The News-Messenger from Fremont, Ohio • 1

Jatlitti The Weather Windy with snow tonight; low 15-20; Tuesday continued cold- Today In History 1620 Historic Mayflower Compact signed by Pilgrims. 1893 U. S. Supreme Court rule the Great Lakes to be high seas. Devoted to the Interests of Fremont and Sanuasfcy County VOL.

93, NO. 43 Fremont Newa Founded 1817 Merged Fremont Messenger Founded 185 1938 FREMONT, OHIO, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1949 fe SINGLE COP! 160 PER WEEK 22 PAGES WW Wi IS www mm fifl EXPLOSION NEAR Triickers9 Strike Halts VEHICLE HITS TWO POLES, TRANSACTION of Steaks, Families And Insurance Occupied Minds Of Airmen Lost 79 Hours In Ocean KILLS PORT CLINTON YOUTH VISITOR IN U. S. wiuMii.wuujiuu i.auuuvuwi raiipniwpjm But 14 of the bruised and salt-caked airmen walked unaided from the crashboats that brought them to the shore from the destroyer. They grinned at the wildly cheering hundreds who watched them transfer to ambulances that took them to the Findley air base hospital here.

Most of the men were considered in good condition. Some had suffered sprains. Some had salt water sores. But the majority seemed fairly fit. The pilot, Lt.

Col. John Grable, said after the plane's radio navigation equipment failed Wednesday morning, "we hunted for the island (Bermuda) under every cloud, but had no was pretty overcast." With their fuel almost out, "we jettisoned everything we could and prepared for ditching." When the big bomber hit the water, the tail broke off, taking GEN. MONTGOMERY Monty To Air Defense Plan WASHINGTON, Nov. 2L Britain's Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, arrives in the United States today for an unofficial but highly important round of meetings with America's top-ranking military men. On the record the little Rritish warrior with yet." OSLO BELIEVED REFUGEE GRAFT Tntal Of 25 Aboard In Rehabilitation Move Of Jewish Youth Hundreds Of Searchers Scour Lake Region FoUowinsr "Report OSLO, Norway, Nov.

21 AP A plane carrying 28 undernourished Jewish refugee children from North Africa was missing today, believed crashed somewhere in tangled forest country near Oslo. The plane with 35 aboard 28 children, three nurses and four-crewmen sent its last radio message about 6 p. m. last night as it neared Oslo's Fornebu airport. Soon afterwards a sharp flash of light, followed by an explosion was seen near Gjersjoen lake a mile southeast of Oslo.

Hundreds of searchers struggled through the trees an swamps in the lake region during the night and this morning searching for a trace of the missing craft Headed For 6-Month Rest The 28 children were in a group of 55 north African Jews from Tunis being flown to Norway for six "months of rest and rehabilitation before traveling on to Israel. Most were between six and 12 years of age. Another plane with 27 children arrived safely earlier in the afternoon from Tunis. The missing plane, a twin-engined DC-3 trans port, was operated by a. Dutch company.

Aero Holland. Visibility was obscured by clouds as the incoming plane reported it was over Oslo Fjord only a mile or two from the capital. Aero Holland, owners of announced at The Netherlands, that the plane wa considered lost H. 6. DIRLAM, VET OF mnhi in rv-t- VJIIKI II WAK I' liiirY ii viilu 1 1 nil i) uibv CLYDE, Nov.

21 Henry B. Fourth army corps during World War I and a veteran of the Ohio National Guard for many years, died Saturday at 11 :30 p. in Bellevue hospital. He was ill one week. A school teacher In Sandusky county for 16 years, he was born April 9, 1866 in Townsend township, the son of Franklin and Rebecca VanBuskirk Dirlam.

He was educated in Townsend township schools and the Ada Military He was married in October, 1893 to Edith Lee, who preceded him in death. On October, 10, 1921 he remarried Faye Fuller, of Clyde. Surviving are his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Iucule Swapp, L.inunurst; ana acropiea son, ii-ham, of Clyde; and a Mrs. Inez Ford, Burlingame, Calif.

The body will remain at the Fiser funeral home, where friends may calL Military services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p. at the mortuary. Members of the Franks post, American Legion, of Clyde, will have, charge and will meet at the post home at 1 o'clock preceding the funeral hour. Interment will be in Mcpherson cemetery. The Rev.

Malcolm Koehler will -offi ciate. PEARY SURGEON, 76, IS STRICKEN MEADVILLE, Nov. 21 IP Dr. John W. Goodsell, 76, surgeon on the famed Peary polar expedition of 1908-1909, was buried today in nearby Sandy Lake, Pa.

