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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-01-04

Mr.. and Mrs, Robert Sharpe and
Deborah of Columbus, Mr. and
Mrs. Dale Wax, Randy and Bobby
of Fremont were Christmas day
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Sharpe,
Louis Benedict and Mr. and Mrs.
Everett Sharpe The former
spent the balance of the week at
the Sharpe home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Brady of
Marblehead spent Sunday after
noon with Mrs. Melvin Wyatt and
Mrs. George Blalock. M Wyatt
who has been a patient at Magru-
der Hospital for more than week
is reported recovering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Madison
and Mary Jane spent several days
the first of the week with rela-
tives in Cleveland.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-01-04

The control of water and soil
erosion is of vital Importance to
Doyle Sommer, of Martin. Judged
state winner of the watch award
in the All Soil and Water Con-
servation program, he has gained
valuable knowledge of the use of
land and it's management, and
made an important contribution to
the community and national well
fare. Doyle met the problem of a
20-acre farm that had become
packed down and had not been
fertilized or sown with lime for
several years by fertilizing, loosen
ing the ground, and leveling the
entire field. By judicious use Of
rotating crops Doyle has continued
the improvement of his field. He
has carried on a well-rounded All
program, including tractor mainte-
nance, photography and woodwork
ing and has been active in club
and community affairs. He has
been a member of the Community
Institute, Student Council presi-
dent and Sunday School Librarian.
Firestone is the donor of awards
in this program.
y This activity is conducted under
the direction of the Extension
Service of the State Agricultural
College and USDA cooperating. ~.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-01-04
ENTERTAIN FOR SONS

Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Lay
man entertained with $50 buf-
fet supper Sunday evening in
honor of their son Gary's 9th
birthday anniversary and Paul's
sixth birthday anniversary Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
Grieger of Toledo, Miss Lillian
Grieger of Sandusky, Mr.. and
Mrs Grayson Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dick Behlmer, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
w Blatt, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Winter, Diane, Mary Lynn and
Johnny, Mrs August Sehlmeier,
little Miss Susan Layman, the hon
ored guests and hosts.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-01-04
OAK HARBoR
encIEF ny II
NANCY ANN PETERS WEDS
WADE L. RICE

WADE L. RICE
One of the attractive weddings
of the holiday season took place
Saturday evening, December 20,
at 7:30 when Miss Nancy Ann
Peters, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George l.. Peters, Route l, Oak
Harbor, became the bride of
Wade L. Rice in the Oak Harbor
Methodist Church in all impress
sive candlelight service The
groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Emery Rice of Route l, Oak Har-
bor The Reverend Ira P. Ben
ton performed the ceremony be-
fore the altar which was decorat-
ed with palms, bouquets of baby
NUNS and candelabra. The pews
were marked with evergreen
boughs tied with white satin rib
bon.
The bride was lovely in her
gown of white satin trimmed with
Chantilly lace and ending in a
cathedral train. Her fingertip veil
Cf illusion was held in llace with
cluster of orange blossoms. She
wore double strand of pearls, a
gift of the groom, and carried a
colonial bouquet centered with
gardenias.
Mrs. James LEM of Gibsonburg
served Miss Peters as matron of
honor; Mrs. Nelson Dornbush,
sister of the groom, and Mrs. Won
da Sheriff. were the bridesmaids;
and Janet Peters was the flower
girl. Mrs. LEM wore a shrimp
satin gown styled similarly TO
that of the bride and carried a
| colonial bouquet of green carna
tions. The bridesmaids wore
green satin gowns and carried red
carnation bouquets. Little Janet
Peters was in yellow floor
length gown and carried green
carnations.
Roger Peters, brother of the
bride, served Mr.. Rice as best
man, while Nelson Dornbush and
Tom MELLOW seated the guests
All male members of the wedding
party, including Mr. j. L. Peters
grandfather of the bride, wore
white boutonnaires.
For her daughters wedding
Mrs. Peters wore a lavendar blue
gown with matching hat and wore
a pink carnation corsage. Mrs
Rice was in charcoal grey dress
with matching accessories and a
pink carnation corsage. Mrs
Anna c. Flick grandmother OF the
bride, wore a blue dress and .
pink carnation corsage.
A reception for 300 relatives
and friends of the popular couple
was held in the church socia
rooms following the ceremony
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Rice are
graduates of Salem-Oak Harbol
! high school. The bride is a grad
uate of Bowling Green Estate
University and is a teacher al
Perkins School in Sandusky. Mr.
Rice is employed at the Matthews
Boat Company in Port Clinton.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-01-04
ST. JOHNS CHOIR
HAS CHRISTMAS PARTY

