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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19
AGENDA CLUB
BY Loretta Weiss

Membcrs-our business meet
ing will convene at 8 p. NJ. Sun
day, Jan. 22nd. Please note date
lis Is meeting of extreme i'm
pOrtanCe to all. so don't miss it
Events for coming months will
be planned - among other i'm
pOrtant events -- So come and
voice your opinion.
1t may be that 1850 is that ycaI
some of YOU nOn-mcmbcrs were
waiting on -- to DIN the Ngcnda
Club, III interested, ioin US in
basement OF Tcutsch Memorial
Lutheran Church at above date.
| he welcome mat is out.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19
FROM DETROIT
Branch 81.

The Lodges 37th Anniversary
will be celebrated on Saturday,
March 4, at the Gratiot Hall. The
hall is located on Gratiot between
Jane and Loretto across from the
Schnee-Eule Cafe.
Card Party and other games
will again be played after the
meetings beginning with the Feb.
meeting. The Singers will be on
hand with food and refreshments
which is always enjoyed. .
The February meeting Of Branch
81 will be held at 3 p. M. Sunday,
February 5, at Carrs Taproom,
S939 Gratiot Ave.
Delegates for the 1850 Central
Verband Convention will be elect
ed in the February meeting.
Picnic Schedules for 1850
June 4 Opening Day lodge
June lS or Is Singers
July % Juniors.
August 6 Church
August l9 Moonlight (Satur-
day evening-Lodge)
Sept. 10 Juniors
Sept. "a Traubenfest Grape
FestivaD
John NJ. Schemmel, Secy.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19
MAR-LU SORORITY
BY Lynn Simonis

Any person wishing to donate
flowers for the church altar in
memory OF bcgricvcd or ior
some special occasion please call
Mrs. Emma Hartman (Wo. 1882
The Mar Lu Sorority having
a dinner on january p immedi-
ately after the II 100 church ser
vice in the church basement.
Reservations are limited to 100.
SO place your reservations early.
For reservations please call Mrs.
Hilda Weir (Cl. 4OlH. or Mrs.
Gretchen Binder (Wo. 34OO). DO
not forget just 100 limited, no
more.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19
SALEM NEWS
By Katy Spack

Salem. O., ian. 1O-lf YOU want
a complete story on the game
last Saturday ask someone who
was there. The reaction YOU get
will depcnt on whether the per
son is from Canton or SaIem
Nhcnt it gets to the point where
there are 90 fouls called in a bas-
ketball game something is wrong
some place. | mean after all let
us not go whole brog over these
things. Sounds more like pre-
football. UoOkcd like it too at
times y Bill Zcck collected neat
IS pts, for us. Nice going kid. Sa-
lem lead all but a tiny bit Of the
first half but then Canton took
over" FINAL score was 75-5l.
Our girls team took second place
behind Canton too. We will say
however that it has been fun play
ing all the games. SO our con-
gratulations Canton on winning
both games. Well our girls team
had a perfect season this YEAR
didn't win = O1uDp prrhon. nrE+
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19

Justify. At that time it was clearly
understood that in view of the pro-
tests of the Membership these seals
would be used around the ceiling.
We have returned to find none of
the lovely glass there-glass which
each state contributed-seals that
had deep meaning as we'll as a
lustrous beauty. Oh, yes-there are
seals-but you can't see them
they have little if any meaning and
contribute nothing to the design.
We are now told that there is no
way to use the original state and
territorial seals. To many of US
this is an uncalled for violation of
valuable tradition. Apparently there
is now no turning back. But it is
a grievous thing.
THE Connecticut Agricultural Ex-
L pertinent Station at New Haven
has been making headway in its
research and experimentation on
Dutch Elm disease. DR.. George E.
Plumb, entomologist there, reports
promising results after 2 years of
work. He says that DDT applied
with mist blower has eliminated
the disease from 914o of the trees.
THE Department of State has
L inaugurated a policy of region
al meetings for our ambassadors
which should prove exceedingly
valuable. The first meeting Of
U. S. Ambassadors to other Ameri-
can Republics will take place in
Havana, Cuba, January 1920 the
second in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
March 1-3. Edward G.. Miller Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of State for
Inter-American Affairs will attend
both meetings. . -
These meetings constitute one
phase of the reorganization of the
Department of State and should do
much to brisg about better coordin-
alton and administration Of our
foreign policy abroad.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19
AN INVITATION

