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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27
]. SCHEUERMAN
IS HONORED ON
95TH BIRTHDAY

Miss Ruth Scheuerman enter
tanned a group of relatives Satur-
day April 81, in honor of her fa-
theirs, John Scheuerman, 95th
birthday anniversary. Those at
tending were John Scheuerman,
Jr., of New York City, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Gehris. David and SUI
zanne of Tiffin; Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Kern, Tommy and Mickey of Cleve-
land, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Krat.
ger and John Richard of LeipSic,
Miss Minnie Pomerenke and Mrs,
Mayme Brunkhorst of Lacarne, Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard Scheuerman and
the honored guest and hostess.
On Sunday, April %, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Scheuerman were hosts
at a breakfast in honor of Mr..
Scheuerman. Present for the af-
fair were Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Scheuerman, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gehris of Tiffin, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Kern, of Cleveland, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Kratzner and John Rich.
ards of Leipsic, Miss Ruth Scheuer,
man, John Scheuerman Jr. of New
York. and the honored guest. John
Scheuerman Jr., who arrived Fri
day to help his father celebrate
his birthday, left after the break
fast to return to New York.
The elder Mr.. Scheuerman is in
exceptionally good health, has
spaded his garden and already has
lettuce up. He does a great dea'
of reading, walks down town daily
and enjoys a good game of soil
taire. He has four living child
zen, three grandchildren and five
great grandchildren, all of whom
were able to be with him on hi.
95th anniversary.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27
Driver Fined Over
$4,000 When Auto
Goes Through Light

Driving through two red lights
west of the Portage River bridge
last night was costly for an Iron
ton man, when he was picked up
by Deputy Sheriff Myron Hetrick.
Arraigned before Justice E. c..
Brough Friday, Beryl Burchfeld
found that he was facing a charge
of drunken driving, which, on his
conviction brought him fine of
$4,000 with the usual costs.
Two passengers, James Large,
of Ironton, and James Cook, Of
Virginia, were found guilty of
drunkenness, and assessed fines of
$5 and costs.
The trio was lodged in the coun-
ty Jail pending payment of their
fines later in the week
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27
Seven O. H. Seniors
In Honor Society

Seven Salem-Oak Harbor seniors
recently were inducted into the
National Honor Society.
They are Marcella HermeS,
Slaine Schumacher, Barbara Snider,
Frances Johns, Norman Beck, Don
Boon, and Harold Lezotte.
Selections are based on scholar
ship, leadership, character and
service.
The charter provides that only
students in the upper third of the
senior class are eligible for elec-
ton, and of these no more than
Is per cent may be selected.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27
Elrnore Girl Wins
Talent Show Placing

Bonnie Worthington, 10-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Worthington, of Elmore, won sec
ond place in the city-wide Amateur
Talent Show held there Friday
in the new school auditorium.
Bonnie, who is the only out-of-
town member of Cochran's Maj
orettes, presented a baton twirl-
ing act and tied for first place
when the electric applause meter
was read following the first iudg-
ing. A second judging gave Bon.
ME second place and a prize of
ten dollars. Approximately $50
persons were in attendance.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27
Oak Harbor Girl
Weds Lakeside Man

