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Evening star., 1953-05-10
Labor Party Gains
| In Britain but Tories
Point 10 Bigger Vote
BY the Assoeiofed Press

LONDON, May 9.-Laborites
chalked up big gains in this
weeks local elections. but both
sides claimed today their popu-
larity has increased.
Jubilant Laborites took more
than $50 Conservative seats in
voting for nearly 5000 places on
town and borough councils
throughout Britain.
Labor said the outcome showed
public dislike of the Conserva-
tive government. Prime Minister
Churchill's Conservatives pointed
out they polled more votes than
the Laborites, and said the swing
really was toward the govern
ment.
Independents, Liberals and
Communists all showed net
losses.
Meaning Held Inconclusive.
Neutral observers, without
minimizing the Labor gains with
in the local councils, doubted
whether these elections were any
accurate guide as to how Britain
would vote now if House Of Com
mons seats were at stake. Many
editorial writer's were frankly
puzzled.
The Liberal News Chronicle
said: Taken at their face value,
the figures show that the Labor
Party has regained some, though
by no means all, of the ground
it lost in recent comparable
elections. But only a month
ago the Gallup Poll showed that
the Tories were we'll ahead in
public favor"
The labor Daily Herald claimed
the election showed public dis
satisfaction with the ConServa-
tive budget.
1.-The mass of the people were
not fooled" it said. what kind
of government is it which makes
education and the health service
the first victims of economy"
LabOrite' Sees Success.
Morgan Phillips. Secretary OF
the Labor Party, said:
"The fact that the successes
occurred in all types Of areas
ranging from safe Conservative
to safe Labor districts shows both
confidence in the labor party and
disillusionment with the re-
dictionary policies Of our Con-
servative opponents"
Conservative spokesmen were
more cautious-but insisted the
results reflected increased sup
port for the government. Sir
Geoffrey Hutchinson, spokesman
at the Conservative Central Of
flee, said:
$50 far as the elections can be
regarded as an indication OF
the recent movement Of public
opinion, it is clear that. over
the past year public feeling has
STRENGTHENED noticeably behind
the government"
Tories Won More Seats.
This view, it was explained
is based on the fact the Con-
servatives won 1,431 seats COM
pared with 1,138 in 1852. while
the Socialists won 1859 COM
pared with 1,718.
The Laborites could capture
$50 Conservative seats and yet
have fewer individual victories
than last year because the seats
at stake this week were last
fought for three years ago.
Generally speaking, one third
of the British local councils re-
tires each year. A completely
different set of seats thus is
disputed in consecutive years
although the overall number OF
contests always is about 5000.
Evening star., 1953-05-10

WE'D so YEARS-Mr. and
Mrs. Benjamin Sherman of
5305 Georgia avenue NV,
observe their golden wedding
anniversary today. They have
lived in the District since
1921. MIR. Sherman, who is
retired, is q Mason and q
member of B'Nai Israel Con-
gregatiOn. The couple has
one son, four grandchildren
and three great-grandchil-
dren.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-25
Rossford To Join
Firenan's Group

State Senator Ray Hildebrand
and sports columniSt Lou Klewer
of The Toledo Blade were speakers
Wednesday evening when the OF
tawa County Fireman's Associa-
ton met in the Jerusalem Town
ship Community Hall in Curtice.
Hildebrand discussed legislation
which would be beneficial to volum-
teer fire departments and Klewer
gave an illustrated talk on his re-
cent visit to South America.
Mutual aid among members of
the association was the main topic
discussed. Reports were given of
actual fire fighting experiences re-
Gently encountered, including tech
niques employed, equipment used
and knowledge gained.
Firemen from Rossford was
guests. AS the association decided
that Rossford was in the sam e
mutual aid territory, motion was
approved to accept Rossford for
membership, pending futher in
vestigation which should be cleared
at the next meeting.
Arthur Christensen, Catawba Is
land, is president of the county
firemen's association which is
planning it's annual dance, loca-
tion and date to be announced later.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-25
E.O.D. Employees
Receive Awards

