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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07
MONEY NEEDED
NOW TO FINISH
PROJECT
Quick Financial Response is
Urged To Keep Crane OPP
Grating to Complete Job

Over 400 letters were mailed
to local residents this week bv the
Citizens Park & Recreation Com
mittee, to raise $500 needed to
complete the lakefront improve
ment project as far as Fulton
Street.
Mayor Carl Becker reports that
the st. Clair Brothers crane has
dredged cut 40 foot wide and
200 foot long, from which enough
dirt was recovered to fill rs feet
along the Perry Street waterfront
from Washington to Fulton.
The crane is now doubling the
width of the cut, SO that another
rs feet of dirt can be eXcavated.
Becker stated that only enough
funds are on hand now to keep
the crane working until Friday.
Quick response from civic mind
ed residents is needed so that the
$1,000 can be raised at once,
and SO that the crane can be kept
working to complete the project
before winter sets in.
Mail your check today to the
Citizens Park and Recreation
Committee, Eugene Bolte, Treas,
urer, 1873 East Second Street.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07
WAR IS NEAR"
IRELAND WARNS
Cleveland Lecturer Declares
u. S. Must Strike Russia
Before It's Too Late

"The United States must hit
Russia with atomic bombs and
rocket planes before the Soviet
has time to complete its atomic
stock pile, Tom Ireland, Cleve-
land lecturer and world traveller,
told Port Clinton Rotarians at the
meeting in st. John Lutheran
Church Tuesday noon.
"If we wait until the Russians
can perfect their atomic bomb,
they will strike first and Ameri
ca will be lost, Ireland warned.
While defense authorities have
given Russia seven years to com
plete the atomic work, ireland be-
lieves they can do it in three or
four years and that America must
strike before then.
The Clevelander warns that
Americans are too complacent to
the danger behind the Iron Cur
tain, that we shy away from the
cold facts, that we hinder defense
by forcing national leaders to cut
the defense budget.
John Anderson, president Of
the Rotary Club, stated that the
Rotary Clubs Boy Scout Troop
has been given an Excellent
Award for its work at Camp Mia
k0nda this summer.
Lou Weber, Cleveland, treasur-
er Of the Cuyahoga County Repub-
lican Party, accompanied Ireland,
and spoke briefly.
Announcement was made that
Senator Robert A. Taft, Cincin-
natl, will speak at a joint meet
ing in st. John Lutheran Church
Tuesday noon, October 25, when
Rotarians will be hosts to the XII
wanians. Taft is on a tour of 100
Ohio cities during his reelection
campaign.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07
80 SCOUTS TO PERFORM
IN CARAVAN CAPERS
TO RAISE FUNDS
FOR FIREPLAC
Real Indian Chief, Whip Ex-
perts To Aid Youths In
Monday Show

Over 80 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts
and Girl Scouts will. take part in
the gigantic Caravan Capers" to
be presented Monday evening in
the high school auditorium.
Proceeds from the performance
will be used to pay for the con-
struction of the fireplace in the
Port Clinton Youth Building, now
ne-ring completion in East Third
Street.
Chief White Hawk, Fran and
Tony Stroup and the Shupeda In
dian Society members of Toledo
will be guest stars for the big
show. Chief White Hawk will
perform his Hopi Indian Rain
Dance with the assistance of the
Shupeda members, while the
Stroups will perform their fam
Gus whip act.
There will be solo and chorus
vocal numbers, an old-fashioned
melodrama, audience participa-
tion mind reading act by Swami
Svengali", dances, knife throwing
acts, horse and wild bull routine,
cowboys and Indians and every
thing to make a real wild west
show.
Featured members os the east
include Sandy Nissen, Jean Wool
ley, Dorothy Thomas, Tony Fade
ly, Santo Cipiti, Douglas Meyer,
Joan Guggisberg, Lanny Street.
Ell, Scott Carter, Alan Jensen,
Bruce Carter, Jack Glickman, Ned
Reitschneider, Jack Flynn, Jerry
Schafer, Alan Anderson and Gary
| Nossaman.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07
SUMMER TOURISTS HERE SET new
RECORD, VACAT|ONLAND REPORTS