Miss Maxine Marie Morgan,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Orva!
Morgan, Oak Harbor, became the
bride of James w. Boiling, Jr.. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Boiling, Sr.,
Lakeside, on April IA at seven.
thirty in Trinity Methodist Church.
The Rev. VIM. G. Miller officiated
at the wedding.
The bride wore a gown of white
marquiSette over white satin,
trimmed with seed pearls. and a
fingertip veil. Her flowers were
pink roses.
Miss Jane Shinevar, a close
friend of the bride, served as
maid of honor. She wore a white
sheer organdy gown over yellow
satin. Her bouquet was composed
of blue and white carnations.
White sheer organdy, over or
child satin. gowns were worn by
bridesmaids Colleen Morgan
Elaine Boiling and Sandra Boiling
They carried colonial bouquets OF
yellow carnations.
Howard Luebke was best man
UShers were Robert Rider. Richard
Johnson and Ralph Boiling.
The brides mother wore a navy
blue suit with white accessories
and a corsage of pink camelias
Mrs. Boiling wore white suit
Her accessories were orchid and
her corsage was of yellow roses.
Immediately following the cerc
mony seven hundred guests at
tended a reception at the Por,
Clinton Armory. When the couple
return from a short wedding trip
they will reside at Route /, Oal
Harbor.
Mrs. Boiling is a 1948 gradual.
of Oak Harbor high school and i.
employed at Erie Ordnance Depot
Mr.. Boiling attended Lakeside higl
| school and is also employed a
Erie Ordnance Depot.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27
FRUIT WORKERS.
UNDER SOCIAL
SECURITY LAW

On January first of this year,
workers employed by commercial
handlers and by farm cooperatives
in preparing fruits and vegetables
for market were brought under
the insurance provisions of FEEDER
al social security, says Wayne w.
Putnam, manager of the Toledo
social security office.
Prior to this year, the services
of these workers were not cover
ed under Federal old-age and sur
vivorS insurance. The 1850 amend
ments to the Social Security Act,
however, provide that workers in
most agricultural processing oper-
ations are covered on the same
basis as those in commerce and
industry.
On the other hand, if the pro-
cessing of the fruits and vege-
tables for market is done by a
farmer who has grown more than
half of those. commodities, his EN-
ployees doing this work are now
covered under social security also,
but only if they meet the "regu-
larity test" That test requires
them to earn $50 cash wages and
do go days of work on the farm
in a calendar quarter, following
a quarter of continuous employ
ment with the same farmer. If
less than SO percent of the fruits
and vegetables being prepared for
market were grown by the farm
er, his employees would be cover
ed by social security regardless of
amount of wages and days of work.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27
Q. H. PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Drager, OF
Genoa; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Harder, of Rocky Ridge; Mr.. and
Mrs. August Weichman, of Fre-
mont, and Mrs. Eunice Below, of
Oak Harbor, were Sunday supper
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Offenburg. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Walker, Arthur and James, of
Port Clinton, also called on Sun
day evening.
Mrs. Florence Brandt, of the
State Industrial Commission, was
on a business trip in Oak Harbor
and Port Clinton during the past
week. .---- t--~--
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Winter re-
turned this weekend from their
wedding trip to Florida and are
at home on their recently pur-
chased farm. The newlywedS Wis
tied relatives in Georgia during
their trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wargowsky,
Karen Ann and Gary Lee, spent
Friday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Walker and family in Port
Clinton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Longan-
batch, of Gibsonburg, visited at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Miller, on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Sharpe
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Rudolph Zunk in East
Toledo.
Miss Eleanor Ganshaw, of Ham
mond, Ind, is spending week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
w. Ganshaw.
Many neighbors and friends
called at the Walter Miller home
during the week to meet Carl
Rune AndehSon, Swedish exchange
farmer, who is spending several
months on the Miller farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Buhrow
Emma Nehls), of Vickery, spent
Saturday evening and Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernell Price.
Vernon Patterson, of Columbus,
was Wednesday evening dinner
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Miller Mrs Clara Carts and Ruth
Ann.
Randall Buchanan, student at
Heidelberg College, visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Buchanan, over the weekend.
Mrs. Ralph Lytle and Mr.. and
Mrs. Dean Lytle and Tommy spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd
Griggs and family in Edon, o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Wyatt
spent Sunday afternoon with the
latter's brother, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Wendt, Danbury.
Mrs. George Botzenhardt and
daughter, Emily, of Toledo, and
Miss Margaret Botenhardt and
friend, of Pontiac, Mich, visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Buchanan on Sunday.
Mrs. Arthur Smith returned to
her home Saturday after having
unledgone major surgery at To-
ledo Hospital recently,
Mrs. Amanda Bohnhoff was dis
charged from Memorial Hospital,
Fremont, Monday, where she had
been confined for several weeks
due to injuries suffered in an auto
mishap.
Norton C. Rosentreter, of Co.
lumbus, and George Koch, of Wa
pakoneta, were in Oak Harbor,
Saturday, where they visited Mrs.
Charles Rosentreter and Mr.. and
Mrs. Myron A. Rosentreter and
Marcia Jane. Mrs. Rosentreter
returned to Columbus with her
son to spend a week there.
Continued Page 2, Col. u
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27

