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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26
ST. John Lutheran Church To Build Big Addition
Congregation Approves Plans For Sunday School To Cost 100000
Oak Harbor Prepared For
Annual Fair And Festival
ToDraW Thousands Oct. 2-4

Now that the Town Hall and
surrounding grounds has been fl
nally approved of as the site of
the annual Oak Harbor Fall Fair
and Festival, preparations have
been completed for the entertain
ment of thousands of visitors
Thursday, through Saturday of
next week.
Salem Township trustees and
the village council approved the
Town Hall site at a final meeting
held late last week. Exhibits
will be set up in the hall.
Merchandise tickets are being
distributed by Oak Harbor mer-
chants in exchange for every So
cent purchase, or over. The COM
mittee has collected about $4,000
in special awards which will be
presented 70 fair visitors each
night.
Regular Fair Attractions
All the usual and some new at
fractions will be on hand this year.
There will be seven rides OH the
grounds in addition to the old
standbys, such as ferris wheel,
-go-round, tilt wheel, and a
new ride, called Sky Fighter.
Trained seals will provide the
free entertainment, along with
clown acts, music and singing
There will be the annual kid
dies parade, which draws hundreds
of extra visitors to the fair each
wear. Awards will be made for the
prettiest, funniest, most original
costumes. This parade takes place
on Thursday, and on the last day
of the fair, Saturday afternoon,
will be the grand parade, featur-
ing scores of beautiful floats.
Horse Pulling Contest
A special feature of the festival
week will be a horse pulling con-
test at 9 a m. Saturday in Veter-
an'ss Park. Cy Franck, chairman
of this event, said that up until
Wednesday 20 teams had been en-
tered.
Teams have been entered from
surrounding counties as well as
Ottawa county, and many of them
have won numerous prizes at
county fairs this season.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26
GYPSUM WATER
Line HEARING
IS CONTINUED

At a meeting of county officials
and Gypsum property owners Mon
day, concerning a petition for a
water line from the Port Clinton
system to Gypsum, no action was
taken due to the fact that it was
found that a revision of assess
ments be made through the county
auditors office.
Engineers have estimated the
cost of the proposed project at
$130,000 for a six-inch line which
would supply all homes and in
dustries in Gypsum with al ade-
quate water supply. The plan calls
for erection of a standpipe for en-
ergency purposes.
County commissioners at the
meeting announced that the scale
Of assessments would be presented
at later meeting, probably held
about the middle of next month.
The present city water line ex-
tends to the Celotex plant. Many
residents of the Gypsum area are
now dependent upon hauled water
from the city water works.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26
AIRPORT HEARING ON CONTRACT
LITIGATION SET FOR NOV. 19
HERE BY SENECA COUNTY JURIST

At pre-trial conference held
by, attorneys in the Port Clinton
airport litigation, Tuesday morn
ing with Judge Ralph Sugrue, Of
Tiffin, all legal aspects of the
case were aired.
Judge Sugrue urged Attorney
U. G.. Denman, representing the
city, and Attorney Leslie Meyer,
counsel for Milton Hersberger,
operator of Air Tours Inc, to at
tempt arrival at settlement of the
case within the next few weeks.
In the event settlement cannot
be achieved out of court, he said
he would hear the case formally
on Wednesday, November 19 in
the Ottawa county common pleas
court.
Air Tours invoked an injunc-
ton last winter, restraining the
city from an action by council to
break an existing contract be-
tween the former Village of Port
Clinton and the island flying SER
vice, in which exclusive flying
rights to the island were granted
nearly decade ago.
Judge Sugrue presides over
Seneca common pleas court.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26
Vacationland Enjoyed Good
Tourist Year, Members Told

An exceptionally good tourist
year was enjoyed by the Port
Clinton area, members of Vaca-
tionland were told in summary
report given by Tom Finefrock,
secretary, at dinner meeting in
the Island House Tuesday night
While there was a Slight de-
crease in the number of personal
calls made at the jefferson Street
Vacationland booth this past sea-
son, general interest held a high
level by the fact that Vacation
land received 430 letters asking
for general information, compared
to only 301 during the summer of
1851, Finefrock reported.
He said 32,700 vacationland
folders were distributed at vari-
Gus points throughout the coun-
try during the season.
In the AZ percent increase in
inquiries received this year, it is
interesting to note that a break
down shows: that 129 wanted gen.
eral information about recreation
al facilities; 125 wanted cabin
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26
BLOOD DONORS
DESPERATELY
NEEDED HERE

