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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20
FORMER CITY
POSTMASTER
BADLY HURT

In telephone conversation with
the Community Hospital, Wooster
Ohio, the News was able to learn
Wednesday night that the condi-
ton of George Fisher remains
critical; however he has shown
some improvement and there IS
a good chance Of his recovery ac
cording to hospital attendants.
Mr.. Fisher was injured seriously
Saturday morning in a head-on
collision on Route $50, seven
miles west of Wooster The ac-
cident occurred about 1870 a. m
Saturday morning and the driver
of the other car was killed. He was
John Henry Maurer, 83, of Berlin
Heights, Mr.. Fisher is 80 years old
He suffered crushed chest, bro.
ken ribs, shattered knee and la
cerations of the face.
The accident occurred when Mr.
i Fisher was enroute from Port Clin
ton to Canton, Ohio where he wa;
going to spend Fathers Day viii
his daughter, Mrs Erwin Theobale
and family. There seemingly were
| no witnesses to the accident ant
| the cause of the accident is no
known.
Mr.. Fisher is the Mutual Insur
ance Company agent in Port Clin
ton and was former Port Clintol
! postmaster.
He resides at 323 West Thir'
Street, Port Clinton.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20
Necessary Repairs And
Maintenance Pose Serious
Problem For School Board

Members of the Board of Educa-
tion had whopping problem tos-
sed into their laps last Thursday
evening at their regular meeting
The Ohio Edison Company, in
letter to board members, declared
that the lighting system at the
athletic field is in such condition
as to render it dangerous for line
men to service it. Although the
lighting system was installed in
1941, the poles have rotted to
point where linemen's spurs have
shredded the climbing surface OF
the poles, making them unsafe.
In addition, local electrical COM
panies are not prepared to handle
the repairing of the light poles
as their employees are not line
men.
Superintendent D. D. Sims re-
ports that the cost of installing a
new and improved lighting system
is currently between $4,000 and
$4,000 whereas the 1941 installa-
ton cost only $1,000.
There are 80 light poles at the
athletic field, each with an open
reflector and two bulbs. Each bulb
is 1900 watts, supplying a total
wattage of 10000. Following each
night game at the field it is us
ually necessary to replace two or
three bulbs. The bulbs. cost $3.50
each. Following one game several
years ago, during which heavy
wet snow fell, a total of 81 bulbs
had to be replaced. The reflectors,
which must be focused perfectly
at each game, need constant re-
adjusting, also necessitating the
services of an expert linemar.
No solution to the problem has
been offered to the board mem
bers. Unless satisfactory solution
can be found within the next two
months, night football cannot be
resumed at the athletic field.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20
NEW FACES IN LOCAL
BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS

Among the new faces in local
business places are Jack Coon who
has joined the staff at Dwight w.
Fox Company Mr. Coon is espec-
tally trained in interior design
Dorothy Rogers is the new tele-
grapher assistant at the Western
Union Office. Mrs. Rogers halls
from Painesville, Ohio.
Harold RED" Reitz has re-joined
the staff at the Bolte Real Estate
Company On a part-time basis. MIR.
Reitz is employed full-time at the
Standard Products Company and
will retain his position there as
well as conduct business for the
Bolte firm.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20
MONTHLY TRASH
COLLECTION IS
PLANNED HERE

A stream-lined weekly garbage
and monthly rubbish collection
service is in the planning stage,
Carl Heckler, president of the
Board of Public Utilities intimated
to city councilmen this week.
He said his board had given the
garbage problem considerable stu
dy, since a controversy arose over
the price which had been paid
John Holly, east State street far
mer. The controversy came about
when Holly's contract expired May
81. He aked over $4,867, while the
city budget provides only $4,000.
The board, acting in an emer-
gency, since there were no other
bidders, agreed to pay Holly on
an hourly basis, Heckler said. He
said at later date, perhaps in
six months, the city will acquire
modern, sanitary covered gar
bage truck which will cover the
entire city, including Erie Gardens,
on a weekly schedule. The city
will ne divided in sections, each
section having regular pickup of
both garbage and rubbish on de-
signated days.
Garbage at present is collected
in an open truck.
Council instructed the city clerk
to issue notices to all property
owners demanding that lots having
overgrown weeds and brush, be
cleared off.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20
p. c. ART CLUB TO HOLD
OPEN AIR ART EXHIBIT

