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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20
Date Is Set For
Murder Trial

Atty Leslie E. Meyer was ap
pointed as counsel for Richard D.
Farmer, 20, when arraignment
was held in Judge Tom D. Stahl's
Common Pleas Court Tuesday
forenoon.
A preliminary hearing was held
Friday when Farmer requested
that Atty. Meyer be appointed a,
his counsel. At that time, Atty.
Meyer was out of the city and the
appointment by Judge Stahl was
temporary subject to Meyers ap-
proval.
When he appeared in court,
Wednesday, Farmer entered a
plea of mot guilty" Judge Stahl
set Monday, November 13, as the
date for his trial to begin. Mem
bers of the jury commission will
meet this Friday morning to draw
the names of rs persons from the
jury wheel, from which list the
jury is to be selected.
Farmer is being held in county
Jail without bond, having been in
dicted by the grand jury last week
on first degree murder charge
arising from the death of Mrs.
Helen Nobel, 81, who was shot
September "a in Madison Street.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20
Tossed Apples
Break Windows

Four boys in l94l black
Chevrolet who are accused Of
throwing apples at other autos
Monday night should stop to
consider that their action could
easily cause the death Of inno-
cent people.
Twice Monday night, local
police were called when wind.
shields were broken by apples
thrown from the black Chevro.
let. Ronald Fredericks, Ere.
mont, told police his windshield
was broken as he was driving in
Fremont Road near city limits,
while o. A. LUebka, Toledo, told
police his windshield was broken
while he was driving in East
Perry Street.
Police are keeping a sharp
lookout for the youths, and If
apprehended they will be taken
before Mayor Carl Becker's
court.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20
Cabin Cruiser
Is Burglarized

Two more theft cases were re-
ported to local police over the
weekend. Charles Scherer, local
merchant, called police Friday
night when he discovered some
one had taken an accelerator ped
al, horn pedal and sun visors from
his car while it was parked behind
the Elks Club.
Lynn Clemons of the Pat Dairy
Bar, East Perry Street, called pc
lice Sunday when it was discov-
cred that a cabin cruiser, owned
by the Kegel Textile Company,
Toledo, had been burglarizeti
sometime during the week.
The cruiser is docked in the
Portage River, north of the dairy
bar. Among items stolen were 4
portable radio, three blankets, six
reels, tackle box, carton of fruit
juices, hammers, and a coil of
rope.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20
Lutheran Women
Leave For Coast

Eight members of St. John Luth-
eran church and Mrs. Louis My
lander, Oak Harbor, will leave
this weekend for Long Beach, Cali
fornia, where they will attend the
biennial convention of the Wo-
mems Missionary Federation of
the American Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Edward Later is delegate
of the Women'S Missionary So
ciety of st. John Lutheran church
and Mrs. Dale HoStrup, president,
is being sent by the local group.
Also making the trip are Mrs.
Charles Dewitt, Mrs. G.. A. Shive-
ly, Mrs. A. H. Rofkar, Mrs. Curtis
Brough, Mrs. Nels Petersen and
Miss Margaret Petersen.
The ladies will leave Chicago
this Friday on an escorted special
train, and will make stopovers and
extensive tours at Salt Lake City,
Utah; Los Angeles, San Francisco
and Oakland, California; Portland,
Oregon, and Seattle, Washington
They will return home Novem
Der S.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20
PLAN MORE ROAD
WORK IN COUNTY,
FOur-Lane WOOdviIIe High
way Among S2O0,OOO,000
Program For 1951-52

Ohio's Highway Director T. j.
Kauer has reported that his stall
has just completed a $200,000,000
program for the years 1851 and
1852 while at the same time COM
pleting a record breaking $780,
100000 program this year.
Listed among the rural projects
of larger size is a proposed four
lane divided highway of Ill miles
in Lucas Wood Ottawa Counties
from near Toledo to the San
dusky County line,
Ottawa County projects planned
are as follows: Route 100 from
Wood County line to Route 163,
four-lane highway, 53 miles; Route
100 from Rt. 1853 TO Sanduskv
County line, four-lane pavement,
4 s miles.
Route 2 from Lucas County line
to Rt. 500, new pavement, 20
miles; Routes So and 163 from Rt.
2 to Rt. 240, widening and resur-
facing, 81 miles; Rt. 19, new
bridges north of Oak Harbor; Rt.
$40, new bridge, 9 miles south
east of Toledo, and Rt. 584, new
bridge SO miles southeast of Oak
Harbor.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20
MARbLEHEAD CONGREGATION TO
OBSERVE 10th ANNIVERSARY

