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Evening star., 1949-12-03
Suit for Reinstatement
|M VA Official Dismissed
By the Asseeioisd Press

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. Fed
eral Judge Sterling Hutcheson has
ruled that q suit for re-instate-
ment., brought by Simeon Hyde
against the Veterans Administra-
tor, the United States Civil Service
Commissioners and local v. A. OH
cials, must be dismissed for want
Of jurisdiction.
In q memorandum opinion, filed
preliminary to final order, the
Judge said that the Washington
officials named as defendants,
Veterans Administrator Carl r.
Gray, jr.. and Civil Service Com
.missioners Arthur. 8. Fleming,
Frances Perkins and Harry B.
Mitchell, are necessary parties to
the suit but are outside the juris-
diction Of the Federal District
Court here.
Mr.. Hyde. formerly loan guar
anty officer for the ". "A. here, filed
. complaint for q declaratory
Judgment and 4 writ Of n1anda-
mus. ls. .s.3
Evening star., 1949-12-03

mdGLeT, elGIlcE,
on the floor of the Senate or when
the Armed Services Committee re-
ceives the name of Admiral For
rest Sherman, the new chief OF
naval operations, for conf1rma-
ton.
The abilities. Of the new CNO
are not questioned. He is a
capable naval officer and good ad-
ministrator. The matter which
will come up for discussion, ac-
cording to number of Senators,
is whether the Chief Executive or
the Secretary of Navy can dismiss
a chief of staff of any Of the three
branches of the services at will.
Fixed Tenure Of ONCE.
1t is pointed out that such q
op-ranking officer is confirmed by
the Senate for a definite length Of
time. In contrast to the case Of q
member of the cabinet or an
ambassador, the appointment is
not at the pleasure of the Presi-
dent but for a fixed tenure.
The matter Of the dismissal Of
"a military chief of one Of the
three branches of the armed forces
is without precedent. The Sena-
tors wish to determine whether a
person appointed by the Chief
Executive-and, according to the
Constitution, confirmed by the
Senate for a specified number of
years-can be removed before his
term of Office expires.
A Federal judge. for instance,
who is appointed for life can lose
his position only after being i'm
peached and being found guilty by
Congress. Whether similar proc
+ess should apply also to any other
Federal officer whose term of Office
is specifically designated in con-
f1rmation is a matter which the
Senate wants to decide soon after
it convenes next month. The cava-
|lier manner In which Admiral
Denfeld was dismissed will be
taken up incidentally during these
discussions.
Evening star., 1949-12-03
Society and Clubs
Philippine Envoy Is Host;
Indonesion Delegates Feted

Representatives of Pacific Ocear
countries highlighted official en-.
tertainment. last evening. The
Philippine Ambassador. Mr.. Joa-
quin M. Elizalde gave cocktail
party in honor of Mr.. Manuel Ag-
regado, auditor general of ths
Philippines, and the Indonesiar
delegates to the Conference o1
the Food and Agriculture Or.
ganization were hosts to members
of that body now in session ir
Washington.
Ambassador EIizalde's party was
given at the Embassy, and among
those there to bid farewell to the
honor guest were former United
States Ambassador to the Philip.
pines and Mrs. Emmet O'Neal. the
Assistant Controller Genera.
and Mrs. Frank L. Yates. the AS
sistant Director of the Budget and
Mrs. j. Weldon Jones. Gen. Ralph
A. Lovett. head Of the Veterans
Administration in the Philippines;
Mr.. Richard r. Ely of the State
Department and Mrs. Ely. Mr.. ano
Mrs. Conrado Benitez of Manila
and members Of the Embassy
staff.
Mr.. Agregado. who has been
making a financial survey of dip
lomatic establishments of the
Philippines in the United States
and Europe. will leave today for
New York en- route to Manila.
The Indonesian party was given
at Wardman Park Hotel amid
decorations Of red and white flow
ers and the red and white native
flag, and delegates In the receiv-
ing line were the Javanese Secre-
tary General Of the Ministry oi
Evening star., 1949-12-03