Port Clinton will be treated to
an entertaining art show on Sun
day, June % at the WaterWorks
Park when members of the Port
Clinton Art Club hold an exhibi-
ton of their work. The display will
be held on the lawn of the park
from l p. m. until dusk. In addi-
ton to showing finished art work,
club members will demonstrate
sketchipg, painting and other var
ious art techniques during the ex-
hibit.
The Port Clinton Art Club was
formed in 1948 by charter men,
bers who will participate in the
June 22nd show They are Priscil-
la Rhiel, Betty Fall, Jean Young
love, Mrs. John Ludwigson, Madon-
ia Heschel and Bella Russell.
Pictures will be for sale, rang
ing from miniatures to the larger
"a x 80 sizes.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20
Management And
Economy Cited AS
Outstanding Factors

Erie is doing a fine job, says
Brig. Gen. J. H. Hinrichs, Chief
Field Service Division, Office of
the Chief Of Ordnance, in an in.
formation letter distributed to all
field service establishments, and
received Wednesday by Col. E. M.
Webb, Commanding Officer OF
Erie Ordnance Depot.
ERIE Ordnance Depot is on the
ball in the management field and
is producing good economy and
high morale, the message con,
tinues.
''The increased economy and
high employee morale prevailing
at Erie is, / believe, mainly attri-
buted to the employment of better
working methods and conditions.
"The savings realized are due
to increased production where re-
quired, decreased floor space, and
a decrease in unit costs by 3Oo5
to 4O%.
"These factors are made possible
by determining better and easier
methods of performing necessary
operations, eliminating those un-
necessary, and by reducing delay
periods.
Give methods programs have al
ready been completed and an ad-
ditional four are 500 complete
Methods improvement worF
and the application of sound man.
agement principles is continuing
process at Erie and they are going
strong"
Concluding his remarks on Erie,
Gen. Hinrichs advises other depot
commanders who may be inter
ested and desire further informa.
ton to contact Col. Webb directly
Gen. Hinrichs recently visited
Erie Ordnance Depot and inspect
ed all activities. He was high in
his praise of the depot operations
at that time.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20
BATTLE FOR
HOUSING UNITS
NEARS VICTORY

Following a sustained campaign
of many appearances before city
council, it now appears that Frank
Putnam may be winning his battle
for the city's sanction of a pro-
posed housing project off south
Harrison street.
The proposed subdivision will
have 80 home units on court
lying between West Sixth street
and Alice street extension, south
of Ottawa drive.
The Board of Public Utilities
has called for plans and specifica-
tions embracing installation of
sanitary sewer connecting the
main sewer line with the subdivl-
sion at Sixth street. Cost of the
extension is estimated at $2,400,
which the city anticipates receiy-
ing back in the form of taxes. The
extension would run about 300
feet to the south corporation line.
The subdivision has been at
tackled by Charles Pinks, Ottawa
drive resident, who claims that the
proposed improvement would
make an alley out of Ottawa
drive" Putnam denies that this
could be possible.
He declared, "At a time when
housing in Port Clinton is critical
ly short, one would think that ad-
ditional modern units would be
welcomed"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20

The last meeting of the Lake
Erie Islands and Peninsular Vaca-
tionland Association was held at
the Cliff House on Catawba Island
Tuesday evening. Plans for next
years promotion of this areas
vacation spot as well as stress on
more active membership cam
paign were discussed.
All members of the ASSocia-
ton, of which anyone can be a
member, can be identified with
their business connections by
the display of Vacationland De-
cal on their windows. Emphasis
was made to have all members
display the decals. With IS local
merchants supporting the asso-
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20
Eight Vacancies
For School Teachers

There are seven vacancies in
the Ottawa county school system
and one in the Port Clinton school,
it was announced this Weck.
Superintendent D. D. Sims said
the Port Clinton school REQUIRES =
high school teacher of mathematics
% replace Raymond BecKley, who
has accepted a position in the San.
dusky school system. - 4,s
County superintendent Edwin
Digby said there is vacancy for
commercial teacher in the Dan
bury Township school. Six other
teaching jobs are in grade schools
which are to be filled through the
summer months.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20