Dr. Goodsell died over the week-end In the Deshon Veterans' hospital at uuuer, fa. Awarded the Peary Polar ex pedition medal four years ago, he long had been an invalid as tre result of a foot ailment contracted on the trek. FUSS BOOST.FORCES BELGRADE, Nov. 21 Re sponsible sources say Russia has increased the number of her mili tary men stationed in Albania to an estimated 12,000 to 15,000, about twice as many as were there four months ago.

nuiimimimrntRiEmiirmi-'nnimirnfnmiinmnimnnHMiHiiKtnTtMi'mtniiitnTnismnittHn New School Board To Have Photos Taken For Annual James Hendrix, 17, Dead, Companion Injured At Erie Gardens PORT CLINTON, 0 Nov. 21 One Port Clinton youth was killed and another seriously injured Saturday afternoon when their automobile went out of control near Erie Gardens on the Fremont road and struck two utility poles. James A. Hendrix, 17, was killed and Roy Whitlock, 20, of nearby; Bay township, is suffering from shock and severe bruises in Ma-gruder hospital. Port Clinton authorities said Hendrix was driving when he was forced to swerve his automobile to avoid striking another.

The vehicle overturned hurling both men mto the street. Young Hendrix, who suffered a skull fracture, was dead, on arrival at Magruder hospital. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p. m. in the J.

A. Nei- decker funeral home, the Rev. L. E. Stewart, of Pilgrim Holinesr church, officiating.

Burial will be in Riverview cemetery. The youth Is survived by his widow, Geneva Ruth; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hendrix; brother, George, and sisters, Do lores Ann and Mary Ellen, all of Port Clinton. By The Associated Press THREE PERSONS DIE Traffic accidents, lr and other mishaps took the lives of at least a dozen people in Ohio during the week-end.

Late Friday, Saturday and Sun day accidents included in the survey, of violent deaths. iV "Three persons died yesterday in a fire which aestroyea meir isolated farm home near Glenwood, Noble county. Sheriff Clayton Mc- Gee listed the dead as Kenneth Cagg, 22, a 'farmer; his wife, AH meda Cagg, 21, and their ia-month-old son, Ronald. The sheriff said the fire was out of control before anyone noticed it and Its cause could not be de termined. The father's body was found in the living room, while the (Continued on Page 2.

Column FORMER GIBSONBURG RESIDENT IS DEAD CAREY, Nov. 21 Andrew Ringle, 77, former resident of-Gib-sonburg, died at his home, 307 east Findlay street, Monday at 3:15 a. of a cerebral hemorrhage. He had been ailing since November 15. A resident of Carey for three years, he was born January 2, 1872 in Maple Grove, the son of William and Lucmda Cook Ringle.

He married Jennie Donnels, who preceded him in death on' November 12, 192L He was remarried on November 26, 1936 to Delia Peterson. He also lived in Toledo before moving here. The body will remain at the Bristoll mortuary. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p. at the Carey Memorial Evangelical U.

B. church, where he was a member. The Rev. W. B.

Smith will officiate and interment will be in Quinshan cemetery, Gibsonburg. Surviving are his widow: the following children, Don, of Gibsonburg, Charles and Mrs. Gaylord Taylor, Toledo and Mrs. Lloyd Myers, Gibsonburg; stepchildren, Mrs. Ross Johnson and i Kermit Peterson.

Carey, Mrs. Robert Morton. Tiffin and Marsden Peterson, Oregon, brothers and sisters, Mrs. Maud Ringeisen, Oklahoma City, Mrs. Hanna Shiley, Niles, Mrs.

Ida Yeagley, Hum-melstown. Frank, of Marion and Dayton, of Middletown; 14 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren and nine step grandchildren. HELD IN MURDER JTeit-Dultei field, "T8-yfearld hot rod driver, is-being held in connection the killing of year-old Glenda Joyce Brisbois of Burleyt Ida. Arrested at Ham-mett, Ida, after attempting to flee from police, he was taken to Twin Falls to protect him from angry Burley townspeople. MRS, PERGRIM, CLYDE NATIVE, DIES -SUNDAY CLYDE, 21 Mrs.

Carrie Pergrim, 74, wife of Frank Pergrim, died in Toledo hospital Sunday at 4:50 a. m. She had been ill four years. A native of this community, she was born July 14, 1875, the daughter of Anthony and Ernestina Miller Hirschberger. She was educated in Clyde schools and on December 9.

