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The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-13
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1919
ITO pity distress human, to relieve is GOdIze"
ECUADOR SUFFERS

An earthquake in Ecuador takes the staggering toll
of between five and thousand lives and leaves es
mated $4,000 people homeless.
Reports come that untold number of injured per-
sons five days after still buried alive under rubble
In instances cries heard but helpers could not
dig to where the cries came from.
One village of 100 inhabitants just disappeared.
To quote stag writer of the newspaper Ell CONNER
clio:
81 went to Peileo yesterday with three friends and
spohecked three wrecked houses Out of the three
removed eight persons still alive One of Them boy
of died the return trip to Ambato Gangrene had set
in his legs"
GAS we made way down the main street of the
town climbing the rubble and decomposed bodies
could hear muffled weak cries for help. We turned to
help but could not dig to where the cries from
eve found only 20 soldiers who were standing guard
But the soldiers do nothing about it. They have tried
to help but they cannot exrcate the victims with their
bare hands They prefer to stand in the outskirts of the
town where they can't hear the cries."
That's very pathetic story. AS usual the Red Cross
is the job
Mayor Robert Floyd on Thursday arranged confer
ence with the mayors of Miami Beach and Coral Gables
decided issue joint appeal for help to the Ecua-
dorians Mayor Floyd will visit the stricken area.
This is of those that will touch the hearts of
every American and certain Miami will contribute
its full share to help these unfortunate people
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-13

put his money into goods that wouldn't move The result
of this to give him big volume and fast
that made possible lower prices That policy still guides
the chain systems and guides thousands of successful
independent merchandisers as we'll
Back of it all, of course lies competition. 1t is
goad that guarantees good service and fair prices If one
store hasn't got what people want they'll go down the
street to the next town and buy it. If one store
tries to charge prices which out of line trade soon be-
comes conspicuous by its absence If store is unattrac
tive and rundown, and the displays have a motheaen
look, For Rent" sign will occupy the window.
Good merchants know that the era of shortages
when almost anything could be sold it were shod
dy, is over. They're acting accordingly
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-13
NASSAU'S HOSPITALITY
SUPREME

Probably no where else on earth
does the hospitality Of the people
equal that afforded the visitors by
the people Of Nassau. Actually they
bend over backward TO see 10 it that
everyone has a swell and most en-
joyable stay on the island. And l
think 1 voice the sentiment Of ali
who were there, when say that
everyone enjoyed every minute
spent on the island, and is anxious
TO return soon.
Among some of the many gestures
received by various groups Of visI-
tors, were: A very lavish dinner at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Fisher, on DeVOe Street in Grant 5
Town. The Fishers proved to be very
efficient and entertaining hosts. A
visit. to the Bahamian. Industries,
Ltd, as guests of Mr.. Fisher pre-
ceeded the fine dinner at his home.
Other gestures were offered by Mr..
and Mrs. Percy AIbury, at their
most paIatial home i'm Sears Add
ton. MIR. Albury went out of his way
to make it pleasant for the visitors,
offering the use of his car and time
to see to it that everyone was well
taken care of. Two dinners at the
home of the AIburys, plus many
others gestures are only few of the
cOurtesieS extended US by this very
fine family.
Adding to the list of gestures vas
dinner at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bullard, also in Sears Ad-
dition. Here again we were feted
with a very sumptuous full course
dinner.
Besides these mentioned, there
were SO many others that it is not
possible to mention each one of
them individually. But 1 want 10
take this method of thanking the
Alburys, the Fishers, the Billiards,
the Cambridges, the Reeves, and all
others who in any way contributed
toward making our stay in Nassau
the success that it was. We enjoyed
every minute of it we thank all
of you dearly, and you can bet that
we will return soon.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-13
THE SPECTATOR
By ELLIOTT j. PIEZE
AND WHAT A TIME 1T WAS

NASSAU. y. P. Bahamas - As l
told you last week, ! visited Nassau.
Bahamas. along with about eighty
others. from various parts Of Florida
TO witness the 23rd Annual Tourna-
ment Of the Florida Tennis Associa-
ton, as well as an untold number
Of other entertainments, gestures
and courtesies on the part Of the
people Of the Bahamas capital And
what a trip il was.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-13
9 Indicted In Crooked
3-Nunbers Racket

