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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-08-09
Along the Potomac
to Washington
BY j. Glenn Beall
Congressman Sixth District

From present indications the reg
ular appropriations bills will be later
than ever in passing both Houses Of
Congress In an unprecedented ac-
ton. the House sent back the third
appropriation bill this session to con-
ference because it did not contain a
ban on filling more than 25lo of job
vacancies. The House, in recommit-
ting the Interior Department bill, to-
gcther with the LabOr-Federal Sc
curity Administration and the hide
pendent Offices bills, has shown it's
determination to effect economies
wherever it can. Since none of the
appropriations bills have been passed
to date, Federal agencies are oper-
ating under a stop-gap resolution.
The action taken by the House is not
an arbitrary one. 1t is an effort to
eliminate any and all unnecessary
expenditures in order that the tax
burden on the American taxpayers
may be lightened as much as pos
sible Members of the Senate Finance
Committee, now studying the S7.2
billion tax bill passed by the House
have warned that we are scraping
the bottom Of the barrel in taxation
and the next step would have to be
a transaction tax which would pile
tax on tax on every commodity pur-
chased by the public. This same
warning was issued in the House at
the time the new tax bill was passed.
There is only one way to Tighten the
tax burden and that is by cutting I'M
necessary Federal expenditures and
postponing other projects which
might be desirable until such time
as they would not be an additional
burden on the taxpayers.
Another of the strange contra
dictions which show up almost daily
in the maze of bureaucratic orders
appeared when Interior Secretary
Chapman appeared before Senate
Committee recently and asserted if
more steel is not allocated to the oil
lilNuStiN III IIllSIll llclNC " HI DOoC
gasoline rationing within 8 or 10
months. The National Production Au-
thority t ellis the steel producer to
whom steel may be sold. As petrole-
UNI administrator for defense, Mr.
Chapman has the authority to allo-
cate the steel. In Los Angeles there
are 5,400 tons Of steel pipe for oil
we'll drilling in a warehouse. CalifOr
MIA oil producers need it and Texas
producers are short of drilling pipe
But the pipe can't be sold because
Mr.. Chapman has not given anyone
an ALLEGATION to buy it.
Brigadier General David j. Craw-
ford was relieved of his command of
the Detroit Tank Arsenal by Secre-
tary Of the Army Pace and given a
severe reprimand for accepting ia
vors from representatives of manu-
facturers who are doing business with
the Government The action was
right and justified. General Craw-
ford had accepted a keel for boat.
Another General, still on duty as the
Presidents military aide, accepted
deep freezes. General Crawford ac-
cepted hotel hospitality. 1t is re
called that Donald Dawson, aide to
the President on personnel matters,
also accepted hotel accommodations
from hotel which had secured an
RFC loan. There seems to be double
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-08-09
Plan All Day Meeting

An all-day meeting and picnic is
being planned for Sunday, August
u. at the Underwood church in cele-
bration of Homecoming.
Members are requested to bring =
picnic luncheon and stay all day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-08-09

Stark, Avilton. The topic, "The Road
to World Plenty" was led by Helen
Otto, who was assisted by Joyce and
Vida Warwick, Mrs. Dave Lewis and
Mrs. Mary Otto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kamp and
daughters, of Pretty Prairie, Kansas,
are spending two weeks with the for
mer's mother, Mrs. Lewis Kamp and
other relatives.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-08-09

The annual reunion of the George
Evening star., 1951-03-25

MAesasseau pssReo MoDa 7,s7. shown at night, with
giant 213 TueFoeus picture 20 rectangular gray
hserace tube famous Eleeronc BalrIn Aerial and
uonal Cus,om Duplex Chassis dppendae decorator style
cabinet in reh mahogany finish $49o95' Jus of wide
seleeon Of Phlco televon Of every type table models
CONSOLES combinations pneed from 1885, 10000.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-16
rs New Low-Cost Homes Under
Construction At CataWba Cliffs
Two Ien-year Girls Turn Closed Hub
Restaurant Into DesoIate ShambIes

