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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-11
Three HURT IN
SUNDAY WRECK
Traffic Is Delayed In Route
Two After Head-On
Collision

Three persons suffered slight
injuries Sunday evening in a
head-on collision in Route 2, near
Turtle Creek in Carroll Township.
Brought to Magruder Hospital
for emergency treatment, via Rob-
inson ambulance, were Mr.. and
Mrs. James Hotchkiss, 815 Central
Avenue. Sandusky, and Malchia
Jones, Negro, Lansing, Michigan.
Dense traffic, due to the warm
weather, was blocked for some
time after the accident. Investi-
eating were state highway pa
trolmen and Deputy Sheriff Myron
Hetrick
Wayne Petersen of the Gerner
and Wolf staff was visiting rela-
tives near the scene of the acci-
dent, and also assisted in direct
ing traffic and caring for the in
jured.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-11
H A N bly, DIES
TEN DAYS after
SAW ACCIDENT
Complications Cause Death
Of Veteran Camp Perry
Employee

Thomas ]. "Tom" Hambly, II,
popular Erie township resident,
passed away in Magruder Hospi-
tai Sunday, of injuries suffered
Thursday afternoon, October 27,
when he was caught in a buzz saw
at the Camp Perry machine shop,
A native of Rocky Ridge, Mr..
Hambly had lived in Erie town
ship since 1909 when he first be-
, came an employee at Camp Perry.
The Hambly homestead is near
the former east Perry gate.
Mr.. Hambly's death came as a
shock to his many friends as his
condition had been improving last
week. Complications from the Sc
we're abdominal cuts caused death.
Although two other workers
were in the building with Mr..
Hambly when the fatal accident
occurred, details as to the cause
were lacking.
Surviving are the widow, Inez;
sons, Burton E., Erie township;
Raymond S., Toledo; brothers,
Joseph and Samuel, both of Lo-
rain; George and Eleaser, both of
Port Clinton, and two grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon in the Robinson
Funeral Home in Oak Harbor, the
Rev. Ira Benton, pastor of the
Oak Harbor Methodist church,
officiating.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-11
PEACE CONTEST
IS SUNDAY Mite
Eight Students Will Compete
In Opening Contests At
Local Churches

Eight P. C. H S. students will
compete in the first elimination
rounds of the annual Prince of
Peace contest to be held this Sun
day evening Novemt er 8, in the
Evangelical United Rrothren and
Trinity Methodist Churches.
Grace Frauhiger, Volitta Tibbs,
Karis Stahl and Joe Weis will
compete in the contest at the E.
U. B. Church while Barbara Piatt,
Janet Barnes, Sue Crohen and
Lois Everett will be competitors
in the Methodist Church prelimi-
naries.
Sponsored by the Ohio Council
of Churches, the Prince of Peace
contests always attract much in
terest here. Winners in the local
contest will compete in the OF
tawa County contest TO be held
later, followed by district and
state contests.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-11
Cruiser Damaged
In Crash SUNDAY

Port Clinton's new police cruiser
was damaged Sunday evening
when the cruiser, being driven by
Patrolman Donald Everett, and a
car being driven by U. S. Marshal
Harold R. Sullivan, of Needham,
Mass, collided in Route 2, west of
the Portage River bridge.
The u. S. Marshal was enroute
fom Massachusetts to Milan,
Michigan, as he had a prisoner
with him enroute to the federal
penitentiary. No one was hurt in
the accident, and vehicle damage
was minor.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-11
LEGION GIVES
FLAG TO SCHOOL
Commander Meckfessel To
Present Post Gift at Ar
mistice Day Service

