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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
Preston Band
Wins At Toronto

That famed Preston, Ontario.
Boy Scout Band which will appear
here September % in the Nation
al Kiddie's Day parade, has been
booked as a feature attraction for
the dedication ceremonies of To-
ledo'S new Union Terminal Friday
night, Sept. %.
Civic groups in both cities will
jointly share the cost of transpor-
ting the 40-piece band to northern
Ohio. Friday night the band will
be housed at Camp Miakonda.
After appearing in the parade
ceremonies here, the band will
spend the night at the Port Gin
ton Legion Hall, Monroe Street,
where the musicians will hold
"open house" for visitors.
Mayor Carl Becker has been in.
formed that the Preston band
again defeated IS other outstand-
ing bands in competition at the
National Exposition in Toronto
last week.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
Record Rains
Cause Damages

Torrential rainfall of 3% inches
fell in this area in the 24-hour
period ending Friday morning, the
downpour clogging sewers and
flooding streets.
Scores of autos were abandoned
in Perry street when their wires
became water clogged as the flood
reached six inches in depth. Water
was to the curb near the post
office and in other locations early
Friday.
Mrs. E. c. Neal, Catawba Island,
recorded the rainfall via weather
bureau gauge. She has been do
ing this volunteer work for many
years.
Tomato fields were inundated
throughout the area, and peach
growers feared the rainfall would
hasten the ripening of the crop
but would slow picking opera
tionS.
For the third consecutive year,
the American Legion Fall Festival
was rained out. One booth col
lapsed under the weight of the
water.
Work operations were stopped
for a short while at the Celotex
Corp. plant when water flooded
the power house equipment.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
Drivers Permits
Are On Sale Now

New threetyear Ohio drivers
licenses are now on sale through.
out the state but the sale is reg
ulated by birthdays of applicants.
Persons whose birthdays occur
between October l and S were Ell.
igible to apply for new permits
when the sale opened Tuesday.
A new group will become eligible
to apply each day.
No person may apply for a
three-year license more than 80
days prior to his first birthday af-
ter September 80, at which time
the 1850 license will expire.
Any person who fails to renew
his 1850 license more than three
months after the license expires
will be required to undergo and
pass a driver examination in or.
der to regain driving privileges.
Fees for the new three.year op
orator license are $1.OO wherea.
the fees for three-year chauffeur
license and badge total $1.5O.
A. P. Miller, at the Western
Auto Associate Store, East Sec
ond Street, is the local deputy reg
istrar. Permits are on sale at his
office.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
BERNLOHR URGES FATHERS TO
BOOST sons ATHLETIC CAREERS

Stressing the fact that a good
football player learns valuable
lessons of life, Coach Bill Bern
lohr, athletic director of Capital
University, Columbus, was prin-
cipal speaker Wednesday evening
at the second annual grid Kick
Off Banquet in Travellers Inn.
Speaking to the fathers of play
ers, Bernlohr stated that some
boys can become great players
through initiative and hard work,
although they are less physically
endowed than others. He urged
the fathers to whole heartedly
back their sons athletic careers.
Eugene Bolte, president of the
Port Clinton Downtown Coaches.
sponsor of the popular event, pre-
sided and introduced Coaches
Norm Willbond and Rowland Wen
eel, Supt. D. D. Sims and the Rev.
John Braun, who spoke briefly.
Braun, personal friend of the
speaker, introduced Coach Bern
lohr. Coach Wenzei is also a
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
Streeter Named
ToCAp Society

New York - Clarence H. Street
er of 1913 Monroe Street, Port Clin-
ton, certified public accountant,
has been electec 10 membership III
the American Institute of Accoun.
tants, national professional society
of CPAs.
Mr.. Streeter who obtained his
CPA certificate from the State of
Ohio in 1949, by written examina-
ton, is a member of the Ohio So
ciety of Certified Public Accoun-
tants. He is a native of Cleve-
land, and graduate of Port Clin-
ton High School and Miami Univ
ersity at Oxford. For the past
three years he has been associated
with w. A. Misch, CPA, of Port
Clinton, Ohio.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
Elrnore Teacher
Called To Colors

