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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04
LOCAL. GIRLS ENJOY
BUCKEYE GIRLS STATE

In attendance at the Buckeye
Girls State held at Capital Univer-
slty, Columbus, last week were Gail
Sorgen and Carol Quisno. The
girls attended under the sponsor
ship of the American Legion Auxi.
liary and the local KiWanis Club.
Among the weeks activities, at
the sixth annual Girls State, were
tours of the state capitol buildings
and offices, election of governor
and the organization of county and
state government. Among legisla-
tive measures proposed by the
teen-age lawmakers was a bill set
ting the minimum voting age at
18 years and another urging con-
struction of a youth building on
the Ohio State fairgrounds.
Not all was seriousness in the
state" actions. The elected COVER
nor, 17-year old Charlottee Patter-
son of Cardington High School, Co
lumDuS, had among her many du.
ties the consideration Of a "kid
mapping" of the mayor of Bicker.
dyke City, the governors home
town for the week.
Elizabeth Luther of Cadiz, Bic
kerdyke City's mayor, was captured
by Wolsey City Tuesday night and
q ransom note was sent to her con.
stituents. The mayor" was re
leased after Wolsey City won the
ransom, "a night of being enter
| tanned by Bickerdyke City"
/ Miss Sorgen is the daughter oi
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Sorgen, Sr. ane
Miss Quisno is the daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Quisno.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04
u Church News CO
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN

John e. Braun, Pastor
Corner of Adams and Second
SUNDAY
800 A. M. First Service
9:15 A. M. Sunday School
1890 A. M. Second Service :
Sermon Subject: 1.-TWO Obligations
Of Christian"
1890 A. nj. Nursery
MONDAY
200 p M. Hospital Guild
THURSDAY
200 P. M. Ladies' Aid Meet
ing.
7:30 P. M. Sunday School Tea
chers' Meeting
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04
GYPSUM COMMUNITY
CHURCH

Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.
Mrs. ]. H. Gulau, superintendent,
in charge of worship service.
Church services at 10:45 a. M;
DR.. L. A. Owen of Oberlin serving
as minister.
Annual church meeting with pot
luck dinner Sunday July 13.
Reverend E. Kapoo of Oberlin,
Ohio, delivered the sermon Sun
day morning in Gypsum Commun-
ity Church. He was accompanied
by his wife and two young daugh-
terS.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04
ST. Johns Evangelical Lutheran
Church

Sss SVtb Gtdtt9Git%ot 6Ssss0t 0u
Church
Rev. G. r. ShoUp, Pastor
Rev. B. r. Brandt. D. D.
Pastor Emeritus
Sunday School at 900 a. m.
Worship Service at 1915 a. m.
The Lords Supper will be cele-
brated Sunday at the regular
morning service.
Boy Scout meeting Monday at
Z p. m.
Sewing Circle No. Two will meet
Tuesday afternoon. Sewing Circle
No. One will meet Wednesday af-
ternoon
The Brotherhood will meet We'd
nesday al 800 p. m. Entertaining
committee: Clarence Gnepper, Har-
vey Goodeman, Judge p W. Gu
lau, Adolph Hameister, Lawrence
Hansen and Arthur Haynes.
Intermediate choir rehearsal
Thursday at z p. m. Senior choir
rehearsal at 3 p. m.
Next week, July z : 13, is Lu-
theran Chautauqua week at Lake
side. July 13, week from Sun
day, is Lutheran Chautauqua Sun
day at Lakeside On that Sunday
morning we will have an 8 o.
clock service, in order to give
those who desire to attend church
here that opportunity and also to
attend the service at Lakeside at
1890. There will be no Sunday
School here on that Sunday morn
ing so that all those who desire
to attend Sunday School at Lake,
side that Sunday morning may do
so. Sunday School at Lakeside is
at $50 a. m.
Pastor Shoup and his family
are having vacation this month.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04
ST. PAUL'S SLoVAk LUTHERAN
CHURCH

Corner Hayes and East Third SITS
Joseph Abraham. Psstor
Sunday, July 6 = Divine wor-
ship service in English at 900 a.
m. Sunday school at 1000 a. m.
Divine worship service in Slovak
language at 1890 a. m.
"Our church opens wide her
doors and in the name of the Lord
Jesus bids you welcome"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH

SUNDAY, JULY 9TH, 1852
Sunday School $50 A. M. Stan
ley Stepnitz Supt.
Worship 1890 A. M. Holy Com
munion.
Young Adults Picnic Supper
at the home of Mr.. & Mrs. Earl
Wiseman, $50 P. M.
Official Board 800 P. NJ, Tues
day. All new members of the Board
will be seated
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04
ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL
CHURCH

Cor. Second and Jefferson
Rev. Perry M. Blankenship, Rector
The Reverend Robert J. Free
born, Supply-minister in July.
July 6, Fourth Sunday After
Trinity.
8 A. NJ. Holy Communion
10 A. M. Family Service, Holy
Eucharist and Sermon. Members
of the Church School will receive
instruction in the Guild Hall at
sermon time, the film for this Sun
day being the travel film, wheels
Across the Andes
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
CHURCHES

"GOD" is the subject of the
Lesson-Sermon which will be read
in all Churches of Christ, Scien-
fist, on Sunday, July 6, 1852. It
will have for the Golden Text:
Behold, the tabernacle of God is
with men, and he will dwell with
them, and they shall be his
people, and God himself shall be
with them, and be their God"
Revelation 21:3).
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04
St. PaUI's Evangelical and
Reformed Church
O. c. Doenges, pastor
Oak Earbor, Ohio

Sunday School at 9:15 a. m.
Divine Worship at 10:15 a. m.
Choir rehearsal Thursday eve
ming at 7:45.
The Church Council will meet
Monday evening July the 7th at
s o'clock.
The teachers and officers of
The Sunday School will hold bus
iness meeting on Wednesday even
ing July the 9th at o'clock
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04
EIRsT nAPTIsT CHURCH

Beech, between 3rd and State Sts
Rev. Philip T.. Pryor. Pastor
Sunday school at Gas a. m.
Morning worship at 11:O0 a. m.
Evening services at 7:3O p. m.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday at
7:30 p. m.
Communion every fourth ss,un-
day at 700 p. m.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04
EVANGELICAL UNITED
BRETHREN

Rev. J. V. Bigelow. Minister
Jackson and Fifth SITS.
Sunday school at $50 a. m.
10:45 A. M. Worship Sermon
Bread"
Holy Communion will be admin
istered at this service.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04
THE REoRGANIZED CHURCH
OF JESUS CHRIST

intersection of Tonssaint East and.
South Roads
Elder Alvin C. Wadsworth, Pastor
Sunday School 9:15 am.
Worship service, HOO a. m.
Prayer service. Thursday, 7::30.
p. m.
Choir practice Thursday at 700
q. m.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04
LAcARNE METZ. CHURCH

Rev. w. T. Martin, Pastor
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Ray
p. Evans, Supt
Divine worship at II a. m.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
CHURCH

Cor. Fourth and Madison SITS.
Rev. Karl Brand. Pastor
Masses Sunday at 5:45, 8, 8, 10
and 11:30.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04
Locust Point

0. A. Canada, Pastor
Saturday at 9:3o a. M, Sab.
bath school. Preaching at HOO
a. m.
Prayer meeting, first and third
Tuesday Of each mcnth at 1.30
p. m.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04
UNION CHAPEL
Catawba. Island

Services Sunday at 900 a. M,
Samuel Plummer, superintendent
We have no church services, just
Sunday school.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04
METHODIST CHURCH

fst@ SttSNSbt
The Church with the Lighted
Window
Ira p. Benton, minister
Church school at $50 q. m.
Fred Peters, Supt.
Morning worship at 1920 a. m.
ST. Johns Ev. Lutheran Church
Marblehead, Ohio
Sunday, June 29-Divine wor-
ship service at ZOO p. m. by Rev.
Joseph Abraham.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Fulton Street near Second
Services Sunday, 1890 a. m.
Sunday school at 9:15 a. m. We'd
nesday at 500 p. m.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04
0. H. CHURCHES
St. Beniface Church

Rev. Urban Burkhart, Pastor
Sunday low mass at 7:30 and
high mass at $50.
Confession from 3 to 6 and 1880
to $50 p. m. Saturday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04
ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN
CHURCH, DANBURY, OHIO
Supply Pastor

Sunday school at $50 a. m.
Morning church service at 1915
a. m.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04
PILGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH

SIT E. Fifth Street
l.. E. Stewart, Pastor
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04

