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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-03-11
FAMOUS EXCURSION BOAT HEADS
FOR SCRAP Pile AFTER so YEARS

EDITORS Note: Mrs. Ethan Fox,
Put-in-Bay correspondent for the
Ottawa County News, has writ
ten the following interesting
history of the steamer Put-in-Bay
which is being dismantled for
scrap, after years as a famous
excursion boat.
The Steamer Put-in-Bay was
owned and operated by the Ash
ley and Dustin Line and was
captained by Arthur Fox (whose
home was North Bass) and who
sailed her on her maiden voyage
here on May 10, 1911.
One of the most outstanding
and correctly built steamers to
ever sail on the Great Lakes for
daily passenger trips, was the
three and a half deck steamer
Put-in-Bay, which is being dis
mantled and sold to the highest
bidders at this time.
The ship was designed by the
famous marine architect Frank E..
Kirby, who also built the smaller
passenger and freight boat, Frank
E. Kirby, which was known for
years for the freighting of
peaches and other fruits from the
Catawba Island and n-Bay
! areas.
Kirby was assisted by the Dus-
tin Brothers, Edward and Oliver,
who gave him the benefit of their
many years experiences on this
Detroit to Put-in-Bay run. She
was built at the American Ship
Building Co. in Detroit.
The Put-in-Bay was a propel-
ler-type ship and one of it's out
standing features was the famous
hard wood floor in the ballroom
deck. The hull and main deck
were constructed of iron and a
water sprinkler system and fully
inspected fire alarm boxes were
placed at strategic points. With
several water tight bulkheads
placed in the hull, the boat was
considered unsuitable by Engineer
Kirby-but in recent years, to
make the factor of safety even
greater, another bulkhead was
placed in the hull by Mr.. Dustin.
The ship was equipped with a
four-cylinder triple expansion en-
gine, which gave this great ship a
speed of twenty miles per hour.
Leaving the Detroit river,
twenty miles below Detroit, the
beautiful steamer Put-in-Bay, en-
tered Lake Erie and the first of
the group of famous Lake Erie
Islands to come into view was
Middle Sister, which lies in Cana
dian waters.
Travelling on, the Put-in-B Bay
entered the Put-in-Bay harbor-
for which she had been named.
Thousands and thousands of
passengers who disembarked here,
after their trip from Detroit, en-
joyed the pleasure and restful
clean atmosphere of this en-
chanting island, while waiting
for their ship to return for them
from her trip into Sandusky
and Cedar Point,
The permanent population of
Put-in-Bay is about four hun
dred, with an added summer
population of two hundred or
more. The village of Putin Bay
is clustered near the water front,
facing our beautiful harbor. The
Perry Memorial, which also faces
the harbor, was built of Milford
granite, and stands three hun
dred and fifty-two feet high. 1t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-03-11
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH
VIM. CT. Miller, Pastor
Fourth Street

Sunday school at 9:30 a. M;
Clayton Border, Supt.
Morning worship at 1890 a. m.
Sermon theme, Goods Smile of
Approval"
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings at 7:30, Lenten
services.
Thursday afternoon Circle Five
will meet in the home of Mrs.
Helen Fadely, Catawba Island.
One cent sale G.. E. Sweepers.
Buy sweeper at the regular
price, $54.95, and for one cent
more you get the attachments.
Hablitzel Co. Alt
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-03-11

Gnepper's kitchen walls rather
bulged with 81 homemakers who
attended this meeting on Quick
Meals. Watch for your township
meeting. Bay Township, March
16; Erie Twp, March IS; Salem
Twp, March Is.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-03-11
Farm Loan Group
Meets In County

Ottawa County Advisory Com
mittee for Farmers Home Admin
istration, U. S. Department of Ag-
riculture, met Monday afternoon,
March 7, 1949, at the Ottawa
County Home. Mrs. Orpha M.
Windisch, vice-chairman, presided.
Applications for Government
farm operating loans We're consid-
cred and certified. Committee
members reported on their con-
tracts with banks concerning the
Farmers Home Administration
program, and other phases of the
work in the county were discuss
ed.
Farmers Home Administration
makes loans to eligible farm fami-
lies for purchase of livestock, i'm
plements, fertilizer, seed and other
operating expenses, as we'll as for
the purchase, enlargement or de-
veiopment of farms.
Members of the committee are
Clifford A. Miller, Harris Town
ship; Mrs. Orpha M. Windisch, Sa-
lem Township; William C. Lueb-
cke, Benton township.
Need new spouting? Call 9715
for free estimate. Hablitzel Co.
Alt
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-03-11
GYPSUM COMMUNITY
CHURCH
Rev. Arthur II. Krebs, Minister