Members of st. Johns choir
met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Miller, Jr. last Thursday
night for Christmas party and
social evening following the regu-
lar choir meeting. Wives and hus-
bands of choir members and the
Rev. and Mrs. G. F. Shoup were
guests of the group.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-01-04
CHARGED WITH sHoPLIFTINc

Mrs. Bertha Stedron, of near
Port Clinton, was one of three
women who received stiff pen
alties on shoplifting charges
in the Sandusky Municipal Court
Monday. She was fined S25 and
costs on her conviction of a
charge of taking $2.25 worth OF
meats from a store counter.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-01-04

Mr.. and Mrs Justin Buchanan,
Susan and Jeffrey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Snider, Paula, Roger and
Teresa of Port Clinton, and Mrs.
Frank Schoit we're Christmas din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Buchanan and Randall.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-01-04
Federal Civl Defense administrator

- Don't be surprised if you hear siren blowing and
IN learn that your community is being alered for
wy imaginary atom bomb raid. If it is organized with
In minutes air raid wardens firsaid teams doctors
emergency squads and other civil defense
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-01-04

The overall beauty of the Plymouth
the of the front end Designed for
and brilliant performance Plymouth has
tbuhg driving passenger design
the hood modng and the hood
examples of styling renements The
perfection color harmony quality fabrics blend beau
fully with the cars exterior colors.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-01-04
Y: Nee Is Civil Defense
A-Bonlb Would Kill All Persons
UNPROTECTED in One Half Mile
By MILLARD CALDWELL

(Ths defense
bstaYed Federal C Defense
from the of Documents Government Printing Oes
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The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-05-01
OnIy Thrasher sFurnish a COMPLETE Fl

Our service includes Renting of food lockers
chilling and aging fast freezing Essential for good
resuts); have complete processing facilities for
your meat; furnish standby locker protection in
ems of other services.
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-05-01

We can help you from wrapping your packages
to buying a half or quarter of meat. Spend little
with and We'll save you little; spend lot and
Wen you lot 1t is possible for family to
several hundreds of dollars year and eat better by
using frozen foods. Ask for the complete story.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14
BY MARGARET FoREsMAN

whether you are regular pat
ron of the Key West Transit Com
pany or just an occasional bus
passenger, or if you only know
they have busses here because you
see them on the streets now and
then, you probably don't know
great deal about the system here.
The notion that people don't know
much about this important facet
of life in Key West was given
emphasis by the difficulty which
arose in trying to learn a few
facts about busses here.
After pursuing this lead and that
one as to where the bus terminal
is at the present time, we finally
ran it to ground in its new location
1.-THE old red brick building at the
corner of Simonton and Greene
streets.
This building which is eminently
suited to the use of the bus com
pany was built in the early days Of
Key West. II has been a tobacco
warehouse in the heyday of the
cigar industry here, it was once
4 boxing and wrestling arena, a
grocery company used it for a
warehouse once, and 1t has been
put to numerous uses.
Now the Key West Transit Com
pany has taken 1t over and is uti-
lizing all the space for offices and
a garage for bus maintenance and
storage.
When we went to nose around
and find out what keeps bus
system hard at work getting chill
dren to school, workers TO their
jobs, sight.seers to the points of
interest, and shoppers to their des.
tinations, we were met by the
head mechanic, Leslie Cartwright,
The Men Behind The Scenes
Cartwright Is a friendly person
and, although II would take more
mechanical knowledge than l can
boast TO fully comprehend his job,
he Is the competent caretaker who
keeps the busses making their APP
pointed rounds.
lrN Ane AAARN V,AAnhan4a fNfs
eight years, mostly working with
cars and trucks. AS he continued
his work on the bus that was in
for servicing at that time, he ad-
mitted that he liked work with
busses q little better than with
automobiles because the parts are
larger and easier to get at.
The Key West Transit Company
is owned by Jack Sellers, C. D.
Page, Sr.. and c. d, Page, Jrs,
and II is being ably managed by
N. G. Davenport.
Although Davenport is compara-
lively new TO the bus business. he
displays a genuine interest in and
grasp Of his work, He took over
the managerial post a year ago,
and since that time he has studied
the problems OF transportation of
people both in Key West and in
ether cities. Even during his vaca-
tion this past summer. he visited
transit companies in several places
10 learn how be could better the
Key West system.
Davenport Is probably we'll
known to many local people. as
he was first here in service with
the Navy In Is4s and then return
cd in 1913 10 make this his per-
maneat home. He served three
years on the police force before
taking on the big Job Of mana ging
the bus company.
Reeerd es Safe Operation
A natural question with regard
10 any form IT public transpOrta.
llon is How safe Is h.
The local transit system has an
ensssandin9 safety record toF the
pasl year. There have been 20
accidents involving personal in-
tury. and only five accidents of
any kind In Just two Of these FIVE
was there any indication that the
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14

