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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
Elite Club Meets

Members Oh the Elite Club met
Wednesday afternoon in the home
of Mrs. Joseph Evers. Acting as
substitute players were Mrs. P.
X. Tadsen and Mrs. Lawrence
Satterfeld. A dessert course was
served and 500 was the diversion
Of the afternoon.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
Entertains Club

Mrs. Edward Oman entertained
her bridge club Monday evening
when a dessert course was served
first. Mrs. Gene Schneider acted
as substitute. High scores were
held by Miss Frances Mitchell and
Mrs. Del Neuman. When the club
meets in two weeks, Mrs. Bill Wolf
will entertain.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
Altar Society Meets

Ladies' Altar Society of st.
Paul's Slovak Lutheran church
will meet Sunday, March 5, in the
church. Mrs. Judita Petrovic,
president, will preside at the meet
ing.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
Coterie Club To Meet

Coterie Club will meet Friday
evening, March 10, when Miss Ida
Beck will be hostess. Roll Call
Current Events. Mrs. John Korn-
dorfer will present the program
whcih will be a paper entitled
"Utah-Salt Mines"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
Study Society To Meet

Immaculate Conception Study
Society will meet Wednesday eve
ming with Mrs. Norbert Stein as
hostess. The program will be a
paper entitled "Howl For Justice"
presented by Mrs. Katherine Hou-
ser and Mrs. Ursula Warner will
present another paper, "Cloister-
ed Orders" Refreshments will
follow the meeting.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
Youth Fellowship To Meet

Methodist Youth Fellowship will
meet Sunday at 2:30 p, m. III the
church basement. Active MEM
bers will go to the homes of mem
bers who attend irregularly or not
at all where they will seek pro-
gram suggestions for future use.
They will reconvene in the church
at 7 o'clock for a sholt meeting
before attending Lenten services.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
Couples Club Meets

Couples Bridge Club met Tues
day evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbur Snider. High
score was held by Mrs. Donald
Burke and second place was a
three-way tie. Refreshments were
served by the hosts and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Belknap will be hosts
in two weeks.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03

Here's An Idea you might have
reason to try out, come summer.
TO get a bat out of the house,
shine your automobile lights thru
an open window and the bat, at
tracted by them, will leave via the
window without more ado. Of
course if you don't have a car
you'll do as you've always done,
chase the thing out with broom.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
"The Moral Side OF Sex Educa-

"The Moral Side OF Sex Educa-
tom was the topic of a panel dis
cussion held Monday night at a
joint meeting of Child, Study club
and the Commodore Perry Circle.
Those taking part were Rev. Law
renee Miller, who acted as mod
orator, DR.. C. r. Wood, Mrs.
Charles Ruddock and Miss Susan
kilmer. Each discussed tho topic
briefly from his or her profession
al viewpoint. 1t was as frank a
discussion as we have heard OIL
the subject and the lively audi
ence participation made it most
interesting evening.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
SOrosis To Meet

Sorosis Club will meet Friday,
March 10, in the home of Mrs.
Edwin Fall. Mrs. Wilber Sessler
will present a paper entitled
"Glass." The program study this
year pertains to the home. Din
ner will be served by the hostess
following the meeting.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03

Ran Across one of those moron
stories the other day. Maybe it's
an oldie but still good for a smile.
Two morons were out hunting
when they spied some ducks over
head. One of them raised his
gun and fired and the duck came
hurtling to the ground. The other
moron said, "Why did you waste
The lead? The fall would have
killed it anyway"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
East Bldg. Mothers Club

Members of the East Building
Mothers Club will meet Thursday,
March 9, at 2 o'clock in the music
room of the high school. Mrs.
Robert Kreilick, school nurse, will
speak on the topic Preparation
for Better Health In The School
Child" Mrs. Bernice Butler is
chairman of the social committee
for March.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03


