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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-31

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Luncheon in the home of the
hostess, Mrs. Richard Semon, will
precede the regular meeting of
PEG next Thursday. Mrs. F. A.
Mekus has the program.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-31

Supt. and Mrs. D. D. Sims spent
Christmas at Troy visiting at the
home of their son and family.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Jones, and
daughter left Friday, to spend a
number of days with relatives in
Kansas.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-31

Harry Fall and son Tom spent
Saturday and Sunday in Cincinnati,
with relatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Falls Church Vote
Brisk on Bond Issue

A heavy turnout of voters
braved inclement weather in
Falls Church today to cast bal
lots on an 100000 school con-
Struction bond issue.
BY 9 am, more than 200 bal
lots had been cast at the three
polling places, Madison School,
Broad Street Motors. and the
police station, formerly City
Hall.
Polls were. to close at 6 pm.
Voters also were deciding
whether the city should issue
$685. 900 in water system i'm
provement bonds.
Poll workers stood in the rain
to hand out literature on the
school bond issue. If the refer
endum is approved by a majority
of all property owners voting, a
100000 addition will be built
at George Mason High School
and a similar amount will be
spent at Mount Daniel Ele-
mentary School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03

back so that his back pocket
containing his. wallet was pressed
against the plate glass window.
When the men started searching
him. he fumbled with his hand
in his right pocket in hopes
some one would come along. He
handed over 81 cents to the
holdup men. with Joan in my
arms. I couldn't rum I couldn't
fight, ! couldn't do anything, "
Mr.. Rex explained.
When a bus came along. Mr..
Rex told police, he tried to break
away to attract attention but
it continued past. The three
bandits then grabbed him and
while one man stabbed him in
the back another punched him
in the face. The three fed.
Mr.. Rex went to a nearby
drugstore and called police. He
was treated at Casualty Hospital
for the minor stab wound.
Joan was fearful, but unhurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Casey ComoIier
Takes Throttle of
L. & O. Limited

Commissioner Renah F. Cana
lier yesterday fulfilled a special
dream of his admittedly happy
tenure as a city father. He piloted
the Lorton & Occoquan Railroad
train over its emile run.
The L. & o. Is the workhorse
that brings in supplies and sends
out manufacture to and from the
Districts 3-500-acre workhouse
and reformatory system spread
ing between the towns of Lorton
and Occoquan in nearby Virginia.
Mr.. Camalier wistfully an
nounced his ambition during a
recent televiSion program. DON
aid Clemmer. director of correc-
tons, saw to it that his boss got
his wish yesterday.
Mr.. Camalier was asked to
sum up his reaction to his rail-
reading adventure. Wrapping
himself in his best oratorical
style, the Commissioner de-
claimed:
II was impressed with the
great equanimity of all those
who were aboard"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Cab Driver Is Shot
In Series Of Errors

A cab driver was shot in both
legs early today by Soldiers
Home police after he had grabbed
the gun of the homes police
chief. metropolitan police re-
ported.
Police at the home said the
shooting occurred when they
sought to question James A. Lee,
%. colored, of the 1900 block of
Quarles street NE. Mr.. Lee said
he grabbed Police Chief Bert
Morgan's gun because he thought
he was being held up.
Chief Morgan said he and Pvt.
Frank A. Kruse were investigat-
ing a telephone tip that a home
resident was coming home in a
taxicab with a bad woman,
carrying a knife"
When they asked Mr.. Lee to
step out of the taxicab he leaped
out and grabbed Chief Morgan's
gun. The gun discharged and a
bullet struck Mr.. Lees left leg
Police said Pvt. Kruse fired three
times, one of the bullets striking
Mr.. Lees right leg The pas
senger and his woman compan-
ion were out of the cab at the
time. Mr.. Lee was treated at
Freedmen's Hospital.
Acting 1t. Samuel Stickley Of
the 10th precinct said the case
would be referred to the district
attorneys office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Delegates Vote Study
OF Area Transport
BY o S'or StoH Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS. Mar. 3.-The
Maryland House of Delegates
last night approved, 1910, a
resolution calling for Maryland,
Virginia and the District of Co.
lumbia. to conduct a joint study
of transportation problems in
the Washington Metropolitan
Area.
There was no debate. Since
the measure is a simple rather
than a joint resolution, last
nights action was final.
The resolution. sponsored by
the Prince Georges and Mont
gomery delegations, is similar to
one introduced in the Virginia
General Assembly by three Ar
lington delegates. 1t would es-
tabliSh a nine-member commits
sion to study the "adequancy of
present passenger facilities and
services in the Washington
Metropolitan Area, and the rates
charged for such services" The
three Jurisdictions each would
have three members on the
study group.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Man With Baby Girl in Arms
Stabbed in 57-Cent HoIdup

