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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23
A Picoyunish Veto

The Presidents veto of the bill to regu-
late the elections of District delegates to
the national political conventions is not
only surprising. It is weak and unconvinc-
ing. The President received poor counsel
from whoever advised him as to the veto.
The trainers of this wholesome legis-
lation gave considered attention to the fact
that Federal employees represent relative
ly large proportion of the residents OF
Washington. For this reason it was decided
in committeeman approved by the Con-
gress-that they should be exempt from
provisions of the Hatch Act, in so far as
their participation in the rather innocuous
political activities surrounding the choice
of delegates to conventions, the selection
Of local party officials, ETC., are concerned
Blithely ignoring the reasons underlying
such exemption, however, the veto message,
building mountain out of a molehill, finds
the bill unacceptable because it thus ex-
emptS from the Hatch Act the per cent
of the Federal employees who reside in the
District of Columbia, while not exempting
the SO per cent who do not happen to live
in this voteleSs Capital of the United
States!
Compared with the advantages of the
legislation, the Presidents objections are
picayunish and hair splitting. The local
political bigwigs, however, who have never
been too enthusiastic about the bill, may be
laughing up their sleeves over the tardy
discovery at the White House that the bill
threatened the sanctity of the Hatch Act.
While applauding the Presidents pious
expression of hope that the bill will be re-
enacted in unobjectionable form in time
for the 1856 conventions, it is hard to escape
the conviction that the bill is dead for some
time to come. That is too bad, for it was
a good bill and held some promises Of lead
ing to better things.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23
Uncowed Man of God

In view OF his address the other day
at the Evanston (Illinois) Assembly of the
World Council of Churches, one wonders
with some misgiving about the future Of
the Rev. DR.. Guenter Jacob For DR.. Jacob
"a distinguished Protestant minister who
has had hard time getting Soviet per-
mission to visit our country and who ap-
parently must return soon to his home in
East Germany behind the Iron Curtain
has dared to put himself on record as an
uncowed man of God unalterably opposed
to the atheistic Communist tyranny.
z Thus, disdaining to seek refuge in cir
cumlocutions or innocuouS congratulations,
DR.. Jacob has declared unequivocally at
Evanston that it is impossible to bridge the
gulf between communism and Christian
ity. It is impossible, as he sees it, because
of the hopelessness of trying to "believe in
both our Christian dogma and in the
! Communist dogma which reduces God to
product of primitive mankind's anxi-
cites and Jesus Christ, at best, to a revolu-
tionary who tragically failed" In short,
in his Judgment. there is no common
ground between the two, no area allowing
for co-existence, no chance of reconciling
one with the other. On the contrary, as
he has put it. 1t is "an either-or PROPOSE
tion," and as far as East Germany is con-
cerned, the Kremlin and it's puppets are
logically following a "clear-cut program
in keeping with the no-compromiSe nature
of the situation. That is to say, they are
subjecting all church members to "heavy"
theological attack, establishing the Marxist
creed as the basis of every educational en-
deavor, and in general doing whatever they
can to insure that the country will be
transformed completely into goddess, Red
totalitarian state made in the image and
likeness of the super goddess, superficial
itarian Soviet Union.
All this, in and out of the clergy, can
be said easily enough-and accurately-by
people on the free side of the Iron Curtain.
But when it is said by man who must go
back behind that curtain, man acutely
exposed to the tender mercies of an i'm
placable and pitiless despotism, then we
have shining example-like that of the
ancient Christian martyrs-of the bravery
of an unequivocating faith in God. Clearly
judging from his declarations at Evanston,
the Rev. Dr. Guenter Jacob is human
being of exceptional and inspiring spiritual
dimensions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23
On Seeing Heaven Bloom

The tuorld. so beautiful In this first
hour
OF summer, holds me In Paradise
OF green and gold and petaled scarlet
foi0er
As stand breathless-cdu0ht In
BeGutys vise.
hear Earth sing the full score now
composed
OF arias that Heauen dreamed and
hunln1ed
While groUtng things In frosty silence
dozed.
While cold minds modned. and early
thunders drummed.
II this one June alone tDere granted me.
And all bright days hereafter held
aloof
As buds unopened hide In mystery,
And HedUen gaze my heart no further
proof.
! Mould not perish IN appalling gloom.
Assured OF demonstrating seen tt
bloom.
Soroh N. Howord
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23
Pay Ruise in Doubt