Mrs. Paul r. Lockwood will be
initiating officer when new men,
bers of the American Legion Aux
iliary are initiated on Monday eve
ming, May 7. The ceremony will
follow a regular meeting of the
organization and all members are
urged to attend. Mrs. Hugh Mein-
ke is chairman of the lunch COM
mittee for the evening.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27
Genoa Girl Is
Named Dream Girl

At the Ohio State district con-
vention of Pi Kappa Alpha frater-
nifty held in Springfield, Miss
Janice Siglar, of Genoa, was chosen
as the fraternity's dream girl"
A junior at Miami University,
Miss Siglar is graduate of Salem
Oak Harbor High School. She is
associate editor of the Miami
Student, campus semi-Weekly
newspaper.
Miss Siglar is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Siglar, of
Genoa.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27
ON ARSENAL TOUR

Visiting Frankford Arsenal, at
Philadelphia, Pa, on official buSi-
ness for Erie Ordnance Depot this
week are: Lowell Schmitt, proper
ty and stock control supervisor,
Warren McDougall, property and
stock control supervisor, Edward
Stuckey, property and supply of
ficer, Hugh Miner, storekeeper,
end James Moran, ordnance engi-
neer, all of Port Clinton, and
Richard Wright, Catawba Island,
chief of Management Branch.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27
Honored At Bridal Shower


Mrs. Herman Cullenen, Mrs. En-
vim Tallman and Mrs. Dwight Ma
varre were hostesses at a bridal
shower honoring Miss Clara Hova,
bride-elect of Howard Foreman
on Saturday evening, April q at
the X. of c. Hall.
Those attending were: Mrs. Clar-
ence Terrible, Mrs. Herman Turn
ow, Mrs, George Yost, Mrs. Paul
Yost, Mrs. Paul Cashen, Mrs. Edith
Grolle, Mrs. William Gogle, Mrs.
Glen Johannsen, Mrs. Victor Ring
Ter, Mrs. Harry Gumb, Mrs. Harry
Roberts, all of Toledo.
Mrs. Alvin Gnepper, Fremont;
Mrs. Emery Tasch, Mrs. Will
Tasch, Mrs. Harry Almendinger,
Mrs. Viola Myerholtz, Mrs. Lester
Foreman, Mrs. Norman Bennett,
Mrs. Bertha Martin, Mrs. Clayton
Brough, Mrs. Dale Damschroder
Mrs. Chester Yeisley, Mrs. John
Zehner, Mrs. Emma Dressler, Mrs.
Clarence Pfaff.
Mrs. Carl Swartz, Mrs. Christine
Foreman, Mrs. Don Foreman, Mrs
Lawrence Foreman, Mrs. Emery
Foreman, Mrs. Harvey Fredrick,
Mrs. Leonard Tank, Mrs. Edwin
Paule, Mrs. James Haven, Mrs
John Grombach, Miss Alma Grom
bach, Mrs. Lester Goetz, Mrs
Frank Druckenmiller, Mary Lou
and Arlene Tallman, the guest OF
honor and the hostesses.
Those sending gifts but unable
to come were: Miss Ruth Gogel
Mrs. Ray Horrigan. Mrs. Melvir
Warren, Mrs. Ed. Foreman, Mrs
Sylvia Kibble, Miss Joyce Kibble
Mrs. Bertha Rosentreter, Mrs. Cor
neal Overmeyer, Mrs. Robert
Paule, Mrs. George Wallraben
stein.
The bride received many beau
tiful and useful gifts.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27