1t was reported this week by the
Rev. Perry Blankenship that
very few persons in the area hav,
made appointments to give blood
when the Bloodmobile will be in
Port Clinton on October 9. Donors
are desperately needed. Why not
make your appointment today?
It doesn't hurt bit-and you have
the satisfaction of knowing you
are helping save lives, be it on
the war front or right here at
home.
You can call right now, and
make that appointment. Call Mrs.
Ada Hayden at the Red Cross Of
flee, phone 6941, before 5 I'm. Or
you can call Mrs. Hayden at her
home after $50 pm, phone eO33.
Lives are hanging in the balance.
By not being a blood donor, you
may indirectly cause the death of
serviceman or someone here in
your own county.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26

All statesmen coming into Port
Clinton must pay fee of $500,
regardless of type of article sold
and have two and one and a half
inch recent photos taken which
may be attached to their license
and to the application. This will
facilitate rapid identification in
the instances where they have in
suited, or in other unbecGming
manner, treated the housewife or
business persons in an intimidat-
ing manner There have been such
complaints received in the past by
numerous persons in the city.
The bill will act as a protection
to the legitimate saiesmen fire.
quenting the city, but will dis
courage the undesirable type of
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26
We Repeat =
You Do NOT
Have To Register
lin Ottawa COUNTY,


Since Monday. when several
area papers printed erroneous
reports about registration being
required for residents Of Otta-
wa County, numerous county
and city offices. including the
NEWS office, have been deIuged
with inquiries trying TO get the
matter of registration straight.
ened out.
Again, we repeat. Voters of
Ottawa County including Port
Clinton, are advised that there
is no registration required in
this county or in any Of its SUBJ
divisions for the November
election.
The requirements in this
county are simply that the vof-
er must be resident of the
state Of Ohio for one year; must
be resident of the county for
40 days prior TO the election
dare; and must be borafide
resident of the precinct in
which he or she votes, for a pc.
riod Of 40 days. prior TO elec.
tion day.
We believe much Of the con.
fusion is also sfemmine from
the radio and press in metro.
poIitan areas, urging those resi-.
dents to register. Registration
is required in those areas but
again. it is not required in or.
faWa County.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26
YOUTHS UNHUR7
AS train HITS
GYPSUM CAR

Early Thursday of last week, at
the Elliston New York Central
crossing, two youths escaped IN
juries when their automobile was
struck by an eastbound train, a.
bout 1890 am. The 1949 Mercury
car was totally demolished.
Chester C. Alexandra, &c, of
Reno Beach and James Phillips of
Route 6, East Toledo were passen-
gers in the vehicle Alexandra,
the driver, claimed that his car
stalled on the tracks as the train
approached. The two jumped clear
as the train struck the stalled
auto. Deputy Sheriff Stephens ir
vestigated the crash.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26
.LUD'S APPLIANCES TO have
GRAND OPENING ATTRACTIONS
z BIC DAYS--FR|DAY, SATURDAY

Lawrence Ludwigsen, former
grocery store operator and for the
past six years partner in Hab-
litzel Hardware Co., this week is
announcing the grand opening of
his own appliance store and
plumbing and heating business at
l31 East Second Street.
The completely re-arranged
store, is one of the best stocked
appliance stores in the county. ALI
hardware lines have been discon-
tinued in order to permit the vast
floor space to house every type of
home equipment.
Friday and Saturday are grand
opening days at the store. now
known as "Lud's Appliances. ;"
There will be many types of DEM
onstrations throughout the grand
opening days and all persons Wis
iting the store will be given SOU
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26

listings; So asked for maps and
island information; 81 wanted
Put-In-Bay schedules-sevcn asked
for Kelley's Island schedules; Ii
dealt with Catawba Island; nine
with Lakeside, and eight asked
particularly about Port Clinton.
Many other letters asked for in
formation about hotels, motels,
cabins, boating and fishing spcts.
Of the 430 letters received f12
were from Cleveland and sub
urbs, 81 from Dayton, 35 from
Cincinnati, 80 from Columbus, 20
from Akron and IL from Toledo.
Canton contributed z, Elyria 5,
Mansfield f. Other cities and
towns in Ohio contributed an ad-
ditional ia inquiries, making
Ohio's total 376, or 9Ogc of The
letters received Of the other 54
letters received IL were from In
diana, 8 from Pennsylvania, 6
from Michigan, and S each from
illinois and West Virginia. Wis
consin contributed 4, Kentucky
and Missouri 3 each, Canada and
Washington D. c., 2 each One
other letter was received from
California, Iowa, Florida, and New
York.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26