Roy Tasco Davis, Mrs. Edward
Everett Gam, Mrs. Lillian Smith.
Mrs. Howard A. CONN and Mrs.
Joseph c. McGarraghy.
Assisting with arrangements are
Miss Olive Kinsman, Mrs. A. r.
Lofstrand, jr., Mrs. Duncan Clark,
Mrs. Dewitt Hyde, Mrs. Arma
Rush. Mrs. w. c. Clark, Mrs. Ger
trude Rusk, Mrs. Claude Cook,
Mrs. Frank Long, Miss Esther M
Baughman, Mrs. Kurtz Hansen,
and Mrs. Paul Marshall.
Members of the Young Repub-
lican Club Of Montgomery County
will serve as junior hostesses and
will preside at the silver bowl.
Among the past presidents of
the federation who will assist at
the sandwich tables will be Mrs.
Edward Koch, Mrs. Claude Nit
chell. Mrs. B. Shanks Clancy, Mrs.
Walter Tuckerman and Mrs.
Mildred Smith.
Evening star., 1949-12-03

Food, Mr.. Herman Kartowisastro;
the First Secretary of the Neither
lands Embassy and Nine. Watti-
mena; Mr.. Moedjaswardi Of the
Batavian Department Of Eco
nomic Affairs; the Secretary Cen
eral of the Department Of Agri-
culture and Fisheries of Batavia,
Mr.. Jan Van der Ploeg. and DR..
Kusnoto, head of the Ministry OF
Welfare and Agriculture Research
of Indonesia.
Two hundred guests attended
the reception, among whom were
the Resident Commissioner for
|Indonesia and Mrs. E. G. thinner
man, DR.. Soemitro. Commissioner
for the Republic Of Indonesia; the
head Of the Indonesian Informa-
ton Service and Mrs. AlmaSsawa,
and Miss Theodore METERS, Trade
Commissioner for Indonesia, all Of
whom came from New York for
the reception.
The newly appointed Guate-
malan Ambassador, Senior Antonio
Gouhaud Carrera. arrived In
Washington Thursday and will be
Joined later in the month by
Sonora de Goubau Carrera.
The Finnish Minister, DR.. K. T.
Jutila. was host at dinner Thurs
day evening entertaining In COM
pliment to Senator H. Alexander
Smith, who introduced the bill in
support of the International Stu
dents League. Through the League
students are exchanged between
this country and q number of
others. Sharing honors with Sena-
tor Smith was Prof. Elmo Saari.
Finnish delegate to FAC and
other members Of the Finnish
Se1e0o fioY, '49!
Evening star., 1949-12-03
Miss Parsons +.
To Give Program

Miss Ann Parsons, contralto
soloist, will present q musical pro-
gram at the Christmas luncheon
meeting Of the Navy Doctors
Wives Club to be held at pm
Thursday at the Army and NavJ
Country Club.
Members will bring christmas
gifts to be distributed later te
children cared for through the
Navy Relief.
Mrs. Melville J. Aston is presi-
dent Of the club.
Evening star., 1949-12-03
This Changing World
Denfeld to Retire at End of Leave;
Several Lucrative Job Offers Reported

