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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-27
Attend State
tuberculosis Meet

Miss Margaret kramb, executive
secretary of the Ottawa County
tuberculosis Association, and Mrs.
Ray Claus, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
both of Oak Harbor, attended the
annual meeting of the Ohio Tubcr-
culosis and Health Assn in the
Neil House, Columbus, May 1919,
DR.. James +. Perkins, manag-
ing director of the National Tu-
bewulosiS Assn, was principal
speaker, discussing county health
conditions.
Mrs. Claus reports that the to.
tai received in Ohio's seal sale
this year was $l,l46,S54, and that
Ottawa county's seal sale totaleC
| $4,292.S4 of which $S5S,57 went
to the Ohio headquarters.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-27
Genoan Leaves
Suicide Note

Toledo police Monday reported
the finding of a note in which
Edward J. Dickens, Al, Genoa, in
dicated he intended to take his
own life.
Dickens billfold, with the note,
was found on the dock of the
Great Lakes Towing Company in
Toledo, and was addressed to his
brother, Charles Dickens, manager
of the tug company's Toledo office
Captain Ralph Murphy of the
Toledo police department, said the
note read: "The going is too
rough. | can't take it any more.
| will not go to Columbus again if
l can help it, so l guess | will
take the easy way out. am
sorry that things turned out this
way, but l can't bear to think of
Columbus again"
Dickens was scheduled to go
on trial this Thursday in common
pleas court, Toledo, on an auto
mobile theft charge. He had been
working at the tug office while
free under $4,000 bond.
Dickens was arrested Feb. %.
Police records show he admitted
theft of five autos in East Toledo
He also confessed having changed
serial numbers on cars which an
accomplice brought to his Genoa
auto repair shop.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-27

as explained by Mr.. Banchich, is
to attract applicants for posi-
tionS at Erie Ordnance Depot, and
to conduct examinations to test
applicants qualifications. As a
result of examination ratings, lists
Of persons who qualify are compil-
ed and these lists used in filling
current vacancies and in replacing
employees who do not have per-
manent tenure.
In making nominations for this
board, Col. Earl S. Gruver, Com
manding Officer of Erie Ordnance
Depot, considered Erie workers
who possessed specialized know
ledge Of the requirements for most
of the positions on the post, and
workers who would be capable of
assisting in the fair evaluation
of the qualifications Of applicants
for these positions.
Since the early months of l946
when it became mandatory that
the hundreds of war-service indie
finite employees qualify for THEN
civil service status by competitive
examination, q total of l24 exam
nations have been conducted by
the local board Of L. S. Civil
Service Examiners, and approx.
mately 2,440 applicants have ia,
ken these examinations at Erie
Ordnance Depot, Mr.. Banchich's
records show.
At the present time, all but
two of the posts employees whC
come under the jurisdiction OF
the local board have civil service
status, and all but ~ of the EN-
ployees directly under the region
al office have status. There ar,
approximately 1900 civil servic,
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-27
Carnes Heads EOD
Service Board

LACARNE-Approval of the
nominations tor the Erie Ordnance
Depot Board OF u. S. Civil Ser
vice Examiners was received to-
day from Sixth U. S. Civil Service
Regional Director Louis s. Lyon,
Cincinnati. The local board is
reorganized every three years.
Russell d. Carnes, Port Clinton,
motor transportation foreman at
Erie Ordnance Depot, is the new
chairman of the reorganized
board, and Joe Banchich, Oak
Harbor, placement officer of the
post, continues in the position of
executive secretary. Mr.. Carnes
is a World War | veteran, has
been an Erie Ordnance Depot en-
ployee for nine years and has six
years experience on the local
board of U. S. Civil Service EX-
aminers. Mr.. Banchich is World
War III veteran and has served as
executive secretary of the board
since 1916.
New members of the reorganiz-
ed board are Henry Docherty, of
the post, superintendent of the
buildings, grounds and utilities;
Earl w. Mallett, Port Clinton,
ordnance engineer; John w. Tet-
tau, Lacarne, acting personnel Of
ficer, and William S. Wolf, Port
Clinton, stock control chief. Con
tinuing as members are DR.. L.
l.. Belt, post surgeon, and Barney
M, Hall, Oak Harbor, personnel
officer.
The purpose of the local board
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-27
Tettau Heads
EOD Bond Sales

