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Evening star., 1951-12-26
Alexandra Council
Twill Discuss Charter
Revisions Toniqht

Proposed changes in Alexan-
|dria's 18-month-old charter will
be considered at a meeting of the
City Council tonight.
The revisions have been pre-
pared by three member commit
tee of council and by a charter
commission.
One amendment would elirni-
nate any possibility of non-parti-
san elections, making partisan
elections in conformance with
State law mandatory.
Will Clarity Status.
The Alexandria charter, when
it was drafted several years ago,
provided for non-partisan local
elections which the voters had
favored in a referendum a short
time earlier The 1850 General
Assembly. however, deleted the
provision requiring non-p4rtisan
elections. City officials were of
the opinion that the State Legis-
lature's action was intended to
require partisan elections, and
the new charter amendment
clarifies the status of Alexandria
elections.
Also on the list of changes are
a requirement for election of the
mayor and vice mayor by popular
vote and appointment of the Ju-
venile and Domestic Relations
Court judge by judges of the
courts of record. The charter now
provides for election of the mayor
and vice mayor by a vote of Coun-
Gil and for election of juvenile
judge by popular vote. The pro-
posed changes were approved in
an advisory referendum in No
vember.
Other Proposed Changes.
l. Require the city manager to
advise the City Council of major
dismissals and appointments at
the time they are made.
2. Dispense with the full read
ing of city ordinances at Council
meetings provided councilmen get
Ia copy three days in advance
and the public is provided with q
synopsis.
3. Create two new voting wards
in the territory to be annexed
from Fairfax County at midnight
Monday.
Evening star., 1951-12-26

multiplied the pasturage and graz
ing herds.
Mr.. Ballew'S primary business
is transportation. He buys cattle
as far away as Florida. hauls
them to Maryland, then puts them
out to pasture on rented acreage
until he has a chance to sell.
Had 1000 Head Last Summer.
Last summer. he had 1000 head
on rented pastures in Maryland,
Virginia and Pennsylvania. Land
owners with good fences get the
usual fee of So a month.
At present, Mr.. Bellew Is nego-
tiating with the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission for
800 acres of grassland. He ex-
poets to Craze 100 head on the
land.
I addition to rounding up cattle
for Mr.. Ballew, Bo Hollis gets calls
from other sources for help. A
farmer near Marlboro, for exam
pie. spent week trying to catch
his bull and put him in pen.
Bo did it for $25.
A man near Ellicott City had
been running two Brahma cows
all summer. Bo roped and penned
them for same fee-S25.
Evening star., 1951-12-26

Attorney General McGrath spent
part of his holiday as the dinner
guest of more than 1874 wards
of the National Training School
for Boys. He was accompanied
during the visit by Deputy At
torney General A. Davitt Vanech
and James v. Bennett. director of
the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
$1,000 Phone Out Of Town.
The Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. reported an all-time
record of $1,000 long distance
Christmas calls during the day,
IT'S per cent higher than last
year. Switchboards were so swamp
ed at times that persons trying to
get an operator heard a record
telling them there would be de-
lay.
Skies remained overcast during
the day but rain held off until
most gifts could be exchanged by
Christmas visitors.
The forecast today called for
more cloudiness, with a posi-
bility of light rain during the
day and a high temperature of
about As degrees. The mercury
is expected to drop to about Is
degrees tonight. and tomorrow
win be fair and colder, with a
high of about 40 degrees.
Evening star., 1951-12-26

Bo and slim" Brennan. an
other Ballew cowpoke-an Indian
from Florida-put their cowponies
through their PAGES for a photog-
rapher. They followed their nor
NAL routine.
Into a truck went the saddlec
cowpony. Also aboard were two
leopard" dogs, which help in the
roundup. When the truck arrived
at the scene, the two mer
switched in two minutes from
truck riders to cowboys. donning
their caps and sombreros and un-
loading the pony.
With the dogs helping guide the
cow into position, Bo galloped be-
hind. swinging his lasso. The
lasso whirled through the air
settled over the cows neck.
Although she weighed 1.00C
pounds. the COW was jerked back
ward into the air as the pony
braced against the rope. She fell
onto her hindquarters and went
down. Bo dismounted, walked
down the rope. and sat on the
cow to hold her down. Slim doffed
his hat and bowed for the pho
tographer.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Her Cries Stop Bus;
Driver Proves Speed
Was Not 72O M.P.H,
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. Dec. 26.-An
elderly woman passenger jumped
to her feet and shouted: stop
the busl Let me outI Let me out!
I won't ride on a bus going over
100 miles an hour!"
The Baltimore & Annapolis Bus
Co. vehicle was poking through
Elvaton, Md, on the way from
Baltimore to Severna Park at the
time.
The driver. startled by the loud
demand, jerked his bus to a stop
and looked around.
Seeing his irate passenger was
gazing intently at the air-brake
pressure meter which registers
from 40 to 140, the driver patient
ly explained:
Look. lady, you got the wrong
meter"
His passenger remained skepti-
cal until he pointed out that the
bus was at a dead stop and the
needle still pointed to 100.
Convinced, the passenger num-
bled an embarrassed apology and
returned to her seat.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Two Attendants Face
Charges Of Whipping
Six Mental Patients
BY the Associated Press

