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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
U. s. c. WORKERS
Get PAY RAISE
Company Announces 11%o In
crease For Hourly En-
plOyees August Ia

The U. S. Gypsum Company of
Gypsum joined other large plants
this week in announcing a pay in
crease Of IL per cent for its hour
ly employees, effective as of Mon
day.
During the past few weeks,
workers at the Standard Products
Company and the Kelley Island
Lime & Transport Company have
also received pay increases.
U. S. Gypsum Company en-
ployees were advised of the in
crease Saturday by Plant Mana
ger B. E. Welty, with the follow
ing bulletin:
"Our plant performance this
year can only be rated as excel
lent. Such a rating could only
result from the combined intelli-
gent, loyal effort Of the people
who do the job.
I'm recognition of your splendid
performance and in anticipation
of your continued cooperation,
am most happy to advise you that
all hourly rates will be increased
IL per cent, effective at z a. m.
Monday, August 14th."
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
Storm Causes
Slight Damages

Numerous tree limbs and tele-
vision aerials were torn loose
Wednesday forenoon when an cleo
trical storm struck the city.
For the second time in recent
years, the Charles Cover home,
jefferson at Second, was struck
by large tree limb. Damage
was not as extensive Wednesday
as three years ago.
Water poured from the skies SO
rapidly that sewers became clog
ged quickly. A large aerial atop
the Madison Recreation parlors
was wrecked by the winds. In
State Street, an auto was dam
aged when struck by a large tree
limb.
At least one home was struck
by lightning during the storm
The new home of Mr.. and Mrs
Stanley Wierzba, State Street and
Route 2, was struck by a bolt OF
lightning but fire did not develop
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
BOATS ARRIVE
FOR BIG SHOW
Races, Fishing Contest, Dance
And Dinners Planned
At Club

Hundreds of visitors are ex-
pected here this weekend when
the annual Port Clinton Yacht
Club Regatta is to be held, witt
Rear Commodore Carl Keller as
general chairman.
Many of the boats which par
ticipated in the Inter-Lake Yacht
ing Association regatta at Put
ln-Bay early this week, came here
directly from the island to await
opening of the Port Clinton re-
gatta tomorrow.
Registration will be from IL a.
m. until $3.50 p. m. Saturday, with
the first races to get underway
at $3.50. Spectators have many
vantage points along the piers
and lake shore, where they can
watch progress of the races.
Warning gun will be sounded at
3 p. m. Saturday, and the pre-
paratory gun at 1925. At five
minute intervals, races will get
underway for K Cats, Thistles
Lightnings, Interlakes, Comets
Unfversals and Eippers.
Saturday evening there will be
an informal dance for all PCYC
members, visiting sailors and
guests in the club house with
DIR. and Mrs. Gordon Ley as
chairmen.
A buffet breakfast in the clut
house at 7:30 a. m. will start Sun.
days events. Warning gun will
be at $3.50 with the races to com
mence at 10. Mrs. Tom Finefrocl
and Mrs. Beryl Welty are chair
men for the sailors luncheon K
be served at MON.
Ed Norris will be in charg,
of the fishing contest, scheduled
for l p. m. Sunday and open t,
children aged 1 to 20. There will
be prizes for the biggest and mos
fish caught.
Carleton Schwan will serve a
chairman for the power boat rae
es, which start at 2 p. m. Sunday
Outboard races, to be held in tn,
Portage River in front of tn
yacht club, will be directed b,
Tom Finefrock.
Commodore Kenneth Black will
make presentation of awards t
the winners at $3.50, after whicl
another regatta will be history.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
REGISTER DATE
SET FOR SCHOOL
First Grade and Kindergar-
ten Registration To Be
September Z

First grade and kindergarten
registration will be held Thurs
day, September 7, in the East
Elementary Public Building, cor
ner Fourth and Jefferson Streets,
from to 11:30 a. m. and from
/ to $3.50 p. m.
Parents should report with birth
certificate at time of registration
and also pay the supply fee OF
$1.0O. Children to be eligible fol-
kindergarten must be five years
of age on or before November l
1850.
Bus driver Mayfeld Green will
also be present during registra,
tion to make arrangements with
any parents who desire transpor-
tation for their children.
A teachers meeting has beer
scheduled for Friday, Sept. 8
with general meeting at 10:30 a
m. and sectional meetings that
afternoon at 1880.
The Teachers Get-Acquaintec
party and dinner will be held ir
the Lake House Hotel at 6:3(
Friday evening, Sept. 8. Schoo
is scheduled to open Monday
September IL, after being delayed
a week due to hardness in com.
pletion of the Elementary Schoo
Building.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
JOHNNY BOWLUS
DIES after CAR
HITS ABUTMENT
Popular Fremont Youth Is
18th Traffic Victim In
WOOdville Road

