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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-29

hostesses, Marlene Sibrel and
Dorothy Meyer. Miss Polly Per
sons was not able to attend, but
sent a gift.
Ned Reifschneider, of Port Clin-
ton, was the guest of his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Gulau
Monday, his mother having gone
tc spend the day in Columbus
with Mrs. Alfred kalb.
Dickie Smith returned to Green
Springs after visiting for several
weeks with his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. August Fellerath, and
Miss Marie Terp.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-29
CAMP DATES SET

Captain James H. Pressler, com
,nanding officer of the 1428th En-.
gineer Treadway Bridge Company.
Ohio National Guard, and his men
are preparing to leave Sunday
August 21, for Camp Atterbury
Indiana, where they will train for
two weeks. Six enlisted men will
leave earlier as the advanced de-
tail.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-29

TO THE PEOLE OF PORT CLINTON
AND PENINSULA AREA
Look into the background and opera
tion of the White Cross Plan. 1t offers
a fair and practical plan for the payment
Of hospital bills for individuals and family
groups.
There are other provisions of the Plan
which can be had at extra cost, dealing
with payment for time lost and payment
of doctor bills of all kinds. Both are
worth investigating.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-29

Between August 1 and 8 an author
lied staff member will try to visit each
home in the Port Clinton and Peninsula
area. He will explain the Plan and tell
you if you are eligible. Please do not
write or phone. Each staff member VIII
have card of credentials such rs
shown above.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-29
MILKHOUSE BURNS

Lakeside fremen were called to
the farm of Harvey Fillirger in
Danbury township Thursday when
fire, believed caused by a gasoline
explosion, destroyed milk cool
ing house. Fire Chief Jay JUDY
estimated damages at $4,000.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-29
Will Accept Individual and
Family Enro|Iments in
Port Clinton Peninsula Area
AUGUST 16
DURING THE
ANNUAL COMMUNITY ENROLMENT
136 Madison Street

1876 Madison Street Hours: 8 A. M. To ) p. M. Daily
Ohio Fuel Gas Co. Office
During this time you may White though
do not belong employed provided eligible other
wise Here of the outstanding features of this Plan:
Pays S4 to $40 day for hospital and board
100 days member the family limit for
number of times Plan be used for each separate sickness
accident
Pays from S. doctors surgical bills Benefits
apply whether performed in hospital doctors Of
flee, or elsewhere Pay specified sums for childbirth.
B. Rates guaranteed Rate at which oneven it is
the -childs-rate-never increases when be-
adult.
New be added to family group policies No
rang-pays full benefits Use any hospital DOCTOR
Overnight residence to hospital benefits
Also available at cost Payments to 5000 month
for lost time from sickness accidents of doctor
bills at home hospital up to $50 per person.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-29

Smith Beauty Shop will b,
closed Aug. 10 to "a. 23-2t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-29

An emergency fund for accidents stands ready
$3.50 cash right away against your immediate hospital
policy calls for additional funds they too will be
MERCHANDISE NATIONAL BANK
Merchandise Mart
Chicago Illinois
To John Macarthur, President
Bankers Life & Casualty Co.
Chicago, Illinois
Dear Mr.. MacArthur:
1t has been with considerable pleasure that have reviewed
the l94S financial statement of the Bankers Life Casualty
Co. We frankly marvel at the
1t is noted that your income from the previous year. 1947
$5512334 and in 194S it $13 O45774 This years
statement shows Sal for every $1OO liabilities.
consider the Bankers Life Casualty Co.
accounts and that the company has gone steadily
ward under which is evidence that
must be serving the people well.
Very truly yours,
X. S. REDHEFFER, Pres.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
MATTHEWS men
Reject Clio BID
Choose Maritime Construction
Guild AS Representative
In Tuesday Election

For the second time within six
years, employees of the Matthews
Company have rejected bids to be
represented by the G. |. o. union
and have selected the Independent
Maritime Construction Guild as
their representative body.
In the National Labor Relations
Board conducted voting Tuesday
afternoon, 50 employees voted for
the Maritime Construction Guild;
IS voted for the c.. |. o. and two
cast votes for neither organization.
Thirteen additional votes were
challenged by either c. |. O. or
Guild representatives and were not
counted. The election was con-
Quoted by Paul Weingartner Of the
Cleveland N. L. r. B. office.
The Maritime Construction Guild
won the previous election in 1943
and since that time has been the
official representative body at the
Matthews Company.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
New Year Baby
Leaves For Italy

Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Fiorani, of
Lakeside left for New York City
Wednesday, accompanying their
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Anna Flor
ami, and her month-old baby, who
are to sail on the liner Vulcania
for their home in Brescia, Italy,
March 4.
1t will be remembered that Mrs.
Anna Fiorani is the young woman
who came from Italy early in No
vember so that her first child
would be born an American. The
little girl gained double fame here,
as she was the first New Years
baby born in Magruder hospital.
AS the baby is an American citi-
zen, it will be necessary to pro-
cure an American passport before
the mother can take the baby to
Italy.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
Local Pupils Are
More Brilliant?