Byron Powell, teacher in the
Harris-Elmore School, has been in.
Quoted into the armed forces and
Ralph Wilkerson, veteran teach
er with Is years experience, was
employed to fill Powell's vacancy.
Other faculty members under
superintendent L. r. Hetrick in
clude: Miss Grace Myers, Mrs.
Mildred Arnold, and Mrs. Rose
Schultz, primary grades; Miss
Matte Hickman, third grade; Mrs.
Shirley Stroll, third and fourth
grades.
Mrs. Mable Rozine, fourth
grade; Mrs. Garnet Weber, fifth
grade; Mrs. Helen Mercer, sixth
grade; Richard Eldredge, social
science; Mrs. Dora Coleman, Eng
lish and American Government.
Mrs. Alvina Kontak, English;
Miss Jean Heiing, mathematics,
Mrs. Catherine Ansted, English,
French and Latin; Mrs. Kathleen
Soennichsen, commercial; Coach
Smith, history and physical edu-
cation.
John Huffman, music; Mrs. Lau-
rel Damschroder, vocational
home economics; Clyde Keathley,
vocational agriculture; L. r. Het-
rick, industrial arts, and Mrs.
Myrth Robinson, school secretary.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
Guards Honored
At Rotary Fry

Members of Port Clinton'S
1428th Engineer Treadway
Bridge Company were honored
at fish fry in the armory
Tuesday evening, with Port
Clinton Rotarians furnishing
the beer, fish and chips.
On the same evening, the
Oak Harbor Legion Post with
Nick Stevens assistance honor
ed members of Company c,
467th Chemical Mortar Company
Reserves) at a farewell dinner
in the Oak Harbor Legion
Home.
Both companies are sched-
uled for mobilization into fed
eral service next Monday, Sep
tember II.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
SCHOOL OPENS
MONDAY AT 8:45
Crowded Conditions Will Pre-.
vail Until New Building
Is Completed

Delayed a week by construction
difficulties in the new elemen-
tary building, Port Clinton's Pub
lie Schools will open at 8:45 Mon
day morning, Supt. d. D. Sims has
announced.
Dismissal the first day will be
at 3 o'clock, with the regular dis
missal hour of 3:45 to prevail
thereafter. All positions on tho
faculty are filled.
With some rooms of the new
building not ready for occupancy,
crowded conditions will be the
rule for a month or six weeks.
Registration for kindergarten
and first grade students will be
this Thursday. Sept. 7, from 2 to
11:30 a. m, and from / to $3.50
p. m. in the East Building.
Arrangements have been com.
pleted to hold kindergarten classes
in the Erie Gardens Community
Center Building, as the kindergar.
ten room in the new building is
not ready.
Teachers meetings will be held
this Friday forenoon and after
noon, with final instructions to be
given before the opening of the
new term.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
FARMER BROWNS
NEAR 0. H. Home
Searching Posse Finds Body
OF Retired Farmer In
Route 2 Ditch

Missing from his farm home
since Friday morning, the body
of Samuel A. Kern, rs, was found
late Sunday in a water-filled ditch
along State Route 2, Salem Town
ship.
Sheriff Merlan Budd said Mr..
Kern drowned when he apparently
fell into the ditch. Mr.. Kern, a
retired farmer and carpenter, had
suffered stroke about year ago
and had been in ill health. The
body was found after an exten-
sive search by relatives, friends
and officials.
A native of Ottawa County,
Samuel A. Kern is survived by
two sons, Floyd S. and Orlo e.
Kern, Oak Harbor; two sisters,
Mrs. Emma Pfaff, Toledo, and
Mrs. Carrie Wood, Akron, bro
ther, Edward, and two grand
children.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at the Robinson
Funeral home in Oak Harbor, the
Rev. H. T. Heidtman officiating.
Burial was n Union Cemetery.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
GRAPE FESTIVAL TO OPEN SATURDAY AT 'BAY
Dewitt Heads
Kiwanis Club

