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FINAL EDITION For Improvement Of Traffic Control At Water andColumbus and an approximate estimate of cost, artiounting to $3,150, for improving the Columbus-av and Water-st intersection to alleviate congested traffic conditions received the approval of the city commission Monday night. Authorization was also given to prepare necessary legislation for the construction concrete Islands, installation of a four-way traffic light, signs, re-marlting crosswallts, stop bars parking spaces. The improvement, according Engineer Edward E. Hartung, is planned to regulate the flow of itnalffic ajt the intersection and parlting of vehicles. Hartung prepared the plans for the improvement.

Commissioners Itave received many complaintj in the past relative to traffic congestion at the Intersection, particularly during the summer months, and at times It has been necessary to station a police officer at the intersection. Commissioners also rescinded previous authorization for legislation to sell a triangular piece of city-owned property at Tiffin -av, Harrison and W. Madison-sts after residents of the area had submitted a petition objecting to the proposed move. It was reported, that the land had been sought by parties interested In erecting a summer dairy refreshment stand. Neighboring residents pointed out that such place of business would, seriously interfere with traffic ntoving along Tiffin-av (Routes 2-6) and cause hazards.

Also, the property is located short distance from the No. 5 fire station and the congested area expected by such.a business venture would add additional traffic dangers when fire, apparatus answered alarms either north on Tiffin-av or on Madison-st. Commissioner Alton C. Petersen, whof presented the original motion calling for legislation to sell the property, said that he had been informed that persons interested in' its decided to drop their plans''inasmuch as the petition, submitted to commissioners a week ago.revealed resi' of. the immediate vicinity were opposed to the proposal.

Check On Suggestion To Use Fluorine In Water A communication received by the city commission Monday niffht from Oran C. Wilson, president of Wilson Plastics, and suggesting: a study of the possibility of placing I'luorine into local drinking, water was referred to Oily Manager Karl H. Kmcel and Orwell filtration plant chemist, for a report. Wilson pointed out that during the past several years it nas been proven without any doiibt that the addition of Fluorine to a community's drinking water is very effective in preventing tooth decay in children. Fluorine is now being introduced into the water in some communities, and is being considered by a large number of other communities, including Clevelaiid, Wilson said.

The head of the Sandusky plastics' company requests the city commission to check into the costs and methods of introducing Fluorine into drinking water here, but first presenting the matter to the public after necessary data is collected. Chairman Harold G. Schaeffer, eommenting after Commissioner Paul L. Heiberger's motion had referred the matter to the manager and chemist for a report, said that city officials must move slowly in such a matter so that the general public will not be under the impression that the "city water is being tampered with." Four members of the Schaeffer and Commissioners Heiberger, Alton C. Petersen and Rudolph F.

given the loyalty oath by Solicitor John Lehrer following the regular meeting. Commissioner Lee L. Zierolf was A request of Leonard E. Billman and Harvey Creighton, owners of Snug to install a six- inch cast iron water main with necessary valves, fire hydrants and appurtenances 1,260 feet north of Bikini-dr, first received Jan. 15, was granted.

Roy Hastings, representing the owners, said that necessary pipe for the improvement is available. The city manager and engineer MARRIAGE LICENSES Andrew C. Kraus, schedule clerk, RR 1, Sandusky, and len L. Brandstrup, 19, secre-' tary, Sandusky. Rev.

Theodore Stellhorn, to officiate. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Grover Griggs, Rt. a daughter, Good Samaritan Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. John Danchisen, Port Clinton, a daughter, at Providence Hospital. DEATHS Rev. Thomas W.

Chryer, 68, 836 Neil-st. Infant Ronald C. Moore, 1006 Pierce-st. were instructed to notify Charles F. Dietrick, 804 W.

Washington-st. that it will be necessary for him to circulate a petition for paving on Dietrick-av before an approximate estimate of costs could be cotnpiled. Dietrick said that the FHA wduld like data on surfacing the street before the process of granting a loan to a property own- in the Dietrick tub-divisioil can be complieted. A resolMtion adopted designating holidays for city functions which city departments may ob(Continued on Page 12- T-CO 1. 5.) Bills To Regulate Bay Fishing Now Before Ohio House Two bills were before the Ohio house of representatives today Which would regulate fishing in Sandusky Bay.

