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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-01
SPRAY PUZZLE.
HITS COUNCIL
City SOlOnS Seek State Help
In Learning Benefits
From DDT

To spray--or not to spray with
DDT is a question members of
the City Council are seeking to
have answered.
At the council meeting Tues
day evening, members asked City
Clerk William l.. Zeis to contact
the State and County Boards of
Health to ascertain if any harm
full results can be expected, and if
the pDT spraying is bsneicia! as
a polio preventive.
Mayor Carl Becker announced
that q letter had been received
from the Port Clinton Federation
of Women's Clubs, which endorsed
the DDT spraying of the entire
city.
During the past few weef1. w.
Worthington, Erie Township, has
been spraying private homes and
business places within the city
and is kept busy at the task. Eesi-
dents desiring such spraying may
notify Mayor Becker at IA, Island
Wine st lC.
Mr.. Worthington plans to spray
the city parks at no charge to the
city.
AS sCierce has never been able
to learn the cause OF polio, no
orc can claim that spraying with
DDT is q polio preventive. The
spray does kill flies, mosquitoes
and other germcarriers and thus
some sickness, without 4 doubt,
's prevented.
Councilmen have heard that the
spraying car be harmful and want
to learn it's faults and benefits
before further action is taken.
Mayor Becker announced Thurs
day that Walter Worthington had
DDT-sprayed local parks, the
wading pool area, the city dump
and the area along the waterfront
where the Chamber of Commerce
sponsored Fireworks display will
be featured Monday evening. City
officials will use this as test to
see if the bug population is les
sened.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-01
MILLERS TRADE
P UL PIT s IN
CHURCH SHIFT
Former Army Chaplain L. G..
Miller Comes Here; VIM.
G. Miller to Shadyside

Rev. William G. Miller, who for
the past two years has been pas
tor of Trinity Methodist Church,
and the Rev. Lawrence G. Miller,
Shadyside, will exchange congre-
cations next week.
Notification of the exchange was
made by DR.. Hazen G. Werner,
Bishop of Ohio, when he read the
ministerial appointments Monday
at the Norwalk district Methodist
conference in Lakeside.
Earlier it was announced that
DR.. Clark w. Cooper, Youngs-
town, is to replace DR.. Herbert
j. Thompson as superintendent
of the Norwalk Methodist district.
Rev. William Miller will preach
in his new church at Shadyside
this Sunday while Rev. l.. G. Miller
will be in the pulpit of the local
church. His topic will be "Win-
dows of the Soul'. Shadyside is
a suburb of Wheeling, West Vir-
ginia, and is along the Ohio River.
Rev. and Mrs. William G. Mill
er and their son, John, IL, plan
to move to Shadyside next Thurs
day, while the new Rev. and Mrs.
Miller and their three children
will move to the local parish house
next Friday.
Rev. VIM. G. Miller came here
two years ago from Orrville when
he succeeded the Rev. Russell Lin
ton.
Rev. L. G. Miller, Al, served as
a chaplain in the Army during
World War II. He and his wife
are parents of three children, son
who was graduated this spring
from Shadyside high school, and
two daughters, aged eight and
thirteen.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-01
Grandson Killed
In Cycle Crash

Cleo Carl MINER, 19, Vickery,
grandson of Mrs. Mary Miner,
Port Clinton, and Mrs. Mary Thor
balm, Oak Harbor, was fatally in
jured Saturday afternoon when he
lost control of his motorcycle at
curve in Route 12, northeast
Of Fremont.
Miners cycle plunged across a
field before hitting a ditch bank.
He was hurled from the vehicle,
suffering a skull fracture and other
head injuries. Miner died 35 min
utes after admittance to Memorial
Hospital in Fremont.
Surviving are the parents, John
and Anna Thorbahn MINER, four
brothers, and one sister, Mrs.
Irene Curliss, Vickery, besides
the two grandmothers.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-01
FOOD is READY
FOR CUARDSMEN
AT CAMP PERRY
Tons of 'Spuds and Steaks"
Await Arrival of 5000
Guardsmen

