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Evening star., 1949-09-09

What does fireman do when
he retires?
One District fireman, Steve
Pope, who is leaving the service
after more than 26 years, is going
to raise flowers, just as he always
has done.
II love flowers and bees" said
Pvt. Pope.
But this fireman, known as the
departments bee expert, says car
ing for bees is too strenuous and
he must take care of his heart.
"It was back in the summer of
1888 and 1884 that was called
out to round up bees,% he recalled.
mo. 81 Engine Company was
called out to remove a hive of
bees from a house, but they all
got stung and came out faster
than they went in. finally gath
cred up the bees and took them
out in the country-even got
cup of honey"
The veteran fireman, who was
born in Austria and came to this
country as a boy, is being retired
this month because of injuries he
suffered when a bus collided with
his fire engine answering a fire
alarm that turned out to be false
Pvt. Pope was in the hospital for
three months after that accident.
Pvt. Pope is to retire this month
at the age of Sc. He says he
always had to work for everything
he got. However, at one fire, he
was surprised when the hose he
was handling put out the fire by
itself.
1T was just lucky that the water
splashed in the right place." he
Evening star., 1949-09-09
Queui|le First Since War
To Serve Year as Premier
BY the Associated Press


PARIS, Sept. 9.-Premier Henri
Queuille finished up a year as
Premier of France today and
claimed the country was better off
now than at any time since 1888.
Mr.. Queuille is the first man
since the war to head the French
government for as long as a year.
He claimed the following i'm
provementS over the year:
i. Coal production, up from
1000, 900 to 100000 tons.
2. Agricultural investment up
$170,000,000 to 100000.
3. External debit in balance of
trade reduced $185 100000.
4. The French franc nearing
stability. increasing in value from
a low of .78 Swiss francs to 100
French to a high Of 1.20 Swiss
francs to 100 French francs.
Mr.. Queuille came into Office
September 10, 1948, when Robert
Schuman. now Foreign Minister,
was forsaken by the Socialists.
Evening star., 1949-09-09
Fire Departments Bee Expert
To Raise Flowers After Retninq

said. "All the boys came out and
there was just a little smoke
but it was out"
Now Pvt. Pope, who spent the
last few months of his service in
the hospital, can just take it easy
at his home. 1000 Upshur street
NE. and remember when he
chased bees as well as fires. His
wife, Margaret, will undoubtedly
be glad to have him home when
the sirens sound.
The Popes have four sons and
one daughter.
Evening star., 1949-09-09
Hyattsvi||e, Upper Marlboro
Courts Will Close Monday

Prince Georges County Offices
at the County Service Building,
Hyattsville, and Courthouse in Up
per Marlboro will be closed Mon
day in observance of Defenders
Day, legal holiday in Maryland.
Montgomery County offices and
courts, however, will be open.
Courts scheduled for that day in
both Hyattsville and Upper Marl-
boro will be closed, with cases
carrying over until Thursday in
Hyattsville and Friday in Upper
Marlboro. Banks also will be
closed. Schools, which open for
Evening star., 1949-09-09
Giant Bricks Produced

Giant-sized bricks, equivalent
to 16 of the regular size, but
lighter, are being mass-produced
in Austria and are heralded as
promising cheaper construction.
Evening star., 1949-09-09

l the first time. are not affected by
the holiday.
Defenders Day commentaries
the defense of Baltimore during
the War of 1912.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-22
WHO KNOWS?

II How is the nrmed strength 81
the ~. IS. divided?
What is the U. SIS biggest
bombefg
q How did Ecuador get is
manner?
Il How high is Mt. Everest?
81 What city had the first SUBJ
way in the. world
9. What South American city
has a, subway?
u What Near Eastern ruler
wears the Grown Of Darius?'
8. What outstanding actress re-
Gently celebrated her roth birth
day?
8. How old is former President
Herbert Hoover?
10; What A former British de-
Tendencies have achieved indie
pendence since 1945?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-22
PRESIDENT SPEAKS

