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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06

All things considered, it probably was good
the President delivered his pep talk to the
American people. Certainly he did it we'll If
Is months in the White House have done
nothing else for General Eisenhower, they have
made of him a most effective television
performer.
1t is difficult however, to get away from
the feeling that the Presidents remarks, in the
main, were addressed to straw-man audience.
How many people really are worrying about
what the world is doing to us? Where is the
evidence that the American people may be
developing the "jitters" or falling prey to
panic" and "hysterical thinking?"
This might be true of some of those in
official ~life-those who are talking about
evacuatfng Americas cities, and on foot at
that It may also be true of some of the poll
ticians in the Presidents own party. An
exaggerated Communist and security risk scare
has been whipped up. This has been done,
however, not by the headlines of the news
papers," as the President said, but by members
of his own party and his own cabinet.
Still, the American people on the whole
are remarkably calm in the face of the stresses
under which we live. The President was close
to the mark when he said that the ordinary
family has it's own problemS-what to do about
the mortgage, about an education for the
children and the making of some provision for
a rainy day. 1t would be hard to produce any
evidence that these ordinary families are
panicky or hysterical, or in danger of becoming
so, merely because we and the Russians have
hydrogen bomb.
In speaking of the SOLDERING influences
which operate on the Kremlin, the President
said that none is greater than the retaliation
that would certainly be visited upon them If
they were to attack any of our nations or any
part of our vital interests aggressively and in
order to conquer u.s." Winston Churchill,
commenting on our Pacific H-bomb tests, told
the House of Commons: Strange as it may
seem-and beg you not to disdan tit is to
the universally of potential destruction that
1 feel we may look with hope and even with
confidence"
This is the mood of the American people,
although they might not state it in quite the
same language. They understand the nature
of the H-bomb well enough. But they believe
that it's very frightfulness argues against it's
use, and they believe, further, that if it is to
be used there is little they can do about it.
Perhaps this adds up to kind of fatalism.
Even So it is infinitely to be preferred to
panic or hySteria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Old Package in New Wroppinq

1t was gratifying, of course, that the park
planners and the highway planners were able
10 agree lin principle" on a nine-point second
choice" solution of WaShington'S pressing bridge
problems, but the agreement was not really
surprising. Virtually all of the alternate pro-
gram had been considered for long-range
fulfllment and much of it had been tentatively
approved for relatively early scheduling The
only novel idea is the proposal to bundle the
projects together as possible substitute for
any central area bridge. With or without an E
street or Reaches Run bridge the projects are
desirable and probably inevitable.
The oldest of the listed improvements, a
new southbound four-lane bridge at 18th street,
already has congressional approval This span
was authorized in 1916 as twin" of the north
bound bridge. 1t would take only an appropria-
ton ESTIMATED at $11 mi1ion) to begin con-
Struction. The present three-lane Highway
Bridge is inadequate for ruSh-hour traffic.
The remaining projects on the list, of which
the Jones Point bridge is the most important,
would need congressional approval Some of
these were planned years ago and five were
regarded as of sufficient urgency to be included
In the pending public works bill. The Key
Bridge, WhitehurSt Freeway and Washington
Circle improvements are interrelated. Both the
bridge and the circle tend to bottleneck traffic
uSIng CIle Georgetown 1reeWay. Removal or the
Streetcar tracks and sidewalks on Key Bridge
with new sidewalks extending from the outer
faces of the structure) would greatly increase
the automobile capacity An underpasS at
Washington Circle has been on the planning
boards for years, as part of a long-view widening
layout for K street. Similarly, the improve
ment of roadWays in the vicinity of the Lincoln
Memorial, including tunnel under the Water
gate, long has been advocated So has the
proposed ramp at Rosslyn to enable Virginia
bound motorists to enter the west bound lane
of the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
There can be no question as to the value
of such bridge and highway projects in reliev-
ing traffic congestion on Washington's over
loaded Potomac bridges And if the present
impaSSe over new central-area bridges cannot
be resolved in the immediate future, it would
be sensible to give the relief program priority
not originally contemplated. But the blunt
fact is that such collateral traffic-reef projects
can never be regarded as a permanently salts
factory solution of the city's central-area
crossing shortage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
'Burquin' Jobs