MI members OF the O. S. 5. X.
|. Y. Branch No. 55 are cordially
invited to attend this years ban
quet. 1t will be held at the East
Side SachsenheiV on Sunday, ia
nuary 10Th, at 30 p. m.
Your officers are trying hard to
plan a good meal and an inter
estlng short program. keserva-
tions must be turned in by Fri
day, Jan, 10th. Ii you did not re-
ceive your card please call Joe
Wonnerth at Liberty 1858 and
make your reservation. We would
like to see every member present
this year. The Committee.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19
QUESTIONS?
Answers to the Questions wi,
be found on page 7.

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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19
CLEVELAND EAST
BY Mike and John

At our last meeting all the offic-
crs were installed
President, John Schneider
N.-Pres.. Andy Thies
Rec. Sec, NJ. Welter
Corr. Sec. Lucille Gramp
Treas, Andray Miller
Reporter, Mokc Bretz and
John Guip
One OF the first events of the
new year is the January Frolic
on Saturday, Jan. %, from 9 unit
:: \ popular orchestra has been
hired, SO I'm sure all who come
will enjoy themselves.
Another event on our schedule
is the bowling tournament to be
held the last week in February
Plans are being made so that this
Will be the biggest and best tour.
namcnt ever.
To Salem
| OmOrroW nj lights game will be
played at the Town Club, East
2oth and Prospect, at ! p. m, f
S. T.
Last week the Scalet and GRAY
OF East played host to the visit.
ing West team in a very excit.
ing ball game. The final score
turned out to be 43 to Al in favor
of West.
1t was a thrilling game anC
one interesting to watch.
Attention Old Timers
The Juniors basketball team
has challenged the Old Timer:
to a game on Feb. II at theTowne
Club. For further information ge,
i'll touch with George or Johr
Schneider.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19
Stiftungsfest

On Sunday, January 10Th, the
Senior Lodge will celebrate it's
FourtiethAnniversary with a ban
quet at the Saxon hall at 80 D.
m. The Juniors are taking care
OF all the preparations for this
affair, so the Seniors can sit back
back and relax for change. \
good time Is planned for all who
attend. Tickets will be sold at the
door, only to those having made
reservations. Adults $l.5O and
children Sl.OO which includes
both meal and drinks. Please
make your reservations now. no
later than january Goth, to help
us know exactly how many to
plan for. SO come all you Column
bus >aNons and let lis get togeth-
e1 at the Saxon Hall, on Sunday.
January 10Th.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19

hoppers of the
two Houses. All
are back at their
posts.
Y ou w on t
know the two
Chambers when
Y G. u come on.
The ugly b u t
temporarily nee
e S S a + y steel
girders are gone
so the galleries
are once more
a part Of the
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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19
COLUMBUS JUNIORS
NEWS
BY KATY Thesis

Columbus, O., Jan. 1o-At our
meeting last Thursday, | was ask
ed to help report the Columbus
juniors news, so here goes.
We had quite a large turnout
tor our meeting lost Thursday
and hope to see all YOU young
folks again next month. Rcmcmz
Der you must attend three consc-
cutlve meetings in order to be-
come member of the club, and
we hope you all will.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19
To New Castle

Our game will start at ! 30 and
will be played at the Monaco
High gym, so bring nice crowd
and come down for the evening.
We will see you then.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19
Best Wishes

All our best wishes for much
success and happiness to the new
" engaged couple Our Treasurer
flllda Farr and Dick Kautz OF
Salem, Ohio.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19
M',NACA MAGNET
BY Jack