LACARNE-Stcaks and spuds
are assured the 5000 National
guardsmen expected to train
this summer at Camp Perry.
Preliminary steps in Operations
Vittles", the popular title applied
to the project of providing food
for Ohio and Pennsylvania guards
men, were completed this week
according to Capt. Donald A. At.
kinson, quartermaster at Erie
Ordnance Depot, whose commits
sary staff is in charge of the pro-
ject.
Building 2503 at Camp Perry,
cold storage warehouse, was
cleaned and made ready for sup
plies the first of the week, and
the first reserves of meat and
fresh produce was expected to
arrive Friday.
Food supplies will be purchased
by Charles Schoch, Port Clinton,
chief clerk of the Erie Ordnance
Depot commissary, and M/Sgt. d.
c. Kirkley, depot food inspector,
will pass on all meat and dairy
products.
The job Of issuing the steaks
and spuds, and whatever else will
be needed to complete three square
meals a day for the guardsmen,
has been handed to George Ora
vec, Port Clinton, commissary
warehouseman at Erie Ordnance
Depot, and q sextet of enlisted
men recently assigned to Erie
Ordnance Depot.
The new Quartermaster soldiers
all especially trained in proper
food storage methods and issuance
of food to troops, are: Sgt. Thom-
as l.. Goeddert, Cpl. Samuel F.
Bair, Cpl. C. Armando, Pfc. James
f. Woolf, Pvt. Erwin L. Whidden
and Ret. Z. Raymond. They are
from Fort Knox, Kentucky, and
expect to be stationed at Erie
Ordnance Depot for approximately
IS days.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-01
EscaPee Reports
At Police Office

John Arthur Brumbaugh, %,
who escaped from the Osborn
Honor Farm of the Mansfield
Reformatory near Sandusky,
Thursday night, turned himself
in at the Port Clinton police office
Friday.
Brumbaugh had been sentenced
to Mansfield from Putnam county
in March for breaking and enter
ing. Charles Helton, %, who es-
capped with Brumbaugh, is still at
large.
When he reported at the local
police Office, Brumbaugh told the
officers he had decided to give
himself up rather than face extra
punishment if captured. He has
been returned to Mansfield,
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-01
EMPL LOYEES RED" AS CHERRY
CANNING BEGINS AT LOCAL PLANT

Over so men and women are
"seeing red' this week, but not
because they're angry. They are
employees of the Gypsum Can
ming Company, where the annual
sour cherry canning processing
got underway Thursday morning.
Manager Richard Rice estimates
that 200 tons of cherries will be
canned at the local plant during
the next ten days.
Most of the cherries will be
brought here by truck from the
Island Cherry Orchard at Belle
vue. This huge orchard is owned
by the company and is now known
as the Gypsum Canning Com
pany farm.
Rice predicts that the Bellevue
cherry crop will be larger than
last year. AS the cherries are
brought to the local cannery,
trucks dump the fruit into huge
vats where they are soaked and
washed. Later the fruit passes
along conveyors where scores of
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-01
Lakeview Park
Beach Okayed

Mayor Carl Becker at council
meeting Tuesday night an
nounced that the dangerous
swimming area between the east
pier and Fulton street is being
roped off and signs are being
placed in an effort to prevent
any drowning tragedies in the
new lakefront area.
Eighteen posts have been
placed, between which cables
and ropes will be stretched.
Signs will also be placed, warn
ing all swimmers and waders
that deep holes are in the re-
gion and that entering the
water is forbidden.
1t was also announced that
the beach at Lakeview Park is
now suitable for swimming. A
few rocks in the water are being
removed and no deep holes have
been discovered.
Miss Judy Won Thron, life
guard-instructor, has large
number of children under her
care daily at the wading pools
in Lakeview Park. The bath
ing beach just west of the city
is also widely used, especially
in the evenings.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-01
5000 ATTEND
Open HOUSE AT
LOCAL SP PLANT
18th Anniversary Celebration
Sets New High In Indus
trial Public Relations

