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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
HINDU SPEAKER CITES UNITY
AS ONLY HOPE FOR WORLD PEACE

Understanding and unity in
stead of two-party politics are
Hindu hopes for world peace -
Nilkanth Chavre, native of In
dia, who has been in the U. S. A.
at various times since 1919, told
local Rotarians at their meeting
in St. John Lutheran Church
Tuesday noon.
"The United States is looked
upon as international banker for
the rest of the world" Chavre
stated. every other country
wants to borrow from you, but
they forget to pay it back" he
added.
Chavre, who calls Bombay his
home, had lived with Gandhi,
knows Prime Minister Nehru and
other Hindu leaders intimately.
He has travelled throughout the
world and is founder of the "Ori-
entail Scholarships" for Indian
women at his alma mater, the
University of Michigan.
''Now that India is an indie
pendent country, our people try
to follow the examples of the
Americans with reservations"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
MASONS HONOR
100 VETERANS
Cut-Rate Sox Sale
Shocks Statesmen

Two knights of the open
road" who had no true sense of
value in this age of initiation,
were apprehended by Police
Chief Jack Shelter Saturday
evening a short while after
they had picked up" several
pairs of mems sox at Nissen's,
Inc.
While clerks were busy at
the rear of the store, the men
entered the shoe shop, stuffed
the sox in their pockets and
departed. Two young girls no
ticed the theft and informed
the operators.
Armed with a description of
the "bums," Chief Shelter spot
ted the visitors seated on a
bench at Goebel's bus stop. By
that time they had only three
and one-half pairs of sox left,
as they told the chief they had
sold the other sox for 10 cents
per pair.
AS no charges were pre-
ferred, the men were given the
"Bums' Rush" to the edge of
town and told to never return
to our fair city.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
LOCAL BATTERY PLANT
BEGINS PRODUCTION
TAFT TO SPEAK
HERE TUESDAY.
Senator Includes Port Clin-
ton In Tour of 100
Ohio Cities

Senator Robert Taft, who is
making a tour of 100 Ohio cities
during his fight for reelection,
will be in Port Clinton next
Tuesday when he will make three
speeches on the subject Opera
tion of Your Government"
At noon, Senator Taft will
speak to a joint meeting of the
Rotary and Kiwanis clubs at
which Rotarians will be hosts in
st. John Lutheran church. Only
members may attend due to linz
tied accommodations, but guests
may arrive after 1890 to hear his
speech.
During the afternoon, Taft, a
native Of Cincinnati, will address
high school students at an as
sembly in the high school audi
torium.
The third speech, which will be
given in the high school auditor
ium at o'clock Tuesday evening,
will be open to the public and
anyone may attend.
After school Tuesday, Mr.. Taft
will also meet with school faculty
members when he will discuss the
federal aid bill and it's provisions.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
MCCRACKENS START LONG TRIP
TO new HOME IN CALIFORNIA

DR.. and Mrs. Charles McCrack-
en-, two of the city's best beloved
citizens, were to board bus this
Thursday evening to begin their
cross-country trip to their new
home in San Gabriel, California.
They have sold their local proper
ties and will move to San Gabriel
to be near their son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
McCracken.
DR.. and Mrs. McCracken will
travel by bus during the day but
will stop at several different cit
les to spend the nights during
their trip.
DR.. McCracken this week re-
signed as a member of the Otta-
wa County Board of Health, a
position he has held since 1927.
On March 1S, 1947, DR.. McCrack-
en- retired from his dentist pro-
fession when he sold his office
and practice to DR.. Clay Ingram.
A graduate of Ohio State Uni
versity dental college in 1898, DR..
McCracken is a native of Sauk
Centre, Minnesota, where he was
a childhood friend of novelist Sin
clair Lewis. Before coming to
Port Clinton in 1909, he had prac-
ticed dentistry also in Oak Har-
Dor, Chicago, st. Louis, Superior,
Wisconsin, and Sauk Centre.
When he retired, the popular dem
tist had completed 49 years in the
profession.
DR.. McCracken was the first
commander of the Port Clinton
American Legion Post. During
World War /, he served as lieu
tenant in the Dental Corps. He
was also commander of the Port
Clinton Tank Company, succeed
ing Capt. Harry Kerr, shortly
after the company was organiz-
ed.
He served as a village council
man both in Port Clinton and
in Sauk Centre, and is a member
of Trinity Methodist Church and
local Masonic organizations. Mrs.
McCracken has been leading
civic and club worker in this city.
Best wishes for the future go
with doc" and Mrs. McCracken
to their new home. San Gabriel's
gain is Port Clinton's loss.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
Chapman Leaves
For Ouonset Point

