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Valley frontiersman., 1948-08-06
Lake George
 SWells Knik To Flood Stage

Lake George began to stage i. it's annual show last week. The self-dumping lake, which breaks through the ice barrier at it's outlet each summer about this time, channelled through the ice dam on Thursday. The first small chunks of ice were visible from the Knik bridge on the Anchorage-Palmer highway late Saturday evening, and by Sun- day morning Knik river, which is fed by the lake water, had risen three and a half feet.
 The glacier-swollen lake still was so enlarged on Sunday that it dwarfed the high ice pinnacles of Knik glacier. By Sunday afternoon giant bergs were dot ting the surface of the lake. Ice floes were tanning along the rapids of the river at the outlet, but the damned waters were escaping at an estimated rate of tO 1ll1lGS ell IlOuI.
 Pilots Les Green and Maynard Enfield made a number of trips over the area on Saturday and Sunday, while passengers re- corded the annual phenomenon on movie and still film.
 Late Sunday afternoon Clare Stock and Grant Kenser motor boated up the flooded river to the mouth of Jim Creek. MT. Stock said trees and debris were flashing doWnriver at the nor nal highway speed of an auto- mobile. The pair took over an hour to make thir up-river jour- ney, but were back at their destination 15 minutes after they turned the boat downstream.
 Local folk say it will take about a week for the lake to empty. Knik River will not re- turn to it's normal streamflow for another following that.
 Geologists w tching this years flow, say the dumping has been gradual this season. At times, waters break through the ice with such terrific pressure that the Knik river overflows it's banks in all directions. This years highest point was report ed to be just a little more than l2 feet above the normal flow.
 Again this year, as in years past, the rivers surface is film ed with a black oily substance. Geologists have identified the material as graphite.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-08-06
SWITCH STENOS

A last-minute change in plans finds Miss Laura France occupy ing the stenographer's desk at the Extension Office during Mrs. Bernice Johnson's August-long vacation. Mrs. June Granger, originally scheduled to take the position, has taken employment in the Coop office.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-08-06
VISITS IN ANCHORAGE

WASILLA - Don Carter ha been visiting with Keith Lesc Anchorage recently. MT. Lesc flew to Wasilla to get Don. The first flew to Big Lake for fey days outing and then went O to Anchorage, where Don hsi spent the past two weeks.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-08-06
WORKS FOR ARA

Mrs. Flora Newcomb, siste of Mrs. Roland Snodgrass, ha accepted the position of clerk stenographer in the Agricultura Research Administration office
Valley frontiersman., 1948-08-06
ARA Work Slowed
 By Housing Shortage

The lack of homes and addi- tional office space is holding up the appointment of an agricul- tural engineer and an agricultur- al economist, Don Irwin of the Agricultural Research Admins tration said this week. MT. Irwin said several men were being con- sidered for both positions, but that no appointment could be made until more housing and added office quarters can be secured.
 The office still does not have official approval on the appoint ment of an architect for the planned new ARA building. However, an announcement on this matter is expected to be forthcoming in the very near fu- ture.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-08-06
ARE SURVEYING

WASILLA - James BaldWi and C. F. Wicker have been SUI veying in the Wasilla area r. gently.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-08-06

again at the next session of Con- gress, if he is again in Washing ton.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-08-06
CHAPTERS ARE ILL

WASILLA - Mrs. Pat Cart and her daughter, Barbara, bo were confined to their home illness for several days last wee
Valley frontiersman., 1948-08-06

MT. Bartlett promised to try
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-02
NEWS FROM -.
Evergreen

A family reunion was held on
Christmas at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Golf at their home on
Pages Bayou. Those enjoying this
happy occasion were: Mr. and
Mrs. John Tillman and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Parish and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Golf
and daughter, MI. and Mrs. Dom
aid Schreiner and daughter. Miss
Willie Golf, Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher
Yeager, afternoon visitors were
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. p. Meyers and
family of Ocean Springs.
Visitors during the holidays in
the home of MI. and Mrs. A. G..
Miller were: Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Miller and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Adger Miller and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Aquilla Miller of Mo-
bile.
Miss Jean Bond of Houston
Texas has been spending the holi4
days with her parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Welt Ravens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Holden
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-02