The bills were the result a year-long study of fishing conditions by the Sandusky Bay Fishing Commission. Some of their recommendations are incorporated in the bill. One introduced by Rep. Robert W. Reider.

Ottawa, would ban the use of a fishing net within one-half mile of the mouth of the bay. Specifically, the water involved is that between the" government jetty to Schafers dock on Marblehead, then to the western extremity of Johnson's Island and on to the loading dock of timore and Ohio Railroad. The bill would also prohibit the use of a seine in the bay at night or on Sunday. The other bill was authored by Reps. Leslie M.Burge, Lorain, and Esther R.

Hardy, Sanduslcy. It would prohibit net fishing- at the entrance to Sandusky Bay." within one mile of the Sandusky Bay Bridge and the New York Central Railroad Bridge, and in' the extreme western end of, the bay. Meanwhile, Rep. James A. Young, Erie, had presented a bill to permit creation of county unit, school districts and prohibit formation of exempted village school districts.

TRUMAN LAUNCHES SECURITY COMMISSION Harry S. Truman poses with members of new internal security commission during swearing in ceremony at White House. Shown are (left to riglit) Fleet Adm. Chester W. commission chairman; Truman; Justice O.

H. Bolitha, of Federal District cburt; Rt. Rev. Karl Morgan Bio ck, Protestant Episcopal bishop of California, and Most Rev. Emmet M.

Walsh, Roman Catholic co adjutor bishop of Youngstown, O. The clergymen are members of the commission. (AP Wirephoto) Aid For Grape, Fruit Industry Sought In Bill The Ohio legislature today was asked to give Ohio's grape and fruit industry financial and technological assistance to compete on more equitable terms with the highly promoted New York and California products. A bill to render this assistance was introduced in the house of representatives at Columbus last night. According to backers'of the proposal, culture of the grape has been diminishing along the shores of Lake Erie.

To revitalize the industry and overcome the headway the eastern and western made in promoting their the Ohio Agriculture Experiment Station would be called upon to do research in the improvement of the quality and yield of grapes, and other fruits grown in Ohio, ing to the bill. State Representative Ralph L. Humphrey, Ashtabula, sponsor of the bill, proposed an additional $1 per gallon tax on imported wines manufactured out-of-state and sold in Ohio to underwrite the research. Of the additional gallonage tax, $50,000 per year would be turned over to a fund to be known as the Ohio Agriculture Grape and Fruit Fund. The experiment station would draw on this fund to conduct its grape and fruit research.

Tiie tax would apply to the first sale or distribution in Ohio of imported wines. Exemptions to the taxation would include wine imported for blending purposes when the total amount of import during a quarter does not exceed 40 percent of all the wine manufactured and imported, by a permit holder, to the sale or distribution of wine impoi'ted for known sacramental purposes, or the sale or distribution of wine for non-beverage purposes. Denies Epidemic Of 558 Flu Patients FORT DIX, N. Feb. 13 iff) Doctors expected another 100 soldiers with influenza symptoms to crowd into, this Army training post hospital today.

There were 558 flu patients in the hospital yesterday, but the doct'oris pooh-poohed the idea they we.re fighting, said the situation was neither dangerous nor alarming. The flu bug got going among first army trainees Jan. 26 and spread to post personnel, their wives and children, a public information officer said. FacMlty Strike Closes Schools MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 13 Picketing of Minneapolis public schools was started today by striking teachers who spurned a plea fay Gov.

Luther W. Youngdahl co open the city's 94 school buildings bound by strike since Jan. 23. School janitors, who started the strike, later to be joined by the teachers, were not expected to cross picket lines other than to maintain fii-es at degrees to prevent freezing. The governor called for reopening the school early today after janitors and other employes had accepted a wage proposal.

The walkout has barred classes to 63,000 children and some 5,000 adults attending night schools. Rev. T. W. Chryer, St.

Stephen's AME Pastor, Stricken Rev. Thomas W. Chryer, 68, pastor of St. Stephen's A.M.E. Church here for the past six years and husband of Annette Evans Chryer, died Tuesday morning at his home, 336 Neil-st, following an illness of two months.

Born in Greensburg, he attended ministerial school at Salem, and the Payne Seminary at Wilberforce, O. His first assignment was at the Avery A. M. E. Church, Cleveland.

