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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-25
SERIES OF FIRES GIVES
OCEAN DRIVE DEPARTMENT
VERY BUSY FOUR DAYS

Quick action on behalf of the
Ocean Drive Beach Fire Depart
ment saved at least four homes
on the Grand Strand during the
past seven days, and possible dis
truction of others. Three homes
however were completely destroy
ed by the fires which have ere.
ated considerable speculation
locally.
Last Friday night the nome of
Mrs. Ruby r. Johnson of Alcolu
S. c. on Ingram Beach was COM
pletely destroyed when a fire be,
lieved caused by an oven being
left on, broke out and threatened
to cngulf two other nearby hous-
eS. Quick action by the fire de-
partment saved the two summer
homes, but was unable 10 save
the home Of Mrs. Johnson.
Sunday night the Beam house
on crescent Beach was QcStiOEcQ
by fire. and again the swift act
ion of the fire department saved
the beautiful home of Tom
Beatty, one of the finest homes
on Crescent Beach.
Monday night, fire again
threatened to destroy summer
homes when a fire broke out in
the home Of Stacy Higgins on
Windy Hill Beach. The cause Of
the fire was believed to he an OK
plosion.
At the time Of the fires all
three houses were believed to be
unoccupiCd.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-25
Hostess To Her
Bridge Club

Mrs. j. 0. Baldwin was hostess
to her bridge club and two guests
at her home in Crescent Beach
Wednesday afternoon.
A dessert course was served
preceding the card games. After
several progrcssions of bridge
scores were tailed. Prizes were
awarded 10 Mrs. Bob Wise fol
bridge high and Mrs. Ebert JOr,
dan for bingo.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-25

,,.,., research shows that vi
La.'J Fl, IS essential in breeder
:'a''o ~ chickens and turkeys
.: ''. ....~y autr;tioniSts.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-25

the crush of weekend shopping
and market at the beginning of
the week instead. Any day now
is a good day on which to buy
food. since the automatic rcfrig-
orator became standard equip.
mcnt in more than 100000
homes.
In the old days, before refrig.
Grafton engineering caught ur
with the homcmaker'S require
mcnts. it was almost mandatory
that she load up on food for the
crowded weekend meal schedule.
because her inefficient iccboX
could not be relied upon to pre-
serve foods over a longer period.
Now that the modern rcfrigcra-
tor has replaced the fast-melting
ice cake. and the newest models
como equipped with special com,
partments for frozen foods, tho
lady of the house can save her
self wear and tear Of crowds
by doing once-a-week shopping
on a day when customers are
fewer in the stores. Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday are cX-
cellent days, the survey shows.
Although I'D per cent Of women
shop on Fridays, only about
three per cent avail themselves
of the first three days of the
week.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-25

PatroniZe our Advertisers
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-25
Buddie Page Shot
In Aynor Section

On October 18th, in Aynor sec
ton of this county, the year old
son of Buddie Page, shot his
father, the load entering in the
bottom section of the abdomen
and causing a wound that was re-
garded as serious. At the hospital
it was reported that Page had
only a fifty-fifty chance to
c,1,,1riI,n
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-25
Pee Dee Convocation
To Be October SO

The fall meeting of the Pee
Dee Convocation will be held at
the Episcopal Church of the Mes
siah on Monday, October 30, be-
ginning at 4 p. m. All persons
are urged to attend.
Rev. Edward T. Small is preSl'
don't of the COnvOcation.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-25
- DEATHS -
PETER VAUGHT DUNN

CONWAY - Peter Vaught
Dunn, farmer OF near Conway
died about noon Tuesday en-
route to the Conway hospital
Funeral services were held at
3 o'clock Thursday afternoon al
the Brown Swamp Methodist
church. Intermcnt followed in the
Lakeside cemetery in Conway
A member of the Brown Swamp
Methodist church, Nh. Dunn was
born in Horny county and was
married to Mrs. Nettie Lewis
Dunn in 1913. They remained
members and workers of that
church until Mrs. Dunn's death
in August, 1916. He is survived
by two sons, three daughters,
two brothers, and one sister.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-25

PORT ARTHUR, TEA fitting symbol of fire prevention this
200 it. refinery burns hazards before they start from
wasting gasas wrongly supposedt actually safety
gases before they can build
m into explosive concentrations stands our guard to burn on
nossibv This unusual of night gn at
Gulf oil refinery taken in 10econd exposure at Fill with
fast panchromatc film.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-25

The landowners may obtain a
supply of these plants by filling
out an application. These appiI.
cations are available at the office
of Senator Z. E. Richardson and
the office of Soil Conservation
Service, located in the County
Agricultural Building.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-25
Joints Raided,
And Still Taken