Congress has demonstrated that 1t be-
lieves not only that nothing must impede
the mails but that nothing should impede
passage Of pay legislation for those who
carry the mails. Not even threats OF pos
sible presidential veto prevailed against the
Irresistible pressures of the postal workers
and their unions. So Congress, ignoring
In postal rates to help pay the per cent
increase and also ignoring pleas that any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23
Good News for Britain

The decision to build in England tele-
vision network which will accept CONNER
Gals is boon to British mankind. Such an
Improvement in telecasting there has long
been needed. Americans can only guess
what television without commercials is like,
but it must be rather frightening, as well as
inconvenient. The British housewife, saddled
with the current non-commercial British
Broadcasting Corporation, must find it ex-
tremely difficult to get anything done, with
out the interruption of commercial to al
low her to slip into the laundry for another
shirt to iron, or into the kitchen to turn up
the fire under the mutton stew.
The necessity of keeping the eyes stead
tasty on the televiSion screen must be quite
strain. One would not dare step into the
kitchen for snack, for fear that the thread
OF the story would be lost, or that the news
caster would make world shaking revela-
ton while one was absent. And despite its
faults and the complaints it brings, the
commercial Is an aid to conversation. Wives
and husbands will begin speaking to one
another once more. Entire families win
become reacquainted.
This progress in television might even
help restore the majesty of the British Lion.
The proposal calls for up to six minutes Of
commercials each hour. This should give
the viewer time TO do those odd jobs around
the house. Then, with these tasks out OF
the way-and not put OF to insure uninter-
rupted television-he may md time, when
the screen Is dark, to ponder and perhaps
come up with solution to the problems be-
setting the Empire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23
Grounds for Complaint?

A recent item in The Star concerned
itself with the price decline of coffee
and contained this paragraph:
However, the recent downward
(price) move is not expected to have
much immediate effect on the price Of
vacuum packed coffee, purchased when
the price was up"
It's too bad the economic principle
behind this reasoning did not apply
when the price was rising, since retail
ers, never averse to fast buck, hiked
the price of coffee on their shelves and
in storerooms at the very slightest sug-
gestion Of wholesale price increase.
say to the good merchants: cit it
boys, git every nickel you can! Because
as soon as you have every last penny
of my big $65 q week, I'm going on re-
lief and let you boys support me for
a WHILE"
Reader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23
Letters to The Star.

some things and put them on others!
The only logical basis for taxation is
income! The extreme hardships that
come from forcing people. especially
in the low-income brackets, to pay
taxes on all sorts of things, and the
cost and work of figuring and admins
tering these taxes, is unintelligent be-
yond expression! When are people 60
ing to throw of their lethargy and
feeling Of futility in trying to get good
laws passed, and let their wishes be
known to their legislators, most of
whom are glad to know what the people
want, If large number ask for it?
After all, it is to their advantage to
please the most people. But at the
hearings on proposed legislation, only
a handful of citizens take the trouble
to do this!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23
ALEXANDRIA,, Va.

Dear Sir:
'sHere in historic old Alexandria at
the corner of Mt. Vernon and Com
monwealth avenues there Is q very
attractive modern bank.
"One whole side Is glass and the let
tering for the name Of the bank con-
sists of modern blocks which are raised
from the wall.
. "Here some contemporary minded
birds have built their nests. One has
sunny room on the cross bar of an A.
Another occupies the lower apartment
on an E. and one large family lives in
a rambler situated on the inside of
an S.
There is evidently no limit on chill
dren in this particular development.
The wives are always dressed In
their fine feathers and gossip loudly
together.
THE husbands seem friendly. too.
and pleased with themselves for provid-
ing such . nice situation.
ST dare say these birds hear more
about the intricacies Of financing than
most Of us and yet they don't seem
to worry ut all.
u guess that's because they have
already taken care Of their nestegg!
Sincerely. NJ. I"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23
BY Donald Michel Rouh

MOT QUITE decade ago. Gen.
4 y Eisenhower returned home from
'ne WarS' sIlu,npnant as Q caesar.
AT the Statler Hotel here, Manager
Herbert C. Blunck suavely welcomed
the general Before a banquet In his
honor got under way. Mr.. Blunck
opened small reception room for the
generals intimate friends. The bar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23

before all the soap had melted. A vac
uum sucked the soap into the hot-air
heating system, causing an effusion of
bubbles in practically all of the guest
rooms.
The boner actually turned into
blessing-some guests left the hotel in
trigued with the wonderful idea of
pretty bubbles emanating from the
air ducts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23
By THE HASKN SERVICE.