John Henry Johnny" Bowlus,
18, one of Fremont's best known
young men, was fatally injured
early Saturday when his auto
crashed into a concrete abutment
one-half mile southeast of Genoa
in Route 120.
Bowlus, conductor of the
Rhythm Roundup" disk jockey
program over WFRO each Sunday,
passed away in st. Vincent's Hos
pital, Toledo, three hours after
the accident. He had suffered
fractures of the skull, both arms
and legs and a crushed chest.
The youth apparently went to
sleep at the wheel of his car as
he was driving home to Fremont,
after visiting Toledo friends, high
way patrolmen stated.
Bowlus' death brought to II the
number of traffic fatalities in
'! Woodville Road during this year,
state highway patrolmen reported.
He was graduated from Ross
High School last June and had
also received a diploma last Aug
ust from the summer naval school
at Culver Military Academy, Cul-
yer, Indiana.
Bowlus was a member of Ross
swimming team and of many high
school organizations. He was
born in Fremont April 3, 1882, ano
lived there all his life. He haC
many friends in this city.
Surviving are the parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Bowlus; one sis
ter, Barbara, and grandparents
Mrs. Willis Bowlus, Fremont ant
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Reynolds
Blytheville, Arkansas.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
Elks New Addition
Officially Opened

The new addition to the Elhs
home was officially inaugurated
Tuesday night when the first
meeting was held in the beautiful
new lodge room with a record
number of members in attendance.
A class of seven candidates
headed by County Engineer Delos
Nissen was initiated by the de-
gree team of the lodge as a fea-
ture of the first meeting in the
new hall.
Congratulations were extended
to James Emery, president of the
Home Association at the time the
new building was started, and Mr..
Emery in turn extended the cred
it to numerous officers ano men,
bers who have worked endlessly
in behalf of the new addition.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
More Men Enlist
During Past Week

Two more Port Clinton youths
have enlisted in the U. S. Air
Force during the past week,
bringing to 20 the total since the
Korean conflict began.
Paul Bashore, 10, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Bashore, Erie
Gardens, has joined his twin bro
ther, Dick, at Lakeland Air Force
Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Paul Wadsworth, 18-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Wads-
worth, Erie township, also enlisted
in the air force at the Fremont
Recruiting Station last week, and
is with Paul and Dick at Lack
land
The Fremont Recruiting Station
is in the Fremont post Office build
ing, and has numerous openings
for enlistees.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
seven ADDED TO
TEACHER ROLLS
AT P. c. SCHOOLS
Public Schools Will Open On
Sept. IL Due To Build
ing Delay

Seven new teachers will greet
students Monday, September H.,
when the public school opens. The
opening has been delayed one
week due to hold ups in the con-
strnction of the new Elementar!
Building.
New additions to the faculty
are Agnes Duff, kindergarten;
Patricia Clam, third grade; Helen
Christman and Betty Jane Miller,
fifth grade; Marjorie Pulschen,
Commercial; Richard Bloom, Art
and Patsy Jeanne Baxter, Vocal
Music.
Other assignments announced
this week by Supt. D. D. Sims in
clude: Alma Casperson, Oleta
Lewis, Ida Glickman and Doris
Cedoz, first grade; Frances Mat.
toon, Margaret Murphy, Gertrude
Lieber, second grade.
Gaynelle Lfvingway, Evelyr
Beam, third grade; Alma Boy
sen, Lucy Campbell, Edna Mae
Richey, fourth grade; Harriet,
Peters, fifth grade; Anna Hurrell
G. v. Knepper and Louise Rud.
dock, sixth grade.
Katherine Barber, Seventh
Grade, Junior High English; How.
ard Jones, Seventh Grade, Junior
High Mathematics; Rowland Wen.
Eel, Junior High Geography
Eighth Grade; Boyd Martin
Freshman English and Speech
Social Science.
Elsie Willerton, Home Econo
mics; Donald Kinnaman, Industria
Arts, Wood Shop; Donald Beat
ty, Industrial Arts, Metal Shop
Thalia Brown, Junior and Fresh
man English; Albert Rofkar
Sophomore English and French.
Octa Kincade, Senior Englisl
and Latin; Ruth Trenshaw, Worlt
History and Civics; Avila Carter
American History, Junior Higl
History; Robert Howarth, Com
mercial; G. A. Shively, Chemistr.
and Physics.
Patricia Vannorsdall, JUNO
and Senior High School girls ply
sical education; Raymond Brick
ley, Mathematics; David Stanton
Instrumental Music; Norman Will
bond, Junior and Senior Hig1
School Boys Physical Education
Leonardo Scherer, Grade Schoo
Principal, and B. H. Corthell, Hig
School Principal.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
WOODV|LLE ROAD
TO Be WlDENED
Route 2 improvements Are
Also Slated For Next
Year