Sheriffs officers made num-
Der Of raids on illicit Whiskey
dealers within the last few days
among them the following:
On Thursday of last week Of
ficcrs H. NJ. Allen, J. E. Jordan.
Devon Bell and w. c. Carter.
made raid at the place Of z. NJ.
Solcs located on No. 9, near Nix
on's Cross Roads. At that place
they confiscatcd a lot Of contra
band liquor and a quantity OF
beer that had not paid any IL
ccnSe.
The same officers made a raid
on a place operated by Lotto
Ward in what is called Ward
Town, not far from Ocean Drive,
4 lot Of contraband Whislley was
taken and cOnfiscatCd.
On last Friday night a raid
was made at Bill Barringcr's by
Deputy Sheriffs Lee Johnson and
H. M. Allen. A quantity of liquor
was confiscated and taken in
the place.
On last Monday a liquor still
which had evidently been operat,
ing unlaWfully was captured and
broken up and destroyed. This
still was located two miles from
the Coffee Pot on the Myrtle
Beach highway and was hidden
off about 300 yards from the
highway. This still had beer
watched for sometime in an Of.
fort to catch 1.-THE operator Of it
which failed. The officers catch.
ing the still were: H. M. Allen,
J. E. Jordan, Calhoun and Lewis.
The violators were all put un.
der bonds for trial at court OK
cept in the case of the captured
still.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-01-13
May Be Ohio's
Eldest Twins

Mrs. Barbara Beck, Fremont
Road, and Mrs. Sophia Robin
son, Oak Harbor, who may be
the oldest twins in Ohio, OBJ
served their SSth birthdays
quietly in their respective
homes Wednesday.
Mrs. Beck resides here with
a daughter, Mrs. Harry Keys,
and her family, while Mrs. Rob-
inson lives in Oak Harbor with
her daughters. A family gath
ering was held last year to
commemorate the birthday, but
none was planned this week.
While the octogenarian sis
ters are able to be up and
about, their health has been
failing. The twins have an
elder sister, Mrs. Mary Hermes,
80, rural Oak Harbor.
Mrs. Beck, Mrs. Robinson
and Mrs. Hermes are daughters
of the late Frank and Caroline
Bolcen, and were born at the
homestead near Oak Harbor.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-01-13
MYERS & 0LEKSA FIRM MOVES
into new ENLARGED BUILDING

A four-year dream of two
youthful manufacturers was real
lied last week when the Myers &
Oleksa Tool Company moved from
its original location in West Fifth
street to its newly completed
building in Route 2, a half-mile
east of the city limits.
When Lucas Myers and George
Oleksa formed their tool and die
jobbing plant, in May, 1945, they
soon learned that their headquar-
ters in a remodeled barn was in
adequate for their business.
During the past year, Myers and
Oleksa were their own general
contractors for the construction
of the modern building in which
their plant is now being operated.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-01-13
STRUHAR'S BODY
IS RECOVERED
FROM LAKE ERIE
Search Continues For Jack
HOlbrOOk Also Missing
Since Nov. Ia

Four Put-in-Bay residents found
the body of John Struhar, So, Port
Clinton, at p. m. Thursday, while
they were returning to the island
from Catawba, aboard Charles
Mahler's boat, the Marie M.
Struhar and Jack Holbrook, 21,
also of Port Clinton, had been
missing since November Ia when
their boat swamped near Mouse
Island while they We're duck hunt
ing. DurwooI Meacham, 21, Ca
tawba, third member of the party,
survived by swimming to shore.
With Capt. Mailer when Stru-
har's body was sighted floating
a mile off the Catawba shore were
Gordon Dodge, Peter Traverse and
Vincent Traverse.
Mailer and his crew returned to
Catawba Point and notified Deputy
Sheriff William Cullen, who went
to the scene. After Cullen ar
rived. Mailer took his boat out
into the lake again and towed Mr.,
Struhar's body to shore. BY that
time, the body had drifted an
other mile westward.
Struhar's body was brough. tt
the J. A. Neidecker Funeral
Home. Services were held Fri
day afternoon in St. Paul's Slo
wax Lutheran Church, the Rev
Joseph Abraham officiating. Nei
deckers directed burial in River,
view Cemetery.
DIR. George A. Poe, county cor,
oner, returned a finding of ac,
cidental death after conducting
the inquest.
Relatives and volunteers have
renewed the search for the body
of Jack Holbrook during the pas
week, but have been unsuccessful
John Struhar was a well-knowl
and popular resident cf this city
where he had lived for many years
Surviving are the widow, Mar
garet; one son, John, Jr., and {
daughter, Mrs. Irene Cupp, Ere
mont Road. ..
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-01-13
MARCH OF DIMES
IS ON The MOVE
Financial Help Is Badly Need
ed To Fight Polio
In Nation