Erie Ordnance Depot employees
Raymond G. Martin and Morris w
LAGER, of Port Clinton, Lawrence E
Whitacre of Sandusky, and Carl
Hahn of Oak Harbor, received cash
awards for their time-and-labor
saving suggestions in a special
ceremony Monday.
Department of the Army checks
were presented Mr.. Martin. Mr..
LAGER and Mr.. Hahn by Col. Ed
ward r. Ayres, commanding Off
Ger of the depot, who expressed
his appreciation for the ingenuity
and perseverance shown by these
workers in perfecting ideas which
will save money for the govern
ment a well as net awards for
themselves.
AS Mr.. Whitacre is on extended
sick leave, his check was mailed
to him.
Mr.. Martin was awarded $1O9 80
for his adopted suggestion concern
ing the use OF recoil jack on the
recoil mechanism of the 80 milli-
meter antiaircraft gun. 1t has
proved of value in the proof accep-
tance testing of weapons and the
estimated savings for the first year
of it's use is $2,018.13,
A savings of $1,052 is expected
to result from the first years use
of Mr.. Whitacre'S suggestion for
gauge for the front axle lock
en- the 40 millimeter antiaircraft
gun. He received $3.50 for this
idea. @
Mr.. LAGER received an award of
$3.50 for his suggestion for
device to handle M6 recoil bottom
cylinders, which not only has saved
handling time but has helped to
prevent the cylinder from being
damaged. Savings for the first year
of use are estimated at $3.50.
Inc Sa1ely suggestion OF Mr..
Hahn concerning the installation
of guard railings on certain hazar-
dous stairways, which was fol-
lowed out by the Safety Office,
earned for him safety award of
SIS.
Present for the award ceremony
were immediate supervisors of the
suggestion winners. These men
are credited with having encour-
aged the efficiency awards pro.
gram as whole, and with always
lending helping hand to individ-
ual employees in perfecting their
improvement ideas.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-25
Reserves Tour
Erie Ordnance

Seven members of the 2706th
R. and D. Unit (Ar1ny Reserve
tra'ning) of the University of To-
ledo visited Erie Ordnance Depot
Satr rday for a 'Wo and one-half
hour tour of the depot.
In the group we're: 1t. Col. J..
NJ Mccormick, 1t. Col. C. E..
Amos, 1t. Col. M. H. Bigelow. 1t.
Col. J. C. Coleman, Maj. w. F.
Malkiewicz, Capt. w. P. Close, and
1St 1t. E. P. Schauss.
The conducted tour of the depot
included stop-offS in the mainten-
ance, storage, stock control, and
proof firing activities.
Assisting in the tour were: 1t.
Col. Leland S. Devore, Jr., 1t. Col.
j. S. Sanford. Maj. w. E. Caddy,
Maj. M. p Hawkins, Capt. R. L..
Nearhoof, and James S. Stewart.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-25
Continued from Page y
CITY WILL
Shelter had reported.

Shelter had reported.
When Councilman Lee Bracken
asked what plans had been made
for the Ottawa County municipal
court, Solicitor Reinheimer said
that the court would meet in the
council chambers of Port Clinton's S
city hall. "As the J. P. office will
be empty after January 1, we can
use that room for the clerks Of
fice," Reinheimer added.
Questioned as to need for a new
city Jail, Reinheimer said that
women sentenced under the new
drunken drivers law, which be-
comes effective October /, would
be. sent to county Jail to serve
their three-day sentence.
Frank Putnam, local contractor,
appeared before council and stated
he planned to submit petition for
annexation of the Putnam Addition
to the city, as a resident free
holder has been living there over
a month, and another family is
moving to the addition next week.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-25
Plan Huron Little
Theatre Season

Eldon Roswurm and Bob Foley
will direct "CuckooS on the Hearth"
which the Huron Little Theatre
will present as its opening attrac-
ton October 26-27 in the lakefront
town.
Cast in the comedy are Jane
Lenhart, Nancy Liston, Eleanor
Woodruff, Billie Zimmerman, Betty
While, Jack Dutt, Jim O'Brien, AL.
Ian Comstock, Art Moore, Dick
Williamson, Hoke Liston and Bill
Woodruff.
Officers of the Huron Little
Theatre as the group begins its
fourth season are James O'Brien,
president; Jack Dutt, vice presi-
dent; Rhoda Jordan, secretary, and
Nancy Liston, treasurer.
Other plays selected for presen-
tation this season are rip Van
Wrinkle" for March 1-2 and ."BeH,
Book and Candle" for April 26-27.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-25
lets Discussed
At Rotary Meet