MARBLEHEAD - Members Of
the First Congregational Church
of Marblehead will observe the
5Oth anniversary of the building
of their church during the week
of Oct. % to %, DR.. Jesse J. Wy
eth, pastor of the church, said to-
day.
DR.. E. A. Babcock, Cleveland,
state superintendent of the Con-
gregational Church, will preach
the anniversary sermon on Sun-
day morning, Oct. o. Then on
Sunday evening, Jean Sheely, Fre-
mont pianist and fiutist, and hcl
father, Raymond Sheely, organist,
will present musical program.
A family night and banquet will
be held Wednesday evening, Oct.
25, when reports of committees
will be made and Sunday
School pageant presented.
DR.. Ray William Foley, HamiI-
ton, n Y, pastor of the church
from 1906 to 1910, will speak at
the Rededication Service on Sun.
day morning, Oct. 29.
The church had its beginnings
in February, 1873, when a small
group of people who had been
holding Sunday School services in
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20

a frame school building in near-
by Danbury Township decided to
form Congregational church.
After several preliminary meet
ings, the actual organization Of
the congregation took place on
March 2, 1873. The Rev. j. W.
Cowan was the first pastor, serv-
ing from 1874 to 1876.
Through the years the congre-
cation grew and prospered On
May 20, 1900, the cornerstone was
laid for the present church and
the completed structure was dedi-
Gated Dec. 9 to 16 of the same
year.
Built of native limestone, SO
feet square and seating approx
mately 200 persons with ample
Sunday School and social rooms,
the church was built at cost cf
approximately $4,000 in addi-
ton to the stone which was the
gift of the Kelley Island Lime and
Transport Company.
In preparation for the 5Oth an
niversary, the church has been
completely redecorated and mod
ernized throughout. An outdoor
bulletin board, made of the same
Continued Page 2, Col. 81
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20
Soldier Wives
Visit Husbands

Mrs. Clara Spurlin, Society E6;-
tor of the Ottawa County News,
is completing a two week visit
with her husband, S/Sgt. Rupert
Jim" Spurlin, with Port Clin-
tons 1428th Engineer Treadwav
Bridge Company in Fort Belvoir.
Virginia, and will be back on the.
job Monday.
Clara writes: 1--WE practically
had a convention OF Port Clinton
people here at Belvoir last week
end. Other wives here, besides
Mrs. Leonard Glass and myself,
were Mrs. Donald Rider, Mrs. Ted
McGee, Mrs. Arthur Benore, Mrs.
Philip MCGEE, Mrs. Eugene Story
QakeSide) Mrs. Fred Jennings,
Mrs. Nelson Bon and Mrs. Paul
Eborg.
Mrs. Rider was accompanied
by her mother-in-law, Mrs. Arthur
Christensen and Mary Sue, and her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Mey-
erS.
1--WE have been doing a lot of
sightseeing. Jim and l went thru
the Capitol building, visited Lin
coins Monument and the old
Ford Theatre, where Lincoln was
shot. We also went to Arling-
ton Cemetery and saw the tomb
of the Unknown Soldier. All the
boys in the company are working
hard as many new recruits have
been assigned.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20
Election Board To
Explain Ballots

Members of the Ottawa county
board of elections will hold two
meetings, open to the public, for
the purpose of discussing and ex-
planning the new Office Type bal
lots to be used in the coming No
vember election.
First meet will be held this Fri
day evening at 8 in the Graytown
School for all township precinct
officers and central committeeman
in that area.
Another meeting will be held in
Port Clinton high school for next
Thursday night, October 26, at
eight o'clock. Roll call of all
precinct officers will be taken at
each meeting, as it is imperative
that all workers attend to insure
efficient handling of the election.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20
TWO men HURT IN
THURSDAY FIGHT
Long Is Treated At Hospital
After Resisting Officers
In Near Riot