Members of the Static Bridge
Club met at the home of Mrs. Cliff
Rymers on Monday evening, with
the following members present:
Mrs. Virgil Wolf, Mrs. Charles
Fought, Mrs. Nick Stevens, Mrs.
Cy Franck, Mrs. Oscar Herring,
Mrs. Vernell Price, Mrs. John
Price, Mrs. John Graves and the
hostess. When the scores were
totaled Mrs. Virgil Wolf was high
The evening was concluded with 0
lunch.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27
o. G. Club

o. 6. Club
Mrs. Frederick Linder was host
ess to the o. G. Club at her home
last Thursday evening. Those at
tending were Mrs. Frank Drucken-
miller, Mrs. Ralph Seeger, Mrs.
Vern Babcock, Mrs. D. j. Fitzger.
aid, Miss Mabel Dietrich and Miss
Luella Grieger. Guests were Mrs.
Marian Smidutz and Mrs. Harold
Foster. In the card game Mrs.
Smidutz held high score, while
Mrs. Druckenmiller was consoled.
At the close of the evening Mrs.
Linder served delicious refresh
mentS.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27
County CT Wounded

Another Ottawa county youth
has been reported as a Korean
war casualty. Private Paul R.
Binns was wounded in action re-
Gently, according to the Depart
ment of Defense announcement re-
ceived by the boys uncle, John
Holly, Jr., of Port Clinton Rt. 2.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27

Mrs. Ed. Sharpe entertained
members of her bridge club at
her home last Saturday evening.
Members attending were Misses
Italia and Bertha Wierth, Norma
Gleckler, Mrs. Rose Schultz, Mrs.
Marie Lytle, Mrs. H. v. Revenaugh,
Mrs. A. B. Augsburger and Mrs.
Sharpe. When the bridge score
was totaled Mrs. Revenaugh held
the high score, while Mrs. Augs-
burger was low. After social
hour Mrs. Sharpe served a deli
ciouS lunch.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27
jolly Miners Meet

The Jolly Miners held their last
meeting at the home of Mrs. Pete
Suffer, Limestone.
Prizes were won by Mrs. E. J.
Mulligan, Mrs. Frank Hopfinger,
and Mrs. Art Tolan. A delicious
luncheon was served by the host.
eSS.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Art TOlan.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27
CLEANUP DAY

Street Commissioner Carl
Seheuerman has announced that
Monday, April 30, will be Clean
up Day in Oak Harbor. Resi-
dents are urged TO put their
trash in substantial containers
and place them so they can be
easily picked up by the village
trucks.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27
Epsilon Eta Sorority


Members of Epsilon Eta Soror.
ity met at the home of Mrs. Glen
dora Sorg last Wednesday for
regular meeting of the group.
During the business meeting it
was voted TO make a donation to
the National Institute of Logoped-
les at Wichita, Kans., which is a
national project of Sigma Alpha
Sorority. A vote of thanks was
gwen TO three committee heads,
Mrs. Sorg, chairman of the Coun-
ty Home TV project, Mrs. Dolores
Hemminger, chairman of a recent
box social, and Mrs. Ann Travis,
chairman of the bowling tourna-
ment held at Fremont.
Plans were completed for the
dance to be held at the armory
Friday evening, April q. The
dance, which is sponsored by Oak
Harbor, Elmore and Fremont chap
ters of Sigma Alpha, is a charity
affair to which the public is in
vited.
After the business meeting the
members honored Miss Doris Pet.
ers, whose marriage is to be an
event of May 26, with a canned
goods shower.
When Mrs. Sorg called members
for the meeting they were request
ed to come as you are. Those
attending were Yvonne Darling,
Dolores Hemminger, Shirley
Goodeman, Louise Ittel, Jacque-
line Mulligan, Marianne Scherf,
Ann Travis, Marilene Irwin, Miss
Peters and the hostess. The eve
ming was completed with refresh
ments served by Mrs. Sorg.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27
Birthday Dinner

