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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-27

A special meeting of the city's
airport board was held Tuesday
afternoon in the Waterworks
Building, at which the latest de-
velopment in the prolonged air.
port controversy was discussed.
At the council meeting Tuesday
night, Councilman Lee Bracken, a
member of the airport committee,
served as spokesman for that
group. He stated that the commit
tee felt it could not comply with
the state boards request, due to
two injunctions Hershberger's Air
Tours, Inc, has in effect against
Port Clinton.
Granted some months ago in
Common Pleas Court, one injualc-
ton forbids the. city to interfere
with the present contract under
which Air Tours has operated, and
the other injunction forbids Port
Clinton to negotiate with anyone
else for the exclusive rights Air
Tours claims to fly commercially
to the Lake Erie Islands.
In his letter, MIR. Brown stated
that the public cannot be deprived
use of any municipal airport, and
that Air Tours contract now is ex-
elusive. The Ohio Aviation Board
director stated that airports in use
by commercial planes must be ap-
proved by that board and that
such use by commercial planes is
in violation of the law.
After lengthy discussion,
councilmen unanimously approved
motion to permit the Board of
Public Utilities members to an
swer the letter as they see fit.
AS airport legislation is pend
ing in Common Pleas Court, Mr..
Heckler stated eve don't want to
be in contempt of court. We can't
appoint manager with the in
functions effective against us and
therefore we can't comply with
the Aviation Boards order. If the
state board orders us to close the
airport, it's their decision" His
views were repeated by other city
officials.
Milton Hershberger, owner of
Air Tours, Inc, said yesterday
that the Aviation Board had is
sued certificate of approval for
the local airport to cover a five
year span which expired Dec. 81,
1852.
Hershberger claims this approx
al has never been revoked and
that there is no state statute
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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-27
COUNTY SCHOOL MUSICIANS
ADVANCE TO REGIONAL FINALS

Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Lake
side, Elmore and Genoa instru-
mental and vocal music students
qualified for regional finals of the
state music contests to be held
April IL at Bowling Green State
University when they won top
ratings at the District 2 contest
held Saturday at Heidelberg Col
lege, Tiffin.
Teachers of the winning stu
dents include Mrs. Marilyn In
gersoll, Elmore; Jack Kocher, &C.
noa; Glenn Redmond, Lakeside;
John Freytag, Oak Harbor, and
David Stanton, Port Clinton.
Port Clinton winners included
Shirley Quintell, French horn
solo; Scott Carter, clarinet solo
and the saxophone quartet of
Mary Lou Bloom, Bob Gulas, AL
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-27
COUNCIL FAILS
TO TAKE ACTION
IN COURT ISSUE

Local councilmen Tuesday eve-
ming failed to take action either
approving or disappearing the
controversial municipal court is.
sue, after Councilmen Roy Oman
and Robert Reynolds expressed
their opinion that an approval
might appear as if Port Clinton is
trying to grab something away
from the rest of the county"
Councilman Adair WILDER, a
member of the Ottawa County Bar
Association which has endorsed
the municipal court, discussed
merits of the plan and later added
his talk was part of an education
al campaign and that while coun-
Gil approval would be appreci-
ated, such was not mandatory.
WILDER disclosed that a bill to
authorize formation of a munich
pal court in Port Clinton is to be
introduced in the state legislature
this week, and that it will be part
of package bill along with near
go other towns and cities.
Another bill is to be introduced
in the legislature, whereby costs
and fines levied by the municipal
court would be equitably distrib-
uted within the county.
During the discussion, Mayor
Becker and Councilman WILDER
waged heated argument over the
proposed court. Becker contends
establishment of such a court
would be costly to Port Clinton.
All councilmen piled WILDER with
questions but they seemed reti-
cent to take action either pro or
= con.
A resolution was approved by
councilmen requesting the county
auditor to advance $500 of cur.
rent tax funds to the city treasury
to meet current operating ex.
penSeS. Due to the fact that the
tax settlement usually is made in
February, and the budget was so
planned, city finances are at a
low ebb this month.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-27
Jack Disher Gets
Air Force Wings