Port Clinton Public Schools will
receive a much-needed American
flag through the generosity of
American Legion Post 113 men,
bers.
Presentation of the new flag,
valued at nearly 500, will be
made at II a. m. this Friday at
the Armistice Day assembly.
Commander Frederick Meckfes-
sci, Jr., will present the flag to
the school, and Supt. ID. d. Sims,
also a member of the local Amer
lean Legion Post, will accept the
flag.
Judge Tom Stahl of the Otta-
we County Common Pleas Court
will speak on the subject Our
American Freedom" and Supt. d.
d. Sims will speak on the origin
and development of the flag. The
band will provide appropriate mu-
sical selections.
Jefferson Thomas has been ap-
pointed as chairman for the Le-
gion dance to be held later this
month. Admittance will be free
to all paid-up members.
Under a new social plan, re-
freshments will be served at each
Legion meeting in the Legion hall.
Special entertainment will be
presented at the social meetings
on the third Thursdays of each
month. The Legion Lounge is
open three nights weekly, with
Archie Winnie in charge.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-11
$3.50 Collected In
Poppy Day Sales

Mrs. Thomas Heating, chairman
of the sponsoring Port Clinton
American Legion Auxiliary, re-
ports receipts of $3.50 from the
annual Poppy Day Saturday.
Poppies, made by disabled war
veterans, were sold by members
of Cochran's Majorettes. Funds
from the poppy sales are used for
the Legion Auxiliary's child well
fare and rehabilitation projects,
which provide financial aid to
any needy child.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-11
Band Members
To Get Honors

Twelve senior members of the
high school band will be honor
ed during intermission at the
Bellevue-Redskin grid game this
Friday night when they will be
making their final appearance.
Each senior bandsman will be
introduced and presented pins in
honor Of their work and activity.
In the group are Marjorie
Guth, Dolores Fletcher, 10 Anne
Swimmer, Catherine Roose, Kath-
ryn kocsis, Betty Lorensen, Alice
Fachman, Mary 10 Knepper, Hope
McCandlish, Dewey Kinsey, War
rem Antrim and John Braun.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-11
Rotarians Learn
Story Of Iran

An informative and interesting
talk on Iran was presented by 1t.
Col. M. M. Duncan, Of the Erie
Ordnance Depot staff, at the Ro-
tary Club meeting in st. John
Lutheran church Tuesday noon.
Having been stationed in Iran
for over two years, Col. Duncan
is well acquainted with the Mid
die Eastern country where re-
Gently discovered oil wells have
brought new prosperity.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-11
BECKER AND b0LTE win TN MAY0RAITY RACE!
Village Cleaners
Open Local Store

Village Cleaners has opened its
new cleaners agency in the for
mer Gamble Store building at 21S
East Second street. Roger Kin
ney is owner of the firm.
, Miss Joan Lundgard is in charge
of the local agency. During the
past Ia weeks, Village Cleaners
has operated locally from the
Kinney home in West Third
street.
Main cleaning plant of Village
Cleaners is in Oak Harbor. The
new cleaners will feature pickup
and delivery service.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-11
TINY INFANT BORN

A premature girl, weighing
only two pounds, 1872 ounces, was
born Friday in Magruder Hos
pital to Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Van
Wy, Route 2. The tiny infant is
the smallest baby ever born in
the local hospital and is being
cared for in an incubator. The
mother has been discharged.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-11
BANKS TO CLOSE

Due to the Armistice Day holi-
day, the Port Clinton National
and American banks will be clos
ed this Friday. There will be no
mail delivery on Armistice Day,
Postmaster A. w. Kalb has an
nounced.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-11

THE NEWS is prepared to
do your JOB PRINTING on
q basis of Good Workman
ship and Good Service at
Fair Prices. Phone 5271.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-02-01
Relief Agency Set Up
for Storm Relief