Under the direction of county
director James Ellenberger, the
March of Dimes campaign start
ed here Tuesday and continues
through January.
= Local high school students aid
ed in distributing attractive "cans'
to all business places late last
week. School children will also
contribute in drives at the various
schools.
Mrs. Marguerite Finefrock Of
the Ottawa County News staff is
again serving as Port Clinton
chairman. Checks should be made
payable to the March of Dimes
Drive and mailed to James Ellen
berger, 419 West Third Street.
A record goal of $52,0OO,000 has
been set by the National Founda-
tion for Infantile Paralysis for
the current March of Dimes" and
leaders state that the campaign
is the most crucial in it's history.
Last years record total of polio
cases exhausted funds and an
emergency campaign was held
throughout the nation to help pay
costs cf caring for thousands of
victims.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-01-13
Bredehoft Leads
Farmers Union

Edwin Bredehoft was elected
president of the Lake Erie Far
mers Union Local Tuesday night
at the meeting held in the Dam
bury Community Hall.
Eugene Vollmer was elected vice
president and Marguerite Brede-
hoft, secretary-treasurer. Direc-
tors are William Fillinger, Ed
ward Behrman and John Schultz.
Others named include Clarence
Block, outer doorman; Otto Hen
derrick, inner doorman; Cora Fill
linger, news reporter; Maud Mete,
and Pearl Minderman, chairmer
of card parties; Mrs. Elmer Vor
Claim, chairman of lunch commit,
tee; Eta Behrman and Pearl Min
derman, Danbury sick committee
and Mrs. Dan Shores and Mrs
Edward Ludwig, Catawba sich
committee.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-01-13
LEGION CITED
FOR CIVIC WORK
Annual Dinner Is Planned For
February; Membership
Drive Underway

Port Clinton's American Legion
Post 113 has been cited for its
outstanding Americanism work.
Having received appropriate GER
tifcate from national headquar-
ters, Commander Fred Meckfessel,
Jr., presented the scroll at Thurs
days Legion meeting. The honor
was won for the Posts activities
and civic leadership during 194S-
49. .... .... e.
First Vice Commander Carmon
c. Norwine is chairman for the
membership drive which is now
underway. He is being assisted
by Is Legionnaires who are acting
as membership collectors. Dues
may be paid to any of this group
or to Adjutant John Belknap.
Carl Heckler, chairman of the
annual American Legion Ban,
quet, reported that the buffalo
dinner will be served in the E. U
B. Church early in February. Ar
outstanding speaker will be
brought here for the popular
event. ...
Nearly every Port Clinton High
School student is competing in the
Americanism essay contest, spon.
sored by the Port Clinton Ameri.
can Legion Post. Subject of the
essay is "The American Way and
How We Can Improve IT.. Cash
and scholarship awards will be
made.
Ray Sperber is general chair.
man to select winners in the es.
say contest. Sub-chairmen in.
clude Judge Tom Stahl, ninth
grade; George Bly,, tenth grade
Commander Fred Meckfessel, Jr.
eleventh grade, and Atty. Adail
Wilber, twelfth grade.
Other Legionnaires selecting
winners include Ezra Hiss, Harolt
Arnold, Leo Perry, John Belknap
DR.. Donald Burke, Coach Howard
Jones, Charles Stevenson, Car
Alamo, Carmon Norwine, Myror
Petersen and Melvin Immel.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-01-13
Sorensen Named
General Manager

Lionel J. Sorensen, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Sorensen, 216
West Sixth Street, was one of
three top executives of the Motor
Products Corp, Detroit, who re-
ceived promotions to start the
new year.
Sorensen, who has been treas
urer and controller of the Motor
Products Corp, has been promot~
ed to vice-president of the COM
pany and general manager of its
Deepfreeze Appliance Division at
North Chicago, Ill.
A graduate Of Port Clinton
High School and Ohio State Uni
versity, Sorensen has been with
Motor Products Corp. for the past
two years. He is a former Stan.
dard Products Co. executive. With
his family, Lionel Sorensen will
move from Detroit to North Chi
cago soon.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-01-13
STANDARD PACT.
SIGNING NEARS
Negotiations Concluded On
Both Master and Local
Agreements