Port Clinton high school stud
ents received more AS and F's
during the first semester than the
normal curve percentage, but were
below the normal in B and d per-
centages, a summary cf the grades
disclosed, Supt. d. d. Sims report
cL.
There were 124 AS passed out
by the generous teachers. This
number was 9.2 per cent of the
total while the normal curve is six
per cent
Other percentages were as fol-
lows: BIS, 322 or 23.8 per cent with
the normal curve at 25 per cent;
Cs, 524 or 3S.9 per cent and the
normal curve, 38 per cent; DIS,
295 or 21.9 per cent and the nor
NAL curve at 25 per cent, and F"s,
83 or 6.2 per cent only two-tenths
per cent over the normal curve.
Attendance during the past six
weeks was 93.5 per cent, two per
cent under the previous six weeks.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
MINSTREL SHOW
TO FEATURE 100
CHILD ARTISTS
Cub Scouts Are Ready For
Gala Show At School This
Friday Night

Port Clinton's Cub Scouts, and
numerous Juvenile guest stars, will
be presented in the Cub Minstrel
show this Friday evening at 1880
in the high school auditorium.
Over 100 child artists will parti-
cipate in the amusing minstrel.
Serving as end men will be Max
Burkins, frankie Brough, Jackie
Glickman, Jimmy Shafer, Douglas
Meyer and Jimmy Gilleland. Boy
Scout Edwin Campbell will serve
as master of ceremonies and Boy
Scout Dave Petersen will be inter-
locutor.
Paul Cochran's Majorettes and
Joan Elaine Budd, three-year-old
balancing acrobat, will be featured
guest stars as will Donna Curio,
petite princess of the ballet and
Tony Fadeley, young song stylist.
There will be the usual skits
by end men, chorus numbers, mu-
sical and vocal solos. Carol Min
derman and Ruth and Dorothy
Rofkar will play piano selections
during intermission.
Gary Nossaman will be soloist
in the "Swanee" number. Bruce
Carter will perform his magician
act and there will be accordion
solos by Joe Morgan, Jr., and
trumpet solos by frankie Brough
During the olio, District Scout
Executive Al Jones will perform
the ceremony when Max Burkins
is graduated to Scouting and Cut
Master Barker will present awards
to Cubs.
Members of the "Teenette Sex
tette', Ruth Ann Campbell, Cal
Sorgen, Eunice Nicholas, Noe
Myers, Tony Fadely and Loui:
Ball will sing several numbers.
Faythe Du,Tey will 0ffel. acco +;
! Gta melodies and ":Sandy5 Nfsss 81
will tap dance. Jean Clover, Mar
ilyn Shepherd and Margaret Doch
erty will present acrobat twirling
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
LOCAL CANNERy
PAID S1O4,521
70 R P R 0 D UCE
Tomato Growers Averaged
S293 Per Acre; Cherry
Price Was High

The Gypsum Canning Company,
local processing concern, has an
nounced that it's total payments to
growers of canning crops during
the 194S season totaled $104,-
521.36. Although cherry receipts
were low this year due to below
average crop, tomato tonnage was
three times as large as the aver
age of the 1942-1947 period.
The 1948 cherry crop for the ma
ton as a whole was one of the
largest on record. Due to un-
favorable weather during the bios
soming period, however, the local
crop was much smaller than US
ual. Partially compensating for
the low yield, though, growers re-
ceived IL certs PEI po~nd, he 81
the highGsI prices Sn re>,5tu lpr
Ohio cherries.
Tomato yields last year were
exceptionally high, local growers
averaging over 10 tons per acre.
Total tomato grower payments
were $72,OS3.36, the average pay
ment being $293 per acre planted.
Approximately 100000 hampers
were handled in the factory re-
ceiving yard, which is being en-
larged through the purchase of
additional land for the coming
season.
Tomatoes are purchased by the
factory under contracts complet-
ed in advance of the planting
season, individual contracts this
year varying from one to thirty
five acres. Picking of the larger
acreages is accomplished usually
by Mexican labor which the fac
tory and the local USES office co,
operate in obtaining for those
growers requiring assistance. This
labor was plentiful last year, anc
no trouble is expected during the
coming season.
High yielding tomato growers
are to be recognized by presenta'
ton of Ohio Top-Ten awards at &
growers party the time of which
will be announced soon.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
RONALD WEHNER
IS HERO IN SHIP
COLLISION ACT
Rocky Ridge COastguardsman
Is Lauded After Ships
Collide At Sea