That Port Clinton and its sur
rounding area enjoyed its great
est tourist influx in history dur
ing the past summer has heen
an established fact for several
weeks, but the exact increase was
not known until the last meeting,
when 7. p. Finefrock, secretary
Of Lake Erie Islands and PENN
sula Vacationland, reported that
1922 more persons stopped at the
Nacationland Information booth
this summer than ever before.
Fineflock's reports shows a to-
tai Of 1916 persons calling at the
booth, which is an increase Of 141
per cent over the previous re-
cord.
OF the total, 1103 requested
boat schedules to and information
about Putin Bay; 669 requested
general information and maps on
VacatioHland; 259 wanted cottag-
es, 1877 wanted rooms, 122 asked
for overnight cabins or motels,
81 definitely desired hotel accom-
modations and four sought apart
ments.
During the summer, 1880 pam
phlets were mailed from the
booth; $500 were passed out from
there, and $500 were passed out
at Camp Perry. Approximately
$1,000 other pamphlets were dis
tributed to the area headquarters
and to local commercial business
places where they were given to
vacationers.
Other visitors at the Informa-
tion Booth were listed as follows:
70 wanted boat schedules to De-
troit; AZ asked boat schedules to
Canada; 80 asked about local
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07
Miller To Speak
On Visit To Israel

Lacane Methodist Men will be
guests next Tuesday evening
when the Methodist Mems Club
meets in Trinity Methodist church
parlors at 8 o'clock.
Rev. Lawrence G. Miller, pas
tor, will talk on the subject "a
Buckeye in Israel" He served as
a chaplain during the war, when
he visited that country.
Sam Campbell is chairman of
the food committee, and is as
sisted by B. H. Corthell, Howard
Jones, William Benedict, A. S.
Pitman and Leslie johnson.
Program Chairman Archie King
reports that the Barbershop Quar-
tet of Warren MacDougall, War
rem Balduf, Ralph Mackey and
Harold Reitz, will provide music.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07

Damschloder, Walter Wittenmey-
Ell, Bill Wahlers. Ray Whitcomb
and Sorensen's daughters, Mrs.
Mabel Sprenger and Mrs. Pauline
Wahlers.
John Sorensen has been in the
grocery business for So years, as
ne served two years as a clerk
in the Camper store, before he
purchased the business in 1889.
At that time, Sorensen was max
ing $12 per week and was mar
ried, too.
Sam Dryran was Sorensen's
business partner during the ten
years from 1899 to 1909. Mr..
Drynan's illness forced him to
sell his share to Mr.. Sorensen,
also on October l, 1909.
June 4, 1919, was another i'm
portant date in the history of Sor-
ensen's business. John remembers
that day because 1t was terrifi-
cally hot. With a group of
friends he boarded a boat in the
local harbor and went to Toledo
where they witnessed the famous
Dempsey Willard boat.
1t was on that date, also, that
Sorensen and the late George
Dischinger becamr rlrtnors in
the meat market which for years
was known as Sorensen and Dis
chinger's. Mr.. Dischinger passed
away in 1941, and Sorensen pur-
chased his share from the widow.
Since ther the business has been
known as Sorensen's Market.
Fer over 30 years, Sorensen's
has been famous for its "home-
made" dressings, including may
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07
Club Woman Dies
During Club Meet

Funeral services for Miss Re
becca G. Lullman, rs, well known
Danbury township resident, who
died Unexpectedly Wednesday in
the home of Mrs. Harold Ahrens,
will be held Saturday at 200 p. m.
from the Gerner & Wolf funeral
home, the Rev. E. f. Eckhotf off
ciating. Burial will be in St.
Pauls Lutheran church cemetery,
Danbury. A number of distant
relatives survive.
Miss Lullman's sudden death
occurred during the course of the
first fall meeting of the Lakeside
MONDAY club, of which she was
a member, in the home Of Mrs.
Ahrens.
1t is customary in the club to
read the constitution and bylaws
at the first meeting each year,
but Miss Lullman had asked if
she might read instead the clubs
history which had been prepared
by her sister, Regina LulIman,
prior to her death last March,
when the club was to observe
its fiftieth anniversary. She col
lapsed while reading the history.
Miss Lullman was also a member
of the Rural Round Table.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07
X-Ray Draws Crowd
To Oak Harbor Fair

Private citizens, who are now
employed in factories, must go to
the Oak Harbor Fall Fair and
Festival either this Thursday or
Friday if they wish to have free
x-rays for tuberculosis taken by
the Ohio Board of Health's mo-
bile unit.
The free x-rays will be given
in the mobile unit, located near
the Oak Harbor armory, from 2
until and from 7 until 9 this
Thursday. fridays hours will
be from $3.50 until 5 and from
until 8.
After leaving Oak Harbor this
Friday night, the x-ray unit will
visit industries throughout the
county where employees will be
given free X-rays. Everyone
should take advantage of this
free service. Disrobing is not
necessary, and naturally there is
no discomfort.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07
Mother Watches
Stahl Take Office

