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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26
SARAH ELIZABETH EASTON

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Easton, a
native of Oak Harbor, who spent
all of her adult life in this city,
passed away Thursday night in
the home of her youngest daugh-
ter, Mrs. Glenn Ford, Erie Gar
denS.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon in Pilgrim Holi-
ness church, the Rev. l.. E. Stew
art officiating. The j. A. Nei-
decker Company directed inter
ment in Riverview cemetery.
Born in Oak Harbor, February
18, 1877, Sarah Elizabeth Easton
was 73 years and three months of
age. The Easton family home
stead was in East Third street
One of the founders of Pilgrim
Holiness church, Mrs. Easton had
been in i'll health for several
years and passed away after g
lingering illness.
Known for her kind disposition
and church work, Mrs. Easton is
survived by four sons, George
Fremont; Floyd, Orville and Carl
Port Clinton; seven daughters
Agnes Clark, Columbus; Alta
Witt, Ashland; Mary Lockhard
Toledo; Thelma Bausche, Monroe
vile; Mildred Druyor, Donna Mey-
ers and Beatrice Ford, Port
Clinton; one brother, John Disher
Port Clinton; q grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26
Speed Control
Urged By Police

Emphasizing that excessive
speed is one of the greatest con-
tributing factors in traffic acci-
dents, Port Clinton Police Depart
ment officials ask all motorists to
join in safety program of speed
control during the month of May
in Ohio.
"The honest-to- goodness ex-
cuses for fast driving on crowded
streets and highways are few and
far between" he added. Doctors
on emergency errands of mercy,
ambulances hurrying sick or in
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26

jured persons to hospitals, firemen
bent on saving life and property
have reason for speeding
through traffic. But there is no
excuse for the average motorist
to drive at excessive speed, inn
periling his own and other per-
sons lives.
Fully as important as posted
speed limits-if not more so-arc
the speed limits that each mo-
torist should impose upon him
self. In every driver there should
be sense of responsibility to-
ward his driving--a realization
that posted speed limits are an
Interpretation of what constitutes
safe speed on a road under ideal
circumstances. How fast you
may drive depends upon condi-
tions night, rain, fog, other
traffic, the road surface, the
drivers condition.
Jack E. Shelter, chief of po-
lice, offered the following tips to
motorists:
(1) Don't cut in and out of
traffic. Stay in line until passing
is safe.
(2) Don't drive if you drink
and don't drink if you drive.
The quickest way to wipe out
/ 81.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26
Install Officers


Women's Society for Christian
Service of the Methodist church
met Wednesday afternoon, Mrs.
Herbert Coon, Mrs. Laurence Car
penter and Mrs. L. G. Miller pre-
sented the topic, youth, Our
Partners In Kingdom Building"
Installation of officers was held
with the following being install
ed: Mrs. H. A. Miller, president; {;
vice president, Mrs. G. H. Pehr-
son; treasurer, Mrs. P. X. Tadsen
and secretary, Mrs. Russell Cedoz.
The following were installed as
secretaries of the various commit
tees: Promotion, Mrs. Alba Smith ;
children's work, Mrs. Herbert
Coon; youth, Mrs. l.. G. Miller;
spiritual life, Mrs. E. d. Wilson;
missionary, Mrs. A. ]. Holzhauer;
literary, Mrs. w. ]. Smith; Chris
tian social relations, Mrs. A. w.
Chapman; membership, Mrs. Rob-
ert Thompson and students, Mrs,
Edward Kirk.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26
REV. SIEGFRIED SRAUSS

! The Rev. Siegfried Strauss, 72,
a former pastor of st. John Luth-
eran church, here, died Friday at
Detwiler Memorial Hospital, Wau-
seor, following a years illness.
Mr.. Strauss was born in Def
ance county, June /, 1877. AS a
youth he was tutored in theology
and languages by his father, the
late Rev. Casper Strauss. He en-
tered Wartburg College, Waverly,
Iowa, at the age of is and was
graduated three years later and
entered Wartburg Seminary at
Dubuque, Iowa. He was ordained
in Toledo.
He was pastor of st. John
Lutheran church, here, for 20
years, conducting services in both
English and German. He was
pastor of Zion Lutheran church
for nine years and in 1927 went
to Holgate where he remained as
pastor of St. Peters church until
his retirement in 1916.
He is survived by a brother,
John, and sister, Mrs. Helen
Dimke, both of Okolona, Ohio,
and a sister, Sarah, resident of
the Home of Mercy, Williston;
sister-in-law Mrs. Theodore
Strauss, and niece, Mrs. George
Nichols, of Port Clinton.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon from st. Peters
church, Holgate.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26
Memorial Rites
To Be International

