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Kodiak mirror., 1952-01-12
Rotary Views W.C.T.U. Movie

The Brain Is What Counts, a film on the effect of alcohol on the human brain, was shown members of the Rotary Club Tuesday following the regular weekly luncheon at the Montmartre Inn.
 The film was produced and distributed by the National Women's Christian Temper ance Union.
 Leon "Ole" Johnson, for mer president was nominated Rotarian of the Week by member Pat Lynch. The honor was conferred on John- son for his work the past week in keeping electrial power on in all places of busi- ness despite the high winds and the "arcing' caused by salt spray on transformers.
 Johnson is manager of the Kodiak Electrical Association plant.
 The next regular Assembly of the club will be held Janu- ary 15 at the home of Jorgen Fredrickson. Guests attending the Tuesday meeting were E. B. Hart, PIMA representative, Bill Smith of the Bank of Ko- diak, Paul Dupler, local at- torney, and Navy Chief Kron- miller of Kodiak Naval Sta- tion.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-01-12
Mrs. Clark Resigns As G8oGeL Manager

Mrs. Edith H. Clarke has submitted her resignation as manager of the Kodiak Hotel as of February l.
 She will accept a position at Mckinley Park Hotel this summer. She also plans a va cation and visit to the states before going to Mckinley Park Hotel.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-01-12

Anchorage-The Anchorage Republican Club has urged a statehood bill with Alaskan control of Alaskan resources.
 The resolution is to be pre- sented at the Western States Republican conference which is to be held in San Francisco on January 15.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-01-12
Land Sale
 In Anchorage

A public sale of land in the east addition to the toWnslte of Anchorage will be held at the Land Office, Room 39, Federal Building, at 10 am January l5, the Bureau of Land Management announced this week.
 Mail bids should be addres sed to the Manager, Land Office, Box TAO, Anchorage, Alaska.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-01-12

New York (R)-Dick Kaz- maier, Princeton's All-Ameri- can football star, has been named male athlete of the year for 1851 in the annual Associated Press poll.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-01-12

laska with it's temperatures that reach 62 degrees below zero and that currently some 100,- 900 gallons with a present value of $35O,OOO are being used annually.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-01-12
Mrs. Shannon Leaves For States

Mrs. Ray Shannon left Mon- day to return to Jerseyville, III. She has been working at Knudsen's for the past two months.
 En route she will stop at Portland to visit Mir. and Mrs. Cliff CoWan, formerly of Ko- diak.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-01-12

The temperature at kNS dropped to 80 this week.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14

When Gustave Daum, retired
Port Clinton jeWeler, first arrived
in Port Clinton in 1881, he saw
a village of only 1900 inhabitants,
mud roads and paths, and formed
a disillusioned opinion of a U. S.
town. His own home had been
Lachaux de Fonde, community
of $4,000 in the northern French
section of Switzerland, not very
far from Lake Geneva. He now
laughingly recalls the time when,
few hours after his arrival, his
uncle told him he'd take him to
town. While making the rounds
of Port Clinton with his uncle,
young Gustave kept insisting his
uncle show him the town. "You
are right in the town." replied his
uncle.
Mr.. Daum, now 81 years old, re-
sides at his home in Port Clinton
on East Second Street. He proud
ly recalls his jewelry store which
he operated next to the Ottawa
County News office for nearly
fifty years. OnS of the few
watchmakers who originally learn
ed his trade in Switzerland, Mr..
Daum remembers when he and
his three brothers and sister all
helped their father make watches
in their own home. "In those
days." said Mr.. Daum, ''the fac
tory was in the home" Watch
making in Switzerland is the cpl
tome of trades and when there
was movement underway there
to begin mass production of watch
es, there were generations Of
watchmakers who thWarted the
encroachment OF more modern
methods. Even noW," continued
Mr.. Daum, "the watch business in
Switzerland is on handmade bas-
is. There are only two compa-
nies in the United States which
produce the inner workings of
their watches. All others import
the mechanisms from Switzerland,
their only contribution being the
cases and adornments."
Mr.. Daum was the youngest of
five children. His enthusiasm for
coming to the United States began
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14
Former Theatre Building
Offered To City For Use
As Garage And Fire House

