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Reed Charges
Surrender 10
The Spenders'
Insists IT Pet. Cut
In Income Tuxes
Is Possible
By Robert K. Walsh

Representative Reed. who wants
to reduce the income tax this
spring. charged today that "the
white flag is being run up down.
town and they seem to be sur
rendering to the spenders."
The New York Republican head
of the House Ways and Means
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stennis Fights Air Force Cut Even If
Budget Stoys Unbolonced. Poee A
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(See DULLES, Page A-6)
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(See CHURCHILL, Page A-4.)
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(See OMAN, Page A-60
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Bus Wreck Kills Four

(See APPROPRIATIONS, A-e.,
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Churchill Asks
High-Leve| Talk
By Top Powers
Private, informal
Session Could Aid
Relations, He Says
By the Associofed Press

LONDON. May 11.-Prime
Minister Churchill said today he
is in favor of a high-level con-
ference of the leading powers
without any great delay.
In a House of Commons speech
on foreign policy, Mr.. Churchill
Allies Coll on Reds for Plon to Decide
Fote OF All POWs. Poee AZ
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An Associated Press Newspaper
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ried by Alonzo Bell, chief clerk
of the Patent Office. When the
exposition closed, Philadelphia,
feeling it had prior ownership
to the parchment that had
originated there. refused to give
it back. It took a battery of
lawyers to pry the Declaration
loose from the City of Brotherly
Love.
In 1894 President Cleveland
had it stored in a specially
made steel safe.
In 1921 President Harding or
dered the Declaration trans
ferred to the Library of Con-
gress. This time, presumably,
the document was embarking
on its last trek. An ordinary mail
truck sped it through the rain
along Pennsylvania avenue to
the Library. Here it was placed
in a marble bronze shrine
and protected from harmful
light rays by special glass.
But in 1941 came again the
ciangor of war. What echoes it
must have stirred for the Decla-
ration that was born of war. In
a closely guarded, steel car the
old charter rolled over the rails
to Fort Knox, KY, where it was
stored in a vast underground
vault that contained more gold
than Midas ever dreamed of.
But back to the Library it came
in 1914.
If the Declaration had feel
ings, it must have felt mighty
strange the other day when
tanks and troops and armored
cars escorted it from the Library
Of Congress to the National
Archives Building. It was a far
cry from Charles Thomson's
one-horSe wagon careening
ahead of British raiders on the
road from Philadelphia to Ian.
caster back In 1777.
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moved to the new State Depart
ment Building on the site of the
present Treasury. In 1841 the
Declaration was hung for ex-
hibition in the new marble
Patent Office, which now houses
the Civil Service Commission.
Here. for IS years, this precious
document hung, exposed to the
light, heat and chill that started
the fading of the signatures.
In 1876. centennial year Of
American independence, the
Declaration for a second time
passed out Of Government Gus
tody. BY order Of President
Grant the document went to
Philadelphia for display in In
dependence Hall during the
Centennial Exposition. Its jour-
ney was very simple. Wrapped
in a piece of paper it was car
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Reckless Driving-
1t Ranks With Most Serious Offenses
In D. c., but Not in Suburban Area
By John M. Kouffmonn