Two local 10-year-old girls could
contribute we'll toward commando
warfare in Korea, according to
their talents in total destruction
of property in the closed Hub res
taurant on Fremont road, last
Friday.
Police investigated the premis-
eS of Mrs. Marie Zetzer, GIL Pearl
Street, proprietreSs, reported that
someone had broken into the es-
tabliShment and practically wreck
ed the interior. Chief Jack Shelf
fer and Patrolman Russell Shine
var agreed that the place was
Systematically wrecked. Mrs. Zet-
zer estimated the damage would
run over 81 900.
1t was the worse mess | ever
saw" quoted Chief Shelter. He
said investigation disclosed that
the intruders had crawled through
a broken window after removing
every fragment of glass from it.
Apparently working methodically
from end to end of the restaurant,
the girls picked up every loose
object and smashed it against the
walls. Some of the hurled mis-
sileS included filled salt and pep
per shakers, sugar bowls, jars of
jams, jellies and preserves, mus,
tard and catsup. Glass coffee
makers were reduced to fine rub
BILE as were cookie jars, china.
ware and water glasses. All OF
the debris was then spattered with
approximately so pounds of soar
detergent, which had been stored
i'll the kitchen.
A rack of clothing which stood
at the rear, was dumped in the
middle of the floor The clothing
was Smeared with about five gal
Ions of grease, and numerous jar.
of jams and jellies.
Electric wiring was pulled from
the walls and electrical appliaEc
es were smashed.
Mrs. Zetzer filed a complain
against the girls, who were re
manded to their parents, pending
, further action.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-16
Easter Seal Drive
Opens February 25

Nearly two million Ohio fam
lilies will receive Easter Seals
through the mail in week or so,
Charles J. Starkey, president of
The Ohio Society for Crippled
Children, announced today. The
seals will be accompanied by an
appeal for funds to help crippled
children and adults lead more
normal, useful lives"
Held annually the month pre-
ceding Easter Sunday, the 1851
nationwide drive opens February
25 and continues through March
25. 1t is sponsored by the Ma
tional Society for Crippled Chill
dren and Adults, and affiliated
units in all states.
In Ohio, the appeal will be led
by The Ohio Society and nearly
100 county societies and cooperat-
ing service units.
Initiated 18 years ago, the
Easter Seal campaign finances a
year-around, three-point program
of direct services, public and pro
fessional education, and research
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-16
SIX E0D WORKERS To Be
Rewarded FOR SUGGESTIONS

A total of $2O5 will be awarded
to six Erie Ordnance Depot en-
ployees for their economical and
time saving suggestions, which
were approved and adopted last
month by Erie's Suggestion Com
mittee.
The presentation of checks will
be made by each winners super
visor and the certificates will be
presented by Col. E. M. Webb,
Commanding officer, at 200 p. m,
next Monday.
Receiving awards will be Eve
lyn Brunover and Charles Bridges,
Tiffin; Fred Warner, Grover Hill;
John Broom and Ebert Rowland,
Port Clinton, and Elethia Weig-
man, Gibsonburg.
The highest amount ever paid
to a woman will be presented to
Mrs. Brunover for her suggestion
for the use of polarized light in
the Optical Shop. This suggestion
will earn $125 for her.
Bridges suggestion involving
the use of neoprene caps for
grease fittings on guns will earn
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-16
STATE PRESSES SALE OF LAKE
TRACT OWNED BY ATTORNEY HERE

Action has been filed in the Lu-
cas- county common pleas court by
the state by which an appropria-
ton process has been instituted
against a Port Clinton part owner
of a 60-acre tract of beach land
on Crane creek on the Lucas
Ottawa county line.
The tract is being sought by the
Department of Natural Resources
for use as a state park. 1t has
been owned by group of sports
men who have trekked annually
to the marshes on the tract for
duck shooting.
Heading the list of owners is
Attorney Leslie E. Meyer, of Port
Clinton, a trustee, according to
the appropriation petition filed in
Toledo late last week. Co-owners
or lessees, of the property include
Walter and Charles Michael, of
Bucyrus; Ralph Byrd, Gallon, and
A. w. Wood, Cleveland. Daniel
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-16
Merchants Discuss
Saturday Closing

At the regular monthly gather
ing of members of the Merchants
Association this week, the subject
of Saturday night store closing
was given full discussion.
Several merchants pointed out
that Port Clinton should follow
the example of other Ohio cities
in keeping stores open Friday
night, because many firms pay
their workers on Friday.
Merchants pointed out also, that
Saturday night shopping begins
dropping off after 7 p. m. and
falls off sharply from 8 p. m.
and on to closing time, not justi-
flying keeping stores open.
Marion and Sandusky were
cited as cities which have observ-
ed the Saturday night closing for
years and have found it of mutual
benefit to stores as we'll as GUS
toners.
A survey is now underway
among merchants to determine
how many will go along on the
Saturday closing idea.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-16

