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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-13
S|MKO'S BODY is
RETURNED HOME
Funeral Services For World
War ii Hero To Be An
nOunced Later

Another World War II hero is
being brought home for last rites.
He is T/Sgt. Marvin A. Simko,
son of John Simko, Route 2, whose
body was returned to the states
last week aboard the army trans
port Haiti Victory.
Marvin Simko was killed in ac-
tion on D-Day, June 6, 1914, when
he landed with the American Ran
gers in France. His body has been
in a cemetery in Normandy.
Born in Gypsum Sept. 28, 1921,
Marvin Simko attended the Por-
tage Township school in Gypsum
and the Port Clinton high school.
He entered military service on
November 6. 1912. and shipped
overseas in November, 1943. He
trained at Camp Atterbury, In
diana, Camp Forrest, Tennessee,
Camp Pierce, Florida. and Fort
Dix, New Jersey. While at Camp
Forrest, Simko volunteered to be-
come member of the Rangers.
Surviving are the father and one
sister, Donna Jean. Funeral SER
vices will be announced later when
the body is returned to this city
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-13
STRIKE CAUSES
POSTPONE MENT.
OF OPEN HOUSE
New Date Will Be Set As
Soon AS Labor Difficulties
Are Settled

Postponement of the Standard
Products Open House originally
scheduled for Friday, May 20, has
been made necessary by labor diff
ficulties in the automobile indus
try.
l.. S. Larson, manager of the
company's Port Clinton Division,
pointed out today that the auto
mobile industry is the divisions
largest customer, and that three
big motor car companies have
been forced to halt or cut produc-
ton as result of labor ditficul-
ties. '.
The Ford Motor Company has
instructed Standard Products to
halt all window channel and me-
chanical rubber parts deliveries to
total of "a plants making Ford,
Lincoln, and Mercury cars.
Similar instructions have been
received from the big Chrysler
plant at Kercheval Ave-, Detroit,
and from the main Dodge plant,
because Of a strike at a company
which supplies automobile Win
dows to Chrysler and its Dodge Di-
vision. .'..
Stop orders also have been re-
ceived from Packard, which has
been forced to curtail production
because Of a strike in a company
which, makes brakes for Packard.
Ford, Chrysler, and Packard
naturally win need little or none
of the window channel and me-
chanical rubber parts we make,
until they can resume normal pro-
duction. In addition, there is a
possibility that the effects of the
strikes may spread, resulting in
additional stop ORDERS" Mr.. Lar
son said.
This is serious setback to our
people and to our Company. Many
of our machines are idle due to
cuitailment of productions, and
others are running only part time.
We have been forced to lay off
a number of our employees until
the labor difficulties in the auto
mobile industry are settled"
Mr.. Larson said that new date
for the Open House, being held
in observance of the 18th Ami
versary of the Port Clinton Divi-
sion, viii be set as soon as the
company is able to resume normal
production.
"All arrangements for the Open
House have been made, and We
sincerely regret the need for post
ponement due to events beyond
our CONTROL" Mr.. Larson said.
"Our people are eager to show you
around and to have you know US
better. We hope that a new date
for the Open House can be set
very soon, and that every resident
of this area will be able to at
tend"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-13
PE|FFER NAMED
TO HIGHWAY JOB
Replaces Charles West AS
Ottawa County Highway
Dept. Superintendent

Appointment of Leo Pfeiffer,
Clay township trustee, to the post
of superintendent of the Ottawa
county division, State Highway
Department, was announced this
week by George Lieber, Toledo, di-
vision engineer.
Mr.. Pfeiffer, endorsed by the
county Democratic committee, sup
plants Charles West, Catawba, as
superintendent Mr.. West, Re-
publican, has served in that capac-
ity since early in 1947 when he
replaced F. E. Boomer, Oak Har-
bo:.
Three affidavits were repeatedly
filed with the Civil Service Com
mission, Columbus, charging Mr..
West with political activity.
Mr.. Pfeiffer's appointment be-
came effective Monday. Mr..
Vests dismissal will not be eff
fective for two more weeks.
The Catawba official has 80 days
in which to appeal the.appointment.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-13
Annual Red Cross
Meeting Is May 25

