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House District Group
Backs Daylight Time
By Close 10-to-9 Vote
Floor Action Due Monday;
Senate May Consider
Similar Bill Today
By Don S. Worren

Daylight saving time for Wash
ington for this summer was ap-
proved today by the House Dis
trict Committee by an unexpect-
edly close vote of 10 to 8.
The bill now goes to the House
floor and District Committee
Chairman Mcmillan plans to call
1t up for action next Monday
which is District Day.
The Senate may act on similar
legislation today when it considers
bills on its calendar. The Senate
bill would give the Commissioners
continuing annual authority to in
woke daylight saving time instead
Of for one year only.
Action Behind Closed Doors.
The Senate has passed the per-
manent authority bill in other
years but the House always has
insisted on the one-year limit
This has brought the daylight
time issue before Congress every
year since the war days when the
program was begun.
The action Of the House District
Committee was taken behind
closed doors.
There was no announcement of
how the committee members
voted. Some of the committee
members who are engaged in
farming businesses or who repre-
sent agricultural districts are
known to be opposed to daylight
saving time and some of these
may take the floor to oppose the
bill when 1t comes up Monday.
The report Of the Commission
ers on their polling of thousands
of District residents on daylight
saving time was said to have had
some influence in getting the bill
out Of the committee. The re-
port of the city heads was deliv-
cred to the committee this morn
ing. 1t had been held up to
await a release by the Budget Bu-
reau.
Commissioner John Russell
Young advised the committee
that the Budget Bureau had
made no objection to presentation
Of the Commissioners report. The
city heads urged enactment of
the legislation and voiced a pref
erence for the bill which would
give them continuing annual au-
thority, saying this would obviate
the necessity of legislating on the
subject from year to year.
3 to l Favor Daylight Time.
The District Committee. how
ever, clung to the one-year mea-
sure.
The report Of the Commission
ers showed that 143,583 persons
had been polled and that the
voting was three-to-one for day.
light saving time. Voting for
daylight time were 92,669, and
voting mo" were 1896. The re-
naming 17.7l8 were listed In the
don't care" category.
II the measure becomes law,
daylight time will start April 80
md continue until the last SUM-
lay in September. The nearby
sections Of Maryland and Virginia
follow the Districts lead.
In another action, the House
District Committee today sent to
he floor a bill to permit a retired
member Of the Police Department,
'ormer Inspector Clarence Talley.
% serve as a member Of the Dis
rict Boxing Commission, a post
le held while in the Police De-
,artment.
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Truman Is Planning to Draft
Best Brains for KeyPosts
President Working on New Non-Portson
Approach to Problem of Filling Top Jobs

Commission-for knowledge rath-
er than political background
should be the chief requisite for
an appointee.
"The object" Mr.. Ross said,
"is to make a sort of catalogue
of people throughout the country
who are worth considering for
presidential appointments"
There are a lot of good people,
whose light is hidden under a
buShel," Mr.. Ross emphasized,
adding that the President wanted
to gee a line on these.
The President himself has often
complained of his inability to get
good men for Government posts
either because of salary or-often
more Importantly - because the
prospective appointees resent the
rawhiding they often take from
Congressional or other sources.
Mr.. Ross recalled that almost
every time a top Government post
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Maragon MoIasses
Case May Be Dropped
On u. 5. Data Refusal
Trial Recessed to Give
Murray Time to Study
Withdrawal of Charge
By w. H. Shippen, Jr.

