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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-25

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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-25
Citizens Rally to Support contin-
ued Investigation - No Racial
Angle Present.

Jackson, Miss, Dec. 1.-THE dis
appearance of ]. E. Comic, widely
known and prominent local bust
ness man, and leading citizen of
the city, was still shrouded in mys-
terry today despite announcement
that his automobile which he was
driving when he left his home at
218 East Church Street, had been
positively identified and picked up
Wednesday by Chicago police.
The disappearance of Mr.. Comic
was first revealed sometime after
midnight last Friday night when
Mrs. Comic called their son Frank
at his home and told him her con-
Germ over the fact that his father
had not returned home since leav-
ing about three o'clock in the af-
ternoon.
For the past several years Mr..
Comic has been a distributor for
several leading Negro newspaper
and magazines, and left his home
Friday afternoon for his regular
delivery route.
When he did not return home,
Saturday morning, and nothing.
, had been heard from him by his
wife, inquiry was made of his pa
irons in variou sneighborhoods !,
which revealed that he was last
seen in Washington addition short
ly after seven o'clock Friday ey-
enlng. From that time upto the
ilndlng of the car in Chicago, no
trace could be found. With the
finding of the car in Chicago there
still remained no trace of his
whereabouts, nor what had hap
pened to him.
Strong suspicion started to de-
Velop that Mr.. Comic was a victim
OF foul play when police were
notl1led of his disappearance Sat
urday' and investigation revealed
that several well-known youths in
washington addition had also dfs-
appeared Friday night. 1t was the
disappearance of one of the youths
"hlch led to the Chicago investi-
satlon and the location of the car
Ihese developments dispelled any
loea that there might have been
some Kind of racial angle in con-
necllon with his disappearance.
Police are also reported to have
ioe'tlfled several probable sus-
poets.
AS concern over his disappear
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Natl. Committee On Segregation In
The Nations Capitol Say Conditions
In Wash. Seen By Visitors From
Abroad Hurting u. S. Promises
OF World Equality
Wash. Negroes Can't Bury Dogs In
Pet Cemetery
Segregation Worse Now Than At
Turn OF Century

Washington, D. c., Dee. 10
Especially The National Commit
tee on segregation in the Nation s
Capitil composed of eighty-seven
of the nations leading citizens.
representing every section and
efery walk of American life, in
a 81 page report issued rere to-
day strurk a telling blow at seq
regation of Negroes in Washing.
ton. Summing up the report init
mated that instead of being as it
should be, the best example Of
non-segregation that in reality the
Nations Capitol City presented
probably the worst example of
segregation to be found in any 9TH
er city in the nation.
Reviewing the entire fell of
segregation as applied in Wasring-
ton the report stated that it had
become so bad until fit had reach
ed the place wher ca dog GENE
tary had erected a color bar a.
gainst the burial of dogs belong
ing to colored people"
Placing the blame in great part
on community leaders who, ire
report said looked upon segrega-
ton as a matter of business, heg-
regation in Washington now was
shomn to worse that it was at the
turn of the century. Negroes, the
report said, could eat in any res
taurant, sleep in any hotel, attend
any theatre in Washington at the
beginning of ire century, but now
the situation is almost the re-
verse.
Even Horatio Alger, the report
said, would have hard time in
Washington now eff he had a
colored face
The report cited case after case
OF segregation of Negroes in hous-
ing, jobs, theatres, hotels, res
turants, churches, parks and plap-
grounds.
Referring to the segregation on
in the dog cemetary, the report
said dryly: 'In announcing this
policy, the owner stated that he
assumed the dogs would not OBJ
ject, but he was afraid his white
customers would"
The report said furtrer, visitors
from other countries assess Amer
lean promises to take a lead in de-
veloping equality of man by what
they see in Washington Adding,
Jew Americans can appreciate
what shock Washington can be
to visitors from abroad. It is to
them, even more than to most of
Jus, the symbol of America
The report was presented to
President Truman by DIR. George
NN. Shuster, president of Hunter
College of New York, and DIR.
Claiming H. Tobias, Negro Edu-
gator. The president said that he
was delighted to know that the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-25
More Than 100 Leading Citizens Join
InFruitIess Searching Parties
Car Found In Chicago "Wednesday
Citizens Rally To Support Continued
Investigation
No Racial Angel Present

Body of J. E. Comic was found
pond of brick yard on West
Lynch Street, early Sunday af-
ternoon.
Further details next issue. -
Editors Note. 80
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-25