venir and an opportunity to drop
coupon in the wishing we'll"
centrally located in the store.
Winners will receive handsome
lifetime awards.
LudWigsen became owner of
the Hablitzel store in Port Clin-
ton last July l. He is authorized
agent for Bendix washers and
driers, Grand gas ranges, White
water heaters, Quaker furnaces,
Lewyt sweepers, Gibson refriger-
ators and freezers and the COM
plete line of Motorola tclevision
home and portable radio sets.
A special section in this weeks
NEWS is devoted to the many
types of world renowned home
appliances which are being ex-
hibited at Lud'S.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26
$50 Ottawa Countians x-rayed In Survey
Held At Four Locations Friday, Saturday

During four Ottawa county
H-ray survey clinics held last FRI
Gay and Saturday in Port Clinton,
Oak Harbor and Curtice. $50
x-rays were recorded, Mrs. Ray
Claus, executive secretary of the
Ottawa County tuberculosis and
Health Association, reported.
This constituted the first mass
x-ray service set, up in this coun-
ty at central industrial locations.
The x-rays were available to all
interested in examinations.
Mrs. Claus announced this week
that the x-ray unit will be re-
turned to the county for another
general public check during the
week of October 13. The date and
locations will be announced later.
She said the fall meeting of the
Associations board of directors
will be held in offices of Miss Lu-
ella Zehner, of Oak Harbor, at 8
r. m. next Tuesday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26
Polio Strikes
Area Families
On Weekend

Two cases of polio, both effect
ing families in this area, were re-
ported over last weekend.
Four year old Bryan Sheriff.,
son of Mrs. Vonda Sheriff., 242
w. Main Street, Oak Harbor, was
removed to Toledo Hospital early
Sunday morning where his illness
has been diagnosed as polio. He
was later taken to Maumee Val
ley Hospital.
Young Jack Falter, son OF MIR.
and Mrs. Urban Falter, Toledo,
has mild case of polio. Jacks
mother is the former Margaret
Mulligan of Oak Harbor.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26

house-to-house canvassers, city Of
ficials pointed out
Councilman Adair Wilbur mov-
ed that the bill be passed and it
was seconded by Councilman Lee
Bracken.
Statesmen may make application
at the office of the City Auditor
to receive their soliciting license
permit. The fee charged will be
turned over to the General Fund.
When the ordnance was up for
second reading three weeks ago,
a large delegation of statesmen,
most of them out OF town, vigorou.
sly opposed the proposed legisla-
tion,Which was at that time tabled.
Meanwhile. merchant members
of the Chamber of Commerce
strongly favored the peddler lie
ense proposal
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26
DEMOCRATS PLAN SERIES OF
COMMUNITY MEETINGS IN COUNTY

Plans for series of community
meetings were announced today
by Jack Boysen, chairman of the
Ottawa County Democratic Cen
trail committee.
Definite dates have been set for
Williston, Oct. %, and Marblehcad,
Nov. 3, with dates to be arranged
soon for Port Clinton, Oak Harbor,
Elmore and possibly Genoa.
Mr.. Boysen said that final ar
rangements will be made at the
committees next meeting on Oct.
2.
Nothing will be left undoEe, Mr..
Boysen promised, to carry the
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26
P. 0. CUSTODIAN
HURT CLEANING
OUT FURNACE

Eugene Hearn, 60, of 230'2 Full
ton Street, an employee at the u.
S, Post Office was painfully in
jured Monday morning while
cleaning a boiler in the basement
of the government building. Mr..
Hearn was using a mixture CT lye
and tannic acid in the cleaning
operation, some of the solution
splashing on his face and LETT eye.
The suddenness of the mishap
caused Mr.. Hearn to lose his bal
ance and he fell to the floor,
striking his head and chest.
Hearn was hospitalized. suffer
ing from first degree burns OF
the face and eye, contusions of
the head and bruises of the cEest.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26

message of the Democratic Party
to every precinct in the county.
"The enthusiastic turnout for
our kickoff rally at Graytown is
a splendid indication that the pub
lie is genuinely interested in the
Democratic Party and its slate of
candidates" he said.
We're going all-out to make
this record-breaking Democratic
year in Ottawa County and our
committee is confident that the
entire ticket will receive sub
stantial majority when the people
60 to the polls on Nov. A." Boy
sen declared.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26
Growing SIS.
Requires 20
Class Rooms

