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Evening star., 1949-12-26
Future of Rehabilitation

When Congress meets again in January,
one of the problems which it will be asked
to consider will be that Of the expansion
of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation.
This useful and helpful agency now is a
part of the Federal Security establishment
It serves handicapped men and women,
seeking to improve their opportunities to
live normal lives through the exercise
of their own capacities. Naturally, its
major objective is to make these citizens
self-supporting. There are economic
reasons, social reasons, spiritual reasons
why it is desirable that they should not
be dependent upon others. They them
selves want self-sufnciency. The OVR pro-
gram from its inception in 1920 has oper-
ated in the direction Of promoting wage
earning abilities. Its success has been
noteworthy.
During the fiscal year 1s49, So, 900 persons
were rehabilitated. Seventy-four per cent
were unemployed at the time rehabilitation
was started, 100 per cent had jobs when it
was completed. The wages paid to these
people reached $s4, 100000 or almost five
times the previous earnings of the entire
group. More than 400 disabled residents
of the District of Columbia were included
In the roster. The cost of the services
rendered to them was $202 346, of which
amount $177,34e came from the Federal
Treasury, $25, 900 from District funds.
In this connection 1t should be remem-
bered that the expense Of vocational reha-
bilitation is not continuing burden upon
taxpayers. Once it is paid, the cost be-
comes merely matter Of history. What
continues is the increasing economic worth,
the improved wage and salary-earning
power of the benenciaries. A blind man
who is taught how to operate a vending
stand has to- be instructed during only
a few weeks or months. Thereafter he
is ION his own"-a productive worker.
The same rule applies to handicapped
fellow-Americans who are taught the tech
niques necessary for employment in shelf
cred workshops and at home. Any invest
ment of public funds which adds to their
ability to earn = living yields abundant
dividends in the form of taxes which they
themselves soon are able to meet.
The gain in morale, Of course. cannot
be measured or computed. It goes beyond
statistical tables and charts and u best
Evening star., 1949-12-26

of indefinable flavor all their own and
that they hold out to the reader a some
times pleasant avenue of escape from the
weighty and often grim reports on current
events. Our papers would not be the same
without them. They are good leavening.
Besides, "fillers" like those on the dodo
and Afghanistan's weddings contain
enough out-of-the ordinary information to
make a man seem erudite, though perhaps
not amusing, If he draws upon them for
use in conversation with strange and
taciturn dinner-party companions.
Evening star., 1949-12-26
Cot-ond-Mouse Game

The latest move to insure an adequate
coal supply for the railroads indicates
that the time is approaching when the
President will have to invoke the Ta1t-
Hartley Act against John L. Lewis and the
United Mine Workers.
Railroads with critical fuel shortages
already have been authorized by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission to seize coal
from the mines which normally supply
them. And now Colonel J. Monroe Johnson,
Commission chairman, has announced that
it may be necessary to order cutback in
rail passenger service this week unless
more coal becomes available.
The fair inference from this is that an
emergency of some kind is in the making.
But it is not yet clear that a national
emergency of the dimensions contemplated
in the Taft Hartley law is at hand.
The President, of course, does not want
to invoke the law and there are several
reasons for this. There is every indication
that he is truly hostile to the philosophy
of labor regulation embraced in the sta
tute. This administration is quick to crack
the whip over industry when it offends
against the public interest. But the Presi-
dent and those who advise him have
ing labor unions - reluctance which
seems to be rooted in something more than
mere expediency. It also is undoubtedly
true that Mr.. Truman would find it po-
ntically embarrassing to apply the law to
Mr.. Lewis at this time. Congress recon-
venes next week and it has been an
nounced that the President then will renew
his request for repeal of the law. Pre-
sumably he will restate all of the hollow
arguments to the effect that this is an
oppressive statute designed to destroy labor
unions. Obviously, in that setting, there
would be a certain embarrassment in ask
ing the courts for Taft-Hartley iniunc-
ton to protect the public from the con-
sequences of a union-created emergency.
There is larger, and more serious, con-
sideration in the picture, however. Despite
all of the phony propaganda against the
law, the fact remains that it was not
enacted in spirit of hostility toward
unions. The injunctive features of the
act were designed for use only in time
of genuine national emergency. And the
sanctions, must have evidence to satisfy,
not only himself, but the courts as well,
that a genuine emergency exists.
All of this gives the resourceful Mr..
Lewis an opportunity which he is exploit
ing to the fullest extent. He is playing
kind Of cat-andmouse game with the
national welfare. His three-day workweek
aims at several objectives. He is trying to
bring enough pressure on the coal opera
tors to force them to accede to his de-
mands without, at the same time, sub
jecting himself to court action. He
probably is enjoying the dilemma in which
he has put the President. And the chances
are that he would like to win at least one
bout with the law which he has challenged
30 unsuccessfully in the past. There is
point, however, beyond which even Mr.
Lewis cannot 60, and the indications are
that he has just about reached it.
Evening star., 1949-12-26
Query for Christmas