A Rocky Ridge sailor, Engine
man &c Ronald r. Wehner, has
been designated as one of two en-
CINE room crewmen whose heroism
was responsible for saving the
coast guard icebreaker Eastwind
after its collision with tanker in
the Atlantic ocean.
Wehner is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Wehner, Rocky Ridge, and
is we'll known here.
His heroism was disclosed late
last week during testimony at a
coast guard board of inquiry.
Thirteen other coastguardsmen
were killed in the collision be-
tween the Eastwind and the tank
er Gulfstream January 10, when
the ships colhded go miles south
east of Barnegat, N. ].
1t. Comdr. Charles E. Leising,
engineer officer, reported that
Ronald Wehner and another crew
man groped through smoke to an
engine room to start a power gen.
orator which provided lights and
power to run auxiliary pumps.
Commander Leising added that
in his opinion, the ship would have
been lost if the generator had not
been started.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
PORT THEATRE
TO OPEN soon
Proceeds of Opening Prem
iere Will Be Donated
To Hospital

lack O'Connell, owner and man.
aging director of Port Clinton's
newest theatre, "Your Friendly
Port" announced earlier this week
that the Port Theatre, formerly
The Madrid, would open in the
very near future. The exact date
will depend upon the contractors,
Lano and Sons, A. 7. Emmett,
Inc, Herman Gates and Son,
Abby's Plumbing Port Clinton
Decorating Co., and Dwight Fox.
The complete remodeling throug-
out has been entirely in the hands
of Port Clinton contractors.
After several conferences with
various civic leaders and members
of the Port Clinton Chamber of
Commerce it has been decided that
the entire proceeds from the gala
premiere of the Port Theatre will
be donated to some agency fol
community welfare. Mr.. OCon-
nell stated that he believed that
any theatre should be more thar
mere private enterprise; il
should be of service to the entire
community. Further details or
this project will be made public
as soon as it is possible.
One important policy of the
Port Theatre, Mr.. O'Connell an
nounced, will be the presentation
of first run news reels shipped di
rect from the New York labora
tories to provide the patrons Of
the Port Theatre with a day by
day account Of all important new!
events. Other important feature!
! of the Port Theatres friendly poll
cy will be announced as soon a.
it. is feasible.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
Four Republicans and Eight
Democrats Seek Six
Council Seats

An interesting primary cleo
tion on Tuesday, May 3, is fore
seen this week when Councilman
Paul Schmitt was induced to be the
democratic candidate for mayor
and II well-known citizens filed
their petitions for the six council
seats.
Mayor Carl Becker, only repub-
lican serving among the present
city officials, announced last week
that he will be a candidate for
his second term.
There will be only one contest
in the primary as the voters will
be asked to select six of the eight
democratic candidates for coun-
Gil.
A last-minute campaign by Re-
publican Central Committeeman
Harold Jeremy resulted in four
republicans filing their petitions
for councilman, including former
councilman Roland C. Schaper.
A democratic caucus, attended
by the candidates, was held in the
City Hall Friday night with Port
age Township Democratic Central
Committeeman George Sibrel in
charge.
At the caucus, other candidates
pledged their support to Council
man Paul Schmitt who will be the
democratic candidate for mayor.
The other candidates pledged they
would back Mr.. Schmitt 100 per
cent and would 'get out and
work" for him.
Councilman Schmitt and Carl
Waggoner last week had announc-
ed that they would not be candi-
dates for reelection to council.
Four of the present democratic
councilmen have filed petitions
seeking reelection. They are Eu-
gene Collins, William Goebel, Jul
ius Jensen and Harold Nielsen.
The four new democratic can
didates for council are: Alex l..
Bergman, Torvald Hostrup, Jack
F. Riddle and Charles A. Rud-
dock. Mr.. Hostrup is former
councilman. The contest should
prove interesting as all eight
candidates have many loyal sup
porters.
Democrats will be represented
with a full ticket in the May 8
primary, but the republicans will
have candidates for mayor and
council only.
Deadline for fling petitions foi
the primary was at six p. m
Wednesday, Edward H. Minder-
man, clerk of the Ottawa County
Board of Elections, reported.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
RUBBER PLANT
BEGINS " WORK
Peninsular Rubber Company
Gets Underway In Bay
Shore Bldg.

