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Evening star., 1953-10-16
Virginia MethOdists
Vote Change 10 June
For Annual Meeting
By Cospor Names
Stor Stoff Correspondent

ROANOKE. Va, Oct. 16.-The
Virginia annual conference of
The Methodist Church today
voted to change it's traditional
yearly meeting date from Octo-
ber to June.
Efforts toward this result have
been made frequently in recent
years. Delegates today indicated
overwhelming support for the
new date, which is observed by
SIS of the conferences throughout
the country.
Cite Aid to Preparation.
A brief debate preceded the
vote. Proponents emphasized
that the June date gives minis
ters an opportunity during the
summer to prepare, with theil
lay leaders. for the forthcoming
winter program. They also
pointed out that the fiscal cate
will coincide with that of the
national church body and many
general board organizations.
Opponents of the change OBJ
jected to meeting in hot weather
and asserted a financial difficulty
for farmers would result.
Older Generation Blamed.
The older generation and not
the young people are responsible
for the world of "crime and i'm
morality" that youth finds itself
in, DR.. D. D. Holt, Western
North Carolina youth director
told the gathering yesterday.
DR.. Holt also pointed out that
three out of four young people
do not have a church connec-
tion of any kind and urged the
churches to take steps to remedy
this situation.
"The Methodist youth fellow
ship has dropped by $4,000 in
the last five years, while church
school enrolment has increased
tremendously" he added.
An appeal that Methodist Sum-
day schools use Methodist lit
erature for its classes was voiced
today by DR.. H. M. Bullock,
editor of the denominations
church school publications.
DR.. Bullock asserted that some
on-denominational literature
represents "a clear-cut position
at variance with Methodist de-
nominational teachings"
Methodist Bishop Paul Neff
CARRIER of Virginia presided over
the sessions.
Evening star., 1953-10-16
Pay Due Police and Firemen
When Leaves Include HOLIDAYS

General Administration Director
Schuyler Lowe hazarded a guess
that the decentralization of leave
records may have led to the over
sight,
Thousands of leave records
must be screened, not only for
members still on active duty, but
for police and firemen who have
retired or died. Active members
are to be repaid with time of.
The retired will get cash as will
the estates or families of the de-
ceased.
The irony of the whole project.
according to one legal aide to
the Commissioners is that. in all
probability, only small amounts
of time or money will be in
volved. 4
Evening star., 1953-10-16
Business Unit
Expects TO Beat
81 Chest Start
Is Per Cent of Goal
Foreseen at First
Fund Tally Tuesday

Workers in the Business Unit
of the 1854 Community Chest
USO campaign expect to reach
more than Is per cent of their
$1,643,562 goal by the first gen.
eral report meeting at 1920 pm.
Tuesday in the Washington
Hotel.
The unit reported II per cent
of quota at the first report meet
ing of last years campaign.
John Hayes, chairman of ad-
vance operation for the Business
Unit, has announced a breakfast
meeting of his Aeutenants for
Monday at the Washington
Hotel.
Two More Firms Cited.
Mr.. Hayes reported that two
additional firms have met their
fair share" requirements. They
are B. Rich & Sons and the Sc
curity Storage Co., who have 100
per cent participation.
Secretary of Interior Mckay
has announced hopes that the
Government Unit, of which he is
chairman, will report 81 million
at its report meeting in the
Washington Hotel Thursday.
The unit goal is $1,674,712.
Mrs. Eisenhower will be guest
of honor at the Residential Unit
report meeting Thursday in the
Mayfower Hotel. The combined
goals for the 10000 residential
workers in the Washington area
total $446,616.
Three-Week Drive Set.
The Districts residential
workers plan to complete door,
to-door solicitation in three
weeks.
The campaign for 81 million
plus opened last Monday. The
funds will be used by the more
than 100 Red Feather agencies
in WASHINGTON, Alexandria and
Fairfax. Arlington, Montgomery
and Prince Georges Counties.
Capt. James M. Wood, jr., prof.
ect officer for the Red Feather
drive in the 1O2Oth U. S. A. F.
Special Activities Wing at Fort
Myer, Va, has reported ST, ,146.05
so far.
Leading in the drive is the
2044th A. A. C. S. Squadron, with
$28750 collected to date. The
wing, commanded by Col. Rob-
'ert E. White, has members in
$50 operating locations, in So
foreign countries
Evening star., 1953-10-16
81 Men Teaching
In ARLINGTON Schools

