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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-06

A special attraction for young
sters on Saturday afternoon will
be the appearance Of Howdy-Doo-
dy's Relatives, presented by Run
yon's Famous Marionettes.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-06

The Glenn Trio, widely-known
radio and recording artists, will
appear Thursday and Friday, and
Art Barrie, we'll known radio mas
ter of ceremonies, will be on
hand to greet his many local fans
on Saturday and Sunday.
Evening star., 1953-12-17
Christmas Seal Drive
Hits 100000 Mark

Contributions totaling about
100000 toward goal of $175,-
600 have been received in this
years Christmas Seal campaign,
1t was announced today.
Total gifts have fallen slightly
behind those at this time last
year, when contributors had sent
in almost $104,000 of a $171 900
goal.
Since the current drive for
funds to fight tuberculosis opened
November 16. more than 1875 new
cases of tuberculosis have been
discovered in the District, Off
Gals said.
Increased funds are needed,
according to DR.. r. Lomax Wells,
president of the District Tuber-
culosis Association, in order to
maintain a new X-ray unit next
year.
The additional unit will cost
$4,000 to maintain next year
and will take about $4,000 chest
X-ray pictures year.
Evening star., 1953-12-17
'25-Year Employees
Honored al Stars
1O1st Birthday Party

A dozen Of The Stars en-
ployes who have recently COM
pleted Is years service with the
company were guests last eve
ming of the board Of directors at
an informal party at the Raleigh
Hotel marking the 101st birth
day of The Star.
Samuel H. Kaufman, the
company's president, and B. M.
McKelway, editor Of The Star,
presented gold stars and well
coined the newcomers into the
Quarter Of a Century Club.
In addition to the initiates,
some 1876 employees of the COM
pany with more than Is years
service were on hand to cheer
the new members. With the
newcomers, there are now 237
employees who have had q quar-
ter of a century or more service
on the newspaper.
Mr.. Kaufman opened the
short formal part of the pro-
gram, centering around the pre-
sentations. He observed that yes
terday's newspaper began the
102nd year of publication and
SAID he looked to a wonderful
year in 1854.
William E. Coyle, The Stars
promotion and research director,
was master of ceremonies.
Since the centennial dinner
OF the newspaper last Decem-
ber, those who attained Is years
service and were honored last
night were:
John H. Cline, associate edi-
tor.
Miss Margaret M. Redmond,
secretary to the national adver-
tising manager.
Elwood A. Baker, photog-
rapher, and j. Norwood Ham
llton, of The Stars Pictorial
Magazine staff.
James G. Donaldson, compoS-
ing room machinist, and printers
Edwin L. Murray, Theodore o.
Grant, Lawrence R. Hunt, Jack
Rappaport and Charles r.
Thompson.
James L. Chesney, route dis
tributor. OF the four members
of his family associated with
The Star, he is the first to
achieve 25 years service.
James w. A. Lyons, painters
helper.
Evening star., 1953-12-17
1000 D. {. Students
Get Tests Of Hearinu

More than 1900 school chill
dren received hearing tests in
local schools last year, the Wash
ington Hearing Society reported
last night.
Herbert L. Willett, jr., presi-
dent Of the society, told of the
society's activities for 1853 at a
report meeting held at 1884 CAL
vert street NV, society head
quarters.
Mr.. Willett said some 800
clients-outside of school chill
dren-were also given hearing
tests or hearing aid consulta-
tions at the society and 40 par
ents were given advice on the
training Of children with hear
ing losses.
William S. Dulin, Morton Ger
ber and Kenneth o. Hulse were
elected to the board.
Evening star., 1953-12-17
Farm Plan Plea Seen
For Extra Billions

