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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
Fire Attacks
Travellers Inn
While Closed

Discovered in time, the kitchen
and dining room of Travellers ;
Inn was saved from being Quilted
bv fire Saturday afternoon. The
fire department was summoned
by workmen.
Firemen succeeded in subdulng
the blaze shortly after it broke
through a partition separating
the kitchen and front dining room
of the restaurant.
The fire was discovered at 3:05
%. m. and was declared eXtln-
guished by 3:2O.
There were no employees or
patrons in the place at the time
as the restaurant had been closed
for week to permit all employ
ees a vacation period, and to un-
aergo repairs to the restaurant.
Cause of the fire was believed
TO have been from sparks from
blow torch Workmen were US
ing.
All route 2 traffic was COM
pletely tied up for about half an
hour, due to the fact that hose
lines were stretched across the
street from fire plug at the rear
of the Lundgard mill.
Fircmen were recalled a second
time when smoke issued from the
burned section.
A call was made at 5:45 p. NJ
Friday to 130 West Fourth Street
when an overheated water tank
exploded.
I. j. Keating, who lives in the
building, suffered first degree
burns on his hands and arms
while fighting the resultant blaze
which threatened the dwelling.
Firemen succeeded in qrelling
the fire, with comparatively small
property loss. Captain Keating
was treated al Magruder Hospita
for his injuries.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
Youngsters Held
After Wild Ride
In Stolen Car

Three teen-age boys were incar-
cerated for a short while Friday in
the county Jail, after they had
been picked up on a driving esca-
pade on Fremont road, several
miles south of the city.
The boys, all of Toledo, had
played hockey from school Friday
and decided to take trip to Ere
mont in a station wagon which
was taken by one of the boys,
from his home. He confessed to
Deputy Sheriff Mike Hetrick that
he had made a duplicate key OF
the vehicles transmission key be-
longing to his mother.
The trio, repeatedly travelling at
great speed crashed into car driv-
en- by Mrs. Florence Brand, OF
Fostoria. Both Mrs. Brand, and
her daughter, Maxine, a passen-
ger, escaped injury but were
shaken Up.
The sheriff's Office released the
boys in custody of the parents OF
the driver, and the trio will be
held for investigation by the Lucas
county truant officer tomorrow, fol
not attending school.
Damage to the Brand car was
estimated at $65.
The other car, a station wagon
was run into ditch, but not dam
aged.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
Technicalities
Belabor Airport
Improvement Plans

City Solicitor John Reinheimer
reported TO councilmen at their
regular Tuesday meeting that no
word has been received from the
Certain-teed Co., of Ardmore, Pa.
relative to long sought release
of mining privileges on ground
which the city seeks for use as
runWays at the municipal air
port.
Negotiations for the lease clear
ance have been underway for the
past year through legal channels,
but the history of airport redtapc
goes back much farther.
Airport service was first made
available to this area as far bach
as 1890 when Milton Hershberger
leased the old field on route 1853
from the U. S. Gypsum Co. He
developed and operated the Isl
and Air Service for 13 years
when in 1943 he surrendered his
leasehold to the city in order to
obtain landing lights through co
operation of the CAA. 1t was at
that time that the long fight TO
obtain CAA authority for regula
ton runways actually began.
Hershberger headed a commit
tee of business men who started
collecting a fund for the airport
improvements, just before the
landing field was moved over IT,
state route 2. The airport tract
was bought in sections, as money
was collected, to relieve the cit,
from paying an annual rental fee
of $1,000. The land was finally
acquired in 1916.
Legal technicalities began tc
sprout when it was learned thai
sale of the land did not convey
the mining rights clause, and un
! less this was bound in the lease
the runways, if and when built
might be torn up for qrarryins
purpose.
The city ran into another snae
when it sought to provide an al
ministration building at the ell
trance but the state board ol
health ruled that septic tanks ant
flush toilets would have TO be in
stalled along with other santa
ton measures. A study Of The
requirements disclosed that th'
project would be prohibitive IL
cost, and it was therefore aband
oned, pending outcome Of greer
light for the other and more vita
improvements required at the air
port.
And still, the efforts started
nearly decade ago for adequate
runWays at the airport, continue
with the outcome hanging in th'
balance pending action of thu
company holding the minin.
r rights, coupled with althoritA
awaited from the CAA
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
Probe Of Grange
Election Urged