That Brilliant Green Stuff on
the streets Tuesday noon had the
city's population buzzing, wonder
ing as to the why's and where
fore's of its appearance. Word
got around that it was a new type
of chloride being used to melt
the ice. The police department
thought the city street depart
ment was trying it out, the street
department thought the county en-
ginears were trying something
new and the county engineers be-
lieved the police department had
authorized its use. All We're in
error. 1t just so happened that
several high school fellows had
managed to get hold of a green
chemical dye, used during the war
for plane rescues, and had gen
erously doused the streets with
it. We doubt that it did any
thing to melt the ice, but it did
stimulate conversation and add
ed a bright touch to an otherwise
drah day.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03

\ Neil Dor half way down the
block received a card Wednesday
March y that had been mailed
two weeks ago reminding her of
church meeting that was sched-
uled fer Feb. II. It's a good
thing she knew about the meet
ing, not needing the reminder,
else she might think it was a
very-much-in-advance notice for
1851.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
Commodore Perry Circle Meets

Commodore Perry Circle will
meet Thursday, March 9, in the
home of Mrs. Jack Darling. Roll
Call-Unforgettable "Small Fry"
Incidents. Mrs. M. j. Edwards
will present a paper entitled
"The Small Fry" Refreshments
will be served at the close of the
meeting.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03

Plan Lenten Tea
st. Thomas Guild will hold the
annual Lenten Tea in the Guild
Hall at 2 O'Clock Wednesday af-
ternoon, March 8. Ladies from
the other churches in town will
be guests. Musical selections will
be presented before Mrs. Lloyd
Beuthel, Huron, reviews the book
"The Chain" by Paul Wellman.
Hostesses for the meeting will be
members of Church School Group.
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Study Group Meets
Farmers Union Study Group
will meet Tuesday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Shores.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03

Rugs and Carpeting. Free esti-
mates. Dwight w Fox Co., 124
w. Second st. Phone 2021.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
Entertains Card Club

Mrs. A. T. Emmett entertained
the Girls Card Club with dinner
on Monday evening.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03

Smith Beauty Shop will be open
for appointments March 6. Sit
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03

The Junior class play, "The Old
Home Town" is now in rehearsal
and will be presented March 60
81 in the high school auditorium.
Don't forget the date. Boyd Mar
tin is the director.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03

James Ellenbcrger, county chair
man of the March of Dimes fund
drive, reports that contributions
this year amounted to $4551.13
and this is good time for
US to say "Thank you" to the
clubs and organizations, we con-
tacted by mail, for their gener-
Gus donations to the March of
Dimes.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03

BY MARGUERITE FINEFRoCK

Hiya Neighbor-Guess there's
no question in anyone's mind but
that March came in like lion
Wednesday, but to all outward
appearances it still resembied
woolly white lamb. Just another
case of a lion in sleeps clothing
would you say?
Evening star., 1950-06-15

ing it on, since in most species only the
males flash. It is believed that this
flashing serves to attract the females.
The Encyclopedia Americana says that
throughout a considerable part Of our
country, including the District Of Co
lumbia and vicinity, Photoris Pyralis is
the most common form Of FREELY.
These true firefiies are often called
lightning bugs.
The giowworm is the wingless female
Of q European species. 1t is not often
seen in the United States.
"Shine. little glowworm, glimmer,
glimmer." is just song over here. though
still a remarkably good song.
Was there ever a comic opera better
than THE Merry Widow" We doubt 1t.
Times change, and so we get okla
homa" and "Brigadoon." but many still
prefer ''The Merry Widow" and its time
less music.
1t is interesting to note that in this
age of television. the little flrefiy, with
its photogenic cell. is in demand.
"Shucks." say the kids, I'VE have al
ways known that"
So they have.
There 10 never . night Tthout count
Evening star., 1950-06-15
By Steffon Andrews