Arlington schools, which had
only one male teacher in 1916,
now have "a, according to a
school administration announce
ment.
One reason for the increase,
school officials say, is a rise in
pay scales in the past seven years
from $2,400-$4,000 to $3,300-
$4,000.
Evening star., 1953-10-16

The District Commissioners
have decided they must give an
nual leave credit to policemen
and firemen whose leave periods
have included legal holidays for
which they received no adjust
ment at the time.
City officials agreed it will be
a colossal administrative task,
since leave records must be
checked as far back as 1896.
That is the year the governing
annual leave act first went into
effect.
OF all the officials gathered to
weigh the problem, none seemed
to know why the police and fire.
men were not given compensa-
tory time off for the holidays
that fell during their leave.
Evening star., 1953-10-16
GIN 10 Build
Fairfax School
For Mechanics
Specialized Shops
Expected to Train
5000 Men q Year

An elaborate "schoolhouse"
for General Motors mechanics in
the Washington area will be
built at Fairfax, Va, Harlow H.
Curtice, GIN president, an
nounced today.
The brick and steel building,
with an area of more than $4,000
square feet. will be one of 35
training centers to be established
throughout the country to in
struct mechanics of GINS auto
and truck dealerships.
1t will be located east of First
street on the south side of Ar
lington boulevard about 1000
feet east of the Fairfax Theater.
Purpose of the centers is to
insure that the people who buy
our cars and trucks will continue
to receive efficient and satisfy
ing service" Mr.. Curtice's an
nouncement said.
!, The Fairfax center will have
eight specialized shop classrooms,
one for each of the General
Motors divisions =. Chevrolet,
Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Cad
lilac, GMC Truck & Coach,
Fisher Body and United Motors
Service.
Each classroom will be equipped
with special service tools and
other teaching aids. The school
expects an attendance of 5000
mechanics per year.
The center will have kitchen
and cafeteria, an auditorium 40
by 100 feet to seat $50 and a
large conference room.
1t will be stated by a manager
and eight instructors.
Evening star., 1953-10-16
Fairfax Official
Fears Crisis in
Water Supply
Health Officer
Sees Dim Hopes
For Sewer Bonds

A discriminating water supply
is shaping up as Fairfax
County's No. l problem, ac-
cording to DR.. Harold Kennedy,
county health officer.
In some areas. he said, it is
already critical.
Wells are beginning to go dry
at such a rate, DR.. Kennedy
said last night. that builders
soon will begin to shun the
county unless an integrated
water system is installed.
DR.. Kennedy told the county
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tionS that the water table is
dropping rapidly. Builders Of
new homes have found their
wells going dry less than a year
after they were dug, he said.
Unless something is done
within two or three years, DR..
Kennedy said, the water prob
lem will overshadow any other
question the county government
faces.
Sewer Problem.
One of those questions is an
integrated sewer system. A SITS
million sewer bond issue will be
put to the voters in December.
DR.. Kennedy said the outlook for
the bond issue is not bright.
Rather than bank on the voters
approval. his department will
ask for a>special sanitary district
to provide a sewer system in
Brilyn Park.
Taking a chance that the big
bond issue might fail the public
test, DR.. Kennedy said, he will
ask early in November for a
referendum on the small sani-
tary district. 1t would create a
seventh division to deal with
what he called the impossible
situation in Brilyn Park. APP
proval of the big issue, however.
would make the small one un-
necessary.
In other business, the fedora
ton:
/. Opposed any reZoning Of
the buffer strip" adjacent to
Shirley highway to permit COM
mercial building. Members said
the highway in time would be-
come another U. S. /" unless
it's potential for expansion and
it's present safety features are
preserved.
Community Use of Schools.
2. Asked the School Board to
recognize the principle that
school buildings are community
property and should be open to
community use after school
hours. Referred to committee
was a proposal that principals be
allowed to use their own discre-
ton in deciding whether any
group could use the school with
out paying for custodian to
open and shut the doors.
3. Heard a report on a State
Corporation Commission hear
ing on an application to merge
the Washington Gas Light Co.
with the Rosslyn Gas Co. Will
liam Parker, county Public Util-
tiles Commission member said
the county opposed the merger
because it would virtually hand
rate control over to the District
Public Utilities Commission" and
because uniform rates through
out the area would mean an
eventual higher cost to Fairfax
users who heat their homes with
gas.
Bernard Mullady. president.
conducted the meeting in the
Annandale School.
Evening star., 1953-10-16
Booker 7. Washinqton's S
DAUGHTER Loses Portfolio

