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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
LOCAL TOMATO GROWER Gains
HONORS AT STATE CONFERENCE

The Gypsum Canning Company
of Port Clinton sponsored a trip
to Columbus on Tuesday, February
%, where Gordon Wahlers, of
Danbury township, was honored
as Ottawa county's champion to-
mato grower. Accompanying Mr..
Wahlers were R. A. Rice, mana
ger, and Mr.. R. j. Stahl, of the
canning company, and Mahlon
Lau, of Williston, End place win
ner in the Top Ten Tomato Grow
ers' Club. Third place winner,
Clarence Schlievert, of Curtice,
Rt No. /, was unable to attend.
The 10Th annual Conference of
Gamers, Fieldmen and Growers
was held at the Deshler- Wallick
Hotel and is promoted by the
Ohio Gamers Association, Ohio
State University Agricultural Ex-
tension Service, and the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad.
Mr.. Wahlers, along with other
county champions, was awarded
beautiful gold Parker pen and
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
C0ACH'S KIN IS.
HURT IN WRECK.
Kenneth WillbOnd Suffers Leg
Fracture In Fatal Crash
Near Elyria

Kenneth Willbond, 17-year-old
brother of Coach Norm Willbond,
suffered compound leg fracture
and internal injuries, two persons
were killed and five others were
badly injured in a head-on auto
accident at 8 O'Clock Monday eve
ming on the Elyria-Oberlin Road.
Killed in the crash were an
Oberlin High School classmate of
Kenneth's and an infant in the
other car. The youth killed was
the driver. Both cars were de-
molished but cause of the crash
was unknown as roads were re-
ported not icy at the scene.
Most seriously hurt of the sur
vivors was an Oberhn high school
girl, who was riding in the front
seat between Willbond and the
driver. Two other girls, riding
in the back seat, suffered leg frac-
lures while parents of the fatal
ly injured baby were also hospi-
talized.
Kenneth Willpond is well known
here, having assisted Coach and
Mrs. Willbond in operation of the
Laleview Park concession.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
QUISNO STORE.
OWNERS CHANGE
Sperber and Frye Plan Special
"Sweetheart's Day" For
This Sunday

Harold II. Sperber and Roy
Frye, Jr., who this week purchas-
ed Quisno's Store from Mr.. and
Mrs. Tony Borsh have announced
that in the future, the popular
store will be open every Sunday
from 2:30 until II p. m.
In a special get-together offer
for this Sunday only, the new
owners will sponsor Sweet
hearts Day.. Gentlemen guests
will select their choice of sodas,
sundaes or milk drinks at regu-
lar prices, and their lady guests
will receive their choice Of the
same group, absolutel y free.
During the week, Quisno's will
be open from IL a. m. until 10
p. m. for the present. with longer
hours planned for the summer
months.
Quisno's famous candies will
continue to be sold at the store.
Lunches, short orders, fountain
service and the customary services
will be continued.
Mr.. Borsh is remaining for sew
eral weeks to assist the new own
ers. Both Mr.. Frye and Mr.. Sper-
Der are World War ii Air Corps
veterans and are natives of this
city.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
SEWER CHARGE.
PLAN ADVANCES.
Ordinance is Being Prepared
to Inaugurate Plan For
This City

Possibility that proposed ordi-
nance calling for a city sewer
rental charge will be ready for
vote at the next council meeting
was seen Tuesday night when
councilmen decided to forget about
the proposed sewage disposal
plant for the time being an6 to
plan the sewer charge.
City Solicitor John Reinheimer
showed councilmen an ordinance
on the subject prepared at Bryan
and discussed Findlay's sewer
rental laws.
Some opposition to the plan is
anticipated as some citizens of the
city are currently paying tax as
sessments on sewers completed in
recent years and may feel that
they are being doubly taxed.
If the plan is approved, busi-
ness places and residences would
be charged a nominal sum month
ly to help pay costs of sewer up
keep. Funds not needed for up
keep and administration would be
retained in a special fund for the
much-needed sewage disposal
plant.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
0. H. ARSO MIST
JUDGED INSANE.
BY PETIT JURY
Applegate Returns To Lima
State Hospital After
Court Hearing