Where is the star in the legions of light
That hung DER the naanger that first
Christmas night?
Has it collided great light years a,Day
With migrating cluster OF bodies at play
And sprinkled its puluerised meteor dust
Furnishing thankless ne,o planets NTH
rust?
or has it recovered its wonderful CLEAN
Surfing aDay from the earth In stream,
Hallowed eternally, further than eye
Eper piH pierce the far confines OF sEy1
BERNICE AMEA
Evening star., 1949-12-26
Pays Tribute to Miss Thompson
Az . Worker for Humanity

To the Editor Of The star: E
This tribute is for Dorothy Thompson for
her courageous unmaSking Of war-making
processes in her article appearing in The
Star for December "a.
Her query. "If wars arise from the nature
Of man 1t is imperative to ask why war and
preparations for it are made today in the
name of peace" puts Miss Thompson
among the truly great workers for truth
and humanity.
Those who feel that the necessity of
conflict resides in the nature Of man" show
plainly that their thinking processes have
gone in reverse and they suffer from q
dangerous form Of mania. and the sooner it
is recognized and checked the sooner we will
have balanced constructive thinking, and 4
world on the upgrade. sr
Possession Of shiny new gun is not reason
enough te 80 trying 1t out on the other
fellow. BOOSTER.
Evening star., 1949-12-26

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address of the
,oriter, although 1t Is permissible for
1Driter kno1Dn to The Star to use
a nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1949-12-26

Interesting people in the news include
another "last survivor" of the Custer
massacre. And while on the subject, we
know citizens who still have their Landon
buttnnS
Evening star., 1949-12-26
Questions and Answers
By Thomas X. Henry

A reader can get the answer to any question
Of fact by writing The Evening Star Information
Bureau. 316 Eye st. ne. Wash1nEton 2. D. G.
Evening star., 1949-12-26
Mr.. Gillian Wants = Light
At Calvert and Twenty fourth Streets

To the Editor Of The Star:
This is heartfelt squawk about traffic
conditions at the intersection of Calvert and
Iwenty-fourth streets. Every evening lin the
cleaning" an officer stands in the center
OF the embattled arena with three streams
OF speeding traffic walling him In. He
beckons the cars to highball through and
dares the pedestrians to get by.
I am judging some of this by hearsay,
for after the sun has set and darkness draws
higher and higher, we don't see any ofiicer
The only evidence we have that there is an
of1cer on duty is that we hear his whistle.
Now and then, when he wears his white
straps. we can see the straps, but not him.
We can see that he gyrates, but how we do
not know.
There is no light at that death trap.
So far as the citizens on foot God help
themD are concerned. the cop might be
playing jew's-harp or knitting socks for
soldiers.
Now 'Dinty" Moore and Mr.. Brown are as
good men and true as ever wore blue. But
their signals, which are probably all right
are unseen by those they are meant to pro-
tect. light maintained at that corner for
two hours-say nve to seven pm.-would
stave OF lot Of slaughter scheduled for the
entertainment Of us Shorehamites
We're not bloodthirsty; and we are tired
OF listening in on collisions at the park exit!
STRICKLAND GILLIAN.
Evening star., 1949-12-26
Defines Natural Law"
As Mere Expediency
To the Edftnr of The Sfar.

