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Evening star., 1951-02-14
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Proqrumminq for DPA

Charles E. Wampler, an. assist
ant vice president of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Co. OF
New York, has been named to
head programming in the Defense
Production Administration.
Mr. Wampler's Office, DPA an
nounced, will absorb some of the
Iprogramming now carried on by
the National Production Author
ity, DPA's operating organization.
Evening star., 1951-02-14
Holmes to Give Talk
On Cote Price Controls

Vincent A. Holmes, acting di-
rector of the District Price Stabi-
lization Board. will discuss the
forthcoming restaurant price con-
troll order at a meeting Of the
Restaurant Beverage Association
at $3.50 pm. tomorrow in the -Four
Hundred Restaurant, 1923 F
street NV.
The association invites all Glass
c and D licensees to attend the
meeting.
Evening star., 1951-02-14
Argo Lodge to Present
Essay Contest Awards

Presentation of awards to the
winners of the essay contest spon-
sored by Argo Lodge of B'nai
Birth and its auxiliary will be
made at special exercise at 8 pm.
tomorrow in the auditorium of the
Americanization School. Nine
teenth and California streets NV.
The program also will include
presentation of a B'nai Birth
Americanism Citation to an out
standing resident of the commu-
nifty.
Evening star., 1951-02-14
Roman Law Seminar

. The Riccobono Seminar of
Roman Law of America will dis
cuss Roscoe Ponds "A Theory of
Social Interests" at meeting at
|8:20 pm. tomorrow in the st.
Thomas More Library of Catho-
lie University.
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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02
Standard Declares
15-Cent Dividend

Directors of the Standard Pro-
ducts Co. voted at Cleveland this
week to allow a 15-cent share
dividend, payable March 20 to
stockholders of record March 5.
Harry D. Myers, president, re-
ported that profits for the first
half of the current fiscal year,
beginning on July l, 1850, and
ending on December 81, 1850.
totaled $451 ,667 after taxes, un-
der the Revenue Act of 1850.
Company sales during this six
month period set an all-time re-
cord of $1O,637, 900, and Mr.. Mey'
ers pointed out that operations
were continuing at good levels, in
Guiding work on number OF
military contracts.
Standard Products is the
worlds largest producer of auto
motive window channel, as wei
as a major manufacturer of auto
motive locks and hardware, mold
ed rubber and plastic products.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02
Ray Boiler, Carroll township, Is Named
AS Board Member OF Red Cross Chapter

Ray Boiler of Carroll Township
was elected to the Ottawa County
Chapter of the Red Cross Board
of Directors at a meeting Of the
board held Thursday evening at
the Island House in Port Clinton.
During the meeting complete
report was given by Mrs. George
Slaughter upon a conference she
attended recently at Columbus as
representative of the local Red
Cross. The subject of the Colum-
bus meeting, at which several
Federal and State defense heads
spoke, was civil defense and the
part women will be asked to take
in it. 1t was pointed out by Mrs.
Slaughter that radioactive misrS
from water explosion of atomic
bombs would present distinct
hazard to counties bordering on
the lake although the actual ex-
plosion were miles away. She
also stressed the need for wom-
en- as volunteer for nurses aide,
Red Cross workers, typistS, COM
munication operators and host
of other civil defense jobs.
Ralph Forster outlined to the
group the requirements which
must be met before Ottawa Coun-
ty may participate in the blood
bank program of the newly-or-
ganized Cleveland Area Red Cross
Blood Center. He was one of 4
group from Ottawa County which
recently attended meeting IN
Cleveland at which details of the
new program were announced to
representatives of the various
Red Cross chapters in the Cleve-
land area. After a discussion of
the report, the Board of Directors
appointed Forster chairman of a
committee to conduct a local in
vestigation into the problems in
volved.
1t was also announced by j. G.
Hitchcock, chairman of the chap
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02
COP Tangled Up
Over Sacking Rule

