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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-08-25
. Allen Center
BY MRS. HAROLD KENT

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kindig,
of Long Beach, Calf, spent last
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Harold Kent, after visiting the
past six weeks in Canada, Wis
consin and Michigan. They left
Sunday for Fostoria to visit with
their daughter, Mrs. Helen Keiz-
er, before starting for home.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Polling
entertained their children Sunday
evening in honor of the birthday
anniversary of a son-in-law, Mr..
Salisbury, of Unionville Center.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Magsig
and son, Ronald; Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Bishop, daughter, Nan
cianna, and son, Joe, and Mr.
and Mrs. Glen Stillings attended
the wedding of Margaret Walker
and William Kent, Saturday
evening, at the Livingston Ave.
Methodist Church in Columbus.
Harold Kent returned home
Monday after spending the past
week in Mt. Carmel Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Stillings
entertained their Farm Bureau
Council No. 5 Monday evening.
The following members were
present: Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Schmidt, Mn and Mrs. William
Schmidt; Mr.. and Mrs. Harley
Huffman, Mr.. and Mrs. Auta
LeMaster, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-08-25
Sprinqdale Baptist Church


George c. Reed, pastor
Church School-10 a. m.
Dwight Lowry, superintendent.
Morning Worship-ll a. m.
B. Y. F.-7 p. m.
Evening worship-8 p. m.
Prayer meeting and Bible
study-8 p. m. Wednesday. The
True Blue Class will meet Friday
evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Drew Adams, Aug. 26.
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
ChuckcTY. Junction Rt. SO & l6l
Carl E. Zehner, pastor
Sunday
August %, no service, Sunday
School, or Bible Class.
Sunday
English service-9:30 a. m.
September 4. No Sunday School
and Bible class.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-08-25

Kent, Mrs. Harold Bishop, and
Mrs. John Dillon
The Allen Star Stockman All
Club held its regular meeting
Monday evening at the home of
William Neibert.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-08-25

DR.. and Mrs. Edwin Luh, OF
Canton, spent the weekend with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Worley Luh and son, Marion.
The Baptist Sunday School
picnic will be held next Thurs
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-08-25
Methodist York Charge

Charles f. Cramer, pastor
Grace Chapel
Preaching-9:45, Sunday School
Prayer meeting-8:30 Tuesday,
McKendree--
Sunday School-10 a. m.
Preaching-ll a. m.
Fellowship-7:45 p. m. prayer
meeting.
Byhalia--
Sunday School and class.
Prayer meetings p. m. Thurs
day.
Bethel
Sunday School and class.
Fellowship-7:45 p. m.
Prayer meeting-8 p. m. Wes-
nesday.
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First English Lutheran

lISt EH9ilSn LutneIdn
George w. Dittmar, pastor
Sunday School-10 a. m. L. P
Rupright, superintendent.
Churchill a. m.
Choir practice-s p. m. Friday
The Dana H. Johnson Missionary
Society will meet Thursday after
noon at 2 o'clock at the home o1
Mrs. Murrel Stephens, 325 w
Fifth st.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-08-25

Flying backward is a stunt
only one landbird can do-the
humming bird.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-08-25
Peoria Friends Church

Peoria Friends Church
Sunday School-9:30 a. m.
George Hamilton, superintendent.
"Exalting the Word of God" "
Evangelistic service-6:45 p. m.
Prayer meeting and Bible
Study-8 p. m. Wednesday.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-08-25

West Mansfield Friends Church
Evangeline Smith, pastor
Sunday School-9:30 a. m.
Worship service-l0:30 q. m.
Christian Endeavor-7:15 p. m.
Preaching services p. m.
Prayer Service-8 p. m. Wed
nesday.
SomerSVille Friends Church
Sunday School-l0 a. m.
Worship service dismissed in
absence of pastor.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-08-25

day at the American Legion
Park.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-08-25
North Lewisburq
Methodist Charge