LACARNE-John Tettau, La
carne, acting personnel officer at
Erie Ordnance Depot, was named
chairman for the u, S. Treasury's
Opportunity Bond campaign for
post workers. The drive opened
Monday and will continue through
the month of June.
In launching this bond campaign
Colonel Earl S. Gruver, Comman-
ding Officer Of Erie Ordancc De
pot said:
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-27

is president of the Gypsum Com
munity Church's Ladies' Auxiliary
which is conducting a drive to
raise funds, clothing and furniture
for the fire victims.
-JOT -
TERRACE BEACH opens for
the summer this weekend
when Will Keating and his orches-
ira will be on the bandstand.
Dancing is scheduled for Satur>
day, Sunday and Monday (Decora-
ton Day. evenings. At adjacent
Gem Beach, roller skating is fea-
tured Wednesday and Saturday
evenings, and Sunday matinee and
evening.
-JOT -
IF YOU are a native of a small
town, take pride in this. Joe E.
Brown, world-famous actor and
humorist, who is a native of Hol-
gate; John F. Ernsthausen, owner
of the Norwalk Truck Lines, a ma
tive of -Elmore, and Joseph A.
Park, first and only dean of men
at Ohio State University, will be
given honorary degrees from
Bowling Green State University
at commencement June 3. Brown
will be given the doctor of humane
letters degree for his war service;
Park will get the doctor of laws
degree while Ernsthausen will be
awarded the doctor of business ad-
ministration degree.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-27
GETS CONTRACT

A. T. Emmett, Inc, Port Clin-
ton, has been awarded the electri-
cal contract for two cottage-type
dormitories for men now under
construction by Steinle-Wolf, Inc,
at Bowling Green State Univer-
Sity
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-27
| J0TTIkGs -.
| OFF the CUFF
By RAY SPERBER

POPULAR Claribel Blomquist,
the organist who made so
many friends here during her
lengthy engagements at the Notty
Bar and in Put-in-Bay, writes
that she will open at Pera's Cock
tail Lounge at Geneva On The
Lake this Saturday night. If you
should happen to be in Geneva,
stop in and tell Claribel you're
from Port Clinton. You'll be tops
in her book!
A LII loyal Cleveland Indian fans
will be in the Lake City this
Friday night when the 36-foot flag
emblematic of the Worlds Cham
pionship will be officially displayed
for the first time. After the In
dians' weird playing during the
recent eastern trip, perhaps the
big flag will recall memories and
awaken latent spirit in the boys.
Chicago plays in Cleveland to-
night at 8:15 (DST), Saturday at
2 p. m. and in a doubleheader Sun
day at 1:30. St. Louis furnishes
the opposition for the Memorial
Day doubleheader, also starting at
1:30.
John J. GORDON, 80, Alvinston,
y Ontario, is the new captain of
the Canadian steamer Pelee, which
operates a daily summer service
for passengers and autos from
Sandusky to Pelee Island, Lean
ington and kingsville, Ontario.
Gordon served six years in the
Canadian Navy during the war
and has had wide experience in
the marine field in Great Lakes
service.
MIR and Mrs. Charles A. Mat
thews, who spent the winter
months at their home in Holly
wood, Florida, are returning to
their summer home in Lakeside.
Mr.. Matthews notes: "We see by
the papers that it is ten degrees
cooler here in Florida than in
Ohio! All fine down here in sunny
Florida, but we will be pleased to
return to the shore of Lake Erie"
COMELY Ruth Wilson, waitress
in McGill's Eatery, is wearing
a sparkler on that certain finger.
Jimmy Wagner, postal delivery
man, is the lucky fellow who has
made Ruth's many admirers most
unhappy Saturday nights
rainstorm caused the lights to go
out in the armory during the
Moose dance, but it didn't make
much difference. The dancers con-
tinued stepping the light fantastic
as the orchestra played during the
half-hour of darkness.
-JOT r
DORT CLINTON will soon have
a representative in Who's Who
In the American Legion. Archie
King, former County Council pres
ident and now National Defense
Chairman for the Department of
Ohio, has been asked to provide
his biography for the national
publication.
-JOT-
HISTORICAL NOTES: Oscar
Heineman was the first boy in
Ottawa county to become a First
Class Scout Jim Hurrell was
one of the few athletes in this
county to ever run the 100-yard
dash in ten seconds fiat. Jim was
clocked in that time on April 20,
1880, in dual meet with Bellevue.
The county record, set in 1886, is
10.1 second and is held by Will
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-27
TO SPEAK IN OTTAWA