No chief of staff in the history
Of the United States has been sub
jected to the treatment accorded
Admiral Denfeld. We unques-
tionably have had some inefficient
top men at the head of our fight.
ing services. Some have proved
themselves unequal for the jot
they held frequently merely by
virtue of seniority. When theil
lack of competence became OBJ.
viously detrimental to the service
especially in times Of crisis, they
were told by their respective civil
liam chiefs that they would be
transferred to other less respon.
sible positions.
Had Been Reappointed.
No such thing happened ir
the Denfeld case, the Senators
say. The former Chief Of Nava.
Operations had just been reap.
pointed and confirmed by the Sen.
ate when his dismissal occurred
His name was sent to the Senate
by President Truman on the ad-
vice of the Secretaries of Defense
and Navy. Admiral Denfeld was
considered the logical man to hold
the top position in the Navy, not
only because of his administra-
tive abilities but also because he
was regarded as cooperative In
every way.
President Truman and Secre-
taries johnson and Matthews
changed their minds about Ad-
miral Denfeld after the hearings
before the House Armed Services
Committee. in which he sided with
the rest of the admirals who testi-
fed. It was the privilege Of the
civilian chiefs to decide that the
CNO could no longer hold his
position after the bitter exchanges
with his colleagues in the Joint
Chiefs Of Staff.
But Admiral Denfeld did moth
ing to disgrace himself or the
uniform he wears and did not
deserve such a blunt dismissal and
what amounts to the most severe
public rebuke any officer can re-
ceiye. According to the Senators
who are interested in the legality
as well as the ethics Of the case,
he was not called In by Mr.. Mat
thews and told that his usefulness
was ended. He was not informed
that If he refused to resign the
secretary would have no other
choice but to dismiss him. Had
this happened there is no doubt
that Mr.. Matthews would have is
sued a communique informing the
public that since the CNO refused
to resign his position and accept
another assignment he had, to be
dismissed for the good Of the
service.
These matters are expected to
be aired early next year when
the nomination Of Admiral Sher-
man reaches the Senate.
Evening star., 1949-12-03
wv. & IA. Alumni
To Hold YuIe Fete

The Washington Alumni Club
of the College of william and
Mary win hold q Christmas party
on December 20 at the Cont
mental Hotel. II
Raymond H. O'Connor has been
elected president OF the club.
Other new officers are Nancy J.
CRUDE, vice president; Jean Good
wyn, secretary. and william G.
Clark, treasurer. Bertha Taylor
and Ronald King were appointed
chairmen. respectively. Of enter
tainment and publicity.
Evening star., 1949-12-03
Ennoued 70 Wed

Mr. and Mrs. Israel Baker an
|nounce the engagement Of their
daughter. Dolores, To Mr.. Harry
Shapiro. son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris Shapiro.
Both Miss Baker and Mr..
Shapiro are attending George
washington University, from
which Mr.. Shapiro will receive his
degree Ia May.
Evening star., 1949-12-03
Mission Club Piuns
Benefit Bridge I ca

The Holy Cross Foreign Mission
Club will hold its annual benefit
bridge tea and Christmas party
lon December IL ct ! pm. at the
Wardman Park Hotel. A special
gifts table will be one Of the fea-
lures Of the afternoon.
Hostesses for the party include
Mrs. Owen G. Butts, Mrs, E. A.
Cassidy, Mrs. j. e. Gatti and Mrs,
A. s. Imirie. Mrs. A. I. Brueckner
is president Of the club.
Evening star., 1949-12-03
French Confer Awards
On Cerdun and Neveu
By Dorothy Thompson
m ihe Assoeiatsd Prass

PARIS, Dec. 3.-France's Off,
cial Journal today announced the
posthumous award of chevalier in
the Legion Of Honor to two famous
victims OF the French airliner
crash In the Azores October %.
The decoration was conferred on
Boxer Marcel Cerdan and Violin
LIST Ginette Neveu. Both were en-
route to the United States when
their plane crashed.
Evening star., 1949-12-03
On the Other Hand
Of Course, General Ike May Wish to Be
A School Teacher the Rest of His Life

