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No. 149. Associated PfMi SANDUSKY, OHIO, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1948 Copyright 1948 Sandusky Newspapers, tne. Ban On Comic Books Which Have Crime, Sex Is Asked Here City Solicitor B. G.

Zeiher Monday night was instructed by the city commission during its weekly meeting to prepare a report on the possibility of legislation being enacted in Sandusky prohibiting (he sale of so-called comic books that feature crime and sex. Discussion of, the matter after a communication was received from Sandusky Council, No. 546, Knights of Columbus, through E. F. Taylor, recording secretary, stating that the organization had passed a resolution Oct.

13 authorizing a letter to the city commission urging investigation of the possibility of enacting such legislation. "The newspapers and radios carry stories almost weekly of juvenile crimes, the cause of which can be traced to the reading of such literature," the communication saicl. "Some communities have taken action and are attacking this problem, and it is the opinion of the-K, of C. Council that this community should do something about the situation before some tragedy occurs which we all would regret." Services of the Council was extended to the commission to assist in attacking the problem. Asked by Commissioner Paul L.

Meiberger as to what the city can do in such a matter, Solicitor Aether said that he was not familiar with such legislation and that he would investigate and prepare a report. Heiberger said he believed the city already has an ordinance banning the sale of obscene and indecent literature. Cooperation of newspaper and magazine dealers and others selling comic books would be necessary tor successful elimination of books which glorify crime, he added. Solicitor Zeiher commented that The I3ea was very good and that he would check into the matter of preparing such an ordinance for Sandusky. arm Escapees Surrerfder To Nearby Police Three trusties who escaped from the Osborn state farm, an honor of the Mansfield Reformatory, were back in custody today utter surrendering to law enforcement authorities at Vermilion and Lorain Monday "night.

The trio escaped Sunday night. First to himself up was Edward Lee Brewer, 20, sentenced to the reformatory in February, this vear, for. burglary from Hamilton- co. According to Erie-co Deputy Sheriff M. R.

Nicholson, Brewer surrendered to Edward Benson, Vermilion police chief, early Monday evening and said he "wanted to be returned to the Osborn farm." At that time he reported the two other trusties had left him and were last seen heading east along the NYC railroad tracks. Late Monday night Brewer's two companions were taken into custody by Lorain police. They are Robert Ward, 24, sent to the reformatory from Butler-co in 1946 tor burglary and larceny, and Richard Elkins, 24, sent from Jackson- co in 1945 for auto theft. The latter two men reported cold and shivering, were said to have railed the Lorain police station from a downtown restaurant and asked to be picked up. Inspector Paul Cleaver obliged and the pair were taken into custody by Police Lieutenant Robert Hirbe.

Both trusties were unshaven, without coats and still wearing prison farm clothes. No one recognized the clothing, they said, although they had hitced several rides. The three men were returned to I he reformatory at Mansfield. Brewer remained in the Erie-co jail overnight. Youth Tricks Friend Into Fatal Shooting, Leaves Suicide Note CLEVELAND, Oct.

19 (JF) Thoughts of suicide came to Hugh Mellon, 16, when his family scolded him for taking a girl to see a football game at Ann Arbor, police said today. So he invited a 10-year-old friend to his home last night to see his new .22 caliber rifle. Then he urged the boy to point it at him and pull the trigger, detectives At first the boy refused, saying lie had been told never to point a gun, detectives said. But Hugh assured him it was empty so he complied. The bullet entered Hugh's head and killed him.

A note was found, police said, that said: "One half hour after 1 write this I will die STATISTICS BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mullen. Route i. Sandusky, a daughter at Good Samaritan Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rausch. 1541 a son at Good Samaritan Hospital. Seek Means To Supply Water To Residents Membars of the city commission Monday night passed necessary legislation for the improvement of three city streets, one with a water line and two with combined storm wafer and sanitary sewer and six- inch water line.

