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Smyrna times., 1956-12-20

singing of Christmas Carols fol-
lowed by an exchange of gifts.
1t was most enjoyable. Due to
sickness and death several of the
members were not present. A tele-
gram has been received from one
Smyrna times., 1956-12-20

of the members, Mrs. Mary Ruth
Miller, who now resides in Los
Angeles, California This was
real treat and much appreciated.
Thank you, Mrs. Miller. We all
missed you very much.
Smyrna times., 1956-12-20

Twenty-six members and guests
of Marydel Civic Club held their
annual Xmas dinner party at
The Wayside Inn in Smyrna on
Friday evening. A special Xmas
program was rendered, group
Smyrna times., 1956-12-20
SCHOOL
REPORTER
Continued from Pafe Nine

NV1EtE1EN1eu
tested scrimmage. Jim Persinger
led the local attack with able as
sistance from Bob Boyer, Harold
Moffett, Richard Cole, Barry
Pritchard, Wayne Cole, and other
boys trying out for the squad.
Mr.. Whitney Michael is coaching
the junior varsity team this year.
Smyrna times., 1956-12-20

Forgetfulness is virtue only
when you forget the grievances
you have against other people.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-03-23

other programs such as Water
Safety.
Home Service provides verified
facts concerning home conditions
- at the request of the military,
serviceman, or his family = when
there appears to be need for emer
gency leave. 1t provides financial
assistance as necessary when emer-
gency leave is granted.
1t submits other reports for the
military, with the permission of
the serviceman, that enable the
military to wake just and wise de-
cisions on his behalf. 1t transmits
reports for servicemen and their
families that ease worry and raise
morale.
1t provides financial assistance
for dependents pending receipt of
their first allotment checks or
when checks are delayed there
after, and during times of emer-
gency.
And with it all goes guidance
and counselling and understanding
= worth million to the troubled
one.
Since last July 1st 172 service
men and their families have been
helped through Ottawa County
Chapter Home Service. In addition
a vast number of uncounted minor
inquiries have been serviced by
the chapter and it is a constant
source for information Last year
$4145 was used in Home Service.
You make this most important
work possible by your membership
in Red Cross. Join generously
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-03-23
POWER SQUADRON REFLECTS,
SETS BANQUET FOR COURSE Finale

All officers of Port Clinton Pow
er Squadron we're reelected at the
annual meeting, held Thursday
night at the Yacht Club. They are:
Commander, Carleton Schwan; 1t.
Commander, William Schrader, Ell
more; 1st 1t, Carl Hilker; Secre-
tary, Robert Ernst; and Treasurer,
Kelly Dunn.
Altho the Squadron was organlz-
ed only last December, its annual
meeting was held in March to coin
eide with national regulations.
Plans were made for a May 19 ban
quet at the Yacht Club, a gala
event at which certificates will be
awarded the students passing the
Squadron's instruction course, and
at which the charter of the local
Squadron will be officially present
ed by District Commander Gordon
Gray. Lew Waterman's orchestra
will play for dancing.
The Seventh District meeting OF
the U. S. Power Squadrons will be
held in Columbus April 6-7-8 and
the Port Clinton Squadron will be
represented by DR.. George Boon,
delegate, Commander SchWan, and
Kelly Dunn.
While the Squadron was meet
ing Thursday, the finsl session of
the highly successful instruction
course it has sponsored was also
being held at the Yacht Club. A
review and exam at the next two
sessions will wind up the course
which has been thoroughly enjoyed
and which has proved highly in
structive to more than 100 nautical
minded students. Instructor for the
final session was John Glauzer,
member of the Toledo Power
Squadron, whose talk on craft
etiquette was informative and in
tereSting.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-03-23

Mr.. and Mrs. George Sibrel and
daughter Georgia returned home
Monday evening, following a six
teen day trip by car thru the south
ern states. The Sibrers visited
first at New Orleans, then followed
the Gulf coast to Pompano Beac>.
Florida where they spent week,
then went on to st. Augustine. At
Pompano Beach they visited with
the Ralph Riedmaiers', former local
residents.
Miss Karen Sue Jensen is con-
fined to her home with an attack
of he flu.
Kathy Sperber of Fairborn visit
ed the other weekend with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Bahnsen here, and in LaCarne with
her paternal grandmother, Mrs.
George Sperber.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-03-23
LITTLE PORTAGE
MRS. c. w. BUNNlNG

