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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29
Gypsum Waterline
Bids Are Sought

Ottawa County commissioners
will receive bids Until 10 am,
Monday. June Is, for the pro-
posed extension Of the Port clin-
ton wsterline to Gypsum, inelvd-
ing fhe construction Of an eIe-
waited tank and 1880 feet Of
water main.
Estimated cost Of the proposed
project Is $4,000. The $50. 900
gallon capacity tank is to bs
erected near the ceIotex plant,
along Route z, and would serve
as q booster tank TO keep water
pressure in Gypsum at a constant
level. Residents Of Gypsum have
been seeking the water service
for many years.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE TO START $50
SATURDAY MORNING; CEREMONIES AT 10

w.; closing prayer by Amos John
son, chaplain emeritus of Ameri-
can Legion Post lib; "Star Spang-
led Banner" by high school band,
and closing remarks by Judge
Stahl.
Serving as co-chairmen will be
John Wozniak, Jr., representing
Homer D. Gardner Post, V.F.W.;
Franklin Dirnberg, representing
Disabled American Veterans, and
Atty. James Thierry, representing
Port Clinton Post 113, American
Legion.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29
name FORSTER
AS COUNTY HEAD
OF RED CROSS

Ralph S. Forster, owner of the
Ben Franklin Store in Port Clin-
ton, was elected chairman of OF
tawa County Chapter, American
Red Cross, at its annual meeting
May 10th, succeeding Corwin D..
Hablitzel, Oak Harbor, who has
served in that capacity for the
past two years.
Mr.. Forster has given much
service through the local chapter,
having been chairman of the sue
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29

Memorial Day services in Port
Clinton. will be held Saturday lore
noon in front of the mauseleum in
Lakeview Cemetery with Judge
James L. McCrystal of Sandusky
as principal speaker. Judge Tom
Stahl of the Ottawa County Com
mon Pleas Court is program chair
man.
Ceremonies will start at approx
mately 10 o'clock, following arrival
of the parade which will leave the
assembly area in front of the
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29
PAYS TRAFFIC FINE

Arrested Wednesday night on
reckless operation charge by Po-
lice Chief Jack Shelter, Bluebird
Bowen, East Third Street, was fin
ed $25 and costs by Mayor Carl
Becker. Warned previously by
local police for reckless operation,
Bowen said he was unable to pay
the fine and would sit it out In
county Jail. Shortly after he was
taken to Jail, however, the fine
was paid and he was released.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29
JUDGE DECLARES AIRPORT CONTRACT
IS ILLEGAL; D|SM|SSES INJUNCTION
Bad News Due For
Some Pupils Today

Public School students will
begin their summer vacation
this Friday afternoon at 2:15,
not to report back TO their
classes until Tuesday morning.
Sept. s.
There were no classes held
Thursday or this forenoon. as
teachers graded exam papers
and prepared grade cards. All
students are to report to their
home rooms at 80 this Friday
afternoon to receive their grade
cards and turn in supplies.
Glasses will be dismissed for the
summer vacation As minutes la
ter.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29
Derby Entrants
Should Register

All children who plan to parti
cipate in the Fish Derby in Wa.
terworks Park, Sunday, June Z
are being requested to register
with local merchants and receive
identification badges.
Sponsored by the Auxiliary Po-
licemen, the derby will offer 4O
prizes with divisions as to age
groups. Children may register at
their favorite store, whose owner
is helping to sponsor the Fish
Derby by donating prizes.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29
PLAN GIRL SCOUT COURT

PLAN GIRL SCOUT COURT
Plans are being completed for
the annual Girl Scout Court Of
Award which will be held Thurs
day night, June 4, at 8 o'clock, in
the High School Auditorium.
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1953-04-11
BULLETIN

Robbins falls to elect any repre-
sentotives on Township ticket. for
offices. Causes are: ~ Lack of in
terest shown by voters; ~ Orgoniz-
ed rejection by Midlothian 6 Crest
wood ~ Improper use Of Judges
curdsof registered voters.
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1953-04-11
OFFICER WOODS SHOT