Resolution was adopted for construction of a six-inch water line on Perkins-av from Wilson-st to Wilbert-st. Ordinances passed were for improvement of Harrison-st from Fil- more-st to the Lake Erie and Western railroad and on Pierce-st from Putnam-st to the existing sewer by constructing of combined storm water and sanitary sewers. A property owner on Wilbert-st appeared before the commission and again sought information as to what action might be taken to obtain a water line for his home and others who reside on the north end of that street. A petition for this improvement lacks a although similar petitions for water line on the central and south portions of the street have been declared valid for the work. Approximately 12 families reside on Wilbert-st.

The spokesman said that one of two property owners who withdrew from the original petition owned frontage of 130 feet, and that his property is served with water from Tit'fin-av and for which assessment was once made. In an effort to clarify this situation and learn whether the improvement could be carried out, the commission authorized City Manager Karl H. Kugel and Solicitor B. 'G. Zeiher to check and prepare a report for next Monday's meeting The spokesman 'also mentioned the fact that the Chamber of Commerce and city of Sandusky own property along Wilbert-st and that no signatures for the improvement could be obtained from officials.

UN Orders Immediate Cease Fire In S. Palestine Desert Fighting; Jewish Bombing Attacks Continue DECEMBER IN staged a preview in Bingham-, ton, N. when drivers awoke to find a layer of the white stuff on their cars. The snow draws a big smile from Mildred Hirko, 21, a telephone operator. It was the earliest snow in many years.

(NEA Telephoto) Truman, Barkley In South To Warn Of "GOP Votes;" Dewey Maps Final Drive BY UNITED PRESS President Truman and his running mate, Sen. Alben W. Barkley, slumped the south today with a warning that a vote for the States' Rights Democratic party is a vote for the Republicans. While GOP candidate Thomas E. Dewey and his advisers mapped out the final two weeks of the campaign, the Democratic standard bearers last to rebellious southerners.

Truman at Raleigh, N. asked To Die In Chair, Leaves 4 Brothers, In Ohio Prison CANTON, Oct. 19 John R. Burson, who has four brothers in Ohio penitentiary and a fifth in a state school for feebleminded, must go to the electric chair for the slaying of Ellsworth Ruch last July 8. A Stark-co common pleas court jury convicted him of first degree murder yesterday and made no recommendations of mercy.

He accused of shooting Ruch on a county road after seizing him and his Cauton. Earlier, the state contended, he had wounded his own wife and two bystanders in Genoa. Defense counsel declared the State of Ohio was at fault, allowing members of broken and feebleminded families to become criminals. Miners Stay Home In Welfare Dispute MADISONVILLE, Oct. 19 thousand coal miners in the western Kentucky fields stayed home today in a dispute with operators over a check off for a special welfare fund.

Ed J. Morgan, president of United Mine Workers district No. 23, said the walkout "came as a surprise to me." He said there are about 6,000 UMW members in Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Webster and Ohio-cos. $15,000 Offer To Kill Reuther Refused, Said DETROIT, Oct. 19 A witness testified today that Carl Bolton, 39, offered him $15,000 to kill Walter P.

Reuther, president of the ClO-United Auto Workers. The witness was John Miller, 45, who testified at Bolton's examination on a charge of assault With intent to kill. The witness said also Kenneth Banyon, director of the union's Ford department, was scheduled to be assassinated later. Reuther was shot in his home last April 20 but is recovering. Miller testified he had known Bolton for about 20 years.

He said as early as September, 1947, Bolton told him "that something was coming up," and a lot of money was involved. Again in March, 1948, the witness continued, he had a similar conversation Bolton. The name of the victim was not mentioned, the witness said, but he said Bolton referred on both occasions to "a dirty Red Communist." Four days before Reuther was shot, Miller went on, he again was approached by Bolton and (Continued on Page 8.) southern voters today to avoid be ing "blinded by passion and prejudice" in casting their ballots' 0 ne in November. He--invaded this traditionally "solid south" state to challenge the inroads being made upon the normally Democratic strongholds by the States' Rights ticket headed by Gov. J.