Sunday, March 13 - Sunday
school at 9:45 a. M; Mrs. J. H
Gulau, superintendent, in charge
Of worship service.
Church services at 10:45 a. m
Ladies' Auxiliary and bazaar
March II, at the church, 4:3O p
m. to 700 p. m.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-03-11

"Look Out, Lizzie" will be
presented at the Elmore high
school March 18 by the 5-H Club.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-03-11

Rent a wash machine. $1.0O. per
week. Come in or phone 9715.
Hablitzel Co. Alt
Seward seaport record., 1949-08-16
Phone Co. Pions Fire Alarm System Here

Wm. M. Maxey, president of the Alaska Teleph one Engineering Corp, met with the Seward City Council at a special meeting to explain the plans of the company for the new automatic telephone system in Seward. With good de- livery On equipment and speedy building construction, the system should be made fully automatic within a year. even to the auto matic fire alarm.
 This fire alarm will automatically operate the fire siren when the fire department number is dialed. The phone on which the call is made will be locked in contact with the fire station until the chief releases it. This makes it impossible for the telephone to be accidentally disconnected before the call is completed. It also makes it easy to trace false alarms.
Seward seaport record., 1949-08-16
A.S.C. Permit System For AIaskd Freight

Continuing it's efforts to elimin- ate costly delays to trucks deliver ing cargo for shipment to Alaska. the Alaska Steamship Company announced the adoption, effective August IS, of definite procedure for receiving cargo.
 Under the new regulations, all truckers, in order to make delivery of cargo to Pier 42, will be required to have obtained delivery time Trucks arriving without a sched- uled time will be handled as soon as possible after all scheduled trucks have been received.
 Trucks with loads in excess of 4,OOO pounds of packaged cargo will be required to have a swamper 10 expedite unloading.
 These are the basic requirements. They have been established as an outgrowth of mpany inter departmental discussions and con- ferences with trucking companies, backed up by several months ex- perience. During that period, it was not mandatory that the shippers obtain delivery time. As a result only about 20 per cent of them now do. Consequently the company has not been able to properly control deliveries to the capacity of it's terminal resulting in long delays.
Seward seaport record., 1949-08-16
Seward Public Scisoo. Teachers Chosen
 For Coming Year

Superintendent of Schools Carl R. Carlson announced Monday that with one exception teachers have been appointed for every position on the staff for the l949-l950 school year The one position still to be filled is that of shop and science teacher in the high school
 In addition to his duties as super intendant, MT. Carlson will teach Latin to high school students. Mrs. Grace Camper will be principal Of the high school and will teach mathematics and chemistry. Walter Blue will teach history. Spanish and English and Mrs. Gladys Bo- gard will teach home economies.
 Business subjects will be taught by Mrs. Hazel Muir and Miss Mar garet Spencer will teach English in addition to duties as librarian. The music department will be headed by Miss Shirley Calnan. Grade Teachers.
 Teachers for the First Grade will be Mrs. Ina Fisk and Miss Marie Mullins, and for the Second Grade, Mrs. Dorothy Frost and Mrs. Blanche Miller. Misses Betty Boyd and Jane McMullen will teach Third and Fourth Grades respect ively and Miss Flavia Hansen will have Fifth Grade.
 Sixth and Seventh Grades will be taught by Miss Ruth Leichliter and William Knapp. both of whom will also have physical education. Larry Grounds will have the Eighth Grade
Seward seaport record., 1949-08-16
LUTHERAN PICNIC AT LITTLE BEAR LAKE

Members of the Seward Lutheran Church and Sunday School and their friends are invited to pie nic at Little Bear Lake Sunday, August q. Those planning to at- tend are urged to be at the Lu- theran Church at HOO am. that morning.
 People who will have extra room in their cars are asked to bring them to accommodate those who have no available transportation. Each family will furnish it's own lunch and dishes. The Sunday School will furnish ice cream and drink. In case of rain the affair will be held in the church base ment.
Seward seaport record., 1949-08-16
CAR TURNS OVER ON HOPE ROAD

Travellers from Hope Monday re- ported that a gray sedan had gone off the road and turned over at a point beyond Mile 60 on the road to Hope. At the time the car was found a man was still inside. While a little groggy, the man appeared to be uninjured, and a group of men who claimed they were his friends, took him toward Hope in their car.
 Tuesday morning authorities in Seward said they had received no information about the accident other than the report of the wit ness who asked that her name not be made public.
Seward seaport record., 1949-08-16
July 4fh Committee Elects Boqun Pres.

