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Evening star., 1952-01-25
|Ex-Wife Of Georgia Dean
ACQUITTED in Shooting
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ATHENS, Ga, Jan. 25.-The
former wife Of the dean Of jcur-
nalism at the University Of Geor-
gia was acquitted last night Of q
charge Of shooting the woman who
is now his second wife.
It was the second trial for Mrs,
Kathleen Merry Drewry for the
pistol attack on the former Miriam
lThurmond.
Dean John e. Drewry. head Of
| the niversity'S School Of Journal
ism for many years. also was shot
las he and Miss Taurr11ond sat to-
gether In her home the night Of
December 23, 1949.
They recovered and married
three months later.
The deans former wife, who
was divorced from him in July,
1919, was first tried LII April, 1850,
Evening star., 1952-01-25
THE EVENING STAR, Washington. D. C.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1853

|mediately sent . check for $464.I7
for the quarterly payment. The
next he heard. said the osisted
former Assistant Attorney Gen
|erai in charge Of the Justice De-
|partment's tax division. was when
he read in the newspapers that
g tax lien for 1914 had been filed
against him. He said he STOPPED
payment on the quarterly install
|ment and then paid here the full
amount Of the taxes remaining
due.
Evening star., 1952-01-25

for shooting Miss Thurmond
Charged with assault with intent
to murder. she was convicted ther
and sentenced to four years Il
prison.
The Georgia Supreme Court set
aside the verdict and ordered .
new trial. ~
Mrs. Drewry based her defenst
mainly on a plea Of temporary
insanity.
Evening star., 1952-01-25
Vincent Massey Made
King 5 Canadian Aide
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

LONDON, Jan. 25.-Vincent
Massey, first Canadian Minister
to Washington and elder brother
of Actor Raymond Massey. has
been appointed Governor General
of Canada. He is the first Cana
dian to hold the post.
King George VI approved the
appointment today on Canada's
recommendation. The job is that
of being the Kings representa-
tive in Canada.
Mr.. Massey succeeds Field Mar
Shal Viscount Alexander, who Is
Evening star., 1952-01-25
Mrs. Weep All Right
With BaIrkleys $ Wife,
But Not 'Veepess
By No Assoeiosed Prsss

Mrs. Alben w. Barley
doesn't mind being called
Mrs. Veep,a = but she definitely
doesn't like being referred to
as "The Veepess. =
Sounds like q snake. " says
the Vice Presidents wife.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
Chamber Protests
Trailer Restriction
At C,atawba Park

A letter has been directed this
week to the State Department of
Natural Resources by officers of
the Port Clinton Chamber of Com
merce in which recent action pro-
hibiting the parking of trailers in
Catawba State Park, is protested.
According to Secretary Tom
+ Finefrock, members of the Cham
ber took the position that an i'll
sufficient investigation was made
by the state before the order was
issued and that restrictions
against trailers should be re-
scinded."
The Chamber of Commerce cited
information which is at hand, III
dicates that the park is very we'll
policed and managed by Kenneth
Landon, and is up to, and above
the health standards of a great
many other state parks" 1t was
further stated, ''Not one complaint
has ever been received by Vaca-
tionland from the many thousands
who visit there each season."
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
COUPLE KILLED
ENROUTE HERE
FOR FUNERAL

An added solemn note was at
tached to the last rites held for
Mrs. Julius Kreutzfeld, Thursday
morning, when word was received
of the deaths of nephew and his
wife, while enroute here from
their Cleveland home to attend
the funeral services which were
held in Immaculate Conception
Church.
The traffic victims were William
Widus, whose car was struck in a
head-on collision midway between
Cleveland and Port Clinton. Mr..
Widus died instantly, and Mrs.
Widus succumbed from her injur-
les shortly after being admitted to
Cleveland area hospital.
A double funeral was held for
the couple in Cleveland, Monday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
MARbLEHEAD
YOUTH BROWNS
IN GERMANY