The Ohio Grange Fraternity de-
mands an official investigation Of
the source of funds used in the
election of Byron Frederick al
the Toledo Convention in Decem-
Der, 1850, in a letter mailed re-
Gently by Ralph Brown, Hoytville,
chairman, to the members of the
Executive Committee of the Ohio
State Grange. The text of the
letter follows:
"At a meeting of the Ohio
Grange Fraternity held Septem-
Der 8, 1851, resolution was
unanimously adopted requesting
that the Executive Committee of
the Ohio State Grange act on the
Resolution presented by the But
Ter County Pomona Grange and
make an investigation of the
source of the funds used in the
election of Byron Frederick at the
Toledo Convention in December
1852
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
Century-old School Landmark OF Port
Clinton's Founding Raced By Wreckers

There were no bells ringing j..
no horns footing, nor sirens
screaming, but just the same, the
mystic hour of midnight marked
an historical epoch in the annals
of Port Clinton's 124 years.
Yes, on last Friday, Port Clin-
ton, plotted by natives of the
Queen City of Ohio-Cincinnati,
officially became the Queen City
of Vacationland
There will be fitting ceremony
of some kind to mark this august
occasion, probably timed for the
next home game of the Redskins.
Just what the nature of the pro-
gram will be is not as yet estab-
lished, but Mayor Carl Becker,
members of council, our merch-
ants and the Ottawa County News
are all working on it.
II all I'Slihood the special cele-
hration VIII take place October
18, when McComber High School
plays Pot Clinton here.
1t was so. .let,lng Of a coinci-
dence that on the very week Port
Clinton passed out of its village
status of more than a century,
workmen started to tear down the
villages oldest primary school
building az the rcar of the Erie
Theater. The Cd structure, STU
ated on an alley between Jeffer-
son and Madison Streets, had
two rooms and an ante-room. 1t
was built in 1845, at the time
when the town, to be Port Clinton
was still in SanduSky county. The
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
Jury Returns
10 True Bills

While in session Monday the
Ottawa county grand jurors in
vestigated IL cases, returning 10
indictments of which six were Sc
cret. Fourteen witnesses were
examined. The county Jail was
inspected and the jurors recon-
mended that additional cupboard
space be provided for storage of
janitor supplies to be installed on
the first floor of the county Jail.
Judge Tom d. Stahl reported that
arraignment of persons indicted
would be held the latter part OF
this week.
When it was believed that there
would be a shortage of names
listed for jurors Monday, Judge
Stahl ordered five names to be
transferred from the petit jury
list to the grand jury list, as fol
lows: John Migala, Edward Rief
schneider, Mildred Staaf, Allie
NJ Guth and Wilbur Reed Hosslel
all of Port Clinton.
New cases filed in the common
pleas court during the week were
]. ]. Loney, Newport, Kentucky
against Walter A. Hoffman ant
others of Cincinnati, an action t.
set aside deed and other relief
Joan Zess against Pete Zess, ar
action for divorce and other re
lief.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
City Aids Fire Department In Purchase
OF Two-way Radio Equipment For Truck