Leroy r. wilkins, pastor
North Lewisburg-
Church School-9:30 a. m.
Divine WUrship-l0:30 a. m.
Special Music.
Mingo-
Divine Worship-9:30 a. m.
Church School-l0:30
Union
Church School-l0:30 a. m.
Mt. Moriah-
Church School-l0:30 a. m.
Darby United Brethren
Rev. Lloyd Beaver, pastor
Sunday School-l0 a. m.
Morning Service-ll a. m.
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Raymond
Methodist Church

Rev. Edwin Finlinson, pastor
Sunday School-l0 a. m. L. B.
Rhoads, superintendent.
Morning Worship-ll a. m.
"Fallow Ground.
Youth Rally-8 p. m.
Prayer service-8 p. m. Thurs
day night.
AT p. m. Sunday night in the
Raymond Methodist there will
be a great Youth Rally for all
youth of the church and sur
rounding community. There will
be a great song feast with Albert
Titus playing on the piano and
accordian. There will be a short
talk by well known youth
speaker and it promises to be a
great program. Everyone old or
young is invited, but it is es-
pecially for the youth.
Petersburg
Morning worship-10 a. m.
"Fallow Ground.
Sunday School-ll a. m. Ken
meth Blake, superintendent
Prayer services p. m. We'd
nesday.
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AUGUST rs. ls4s

Members of the Greek ortno-
dox Church do not celebrate
Christmas on December 70.
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At Our Churche.
Allen Center Baptist

Prayer meetings p. m. We'd
nesday. The annual picnic of the
Allen Center Baptist Sunday
School will be held Aug. 25 in the
Legion Park on the west side.
Basket dinner at 1890
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Trinity Lutheran
E J. GOedekinp paStor

E. j. Goedeking, pastor
Sunday School-9:30 a m.
Frank Rupprecht, superintendent,
Morning worship-l0:30 a. m
The sermon, Accept Your Share
of Hardships!'"
Sunday School teachers meet
ing-7!45, Monday p. m. Aug. %,
in the lounge.
Church Council meetings p.
m. in the lounge.
Women's Missionary Society
Afternoon group p. m.
Evening group-7:45 p. m. in the
Parish House.
Ohio District Brotherhood family
picnic, Sunday afternoon and eve
ming, Aug. % at the Lutheran
Memorial Bible Camp located 6
miles south of Mt. Gilead.
MarYsville Friends Church
Sunday School-9:45 a. m.
Lee Fowler, superintendent.
Morning Worship-l0:45 a. m.
Speaker, Edwin Augenstein.
Christian Endeavor-7 p. m.
Evangelistic services p. m.
Paul and Annie Milestone in
charge.
Prayer meeting and Bible study
-8 p. m. Thursday.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-08-25

Hottest spot on earth is at the
Persian Gulf.
, 1949-08-08
Summer School
Ends Sessions Toduy:
Instructors To Return

Today marks the last day of
the st. Croix Summer School
sessions. The teacher-students
will now enjoy a few weeks
vacation and then prepare to
resume in September.
On Friday last, students &
faculty enjoyed a picnic at
Cramer's Park; today exami-
nations will see the end of the
session.
Mrs. Maria de Castillo and
A. Thurston Child, instructors
in Art and English, respective
ly, will return to Puerto Rico.
, 1949-08-08
jones c.. Smith Of
Christidnsted Dies

James A. Smith, wellknown
carpenter and fisherman of
Christiansted, died at l o'clock
in the Christiansted Hospital
today. He was rs.
Funeral services will be
held tomorrow at 4:30.
Mr.. Smith lost his wife,
his constant companion for
AZ years, just two months ago;
he suffered a slight stroke on
Thursday, believed partly as
a result of his grief.
He is survived by Mrs. Hlida
and her relatives.
, 1949-08-08
H thousands KILLED
IN ECUADOR; FOUR
TOWNS DESTROYED

