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have no really persuasive reply,
nor can they have until he joins
the overt politicking OF the presi-
dental year.
There is still another kind of
bump in the bandwagon's path. Up
to now, Eisenhower has been &C
claimed by both sides-and by most
factions in those sides-as a ster-
ling character and a right thinker.
But now he has served notice that
he is ready to take the biggest Job
Of all. With that notice, he has
laid himself open to the nastiest
sort of political sniping-the raking
over Of every facet of his public
and private life. Even his military
decisions will come In for second
guessing. Not even Gen. Marshall
was safe from would-be smearers.
Eisenhower has never before been
a serious victim Of such a campaign;
what his reaction to dirty politics
will be remains to be seen.
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Vnson Plan Presoqes AOu Campaign Get UNIT Into Operation

push the proposal for an immediate.
limited UNIT start-and the reaction
it gets from committee as well as
House members-remains to be seen.
New Arguments
But the proposal does give him new
arguments and, if carried out, would
place UNIT in actual operation.
Presumably, if the proposal were
to be carried out. the Administration
would have to eliminate regular draft
liability for men between the ages of
1874 and 10. The reason, as explained
earlier, is that this would be the
only trigger mechanism" under
which UNIT inductions could start.
Other plans for limited UNIT
start In the near future also are re-
ported to be under consideration.
Regardless of the immediacy, how
ever, 1t has been generally agreed
that UNIT would have to be started
on somewhat limited basis, even If
it built up rapidly to great size. The
reasons are that military men could
more easily iron the bugs" out of
small pilot plan. and physical facil-
titles for handling the program also
would have to be built up.
Members of the National Security
Training Commission will appear
Tuesday to give the House group
opening testimony on their recon-
mendations. The Senate Armed
Services Committee plans to start
hearings within the next few weeks.
Under law, each Of the committees
must report to the House and Senate
within IS legislative days.
Then the big debate VIII start.
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the star Of an amateur like Eisen-
bower.
The idea had gotten around-even
as early as 1948, when Gen. Eisen-
hover first was mentioned as a
White House possibility-that all he
would have to do would be nod his
head and he would be in. Now the
Eisenhower bandwagon was on the
road, and new men were leaping
aboard every day.
II the wagon could be driven sue
cessfully to its destination, the trip
might be just the thing the Repub-
lican Party needed to give it a new
lease on life.
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Astute Carl Vinson, who probably
has pulled more military affairs
chestnuts out of the legislative fire
than any man on Capitol Hill, is
about to open the most crucial phase
of the Administrations fight for Uni
versal Military Training.
On Tuesday, the potent Georgian
who heads the House Armed Services
Committee opens hearings which,
within a few months lead to
a congressional decision on UNIT.
Mr.. Vinson proposed last week that
UNIT should be put into immediate
operation. He suggested the first
trainees be about $4,000 young vol
unteerS."
This proposal. steadily building up
in the background Of the UNIT fight,
should play a major part In the deci-
sion. But, strangely, it need not flg-s
ure at all in the actual legislation
Congress will have to adopt in order
to place UNIT on the statute books.
Three Steps to UNIT
The best way. to explain the COM
plex job facing UNIT proponents is
to say that UNIT is a three-step
project.
The first step was for Congress to
approve its principle and decide on
a way to induct men into UNIT pro-
gram.
Congress did this last summer. 1t
decided that the training should be
for six months and should be con-
Quoted by each of the armed forces.
It said all able bodied youths between
the ages of 10 and 10 should be liable
for training.
1t did not set Q time for inductions
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to start. Instead. it said they could
start after either the President or
Congress did one of two things:
Either eliminate draft service for men
below 10, or reduce the period Of draft
service now required for men below
10. At present. two years Of draft
service Is required for men between
the ages Of 1914 and 26.
Special Commission
Congress also authorized formation
Of special commission to draw up
plans to govern the training corps.
The commission submitted its recon-
mendations last October. Mainly,
they cover the rights Of trainees, pro-
visions for their discipline and death
and disability benefits.
Mr.. Vinson last week introduced
. bill. presenting these recommenda-
tions In Just the form they came from
! the commission. His committee
along with the Senate Armed Services
Committee-will make any changes
they want and send these recommen-
ciations to the floors OF the House and
Senate.
Congress action on these reports
will constitute the second step in the
three-step project.
If Congress refuses to act, UNIT
for, all practical purposes-will be
dead. II it does act, UNIT will be
firmly on the statute books. and no
further legislation would be required.
Induction Machinery
The. way then would be clear for
the third step-the start Of induc-
tions. And this could be done BY
either the President or Congress-
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Ike as q Man

