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, 1950-03-02
9TH "A ADVENTIST
SCHOOL TO HOLD
FIRST GRADUATION

The first graduation of the
Seventh Day Adventist School
in Christiansted is scheduled
to take place on Sunday night,
March 5, at 7::30 in the Church
at Queen Cross Street lin what
is known as the Freegut area).
Six students will be graduated
Established in 1916 the
school now has an enrolment
of 43 pupils ranging from
grades | through 7. The teach
ing staff headed by M. E. Rus
sci, is evidently doing a COM
mendable job as evidenced by
the fact that Of the six students
who took the elementary final
exam from Washington, D. c.
not one of them failed.
Four of these youngsters
have already been accepted
by the Caribbean Training Col
lege in Trinidad for their
school wear baCinninp on
March I, 1850. AT this College
they will have the privilege of
entering the ninth grade and
continuing through to thefour-
teenth grade.
The Caribbean Training Col
lege is the only American Col
1ege in the Windward and Lee
ward Islands. It's principal is
Continued or Page A.
, 1950-03-02
Isldnd- Wide Teachers
Meeting Scheduled
For Saturday "A. M.

An island-wide teachers
meeting is scheduled for Sa-
turday morning at 10 o'clock.
Each principal Of a school will
make a report on the progress
made thus far in his school
during the first half year, in
addition to other matters OF
Importance.
DR.. Rafael Arsuage, and
Mrs. Ruth r. Adams, Medical
Social Worker are invited to
be present if time permits.
, 1950-03-02
Many Congratulate de Castro on Appointment

Since the announcement of
his nomination to the post Of
Governor of the Virgin Islands
many cablegrams have been
received by Governor-desig-
nate Morris F. de Castro. These
include one from Secretary Of
the Interior Oscar L. Chap
man which said: "Congratula-
tons on your nomination by
President Truman as Governor
of the Virgin Islands. | am
pleased that your long and out
standing public service has
brought this well deserved re-
cognition. You have my full
support and best wishes for a
successful administration"
From Director James P.
Davis of the Division of Terri
tories and Island Possessions:
Congratulations on your no.
mination which has come at
long last. You may be assured
Of full support and close co.
operation Of the Division. Best
wishes for a successful term
of office" From Chairman
, 1950-03-02
Moss X-RoY Program
Sturts In High School:
Supt. First In Line

The mass X-Ray program
which is being carried out in
St, Croix started officially in
the Christiansted area this
morning at the High School.
First in line was Mrs. Pearl
Byrd Larsen, Superintendent
Of Education
The students and teachers Of
all classes will be X-Rayed.
The 7th Grade was the first.
, 1950-03-02
New Psychologist To
Visit Here Saturday
Murch A For Confdb

DR.. Rafael Arsuage, newly
appointed psychologist for the
Virgin Islands will visit Saint
Croix on Saturday, March 4.
He will be accompanied by
Mrs. Ruth Adams, Medical So
cial Worker.
Both DR.. Arsuage and Mrs.
Adams are expected to attend
a conference with Mrs. Naomi
Cyrus and her staff at the
Child Welfare Division.
, 1950-03-02
Personnel Mention

Mr.. and Mrs. William Pier
son also Mrs. Frank E. Wade
are among the visitors from
New York City mentioning
here.
They are the guests of the
Cruzana Club at Orange Grove
, 1950-03-02

Harley of The Reconstruction
Finance Corporation: Your
appointment splendid recogni-
ton long and faithful service
behalf of Islands. Sincere good
wishes for your continued
health and happiness in your
work"
From Judge William H.
HASTE and family: "Congratu-
lations best wishes for happy
and successful administration.
From Senator Hugh Butler of
Nebraska; MY sincere con-
CALCULATIONS" From Governor
Luis Munoz Marin Of Puerto
Rico: my warmest congratu-
latlOnS on q well deserved app
point1nent. Greetings and best
of luck" From Administrator
Harry E. Taylor Of St. Croix:
My hearty congratulations to
you and the people Of the Vir-
gin Islands On your nomina-
ton as Governor. It is a relief
to know that efficient service
Continued on Page q
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-03
ANNUAL SCOUT
MEET is MONDAY
Lucas County Clerk of Courts
TO Be Speaker In Meth.
Church

