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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-15
FIZER is HoNoRED

Stacey Fizer, who retired recent
ly after lengthy service as a GUS
todian at the Ottawa County
Courthouse, was honored Tuesday
evening at a farewell dinner party
served in Travellers Inn. Giving
the party were county officials and
employees who work in the court
house, with Eula McRitchie serv-
ing as mistress of ceremonies.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-15
Sanders Heads
Pytl1iar, Lodge


Donald Sanders has been INSTALL
ed as chancellor commander of the
Port Clinton Knights of Pythias
Lodge, succeeding Roger Kinney.
Fred Longbeink a past chancellor
commander, was the installing Of
ficer.
Other new officers installed in
clude Edward Kolesar, vice COM
mander; Richard Crawford, pre-
late; Christ Anderson, master of
arms; Roger Kinney, master of
work; Arthur Higley, secretary;
John Jensen, financial secretary,
and David Mackey, master of fl.
nance.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-15
Tax Experts To Aid
Taxpayers Here

Tax experts from the Toledo In
ternal Revenue District office will
he in the Ottawa County court
house, Port Clinton, Wednesday,
Jan. q, March 8 and 10, to assist
taxpayers in filing their returns.
Persons who may wish tax help
on other days may go to the San
dusky Internal Revenue office in
the Sandusky postoffice building,
Mondays through Fridays.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-15
ACP DEADLlNE NEARS

Otto A. Kersten, Chairman of
The Ottawa County ,ASC PMA)
states that the final date for re-
porting 1858 ACP performance
sheets is January %, 1854. By
not signing on or before that
date, all payments due the farmer
will be forfeited. Bring along all
evidence slips showing purchases
of seed, fertilizer, etc. The office
will remain open the next three
Saturdays, January Is, %, and 80.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-15
Lacurnsky Ends
Service Career

Cpl. Norman "Bud" Lacumsky,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman La
cumsky, Bay Township, was dis
charged from the Army last week
and returned to his home Thurs
day.
Lacumsky enlisted in the Army
three years ago and served 19
months overseas in Korea. His fa-
ther is a veteran of World War l.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-15
The DOCTOR AND
THE HOSPITAL

The night was cold, with a
sharpness that only January in
the open country can produce. The
baby had been restless with fever
throughout the day, and. both Jane
and Jim Brown were at despera-
tion's point.
"Jim," said Jane, you'll just
have to hitch up old Mabel, and
see if you can find DR.. Smith
somewhere"
Jim paced off the length of the
living room once more, and quiet
ly voiced his fear: "But where,
Jane? With the whole countryside
ailing, DR.. Smith could be almost
anywhere"
Now, contrast that scene with
this one:
The night was still cold, with a
sharpness to equal that of any
previous January, and the baby
likewise was restless with fever.
However, the modern Jane and
Jim Brown didn't wait until they
reached desperation's point
they didn't have to-kor modern
hospital completely equipped with
the finest in equipment awaited
their command.
They simply called their doctor,
arranged with him to meet at the
hospital, where after a day or so
OF good care, everything was
cleared up.
Instead of searching the coun-
tryside for a doctor, already
swamped with calls, they took
their baby to a central location,
the hospital, where the doctor
cared for all his ailing patients
under one roof.
We cite these two stories, chief
ly because of a statement which
has been going the rounds the past
few weeks, months and even
years. It goes something like this:
LET the doctors pay for the
new hospital wing. After all, it's
their workshop and as such, their
responsibility"
Being the modern Jane and Jim
Brown, perhaps. you've agreed with
that remark.
In all. fairness, let's look at
some of the facts which are not
included by those making that re-
mark or similar statements.
In the first place; according to
population statistics, there are not
enough doctors to properly serve
this area. BY caring for the pa
tient at the hospital, the doctor
can conserve his time and give
proper attention to many more
patients.
This is especially true in surgi-
cal and obstetrical cases. If your
doctor was constantly out calling
on individual patients in their
llOoiCo, II WOulu Uc VII tudily I'LL
possible to reach him, should an
emergency arise. If we know he is
not in his office, he can be reach
ed within matter of minutes by
calling hospital authorities. Ger
tainly we should all feel that this
service recompenses for use of
the hospital as a secondary Of
flee"
Secondly, good nursing is an
important part of medical treat.
ment. This is not entirely the doc
tors responsibility. Nurses are al
so in very short supply and the
hospital multiplies their effective
ness since one nurse is able to
give her attention to a number of
patients.
BY supplying the most modern
equipment and laboratory service,
supervised by doctors who are
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-15
YOUTH MEET PLANNED
Farm Bureau youths fl