Strom Thurmond of South Carolina. The President did not mention his civil rights proposals which started bitter protests and led to the formation of the states' rights ticket. His address was made at the dedication of a memorial to Presidents Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk and Johnson. Both the States' Righters and the Republicans are claiming they have a chance to grab North Carolina's 14 electoral votes.

The state went Republican in 1928 when (Continued on Page 7.) Big 3 Contend Berlin Block Is Tightening PARIS, Oct. 19 United States, Britain and France notified the United Nations security council today that Russia is tightening the blockade of Berlin even while the UN debates the crisis. Anglo-American delegates served notice of Soviet steps to clamp the iron grip more firmly on Berlin when the security council resumed debate of the issue after a four-day recess. Russia was on trial on western charges of menacing world peace and violating its UN pledges by sealing off Berlin from the west except by air. "At the very moment in which the security council is considering blockade, Soviet authorities have taken additional steps to tighten it," Dr, Philip Jessup of the United States told the council.

Lorain Plant May Close; More Cases Of Poisoning Shown LORAIN, 0., Oct. 19 (UP) The Brush Beryllium Co. today considered discontinuing its plant here after an Ohio health department chest X-ray survey disclosed two additional cases of.beryllium poisoning among residents oj the community. The disclosure brought to 11 the number of residents who have suffered lung disorders from the plant's exhaust stack. Three ployes r.lso have been afflicted.

The plant was partially destroyed by a $250,000 fire on Sept. 24. Beng: Kjelleren, president of the firm, said the plant would not be rebuilt if the community, did not want it there. Kjelleren said, however, that the company had been assurreel "by all experts that the plant can be made safe." 2 Men Battle Escaped Chimps In Zoo, Are Seriously Injured EVANSVILLE, Oct. 19 unarmed men battled a pair of escaped chimpanzees through cages and on the rooftops of the Mesker park zoo here yesterday.

Both of the men suffered serious injuries before sheriff's deputies, city policemen and zoo officials joined the wild scramble and killed one of the animals and recaptured the other. The miimals attacked George Davis, 53-year-old plumbing company worker, and E. J. Morton, 45. Evansville park board general foreman, as they were checking the heating system in an adjoining cage.

"Hank," a heavy male chimpanzees, and his mate, "Kuku." cracked the lock on the door connecting the two cages. They house but one chimp swung up after him and another bare-handed tussle followed. They fell from the roof, the chimpanzee landing on Davis. The struggle continued on the ground until help arrived and the animal was driven off. Davis lost two fingers on his left hand and suffered a broken wrist during the fight and fall.

The other battling ape kepi Morion trapped in the cage. Morton suffered multiple lacerations on his hands, arms, legs and a dislocated shoulder before the chimpanzee turned and fled. Morton lost consciousness before he was taken to hospital. Bob McGraw, the zoo's animal Three Youths Are Hurt As Car Hits Truck Near Here A young Castalia resident was hospitalized overnight and another village youth treated' at Provv dence Hospital and released fol lowing a truck-automobile traffic accident Bogart-rd one mile east of Castalia Monday evening, the state highway patrol reported. Richard Schoewe, 19, one of five passengers in a car driven by Thomas Reid, Castalia, was dis charged from the hospital today after naving been' treated for a broken left aim and laceration face.

Treated last night at the hospital and released'was Alton Felske, 17, less seriously injured According to the patrol, the accident occurred at a driveway to the Alvin Sharp home. A truck, driven by William Dean, 24, of 912 W. Jcfferson-st, Sandusky, was backing from the driveway and was struck on the right rear coiner by the automobile. Reid was treated at the Castalia office of Dr. Skirball for lacerations to left eye and right knee.

