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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-11-11
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Dairyman Bob Kirk made big
group of Catawba Cub Scouts
mighty happy recently when on
very short notice he arranged a
dairy tour for them Den Mother
Mrs. Carl French and a lot of
others Gncluding us) thinks he
merits a big salute Betcha
Grandma Carmen Hawking made
those lovely costumes that won the
cute Remenschneider lasses a 1St
prize at the Halloween parade
Beta Sigma Phi sorority, including
the Exemplar Group, goes past the
so mark this year High school
coaches are pleased at the invita-
tion for PC to join the Great NORTH
ern Conference, feeling that Con-
ference membership in athletic
events will be a real incentive for
local teams The Townsend
movement is being revived in the
area and lot of older peiple here
are keenly interested Remem-
ber when its urging for 5000 a
month was considered exorbitant
and fantastic? Nowadays, you
wonder how anybody could live on
that amount Al and Katie
Grover were over to see Marie and
Harry Callahan as soon as they ar
rived at Miami Beach, postcards
Marie, adding they like it real we'll
:. Harry feels fine and the Cal
lahans both send greetings to all
their friends here An E. Sixth
St. woman got jolt when she went
out to her car the other morning
and out tumbled a man who'd slept
in it all night MY teacher
looks just like an angel, young
ster reports earnestly Turns
out he's one of Helen Mae Hermes
pupils -. . Good eye, budl
S'WonderfuI
Hmm! Did you ever know that
Prohibition and hard times of the
early thirties slowed the tempo of
Port Clinton, almost halted it. The
little hotel withered and nearly
died"
We didn't know it either Always
thought the town weathered those
years pretty good. But afood story
in a Detroit paper about "Broil
Pickerel In Crumbs AS it's Done In
Old Tavern has the above state
ment as part of it.
Things got better with us though.
Continues the author: Our noble
experiment prohibition, apparent
ly) ended and the town perked up.
So did the little hotel. | stopped
there more than 20 years ago on
my way home from Cleveland on
a business trip. The tap room was
flourlshlng, the bar mirror shone.
The chairs were spic and span and
platterS of golden broiled pickerel
graced the tables Recently | went
back. How changed was the town
=. grown all out of whackl So was
the little hotel, brave now with a
new wing and completely redone
in modern decor. But the old
hearty welcome was there and so
were the pickerel = egged, crumb-
ed, oiled and broiled = just as
remembered them"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-11-11
ROBERT w. RErDER
--------------------
Reports From The
STATE
CAPITOL
ROBERT W. RErDER

REP. CLIFF CLEVENGER (R, BRYAN)
stirred the political tempest in Ohos Fifth District
recently by uppng the salary of his Washington
tay to $12 So the secretarys wife is also the
payroll to the tune of $4 TOT. and of Cliffs
stituents wondering how the Bryan congressman
reconces this with his frequent claors for economy
plus the fact that Clevenger went outside his nine
county district to find this particular office aide
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-11-11

hover administration, is ready
TO dump Bender in favor of
Lausche.
FISCAL experts are pretty
generally agreed now that Ohio
will face deficit in January,
1857. =.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-11-11

CONG. OLIVER P. BOLTON (R., WILLOUGHBY)
recently nominated 18 young from his district
to take entrance examinations next spring which may
lead to admission to the nations three service acade
mics ten picked for the Air Academy.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-11-11

U. S. SENATOR John w.
Bricker will discuss the Wash
ington scene at a meeting of
the Ohio Chamber of Commerce
in Columbus Nov. II.
REP. GEORGE KIRKPAT-
RICK, (R., Knox, has publicly
issued a statement against the
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-11-11

Cotton Dress
If you haven't returned your en-
rollment card for the cotton dress
classes (to be held in March and
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-11-11

CASS CULLIS. BRYAN TIMES EDITOR
filled familiar role when he served postmaster
Williams County held it's first Democratic banquet
than 20 years the affair held at Montpelier
with Mrs. Bob Perkins in charge.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-11-11

the best quality materials skilled you
lace order before fhe
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-11-11

$50 million bond issue for eapi-
tai improvements. he prefers
a pay-as-yoU-so plan. =.
THE Kefauver dinner at Day
ton on Nov. 4 is Sellout.
Rep Robert Withrow, Jr. is
chairman.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-11-11

Home Council -
Will meet Tuesday, November Is
at 1::30 in the Extension Office AS
sistant State Leader Miss Helen
Strow will meet with the council.
Evening star., 1955-07-06
Agency Considers Asking
Court to Bon Dividends