AN EMERGENCY relief agency,
established in a proclamation by
Governor Crane ON Jan. 8, will ac-
lively serve to eliminate any I'M
necessary losses of human life and
livestock during storms in affected
areas, Director A. E. Bowman of
the Wyoming agricultural extension
service announces.
The governor, after surveying hui
man and livestock needs in the re-
cent blizzard, Immediately set up
this standby agency for similar sit
uations that may develop during
the remainder of the winter season.
It will be co-ordinated in the state
by Russell Thorp, Cheyenne, secre-
tary of the Wyoming Livestock
Growers Assn, who will work with
the committees chairman, r. j.
Holman of Cheyenne.
Under their guidance, county
committees will be organized to di-
rect local programs to protect and
save human lives and mobilize
forces to secure emergency feeds for
livestock, arrange for overland
transportation of supplies, and make
available all equipment that can be
spared to assist ranchers in dire
need of feed and transportation.
Director Bowman has already
pledged the active cooperation of
the agricultural extension service
and its county agricultural agents
with the full approval of university
officials. Tentative plans call for
the selection of a qualified individ-
ual in each county 10 head this
emergency program. County agents
will serve as active assistants if
devastation and urgent needs de-
ve1op during billiards. and storms.
On a state basis, the agency viii
solicit and enlist the services of
those organizations that can assist
in supplying feed and tr~ansporta-
tional facilities, Director Bowman
explained, and this assistance will
implement and strengthen the coun-
ty measures that are adopted foE
immediate rescues and relief.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-02-01
Livestock Sale Dates

MissouIa: Missoula Hereford association first
annual show and sale, Feb. 81.
Lewistown: Paul Donisthorpe g. Son and other
central Montana breeders purebred sow sale
Feb. 10.
Missoula - Intermountain Registered Swine
Breeders association sale, Feb. 10.
BOzeman: Annual Aberdeen-Angus sale held
in conjunction with Montana Winter Fair
Feb. "a.
Bohemian: Annual swine sale, conjunction
with Winter Fair, Feb. 25.
Bohemian: Annual Hereford sale, conjunction
with Winter Fair, Feb. IS.
Fairfield: Teton County Registered Swine
Growers association annual bred gilt sale,
March q.
Shelby: Marias Hereford association annual
sale, March 4.
Billings: Midland Empire Registered Swine
Breeders association eighth annual bred gilt
sale, March 5, 1949.
Dillon: Dillon Range bull sale, March s.
Billings: Montana Shorthorn Breeders a~ssocia-
ton show and sale, March ILL.,.
Lewistown: Central Montana Hereford Asso-
citation spring sale, March II.
Great Falls: North Montana Hereford Breed
ers association annual spring show and sale
March 1911.
KaIispell: Northwest Shorthorn Breeders asso-
citation spring sale, March II.
Miles City: Eastern Montana Hereford sS-
ISOLATION sale, March %.
Havre: North Montana Sheep Breeders asso-
citation ram and eve sale Sept. "a.
Dillon: Montana Futurity, Oct. 9-10.
Miles City: Tri-State Futurity. Oct. 1924.
Havre: Bear Paw Hereford association sale.
Oct. 26.
Kalispell: Northwestern Montana Hereford SIS
ISOLATION, Oct. n.
Miles City: Leo Farley, Armells Hereford
Ranch, annual range bull sale, Nov. IA.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-02-01

Februo<y !, le49-4l
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-22
Farmers Taking More
Interest i'm Forests

Orange county farmers are paying
more attention to their woodlands
than ever before, according to County
Forest Warden W. r. Fitzgerald Of
Hillsbcro. He said that many land
owners here were planting seedlings
and engaging fOresters to mark their
mature trees for proper cutting
1T Is my job" Mr.. Fitzgerald said,
"not only to fight forest fires and
try to prevent them, but to help
those fOresters when they are mark
ing trees / urge all timber owners
TO see me before they sell their
timber, SO we can have a forester's
advice on what is the best thing to
do. With the shortage Of good lum-
Der and the high prices Of all build
ing materials, it is the duty Of all Of
us who own timber TO see TO it that
none Of it is wasted, either through
fire or bad cutting practices"
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-22
Neighborhood Notes

