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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-19
Mr.. Rofkar's Glasses

Mr.. Rofkar's classes in sopho-
more, freshman, and general Eng.
lish are starting the year right by
using both literature and gram
mar books. They are just getting
acquainted, he says, and one of his
methods is to start by charging
five cents for chewing gum in
class. The proceeds go to worthy
causes.
AS a home room note Mr.. Rof-
kar has sixteen bus students and
sixteen town students. Who says
the country isn't we'll represented!
Gail Sorgen
The band is organized. It's first
appearance was at the Bowling
Green game.
Music mothers had their first
meeting Monday, Sept. 8. They
are planning an all-out drive on
the calendar project which was
started last year. Also they plan
bingo party for a project. This
year Tag Day is again planned,
but the exact date is not set.
We can all be proud of the band
majorettes Joyce Englebeck
Christine Hostrup, Pat Mackey
Martha Melishka and Shirley Pol.
lock. Their candy drive was a
great success. They sold about
1000 pounds of candy and earned
enough for new uniforms. They
will wear them for the Tiffin game
if they arrive in time.
The Showboat show that the
band gave last year has been pub
lished in the Instrumentalist Mag.
azine. The picture which appear.
ed in the 1852 Revista was also
published. Jean McCandlish
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-19
Senior Government

Constitution Day is the 18th of
September. The senior govern
ment class will celebrate the 165th
birthday of the constitution by
studying it in detail.
The first of series of six themes
will be due September 80. 1t is to
be written on anything pertain
ing to government or concerning
present day political figure.
Mrs. Carter-The American His
tory classes are beginning to study
the Importance of the coming Ma
tional Election by studying an in
tresting new book, Election Civ
ics." This new book provides up
to-the-minute information on the
candidates and the party platforms
along with pertinent facts on the
November election. 1t also pro-
vides valuable back ground ma
terial on past elections. 1t should
prove as valuable study for every
American History student during
the coming campaign months.
Sharon Mulchay
Mr.. ShiveIy's Classes
There is a first time for every
thing and Mr.. Shively's classes are
getting a chance to prove this
with the exception of the sclid
geometry students who are review
ing the principles of plane geume.
try before starting solid.
The business math students are
using workbookS having h e
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-19

the Canal Zone, Juanita Richmond
from Oak Harbor, Shirley Boiling
from Lakeside and Perry Berke.
bile who comes from Maumee.
And the freshmen class has six
new members: Joyce Rickncr from
Oak Harbor, Mary Louise Luebcke
from Lakeside, Shirley Chairman
from Vanceburg, KY, Katherine
Smith from Ironton, Ohio, Char
lotte White from Cleveland, Ohio,
and Robert Coleman from Laurel,
Mississippi.
The student body welcomes
these new students and hope they
enjoy coming to our school.
Nancy Sessler
This semester the freshmen girls
in health classes are taking a
course in First-aid. The sopho-
more girls are dealing with per-
Sonal problems such as emotions,
personal appearance and under
standing yourself. Both classes
are playing soccer out at the stad-
ium during physical educational
classes.
Miss Haskins is also cheerleader
and G.A.A. sponsor. Cheerleader
try-outs were held last spring for
this year. Those chosen were:
Joan Vargo, Sharon Winnie, Betty
Kramer, Judy Elithorpe, Rose Cut
cher, and Dolly Adams.
The G.A.A. is going to have a
welcome party for the freshmen
girls interested in Joining the club
on September % at the city park.
This years officers for the club
are: Sharon Winnie, president;
Norma Cover, vice president; Tes.
sic Prusik, secretary; and Jane
Minoff, treasurer.
The boys, during class time
have been putting up bleachers
out at the stadium under the sup
ervision of Coach Lukac.
Sharon Winnie
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-19
Senior Play