John A. "Jack" Disher, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. DiSher, Cataw-
ba Island, received his commits
sion as a second lieutenant in the
U. S. Air Force Friday at com.
miSsioning ceremonies held at
Lakeland Air Force Base, San An
tonic, Texas.
Attending the impressive cere-
mony were his parents and broth
er, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Disher and
Carl, as we'll as James Gardner,
Port Clinton.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-27
CAYDOS HITS 669 AS ELKS
COMPETE IN NATIONAL TOURNEY

Port Clinton bowlers-4O strong
invaded Chicago last weekend
for the 33rd annual Elks National
Tournament and according to all
reports the Windy City hasn't
been the same since. There was
some conversation, too, that a few
Of the local keglers had felt eff
fects of the impact, but this was
shrugged off as loose talk by Rod
Granstaff and his crew who were
confident that their experts would
figure we'll in the money when
the tourney winds up on May 8.
John Gaydos turned in a neat
500 to figure we'll in the singles
event along with Delos Nissen
who charted an impressive 652.
In doubles, Harry Sample and
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-27
Plan Joint Holy
Week Services

Protestant members of the Port
Clinton Ministerial Association
have announced plans for Holy
Week noon services, to be held
daily from 1920 to 1880, Monday
through Thursday, in st. John
Lutheran Church.
Offerings received at the noon
services will be given to the H. B.
Magruder Hospital for it's build.
ing fund.
Rev. ]. v. Bigelow of the E. U.
B. Church will speak Monday;
Rev. John Braun of st. John Lu-
theran Church is the Tuesday
speaker; Rev. Lawrence Miller of
Trinity Methodist speaks Wednes-
day and Rev. Perry Blankenship
of st. Thomas Episcopal will bring
the message Thursday. Each will
be assisted by other members of
the association.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-27

bert Woodman and Barton Drick-
hammer.
Accompanies for the local stu
dents included Karis Stahl, Ruth
Campbell, Pat Mackey, Joy Beam
and Jane Reynolds.
Also competing in Class B-1,
the Oak Harbor clarinet trio ad-
vanced to the regional finals.
Winners in Class B-2 included
Elmore's boys and girls ensem-
BILE; Diane Renick, Genoa, clari-
net solo; Rachel Yeasting, Elmore,
baritone horn solo; Dorothy Dunn,
Genoa, drum solo, and Elmore's
clarinet quartet.
Lakeside. winners in Class C-1
were Media Stevens, piano solo,
and Harold Schmardebeck, trum.
pet solo.
Continued on Page 8 Col. A.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-27
PARKER LEASES
ISLAND FERRY

Captain Alfred Parker, Putin
Bay, who will operate the island
ferry boat Erie Isle under lease
from the Erie Isle Ferry Company
this year, has been granted per-
mission by city council to use the
Jefferson Street dock as in the
past.
The existing contract granted
the Erie Isle Ferry Company for
use of the dock has four more
years to run. Parker's contract
with the company is for one year,
with renewal privileges. He serv-
ed as captain of the boat last year.
When the lease transfer was
discussed at council meeting,
Councilmen Dave Jeremy and
Salty Reynolds voted mo" main
ly due to the fact that they believe
the 65-foot Erie Isle" should use
less dock space than the now dis
carded 110foot Mystic Isle" "
They stated that the extra dock
space should be available for 9TH
er boats.
Captain Parker has announced
that the Erie Isle" will begin its
spring schedule Saturday May
and will continue until June 26
with three round trips daily. An
additional round trip is planned
for the summer schedule, June 27
to Sept. 13.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-27
Genoa Schoolboy
Injured Bv Bus

