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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-10-15
GRAPE HARVEST
STARTS AT P-I-B
Bumper Crop Reported At
Islands AS Everyone Works
In Vineyards

Harvesting of a bumper Ca
tawba grape crop at Put-in-Bay
and other Bass islands got under
way Monday, when Roy Webster
and his Webster Winery workers
began hauling in the luscious
grapes from the vineyards.
Other Put-in-Bay wineries, in
cluding Heineman's and Coopers',
are also beginning harvest this
week. This years crop is very
heavy and of good quality. Most
of the island grapes are used in
processing island wines.
The E. G. X. Winery, of San
dusky, whose Put-in-Bay vineyards
are managed by Alfred Parker,
also started picking grapes Mon
day. It's crop is shipped to San
dusky via the Neamaa boat line.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-10-15
Lightning Plays
Weird Tricks At
Bay Twp. Home

Harold Schau and his two sons,
Ronnie, IL, and Johnny, 13, es-
capped death shortly before six
o'clock Thursday afternoon when
a bolt of lightning struck large
tree near their Bay township
home.
Schau and his sons had returned
from Oak Harbor where the boys
had entered their prize rabbits in
the Fall Fair and Festival.
When the bolt Of lightning
struck the tree, Mr.. Schau was
thrown across the living room and
temporarily knocked unconscious.
Ronnie and Johnny were remov-
ing the rabbits from the car to
take tn bunnies to their pens.
Ronnie was holding one of the
pets when the lightning hit.
Johnny felt something tugging
at his heels and when he turned
around he saw a large ball of fire
at his feet. The lightning travelled
down the tree and along a root,
digging a trench a foot deep and
wide and II feet in length towards
the house. Ten large windows in
the home were broken.
Mr.. Schau complained Of a neck
injury and Johnny suffered from
shock, but neither required hospi-
talization. Even the rabbits
thought their homecoming was too
warm for comfort.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-10-15
SATURDAY GAMES
SET FOR Arm DRY
New Executive
Named For E. Q. d.

1t. Col. M. NJ. Duncan was man,
ed Executive Officer of Erie Ord
nance Depot Wednesday, with the
adjutantship as an added duty.
The new executive officer enter
ed on active duty from the Off
GERS Reserve Corps early in 194l
and has served continuously since
in Army Ordnance.
He had assignments in both the
European and Pacific commands
and prior to coming here, was
Ordnance Supply officer for S2
months at New Cumberland Cen
eral Depot, New Cumberland, Pa.
Col. Duncan is a graduate of Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute and
his home town is Chilhowie, Vir-
ginia.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-10-15
FUN Mite TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CATTAlL BuRYINC
CITY TO SUE MATT TO
REMOVE ROAD BLOCK
Travels End For
Runaway Youths

Two high school sophomore boys
and an eightn-grade girl who ran
away from their homes Tuesday
night can blame their hunger on
their failure to travel further than
Gypsum.
Sheriff Ralph Riedmaier and his
deputies had warned area business
men to be on the lookout for the
youthful trio. Early Wednesday,
employees of the R. Hagel COM
pany, Gypsum, notified the sher-
iff that the children had come to
the Hagel store to buy edibles.
Slightly disillusioned, the chill
dren told the sheriff that they had
spent the night in a boxcar in Gyp-
sum, and that the night was "plen-
ty cold". The girl and the one
boy were released to their parents,
while the third boy, ward of the
county, is being held for Welfare
Dept. action.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-10-15
Six Youths Held
AS Pranksters

Sheriff Ralph Riedmaier and
Deputy Sheriff Myron Hetrick ar
rested six youths on charges of
blockading roads in their Hallow-
cen pranks Tuesday evening.
The officials said the youths,
three from Catawba and three
from Port Clinton, had hauled
farm wagons to the highway and
placed the wagons so that they
blockaded the road.
One of the youths is 18, the
the other five are juveniles. The
boys were released in custody of
their parents pending hearings in
Probate Court.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-10-15
DEMOCRATS To
HOLD BIG RALLY
Sibrel Announces Plans For
Free Dance and Program
At Local ArmOry

