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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-29
SIX ARE INJURED IN TWO
PRE-H0LlDAY COLLISIONS

Six persons were given hoSpi.
tai treatment here for injuries re-
ceived in two pre-Christmas traf-
fic mishaps last Thursday.
Most seriously injured was Miss
Dorothy Kerr, 25. AIS Jefferson
street, who suffered face contu-
sions and shock. She was driv-
ing north on Jefferson street at
Third street, when a Michigan
car repeatedly crashed into her
vehicle.
Also seriously injured was
Mrs. Thomas Kerr, mother OF
Miss Kerr, who was passenger
in the latter's car. Mrs. Kerr
was reported to have suffered a
severe neck injury. Both mother
and daughter were patients in
Magruder Memorial Hospital as
of Thursday.
David H. MacAdam, 81, of Bir'
mingham, Detroit, was treated fol
cuts and bruises. Two passeng
ers in the Michigan car were i'll
jured, Mrs. Marjory Butts re-
ceived contusions on her right
leg and Alfred E. Butts was in
jured on the right knee when he
was thrown clear of the vehicls
as a result of the impact.
MacAdams told Police Officer
Russell Shinevar that he had
moved into the center lane ct
the street when he failed to no
tice the oncoming car driven by
Miss Kerr. The latter said She
did not see the approaching Mac
Adams automobile. The injured
were taken to Magruder Memor
ial Hospital.
Another patient in the same
hospital Thursday was DR.. j. W
Martin, of Fremont, when the
automobile skidded off route SO
and broke off a telephone pole
near the Mud Creek bridge be
tween Port Clinton and Fremont
He suffered a broken rib ant
head injuries.
The left front end of an auto
mobile driven by Fred j. Peter
son, 70, was damaged when i
struck a viaduct abutment or
Madison street. The driver wa.
not injured.
Front bumpers and two door.
were damaged when the auto
mobiles of Carl Keller, 81, 81
Monroe street, and Wilson
Grosjean, 81, 315 Laurel street
collided. Neither driver was in
jured.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-29
Long Debate Ends
In Granting Hikes
Effective Jan. ]

Serving as belated Santa Claus
es, members of Port Clinton City
Council gave pay increases to the
police department personnel at
the final meeting of the year held
Tuesday evening. The hikes, eff
fective January /, range from
$21 to $25 per month.
Proposal of the pay increase
set off a prolonged discussion by
counciimen as to the propriety
of upped salaries at this time.
Councilman Roland Schaper pro-
tested that the police department
was granted a substantial raise
in pay last August 8. Council
man w. H Goebel joined the dis
cussion, recalling that the hike
was to partially take care of pen-
sion obligations.
A petition submitted to coun-
Gil and signed by all members
of the force asked that pay
raise in conformity with the ris-
ing cost of living be granted.
Vote Unanimous
Following the detailed discus
sion of merits of the request,
Councilman Torvald Hostrup
moved approval of the proposed
increases. His motion was fol-
lowed by unanimous vote by
council.
The action gives Chief Jack
Shelter a hike of $25 monthly, or
a total of $500. The assistant
chief will receive $24 more, or
$3.50 per month.
The three desk clerks were UP
ped from 5000 to $3.50 monthly
and $22 more will be in the pay
received by the three patrolmen.
Their present salaries of $3.50
will go up to SITS.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-29
Jacobs Wins
Essay Award

James l.. Jacobs, local high
school senior and staff member
of the Ottawa County News.
has received a check of $4,000
for winning the Battle Of
Lake Erie" essay contest which
the Erie Isles Ferry Company
sponsored this summer.
In advising Jacobs of his vic
tory, George Lonz. secretary of
the company, stated Il want to
compliment you on the excel
lent essay you submitted. In
my opinion, it was a master
piece"
Jacobs is making a career OF
winning essay contests as he
received $4,000 bond earlier
this year when he was a win
ner of the Standard Products
tour contest.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-29
EMERGENCY POWER unit IS
SOUGHT BY CITY OFFICIALS