Construction of this outstand-
ing road is described in the Ohio
County Engineers News which
gives County Engineer Delos
Nissen most of the credit for the
exemplary job.
A. J. Baltes, Norwalk. o., who
was the contractor, gives NiSSen,
who was then surveyor for the
peninsula project, high praise.
Baltes said, 1T was the first
job was ever on that was
not slowed down by the engi-
neers or surveyors getting line
and grade stakes out of the way
for the paving operation"
He added, "Nissen got the
nickname of Simon Legree' as
the result of his survey work en-
this project. 1t had such good
effect that we were able to pave
the six miles in six weeks which
was about Is percent faster than
normal paving at that that time.
Takes Heavy Traffic
During the summer months
this road takes unusually severe
tourist traffic, and is busy one
through the winters, as far as
that goes, when local traffic as
we'll as fishermen penetrate this
section.
NisSen is as happy as anybody
about the way the road has stood
up. Here is his outline of the
highways construction back
ground
" Perhaps something may he
proved by experience of Ottawa
County in building a concrete
pavement on the Bay Shore Road
712 miles on one side of the pen
insula, to match the states pave
ment on the other side.
part Of it was done in 1881
nineteen years ago, and the res
in 1888 and it has all served since
with but slight upkeep expense
CONTINUED Page 2, Col. 81
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-16
CITY APPROVES annual BUDGET
ESTIMATE TOTALINC S1o2,697

An estimated budget approved
by the state auditors office set
ting up a general fund of $l02,697
for operation cf Port Clinton in
1851, was adopted by city council
men Tuesday evening.
In the service fund the street
commissioner was allowed So $500,
street cleaning purposes, $4,000;
lighting, $500; parks and recre-
alton, $1,000; sewers and build
ings, $4,000 and garbage remov-
al, $4,000.
The waterWorks fund, with a
balance of S22,25O on hand and
estimated receipts bringing this
sum up to about $40 900, was Civ
en- councilmanic approval
Accumulated gas tax funds
were reported by City Clerk Viii
liam Zeis as approXimating S42,-
600. Needed new street equip
ment and repair costs Of streets
will be betrayed from this fund.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-16

The sum of 81 900 was voted ar
proval for the city's cemetery'S S
maintenance. Plans were discuss
ed for the erection of a permanent
fence around the cemetery, Great
ed by group planting of shrub
trees and hedging flora.
On motion of Council President
Harold Nielsen, council agreed to
draw up an ordinance officially
creating the four new wards as di-
visions of the city's voting sec
tors under the pending city plan.
Council agreed to study esti-
mates for blacktopping and other
wise repairing Fulton, Fifth and
Sixth Streets.
No action was taken on the pur-
chase OF a tractor-moved and snow
plow which had been proposed .
month ago. 1t was decided to
make an effort to repair the pres
ent one for further use.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-16
Auditor Preparing
Delinquent Tax List

Auditor E. A. Guth reports that
a list is being compiled for pub
lication Of delinquent land taxes,
in compliance with the Ohio laws,
which requires all property on
which the tax has remained un-
paid for one full year or more,
will be advertised as soon as such
list can be compiled. A number
of property owners have made
payment in full Of all current and
delinquent taxes taxes which stops
publication of their delinquency.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-16
New Elementary School
Open House Set March ,

Open house dedication of the
new elementary school building
on jefferson Street, which has
been under construction for near
ly two years, will take place be-
tween the hours of Z and 8 p. m.
March 2, Superintendent d. D.
Sims announced this week. Pub
lie inspection of the 16-room unit
will again be permitted between
2 and 4:30 p. m. Sunday, March
4, he said.
According to Sims there will be
no formal speaking program on
either occasion. The building
will be opened to the public to
show the many modern features
which it contains.
Contract Let In 1949
The contract, which was let in
June, 1949, called for an expen
diture of $327870, of which
$236,975 went to the Ohio Con
Struction Co. of Columbus for the
general contract. The Fostoria
Electric Co. was successful low
bidder for all electrical installa
tions, at cost of $27,62 and the
heating and plumbing contract
went to the Dibel Plumbing Co
of Carey, O., for $73,278. whicn
was more than $4,000 less thar
the cost would have been had the
heating and plumbing contracts
been divided between two firms
Sims explained The plumbing
contract also called for sewage
installations.
Designed BIZ Fremonter
Architectural fees for the build
ing proper and the electrical an6
plumbing engineering cost
$4,000 C. A. Shively, of Ere
mont, designed the building. The
remaining money making the diff
ference between the total contract
prices and the S375,000 bond is
Continued Page 2, Col. 81
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-16
CITY CLEARED
IN DAMAGE SUIT