Pat Began of the Seward Plumb ing Company has been elected president of the permanent Fourth of July Celebration Committee, with Al Moves to be secretary and treasurer and Cliff Whipple to be property officer.
 Members of the finance commit tee are Charles Lechner, Leon Ur- bach and w. C. Erwin. The com- mittee will be incorporated as a permanent body and at the August 28 meeting the constitution and. bylaws will be submitted for approval.
 Other members of the permanent committee are Bob Muller, A. G. McRae, Ed Manthey, Ted Lesko, John Coleman, and Mrs. Mildred Kirkpatrick.
Seward seaport record., 1949-08-16
Migratory Bird Law For 1949 Season

According to the 1949 Migratory Bird Regulations the open season for the Kenai Peninsula and other areas is September IS to November 3.
 Bag Limit and Possession
 The daily bag limit for ducks is five (5) of which only one may be a wood duck. Two days limit in possession l0 ducks-but only one wood duck).
 The daily bag limit for geese is six (6) of which only two may be Canadian geese or it's subspecies, white-fronted geese, or brant. Pos session limit is the same as the daily bag limit.
 The daily bag limit for coot is fifteen Q5). Possession limit fif- teen 15).
 The daily bag limit for sora is twenty-five (25). Possession limit twenty-five (25).
 The daily bag limit for other rails and gallinules is fifteen U5) in combination or singly. The posses sion limit is the same as the daily bag.
 Daily Shooting Hours
 The daily shoting hours are from one-half hour before sunrise to one hour before sunset.
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Seward seaport record., 1949-08-16
Texun Gives Bus To Jesse Lee Home

The Jesse Lee Home is the re- cipient of a new 30-passenger Chevrolet bus, the gift of J. J. Perkins Of Wichita Falls, Texas, who visited here last summer.
 Henry Cassel flew to Denver where he accepted delivery of the bus At Great Falls, Montana, Cassel was joined by Robert Green and Franklin Fisher who helped drive the bus over the highway.
 The bus will be used to trans port the children of the Home to church and Sunday School in town and for movies, picnics and like affairs. Till now the children have had to ride in an open truck.
 On Monday the children had their first ride in the big yellow bus with it's comfortable seats. The new bus has all the latest conveniences and safety features recommended for buses transport ing children.
Seward seaport record., 1949-08-16
300 At Bear Lake For Burfenders' Picnic

More than POO Seward children and about 100 adults gathered at Bear Lake Sunday for the annual Kids Picnic given by the Seward branch of the Bartenders Union and to enjoy huge quantities of pop, hot dogs and ice cream. Chii- dren of the Jesse Lee Home had been invited but were unable 10 attend because of a few cases of measles at the Home.
 Use of the premises at Bear Lake was donated by the Tresslers, who own the saWmill and bus trans portation was furnished free by the kenai Peninsula Bus Lines. A num- Der of trips had to be made by the buses and number of the children deserted the cars of their bus.
 There were many contests and entertaining feat lures for the youngs ters and for the adults a horseshoe pitching contest was a highlight of the program. The horseshoe pitching got such an en- thusiastic reception that some of those present suggested that an All-Alaska contest be sponsored at Seward.
 One of the casualties of the pie nic was Pop Lanier, who worked up a charleyhorse in his arm from pitching the shoes.
 The only other casualty was Jimmy Holben, who got snag hook caught in his cheek Jimmy received a great deal of praise for the manly way he permitted Dr. R. O. Sellers to remove the hook
 Jean Germain, Lorena Red" Stolp and Helen Stevens assisted in taking care of the children. Walt Holben was commended for an excellent job on management of refreshments.
 All Seward bartenders assisted in making the picnic the most suc- cessful one Seward has had Hank Thrall was in charge of the com mittee for entertainment which pleased the crowd and Bill Weston was in charge of the transportation committee.
Seward seaport record., 1949-08-16
Coosfwise Line Adde's Two Ships for Afaska