@. What States have issued medals
for men who were taken prisoner in
the Korean War?-C. j. I.
A. Oklahoma Is the only State to
honor prisoners of war Of World
War IT and the Korean War. The
State issues a medal with certificate
to these veterans If they were resi-
dents of Oklahoma when they entered
the service, were officially listed as
captives and were honorably dis
charged from wartime service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23
Questions and Answers

Of fact By writing The Evening star Infor-
nation Bureau 1900 Eye ST. NV, washing:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23
This and That
FALLS CHURCH, Va.

FALLS CHURCH, Va.
Dear Sir:
1.-TWO weeks ago my mother. sister
and I saw a female cardinal taking q
bath.
"This was repeated twice in the same
day.
ut is sheltered here and quite
woodsy.
Recently we have been putting out
food.
1.-THE birds seem hungry.
yours truly, H. c."
This last needs some explanation.
Many persons believe that cardinals
never battle. especially the females.
Just how this belief arose. is un-
known, except that redbirds are what
Is known as shy bathers. That is, they
do not join the crowd in and around
the bird bath.
But those who watch the birds pa
tiently know that cardinals. as well as
all species. enjoy their baths.
IF close watch is kept. especially when
the crowd Is temporarily away, the
cardinal family will be seen enjoying
the bowl.
A good way to please these beauties
is TO put the hose on the fine spray.
and let It play on an evergreen.
This drips down over the bush. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23

Pen-n1n1es may be used If letters carry
iDriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-16
KNOW
YOUR
PUBLIC.

To better acqUaint our readers
with Port cIinson's friendly ner-
chants, clerks and others who
serve the public, The Ottawa
County News presents weekly
new feature Know Your Public"
with photos by News Photographer
Willis Misch.
As Port Clinton is "Th~ Geso@Hy
to vacafionIand" and should be
known for its courteous and
friendly public servants, we feel
that Know Your Public" will be
an incentive towards our goal.
This weeks friendliest Port CIin-
fonites are:
GERTIE BABCOCK is "Gertie'
to everyone in town. If we called
her by her married name, Mrs. A.
E. Babcock, perhaps only few of
her close friends would recognize
the popular young sales clerk at
the Ohio Edison Company office.
Her husband, incidentally, is just
as widely known as Ginger and
the couple resides at 2161s West
Sixth Street. Born In the Central
Ohio hills at Utica, near Column
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-16
LOCAL WOMAN, SOON To Be 81 HAS
BRIGHT MEMORIES OF THIS CITY

west, she'd reach the site where
Ed Wenger's Meat Market stood in
1881, when young William Yack
came to work there as a butcher,
bringing his pretty young bride to
occupy an apartment above the
store.
So many businesses have been
associated with that corner, muses.
Mrs. Yack. Jay Maui, brother of
Mrs. j. R. Emery, once had a
laundry there. There was a gro
Gerry store once, and there was a
saloon. Across the street, she re-
members, was an orchard of cher
ry trees. A man named Newton
ran a photography studio. There
was Rosenfeld's store which sold
clothing, too.
Right behind the old theater, di-
rectly adjoining the lot of the
Yack home, William Seufert oper-
ated his wagon and blacksmith
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-16
Good FRIDAY
SERVICES SET

