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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-17

even in row boats. Do not swim OF
dive from boats.
Learn the facts about unfamiliar
waters such as depth, distractions
current or tide conditions, and pre-
vailing wind direction. Don't 60 fan
from shore in unsettled weather
Heed all storm warnings, and re
member that squalls often strike
with little warning.
Have proper respect for motor
boats or larger craft that may be
operating in your vicinity. Learn
the rules of the road" so that you
will know what is expected of you
in water traffic. Cooperate to a.
void a collision.
Don't stand up in rowboats or
canoes, and don't horseplay.
Don't drink while out in a boat,
especially if you are responsible
for passengers safety.
When fishing, never allow the
excitement of landing a big one to
distract you from safe handling of
the boat.
Small craft should not be over
loaded. A good rule is not more
than one person per seat. Keep
the gunwale of small boat at
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-17
Four Persons
Hurt In Wreck

Four persons were injured
shortly after six Monday after.
noon when cars being driven by
Lincoln P. Kilbourne, 50, Milwau.
kee, and ]. B. Johnson, 81, Ere
mont, figured in an accident in
Route 2 near the Port Clinton Mu-
nicipal Airport
Deputy Sheriff William Cullen,
who investigated, said Kilbourne
had pulled over to the right be-
fore making left hand turn, and
that Johnson started to pass the
other car when the collision oc-
Cured.
johnson escaped injury. Brought
to Magruder Hospital via Sanders
ambulance were Mr.. Kilbourne
and his wife, Adele, 70; Mrs. Mir
lam Beery, Philadelphia, and Mrs.
Pauline Beery, "a, Sandusky. AZ
ter emergency treatment here.
the patients were removed to
Good Samaritan Hospital in San
duSky via Sanders ambulance.
Mr.. Kilbourne suffered left
shoulder injuries and shock; Mrs.
Kilbourne, shoulder injury; Mrs.
Miriam Beery, lip, knee and facial
cuts, and Mrs. Pauline Beery,
bruises. The Kilbournes were stay
ing at a Sandusky hotel while Wis
iting relatives in that city.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-17
STAY WITH OVERTURNED BOAT
UNTIL HELP ARRIVES; IT'S SAFER

Take a good supply of common
sense along if you go boating this
summer.
This warning is issued by the
Institute for Safer Living of the
American Mutual Liability Insur-
ance Company, which predicts a
1853 minimum of 1894 drownings
resulting from boat accidents by
September /. About 80 per cent of
all drownings are caused by boat
ing mishaps, the Institute finds.
A study of numerous boating ac-
cidents shows that most have one
thing in common. One or more
principles of common sense boat
ing practice had been violated by
the person responsible for the
safety of the craft and its pas
sengers.
Boating and canoeing can be en-
joyed in safety if the following
precautions are taken:
If the boat belongs to you, make
sure that it is kept watertight and
in safe condition. Don't use one
that isn't in safe condition.
Know how to handle your boat
safely under all conditions. Be pre-
pared for the unexpected.
Take along life preservers -
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-17

stand for the selling of home made
articles, with Mrs. Creole Flort
selected as chairman.
st. Johns EV and R Church viii
hold their annual picnic Friday
evening, July II at Fort Meigs
Park, with all assembling at the
church at 5 pm. The event will
be pot-luck, and in the event Of
rain the affair will be held in the
parlorS of the church.
i. Four members of the Auxiliary
unit of Genoa Post 324, American
Legion were in attendance at the
first district summer convention
which was held at WhitehouSe
Those attending were Mrs. Thelma
Miller, Mrs. Sophia Baum, Mrs.
Ada Miller and Mrs. Joyce LuSk.
The unit received a citation for
completing all of their reports by
the time designated. These reports
included all of the records of the
group activities in every field of
their community welfare program.
A class reunion of the graduates
of 1905 was held at the home of
Mrs May Bloomfield. Among those
who attended were Mrs. Alma Arm
strong, Mary Finnamore, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jay Gregg, Miss Bessie Mey-
ers, Mrs. Cora Thackery and Mrs.
Elsie Werner.
The fifth national conference of
Christian education which was held
at Purdue University, Lafayette,
Ind, had a total of 1000 attending.
Miss June Reeder of Genoa was a
delegate from st. Johns EV and R
Church. Others from this area were
Rev. Walter Won Derhoe, pastor of
Trinity EV and R Church, Elliston,
Ina and Ann Bittner, Henry Gack,
and Verna Opfer, and Lois Hellwig
Of st. Johns EV and R Church, FL
more.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-17