Fred Long, local tree trimmer.
and his neighbor, Herman Hem
bree, both of South Jefferson
Street, were taken before Justice
E. c. Brough Friday, following
battle with Deputy Sheriff viii
liam Cullen and Patrolman Lloyd
Rahm the previous afternoon.
Long also faced charges before
Vice Mayor Harold Nielsen.
The officers were called to
Longs home when Long and
Hembree became involved in an
argument. Police records state
that Long had threatened to shoot
Hembree, and that a shotgun and
rifle, both loaded, were in his
possession. The guns were con-
fiscated by police.
When the officers attempted TO
break up the fight, Deputy Cullen
was kicked in the groin and
Rahm's uniform was badly ripped.
Finally, Long was hit over the
head by one of the officers and was
taken to the hospital for treat
ment.
After cooling off in the city
Jail, Long was taken before JUS
tice Brough Friday morning when
he was fined 500 and costs on the
charge of resisting an officer, with
SIS being suspended Hembree
was fined $40 and costs on drunk
and disorderly charge.
In Vice Mayor Neilsen's court,
Long was fined $50 and costs on
the charge of resisting an officer.
The fine was suspended on good
behavior and on provision that
Long pay for Patrolman Rahm'S
ruined uniform.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20
IS men LEAVE.
IN DRAFT CALL
THIS TUESDAY
County Board Receives No
tice For Induction of 20
Next Month

Eighteen young men were sent
to Toledo for induction Tuesday
morning in the second group sent
by the Ottawa County Selective
Service Board since the Korean
Conflict began.
Included in the group were
Fred N. Schuld, Put-in-Bay, who
was teaching school in Cleveland,
and Darrell E. Beucler, also OF
Put-in-Bay; Joseph ]. Glovinsky,
Marblehead; Edgar L. Deitmyer,
Elmore; Donald F. Baer, Genoa;
Gerald r. Rossman, Millbury;
Emerson M. Fondessy, Clay Cen
ter.
James A. Armbruster, re-
cent Bowling Green State Uni
versity graduate, Russell M. Hig-
ley, recent bridegroom, John
Comella and Elton Paul Dubbert,
Port Clinton.
Samuel Portale and Jack t.
Helterbrake, Curtice; Dean w.
LeemaSter, Frank J. Horak,
Charles W. Gardner, James R. Het-
rick and Alvin ]. Henderlick, Oak
Harbor.
According to information re-
ceived by Selective Service Board
Clerk Adelaide Reifschneider, the
18 youths inducted Tuesday have
been assigned to the 3rd Armored
Division, Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Next Wednesday, October Is,
the board will send 18 registrants
and two transfers in to Toledo
for physical and mental examina.
tionS.
Besides the 18 leaving this week
the Ottawa County Board has re-
ceived induction calls for 81 other
men. 1t is to send one delinquent
regiStrant for induction on Octo.
ber 80 and 20 men for induction
during November.
Induction calls next month are
Is for November and five for
November 27 The board has also
received an estimate of 90 to be
sent to Toledo for physical and
mental exams during November
In special registration number
l for doctors, dentists and veter.
inarianS who were students dur.
ing World War II, only two men
registered with the draft board
Monday. One was a dentist and
the other medical doctor. Re
quired to register were men who
did not have at least 81 month;
service during the war.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20
Sale Of News To
Reider Is Impending

Impending sale of the Otta.
wa County News to Robert w.
Reider OF Oak Harbor was made
known Thursday morning by
Ralph L. Snyder after the pros.
pective buyer on Wednesday
night exercised 3o.day pur-
chase option. Under terms Of
the option, transfer Of owner
ship is scheduled TO occur on
Saturday. October %.
Premature announcement Of
the impending sale is made to.
day TO quiet and satisfy the in.
correct rvmors and speculation
known to have been in circu!a-
tion here during the past week.
II is expected that the editor.
ial and mechanical staff of the
News will continue to serve you
enmasse with the exception Of
the retirement Of fhe publisher.
The publisher Ralph L. Sny-
der, plans to take an extended
rest after having operated this
newspaper for 1871 years.
Thereafter. his plans are entire.
iy uncertain.
The impending owner, Robert
w. Reider, is we'll known to all
our readers, and we feel sure
that Port Clinton will welcome
him. He is the Representative
from Ottawa County, unopposed
for reelection, and has been
the publisher of the Ottawa
County Exponent at Oak Har.
Dor since his return from ser.
vice in World War II.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20
Halloween Franks
Lead To Arrests

