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Evening star., 1952-04-21
Contract Bridge
By Eosley Blockwood

Contract Bridge
BY Eusley Bloekwood
From the time Mr.. Abel opened
the king Of spades he was squeezed
although nobody at the time knew
1t until several tricks later.
South dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
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The bidding:
South. West. North. East.
heart Dbl. Redbl. 2clubs
2hearts Pass 3heartS Pass
4hearts All pass
A king is usually q second-round
winner. But, owing to the peculiar
distribution Of the diamonds, Mr..
Abel's king Of diamonds was re-
duced to the fifth card in that suit.
In other words, Mr.. Champion
could finesse diamonds three times
and then lay down the ace, before
the king would become a winner.
In addition, Mr.. Abel would have
to hold the ace of spades to prevent
dummy's jack from winning.
This is how the play developed.
After winning with the king Of
spades, Mr.. Abel shifted to the
deuce of diamonds. The jack was
played from dummy and Mr.. Dale
ruffed. The ten Of clubs was re-
turned and Mr.. Champion realized
that If he permitted Mr.. Abel to
win this trick, another diamond
would be led and ruffed, to defeat
the contract.
He won with the ace Of clubs,
took the queen and ace of hearts,
led o diamond and fineSsed the
nine spot. He returned to his hand
with q trump. He led two more
trumps and Mr.. Abel had got rid of
all Of his small spades and tina
king Of clubs.
He was holding onto the ace of
spades and three diamonds to the
king. When Mr.. Champion led his
last trump, Mr.. AbePs hand was
strangled. If he threw away the
ace Of spades, obviously dummy's
jack would be promoted to winner.
Hopelessly, he dropped the eight
Of diamonds, and the jack Of spades
was then discarded from the board.
Mr.. Champion now took the proven
f1nesse In diamonds and won the
last two tricks with the ace and
four spot Of that suit.
(Copyright, 1852, General Features Corp.)
Evening star., 1952-04-21
Answer to GRATuTrous.

gait. gist, sirt, gout, goats, grist, grit.
roast. rota rust, artist, augur, august.
taut. tarts, toast, tout tort. tours. togs.
trust, trig. trots. trout, traits. tutors, iota.
orgiast, oust, outsit soar, sour, sort. stoa,
stoat, strait, strut, stout, star, stair. stag,
start, stir, suit, suitor. sugar.
Evening star., 1952-04-21
Word Game
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YIBRANCY.

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list win be published tomorrow.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-01
Red Cross Holds
Demonstrations Here

Emmett Mariana, First aid
specialist and field representative
of the American Red Cross, con-
ferred with officials of the Ottawa
County Chapter here Tuesday,
including John Tetteau of tie
civilian PERSONAL department of
the Erie Ordance Depot regarding
a first aid program. During tie
late afternoon, Mariana appeared
at a group meeting of high school
pupils at the high school where
demonstrations of first aid were
carried on.
A first aid meeting was held in
the city hall during the evening
when the new method of artificial
respiration, known as the Nielsen
Method was demonstrated before
q class of Red Cross first aid
workers. Also attending the
meeting was Clare Dunn, coach
Toledo University and Roy Oatley,
representative of the Pure Oil Co.
Toledo and three members of the
us. Coast Guard
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-01
TURNPIKE COMMISSIONER 0. |,
TEACARDEN CHAMPIONS RIGHTS
OF PROPERTY OWNERS IN VALUES

Ottawa County property owners
along the proposed Ohio turnpike
route found champion this week
in O. L. Teagarden, vice chairman
Of the State Commission.
At Teagarden's prodding, the
commission at its latest meeting
established a policy that local ap-
praisers and negotiators world be
used whenever possible.
Coming from rural area. :"
he declared, Il know that farm
owners want fair treatment. They
are not opposed to the turnpike,
but they do expect to and have
every right to receive fair treat
ment in the purchase of their
lands"
Mr. Teagarden pointed out that
property owners are organizing
in this area and that he favors
such action as a protective meas
ure.
las member of the Turnpike
Commission, l am going to do
everything in my power to see
that all property owners get a far
deal and I believe this can best
be handled through the use of local
and negotiatofs,' MIR.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-01
Famed Treadway
Bridge Company
Has Name CHANGED

