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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17
AIRPORT HEARING Delayed
BY ABSENTEE C0uNCILMEN
City Garage Ordered
Razed By Fire Marshal

Port Clinton city fathers are fac
ing a housing problem as serious,
if not more so, than that which
hounds the average house hunter
in this area.
The city garage department, a
subsidiary of the street depart
ment, has been evicted-kicked
out of its own home, by State
Fire Marshall Harry ]. Callan.
According to Assistant Fire
Marshall Joseph Rihacek, the
present city garage at 215 East
Second street, is dirty, oil-soaked,
greasy, and falling down wreck
of a structure, which is not fit
for-well, a city garage. The
building, he said must be torn
down in 80 days.
Street Superintendent Carl Rud-
docks feelings were slightly ruff.
fled when the Inspector recalled
that the building was burned twice
and improperly rebuilt making
it a menace to the surrounding
property. But Ruddock became
downright dismayed this week
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17

arrested Burt on a charge of fail.
ure to yield the right of way at
a stop intersection. He was placed
in Jail Sunday night penGiag bond
for his later appearance in a JUS
tees court
Patricia Factor, Cleveland, Suf-
fered a nose fracture in an auto
mobile mishap on route 2 west Of
the city Sunday afternoon. The
other two accidents involved car
damages only.
Niles Hamminck, Clevela d
Yacht Club, won the racing divi-
sion from that city in his r Class
sloop Bobcat with William C. Voss
Hop Lopez, Lakeside Yacht Club.
second. c. r. Newpher in Hukau-
lu won the cruising auxiliary divi-
sion with Charles R. Stewart
Duchess), second. Both are past
commodors of Mentor Harbor
Yacht Club.
TOledo'S race was won by Fred
Seyfang and sons in their sloop,
Copperhead with Howard Punches
dolphin second and George Bin
kelman Playboy) third. All are
members of Toledo Yacht Club.
E. S. Steiner in Startling won
the Detroit division, followed by
r. A. John Gil Singva). Both
belong to Detroit Yacht Club.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17

when the state official added in
jury to insult on his critical TRADE
by declaring the general house.
keeping in the building is very
poor"
Aside from all the official critici-
sims about conditions at the
garage, councilmen and other
city officials, especially Mayor
Becker, to whom the Columbus
critiques were addressed, have a
king-sized headache. In the first
place, the order says they must
vacate the garage by September
3, and in the second place, they
have no place to go. For more
than year the city has been look
ing for a garage site, Ind while
several good ones loomed, they
got away, before anybody could
pin them down.
Since the city has been ordered
to tear down the garage building,
it looks like thousands of dollars
worth of street equipment will
have to be stored in the streets,
Ruddock ruefully observed.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17
Ex-GI Bound To
Grand Jury On An
Arms Toting Count

On a city police complaint of
carrying concealed weapons, Cur
tbs Cook, 10, former CT of Leban-
non, Va, was bound over to the
Ottawa county grand jury Friday
under bond of $500.
Cook, who said he had been
working at Gypsum since his dis
charge from the Army at Fort
Bragg, in North Carolina a month
ago, was picked up by local police
who found him carrying revolver
An investigation was Immediately
launched to determine whether
he might have had some connect.
ion with the armed robbery at the
Mon Ami winery last June.
Camp Perry army authorities
were also interested in the case
inasmuch as Cook was wearing an
army uniform at the time of his
arrest, despite the fact that he had
been given full discharge from the
service in July.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17
Registration For
kindergarten Starts

Registration for Kindergarten
tots who will be 5 by October /,
will be held at the Port Clinton
School Tuesday, August % be-
tween the hours of 8 and liam.
and l to $3.50 pm, Supt. D. ID.
Sims announced this week.
In charge of registration in the
new kindergarten rooms will be
the teachers, Mrs. Harriet Dewitt
and Miss Jane NiSsen.
Parents will be asked to pro-
duce their children's birth certi-
ficates, and also to deposit 81
to cover the years school supplies
for each child.
While the Board of Education
does not provide transportation
for kindergartners, arrangements
can be made with Mayfield Green,
to take care of any child who
cannot be taken to school other
wise Sims stated.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17

nue., in that city.
The second drowning in two
days occurring on the peninsula
Friday night took the life of Der
man LeGfoId, A, of Moline, Ohio,
while fishing off the dock at State
Park.
Recovered BY Coast Guardsmen
Coast Guardsmen recovered the
body at 11:30 pm, about an hour
after Ledford disappeared.
Two companions who were fish
ing with Ledford, Verdon Rutter,
of Toledo and Charles ireland, of
Bowling Green, left the dock to
get lunch at Catawba point. When
they returned they could not
locate Ledford, but presently saw
his cap floating in the water.
County Coroner George A. Poe
pronounced the death accidental
by drowning The body was re-
moved to the J. A. Niedecker
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17
Excellent Weather Halls
Successful HYA Regatta