City council was in the buying
mood Tuesday night, but on a
comparatively small scale.
~ After hearing a plea from
Wayne Petersen, county civil de-
fense director and local fireman,
councilmen agreed to go along
with one-half the purchase of .
$4,000 tWo-Way radio installation
for the big fire truck.
Petersen explained that wher.
the truck is called out. of town,
it can summon more help, seek
the services of doctor or an
ambulance by radioing the police
department on direct low cycle
wave.
Council agreed to pay $500 OF
the cost on condition the fire de-
partment would defray the bal
ance.
The Tanke Ice & Coal Co. was
awarded contract to supply one
car of coal to the city at cost
of $500 per ton. The coal viii
be used to heat city hall, and will
represent the winters supply.
Issuance of notes in the amount
of $41,572 was authorized By
council to cover costs of improv
ing Fifth and Sixth Streets last
summer. The notes will bear in
terest of three percent.
William T. Myers, representing
the Power Equipment Co. o.
Oak Harbor, sold the city foul
drums of new chemical callct
Banox, which will be mixet
with sand and salt for combat
ting ice and snow on city streets
this winter. The preparation vii
prevent salt erosion on automo
bile and truck tenders and under
bodies. Non-corrosive, it alst
protects bridges and overpasses.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12

E. M. Webb, Commanding Officer
of Erie, has encouraged the EN-
ployment of handicapped appii-
cants not only during NEPH week
but every week, since he arrived
here over year ago.
Without the services of our
disabled workers during the past
years emergency, Erie would
have considerable difficulty i'll ac-
complishing the assigned, expand
ed mission, Col. Webb said.
1--WE know from experience a.
Erie, that the handicapped, when
suitably prepared and placed,
make good, efficient, reliable and
safe employees, Col. Webb fur
ther explained.
Because of this, it is the poll
cy of Erie's personnel staff TO
make every effort, including spec
ial job engineering, if necessary,
to utilize the skills of our dis
abled workers"
Among the disabled workers
at EOD who have been success
fully placed on jobs are ampu-
tees, polio victims, paralyzed per-
sons with missing fingers, defec-
tive hearing, and defective
speech.
Of the 300 disabled EOD work
ers, LA are WV I and WWH vet
erans and Id are women.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12

Responding to criticism that
a full time mechanic is not avail
able at the airport, Milton Hersh-
berger, operator of the field, de-
clared, "We always have the SER
vice of a mechanic available when
needed, but a full time mechanic
at the airport would be impos-
sible, because business would not
warrant the cost"
He said small airports are fail
ing throughout the country. We
have been in business 80 years,
and no small airport could con-
tinue that long with continuous
maintenance service, yet we can
always furnish a licensed mech
anic
Sandusky Interested
Mayor Carl Becker called on
Ralph l. Ditrick, president and
manager of Sandusky Airport.
Inc. who was present, inviting
him to explain his reported offer
concerning operating from the
local airport.
Ditrick said his airport has 12
planes, three of which he would
like to place in operation at Port
Clinton in conjunction with start
ing UP an aviation school. He
added that he would be in posi-
ton to operate from the local air
port in conjunction with the San
dusky business.
Questioned as to when he could
move in, Ditrick said there would
lie considerable WORK and expense
involved, but he thought he could
start by November l. He did net
discuss ways and means of obtain
ing hangers and other facilities
Open Bids October 23
Councilman William Goebei
stressed that the city should be
receiving more annual rental
from use of the field and 1--WE
feel that in opening the facilities
to bid on the managership end of
the proposition we may be able
10 build up the airport for private
flyers.
A poll taken of members OF
council indicated that the con.
census of opinion favored adver-
tising for operational bids to be
opened October %. This was
moved by Councilman Jack Riddle
and adopted by the assembly.
Hershberger made final OBJ
servation: 1T takes lot of capi
tai, hard work and promotion iG
build up an air service, and we
expect to stay stable and on the
Job here when many other air
ports have folded up"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
MAGICIAN DESCRIBES AID FOR
HANDICAPPED TO ROTARIANS

Graphic illustrations of magic
and colored slides were employ
ed by Don E. Lea, of Toledo, to
demonstrate the work being done
by modern rehabilitation, at
Tuesdays program of the Port
Clinton Rotary Club luncheon.
Lea, who is district supervisor
for the State Rehabilitation Bu-
reau, focused attention on the
current observation of employ
the handicapped week." by de-
scribing how broken lives are
mended and family ties saved by
giving the handicapped use Of
skills by which independent live
lihoods can be earned.
He explained that the state is
aiding the handicapped in such a
manner that many worthy per-
sons are made useful citizens, who
would otherwise be social liabili.
ties, without understanding and
trained guidance.
At the Erie Ordnance Depot
this week, as a tie-in with the op
servance of the employ the han
dicapped" campaign, accomplish
ments of 800 handicapped EN-
ployees of the depot were review
ed.
Firmly believing that a handi
capped worker in the proper job
is tops as a production worker
and of unquestioned loyalty, Col
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
CARRIED CONCEALED GUN