Accelerating the rapidly cx-
pending development of East Port
Clinton, bu~'~,5s colony on route
2, is the s'art af construction of
the Everett Pontiac sales and SER
vice Building opposite the Cor
don Cooper Buick building, just
southeast cf the city limits.
Shown aoove is Lester Everett,
head of Everett Pontiac here,
fourth from icft, welding the
first shovelful of dirt which
marked breaking of ground for
the new brick, concrete and steel
structure, last Thursday.
At extreme left is Don Everett,
parts and repair manager; Bruce
Craig, district manager of Pon-
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20
County Approves
Road Improvement

While in session Monday the
county commissioners took final
action in the matter of the reso-
luton for the rebuilding of 1928
miles of Road No. 19, north. of
GraytOwn in Benton township, a
project in which the county's S
share of the cost has been set at
S47, 400 which is one-half of the
entire cost, the other half to be
paid through federal funds. The
contract for the project is to be
awarded by the state highway de-
partment in Columbus, in July.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20
vACATIONLAND STRESSES NEED
OF CONCERTED MEMBERSHIP
drive AT final MEETING TUESDAY

citation, only "a decals could be
found on display this week.
Appropriation was made to
take a colored movie of this area
and its many vacation spots this
year. 1t is to be taken by local
photographers and underwritten
by members of the organizations
The film with sound track will be
available for any organization in
the area and is expected to stim-
ulate considerable more interest
in the local vacation possibilities.
Charles Wolfe, advertising chair
man, has charge of the program.
The time of the next meeting
this fall will be announced at a
later date by Pres. Carlton
SchWan.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20
Negotiations On
Airport Deal Fail
To Materialize

Representatives Of both the
city council airport committee
and the board Of public vtili.
ties indicated late Wednesday
that there had been no meeting
planned for negotiating a con-
tract relative to the municipal
airport, now in litigation.
1t was further stated that
there was no information avail.
able as to when the two groups
might get together in an az
tempt to carry out instructions
Of coUncilmen to draw up
contract between the city and
Milton Hersbergers operator Of
an island airIift from the local
airport.
At the June 10 meeting of
council there was no mention
made Of the long airport con-
troversY, although, throughout
a three and one.haIf hour ses.
sion, the soIons discussed al
most every municipal depart
ment and scores Of public is
sues, large and smalI-alI ex.
cept one subieet-the airport.
1t was probably the first time
in almost two years, or about
so council meetings, that the
airport was not even mentioned.
City Hall observers were at
loss to explain the eerie silence
about the one subject which has
split several administrations
wide open over long period.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20
Three HURT IN
SCAR PILEUP

A Gerner g. Wolf ambulance
removed three Toledoans to st.
Vincent Hospital Sunday after
three cars had piled up on route
2 at sand beach road east of Port
Clinton. The first car had stopped
for stop sign when the mishap
took place, according to the Bay
Bridge patrol report.
The injured were William Yoe
and Loretta Yoe. Both were
bruised and lacerated. Their
child Susan, 4, lost several front
teeth.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20
Norm Kolhoff Heads
Knights of Columbus

Norman Kolhoff was elected
grand knight of the Knights of
Columbus Tuesday night. Bernard
Kasper will serve as the new dep.
uty grand knight, and chancellor
is Mike Piechocki.
Other officers elected include:
August Jadwisiak, advocate; Le
roy lines, warden; Richard En-
derle, inside guard; Paul Kroft,
outside guard; John Silvia, re.
cording secretary; Bernard Died
rich, treasurer and Alex Berg.
man, trustee.
The lodge will select a chap
lain and lecturer who will be ap-
pointed later.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20
Library Contest To
Open June q

The annual reading contest for
children of first grade through
Junior high school ages will begin
June %, according to Thelma
Montgomery, librarian. Interested
children are urged to register for
the contest during the week of
June % at the public library.
An award will be presented to
the child who reads the most books
during the summer months of the
contest.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20
Crippled Children
To See Tribe Game

