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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-25


We Got Ourself invited to a
birthday party last Friday after
noon at Dieringer's Alteration
shop. 1t was Mary's birthday and
Glen took advantage of her beau
ty shop appointment to arrange
the party as a surprise for her
when she returned. Saw horses
and planks covered with snowy
white paper made a handsome fes-
tive board. We spent pleasant
half hour over the coffee cups
and made short work of ice cream
and cake. And by the way, that
new coffee pot turns out much bet
ter coffee than the old one.
-N--N-
JOanne Mccullough didn't bring
home the national title in the cher
ry pie baking contest but she did
bring home some very pleasant
memories of her three day stay in
Chicago. jeanne and her mother
ii''uS viz IiIp W tllIl lEOtn Cnl-
cago by plane and to them that
was one of the biggest thrills of
all. They arrived in the big city
Monday and that evening were en-
tertained at dinner in the Stevens
hotel, the chairman of the pie bak-
ing contest, Mr.. Farnsworth, be-
ing the hest. frankie Masters
band was playing at the Stevens
and so they enjoyed hearing his
music and seeing the ice show
which was the scheduled foo,
show at the time.
| Tuesday morning the girls bak.
ed their pies and following that
were guests at a luncheon in the
Boston Oyster House, of the Hote
Morrison, for all the contestants
and their chaperones, about 165 il
all. The pies were judged after
the luncheon and that evening the,
were entertained at the Sherma,
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-25
To Marry Saturday

To Marry Saturday
Alice Ann Miller, daughter OF
Rev. and Mrs. William C. Miller,
and Ralph David Wheaton, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wheaton, will
be wed in Trinity Methodist
church Saturday, March 5, at 3
o'clock.
Mrs. William G. Miller, Jr.,
Brighton, Ohio, will be the ma
tron of honor and Robert Whea-
ton will be best man. DR.. Werner
S. Mumbelo, Nardin Park Meth
odist church, Detroit, will have
charge Of the ceremony. The
brides father, Rev. William G.
Miller, Sr., and brother, Rev.
William G. Miller, Jr., will share
the service with DR.. Mumbelo.
MCGOWAN Wadsworth Wedding
The wedding of Miss Dorothy
Lucille McCowan, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Austin MCGOWAN, Ports
mouth, Ohio, and Erwin Wads-
worth, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin
Wadsworth, Lacarne, will take
place at the home of the bride in
Portsmouth at high noon on Sun
day, February 27.
The brother and sister-in-law
of the groom, Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
vim Wadsworth, Lacarne, will
serve as attendants. The father
of the groom, Elder Alvin Wads-
worth, will officiate. A wedding
dinner will be served following
The ceremony at the home of the
bride for the family.
After wedding trip, the couple
will be at home in the upstairs
apartment of the Charles Collins
home, Lacarne.
Miss MCGOWAN was graduated
from Portsmouth High School in
1916. She worked for some time
at Philco in Sandusky. Mr.. Wads-
worth was graduated from Oak
HarbOr High School i'm 1916, and
is now employed at the Bar Rub
ber Co., in .Sandusky.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-25
+, OVER THE
BACK FENCE
By MARGUERITE FINEFROCK

Hiya Neighbor-Better be lining
up a baby sitter for the last week
in March if you don't want to miss
seeing the second annual Minstrel
Show. From all reports it's going
to be a humdinger-new songs,
new jokes, new faces (provided
you can detect 'em behind the
black make-up.) The annual
Red Cross drive for funds opens
Tuesday. Members of the Junior
Women's club will be in charge
of house to house solicitations but
additional women will be asked to
help with the job in order to
speed up the canvass.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-25
Mid-Year Examinations


of DR.. and Mrs. Kenneth Carter,
to try his hand at poetry. Scott
is a student in Miss Peters fifth
grade. Don't know whether this is
his first poetic endeavor but we
thought it merited little recog-
milton. Here 'tis:
This is the week
Says Nancy, Sue and jeff,
That everybody studies for exams
Cause they know they might get F.
Along comes stuck-up
His name is Harry Fam,
Says Sue, You'd better study
Or you'll do bad in the exam"
Says Harry, 81 don't study,
Pm too smart for that,
Why if we had a spelldown
| could knock your team down fiat"
Along came the exam,
Sue made ninety-four,
When Harry saw his grade
He fell face fat on the floor.
Next day the teacher read
The grades in History.
Sue made ninety-seven
And Harry made thirty-three.
By Scott Carter
Evening star., 1949-12-30

