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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-03-12
HOSPITAL DRIVE
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from the Special Gift committee
too and officials were hopeful that
the drive might still top the $500,
600 figure needed to build the new
30-bed wing.
Oak Harbor workers were en-
thusiastic about the renewed cam
paign following their dinner last
Tuesday evening. Port Clinton
workers met Thursday night and
following their opinions, the drive
was voted to continue until the
end of the month.
The campaign organization, as
originally set up, will carry
through to the drives close, and
all workers are urged to get in
touch with their team captains for
further instructions.
Campaign headquarters in the
Clinton Theater building have
been closed, but all files, cards
and other literature have been
moved to the office of the cam
paign treasurer Eugene Bolte, at
Bolte's Real Estate Company. Mrs
Dorothy Ostling will continue in
her present capacity, and all mon
ey is to be sent to Mr.. Bolte at
that address.
Breakdown of the pledges Sc
cured to date showed $22,68 for
Oak Harbor; $86,679 for Port Clin-
ton and $4,000 from the special
Gifts committee
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must pay half of the cost. Coun-
Gilman Carlista Snyder suggested
that the street repair should be
postponed until the proposed
sewer project is completed, thus
forestalling another ripping up
the street" process.
Council voted to table the state
departments request until the
finance committee and city audi
tor can "find" sufficient funds.
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ART CLUB
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also have oil paintings in the di-
versified exhibit.
Sure to attract attention are the
watercolors December Morning
by Catawba school teacher Betty
Fall, and Vermont Mills Light
house" by Standard Products Ste
nographer Marion Cleary. Mrs.
Falls snow scene and Mrs. Cleary's
rural back yard paintings are 9TH
er crowd pleasers.
Among the many Port Clinton
residents at the exhibition Sunday
were the following:
Rev. and Mrs. John Braun, Mr.
and Mrs. Allen Dykeman and son,
Jeff, Atty. and Mrs. Oliver True,
Mrs. Paul .Antoun, Mrs. George
Slaughter, Mrs. Clarence Fulkert,
Mrs. Burton James Elmore), Mrs
Carrie Armbruster, Mrs. Lillian
Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dewitt,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Garst, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Kreilick, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Ludwig, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. j. Edwards and Tommy, Misses
Clara Livingway, Tillle Smith,
Nelma Behrman, Lenore Petersen,
Nina Soennichsen and Joan Lund-
gard.
Mrs. Mamie King, Mrs. Joseph
Kelly, Mrs. George Zetzer, Mrs.
Gale Stevens, Mrs. William Da-
vies, Mrs. Evelyn Beam, Mrs. Carl
Ruddock, Mrs. Verdi Won Thron,
Mayor Harold Jeremy, Dan Pokey
and Ray Sperber.
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INQUlRINC
REPORTER
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think the winters are any colder,
it just seems that way. It seems
like now it's still cold in May and
l can remember we used to be in
shorts in May"
JOHN GRAVES, 125 E. Main ST.,
Oak Harbor "Pve read that there
are cycles of warmer and colder
weather. l don't think they change
much. 1t hasn't been noticeable in
my lifetime. / can remember zero
weather in March about five years
ago. I'd say there is no change in
any one direction
MAX SHARPE, 1912 w. Water
St. Oak Harbor. 81 don't think
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-03-12
EOD Restaurant
Under New Head

Jack Stout, representative of
{. E. Richardson, Inc, Baltimore.
Md, arrived at Erie Ordnance
Depot last weekend to assume the
managership of the restaurant
concession of the depot.
c. E. Richardson, Inc. was
awarded the contract for the op-
Grafton of the restaurant conces-
sion of Erie on the basis of COM
petitive bidding, effective March
5.
Mr.. Stout has a lifetime of ex-
perience in restaurant operations,
his parents having been in the ho-
tel business. He has been associ-
ated with Richardson, Inc, for the
past year, and has managed res
taurants at Blue Grass Ordnance
Depot, Richmond, KY, and Rich
mond Quartermaster Depot, Rich
mond, Va. He is native of Ken
lucky, and his hometown is Lex
ington.
Erie Ordnance Depot's restau-
rant becomes the fifth in the
chain operated by C. E. Richard
son, Inc. In addition to the two
formerly managed by Mr. Stout,
the chain includes the operation
of restaurants at Lexington Sig
nal Depot, Lexington, KY, and at
Marietta Ordnance Depot, Mari
eta, Pa.
While becoming acquainted
with the new restaurant manager,
depot officials and employees re-
served time for a warm farewell
to Fred Wolfe, Port Clinton, con-
cessionaire for the past five and
half years at Erie, and his as
sistant, his sister, Mrs. Irene Per
sons, and expressed best wishes
for their continued success.
A letter of appreciation for his
friendly and efficient service
throughout his association with
the depot will be sent to Mr..
Wolfe from depot officials.
Mr.. Wolfe's name, it is ex-
planned, will remain on the list
of approved bidders maintained
by Second Army Headquarters,
and will be on the mailing list
for all invitations to bid issued in
the future by Erie and other
Army installations within the
Second Army area.
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Boat Safety To Be
Program Theme