Vacationland put on her pret-
tieSt smile for the hundreds of
special visitors who came from
many points along the great lakes
to witness the launching of the
53th annual Inter Lakes Yachting
Association regatta over the week
end.
Fair weather attended the very
opening of the big five day event,
from Saturday morning straight
through today.
At one time there were more
than 600 small craft crowded into
Put-In-Bay harbor.
With light breezes prevailing,
sailing conditions were perfect.
Two Port Clintonites placed in
the Lightning races Monday morn
ing. Bob Englebeck sailing Meat
wagon" was in first position, with
Carlton Allen skippering "Mama's S
Mink" in fourth place.
luSlC WClC dloO tHS JOul lotN,
thousands upon thousands of them
flocking to state park and various
points along the peninsula this
weekend.
Cottage keepers and trailer
camp proprietors said there was
not single vacancy on the whole
peninsula. In fact, there was
hardly space at any Of the vaca-
tioning and fishing spots to even
pitch pup tent.
Although there were from 25,-
900 to 10000 cars on the PENN
sular highways during the day,
only four. accidents were reported
by the sheriff's office, one being
Of serious nature.
Charles J. Burt, driving his car
across the intersection of Catawba
road and route 163, crashed into
car driven by Louis PurSler, who
was headed west on route 1853
Mrs. Burt suffered a fractured
nose in the crash which demoliS
he'd the front ends of both vehic
les.
Deputy Sheriff Myron Hetricl
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17

Above are shown this years
officers Of the Port Clinton
Yacht Club, who handled all
the details for fhe 38th annual
regatta this weekend.
At top. from left, are Conn.,
modore Carlton Schwan and
Robert Enslebeck, rear COM
modore and regatta chairman.
in center, left, is Keith Mont
somerY, treasurer and Harvey
Snider, secretary. At right, bot
tom, is Carl Keller, vice COM
modore.
Trustees this year are John
w. Lay, Kenneth Black, Wayne
Friderici and William Allan, all
Of Port Clinton. The fleet sur
geon is DR.. George Boon, Oak
Harbor, and measurer is Carlton
Allen, Port Clinton. -Hattwick
Photos.
(Turn to the special regatta
page in this weeks news, page
B-5.)
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17
Final Rites
Thursday For
War Casualty

The body of Pvt. James Ogles-
bee, who was the third Korean
War casualty from Ottawa county,
arrived at the J. A. Neidecker
Funeral Home Tuesday, where
il remained until Thursday after
noon, when services were held
from the United Brethren Church.
Rev. J, V. Bigelow officiated,
and burial was in Riverview Gene
tary.
Pvt Oglesbee enlisted in the
army August Is, 1949 and was
killed in action in Korea, Septem-
ber II, 1850. He was 20 years
of age
Surviving are his parents, Mr.,
and Mrs Wesley Oglesbee, of
Marblehead; brothers, Kenneth,
with the us. Army, Charles of
Port Clinton, Wesley Jr., and Ed
ward Oglesbee, both of Marble
head; sisters, Mrs. Paul Rakosky,
and Linda Oglesbee, of Marble.
head, and Mrs. Melvin Burr, of
Clyde.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17
Lake ERIE TAKES Three
LIVES Off PENINSULA

Lake Erie claimed three drown
ing victims within a 48-hour per-
iod over the last weekend, being
a new record for individual drown
ings.
The total drownings to date this
season is five, three of which took
place at Catawba Island and two
on Marblehead
Losing his balance while fish
ing on the Marblehead pier late
Thursday afternoon, Jack Hooker,
38, of Toledo, drowned a few feet
from the dock.
Coast Guards grappled for the
body, recovering it IA minutes
after it disappeared at 4:48 p. m.
The victims death was de-
clared accidental by the county
coroner's Office and the body was
removed to the Garner Funeral
Home in Toledo.
Hooker resided on Upton ave-
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17

