Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-12-10

Younker returned home from
two weeks hunting trip in Penn
, sylvania and New York states,
the latter part of last week. He
reported good hunting and brought
back deer.
: The county commissioners Mon
day awarded the contract for new
lighting fixtures and rewiring the
office rooms of the court house, to
the Flourescent Service Company,
Toledo, the poject to cost $3,715.O3.
The two other bids which were re-
ceived were over the estimated
q cost which had been set at $4,000.
James Ellenberger, county pro-
baton officer, who will be in
charge of the distribution of sup.
plies and collections for the annual
drive 'The March of Dimes, has
received his allotment of supplies
which will be distributed through
out the county at an early date.
The auditors department has re-
ceived two vouchers from Column
bus during the past week, which
III comes to the county thorugh the
distribution of gasoline tax funds.
The county received $4,000 and
the townships $4,000, which was
$400 for each township.
Judge William A. Hunt has or
dered the members of the jury
commission to report for duty on
Friday morning, December II
when IS names are to be drawn
from the jury wheel, OF persons
who will serve as jurors during
the new term of common pleas
court, which opens January 8. The
first S5 persons named will serve
as grand jurors and the next SO
persons will serve as petit jur-
ors, to report for duty when mott
fled.
Attorney Tom Stahl, a member
of the Ottawa County Bar asso-
citation has moved his office from
the town hall building into office
quarters on the main street in Ge-
s. rloa.
The sheriff's department re-
sponded to call to investigate a
traffic accident in Bay township
Friday night in which Clayton O.
Harger, "a, Gypsum, was fatally
injured. The accident was said tc
have occurred at a curve on the
Fremont-Port Clinton road, wher
the truck in which Harger was rid.
ing went off the highway at 6
curve, during a heavy fog. Mr.
y Harger died of head injuries. Rob
ert Gill, also of Gypsum, escaped
injuries.
Members of the county board Of
elections were in session Tuesday
while the special election was be
ing held at Genoa for the Clay
Genoa local school district, for /;
special levy of 81 mills for two
years, for school purposes.
Ottawa county is being repre-
sented at Columbus this week b,
~ the following: Auditor E. A. Guth
attending the annual meeting O
the County Auditors Association
of the state; Recorder Elgin
Winters, attending the annua
meeting of the County Recorders
Association of the state; Deput,
Mrs. Velma Sauvey, county clerl
of courts elect, attending the an
nual meeting of the Clerks AS
sociation of the state; Melvi
Guth, county sealer of weight
. and measures who is attending tn
meeting Of the annual meeting o
his association; Wesley Windiscf
superintendent of the count
home, attending state metin
of county welfare workers.
A new case filed in commo
pleas court is that of Ruth Cont
against Sam Conte, an action fo
divorce. ..- ,..-.
Treasurer D. L. Cullenen re
49, ports an increase in business i
" the Sales Tax Stamps depart
ment for November, as compal
ed with the previous month.
Judge P. w. Gulau has announe
ed the following appointments i
the probate court: Pauline Drum
mond, appointed administrative G
the estate of Mary E. Hansen
Donald G. Warner, appointed ac
ministrator of the estate of Lur
w. Calm.