1897 was married to Frank Pergrim. Their married life was spent here. Surviving are her husband: two sisters, Miss Rose Hirschberger and Mrs. Amelia Van Ator, of Clyde; and a grand child. A son; Ralph preceded her in death in 1930.

Private funeral rites will be held at the Fiser mortuary Tuesday, at 3 p.m. Rev. F. A. Jordan will of ficiate and interment will be in McPherson cemetery.

The body will remain at the funeral home. FALL INJURES MAN Thomas Burke, 25, of east State street suffered a left leg injury when he fell while leaving the V.F.W. hall Saturday night He was admitted to Memorial hos pital for treatment CHANGE IN WAGE SET-UP SOUGHT BYA.F.L. 15 Norwalk Co. Drivers Affected; Only Local Service Allowed "Warehouses Cleared Speedy Saturday Action By Long: distance tracking from the two Fremont terminals affected by Ohio truckers' strike which became effective Saturday at midnight was at a standstill Monday as operations were limited inside the city.

Fifteen long distance drivers em ployed by the Norwalk Truck Line were affected by the strike. Eight are employed here on the CLEVELAND, Nov. 21 The A.FX. Teamsters union claimed today at least 100 operators of long-distance lines have signed agreements to end an Ohio strike which began yesterday. Owners representatives claimed the operators who met union terms were mainly small Independent concerns.

Companies signing contracts are posting stickers on their trucks.) city force. While no long distance drivers for the Liberty Highway make their headquarters here, long distance operations at this terminal also were quiet with local work by thp force of three men being per' mitted. Warehouses EmDtv Deliveries to out-of-town points were rushed toward their destinations by both Fremont terminals Saturday before the strike became effective houses were practically emptjr of reieht lor out-of-town points Pickups of shipments for out of town may be accepted by the truck firms but nothing will be shipped out of the city until the strike is settled, officials stated. Lester Ickes, manager of the Fremont terminal for the Norwalk Truck Lines, stated their terminals (Continued on Page 2, Column 8) ILLNESS OF FOUR MONTHS IS FATAL GREEN SPRINGS, Nov. 21 Miss Thelma Burrows, 24, aiea Sunday at 8:30 a.

m. commun-itv hosDital. Fremont, from a heart condition after an illness of four months. She resided with her parents, Charles and Nora Miller Burrows, in Green Springs. Miss Burrows was born July 27, 1925 in Green Springs and was a member of the Evangelical united Brethren church.

Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 d. m. at the Young funeral home where friends may view the bodv. The Rev. C.

C. Vandersali of Amstead will officiate and burial will be in Green Springs cemetery, Survivors are her parents; four brothers. Arthur. Frank, Lester and Charles and six sisters, Mrs. Deak Wilier.

Mrs: Raymond uren neman, Mrs. Quinton Etson, Ethel, Eunice and Ruth Burrows. Hungarian Police Detain American BUDAPEST, Hungary, Nov. 21 fP The U. S.

legation said today it was asking the Hungarian, gov ernment about the fate of an American telephone company ex ecutive reported arrested Friday by Hungarian police. The legation confirmed that Rob ert A. Vogeler, 38, assistant vice president of the International Telephone Telegraph company, left Budapest by automobile Fri day for Vienna and had not been heard from since. In Vienna. Vogeler's wife said i 1.

ing held incommunicado by the Hungarians. She said she had no idea why he might be under ar-rest aiiHuitiHimimimnnmTOmimnnnimtmnninflimiiiinRimiinmniniiinimimmti Crowd Lines Up -For Grand Opera Standing Room' NEW YORK, Nov. 21 All through the chilly night and this morning, a line of early-birds stood outside the Metropolitan Opera House to buy standing room tickets for tonight's opening of the Met's 65th season. All seats for the performance were sold in advance, and those in line sought standee tickets which go on sale a half-hour be- fore curtain time. About four thousand persons will attend tonight's performance of Richard Strauss' "Der UNION MAUt UrHUIAL Veeck Makes Deal With Businessmen After Much Dickering Sale Price Reportedly Is Ryan Now In Charge CLEVELAND, Nov.

21. Dynamic Bill Veeck sold the Cleveland Indians to a group of local business men today for a reported $2,200,000. The Tribe president announced the long-awaited action at a news conference in his Cleveland Sta dium offices. Ellis Ryan, insurance executive, is head of the new group that has been dickering with Veeck for weeks to buy the American league Dasebau club and its holdings. i More than.