Sheriff Merlan Budd announced
Thursday morning that over o
dozen boys and young men have
been apprehended in connection
with pre-Hallowe'en destruction
of property in this area.
1t is believed that some of the,
boys being held are guilty of
throwing apples which broke
windshields in two passing autos
Monday evening.
Sheriff Budd and deputies were
questioning the group at press
time yesterday, and there is a
possibility that others may be
implicated and arrested. The
younger boys will face charges
in Probate Judge P. w. Gulau's
court while the older boys will
be taken before Justice E. C..
Brough.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20
School Cyclist
Is Hit By Auto

John Norris, 7-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Norris, East
Perry Street, suffered minor in
juries Thursday morning When
the bicycle he was riding collided
with a car being driven by high
school junior Clarence Eliyas,
Ash Street, at the corner of East
Third and Washington Streets.
The Norris boy was riding to
school in company with another
bicyclist, his elder brother, Phil
ip. The brothers bicycle was not
hit, nor was he injured.
Johnny was taken to Magruder
Hospital in Eliyas' car and YVES
released after emergency treat
ment. The driver was not held.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20
Rhiel Painting
Selected For Show

Port Clinton will again be re.
presented in the travelling show
Of the Ohio Water Color Society
as From Ny Window, q
sovsehe from the brush Of Mrs.
James Rhiel. was one Of so Sc.
leeted for the travelling show
last week in Columbus.
Earlier, Mrs. Rhiel's painting
was selected as one of 90 for
the society's show in Columbus.
With the travelling unit, il will
be on display this winter at
shows in Cleveland. Canton and
Cincinnati. Ohio; Rochester and
Syracuse, New York, and Kan.
sas City, No.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20
MANS BODY is
FOUND IN river
Police Identify Victim AS
Earl Slauterbeck; Coroner
Conducts Inquest

Body of a man, Identified as
Earl SIauterbeck, 56, was found
in the Portage River, near the
Port Clinton Lumber & Coal
company's sand dock shortly
before noon yesterday Thurs
day..
The body was discovered by
James DUby, with whom SIau-
ferbeek made his home, accord
ing to Police Chief Jack Shef-
fer. Coroner George Poe was
called and is conducting an in.
quest.
II was reported that SIauter-
beck had threatened suicide
Wednesday night and that he
had been respondent. Police
believe that SIaUterbeck Jumped
into the river, striking his head
on the pier or some submerged
object. The body was taken to
the Won GIahn-Sanders Funeral
Home.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20
Three More Men
Enlist In Army

Three more Port Clinton High
School graduates have enlisted
in the US. Air Forces during
the week.
Myron mike" Schafer, for.
mer manager of Redskin grid
and cage teams and son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Schafer, Ca
tawba Island. enlisted last week
and was accepted Monday when
he passed his physical exam in
Toledo.
Sehafer left Monday for Lack.
land Air Base, San Antonio, Tex.
as, where several other Port
Clinton youths, including Bill
Cittinger and the Bashore twins,
Dick and Paul, will be on hand
to greet him.
Art Felshaw and Richard
Winke were the other local men
to enlist this week. They are
to take their physicals today and
If they pass successfully, will be
sent directly to training camp.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20
Miller Chosen
For West Point

Pfc. Don Miller, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Miller, Gyp-
sum, who enlisted in the army
this summer, has been selected
as one of 13 young men at Fort
Knox, Kentucky, to attend West
Point Academy.
Miller is now attending the
Leadership School at Fort Knox
and will attend West Point for
four years if he passes the en-
trance exams.
Don left P. C. H. S. as ju-
nior and served 18 months with
the Marine Corps during World
War ii. He returned and grad
uated with the P. C. H. S. class
of 1916. Later ne attended the
University of Kentucky for 18
months and has been with the
3rd Armored Division, 23rd
Armed Engineers at Fort Knox
since August.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20
new HUSBANDS
MAY Be DRAFTED
Board To Consider Action
After Director Hershey
Sets July Z Deadline