Charles Everett, vice president OF
Fremont's Bingham-Herbrand Com
pany, gave an illustrated talk on
Jet engines at Tuesdays Rotary
Club meeting in st. John Lutheran
Church.
In charge of production of parts
supplied to the Jet aviation indus
try, Everett pointed out the "buck-
cts and blades" made at the plant
in Fremont. He mentioned that jet
engines are now being used exper-
mentally in trucks on the West
coast.
Everett stated that jet engines
were built in laboratories as early
as 1903 but did not reach their
maximum usefulness until the last
few wears.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-25
3.311 PERSONS VISITED LOCAL
INFORMATION BOOTH THIS YEAR

In his arnaul report, Secretar
Tom Finefrock reports 3,311 per
sons called at the Vacationland In
formation Booth in Waterworks
Park this summer, compared with
3,O59 last last year, an increase OF
nine per cent.
BY far the greatest majority of
the callers, 1915, requested boat
and plane schedules to Put-in-Bay
and the other Bass Islands. Re-
questing general information and
literature on the different areas
in our Vacationland were $50 9TH
ers, with 3O4 seeking cottage list
ings, 1876 wanting motels, So de-
string private rooms, 331 wanting
hotels, 19 asked for camp sites, Ia
wanted apartments and 10 sought
trailer locations.
In addition to the above, rs de-
finitely asked for accommodations
at Put-in-Bay and Middle Bass, %
wanted to stop at Catawba, 80 pre-
ferred Lakeside and the PENN
sula while Is others planned to
60 to Kelleys Island.
OF the others interested in
boat trips, 533 wanted to 60 to
Kelleys, 40 wanted trips to the
Canadian mainland, Il were en-
route to Pelee Island, 10 wanted
boat to Detroit and 72 others were
not particular as long as they went
for a boat ride.
East Harbor State Park was pop
ular with 40 inquiries and 26 asked
information regarding Cedar Point.
There were 324 letters received
and answered in 1853 compared to
430 the previous year. This "a
per cent decrease could be ex-
planned by the fact that the area
is becoming better known.
inquiries were received from In
diana, Michigan, Pennsylvania.
West Virginia, Kentucky, New
York, Washington, D. c., Virginia,
Massachusetts,, Illinois, North Caro-
Ina, Iowa, Florida, New Jersey and
Ontario. as well as $50 from Ohio
A total of 38, 700 folder-maps was
distributed throughout the season.
Finefrock repaired.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-25
To1edoan Hurt
In Route 2Crash

Woodrow Eggleston, 35, Toledo,
suffered serious head and chest
injuries Monday when his car col
ided with another at State Route
2 and Weller Road.
Lucas County Deputy Sheriff
Sam LAURA said Eggleston made
a safety stop and then proceeded
into Route 2, where his car was
struck by that of Louis Ireland, q,
Rocky Ridge.
Eggleston was taken to River
side Hospital in Toledo, where he
is being held for investigation by
the sheriff.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-25
Larnprey Eel
Shared By Boat

Charles McNoble and his group
of fisherman from Milford Center,
were greatly disappointed Sunday,
when their trolling on the Lake
Erie reefs was Interrupted by en-
gine trouble Captain Ray George
of the 5O-foot steel boat Alma no.
ticed that the engine was over
heating because of lack of water
for cooling purposes.
He Signaled for help and Browns S
Boat Livery sent a mechanic to re-
pair the boat, east of Kelleys Is
land so that it could continue troll
ing. The mechanic found that it
was impossible to repair the water
pump because the intake was
blocked, therefore he had to con-
vert the pump to take in water
from another inlet so that the boat
could cruise home under its own
power.
Browns Marina had to haul the
Alma out on dry dock to investi-
gate futher cause of the unusual
difficulty. To the surprise of every
one a dreaded Lamprey Eel, which
is a menace to fish life in Lake
Erie, had become stuck in the
opening and the suction of the
pump had pulled it up so that es-
cape was impossible.
It is not known whether the
eighteen (18) inch eel found its
way into the intake or was sucked
in by the suction of the water
pump but it became stuck and COM
pletly shut off the supply of water
running into the engine. The Lam
prey eel is a comparatively new
fish in Lake Erie, for its been on
ly a few years since this eel first
starting prying on fish in this area.
The fishermen went home with
great disappointment because of
the lack of time to catch fish, but
the boat itself did catch fish,
that is a enemy of fish and fisher
men.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-25
Toledoans Hurt
In Woodville Road