STAUNTON, Va, Dec. 26.-A
charge of whipping six Western
State Hospital patients has been
placed against two attendants.
Shortly after D. L. Humphries,
20. of Glade Spring, and George
Anderson, 26, of Greenville, were
suspended by the hospital Mon
~ they were arrested by police.
They were charged with assault
and released under bond.
DR.. James Pettis, superinten-
dent Of the mental institution,
said the patients inovlved were
lashed across their backs with
tree switches and the skin fiared
up red welts. The whippings, how
ever. did not draw blood, DR.. Pettis
declared.
Reason Undetermined.
The reason for the whippings
had not been determined. he said.
The assaults occurred in ward
8, which is reserved for mentally
deteriorated patients who are able
to move about.
DR.. Pettis said Humphries and
Anderson were on duty in ward 8
on Sunday, and the patients were
maltreated before the two went
off duty.
The whippings were discovered
when the patients were being put
to bed by another attendant Sun
day night.
Yesterday, after a preliminary
inquiry, Humphries and Ander-
son were suspended by Miss
Isabel M. Reardon. the hospitals
superintendent of nurses.
w. M. Ruble, a special police
officer for Western State. swore
out warrants for their arrest.
They were picked up in the
Staunton business district and
Jailed.
Six Charges Filed.
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of unlawful assault against five
patients, while Anderson was
named on one assault count
against a sixth patient.
All six charges come under the
legal classification of misde-
meanors.
Humphries was released on
$500 bond and Anderson on $100
bond.
Western State was in the news
last month following the mysteri-
Gus death of a 39-year-old male
patient November 18. DR.. Charles
F. Gaylord, Staunton coroner, re-
turned a verdict of homicide
death by strangulation from a
necktie.
A State hospital investigator,
however. investigated the case
and called it suicide, saying there
was no evidence to indicate homi-
eide. Staunton police have taken
no further action.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Wheaton Chamber Pick
Best Decorated Homes

Mr.. and Mrs. William r. West.
lake of 2621 Newton street, Glen.
mont, took top honors yesterday
in the home decorations contest
sponsored by the Wheaton Cham.
ber of Commerce.
Second and third prizes went
respectively to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Nichols, 4504 Bennion street
Viers Mill Village, and to Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Lindquist, 2916
Parker avenue, Wheaton.
The decorations were judged on
Christmas Eve by Edmund B.
Cronin, president of the Wheaton
Chamber of Commerce, Edward
Rodgers. Mrs. Mildred Harmon
and Joseph Fried.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Tom K. Wheeler Heads
Auto Show Committee

Tom K. Wheeler, president Of
Wheeler, Inc, auto dealer, has
been elected chairman of the 23d
District of Columbia Auto Show
Committee, in preparation for the
exhibit at the National Guard
Armory February % through
March i.
The show will feature % domes-
tic and foreign name cars. All
available space for the nine-day
exhibit has been sold out already.
Named to serve with Mr..
Wheeler on the committee are:
Earle o. Baker, Max Dinkin,
Mitchell Herson, H. Carlton
Hoskinson and Russell I. Klopfey
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Workers Stream Back to Posts
AS Children Continue Holiday

Washington settled back into
a work-day routine today, the
joyous hustle of Santa Claus and
the reverent celebration of the
birth of Christ put away for an
other year.
Highways leading into the city
became crowded shortly after dusk
last night, and thousands of other
Christmas vacationers returned
by train and air after spending
the weekend holiday with rela-
tives out of town.
Thousands of Government
workers will pay back a Christ
mas eve day off by working Sat-
urday. Still others, however, took
additional leave in order to stretch
their time off until after New
Years Day.
In hundreds Of thousands of
homes children, still bright-eyed
with the wonder of Santa, were
taking stock of gifts and stopping
for a closer look at glistening
Christmas trees.
Wounded GIs Return.
The story of the Nativity was
told again in churches of all faiths
and the message of the birth of
the Prince of Peace had a special
significance to the loved ones of
men in Korea.
Christmas had a special mean
ing for about 40 Korean casualties
who arrived yesterday at Andrews
Air Force Base, and were taken
to military hospitals in. the area
for traditional Yuletide dinners
and parties.
Special parties were held, too, a,
charitable and other institutions
Of the city.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Dr.. OverhoIser to Get
French Legion of Honor