Production in eastern ottawa
County's newest factory, the Pen
insular Rubber Company in Dan
bury, got underway Sunday night
President Clifford S. Christensen,
East Perry street, has announced.
The new firm, recently incorpor-
ated, is housed in one OF the
areas oldest landmarks, the we'll
known wine cellar building and
old stone house once known as the
Molitor property along the bay
shore.
Production Sunday was started
on gear shift boots for WHY'S
Jeeps. Mr.. Christensen expected
to begin production later this week
on Buick parts, two other WHY'S
Jobs and three products for the
White Motor Company of Cleve-
land.
Mechanical rubber products are
to be manufactured in this new
factory, principally for the auto
motive and allied industries. Most
items have been designed by
Christensen and will be manufac-
tured with the processes he has
developed.
Chemical deposition processes
are used at the Peninsular Rub
Der Company. This is a process
of dipping the products in rubber
in contrast to the usual process of
molding.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
Student Frolics
Start Saturday

Members of Port Clinton's Ohio
National Guard organization, the
142Sth Engineer Treadway Bridge
Company, will sponsor Saturday
night Student Frolics for all high
school students in the local AZ
mory.
The Frolics will include inform
al dancing, movies and refresh
ments and will be held each Sat
urday night if the high school stu
dents support them.
Music will be furnished this
Saturday night by the high school
dance band, and a juke box is also
available. This Saturdays movie
is appointment in Tokyo.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
Six Women Help
Polio Fund Drive

Ottawa county's polio fund is
richer by $242.25 this week as the
result of personal collections made
by the six local women who vol
unteered to accept March of Dimes
cans at the Clinton theatre last
week and solicit funds during the
remainder of the drive.
Largest collection turned in was
that of Miss Pauline Jacobsen who
had collected $S8.72 and was
awarded a prize of ten dollars for
her untiring efforts. Mrs. Lloyd
Rahm had the second largest
amount with $500, while amounts
in the other cans ranged from
$47.0O down to $21OO, and were
collected by Mrs. Ursula Warner,
Mrs. Nita Kohanke, Mrs. H. Han
sen, and Mrs. Rollin Macdonald.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
TO ATTEND MEETING

DR.. f. C. Ingram, local dentist,
president-elect of the Tau Epsilon
Delta Prosthetic Dental Society,
will attend the meeting of the So
ciety to be held during the mid
winter meeting of the Chicago
Dental Society at Chicago, next
week, from February 6 to 10. DR..
Ingram is also program chairman
for the year ending during the
coming meeting.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
Barber Singers
To Meet Tuesday

Seventeen charter members of
the Port Clinton SPEBSQSA will
receive their charter membership
certificates at 1880 next Tuesday
evening, Feb. s, in the Erie Gar
dens community house. Members
should note the change in time.
All charter members and any
one interested in barber shop
quartet singing should attend this
important meeting. The national
society's theme is Keeping Am
erica Singing.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
LOCAL GIRL is
STATE CHAMP IN
BAKING TESTS
jeanne Mccullough To Com
pete For National HonOrs
In Chicago