AS the bandwagon got rolling.
many Americans stopped to take
stock of a man whom every one felt
he knew as well as a next-door
neighbor. Surprisingly, they found
they really knew little Of him: He
was something Of q legend, like
Gen. Macarthur and Gen. PERISH
ing-though for quite q different
reason.
There is little, Of the austere,
man-on- horseback attitude In the
makeup of Gen. Eisenhower. In an
extremely difficult decade, he had
proved himself an agreeable, per-
suasive type who apparently made
a genuine effort to see the other
fellows side before making up his
mind. He had become o legend not
because he had been a Great Stone
Face, but because he had been going
about his country's business on a
rarefed military -political-diplo-
matte level where few people could
see him In action.
Unlike many others In the Amer
ican military hierarchy, Dwight
Eisenhower had no prominent pre-
war record for people to recall. He
was, like his Commander in Chief,
President Truman, almost entirely
a product of Americas days of in
ternationalism. He had shot from
obscurity to world renown in a
period when peace had been vague
concept and war a harsh reality.
He had seen pilotless bombs span
the English Channel in minutes and
piloted bombers leap across the
Atlantic Ocean in hours. His pro-
fessional background would no more
permit him to embrace isolationism
than his personal background would
align him with communism.
Middle of-the -Rooder
Dwight Eisenhower, after 81 years
on earth and SO years In uniform
remained what his mother had
brought forth: A natural-born
middle-of- f-the-roader.
Born In Denison, Tex, IN October
1890, he was old for a plebe whel
he reported to West Point in 1911
and old for shavetal when h
graduated in 1915. He came out O
the Point 61st in a class Of 1874
not bad, but neither Macarthur
(who graduated first in his class
nor q Custer (who graduated last)
The first Is years of his seryic
were rather unrewarding for Ger
Eisenhower. But March S, 1874
marked the end Of the slow starte
and the emergence Of the wonde
boy. On that day, he was only
lieutenant colonel. Sixteen month
and two days later, he pinned o
the third star Of o lieutenant gen
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a welcome guest anywhere. He is
neither a teetotaler nor a tosspot,
a highbrow nor a lowbrow, and
unlike many military offlcers-he
has enough small-talk to make his
presence inherently interesting,
rank or no rank.
He and his wife, the former Mamie
Doud, have one son, John, a West
Pointer himself now stationed In
Kentucky. A namesake son died in
infancy, but the name Dwight
David Eisenhower is carried on by
a grandson.
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VinSon pointed out last week, gives
opponents some of their strongest
ammunition against UNIT. Oppo-
nents, he said, argue that "in times OF
emergency it can't be initiated be-
cause it Is based on hysteria; in times
of peace. it can't be initiated be-
cause it is not necessary"
One of the main arguments used
against UNIT in Congress last year
was: "If it isn't necessary now, and
can't be used now, why act on 1t
now?" This thinking, some Capitol
Hill veterans said, follows Congress
traditional reluctance to authorize
broad powers for some future use.
Mr.. Wilson's public proposal for an
immediate, limited start for UNIT
may be effective in heading of these
arguments.
Wilson'S Suggestion
Specifically, he suggested that co.
900 youths below 10 be allowed to
volunteer" for six months Of UNIT.
with the understanding that they
would serve an additional 18 months
in one of the regular services.
Thus, these volunteers" would be
in uniform for two years-the same
period they, would serve as regular
draftees.
This is especially important because
it would not rob draft boards of re-
placements which will be needed to
maintain the regular forces. Selective
Service Director Lewis B. Hershey has
warned continually that manpower
supplies are going to be tight.
How far Mr.. Vinson intends 70
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Uniustified, Maybe
By George Beveridge

acting Observation-Disclosures the
changes in draft service required OF
men under 10.
Essentially, UNIT is a peacetime
program. It proposes that all youths
be given basic indoctrination in
military life, then he routed into
reserve forces to perfect their mill
tary skills while civilians. This re-
serve force then would be ready for
whatever threat comes along.
But its peacetime nature, as Mr..
Evening star., 1952-01-13