Mobile r spending the holidays
with Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Miller.
Guests Sunday afternoon in the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Till
man were: Mr.. and Mrs. Troy
Tillman and family, Mrs. Emile
Tillman and Archie of Pasca-
goula and Mr.. and Mrs. A. E.
Rogers and family.
Visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Tanner on Christmas were: Mr..
and Mrs. Chester Taylor and fam
lily of Gautier, Mrs. Cleo Stewart
and children of Ocean Springs,
Mrs. John Dobson and children
of Ocean Springs.
A pageant, "The Christ Child"
was given by the lions League
last Tuesday night. A large crowd
attended. Candy and fruit were
passed out to the audience.
Visitors Sunday in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Weller were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Vincent and
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Golf and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Taylor, Jr.,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-02

was conferred with white and
green tapers and red berries,
Guests for dinner were Misses
Gloria and Estelle Gay, Virginia
Lee, Peggy Eglin, Louise Lynd
and Pat Voivedich and Wallace
Edwards, Robert Endt, Billie Hol-
mes, Bonnie Williams, Bud Hod-
ges. Pat Murphy and Charles Hut
Crimson.
Joan, the young daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Girot, cele-
brated her seventh birthday last
Sunday by entertaining some of
her friends. Games were played
and prizes were won by jamie
Schmidt, Alice Elizabeth Austin.
Sally Ann Coester and Bobbie
Schrieber. Mrs. Girot served ice
cream, punch and cake to the
young guests.
Mrs. Francesca Spencer has as
her house guest Miss Frances No
back of Hampton, Va.
Miss Phyllis Hutchinson of New
Orleans is spending a few days
with her mother, Mrs. Harold
Hutchinson.
The winners of the Woman's
Club out door Christmas lighting
are Mrs. A. B. Austin, first; Mrs.
Frank Miheve, second, and Mrs.
Edward c. Brou, third.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Westbrook
(nee Joyce Beaugez) announce
the birth of a SON, Charles Luc-
ian, December 81 at the Biloxi
hospital.
MI. and Mrs. Frank Joachim
have received word of the birth
of a daughter, Julia Ann, to their
son and daughter-in-law, MI. and
Mrs. B. F. Joachim at Quincy, Ill,
on December IA.
MIR. and Mrs. George Benton
and daughter, Mary Ellen, of
New Orleans spent the holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. T. Nelson of Hattiesburg..a
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-02
News From Ocean Springs -.
Christmas Parties. Installation Of New
Officers Mark Organization Activities

The Gulf Coast Shrine Club
held Ladies' Night last Wednes-
day in the Fin and Feather room
at Gulf Hills with about 80 pre-
sent. The installation of officers
was a feature Of the evening with
Ed Dorman conducting the cere-
mony. New officers are II. f.
D~anieldson, president; n. +. Kim
ball, Jr.. vice-president; Vester
Wentzell, second vice-president;
DR.. w. T. Baker. third vice-pres-
ident: Joe Butler. secretary; Glen
Wentzell, treasurer; directors, w.
+. Helm, Lag Quave, Ed Dorman,
7. S. Adams, Albert Bosarge and
r.. S. Kimball, Sr. A directors
meeting was held following the
banquet.
St. AIMS Episcopal Guild held
its annual Christmas party Christ
mas week at the home Of Miss
Bernadine Wulff. The reception
looms were gay with Christmas
green's and silver bells hung from
the arches leading to the dining
room where the table was cover
ed with an imported India cloth
and eentered with an arrange
rpent of red berries, pine cones
and tall red tapers. Besides the
members, two guests, Mrs. Betty
Walsh and Fred Wuiff, were pre-
sent. Christmas games were play
ed with the prizes going TO Mrs.
Sara Dalgo, Mrs. Leila Weider
and Miss Katherine Snyder. Miss
Wulff sang two solos and Mrs.
Dot Gilmore read a poem, follow
ing which Mrs. Esther Lyons and
Mr. Wuiff played Santa Claus.
The Sunday school teachers of
st. Johns Episcopal church, MIR.
and Mrs. John Cox, Mrs. Louis
Casper, Mrs. M. c. Sherman and
Mrs. Thomas Gambill presented
a children's program last Sunday
morning after the III o'clock SER
vice. A program Of Christmas
music and recitation was given
around a Christmas tree and after
ward a gift was presented each
child.
Mrs. lola Davidson announces
the marriage Of her daughter,
Patricia, to Robert Frank Covert,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs, Frank Covert
Of Meridian, on November 81 in
Newton. Mrs. Covert is the young
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-02