Following receipt of new rul-
ing by Major General Lewis s..
Hershey, national director of the
Selective Service, members of the
Ottawa County Selective Service
Board next Monday will take ac
ton which may place recently
married men in Ia.
Sandusky County's draft board
has already taken such action and
is reclassifying men married after
July 7, opening date of the Kor-
can Conflict.
While General Hershey's ruling
did not specify any date, he sug-
gested that local boards base clas-
sification on status of the regis
trant at the time of classification.
and not upon such action of the
registrant which would alter his
status and his liabilities.
Based on the opinion, numerous
boards have taken the stand that
men married after July Z took
such action in knowledge of his
status and liabilities under the
Selective Service Act.
Under previous regulations, all
married men were placed in 3-A
regardless of the date of their
marriages.
Two husbands we're included in
the group of 18 inducted from
Ottawa County Tuesday, but both
young men had received their in
duction notices before their mar
riages and knew they would not
be deferred or placed in 3-A.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20
DEFENSE PLANS
PREPARED FOR
LOCAL FACTORY
Standard Products Is Ready
To Convert To Defense
Work With Little Delay

To assure stability of employ
ment for its workers, the manage
ment of the Standard Products
Company has formed Military
Products Committee, opened an
office in Washington, D. c., and
appointed director of purchases
to correlate purchasing activities
of its six manufacturing divisions.
Company officers and division
managers are members of the
Military Products Committee 20
plan and supervise smooth
transition into military work, at
whatever rate of conversion is
indicated by world events.
Col. w. w. Mohun heads the
recently opened office in Wash
ington, where he keeps the STAN
dard Products in close touch with
the needs of the armed forces.
R. G.. Burnham has been ap-
pointed as director of purchases
to correlate purchasing activities
so that the company can make the
best possible use of the scarce
materials available to it for con-
tinuing operation without lay-oifs.
In the current issue of Between
Ourselves, Standard Products
states that "We pray for peace, but
we must be ready for war. We re
already producing for defense.
Well be doing more and more
military work in the immediate
future, and we are in good po-
sition to swing rapidly into arms
production if necessary.
The Reid Division already has
received an order for 1,500 hatch
hoods for tanks and Standard is
working on door checks for the
Detroit Ordnance.
REQ and WHY'S Overland, among
other customers, have large con
tracts for military vehicles and
parts for these are now being
turned out at Port Clinton.
Standard Products Research
and Development Division has
been assigned some very import
ant military work because of DR.
J. S. Reid's experience in the pro
duct improvement field, including
his work in developing carbine:
during the past war.
One single research job in
wolves a product that during war
time would be needed in large
enough amounts to utilize the ful
facilities of the Port Clinton Di
vision. The company also ha:
submitted bids on such militar,
items as carbine parts, wind
shields and defroster assemblies
for tanks, and similar items.
Standards Military Production
Committee has followed a policy
of submitting bids on parts that fit
in best with its present operations
SO that any necessary conversion
| to military production could be
| carried out with a minimum o.
down time.
In conclusion, Between Our
/ solves states: "Many of the prob
lens that we face will be big
ones. Substitute materials may
have to be used as regular ma
terials become scarce. Key people
will be entering the armed forces
We are being forced to pay much
higher prices for supplies.
"But the months ahead also will
provide big opportunities fol
people with ideas and initiative
Companies which can continue to
offer good service and good pro
ducts at reasonable prices are go
ing to be sought after by many
customers. There is every indi
cation that Standard Products
will keep growing, whether we
produce for peace or for defense
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20
Tag Day Sales
Total Over $1,000

Members of the Port Clinton.
High School band collected
S1,010.14 in their Tag Day Sales
Saturday. The unusually high
total was realized as generous
citizens donated TO help pUr-
chase new uniforms for the
band. The total does not in.
ciUde checks and cash dona-
tions from organizations, clubs
and individuals.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20
Stahl Recalled To
Mansfield Courts

Judge Tom Stahl, of the Ottawa
County Common Pleas Court, has
been asked to return to Mans
field next week to hear more cases
in the Richland County Common
Pleas Court, under special assign
ment.
Stahl, along with Judges A. v.
Bauman, of Fremont, and Charles
Hayden, Mt. Vernon, presided in
Mansfield two weeks ago at an i'm
portant rape case. The defendant
was found guilty on all three
counts at that trial.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-20
Delinquency Is
Kiwanis Topic

James S. Keller, director of the
Juvenile Delinquency Foundation.
Inc, Cleveland, addressed Kiwan-
ians Wednesday noon in the E.
U. B. church, when he discussed
"The Nine Tentacled Octupus" in
connection with juvenile delin-
quency and some of its causes.
County Supt. of Schools Edwin
Digby, Genoa, was visiting XII
wanian. George Schade was In
charge of the program.