SMITH MOTOR SALES
Sales - STUDEBAKER - Service
25 North Monroe St. Phone 23762t
LAKE MOTOR FREIGHT
LINES, INC.
Motor Freight Transportation
Phones 6861 or 9201
PORT CLINTON SALES
& SERVICE
(Sam Amato)
CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH
Harrison and Perry Phone 82O1
O'NAN'S PACKARD AGENCY
"Ask The Man Who Owns One"
43O Fremont Rd ............ -. Phone 2-432l
GORDON'S MARKET
equality Groceries & Meats at Reasonable
Prices
4O2 W. Third St. Port Clinton
s4 DEE'S MARKET
Specializing In Fine Meats"
315 Harrison Phone 948i
II SANDERS FUNERAL HOME
Il "a Hour Ambulance Service
222 jefferson St. Phone 2s346z
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04

PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Fourth and Monroe Streets
Rev. HartWig Pruess, Pastor.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04

NEIDECKER FUNERAL HOME
William Eberle Earl LeVeck
122 Adams ST. Phone 4251
CLINTON CLEANERS, INC.
Cleaning and Laundry Service
Clinton Theatre Bldg. Phone 2-3214
GERNER & WOLF
Licensed Funeral Directors
216 Washington st. Phone 9511
SCHWAB'S STORE
Sealtest Ice Cream-Greyhound
101 Madison St. Phone SSH
THE YOUNG & SCHADE co.
Gifts and Office Supplies
106 Madison St. Phone 9752
MIZENER-DRYNAN HDWE. co.
"Your Hardware Store for Over so Years.
206 Madison Street Phone 6S11
TIMBLIN'S
Port Clintons Best Drug Store"
126 Madison Street Phone 5091
LAKE ERIE SPORTS, INC.
38 ~ Madison St. Phone 8085
CLINTON THEATRE
Movies Are Better Than Ever"
218 Madison Street Pnone 1919
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04

b. OIL HEAT SERVICE
State Route
Port Clinton
SNACK BAR
Port Clinton
DAVID'S INSURANCE AGENCY
sAn Insurance For Every Need"
115 e. End St. Phone 1851
PORT CLINTON HARDWARE co.
Home and Building Supplies
104 w. Perry Street
BOB'S SANDWICH SHOP
116 E. End Street
Port Clinton
BRINNON WALLPAPER
& PAINT co.
Pratt and Lambert Paint
223 Madison st. Phone 6671
THE AMERICAN BANK
Largest Bank In Ottawa County
Member Federal Reserve System
THE ISLAND HOUSE
Port Clinton Phone 2-2661
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04

The Liberty Bell never rings Ever since it cracked
while tolling the death of Chief Justice Marshall in 1885,
it has stood motonless and SILENT like the Americans
and women, boys and grls-who come every day to
behold it.
But each Sunday in cities and hamets the
tinent the church bells rng They have taken up
song of their silent brother that it may echo endlessl
throughout America
Those millions of Christian worshppers for whom
the bells ring living symbol of Freedom. But,
than that they the of Freedom, preserving
through practice and prayer their sacred right believe
and to live their faith
Small matter that The Liberty Bell does not ring.
Freedom shall live as long as Church BELLS ring.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-04

UHLMAN'S DEPT. STORE
Dry Goods-Ready- -toWear
120 w. Second st. Phone 5491
NISSEN'S, INC.
Shoes and Hosiery
125 Madison Street Port Clinton
GLICKMAN'S STORE
Formfit- -Maidenform Bras
III e. Second St. Port Clinton
WHTTEHOUSE DRIVEN
"Good Things To Eat"
Across From Armory Port Clinton
THE PORT CLINTON
LUMBER & COAL COMPANY
Ready-mixed Concrete Building Supplies !
NJ Monroe st. Phone 4281
BOYSEN REFRIGERATIONS
Radio TV : Refrigerators Stoves
112 Madison st. Phone 979l Z.
ONE STOP SERVICE STATIONsls
Corner Monroe and Perry Streets
"Rube'' Fillmore Prop. Phone 1851
GREEN DRUG COMPANY xsgl
The Rexall Store 3af;
Prescriptions Phone 4201
Evening star., 1952-09-08
Mossadegh Rejects
III. S.-British Oil Offer,
Hints Court Ruling
BY the Associated Press

