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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-24
Baker -Bundschuh Wedding

Miss Marian L.. Baker, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford l.. Baker,
639 Madison street, became the
bride of Leo r. Bundschuh, son
of Theodore F. Bundschuh, Ere
mont, Saturday morning in st.
Joseph's Catholic church, Fremont.
Rev. Leo Lehmkuhl officiated at
the double ring ceremony. Louis
Bprkett presided at the organ
and F. r. Otte was soloist.
For her wedding, Miss Baker
chose princess style bridal gown
with long train, tight sleeves
pointed at the wrist and a bodice
buttoned down the back to the
hipline. An off-shoulder yoke of
marquisette was outlined with two
rows Of chantilly lace. Her fing-
ertip veil of net was bordered
with chantilly lace and fell from
a Dutch headdress. She carried a
crescent arrangement of Gala Ill
lies and wore gold cross, gift
of the bridegroom.
Mrs. Loren Blechinger was ma
tron of honor and bridesmaids
were Mrs. Charles Wise, Miss
Mary Alice Larkins and Miss
Jeanne Guenther. Sandra Baker,
sister of the bride, was flower
girl.
James T. Bundschuh was best
man for his brother and usfnrs
were Kenneth Baker, Loren d.
Blechinger and Raymond Bund-
schuh. Kenneth Nieset, nephew
of the bridegroom was ring hear
er.
Thebride's mother wore an aqua
dress with whito accessories and
a pink rose corsage. Sisters of the
bridegroom, Mrs. Arthur Nieset
wore aqua and Mrs. Robert Bieh-
Ter wore green and both had cor
sages of pink roses and white car
nations.
The wedding dinner was served
at High Manor and the reception
was held that evning in Moose
temple for 800 invited guests. The
newlyweds left Immediately for
a Today trip to Atlantic City and
upon their return will reside with
the bridegroom's father, near Ere
mont.
The bride graduated from Ross
high school in 1947 and is EN-
ployed by the Philco Radio cor
poration, Sandusky. The groom
graduated from st. Joseph's high
school in 1943 and is employed as
a shoe rebuilder in that city-
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-24
Celebrate Joint Birthdays

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Heller, Ahi
lene, Kansas, were honored guests
at joint birthday celebration held
Friday evening in the Ed. Spreng-
er cottage. Mrs. Heller's birth
day was Friday and Mr.. ,Heller's
was Saturday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-24
]. +. F. Club Meets

j. f. F. Club met Friday even
ing in the home of Mrs. Edward
Schmidutz. Lunch was served
and prizes were awarded for high
and low pinochle scores. The club
will meet next with Miss Catherine
Williamson.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-24
Last Meeting of Season Planned

Child Study Club will hold the
last meeting of this season Mon
day evening in the home of Mrs,
John Faris, Catawba. The pro-
gram Making Summer Worth
while, will be in charge of Mrs,
Wayne Friderici.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-24
Send Medicine Overseas

Port Clinton Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club held a
regular business meeting Friday
evening. Reports on the state
convention which was held in Gin
cinrati in May were given along
with "A report on the recent bake
sale. The Port Clinton Club along
with the Soroptomist Club, Ere
mont, recently sent medicine to a
tuberculosis patient in Czechoslo-
vakia. The medicine has beer re-
ceived and used and everyone is
now awaiting results.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-24
Methodist Circle Meets

Circle No. 3 of the Methodist
church met Wednesday with a
pot-luck luncheon in the Erie
Township home of Mrs. ?. c.
Van Rensselaer,. The afternoon
program included business meet
ing and social hour.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-24

Judy Semon, four-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Miliard
Semon, of Sandusky, was one of
a large class of children appearing
in the Dance Parade of 40 when
it was presented by the Kay Lutes
Studio at the State Theatre, San
dusky, Wednesday and Thursday
nights. Grandpa and grandma
Edward Semon attended the We'd
nesday night performance and
grandpa and grandma Edwin
Bredehoft planned to attend on
Thursday evening Librarian
Thelma Montgomery is enjoying
a ten day vacation in Boston. The
trip was made by automobile with
a party of friends from Toledo and
Cleveland.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-24
Surprised With Party