John Applegate, %, the Oak
Harbor youth who confessed hav-
ing started numerous disastrous
fires in the neighboring village
during the past year, was judged
not sane by the petit jury Wed
nesday afternoon and was com
mitted to the Lima State Hosp:-
tai by Judge Tom Stahl.
There seemed to be little argu.
ment about the decision as the
jurors We're tout" only long
enough for the foreman to poll
the jurors and to sign the ver-
dict.
Applegate had been at the Lima
State Hospital on 30-day OBJ
servation stay. When he was
brought before the jury Wednes-
day, Judge Stahl read the Lima
psychiatrists' report which declar-
ed Applegate was not sane.
Applegate was arrested last
fall by Sheriff Merlan Budd and
Oak Harbor Police Chief Albert
Brown when tho youth returned
to retrieve his bicycle near the
scene of the burning Hayward
Inc. elevator.
When questioned by the author
tiles, Applegate admitted having.
started fires which totaled nearly
100000 damages in Oak Harbor.
In one night alone, Applegate ad-
mitted having started three sep
arate blazes.
He was indicted by the Janu-
airy grand jury on nine counts or
unlawfully burning. Sheriff Budd
and Deputy Sheriff Clarence Stef-
fens returned Applegate to the
Lima State Hospital Wednesday
afternoon, only two days after
the youth had been brought back
to the county Jail.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
s. |. S. ROOFING ARGUMENT CAUSES
RIFT AMONG CITY COUNCILMEN

Because Councilman William
Goebel could not explain what an
S. |. S. roof is, he became involv-
ed in a miniature "feud" with
Councilman Roland Schaper at
Tuesday nights council meeting.
Goebel, chairman of the build
ing committee, had reported that
the fire station portion of the City
Hall is in need of new roof and
that Nissen Brothers had offered
to install an S, |. S. roof at cost
of $3.50.
Goebel had climbed a lengthy
ladder to inspect the roof over
the fire house and he recommend
ed that the job be awarded to
Nissen Brothers.
Schaper would not go along on
the recommendation as he felt the
project should be advertised for
bids. Nissens had completed re-
pairs to the major portion of the
City Hall roof only last week.
When Schaper asked Goebcl
just what an S. |. S. roof is, Goe-
bel tried to explain, using three
sheets of paper to illustrate the
overlap idea. His work was for
naught as Schaper and the others
failed to get the point.
For the benefit Of council, the
News editor telephoned one of
the Nissen Brothers Wednesday
and learned that S. |. S. is mere
ly a trade name for the roofing
manufactured by several leading
plants. Celotex statesmen know
it by another name, Salvage Edge,
Nissen stated.
Half of the roofing is cover
ed with crushed stone while the
other half is plain roofing paper.
The roofing is Tapped approx
mately halfway, asphalt and spot
nails are applied on the plain por-
ton which is then covered with
the crushed stone half. In this
way, the asphalt is not exposed
to the sun and the roofing lasts
much longer. Nissen claims It
is very high-class roofing.
The argument finally ended
when council asked the building
committee of Goebel, Harold
Nielsen and Carl Ruddock, to in
vestigate Nissens' offer and cour-
Gil would later decide whether or
not to advertise for bids.
Mr.. Goebel apologized to Mr..
Schaper for his remarks during
the S. |. S. controversy.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
SEEK WIDER STREET
AT ADAMS PARKWAY
Seniors Leave For
Rotary Institute

Port Clinton's Rotary Club will
send two P. C. H. S. seniors and
Speech Coach Boyd Martin to
Cincinnati this Friday where they
will be on Far Eastern problems.
at the Rotary International's In
stitute of World Affairs.
United Nations representatives
of India and China will be among
the principal speakers as the theme
will be on Far Eastern problems.
Joe Weis and Warren Antrim
are the seniors selected for the
institute. They will leave this
Friday forenoon in Mr.. Martins
car, with expenses to be paid by
the Rotary Club. Most of the
sessions will be in the Neither
land-Plaza Hotel while Cincinnati
Rotarians will provide sleeping ac-
commodations for the hundreds of
youthful guests.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
DEBATE TEAM.
WINS TOP SPOT.
| N D is I R |C 7.
Gene Ohm and Joe Weis Also
Qualify For State Con-
test Finals