NEW YORK - William Dennison
Duble. former official of the Cincin-
natl Clearing House Association,
was indicted Wednesday with eight
others for operating a crooked $50.
100000 policy game.
The indictments listed Is counts
Of conspiracy and conspiracy to
continue a lottery.
Duble. although he is charged in
the indictment with receiving only
81 900 for his services in manipulate
clearing house figures between July
1 and July Is. actually received APP
proximately $4,000 within the last
four or five years, according to Dis
trict Attorney Frank S. Hogan.
The policy ring rugged winning
numbers through Duble that would
pay off the smallest possible num-
Der Of suckers.
Hogan said the ring rigged daily
numbers from Monday through Fri
day. He said the ring also made n
killing on Saturday when Duble fix
ed three numbers.
On the weekdays, only the second
number in the clearing house figures
was changed by Duble because the
payoff then was based only on the
second digit of his report. New York
market figures provided the other
two figures.
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Grand Dragon
Orders Khan
Unmasked
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Continued from page y
charged to the groups. In most of
the cases. the Khan got the blame,
directly or indirectly.
The grand dragon sent an i'm
perial edict" to all Georgia Klans-
men.
He said his members are to cea1e
forthwith wearing mask or visor
on any street, road or highway in
the United States.
Violation of the order, he said,
shall be punishable by Punishment
from the Klan.'
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CONTINUED from page u

Armed Services Committee, told US
that he and the Committee had
placed certain specific limitations
on the Secretary Of Defense's au-
thority. direction and control. Vim
son said, Now, this limitation on
the Secretary specifically prevents
him from taking any combatant
function assigned TO the Army, Navy
or Air Force and abolishing it, trans
ferring it, consolidating it, or reas-
signing it. So he cannot abolish the
Marine Corps. He cannot transfer
marine aviation to the Air Force.
He cannot put naval aviation into
the Air Force. He cannot put the
marines in the Army"
After the members of Congress,
ex-Army CTS and officers, ex-Navy
men and Marines had carefully
studied the provisions pointed out
by Chairman Vinson and were fur
Their treasured by Wilson's speech
the Unification Bill was passed and
sent to the President for his sigma
ture. So, while the bill is designed
to bring about economy and eff
cheney in many ways, and certainly
there is plenty Of room for that, and
we all want that, it nevertheless will
not endanger the size of effective
ness of the Marine Corps, the Navy
or the Air Force.
Last week the House passed H. r.
559S, which is a bill of great con-
Germ to all disabled veterans and
their families. 1t is designed to elm
mate some unfair determinations
which now exist in our pension laws.
The way the law had een-veterans
Of World War 1 who contracted pri-
or to January /, 1925, neurospsychi-
atric disease, spinal meningitis,
tuberculosis and other similar dis
eases were presumed to have service
connected disabilities. But and
here was the unfairness - even
though the disease was 100 percent
disabling, the law permitted only
rs percent benefit payments. The
bill which we passed the other day
would permit these veterans To get
the entire 100 per cent pensions, if
totally disabled, to which they are
entitled.
The bill would also fix definite
payments for tuberculosis patients
of either war. Under the old law, the
Veterans Administration gave bene-
fits based on the extent Of the dis
ability it determined in each indIvi-
dual case. The new bill would re-
move the variable determination and
establish fixed rates in accordance
with sound medical principles.
The bill also provides for increas-
ing total disability payments from
$13S to $3.50 a month with proport-
tomato increases for the nine degrees
of partial disability. Also, there IS
an increase in the wartime rate Of
death compensation for a widow
with one child from 800 to sos per
month, plus % per month for each
additional child, instead of the SIS
presently authorized.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-13
FOUR PRINCIPLES

An experienced merchandise manager recently said
"There four simple principles of running store )
Find out what people want (2 Have it (3) Find out
what people don't want (4) Don't have any of it.
Those four principles have taken added i'm
portance, that the buyers market is back in most
lines and shopping around for the best
deal for the And those principles largely
sponsble for the development of American retailing to
the high state of perfection and service has reached
For example, the chains worked them from the very
beginning Most of the chains started store by
man who made close study of consumer likes and dis
likes He stocked what people wanted and he didn't
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-13

derley, MBE, the congenial wife OF
Barrister Adderley, TO the winners
in the various divisions. Appropri-
ate speeches were made during the
presentations. a list Of the various
winners is published elsewhere in
this issue.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-13
MANY ACTIVITIES PRESENTED