The possibility that the Dis
trict Public Utilities Commission
may ask the courts to block
further dividend payments by
the Capital Transit Co. was
raised today. as the commission
met with the District Commis-
sioners at the height of the
transit strike.
Yesterday, after a meeting
with Capital Transit officials.
Chairman George E. c. Hayes
Of the utilities commission said
that 'fn a sense, we are reopen
ing the financial investigation of
the company"
The commission investigation
and suit against the company
to block payment of dividends
and the payof Of bonds ended
tentatively last August with a
memorandum of understand
ing" which prevented the firm
from asking for any rate in
crease until last January.
Replacement Issue Raised
Yesterday. Commissioner Rob-
ert M. Weston raised an issue
upon which the commission re-
lied last year in its suit against
the company: Whether the COM
pany. in paying out dividends.
has maintained adequate cash
on hand to meet the costs of
maintainence and replacement
of WORKOUT equipment.
Evening star., 1955-07-06
Trade Bourd Asks Restored
Service While Settling Issues

The new directors Of the
Washington Board of Trade,
holding their first meeting yes
terday. urged Capital Transit
Co. striking workers to return to
the job for at least 80 days, until
the issues can be resolved.
The boards new president Ed
ward r. Carr, on behalf Of him
self and the directors. made pub
lie this text Of their position:
"The board Of directors of the
Washington Board of Trade dis
cussed the transit strike in con-
siderable detail this morning. No
recommendations for settling 1t
were made, though there was
agreement that its continuation
held serious implications for the
entire community. 1t was point
led out that nobody is gaining
and everybody is suffering from
this strike. including labor, man.
Evening star., 1955-07-06

pirations to have pay commen-
surate with transit employees
elsewhere. But you must con-
slider where is the money COM
ing from"
District Commissioner Robert
E. Mclaughlin was chairman OF
the Public Utilities Commission
at the time the transit firm
agreed to include public men,
bers on its board.
He said today that technically
the three board members are not
public" members in the strict
sense Of the word even though
they have closer ties with the
community than the Wolfson
associates serving on the board.
1.-THE idea, as I see it, was to
get a more disinterested view
point on the board than existed
under the former setup," the
Commissioner explained.
He indicated, however, that he
feels no question that the So
called public members owe first
allegiance to the company as
members of the board.
Evening star., 1955-07-06
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in the Twenty-flrst street and
Constitution avenue NV. area.
keeping motorists away from the
baseball diamonds there.
1t was predicted that the
lighter traffic would make 1t
even easier for the afternoon
shoppers to find parking space in
commercial garages. A WASH
ington Parking Association
spokesman said there was plenty
of space in the private lots and
garages yesterday afternoon.
He attributed the decline in
the afternoon business to the
heat plus the fact that prospec-
tive shoppers feared they might
get caught In the afternoon traf-
nc crush.
There were is to 40 per cent
Evening star., 1955-07-06

Broyhill said the seizure bill
offers the only method by
which we can hope to remove
the transportation chaos caused
by the strike"
He said the workers would
become District employees for the
duration of municipal operation
and could not strike against the
Government. Collective bargain
ing between the company and
union could continue and en-
lployes would lose none Of their
rights. he. added.
"This is not union busting, "
MIR. Broyhill defended his bill.
"It merely preserves the status
quo until agreement can be
reached at the conference
table,"
The bill would provide for re-
storing the company to manage
Iment once the strike was set
tied. Employees who refused to
work for the Government would
be liable to fines Of $500 and
Isix-month jail terms.
Evening star., 1955-07-06

agement. business. the Federal
and District Governments and
the community generally.
1T Is basically essential to all
concerned to get the mass trans
portation system back into
operation pending a settlement
of the controversy through nor
NAL collective bargaining. There
fore I subscribe to the recon-
mendation of Mr.. Francis Kane,
whom I have just succeeded as
q president. that all concerned
agree to provide transit opera
tions for q astated period Of 80 or
more days until the issues can
be resolved.
Meanwhile, the Board of
Trade staff is continuing to as
semble basic data which will
enable our committee to intelli-
gently evaluate the results of the
strike and the long range mass
transit problem in Washington. f"
Evening star., 1955-07-06