least s inches above water. Except
in calm water, canoes should be
padded from kneeling position
not from seat.
Don't get panicky if your boat
should start capsizing in deep
water. Usually it will not sink.
Stay with it and hold on until help
arrives. A capsized canoe may be
overturned and hand padded to-
ward safety.
If someone should fall into the
water from small boat, the oc-
cupants should not try to get him
back into the craft. Have him
grasp the stern and tow him to
safety.
A large share of this seasons
drownings have stemmed from
violation of the above safe boating
practices. Remember them, wheth-
er you paddle canoe, row a boat,
or pilot a cabin cruiser.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-17
Funds Allotted
For Camp Projects

Funds for projects already under
construction at Erie Ordnance
Depot and Camp Perry were al
loted last weet by the Defense
Department in Washington and
were not for new appropriations.
Included were 1864, 900 for con-
struction of new dikes and shore
protection at Camp Perry and
$243,000 for projects at Erie Ord
nance Depot. Michels Construction
Company of Fremont has been
awarded the Camp Perry job and
work is to start Immediately.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-17
Easter Seal Sale
Shows Increase

A statewide increase in contribu
J tions received during the 1858
Easter Seal Campaign is revealed
according to DR.. James B. Johnson
| President, of The Ohio Society for
Crippled Children, by a campaign
total, in round figures as of July
; l, of $4,000. This is 1870 state
wide increase over the 1852 total
"The increasing support b y
Ohioans of our yearly Easter Seal
campaigns proves to me that the
public Is becoming more aware of
and approves the efforts of our
Easter Seal Societies on behalf
of the physically handicapped
throughout the state," johnson de-
clared.
According to accountants fig
ures at the headquarters of The
Ohio Society for Crippled Children
in Columbus, IA of the Society's
100 affiliates exceeded their gross
over so, and SO units had the best
year since their organization.
In addition to services extended
to the physically handicapped
through Easter Seal units, there
are three direct services sponsored
by The Ohio Society throughout
Ohio. These are: first, the Ohio
Project for Cerebral Palsy, through
which a cooperative service is ex-
tended particularly through GER
ebral palsy treatment centers in
Ohio; second, The Travelling Clinics
for Epilepsy, through which the
services of neurological consult
ants, who travel with the clinics
to non-metropolitan areas in Ohio,
are available for consultation on
epileptic cases which have been re-
ferred to the clinics by their physi-
clans; and third, recreational
camping for crippled children in
Ohio.
Additional information on any
Of its services can be obtained at
any time at the headquarters of
The Ohio Society, according to Dr.
johnson, who added that the So
ciety welcomes such inquiries
about Easter Seal services.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-17
GENOA NEWS
ANDY HALEY

One of the few landmarks along
Main Street here disappeared from
the scene during the past weel
with the razing of the old garage
building to make room for the new
and modern filling station of the
Vine Auto Laundry. This building
was erected in 1864 and served
for many years as the Presbyterian
Church, and in 1922 purchased by
the board of education as basket
ball court, and in 1923 was pur,
chased by Mr.. Vine for conversion
into an auto laundry Mr.. Vine has
operated it since that time and
was recently honored by the Fire
stone Rubber Company as one of
its few Is year dealers. Also asso-
ciated with Mr.. Vine are his two
sons Donald and Kenneth. =
According to Mayor Jack Musolf,
the contract for imposing the load
limit regulations on transit trucks
which are using local streets is
now in process of being composed
by attorney George Bowland. 1t
will be ten ton limit which will
be enforced. 1t is little wonder that
such action has not been enforced
before this time with many and
very heavy trucks using the streets
here as bypass in order to short
en- their route. 2
Officers elected by the Church of
Christ, are Elders George Powers,
George Weis, Elton Bowland,
James Hesser Lloyd Champion, and
Robert Durbin; Deacons are Cor
don Crossman, John Bowland, Rob-
ert Widmer, Jess Miller and Ferris
Duncan; Deaconesses are Thelma
Duncan, Mary Michaels, Mary Ep-
ling, Theresea Powers, Aida Weis,
Thelma Miller, Irma Nolte and
Olga Kennedy.
AT the meeting of the board of
public affairs, it was decided to
supply new power transformers
for the Rold Rite Mfg. Company
and the Perma Glass, Inc. factories
to accommodate the larger demand
for power. With the bids to be let
in the near future, and in anticipa-
tion of the repair work of the
water tower, pumps will be placed
on the water mains to keep up the
pressure during the course of this
work.
At the Legion meeting Tuesday
evening Victor Libbe was installed
as the new Commander, Milton
first vice commander,
Walter Koenker, second vice COM
Robert Buehler, adjutant,
Vance Champion, chaplain and
Eric Kohntopp, finance officer.
In recent article we quoted a
Mr.. Horace Majors as being an en-
ployee of the Green Acres Tavern,
and where he became involved in
an altercation-he is not an en-
ployee, and we stand corrected.
Preliminary plans for a booth at
the home coming to be held here
have been completed and this year
the group will sponsor novel
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-17
CAR is DAMAGED

