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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-01-19
Clinton Theatre Has
Unusual Family Offer

A weekly family night has been
inaugurated by the Clinton Theat
er, Manager Harry Callahan an
nounced Thursday. He said ar
rangements have been made tc
admit every employee of the U
S. Gypsum, Celotex, Biro Manu-.
featuring Co., E. o. D., Matthews
Boat Co. and Standard Products
Co. who buys two SO cent tickets
on Tuesdays only,
Each worker, on showing his
company badge, can admit all
members of his family, regard
less of number, on the basis of
two purchased tickets at SO cents
each.
This unusual offer unique in To-
cal theatre circles, will be avail
able to Port Clinton area work
ers on each Tuesday night, indie
finitely.
Callahan said he has booked
some outstanding coming attrac-
tions, among them, ''Mr. Music"
with Bing Crosby, Mrs. O'Mal-
ley and Mr.. Malone" Between
Midnight and Dawn, King Solo
mons Mines" in color, "The
Minerva Story" and "The Pagan
Love Story" starring Esther Will
liamS.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-01-19
PEACE CHURCH
PULPIT FILLED

The Peace Lutheran Church
puplit, vacant for nearly a year,
has been filled by Rev. Hartwig
Pruess, of Saginaw, Mich.
Rev. Pruess accepted the call
effective February 4. He will fill
the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Rev. Ernest Engel, who
moved to Texas last February.
At the annual reorganization
meeting of the congregation,
Leslie Branum was reelected
president, Alton Cover. secretary
and Viola Hamann, treasurer.
Sinke Ewersen was named trus-
tee and Louis Cover and Howard
Luebcke, deacons.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-01-19
ST. Paul's Evangelical and Re.
formed Church
Q. c. Doenqes. Pastor

Sunday school at 9:15 a. m.
Divine worship at 1918 a. m.
Choir rehearsal Thursday eve.
ming at 7:30.
Catechetical instruction Satur
day at 9:30 a. m.
Circle No. Three will meet
Wednesday afternoon in the
church parlorS.
On the first Sunday in Febru
ary February the 4th) new mem
bers will be received. Any one
desiring to join our congregation
please make your wishes known to
the pastor.
An adult instruction class will
be organized in February; al
desiring to take this course please
report to the pastor.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-01-19
EMERGENCY SCHOOL

A one-minute blast of the fire
siren will be the emergency call
on Put-in-Bay hereafter, Earl
Parker, Island fire chief, has an
nounced. This signal will be a
water or ice warning. Volunteers
will report to headquarters i'm
mediately upon hearing the single
blast of the fire siren.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-01-19
II. KENNETH KERR

publisher of the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette is making
arrangements for another special train to Washington
for the Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner which will be
held IN April this year, instead of February Ken
expects one hundred OhoanS to make the trip with him
this time he inquired about Ralph Snyder former
publisher of the Ottawa County News, with whom he
was associated for a number of years when Charley
Sawyer owned chain of papers throughout the state
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-01-19
The Gspaal Spotlight
JOHNNY KILBANE

well-known pugilist of quarter of century ago,
is back in the legislature again this time Johnny is
one of the 17-member delegation in the House from
Cuyahoga County 10 years ago, he served term in
the Ohio Senate Easily distinguished by his fine
head of gray hair, Johnny is popular figure the
floor when he hung up the gloves for good back in
the twenties Johnny decided to do his fighting in the
future with words and members of the goth Gen
cral Assembly looking forward to a lively session
with an ex-champ ready for floor debate
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-01-19

Hailed as the most colorful col
atura soprano discovered in de-
cade, Sari Barabas will make her
debut in Toledo at Sports Arena
Sunday, Jan. % featured on the
Horace Heidi Youth Opportunity
Program. Heidi found Miss Bar
abas, Hungarian refugee, in Ger
many last summer singing with
an American USO show and i'm
mediately arranged to bring her
to the United States. She has
been sensational on Heidt's ma
tional radio show, which will be
included in the three-hour per-
formance in Toledo.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-01-19
LEGISLATORS

returned to the capitol for this session to find that
expenses have gone higher than ever and that hits
where 1t hurts most far the lawmakers are con-
cerned because they all of their expenses con-
tfafy to popular belief that the state foots the bills
hotel rates have gotten far out of line that Rep
John J. Lynch, Jr. of Mahoning County introduced
resolution requesting legislative investigation of the
situation F. ..
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-01-19
CONSIDERABLE