Other assignments were at the Canton A. M. E. Church, Wayman A. M.

Church at Dayton and the Bethel A. M. E. Church at Scranton, before coming here in 1945. Rev.

Chryer was a member of Masonic Harmony Lodge, No. 77, of Dayton and the United Council of Churches. Surviving-, in addition to his (Continued on Page 3.) Flying Saucer Navy Says They Are Balloons NEW YORK. Feb. 13 (JP) A Navy official confirmed today "flying saucers" rieally existed, but actually were huge plastic balloons used in high-altitude cosmic ray studies.

Dr. Urner Liddel, chief of thj nuclear physics branch of the office of naval research, made this disclosure in an article in the current Look magazine. Liddel, in Washington, discussed the Look story further when newsmen queried him. Might Gtt SOO The Navy balloons, Liddel declared, were feet in diameter and sometimes rose to a height of 19 miles. He added winds might sweep them along at 200 miles an hour.

At dusk, the slanting rays of the sun lighted up the balloons' bottoms, giving them the saucer-like appearances, Liddel said. He added that many of the disks were sighted as the sun set. Liddel said the existence of the big balloons was kept secret because the project' was connected with atomic developments. Liddel, who was in charge of the balloon tests, said they carried instruments to record the results of collisions between cosmic rays and atoms in the earth's atmos- phert. He added that secrecy was "no longer" necessary.

Started As Tests Began The physicist said 2,000 reports of "flying saucers" were checked, and those considered 'whimsical" were eliminated. Of the "reliable" reports, he said "There is not a single observation which is not attributable to the cosmic balloons." These baloons, called Skyhooks by the Navy, were first used in 1947, about the time the disks were 'irst sight-ed. Liddel said reports of "flying saucers" increased or decreased in proportipn to the number of balloons sent aloft. Liddel said be was convinced that a "saucer' photographed ac 77,000 feet altitude over Minnesota was a Skyhook. 70 Leave Homes At Vermilion; Water Is 3 Feet Over Road The ice-jammed Vermilion River today created flood conditions and caused scores of Vermilion area cottagers to evacuate.

The ice was backed approximately two miles up the river and the lowlands along the east bank were flooded. Just east of the Vermilion bridge on the lake road the water was two to three feet deep and covered approximately 200 yards of the heavily traveled Route 2-6. According to Police Chief Edward Benson and the state patrol at Lorain, traffic is being re-routed from 2-6 to 58 to 113 and then on 60 back to 2-6. The extra flow of. water, caused by the quick melting of ice, backed just south of a bridge across the river at the The Coast Guard said'some 70 persons, had to leave their homes in this section.

The water flooded Route 6-2 between the bridge and the Crystal Beach amusement park to the east. Yachts Are Floated A number of yachts which had been beached for the 'winter were floated by the water. The others were torn loose from moorings. Some riverside businesses were under water, but the flood did not reach the business district, which is on higher land west oi the bridge. The water at the river mouth was three feet over Glinka's boathouse.

The Lorain Coast Guard was standing by and aided rescues in some instances. Two men were removed from the Olympic Outing Club. Many cottages, however, are not occupied at this time of year. Nets Are Damaged Police Chief Benson said the U. S.

Corps of Engineers would be contacted to blast the ice if waters failed, to subside within a reasonable time. The Coast Guard said waters were rising shortly before noon. (Continued on Page 6.) Prisoner Shot Down In Cutting COLUMBDS, Feb. 13 (AP) convicted safe cracker was shot and wounded today after he slightly wounded a Summit-co deputy sheriff in an escape attempt near Mount Vernon. Chief Deputy Raymond Woodard, 49, Akron, escaped with only a superficial throat wound.

George Gorring, 32, Akron, convicted burglar, was shot by Deputy Sheriff Sherman Gandee when he tried to escape. WoodaM and Gandee were taking Gorring arid Eugene R. Foss, 32, Akron, also a convicted burglar, to Ohio penitentiary when the escape attempt took place, the knox-co sheriff's office reported. Disarms Felon Gorrihg pressed a knife fash ioned from a spoon against Wooc' ard's neck. Deputy Gandee, father of Sonny Ohio State University football end.

was driving the automobile. He disarmed Gorring and shot him later as Gorring tried to escape. First Aid Classes For Public Made Available In City Sandusky Firemen To Instruct Auxiliary Department Members And Other Gronips Weekly. Two separate first aid classes for auxiliary firemen and those interested solely in taking the first aid courses will be conducted by iire department instructors weekly. The initial instruction session got under way Monday night at the No.