Continued From Page One)
pleased to work through the
United Nations to put the world
on sound footing economically
and to assure peace, but that it
had been unable to attain those
ends because Of the opposition of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-22

the Soviet Union. nu&ia. -
pointed our. had obiected - tAN
establishment Of an iniernai'onai
police force to maintain ne FaNaes
Of the world. sJthe United siafas
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-22
THE ANSWERS

|. Army. $4,000; Navy, 448.-
800; Marine Corps. $4,000;
Air Force. 10000.
2. The B-36 with wingspan of
!, i, $50 feet and weighing 278,-
: pounds.
8. Ecuador is Spanish for the
: equator, which runs through
Northern Ecuador.
a. 29.4OO feet.
-. Lohdon - completed irf 1900.
s. sBuenoS Aires, since 1914.
q The Shah of Iran,
8. Ethel Barrymore.
g.. IS on August 18th.
10. India, Pakistan,. Burma and
Ceylon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-22
Apply To Wed

An application for marriage
license was filed Saturday in the
office OF County Judge Raymond
n. Lord by Earl +. Sands, 81, 81
Bertha May, 20. both of lilo Wat
son street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-22

The electric shock Of a torpedo
FISH can temporarily disable
man
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-22

brazll's area exceeds that of
the continental United States by
about $4,000 square miles.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-22

n Is estimated that the billion
blsWilslles IN the north Atlantic
destroy 10 billion other fishes
every day
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-22

The design Of the White House
b said 20 have been modelled on
that 81 the Duke of Leinster's pa
lace IA Dublin.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-22

Calico constructed his first te-
leScope in 1909
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-22

In order 90 distract their pursu-
ers. some species of lizard detach
their tails when in danger.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-22

Texas leads the nation in pro-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-22

the American glasshouses which
produce handmade glassware.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-22

Some 1900 women are on duty
with the Air Force.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-22

Spinach was grown in south
west Asia before Christian times
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-22
ar Wirephotc

ducing spinach for fresh-market
sale.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-18

"a. Franck plunged to the 40 for
p. c. first down.
Riddle gained three yards thru
right tackle, Rupert tackling
and a five-yard penalty was in
flicted on Bellevue for offsides.
Franck went through center to the
rs for the needed yardage for
another first down.
Dick Blaskis plunged through
center to the %, and then the
! Bellevue line began clicking. Bel
shaw was bottled up after taking
a lateral from Riddle, and lost
a yard. A Belshaw to Masing
aerial didn't connect. Another
pass play failed, and Bellevue
took over on their own 23.
Koch went off tackle to the 3S
for a first down. Hickman was
stopped by Masing and Fritz on
the So. Fritz caught Koch on
the 45. Nasonti gained to our
45 before Masing smeared him,
but it was another first down.
Hickman raced around end for
a three-yard gain, Masing and
Franck stopping him. DeBlase
gained to the 81, Masing tackling,
but there was a horn on the play.
Bellevue refused the offsides pen
atty against the Redskins. Over
stoppd DeBlase for no gain, and
a DeBlase aerial play failed to
connect.
Masing recovered Ruppert's
tumble on the SO, Blaskis gained
nine yards on two attempts and
Franck plunged for the first down.
Blaskis took lateral from Bel
shaw for another six yard gain.
The same play added three more
yards, and again Franck plunged
through center for the first down
on the 90.
A Belshaw to Masing aerial
clicked off 16 yards for another
first down on the "a. Bill Bel
shaw raced around right end to
the IL, and BIaskis gained to the
10 as the first quarter ended.
Carr added six yards through
right tackle, and Scotty Franck
went to the 2 but a five-yard pen
atty hurt. Bellevue proved tough
and finally took over on the 8,
The Redmen gained to the 40,
aided by another fve-yard penalty
against the Redskins.
Masing smeared DeBlase for a
SiX-yard loss and Cook caught
Nasonti for seven yard loss.
Ruppert'S punt to Riddle was
downed on our own as. Blaskis
was downed for no gain on the
first play.
Masing broke loose on the next
play and raced down to Bellevue's
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-18
REDSKINS PILE
UP 3O8 POINTS
DURING SEASON
Hold Opposition To 107 COun-
ters In Winning Seven Of
Nine Games