Charles Dewitt was elected
president of the Port Clinton K:-
wants Club at the meeting in the
E. U. B. Church Wednesday noon.
Other new officers are Louis
Smith, Carl Heckler and Albert
Holzhauer, trustees for two years,
and George Schade, vice-president.
Atty. Adair WILDER, member,
spoke on the early history of Port
Clinton and Ottawa County. Maps
showing the village of Port Clinton
when first plotted in 1928 were
displayed.
Club visitors were present from
Spartonburg, North Carolina;
Pontiac, Michigan, and Bellevue.
The local club will be represent
ed at the Sixth Division meeting
in Norwalk Country Club next
Monday evening.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08

close friend of Bernlohr, who
lauded the local faculty member
for his starring roles on Capital
University athletic teams.
Coach Willbond stated that pro-
spects are excellent for a good sea-
son. fThe boys are tough. We
will be hard to beat - If we're
beaten" Willbond added.
The 1850 Redskins will make
their debut this Friday evening
when they meet Willard in the
football preview at Strobel Field,
Sandusky.
Willbond expects to start the
following lineup:
Shaffer, left end; Jensen, left
tackle; Nau, left guard; Coon, GEN.
ter; Johnson, right guard; Peter
sen, right tackle; Wood, right end;
Roster, quarterback; Fastzke, left
half; Branum, right half; and
Cook, fullback.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
PLAN WIND-UP OF
CAT-TAlL DRIVE
ON KIDDIES' DAY
Prize Drawing and Entertain
ment Scheduled At Fete
September %

AS a final wind-up of its Cat-Tail
Drive to raise funds for the lake
front improvement, the Port Clin-
ton Merchants Assn will sponso.
a program in True-Lay Stadium
Saturday night, Sept %, after the
Kiddies' Day Parade.
Entertainment will feature the
Preston, Ontario, Boy Scout band,
Port Clinton High School band and
Cochran's Majorettes. Funds
will be derived from ticket sales
with a television set, wash mach
inc, refrigerator and electric
ironer to be awarded to winners.
At the Merchants Assn meet
ing Friday evening, final plans
were made for the program. Sec
retaries of other service clubs
were asked to assist in selecting
a name for the improved water
front park. They are D. D. Sims,
Kiwanis Club; Tom Leavy, Rotary
Club; Tom Finefrock, Chamber of
Commerce.
This Thursday evening, the us,
ual Fun Mite program will be
held in Waterworks Park at eight
o'clock. You can have fun at
these programs and also assist in
paying for the lakefront improve
ment.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
Cool Weather
DELAYS Harvest

Everyone in the Fulton-Railroad
Street area is seeing red this week
as the tomatoe processing gets in
to full swing at the Gypsum Can
ming Company.
With over $50 acres under con-
tract in the area, the cannery of
ficials hope to reach last years
total production. Too much rain
and cold nights have hampered
ripening and harvesting.
The tomatoe canning will con-
tinue another three weeks, after
which the cannery returns to its
skeleton staff for the off-Season
months.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
Women To Meet
In Local Church

Port Cinton's Women's Society
of Christian Service will be host
next Thursday, Sept. IA, when the
sub-district of the Norwalk Con-
ference, w. S. C. S., meets in Trim
ity Methodist Church. Mrs. Henry
Miller is president of the local
society.
Work shop sessions will be held
from $50 until noon, while Rev.
Ralph Strobel, Sandusky, will
give talk interesting to all Meth
odist Women during the afternoon
session, which will close at 2:30.
All ladies are to bring their own
sandwiches while the local group
will serve salad and desert.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
Ramey and Taft Scheduled
To Speak At Island
Ceremonies