are the proud parents of a baby
boy, born to them on December
2. The baby has been given the
name Davie Wayne Holden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Rogers of
Wodlmarket visited Friday iii
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. E.
Rogers and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Cation and
family had as their guests during
the holidays. Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Prince and family of huntsville,
Miss.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Burroughs
and son spent Christmas with Mr..
and Mrs. Alma Mcmillan and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dismuke
of Pascagoula and Julius Tillman
of Birmingham visited Saturday
inthe home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Tilman and family.
Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Mcmillan
ard family spent Friday in the
hone of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
MMillan.
Mr. and Mrs. Bootsie Rogers and
laughter from Pensacola, Mr.. and
MIS-. Bill Graham and son of
ESatawpa visited Friday and Sat
urday in the home of Mr.. and
Ms. Earnest Golf and family.
Miss Betty j. Carter of Ocean
| SPRINGS was a guest Sunday in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. E.
Jennings and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Miller of
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-02
Curl A. Alexander.
Pacific Theuter
Veteran. Succumbs

Carl A. Alexander, 20-year-old
veteran of the Pacific Theater,
died at the Veterans Facility in
Biloxi Monday at 4:10 a. m.
He is survived by his mother,
Mrs. James r. Alexander; two
sisters, Mrs. Thelma Sparkman
and Miss Ruby Alexander of Moss
Point; and three brothers, Leon
and Raymond Alexander of Moss
Point, and Clyde Alexander who
is with the Air Force in the Pac-
ific zone. Funeral arrangements
had not been completed pending
arrival of Clyde Alexander from
the Pacific. Fails Funeral Home
of Moss Point is in charge.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-02

est daughter Of Mrs. Davidson and
the late Judge o. ID. Davidson
She attended the Ocean Springs
High School and was graduated
with honors from st. Joseph's
Academy at Bay st. Louis and
from Whitworth College, Brook
haven and she will receive her
degree in education in June from
cole Miss" She is a member OF
Delta Psi Omega and president
of Kappa Kappa Gamma Soror-
ity. Mr.. Covert is a graduate OF
the Meridian high school and at
tended the University of Missis-
sippi where he was a member OF
the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and
is now associated in business
with his mother in Meridian. The
couple plan to make their home
In Meridian following Mrs.
Covert's graduation from the Uni
versity.
The Debuette Club held its
Christmas party at the home of
Miss Ann Joachim where 40 mem
bers and guests assembled for
the event. The reception rooms
were beautifully decorated with
Christmas greens and refresh
ments were served following the
playing of games.
The Ocean Springs Woman's
Club. sponsored its first story hour
last Wednesday afternoon under
the direction of Mrs. Kay Fond
rem at the st. Paul's Methodist
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Cosper are
enjoying the holidays in Column
bus, La, with their daughter, Mrs.
K. L. Carroll, DIR. Carroll and the
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Wall and
children r visiting in Decatur,
Miss.
Miss Marlene Myers is home
from New York for a visit with
her parents.
Pvt. and Mrs. Jerrill Hayes of
San Antonio, Texas, are spending
the holidays with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Merrill Scharr and his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Roberts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Canale
spent Christmas in New Orleans.
Blair Hays of the u. S. Navy
$ spending the holidays with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Roberts.
Joseph Decesta Is spending the
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-02

and daughter spent Christmas III
Gulfport with Mr.. and Mrs. G.
c. Taylor, Sr.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-16

vice-president; Betty Gillum, re-
cording secretary; Veronica South
wood, corresponding secretary,
and Elma Miller, treasurer.
Attending the meeting We're
district director Mrs. Erma Bair,
Findlay; state membership chair
man, Miss Frieda Smithberger,
Lorain; Mrs. S. G. Poppen, pres
ident of the Toledo B. p. w. club:
Mrs. D. w. Martin, federation
chairman, Toledo; and Miss Elsie
Howard, president of the Findlay
B. P. w. club.
There are 48 charter members of
the Port Clinton Business and Pro-
fessional Women's club, which is
a service organization on par with
Kiwanis, Rotary and Chamber of
Commerce, and is not a society
group.
Two meetings will be held month
ly. There will be a dinner meet
ing the first Wednesday of each
month, while on the third Friday of
each month, the business meeting
will be held in the Nurses home.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-16
Welcome Lady, to Greet
Ne70 Residents OF City