Gordon Jeffery, Clerk of Courts
in Lucas county, will be speaker
Monday evening when the annual
meeting of the Ottawa County
Boy Scout District is held at six
thirty in Trinity Methodist church.
A chicken dinner will be served
before the program. Supt. D. D.
Sims will preside as POSTMASTER
and will introduce the speaker.
DR.. Kenneth Carter will present
a slate of officers for the coming
year. Local Cub and Boy Scouts
will present a short program.
William Eberle is chairman in
charge of arrangements with M. J.
Edwards and Sam Campbell as
sisting. All committeeman and
their wives as we'll as others in
terested in Scouting are invited
to attend.
This will be the first annual
meeting to be held in Port Clin-
ton in five years as last years
meeting was in Oak Harbor, and
a good attendance is anticipated.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-03
Sowell Held For
Federal Agents

Federal authorities probably
will seek custody of Harry Ewing
Sowell, q, Fulton Street, who is
being held for interstate trans
pOrtation of motor vehicles fol
lowing his arrest in a car stolen
from its parking place near the
City Hall Monday afternoon.
Federal Bureau OF Investigation
agents conferred with Chief Of
Police Jack Shelter Wednesday
and will ask the U. S. Attorney
in Toledo to file charges against
Sowell
The local youth was released
III July after serving five years
in the Mansfield Reformatory on
auto theft charges, police stated.
SoWell was arrested early We'd
nesday by Patrolman William Re.
bel, who noticed the 1888 Pontiac
auto, stolen from Arthur Roda, as
it was being driven west in State
Street. Robel took chase and ar
rested Sowell within two blocks
of his home.
After stealing the car, Sowell
said he drove to Lexington, Ker-
lucky, and returned here beforC
being apprehended. He was taken
to the county Jail. to await pos
Sible federal action.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-03
ASKS SUPPORT
OF SCHOOL LEVY
Supt. Sims Tells Why Re-
newal OF School Levy Is
Necessary
BY ID. d. SIMS

An issue of .Vtal Importance to
you and your community will be
on the ballots FOR your approval
on Tuesday, November 7th. The
issue to which l refer is a Re.
newal of the ; mill levy, the pro
ceeds of which, are used for the
general expenses of the Port Gin
ton Schools.
would like to emphasize that
this levy is NOT new levy, not an
additional tax, but the renewal of
tax levy which has been in eff
feet for 30 years, levy which
must must be reneted each five year
l was asked the other day if
other districts. in Ohio had SINH
lar levies? fhe answer is yes;
/ don't believe there is a school
district in OHIO which can main
tain its schools, regardless of its
wealth without extra operating
levies. In the city and exempted
village districts of Ohio the aver
age of voted levies for the oper-
alton of schools is 5.63 mills. Port
Clinton is no exception, at the
present time our voted levy is 5.4
mills.
The number of voted levies has
greatly increased since 1892 at
which time (by constitutional
amendmenD the tax limitation
was reduced from Is mills to 10
mills. This amendment made it
impossible for schools to operate
without voting levies outside of
the 10 mills.
Perhaps this discussion of taxes,
levies and millage sounds rather
complicated, if so we can omit all
the technical terms and simply
say that the voted levies are alb
Continued Page 2, Col. g.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-03
RAINS WRECK
TEACHERS CARS
IN SUNDAY FOG
Daughter Watches AS Mo-
theirs Car Is Demolished;
None Injured In Mishaps

Two automobiles were smashed
by trains during Sunday night
dense fog in this county, and by
strange coincidence, the own
erS of both cars were school
teachers.
First accident was shortly be
fore 8 o'clock when Mrs. Grace
Miller, Carroll Township teacher,
missed the curve at the Three
Mile Crossing in Erie Township,
and her auto went up the tracks.
Mrs. Miller and her passengers,
Mrs. Lizzie Wolf and Miss Matte
Block, both of Oak Harbor, were
not injured and were standing
helplessly along the road when a
fast passenger train completely
demolished the car.
The train reached the crossing
before volunteers could back the
car off the tracks, and before the
train could be stopped. Later
trains were delayed only half.
hour as the debris was tossed Off
the tracks.
Two hours later, an auto owned
by Miss Ida Roe, Genoa school,
teacher, was badly damaged by a
Pennsylvania train at the cross
ing near that village. Miss Roc
had been visiting her sister in
Fremont and was returning to
Genoa via the Woodville detour.
The fog was blamed also for this
miShap.
Mrs. Miller and her friends were
enroute to their homes after a
visit in Port Clinton. Among the
spectators when the train hit the
car were her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, who were enroute from Oak
Harbor to this city, and who hap
pened to arrive in time to calm
the nervous teacher.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-03
fire DESTROYS
BARNS NEAR 0. H.
Early Thursday Fire Causes
$4,000 Loss At Charles
Fastinger Farm