Miss Audrey Klopp, a sopho-
more in the Put-in-Bay High
School, has been chosen by her
fellow students to reign as queen
of the 1850 Grape Festival to be
held this weekend at the island.
Audrey is the daughter of Mrs.
Helen Demby. Her attendants will
be Miss Cleo Webster, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Webster,
and Miss Claire Kindt, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Kindt.
Both attendants are seniors.
James Thompson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Thompson, was elected
as King of the carnival. Jim is
member of the Put-in-Bay High
Schools senior class this year.
Free Rides To Isle
To insure bigger crowds, the
Put-in-Bay Chamber of Commerce
has announced that there will be
no charge for passengers going to
the island from noon through the
evening Saturday. Passengers may
travel by boat from Port Clinton,
Catawba Island or Sandusky or by
plane from Peninsula airport.
On the return trip to the main
land, $1.00 will be charged and
this will be added to the Cham
ber of Commences Festival Fund.
u. S. Senator Robert A. Taft and
Judge Homer Ramey, Toledo, will
be among the speakers at the
Grape Festival.
Saturday nights program will
include a band concert, stage
show with 20 vaudeville acts,
crowning of the Grape Festival
King and Queen, and a street
dance.
This year marks the 102nd ami
versary of the planting of the first
grape vines on Put-in-Bay by the
Spanish don, Jose de Rivera. Also
to be observed this weekend will
be the 138th anniversary of the
Battle of Lake Erie.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
Rotarians Hear
Island History

Interesting historical facts
about Put-in-Bay and other islands
were related by DR.. 7. H. Lang
lois, noted zoologist, at the Rotary
Club meeting Tuesday noon in ST
John Lutheran Church.
With his wife, DR.. Langlois au'
thored the brochure, South Bass
Island and The Islanders. He
has long been in charge of the
Franz Theodore Stone laboratory
part of Ohio State University, al
Gibraltar Island.
Visiting Rotarians were present
from Charleston, Illinois, Colum
bus, Massillon and Oak Harbor.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
PEACH HARVEST
In FULL SWING
Need For More Help Voiced
AS Elberta Crop
Ripens

With the Elberta peach crop rip
ening rapidly, the peach harvest
is in full swing with thousands OF
tourists coming here to purchase
peaches at roadside stands.
The Elberta crop will continue
at peak for another ten days or
two weeks, and the quality and
size is excellent.
j. H. Hale peaches will be har-
vested next week, while prune
plumbs, Bartlett pears, Mcintosh
and Wealthy apples are now be.
ing harvested. After the Elberta
crop is off the trees, Rio-Osa Gers
and Shippers Late Red peaches
will be available.
Additional help is needed a,
practically every fruit farm and
especially at the packing houses
The Danbury-Island Fruit Com
pany packing house was completed
in time for the packing rush and
the Liam Packing House in Bay
Twp. is working at capacity.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
None Hurt Here
In Weekend Wrecks

No one was reported injured in
two accidents last weekend.
Cars being driven by Nicolas Chr
iStiansen, West Fifth Street, anu
Raymond Weimer, London, Ohio,
collided at Jackson and Monroe
Streets Friday.
An auto being driven by Charles
Bigelow, Toledo, struck a parked
car owned by William j. Miller.
Norwalk, in front of the Park
Anderson Store Saturday. Patrol.
man William Robel investigated
both accidents.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
Matches End Busy
Season At Perry

With the completion of the
Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association
matches Labor Day, Camp Perry
has been closed for the season
after busy summer.
Major John Elliott, superinten-
dent of the state reservation, re-
ports all buildings, including the
club house, commercial row and
barracks, nave been closed and
placed in readiness for next years
program.
During the past summer, the
American Legion sponsored Boys
State, training for Ohio, West Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania AA ma
tional guards, rifle practice for
Ohio guardsmen, and the recently
completed matches kept things
humming at Camp Perry.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
Chest X-Ray Unit
Is Now In City

Port Clinton area residents will
have the opportunity of having
free chest x-rays taken by the Ohio
Department of Health'S mobile
unit this week Thursday and Fri
day.
Sponsored jointly by the Otta-
wa County tuberculosis and
Health Association and the Ot-
tawa County Department of
Health, the mobile unit will
be at the City Hall from 10
a. m. until noon and from / to 4
p. m., Sept. Z and 8.
The mobile unit opened its
county tour in Marblehead We'd
nesday. 1t will be in Curtice Mon
day; Genoa, Tuesday; Elmore We'd
nesday and will be at the OAK
Harbor Business Mems office
Thursday and Friday. Sept. 14-15,
from IL until 6 p. m.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
Bigelow Returns
To. E. u. B. Church