al fault, and they were accidents
which resulted only in dented fen
ders.
In spite of the low accident re-
cord here, busses don't last very
long in Key West. This is not, as
some may think, attributable to the
condition of the streets. In fact,
the streets along the bus routes,
at least, are in very good condi-
ton, except for some small stretch
es like the rough area on Palm
Avenue.
A bus lasts through about three
years of service here, and after
that it is fit only for junk, Of the
busses in present use, the oldest
has seen 21 months of service.
In spite of constant vigilance on
the part of the drivers and garage
crew, none of the busses has a
very new look. Several things
about this locality shorten the life
of a bus. One is of course the
erosion and rusting brought about
by coral dust and salty spray. A
hazard / had not thought of was
revealed when observed that the
lights above the door we're shatter-
ed on several of the busses. Also
the front roof of some of the bus
ses was dented and all of them
were scratched in the front roof
section.
When asked the reason / dis
covered that the low-hanging
branches of palm trees are at
fault. Cars pass easily underneath
the swaying palms, receiving only
an occasional brush from the low
est fronds, but the busses hit
against the stem of the branch and
the blow is sufficient to damage
the lights and the roof.
Who makes 'em so7
When il comes TO deciding on
the important cogs in the bus COM
pany operation, certainly the men
who drive the busses are as inn
portant as the vehicles because
obviously one could not operate
without the other. /
There are at present eight re-
gular drivers on the local runs,
with five relief men to fill in.
Checking the records Of these dri.
vers reveals that there are about
three compliments on their cour-
tesy and fair treatment of the
customers to every complaint that
is turned in.
II would be ridiculous TO expect
that bus driving should be always
smooth and peaceful. but there are
remarkably few incidents of sore
heads among either the drivers or
passengers in Key West.
In the course OF an average
days service. the busses, four run
ming all the time during the hours
OF operation, transport about 400
people in Key West and out as far
as Roea Chiea.
The drivers do not have an easy
time Of il, even though at some
hours there are not many passen.
gers riding. The days work is
from eight and a half to ten hours
al a stretch with a few minutes
out for lunch whenever the bus is
empty and the driver is near a
cafe.
Ronald Threft is the oldest driv.
er in point Of service with the
local line. having driven buses in
Key West for II years. He drives
a day shift. beginning at five il
the morning The three other day
drivers are Hello LopeT. Sixtc
Smith and Mike perea. Leo Rod
rlguex Il older than Nike Lopez
| in years With the company, but be
prefers the night run
0thef regular night drivers are
Ernest Mitchell, John Perez and
/ Eugene Perez.
Troeleal Metz In uniferms
The drivers u local buses tol.
4 loW the custom of bus companies
both city and inter city. al oyel
| the country IN wearinx the blns-
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14