Aviation Ordnanceman First
Glass William Chapman, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Chapman, is
concluding a short leave with his
parents here and leaves early
next week to report for duty at
Quonset Point, Rhode Island,
where he will be a member of a
fighter plane squadron.
Chapman, a World War II vet
eran, served many months dur
ing the war in the Pacific Ocean
Area, and has since been as
signed to bases in California,
Washington, Florida, Alaska and
Ohio. In recent months Chap
man has served as Navy Re-
cruiting Officer in Toledo and
Sandusky.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
School Pupils
To Have HOLIDAY

Local public school pupils, as
we'll as other public school pupils
throughout northwestern Ohio,
will have a holiday next Friday
October %, when faculty members
will attend the Northwestern
Ohio Education Associations 77th
annual sessions in Toledo.
School will be dismissed at the
regular time Thursday afternoon
and will be resumed at the usual
hour Monday morning.
Principal speakers at the con-
ferences will be DR.. Henry Hit
Crane, pastor of Central Metho-
dist Church, Detroit; Or. Ken
meth Mcfarland, superintendent
of schools, Topeka, Kansas, and
DR.. Helen C. White, professor of
English at the University of Wis
consin.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
School Board To
See New Lighting

Proposed selection of school
nurse will be discussed this Thurs
day evening when Board of Edu-
cation members hold their regu-
lar meeting in the school Offices.
Architect c. H. Shively, Fre-
mont, will be present to make
report on construction progress of
the new Elementary School Build
ing. .....
Board members will also inspect
Miss Alma Casperson's first
grade room, where new lighting
arrangements will be inspected.
Her students will be dismissed
during the afternoon so that the
lighting equipment can be chang
ed for the inspection.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
Heinernan Heads
Island Chamber

Directors of the Putin Bay
Chamber of Commerce have elect
ed Harry Heineman as president,
William Greunke as vice presi-
dent, Edward Traverse, treasur-
er, Lee Miller as secretary of the
board and George Borman as exec
utive secretary.
At the annual meeting Oct. IL,
Mr.. Borman presented an exten-
sive financial report on the cham
ber's activities for the year, the
report showing the organization
TO be in very satisfactory finan-
cial POSITION.
Directors of chamber elected
earlier in the month are: R. C..
Linker, Lee Miller, William Nc
Cam, Harry Heineman, Roy Web
ster, Edward Traverse and Will
liam Gruenke, the latter being
the only new member Of the board.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
LOCAL men ARE
NAMED TO BOARD
Heckler and Becker Elected
Officers For VacatiOnland
Association

Mayor Carl Becker and Carl
Heckler, Port Clinton, were elect
ed officers of the Lake Erie Inter-
national Vacationland Association
Saturday at the concluding ses-
sion of the three-day convention
held in Toledo.
Donald C. Ivey, Port Dover, On
tario, was elected president of the
association and succeeds William
Brown, Lakeside
Carl Heckler, Port Clinton, was
elected secretary, and Carl Beier,
Cleveland, treasurer. Vice-presi-
dents named include Clinton Folly,
Geneva; Norman Bradford, Lon
don, Ontario, and Ruel Barr, Ver-
million.
Mayor Becker was named to the
board of trustees along with Ar
thur Kochendorfer, Toledo; Jack
Dale, Willoughby; Harry Ten
nant, Chatham, Ontario; Howard
James, Blenheim, Ont, and Harry
Lassaline, Windsor.
The International Vacationland
Association represents SO United
States and Canadian cities border
ing on Lake Erie.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
TWO men HURT
IN AUTO WRECK
Injured Man Held For Reck-
less Driving After Hit
Skip Incident