DR.. Winfred Overholser, super
intendent of st. Elizabeths Hos
pital, today was to receive men,
bership in the French Legion of
Honor for outstanding contribu-
tions to medicine, particularly re-
lating to international scientific
cooperation.
The medal was to be presented
at the hospital on behalf of the
French government by DR.. Yves
Porc'her, head of a psychiatric
hospital in Paris and himself a
member of the Legion.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Hampton Roads Area
Again Humming With
Defense Work Activity
BY the Assoeioted Press

NORFOLK. Va. Dec. 26.-Year's
end finds Hampton Roads hum
ming as the Nation hurries to re-
build the defense fences it tears
down after each war.
The fence builders have re-
turned in a. small but steady
stream during 1851, some to ex-
pand military installations, some
to build and repair ships. others
to overhaul airplanes and still
others to service the ships of the
Atlantic Fleet.
Exceeding the influx of civilian
workers is rising tide Of military
personnel at the many Army,
Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps
installations crammed into the
communities bordering the worlds
largest natural harbor.
Men, Equipment on Move.
One of the busiest is the Hamp-
ton Roads Port of Embarkation,
which in recent months has loaded
two infantry divisions-the 43d
and the 28th-and their equip
ment into transports that car
ried them to Germany for duty
with Atlantic pact forces.
The embarkation port, situated
on Norfolk's old Army base, also
has shipped hundreds of thou
sands of tons of equipment and
materials for the construction of
American overseas bases and air.
fields.
The Navy has completed an ex-
pansion program at its Oceana
Auxiliary Air Station which makes
Oceana the Navy's major jet air.
base on the Atlantic Coast.
Radio Station Is Begun.
Work has begun on construc-
ton of a powerful radio receiver
in Norfolk County to supplement
existing communications facilities
of the Atlantic Fleet, which has
it's headquarters at Norfolk. Next
year, a powerful transmitter will
be built at Monogram Field, near
Suffolk.
Naval spokesmen report the
Navy's civilian employees in the
Hampton Roads area increased
from $4,000 to $4,000 during this
year. In the same period, the
monthly civilian payroll increased
from $9,440,255 to approximately
$13 million.
On the other side of Hampton
Roads, the Newport News Ship
building & Dry Dock Co. reports
civilian employment at its plant
climbed during the year from
$500 to 13,900 and the weekly
payroll from $575,000 to 81 mil
lion.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Train Bombed in Chino
By Anti-Communists
BY the Associated Press

HONG KONG, Dec. 26.-The
independent newspaper Wah Kiu
Vat Pc reported today anti-Com-
munist guerrillas blew up loco
motive and two cars of train
near the Hong Kong mainland
border Monday.
A dispatch from the border
town of Shumchun said II Com
munist guards were killed in the
exposions of four time bombs
placed under the train during the
night.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
An Eye for Comfort

MANILA. Dec. 26 (P).-This
burglar had an eye for comfort
or no eye at all. Police said he
broke into q store in Cebu City
Christmas Day. disregarded food
and cigarette stocks, but took one
old bed and one glass eye.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Killed in Crash

GALESBURG, ILL.,. Dec. 26 (P).
Mrs. Eva Marie Swope, 20. of
Oak Ridge. Tenn, was killed yes
terday in a three-car auto mishap
on an icy highway near Gales
burg's city limits.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
i. Moore Butler Dies

CovINGTON, Va, Dec. 26 (P).
IT. Moore Butler, IS, Common
wealth's Attorney Of Allegheny
County for over 10 years, died
yesterday.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1951-01-18
The 7s'ers

Color slides of western scenes
were the highlight of the interest
ing meeting which the 79'ers held
Monday evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Vollrath. The
pictures, shown by John Schalip,
had been taken by his father,
Harry Schalip. The meeting was
opened with an election of officers
for the coming year. The results of
this election found Donald Geer
the new president, Randall Allie
mang, vice president and Mrs.
Howard Boerger, secretary-trea-
surer. Two clever games followed
the election, these being followed
by the color slides.
Those who attended were: Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Nicol and son Da-
vid, Mr.. and Mrs. William Rausch,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Wolff, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Boerger, MIR. and
Mrs. Randall Allemang, Lois Kull,
John Schalip, Donald Geer, Rus
sell Boerger, Mrs. Howard Boerger
and the hosts.
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Married In West Virginia