Ohio's Doth General Assembly
is five weeks old. Chief item be-
fore the lawmakers is the non
partisan program of Gov. Frank J.
LauSche. A flood Of other leg
islation-many proposals highly
controversial-is in the hoppers.
Only one bill has reached the
floor The Senate approved, and
sent to the House a substitute for
the Lausche auto tag proposal.
Some 210 Bills have been intro
duced in the House. 68 in the
Senate.
Bipartisan support of the Lau-
sche program has developed rap
idly. The Governors 30-minute
address was carefully prepared.
1t thumbnailed the many advances
in the state in 1949-50; chartered Il
sound program for the present
biennium.
The COP majority in the House
stepped into troubled waters.
Rep. Lowell FeSS, Yellow
Spring Republican, charged his
leaders with assuming dictator
ial powers. The accusation came
after the majority party sacked
liberalized rule. House Speaker
Gordon Renner and other major
ity party members had voted for
it two years ago when in the mi
nority. The change makes almost
impossible revival of proposed
law after it is pigeon-holed. A
standing vote was taken when
Renner refused to have the rec
ord show the inconsistent ballots.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02
F | R E D { P 7 =.
MAKES DRY RUN
FOR HOT STOVE
Police Cruiser Puts Out Blaze
In Automobile Parked
At Gas Station

When an oil burning heater in
the home of Mrs. Enos Rarden,
Gypsum, started smoking and
super-heating last Friday morn
ing, the Port Clinton Fire Depart
ment responded to her summons,
but found no danger on arrival.
Mrs. Rarden telephoned the
alarm to the police department,
saying she feared an explosion
as the flu leading from the heater
"waS red hot" The intense heat,
caused by a clogged burner, had
subsided when local fire appar-
atus arrived on the scene.
In another fire which took place
in the city Thursday of last week,
wiring, the fan belt and radiator
were damaged when an automo.
bile owned by Ivan Shaffer, of
6O2 Locust Street, Oak Harbor,
ignited while parked at the Sohio
Service Station, Perry and Madi.
son Streets.
Fire Department equipment
was not necessary as the blaze
was put out by a hand extin
guisher manned by Police Cruiser
Operator William Robel.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02
Council Maps Plans For City-type OF Government
IMPORTANT PERSONNEL CHANGES
LISTED AT STANDARD PRODUCTS

Among important changes in
personnel, seven new appoint
ments and promotions in the Port
Clinton Division of the Standard
Products Company were announc-
ed Thursday by l.. S. Larson,
general manager of the division.
Gordon Mcneil, who headed the
nations entire tank track pro-
gram in World War IL, has joined
the division as chief engineer in
charge of tank track and rubber
program, to work on the Com
pany's tank track program
David McAdam, who has been
serving as production manager
of the division, has been promoted
to sales manager.
George w. Beltz, formerly cf
the Sun Rubber Company, of
Barberton, Ohio, has been appoint
ed chief plant engineer.
William Barbe, has been pro-
NOTED from production control
supervisor to production manager,
and Alfred Butts has been ap-
pointed to production control
supervisor.
Andrew Dorko has been pro-
NOTED to chief inspector, replac-
ing Alban Laffey, resigned, and
Edward Schmidutz has been pro-
noted to a foremanship in the
Property Maintenance Depart
ment.
Plant facilities are being rear
ranged preparatory to the begin
ming of work on the Company'S
new defense order to overhaul
and rebuild several hundred thou
sand carbines, and many of the
new jobs to be created by this
order will begin opening up about
a month from now, Larson said,
with 500 additional men and wo-
men to be employed.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02
RE|DER SERVES
5 CO NJ MITTEES
IN ASSE N b. Y
Local Publishers Latest AS
signment Is Chairman
OF Public Relations

State Rep. Robert W. Reider,
second-term Democratic Legislator
from Oak Harbor, has received
five important assignments in the
House of Representatives of Ohio's
99th General Assembly.
Rep. Reider, former Army coun-
ter intelligence agent, who was
unopposed for reelection in the
primary and general elections
last year, has been named to the
Democratic Policy Committee by
Minority Leader James M. Carney,
of Cleveland. This Committee
carries the strong endorsement OF
Governor Frank ]. Lausche.
The Ottawa county representa-
tive is also serving as chairman
of the new Public Relations Com
mittee, formed early this month
in the lower branch of the legls-
lature. He is a member OF the
powerful Finance Committee OF
the house; Commerce and Trans
portation and Financial lnStltu-
tions Committees.
Reider is the Publisher of the
Ottawa County News.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02
MEMORIAL ORGAN
FUND LAUNCHED
AT ST. JOHNS