Port Clinton's 1428th Engineer
Treadway Bridge Co., stationed at
Prince. West Va. was renamed, as
of January %, and will henceforth
be known as the 1428th Engineer
Float Bridge Co. A smaller com
pany, made up of members of the
original 1428th, is being formed
and will be known as the 586th
Engineer Float Bridge Co. with
Sgt. Leonard Glass as first SER
geant of the new outfit.
Five members of the 1428th will
go to Fort Belvoir on March / to
be discharged. They are: Sgt.
Theodore MCGEE, Sgt. Rupert
SpLrlin, Cpl. Forrest Lentz, Pfc
Don Rider and Pfc. Allen Gilmore
First Sgt. Andrew Migata, who
has been stationed at Fort Bel
voir for some time, is also eli
gible for discharge March /.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-01
Students Substitute
For Absent Teachers

Fourteen Port Clinton high
school girls substituted for eight
of their teachers when the lat
ter spent all day last Friday at
tending an educational conference
conducted by the State depart
ment of education in Sandusky.
The substitute teachers, who
worked in teams of two. were
Alice Kirk, Janice Nye, Sharon
Brown, Clarice McAtee, Grace
Frauhiger, Mary Jane Crohen,
Shirley Wallace, MarilyD Shepard,
Patricia Eliyas, Nancy Valance
Barbara Piatt, Joan Truck, Peggy
Wright and Nancy Sessler.
Teachers who attended the
Sandusky conference included,
Byrona Wiseman, Howard Jones,
Marjorie McClintock, Mary Ellen
King, Verne Hayford, Marilyn
Schneider, Margaret MCrpily and
Anna Hurrell.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-01
GOVERNMENT SEEKS POSSESSION
OF AUTO STOPPED HERE LAST
SUMMER IN COUNTERFEIT CASE

Mrs. Pauline Franzone of Can
ton, is having an argument with
the U. S. Secret Service over
seizure of her Cadillac, which was
confiscated last June 25 in Port
Clinton when her son, Dominick
Franzone, 25, was arrested on a
charge of transporting and pos
sessing $400 in counterfeit money.
The youth was on his way to
Albion, Mich, when he was stop.
ped by police in this city and turn
ed over to federal agents. There
had been several bogus $40 bills
in circulation here about that
time. Franzone is serving five
years in prison.
In an answer filed last week in
Toledo, Mrs. Franzone, mother of
six children, told authorities she
would never have permitted her
son to have the car if she had
known that he was in possession
of counterfeit, and hauling it in
her Cadillac. She said she bought
the car secondhand last May.
The Secret Service seeks to
seize the car for government use.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-01
J Catawba Women t Hurled
In Ditch When Car Skids

Two CataWba Island women cs
capped serious injury When their
car skidded and overturned off
the Fremont road near the Otta-
wa couny line shortly after noon
Friday.
Mrs. Willard Grover, West Road
suffered a cut right eye and body
bruises when she was hurled into
Mud Creek after the car had spun
around on thin coating of high
way ice. She was passenger in
the car which was driven by Mrs.
Mary Later, Chapel Road, who was
treated for shock. Mrs. Grover
required several stitches TO close
the eye wound.
The car had made a complete
circle and was facing the opposite
direction when it rolled to stop
and tipped over.
The women were rescued from
their wet plight by two youths,
Norbert Kimmet, of Bascom, and
Mark Metzger, of Tiffin, who were
enroute to work at Gem Beach.
They took both victims to the hos
pital and then drove them home.
The car, badly damaged, was
towed to Port Clinton by Everett
Pontiac Service.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-01

Interesting business news this
week was represented in the plr-
chase of the Northern Ohio May
tag Co. at 122 East Second Street
by Ralph L. Snyder, former pub
Usher of the Ottawa County News,
just two doors east.
Negotiations were completed sew
eral days ago by Clifford Steph-
enson, owner of the business
which he founded 26 years ago, as
the pioneer of individually Owned
appliance stores in this area.
Stephenson started in business
in a small one story building
where the Timblin drug store now
stands at 1876 Madison Street. The
original building where he oper
ated for about eight years, was
torn down, then Stephenson
bought the old Ford garage build
ing owned by Charles Stensen. He
built the present two story build
ing on Second Street and in 1943
acquired the Gus Daum jeWelry
store building next door He put
in new front, new floor and cut
q large archway through the Gen.
trail wall, making the two store
rooms into one.
Stephenson founded and oper-
ated for more than a quarter Of
century the most complete cleo
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-01
Sleet Storm Sr,arls Heavy Traffic
Monday On Route 2 At Ordnance Plant