Dean, as well as the three other passengers in the car driven by Reid, Bill Bohn, Castalia; Frank Bowers, Route 1, Clyde, and Chester Rohrbacher, Route 2, Sandusky, were uninjured. The automobile upset after the accident. Jessup spoke for all three western powers. His announcement was included in western answers to the council's request last week for more details on the issue. Sir Alexander Cadogan of Great Britain had made a like report in answering another part of the council inquiries on behalf of the western three.

Andrei Vishinsky, the chief Soviet delegate, who appeared suf fering a cold, took his seat and presumably was on the sit-down strike he had proclaimed, refusing to take part in council debate on Berlin. He broke his silence last week to defy its request for more information. Jessup cited announcements by Soviet authorities yesterday that all vehicles coming from the Soviet zone into Berlin must enter through the Soviet sector. "In other words, as regards vehicular traffic into the western sectors of Berlin, a water tight blockade now has been clamped (Continued on Page 7.) Rising Temperature For Wednesday Said Likely By Hibbard Cloudy and cooler is forccas for Sandusky and vicinity tonight by Observer F. N.

Hibbard, after the temperature dipped to 34 degrees for the low today at 1 a TlifTh mirV nn MnnHfly was 45 Driver Fined $50, Costs By Sedgwick Jose DeLeon, Edgewater-Av, Must Also Pay Medical, Hospital Bills Of Girl Injured Leaving: School Bus. Jose DeLeon, 19, Edgcwater-av. was fined $50 and costs by Mayor Walter Sedgwick, Castaiia, and ordered to pay medical and hospital bills incurred oh behalf of Nancy Hoddick, 7, rural Sandusky, injured Oct. 8 when she was struck by an auto driven by him past a halted school bus. He was taken into custody at the time by Deputy Sheriff LeRoy Stone and charged with failing to stop behind a school bus while it was discharging passengers.

The child, on her way home from school, had alighted from the bus driven by William Stark. Castalia. on Venice-rd, and was in the act of crossing in front of the vehicle to the opposite side of the superintendent, trapped the' male road when she was struck and chimpanzee in an empty down by DeLeon's auto, pit and killed it with a sustained a fractured collar revolver, lie later captured and bruises and was attended 4 p. Hibbard predicts a low of 36 for the city tonight, with freezing weather away from the lake. Fair and hign of 54 degrees is the forecast for Wednesday.

No snow was reported in tho state last night and early today although the mercury again dipped below freezing in many parts of Ohio. Weather officials said they expected a high of 52 today but warned that readings of 30 degrees would be common again tonight. They also said that a cold front was hovering in the Dakotas and threatened to push toward Ohio. The official forecast for today was fair in the south, partly cloudy in the north and warmer. Wednesday was expected to be fair with moderate temperatures prevailing Zanesville and Chesapeake botn reported readings of 31 degrees at this morning.

Other temperatures in the state included Dayton 31; Findlay, 35; Cincinnati, 33; Cleveland, 34; Toledo 33; Columbus 32; Mansfield. 35; Akron, 32 and Youngstown 32. TEL AVIVfci MILES ft i BETHLEHEM ISRAEL i- HEBRON PALESTINE BEERSHEBA If iVi'il' Vfi-V '-ii 'J, ISRAELI army forces, striking southward, cut the Egyptian supply road between Majdal (1) and Faluja (21, claiming a major victory in the battle for the control of Negev. The Israeli said the thrust, highlighted by bayonet fighting, cut Egyptian forces from their supply base at Gaza and opened a supply line to besieged Jewish settlements in the Negev desert area. (NEA Newsmap) Chardon Battles $100,000 Blaze CHARDON, Oct.

19 UV) Firemen of Chardon, Burton and Painesville battled flames and More Gas Break Spits Flame Over Texas City Cars; 4 Die, 19 Hurt TEXAS CITY, Oct. 19 butane pipeline explosion which sent a spectacular wall of flame over 14 automobiles left at least four persons dead and 19 injured today in Texas City, still jittery over a series of waterfront blasts which kilfed more than 400 persons in 1947. Several of the injured were burned so critically that physicians feared for their lives. Texas City Police Chief William 0- L. Ladish believed a spark of some kind set off the blast.