The Senior class play has been
chosen for presentation on Nov. 3
and 4. 1t is "Men Are Like Street
cars" by Christopher Sergel from
book by Graeme and Sarah Lor-
inner. This play is one of the ten
best selling high school plays and
it offers an exceptional chance
for wonderful evenings enter:
tainment.
The books are in the library and
tryouts will be held the week of
September 22nd. The cast calls for
five men and eleven women.
Last year this class produced
"Our Miss Brooks" which was very
successful. The production will be
under the direction of Boyd Mar
tin of the high school faculty.
Sophomore World History
Richard Nabulit brought in an
interesting display of stones of
rough and polished nature. He
found these stones while digging
basement on Catawba Island.
Hi-Y
The first regular meeting of Hi
Y will be held the 10Th of Septem-
ber, this was decided a@a tenta-
tive meeting with the sponsors,
Mr.. Wolfe and Mrs. Smetzer meet
ing the officers Fred Schneider,
Dave Petersen, and Roger Kreag-
er Mario Snyder
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-04-17
ITEMS from CLARDON

daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
Dan Price and Douglas fol
dinner Easter.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Grosvenor Easter Sunday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pfenniger
of Burton, Minnie Skinner OF
Montville, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
kellogg and sons, Dennis and
Curtis, Mrs. Della kellogg and
daughter Patty.
Horace Wilmot and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Wilmot,
also Mr.. and Mrs. Arno Staple
and sons of Montville spent
Easter with Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Temple in Chardon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shan
over of Medina, spent Eatser
at the home of their son Rich
ard Shanower and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lectrus Nor
gret entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
Hubert Starr and family, Ell
win Starr and Mrs. Alice Muir
ray, Easter.
Lotta Osborne of Melvern,
O., spent the weekend with her
sister and brother-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Ladd.
Pfc. Richard Vaccariello is
home with his mother, Mrs.
Lucy Vaccariello, for about IL
days and Friday of this week
he will fly to the West Coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Ensign
and Mrs. M. J. Wilmot attended
the baptismal service for babies
at the Mentor Methodist church
where Linda Jean Ensign was
was baptized. Linda is the
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-04-17
News by Mrs I'll. Ensign
Telephone E. CIaridOn 662I7

There were IS members from
Claridon Grange attending Mass
degrees at Auburn Tuesday
April 8. Next Grange meeting
will be April %, with pot-luck
supper.
Mrs. Maude Sloat entertained
the AS You Like 1t circle al
the home of Mrs. T. L. Hatha-
way, Friday.
Mrs. Howard Wales of Twisp,
Washington was the guest OF
Mrs. Clifford Babcock. The
Wales family formerly owned
the Claridon Telephone Co.
While here Mrs. Wales renewed
old acquaintances, attended
guest night of the Study club,
the Golden Rule Sunday school
class party and Easter services
at the Congregational church.
Members of the Study club en-
tertained their husbands at din
ner in the Town Hall Wednes-
day night of last week. Follow
ing was an interesting talk
and colored movies on Switzer-
land by Mr.. Adolph Haefely,
native Swiss and experienced
traveller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Bab-
cock and children spent the
weekend with her parents in
Dennison, o.
Janet Babcock spent Easter
vacation from Ohio University
with classmate, Betty Hop
pick, at Maplewood, NJ.
Students from colleges re-
ported to have spent Easter at
home were: Ralph, Jr., Gros-
venor, Keith Starr, Douglas
Price and Carl Kronk, Jr.
Mrs. Gertrude Price enter
tanned her grandmother, Mrs.
Miriam Dodge, mother Mrs.
Lillian Dimmick, son and
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-04-17

She formerly taught school In
Cleveland and Chardon. She
was born in Munson, daughter
of Chris and Elizabeth Stumphf
She was graduated from Char
don High school.
Surviving are her husband,
Leslie Beech, whom she mar
ried in Chester, Aug. 6, 1943;
two sister, Mrs. Mary Findley
of Painesville and Mrs. Grace
Elliot of Brecksville; two broth
ers, Wesley Stumphf of Char
don, and Frank of Akron.
Burial was in Chardon Gem
etery.
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-04-17
News from EAST CLARIDON|

: attended the funeral of Mrs
Evans uncle, Mr.. Warren
Baird, in Madison, Saturday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Lathrop
and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson of
Brookfield, Ohio, called on
Mrs. D. E. Graver recently.
MIR. and Mrs. Elwin Evans
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Field in Conneaut recently. The
Fields are planning to move
to Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Krochet
entertained Mrs. Thorpe and
Mrs. Allhouse of Burton and
Mr.. Hammond of Willoughby
recently.
There will be a tea Wednes-
day, April 16, at the church.
The hostesses will be Blance
Adams and Grace Antene.
Mrs. Woodrow Brown and
children were injured in an
acciednt with a truck Monday
morning. Mrs. Brown Suffered
a broken nose and slight cuts
while her children had minor
cuts and bruises.
The Claridon Mothers club
will meet Friday, April 18th,
at Mrs. Horace Wilmot's.
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-04-17

daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Ensign. After service Mr..
and Mrs. Ensign and Mrs. M.
j. Wilmot called at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Crookshank in Mentor.
Rev. Hostetler expected to
attend the Minister'S Conven-
ton sponsored by Ohio Con-
ference at Oberlin Tuesday.
Lecturers were Prof. Paul
Tillich, Union Theological Sem
mary, N. Y, and Rev. Earl
Ballou, American Board of
Foreign Missions
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-04-17
Mrs. Elsie Beech
Rites SATURDAY.

Rites for Mrs. Elsie Stumphf
Beech, 81, who died after a
long illness April 2, at her
home on Chardon Ave-, were
held at the Burr Funeral home,
Saturday, with the Rev. Charles
Strong, pastor of the Pilgrim
Christian church, officiating.
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-04-17
News by Sally Slagle

News by Sally SIagIe
Telephone e. Claridon $3.50
(too late for last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. McGregor re-
turned last week from their
trip to Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Miller
were in Conneaut last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwin Evans
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-04-17
S YOU comfortable all over

the comfort of ample room and
wide.openview of the world around
you the comfort of fabric colors
that please the eye and fabric
textures that please the touch
and the effortless smoothness of
Dynafow Drives y
Then there's the mental comfort of
bossing power mighty enough to
meet any demand you make upon it
in emergency -8-cylinder power -
high-compression power-valve-in.
head power Fireball power, that
makes you proud of the miles you
get from a gallon of gas.
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-04-17

Andmaybeyou1l also find comfort
in knowing that this great automo.
bile can be yours at price that is
still just small step above what's
known as "the low.priced three"
On top of all this, driving a Bucks
a barrel of fun. Why not drop in
tomorrow and ask us to prove it?
Equipment accessories trim and models are subject tn ehanos
o4' t. .oce. Wheel Crests standard on RoA DMAsTER
q" e1ru cost on other Series White side1vas optional
~ e1trG cost He 'aOdtabe STANDARD ON RoADMAsgER
optional at ertrd cost other Series "
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-04-17

EDUICN engineers have a habit of
ID getting at the bottom of things.
So they're not content to stop with
putting beneath you cushions that
are luxuriously soft and deep.
They also put big, soft, deep coil
springs between you and all four
wheels-and big, soft tires between
the wheels and the road.
But real riding comfort calls for
more than cushioning up-and-down
jolts and jars.
There's end-sway and side.roll and
wander" to be controlled. There's
, 1952-12-30


SAIL MY Heart This Night Re-
joices after which Santa
Claus led the lantern parade.
The lanterns were made out Of
the arrows Of the sugar cane
and tissue paper, which was
very colorful despite the fact
that there were only a few.
Mr.. MARTINEZ and his Con-
lunto supplied music for the
lantern parade when what is
known as the scratch bands
refused to play unless they
were paid. Mr.. Brodhurst was
master Of ceremonies.
, 1952-12-30
N Q &c

Savings Bank Book No. g 1910
having been reported lost or
stolen, the holder thereof is here
by requested to present it to the
Bank within twelve (12) weeks
from this date, as otherwise the
Book will be cancelled and a new
one issued in its place at the ex-
piration Of this period.
Virgin Islands National Bank
Christiansted Branch
December II, 1852
, 1952-12-30
Policeman
Custodial Worker I

Custodial Worker !
SALARY Range
$132O-$192O per annum). Work
involves the performance OF a
variety Of assigned tasks in the
maintenance Of order and the
protec ii o II of life and.
property.
Completion Of the twelfth
school grade is desirable; also
some experience in work in
volving contact with the
public.
Recruitment for this class Of
position will be continuous
until all vacancies are filed.
WORKER 1:
SALARY Range $840-$1140 per
annum). Assignment involves
manual work in the cleaning
Of buildings, grounds q 4 q
equipment.
Ability to read and write is.
desirable; also experience Ia
ME&NMaHG E3ESTEHZ =
the performance Of manual
labor.
Application must be made
on the official form which may
be obtained from the Division
Of Personnel Branch Office,
Christiansted and should be
postmarked BY midnight Of
January 9, 1858.
Ullmont I. James
Director Of Personnel
, 1952-12-30
N oTICE

