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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-14
DAMAGE HEAVY
IN SUNDAY FIRE
AT HDWE. STORE
Blaze Burns Out Storage
Room At Hablitzel Bros;
Smoke Damages Store

Dollar damage is as yet unde-
termined in a Sunday morning
blaze which did extensive damage
to the rear of the Hablitzel Bro
theirs hardware store building on
East Second street and caused
smoke damage throughout the
store.
The fire was discovered shortly
after IL o'clock Sunday morning,
apparently starting outside the
northeast corner of the building
where packing cartons We're tenn
porarily stored. The blaze burned
through the doors and roof of the
concrete block structure and did
extensive damage in the rear stor-
age rooms where supplies and
tools were kept. 1t also burned
into the office, damaging engi-
neering plans and some records.
Port Clinton fremen prevented
the spread of the fire to the store
itself, but smoke damage was
sustained there. Special crews
have been at work all week in
wiping traces of the smoke from
practically everything in the store.
Redecoration of the store room,
and reconstruction of the roof on
the storage room will be neces-
sary to repair the damage, max
ing it as yet impossible to de-
termine the total loss involved, ac-
cording to Lawrence Ludwigsen,
store manager. Forrest Stuart is
owner of the building.
Origin of the fire is undeter-
mined, but it is suspected that it
may have been caused by sparks
from rubbish fire on nearby
property.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-14
THIEVES LOOT.
MUSICIANS CAR
instruments Valued At $500
Are Taken From Auto
Saturday Night

Instruments valued at 800 be-
longing to Sandusky and Mar
blehead trio of musicians were
stolen from car parked at the
rear Of the V. f. w. home, Sat-
urday night, and the theft is still
under police investigation.
Bob Rakosky, of Sandrsky;
Richard Greer, of Marblehead, and
Abner Dobyns were the owners of
the missing instruments which in
cluded an electric accordion, val
ued at $400, and owned by Ra-
kosky. Other instruments miss
ing were listed with police as be-
ing: an electric amplifier, $3.50;
an electric guitar with amplifier,
$3.50; guitar, $40; an electric
pickup, $22.50; and a large cleo
trio amplifer, $50.
Members of the trio had ex-
pected to play for dancing at the
V. F. w.. club that night, but the
dance had been called off due to
some misunderstanding. Return
ing to their unlocked car after a
brief stop at a local tavern, the
men found that the instruments
were gone. A joke was at first
suspected, but investigation dis
closed that the theft was real.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-14
PUSH over 81
STONES IN WEEK
Police Alerted To Patrol
Area; Rampaging Youths
Are Suspected

That youthful vandals have
been on rampage of destruction
in Lakeview cemetery, pushing
over 80 headstones and tombstones
during the past week, is the report
from William Crohen, clerk of
the cemetery board.
Police have been alerted by
Mayor Carl Becker to patrol the
cemetery and to arrest anyone
suspicioned of participating in the
destruction. Citizens in that area
are also being requested to re-
port all suspicious activities in the
cemetery.
In addition to pushing over 32
headstones, the vandals have cut
canvas shelter to shreds with
hand ak, have been cutting at
trees and shrubs with an AK, and
have been scattering freshly plac-
ed floral bouquets, according to
Mr.. Crohen.
One day when the mausoleum
Goors were left open for a few
hours, the pranksters even threw
quantity of rocks into the maus-
oleum, he says.
AS most of the damage appears
to be done after school hours and
in the early evening, it appears to
be the work of some rampaging,
thoughtless youths.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-14
old Time APPLE BUTTER PARTY
STAGED AT LUCHS|NCER FARM

While some apple growers of
Ottawa county are pondering over
the problem of disposing of a
bumper crop this year, Nh. and
Mrs. Lester Luchsinger last Fri
day at their farm in Danbury
township pointed out possible
answer by organizing an apple
butter making party, as were
common in years gone by.
A large copper kettle of 80
gallons capacity which was more
than fifty years Of age and now
an antique, was brought from it's
storage place and mounted upon
supports in the yard, beneath
which wood was piled for the fire,
and the kettle was again in read
mess for operation.
Choice apples had been taken
to Pandora, Ohio, where they were
reduced to cider. Other choice
apples were prepared for the
cooking process and placed in the
kettle. Sugar and spices We're
added to flavor. This operation
was followed by four or five hours
of continuous stirring with the
lCng handled wooden paddle, and
when the operation was complet-
ed Is gallons Of homemade
apple butter were ready for cans
and storage for future use.
Many years ago, cooking apple
butter out-of-doors was COM
mon practice in rural areas, but
now it is almost host art on the
farm
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-14
MRS. WOODWARD
DIES INSTANTLY.
IN train CRASH.
Drives Into Path of Marble
head Stone Train On
Church Road

