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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-08-07
Ali YOUTHS TO
Have BUSY WEEK

A tractor rodeo, district talent
contest, dairy judging at Wooster
and many club project tours are
included in the busy All Club
schedule for the coming week.
The tractor rodeo will be held
August IL at the All building in
Oak Harbor with activities getting
underway at 1:30 pm. 20 boys will
compete for the honor of trophy
and a free trip to the Ohio State
Fair.
On August 13, the recently an
nounced talent winners, Grace and
Lois Hellwig, will go to Napoleon
to defend their singing title.
Sharon Christensen and Linda Pei
tier, both of Catawba, will also
compete with their pantomime act
Norman Burning, girls public
speaking winner, will enter the
speaking contest.
Dairy Day at Wooster on August
ID will find Joe Deuschle, Jack
Quisno, Charles Brough and Norma
Burning in the barns rings judg-
ing dairy cattle. Later they will
Judge at the state fair in Colum-
bus.
Meanwhile all boys clubs are
having project tours. AS a group
with their advisor and the county
agent, a visit will be made to see
each members project.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-08-07

A record breaking turn out is
anticipated for the three days of
sail race competition, involving %
classes of sailing craft. This num-
Der will be augmented by a num-
Der of deep-water overnight races
from Cleveland, Detroit and Tole-
do, as we'll as the three-day Invi-
rational Regatta for Inter-Collegi-
ateDinghy Sailing. A special ladies
race and stepped-up Junior sail
ing program round out the sail
racing events.
Hundreds of visitors will arrive
at Put-in-Bay Friday to enjoy the
weekend of "Mardi Gras" festiv-
tiles before actual competition
gets underway Monday morning.
Registration and entries will be
taken from 4 to 8 p. m. Saturday
at uYA Headquarters at the Put
in-Bay Yacht Club, and from 8 a.
m. to p. m. Sunday.
There will be meeting of
Trustees of the Yachtsmen's Fund
at 3 Sunday afternoon and fleet
inspection by flag officers at $50.
Eastern Standard Time
Warning Gun for sail yacht
races will be at 6:55 each morn
ing. All races are to be started on
Eastern Standard time, with cruis-
ing sloops and cutters scheduled
to cross the starting line at 7:15
a. m. Other classes follow at five
minute intervals until the small
Nippers start at $50 a. m.
The same five-course arrange
ment which proved so successful
last year and enabled the judges
tc do much better job, is being
arranged for this year.
On the social side, Ladies Tea
Party at the Crescent Hotel Pa
vilion, a Commodore's Reception
and Dance Monday evening at the
same pavilion, the Commodore's
Banquet and waterfront show
known as the Commodore's "Star
Spangled Revue" under the Stars
in Bayfront Park, highlight the
program.
DR.. Leonard A. Stack, LorSin,
is commodore of the Inter-Lake
Yachting Association this year
and will be in charge of the Goth
annual regatta.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-08-07
OPTION TAKEN
TO PURCHASE
PIb ''AIR LIFT"

Impending sale of Milt Hersber-
gers island air line to SandusLy
interest was confirmed today Dy
Ralph Dietrich, one of the princi-
pals in the proposed transaction.
Mr. Hersberger, colorful owner
Of the airline he pioneered more
than two decades ago and a con-
troversial figure in the city's two
year. old dispute over operations
at the local airport, flatly declined
comment on the sale.
The News learned, however,
from Mr.. Dietrich and other
authoritative sources that an op-
ton to buy the airline and all of
its equipment, including the tri-
motored planes, was taken July
25th at reported consideration
of $4,000.
Under terms of the option, which
expires Oct. Is, this amount would
be applied toward a reported sale
price of $95,
1t was futher learned by The
News that no action will be taken
to consummate the purchase un-
til a minimum of $4,000 has been
placed in escrow by the buyers.
Mr.. Dietrich is reported to be
forming company to be backed
by local capital and a number of
Port Clinton, Sandusky and island
residents are said to be supporting
the venture.
Should sufficient money b e
raised within the 90-day period to
close the deal, it is understood
that Mr.. Hersberger, under terms
of the option, would be given 80
days time to wind up his affairs.
Whether or not the airline is
sold to the syndicate headed by
Mr.. Dietrich, it is anticipated that
q quick settlement of litigation in
volving the city of Port Clinton
over operation of the local airport
will be effected.
The airline is virtually the only
means of transportation for island
residents during winter months
and transports heavy volume of
freight in addition to carrying U.
S. mail.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-08-07
BRAUN SPEAKS
SUNDAY NIGHT
AT LAKESIDE