Best think Of to better nights sleep and plenty
this est nnersprng otess Boasts 2o coils the double
ne peh 8z handles for turning Twin
double MATCHING BOX SPRINGS mattress
longer life at the same low price---------------$25
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Evening star., 1949-03-20

Three hundred and sixty degree turn
Susan ordered. Don't ever be too proud to
turn back Remember there are old pilots
and bold pilots. but there are no old bold
pilots"
"Yes. and there are young pilots and pretty
pilots, but -"
Let's pay attention to flying the aiplane,"
she interrupted. Better come right to two
two zero. Pick up the river and follow it to
the double bridges That's Morgan Crossing.
Well gas up there"
Would we have time to get married."
She didn't even answer that, and Jim be-
gan singing:
Il wanted wings till got the gosh-darn
things
"Now don't want them any moooo1e ..."
SUSAN turned sharply "Where'd you learn
that song?"
South Pacific" he yawned Il was in the
Navy. Everybody on my ship sang it,"
She studied him for a minute. Turbulence
shook the plane. and the prop churned
shower into mist that logged the windshield.
You'd better start losing altitude" she said
then. There's the river"
From Morgan Crossing over the ridge to
Pinegove was hundred and sixty miles, but
they heightened that by flying around more
rain squalls. Having no radio, they didn't
know that the storm had swung and was slash
Evening star., 1949-03-20

He grinned That field. The plowed one"
'Mr. Murphy, you always pick that spot!
I've told you the trees are too high and the
field too short. What's wrong with the big
field over beyond the highway? You had
altitude enough to make it,
Il like this one, he told her. you said
was on my own" He peered out at the farm
house. There ought to be girl down there"
She showed the throttle wide open again.
Take it back up!" she said YEARLY. Il might
have known you were trying to impress a
girl! Just remember that fat-hatting is
foolish, and kills lot of pilots. And now will
you please shoot a landing at that big feld?"
For you, yes" Jim said sweetly. But
won't like it,
He didn't like solo flights. either, but he
piled up the ten hours required before he
could take his solo cross-country hop. And if
she had watched. she would have seen him
shooting landings at that narrow field, over
and over. until he could hit it on the nose with
his eyes shut
HE cross-country hop, which he would first
fly dual with Susan. calling for a minimum of
three hours and logging in at two strange air
ports, had been set for Friday Dawn brought
showers and a restless wind, and when Jim
reached the airport half dozen early bird
men were grousing about the weather. Susan
came out from behind the desk with
Evening star., 1949-03-20

chart showing their worked-out flight plan
There's front moving in from the coast
Mr.. Murphy" she said. Weather gives US
about four hours before we're socked in here"
She was beautiful even without a smudge
on her nose. Jim grinned. and sharpened
pencil. He said. 1--WE only need three, don't
we? And I've taken the day off so l could
spend those three hours with YOU
''WELL, we could reverse our flight plan.'
she admitted Fly to Brandon first - to-
ward the weather, so we could always turn
around and beat it home. That way, we
might be able to get down to Pinegrove on
the second leg, with an hour clear. Do you
want to try it?'
He took quick mental poll. and voted her
the girl he would most like to be grounded
with in Brandon, Pinegrove, or way points
He said, Lean over here" and put pencil
smudge on her nose while pretending to wipe
something away. Her nearness made him
reckless. This is the age of aviation, isn't
it," he asked. Lets go!'
The vagaries of weather in that section are
classified by the natives. as unusual" They
fought headwinds and lodged scattered rain
squalls until they came to the Coyote Hills.
Brandon lay in the valley beyond, but from
forty-fve hundred feet they saw that the
entire valley was shrouded in deep layer of
thick fog.
Evening star., 1949-03-20

ing slantwise, gathering speed as it roared
savage onslaught of rain and hail that made
landing impossible. There was nothing to do
but turn on the long leg home.
Wind reached out along the sky, cutting
their ground speed, eating their gasoline. The
broken clouds had been advance messengers:
now the front edged in, bulking solidly above
the ridge, leaving only the higher hilltops
reared like hostile sentinels. Jim Murphy was
Continued on page 9
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Grand Jury 10 Weigh
Rowe|| Beating Case