1 fire station. The second group of candidates will take their first aid schooling on Thursday night, Fire Chief Wilson M. McLaughlin said. Both classes will take 18 hours of first aid schooling, extended over nhie weeks, two hours per night of instruction. Those men signing up for the auxiliary will begin taking auxiliary fire fighting training in the' spring when weatheur conditions are improved.

Enrolled last night as auxiliary firemen were these additional men: Kenneth Yontz, 1601 W. Monroe- st; Jay O. Moore, 216 Schiller-av; Carl Lucke, 610 Anderson-st; ver J. Meyer. 607 Perry-st, and Richard J.

Stnn, 1527 Hayes-av. The Monday night cpurses are being given by Captain Glen Reb- fuss and Assistant Chief Alto Heinz. The Thursday night first aid instructors will be' Captain Charles Keller and Lieut. Irvin Speir. Foss made no attempt to escape, seated in the automobile.

Both Woodard and Gorring were brought to University ho.spi- tal here. "I was lucky," said Woodard. "The man had the knife pressing into my throat but it my windpipe and jugular vc' The deputies told this The sheriff's car was traveling about 65 miles an hour with Gandee at the wheel and Woodard to his right In the front seat. Just before the car reached the Knpx-Delaware-co line, Gorring, his hands handcuffed, extended his" arms-'bver 'Woodard's head arid pressed the homemade knife into the'ittjnt Woodard's throat, "I heard a Deputy Gandee said, adding: looked over and Gorring yelled to make Woodard free him or he would kill him. Ordered To Stop "I made a grab for the knife and got it on the first atterinpt.

"I was slowing down the car by then and made a grab for Gorring and caught his hand. By then the car was stopped. "I got my gun out and' backed put of, the car, ordering Gorring to get out, too, "When he did he started running. I told him to halt once, but he kept on and I shot him." (Continued on Page 6.) What They're LANCASTER, Dr. Arthur S.

Flemmlnr. the nation's new manpower chief, said last nirht that he does not intend to become a "osar." LOS this country needs, Rep. Dewey Short (R-Mo.) said on Lincoln's birthday, is not only another Abraham Lincoln, but food five-cent nickel." Lorain Shipyard Workers On Job LORAIN, Feb. 13 at the American Shipbuild ing Co. went back to normal today as a five-day wildcat strike of some 1,000 employes ended.

The company and representatives of 11 AFL unions, meanwhile, were meeting at Cleveland in an effort to iron out grievances of welders and torchmen who sought a 58-cent increase on their hourly pay rate of $1.67. The return to work started yesterday after heads of six of the unions said there would be no negotiations until production resumed. Rename Weichel WASHINGTON. Feb. 13 Rep.

Alvin F. Weichel (R-Ohio) yesterday was renamed tQ a House committee to an investigation of the veterans education program under the GI bill of rights. WILL ARRANGE BIG 4 MEETING PARIS. Feb. 13 Big four deputies will meet in Paris between March 10 and 15 to arrange for meeting of the foreign min'' isters of the United States.

Brit ain, France and the Soviet Union, a French government official said today. Threati Rear I With Movi TOKYO. (i Chinese Communists the direction of attack in central Korea, and headed down moXtnTain 4 corridors in an effort Allied bnes between VVon- 'u and Yoju. Gen. MacArthur visited western front and return to Tokyo that the Ptill has plenty of manporev and The tirtt Red Allies linos as and swept United Nations out of the road center 10 miles north of TOKYO.

Feb. 13 Douglas MacArthur, above, said to-. air miles east of day on his return from a flying' But this anparently trip to the Korean front that the wing of a U. S. Eighth Army will continuef'ack now gatherin? momentu "cds Head Dnvm its "meat tactics of killing the Chines Communists in Korea without attempting to seize or hold any particular tcrrrtDi'y.

Lescloff columns of at least en Chinese divisiops massed the-area west of north of Chipyons 8Qjit1i -4 '5 ward Tuesday. They sliplped-past Chipyone, 19 miles. wi.st-o£.Hoen^ Whether or not United Nations forces crost. the 3Bth parallel in this war of maneuver against the Communists' superior numbers is -ong. and headed down twloslnoon-t" "purely academic," MacArthur; tain valleys toward said.