DR.. Hurst R. Anderson, president
of American University, Washing
ton, D. c., will speak at morning
services in Hoover Auditorium in
Lakeside Sunday, Aug. 8. Choir of
the Reynoldsburg Methodist Church
will sing.
The Rev. John Braun, pastor of
st. John Lutheran Church, Port
Clinton, will speak at vesper serv-
ices Sunday; and DR.. Arthur S.
Flemming, on leave as president of
Ohio Wesleyan University and
serving in Washington as director
of defense mobilization, will speak
at Sunday evening services.
An afternoon concert by the
Gallon American Legion Band is
planned for Sunday afternoon in
Central Park.
Lakeside chautauqua program
for the coming week follows: Sat-
urday (Aug. 8)-Concert by Jea-
nette La Blanca, New York So
prano, who made her debut at the
Royal Opera House in Rome in
1850 at the age of Is; Monday
Motion picture, Because You're
Mine;;" Tuesday = Address, "The
Ohio Story" Frank Siedel, and an
other program yet to be an
nounced; Wednesday = One-act
comedy, "The Purple Doorknob,' u
the Toledo Educational Club Play
ers, and concert by Marian Spell
man, soprano, and Buddy Ross, ac-
cordionist, of Radio Station WLW,
Cincinnati; Thursday-Motion pic
ture, Something For the Birds
Friday = Concert, Dick Raymond
tenor; and Saturday-Concert Ma
tional Championship VIEW. Band
Girard, Ohio.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-08-07
ELMORE PLANS
HOMECOMING

A Kiddies' Parade Thursday, an
Orange Crate Derby Friday and
grand parade Saturday afternoon
will be features of Elmore's an
nual Homecoming to be held i'll
the neighboring town August 27-
1929.
Sponsored by Elmore's Ameri
can Legion Post 279, the Home
coming will also feature nightly
entertainment. Stanley States, past
commander of the Legion Post, is
general chairman, while John De-
Stazio is in charge of floats.
More entries than ever before
are expected for the Grand Pa
rade at 2 p. m, August 20, as cash
prizes are being offered for the
winners.
Thursdays program for opening
day, August 27, is as follows: Kid
dies Parade, $50 p. M; concert
by Harris-Elmore band, 8 p. M;
Growing of the Queen, 9:15 p,
M; Accordion program, $50; Hill
billy Feature, 10 p. m.
Friday, August %, Orange
Crate Derby, starting hosr de-
pends on number of eatries; Anna
teur Show at p. m, concert by
Genoa Legion Band at 10 p. m.
Saturday, August %, Grand Pa
rade, 2 p. m; concert by Wood
vile band, 9 p M; Magician show
at 10 and Amateur program at
1920. Rides and concessions will
he furnished by the Anderson
Amusements of Toledo.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-08-07
II PLANES WILL
BRING SHOOTERS
TO CAMP PERRY

With nearly 600 entries already
in, officials of the 1853 National
rifle and Pistol Matches to be
held at Camp Perry August 20
through September 7, anticipate a
record-breaking entry for this, the
5Oth anniversary of the world
famous shoot.
A great preponderance of the
early entries is from amateurs who
have never competed in the nat
tional event previously, thus lead
ing the officials to believe that
this years entry will be almost
double any previous year.
Major General Merritt Edison,
executive director of the matches,
came here Monday from Washing
ton, D. c., for a short visit with
Colonel Noah Rodeheffer, U S
Marine Corps, who is executive
officer for the bag shoot, and other
staff members.
The advance detail of 200
marines from Camp LeJeune,
North Carolina, arrived at Camp
Perry Friday morning by train.
Coming here to serve as scorers
and for other duties, the main
body of $50 Marine enlisted men
and officials is due to arrive Au-
gust 10 from Camp LeJune.
On the same day, 80 Marine
marksmen who will be on the
Marine rifle and pistol teams, are
due from Paris Island, South Car
olina.
A fleet of seventeen 0-47 air.
planes will begin arriving at the
Toledo airport August IA, bring
ing members of teams from Great
Britain, Australia, Puerto Rico, Ha-
vain Islands, and Americn Army
teams from Germany, Japan as
well as from the San Francisco,
Seattle and Portland areas.
While a team is anticipated from
Canada, no official confirmation
has yet been received.
Practice firing for individuals
and team members alike will start
August II and early arrivals will
be here from every state in the
union before that date.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-08-07
Airport Job
Remains Open