Muuaca, Pa. ian. l9--La>t Na-
turdav we filled a. bu> and then
some and made our way TO Far
rell for the evening. The Blue
DEVILS won their game by the
score OF 54-52 while the Farrell
girls said, You can't win them
both" as they doWncd the Mona
ca girls II to I in the prclimina-
ry game. Both of the games were
pretty interesting to watch and
we hope that the girl who got
hurt from Farrell will recover
soon Maybe our girls. sang toe
much on the way out to Farrell
and used up all their energy. Get
hep to that winning stride again
girls!
After the games we went to the
beautiful club of Farrell where
we enjoyed a nice dinner and
dance. I'm sure everyone from
Monaco had good time and are
looking forward to returning to
your club again.
Ton1 ir-row night we will be
playing host to New Castle, So
lets have a nice turnout at the
game.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19

Are Jou and your re.atIves mem
bers Of the Sick Benefit Society
and Central Verband? If not now
ls the time to Join. For more L.Yor-
mation call the local representative.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19
This and That from WASHINGTON
BY Congressman frances P. Bolton.

THE second session of the S1st
l. Congress is on it's way. Bills of
every description were put into the
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19

- Please patrOnlze our ad
ertiSer>
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19

are y0n ana your relatives n,em
oers Ut the Sick Benedt Society
md Central verband? II not, now
. the time to join. For more Inror
latlon call the local represen, ativs
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19

fledSc pdtrOnlZe our Az
vertiscrs.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19

for the delicious meal they served
last Saturday. | could go for a
piece OF that steak right now.-
couldn't you?
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19

- Please pat-0nize our adj,
yertiSers.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19
Salem VS.. Cleveland West
Cleveland West

TOtLS 20 6 46
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19
Salem

Totals .... q 9 &
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-19
Totals
Farrell

Totals IS 9 A.
Evening star., 1950-01-21

proclamation will not bring an end to
labor management strife and as long as
coal or other shutdowns continue to plague
the land there will be need for govern
mental Intervention. Governor Battle
therefore has asked that the State be
given permanent authority to operate coal
mines in certain emergencies. Although
the Governor mentioned only coal mines
in his address, there Is no good reason
why the permanent seizure authority
should not be extended to other public
utility fields.
In asking this authority Governor Battle
Is no more an enemy of labor than was
former Governor Tuck. AS a matter of
fact, as Governor Battle has pointed out,
the Virginia program of dealing with major
strikes has been of benefit to the worker
and his family as well as to other elements
Of the population. All have been assured
of heat, light, telephone service, essential
transportation and other necessary serv-
ices. And all will have his guarantee of
State protection in the future If the AS
sembly grants Governor Battles request
for permanent legislation.
Evening star., 1950-01-21
Myron TuyIor's Role

In his decade of service as the Presidents
personal representative to the Pope, Myron
c. Taylor undoubtedly has played SUBJ
stantial role in the formulation of the
Nations foreign policy, particularly as
regards postwar Europe AS an Episcopa-
Ian on duty in Vatican City-the spiritual
capital of Roman Catholicism-he has been
in close contact with churchmen- states
men, from the Pontif on down, who must
be numbered among the worlds most
experienced and most knowing students of
international affairs. That contact has
covered one of the great turbulent periods
OF history-a period in which it has been
important for the United States to reckon
carefully with the meaning and effects
of the Vatican's struggle with Nazi and
Communist totalitarianism in a predomi-
nantly Catholic region In taking measure
of that struggle, the outcome of which will
be of immense significance to all mankind,
Mr.. Taylor has occupied the best possible
observation post and his presence there
has surely been helpful to our country.
Now that he has resigned, it seems strange
that there should be considerable con-
troversy over whether or not the vacancy
should be filled. Certainly, If it can be of
continuing value to us, we ought not to
Withdraw from this listening point.
Evening star., 1950-01-21
A Very Petty Business