Two Toledoans suffered injuries
Friday night in traffic accident
at the intersection of State Routes
100 and 795, 10 miles east of To-
ledo.
Daniel Robinson, 80, suffered a
fractured collar bone and his pas
senger, James Casebolt, "a, also
of Toledo, received a back in
jury. They were admitted to Riv-
erside Hospital in Toledo.
State Highway Patrolman George
Babka said Robinson's car collided
with one being driven by Donald
Smith, 81, Millbury. Robinson was
cited on a charge of failure to
yield right-of-way.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-25
Local Soldier
Arrives In Korea

Sergeant First Class Charles M.
Abel, 80, whose wife, Lucille, lives
at 4 Community Loop, Erie Gar
,dens, Port Clinton, recently joined
the End Infantry Division in Korea.
Son of Mrs. Mary Bolte, 416
Geiger Street, Huntingburg, Indi-
ana, Abel is a veteran of 10 years
Army service. The End Division
took part in two of the Korean
conflicts most historic battles. 1t
captured "Heartbreak Ridge" after
weeks of bitter fighting in Octo-
ber, 1851, and took "Old Baldy" in
July, 1852.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-25
Cars Damaged In
Rocky Ridge Wreck

Cars being driven by Joe Scott,
SIS, Oak Harbor, and Walter Grie-
ger, 81, Route 3, Oak Harbor, were
badly damaged Monday night in an
accident on the Rocky Ridge-Lime-
stone road, mile north of Rocky
Ridge.
According to Deputy Sheriff
Myron Hetrick, Scott had stopped
his car to let out boy passenger,
when his car was struck from the
rear by Grieger'S auto. No one
was injured in the mishap.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-25
"PEACE PILGRIM"
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page y
only the clothes on her back, the
Peace Pilgrim decided to continue
walking to keep warm.
When she reached Bills Rest
aurant at the Fremont Oil Com
pany, she stopped for a bite to eat
and to get warm. "They were won
derful to me at Bills Restaurant
giving me food last night, letting
me sleep in a warm place, and
giving me breakfast this morning"
she reported.
Wednesday, the Peace Pilgrim
planned to walk through Sandusky
and on to Lorain. "a 32-mile walk
will be easy for me today" she
added. Evidently people think
walking means hitch hiking as
each day l refuse several offers
to ride" the message carrier ex-
planned.
"It was thrilling to walk along
beautiful Lake Erie this morning" +"
the attractive woman told the ed
itor She is now wearing her fifth
pair of shoes since leaving Pasa-
dena, as they average about 1000
miles before wearing out.
From Port Clinton she will con-
tinue through Sanduskv, Lorain,
Cleveland, Akron, Pittsburg and
on to Washington, D. C. where she
will present the following peti-
tion to President Eisenhower:
peace Pilgrims Plea for a
Peace Department--This is the way
to peace-~overcome evil,wi good,
and falSehood with truth, and
hatred with love. We plead for
the establishment of Peace De-
partment, with a Secretary of
Peace who accepts these principles
all conflict situations at home
Or abroad to be reffered to this
Peace Department"
She has planed her walking to
reach Washington in November
and then she will walk to New
York City where she will present
this petition to the United Nations
and world leaders:
'M you would find the way to
peace, you must overcome evil
with good, and falsehood with
truth, and hatred with love. We
plead with you to free us from
the crushing burden of ornaments
and to free us from hatred and
fear. So that we may feed our
hungry ones, mend our broken
cities, and experience a richness
Of life which can only come in
world that is unarmed and fed"
Before coming here, the Peace
Pilgrim spent five days in Toledo
where She talked in seven churches
Sunday, appeared on television
program, and made a 15-minute
recording for broadcast to all
school children in the city.
She also talked to sixth grade
students in Logan, School, East
Toledo, and was thrilled with the
and attention these
young students displayed.
Il have been greatly pleased
with the wonderful response every
Pastors, priests and rabbis
Of all faiths have welcomed me
graciously; newspapers, radio and
television stations have aided in
spreading my message, and school
have cooperated won
derfully. feel there is mount
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gamble of
Detroit, Michigan called at the
Chas. A. Woodman home the past
week.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-25