Miss Twig Branch has returned
from a trip to Dallas, Texas, and
New Orleans, La.
Miss Alice Noble was called to
Oxford last week because Of the
death Of her cousin, Mrs. T. W. Win
ston.
Mrs. Lawrence Finn has gone to
Easthampton, L. l., N. Y.
Mrs. t. L. BarTgtt and her dHuHfh=
ter Ellen will arrive Sunday to be
here during the second term Of the
University's summer school with Mr..
Barrett, who is visiting professor
of Spanish. The Barretts will have
the N. B. Adams house until the end
of August.
Miss Sally Peasants left yester-
day for Blowing Rock, where she win
be for the rest Of the summer.
Mrs. Collier Cobb, Jr., and her
daughter, Miss Nancy Cobb, were in
New York City couple of days this
week. They are now with the Calvert
Toy family at Lebanon, N. ]. On
Monday Mrs. Cobb will come back
nome and her daughter viii 20 10
visit friend in Elizabeth, N. j.,
for a few days.
Charles Bartlett has come home
from Camp Herman, the Greensboro
Y.M.C.A.'s camp for boys, where he
was senior counselor.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Roberts Of
Taylors, S. c., near Greenville, were
in the 7illage for a few hours last
Sunday.
Mrs. James w. Patton and her
daughter came home this week after
q months visit in Charleston.
Mr. and Mrs. C. p. Erickson and
their daughter Sue are back in the
village after a three weeks vacation.
Mrs. Brent Drane returned to the
Drane-Graham cottage at Nag's Head
yesterday after two-day visit here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Scott with
Kristie and Tommy are back from
Manteo, where they visited the Paul
Youngs
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Peet and
their two sons are leaving next week
for Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Bishop Gribbin was in the village
Wednesday.
Sam Emory, Jr. was operated on
for appendicitis few days ago.
Ronald Shearin is undergoing
treatment at Watts hospital
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-22
Mrs. L. r. Wilson Dies

Mrs. Louis r. Wilson, wife of the
professor library -science- IN the
University, died at noon Tuesday in
Watts hospital in Durham, at the
age Of II. She had been taken to the
hospital after heart attack and she
suffered a second attack Tuesday
morning.
The funeral services were conduct
ed Wednesday afternoon in the Meth
odist church by Rev. Henry G. Ruark,
the pastor, and Rev C. Excel Roz-
zelle, former pastor here.
Mrs. Wilson, the former Penelope
Bryan Wright, was born in Coharie,
Sampson county. She attended the
school taught by her mother, Mrs.
Bette Wright, at Coharie, and Dun
stan Hall in Washington, d. c. She
taught at her mothers school and at
Davenport College in Lenoir.
She was married in 1909 and lived
in Chapel Hill during the remainder
of her life except during the 10
year period, 1922, when Mr.. Will
son was dean Of the graduate school
Of library science at the University
Of Chicago.
Mrs. Wilson is survived by her
husband, three daughters, Misses
Elizabeth, Penelope, and Mary Louise
Wilson; two brothers, DIR. John B.
Wright of Raleigh and Isaac c.
Wright Of Washington; and two
sisters, Mrs. II. B. Smith of New
Bern and Mrs. George H. Thomas
Of Maplewood, N. J. Another brother,
the late Robert H. Wright, was presi-
dent of the East Carolina Teachers
College for many years.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-22
Legion Membership Drive

This bulletin about the American
Legion's membership drive was issued
yesterday by Paul H. Robertson,
membership chairman of the Chapel
Hill post:
"The American Legion membership
drive for 1949-50 is now on. If you
are eligible see the adjutant or some
other member Of your nearest post
Pay your dues and align yourself
with one OF the teams Of workers Tor
your Legion post. Join the post Of
your choice
Select the particular program you
prefer and inform your commander
of your choice. He will be delighted
to have your suggestions and help.
Plenty of work is waiting for all of
US, and you can choose for yourself
whatever program in which you are
best fitted to work. The more work
ers we have, the better job we can
do.
IF you are in business in which
there are other former service men,
please submit list Of them to me
or to one of the membership team
captains IL. ]. Phipps and Paul Sex
ton in Chapel Hill, H. David Dillchay
and Herman Lloyd in Carrboro)"
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-22
Rotariaas Told about Fatigue