150 persons) ware crowded into the Tribe's relativplv small quarters for the signing. tne biggest crowd since the signing of Bob Feller," one observer remarked. The reported purchase price con trasted with the estimated figure of $1,250,000 Veeck and others paid for the Tribe, its 13 farm clubs and old League Park on June 22, 1946. Ryan said the figure of was approximately correct "As far as I know, we will retain the entire organization they tell us it's the best in baseball," said the 45-year-old business man. Asked whether Hank Greenberg, who had been vice president of the baseball organization in the Veeck regime, would become general manager, Ryan replied, "We Yeeckt as usual wearing a white sports shirt under his brown coat, said he had no plans for the pres not even worrying now ent.

about getting back into the base ball business," said the fuzzy- haired ex-marine. He plans to leave tonight for his mothers home in Hinsdale, 111. LIFETIME RESIDENT OF COUNTY IS DEAD CLYDE, Nov. 21. Mrs.

Su sie Elizabeth Spriggs Jordan, 82, who spent most of her married life in this community and York township, died at Memorial hospi tal, Fremont, Sunday at 4:45 p. m. 45 minutes after she had been ad mitted for medical treatment. The body will remain at the Fi- ser mortuary, where friends may calL Funeral rites will be con ducted by the Rev. Malcolm Koeh- ler Wednesday at 1:30 p.

at the mortuary. Burial will be in Mc- Pherson cemetery. Mrs. Jordan was born Noveni' ber 18, 1867 in rural Clyde. She was educated at Whales Corners school and was married to Adam Jordan, of Clyde.

She was a mem ber of the Women's Relief corps and the Presbyterian church. -Surviving are a son, Carmi Jor dan, of Tiffin; a daughter, Mrs. Erdme Zancourdies, Los Angeles, and a grandson. Car-mi Jordan, of Tiffin. Solons To Discuss City Parking Lot City councH will conduct a special meeting in its chambers at 6 o'clock tonight to discuss several important matters.

Included are proposals for a city parking lot -on Avis street, a proposed resolution to extena time of notes issued for the east side trunk sewer and other projects, and legislation for purchase of 1950 city supplies. Extension of notes for the east side sewer is asked until the equalization board considering objections to assessments returns its report to council. THREE MEN HURT IN GRADE WRECK NORWALK, Nov. 21 Three men were injured when the car in which they were riding struck the side a freight train Sunday at 9:15 p. m.

at the Leymon road crossing of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad south of here. Injured were the driver, William Thompson, and his brothers, Charles, 18. and Gilbert, 25, all of Norwalk. The three were removed to Norwalk hospital and were re leased after treatment TRIAL DELAYED AGAIN WASHINGTON, Nov. .21 IP The trial of Rep.

J. Parnell Thomas (R-NJ) on fraud charges was delayed again today. Federal Judge Alexander Holtzoff reset the trial for next Monday at the request of Thomas lawyer who is engaged rt another triaL By JAMES STREBIG HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov. 21 IP Beefsteak, families, insurance and "move over and give me a little room" That's what survivors of the ditched B-29 said they thought about during 79 "miserable" hours on two six-man life rafts in heavy Atlantic swells north of Bermuda. The survivors four of them on stretchers arrived here yesterday afternoon aboard the Canadian destroyer Haida.

The ship picked them up Saturday afternoon after a U. S. Air Force B-17 sighted them about 400 miles northeast of Bermuda. Two of 20-man crew drowned before they could get through the heavy swells to the life rafts. One of the 18 survivors was suffering considerably from shock.

COUP CHANGES PANAMA'S BOSS Bloodless Revolt Puts New President Into Office' PANAMA. Panama. Nov. 21 AP This little central American country, site of the Panama Canal changed presidents over the week end in a bloodless night-time revolt staged by police force leaders. President Daniel Chams, sur geon-politician who has been pres ident less than four months, re signed after helmeted police sur rounded his palace.

Vice President Roberto F. Chiari, 44, was sworn in as president at 6 a. m. Sunday. Emerging as the new "strong man" of Panama's turDuientjoji-j tics was Police Chief Col: Jose Remon, 41.

i Chanis was swept out of office because he tried to fire Remon and two of his top aides in the police department that is Panama's only armed force. Chanis said he demanded the resignation of the three police leaders because they Held interests in two monopolies outlawed by the supreme court beef slaughtering houses and commercial bus com panies. -Instead of resigning, Remon or dered out his police and isolated the presidential palace. Radio broadcasting was suspended? news papers were ordered to witnnoia their Sunday editions and telephone service was stopped. This happened Saturday night By 4:30 a.

m. Sunday before most of Panama's 700,000 inhabitants knew what was happening Chanis had bowed to the police chiefs ultimatum and resigned to avert threatened bloodshed. Both' Chanis and his successor. Chiari, are members of the Liberal party. Chanis was elected vice! president in 1943 and took over! July 28 when President Domingo Diaz Arosemena became too ill to serve.