the defendant know or ought he
to have known that his driving
was liable to endanger life, limb
or property"
Experts Criticize
Virginia law requires that
some traffic violations auto
matically be classed as reckless.
Among these are passing a
school bus, passing on a blind
hill, or failing to signal. Ma
tional experts have criticized
this detailed spelling out Of
particular instances. General
provisions Of the law cover
these situations adequately,
they feel. The categorical at
titude creates such anomalies
as terming a proper turn with
out signal as reckless, but
treating less severely an i'm
proper turn duly signaled.
In Maryland and Virginia the
broad Interpretation has made
reckless driving a catch-all.
Magistrates readily admit it.
though in some localities steps
are being taken to instruct
police in more careful con-
sideration Of the charge.
In most areas, however, the
chances are that two colliding
drivers both will be charged
with recklessness and will suffer
the indignity of arrest and
police booking. Who was ac-
tually in the wrong will be
threshed out in court. The
same is true of breaking q rule
of the road. You were reck-
less" the policeman can say,
leaving it for the Judge to find
out that perhaps there was a
good reason for the driver to
cross the double white line.
Court for Review
The merit in this seemingly
slipshod charging is that it
impresSeS upon every motorist
the grim truth that his small
est act may be reckless and
deadly. And the fact that the
courts stand above the police
man to review his quick judg-
ment safeguards the public. In
Virginia magistrates whittle q
reckless-dfiving charge down to
a lesser one if testimony re-
veals no evidence of reckless
ness. Maryland's magistrates
may not do this, but usually try
cases under several warrants.
This permits them to find a
violator innocent on one count
but guilty on another. States
attorneys can also amend a
warrant to a lesser charge If
recklessness is not provable.
As Fairfax Trial Justice
Robert c. Fitzgerald and Rock
vile Trial Magistrate Walter
w. Moorman both have pointed
out, it is the Judge who must
decide when trying a reckless
driving case whether to punish
the illegal act itself or the reck-
less intention or stupidity be-
hind 1t. In doing SO he must
use the Oldest rule Of all, COM
mon sense.
But the varying legal views
and differing penalties do not
affect the overall public opin-
lon Of reckleSsness. To the
law-abiding citizens, reckless
driving Is a shameful blot on
any driving record anywhere.
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Thomson gave the Declaration
into the custody of the newly
created State Department. But
soon Congress-and the Dec
laration-moved again. This
time back to Philadelphia, the
Declarations first home. Here
it stayed until, in 1900, the
Government moved to its per-
manent seat in the District Of
Columbia.
It paused first in the so-called
Seven Buildings at Nineteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
where the State Department set
up shop on reaching Washing
ton. Another move or two and
the Declaration came to rest in
a building that stood where the
Presidential Executive Offices
now stand. Then, in August,
1914, the Declaration again
heard the rumble of war. The
British were coming and the
parchment must get out of the
way.
There is a pleasant legend
that Dolly Madison rescued the
Declaration from the British
when they destroyed Washing
ton in the summer of 1914, but
getting to the facts-the SAL
vation of the Declaration, the
Constitution and other priceless
Government papers was accom-
plished by the patriotic energy
OF three State Department en-
ployes, Chief Clerk John Gra-
ham, Josiah King and Stephen
PleaSanton. who packed the rec
ords into coarse linen sacks,
loaded them on a wagon and
hustled them into Virginia
where they were hidden in Ed
gar Patterson's barn. Next day,
fearing British raiders. Pleasan-
ton seems to have taken the
papers to Leesburg where q
preacher stored them under his
church. This was the first time
the Declaration was out Of Gov
ernment hands.
When the British left, the
Declaration came back to the
State Departments temporary
quarters on G street. In 1920 it
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Wet Dry Fight Looms

In a move to put it's hands on
some more money. the Mont
gomery County Council is once
more trying to push liquor dis
pensaries into Gaithersburg and
VierS Mill.
A similar effort to shove the
county liquor agency into those
areas was defeated a year ago.
The Department of Liquor
Control and County Manager
McNayr feel the two proposed
stores would boost revenues by
$50.000 to 100000 in their
first year, Mr.. McNayr said.
The council tabled the pro-
posal until next Tuesday to sec
what sort of reaction 1t gets
from the areas affected. Hold
your hats. boys!
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Fund Tronsfer Plan

Due for Budget Bureau con-
Sideration shortly is a proposal
to allow the Commissioners to
transfer funds within depart
ments Of the city government
as the need arises.
1t is now necessary for the
Commissioners to go to Con-
gress for any additional funds
needed. because all expenditures,
are earmarked by the legisla-
tors. This often results in de-
lays of many months in badly
needed adjustments, especially
when Congress is not in session.
The proposal-drafted by
General Administration Direc-
tor Schuyler Lowe-would put
some flexibility in the ponder
Gus financial mechanism by al
lowing the city heads to use
money appr OBJ lated to one de-
partment for the needs Of an
other, if the need justif1es it.
While the transfers world be
made without congressional ap-
proval, the proposal does put a
few brakes on the city heads.
It places a ceiling of 100000
on any single transfer which
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Declaration Of independence Got Around
By Edword Boykin