Funeral Home and later taken to
Dayton for services.
Ledford was en- employee of the
New York Central Railroad.
Dies At PUt-ln-Bay
Lake Erie claimed its third
drowning victim in 48 hours, when
Walter M. Sonnichsen of 821 Pipe
street, Sandusky, disappeared un-
der the waters off Put-In-Bay at
2 pm. Sunday.
He was one of the thousands
of visitors to the ILYA regatta.
How he fell into the water was not
established The drowning was
adjudged accidental.
The body was recovered in less
than an hour and removed to the
Gerner & Wolf mortuary, then
later sent to the Quick Mortuary
in Sandusky where services were
held Wednesday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17
CORONER POE
TO QUIT POST

DR.. George A. Poe announced
today that he was accepted an
appointment as staff physician at
Mount Alto Sanitarium, South
Mountain, Pa.
DR.. Poe, who has served as
county coroner for number of
years, plans to take several weeks
vacation before assuming his new
duties September Is.
His appointment at the large
sanitarium in Pennsylvania, marks
the first time an outsider has
been named in the history of the
hospital. Previously all such ap-
pointments were made from staff
ranks"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17
New Machines Put
In At Standard Co.

Arrival of new machinery, at
Standard Products Company's
plant this week replaced some of
the old equipment which has been
shipped out the past several weeks
for overhauling and undermining,
a company spokesman said this
week.
He spiked rumors afloat that
the company was on a large scale
dismantling program. Much of the
machinery is being relocated or
replaced to meet new demands of
defense contracts which were re.
Gently received, it was explained.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17
CONTRACT STUDY
POSTPONED TO
AUG. Is MEET

While expressing willingness
to proceed with negotiations for
a new airport operational contract
Tuesday night, members of city
council were forced to decline
taking action because of the lack
of a quorum at the regular meet
ing.
Council President Harold Mel
sen told Attorney Leslie Meyer,
representing Milton Hersberger,
airport operator, eve hesitate TO
act at this time, both because of
the light representation of coun-
cilmen and the fact that the 30
day period set for the voiding
of our existing airport contract
still has a week to run"
Meyer, who was accompanied by
Hersberger said, "We are here
only to keep in touch with you
on the matter"
Funds Available
Hersberger told councilmen, in
a form of memo, which had no
bearing on negotiations, that he
had been informed by a high
ranking Civil Aeranautic Commits
sion official, there will be funds
available for expansion up to the
end of this year" He quoted the
official as saying, 1--WE can have
available, even a better PROPOSE
tion than we had figured on or
iginally, financially, that is"
Mayor Carl Becker was absent,
du,e to illness and Councilman
Roland Schaper was on vacation,
while Councilman Nielsen's seat
was vacated because of his taking
over the mayors presiding post.
There were only four votive coun-
Gilman in attendance at the reg
ular session.
There will be no further action
in the airport issue until the
next meeting of council, which
will take place August %, coun-
cilmen stated. This was agree
able to Hersberger and Attorney
Meyer.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17
New North Shore Blvd.
To Be Dedicated Friday

Dedication of Danbrry Town
ships new North Shore boulevard,
a relocated route paralelling
Lake Erie, and extending from the
Erie Beach Road, Lakeside, west
ward and joining State Route 1853,
two miles west of Lakeside, will
take place this Friday afternoon.
William R. Brown, chairman of
the North Shore Boulevard COM
mittee, said the formal tape-cut-
ting will be at 2 pm, following a
luncheon for county and township
officials at Saylor's Friday noon.
Luncheon speakers will include
Carl Miller, assistant director of
state parks and Rhea McCarty,
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17
Motor Ignites At
Peninsular Rubber

A fire at the Peninsular Rubber
Company plant, which first APP
peared to be threatening one,
was confined to a small motor
which was causing a great volume
of smoke, Tuesday morning.
Port Clinton Volunteer firemen
responded to telephone alarm
and disconnected the electric
unit. Damage was confined to the
motor only, which was destroyed.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17
ORDER LIMITED PARKING

City conucil authorized the street
department to order two-hour
parking limit signs to be erected
on Maple street between Second
and Third streets, at Tuesdays
meeting. On request of Council
man Torvald Hostrup, council
speeded the action, due to bottle
neck congestion created in the
area of Standard Products Co.,
plant. caused by all-day parkers.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17