An automobile mechanic car
rying his 19-month-old daughter
in his arms was stabbed in the
back last night while fighting
off three colored men who had
robbed him of 81 cents.
Edward Rex. "a, of 1922 Isher-
wood street NE. an employee of
the Harding Pontiac Co., Laurel,
Md, gave police this story of the
incident:
He stopped in the 1000 block
of H street NE. on his way to
pick up his wife Virginia, who
works in the Continental Hotel
drugstore
Mr.. Rex. carrying his tiny
daughter. Joan, in his left arm.
was looking in the window of a
store at 101l H street NE. when
three men came up behind him.
One of them pressed something
in his back while another warned
that guy has a gun"
He spun around and leaned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
District Third in Class
For January Traffic Safety

Washington ranked third in
cities of its class in traffic safety
during January, the National
Safety Council said today.
The District had $50 deaths for
each 10000 registered vehicles.
Baltimore was first in the same
class, with a IL average, and
San Francisco second with 80.
The council said 345 cities had
death free traffic records in
January. However, there were
an estimated 1900 deaths during
the month, the same toll as in
January a year ago.
City drivers made a good
safety showing, but this was
Cancelled by a jump in rural ac-
cidents. Fatalities declined IA
per cent in the cities but gained
5 per cent in rural areas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Building Of Any Bridges
AT Ciiy's Expense Opposed

The Brightwood Citizens AS
ISOLATION last night adopted a
resolution opposing the con-
struction Of any bridges at the
expense of the District of Co.
lumbia.
The association also went on
record as objecting to the i'm
position of additional taxes on
District residents, including an
increase in the real estate tax
and sales tax on food to finance
the proposed public works pro-
gram.
Opposition also was expressed
to any change in racial restric-
tons in the use of District pub
lie schools for civic meetings.
A resolution presented by for
mer president Karl K. Cover
will be sent to Police Chief
Robert v. Murray, commencing
the 9Th police precinct in
Brightwood for recording the
lowest percentage of crime in
the District during the past year.
1t. Ray AggleSton of this pre-
cinct in a brief talk urged con-
tinued cooperation on the part
Of residents in the reduction of
vandalism in the Brightwood
area.
The meeting was held in Paul
Junior High School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Heartened by Success.

time is overdue for the removal
of the temporary buildings.
Heartened by Success.
"One hundred and fifty thou
sand Legionnaires will converge
on Washington from August 90
to September 3. We hope that
all of them may behold the
beauty of our city. especially
such a memorial to their COM
rades of the great wars. We hope
that the buildings will be re-
moved before the largest con-
vention in the history of Wash
ington is held
This memorial is to all of
Washington's veterans. There
fore, to conceal it from the ap-
probation of the public is an
indignity for which there is no
excuse in time of peace"
Mr.. Adams inSiStence that
the building be RACED follows
the successful campaign of the
Society of the LIST Division to
have torn down the tempo that
hides the LIST Division Monu-
ment. This building is at sol
Seventeenth street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Hospital Censure
Move Defeated
In Prince Georges

A motion to censure the Prince
Georges General Hospital direc-
tors was defeated yesterday, 3
to 2, by the County Commits
SionerS.
The dispute arose over the
case OF a Seat Pleasant woman
twice denied admission to the
hospital by staff physicians who
diagnosed her case as chronic
and not acute. Anothe, doctor
interceded on behalf OF a friend
of the woman. and had her al
mitted She died eight days
later of a cerebral hemorrhaee.
Commissioner ward j.
Waters declared the woman was
not a chronic case. as the two
doctors said, but an acute victim.
He moved to send letter to
the hospital telling it to operate
as it is supposed to be operated.
Commissioner Fannie Spicknall
seconded the motion.
The three other commission,
ers voted it down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Man Burns 10 Death
In Condemned House