An auto being driven by Larry
Rogers, Jr., II, Toledo, sustained
considerable damage Thursday eve
ming when it sideswiped truck
being driven by Andy Kalinowski,
33, Route 3, Port Clinton, two miles
east of Oak Harbor in Route 1853.
Neither driver was injured, Dep
uty Sheriff William Cullen, who
investigated, reported.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-17
GUARD RAIL DAMAGED

An auto being driven by Grady
Lee Daniels, Port Clinton, caused
extensive property damage SUM-
day afternoon when it hit the
guard rail in Church Road, Dan.
bury Township. Daniels escaped
injury, according to Deputy Sher
iff William Cullen, investigator.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-17
AT CONVENTION

John Wozniak, Jr., commander
of Homer D. Gardner Post 2480,
and Mrs. Ralph Knodel, president
of the local v. F. w. Auxiliary,
represented the local post and
auxiliary at the state convention
in Columbus over the weekend.
Evening star., 1953-04-22

hand about the matter Of column
inches. but regardless. there is
no basis for comparison between
the two stories.
"The Boyle story involved so
much more, was so much more
important. His resignation
climaxed a long series of Incl
dents. His case broke directly
in Washington and practically
everybody in the Democratic
Party came to his defense.
"The Roberts story came from
Kansas, where it had gone along
for several days before becoming
a national issue. And nobody
leaped to his defense, that re-
call"
The Baltimore Sun made this
comment:
"The Sun had to give more
space to the Boyle story than to
the Roberts story because the
Boyle case was also part of the
RFC investigation and a major
political development in the
midst of a presidential CAM
paign. It was more newsworthy.
had a great many more aspects,
and therefore required more
space to tell"
Evening star., 1953-04-22
Finance Company Seeks
Grammer Murder Car
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, April az. - A
finance company yesterday sued
to get back the big sedan in
which Mrs. Dorothy May Gram
mer was murdered last August.
George Edward Grammer, So
year-old New York Office man
ager, is under sentence to hang
for the Staying. He was con-
victed Of bludgeoning his wife
and then sending her careening
down a hill in the car so it
would look like she died in a
wreck. The car was only slightly
damaged, which led to the un-
raveling of the murder plot.
Universal c. I. T. Credit Co.,
which held the time payment
mortgage on the car, filed the
suit to repossess it. Universal
said Maryland law enforcement
authorities no longer need it for
evidence. but refuse to give it
up without a court order.
The suit showed Grammer
bought the Chrysler May 20 from
Northern Boulevard Motor Sales
Corp, Of Great Neck, Long Is
land, for $4,035. Universal
claimed $3,416 still is owed on it.
Evening star., 1953-04-22