One of the worst traffic snaris
of the year on route 2 west, oc-
Cured at $50 a. m, Monday when
two cars. carrying E. o. D. work
ers skidded into each other, cal<-
ing five other cars to join the
scramble in chain reaction, be-
cause they couldn't be controlled
on freshly falling slect. Four
were slightly hurt.
The mass collision took place
just west of the main entrance to
the ordnance plant. Almost at
the same time. a large semi-trail-
er slipped from the road onto
soft burn and was unable to gain
access to the road. The truck was
not involved in the major pile-up,
but was mired so completely that
part of its load of bananas was
dumped.
One of the automobiles went
over small embankment
Willie Robinson, Toledo, receiv-
ed lacerated eyebrow, while
Myron Breuvo, route l, Oak Har-
Dor, Robert Wouster, of near &C.
noa and Elmer Strickland, Tole-
Go, received bruises. Ali were
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-01
PROMINENT CITIZENS WILL BE
FIRST TO Give BLOOD TUESDAY

twenty-five we'll known resi-
dents of the city will be the first
group to go through the Blood
mobile from the Cleveland area,
when it visits Port Clinton Tues
day, February S in the Elks Home,
west Perry street
Heading the group will be
Mayor Carl Becker, State Rep.
Robert w. Reider, Walter Krupp.
James Mizener, exalted ruler OF
the Elks lodge; Harold Nielsen,
Police Chief Jack Shelter and 10
members of the Port Clinton
special police department.
Herman Frederick is general
chairman of blood donations by
members of all the lodges in Of
tawa county.
The first coup will offer their
blood at 10 am. Tuesday, after
which others in the nearly 200
list of volunteers will be taken
through the blood collection rou-
tine at the rate of about 80 every
hour.
An appeal was issued this week
by the Ottawa County Red Cross
chapter to all persons having blood
donor appointment cards, urging
them to return them at once.
Mrs. Ada Hayden, secretary, re-
ported that out OF several score
cards received early last week
confirming appointments at the
Bloodmobile in the Elks Home
Perry street, Tuesday, February
S, there were only three reflections
One was a man VINO has been
hospitalized and would not be
eligible and the other two per-
sons cannot give blood because
they are in Florida for the month
Mrs. Hayden stressed the need
for 130 appointment confirmations
because this number is neces
sary to keep an even flow o1
donors so that doctors and nurses
on duty can attend eight persons
every IS minutes"
If you have received an appoint
ment card, please send it in al
once" asks Mrs. Hayden.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-01
OAK HARbOR
DEFEATS ST. JOE

1t remained for the Oak Harbor
Rockets to pull the real upset of
the season by defeating Fremont
st. Joe in a two-point double over
time victory of Sc to 81, Tuesday.
The Oakies thus climbed into
fourth place in the Sandusky Bay
Conference after having stood tied
2 and 2 with Genoa five days
earlier.
St. Joe led in the first and
fourth quarters, tying up the
third, and took the first conference
loss of the season, paving the way
for Gibsonburg Golden Bears to
finish in possible tie for the con-
ference title by the end of the
season.
st. Joe's Ed Maybe was high
scorer with II, while Oak Har-
bor's Gil Ravas, Dave Mylander
and Roger Schultz had 13, II and
IL respectively.
The win gave Oak Harbor
fourth position in the SBC race.
The Rockets hit 33 per cent
from the field, while st. Joe could
connect only Is per cent of its at
tempts.
St. Joe reserves swept the pre-
liminary, 1925.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-01
ID From Ottawa
County Are 1nducted

Twelve Ottawa county men have
entered the Army service from
Toledo this week.
Seven from Oak Harbor include:
Norbert E. Harold, James E..
Green, Boyd V. Wilkins, Nolan
l.. Leow, Donald R. KIoeger,
James B. Bowman and Kenneth
D. Wendt.
Robert D. Luchsinger and Alton
r. Lambert were inductcd from
Port Clinton and those now in
the Army from Genoa are: Donald
G. Floro, Eugene R. Rice and
Dale L. Zwicker.
Inducted Wednesday at Toledo
were George A. Cass, Oak Harbor
and Andrew R. johnson, Port
Clinton.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-01
Three Students
Win Cherry Pie
Contest Preliminary

Fourteen students in Home
Economics participated Tues
day in the local cherry pie bak-
ing contest. The contest is a
national affair and is sponsored
by the National Cherry Insti-
tute.
The three best pies selected
by the judges were baked by
Virginia Nielsen, Marian Chlys-
stun and Janet Rose.
An elimination contest will
be held on Thursday to chose
the girl to represent Port Clin-
ton High School in the district
contest at Fremont on Febru-
ary 9th.
Cherries for the pies were
furnished by the Gypsum Can
ming Company.
Mrs. D. D. Sims, Mrs. Anna
Hurrell and Mrs. William Phipps
acted as judges.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-01