A middle-aged colored man
was burned to death last, night
when a fire broke out in a con-
demned two-story house at 926
Greens court NV.
The man was tentatively
identified by neighbors as
Charles Osborne, about As years
old, of no fixed address.
Detective Sergt. Emmett Tai
bot of the Homicide squad said
the fire broke out about 1:15
am. After firemen had extin-
guished the blaze, Talbot said.
the mans body was found near
window on the second floor.
Nearby was a partially burned
mattress.
Neighbors who identified the
man said they had seen him ear
lier under the influence of al
cohol.
Fire caused extensive damage
to 926 and 928 Greens court,
both condemned houses. police
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Second Veteran Group Fights
Tempo ConceoIing Memorial

Spurred by success of 1st Divi-
sion veterans in getting action
for razing a temporary building
which obstructs their memorial,
another veterans group today
sought similar action on another
tempo.
The District Department of
the American Legion asked re-
moval of the unsightly tempo
rary building that hides the Dis
trict memorial to those of its
citizens who gave their lives in
World War / or who served and
survived
The Rev. William B. Adams
called the memorial the most
significant erected by the citizens
of the District. as distinct from
those memorials erected by the
Nation. He said it is an indig-
nifty to conceal it from the APP
probation of the public, for
which there is no excuse in time
of peace.
Mr.. Adams. who served as
chaplain in World War II, is
pastor of the Temple Hill Baptist
Church in Bethesda. He called
for the removal of the offending
temporary building before the
American Legion holds its ma
tional convention here next Au-
gust.
Four Buildings and a Fence.
The structure that masks the
memorial is really four buildings,
designated as Tempos 1, j. K and
L. They appear as one building
and border the south side of the
rejecting pool, east of the Lin
coin Memorial. Separating these
buildings from West Potomac
Park is a high steel fence, and
outside the fence is road known
as South Rejecting Pool drive.
This drive" now serves as an
access road to the building.
Those employed in the structure
park their cars there.
The solemn memorial. of white
marble with IL Doric columns,
was designed to be viewed from
the rejecting pool area. From
the north, the building hides it.
| The memorial itself faces the
parked cars. the fence and the
dilapidated tempo. To the south
of the memorial is independence
avenue. Motorists driving along
that avenue catch a glimpse of
the rear of the memorial.
1T commentaries the heroic
deeds of the war dead of World
War l." Mr.. Adams said, land
carries the halo of the illustrious
sons of the city of our succeed
ing wars.
This beautiful rotunda is
now hidden from the eyes of
the public by an unsightly tenn
porary building, erected in 1912.
The original purpose of this me-
mortal is. therefore, lost. as the
symmetry of its beauty was a
fitting addition to the scenery
about the rejecting pool. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Miner Teachers College
Marks 103d Anniversary

The 103d anniversary of the
founding of Miner Teachers
College was observed today with
exercises at the school.
Principal speaker at the
founders day ceremony was the
Rev. c. Shelby Rocks, pastor of
the Lincoln Congregational
Temple.
Mr.. Rocks praised the life and
work of the schools founder,
Myrtilla Miner. and urged the
student body to never take your
college for granted"
Presiding at the ceremony was
Matthew j. Whitehead. president
Of the college. Mr.. Harold A.
Haynes. f1rst assistant superin-
tendent Of schools for the Dis
trict, also took part.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Gun Factory
To Seek Jobs
For 1000
Will Try to Place
Workers Affected
By Luyoff Order