Judge Tom Stahl was sworn
into office Saturday forenoon,
with his close friend Ottawa Coun-
ty Service Officer Ezra Hiss, off.
ciating in the court room.
Among the spectators was
Judge Stahps mother, Mrs. Scott
Stahl of Toledo, widow of the
late Judge Scott Stahl, who was
Common Pleas Court Judge in
Lucas County and served many
years as prosecuting attorney Of
this county.
Judge Tom Stahl was appoint
ed recently by Governor Frank
Lausche to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the sudden death of the late
Judge William Hunt.
Judge Stahl's first official act,
after being sworn in as judge OF
the Common Pleas Court Satur-
day, was to call the bar docket
and assign a number of cases for
trial or hearing. First cases set
for trial will be heard this Thurs
day.
Following the calling of the
docket, Judge Stahl rendered his
resignation as president of the
Ottawa County Bar Association.
and Atty. Adair Wilber, vice
president, took over the duties Of
president.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07

boating and boat liveries; G6 ask
ed directions to the State Parks;
20 sought directions to Cedar
Point; 20 asked directions to the
Blue Hole.
Forty-tive asked for airplane
schedules and Is sought train and
bus schedules; 6S wanted general
information on fishing; 4S were
interested in good eating places:
43 in picnic spots; 33 in swimming
information; '21 in churches; 16
an dancing; Is in trailer parks and
eight asked about wineries.
Fifty-fve persons asked speci-
fic information about Port Clin-
ton; As about Lakeside and the
Marblehead Peninsula; 80 about
Kelleys Island, and % about Ca
tawba Island.
During the summer, POS letters
were received and answered at
the booth, compared with 1S4 last
year. Another 10y letters asked
for Vacationland folders.
Of the 367 total, 800 letters
We're from Ohio, 10 from Michi-
gan, 10 from Pennsylvania nine
from West Virginia, and others
from Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois,
Washington, D. c., Missouri, Del
aware, Virginia, New Jersey, Tex
as, Iowa, New York, Minnesota
and Ontario.
Cleveland led as the Ohio city
home of most visitors, with Gin
cinnati, Toledo, Columbus, Day.
ton and Sandusky following in
order. Akron, Springfield, Can
ton, Hamilton, Marion and Mans
field were also well represented.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07
BUILDING BOOM
UNDERWAY HERE
BREAKS RECORD
School and WaterwOrkS Pro.
jects Bring Total Far
Above Half Million

A record-breaking building
boom is underway here with
scores oil new residences under
construction throughout the area
and total new construction total
ing we'll over the half million
dollar mark.
Biggest project is the Elemen-
tary School Building under con-
struction at the public school
grounds at cost of S375,000.
Also in the big money" class is
the modernization program at the
local waterworks.
In East Third Street, near
Adams, the Port Clinton Youth
Center, civic project sponsored
by the Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs,
is nearing completion.
Recently completed We're the
Anchor Inn building in Danbury
Township; the restaurant build
ing constructed for Mrs. Inez
Duffy at the junction of the Sand
Road and Route 1863; and the ad-
clifton to the Smith Motor Sales
in North Monroe Street.
Major construction underway
includes the future home for Nu-
Form Batteries in Route 2 near
the powerhouse; the future home
of Sam Conti's Lakefront WelderS
in eastern Erie Township; the new
headquarters for Tom Gaudern's
Port Clinton Boat Livery in North
Madison street, and Frank Rich
ey's construction company head
quarters in the 100 block of West
Third Street.
Outstanding new homes are un~
der construction for Otto Stem
sen in East Perry Street, and for
Harmon Gates, Lakeside Road.
Many new homes, mostly of the
ranch type, are being constructed
along the Port Clinton-Oak Har-
Dor road where the city water
line facilities boosted property
values.
Throughout the city, and es-
pecially in nearby townships, nu-
merous homes, garages and many
improvements are being construc-
ted or are contemplated for the
near future.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07
Comedy Chosen
For Senior Plav