Despite the fact that two pros
pective bidders had bidding forms.
no one submitted bids for the
Port Clinton Municipal Airport
managerial position by the time Of
the deadline Friday afternoon.
At the regular meeting of the
Board of Public Utilities Monday
evening in the Waterworks Build
ing, members discussed the prob
ability of re-advertising for bids
later this month.
Meanwhile plans are being
completed for the placing of six
thousand tons of stones to form a
runway rs feet wide and 1000
feet in length. Original funds of
the airport committee were do
mated by individuals who are be-
ing contacted TO learn if they will
grant permission to use these
funds to help repair the runway.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-08-07
Draftees Begin
Service Soon

Fourteen Ottawa County youths
will be sent to the Toledo Induc-
ton Center this Thursday to un-
dergo physical examinations, Mrs.
James Reimenschneider, clerk Of
the Ottawa County Selective Ser
vice Board, has announced.
Seven registrants of the local
board, including some recent col
lege graduates, will be sent to
Toledo next Wednesday, August
IL, for induction in the Army.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-08-07
Band, Football
Practice Called

Instrumental Music Director
David Stanton has announced
that band practice for both reg
uIar and new members Of the
Port Clinton High School Band
will be held next Tuesday eve-
ming, August II, at 1880 o'clock
in the high school building.
Coach Joe LUkac has issued
first call for football practice for
Thursday morning, August 20. at
the Athletic field. Equipment
will be issued day earlier.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-08-07
Add Teachers To
School Staff

Supt. d. D. Sims has announced
that Mrs. Alice Reardon Wolf, a
former local teacher, has been
employed to fill vacancy in the
Public School staff.
Mrs. Wolf, who his boen with
her husband in Missouri recently,
will teach seventh and eighth
grade English and replaces Will
lard Marshall, Detroit, who re-
turned his contract unsigned.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-08-07
Goth Annual Event To
Attract Huge Crowds
%$
To Nearby island

Every yachtsman in the Great Lakes will be at Put
Inlay this weekend if he has to for
transportation Magnet for the recordbreakng crowd at
nearby the Goth annual regatta of the lnterLake
Yachting Association which opens Sunday and continues
through Wednesday with extra day thrown in if post
ponement of is necessary.
With a membership of 65 clubs and 1900 individuals
who own 1000 of all types the ILYA is the oldest
and largest association of boating groups in the world
Yacht clubs from Port Huron Michigan to Lake Ontario
represented.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-08-07
DONATES BUILDING

Ernest ''Turk" Hathaway, East
Sixth Street, donated material for
the building erected in Water
works Park for the Ottawa County
Firemen's Association Field Day
program here Sunday. 1t was the
old Erie Fish Company building,
which formerly stood along Route
2 west of the Portage River
bridge.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-08-07
County Field Day
Postponed By Rain

Due to rainy weather, the o.
tawa County pIowing contest and
soil conservation field day
scheduled for this week had to
be postponed and will be held
next Wednesday. August II, at
fhs Paul Massis farm. Nissen Rd.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-08-07
SOME RAINl

SOME RAIN!
Two and three-tenths inches of
rain fell in Port Clinton from 4
pm. Tuesday until am. Wednes-
day.. Policeman Louis Dreier, Off
cial u. S. Weather Observer, has
reported.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-08-07
CAR RECOVERED

An automobile belonging to Will
liam Tietjen, reported stolen from
Marblehead at $50 Wednesday
forenoon, was recovered within
two hours, Deputy Sheriff Myron
Hetrick reported.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-08-07
HELD FOR NoN.SUPPoRT

Richard A. Miller, North Cum
berland, Pa, was arrested Wednes-
day by Deputy Sheriff Myron Het-
rick for Pennsylvania authorities
on charges of desertion and non
support.
Evening star., 1953-02-10