mastery over the state and not his
security"
This is the type Of thing that
Gen. Ike. generally speaking.
has been saying for some time.
It was the crack about the "mar
in, Washington" that gave the
speech what the reporters called
political overtones."
II this is evidence that the
General is seeking serious con.
sideration in connection with the
campaign Of 1852, 1t Is also evil
+dence that he is not seeking II
from the party that has q "man
In Washington" and Is pretty vel
satisfied with what he is doing te
advance the party's fortunes. Thi,
applies whether the General In.
tended to refer to The Man II
Washington or just any man ir
Washington who might be OBJ.
sessed with the god delusion,
he described.
Threat Only In g. o. r.
The Democratic Party is not the
panicky organization of less than
two years ago. when some Of its
members actually were urging the
drafting Of the General despite
their ignorance Of his political
views. Now that his views are
coming to be known, don't expect
any chant Of 1--WE Want Ike" from
even that element In the party.
The reason is that his views, when
applied to practical issues. have
too little popularity with the peo-
pie who decide elections.
The General himself has plenty
Of popularity, well deserved. Al
long as he fsmained q political pig
in q poke, he was q threat to the
ambition Of every other potential
candidate. Today he is q threat
only to other candidates for the
Republican nomination. And this
he clearly understands, for his In
creasingly frequent public utter
ances are Of the kind to reassure
the men who usually call the turn
in the Republican Party.
The Republican managers want
a winner. There is nobody else
with the Generals personal popu-
larity. Now that 1t is established
that he speaks their language
they are likely to discourage the
development OF another Dewey
Stassen-Taft dogfight and dror
the nomination on the shoulders
OF the man toward whom 1t has
been drifting ever since the end oi
the war.
Evening star., 1949-12-03

He Is said to
have received a
n u m b e r of
lucrative offers
in civilian life.
The "Denfeld
incident" Will
not die, how
ever, with the
r e t ir e m e n t
of the admiral
some time early
in January. A
n II m b e r OF
Senators intend
to discuss the
Evening star., 1949-12-03

ner than is nos LEVEL Meiiett.
sible for President Eisenhower
That's because he never has re-
nounced the ambition he pressed
so vigorously last year. while con-
ditions still call for. Gen. Ike to
remain coy.
7 A few nights ago. however, the
General poked a fairly large hole
through the curtain Of delicacy
with which he has surrounded his
aspirations; that Is to say, he did
III he has such aspirations the
conclusion which it is hard to es-
cape. Speaking at a banquet OF
the st. Andrews Society In New
York, he decried the drift away
from the simplicity of our early
days." and then he said:
1--WE recognize the degree OF
change when we come to see that
the definition of liberal has be-
come man in Washington who
wants to play the Almighty with
our money"
Sort Of Lecture to Pupils.
The rest of his speech was the
sort of stern lecture that a school
master might administer to his
pupils: 1--WE seek the illusion OF
security. We think too much OF
luxuries. We want to wear fine
shirts and have caviar and cham
pagne when we should be eating
hotdogs and beer" And his own
definition Of liberalism: Il believe
| 1t means the right OF the indi-
vidual to carve his own future fol
himself and his family. It means
the freedom Of the individual, the
dignity Of the human being, hi;
Evening star., 1949-12-03

States and run
ming Just t as
hard as t h a t
other eminent
educator. tn e
president of the
University Of
Pennsylv q n | a.
The only differ
ence seems to
be that Presi-
dent Stassen is
able to go about
the business In
a so m e W h a t
more open man.
mar fhon ic roS.
Evening star., 1949-12-03
By Lo,ceH Meiieff

It is hard to escape the con-
clusion that the President of CO.
lumbia University is running for
the presidency of the United
Evening star., 1949-12-03
By Constantine Bro,cn

Admiral Louis Denfeld, the dis
missed Chief of Naval Operations,
is expected to retire at the end
of his present 60-day leave.
Evening star., 1949-12-03
In the News

Mr.. and Mrs. Strickland Gillian
left yesterday for Florida to spend
several weeks at the Hillsboro
Club In Pompano.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
ORDINANCE No. 357

