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Kodiak mirror., 1950-07-01
Union Oil Low Bidder To City

The Union Oil Company was ,, the successful bidder on the contract for providing the City of Kodiak with stove and diesel oil and gasoline for a year.
 Bids submitted by Standard Oil and Thompson Transfer were also received by the council, which made the deci- sion Monday night.
 Standard and Union offered to provide oil for identical rates. Diesel was set at .132 and stove oil at JAY F. o. B. plant. However, Union offered to deliver the oil for the F. o. B. plant rate.
 The council committee, named to study the bids, re- vealed that Union also agreed to protect the city against any drop in price.
 Clark's Garage offered the higher of two bids received by the council on the wrecked police patrol wagon. George w. Burke offered $126.50 and Clark's Garage bid $127.50.
 Four more parking stands for taxi cabs were approved along Alaska Way and Main street by the council at the suggestion of Councilman Ray Shannon.
 A protest against the coun- cii's action was made by Larry Wodlinger, owner of Berts- Wodlingers Drugs, on the ground that too much space was being given to cabs. There are $50 private vehicles in Kodiak and vicinity and if you take up any more space with cabs there won't be much parking space left, :" declared Wodlinger. He also said that people at
Kodiak mirror., 1950-07-01
Sister Superior To Leave Thursday

Sister Mary Monica, sister superior of the Griffin Mem- orial Hospital for the past five years, and Sister St. Hilary will leave on the Denali Thurs day with Philadelphia as their destination.
 Sister Mary Monica is going to the Motherhouse there, for re-assignment, and Sister St. Hilary will accompany the new sister superior back to Kodiak.
 After a few days in Seattle, the Sisters will go to Victoria, B. C., to visit Sister Mary Monica's family, then to Port land, and then to Chicago, where Sister St. Hilary has relatives. They plan to spend a few days in each city.
 Sister St. Hilary and the newly assigned sister superior plan to fly from Philadelphia back to Kodiak, arriving here shortly after the first of Aug ust.
 While in Seattle, the sisters plan to buy some equipment for the hospital, possibly in- cluding an electric dish wash CT.
 Sister Mary Frances will be in charge at the hospital until ! the new sister superior arrives.
Kodiak mirror., 1950-07-01

Bill Erickson, KEA en- ploye, was an outgoing PIMA passenger for Anchorage Wednesday,.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-17

Roger Peters, All Steer Club
president received a nice letter
from A. J. WeiS in Elmore who
purchased a All steer at the re-
cent sale. Said the steer dressed
$50. 1t was raised by Nancy
Lezzotte. Mr.. Weis closed by say
ing All is okay and we will be at
the sale next year.
Fred Keys reports that he has
purchased string tie baler. Says
he is trying to get along with the
labor shortage.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-17
DEDICATE TREE
FARM AT ELMORE
Rymers' Woods Became First
Tree Farm Established In
This County

First Tree Farm ever to be es-
tablished in Ottawa county was
dedicated on the farm of Mrs.
Robert Rymers, near Elmore,
Ohio, Friday afternoon.
Laurel Van Camp, Tree Farm
chairman for Ottawa county, was
in charge of the program. Robert
Patton, of the Ohio Forestry AS
sociation, conducted the small
group on a tour Of the 24-acre
woods. Later he presented Mrs.
Rymers with beautiful Tree
Farm sign and a certificate stat
ing this to be Tree Farm No. 1919.
The Rymers woods, located north
of state route 105, is not pastured
and is full of young seedlings
as we'll as trees of merchantable
age. 1t is woods that earns
money as well as providing a
wildlife refuge. Mrs. Rymers
stated that many Elmore people
get their ornamental trees from
her woods as young seedlings.
Harry Trautman, a member of
the dedication audience, told how
much pleasure he receives from
his frequent walks in the Rymers
woods.
The Tree Farm program is a
part of the Ohio Forestry Associa-
ton and gives public credit to any
one doing a good job of woodland
management. A woods to be eligi-
BILE must be at least ten acres in
size, and not pastured. Applica-
ton can be made through county
chairman, Laurel Van Camp, of
Genoa, Ohio; the Agricultural Ex-
tension Office in Oak Harbor, or
by writing directly to the Ohio
Forestry Association.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-17
CRAYT0W WIN BOY
WINS 3-DAY TRIP
Steer Club Member To Visit
st. Louis AS Reward For
Outstanding Work