Evening news broadcast
direct from The Stars news
room Monday through FRI
day over Stations WMAL
and WMAL-FM, s PM.
Evening star., 1953-02-10

for a Better American" is the
topic for discussion.
800, WRC - Martin-Lewis
Show: George Jessel is guest.
sos, WASH-The Search That
Never Ends: A drama about tu-
berculoSis.
9:35, WWDC-Home Rule.
1905, WTOP - Doris Day
Show: Broderick Crawford visits.
TelevisiOn Today.
1900, WTOP - Mark Evans
Show: Major General Lucas
Beau, Commander of the Civil
Air Patrol, describes its role in
food warning and flood rescue
work.
$500, WNBW Star Theater:
Gloria DeHaven, Jack Carter and
Buster Crabbe are guests.
$3.50, WTTG - Keep Posted:
Representative Harold Velde and
Representative Chet Holifleld
discuss Should Comunism in
Colleges Be Investigated?".
500, WTTG-Where Was ~:
Steve Allen is guest.
800, WNBW-Fireside The
ater: Gar Moore and Marjorie
Lord have the leading roles in
The Return"
$3.50. WNBW-Circle Theater:
Mildred Natwick stars in Mar
malade Scandal"
$3.50, WTOP-Suspense: The
Evening star., 1953-02-10
On the Air
This Critic Still Thinks Critics
Weren't Wrong on |Margie'
By Harry Macarthur

to a veteran Hollywood charac-
ter actress, who later confessed
to the age of 80 and who let out
a whoop and decided to go along.
when you talk about Clark
Gable at the next table," said
this party, Il can get ready so
fast my cat will have to write
it's own notes to the milkman. !"
Father came home and dis
covered his secret was no secret.
MOI" he said firmly to his
daughters proposal that she go
to Hollywood with him. So. they
all went to Hollywood.
Shortly, Margie and her friend
were being shown through a
movie studio while her father
conducted his business there.
Margie wanted to get onto the
set where a famous director was
at work, but their guide assured
them this was impossible. He
showed them a horror film set
and demonstrated a trick chair
which, at the push of button,
dropped its occupant into a
water tank below.
Guess who tricked whom into
sitting in what chair and who
pushed what button and escaped
from what guide.
x X
In less time than it takes to
change clothes, Margie and
her grandmotherly friend had
changed their clothes and Margie
was in tights. her chum dressed
as a clown. They sneaked onto
the set where the great man was
at work, just as he was demand
ing the presence of-you'd never
guess-"the pretty girl and the
clown"
He ordered the two to climb
up on a platform and get to
work and before long the grand
mother type was bouncing wildly
on a trampoline. Then either
she or Margie, or maybe both,
bounced off the trampoline into
the directors lap and he chased
them from the premises.
They got away with it, though.
until the young man they had
dumped in the tank got fired.
Margie confessed and her father,
injecting a nice moral note, was
not angry because she had told
the truth. The man at the studio
was not angry, either, and gladly
Joined a plot to have Margie
discovered" in such a way that
she would happily leave Holly
wood and the movies behind.
This involved having her shot
at by an apparently blind cow
boy and the application to her
face of some gooey pastries.
There was some sort of switch
ending, but we were out in the
kitchen by then, seeking sanity
by talking to the dog.
X X
Every word of this is the truth,
so help us. If Mr.. Farrell wishes
to be proud of the apparent sue
cess of MY Little Margie," ne
has every right to be. This free
country is even that free. But
proving the critics wrong is
something else.
The sort of inanity on display
last Thursday proves only that
there is still a market for the
kind of Hollywood diversion de-
signed for the lower half of
double-feature bills. Especially
if it is free. This reviewer is
forced to admit shamelecslv no
change of mind since early sum-
mers first encounter with My
Little Margie." We wish Mr..
Farrell and Miss Storm all the
luck in the world, though.
Evening star., 1953-02-10
On the Air