Over 5000 visitors including
many from Michigan and other
nearby states were in Port Clin-
ton Friday to attend the open
house party featured by the Port
Clinton Division of the Standard
Products Company in observance
of it's 18th anniversary.
From the moment the visitor
arrived at the office door of the
company until he left the grounds,
everything possible was done to
make his visit entertaining, COM
Portable and pleasant. Courtesy
was the keynote under chairman
Roland Schaper.
Persons who were making their
initial tour of the plant and
others who had not been there for
several years, were amazed to
see the improvements made in the
city's biggest factory.
Making the tour more authen-
tic were the employees who were
on their jobs and who helped ex-
plain processes to the visitors.
Guides were well versed in their
duties and added much TO the
tours.
After completing the tour of the
plant, which took at least 80 min
utes, the visitors rested under the
huge tent where local church la
dies served hot dog sandwiches,
pop, ice cream, coffee and pop
corn and a juke box provided mu-
sic
Free taxi cab service was uti-
lized by many residents for trans
portation to the plant. Attractive
young lady employees, wearing
colorful corsages, greeted the visi-
tors and handed each person an
Open House badge and booklet
telling the history of the Port
Clinton Division of the Standard
Products Company.
AS the visitors enjoyed the re-
freshments, they also read the
note pasted on the ice cream car
tons: at was a pleasure to have
you as a guest at our 18th Ami
versary Open House. We sin
cerely thank you for attending"
An automobile show, featuring
19 different cars, attracted much
attention. From one to 80 parts
produced by Standard Products
are on virtually every car on the
road, was q featured slogan.
Upon completing the tour and
plant visit, the guests were handed
souvenirs as they departed thru
the gate. There were key chains
for adults and balloons for the
kiddies.
Production-wise the day was no
different from any other. All ma
jor departments We're working so
that guests saw the actual pro-
duction of sutomctive weather.
stripping window channel, acceler-
ator pedals, gasoline tank seals
Continued Page 2, Col. 81
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-01
TEMPERS FLARE
IN LIQUOR RAID
AT Dance HALL
Catawba c. of c. Members
Protest Arrest for Opened
Bottle Display

Charged with displaying opened
bottles of liquor on their table at
the Catawba Island Chamber 81
Conmerce's dance being held at
Terrace Beach Friday night, three
members of the group We're arrest
ell by five Ohio i:ouor inspectors
and taken before Mayor Carl
Becker.
The raid" by the liquor inspec-
tors broke up the private dance
as most of the Chamber of Com
merce members came to the City
Hall along with the liquor inspec
tors, as protest measure.
Arrested were Charles Bauman,
president of the Chamber, Arthur
Maloy and Glenn Dieringer. After
hearing the charges, Mayor Becker
levied fines of $40 and costs, but
suspended both fines and costs.
City Hall was crowded with the
Chamber members and dancers,
who were incensed by the agents
actions. The agents stated the
law permits open bottles beneath
tables, but that opened bottles
atop are forbidden even if the
dance is being held in a hall which
has no liquor or beer permit.
Members of the Catawba Island
Chamber of Commerce signed the
following telegram which was
sent to Governor Frank j.
Lausche in Columbus, Saturday:
"The entire membership of the
Catawba Chamber of Commerce
bitterly resents the Gestapo meth
DDS employed by agents of your
Liquor Department in arresting
and hailing into mayors court at
Port Clinton, three members of
our Chamber attending our an
nual benefit dance held at Ter
race Beach on the evening of
June oath.
"Our members were faced with
the trifing and absurd charge of
having open bottles of legal Ii
quor at their tables in place
which does not hold permit Of
any kind from the Liquor De-
partment.
"We believe you will agree with
us that the taxpayers money
could be used more expeditions
ly by concentrating enforcement
efforts on more serious matters
and refrain from prosecuting de-
cent people for an innocent prac-
tice which has been commonplace
throughout Ohio since repeal Of
the 18th Amendment"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-01
CHAMBER SPONSORS
ANNUAL FREE SHOW
New Waterfront Area At
Waterworks Chosen For
This Years Show

Once again Port Clinton and
area residents will be treated to
another gigantic fireworks display
on July Fourth, through the cour-
tesy and at the expense of the
Port Clinton Chamber of Com
merce,
To accommodate a bigger crowd
in a more central location, this
years pyrotechnic display will be
held along the lakefront in Water
works Park, thus many residents
will begin to enjoy the results of
the "Cattail Drive" to which
nearly everyone contributed finan-
cially.
Police Chief Jack Shelter and
his staff. and Special Police Chief
Leo Snider and his men will be on
duty to control parking and traf-
fic. With acres of former marsh
land now filled in and being
beautified, parking accommoda-
tions are sufficient for hundreds
of autos.
Monday evenings fireworks
will be opened with the firing of
15-minute salutes. The display
will continue for an hour, and is
to get underway as soon as it is
dark enough for proper view of
the aerial displays.
This years show will mark the
third presented by the Chamber
of Commerce. Helping to pay ex-
penses will be a $50 unsolicited
contribution from the Standard
Products Company.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-01
BARITONE WINS
TALENT H0NORS
Lowell Druckenmiller, Janice
Scott, Georgiana Zetzer
Win Awards