Award of three-day trip to st.
Louis, Missouri, will climax year
of hard work for Melvin Myerholtz
of Graytown. Melvin is member
of the Ottawa County Steer Club,
and the three day trip is his re-
ward for being the best all around
steer feeder among the youthful
catslemen.
The all expense trip to the Raj
ston Purina research farm at st.
Louis is part of the youth program
of the ottawa County Cooperative.
Leon Leutz, Oak HarbOr, is chair
man of the committee sponsoring
the feeding contest. Melvin had
Two steers in his All program.
Last year he had the grand cham
pion steer. This year at the Oak
llarbor fair he also won the Boos-
.er club trophy for doing the best
job of showmanship.
Doing a good job with beef
cattle runs in the Myerholtz fam
lily. His father, Albert, general
ly feeds a car of very good cattle
every year. For a great many
years they kept a breeding herd
of Shorthorn cows. Melvin'S sis
ter Eileen is tough competition
for she had the reserve champion,
an Angus at the Oak Harbor fair
this year. A younger brother,
Lowell, is anxiously waiting the
day when he is old enough to join
the steer club and be winner at
the fair.
Competition for the three day
trip was tough. The farms of all
steer club members were visit
ed several times by Mr.. Leutz,
Robert Moorehead, manager of the
Ottawa County Cooperative, Paul
Brown of the Ralston Purina Co.
and county agent Fred Grimm who
supervises all Al, projects. On
these visits the members demon
strated how we'll they could lead
their steers. The pens and ami.
mails were checked for cleanliness.
Their knowledge of feeding and
their general attitude were import
ant considerations. 1t was the de.
ciSion of the committee that Mel.
vim had done the best all around
| job and was awarded the three
day trip.
Date for the trip has been set
on December l, 2, 3. The project
was considered so successful in
1850 that the cooperative has sig
nified their desire to sponsor i,
again in 1851.
The club has sixteen members
in 1850 and Earl Moore of Oak
Harbor is the advisor.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-17
Xmas Workshop
Attracts Many

Agriculture Extension Services
Annual Christmas Workshop was
reported fine success by Home
Demonstration Agent Betty Lou
Spaulding and members of the
Home Council. Held Friday in the
st. John auditorium, busy stream
of women filed in and out all day.
Three main activities, purse max
ing, textile painting, and Christ
mas sox gave attenders plenty to
do.
Leaders for these activities
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-17
Soft Corn Storage
Is Fall Problem

Soft corn is not expected to be
a severe problem for most Otta-
wa county farmers as it is in some
parts of the country. However the
matter is serious to some who re-
port that their corn is in rub
berry condition and carrying thir-
ty-five percent moisture. Most
persons who have studied the
moisture problem in corn agree
that the moisture content must be
down to fourteen percent by
springtime for hot weather Stor-
age, Ordinarily the moisture con
tent will not drop below sixteen
or eighteen percent during the
winter months so some drying
must take place during warm
spring months.
In this mechanical age we think
of devices we might use to help us
dry high moisture corn. The in.
stallation of fans has been very
popular in the last few years eS-
pecially where the same fan could
be used for more than one job
such as NOW curing of hay and
the drying of other grain. George
Schmidlin near Genoa has been
using such an outfit for several
years and finds it satisfactory.
Fans are of little use, however,
II the weather is of long extended
damp dreary days such as have
been experienced during the past
week. Therefore, we wonder
about the use of some less ex-
pensive equipment that might
prove helpful providing the corn
does not carry too much mois-
ture. Many farmers make use of
"A" frames to reduce the width
of extra wide cribs and to provide
passageway for large volumes of
air. Others use a double walled
partition and open the ends of the
crib. Some farmers make use of
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-17

particles of soil by breaking the
force of the rain and through the
holding ability of the many fine
roots.
A sod crop that fruit growers
are urged to try is one being used
by Ben Davis of Clyde, Ohio. Ben
introduced Chewings Fescue to
Ottawa county fruit growers when
they visited his farm on tour
last summer. 1t is a deep rooted,
fibrous plant that holds and en-
riches the soil. Ben uses it to
hold blow sand. Other farmers
could use it to control erosion.
Not only is the crop good for the
soil, but Mr.. Davis was able to
combine 200 pounds of seed which
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-17

went for nice return. MI. Davis
stated that the 200 pounds o.
seed was ol6y about one third
of the crop the rest. being lost
because he couldn't hire a COM
b51e. So
Peach growers who. use cover
and sod crops will find they need
less fertilizer. that trees have bet
ter color and fruit will develop
good size and e1.or.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-17
Urge Cover Crops
For Fruit Orchard