BULLETINS WASHINGTON, Nov. The United States has appealed to 30 nations, including Russia, to intervene with the Chinese Communists in behalf of the imprisoned American consul general, Angus Ward. CLE VELANDi No v. 21s IP A stockholder in the Cleveland Baseball company filed suit for $1,200,000 damages today against Tribe President Bill Veeck. The suit was not expected to affect the sale of the club to a new group.

The petition claimed Veeck bought stock for himself in the Oklahoma City, Toledo, and Zanesville, clubs on $175,000 he borrowed without authority from the Cleveland Baseball club, which operates the Indians. RECOUNT ACTION FILED BY STULL J. M. StulL who lost by two votes in the race for councilman-at-large in the November 8 election. toaay rued application for a re count Stull was edged out by O.

btierwait He has asked for a new count in Third Ward and Fourth Ward precincts. In Third Ward Ivan Swedersky received 223 votes, Oswin Rauch 19L Stull 169, Stierwalt 170, Paul Schwartz 131 and A. Heppner 180. In Fourth Ward Swedersky received 153 votes, Rauch 131, Stull 121, Stierwalt 165, Schwartz 131 and A. Heppner 145.

NOTICE TO PASTORS! Because Thursday is Thanksgiving day and there will be no publication of The News-Messenger, it is urged that rural church notices be submitted to the editorial, room not later than 1 p. m. Wednesday for Friday publication. City church notices will be handled at the usual hour. one of the three life raffs aboard down with it.

The fuselage turned nose down in less than a minute. Food Supply Left The men on the rafts lived on emergency rations, mostly hard candy. When they were picked up, they had one day's supply left. Thirst was no problem because they drank rain water from frequent showers. They also had equipment to purfry the salty sea water.

"We began to feel the hopelessness of our position when we saw planes overhead but they kept circling without seeing us," said Tech. Sgt William Johnson, of Beverly Hills, Calif. The morale of the men was excellent," said Staff Sgt. John J. Harris, Braddock, the plane's engineer.

"Everyone got along fine." FIRE SWEEPING POTTSTOWN, PA. Business District Hit In Blaze Started By Oil Burner POTTSTOWN, Nov. 21 AP Fire raged out of control in the heart of Pottstown's business dis trict today. Hundreds of fire fighters battled the flames that first attacked the three-story Kessler drug and. department store building and spread to adjoining buildings.

First reports indicated the blaze was started when an oil burner ex ploded. The fire broke out at about 10 a. m. (EST) and was still out of control two hours later. At least six persons were injured It was impossible to learn the extent of their injuries at first Pottstown is a city of 25,000 some 40 miles west of The city was blackened with smoke as thousands of persons jammed the streets to watch the flames soar skyward.

It was im possible to see across a street through the thick smoke. Seven sales girls were trapped for a time in the blazing drug store, but were led to safety, their piercing screams mingling with the crackle of the flames. Several of them fainted on reaching safety. Local Youth Hurt When Auto Upsets George W. Lauer, Jr 19, 404 June street was under treatment today at Memorial hospital for possible head injuries suffered when his car rolled over on Route 53 just south of the south city limits.

Police were called Monday at 2:45 a. but Lauer had already left the scene at the time. Investigation of the accident was turned over to the sheriffs department. Young Lauer told Deputy Sheriff Paul Campbell that he had approached a curve too fast and lost control of the vehicle as it left the road. SCHOOLS MARK HOLIDAY Ross and St Joseph's high schools, as well as public and parochial schools in the city, will observe Thanksgiving with holidays Thursday and Friday.

An assembly is scheduled at 3 p. m. at Ross prior to dismissal Wednesday. the light beams searching as much of the gulley as possible. Getting out of his car with his pistol drawn, SwartzmUler loc ated Rudes stretched out on the bank of the gulley attempting to hide.