Word was received by the fam
lily of the Rev. George Simchak
of the st. Mary's Greek Catholic
Church at Marblehead that their
son, Paul G. Simchak, 25, was
drowned in Germany on March
49, Paul was with the First Engi-
neer Combat Battery, Company D
and it was on operations with it
that the tragedy occurred. Paul
served for three years in World
War II with the Maratime Service
and was the first Ottawa County
draftee during the current crisis.
He was drafted September 1, 1850.
Services will be held within three
TO five weeks, upon receipt of the
body from overseas, the family re-
ports.
Surviving are father, the Rev.
George Simchak, mother, Margaret,
and sisters, Mrs. Alfred E. Stiner,
Lakeside, and Victoria Ann, jun
ior at Lakeside High School. Two
nieces, Melinda and Sylvia are left
to mourn his passing.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
FORMER Gilmore RESIDENT, VET
in AIR FORCE, KILLED IN CRASH

A former resident of Elmore
was killed in IAN Air Force crash
of two B-29's, along with IA other
men near Randolph Field, Texas,
March IL, according to word re-
ceived here:
The county victim was M/Sgt
Ward Walter Hovis, 35, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Hovis of
Elmore.
M/Sgt. Hovis, crew chief, was
veteran having IA years in the
National Guard and the Air Force.
He was a member of the Ohio 37th
Division when it was activate i
during War III and also served
with the Air Force in the China,
Burma and India theatres.
Surviving, besides the parents
are his wife, Sophie, three chill
dren, Rae, Bobby and Frank, who
lived at the AF base; four sisters,
Mrs. Robert Wheatley, Elmore;
Mrs. Fartin Hens, Burgoon; Mrs.
Ellen Henry and Mrs. Glenn See
ger, both Of East Toledo, and two
brothers, John, of Elmore and
Wayne, Wauseon.
Relatives arranged to have
funeral services in Genoa Thurs
dae.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
Port Clinton Man
Gets $16,5OO Award

In his $4,000 personal injury
suit against Jacob Dunkel and
Everett kaufman of Sandusky
Oran D. Cashen, of Port Clinton
was awarded a verdict of SIG,
500 in Erie County Common Pleas
Court.
Cashen claimed to have been
seriously injured in Sandusky
traffic accident as he was a.
lighting from car. The accident
happened, it was claimed, by a
truck which had sWerved to avoid
another accident which was caused
by illegal parking of a fourth
vehicle.
The plaintiff asks for damages
for wages lost, hospital and doc
tor expenses.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
VACATIONLAND
tour TO TOUCH
HERE June G

The completely renovated Cliff
House will be ready to receive
members of the International Va
cationland touring party on their
arrival at Catawba June 6, Harry
Knorr, manager of Catawba Cliffs
Beach Club, told Lake Erie Vaca-
tionland members at their month
ly dinner meeting last Tuesday
night in the Island House
He said if nobody else could
take care of the some so visitors,
who will be joined in Port Clin-
ton by about so Ottawa countians,
he will be glad to play host at the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT hostelry. He
said he hopes to have about 38
rooms available by June.
The Beach Club acquired the
Cliff House from Standard Prod
ucts Co. last summer. For the
past three months it has been
completely rebuilt within, and will
serve as an auxiliary entertain
ment center for Beach Club Glen
tile.
Vacationland, presided over by
President Carleton Schwan, voted
to share expenses of booth at the
Cleveland Sportsmen's Show which
will open in the public auditor
ium March %, with the Put-in-Bay
Chamber of Commerce. Exhibits
will include enlarged pictures of
the island area. James Poulos, of
Put-in-Bay, will have charge of
the exhibit during the ten-day
showing.
Cost of the exhibit space in the
auditorium was reported as $144
for the show period.
Vacationland members express
ed verbal protests to the states
ruling against use of trailers in
state parks.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
BUSINESS men
URGE zON|NC
CODE FOR CITY

