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, 1956-09-25

Legislative Assembly
Pass New v. /. Code
Of Lows
The Legislative Assembly
passed the new Virgin Islands
Code Of Laws at today's ses-
sion. Too voluminous to be
read in detail, the lawmakers
gave their approval ION faith,
largely in Judge Albert Maris,
distinguished iurist Of the
Third Circuit in Philadelphia.
Governor Gordon, in his
message yesterday said in part
that many new and non-con-
troversial features will recon-
mend themselves to business
interests in the States which
have heretofore hesitated to
do business in the Virgin Is
lands because Of uncertainty
and, in many cases, antiquity
Of our laws.
aThe enactment of our code,
he said, will inevitably attract
business to this community.
In the years ahead, it will GER
tainly encourage and foster a
greater prosperity for the Vir-
gin Islands
Among the letters read were
one recommending an amend
ment to the Electoral Law, to
provide meals for the mem
bers and their assistants; a
bill to provide funds for a for
mer bookkeeper; another bill
to. appropriate the sum Of
$4,000 for insurance pre-
miums for public buildings for.
the fiscal year 1857; a bill to
appropriate funds for payment
to Mrs. Ada Levy, wife of a
former Police officer in st.
Thomas; a bill to provide re-
lief for certain teachers en-
ployed in the Department of
Education this was the result
Of an administration error that
certain teachers did not re-
ons1ro 4Ln:r nn.m.na4 enn 1ngaA
, 1956-09-25
Festival Committee
Reflects Mrs. Anna
Rrodhurst President

4A0 &A
Rrodhurst. President
The ST. Croix Festival Com
mittee met as scheduled last
night in the Police Court room
in Christiansted at $50. The
Treasurer, Mrs. Ruth Klint
submitted a detailed and q con
densed report, which was ac-
cepted. Copies were distribut
ed to the press and radio.
The condensed report, which
will be published in another
issue, showed total cash re-
ceipts Of $4,O32.51; of this
sum the Frederiksted Commit
tee contributed $746.7O. Dis
bursements totaled So, 1896;
for the celebration, leaving a
balance Of $s42.s5.
General payments to bands,
orchestras, etc. $2,4O6.22; de-
fraying expenses in Frederik-
sted $685. Prizes $4,000;
Expenses for Festival Queen
and contestants (6) $1O5.OO;
gifts $4,000.
Following the report Mrs.
Anna Brodhurst expressed
her thanks to all for the CO.
operation given her and ex-
pressed the hope that the next
Festival will be much bigger
and better than the last. She
was asked to continue but de-
clined denomination; however,
the majority Of those present
strongly urged her to accept
another term, because of the
excellent job done last year.
With promises Of cooperation
she decided to head the COM
mittee once more.
Luz James was elected as
vice president for Christians
sted; Mrs. Eulalie Rivera was
named vice president for Fred
eriksted; she will be assisted
by Miss Julia Gomez; Mrs.
Gladys Rohlsen was named
Treasurer in place Of Mrs.
, 1956-09-25
New Political Purty
Pluns to Put Ten
Candidates in Field

A new political party has
been organized in st. Thomas
and a similar meeting is SEIZED
uled for tonight in Frederik-
sted. The new coalition group
will take in and support all
individuals or Independents
for the coming election. Pro
minent among the group is
Republican Senator Merwin
Of St. Croix.
Among those identified SO
far, including William Greer
who made the suggestion, are
Mrs. Edith Bornn, Atty. Dam
lei Ambrose, DR.. Leopold Ven
egas and Leayle Levi. The
organization is headed BY
Enrique Galderon; Senator
Merwin is vice president.
, 1956-08-02
Abel Engineer.
Posses. After Short
FuneruI Fri.

Nils Abel, former chief en-
gineer Of the Virgin Islands
Corporation, died at AS this
morning. He was As.
Mr.. Abel, a native Of Dem
mark, came to St. Croix with
the late Captain Moller.
He is survived by his wife,
two daughters and a son, ages
8, 10 and 16.
Funeral services will be
held on Friday evening at 4
o'clock at the Kings Hill
Lutheran Church
, 1956-08-02
FdcuItY 81 Summer
School Mukes Visit to
ST. Croix on Weekend