Nolan Britt, Erie Twp, and
Paul Luman, Erie Gardens, suf-
fered painful injuries early Mon
day evening when their cars col
lided head-on in Route 2, near
the Rutherford B. Hayes resi-
dence in Erie Township.
Both men were taken to Ma
gruder Hospital in a Gerner and
Wolf ambulance. Britt continues
as patient for treatment of a
fractured right ankle, while Lu-
man was released Wednesday
after being treated for severe
knee decorations.
Deputy Sheriff Myron Hetrick,
who investigated, said the acci-
dent happened when Britt, travel
ing east, attempted to pass a
truck going in the same direction.
Luman, travelling west, swerved to
the right BERN in an attempt to
avoid the collision but the cars
crashed when Britt also swerved
to the BERN.
Hetrick said that Britt will be
held on reckless driving charges
as he was involved in a hit-skip
accident a few minutes earlier
when his car hit a New York We
hicle near Rushaw Creek. No
one was hurt in the earlier acci-
dent, but the New York car was
badly damaged.
Deputy Sheriff William Cullen
was called to the Bay Shore Road
Sunday night when four young
persons from Fremont escaped
injuries after their auto overturn-
ed in a ditch.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
BOYS Warned IN
Cemetery CASE
Parents of Youths Are Asked
To Keep Boys Away
r. From Lakeview

Five grade school boys, and the
parents of three of the children,
were in Mayor Carl Becker's Of
flee Monday night when they met
with village cemetery board mem
bers and other officials to dis
cuss recent vandalism of ceme-
terry property.
William Crohen, clerk of the
cemetery board, had reported that
vandals had pushed over 80 head
stones, cut a canvas shelter to
shreds with a hand AK and had
damaged trees and shrubs and
caused other damages.
AS the boys were first, second
and third grade students, and the
damage is repairable, Mayor
Becker and the cemetery board
members preferred no charges
but asked parents to insure that
their sons remain away from the
cemetery.
During the questioning Monday
might, officials learned that at
least eight other boys had also
been guilty of property damage
in the cemetery. All of the boys
are from the Erie Gardens vi
cinity. Police will continue to
patrol the cemetery and to help
prevent vandalism.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
JAD BROTHERS
take new SPACE
Nu-Form Battery Corp. Fac
tory Nears Completion;
Production Starts Soon

Jad Brothers, northern Ohio as
semblers and distributors for the
Nu-Form Battery Corp, are now
operating from their new head
quarters in the Stensen Building,
North Jefferson Street, in rooms
formerly occupied by the Coca
Cola distributors.
Ky and Ted Jadwisiak, owners
of the Jad Brothers Company,
are now equipped to assemble $50
Nu-Form batteries daily in their
new plant. During the past Is
months, they operated in a shop
at their Danbury home.
Jad Brothers are now turning
out NuForm batteries in limit
ed quantity at their shop. On
October 1st, they completed the
first air-cooled battery with fiber
glass case ever assembled in the
world.
Ky Jadwisiak reports that Jad
Brothers have a firm backlog OF
orders, but full production cannot
get underway until the new Nu-
Form Battery plant east of town
is completed and begins produc-
ton. Jad Brothers have many
export orders, but local requests
and orders will be handled first.
Jad Brothers are setting up
dealer agencies throughout north
ern Ohio, and Ky Jadwisiak is also
instructing distributors and deal
ers throughout the U. S. A. He
recently set up four dealers in
Baton Rouge, La, and others in
Akron and Indiana.
Elton Clemens, Port Clinton, is
president of Nu-Form Battery,
Corp, for which new building
has recently been completed along
Route 2, just east of the power
house.
Equipment for this plant, which
will manufacture all component
parts of the batteries to supply
operators, has been installed and
full production awaits correct
molds. Main offices of Nu-Form
Battery are now in Port Clinton
and Los Angeles.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
Football Helmet
Saves Gypsum Lad