Refusal of Federal departments
to produce confidential records
resulted in a recess today at the
perjury trial of John F. Maragon
until tomorrow to give the Gov
ernment time to decide whether
evidence will be brought against
Maragon in a molasses deal here.
Oficials of the Federal Bureau
Of Investigation and the Agricul-
ture Department have refused to
produce the full record relating to
Maragon's association with the
Allied Molasses Co. of Perth Am
boy. N. j. The prosecution had
called Harold M. Ross of Plain
field, N. j., president of the COM
pany, when Defense Counsel Irwin
Goldstein demanded that the full
record on Federal investigation of
the case be produced.
Judge Jennings Bailey sum-
moned the attorneys to a bench
conference on the issue and ad-
journed court until tomorrow to
give Assistant United States At
torney Charles B. Murray time to
decide whether the molasses case
will be dropped.
Key Point i'm Case.
The case is a key point in sup.
port Of the Governments charge
that Maragon lied to the Senate
investigators on July % when he
denied negotiating any business
with Governments departments
or accepting fees for such services
between 1945 and last July.
Maragon also is on trial in Dis
trict Court on three other perjury
counts alleging false statements ir
connection with his bank accounts
and financial affairs.
Attorneys defending the So.
year-old Greek-American had sub.
poenaed from the FBI "all papers
statements, reports, memoranda
and records relating to Milton r
Pollard" of Milwaukee. an officia
of the molasses company. "in con.
nection with the matter of Johr
F. Maragon."
Alex Rosen. assistant director o1
the FBI, appeared in court with
the records yesterday, but said hi
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chase from the National Capital
Housing Authority project to
Fourth street and independence
avenue S.W., where q motorcycle
policeman caught the suspects.
James w. Eighmie. assistant
manager Of the development for
colored. gave this account:
Shortly after IL am. a colored
man about IS entered the Office
and began asking questions Of a
clerk, Geraldine Carter. colored,
81. of 1910 Perry place NV.
When Mr.. Eighmie became sus-
picious, the man drew a gun,
forced him and the clerk to the
rear of the Office and scooped
SITS from the two cash registers.
Then the man ran outside arlc
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vaks, one bf them a woman. went
on trial in Pankrac State Court
in Prague, charged with belonging
to q spy ring directed by the
American Embassy. The Czech
news agency said the chief de-
fendant, former Army Maj. Jaro-
mir Nechansky. confessed to
charges of high treason and
spying.
In a telephone call to Berlin,
Mr.. Kolarek, press attache of the
embassy in Prague, said the
Czech government accused him of
grossly abusing" his diplomatic
Office by using Czech nationals
for spying and propaganda work
against their government. Mr.
Kolarek denied the charges.
The Czech government last Oc-
tober had announced it had
smashed a spy ring directed by
six former American Embassy
officials. Secretary of State Ache
son said in Washington at the
time that these charges obviously
had been "trumped up."
Turning on Heat"
"They (the Czech Communist
government) are really turning on
the heat against us now," a
Prague embassy spokesman COM
mented in the Berlin telephone
conversation.
The USIS library long had been
under Czech secret police pressure.
Czechs who patronized the library
frequently were stopped and
warned not to return there.
In another development, j.
Zastera, an American citizen, 20
years old, was sentenced to 10
years in prison on his conviction
on charges of high treason and
spying. Zastera, a student, also
was ordered expelled from the
country, the dispatches say. This
is the usual procedure in Com
munist CzechoSlovakia and other
Iron Curtain countries. The in
dication is that the sentence must
be served before the prisoner is
expelled from the country.
Sentenced With Is Others.
Zastera was reported sentenced
along with Is Czechs, but details
of the accusations against them
were not Immediately disclosed.
The Czech foreign ministry sent
q note to the United States EN-
bassy demanding that the USIS
offices in Prague and Bratislava,
Slovakia. be closed down by noon
Saturday and that Mr.. Kolarek
leave the country within IAN ap-
propriate time" This is another
way Of saying he is expelled.
Mr.. Kolarek, "a, who comes
from Baltimore, has been in
Prague since 1946 and is the Sec
ond oldest Embassy employe In
terms Of length of service. The
Information Service he has di-
rected distributed news broadcast
(See CZECH. Paee A-6)
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7 Men Die in Caye-In
Of13-Foot SewerD Ditch
Despite Rescue Effort
One Workman Escapes
As Walls CrumbIe on
Project in Northeast