TEHERAN, Iran, Sept. 8.-Pre-t
Imier Mohammed Mossadegh fiat
Ily rejected last night the British
American offer to solve the Anglo
Iranian oil squabble, but ehintedI
fran might agree to a court set
tlement of the muddled issue.
Blasting the recent Truman,
Churchill proposal as the worst
yet made in the dragged-out ne
gotiations, Mr.. Mossadegh told
newsmen "the solution proposed
in this message is not only alto
gether inequitable. but more Sc
we're and impracticable than
earlier proposals.
MIR. Mossadegh's point-by point
rejection of the British-American1
offer was contained in a three
page statement read to reporters
at his home.
Shortly after the news confer
ence, George Middleton, British
charge d'affaires, conferred for
more than an hour with Mr.. Mos
sadegh at the latter's home. He
refused to divulge the nature of
the discussion.
\ Mr.. Mossadegh's statement was
an expansion of his off -the-cuff
rejection August 80. when the
Joint offer was made. He has
called special parliamentary
session Wednesday to frame a for
NAL reply to Britain and the
United States. Observers believe
Parliament will echo the Premier's
stand.
However, some quarters pinned
hope negotiations might continue
on MIR. Mossadegh's reference last
night to q court settlement. The
premier said it was possible Iran
and the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co.
could agree to submit the COM
pensation issue to a mutually
agreed upon court.
"The first condition Of this
agreement" he added. "is that the
parties to the suit should deter
mine the limit and the nature of
their dispute
The British-American proposal
had included an offer for World
Court arbitration of compensation
due the British-owned AIOC for
its nationalized properties.
Commenting on this, however.
MIR. MosSadegh said:
1T is clear to all that after the
international court ruled it has no
jurisdiction in the case. the Iran
ian courts constitute the only
judicial authority in the world
competent to investigate the pres
ent dispute" ,.
Iran is just about broke as a
result of loss of revenues from the
IAIOC, shut down since it's Iranian
holdings were nationalized nearly
IA year ago.
Mr.. Mossadegh omitted any
mention of the United States offer
Ito loan Iran $40 million on condi-
ton she accept the joint proposal.
He dwelt mostly on the joint
I'offer for World Court arbitration
and for negotiations with AIOC
for resumption of the flow Of
J Iranian oil to world markets.
Evening star., 1952-09-08
Course on Regulation
OF Communication Set

A lecture, discussion, and re-
search course on Government
Regulation of Communication
Media will be included in the fall
term of George Washington Uni
verSity Law School.
Meetings will be held weekly on
Thursdays from $50 pm. to TAO
pm. in Stockton Hall. beginning
october 2. Assistant Professor
Louis H. Mayo will conduct the
classes. Tuition fee will be $32.
Evening star., 1952-09-08
Jewish Studies College
To Reopen October ID

The College of Jewish Studies
Connecticut avenue and Porter
street NV, will reopen for its
fall session October IA.
Rabbi Solomon H. Metz, dean
Of the college, has announced sew
eral graduates have recently been
placed in local synagogue schools
He said non-Jewish students are
welcome at the school on a tut
tion-free basis if they attend
other schools in the area.
Evening star., 1952-09-08


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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-11-21

of 5, 10, Is, 25 per cent, etc. In
view of the practice of oil speculat-
ors selling fractional shares in pro
duction that may be achieved, it is
conceivable that an unlimited number
of people or firms might have frac-
tional interests in one school lease.
The Oil Lobby also proposes
that the legislature take from the
land board the right to approve
or disapprove of any assignment
of leases.
According to land board officials
and oil law experts in the Capital City
the proposed amending of Sec. 81
1716 would make it almost an utter
impossibility for the board to adj
minister such assigned leases and to
protect the interests of the schools
therein.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-11-21
Summation

Many words could be written in
attempting to summarize what the
proposals of the Oil Lobby would do
to present school land leasing laws.
Possibly one paragraph will do it.
In the dozens of revisions of, and
omissions from the present law, not
one single amendment proposes to
strengthen in any way the position
of the schools in regard to their fl
nancial return from school oil land
leases. Every major amendment, by
itself, or in conjunction with others,
would materially damage both the
Permanent School Fund and/or the
Income and Interest Fund-the lat
ter for use to help defray costs of
current operation of our schools. If
the legislature should approve all of
the major amendments proposed by
the Oil Lobby, the present law would
be almost completely emasculated,
and the schools would stand to lose
possibly hundreds of millions of dol
lars in royalties and rentals.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-11-21