Facts in the mysterious beating
of Taxicab Driver James Rowell
last January IA will be presented
to the District grand jury tomor.
row, it was learned today.
Witnesses, it was learned, have
been subpoenaed to appear, but
the Government was silent or
their identity.
The beating of the cab driver
before dawn at Thomas Circle has
been under investigation for many
weeks by the Justice Department
on the basis of a possible civil
rights violation.
The police department earlier
had made it's own investigation
after Police Supt. Robert j. Bar
rett said he had transferred two
vice squad men because of reports
they had some connection with
the beating. The men were Sergt
James Roche and Pvt. Angelo
Bonaccorsy.
The FBI repeatedly made an ex-
tensive investigation of the case
William A. Paisley of the Justice
Department criminal division, who
participated in the war fraud trial
of the Carson brothers. will be in
charge of presenting the case to
the grand jury.
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Eisenhower Flying to Key West;
Saws Defense Is in Good Hands

be differences 1t is surprising that
there are not more. There have
been honest, professional differ
ences.
But I think that the men who
compose the Joint chiefs (Gen
Omar Bradley, Army; Admiral
Louis Denfeld. Navy, and Gen
Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Air Force
are three of the finest men we
could have"
Gen. Eisenhower said he did
not think the country need
worry" about the joint chiefs
and that he hoped to summon
the three men to Key West for
conferences as soon as he has
recovered sufficiently.
Commenting on the change to-
day in the ONCE of Secretary of
Defense, with Louis johnson sue
ceeding James Forrestal, Gen.
Eisenhower said:
Il think that Mr.. ForreStal has
been a great public servant. I am
confident that Louis johnson is
coming In to do . job"
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Rent Clause Text
Regulation Of Increases
Finally Agreed On

This is the tert of the pro-
riSion agreed on By Senate and
House committees on regulating
rent increases:
In making and recommending
individual and general adjust
ments to remove hardships or to
correct other inequities, the Hous-
ing Expediter and the local boards
shall observe the principal OF
maintaining maximum rents for
controlled housing accommoda-
tions, so far as is practicable, at
levels which will yield to land
lords a fair net operating income
from such housing accommoda-
tions. In determining whether the
maximum rent for controlled
housing accommodations yields
fair net operating income from
such housing accommodations, due
consideration shall be given to the
following:
(A) increases in property
taxes: (B) Unavoidable increases
in operating and maintenance
expenses; Co Major capital i'm
provements of the housing accom-
modations as distinguished from
ordinary repairs, replacements,
and maintenance; Cd Increases
or decreases in living space, serv-
ices, furniture, furnishings or
equipment; and LE) substantial
deterioration of the housing ac-
comodations, other than of<inary
wear and tear. or failure to per-
form ordinary repair, replace
ment or maintenance.
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Rules Group Clears Way
For 0|eo Vote This Week

The House Rules Committee to-
day cleared the way for House
consideration sometime this week
of the margarine tax repeal bill.
Chairman SABBATH announced
that the committee had granted
an open rule for the measure
sponsored by Representative
Granger, Democrat, of Utah, and
had permitted three hours general
debate.
A House Agriculture Committee
source said the bill would come up
sometime this week. The Granger
bill repeals all oleo taxes, but bans
the interstate shipment of colored
margarine.
This would take colored oleo
off the shelves of stores in WASH
ington and Virginia, since neither
area has oleo manufacturing
plants,
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Sforza First Minister
To Arrive for Signing
OF Atlantic Alliance
Other Officials Also Are
En- Route for Ceremony
Here Next Week
BY the Assoeioted Press

Count Carlos Sforza of Italy
today led the parade of Foreign
Ministers converging on Washing
ton to sign the North Atlantic Sc
curity pact.
Count Sforza few to New York
one week ahead of the time when
10 to IL Foreign Ministers are
scheduled to sign the treaty that
would link thsir nations into a
tight defensive alliance.
Count SforZa was to come to
Washington tonight by train.
The Foreign Ministers Of four
other countries. Britain, Belgium,
the Netherlands and Luxembourg
meanwhile, neared the United
States aboard the liner Queen
Mary to be on hand for the occa-
sion.
A second group of Foreign Min
listers, headed by Robert Schuman
of France, is scheduled to reach
the United States by plane Thurs
day and Friday.
Month Of Hearings Expected.
Meanwhile, Senate Democratic
Leader Lucas of Illinois expressed
doubt the pact can be taken up
by the Senate until most of the
domestic legislative program is
out of the way.
After congressional leaders held
their usual conference with Pres
ident Truman, Senator Lucas told
reporters he looks for a month
of hearings on the pact. The
treaty is scheduled to be sent to
the Senate after it is signed next
Monday.
Asked if he thought it would be
June before the Senate opened
debate on the history y-making
treaty, Senator Lucas replied:
"Your guess is as good as mine" )"
Secretary of State AcheSon
joined with the congressional
leaders in discussing with Mr.. Tru-
man the legislative procedure in
volved in handling the pact.
Backed by Italian Senate.
Count Sforza came to the Unit
ed States backed up by a vote of
confidence in the Italian Senate
which yesterday voted 1912 to
permit Italy to join the Atlantic
security alliance.
The Italian Senate then voted,
176 to los, to turn down a leftist
(See ATLANTIC PACT, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1949-03-28
By John A. Giles