Former Farm Bureau Council
No. 3 held a get together last Sat
urday evening at the home of Mrs.
Emma Heiser. All members were
present Mr.. and Mrs. Sanke Balm
sen told of their interesting trip
to California. Cards and lunch
made delightful evening.
Frank Brough, John Burning
and the Gaylord Vogts are home
from OSU for spring vacation.
Farm Bureau Council No. 5 met
Saturday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Burning. All members
were present with the exception of
Mr.. and Mrs. Senke EWersen. 1t
was to be cancelled until it was
certain of Mr.. EWersen's condition,
but as he was making satisfactory
recovery it was held as scheduled.
After the guests had arrived, in a
flash the electricity went off, and
didn't come on again for 212 hours.
Needless to say there was haste
in lighting two old kerosene
lamps after which the lesson on
rural zoning was studied. Each
member going to the lamp to read.
The lunch was heated up and cof-
fee made at a mile further east,
where there always seems to be
electricity. Just as lunch was fin
ished the light came on in a flash.
just as it had left.
One thing was in our favor, the
Bay and Salem roads were we'll
scraped and after each car helped
the other to get started all got
safely home in spite of the big
snow storm.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-03-23

Mailer, over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oswald Grimm
spent Saturday in Toledo.
There will be a special program
this Sunday evening, when the
Sunday School classes will take
part in a Palm Sunday service at
the local Gypsum Community
Church. The services will begin at
7:45 and will be followed by fam
lily night, when coffee and light
refreshments will be served by the
Ladies Auxiliary in the basement
of the church. On Good Friday
evening at 7:45 there will be spe-
cial services with Communion
service.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-03-23
Light Work for Lovely Hands /!

ing a motor car recognized everywhere as the
STANDARD of the World!
To any lady reading this advertisement. we
offer this simple suggestion. Come in soon >.
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And to any gentleman who might be listening
in-well, perhaps there is lady whom you would
like to see always at her ease-and at her oveliest
and at her proudest.
The magic formula is waiting for you in our
showroom we'll be delighted to assist in the
transformation at any time.
P.S.: We have some special news about cost
and delivery that you will find difficult to resist.
Better come in while the facts are SO favorable.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-03-23

Mrs. Don White entertained her
Five Handed Pinochle Club Tues
day evening, when Mrs. Jessie
Fehnrich, Mrs. Charles Sibrel, Mrs.
Ben Bahnsen and Mrs. Enos Rar-
den attended.
School pupils will enjoy weeks
vacation from Friday afternoon of
this week to Monday, April End.
There was no school last Friday
due to the condition of the roads.
A number of local pupils and
teachers are out of school this
week due to the flu epidemic that
has prevailed in this section the
,ast few weeks.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-03-23
Burglars Visit
Route 81 Tavern

Smitty's Tavern, located on Rt.
81 at the Genoa-Clay Center road,
was burglarized early Tuesday
when cigarette and vending ma
chimes were rifled in addition to
a music box and shuffleboard
device.
Amount of change taken was un-
determined, deputy Myron Hetrick
said. Entrance was gained by
breaking a glass. Victor Smith of
Bellevue is proprietor.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-03-23
$4,000 Trees
Planted In Co.

The Ohio Forestry Association
reports $4,000 trees were planted
in Ottawa-co from 1945 to 1854,
part of a total of 1877, ,399.277 =
enough forest tree seedlings to
circle the earth like a wreath. or
make a mile-wide belt of trees
from Cleveland to Marietta =
planted in Ohio in the last decade.
Reforestration tally from the
principal watersheds showed 300
thousand trees planted at Portage
River watershed, while Musking-
um River watershed had 66.8 mil
lion trees.
Farm groups led in planting,
throughout the states.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-03-23
NEWS ABOUT GYPSUM
NEWS ABOUT GYPSUM
Gypsum Teacher Succeeds
Mrs. Grace I Hunt AtLaCarnt
By MRS. JOHN c. JENSEN
News Staff CORRESPONDENT

