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Evening star., 1952-07-09
Gas Light Companies
In County and D. {.
Plan Consolidation

Plans for consolidation of the
Washington Gas Light Co. of
Maryland, Inc, and its sister or
ganiZation in the District were
announced yesterday at a Mont
gomery County Council meeting
in Rockville.
: The announcement came amidst
q discussion of the councils re-
newal Of the 25-year-old Potomac
Electric Power Co.'s franchise in
the county. The present franchise
expires next month.
Oscar Berry, attorney for the
Maryland gas company, said the
council has scheduled a public
hearing for August 10 on a new
franchise for the proposed merged
firms. Once franchises are OBJ
tanned, the State Public Service
Commission must act on the plan,
Mr.. Berry said.
Mr.. Berry and Arthur j. Hilland,
another attorney for the gas COM
pany, opposed a council move to
charge Pepco a franchise fee for
operating in the county.
Mr.. Berry said the county would
be setting a new precedent by
charging such a fee. Pepco now
pays only a nominal fee for oper-
ating in the county.
Mr.. Berry said the planned con.
solidation is aimed at cutting
operational costs and providing
better services for its $1,000 con-
sumers in Maryland and 200.0 900
in the District.
He warned that. If a burden
some" franchise fee were placed
on Pepco. it could block the plans
for consolidation of the two gas
firms. The gas company in Mary
land now has perpetual
franchise, and the company pays
no fee for it. The new firm would
have to get a new franchise.
The county council, at its May
legislative sessions, tabled a bill
that would have charged Pepco al
franchise fee equal to 3 per cent Of
its gross revenue in the county.
Pepco officials left yesterday'sI
meeting expecting to be contacted
soon by council members with
powers to negotiate q franchise
and a franchise fee. !
The council. however, after the
hearing. directed County Attorney
David Macdonald to draw up al
franchise ordinance for its action.
The ordinance then viii be sub
mitted to Pepco for its considera-
ton.
Evening star., 1952-07-09

but that nothing has been heard
from him.
Defense Attorneys Myron Ehrlich
and Joseph Sitnick told the board
Inspector Truscott's appearance Is
vital in the case.
The board adjourned until next
Tuesday to allow time for service
of another subpoena on the miss
ing witness. n
Evening star., 1952-07-09
D. c. Marriages Drop as U. S.
Rute Declines to 73-Yeur Low

few places that reversed the
countrywide tendency. Another
was the Virgin Islands. with 235
marriages reported in 1851. as
compared to 1873 in 1850.
In the divorce column, the fig
ures show a corresponding drop.
There were 1883 divorces in
the District in 1951-314 less than
in the preceding year.
For the Nation, the 1851 divorce
rate was A per cent below the
1916 rate.
The national pattern was fol-
lowed in Maryland also. In that
State, 1851 marriage licenses to-
tailed 45,593-2,068 fewer than the
1850 total. But the number of
divorces in Maryland dropped
only 81, from 1850 to 1851.
Evening star., 1952-07-09

District residents obtained 1863
fewer marriage licenses in 1851
than in 1850, according to pro-
visiona1 figures released today by
the Federal Security Agency.
The local trend reflects the low
est national marriage rate in 13
years. The 1851 marriage rate,
10.4 per thousand population, was
81 per cent lower than the all
time record year of 1916, the re-
port says.
The statistics, prepared by the
Public Health Service of the FSA,
include the marriage and divorce
rates for 1850 and 1851.
Virginia, however, with 260
more marriage licenses issued in
1851 over 1850, was one of the
Evening star., 1952-07-09
Charge Of Drinking
|Suspends Policemen

Two police privates were sus-
pended early this morning after
superior officers accused them of
being intoxicated while off duty.
Pvt. Michael T. Skeahan. %.
of the Fourth Precinct, was sus-
pended by 1t. Robert RiSon of
Evening star., 1952-07-09
chombers Plan Outing

The first annual stag outing of
the Alexandria Falls Church. -Arl-
Iington Chambers Of Commerce will
be held at 1880 pm. July 80 at
Fort Hunt Recreation Park, OF
MT. Vernon boulevard about four
miles south Of Alexandria
Evening star., 1952-07-09
6,572,OOO U. S. Workers
Set Job Record for June
sy the Assoeiuisd Press

More Americans had jobs in
June than in any previous June
on record-63.572.O0O.
The Census Bureau. reporting
this yesterday. said the figure was
only $4,000 below the all-time
record set in August. 1851.
The Bureau said the employ
ment picture was much brighter.
with 769. 900 more job openings
last month than for June a year
ago. Most of the new job oppor-
tunities were on farms.
Evening star., 1952-07-09
Barrett Defends Wolf,
SAYS He Knew Of and
Approved Car Deals
By jones J. CuIIinone

