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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-11
POSTMASTERS HAVE DINNER,
DISCUSS POSTAL PROBLEMS

Ottawa county postmasters got
together for a dinner and informal
discussion of postal problems at
the Island House Monday night,
and liked it so we'll they may
make it a periodic event.
Arranged by postmaster Verdi
Won Thron, the dinner was attend
ed by: Musa r. Grove, Curtice;
Hilda Avery, ElliSton; Robert w.
Schroeder, Elmore; B. j. Cham
berS, Genoa; Ida Jean Tabbert,
Graytown; Luzetta Sibbrell, repre-
senting postmaster Julian Wierzba
of Gypsum; Amos j. Kleinhaus,
LaCarne; Dan L. Pokey, Lakeside;
Gladys M. Dorko, Marblehead; A.
c. Witt, Martin; Verdi Won Thron,
Port Clinton; G. H. Lowe, Willis
ton; Nelson Fondessy, Clay Cen
ter; Clarence Ludwig, represent
ing o. E. Herring, Oak Harbor.
Husbands and wives also were in
vited, and assistants from several
postoffices were here.
Howard Brown, Kellys Island
postmaster, and Mrs. Brown were
special guests. ]. M. Murphy, dis
trict manager, Region L, Bureau
Post Office Operations, Toledo
with his assistant Mr.. Roper and
r. J. Herzog, Lima, poStoffice in
spector for this area, were disting-
uished visitors. Each spoke brief
ly, and question and answer pc
riod afterwards revealed much en-
tightening information ON postal
regulations.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-11
Suicide Verdict
Given In Death

A verdict of suicide was return
ed by DR.. R. r. Semon Ottawa
county coroner, in the death Mon
day afternoon of Herbert F. Ga
low, Sc, retired Detroit city fire
man, who used a % rifle to end
his life at his Danbury home.
Mrs. Galow, who heard the shot,
found her husbands body in the
barn, sheriff Merlan Budd said.
He was believed to have died in
stantly.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday at 1:30 p. m. from the Ger
ner & Wolf funeral home. The Rev.
Perry Blankenship of St. Thomas
Episcopal church officiated, and
burial was made in Green Ridge
cemetery at Bay City, Mich.
Mr.. Galow is survived by his
wife, Mary.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-11
court OF HONOR
MAKES AWARDS

A score of honors went to hard
working Ottawa County Boy Scouts
who qualified for awards at the
District Court of Honor in the
Court House Tuesday night.
Receiving awards were boys
from Port Clinton Methodist
church troop No. $50; Knights of
Columbus troop No. 366; Elks
Lodge Explorer troop No. 306, Oak
Harbor Chamber of Commerce
Troop No. 306, Oak Harbor Cham
Der of Commerce Troop No. 355,
Marblehead Peninsular Chamber of
Commerce troop No. 331 and Re-
organized Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints Troop No. 318.
These boys received awards:
Second Class: Ronald Finke,
Donald Finke, Gary Robron, Den
mis- Nicholson, Troop 800; Ernest
Grodi, Carl Kolhoff, Wayne Druy-
or, Troop 366. Robert Ridell, Troop
318.
First Glass: Daniel Kennedy,
Daniel Cutcher, Troop $50; Larry
Hamm, Troop 318; James Wiesand,
Troop 318.
Star Awards: Phillip Campbell,
troop $50; Tom Edwards, E. P.
BOG.
Life Awards: Phillip Beltz, troop
800; Jerome Oleksa, Lamar Rich
ardson, troop 366; Charles Simon,
troop 366.
Bronze Award: David Ravas, E.
P. 355.
Explorer Ratings: David Ravas,
emergency skills, physical fitness.
Merit Badge Awards: Harold
Grant, troop 331, coin collecting,
rabbit raising; Phillip Beltz, citi-
zenShip-community, printing, ma
ture; Eugene Goetz, art, wood
work; Daniel Kennedy, scholar
ship; Jerome Oleksa, citizenship
community, fishing, safety, music,
first aid, agriculture, fingerprint
ing, craftsmanship, printing, citi-
zenShip-home; Lamar Richardson,
athletics, dramatics, printing, life
saving, citizenship (home and COM
munitO, painting, safety, plumb
ing, farm home and its planning,
nature, weather, swimming, read
ing, electricity; Chuck Simon,
farm layout and building arrange
ment, fishing, athletics, plumbing,
printing, safety, citizenship (home
and community, gardening, sales
manship, weather; Tom Edwards,
citizenship-community, coin col
lecting; Charles Casey, E. P. 355,
life saving, swimming; Ronald Ly-
kens, E. P. 355, life saving, swim
ming. Malcolm Randall, public
health; Skip Eshelman, animal in
dustry and first aid; Ronald Pier
son, first aid; Clark Brown, first
aid; Charles Busch, first aid;
Gerald Bait, metal work; Clifford
White, life saving.
Arthur Whaley presided at the
Court of Honor. William Rofkar,
Chairman of the achievement com
mittee.
Attorney Lowell Petersen pre-
sented the End class awards; 1St
class awards were made by Ernest
Spring; Star awards by Judge
Tom D. Stall, Life by Supt. d. D.
Sims and bronze awards by F. E.
Boomer.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-11
Perry-st Businesses
Given Sewer Permit