Bert Robb, executive director
Of the Michigan State Waterway
Commission, Eetroit, will be guest
speaker next Tuesday night at 8
when the Lake Erie Islands and
Peninsula v. cationland holds lis
March meeting in SaylJ.,s Inn,
Danbury.
Ralph Snyder, president of the
group, will preside, and Edward
Serbia of the Marblehead Coast
Guard station will join in the dis
cussion of water safety.
Theme for the evening will be
"Clinic on Rowboat Rentals and
General Safety and all boat liv-
cry operators are invited to at
tend the meeting.
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HOME ON FURLoUGH

Air Corpsman Jack Easton, who
has been stationed at Keesler
Field, Miss, arrived home Friday
for a weekend delay enroute visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Or
vile Easton. He is now at his new
base, Chanute Field, Illinois.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-03-12
hoME ON EuRLoucH

Carpenters Mate &c Sam Ho-
werth, U. S. Seabees, arrived home
Saturday on a 30iday f1lrlough
after spending q months in Trini-
dad. He is with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Howerth, 500 &c"
ST., Erie Gardens.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-03-12
CANCER CONVENTION

Representing the Ottawa County
Chapter of the American Cancer
Society at the state convention in
Columbus Sunday will be its presi-
dent, Ray Sperber, Port Clinton,
and its secretary-treasurer, Mrs.
Carlton MINER, Oak Harbor. The
annual Cancer Society drive opens
April I.
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AREA FOLKS
IN THE SERVICE

New address is reported as fol
lows: All Harold H. Havener, AF
15298844, Saith ASSD., APO 902,
20 Postmaster, San Francisco,
Calf.
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John Graves
Max sharpe

John Graves Max Sharpe
they are changing. The weather is
about the same. One thing nova
days we have heavier, modern,
equipment to clear the roads and
the snow seems to go away faster.
We had a big snow 8 or 10 years
ago. The big snow before that one
was when l was kid about 1917
or 1913"
JOHN WAGNER, 217 W.. Water
ST., Oak Harbor. Ever since the
Japanes earthquake which created
a mountain range off Japan, the
Japanese gulf stream has been
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-03-12

Quota Is Four
Ottawa County's Selection Ser
vice Board has been notified that
it's quota for April will be four.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-03-12