Chairman Aiken of the Senate
Agriculture Committee said to-
day Congress probably will be
asked to authorize extra billions
Of dollars for the 1854 farm price
support program.
Under the present fixed high
level support program. he said,
the effect would be to continue
to encourage the production
of commodities already in sur
plus. 2 or 3 per cent over our
needs" while some other items
are in short supply.
Congress has authorized the
Commodity Credit Corp. to bor-
row up to $6.75 billion from the
J Treasury to finance farm price
supports. Senator Aiken said
\ that will not be enough to carry
Hthe program through 1854 and
"it looks like they (CCC) will
have to have about $40 billion"
Secretary of Agriculture Ben
son announced yesterday about
S4.5 billion of the CCC fund
were tied up as of October 81,
with losses computed at $62 mil
lion in the July 1-October 81
period. That compared with
about SCI million in the fiscal
year ended June 30.
Senator Aiken has a date at
the White House tomorrow to
discuss the administrations
farm program for the forthcom-
ing session of Congress. He said
he planned Ito let the President
do most Of the talking" because
he has promised to hear all
shades of opinion on the issue
OF fixed VS., flexible farm price
supports. He long has advo-
Gated flexible supports.
Evening star., 1953-12-17
SIS Taken in HoIdup
Of Store by 7 Gunmen

Two bandits, one of them
carrying a nickel plated revolver,
held up a grocery owner and his
wife for $25 at 7 Randolph place
NV last night.
Described as about 19 years old
and colored, the men forced
Freeman Williams, 40, and his
wife, Ida, As, to lie on the floor
Evening star., 1953-12-17

Henry A. McElvane Of No. IA
precinct as they attempted to
break into a car at Sixty-second
and Clay streets NE.
Pvt. McElvane arrested the
two colored boys who admitted
trying to steal the car to go on
a joy ride.
Both boys were charged with
tampering with an automobile.
The younger brother also was
charged with carrying concealed
weapons.
Evening star., 1953-12-17
Boy, IS, With Pistol
Held in Auto Charge

A 15-year-old youth, carrying
a loaded .38-caliber revolver and
a blackjack, yesterday was
caught in the act OF breaking
into an automobile.
The boy and his 17-year old
btother were observed by Pvt.
Evening star., 1953-12-17
Pastors Spin Tales
OF Drought in Texas
BY the Asseeiated Press

CHARLESTON, S. c. R.-
Another Texas drought story
popped UP at the South Carolina
Baptist Convention.
1.-The recent drought was s.
bad" a Texas minister report
ed, that even haptismS were
affected"
Before the drought ended, 4"
he declared. "Baptists were
sprinkling. Methodists were
using q damp wash cloth, and
Presbyterians were giving rain
checks"
Evening star., 1953-12-17
Bentsen Won't Run Aooin

RAYMONDVILLE, Tex, Dec
II (P).-Representative Bentsen
Democrat, of Texas. said yes
terday he would run for re-elec-
ton to Congress. Mr.. Bentsen
was first elected to Congress in
a special election December, 4,
1948. He is now serving his
third full term.
Evening star., 1953-12-17
Randolph to Be Honored

Jennings Randolph, assistant
to the president Of Capital Air
lines. will be honored by the
American Ideals Committee Of
the Washington Board of Trade
at a luncheon at 1890 pm. to-
morrow in the Burlington Hotel.
Mr.. Randolph is a former rep
resentative from West Virginia
and is a director of the Board of
Trade.
Evening star., 1953-12-17
IlIiterocy Bic Problem

JAKARTA, Indonesia. - The
Indonesian government, which is
sponsoring a 10-year campaign
to reduce illiteracy. reports that
35 million Indonesians over Is
cannot read or write. The total
population is n million.
Evening star., 1953-12-17

while they looted the cash regis
ter. A customer was ordered to
stand against a counter.
Evening star., 1953-04-15
Miss Dresser,
Mr.. Croft
Are Wed

The marriage of Miss Dorothy
Dresser of New York City,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
diner S. Dresser, to Mr.. Edward
Croft, jr., of this city. took place
on April IA in the Chapel of the
Little Church Around the Cor
ner in New York City.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father. Miss Pauline
Hancox was maid of honor and
Mr.. Edward S. Croft, jr., served
his cousin as best man.
After the ceremony, a lunch
con was held in the Empire Room
of the Waldorf Astoria which
was attended by the bridal party
and relatives.
The former Miss Dresser at
tended the Wright Oral School in
New York, Clarke School, North
ampton, Mass, and the National
Academy of Design in New York.
Mr.. Croft, son of Mrs. Croft of
Washington and the late Maj.
Gen. Croft, U. S. A., was gradu-
ated from Clarke School and the
Polytechnic Preparatory Country
Day School in Brooklyn. He re-
'ceived his academic degree from
Union College and Masters De-
gree in chemistry from the Mas
sachusetts Institute of Tech
nology.
Evening star., 1953-04-15
Mrs. VinsOn