Port Clinton High Schools de-
bate team won the Class B cham
pionship Saturday in the district
speech tournament held at Bowl
ing Green State University.
Joe Weis, who also placed sec
ond in the extemporaneous speech
contest, and Eugene Ohm, who
placed second in the oratorical
contest, will represent Port Clin-
ton, along with the debate team,
in the state speech contest finals
to be held in Columbus next
month.
Members of the district cham
pionship debate team are Joe
Weis, John Ruddock, James JAG
obs, Ronald Johnson and Mario
Snyder, alternate.
In extemporaneous speech COM
petition, Weis placed second and
Jacobs was fourth. Ohm will
represent the district in the state
finals of the oratorical contest
next month as he placed second at
the district meet.
Marsha Edwards was fourth in
the same contest. Midge Belt
placed second, and Janice Fill
more was fourth in the humorous
defamation contest.
Another local speech student,
Doris Nielsen, placed third in the
dramatic defamation contest.
High placements of the local
contestants is direct tribute to
Speech Coach Boyd Martin, who
has worked hard with his team
and individual competitors during
his first year on the P. c. H. S.
faculty.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
Red Cross Story
Told Kiwa11ia11s

Miss Marge Valentine, execu-
tive director of the Erie County
American Red Cross chapter, dis
cussed "The Story of the Red
Cross" Wednesday noon at the
Kiwanis Club meeting in the T..
u. B. Church. Miss Sue Kilmer,
executive secretary of the Otta-
wa County American Red Cross
chapter, was a club guest.
1t. Col. Foster Aungst, COM
manding officer of the Erie Ord
nance Depot, and Howard Fulton
Of the Tadsen Insurance Agency,
were inducted as new members
with Henry A. Cowgirl in charge
Of the rites.
Harold Veitch, past-president of
the Norwalk Club, and represen-
tative of the International District
committee, spoke briefly regard
ing the coming international con-
vention to be held in Miami.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
THREE HURT IN
FALLS ON ice.
Fractured Hips and Wrist
Are Results of Winters
Worst Seige

Three persons suffered painful
injuries in falls on the city's icy
streets Wednesday, when the
streets were made especially dan
gerous after a slight fall of pow
derry snow.
James Horth, 78, Short street,
suffered a fractured hip early that
morning when he fell in front of
the Orville Easton home, Alb Full
ton street.
Mrs. Ruby Leow, East Third
street, who was enroute to her
duties at Magruder Hospital, and
Adolph Frazier, Fulton street, who
was enroute to his job at the E.
o. D., aided the injured man
while Mrs. Easton notified police
and called an ambulance.
Horth, who had left his home
for his job at the Standard Prod
ucts plant, was taken to Magru-
der Hospital where he is a pa
tient.
Mrs. Mary Herring, II, who re-
sides with her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Floro,
112 Elm street, also suffered a
fractured hip when she fell on the
ice while walking across the
street near her home.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wellman, 302
East Fourth street, was the third
ice victim Wednesday. Mrs. Well
man, also a patient in Magrudel
Hospital, suffered a broken left
wrist when she fell near her
home
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
Baxter To Talk At
Lakeside PTA Meet

LAKESIDE-Judge j. w. Bax-
ter of the Erie County Probate
and Juvenile courts, Sandusky,
will speak at the March meeting
of the Danbury Township Par
ent-Teacher's Association at the
High School on Tuesday even
ing, March 7, Vincent Biro, pro-
gram chairman, has announced.
He will speak on Public We'll
fare"
Hcstesses for the evening will
be Ninth and Tenth grade motn-
ers under the craftsmanship of
Mrs. Angelo Incorvia.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
MAIL DELIVERY
HAMPERED HERE.
BY COAL STRIKE
Only Few Trains Stop Here
To Deliver Mail; Trucks
Used In Emergency

Port Clinton's mail service has
begged down considerably during
the prolonged strike situation
which has forced discrimination
of numerous trains serving this
area, Acting Postmaster Thomas
A. Kinney has announced.
With several trains discontinued
some trucks are being used to
haul the mail but the method is
slower. Trains still carrying mail
are running from one-half to three
hours behind schedule.
Kinney reports that every eff
fort is being made to get the mail
delivered in the shortest possible
time after it is received here.
AS soon as mail begins arriving
according to the old schedules, we
shall be able to improve our SER
vice to patrons of this office, the
postmaster stated.
Mail is now picked up from all
deposit boxes in the city between
7 and 1880 a. M, and between $50
and p. m. in all business dis
trict boxes.
Ma, from both east and west
is received here by truck between.
8 and $3.50 a. m. First arrival of
mail train is at 10:45 a. m. daily
while parcel post mail from the
west is due at 11:30 a. m. daily.
All times are approximate due
to uncertainty of train arrivals,
Kinney added.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
KREILICk NAMED

