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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
Load Limit Lifted
On Elnore Road

Truck traffic on State Route los,
between Oak Harbor and Elmore
is expected to increase since re-
moval of the winter weight limita-
tions, the state highway depart
ment has announced. The so-called
''River Road" is widely used as a
bypass for travelworn Route 1853,
which is the detour for Route 2.
Willis Rogers, Toledo division
traffic engineer, reported "a per-
cent weight reduction limitation
was left on Route 105 for several
months after most limitations were
removed on other highways to in
sure that the pavement was suffi-
GENTLY stable to handle heavy
trucks.
Traffic on Route 1853 and 105 has
increased greatly since the Route
2 repair project got underway last
year. Highway department workers
have been hard pressed to keep
Route 1853 open For the heavy traf-
fic and expect to close the route
completely for repairs wheE the
detour is removed.
Meanwhile work is being rushed
on Route 2 and there is a posi-
bility that the repairs will be COM
pleted before the October dead
line.
Concrete pavement has been
completed near Grodi's Corners
and some motorists already have
been using the road, despite warn
ing signs. Those motorists are liable
to fines as we'll as damages from
the contractors.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
Bellevue Legion
Plans Fireworks

Officers and members of the
Bellevue American Legion are
busily completing plans for their
fifth annual Fourth of July Festi-
val to be held Saturday, July 4, at
Greenwood Heights Athletic Field
in that city.
A full evening of entertainment
for old and young alike has been
arranged by the committee in
charge. Speeches, two top softball
games, prizes, and giant display
of fireworks are all on the agenda.
Opening the program at 6 p. m.
will be a girls softball game be-
tween the Oberlin Blue Flames
and the Cleveland Kamm's Cor
ner team. Following this game
will be another softball tilt featur-
ing players of the Bellevue City
League and the Sandusky Apex
Electric nine.
Legion Commander Donald Ger
hardstein will welcome the crowd
and introduce Mayor Homer Gre
celius and other guests. AT 10 p.
m, the giant display of fireworks
will be exhibited and will include
80 aerial bombs, nine ground
pieces and a 24-bomb finale.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
Alfalfa Leaves
Are Valuable

Alfalfa leaves are too valuable
to lose by improper harvesting
says A. L. Moxon of the Ohio Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station.
Good quality alfalfa hay can
make up go percent of the total
weight, Moxon points out. Leaves
contain enough protein and other
nutrients to justify care and eff
fort in seeing that they do not
Shatter from stems.
Moxon recently completed tests
with hand-picked alfalfa hay. He
learned that the protein content
of cured hay was 1923 percent.
Leaves showed an analysis of 1875
percent and stems, 11.44 percent.
Riboflavin content of alfalfa
leaves were nearly double that
found in stems.
Alfalfa leaves also are much
richer than stems in carotene-a
compound necessary in the pro-
duction of vitamin A in livestock.
When a farmer loses half the
leaves in alfalfa hay, he robs his
cattle of a third the protein they
would get if leaves were intact,
Moxon states. Getting the hay in
to the barn at the right time will
help avoid this unnecessary loss.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
Art Museum Now
Displaying New
Exhibits

Four separate exhibitions, which
include paintings, prints, etchings
and photographs, have been in
stalled in II galleries of the Tol-
edo Museum of Art for showing
during the summer months.
Five galleries are devoted to an
exhibition of prints and etchings,
all drawn from the Museums col
lection. Many of the works were
aquired recently and are being
shown at the Museum for the first
time. One of the outstanding
groupings is a collection of etch-
ings by Rembrandt, famous Dutch
artist.
In four galleries are go paintings
which make up the 40th annual
exhibition of present-day American
art.
Assembled in a single gallery
are 18 pictures by living English
Irish and Scotch artists.
A special exhibition of 40 large
Photographic showing details oi
tombs and monuments of royalty
in Westminster Abbey, is being
shown in another gallery. Detailed
descriptions are included with the
pictures. This show will close or
July 7th. The other three will
continue throughout the summer
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
Sane Driving
Urged On Holiday

