Reprints d..

Reprints -.
Reprints of dissent becomes disoyalty" and I'VE
are unAmericans will be available in the future
Place your orders Usual prices $10O for 100;
$3.50 for 300, and $3.50 per 1000
Evening star., 1948-05-30
VA Takes Steps TO Hal
Tuition Fee Abuses
In Veteran Traininq

The Veterans Administration last
night announced steps to stop
abuses in tuition charges to the
Government by private schools for
training veterans under the CT Bill.
During the last several months,
the VA said, many cases of excess
charges have been uncovered. In
many cases, rates charged were
several times higher than charges
made for similar instruction by old
er. well-established private schools
in the same area" officials said
Most of the abuses, VA said, have
been committed by schools started
since June, 1914, when the GI Bill
went into effect. Effective July l,
these schools and those established
schools which have increased
charges more than Is per cent dur
ing the last four years must negoti-
ate contracts with VA before any
payment will be made.
Present VA policy is to pay the
private schools the customary
charges" made to all students, as
long as they do not exceed $500 a
year.
The new regulations require the
schools to open financial records TO
VA and negotiate contracts based
on ODeratinC costs For the first
time. under the plan. VA will allow
schools to include advertising ey~
penses in the costs, officials said.
About 200 private profit schools in
this area now offer instruction to
veterans. VA said it had not yet
determined the number that will
be affected by the new policy.
Evening star., 1948-05-30
II Die in Chino Troin Fire

SHANGHAI. Sunday. May 30 l41
Eleven Chinese were killed and S.
were injured when train caught
fire yesterday near Taipei, capita
OF Formosa, Central News Agenc!
said today.
Evening star., 1948-05-30

A city-wide traffic safety essay
contest for all children IA years old
and under will be sponsored in June
by the Commissioners Traffic Ad-
visory Board and the District De-
partment of Vehicles and TRAFFIC.
twenty-five prizes, including
s100 savings bond, bicycle, wrist
watches, roller skates, sporting goods
and games will be awarded to the
youngsters who write the best 100
word ESSAYS on how children can
avoid traffic accidents. Essays must
be submitted before midnight,
July 1.
Full details of the contest will be
included in an illustrated traffic ed
uca ton tabloid to be delivered Tues
day to nearly every home IN the
District. A safety comic strip and
a cartoon puzzle illustrating mis-
takes which lead to traffic injuries
will be featured in the tabloid.
Strip Is New Idea.
A. Julian Bry1awski, chairman OF
the advisory boards education and
public information subcommittee,
said the comic strip is new IDEA IN
child safety education.
I'VE hope in this manner to bring
parents and their children together
on the subject of traffic safety" ne
said.
IF each mother reads the story
to her little children. explaining
the pictures as she goes along, We
will have them all thinking together
on the subject of traffic safety. And
that's what we're driving for, he
added.
The essay contest is part OF the
advisory board and the depart
ment's summer safety program
The second big move in the pro-
gam will begin Wednesday when
distribution of approximately $4,000
bumper strips. urging drivers to
Give the Kids the Brakes" will
begin. Distribution will be handled
by the District Inter-Industry High
way Safety Committee under the
direction of Roy Devereaux.
Essays should be mailed to the
Summer Traffic Safety Contest,
Room 1908. New Municipal Center.
3O1 c street NV. Prizes will be
awarded in these age groups-under
8 years, from to II years, and
from IL to IA years.
Evening star., 1948-05-30

Energy given off by the sun is
estimated to be the equivalent OF
5000, 900, 100000 atomic bombs per
second
Evening star., 1948-05-30
Marine Reserves Hear
Unification Appeal

A plea that unification of the
armed forces be Thoroughly demo-
strated at work" was made here last
night to more than so Marine re-
serve officers by Vice Admiral Ar
thur Radford, vice chief of naval
operations.
Admiral Radford spoke at ban
ouet in the Washington Hotel con-
cluding a day-long meeting of the
executive council and chapter presi-
dents of the Marine Corps Reserve
Officers Association.
You can do much the Admiral
asserted, ito make clear that our
distinctive and complementary roles
are brought together by common
purpose and that we can even work
together in the same building"
Earlier the group heard Maj, Gen.
William T Clement, jr., director OF
the Marine Corps Reserve.
The volunteer enlisted reserve is
24,OOO men short of its desired
strength of 10000, Gen Clement re-
ported. On the other hand the
organized reserve Is approximately
LOT per cent of what the Congress
appropriated for fiscal 194o.''
Melvin J, Mass, former Repre-
sentative from Minnesota and ma
-tional president Of the association,
presided last night .-
Evening star., 1948-05-30
Europe Road Network
Urged 10 Help Trade
hEssoy Contest for Children to Help Make Streets Ser
BY The As.oeiotsd Press

An eight-nation network Of motor
truck highways extending from the
North Sea to the Mediterranean
was outlined last night by the State
Department as step toward break
ing down Europe's economic bar
rierS.
The routes were laid out by the
United Nations Economic Commits
sion for Europe, They span eight
nations which have agreed to free
dom of movement for truck trans
port.
| Extensions reach out to Berlin
and Vienna, and to Warsaw, Buda-
pest and other capitals in Soviet
dominated eastern Europe.
The State Department published
map of the network and said it
will assist tourist travel as well
as freight traffic since special ef-
forts will be made to speed customs
formalities at frontier crossing
points.
Plans also call for road standards
and signs of uniform design in all
the countries. Routes selected for
the new international system in
clude much Of the Nazi-built auto
balm highways in Germany, and
the autostrasse system of Mussolini's
Italy.
Phe countries which entered into
formal agreements for free move
ment of international commerce
are all taking part in the American
backed European recovery program.
They include Belgium, Denmark.
France, Italy. the Netherlands,
Sweden, Switzerland and Bizonal
Germany.
Evening star., 1948-05-30
Greeks Report Success
Aouinst GuerriIIos
BY The Associated Press