Two workmen were killed this
morning when they were buried
alive in the cave-in of a sewer
ditch at Sixth street and Riggs
road NE.
Policemen and firemen joined
about 80 construction workers in
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ican system not only in economic
affairs but in the fields of educa-
ton and health. The Daughters
called for a reaffirmation of faith
in this country's heritage and
vigorous opposition to subversive
influences.
In a series of militant resolu-
tions passed unanimously, the
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gled in choking smoke and gas
fumes for 3l2 hours before bring
ing under control what Fire Chief
Joseph A. Mayhem called the
most stubborn fire l have ever
seen"
They were hampered by the
black. acrid smoke, but even more
by phoSgene gas released in the
burning of nitrocellulose con-
tanned in lacquer coating the 2S
bowling alleys.
Despite gas masks. a steady
stream of firemen were carried
from the building to lawn across
Tenth street and given oxygen.
Most of them returned to duty.
but l3 were removed to hospitals
for additional treatment.
46 Pieces of Apparatus Used.
John L. Freeman. president Of
the corporation operating the
popular alleys. estimated damage
at more than 100000. When
firemen got the fire under con-
troll at 8:15 am, the interior and
equipment appeared to be a total
loss.
Two special alarms were sound
ed after the four alarms, bring.
ing out an additional five COM
panies. In all. As pieces of equip
ment went into action. OF the
120 f1remen engaged. more than q
third Of them were knocked out
by the smoke. Four others were
treated for hand injuries.
About 1890 am. a wall COLI
lapsed between a barber shop
and areaway in the front OF the
building. falling on Pvt. Raymond
F. Henry, 81, Of 5035 Fifty-fift
avenue, Rogers Heights. Md. q
member of No. is Engine Com
pany. and Pvt. James G. Balder.
son. 40. $3.50 Fourth street NV.
with No. IA Engine Company.
Pvt. Henry was treated at
Emergency Hospital for back in
juries and Pvt. Balderson was re-
leased from Casualty Hospital
after treatment for scalp cuts.
Building inspectors saw little
danger Of other walls collapsing,
but firemen were ordered out Of
the structure and a rope barri-
cade strung around 1t.
The heavy black smoke. billow-
ing over wide area. attracted
hundreds of spectators to watch
what for a time was an uneven
struggle between man and fire.
Flames Were Like Torch"
Before the arrival Of Engine
Co. II. answering the first alarm
at 4:43 am, an explosion had
blown out most of the windows
and flames had eaten through the
'front.' door.
Flames were shooting from the
alleys like someone holding
TORCH" said Corpl. T. v. Howes.
a policeman and one Of the first
to see the fire.
Edward Dunn. 5108 Crittenden
street, Hyattsville. a bus driver on
his way to work. was a block
away when he heard an explosion.
i saw flames shooting 20 feet
high" he said. land turned In an
alarm from the box at Tenth and
Otis streets"
Pvt. N. F. Bulman, 30, of No.
II Engine Co.. was the first fire.
(See FIRE. Page A-3.)
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Is Huks Killed Near MoniIu

MANILA. April 10 tR.-The
Department of National Defense
said today % Huks were killed
yesterday In Pampagna Province.
north Of Manila.
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Two holdup suspects were cap
tured today less than 20 minutes
after the office of the Barry
Farms Dwellings, 1880 Sumner
road Sc. was robbed of SITS.
The men. both colored, led two
pursuers in another car on a wild
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The Daughters of the American
Revolution today charged that
economic planners"-some of
them in the Government-are
united in a design to lure this
country into socialism"
"Left-wingers," the OAR as
serted, are threatening the Amer
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Czech Regime 10 Seize
Catholic Monasteries
BY the Associated Press

PRAGUE. April 19.-The Czech
oslovak news agency announced
today that all but a few Catholic
monaSteries will be taken over by
the government and converted to
social and health purposes"
Some of the monasteries will
be used to ease the housing short
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Picture of Roft Found In Boltic. Pose At
Symington Says Russio Con Hit Any Part
of u. S. in Atom Attcck. Poqe Ala
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BY the Associated Press

MOSCOW. April 19.-The au-
thoritative Soviet weekly New
Times charged today that the
Baltic Sea plane incident was de-
liberately prepared by the United
States as an international provo
cation.
The weekly, which comments
on foreign policy matters. charged
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Senate Votes Awards
For Missing Flyers
BULLETIN

The Senate unanimously ap-
proved today a resolution by
Majority Leader Lucas author
izing and directing the Secre-
tary of the Navy to make post
humous awards and decorations
to the 10 officers and crewmen
of the Navy Privateer plane shot
down in the Baltic by Russian
airmen. The vote was 66 to 0.
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Praque Cuts off U.S.. Information
Activities and Expe|s Director;
Czechs Tried as American Spies
Turning on Heat
Now Embassy
Spokesman Says
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, April 19.-Czecho-
slovakia today ordered the expul-
sion of Joseph c. Kolarek, director
of the United States Information
Service, and demanded an imme-
diate halt to USIS activities in
the country.
At the same time dispatches
from Prague said six Czechoslo-
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Pictures Of OAR Convention Activities
Here. Page A.
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Picture OF Workers Digging TO, Buried
Men. Poge As
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Lote News
Bulletins
Airport Bill Blocked