I think that the American taxpayers
should reflect long and hard on some
of the dubious bargains" that they
are currently enjoying:
Cut-rate educators: We can keep our
teachers undergrad, if we are prepared
to accept second-rate education for
our young people.
Cut-rate military personnel: We can
keep our military pay and benefits
below par. Wel1-qualified personnel will
not volunteer to serve. but this can
perhaps be remedied by stepping up
the draft.
Cut-rate lawmakers: Our legislators
and judiciary may continue to receive
salaries far below those of their coun-
terparts in private employment. We
should not then be surprised if many
eminent men refuse to accept the sac
rif1ces which public service entails.
Kathryn G. Tucker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Reaction to H-Bomb Tests

I feel that the present melting Of
mass hySteria about the hydrogen
bomb should be controlled, as it can
only have disastrous results. Fears and
tensions are being built up to an un-
called-for pitch and common sense and
values destroyed. Morbid fascination of
its shattering effects is becoming wide
spread. and this could be the beginning
OF general mental ill.health.
1t is, of course, unreasonable to be-
heve that the hydrogen bomb is moth
ing but harmless toy, for we are all
aware Of its intense power But. as far
as the individual is concerned, the per-
Sonal injury caused by speeding car
could be just as great. There is wide
spread terror of death from the bomb,
but does death ever differ? No. There
fore, the means by which we die is in
itself immaterial, and we should not
let it cloud our thinking.
If such fears were built up over ev-
erything that could harm us, civiliza-
allied, and the decay of man imminent
Every man faces Vulnerable perils
each day. Some of these we are aware
of, and some are hidden in seemingly
harmless garbS. Therefore, we should
not let the present panic grow out of
proportion. Life is worth living, and one
added danger must not make the diff
ference between complete enjoyment of
our days or mere shadow filled exist
ence. We must learn to live one day at
a time, but make living that day worth
while. Virginia Clark
AS a descendant of Revolutionary
soldiers and Civil War soldier, I shall
continue to say MY country, right or
wrong" However, it Is my privilege to
express an opinion in regard to what
is wrong. The recent experiment with
the H-bomb, which caused the injury
of japanese fishermen, was very I'M
fortunate episode, and no one can eSti-
mate how many goodwill tours, peace
talks, and charitable donations it will
take to overcome the influence of this
unfortunate episode. We are supposed
to be q Christian Nation seeking peace
for the world. We have the A-bomb,
and to spend millions for something
even more powerful for mass murder
is in itself disgrace. for it encourages
others to do likewise.
Clara BoyntOn Hadley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Hands Across the Sea

Your editorial of April l, "Good Sign
in ITALY, was very interesting and
timely. Articles of this nature create
better understanding among people
and tend to mould a more friendly
public opinion in matters of interna-
tional Importance.
With more moral support from us to
the Italian people abroad, I am quite
confident that the threat of Communist
domination would be destroyed in
Italy, and that democracy will even
tually succeed in establishing political
stability.
L. III. PasquaIicchiO.
Supreme Lodge Order Sons of Italy
in America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Jensen, Chicago Daily Ne
Hope Those Bullets Can
Read English"

server was on the spot and identified
the act as one of unprovoked aggression.
The free world fastened to the defense
of South Korea.
Such is not the case in Indo- China.
although the situation there has many
more complicating factors. This seems
unfortunate for surely any action based
on the dispassionate observations of
U. N. team would meet with much
greater approval from other Far East
ern countries, who still suspect our mo-
tives there. than would action taken by
the West alone.
Wouldn't it be well, therefore, for us
to urge our French ally to invite u n
intervention in Indo- China with a view
to clarifying the situation and recon-
mending action to promote peace and
independence there and throughout
Southeast Asia?
Warren L. Swartzbeck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Extremism in France