Annual meeting of Ottawa
County Chapter, American Red
Cross, will be held on Wednesday,
May 25, 1949, at 500 o'clock in
the courtroom in the courthouse,
Port Clinton, for the purpose of
electing board of directors, for
the consideration of reports and
for the transaction of such other
business as properly may come be-
fore the meeting.
Every person within the terri
tory Of the chapter who has paid
Red Cross membership dues with
in year, or who is a life or pa
tron member, is a member of the
chapter and is expected to attend
and vote at the meeting. ]. G..
Hitchcock, Chairman.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-13
ANOTHER TUTOR
LEAVES STAFF.
Sims Reports Severe Short.
age of Grade Teachers
Throughout State

Mrs. Melvin Tewers, local fourth
grade teacher, this week submit
ted her resignation to Supt. d. d.
Sims, thus bringing the faculty
vacancies to seven. Mrs. Tewers,
the former Joan Worst, is resign
ing as she is moving to Lakeside
where her husband is employed.
Supt. Sims expects the three
high school vacancies to be filled
next Thursday, May 10, when the
Board Of Education meets, but he
has no idea where he can find five
new teachers for grade positions.
Still open in high school are the
girls physical education, addition
al industrial arts, and Geography
Assistant Coach positions.
Sims reported that he has rs
applications on file, and of that
total, only one girl has applied
for an elementary position. With
the severe shortage of grade
teachers throughout the nation.
Sims stated that he was surprised
to receive this application as it
was the first in five years.
Grade positions open here in
clude one in the kindergarten, two
in the first grade and one in the
fourth grade.
Although board members held
special meeting Tuesday evening
to discuss shortage of funds for
the $375,0O0 elementary building
project, no final action was taken
If lowest bids are accepted,
there would still be a shortage of
$4,000, Sims reported. The board
members will further analyze the
bids and make decision at the
May 19 meeting.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-13
City Finances
Are Stronger Now

Although several purchases have
been made, especially for the
street department, city finances as
of April 80 were in better condi-
tion than on January l, City Clerk
William L. Zeis told council Tues
day evening.
During that period, receipts
were S24,882.O2 and expenses,
S2O,414.34. Balance on January
l was $43,739 and was $48,207.34
or April 30.
General fund showed a balance
of $19,7S3.17 at the earlier date
and was $3O,766.O2 last month.
Maintenance and Repair fund had
a balance of $8,9S5.32 OH January
l and is now $3,529.75 while the
gas tax fund balance was $14,-
971.17 in January and is S13,911.57
now.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-13
Barbara Traverse and Joe
Weis To Reign AS Queen
and King At Ceremonies

Miss Barbara Traverse as "Miss
Putin Bay" and Joe Weis, local
high school junior as "Mr. Port
Clinton" will reign as queen and
king of the third annual Putin
Bay Day ceremonies to be held in
the Clinton Theatre this Friday
evening.
Other Put-in-Bay girls and Port
Clinton boys will be attendants to
Miss Traverse and Mr.. Weis, who
were selected by fellow students.
Sponsored by the Port Clinton
Merchants Association, Put-in-
Bay Day will attract many visi-
tors from the Bass islands. These
neighbors will be brought here via
the ferry Mystic Isle" which will
leave, Put-in-Bay at 2 o'clock this
Friday afternoon.
Island residents will be given
free fares on the boat and also
will be handed free tickets for the
acknowledgements show planned
for the Clinton. The Mystic
Isle" will remain at its local dock
until l0:30 when it will return to
Put-in-Bay. Several members of
the Merchants Assn. will make
the trip to the island and return
on the boat after midnight.
Mayor Henry Fox of Putin Bay
and his party, including Miss
Putin Bay" and "Mr. Port Clin-
ton" will be dined at the Island
Hotel before the theatre ceremo-
nie..
Tickets for the acknowledgements
show are being handed out by To-
cal merchants with all purchases
Of $500 or over. Tickets may also
be purchased at the door.
Alan Ladd in the technicolor
production Whispering Smith" is
the feature attraction at the Clin-
ton this Friday evening, with the
movie scheduled for and 10
o'clock. Doors will open at 6:3O
and the stage show will start at 8.
Mayor Carl Becker will serve
as master of ceremonies for the
vaudeville show.
LaVina Greunke, Putin Bay
pianist-songstress, and her son,
Gregory, are featured in the show.
Other out-of-town talent include
Gay Baumgardner, versatile en-
tertainer, and Roy Scheetz, magi-
clan, both Of Tiffin.
Local artists appearing tonight
will include Mrs. Lee Davis, xylo-
phonist; vocalists Dorothy Thom-
as and Alyce Boiling; musicians
Oscar Heineman, DR.. r. S. Smith
and Mate Montgomery; accordion
ist Andy Lukac, a hill billy band
and others.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-13
CITY To remain
ON SLOW TIME
Major Casts Deciding Vote
After Council Splits On
Time Question