It seems to The Star that the people OF
Washington have every reason to be dis
appointed and very much concerned with
the performance of the Board of Education.
BY five-to-three vote, with Chairman
C. Melvin Sharpe not voting, the board
has refused to approve the recommenda-
ton of DR.. Hobart M. Corning, superin-
tendent of schools, that Miss Eleanor P.
McAuliffe be named principal OF the new
sousa Junior High School.
This was a wholly unwarranted inter-
ference with the administrative function
of the superintendent of schools. The
Board of Education is supposed to be
policy-making body. The appointment OF
a principal is an administrative matter,
clearly within the province of the super
intendent The law requires the concur
renee of the board. But the board should
not refuse to follow the recommendation of
the superintendent unless there is real
question of policy involved, which was not
true of this case.
The action of the board was also grossly
unfair to Miss McAuliffe, who is assistant
principal of Paul Junior High School, and
who has had long and highly creditable
career in the public schools of Washington.
Two other junior high assistant principals
were under consideration for the Sousa
position. But the standings of all three, as
published in The Star yesterday, clearly
show that Miss McAuliffe, with respect to
training, experience and efficiency rating,
was the obvious choice. For the Board of
Education, in these circumstances, to over
ride DR.. Corning's recommendation has
been described by spokesman for the
American Association of School Admin
istration as "a threat to the educational
standards of the local schools" The Star
fully agrees with that description.
One question is left unanswered. Why
has the Board of Education, which does
not attack Miss McAuliffe's qualifications,
refused to approve DR.. Corning's recon-
mendation? There is no ready answer.
But the unhappy impression is that a
majority of the board for some obscure
reason has decided that it would rather
huniliate DR.. Corning than serve the best
interests of the public schools of Wash
lngton.
Evening star., 1950-01-21
Governor Bottle and Strikes

1t was reassuring to most Virginians to
receive from their new Governor John S.
Battle, pledge that he will carry on the
protect public -in-labor disputes poll
cies of his predecessor, former Governor
Tuck. The firm Tuck attitude toward
strikes which threaten public health or
safety has been vociferously denounced by
union leaders as ."anti-labor," but, as the
Richmond Times Dispatch commented re-
Gently, it actually is "pro-public." Gov
ernor Battle not only indorsed the Tuck
program, but urged the General Assembly
to make it permanent.
Former Governor Tuck had the courage
to deal boldly with public service strikes
at time when most other State authorities
and the Federal Government were using
kid-glove methods. At his request, the
Legislature gave him authority to seize and
operate fuel, power, transportation or other
utilities whenever major emergency i'm
perilling the public welfare justified such
action. Under these powers the State, for
brief periods usually, has operated strip
coal mines, power facilities, telephone lines
and, as commuters in nearby Virginia well
know, bus systems. The plan has worked
so smoothly and effectively that Virginians
have ceased to become greatly alarmed by
recurrent coal or other strikes. Many other
States have begun to show interest in the
Virginia plan.
Governor Battle told the Legislature in
his inaugural address that the authority
under which the State last fall took over
and operated coal mine for the benefit
of fuel-short hospitals and other State
institutions will expire when the war
emergency" comes to an end. But peace
Evening star., 1950-01-21
Improving the Hatch Act