Archie King, American Legion
National Defense chairman De-
partment of Ohio, has been ap-
pointed to give the Memorial Day
address at the community observ-
ance in Ottawa Monday. The pro-
gram is sponsored by Kerner-
Slusser Post 63, American Le-
gion.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-27

lard Weis, running for Elmore
Back in 1910, the village of Port
Clinton was in the dog business.
Over 5000 was raised by popular
subscription to purchase two blood
hounds which were used by Sheriff
Wenger and Marshal Gus Jacobs
in their work An item in the OF
tawa County News of February 4,
1910, states: "They are grown
dogs, thoroughly trained and guar
anteed to make good when occa-
sion offers. All we need now is
job of stealing or burglary to
give the dogs a chance to earn
their keep" Sorry, we can't find
any record of the dogs capturing
a killer here.
-JOT-
OUR sincere apologies to Mrs.
Inez Duffy, former owner of
the Avalon Mite Club. Through a
misunderstanding last week, we
stated that she sold the business
because of i'll health. 'If you
could see me working in my gar
den and yard, you'd know Pm very
healthy" Mrs. Duffy stated. The
club was sold so that Mrs. Duffy
can devote more time to her two
young daughters, Faythe and De-
lores.
THE tragic death of little DON
aid kratz has all ready saved
other lives here as residents are
checking abandoned cisterns and
wells on their properties, and tax
ing remedial action. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Schade. East Second
street, discovered a deep cistern
was beneath some boards in their
back porch. Port Clinton Volun-
teer fremen used their pumping
equipment to drain the cistern,
which is being filled and safely
capped. There are many other old
cisterns within the city. Long
since abandoned and useless, the
holes are not only death traps for
unsuspecting children but are
breeding spots for disease bearing
insects. Why not call the fire de-
partment now? The fire laddies
are only too happy to pump out
the cisterns, and there is no
charge for the service.
-JOT-
COLUMBIA Rivers famous SAL
mon run had nothing on the
Portage Rivers catfish run this
week-one almost had to fight to
find space to toss in a throw line
along the shores. Scores Of row.
boats were utilized by eager fish
ermen, almost causing a traffic
jam near the bridge. One local
man caught 40 large "cats" within
half-hour Monday morning-be-
fore he went to work. There have
been catfish "runs" before but we
don't remember another quite like
this.
-JOT-
THOSE two deer in Erie town.
ship really get around. Last
Wednesday morning they were
seen near the Rt. 1853 intersection.
That evening Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff
ford Snider, Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Humphrey, Mr.. and Mrs. Elton
Snider and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Lieske watched the deer grazing
on their farms, near f. o. D..
Elton Snider used a pair of binoc-
ulars, and he believes that the
deer are a doe and buck. Maybe
there will be some little deers run
ming around next spring.
-JOT -
no YOU have child's bed
you're not using? 1t is badly
needed for little Janet Mascara,
two-year-old victim of the recent
fire in Gypsum. Janet was re-
leased from the hospital Monday
noon, and her recuperation will be
more rapid if she can be in a bed
of her own. She is with her aunt,
Mrs. Carl Schultz, E. Second st.
Call Mrs. John Jensen, phone 9171,
if you can help out. Mrs. Jensen
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-27

employees at Erie Ordnance De-
pot.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-27

Sammy Kaye and his $50
You Want To Lead a Band" or
chestra will be the big attrac-
tion at Rainbow Gardens, Fre-
mont, this Sunday night. At
each performance, four dancers
are picked from the audience to
wave the baton and make the
music go" depending on what
the amateur does with the ba-
ton.
, 1949-05-06
Horned Dish to Delight
Your Tired Appetite

This is just one of the many delicious dishes you can make
with HORNED FLAVOR-SEALED Vienna Sausages. Try
them for any meal or for special occasions. Easy to prepare
and truly top quality, these sausages are deEciously sea-
soned, thoroughly cooked and ready to eat.
, 1949-05-06
ANNOUNCEMENT

The, Amalian Basketball
Team of St. Thomas would
like to play a series of games
in ST. Croix during May 1949.
All interested organizations
may contact the Manager.
L. JAMES
Box 367
Charlotte Amalie, v, I.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-15

