The Times-Bulletin from Van Wert, Ohio • Page 1

LIONS CLUB DONATION Robert Rice, right, is presenting Convoy Fire Chief Charlie Woods a check for $500 to be used to purchase a resuscitatpr and electronic blood pressure cup for the Convoy emergency unit. The Lions Club expects to defray costs of the donation with a chicken barbecue to be held Saturday at Crestview High School. Serving time for the barbecue will be from p. m. with other activities to begin at 7:30 p.

m. The barbecue is to take place during annual Convoy Lions Days which have been abbreviated due to the Convoy Centennial celebration to be held in July. (Staffphoto) Activities Set For Convoy Lions Day CONVOY Normally the annual Convoy Lions Days are a two or three day event sponsored by the Convoy Lions Club. But this year due to the Convoy Centennial celebration set July 24-26, the scope of the regular Lions celebration has been reduced. This year the Lions are limiting themselves to a single day's events.

They will be holding their annual chicken barbecue from 5:30 to 7:30 p. Saturday with other activities to begin at 7 p. m. Admission to the barbecue will be $2 50 Aside from the barbecue there will be a special prize presentation and games. Proceeds from the event will go toward reimbursing the club for a $500 donation they made to the Convoy Volunteer Fire Department to be used for the purchase of a resuscitator and an electronic blood pressure cup.

These two pieces of equipment will be used by the Convoy emergency unit which recently went into service This unit is one df three purchased by the Van Wert County Commissioners. The others went to Wren and Middle Point. Anyone who needs the Convoy emergency unit is being asked to call the regular Convoy Volunteer Fire Department number Last year activities during Lions Days included the annual chicken barbecue, model airplane demonstrations, various outdoors games and rides and entertainment by the Lima Chapter of the Barbershop Chorus. This year's activities, according to President Robert Rice, will have everything but the various rides and outdoors activities and games. Proceeds from the Lions Days have always gone to the financing of various projects of the Convoy Lions.

Proceeds from last year's event were divided upon a percentage basis. Twenty-five per cent of the proceeds went to the Crestview Booster Club, 25 per cent to the Convoy Ball Park and 50 per cent for other Convoy Lions Club projects. If proceeds this year exceed the $500 given to the Convoy Volunteer Fire Department it will be used for other miscellaneous projects. Committee On Aging Names New Director Mrs. Ella Marie Wagner Mrs.

Ella Marie Wagner was recently hired as the new director of the Van Wert County Committee on Aging. Mrs. Wagner is originally from Maryville, Tenn. She attended Maryville College for two years before transferring to Manchester College (Ind.) from where she graduated in 1974 with a major in home economics. Mrs.

Wagner and her husband David presently reside in Delphos, where he is employed with the New Delphos Manufacturing Co. Through the use of surveys, Mrs. Wagner hopes to determine the types of programs needed in Van Wert County for senior citizens. Currently, the committee offers phone visitation for those who want to call in and chat. Through Brumback Library, book delivery is provided to nursing home residents and the homebound.

Visitation is offered for (Please turn to Page 2) Between Us By I. Van Wert JUST BETWEEN US, Fred Hennis of 1220 E. Ervin Road was in to the Wisdom Works to tell us that his Texas Roses are beginning to bloom. The roses are located on the east side on the house on Indian Hill Drive. Fred says his bloomers will be at their best come Sunday.

RUBY DUDGEON'S Log Cabin Museum has been temporarily closed due to the heavy rains in Jhe last few days. The wet weather has sogged up the grounds. A re-opening date will be announced when the grounds become dry enough for visitation. The museum is located two miles The Wedther OHIO Partly cloudy, very warm and humid through Friday with a chance of afternoon and evening thundershowers. Extended Ohio Outlook for Saturday through Monday Mostly fair and quite warm.

Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Lows in the upper 60s to mid 70s. TODAY'S TEMPERATURES Wednesday's max. 6p. 94 Last night's min.

6 a. 66 6a.m 66 la.m 71 a. Noon 79 ip.m II south of Willshire on Ohio 49 and a half mile east on Winkler Road. FORD CLAY of Convoy brought in a couple of historical items for us to see. One is a time card for the Ohio Electric Railway (the old interurban line) which took effect Oct.

6, 1912. There were 14 cars eastbound and 14 westbound, running just about every hour from about 6:45 a. m. until just after midnight. Cars in the evening were about two hours apart in any one direction.