The case of Irene Delay, of
Cleveland, against the village of
Port Clinton, which had been IN
progress two days, was brought to
a close Thursday afternoon when
the petit jurors returned a verdict
for the defendant. The plaintiff
was seeking judgment for $1,000
for alleged injuries and damages
resulting from a fall on the street
at the intersection of Perry and
Jefferson streets on June 25, 1947,
in Port Clinton. The trial was
held in common pleas court be-
fore Judge Tom D. Stahl. Atty
J. G. Hitchcock represented the
plaintiff and Atty. John L. Rein
heimer, village solicitor, repre-
sented the defendant.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-16
WORKER BADLY
HUI RT Q N G A s
M AIN PROJECT

Struck by a heavy swinging
drill, while he was working in a
gas main trench near the entrance
OF the U. S. Gypsum Co. plant
Wednesday afternoon, Oscar Film
ner, 35, of Shreves, O., is in
grave condition in Magruder Hos
pital. He suffered a crushed
pelvis, and serious other internal
injuries.
The victim was rushed to Ma
gruder Hospital in a Gerner &
Wolf ambulance, where his condi-
ton was reported as critical
Thursday afternoon. He is en-
ployed by the Writ & Mccoy Con-
struction, Of Mansfield, which has
been engaged in installing six
inch gas main to the main works
of the U. S. Gypsum Co. plant,
since early last fall.
1t was the first serious mishap
to have occurred to any worker
since the project was started three
months ago.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-16
Danbury Schools
Get S7,727 Gift

The Danbury Townshiop Board
of Education has received gift
of S7,727, to be set up as a
scholarship fund from the estate
of the late Regina and Rebecca
Lullman, sisters, of Danbury
township.
The sisters, who died in 1949,
and were we'll known for their
social and welfare activities in the
Danbury community, stipulated in
their will, executed by Edward
Kirk, of State Road, that after GER
tain expenses and other deduc-
tions were made from the joint
estate, that the remainder be con-
verted into a scholarship fund for
the benefit of future Danbury
students.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-16
PROJECT UNDER
DIRECTION OF
T 0LED0 0 FIR N

The first concentrated multi-unit
housing project in 10 years is
we'll underway in this area, the
Bolte Real Estate and Insurance
Agency announced this week.
The new homes, comprising
plans for 25 complete family units
on Catawba Cliffs are priced with
in the workingman's bracket. sell
ing at $3.50, for six room, three
bedroom homes and $l2,500 for
larger homes, having hardwood
floors, plaster walls, and central
heating.
Seven of the smaller homes are
nearing completion and will be
sold within the next week or so.
All have six rooms, three bed
rooms, and are situated on double
lots comprising frontage of 120
by l25 feet in depth. Each home
has its own septic tank, we'll, hot
water and oil heater and laundry
cite, with wash trays. The water
wells are drilled to depth of
As feet or more.
Sponsored BY Toledosns
The project, which was planned
last November, but met many de
lays, due to difficulty in obtain
ing primary materials, is under
development by William Richards
ST.. and his son, William, Jr., of
the Central Securities Corp. Erie
Street, Toledo.
The Richards own most of the
Catawba Cliffs area and maintain
summer home in that commu
nifty.
The Bolte agency, through Eu-
gene Bolte, is acting as selling
agent for the completed homes.
A formal showing of one of the
new and model homes will be held
this Sunday, February 18 from
p. m. to p. m. During the
following week the home will be
open for inspection during the
same hours from Monday through
Sunday, February 25.
Local Contractors
Three local contractors are en-
gagged in construction of the new
residential Catawba Cliff colony.
All electrical wiring and installa-
tions are being handled by A. T.
Emmett, of Port Clinton, and
plumbing work, as we'll as install
alton of the wells and septic tanks
is being done by Carl Krepel of
Second Street. The scuff-proof
linclem block flooring is being
installed in all units by the Dwight
Fox flooring firm, in this city.
According to the Bolte Agency,
all of the units, both under con-
struction and those to be built
later, have been given full ap-
proval by the Fedora | Housing
Authority.
The project is the largest build
ing program to have been under
taken in this area since the Lenke
sub division was planned on South
Madison street more than decade
ago.
! A full page description of the
development will be found on
Page BIS in today's News.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-16
TANKE Coal. CO.
FIRE QUICKLY
{ XTIN c UISHED