Children, grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren of Mrs. Frank
Cover surprised her with BIRTH
day party last Friday evening in
the home of a daughter, Mrs. Ruth
Witt. The evening was spent So
cially. Birthday cake and ice
cream was enjoyed late in the
evening,
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-24
Duplicate Club

Mrs. Wilson Roush was hostess
to members of her duplicate bridge
club last Thursday evening. Mrs.
Angelo Johnson was q substitute
player and also Mrs. Edward Gates
who will substitute for Mrs. Gould
Stafford during the present round
of play. High north-south play
ers were Mrs. Dwight Bowden and
Mrs. Erwin Rhode, high east-west
players were Mrs. Paul Schmitt
and Mrs. Lewis Mackey. The next
meeting will be July 7 with Mrs.
Schmitt as hostess.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-24
Mizpah Class Meets

Mizpah Glass will meet Monday
evening with the Catawba ladies
as hostesses, Mrs. Ambrose Pearce
chairman. Roll. call will be a fav-
orite hymn. The program has not
been announced. This will be the
last meeting until September.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-24
Members Of The Playmakers

Members OF The Playmakers
are meeting Thursday night at
Glickman's instead Of in the Erie
Gardens Community house 1t will
be an open air meeting on their
large, airy back porch, an excel
lent place for members to air their
views. A one-act play, "Suppres
sed Desires" will be read by Car
lista Snyder, Ida Glickman and
Manuel Nossaman.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-24
Wedding Date Set

Mr.. and Mrs. Cloyce Lehman,
Oak Harbor, are announcing the
approaching marriage of their
daughter, Marge l.. to Paul K.
Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Anderson, Sr., 7l5 East
Second street. The wedding will
take place August 20 in st. John
Lutheran church.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-24
The Fachman Studio would lik

The Fachman Studio would like
to remind the children in kinder
ten, first, third and seventh grades
who haven't all ready called for
their class pictures, to do so soon.
The pictures were taken at the
close of school and will be happy
mementoes in years to come.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-24

Former G.. is who were in
England during the war may have
had occasion to visit South Wales
and if so, there's possibility
they have seen Oxwich Castle and
remarked as many G Us did who
saw it, "Wonderful old place, wish
we could take it home with u.s."
Right now it's there for the ask
ing, for the historic castle has
been declared unsafe and is to bt
torn down. This information
comes to us in clipping from
the South Wales Evening Post
which was sent to Joyce kurtz
Ais Monroe St., in a letter from
a pen pal with whom she CORES
ponds and who lives just ID
miles from Oxwich Castle. The
castle was built in the fifteenth
century and is so feet high and
has been described by artiquari
ans as "a fortified mansion acci-
dentally military" Near the
castle is the foundation of an
other old castle and superstition
in the village has it that daugh-
ter living there had two lovers.
They fought one night and one cut
off the head of the other. At mid
night, they say, you can still see
the head rolling down toward Ok
wich Bay. So there YOU are, if
you want an old castle complete
with ghosts, it's all yours!
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-24

Our Thanks to Justin Rofkar
for the sweet cherries he left with
us to sample. They were deli
cious and everyone in the News
office enjoyed them. Nice, big,
juicy red ones they served to pro-
vide a pause that refreshes."
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Tito in Danger

In its latest blast against Marshal Tito,
the Kremlin- controlled Communist In
formation Bureau has done little more than
repeat itself. With its characteristic in
version of the true meaning Of words like
freedom" and democracy" and perhaps
with greater crudeness and virulence than
ever before, 1t has merely re-emphasized
that the rebellious Yugoslav dictator is an
heretical outlaw in the Soviet world and
that every effort must be made by Com
munists everywhere to liquidate him.
But even though all this is old stuff, its
significance ought not to be underesti-
mated. It has been made public after
secret Cominform meeting in Hungary.
That meeting was ordered and run by the
Soviet Union, and we can be fairly sure
that its hymn Of hate against Tito and
the United States has not been composed
just for the sake Of composition. Months
ago the Kremlin served notice that it
ures" to bring about new regime in Bel
grade, and 1t has since been waging an
all-out political, economic and propa-
ganda war to that end. Seldom in history
has any government been so brazen in
attempting to subvert an independent
country into puppet. The attempt is
still being made by the Russians; far from
easing OIL on it, they, seem determined to
intensity 1t and carry It through to the
bitter end.
3. The renewed Cominform attack is q good
indication of that Although repetition
of past attacks, it strongly suggests that
the Soviet Union continues to be not only
enraged by the Yugoslav dictator but also
afraid that Titoism is a force to be reckoned
with in other puppets lands-a force that
conceivably could wreck the Red Empire.
Evidence that this fear exists can be found
in the rash of treason" and "spy" trials
of prominent Communists once highly
placed in the satellite regimes, the latest
instance being the indictment Of former
Vice Premier Kostov and ten other Bull
garians on charges OF conspiring with
Yugoslav, British and American agents.
The men Of the Kremlin dominate restive
and historically anu-Russian countries
Evening star., 1949-12-04