Ford's dad, Henry Clay was a motorman on the interurban at the time. Ford also has a couple of conductor's receipts on the old Cincinnati, Jackson and Mackinaw Railway (CN). The receipts indicate such stops as Philothea, Coldwater, Celina, Tama, Rockford, Shaffers, Ohio City, Van Wert, Cavett, Scott, Haviland, Folmer, Dague and Latty. The items are to go on display during Convoy's Centennial. JUST IN case you hadn't noticed, the city's police cruisers are now sporting blue flashing lights instead of red.

Chief Thomas White said the change was in line with a new state law that became effective March 31. The law permits only law enforcement vehicles to use the blue lights. The city's cruisers therefore are no longer cherry tops they have the blue bulbs. JUST THOUGHT you'd like to know. THE TIMES-BULLETIN Vol.

130 No. 26 Thursday, June 19, 1975 Van Wert, Ohio, Zip Code 45891 20 Pages 15 Cents House-Okayed Budget Sent To Gov. Rhodes OK Rail-Saving Amendment On Second Try COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A proposed constitutional amendment aimed at saving hundreds of miles of Ohio railroad track marked for abandonment cleared the House easily on its second attempt Wednesday. The amendment would allow the state or municipalities to subsidize operations of railroad companies created by Congress, notably the fledgling Consolidated Rail or ConRail. The bill passed 84-3, a dramatic reversal of the April 30 vote in which it was defeated 52-36 through party-line Republican opposition.

Republicans redrafted the measure, "however, and pledged their support. Debate on the resolution Wednesday amounted mainly to members of the two parties complimenting each other on their cooperation. The resolution stems from the reorganization of the Penn Central and other bankrupt rail lines in the northeast and midwest. Congress plans to reorganize the lines into a private, profitmaking corporation --ConRail. But to make a profit, planners have proposed cutting off all freight lines which don't earn their keep.

That includes more than 800 miles of track in Ohio. Employers located along the lines have testified that hundreds, possibly thousands, of Ohioans will lose their jobs if the factories lose rail service. Congress has provided $90 million in subsidies to allow states to continue operating the severed lines, but Ohio cannot now touch the money because of a constitutional prohibition of subsidizing private industry The amendment would change that language. "Unless the Congress should change its mind between now and the end of the year, ConRail will be a reality by February, 1976," said Rep. James E.

Betts, R-3 Rocky River. "Unless we act before then, it may be too late." Betts said the original Republican opposition was only to the wording of the resolution, and "was not for any lack of sympathy for the intent of the resolution." The resolution's sponsor, Rep. Arthur Wilkowski, D-46 Toledo, called the redrafted version "a much improved proposal, and I wish to acknowledge the aid and assistance of the Republican members of this body." The measure now goes to the Senate. If approved there, it will be voted on in the November general election. Extension For Real Estate Tax Payment Granted Van Wert County Commissioners have granted an extension for payment of the last half of the 1974 real estate taxes.

The new deadline for payment of the taxes will be July 20. A VERY STRANGE FELLOW --This red, white and blue stands guard in front of Van Wert Manor Nursing Home. He also seconds as a fire hydrant. Gwen Prybylski, activities co-ordinator at the Manor saw a picture in a newspaper of a painted hydrant and thought it was a good idea. Acting Fire Chief Paul H.

Baer okayed the project so that Mark Cause, 753 Virginia could paint it. He is an art major at Van Wert High School, under the direction of Mrs. Jane Diller. There is some interest in painting more fire hydrants in the city. The Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce, city safety-service director and Baer will be holding a meeting to determine the community's interest in volunteering to paint more fire hydrants, fStaff photo) Plans Set To Reapply For Smiley Park Funds The City Parks and Recreation Board has decided to reapply for federal funds which were denied last year when the city asked for aid in the projected construction of Smiley Park.

The new request, according to Don Bachman, board chairman, will involve the deletion of the $150,000 which is a part of present phase one construction plans, slated to begin the first of next week, weather permitting. "This means that our new application to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources will amount to some $400,000 to $450,000," said Bachman. The earlier application, made in July, 1974, asked for $600,000 from the Ohio allotment of the Federal Land, Water and Conservation Fund. The request was denied in November. The reason given at that time for the denial was that the department had received King Faisal's Assassin Beheaded RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -King Faisal's assassin confessed before he was beheaded that he killed his uncle to put an end to the rule of Islam in Saudi Arabia, the government radio reported today.

Prince Faisal Ibn Musaed, the late king's 27-year-old nephew, was executed at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in the central square of the Saudi capital. His head was displayed briefly on a pole, then head and body were carried away for burial in an unmarked grave, in accordance with the tenets of Islam. The broadcast today said he told his captors he wanted to end the influence of the state religion because it "was standing in the way of development in the country." But the broadcast said the nation will glorify the dead king by implementing the teachings of Islam and his plans with greater vigor. The government radio announced hours before the execution that a religious court had found the young prince guilty of shooting King Faisal on March 25 as he was receiving a Kuwaiti delegation during the feast of the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed.