The blast occurred near the Stone Oil refinery last night while the automobiles were lined up on the highway waiting for a switch engine to shunt a string of cars across a railroad crossing. The high pressure pipeline, located 50 feet from the highway, exploded without warning, sending a single sheet of flame across the road like a blast from a giant's blowtorch. The searing flame floated across a vacant lot and burned itself out, leaving behind its 23 victims roasting in their automobiles. Not until switchmen broke the train could motorists on the op posite side reach the stricken pas sengers. There they found automobiles in flames with passengers fighting with burned hands to open red-hot automobile doors and escape.

The air was filled with the screams of the injured. The dead were Clarence Stewart, 24, a Negro taxicab driver of Galveston; Sylvester Villareal and Jack Flynn both of Texas City and Mrs. Cornele Oliver, who died this morning. Cause of the break in the pipeline was not determined. Only the fact that the sheet of flame died over an empty stretch of ground prevented greater damage or loss of life.

Had the flames gone in another direction or reached oil or gasoline storage tanks, the city might have been swept by a series of blasts similar to those of April 16 and 17, 1947, when a cargo of nitrates exploded aboard the freighter Grandcamp. Last night's accident occurred inside the city limits and just one- half mile west of the Monsanto Chemical plant, which was Ask Israel To Report Soon On Killing Of Count PARIS, Oct. 19 United Nations security council today unanimously ordered an immediate and effective cease fire by Jews and Arabs in the southern Palestine desert fighting. The council acted swiftly on the report of its interim mediator, Dr. Ralph J.

Bunche on the battle between Israeli troops and Egyptians for the Negev desert. The 11-nation council first voted 9 to 0 to adopt a resolution calling for a cease fire, but Russia and Soviet Ukraine abstained on vote instructing Bunch to negotiate a settlement of the Negev dispute. Syria proposed this resolution. The council, also adopted mously a British-Chinese resnlu- New Departure Gives Big Lift To Chest Drive Sandusky's New Departure plant forged well to the fore in the $80,000 Community Chest campaign today co-chairman Charles Meyer of the industrial division reported workers' pledges total ling $3,570. "This represents pretty close to a clean-up," Meyer said.

"There are a few pledge cards yet to be returned, but the total will not be altered appreciably." Chest headquarters said the gift was more than three times as great as that contributed by New Departure workers a year ago. Em ployment was at a lower level in 1947, but this year's contribution represented a greater average per worker. The percentage of ploye participation had not been computed. "New Departure's is really i splendid showing," asserted campaign chairman Peter "While the trend has been solidly upward this year, this will prob ably be the largest contribution (Continued on Page 7.) 42c Donation Returns 24-Fold YOUNGSTOWN, Oct. 19 VP) Mrs.

Elizabeth Karabin felt sorry for a penniless, elderly man last Easter and staked him to a 52-cent meal. Today she had a note of thanks and a 310 bill from the mali. He said he had learned her name by tracing her automobile license number. tion calling upon Israel to report soon on any progress in the assassination of the mediator, Count Folke Bernadotte. The same resolution asked more co-operation from both Jews and Arabs with the truce supervisors- TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct.

19 (AP) air force bombing of Gaza roared into its fourth, straight day today and the Arab civilian population was reported in flight from the capital of the Arab-proclaimed Palestine state. United Nations observers already have left the port city. How nearly deserted it was could not be learned, but its use as a seat of the Arab government seemed to have been abandoned for the time being. Egyptian forces have occupied it. Israeli military authorities were said it is not their intenton to capture Gaza durng the present Jewish-Egyptian battle for the Negev desert in southern Palestine.