Last Wednesday at l0:l0 P. NJ.
Officer Percy Woods, 81, 1927 St.
Louis avenue. was shot five times
by bullets fired from the gun Of
Jessie May Woods. formerly McCline
fthe same address. From reports
given at the scene. they were orgu-
in cover money.
Bruises were inflicted on the face
of Jessie Mae around the eyes.
though x-roy showed no severe in
juries, it was reported at the County
hospital.
Woods wos rushed 10 St. Francis
Hospital. Blue 1sldnd. with three
wounds in his arms and two in his
body. Doctors reported his condition
as critical.
An open charge was filed ogoinst
Jessie Mae pending tire outcome OF
Woods condition.
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1953-04-11
BITS O. NEWS
OPEN APOLOGY

To Mrs. F. Anderson. l38th and
Homon avenue. for seeming injustice
injustices lost weeks issue. MaY we
humbly ON, dsincenelY offer OUT
apologies?
THE ROBBINS EAGLE
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1953-04-11

REMEMBER-the payoff is
APRIL 21st. You should not
only vote for the entire PEG
FILES PARTY, but you should
get out and work as we'll.
Evening star., 1953-12-01

So much handbag for so little money!
And everyone knows whot q success-eift
q bog is. In the group are narrow shapes,
trim pouches some leather lined.
Block brown navy, red; not every style
in every color.
Evening star., 1953-12-01

Tuck lots Of these in his Christmas
stocking! Fine pure linens, handsomely
Untitled, hond-roIed hens stordord
initial assortment.
Evening star., 1953-12-01

Handsome copies Of far more expensive
designs with imported stones hondset IN
rhodium finish metal. Really merry Christ
mas OF this onozing price! Choose from
many styles
Evening star., 1953-01-23

proval is obtained from the
owner.
/. Evergreen trees for plant
ing one-eighth acre plots. These
provide ideal cover for small
game, particularly cottontails.
2. Bicolor and sericea lespe-
deza seeds for woodland and field
borders.
3. Multiflora rose plants for
living fence and contour hedge
paintings.
4. Annual food patch mixture
for one-eighth acre strips.
The commission will also sup
ply the necessary box traps and
pay rs cents for each squirrel or
rabbit trapped in restricted areas
as approved by the local game
warden or field technician. The
rabbit trapping program has al
ready started and will end March
/. The squirrel trapping will
continue throughout the year.
Application blanks for these
programs can be had by writing
the Maryland Game and finland
Fish Commission, sic Munsey
Building, Baltimore z, Md. The
program is open to both indi-
Evening star., 1953-01-23
Young Bethesda Club, Short on Course Marks,
Long on Plans for More Tournaments in So

both before the tournament was
over.
Griesmer has been host to Lew
Worsham, George Fazio, Fred
Bolton. Ralph Bogart. Bobby
Brownell and other top golfers
in Sunday afternoon exhibition
matches, but nobody has taken
the course apart but Harry. The
stylish swinger has had four of
his good putting days and owns
the unofficial course record with
four different 66s.
The women's mark is one Of
several held by Kenwood's win
ner of many city. State and sec
tional titles, Mrs. Betty Meek
ley. In an invitation tourna-
ment three years ago, Mrs.
Meckley became the first wom-
an golfer to break 80 in COM
petition with a 70. Mrs. j.
p. Trouchaud. also Of Kenwood,
had an 80 In the NBC Cup in
1851.
Recalls Exhibition.
Mrs. Meckley recalled that she
played an exhibition more than
90 years ago at Bethesda when
the course was opened as an
exclusive club by a group of
prominent women. Mrs. Elsie
Haynes. Mrs. Meckley and two
Baltimoreans. Mrs. E. Boyd Nor
row and Mrs. T. E. Schulderberg
comprised the foursome and Mrs.
Meckley shot a SO, a score that
created a mild sensation in Dis
trict golf. There have been many
changes in the club since that
time
Bethesda members and guests
have played all their golf under
winter rules, but it is hoped to
play summer rules this season.
In addition to the pro-amateur,
Bethesda has been making over
lures to the District Golf Asso-
citation to hold an invitation
tournament. and probably will
get another Class A women's
event. Winkler's record may not
last the year out.
Sunday-Burning Tree.
Evening star., 1953-01-23
Speedy AU Five Host
To Scranton Tonight