OF all the historic documents
that underlie the structure Of
American freedom the most
travelled is the Declaration Of
independence. recently re-en-
shrined In the National Archives
Building after a 31-year sojourn
in the Library of Congress.
During its past 176 years Of
wandering this mighty parch-
n1ent had almost providential
escapes from capture, destruc-
ton, fire and theft. Twice in
that time it was out of Govern
ment hands. It had many homes
in many cities. It fed before the
British in two wars. It was hid
den in a barn, under a church
and in an underground vault.
1t narrowly escaped perishing In
a supposedly fireproof Govern
ment building. Nine cities have
had the honor of sheltering it.
The Continental Congress adop-i
ted Jefferson's much-edited
draft of Americas birth cer-
tificate on July 4. 1776. On July
~ Congress ordered the Dec
laration engrossed on parch-
ment and set August 2 as the
day for signing. John Hancock
and 40 other members Of
Congress signed it. and Is alb
sentees added their names later.
The new Declaration was kept
in an Office in Independence Hall.
It was here that q British spy
ESQ goes the legend) tried to
steal the Declaration SO that
Lord Howe could send 1t to King
George III as a sample of the
wild dreams his majesty's Amer
lean subjects were having.
In December, 1776, the great
document began its historic
wanderings. George Washington
hat retreated across New Jer-
sey and the British were driving
for Philadelphia. On December
IL Congress hastily adjourned
to Baltimore. Following the
lawmakers of the Continental
Congress, Charles Thomson
packed the growing pile of rec
ords of the new Republic Gin
cluding the Declaration) in a
rickety, one-horse shay and set
out.
When Washington drove the
British back across New Jersey,
Congress returned to Philadel-
phia. So Charles Thomson and
the Declaration retraced their
steps. But the papers stay was
brief. Lord Howe moved up
Chesapeake Bay and caught
Washington mapping at Brandy
wine. Congress fled to Lam
caster. 1t was moving day
again for the Declaration and.
incidentally, for the Liberty
Bell.
At Lancaster the Congress-
men paused only for a day be-
fore riding on to York where
they remained until the British
evacuated Philadelphia in June,
1778. Back to the city of its
birth went the Declaration
and the Government.
But no rest for the Declara-
ton. In June, 1888. when a
band of mutinous soldiers sur
rounded the Statehouse and
threatened Congress with vio-
lence. the legislators-and the
Declaration-hurriedly moved
to Princeton. then on to An
and to Trenton and,
in June, 1785. to New
York where the document stayed
until 1890.
In March, 1889, Secretary
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What is reckless driving?
Is 1t a wild careening down
crowded streets and through red
lights at rs miles an hour? Or
Is it an improper turn?
Is it q criminally wanton, will
full disregard for the safety Of
others. or is it just a moment of
thoughtlessness?
That all depends on where it
happens: In the District of CO.
lumbia or in Maryland or Vir-
ginia. The D. c. line can mark
the difference between a serious
traffic charge and a minor in
fraction. But to the uninitiated
public, reckless driving, wher-
ever the charge is brought, is
a well-established reputation
wrecker.
District Definition
In the District, reckless driv-
ing ranks with drunken driving
and hit-and-run, among the
most serious of traffic crimes.
The charge entities a defendant
to a jury trial. It carries a
maximum of $3.50 and/or three
months in jail for first offenders,
and it involves mandatory sus-
pension Of driving permit.
Reckless driving, in the eyes
of District law, constitutes
whole series of careless. reckless
acts done in "willful or wanton
disregard Of the rights or safety
of Others" The charge is placed
for a collection of offenses SO
serious that punishment under
other. more specific, charges
would not be severe enough.
Single breaches of traffic regu-
lations are punished under laws
written for specific violations.
Maryland and Virginia laws
are broad enough to put the
brand of recklessness on any
single traffic offense, even the
slightest violation of the rules
of the road. &c. Any person
who drives a vehicle upon a
highway recklessly or at a speed
or in a manner so as to endan-
ger life, limb or property of any
person shall be guilty of reck-
less driving, =. :" says Virginia
law. Maryland's is similar.
Both States mete out punish
ments much less severe than
does the District. But violators
still suffer. In Virginia, for in
stance, two reckless-driving con-
victions in years time means
mandatory suspension of the
drivers permit.
In the States, recklesSness is
not a matter of degree. It can
be found in minor traffic Sit
uations as well as in grave ones.
The States call careless, stupid
driving reckless, whether or not
it comes in big packages. AS
one judge put it, "It only takes
a few seconds for a driver to
abuse violently the principles
of traffic safety and injure some
innocent person"
In State courts the measure
for reckleSsness is q drivers
awareness of safety or his in
tent to hout it: Was the offense
an honest misjudgment, an Of
fense forced by circumstances,
or a Willful disregard Of safety?
Judge Paul D. Brown Of Ar
lington summed up a good
judicial yardstick for reckless
driving cases this way: did
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Metropolitan Scene
Anyway, Mr.. Chapman Did a Good Turn
In His Swan Song on District Affairs
By John w. Thompson. j.