You recently published communication
by Voice in the Wilderness who advocated
adherence to natural law" as the solution
to our economic problems. Our present
condition is inferred to be due to our not
having followed natural law.
But the argument seems pointless and
invalid since the ''Voice" must have assumed
that man has sidestepped, or in some super
natural or unnatural way been able to cir
cumvent natural law.
Just how this has been accomplished
would be interesting to discover since never
have known existing natural law to be SO
by-passed. The most that could be said
concerning the possibility is that man has
used one or more of natures laws to COM
promise other laws Of nature, but at all
times he has had to conform strictly to
nature ITSELF
OF course. what Voice has done has been
TO discover that his own concept Of natural
law is wrong for he believes it to be some
thing other than what it manfestly is.
The position he takes, however. is familiar.
have found it to be the position Of reac-
tionary conservatism. 1t is an attempt to
maintain the status quo by implying that its
advocates have some harmonious alliance
and understanding with nature or God. It
is a safe side Of the argument with which
to be allied.
The basis Of the status quo argument is
simple. It is mere than that property rights
are believed to be inviolate. Capitalism de-
penos upon property rights for its existence.
But in natural law, property rights are totally
absent. They are unique with man. They
are his creation and as such cannot be
considered inviolate. Actually all rights are
nothing more than rights that certain people
have had the wit to secure It is entirely
consistent with natural law that these rights
will be under constant attack. And they
are rights only so long as others agree that
they are rights. It may we'll be that these
others will themselves have the wit to secure
to themselves rights that will eliminate or
modify previously accepted rights And in
so doing. no one can say that they are acting
outside natural law. It will be strictly within
the framework Of nature
The people who find that collectivization
Is necessary to their survival and welfare
are following natural law-not defying it /!
hungry thief follows it. The capitalist
who likes what he has and will not see it
taken from him is following it. In fact, no
one can escape it.
AS Foster Dulles previously has expounded.
those who resist change always are left be-
hind and hurt. The more violent the re-
sistance, the more violent the downfall. The
status quo is a status quo for an infinitely
small space of time
For these reasons Voices argument is
invalid 1t is no more than evidence of his
own inability to escape the natural law
which he enormously feels the majority of
others somehow have managed to escape
WIN. H. REYNOLDS.
Evening star., 1949-12-26
Sees Deficiency Appropriation Needed
For Paid Drills for Reserve Off1cers

For Paid Drills for Reserve Offlcers
To the Editor of The Star:
The Star for December % carried the
information that the Army was discontinue
ing paid drills for most reserve officers dur
ing the next six months. This is a death
blow to the Reserve Training program. Ac-
cording to The Star it is due to funds run
ming out rather than any discriminatory &C
ton on the part Of the Regular Army.
Since the Reserve Training is basically q
part of our national defense, may suggest
that deficiency appropriation be made to
cover the last six months Of this fiscal year?
Immediate action is needed to save our
training program. LIEUT.. COLONEL.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-03-25
GENOA BOY is
QUARRY VICTIM
Claude Lantz, 8, browns After
Leaving Friends To Go
Fishing

Claude Lantz, eight-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Lantz,
Genoa, was drowned Sunday when
he evidently fell into an abandon
ed quarry near the village after
he left three playmates "to go
fishing.
The body was recovered a few
hours later by Don Cashen, Ge-
noa fire chief.
Claude had been playing with
his brother, Sylvester. Jr., 10, and
Robert and Daniel Widmer, when
he disappeared. The boys saw
Claude's cap floating atop 20 feet
of water in the quarry.
Surviving are the parents and
brother, and two sisters, Theresa,
four, and Cecilia, two. Funeral
services were held Wednesday
morning in Our Lady of Lourdes
Catholic Church, Genoa, the Rev.
James J. O'Toole officiating.
Sheriff Merlan Budd and Deputy
Sheriff Myrcn Hetrick were cali
ed to Genoa to assist in the search
for Claude's body, which was re-
covered after more than two hours
of dragging with graphing hooks.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-03-25
SMITH RETURNS
AS AUTO AGENT
Bill Smith Named AS Stude-
baker Agent; To Open Firm
AbOunt April Is

w. J. "Bill" Smith, East Second
Street, who for many years was
manager of the local Dunmyer
Chevrolet Company, has been ap-
pointed as Studebaker agent for
this area.
Smiths Studebaker Agency is
to be located in the building now
being used as offices for the Lake
Motor Freight Company, just
north of Travellers Inn in North
Monroe Street.
Mr.. Smith plans to have the
building remodeled so that the
newly-constructed northern portion
will be used as display rooms. A
new structure will also be built to
connect the show rooms with the
larger garage in the rear.
Plans are to open the Studeba-
ker agency about April Is, Mr..
Smith reported. He will sell all
Studebaker auto and truck models
and will be equipped to do repair
work in his garage.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-03-25
SCHOOL PUPILS
TO Get X-RAYED
IN HEALTH Plan
Precautions To Be Taken Af-
ter Many Local Students
Are Exposed