City councilmen declined to
give consideration to an offer made
by Herman Frederick to sell the
former Port Theatre building at
Second and Jefferson streets for
use as a city garage and street
materials storage.
Frederick, who was represent
ing Harry Callahan, manager Of
the Clinton and Erie Theatres, in
dicated that the building could be
had at a very low figure, some
where between $4,000 and $780,
600.
He was told by councilmen that
they had agreed on the purchase
of a building adjoining the Port
Clinton Manufacturing Company
plant on West Perry street. The
reported price for the building is
$4,000.
Frederick said ''there is no
better building in town for the
purpose to which the city could
put the theatre"
He explained also, that "the
cost from the taxpayers viewpoint
would be less than half of what
has been considered by council so
far in the requirement of a
garage building.
Frederick said the proffered
theatre building is ideally suited
for municipal purposes, requiring
cnly minor changes. He pointed
out that the structure is fire-proof,
and that the stage loft would be
ideally suited for drying out fire
hose.
President Harold Nielsen as.
signed Leroy Bracken, chairman
of the buildings committee to con.
fer on the matter at later date
Councilmen indicated, however
that they strongly favor the West
Perry street extension site.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14
Councilman Fears Rising
Lake May Cause Spreading 6
OF Debris At City Dump

Rising waters in Lake Erie,
which are more than one foot
higher now than last year, gave
city council considerable concern
at its meeting Tuesday. 1t is fear
ed that debris at the city dump
may be broadcast the full length
of Perry Street by surging lake
tides.
Councilman David Jeremy ask ID
that the dump be closed until
summer to prevent possible
spreading of the dump rubbish by
high waters and northeast winds.
Mayor Carl Becker demurred
to the suggestion ON the grounds
that few more months OF, dump
ing will complete the fill-in pro
ject along the lake front.
He said the chief objection al
The dump has been the frequent
fires which are set to the debris
at regular intervals. Cost of con
trolling the fires runs around S3C
month, he said
The board of public utilities was
asked to make an investigation
into the firing of the dump and tC
otherwise set up control measure:
at the dumping grounds.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14
TRAINS ROLL
AGAIN after
4-DAY STRIKE

For four days Port Clinton was
cut off from rail transportation
from the rest of the world because
of the surprise railroaders' strike
in Chicago, which paralyzed the
New York Sysem's 6,000-miie
line.
Local railroad workers said they
had been instructed to lock up all
railroad property here, including
ticket office, passenger and
freight stations. All freight was
unloaded and placed in storage
for pick up at the end of the walk
out Thursday.
Mail service was curtailed from
all distant points but mail from
area points was hauied by truck
to Port Clinton.
Rail unions are asking for a
40-hour week, more money, and
working rule changes.
The strike involved more than
$500 engineers, firemen and con
ductors on the N Y. C. system.
The first train operated out OF
Toledo late Wednesday night.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14
Re TIRED EELER CUSTAE DAM RECALLS THE PORT CLINTON OF 81

present site of the Ohio Edison
Building. The hotel later burned
down and was rebuilt at its pres
ent location, where formerly stood
the Ottawa Hotel. At the site
of the Masonic Temple there was
hardware store owned by
George Bredbeck.
Fishing was a greater business
in the early days than it is now, ?"
Mr. Daum believes. Il remember
when Judge Scott Stahl, father ol
Judge Tom Stahl, told d group
of us during a speech that 7Gf
people in Port Clinton were di-
rectly associated with the fishing
industry" That was more than
half the population of Port Gin
ton in 1895 when Judge Stah'
made that statement.
The only other member of Mr
Daum's family from Switzerland
in this country now is a nephew
Albert Dumont, a leading jeWeler
IN Cleveland.
Mr., Daum was married in Feb
ruary, 1886 to Mary Slaughterbeek
of Port Clinton. They had one
daughter, now Mrs. Douglas S. El
iiott of Denver, and an adopted
daughter, Mrs. Jack Foxsworth, oi
Oak Harbor. When asked how his
counting of his future wife differ
ed from today's young swains, Mr.
Daum replied. I'm those days
church was the center of youne
couples life. We had no auto
mobiles and there was more
wholesome home influence sur
rounding a young mans atten
tions."
A Mason for 81 years, and {
charter member of the Knights ot
Pythias for So years, Mr.. Daun
is also the member of Longest
standing at the local Trinity Meth
odist Church.
Mr.. Darm sold his iewelry store
in 1914 and retired to his com
Portable home c,i East Second
Street. Although he has been ill
Mr. Daum is looking forward to
Spring and an occasional stroll.
Mrs. Daum passed away in 1916
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14
CITY Rejects
ERIE GARDENS
ANNEXATION BID