In addition 10 the actual play Of
tennis. which incidentally represent
ed some Of the finest calibre I've
ever witnessed, and which is told
very vividly in another article by
Times Sports Writer Herman Wal
ton, there were a long list Of associ-
ated activities all Of which kept the
visitors well entertained both day
and night.
Festivities began on Sunday night
July 81, when the opening program
was rendered at the unique Adastra
Gardens, one of the finest in Mas
sau, and as / said last week. one
which surpasses anything that I've
seen i'm Miami. The visitors were
welcomed by the Hon. Bertram
Cambridge, MIA, and president of
the Florida Tennis Association, who
also served as master of ceremonies.
Music for this occasion were fur
nished by the Peoples Volunteer
Musical Association, under the d.
rectiOn of Mr.. Charles Fisher, who
will be remembered by Miamians as
the director of the first musical
group to come here from Nassau to
compete i'm the once famous Inter
national Musical Association Con-
test. Special mention must be made
of the fine solos rendered by Mrs.
GwendOlyn White, a member of the
musical group, who in my opinion
will hold her own i'm any land Words
Of welcome were also expressed by
a number Of other NaSSauvians and
timely responses by various visitors.
On Monday evening the Official
Welcome Program was presented at
the beautiful Coconut Palm Club. on
Wulff Road. The Hon. A. F. Adder
ley, MEG and MIC and the Hon.
G. W. K. Roberts, MEG and MIA
were the principal speakers. The af-
fair was one of the largest attended
events on the calendar Of activities.
Tuesday night found the crowd at
the spacious Zanzibar Club, at the
mid-week sport dance. Another large
crowd of visitors and home folks
turned out TO enjoy the music of
frankie Allen and his orchestra.
Wednesday night brought the Silver
Slipper in the fore front, with an
all-star floor show and dance.
A supper dance at the Coconut
Palm Club on Thursday afforded the
visitors another bit Of entertainment
the like Of which they had not wit
messed there before.
The climaxing affair of the entire
week, was the farewell formal BAL,
at the Zanzibar Club on Friday
night. The ladies, both home folk
and visitors, were all attired in
beautiful evening gowns, and the
men wore tropical formal suits. TIE
crowd was large and jolly, and
everyone seemed to have had a
most pleasant evening.
In addition TO these principal &C,
tivities there were any number Of
smaller affairs too numerous to
mention individually, but from all
indications. they were all well plann-
ed and well received by the most APP
preciative visitors.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-13
ACTING GOVERNOR ATTENDS
FINALS

His Excellency, the Hon. F. A.
Evans, Colonial Secretary, and act
ing Governor of the Bahamas. was
present at the playing of the finals
in the tennis tournament. Trophies
were presented by Mrs. A. F.. Adj
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-13
Funeral

Funeral services for Mr.. Omery
Matthews win be held on Monday.
August Is at 8 pm. at Mt Zion Bap-
fist Church.
Evening star., 1949-11-30
Miss Terrell, USPHS Aide,
Honored on Retirement

More than 100 persons were to
gather in the Dodge Hotel today
for luncheon honoring Miss
Mary o. Terrell, as she retired
from the United States Public
Health Service after more than
81 years of Government service.
Mss Terrell cane to Washing
ton from Elkton. Md, during
World War I to work for the War
Department, but she transferred
to the Public Health Service a
year and a half later. For 28
years she worked under the di-
rection of Chief Clerk Daniel
Masterson and had charge of re-
QUESTION work for USPHS publi-
cations.
Miss Terrell, who lives at 6700
Ofutt lane, Chevy Chase, Md,
plans to remain here and devote
her attention to writing and So
cial service. She is member of
the Chevy Chase Methodist
Church and is also active in the
Central Union Mission.
Evening star., 1949-11-30
Iron Mountain, Mich.,
Wins Paint-Up Award