At a meeting held Monday even
ing, attended by a capacity crowd,
st. John Lutheran congregation
decided to go forward with the
erection of their educational build
ing and set as their goal a mini
mum of 100000 to be raised in a
campaign which will climax with
six report meetings during the last
two weeks of October.
After an opening prayer by Pas
tor John Braun, the purpose of The
meeting was outlined by the Presi-
dent of the congregation, Fred
Kreutzfield.
The needs of a growing Sunday
School of an enrolment Of 600
were presented in a series of
slides. Then slides were shown of
what other congregations have
done to meet similar needs. Next
the architects sketch of the pro-
posed building was flashed on the
screen, followed by the plans of
the interior.
The first floor will contain ap.
proximately 20 class rooms separ.
ated by modern fold doors plus a
lounge, nursery and rest rooms
The second floor incorporates Of
fices, small chapel and multi
pie purpose auditorium for Sunday
School assembly, banquet hall, re
creational hall with seating ca
pacity of $50 in addition to large
well equipped kitchen and serving
area.
st. Johns decided to retain the
firm of Marts & Lundy as financial
counselor, with Herbert Hadcccl
directing the drive. Franklin
Heiserman accepted the genera
craftsmanship and in his very cap
able manner introduced George
Wenger as the special gifts chair
man, who created great enthusiasm
with his speech of acceptance.
The large crowd was thrilled
with the high spiritual tone O.
James Hiss, who will serve a.
popular gifts chairman. Mr.. His,
eppointed Carl Waggoner, Richart
Snider, Ralph Mackey and Charlie
Guth as his four leaders.
This building will be built at /;
cost of not more than 100000 be
cause the planning committee il
their proposed procedure OF con
struction plan to utilize much do
mated labor from members of th'
parish of 1900 members.
The consensus of opinion anon,
the older members of the congre
cation was that the spiritual en-
thusiasm of this meeting was tn,
best ever displayed in the n year
OF her history.
The motion to take this forwar,
step and passed by 93% vot
was made by William Faust, ST.
and seconded by William Younk
er. A delicious buffet supper wa
prepared and served by the Sun
day School staff to the entir
gathering.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26
COUNTY SCHOOL
ENROLMENT IS
INCREASED 179

County superintendent Of sch
ools Edwin Digby, reports early
returns of enrollments in county
schools as 4.289 as compared with
4,110 for last year. Five additional
teachers were added to the county
schools this year, two in Oak Har-
Dor, one each in Genoa. Rocky
Ridge and Catawba Island. Port
Clinton schools not under county
supervision report 1855 pupils en-
rolled as compared with 100
when schools closed last May.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26
7 Ottawa County
Men Are Inducted

Seven Ottawa county youths
have been inducted into the arm
ed forces from the Toledo recruit
ing station.
They include: Norman Chamb-
ers, Genoa; James Croll, r. d. /,
Elmore; Kenneth Freimark, Gray
town; Joseph Kocik, Gypsum; Wal
ter Neff, Geenoa; Ray Zunk, Cur
tice and Gene Norden, Gypsum.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26
CITY COUNCIL PASSES PEDDLERS' LICENSE MEASURE
Ordinance Requires Fee Of
800 For All Door
Statesmen Working In Town

After several weeks of violent controversy Port Clinton
City Council passed unanimously the bill requiring flat
S2O fee and Photographic Identification for all
salemen and soliciting salemen in the city, regular
meeting Tuesday night.
The bill is intended to discourage unscrupuous sales
men who have in the past become nuisance to the house
wife and among business establishments
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26

40 TRUCKS REQUIRED TO
COMPLETE RUBBISH DRIVE

Carl Ruddock, street commits
sioner, has reported that approx
imately 40 large truck loads of
tin cans and other rubbish were
hauled to the municipal dumping
grounds during the early fall
roundup just completed IL Port
Clinton. This was reported as be-
ing over the early summer round
IN
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26