Estimates were studied by city
councilmen Tuesday relating to
specifications for a power gener-
ating unit to be installed in city
hall for servicing of police and
fire departments and Magrudar
Memorial Hospital in the event
of an emergency power shortage
A Detroit firm offered $500
watt, lis volt air-cooled genera
tor for $510. A 5000 watt water
cooled machine was described by
a representative of Wisconsin
firm for price slightly over
$1,000.
The representatives urged that
when generator is installed that
it be placed in the fire depart
ment where it could be given
constant maintenance and sur
veillance.
Mayor Carl Becker explained
that many cities are installing
special auxiliary generators as a
war emergency preparatory move,
The mayor also urged council
to consider the purchase of a new
police cruiser, a street sweeper
and small powered grass cutter
and combination tractor BULLDOG.
er. He said action should be
taken at this time in order to
thwart a possible freeze on heavy
equipment after the first of the
year.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-29

New demands on state funds
will be felt in greater degree
than ever by the 99th General AS
sembly in the opinion of Otta-
wa County'S representative, Rob-
ert w. Reider, who will be sworn
in for his second term on New
Years day.
Nearly every department of the
state government has prepared
requests for substantial increase
in appropriations and this situ-
ation-plus an initiated bill de-
signed to boost teachers salaries
lis almost certain to put the leg
islators under constant pressure,
Mr.. Reider explained.
The Ottawa County representa-
tive, who served on the powerful.
house finance committee in his
first term, said that an early sur-
vey of requests indicated thai
they will exceed the states in
come by more than $100,O00,000.
Rep. Reider said that the last
legislature succeeded in operat
ing the state within its income
with record Of no new taxes.
Its too early to state whether
or not this can be accomplished
again" Mr.. Reider added. "Be-
sides, as a member of the min.r
itv party, my effectiveness IN
fighting to keep the budget trim.
med will be considerably reduced
as compared with last session
when / was a member of the ma
jority."
Rep. Reider gained statewide
attention in the last session as
the author of Ohio's telephone
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-29
GRIFFIN Ma M Ed
ON B 0 A R D OF
PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Announcement was made be
fore City Council Tuesday night
of the resignation of Charles Co.
yer, who served as a member OF
the Board of Public Affairs for
the past six years.
His resignation was to take
effect Immediately in order to
permit him to accept his appoint.
ment as an Ottawa county con-.
missioner. He will succeed the
late Rollie Witt, and will serve
a two-year unfinished term.
On Mayor Carl Pecker's recon,
mendation, council approved the
selection of Dan ]. Griffin, 3IS
Wilson avenue, to succeed Cover
on the public affairs board. He
will take office at the boards
next meeting, January 2.
Griffin was a former member
of City Council and is manager
of the local City Loan office.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-29
MISS zEHNER IS
NAMED AIDE TO
REP. F. REAMS
Oak HarbOr Attorney To BE
Congressional SpOkes-
man In Ohio

Miss Luella Zehner, prominent
attorney of Oak Harbor, has been
named Congressional Secretary
for Ottawa County by Frazier
Reams, Congressman elect from
the Ninth Congressional District
Miss Zehner is graduate of Ohio
State University Law School and
was Assistant State Counsel for
the Home Owners Loan Corpora
ton from 1894 to 1888.
Miss Zehner is member OF
the American Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association, ana
the American Bar Association.
and she has practiced law in Oak
Harbor since 1888. At present
Miss Zehner is Member of the
Board of Bar Examiners for the
State of Ohio, President of the
Soroptomist Club of Ottawa and
Sandusky counties, and President
of the Ottawa County Public
Health League. Congressman
Reams said in making the ap-
pointment that Miss Zehner will
represent him in Ottawa County
and give the people a closer con-
tact with their representative in
Congress.
Miss Zehner'S first announce.
ment is that a preliminary exam
ination for young men desiring
to become appointees to Anna
polls or West Point will be held
in Toledo on January IS, 1851
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-29
Confirm Postmaster
Verdi Won Thron

Mrs. Verdi C. Won Thron is
now the permanent postmaster of
Port Clinton. as the Senate ap-
proved her nomination Saturday
1t was pleasant Christmas
gift for the popular postmistress.
who was appointed last fall by
Congressman Thomas H. Burke,
when acting postmaster Thomas
Kinney resigned.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-29
HURT IN WRECK

Mrs. Florence Japsen. Detroit,
suffered severe knee cuts Satur.
day in an automobile accident -
miles west of this city, in Route
2. She is a patient in Magrudcr
Hospital.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-29
NAMED RoTc OFFICER

Ernest Semmelhaack, of Port
Clinton, has Eoen named major
and battalion plans and training
officer in the ROTC at Bowling
Green State University. He is
the son of Mrs. Rachel Semmel-
hack, of RID. /.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-29
City Police Get
Increases