NO MEET PLANNED
The Democratic Women's Club
of Ottawa County will not meet
this month due to the lenten sea-
son. Plans for the April meeting
will be announced at a later date.
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up a law practice repeatedly worth
over $4,000 year.
Since he has been before the Ma
tons television cameras Mr.. Jen-
kinS has developed distinct politi-
cal personality and the move is
definitely on foot to draft Mr.. Jen-
kinS for the senatorial campaign.
1t may safely be assumed that
Mr.. jenkins is not averSe to his new
role. His photograph has been on
the front page Of practically every
daily newspaper in the Nation, and
on the covers of magazines and peri
odicals. Millions have watched him
play the part Of committee counsel
in the Army Nice arthy show.
Ray jenkins today is thoroughly
well known in Tennessee. But he
is a Republican and identified with
the conservative wing Of his party.
That is a barrier that no one has
hurdled since Parson VILLA m
Brownlow, with his hell-fire-and-
birthstone technique, catapulted him.
self into the Senate from the gov
ernorship in 1869 when the State
was in the bitter throeS of the re-
construction era. Every attempt by
a Republican since that time-85
years ago-to be elected Senator has
failed.
Republican candidates for Senator
in the Harding and Hoover land
slides bit the dust while the pres
idential standard bearers carried
the State. In 1912 the late Newell
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on the size Of the debt and on their
request for a SIS billion increase
in the limit. Certainly such an
exemption hike would run the coun-
try deeper into debt.
In 1917 the total debt stood at
$1.3 billion, with the debt per per-
son amounting to $12. In February.
1916, the debt reached a peak OF
$279.8 billion, with the per capita
debt at 81, 800. The debt limit had
been raised to $500 billion in 1915
1t was lowered to its present $275
billion in June, 1916. AS of April 80,
1854, the debt totaled SPILL billion
(including some funds not subject
to the legal limit. The debt per per-
son amounted to $1.674-far higher
than the annual per capita income
of Americans.
If the national debt comes too
close to the legal ceiling. and Con-
gress does not raise the limit. the
Government viii have to cut down
spending and borrowing. ConSe-
quently it might have trouble pay
ing all its monthly bills. Secretary
of the Treasury George M. Humph-
rey said last year failure Of the Gov
eminent to pay its bills might cause
near panic" But opponents OF an
increase in the debt limit argue that
raising the ceiling would only en-
courage the Government to 60
further into debt.
Congressional euArtsriy.l
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would leave only Senator Nicely OF
West Virginia, in line for the Dis
trict Committee. and possibly Sen
ator Gillette Of Iowa at the head OF
Rules, assuming Senator Green got
Foreign Relations.
In the House, out Of 10 standing
committees, nine would be headed
by SouthernerS and four by men
from the border States Of Tennessee
and Kentucky. Aside from the three
Fasteners, this would leave only
three from other parts of the coun-
try in line for chairmanships.
namely:
Representative Cannon Of Mis-
souri,, Appropriations; Dawson OF
Illinois, Government Operations, and
Engle Of California, Interior and In
Sular Affairs.
AS against these few opportunities,
the South would have Representa-
tives Cooley Of North Carolina head
ing Agriculture; Vinson Of Georgia,
Armed Services; Mcmillan Of South
Carolina, District Of Columbia;
Barden Of North Carolina. Educa-
ton and Labor; Richards Of South
Carolina, Foreign Affairs; Burleson
of Texas, House Administration;
Bonner of North Carolina. Merchant
Marine and Fisheries; league OF
Texas, Veterans Affairs, and How
ard Smith Of Virginia at the head
of the powerful Rules Committee.
The border State Of Tennessee
would have Representative Cooper
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If the Democrats win control OF
Congress this fall the South and
the West will dominate the law
making machinery for the next two
years.
The Southerners are always
potent force when the Democrats
are in control, because OF the SEN
iority rule which governs advance
ment on committees. The South
breaks ranks occasionally to sup
port o Republican President, as IT
did for Gen. Eisenhower in 1852.
But it stands by its congressional
DELEGATIONS, with the result that
most of them remain in ONCE tor
many years.
In the present Congress the DEM
ocrats also have q group OF veteran
members from the far West and
Southwest, who would share the
scepter Of power with the South If
the donkey outruns the elephant In
the November sweepstakes.
In the Senate only one man from
the populous Eastern seaboard Will
be in line for an important post If
the S4th Congress is Democratic. He
is the venerable but rugged 86-year-
old Senator Francis Green OF Rhode
Island.
Senator Green could succeed Sen
ator Wiley, Republican. Of Wiscon-
sin as chairman of the Foreign
Relations Committee. depending on
what post is chosen by the dean
of the Senate, Walter F. George.
Senator George has the choice Of
heading either Foreign Relations
or the tax-writing Finance Commit
tee. In the past the veteran Geor-
gian has chosen Finance. But II he
should elect to switch to Foreign
Relations, Senator Green would be
in line for the Rules Committee. In
those circumstances Senator Byrd
of Virginia would fall heir to the
Finance Committee.
Only Three Fasteners
In the House only three Demo-
Gratis from the East have enough
seniority to claim committee chair
manships. They are Representatives
Celler of New York. top-ranking on
judiciary; Buckley of New York. on
Public Works, and Walter OF Penn
sylvania, on Un-American Activities.
OF the IS standing committees in
the Senate, seven probably would be
headed by Southerners and hve by
Westeruers II the Democrats win.
In addition to senatOrNoreen. this
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directing the influential Ways and
Means Committee; Murray. heading
Post ONCE and Civil Service, and
]. Percy Priest as chairman OF In
terstate and Foreign Commerce.
On the Senate side the South
would divide honors more evenly
with the West. The South would
have EIlender of Louisiana at the
head of Agriculture, Russell OF
Georgia, Armed Services, Maybank
of South Carolina, Banking and
Currency; George of Georgia, either
Finance or Foreign Relations, and
Johnston of South Carolina, Post
Office and Civil Service.
Mcclellan for Mccarthy
If the Democrats win clear ma
jority in the Senate, Chairman NC
Carthy would be replaced at the
head Of the Government Operations
Committee by Senator Mcclellan OF
Arkansas, assuming the latter wins
his fight for denomination over for
mer Gov. Sid McMath in the APP
preaching Arkansas Democratic
primary. Senator Mccarthy would
become the ranking minority MEM
Der, but a. such would no longer
direct the course Of the investiga-
tiOns.
But the State welding the great
est influence in . Democratic Con-
gress would be Texas. On the House
side the veteran Sam Rayburn
unuueStionably would regain the
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By GeroId Worine