FOrmer POllce SupC. HODerC j
Barrett, natty in a suit of civilian
gray, came clustering to the de-
fense Of his old crony, Police 1t
Jacob Wolf. before special civil
ian trial board yesterday.
The retired police chief said he
knew all about 1t. VOLTS trans
actions in hard-to-get postwar
cars long before they were ex.
posed by the Senate Crime Inves-
tigating Subcommittee. The ex.
pose led to charges of gray market
Operations and conduct unbecom-
ing an officer against 1t. Wolf.
Did he think it was proper for 9
police official to go to automobile
dealers for cars that the ordinary
citizen could not buy and then re-
sell them for a profit? Maj. Bar
rett was asked.
II don't see anything wrong
with it," retorted Maj. Barrett. 81
didn't then. and I don't now"
Many More Than 19.
What's more. Maj. Barrett
added, 1t. Wolf was involved ir
many, many more" than the Is
transactions listed in the tria'
board charges.
II know he bought them fol
doctors, newspapermen, lawyers
and other people who couldn't get
them at the time" Mai. Barrett
said. "He got many a one fol
me personally when friends asked
me to help them out. I know he
made no profit on those deals"
Maj. Barrett said he knew 1t
Wolf had made a profit on some
of the 10 transactions he engi-
neered on his own. He saw moth
ing wrong with this because q
congressional committee in 194s
had investigated the local auto
mobile gray market and found
no laws or police regulations were
violated.
Maj. Barrett was warm in his
praise for his old friend of 80
years, whom he promoted to be
head of the headquarters Auto.
mobile Squad.
Praised Also by Scott.
Earlier Inspector E. E. Scott
chief of the Detective Bureau
praised 1t. Wolf as "a man OF
honesty and integrity who does
an outstanding job in his work. .
Arnold Bauman, former counsel
for the Senate District Crime
subcommittee and the man whose
probing led to the charges against
1t. Wolf, came down from New
York under subpoena to testify.
He sprang a surprise when he
told the Trial Board that, after
he was served with the subpoena
three weeks ago, the Senate SUBJ
committee adopted a resolution
directing him to refrain from dis
closing information cleaned from
confidential sources" !.
When he was asked whether
former Police Inspector Floyd
Truscott was present at his first
meeting with 1t. Wolf, he said he
felt that came under the restraint
placed upon him by the subcom-
mittee. Later he admitted that
Inspector Truscott was present at
the meeting.
Later in the day. 1t was re-
vealed that repeated Police De-
partment efforts to locate Trus-
cott, who is wanted as a defense
witness. have failed, although he
was served with subpoena on
May Is.
Mailed With Check.
A. new subpoena may be turned
over to Federal marshals for serv-
ice. If it is learned that Inspector
Truscott Is out of town. The board
was told a subpoena was mailed to
Inspector Truscott with his police
pension check over . week ago
Evening star., 1952-07-09
Mailed With Check.

A. new subpoena may be turned
over to Federal marshals for serv-
ice. If it is learned that Inspector
Truscott is out of town. The board
was told a subpoena was mailed to
Inspector Truscott with his police
pension check over . week ago
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-10-10

board of trustees of Clay township
also planned not to attend, this
as a result Of deadlock, between
the firemen, and village council,
with the council favoring a two
three stage pumper while the fire
men and trustees are in favor of
four stage machine.
Ottawa county teachers will con-
Nene Thursday afternoon at Gray
town, for the annual fall meeting
of the group. Two sessions Will
be held, with the first one start
ing at Sis and the secord one at
$50 pm. George F. Jenny super
visor of education of the Ohio
State Archaeological and Histori-
cal Society will speak at the eally
session while Martha M. Gesling,
will be the speaker at the evening
session, she being director of
the educational clinic at Bowling
Green State university.
The Methodist Youth Fellowship
of Trinity church will hold their
annual election of officers at
their regular meeting to be held
Sunday evening, at the church.
Dick Fouke is the present presi-
dent of the group.
Members of the Coterie Cluh
will meet at the home of Mrs Ed
win Sidner Wednesday evening.
A meeting of the Genoa mer-
chants will be held "Wednesday
evening at the office of the Cash
en- Wood insurance office.
A combined church and church
school rally day was held at Trini-
ty M. E. Church Sunday, which
started at nine o'clock. with a
communion service utilizing var
ious Sunday classes as part of the
program Promotional exercises
were held following the services,
and presentation of attendance
awards were made.
The WSCS of Trinity NJ E.
Church held their October meet
ing at the home of Mrs. David
Platt, with Mrs. Marion lie Piantz
and Mrs. VIM. Weelock rs assist
ant hoStesses.
Another class room has been
added for the religious class at
Our Lady Of Lourdes church which
now total 165 children which re-
ceive instructions each Saturday
morning from the sisters of Notre
Dame.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-10-10
NEWS INTEREST
TO THE VOTER
BY Nand
WHAT THE DEMOCRATS DID
BY JACK BOYSEN and AL KALB