Leaving at 9 a. m. Saturday, a
group of Ottawa county crippled
children and adults will be guests
of the crippled children's commit
tee of the Oak Harbor Rotary
Club at the Indian-Boston Red
Sox game in Cleveland.
Transportation will be provided
in private cars to and from the
game.
Persons interested in joining
the group can call Don Wargow-
sky at Oak Harbor, whose phones
are 1921 and 2043.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20

He placed damage at S8,795, 300,
most of which effected private
property in the eroded areas.
A breakdown of damage re-
ported in this area shows flooded
condition at Camp Perry as cost
ing S777.5OO. This includes por-
tons of the Erie Ordnance Depot.
Port Clinton lakefront damage
is estimated at S12O,7OO and Lake
side at S446,5OO and $175,000 in
the Lakeside area. Damage to
Sandusky Bay is low, being estl'
mated at only SAL 600.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20
New Telephone
Directories Out

The 1852 telephone directories
have been received by all Port
Clinton subscribers. The current
issue has listed 1888 telephones,
an increase of 265 since the 1851
edition of the directory. SO addi-
tional subscribers have been added
in 1852.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20
SHIvELY MASONIC HEAD

Arlo Shively, Port Clinton civil
defense instructor, has been named
high priest of the Lake Erie Chap
ter of Masons Perry Butler will
serve as king: Albert Pettibone,
scribe. Bert Klein, treasurer; Will
liam Donahoe, secretary; Richard
Coyle, captain of host; Albert Fall,
principal sojourner: Henry Myers,
royal arch captain: Gerald Daup.
master of the first veil: Burneil
Gates, master of the second veil:
Myron Miller, master of the third
veil. Rudolph Starkloff, guard and
Amos w. Fall, retiring high priest.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20

Wills MlScn PnOtt
tiac Motor Division, General Mo-
tors Corp, Pontiac, Mich; t. L.
Meriwether, assistant zone mana
ger of the Pontiac Division, also
Of Pontiac, and at extreme right
is F. J. Wahl, business manage
ment manager, of Pontiac, Mich
Motor Division.
The building will be so by 100
feet, and is expected to be COM
pleted by early October.
Other late additions to the east
ern industrial colony are the
Cooper Buick building and the
Minderman Marine plant, which
is now in final stages of compile
ton. The Cooper building was fin
ished over a year ago.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20
LEsKo BECOMES DocToa

!. Clarence Alex Lesko, of Lake
side, was one of 2,410 seniors at
Stamford University, Stamford,
Calf. Sunday. He received the
degree of doctor of medicine at
the colorful ceremony which was
held in the outdoor Laurence
Frost Amphitheatre.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20
EoD ENGINEER WON CAR

The lucky winner of the 1852
Chevrolet, given away by the
American Legion at their carni-
val last Sunday was Heer Dohr-
man, Erie Ordnance Engineer.
Mr.. Dohrman resides in Gray
town.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20
Weakened Light Poles At
Stadium May Threaten
Night Football This Year

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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20

THE NEWS Is prepared TO do
your JOB PRINTING on q basis
Of FINE WORKMANSHIP and
GOOD SERVICE at Fair Prices.
Phone 527I.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26

Wilbert Clyde Hague, native
of Noble county, died Wednes-
day afternoon at his home in
Canton, from a heart ailment.
He was Sc years old.
Mr.. Hague was born in Fred
ericksdale, the son of Joseph and
Eliza Hague, but was resident
of Canton since 1911. He was a
general foreman at Timken Roll
er Bearing Co., for 33 years. He
retired in April of 1851.
He was member of William
Mckinley Lodge, F. and A. NJ,
32nd Degree Mason and belong
ed to the Scottish rite bodies, and
taught Sunday school for IS
years at the Trinity EUB church,
where he was a member.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Ethel Hague; three daughters,
Mrs. M. T. Driver, Mrs. D. o.
Christen, and Mrs. M. r. Dere-
mer of Canton; two sons, Byron
c. of Ridgewood, N. j., and
Wilbert Hague of Canton; five
brothers, Earl of Canton, John
of Byesville, Friend and Bismark
of Akron and Fred of Cleveland;
one sister, Mrs. Guy Oliver of
Mt. Ephraim and seven grand
children.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Saturday at Canton.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26
5 er I'M O n e tie
REBUILDING THE WALLS