The cleanest town in the coun-
try is Iron Mountain, Mich. half
of the twin city of Iron Mountain
Kingsford. Mich, according to
the National Clean Up-Paint Up
Fix Up Bureau here.
Iron Mountain was the winner
of the National Cleanest Town
Contest, held in conjunction with
the Nationwide Clean Up-Paint
Up-Fix Up campaign. A three
foot gold trophy, awarded by
Allen v. Clark of st. Louis. orig
inator Of the program. will be
given to the towns officials.
The judges were Interior Secre-
tary Krug, Ralph B. Hetzel. jr.,
assistant to Secretary Of Com
merce Sawyer, and F. Stuart
Fitzpatrick, manager of Construc-
ton and Civic Development of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce. Iron Mountain-K -Kingsford
also won first place among cities
of it's class. between 5000 and 25.-
900.
Memphis, Tenn, the national
winner last year, was first in its
population class this year.
More than 2,400 cities and
towns conducted Clean Up Paint
Up-Fix Up programs during 1949.
Washington was not entered In
the national contest. ....
First and second place winners
in population classifications were:
Over 100000, Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh; 100000 to 100000,
Memphis and Louisville. KY; 25,-
900 to 100000, Hammond, Ind.
Evening star., 1949-11-30

and Hamtramck. Mich: 5000 t
5000. Iron Mountain-K Kingsford
Mich, and Marietta, Ohio, anu
less than 5000, Richlands, Va,
and Spring Valley. Wis.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
Rural Health Is
Program, Topic

A unified rural health and safe
ty program for Ottawa County
was the main point Of discussion
at meeting of rural leaders on
January 25 in the Extension Of
flee.
Rural health has been receiving
top attention recently and various
organizations are being urged to
cooperate on unified program.
1t was recommended by the farm
leaders of the agricultural council
that such a unified program be
started.
Other programs discussed were
the possibility of an organized
home Identification program and
a public nesting to get informa-
ton on Soil Conservation Dis
trict.
The agricultural council is
composed of leaders from farm
organizations and representatives
from each township. o. C. Croy
and Eunice Kochheiser, Extension
Supervisors, were present to tel
what other policy making agri,
cultural councils have done. Meet.
ing was in charge of Fred r
Grimm, county agent.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04

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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
New Court Martial
Classes Underway

LACARNE - Classes in the
Army's revised courts martial pro-
ceedings are being conducted this
month and next at Erie Ordnance
Depot,
Chief purpose of the classes is
to familiarize officers and enlist
ed men of the post with the chang
es in courts martial proceedings
as outlined in the new l949 man
ual. Under the new regulations,
enlisted men, for the first time in
history of the Army, may sit on
courts martial boards at the re-
quest of the person being tried.
Instructors are 1t. Col. NJ. M.
Duncan and Maj. William A. Nc
Queney. Each class consists of
ID one hour periods, and two
classes are being conducted at the
present time. Approximately 3s
members of the post military are
enrolled. They include all com.
missioned officers, warrant officers
and the first four grades of the en-,
listed men.
AS soon as these classes ar,
completed, similar instruction vii
be given the remaining soldier.
stationed here.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
Sgt. Wheel Joins
Staff At Erie

LACARNE - Orders assigning
two new officers and one enlisted
man to Erie Ordnance Depot We're
received this week at post head
quarters. They are 1t. Col. Fos-
ter w. Aungst and Capt. Elwood
L. Fogleman and Sgt. Michael
Vincek.
Col. Aungst, Ordnance Office,
with the Second Army Headquar-
ters at Fort George E. Meade
Maryland, is expected to join the
Erie Ordnance Depot staff of of.
ficers February Is.
A 45-day delay in route has beer
granted Capt. Fogleman, transfer
ring here from Fort Mason, Calf
He is expected to arrive the middl,
of March.
Sgt. Vincek, recently diScharg
ed from service at Fort Bragg
North Carolina, reenlisted at Fri,
Ordnance Depot, and has been as
signed duty at the post dispen
sary. Both Sgt. and Mrs. Wheel
are Ohioans, and Mrs. Vincek'
parents are Ottawa County resi-
dents.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04

Ernst joined the party. Bill, who
is superintendent at Matthews
Boat company, was surprised to
find the Cruisers in Lima. When
the Matthews girls bowled in the
Inter City tournament Sunday, all
three Ernsts were present to cheer
the girls to first place.
-JOT-
A DAM KURTZ, one of the
city's veteran business men,
reports that over 1000 dress pat
terms were sold in his store dur
ing the past year. Could it be
that the gals are becoming more
domestic and are learning how to
sew? Sarie Shoppe Salesgirl
Sue Stahl's new short haircut
makes US wonder if the people who
set the women's styles are slight
1y screwy-they make the girls
wear long dresses and then have
them cut their hair shorter. Does
that make sense?
-JOT
WONDER why Wayne Petersen
w expects to read something
about himself in this column ?
Could it pertain to Nita McGill
the empress of McGill's Eatator-
ium, and the recipe Wayne gives
for making coffee?
-JOT -
MRS. OLIVE KENNEDY writes
from Berea that she haC
called upon Robert Overholt, the
veteran who was rushed to Grille
hospital in Parma after swallow,
ing a quantity of sleeping pill:
in the local Jail. Overholt was
being held after being arrested
on reckless driving charges
which have been dropped. A vol,
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
J0TTINGS ....
OFF the CUFF
By RAY SPERBER