Savings Bank Book No. G 1907
having been reported lost Or
stolen, the holder thereof is here
BY requested to, present It to the
Bank within twelve (12l weeks
from this date, as otherwise the
Book will be cancelled and a new
one issued in its place at the ex-
piration Of this period.
Virgin Islands National Bank
Christiansted Branch
December II, 1852
, 1952-12-30
N Office

The Christiansted Auto Ga
rage & Tire Shop Gasoline
and Tire Depts. excepted
will be closed from January
1st. to January 10, for the pur
pose Of taking inventory.
December %, 1852
Erik r. Stakemann
Manager.
, 1952-12-30
ANNOUNCEMENT

The Division Of Personnel
announces the establishment
Of eligible lists for the follow
ing classes:
, 1952-10-29
CHARLES c. REUBEL WRITES
ON ST. CROIX

mily purse against excessive taxa
ton, then it We're time that Virgin
Islands WOMEN take the lead in
forming a taxpayers association to
guard against reckless spending of
public funds by irresponsible poll
ticians. Had such an organization
been in existence two years ago,
it is doubtful whether several
thousand dollars of the peoples
money would have been squan-
dered for a hastily conceived
jaunt to the mainland by Virgin
Islands Legislators. The money so
wasted could have provided es-
sential equipment and supplies
for the hospitals, or other public
institutions.
While on a tour Of the poor
farm at Kings Hill last February,
/ was amazed to find that there
was not a single chair, or seat of
any kind, in any Of the wards, nor
any lockers in which the 120-odd
inmates could keep their scant
belongings. Twelve beds repre-
sented the sole furnishings Of each
ward, and the walls were as bare
as a politicians heart. As / pom
dered the nearly -four thousand
dollars that were thrown away
for the pleasure trip, I also
thought of the necessary comforts
it could have provided to make
the barren lives Of the inmates a
bit more tolerable. AS my eyes
noted the broken bodies Of several
bed-ridden patients, my mind re-
verted to the days of Hr.Dr. Kali
mar and Peters Farm Hospital,
and / wondered if during the span
Of 38 years any worthy change in
conditions affecting the poor and
lowly had in reality been made.
IT was difficult to believe that
Kings Hill Poor Farm was part
and parcel Of a Christian commu-
nifty in "The Garden Of the West
Indies and over which t he
AMERICAN flag waved. And as
4 made my exit from the last
ward / thought of the nimble feet
of the peoples representatives
which H beat time to
calypso and rhumba on local
dance floors, and | wondered if
for any noble purpose they ever
beat a path to the Kings Hill
Poor Farm.
, 1952-10-29
My dear Mr.. Brodhurst:

If one may rely upon such in
formation that has5come to hand,
it would appear that, except the
fact that a couple of women have
thrown their hats in the ring"
POLITICALLY speaking, of course).
there is no encouraging change in
the set-up of candidates for the
legislatures. Surely, it is to be
hoped that the women will be
elected; it is a splendid effort on
their part, and their presence
would serve as a purifying influ-
ence in the islands legislative
bodies which, as every one recog-
Mics, require a strong deodorant.
In fact, there can be no worthy
claim to democracy in the islands
until women are permitted to
take part in making the laws I'M
der which they must live and
raise families, and as taxpayers
they have an equal right to share
responsibility for any expenditure
of public funds. It is the women
mostly who are burdened with
the problem of making ends
meet with a pay envelope that
has been severely depleted by
high taxes.
1t was my pleasure to observe
that Virgin Islands women re-
Elected a higher measure Of poll
tical sagacity and seriousness than
the men when discussing local
conditions, as well as greater
aWareness of the sad lack of bril-
liant leadership among them. The
magnificent manner in which Wo-
men have distinguished them
selves IN every known field Of
endeavor, and in other branches
of government, should long ago
have dispersed the fetish that
they may not acquit themselves
as laudably IN the islands legisla-
lures. Perhaps the islands, news
papers should devote a series Of
editorials advocating election Of
at least 500 women to the legis-
latures, and should invite by
NAME outstanding natives and
continentals alike, Of both sexes,
to become candidates. they are
reluctant to offer their services.
Certainly, it is the DEMOCRATIC
WAY d should be widely
encouraged.
# they would protect their fa-
, 1952-10-29