Six pastors will preach from IL
to 3 this Good Friday afternoon
when combined Good Friday serv-
ices are held in st. John Lutheran
Church for parishioners of st.
John and Peace Lutheran Church
es, Port Clinton, and st. Paul's
Lutheran Church, Danbury, as well
as the general public.
Preaching will be Rev. Robert
Corl, Jr., Oak Harbor; Rev. John
Braun, st. John; Rev. George
Reinke, Danbury; Intern Robert
Yeomans, Capital University, Co.
lumbus; Rev. A. ]. Braun, Elmore,
and Rev. Hartwig Preuss, Peace
Lutheran.
Three other churches, Trinity
Methodist, Evangelical United
Brethren and Pilgrim Holiness,
will hold combined Good Friday
services from IL noon to 3 p. m. in
Trinity Methodist Church. Pastors
are Rev. Lawrence Miller, Rev. J.
V. Bigelow and Rev. c. P. Pridgen.
At st. Thomas Episcopal, Rev.
Perry Blankenship will officiate at
the traditional Three Hours of De-
votion at The Cross. Other church
es will have their Good Friday
services separately.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-16
OHIO FUEL ASKS COUNCIL TO APPROVE
HIGHER GAS Rate CONTRACT FOR CITY
Longer Limit
Meters Slated

Safety Director Reed Hosler re-
ceived councils approval Tuesday
evening to install ten foUr-hour
limit parking meters hlong the
East side of North Madison Street,
thus permitting longer parking in
that area.
Also approved was installation
of two-hour parking limit signs
in Perry Street, from Monroe to
Jefferson. This will prevent some
EOD workers from parking their
cars throughout the day in this
area.
Alvin Faus appeared before
council and stated the condition
of sidewalks in East Second and
Third Streets is deplorable. AS
sidewalk upkeep is property own
ers responsibility, Service Di-
rector Walter Wagner was asked
to check on the condition and ad-
wise owners to make necessary
repairs.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-16
Honored Guest At Stork Shower Eats
Carrots And Hay; Wears Gift Hat

and even a perky hat with veil
Along with the gifts went ex-
pressions of earnest appreciation
for rides that Midnight has pro-
vided in the past-and will pro-
vide again, as one Yong guest
terms it, "when she isn't so fat
that the saddle will go around
her."
An enjoyable social time was ex-
perienced by the surprised Mid
night, Miss Heinsen, Miss Richey,
Miss Barbara Boldt, Miss Sheila
Murphy, Miss Henrietta Andrews,
Miss Carol Winke, Misses Barbara
and Jane Mizener, Miss Lois Helm
sen, and Miss Diane Schroeder.
Midnight ate carrots, sugar and
apples. The other guests had sand
wiches and cookies.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-16

cities, the spokesman stated
To hear the gas company's argu-
ments for the proposed rate in
crease, council has called a special
meeting for next Tuesday even
ing.
Franklin Manley, manager for
the gas company here, stated that
the present contract does not ex
pire for two more years, but that
rising costs of gas, labor, and sup
plies makes it mandatory to ask
for new contract.
While the Ohio Fuel has a seven
year contract with the city, it is
a split contract which permits re-
negotiation after five years. The
full contract thus expired April
Z and the company can ask for
reconsideration during the final
two years of the pact.
Mr.. Manley added that gas rates
here in recent years have been
ten cents per thousand cubic feet
cheaper than those charged from
1929 to 1882. During those years,
the rate was 65 cents per thousand
while the present rate is 55 cents.
Ralph Weltin and Ted Prince
horn of the Fremont Ohio Fuel
staff aided Manley in appealing
for relief"
They stated that while gas used
here formerly was from Ohio
fields, 80 per cent of Port Clin-
toms supply now comes from out
of the state and 73 per cent is
from fields in Texas and Louisi-
ana. 'Gas now costs us IL to IL
cents more per thousand cubic
/ Continued On Page 2, Col p
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-16
BABY BROWNS IN
QUARRY NEAR
DANbURY home