William Arman, 12-year-old Gen
Ga boy, was injured critically
Wednesday afternoon when he
stumbled and fell under the right
front wheel of school bus he
was racing to catch at the Clay.
Genoa School grounds.
Highway Patrolman Fred Dupuis
who investigated, said the boy was
injured while running across the
school grounds to catch the bus
being driven by Clarence HaSsel
bart, 66, Genoa.
The child was rushed to ST. Vim
cents Hospital in Toledo where he
is being treated for internal in
juries and broken arm.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-27

Wilbur Sessler led with 1926, fol-
lowed closely by Paul Schnfitt and
Wilbur Petersen with 1116; Dick
Dern and Clarence Marsden, 1074;
Chuck Anderson and Delos Mis-
sen, 1910, and "Ang" Johnson and
'Deke" Mulcahy with the same
score.
hammers Inn, comprised of
Wayne Howell, Edgar hammers.
D. X. Mulcahy, Harold Reidmaier
and Paul Schmitt, posted the best
mark in the 5-man event with
2743, followed by The Ark with
1886 and Bob Reider's Represen-
tatives with 2616.
Wearing The Ark's colors were
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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-27
STATE AVIATION BOARD May ISSUE
ORDER TO CLOSE CITY AIRPORT
Injunctions Prevent City
From Naming Manager AS
Ohio Aviation Bd. Orders

Possibility that Port Cintons airport may be closed to
commercial planes, thus forcing discontnuance of Nlt
Hershbergers service to PutnBay and other Lake Erie is
lands this week when city councen learned they
could not comply with the Ohio Aviation Boards order
appoint manager for the local airport
Carl Hecker, member of the citys Board of Public
Utilities early this week received letter from c. E. A.
Brown director of the Ohio Aviation Board which stated
Port Clinton must appoint airport manager before the
aviation board will issue certificate of approval for
tinued operation of the airport
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-27
ARMY May REDUCE FIRING HOURS
IN CAMP PERRY'S LAKE RANCE

Possibility that the Army may
reduce either the morning or af-
ternoon hours of firing was seen
last week after commercial fish
ermen and other interested part
les protested time and area ex-
pansion of the anti-aircraft firing
range off Camp Perry and Erie
Ordnance Depot at the hearing
held in Toledo Thursday.
While no commitments were
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-27
New Dentist To
Practice Here

DR.. Van Setta, Green Springs,
a resident dentist at Cleveland
Hospital, has rented the dentist
offices formerly used by DR.. Don
aid Burke in the Quisno Building,
Madison St., and plans to begin
dental practice here May 1. With
his wife and two children, he will
reside in the apartment adjacent
to the dental office.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-27
Seniors Plan
Scrap Drive

Port Clinton High School seniors
will be busy boys and girls next
Monday and Tuesday, March 80
and 81, when they conduct a drive
to collect paper and scrap metal
to raise funds for their annual
class trip.
Anyone who has paper or scrap
metal to donate may notify senior
class members, and trucks will
|pick up the items early next week.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-27
News Column To Be
Radio Feature

Publisher Robert Reider's COL
umn THE Capitol Spotlight" in
last weeks issue of The Ottawa
County News will be featured
at l2:45 this Saturday on the ra.
dio program Buckeye View
point" over station WRFp,
Worfhingfon, $50 on your dial.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-27
NAMED VICE PRESIDENT

Miss Betty Ayers, daughter of
Mrs. Elizabeth Ayers, 348 Wilson
Avenue, Port Clinton, has been
elected first vice president of the
Association of Women Students at
Bowling Green State University.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-27
VACATION COMING

School children of Port Clinton
and Ottawa County will begin
their annual Easter vacation at the
close of school this Friday and
will vacation until classes open al
the usual time Monday morning,
April 6.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-27
GOOD FRIDAY CLOSING.