Parish Street, which he recent
ly acquired. Mr.. Oliver says he
seeks and vii appreciate the
vote of all Chamber of Commerce
members.
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work had been completed and
promised to read the report with
interest"
The survey was made by a staff
headed by DR. Joseph d. Lormoh,
,Sociologist Of the University OF
Chicago.
Other members of the committee
include: Methodist Bishop G. Brom-
ley Oman, publishers Marshall
Field and Plumer Hbyt, actors
Melvyn Douglas and Helen Hayes,
labor leaders James B. Carey and
Walter Reuther, Senator-elect HUI
bert Humphrey ID. Miss and
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-25
Jr. Vocational
College To Be
Located AT
Itta Bena
STATE BOARD MAKES SELEC.
TON OF SITE.

he first Junior Vocational Col
lege for Negroes authorized by
the state Legislature will be locat-
ed near Itta Pene On Highwoy 80,
in Leflore County, it was announc-
ed here last Wednesday.
The announcement was made by
w. B. Fontaine, Secretary State
Building Commission. who said Sc.
lection of the site was made by a
committee of the Board of Trus-
tees of State Institution of High
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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13
LEGAL NOTICE

l.. SEALED BIDS FOR the ma
.erials saIid construction of ADDI-
TNONS TO WATER TREATMENT
PLANT FOR THE VILLAGE OF
PORT CLINTON, OTTAWA COUN-
TY, OHIO,
will be received by the Village of
Port Clinton, Ohio, at the office of
the Clerk of the Board of Trustees
If Public Affairs in the Water
Treatment Plant, Port Clinton, Ohio,
until
II O'CLOCK, NOON, EASTERN
STANDARD TINE,
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER Is 194S
and at that time and place will be
publicly opened and read aloud
The proposed work consists of the
construction of water treatment
plant mixing basin, settling basin
and filter additions having a NOM
inal capacity of $50 M.G.D. together
with piping, building and other i'm
prOVementS.
2. The contract documents, in
cluding plans and specifications, are
on file at the Office of the Clerk of
the Board of Trustees of Public At
fairs, Port Clinton, Ohio, and at the
office of the Consulting Engineers.
Finkbeiner, Pettis & StrOut, SIS JEFF
ferson Avenue, Toledo, Ohio. Copies
Of the documents may be obtained
by depositing $4,000 with the Clerk
Or the Consulting Engineers for each
set of documents so obtained. The
amount of the deposit for each set
of documents will be refunded to
each actual bidder or vendor who
returns the plans and documents in
good condition within 5 days after
the opening of bids.
8. Each bid shall be accompanied
by either proposal bond, with Sc
curity satisfactory to the Board, or
by certified check on a solvent
bank, in the amount of 10 of the
bid drawn in favor of said Village.
4. The Village of Port Clinton,
Ohio. reserves the right to reject
any or all bids and to waive any
Irregularities in bidding.
5. No bid may be withdrawn, af-
ter the scheduled closing time for
receipt of bids, for at least 80 days.
BY order of the Board of Trustees
of Public Affairs of the Village of
Fort Clinton, Ohio.
2e-?t W, F, CROHEN, Clerk.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13
LEG NOTICE

Public notice Is hereby given that
Northern Ohio Telephone Company
has filed with The Public Utilities
Commission of Onto an application,
the substance and prayer of which
are to increase it's rates and
charges, for Exchange Telephone
Service, and to revise it's General
Exchange Tariff, P,U.C.o. No. | and
it's Local Exchange Tariff, PC.C.O.
No 2 to effect such increases in
rates and charges. effective on a
date or dates to be ordered by the
Commission, and as more fully set
forth in the application on file with
the Commission and in the exhibits
thereto attached and made n part
thereof.
The proposed revisions will effect
Increases In rates and charges
throughout the territory in which
the Company operates,
A copy of the application, includ-
ing a copy Of the present and pro-
posed schedules may be inspected by
any interested party at the office of
the Commission, state Office Build
ing, Front street, Columbus, Ohio,
or at any business office of the
Company.
NORTHERN OHIO TELEPHONE
COMPANY
2G-3t WIN. C. HENRY, President.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13