speculation is going the rounds of political channels
in the capitol regarding the to Oscar L. Fleck
ner, native of Ottawa County, who is resgning this
month after two years Director of Liquor Control
Oscar has done commendable job what is probably
the hottest seat in the Cabinet and after Ii years
of public service he's decided to take management
of shoe factory in Pennsylvania
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-01-19
THIRTY-THREE

bills, covering many subjects, presented the
first day that the hoppers opened for legisa
ton will pour in daily until the House deadlne
is reached early in February in the last session,
more than thousand bills introduced with
most of them dying in committee and only small per-
centage as is customary, being enacted into law
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-01-19
LEGION SPEAKER

Don Wolfe, state editor of the
Toledo Blade will be the principal
speaker at the mid-winter dinner
which the American Legion will
hold here February Is.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-01-19
THERE'S

Independent listed on the current House roster,
but it appears though he's going to join the Demo-
cratic ranks Thomas A. Christy, of Monroe County,
was elected an Independent in November but he's
been seated with the minority party and says that he'll
go along with the Democrats that boosts the Demo-
cratic delegation to 81 the Republicans have SO,
however, which renders the minority party virtually
impotent even for emergency legislation -.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-01-19
OVER THIlE
BACK FENCE
By Marguerite Finefrock

been q short week! Here 1t is
time to get the backyard cleared
for action again and we've very
little to hang on the wash line
It's funny, but sometimes thoughts
come easy and then again we have
TO scrape the bottom of the bar
rel and trust to luck that we'll
come up with something worth
while. Even Mrs. Oglethorpe let
us down this week, we can't even
complain about her.
-ll--I-
Well Bless Ny Soul now the
girls are invading that realm
which heretofor has been occu-
pied exclusively by men. We
mean the barbershop. Don't mis-
understand, the girls aren't stop
ping by for a shave or haircut
but they have formed Girls
Barbershop Quartette. The four
some, soon to make its debut,
consists of Mrs. Rodney Lock
wood. Mrs. William Faust, Jr.,
Mrs. Warren McDougall and Miss
Janice Gates. Keep your ear tun-
ed for this musical addition to
Port Clinton.
-u--.--
Herman Hawking celebrated his
10th birthday Sunday. No special
plans were made but all his chill
dren called either in person or
by telephone to wish him Happy
Birthday Boys topped the list
of new arrivals at Magruder hos
pital during the past week. There
were eight new male additions TO
the Safety Pin set as against two
for the girls.
-ll-----ll-
Don't Forget your contribution
to the March of Dimes. Contain
erS in the form of iron lungs are
now in readiness at all business
places awaiting your coins
Music Mothers have completed
their plans for the second annual
Carnival to be held this year at
the high school on Saturday. Feb.
10 An evening of diversified
entertainment will be presented
by The Playmakers, Feb. IL, at
the high school when they pre-
sent three one-act plays, farce,
satire and drama. Three
plays rolled into one for your
entertainment.
--Il---Il-
Your Horoscope Qf you we're
born between Jan. 20 and Feb
19). People born under the sign
of Aquarius are students, think
ers, reformers and often genius
es in art, literature and social
sciences. You are progressive IN
thought and action, and capable
of rising to positions of great re-
sponsibility.
You readily warm to people
and are apt to place too much
confidence in strangers. You
then suffer the keenest disap-
pointment when your confidence
is betrayed. You are usually
cheerful and happy, and will hold
always to the highest ideals.
II you are woman born under
this sign you are apt to have busi.
ness ability to such an extent as
to make you unfit for the domeS.
tic role of wife. However, your
attractive personality will hold
the love of your husband and
children.
Your lucky month is December
and your lucky day is Saturday
-Il-lI-
Jan. 19-Pythian Sister Card
Party.
Jan. 20-Bake Sale, East Bldg.
Mothers Club.
Jan. 25-Jr. Women's Card
Party.
Jan. 25-26 Rummage Sale
Young Mothers Forum.
Jan. 29-Cub Scout Minstrel.
Jan. 3l-St Charles Study Club
| (orig. schedule for Jan. 24).
Feb. Father and Son Ban
quet, Methodist Church
Feb. 3-Beta Sigma Phi Valer
tine Ball (orig. scheduled for FeD
10y.
Feb. 10-Music Mothers Carni
val.
Feb. l2-The PlaymakerS pre-
sent 3 one-act plays.
March 30-Parade of Barber
shop Quartettes.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-01-19
ALTHOUGH