Port Clinton's scalping Redskins
have completed one of the most
brilliant scoring records in Port
Clinton grid history.
By scoring 308 points this sea-
son, the 1949 Redskin edition far
surpassed the scoring ability of
the 1948 team which totaled 166
points in its abbreviated seven
game season.
Defensively, last years squad
was far superior but it did not
play as tough a schedule as the
1949 squad. Sandusky and Bow
ling Green, which teams this year
scored al points against the Red
skins, were not met by the 1948
squad.
Oak Harbor's Rockets handed
Port Clinton a singing 26 to IS
defeat last month and had the
honor of scoring the biggest total
against the Redskins. Due to a
disciplinary measure, however,
four Port Clinton regulars were
not in action that night else the
final score might have been a diff
ferent story.
Port Clinton's 1948 Redskins
held the opposition to 81 points
in seven games while the 1949
Redskins We're touched for 107
points in nine games.
In four games this season,
Coach Norm Willbond rested his
regulars and permitted the re-
serves to gain plenty of expert
ence. If the first team had play
ed in every quarter, the point
total for the year would have been
considerably higher.
The 1949 Redskins lost to San
dusky % to 0 and to Oak Harbor,
26 to Is. Willbond's men defeat
ed Bowling Green, 25 to 10; Tiff
fin Columbian, 45 to T; Gibson
burg, 5S to O; Elmore, as to 6:
Genoa, "a to 20; Lakeside, II to
0, and Bellevue, 81 to 7.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-18

II before being forced out ot
bounds for a 38-yard gain. Bias
kis went through left tackle tt
the IL, and Nasonti caught Riddle
on the Z.
Scotty Franck plunged six yards
and it was first down, goal to go
on the /. Franck lost no time in
smashing over on the first at
tempt, but Belshaw's placement
was too low. Go.
Bill Fritz punt was in the
end zone and the ball was return
ed TO the 20. Franck and Molnar
caught Terry Rupert on the %
but Rupert went to the 32 for u
first down on the next play.
Minnie" Wood smeared Rup-
pert for a five-yard loss, and Don
Petersen recovered the Bellevue
tumble on the 81. This recovery
led to the Redskins second touch
down Immediately as Dick Blask-
is raced through right tackle,
eluded the secondary, and went 27
yards to score standing up. The
pass for extra point failed. 1910.
Belshaw intercepted a DeBlase
aerial on the 81 and returned to
Bellevue's 49, but the gain was
short-lived as Franck fumbled two
plays later and Bellevue recov-
cred as the half ended.
Hickman took Bill Fritz punt
on the 8 and returned to the %,
Masing and Blaskis tackling. On
three plays, Bellevue made it
first down ON the 80. Nasonti and
Koch gained to the AT, Don Peter
sen and Franck making the tack
les. Taylor caught Koch on the
46 for yard loss.
Bob Owen stopped Rupert
after he gained to our Al. On the
next play, Masing smeared Koch
for a seven-yard loss and the
threat was over.
Belshaw took Ruppert's punt
and was downed on the %.
Blaskis lost a yard on the first
attempt, but Belshaw to Blask-
is lateral regained the yard. Bel
shaw raced around left end to the
81 for Il first down.
After pass was incomplete,
Masing tore through to the 40.
Scotty Franck pulled in a Bel
shaw aerial and was downed on
their % for a 2S-yard gain.
Bill Belshaw then raced around
left end to Bellevue's l yard line
before being downed. On the first
play from scrimmage, Belshaw
crossed the goal standing up. His
placement kick failed.
Koch Is Injured
1t was on this play that Melvin
Koch, Bellevue senior, was injur-
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-18
REDSKINS END SEASON
BY BEATING BELLEVUE

Port Clinton's Redskin gridders
completed one of their best seas.
ons in many years Friday night
when they overwhelmed the Belle
vne Redmen, 81 to 7.
During the nine game schedule
the Willbond- Wenzel coached Red
skins scored 30S points while
holding the opposition to 107.
They won seven games, losing
only to the unusually strong Oak
Harbor Rockets and Sandusky
Blue Streaks. In 194S, the Red
skins scored 166 points and held
the opponents to 81, but played
only seven games due to the polio
epidemic.
Bellevue exhibited a stiff de-
fense during tn first quarter Fri
day night as the Redmen line
stopped the Redskins on their own
% when Port Clinton seemed
touchdown bound. The Redskins
superiority clicked in the second
period when they tailed two
touchdowns. They added a third
in the third stanza and scored 13
points in the last period when
Hickman took an aerial from Ma
sonti for Bellevue's lone score.
Bill Belshaw added IL more
points to his outstanding seasons
total and ended his high school
grid career in q blaze of glory.
Sharing the honors was Harold
"Nook" Masing, whose superla-
tive offensive and defensive play
set up scoring opportunities for
teammates, averted potential
Bellevue scores, and spanked the
team. In playing the best game
of his high school career, Mas
ing took individual honors for the
night.
Belshaw returned DeBlase's
opening kickoff from the IL to
the AZ where Sandy Nasonti drop
ped him. Scotty Franck plung-
ed through right tackle for a
yard. Belshaw passed to Masing.
who tossed a lateral ITO Bill Riddle,
which play gained to Bellevue'e
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-18
Eltnore Defeats
C1yde F1iers