NenSnlan
In this fourth chapter of Nehe-
miah is a beautiful story of what
can be done when Gods people
have a mind to work.
Six hundred years before
Christ, the Babylonian armies
under the brilliant leadership of
Nebuchadnezzar had conquered
the known world of that day. In
the wake of their exploits they
left nothing but ruin and rub
bish. The city of Jerusalem was
laid waste; the walls were brok-
en- down; the temple was in ruins;
all was a picture of utter desola-
ton. Certainly, it seemed, to the
Jews all the toll and tears that
had gone into their temple and
city were in vain.
Yet there was a man in their
midst who could see beyond the
rubble, who could see a restored
Jerusalem. He uttered a ringing
challenge to the people of God,
Let us rise up and build"
The people were responsive and
with a determination and fervor
began the work of rebuilding the
walls. However the work was not
without opposition. There were
Sanballets and Tobiahs waiting
around to interfere with the
work. They used every conceiv-
able method of opposition to him
der the work, they ridiculed, they
attacked with armed men, they
tried to engage Nehemiah in con-
ferences, they DETAINED the char
acter of Nehemiah in the sight of
the King, but the work went on.
The people were convinced
that the work they were doing
was the most important that could
be done, and they were determ-
ined that nothing should inter-
fere with the completion of that
work.
Today we need some people
with a mind to work, a people
that will duplicate the activity
and determination of these
people.
The walls of Zion are crumb-
ling in places; international
Communism is making advances
on many fronts; the compla-
cency of Gods people is inviting
destruction.
Let us look beyond the moral
lapses of our own generation, be-
yond governmental corruption,
beyond the seeming victories of
the forces of unrighteousness, and
let us see what can be when
Gods people function as the
light of the world and the salt
of the earth"
Let us visualize a day, when
the tabernacle of God will be
with men, and He shall dwell
with them, and they shall be His
people, and God himself shall be
with them, and be their God"
With a vision of what can be
let us, Rise up and build"
Rev. Ira J. Brandon
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26
Rich Valley jolly Workers

The Rich Valley jolly Work
ers held their third meeting at
the home of Ruth Combs, on
June II, 800 p. m. There were
ten members and five guests
present. We answered the roll
call by asking a riddle.
The beginners who took bak-
ing, each took a sample of bis
cults, and the advanced ones took
sample of cupcakes. The as
sociate members received their
books and other projects were
discussed.
We appointed Rebecca Blake
to send cards to the sick. We also
decided to save sales tax stamps.
After the meeting games were
played and for refreshments we
had donutS and kool-aid.
The next meeting will be held
at Virginia Bigley's on June 26,
at 800 p. m. - Rebecca Blake,
news reporter.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26
RroOkfield Livestock

The Brookfield All Livestock
club met June l9 at the Brook
field School House. The meeting
was opened by repeating the All
pledge and the pledge to the
flag. Plans were made to harvest
the clubs wheat. Camp was dis
cussed and plans were made to
serve at the dance. Refreshments
were served.
Mary Jane Thomas won the
pig at the drawing of those in
tcvasted IN the pig from the litter
raised by Detmer Greathouse. 1t
will be remembered that Detmer
was the lucky one who won the
pig given away by Virgil Moore
of the Sunshine Feed store. Next
meeting of the club will be July
3, 800 p, m, at the school house,
Ward Teters, news reporter.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26
Dudley SeW-n-SOw

Seven members and their ad-
visor met at the home of Berna-
dine and Marilyn Ritterbeck on
June 8 at 7:30. The meeting was
opened by reciting the All
pledge. We discussed going to
Camp Piedmont and Don Gill
gave a report of the meeting at
Caldwell on June 5. The girls
worked on towels while the boys
worked on rope work and their
All books. Refreshments were
served by Mrs. Ritterbeck assist
ed by Enid Harper. The meet
ing was closed by the All presi-
dent, Don Gill. For recreation
simple farm questions were ask
ed and the game of electricity
was played. The next meeting
will be at Enid and Elwyn Harp
er's on June 26, 7:30. This date
will be remembered as Elwyn's
birthday. - Marilyn Ritterbeck,
news reporter.