of protest have been heard now and then
from the state it's pretty safe bet in the opinion
of veteran observers that the Ohio Senate will confirm
all four of the governors choices for the State Turnpike
Commission and, of course, of the four is Of
tawa Countys 0. L. Teagarden, vice chairman of the
group
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-01-19
OTTAWA COUNTIANS

may contact their representative by mail or phone
at either the StatehGuse or at the Neil House we're
always happy to see or hear from the folks at home
and hope that you'll help us serve Ottawa County as
well as possible in this session which has the eamarks
of being highly important one
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-01-19
1T TOOK

than an hour and half for Governor Lausche
to deliver his annual message at combined session of
the House and Senate last week . the report
sned more than 900 words and gave broad coverage
to account of his administrative record for the past
two years well his recommendations for the
ing bennium :.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-01-19
CHARLES SHERWOOD

of Fremont former state welfare director gets
around the~statehouse good bit . Charley lives in
Columbus now and makes his home with daughter :.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-01-19
0. H. CHURCHES
ST. PaUFs Ev. Lutheran Church
Oak Harbor

Oak Harbor
Rev. ). c. Wiesand, Pastor
Sunday school at $50 a. m.
Divine services at 1890 a. m.
Instructions Saturday at 1:3O
p. IN.
The Sewing Circle will meet at
the church on Thursday afternoon,
Jan 25.
Junior Mission Band, Sunday
Jan. %, at 200 p. m.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1951-06-28

lieciu.
y klta vertus, kad ir geriau-
sia politine programa Jono Pa
krancio akyse neturejo .jokios
Vertes, jei il partinius reikalus
pastato auksciau uz visos. yals-
tybes bel tautos interesus. Te-
gul bus atsizvelgta j srovinius
relkalavimus, tegul bus pagerb-
tas individas, bet tegul nebus
pamirsta ir visa bendruomene.
lr pagaliau, tenebus priesingos
partijos narys tas arsusis prie-
sas, kuris reikia sunaikinti .
fJuk ir jis lietuvis!
Tomis savo mintimis Jonas
Pakrantis viena vakara pasida-
lini su savo kaimynu Petru Ka-
napenu. Sis il susidomejes is
klause ir ilgai galvojo. Paskum
.iis jam pasake:
= Tavo demokratijos supra
timas idomus. Tai yra, taip sa-
kant, gal lietuviskas demokrati-
jos supratimas, arba toks demo-
kratinis santvarkos supratimas,
kuris NUNS butu naudingas.
Bet tn nenumatei vieno dalyko
jei demokratija bus pagrista
kompromiso, tai tada viskas bus
ramu, darbas els sklandziai il
IT,, bet kokiu budu tada lietu.
Vial patenkins, sakyciau, save
igimta polinki pasirieti? Nue
per ilgo susilaikymo padilgyti
vienas kitam dirgsnius jie SUI.
sirgs nervu ligomis =.
- AS jiems visam kraste pri.
statysiu kulturos manu-, kur JIG
gales issiblaskyti, -atsake 10.
mas Pakrantis.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1951-06-28
KAn RADIDAN &AUKf
DRNE GnhKO
Karo pradzia ir su<ilimas Lietuvoje prizes 10 metp