Within two weeks of President Roosevelts inau
guraton in 1888 he called for legislation to help
the farmer
A Democratic Congress responded quickly with
the Agricultural Adjustment Act Republicans re-
sisted but were outnumbered Qn the House. the
vote was: Republicans 80 yea 73 nay; Democrats
272 yea, "a nay).
This statute marked the beginning of what was
to become, by contrast with the preceding dozen
Republican years of want, Golden Age for the
farmer.
The new law established the principle that farm
prices should be high enough to enable the farmer
to pay, prevailing prices for things needed to op-
crate his farm and his home. That is the famous
parity program-tying the prices the farmer re-
ceives to the prices the farmer has to pay.
THE soth CONGRESS
The Republicans have made various attempts
to torpedo the parity program, but have failed ex
cept during the Republican-controlled 80th Con-
gress, when they did put across some damaging
amendments.
Under the Democratic Administrations of the
past 20 years. the Agricultural Adjustment Act and
other New Deal and Fair Deal measures have
wrought colossal changes in the farm picture
Such
!. Farm prices at the end Of 1851 Though not
at a peak) averaged per cent above parity. In
1882. they we're As per cent below parity.
z. Farm foreclosures in 1850 numbered LIZA
fewer than three day, compared TO l76 day
in 1882.
3. The farmers, who as group were as good
as bankrupt IN lS5Z today have an equity OF 81 per
cent in their properties.
a. The income per farm operator in 1851 was
nearly four times that of 1897 in terms of purchas-
ing power.
Republicans, always friendly to private power
interests have resisted federal aid to farmer CO.
operatives for the purpose of bringing electricity
into their homes and barns. President Roosevelt
pooh-poohed the COPS cries of "state socialism,"
and established the Rural Identification Admins
traton.
Today nearly one thousand local cooperatves,
helped by low-rate REA loans but owned and OPP
Grated by local people, serve rural communities
in as states. More than half of Americas electri-
fled farms are served by these power lines.
RESTORING THE SOIL
Conservation is another field in which the Dem
ocratic Administrations have made history Farmers
and ranchers have been helped to restore, protect
and improve many million acres of pasture and
range and forest by reseedng, terracing and so
Today there more than four million tractors
on the farms. There are seven times as many milk
ing machines in 1880, ten times many me-
chancal cornpickers, 13 times many grain com
bines. Such machines have meant this: Today one
farm worker produces enough food for himself and
Ia other people, compared with, in 1900, seven
other people.
And the farmer himself although he is looking
forward to still further gains, is longer the for
gotten man of the national economy
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-10-10

ment which requested the Presi-
dent to invoke Immediately the
Taft-Hartley injunction against
the steel union. Both TAFT and
BRICKER voted YEA. Nay is a
right vote.
MINIMUM WAGE Vote on the
Holland amendment which re-
moved 250,0OO retail store en-
ployees from the protection of the
Wage and Hour Act. Both rAFT
end BRICKER voted YEA. Nay is
a right vote.
SOCIAL SECURITY. Vote on
overriding President Trun1ans
veto of the Gearhart Resolution
which took 100000 people out
from under social security cover
age. Both TAFT and BRICKER
voted YEA. Nay is a right vote
AID TO EDUCATION. Vote on
bill which authorized 5000 mil
lion in annual grants to the states
for school systems. The bill was
never brought to vote IN the
House. TAFT voted YEA. BRICK.
Err voted Nay. Yea is right vote.
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. Vote
on the Kerr amendment which in
creased the funds for school con-
struction in defense areas whore
servicemen, defense workers aud
their families crowded the exist
ing school facilities. Both TAFT
and BRICKER voted NAY. Yea is
right vote.
MEDICAL SCHOOL AID. Vote
on the Pastore amendment which
attempted to increase the 2chol-
arships for beginning Students
Bill was designed to increase the
number of doctors by helping
medical schools and students.
Both TAFT and BRICKER voted
/ NAY. Yea is right vote
$4,000 HOUSING UNITS. Vote
on the Committee amendment
which increased the number of
housing starts from the 5000
House-approved figure to is ,010.
, TAFT voted YEA. BRICKER voted
NAY. Yea is a right vote.
:: X
Plant Personals
Glad to see Jennie Nicholson
back to work after being of since
January
Mrs. Louise Durdel reports to
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-10-10
PRICES WENT TO POT