Phil'S Inn and Feathers Motel on
E. Perry-st were authorized Tues
day night by city council to tap
into the city's sewer system.
Council specified, however, that
the permission was granted with
the stipulation that the property
be annexed to the city as soon as
possible and that the solicitor be
authorized to draw up the neces-
sary resolution.
Phil Phillips, proprietor of Phil's
Inn, appeared on his own behalf
as we'll as on behalf of Archie
Feathers, owner of Feathers Motel
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-11
Maur11ee Riflernen
Edge Port Clinton

Port Clinton riflemen were top
ped by the Maumee Valley Rifle
Club in a northwestern Ohio small
bore league match Tuesday, 1444
to 1893 out of a possible 1900.
Here were the scores: Maumee,
c. Goady, 295; j. Samelka, 29O; J.
Haynes, 200; E. Kardatzke, 298; R.
Roberts, 180.
Port Clinton, G. Walter, 283; A.
w. Fall, III, 281; C. Herringshaw
281; L. F. Fachman, 275; M. Mel
son, 273.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-11
Sings Different
Tune, Perhaps?

Don't Fence Me In" can't be
the theme song of somebody
who paid an unweIcome visit to
the Pat O'Brien home, 5H w.
Fifth-sf, last Thursday night.
Mrs. o'Brien reported to police
Friday morning that a section
Of fence running between her
home and the athletic field had
been stolen. Wire cutters ap-
parentIy were used to do the
Job.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-11
Insurance Survey
Cost Estimated

1t will cost the city between $4OO
and $500 to have an extensive sur
vey made of its insurance cover
age, Safety Director Walter Wag
ener estimated Tuesday night.
Mr. Wagner said he had receiv-
ed an offer from an Indianapolis,
Ind, firm to do the job for that
amount.
The contemplated work would
cover an analysis of all policies to
determine if the city is properly
insured, over-insured. etc, said
Mr.. WAGNER.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-11

Corporation charter was issued
at Columbus this week by Secre-
tary of State Ted w. Brown to
American G. l. Forum of Ohio. A
non-profit corporation charter was
issued. Listed as trustees were
Earl Wiseman, Santos Gonzalez,
and Jack D. Conklin, all of Port
Clinton.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-11
NO QUORUM

Annual meeting of the Ottawa
County Advisory Council, which
serves in an advisory capacity to
the Board of Health and is made
up of mayors of county villages
and presidents of township trus-
tees, was scheduled for Monday
night at city hall but had to be
cancelled due to lack of a quorum.
Another session was called for
March %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18
BY BETTY BEALE

This is the story Of the man
who gave away the biggest single
grant in the history Of the world.
but had to borrow stamp money
so the world would know about
1t.
Believe 1t or not. while dis
pensing $500 million last week.
end without batting an eye,
Ford Foundation President H.
Rowan Gather had to search for
la friend Sunday evening who
would lend him $400.
It went like this:
Last Sunday the Ford Founda-
ton Office was a beehive of activ-
lily. Besides the kilograms that
went out to the over 1000 recip-
tents Of the millions, $4,000 daily
and weekly newspapers through
out the country had to be noti-
fed.
In most cases the releases were
pretty weighty affairs. taking
anywhere up to 10 cents postage
each. They described In detail
the amounts of money going to
the Nations hospitals, colleges
and medical schools. and the aim
of the foundation In distributing
such largess.
But, alas. around about 8
O'Clock in the evening the post
age meters supplying stamps for
the releases showed signs Of CIV
ing out. Stamps from somewhere
In New York had to be procured
and they had to be procured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18
3 Bounces by Crane
CIinch Parking Row