Fire of undetermined origin
early Thursday morning destroyed
two barns and most of their con-
tents on the Charles Fastinger
farm, three miles southeast OF
Oak Harbor. Loss was estimated
by Mr. Fastinger at about $4,000,
partially covered by insurance.
Mr.. Fastinger discovered the
blaze about 2 a. m. when he
awakened and noticed flames pour
ing from the entire roof of one
of the structures.
Oak Harbor's volunteer fire
department responded promptly
and succeeded in saving small
portion of tools and grain stor-
age building adjacent to the barn.
This years entire hay crop in
addition to tools and implements
was destroyed. The buildings
that burned were 36x6O and 36x56.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-03
EOD Worker Dies
In Rt. , Accident

Harmon j. Stroshine, 73, Cur
tice, an employee at the Erie
Ordnance Depot was killed and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hanthorn,
Toledo, were injured early Friday
in a traffic accident in Route 2
IA miles west of this city.
Stroshine was returning to his
home after finishing his duties at
the local depot, when the accident
occurred. George Babka, state
highway patrolman, said Mr. Stro-
shines car was hit from the rear
by the Hanthorn auto, causing il,
to roll down an embankment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hanthorn receiv-
ed minor face and head cuts and
were taken to East Side Hospital
in Toledo for treatment.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-03
Gas Well Starts
Producing At O. H.

Another oil well in the Oak
Harbor area is producing, follow.
ing a strike last week on six acres
OF property leased by John Knopp,
Oak Harbor, of o. L. Teagarden.
Knopp, gas producer for the
Ohio Fuel Gas Company, had en-
gagged w. D. Bonawit, an oil we'll
contractor of Risingsun to clean
out a gas well on the property,
located east of Oak Harbor along
Route 1863.
Following the strike, crude oil
flowing at the rate of SO barrels
in four hours was being produced.
The well has been capped and is
now producing gas. Oil produc-
ton may be attempted later if
conditions warrant.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-03
Local Man Slugged
In Nearby City

Harvey Neff, Port Clinton, was
beaten and robbed early Sunday
morning in Sandusky's business
district, according to police OF
that city.
A passerby notified police that
Nef was lying OH the ground
after the attack. He was bleed
ing from the nose and eye and
with his face badly bruised. Neff
said he had been assaulted by a
Negro and robbed of his billfold
containing about $23. The bill
fold was later found and turned
over to the police.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-03
B @ N D ISSUES
TO C 0 N F RONT
VOTERS TUESDAY
Numerous School Operating
Levies Are Up For Re-
newal Next Week

Voters in practically every po-
litical subdivision in Ottawa Coun-
ty will vote on bond levies Oh
special issues next Tuesday with
fifty-fve per cent affirmative
vote being necessary for passage
in most instances.
Here in the Port Clinton
exempted, village school district
voters are being asked to continue
the three mill levy for current
operating expenses, this same
levy having been in effect for
many years.
Erie and Catawba Island Town
ship voters will be confronted with
both bond issue and a special
issue. In Erie Township, the bond
issue is for proposed school build
ing improvements TO cost S25, 200
Also in Erie Twp, trustees are
asking permission of the voters
to spend So, 100 to convert the La
carne Town Hall into Community
Hail. This improvement is not a
bond issue, and will cost taxpayers
nothing as the trustees have suf-
ficient funds allocated.
In CataWba Island Township,
the bond issue is for $4,000 to
construct town hall and fire sta
ton building. The voters will also
vote on the special question "Shal!
Town Hall and Fire Station
building for the Township of Ca
tawba Island be constructed, at
an estimated cost of $4,000"
Voters must approve both the
bond levy and the special ques
ton so that the improvement can
become a reality.
Residents of Genoa will be ask
ed to approve a five-ycar tax levy
of 80 mills for garbage collec-
tions while the Clay-Genoa School
District seeks renewal Of its pres
ent fve-mill levy for school oper-
ating expenses.
Salem-Oak Harbor school dis
trict voters will be asked to ap-
prove a bond issue of S250,000 for
remodeling and building an addi-
ton to the present school build
ing.
In Danbury Township school
district, the issue is for renewal
of the present three-mill levy with
an increase of two mills for cur
rent school expenses.
Benton Township school district
also asks renewal of an existing
levy of one mill and an increase
of two mills for general operating
expenses.
Middle Bass school district vot-
ers will also vote on renewal Of
their present two mill levy for
current school expenses.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-03
C'atawbasGirl Is
Victim OF Polio