"USe your head-dOn't lose Ii"
These were the words of advice
from S. o. Linzell, Ohio Depart
ment of Highways Director, to the
millions of holiday travellers over
the fourth of July weekend.
Linzell's message to the driving
public stressed the fact that Inde-
pendence Day motorists should
take every precaution to arrive at
their destinations. Said Linzell,
Holiday week-ends are happy oc-
casions, don't let yours be clouded
by having a member of your fam
lily or yourself listed in the death
columns.
He continued, Holiday and sum-
mer week-ends are burdened with
traffic accidents, and the Fourth of
July has been no exception. Last
year on the 4th of July, eight peo-
pie in Ohio we're killed in traffic
accidents, and on the 10th of July,
thirteen more people fell victim to
road Deaths
LinZell concluded his statement
with the warning, "a safe trip for
you and your family will depend
on your driving ability and the
exercise of caution"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
Forest Fires
Prove Costly

How much money did you burn
last year?
The forest service of the United
States Department OF Agriculture
says man burned 211,0O0 acres of
forest in 1852. Foresters estimate
the value of timber prior to de-
struction at $2,854,611.
Man burned more forests than
any other agency. Tie forest serv-
ice fire-fighting crews suppressed
a total of 1865 fires in 1852. Of
these, 1921 were caused by man.
Smokers caused 1891 fiEes by
Tipping cigarette butts and
matches and by knocking out pipe
ashes. Fire bugs set 1880 fires de-
liberately. Campers who failed to
put out campfires started 844 for
est fires. Trash fires out of control
caused 733 fires. Sparks from
trains started 245. Sawmill or log
ging operations caused 214 fires.
The forest service urges people
to break matches in two before dis
carding them; to crush out cigar
cites in mineral soil or rock or to
use automobile ashtrays; to make
sure campfires are dead out; and
to burn trash only early in the
morning, in the evening or when
the ground is wet.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
Latta Defeats
Big City Coalition

Senator Delbert L. Latta, of
McComb, representing the 30th and
333rd Senatorial Districts, this date
was instrumental in defeating the
metropolitan" coalition of Demo-
Gratis and Republicans in the Ohio
Senate in their attempt to amend
the Education Bill by increasing
the "flat" distribution and increas-
ing the "chargeoff" from 5.45 to
So.
Senator Latta argued that the
additional $16,000,000 available for
schools during the next biennium
should 60 only to additional aid
districts where the money is sorely
needed He pointed out that "the
kids in the poorer districts of the
state are entitled to the same edit
cation as the kids living in the
metropolitan and richer district"
and until such time as they do re-
ceive the same education, any ad-
ditional money should go to these
districts.
Senator Latta. in his argument,
pointed out the fact that 81 schools
in Ohio have no artificial lighting,
591 school buildings still use class
room stoves, $40 school buildings
have only outdoor toilet facilities,
$50 school buildings have no facil-
tiles whatsoever for washin G
hands, and there are still 257 one
room schools in this state.
Senator Latta argued that the
poorer districts of the state should
have the means of providing their
students with the best available
teachers and not have to lose these
teachers to other districts out-bid.
ding them for their services. He
further stated that students should
have the same courses available to
them as students living in richer
districts and should not be put al
disadvantage when they chose
to further their education.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
Defense Corps
Trains At Perry

Members of the Ohio Defense
Corps, a standby organization of
civilians, held weekend maneuvers
at nearby Camp Perry with many
Ohio National Guardsmen also
here to assist in the training.
Each regiment demonstrated
part of the training program to
illustrate accomplishments of cadre
training. A review ended the drill
Sunday morning after which the
volunteers returned to their homes
via motor caravan.
Adjutant General Albert E. Hen
derson said the drill helped area
and regimental personnel to take
over the role of the Ohio National
Guard in the event the guard
should be called to federal duty
as it was in World War ii.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
Quackgrass Threat
Can Be Controlled