Eight persons from the fa-
Guilty Of the Summer School
being conducted in St. Tho
mas, visited St. Croix over
the weekend. They were head
ed by Mrs. Jessie Lemon
Brown, who is the Director.
She is q teacher Of English at
Hampton Institute.
The visitors were taken for
a drive on arrival and lunched
at Hotel-On-the-C Cay in the
afternoon they were guests at
Continued on page s
, 1956-08-02
Bonnie Rooch. Is Yeur
Old Solist. to Appear
n Concert Aug. IL

n Concert Aug. l3
Bonnie K, Roach of Wilkes
Barre, Pennsylvania, fifteen
year-old soloist, will be pre-
sented in concert on Monday
night, August Is, at the Luth-
eran Parish Hall by the Chris
eran Parish Hall under the
auspices Of the Christiansted
Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Lorraine Sevilla, out
standing pianist and organist,
will accompany Miss Raoch.
Featuring on the program al
50 will be the Luther League
hoir, which is now being re-
learsed by James O'Neal
Henderson, well-known bari
tone.
Miss Roach, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Wesley Roach, is
mentioning here with her
mother, the former Violet
Schiang. She is a sophomore
at Kingston High School and
attends Wilkes College-in the
evenings, where she studies
singing under Professor Will
bur Isaac.
Bonnie has appeared on tele
vision and on radio programs
and is well known in Wyom-
ing Valley for her appearances
as church soloist. She received
superior ratings at the N. E.
Pennsylvania Music Festival;
won first prize three years in
succession at the Welsh Els
tefod in Edwardsville, Pa. In
addition, she formally sang
with the Kingston Presbyter-
ian choir and also with the
First Presbyterian Choir Of
Wilkes Barre. She is q mem-
Der Of the senior choir Of the
st. Paul's Lutheran Church
Bonnie was heard over ra-
do station in 1858 when she
here for the second
time.
asi
, 1956-08-02
PAA's Midoceun
Route Plun Would
Serve oil Lutin Amer.

$3.50 $500
A trail-blazing, mid-Atlan-
tic air route proposed by Pan
American World Anyways
would open the way for new
direct service between a wide
circle Of Latin American cities
and Europe, through San
Juan, Puerto Rico, to Madrid;
Spain.
Known as the San juan
Madrid application, Pan Ame-
rican's plans for the route are
to be placed before the Civil
Aeronautics Board at Wash
ington at a public hearing
July 81.
It's many advantages, inelud
ing time-saving and shorten
ing Of distances to Lisbon,
Madrid, Rome and other cities
by 1900 to 1,4Oo miles, has at
tracted wide support from
areas which would be served.
The actual route as propos-
ed by PAA would extend
from Panama to Rome, with
stops at Barranquilla, Column
bia; Caracas, Venezuela; San
Juan, the Azores, LISBON ana
Madrid. Thus, the. cities Of
Panama, Barranquilla, Cara
cas- and San Juan would re-
ceive direct, one-plane service
to Europe.
San Juan would be the gate
way into which passengers
from a wide area would fun
mel to board the mid-ocean.
Clipper. At Panama and Cara
cas-, the route merges with
PAA's aerial super highway
down the east coast Of South
America and with flights
down the west coast, and to
all Of Central America and
Mexico.
, 1956-08-02

Shoe-shine boys In Seoul, with their tools Of trade within arms
reach, listen to Sergeant KwOn ing Pal Of the Korean National
Police as he conducts class in Scouts ~ShOe-Shine Boys School The
school. attended BY some 60 chiIdren-shoe-shine boys, street yen
doris, newsboys, etc-was started BY SCI. Kwon, then = private, IA
az, his iob was to round up young beggars and thieves, but he
found that education was the better answer e the problem rather
donated $4,000 in the fCfm 81 UNESCO GUN Educational, Scientific
and Cultural OrganizaIon) gift coupons and the UN Korean Recon-
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-06-28

BOYS bedroom set. maple, ships de-
sign, bed, chest-on-c chest; complete.
HI 2-6O47.
BREAKFAST set. black wrought iron:
Westinghouse range; Hamilton gas
dryer: Frigidaire, II Gu fl. refrig-
orator; power mower: extension
ladders; Maytag washer; Scott AT
water ia h.p. outboard motor; West
inghouse television; sofa bed. GA.
16663.
DINING room set, must sell. leaving
city; solid Honduras mahogany table,
seats IL, 6 chairs, china breakfront
and buffet swirl mahogany We
neered, originally l,200; excellent
condition; first offer OF $3.50 takes
it. Gil. 1876.
DAY bed, 3Ox72, new mattress, good
springs, new print cover with
WING chair, Heritage sofa (Hallesl
Revere ware. picture frame, whatnot.
spice cabinet, bird cage and stand,
traverse rods Il picture window, ]
regular; everything less than half
price. 2096 North Green rd., ".
i-4988
GENUINE contour chair. perfect con-
dition: must see to appreciate; any
time. 1906 East 200th St, ". l-l465.
WALNUT buffet and square table
and / arm chair, So; Hollywood head
board and sides. $40. ". 1-5668.
SOFA bed, White Dove, grey nylon
with slip covers; good condition; $50.
WI. 3-3524.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-06-28
FOR SALE-Househ0ld Goods