At its March meeting the Port
Clinton Chamber of Commerce re-
newed it's stand favoring zon-
ing ordinance for the city Thurs
day.
Officers and members of the
group, who met in the Island
House, pointing out that while
the Chamber had taken a firm
stand in the matter previously,
it had never been formally pre-
sented before city council.
President Kelly Dunn named a
committee to appear before city
council at its next session, March
Is, to present the Chambers views
on the need of a zoning ordinance.
Members of the committee in
clude: Frank Putnam, chairman;
Henry Cowgirl, George Mohn, Ken
meth Black, Francis Mekus and
Carl Keller.
The Chamber also stressed the
need of a public comfort station
for use of tourists. Mayor Carl
Becker, attending the meeting,
said city council was aware of the
need but lacked the necessary
funds for adequate maintenance
and policing of a comfort facility.
He said city officials will welcome
any suggestions which might as.
sist the city in solving the prob
lem.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
FIRE RAzES
|P0UL. TRY HOUSE;
lose $500

Fire believed to have been
caused by an exploding oil stove,
destroyed about 400 pullets and a
two-story building on the Perry
Wisler farm, three miles south of
Oak Harbor early Tuesday night.
The fire was discovered by Wis
ler's son, James, who was re-
quired to travel nearly four miles
to send in an alarm.
Fire Chief Henry Peters esti-
mated the loss would run to
$500. The building, which also
housed farm equipment, was de-
stroyed along with all the con-
tents.
The pullets which averaged
about two and one-half pounds
were being readied for the Easter
market, according to the owner.
The blaze had made such rapid
headway by the time firemen ar
rived that the building could not
be saved.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
AH-out War On Rats Declared
By Determined Put-In-Bay Folks

Thursday of this week saw the
launching of a rodent roundup
in Put-In-Bay, with members OF
the community's Fishing and Hunt
ing Club playing the role of Pied
Pipers.
War has been declared on every
lat on the island. The pests have
become SO bad that they have
been considered predators on
pheasants' nests as we'll as young
pheasants, in addition to the hun
Greds of dollars damage caused
to grain and vegetable crops.
The drive was launched through
the Guarantee EXterminating Co.
OF Cleveland, which has agreed to
deliver prepared poison to every
home on the island as we'll as to
service all un-occupied premises
such as summer homes, hotels and
public dock areas.
The Fishing and Hunting Club
has appropriated 5000 towards
the death on rats campaign. II
is The first about drive against
rodents which has been organized
on the island and every resident
has been asked to give complete
cooperation, so that the effort
may be 100 percent
Chairman of the general conf
mittee in charge of the drive is
Bill Coil, research student at
the Ohio State University labora-
tory on South Bass. Other mem
bers are: Nate Ladd, jim Poulos,
and Louis Heineman, who will be
assisted by group of the older
Boy Scouts.
The rat extemination battle is
expected to end with total victory
on March 81.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21

The letter stated that GAS a
result of visual inspection of the
airport on route 2 and because
it is our understanding that the
city of Port Clinton will not APP
point manager for this airport
until after settlement of a certain
court action sometime in June,
this office has Issued a notice to
airmen which will be published
in the Airmen's Guide as follows.
Peninsular Airport, Port clin-
ton. Ohio, not maintained.
Use extreme caution. Deep
wheel rUfs on entire field. :.
Source: Ohio Aviation Board"
Safety Measure
Williams explained to Mayor
Becker that issuance of the notice
follows the policy of promoting
aviation safety, and will also sbe
of benefit to the city, of Port
Clinton in that it advises itinerant
pilots that the airport is unsafe
under present conditions. 1t is
hoped that this notice will help
prevent an accident.
He added, However, the city's
liability still exists with respect
to an accident where neglect on
the part of the city can be shown.
In order to lessen the city's liabil-
ity it is suggested that if correc-
tive maintenance is not available,
the airport be closed and an "X"
be placed on the field.
"If and when this airport con-
dition is changed or corrected,
please advise this office and the
notice will be changed or deleted
accordingly"
Mayor Becker told the News
Yesterday that in his opinion, the
order would not restrict Milton
Hersberger's scheduled flights be-
tween Port Clinton and Putin
Bay. He expressed the opinion
that the order was issued for Tie
benefit of itinerant fliers, who
might want to land here.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
DEBATE TEAM
PLACES FIFTH
IN STATE

