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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-30
Give To MACRUDER HOSPITAL
FUND DRIVE AND HELP YOURSELF

The man let's call him
George F. looks as healthy
and sturdy today as anybody you
know.
But | wouldn't be alive today"
he will tell you, "if it wasn't for
Magruder hospital"
He was in a bad automobile ac-
cident, bleeding profusely from
multiple cuts. By the time the
ambulance arrived and could have
gotten him to a hospital in some
other town, it would have been
too late.
But George F. is alive today
because there WAS a hos
pital in Ottawa county-the same
hospital which needs your contri-
button and your aid in it's forth
coming campaign for funds.
AND THEN there is little Eli
leen, 18 months Of cute, dimpled
babyhood.
A bright object on the floor
looked interesting. Eileen popped
it in her mouth. And in a few
horror-packed seconds, her frantic
parents heard the awful, unfor-
gettable sound of a baby chok-
ing.
They couldn't get it out of her
throat. They couldn't locate a
doctor. But because there was a
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-30
kerr ENDS LONG
SERVICE OCT. Z
AS PERRY SUPT.
Popular SANDY" Kerr is Hon.
Ored BY Chamber At Fare
well Dinner

Mayor Carl Becker, DR.. Charles
McCracken, Colonel Earl Gruver,
and Atty. Oliver True were
among Che speakers Thursday
evening when Col Harry H,
SANDY" Kerr was honored at a
farewell dinner party by the Port
Clinton Chamber of Commerce in
the Colonial Club rooms.
Major John Elliott, assistant
superintendent of Camp Perry,
who has served under Kerr at the
state reservation this summer,
was introduced.
Colonel Kerr will be retired as
Camp Perry's superintendent on
October 2, after having served in
that capacity since the camp was
opened AZ years ago. He has
been on official vacation for the
past three weeks. Col. and Mrs.
Kerr plan to leave Oct. 3 on an
auto trip to Pacific Grove, Calf,
where they have purchased a
home.
H. A. Cowgirl served as master
of ceremonies at the dinner party,
with President Kenneth Black
presiding. Rev. John Braun
asked the blessing. Stensen Peter
sen and his committee members,
who had prepared the turkey
dinner, were recognized for their
fine work.
An amusing part Of the pro-
gram came when Col. Gruver,
Erie Ordnance Depot commander,
read a pseudo officers efficiency
report for SANDY" Kerr in which
the popular Camp Perry official
was given the lowest possible
marks.
Music was furnished by bar
ber shop quartet composed Of Lee
Bracken, Richard Semon, John
Anderson and John Lay.
III. MCSldCheliy VIII was Cllc
first commanding officer of ma
tional guard company in Port
Clinton, spoke on the subject:
Sandy Kerr AS Fellow Officer
Col. Kerr made some interest
ing comments in his talk, "As |
see the future of Camp Perry as
related to the Port Clinton COM
munity."
In behalf of his untiring efforts
for Camp Perry and Port Clinton,
Col. Kerr was presented with a
portable radio set. When he ex-
pressed his appreciation for the
dinner, the gift and the many
kind words, Kerr stated "1f | had
my life to live over, Id retire
every year,"
Born April 21, 1884, neal
Wooster, Harry H. Kerr was a
graduate Of Indiana Business
College, Muncie. He was married
to Miss Jessie l.. Patterson, of
Kilbuck, Ohio, on Dec. 27, 1911.
He was only 16 when he enlist
Continued Page 2, Col. d.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-30
OAK HARB0R IS SET
FOR MANY VISITORS
Gigantic Parades, Free Acts
Planned For Festival
Presentations

Thousands of visitors from
northern Ohio are expected in
Oak Harbor late next week when
the l4th annual Oak Harbor Fall
Fair and Festival is held under
the general craftsmanship of Cor
win Hablitzel.
Sponsored by the Oak Harbor
Disbursements Association, the
fair and festival will open at two
o'clock Wednesday afternoon with
the gigantic Riddles Parade.
There will be prizss for the
best-costumed youngsters, and all
children who participate will re-
ceive free rides on the merry
go-round or ferris wheel.
Later Wednesday afternoon,
the first appearance of the fea-
tured entertainment will be an
nounced from the stage. Stars
this year are the Gretona Fam
lily, high Wire artists and roly-
poly act, the Danny Daniels Jug
glers and novelty music acts. The
stage shows will be presented
each afternoon and evening dur
ing the fair, which closes next
Friday night.
Thursday has been designated
as All Club Day. The program
opens at 9 a. m. with the huge
live stock show in Veterans Me-
mortal Park. Throughout the day,
various All exhibits will be fea-
tured, At 10 Thursday morning,
the horse pulling contest will at
tract crowds while the steer sale
is scheduled for 4 p. m.
At Thursday evening, radio
star Art Barrie will serve as mas
ter of ceremonies for the style
show during which All Club girls
from all parts of the county will
model dresses and other outfits
created during their club work
this summer.
AS usual, the apple show and
Home Economics display will be
held in the Armory. Nearly $4,000
in merchandise prizes will be
awarded during the three-day fes-
tiVal, Chairman Hablitzel stated.
Port Clinton's high school band
will be one of the IL marching
in the gigantic parade at two
o'clock Friday afternoon. Also
in the parade will be Numerous
floats and the widely-advertised
Jean Gross giant balloon display.
A crowd of $4,000 persons is
expected next Friday night when
the festival climax is reached. A
new Mercury auto and numerous
other prizes will be awarded that
evening. There will be the usual
rides, amusements and attractions
along the board walk.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-30
| N D | A N CHIEF
To PERFORM IN
CARAVAN CAPER
Former ROdeO Stars and
Sheepeda Indian Dancers to
Aid In Scout Show