ENERALISSIMO Chang Kai-shek
" has been using smart military
strategy in his Withdrawals from the
South China coast islands
The sudden abandonment of the
Chushan and Hainan islands. for in
stance. was widely interpreted here at
the time as a Chinese debacle and an
other in series of smashing defeats for
the Nationalists.
Actually, just the opposite is true.
American military men on Formosa re-
gard these Withdrawals as possibly the
smartest bit of strategy Chang could
employ under the circumstances.
Here are the two key factors behind
the Withdrawals:
l. The Nationalists have only limited
American military equipment left, which
they must either hoard against the
Communists invasion of Formosa or
permit to be expended piecemeal on the
smaller islands.
D. The smaller islands pose an almost
inSurmountable logistics problem, since
they drain most of their food supply
from the main island of Formosa
The Nationalists were confronted with
the choice of trying to maintain these
islands no matter what the cost in order
to save face. or of letting them go and
concentrating on FormoSa.
When this correspondent was on For
mosa last month, he was informed con-
fidentially that Chiang's top command
had chosen the latter course and at least
two other islands, besides Chushan, soon
would be evacuated.
Ordinarily, evacuation of these is
lands would be a great military blow
Evening star., 1950-06-15
By Charles E. TroceweU

less children catching lightning bugs"
What they do with them after they
catch them is their own business.
They are much more. though. than q
children's toy.
They contain the secret Of heatless
light. II it can ever be discovered, it may
lead to another revolution or something
Actually, lightning bugs are not flies
at all. but beetles.
The power Of illumination is con-
tanned in spot on the under side Of
the last abdominal segment.
All light rays. no heat rays
That is the firefiy's secret. Some ex-
perts claim they fash their lights to
attract each other, especially the lady
: lightning bugs. Others claim it is q sort
of warning signal to other insects. say
ing in effect, Lay of, I'm hot stuff"
Whatever the reason. the flashing
lights are among the real joys Of sum-
mer
Even persons, suffering from ennui
can get kick" out Of watching them
and muSing upon the perverse fate Of
man. who must use his fire for destruc-
ton, whereas this almost mindless FIRE.
fly can turn his to everyday uses good
for his own species and VI.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
PubIicizing Our New Weapons

In an age when great stress is placed on
the Importance of being very secretive about
such matters lot of Americans may find it
strange that some of our highest military au-
thorities have within recent days, with consider
able abruptness, become quite talkative about the
actual or potential production of highly signfi-
cant new defensive weapons
Yet, although people with hush-hush
mentality may regard this development as a
thing that runs counter to our security interests
there is ample reason to believe that it does the
opposite. Certainly, when Defense Secretary
johnson and other key members of our military
establishment drop the kind of hints they have
been dropping lately-about things like dew
astating anti-tank weapons, deadly anti-aircraft
Devices atomic artillery, guided missiles with
A-bomb warheads and other instruments either
already available or expected to be part of our
arsenal within the next three or four years
we may take it pretty much for granted that
they have good cause to feel that the release of
such generalized information will do much more
good than harm.
Thus, one reason juStifying talk about these
weapons-talk founded on fact, not fancy-is
that it can greatly bolster the morale of the
Western Europeans. Many of them, weighing
their numerically weak armed forces against the
Kremlns overwhelming quantitative superiority
in tanks, infantry, etc., have tended to take q
defeatist view of their ability to hold on to
their part of the world in the event of a Soviet
onslaught. But if they can be shown-aS they
can be and are being shown-that they can
contain the initial phase of such an attack with
relatively small number of divisions backed by
adequate tactical air power and a sufficient
quantity of the new defensive armaments, then
their skepticism will yield ground to growing
confidence and resolution
Moreover, at least two other reasons can be
cited in favor of releasing guarded information
on this subject. The first of these is that the
Russians-who undoubtedly have been held in
check by our present atomic lead, by our tre-
mendouS productive capacity, and by the vastly
superior resources of the free world as whole
are likely to be further sobered and deferred
by our no-fooling official comments on the new
weapons revolutionary possibilities in terms of
defending Western Europe. And the second
reason is simply this: That Congress and the
American people, at time when billions of
dollars are required for our military budget need
to be assured that the money is not being ap-
propriated for rathole, which it definitely isn't
Everything considered. therefore, good
purpose is being served by the release of authori-
tative information on our development of defen-
sve arms. OF course, our progress in that
respect does not warrant overconhdence, but
the official open talk about it, besides enlight-
ening the public here at home, has the virtue
of encouraging our overseas allies while giving
the Kren1lip additional reason for restraint. In
that sense, far from being at odds with our
security interests, such talk seems plainly
salutary.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
This and That