Mrs. Fred M. Vinson, wife of
the Chief Justice, entertained at
luncheon today for her daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. James Robert
Vinson, whose husband is on
duty at Fort Belvoir. The lunch
con was given at the 1925 F
Street Club.
Invited to meet the junior
Mrs. Vinson were Mrs. Delos
Smith, jr., Mrs. Bruce Macrea,
Mrs. Llewellyn B. Martin. Mrs.
Roland Bennett Anderson, Mrs.
Martin Lee Reams, Mrs James
Earnest. Mrs. j. Hyatt McCeney,
Mrs. Houston McCeney, Mrs.
Goodloe Byron, Mrs. Thomas
Wilson, Mrs. Joseph Wells, Mrs.
Frank Beihmeyer. Mrs. Richard
Mulvaney, Mrs. Deane Maury
and Mrs. George Gilman.
Also in the company were the
Misses Nancy Thomas, Jane
Lingo, Polly Norment, Patricia
Palmer, Marion Hale Gregory
and Mary Price.
Evening star., 1953-04-15
Exclusively Yours
Arrival of Editors Signal for Parties;
Extrdvuqunzu Ball to Be Held in May
Betty Beole

Today those very important
gentlemen, the editors, arrive
in town. The well informed
men whom politicians court,
readers revere and quote, and
even aggressive writer's ap-
proach with unaccustomed
timidity have come to Wash
ington for their annual three
day conference.
When the influential shep-
herds of the Nations news
print gather, things happen,
partywise as we'll as otherwise.
They started yesterday with a
cocktail to-do given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick Brooke for tall,
good looking Wright Bryan of
The Atlanta Journal, president
of the American Society OF
Newspaper Editors. And they
will not end until late Satur-
day night, or rather early Sum-
day morning, when the Post
Hall Syndicate stages the
gayest party of the week, a
huge annual affair complete
with floor show, dance orches-
ira, etc. that draws everybody
who's anybody to the editors
dinner that night.
In between, the following will
take place: The Whitelaw
Reids, publisher and wife OF
The New York Herald Tribune,
together with managing editor
George Cornish and Washing
ton bureau chief, Bert An
drews, will be hosts at cocktails
at the Statler on Friday.
At the same time a flock OF
editors will turn up for Minor
ity Leader of the Senate and
Mrs. Lyndon Johnson'S recep-
ton at the Sulgrave Club for
Secretary Hobby and her pub
Usher husband, Mr.. Hobby,
and Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Bob Anderson.
The visiting Texas tribe will
gather again at Representa-
tive and Mrs. Lloyd M. Bent
sens on Saturday afternoon to
sip Texas style cocktails. The
invitations read, For the men
of the hour, Tequila sour"
This party has political over
tones because handsome young
Lloyd Bentsen, 38, is being ru-
mored as a good possibility for
Governor next year and IS
known to have the support OF
the present Governor, Allan
ShiVerS. ..
Tomorrow. the day OF the
Presidents major speech to
the editors, they will be feted
at two afternoon affairs-the
Mark Childs' do at the Sui
grave Club, and the Peter Ans
berrys' party for Pennsylvania
editors at the F Street Club.
And tonight the gentle
men will take a bow in the
spotlight at the Women's Ma
tional Press Club dinner in
their honor, whipping on later
in droves to the Eugene Mey-
crs' Crescent Place house for
a nightcap. :. Thus they will
receive the Capitals famous
hospitality treatment and it's
hoped, will go home loving us.
The Hugh Petersons Of
Washington, and Georgia
where it is said their family
owns a whole county, were at
the Brookes' party for the
Wright Bryans, along with
Commerce Undersecretary and
Mrs. Williams, former Ambas-
Evening star., 1953-04-15