Here is the first chest x.rsy
examination campaign in otta-
wa county, shown as set up last
Friday at offices Of the Port
Clinton Manufacturing Co., west
Perry Street. The survey. which
was open to all interested ker-
sons, was conducted at the ].
Weller Co. plant in Oak Harbor.
the PORT Clinton Manufacturing
Co., here; the Gypsum Coming
Co., Saturday. and Sfokeiy
Foods, curtice, (aIso Saturday..
Shown after being x.rayed is
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26

THE NEWS is prepared to do
your JOB PRINTING on a basis
Of FINE WORKMANSHIP and
GOOD SERVICE at Fair Prices.
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Evening star., 1952-11-02
Coveroee
Continued From First Page.)

located at key points.
Audiences tuned to The Stars
stations will get reports and
commentary direct from the
Republican National Headquar-
ters in the Mayfower Hotel
here. from Gov. Stevenson's
headquarters in Springfield,
ILL.,, and from Senator Nixon's
headquarters in Los Angeles. A
remote unit also will be located
in Times Square for reports on
the excitement at that point.
Bryson Rash of The Star sta
tions, ABC Washington CORES
pondent will broadcast direct
from Gov. Stevenson's head
quarters.
From nerve centers in New
York. Chicago and Hollywood,
ABC will maintain constant
flow of election returns. inter-
views and analyses of trends.
Well-k own commentators
broadcasting from these points
will include Walter Winchell.
Martin Agronsky, Elmer Davis.
Drew Pearson, George Sokolsky,
DR.. George Gallup, Kenneth
Crawford of Newsweek, Ted Ma
lone, Erwin D. Canham, Leo
Cherne of Research Institute of
America. Quincy Howe, Austin
Kiplinger and many others.
The commentators seen and
heard on WMAL-TV also will be
heard on WMAL and WMAL-
FM.
For those in the downtown
area on election night, The Star
will provide up-to-the-minute
election flashes over The Stars
two electric news signs-on the
Eleventh street side of The Star
Building and on the Hamilton
National Bank, Fourteenth and
G streets NV.
A comprehensive and detailed
picture of the election will be
presented to readers of The
Star on Wednesday. The Star
will then print complete re-
turns, charts showing the COM
position of the new Senate and
House and a breakdown of all
voting in nearby Maryland and
Virginia counties.
To round out the election
coverage. The Stars political
writer's. headed by Gould
Evening star., 1952-11-02
0wsley Brown, Leader
In Disti|Iing Industry
by the Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. L.
IOwsley Brown. 73. chairman OF
the board of Brown -Forman Dis
Itillers Corp. and one of the Ma
tons leading distillers, died yes
Iterday. He was i'll five years.
He had served as president of
Brown -Forman for % years before
retiring in 1945, when he became
board chairman. The distillery
was founded in 1870 by his father,
George Garvin Brown.
Mr.. Brown, born in Louisville in
1879. was educated at Centre Col
lege, Danville. and received law
degree at the University of Vir-
lginia in 1902. He joined Brown
Forman after two years of law
practice here, and succeeded his
father as president of the distillery
lin 1917.
He was president of the Dis
titled Spirits Institute from the
time it was founded in 1888 until
January, 1945. He was honorary
chairman of the board at the time
Iof his death.
Evening star., 1952-11-02

Chief Mcintosh said Iorizzo's
employers have one such special
oficer-who wasn't on duty Hal
laween highland that the SUBJ
divisions officials had asked about
employing seven or eight, but
never signed a contract to do so
Most building guards and night
watchmen in the District are
sworn in as special officers. They
can carry guns on duty, but not
off duty. The few who aren't
sworn in, aren't allowed to carry
weapons.
In Prince Georges County
guards on private property don't
have to be sworn in before carry
ing arms, as long as they carry
them only on the property they
guard.
Nobody can carry gun in
Montgomery County unless he
has been sworn in. Once he's
taken a deputy sheriff's oath, he
can wear arms anywhere and
has regular police rights.
Arlington guards or night
watchmen must either be sworn
in or get a permit from the Cir
cult Court before they can go
armed.
Alexandria guards must be
sworn in before they can carry
guns. and then they can carry
them only on the job.
Fairfax police pointed out that
the county has no law prohibiting
carrying arms, as long as they're
not concealed. But users are re-
SponSible for it. they added.