could only be made with tile
approval of two-:hirds Of the
Citizens Advisory Council. In
addition, the total such trans
fers within a single fiscal year
could not exceed $500,000.
This language-if approved
by the Budget Bureau-would
be placed before the District
subcommittee of the House Ap.
preparations Committee for pos
sible inclusion in the 1854 city
budget. It is a proposal all civic
groups can be expected to get
behind when they testify on the
budget this year.
'locor Plan Wins
Nobody in Fairfax County
has questioned the need for
development Of sewers and trash
collection. The fuss has been
over how to do 1t.
After two years. the county
supervisors settled this the
other day by voting. 5-1. to
create a department of public
works with a division Of sani-
tation to do the job.
In so doing the supervisors
rejected the idea of establish
ing a sanitation authority.
Chairman G. Wallace Carper
stuck with the authority pro-
posal to the bitter end as the
fastest means of tackling the
problem.
The authority plan had this
advantage: Any bond issue
floated would not have to be
submitted to referendum. But
county leaders appeared to have
swung away from the plan be-
cause it would have operated
under the State Corporations
Commissioners one put it, "a
dynasty free Of the supervisors
control"
1t was thus a victory for To-
cal control of rates and project
planning at the expense of what
ever speed was to be gained by
the less cumbersome financial
restrictions on an authority.
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AS Secretary of Interior,
Oscar Chapman's main interest
in the District seemed to be
breaking down its racial segre-
cation pattern. especially in the
field of recreation.
He worked at this through
the Interior Departments ex-
officio representative on the Dis
trict Recreation Board, the
superintendent of National Cap
ital Parks.
AS a result his official popu-
larity here was limited to those
holding similar racial views.
It was. therefore, surprising
that in the twilight of his cabi-
net career, he should approach
President Truman on the finan-
cial plight Of the District. The
correspondence was disclosed
the other day.
Mr.. Chapman's comments on
the penurious treatment Of the
Capital by the Federal Govern
ment are most welcome and
painfully true. But why are
they made now?
Not SO long ago this kind of
statement from the Secretary of
Interior could have been of
tremendous help to lesser advo-
Gates of the Districts cause be-
fore a Democratic Congress. It
remained for President Truman
to point this ub in his reply
to MIR. Chapman.
There is not very much I
can do about it now," he wrote.
Yet tardy as it was. 1t was a
nice valedictory for Mr.. Chap
man. After all, he didn't haue
to say anything.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-27
NORTH BASS
MRS. MARVIN cRossLEY

Mrs. Leslie Monok and daugh.
ter, Millie of Detroit, spent last
weekend visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. Simon Fox.
Donald Stonerook spent last
weekend vacation from school
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Stonerook.
Birthdays celebrated last week
were Mrs. Paul Stonerook the 18th
and Billy Bowers the 10th.
Betty Bowers of Sandusky spent
the last weekend visiting with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bowers.
The card party held at the
home of Mrs. Agnes Waldecker
last Thursday evening was en-.
ioyed by all. Prizes were won by
Mrs John Zura, first; Mrs. Larry
Wires, second; and Mrs. Ersel
Maynard, consolation. 1t will be
held next at the home of Mrs.
Grace Miller.
Mrs. Richard Zimmerman spent
Sunday afternoon visiting with
Mrs. George Bowers and Betty.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-27
e. c. "Lige" Brouqh