ATHENS, May 29.-Premier the
mistokles Sophoulis said today
Greek army operations against
guerrillas in the last two months
had been highly successful.
In a statement he said there
would be no deviation" from pres
ent military plans. These plans
were prepared with the help Of an
American military mission and call
for operations largely in Northern
Greece.
When he said there would be no
deviation MI. Sophoulis probably
was taking note. political sources
said, of prospective trouble in par
lament which reassmbles June l..
Evening star., 1948-05-30
Convict on Way Back
To Prison Kills Self
Nv the Ayocio'ed Press

CHICAGO. MAY "a convict on
his way back to San Quentin prison
from New York shot and killed him.
self on a New York Central Rail-
road train today
Leonard M. Kaplan. 81, the prls-
oner, shot himself in drawing
room aboard the Chjcagoan as the
train was en- route here. q
Kaplan, who was being sent to
San Quentin for violation of proba-
ton. wrested q revolver from state
parole agent and shot himself be-
tween the eyes.
Kaplan was on parole for passing
and forging bogus checks. Detec-
tive Joseph Newman of the Chicago
police department said Kaplan was
wanted for passing additional checks
since he has been on parole.
Evening star., 1948-05-30
Headaches Remain but So, 900
Vunishes in C|oirvoyunt Cure

Hart was told to put the root in a
glass of water. If 1t moved, he was
to make a wish
I'm sure it moved once and I
wished for good health he said.
He said the fortune teller looked
the place over carefully on each of
his two visits and apparently found
the money cache.
The money was to have pur-
chased $4,000 worth of General
Motors stock, he told newsmen
Something told me I should have
sent that money off to General
Motors" he mourned.
But my garden needed atten-
ton and just put it off"
Evening star., 1948-05-30
Blasts and Fire Destroy
/. ; Kansas City Buildings
by the Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, May 29.-Ex-
plosions and fire destroyed three
buildings and damaged nearby
plants in the industrial district to-
night.
Fifteen companies of fremen an
swered three-alarm call They
were battling the flames two hours
after the first explosion occurred at
the Superior Chemical Sales Co.
No injuries we're reported, Fire
men said they thought the blaze
was enough under control to pre-
vent spreading 1t still burned
fiercely among chemicals stored in
the block long Superior Company S
building.
Sulphur, manganese and ether in
dustrial chemicals were in the plant.
Evening star., 1948-05-30

An automobile belonging to Sena-
tor Johnston, Democrat, Of South
Carolina, ran almost literally into
the hands of the law at Thirteenth
and l streets NV, last night, half
hour after it was reported missing
from Ninth and streets NV.
Police arrested an occupant who
gave his name as William johnson,
Is, colored. 400 block Of First street
NV. He refused to tell how he
happened to be II the car when it
ran into traffic island at Thir-
teenth and I streets. police reported.
Fire trucks had answered a call
to that neiahborhood about 1890
pm. Pvt. Charles E. Mills was di-
recting traffic when he saw the
sedan come alcng the wrong side of
! street, turn close to him and hit
the island after turning into 1hir-
teenth street.
Dissatisfied with the drivers ex-
planation that he owned the car
and was AN Arlington contractor" "
Pvt Mills said he looked into a
glove compartment and found not
only Senator Johnston's automobile
Evening star., 1948-05-30
Johnston's Missing Car Runs
Into Arms of Law in Half Hour

registration card but also a police
courtesy badge given to Senators
johnson was held for further in
vestigation. Senator Johnston was
not in Washington last night but
MS car was being driven by a
nephew. David Jennings, police said
Mr.. Jennings reported at 10 pm
that the car was missing after he
marked it.
Evening star., 1948-05-30

A spry, 7O-year- old colored house.
builder who hired clairvcyant 10
cure his headaches had bigger one
yesterday. he complained to police.
John M. Hart of 11l6 Forty
seventh place NV, said the remedy
which didn't work cost him between
$4,000 and S5.000--the savings he
says the fortune teller took.
His trouble began when doctors
couldn't cure his hea 1aches, he said
The clairvoyant offered to handle
the project tor STA, gave him A
magic root" and told him to plant
it in the backyard.
For the second treatment, Mr.
Evening star., 1948-05-30
Boy Crushed to Death
By Tombstone as He
Plays in Cemetery
BY the Assneiotad eress

ESTHERVILLE, Iowa, May
29.-Three-year-old James Mill
slagel was crushed to death by
a tombstone yesterday when he
went with his parents to the
cemetery to decorate graves for
Memorial Day.
The accident occurred at Arl-
ington, MINI, about so miles
north of here.
Relatives said the child. while
playing, apparently brushed
against an insecure stone and
caused it to topple
His parents are Mr.. and Mrs
Eugene Millslagel of Estherville
Evening star., 1948-05-30
Soviet Embassy Courier
Dies at Home Here

Sergei M. Kuleshov. 3S. Of l349
Park road NV, described as dip
lomatic courier for the Soviet En-
bassv, died suddenly last night, ap-
parently as result of a heart
attack.
Police said Mr.. Kuleshov was dis
covered by his wife, Mrs. Vera
Kuleshov, in an unconscious con-
dltion In the bedroom at their third
floor apartment. He was pronounced
dead an hour later by DR.. r. G.
Myers of Emergency Hospital.
The coroner's office was investi-
eating the case early today,
The Soviet Embassy refused any
further information and no details
could be obtained from the home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-13

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