sador to Russia and Mrs. Alan
Kirk, Representative Frances
Bolton, and the Roy Laytons.
Mrs. Layton is national presl-
dent of the Girl Scouts, Mrs.
Brooke is chairman of their
National Advisory Committee
and Mrs. Bryan is a member
of the national board, so the
A. S. N. E. was, practically
nosed out yesterday by the
G. S.
The extravaganza French
Embassy ball that set Wash
ington back on it's heels last
year will be duplicated this
spring Nine. Bonnet, diplo-
matte hostess extraordinaire,
has selected Friday, May Is,
for her annual glittering bene-
fit for the American Red Cross.
There will be even more superb
French-made door prizes, from
jewelry on down, than before,
she says. Washington's 400 will
flock to this party. but it will
not surprise Helle Bonnet if it
rains 1t has rained, she says,
for practically every single
party she has given in WASH
ington since their first Bastille
Day reception in July, 1915!
4 x X
Former Secretary of the
Senate Leslie Biffie was in town
last week end but was in no
mood for gayety. He has re-
turned now to Sylvania, Ga,
where his wife Glade is very
i'll in Screven City Hospital.
Les said she will be there an
other seven weeks because of
the injuries she sustained in
the automobile accident. She
has two broken ribs, a frac-
tured hip, mean lacerations on
her face, a cut in her leg and
two broken bones in her left
ankle. A nosegay of posies goes
forthwith.
II X y X
A visible Harvey has taken
over the Embassy of Ell Saliva
dor. II the Easter rabbit didn't
get around to your house this
year, it's because he got as far
as the home of Ambassador
and Sonora de Castro and de-
cided to settle there.
Shortly before he was due
to make the rounds leaving
Easter eggs for the fashion,
able White House roll. the
CaStros found a white rabbit
in their garden. He was almost
frozen but they brought him
in, warmed him, fed him.
eventually housebroke him and
now he holds complete sway
in the Embassy game room.
X X X X
Because the weather rushed
Evening star., 1953-04-15
Two Foreign Visitors Leave

Another visitor from the other
side OF the Atlantic, French Min
lister of Defense, Rene Pleven,
has been the guest for some days
of French Ambassador and Nine.
Bonnet. He left yesterday for
a visit in South Carolina before
returning to France. Minister
Pleven came here for confer
ences with United States officials
and legislators.
Visitors in the Capital from a
nearby city were honor guests at
luncheon yesterday when Mrs.
Andrew Snow entertained for
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Ormandy
of Philadelphia. The party was
given in the United Nations Club
and Mrs. Shows guests were
members of the Washington
Committee for the Philadelphia
Orchestra, of which Mr.. Ormandy
is the conductor. and Mrs. Snow,
the local representative.
Evening star., 1953-04-15
Diplomats axe Lead
In the Entertaining
Concert Celebrates Pan American Day;
Dinner Parties Given at Two Embassies !,
SocietyNeWs
By Katharine M. Brooks