Mrs. Jay Woodward, 26, Mar
blehead, was instantly killed at
$3.50 Wednesday afternoon when
she drove her car into the path
Of westbOuGd Lakeside & Mar
blehead Railway stone train at
the Church Road crossing, Dan
bury.
Her demolished car was car
ried on the front of the engine
fer nearly 4 block before the die
sci powered stone train could be
stopped. Her body, thrown from
the car, was found along the
tracks nearer to the crossing.
A Gerner 4 Wolf ambulance
rushed the body to Magruder hos
pital, but it was believed that
death had been instantaneous.
A finding of accidental death was
given by Justice f. c. Brough.
as acting coroner, when an in
quest was held later Wednesday
at the Gerner & Wolf funeral
home.
Mrs. Woodward is said to have
sustained fractured skull, a
crushed chest, fractured right
arm and right thigh, and her left
arm was almost severed.
The Woodwards had lived at
Marblehead since last March
where they have been operating
a garage opposite the Gordon,
Lumber Co. yards. They had re-
modelled the building, creating an
apartment for their occupancy.
Ruth f. Woodward WIS born
in Ellisville, Mississippi, and it
was believed Thursday that the
body would be returned there for
funeral services. Surviving be-
side the husband are one sister
and three brothers, all living in
Mississippi.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-14
PLAN BIG Dance
FOR HALLOWEEN
Moose To Fete Students Who
Sign Pledges For youth
Honor Day"

Halloween will be Youth Honor
Day instead of Survey the Wreck
age Day in Port Clinton if all
goes we'll with a Halloween cele-
bration being planned by the 10y
al Order of Moose, both locally
and nationally.
That lodge is giving all stu
dents from the eighth grade up
an opportunity to sign a Youth
Honor Day pledge in which the
students promise ION my honor,
as citizen of my community, not
to deface, mutilate or destroy
property or perform any act
harmful to others during the
Halloween season."
The reward for signing and
obeying that pledge will be a big
masquerade dance for the stu
dents to be held in the Port
Clinton Armory on the night of
Oct. 81. Bob Montgomery's or
chestra has already been signed
up for the free party which the
lodge will stage, and free refresh
ments will be served. Several
prizes will be awarded for out
standing costumes.
Similar Youth Honor Day par
ties are being planned by Moose
lodges throughout the nation.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-14
Playnakers To
Postpone Show

The Port Clinton Playmakers
have postponed the presentation
of "You Can't Take 1t With YOU"
originally scheduled for October
"a and 25, until sometime next
January or February.
Postponement was decided upon
at rehearsal last Thursday partly
because the dates had to be
changed due to Senator Robert
Taft's public address scheduled
here Oct. %, and partly because
the busy cast was having great
difficulty in getting to scheduled
rehearsals.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-14
Cast Picked For
Senior Class Plav

Successful aspirants for roles
in the Senior Glass play, Board
ing House Reach, which is to be
presented Nov. 1918 were an
nounced Wednesday by Albert
Rofkar, faculty director.
The cast will include: Bob
Owens, Catherine Roose, Joe
Weis, Katy Kocsis, Betty Loren
sen, Bill Belshaw, Barbara Pro-
haska, Janice Fillmore, John Lu-
kac, Midge Belt, Harry Kleinhans,
Betty Ayers, Warren Antrim,
Julia Rofkar, Marcia Edwards.
and Eugene Ohm. Barbara De-
bien will be student director.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-14
Al Jones Honored
At Scouters Meet

The Scout Annual District
meeting was held Tuesday even
ing at the Lutheran Hall in Oak
Harbor, at which time Al Jones,
district chairman, gave the an
nual report. In recognition Of the
outstanding work Mr.. Jones has
done, not only this year but for
Scouting in the past, the Scout
executives, presented him with a
bronze statuette.
After a dinner presided over by
George Duff, greetings were Civ
en- by Scout Executive Paul Rein
bolt, announcements by FieldsEX-
ecutive Clinton Baldwin, with a
closing address by Attorney Rob-
ert Dunn of Toledo.
Lloyd Hetrick gave the report
of the nominating committee for
members -at-large of the Ottawa
District committee and elected
from this area were: Henry Cow
gill, D. d. Sims, William Rofkar,
Howard Ellithorpe, Jack Darling,
Oliver True, AL Jones, Arthur
Dehn, Sam Campbell, R. C. Garm-
hausen, Archie King, M. j. Ed
wards and Rev. Paul Mueller.
Those attending the dinner
meeting from Port Clinton were
Mr.. and Mrs. William Eberle, Mr..
and Mrs. Manuel Nossaman, DR..
and Mrs. Kenneth Carter, Mrs.
Alvin Long, Mr.. and Mrs. Al
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Camp
bell, Tom Edwards and NJ. J. Ed
wards.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-14