Townsend Beach; Hugh Reilly ct
al to Leslie E. Canter ct al, blk.
G lot 2, Townsend Beach; C. D.
Santmire ct al to Kenneth J.
Schoerger, lot so, n 1/2 Zellers
Beach.
Port Clinton Corp. - John F.
Radloff to Harold S. koon ct al,
blk. s, lots 9, 10, IL pit. Orig;
Ruth E. Swartz ct al to William
jacobson, blk. 4, lot 3, A. Couche;
Helen Erickson to John c. Broom
blk. 80, lots 8, 10, IL, IL pit. Orig;
Viola Zwerman to Mrs. Rose
Hoard, lot Al, York & Tadsen ada.
Salem Twp.-Emma Wishendorr
to Fred w. Gates, 1921 acres, rg,
Is, sec. 10.
Oak Harbor Corp.-Melvin Mar
tin ct al to Clarence j. Ambrose,
blk. II, lots 8, 4, 5, pit. Orig;
Helen Marie kohler ct al to Cora
NJ. Hemminger, blk. 4, lot SO pit;
Grace Applegate to Florence A,
Gardes, blk. IS, lot 3, pit. 4, Orig,
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13
BIRTHDAYS
ANNIVERSARIES

Aug 12-Mrs. Mary Papcun,
Frederick Below, Mrs. William
Hamann, Joan Easton. James
Kleinhans, Joan Guggisberg, Carl
Bittner, DR.. E. E. Braithwaite.
Aug. 13-Lester Below, Richard
Snider, Mrs. Harry Kerr, DeWolfe
Perry, Mrs. P. E.. Snider, Mrs.
Harold Fletcher, Wayne Bahnsen,
James Brown. Wedding anniver-
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Tep-
letsky.
Aug. 14-Lyman Jones, Emma
Bahnsen, Earl Schroeder, Mrs.
Frank Moore, Lawrence Won Claim,
Alvin Ward, Lynn Jones, Mrs. j. E.
Johnson, Mrs. Marie Brown.
Aug. 15-Burnell Gates, Jean
Ann Woolley, Mrs. Hazel Mont
gomery.
Aug. 16-Arthur Lundgard, Jr.,
Mrs. J. H. Harris, Carol Rofkar,
Wayne Lockwood. Wedding ami
versary of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Carl Wainwright, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Smith.
Aug. II Robert Armbruster,
Jimmy Gardner, Charles A. Leg
gett, Joan JUDY.
Aug. 18-Louis Cover, Mrs.
Catherine Winnie, Ruth Quintell
Menier, Austin Montgomery. We'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. j. Barnholt.
Aug. 19-Mrs. Frank Dubbert,
Dorothy Buchanan, Marie Miller,
Lorna Gulau, Christ Williamson.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13
Court House News

Judge William A. Hunt of the
Common Pleas court has ordered
the members of the Ottawa coun-
ty jury commission to report at
othe office of the clerk of courts,
Friday morning, August Goth, to
draw IS names from the jury
wheel, of persons who will serve
as jurors during the September
term of court. The first 35 per-
sons named will serve as grand
jurors and the next so as petit
jurors, to report for service when
notified.
Miss Ann Nelson, a deputy in
the office of the clerk of courts
Represented the Port Clinton Aux
iliary of the American Legion at
the state convention held in Co.
lumbus Saturday and Sunday.
The auditors department re-
ports 81 estates as having paid
$14,766.54 in Ottawa county from
February l to August /, repre-
senting inheritance taxes collect
ed through the probate court in
settling estates. One half of the
Ataxes collected goes to the coun-
y ty funds and the other half to the
taxing district in which tax is
paid.
Judge P. w. Gulau of the pro-
bate court was in charge of ar
rangements for the annual cruise
on Lake Erie Thursday of pro-
bate judges from all parts of the
state. The conducted tour was
made by special chartered boat
from Catawba, with 27 visiting
tjudges and guests attending.
Captain w. w. Druckenmiller
has filed in the office of the clerk
of courts, a certified roster, listing
four officers and 65 men as mem
bers of the Oak Harbor Cannon
Company, 14Sth Infantry, Ohio
National Guard. The company also
lists as associate members.
Several members of the Ottawa
county Bar Association attended
y the funeral of Carl Zehner, at
v Woodville, Wednesday afternoon,
Mr.. Zehner had been an active
member of the Ottawa County
Bar and was affiliated with the
law firm of Zehner and Zehner, of
Oak Harbor, of which his sister,
Miss Luella Zehner was the senior
member.
Auditor E. A. Guth reports the
receipt of a check from Columbus
for $44, 4,331.0S which represents the
Aamount coming to the county thru
the recent distribution of Intangi-
BILE taxes which had been collect
ed by the state. Auditor E. A
Guth reports that this money will
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13
ReoI Estate Transfers