Harold Kaufman, district engi-
neer for the state highway de-
partment, has disclosed plans to
widen Woodville Road for 11.6
miles east of Toledo to make it a
four-lane thoroughfare.
Kaufman said the project has
been presented to the Federal
Roads Administration and that
early approval is sought so that
work can begin next spring. Sur
veys are now underway to deter
mine how much right-of-way land
must be purchased.
Present plans call for a four
lane highway with narrow di-
wider strip in the center to re-
place the present three-lane high
way. The widening project would
begin at Pickle Road, near the
Sun Oil plant, in Toledo, and con-
tinue eastward to the State Route
16 intersection near Genoa. Cost
would be about $1,500,0O0, includ-
ing federal aid.
Woodville Road is considered
one of the most dangerous high
ways in northwestern Ohio, kauff-
man said. The center lane has
been given the nickname "suicide
lane" because of the numerous IA
talities.
Another Ottawa county project
is planned for next year. A ne"
road will be constructed in Route
2 east from Bono to State Route
500. Two curves, which have been
the scenes of many traffic accl-
dents in the past, will be straight
ened during this renovation.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
TAFT TO SPEAK
HERE SUNDAY
Cincinnati Senator VIII Make
Three Speeches In This
County

Senator Robert A. Taft, Repub-
lican seeking reelection, will
make three speeches in this coun-
ty Sunday, August 20, as he
opens his fall campaign tour of
the state.
Taft will address the Bible
Class in Lakeside at 9:30 a. m.
and will speak in Lakeside Audi
torium Sunday evening at 1880.
He will be principal speaker at
rally in the local Waterworks
Park at 2 o'clock that afternoon,
Earlier this week, Taft spoke
in Cleveland, Akron and Mantua
He has served in public office
since 1921, when he first was elect
ed to the Ohio State Legislature
and he is now seeking his thiro
term in the U. S. Senate.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
Governor Asks
Gambling Probe

Prosecuting Attorney Myron
Rosentreter and Sheriff Merlan
Budd Wednesday received tele-
grams from Governor Frank
Lausche, asking the local officials
to investigate reports of gambling
in this county.
The governors kilograms called
attention to stories in a Cleveland
newspaper, which declared that
slot machines existed in Putin
Bay.
There were no slot machines on
display in island business places
over the weekend while the re-
gatta was underway. Sheriff
Budd and Deputy William Cullen
spent the weekend at Put-in-Bay,
helping the island staff maintain
order.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
POLICE CIRCUS
DUE AUGUST 29
Advance Ticket Sale Is Bene.
fit For Police Fund; Many
Stars Featured

For the second successive year
the Port Clinton Police and Spe-
cial Police will present the worlds
largest motorized circus, Mills
Bros. Three Ring Circus, on Tues
day, August 20, to raise money
for the purchase of special police
equipment. Featured in this years
show, the 1850 mid-century edi-
ton, will be hundreds of interna-
tionally-famous circus stars from
18 nations.
Mayor Carl Becker asked that
people planning to see the circus
buy their tickets before show day,
since the police will benefit chiefly
from the sale of advance tickets
AS much as fifty per cent of the
proceeds on the advance sale viii
be turned over to the police as
compared with only ten per cent
on the day of the circus.
Afternoon and evening per,
formances will be staged under
the big top one day only, Tues
day, August 20. Tickets are
available from policemen.
Among the many acts are: the
Hanel family of South Africa
gymnastic experts; the Rickerts
all-girl Dutch jugglers; the Wal
labies, beautiful acrobatic girls
from England; Mile. Ursala anc
LaNinon in the glittering aeria
ballet; equine revue of waltzine
horses; trained elephants; a con
gress of clowns; and many others
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
Firenen Called AS
Corn Crib Blazes