Port Clinton will be we'll repre-
sented when 1876 years of peace
between two countries lying along
the worlds longest boundary line
is commemorated June 4 during
the International Memorial Serv-
ices at Put-in-Bay.
Six war heroes of the United
States and Canada, killed during
the Battle of Lake Erie off Put
in-Bay in 1912, will be honored in
memorial services conducted by
the Ohio Department of the
American Legion and the Ontario
Provincial Command of the Cana
dian Legion, British Empire Serv-
ice League.
Plans for the services, the first
in Ohio's history, are being work
ed out jointly by Ontario and
Ohio Legion officials. Major work
being done by Scheible- Downing
Post 524 on Put-in-Bay, Edward
N. Cooper, commander.
Flags of both nations will be
presented during the ceremonies,
They are to stand over the marble
vault, in the rotunda of the In
ternational Peace Monument,
which contains the bodies of three
British Colonial and three Amer
lean officers who died in the Lake
Erie naval battle, September 10,
1913.
Large delegations of U. S. and
Canadian legionnaires are expect
ed to journey to the island for
the historic occasion.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26

Wheeler; Grand Parade and En-
tertainment: Corwin Hablitzel,
chairman; Henry Peters, Ed Mi
chel, w. w. Druckenmiller and
Clinton Mehhaber.
Publicity Committee: Robert Rel
der, chairman; Charles Fought,
Jr., AL, Van Alta, Stanley My
lander, Ben Blakely and C. j,
Casey; Concessions Committee
Nick Stevens, chairman; Corwin
Hablitzel and Cy Franck; Finance
Committee: Edgar Thierwechter
Glenn haas and o. l.. Teagarden
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26
Sorority Has Guests

Gamma Omega Chapter, Beta
Sigmi Phi sorority held a regu-
lar business meeting Thursday
evening in the club room. Each
member brought her mother as
guest and, during the roll call,
introduced her and presented her
with a yellow rose corsage.
Mrs. Grace Lyons presented the
topic, "Home Planning and Build
ing" discussing both interior and
exterior. Guest speaker for the
evening was Floyd Klingbeil of
KlingbiePs Florist. He gave an
interesting discussion on different
lines of flowers and also demon
strated how shoulder corsages
can be worn with strapless evening
gowns. A delicious lunch was
served at the close of the even
ing.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26
A. l i. Canasta Club

A. I. /. Canasta Club met Mon
day evening in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Pigney. Winners
at the two tables were Miss Doris
Rounds, Elmer Pigney, Wesley
Bauman and Wesley Zehner. Re-
freshments were served and Miss
Irene Rounds will be hostess in
two weeks.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26
Bridge Club Meets

Thursday Evening Bridge Club
met last week in the home of Mrs.
Gene Stafford. Acting as substi-
tute players were Mrs. Andrew
Bahnsen, Mrs. Herman Fought ard
Mrs. Clarence Gonya. A dessert
course was served before play
was begun. Mrs. Bahnsen and
Mrs. Fred Nobis held high scores
while Mrs. Fought was consoled.
This was the last meeting of the
club until September.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26
SOrOsis Club Meets

Sorosis Club met Friday even
ing in the home of Mrs. Dave
Mackey. Mrs. William Misch pre-
sented a program on photography
and dinner was served by the host
ess following the meeting.
At a recent meeting the follow
ing officers were elected: Pres'-
dent, Mrs. Christ Williamson; vice
president, Mrs. William Wolf,
secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Fred
Cough.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26
Tuesday Duplicate Club

Tuesday Duplicate Bridge Club
met this week with Mrs. George
Schade. Substitute players were
Mrs. Kenneth Krupp and Miss
Dorothea Gulau. Mrs. Kenneth
Wahl held high score and second
high was held by Mrs. DeFor-
rest Maxwell. A dessert course
was served early in the evening.
Mrs. Wahl will entertain in three
weeks.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26
Bridge Club Meets

Mrs. Fred Neidecker was host
ess to her bridge club Thursday
evening. A dessert course was
served first to regular members
and Mrs. Jack Belshaw who act
ed as substitute. High scores were
held by Mrs. Belshaw and Mrs.
Torvald Hostrup. Club members
will meet again in two weeks with
Mrs. Stensen Petersen as hostess.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26
Entertains Bridge Club