George Sibrel, secretary of the
Ottawa county Democratic Central
committee, has announced plans for
another big Democratic Rally to
be held Thursday evening, October
%, in the Port Clinton armory.
Conforming to the new idea of
few speakers and more entertain
ment, the Democratic leaders have
planned a real night of fun.
Roy Smiths Tennesseeans, famed
aentertainers from radio station
WSPD of Toledo, will play for
round and square dancing. There
will be plenty of refreshments and
cash door prizes.
Jack Boysen, Genoa, chairman of
the Democratic Central commit
tee, reports that there will be no
admission charge and that everyone
is welcome, everything is free.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-10-15
Model Club Plans
Plane Contests

Weather permitting, the Port
Clinton Model club will sponsor
an airplane model contest for local
residents at l o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon, October II, in the water
works park.
The contest is open to all Port
Clinton residents, including men,
bers of the club. Entry fee will
f>be one dollar per plane for each
event. In case of bad weather, the
meet will be postponed one week.
Racing events will be as follows:
Class A, speed, for Juniors under
Is; Glass B, speed, Juniors; Glass
A & B, speed, seniors; Class c and
D, speed, junior and senior; stunt,
junior; stunt, senior; scale, Junior
and senior.
Trophies to be awarded in each
s1class, are now on display at Con-
ner's Films.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-10-15

the lake. During this period, the
famous old sand beach of the town
was approximately where Route 2
has since been built.
The present pier was built in
the 1905, mainly to save COM
mercial fishermen a long trip east
down the old channel before they
could turn west to their fishing
grounds. Thus the mouth of the
river was changed by man, and
man is now attempting to remedy
Continued Page 2, Col. 81
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-10-15
PLAN ARRESTS
IN HALLOWEEN
CAMP AICN HERE
Parents Will Be Responsible
If Youths Are Caught;
Probate Action Set

Parents, as we'll as guilty child
rem, will be held responsible in the
drive against Hallowe'eners in
augurated this week by Mayor
Carl Becker and the village coun-
cilmen.
At Tuesday nights council
meeting, the city's auxiliary po-
licemen were given authority to
make arrests in any emergency
so deemed by the chief Of police.
Each evening, group of auxil-
iary policemen under Chief Leo
Snider, will tour the city and will
arrest every child caught Hallow-
e'ening.
The children will be taken to
their homes, where the parents
will be notified and warned to keep
the children indoors nightly until
Halloween is over.
If the child is arrested twice,
the child will be taken before the
Probate court judge, and parents
will also be liable to fines.
Such drastic action was deemed
necessary due to the numerous
reports of expensive property
damage about the city.
A discussion regarding the sew
er drainage controversy between
Paul Dewitt and George Nor
gard was tabled Tuesday night
until further investigation.
Special Meet Set
H. A. Cowgirl, division mana
ger of the o. P. S. was present
Tuesday night but due to the Co.
lumbus Day legal holiday no &C
tion relative to the proposed ordi-
nance for increased electricity
rates was taken.
A special meeting is to be held
next Tuesday evening, in council
chambers, when the light rate will
be discussed. Fire Chief Walter
Miller asked permission to have
one of the fire trucks taken to
Battle Creek, Michigan, for neces-
sary repairs. 1t will be gone only
two days, and will be covered by
insurance.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-10-15
HIGHER BIRTH RATE MAKES BOND
ISSUE APPROVAL A NECESSITY
By Supt. D. D. Sims

Whenever we make a purchase
Individually there are usually three
important questions we ask. First
is it needed? Second - What
does it provide? Third-What
will it cost?
When we go to the polls on No
vember End we will be asking our
selves the same question concern
ing a proposal submitted by the
Board of Education, the purpose
of which is to provide additional
facilities for the elementary school
In this issue | will deal with the
first of the above mentioned ques-
tions-Why is new elementary
school necessary?
Because Of the increased birth
rate during the past few years ad-
ditional facilities must be provided
if we are to have rooms in which
our children can attend school.
The first marked increase in ele-
mentary enrolment was in Sep
tember, 1945, at which time it was
necessary to divide the first grade
into three sections, In 1916 both
the first and second grades requir-
ed three sections. In 1947 each of
the first three grades required
three sections. This year (194S)
in order to secure the most eff
fective teaching our fourth grade
of 85 students should be divided
into three sections.
Each time a new class section
is created it means providing an
additional room. So far the addi-
tional rooms have been provided by
~ Using the basement room in
the East Building as a classroom;
(2) By utilizing the workroom in
connection with the high school
principals office as a classroom;
(3) By crowding high school home
rooms in order to gain an addi-
tional classroom, and (4) by the
erection of three temporary rooms
which were recently placed in use.
Our present problem is how to
provide facilities for the increased
enrolment expected during the
next several years. According to
a Forecast of Future School En-
rollment" released by the U. S.
Census Bureau, we can anticipate
yearly increases in first grade en-
rollment through 1866.
By 1866 enrolment in the first
grade will be 42.6 per cent greater
than in 1947. By 1855 we can an
ticipate a first grade enrolment of
1913, a total elementary enrolment
of $50. To accommodate this in
crease in enrolment without the
use of the temporary facilities
mentioned above would require 13
additional classrooms, the number
provided in the proposed building.
The unprecedented birth rate
has come to every community. THE
CHILDREN ARE WITH US NOW.
For a number of years they will
be entering school in increasing
numbers. THEIR EDUCATION
CAN NOT WAIT. ADEQUATE
FACILITIES MUST BE PROVID-
ED NOW,
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-10-15
Vocalists To Aid
Band At Grid Game