Elmore Bulldogs had an easy
time Friday night when they held
the Clyde Fliers scoreless and
Tailed four touchGowns for a 26
to 0 victory.
Dick Roetke scored the first I'd
after taking pass from Lou
Neeb in the opening quarter,
Neeb plunged from the five for the
second score.
Bruce Gregory travelled 40
yards for the third touchdown and
Gregory took a pass from Roetke
for the final score. Detzel and
Beck made the extra points.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-18
Honor Rockets
At Grid Banquet

Rev. Louis Wolters, pastor Of
st. Paul's Methodist Church, To-
ledo, and an Oak Harbor native,
was to be guest speaker at the
annual Booster football banquet
in the Oak Harbor High School
cafeteria this Thursday evening,
November II.
Attorney Donald Wargowsky
was to serve as POSTMASTER and
members Of the undefeated Oak
Harbor Rocket football squad
were guests. Letters and special
awards will be presented to the
gridders.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-18

ed. DIR. H. o. Beeman, at tn,
game as a spectator, Responded
to announcer Paul Schmitt's cal
for a doctor. Koch was taken tc
Magruder Hospital for treatment
and x-rays. Later he was trans
ferred to his Bellevue home where
he is recuperating from a leg in
jury. Koch had suffered a frac-
ture of the same leg last year.
Bellevue had chalked up two
first downs and was on our Ia
as the third quarter ended with
Port Clinton leading, 18 to 0.
Blaskis stopped Nasonti on the
10 and Fritz smeared Rupert on
the 8, but Hickman took an aerial
from Nasonti in the end zone and
it was touchdown for the visi-
tors. Rupert plunged for the
extra point.
Carr took Ruppert's punt on
the 10 and raced back to the 40
before Siesel tossed him. Hart
zell caught BelShaw for a five
yard loss when Bill could not find
an open pass receiver. His lateral
to Carr made up four yards, and
his aerial to Masing was complete
for two more but Belshaw was
forced to punt.
Hickman downed Belshaw's
punt on the 40 but Bellevue was
up against a stone wall. Owen
and Masing tossed Nasonti for a
one-yard loss on the first play, and
two pass attempts failed.
Glen minnie" Wood and Bob
Owen performed brilliantly on the
next play. Owen blocked Rup-
pert's punt and Wood picked up
the pigskin and sped down the
field for six points. Again Bel
shaw's placement failed to split
the uprights.
After Bellevue made it first
down on our As after Hickman had
returned Fritz punt to their A,
Don Petersen caught Hire for a
Vineyard loss on their 46.
Bill Belshaw intercepted Drex-
els pass on the AZ and raced
across the goal for our final
touchdown. Carr plunged for the
extra point and the score was 81
to 7.
Bellevue was in possession of
of the ball as the final gun sound
ed, but was headed for trouble
as DreXel was tossed for Il four
yard loss as the game ended.
Port Clinton completed six of
ten pass attempts while Bellevue
connected on two Of eight at
tempts. The Redskins intercepted
two Bellevue aerials.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-18
MYSTERIOUS SHOT

Police are investigating a mys-
terry bullet hole in the window Of
the East Third Street home of
Bessie Mae Cook. Miss Cook told
police that she discovered the.
bullet hole Sunday morning, but
it was not there Friday when she
washed the windows.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-18
SIDEWALKS MISSING

Ronald Fall, Oak Harbor, re-
ported to police Friday night that
someone had stolen four sidewall
rims from his car while it was
parked at the rear of the Erie
Theatre.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-18

Substitutions: Port Clinton,
Ohm, Petersen, Cook, Carr, Wood,
Molnar, Johnson, Coon, Daniels,
Rosiar and Ontko. Bellevue: {:
Serene, Koch, Rufiing, Daley,
Springer, Adams, DreXel, Hire,
Beretich, Beamer.
First Downs: Port Clinton, 12;
Bellevue, 13.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-18