Something really different in
entertainment will be presented
in the high school auditorium
Monday evening, October 10, when
local Cubs, Brownies, Sea Scouts,
Boy and Girl Scouts unite to pre-
sent Caravan Capers".
Featuring genuine Indian
chief, real rodeo stars in a fam
0uS western whip act, and many
local amateur entertainers, Car
avan Capers" was produced to
raise funds to pay for the fire
place in the Port Clinton Youth
Building.
Among the many youthful star
studded entertainers will be Dor
othy Thomas, Tony Fadely, San
to Cipiti, Sandy and Jean Wool
ley, Douglas Meyer, Joan Gug-
genberg, Lanny Streeter, Scott
Carter, Alan Jensen, Gary Nossa-
man and Bruce Carter.
Interspersed with song, dance
and instrumental numbers, there
will be knife throwing acts, rope
twil'lers, wild steers, an educat-
ed horse and Swami Svengali in
his famous mind reading act di-
rectly from the audience.
One of the miniature highlights
will hn q, Gn,aIlo, Il Jrn,,,orv nn+;tlaL
"The Saga of Little Nell" which
stars Jack Glckman as Little
Nell, Ned Reifschneider as the
hero, Jack Flynn as the william,
Jery Schafer as Pappy and Alan
Anderson as Nanny.
Adding considerable color and
authenticity to the show will be
Chief White Hawk, Toledo, in his
famous "Hopi Snake Dance. He
will be assisted by the Sheepeda
Indian Dancers of Toledo as well
as local Cubs. The Sheepeda So
ciety is an organization of senior
scouts in the Toledo area whose
hobby is IndiaE lore and dances.
The show will be climaxed with
the presentation of Fran and Tony
Stroup in their famous western
whip act. Nh. and Mrs. Stroup
now live in Toledo, are former
rodeo stars and once made CO.
starring appearing woth Rov
Rogers in Madison Square Gard
en-.
Scouts have their own commit
tee chairmen to handle all details
of their production, but will be
assisted by adult scouting officials.
General Manager Scout Bin
Hayden is assisted b. Manuel
Nossaman; stage manager Rich
ard Dietrich by Archie King;
Property manager Kenneth Nc
Atee by Don Hoffman; publicity
manager Osborn Hayden by Al
Jones; lighting chairman Jim
Johnson by Whitley Perry, ticket
manager Robert Edwards by
William Eberle, and director
Eddie Campbell by M. j. Ed
wards. Mrs. Darrell Fadely will
be in charge of musical numbers.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-30
Long-Awaited Day
Is Here-At Last

A long blast of the fire whistle
at l o'clock this Friday afternoon!
will herald completion of another
milestone in the Lakefront I'M
provement project Mayor Carl
Becker has announced.
At that time, bulldozers are
scheduled to shove the last half
ton of dirt into the roadbed which
travels from the East Pier to
Fulton Street, thus providing
thoroughfare around the lakefront
improvement.
Letters seeking $500 in dona-
tions to complete the lakefront
work as far as Fulton Street were
mailed out this week by the Citi-
zens' Committee. Anyone desir-
ing to help in this ong-anticipat-
ed improvement may give their
checks or donations to Eugene
Bolte. Waterworks Superintend-
ent William Crohen or Mayor Carl
Becker.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-30
Cast Named For
Playnakers Play

Rehearsals for "You Cart Take
1t With You, the three-act COM
edy to be presented by the Play
makers in the high school audi
torium Get. "a and 25, are now
in progress under the direction Of
Arvin knisely, of Sanduslty, mem
Der of the Harlequin players.
Appearing in the cast will be
Webb Behrman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Carstens, Martina Moon,
Marguerite Finefrock, Grace
Wolf, Carhsta Snyder, Manuel
Nossaman, Ralph Forster, Warren
McDougall, Paul Schmitt. Sheila
Mackey, Leo Glickman, DR.. Don
aid Burke, DR.. Kenneth Carter.
Doris Puffenberger, Sam Cont,
Carl Becker and Stanley Perry.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-30
Standard Votes
1O-Cent Dividend