Birthday Dinner
A birthday dinner celebration
was held in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Thorbahn of Carroll
Twp. in honor of her mother and
nephew, Mrs. Lester Short and
Alan Horton of Columbus. TIE
following were present:
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Short and
Wayne, Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan Hor-
ton, Susan and Alan of Columbus
and the host and hostess, Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Thorbahn and chill
dren. In the afternoon a birthday
party was planned for Alan. Games
were played and refreshments
we're served to the following: Car
oil Jean, Barbara and Gail Filling.
er of Catawba Island, David Short
and Diana Davies of Port Clinton
Richard, Kenneth and Rebecca
Thorbahn and Alan and Susan
Horton of Columbus. All reported
fine time. Alan received many
fine gifts.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27
Mrs. Price Honored

Mrs. Price Honored
A group of friends met at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Vernell
Price Saturday evening where they
held surprise party in honor of
Mrs. Prices birthday anniversary.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs
Max Griest, Mr., and Mrs. HI. Hem
minger, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Be-
bow, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Priesman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Paulsen and
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto RooSe all of Oak
Harbor; Mr.. and Mrs. Jute Jen-
sen and Lavonne of Port Clinton,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Buhrow,
of Vickery, and the Prices. Fol-
lowing social evening, Mrs. Price
opened her many nice gifts and
then all enjoyed a delicious lunch.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27

Legion Banquet
Plans are being completed for
the annual banquet of the John
A. Fader Post American Legion,
which will be held at st. PauPs
Evangelical and Reformed Church
on Wednesday evening, May 2.
On the planning committee are Joe
Bassett, Clinton Fehlhaber, Don
Foreman, Harry McRitchie, James
Spangler, Mrs. Joe Banchich, Mrs.
Ed. Sharpe and Mrs. w. P. Short
ridge. An interesting program is
being planned.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27
Legion County Council

Legion County Council
The Ottawa County Council of
the American Legion and Auxili-
airy will meet at the Oak Harbor
Legion Hall on Monday evening,
April 30. Mrs. Clinton Fehlhaber
and Mrs. F. E. Boomer are in
charge of the entertainment for
the evening.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27
Attend Church Conference

Mrs. Carol Hablitzel, Mrs. John
Zehner, Mrs. Walter Deitzel and
Mrs. Edward Sharpe of st. Paul's
Evangelical & Reformed Church
attended the regional conference
of the Evangelical and Reformed
Church which was held in New
Bavaria, o., on Wednesday after
noon.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27
Non Psriel Club

Nou roTtet AtuD
Mrs. Cora Hetrick was hostess
to the Non Pariel Club on Wednes-
day afternoon at her home. Roll
call was answered with my fav-
orite childhood book, and includ.
ed on the program were readings
by Mrs. Oscar Herring and Mrs.
Bernard Scheuerman. Members
attending were Mrs. Louise Bauch,
Mrs. Arthur Conradi, Mrs. Oscar
Herring. Mrs. Leon Leutz, Mrs.
Lawrence Mylander. Mrs. Elmer
Nehls. Mrs. Virgil Revenaugh, Mrs.
Carl Scheurman, Mrs. Bernard
Scheuerman and the hostess. Mrs.
Earl Lewis was a guest. After the
program Mrs. Hetrick served a de-
licious dinner to the group.
Evening star., 1951-08-09
S548 Million Added
To u. 5. Freight Bill by.
Increase in Rail Rates.
By the Associoted Press