A petition submitted by James
Squiers, manager of the Erie
Gardens housing project in Bay
Township for annexation to the
city of 1874 Units, was rejected by
a vote of city council Tuesday
night.
The petition was the third to
be submitted to city officials in
the past two years.
Squier told councilmen in a
letter that residents of the half
portion of the Gardens which is
now outside of the city, are eager
to become residents of the city
because they are all in this trad
ing area. and wish to vote in the
corporation on city issues"
Council objected to accepting
the petition on grounds that Erie
Gardens residents are not proper
ty owners, and therefore cannot
be considered taxpayers.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14
HEAVY DAMAGES
ASKED FROM
TRAFFIC MIxUP

Gran d. Cashen, Port Clinton,
is plaintiff in $4,000 damage
suit action in Erie County COM
mon pleas court, against Jacob j.
Dunkel and Everett Kaufman, of
Sandusky. The suit arose from a
traffic accident in which four We
hicles were involved The plaintiff
AYERS that he was stricken when
he aighted from fifth car in
the traffic tie-up.
Although he was not struck by
machines of the defendant, Cashen
charged that he was injured due
to improper parking of truck by
kaufman and negligence of Dun
kel in becoming involved in a
collision between his car and one
operated by Mildred Puglisi,
which in turn, he alleges, caused
truck driven by William Weske to
swerve and skid into the COM
plainant.
The unusual miXup occurred in
Sandusky two years ago, accord
ing to Sandusky police records.
Cashen claims the amount he
asks entails injuries suffered, loss
of wages and medical bills.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14
LEGISLATION TO Be DRAWN UP
FOR ISSUANCE OF BONDS

Port Clinton is one of some 40
Ohio cities and villages which will
be required to handle sewage
cities through modern treating
treatment plant in Port Clinton.
The legislation will embrace
provisions for issuance of bonds
for construction of the project.
Under a new state sanitary law
all cities are required to process
sewage waste through treatment
plants instead of disposing of
such wastes into open waters. The
law is being enforced by the State
Health Department.
Port Clinton is one Of 40 some
cities and villages which will be
required to handle sew a 6 e
citiesthrough modern treating
methods.
The plant will be erected at
the rear of the water works, ac-
cording to present plans.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14
County Road Costs
Reported By Nissen

County engineer Delos Nissen
filed his annual report with the
county commissioners Monday. The
report which cons.sts of IL type
written pages covers in de-
tail the work carried on through
this department for the year. The
cost for surface treating of county
highways was Sal ,876.81; pave
ment maintenance was $167 ,988.01;
roadside shoulder maintenance
including moving grass and weeds
brush cutting, side drainage and
work on berms, was $51 ,030.52:
structures including guard rails
culverts under 20 foot cpan and
bridges 20 foot and over, total,
$56,830.98; traffic service includ.
ing ice control, signs, center line
stripping and barricades $14 200. 40;
miscellaneous costs, S18, 1864.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14
CAR LEAVES
ROAD, UPSETS

The sheriff's Office reported sew
eral accidents which occurred
over the weekend.
On Saturday night, car driven
by Juan Alvarez, %, of Route 3,
Port Clinton, was sideswiped at
Kuzmas Curve, Rt 2, by car
driven by Boignard Blagman, AT,
of Fremont No one was injured
in the accident.
On Sunday, Lurie Martin, 38,
RID, Port Clinton, lost control OF
his car on Route 163, east of Port
Clinton. The car rolled over into
the yard of j. T. Kihlken, knocked
, ldoWn one tree and struck two
others. Driver Martin was ar
rested for drunken driving ano
fined 500 and costs in Justice of
the Peace Reed Hosler's court
Martin was taken to the county
Jail pending payment Of the fire.
On Sunday morning, car drlv-
en- by Clarence Schmidlin, of To
ledo, went out of control on the
snow covered highway eight miles
west of Port Clinton. The Schmid-
lin car skidded off the highway
rolling over several times. Dam
ages were extensive to the
Schmidlin car but no one was re-
ported injured.
On Sunday night, Ralph FYtz
thum, of Port Clinton, struck 3
parked car in Gypsum belonging
to Fred Gensen. The Fitzthum
cars lights had gone out causing
Fitzthum to ease over into the
wrong lane. Damages were eX
tensive to both cars. No one was
injured.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14
DRAFTEES
FILL RANKS
OF 37TH DIV.