Port Clinton will remain or
Eastern Standard Time.
Mayor Carl Becker cast the de-
Gliding vote Tuesday evening at
council meeting after three coun
cilmen voted for a change to "fast"
time and the other three council
men voted to remain on "slow'
time. !
The time question was surprise
at this weeks meeting as most
local citizens believed that the is
sue definitely was decided "once
and for alp when council took no
action to change to daylight time
two weeks ago.
Cliff Stephenson Of the North
ern Ohio Maytag Company and
B. f. Welty of the u. IS. Gypsum
Company were the only visitors
present at the meeting who asked
that the city be changed to day
light time.
Mr.. Stephsensen said that busi-
ness people wanted the change and
that such a change would be bene-
fetal to this district as a Vaca-
tionland area.
Mr.. Welty argued that office
procedures in his plant were in a
turmoil due to other U. S. G.
plants in the east which are oper-
ating on the "fast" time. Officials
in these other plants call here be-
fore the local office is opened in
the morning, he stated.
Councilmen William Goebel
Harold Nielsen and Eugene Collins
told Stephenson and Welty that
the time question had been well
publicized in local newspapers for
weeks before the "deadline" and
that little if any support for day
light time had been Forthcoming.
Finally Councilman julius Jen-
sen made a motion to have the
city change to daylight time
There was no seconding motion
from the other councilmen.
Further discussion resulted in
a second by Carl Waggoner, thus
placing the motion up for vote.
When Mayor Becker took the roll
Paul Schmitt joined Jensen and
Waggoner for the change and
Councilmen Goebel, Nielsen and
Collins "stuck to their guns" in
voting that the city remain on
standard time.
Faced with making the final de-
cision, Mayor Becker discussed the
proposition further and then ask
| ed for another vote-results were
unchanged.
Local editors Walter Krupp OF
the Herald and Ray Sperber of the
News were asked "In your opinion
which time is preferred by most
people here?" and both editors
spoke in favor of "slow" time.
In deciding that no change
should be made now, Mayor Beck,
er stated "the city will remain or
slow time unless more pressure is
brought.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-13
Grape Research
Funds Are Sought

George Lonz, Middle Bass win
cry owner, was in Columbus en-
Tuesday where he conferred with
Ottawa County's Representative
Robert Reider and others in inter
est of the proposed appropriation
> for research in the grape industry,
Mr.. Lonz stated that originally
the appropriation was for $4,000
but that the Department of Agri-
culture cut this amount to $4,000
and more recently, Governor Lau-
sche shaved off $4,000 more.
Stating that Ohio's grape indus
try produces $l,5O0,000 annually
and has never had much help from
the state, Mr.. Lonz asked Mr.. Rel
der and others to have the appro-
priation restored so that research
work could be started.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-13
BARBER SHOP
O i A R 7 { 7 TO
Get c H AR TE R
Visiting Quartets Will Assist
In Program At High
School Tonight