You must forgive me; / had no
intention of writing two pages Of
my views at this time, but / find
it nearly impossible to suppress
my displeasure over the condi-
tions that revealed themselves
wherever / went in the islands,
st. Croix being the worse, it
seemed
Please extend fluctuations from
my wife and me to Candidate
Anna Brodhurst. Also, our best
wishes to you both.
Very sincerely yours,
, 1952-10-29

It was at such periods that
strong-Willed women came to
make history-records of which
are enviable today. And if the va
riety Of thought, action and sex
can be used to pull one country
out of the cesspools Of greed, un-
scrupulousness, and self-agrondiz-
ment, then it will be in the best
interest If it be tried here also.
If we know our history well
enough we should recall that the
greatest periods in the history Of
the Mistress of the Seas were
the Elizabethan and Victorian
periods. Then our history-making-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. can add to
the best of heroines in the battle
for freedom Of thoughts and ac-
tons, and Of the development Of
good government.
So, my words to the voters are:
Let's try the woman. Vote Mrs.
Brodhurst on November 18th.
Thank you
LEOPOLD DERRIcKs
, 1952-10-29
correspondence
Christiansted St. Croix

Cnr1SLlanSIeQ, 0E. CrOlX
VI, U.S.A.
Editor st. Croix Avis
Christiansted, ST. Croix, VI.
Dear Sir:
Please allow me to present to
the general voting public a train
Of thought that could very well
be the turning point in our poll
teal life along the line of good
reasoning. It will be very sur
prising to very many that at this
crucial period in our history the
weaker sex" is aspiring for a
place besides the men to help to
set a course Of action to straighten
things out which the men alone
have contorted. Caution has been
thrown to the wind; a blind
course was set and now comes the
inevitable-chaos, much to the
of all the people.
Evening star., 1952-03-23
The Plan

There is plan, Of course. World
War II was in full swing when au-
thorities first began talking seri-
ously about grouping most Of the
city's scattered and rundown ju-
venile institutions in one modern
"Children's Center" on 1000 acres
the District owns near Laurel, Md.
This already was the site of the
District Training School for feeble
minded children. Not only would
the new setup provide decent hous-
ing for the children 1.-THE planners
also foresaw an economy benefit
through centralized administration,
storage and utilities, as well as
combined medical, dental, PSYCHE
atric and case work services.
The idea received tacit but Of
fetal approval in 1914, when Con-
gress appropriated funds for the
purchase of an added 120 acres for
the proposed center. More funds, a
total Of about $3.4 million, were
made available in 1850 and 1951-to
pay for installation Of the neces-
sary utilities, and for actually mov-s
ing one District institution to.
Evening star., 1952-03-23

capacity can be raised to so by
putting six children In rooms in
tended for three, and by putting
beds in recreation rooms" The
average number Of occupants is So.
The other day, however, not at all
unusually, there were 78 children
in the home. They were packed in
by putting mattresses on the floor.
As many as So boys have occupied
an area designed for ~.
Separation Problem
Oyercrowding has a special
meaning in an institution housing
boys and girls under Is who have
been arrested. 1t means, for in
stance, that 9-year-olds brought
in for truancy are forced into inti-
mate contact with 17-year-old mur-
derers and rapists. There are many
obvious dangers in such contact;
the sexual danger probably is the
greatest. Utmost care Is exercised
to keep the boys in the Home sep.
arated from the girls, but unnat-
ural sex relationships inevitably
flourish. Young children in the
Home frequently are attacked sex
ually by older oneS-not long ago
small boy was hospitalized as
the result Of such an attack. OFF,
cialS do their best to protect the
younger children, they have as
signed them to a separate sleep
ing area. There is not enough
room, however, to make the separa-
ton effective.
In the. absence Of space, an
alternate answer would be numbers
of attendants. But In the girls
section of the building, for exam
pie, there customarily is one matron
on duty. The area she must watch
over is an H-shaped arrangement
of corridors, connecting with nu-
merous small rooms originally de-
signed as Offices. The matron is
responsible for the entire super
vision of as many as 28 girls, COM
mitted for a wide variety Of Of
lenses. The girls include drunks
and dope addicts; many Of them
are pregnant, and about half are
suffering from venereal diseases.
They are not easily controlled.
Education Problem
The problem on the boys side Is
similar. Home officials say they
need seven additional attendants
to insure proper supervision. They
need more than that, however, If
they are to give the children
schooling, which Is part Of their