Mrs. Ray Odenweller entertained
at dessert bridge Tuesday after
noon. High scores were held by
Mrs. Ralph Corbin and Mrs. Clar-
ence Gonya. When the club meets
again in two weeks, Mrs. Gene
Stafford will entertain.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26
Afternoon Bridge Club

Mrs. Fred Nobis entertained
members of her afternoon bridge
club Friday. A dessert course
was served early in the after
noon. High scores were held by
Mrs. August Boysen and Mrs.
William Timblin. The club will
meet again in two weeks when
Mrs. Carl Petersen will entertain.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26
Has Club

Mrs. Robert Gilleland was host
ess to her bridge club Monday
evening. High scores We're held
by Mrs. Carl Matthews and Mrs.
Verdi Won Thron while Mrs. Ei-
mer Clemons and Mrs. Fred Nei-
decker acted as substitute play
ers. Mrs. Matthews will be host
ess when the club resumes meet
ings in September.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to take this means to
thank all those who attended the
opening of our new funeral home,
Sunday afternoon and evening.
Your attendance and comments
were most gratifying. We also
thank all those who donated or
sent flowers, and messages Of
congratulations. These express
sions of friendship are greatly ap-
preciated.
William Eberle and Earl LeVeck.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26
Daughters of St. John

Daughters of st. John met Mon
day evening at st. John Lutheran
church. Mrs. John Braun was in
charge of devotions. Mrs. How
ard Brokate reviewed the book,
"For Better Not For Worse, by
DR.. Walter A. Maier. Miss Joan
Lundgard and Miss Peggy Balduf
were in charge of refreshments.
Plans were made to hold a wiener
roast June 26 at East Harbor
State Park.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26

Get your adding machine paper
at the News Office.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26

SKIPPIES - Feather Weight
Nylon Girdles, 1895, at Click
mans. 15-3t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26

One of the hardest lessons to
learn is to cut a loss and for
get it.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26

The quickest way to wipe out
a friendship is to sponge on it.
Evening star., 1950-05-26
Mrs: Annie H. Sykes, s.,
Registered Nurse, Dies

Mrs. Annie H. Sykes, So. a
registered nurse, died Wednesday
at Doctors Hospital after a long
illness. She lived at 4611 Asbury
place NV.
She was the wife of the late
Sydney D. Sykes, mems cloth
ing salesman at Kann's Depart
ment Store.
Born in Virginia, Mrs. Sykes
was graduated in nursing at York
(Pa.) Hospital. She came here
25 years ago, and for the next Is
years did private and hospital
nursing, spending most of her
time at Garfield Hospital. In
World War II she returned to
nursing at Garfield.
Mrs. Sykes was a member of
the River Road Presbyterian
Church, Forty-fifth street and
River road NV.
Surviving are a son by pre-
vious marriage. Thomas j. Reed
of 4700 Upton street NV; four
sisters. Mrs. Mamie Wyant. Ha-
gerstown; Mrs. Alta Winstead,
4606 Fessenden street NV; Mrs.
Margaret Garvey, 223 Bates street
NV. and Mrs. Iris Secrist, Elk
ton, Va, and three brothers,
TOron1ie HannoerS of Atlanta opd
Bill and Frank Hammers, both of
Elkton, and granddaughter.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. tomorrow in the River
Road Presbyterian Church. Burial
will be in Rock Creek Cemetery
Evening star., 1950-05-26
New Mechanical Hand Called
Better in Way Than Humans

employed by amputees for grasp
ing objects.
Like older hooks" the new in
strument has two claw-like metal
fingers" which open and close in
a sidewise motion.
Its chief advantage over pre-
vious hooks is that it allows an
amputee to perform certain tasks
impossible with an older hook
and to do certain others with
greater ease and comfort to him
self.
For example, the Army said, the
new device allows the user to hold
rounded objects-such as drinking
glasses or milk bottles-with q
stability unattained previously.
And it was described as allowing
greater ease in buttoning clothes
operating zippers and handling
small coins.
Evening star., 1950-05-26
Crowd Sees Circus Actor
Plunge 50 Feet to Death
BY the Assoeiofed Press

WACO, Tex, May 26.-An audi
ence Of 1900 persons watched a
circus high-wire performer plunge
to his death last night. Otto Ber-
osini, %, was helping rig up a
stand during intermission when he
lost his balance and plunged about
so feet to the ground. He died
an hour and a half later in a hos
pital.
Berosini was injured last jan
uary during his act while the
circus-Polack Brothers-was in
Mexico City. He had never re-
gained use of his right hand and
had not started his high-wire per-
formance with the circus again.
Evening star., 1950-05-26
Crowd at Circus Sfampedes
As Wind Threatens Tent
D. N. Asse<io.sd Press