The social schedule for the
Nations Capital is well filled
with parties of diplomats and
foreign visitors. The dean of
the corps in Washington, Nor
wegian Ambassador and Mrs.
Munthe de Morgenstierne gave
another in their series of dinner
parties last evening. Guests of
honor in the company of 26 were
the Chief Justice and Mrs. Fred
M. Vinson. The next in this
springtime group of fetes will
be the dinner April % when they
will have the Vice President and
Mrs. Richard M. Nixon as their
honor guests.
Costa Rican Ambassador and
Sonora de Oreamuno were hosts
to 200 guests yesterday who
were invited to say au revoir
to the retiring Brazilian Minis
ter and Nine. Mello-Franco. The
Brazilian diplomat has been
transferred to Costa Rica where
he has been appointed Ambas-
Sador, and expects to leave early
hext month for San Jose.
The Mello-Francos we're in
New York and Philadelphia for
a few days and returned Mon
day, Nine. Mello-F Franco too ill
to be up and about. The Minister
was without her yesterday at the
Costa Rican Embassy party and
because of her illness they have
delayed their departure until
after the first of May.
Newly appointed Minister Syl-
vic Roderico da Carvalho and
Nine. da Carvalho are expected
to arrive in this country today
from Costa Rica where he has
been stationed. Mr.. da Carvalho
has been charge d'affaires for
his government in San Jose for
some time and is exchanging
posts with Mr.. Mello-Franco.
Argentine Ambassador and
Sonora de Paz were among the
dinner hosts Monday evening.
Rumonions to Entertoin
The first party to be given by
the diplomats from Rumania in
many a month is scheduled for
April "a and for it the charge
d'affaires of the Rumanian
Peoples Republic has invitations
out for IAN evening of Rumanian
music" The program will be
given at 8 o'clock by Ray Lev,
Rumanian pianist and the River
side Quartette composed of
Henry Siegel and Marion Violin,
first and second violins; Ralp
Hersh, viola and Lillian Rehberg,
cello Martha Schlamme, sopra-
no, accompanied by Juliet Arnold
will be others on the program.
Rumanian Minister Min a
Evening star., 1953-04-15

Chief of Staff of the Army
and Mrs. j. Lawton Collins en-
tertained at dinner last evening
in honor Of their house guest
Field Marshal Montgomery, who
left this morning for Canada.
The field marshal has been in
this country for several weeks
spending some days in Washing
ton for consultations before
going on a tour of the country.
He returned Monday morning
and has been staying with Gen.
and Mrs. Collins in their quar-
tiers at Fort Lesley j. McNair.
The dinner last evening was
given at the Army Navy Country
Club and the guests numbered
40. Earlier in the day the field
marshal and Gen. Collins were
guests of the Committee on
Armed Forces Of the Senate, the
party being given at the Capitol.
Evening star., 1953-04-15

Miss Jane Barnett. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. Meyer Bar
nett, was married on April IA to
Mr.. Henry Louis Abraham. son
of Mrs. Jack H. Abraham, sr..
of Montgomery, Ala, and the
late Mr.. Abraham. The ceremony
was held at the Woodmont Coun-
try Club in Rockville with Rabbi
Norman Gerstenfeld officiating.
Maid of honor was Miss Bab-
cite Turnham, the brides cousin
and Mrs. Jack Abraham, jr..
served as matron of honor. Miss
Diana Hofheimer was junior
bridesmaid and other attendants
were Mrs. Jerome Meyer, Miss
Marjorie Anne Meyer and Mrs.
Joseph Zamoiski.
Mr.. Jack Abraham, jr., was
his brothers best man and ush-
ers were the Messrs. Richard
Barnett, brother of the bride;
Jerome Meyer. Theodore D.
Peyser, Jack Frank, Max Gross.
Charles Wampold and Emil J..
Meyer
After a dinner and reception.
the couple left on a wedding trip
to Jamaica and Puerto Rico.
They will reside in Washington.
Evening star., 1953-04-15

Because the weather rushed
Evening star., 1953-04-15

the season a little this year.
the opening of Tregaron, the
fabulous Joseph E. Davies es-
tate, for the benefit of the
National Symphony Orchestra
has been moved forward. Orig
inally the gardens were to be
on view April 26 and May 3;
now they will be open April Is
and 26. The head gardener
fears that nary a blossom will
be left on the Sd.
Evening star., 1953-04-15