Bay Twp.-Mary Keys ct al te
Plat, 500 acres, re-. 16 sec. l, lot:
l to 6 inc.
Sand Beach-Myrtle A. Klot;
to Robert L. Williams ct al, lo
243, Plat /. ..
Catawba Plats-Kings Daugh
ters and Sons Inc. to Harold E
Riedmaier, lot Is, Rock Ledge
Same to same, lots 6S, 50, 70 pit
Rock Ledge.
Catawba Twp.--Kings Daugh
ters and Sons Inc. to Harold E
Riedmaier, rg. II, sec. 26 pit.
Danbury Plats-Nan w. Saylo
to Arthur E. Hintz, blk. 8, lot l
Saylor's add; Hugh Reilly ct a
to Eugene Strong, blk G lot 3
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13

be allocated to the villages, town
ships and county funds. Othe,
amounts received from Columbus
during the week included the fol,
lowing: S3,262.45 from the state
for county relief funds; $294.1C
from Federal for county blind re
lief funds; $1,402.OS from fedora
funds for aid for dependent child.
rem.
On Thursday, August &c, com.
missioners of Ottawa, Wood anc
Lucas counties will meet in joint
session to view the properties in
volved in the proposed cleaning
of Crane Creek. The hearing OF
the petition will be held at the Lu
cas- county court house, Toledo, OF
Wednesday, Sept. 8.
The county commissioners ar,
considering the matter OF purch,
asing a new. blue-prln<ilg machine
for the county engineers office, t.
replace the printing machine which
has been in use in the court hous,
several years.
New cases filed in the common
pleas court during the week in
cluded the following: Pearl Hoov
er against Emery Hoover, an &C
tion for divorce and equitable re
lief; Jackson Duby against Doro
thy Duby, an action for divorce
and equitable relief; The Ameri
can Bank against John Andrews
executor of estate of Mary And
rews, deceased, an action fo,
money only; Harriet E. Banton
Columbus, against Amanda Bond
an action for money only; Free
Krapla, Toledo, against Charlie
Bassett. Toledo, and others, al
action for money only.
The wills of William Brougl
and John Darr have been filed il
the probate court for probating.
Judge P. w. Gulau has report
ed the following appointments il
the probate court: George Gerogo
sian appointed administrator of es
tate of Kate Gerogosian; Div,
Pelow appointed executrix of es
tate of Daisy Pelow.
Final accounts. of administration
have been filed in probate cour'
by Minnie Pecht, executrix of es
tate of j. Bernard Pecht; by Stel
la G. Newton, executriX of estat:
of Earl Newton: by Edwin M. Sic
wertsen, administrator Of estate o
Elizabeth Reider; by, Mary JAG
obs, executrix of estate of FREQ
l.. Jacobs.
At the joint meeting held here
Wednesday the commissioners o.
Ottawa, Wood and Sandusky coun
tits approved the engineers repor
and rejected the damage claim.
which had been filed in the mat
ter Of the proposed cleaning ant
improving of approximately 81
miles of Packer Greek. The esti
mated cost for the project has beel
given at $124,O0O which would in
ciude construction and engineer
ing. Fifteen claims for damage!
had been filed, amounting t,
$1OS,950, varying from $40O t.
! $4,000. The largest claim wa:
said to include a new railroad
7 bridge near Genoa.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13
J0TTINGS .....
OFF the CUFF.
By RAY SPERBER

|,NAK HARBOR'S popular Fall
Fair and Festival will be held
October CTS, with Cy Franck
serving as general supervisor of
air activities. A large and more
diversified midway is planned
When Bill Lano and his workmen
inish the project, the Madrid the.
ltre will be one of the more at
tractive buildings in the city.
THAPLAIN Bill Noce, former
rector of St. Thomas Episcopal
church, who has been a popular
chaplain in the U. S. Navy since
l942, is being transferred to the
Marine Corps for temporary duty.
Bill is now with his ship, the USS
General Anderson, at Guam, and
expects to return to San Francisco
later this month. He will then en-
Joy "a days leave, during which he
will visit Port Clinton early in
September. Noce will be one Of Is
;haplains at Camp LeJeune, North
Carolina. Edna and their sons
will be able to live with Chaplain
Noce at LeJeune.
-JOT-
KAY TOMCHAK ranks as the
- Cleveland Indians No. fan in
Port Clinton. She has a seasons
pass for all home Sunday games
md also sees many midweek tilts.
To reach the stadium in time for
games on Sundays, Kay arises at
$50 to catch the train a half-hou1
later. Well give her credit for 9
OF of patience too, as her favor
tie player is Bob Feller That
catch Larry Dolby made in Sun
lays double-header was thrill of
lifetime. The ball was over the
right field fence when he jumped
up, caught the ball in the web Of
his glove and held tight. Most OF
The fans were expecting him tc
crash and be injured as was Hank
Edwards in a similar catch the
previous weekend. Best player on
the Yanks Sunday was the tiny
Shortstop Phil Rizzuto, who made
several sparkling plays.
--JOT
Highly recommended: the su-
perb novel "Days of Prom
ise," written by the brilliant Louis
Stevens and now available at the
public library. After reading this
book, one feels like standing on a
soapbox and telling the world JUS
how grand it is. Covering four
generations from the Civil Wa,
through 1910, days of Promise"
gives one renewed faith in Amer
lea and in your fellow man. If i
is made into a movie, it probably
will be as lengthy as "Gone With
The Wind"
-JOT-
WIHILE paying his subscription
for the Ottawa County News
the other day, George Wonnell re-
marked that recently he had found
receipt owned by his grandfather
for years subscription to the Ot-
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13
NOTICE TO ROAD CONTRACTORS