radio and televiSion products anG
operates in addition to the heavy
good lines, a complete record shop
where any popular recold can be
had Immediately after lis release
to the public.
An important feature of tne
business which Mr.. Snyder eX-
poets to maintain on high level
is a thoroughly equipped service
department, which has always
been an outstanding attraction at
Northern Ohio Maytag.
In announcing the business
transfer, Mr.. Snyder sad Max
Stephenson, son of the former
owner of the store, woulj remain
in the sales and promotion de-
partment. He has been associat-
ed with his father for FIVE years,
or since coming out of the service.
Mr.. Snyder becomes owner and
operator of the Northern Ohio
Maytag Co. as of this Friday, Feb
ruary l.
The present entire store staff
members will remain in the or
ganization, including Max Steph-
enson, Mrs. Eunice Reaser, book
keeper, Mrs. Joyce Anderson,
sales; Art Mefferd and Erwin
Barnes, servicemen. Mrs. Carlis
ia Snyder will be part-tinle
member of the selling staff.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-01
BANGED Up
POLICE CAR TO
Be REPLACED

The Plymouth police cruiser
which won't be a year old until
next March, is on the ifitz, and
council has been asked 10 author
IZe purchase of a new car.
The present 1851 model is al
ready an old car, having been III
at least four major traffic encouu-
ters. It's tenders have been rip
ped asunder, its rear Dashed in,
and both sides badly damaged in
collisions, mainly from other cars
ramming the cruiser.
The car originally cost the city
only $500 new, on trade-in Oh
sood conditioned old cruiser, but
city officials are inclined to be-
iieve that repairs necessary to put
the vehicle in good operating ord
er would run into more money
than the car actually cost.
Bids have been asked on new
police car.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-01
WILDER QUITS
AS LIBRARY
BOARD COUNSEL

Due to his position as city
councilman, Attorney Adair Will
Der has rendered his resignation
as counsel for the Port Clinton
Library Board of Trustees. Under
state law a public officer cannot
retain two titles within govern
mental body.
At the annual meeting of The
board all officers were reelected.
Mrs. nellie Camper is president;
Mrs. Charles Ruddock, vice-presi-
dent and Mrs. P. X. Tdosen, sec
retary and treasurer. Other Of
ficers of the board are Clarence
Streeter, Mrs j. A. Evers and Mrs
William Wolf.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-01
Former News Publisher Enters Appliance
Business, Buying Northern Ohio Maytag

trio and home appliance store in
Northern Ohio. He built his buSi-
ness on good merchandise, good
service, fair dealing and Snyder'S
pledge to the public is that the
business will continue TO operate
on this same basis.
The store features the complete
Maytag line of appliances, Gener-
al Electric stoves, refrigerators,
water heaters and freezcrs and
DUPONT paints. Also tclevision
and radio sets, with parts and ser
vice, complete kitchen equipment.
snd many other items for the
home.
Mr.. Snyder acquired the Otta-
wa County News 19 l/2 years ago,
making it the leading all-county
newspaper in Lake Erie's Vaca-
tionland.
His business neighbor of many
years was the first retailer to III
troduce the famous line OF May
tag washers and ironerS here. He
had the most complete array OF
radios in the county, and when
television got underway it was
Mr.. Stephenson who led the TV
parade in both sales and service
The Northern Ohio Maytag Co.
sells the well known brand names
of General Electric in refrigera-
tors and electric stoves; the RCA
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-01

Having reared his own family,
now grown, Dr. James Russell
Merrick, Lakeside veterinarian
finds himself again the head of a
family, the father by adoption, OF
three displaced Italian children.
The children, Josephine II, Leo,
18 and Umberto, Is, were admitted
to this country early this year
under the childrens' provision Of
the Displaced Persons Act, and
were held in New York for two
weeks for processing before being
sent to the Toledo Catholic Charl-
ties, where they were picked up
Tuesday by Dr.. Merrlck and
brought to his estate near Lake
side on route 1863
The children are natives Of
Fiume, an industrial city near
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-01
z COUNTY CTS
IN JAPAN AFTER
DUTY IN KOREA