Senator McCarran, Democrat,
Of Nevada today blocked Senate
passage on the consent calendar
Of the johnson bill authorizing
the construction Of q second
major airport for the National
Capital estimated to cost about
S14 million.
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Four HoIdup Suspects Foee Police Lineup.
Poge A.
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Body Found in Bronch

The body Of an unidentified
colored man, about %, was
found floating in the Eastern
Branch shortly after l pm. to-
day by fishermen about 100
yards west Of Benning Bridge.
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40 Overcome
In 4-AIarm Fire
Allowing Alley
BrookIond Building
Ruined, Smoke FeIIs
Men in 3l7-Hour Fight

More than 40 firemen we're
overcome or injured today battling
a 100000 four alarm fire a: the
Brookland Bowling Alleys, 3726
Tenth street NE. Two of tht men
were hurt when IL l5-foot wall
collapsed inside the building after
the fire was extinguished. -
An entire block of Il stores was
threatened while firemen Strug-
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Partial AP Coverose Resumed At Prague.
Page Ala
Text Of Czech Accusations. Poge A-l2
Koiorek is Former District Newspaper
man. Page A-6
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Guide for Rea d ers

An Associoted Press NewspopsI
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(See KEY POSTS, Page A-4)
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Son OF East German Official Fiees to
u. S. Zone. Poge As
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(see BOTTLE CLUBS, Page AS.
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(See MARAGON, Page A-4)
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Pictures Of Bowling Alley Fire Pose Al
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See APPROPRIATIONS, P. A-4.)
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(See OAR. Page A-4)
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(See CZECH, Page A-6.)
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gled in choking smoke and gas
fumes for 3i2 hours before bring
ing under control what Fire Chief
Joseph A. Mayhem called the
most stubborn fire l have ever
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s p % so g 81 20 @ ns o m snsn m CENTS
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(See CHINA, Page A-4)
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(See FIRE, Page A-3)
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-27
GENOA WO NJ AN
IS AUTO VICTIM.
Mrs. BOnnough Killed While
Crossing Highway To
Board Bus

Mrs. Olive Clay Bonnough, IS,
Genoa, was killed by an auto
Thursday afternoon, apparently
while crossing Woodville Road to
a bus stop.
Mrs. Bonnough died instantly
when struck by the car of Lester
Hamann, Genoa garage owner and
used car salesman. The accident
happened near the home of Mrs.
Bonnough's daughter, Mrs. Flor
ence Walter, with whom she lived.
DR.. George Poe, county coroner,
declared the death was accidental.
Services were held Saturday in
the Burmann Mortuary, Genoa,
with burial in Toledo Memorial
Park.
Surviving are daughters, Mrs.
Gay Burkland, Spokane, Washing
ton; Mrs. Viola, Loehrke, Toledo,
and Mrs. Florence Walter, Genoa;
sons, Clifford, Maumee; Victor,
Walbridge; Clyde, Lawrence and
Gayle, all of Toledo; sister, Flora
bell Boles, Adrian, Michigan; II
grandchildren, and two great
grandchildren.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-27
To Crack Down On
Speedy Truckers

Complaints against drivers of
trucks who speed in the Hayes
Street area were aired at council
meeting Tuesday evening, whoa
plans were made for police 10
crack down on the violators.
Hayes Street residents claim
that the drivers tear down the
street without due regard for the
safety of neighborhood children,
Council approved a Board OF
Public Affairs request for sale Of
an obsolete steam pump which
had been used at the water works
for 30 years. The pump will be
offered for sale as scrap metal.
No parking signs on the west
side of Fulton Street near Tanke
Ice & Coal Company and the Lake
Shore Dairy elected complaints
from the firms. AS the signs are
a duplication, councilmen ana
Street Commissioner Carl Rud-
dock will take remedial action.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-27
Volunteers Start
Church Building

To serve as a temporary
structure TO house six Sunday
School classes, members of ST.
John Lutheran Church con.
gresafion Tuesday afternoon
began volunteer work TO con-
strUef a 20x50 feet frame build
ing in the lot Immediately south.
east of fhe church.
AS the additional class rooms
are needed at once, work will be
rushed so that the building can
be occupied within a month. There
will be two shifts of volunteer
workers on the job, from until
7 p. M, and from Z until 10 p. m.
Robert Kreilick, general chair
man of the building committee.
is in charge of the construction
work.
Plans for a permanent building
in the same lot have been approx
ed by the congregation and funds
are now being raised for its con-
Struction. When this work starts,
the temporary building will be
moved back so that it can be used
during the construction period.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-27
Five Men Held For
Mayor's Court