After months of negotiations,
UAW-CIO Local 497 and Stand
ard Products Company officials
have completed work on the mas
ter and local agreements for the
St. Clair and Port Clinton plants.
Plans are underway to hold meet
ings i'm the near future to ratify
and sign the contracts so that the
plants can begin operation under
them.
Between Ourselves, the COM
pany publication for employees,
reported January 4: "We are
pleased to report that we have
now concluded negotiations of the
job classifications in connection
with the ST. Clair and Port Clin-
ton local agreements to supple
ment the Master Agreement.
"As we previously informed
you, negotiations of the st. Clair
Supplemental Agreement were
concluded on December ~. The
job classifications were agreed to
at a meeting on December l9.
"The negotiations of the Port
Clinton Supplemental Agreement
were concluded on December 13
and the local committee and local
management met and discussed
job classifications practically
every day from December IL TO
December 90.
"On the latter date final meet
ing was held, at which time your
Company representatives present.
ed to your Union representatives
a proposal on the unsettled job
classification in order that the ne
gotiations might be terminated.
approximately five months
were spent in negotiating the
Master and local agreements. This
was a long and arduous procedure
involving a great deal of work
on the part of both your Union
and Company representatives.
at was their sincere desire
throughout negotiations of both
the Master and local agreements
to try to work out practicable So
lutions for the operating problems
we encountered under the old
agreements.
eve are sure that these new
agreements will still further I'M
prove the harmonious labor rela-
tions that have existed during
the past year.
"As soon as the Master and To-
cal agreements are ratified and
signed, we can begin operating
under them"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-01-13
tKnoerrffeads
Trustee GROUP

Willard Noble, Columbus, and
Howard Pappenhafer, Vermilion,
were guest speakers Monday ct
the annual meeting of the Ottawa
County Township Trustees and
Clerks Association in the common
pleas court room.
Delos Nissen county engineer,
was in charge of the program,
and Sanke Bahnsen, president Of
the group, presided. Dinner was
served in the E. U. B. church
basement.
Harvey Knoerr, Salem township,
was elected president, and Har-
land Hellwig, Clay township, was
named vice-president. C. Leo Darr,
Bay township, was reelected sec
retary-treasurer for his 18th con-
secutive year. Mr.. Bahnsen who
had served II years as president,
did not seek reelection.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-01-13
YOUTH Benefit
SHOW TO Be HELD
NEXT THURSDAY
Scouts, Civic Club Members
Sell Tickets For LaSSie
Movie

Capacity crowds are expected at
the Clinton Theatre, Thursday eve
ming, January 10, when the Youth
Center Benefit is to be held.
Challenge to Lassie" is the out
standing movie to be shown.
Manager Harry Callahan is do
mating all receipts from the shows
to the Port Clinton Youth Center
Benefit fund. There will be shows
at z and 9 p. m, as usual.
Tickets for the benefit are be-
ing sold by local Boy and Girl
Scouts, and by all members of the
Youth Center sponsors, the local
Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs. Carl
Heckler is general chairman of
the sponsoring group.
"Lassie," the famed collie ac-
tor, is featured in the techni-
color movie. He plays Cupid to
Geraldine Brooks and Ross Ford.
Character actors include Edmund
Gwenn and Donald Crisp. The
play is based on an actual Incl
dent which rocked the courts OF
Scotland in 1859.
Tickets may also be purchased
at the Clinton Theatre box Office
and are so cents for adults, with
special prices for children. The
Youth Center benefit is being hello
to raise funds for the operation OF
the newly-completed building il
East Third street.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-01-13
John Deere Day
Set For Monday

John Deere Day will be featured
at the Jeschke and Son store,
East State Street, beginning at
/ o'clock Monday afternoon, Janu-
ary 16, Werner c. Jeschke has
announced.
Sponsored by the John Deere
Company and w. c. Jeschke and
Son, local John Deere dealers, the
program will include four movies
which deal with modern farm
equipment and latest farming
practices.
Featured will lbe movie, "Roots
in the Soil" which stars Rochelle
Hudson and Richard Travis. All
farmers and their families are in
vited to attend John Deere Day.
Free tickets are being distribut-
ed at the Jeschke store, corner
of State and Hayes Avenue.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-01-13
Rhodes To Speak
At G. of G.. Meeting

Mayor James Rhodes, Colum-
bus, will be the speaker at 8:15
Wednesday evening, January 18,
when the annual meeting of the
Port Clinton Chamber of Com
merce is held in st. Thomas Guild
Hall.
Mayor Rhodes has travelled ex-
tensively in Europe during the
past year and his talk will cover
observations seen there. Invita-
tions to attend the meeting have
been mailed to all business and
professional men in this city.
Mayor Rhodes was official U. S.
representative at the 194s Olym-
pic Games in London. and is
president of the American Athlet-
ic Union.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-01-13
Deadli1ne Nears
For New Dog Tags