Farmers can control quack-
grass-which could become the
"most serious weed now establish
ed in northern Ohio" says c. J.
Willard, agronomist at Ohio State
University.
Late June or early July is the
time to tear up roots of the weed.
Willard says a field cultivator
with special quackgrass points
will tear out shallow rootstocks
and leave them on the surface
where wind and sun can kill
them.
The agronomist advises farmers
to make the first cultivation shall
low and to 60 little deeper in
each successive operation. Later
civilizations should be at right an.
giles or diagonal to the first one.
Farmers who want good control
will do the job every 10 to Is
days until the ground freezes.
Next spring" Willard sug.
gests, "either plow the land early
and keep it worked until corn
planting time or prepare for corn
with the field cultivator-without
plowing. Plant the field to corn
and either hoe out all quackgrass
plants or treat them with TEA or
chlorate."
Farmers who do not have field
cultivators can plrw quackgrass In
July-just deep enough to get be-
low the roots. They will need
jointers~ on the plow so every leaf
is turned under. Keeping it
disked until the ground freezes
will keep the grass down.
If the weed becomes so heavy
during wet period that the disk
will not destroy it, it will have to
be plowed again. When spring
comes, the field will need plow-
ing again-at usual depth.
Willard says, eff the last plant
is not killed all the work will have
to be done over again."
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
1t Happened
In Ohio

July 5-JoSeph Benson Foraker,
Governor of Ohio from 1886 to
1890, and United States Senator
from Ohio, was born near Rains
boro, Highland County, Ohio. 1846.
July 6-The corner stone of the
Mormon Temple at Kirkland was
laid. 1888.
B. K. Newcomb and r. L. Mitch
ell landed their Stinson plane in
Cleveland after setting a refueling
duration record of 174 hr. SO sec.
1929.
July flames Edwin Campbell,
Governor of Ohio from 1890 to
1892, was born at Middletown.
1843.
A. Vic Donahey, the 50th Gov
ernor of Ohio Q923-1929) was born
in TuscarawaS County. 1873.
July 8-John D. Rockefeller, the
famous capitalist and philanthro-
pist from Cuyahoga County, was
born. 1889.
Port Columbus, at Columbus, was
completed and the first air-rail
service in the world was inaugu-
rated. 1929.
Franklin D. Roosevelt unveiled
a monument at Marietta, as trib-
ute to the first settlers who landed
at the site of the monument in
1888. 1888.
July 9EArthur St.. Clair, Cover
nor of the Northwest Territory, az
rived at Fort Harmar, near Mariet-
ia, and advocated peace with the
Indians. 1888.
The Second Regiment of Ohio
Volunteer Infntry left Cincinnati
for service in the War against
Mexico. 1846.
July 10-Winthrop Sargent, Sec
retary of the Northwest Territory,
set off Adams County. 1897.
July 11-William Allen, Uninsd
States Senator from Ohio and Gov
ernor of Ohio from 1874 to 1876.
died at Chillicothe. 1879.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
OTTAWA COUNTY FARMERS ARE
FEATURED IN FARM MAGAZINE

County Agent Fred T. Grimm
and five Ottawa County men-Car-
roll Knieriem, Harold Windish,
Charles Fastinger, Wilton Goetz
and Orville Bartels-have gained
national attention in the current
issue of farm magazine.
The magazine, July Capper's
Farmer, reports on the experiences
these men have had with soils de-
ficient in one of the trace min
erals, manganese.
Trace element deficiencies are
worse on some soils, and they af-
feet some crops more than others.
Manganese deficient soils affect
soybeans in particular. Beans rank
next to dairying in making up OF
tawa county's total farm income.
A third of the crop acres are plant
ed to soybeans.
The story of trace mineral de-
ficiencies in Ottawa county goes
back to 1851, when Fred Grimm,
county agent, first worked with the
problem. That year a check on 46
soil tests coming to his office
showed Al samples were low in
manganese.
Grimm found the trouble can be
spotted when soybeans are 6 to IL
inches high. Leaves took on yell
low cast except in the vein or rib
portions. The yellowness continued
until the leaves dried and were
broken by wind.
Grimm bought 100-pound sack
of manganese Sulfate and gave
small amounts to farmers who had
the trouble. Treatment recon-
mended was 10 pounds of spray
grade manganese sulfate per acre
applied in no less than Is gallons
of water. Costs run from $1.50 to
$3.50 an acre.
Here is the summary the farm
magazine gives of the work done
in Ottawa county:
Carroll Knieriem sprayed alter
mating strips of a manganese de-
ficient field. Results were spectac-
ular.
Harold Windisch busted beans
with. plane in 1852 and he too
got striking results. Charles Fast
niger figured his yields increased
40 percent.
wilton Goetz, custom opera
tor, kept a plane going last year
and sprayed 600 acres. He figures
on doubling that acreage this year.
Zone field Goetz sprayed for Or
vile last year turned green the
third day after spraying, and end
ed up with double the yield of un-
treated strips"
The article continues with re-
ports of other trace element def
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
Nine Teachers
Needed In County