The bane of France-eXtremSm on both
the left and right-has shown itself with spe-
ciaI nastiness in the Sunday incident at the
Arc de Triomphe in Paris In the midst of
solemn ceremony there to honor the dead and
living heroes of Diem Bien Phu, 100 or so rioters
staged as ugly display of hoodlumism as has
been seen anywhere in a long time. According
to reliable reports from the scene, they desc
Grated the occasion not only with an out1
pouring of vicious propaganda against the
European Defense Community and the recent
dsciplining of Marshal Juin but also with acts
of physical abuse against Premier Laniel and
Minister Pleven, key author of the EDO plan.
/ This shameful thing cannot be explained
away as the work of mere crackpotS or mOrOnS
like those who occasionally throw eggs at our
leading political campaignerS. What it really
amounts to is particularly outrageous example
of how the French extremistS-in this case a
little mob of theological opposites made up of
uncompromiSing royalistS, the worst followers
of General De Gaulle and some traitorouS Com
administrative to promote their sinister ends
by Systematically stirring up public disorder
They are minoritieS not truly representative of
the bulk of their countrymen, but when they
act together-as they often do, in kind of
unnatural and unholy alliance-they are
capable of doing great harm to their own land
and the West as whole.
1t can only be hoped, in the circumstances,
that France will somehow, some day, be able
to deal with these people effectively enough to
put an end to their assault on the democratic
way of life-an assault characterized by
ceaseless effort to disrupt and paralyZe the
processes of free government in Paris. They
are mean and dangerous breed intent not
upon building up but on tearing down, and
their country is the weaker because of them.
Indeed, for that matter, their conduct-espe-
cially as it affects vital projects like the Edo
is a menace to the entire Atlantic community.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06

the building, which rises to the full height al
lowed by District law.
Those who grew up in the age Of the scissors
grinder and the alley junk man recognized the
bell for what it was before they looked from
their windows into the courtyard And many
who looked seemed to have recalled dull scissors
and knives The scissors grinder was busy with
his pad and pencil for while. Then he walked
through the door past the forbidding sign. He
was no longer solicitor; he was businessman
with contract He had no need of help from
the congressional committees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
U. N. Intervention in Indo- Chino

What to do about Indo-C China is q
delicate and vital question these days.
Upon its fate may hinge the freedom
of the entire Southeast Asia area. The
sympathy and best wishes of all
thoughtful Americans go out to Secre-
tary Dulles and others who must
grapple with this difficult problem.
At the end of World War II, it was
the universal hope that the United
Nations would be able>to settle disputes
among nations involving peoples rights
to self determination. Luckily, when the
attack in Korea occurred, q U. N. OBJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Politics as Usual

Democrats are always weeping on
President Eisenhowers shoulder and
begging him to make us mean old Re-
publicans stop calling them bad names
and reminding voters of the terrible
mess they made. Could the President
please help us Republicans?
Make those hysterical left-wing opin-
ion moulders stop building up silly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
-Seibel, Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Taking the Bull by the Horns"

their commodity out of the market,
which in turn re-educated a vast ma
spreads instead of butter and now do
not seem to care what becomes of the
over stocked butter market. There is
moral to all this, and it is that pro-
ducers of other commodities who are
trying to follow the lead of the butter
men had better beware before it is too
late. John T. ParkerSOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
| letters to The Star

ton an outpost of the Kremlin? When
Mr.. Miller replaces truculent billings
gate with reasoned discussion based on
a full knowledge Of the facts. ] think
he will find an intelligent, receptive
audience Until that time he and his
coterie continue to merit scorn, derision,
and contempt.
ISadOre Perlman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Buffers Bod Example

At long last the price of butter has
come down. Unfortunately for the but
ter producers, however, their insistence
on Government support actually priced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06