DINING room set, 9-piece. mahogany.
Call EV. 2-3S45
TELEVISION, l7-inch. AM-FM radio,
3-speed recorder. combination. eX-
cellent condition, S85. PO. l9O39.
AUTOMATIC Estate gas range with
Barb-B-keWer; mahogany Spinet
desk; excellent condition. EV. 2-20l2
SEWING machine, Universal portable,
never used. Call EV. l-70l8.
CHAIR bed, 9xl5 rug, Maytag washer.
teleVislon chair, occasional tables.
After $50 p. m, w. l-9802.
DINING room set 9-piece, solid oak;
excellent condition. w l-7419.
COMPLETE dinette set, Servel re-
Yrlgerator; very reasonable. 10.
l-3092.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-06-28

COFFEE table, end tables, boudoir
chair. 9xl2 rug, green; doll house;
doll high chair; library table; radio:
piano. upright; 2 tables; reasonable.
w. l-ll45.
DUNCAN Phyfe dining room suite,
blonde bedroom suite, living room
tables, Kelvinator refrigerator, Easy
washer, moving. Gil. 1885.
MAPLE bedroom outfit, 2-piece, single
bed, mattress, spring and junior
wardrobe, complete $50; will deliver,
GIL. 1-2452.
METAL double bed. mattress, SIS; 2
metal twin beds. $5 each; console
Westinghouse sewing machine, $40;
28-inch girls bicycle, SIS; Champion
3l2 h.p. outboard motor, $50. Gil.
l-4789.
COLDSPOT refrigerator, Gu. f., $50;
White Star stove, SIS, excellent con-
dition; gas heating stove. 1926 Hay
den ave, Ii. 1-8070.
SOFA, dark green, excellent condi-
ton. RE. l-l605.
ADMIRAL table television, II inch
screen; 2 metal under bed storage
boxes: round table cloth, 65 inches;
crocheted hankies; radio and record
player, table model, needs some re-
pair. LII. 1887.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-06-28
Moving To Florida

2l.inch T.V. Console. oil new tubes.
$1,000; soft. TV. Antenno. $500: 2
Chests OF Drawers. Childrens. $1,000
each: BobY Bed. $1,000; High Choir.
$500; Dinette Toble and Choirs.
$500; Play Pen and Pad. $500; Mot
tress and Springs for Double Bed.
$500; New Mobile G. z. Dishwosher.
Sl2500; New Deluxe Kenmore Wosh.
ing Mochine. $4,000: Floor Lamps.
$500; Picture with Gold Frame. S4.0o;
2o-inch Boys Bicycle with Troiner
Wheels. $500; Lmee Tricycle.. $500;
Boys Sled. $500; ChildIen's Floor
Model Record Player. $500: Electric
Train. $500; Assorted Toys; Ladies'
Regular and Maternity Dresses. Size
Ia; Inionts and Children's Clothes Up
To Years.
Redwood l-04SS
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-06-28

DINING room set, mahogany. Duncan
PhYfe. $50 RE. l-6366
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-06-28

siness


ROLL-away bed, junior bed, complete
with side rails; junior platform
rocker and buggy; all in good con-
dition Call RE 1-l594
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-05-31
Many From Out OF Town Attend
BHS 18th Alumni Reunion Banquet