The 33rd annual conference of health
commissioners was told the other day by
State Rep. Reider Of Ottawa County that
if ever an adequate preventive medicine
program is achieved in Ohio, better edu-
cational program must first be launched.
He told the Ohio health commissioners at
a Columbus meeting that they were falling
down on the extremely important matter
of educating the public on the value of pre-
ventive medicine
Ohio is spending annually about S67,000,-
900 to cure sick people and only S2,000,000
to prevent disease.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-10-10
II COP YEARS ON THE FARM

Farmers who went through the nightmare of the
Nineteen TWenties and the early ThrtieS will need
no reminder of those bleak, heartbreakng times.
For younger men and the farm today,
the historic facts must be close to unbelievable. In
their interest they might ask older farmers
to reminisce about those years when Republicans
controlled the destinies of agriculture
FARM LIFE IN THE 2o's
Here for the record, are some of the basic truths
of life the farm as it was lived under Harding
Coolidge and Hoover:
In five-year period nearly half million
farmers went broke.
In 1882, the bottom year of the Great Depression
the farmers net income sank to SIG bon-or
about 80 cents a day for each farmer
In 1882 alone there $3.50 mortgage fore
closures farms. (They didn't all take it lying
down. In some there were riots, and more
than judge and sheriff got the fright of his
life grim-faced men made a show of force to
warn off bidders neighbor's debt-burdened
property
The price of wheat was the lowest in 300 years
In dropped under 15c, cotton and
wool sold at Sc, hogs and sugar &c. beef 1ac Corn
burned for fuel
THE SOIL WAS MINED
The soil-that enormous heritage of America
was being mined wasting away under improper
methods to the tune of possibly million
year lost to productivity. The Great Plains were
men and women drfted awav in dilapidated jalo-
lies searching for work and bread.
In 1890 there were only 100000 tractors on
American farms AS for combines in 80 they
numbered only one-thirteenth of todays efficient
fleet.
How did the farmer get into such mess under
Republican rule?
Let us see what the attitude of President Hard
ing Here is what Harding said: "It cannot be
too strongly urged that the farmer must be ready
TO help himself" And Harding dead right; the
Republican Administration certainly not going
to help him.
Efforts were made in Congress to provide legis-
lation that would help the farmer help himself
notably the McNary Haugen farm bills for subsidiz
ing farm exports. Coolidge vetoed McNary -Haugen
twice
Along came Hoover. 1t in his Administration
that the notorious Smoot-HaWey tariff enact
ed, raising tariff barriers that were already high
to levels that kept other nations from selling to
this conntry-and hence left those countries with
out dollars to buy American farm products.
PRICES WENT TO POT
The result that production, instead of being
cut to fit consumption, increased-and prices went
! to pot. Between 1929 and 1882 corn production
rose 16 percent-and prices dropped so per cent
Wheat production gained per cent-and the
price sank 63 per cent.
There, in nutshell, is the history of Republi-
can craftsmanship in the field of farm policy.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-10-10
GENOA NEWS
ANDY HALEY

The two weeks mission conduct
ed at Our Lady of Lourdes church,
by Rev. Fr. Thomas Sanderson of
the Redemporist Order OF Roches-
ter, N. Y, was successfully con
cluded Friday evening with Sol
emn benediction, the mission of
two weeks duration. The first for
the ladies of the parish and the
last for the men, began Sept. 28th.
with all services being well at
tended.
Clay Center auxiliary of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, will hold
their annual inspection in the post
rooms Thursday afternoon when
Mrs. Agnes Mangus, of Lima, Ohio,
the ninth district president will be
the inspecting officer, with a
luncheon being served at the con
cluSion
Members of the Ottawa county
conservation league will hold their
fall meeting in the Knights cf Co
lumbus hall, Oak Harbor, Monday
evening, October 13. At this time
the annual Ottawa county fish
hearing will be held. Fred Sabro-
sky, Elmore mortician, is the coun-
ty league president
The Holy Name Society of Our
Lady of Lourdes church, will again
sponsor their feather party which
is held in the parish hall an6 this
year it will be November 22nd.
The Executive Board of the
Genoa Federation of Women's
Clubs will hold their regular meet
ing Monday evening, at the home
of Mrs. Edwin Sidner.
Saturday afternoon, for the first
time, Genoa was on the "AIR" via
station WFRO of Fremont in a
transcribed program, from the of
fices of the Genoa Gazette, the
program sponsors being the Genoa
Banking Co., the Stevens Motor
Sales, and the Harbor Mfg Cc.
Merrel B. Rudes and JOHN Rich
ards took care of the announcing
as we'll as the gist of the program,
snd the program was heard from
WFRO at five thirty PM. 1t will
be regular Saturday feature in
the future.
Clay-Genoa firemen vetoed. the
bid of the demonstration which
was entended to them to be held
at Harbor Springs, Mich. The
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-10-10
Health Depends On Education