Pen-n1naes may be used il letters carry
10riterS' correct names and addresses.
AL letters are subject to condensation.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-01
room for the seating capacity to
he increased to 450

room for the seating capacity to
be increased to $50
The last meeting of the Genoa
park board heard a report on the
newly created skating rink which
is just northwest of the quarry,
which eliminates the large and
deep quarry as a place in which
to skate being a hazard to young
sters Great use has been made Of
the new site during the present
cold snap.
Twenty-one. homes have entered
the Decoration Homes contest in
this annual event which is Spon-
sored by the Genoa Garden Club.
They are: DR.. VIM. Russell, Dean
Hennin. Milton La Plantz, Luther
Kline, Glen Halbiesen, Edo Berg
man. Carmon Norwine, Claire
Dunn, Wesley Schroderes, Arnold
Bitters, Ronnine Cashen, James
Ryan, Clarence Stephens, David
Platt. James Norwalk, Henry West
enkrchner, John Suite, Fred Kos
| eter, C. w. Rice, and Frank Emch.
A decision reached at the last
minute was made by the members
of the volunteer fire department
here to postpone the sale of fire
eXtinguiShers to local residents.
This followed a series of tests con-
Quoted by the local members of
| the department. They will not be
offered for sale until they can be
conclusively convinced that the eX-
tinguishers are what they should
be and as recommended.
Among those who appeared be-
fore justice of the peace Frank
Karchner were Clifford Eral of
Downing Road, Genoa, who was
fined total of five dollars and
costs when he failed to observe a
stop sign along route 100, arrested
by patrolman Dupious; Joseph
Evers of Port Clinton, fined ten
dollars and costs on a charge of
speeding 65 miles per hour, ar
rested by patrolman Karzmaski;
Johnny F. Word, of Genoa fined
ten dollars and costs when arrested
by patrolman Karzmiski on a
charge of driving without a driv-
er's permit; Willis Austin of Lam
sing, Mich. fined twenty-five dol
lars and costs, charged with speed
ing at the rate of rs miles per hrs
| on State Route 100, arrested by
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-01

ence H. Witter and Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd w. Witter and family.
Mrs. Bertha Cavalitr and Paul
and their house guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim Cavalier and Joe and
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Witt and
family of Port Clinton were Christ
mas dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester MazurowSki and family in
Toledo.
Tom Cutcher, student at Univer-
Sity of ST. Louis, Mo. is spending
the Christmas holidays with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Cutcher.
Miss Grace Hetrick of Toledo
spent the Christmas holidays at
the home of her sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Hoedt.
Enjoying a family Christmas
dinner at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Buchanan were Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Snyder and fam
lily of Port Clinton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Justin Buchanan and family of P. C.
and Mr. and Mrs. Randall Buch-
man Of Columbus.
jeanne Christensen, of Washing
ton, D. c., who is an English teach
er at Mount Rainier, Jr. High,
Maryland, is spending the Christ
mas vacation at the home of her
mother, Mrs. j. K. Christensen.
Mr.. and Mrs Woodrow Kohlman
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Scholt and Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Smith and family Of Catawba Is
land were Christmas dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Susor in
Toledo.
Christmas day guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Miller were Mrs c..
H. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Zibbel, Marjorie and Charles.
George, Anne and Lottie Miller.
Geraldine Hopfinger of Lavonia
Mich. spent Christmas with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hopf-
niger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hopfinger
and daughter Geraldine and Mar
ma Rose and Ray Hermes were
Christmas dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Gumb at Port Clin-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kirshner
and Christie Ann Of Brunswick, O.
are spending the Christmas holi-
days with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Leucht and Melvin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Wolf of
Butler, Pa. were Christmas day
guests of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Wolf
Mrs. Lawrence Scofield of Stam-
ford, Conn. is spending the holi-
days with her father August Blatt,
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-01