Business places in Port Clinton
will close from l to 3 next Friday,
April 3, in observance of Good
Friday. Local banks and court
house offices also will be closed.
Lawrence Ludwigsen is chairman
of the Retail Stores division of the
Chamber of Commerce, which an
nounced the hours of closing.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-27

Turn On Your Porch Lights
FRIDAY MITE, APRIL 10
GIVE GENEROUSLY TO
The Cancer Fund Drive
Evening star., 1953-04-08
The PoyoH:: Troiner-ScuIptor
Has Stable in Bronze at Bowie

his six-horse team downstream
to a watering hole after making
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Hoyas, Terps Hosts
In Games Today

Fordham meets Georgetown on
the Hoyas' diamond and Dart
mouth plays Maryland at Col
lege Park in college baseball
games starting at 3 pm. today.
One other area game listed for
today, Virginia Tech against
George Washington here, has
been postponed.
VPI's coach, Red Laird, an
nounced that because of the un-
favorable playing conditions due
to recent rains, VPI would not
make the trip, thus also post
poning a game slated tomorrow
with Maryland. The game with
CIV will be played on the West
Ellipse May 9 and that with
Maryland at College Park May 8.
Tomorrow, Catholic University
returns to action after an alb
sence of 10 days when 1t plays
Johns Hopkins at Gu in the
first Mason-Dixon Conference
game of the season. Other con-
tests tomorrow will find Ford
ham playing George Washington
on the West Ellipse and Dart
mouth at Georgetown. All games
will start at 3 pm.
Evening star., 1953-04-08

A big field, probably headed
by Royal Bay Gem. is expected
for the Chesapeake States Satur-
day at Bowie, which will become
the third Maryland track to
present the mile-and-a-s sixteenth
feature in it's 31-year history
The $4,000 race was started
at Havre de Grace, moved to
Laurel when the Graw went out
of business and transferred to
Bowie this year for the joint
meeting of the two Washington
area tracks. A prep" test for
the Kentucky Derby, it has pro-
duced four winners of that
classic-Citation in 1948. War
Admiral, 1887; Cavalcade, 1884,
and Whiskery, 1927.
Saturdays race will provide a
special sort of test for Derby
hopefuls Hueso and Main Bout,
Joint entry of Trainer Sydney
Jacobs: Brookf1eld' Farms Isa-
smoothie and Royal Bay Gem.
owned by Eugene Constantin, jr.,
of Dallas, Tex.
Handicapped by Injury.
Royal Bay Gem, 7 to / in the
Derby future book, had an out
standing record in Florida before
coming north, but hasn't had a
real test since because of an ankle
injury received in the Fountain
of Youth Handicap at Gulfstream
Park. Having worked a sharp 6
furlongs this week, he probably
will start Saturday and be the
betting favorite.
Hueso and Main Bout, each
100 to in the Derby future
book. finished one-two in the
Cherry Blossom Stakes last
week. but Trainer Jacobs said
today: 1--WE won't know how
good they really are until the
Evening star., 1953-04-08
By Lewis F. Atchison

If you're hurting for a winner
at Bowie, drop around to Barn
20 on Blueberry Hill and ask for
Trainer Joe Packer. He'll give
you one, but there's a catch to
it. His will be in bronze-for
Joe. you see. is a sculptor as we'll
as trainer, and a good one. He
may not saddle as many winners
as Ben Jones or Hirsch Jacobs,
but Joe's are more durable.
Modelling in clay and riding
went hand in hand with Joe,
who rode his uncle's cow pony
to victory in a match race as a
12-year-old. He never quite got
over the horse fever, even after
his graduation from Utah Agri-
cultural College when he be-
came teacher. It seems like
every time he touched a lump of
clay it turned into the statue
of horse, and in time Joe gave
up teaching for the more color
full, if less secure. life of a
trainer.
Packer halls from Tuba, Ariz.,
but home" is his last postal
address. His father was wagon
freighter, operating between
Tuba and Flagstaff, 80 miles
away. A pleasant, two-hour drive
now, it was a rough. three-day
journey through frontier country
back in the 1905 when Joe was
a boy. More than one night
young Packer was put on top of
the wagon, safe from prowling
coyotes, while his father took
Evening star., 1953-04-08
| |Hour-Long Programs
Planned by Rosecroft
In Doubled N Slate

