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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25
PARKING TO Be
RESTRICTED ON
west THIRD ST.

Acting on a request made by
& delegation of West Third Street
residents city council last Tuesday
night authorized the police de-
partment to post no parking signs
on the north side of the street
to the cemetery.
The delegation had asked that
the street be widened and re-
surfaced, but councilmen explain
ed that while this project is in
cluded in the city's Improvement
program, it cannot be approached
until late this year or early next
year, die to other improvement
commitments which are in process
of completion.
The petitioners were told that
the no parking regulation would
serve as a temporary solution to
the traffic bottleneck on West
Third Street.
Council declined to take up the
sewer rental ordinance, now on
first reading. 1t was tabled for
further reading until the next
meeting of council, May 6.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25
COMMERCIAL
SIGNS May Be
REGULATED

Over-hanging street signs may
come Under strict city control as
to size and manner of installation,
if city councils building commit.
tee recommends legislation to
that effect, after making a study
of the subject
Members of the committee were
instructed Tuesday night by Presi-
dent Harold Nielsen to refer to
ordinances used by other cities.
and determine what regulations
should be drawn, who should do
the inspection of signs and what
type of penalty should be invoked
for violations.
City Solicitor John Reinhemer
was instructed to write suggested
legislation on sign control for
submittai to the building COM
mittee of council.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25
BODY OF HEART
VICTIM SENT
TO MICHIGAN

Funeral services were held to-
day, Tuesday for Joseph Turrill,
43, in Garden City, Mich.
Tu,riil died in the county Jail
Saturday morning from heart
attack. He had been arrested by
county authorities earlier on a
drunk driving charge.
Arraigned before Justice Reed
Hosler4 Turrill was fined $lO0
and costs. In lieu of payment of
the fine he was remanded to Jail,
where he was found dead early
Saturday morning.
The remains were sent to Gar
den City by the Gerner and Wolf
MOrtuary.
Surviving are the widow and
three children.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25
Driver HURT
IN RT. Z CRASH

William Abrens rs, of Port
Clinton, was bruised and suffered
shock when he was thrown from
the seat of his truck after it had
been struck in the rear by a car
driven by Thomas Mosher, De-
troit, on route 2 two miles east
of the city Saturday.
Bay Bridge State Patrolmen
arrested Mosher on a charge of
reckless operation of a motor ve-
hicle. He was fined SIS and
costs in mayors court.
Ahrens told patrolmen that he
had stopped his truck for a
school bus ahead of him, and
that Mosher was unable to stoI,
his vehicle before it ploWed into
the first truck.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25
Standard Workers Vote
Favors Strike Question

With approximately 500 workers
of the Standard Products Co.
voting in the Armory Friday af-
ternoon, 80 percent of the ballots
indicated affirmation on the ques-
ton of striking, it was reported.
Spokesman for Local 497, UAW-
CIO, said no strike date had been
set, as yet. The vote was held
primarily to raise the question as
to pension and wage matters. The
proposed pension plan would in
clude a retirement clause.
No immediate strike date had
been set by the union.
At meeting of union repre-
sentatives with the company, held
April 9, demands upon manage
ment were outlined as follows:
IA cost-of-living wage in
crease
2-An escalator clause enabling
wages to keep pace with any rise
in the cost of living.
3-Ar annual productivity in
crease. Such requests are based
on the assumption that it is pos
sib!c for employees TO produce
more as a result of chronological
improvem ent in cur manufacture
ing processes.
4-Three additional paid holi-
days.
5-Two cents per man hour
extra to adjust any inequities in
wages paid for various job classi-
fications.
GA pension plan for hourly
employees.
Company Offers 4 Cents
In response to the wage in
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25
No Left Turns At
Madison, End Streets
Allowed Weekends

Beginning this weekend. mo
forists will be prohibited from
making left turn at the inter
section Of Madison and Second
Streets, Police Chief Jack Shef-
fer announced.
He said Signs will be posted
on Friday and Saturdays, warn
ing drivers against turning on
to either Madison or Second
street from the left. He said the
decision was made in order TO
expedite through traffic at fhe
busy intersection, whics, carries
the heaviest cross traffic load
in the city.
The new ruling is TO be made
permanently effective for the
two weekend days.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25
MONTGOMERY TO
CONCRETE
BUSINESS MAY |