Resumption of dividend pay
ments by the Standard Products
Company was announced Wednes-
day by Harry D. Myers, presi-
dent.
Directors have voted a dividend
of ten cents a share, payable on
October 20, to stockholders of
record as of October 10. The
company has 100000 shares Of
stock outstanding.
This payment is the first in.
four and one-half years. Stan
dard Products, manufacturer of
automobile locks and the worlds
largest producer of automotive
window channel, recently reported
a profit of $4O5,57O for the fiscal
year ended on June 80, 1949. as
compared with a loss Of $359,783
in the preceding year.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-30
X-RAY UNIT DUE
AT OAK HARb0R
Free tuberculosis X-rays
Will Be Available For All
At Fall Festival

Corwin D. Hablitzel, general
chairman of the 14th annual Oak
Harbor Fall Fair and Festival,
has announced that the Ohio De-
partment of Health's mobile tu
berculosis x-ray trailer unit will
be in Oak Harbor throughout the
fair, Wednesday through Friday.
The unit was secured by ap-
plication of the fair committee
through the Ottawa County Board
of Health and the Ottawa County
tuberculosis Society.
Mr.. Hablitzel is advising all
Industrial and business leaders to
have their employees undergo the
free x-ray service. Information
as to when the unit will be open
each day may be had by telephon-
ing Mrs. Gale Stevens at the
County Board of Health office.
Arrangements can be made for
appointment for large groups, Mr..
Hablitzel stated. The x-ray unit
will be located in Water Street,
near the Oak Harbor Armory.
All persons Is years of age and
above are eligible for the x-ray
service, which takes only a few
seconds. There IS no charge and
no necessity for dis-robing. Re-
ports are confidential and are
sent directly to the physician each
person designates.
After the fair, the mobile unit
will spend 10 days more in this
courty. visiting schools and fac
tories where hundreds of other
persons will take the painless
X-rays.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-30
Genoa Girl Heads
College Class

Miss Mary Repka, Genoa, has
been elected president Of the stu
dent nurse class at Marymount
College in Salina, Kansas. A pic
ture of Miss Repke appeared on
the front page OF the Abilene,
Kansas, Reflector Chronicle. daily
last Thursday.
Miss Repke is well-known in
Port Clinton as she lived at the
home of Mrs. Mana Tanke, East
Perry Street, for many months
and cared for Mrs. Tanke during
an illness.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-30
SUSPECT ARSON
IN LATEST FIRE.
AT OAK HARB0R
Officials Discover Gasoline
Had Been Thrown On
Lumber Co. Building

For the third time this summer,
the State Fire Marshal's depart
ment has been called to this coun-
ty to investigate a mysterious fire.
State Fire Marshal Herbert
Schentzel Toledo, Oak Harbor
Police Chief Albert Brown, and
Sheriff Merlan Budd are investi-
eating the possibility of arson in
a fire which caused only slight
damages to the Gordon Lumber
Company's building Monday night
in Oak Harbor.
Chief Brown discovered the fire
as he was making his usual
rounds that night. Quick re-
sponse Of the Oak Harbor Fire
Department limited damages to
about $40.
The fire marshal was called into
the investigation when firemen
and officials smelled gasoline and
discovered the side of the building
was drenched with gas.
Earlier this year, the state fire
marshal was called to investigate
the fire which destroyed the CO.
operative elevator in Oak Harbor,
and the fire which destroyed the
Catawba Island Fruit Company
building at Gypsum.
No arrests have been made in
the most recent case, Sheriff Budd
and Police Chief Brown stated
Thursday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-30
DODRIL.II VISITS

1t. Col. and Mrs. Morton bod
rill, formerly of the Erie Ord
nance Depot, were here Monday
on a short visit to renew acquain-
tances. On leave from his du-
ties in the Post Surgeons Office,
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Col.
and Mrs. Dodrill are visiting rela-
tives in Fort Seneca. They were
stationed at EOD for many years
previous to the war.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-30
Lunch School
To Be Held Here

A lunchroom school for Erie
and Ottawa county school cafe
terra personnel will be hel4 in the
local high school Home Econ
omics room from 2:30 to 5 next
Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 4.
Supt. d. d. Sims has announc-
ed that state department of health
and department of education Off
cials will be speakers. Cooks,
teachers and school officials are
invited to attend.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-30
PARENTS WILL Be RESPONSIBLE
FOR JUNIORS HALLOWE'ENINC