An amusing new comedy hy
Donald Payton, The Boarding
House Reach" has been selected
as the senior class play which
will be presented Thursday and
Friday nights, November 17-1S,
in the high school auditorium.
Director Albert Rofkar conduct
ed try-outs for cast selections on
Wednesday and Thursday, and
successful seniors will be an.
nounced next week. The comedy
deals with an episode in the life
of the Maxwell family, and the
authors wit and amusing dia-
logue should provide a hilarious
vehicle for the senior thespians.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07
Student Council
Members Named

Joe Weis has been elected
president of the Port Clinton
High School Student Council, with
Bill Belshaw as vice-president;
Betty Lorensen as secretary; John
Braun as treasurer, and Bill Coon
as sergeant -at-arms.
Other members Of the council
include Catherine Roose, Marcia
Edwards, Ronald Johnson, Don
Petersen, Lockwood Zeis, Clarence
Eliyas, Dale Collins, Charlene
Runion, David Petersen, Barbara
Piatt, Catherine Macko.
Mary Louise Bloom, Joan Var
go, Bill Jacobs, Bruce Cover,
Richard Lenhardt, Esther Hensen,
Gayle Shively, Warren Antrim,
Richard Dietrich and Lee Hetrick.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07
JOHN S0RENSEN OBSERVES 5oTH
YEAR AS LOCAL CROCERYMAN

Port Clinton's dean of grocery
men, 75-year-old John Sorensen,
this week is observing the 50th
anniversary Of his grocery busi-
ness, which he has operated in
the |. o. O. F. building, Madison
Street, since he purchased the
business from the late Fred Cam
per on October l, 1899.
Although he has undergone
four operations in the last few
months, popular John Sorensen
is at his office for a short time
each forenoon during his recu-
peration. John is recovering rap
idly, and expects to return to his
fullrtime duties in the near future.
During Sorensen's illness, the
store has been managed by julius
Christiansen, with the help Of the
efficient staff, Mrs. A. E. Babcock,
Mrs. Charles Bauser, Miss Vivian
Nielsen, Jay Later, Kenneth
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07
Taft Will Give
Three Talks Here

Senator Robert A. Taft, Cincin-
natl Republican, will make three
speeches Gin Port Clinton Tuesday,
October 25, when he stops here
on his tour of 100 Ohio cities and
towns in his reelection cam
paign.
Taft's topic will be "Operation
of Your Government" At noon,
he will address a joint meeting
of the Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs
at which Rotarians will be host
in St. John Lutheran Church.
During the afternoon, Taft will
address high school students,
while he will speak at an open
meeting in the high school audi
torium that evening.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07
Nine Successful
In Postal Exam

Nine local persons successfully
passed the Civil Service examina-
tion for postal clerk-carrier, given
six weeks ago in the high school
building.
Three of the persons thus add
ed to the eligible register have
been working at the postoffice
and are continuing as temporary
workers until vacancies occur.
They are James Wagner, Ralph
knodel and Ray Snider.
Others who passed the exam
are Miss Malinda Christensen.
Myron Miller, Earl Warnke, Wes-
ley Bauman, William Robel and
Thomas Martin.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07

Chief White Hawk, pictured
above, will be one Of the main
attractions at the Scouts Cara
van Capers" Monday evening in
the high school auditorium. He
will be accompanied by mem
bers of the Shupeda Indian So
ciety, who will present a color
full Indian feather dance. The
chief, whose real name is Har-
old Stroup, has been active in
Boy Scout work for IA years.
Now a resident of Toledo, he
was formerly director Of Indian
lore and Indian ceremonies at
the Indian reservation at Bing-
hampton, n. Y. Stroup now has
a similar post at Camp Mia
konda. His Hopi Snake Dance
is famous throughout north
western Ohio. This is an In
dian rain dance, and the Chief
has never given this dance in
this area without it raining
within "a hours. Chief White
Hawk will do the dance with
live bull snakes, which were
captured recently in Arizona
and sent to the Toledo Zoo.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07
Brinkrnan Named
For Stahl's Term

Judge Tom Stahl has appointed
Robert Brinkman, member of the
Genoa Memorial Post, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, to complete
Stahfs uneXpired term as a mem
ber of the Ottawa County Sol
diers' Relief Commission,
Brinkman, a World War ii
veteran, had been endorsed by the
Genoa Post. Judge Stahl's unex-
pired term continues for four
years. He was one of the original
members of the county board.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07
Airport Repairs
TO Get Underway