Rollin Kreilick, Oak Harbor, was
elected president Of the Ottawa
County Scottish Rite Assn at the
annual meeting held here Tuesday
night. Ross Kreiger, Genoa, is
vice-president, and Myron Miller,
Port Clinton, secretary and treas
urer. Cpl. James Reichert, of the
Ohio State Highway Patrol, pre-
sented films on Safety in Driv-
ing"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
County Agent Is
Rotary Speaker

Fred Grimm, Ottawa County
Agricultural Agent, discussed All
Club work and showed techni-
color films of All activities
throughout the county and at the
summer camp in Kelleys Island,
Tuesday, at the Rotary Club meet
ing in st. John Lutheran church.
Grimm stated that there are
600 members in 40 All Clubs in
this county, and that plans are be-
ing made to organize more clubs.
Eugene Ohm, high school Junior
Rotarian, thanked the club for
the senior boys having been in
vited guests for the past month.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
Audrey HEIR Is
"Capped" In Toledo

Miss Audrey HEIR, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton HEIR, Jack
son Street, was among the stud
ent nurses of Toledo Hospital who.
were capped" at ceremonies in
Macomber High School auditorium
Monday evening.
Following the ceremony, the
nurses and their guests were hon
ored at a reception held in CroX-
ton House, Nurses Home at the
hospital. Mr.. and Mrs. HEIR and
Ronald Everett were among local
guests. Audrey was a member
of the 1949 P. C. H S. graduating
class.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
Work Week Cut
At Local Plant

Due to lack of customers or
ders as a result of coal shortages
and strikes, the Standard Pro-
ducts Company's Port Clinton
plant this week is curtailing it's
operation to four working days.
The plant will close down at
midnight Thursday, March 2, and
will resume operations at II p. Mt.
Sunday, March 5.
In the notice to employees, Carl
K. Keller, Personnel Director,
stated "You will be kept advised
of further curtailments as they
may be required.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
Gill Burned In
Wire Accident

Ray Gill, 50, local electrician,
suffered painful hand burns Mon
day when he touched a hot wire
while working at the DR.. T. j..
Kelly residence, East Perry street.
DR.. Kelly happened to be near
when the accident happened and
his quick work saved Gill from
further injury. DIR. Kelly knocked
the wire from Gill's hands, and
applied artificial respiration until
the injured man regained con-
sciousness.
Iepn.ISeN OF ueNel seM II!O
Hospital where he is undergoing
treatment.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03

Milk Prices Are
Reduced In CITY

Milk prices this week were
reduced one cent per quart by
local dealers, r. w. Kirk Dairy,
Lake Shore Dairy and Blue
Spruce Dairy. Homogenized
milk is now selling at II cents
per quart. All other milk prod
ucts were also reduced one cent
per unit.
Whipping cream is now sell
ing at "a cents per halfpint,
down two cents this week, while
coffee cream dropped one cent to
II cents per half-pint.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
Coal Shortage
Closes Theatre

Due to the coal shortage, the
Port Theatre has been closed
since last weekend.
Engineers are making plans to
convert the building to another
type of heat, and the management
hopes to announce the reopening
date in next. weeks issue of the
News.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
Anderson Flies
ToCoast Session

John Anderson, local biologist
and chairman of the Mississippi
(River) Flyway Commission, will
leave by plane from Toledo Satur-
day to fly to San Francisco where
he will represent the commission
at the 18th annual National Wild
life Conference in the Fairmont
Hotel.
Anderson's committee is to
meet with the Pacific Flyway
commission during the confer
enceS.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
BOYS CAUGHT

Two local boys were caught ain
the act" by Police Chief Jack
Shelter while pilfering cars in the
business district Monday evening.
Flashlights and gloves had been
taken by the young children, who
were released after seriousness of
their act had been explained by
the chief.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
Minstrel Cast
Practice Set