TIME BANDWAGON had been
l. parked at the curb, its engine
idling smoothly, its would-be pas
sengers eager for the ride.
As chief mechanic, Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts, had
taken the responsibility Of getting
the wagon ready to roll. Then, last
week, he shucked his overalls, put
on his station callers cap and an
nounced the departure Of the. big
neutrality-suspicious. bus to the
White House.
General of the Army Dwight D.
Eisenhower, the Senator told q
Shoreham Hotel press conference,
not only was a Republican-he also
was available for the Republican
nomination to the presidency.
Senator Lodge had said 1t before,
backing it up with nothing more
positive than his own conviction.
But last Sunday he told the press
to 60 ahead and ask Gen. Eisen-
hower's Paris headquarters.
IT will not be repudiated," sena-
tor Lodge added.
Acknowledgment in Paris
He wasn't. The following day,
Gen. Eisenhower's white-haired,
Maryland-born spokesman, Brig.
Gen. Charles r. ("Buck') Lanham,
read aystatement from the supreme
European commander. Senator
Lodge had correctly interpreted his
views and convictions, Gen. Essen
hover said.
But-Ike emphasized-he would
not seek nomination to political
office,i would not ask for relief
from his present job in. order to
campaign or to take part In pre-
convention activities.
IT realize" Gen. Eisenhower con-
cluded, "that Senator Lodge and
his associates are exercising this
right (of Americans to organize in
pursuit Of their common convic-
tions) in an attempt to place before
me next July a duty that would
transcend my present responsibility.
In the absence, however, of a clear
cut call to political duty I shall
continue to devote my full atten-
ton and energies to the perform
ance Of the vital task to which !
am assigned"
The common Interpretation Of
the generals statement was that
since Army regulations forbid
polfticking by Regular officers, he
would wait for a draft. But he def
nitely was available.
The passengers on the bandwagon
whooped with Joy. A crowd Of late
comers pushed aboard at the last
minute. The driver wasn't there in
body, but he was in spirit. So
Senator Lodge pulled of his sta
tion-caller's cap, donned one labeled
Assistant Driver" and moved the
bandwagon out into the already
crowded mainstream Of presiden-
tial trafflc.
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Part of 1t undoubtedly stems
from the feeling Of many people
that nothing is basically wrong
with politics except that there are
too many politicians in it. When
a fresh, new face appears, unallied
with the old crowd-a confident and
friendly face-many people find it
acceptable for the very, reason that
the old faces are unacceptable.
The Caudles and the minks and
the 12-pound hams Of recent years
and the Alger Kisses of earlier
times-have left an unpleasant
after-taste in the public mouth.
But no one has seemed quite ready
to swear off donkey meat In the
absence Of concrete assurance that
elephant meat will taste better.
And, for the average man, there
has not seemed to be any such
assurance. The Republicans, on
national level, have no record of
Government corruption in recent
times, it is true. But, then, many
voters may reflect, the Republicans
have no record of control over Gov
ernment, either. All they have had
is hatful of tired old names
Dewey, Stassen, Taft, Warren, and
so on-and a bushel basket of tired
old campaign promises varying (de-
pending on who is doing the talk
ing) from ME, Tool" on the one
hand to America First!" on the
other. ....
Unjustified. Maybe
Undoubtedly much of the public
distaste, much Of the plague on
both your houses" attitude, has been
unfair. But there it must have been.
Otherwise, there could be no &C
counting for the fact that so many
professional politicians seemed will
ing at last to hitch their wagon to
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
HENRY ScHRAM INJURED IN
TWo-cAR MISHAP MONDAY