Competing with sixteen other
high schools in the state, the Port
Clinton High School Debate Team
placed fifth at the State Forensic
Competition held at Columbus
last Friday and Saturday. The
debaters were Sally Dewitt, Max
Fischer, Harry Chaffin and Fred
Schneider. Placing first was North
Canton followed by Old Fort,
Akron Revere, Cincinnati Wyom-
ing and Port Clinton
Sandra Miller placed sixth in
the semi-finals on Friday and
Dolores Duffy placed fourth. Miss
Miller gave an oratorical declam-
alton while Miss Duffy presented
a humorous defamation.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
Route 2 Detour
Will Make Oak
Harbor BUSY Place

Oak Harbor will be transformed
into roaring traffic center next
fall, if present plans of the high
way department to improve 10
miles of route 2, diverting all
traffic from 1853 and 100 through
Oak Harbor, materialize.
H. B. Kaufman, planning en-
gineer of the Toledo area, stated
several days ago that the pro-
ject has been held up due to the
need of steel, but he stated that
route 2 would probably be closed
to traffic in the late summer.
Mayor Joseph FURY has givel.
tentative approval to the proposed
detour, subject to consideration by
the village council. he pointed out
that while influx of traffic would
be increased by around 1000
vehicles a day, the community
would benefit from business
standpoint, although the towns
streets will likely get badly bat
tered from such heavy traffic.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
RED CROSS
FUND DRIVE
NEARS COlL.

Contributions to the annual Red
Cross Fund drive in Port Clinton
exceeded S2,250 this week, with
approximately IS percent of the
workers having completed their
canvass, according to John Black.
city drive chairman.
AS this years quota for the city
of Port Clinton is $3,0OO0O, it is
possible that the quota will be
reached, he said.
The most satisfying highlight so
far in this years campaign is that
with 240 fewer employees this
year than last, Standard Products
Company and employees contri-
buted S437.25 which was more
than in 1851, he pointed out.
A concerted effort is under way
to complete the drive and attain
the 1852 quote.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
Fire Works Are
Okayed For City

Fhere'll be fireworks in Port
Clinton in about three months,
but the pyrotechnics will be the
real thing and not the city hall
variety.
At Thursdays meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce, that
group voted to again finance
fireworks show on the Fourth
of-July.
Larry Hattwick was named
chairman of the committee and
was asked to draw up some
ideas for city-Wide activities dur
ing the day as we'll as an eve
ming program. Other members
of his committee will be Paul
Clemons, Lee Davis, George
Schade, Stensen Petersen Cliff
Stephenson, Kenneth Black and
Carl Keller.
The Chamber tabled a dis.
cussion of daylight saving adop-
ton pending a decision by
Toledo and Sandusky on the
question.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
Boy Under Knife
For Bullet Removal

Robert Edwards, 15-year-old SON
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Edwards,
327 West Fifth Street, underwent
surgery over the weekend at
Mercy Hospital, Toledo, for re-
moval of a bullet which had
lodged in his back when accident
ally fired by a playmate two
months ago.
His condition today was reported
as good. Surgee rs plan to graft
a section of hip bone to the boys
back at some future date in order
to strengthen ~the portion of his
back which was weakened by the
bullets penetration.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
PROOF FIRING
AT E0D ON
6-DAY WEEK

All fishing firms, yacht and
, boating organizations have been
notified by Col. E. M. Webb, com
mander of the ordnance corps at
Erie Ordnance Depot, that artil-
lery proof firing will be conduc-
ted on a six-day weekly schedule.
Effective as of this week, the
: new firing schedule will be be-
tween the hours of Z am. and 5
pm. Mondays through Saturdays,
Col. Webb said.
During past months proof firing
has been stepped Up at consider
able rate at the Depot, in keeping
with the greatly accelerated pro-
duction.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
BOND SALES DOWN