w. T. Sexton, president of Coast wise Line, San Francisco, has an nounced the purc h a s of two l0,500 ton EC-2 Liberty type yes sels, Joel Chandler Harris and James Lick, for use in a Califc ma Puget Sound-Alaska direct se9vlce. The new operation will supple. .ent Coastwise Lines existing direct service between California, OreS Svn and Alaska and will be in addition to it's regular coastWise service.
 In commenting on the purchase of the two vessels, Sexton indi- cated that his company considered the move a stop-gap measure. He said COaStWise Line is presently engaged in a program for the con- structiOn of vessels specifically adapted for the coastWise Alaska trade. This program, while still in initial stages, is being effected by the company in consultation with offshore labor unions and initial proposals for the construction of such vessels have already been placed before the United States Maritime Commission.
 Coastwise Line has operated in the coaStWiSe service since 1886. At the outbreak of the war it's vessels were requisitioned by the War Shipping Administration and played an important role in war time shipping. It may be remem- bered that one of Coastwise Lines vessels, the SS Coast Farmer, was the only vessel to successfully get into and return from Corregidor during the last phases of the Bat tie of Bataan.
Seward seaport record., 1949-08-16
People of Seword

As a mark of respect to the memory of Mrs. Claudia I. Sexton whose sudden death has deeply grieved the community, and to her daughter, Miss Sylvia Sexton, whose many friends may be employed and otherwise unable to attend funeral serv- ices, it is my request that all business houses in Seward close their doors between the hours of two and three o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. IF, 1949 time of the services to be held in the Seward Methodist Church.
 EUGENE N. LANIER,
 Mayor, City of Seward
Seward seaport record., 1949-08-16

MT. and Mrs. Leo Douglas gave party at their home on the high way Monday to group of visitors and local friends. Jack Davis, high way patrol official, and a sister of Irwin Tressler were out-of-town guests. MT. and Mrs. Tressler of the Bear Lake saw mill and Mr. and Mrs. Pat Friede were Seward guests.
Seward seaport record., 1949-08-16
Speedy Delivery Of Rail
 Freight Assured By ARR

folIOWlllS lne regular SeSSlOn Ol the City Council Monday evening members joined with Alaska Rail road representatives and merchants in extra session to discuss the scheduling of steamship service that is giving preference to Valdez and Whittier as ports of call to the detriment of Seward.
 It was brought out in discussions that tonnage to interior destina- tions like Anchorage, Palmer and Fairbanks is being diverted from Seward because of faster delivery over the highway from Valdez by reason of that port being sched uled for discharge before vessels come to Seward
 When vessels call at Valdez first to discharge their cargoes for truck movement beyond, the ton- mage routed via Seward is delayed from two to three days while the ships are enroute from Valdez to Seward and intermediate stops By the time vessels dock at Sew ard the freight previously dis charged at Valdez has had several days head start toward interior destinations. Merchants and distrib- tutors and particularly contractors place much importance on such time factors and consequently have been requesting their cOnsign- ments routed that way.
 Serious Threat to Port
 One recent visitor to Valdez pointed out that the increasing amount of tonnage being routed through that port is becoming a serious threat to the port of Sew ard. He added that the present trend could easily result in Seward becoming condary port throughout a major portion of the year with the possibility that it might even remain so the year around when roads are kept open during the winter, as now being planned.
 Councilmen asked merchants and businessmen to join them in an effort to plan some action to in fluence st e m s h p operators to route ships to make Seward the first port of call in westward Alaska. Col. J. P. Johnson, general manager of the Alaska Railroad, and Larry Moore, his assistant assured those present that the rail- road can make expeditions deliver ies to the interior comparable with service now available via Valdez If the railroad is not required to await arrival of ships from Valdez and can utilize the time required for vessels movement between Valdez and Seward. Would Reduce Work Opportunities
 A representative of the long shoremen expressed the opinion that the trend toward shipping
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Seward seaport record., 1949-08-16

Hal Thornton of Kenai and his family left Seward in a small boat for Gaines Head Monday evening. Thornton said they would remain there for about week while he does some work on KID buildings purchased from the WAA.
Seward seaport record., 1949-08-16
JOHN CHOPPER DUE AUG. 2l

The COastwise Line freighter John Chopper is expected to call at Whittier Wednesday, Aug. IT., and go from there to Valdez, ar- irving at Seward about Aug. 2l. This ship is carrying 2400 tons of cargo to be discharged at the port of Seward.
Seward seaport record., 1949-08-16
Highway Accident Fatal To Pioneer Resident