Gen. Eisenhower left today Tor
Key West, Fla. to recuperate from
an intestinal disorder after giving
assurances that the country's mill
tary affairs are in good hands.
The general, who is serving as
temporary chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, top military STRAIT
egy board. has been confined to
bed for week by illness. He ac-
cepted President Truman's invita-
ton to rest at the Little White
House" at Key West and left
aboard the independence, the
presidential plane.
Gen. Eisenhower appeared a lit
tie pale and shaky as he talked
with reporters, just before leaving,
about the differences of opinion
among the joint chiefs which led
to his return to Washington.
"It is easy to talk about fights
among the joint chiefs" he said,
but If you stop and think about
the areas in which there could
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Senate Group Approves
Tamm's Nomination

The Senate Judiciary Commit
tee today approved the nomina-
ton of Edward A. Tamm, former
FBI official, as a District Court
Judge here.
The approval, paving the way
for Senate consideration. was the
first time the full committee has
acted on the Presidential nomina-
ton. Mr.. Tamm has been serving
under a recess appointment.
Last year Senate Judiciary
subcommittee voted 2 to in favc>
of approval but the action never
came before the full committee.
The District Bar Association
strongly opposed the nomination,
contending that Mr.. Tamm, for
mer assistant director of the FBI.
never had practiced law in =
court.
President Truman sent a second
nomination to Congress during its
special session last year for the
appointment. When no action was
forthcoming, he sent a third NOM
ination to the 8lst Congress.
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Fund Bill Provides
| 5000 More Jobs,
200 of Them Here

The Interior Departments
1850 money bill reported to-
day by the House Appropria-
tions Committee would result
in 5000 new jobs, 200 of them
in Washington.
A total of 1876 of the new
positions here would be in
Interiors Geological Survey,
IS in the Office of the Sec
retary and 80 scattered among
Interiors other bureaus.
Six thousand of the 5000
new jobs would De in the
Bureau of Reclamation. Most
of the other 1000 positions
would be in the Bonneville
power project, the Bureau Of
Indian Affairs. Geological
Survey. Bureau of Mines and
the Park Service.
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Johnson Takes Oath
As Defense Secretary
While $1,000 Watch
Pentoeon Center Court
Crowd Sees Ceremony;
Service Unity Pledged
By WiIIiom J. WheotIey

Louis A. johnson was sworn In
as Secretary of Defense today in
perhaps the most elaborate and
colorful ceremony which has ever
ushered q cabinet officer into his
post.
MIR. johnson Immediately prom
ised that the Army. Navy and Air
Force will be united as one in
the service of the Nation"
The So year old Clarksbure
(W. Va) lawyer took the oath OF
Office in the five-acre center court
of the Pentagon before a crowd
estimated at $4,000 persons.
The oath was administered by
Chief Justice Vinson in a brief
ceremony attended by retiring
Secretary James v. Forrestal ano
high-ranking officials of the armed
services.
Although there were no speeches
Secretary johnson issued a state
ment after being sworn in in
which he said, with Gods help
and guidance, American youth
will not again have to take part
in the tragedy of a war
Want Peace With Honor.
1--WE want peace" Mr.. johnson
declared, "if we can humanity get
it with honor and freedom. But
if there is aggression. we are
calmly confident we can stop it.
In this faith enter on this high
Office in the service Of the Nation"
Secretary johnson said he was
Evening star., 1949-03-28