Vocal music students will aid the
high school band in the musical
show to be presented during the
half at the Oak Harbor-Port Clin-
ton grid battle at True-Lay field
this Friday evening.
The Oak Harbor high school
band will also be here to perform
during the intermission.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-10-15
Voters Must Live
In Ohio One Year

With interest in the November
2 election growing daily, some new
residents are puzzled over their
eligibility to vote.
Prosecuting Attorney George
Slaughter checked the Ohio Code,
and reported that new residents
must live in Ohio for one year be-
fore being eligible to vote. Resi-
dents must live within the county
for 80 days, and within the pre-
cinct for 20 days before being
permitted to vote,
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-10-15
Ordnance Chief
To Visit Depot

Major General E. S. Hughes,
Chief of Ordnance, Washington,
D. c., will visit Erie Ordnance De-
pot for an official tour of inspec-
ton Monday afternoon, October
IS. according to word received
Thursday by Colonel J. f. Nc
Inerney, commanding officer.
This marks the first official visit
of General Hughes to E. o. D.
since his promotion to Chief of
Ordnance.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-10-15
Firernen Find
Burning Chair

Local fremen made run to
eastern Erie township shortly
after the football game Friday
evening when the department re-
ceived word a transport truck was
afre.
When the firemen reached the
scene, near Rainbow Inn, they dis
covered that no truck was present
but that an overstuffed chair was
burning. The blaze was extin-
guished. No one seemed to know
how the chair happened to be
alongside the road, or how the fire
started.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-10-15
Girl Injured In
Fall From Ride

Miss Marjorie Ann Sahloff, IT.
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Byron Sahloff, 205 Park street,
Oak Harbor, suffered a broken
arm and decorations Saturday
night when she fell or was thrown
off Caterpillar ride during the
street fair.
Miss Sahloff was brought to Ma
.gruder hospital where she is un-
dergoing treatment.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-10-15
G.. of G.. Will Meet
Thursday Evening

President Carlton Scnwan has
announced that the Port Clinton
Chamber of Commerce will resume
its meetings in the Colonial club
rooms, with this weeks meeting
scheduled for eight o'clock, on
Thursday evening, October Ia.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-10-15
CAR is SLASHED

Police were called to the Avalon
night club parking lot early, Satur-
day morning when an unknown
person used sharp instrument to
slash the top of Richard Ried-
maier's convertible coupe. Repairs
will be costly.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-10-15

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-27
FOR SALE ON BIDS

Sealed bids will be received by the undersigned up to 10 a. m Nov. l, 1943, for Improvements on Robert Island, Port fought area, Alaska, as follows: Former fur farm of Porter Apple, deceas- ed, including five room frame house and bath, oil range, oil heat CT; warehouse, chicken house, smoke house, fox shed and pens tor about 200 foxes, mink shed and pens for about 250 mink, various fishing and fur farm equipment and gear; these improvements are on land leased from the Forest Ser vice, this location is in the heart of good fishing and trapping and hunting country; and commercial fishing; good anchorage.
 Write or send bid to: N. w. Hicks, U. s. Commissioner and Admin istrator, Box l066, Petersburg, Alaska. 096 6x
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-27