Chief Brings Rain,
Keeps Record Good

Last weeks publicity story
on Chief White Hawk, who ap-
peared here in his Hopi Snake
Dance as feature of the
Scouts Caravan Capers" Mon
day night, stated: This is an
Indian rain dance, and the
Chief has never given this
dance in this area without it
raining within "a hours"
Tuesday night, just "a hours
after the Scout show, an un-
expected rain fell in Port Clin-
ton. Or should we have just
expected that it was going to
rain Tuesday night?
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-14
$3.50 Received In
Cat all Drive

Contributions toward the new
$500 goal for the Cat-tail Fund
have been dribbling in slowly this
week, with only $3.50 received up
to Tuesday night, according to
compilation by Gene Bolte and
William Crohen.
Hope was expressed that checks
would be coming in larger and
faster" this weekend, so that the
lakefront project may be pushed
while the weather remains favor
able.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-14
Start Plans For
Xmas Lighting

Preliminary planning to pro-
vide downtown Port Clinton with
appropriate decorations for the
Christmas season was launched at
a joint meeting of the Chamber
Of Commerce directors with the
Retsil Trade committee, held
Thursday night.
The group is planning to make
some changes in the decoration
scheme used last year, and has
ordered samples of some pro-
posed Yuletide equipment.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-14
Mrs. Fritz Kumm
Gets Endorsement

That Mrs. Fritz Kumm, clerk
at the Port Clinton post Office,
has the unanimous endorsement
of the Democratic Central Com
mittee for appointment as post
mistress when Postmaster Al
Kalb retires in late January, was
revealed Thursday.
The endorsement was made by
the committee some time ago,
but had not been announced un-
til yesterday when George Sib-
rel, Portage Twp. committeeman,
confirmed the report.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-14
Considerate Thief
Replaces Tires

THIS meanest thief stole four
new tires, but at least was con-
siderate enough to install four
old ones in their place.
Benjamin McWilliams, 73l +
ST., Erie Gardens, reported to
police Saturday that the above
shift of tires had been made on
his car sometime Friday night
while it was parked beside the
Bob GOodell garage, where Nc
Williams is employed. A hub
cap from another car was also
reported stolen.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-14
Rearns To Speak
At Masonic Dinner

Frazier Reams of Toledo will
be the principal speaker when
Oliver H. Perry lodge stages a
banquet on October 25th to honor
,25 and so year members.
Four 50-year members and 157
25-year members are to be pre-
sented with pins.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-14
Mems Day Planned
At Brethren Church

Mems Day is to be observed at
the E. U. B. church next Sunday
morning at 10:40 when the men
of the congregation will be in
charge and will conduct the morn
ing worship service. A male choir
will present special music.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-14
Rev. Pryor Heads
Ministerial Assn.

Rev. Philip L. Pryor, pastor of
the First Baptist church, was
unanimously elected as president
of the Ministerial Association at
that groups meeting Monday
morning in the Guild Hall. He
succeeds Rev. L. d. Reynolds, re-
Gently transferred to Vaughns-
vile.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-14
SET FEATHER PARTY DATE

Pert Clinton fremen have an
nounced plans to hold their an
nual feather party in the fire sta
ton on the night of Monday,
Nov. 81.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-14
CHAMBER MEETS TONIGHT

The Port Clinton Chamber of
Commerce will hold its regular
monthly meeting in the Colonial
club rooms this Thursday night,
Oct. 13, at 800 o'clock.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-14

THE NEWS is prepared to
do your JOB PRINTING on
a basis of Good Workman
ship and Good Service at
Fair Prices. Phone 5271.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-08-04
Pandora

DR.. and Mrs. H. A. Neiswander
are on trip in Canada and other
northern points.
William Dean Steiner, son of Will
liam Steiner of Pandora, and a
recent graduate of Bowling Green
state college has been hired to teach
music in the Columbus Grove school.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. d. Headington
and son Danny were guests of the
formers parents at Mansfield, Sun
day night and Monday. Their daugh-
ter Beverly who was with her aunt,
Mrs. Ralph Curl at Silver Lake, re-
turned to Pandora with them.
Harlan Lugibihl local young
poultry man is having a poultry
dressing plant installed in his build
ings in south part Of Pandora. Mr..
Lugibihl will have an ice plant in
connection with his processing plant.
The plant will employ several per-
sons to do the work.
The heavy rains the latter part of
the week made the weather quite
chilly at nights, so that blankets
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-08-04