George LOntz, of Middle Bass Is
land, was county seat visitor,
Wednesday, on business mission.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-25
SPEAKS AT KENToN

State Rep. Robert w. Reider,
publisher of the Ottawa County
News, addressed a meeting of the
Jackson-Roosevelt Club in Kenton
Tuesday night.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-25

Mrs. Alton Lambert and Miss
Marilyn Zimmerman spent the
weekend in Springfield as guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Zimmerman.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-25

ing spiritual awakening as most
people feel little security in the
atomic bomb stockpile," the Peace
Pilgrim said as she waved and con-
tinued walking towards Sandusky-
and towards her goal of World
Peace.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-25
HEADED FOR NEW ORLEANS

Robert w. Reider, publisher of
the Ottawa County News and min
oritywhip in the Ohio House of
Representatives, will attend meet
ing of the us. Council of State
Governments at New Orleans, La,
next week as an official delegate
from Ohio. He is leaving Friday
by auto and will be accompanied
by Mrs. Reider and son, Bobby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-12
MIXED FRUIT

the weight and quality of bananas) were
being imported annually to the US. and
Canada.
THIS WOULD SEEM the spot to quote a
japanese schoolboy's essay on The Banana:
The banana are great and distinguished
fruit. He are constructed on same general
architecture as honorable sausages. Differ
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ence being. skin of sausages are habitually
consumable; rappings of banana hardly ever
''Banana are strict member vegetable
kingdom. AfiliatiOn of honorable sau-
sage frequently undetermined
THE LAST STRAW. Apples were the ia
vorite fruit of matinee idol DeWolf Hopper
- especially when they were whipped up
into dessert called brown Betty. When
Hopper complained that he never could find
brown Betty on New York menu, his hotel
manager explained there was no demand.
Have it tomorrow night" begged Hopper,
land leave the rest to me-"
The next night brown Betty was duly
added to the hotel bill of fare, and Hopper
made tour of the dining room, urging
everybody to sample it. Most delicious
dessert you ever ate in your life" he en-
Unused. Then he repaired to his own table,
and after toying with a beefsteak, told his
waiter, Nov I'm ready for double order
of brown Betty"
''Pm very sorry, sir,'' reported the
waiter. ''It's all gone" BENNETT CERT
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estate in Surrey, Bruce decided to start
Saturday off with brisk constitutional be-
fore breakfast His eyes fell on peach
freshly ripened in tree bordering the lane.
1t was the lushest peach he ever had seen.
so he plucked and ate it. Then he went
inside for spot of coffee.
His hostess was holding forth when he
entered. 1--WE hardly can wait to face the
judges at the garden show this afternoon"
she gurgled. For twenty years we've been
telling those skeptics that it was possible to
grow an absolutely perfect peach in this
climate, and now, glory be, we've got one!"
Bruce waited to hear no more. He
packed his bag. stole out of a side door,
and sailed the next day for America.
YOU MAY find it hard to believe, but the
record will bear me out that the first banana
ever seen in the US. was brought in from
the island of Jamaica in 1870 on schooner
captained by Lorenzo Dow Baker, of Well.
feet, Mass Baker had delivered cargo to
Venezuela. and put in for supplies at King
ston. Jamaica, on the way home.
Somebody offered him banana. Baker
took a bite, yelled Eureka" and then asked,
What is the name of this succulent fruit2"
An erudite Englishman volunteered, 1T
comes from gigantic herbaceous plant be-
longing to the family Musaceae"
''Nevertheless," asserted the intrepid
captain, IL propose to take few clus-
tiers home for the wife and Riddles"
By THE TINE Captain Baker reached
Wellheet, his bananas had rotted, but that
did not stop him. On his next voyage he had
the good sense to put green bananas in the
hold and let them ripen on the way back.
Captain Baker thereupon organized the
Boston Fruit Company, which became the
owner of just about everything in Jamaica
and adjacent territory.
BY the end of 1852, over SO million stems
of bananas at an average price of about
$3.50 (the amount varies in proportion to
In 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-12

NIGEL BRUCE, suave
~ British comedian,
featured in many a
play ON this side of the
Atlantic, ascribes his
first trip here to an
unusual circumstance.
Week-ending at a sWank