to come through unbeaten and un- tied.
 Leading candidates for such a record at the moment--on the ba- sis of Saturdays deportment--are North Carolina, Notre Dame, Cali fornia, Southern Methodist Univer- sity and Army.
 The North Carolina Tar Heels furnished the days biggest sur prise-a 34-7 walloping of hefty, fast Texas team rated better than the club that whipped Alabama in the Sugar Bowl last year. Charlie tChoo Chool Justice supplied the locomotion for this upset, rushing to two touchdowns and passing to two others.
 Notre Danes opportunists came from behind to squeeze past Pur- due at South Bend 28-27.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-27
Boston Braves Win pennant
 In Rational League; indians
 On Top in American League

boys can't miss.
 If the Indians win three of their remaining five games, the Red Socks or the Tanks must take all five to beat out the Indians.
 Another feather in the Indians bonnet is the fact that they play out their schedule at home starting tomorrow night. They take on the last place Chicago White Sox in the opener of a two-game series and then close out with three game series against the Tigers.
 The Red Sox are in better position to overhaul the Indians han the Yankees who finish out n the road.
 Boston is at home for the rest # the season. The SoX resume the chase against the weak Washington Senators tomorrow in the opener of a three-game series and close out the season with the Tanks. The Yanks invade Philadelphia for the first of three games to- morrow and Connie Mack's As are ready. The As have been idle for the past four days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-27
By RALPH RIDDEN

The Boston Braves are in" to- day and the Cleveland Indians are brushing their feet on the welcome mat spread for the American Leagues entry in the l948 series.
 Billy Southworth's Braves gained admittance to the World Series yes terday when they clinched their 1st National League pennant since 1914.
 The Indians moved a game in front of the runnerup Boston Red Sex and New York Yankees in the taut American League race and are on the threshold of joining the Braves in the series.
 Cleveland, behind the brilliant five-hit pitching of Bobby Teller, downed the Detroit Tigers, Al, while the Tanks dumped the Red Sox, 6-2, in the third game of their cut-throat series.
 The Indians, like their pursuers, have only five games to play but, unless they suffer sudden col- lapse, Manager Lou Boudreau's
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-27
C0NTRA(Tl AWARDED FOR HIGHWAY WORK
 IN INTERIOR ALASKA

Bids were opened September 9 for construction of Section A, Glenn Highway, and Section A, Richardson Highway, and the contract was awarded to the low bidders, s. Birch and Sons Construction Go. and Mor- rison Knudsen Co.,, Inc, by the Commissioner of Roads for Alaska. The work on the Glenn Highway consists of 40 miles of reconstruc- ton and hard surfacing between Anchorage and Palmer, Alaska. The low bid for this work was $l,- 689,752
 The work on the Richardson Highway will consist of reconstruc- tion and hard surfacing of A miles of highway extending from the city limits, Fairbanks, Mile 365 to Mile 321. The low bid was $2,658,112.
 Construction work on these con- tracts will start in October and are scheduled for completion December, 1948.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-27
TH REE BIG
 GRID TEAMS
 HIT BUMPS
By WILL GRIMSLEY

NEW YORK, Sept. 27-iR-Three teams accustomed to celebrating New Years in a bowl atmosphere -Texas, Alabama and Tennessee were listed among the vanquished today as college football nursed the Jumps ol it's first big weekend.
 There were knots on other inn poitant noggins, too, and the two unteaten powerhouses of 1947- Notre Dame and Michigan-were still puffing from close squeaks against neighhorhood rivals.
 The full schedule of games from coast to coast showed a trend toward bigger and better offensives. Only two ties were recorded among the better known elevens-Duke' s scorelss draw with North Carolina State and Hardin-Simmons TT standoff with Cincinnati.
 It appeared a lot of lucky boun- ces would be necessary for team
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-27
LEADERy IN B. B.