Four motorists and a Gypsum
pedestrian are to face charges in
Mayor Carl Becker's court this
week, following their arrests by
local police late last week.
Thomas Brown, Gypsum, was
arrested by Patrolman Lloyd
Rahm Saturday night, and was
charged with being drunk and
disorderly following scene in q
local bar.
A. ]. Knudson, Port Clinton, was
arrested by Patrolman William
Robel Sunday, and charged with
reckless operation after Knud
sons car struck a parked auto.
James Triplett, Toledo, was Civ
en- citations on two charges by
Patrolman Russell Shinevar on
Thursday. He is charged with
speeding and driving without an
operators license.
Myron Johnson, Lakeside, ar
rested Thursday by Shinevar, is
charged with reckless operation,
and Willie Matthews, Cleveland,
arrested by Patrolman John
Wright, is charged with speeding.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-27
REIDER is new
OWNER OF NEWS

Continued from Page II
TO grow with fhe community.
We propose Immediately TO
launch an extensive expansion
of news and circulation cover
age to render the greatest pos
sibIe journalistic service TO all
Of Ottawa County.
my respect for fhe retiring
publisher, Ralph /. Snyder, is
profound. He has steadfasfIy
upheld all the lofty ideals and
traditions of the newspaper pro-
fession in 20 active years as the
guiding hand Of the News. 1t is
my humble wish to render the
most eredifabIe performance
possible in carrying on the good
work Mr.. Snyder has accom-.
pIished during two decades of
untiring devotion to the Job"
Reared in the Ada Herald plant
owned by his father, and a gradu-
ate of Ohio State University, Ralph
L. Snyder came here early in 1881
as weekly newspaper manager.
He consolidated the Progressive
Times and Ottawa County News
Democrat into the Ottawa Coun-
ty News, this papers original
name.
In November, 1882, Mr.. Snyder
leased this paper from the Apex
Publishing Company, successor of
the Ohio News, Inc. Purchase of
the Ottawa County News by Mr..
Snyder was made in April, 1888
During the nearly 20 years nc
has published this newspaper,
Ralph l.. Snyder has been active
in many community affairs. He
is past president of the Kiwanis
Club and of the Port Clinton
Chamber of Commerce. At pres
ent he is a director of the latter
organization and of Lake Eric
Islands and Peninsula Vacation
land.
His wife, Carlista Snyder, is
also a we'll known civic worker.
She is a past president of the
Port Clinton Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs. CarliSta has often
been called upon to assist at the.
News office, especially during
the vacation schedule, and has
capably filled any assignment. She
served for several years as ad-
vertising manager.
Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder plan a va
cation trip for the immediate fu-
ture, after which Mr.. Snyder will
take lengthy and much deserved
rest. His plans thereafter are un-
determined.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-27
Visit Edison
Plant On River

Three carloads of Ottawa Coun-
ty men accompanied H. A. Cow
gill, manager of the Ohio Edison'S
Port Clinton Division, on trip to
Toronto, Ohio, Thursday, where
they Joined over 200 others in a
visit to the company's largest
power plant.
In the group were Mayor Carl
Becker, George Schade, l.. S. Lar
son, William Krupp, Port Cliu-
ton; Mayor William McCann and
George Borman, Put-in-Bay; Chas.
Fought and Lloyd Hetrick, OAK.
Harbor; William Brown, Lakeside
and Olin Gardner, Gypsum.
Toronto is one of IA powe"
plants operated in the Ohio Edi-
son system, which includes the
Pennsylvania Power Company.
The plant now can turn out ~
per cent more power than it dit
in 1945.
For the Edison system as Il
whole, the increase in generating
capacity has been more than
100000 kilowatts, or 73 per cent.
Its postwar construction program
is the largest in the SYSTEMS his.
tory.
When the Toronto plant was
first built, it provided power for
the Youngstown area only. Later,
as new units were added: power
lines were built to supply New
Castle, Pa, and later Akron. Now
Toronto is tied in with the power
pool that feeds a large portion
of Ohio and western Pennsylva-
MIA. 1t is capable of turning out
100000 kilowatts of electricity.