Railroad freight rates are going
up, adding an estimated $548 mil
lion to the Nations annual freight
bill.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission yesterday approved appli-
cation for 9 per cent increases in
territory east of the Mississippi
River and north of the Ohio and
Potomac Rivers.
Six per cent increases were au-
thorized elsewhere in the country.
Railroad spokesmen indicated
the new rates probably will go into
effect September l. The ICC re-
quires IS days public notice of new
rates.
General Boost Asked.
The increases were authorized
over protests of the Office of Price
StabiliZation. The OPS had warned
that the increases would have far
reaching effects on Government
efforts to hold down prices.
The railroads had asked for a
general Is per cent boost. They
indicated today they may renew
their demands later.
The increases, ninth to be
granted since the end of World
War II. will replace temporary
boosts of 4 per cent in the East
and 2 per cent elsewhere.
These temporary increases were
granted last March while the
ICC considered the railroads Is
per cent request
Not Permanent.
The ICC emphasized that its
latest increases are not perma-
nent because the authority for
higher rates extends only until
February. 1853.
In authorizing the new rates.
the ICC listed a number of max
mum freight rate increases which
can be applied to about six COM
modities.
A per cent limit throughout
the Nation was placed on iron
ore, on grain and grain products
and on anthracite and bituminouS
coal and coke.
Increases on sugar and lumbe!
must be held to four cents per
hundred pounds and to six cents
per hundred pounds on fresh
fruits, vegetables, melons and
canned goods.
Glass Rates Uniform.
An ICC spokesman explained
that the authorized increases have
no bearing on the outstanding
issue of equalization of freight
rates in the South and the indus
trial East and North. Glass rates,
which apply mainly to manufac-
tured articles, already have been
made uniform in both areas. So
called commodity rates are not in
volved in the present proceedings
The principal reason for the
greater increase granted Eastern
railroads. the official said, was be-
cause earnings of those lines in
recent years were comparatively
lower than those in the South
and West.
Evening star., 1951-08-09
Walking Stick Plants Seeds

PORTLAND, Ore. (Pl.-C. S.
Baker, retired moulder, has in
vented a walking stick that plants
tree seeds-one seed with each
step. No bending of your back
No change in pace. no change in
the usual swing of a cane. 1t is
declared good for six to eight
acres of tree seed planting a day.
Evening star., 1951-05-14
Constantine Brown:

There Is a tragic parallel be-
tween the political thinking Of
the British and French gov
ernments during the "phony
war"-the first 8 nonths-of
World War II and that of our
own government in the present
Korean conflict.
This parallel does not apply
to military operations. While
the European Allies confined
their operations to a few local
skirmisheS a few miles outside
the Maginot line until April,
1910, in the present struggle
our men are fighting a bitter
war with total casualties near
ing the 10000 mark.
France and Britain plunged
themselves into q war in 1889
for which they were neither
militarily nor psychologically
prepared, in order 10 save Poland.
Then they just sat down behind
the Maginot line and watched
the destruction Of Poland.
The politicians were to blame
for their inactivity. Gen.
Maxine Weygand. Frances
fighting general" was exiled
TO command q paper" army in
the Near East. Gen. Maurice
Gamelin, good officer but
subservient to politics, was
placed in charge Of the forces
on the European front. He fol-
lowed the directives of the
politicos to mark time and do
nothing that might anger the
Germans.
At the hearings before the
Armed Services and Foreign
Relations Committees Of the
Senate it was disclosed last
week that President Truman.
obviously with the concurrence
Of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF,
sent Gen. Macarthur on jan
uary II an overall estimate Of
the situation in which he ad-
vised the Supreme Allied Com
mander that in the event Of
Soviet Intervention he should
fight, but bear in mind the
absolute necessity Of localizing
and confining the conflict as
much as possible.
There were two reasons, it
was said. for this policy in
Washington: Cd the fact that
our Government believes we are
not prepared to meet the Rus
slams at the present time in an
open conflict; and (2) the pres
sure of our European allies
principally Britain and France
to avoid at any price a con-
flict which would fully engage
the U. s. s. r.
Both these arguments would
be valid If the possibility of
Soviet involvement had not been
taken into consideration when
President Truman on June 26
ordered the repulse of the Red
aggression In Korea. The free
nations in the United Nations
concurred, although they, too,.