An Ordinance To Fix the Positions
In the Cemetery Departments; And
To Fix Salaries and Compensa-
tions To Be Paid To Said En-
ployees.
Be it ordained by the Council of
the Village of Port Clinton, Ohio,
that the positions hereinafter fixed,
shall be established in the Gene
terry Department; and that the sal
aries and compensationS hereinaf-
ter specifically provided shall be
charged to the Cemetery Fund.
l. One Sexton of the Cemeteries,
who shall be in charge of the care
grounds; and shall direct the per-
formance of the work done by the
ground keepers and grave diggers,
shall receive a salary of Two Hun
dred and Five dollars per month,
payable semi-monthly, (S205.0O).
2. One Superintendent of Gene
teries, who shall keep all of the
records and accounts; billing and
collecting of revenues; and shall
perform the duties of the Clerk of
the Cemetery Board, shall receive a
salary of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per
month, payable semi monthly.
3. Such number of ground-keep-
ers and grave diggersE which are
necessary, who shall receive com
pensation at a rate of not to exceed
One dollar, eight cents ($1.0S) per
hour
Passed: January II, 1949.
CARL BECKER, Mayor.
Attest:
VIM. Z. ZEIS, Clerk. 5G-2t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
Court House News

ditch in Allen township, for dis
tance of about two miles.
Ottawa county will be repre-
sented by the Auditors depart
ment, at the district meeting to be
held at Ottawa, Ohio, Wednesday,
Feb. 9, when county auditors and
deputies from 22 counties will take
part in the program covering dis
cussions of tax collection proee-
dure.
Judge P. w. Gulau reports II
applications for marriage licenses
in the probate court for january,
the same number as for December.
In January 194S the number of Ii
censes was %. In the common
pleas court Velma Sauvey, clerk
of courts, reports six actions for
divorces or alimony for January
compared with nine for Decem-
ber.
Auditor E. A. Guth reports 130
real estate transfers having been
filed in the auditors office during
January, a decrease from the same
month last year when the number
was 1913.
The will of Blanche Powell has
been filed in the probate court fo1
probating.
The final account of administra-
ton has been filed in the probate
court by Louis w. Snyder, admin
istrator of the estate of Rosa Sny.
der, deceased.
The final and distributive &C.
count of administration has beer
filed in probate court by Cora L
kessler, executrix in the matter Of
the estate of Calvin Kessler, de-
ceased.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
MRS. GRACE A. MACK


Funeral services were held
Monday from the Methodist
church in Bristolville, Ohio, for
Mrs. Grace A. Mack, wife of Rol-
lin Mack, who passed away last
Friday in her home there.
A daughter of George and Har-
riet Hyde, she was born in Pert
Clinton, Oct. 16, 1876, and was
72 years Of age at the time Of
her death.
Besides the husband she is sur
vived by a son, Curtis Mack, of
Parma Heights; two brothers, Fred
Hyde, of Detroit, and Addison
Hyde, Toledo; two sisters, Mrs.
]. M. Friedley, of Clyde, and
Florence Hyde, of Port Clinton;
and two grandchildren. A son,
Robert, preceded her in death,
having been killed in a plane
crash July 26, 1943, at March
Field, Calf, while serving as a
lieutenant in the U. S. Army Ali
Corps.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
NOTICE
DESIGNATION OF DEPOSITORY

Notice is hereby given that on
the 14th day of February, 1949,
at 500 O'clock, p. NJ, a meeting Of
the Board of Education of Port
Clinton Exempted Village School
District, of ottawa County, Ohio,
will be held at the Boards Office
for the designation of a depository
for the ACTIVE and INACTIVE
funds of said Board of Education,
for a period of two years from
date of contract.
The INACTIVE Funds shall be
inactive for a period of not less
than six co months.
Applications will be received at
the said time and place from any
eligible institution desiring to be
a public depository of said funds.
Port Clinton, Ohio
January %, 1949.
BOARD OF EDUCATION,
PORT CLINTON EXEMPTED
VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT
c. /. DARR, Clerk. 5O-2t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
ATTENTION
FIRE APPARATUS DEALERS