Keith Montgomery, we'll known
teller at the Port Clinton Ma
tional Bank, announced today that
he is severing his banking con-
nections to enter the industrial
field.
He stated he had purchased the
King Vault Co. business from
James King, East Sixth street. He
expects to operate the concrete
products business as of May 1.
King will remain with the firm
until July l, Montgomery said.
Members of the banking staff
are rendering Montgomery fare
we'll dinner this Thursday eve
ming at Marshalps Inn.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25
WOLFE HEADS
AREA EDUCATORS

Meeting in final session for :he
current school year, members of
the Northcentral Ohio Association
of Secondary Principals named
Charles H. Wolfe, of Lakeside,
president for the coming year.
Mr.. Wolfe is superintendent of the
Danbury Township schools, and
succeeds Samuel Martin, of Tiffin
The group, which met in Lake
side Friday, also elected George
Ihnat, Danbury High School prin-
cipal, as secretary fof the coming
year. w. G. HALEY, Green Springs
school head, is the new vice-presi-
dent
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25
Mental Health
Film To Be Shown
In Oak Harbor

A film, called Breakdown"
depicting a dramatic story dealing
with mental health, will be shown
at 8 pm, May 5 in Salem-Oak
Harbor school auditorium.
The film is being furnished by
the Ottawa County Medical Auxi-
liary and is sponsored by the
Ottawa County Farm Bureaus 5
Home and Community Club.
The public is urged to see this
informative film, for which there
will be no charge.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25
Paul Miller Has
Back Treated In
Mich; Home Thurs

Paul Miller, of the Miller
Plumbing & Heating Company, is
expected to return home Ills
Thursday after having undergone
surgery for a back injury at an
Ann Arbor, Michigan hospital.
Service at the plumbing shop
121 Walnut street, has had TO be
somewhat curtailed, due to E-r.
Miller's absence. He is expected
to be recovered shortly and able
to return to his business, relatives
report.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25
Gets Prison Term
For Non-support

Pleading guilty to an indictment
charging non-surpogt, Fran k
Woodwork entered a plea of
guilty before Judge Tom D. Stahl
i'm Common Pleas Court Monday.
The court sentenced Woodwork
to an inGeterminate term Of from
one to three years in the peniten
tiary at Columbus.
He will be removed to the state
institution this week by members
of the sheriff's department.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25
Named Outstanding
Student At Ohio II.

Patricia Faris, daughter of Lea
man and Norma Faris, of Toledo,
hase been selected by the Student
Council at Ohio University as one
of the nine most outstanding Wo-
men leaders on the campus.
She is majoring in psychology
and her activities include secre-
taryship of Psi Chi, a member of
Motar Board, national honor So
ciety and is president of Pi Beta
Phi, a social sorority.
Her mother is public relations
director at Erie Ordnance Depot
and her father is news editor of
the Toledo Blade.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25

sawed. In thorough search of
the quarters in which eight prl-
soners we're incarcerated at tic
time, Deputy Hetrick found two
saws concealed in a broom which
had been secreted in a closet
1t is believed that a Jail break
had been planned by more than
one of the prisoners over period
Of a week or more
How the saws were obtained by
the prisoners still remains a
deep mystery in the sheriff's
office.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25
JAIL BREAK THWARTED HERE
WHEN SAWED BAR is DISCOVERED

At time when the country
generally is extra conscious of
prison disturbances and jail de-
llveries, Sheriff Merlan Budd
almost had a problem on his hands
this week when he and Deputy
Myron Hetrick discovered an at
tempted Jail break right in the
Ottawa County bastile.
In making a routine inspec-
ton of the jail the sheriff dis
covered that a steel bar in a
rear window Of the jail had been
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25
Bloodnobile At
Marblehead Nav "a

The eighth visit of the Red
Cross Bloodmobile to Ottawa coun-
ty will be made in Biro Auditors
TIM, Marblehead On May "a, il
has been announced.
The mid summer blood col
lection has been scheduled for
June "a Oak Harbor. The Blood.
mobile visited Oak Harbor last
January, when ITO pints of blood
were donated.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25
School Teacher Quits

Donald F. Kinnaman, Byrneal
Beach, a teacher in the Port Clin-
ton High School industrial arts
department, has announced his
resignation from the local school
system, effective at the end Of
this term. He has accepted SINH
lar position in the Rocky River
school, he said.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25
Three HURT IN
2-CAR CRASH