| Sr.
Mary Alice Gyde, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo B. clyde and
student at Emmanuel Missionary
College, Berrien Springs, Mich,
was among fourteen students from
that college who were recognized
by who's Who Among Students
in American Universities and Col
leges" These students are chosen
on the basis Of their scholastic
achievements, their leadership in
school activities and their pros
poets of future promise in some
field Of worthwhile endeavor The
department heads are asked to
nominate students who they feel
are qualified for this honor. All
the names nominated are placed
on list and by multiple choice,
members of the Student Council
chose the list selected. The plan
of having nominations come from
the faculty and the final selections
from competent group of stu
dents, such as the Student Council
meets with the approval of Dena
F. O Rittenhouse. Mary Alice is
spending the Christmas vacation
at the home of her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Madison,
James and Mary Jane left early
Christmas morning for Cleveland.
Ohio where they will spend the
holidays at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. j. r. Paskert.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Greger. Sr.
spent last Sunday in Mount Glenn
ems, Mich. visiting relatives and
her father Edward Lozen who is
patient in Detroit Receiving hos
pital.
Margaret Grieger spent the
Christmas holidays with her aunts
and other relatives in Toledo.
Mrs. BesS Carey of Toledo and
William Roach of Detroit we're
Christmas dinner guests of Mrs.
Frank Scholt.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Myerholtz
and Treva Of Limestone and Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Garner and sons
of Port Clinton were Christmas
dinner guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick Pete.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-01

patrolman Dunn; Fred Replodle of
Archbold, fined ten dollars and
costs, speeding so miles per hour
on State Route 120 arrested by
patrolman Karzmiski; Frank Por-
korny of RID, Genoa, arrested by
patrolman Dupious on a IS mile
per hour speeding charge.
The local rescue squad answered
two calls both to Clay Center, Fri
day, aiding Don Draper who was
involved in a minor auto accident.
Monday AM. they also answered
call to the home of Arnold Han
sen, when he was stricken fatally
with a heart attack. Mr.. Hansen
was dead on the arrival of the res
cue squad
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-01
GENOA NEWS
ANDY HALEY

Genoa's first attempt to hold
Golden Gloves trials will be held
at the high school building gym,
Saturday evening, Jan. 9th. 1t will
be sponsored by the Genoa Kiwan-
is Club. Johnny Garcia formerly of
Gibsonburg, and boxing instruct
or in Toledo, will bring to Genoa
a card of young hopefulls who will
display their fistic wares. Warren
Hesselbart and George Gibson, CO.
chairmen of the event here, also
announce that any local entries
may also appear on the card. All
net proceeds of the event will be
given to the Kiwanis Club for their
youth fund of this village.
Five new elected councilmen
here have been sworn into office
The ceremony taking place Thurs
day evening. They were C. w. Rice
Frank Emch, Robert Hille, John
Shessler and Arnold Bitter Coun-
Gilman Ray Wyse was unable to be
present. Also sworn in at the same
time were Clerk Leo La Vigne
Harold Crookton, treasurer and
Mayor Jack Musolf. One transac-
ton of business was the authorize
tion of paying the fee of one dol
lar per year to all of the honorary
members of the volunteer fire de-
partment, to make them eligible
for benefits in case of accidents
while discharging their duties as
firemen.
At the last meeting of the Holy
Name Society of Our Lady of
Lourdes Church, the pastor, FIR
James ]. O'Toole showed the mem
bers an artists sketch of the pro-
posed new church for which the
contract will soon be asked for by
sealed bids. The edifice to cost
about $225,000 will be erected on
a plot of ground just adjacent; and
across from the present church,
aud it is expected to hold Mid
night Mass in the new building
Christmas Eve, 1854. 1t will be OF
stone construction, with the tower
being to the west of the main en-
trance. Modern in every respect
it will have many conveniences,
and a seating capacity of $50 with
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-01

Christmas Trees the Wolrd Over
will be given by Mrs. Carl Clark
and Christmas Legends" by Mrs.
Charles Weichel. A Christmas gift
exchange will be in charge of Mrs.
Otta Hess.
Catawba Community hall was
the scene Saturday evening of the
wedding reception of Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Dowdell Mrs. Dowdell is
the former MarIene Sibrel, dau-