Sharon Christensen, 11-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Pete" Christensen, Rock Ledge,
is in Contagious Hospital, Toledo,
where her illness hes been dag
nosed as bulbar polio.
She is the Second Port Clinton
area polio victim this year, al
though there have been "a cases
in the county The little girl had
been feeling 1istiess for a week.
and was taken to Toledo Hospital
Sunday when>her legs were par
tally paralyzed.
After her illness was diagnosed
as polio Monday, she was trans
ferred to the, Contagious Disease
Hospital. There are two other
children in the family, a two-year-
old girl, Mary Sue, and siX-year-
old boy, Larry.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-03
HONOR COUPLE
FOR SERVICE TO
LAKESIDE ASSN
Dir. and Mrs. Homer Court.
ney Will Reside in Florida
After Retirement

Two days before his retirement
as manager of the Lakeside ASso.
citation became effective on No
vember I. DR.. and Mrs. H. w
Courtney were honored at an ap.
probation dinner sunday evening
in Ladies' Aid Hall, Lakeside.
Highest tribute was paid DR.. and
Mrs. Courtney for the. great things
accomplished during their tenure,
for the personal interest they tool,
in all Lakeside activities, for the
kind consideration they had Of
others and for their untiring ef
forts to help build a greater and
better Lakeside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles knight.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Wolfe and
Miss Florence Killey were IN
charge Of the event and the din
ner was prepared by ladies of the
various church societies and Sun
day School classes.
Mr.. Wolfe acted as POSTMASTER
and gifts of appreciation were pre-
sented by Miss Killey. DR.. Her
bert Thompson, formerly of
Youngstown, is DR.. Courtney's
successor.
Speakers included Mrs. Marian
Brown, president of the Women :
Society of Christian Service; Frank
Putnam, president of the Lake
side Property Owners AsSocia-
ton; William R. Brown, chair
man of the building committee of
the Lakeside Methodist Church,
Rev. Howard Hilberry, pastor Of
the Lakeside Methodist Church;
DR.. John Butler, president of the
Lakeside Garden Club; Z. E. Mill
er, business manager and secre-
tary of the Lakeside Association
and Mrs. Jane Knight, represent
ing the youth groups which meet
annually in Lakeside.
DR.. and Mrs. Courtney both eX-
tended their best wishes for Lake
sides continued success and
thanked everyone for their splen-
did cooperation.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-03
Two Added To
News Staff

Wilberf Deal, formerly of San
dusky, and John Kruger. Oak
Harbor. are new additions TO
the Ottawa County News staff
this week.
Mr.. Deal is a native of neigh
boring Sandvsky County where
he gained fame in his youth rs
the boxing champ, Square"
Deal. He gave up his pusiIistie
career years ago and has since
became an experienced printer.
Mr.. Deal is now foreman of The
News printing shop, coming
here from The Stephens Com
pany in SandUsky.
John kreUser is native of
Oak Harbor, graduate of Nofre
Dame University and an exper-
fenced newspaper man. He is
we'll known in area sports cir
eies. With The News, Mr.. KrUe-
ger will help with advertising
and sports and his cartoonire
abilities will be displayed in
"Sporfoons by John Kruger.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-03
POLIO FUNDS EXHAUSTED HERE,
CHAPTER SEEKS NATIONAL AID

With % victims in this county
during 1850, the Ottawa County
Chapter of the National Founda-
tion for Infantile Paralysis has
been forced to seek financial as
siStance from national headquar-
ters, Charles Martin, county chap
ter chairman, has annonced.
AS result of the voluntary
pool" of funds from chapters all
over the country, the Ottawa
County Chapter will be able to
continue aiding local polio pa
tents needing financial help for
care and treatment, Martin said.
Ottawa county's local chapter
is one of 759 whose treasures
have been exhausted by high polio
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-03
Pc A &C TESTS
SET FOR SUNDAY
Twelve Students Will Com
pete I'm Local Churches
Sunday Evening

Twelve high school students viii
compete this Sunday evening fol
the honor of representing Port
Clinton in tie county Prince OF
Peace contests. Boyd Martin Of
the high schdpl faculty has tutor
ed the students in their declama-
tion efforts.
Contests will get underway in
Trinity Methodist and the E. U. P.
Churches at eight o'clock. Judges
are to meet at 7:4G in the Metho-
dist Church for final directions.
Competing at the Methodist
Church will be Ann Barker, Grace
Frauhiger, Betty Limestahl, Lois
Everett, Fred Schneider and Ron
aid Manious. Those who will com
pete at the E. U. B. Church are
Joan Guggisberg, Karis Stahl, Dor
othy Wilson, Sandra Miller, James
Ruddock and Richard Dietrich.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-03
Near RECORD Vote IS ANTICIPATED TUESDAY
Poppy Day Set
For November IL