Members of the city council met
with the airport committee in the
council chambers Tuesday even
ing when plans were made for
the employment of an engineer to
plan runway improvements made
possible by the recent federal
grant.
AS the two groups decided the
CAA weather station building will
cost too much to repair, it was
decided to turn the building back
to CAA authorities rather than
repair it so it could be rented.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07
Golf. Starts
Big Improvements

Chip" Letterhos, assistant
greenskceper at Mohawk County
Club, Tiffin, for many years, has
been hired as head greenskeeper
at the Catawba Cliffs Course
whera extensive Improvements
arc underway.
Manager Harry Knorr reports
that Improvements will cost $10,-
600. Workmen have been busy on
the greens for the past two
weeks. The greens are being
completely dug up, retiled, re-
set and replanted. Over 21,C00
square feet of greens have been
included in the project.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07
WARD is PROMOTED

Sgt. Ross Ward, Erie Ordnance
Depot, was promoted recently
from the rank of corporal. Sgt
Ward received this promotion
through a successful examination
for cooks. He is a cook at Erie
Sgt. Wards hometown is EasI
Liverpool.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07

County Auditor f. A. Guth, a
deputy registrar of motor We
hicles reports a record month for
September, when 106 automobile
licenses were issued and 1876 sets
of plates transferred.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-10-07

THE NEWS is prepared to
do your JOB PRINTING on
a basis of Good Workman
ship and Good Service at
Fair Prices. Phone 5271.
Arizona sun., 1949-07-29

DDT should not be advertised and
sold to the public" The Bureaus
statement was issued to allay fears
which have led some manufactur-
ers, retailers and other distributors
to withhold needed supplies of DOT
from sale, according to Mrs. Mar
celia Mcleod, manager of the local
Bureau.
ut is we'll recognized that DDT,
like other insecticides, is poison" 4"
Mrs. Mcleod stated, land if sprayed
on food or cooking utensils or
otherwise foolishly Us e d, it can
cause harm. However, insecticides
containing DDT must be registered
with the u. S. Department of Agri-
culture and the law requires that
they be labeled with directions for
use adequate to prevent injury.
With this in mind, the National
Better Business Bureau recently
asked the principal government
agencies concerned with the use
of DDT in the nations health and
economy whether it o offers any
health risk if properly used. The
government scientists were also
asked whether they knew of any
reason why adequately labeled
household insecticides containing
DDT should not be advertised and
sold to the public. They know of
no such reason and, on the con-
trary, deplore the fears that have
Arizona sun., 1949-07-29
Exhibitionisrn In
Young Males Cause
Most Casualties
BY Kent S. Bramwell, Director
Water Safety Services
MaricOpa County Chapter
American Red Cross

Very few good swimmers drown,
and then usually because of un-
consciousness, stomach cramp, poor
judgment, or exhaustion. Among
nonswimmers, drowning is most
often caused by venturing beyond
their depth or stepping into a hole.
Frequently in surf bathing it is
case of inability to regain the foot
ing after being swept off balance
by a current or wave. Fatal ac-
cidents also occur from diving into
shallow water and striking the
head, or diving from a height and
landing flat on the back or front.
Showing off is one of the most
frequent causes of drowning among
novices in the water. This tendency
to exhibitionism is most evident
in young males. In fact, it is
matter of record that approximate
ly 10 males drown for every fe-
male who is water casualty.
Eleven hundred boys and young
men between Is and 19 years of
age drown annually in trying to
demonstrate their superiority to
the rules of common sense.
Drowning is death by suffica-
ton. Water may or may not enter
the breathing apparatus or be
taken into the stomache. In either
event, it is only indirectly the cause
of death.
Drowning may be either passive
or active. When a person browns
passively, he slips beneath the sur
face without warning. His mental
and physical paralysis may be the
result of a heart attack, a blow,
fainting, stomach cramp, or fear.
In active drowning, the exhausted
or panicky bather usually remains
on the surface for a while and by
his frantic and convulsive move
ments advertises the fact that he
has lost control.
There is little evidence to sup
port the popular belief that
drowning person comes up twice
Arizona sun., 1949-07-29
From where | sit by Joe Marsh
Remember How
We Talked?

From where I sit, it's easy to
criticize the other person when we
don't take good long look at our
selves. Sure, there'll always be
some differences. I'm fond Of a
temperate glass of beer and maybe
you would prefer ginger ale-but
let's just live and let live. Because
when we go out of our way to find
things to find fault with in others,
chances are they can find a few in
Us, too.
@1s M~A<
5 BREWERS FOUNDATION Ci949
lLDlNG, PHOENIX, ARIZONA