Blutfton hospital for short time
until he passed away from heart
attack. His first wife was Sarah
Neuenschwander who died in 1871.
He was married to Mrs. Mary Som
mer, Aug. II, 1945, who survives
him. Three daughters, Mrs. Edna
Schmidt, Bakersville, Calf, Mrs.
Marie Miller, Pandora, Miss Ruth
Bixel of Omaha, Neb., a son Verdi,
Los Angeles, and three brothers:
Memo, Lima; S. S. and Dr. ID. c.
Bixel, Bluffton survive him, also
several grandchildren.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-08-04

were really needed to sleep under.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Risser, Jr.,
are getting their apartment ready
to move into in the near future.
Mrs. Leinsetter, daughter Edith,
and Mrs. Catherine MaidIow OF
Leipsic, called on friends here Sun
day evening.
A Democratic Caucus will be held
at the council room Wednesday even
ing, Aug. 3, at p. m.
Miss Hannah Bracy of West
Orange, N. j., is visiting relatives in
this community and at Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Suter and
son David and Mrs. Viola Sommers
recently were on trip to the Smoky
mountains.
The Pandora grange will have a
corn and weiner roast at the park
the evening Of August 8. Contests
will be held on cotton dresses and
on orange chiffon cake. Dress con-
test age group is 13 to 19 years and
an adult group.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Neiswander o:
Bluffton, called on c. d. Steiner
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Clyde Waltz and granddaugh,
ter Mary Waltz are spending several
days at Mansfield with the Evan
Waltz family. Mr.. and Mrs. Olin
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-08-04