Port Clinton's Barber Shop
Quartet Society will receive its
national organization charter this
Friday evening at Charter Night
ceremonies to be held at 8 o'clock
in the high school auditorium.
The program is open to the public,
Jack Ford, Toledo, will make the
official presentation of the nation
al S. P. E. B. S. @. S. A. charter
Mr.. Ford is a member of the spon-
soring chapter from Toledo.
Harold Reitz will direct a 25.
voice male chorus of Port Clinton
members in singing "In the Shade
of the Old Apple Tree; "The Old
Songs; and 'Tn the Evening by
the Moonlight.
At least ten outstanding Bar
Der Shop quartets from other cit
les will be here to participate ir
the program, including Ohio's
championship group, the Lorair
Steel Blenders.
Also booked for appearances are
the No-Name Four of Sandusky
the Pitchpipers of Findlay, the Va
riety Four, The Marksmen and the
Hungry Four of Toledo; the -Four
Chords and the No-Name Four OF
Fremont, The Maumee Valley
Four and the Napoleon BoneparteE
of Napoleon.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-13
Tiffin Students
Hurt In Accident

Two young men were injured
and a third escaped hurts early
Thursday when the auto in which
they We're riding failed to round
a curve in Route 1853, near the
Route 2 intersection, west of the
city.
Injured were the driver, Samuel
L. Matthias, Tiffin, and Jere M.
Caswell, Heidelberg College Stu
dent. STANLEY Tomsey, Tiffin,
owner of the car, escaped injury,
Matthias and Caswell were taken
to Magruder Hospital for treat
ment of cuts and bruises. Sher-
iff Merlan Budd investigated.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-13
So SENIORS ARE
ELIGIBLE 70 R
COMMENCEMENT
Ohio State University Vice
President To Speak At Ex-
erciSes On May 26

SiXty-nine seniors are eligible
for graduation from Port Clinton
high school Thursday evening,
May 26, when DR.. Bland Stradley,
vice-president of Ohio State Uni
versity, will be the principal
speaker at commencement eXercis-
e..
Rev. Ernest Engel, pastor of the
Peace Lutheran Church, has been
selected by fellow Ministerial AS
sociation members to deliver the
sermon at Baccalauerate exercis-
es Sunday, May %, at 3 p. m.
Date for the eighth grade grad
uation exercises has been set for
Friday evening, May 27, at eight
o'clock.
While 60 students are eligible
for graduation, two or three are
ION the line" and their promotion
depends on grades in final exam
nations.
Eligible to graduate are: Edna
Balduf, Peggy Balduf, Jeanne
Bergman, Lois Bice, Ralph Bran
um, Maxine Brindley, Eugene
Burget, James Chapman, Walter
Chlystun, Marian Cipiti, Teddy
Davies, Clarence Eaton.
Lucille Eliyas, Harold Felshaw
David Finefrock, Charles Finney
Alan Gilmore, William Gittinger
James Gordon, Gene Havener, Au,
drey HEIR, Marilyn Herrlin, 10,
seph Hessoun, Patricia Howerth
jeanne Jeremy, David Krupp
Jewel Kubasek, Jacob Kuhnle.
Joyce Kurtz, Mary Jean Lamb
Harold LaNier, John Ludrowsky
Esther Lukac, Juliann Lukac, Joar
Lundgard, Robert Mackey, Emery
Macko, James McGee, Dolores
Meeker, Dorothy Meyer, Andrew
Migala, Gilmore Migala, Pete
Mindeman.
Daniel Noll, Virginia Patz, Pol
ly Persons, Barbara Petersen, Rob
ert Petersen, Ann Quercioli, Rob
ert Reynolds, Donald Rhodes
Frank Rider, Caroline Rofkar
Nancy Rose, Steve Rosiar, Carl;
Rupert, Faye Schau.
Joan Shepherd, Marlene Sibrel
Janet Simpkins, Warren Stevens
Nancy Taylor, Ronald Tewers
Peggy Vargo, Joanne Windnagel
Richard Winke, Marylin Witt
Robert Marlborough and Kenneth
| Baker.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-13
Fire Damages
Dairy Truck Cargo