ride powers reserved for the
States, because a treaty becomes
supreme law superSeding domes-
tic law.
Mr.. Rix said that only a con-
Stitutional amendment could re-
store the United States to "a
nation of delegated powers of
Congress and reserved powers of
the States"
Without that amendment, the
people of the United States have
another kind and character of
government without their ap-
proval. assent or knowledge" he
said.
"A peaceful revolution has
been attained without the knowl-
edge Of the people"
The ANPA Federal Laws Com
mittee, headed by J. Hale Stein
man Of the Lancaster (Pa.) In
telligencer-Journal and Sunday
News. said a tendency to curb
the press was evident in many
bills filed in Congress and State
Legislatures. None was enacted,
however, In the past year.
Cites legislators Action.
Mr.. Stelnman's committee said
"the feeling that seems to be
prevalent among some Of the
legislators at both Federal and
State levels that newspapers
should be regulated-which has
been evidenced in the form of
many bills introduced both in
Congress and in State LegiSla-
tureS-has made it imperative
for your committee to be con-
Stantly alert and watchful."
The committee mentioned no
names, nor did it enumerate the
bills.
In another report, the pub
fishers hailed newspaper boys
for character and aversion to
delinquency. The report said:
I'm these days, when the news
papers are filled with stories of
juvenile delinquency, it is graft
flying to note that the little
merchant newspaper boy Is not
involved.
"ThiS boy, with his route and
his customers and his gradually
increasing knowledge Of business
methods and business operations,
is going on his way, saving his
money, developing his ambitions
and gradually making himself a
citizen to be honored and re-
Spected
Evening star., 1953-04-22

gave Mr.. Roberts. the Republic
can, more than twice as much
space as Mr.. Boyle. the Demo-
crat-46 inches for Mr.. Boyle on
October IA, 1851, and 99H inches
for Mr.. Roberts last March 28.
The big volume Of words on
Mr.. Roberts was due to the CO.
incidence on the same day Of
the legislative report on him in
Topeka and the announcement
Of his resultant resignation here
in Washington. In each instances
the resignation stories led the
paper"
Boyle Held More Important.
Managing Editor Charles E.
Pierson of the Pittsburgh Press,
which ADA said never used the
Roberts story on Page One COM
mented:
"The Pittsburgh Press did car
ry the Roberts story on the
front page-at least twice, and
both stories were rather long.
The stories appeared on the front
page in most Of our five editions
there, on the day he resigned
and the day after.
II don't have any figures at
Evening star., 1953-04-22

In the ADA survey were the
New York Times. the New York
Herald Tribune, the Washington
Post. The Washington Star, the
Pittsburgh Press and the Balti-
more Sun.
ADA said it compared the
coverage Of the Investigations
and designations of William M.
Boyle, jr., as Democratic ma
tional chairman in 1851 and Of
G. Wesley Roberts as Republican
national chairman last month.
The organization said in each
case 10 days considered equiva-
lent were studied. It reported:
"The results Of this study
show that the Boyle story re-
ceived approximately three
times as much space as the
Roberts story in the Today
period.
THE Boyle story appeared on
the front page 70 per cent of
the time, as against the Roberts
story which hit the front pages
on only 1924 per cent of the
time. being buried for the most
part on back pages"
ADA appended figures on each
OF the six papers for total COW
erage Of each story and frequency
OF appearance on the front page.
It said that in a total of all the
coverage it studied the Boyle
story received 1914 column
inches Of space. while the Rob-
erts story got 644H inches.
Times Explains Differences.
The New York Times said a
check Of its news columns for
the dates in question showed
important differences in the
nature of the stories"
The Times continued, in a
Washington dispatch:
"On the Republican side a
single individual, Mr.. Roberts,
was involved in a single incident
investigated by a legislative COM
mittee in Topeka. :.
"The Boyle story was more
widely ramif1ed, involving sew
eral other individuals besides Mr..
Boyle
ION two Of the days cited,
September 81 and Is, 1851, when
long stories were published, Mr..
Boyle was a secondary theme in
accounts leading with the in
volvement Of other persons.
"The ADA figures show that on
the dates Of the respective resig-
nations the New York Times
Evening star., 1953-04-22
ADA Attacks Press Coveroqe
OF Boyle, Roberts Resignation