With the consent of their par
ents, all children in the first four
grades of the public schools and
also older school children who ride
the Bay Township school bus, will
be taken to sSandusky next week
where chest x-rays will be taken
to determine possible tuberculosis
victims.
Mrs. Gale Stevens Of the Otta-
wa County Board of Health re-
ported that the children will be
taken to Sandusky via school bus.
Miniature chest films will be TAX
en- by the Erie County Board of
Health personnel and all costs will
be paid by the Ottawa County
commissioners.
Children who were exposed by
the nine youthful victims recently
are especially urged to have X
rays taken. There is no pain and
the children will enjoy "having
their pictures taken. The first
busload of children will go to
Sandusky Monday.
Parents of local school children
this week received letters from
Supt. D. d. Sims explaining the
tuberculosis situation which result
ed after 13 new residents from
Texas we're discovered to be posi-
tive pulmonary tuberculosis pa
tients.
Supt. Sims stated that letters
had been received from DR.. Har-
.riett Howes, Port Clinton, and DR..
Willis Peck, Toledo, which told of
their alarm over the widespread
tuberculosis in this group of chill
dren, young people and adults.
Of 20 persons examined by the
doctors, 13 showed positive reac-
tion and of the Is, nine were stu
dents in the local school.
Quoting from DR.. Pect : letter,
These findings indicate a most
hazardous situation for school
children who come in contact with
the active cases and for any others
who knowingly or unknowingly are
exposed to repeated contamina-
tion from these sources"
Dr.. Howes stated: 81 feel that
all the children riding the bus
along the Fremont Road and es-
pecially the children in the Fourth
grade should be x-rayed for tuber-
culosis."
Supt. Sims told parents: "This
letter is not sent out to alarm any
parent, but only to warn you OF
the situation. Of course, the chill
dren who have a positive reaction
have been excluded from schoo
until permitted to return by the
Board of Health. For further ad
vice or information, l would sug
gest you call your family physi
cian."
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-03-25
FIRST SOLDIERS
Due AT PERRY
DURING APRIL
Over 100 Engineers Coming
To Prepare Camp For
Active Season

Although no official notice of
their arrival has beer received by
Supt. Harry H. Kerr, over 100
regular army Engineers from
Camp Campbell, Kentucky, will be
sent to Camp Perry during April
to prepare the camp for the later
arrival of several thousand Anti
Aircraft national guardsmen from
the Second Corps Area.
Unofficial reports are that the
engineers will arrive at the local
camp on April II. Included in the
group will be three officers and
about 100 enlisted men. They will
augment Col. Kerr's small staff in
preparing Camp Perry for the
5000 AA troops to be brought
to the camp during the summer
months.
National Guard troops from this
area will come to Camp Perry
each weekend, starting April 23-
"a, for craftsmanship practice ses-
sions on the world famous range.
Indications are that the nation
al rifle and pistol matches will
again be held at Camp Perry next
st-September and that the
camp will have one of it's busiest
summers since the war years.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-03-25
PEO TO CONDUCT
CANCER DRIVE
Mrs. Beryl Welty Leads LO-
cal Fund Campaign To
Fight Cancer

For the second consecutive year,
members Of the p. e. o. ISisterhood
will conduct a financial drive in
Port Clinton to help raise part of
the county's goal of $1,000, in the
annual Cancer Society campaign.
Mrs. Beryl Welty will serve as
chairman in Port Clinton, and her
assistants are Mrs. Oliver True
and Mrs. ID. ID. Sims. OF the to-
tai funds donated, SO per cent re-
mains in Ottawa County to help
treat cancer cases.
Mrs. Belle Greves, Cleveland.
was speaker Monday night when
the Ottawa County Cancer Society
met. Mrs. 4. p. Finefrock, Port
Clinton, is county chairman and
DIR. Harriet Howes is serving as
medical advisor.
To launch the county campaign
on April /, an all-county open
meeting will be held in the Port
Clinton high school auditorium,
when DR.. Willis S. Peck, Toledo
will be the speaker.
A recognized cancer expert, Dr.
Peck will have special slides to
illustrate his speech.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-03-25
School Bldg. Plans
Await Approval