Sealed proposals will be re-
received by the Village of Port
Clinton, Ohio, February Is, 1949,
until 1900 noon EST, at the Office
Port Clinton, Ohio, and at =. that
time and place will be duly opened,
for the purchase of one (D Fire
Truck.
Specifications:
l 750-gGl. per minute Mid Ship
Pump with tank of not less than
600 gal capacity complete on
Plant and Raincoats and Boots.
Basic Equipment Standard ac--
cording to Underwriters Manual
page 13, chapter P1 and Pc.
(PD-Each Pumper shall con-
form to the precision applying to
all type of Apparatus attached
Each shall be equipped with
pump, ladders, water tank, basic
equipment and extra equipment
according to the capacity, dimen-
sion, size and numbers specified in
the request for bids.
lift. ladder with folding hooks
1-Extension ladder to extend "a
2-Axes Cat least 6 lb.) pick head
type.
2-Fire Department Lanterns cleo
trio hand type.
1.-Two and one half (2R) gal.
Fire Extinguishers foam type.
2-10-ft. Pike Poles.
t-36-In. Crow bar.
I-Hydrant connection, with sue
tion hose thread on one end
and local 215 hose thread on
other.
Pump suction connection. with
pump suction thread on one end
and local 21a in. hose thread on
other.
Metal strainer for suction hose.
1-2h Double female connection.
150 #. of Booster hose with shut
off nozzle and one in. hose.
2-Section suction hose to fit our
hydrants.
TRADE: I SEAGRAvE PUMPER.
BY order of the Council of the
Village of Port Clinton. Chic.
50-2t VIM. L. ZEIS, Clerk.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
DEATHS
MISS HATTIE KNIGHT

Funeral services for Miss Hat
tie Knight, who died Saturday in
her home at 210 Jefferson street
were held Tuesday afternoon from
the residence, the Rev. William
Thomas officiating. Burial was
in Lakeview cemetery with Germ
er & Wolf directing.
Hattie Knight was born in Port
Clinton Aug. 9, 1875 and was 70
wears, five months and 20 days of
age at the time of herdeath. Prior
to her retirement a number OF
years ago, Miss Knight was man
ager of the local Northern Ohio
Telephone Co. office. She began
work there in 1902 as clerk and
bookkeeper when the exchange
was located in the northeast room
on the second floor of the Masonic
Temple. She became manager of
the local office in 1908. She had
been bedfast for the past 2C
months.
She is survived by a sister, Mrs
Lucy Herl, and several nieces ano
| nephews.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
49,
%afMxo xorrs
By VIRGIL GORDON

Plans are being made for a past
post commanders meeting on
February 22. All past COM
manders will receive special in
vitation. Movies will be shown
at the next post meeting on Feb
ruary 8, and it is planned to show
films at every meeting in the fu-
ture. Plans are also being made
for a banquet early in April to
mark the 50th anniversary Of the
founding of the V. F. w. Com
mittee members for this are:
John Wozniak, Jr., Howard Behl-
mer, Frederick Wozniak and Cur
tbs Van Hoose.
The Auxiliary will continue
their card parties every Saturday
night and bingo will be held every
Friday night, and on Friday, Sat
| urday and Sunday nights the soft
ball team will sponsor a delicious
muskrat supper. The public is
welcome to these events and "open
house" will be observed.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
JOHN ID. TIETJEN

Services for John D. Tietjen,
who died Tuesday in his home
at Marblehead, will be held this
Friday at 2:30 p. m. from St.
Paul's Lutheran church, Danbury,
the Rev. E. E. Eckhoff officiating.
Burial will be in the church ceme-
terry with Gerner & Wolf direct
ing.
Born in Germany Feb. 1, 1874,
John Tietjen was rs years of age
at the time of his death.
He is survived by his wife,
Anna C. Tietjen, and a daughter,
Mrs. Clement Novotney, of Clay
Center.