An estimated $500 persons
were killed in South Americas
worst earthquake; the in
Jured has not been estimated
but runs into thousands. Four
towns have been completely
destroyed, resulting in dam
age amounting to approximate
~ 20 million dollars.
The Ecuadorean cabinet has
taken immediate action on
plans to rebuild the heavily
damaged areas. The earth
quake is said to be the worst
in ten years.
Communications are being
slowly restored. Two thousand
troops are patrolling the area.
American Airforce planes
based in Panama have been
rushing medical and other sup
plies to the stricken country.
Eyewitnesses said that the
number of persons buried I'm
der debris may never be
known.
, 1949-08-08
Thirteen Die AS Result
OF Forest Fire In
Montdnu Timberlund

Six thousand acres of Mon
tana's cumberland is threaten
ed with complete destruction
as forest fire broke out and
got out of control resulting in
the death of IS Of the fifteen
fire-fighters. The blaze is re-
ported to be stretched over a
three mile front.
Yesterday alone 1900 acres
alone was burned out. The
flames were famed by a 20
mile wind from the northern
and eastern section.
, 1949-08-08
Miss Ruth Jackson
Pluns EurlY Return
To Mdinlund Home

Miss Ruth Jackson, Assist
ant Supervisor of Child We'll
fare here, plans to return to
the mainland shortly for good.
She will terminate her ser
vices the end of this month.
Miss Jackson's return to her
home in Chicago, is made ne
cessary because Of the poor
health of her mother.
, 1949-08-08
Mrs. VIM. ThuYer To
Be Guest Speaker Al
Womens League

Mrs. William Thayer, St.
Croix's newest citizen, will be
the guest speaker at the st.
Croix Women's League tomor-
row night at 8.
Mrs. Thayer who formerly
owned a florist shop on the
mainland, will speak on flow
ers and exlain the uses to
which the local species can be
put, as she did at a recent SEES
sion of the st. Croix Summer
School, at which time she also
gave demonstrations which
impressed everyone who wit
messed it.
, 1949-08-08
Privute Plune Crushes
Into Big Passenger
d. 8: Pilot Killed

A private cabin plane crash
ed into a big DC 3 passenger
plane of the Capitol Airlines
with 20 passengers aboard, on
the mainland, tore off parts of
the wing and damaged the
tail of the big plane, which
continued on to another air
port and landed.
The smaller ship crashed,
killing the pilot. The cabin
plane had just taken off.
, 1949-08-08
FEDERAL LABOR
UNION URGES v. l.
RESIDENT COMM.

Cablegrams were sent to
President Harry Truman and
members of the House and Sc
nate of the United States by
the officers of Federal Labor
Union 23853, affiliated with
the American Federation of
Labor, asking for the right of
the Virgin Islands to have
their own Resident Commits
sioner at Washington.
The Union, whose member
ship is p~redominantly made up
of persons born in Puerto Ri
co but are now permanent re-
sidents of St. Croix, is against
one commissioner for Puerto
Rico and the Virgin Islands as
proposed by Senator Butler. +,
Jobo Santiago is president of
Federal Union and Manuel vi
era is honorary president.
, 1949-08-08
New York Times TO
Print Special Corib
Issue In October

AT a recent session of the
Caribbean Interim Tourism
Committees meeting at Trini-
dad. Glenn w. Young, of the
New York Times, told the de-
legates that his newspaper was
preparing a special edition for
appearance October %, boost
ing the Caribbean area as a
holiday resort.
Mr.. Young explained that
October was the month when
people in the United States
are planning their holidays.
This promotional Seffort was
to be a special travel section
for which the editorial staff
were already preparing fea-
lures. He welcomed, he said,
any ideas or suggestions which
Committee members wished to
to make. Copies of the section
would be distributed to all
travel agencies in the United
States.
Mr.. Young had with him
yesterday a copy Of a travel
booklet recently produced by
the New York Tines, it was
called How To Get The Amer
Continued on Page a
, 1949-08-08
Women's League
Meeting Postponed
Until Tomorrow NIGHT