Street Commissioner Carl Rud-
dock was also included in the
blanket pay raise, receiving a
$24 jump from $236.5O to $3.50
Salary of the city hall careaker
was moved up to $17O.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-29
TO TAKE OFFICE

When the county commission.
ers meet next Tuesday, Sanke
Bahrsen will take oath Of office
as the new commissioner sue
ceeding Clay Scott, the retiring
commissioner. Commissioner
Bahnsen was elected at the No
vember election.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-29
That Old Fashioned
Winter Is Here Now

For the third time in the last
80 days Port Clinton dug out of
heavy, traffic crippling snow this
week.
Christmas day dawned only
semi-white, but became an old
fashioned white Christmas by
nightfall. More than three inch
es fell over the city, while some
streets and all roads were heav-
lily drifted, up to a foot in depth.
City, county and state equip
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-29
Coast Guard Issues
Final Cadet Call

A final call has been issued to
youths between II and % years
by the Coast Guard for appoint
ment as cadets in the Coast Guard
Academy at New London, Conn.
Attendance at the Academy is
by appointment only and high
school graduates who can pass
the entrance examination and
physical tests, are eligible for the
four-year, tuition-free course. The
entrance deadline is January Is,
according to the Coast Guard
Commandant in Washington, D. c.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-29
ESCAPING GAS

Escaping gas in Third street
was reported TO police Monday
night ut 736 West Third street
The complaint was referred to
the gas company
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-29

At Marblehead the official
weather record Wednesday
morning, as reported by the
Coast Guard Station, was two
degrees below zero, which made
the lake point approximately
eight degrees warmer than the
Port Clinton area.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-29

ment was pressed into service all
day Tuesday and were cleaning
up in some sections Wednesday.
Clear, with moderating temper
atures are in prospect for the
weekend.
Although winter has only set
in, new high was established
Wednesday morning when 10 be-
low was registered in some sec
tionS of this area.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-29

THE NEWS is prepared to do
your JOB PRINTING on a basis
Of Good Workmanship and
Good Service at Fair Prices.
Phone. 5271.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-28
Tax Information
Asked In Census

Operators of farms in Madison
County who own part or all of
the land they farm will be asked
to report the amount of real es-
tate taxes paid Tor levied, if not
paid in 1949 when answering the
tax inquiry on the 1850 Census
of Agriculture QUESTIONABLE. Like
information will be reported by
the more than six million farmers
in all parts of the country, to pro-
vide statistics for the nation, eacn
state, and all counties.
Farmers who own all or part OF
the land they farm will be re-
quested to report the market val
ue of land and buildings owned
by them. They will include taxes
paid on land rented.
In the 1910 Census, 2,385.08
farms owned reported real estate
taxes amounting to $50, 765, ,491
on land and buildings having q
total value of S12,054 million.
In 1880, 2,565, 1867 owners-op.
orators reported real estate taxes
of S238, ,939, $50 on land and build
ings valued at S18,841.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-28
President Ohio
Fuel To Speak

c. I. Weaver, President of the
Ohio Fuel Gas Company 20 years
and recently elevated to Chair
man of the Board of that Com
pany, will address members and
guests at the London Country
Club April 3, Sam Landis, chair
man of the committee announced
today.
Mr.. Weaver has been active iii
civic affairs in Springfield and
Columbus a number of years. He
is serving his second term as
President of the Ohio Chamber
of Commerce and is recognized
as one of the leaders in having
the Big Inch pipe line converted
for use of natural gas. He is also
president of the Springfield Rot
airy Club.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-28
Victims Father
Seriously Hurt