A popular farming practice for
peach growers has been the use
of cover crops. Most popular mix
ture to sow is rye grass which is
sown in late July or early Aug
ust. Some growers still use rye
grain but object to the tall growth
it will make when the springs are
wet and one cannot get in the or
chard to mulch under the sod
crop.
Popularity of ryegrass is due
somewhat to the fact that it
makes short growth and can be
sown even in fairly dry weather.
Two Ottawa county peach grow
ers who make good use of ryegrass
in their peach orchards are Les
ter Luchsinger of Danbury town
ship and Walter Miller in Carroll
township. Both of these growers
report that the fine root growth
of ryegrass takes up excess spring
moisture, adds needed fertility and
organic matter to the soil, and
makes a firm footing for heavy
tractors and sprayers when peach
growers are applying early spring
sprays.
Another advantage of the rye
grass as a cover crop is evident
during the rainy period we have
been undergoing this fall. Ser
ious damage was done to many
peach orchards in the way of ero-
sion when as much as five inches
of rain fell overnight. A cover
crop of ryegrass helps hold these
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-17
Evergreens Need
Fall Watering

Evergreen plants may not re-
main ever green" if not given
water during dry autumn wealth
er, says Victor Ries, extension
floriculturist at Ohio State Uni
versity.
Although plants that shed their
leaves can usually stand dry soil
without serious damage, ever
green's, especially broad-leafed
ones, will need water. So if gard
eners or farmers have any such
evergreenS as lockwood, holly,
evergreen barberry or Oregon
holly grape, they should soak the
soil around such plants every few
weeks in November and even De-
cember if the ground is not froz-
en-.
Ries advises to apply enough
water to soak the ground to q
depth of at least a foot. Even
more water can be applied around
larger, deeper rooted plants.
Fall-planted evergreens such as
yews, jumpers, pines, hemlocks
and spruces should be kept soaked
so they will not dry out and die
Ries points out that wind will
make it more difficult to keep
plants alive if soil is dry.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-17

distractions that open air passage
ways as the corn settles.
Much corn Spoils from the fact
that too much shelled corn goes
into the crib when pickerS and
elevators are used. This leaves
spots where the Shelled corn has
piled up barring the passage of
air. Leroy Herring and Gaylord
Croll of Oak Harbor have solved
this problem with "grate" made
for them by Art Whaley in his
shop in Oak Harbor.
The ear corn passes over the
CRATE as it is being unloaded from
the wagon by the mechanical un.
loader. Any shelled corn in the
load falls through the CRATE to
the ground where it is easily taken
away.
Most every farm will have a So
luton to the soft corn problem.
However if you should need help
feel free to call on representatives
of the various power companies
who have been pioneering this
field or the county agricultural
agent in Oak Harbcr.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-17

were: purses, Mrs. Gordon Wah.
lers, Danbury; Textile painting,
Mrs. B. B. Brough; Christmas Sox,
Mrs. c. Overmyer. Two very fine
demonstrations of cake decorat-
ing were given by Mrs. Wilbur
Markley, of Martin. Holiday dec
orations were exhibited by the
Oak Harbor garden club. Home
Council President, Mrs. Edwin
Bredehoft, and Vice-President,
Mrs. Phillip Winter, served as re-
ceptionists.
The Home Council has plans
for local meetings in each town
ship during the coming months
on: Safety, Breakfasts, and Teen
age problems.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-17
Farm Futures

Farm net income prospects
for 1851 are expected to be 15%
above 1850. 1851 net, income
not expected to equal 1947-48
level because of increasing costs.
Turkeys have no price supports,
but military purchases are ex-
pected to stabilize prices and
prevent any callapse i'll the mar
ket. Wool prices are expected
to be higher in 1851 due to short
supply and increased military
needs. Sheep numbers are down
in the United States and are ex-
pected to be good property for
some time to come.
There will not be marketing
quotas for 1851 corn accord
ing to an announcement by
Charles F. Brannan, Secretary of
Agriculture. Acreage allotments
will be set at high levels. The
idea is to have more feed SO
we can have more meat. A
stockpile for emergencies is part
of the reason for wanting more
corn.
Steady to firm milk prices are
expected for the next three
months. Dairying is not expect
ed to be as profitable as beef
or pork production or grain
sales.
Long range weather forecast
calls for temperatures slightly
above average and light rain
fall. Egg prices expected to be
low next spring due to high pro-
duction.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-17
COUNTY CHAMPIONS HONORED AT
All ACHlEv vEMENT NIGHT PROGRAM