The regular meeting of the
St. Croix Women's League has
been postponed until tomor-
row night, August 9, it was
announced by the president
Mrs. Hilda England.
Postponement was decided
upon because of the Piano Re
cital to be given tonight at
the Christiansted Theatre
, 1949-08-08
SONAL MENTION

After an absence of thirty
years another native of st.
Croix has returned to visit his
home. He is Peter Thomas.
Mr.. Thomas brought along
the youngest Of his two sons.
Both will spend two weeks
visiting relatives and friends.
They are guests at Rose
dale House., in Christiansted.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
National Symphony Fund Drive Opens January 10

Watergate series on the Potomac,
Mr.. Spencer said.
Mr.. Spencer Joined the SYM
phony board last year. He is a
partner in the law firm Of Spencer
and Louisell. He also is board
member of Children's Hospital.
Garfield Hospital and the Potomac
School.
Mrs. Klagsbrunn. the SYM
phony's second vice president, also
served as campaign vice chairman
last winter. She is the first woman
to hold a vice-presidency in the
symphony organization. Wife of
an attorney. she Is physician and
is on the research staff Of the
Carnegie Institution in Baltimore.
Mrs. Raynor is participating in
her eighth consecutive symphony
drive. She headed the suburban
committee last year. She is as
istant treasurer of the Friday
Morning Music Club and musical
director of the washington Girl
Scouts. Her husband Is general
merchandise manager Of Wood
ward & Lothrop.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Auto Injuries Guest
OF Francis BiddIe

A guest at the home of former
Attorney General Francis Biddle
was struck by an automobile last
night while crossing the street
and admitted to Emergency Hos
pital with a possible broken leg
The injured man was Francis
Freeman, Al. of Huntington VAL
ley, Pa. former professor Of So
cial psychology at, the University
of Pennsylvania who recently has
been studying at oxford Univer-
sity in England.
Police said he was struck al
Thirty-f1rst and @ streets NV
by a car operated by Virginia d
Wiley. "a. of 3817 Legation street
NV. In addition to the leg in
jury, he suffered forehead cuts
and numerous bruises, police re-
ported. A corporation counsel's
hearing was scheduled for De-
cember 80.
In another accident last night
John Stokes, jr., %. colored. ad-
dress not known, suffered critical
head injuries when he was struck
by a car as he was walking in the
1900 block of Hunt place NE. Po-
lice said the motorist was Thad-
den McRae, "a, colored, of 829
Lowrie place NE. The injured
man was admitted to Casualty
Hospital.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Gen. Young Attempts
To Speed Condemning
OF |nsanitary Homes

Engineer Commissioner Gordon
R. Young is working on set OF
recommendations designed tc
speed the work of the Districts
Board for the Condemnation OF
Insanitary Buildings.
During the last seven years. the
board has dealt with a total OF
$50 buildings. Gen. Young con-
$ders this rate-about 83 build
ings a year-a very slow" one
The boards function is to keep
down grossly insanitary conditions
due to structural defects in homes
1t has the power to force owners
to make minimum required re-
pairs or vacate the dwellings.
Enforces Minimum Standards.
But it is hampered by a lack OF
personnel and most of its work is
done by employees borrowed on a
part time basis from the Health
Department and the Department
of Inspections.
Until more personnel is avail
able and certain changes in pro-
cedure can be affected, Gen
Young said. the board cannot
work fast enough to make an ap-
preciable dent in the number of
insanitary dwellings.
His recommendations. when
completed. will be presented to
the Board of commissioners.
Gen. Young explained the con-
board has no sweeping
slum clearance objective. but con-
fines itself to enforcing minimum
standards in individual dwellings
where necessary.
Half of Buildings Repaired.
In about half the cases handled
by the board. required repairs have
been made, and the rest have been
vacated.
The Engineer Commissioner said
one thing which must be consid-
cred in the move to speed up the
boards work is the question OF
where occupants Of such buildings
can 60 when forced out of their
homes.
He did not disclose whether his
recommendations will contemplate
any kind of housing plan for such
persons.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Uganda Bishop 10 0fficiate
Al District Church Mass