Firemen were called to the Pen
insula Investment Company pro-
perty near the Lester Hillman
home, State Road, at l a. m. Tues
day when a grass fire ignited an
abandoned corn crib.
The blaze was believed to have
been started from hot ashes drop
ped by a switch engine at the
Standard Products. earlier in the
night. Damage was estimated at
$50.
Firemen also made a run Sat
urday to the city dump, to extin-
guish burning rubbish.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
P.C.Y.C. REGATTA WILL
OPEN SATURDAY NOON
Hospital Seeks
First Babies

If you're 10 years old and
were born in Magruder hospi-
tai during the first year it
opened, 1940-41, you are es-
pecially invited to attend the
open house August 26 when the
hospital celebrates it's 10th an
niversary.
The hospital staff will be most
happy to renew acquaintances
with their first year babies, all
38 of them, to see how they've
grown and learn what they've
been doing during the past 10
years.
Since the hospital has no way
of knowing where their first
year babies are now living, this
invitation is being issued pub
hcly in hopes the parents will
bring the youngsters back for
the big anniversary event.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
TEACHER SAFE
A AFTER HOURS
ON LAKE ERIE
Cincinnati Girl Rescues Self
By Bleaching Boat Miles
From Perry

Search for a 30-year-old Cincin-
natl school teacher, Miss Shirley
Fisser, who was adrift in Lake
Erie off Willow Beach for sew
eral hours Saturday night, was
called off when the young woman
was able to land the boat near
Sandy Beach, State Park.
Coast Guards were notified at
p. m. Saturday that Miss Fisser
was adrift in the out-board- motor
powered boat. With another
teacher, she had stopped at Will
low Beach to spend the weekend
with friends after returning from
vacation trip to Canada.
At 6:3O Saturday, Miss Fisser
went out in the boat alone. When
she did not return, her friends be-
came alarmed and notified the
coast guards and Sheriff Budd.
Unfamiliar with landmarks
Miss Fisser became lost but did
not close her head" She piloted
the boat around Catawba Island
and eventually landed near the
East Harbor State Park, nearly 15
miles from where she started.
After she tied the boat to {
tree stump, Miss Fisser removed
the motor and then told the camp
operator of her predicament. She
was taken to her friends cottage
and the search was abandoned
Later Miss Fisser and her friend:
returned to Sandy Beach to claim
the boat.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
Antrim Named For
GMC Enrolment

Warren Antrim, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Antrim, East Fifth
Street, was one of two youths Sc
lected by the Sandusky Division
of New Departure to attend the
General Motors Corporation Insti-
tute at Flint, Michigan.
An honor graduate in the 1850
P. c. H. S. class, Antrim will be
gin the fve-year course in me-
chanics next month. The GMC
Institute is a cooperative school.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
Church Addition
Bids Are Opened

Bids for the proposed $150,000
addition to st. John Lutheran
church were opened Tuesday eve
ming at a meeting of church trus-
tees.
With the current war situation
and building scarcities, it was ex-
pected that bids would be at least
Is per cent higher than the orig
inal estimate.
A special meeting of the con-
gregation will be held Tuesday
evening when the bids will be an
nounced to members and future
plans discussed.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
Local Woman Did
Not Have Polio

Mrs. Mary Lengaker, 80, Erie
Gardens, who was taken to the
Maumee Valley Hospitals Con-
tagious Disease Unit last week as
a polio suspect, was released Sat
urday after it was ascertained that
she did not have polio.
Homer Lengaker, her husband,
drove to Toledo and returned his
wife to their home. There have
been only two positive polio cases
in Ottawa County this year.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
LOCAL GUARDS and RESERVE units ALERTED
BRO Workers
Approve Union

Workers at the Biro Manufac-
turing Company, Marblehead, gave
a majority to the C. l. o. in the
special election held at the plant
Tuesday afternoon.
Winner in the election was the
International Union United Auto,
Aircraft and Agricultural Imple-
ment Workers of America, c. |. O.
The National Labor Relations
Board was in charge.
The Biro plant, which manufac-
lures meat cutting machines, has
long been family enterprise and
the plant was never unionized
Sixty hourly workers were eligible
to vote Tuesday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
ARRIVES FROM OAHU