Farm Bureau yOuthS from Utta
wa County will be among the
Northwestern Ohio rural youths
attending the Farm Bureau Youth
Conference to be held Saturday
Jan. %, in the Junior Fair Build
ing at the Van Vert fairgrounds.
William Hardesty, Wapakoneta,
and Eben Root, Green Springs,
are co-chairmen for the confer
ence, for which reservations
should be made Immediately at
county Farm Bureau. offices.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-15
Warnke Serves
Army In Germany

Pvt. Carl J. Warnke, 20, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Warnke, 527
East Third Street, Port Clinton, is
now serving with the 4th Infantry
Division in Germany. The ''Ivy''
division is receiving intensive field
training in southern Germany as
part of the NATO Army.
Private Warnke, a radio opera
tor with Headquarters Company
of the 9th Infantry Regiments 1st
Battalion, enered the Army last
April.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-15
NOTES FROM OTTAWA
COUNTY AGENT
rnEn ~p,aaA,
FRED GRIMM

The Ohio Agricultural Expert
ment Station is revising their mail
ing list for Farm and Home Re-
search" If you care to receive this
bi-monthly pamphlet free please
let us know.
Manu- folks tell us they can't find
the phone number of the county
agents office. l will admit it is a
little dumb. But a few years ago
all county offices were requested
to follow uniform listing. Now
we are the first number in the
book-Agricultural Extension Ser
vice 1851. We put our number on
every letter too.
Rev. William A. Stauffer, a Men
MONTE minister and farmer from
Tuscarawas county will be the
speaker at the annual Grange ban
quet on January 81. Leon Leutz
has learned that the man comes
we'll recommended. Your county
agent can personally attest to his
ability Why don't you attend and
learn for yourself?
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-15

For hearts that are kindly, with
virtue and peace, and not seeking
blindly hoard to increase.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-15

We need not power or splendor;
wide hal or lordly dome; the good,
the true, the tender, these form
the wealth of home.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-15

The ties of family and of coun-
try were never intended to cir
cumscribe the soul.
Claiming
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
Monroe Hinted in '52Probe
Gamblers Were Protected

Mr.. Bauman: Was that a gen.
eral feeling in the department?
Capt. Monroe: That is the
more or less general feeling in,
the department. Sergt. Beach
was transferred. OF course, he
requested it, and Corpl. Smith
was transferred. I was not.
Faced Undesirable Assignment.
Mr.. Rauman: Do you know
whether it was generally the at
titude of police officers who
didn't want to get. transferred,
to stay away from these num-
bers places, particularly when
they had the reputation of be-
ing under the jurisdiction OF
certain hackers?
Capt. Monroe: Well, don't
know that, whether they would
stay away from them or not.
Mr.. Bauman: In any event..
the general feeling was that if
you made such an arrest in
volving certain individuals, that
you would more than likely be
transferred to an undesirable
assignment?
Capt. Monroe: Probably would
get an undesirable assignment.
Capt. Monroe was then ex-
cuSed.
Although Committee Chairman
Nicely congratulated Capt. Mon
roe for his disclosures, special
police panel censured the police
man for his testimony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15

paying $3.50 last night. Capt.
Monroe was accused of accept
ing 500 last night from an agent
of one of the suspects not yet ar
rested. Detective Prather was
charged with accepting 5000 on
September 8.
In the, other cases. Taylor was
accused of paying Lit. Thoman
1901 on July 2; Langley 500 on
July 20; Anderson $500 on July
3 and Beach $500 on March "a.
Policeman Since 1929.
Capt. Monroe, who lives at
GOT Oneida place NV, has
been a policeman since April %,
1929, and head Of the 18th Pre-
cinct since March 3. 1853. He
was transferred to the precinct
at his own request after serving
as head of the gambling squad.
Chief Murray said none of the
alleged abuses occurred while
Capt. Monroe was with the gam
bling squad, which he had first
joined December 8, 1851.
Except for a reprimand from
q special police panel growing
out of the 1852 Senate District
Crime Subcommittee hearings,
his record has been exemplary.
Those who worked closely with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
New Station Asked
In Fire Department S
$6,764,O0O Budget