Everyone in Port Clinton will
be given an opportunity to wear
a memorial poppy in honor of the.
war dead on Poppy Day, November
II, under plans for observance Of
the day which were completed
at the last meeting of Port Clinton
Unit 113, of the American Legion
Auxiliary.
The observance will be- directed
by Mrs. Tom Keating, the Auxili-
ary'S Poppy Chairman.
Each district of the city will
have its team workers who will
distribute poppieS on the streets
throughout the day. All will be
unpaid volunteers, and the entire
amount of contributions given for
the poppies will go to support
American Legion and Auxiliary
welfare work for disabled veter-
ans and needy children of veter
ans.
Poppies for the day have been
ordered from the hospital at SAN
dusky Soldiers and Sailors Home,
where they are being made by
disabled war veterans. They are
crepe paper replicas of the wild
poppies which blosSomed, 'be-
tween the crosses, row on row."
in the war cemeteries in Franco
and Belgium, and which have be-
come the memorial flower of the
EngliSh-speaking world. Making
the poppies provides employment
for thousands of veterans unable
to do other work.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-03
Pulschen Hurt
In Roof Mishap

Harold Pulschen, owner of Pul-
schen's Grocery and prominent
bowler, suffered fractures of the
left foot and several toes Friday
forenoon when he fell from a lad
der while removing leaves from
a roof caves trough.
PulSchen fell IA feet and land
ed on the roof of the adjacent
Meyers Cafe. He was taken to
Magruder Hospital for emergen-
cy treatment and later removed
to Riverview Hospital, Toledo, for
treatment by bone specialist.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-03
Child DROW Ms
THURSDAY NEAR
TRAILER HOME
Two-Year-Old Boy, Born In
Germany, Falls Into Water
While Playing

Roy Michael Gonzales, who was
born in Germany only two years
ago, lost his life Thursday after
noon when he evidently stumbled
into Sandusky Bay near his home
in the trailer camp at the Auto
Ferry landing, Danbury town
ship.
Roy Michael was the only son
of World War II veteran and
his Germ an war bride. The drown
ing victim was born in Germany
while his father was serving in
that country.
According to Deputy Sheriff Ny
ron Hetrick, who investigated,
Roy and two other youngsters,
Billy Bird and Billy Parker, both
also two years old, were play
ing near the bay when the acci-
dent took place.
The tragedy was discovered by
Mrs. Martha Bird, mother of Billy,
who went to the shore to look for
a shoe her son had lost. She was
unaware that Roy Michael was
missing. When she saw the boys
body in the water, Mrs. Bird ran
to the Gonzales trailer and noti-
fled Roy Michaels father,
George, who pulled the body from
the shallow water
Members of the Lakeside and
Marblehead Fire Department.
used a resuscitator in futile at
tempt to save the baby, who later
was pronounced dead by Marble
head physician.
Roy Michael Gonzales was born
Sept. 10, 1948, in Germany, and
was two years, one month and
seven days of age. He was the
only son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gonzales, Danbury Twp, who sur
vive.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday forenoon in the Immacu-
late Conception church with Rev.
Karl Brand officiating. Burial was
in Riverview cemetery, Gerner u
Wolf directing.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-03

incidence in the last three years,
Martin explained. 1t has made
application for an advance of
$1,000 from National Headquar-
ters of the March of Dimes or
ganization.
Basil O'Connor, National Foun-
dation president, recently warned
that national funds for aid to
Chapters that had exhausted local
treasures would be used up by
November. He called upon all sol
vent Chapters to send uncommit-
ted funds to the epidemic aid
fund by that time.
THE Ottawa County Chapter
Continued Page 2, Col. q
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-03
Select Jury
For Murder Trial

Names of rs persons have beer
drawn from the jury wheeI by
commissioners Frank QuiSno ami
George Sibrel, for the special
jury which is to hear the frs,
degree murder trial of Richal q
Farmer.
Farmer Is accused of the death
of Mrs. Helen C. Noble, 81, Port
Clinton, who died September 2S
of gunShot wounds, four days
after she was found lying in a
business district sidewalk. The
prisoner pleaded not guilty when
arraigned before Judge Tom Stahl
and Atty Leslie Meyer was ap-
pointed as his counsel.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-03
IS Inductees To
Leave Tuesday

Fifteen young men will be sent
to Toledo for army induction next
Tuesday, November 7, as part OF
this months call for the Ottawa
County Selective Service Board.
Another group of five men will
be sent to Toledo for induction
on November 27.
Only one call for physical-men-
tai examinations has been received
by the draft board. 1t will send
% men to Toledo on November
Il for these exams.