Lloyd PoindeXter, whom county
authorities were holding here Oh
a charge of carrying concealed
weapons, was turned over to To-
ledo authorities Friday. He was
picked up earlier last week i'll
Port Clinton when he was found
to be carrying a loaded 80 calibre
revolver. He was unable to eX-
plain the reason for being so
heavily armed.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
Student Active At
Lake Erie College

Ara Lou Smith, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Lou Smith, $50 East
Perry Street, has been elected
class representative to the Ath-
ietic Association at Lake Erie
College, Painesville.
A senior, Miss Smith has been
named fire marshall at the school,
having charge of fire drills and
fire safety activities. She is also
chairman of the dance committed
for the senior class.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
HOME AND BOAT
BuRCLARIzED

Police are investigating theft
of silverware from a home and
pilfering of a boat.
Harold Haven. 604 Fremont
Road reported that his pleasure
boat moored at the foot of Jeffer-
son Street was broken into and
stripped of equipment.
Sometime around September
Is, persons broke into the home
of S. X. Swift, 1405 Third Street
and stole a quantity of silverware
| police were told.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
EX-PATROLMAN
TAKES cod JOB

Former city patrolman Lloyd
Rahm, 521 Madison Street, started
TO work on new job today, at
Erie Ordnance Depot, where he
will be an artillery repairman.
Rahm was a veteran of the po-
lice department, having Joined it
July "a, 1887. He served until
February Is, 1912, when he re-
signed to join the New York Cen
trail System, where he remained
until March, 1916, returning to
the police department.
He quit the department last
week and was succeeded by Laur-
en- Hendrix, a member of the aux
iliary police for several years.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
F|REMEN OF
COUNTY HAVE
FISH FRY HERE

Approximately SO members of
the Ottawa County Volunteer
Firemen's Association enjoyed a
fish fry as a feature of their
monthly meeting here Tuesday
night.
The Port Clinton Department
was host and entertained the visi-
tors in the fire house, to which
members of city council were in
vited following their meeting in
city hall on the same evening.
Arrangements for the evening
were in charge of Fire Chief Wal
ter Miller.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12

rector. The mayor no longer will
serve as a non-voting member Of
council, but will only report to
that body at its each meeting.
The only other change in the
village-to-city transition, will be
the remaining of Village Clerk
William Zeis to City Auditor
Zeis.
Port Clinton was founded by
Dewitt Clinton and General Will
liam Lytle, both of Cincinnati
It became the county seat of OF.
tawa in 1040.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
CALL FROM TOKYO

Harold Wesley, 224 Short St.,
enjoyed another thrill this week
when his daughter, Marion, wife
of Capt. Fred j. Babes, called
from Tokyo, wishing him happy
birthday, which takes place to-
day Friday). Capt. Babes, Mar
ion and their son Freddie, 3, all
talked on the long call. They ex-
pect to return to the states next
January or February.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
Library To Be Open
Longer After Mon.

The Port Clinton Public Ii
brary will extend its services
to the people of Port Clinton
and vicinity by remaining open
longer hours. Beginning with
Monday, October 22nd, the Lii
brary will be open from 200 to
$50 every day except Wednes-
day when the Library will be
closed. The hour for closing
on Saturday night is eight
o'clock.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12

first school, which was built on
an adjoining lot, was the first high
school building, erected in 1893
and long ago torn down.
Ottawa county's only city now
has four wards, from which q
councilman will be elected for
each at the November election
Three councilmen and council
president will be elected to serve
the city at large.
Council will eventually name,
through the mayor, service di-
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
Heinenans Return
From European Trip

Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Heineman re-
turned this week from an eXten-
sive tour of central Europe, upon
which they embarked early last
summer.
Many points of interest were
visited in their native country of
Germany, where they made their
headquarters at Schleswig. Hol-
stein.
Heineman is owner of the Helm.
eman Distributing Co., West Sec
ond Street.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
BRAHMS CONCERT

Carl Friedberg, foremost au-
thority on Brahms and intimate
friend of the late composer, will
render Brahms second concerto at
the opening concert of the Toledo
Orchestra on Wednesday, Oct. II,
at the Toledo Museum of Art Peri
style.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
FISH HEARING SET

The Ottawa County Conserva-
ton Committee will hold their
annual fish hearing at Wits Hail,
Clay Center at 800 p. M, Tues
day, October Is, to discuss and
make recommendations concern
ing fish regulations for the COM
ing year.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
TRAFFIC DAMAGE HIGH

Property damage in traffic ac-
cidents on state highways outside
municipalities during the first
seven months of 1851 amounted
to an estimated $7,2OO,0O0. State
Highway Director 7. j. Kauer an
nounced today.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
VISIT ABERDEEN

1t Lewis B. Taylor, Motor
Transportation officer at Erie
Ordnance Depot, Morris Worth
ington, Oak Harbor, crane oper
ator, Charles Covell, Sandusky
truck driver, and Durwood Hol
combe, Bradner, truck driver, all
employees at Erie, were at Aber.
deem Proving Ground, Aberdeen,
Md, for four days recently.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
ATTENDS LEGION coNFAB

Archie Winnie will leave today
(Thursday) for Miami, Florida
where he will attend the National
American Legion Convention as
a delegate from First District
The Convention is from October
14th to the 18th, inclusive.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
FARMER FRACTURES HIP

Injured in fall from ladder
on barn on his Bay Township
farm Saturday, James Milton Nc
Richie is a patient in Mercy Hos
pital, Toledo, where he is recov
ering from fractures of the hip
and an arm.
The 82-year-old farmer fell u
distance of 10 feet.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12
SANDUSKY FIRM SEEKING USE
OF MUNICIPAL AIRPORT HERE

The airport contract controversy fared anew in city
council chambers Tuesday night resulting in decision of
the officials to advertise for open bids for operatona
tract with the city.
month ago council moved to void management con-
tract held by the Peninsular Airway Service Inc
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-10-12

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-15
A LMOST EVERY ONE can

A LMOST EVERY ONE can
IA recall a most anxious
moment or a most embar-
RAISING experience, but Ones
tus Uzzell, the portrait artist,
had one that should put him
near the head of the class.
It involved President Tru-
man and, after three years,
he finally has told Of 1t. An
innocent pair of dime-store
pliers caused it.
During the exciting days of
the last presidential cam
paign, Mr.. Uzzell was COM
missioned by the Democratic
Women of Dallas, Tex, to
paint Mr.. Humans portrait.
After three sittings in the
White House cabinet room.
the painting was finished.
Mr.. Truman was pleased. but
some one suggested there
should be a bit more blue In
the eyes.
Mr.. Uzzell had brought the
pliers along to remove the
canvas, which was under glass,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-15

from the frame in case some
such alteration was to be
made. Eager to please, he
reached for the pliers in his
hip pocket. They were stuck!
It tugged and tugged." he
related. 1T seemed like an
eternity. I fully expected the
nearest Secret Service man to
Jump on me, for it must have
looked as though I were reach
ing for a gun. The President
didn't seem to notice. It Is
amusing now, but 1t wasn't
then"
Painting portraits of celeb
rites is old stuff to Mr.. Uzzell,
but doing Mr.. Truman's pic
ture was his biggest thrill,
even though it also gave him
his most anxious moment.
But let the artist tell 1t:
Il expected a strained and
formal atmosphere, but it was
the exact opposite. Mr.. Tru-
man put me entirely at ease.
particularly when ! asked If
it was all right for me to