underprivileged. This highly intelligent
man belongs to the group. now at the helm
Of his government, who regard the power
of taxation as the prime instrument in
achieving q social revolution. This we'll
wisher Of his fellow men has accepted the
idea now prevalent among masses OF people,
that a nation can lift itself to common
national level of well-being by taking prac-
tically everything from the haves and giving
1t to the have-nots.
To all forebodings expressed by the one
from the land of the Stars and Stripes. the
avowed defender of socialistic practices
gently intimated that he felt he could
assume that an American would be IN favor
of the good things Of life being made avail
able for all the people, irrespective OF breed
or birth or social class Replied the Amer
lean: ITO be sure, no one can be good
American who does not believe In stair
way up which there is the opportunity for
all to climb. But isn't that essentially diff
ferent from moving escalator which carries
everybody up automatically, whether they
themselves move or not? Aren't there alarm
Ing indications that far too many people
are perfectly willing just to recline on the
moving stairs and do little but look at the
scenery"
At parting, the Socialist said that he was
very grateful for the distinction involved IN
the escalator- stairway metaphor, and ad-
mitted that 1t pointed to great peril. 1t
was emphasized, however, that the stairway
must be kept open from the bottom to the
top, for all to climb; and that those who
can not climb must be assisted, and some
times carried, by the strong who will gladly
bear the infirmities of the weak. Yet both
agreed that life which was geared like an
escalator, while it conceivably might get
many material things for people, might at
the same time do terrible things to people
Evening star., 1949-12-04

would destroy the housing program"
Senator Taft felt the same way The
amendment was beaten, 1881. Congress
very properly left the matter Of rae {
policies in public housing for determination
by local authorities. In some cities segre-
CATION in public housing is being elimi-
mated. In others it will not be eliminated
for many years. The only way the problem
can be handled is on the local, community
level. To attempt to handle it otherwise
is unrealistic and will meet with certain
failure which will retard not only housing
construction but the elimination OF re-
strictive practices as well.
Evening star., 1949-12-04

susceptible to the "1ito disease" and so at
all costs that disease must be stamped out.
And how could it be better stamped out
than by stamping out Tito himself and
by replacing his regime with a slavishly
obedient one made in Moscow? That is
the course of action that has been advo-
Gated again, on note of rising shrillness,
by the Cominform in its newest harangue.
The thing needs to be taken seriously.
The Yugoslav dictator is in danger. So is
his country. Assassination attempts, in
direct armed aggression, and maybe even
direct intervention by the Red Army
these are real possibilities. The Russians
are not fooling. BY the time spring comes,
they may be waging more than cold war
in the Balkans.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Fifty Years Ago