Killed Sunday was Samuel A.
Sammy" McMahen, 20 of West
jefferson when the auto in which
he was riding with his father was
struck first by one and then the
second freight train on the Fifth
Avenue Marble Cliff crossing in
Columbus. His father, Russell Nc
Mahen, 46, was seriously injured
Franklin county deputies re-
ported that the car was hit first
by Pennsylvania Railroad frei-
ght train travelling south and
then by one going north.
The father, according to Of
ficers, was thrown from the car
while his son was pinned in the
wreckage. The auto was dragged
almost a mile down the track by
the first train. The second train
caught it and carried it probably
1000 yards in the opposite dir
ection.
The elder McMahen suffered
head injuries and multiple abra,
sions and bruises. He was taken
to University Hospital, where
attendants reported his condition
fair, Sunday night.
Young McMahen, a former en-
ployee of the Lennox Furnace Co.
17O5 Olentangy River Rd., alp.
parently died of crushed skull
according to a Franklin County
Coroner's assistant, DR.. John IL
Richardson.
Surviving also are his mother
Mrs. Kathryne McMahen, ano
three brothers. William, Edgel anc
Earl McMahen, at West Jefferson
and his maternal grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Wright, alsc
of West Jefferson, and his pater'
nal grandmother, Mrs. Anna Com
stock of London, Ohio.
! Funeral services Wednesday 4
2 p. m. at the Lewis Wright home
4 So North Hamden street in Wes
Jefferson, with the Rev. G. w
Eiey, pastor of the Methods
Church officiating. Friends ma,
call at the Wright residence afta
6 p. m. Tuesday.
Interment in the Pleasant Hill
cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-28
An Leaders Get
honors Az OSu

Fourteen Madison County III
Club leaders were honored Thurs
day noon, March %, at luncheon
and program at the Ohio State
University, with leaders from
other counties in Ohio who had
5-10-15-20-25 years of service. l..
L. Rummell, Dean of the College
of Agriculture, was the chairman
of the program. DIR. Harlan Hat.
cher, Vice President at Ohio State
University spoke on professors
without portfolio.
The fifteen year leaders from
Madison County was Donald Ell
lott; the ten year leaders: Leroy
Roudebush, Mrs. Charles Phillips,
Amos Cordle; the five year leaders
were: Paul Overturf, Johnny Rihl,
Jerry Beauman, John Sanford,
Mrs. c. E. Lippencott. Mrs. We'll
don Brown, Mrs. S. c. Edwards,
Mrs. Elsa Hutson, and Mrs. v. L.
Overturf.
Helen and Fern Edwards ap-
pered on the program with piano
duet. Others from Madison County
were Roger Walvoord, Beatrice
Cleveland, and John Moore, Ex-
tension Agents.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-28
Mrs. Henry Riegel
Succumbs Sunday

Mrs. Henry Riegel. "a, died in
her home at South Scion at 1890
a. m. Sunday, following several
weeks illness.
She was member of the South
Solon Congregational Christian
Church.
Surviving are her husband,
Henry; three sons, Lloyd of James
town, Hiram and Roscoe of South
Solon; one daughter, Mrs. Mary
Roberts of near Springfield; sis
ter, Mrs. John Miller of Spring
field; a brother, William Calm OF
Jackson, Ohio; four grand child
rem.
Services at p. m. Wednesday
in the South Solon Congregational
Christian Church with the Rev
Hugh Rob- son officiating
Burial in the South Scion Gene
! terry.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-28
West Jefferson Youth Killed
When Trains Hit Auto Sunday
Guard Company
Gets Inspection

London's national guard COM
pany, a Heavy Mortar Company
of the 166th Infantry, received a
grade of Satisfactory at the fed
eral inspection in the armory
Thursday. The inspection was in
two phases, administration and
supply in the afternoon; person
mel and training in the evening.
Major Sam K. Dudderar of the In
spection General Department,
Fort Meade Maryland, was the in
specting officer.
Major Harold G.. Wilson Unit
Adviser from Fort Hayes, Colum-
bus, and Sgt. Lee Rhyn U. S. in
structor for the local COMPANY,
also attended.
Strength of the London COM
pany, which is commanded by
Capt. Robert O'Brien, is three Of
ficers and. 81 enlisted men.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-28
Red Cross Fund
Drive Near Top
Total Is $4,000

The big thermometer on the
Court House corner zoomed al
most to the top Friday, March
"a, when more than half of the
26 units engaged in the drive re-
ported reaching their assigned
quotas and in a number of cases
greatly exceeding those quotas. A
total of $4,000 was reported.
A final push, which will be made
early this week, should succeed IN
meeting the $1,000 goal and even
exceed it, stated Kenneth Peck,
Fund Campaign Chairman, in
discussing the drive today.
Roy Hersey, the General Field
Representative of the local chapt-
er, whose office is in Columbus,
upon hearing the status of the
drive here on Friday, expressed
himself as being highly gratified
with the work in Madison County.
Mr.. Hersey stated that Mad
ison was the first of the IL chapt
ers in his jurisdiction to report
having the goal definitely in sight
at this time. Mr.. Hersey request
ed Mrs. Harry High. executive sec
retary of the local chapter, to
convey his sincere congratulations
to Mr.. Peck, campaign chairman,
and to all of the volunteer work
ers who made the campaign a
success.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-28
London Soldier
Returns To u. S.