Cpl James Demshok. %. sor
of Mr. and Mrs. George DemshoK,
Lakeside, and Cpl Ferdinand {.
Lehman Jr., %, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs Ferdinand Lehman OF Route
/, Curtice, recently arrived in Ja-
pan from Korea with the 1st Cav
airy Division
The division, now assigned to
security duty on Hokkalio, Jap
ans northermost island, vas the
second T. S. division to enter the
Korean fighting, making an un-
opposed amphibious landing at
Pohang-dong in July 1859.
The unit participated in the see
saw battles across the Naktone
river and following the Inchon
invasion in September 1850, link.
ed up with the 7th Infantry Divi
sion to climax a spectacular nor.
thern drive.
Corporal Demshok served II
Korea since June II, 1851, anc
is assigned as radio operator III
Company A of the 7th Regiment
For his service in Korea he Wa
awarded the Combat Infantlymar
Badge and the Korean Service
Ribbon with one campaign star.
Lehman, who is now motor
pool member of the 16th Recon
Nuisance Company, arrived in Kor
ca on June Is, 1851 and was
awarded the Korean Service Rib
bon with one campaign star
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-01

treated at the E. o. D. diSpensary.
Other motorists involved in the
Unusual traffic accident we're Fred
Nissen, route l, Curtice; Edward
Hightaver, Jr., Toledo and John
Sturtz, Toledo.
When nearly a foot of water
stood on route 2 west of the city
Monday, two trucks, attempting to
avoid the heavy water, slipped
off the pavement and became mir
ed in the muddy BERN. Both had
to be towed out of the mud.
A Phillip Oil Truck owned by
Detroit firm, lost tandem
wheel in front of the Moose Club
Monday. Three thousand gallons
of oil had to be drained from the
trucks tank, before it could be re-
paired.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-01
Gypsum Women Raise Over $1,000 To
Aid Polio Fund By Dinner And Auction

At right is smiling Chucky
kurtz who is receiving OH behalf
of the Ottawa County Polio Drive
Committee a check of well over
$1,050 which was raised by wo-
men of the Gypsum community
last Saturday. Handing the check
to Chucky is w. R. Brown, owner
OF the Gypsum bowling alleys and
recreation center, while his wife,
Garnet, looks on. The Brown DON
ated all their facilities for an all
day dinner serving by Gypsum
women, an auction was conducted
by Harold Jeremy for two and
one-half hours, and bowling mat
ches. Tickets sold prior to Sat
urday were good for either a
dinner or three bowling games.
Over 400 dinners were served
Both departments did land Of
flee business. More than 300
pounds of spareribs and fish were
served.
Was A Polio Victim
Chucky has reason to smile, be
cause he knows all about polio.
Now five years old, Chucky was
/ suddenly stricken with The dread
disease when he was 18 months
, old. He was a patient in Maumee
Valley Hospital for three months
where he was finally fitted with
braces and was able to get around
with them for five months. Ex-
cept for slight limp, he has
| practically recovered and is a
| perfectly normal child
j Chucky is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Kurtz, 533 Fremont
, road He has a brother Kenneth,
IL and a sister, Patsy, IL His
father is blacksmith at the Erie
Ordnance Depot.
All money raised at tho Gypsum
polio benefit was donated to the
committee. Everybody's services
for the day were also donated.
Legion Raises $4,000
|! On the same night of the Gyp-
sum supper and auction, the
American Legion sponsored .
round and square dance in the
Armory, from which all proceeds
were donated to the March OF
Dimes fund. Admissions, plus q
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-01
Veterinarian ]. R. Merrick
Fathers Three Teen-Aged
Displaced Italian Children

Venice in the Adriatic Dasn
Their father was killed by Fascist
terrorists, and their mother must
remain in Italy until she can be
qualified under the adult DIP re-
gulations. She hopes to join her
five children in Ohio at some
future time. The other two off
spring have been adpoted by a
Toledo woman.
DR.. Merrick's wards are awed
beyond words over the magic of
television.
The family of four is operating
under conversational difficulties
right now, Dr. Merrick says, be
cause our language score is evenly
limited too evenly the kids
can speak 10 English words and /
have so far mastered Just IL
Italian words.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-01
FOUR TRUCKS
CARRY 1000
BEDS FROM herr:

Although far removed from the
flood front of the Ohio Valley,
Port Clinton area played an i'm
portant role in the rehabilitation
work going on around the food
centers by rushing army cots for
use of many homeless food re-
fugees.
Monday four Army transports
rolled out of Camp Perry carry
ing 1,200 service cots for the food
victims. The trucks headed for
Marietta, worst point of tic iiooa
at that time, and it was believed
the cots were distributed from
there to the other stricken food
areas
The trucks were dispatched
from Fort Hayes, Columbus, by
the Adjutant Generals office.
AT Marietta 1000 persoas were
evacuated and at Well3bdrg and
Wheeling another 1000 fed their
homes, with hundreds Of others
seeking highlands at many in DC
tween points.
Company NJ, 166th Infantry, Ma
tional Guard is patrolling the
food sectors, drawing volunteers
from the Marietta section.
Camp Perry has been. for sew
eral years, a concentrated point
for rehabilitation property such
as cots and other camp equipment
and have loaned this type of prop
erty to other emergencies similar
to that along the Ohio river.