Rosecraft Raceway is doubling
the number of harness race tele-
vision programs it will present
during its 20-night meeting this
spring. Twelve are scheduled,
starting with a half-hour tele-
cast of the opening card May 18.
WTTG will televise all the pro-
grams.
Last year six half f-hour shows
went on the screen, but this year
except for opening night, the
programs will be an hour long
and will present three races. Two
will be shown opening night.
The track has two television
sponsors. an appliance firm and
a beer distributor. Last year
Rosecroft itself footed the TV
bill.
At the microphone will be Roy
Shudt and Jim Gibbons, with
Shudt calling the races and Glib
bons reporting the sidelights.
The schedule calls for three
races to be shown on all the TV
programs except on opening
night, when only two will be
listed. Program includes a num-
ber Of the big races there, in
cluding the $4,000 Henry Volo
Pace. May 80, and the $500
Symbol Gantle Trot. June 6.
The TV program opening
night is scheduled from 8 to
$3.50 pm. One-hour programs
are $3.50 to 9 and $50 to 10
May %. and 10 to II pm. the
rest of the time, May 26, 27, %,
30; June 2, 3, 4, 6, 9 and IL.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Knicks Left on Spot
Walkers Second
Win in PIayoffs
BY III. A.soeiu,.d Press;

NEW YORK, April 8.-The
Minneapolis Lakers seem certain
to retain their National Basket
ball Association championship.
This was indicated today in
the wake of the Lakers' decisive
90-75 trouncing Of the New York
Knicks in the vital third game
of their final best-of-seven play
OF series.
"The pressure is off us now and
definitely on the Knicks." John
Kundla. Minneapolis coach. said.
Minneapolis Is in good shape"
counseled Joe Lapchick, Knick
coach. 1--WE will have to win the
next two to have a chance"
That means the Knicks must
win the fourth game tonight
and the fifth game here Friday.
And most of the 5,100 fans who
saw last nights game at the 69th
Regiment Armory will agree
that is a large order.
Lakers Steady, Calm.
In making it two straight over
the Knicks to take a 81 le\i
in the series, the LakerS i'm
pressed with their steady, cool
play. They declined to get flus-
tered when the Knicks put on
an exciting second-quarter squirt
that WHIPPED out a 12-point Min
neapolis lead.
The surge gave the Knicks a
brief 40-39 lead at the start
of the second half. A tap-in by
big George Mikan restored the
lead to the Lakers and they held
it the rest of the way. The
Knicks never regained their
second-quarter spirit. In the last
quarter. the game became a
route as the Lakers cleared their
bench.
AS Kundla put it afterward:
"I felt they exhausted them
selves with their Second-quarter
rally"
Lapchick said: 1--WE have no
bench and we're in trouble from
the start. When he (Kundla)
rested his regulars. the subs did
q good job"
Mikan Provides Spark.
While the Lakers turned in a
nifty team job with Whitley
Skoog. Slater Martin, Jim Pollard
and Verne Mikkelsen all doing
yeoman work, it was Mikan who
provided the spark.
Big George took plenty of
bumps during his Al minutes of
play, but he tailed 20 points on
five baskets and 10 of II free
throws. In addition, he handed
out six assists. grabbed II re-
bounds and broke up many
Knick passes.
Carl Braun. Vince Bofyla and
SWeetwater Clifton starred for
the KnickS. When their set
shooting fell off in the second
half. the whole team slumped.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Big Field Due in Chesapeake;
Royal Boy Gem Likely Choice