County Auditor E. A. Guth re-
ports nearly 800 license tags for
dogs having been issued to date,
which is less than the normal
for the period. January Goth is
the last day for the use of the
1942 dog tags, after which the
penalty becomes due.
Total number of licenses issued
during 1949 passed the $500
mark. Many dog owners who have
been unable to visit the court
house are sending applications by
mail, including last years receipt
with description of their dog and
money for the license.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-01-13
AFCE LEADER To
talk AT Dinner
National President To Speak
January 26 At Erie Ord
nance Dinner

Confirmation of the engage
ment of j. G. Yaden, national
president of the American FEEDER
alton of Government Employees,
as speaker for the annual install
alton banquet of Erie Ordnance
Depot Lodge No. 122, AFGE, was
announced today by William S.
Wolf, Port Clinton, president of
the LEGAL organization.
The banquet will be held on
Thursday evening, January 26, in
the post restaurant.
Mr.. Yaden, who will be making
his first visit to EOD for the ban
quet, has been national president
of AFGE since 1948. Prior to
that time, he served as national
vice president, having been elect
ed in 1889.
Mr.. Yaden was with the Civil
Service Commission from 1912 un-
til he assumed the presidency of
the AFGE, serving as Chief,
Examining Division; Chief, Inves-
LEGATIONS, and member of the
Commissioy'S Board of Appeals
and Review.
Before going to Washington to
enter government service, Mr.. va
den taught in the public schools
of Kentucky and in Sue Bennett
College. London. Kentucky. He
also served in the Kentucky Leg
islature from 1906 to 1908. He is
a past commander of the United
Spanish-American War Veterans.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-01-13
SCHOOL FACES
FUND PROBLEM
IN COMING YEAR
Tax Valuation Increase Caus-
es Slice In Aid From
State

Port Clinton's board of educa-
tion will face a financial problem
this Thursday evening at the first
meeting Of 1850 when re-organi-
zation is planned.
DR.. Ralph Roose is the presi-
dent, Atty. Leslie Meyer, vice
president, and Leo Darr, clerk
treasurer. DIR. Kenneth Carter
and Atty. William Moon complete
the board. Roose, Meyer and
Carter were reelected for four
year terms in November.
Although the public school en-
rollment has increased, State Aid
will be decreased $1,35S this year
due to the fact that tax valuation
in the school district has increas-
ed materially, Supt. D. D. Sims re-
ported.
Tax valuation in the school dis
trict is now $S,976,000 as compar-
ed with .$S,277,O 900 in 1948.
Under the State Aid School
Foundation Program, all schools
/, throughout the state receive pay
ments on the following basis
$26.60 for each kindergarten pu-
pill, $53.25 for each elementary
pupil, and $4,000 for each high
I school pupil. ..
All school districts must allo-
cate a minimum of Az mills to.
ward it's education systems. The
J tax valuation is multiplied by Az
| mills and this total is added to
the flat distribution per pupil to
determine the amount due schools
from the state.
Using that theoretical basis,
each child in Ohio is guaranteed
education values as follows: 5000
for each kindergarten pupil,
$101.75 for each elementary pu-
pill, and $122 for each high school
pupil.
Mr.. Sims estimates that Port
Clinton schools will receive
$70,661 this year from the foun-
dation program, and as the state
guarantees $111,054 due to the
schools enrolment, $13,858 will
be forthcoming from additional
| state aid.
Last year, Port Clinton public
schools received S16,434 addition
al aid from the state, but with the
increased local tax valuation, the
schools stand to lose $1,358 this
year.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-01-13
Fewer Cases On
New Court Docket

With the opening of the Janu-
ary term of Common Pleas Court
Monday, Judge Tom Stahl called
the docket and assigned cases for
trial or hearing.
The new docket carries 100
cases, five less than for the open
ing of the September term.
During the last term, Judge
Stahl reported that more than SO
hearings and cases were disposed
of on the docket.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-01-13
Named Rebekah
District Leader

Mrs. James Ellenberger has
been elected as a representative
to the Ohio Rebekah Assembly
from District No. 7, which includes
Port Clinton, Putin Bay, Genoa,
Fremont, Clyde and Helena.
A member of the order since
1880, Mrs. Ellenberger is now SER
wing her seventh year as record
ing secretary. She will attend the
assembly meeting to be held in
the Gibson Hotel, Cincinnati, May
i0-ll. -. ,.