Nagoya Air Base, Nagoya, Hon.
shu, Japan, March 9, announce
ment of the return to the United
States of Sgt. Donald E. Preston,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r.
Kidd, Route No. l, London, Ohio,
for subsequent discharge from
the United States Air Force, was
made here recently by Colonel
Walter c. White, Commanding
Officer, Nagoya Air Base, where
Sergeant Preston was stationed
for duty with the Fifth Air Force,
the Occupation Air Force of
Japan.
Sergeant Preston entered the
Air Force at Columbus. Ohio, in
June, 1947 and arrived in Japan,
for assignment to the Fifth Air
Force in January. 1947. He was
assigned to Base Headquarters al
Nagoya as Message Center Chief
During his tour of duty in
Japan, Sergeant Preston was
active in several competitive
sports; he played guard on the
Nagoya Air Base basketball team
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-28
Cottage Looted
Third Time In
The Past Year

A cottage on the farm of Don
K. Martin, Columbus attorney on
State Route 1923, near South Scion,
was broken into Thursday night
and some silverware, a shot gun
and a quantity of mems clothing
were taken, according to Deputy
Sheriff Robert Allison who is
investigating the burglary.
Deputy Allison said entrance
was gained by cutting a panel ou:
of the back door of the cottage.
The theft was discovered by d
Columbus friend of Mr.. Martin
when he went to the farm Friday
This is the third time within the
past year that the Martin cottage
has been burglarized.
The men charged with previous
burglary at the farm were senten.
ced to the Mansfield Reformatory
by Madison County jury.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-28
Farmers Used
S2qb Million
Worth Of Seed

The last time Census enumer
ators called on them, three mil
lion farmers in the United States
reported expenditures of 1926 mil
lion for seeds, bulbs, plants, and
trees in 1914. This was an average
of 500 per farm reporting. These
figures were compiled by the
United States Bureau of the Ceii-
sus after the 1915 Census of Agri-
culture and are for the calendar
year 1914.
In April, farmers of Madison
County along with farm operators
in other parts of the United States,
will report to the Census Bureau
on expenditures in 1949 for seeds,
bulbs, and plants.
One section of the 1850 Agrl-
culture QUESTIONABLE will contain
inquiries regarding farmers ex-
penditure such as those for seeds,
bulbs, and plants. Other expendi-
ture items on which farmers will
be asked to report include hired
labor, machine hire, tractor and
farm machinery repair, feed for
livestock and poultry, and gasoline
and other petroleum fuel and oil
purchased for use in the farm
business.
Farm expenditure inquiries will
cover the calendar year of l949.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-28
Eagles Guests At
Conference Here;
Parade Featured

Twenty-six Ohio aeries of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles were
represented in the 2-day-zone con-
ference for which the London
Aerie No. $50 was host here Sat-
urday and Sunday.
A crowd estimated by represen-
tatives of the London aeries at
several thousand witnessed the
Eagles parade through London
streets Sunday headed by the var
ious school bands.
Principal speaker for the pro-
gram was William P. Wetherald,
Grand Aerie Treasurer. Candi
dates were also initiated.
Mayor E. P. Speasmaker was
on the program Saturday for the
welcoming address to visiting
Eagles. Dances were provided Sat-
urday evening for entertainment
features.
Part of the conference sessions
were conducted in the local arm
ory. The meetings were in charge
of Paul Biglman, Zone Vice Presi-
dent and Wade Maloy, Zone Dir
ector.
Members of the London Aeries
adjudged the conference one of
the largest affairs of it's type
ever conducted in London.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-28
Funeral Directors
Get Merit Award

Schlechty-Fichner Funeral Dir
ectors, 81 East High street, has
been selected by the Affiliated
Morticians of America as It's APP
proved Funeral Home in this area.
Along with this honor, Schlechty
and Fichner will receive the
Award of Merit for 1950-51.
ITO retain the Award" states
the A. M. A, Requirements, "a
Funeral Home must show contiE-
uous efforts in the public interest
and an outstanding service
Kenneth Fichner who came with
Mr.. Schlechty in August of 1948,
became a member of the firm on
January 1st of this year.
The home was established by
Mr.. Schlechty twenty-five years
ago.