Approval by state officials OF
the architects plans and specifica-
tions is awaited before the Board
of Education can advertise for bids
to construct the new elementary
school building.
Plans by Architect c. H. Shive-
ly, Fremont, were presented at
Thursdays board meeting. They
must be approved by the Depart
ment of Factories and Buildings,
Department of Industrial Rela-
tions, before bids may be receiv-
ed.
To be constructed at Fifth and
jefferson, the elementary school
will be a two-story building with
ID class rooms, hospital, kinder
garten, mimeograph rooms, toilets
and a story and one-half all-pur-
pose room to be used for basket
ball, assemblies and other meet
ings.
Also to be completed is one
room addition to the Home Econ
omics Department of the high
school building.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-03-25
CITY ADDS MORE
WORKERS TO AID
IN Street JOBS
Cemetery Crew Will Help Re-
pair Streets; Standard
Donates Lights

In an effort to repair village
streets as soon as possible, council
members Tuesday evening auth
orized Street Commissioner Carl
Ruddock to hire additional work
ers from the cemetery crews to
help street department workers
during the emergency.
The augmented street crew will
fill ruts in streets, repair rough
streets, correct adjustments
around manholes and do other
necessary repairs.
Members of the councils side
walk committee, Eugene Collins,
julius Jensen, and Carl Waggoner
will determine specifications for
village sidewalks, after which bids
will be asked for the repair, con-
struction, leveling, raising or low
ering of sidewalks to bring uni
formity within the city.
Also to be sought soon are con-
tracts for purchase of tires, bat
teries and other equipment for city
vehicles. Councilmen believe these
items can be purchased at a dis
count and will advertise for bids.
Standard Helps
Through the generosity of the
Standard Products Company, the
new baseball diamond to be con-
structed behind Waterworks Park
will be lighted for night games.
Twelve reflectors, poles, a trans
former and underground cable,
formerly used at Standard Field,
will be moved to Waterworks
Park. Baseball players will dig
up the cable and do other work
necessary.
Roland Lenhart appeared before
council to tell of his plan for a
junior baseball league in which
boys aged 9 to 16 will participate.
Lenhart hopes to organize two
teams from each precinct and to
play regular scheduled games at
Waterworks Park.
He stated that he had written
to Bill Veeck of the Cleveland In
dians in hopes of receiving used
baseballs and suggested that high
school athletes be employed to help
supervise the youthful ball play
ers. Councilman Paul Schmitt
stated that a commissioner is to
be named to be in charge of all
baseball diamonds in the city.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-03-25
M|LLBURy man
DIES IN WRECK
Roy, Lutman is Victim of
Crash Near Woodville;
Companion is Hurt

Roy Lutman, 26, Millbury, was
fatally hurt and Durwood Daven-
port, 20, was severely injured
early Saturday when Lutman's car
overturned in Rt. 1879 near Wood
Vile, and rolled 500 feet before
coming to rest in a four-foot ditch.
Lutman died in Flower Hospi-
tai, Toledo, an hour after he was
admitted. Davenport is reported
in fair condition in the same hos
pital.
State Highway patrolman Rob-
ert Karsmizka said Lutman's car
apparently hit slight rise in the
road at the intersection of Rts.
199 and los. Lutman's body was
taken to the Burman Funeral
home in Genoa.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-03-25
COUNTY MUSIC
FESTIVAL SET
Local Musicians TO Partici-
pate In County Event Next
Friday

Port Clinton vocal and instru-
mental music students, along with
students from all other county
high schools, will meet in the Sa-
lem~Oak Harbor high school next
Friday night at 1880 for the an
nual Ottawa County Music Festi-
val.
Miss Margaret Williams, vocal
music instructor, and David STAN
tom band director, will lead the
local students.
Roy Hilty, Bowling Green State
University, will conduct the mix
ed chorus Of 40 county vocal stu
dents. Arthur Zuelzke, also of
Bowling Green State University,
will conduct the massed bands.
There will be no advance ticket
sales as the box office will be open
Friday night at the school. In
strumental and vocal numbers will
be presented by individual schools.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-03-25
Bay Twp. Road
To Be Repaired

Sealed proposals will be receiv-
ed in the office of the State High
way Director, Columbus, until 10
a. m. Tuesday, April II, for the
improvement of State Route SO
in Bay Township.
Included in the project are 2.41
miles on which bituminous treat
ment will be applied. Width of
the road is 18 feet. Three San
dusky county projects are also in
cluded in the proposal, estimated
cost of which is $32,134.