County Superintendent of
Schools Edwin Digby reports that
nine vacancies remain to be filled
in the Ottawa County school sys-
tenn. A music supervisor is need
ed TO fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Carl Whitacre,
who has taken a new position in
Wayne.
Teachers are needed at Gypsum,
Catawba Island, Genoa, Allen
Township Centralized, Erie Town
ship and Rocky Ridge schools.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
Frost Wastes
Freezer Space

Thick frost in home freezers is
wasteful because it acts as an in
sulator to prevent coils or plates
from cooling the interior and cuts
down storage space if excessively
thick.
I. P. Blauser, extension agricul-
tural engineer at Ohio State Uni
versity, says that best manage
ment calls for removing frost
when it is u inch thick, half
inch is the extreme limit.
Homemakers may remove frost
while the freezer is operating by
scraping with scoop-type tools
made especially for this job, Blau-
ser says. Some new types of tools
are plastic. Scraping never should
be done with anything sharp
enough to damage freezer walls or
the gasket around the opening.
If ice forms, it is necessary to
disconnect the freezer, take out
the food and melt the ice. If the
freezer has a drain, homemakers
may run warm water over the ice
Placing an electric fan so that il
blows cold air out and warm all
into the freezer also will hasten
melting.
Homemakers also should re
move ice as it loosens, sponge UP
water formed and wipe the inside
of the freezer dry before connect
ing and reloading it.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
YACHT CLUB FOUNDING

Observance of the 38th anniver-
Sary of the founding of the Port
Clinton Yacht Club was held Sat
urday evening with a dance. The
club was founded in 1915 with
Judge S. p. Alexander as the first
commodore with membership con-
sisting Of a few boat owners with
headquarters in a small boat
house and work shop along the
Portage River Later the club ac-
quired the property and took
over additional grounds. 1t is one
of the few clubs which has access
to both river frontage and Lake
Erie. Robert Englebeck is the
present commodore and the mem
bership of 225 includes many from
other cities.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
Scouts Prepare
For Western Trip

Nine local Boy Scouts, who will
attend the national Boy Scout
Jamboree at Camp Irwin Ranch in
California, held a special Tag Day
in the business district Friday
afternoon when they added to
their Jamboree Camping Fund.
All the Scouts have been work
ing throughout the past few weeks
to raise money for this trip, to
cost $238.50 for each boy. They
will leave Toledo July 18th with
$50 other area scouts for the train
trip west.
Sam Campbell, leader of Trim
ity Methodist Boy Scout troop,
will accompany the local boys who
will remain at Irwin Ranch until
August l.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
Dew Helps Crops
In Dry Weather

Nature has her own method of
providing crops with extra mois-
ture during summer dry spells.
That source is dew.
L. L. Harold, hydrologic engi-
neer of the u. S. Soil Conserva-
ton Service at Coshocton, says
that in some years crop will col
lect from to 10 inches of dew
Hot days, cool nights and low
soil-moisture content are ideal
conditions for moisture condensa-
ton.
A device known as a lysimeter
is the means by which soil scien.
lists measure water supplies for
crop use. Consisting of a natural
block of soil 8 feet deep and
1-5OOth acre in area, the lysimeter
rests on scales beneath the
ground. The soil block measures
rainfall, dew formation, runoff,
water-use by crops, and other fac
tors.
Moisture in the form of dew is
helpful to farmers during July
and August, Harold says. In 1851,
August rainfall totalled only a
half inch. Dew for the same month
was IA inches. Combined with the
rain, this was sufficient to pre-
vent serious willing of crops.
Crop use of soil water has been
studied for a number of years in
a project jointly carried on by the
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
and the Ohio Agricultural Expert
ment Station near CoShocton.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
@CLUB News
sTITcHERS