An organ fund which will be
used to memorialize the late Rev.
w. A. Siefkes, has been launched
by the congregation of St. John
Lutheran Church, Rev. John Z.
Braun, pastor, announced this
week.
He said he was directed at the
annual congregational meeting
last week to send the following
communication to the widow,
Mrs. Siefkes, in San Antonio.
Texas:
AT the annual meeting of ST.
Johns Lutheran Congregation on
Tuesday, January %, 1851, by a
unanimous vote it was decided
to establish the pastor SiefkeS
Memorial Organ Fund" This ac-
ton was taken in view of the very
high esteem in which people and
pastor of st. Johns held your
husband and father, also because
of his love and appreciation of
good music. We feel that in the
years to come this memorial or
gan will ever be a reminder to the
congregation assembled of the in
fluence and debt of gratitude
owed to the late DR.. w. A. Sief-
keS."
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02
DEHN SCHOLARSHIP MEMORIAL
COMMITTEE MAPS 81 PROGRAM

A definite program for carry
ing on the work of the A. O.
Dehn Memorial Scholarship was
set up by members of the memor-
ial committee this week, Mrs.
Dora E. Coleman, secretary, Of
the Harris-Elmore School, an
nounced.
She explained that the Dehn
Memorial Scholarship fund was
established through contributions
from schools, organizations, and
individuals of Ottawa County as
a memorial to the late Superin.
tendent A. o. Dehn, who served
as Superintendent of Ottawa
County Schools from 1914 to the
time of his death in 1949. The
Dehn Memorial is designed to
encourage worthy young men and
women to enter the teaching pro-
fession. The committee is offer
ing for the ensuing year. a maxi
mum loan of $3.50, without inter
est, to student of Ottawa Coun-
ty Schools who wishes to attend
college in order to prepare for
the teaching profession.
Any student who is a graduate
of any of the Ottawa County High
Schools or has attended school
in Ottawa County is eligible and
may make application for the
scholarship loan through the su-
perintendentS of the various
schools of Ottawa County.
The loan will be made on the
basis of personal qualifications of
the applicant and may be used
during any one of the four years
of college. Repayment of the loan
may be made after the recipient
has secured teaching position.
Applications for the A. o. Dehn
Memorial Scholarship Loan should
be made to the Dehn Memorial
Committee by March Is, 1851.
Members of the committee in
attendance at the meeting were
Minnie Pomrenke, Gypsum School;
Chairman; Mrs. Dora E. Coleman,
Harris-Elmore School, Secretary;
C. H. Wolfe, Danbury Township
Schools; Emily Timpe, Salem Oal;
Harbor School; Russell Martin,
Lacarne; John Rofkar, Allen Cen.
trail School; Mrs. Anna Mylander
Graytown School; Earl J. John
son, President of the Ottawa
/ County Education Association
Elizabeth j. Offerman, Assistan
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02
DON WOLFE TO
BE SPEAKER AT
DINNER

The Port Clinton American
Legion Post 1l3 will hold its first
annual membership appreciation
dinner at $50 p. m, Monday, Feb.
Is, 1851 at the Legion Home. This
dinner will be for 1851 paid-up
members only. The limited
amount of turkey dinners which
can be served will be seventy
five.
After dinner entertainment has
been planned Don Wolfe, State
Editor of the Toledo Blade will
be the principal speaker.
Tickets may be purchased at
Burt's Clothing Store or from
any member of the committee
on or before February 6.
Wolfe, who is we'll known to
many in this area, was reared in
Walbridge, o., where he started
his career as a carrier for the
Blade, then became reporter
in Bowling Green. He has been
on the Blade staff for more than
three years.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02
War Veteran Named
ElnOre Postmaster

Wednesday was the last day of
Office for Postmaster Frank T.
Tank, 70, who ended Is years of
government service as postmaster
at Elmore.
Rep. Frazier ReamS, of Toledo,
appointed Robert William Schroe-
der as acting postmaster. He will
serve in that capacity until COM
petitive examinations are held to
fill the post permanently
Schroeder operates a restaurant
in Elmore. He is a war veteran
and is a Democratic Central Com
mitteeman.
Tank indicated that he expect
ed to retire from public activity
with the ending of his service
with the government. He closed
his records as of last Wednesday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02
New Hospital Head
Is On Duty Here