Toledo; Vesta Radabaugh Steiner, '13,
Toledo;
David r. Stearns, '46, Tiffin; Anna
L. Hochstettler, IA, Tiffin; Wade
Lehman, '54, Columbus Grove; Sarah
Amstutz Burnett, As, Paulding
Phyllis Hardwick Bange, as, Hamil-
ton; Madlyn Isham Marquart, al, Mt.
Vernon; Gladys Klingler Cupplies, '39,
Rawson; Edward L. Schultz, '39,
Whittier, Calf; Donald r. Kohl, '33
Oak Harbor; Richard Swank, "a
Pontiac, Mich.
Ray E. Luginbuhl, '35, Findlay;
Robert G. Diller, '29, Upper Sandus-
ky; Francis H. Marquart, Al, Mt
Vernon; Alice Santschi Schyllander
'43, Erie, Mich; Mary Elizabeth
Stearns Moore, AZ, Tiffin;
Esta Lugabill Dye, 1T, Wellston
Margaret Jones Herr, '36, Pandora
Robert C. Matter, '32, Lima; Esther
Gratz Matter, '35, Lima; Mrs. l. w
Geiger, '08, Minneapolis, MINI.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-05-31
Lafayette

Members of the Lafayette Metho-
dist church served a farewell covered
dish dinner Sunday evening in the
basement of the church for the Rev.
and Mrs. Fred Stolzenbach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Hawk left
Thursday for a four weeks vacation
trip to the west coast. They will visit
their daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Scott and daughter at Mar Vesta,
Calf, and Mrs. Hawks three sisters,
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Harrod at Santa
Monica, Calf, and Mr.. and Mrs. H.
S. Ream at Mercer Island, Wash, and
Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Hayworth at Os-
wego, Oregon.
Mrs. Carl Downing and Mrs. Will
bur Sharrits of Lima, spent Wednes-
day with their mother, Mrs. Louise
Cloore.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hall are spend
ing the week with her sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oak Bassitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lyle of Carding-
ton, and Mrs. Louella Crist and
daughter of Delaware, o., were Sun
day guests of Mrs. Callie Lyle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Brackney
spent the week enQ IN GfdnQ haplQS,
Mich, in the home of their son, Mr..
and Mrs. M. r. Brackney and daugh-
ter Marcia. Mrs. Brackney will re-
main for the holiday week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Crumrine
spent Saturday night and Sunday in
Ft. Wayne, Ind, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Melvin Wilkins.
Mrs. Clarence Long, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wesley Stoodt spent Wednesday eve
ming with Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Long
Donald Stoodt and daughter and Mrs.
and family in Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-05-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Driver and
family of Ft. Wayne, Ind, spent the
week end with his father, Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Driver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Guthrie and
family of Delphos, were Sunday din
ner guests of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Guthrie and Elizabeth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Urich of Ar
llngton, Va, are spending their va
cation with their parents, Mrs. Madge
Urich and Mr.. Peter Badertscher
and other relatives and friends here.
Mrs. Daisy Arnold spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Bolles and
daughter Mary Louise of Bowling
Green, o., Mr.. and Mrs. William Nav
and family of Lima, Mrs. Cary Dav-
ey, Mrs. Glenn Months and Mr.. Jack
Welch and daughter Nancy of Mans
field, o., were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. 0. B. May.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Plaugher of
Genoa, o., were Saturday afternoon
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Robinson.
Sunday afternoon and evening guests
We're Mr.. Brooks Moore, Mrs. Nettie
Snyder of Arcadia, Mr.. and Mrs. Ros-
coe Taylor of Lima. and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Graymire Of Beaverdam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Long and
family were Sunday dinner guests of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Long.
Miss Lelah Rutledge, Mrs. Floyd
Daugherty, Mrs. Coral Boutwell, and
Mrs. Allen Benson of Lima, called
Sunday afternoon in the home of Mrs.
Carrie Lentz.
Mrs. Hazel Eversole of Bluffton,
and Mrs. Carrie Lentz visited Friday
afternoon in the home of the formers
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. William Williams
and Mrs. Noah Augsburger near Lii
ma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Bowyer and
family and Mrs. Evelyn Bowyer and
son of Bluffton were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Will
liams.
The Daily Vacation Bible School
will open Monday, June 4th, and con-
tinue through Friday, the 18th. The
closing program will be in the school
auditorium on the evening of Sunday,
the 18th, at o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-05-31
J. w. BOehr Gets
Masters Degree

Joel w. Boehr, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Boehr, Route 2, Bluffton, re-
ceived the master of fine arts degree
at Cranbrook Academy of Art,
Bloomfield Hills, Mich, at con-
vocation Friday.
Boehr received his degree in GER
amics, which he has studied for two
years under internationally known
ceramist Maija Grotell. His work in
ceramics and sculpture has been
shown throughout the midwest during
the winter in Cranbrook Students
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-05-31