Two vocahsts and a pianist
were adjudged winners of the Sec
ond annual Home Talent contest
finals, sponsored by the Clinton
Theatre and Philips JeweIry, and
held in the Clinton Theatre Fri
day evening.
First prize went to the local
collegian, Lowell Druckenmiller,
whose basso-baritone rendition of
"On the Road to Mandalay" was
near perfection. He was awarded
g diamond ring.
Second prize went to Miss JAN
ice Scott, soprano, who offered
alice Blue Gown. Miss Scott
had been second place winner to
blind pianist Harold Boggs in a
preliminary contest. She was re-
called for the finals when Boggs
was absent, due to a concert tour
in Tennessee. A wrist watch was
presented to the young lady.
MISS Georglana Zetzer took
third place in the finals with her
piano rendition Of Rachmaninoff's s
"Punchinello." Her prize was
luggage.
The three judges, Mrs. Ralph
Snyder, Mrs. Marguerite Fine
frock and Mayor Carl Becker, also
recommended that q prize appro-
pirate to her age be given to
JoAnn Budd in recognition of her
talent. The little child is an ac-
complished balancer.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-01
CITY WILL LEVY
FINES ON SEWER.
LAW v|0LATORS.
East End Residents Cannot
Use Sanitary System For
Storm Water

Local residents, especially those
living in the east end of the city,
who are permitting storm or caves
trough water to drain into the
sanitary sewer system, may be
hailed into Mayors court in the
near future and be liable to fines
OF $40 to $50.
Such drainage is strictly for
hidden under contracts which the
residents signed when their plumb
ing was connected to the sewer
system.
Councilmen have decided that
strict action is necessary due to
the extremely heavy demands on
the East End pumping station
which at times is totally unable
to pump off the excess water.
Frank Putnam, Lakeside con-
tractor, appeared before council
and asked that the sewer ordi-
nance be modified to permit foun-
dation draining into the sanitary
sewer system, but that caves
trough and storm water flow be
forbidden.
Putnam also asked that the
councilmen forbid the keeping of
chickens or other livestock within
the city limits. He was told that
current Health laws do not pro-
hibit keeping chickens but that
coops and yards must be main
tanned in sanitary condition.
Consulting Engineer Carleton
Finkbeiner, Toledo, will be con-
suited for recommendations re-
garding the east end sewer sys-
tenn. 1t is possible that checks
will be made at each residence
and business place and if violations
are discovered, fines will be levied.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-01
Pedestrian Hurt
In Traffic Mishap

Although there was a series of
minor traffic accidents along the
Lakeside Road Tuesday, only one
person required disqualification,
Deputy Sheriff William Cullen re-
ported.
Marshall Doyle, l6, Gypsum, is
receiving treatment in Magruder
Hospital for head cuts sustained
Tuesday afternoon when the youth
ran into a car being driven by
Allan Flitcraft, Madison Street.
Cullen stated that Doyle and
another boy had started to run
across the road, near the Moose
Club. Doyle evidently became
confused, and turned to run back
when he was hit by Flitcraft's car.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-01
Engineer Escapes
Serious Injuries

County Engineer Delos Nissen
narrowly escaped serious injuries
Friday night when the auto he
was driving overturned and was
wrecked along Route 163 east Of
the County Home.
Nissen was returning to his Oak
Harbor home after attending a
district engineers meeting in Lo-
rain. He was forced from the
highway by an auto approaching
from the opposite direction. The
engineer suffered only slight bruis-
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-01
FIREWORKS DISPLAY SET FOR MONDAY MIGHT
Seek New Road To
Ease Park Traffic

With 10000 autos travelling
to the East Harbor State Park
each weekend, county commits
sioners have been informed
that efforts are to be made to
have new road established
from the park road across the
harbor to the East Catawba
road, which would help relieve
the congested traffic problem.
If the project becomes
reality, it would connect State
Highways No. 81 in Catawba
and No. 240 which leads to the
park in Danbury township, and
would thus divide the traffic
which is now confined to the
Danbury road.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-01
Meter Take Hits
An-Tirne Record