Thomas w. Alexander, two-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Alexander, Danbury Township, be-
came Ottawa County's first drown
ing, victim of the year at six
O'Clock Saturday afternoon when
the little boy fell into a quarry
pit about 800 yards from his home.
State Highway Patrolmen John
Milstead and Robert Karsmizki Of
the Bay Bridge station said Tom
my's four-year-old sister, Wilma,
gave the alarm after the baby had
toddled from his home and fallen
into the water.
Tommy's little sister called for
help to George Gresh and Tom
Conner, both of Danbury, who
were working nearby. Conner i'm
mediately walked into the cold
water to search for the boy while
Gresh ran to a nearby telephone to
call the Marblehead Coast Guard
station.
Mr.. Gresh later told the state
highway patrolman that he was un-
able to use the telephone because
a girl talking to her boy friend
refused to give up the line" He
said it was 6:15 before he could
get a call through to the station.
The boys body was recovered
from the pool in a Kelley Island
Lime & Transport Company quar-
ry soon after coast guardsmen
and the Marblehead fire depart
ment rescue truck arrived. A re-
su,scitator was applied but the
baby had been in the water too
long and he failed to revive. Water
in the quarry was about four feet
in depth.
Mrs. Helen Alexander, the
baby's mother, was visiting her
husband in a Toledo hospital when
the tragedy took place. DR.. R. R.
Semon, County Coroner, returned
verdict of accidental death.
Born Feb. 20, 1852, in Port
Clinton, Thomas w. Alexander was
one of 10 children. He is survived
by his parents, four brothers and
five sisters.
Rev. Gilmore Galusha officiated
at funeral services Tuesday after.
noon in Congregational Church,
days to 1875 for the school year.
but this change will not affect stu
dents as their school year will not
be increased. The teachers will re-
port earlier in the fall for prepara-
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-16
Five Car Wreck
Ties Up Traffic

Fifteen persons escaped serious
injuries and five cars were in
volved yesterday morning at 6:35
in mass accident which took
place in Route 2, three miles west
of the city in the portion of the
highway which often is flooded
in the spring.
Gerald Havener, 623 Madison
ST., stopped his car. 1t was hit
from the rear by a car being driv-
en- by Conner Bailey, Gypsum.
Other cars involved were driven
by James Mowl, 95 West Loop;
Donald Waelde, Lakeside, and No
Ian Wilson, 735 "E'' ST.
Taken to the hospital with
with back injury was Dorothy
Mackey, Lakeside, a passenger in
the car being driven by Donald
Waelde. Deputy sheriff Myron
Hettrick investigated.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-16
Muny Court Judge
Proves He's Fair

Of the 804 cases heard in
Judge Donald Warsowsky's
municipal court since it began
operation in January, rs were
declared not guilty, Council
man George Schade told coUn-
Gil Tuesday night when he made
the financial report for the
court.
During the three months, the
municipal court paid S12.081.04
to Port Clinton Of which $5.465..
o. were from costs.
Also paid to the city early
this year was S6,50l.82 in fines
and costs from former mayor
Carl Becker's cases.
If the present $1,000 monthly
municipal court average coniin-
ues, fhe court should be paid
for the year by June. A special
council committee will be NAM
ed in fhe near future to serve
as the municipal court commit
tee.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-16
BY Juel Reed Cover

Mrs. Amelia Yack, who will be.
81 years old on April 27, watches
the progress of remodeing going
on at the old Madrid Theater
building with eyes that are still
keen and bright, and with a heart
full of memories.
For the East Second-Jefferson
street neighborhood, where the
former theater is giving way to a
new building for the Ohio Edison
Company, has been home to Mrs.
Yack ever since she came to Port
Clinton as an 18 year old bride.
Walking isn't so easy for Mrs.
Yack now, but frequently she
leaves the pleasant Jefferson
street home the Yacks built 55
years ago, and walks the quarter
block to the corner to see how the
work is progressing.
If she turned the corner and
walked another quarter block
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-16
TEACHERS PAY
BOOST OKAYED

Effective at the beginning of the
next school year, September l, an
increase of $3.50 yearly for teach
ers in Port Clinton public schools
has been announced by the board
of education.
Under the new schedule, the
starting scale for teachers with
bachelors degree will be $3,050
and for those with masters de-
grees, $4,000. The present mini
mum for B. S. degreed teachers is
$4,000.
Supt. D. D. Sims also announced
that the teaching schedule had
been changed from 18O teaching
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-16
Morton Named TO
Utilities Board
Photo by MIScH

Atty. John Morton, who served
the city as a part-fime solicitor
last fall, Tuesday evening was
appointed as a new member Of
the board Of public utilities for
a six year term.
Mayor Harold Jeremy an
nouneed fhe appointment, which
was unanimously approved by
council. Continuing members
of this board are Carl HeckIer
and Dan Griffin. Morton sue
ceeds Walter Wagener, who re-
signed TO accept appointment as
the city's service director.
Veteran council m m b er
Charles RUddock was selected
by his co-workers TO serve as
president pro tenn Of council. He
succeeds former councilman A.
w. Chapman, who resigned re-
Gently due to i'll health.