Miss Nedra Fry and Mr.. Elmer
(TuggleS) Rausch exchanged mar
riage vows in ST. Paul's Lutheran
church in New Haven, West Vir-
ginia on January 18th.
The marriage service was read
by Rev. George Weirick, at 4:30
pm.
The couple was attended by
Mrs. Mary Slaven, of Ripley, w.
Va, sister of the bride and Mr..
Robert w. J. Rausch, of Marys-
vile.
The bride is a graduate of Point
Pleasant, w. Va, nigh school and
Grant School of Nursing and is
employed as dental assistant to DR..
Paul Dingledine, or Columbus.
The groom is graduate of Wat
kins high school and is engaged in
farming.
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Goings. Cornings
Around
MorYsville


enables the u. S. to maintain its
high standard of living. The speak
er stressed the importance Of be-
ing prepared to face the possibility
of an actual war, the possibility of
atom bombs, electricity failure, the
problem of caring for the popula-
ton of cities and know what to do.
He spoke of the need to hold on to
our faith.
The business included the min
utes and financial report by the
secretary, Mrs. Herbert Handel;
the report by the secretary Of the
lunch project, by Miss Margaret
Horst.
The association decided that in
stead of having valentine party
for the grades, a favor or dessert
be added to their noon lunch. The
chilrden of the kindergarten are
to have party at their lunch
hour.
AT the close of the meeting, Mrs
H. 7. Gebhardt and fifth grade
children of the kindergarten are
thur Retterer and fourth grade
mothers will serve at the Febru-
airy meeting.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1951-01-18
Paris Township Club

The Paris Home Demonstration
Club met Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. w. r. Carson on the
Bellefontaine road. Mrs. Mary
Alice Diehl, county home demon
stration agent gave most instIuc-
tive lecture and demonstration on
the subject, Spending Your Food
Dollar" This was followed by the
election of the following as off,
Gers for the coming year: presi-
dent, Mrs. Sam Allen; vice presl-
dent, Mrs. Chris Boerger; secre-
tary, Mrs. Roscoe Connolly; trea-
Surer, Mrs. Porter Amrine. In adj
dition to those mentioned above,
.;rslGeIs who pIaVts the elements
G ee1sIly the ice, es.Joyed tn pro
sam apd the dain refreSbm-ts
s,lred Ly Mrs. Ca2 -, were: Mrs.
Tom Navin, Mrs. George c.
Scneiderer, Mrs. Marie Coleman,
Mrs. Floyd Hegenderfer, son
Philip, Mrs. Emma Reading.
The next meeting will be held
February 10th at the Farm Bureau
ball, opening at 10 O'Clock with a
sack lunch at noon. The project
will be crafts" All Paris town
ship home makers are cordially
invited.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1951-01-18
Announce Engagement

Mr.. and Mrs. William Morse, of
Milford Center are announcing the
engagement and approaching mar
riage of their daughter, Sara Joan.
to Mr.. and Robert T. Donelson, so>
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Donelson, of
Carey, Ohio. The wedding will be
an event of January 9th at $50
o'clock in open church in the IN
ionville Center Methodist church
when the Rev. ]. N. Gambill will
officiate.
The bride elect is a student in
elementary education at Ohio
Northern University. She is a
member of Theta Phi Delta sor-
ority.
Mr. Donelson is a senior in the
college of liberal arts at Ohio
Northern University and is a mem
Der of Dukes Athletic Club.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1951-01-18
Invited TO Columbus

The Union Township Home
Demonstration Club has been in
vited to be the guest of the Frigi-
daire Corporation at the William
Henry Harrison Home on the Ohio
State fairgrounds, Tuesday, Janu-
airy 23rd. Members will be served
luncheon, and taken on tour of
the Home. A tape recording will
be made for the radio program:
Gracious Living" This will be
broadcast over WHKC at 9 o'clock
Wednesday morning, January
Oath. Those expecting to attend
are k e d to be at the home
promptly at IL o'clock.
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Has Unusual pleasure

Mrs. H. l. Huffman, of Buckeye
Street, had the pleasure of having
her son, Herbert Huffman of
Princeton, N. j., as her luncheon
guest Monday, later accompanying
Mr.. Huffman and his Columbus
Boychoir in their bus to Kenton,
having dinner with the choir and
attending their concert given on
the Community Concert AsSocia-
ton series in the Kenton high
school auditorium. Mrs. Huffman
was impressed by the courteous
manners of the boys, who rose
when she entered the bus and
they were introduced to her, also
by their good manners at dinner.
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To Attend District Meeting