Travelling Exhibition, and is now on
view throughout the summer at Gran
brook Academy of Art Galleries.
boenr IS planning to go to Mon
tana when he leaves Cranbrook, to
work for the summer on a cattle
ranch owned by Mr.. ard Mrs. Marc
Patton of Bloomfield Hills.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-05-31

The following is a list of Bluffton
high school alumni members from out
of town who attended the 18th reun-
ion last Saturday evening:
Eunice Marshall Keith, "a, Lima;
Mary Ewing McCluer, Is, Lima;
Olive Stratton Christman, '18, Find
lay; Fred Mitsch, '08, Upper Sandus-
ky; Emma Woods Stewart, '08, Lima;
Reuben Thutt, '87, Lima; Nancy
Frankhauser Stewart, '49, Toledo;
Hazel Fett Hess, '25, Findlay; How
ard Hahn, '25, Findlay; Maurine l..
Zimmerman, '27, Findlay;
Burl Deifendeifer, '25, Cridersville; /;
Estella Diller Frederick, '95, Ashta-
bula; Hilda Bixel, '25, Columbus
Grove; Rob Patterson, "a, Lima /;
Halle Althaus Huber, '13, State Col
lege, Pa; Harley B. Spangler, '13,
Columbus; John H. Spangler, '09, Col
umbus; Eddyth Bogart Baumgartner,
'16, Mishawaka, Ind; Lysle F. Baum
gartner, Is, Mishawaka, Ind; Eliza
beth Gratz Will, '16, Toledo; Paul S.
Hochstettler, '16, Findlay;
Estelle Lugibill Wollman, 16, Free
man, S. D.; Florence Lambert Nus
baum, '16, Lima; Lillian Woods Nc
Connaughey, '16, Lima; Gwendolin
Lowry Rahrig, '16, Jackson, Mich. !;
Treva Stepleton Springer, '26,
Princeville, ILL.,; Ina Steiner Hinson,
'25, Cincinnati; Edith Triplehorn
Hochstettler, IT, Findlay; Orpha
Berry Heckathorn, 1T, North Balti-
more; Frances 1. Owens, 1T, Column
bus; Marie Owens, '18, Columbus; /;
Frances Dorsey Albright, 1T, Find
lay;
DR.. w. M. Radabaugh, 1T, Detroit;
A. r. Whistler, 100, Oceanside, Calf. I;
Charles L. Doty, 81, New York City;
Inez Doty Ringle, 10, New York
City; Alma Thrapp Quaintance, 100,
Upper Sandusky; Andrew Stauffer,
IL, Ada; Avery H. Kidd, IT; Ruth
Hochstettler Fulton, 1T, Cleveland; I;
Marie Niswander Gerig, 1T, Auburn,
Indiana; Ned Althaus, sc, Columbus
Grove; Ronald Lora, '56, Columbus
Grove; Bertha Hall, 'O3, Lima; Cath
ryn Mitchell Goble, '02, Lima;
Vera Habegger Schafer, 81, Ada;
Elizabeth Kliewer Kielsmeier, 81, Ell
gin, H.; Odell Alspach, 81, Vandalia; !;
George R. Stultz, '27, Findlay; Rosel-
la Montgomery Stultz, 81, Findlay;
E. Garfield Griffith, 81, Akron; Mar
guerite Geiger Fretz, '31,; North
Newton, Kansas; Neva Badertscher
Detweiler, 81, Souderton, Pa; Louise
Benroth Blackwood, 81, Detroit,
Mich; Roland M. Bixler, 81, Wood
bridge, Conn.,;
Tom Perry, 81, Toledo; John E.
Beagle, 81, Rawson; Wilmer Mumma
Beagle, 81, Rawson; Marie Scoles
Ream, 81, Milwaukee, Wis; Rachel
Schaublin Boutwell,, '38, Mt. Cory;
Marie E. Amstutz Yoder, '37, Michi-
gan City, Ind; Mary Alice Howe
Thomas, 40, Cleveland; Bernice Alt
haus Carder, '21, Lima; Merle Gal
liant, 20, Findlay; Margaret Mont
gomery Gallant, "a, Findlay; Dwight
C. Murray, '22, Findlay; Grace Light
ner Lehman, '23, Berne, Ind;
Beatrice Swank Anderson, '23, Cal
70; Raymond Anderson, '23, Cairo;
Ora Spangler Garster, '23, Leipsic;
Rosina Gratz Stepleton, '23, Findlay;
Ted Stepleton, '23, Findlay; Marcele
M. Owens, '21, Columbus; Treva Pat
terson Arnold, '21, Lima; Elmer Fett,
Jr., '37, Midway, Ohio;
Mary Ruth Crawford Fett, '37,
Medway; Richard Crawford, '36,
Shelby; Mary Marshall Barnett, '3S,
Columbus Grove; Glenn A. Slusser,
'28, Avon Lake; Dwain C. Murray,
20, Ashland; Olive .Locher Murray,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-05-31
BUYS BROWN SWISS BULL