The $6.764,00O budget request
OF the District Fire Department
for fiscal 1856 would go in part
to staff a new fire station at
Twenty fourth and Irving streets
Sc, requested to be built in the
same year.
The total estimate is $497, 1859
higher than the appropriation
for the current fiscal year.
In Growing Section.
The proposed new fire house
in rapidly growing section
would be identical to the station
now being built at Forty-ninth
and East Capitol streets. A COM
bined truck and engine setup.
the new station would require
80 additional firemen, two 75O-
gallons-per-minute pumping en-
gines costing $4,000 each and
a 100-foot aerial ladder truck
costing $40,70O.
Fire Chief Willard II. Sutton
also requested $150,000 for re-
placing the city's present fire.
boat with % smaller craft Of
lighter draft to work in the tight
channels of the Potomac River.
New Battalion.
Another operating cash out
lay would go to establish the de-
partment's Eighth Battalian, to
be quartered at the Forty-ninth
and East Capitol station house.
Seven additional privates would
be required to staff it.
Another seven privates are
needed to man the new ambu-
lance provided to serve the east
side of the Anacostia River.
Chief Sutton asks funds to hire
two civilians to serve as fire
alarm operators at alarm head
quarters.
One other objective energies
from the estimates. The de-
partment wants to start replac-
ing the present passenger cars
used by battalion chiefs with
the roomier, more useful-and
modish-station wagon. The ex-
listing replacement program is
geared for three vehicles Ter
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
Spencer Praises
Work by Police
In Bribery Case

Commissioner Samuel Spencer,
the official in top level charge
of the police department, had
nice things to say for the force
in connection with the bribery
case.
"It is regrettable to learn of
evidence that any police officer
has been accepting bribes," he
declared.
This case does show, how
ever, excellent police work, and
that the top officials of the po-
lice department are vigorous in
their efforts to make sure that
the department is thoroughly
honest and serving the city in
the best possible manner. Chief
Murray, Deputy Chief Lutz,. Lt.
Thoman and the others who
worked on the case are to be
commended"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
Publisher Counsel
Denounces Witness
BY the Associated Press

A Communications Commission
hearing on accusations against
Edward Lamb of Toledo, Ohio,
newspaper publisher and radio
TV operator, opened today with
his counsel denouncing the first
witness as a "hired assassin .
with a known criminal record"
Before the witness. William
Cummings, 43, a Negro, could
take the stand, Attorney Russell
M. Brown delivered his attack.
Mr.. Brown later explained that
what he meant to say was that
Mr.. Cummings was a hired
character assassin"
The hearing, involving Mr..
Lambs application for renewal
of the license of his Erie (Pa.)
television station, WICU, was
ordered by the commission to go
into allegations that Mr.. Lamb
formerly had knowingly associ-
ated with Communists and con-
tributed funds to the Communist
Party.
Mr.. Lamb repeatedly has de-
MED any Communist associa-
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15

slipped them into a pocket and
settled down for a talk.
He was interrupted by the
sudden appearance Of Deputy
Chief Lutz, Inspector Lorraine
johnson and Capt. John B. Lay
ton Of the gambling squad. In
spector johnson took the money
and suspended Capt. Monroe on
the spot. The five $40 bills were
marked. Capt. Monroe said the
money was some 1t. Thoman
owed him and denied any wrong
doing.
An hour later the trap was set
for Detective Prather. It..
Thoman met him at Michigan
avenue and First street NE. on
the pretext Of talking things
over"
Unexpectedly, Detective Pra-
ther had company in the person
Of Langley, one Of the gambling
suspects. That made it easier
for police to arrest both at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15

Capt. John B. Monroe, who is
currently under arrest on a
bribery charge in connection
with gamblers here, was an i'm
portant witness before the SEN
ate District crime investigating
subcommittee in 1852.
He told the committee there
was a general feeling in the
Police Department that if a
policeman arrested a gambler
who worked for certain hackers
that man would be transferred.
The official record of the hear
ings shows that Capt. Monroe
testified before the District sub
committee, inquiring into crime
here. on January Is, 1852.
Questioned by Bauman.
In the course of the hearing,
Capt. Monroe was questioned by
the late Senator Hunt, Demo-
crat, of Wyoming, and by Chief
Counsel Arnold Bauman.
A portion of Capt. Monroe's
testimony follows:
Mr.. Bauman: Capt. Monroe, /
want to ask you generally what
the widespread feeling in the Po-
lice Department is, what the
feeling was as to what was likely
to happen if you arrested a gam
bier who worked for certain
hackers.
Capt. Monroe: Well, the rumor
was that the man would be
transferred. I have never been
transferred that way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
Curtis Taylor.