A Havenshire Dairy Company
truck, loaded with butter and milk,
was badly damaged Friday after
noon in a fire while the truck was
parked in front of Johnson's
Drive-In, Perry Street,
John Van Rensselaer,, driver for
the Kirk Dairy, crawled beneath
his competitors truck in an effort
to extinguish the fire. The fire
department responded and saved
the truck, but the cargo was de-
stroyed by the heat and flames.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-13
CITY TO wei COME PUT-|N-BAY GUESTS TODAY
SHOW
SET FOR CLINTON
REYNOLDS Heads
Pastors Group

Rev. l.. d. Reynolds of the f. U.
B. Church was elected president
Of the Port Clinton Ministerial AS
sociation Monday at 4 meeting
held in the Trinity Methodist
church parsonage. Rev. and Mrs.
William G. Miller We're hosts at
the dinner meeting.
Rev. l.. +. Stewart of Pilgrim
HSliness Church was elected as
secretary-rdasurer, succeeding
Rev, Miller in this capacity. Rev.
Reynolds succeeds Rev. William
Thomas, st. Thomas Episcopal
Church, as president.
Rev. f. II. Engel of Peace Luth-
eran Church was chosen by fell
low Ministerial Association mem
bers to be the speaker at the an
nual p. c. X. S. baccalaureate SER
vices later this month.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-13
MASONS TO DINE

Past Masters will be honored on
Friday evening, May 20, when
Oliver H. Perry Lodge No. 81,
Masons will hold Past Masters
Night in Masonic Temple. The
Master Mason degree will be con-
ferred and dinner served at $50.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-13
kiwanians Learn
About Electricity

Harold J. Tune of the lamp de-
partment of General Electric Co.,
Cleveland, presented a sound mo-
vie 'The Light in Your Eyes, de-
picting the development of the
electric light, at the Kiwanis Club
meeting Wednesday in the E. U.
B. Church.
President Ray Boiler announced
that the Port Clinton club will be
sponsors for the entertainment
program for the newly-organized
Elmore club on June /.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-13
AT DERBY

Art Long, West Third Street,
was among the local persons who
attended the Kentucky Derby at
Churchill Downs, Louisville, Sat
urday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-13

THE NEWS is prepared to
do your JOB PRINTING on
a basis of Good Workman
ship and Good Service at
Fair Prices. Phone 5271.
Evening star., 1949-09-26

D.. d / m o NJ d, MRS. Dimohd.
who was Alaskan delegate in Con-
gress from 1888 to 1914. The
couple lived in Washington
throughout that period.
Mrs. Dimond, a native of Seat
tie, moved with her family to
Valdez, Alaska, when she was 10
years old. She married Mr.. Di-
mond in 1916, and the couple made
their home in Valdez. Mr.. Di-
mond held number of public
Offices in the territory. After re-
turning to Alaska from Washing
ton, Mr.. Dimond was made a
Federal Judge and moved to
Anchorage.
In addition to her husband, Mrs.
Dimond is survived by two
daughters and a son. They are
Sister Marie Therese Of Trinity
College here, Miss Anne Dimond
of Anchorage and John Dimond
of Juneau, Alaska.
Also surviving are three brothers
and two sisters: John B. Miller,
Justice Department attorney who
lives at 1928 First street NV. but
who is now on the West Coast;
Fabian Miller of Palo Alto, Calf;
Henry Miller, San Gabriel, Calf;
Miss Catherine Miller, Oakland,
Calf. and Mrs. Andre Colbank of
MaziereS-sur-O OiSe, France,
Evening star., 1949-09-26