Naval Gun Factory officials
today said they would establish
an employee referral program to
try to find other jobs in Gov
eminent or private industry here
for the 1000 workers scheduled
to be dismissed by June /.
Announcement of the 1000
layof-the biggest to hit the
factory in years-waS made to
stunned employees at 4 pm. yes
terday. when Rear Admiral Tom
B. Hill. superintendent of the
installation, broke the bad news
over the public address system.
The factory now employs $500
workers.
Factory officials said today
that every effort would be made
to find other jobs in this area
for the affected employees. They
said work has already begun on
the job referral program and
that all Government agencies
and private firms in the Wash
ington area would be asked to
cooperate.
Civil Service to Help.
The Civil Service Commission
also said that it would offer the
services of its separated career
employe program to laid-of fac
tory workers with status.
Admiral Hill said 30-day no.
tices will be sent out next month.
Information as to the specific
trades. occupations, positions and
grades of those involved will be
announced as soon as possible"
he added.
The announcement Admiral
Hill read to the gun factory
workers follows:
II have previously expressed
my hope and belief that, as a re-
suit of our efforts, we could
maintain the present level of en-
ployment in the gun factory.
This we cannot do.
During the past month.
everything possible has been
done to increase the future work
load. In spite of this effort.
which will be vigorously con-
tinued. a reduction in force is
necessary.
Available Work Changes.
Il regret changes in work
available for the Naval Gun
Factory will require that the
number of employees be reduced
from the present $500 to APP
proximately $500 by June of
this year.
This will necessitate the sep
aration of approximately 1000
employees. This reduction will in
clude employees paid from over
head, as well as from direct la
Dor, funds. Thirty-day reduc-
tion-in-force notices will be is
sued early in April. and informa-
ton as to the specific trades.
occupations. positions and grades
Of those involved will be an
nounced as soon as possible"
Last October the Naval Gun
Factory had about 10000 en-
ployeS. Several cutbacks and
normal attrition have reduced
the figure to present $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Freed Purse-Snutch Suspects
Reurrested as Loot Is Found

Two 17-year-old boys who
snatched a purse and then left
their loot in the back of a police
car were arrested Second time
today. police reported.
Pvts. Thomas Harry and Frank
Innocent said Gladys l.. Schwo-
bauer, Al. of 3342 Eighteenth
street NV. told them two boys
stole her purse while she was
walking in the 100 block of
Park road NV. last night.
The officers took her into their
cruiser and began patrolling the
neighborhood. looking for sus-
poets. Meantime, Pvts. Eugene
M. Monohan and Carl E. Galasso
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
BroyhiII Bill Urges
Commission 10 Plan
Removal Of 'Tempos'

Representative Broyhill, Re
publican, of Virginia today intro
duced bill to set up a seven
man commission to plan the re-
moval and replacement of Wash
ington's temporary buildings.
TITS time we took our heads
out of the sand and stopped
calling a permanent eyesore a
temporary building" Mr.. Broy-
hill declared. He added:
These monstrosities were in
tended as temporary structures
to serve during a short emer-
gency period. but some Of them
are older than / am. And I'm
old enough to know the present
world emergency is not going to
be over in six months"
Would Replace Fifty.
Mr. Broyhill's bill contem-
plates the replacement of the
nearly so tempos with several
permanent Federal buildings.
The commission called for in
the bill would be made up of the
director of the Budget Bureau.
the General Services Admins
traitor and five named by the
President, one from the National
Capital Planning Commission
one from the Commission of Fine
Arts and three citizens.
FavOrs Private Builders.
The commission would be d.
rected to plan for the removal
and replacement of the tempos
and submit a report by next De-
cember 81. Mr.. Broyhill said he
believed the project. in order to
preclude a large initial outlay,
should be undertaken by private
industry. then leased to the Gov
eminent with the rental applied
to possible future purchase.
GSA recently announced it
would tear down the temporary
building near the White House
that hides the LIST Division Mon
ument. Mr.. Broyhill referred to
this as a small drop out of a
mighty dilapidated bucket"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03

in a robbery cruiser picked up
two boys at Mount Pleasant and
Lamont streets NV
The robbery cruiser and the
scout car met at that point.
The woman said she didn't think
the two 17-year-olds were the
ones who had robbed her. Police
took their names and released
them.
Later Pvts. Monohan and Ga
laSso found the womans purse
in the rear seat of their cruiser,
recently occupied by the boys.
They went to their homes and
rearrested them. Detectives said
the boys admitted taking the
purse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Auto Firms Retiring
Luid-Off Employees
BY the Associoted Press

DETROIT, Mar. ga back
to-work movement in Detroit au-
tomotive plants quickened yes
terday with the recall of $500
laid of employees to their jobs.
Plymouth recalled $500 en-
ployes. The Hudson Motor Car
Co. recalled $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
District Heads
Call Par|eyo on
Unemployment
Steps to Be Studied
To Ease Situation;
Concern Is Voiced