An overflow crowd of more
than 500 persons jammed the
auditorium of the Salem-Oak Har
bor school last Tuesday to take
part in the annual All Achieve.
ment Night for Ottawa county.
The program was in the form
of television party and paid trib
ute to more than go All club
members who had won special
awards. Roy Shaffer, a member of
the 5-H youth group, was master
of ceremonies. The program of
ten extended beyond the limits of
the television screen that was
eight feet square.
During the parade of champions
the various winners appeared
briefly on the television screen
with the prizes that had been won
at the Oak Harbor Fair. It was
announced during the parade of
champions that Melvin Myerholtz,
Graytown, Ohio, won three-day
trip to St. Louis for being the best
All steer feeder. Trip is being
sponsored by the Ottawa County
Cooperative. Another award in the
form of a turkey trophy was given
to John Wood Ill, Genoa, Ohio,
by Paul Brown, of Ralston-Purina
Co. for having the outstanding
poultry project. Betty Lou Spauld-
ing and Fred T. Grimm, Extension
Agents, conducted the parade of
champions.
A panel discussion conducted by
All member Harold Lezotte, La
carne, Ohio, disclosed the activi-
ties of All club members at Con-
servation Camp, Junior Leader
ship Camp, and Ohio All Club
Congress. Panel members in
cluded Grace Hellwig, Graytown,
Ohio; Elaine Schumacher, Lacarne;
Mrs. Chris Ewersen and Gaillard
Markley, Oak Harbor. William
Clyde, Oak Harbor, representing
the All Council, announced the
following hcnor clubs: "Bay Town
ship jolly Stitchers," Busy Bees"
(Graytown); "Graytown Jolly
Homemakers", Happy Hour" (Oak
Harbor); "Nimble Tnimble" (Ben-
ton Township; Salem Snazzy
Sewers, Sr." Salem Township,
and "Silver Seamers" (Salem town
ship).
The All Council made several
special awards and were an
nounced by Mrs. Harris Kardatzke,
Elmore. These awards were to
outstanding members as follows:
to attend Junior Leadership camp
in 1951-Bill clyde, Oak Harbor
and Faye Kardatzke, Oak Harbor;
to attend Ohio Conservation Camp
in 1951-Roland Schumacher La
carne; Don Hoeft, Genoa; Betty
Shaffer, Elmore; and Marian
Camper, Genoa, and to attend
Ohio All Club Congress in 1851
Doyle Sommer, Martin; Dick Kar-
datzke, Oak Harbor: Elaine Schu-
maker, Lacarne, and Grace He'll
wig, Graytown, Ohio, and advisors,
Charles Moore. Oak Harbor, and
Mrs. Joe Minoff, Gypsum, Ohio.
Honorary All members chosen
by the All Council included Wal
ter Meyer, DR.. r. d. Heller, Will
liam Lipstraw, and Phil Won Rens-
selaer, all of Oak Harbor. They
were introduced by County Agent
Fred T. Grimm, while pins were
presented by All girls dressed in
green and white.
The program closed with the
distribution of membership pins
and individual awards. Those who
received grade of A received All
pens, those receiving grade of B
received All pencils, while those
earning c grades received a felt
All emblem.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-17

Top Ten tomato applications
have now been received from J.
Weller Co., Oak Harbor, Gypsum
Canning Co., Port Clinton and
Stokely Foods, Curtice, and H. j.
Heinz, Fremont.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-17

Last Thursday night the county
agent gave an illustrated talk
about All club work in Ottawa
county before the st. Johns broth.
erhood in Elmore. This group
was very hoSpitable and their la
dies served an excellent lunch.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-17

Andrew Paulsen of Bay town
ship is after some management
helps for his eight acre woods.
From conservation standpoint it
is good to see this interest in farm
woodlotS.
The Valley settler., 1950-12-29
R-I7 TRIES I2U0WAy

Last Saturday the Pa liner Airport was visited by large Army plane, General Arms tronr's s B-17. The Gen. era1 was not aboard the plane as 1t was out on an explorat orv mission. The Army offic ia1s wanted to knoW whether it would be possible for as large a plane as this one is, to land on the local strip. The landing and take e-off was acc omp- lfshed wi thout any drift cultv, but as hes been noted before, there should be markers of some kind to out line the strip, so that planes will not cet too far over and miss the center Of the strip.
 When the field is covered with snow t is dtffi cult to ascertain the correct out line of tl.e lendine strip. The AIrrort offic ial Is have enorrh 1andinc ii rhts or hand to outline part Of cce strip. but ha--e rot found i t possible to in- st-17 tAem as vet. one people hare sE3.rested that even If sma Il sp"nce Cre es were planted close to the outside edge of the la nd nr s:r'os, It would be Of great as t2nce to the pilots.
The Valley settler., 1950-12-29
C2E400ERY 6USY PLACE