Alexandria police reported
today they are searching for a
black leather portfolio lost last
week by Mrs. Portia Washing
ton Pittman, only surviving
child of Booker T. Washington.
Mrs. Pittman, who is treasurer
of the Booker T. Washington
Foundation, said the old port
folio contained photographs and
a police permit to solicit funds
in Alexandria for the founda-
ton.
She told police the portfolio
may have been left in an Alex
andria taxi.
Mrs. Pittman lives at TOO D
street Sc.
Evening star., 1953-10-16
Businessmen Elect
Slate in Four Corners

James Dixon is the new presi-
dent of the Four Corners Busi-
ness Mems Association. He was
installed yesterday by the retir-
ing president, Fred Howlin.
Other new officers are James
Bohrer, vice president: Ellis
Gadol, treasurer, and John A.
Emory, secretary. Also elected
were Chester H. Keller, c. R.
Graham and Lou Metcalf to be
directors.
Evening star., 1953-10-16
Negro Firemen Appointed
10 Baltimore Department
By the Associoied Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. 16.-A 95-
year-precedent was broken yes
terday as Negroes won appoint
ment to the city's fire depart
ment.
Ten Negroes were among 46
1refighterS named by the Fire
Board. Among them was Charles
L, Scott, colored. who scored the
highest on an eligibility exami-
nation.
They are to be assigned to
white companies for training.
Board President Frank Bauer
said no decision on whether a
separate Negro company will be
formed has been reached yet.
Evening star., 1953-10-16
Montgomery Teams Win
4-H Contests at u. Of Md.
BY the Associoted Press

Montgomery County teams
made a clean sweep in the All
Club vegetable and poultry judg-
ing contests at the University
Of Maryland yesterday.
Paul King, young Clarksburg
entrant, turned in the highest
individual score in the vegetable
judging to lead teammates Peter
Sadler and Leroy Johnson.
Second highest individual was
Richard Parsons of Parsonsburg
and third was Melvin Shockley of
Salisbury.
Evening star., 1953-10-16
Boy Severely Burned
AS PercoIutor Upsets

An Arlington boy was severely
burned this morning by hot cof-
fee spilled when he tripped over
a percolator cord.
The boy, Gregory Faulconer,
who will be 3 years old in
December, is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. r. Faulconer, of BIT
North Quincy street. He was
rushed to Arlington Hospital by
his parents and is in satisfactory
condition after being treated for
first and second degree burns on
the legs and hips. d..
Evening star., 1953-10-16
Road Named for Gen. EurIy

LEXINGTON, Va. Oct. Is up.
The State Highway Commits
sion named State Route 116 in
Franklin and Roanoke counties
yesterday in honor of Jubal An
derson Early, the Confederate
general.
Evening star., 1953-10-16
Cutler in Hospital

BOSTON. Oct. Is (P).-Rob-
ert Cutler, administrative aide to
President Eisenhower, is a pa
tient in Peter Bent Brigham Hos
pital for a routine checkup."
Evening star., 1953-07-19

were virile Hans own youngest
daughters. clever Han Chung
Tae, II. and bright-eyed g.
year-old Han Yung ia.
Two others were a little
3-year-old boy and girl, naked
in the warm air, "too young
for shame" as Koreans say.
and immensely dignified in
their well-tanned naturalness.
Two were youths, not young
sters. Kim Son Tae, the
farmer. is 81. Lee Song Ho.
the student. Is 10.
Politics." said Han. II have
no time to think Of politics.
We have only time to work.
so we can eat.
II am a farmer. It is the
governments business. poll
tics"
Still, with q little pressure,
f1rm but gentle, Han dis
covered he had thoughts after
all. They were not the subtle
thoughts Of city people. Nor
were they the thoughts that
come to the minds of Goth
century Americans. They
were not cast in any rigid mold
of theology and they were far
from the parrot slogans of the
mob.
They were only the honest
Evening star., 1953-07-19
Former Han: The Story Of an Old Man Caught in War