The Star OF November 49, 1899, reported
an exhibition Of dolls "of all nations, creeds,
colors, kinds and descriptions"
Dolls OF All at Willard Hall. Mrs. E. r.
Motions Horton Of Boston was the own
er Of the display, and 1t was
explained that she had spent many years
accumulating the collection. About 1000
different dolls were shown, including some
from the Cannibal Islands 1.-THE exhibit is
instructive to q high degree to the older
folks. while at the same time it is amusing
to the children" large wax figure of
Martha Washington had place of honor.
Among the ladies assisting Mrs. Horton in
receiving visitors were Mrs. William r. Tur-
ner. Mrs. L. H. Finney. Mrs. E. I. Renick,
Mrs. George Phillips. Mrs. ]. L. Edwards.
Mrs. J. L. Moodey, Mrs: A. E. Acker and Mrs.
Charles Lambert. A similar exhibition held
today would bring out enthusiastic members
Miss Irene M. Pistorio is president. Collect
ing dolls, hobby just getting started half
century back. now numbers its adherents by
the thousands.
November 30, 1899. was Thanksgiving Day.
and the front page Of The Star for that date
was adorned with q large car
Thanksgiving toon by Felix Mahoney in
Dov which Hawaii, Cuba, Puerto
Rico and the Philippines were
represented riding turkeys. News reports
said that President Mckinley attended serv-
ices at the Metropolitan NJ e. Church,
-Four and a half and c streets; Brig. Gen.
Leonard Wood probably would be made
Surgeon General Of the Army; two new cases
of smallpox had been discovered in the city;
the Beers were shelling Ladysn1ith with the
idea of wearing the British out; six persons
had been killed in q railroad wreck at Pater-
son N. j., and Henry Walker was named the
winner of the annual 10-mile road race OF
the Arlington Wheelmen. Just an average
sort of day. apparently.
Quoting the Philadelphia Medical Record,
The Star for December !, 1899, declared:
"The comparison Of an undu-
Physiolooie lating swing in the higher
T;d.s things of life to the tidal move
ments Of the ocean has often
been made in prose and poetry, but the high
est development in all things, whether men
tai or physical, lis attained through such
change and variation; the sleeping hours are
as necessary as the waking hours, rest as
exercise, constructive as destructive n1etab-
olism It would be well If this truth were
more generally and thoroughly appreciated.
What is It that is causing the nervous break
downs among our businessmen, society wora-
en- and students? Does not every one IN this
rushing modern life feel that there is more
put upon him than he can possibly do; more
work and play and engagements and cares?"
It seems impossible. doesn't it, that these
lines were written and read In "the horse
Evening star., 1949-12-04

by robbing them OF Self-reSpect and sturdy
independence which maintains initiative and
develops character
Any one who understands human nature
knows that when any system takes away
from a man the lure Of accomplishment by
his own prowess and power it is tampering
with something very precious. his self
respect.
The prospect OF getting everything to give
to everybody by the simple method OF taxa
ton has ominous social, economic and ethi-
cal consequences The logical end Is that
there will be nothing left to distribute and
all will be reduced to low financial level
The process now going on where the esca-
lator idea is accepted is one Of leveling down,
instead Of leveling-up. It tends to the glori-
fication Of mediocrity. If through the re-
made legitimately, as a result Of outstanding
toll and ability. then the yield Of income tax,
surtax, and Of death duties must correspond
ingly diminish. The goose which lays the
golden eggs cannot be strangled to death
and the basket still be filled with golden
eggs.
The fact that Rank, great English in
dustrialist and humanitarian who invested
fortune and his passion for clean amuse-
ment in giving England morally decent mo-
tlOn pictures, is now threatened Will Dc1iS
compelled to give up his worthy venture be-
cause of excessive taxation is an ominous
illustration of what is happening: Everybody
loses.
The Voice. which, from famous London
pulpit, perhaps reaches the multitudes more
than that of any other churchman. recently
made this significant statement: What is
so often forgotten is that If you give ameni-
ties endlessly to people who are at heart
grabbing and selfish. you will bring the life
of the community to chaos. This has be-
come q very serious hour. Human motives
are being poisoned with drug that Is
seeping away the moral grandeur and
stamina Of the whole land. We might label
the drug thus: How can do less and gain
more?" That is the escalator philosophy OF
life.
Personal responsibility is a central theme
of Christianity. And 1t stems out of the
dignity Of the individual person. Any sys-
TEN Of politics which seeks to provide SUBJ
stitutes for responsibility at the price Of
freedom is arresting, instead Of stimulating.
the spiritual growth Of mankind.
The symbol of all that has made our
American democracy great and mighty
enough now, in this desperate day. to
save the world from the horror of regi-
mented communism is not the escalator
on which people ride, but the stairway up
which people climb.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Experts
Bv Bruce Barton