Collections from the parking
meters in the business district hit
an all-time record Tuesday when
the collection totaled $27e.50, City
Clerk William L. Zeis reported.
Since the employment Of Pa
trolmsn Robel during Tho vaca-
tion reason, meter collections have
increased weekly as Chief Jack
Shelter has been able to keep one
patrolman on the downtown beat"
and thus meters are checked more
oflcn, and more parking tickets
arc issued.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-01
Seminar Student
Assists Braun

Jack Dennis, Marion, preached
his first sermon in the pulpit of
St. John Lutheran Church Sunday
as he began his two-month in.
ternship under the pastor, Rev.
John Braun.
Dennis, who will return to Capt.
tai University seminary in Sep
tember to begin his final years
work, is also an instructor in Ger
man at the university in Colum-
bus.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-01
SEE BALL GAME

Immediately after the Kiwanis
meeting Wednesday noon many
members boarded a chartered bus
for a TRIP TO Cleveland where the
Kiwanians witnessed the twilight
double header between the Indians
and Detroit Tigers.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-01

Myron Miller, secretary of the
Oliver H. Perry Masonic lodge
No. BAL, represented the lodge at
the state meeting of Masonic
lodge secretaries in Columbus on
Sunday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-01

THE NEWS is prepared to
do your JOB PRINTING on
a basis of Good Workman
ship and Good Service at
Fair Prices. Phone 527I.
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-11
Clouds Have Silver Innings

Whatever happens to stockholders of large cor
pOrations forced to grant liberal pension systems
this new program should be a great help to Florida
California, Arizona New Mexico, Texas and other
states with an attractive winter climate Certainly,
these retired people will not stick around home
shOvelng snow, when they can be healthier happier
and live cheaper in a southern climate They will
get into their little and beat it for the South
at least for the winter months
Many of these retired men and wives whose
families have grown up and moved away, will per-
manently change their residence to Florida Califor-
MIA or one of these other states. In the case of
Florida, these people can buy a house for about
$4,000 which is exempt from all local taxes provided
they make Florida their home. There also are other
advantages in moving to one of the above states
AS a result, this new pension may postpone decline
in real estate prices in these southern states which
have already had less of a real estate boom.
Real Estate Outlook
For some months real estate sales have been
slowing up in most Northern cities. This especially
applies to the higher priced and larger houses I'm
employment is forcing amilities to double UP which
is throwing houses on the market. The great in
crease in divorces is also definite factor in the
real estate situation. If the new pension is tC
be boon for Southern communities, it should be
bearsh Northern communities where these peo
pie are located they want to sell their pres
ent Northern homes.
Due to the fact that the cream is off of tn,
real estate business in many sections, the cost O
new building has declined somewhat It is certanl!
true that you build a better house for the sam
money now than was the case a year or two age
when contractors were so independent and unre
liable. My present advice new building is a
follows: If you have been waiting for a home, tn
building for your own occupancy. The time how
ever, has not yet come to build house or busines
property to rent to someone else There are muc
better investments today than houses or stores
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-11
Thirty Years Ago 81 81 4Ss F5si7 83a H584 do5ss 5R PSs

Oysters are. the cheapest food in
the market; only 40 cents for a five
eights basket Of oysters as large as
a boys hand in Milford.
o
Local duck hunters about Milford
had large kills this week. Russell
Evans, Lewis Evans and Russell
Evans, Jr., bagged Is on Saturday
evening.
Miss Agnes NJ. Stephenson, in
training at the Children's Hospital
in Phila., who has been home since
August on account Of sickness in
the family, has returned and will
complete her cOures in May.
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Persons attending the suffrage
mass meeting to be held at Dover
Opera House on the evening of Nov
10th, will receive in addition tC
the splendid speeches that will be
given on that occasion. a treat sc
rare that music lovers will recall
it as happy experience for many
day. Through the agency of the
chairman of music, Mrs. Frank H
Davis, the services of Ernest War
nick have been secured. He is from
Phila.
Shortly after the California Sen
ate had on last Saturday, Nov. 1st
adopted without a dessenting vote
resolution ratifying the federal wo
man suffrage amendment. the Stat
Assembly adopted a similar resc
luticn by vote of 7S to 2.
California is the 18th State Il
Tatify the amendment, the other
being Illinois. Wisconsin, Michi
gan, Kansas, Ohio, New York. Pen
nsylvania, Massachusetts, Texa.
Iowa, Missouri. Arkansas. Montana
/ Nebraska. Minnesota. New Hamp
shire and Utah.