Port Clinton is soon to have a
"Welcome Lady" who will call
upon all new permanent residents
Of the city to extend a sincere well
come on behalf Of the Chamber Of
Commerce and present the new
cOmers with welcoming gifts from
a number of local firms participct-
ing in the program.
Ralph Forster, chairman of the
chambers Retail Trade committee,
announced this week that the pro-
gram will be put into operation in
the very near future with Mrs. Carl
QuiSnO acting in the capacity of
the "Welcome Lady.
In making her calls upon new
residents, Mrs. Quisno will extend
a welcome, give any information
about lOca! schools, churches, etc,
which may be desired, and present
gift certificates which are to be
redeemed in the participating
stores. Information on the family
is to be supplied to the Ottawa
County News and this paper will
further express the community's
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-16
Firetnen Have
Busy Weekend

Port CIinton's volunteer firemen
had a busy weekend, answering
calls Friday forenoon and shortly
after midnight Sunday.
Sparks from the chimney were
blamed for starting the fire which
seriously damaged the Lincoln
Drive home Of Mr.. and Mrs. For
est Carmen, Friday. The roof was
a mass Of flames when the fire
fighters arrived. Damages were
estimated at $4,000.
At 1870 a. m. Sunday, the fire
men were called to Erie township
where a brush fire threatened to
sweep through the Wenger marsh.
Had the fire got a good start, it
could have raced through the
marshes to Ascher's Beach. Fire
men were on duty two hours before
the fire was brought under con
troll.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-16
LOCAL MAN KILLED BY KNIFER
AFTER FIGHT IN LIMA CLUB
Braut1s Welded
SO Years Sunday

Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Braun, Ell
more, parents of the Rev. John
Braun of st. John Lutheran church,
will observe their golden wedding
anniversary Sunday, April Is.
He serves as pastor of the Luth-
eran churches in Elmore and Gray
town.
At noon, the popular couple will
be hosts at a family dinner in the
Elmore Lutheran church parson-
age. At 8 p. M, special services
will be held in the Graytown Luth-
eran church, during which the Rev,
John Griffith, Sandusky, and the
Rev. John Braun, Port Clinton, will
otficiate.
Rev. and Mrs. Braun are parents
Of two children, John Braun Of this
city, and Mrs. Ralph Reitz, of Fort
Wayne, Indiana. There is only one
grandchild, John Braun, Jr., of this
city.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-16
TALENT TESTS
To END TONIGHT
Five Contestants Scheduled
6 For Appearances In Clin-
ton Theatre

Five contestants will appear on
the stage Of the Clinton theatre
this Friday evening in the last of
the Home Talent contests sponsor-
ed by the theatre and Phillips
Jewelry store.
Appearing tonight will be Mar
lene Nielsen, accordionist; Bonnie
Wyse, vocalist; Sally Petersen,
pianist; Dorothy Mister, vocalist,
and Kathryn Kocsis, accordionist.
Winners in last Fridays contest
were Alyce Boiling, vocalist; Jan
ct Barnes, tap dancer and song
stress; and Andy Lukac, accordion
ist.
Next Friday evening, April %,
the weekly contest winners will be
brought back for the prize finals
when valuable prizes will be
awarded to the top winners.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-16
LOCAL WOMAN IS
HELD IN POLAND
Daughter Returns Today,
Leaving Mother i'm War
saw After Tour

Because she is not a naturalized
citizen, a Port Clinton woman is
being detained in her native Pol
and despite her desire to return
to her home here.
She is Mrs. Joseph Prusik, Stop
80, who accompanied by her daugh-
ter, Tessie, ID, went to Warsaw,
Poland, early last fall to visit rela-
tives in her homeland.
According to friends, Mrs. Pru-
six had hoped to remain in the
country of her birth but things had
changed so radically that she was
soon eager to return here.
Officials in Poland could not de-
tain the daughter, as Tessie is a
citizen of the United States. The
14-year-old girl is to arrive in New
York today and is expected in Port
Clinton tomorrow. The family is
planning a welcome home" party
in her honor.
Just when the mother will be
permitted to return to Ohio is not
known, but it is believed that the
aid of the government will be
sought.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-16
HOME BUILDING
PLAN BOOSTED
BY CH A M B { R
Mass Construction Project
Would Result In Low
cred Costs

