Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-02-22

Hotel, Toledo, Monday evening,
when a school of instruction was
held regarding the sale of the new
1858 windshield stickers for auto
mobiles. The new stickers will be
placed on sale Saturday, March i,
and by April l all vehicles must
carry the 1851 plates and also the
1852 blue sticker, which is to be
placed in the lower right hand
corner of the windshield. Motor
lists must show their 1851 registra-
ton card as we'll as their certifi-
Gates of title when making appli-
cation for the 1852 stickers.
Trustees of Clay and Salem
townships met with the county
commissioners Monday Afternoon
to discuss matters pertaining to
the township road programs for
this year.
County auditor E. A. Guth re-
ported that the settlement for the
January collection of real estate
taxes of the county totaled $572,-
03OO5, which will be distributed
among the county subdivisions at
an early date. The collection for
the corresponding period last year
was $536,25469. The total real
estate taxes listed on the tax du-
plicate for the January and June
collections this year will represent
1929, ,638 TO- The amount of dc
linquent taxes at this time is re
ported as having been greatly re
duced during the past year.
Judge Tom d. Stahl plans Oh
leaving the latter part of next week
for vacation trip of couple OF
weeks, part of which time he will
spend in the south.
The auditors department is pre-
pairing to send out approximately
5000 statements to owners for
listing personal property on which
taxes must be paid by April 1st
after which date penalty becomes
effective.
Probation officer James Ellen
berger, county campaign manager
for the March of Dimes drive, re-
ports that Ottawa county has eX-
ceeded last years drive and that
all reports have not been received
at this time.
Virgil Frye, of the county en-
= gineer's staff returned to his post
of duty in the engineers depart
ment Monday, after having spent
the past two weeks vacationing in
Oklahoma, where he and Mrs
Frye visited the home of their son.
The newly appointed county dog
warden, Carl Brugger, reports that
IL number of stray and untagged
dogs have been taken into Gus
tody during the past month and
that some Of the dogs have been
redeemed by the owners, and
those not redeemed have been de-
stroyed in accordance with the
state laws. The dog pound has
been established at the county
home farm.
county Superintendent of
schools Edwin Digby has an
nounced that schools under county
supervision will be closed Friday,
February %, in observance of thc
holiday period, Washington's
birthday
The wills of Edward A. Bah
cock and Frederick Jones have
been filed in the probate court for
probating.
Judge P. w. Gulau of the pro
bate court has announced the APP
pointment of Oliver True, as an
cillary administrator of the estate
of Anna Sloan Smith; Kathleen
Crandall Andrews and Alice True
Holiday as executors of the estate
Of Nettie B. True.
The final account of administra-
ton has been filed in probate
court by Carlton Yeagle, admins
traitor of the estate of Ella GarE.
Final account of guardianship
has been filed in the probate
court by Vernell R. Miller, guard
ian of Effie Applegate.
First and final account of ad-
ministration has been filed in pro-
bate court by Fred Haller, exec
utor of the estate of William C
Haller.
New cases filed in the common
pleas court during the week III.