The creamery has been the scene Eof rreat activity during the last few eks and the zero hour is c om-
 inc up soon, when the mi lk will be s slidtnR out of the intricate mach
 inc that takes paper, WAX and wi re
 in one end, heats the waxs forms
 the cont diners out of blank paper; waxes them, then fills them full of mi lk and seals them and pushes them out of the machine into cases for dtstribut on. All of this is
 s imp1e to write about, but few per-
 sons realize how much time has been put into the preparation for the
 work 1t will have to do. One man came from Seattle to get the mach
 inerv ready to pro ess the mi k be- fore 1t goes int Q the bolt Ter. A neither man from Detroit will super wise the >5nishin~ touches that
 will enaH le the bic machine to
 start on its job. Carpen ters have been bui l1 ne- the rooms to locate the new machinery in; plumbers have been running pipes to the steam
 lines; water lines, refriFeration, c compressed air and electrical lines are being insta lied. Yes, it takes Ia lot cf work. All of this Is be- inr done g that the consumers can cet pure sanitary mi k in very lfrht n0n-re turna ble cont9 iners. I76AVN F13SS PNtC les Will Ce QlS- c ont nued and li0hter cases will be used. Even then, there will be several tens of mi lk to trans port to market every day the year round.
 It mi Ght surprise 9 lot If people t0 knew that th Is Is the first win ter since the dairy has been in cp- eration, that there is suffic tent mi k to supply the Anchoraee market. Tt also appears that there nav be Ian increase after the first of the year. However, we should have the new paper contai liner in use by that It fme and we think that more mi lk can be sold in the new containers, s0 it will not mean any serious Is urplus.
The Valley settler., 1950-12-29
(lQCH|0ER SHORTAGE

Corre spondence with farm machin- ery manufac turers indicate that there may be fficulty in getttng r. rm machinery this year. The pinch has not been felt vet, but
 nearly everyone can see it omine Government officials have been Iloath to place strict controls on
 thinCs of this kind SO far, but it may come soon. If you need anv- thing of this kind, YOU had bet ter Iget in touch with your suppl
 ri rht away.
Evening star., 1950-08-16
Three Capital Golfers
In Junior Match Play
BY the Assoeioisd Press

AMES, Iowa. Aug. 16.-Billy
Ball and Billy Wolfe Of Washing
ton and Dennis Bolster of Silver
Spring, Md. were in the field of
1913 golfers starting championship
play today in the National Junior
golf tournament. A double-bar-
relied program was ahead of the
youngsters in a program filled
with 81 first-round matches in the
morning and 80 second-round
matches this afternoon.
Ball led the Washington quail
fiers with 155. while Wolfe got in
safely with 159. Bolster qualified
at 157. Two other District hope
fuls, Joe O'Brien and Kay Fletcher
failed to make 1t.
Leading the pack is Billy Sparks
a cross-handed golfer from At
lanta. Ga. who posted 143 total
for low qualifying score.
Today's opening pairings have
Ball against w. Burke (16D OF
Hartford, Conn. Wolfe against S
Sadler 153) Of Wichita. Kans.
and Bolster against R. Miller (149
Of Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1950-08-16
World Bankers
ATTEND Ball Game
And Become Fans

United Nations personnel from
dozen countries are on their way
to becoming baseball fans today
after getting their first taste OF
the sport at the Nats-Yankees
game last night.
Eugene Black. director of the
International Bank, gave party
for the staff and executive direc-
tors of the bank, many of whom
are leaving for the Governors
Conference in Paris next week.
The U. N. employees, SO in all
had dinner at the Chevy Chase
Country Club. came to the game
in a police-escorted chartered bu:
and settled down in the Presidents
box to watch the game.
Delegates from Belgium, Swift
zerland, Turkey. India, Holland
France and a number Of South
American countries were there
Most of them had never seen
game.
Before it was over the Ameri'
cans had explained the finer points
and a $2-a-person pool on tht
final score was organized. Tht
international bankers, especial!
the four that won the pot, art
baseball enthusiasts now.