gray uniform. Only exception
among the local drivers is the con-
cession to the climate made by
their wearing of gray short-sleev-
ed shirts with open collars. They
are not required to wear the Eisen-
hower-style jacket northern driv-
erS use, but some Of the local
drivers have ordered the jackets
anyway.
Relief drivers who fill in when
the regulars can't drive are Jack
Carey, Norman Roberts, Antonio
Trujillo and George Gonzalez,
members of the Key West Fire
Department, and Tommy Johnson.
Sometimes you see the bussos
filled and other times you wonder
why in the world they are running
because they have no passengers.
But the busses run every thirty
minutes, with the exception of the
Sigsbee Park run, all of them using
the corner of Southard and Duval
Streets as their starting point.
Heaviest loads are chalked up
on the Number One or Poinciana
route, so that it is necessary al
ways to have two buSses in opera
ton on that run.
School children are carried to
and from school daily by the busses
on the Number route. Nominal
fares are charged for the student
transportation if the children pro-
vide themselves with a book of
tickets. The books contain 20 tic
kets and sell for one dollar. Chill
dren who ride to and from Boca
Chica must surrender two tickets
per ride.
Other fares in the city are the
ten cent rate for passengers rid.
ing as far as North Beach Road
and the Boulevard on the Number
2 route, and fifteen cent fares for
the other routes in town. On the
Number l run the Is cent fare
covers transportation as far as
Carlisle Trailer park on Stock Is
land. Fare to Boca Chica Is Is
cents.
Sightseeing Trip to Take
Even If you do not regularly ride
the busses here, a good way to
see all around the island would be
to get on one of the transit COM
! pany vehicles and let the driver
transport you past many points of
interest here. Thirty-one persons
can sit comfortably on any of the
buSses, and you can take all the
children you have who are less
than 42 inches tall absolutely free.
Whether the driver carries yard
stick or measures the children with
a practiced eye wasn't revealed.
but that's the rule of the company.
! Al any rate, the busSes here are
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14

a vital part of the life of the COM
munity and we couldn't get along
for a very long period of time
without this transportation. That
the bus company has the blessing
of the city fathers seems to be
indicated by the recent renewal OF
the company's franchise for an
other five-year period.
Neither rain nor wind, heat nor
cold, gripey passengers nor any
other of the hazards of the job
stay Che course OF the Key West
Transit Company busses.
Evening star., 1952-03-09

~ Y 4 Ab>~AvAA-as
"Goldie-Legs" Franco Fal-.
DIM, Miss Cheesecake 1861, can
sign her own contracts now.
She was 81 on February /.
But. said the shapely Italian
actress who fled recently from
Hollywood Establishments, she
won't sign any long-term Ameri-
can contract.
Miss Faldini was picked as
Miss Cheesecake' by occupa-
tion troops in Germany after
they got a good look at a picture
of her in the Army's Stars and
Stripes. She plans to give her
soldier admirers soon q real-life
closeup Of the legs and curves
that won her the title.
Franco won her title while
she was in Hollywood under a
Howard Hughes contract. In
Hal Wallis Sailor Beware
she did torrid hula.
Cheesecake. she says, is all
right, but what really interests
me Is deep-down acting and
drama" The reason she took
OF from Hollywood was because
they didn't give her enough
work to do.
The "Goldie-Legs" was hung
on her by Italian friends when
they spotted her underpinnings
wrapped in 24-karat gold mesh
Evening star., 1952-03-09
HOLLYWOOD. n

HOLLY YWOOD.
Hollywood is the loneliest
town in the world for a woman"
according to Joan Fontaine. who
is too beautiful to be lonely,
but is, I'VE need men," con-
tinued the blond star. mot
only in private life, but there's,
a tremendous shortage of men
for the screen"
Both statements are too pain
fully true. At every party,
three gals can be counted to one
boy. Glamour puSSes from
Marilyn Monroe to Joan Craw-
ford arrive and sometimes leave,
alone. As for pictures, every
time I ask a producer, who is
the man." ] hear it's a problem
to find well-set-up young hero
who can hold his s-own with old
sterS like Gary Cooper, Spencer
Tracy, Clark Gable and Hum
phrey Bogart, to mention a few
top leading men.
Its ! Famine.
Joa1'S co-starS In her two re-.
cent pictures never will see 80
again Ray Milland in his early
40s. in Something to Live For"
and Robert Taylor. Al, in "Ivan-
hoe" Robert is on the loose
again romantically, but. unfor-
tunately for the lonely lady sit
uation in Hollywood. his heart
currently belongs to Ballerina
Ludmilla Tcherina.
But how about you and Col
lier Young?" I asked Joan, who
has been consistently dating the
ex-mate of Ida Lupino. I'VE
have no plans for marriage, :"
she assured me. Marriage can
spoil things sometimes. You
run into budgets. ] have no
intention of getting married.
not while ! have a career"
Joan's divorce from william
Dozier was final q few weeks
back.
To get back to the boy-girl
problem in Hollywood. When-
ever 7 discuss the matter with
unmarried men here, they say
there Is q shortage Of eligible
girls. well. just tell 'em about
me-" said Joan, adding, sits
different in New York. There,
the man gives the girl a mink
coat. Here it's the girl who
gives the man diamond cuff
links"
It's q problem for both sexes.
Most men are afraid to date q
movie start can be expensive,
and irritating, with the girl
signing autographs and having
to pose for photographs step
ping out OF the car, stepping in.
eating. dancing and even quar-
reling.
Joan refreshingly admits that
Hollywood is like no other place
In the world. I'VE have . tre-
Evening star., 1952-03-09