The Israelis, who" have rejected the latest United Nations proposals for a cease fire in the Negev fighting, have blasted' open a supply road to 23 Jewish settlements in the Negev through infantry and mour attacks with air support. Northwest District of Boy Scouts war Meet Thursday Night A round table for all adults of the Northwest district of the Fire- lands Area Boy Scout Council will be held Thursday evening in the office of the Gas on ington-rw. butt Piper, district: commis- The will go to the church, the hardest hit in the 1947 Karabin said. Election Issue Is New Deal Or 'Home Rule' Herbert Says TOLEDO, Oct. 19 favors the cloak of protection Gov.

Thomas J. Herbert said which the President has night thai the election issue in Ohio was whether the state should "return to the new deal philosophy" or "maintain home rule." "Mine is the Ohio way," the gov shielded Communists and fellow Lausche Assails Strip Mine Law ernor, relection, said in aj campaign speech. "The election of! NEW LEXINGTON, Oct. 19 my opponent means the Ncu Democratic gubernatorial can-- jdidate Frank J. Lausche says' He is opposed bv DemocratiOhio's strip mining control law smoke in business blocks along; Fl ank Lwwcla who Was hli a acceptance of an predecessor in the state house.

'honorahie responsibility to pre- Takin.j note of Lausche's land." sioner, will preside'over the meeting of unit leaders and committeemen and den mothers. A special discussion program for leaders of Cub scout packs will be directed by John Vantine with the Boy Scout troop leaders discussion program being directed Knight. A di-splay of scout equipment will be presented by Leonard Sauer of the Manhattan Clothing official distributors of Boy Scout equipment. A. district chairman, will preside over the meeting of the district committee composed of institutional representatives and executive board members.

Committee reports will be presented by W. Gibeaut on camping and activities, George Beare on advancement and Harry McCool on organization and extension. The district is showing its largest growth in years as nearly 500 boys and leaders are registered in tbe city of Sandusky alone. The district includes Huron and Castalia. Plans for the annual meeting of the district, election of officers and fall activity will be made.

program will open promptly at p. in. Cub planning films and the new three-year training program will be shown durfng the the west side of the Village Green today. One member of the Burton fire department, T. R.

Dean, said smoke damage might run the total property loss to $100,000. Most of the flames were in King's grocery, presently operated by ponald llamm. MERCHANTS VISIT FIELDS BECKLEY, W. Oct. 19 group Ohio coal merchants inspected the nesv river and wind for the last Democratic administration, Herbert said: "Many people magnify their own accomplishments with the He asserted in a speech here last night that the measure passed during Gov.

Thomas J. Herbert's term was "now in the hands of passage oi time. And of course, of its enforcement" this occurs, they are less disposed! "If I am elected governor," to recognize the added. will continue of anyone else. This is a carry on the fight until there New Deal technique and is a major! is an adequate law on the books to characteristic of a one-man show He added that Lausche's endorsement of President Truman's can- deal land with this desecration of the ing gulf smokeless coal fields to-Ulidacy "must mean that he op-j travelers in our federal govern- Legal Point frees Youngest Driver BOONTON, N.

Oct. 19 The nation's youngest traffic fender. Tommy Marotta, 5. went scot free today on a technicality. The boy was given a traffic ticket August Jlim with operating a three-quartw horsepower gasoline motor car in a street without a license.

When his case came up in eourtu Recorder Gerald R. fowler missed it, pointing out there was pounced on the two workers with out warning. jon the edge of a highway near! at Good Samaritan Hospital by; day. Retail merchants from San-poses the tax reductions ment; nul that hp is in accordance between the dates i Davis broke loose and zoo and led her back to heriDr. W.

F. Burger. She is now re- diusky and other northern Ohiojplished by a Republican the President's policy of complaint and the SUDUMQAS 1 ladder to the roof of the animal cage. icuperating at her home. made the tour.

lover the veto of Mr. Truman; thai'cord and disunity." iwith which he wes served..