E. c. "Lige" Brough, 4O2 East
Sixth Street, is a Democratic can
dldate for mayor A popular bar
ber, Brough has operated his bar
ber shop at Fulton and East Third
for many years.
Born December 8, 1900, in Car
roll Township, his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Brough were men,
bers of pioneer families. His faith
er was road construction con-
tractor and Brough has spent his
entire life in this community.
On May 9, 1923, "Lige" Brough
was married to Miss Elsie Cleaver
of this city. The couple has two
sons, Richard c., Junior Execu-
tive with the Farm Bureau in Co.
lumbus, and DR.. Gerald F. Brough,
a dentist who is naval lieutenant
aboard the USS Bennington on At
lantic duty.
Brough is member of st. John
Lutheran Church and st. John
Lutheran Brotherhood.
He served Il years as Portage
Township Justice of the Peace
from 1910 to 1851, inclusive.
Brough has served two terms as
a member Of the city council, be-
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-27

ledo last Monday. Attending were
Mr.. and Mrs. George Grover, Mr..
and Mrs. Hilmer Peters, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Laubacher, Mr.. and.
Mrs. Chester Ballin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harley Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Os-
car Sandwisch, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Peters, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
ton DEWITT, Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton
Gyde, Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Noble,
Miss Mabel Dietrich, Hugh Min
ier Miss phyllis Rarig and Louis
Ireland. After the meeting a ban
quet was served in the hotel ball
room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Hablitzel left
last Wednesday to spend the rest
of the winter vacationing in Flor
ida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert H. Krue-
ger, Johnnie and Ellen visited Mr..
and Mrs. John D. Dunhm and
family in Toledo last Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Stamm was guest
of honor on Saturday evening at
a birthday dinner given by Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Staman in their
home. Enjoying the party were
Robert Stamm, Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Personett of Fort Wayne,
Ind; Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Dirn.
berg, Alice Jean and Roberta,
Jim Wisler, Nancy and Joyce
Stamm, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ma
rea and Geofrey Allan of Toledo,
the honor guest and the hosts.
Graytown P. T. A. held their
regular monthly meeting ON Mon
day night at the school. Mrs. LII.
cille Markley, president, was in
charge of the meeting. Earl Mis-.
sen, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Nissen, and senior at Bowling
Green University, spoke on "New-
er Trends in Education" A short
style review was conducted by
the men modelling the latest
spring styles for women. This
was an open meeting at which
non-memberS were welcomed.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-27

cluded Mrs. Kathryn Mooney
and Albert Witt of Port Clinton;
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Miller of Gray
town; Mrs. Alvina Fehr of FL
more; Mr. and Mrs Dick Behlmer,
Kenneth and Donald, Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Tornow, Robert and
Dennis, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Schmidt, Barbara and Linda, Mr..
and Mrs. George Layman, Gary,
Paul and Susan, Mr.. and Mrs. Les
ter Finke, Mrs. Alvina Fielder,
Mrs. Paul Lubbock, Mrs. William
Gulah, and Mrs. George messing,
all of Oak Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Behnke
returned Sunday from three
weeks vacation trip through Flor
ida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Dietrich
and family of Cleveland were
weekend visitors of relatives and
friends in Oak Harbor.
MIR. ana Mrs. Edgar ThlerWech-
ter left this weekend to spend
the rest of the winter vcationing
in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack RAIDER spent
last weekend visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. Harry RAIDER in Cincin-
natl, Ohio.
Mrs Daniel Fitzgerald enter
tainer the o. G. Club at her home
last Friday evening. Members
present were Mrs. Vern Babrock,
Mrs. Frank Druckenmiller, Mrs.
Frederick Linder, Mrs. John Mays,
Mrs. Ralph Seeger, Mrs. Emery
Schutt and the Misses Mabel Diet
rich and Luella Grieger. Mabel
Dietrich won high score and Mrs.
Babcock low score. Delicious re-
freshments were served conclud-
ing the social hour.
Oak Harbor Cooperative man.
ager, employees, directors and
their guests attended the 38th an
nual convention of Farm Grain
Dealers Association of Ohio" at
the Commodore Perry Hotel in To-