Mrs. William Rcke began teaching at the LaCarne School
Monday, taking the late Mrs. Grace Hunts class
Madeyn expects to teach there until the end of the present
school term.
Mr. and Mrs. John Forbes and Johnny and Jackie
visited with her sister and husband Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-03-23

done BY Red
Cross in t S
role as the con-
Meeting link be-
tween the serv-
iceman and his
civilian lif e
This service is
obligatory and
m u S t be fl
nanced before
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-03-23

Your membership may be given to
the solicitor for your neighborhood
or sent direct to the American Red
Cross office, Port Clinton. Ohio.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-03-23
Red Cross Gives
Home Service

One of the two charter obliga-
tions of Red Cross Chapter is
Home Service. This is the work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-14
$4,000 in Pouch
Mailed to Bank
Doesn't Show Up

The Treasury. which everyone
knows has lots of money. didn I
have a particular $4,000 today
Postal inspectors are helping
to look for a missing sack of
$4,000 brand new 81 bills dis
patched by registered mail to a
bank in Memphis, Tenn. last
week.
The pouch was among %
shipped to the Federal Reserve
branch bank in Memphis via
Chattanooga September 6. Only
81 pouches arrived.
Hopeful Treasury officials say
the missing one may have gone
Iastray through a routing error.
Postal inspectors here and in
Chattanooga won't even conjec-
ture whether it was lost or stolen.
Federal Reserve banks have
notified all members to watch
for the missing bills. The serial
numbers run from C-62184001-I
to C-62228000-I.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-14
Pilots Blamed
|InAirCrush
BY the Associated Press

/ The Civil Aeronautics Boarc
to-day attributed the fatal crash
of an airliner at Pittsburgh last
April / to "uncoordinated emer-
lgency action" by the two pilots.
1t added this action occurred
Gin the very short time available
to the crew."
The hostess and 81 of the 80
passengers aboard the TWA
Martin 404 were killed when the
plane crashed and burned i'm
mediately after take-off from the
greater Pittsburgh airport. Both
pilots survived along with IL pas
lSengers.
Harlan v. Jesperson, the first
officer, made the take-of, the
CAB report said. The airplane
captain. Raymond F. McQuade
was in the co-pilot's seat on the
right.
The CAB report said:
Immediately on take-off there
was a reduction of power ano
Mr.. JeSperson saw the fire warn
ing light for the left engine &c
on. He retarded the left throt-
tie, deactivating the automatic
propeller feathering device, and
then reached for the left "feath-
ering" button. This would have
enabled him to feather the left
propeller manually and thus
correct the sharp turn to the
left.
Capt. McQuade, however, not
knowing that the automatic
feathering device was inopera-
tive. diSsuaded the first officer
from using the manual button
We attempted unsuccessfully to
obtain automatic feathering ir
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-14

16 men aboard. Low clouds OBJ
scured part of the search area
north and west Of Niigata.
Despite hampering weather
Thursday, 30 United States
planes and 10 Japanese ships
covered more than $4,000 square
miles of sea in their hunt for the
IRB50 which vanished while
tracking typhoon Emma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-14
Costa Ricun President
Starts Puris Visit

PARIS. Sept. IA (R.-The
President of Costa Rica. Jose
Figueres, arrived here today for
a two-week state visit. He will
visit several other European
countries.
Accompanied by his wife. who
is of Danish origin, the Presi-
dent was given official honors by
a color guard and an air force
band.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-14
U. S. Expert Cops
Giant Iran Gusher

TEHRAN, Iran. Sept. IA (P.--
A giant oil gusher that spoutec
almost 2 million barrels of oil in
456 hours was tanned yesterday
Is days after American expert
Kinley arrived to cap it
Facilities were poor in the
deSert-like site 80 miles south Of
here but the army's engineer
corps and the international con-
sortium of oil companies sent
technicians and equipment to
help the Iran Oil Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-14
Search Continues
For Weather Plane

TOKYO. Friday, Sept. IA (R.
Thirty American planes and
japanese ships searched the Sea
of Japan a fourth day for the
United States weather plane that
disappeared Monday night with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-14
.300-MiIe Lake Shore