On command, Rudes raised up and with his hands extended in the air be was marched tothe rear of the station. Deputy Sheriff William Frantz and Special Deputy Doug Gray in the meantime had picked up a police radio message that the sus pected car thief had jumped from the car and had started to run. The deputies were at Ohio avenue on east State street bringing in a speeder at the time and drove im mediately to the service station where they found swartzlander with the prisoner held at pistol point Joseph Kuzma, graduate teacher at Ross high school, and a brother of Martin, also had seen the car at west State street as Swartzlander took up the pursuit and saw Rudes fleeing from it He called police headquarters. Rudes, according to the sheriffs department, admitted taking the car 20 minutes before his capture. He was booked in at the county jail at 12:36 a.

m. beret comeS to this country as the guest speaker, on November 29 be-1 fore the English-speaking union in New York. But during his 12-day trip he will visit with General Eisenhow er, his boss in World War II; General Omar N. Bradley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff; General Joseph L. Collins, army chief of staff, and other military and diplomatic leaders.

Monty already has announced he will "talk defense anyone who will listen." There is no doubt the military men will be ready to listen. Montgomery is now chairman of the Western Union Defense Alliance. He has been working for months on plans for Europe's defense. Temperature Dip In Area Forecast Northwestern Ohio residents were 'warned today that a cold wave that will send the mercury tumbling to 15 degrees is en route and will probably arrive some time tonight. The U.

S. weather bureau said the frigid spelL moving in from Canada, will be accompanied by snow. Despite the predictions, Fre-monters enjoyed a sunny day with temperatures around 35 degrees. A thin blanket of snow that greeted daylight melted by noon. At 6 a.

m. today the reading at the filtration plant was 30 degrees. After sinking to 25 at 7 a. the temperature made a steady climb to 35 at 1 p.m FULL SUPPORT VOTED TO TAFT COLUMBUS, Nov. 21.

IP The executive committee of the Ohio League Of Young Republican clubs yesterday pledged full-sup port to U. S. Senator Robert A Taft in his campaign for re-election. The committee in a resolution described the senator as "the out standing exponent of that philos ophy devoted to the presevation of the principles of American free dom," has been delivered, to transport Minister Lionel Chevrier for presentation to the house of commons later today. The Noronic burned at her pier in Toronto September 17, with a loss of 119 lives.

The suspension order was contained in an accompanying brief judgment delivered by Justice Kel lock in the Canadian suoreme court One hundred and eleven of the dead have been identified. Justice Kellock. who was ap pointed a special commissioner to investigate the fire, also ordered that costs of the invpstieation be paid by Canada steanship lines, owners oi uie moronic. Police Radioman, Off Duty, Nabs Suspected Car Thief After Might Into Ravine SKIPPER OF DEATH SHIP NORONIC IS SUSPENDED Don Rudes, 26, former Fremont-1 er and recently an employee of the Fort Custer Veterans' Admin-1 istration hospital, was expected to be arraigned on en auto tbemt charge Monday following his arrest early Sunday morning at pistol point by Police Radio Operator Gerry Swartzlander within 20 minutes after he had taken an automobile owned by Martin Kuzma, 676 Stone and parked at St Casimir's church. Swartzlander driving home, af ter completing his shift at midnight at Algert and west State streets saw the car which had been reported missing just before the end of his tour of duty.

The car was traveling east In the opposite direction, and the officer turned around and started in pursuit Driver of the cat turned south on Lynn street and when the car stopped, the driver ran behind the Tischler service station. Later it was learned the car ran out of gas and probably ended what might have been a wild chase. Driving into the station yard, Swartzlander caught a glimpse of the fleeing man going into the ra vine east of the He drove his car to the ravine's edge with Capt. Taylor Loses His License For Year; Report Made OTTAWA, Nov. SI IP The owners and master of the cruise ship Noronic were blamed by a supreme court of Canada judge today for the September 17 flash fire that took many lives as the luxury vessel lay at.

a Toronto dock. OTTAWA, NovT 21 AP Justice R. L. Kellock today ordered suspension for one year- of the license of Capt. William Taylor of Sarnia, Ont4 master of the ill-fated cruise ship Noronic A 99-page report on the disaster rremoni puDiic scnooi Doara will meet at 1 p.

m. Tuesday in the Gusdorf building. The meeting was originally scheduled for last Tuesday but was postponed because of the first day of hunting season. Newly-elected members of the board, W. E.

Kirsch and Dorwin Findley, are asked to assemble at 6:45 along with old member to have their picture taken for the "Croghan," Ross high school annual. In addition to Mr. Kirsch and Mr. Findley, the new board will be comprised of Carl Long-anbach, Marlin White and Russell Hull. Under state law, the new board is obligated to hold fi organization meeting the fiilt Monday of 1950..