Secretary of Agriculture
Charles Brannan has stated that
il may be necessary TO impose
acreage allotments to cut produc-
lion as much as rs percent in
1850. Final announcement should
come before July L.
If allotments are established.
the acreage for Montana farmers
will be based on information now
being sought from state grain
producers. according to r. j. Nc
Kenna of Bozeman. state produc-
lion and marketing administra-
hon committee chairman. Nc
Kenna announced that county
AGA committees are now polling
producers to find how much
wheat and other crops they have
planted since 1914. He urged
that questionnaires be filled out
and returned promptly SO that
allotment notices can be sent out
well ahead of winter wheat seed
ing time.
Establishment of marketing
quotas is also possible. though
this must be first approved by a
vote of farmers.
No vote is required for estab-
ishment Of acreage allotments
and they may be set up without
marketing quotas.
If a farmer does not comply
with his acreage allotment. he be-
comes ineligible to receive price
supports on his crop. but this is
his only loss. If marketing quotas
are in effect and a farmer mar
kets more than his quota. he must
pay a penalty on his excess mar
keting.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-15
CCC MAKES LOANS
FOH NEW STORAGE

Farmers can now obtain gov
eminent loans up TO IS percent
of the cost for construction or
purchase of new grain storage
facilities.
Under the law just passed the
Commodity Credit Corp. will
make such loans at 4 percent to be
repaid in five annual installments.
In cases where storage cannot
be obtained or constructed be-
fore harvest and wheat must be
temporarily stored on the ground.
emergency loans at rs percent of
full support level will be made
to growers o approval of PIMA
committees. according to r.. j.
McKenna. chairman of the state
PIMA committee. Suitable stor-
age space must be acquired with
in 80 days and the balance of the
loan will be made when the grain
is suitably stored.
AS last year. the CCC viii pay
J cents a bushel storage on wheat
which comes under loan. No stor-
age allowance will be offered.
however. on corn. oats. barley.
rye or other feed grains.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-15
Sell or Seal?
By GILBERT GUSLER

are smaller than in 1913, the amount
of wheat carried into the new season
will be larger than a year ago in Eu-
rope and Canada as well as the Unit
ed States, but somewhat smaller in
Argentina and Australia.
With a smaller new crop but larg-
er carryover, European import needs
probably will be about as large as
in the past season. Requirements of
Asia, Latin America, and other i'm
porting areas are not likely to show
much change.
Buying power of many countries
will be weak, but ECA funds will
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-15

help to sustain shipments from the
United States, unless new crops in
Canada, Argentina and Australia
turn out exceptionally large. Hence,
our exports may be as much as 45O,-
600, 900 bushels compared with about
500, 000, 900 bushels in the past year
and 480, 000, 900 two years ago.
If it is ratified, the international
wheat agreement will assure us an
export market for 168, 600, 900 BUSH
els at a maximum price of $1.80 per
bushel for No. l Manitoba Northern
in store at Fort William or Port Ar
thur. Aside from any quality differ
ence, this is equivalent to about
$1.67 for No. l hard winter wheat
in store at Kansas City, or $1.96%
at Atlantic ports, or $1.80 for No. l
soft white f. O. b. Pacific ports.
Congress would have to appropri-
ate funds to make up the difference
between the agreement maximum
price and the support price in the
United States. Besides any ship
ments under the agreement, the
United States will also export to
military zones abroad, to nonagree-
ment countries and may exceed the
guaranteed amounts to agreement
countries.
Price Drop at Harvest
Prices during harvest, especially
in local markets, probably will drop
considerably below the loan value
The interim rate is an average of
$1.93 at the farm. The large crop,
the lack of adequate farm storage
and inability of many farmers to
get storage except in the wide open
spaces will mean that much wheat
will have to be sold.
Mills will want to stock up as
usual while supplies are available
locally, but their total requirements
for the year will be less than half
the new crop. With their space al
#L|
ready filled, terminal elevators prob
ably will buy less than usual. An
embargo on wheat for storage, I'M
less certification is made that stor-
age space has been arranged, is al
ready in effect at several markets.
Since the government owns much
of the carryover, it probably will
draw on these stocks for its export
program unless prices are consider
ably below the loan.
AS prices decline farther below
the loan, the tendency of producers
to hold with or without a loan or
purchase contract will increase,
Mills and speculative interests will
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-15