Rev. J, V. Bigelow was return
ed as pastor of the f. U. B.
Church here at the annual United
Brethren conference held Sunday
in st. Marys.
Rev. o. o. Ortt, who has been
pastor of the Lacarne E. u. B.
Church for the past two years, was
transferred to William Center and
his successor at Lacarne will be
the Rev. Roy Davis, formerly of
Walbridge.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
Add Second Shift
At Erie Ordnance

Increasing production demands
at Erie Ordnance Depot prompted
the addition of regular second
shift in some departments, effec-
tive Tuesday, September S.
Expanded requirements of the
depot, which has caused repeated
overtime work for the normal
daytime shift during recent
months, have developed to such
an extent that a second shift is
now necessary to accomplish as
signments made by the Office of
the Chief of Ordnance.
Hours of duty for personnel on
the regular day shift will remain
the same, working hours being
from z a. m. to 3:45 p. m., with
the second shift following through
to midnight. A five day week
will continue effective.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
Eaton Erllists
In Air Force

Clarence Eaton, youthful son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Eaton, West
Third Street, enlisted in the air
corps two weeks ago and is now
stationed at Lakeland Air Base,
San Antonio, Texas.
Pvt. Eaton's address is: AISLE
99O33, SOD. 3712, FIT 54S6. His
older brother, Robert, who served
in the navy, was killed in
motorcycle accident while serv-
ing in California.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
Legion Honors
Chemical Co.

Members of the John Fader
Post, American Legion, Oak Har-
Dor, honored members of Com,
pany C, 467th Chemical Mortar
Battalion, at a farewell dinner in
the Oak Harbor Legion Hall Tues.
day evening.
Nick Stevens, Oak Harbor Bus.
inesSman and Legionnaire, pro
vided the main course and the
dinner was served by Legion Aux.
iliary members with Mrs. Donald
Foreman as chairman.
Many Port Clinton men are
members of the Chemical Mortar
company which will be mobilized
into federal service September
IL.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
Stag-l3roo To Be
Held Wednesday

Fourth annual Stag-Eroo, spon-
sored by the Port Clinton Elks,
will be held next Wednesday after
noon and evening at Gem Terrace
Beach.
Tickets, on sale by all members
and at the Elks Club, entitle the
holder to food and refreshments.
Fish and turkey will be served,
starting at l o'clock. There will
be continuous entertainment dur
ing the afternoon, and floor
show in the evening.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
Approve Sale
Of Mystic Isle

Sale of the popular ferry boat
Mystic Isle, owned by the Eric
Isle Ferry Company at Putin
Bay, has been authorized by the
stockholders at a meeting held
last week. Prospective buyer is
the Fisher Island Ferry Company
of New York.
Completion of sale is partly
dependent on results of feder-
al inspection of the boat and ac-
ceptance of bonds to be issued
by the prospective buyer.
1t is expected that the local
ferry company will purchase a
smaller boat to replace the Mystic
Isle on the Port Clinton to Put
Inlay run.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
Another Soldier
Reported Hurt

Sgt. Hugh w. Britt, son of
William Britt, 12812 Water
Street, Oak Harbor, is the lat
est Ottawa County soldier to
be reported wounded in the
Korean fighting. Britt was NAM
ed in the list of casualties re-
leased Wednesday by the De-
partment of Defense.
He is the fourth casualty an
nounced from this county. Pvt.
Dennis Yankee, Gypsum, and
Pvt. Roger Zunk, Clay Center,
previously were announced as
missing in action, and Cpl. Reu-
ben Brown, East Third Street,
was slightly wounded a month
ago.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-09-08
Street DANCE and
STAGE SHOW SET
Artists Canvasses
Win More Honors

Mrs. Clara Ludwigsen, West
Fifth Street, local primitive paint
er who is a student of Mrs. Pris-
ella Rhiel, is continuing her spec
tacular show success. Mrs. Lud-
wigsen'S "Driftwood" was accept
ed for showing at the Ohio State
Fair in Columbus. 1t was one OF
II in the professional oil paint
ing class.
At the Sandusky County Fair
in Fremont, Mrs. Ludwigsen won
first prize in oil landscapes with
"Riverfront" and took second
prize in animal water color with
Pheasant.