Tommy Macko, six-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Macko,
Gypsum, suffered head and back
bruises Sunday afternoon when he
ran into a car while playing with
friends near his home.
Tommy, who was wearing a
football helmet at the time of the
accident, dashed into a car being
driven by Louis G. Magi, San
dusky. The driver repeatedly
slowed the car almost to stop,
and this along with the football
helmet saved the child from seri-
Gus injury.
The boy was brought to Ma
gruder Hospital for treatment, and
was released later Sunday eve
ming. Tommy is first grade stu
dent in the Portage Twp. school,
Gypsum. Sheriff Merlan Budd in
vestigated.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
KYLE NAMED To
TOURIST POST
Heads VacatiOnland Assn AS
More Directors Are Added
To Group

Robert Kyle, Catawba, is the
new president of Lake Erie ISL
ands and Peninsular Vacationland,
having been elected to succeed
Carl Heckler at the directors
meeting held in the Island Hotel,
Tuesday night.
Allen Clemons was named as
vice president of the board, A. j.
Davids was reelected as treasur-
er, and Tom Finefrock was elect
ed as executive secretary, the
offices of secretary and executive
secretary having been combined.
George Borman, Put-in-Bay, is
the retiring secretary, having
served ever since the organization
was formed.
Under an expansion program,
all of the participating areas are
to have four directors instead of
two as in the past. Carl Heck
ler, Allen Clemons, A. ]. Davids,
and Ralph L. Snyder have been
named as the four Port Clinton
directors, and Chick Linker, Lee
Miller, James Poulous and William
Greunke have been named as the
Put~in-Bay directors. Other adj
ditions to the board are yet to
be announced.
Purchase of 10000 more of the
popular Vacationland maps to
carry through the sportsman show
and boat show season this winter
was authorized Tuesday night.
The original lot of $4,000 maps
is now practically exhausted due
to the great popularity of the
folder.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
Kiln Damaged
In Fire At u. S. G.

Port Clinton firemen were call
ed to the U. S. Gypsum Company
plant Monday evening when con-
veyors and the drying kiln in the
panel board department caught
afire.
There was very little property
damage, although work was held
up until equipment was checked
and safety assured. Plant whist
les and local fire sirens combined
to call firemen, and area resi-
dents believed a major fire was
underway.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
Rubbish Cleanup
To Start Monday

City Street Commissioner Carl
Ruddock has announced that the
annual fall rubbish cleanup will
get underway next Monday morn
ing.
AS usual, the street department
workers will start the pick-ups
in the west end of the city and
will work eastward Residents
are asked to have their rubbish
collected in suitable containers,
and place these containers near
the curbing.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
Genoa Game To Be
Played Thursday

Football fans should take no.
tice that next weeks game at
Genoa will be played on Thursday
evening, the usual Friday date
being moved up due to faculty
members being in attendance at
the Northwestern Ohio Education
Association conferences.
This weeks game will be Fri
day night when Elmore comes
here. After the Genoa game on
Thursday night October 2S, the
schedule returns to Friday with
the Lakeside Stonecrushers due
here on November 4.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
REAMS To SPEAK
At LODGE RITES
Four Men To Receive Medals
For 50-Year Service
Thursday Evening