Ranks of the 37th Division, Ohio
National Guard, which have been
short of fill strength at Camp
Polk, La, are now being filled By
the current calls of draftees from
Ohio, according to Selective Ser.
vice Board officials here.
Most of Ottawa county's National
Guard troops were included in
the mobilization of the Guard last
January Is, as was the case in
most sections of the state, but it
was found that the National Guard
personnel from Ohio could not fill
out the ranks of the division.
Temporarily Korean veterans were
sent to the camp for cadre service
Over a period of two weeks the
Army hopes to bring the division
up to full strength.
Figures on how many draftces
will be required, were not made
public.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14
Miller Ferry
To Start Island
Runs March 10Th

Vacationland's official tourist
season will get underway early
this year, with the announcement
by the Miller Ferry line, that
boats will 60 into service to the
islands March %.
On that day the ferry will start
its scheduled runs to Middle Bass
and Put-in-Bay from Catawba
Point.
The new ferry Erie Isle will
make an official visit to Put-in-Bay,
about mid-April. On the maiden
voyage members of the Port Clin-
ton Chamber of Commerce will
make an official visit to Put-in-Bay,
along with city officials and news
papermen.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14
HIGH SCHOOL
COMPETING IN
STATE CONTEST

Members of the Debate Team.
Sandra Miller and Dolores Duffy.
having won first place at the re-
gional Forensic contest at Bow
ling Green State University two
weeks ago, are competing TO-DAY
friday and Saturday at the state
contest in Columbus The State
Forensic Contest is being conduct
ed at the Ohio State University
campus.
The Debate Team, composed of
Sally Dewitt, Max Fischer, Harry
Chaffin and Fred Schneider, will
compete with four other schools
No indication is given of tbs
names of the schools before the
competition begins.
Giving an oratorical declama
ton will be Sandra Miller. De
lores Duffy Will present d
humorous defamation. These two
contestants will compete with
seven others during the semi-lin-
ais. Finals will be held Saturday
Mr.. Boyd Martin, instructor OF
the group, will accompany the
students to Columbus.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14

FIRE DRAWS
LARGE CROWD

Nearly 100 persons witnessed the
spectacular electrical fireworks at
the rear of the Island House annex
shortly after noon, Sunday.
A main power cable leading
into the building became shorted
rom some unknown cause, result
ng in a frecely burning arc be-
ween several ends of the cable.
Fireman were summoned but
could not cope with the fire be-
cause of lack of equipment to cut
he 440-volt current.
Intensity of the heat caused by
he white hot flames melted steel
easing of the cable line. and
racked bricks in the wall.
The line was cut and repaired
by an emergency man who was
summoned from Oak Harbor. He
made the trip in 26 minutes
through congested Sunday traf-
ic. A dozen yards of insulation
we're burned from wires leading
into the building Extent of the
damage has not been determined.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14
COUNTY Gets
YEARS WORST
SOAKING TUES.

Ottawa county Tuesday was a
soggy area after having been
thoroughly soaked by Is hours of
rain.
City streets were flooded from
curb to curb at many points and
county roads were submerged.
Dozens of homes in town were
flooded and the volunteer fire de-
partment was busy all day pump
ing out easements of homes
where there were sick people and
small children. Police telephones
tangled most of the day, from
calls which asked for emergency
aid.
Backyards were converted into
small lakes, and some Sand Road
homes had water tapping around
their thresholds.
Woner's Greenhouse was flood
ed, even into the furnace room,
and much work was required to
evacuate the water before hun
dreds of Easter flowers and plants
we're saved from perishing.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14
CONSERVATION
DISTRICT VOTE
WINDS UP TIED

Announcement of last Mondays
soil conservation district election
result was delayed because the
polling in four areas of the coun-
ty ended in tie for one of the
posts.
Fred Grimm, county agent, who
is recovering from influenza, stat
ed today that he is trying to figure
out some means of breaking the
tie vote for officials to direct the
newly created soil district.
The count has been held up by
two absentee ballots. When they
finally arrived and were opened,
the fifth place on the ticket re
mained the same.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14

For six months after his arrival
in Port Clinton, young Gustave
worked on a farm. At the end of
the period he received a ten-dol-
lar gold piece as payment
Mr. Daum remembers seeing
men coming into town on horse
back and riding their horses into
the saloon which stood on the site
of the present National Bank
THE streets were muddy in those
days. There was a cobble-stone
crossing at Madison and Second
Streets, but if you happened to
step off it, you'd find yourself
knee deep in mud"
During those early days." con
tinued Mr. Daum, there was a
grocery and saloon where the Ma
tional Bank now stands. The old
Island House Hotel stood at the
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14
COMMERCIAL.
FISHERMEN Get
SET FOR SEASON