American University takes the
District areas longest current
collegiate winning streak into it's
final basketball game before
exams tonight, and hopes to
make the University of Scranton
its fifth straight victim at AU
at $50.
Coach Dutch Schulze doubt
less would consider the first half
of his first season a success II the
Eagles could win their ninth
game against three defeats.
Scranton. back on the Az
schedule after a lapse Of several
years, has won three games and
lost seven, but has more to rec
ommend it in defeat than in its
victories. The visitors lost only
CAST to unbeaten Seton Hall.
the Nations top-ranked team, at
Scranton.
The visitors have a 64-point
average despite their losing rec
ord and have two high scorers
in Joe Fit and Pat Ryan with
respective averages Of 18 and l6
points.
American q. is averaging 500
per game and ranks with the
leaders in the small college clas-
sification by holding the opposi-
ton to STA points. John Selby
with 14.6 and Bud DAILY with 1873
are AUS top average scorers.
Evening star., 1953-01-23
Troy Bidding for 18Th Win
h Bobby Jones Fight
sueeioI pispotch TO The Star

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Un-
beaten Willie Troy of Washing
ton. D c., goes after his 18th
victory tonight when he takes
on Bobby Jones of Oakland.
Calf, IN a 10-round middle
weight bout.
The bout will be on tele-
vision over WNBW and on
radio over WMAL in Washing
ton. starting at 10 p.mD
This will be Troy'S first start
since he knocked out Billy Kill
gore of Miami in Washington
last october 28. That was his
only fight in Washington. Twelve
of his victories have been by
Knockout, but he has not taken
on enough of the big boys in
the 160-pound division to earn
a place on the last National
Boxing Association rating list.
Jone, 81, is a veteran Of 81
fights. His record shows 35 wins,
is defeats and six draws. He
will be making his New York
debut.
Evening star., 1953-01-23
By MerreIl WhittIesey
Third in d Series

"We don't have too much in
the way of course records at
this time" Harry Griesmer, the
Bethesda Country Club pro was
saying the other day. "but we're
going to have a wonderful golf
course and more tournaments
than ever in 1853"
Only five years old as an 18-
hole layout, Bethesda formerly
was the National Women's Club.
Washington Aviation and Brad
ley Hills Clubs. No club in this
area has been through as many
changes in ownership and finan-
cial upfeavalS, but the several
hundreds members who hold de-
benture bonds are fighting the
jinx and determined to produce
one of the sections top country
clubs.
Griesmer plans a $500 added
pro-amateur tournament in May
to give the Middle Atlantic pros
Evening star., 1953-01-23
Miller and Other New HurIers
May Make Cards Contenders