What to do about it? Tell the people, says
Reider, that they'll save tax dollars If more
attention is devoted to prevention.
Certainly his views were in accord with
those of the health commissioners. Most of
them returned to their homes determined to
lay the foundation for better educational
jab in preventive medicine.
Progress achieved during the next few
months will determine in large measure
whether the next Legislature revises pre-
vailing budgetary practices
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-10-10
MoToRIsT FINED

Donald Malone, 80, of Toledo
was fined $40 and costs in Justice
of the Peace Reed Hosler's court
Wednesday for stopping his truck
on highway and not putting up
flags to warn passersby Malone
was picked up Tuesday morning
by Deputy Sheriff William Cullen
on Route 1888 miles west OF Port
Clinton.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-10-10

enjoying that big family din
ner on Sunday, Oct. 5th. It was
in celebration of the Durdeps
10th Wedding Anniversary, Octo-
ber 1st.
hear that Mary Brown was
taking a vacation-with poison
ivy.
Speaking of allergies, / believe
Esther Sangdergeld has it again.
Hazel D.resdrach will accompany
her husband, Spud, on a trip to
California-Oct 7 to Nov. /. Snud
is agent for Teamsters Local $50
and plans to attend the conven-
ton there.
Everyone was glad to see Ann
Mezla in the plant.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-10-10
STEVENSON
SAYS

Here are key passages from
some of Governor Adlai E. Steven
sion's recent speeches:
"The Kremlin plots the slavery
of us ALL. and if you are look
ing for a man who promises to buy
your security and peace in a bar
gain basement / can tell you right
now you had better not vote for
me-"
Address at Evansville, Ind.
Sept. 26, 1852
"On some rare occasions when
General Eisenhower has ventur-
ed to talk plainly, he has advanc-
ed some startling ideas: the idea,
for example, that people should
vote this fall for all Republican
candidates, whatever their chalac-
ter and ability. He wants us to
elect them all: good, bad and out
rageous."
Address at indianapolis
Sept. 26, 1852
-.-.
differences of degree, indced!
Is it a difference of degree to be
for or against the North Atlantic
Treaty? Is it difference of de-
gree to blame the Korean war on
Stain or on our own President?
Is it a difference of degree to be
for or against the strengthening OF
our allies?"
Address at Louisville, KY.
Sept. q, 1852
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-10-10

In 1852 the Ohio Legislature en-
acted a 1O-hour labor law.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-10-10

The worlds largest supersonic
wind tunnel is in Cleveland.
Evening star., 1952-11-02

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The Miami times., 1952-06-21

4
RONNlE AMELIA HUMES
E HELD FOL
The Miami times., 1952-06-21

| KILLED
Tragedy struck at the family
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald Hun1es,
Jr. on Friday the 18th when their
8-year-old daughter, Ronnie, was
struck down by a car.
Ronnie and her 10-year-old
ots%o-, TN1f1-:. ~1A ~@R &N1 k@.,1 a
The Miami times., 1952-06-21
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RO AS
YIN FIRE
NEW YORK - A 28-year-old
Marine veteran was the hero Of
a Brooklyn tenement house fire
Wednesday where seven persons
including four children lost their
lives.
The Miami times., 1952-06-21
Q-Xr IT'D

- - Wkkl
MAN KILLED IN
ARGUMENT OVER
"SHINE"
Harry Evans, 43, 1885 NV 9Th
ave., was shot in the stomach
with a SO calibre revolver early
last Thursday night near his home
on NV 4th ave. by Ernest Tay-
lor, As, 1927 NV 4th ave., ac-
nnrdinn "a the hnnnicido hr,rnn..
The Miami times., 1952-06-21

viu their unde and
and Mrs A1be ely
of the
flee shop Ronnew lived with
the Blma at

ct. She was promoted to the 4th
grade this month.
Funeral services will be held
at Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Fri
day, June 20 at 2 o'clock. Rev.
J. N. Byrd will officiate and
Francis Funeral home has charge
of arrangements.
YOUNG WIFI