WHEN Carl Petersen opened
W the door at his Madison street
barber shop Saturday morning, it
marked the 10,957th time he turn
ed the key. Carl had the right to
be a little more proud than usual
while he barbered Saturday-it
marked his Both anniversary in the
business. He was a mere p when
he started the barber shop in the
same location, which reminds us
that today, February a, is also
Carl's birthday,
-JOT-
WHILE the Matthews Cruisers
girls bowling team members
were dining in the Argonne hotel,
Lima, Saturday evening, two young
men walked into the dining room
and started to stare at the bowl
erettes. One of the girls, Florence
Ylngling, was wearing her bowl
ing dress which is lettered with
the team name. Finally one of the
men walked to their table and
asked, "Are you girls from Port
Clinton ?" EIe was Robert Ernst,
Madison street, who was showing
his famed gun collection at the
Ohio Gun Collectors Assn conven-
tion in the Argonne hotel. A short
while later Mr.. and Mrs. William
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
Club Men Discuss
y. p. Influx Here

A panel discussion concerning
the displaced Persons" influx to
the United States, led by President
John Braun, was featured at the
Rotary Club meeting Tuesday
noon.
Participating in the discussion
were David Mackey, Richard
Garmhausen, William Goebel, DR.,
A. l.. Miessner, Franklin Heiser-
man and Ray Sperber.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
DeWITT SELECTED

Recruit Frederick p. Dewitt.
Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. p.
Dewitt, East Perry street, has
been selected to attend the Leaders
Course being conducted by the
18th Airborne Thunder from
Heaven" Division at Camp Pick
EFT, Virginia. Purpose of the six
week course is to develop poten-
tial commissioned and non-commis-
stoned officers.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
Farm Teacher Is
Hired For Schools

Alvin Alderman, Toledo, has
been employed as a time in
structor in vocational agriculture
for the Harris-Elmore and Clay
Genoa high schools.
Students in the two schools have
been without vocational agricul-
ture since the former instructor
resigned last fall.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04

this class are Augusta Semon
Ward, James Hopfinger and E. b.
Mizener. All four members of
this class lived here until last
year when Mr.. Mizener moved to
California.
-JOT -
A WHITE leghorn hen in the
Erie township flock of Mr..
and Mrs. E. J. Fritsche believes
in being accommodating-she is
specializing in laying eggs solely
for angel food cakes. No yolk!
Thusfar, the hen has produced
eight yolkless eggs. Mrs. Fritsche
tells us that she isn't a good cake
baker so the eggs go to her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Willard
Fritsche, who bakes those snowy,
delicious angel food cakes. Evi-
IDENTIFY only the egg whites arc
used for angel food and this hen
saves the housewife the messy job
of separating the whites from the
yolks.
-JOT -
IIMMY ELLENBERGER, county
J March of Dimes campaign
chairman, reports that this coun-
ty is going "all out" in contribu-
tions to fight infantile paralysis
Our residents definitely learned
the superb work of the March of
Dimes fund during the polio cpl
demic in this county last year
When Brownies bowling alleys at
Gypsum staged benefit recently
$69.50 was added to the fund by
eager bowlers.
TWO Port Clinton sailors met ir
Rome, Italy, on Christmas Day
when they were among the service
men attending the audience with
the Pope. They were FLA Ed
ward Anderson, of the U.S.S. AL
bany, and Warren MCGOWAN, of
the aircraft carrier Roosevelt. AL
though a protestant, Anderson de-
cided to attend the ceremony and
was quite happy that he did as he
discovered Warren in the crowd
Eddie wrote his parents that il
was an occasion to see and talk
with someone from home.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
Catholic Groups
Plan Communion

Members of the Knights of CO.
lumbus and Holy Name Society of
Immaculate Conception church
will jointly receive communion at
o'clock mass next Sunday.
Paul Reihl, lecturer, will be in
charge of the communion break
fast to be served in the X. of C,
club rooms Immediately after
communion.