Bay Township jolly Stitchers
met in the home of Norma Bun
ming. AIfIter the business meet
ing, demonstrations were given
on Safety, Setting Sewing Ma
chine, Making a Bean Bag, Knead-
ing Bread and Selecting Toys for
Children.
Demonstrators were Linda
Jones, Norma Burning, Barbara
Boldt, Kathryn Knepper and Pat
Leggett. Recreation and refresh
ments concluded the meeting with
Norman and Edna Ann Burning
Betty Mae Rose and Kathryn
Knepper as hostesses. Kathy Helm
sen will entertain at the next
meeting.
Judy Bergman, Reporter
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
cATAWBA STARS MEET

Betty Jean Dick entertained
members of the Catawba Stars a.
II Club at her home, Thursday eve
ming, June 18.
During the business meeting
plans were made for a bake sale
to be held the Catawba Market,
Saturday, July 4, at 8 am. The
committee in charge includes
Barbara Linger, Sharon Carsten-
sen, Patty Gallagher, and Joan
Ballard.
At the conclusion of the meet
ing lunch was served by the hos
tess.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
Chambers Serves
Army In Japan

Pvt. Glenn F. Chambers, whose
wife, Norma Jean, lives at 343
Summer Street, Toledo, is now
serving with the 1st Cavalry Divi-
sion in Japan.
Chambers, a tank gunner, en-
tered the Army in December, 1852,
and was last stationed at Fort
Hood, Texas. He is the son Of Mr.
and Mrs. George Chambers, 325
Fourth Street, Clay Center. Now
undergoing intensive field train
ing in Japan, the 1st Cavalry Divi-
sion was rotated from Korea in late
1851 after II months of combat.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03

ciencies over the country. Work
by farmers and agronomists has
shown that many crops "green-up"
and start growing in less than a
week after the missing material is
applied.
The farm magazine says in most
cases only a few pounds of the ele-
ment applied in spray or dust by
ground or air equipment are all
that is needed. Often a bushel or
two increase in yield will pay the
cost of the treatment.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
Re-elect Novak
Union President

Steve Novak was reelected
president of Standard Products Lo-
cal 497, UAW-CIO, at its recent
election. Officials were installed
Sunday afternoon at the regular
meeting in the Union Hall, Maple
Street.
Others reelected were Cecil
King, Sr., first vice president; Lar
ry Lucas, financial secretary; and
Robert Calm, recording secretary
Jack Harod was elected second
vice president. Others elected were
Joseph Verock, guide; Clifford
Franck, trustee, and Lambert Dod-
way, Sergeant-at-armS.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
PINS AND NEEDLES All CLUB

Members of the Pins and Needles
All Club fet at the home of Mary
Kramb with sixteen members pres
ent. After a discussion of old and
new business refreshments were
served by the hostess, assisted by
Karen WahlerS.
Carol Minderman will be hostess
for the next meeting at her home.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
AT CAMP MlAKONDA

Members of Boy Scout Troop
365, St. Johns Lutheran Church,
Oak Harbor, are among the $50
boys attending Camp Miakonda
near Sylvania, this week. Paul
Provensha is scoutmaster and Da-
vid Ravas is assistant scoutmaster.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-29
Ammunition Lack
Blamed In Death

ALLENTOWN, Pa. R-The par
ents of an Allentown soldier killed
in action in Korea June 10 said
today they believe his unit faced an
enemy assault without ammunition
Two days before he was killed
2l-year-old Pvt. Keneth Lease
Jr., wrote his parents:
We'll, the truce talks are still
going on. 1t looks good, but not
good enough. They must expect 1t
to be over soon because they took
all of our ammo yesterday"
The letter arrived only several
hours before a Defense Depart
ment telegram telling of the sol.
dier's death in action.
The Leases gave photostats of
the letter TO Rep. Karl c. King
(R.Pa). The congressman said he
win ask the Department of the
Army to make a complete inves.
tigation.
Lease was in an infantry com.
pany In the 32nd Regiment of the
9TH Division.