orator. Guy r. Hamm. to
attack the car. He did.
Hamm's crane grabbed the
trailer and lifted. standing the
car on its front end. then turned
loose. The car and trailer
smashed to the pavement.
Williams ran to call police.
The crane took hold Of the
trailer again and lifted both We
,hicles a little way before the
crane laws slipped, dropping car
and trailer again.
Then, the crane grabbed the
car by the roof and swung 1t 20
feet above the ground before
dropping 1t a third time.
Police arrived about this time
and, Mr.. opposite said. both
Faux and Hamm apologized to
Williams and offered to pay for
the estimated $500 damage to
the car.
Hamm was charged with ma
|licious mischief and disorderly
conduct; Faux with disorderly
conduct. Both were freed on bond
pending court appearances Mon
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18
Ford Foundation Head Needed q Loon
To Mail Out Half Billion Gift News

still open and had plenty Of
stamps.
But nobody had enough money
to pay for them!
It was estimated that $500
worth Of stamps would finish the
job, bringing the total cost Of
notification to about $4,000. but
who in this plush company had
$400 in his jeans?
Porter McKeever, who was
overseeing the job as head Of
public relations for the Founda-
ton. didn't have that much cash
on him, so be blushingly called
President Gather.
Mr.. Gather couldn't scrounge
up that much cash in his New
York home so he blushingly
called an Did friend in a nearby
hotel and asked him If he would
lend him $4OO for a few days.
The friend didn't have 1t,
either, but, being a man OF gilt
edge credit, he got his hotel to
cash a Check. and $400 was
rushed to the post Office. which
Idoled out the stamps which
were rapidly affixed to the re-
leases that told the world the
Ford Foundation was giving out
Ia half billion dollars that eve
ming.
As it turned out, they didn't
need the whole $500. A mere
$3.50 did the trick. But until
yesterday afternoon Mr.. McKee,
yer didn't know whether the
obliging friend had yet been
paid back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18

learned yesterday. The myth
that no one has talked personal
politics with the Chief Execu-
tive is exploded. For involved
in these discussions regarding a
time for announcing the Presi-
dents 1856 plans is. of course,
the major question: Will he
stand for reelection?
Here is the situation regard
ing the primary States. Filing OF
presidential candidates and del
egate candidates for the Repub-
|lican National Convention closes
In five States and Alaska on the
following dates: Illinois, January
20; Alaska. February /; West
Virginia, February 4; Ohio,
February 8: New Hampshire,
February IL, and Minnesota,
February Is.
II no decision comes from the
President by March Is. the date
of the New Hampshire primary
the filing dates in presidential
primaries in six more States will
have passed. These are Penn
Isylvania, February 20; Wiscon-
sin, March 2: Florida. March 6:
Massachusetts,. March s.: New
Jersey, March, 8, and Oregon
March 8.
The Presidents physicians
latter an examination at Gettys-
burg yesterday as well as aftei
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18
Train Hits Truck,
Kills 5 Teen-Aqers

GILLETTE. Wyo., Dec. II up
Five teen-agers were killed to-
night when their pickup truck
was struck by a speeding Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy pas
senger train near here.
The victims included four boys
and q girl. All were killed in
stantly.
The eastbccnd passenger train
collided with the light truck at
a crossing near here.
Police identified the victims
as Daryl Johnson. Is; Dale Say
lor, 16, and his brother, Gary
Is: Glenna Phillips, Is. all OF
Gillette; and Robert Seifert, 10
Of Scottsbluff Nebr.
The train. eastbound for Lin
coin, Nebr from Billings, Mont.
remained on the tracks and
made its scheduled stop 10 Gill
lette. None Of its passengers was
hurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18