be more willing to buy and the gov
eminent probably will purchase for
export and hold back its stocks of
old crop wheat.
At what bottom level supply and
demand will come into equilibrium
and halt the decline remains to be
seen, but current prices for future
delivery are about 35 cents a buShel
below the loan. They may 60 still
lower during the height of the har-
vest movement.
Strengthen Later
After the bulk of the crop has
moved into milling or export chan
nels or into storage under govern
ment loans n purchase contracts,
prices are likely to strengthen. The
extent of recovery will depend on
the final outcome of the 1949 crop
in important countries, the rate of
our exports, the crop outlook with
acreage controls) next fall, the
amount ~impounded under loans and
purchase agreements by Jan. 81,
next, when applications will cease,
and the level of price support for
the 1850 crop.
In the past season 1854, 000, 900
bushels went under loan or pur-
chase contract. The major part of
that amount probably is now in the
hands of the government or under
renewed farm-storage loans. With
prices likely to drop farther below
the loan, more producers are likely
to take advantage of the supports
than last year.
1t seems probable that by midwin-
ter the amount of 1913 and 1949 crop
wheat already in CCC stocks and
tied up under loans or purchase con-
tracts will exceed the prospective
carryover on June 80, 1850. Prices
In the latter part of the season prob
ably will have to rise close enough
to the support level to induce selling
of some of the impounded stocks.
Cutback Necessary
For the longer run, a cutback in
production in the United States will
be necessary to prevent a break.
down in the support program. Car.
ryover stocks are building up rap.
idly. (See chart.) Holdings of ovel
500, 000,0 900 bushels in prospect b,
June 80, 1850, are considered ampl,
protection against bad crops or larg,
needs.
Present acreage is producing 100,
100000 to 200, O00,0 900 bushels NOR,
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-15
Wheat.


within a few tents of ii. sell wheat
at harvest.
If prices are more than a few cents
below the loan value and you have
or can obtain suitable bin space.
store wheat and apply for a govern
ment loan or purchase contract.
If prices drop sharply us cents or
more) below the 1oan during harvest,
il probably will be safe to hold with
out a loan.
These suggestions are based on the
view that the supply-demand out
look for wheat is weaker than in the
past season, when, at their highest
point, prices were only about 5 per-
cent over the loan value. (See charity
This year, they appear unlikely to
have any worthwhile advance above
the loan. If they do, it will be be-
cause of events which lie too far be-
yond the horizon to be seen now.
While prices are likely to drop far
below the loan value during harvest,
the amount tied up in loans and pur-
chase contracts probably will be so
great that prices will be pulled up
near the loan later in the S
Outlook for Large Supply
In the United States, present pros
poets are for a crop of about $780,
100000 bushels 1920, OOO, 900 winter,
100000 900 spring., second only to
the 1947 crop. With a carryover of
100000 900 to 325, 900, 900 bushels,
the total supply will be over 1,60O,-
100000 bushels and larger than ever
before.
Domestic needs are not likely to
exceed 665, 000, 900 bushels. That
amount allows 400, OOO, 900 bushels
for food, $4,000, 900 for seed and TO-
100000 to be fed to livestock. Ex-
ports are unlikely to exceed 45O,-
600, 900 bushels.
At most, total utilization will be
only about LIS, 000, 900 bushels, so
hat the carryover will be over $780,
100000 bushels on July 1, 1850. All
the major classes of wheat will be
quiet plentiful.
Conditions ear change materially
either way, of course. The 1948 crop
turned out to be about 171,0 900
bushels more, the July /, 1943, car
ryover 81, 600, 900 bushels more and
consumption as feed about 80, 0OO, 900
bushels less than expected at this
date a year ago. Exports, however,
were about 1875, 900, 900 bushels more
than anticipated.
Crop prospects abroad are less IA
vorable than in 1913. Acreage is
down slightly in Europe and, due to
less favorable weather, acre yields
probably will be lower than in 1948.
Canadian farmers planned to in
crease acreage IL percent over last
year, but a dry fall and early spring
although followed by good rains re.
Gently, and threat of a grasshoppel
plague make crop prospects less rosy
than last year. Argentine and Aus
tralian crops are a long way from
harvest. Early indications are TO
little change from last year. Russia
however, claims an increase of 8 per
cent in acreage and India an increas
of 5 percent in its harvest.
World Production Lower
Seward seaport record., 1949-11-11
COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Sat.. Nov. l2 METHODIST BAZAAR, Church parlor, II pm. EPISCOPAL GUILD, business meeting. 1:3O at home of Mrs. Van Nyman.
 Sum-. Nov. l3 4TH OF JULY COMMITTEE meets, Legion Club.
 Mon.. Nov. IA EASTERN STAR, Masonic Hall.
 Tues. Nov. Is REGISTERED NURSES meet.
 We'd. Nov. Is ISAAC WALTON LEAGUE. AMERICAN LEGION and Aux Hilary meet.
 Thurs. Nov. 17 RAINBOW FOR GIRLS, Mason ic Hall, 7:3O pm.
 Fri. Nov. 18 CARNIVAL, High School