He reiterated his basic to keep the Chinese Communist supply lines extended so they may be lashed from the air while superior UN tank and artillery forces grind up the Reds at the front. Yoni road. The Chinese were 1 Labor Pushes To Ease Wages; Farmer Aided WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 Labor pushed for relaxation of the wage freeze today, spurred by the government's removal of price controls on such raw farm products grains, hay; siigar'i milk, eggs and chickens. Members of the Wage Stabilization Board are deadlocked on a formula to permit a rise in wages.

And Wage Stabilizer Cyrus S. Ching was called bcfox-e the Senate-House economic "watchdog" committee to report on progress is being made in agreeing on a national wage formula. The government's price action yesterday was expected to result in small increases on some products to the housewife. As soon as the price charged by farmers reaches parity for these products, it can be placed under controls. Such a rise might moan an avei'age five percent increase.

Di ceilings on seven other commodities in a move aimed at reopening some of the nation's trading markets which hpve been idle since the general price freeze of Jan. 2fi. These included green coffee, law soybeans and soybean oil meal. Raw cotton prices, were not included in any of the ordei's, but a cotton order wa expected soon, perhaps today. mowinifiigns bands numbering up to 1,.000 'i They ran into a air attacks.

Allied Air Force, Navy planes conxbincd level strikes aimed the mounting threat to the main east-west road in northem-Swith Korea. Orce in possession of the Reds would be in to strike east or west £AV lied lines. They' the four or more front in' theVSeon.i area, and 10th corp units the central fr6rit '-tft Scar Foe With Flame Allied air power seared band of 1.000 Tied? moving down the western-most of the two vat- leys near Sokking. They hit -with flaming Jiapalm jelUed i and machincguns. Pilots 5 they killed 300 of this Allied planes also- hit 'two '-pthpr 400'Reds 10'rtUe5 northeast of Yoju and skirting Chipyong.

5 There was little- ground ing Tuesday compared witK -Mon-, day 's blazing battle around I song. American and rean troops had fought. their; out of the trap sprung by I 000-man -Red force-and -h up new defensive Much of Tuesday was spent? by both Allies and Communists in. re- srrbiipihg for new fighting, I Hits GI's 30th State -Votes Presidency Curb LITTLE ROCK, ARK, Feb. 13 state senate approved yesterday and sent to the governor a bill making Arkansas the 30th state which would limit presidents to 10 years in office, including two regular foux'-year terms.

If and when 36 states have ratified the proposal, it will become the 22nd amendment to the U. S. Constitution, But there was one west of Wonju. An Allied iprce drove back into the hills column striking for the Wonjii (Continued on Page Induction for Erie-co 32 For State Selective Iquarters today issued a induction call for 32 men Erie-co. No departure assigned.

The state over-all draft tor 5,278 men, alHof wBoav mt have been born before August 1930. i The draft quotas assigned Qt nearby areas include: Lora 105; Ottawa, 19; Seneca, ,38, Mi4 Sandusky, 30. The draft quotas are ble to those which have ducted in recent monthjs. Desperate Hffs 7o Save 40 On FRANKLIN, Feb. 13 The helpless look on the face of a seven-year-old girl he ran down always will live in the mind of veteran school bus driver Francis Harry.

"I didn't have much of a choice," he said. "It was 40 lives against one." The 40-year-old driver's most agonizing decision In his life came yesterday. His huge bus, loaded with 4D pupils enroute to the Cranberry-tp school, skidded going down a hill at Mays Mills. Then his brakes failed. All Run But One The vehicle gathered jspeed as it rolled down the hill, headed toward a group of childi -en waiting at the next bus stop.

Harry kept pumping the brakes. He leaned on the horn button, horrified youngsters safely. But ope child, old Esther Jdrosfl "r' Heard The Bujftip "I could have the'JIiil but it might have ijc four foot guUy at'the might have kUle'd Then Harry made ond decision. Vjt: "I closed my eyes iHld pumping the brake I the bus lurched ft I ii.jht.'-jkjmjMi to myself Esther was ifkvn, tQ hospital' with juries and shock, Bt said she was in taic was expected tQ- ikm.