WINNIPEG. Lake of the
Woods on the border between
Minnesota and Canada has an
area of more than $4,000 square
miles. with a shoreline of about
300 miles and several thousands
of islands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-14

the normal procedure by pulling
back the left engine mixture to
idle cutoff"
The CAB said that this action
did not comply with the airlines
emergency procedure prescribed
in event of engine fire or failure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-06
II ukomu Citizens
Nominate Suffer

j. Courtney Suter, jr.. was
nominated for the Office of pres
ident of the Citizens Association
of Takoma, D. c., last night.
Other officers nominated in
cluded Bruce E. Anderson, for
first vice president; Frederick ].
De Mol, second vice president;
John s. Grille, secretary; M
Stanley Nichols, treasurer, and
Abraham Chaifetz, delegate to
the Federation of Citizens AS
sociations. Election will take
place at the April meeting.
The widening of Cedar street
i'm the 300 block was urged by
Louis st. George, chairman OF
the Highways and Lights Com
Imittee. and Police Capt. Reid /
Hermann of the 9Th precinct
to relieve traffic conditions in
front of the Takoma Park Post
Office.
The association went on record
favoring a motion of Frederick
j. De Moll to retain streetcars,
along with buses, when a final
decision is made regarding the
Capital Transit Co. next August.
Police Corpl. George Eppard
of the accident and investigation
unit. addressed the meeting on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-06
Group Defers Action
On Playground Director

The Lamond Riggs Citizens
Association last night delayed
action for another month on a
to provide for a part
time playground director for the
Riggs playground.
The group also heard a two
hour panel discussion on income
tax problems. The panel was
composed of Max G. Breslauer,
an accountant; his wife, Mrs.
Ruth Cooper Breslauer, an attor-
ney, and Abe Pollin, also an
attorney.
The meeting was conducted by
Henry Segal, vice president. in
the Christian Reformed Church,
New Hampshire. avenue and
Oneida street NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-06
Hearing on Rider
Preferences Asked

Public hearings to determine
the preference of riders between
Istreetcars and buses were re-
.quested by the Southwest Citi-
zens' Association last night.
The association also recon-
Imended that an objective study
be made of the costs and merits
of streetcars as opposed to buses.
Support was given to the West
End Citizens Association in its
protest against the designation
Iof the Foggy Bottom George
Washington University area for
urban renewal planning. The
Commissioners were asked tn
hold hearings on this proposal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-06
u. s Aid Asked
For A-P|ants
BY the Associated Press

Labor unions today Endorsed
proposals for full-speed-ahead
construction by the Government
of commercial-sized atomic cleo
trio power plants.
They told the Senate-Ho
Atomic Energy Committee, TAX
ing testimony on possible legis-
lation to speed up peacetime
nuclear development, that there
is no assurance private industry
will finance the pioneer reactors.
Although half-dozen power
reactors have been projected
with partial or complete private
financing, construction has not
begun on any of them, Benjamin
Sigal general counsel for the
International Union of Electrical
Workers. said. The sole full-scale
reactor now under construction
near Pittsburgh is largely H.
nanced by the Atomic Energy
Commission, with the Duquesne
Light Co. providing the steam
generating equipment.
Mr.. Sigal said his union
strongly represented in nuclear
laboratories and plants produc-
ing electronic devices, supports
a bill introduced by Senator
Gore, Democrat of Tennessee, d.
recting Acc to build six power
reactors.
Another witness. Vice Presi-
dent Elwood D. Swisher OF the
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Work
ers International Union, Endorsed
recommendations of the recent
report of the civilian panel on
the peace full impact of atomic
senergy. The panel told the joint
committee the Government
should use public funds if neces-
sary to build one demonstration
reactor of every major tyee,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-06
LOCAL DRAMA
Newcomers
Welcome at
CheverIy