is jq su kepure, vienas be kepu-
res, o trecias placiabryle skry-
belle ant akiu nuleides. Panasiai
apsirengusiu buvo kaikada teke
matyti lietuvisku cekistu.
Laikydamas ranka kiseneje
ant pistoleto, prieinu:
- Esu burio vadas. Ko nore-
jote? - klausiu.
- AS esu Anupras, - sake
amziumi vyriausias.
- Labai malonu. o pavarde?
- %. ir toliau skaicius
ne tas, kurio laukiu.
- Toxic nepazistu, - atsa-
kau.
Vyrai sumista. Pasitraukia
nuo vartu ir tariasi. Paskui ir
vel sake skaiciu. Ir vel ne ia.
AS purtau galva ir pistoleta per
pus istraukiu is kisenes. Neto-
liese stow pasiruose sargybi-
Mai. Atvykeliai ir pasitraukia
pasitarti. Manyje kyla itarimas,
atidziai JUGS stebiu. Tada W.
resnysis sugrizes sako:
- Tautieti, as esu pulkinin-
kas ", cia aktyvistq stabo lga-
liotinis P. ir leitenantas L., mes
atvykom paskelbti nepriklauso-
mybes atstatymo deklaracija.
Tautieti, patikek! Nejaugi del
to prakeikto slaptazodzio turi
niekais nueiti didelis reikalas.
Uzmirsom, davem skirtlngoms
apygardoms ir kitoki skaitmenl
ir dabar susipainiojom.
Kalbanciojo akyse matau nuo-
sirduma ir balse yra kazkokia
siluma, kuri vercia patiketi.
Nors tas pavardes girdziu pirma
karta, bet patikiu. Liepiu atra-
KNIT vartus ir vedu atvykelius
| j rumus.
- Kaip pas jus? - klausia.
- Tvarkoj, - atsakau.
Pristatau juos programos vir-
sininkui M, pats emu ispeti wy
ru. Valanda atejo! Dabar bud
rumo ir drasos! Pastatau pora
! (Perkelta j sta pusl.)
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1951-06-28

to .yra labai neukiska Kanalu prakirsta Ne
Iringa issprestu sias problemas automatiskai.
KaunO geI Z nj k e l al
salia Vilniaus, Kaunas yra pats didziau-
sias Lietuvos gelezinkeliu mazgas. Kaip
uostui didesnes reiksmes turf tos gelezinke-
lilo linijos, kuriu plotai gravituoja tik Kau-
no uosta. Is tn Mariampoles - Kauno ir
Siauliu = Kauno ruozus galima skaifyti lie
tuviskojo Kauno uosto uznugario ge Iezinke-
lais, kai tue tarpu Vilniaus Kauno il Eitku-
nu Kauno ruozus galime skaityti tik atkar-
pomis ddziosios tarptautines linijos is pat
Ukrainos centro, iseinancio is gelezinkeliu
mazgo Bachmac, per Homeli, Minska, Viii
niu, Kauna Karaliauciu. Ia linija yra vieno-
dai svarbi Kaunui ir Karaliauciui. Prizes pir-
mali didiji kara il buvo specialiai nukreip-
ia j Karaiauciu. Sunormalejus tarptauti-
MANS ukiniams santykiams, ia padetis ir
to gelezinkelio svarbiausias tikslas ir toliau
bus Karaliaucius, tacau Kaunui jis taip pat
yra svarbus ir vietiniu ir tarptautiniu at
zvilgiu. Siekiant pasidaryti zuviena ekspor-
tuojancu ir tai prekei tarpininkauj janciu
krastu, Sis gelezinkelis gales tureti lemia-
mos reiksmes iseiti NUNS SUI sios riisies pre-
ke tarptautine rinka.
Lietuvoj ir pietuose bel rytuose uz jos,
geleqinkeliq tinklas tebera labai dar neis-
vystytas, retas ir toll nepatenkinas statomu
reikalavimq. Esant terenui patogiam gele-
zinkeiu statybai reikia manyti kad jq toje
erdveje dar bus daug statoma. Juos planuo-
jant, neturetu butt isleidziama is akiq Lie
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1951-06-28

busiant pajegu metinei apyvartai 100000
to. Projektas dar tik is dalies buvo realizuo-
tas, bet baigtas galetu ilgesni laika patenkin-
1888 metals Kauno uosto apyvarta tebuvo
94,262 to. Taciau tas kicks mazai tepasako,
nes Xxi pat paskutinio karo Nemunas, kap
tranzito upe, nebuvo apyvartoj, victims
transportas, del menko vandens kelly paruo-
simo, buvo mazai issipletojes. Visa tai gall
pastatyti uostas gall pasidaryti net persiau-
ras, bet del to tikriausiai rupesciu nebus,
nes Neries ir Nemuno pakrantese' ties Kaunu
tikrai atsiras vietos uostu iSpesti.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1951-06-28