authorities to help satisfy American
defense needs. This increase en-
tailed substantial additional invest
ment in production facilities.
In April, Public Works Minister
Robert H. Winters expressed Cana
das concern when he told the
American Society OF Newspaper
Editors that Canadians do not like
being marginal producers to whom
Americans turn to in wartime only
and forget as soon as peace returns"
The Canadian government was
disappointed when Mr.. Winters
warning got little publicity in the
United States because American
interest was then focused ON Vice
President Nixon's speech to the same
group of editors. limiting at Amer
lean Intervention in Indo-China.
Since World War II, Canada's
trade policies have supported the
lowering of international trade bar
riers, and have sought to expand
Canadian sales in the United States.
particularly since this country's
traditional sterling area markets had
few dollars to buy Canadian goods.
Canada, though a Commonwealth
nation. is not sterling-bloc mem
Der.
However, during the last three
years the United States either
limited, or forced Canada to limit,
the quantities of dairy products, oats
and rye which went from Canada
to the United States. Now zinc, lead
and fish are threatened.
The problem of how to meet this
situation is one Of the most difncult
facing the Canadian government,
and one which won't be solved by
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Speakers chair. Dean of the House.
with Al years of service, he already
has set q record of nine years as
Speaker.
And, on the Senate side Senator
Lyndon johnson Of Texas, now mi
nority leader, would be the logical
choice for majority leader. In the
current session he has displayed a
rare ability to unite the members
of his party, despite the fact that his
flock represents a wide range OF
viewpoints between the North and
the South, between conservatives
and liberals.
Among the Westerners who would
hold places of influence in DEM
ocratic Senate are: Hayden Of
Arizona, in line to head the Appro-
priations Committee; McCarran OF
Nevada, top man on Judiciary; Muir
ray Of Montana. who could claim
either the Labor and Welfare or
the Interior Committee; Chavez OF
New Mexico, Public Works, and
Magnuson Of Washington, Inter-
state and Foreign Commerce.
II Senator Murray passed UP In
terror, it would 60 to Senator Ander-
SON Of New Mexico. II he took In
terror the South would capture an
other Craftsmanship, with Hill OF
Alabama on Labor.
OF course, all House members and
eight Of the Senators in line for
chairmanships must first win re-
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Democrats Are Playing for ExoBg Stakes This Year