Columbus, executive secretary of
the Ohio Development and Public
ity Chairman.
The road, for which ground was
broken last April, was built by
the Weis Brothers Construction
Co., of Elmore. The road is one
and three-quarters miles long and
is of macadam construction over
a heavy limestone base course.
The new route is extensively
used by tourists over weekends.
1t abuts upon about 20 properties
from which much of the rights-of-
way had been donated when the
route was surveyed last fall.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17
Mrs. Lieser Is New
County School Nurse

Mrs. Ray Lieser of Oak Harbor,
will be the new county school
nurse when the 1852 term opens
Tuesday, September 4, County
Supt. Edwin Digby has announced.
Mrs. Lieser, who was the for
mer Betty Wolf, will succeed Mrs.
Leroy Belt, who resigned the post
at the end of the school term
last May.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17
ENGINEER VISITS EoD

H. F. Webb, a faculty member
at the Carnegie Institute of Tech
nology, Pittsburgh, and an indus
trial safety engineer, addressed
staff members Monday at the Erie
Ordnance Depot.
Webb, with his wife, spent
several days visiting his brother,
Col. f. M. Webb, commandment at
E. O. ID.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17
Yacht Club
ToBe Beehive
Of Activity
ALL CLASSES OF BOATS
TO COMPETE IN RACES
SET FOR SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY

Ringing down the curtain on an
exciting five day meeting of the
Inter Lake Yachting Association,
as finale to the regular racing
season, will be the 37th annual
Port Clinton Yacht Club regatta,
which will get underway at noon
this Saturday.
Hundreds of boats will Swoop
into the local harbor for the big
event, many of them coming di-
rectly from Put-In-Bay, scene Of
accelerated boating contests and
social activities for the most part
of this week.
The clubs commodore, Carlton
Schwan, will be in command, as
general chairman. with Robert
Englebeck as Regatta chairman.
Members Of the general COM
mittee for the 38th annual Port
Clinton Yacht Club regatta are:
Robert EngIebeek, chairman;
Carl Keller, Max Fischer and
Stensen Petersen.
Registration will begin at / / am.
until about $3.50 pm. Saturday. The
races will get under way at $50
pm. after the first warning gun
is sounded at 3 o'clock. This will
be followed by the preparatory
gun at 1925 pm, and thereafter,
at five minute intervals the races
will get off to flying starts for
X Cats, Thistles, Lightnings, In
terlakeS, Nippers, Universals and
Comets.
After the races are concluded,
there will be an informal dance
at the yacht club for all members,
visiting sailors and guests. Mr.,
and Mrs. Carlton Allan will serve
as chairmen of this social activity,
assisted by Mr.. land Mrs. Art
Hemminger, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Finefrock, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hrupcho, Barbara Petersen, Dick
Sims, Jack Gordon and Bill Miller.
Sundays program will get an
early start with breakfast in the
clubhouse at 7:30. Mrs. William
Kildow is in charge of breakfast
arrangements, assisted by Mrs.
Keith Montgomery and Mrs. Paul
Sahs.
The warning gun will be sound
ed at $50, with the races getting
under way at 10 am.
The sailors luncheon to be ser
we'd at noon in the club house will
be under the direction of Mrs
Mildred Neidecker, chairman, AS
sisted by Mrs. Edward Sprenger,
Mrs. Oliver True, Mrs. Carl Hllker,
Mrs. Doris Puffenberger, Mrs
Ray Lambert, Mrs. d. l.. Mackey
Mrs. Harry Stensen and Mrs. Lee
Bracken.
The usual fishing contest for
children will be held at l pm
This will be open to all entrants
aged l to 20, and prizes will be
awarded for the biggest and most
fish caught.
Power boat races will get Under
way at 2 pm. with outboard con
tests being staged on the Portage
River in frot of the Yacht club
Englebeck will present trophic!
to the winners of the seven dif
ferent regatta classes, during
ceremonies which will begin a
4::30 pm. Sunday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17

Lockwood Zeis representing the
Port Clinton Hi-Y Club, arrived
Sunday in Camp Neslon Dodd, the
Ohio State Y. M. C. A. Boys Camp
in Brinkhaven, Ohio.
He will join with 144 other
Hi-Y Officers and % Advisors and
leaders in the movement working
on plans and programs for the
coming year.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17
CAR RACING AT SANDUSKY

Stock car race program is slated
for Sunday afternoon at the San
dusky Speedway. Introduction of
Miss Speedway" contestants will
be an added feature. Glenn Rog-
geman made clean sweep of last
Sundays races which were marked
by numerous crashes.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17
SCHOOL OPENS SEPT. S