Sic mazi motoriniai burlaiviai lengvai nukon-
kuruoja didelius laivus trumpuose praplaukl-
muose del Stu priezasciu: 1.tokiam laivui ap-
tarnauti proporcingai nedaug tereikia EMO
niu, mes motora aptarnauja denio zmones,
g. paprastai toxic laivo igula sudaro viena
Selma, kuri dazniausiai est ir laivo sa-
vininke, g. tonazas palankus ypac j mazus
uostus, kur siunciamos partijos yra smulkios
ir reikalinga maza gremzle.
Tu laivu vidutinis tonazas yra 2O0-250
BRIT ir gremzle 3-3,5 m. Galint jiems is
visu Baltijos ir Siaures juros uostu atplauktl
be perkrovimo tiesiai Kauna, susitaupo lal-
kas ir dideles perkrovimo islaidos. Tuo paciu
pajlrio uostai butu gerokai palengvlnaml,
kas labai svarbu, turint galvoj labai ribota
Klaipedos krantiniu ilgl.
Cia dera prisminti galimybe perkastl
Neringa ties Preila, kad laval gaetu is Juros
iplaukti tiesiai Marias Ia galimybe butu
verta demesio ir studiju, mes spejama, jog
tue atveju ne tik zymiai sutrumpetu kellas
Kauna mazesniems laivams, bet ir klalpe-
dos uostas prieuostis ir iejimas uosta bu-
tn daug maziau uznesami smeliu pasukus
dali sroves pro kanala
Tatai turetu dideles reiksmes ir zveJy-
bal. Nidos ir Juodkrantes zveju uostai pasi-
darytq ne tik marty, kaip dabar, bet ir juri-
mes zvejybos uostais. Visa Neringa is juros
puses turf lekstus smeletus krantus be jokiu
ilanku ir kitokiu palengvinanciu aplinkybiu
pastatyti nors vienam zvejq uostui tarp
Klaipedos ir Piluvos. Tuo tarpu tokia ilga
pajurio juosta palikti be jokio zvejybos uos-
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(Tesinys is pereito numerio)

\~G0-N-JS ~ FSA>ASo HS~AAA~AaSJ
Atsisaukimas baigtas. "Tau-
tieciai!" - pradejo A. AS nusi-
juokiu, kad tai skamba lyg vi
suomenes veikejo prakalba. Is
taisom "Lietuvos Vyrai"
Daugiau prideti rtpra ko - ir
turininga, ir ugni skelia. Da-
bar tik isversti kitas kalbas,
kad ir pasaulis zinotu, jog pra-
dedam kova del laisves. O kalbu
niekas nemokam, tik vienas A.
moka prancuziskai. Nors tick.
Jis seda prie vertimo. Tuo tar
pu grizta pasiuntinys be himno.
Ir pas kaimynus 10 nerado. w.
rQ daugeja: sugrizo pora per
langa islipusiQ, keli nauji atejo.
Jau yra du technikai, praneseja
ir rezisorius. Pastarieji renka
transliacijai tinkamas plokste-
les. Darbas verda.
Tuo metu atbega patrulis is
gatves ir sake mates musq bu-
relic vada leitenanta M. Mates is
tolo, Laisves Alejoj. Issiurciau
j surasti M. ir atvesti. Pc keliu
minuciu M. jau cia. Pasirodo,
nakti jis nakvojes pas drauga,
ryta praejes pora kartq pro
radiofona ir matydamas vien
tyla, nenorejes uzeiti, slampine-
jes aplinkui, kol sutiks ka nors,
is ko suzinotu, kas ten darosi.
Supazindinau j SUI viskuo, ka
pats zinojau ir prasiau tuojau
permit vadovavima, nesgi jis
musu vadas ir SUI stabu rysius
turi. 10 ir autoritetas didesnis
butq ir radiofona jis geriau pa
zista. Jis taciau svyruoja. Pa
galiau, prasomas, jis pasiulo
kompromisa: jis perima progra-
mos rengima, as pasilieku, kair
paskirtas, komendantu, tikriau
tariant - apsaugos burio vadu.
Jis tuojau imasi darbo ir visQ
pirma pasiraSo sukileliu atsi-
saukima: "SukilelM stabo vir-
Sininkas".
Vertimas dar tebedaromas
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1951-06-28
sIMTANUOSIMTINIS LIETUVIS
Jonas Pakrantis "A m ri k oj
Apie po|itini davatkizma If vienybe