Claudia I. Sexton, 85, Alaska pioneer and resident of Seward since 1904, passed away Friday eve ming, August 12, at the Seward General Hospital as result of in jurieS incurred earlier in the day when the car in which she was rid ing rolled over a bank at Mile 57 on the highway.
 The other two occupants of the car, Sylvia Sexton, daughter of Mrs. Sexton, and Mrs. Ralph Reed, were also injured. They were also admitted 10 the Seward General Hospital. Mrs. Reed had no serious injuries, but Sylvia Sexton suffered broken ribs.
 Mrs. Reed, who is librarian at the Seward Public Library, was re- leased from the hospital Sunday evening. Miss Sexton was ex- pected to return to her home on Tuesday
 According to information SUD- piled by those who witnessed the accident, the car was at a stand still when the mishap took place. II had pulled to the side of the road to permit other vehicles to pass when the soft shoulder Of the road gave away, permitting the car 10 roll down an embankment and turn over several times as 1t went down.
 Pioneer Resident
 Claudia l. Sexton was the widow of George Sexton, who preceded her in death by many years. Be- sides her daughter, Sylvia Sexton. she is survived by a son, Neil Sex ton who is head of an accounting firm in Seattle. fife was ill Seward at the time of his mothers death.
 Mrs. Sexton, with her husband and two children, came to Alaska in 1898, and first settled at Skag- way, later moving to Sunrise, now a ghost town but a thriving town in the days of the gold stampede.
 In the year 1904 the Sexton fam fly moved to Seward. They saw the beginning of construction of The Alaska Railroad.
 Funeral Services August l7
 Mrs. Sexton made the care of her husband and two children her career and assisted her husband in the management of the Sexton Hotel in Seward, which was known as the Coleman House before being Purchased by her husband. George Sexton. MT. Sexton was the first Deputy United States Marshal in Seward
 Funeral services will take place in the Seward Methodist Church at 2:OO pm. Wednesday, August F, and interment will be in the LOOP plot in the Seward Ceme- tery.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-20
Afford Called
To Testify
Against Scruggs


TALLAHASSEE, June 20-A
grand jury was called into session
al 10 o'clock this morning to con-
slider the ease against John CDea-
conf Scruggs. who is charged
with trying 10 bride Senator
Claude L. Afford to vote against
the anti bookie bill in the last
session Of the legislature. Scruggs
in a preliminary hearing, was
held last Tuesday for action of the
grand jury.
Afford was summoned today to
testify before the jury. though it
was thought he will not be ques-
toned today. as there are IL more
witnesses 60 testify before him.
ON the floor of the senate, AL
ford charged that Scruggs had
given him $1,000 TO oppose the
anti b0okie bill. When he was
first approached. Afford explain
ed. he related the story to Gov
ernor Warren. who advised that
he take the money and have wit
neSseS nearby To hear the con-
versation that went on between
him and Scruggs when the $4,000
was passed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-20
Penlon Will BE
Here Tomorrow

a. A. penton. Of Miami.
assIslani state service officer,
wN b. AZ the County Service
fAgiiQe from . am. 90 4 pm. to-
matow ioF the purpose OF as
sIsilnE sii veterans or their de-
nnnIifnn with any claim Tor
hemsiits ~ which they may be
enililud on account OF their
mslliiafy sefvicc. including as
sflnnre % widows. children and
afFenlent parents.
tn service includes assist
mnrr 9th Insurance problems
- wuii ~ 81 employers Of vet
u4ans under the q I Bill. school
-. sui.aisience. etc. The an
fasinfmant came from Jack
Nsunlirrn Afonroe County Ser
NlsN UliiCef
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-20
Weathcrford 10
Address Jaycees

C. I. Weatherford, deputy state
hotel commissioner, will be guest
speaker at the regular meeting q
the Key West Junior Chamber OF
Commerce on Wednesday. Wea1n,
erford will address members and
guests on the function OF the
State hotel commissioners.
Since there has developed re-
centIv in the state legislature
some heated discussion Of the du-
ties Of, the State Hotel ,Commis-
sion, I'll is anticipated that satr-
esfofdssStalk will be very inlof-
native. Members are urged 70
turn out in full force, and 70
bring guests to hear what prom
ises to be an interesting ADDRESS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-20
Forced Landing Al
Meacham Field

A false report today said that
an Aerovias Q cargo plane from
Havana to Key West made for
ced landing yesterday at Meach-
am field.
Rogelio Gomez, manager of the
Key West office of the Aerovias
@, said a plane did make forced
landing at Meacham Field yester-
day, but he said it was Puerto
Rican airplane from Miami. -,