NILES. Mich. May pa block
long circus tent partially collapsed
during a windstorm yesterday.
sending a crowd Of 1000 people
into a near panic.
Two spectators. Mrs, Ada Ber-
nahl. 81. and Mrs. Mildred Hoh-
man. IS. received minor injuries
when struck on the head by q fall
ing tent pole, Both were treated
for scalp lacerations al Pawating
Hospital.
Many of the children attending
the afternoon performance were
knocked down in the scramble
that followed. but there were no
reports Of injuries.
The crowd was watching Mills
Brothers circus performers when
a gust Of wind tipped over q main
pole at one end Of the tent, AS
the big canvas started TO fall
roustabouts rushed TO the pole and
pushed it upright before the tens
collapsed. The circus band PLAYED
on while the workers fought to
save the tent.
When the pole was set upright
most Of the crowd returned 70 viev
the performance.
Evening star., 1950-05-26
Diplomats Say Arab States
Welcome Vests Decision

CAIRO, Egypt. May 26 (P.-
Western diplomats hail the deci-
sion on supplying arms to the
Middle East as a major step
toward stabilizing this turbulent
portion of the world.
Diplomatic sources expressed
the opinion that the Arab states
will welcome the Big Three deci-
sion for these reasons:
l. The United States now will
sell such defensive arms as rifles
and macine guns to the Arab
states. This meets a longtime
Arab request.
2. The Big Three did not make
the conclusion of formal peace
with Israel as a condition to the
arms shipments. This~is what the
Arabs wanted.
8. The Big Three warning to
Middle East countries to refrain
from violating frontiers or armis-
tice lines should end Arab fears
that Israel might occupy Arab Pal
estine by force. Whether justified
or not these fears have been very
real causing nations like. Egypt to
spend one third of their budget on
arms.
4. Arab unity should be helped
by the elimination of Egyptian
and Saudi Arabian fears that
Syria might be forced into a union
by IraQ or Jordan.
In Tel Aviv the Israeli govern
ment issued a formal statement
expressing satisfaction with the
three-poWer action.
A United Nations spokesman
said the Big Three action could be
regarded as providing a favorable
atmosphere for peace negotiations
Evening star., 1950-05-26
Three Subpoenaed
By Lobby Probers
BY the Associated Press

The House Lobbying Committee
set out today to learn the finan-
cial hackers of three organizations
the Committee for Constitution
al Government. the National
Economic Council and the Con-
stitutional Education League.
Chairman Buchanan said he
had issued subpoenas for an Of
ficer of each of the three groups.
He said all "have consistently re-
fused to tell Congress who is be-
hind them"
"The committee is going to find
out" Mr.. Buchanan declared.
He said the subpoenas are for
Edward r. Rumely of the Consti-
tutional Government Committee,
Joseph Kamp of the Constitu-
tional Education League, and
Merwin X Hart of the National
Economic Council.
Evening star., 1950-05-26
Cerebral Palsy Meeting
Outlines improvements

Plans for improved care Of chill
dren suffering from cerebral palsy
were outlined at a meeting OF
the Cerebral Palsy Association of
Washington at the Washington
Gas Light Co. last night.
Mrs. Olivia T. Tesone. president.
said 1t is the purpose Of the as
sociation to get information on
all local cases and to determine
the degree OF medical care they
are now receiving. Improved
care would follow. she said.
through cooperation with public
agencies.
The secretary of the National
Cerebral Palsy Association. Mrs.
James Killelea, jr,. told the group
that only about one cut Of every
100 cases OF the disease receives
adequate medical attention.
Lack Of understanding leads
to many misconceptions as to the
amount Of medical Improvement
that can be made in such cases.
Evening star., 1950-05-26
Officer Held After Wild Binqe
With Blond and Novy's$7o,OOO