The disclosures followed an
hour-long meeting between the
members Of the Utilities Com
mission and ofhcials of the COM
lpany. including President j. A.
lB. Broadwater. Vice President E.
C. Giddings and Attorneys Ed
mund L. Jones and r. Gloyd
Await.
Outside Check Urged
At the session. Mr.. Hayes said,
the company officials suggested
an investigation by an outside
firm to determine the accuracy
of commission allegation that
the company is short $2.4 mil
lion in its depreciation account.
1t was this. allegation upon which
the commission based most of
its previous attempt to tie up
the company's dividends.
The next dividend-of 80 cents
ia share-will come up for ap-
proval at the next board Of
directors meeting in August.
AT 80 cents a share. the quar-
terly dividend equals $1.20 a
share for each 960, 900 shares of
the firms stock, or $685., 900.
Meanwhile, according to COM
mission sources. the company's
cash on hand 49, 900 as of
April 81 was dropping at the
rate of $4,000 a day during the
strike.
Evening star., 1955-07-06
TRANSIT STRIKERS LINE UP
FOR BACK PAY FROM COMPANY

= Transit strikers lined up today for weeks pay.
Tpdays for the week ending June Is. The 5000
strikers still due the they earned from that date
until the strike started Friday.
Capital Transit Co. spokesman said the next payday
would be week from today .gs -n4N
The weekly payroll exceeds 100000 the spokesman said
1t was counted out to strikers by clerical employees not
strike he said
The pay windows all town. Men paid of
at their regular windows except for employees Of the Way
and Structures Division who theirs at the Central Ga
rage, 2112 Georgia avenue NV.
Evening star., 1955-07-06

cut avenue NV. to Woodley
road.
$40 a.m.-Fourteenth Street
Bridge. virtually deserted until
now, getting heavier use.
8:15 a.m.-Tieup developed
at Sixteenth and Monroe streets
INV.
8:15 a.m.-Traffic now heavy
on Fourteenth Street Bridge.
8:l9 a.m.-Suitland Parkway
and South Capitol Street Bridge
clearing UP.
8:29 a.m.-Trafiic bumper to
bumper on Fourteenth Street
Bridge and moving 3 miles an
hour.
$3.50 a.m.-Fourteenth Street
Bridge clear.
Evening star., 1955-07-06
THE EVENING STAR Al
Washington. d. c. I"
WEDNESDAY,. gULI 9, lsos

street NV: We came down In .
car pool and had to wait an
hour before the stores opened.
We plan TO leave about ESQ and
hope to get q cab. This Is just
q regular shopping trip. We got
tired Of staying home.
Mrs L. v. Llyes, 500 Windsor
street. Silver Spring: I came
down with my husband when he
came to work. I expect to 60
back with him. The uncrowded
stores make for pleasant shop
ping.
Mrs. Aaron Riskin, 22l6 West
view drive. Silver Spring: I can
think better when it isn't 30
crowded. I often buy in Silver
Spring stores. but prefer the
choice In the larger stores when
I want to buy something like
lawn furniture. I parked Il, q
parking lot and had no trouble
at all.
Miss Dorothy Lowe, a visitor
from Greenboro, N. c.: My
brother drove me down. I plan
to take a cab back, but If get
in trouble. I'll call my brother.
Mrs. Flora Graham, 1923
Cherry street, Falls Church: I
wore a fairly large hat to guard
against the sun and fiat shoes
because I knew I'd be walking
from store to store. I usually
take q streetcar. I came in on
the bus from Virginia. The serv-
ice in the stores has been good
and so is the air conditioning.
I like it when it's less crowded.
Anonymous: / came down to
absorb the air conditioning. I
called the store garage first to
make sure they had space avail
able, and had no trouble at all.
I shopped Friday, too. and had
less trouble getting home than
I normally do. The strike doesn't
bother me any.
Evening star., 1955-07-06

Downtown washington, tran
sit strike and all. was o shoppers
paradise yesterday-for those
there to enjoy it.
The stores were uncrowded.
even those with sales on. There
were plenty Of salespersons TO
wait on customers. and even
transportation was easy.
Shoppers reported no difaculty
in finding parking space. either
In commercial lots and garages,
|or In those attached to the de-
|partment stores. The parking
lot operators said many Of their
regular customers were taking
advantage Of the relaxation Of
restrictions on meters and on
|streetcar tracks.
Nondrivers found cabs easily
available In the nonrush hours.
Sample comments from shop,
|pers in downtown department
stores:
Mrs. Shirley Peil, 1860 Peabody
street NV: It's easier. People
who don't think they can get
downtown or home again are
mot taking any chances. There's
plenty Of salesgirls to wait on
you. But it must be bad. for
business.
Mrs. r. e. Erickson, 1884 Liv-
ingston road Sc: There aren't
many people In the stores. and
apparently more saleSpeople. I
bet sales are going down.
Mrs. Mary E. Powell, Route 8.
Fairfax: Shopping's easier. not
as many people as usual. I got
q cab to come downtown with
no trouble. I'll 60 home with my
husband in his car.
Mrs. william Campbell, $3.50
Parkland court, District Heights:
It's certainly not crowded for a
Evening star., 1955-07-06