Miss Florence A. Specht, of
Waynesboro, Va, arrived in the
city Monday and assumed her new
duties as superintendent of Ma
gruder Memorial Hospital Tues
day, succeeding Miss Rachel Gar
lick.
Miss Garlick took over the post
last December. She had been sun
gical supervisor at Magruder
since October, 1940.
The acting hospital head sue
ceeded Miss Lillian Stoll who re-
signed to accept a hospital posi-
ton in Upper Sandusky. o. She
had succeeded Miss Mabel Selin,
former U. S. Army nurse, who
came here from Defiance, o., to
become superintendent of the
new Magruder Hospital which
opened 10 years ago. She resign
ed a year ago to enter hospital
in Kentucky for treatment.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02
CITY MERCHANTS AGREE TO
CLOSE AT NOON WEDNESDAYS

Nearly a score of Port Clinton
Merchants have reached volun-
tary agreement to observe We'd
nesday afternoon closing effec-
tive February 7.
The movement was given i'm
petus by local hardware and ap-
pliance dealers, after a survey
of merchants was conducted by
Clifford Stephenson, of the Cham
Der of Commerce retail committee
and Lawrence Ludwigsen, who re-
presents the retail committee Of
the Merchants Association.
For several years local banks
and barber shops have been clos
ing from noon on each Wednes-
day. Other businesses, including
two furniture stores have also
observed the mid-week closing
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02

Although the secretary of state
has not as yet certified Port
Clinton's 1850 census figures,
which will in time proclaim the
city, Council speeded up prelim-
mary plans for setting up the Of
fetal city due to the fact that Feb
ruary Z is the deadline for filing
petitions of candidacy for city
office. Other than mayor, coun-
cilmen and city solicitor, the of
fees will be appointive.
Hope To Skip Primaries
Due to the cost of holding pri-
mary elections, city officials this
week expressed the hope that
both the Democratic and Republi-
cans could draft acceptable states
of candidates which would not
evoke primary contests in either
party.
This step was taken at a caucus
Monday night which was called
by George Sibrel, Democratic
central committeeman.
Sibrel reported that while last
Mondays caucus was a harmon.-
Gus gathering of party leaders, no
slate of candidates was drawn
up. He said he had called anoth-
er meeting for 2 p. m. this Sun
day at city hall to complete plans
for Democratic candidates., in the
event the city expansion Struc,
ture is given a green light before
the filing deadline next Wednes
day.
He expressed doubt if the city's
status could be completely set up
and in operation before two years
have elapsed.
BroUgh's Hat In Rims
Authorative Democratic Sources
revealed that E. c. Brough, local
justice of the peace, and former
city councilman, will definitely
make the race for mayor on the
Democratic ticket.
Other Democrats who reported
ly have decided to run, are the
present Democratic members OF
council, President Harold Neil
sen, William Goebel, Tobe Hos
trup, Charles Ruddock and Jac'':
Riddle. r. c. Schaper, the Rs
publican councilman, was report
ed undecided earlier this week.
Mayor Carl Becker was the first
to announce his candidacy as a
Republican for reelection early
last month.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02
Sewage Project On
Kiwanis Program

Guest speakers at the Wednes-
day noon meeting of the Port
Clinton Kiwanis Club held in the
Evangelical United Brethren
Church hall, were Mayor Carl
Becker and William Crohen. sup
erintendent of the Port Clinton
Water Works. The speakers de-
scribed the proposed plans for
establishing sewage disposal
plant for Port Clinton, and also
told how it had been planned
to help finance the project thru
a proposed rental for sewers used
for domestic and commercial pur-
poses. John Black was in charge
of the part of the program when
E. M. Sam" Christensen was in
Quoted as new member.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02
BUS CO. LOSES
SUIT FOR CRASH
DAMAGE BY MULE
Port Clinton Coach Lines
Fail To Win $12,043
Sought Before Jury