election. In the South the incun.
bents face all of their opposition in
the primaries, which are equivalent
to elections. The Westerners, how
ever, are never so sure Of reelection.
and if any of them should lose the
slate of prospective chairmen would
be altered.
If former Vice President Alben
Barley stages a comeback by beat
ing Republican Senator Cooper in
Kentucky, Democratic leaders un-
doubtedly will take into account his
40 wears of prior service in both
the House and Senate in picking
his committee assignments. When
he gave up his Senate seat In 1913
to be former President Humans
running mate he. of course. lost his
long seniority on committees, ana
would not rate a Craftsmanship now.
But his past service will be given
some weight in determining his as
signments. But regardless of where
he is placed on committees, Mr..
Barkleys long experience would be
utilized by party leaders in day-to-
day decisions.
Democrats Are Hopeful
Much could happen between now
and November to affect the cleo
ton trend, but as of now the Demo-
Gratis are confident they will capture
the House, where the party division
is 219 Republicans, 215 Democrats
and one independent. 1t takes 218 to
control, and in non-preSidential
years the minority party frequently
picks up seats.
The Democrats face a harder job
to win the Senate, despite the fact
that at the moment they equal the
Republican strength, 47-47. It
takes only 80 to control. In
the Senate, however, only q little
more than q third of the member
ship is up for election. and this
year it so happens that Of the
seats to be voted on % are Demo-
cratic and only Is Republican. Ten
Democratic seats are in the South
and three in border States, which
should remain safely Democratic.
But this still leaves 10 Democratic
seats for which the Republicans can
put up q fight. On the other hand.
at least six of the Is Republican
seats are in safe Republican ter
itory, leaving seven where the
Democrats can try for gains. Wyo-
ming Senator, Joseph Hunts death
yesterday may improve the Repub-
leans chances Of holding the Sem
sAte.
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January estimates, Congress passed
a bill reducing excise taxes with an
additional loss in revenue Of 81
billion. This would raise the esti-
mated deficit to almost 81 billion
and place the national debt APP
proximately 81 billion below the
legal limit-eVen by the Presidents
optimistic forecast.
Exemption Boost
In addition, some Senate Demo-
Gratis have discussed plan to pro-
pose a boost in the present $500
personal tax exemption when the
omnibus tax bill reaches the Sen
ate floor. Exemption increases Sug-
gested range from 500 to $500.
Even a 500 relief for each taxpayer
would result in an annual revenue
loss of about $2.4 billion, and could
be the back breaking straw. The
administration is opposed to a tax
exemption boost, and Treasury ON
Gals are weighing its possible effect
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By Fred Hixson

CHATTANOOGA.-Only once in
the past 70 years has a Republican
served as United States Senator
from Tennessee and then for only
nine months as gubernatorial
appointee. But this year G. O.P.
leaders in the State have strong
hopes of unseating New Deal
Democratic Senator with a man
whose mountain twang and wild
boar" crew cut have become house.
hold items within the past 10 weeks.
thanks to television and Senator
Everett Dirksen, Republican, of Hill
noiS.
Ray H. jenkins is the first Re-
publican in Tennessee for years to
achieve the category Of a hopeful"
if indeed he does entertain sena-
torial hopes. Six years ago former
COP. National Committee Chair
man B. Carroll Reece miscalculated
political temperS in the State and
thought he would defeat Estes
Kefauver.
Democrats Divided
That year Tennessee's Democratic
Party had been torn by an inter-
party strife that caused powerful
Memphis political boss Edward H.
Crump to lose control of the State
house and also to drop a Senate
seat he controlled, that of Senator
Tom Stewart. Mr.. Reece had been
an ally of the Crump organization
in the State and sought to cash in
on the disaffection the Kefauver
primary campaign had caused in the
Democratic Party, but he failed.
Senator Kefauver is up for a
second term this year. His race has
rekindled strong hopes in anti-lib-
eral forces of both major parties
that the New Deal Senator can be
unseated. Up until Mr.. jenkins came
on the scene the anti-Kefauver
forces were looking for Democrat
who might defeat the soft-Spoken,
Misunderstanding Senator and were
somewhat disappointed that the
only prospect to develop on the
horizon was Representative Pat
Sutton.
But Mr.. jenkins, an unknown in
Tennessee politics except to q CO.
terie of G. o. p. politicians in and
around Knoxville, suddenly bios
somed out overnight as national
personality.
Rockets to Prominence
"Who is Ray Jenkins?" was the
question of most Tennesseans last
April z, when the Knoxville lawyer
was named as special counsel in the
Army-McC arthy hearings. Now they
know. On April he was known only
to the bench and bar of Knoxville
and adjacent territory and to
scattering of lawyers and Judges
over the State. Except for a brief
bid for seat in the National House
of Representative at a special Re
publican convention back in 1889
when the late j. Will Taylor's vacant
seat in Congress was being filled, Mr..
jenkins has devoted his booming
voice and sharp tongue to building