Three persons are recovering
from injuries received When the
automobiles of Mrs Adah Rey-
nolds, 81, Detroit and Fred Over
myer, Genoa, collided in State
Street, Fremont
Mrs. Reynolds received frac
tured rib and Mr.. Overmycr suf-
fered a cut lip, while his Vile,
Helen, received cuts of the right
eyelid, knees and elbows. All were
treated in Memorial HoSltal.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25
CHILD CUTS ELBOW

Five year old Dennis Hammond
of 812 East Third Street received
emergency treatment at Me-
gruder Hospital Monday even
ing for decorations of his right
elbow. He fell from a bicycle
while playing in the back yard Of
his home.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25
Fred Nobis Retires

Fred Nobis, who has beeen EN-
ployed by the Ohio Public Service
and the Ohio Edison Companies
for 80 years, has announced his
retirement. Mr.. Nobis has been
serving as city clerk since the
first of the year.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25
FIRE THREAT AT GARDENS

Firemen were called to the
home of Richard Collins, West
Loop, Erie Gardens Wednesday
morning, where fire was threa-
tened when stove became over
heated There was no damage.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25

ficials stated at the April 9 con-
ference with union representa-
tives.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25
HEIR President Of
EOD 2O-Year Club.

Milton G. HEIR, Port Clinton,
electrical foreman at Erie Or
dnance Depot, and "a year man,
is the 1852 president of the posts
Twenty Year Club.
Ernie Grobe, LaCarne, carpenter
foreman at the depot, and 25 year
man, is the new vice-president of
the organization, and Joseph M.
Braddock, Lakeside, property and
supply officer of the post, and 80
year man, continues as secretary
treasurer.
Fred Deppensmith and John
Fielder, Oak Harbor, were named
new trustees.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25
TOWN CLOCK ON STRIKE

ToWnSmen were Inconvenience
for several days this week by the
silence of the court house clock.
The familiar booming of the hours
was missing after the mechanism
stopped functioning. Repairs ev-
entually restored the mammoth
time-piece.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-25

DON'T FORGET TO VOTE AT
THE MAY s PRIMARIES! LET'S
SHOW APPRECIATION FOR THE
PRIVILEGED!
Evening star., 1952-07-02

charge of the local police in per-
son. He had obviously decided
against any further attempts at
concealment.
1--WE did have such an English
man here" he told me. 1--WE have
many strangers here from time to
time, who come to visit your poet
Robert Browning's home at Asolo,
but this one was different from the
rest Of the English.
"He was thick-set, about 5 feet
8 inches high. He had a strong
beard, and always wore a Panama
Hat"
Identified From Clipping
showed the officer a newspaper
cutting with a photo of Burgess
(who was clean-shaven when he
left England. He studied it in
tently for some time, then with a
pencil drew beard on the pic
ture.
That's him all right. He stayed
with English people, one of them a
Mr.. Samuel Langford, of London,
who for the past six months has
been living here in the Villa La
Mura adjoining the Browning
house.
-Four nights ago we received an
anonymous phone call. It was a
foreign voice. We were told to
watch that stranger with the
beard.
when we checked up the fol-
lowing morning the man with the
beard was not there. His name?
All, but you must understand we
are not notified about visitors who
come only for short stay"
The police officer chuckled.
But I dare say his presence here
ho haoy1 Y1ofod hy tho prifich We
Evening star., 1952-07-02

ganization Wollweber In North
German ports.
They picked up a Pole of Ger
man origin named Edmund Veg
ener whose job was to act as q
secret courier between Communist
agents in French and German
ports and Poland.
For these trips he travelled to
and fro between Western Europe
and Danzig on the Polish ship
Warmia. He told the Germans
that two EngliShmen whose de-
scriptions fitted those of Burgess
and MacLean travelled on the
Warmia from Dunkirk to Danzie
in May 1851.
After questioning. the 50-year.
old salesman" made a full con-
fession. He admitted working fol
the Wollweber spy ring, which il
sending large supplies Of machine
guns, rifles and other armament.
Evening star., 1952-07-02