Henry Schram of 734 "E" st.
was injured early Monday morning
when his car was struck by an
auto driven by Hubert Steiner of
Fostoria, at the intersection of
Third and Harrison Streets. Mr..
Schram suffered contusions of the
left chest and a mild conclusion.
Following treatment at Magruder
Hospital, he was released.
Lauren Hendrix, investigating
officer, reported that the Scram
auto was struck in mid-center by
the Steiner auto. The force of the
impact caused the Schram car to
careen into the corner post of the
Gordon Grocery, knocking it from
its base.
The Fostoria motorist was not
injured. Both cars were seriously
damaged,
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
TWO WEEKEND
FIRES CAUSE
Heavy DAMAGE

More than $1,000 worth of DAM
age was caused Sunday evening
when lighted cigarette ignited
furnishings and flooring of the
Victor McClanahan home on Route
2, about one mile west of Erie
Ordnance Depot. The house is
owned by Henry Rider, Portage
River bridge tender.
Fireman Jack Riddle reported
that small bed, scatter rugs, a
radio and flooring of the living
room and dining room were
among the damages caused by the
fire. Much of the damage was at
tributed to smoke.
Members of the guard force at
EOD called the Port Clinton fire
department at 6:45 p. m. Firemen
returned to their stations at 7:21
p. m.
A grass and leaves fire at City
Park Saturday afternoon ignited
several picnic tables and for a
time threatened the Shelter house.
Firemen extinguished the blaze,
believed caused by a cigarette
thrown on the ground. No esti-
mate of damages was given. Fire
men received the call at 1888 p.
m. and returned to the fire house
at lilo p. m.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
QUARTERS MAY
Be MAINTAINED
BRIEFLY HERE

Camp Perry Prison-established
last week under order of Welfare
Director ]. H. Lamneck to relieve
conditions at riot-ridden Ohio pen
itentiary-p probably will pass out
of existence in about 80 days.
Reliable sources in Columbus
told The NEWS that the Perry
prison project is only a temper
ary one and that reports that a
permanent institution would be
established are without basis.
It was pointed out that institu-
tions under construction in vari-
Gus parts of the state, including
Marion, are much more suitable
for expansion should additional
facilities be required after emer-
gency needs no longer are re-
quired.
Maj. General Albert E. Hender-
son, adjutant general of Ohio, has
been working on an around-the-
clock basis at Perry and he and
his staff have performed near
miracle in readying facilities that
have been unused from six to IL
years.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14

In a letter received last week
from John D. Porterfield, MD, Di-
rector of the Ohio Department of
Health, high praise was extended
to Port Clinton voters who cast
the overwhelming vote for the
Sewage Bond Issue.
The letter, sent to the outstand-
ing civic groups who helped pro-
mote the passage of the bond is
sue, read as follows:
''We are happy to learn of the
overwhelming favorable vote yes
terday on the sewerage improve
ment bond issue at Port Clinton
The efforts of your several
groups to acquaint the people
with the facts have borne we'll
deserved results. AS always,
when the complete picture is
made clear, the people can be re-
lied upon to make sound deci-
sion
please accept our thanks for
your good work and our congrat-
ulations to all of Port Clinton
for this forward step :. :. :. !"
(signed) John D. Porterfield, MD,
Director of Health
Copies of the above letter were
sent to the Port Clinton Chamber
of Commerce, the Rotary Club, XII
wants Club, Federation of Busi-
ness and Professional Women and
other civic groups of Port Clin-
ton.
A S250.O00 bond issue for the
payment of part of an estimated
total cost of $3.50, 900 for a muni-
cipai sewage treatment plant in
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
Rev. L. G. Miller
Host To German and
Italian Visitors