G. J. Daum, Fred H. Dewitt,
Tryon E. Beebe and Edward Null
will be presented 50-year medals
and 1856 other members of the
Oliver H. Perry Masonic Lodge
will be presented 25-year emblems
next Thursday evening, October
27, at $50 when 25 and so Year
Night is held in the Masonic Tenn
pie.
Frazier Reams, well-known To-
ledoan, will be the principal speak
er and Atty. John Reinheimer will
serve as master of ceremonies.
Invocation will be given by Rev.
Lawrence Miller, of Trinity Meth
odist church, and Henry A. Cow
gill will present the awards.
Music will be furnished by Rich
ard Rounds, pianist; Mrs. Joseph
Burns, clarinet soloist, accom-
panied by Mrs. Clara Luchsinger;
Mrs. Lee Davis, xylophonist, ac-
companied by Joe Smith; and the
Barber Shop Quartet of Warren
McDougall, Warren Balduf, Ralph
Mackey and Harold Reitz.
Paul Balangue is chairman of
the arrangements committee, be-
ing assisted by Henry Myers and
A. F. Nielsen. Raymond Swim
r1er and Roderick r. Mcleod will
be presented Past Master Jewels.
Hans Jensen is Worshipful Mas
tsr.
Those who will be presented 25-
year emblems are as follows:
Hjllard Anderson, James Lafe
Anderson, Ralph R. Anderson,
Herman M. Bahnsen, Claren G.
Baker, Frank w. Barteldt, A. ],
Beebe, Harry T. Belknap, Murray
A. Bishop, John ]. Booten, Everett
E. Braithwaite, Leslie J. Bretz,
Sherman K. Bretz, Elijah C.
Brough, Carl E. Camper, Paul I.
Carey, Julius H. Christensen,
Redlef Christensen, Harley R.
Clausen, William H. Cleaver,
Charles M. Colvin, Matthew T.
Connell, Ralph w. Corbin.
William Danner, Sam Decker,
John. C. Dunkel, Fred Elmlinger,
Alphian T., Emmett, Harry R.
Englebeck, Arthur G. Eurenius,
Arthur E. Fall, Alvin G. Faus,
William N. Fish, Howard G.
Fishack, Allen J. Fisher, Edmund
Foley, Henry Fox, George A.
Franz, Benjamin E. Friderici, Olan
F. Gardner, Parker F. Gaudern,
Otto Girsberger, Leonard K. Cor
don, Earl w. Hallock, Christ F.
Hartwig, George H. Hartwig,
]. Carl Heckler, Edward H. Helm,
Edward G. Heinsen, George M.
Henry.
Granville L. Heuchele, Ezra E.
Hiss, Edgar Hodgin, Albert j.
Holzhauer, James A. Hopfnger,
Torvald Hostrup, Eugene Ingold,
Joseph H. James, Hans. c. Jensen,
Martin w. Johnson, William H.
johnson, Carl R. Keller, Robert L.
Kelly, William S. Kenyon, Bert
Klein, Ivan C. Kleinhans, Nelson
w. Kleinhans, Edgar L. Kuest-
hardt, Adam C. Kurtz, Rollie A.
Lano, Andrew C. Lausten, Arthur
H. Libben, Walter F. Libben,
Waldo T. Lindeman, Clarence A.
Loder, George F. Lonz.
Guy w. Lotridge, John S. Lund-
{Continued PAGE 2. Col. II
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
CAMP PERRY IS
SELECTED FOR
BUCKEYE STATE
General kreber Aids Ohio Le-
gion In Providing Bigger
Camp For School Boys