Public beheading is the sentence prescribed by Islamic law for murder. The prince was calm as security men led him from a jail behind the government palace to the block in the center of Dira Square. An official of the court read the sentence to the prince and invoked "Heaven's mercy" for him. The young man's hands were tied behind his back, but he wore no blindfold. As he knelt, a security man prodded him in the side with a stick and his head jerked upward.

The executioner, wearing a yellow robe, decapitated him with a single blow, and the crowd chanted "God is great" and "Justice is done." The prince was the first member of the Saudi royal family ever executed in public. The only member of the family known to have witnessed the execution was Prince Salman, the governor of Riyadh and a brother of King Faisal. The prince's father, Prince Musaed, was in Riyadh, but it was not known whether he was present. One of King Faisal's brothers, he has a history of alcoholism and mental illness. The young man's mother also had a history of mental instability.

165 requests for funds totaling $16.5 million and that only was available for all projects. It was further indicated that only half the latter amount was available for use by local units of government. The city was advised at that time that it could, if it wished, apply again in 1975. The amended application will be made by Aug. 1, Bachman said.

Approval by the city administration is necessary before the amended application can be submitted to the state. The new request had been suggested by an official in the Department of Natural Resources to Bob Grimes, of Kohli and Kaliher, the engineering firm planning the park. "Approval by the state of our request will guarantee the completion of about 90 per cent of what is presently projected for the park," Bachman said. Going into more detail, Bachman said that the new request for funds allows for the building housing an observation booth, the concession stand and rest rooms at the apex of the four ball diamonds to be con(Please turn to Page 12) County Flog Presentation Ceremony Set The official Van Wert County Flag will be given to Van Wert County Commissioners at a special ceremony scheduled at 12- noon July 4 at the courthouse, according to Darlene Fisher of the Van Wert Business and Professional Women's Club. The club sponsored the flag project.

Holland Blank who designed the winning flag, will be on hand for the presentation along with other officials and club members. The first flag is being hand made by Leota Foreman, first vice president of the Business and Professional Women's Club and chairman of flag selection committee. Some Line Item Vetoes Are Anticipated By ROBERT E. MILLER Associated Press Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -Democratic legislative leaders are expecting some line item vetoes by GOP Gov. James A.

Rhodes in the newly approved, $10.6 billion state budget bill. But House Speaker Vernal G. Riffe D-89 New Boston, said after the House concurred Wednesday in the Senate version that he doesn't believe they will be extensive. Virtually along party lines, the House decided 55-39 to approve Senate changes and send the two-year spending bill on to Rhodes, rather than send it to a joint conference committee, the normal procedure. The vote came on a busy legislative day that included major actions on other fronts.

In those other developments --Senators approved 29-3 and sent the House a bill prohibiting state and local government agencies in Ohio from conducting business in private. A key exclusion would be party caucuses which would remain fair game for politicians. The House reconsidered and adopted 84-3 a proposed constitutional amendment permitting the state or its municipalities to subsidize railroads created by the federal government. The proposal is designed to permit Ohio to 'get in on a federally-concocted scheme td reorganize Pehn Central and other bankrupt carriers into a system known as ConRail. --Majority Democrats sprung from the political confines of the Senate Rules Committee the name of J.

Gordon Peltier and 13 other Rhodes' appointees still awaiting confirmation by the upper chamber. Peltier, commerce director, and the others are to be voted on today. Riffe, asked about his reaction to possible vetoes by Rhodes in the budget bill, said he doesn't think the Republican governor will veto "dollar amounts" in the document. But he would not be surprised if Rhodes rejects "some of the language." He noted that Rhodes' budget director, Howard Collier, told senators late last week that the Senate version had overcome some major GOP objections, and that the changes will improve the state's cash flow over the next two years. Riffe didn't pinpoint sections of the Please turn to Page 12) 3 Firemen Take Exam For Fire Chief Position Three Van Wert firemen took a civil service examination Wednesday for fire chief.

They were acting Fire Chief Paul H. Baer, Robert L. Becker and David Freeman, according to City Safety- Service Director Don Clair. The examination papers are currently being graded in Columbus. The vacancy came when former Fire Chief Robert Cryer resigned to become an arson investigator.

In addition, Capt. Robert Shell also retired, leaving the department with only one captain, Baer. fiicenfennfat Chronicle 1863 The U. S. Congress prohibited slavery in American territories.

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