say. I am content with
him. -.
"It seems to me this gov
ernment listens to the peo-
pie. This is good, for If the
government does not listen, it
goes one way and the people
go another, and there are hit
ter feelings and division among
us. ...
There are many meetings
to talk about these things.
But I am too old. / do not
go. =. ;"
Young Mems View.
The two youths, Kim and
Lee, nodded quickly at this,
leaned forward, and with re-
Spect to the old man. broke
in. They had been to the
meetings and every one was
agreed the war must go on.
that three years of sacrifice
are thrown away if Korea is
not made whole. If the land is
still divided.
The words touched a spark
in the old mans mind, for
suddenly his eyes flashed and
he leaned forward in a sud-
den intense movement. A
long low sound came from his
lips and he spat out the gut
teral Korean to Shinn.
eyes! Let it come to a de-
ciSion! Let it be all the one or
all the other. But let us have
done with this trouble
Some people have different
feelings. Some are tired and
want to rest. Others want to
go on -"
And he leaned forward
again, dropping his voice still
lower, until he was like a priest
chanting as the children
watched spellbound.
"Pyon0taek-i kGijinta, All
sGn-i kuijimG! Pyon0tGek-
katjinG. Ahsan-i kaijimG!"
And Han leaned back silent.
~ Shinn explained:
In old Korea there were
once two CITY, -states-hateful
enemies. Evenly matched, they
fought and fought and fought
and fought without end until
their people perished in utter
misery and starvation.
Thus the ancient saying
Let Pyongtaek conquer, or let
Ahsan conquer, let it be one
or the other, let it be all or
nothing, but let it end!"
For there must be time and
peace to plant the new rice.
Or we Starve.
Evening star., 1953-07-19

opinions Of an old Korean
farmer, delivered with a shake
Of the head, or q clenched fist
tapping slowly against q knee.
But they probably echoed. in
large degree, the thoughts
that pervade Korea's other five
million little farms that follow
the cycle Of the seasons and
send their rice to the cities and
their sons to the army.
Chinese Are Bod
II do not know communism.
! am a farmer. :. I have no
time for thinking. They say it
is very bad.
1.-THE Chinese are bad peo-
pie. Once they were our
friends, but not now. We can
thank them only when they do
good. But when they do
harm.
I'VE are proud Of our young
people in the army. We sor-
row for the young who die.
But 1t is for the country. It
cannot be helped.
"Yi Sung Man :" he spoke
Syngman Rhee's name in Ko-
rean. "I think he is q
good leader. He tells the peo-
pie what they must know and
he listens to what the people
Evening star., 1953-07-19

The Korean fighting has
StUept sic times across the
ancestral lands of Farmer
Han in the ShGdotD OF the
toaoering Three Horn Noun
Tdin. 1t Urecked his home
end forced proud Farmer
Han and his family to be-
come beggGrS. "Let us haze
done tUith all this trouble"
the old farmer cries as he
tells the story of his 1oGr-
time suffering to Associated
Press Correspondent John
Randolph, a UeterGn OF the
Korean ,UGr front beat, and
Bill Shinn, Interpreter.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-01
PREDICTS "CREA1EST TOURIST
SEASON EVER" FOR THIS AREA

Tom Finefrock. secretary of the
Lake Erie Island and Peninsula
Vacationland, predicts this areas
tourist attractions will enjoy its
greatest season in history, due to
early inquiries.
1t may not seem like spring to
us but nevertheless the feel of
spring and anticipated later va
cations has been experienced by
host of people in Ohio and sur
rounding states.
So far this year / have replied to
115 letters from different people
writing here for tourist and cot
tage information This is about a
50% increase over the amount re-
ceived up to this time last season
and our really busy season does
| not start until af te r Memorial
Day.
Most of our large cottages in
the area are already engaged for
the season. There has been noted
a great increase in requests for
| cottages that will accommodate
up to to 10 persons. Many in
ouiries have been received from
large families, many more than
ever before. Possibly this reflects
a general knowledge on the part
of the prospective vacationer that
this is fine recreation center
for the whole family and that the
entire cost is not at all exorbit-
ant.
Vacationland is continuing and
will continue to forward every in
quiring vacationer our area map
and directories as we'll as any in
dividual business card or phamp-
let that has been prepared by the
individual cottage owners.
We have already mailed out
over 5000 folders to requests
from not only Ohio and surround
ing states, but also Washington
Texas, Louisiana, Florida and Cali
fornia. Quantity lots of our maps
are being requested by the states
mentioned above. The Ohio De-
partment of Publicity and De
velopment at Columbus has re
quested 5000 of the maps (Which
figure is not included in tot al
previously given).
| Chambers of Commerce al
Cleveland and Toledo are directing
all requests for vacation n or
nation on to us here at Port
Clinton. All concur that our Lake
Erie Islands and Peninsula Va
cationland is the greatest in the
state. Talking to out of town Wis
itors will convince you of this
fact in short order. We here il
Port Clinton seem to realize i
the least.
i Tom Finefrock, Secy
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-01
OTTAWA COUNTY
Court House,
NEWS BRIEFS