cite Theater, at 1907 E street NV.
An active member of the Va
riety Club, he had been general
chairman of the program fund
raising committee for the last sew
eral years. Orphanages and hos
pitals throughout the city were
entertained for many years by his
feats of magic.
Mr.. Engel was we'll known in
Masonic circles and in 1919 was
made a 33d degree Mason by the
Supreme Council of the Southern
jurisdiction. He was first master
of Albert Pike Lodge, No. SO. which
he organized and chartered In
1921.
His other affiliations included
the Association of Oldest Inhabi-
tants. Optometric Society and In
ternational Brotherhood Of Ma
gicians.
During World War I, Mr.. Engel
was secret agent for the Treas
ury Department. In World War
II he was active at the Stage
Door Canteen and received q cer-
tificate of merit from the Treas
ury Department for his efforts
on behalf of War bond rallies.
Mr.. Engel was born in WASH
ington, the son of David and
Mamie Engel. His father was an
inventor.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Katherine Curtis Engel; a daugh-
ter, Miss Leo Katherine Engel,
of the Connecticut avenue ad-
dress. and a nephew, Samuel j.
Steinberger of Washington.
Funeral services will be held
at 3 pm. tomorrow at the Scot
tish Rite Temple, $500 Sixteenth
street NV. Burial will be in
Washington Hebrew Congregation
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-09-26
w. A. Shepherd Dies;
Tax Claims Reviewer

William A. Shepherd, so, claims
reviewer in the Bureau of Internal
Revenue, died yesterday at his
home, 1903 Van Ness street NV.
after an illness of three months.
Mr.. Shepherd. who was born
in Williamson, N. Y, was gradu-
ated from Rochester University
and the Massachusetts, Institute
of Technology. He was an indus
trial engineer for Is years with
the B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co.
in Akron before coming to WASH
ington in 1885 to work for the
Government. He was associated
with several Government agencies
here before joining the Internal
Revenue Bureau three years ago.
He was a member of the Eld-
brooke Methodist Church, 400
River road NV.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Edith L. Shepherd; three daugh-
ters. Miss Mary Ellen Shepherd
OF the Van Ness street address;
Mrs. w. K. johnson of Madison,
Wis, and Mrs. H. P. Thomas, jr.,
OF Telford. Pa, and four grand
children.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday in Williamson, fol-
lowed by burial in the family plot
there in Lake View Cemetery,
Evening star., 1949-09-26
Rites SET Wednesday
For John f. Oliver,
Clerk at Treasury

Funeral services for John Ed
mund Oliver, SO, a Treasury De-
partment clerk who ended his life
Saturday night with a blast from
a 16-gauge shotgun, will be held
at 3 pm. Wednesday at Andrew
Chapel, Kenmore, Va.
Mr.. Oliver, clad in pajamas, was
found dead in the kitchen of his
apartment at 2703 Allison street,
Mount Rainier, about 1915 pm.
Saturday. The gun had been
rigged up on q chair with a string
attached.
A certificate of suicide was is
sued by DR.. John T. Maloney,
Prince Georges County deputy
medical examiner.
Mount Rainier Policemen w. M
Daniels and Ralph Fletcher re-
ported that a note addressed to
Mrs. Marion r. Oliver, his wife
asserted he had mo further de-
sire to live" Mrs. Oliver dis
covered his body when she
returned home from a movie
The medical examiner estimated
Mr.. Oliver had been dead about
two hours.
Besides his wife, Mr.. Oliver is
survived by a sister, Mrs. Sue o.
Demory of Vienna, Va. A native
of Fairfax County, he had spent
considerable time as a farmer and
operator of a general merchandise
store before going to work for the
Government.
The body will remain at the
v. L. Speare funeral home, 1908
H street NV, until Wednesday
Burial will be in a family plot
at Kenmore.
Evening star., 1949-09-26
Charles F. Peters, II, Dies

CLEARFIELD. Pa, Sept. 26 (P)
Charles F. Peters. 72, a Clear
field borough councilman for /:
years, died yesterday. He retired
three years ago after go years with
HARRISON Walker Refractories Co
Mr.. Peters was district superin.
tendent of the company's coal and
clay mines in Pennsylvania. Mary.
land, Ohio, Virginia and West
Virginia.