bus. Ohio; John Fashholz (15-8
at Rochester; Jackie Collum
(9-10, author of a no-hitter at
Rochester; Dick Bokelman, Will
lard Schmidt and Bob Tiefen-
auer.
Problems at First and Third.
First base and third base,
Stanky admits, are the Cardinals
big problems. The little skipper
has four new first basemen, if
you can call Steve Bilko. the
st. Louis-Rochester commuter.
new.
Bilko. who always hits we'll in
the minors but looks anything
but impressive in the big-time,
is getting his final opportunity
in the big leagues. Jim Beavers
and Neal Hertweck. couple OF
22-year-olds, are at least year
or two away. Grant Dunlap (.333
at Shreveport, the Texas League
batting champ, is 20 and not
rated a power hitter.
Ray Jablonski. a 26-year-old
slugger from Rochester, is slated
to vie with veteran Billy john
son for the regular third base
berth. Tagged as good-hit.
no. field guy, Jablonski Is one Of
Stanky's best prospects. He and
Outfielder Rip Repuiski are
counted on to win regular
jobs. Jablonski batted .299 but
slammed 18 homers and drove
in 103 runs. Repulski, a finished
fielder, batted .296 with the Red
Wings, hit 13 homers and drove
in IS runs.
New UnderStudy for Rice.
Dick Rand, 21-year-old catcher,
Is given a good chance to win
the understudy job to Del Rice.
considered by many as the best
receiver in baseball. Rand'S mark
at Columbus, Ohio, was an un-
impressive .256. but he has been
going great guns in the Cuban
Winter League and Mike Con-
zales. veteran Cuban expert, pre-
diets he can't miss making the
grade.
Other st. Louis prospects in
clude Catcher Bill Sarni (.259)
at Columbus, Ohio; Outflelder
Tom Burgess (.328) at Columbus,
! Ca; and Shortstops Wally Lam
mers and Sherry Dixon. hammers
is a fancy fielding whiz from
Rochester. Dixon, back from
| the service. spent his last year
at Omaha. Nehr.
Evening star., 1953-01-23

V1QudlS anu SpOI LSIue1 5 q gam"
cations.
The tremendous growth in
numbers of farm fish ponds all
over the United States had led
many of us to believe they are
a recent conservation develop
ment. To our surprise. E. D.
Knight, in an article in the Sep
tember issue OF the Journal Ct
Soil and Water Conservation, re-
veals that some 1000 years ago
the Romans built farm fish
ponds as a matter of course to
make available q supply of water
for their crops.
One of the most interesting
Aims is the Fish and Wildlife
Services recent 16 nm. color and
sound movie entitled "The Great
Lakes Invader" /" 1t is a 15-minute
educational f1lm on the sea
lamprey that has created such
havoc among edible fish of the
Great Lakes. Copies are obtain
able from the services Washing
ton Office. Sportsmen's organiza-
tions who fail to take advantage
of the splendid color films gladly
loaned by Government agencies
are missing a big bet.
State Senator Louis N. Phipps,
in a letter appearing recently in
the Baltimore Sun, 6ecrieS pro-
posed legislation to license all
Chesapeake Bay sports fisher
men. He says it is not a conser-
vation measure, will not prove q
revenue-raising measure, and he
is opposed to more taxes of any
sort. Senator Phipps, a former
president Of the Fishing Fair
Association, greatly fears such
a measure would antagonize
sports anglers to the point where
they'll stay away from the bay
country, thereby damaging ef-
forts Of past years to encourage
visitors.
Evening star., 1953-01-23
Lions GET Confidence
With Upset Victory