have living In Asolo a British lady.
Mrs. Freya Stark, Who we know
worked for the British intelligence
service. She is warmly disposed
towards Italy. We get on fine with
her."
I went up the hill in binding
sunshine to the Villa La Mura. !
was shown into Langford's study
by an Italian maid who spoke per-
feet English.
Volunteers Information
Langford is tall. red-haired
man Of about 35.
Without waiting for me to state
my business he said:
II am afraid can tell you moth
ing about Guy. But he isn't here,
nor has he been here. I think he
is dead"
Pressed to explain himself
Langford finally said: swell, he
never was a Communist. I knew
him very well and saw a lot of him
when we worked together in Lon
don. That was before I came
abroad. I am doing free lance
journalistic work here in Italy, in
cluding photography, mainly for
America"
How do you know I have come
to inquire about Guy Burgess?"
asked, quickly.
"Oh well!" Langford hestitated
"But everybody does.
"And the man with the beard
the police say stayed with you un-
til three days ago."
Langford looked taken aback
THAT was a friend from home. A
colleague of mine. No. I really
know nothing about CITY"
After a pause he asked: "What
else did the police tell you about
me?"
called next at the house where
the police said Mrs. Freya Stark
the famous explorer and authores.
and former member of the British
intelligence service, was staying.
The lady had just left for ar
unknown address.
Evening star., 1952-07-02


after a mysterious telephone call
to the local police had warned
them of his presence in the vicin-
ity.
When the message from London
reached me in Rome, I telephoned
to the Asolo police. asked them
if they could help me contact "an
English friend of mine" living
there-and gave them a full de-
scription Of Guy Burgess without
mentioning his name.
The police at once fired a sue
cession Of questions at me. Who
was I? What did I want? Why
did I believe my friend was in
ASolo?
AS was attempting some harm
less explanation, the girl at the
Asolo telephone exchange sud-
denly broke into the conversation
Operator Gives Clue.
"I know them" she said. 81
have seen Mr.. Burgess, but have
seen the lady. They live at the
villa"
Before she could say any more
the police officer interrupted her
angrily, shouting: who told you
to give information to the public %
They were furious at the girl for
giving away what they were trying
to conceal.
I had learned enough to make
me leave at once for Asolo. Asolo,
though only so miles from Venice,
is hard to get at. It was a long
climb by hired car into the noun
tainS beyond Treviso.
This time I found the officer in
Evening star., 1952-07-02
|Trippe, Airwoys Head.
Honored BY Liberiu

Juan T. Trippe. president Of
Pan American World Anyways, has
been awarded the diploma Of the
Commander of the Star of Africa
by the Liberian government for
contributions to the economic
progress of the Negro race.
MIR. Trippe also holds the Medal
Of Merit of the United States and
decorations from nine foreign gov
lernmentS.
Evening star., 1952-07-02

from eastern Germany to Commu-
mist agents in Western Germany
France. and as far afield as Egypt
and TuniSia.
Operated through dockers, sea-
men and even harbor officials, the
Wollweber network was part OF
the Communist spy ring which
operated in Nazi Germany
throughout World War II under
the code name Operation Clara. >
Evening star., 1952-07-02
Diplomats Traced.

Evidence that the missing Brit
ish diplomats Guy Burgess and
Donald MacLean may have trav-
eled to Poland in a Polish ship
from Dunkirk a few days after
they were last seen in Brittany in
May of last year has been obtained
by German intelligence agents
from a Communist agent arrested
in Bremen.
The Germans were searching for
members of the illegal eastern
German Communist sabotage Or
Evening star., 1952-07-02

To provide adequate funds for our high
way system, money derived from special highway
use taxes gasoline taxes and license fees must not
be diosrtsd to non-bigbwa1 uses.
What can 1oa do about this situation? Just this!
These are ,oar highways Thus, it is your respon-
sibiity to urge your local, state and federal gov
eminent officials to initiate or approve the neces-
sary legislation that will make ,oar roads safer
and better. Talk to them or write them at your
first opportunity.
Meanwhile, this 4th of July weekend, drive
with extra caution-the life you save may be your
own. And, remember as you drive. you'd be
miles ahead with better roads.
Evening star., 1952-07-02

Guy Bursess. missing British diplomat,
hos been reported traced to the from
tier Of Northeastern Italy. The vitoI
clue to the whereabouts Of the former
Foreign Office empIoye, who dis
oppeored with DonoId Mocleon, l3
months oso, was uneorthed in London.
Reporters were assigned to trock down
Burgess. This dispoteh reeounts what
tronspired.
Evening star., 1952-07-02
Newsmun Discovers
Plenty Of Evidence
But Misses Man
By Hugo Kurondo