City School superintendent D. y.
Sims announced today that school
will officially open at o am.
September 5. He said registration
of new students will ta1e place
the Gay after Labor LAY, Tues
day, September 4 and teachers will
conduct their usual organization
meetings on that day.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17
PROTEST OPEN SEWER

A delegation of South Madison
street residents, visiting the coun-
Gil meeting Tuesday, made urgent
pleas for assistance in correcting
unsanitary conditions arising from
an open sewer near the city limits.
The sewer committee promised an
investigation.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17
CUTS CHIN ON BIKE

Bonnie Hunter, of Erie Gardens,
was treated at Magruder Hospital
Sunday for a deep laceration of
her chin, which she received
when her head struck the handle
bar of a bicycle.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17
MOOSE WOMEN TO MEET

Women of the Moose will hold
a chapter night program for the
alumni at Moose Hall at $3.50 pm.
Monday, August 20, with Mrs.
Helen Potts serving as alumni
chairman.
A Red Cross representative will
speak on the blood collection
campaign which is drawing near.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-17

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-10
FROM SEATTLE

R. F. Linden afd l.. M. Riclies of Seattle are at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-10

fering policy views when the Chinese Communists were coming to power played any part in the dismissal of Macarthur.
 T don't think that had any con- nection with it whatsoeyer,' Mar shall told Senator Smith.
 Smith, in long exploration of Chinese e-American relations. had suggested there was a school of thought in the State Department kindly disposed toward the Chinese Communists in 1945. At that time they were warning with Chiang Kai Shek's Nationalists for control of China. Smith placed Macarthur among those who wanted to aid Chiang.
 Green Light to Britain
 Smith also said he :,ad been told the Truman administration gave the green light to Great Britain to recognize the Chinese Commun- ists." He asked Marshall if that was true, and did we imply we would 20 along with them?"
 Marshall said he did not know that Smith would have to ask Secre- .ary of State Acheson who is to be witness later
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-10
Quizzed, Pr-Commasliss

Quizzed, Er-C0mmaslis5
 A little later Senator Morse (R- ore) asked llsnsh3ll il. when he was secretary ef state C1s47-49) be found within tt tIepartment @any officials who were prc-Communis and who wanted the. l5a-g of this government to be one Qf supporting the Chinese Commlalisf
 Marshall said NO sir cid not I am speaking in regara la those people with whom l came tact
 Morse: That is what a ing. am asking within 9ur knewl- edge"
 Marshall: T did not"
 Morse: And you knew of 20 sucA movement within the State Depart ment during that period ef serWce?a
 Marshall: Tt never came to my attention, sir"
 Administration Boost
 Under questions from Senators Lyndon Johnson {D-Tezl ana Morse, Marshall got in some more licks for the administration on the general dispute with MacArthur
 He repeated to them that the ad- ministration's program in his belief is the practical way to victory in Korea with the least loss Of lie and the least possibility of ister- vention by Russia
 Talking with reporters after the session Russell said that among other witnesses who probably will be called are It. Gen. Albert c. Wedemeyer, author Of the special 1947 report bn Korea made public since the hearings started. and Vice Adm. Oscar Badger, former Seventh Fleet commander.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-10
REC JoBS GOT CLEARANCE, SAYS DAWSON

WASHINGTON, May 10 - R - Donald s. Dawson, President Tru- mans patronage adviser, said today all appointments to the board o1 the REC first were cleared with the Democratic National committee.
 But he swore that he never abused his office to influence the awarding of REC loans, as a Senate Banking subcommittee has charged.
 Dawson began his long-awalteo appearance before the Senate if- vestigators by reading statement saying:
 ITO the best of my knowledge, have done nothing in connection with the REC that is improper Tn any way"
 Senator Fulbright D-Ark, char man of the subcommittee, asked him if appointments to the RFC board first were cleared at Demo- cratic headquarters.
 "Yes, they were cleared" Dawson said.
 Members of the board were crltl- cized in a subcommittee report which said they yielded to '1nfiu- ence" in handling loan applications The report named Dawson as one ol those who exerted influence.
 But Dawson differed with ths committees size-up of the since-re- organized REC.
 T thing the REC has done gooo job." he said. T think the organ ization has done an admirable Jot and that it is well worthwhile.
 He conceded that he hasn't stuo' fed the loans that were rapped oA the subcommittee.