Gala world benefit performance celebrating the 18th snn
q TansLux Tuesday evening $50 Sponsored BY the
AMeies1 Newspaper Weens Club. All proceeds chden
Heps Official and seesl WashinsoRuSAF. Drum and Buss
ceps with ths baspips unit lshs-Radio
Evening star., 1952-03-09
This Sounds Ridiculous,
But Joan | Has Lived 1t
By sheiIoh Grohom

mendous urge to simplify our
lives. like every one else" said
Joan. "but when we get the sim.
pie life, we scream with bore4
dom. Z
A Strange Breed.
"Say what you will. our kind
is q strange breed. We wouldn't
be happy doing anything else.
and we wouldn't be happy living
anywhere else, not even in Lon
don or New York. Even in Paris
all they talk about there Is
international scandal and FASH
ion.
ut took me q long time to
realize, but Hollywood is where
/ want to live. Hollywood is the
most exciting place in the world.
Take a look around this room
1--WE are eating in Hollywood's
most popular lunch place
Romanoff's). There isn'ta per-!
son here who isn't interesting.
who hasn't struggled to get to
the top from some obscure
place or beginnings"
For the last two years Joan
has been hopping all over the
globe - London, Paris, South
America, italy, Spain when
the State Department asked her
to 60 to India this spring. the
lady said no.
I remember Joan when she
started in Hollywood in 1887.
full Of hope, high In the clouds.
always in the shadow of sister
Olivia de Havilland. The sis
ters haven't spoken since the
famous Academy Award Incl
dent. when Olivia ignored
Joan's outstretched hand and
congratulations. Olivia doesn't
live here any more. Joan Ii
still the hopeful type. but more
down to earth, and more ready
to face facts. My opinion is
that If the right man comes
along she will chuck the career
for a spot Of homespun sta
bility.
(Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance)
Evening star., 1952-03-09
The Posing Show
The Posing Show
But Con It Be Wronq
ToMoke Life Merryp
Huston Switch to African Queer, Mood
Roses on Oddly Dronotic Question
~ Jay Cornody

Walter Huston,s son John has
only 70 make 3 movie In any
given year to turn up at sea-
sons end as j candidate for an
Academy Award for best film
direction.
This year, Director Huston
represented something Of q spe-
cial problem. He directed two
pictures. The African queen
and Red Badge Of Courage, 2
either Of which clearly qualified
him for the conventional norn-
nation. African Queen" Was
the eventual choice. There is q
minority which thinks ''Red
Badge" would have been the
I better choice, but there are
always r1inorities.
This Is one Of the innperfec-
tiOnS Of life with which human
ity Is getting busy. tardily but
hopefully.
Group h ArticuIate.
The difference between the
Huston Red Badge" minority
and others is that it is more
expressive. It not only knows
what it wants to say. but how
to say it. :,
The case for the Civil War
film, ) based upon Stephen
Cranes dramatic novel, hinges
not SO much on q difference in
the quality Of direction In the
two films. rs. the difference in.
their moods. Red Badge is
Huston ii the traditional Hus-
ton attitude Of seriousness, q
man earnestly bent upon she'd
ding q vital light on human
character and experience.
African Queen, = on the other
hand, approaches llazardously
close to. the frivolous. It is a
comedy melodrama, an account
Of . prirn female missionary
and q tosspot riverman thrown
together in the primeval soli-
tude of Africa. The pair played
by Katharine Hepburn and
Humphrey Bogart parody screen
romance and adventure with
. comedy brilliance seldom
equaled. Under Huston's direc-
ton, they are rocking theaters
everywhere with q pitch and
volume of merriment unheard
In seasons.
Huston Il Reproved.
For having made such q
sheerly witty piece Of enter
tainment. after all his more
serious-minded years, Huston is
accused in some quarters Of
having profaned his genius. He
has yielded to the temptation
to make a popular picture and q :
profitable one when he might