For the second time within Is
years, a Port Clinton high school
girl has won the Ohio Cherry Pie
Baking contest and will he COM
petitor for the national champion
ship to be held February % in
the Morrison hotel, Chicago.
Back in 1884, Janet Lausten
(Porter) won the Ohio contest.
Last Saturday in Ross high school,
Fremont, Miss jeanne McCul-
Tough, 15-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Dale Mccullough, Bay
township, defeated eight other
contestants for the state cham
pionship title.
jeanne has been a busy girl dur
ing the week as she has baked
cherry pies for Governor Frank d.
Lausche, 1t. Governor George
Nye and Director of Agriculture
Alonzo Marion. The local sopho-
more was in Columbus Thursday
when she was to present the pies
to the state officials.
Miss McCullough's entry in the
contest was sponsored by the Gyp-
sum Canning Company as were
two other competitors, Donna
Thorbahn, Oak Harbor, and Kath-
ryn Wireman, Bellevue.
Second place in the state con-
test was awarded to Miss Elsie
Zorn, Sandusky, while Miss Wire
man, the Bellevue entry, placed
third.
Also competing we're Miss Lois
Ann Farnsworth, Waterville; Miss
Donna Thorbahn, Oak Harbor;
Miss Marian Schwan, Clyde; Miss
Betty Dideon, Fremont; Miss Jan
ct Sommers, York School; and
Miss Marian Pontius, Green
Springs.
Home Economics teachers who
assisted r. A. Rice, manager OF
the Gypsum Canning Company ir
local contests, were Mrs. Harold
Sass, Port Clinton; Mrs. Lois
Redd, Bellevue; and Mrs. Ruth
Wagner, Oak Harbor.
Canned cherries, which jeanne
uses in her prize-winning pies, are
being furnished by the Gypsum
Canning company, Port Clinton
Miss McCullough's victory is
more important than usual, as
there were more competitors ir
the state contest held in Fremont
I than ever before.
Accompanied by her mother
Mrs. Dale Mccullough, jeanne will
leave for Chicago February 81
where she will compete with other
state winners for the national
championship. All expenses for
the trip will be paid by the Ma
tional Red Cherry Institute. Win
ner of the national cherry pie bak,
ing contest will take one of her
pies to President Harry Truman
during her free trip to Washing,
ton, D. c.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
SChMITT IS NAMED
TO OPPOSE BECKER
Senior PLAY Cast
Chosen At School

Ten high school seniors have
been selected for roles in Tiger
House. the mystery comedy by
Robert st. Clair, which will be
presented rs the senior class play
March 1918. Miss Kay Barber Of
the high school faculty will di-
rex.
Cast members will be Esther
Lukac, Lucille Eliyas, Dorothy
Meyer, Carla Rupert, Marilyn
Herrlin, David Finetrock, Andrew
Migala, David krupp, Robert Pet
ersen and Warren Stevens.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
ISLAND SERVICE

L. R. Hetrick, manager of the
Port Clinton Office of the Bureau
of Unemployment Compensations,
has announced that branch of
the bureau will be opened at
Put-in-Bay starting Thursday,
Feb. 8, for the convenience of
island residents. Port Clinton staff
members will operate the branch
bi-weekly in Mayor Fox's Office.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-04
BODIES OF TWO.
WAR HEROES ARE.
ENR0UTE HOME.
Robert Cooley, Gerald Peter
sen Are Being Returned
From Italy

Parents of two more World War
III heroes received word Friday
that the bodies of their sons were
enroute to Port Clinton for burial
in this city. The caskets are be-
ing returned from Italy where 1t.
Gerald Petersen and Pvt. Robert
Cooley were killed in action only
one week apart during March,
1945.
AS customary, the caskets will
be shipped from New York to the
Columbus Quartermaster Depot
for processing before being ship
ped to this city. Dates or arrival
here are not known, pending fur
ther notification.
Pvt. Robert Cooley died March
8, 1945, in Italy as a result OF
wounds. Bob was struck by en-
envy shrapnel while in combat,
given first aid in the field and was
rushed to hospital behind the
lines where he later passed way.
Born in Port Clinton October /,
1918, Robert A. Cooley was the
youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Cooley, East Second
street. He was a graduate of the
local high school and was employ
ed in the personnel office of the
U. S. Gypsum Company plant
prior to entering service in March,
1914.
Cooley trained at Fort Benja-
min Harrison, Indiana, and Fort
Mcclellan, Georgia, before being
shipped overseas in October, 1914.
Surviving are the parents; his
former wife, Mrs. Juanita Drake
Vickery; one daughter, Carol
Anne, seven; and two brothers,
Melvin and Harold Cooley, both OF
this city.
It, Gerald Petersen, eldest son
of, Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Petersen
East Fifth street, was killed or
March 10, 1945, when the airplane
of which he was co-pilot crashed
in northern Italy.
One surviving member of the
crew reported that Gerald hao
been seriously wounded when the
plane was struck by enemy flax
He said the plane crashed ant
caught on fire and that all foul
officers had been killed. An tia
liam priest said the four Officers
were buried in the cemetery a
Montecchio, Emelia, Italy.
1t. Petersen had been in service
two and one-half years when h
gave his life for his country. !
graduate of Port Clinton higl
school, he received his wings a
Pecos army air field, Texas, AM
had been overseas only thre
months before his death.
Surviving besides the parent
are two brothers, John, now a stu
dent at Toledo University, an
Robert, local high school senior
and one sister, Lois, at home.