Leader Taft "has stated in Look
magazine that the press tends
to be 'anti-Republican,' while
Democratic Candidate Adlai E..
Stevenson, during the campaign.
labeled the press 'one-party' and
anti-Democratic."
Senator Taft told newsmen the
Look article was published that
ne had IN mind principally COM
mentators and columnists, rather
than writer's of news stories. MIR.
Stevenson said he got fair treat
ment generally in the news col
umnS.
One Party Press Denied.
Mr.. Stevenson's charge of a
"one party" press met with
strong denial today from Charles
F. McCahill, publisher of the
Cleveland News and president of
the American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association.
I'VE are by no means one
party" Mr.. McCahill said in an
address prepared for the pub
lisherS' convention in New York.
If the majority were for the
successful presidential candidate,
it cannot be denied that the op-
position had powerful and able
representation"
Incidentally" he added, "this
so-called one party press pub
lished the accusation made
against it as news on the front
pages of their newspapers-just
as they published all the news"
Mr.. McCahill's address came
as the associations Committee
on Federal Laws reported some
Federal and State legislators are
trying to regulate the press
through legislation, although no
such laws were enacted in the
past year.
Six Newspapers Listed.
Naming no names or specific
bills. the committee said:
To-day officials who feel that
they have some reason to resent
the frank reporting and criti-
cism by communications media
try to use their high office to
curb reports to the public rather
than to improve government ad-
ministration."
The six newspapers mentioned
Evening star., 1953-04-22
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Evening star., 1953-04-22
North Carolina Press
Attacks Secrecy Law
On Budget Sessions
BY the Assoeiuied Press

RALEIGH, N. c.. April a.
Two former State Senators
Joined newspapermen yesterday
in appeals to the North Carolina
General Assembly for repeal Of a
new secrecy law.
The appeals were made at q
joint appropriations committee
hearing on a bill to repeal the
law. Opponents will be heard
today.
The secrecy law was passed
several weeks ago after an ap-
preparations subcommittee and
newsmen had had several run
ins over open session policy. The
subcommittee contended 1t could
better study the States biennial
appropriations bill If it were al
lowed to consider it in secret.
Newsmen refused to leave the
committee sessions when or
dered to do so, contending State
law required that the States
budget be considered in open
session.
Permits Closed Budget Sessions.
The secrecy law allows budget
ary committees to meet secretly,
but requires it to vote openly.
Weimer Jones, editor of the
Franklin Press and president of
the North Carolina Press Asso-
citation, headed the list of news
papermen appearing at yester-
days meeting. He contended the
issue lis the larger right of the
public to know how public busi-
ness Is handled"
Former Senators Irving Carlyle
Of Winston-Salem and Julian
Allsbrook Of Roanoke Rapids
Joined the newspapermen. Mr..
Carlyle said the law violates a
fundamental right of all citizens
to know how. why and by whom
their tax dollars are spent"
Spirit of Ill Will CHARGED.
He added. violation of the
right Of all citizens to know
how their Government is con-
Quoted has done damage and
harm to all the people of North
Carolina"
Mr.. Allsbrook contended that
the Legislature has made this
thing a battle and a race with
the newspapers" The secrecy
law. he said, was adopted "in
spirit Of i'll will and the people
Of North Carolina are the losers" "
Evening star., 1953-04-22
Ry the As.oeiated Press

Whether the American press
has been fair in reporting poll
tics was once again at issue in
the wake Of q move by Francis
Biddle, national chairman Of
Americans for Democratic Ac-
ton.
Mr.. Biddle yesterday made
public q statistical study of the
coverage in six metropolitan
newspapers of the stories cul-
minating in the resignation un-
der fire of Republican and Dem
ocratic national chairmen. The
study concluded that the Demo-
cratic resignation received much
more prominence.
Three of the newspapers men,
toned promptly challenged the
validity Of ADA's criticism of
their coverage.
Mr.. Biddle also suggested an
investigation Of the whole ques-
ton Of political coverage. saying
that while charges and counter
charges have perhaps reached
the point Of absurdity. they
nonetheless seriously impugn the
high standards of journalism for
which the American press is
known throughout the world"
He made the proposal in q
letter to j. r. Virgins, manag-
ing editor of The Washington
Post and chairman of a commit
tee of the American Society of
Newspapers Editors concerned
with freedom o Information.
Taft, Stevenson Quoted.
Mr.. Virgins thanked Mr..
Biddle for his letter, but replied
that the committee had as it's
primary concern "the one issue
Of obstruction Of the news flow
by the withholding of news" He
said it "has not had and is not
likely to have research facilities
for making extensive qualitative
or quantitative analyses Of news
coverage."
Mr.. Biddle formerly was At
torney General in the admini-
Stration Of President Franklin D.
Roosevelt. ADA is dedicated to
the principles Of the Roosevelt
New Deal.
Mr.. Billde wrote to Mr.. Wig
gins that Senate Majority