Good news to Port Clinton and
Ottawa county was the announce
ment Thursday by the Ohio
American Legion headquarters in
Columbus that Camp Perry has
been selected as the site for the
1850 Buckeye Boys State.
w. L. DeWeese, of the Legion
staff, who is dean Of Boys State,
and w. S. Konold, Columbus, who
is known as the father" of Buck
eye Boys State, recently made a
survey of Camp Perry facilities
with Major General Leo M. Kre-
Der, Ohio's adjutant general.
By moving the site to Camp
Perry, the boys state encamp-
ment will not be limited in size
due to accommodations. Next
summers state at Camp Perry
may be the first to pass the 1000
enrolment, provided the American
Legion can secure enough quail
fled help for instruction and
supervision.
The state camp will be held at
Camp Perry from June 10 through
June 90 and thus will prolong the
season at the state reservation.
Anti-aircraft troops from many
nearby states and Ohio are due at
the camp during July and August
and officials are hoping for big
National Rifle and Pistol Match at
Perry early in September.
Outstanding high school jun
iors, selected for their leadership
ability, scholarship and personal
ity, are sent to Buckeye Boys
State annually with local Legion
posts paying their tuition fees.
For the past three years, it had
been held at Ohio Wesleyan Uni
versity campus in Delaware,
Robert Bingham, Wilmington,
president of Boys State Commits
sion, and DeWeese praised General
Kreber for his cooperation in
making Camp Perry available for
the youths.
General kreber has said that
Camp Perry, normally used by
Ohio National Guard units, should
be used more by the people Of
Ohio for other purposes.
DeWeese, according to the Ohio
Legion News, is planning to
utilize Camp Perry as follows:
"The camps normal layout is
in rows of II hutments between
streets. 1t is proposed to divide
these into two rows of hutments
to each city area--a total of %
hutments. Fourteen of these
would house four boys each, and
the proposed cities would be con-
verted into county court houses.
Two messhalls would serve their
normal purpose. There are avail
able buildings for classrooms and
state offices. Conventions could
be held in the auditorium and the
church.
"Plenty of opportunity exists
for outdoor recreation, in addi-
tion to the nearby beach. A large
canteen will be set up in the
main store building. The audi
torium is completely equipped and
plenty large for the evening as
semblies.
"Camp Perry lends itself better
to the Boys State program than
any other location we have used
or inspected" the Legion and
Bows State officials comented.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
JURY PAY RAISED

Through a court order issued by
Judge Tom d. Stahl, Tuesday, the
pay for future jury service be-
comes $500 per day in accordance
with a new law. The former rate
was $500 per day with mileage
once a week. Under the new law
jurors are to receive mileage
daily. The new rate became eff
fective as of October 18.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
Presents Aerial
Photo ToCity

Dick Bradenbaugh, of the To-
ledo Blade staff, was present at
the Rotary Club meeting Tuesday
noon when he presented the large
aerial view picture of Port Clin-
ton to the city.
Mayor Carl Becker accepted the
Axe foot framed picture, and said
that the view will be hung either
in the council chamber or the
public library of City Hall.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
Legion To Hold
Fish Fry Thursday

Fred Meckfessel, Jr., new COM
mander of Port Clinton's Amer
lean Legion Post 113, will pre-
side at his first meeting this
Thursday evening, Oct. 20, when
fish fry will be featured after
the business meet.
Many guests are expected as the
1850 membership campaign is to
get underway, and dues are pay
able for the new year.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
Elgin Winters Is
Reported Better

County Recorder Elgin Winters,
who collapsed during the Oak
Harbor-Port Clinton football game
in the neighboring village Friday
night, is reported much improved
at Magruder Hospital.
Suffering from a heart attack,
Winters condition was critical for
several days during which he was
kept in an oxygen tent. AS he
showed rapid improvement, Elgin
was removed from the oxygen
tent early Wednesday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
NO FIRE DAMAGE

Firemen were called to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Moritz, A
Community Loop, Erie Gardens,
Tuesday afternoon, when a brok-
en- wire in the attic caused smoke
to pour from the dwelling.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-21
POSTAL RECEIPTS UP

Postmaster A. w. Kalb reports
an increase of 1870 percent in
postal receipts in the local Office
for the past three months as com
pared with the same period in
1948.
Receipts for July, August and
September this year weie $751;
284.62 against $12,9S2.2S year
ago,