First practice call for the
proposed third annual Minstrel
Show has been set for two
o'clock Sunday afternoon in the
City Hall, Mayor Carl Becker
has announced.
All end men, vocalists and
other entertainers interested in
participating in this years
show are asked to be present.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
LOCALS ADVANCE
TO SEMI-FINALS
New Auto Plates
Are Now On Sale

Auto license tags for 1850 went
on sale Wednesday throughout
Ohio, with the license plates to
be in use by March 81.
Deputy Registrar Eugene Col
Inns is selling plates at his office
in the Western Auto Supply
Store, East Second street, daily
from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. Plates
may also be purchased at the of
flee of County Auditor +. A. Guth
in the court house.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
PARKING PLAN
is ADVOCATED.
Rest Room To Be Constructed
Soon In Water Works
Park Area

A plea that the Adams Street,
parkway boulevard be reduced by
five feet on both the east and
west sides was made Tuesday
evening 20 city council by Rev.
John Braun, representing the Port
Clinton Ministerial Association.
By reducing the park area, both
sides of Adams Street from Per-
ry to Third streets, could be wild
ened so that double parking could
be permitted but the one-way
street plan would be continued.
Rev. Braun and councilmen felt
that such a plan would help allie
viate the parking congestion in
the area, especially during church
hours on Sundays.
Reduction of the park area
would not invalidate the original
grant from the founders of this
city, as the current size of Adams
Street boulevard IS larger than
called for in the original plat.
Rev. Braun said only one tree
would have to be removed to
make the improvement. The street
committee will investigate the re-
quest and report at the next coun-
Gil meeting.
The local church pastor also re-
quested that a restroom building
be constructed at waterworks
park, which is a popular recrea-
tional area in the summer months.
After the council learned that
the waterworks board would fur
nish the material for building,
plans were made for the city
workers to put up the structure
which will include rest rooms fo,,
men and women and a storage
place for playground equipment.
Site Of the new building will be
determined in the near future
when present construction work
at the waterworks is nearing COM
pletion.
Fire Chief Walter Miller re-
quested that IL pairs of safety
boots and coats for the firemen
be purchased. After discussion Of
items offered by different COM
panies, councilmen approved the
request and authorized purchase
without advertising for bids.
Also authorized was the pur-
chase of four-wheel dual-tired
trailer at $375. The city had bid
on similar trailer at a recent
E. O. D. auction but lost out.
Mayor Becker made arrangements
to purchase the vehicle from a
Boston bidder and council approx
ed the transaction. The trailer
is needed to haul the city's bull
dozer equipment.
Howard Brokate, local short
wave radio enthusiast, made three
different offers to purchase anti
quated police radio equipment but
councilmen decided to present the
radio equipment to the city's air.
port for use in plane service.
On it's bid of $185, lowest re-
ceived, the Port Clinton Sales and
Service Company was awarded
the job of painting the Dodge fire
truck.
Upon recommendation of Street
Commissioner Carl Ruddock, coun-
cilmen approved the plan of no
parking on the east side of Mon
roe Street between Third and
Fourth streets.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03
DYE TO SPEAK

) Tippy Dye, basketball coach at
Ohio State University, will be the
principal speaker this Thursday
evening when the Oak Harbor
Booster Association honors the
Oak Harbor Rockets at banquet
in the school cafeteria. Dyes Ohio
State team is the 1850 Big Ten
champion.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-03

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Week End MISCELLANY.

Bennington: I have a book con-
tanning the following quotation:
DIR. w. Holt Yates, Yale Univer-
sity, says the word 'Saxons' is de-
rived from Sons Of Isaac. Is that
true?-O. R.
A. No. The name Saxon Is from
the Anglo-Saxon Seaxan, from seax,
"a knife" The Saxons were so
called because they were armed with
short sword.
Jefferson City: Please give the
origin of the expression "this is a
must" Has it attained a legitimate
place in the American language?-
A. L. McC.
A. 1t arose as slang. but is now
recognized as good American
idiom.
JohnStown: Please give us the
correct pronunciation of the word
centrifugal. Is 1t SEN-tri-FYOO-
gal?-L. c.
A. Sorry, no. The accent falls on
the second syllable, thus: Sen-TRIF-
yuh-gl.
Columbus: One of our news COM
mentators repeatedly says ne-go-
see-ations for the word negotiations.
Is this correct?-I. B.
A. No. He is using a spelling pro-