and his wife have been absent
for some months and Counselor
Corneliu Bogdan, whose wife also
is absent, is charge d'affaires.
The Rumanian legation in
years past frequently has been
the scene of musicales, and there
the best in that art was heard.
One of the former Ministers,
Charles Davila, gave many musi-
Gales during his regime. Now
in business in New York, he
comes to Washington often to
visit among the many friends
he made when in the corps.
Not too long ago Donna Or
tensia was here for brief stay.
She is a gifted singer and has
given many recitals in the Ru-
manian legation and was often
a guest of Minister -Cretzianu
and his pretty daughter. Min
lister Cretzianu's son, Alexandra
Cretzianu and his wife, the for
mer Princess Elise Stirbey, now
live in Washington.
The program April "a, which
will begin at 8 o'clock, will be
followed by a buffet supper. The
invitation carries an r. S. v. P.
and Informal dress" Inclosed
is a card to be presented at the
door of the legation at 1907
Twenty third street which also
is on Sheridan Circle.
The invitation bears a seal at
the top stamped in silver. The
seal has sheaveS of wheat which
form the outer edge of the Cir
Gle. At the top is a star in the
rays of a rising-or setting-sun
behind pine trees. At the bottom
are the initials r. PR.
Other Music Events
Sonora de Castro, wife of the
Ell Salvador Ambassador, was the
ranking member of Latin Amer
lean diplomatic circles who at
tended the party given last eve
ming after the concert. in the
Pan American Union. The con-
cert was the celebration of Pan
American Day and invitations
we're issued in the name of the
Union of the twenty-one Ameri-
can Republics. Ricardo Odnop-
osoff, leading violinist of the Ar
gentine gave the program as
sisted by Gregory Ashman at
the piano.
The party after the concert
was given by the Postlude Club
and was in honor of the artist.
The club recently was organized
for the purpose of entertaining
the artists after these concerts.
Last evening there were some
$50 members and guests who
gathered in the home of Mrs.
Marcel Ancher at 1701 Rhode
Island avenue. The rooms were
lighted by white candles and
white flowers were on the sew
eral buffet tables and in the
drawing rooms. ..
Others who went on to meet
the artist were Honduran Am
bassador and Sonora de Vale,
Nine. Yang, wife of Korean Am
basSador; Haitian Ambassador
Jacques Leger, Venezuelan Am
bassador and Sonora de Gonzalez
and Ecuador Ambassador Jose
Chiriboga.
Senator Theodore Francis
Green also greeted the Ar
gentine violinist as did Assist
ant Secretary of State and Mrs.
John D. Hickerson. From the
Pan American Union there were
the new director of music and
Sonora de ESpinoSo.
The acting Representative of
the Argentine to the Organiza-
ton of American States, DR.. Jose
Carlos Vittone heard the music
and went later to the reception
and others in the audience in the
Hall of the Americas of the Pan
American Union were the Argen-
tine Ambassador and Sonora de
Paz and acting Representative of
Cuba and Sonora de Baron.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-09
Savings Bond Sales
Exceed Redemptions

The Treasury announced to-
day that savings bond sales in
January and February topped
redemptions by a total of $115
million. The figure marks the
end of a two-year period dur
ing which redemptions exceeded
sales by more than So billion.
The Treasury said the Febru-
airy record of $414 million in
sales compared with 1869 million
IN redemptions was particularly
signif1cant" because it repre-
sented a continuation of the
trend first disclosed in January.
Sales for the first two months
Of 1853 for all series of bonds
totaled 1919 million compared
with $3.50 million for the first
two months of 1852, an 18 per
cent increase.
The gain in sales, the Treasury
explained, was due principally
to the popular E and H series.
Close to $40 billion worth of
E bonds were sold between 1941
and 1945, and three fourths are
still being held by their owners.
Next month may see a sharp
increase in redemptions as $785
million worth mature. Another
Sill billion mature in September.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-09
Uncooked Garbage Held
Threat 10 Pork Industry
By the Assoeiated Press

CHICAGO. Mar. g. The
American Veterinary Medical
Association said today that the
feeding of uncooked garbage to
hogs poses a real threat" to the
Nations entire pork industry. 1t
urged laws to prohibit the prac-
tice.
An AVNfA spokesman said
vascular exanthema, an animal
disease that swept across the
country in a costly outbreak last
summer. is spread to hogs by raw
garbage.
only one half of one per cent
Of the hogs in the Nation are
garbage fed. yet that tiny per-
centage is a real threat to the
$21 billion pork industry and the
entire agricultural economy"
the spokesman said.
The spokesman said survey
showed eight States already have
acted to control raw garbage
feeding, Is more have the neces-
sary laws on their books and
most of the other States are con-
sidering enacting such legiSla-
ton.