The Most Rev. Joseph Kiwa-
nuka. bishop of Uganda, Central
Africa. one of the two Negro
bishops in the Roman Catholic
hierarchy. will celebrate a pom
tifical high mass as st. Augustine's 8
Church. IT'S Fifteenth street NV.
at 1918 am. today.
The bishop is one Of the White
Father missionaries. French or
der which began missionary work
among the Moslems of Algeria in
1868 and penetrated into the in
terror of Africa. He is in this
country to raise funds for a semi
nary to educate natives of Uganda
for the priesthood. He will spend
the winter in this country collect
ing funds.
Bishop Kiwanuka was conse-
Grated into the apostolic success
sion 10 years ago in Rome. The
other Negro bishop Is in NADIA
gascar.
Bishop Kiwanuka gave a press
conference yesterday in the Saint
Augustine rectory. His diocese, he
said. has population of 385 900
with 1900 Catholics.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Card-Game Shooting
Kills Man n,|njures Wife

A coroner's jury will hear evi-
dence tomorrow in a card game
shooting fray which killed one
man and critically injured a
woman early yesterday.
A colored man, Hazel Cunning
ham, Is, of the. 1000 block of New
Jersey avenue NV. has been
formally charged with murder.
The dead man is Melvin Nor
row, %. also colored, of 1916 U
street NV. in whose second-floor
apartment the shooting occurred.
The woman. listed as the dead
mans wife, Mrs. Catherine Nor
row, "a, is in critical condition in
Freedmen's Hospital.
micide squad detectives
quoted Cunningham as saying he
lost a dollar in a three handed
game of pitty-pat, game similar
to poker and that when he wanted
to leave the game, he was
slapped.
He went to his home. got a
12-shot foreign-make pistol. re-
turned to the Morrow apartment
and started shooting, the detec-
tives said.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
BIZ Reaches Boiling Base
After Fast Trip From Coast

One of the fastest B-26 trans
continental nonstop flights was
made yesterday when Brig. Gen
Luther w. Sweetser, West Coast
reserve officer. brought the Doug
las Invader down at Boiling Air
Base.
Gen. Sweetser landed at las
am. yesterday after a fight OF
seven hours and As minutes from
Long Beach. Calf. He averaged
more than 300 miles an hour. fly
ing by way of Albuquerque, N. M.
Oklahoma City, Okla, Louisville
KY. and Elkins. w. Va. Gen
Sweetser belongs to the 452d
Bombardment Wing of the Air
Force Reserves In Long Beach.
Air Force officials said records
to determine if the flight set a
new mark for B-26 planes were
not available yesterday. 1t is not
a record for propellor-driven air.
craft.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
$4,000 More Donors
Sought by Chest 10
Get Last S555,000

The Community Chest plans to
start looking tomorrow for an
other $4,000 contributors.
Still s555.oo0 short of their goal.
Red Feather leaders say they must
find the $4,000 additional donors
or they won't be able to meet the
money needs of 100 welfare agen-
cies and Is hospitals next year.
This week they hope to scrape
up at least another $150.000 from
two sources persons solicitors
have looked for but missed, and
business firms which are late turn
ing in their pledges.
Government solicitors, under the
leadership Of Secretary of Labor
Tobin, are planning another can
vass Of Offices where gifts have
Jagged. Some businesses and resi-
dental areas also will be covered
again leaders said.
Drive Chairman Frank j. IuchS
estimates that as many as Is per
cent of the prospects in some
business and residential neighbor-
hoods have moved since solicitors
assignment cards were made out.
| Mr.. Luchs last night urged VOL
unteers to follow through on all
assignments possible by next Fri
day. when he has scheduled an
other extra" report meeting. The
report will be at 1920 pm. at the
Hotel Washington.
| Present standing Of the area
wide drive is 326.059 pledges to-
falling $3.436,473. or Sc per cent
of the $3,99l.719 goal.
Evening star., 1949-12-11

