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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1951
Page
5
The Wage Stabilization Board is expected to issue the first in a new batch of policy decisions this week addressing further relaxation of government wage controls. Chairman George W. Taylor leads the board.
Taylor said new orders could be ready tomorrow to set merit wage increases and fix pay inequities within plants. The board, active less than three months, is resolving more cases than it receives and may publish policy decisions after merit raises. Deferred raises negotiated before the January wage freeze and bonuses up to 25 percent of earnings were discussed as possible early steps.
Rep Brown of Ohio told the House that an unspeakably poor Voice of America is better than no Voice of America as Republicans opposed the $85 million request to fund the Voice for another year. He labeled Edward W. Barrett of the State Department as part of a fuzzy-minded cabal in public affairs.
The Senate passed a bill to shield military personnel and government employees from reprisals for testifying to congressional investigations. It would bar federal officials from firing or disciplining employees for such testimony. The measure follows the Truman Denfeld firing amid the Navy Air Force strategic bombing dispute.
In Delaware AP report, 24 county Grange members form the Ohio Grange Fraternity with Ralph O. Brown of Hoytville as chair, aiming to curb the Grange insurance company's power and restore merit based leadership. Brown cites past manipulation and vows to return to Grange founders ideals. He notes Joseph W. Fichter, former Ohio Orange Master, apparently unaware of the meeting.
Vital statistics list four new births: a boy to Mr and Mrs Banford Haney of ake Columbia Ave. a girl to Mr and Mrs Patrick Duff of Ottawa St. a boy to Mr and Mrs John Miles of Mohawk St. and a girl to Mr and Mrs Paul Young of Springboro.
The hospital report lists Marilyn Allen on Sixth Ave surgical, Joseph Fifer on Hamilton Route 7 medical, Mrs Charles Hoyle Waynesville medical, Catherine Kraft Woodside Ave surgical, Eva Moore Logan Ave surgical, Ralph Bowling Franklin surgical, Arthur Holderman Vanderveer St surgical, Homer Eisele Middletown Route 2 medical, Galen Neal son of Clarence and Mrs Neal West Middletown Route 1 surgical, Mrs Lawrence Glenn, Mrs David Elam Meadow, Audrey Weber Frank, John Lakes Franklin, Courtney Smith Fleming Rd, Betty Lou Horn Burton Rd, Michael Oden son of John and Mrs Oden Hamilton, Shirley Jones daughter of Frank Jones Atco Ave, Dorothy Ogden daughter of Edna Lambert Ger mantown, James Youtsler son of Edward Youtsler Oxford, Mrs Carl DeHart Winton St, Mrs Charles Harris Springro 7oe, Estella Johnson Car Isle, Mrs Robert Swig Trenton.
The body of 43 year old Kester T. Minor of Conneaut was identified as the man who drowned in Lake Erie last Wednesday. The body was recovered about five miles from the scene. A separate notice invites sealed bids for an addition to Middletown High School Building in Ohio with details on bid bonds deposits and bid opening.
A new OPS sponsored group seeks to recruit Grange members by education. Brown states the group will provide full information to Grange members so they can decide for themselves. Also serving is Forest Valentine of Hamilton as southwest district representative.
Jerry Lynn Maxwell aged three drowned last night in Lake Isabella at East Fultonham after wandering from his parents Virgil E Maxwell and his wife during a family outing in Zanesville.
One of the oldest fibers known to man is ramie or China grass. This plant fiber has historic use in textiles and is noted for its strength and natural luster.
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