WOJG Edward Sherwin arrived
at Erie Ordnance Depot last week
for his new assignment. He re-
Gently returned from a second
tour of duty in Honolulu, Hawaii.
WO Sherwin will spend the next
week being orientated after which
he will receive his assignment at
Erie. Mrs. Sherwin and their
child are remaining n Honolulu
but expect to Join WO Sherwin
later.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
REPORT THEFTS

Mrs. Anna Hurrell, East Third
Street, notified police Sunday that
someone had stolen all the play
things from her grandchildren's
playhouse in the garage. Miss
Clara Williamson, West Fourth
Street, told police that money had
been stolen from milk bottles on
her porch several times recently.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
Peach Harvest
Is In Full Swing

Heavy demands for Ottawa
County peaches are reported by
growers and packing house
operators with the Red Haven
and Golden Jubilees now being
harvested. Quality of the fruit
is reported as excellent.
Hale Haven peaches should
be ready for harvesting this
weekend, with the Earns and f.
H. Hales due in another week.
Harvest of Elbertas, most popu-
lar variety raised here, should
start around Labor Day.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
Circus Will Be
At Dink's Field

Due to the fact that Mills
Brothers Circus is larger than
ever this year, the Special Po-
lice sponsored performances will
be presented at Dink's Field,
Erie Township, instead of the
American Legion Field, as ad-
vertised.
The circus will give two shows
on Tuesday, August 20, at the
field owned by Rutherford
"Dink" Hayes, Immediately west
of Dink's Place, Route 2 west.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
REASER GRADUATES

Cpl. Myron Reaser, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Reaser, Fulton
Street, was graduated with hon.
ors from a special radar course
July 29 at Keesler Air Force Base,
Mississippi. After graduation, he
left Immediately for duty.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
MORE RE-ENLIST

Three Erie Ordnance Depot en-
listed personnel, who were due for
their discharges this month, re-
enlisted last week for six more
years. They are Sgt. Howard
Schisler, PFC Alvin Coulter and
PFC James Grey
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
BULLETIN

DR.. Roy Hendricks, Norwood,
Ohio, dropped dead Thursday
forenoon as he prepared to play
shufflebOard on the courts at
Lakeside. His body was brought
to the Gerner and Wolf Nor
tuary.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
IMPROVE CROSSING

New York Central workers have
completed raising of the tracks at
the Three-Mile Crossing, prepara-
tory to the proposed improvement
of Route 163.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
q WILL REPORT
FOR PHYSICALS
IN DRAFT CALL
Transfers Included In Group
Slated For Scrutiny On
August 80

Ottawa COunty's first draf-
tees since January, 1949, will
be sent to Toledo for induc-
ton, Friday, September 1.
Atty. Leslie Meyer, chairman
of the Selective Service Board,
said that the first call is for
seven men but that the board
has only five eligible for in
ductiOn.
In the original group sent
for physical and mental ex-
aminatiOns August l, only
seven men passed successfully
and two of these have been
deferred.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18
LOSES BILLFOLD

George Snyder, Fremont, noti-
fled police Sunday that he had
lost his billfold, containing Sd and
papers, in the Clinton Theatre.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18

Twenty-one registrants will be
sent to Toledo for physical and
mental exams Wednesday, August
80, in the second group from the
Ottawa County Selective Service
Board since the new draft rules
became effective.
Included are two transfers in"
and one who was excused from the
earlier call. The transferees are
Jose C. Guzman from San Benito,
Texas, to Curtice. and Clifford A..
Davis, Barlow, Florida, to Lake
side. Pierce Goodman, Port Clin-
ton, was originally in the first
call.
Slated to take physical and
mental exams in Toledo August
80 are: Jack Gordon, Frederick
Trick, Elton Dubbert and John
Comella, Port Clinton; Franklin
Harder, Martin; Robert Gardner,
Gypsum.
Howard LaBine, Frank Horak
and Clinton Wicks, Oak Harbor;
Daniel Pepa and Kenneth Monak
Mar5lehead; Henry Lopez, Ed
ward Zunk, Jr., and Norman Col
lum, Williston; Jesse Guardadc
and Amos Clere, Graytown;
George Kosch and John Sotak
Lakeside.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-08-18

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