AS all police officers are need
ed to cope with the Halloween
problems in the city, members of
council Tuesday evening agreed
to extend probationary policeman
William Robe's temporary ap-
pointment for another As days.
Such action had been requested
by Police Chief Jack Shelter.
Despite the fact that Hallow-
. cen is still over a month in the
future, police have received num-
erous complaints of citizens being
plagued by thoughtless young
sterS.
One Monroe Street resident told
police that her newly painted home
had been plastered with tomatoes,
and what irritated her particular
ly was the fact that the toma-
toes were from her own garden.
Parents Responsible
Parents are being warned that
they will be held responsible for
property damages resulting from
Halloween pranks of their chill
dren.
Ringing of doorbells and other
harmless pranks should not be re-
ported to police, as the children
are entitled to their Oct. 31st fun.
Parents, however, should tell their
children that the police will ar
rest any youngsters who caused
property damages.
l. necessary, the Port Clinton
special police will be called into
service to help fight the Hallow-
cen problem. They may tour the
city and aid in making arrests.
Mayor Carl Becker asked coun-
Gil for permission to change the
date of the last council meeting
in October to Wednesday, Octo-
Der 26, as both Becker and Coun-
Gilman Paul Schmitt have roles
in the Playmakers production to
be presented October 24-25 in the
school auditorium. Such permis-
sion was granted.
Gerald w. Swartzlander, Ere
mont, was given an extended con-
tract for two years to continue
upkeep of the police radio net
work on a salary Of $50 monthly.
Councilman Bill Goebel stated
that stones had been placed to
fill deep holes in North Railroad
Street. The Street Department
was asked to scrape the road, and
placed oil over the stones. More
road oil probably will be purch-
ased.
Councilman Carl Waggoner
asked if it would be possible to
have a small lagoon dredged in
the lakefront project, so that
small boats could be docked there.
He was informed that there is
natural lagoon in the area, but
that because of the sandbar,
dredging would be necessary each
year to keep the inlet open. Wag-
goner suggested that fees be
charged for pier space, and that
such fees could be applied to-
wards the cost of necessary
dredging.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-30

Volunteers Save
Rock Ledge Inn

Two Catawba Island residents
who We're enroute to Port Clinton
for the Redskin- Columbian foot
ball game Friday evening noticed
a fire in the Riedmaier hotel,
Rock Ledge Inn, and became vol
unteer fire laddies.
Eugene Bolte and William An
derson parked their cars and sped
to the fire. Gene found a garden
hose, which they used to keep the
blaze under cortrol until the Port
Clinton fire Department truck
could arrive. Damage was slight,
and confined to the area near the
fireplace chimney.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-30
Dolph Heads
Elnore Kiwanians

Laurie Dolph has been elected
president of the Elmore Kiwanis
Club with George Summers as the
new vice-president, and Ronald
kruse as treasurer.
Reelected as board directors
were Rev. j. M. Newton, Richard
Nuhfer, Richard Myers, Nelson
Johnson, William Kontak, Manly
Magsig and Oscar Kuhlman.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-30
Lakeside Coaches
Plan Grid Dinner

Joe Kristenak has been ap-
pointed general chairman for the
annual football banquet of the
Lakeside Downtown Coaches AS
sOciation.
At the first meeting CT the sea
son, held Thursday evening in
Biro Hall, Sal Casucio made a re-
port on the Marblehead baseball
team. Next meeting will be held
Tuesday, October II.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-30
Cycle Rider Is
Hurt In Accident

Henry Lemon, Erie Gardens,
suffered severe cuts and bruises
early Friday evening in an un-
usual accident near the Harold
Nielsen home in West Third
street.
An employee of the Kroger
Company, Lemon was enroute to
his home when the front wheel
fell off the bicycle he was riding,
throwing the clerk to the pave
ment. A passing motorist, Gould
Stafford, took Lemon to Magru-
der hospital where he underwent
treatment and was released Sat
urday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-30
Soldiers Return
To Kentucky Base

Camp Perry's busiest postwar
summer was brought to an end
Monday when the 1873 men and
five officers of Company B, 10th
Engineers returned to their home
base at Camp Campbell, Ken
lucky.
The colored troops and three
white officers had been here since
April. During the summer
months, they completed work at
the new anti-aircraft range at
Locust Point and constructed
range towers at Camp Perry.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-30
FOOT AMPUTATED

Corwin Merrill, Lakeside, un-
derwent the amputation of his
foot Wednesday afternoon in Ma
.gruder Hospital, following an ac-
cident at the Kelley Island Lime
& Transport Company plant where
MerrilPs foot was mangled.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-30
OFFICE TO CLOSE

Offices of DR.. Cyrus r. Wood
will be closed from October 3 to
81 while DIR. and Mrs. Wood are
on vacation.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-30

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