The list of little theaters that
came into being because some
people got together to stage a
play and enjoyed the experience
is a long one. And you will find
he name of the Cheverly Play
ers inscribed sair:cc it.
This is among the newer>of
such recreational groups in the
Washington area. The forma-
tive push was given by a pro-
duction of Mrs. Moonlight" by
the Women's Club of Cheverly
Md in December, 1854. The
director, Henry Giles, and mem
bers of the cast and production
crew decided more of the same
was in order.
Cheverly Players now stage
two major productions a year,
one in the spring and the other
in the fall. The next will be
coming UP in May. The board
of directors hasn't yet selected
which play of the three sug-
gested by the reading commit
tee it will be, however.
This board is made up of four
elected officers-Jerrold Powers,
president; G. G. Larkin, vice
president; Mrs. Eugene Mead
ows, secretary, and Matilda
MiazZa, treasurer-and four APP
pointed members. The latter
are Mrs. William Rhodes, Carl
Myers. John Cough and Bird
Dolby.
Incidentally, if the yen to act
is upon you, take note the next
time Cheverly Players announce
tryouts. New members are well
come and it is not necessary to
be resident Of Cheverly. to be
member. What's more, 1t . is
not necessary for you to be a
member to try out and accept
a role if qualified.
Cheverly Players play tourney
entry is Brothers Arms" by
b Merrill Denison. 1t will be
staged in the preliminaries on
March 18Th. M.
This is one of a series on
little theater groups entered in
the D. c. Recreation Depart
ment's 1856 One Act Play
Tournament. 1t tUill be held
March 6-22 at Roosevelt Audi
torium, Thirteenth and ALI
son streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-06

A motorcycle policeman yes
terday captured the driver of a
car after two high-speed chases,
a foot race and one shot from
his service revolver.
Pvt. Howard r. Duble OF the
Traffic Division, said he first
saw the car speeding over the
Ninth street bridge across New
York ave. NE. He raced to
catch it in the 100 block of
Sixth street NE.
When he demanded to see the
registration card, the driver,
Maxwell Martin, II, of 813 K
street N. E., could not produce
one. The policeman ordered the
man to follow him to No. 8 Pre-
cinct Station.
At Sixth and l. streets NE,
the car roared away again, he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-06
House Adds $48,500
To Wilson Event
BY the Associated Press

The House agreed yesterday to
appropriate an additional $48,50O
for the woodrow Wilson centen-
NAL celebration.
1t also approved a resolution
to authorize the President to
issue a proclamation inviting
observance this year of the Tooth
anniversary of Wilson's birth in
Staunton, Va.
The legislation now goes to
the Senate.
The House-approved sum OF
$48,500 is in addition to $51 500
previously voted by Congress.
A committee report said the
additional money is needed to
bring the work of the centennial
commission ito fitting climax
in this centennial year."
Maj. Gen. E. Walton Opie OF
Staunton is chairman of the
commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-06
HOLLY WOOD
By SHEILAH GRAHAM
What, Carlo and Inqrid?

for best supporting role Gin
Pete Kelly's Blues~, you'll see
her accept the title in the white
satin brocade gown she bought
for her Cocoanut Grove opening
here tomorrow night.
Dick Haynes is as busy as he
used to be before his problems
and before he met Rita Hay
worth. He's currently teaming
with jazz pianist George Shear
ing for Capitol record album
Sometimes when man is on his
own he does better.
Fred Clark reported to RKO
yesterday to be fitted for-of all
things-a shrunken head. In
Back From Eternity" Fred is
captured by a tribe of head
shrinkers in Africa, and the
studio is going about for
realism.
released by NANA)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-06
Foot Race Capture Ends
2 High-Speed Choses

said. leading him at speeds up
to 10 miles per hour. At Third
street and Florida avenue N E..
the car struck another car and
turned into a dead-end street.
The driver got out, ran and
hid nearby in a parking lot. PIT.
Duble spotted him and fred one
shot over his head. The man
started running again. with the
officer in pursuit. The officer
closed the gap a block, later and
the man stopped and submitted
to arrest.
At headquarters, he was held
in lieu of $50 collateral on two
speeding charges, one of collid-
ing and two of going through
stop signs.
Why did he do it?
II just got excited" Martin
told police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-06

the need for greater care by
motorists.
The meeting was held in the
auditorium of the Takoma Ele-
Imentary School Auditorium,
|Dahlia street and Piney Branch
road NV. with Mr.. Anderson
presiding.