Chesapeake" Hueso and Main
Bout are owned by a father-son
combination, Hueso by Robert
P. Levy and Main Bout by his
father, DR.. Leon Levy of Phila-
delphia. Because Of Hueso's
Man o. War blood, Jacobs fig
ures he's better for distance and
looks with more favor on him
as a Derby prospect than Main
Bout.
Second in Only Bowie Start.
Isasmoothie, winner of the
Pimlico Futurity last fall, passed
up the Cherry Blossom Stakes
because of the top impost of 1874
pounds assigned him. He fin
ished second in his only Bowie
start this spring. Also held in
reserve for the Chesapeake is
Walter A. Edgar's Prince Dare,
winner of the $4,000 Maryland
Cup at Bowie last fall. The
Princequ1llo colt has recovered
from a cough and probably will
be ready Saturday.
The Maryland-based Derby
candidates will have to cope
with some formidable rivals
from Long Island in Alfred G.
Vanderbilt'S Social Outcast, Is
to / in the Derby book; Cornelius
v. Whitney's Flywheel, 25 to /.
and Brookmeade Stables County
Clare, so to l. Social Outcast
was a close second to Tahitian
King in the High Quest Purse
at Jamaica last Friday.
Other likely starters include
Harry B. Cohen's Buck n Gee,
Mrs. Rebecca C. Collins Becky's
Shirt, Howell E. Jackson's
Caesar Did, Mrs. Walter M. JET
fords' Maabrook, Bayard Sharp's
Judge NJ. Samuel D. Sidell's
Dark Destroyer and Ann Uhlar's
AIMS Love.
Evening star., 1953-04-08

his SiX-horSe team downstream
to a watering hole after making
camp.
Mormon Settlement.
Tuba was a Mormon settle
ment and firewater was not toll
Grated. which helped keep things
generally peaceful. Joe remem-
bers the furore when an Indian
shot a rancher in a dispute over
land, and also that there was
some cattle rustling. But Story
tellers have exaggerated rustling
episodes to Joe's way of think
ing. Packer also knew and liked
one, Butch Cassidy, an outlaw
whose memory is perpetuated in
Zane Gray'S Riders of the Pur-
pie Sage" According to Joe,
Cassidy was an all right fellow
who became an outlaw only after
the bank foreclosed on his
fathers property.
Packer started on his racing
career by buying a mare called
Mocita from Sheriff Grant Young
of Salt Lake County. It was a
wise investment, for Mocita won
80 of "a races.
Lucky With Cast-Offs.
The 63-year-old trainer never
had a "big" horse, but he's been
extremely fortunate with cast
offs and hand-me downs. Burgo-
way is an example. His owner,
whose name escaped Joe, couldn't
win with him for trying at
Tropical Park. For one thing,
the horse was so mean the vet
erinarian couldn't take a saliva
test and almost ruled him off
the track. So the owner gave
him to Packer, with the proviso
that he got the first purse Bur-
goway won. if any. Packer won
II races with the horse.
Bygones was another profitable
cast-off.. Packer got him free
from Walter Kelly, who was 60
ing broke feeding the horse.
He had a bow from knee to
hook" Packer said. "He looked
like he was headed for the glue
factory every time he walked on
the track, but I never saw a
horse that loved to run so much.
won with him in cheap claim
ing races and nobody would
claim him because he looked so
bad. 1t got to be a saying
around New England. "let By
cones be Bygones.'
Has Two-HOrse Stable.
Packers stable at Bowie con-
sists of Lead All and The Crit
ter. owned by Bill Bloom, a New
York newspaperman. Lead All
brought back every sort of
check they write in Florida, !"
and the two, so far, have more
than paid their own way.
Packers sculpturing includes
the Last Supper" which hangs
in a Mormon church in Utah,
and memorial plaque to Utah
.Aggies alumni killed in World
War I, which was placed in the
lobby Of the administration
building.
The veteran trainers works
also include statues of Sea Bis
cult, Uncle Miltle, Becky's Shirt
and Rich Strike. Any owner
with a pet horse is a prospective
customer, Joe says.
Most trainers live for the day
when they'll get Citation or
Native Dancer in the barn, but
not Packer. He wants to settle
down to some serious art work
in New York. but he would get a
bang out of executing a statue
Of his own Derby winner.