tikra lietuvi, visada labai zave-
jo. Jam visada rodesi, kad lie
tuviu pasaulyje tick maza terra
% 90 Sios katastrofos liks dar
naziau - kad tik ju savitarpio
vienybe gall JUGS isgelbeti nuo
galutinio zlugimo.
O pagaliau, jis klause, ar at
gavus nepriklausomybe, nerei-
kes visQ lietuviu vieningos tai
kos krastui atstatyti ekonomis-
kai ir dvasiskai? Ar sprendziant
tas milziniskas kulturines, eko-
NOMINEES bel ukines problemas
bus naudingiau tureti dvidesimt
partiju, ar gal uztektu dviejQ
triju, kurios, gal but, greiciau
ir sekmingiau "isdiferencijuotu
teisybe", kaip kad keliosdesimt
partiniu davatkQ?
Jautriai reaguodamas j lietu-
viu visuomenes nuotaikas, Jo-
mas Pakrantis jaute ir siandien
jaucia, jog ia skelbiamoji isei-
vijoje vienybe nera nuosirdi. Tai
nera vienybe tikra to zodzio
prasme, tai yra tik partiniu rie-
tenu paliaubos. Pagaliau, to ne
slepia nei desiniujQ bel kairiQju
sroviu vadai. Tai yra ziaurios
tikroves padiktuota vienybe, ne
turinti gilesniu saknu nei sroviu
galvosenoje nei jausenoje. Tai
yra vienybe, taip sakant, ligi
Lietuvos atstatymo duru, lygiai
kaip kad kun. Krupaviciaus
kvietimas slept partinius billie
tus galioja tik Xxi Virbalio. Ir
daugelis reiskiniu rodo, kad par
tiniai davatkos nerimsta ir ne
kantraudami laukia to palaimin-
go momento, kada vel gales va
mott savo partinius priesus SKIER
sal ir isilgai ir kada vietoje VIE
nybes sukio vel visoje savo da-
vatkiskoje didybej e skambes
sroviniu balaganu sukiai. Deja,
nera duomenu manyti, kad Lie
tuvos tragedija bent kick butQ
pamokiusi srovinius davatkinin-
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Jonas Pakrantis, kaip simta-
nuosimtinis lietuvis, daznai pa
galvodavo apie busima Lietuvos
politine santvarka ir atsidejes
seke, kaip ta santvarka vaizduo-
jasi musu ivairiu krypciu spau-
da. Taciau jis su nusistebejimu
bel apgailestavimu turejo pripa-
zinti, kad musq spauda tue svar-
blu klausimu beveik visai nesi-
domi. Visi pasitenkina pabrez-
dami: atkursime demokratine
Lietuva, ir daugiau nieko. Tx
retkarciais vienur kitur praslis-
ia straipsnelis apie tai, kad par
tijos demokratinei santvarkai
esanti butenybe, kad partiju ne
So ko bijoti, mes per nuomoniq
skirtumas issidiferencijuojanti
teisybe" ir TT. Pakranciui susi-
darydavo ispudis, kad, tu apas-
talq nuomone, lyg ir iseitu, kad
juo daugiau partijQ, juo demo-
kratingesnis rezimas, juo dau-
giau partiju partijeliQ, juo svei-
kiau krastui ir kad daugiau par
tiniu kalbetoju, juo tauta grei-
ciau ir nuodugniau pazistanti
teisybe..
Kita vertus, Pakrantis paste
bejo, kad iseivijos spauda nuo-
lat skambina vienybes varpa. Vi
sekiu krypciu spauda palaiko ta
nuomone, kad dabar NUNS rel
kia vienybes, kad tik sutelkto-
mis- gretomis busias nasesnis bel
sekmingesnis Lietuvos laisves
atkovojimo darbas. Net ir pats
Vliko pirmininkas Krupavicius
pasake Londono lietuviams, kad
reikia 'partinius bilietus paslep-
tt kisenese". (Tarp kitko reikia
priminti, kad Vlikas 'uoliai'
vykdo ta partinio bilieto slept
mo politika, kad lig siol Klaipe-
dos atstovas dar tebesibeldzia
tos istaigos duris). Kitaip sa-
kant, tegyvuoja lietuviQ vieny-
be Lietuvos atstatymo vardu!
Tas slkis iona Pakrantl, kaip