II hailed q cab and told the
driver to head North. handed
him $500. gave him $500 more on
the way. I also tipped him $50
so he could buy q television set
for his boy.
In Oakland. I gave him an
other $l.600 TO go out and buy
me an automobile. That's the
last I ever saw Of that guy"
1t. Boaz estimated that he spent
$4,000 of the cash on taxi fares.
His reason was simple:
Il don't drive"
At Fresno. Calf, on the way
up to the San Francisco Oakland
area. he picked up blond Pearl
Rosemary Carter.
she befriended me but she
never knew that I stole the
money"
Miss Carter was with 1t. Boaz
when the FBI and naval intelli-
gence officers arrested him early
yesterday. She was not held but
told agents of the trip:
1T was great while it lasted.
We had a great time"
1t. Boaz said they hired more
cabs and took in the gambling
casinos at Reno and Las Vegas.
The Money Went Fast.
MY luck was bad and the money
went fast. Especially when 1 was
buying champagne for the house
at four bucks bottle"
A month later, he and Miss
Carter came back to the Los An
geles area.
Il figured it was the safest place.
The FBI almost nabbed me at
Reno but I took a cab to Carson
City and then to Salt Lake City,
where I lost them.
He hit Los Angeles just in time
for. Santa Anitas winter meeting.
"You never heard of such bad
luck on the horses. A couple of
nags bet on broke their legs. I
even had dough on War Coin. who
dropped dead"
He went broke several weeks
ago and considered giving himself
up but II was afraid I'd lose my
citizenship"
He said he made no effort to
hide. Several times former friends
saw him. bdt evidently couldn't t
place him. Just recently, he got
up and sang with the orchestra
in suburban South Gate night
club.
He got a job a few days ago
with nursery in Pomona, dig
ging bitches.
1T was hard work and only
paid IS cents an hour. But 1t
Evening star., 1950-05-26

Cove n m e n I L. n"~1'
funds and desertion from the
Navy.
What made the 42-year-old Off
Ger do it?
Domestic trouble started me
drinking" he said. "and drinking
magnifies all troubles. That kept
on until I felt like I was cracking
up"
Gray-haired 1t. BoaZ said he
drank very little before the war,
but took it up strong after he
separated from his wife in 1941.
He said there would have been a
divorce then, but the war came.
He didn't want to go into combat
legally separated from his two
children.
He served most of the war on
the battleship Idaho in the Aleu-
tians, Gilberts. Marshalls, Saipan
and Guam campaigns.
Combat action had no effect
on my mental condition, but my
drinking did. I did crazy things
when I drank.
Il knew I was slipping.
wasn't doing the service any
good. Only the help of my fellow
officers got me by"
In, March, 1949. he said he Of
fered to resign his commission
but was retained because of his
record. A native of Marion,
Tenn, he first enlisted in the
Navy as an apprentice seaman.
Started Last Thanksgiving.
His current trouble started last
Thanksgiving when he got drunk
in a Long Beach hotel and felt
the urge to continue the binge.
II went over to the ship (the
Navy tanker Navasota) and went
aboard. had right to. I was
the paymaster. I left the ship 20
minutes later, drunk and with
$40, ,201.50 mostly in small bills.
Evening star., 1950-05-26
Frank 6. Walkers
Mother-in-Luw Dies
BY the Assoeiated Press

NEW YORK, May 26.-Mrs.
Laura Adams Boucher, 81, moth
er-in-law of former Postmaster
General Frank c. Walker, died
yesterday at his home.
Mrs. Boucher and her late hus-
band, Frank Boucher, Butte
merchant, were Montana pioneers.
Born in Cohoes, NY, Mrs. Bouch-
er was 10 years old when she went
West with her family. travelling by
stagecoach from Corinne, Utah,
to Butte.
Besides her daughter, Mrs. Hal
lie B. Walker, and the latter's hus-
band, Mrs. Boucher is survived by
two grandchildren.
Burial will be in Butte.
Evening star., 1950-05-26
BY the Assoeioted Press

The Army today announced a
new mechanical substitute for an
amputated hand-and declared it
is far superior to anything previ-
ously developed in that line.
Service researchers said the new
device not only offers tremendous
advantage over previous instru-
ments, but "goes beyond the scope
of the human hand in some of its
phases of utility"
1t is delicate enough to grasp
an eggshell without crushing it
and yet strong enough to enable
an amputee to lift and carry a
heavily loaded suitcase in a wise
like o-f1nger grip.
The new type Of "hook" is
described as an advanced develop
ment of the two-clawed hooks long
Evening star., 1950-05-26

then Dl0W II all
in a wild six
m onth binge
with a blond?
1t. Bascom B.
BoaZ is in the
county jail to-
day accused of
that. Broke, he
is there in lieu
of $4,000 bail
awaiting pre-
liminary hear
ing on Federal
charges of en-
heZZlement. of