The Board of Portage Township
Trustees, Ottawa County, Ohio. will
receive bids until eight O'Clock P.
NJ, EDST, August "a, 194S, for the
surface treating of South Railroad
Street in Gypsum and the Sloan
Road, in Portage Township. Bids
to be received at the Office of the
Portage Township Trustees, City
Hall, Port Clinton, Ohio. The pro-
pOsals and specifications are on file
in the office of the County Engineer
and with the Portage Township
Clerk.
The Trustees reserve the right to
reject any or all bids.
A certified check in the sum Of
5 per cent of the estimated cost, on
a solvent bank in Ottawa County,
payable to the Portage Township
Trustees, must be submitted with
each bid.
Estimated cost t-.-.....-..r....-.-.- 81. liz. IL
BY order of the Board of Portage
Township Trustees.
26-2t VIM. L. ZEIS, Clerk.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13
NOTICE OF DRAWING JURORS

Office of Commissioners of Jurors,
Ottawa County, Ohio, August 10,
194S. 49,.
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
On Friday, the goth day of Aug
ust, 19tS, at 1000 o'clock A. NJ, at
the Office of the Commissioners of
Jurors of ottawa County, Ohio, Jur-
ors will be publicly drawn for the
September Term of Common Pleas
Court of said County
b .. FRANK OTTISNO.
GEO. F. STBREL,
26-1t Commissioners of Jurors.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13
ACCOUNT OF ADMINISTRATION

In the Matter of the Estate of
Fred L. Jacobs, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Mary
Jacobs, as Executrix of the estate
of Fred L. Jacobs, deceased, has
filed a Final account of her admin
y lSistration, which will be for hearing
land settlement September 18th 194S.
Any interested party may file excep-
tionS thereto not later than five
days prior TO said date.
Peter w. Gulau, Probate Judge.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

: Estate of Daisy Pelow, deceased.
Olive Pelow has been appointed
and qualified as ExecutriX of the
estate of Daisy Pelow, late of OF
tawa County, Ohio, deceased. Dated
this 9Th day of August, 194S.
\ Peter w. Gulau, Probate Judge.
26-3t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13

ACCOUNT or ADMINISTR ALTON

In the Matter of the Estate of
Earl J. Newton, deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that stella
c. Newton, as ExccutriX of the cs-
tate of Earl J. Newton, deceased,
has filed n Final account of her ad-
miniStration, which will be for hear
ing and settlement September Z,
l9iS. Any interested party may
file exceptions thereto not later
than five days prior to said date.
Peter w. Gulau, Probate Judge.
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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13
WANT { D

TO RENT HOMES-Two or four
furnished houses; two, three or
four bedrooms, by executives of
Standard Products Company, eth
er for season or by the year. Con-
tact operator at Standard Products.
26-2t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Arnold 0. Bankey, %, laborer
Clay Center and Miss Helen Jane
Harris, 20, Elomre. FIR. Harold
Chilcothe to officiate.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13

JOB-School girl, aged 1S, wants
job as sitter (baby or child, day
or night. Inquire TIC S. Monroe
st. 26-1tp
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13

RIDE-Young lady would like to
share ride to Philco Corp. at
Sandusky-every day but Satur-
day. Phone 3051. 26-ltp
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-08-13

USED REFRIGERATORS - All
,ypes, sizes and prices, ranging
rom $4,000 and up. Guaranteed.
Mulligan Electric, Oak Harbor, O.
26-2t