In approving partiSanShip by Federal
employees in elections for local offices in
nearby Maryland and Virginia, the Senate
has recognized the peculiar problems
which the Hatch Act has created in en-
franchised sections of the Washington
Metropolitan Area. The Hatch Act has
the proper function of safeguarding the
civil service from the evils of political
patronage, but in so doing the law has had
the side effect of barring Government
employees from full participation in local
self-government. Since preponderant
number of Federal employees live in the
suburbs, the law has prevented counties
and towns from taking full advantage of
the talents of large ,segments of the
population. Such a situation is not
conducive to truly representative local
government.
Under rulings of the Civil Service Com
mission, the Hatch Act no-politics pro-
visions have been held not to apply in
the case of nonpartisan local elections
This Interpretation has enabled some
Federal workers to run for county or
municipal offices as independents. But,
until quite recently, the Independents had
little chance of election. Only when the
Independent voters have organized along
lines of the established political parties
as they have done in Arlington-have
independent candidates had much hope
of successfully meeting partisan competi-
tion. But in achieving such organization,
the Independents have incurred charges
that they, in effect, have achieved the
status of third party, which should
have no preferential rights undcs the
Hatch law. And if Government employees
are to be permitted to run for office
under third-party auspices, whatever
name the movement bears, there is no
reason why they should not run also as
Democrats or Republicans.
The sensible solution is, as the Senate
amendment proposes, to permit Federal
employees to compete, unhampered, with
non-Federal residents for purely local
offices that do not interfere with their
Government jobs. Such participation, if
strictly limited to county and town offices
would in no way violate the sound prin-
ciples of the Hatch Act, intended to
preserve the merit system Civil service
CAAAbAOJSo oVAAi WOOAO NC pol1Co lIUill GdhlilS
part in national political campaigns as
they should.
The Senate amendment was attached to
the House approved bill modifying penal
ties imposed for Hatch Act violations
The House bill, incidentally, is designed
to strengthen the law rather than weaken
1t. Existing law makes dismissal manda-
tory even in minor infractions, require
r1ent which has discouraged department
officials from citing minor cases to the
Civil Service Commission The House. bill
would have permitted discretionary pen
alties as low as fifteen days suspension,
but the Senate showed good Judgment in
raising the minimum penalty to suspen-
Evening star., 1950-01-21
This and That
By Charles E. TracesceH
"McI,EAN "

MCLEAN. Va.
Dear Sir:
I'm the one, you remember who wrote
you about shooting a fox, mink and an
owl that measured 81 inches from wing tip
to wing tip.
"Now I want to ask you about some snakes
we have around here.
"They live in marshy place and now that
it's colder they live around a big spring near
by.
"On warm days I've killed several sun
ming themselves. They will lie perfectly still
until I'm almost on top of them, then they
will leap into the spring and disappear.
"They are solid brown in color and look
exactly like copperhead except that they
are mottled on their backs. .
"They have very short stubby tails like
a copperhead and their head looks like one,
too.
please let me know If they are harmful
or not. Yours very truly. N. T."
X #%
This is the common water snake, Natrix
sipedon.
It is entirely harmless, and certainly does
not deserve to be killed.
Lacking the power of construction, they
for their dinner.
Larger specimens too often are called moe
casins," which they are not.
Experts tell us that the true water snakes
do not have the deep pits possessed by the
true water moccasins.
These organs are on each side Of the moe
casin head between the eye and the nostril.
The moccasin an aquatic viper, has clip
tical pupils, the harmless water snake has
round ones.
The moccasin has plates so-called, in a
flo toll Ra
plates in two rows.
So now you know how to tell the differ
ence! ( ess
Approach any snake in the water with ex-
treme circumspection, and say to it, softly:
"Now, Mister Snake, let me take a good
look at your eyes"
If he has round pupils. all right
If he has elliptical pupils, swim for your
life!
But before you take off. grab him by the
neck, and cry out, still softly:
Mister Snake. do you have any pits on
your face-ah, ha I see you have, so you are
viper. my friend!"
AS a last friendly gesture, ask the snake to
roll over, and see if he has any plates under
his 5ail.
a. If he has his plates in two rows, he is all
right.
If the plates are in just one row, however,
take off as.f the very devil were after you,
and never stop swimming until you come to
shore. s
%A x.x
Small water snakes eat earthworms, for
change, and salamanders, and frogs and
fishes if they can catch them.
1t has been charged upon occasion that the
water snakes eat game fishes, but persons
best acquainted with both repel the charges,
pointing out that real game fishes are too
fast for them
Slower moving fishes, as well as frogs and
toads, are the water snakes meat.
1t is a viviparous snake, bringing forth its
young, to the number of SO or more. alive,
usually in late August or early September.
All water snakes regard the water as their
refuge, and will drop into it upon the slight
est>poiSe.
The smaller snakes like to slin themselves,
as our correspondent has described, and are
always ready to dive into the water upon a
seconds notice The best thing to do is to
let them go. They are part OF natures
balance.