ASOLO. Italy, July 2 (NANA-
Kemnews).- Police I have spoken
to in Asolo have no doubt that the
Englishman at the Villa La Mura
was Guy Burgess. I have no rea-
son to suppose they are wrong.
There is plenty of evidence here.
I missed Burgess by some 70
hours. He disappeared suddenly
Evening star., 1952-07-02
TIP TO HOLIDAY DRIVERS

munity to the far corners Of America are only
two lanes wide-or less!
Yet on to these roads we have sought to squeeze
more than 43 million passenger cars, over 9 mill
lion trucks and buses. These vehicles, as you
know, are indispensable to all of us. Last year
they carried more than half of all workers to and
from their jobs, IS per cent of all general freight,
and 90 per cent Of all foodstufs. The miracle is
that this transportation job was done so well on
our oumoded highway system!
We need more super-highways with their safe un-
derpasses and overpasses-and we need them fast!
We must undertake Immediately fwo-f fold pro-
gram of rehabilitating existing roads while con-
structing new, well-located and well-designed
highways Of the future"
III L..
Evening star., 1952-07-02

TAST year highway accidents cost over $4,000
l. Americans their ives-a greater toll than the
war in Korea. On last Memorial Day weekend
363 men, women and children were killed in
rafdc accidents.
Many of these fatalities were traceable to our
horse and buggy" highways. Dangerous intersec-
tons, narrow roads, sharp curves steep grades, soft
Shoulders, nanow bridges and blind underpasses
al contribute substantially to the accident rate.
1t viii be obvious to most motorists this week.
end that Americas highway system is dying of
combination of old age, neglect, imitation, unwise
spending and a growing population.
"A recent highway study, for example, showed
that 50 per cent Of the nations $4,000 miles of
aJaad primary roads leading from your COM
Evening star., 1952-07-02

Complete with 4 nylon strung
badminton raekets, badminton
net, posts, stakes, guy ropes. 2
shuttlecocks, book Of instructions,
all in handy carrying case.
Others from 1896 TO 21.0b
Evening star., 1952-09-14
z Navy Civilian Employees
Rewarded for Services

Two civilian employees of the
Navy Department have been pre-
sented Meritorious Service Awards.
James E. Fitzsimmons. 1854
Gunston road. Alexandria. was
honored for his attempt to save
the life Of q man mired in the
Tidal Basin. He dived into the
basin three times before locating
the victim, brought him to the
surface and attempted to revive
him. His efforts were unsuccess-
full.
Miss Margaret Clinton, 1912
Eighteenth street NV, received
the award for her devotion to duty
in collecting data on explosives
and ammunition.
The awards were presented in a
special ceremony In the Main
Navy Building. Rear Admiral
M. r. Schoeffel, chief of the
Bureau Of Ordnance, presided.
Evening star., 1952-09-14

the primary basis for determining
it's apportionment under the sys-
tenn of mathematical calculation. "
The House of Bishops now will
act upon the resolution.
Alaska Action Voted.
Anticipating increased military
and civilian population growth in
Alaska during the next few years.
the deputies approved a motion
uring the denominations National
Council to strengthen the church's s
position in that territory. The
body, in effect. brought to the
forefront a proposal that the de-
nominations bishops elect a suf-
fragan bishop to the armed forces
who would have direct charge of
all Episcopal chaplains in the serv-
ice.
An effort to define accurately
what is a communicate in the
Episcopal Church began when the
House of Bishops passed three
resolutions dealing with the
hitherto underlined question. Heart
of the resolutions defined a COM
municant of the church as "a
baptized person who has been
confirmed by bishop of the
church or of any church in COM
munion with the church." who
makes his communion at least
once a year." and who is a re-
corded contributor to the support
of the church with money or with
personal service"
City Missions Cited.
The Rt. Rev. Arthur c. Lichten-
burger, Bishop Coadjutor of Mis-
souri,, told a dinner of the De-
partment of Christian Social
Relations: "The forgotten man in
the church today is the priest in
the inner city, where parishes
must be transformed into mission
areas instead Of being allowed
to wither as the Episcopalians
move to the suburbs"
Bishop Litchenburger urged
greater support and interest for
missionary work In our industrial
areas.
I'VE have come alive in many
ways" he said. "but we have q
long way to CO."
Senator Monroney, Democrat,
of Oklahoma and Admiral Alan
G. Kirk. U. S. N. retired, former
Ambassador to Russia, will speak
at a communion breakfast for 800
Episcopal laymen tomorrow in
the Hotel Statler.