Leaders in the big leagues through games of Sunday are as follows
 National League
 Batting-Musial St. Louis, .378; Ashburn, Philadelphia, .333. Runs batted Musial, St. Louis, 126; Mize, New York 124. Home runs--Kiner, Pittsburgh, 40; Mize, New York, 39.
 Pitching -Sewell, Pittsburgh, 13 3, .813.
 American League
 Williams, Boston, .368; Boudreau, Cleveland, .354. Runs batted -DiMaggio, New York, 153; Stephens. Boston, 132. Home runs-DiMaggio, New York, 39; Gordon, Cleveland, 31. Pitching-Kramer. Boston, l7-5 .773; Gromek, Cleveland, 9-3, .750.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-27
FIRST MATCHES ARE ROLLED ON
 ALLEYS OF ELKS
Men UJpsiarts Defeat Old. timers-Women 0Idtim-
 CTS Defeat Upsfdrfs

The first matches of the season were bowlsd on the Elks alleys last night between the Oldtimers and the Young Upstarts of both men and women.
 The men Upstarts defeated the Oldtimers 2079 to 2042 with Fry Hagerup making high total score of 609 for the Upstarts and Ed For syth high total Of 556 for the Oldtimers.
 The women Oldtimers won from the women Upstarts by 56 pins. Florence Holmquist made high total score of 469 for the Oldtimers and 5. Meuwissen made high total score of 436 for the Upstarts.
 Individual scoring according to the sheets made up by Red" Mo- Gill, boss man of the alleys:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-27
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Oakland Wins Pacific Coast
 League pennani, 1st Time, 21 Years; Rainiers Fourth
By BILL BECKER

For the first time in 21 years, |the Pacific Coast League pennant Twill fly in Oakland.
 Casey Stengels free-swinging Oaks, forced to wait until the last iday of the season, put on the clin- |cher yesterday with a double win |Cver Sacramento, 10-8 and 6-5 to |maintain their two-game margin lover San Francisco. The Seals, keeping the heat on right down to the final wire, took two from Se- |attle, 2-1 and Az.
 A capacity crowd of 12,3o6 watch led the Oakland club slug its way to its 3rd pennant in PCL history, land first since 1927 when the !Acorns won under Ivan Howard
 The other flag came in 1912 under |Bayard (Bud) Sharpe.
 Red Lynn of Los Angeles be- came the closest thing the league had to 20-game winner by |notching up his 18th victory in re- lief over Portland, 7-5. Portland then came back for 4-3 decision. Hollywood edged San Diego for sixth place by taking final pair | from the Padres, 3-1 and Al.
 The Governors Cup playoffs will kstart Wednesday with third-place
 Los Angeles at Oakland, and San
 Francisco at fourth-place Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-27
MOVES TO INSPECT
 ALA5KA HIGHWAYS

Col. John B. Moves. Commissioner of the Alaska Road Commission, will leave today for Anchorage to confer with officials of the Alaska Rail- road and the Public Roads Admin istration in Anchorage. Col Moves will visit all parts of the Turnagain Arm Highway, which is now under construction and will fly to Fairbanks. From Fairbanks he will fly over all the routes of access into Mount Mckinley Park, which at the present time is served only by ail and plane transporta- ton.
 He will conclude his trip by in- specting the highway which is under construction between the Alaska Highway and Eagle and the Forty mile District. Col. Moves expects to return to Juneau in ten days.
 In 1947, the most frequent cause of death among doctors was cor onary heart trouble.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-27
NEW OFFICERS TO BE INSTALLED BY
 AL : AUXILIARY

The American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary will in- stall their new officers tonight ill ceremonies at the Juneau Legion Dugout.
 Past Post Commander w. E Hendrickson will install the incom- ing officers of Juneau Post No 4 and Mrs. Homer Nordling, Past Alaska Department President, will install the incoming Auxiliary off cers.
 The public is invited to the in- stallation which will begin at g p. m. Refreshments will be served by members of the Auxiliary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-27
B. B. 5IAR5

Baseball stars of Sunday games are as follows.
 Batting, Bob Elliott, Braves - Hit three-run homer to enable Boston to nip New York, 3-2, and clinch National League pennant.
 Pitching, Bob Teller, Indians pitched Cleveland into first place in the American League, beating Detroit, Al on five hits while fam ming nine. ;.
 There's big news in Empire ads.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-27
YANKS' HOPES FOR WINNING pENNANT
 GET SERIOUS BLOW

NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-R-The New York Yankees hopes of win ming the American League pennant received a serious blow today when X-rays revealed that Catcher Gus Niarhos suffered three lineal frac- lures of the right hand behind the index finger in the game with the Boston Red Sox yesterday. Physi- clans said he will be out for at least a week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-27
JUNIOR CHAMBER
 MEETING TONIGHT

The Junior Chamber of Com merce will hold a meeting tonight at 8 o'clock at Fish Face Sans. All members are requested to at tend