Coach Ducky Skinner and his
Washington Lions are looking
forward confidently to tomorrow
nights game with the Johnstown
Jets at Uline Arena. The Lions
know they can beat the leagues
best after breaking the SPRING
field Indians 10-game Eastern
League winning streak, AZ. last
night.
The crowd Of a little more
than 1000 at Uline's saw the
Lions play their best hockey Of
the season at home. Springfield,
running away with the title. had
lost only five matches-one to
Washington-before last night.
IF we could get one more de-
fenSeman. another center and q
winger we would have the best
team in the league" Skinner said
after the match. Right now we
have the leagues top goalie and
a good all-around club but we
lack depth"
Last night the Lions couldn't
get any breaks in the first period
and went scoreless after bonn
harding Don Simmons, Indians
goalie, in % saves. However. in
the second session, trailing 10.
the Lions wrapped up the vic
tory with four goals.
Stan Warecki equalized the
Indians first-period marker with
a side shot at 5:13 to make 1t
IL. Then a three-goal barrage
IN four minutes and 40 seconds
late in the session won the
match. Bill Innes scored at
1887. Pierre Cadieux at 1858
and Ron Rohmer at 1877.
League STANDINGS
Evening star., 1953-01-23
fAnother IN a SerieS.)
By Joe Reichler
Assoeiuied Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-When
Casey Stengel and Charlie Dres-
sen got together during the re-
cent World Series, who do you
think they were discussing? The
st. Louis Cardinals.
wait until you get a lock in
spring training at Stu Miller, the
Cardinals young Highlander, :"
the Brooklyn manager ex-
claimed. Hes the darndest KID
you ever saw. He doesn't have
a fast ball to speak of. ,ut he
has 20 different varieties of
speeds. He ties himself in knots
when he throws and you never
know where the ball is coming
from When our guys had their
first look at him. they licked
their lips and ran for a BAT.
They came back muttering to
themselves. You never saw a
ball do so many tricks"
Casey and his Yankees un-
doubtedly will see a lot OF the
25-year-old Miller this spring as
the world champions and Cardi-
mails will play five exhibition
games. The Yankees also will
see several other young st. Louis
pitchers who. according to Man.
ager Eddie Stanky. will make his
Redbirds a strong contender for
the National League penrart.
Finest Young Staff"
"We don't have a Roberts or a
Spahn." Eddie said. but we have
the finest young pitching staff IN
the circuit. And in Alpha Brazie
and Eddie Yuhas We own the
best bullpen IN either league"
Miller was a sensation after
coming up from Columbus in
August He started with a l-O
triumph and went on to hang up
a 6-3 record, posting a 2.O3
earned-run average, the best In
the league.
Harvey Haddix, little IT
year-old lefthander, came out Of
the service in time to register a
2-2 mark but turned in an ex-
cellent 2.79 earned-run average,
striking out 81 batters in AZ in
nings. Mike Clark, up from
Houston. had a 20 mark.
Joining this freshman trio in
spring training will be Dennis
Reeder (20-6l at Columbus, Ga: :
John Crlmian (8-3) at Colum-
Evening star., 1953-01-23

par-3 holes of 199, 213 and $50
yards that are back-breakers.
A Government employe. George
Winkler of the RFC, posted the
recognized course record in a
weekend medal play tournament
for the members, a 3-under-par
33-34-67.
Winkler, a four-handicap golf
er and semiflnalist and former
finalist in the club champion
ship, knocked in a ''lot of long
puts" that day. It was the best
round of his life and he didn't t
feel any particular pressure. be-
cause he wasn't aware he was
that many under par.
Low Scores in Tourney.
In the qualifying rounds of
the Worshan1 Memorial tourna-
ment. a two-year-old event that
has attracted some Of the best
teen-agers in the East, the best
qualifying scores have been 20
and II, both by District entries.
Dennis Bolster was medalist. in
1851 with a 70 and Larry Spell
man last year with a H.. The
medalist jinx caught up with
Evening star., 1953-01-23
Lee Quits Golden Gloves;
BIGGER Heavy Field Likely

Norvel Lee of Washington,
the Olympic light-heavyweight
champion, has announced he
will not take part in the District
Golden Gloves tourney this year.
Lee has won the heavyweight
title here for the last three years
and his withdrawal gives some of
the others a chance and prob
ably will mean a larger entry
than usual.
Barrett Kiff of the Quantico
Marines, who was beaten by Lee
in last years Gloves finals here,
is listed as a 175-pcund entrant
Evening star., 1953-01-23
St. John s-W-L Game
Leads Attractive
School Cage Card