The District Commissioners,
concerned over reports of rising
unemployment here, have called
a meeting for 9 am. Friday to
determine what steps the city
can take to ease the situation.
Commissioner Renah F.. Cam
alier arranged the meeting in his
Office after conferences today
with Welfare Director Gerard M.
Shea and with Commissioner
Samuel Spencer. officials of
both public and private welfare
agencies have been asked to
attend.
Prompted by Concern.
Mr.. Camalier explained that
the conference was prompted by
a feeling of concern rather than
alarm. Relief agencies have
been pressed so much by in
creased demands for financial
help due to unemployment that
we thought we had better meet
the problem head-on without
delay" he said.
He said another outgrowth of
his huddle with Mr.. Shea was a
suggestion to Mr.. Spencer that
the Board of Commissioners con-
slider asking Congress for a $780,
900 supplemental appropriation
to maintain the present level of
public assistance payments for
the last three months of the cur
rent fiscal year.
This proposal will probably be
discussed at the Friday meeting
along with the possibility of OBJ
tanning Federal surplus food to
distribute among the needy.
Rise Fifty a Month.
The welfare director reported
that public assistance demands
have increased at an average rate
of so cases per month this fiscal
year over fiscal 1858. The total
relief case load during February
was 1879
The relief rolls in January
totaled 7.483. an increase of 40
cases over the previous month.
The Welfare Department has
budget allotment sufficient, how
ever, to handle only 7,185 cases.
Mr.. Shea explained unless a
supplemental appropriation is
approved, relief payments for the
last three months of the fiscal
year will have to be reduced
below the present level. This
level is rs per cent of living costs
in February, 1858.
Cites Job LayOffs.
Mr.. Shea explained that I'M
employment affects public assist
ance in an indirect fashion. Job
layoffs, he explained, appar-
emily have been throwing onto
the relief rolls unemployable
persons who. heretofore, have
been supported by their relatives.
C. A. Wharton. director of the
District Unemployment Com
pensation Board, said that it is
too early" to establish a trend
on the basis of available sta
tiSticS.
Mr.. Wharton conceded that
compensation payments are con-
siderably higher than those for
the same period in other recent
years. But. he pointed out that
whereas the total amount paid
out by the board in the calendar
year, 1853, amounted to $2.3 mil
lion, unemployment payments in
1949 were SIS million higher.
He reported that in the week
ending February 26. a total Of
6,104 compensation checks total
ing $117,524 we're mailed out. In
the corresponding week in 1853,
a total of 2,972 checks totaling
$50, 208 were mailed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
SIezuk to See Chiunq

TAIPEH. Formosa, Mar. 3 (P.
United States Undersecretary
of the Army John Slezak ar
rived today. He will confer to-
morrow with President Chang
Kai-shek. Mr.. Slezak leaves for
Saigon Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
German Aide to Speak

DR.. Johannes Balser, special
assistant to the Ambassador of
Germany. will speak on East
Germany-the June Uprising
and It's Significance" at 7:15
o'clock tonight in the Interna-
tional Student House. 1925 R
street NV. The talk is open
to the public.
Evening star., 1954-05-09

sonnel and administrative fields.
SPA officials are delighted at the
Presidents acceptance of their
invitation, feeling that it is still
another indication of the admin
istration's support of the inert
system.
On Capitol Hill, the admins
tration has urged a far-reaching
liberalization of Federal employe
benefits.
Among the proposals are re-
peal of the Whitten rider, a Fed
eral pay reclassification raise,
group life and health insurance
programs, unemployment COM
penSation benefits, Increased
overtime and longevity pay bene-
fits. more supergrade jobs, and a
more liberal employe incentive
program.
In submitting these proposals,
President Eisenhower on several
occasions has stressed his belief
that Government should accord
its employees the most progress
sive benefits that are given work.
ers in private industry"
Be sure to keep up aDith all
the latest Government en-
ployeS nelUS By reading the
Federal Spotlight column sir
days q week in The Star and
listening to the Federal Spot
light radio broadcast at GAS
pm. each SATURDAY oUer
WMAL.