Commercial fishermen have
been busy as beavers the past
couple weeks, repairing and treat
ings their nets, which are strung
out over many fields for drying.
The spring fishing season is ex-
pected to get un>erway this week
end when the first nets will be
placed in the Lake Erie CONNER
cial areas
Much of the heavy ice has NOV
ed out before strong south winds.
The PLt-in-Bay season, which
was as good if not better than
last year from the standpoint of
dollar value as we'll as volume, is
considered ended for the season,
Open water fishing will be the or
der from now on.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14

when chum came to this coun
try. Feeling her son would prob
ably be unable 20 withstand the
attraction of the new country,
Mrs. Daum told young Gustave,
IF he can find a good place for
you in America, you may go too"
Port Cl.ntol sce-.cd long way
off on the voyage over" recalls
Mr.. Daum. Il VIZ used TO good,
wholesome food in my own home,
but my third class ticket produc-
ed some pretty .;:.appetizing of
ferings. / struck Up friendship
with the French chnf aboard and
he put me to peeling potatoes
which in turn gave me all oppov
tunity for some decent meals on
the trip. / didn't see much of the
Atlantic but / did see plenty Of
potatoes.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14
SMALL CLASS
TO GRADUATE
THIS SPRING

Port Clinton High School this
spring will graduate one of the
smallest classes in years. Only IS
students will receive diplomas at
exercises which will be held on
May %, Superintendent D. D..
Sims announced this week.
The commencement speaker will
be Richard c. Hoefer, member
of the Wittenberg College fac
ulty.
Baccalaureate services will be
held May 25 in the high school
auditorium.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14

To meet the new state require
ment of sewage treatment, San
dusky city council last Monday
authorized sewer rental tax for
water users. The same plan pro-
posed here failed at a referendum
Of voters last fall
Pending construction of the pro-
posed plant here, Port Clinton of
fcials must appear before the
state pollution control board by
September to seek a permit to
continue to discharge untreated
sewage into public waters. ,Appli-
cation for the permit must be in
hands of the board next month.
The Sandusky sewer rental tax
will cost the average family Sl2
TO S45 annually, officials estimate.
The proposed rental assessment
here had been fixed at so cents
per month, or Sc year.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14
KOREAN VET
GIVES BLOOD
he RECEIVED

Because he had received blood
while serving in the U. S. Army
in Korea, Sgt. Curtis Bevans, 25.
of Clay Center, gave his blood re-
Gently at the Genoa collection CEN
ter.
Entering the Army in Septem-
ber, 1850, Sgt Bevans wears the
Purple Heart with three palms,
the Bronze Star and a citation
from the presiden: of the Korean
republic.
He expects to report to Camp
Custer March 20 for further as
signment.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14
Heavy Rain Prevents
Planes Landing Will,
Local Passenger

Mrs. Floyd Myers visited her
aunt, Mrs. Edward Null at ST
Petersburg, Florida last Friday
and Saturday. From there she
flew to Washington, D. c., where
she spent several days with Com
mander and Mrs. James H. Press
ler at Ft. Belvoir. Mrs. Myers
reports the flight was very en-
joyable until she lrrivcd at Cleve-
land airport Tuesday morning
during the heavy rainstorm. Of
ficials at the airport would not
permit the plane to land and they
circled the field for nearly two
hours before they were allowed TO
land.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14
Campers To Be
Banned At State
Park In State Order

All camping and parking of
trailer homes in Catawba Park
has been banned in an official
order issued by the State Natur-
al Resources Department.
Inadequate sanitary facilities
at the park and limited water SER
vice were given as the reasons for
prohibiting camping on the seven
acre tract on the Peninsula.
Officials indicated that ban
would be placed on camping at
East Harbor Park, as we'll.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-14
RITES HELD
MONDAY FOR
KOREAN VET

Rites were conducted Monday
afternoon for Corporal James
Dier, "a, of Curtice, who was kill
ed in action in Korea October g,
1851.
The soldier had been mem-
Der of the original 467th Chemical
Mortar Co. which was formed in
Oak Harbor early in the war.
The Eggleston. Meinert Funeral
Home had charge of arrange
ments. Burial was in Williston
Cemetery.