1nterhigh and Catholic League
doubleheaderS, renewal of the
rivalry between Bethesda Chevy
Chase and Montgomery Blair
and a battle between two of the
areas powers-St. Johns and
Washington-Lee-top the action
today and tonight on the high
school basket ball front.
The Johnnies, favored to win
the metropolitan Catholic cham
pionship, and Washington-Lee,
which lost by breath to highly
regarded Roosevelt Wednesday,
meet at 8:15 tonight at WI.
Both teams are almost sure Of
making the annual Metropolitan
Tournament. which climaxes the
season in early March.
The 1nterhigh Division / dou-
bleheader at Tech, starting at
7;30, has Chamberlain playing
Eastern and Western meeting
Wilson. Eastern is favored over
the Volts, while Wilson. unbeaten
in two league starts. is expected
to down Western, but not with
out trouble. The Raiders proved
they can be tough when the chips
are down earlier in the week
when they came from behind to
beat Anacostia in overtime.
More Interhigh Play.
There is another Interhigh
twin bill set for 7:30 tomorrow
night, with Tech meeting Bell.
and Roosevelt. now leading the
league with a 80 record, facing
AnacoStia.
The Interhigh Division 2
schedule today calls for Arm
strong to play Spingarn at $3.50
and Cardozo to play Dunbar at
1880. both games at Spingarn.
The Catholic League double
header starting at 7::30 at Priory
will have undefeated st. An
thongs meeting Priory and Con-
zaga facing St. Paul's.
Blair and Bethesda Chevy
Chase are meeting at 8 o'clock
at Ritchie Coliseum in College
Park. Blair will be without the
services of Bill tN1oosel Turner,
its high-scoring star, who is out
with an injured foot. In Tur-
ner's place will be Blanton Nc
Donald, who is getting his first
chance with the varsity. The
6-foot-1 Mcdonald has been a
mainstay with the juniors. The
Blazers, who have 4-3 record,
beat Coolidge Wednesday for the
first time since the two schools
have been playing each other.
LandOn, Parker Gray Win.
In yesterdays play Landon
defeated Bell, 46-21, at Landon;
Falrmont Heights won over Mar
cey Lane at Cambridge, Md. 54-
48, and Parker Gray defeated
Richmond High at Parker-Gray.
63-28.
Howard Phelan scored 19
points to pace Landon to its third
victory in seven games 1t was
Bells sixth straight loss. Spence
Darwin led Bell with 10 points
Kenny Marshall scored l9
paints to lead Fairmont Heights
to it's fifth straight win and its
sixth in nine games, while Par
ker-Gray's scoring was evenly
distributed among 13 players as
1t won victory No. S in seven
starts.
Other games today:
Stuyyesant at Friends, $50:
GEORGETOWN Prep at Northwestern
Fairfax at George Washington, Z.
Gaithersburg at Richard MontSom-
sherwood at Damascus. 7:15.
Carroll at Quantico, 8.
Falls Church at Charlotte Hah =.
George Mason at Occcquen. S.,
St Stephens at Christ Chufch
Laurel al -urrattsvilIe, Sl5:
Sutland at BladershurE, $50
Evening star., 1953-01-23

this year, but the Marines do
have a hefty heavyweight in
Walter Coffin, 202-pounder from
Amityville, N. Y. He does not
have much experience, but is
demonstrating a lot of punch in
workouts.
Other heavyweight prospects
are Jim EckStein from the Pa
tuxent Naval Center and Dan
Logan of cambridge. Logan has
won % fights by knockout and
lost two by decision.
Evening star., 1953-01-23

efLy IN MARY
land this past
season.
Th Mary
a n d G a m e
and Inla n d
Fish Commits
sion, upon ap-
plication. will
S u p ply sum-
cient planting
stock for one
or m ore of
the projects
listed below
p + ovidin g
writ ten ap-
Evening star., 1953-01-23
churehilI's Grill Wins

ChurchilPs Grill won its sixth
game against one loss in the
District Recreation Departments
West End League. 61-47, over
Arena Sports last night at Cor
don Junior High. The Grillmen
were led by Dusty Rhodes, with
Is points, and Dave Coulson,
with 13 points.