A 10 per cent increase in state
sales of Series E Defense Bonds
during February, 1852, compared
to the same last year, marked the
fifth successive month to show
accelerated purchases of E Bonds
by Ohioans, Nick Stevens, Chair
man, Ottawa County Defense Bonds
Committee, reported February
sales in Ottawa County totalled
S26,212, and compare to sales of
$70,9i2 for the same month in
1861.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
Standard Worker
Crushed Under His
Tractor At Clvde

Services were held Saturday for
Eugene Pierce, 81, an employee of
Standard Products Co., who was
killed at his home near Clyde,
Thursday, when a tractor turned
over on him.
According to Investigators,
Pierce was pushing his stalled
automobile into a garage when
the tractor overturned, injuring
him fatally.
He was a former resident of
Oak Harbor.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
PROBE FINDS
NO MECHANICAL.
MALFUNCTION

An official finding of the safe
ty bureau of the Toledo office OF
the Civil Areonautics Board III
vestigating the airplane crash
here Friday which threatened the
lives of three passengers and the
pilot, declared that the air-borne
craft showed no evidence Of me-
chanical failure or malfunction-
ing prior to it's initial impact with
the ground"
A fact finding panel, making
the investigation here late Fri
day, was headed by C. E. Stillwag
on, investigator-in-charge of the
safety bureau of the C. A. B., out
of Detroit, Mich. Stillwagon was
assisted by Henry Hamilton, of
the Aviation safety division office
of the C. A. A, Toledo, and his
assistant, N. ]. Geraci, an expert
crash analyst, of the Toledo office.
Hamilton stated that the airport
was not involved from the stand
point of ground conditions, be-
cause the plane had been airborne
prior to the crash after taking off
First Major iAishap
The accident was described as
the first major one at the airport
in years.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
County Bridges
Out Of Date, Repor,

Approximately SO county bridges
are inadequate to meet present
day traffic standards, County En-
gineer Delos Nissen stated in his
annual report issued last week.
He estimated that to replace
all the resisting bridges along
modern lines would average about
$4,000 each, or at a total cost
of $1,300,00O.
Few new bridges have been
erected in the county in recent
years.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21

In concluding one of the most
spirited membership drives in
years, Legionnaires of Port Clinton
Elmore and Marblehead, accepted
the plaudits of other Legion mem
bers of the county council at the
"winners-losers" banquet held in
Oak Harbor last Saturday night.
Feting the winning posts were
the losers, Put-In-Bay, Genoa and
Oak Harbor.
Special awards were presented
IS citations for distinguished SER
vice to the Elmore and Genoa
years 1948 to 1851, by November
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21

80. Citations were awarded the
Port Clinton and Marblehead
posts for surprising the same four
year average by last December
81, when the contest closed.
For surprising their 1851 men,
bership by December 81, honor
ribbons we're given to the Port
Clinton, Elmore, Put-In-Bay and
Marblehead posts by officers of
the Ottawa County Legion Council.
The county trophy was awarded
to the Elmore post for being the
first one to reach its quota. Rec
ognition was also given Genoa,
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
FINED Eo2 ASSAULT

Matt Buxton, AZ, of Port Clinton
was arrested for assault and bat
terry on the complaint of Port
Clinton woman Sunday night
Buxton was fined $500 and costs
and given go days in Ottawa
County Jail.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
HURTS ELBOW ON TOY

Falling on a child's toy at her
home, Georgia Magee, 418 Seventh
street, suffered circular cut on
her right elbow, for which emer-
gency treatment was given in Ma
gruder Hospital last Friday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
Peninsnlar Airport Ordered Closed
BY C.A.A. Authorities IN Columbus

By order of the Civil Aeronautcs Administration
of the Department Of Commerce office in Columbus the
Peninsular airport has been closed to general air traffic
In letter signed by Robert Williams and addressed
to Mayor Carl Becker the city advised that large
stone X be laid out the field to pilots that land
is inadvsabe at this time due to ruts in the field.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-21
CUT BY BROKEN GLASS

Junior Rister, 5, of Gypsum,
received decorations of the right
wrist when he fell on piece of
broken glass while playing near
his home Monday.