Detective Prather also denied
any completely in a conspiracy.
A little later Whitetop Simkins
was arrested on Eastern avenue
near Bladensburg road in his
aCdillac with Anderson. Sim
kins said they were listening to
a radio account of a baseball
game.
Capt. Monroe served as a
liaison officer to the Senate Dis
trict Crime subcommittee dur
ing the 1852 investigations.
A native of Alabama, Capt.
Monroe moved to Purcellville,
Va, at the age of s, and after
his high school years, came to
Washington to enter George
Washington University. He later
worked in the Agriculture De-
partment, as an electricians
helper, a street car conductor,
and finally a policeman.
Capt. Monroe Is married and
has two children, IL and Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15

him were shocked today at |
learning of the bribery charges. |
Detective Prather, who lives
at 1855 Rodman street NV,
has been in the department
since July Z, 1888.
Mr.. Rover and Chief Murray
said the bribery investigation
began November 2, 1858, when
1t. Thornan went to Deputy Po-
lice Chief Clarence H. Lutz with
the news he had been ap-
preached by Capt. Monroe with
the suggestion he take part in
knockdown racket.
Working under the supervision
of Mr.. Rover and Chief Murray,
1t. Thoman pretended to join
the conspiracy and personally
picked up $4,000 in protection
money which has been impound-
ed for evidence. Mr.. Rover and
Chief Murray said. They con-
tinued:
District Commissioner Samuel
Spencer was apprised Of the
investigation, and given step-by-
step reports on its progress.
Counting Houses Protected.
The protection principally was
for the counting houses of the
numbers operators, chiefly in
Capt. Monroe's own 18th Pre-
cinct.
Simkins, reputedly the big fish
in the catch, paid at the rate of
$500 month and Othello Wash
ington was said to have put UP
$3.50 a month.
Detective Prather was called 4
promoter who steered potential
customers to Capt. Monroe and
1t. Thoman. &
1t. Thoman played his role so
well that when Capt. Monroe in
vited him to q card game, he
accepted the invitation, after
first clearing the social date with
his superiorS.
Last Christmas when 1t.
Thoman was taking leave, De-
tective Prather decided the lieu
tenant could use some vacation
money and arranged for one Of
the gambling suspects, Langley,
RI contribute e1Nn
Ham Kept in Evidence.
In addition to some marked
money, 1t. Thoman also saved
for evidence a frozen ham given
to him at Christmas by one Of
the gambling suspects. The
ham is in deep freeze awaiting
the coming trials. i
Once Capt. Monroe suggested
that 1t. Thoman contact Othello
Washington about 4 payoff. 1t.
Thoman found Washington al
ready had agreed to the $3.50 q
month and arranged to meet
him each month in Rock Creek
Park. Last months payment
was $3.50 because of change diff
f1culties. but this months pay
off, which never came off. was to
have had the extra $40 deducted.
Washington is a parollee from
Lorton Reformatory on a pre-
vious gambling conviction.
Some of the gamblers paid of
directly to Capt. Monroe, who
slipped something to 1t. Tho
man according to the account
by Chief Murray and Mr.. Rover.1
In addition to numbers, the pro-
lection included at least one
floating crap game.
Not all the gamblers were good
pay. A few "divvied up" for
time, then baked on the grounds
Of slim business. Bozo Taylor
was said to have paid 1901 and
then quit. The payment was
supposed to have been $500.
The showdown was scheduled
for last night. 1t was arranged
for 1t. Thoman to meet Capt.
Monroe at Eastern avenue near
Bladensburg road at z pm.
1t. Thoman parked his car
and Capt. Monroe got in with
him and 1t. Thoman gave him 1
five $40 bills. Capt. Monroe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
Budget Seeks
More poIiceto
Gain on Crime
Murroy Calls for
Force of $500 in
$13.eMiIIion Reques,