A fire originating in chimney
at the Tanke Coal Co. office, Fult-
on Street, which threatened the
upper portion of the building, was
dispensed with in less than Is
minutes early Tuesday evening.
Prompt response to the alarm
which was phoned to the police
department was occasioned by the
fact that when the call came in
members of the fire department
were attending their first session
of the bi-weekly first aid school
sponsored by the Red Cross. The
meeting was in the fire house and
the siren was sounded by the
firemen themselves. Two pieces
of equipment were sent to the
scene.
Firemen and equipment were
back in the fire station at 8:25
p. m. and the first aid lessons
proceeded after only brief in
terruption.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-16
WORK On NEW PENINSULA
HIGHWAY STARTS IN SPRING
Bids To Be Let For Lakeshore Boulevard
From Danbury To Lakeside Early In Mar

Before the end of next Spring,
or at least by early summer Otta-
wa county will have a new but
short stretch of highway, which
will benefit all residents, particu-
larly those on the peninsula. For
tourists, too, it will open new Wis
taS of enchanting scenery.
The new thoroughfare will be
known as the LakeShore boule
ward, connecting Danbury with
Lakeside over the old Ohio Pub
lie Service right-of-way.
Although the road will be only
one and three-quarter miles in
length, it will form tremendous
ly important link in the present
cloSe-Woven pattern of Vacation
land transportation facilities.
Bids, now being advertised, wilt
be let about March 3, which
means, according to the county
engineers office, that actual con-
Struction work will get under way
around the first of April. The
road will be paved with bitumi-
nous macadam, and will be 18
feet wide. 1t will run from route
1853 to Lakeside, connecting with
Erie Beach road.
The estimated cost of Lakeshore
boulevard will be 500, 9,15687, which
will be paid for comparatively by
the county commissioners and
trustees of Danbury Township.
Trustees who have given the pro-
ject their full support the past
year are Andrew Turinsky, Floyd
Smith and r. A. WahlerS, with the
Danbury Township clerk, Dr.. E..
E. Braithwaite.
An interesting feature of the
project is the fact that the neces-
Sary right-of-Way was purchased d
by adjoining property owners and
donated to the county and Dan
bury Township.
The project was further speed
ed along in planning when the
Kelley Lime & Transport Co. o1
Marblehead offered to donate part
of the materials to be used in
building the road.
County engineers stated that
the work will not be retarded ever
if the spring is a very wet one
because the locality of the road,
route is comprised of we'll drain.
ed rock elevations.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-16

the Ohio Genera. Assembly, pub
lished a front page editorial in
special capitol edition" of the
ottawa County News which was
issued last Monday.
The edition was printed for
each state representative and SEN
ator, and extra copies went out to
leading newspapers and radio sta
tions in the nation. Rep. Reider's
signed editorial was quoted, either
in full or by excerpts on scores
of newscasts throughout the coun-
try.
Describing Gov. Lausche as a
political natural" the local pub
Usher declared the third term
governor "is the best qualified to
lead America in this critical and
trying period in world history"
Cites Third Comeback
Pointing to Lausche as sound
presidential timber, Reider declar.
ed ''The political stature of Ohios
amazing Democratic governor, sur
vivor of November's Republican
landslide, in his dramatic bid for
third term as administrative
head of one of the nations pivotal
states, has grown tremendously in
recent months"
He pointed out that it appears
highly significant that Republican
and Democratic governors alike
recently cast aside partisan views
Continued Page 8, Col. 81
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-16

for him SIS.
Warner will receive $40 for his
suggestion involving the use Of
warning flags on vehicles for the
benefit of the observer giving
clearance for firing.
An Offset screw driver for fill
ister head screws will earn $40
for Broom.
Rowland had two suggestions
adopted. He VIII receive $40 fol
the use of test stand for power
control and SIS for a conduit
guide for installing conduits on
guns.
Mrs Weigman viii receive SD
for her suggestion involving place
ment of light inside when paint
ing indicator scales.