A mule, owned by William
Sorrell, of Genoa, died from re-
suits of traffic crash, but its de-
mise won verdict in favor of its
master in Common Pleas court
here Friday.
Port Clinton Coach Lines, Inc.
lad brought suit against Sorrell
for $12,043 damages resulting
from a collision between one of
its buses and a mule which had
wandered on Highway 120, near
Forrest Park, October 8, 1947.
The plaintiff alleged that the
impact was so great that the dam
aged bus was out of service three
months while undergoing repairs.
A petit jury returned verdict
in favor of the defendant after
hearing the case two days.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02
Conveyor Belt Is
Discussed At Rotary

Explanation of the industrial
and economic value of the pro-
posed coal and ore conveyer belt
from the Pennsylvania line to the
lakes was given before the Port
Clinton Rotary Club Tuesday
noon by Joseph Savley, of Akron
William Rofkar presided over
the luncheon which was held in
the auditorium of st. John Luth-
eran Church.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02

Several merchants expressed
the desire to close Wednesday
through the winter months and
keep open during the tourist sea-
son.
Among the merchants who list
ed themselves as agreeable to
closing at noon Wednesdays are:
N. o. Maytag Co., Hablitzel Hard
ware Co., Brinnon Co., Mizener-
Drynan Hardware, Port Clinton
Hardware Co., A-C Supply Store,
Western Auto Associate Store, H.
B. Karshner, Jeweler, Park-An-
derson Co., Gerner & Wolf, j. A.
Neidecker Co., Sans Economy,
Burt's Store, Clinton Mems Wear,
Lake Erie Sports and Boysen Re-
frigeratiOn.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02
PLANS SPEEDED UP TO GET
COUNClLMANIC CANDIDATES
UNDER THE FILING DEADLINE

Port Clinton, village for nearly three-quarters of
century took its first step toward becoming city officially
At special meeting of City Council last Tuesday night plans
laid for setting up the additional offices required by
municipality having in of 5000 population These in
clude servicesafety director additional councilman
bringing the total to seven health department board and
building permit service and creation of ward system. The
city is divided by precincts
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02
Local Students To
PRAY For Peace

High School students OF Imnac-
ulate Conception Church will
pray the Rosary each evening at
7 o'clock during this month for
world peace, it was announced
last week by Rev. Paul Mueller.
He said adult members of the
parish are urged to join the stud
ents in their supplications for the
establishment of peace in the
world.
Tic February prayer program
will be known as the CYO Mo-
vena.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02
School Board Elects

There was reorganization
meeting of the CataWha Island
BOARD of Education Monday night
Newly elected officers are: Pres
ident Mrs. Charles Poulalion, and
vice president is Fred Pluckhorn.
VIM. Rofkar remains as clerk of
the board. Other members are
Roy Drickhamer and John Oravec
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02

Soon after the crash, Father A.
Horn, chaplain at E. o. D., was
summoned to give the ritual of
the dead over the victims.
Sundays plane crash was the
third tragedy to occur in Ottawa
county within a 10-mile area in
less than two weeks. Two Oak
Harbor men were killed violently
in the same area, one by a New
York Central train and another
in an automobile crash.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02
5 Plane Crash Victims Bodies
Recovered Quickly Near City

ilian police details suffered nipped
ears, fingers and toes, during the
long watch duty imposed a few
minutes after the crash.
Priest Summoned
The bodies were removed to the
Gerner & Wolf Funeral Home,
where Identification was complet-
ed, after which they were shipped
to homes of respective relatives
Sunday night.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02
WORLD PRAYER SERVICE

"The World Day of Prayer Sed-
vice." sponsored by the Christian
Women of the community under
the direction of the United Cour.-
Gil of Church Women, will be
held Friday, February 8, at 2
p. m. in the First Baptist Church,
Beech street.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02
Official Figure In June

Official Figure In June
Mayor Becker was advised
by wire yesterday by Rep.
Frazier Reams in Washington,
that he was informed by the
Census Bureau that the offs.
eial population figure for Port
Clinton would not be available
until next June.
Reams added, however. that
he was pressing the Bureau for
q certificate Of the unofficial
count. so that the city could
proceed in its planning to con-
vert from its village status.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02

County Superintendent; Edwin
E. Digby, County Superintendent
of Schools.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02

E. H. Mndeman preventative promotion
had been appointed magazine of the Red Cross
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-02-02

THE NEWS is prepared TO do
your JOB PRINTING on a basis
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