Not only does the 1850 Ford
offer you more hip and shoulder
room than any other car in its
field--it offers you the long
lived driving comfort of a new
foam rubber front seat cushion
over new non-sag seat springs.
You drive relaxed.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-18

New quality is easy to find in
this 50-way-new Ford. You find
il in the new push button door
handles, in the new rotary door
latch that needs only a feather
touch TO open and close
securely. You find it in new
sparkling upholstery coloTs.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-05-14
M0feCE

The recent arrangement the city made to have freight sent collect is for the publie's conven fence. It is optional. Advise your shipper which you prefer
 All freight bills must be paid before any freight leaves the dock, as the city must settle with the steamship company on completion of discharge.
 There is no additional cost to he public for collect service and although the city must absorb cost of clerical work involved it CAB not finance eonsignees'
Kodiak mirror., 1949-05-14

roeeixsd . sefsage of waite kari saias. The floral presentations wece made by John Gibbons.
 Capt. Lawrence Buey. officer in charge of the local ACS sta tiOn. sang Mother Maehree. Henry Brooks played tbe organ.
 Lee c. Bettinger gave the Mo- ther's Day address, A Tribute to Mother.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-05-14
Legal Notice

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR TIE TFRRITORYOF ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION KODIAK PRECINCT In The Matter Of The Estate Of ROBERT ROWLAND LUN- DAY, Deceased No, 329 Probate
 NOTlCEOf FINAL ACCOUNT and PETITION FORCLOSN6 and DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given thas William H. Lamme, Administra- tor ofthe Estate of Robert Row. land Lunday, Deceased, has filed with the Probate Court, Kodiak Precinct. Alaska, his Final Acc ount and Petition for Closing and Distribution in sad estate, and that on the 20 day of June, 1949. at the hour of 2:U0 o'clock P. M. in the Courtroom of said Court in Kodiak, Alaska, has been fixed as the tirae and place for hearing and settlement of said Final Account and Peh- tion for Closing and Distribution, for adjudication and decree as to who the heirs of said decedent are, and for distribution of said estate accordingly, at which tune and place any person interested therein may appear and file ob- jections thereto and contest the same.
 DATED this 20 day of April, I949
 William H. iamme.
 Administl ator of the es- tate of Robert Rowland Lunday First Publication: 4-23.49 Last Publication: 5 IA 49
Kodiak mirror., 1949-05-14
oeaskevs Leave

Mrs. Jan Beukers aad tsaaR children. Johnny, George. Heasa and Jcanna sailed Wednesday on the Denali for the states, to ioiu MT. Beukers who left es~ gently. They will make their home at Stanwood, Wash.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-05-14
NOTICE
United States

United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management District Land Office Anchorage, Alaska. February 9, 1949. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Notice is hereby given that
 Libby, McNeill & Libby. appi-
 cants, have made application fer a soldiers additional homestead, Anchorage serial OlO95S, for a tract of land embraced in U. 8. Survey No. 27ll, situate adjac- ent to U s. Survey No. ll06 on Graveyard Creek, East Side of Kvichak Bay, Alaska, la titude $50 52' 15" N. longitude 1870 or 20" w. at corner No. l,
 containing 29,98 acres, and it is now in the files of the District
 Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska.
 Any and all persons claiming
 adversely any of the above men,
 tioned land should file their ad-
 verse claims in the local land of-
 ice, Anchorage, Alaska, within
 the period of publication or thir- ty days thereafter, or they wild
 be barred by the provisions of the statutes.
 George A. Lingo, Manager. Date First Publication 3.26. .49
 Date Last, Publication 5.2l-4o
Kodiak mirror., 1949-05-14
&fkS FeiA Mothers

Over seyeaty five persons at. tended tAe Mether's Day pro. gram st the Hks club Sunday.
 Mrs. Louise Gregorof was the oldest mother present and was presented with corsage of red roses Mrs. O. R. Mckinley was ehe youngest mother present and
Kodiak mirror., 1949-05-14
CITY OF KODIAK

Edwin Miller, who has be: n with the CAA at Woody Island terminated his job there, and with Mrs. Miller and their two children left on the Denali for the states.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-05-14
fra,eht bill.

fra.eht bill. Heoeefor'b no freight w.li be 'eleased without the presenta. slon of feceipted freight bill.
 Copies of freight billie are av- altab!e at the steamship office seye al days prior to the arrival of the ship.
 CITY OF KODIAK