Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-04-03
GENOA NEWS
ANDY HALEY

A full report of the State Audi
tor and Examiner Francis H.
Dickson, on the examination of
the books Of the village, has been
made public, in 41-page report
mailed to Village Clerk Leo La
Vigne, in which the examiner did
nothing but praise the detailed
reports and records of the village
clerk, and for his detailed de
scriptions and assistance in the
work of completing this detailed
report. The report covered the
activities of council, clerk, treas
urer, police and fire departments,
board of public affairs, and the
park board. Also included in the
report were findings in the sum
of S5,917.63 from 13 Genoa citi-
zens, who served on the village
council and the various boards
authorized by the village. The re-
port stated that during the time
these men were members of eth
er the council or boards, or both,
they had individually sold mate
rials and contracts to the village.
The findings we're for profits on
items sold to this village, regard
less of its use, while the individ
uals we're active in a community
project In most instances the per
son did not receive any compen-
sation for their own individual
use or profit.
Give trees are not the towns
responsibility" these are the
words of Mavor Jack Musolf, stat
ing this at the meeting of village
council. The village being in no
way responsible for the trim
mings of any trees, as no tree
trimming program has been plan
ned by the village, live trees are
the responsibility Of the individ-
ual property owner and must be
cared for by that individual him
self.
Plenty of hog in the 19181
pounds of pork sausage which
was processed at the Weis-Neeb
farmers butcher shop just east of
Elm0re during the months of De-
cember up and to March. They
prepared 480 hogs, with the above
item being one of the manv
which we're sold. Also included
we're many hundred pounds of
lard with people coming from
miles around to purchase, we do
not know how many feet-of sau-
sape 19181 pounds would equal,
but would bet it we're MANY miles.
B. w. Reading, Sanduskv coun-
tv farm agent. was the sneaker at
the annual Farmers Night at the
meeting of the local Kiwanis club
held Mondav evening at the par
lorS of Trinity M E. Church. Mr..
Arthur Holmes, district represent
alive of the Lyons Brand Corp,
Of Chicago, was the speaker at
the last meeting of the club. He
stressed the Importance of music,
in regard to a child's life.
All churches of the village are
planning on holding special holy
week service here during the
week in Trinity M. E. Church.
On Easter SUNDAY a candlelight
sunrise service will be held. At
the Church of Christ members of
the church from Elmore and Ge-
noa will hold Joint services on
Thursday evening celebrating
Maundv THURSDAY and Good Fri
dav. Union services will again be
held at St. Johns f. V. and R.
Church. with Rev. Earl Murray as
the sneaker. At Our Ladv of
Jourdes Church. Maundy Thurs
dav services will BEGIN with a
high mass at 7:30 followed bv
PROCESSION to the side altar where
the blessed sacrament will remain
exposed all dav. Mass of the pre-
canctified will he at 7:30 a. m.
followed bv Ire Ore service at
10 noon, followed by the way of
the cross.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. LaPlante cele-
brated their golden wedding an
niversary at the home of their
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Marion La
Plante. Guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton LaPlante, David and Kath-
leen, Lyle LaPla an tie and Miss