Saw fredy the other evening.
The first one of the season, and well
come sight it was.
Washington's well known humidity
makes 'em fairly sparkle.
How do they do it?
1t is something of scientific mys-
terry. The substance is luciferin, if that
means anything, which it doesn't to
most of us.
Just how Old Man Firefly presses the
button no one knows. Or how he
makes it work.
That is what they are trying to find
out. A Johns Hopkins University profess
sor has ordered 100000 of the beetles
to experiment on.
The late Prof S. p. Langley of the
Smithsonian Institution made an in
tersive study of the cucujos, large South
American f1refies kept in cages by the
children and worn as hair ornaments
5y the women
He came to the conclusion that the
light depends upon a process of oxida-
ton.
The luminous or photogenic organ is
composed of fat. It may be that hor-
m@es have something to do with tI6p-
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Educating The Gifted

AS might be expected, the report of the
Educational Policies Commission of the National
Education Association on Education of the
Gifted" raises more questions than it answers.
1t recognizes the need for more intelligent leader
ship in American society and urges more and
freer schooling at all social levels, but it falls
short in its suggestions about how to identify
potential leadership. So-caled Intelligence
tests are not good enough. The report somewhat
lamely says: "Test scores should usually be
considered in combination with other school
records and teachers judgments" and "all desig-
nations of pupils as gifted should be tentative
and subject to successive revisions on the basis
of new evidence"
Some persons obviously seem highly gifted"
and some are only moderately gifted" and still
more perhaps are gifted only in a small degree,
yet even this last group might merit special
training The problem is: Where are we to draw
our line, how are we to define our terms so that
they really mean something tangible and con-
elusive? Half a century ago this dilemma already
had developed. William James and G. Stanley
Hall were among the philosophers who tried to
solve 1t. Winifred Sackville Stoner and Prof. M.
V. O'Shea of the University of Wisconsin at
tempted an approach which they denominated
natural education" hoping to discover leader
ship in children while they still were very young
powers of such youngsters so that they might
be recognized and given commensurate oppor-
tunitieS for constructive achievement.
But it was objected then, as presumably it
may be now, that the emphasis of professional
pedagogy might better be placed on "the un-
gifted" instead. A child with discernible endow-
mentS of intelligence or skill, it could be argued
needs less encouragement than a child lacking
those advantages. But the Educational Policies
Commission is not attempting to deal with the
requirements of all students It specifically is
concerned with "the gifted" minority-the top
10 per cent? For the members of that class it
advocates "a good general education . i. to equip
them to deal competently with themselves their
environment and their fellowmen"; also "a wide
acquaintance with the record of human expert
ence, familiarity with foreign culture and Ian
guages and basic training in the tools and
concepts of modern science"
Such supplementary equipment, of course,
would take time to acquire. 1t follows that "the
gifted" would emerge from their educational
preparation for life-and leadership
later than their less gifted contemporaries and
conceivably to that extent be handicapped in
the race for preferment. But this is only single
aspect of the overall difficulty. The Educational
Policies Commission has merely turned the spot
light on sk basic riddle of our modern life as
Evening star., 1950-06-15
School Is Over

The day moDes By on caterpillar feet,
This day of days; tt cannot last forever.
He squtrn1s tDtthin the prison of his seat
Until the bell proclaims that It Is oper.
1t is UGcGtton. Let him taste the tDord.
Sticky and stceet as honey In his mouth.
1t spills like music from some hidden
bird;
1t is as fresh as mint upon the breath.
His blood runs faster noU: he o,Uns the
1Dorld
At last: this Is thing to understand.
Time Is trinket lying softly cHrIed
Within the open circle of his hand.
Look closely, boy. The plavthtu0 that
you hold
Win be more precious than you epen
deem.
oh. do not let it tarnish: keep bright the
gold
OF youth and summer and your oioR
young dream.
MAE w1NKLER GOODMAN.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Some Need Protection