endum plan as protecting the
will Of the people in three ways:
/. A majority must approve on
January 9 the calling Of a con-
stitutional convention.
2. The people will vote again
on electing delegates to the con-
vention and the candidates can
run on a platform in favor Of or
opposed to the amendment.
8. The amendment must be
made effective by legislation
enacted by the General AS
sembly.
Text Of Statement
The text of Senator Byrd's
statement follows:
ION January 8 ! will cast my
vote in favor Of the calling Of
IA limited constitutional conven-
ton.
"Of the 140 members of the
Legislature. l31 voted for a ref
Ierendum, which would authorize
the calling Of a limited consti-
Itutional convention. 6 voted
against, 3 we're absent.
1.-THE proposal. after an exhaus-
tive investigation, was previously
approved unanimously by the
Gray Commission, composed of
1872 outstanding Virginians.
"It has since been approved by
the superintendent of public in
struction, many leading edu-
Gators who are deeply interested
in the preservation of our school
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18
ONE WAY TO HELP
THE FARMERS

ABOUT THE SOIL BANK-The
proeIom to relieve the form crisis
so-eolled soil bonk--wouId shrink
the existing agriculture "pIont" BY
10 or IS per cent. Stor Correspond
ent Joseph A. Fox discusses the ideo
in o story on Pose "A.
JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM-The
story on Jesus and His Times, os
written BY Henry Doniel-Rops. con-
tinues todoy in The Stor. For the
18th chapter. on Jesus journey to
jerusalem, turn to Poee ABB.
ILLEGAL DUCK BAITING-con-
servotonists and biologists ore con-
eerned over duck betting in Mary.
lond. George Kennedy. our reporter
turned hunter, records his observo-
tions on recent trip TO the Eostern
Shore. See Pose AIS.
DEBUTANTE DolNGs-christmos
is the season for coming out parties
for young women in society. Whot
ore they like? How hove they
ehonssd? What do they really meon3
For Q speeiol discussion OF this sub
jeet. see todoy's Society Section.
Programs, PCS. ELS
Complete Index, Poge AZ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18

CHICAGO, Dec. II R.-A
crane picked up an automobile
and dropped 1t to the street three
times today in the climax Of an
argument over whether a motor
list could park near a construc-
ton project.
Policeman Nicola opposite
said the principals gave this
version:
Edwin Williams, Al. a fire cap
tain, pulled up to an intersection
lin his ear and attached trailer
and parked to load some bicycles
he had bought.
Brooks Faux, 40, foreman OF
la crew building the Congress
street expressway, told Williams:
your car is in the way. You
can't park there"
An argument followed.
Faux told a bulldozer opera
tor, 20. K, tear that auto to
pieces"
The bulldozer operator refused
lso Faux ordered his crane op-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18

tests a week ago, said that the
President should not make a
decision on running again until
mid February Republican Ma
tional Chairman Leonard w.
Hall has predicted the Presi-
dents decision will come in
March-adding that he did not
think an early decision by the
President was necessary.
What the President needed,
Mr.. Hall said, was full time to
complete his recovery and to
Judge his strength and ability to
serve d second ,four-year term in
the White House. Harold E.
Stassen has said the President
can wait until July i, If neces-
sary, although the convention
opens August 20 in San Fran
cisco.
Senator Knowland of Cali
fornia, Republican leader of the
Senate, has urged the President
not to delay his decision on run
ming again beyond February !
Senator Knowland is himself a
potential candidate for the NOM
Iination-although he has said he
lis 100 per cent for Mr.. Eisen-
mowers denomination II the
President decides to run.
It was learned that before the
Continued ON Page Al, Col.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18
Tighter Control
On Dope Urged
Troffic Here Seen
Costly, '0minous
BY MIRIAM OTTENBERG