Last Saturday was a busy day
for the sheriff's department when
a number of traffic accident were
investigated, in which several
persons were reported injured
and received treatment at the Ma
gruder Memorial hospital. Miss
Patty Ann Meyers, 10, of Conneaut
was fatally injured in an accident
near Oak Harbor on Route 1863,
Saturday morning and died in the
Magruder Memorial hospital about
four hours later.
County treasurer D. L. Cullenen
has announced that the books are
now open for the payment of the
last half of the 1852 period for
real estate taxes. July 20 is the
last day for paying for the period,
before the penalty becomes effec-
tive.
County Recorder Mrs. Grace
Winters reports that number of
ex-service men returning home
from service, are visiting the
Recorders office and having their
Army Discharge papers recorded.
The members of the Grand Jury
have been ordered to report for
duty at 9 am. Tuesday, May 5
for the opening session of the May
Term of common pleas court.
Judge Tom D. Stahl has appointed
Leroy w. Nehls of Oak Harbor to
serve as foreman of the grand jury
for the term. It is expected that
there will be a number of mat
tiers brought before the jurors for
investigation, with a short session.
Auditor Melvin C. Guth has an
nounced that application blanks for
cigarette licenses will be mailed to
vendors about May 9 for the 1853
licenses. Vendors must have their
licenses by Monday, May 25. The
cost of the license is $25 for the
full year. Last year 259 licenses
were issued in the county
Judge Tom D. Stahl held court
in Norwalk, Tuesday, hearing a
Huron county case in common pleas
court, through special assignment.
An action for money only has
been filed in the common pleas
court by Mildred Weyandt, Oak
Harbor as plaintiff against James
Dutton, Genoa as defendant, in
which the plaintiff is seeking
| judgement for $4,000 for injuries
alleged to have resulted from a
traffic accident which occurred on
Route 1853 west of Oak Harbor, in
August 1852.
The county commissioners while
in session Monday voted to rescind
the fifty per cent restriction on
loaded trucks travelling the county
highways, effective May l, when
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-01

normal loads will again be per-
mitted. The restrictions had been
established during the winter
months to protect the highways.
The hearing on assessments in
the matter of the proposed i'm
proving and cleaning the Brown
ditch in Danbury township will be
held m the county commissioners
office in the court house, Monday,
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-01

have been filed in the probate
court by Lyell L. Shiffert, admin
istrator of the estate of George
Frank Shiffert; by Luella Zehner,
administrators of the estate of
Lena Foreman; by Florence M.
,Schuster, executrix of the estate
of Anna R. Bottle; by Arleen M.
.Helle, administrative of the estate
of Otto Streetz.
First and final accounts of ad-
ministration have been filed in
the probate court by Marion Du-
gan, administrator with will an
nexed, of the estate of Fred c..
.Munce; by Claire Wendt, admins
tratrix of the estate of William H.
,Wendt.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-01

May 4.
County superintendent of schools
Edwin Digby was in Columbus,
Monday in the interest of matters
pertaining to Lake Erie island
schools in Ottawa county.
The county board of elections
will be in session Tuesday, May 5,
conducting a primary election for
Port Clinton, the only primary
to be held in the county.
Judge P. w. Gulau reports the
appointment of Matilda Gumb ex-
ecutrix of the estate of Henry c..
Gumb; Stensen Petersen, admin
Strator of the estate of Peter
Segaard.
Final accounts of administration