more all-day parkers in the
commercial lots yesterday than
on normal day, the spokesman
said.
AAA Traffic Log
The AAA, from its survey
headquarters. got these reports
from its dozen radio-telephone-
equipped cars stationed through
out the city;
$50 a.m.-First traffic tieup
developed on the South Capitol
Street Bridge approaches.
7:10 a.m:-Cars backed up
from the bridge on Suitland
Parkway to Branch avenue.
1881 a.m.--Free parking space
on streetcar tracks filled.
1888 a.m.-Traffic throughout
the city increasing and moving
slowly. On Sixteenth street
N. w., traffic backed up from
downtown to Arkansas avenue.
7:50 a.m.-Traffic backed ND
three blocks on North Capitol
street from Riggs road.
7:51 a.m.-Traffic snarl on
Columbia road between Four
|teenth street and Sherman ave-
nue NV.
1852 a.m.--Some parking left
on the Mall.
7:55 a.m.-Traffic lined up al
most bumper to bumper from
Ward Circle to Westmoreland
Circle on Massachusetts, avenue
NV
1855 am. - TRAFFIC very
heavy" on Benning Road Bridge.
800 a.m.--Cars backed up, two
miles from South Capitol Street
Bridge. Free parking downtown
all taken
SOL am.-Memorial Bridge
traffic "very heavy"
sos am.--Tieup at North
Capitol street and Missouri ave-
nue..
$40 a.m.-Trafic backe d
across Taft Bridge on Connecti-
Evening star., 1955-07-06
DowntownShoppersHove
No Complaint on Strike

sales day; there's more people
TO wait on you. ! came In on
10 w. NJ. g. A. bus, it wasn't
crowded at 10 am.
Mrs. Camrbell's son, Johnny.
Is. sat beside her and munched
reflectively on a rubber knife.
He had no comment. but Mrs.
Campbell said: Hes been won-
lderful. It's only the second time
I've had him downtown" She
attributed Johnny's good nature
this trip to the lack of pulling
and hauling by crowds.
Mrs. Bessie Robertson. 22l
Ninth street S.W.: can walk
Iup here. don't have to bother
with streetcars. The stores are
about the same as usual. but not
so crowded.
Mrs. Roy Gingrich, a visitor
from Seattle. Wash: On a usuaI
sales day you could hardly gel
waited on. I got waited on to.
day and then some. And think
the stocks are better. less de.
Ipleted. You have a better sc.
lection. I got a taxi; less
trouble than usual.
Mrs. Robert Bradshaw, 40lt
Tennyson road, University Park.
Md: I drove down and parked irl
the store garage with no trouble
I've had no difficulty being
waited on.
Mrs. Phil Sanders, 6539 North
Capitol street. who came down
with her sister and nephew: We
had already arranged this shop
ping trip before the strike. The
strike didn't make any difference
We came down in a cab-I hope
I've can get one going back.
Mrs. Milton Click, 6301 Six
teenthl street NV, and Mrs.
NANNY Klein, 14l5 Tuckerman
Evening star., 1955-07-06
|poIice0vertirlle
Wages Sought

Senator Mansfield, Democrat
of Montana, today introduced a
bill to provide for overtime pay
for police and flremen working
overtime In connection with the
transit strike.
Praising the men who are
working IL hours q day to han
die the traffic emergencies. re-
sulting from the mass transpor-
tation shutdown, Senator Mans
field voiced hope that Congress
would enact measure providing
a rs per cent increase in pay
of police and aremen.
His measure for overtime pay
would apply to members of the
Metropolitan. United States
Park and the White House Po-
lice forces and the District Fire
Department for duty performed
on days of when they were
called in during an emergency.
Now there Is no provision for
paying them.
Days OF Cancelled
Senator Mansfield, a former
member Of the Senate District
Committee, said the suspension
of bus and Streetcar service has
affected almost every segment of
life in the city. This strike is
most unfortunate, but one of the
hardest hit are Washington's
police" he said. "Since the be-
ginning Of the strike, July /, the
whole force has been. on duty
IL hours a day and every day.
"All regular days off were can
celled. Men were called in from
vacation. Until the transit strike
is over these policemen will be
working overtime and extra
shifts without extra pay.
1.-THE police have met the
traffic emergency with astonish-
ing efficiency and resourceful-
ness. They will continue to do
so and are to be commended for
their fine efforts"
Seek Part-Time Jobs
He recalled that in January,
1858, police had to work extra
time due to the crime situation.
Piling up in that month $4,000
man-hours without pay.
With $1,000 the starting pay
for a policeman. he said, many
are forced to find part-time jobs
to meet family expenses and
many wives work to supplement
their husbands pay.
I'VE in Washington have q
police force of which we can be
Justly proud" he said. Last
year when the crime rate was
increasing nationally in our
large cities by 5 per cent. the
crime rate decreased 18 per cent
in the District. Approximate
figures for the fiscal year 1855
indicate another 8 per cent drop
in the crime rate here"
Under the Mansfield bill, the
overtime pay would be retro
active to July 1.
Evening star., 1955-07-06