Port Clinton's acute housing
problem was the principal subject
Of discussion at Thursday nights
session of the Chamber of Com
mercc, and the Chambers housing
chairman, AL Kalb, and his COM
mittee are now working on a plan
to stimulate a home building pro-
gram for Port Clinton.
1t is believed that at least 25
persons here are anxious to build
new homes if the construction costs
can be kept in line with today's
inflated values. 1t is suggested
that if these 25 potential homes
cold be consolidated into a project
large enough to effect construction,
savings through mass production,
then the homes could be built de-
spite today's costs. Such project
would be large enough to attract
more competitive bidding, it is
thought.
A. B. Thomas of the Standard
. Products company appeared before
the Chamber to plea for some such
building program, estimating that
at least Is of his company's en-
ployees would be interested in
building or buying new homes.
He reported that his company has
had very little luck in securing
housing for the many new key en-
| ployees brought here recently from
the Marine City plant.
Thomas virtually issued a chal-
lenge that Port Clinton must build
homes if it is to keep pace with
it's prospect for growth. He sug-
gested that if building homes is
not profitable from financial
return viewpoint, then homes must
. be built from a community pride
viewpoint. ,
Fireworks for Fourth
Members of the Chamber voted
to assume the entire cost of COM
munity fireworks display for July
Fourth. In previous years the
Chamber had invited other civic
organizations to share in that ex-
pense. Stensen Petersen is again
chairman of the committee.
Blinker at Pier
Kenneth Black of the harbor
committee reported that blinker
light had been installed in the pier
lighthouse, and that the Coast
Guard plans to install range lights
here during the coming summer
Both of these installations come
as good news to commercial anG
pleasure navigators.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-16
MEMS STORE TO
OPEN HERE SOON
Charles Scherer and Mel
ROuth Return "HOme" To
Operate Store

Another new enterprise will soon
be added to Port Clinton's stead
lily growing business district, and
plans are underway for at least
two other new stores in the near
future.
Charles Scherer, whose father,
the late Alban Scherer, was a local
tailor for over 80 years, and Mel
Routh, former manager of Sans
Economy store, announced yester-
day that they will open mems
and boys clothing store in the
north rsom of the Clinton theatre
building about June 1.
Both young men have had wide
experience in the clothing field.
Since leaving Port Clinton, Mr..
Routh has been operating a mems
store in Cleveland. Mr.. Scherer
worked in his fathers shop as a
youth and more recently has been
government employee in Wash
ington, D. C. His sister, Miss
Leonardo Scherer, is the local ju-
nior high school principal.
All new modernistic fixtures will
be installed in the store, which will
be operated as a corporation. The
store name has not as yet been
chosen.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-16

cordiality with a welcome" story.
Participation in the program is
open to members of the Chamber
of Commerce, the chambers Re-
tail Trade committee being the
sponsor in conjunction with the
Ottawa County News.
For the purpose of this program,
permanent residents will be inter
preted to be families occupying a
home or ali apartment. While in
formation on home renters is gem
orally accessible to the committee,
the names Of apartment renters are
not always reported. Landlords
renting apartments are therefore
requested to report the names of
new tenants so that welcome may
be extended.
Similar welcoming programs are
being used in many other cities,
and the idea is believed to be
great factor in breaking down the
"it's hard to get acquainted here"
reaction which newcomers some-
times get.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-16
CLASS PLAY TO
OPEN THURSDAY
Junior High Class To Present
Comedy At School
This Weekend

Esther Lukac and Don Rhodes
will play the leads in "We Shook
the Family Tree" which will be
presented as the junior class play
next Thursday and Friday eve
nings, April 22-23, in the high
school auditorium under the dircc-
ton of Miss Kay Barber.
Others having prominent roles
are Elinor Migala, Marilyn Herr
lin, Barbara Petersen, Carla Rup-
pert, Joan Shepherd, Polly Persons,
Caroline Rofkar, Robert Petersen,
Andy Migala and Dave Finefrock.
CarIa Rupert is serving as stu
dent director while Audrey HEIR
is makeup committee chairman;
Warren Stevens, business commit
tee chairman; Dorothy Meyers,
property committee chairman, and
Nancy Taylor, publicity chairman.
Committee members include
Mariiyn Witt, Jeanne Bergman,
Jeanne Lamb, Lucille Eliyas, Vir-
ginia Patz, Marlene Sibrel, Maxine
Brindley, jeanne Jeremy, Peggy
Balduf, Jewel Ku5asek, Joan Lund-
gard, jeanne Windnagel, Joyce
Kurtz, Pat Howerth, Art Felshaw,
Bob Reynolds, Jim Chapman Bet
ty Ceccoli, Charles Finney, Julian
Lukac, Pete Minderman, Dick Da-
vids, Kenny Baker and Jake
Knhnle.