The narcotics traffic In Wash
ington is termed expensive and
ominous' In a report calling for
more law enforcement tools and
tighter control over the city's
dope addicts.
The report. prepared by the
special narcotics committee Of
the District Council on Law En-
forcement after a two-month
study. goes to the full council
at its meeting Tuesday.
Findings Listed
1t makes these findings:
/. Police and prosecutors are
doing effective work against dope
Ipeddlers but are hampered by
archaic" search and seizure
laws.
2. Public ana parochial school
children are getting adequate in
sight into the evils of narcotics
lat the right age but education
Iof adults should be as direct as
Iit can be made and 1.-THE more
1.-THE better"
8. The narcotics traffic here
is not rampant" nor does it
appear to be on the increase. but
the problem is serious.
These are the committees
major recommendations:
/. An overhaul Of search and
seizure procedures and laws to
make it easier to get warrants
for night raids. to make it pos
sible for police to enter a place
legally without giving suspects
enough time to flush the evil
dence down the drain and to
permit police TO make arrests
without warrants on probable
cause that the suspect is carry
ing narcotics.
2. Amendment OF District
pharmacy and narcotics laws to
make possession Of barbiturates
illegal. to add synthetics to the
drugs now covered by the Uni
form Narcotics Act and to re-
quire druggists to maintain q
continuous record of their pur-
lchases of sleeping pills" and
thrill pills"
3. A Commissioners order to
require all physicians In District
agencies to report patients
treated for something else but
Showing definite symptoms of
being under the influence OF
drugs or habitual drug users.
4. Revision OF the Districts
dope addict law to keep addicts
lin custody from the time they
are picked up as suspected adj
diets until they go through the
court and are shipped of for
compulsory disqualification.
5. Another new provision in
the addict law to pick up addicts
who fail to report regularly dur
ing the probationary" two years
after their release from hospital.
Non-reporting addicts would be
committed Immediately to Dis
trict General to determine II
they have resumed dope-taking
6. Five-year extension of the
See NARCOTICS, Page Az
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18

system, and other public AND
private citizens.
Judging by the newspaper re-
ports there are some erroneou:
impressions as to the effect and
purpose Of the January 8 ref
It merely authorizes
the calling of a constitutional
convention to consider one single
amendment to our State consti'
tuition. and this is as follows:
ITO permit the General AS
sembly and the governing
bodies of the several counties,
cities and towns to appropriate
funds for educational pur-
poses which may be expended
in furtherance Of elementary.
secondary collegiate and grad
uate education Of Virginia stu
dents in public and non-sec-
tartan private schools and in
stitutions Of learning in
addition to those owned or
exclusively controlled by the
State or any such county, city
or town
"If the calling Of such a con-
vent1on is approved by a majorit.
of Virginians voting. then an
other Statewide election will b
held to elect 40 members to thi
convention, one from each Stat
senatorial district.
eve should clearly understand
that If affirmative action is takel
on January 8. the effect is simpl.
to authorize the assembling o
the constitutional convention
following election Of 40 Vir
ginians to serve as members O
that convention.
1.-THE voters will have the oppor'
Itunity to elect convention mem
berS for or against the adoption
of the proposal to amend ou
present constitution. The pro
posed amendment is merely per
missive and no final action cal
be taken unless legislation I
enacted by a majority Of boil
Continued on Page Al, Col.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18

fast to meet the deadline But
where can you find hundreds Of
dollars worth of postage on a
Sunday evening? $
The post office at Grand Gen.
trail Station was canvassed. but
all it could supply was one-cent
stamps, and not even a hundred
dollars worth Of those.
The situation was getting
desperate. Finally the Office
workers located a post office in
the Wall street area that was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18
Fight Seen If Foreign Aid
Is Boosted to SIS Billion

lferees said afterward that Pres
lident Eisenhower and his aides
had assured the Congressional
LEADERS then that only slight
increase over this years Sal
billion foreign aid appropriation
would be asked.
There seemed little doubt that
Senators George and Byrd would
join forces against any such In
crease as is said to be under
contemplation. This is under
stood now to include $1.9 billion
In new money for economic aid
assistance.
Opposes Economic Aid
Senator BYRD has come out
against any new appropriation
for economic aid. Senator George
has said there might be some
special instances where economic
assistance could be justified but
that the program should be tap
cred of.
Senator LANCER. Republican.
Of North Dakota, q Senate foreign
Relations committeeman. was
one of the few willing to COM
ment publicly. He said he is 100
per cent against any such foreign
aid program"
I'VE could much better use
these funds for roads. veterans.
public health or increasing old
age BENEFITS" Senator LANCER
said. THAT S billion is four
times as much aid as we now
give under all the farm programs.
With farm income at low levels.
we must give that attention
first"
II the IS billion request is
passed along to Congress by Mr..
Eisenhower. it would be the big
-gest in four years. The recent
trend has been toward reducing
foreign-aid spending.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18
Martial Low Lifted
In z Turkish Cities

ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. II (P1.
Premier Adnan Menderes' new
government today lifted martial
law in Ankara and Izmir. 1t Is
still in force In Istanbul.
Martial law was imposed on
Turkeys three largest cities fol-
lowing anri-G Greek riots on Sep
TENDER 8.