the two ideas might be welded
into one bill
Mr.. Broyhill said some phases
of his own bill were considered
too lenient" at today's meeting
He reminded his colleagues that
the company would be penalized
Is per cent of its net earnings,
to 60 into the United States
Treasury.
Traffic Flow Praised
Chairman Mcmillan said he
was impressed by the way the
city has managed through the
strike crisis.
II have never seen traffic work
50 we'll" he said. "Since the
strike I have been able to get to
my Office in less time than ever
before. If this keeps up it might
give the transit company and the
workers both an idea they dom t
need transportation lines as bad
as it was thought. 1t might help
to force an early settlement"
Tomorrow's hearing on the
bill to revoke Capital Transit S
franchise will begin at 10:30 a m
in the Senate District Committee
room and is open to the public
Presiding will be Chairman
Mcnamara whose fellow COM
mitteemen are Senators Mors1
and Case, Republican, of New
Jersey. all outspoken critics OF
the company.
Company officials were advised
of the hearing but said they had
no intention of attending unless
they were asked to-"
Notices also were sent out tc
the union, the District Commits
sioners, the Public Utilities Com.
mission and the citizens and
civic associations.
Senator Mcnamara said the
legislators and staff agreed to ask
the FBI's help in serving Mr.
Wolfson with forthwith" SUBJ
poena issued after United States
marshals failed to find the
flnancier with earlier subpoenas
in Los Angeles.
New Subpoenas Out
William P. Gulledge, the SEN
ate subcommittee's chief coun-
sci, said the new subpoenas were
turned over to Senate Sergeant
at-Arms Joseph C. Duke, who
had given assurance he would
ask FBI assistance.
The forthwith subpoenas
command Mr.. Wolfson to ap-
pear before the committee any
time he is served. They were
signed last evening, but held up
until today to determine whether
Mr.. Wolfson would respond to
the earlier call.
The f1nancier was reported as
checking out from Los Angeles
hotel shortly after the first
subpoenas were issued. United
States Marshal Robert Ware of
the Southern California district
said publicity gave him IAN
8-hour Jump on process servers. ~
Routine Work for FBI
There is no criminal tinge to
the forthwith subpoena and no
contempt action attaches before
the serving Of a subpoena, Mr..
Gulledge said. It is not unusual
for the FBI to assist in such
searches.
Senator Morse, a member OF
the Senate subcommittee and
author of the franchise lifting
bill. has been the principal critic
OF Mr.. Wolfson and the COM
pany.
Yesterday he lashed out at
them again. He called for Mr.
Woifson to come out of hiding
and said the company had made
1t clear that its motto was "our
profits first and the public be
damned"
He said even strike settle
ment would not cause him to
drop the proposal to cancel the
company's franchise.
In q statement given at this
mornings hearing Representative
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officially
Stars and Stripes the reclaimed
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President Asks
Effort on Strike
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have not received proper credit,
he said, and the public owes
them a vote of thanks"
Meeting for nearly an hour,
the House District Committee
announced it's decision to allow
officials a reasonable" time to
settle the strike.
If necessary, the Commission
ers then will be asked to aid in
drawing up suitable legislation,
Chairman Mcmillan said.
Mr.. Mcmillan agreed with
Representative Broyhill, Repub-
lican, of Virginia. sponsor of the
company seizure action, that
something was needed to get the
wheels rolling again.
Some consideration was given
to the possibility of a Joint
meeting Of the Senate and House
District Committees if the legis-
lation becomes necessary.
Mr.. Broyhill said he saw Moth
ing incompatible between Sem
ator Morse's bill to lift the fran
chise and his own to seize the
company temporarily. He said
the two ideas might be welded
into one bill
Mr.. Broyhill said some phases
Of his own bill were considered
too lenient" at today's meeting
He reminded his colleagues that
the company would be penalized
IS per cent of its net earnings,
to 60 into the United States
Treasury.