You may have seen stories re-
Gently about Charles Farrell and
MY Little Margie" and how
happy he is that it proved the
critics wrong" The program, in
case your efforts to avoid it have
been blissfully successful, is one
of the many situation comedies
filmed for TV in Hollywood. It
features Mr.. Farrell, a we'll
heeled former movie star, as a
widower, and Gale Storm, a
weil-constructed young movie
starlet. as his daughter.
MY Little Margie" first saw
the light of cathode picture tube
last summer when Lucille Ball
and Desi Arnaz gave Il Love
Lucy" it's first seasonal hiatus.
1t was soundly lamented. not to
mention deplored. by several TV
reviewers, deponent among them
without shame.
It ran on, as summer replace
ments do. When it began to be
mentioned in the ratings this
was considered a mere summer
time alteration, symptom of
the lack of hot weather compe-
tition. or something. Then a
strange thing happened. It
cnonooI ctronoo 1t oox Toto fn
those who had WINGED on first
encountering MY Little Margie."
II Love Lucy" returned and a
great clamor was set up because
MY Little Margie" was leaving
the air. At least a great clamor
was reported and word of it got
through to the right Cor wrong,
derending on your point of
view place. The sponsor, highly
impressed. eagerly sought an
other time on TV for "My Little
Margie" Then followed those
stories about how wrong the
critics had been.
X X X y
Well, duty is duty and when it
calls a man can only answer.
Last Thursday night at 10 the
dial was set at WTOP-TV's
Channel and Miss Storm and
Mr.. Farrell were allowed in.
This, if a bemused viewer can
trust his memory and his notes.
is what happened:
Margie was packing to accom-
pany her father. who thought
the whole thing was secret. on
a business trip to Hollywood.
Her intent was to be discovered
and become a move star over
night. She disclosed her plans
Evening star., 1953-02-10
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Evening star., 1953-02-10
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Evening star., 1953-02-10

drama is "A Study in Stone, :"
with Roger Damn and Wesley
Addy.
1880, WTOP-March of Time:
Justice William Douglas and Am
bassador Mohammed Ali discuss
Progress Report on Pakistan." 4"
Evening star., 1953-02-10
Hiqhliqhts
Radio Today.

1928, WCFM - Home Rule !:
Senator Estes Kefauver is guest.
500, WOOK-National Forum
of the Air: The topic for dis
cussion is Should There Be a
Change in Foreign Policy Toward
Europe?
500, WRC -- Cavalcade of
America: Robert Preston stars
in Operation Miracle"
900, WMAL-America'S Town
Meeting of the Air: (Which Way
Evening star., 1953-06-11
Money Revision AngIte'lred
Czechs, Refugees Report
ey the Associated Pres,

VIENNA. Austria, June ia
group Of newly escaped refugees
from Czechoslovakia said yester-
day security police were called
out to force striking, cursing
workers to return to government
plants after the Communists re-
cent currency revaluation.
The currency revision, said
one of the refugees, created
more hatred against the Com
munist regime than any of the
oppressive measures it had taken
since it seized power in 1948."
The refugees were the first to
reach the Austrian capital since
the monetary changes were an
nounced May 80.
The changes tied the Czech
crown to the Russian ruble and
obliged every one to exchange
their money at a rate of five to
so crowns for one new crown.
The exchange was on a sliding
scale so that savings were vir-
tually wiped out.
The refugees confirmed re-
ports of strikes, work stoppages
and demonstrations which have
leaked out from behind Czecho-
slovakia's tightly guarded from
tiers. The refugees said they also
had heard rumors that workers
had been slain by police in riots
in some cities and that martial
law had been declared in Brno.
Evening star., 1953-06-11
HoItzoff 70 Inspect
Campus Hospital Site
With Lawyers Today

Judge Alexander Holtzofi
visited the American University
campus today to inspect the site
where the university wants to
put a new Sibley Hospital.
Meanwhile, the hospital case
being heard in the U. S. District
Court for the District of Colum-
bia before Judge Holtzoff was in
recess until 1880 am. Monday.
The university and the hos
pital are seeking to overturn a
District Zoning Commission rul-
ing that changed the campus
from Residential A to Residential
A Restricted. This action, taken
at the plea of residents of Spring
Valley and Wesley Heights. pre-
vented construction Of the hos
pital.
Attorneys Go Along.
Judge Holtzoff was accom-
panied on his inspection tour by
a battery of attorneys represent
ing the opposing factions.
The group first drove around
the residential areas near the
campus. then stopped at the ac-
tual site where the hospital would
be built. The judge spent about
Is minutes going over maps of
the site. while the various attor-
neys pointed out landmarks to
him.
The fight against the hospital
IS being waged by the home
owners near the campus because
they feel the hospital would be
detrimental to the value of their
expensive houses.
The university, which is in the
process of presenting it's case,
contends the hospital would not
harm the neighborhood.
Witnesses yesterday included
Louis Justement, architect of the
new hospital; Theodore Nc
Crosby, a consulting engineer
from New York, and Burton H.
Sexton. traffic engineer with the
Capital Transit Co.
"Unduly Upset"
Mr.. McCrosky said he feels the
hospital would not have an ad-
verse effect on the neighborhood.
He said the Spring Valley resi-
dents appeared "unduly upset" I"