$1.00 per acre per year for the bal
ance of the 10-year primary period
of the lease. See Sec. 81-1706, page
267, Revised Codes.
On the basis of approximately $780,
900 acres Of school land presently
under lease for oil development, this
amounts to about five hundred thous-
and dollars per year to go towards
current operation of Montana's pub
lie schools. Should in due time all
2 u million acres of school lands ly-
ing within the Williston Basin, or
all 6 million acres of school lands
be put under lease, it is easy to cal
culate how much these delay drilling
rentals mean to the financing of OPP
Grafton of our schools.
The Oil Lobby proposes revamp-
ing of Sec. 81-1706, and revision
of Sec. 81-17O2, to completely
eliminate these delay drilling rent
ais.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-11-21
Rentals Would Stop, Once
Production Is Achieved

The Oil Lobby also proposes Point
y that Sec. 81-1703 be so revised
that after production is brought in on
school lands, " that no rental
shall be payable for lease years sub
sequent to the lease year in which
production of oil or gas is obtained"
An example will suffice to show
how this amendment to 81-1703 will
work to the detriment of the schools.
Suppose that all leases covering the
100000 acres of school lands present
ly under lease were brought into pro-
duction. Under the present law, the
Permanent School Fund would receive
royalties ranging from 1871 to 25 per
cent. In addition, the leaseholder
would pay rs cents per acre annual
rental on the lease. The rs cents per
acre amounts to $4,000 per annum
additional income to go into current
operation of schools-$375, 900 that
would not have to come out of the
taxpayers pocket.
Under the Oil Lobby proposal,
this 1915, 200 would be retained by
the oil companies once production
was achieved on the 100000 acres.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-11-21

Finally, let us consider Point g.
loopholes.. At least two major loop
holes or gimmicks are proposed to
weaken administration and enforce
ment:
One major loophole is in the oil
lobby's proposed revision of Sec 81
1716 governing assignment of leases
by leaseholders.
Under present law a lessee may as
sign parts of his lease to others, on
an acreage basis only. Minimum as
signment is 40 acres. For example,
a leaseholder could make up to 16
acreage assignments of a 640-acre
school tract. Regardless of who held
each assigned parcel of the lease,
royalty provisions would remain the
same-121a, 171A and rs per cent
depending on the volume of produc-
ton brought in.
Further, under present law the land
board has the authority to approve
or disapprove of assignments pro-
posed by the leaseholder. This dis
erection to be exercised in view of the
best interests of the public schools.
The Oil Lobby proposes that assign
ment be made on the basis of shares
in production in addition to acreage
assignments. That is, the leaseholder
be permitted to use his leased land
as wide open spectators commodi-
ty by being able to sell as many per-
centages of production as he finds
profitable. For example, under this
to permit assignments
"of interests therein" leaseholder
could parcel his lease out in blocks
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-11-21
PROPOSES MULTIPLYING
LEGISLATIVE STIPULATIONS

Another major loophole is propos-
ed in another amendment to Sec. 81
1702-Area to be Leased-Limita-
tions-Term of Leases-Operating
Agreements, etc.
Under present law the legislature
outlines what provisions must be in
corporated in each lease. These in
clude the minimum royalty stipula-
ton, provision for lease cancellation
at the end of two years if production
is not achieved, payment of non-drill-
ing rentals in lieu thereof if land
board believes such course is in the
best interests of the schools, provision
for offset drilling by leaseholder
when necessary to protect school
lands from having oil drained away
by wells along the boundaries of ad-
Jacent private leases, etc.
The Oil Lobby proposes that these
provisions established by the legis-
lature amount to nothing more than
a tentative leasing arrangement"
This is done by the addition of only
two words to this important para
graph-"until approved" by the land
board. In so many words the lobby
would have legislative specifications
be binding only until sucIl time as the
land board gave approval to the con-
tents of the leasing agreement in
final form.
According to land board officers,
if this provision were to be incor-
porated into the law, land board
SO inclined could completely multi
fly legislative provisions as to
amount of royalty, drilling specifi-
cations, terms of leasing agree
ments, amounts of acreage rentals,
delay drilling penalties, etc.
Incorporation of this one amend
ment into the law, though all other
lobby proposals fall by the wayside,
might in itself make a complete
shambles of present school oil land |
leasing regulations.
There are other proposed amend I
ments of questionable intent, but the
two outlined above should suffice to
give the interested citizen some COM
prehension (and apprehension as to
what is proposed by the Oil Lobby in
the two bills that have been drafted |
for presentation to the next legisla-
tive assembly.