would continue the battle when
the bill comes before the House
for debate. probably tomorrow.
One of them. Representative
Jensen Of Iowa, top minority
member of the subcommittee that
wrote the bill, called the legisla-
ton another step in the direction
of Government control of all util,
tiles" He said one effect would
be to force some private COM
panies to sell out to the Govern
ment.
Sees Last Ditch Fight"
Representative jackson, Demo.
crat, Of Washington, q member Of
the Appropriations Committee
predicted that private utilities will
make "a last-ditch fight" to pre-
vent Congress from adopting the
public power program.
THE private power lobby Is
moving in for a last stand" he
declared, Ito prevent public power
from reaching the people at the
cheaper Government rates"
Committee members, while re-
luctant to discuss their action in
the Appropriations subcommittee
said there had been a sharp divi-
sion on approving the public pow
er projects.
There are three Democrats and
two Republicans on the subcom-
mittee which wrote the bill.
One member, who would not be
quoted, said that one of the DEM
ocrats had voted with the Repub-
licans against the public power
items.
Chairman Cannon Of the full
Appropriations Committee. who
has power to vote on all Appropri-
ations subcommittee then stepped
in and voted with the other two
II - \
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Coal Miners Return
To Pits on Schedule
After 2-Week Layoff
Sofety Inspections Given
All Pennsylvania Shafts
Under Stute Order
BY the Associotsd Press

PITTSBURGH, Mar. 2s.-Hard
and soft coal miners east OF the
Mississippi trooped back to work
today to send coal flowing to the
tipples in volume for the first time
in two weeks.
The end of John L. Lewis me-
morial-protest mine shutdown
found most of the diggers happy to
be back on the job earning pay
again.
Beginning at midnight when
some pits scheduled early shifts,
the return to work movement pro-
ceeded without interruption in the
big Western Pennsylvania fields
and elsewhere.
BY the end of the day. all 463,-
900 miners idle in the Nation were
expected to be producing coal
again. The Pennsylvania pits all
have been given a special State
ordered safety inspection.
One Illinois Mine Idle.
PENNSYLVANIA mines. employing
about 100000 soft coal miners
and $4,000 anthracite diggers,
were rapidly approaching pre-
shutdown operating rates. The
$500 Indiana miners were all re-
ported at work. Normal crews
were on the job in Southern IL
linois, except at one mine in Gen.
tralia. Three hundred UNIV
members still were idle there but
the reason for their idleness was
not Immediately known.
In West Virginia, the number
one bituminous producing State,
the Pocohontas Operators Associa-
ton said all mines in that field
appeared to be resuming work. It
had no reports of mines not work.
ing.
The Norfolk & Western Railway
said mines along its West Virginia
routes were resuming operations
with little or no delays. The coal
carrying railroads expects all fur
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Barrett Gets Muher to Aid
Work on Gambling Situation
Police Move Comes as Special Grand Jury
Hears Foy's Report on Recent Raids

would explain the exact nature of
his temporary duties other than
to say it had to do with the gam
bling situation.
Both officials said, however, that
more details will be released later
in the week. 1t was thought likely
that Mr.. Maher will assist the
department in compiling a report
on police activities against gam
blers in recent months.
1t was recalled that Mr.. Maher,
trouble shooter for the Districts S
legal forces. was loaned" to the
police last August to assist in pre-
pairing gambling cases for the
grand jury.
A former Assistant United
States Attorney. Mr.. Maher
joined the District legal staff No
vember l. 1947, to specialize in
police and fire department mat
ters.
One of his first duties was to
prosecute Fire Chief Clement Muir
ply, charged with II counts of
demoralizing the Fire Department.
Chief Murphy was acquitted on
all counts.
Later Mr.. Maher supervised re-
writing of the police manual and
last April was named chairman
of a committee to study the adj
visibility of a loyalty check for
District employees.
Testifying before the grand
jury today were the three Wash
ington lawyers, all ex-F'BI agents.
who sparked the gambling in
(See GAMBLING, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1949-03-28

The Police Department. silent
since the United States attorneys
Office staged eight gambling raids
last Friday. went into action to.
day when Police Supt. Robert j
Barrett asked for and got the
services of Special Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Daniel B. Mahel
for work on certain phases" Of
the gambling situation.
The Police Department move
came amid these developments:
/. The United States attorneys
office announced marshals are still
seeking four alleged bookmakers
operating in Washington.
2. The special grand jury in
vestigating gambling went int
session to get a blueprint fol
action from United States At
torney George Morris Fay as thu
result of the Friday raids and thu
arrest of 80 men.
Deputy marshals had arrest
warrants for the missing four ane
resumed their search for them to-
day. An investigator said he die
not know if they had gone un.
derground," but added, they are
not at their usual habitats.'
One was described as news
stand operator on New York ave-
nue.. Another was said to be g
frequenter of the the places
raided last week.
Neither Maj. Barrett, who asked
for Mr.. Maher's help. nor Com
missioner John Russell Young
who promptly granted the request