When I was q young fellow, man who
had failed at one business or another would
get himself some cards reading: Specialist
in Real Estate and Insurance"
Later came the period when all the eco
nomic unfortunates set themselves up as
advertising Experts"
efficiency Experts" were the next arriv-'
ais. Any man who had gone through one
or two bankruptcies became qualified to 60
how to run 1t.
In those days I recall there was a big
controversy In the New York newspapers
about baby born hopeless idiot. Some
writer's claimed that the only kind and
moral thing for the doctor to do was to let
the baby die. Others. a large majority,
insisted that no man, under any circum-
stances. had the right to take human life.
Franklin P. Adams, who was writing 4
successful newspaper column, gave 1t as his
opinion that there never had been born
not grow up to be q ticket chopper In the
subway or an efficiency engineer.
The self-ordained efficiency experts were
followed by rash Of Investment counsel
ors," and they. in turn, by the public rela-
tions counselors"
Each of these professional, or semiprofes-
sional, activities began on trial-and-error
basis; each had its Klondike era when mis-
fits and adventures Of all sorts nocked to 1t
as new and easy way to turn a fast dollar.
Time and experience have weeded out the
experts" and "counselors' as an essential
and respected part Of our economy.
In the field Of so.called craftsmanship,
however. the expert is still under suspicion
50 far as I am concerned. It puzzles me
to understand how a man becomes an "ex-
pert In foreign affairs" or what there is
in the record Of the past so years that should
make us feel that our foreign affairs have
had any expert attention.
What new idea, what bit of imagination,
what fresh note has America introduced into
this mildewed, note-writing. striped-pants
activity?
Why do state departments guard their
secrets" SO jealousy? The ofncial answer
is, to keep potential enemies from finding
out. Is it not more likely that the real
reason is to keep their own people from dis
covering with what ineptness and total lack
Of ingenuity their own International affairs
are being mismanaged?
And how many Of the wars of the past
should and could have been avoided had
there been in the state departments of the
world even fraction Of the fresh approach
and resourcefulness that the ordinary sales
man must employ every day just to keep
his job?
I especially resent It when the newspapers
quote American foreign policy experts" /"
without naming them, as thinking so and
so, or saying this and that. respectfully
invite the newspapers to quit this bad habit
Of anonymous quotation. Give us the names
Of these experts. Who made them experts?
What had they been doing before they got
scopyrirht, 1910. King reaturss syndicate. me,
Evening star., 1949-12-04
James and Franklin, Seen Blocked
by Presidents Wish to Run Again
By Frank K. Kent

and-buggy age" when everything was
leisurely compared with now.
A dispatch from Blairstown, N. j., to The
Star OF December 2, 1899, announced the
death of John I. Blair, zone OF
Rich the richest men in the United
Postmaster States" He had been born
on farm in 1902, was largely
self educated from his 1lth year onward
and had been the proprietor OF general
store and a small-town postmaster for more
than four decades. Meanwhile, he had spec
ulated In cotton; been president OF q bank;
helped to build and to operate the Delaware.
Lackawanna & Western Railroad; managed
the Scranton Coal & Iron Co.; constructed
hundreds Of miles Of track for the Union
Pacific and other trans Missouri lines; taken
an active part in Republican politics. Mr..
Blair in his later years continued his business
career with the help Of private secretary.
but The Star mentioned in this connection
that after, his 87th birthday he did not enter
any new ENTERPRISES" His contributions to
Princeton University. Lafayette College, the
Blair Presbyterian Academy and other edu-
cational and religious institutions were gen.
erous It was estimated that he left between
$40 ,000, 900 and $50 900, 900. In the history Of
American transportation he still is renem-7
bered for having been the individual owner
Of more railroad property than any other
man in the world and the founder of more
than 80 towns. ~tt3 y
E. H. Sothern was playing at the New
National Theater just so years ago and The
Star for December S. 1899.
Mr.. Sothern expressed the belief that his
As Lover vehicle, "The Song Of the
Sword was clearly an effort
in the right direction" The famous matinee !
idol was cast in "the congenial role of a
young lover" with Virginia Harmed as "the
object Of his affections" Audiences worked
hard, too, in those days. affording 'tunnultu-
Gus and overwhelming applause" whenever :,
the proceedings on the stage appeared to
Justify such demonstration. Leo Ditrich-
stein was the author of the drama and his
script never dozes-it has action to run
trolley cars with: its superfuous energy would
bring its proprietors fortune II they could,
harness 1t and use 1t for factory power.