To keep up the momentum of
Washington's steadily improv-
ing crime detection efforts, the
Metropolitan Police Department
will need 222 more privates to
raise the authorized force to
$500 In fiscal 1856.
Police Chief Robert v. Murray
placed this proposal before the
Commissioners in his budget
estimates for the next fiscal
year. The total estimates of
$18.9 million are $1,l42, 480
higher than 1855 appropria-
tons.
In addition, Chief Murray asks
for "a additional school guards
to raise that force to 100. If
allowed. this would free % more
policemen to regular patrol duty
More for Foot Patrol.
The precinct patrol force, is
at present zone of the weakest
activities" in the whole depart
ment, Chief Murray declared.
For this reason, most of the
new personnel would be assigned
to foot patrol.
More than 81 million of the
requested increase over the 1866
appropriation would be spent on
personnel. The sum would per-
NIT promotion of 100 privates
to probational detective. Supplies
and equipment for the new per-
sonnet would alone total more
than 500. 900.
The Police Chief pointed out,
In his official justif1cations that,
as the force has grown, the rate
Of crime clearance has increased
and the rate of serious crime has
subsidized.
He pointed out that in fiscal
1850 and 1851. although the size
of the force was mot as high as
could be desired" it was rea-
sonable. The next year owing to
institution OF the five-day work
week. there was a slight decrease
in the number of men available
for duty, and a corresponding
increase, in crime.
increase Rate.
In 1853, o AS per cent re-
duction in personnel led to a
crime increase of 1875 per cent
over 1850. With more funds for
personnel in fiscal 1854 the rate
of serious offenses dropped to
the lowest point since the present
crime reported system was
adopted.
Chief Murray also cited the
extra. assignment Of men last
January to store "stake-outs"
to break up q wave OF armed rob-
berries. The stake-out cut the
robbery rate 80 per cent under,
the previous January.
Additional funds } for fiscal
1856 also were asked for these
purposes:
Replacement of 10 more worn
passenger cars over the present
30-per-year replacement pro-
gram; replacement of a tow
crane and a panel truck for the
dog pound.
Major repairs to eight precinct
stations-Nos. 3, 4, 5, Z. 8, 10, II
and Is. These range in age from
a to II years and Congress ap-
propriated insufficient funds for
the repair program.
Since calendar 1855 is leap
year q $4,000 appropriation
will be needed to pay the force
an extra days pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
Health Agency Asks
SIS Million More
For Sc Activities


The District Health Depart
ment has requested $24, 139, 900
more than SIS million over
this year-to operate in fiscal
1856.
Much of the increases would
provide new services such as the
care of narcotics addicts for
which 100000 is sought.
Another big sum is earmarked
for hiring 1854 more employees.
A list of needed new equipment
ranges from potato peelers to
chapel pews. benzol indicators to
polar planimeters, a tractor
drawn lawn aerifier.
Health Director Daniel l..
Seckinger's Qualifications for the
increases occupy more than 200
pages of text and figures.
New Work Planned.
Some of the departments
principal new undertakings:
/. Drug addict disqualification
--$172. GOO to pay into the Fed
eral hospital at Lexington, KY,
to treat d maximum of 81 local
addicts and to establish a fully
stated clinic for withdrawal
therapy for addicts at District
General Hospital.
2.r Mental health services for
school children -$107, 900 to start
a program of screening and as
sisting in school surroundings
the city's estimated $500 pupils
who are emotionally disturbed or
maladjusted. The program will
cover a minimum of Is schools
and up to 16,000Schildren. The
guidance clinic for severely dis
turbed children will require some
of the fund since the health serv-
ice program will be sending more
children it's way.
3. Health services for civil de-
fense-$137,185 for personnel
and equipment to prepare for
emergencies of a bombing attack.
4. Unemployment medical
examinations for District Gov
eminent UNDERESTIMATE to
finance the setup approved re-
Gently by the Commissioners.
Care of Insane.
Other operational cost in
creases in existing services in
clude a 100000 item for the
care Of the city's INDECENT in
sane at St. Elizabeths Hospital.
That is based on the present
$3.50 per diem per patient rate
fixed by the Federal Government
and that may well be raised,
The total expenditure is fixed
at 1913 million for a. total of S.
525 local patients, 100 more than
the current population.
Similar payments to Freed
mems Hospital are estimated to
be $174,298 higher than this
years 100000 appropriation.
Higher rates charged by the me-
dical charities will require a
$4,000 increase in appropria-
tons in 1856.
Another large item Is $103,-
$50 sought to expand out-patient
nursing care by hiring 35 prac-
tical nurses. Better medical care
at District General has been
asked, with $46, 484 to employ Is
more resident physicians and
seven more interns. Nursing
service at Glenn Dale Hospital
would be improved with SAC, 275
to hire additional nurses.