Dr.. A. 7. Miller, Of the depart
ment of physiology in the University
m5dTcaf scf10oi3 eaifeeud TO the Notary
Club this week about the experiments
he had been conducting in the so
called fatigue laboratory" in WoolIen
gymnasium. n1. BIiIIer and his staff
are finding out about the fatigue-pro-
ducing effects Of exercise. One of the
questions to which an answer is
being sought is: How much salt does
the human body need? Another re-
lates to the need of water. One thing
DIR. Miller said was that most people
don't drink enough water.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-22
softball Team in District Finals

The Electric Construction Com
pany's softball team will play Wake
Forests Deaconeers Monday evening
for the district championship. The
game will be at $50 in the Durham
Bulls park. The Chapel Hill firms
team, the defending champion, ad-
vanced to the finals by beating the
Raleigh Naval Reserves in the semi
final round Wednesday night in Dur
ham. Another Chapel Hill team spon-
sored by the Farmers Dairy was
defeated by the Deaconeers in the
semi-fnals.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-22
In Memory Of Mary Moore Stanford

A monument to Mary Moore STAN
ford was dedicated Sunday at an old
family graveyard near Antioch
church. About a hundred and fifty of
her descendants were present. The
ceremony was preceded by a picnic
dinner.
Mrs. Charles w. Stanford was in
charge Of the program. A welcome
TO the gathering was given by DR..
William K. Stanford of Durham.
Former U. S. Senator William b.
Umstead, introduced by Percy Reade,
delivered an address.
Mary Moore Stanford was the
daughter of General Stephen Moore.
Her husband, Richard Stanford, was
q representative in Congress for
many years.
Evening star., 1949-04-21
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The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-12-23

Fishing at Old Shell Landing
during the weekend were DR..
Gay, Gulfport, Mir. and Mrs. Wal
ter Moore, w. ]. Steinfeldt. Mrs.
Anna Gilley, Art Price, NJ. j. We
graska, Mrs. Ann Tilley and Char
les Cheney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Grace
and children and Mrs. G. Ehle,
Mrs. Grace's mother, spent the
weekend at their cottage.
Mr. and Mrs, Z. G.. Webb and
daughter spent Sunday in Mis-
sissippi City with MI. and Mrs.
Berger.
Mrs. O. ID. Davidson has re-
turned from a fortnight's visit
with her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. James Elliott,
Houston, Tex.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Meyers,
Miss Della Girot and Renee Gil
rot, New Orleans, spent Sunday
with their brother, Henry Girot,
ana family. They came to cele-
brate MIR. Girot's birthday Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Potter and
son left over the weekend for
Rochester, N. Y, to spend Christ
mas with Mr.. Potter's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. p. Hellmuth,
Winnetka, ILL.,, have moved to
Ocean Springs and r making
their home at the A. b. Austin's
apartment.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-12-23

Christmas Tree
The Woman's clubs annual
Christmas tree for children of the
town, an event of the past 10
years, was held at the public
school auditorium with nearly 100
children attending. Christmas car
OILS were sung with Mrs. M. S.
Pickett at the piano after which
Santa Claus appeared by a huge
cedar tree beautifully decorated.
While Santa spoke to the children
Mesdames judith Girot. j. X.
Lemon, Frank Snyder, Clay Boyd,
j. C. Sanders and c. d. Todten-
bier gave out big sticks of pep
permint candy and oranges. The
tree was the gift of Superintend-
ent and Mrs. Wall and was deco
rated by Mrs. Ellis Handy, chair
man of the party, and her COM
mittee.
The VIEW met Monday night at
the Town Hall with Commander
Robert Herman presiding. He an
nounced that the auxiliary has
given a dozen chairs to the new
VIEW Home which is nearing COM
pletion. Work is being done on
the building by members of the
post each Wednesday and Friday
night.
Word has been received by
friends in Ocean Springs of the
death of Mrs. Elizabeth Hoskins.
La Grange, H., Dee. IA. Mrs. Hos
kins will be remembered as Eliza
beth Davidson whose parents
owned the old Bayou Inn Hotel.
Coach and Mrs. Clay Boyd and
children and Mrs. Ethel Boyd are
visiting in Scooba, their former
home. They will go on to West
Point for Christmas with Mrs.
Boyd's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Willis.