Fourteen of the twenty-five members Of the
House District Committee voted against the
extension of national rent control, and this
committee majority had it within its power to
kill local rent control The committee however,
was not willing to do this. Instead, it has
decided to support the local rent control bill
which continues local control for seven months
after June 80, with any further extension
requiring a joint resolution of Congress. This
was the proper thing for the committee to do,
as long as national control remains in effect.
Washington has been one of the problem
cities in rent control throughout the emergency.
1t has been numbered among the cities most in
need of this dangerous-even insidious-
of Government control over the private affairs
of its citizens. For Congress to have extended
the national rent act and at the same time to
have lifted all controls in Washington would
have not made sense.
The national rent control extension bill, now
approved by House and Senate, leaves extension
of control beyond December 81 with the States
and cities. If they want it, they must take
affirmative action to keep it, If they fail to
act, the control is lifted automatically. The
same thing doubtless would have been done in
the case of Washington but for the unique
character of our government. In Washington
Congress exercises the exclusive power of legs-
lation. While authority to decide might have
been delegated to the Commissioners there was
legal question involved. This question has
been resolved by leaving to joint resolution
of Congress, after January 81, whether rent
control here will live or die. The answer by
Congress after next January 81 is pretty certain
to depend on what comparable municipalities
throughout the country decide to do for them
selves, and on local conditions existing at the
time.
Rent controls should be lifted as soon as it
Is demonstrated that great numbers of people
in the low income brackets will not be seriously
injured. While there probably has been more
new housing in this area, in relation to the
population, than in any other area of the coun-
try, the vast majority of the building has been
for people in the relatively high salary brackets
They do not need continued rent control. The
people in the lower brackets, for whom small,
$85 and 800 apartments are out of reach, are
the ones who need more protection because of
the shortage of housing within their means, than
anybody else. They are the only ones whose
condition justifies even temporary extension of
rent control.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Letters to The Star

tlons: I'VE shall leave with dignity"
The first groups were called. Teachers
and pupils rose instantly and passed down
the center aisle, fearful. but with courage,
with dignity and with gentleneSs. Others
followed rapidly; the auditorium was
clear. Teachers paused a moment at the
outer door; their pupils crowded around
them, but no, one could speak. Hands
were clasped in genuine friendship.
Someone finally found voice to say, "You
coming to the picnic. Miss -" Some
one else said. What about our reports?"
Not a noisy sound. not wisecrack.
not meaningless giggle. Out to the
street they went to home or Job. The
best traditions of Central had met the
acid test Of leaving and relinquishing, for
the student body encloses the Central
spirit, which does not die. The schools
motto remains: "Tenax Propositi"-
steadfast of purpose
Central Teacher.
Even the young children, who had
spent only one year at Central, showed
loyalty to this old institution, its fine
spirit. its high ideals and its soundly
paSeo JraoltlonS.
Wherever these young people go, their
lives and their communities will be en-
riched by the lessons they have learned
at Central.
Good luck to them in their further
development at other schools, to which
they will give new love and loyalty.
Here's to old Central! -
Another Teacher.
Evening star., 1950-06-15

building great apartment or hotel to
meet congressional housing crises. II
Congress were to acquire block in its
entirety. it could reshape the houses in
that block for modest modern living,
meeting the requirements Of many a
hard-pressed Congressman by q repur-
chase arrangement. and serving as a
demonstration project for the entire
section. It would be a good investment,
not only in itself but in its effect on
values and income for a large part Of
Washington.
To reassure the various citizens
groups they are reminded Of the days
when Fifth avenue was boundary line
just like North and South Capitol streets,
and everything to the east was the
East Side" Sutton place broke the
ice. then a score of other developments
followed. and finally the United Ma
tions has completely reversed the
trend. There may yet come time when
the high ground of East Washington
will be at premium for residential
purposes.
Horace w. PeaSlee.
Chairman, Committee on the National
Capital. American Institute Of Archi-
tects.