Waltz accompanied them as far as
Crestline and spent the day there
with Mrs. Waltz's parents.
Miss Faith Miller spent last week
at Lakeside.
When DR.. and Mrs. John Hilty of
Houston, Texas, were visiting their
many relatives in this vicinity recent
ly, the Melvin Hiltys who live on
the Peter Hilty farm southwest OF
Pandora entertained sixty relatives
one evening in their honor. John is
a son of the late Noah Hilty who
was in the hardware business in Pam
dora. His father built the house jusr
directly east of the late DR.. p. y.
Bixel residence.
Miss Lois June Geiger, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Geiger, will he
married to Peter w. Voran, son or
Carl Voran, Of Prettie Prairie, Kan,
Aug. 5, at 7:30 p. IN. at the St.
John church, east of Pandora.
Wilhelm Amstutz, of Blutfton, call
ed on friends here Sunday.
The funeral of Mr.. Noah Bike
prominent egg dealer, of Pandora
was held from the ST. John Mennon
ite church Friday afternoon. Mr.
Bixel was so years old and had beer
in failing health for a number ot
years. He had only been home from
Evening star., 1949-03-21
Steel Prices Expected
To Hold Steady, but
Premiums Disappear
BY the Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Mar. 2l.-No
signs have yet appeared to indi-
cate any general readjustment in
steel prices ,is in prospect, the
magazine Steel declared today,
Production costs still are rising
and so long as the steelmakers
entertain capacity business there
is every likelihood they will resist
rising consumer pressure for down.
ward revisions in price lists" the
trade publication observed.
Premium prices are fast dis
appearing, Steel added, "and con-
version deals are drying up. al
though last week it was reported
at some points interest in CONVEX
sion was perking up as consumers
sought to protect their investment
in ingots."
The magazine reported gray
market offerings "are going beg
ging and operators in this trade
are reported getting out Of the
market as fast as possible, in some
cases taking substantial losses. At
the moment the weakest point in
the overall steel market is scrap.
Buying continues restricted and
there is nothing to indicate as yet
the bottom of the price decline is
near"
Steel production edged upward
again last week, esta blishing a new
all-time high with the national
ingot rate estimated at 101.5 per
cent of capacity-an output of
ingots around 1.871.169 net tons.
Evening star., 1949-03-21
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Mar. 81 R.--Salable hogs
8. 500; uneven, steady to % cents higher
on butchers; most advance on WelghtS
over 80 pounds: trade moderately active
early but closed slow: sows about steaay;
| TOP a2OO for several loads choice ~
| 2IO pound: other good and choice 100
$40 pounds, p 125-21.75; 250-2sO pounds
20 50-21.5; 29O-330 pounds: 1g.3n.
3O35; around 350-pound weights, 1872
good and choice sows under 40o pounos
i7.5O-1s.25. these scarce; 425-6O0 pounrs
to as low as 1925 good clearance
salable cattle. IL 1000; salable calves
500: ali SLAUGHTER classes eenerallGy y steady s dg
w several loads choice l.1oo,l 200 .p poInS .1,S
yearlings held higher. loadlots good te
iow-choice 135o-1.5O0 pounds, 90
s5'e5; bulk medium to low-good steers
32.o5-2375; load high. .choice g72-p9uno i,
Nehraska fed heifers. $3.50: bulk medium
and GOOD heifers, 81. .50-25.00: beef cows
90 90 down: Gamers and cutters. IA 90
1925; medium and GOOD sausage bulls
u 00-o3.OO; good and choice vealers
" .0O-39. 90: top, 1900; stockerS and
feeders active. strong: medium and good
replacement steers, 900 pounds down
salabie sheep, 1000; nothing done on
ing steady; bidding so cents or more
to aversee-sood fed western lambs out
| Of corn belt. steady to so cents lower I
mostly steady to weak at ?5.0O-2s n9
three decks scaling S7-pound at outside
price; common kinds 23.O0 down; ewes
scarce and steady at 400 down.
Evening star., 1949-03-21
Stock Market Quiet
In Fractional Range;
Early Gains Lost
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 21.-Slight
early gains were wiped out in the
stock market today in the midst
Of dull trading.
Most of the prices showed only
fractional changes either above or
below the line, and on balance
they were virtually unchanged.
Interest settled on individual
issues for the most part. Among
the major groups. utilities were
slightly higher. but oils. steels,
motors and rails were mixed.
Mail order and retail shares were
mostly higher in reflection of re-
cent forecasts that the March,
April period of Easter sales would
not compare too badly with last
years high volume. Currently
department store sales are suffer-
ing by comparison with last years
early Easter.
Spiegel, Inc, and BigeloW-San-
ford touched new highs for the
year. FarnsWorth Television &
Radio established a new low.
Magnovox was lower. Directors
meet tomorrow to consider divi-
dend action. Sales for the year
ended February % were about IL
per cent under the previous year.
Transcontinental & Western Air
made the best showing among the
airlines which were unchanged to
higher.
Others holding to the upside
were United States Steel. General
Motors, Atlantic Coast Line, Mis-
sion Corp, Goodrich, Lee Rubber.
Woolworth, J. c. Penney, United
Aircraft, General Electric. E. w.
Bliss and American Telephone.
Tending lower were Southern
Railway, Standard Oil (New Jer-
sey), Bethlehem Steel. Chrysler,
Sears -Roebuck, International Har-
vester. Westinghouse. Owens Illi-
nois, United States Gypsum. Fos-
ter Wheeler and Union Tank Car,
at a new low.
Bonds were narrow. with some
rails and utilities in demand.
United States Government issues
were unchanged over the counter.
Evening star., 1949-03-21
Foreiqn Exchange

NEW YORK. Mar. q fP--Forelsn eX-
lars, others in cents):
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket, 6s4 per cent discount or 93.25 u s.
cents, off ,s o cent. .,,,,
Europe-Great Britain (pound), ;o3l4,
unclaimed; Great Britain, 30.day futures.
4.O3. unchanged: Great Britain; 6g,,toaay u,t e.,
&C. ao-daS futures, 4.o3Is. unchanged; France
franc. 81 y of a cent, up 0o,s Italy
Gra) March fixed, rate. .0ol 739; Fenru-
chaneed Switzerland 0ranc, free), 25.1s'
UP OF of cent.
Latin America-Argentina free,, @0.9o
unchanged Brazil free). $50, unchanged;
Mexico, 1896. UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1949-03-21
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Mar. 81 tP,.-Egs prices
today. Two days receipts, totaled "6731
cases Spot quotations follow:
Midwestern Mixed coors. fancy heavy
weights, 4!!,,ts; extra ! larss; 46I: extra extra
large Az sxttra, mead4nmd drties IT, psa:
checks. Al u.
extra ! medium, 46h: , .s,
extra ] large, A.: extra large, 40; extra
/ medium. As.
white and brown eggs represent highest
marks mip'"i AVAILABLE and not paying prices
to producers or shipperso ,,uu.,u,.. 40
40; fancy heavyweights, 47-471a;
mediums. 46-46R.
Browns: Extra fancy heavyweights.. As
Mediums, 46.
steady Wholesale prices. on bulk car
ton Creamery, higher ssb than 9" sco5e ae
score OBJ, 6Oia; SO score (C), 5e1a-6o.