The Methodist parsonage in Port
Clinton could we'll have been de-
signated a United Nations Assemb-
ly in miniature last Sunday when
Rev. and Mrs. L. G.. Miller were
hosts to two foreign war-brides
and their husbands.
First to arrive at the Miller
home were Mr.. and Mrs. William
Ballew of Lubbock, Texas. Mr..
BalleW and Rev Miller were Army
buddies in North Africa, Sicily and
Italy during World War II. "In
fact" says Rev. Miller, 81 played
the role of Cupid for Mr. and Mrs.
Ballew when serving in the war in
Italy. | introduced Mr.. Ballew to
Laura Riccio of Naples, Italy.
When their romance blossomed
and they decided to be married,
it was | who made the trip to her
parents home and asked for her
hand for Mr.. BalleW" Rev. Mil
ler's return to the United States
shortly thereafter prevented his
attending the wedding, but he as
sured us he had played a very
satisfactory role as Cupid
Other visitors to the Miller home
Sunday were Rev. Miller's cousins
from Akron, Mr.. and Mrs Ray
mond Ball. The Balls had their
infant son baptized in the Trinity
Methodist Church by Rev. Miller
during the morning worship ser
vices. Mrs. Ball is native Of Ger
many, meeting her husband when
he served overseas in the last
world conflict. She was the form
er Vera Kruger of Berlin They
remained guests of the Miller fam
lily over the weekend. However"
emphasized Rev. Miller, II cannot
claim any credit for their mar
riage-my German doesn't provide
me with the language of Cupid in
their case"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
Deadline For Yule
Mailing Overseas
Is This SATURDAY.

Christmas gifts for armed forces
overseas should be mailed by No
vember 18th and for those to be
sent to remote areas earlier mail
ing is recommended, Postmaster
Verdi Won Thron said.
It's best to send both parcel post
and Christmas cards by air mail.
Overseas air parcels are limited
to two pounds). Be sure the ad-
dress is easy to read, and include
the recipients full name, serial
number, branch of service, organ
ization and correct A. P. o.
Include sender's name and ad-
dress inside all packages. All par
GELS should be securely wrapped
and tied with strong cord. Don't
mail perishable items. Delivery of
Christmas mail overseas is a COM
plex operation.
Your next step IS to get ready
for Christmas in the U. S. A. Bet
ter start checking and recording
your Christmas card list right
now.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
Long Sought Cut-through Of First
Alley Across Adams Street Finally
Gets Interest OF City Councilmen

city's interest in long sought
public convenience in the propos-
ed cutting through of the alley
between Perry and Second Sts.,
across the park area in Adams
street.
Many residents of the area have
clamored for this improvement be-
cause it would constitute, they
claim, a great convenience to mo-
torists and pedestrians. The cut
through would also be of service
to church goers, Reynolds pointed
out, eliminating the necessary of
making round trip in the block
when a turn is desired by auto
lists.
Councilmen indicated that the
project may be given serious con-
sideration next March.
Reynolds also asked that the
board of public utilities study the
advisability of placing a traffic
light at Third and Harrison SITS.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14

Bus-loads Of heavily guarded
prisoners are arriving at the camp
almost daily from Columbus. It
was estimated that about 400 had
been transferred from the prison
ruins in Columbus to Camp Perry
up until Wednesday of this week.
The Camp Perry compound is
probably one of the best guarded
units in this part of the country,
according to one of the National
Guard officers, due to the fact
that there is practically enough
military personnel on the ground
to provide a soldier guard for
every two prisoners.
General Henderson has assured
residents of the community that
every precaution has been taken
to guarantee fool-proof security.
eve have nearly as many
guards as we have prisoners here
and our men have been instruct
ed that we mean business" he ex-
planned.
Meanwhile the behavior of pris-
oners who have been brought
here in small groups has been
good, he said.
Carpenters, electricians, plumb
ers and other workmen have vir-
tually performed miracle, Gen
eral Henderson declared, in trans
forming the old mess hall into
barracks that can house up to 600
men.
Warden Ralph (Big Red) ,Alvis,
of Ohio Penitentiary, visited the
Perry prison site earlier this
week and expressed great salts
faction over the manner in which
the prisoners were being handled.
He is reported to have declined
to estimate how many prisoners
would be brought here and length
of time that they might be re-
quired to stay.
City officials agree with the
military staff at Perry that there
is little possibility of any prisoner
escaping the tight barricades. Ma
yor Carl Becker Becker said there
had been some nervousness on the
part of local residents about the
prison camp set up in this area,
several even inquiring about the
possibility of carrying firearms.
In cooperation with the National
Guard, city and county police or
CARNATIONS have been reinforced
and in the event of an emergency,
the war trained auxiliary police
personnel would be called in.
Gen. Henderson allayed the
fears of most people when he
stated "If any prisoner would
manage to escape, he'd be so full
of holes by the time he reached
Port Clinton that we wouldn't
have to bury him."