Mrs. Idola Robinson, Mrs. Jean
Sawyer, Mrs. Ethel Galloway, Mrs.
Evah Holycross and Mrs. Doris
Herd, of Mary Chapter No. 8, Or
der of Eastern Star, will attend a
meeting of District 26, Tuesday at
which Latham Chap. 364, of Ken
ton, will be the hostess chapter.
The meeting with noon luncheon
will be held in the Masonic
Temple. Mrs. Robinson, member
of Latham chapter will be on the
reception committee.
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Entertain For Bride Elect

Miss Wanda Tillman, Miss Max
inc Rogers and Mrs. Genera Den
nison entertained Friday evening
at the home of Mrs. Ada Collier on
North Court street, compliment
ing Miss Mona Lou Schalip, a
bride elect with shower. Miss
Schalip will become the bride of
Eugene Sprague, Sunday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock in Trinity
Lutheran church. Guests who en-
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1951-01-18
Weekend. Sunday Guests

Mr.. and Mrs. Vinton Stillings
had as their weekend guests at
their home on Milford Avenue,
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Maimona and
daughter Lois, of Delaware, and
as additional Sunday dinner guests
their daughter, Mrs. Mary Turner
and daughter Betty, of this city.
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Clubs and
Organization
Activities
C. E. A. Has Guest Speaker
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F. r. Greeneisen, county agri-
cultural agent, was the guest
speaker at the Tuesday evening
meeting of the Christian Education
Association, held in the Trinity
parish house. Seventy members
were present when the president,
William L. Coleman opened the
meeting with the hymn, Am l a
Soldier of the Cross?";; scripture
reading, Matt. 1917 and The
Lords Prayer.
Mr.. Greene;sen, introduced by
Mr.. Coleman, gave an instructive
talk on Civil Defense" Of inter
est was the fact that while only
seven percent of the earth's popu-
lation is in the United States, the
U. S. uses so percent of the min
erals and earth's resources. This
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1951-01-18
B. and p.W. Board Of Directors

The board of directors of the
Business and Professional Wom-
ems Club will meet at 8 o'clock
Thursday evening with Mrs. Mir
lam Hildreth at her home 1862
North Main Street. Final arrange
ments for the card party to be
held Monday evening, January %,
are to be made. Members of the
club will be welcome to attend
the meeting.
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PAGE FIVE

joyed games, seeing the guest of
honor's lovely presents and re-
freshments served by the hostess
es, were: Miss Beth Linzinmeir,
Miss Marilyn McCarty, Miss Villa
Schalip, Miss Ruth Nicol, Mrs.
Tom McCracKen, hrs. Floyd
Miller, Mrs. John Schalip, Mrs.
Collier. Unable to be present were:
Miss Clara McCrac1en, Miss jean
nette Rausch, Mrs. James Carney.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1951-01-18
Mid Winter Institute

The Springfield District Meth
odist Youth Fellowship mid-win-
ter institute will be held this week
end in Grace Methodist church,
Piqua. The institute will open
Friday afternoon, close at two
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1951-01-18

The Women's Christian Temper
ance Union will meet at 2 o'clock
Friday afternoon in the Little
Chapel of the Methodist church.
Miss Laura Rea, weekday religious
education director, will be the
guest speaker. This will be the
yearly Roll Call, and will be fol-
lowed by a tea. .r.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1951-01-18
". F. w. Auxiliary

The regular meeting of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
will be held in the V. F. w. hall,
Friday evening at 8 o'clock. Mrs.
Ilo Mohler and Mrs. Catherine
Griffin will be hostesses for the
social meeting.
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Whatsoever Circle-Notice

The Whatsoever Circle of The
Kings Daughters will meet at the
Kings Daughters room at 7:30
o'clock Thursday evening. Mrs.
Clarice Beck and Mrs. Rachel
Mills will be the hostesses.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1951-01-18
Past Matrons-P Past Patrons

The meeting of the Past Ma
irons and Past Patrons Associa-
ton of Mary Chapter, Order Of
Eastern Star, which was to have
been held Friday, January 10Th,
has been postponed to Tuesday
evening, January 30th.
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Afternoon Contract Club

Mrs. Walter M. Otte will enter
tain the Afternoon Contract Club
Saturday at one o'clock dessert
bridge at her home on Buckeye
street.