Orville Matter, Bluffton, has recent
ly purchased the registered Brown
Swiss bull, E Eaglemere' Mator,
125595, from E. B. Fink & E. E..
Rakestraw of Findlay, according to
the Swiss Cattle Breeders associa-
tion of Beloit, Wise.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-08
New Girls Club

Wednesday afternoon, May 23rd,
Girls All Club was organized at
Portage Township School, with
Mrs. Harold Sass as Advisor and
Mrs. M. Osborne as her assistant.
New officers are: President,
Carol Phillips; Vice President,
Patricia Potts; Secretary, Dorothy
Mapes; Treasurer, Linda Phillips;
Reporter, Beverly Black; Recrea-
tion Leader, Joann Deal.
Mrs. Sass accompanied the Off
GERS to the Officers and Advisors
School, May 31st at LaCarne
School.
Meetings will be held at Mrs.
Sass home on Wednesdays at 1:30
pm.
Portage Sparks
The Portage Sparks All Club held
their second meeting June 1st at
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-08
2O-Year-C1ub
Honors Smith

The Erie Ordnance Depot Twenty
Year Club honored their latest re-
firing member, Clarence Smith at
a dinner party at the Log Cabin,
near Sandusky.
Leroy Ansalvish, president, pre-
sided. Major James McLoughin,
Post Engineer at Erie, entertained
the group with slides of his vaca-
ton trips to Rome.
w. B. Woolley, Willow Beach,
gave a brief historical sketch of
Mr.. Smith and presented him with
fishing outfit from the club for
use when the Smiths move to
Arizona.
Guests at the dinner were the
wives and Mr.. Smiths son and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith
of Port Clinton.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-08
EOD Guard Force
Has New Look

The civilian Guard Force at Erie
Ordnance Depot have new look.
They are wearing new uniforms.
Under the new regulations, the
supervisor will be known as a
chief, then assistant chief, captain,
heutenants, sergeants and guards.
At the present time the rank of
captain at Erie will not be filled.
The Erie Ordnance Depot Guard
Force consists of SIS guards which
include the chief, John G. Ward,
Jr., of the post, the assistant chief,
Harmon Tusten, Gypsum, and three
lieutenants, Sam Beverlin, LaCarne,
Robert Phillips, Port Clinton, and
George Fabian, Oak Harbor. There
are three women guards, Virginia
Petersen, Ida Robinson, Port Clin-
ton, and Elizabeth Andryce, Oak
Harbor. These women guards must
have veterans rights to qualify for
the position. There are three SER
geantS, Harry Wirick, of the post,
Theodore Eleston, Toledo, and Ed
ward LaNier, Port Clinton.
Of the SIS guards, nine of them
are assigned to Plum Brook Sub
Depot, Sandusky, one sergeant, Ed
ward LaNier, and eight guards.
The Guard Force at Erie has
been in existence since 1941 and
1t. George Fabian was the first
guard hired. In addition to 1t.
Fabian, there are IL of the guards
who were among the original force.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-08
Coast Guard
Urges Safety

Already this year, one man has
lost his life on the waters of the
Great Lakes due to negligence. AL
though there were plenty of life
jackets aboard his motorboat when
an accident occurred, failure to
have one on cost him his life.
Each year, the Coast Guard at
tempts to inspect every motorboat
on the Great Lakes to check if they
have complied with Federal regula-
tlons pertaining to safety equip
ment aboard motorboats. Last year
one out of every 10 motorboats in
spected, failed to meet the law, of
which rs percent did not have
sufficient number OF life preserv-
ers to meet the requirements of
the Federal regulations.
The Coast Guards boarding pro-
gram helps to educate the boating
public. BY continuing this effort,
boat livery owners, and resort op-
orators, plus the boating public,
should eventually learn to make
use of the equipment provided to
avert casualties.
The only answer to the problem
is practice and have sound know
ledge of good Seamanship. Know
the legal minimum safety require
ments for your type craft, and by
all means, know how to use thu
equipment in the event of an acci
dent.