terminal women's room and asked
another woman to hold the baby
while she made a phone call,
police were told. After half an
hour. the mother had not re-
turned and police were called.
Weighing 20 pounds. the child
was found to be well-nourished
cheerful and very WE'LL" accord
ing to hospital doctors. Yester-
day she was fed a formula and
she went soundly to sleep last
night. attendants reported.
= Gallinger hopes y won't have
to keep her for more than week
II the real mother can't be To-
Gated, the hospital will have the
baby transferred to a home fol
eventual placement with foster
parents.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Youngsters Mob Santa Helm,
Leave st. Nick Holding Sock

trimmed and pony-draWn cart
through the wide-eyed. laughing
throngs.
Clowns Paint Way.
For the children. all they had
to do was think of a Christmas
item an dit was there. Two yell
low clowns pointed the way to
Santa Clause headquarters. Ponies
and donkeys came in both me-
chanical miniatures and life sizes
There were real elephants, zebras
seals and reindeer.
Ten-foot candy" canes and
brightly painted nursery rhymes
helped the clowns point the crowd
toward the Yuletide carnival.
Children romped gaily through
it all, one Of them with durable
request. Pushing a letter deco
rated with red and green drawings
toward Santa Claus. Tom Auld-
ridge. 6. of Kensington. Md. had
written:
please bring me a wagon and
make 1t steel this year. so it won't
burn up like last years.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Threat Of Shutdown
OF Sideways Lifted;
WAGE Talks Go On

Threat of a shutdown of $50
Safeway Stores tomorrow was re-
moved last night with an an
nouncement by the company that
operations will continue despite
a wage and hours dispute with
AFL butchers.
Concil iation Commissioner
James A. Holden released this
statement with the approval of
Frank j. Sheehan, labor relations
director for the stores and the
apparent concurrence of union
representatives:
"In the light of negotiations now
in progress with the representa-
tives of Local SIS which the COM
pany hopes will result in a mutu-
ally satisfactory agreement with
no cessation of work the COM
pany can now assure the public
continuing operation Of its
stores"
Earlier last week. Mr.. Sheehan
announced that the company
would have no alternative but to
close stores tomorrow unles the
union guaranteed work would not
be stopped during negotiations.
Safeway officials said such pre-
cautions we're necessary in view
of the large stocks of perishable
meats which would be in the stores
for the holiday trade.
Mr.. Holden's announcement
came after negotiators had met
| for six hours yesterday. He said
negotiations would continue to-
morrow. Approximately 900 Safe
way butchers turned down g.
cent hourly increase offered last
| Tuesday.
Evening star., 1949-12-11

A month-long fund campaign
for the National Symphony Or
chestra will open January 10, II
was announced last night.
Samuel Spencer, washington
attorney and a member Of the
symphony board. has been named
general chairman. Vice chairmen
will be Mrs. Hans A. Klagsbrunr
and Mrs. Clinton s. Raynor.
The goal Of the drive will be an
nounced later this week. onicials
said. Last winter the orchestrs
raised $190. 900 to cover expenses
during the current season. "Mu-
sic for Everyone" will be the cam
paign's slogan.
I'VE feel that the continued ex-
istence Of the National Symphony
means exactly that-the finest
music throughout the year q,
prices all can afford Mr.. Spencer
said.
"But no symphony is self-sup-
porting, and the National Sym
phony is neither endowed mol
Government supported. nor can II
operate In the red" the CHI airmar