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Milford chronicle., 1953-10-23
Who's Crippled?' Award

Success in business is no easy
matter for a girl Handicapped" by
her youth, but for Mary Anna
Wright of Wilmington, Delaware,
this proves no obstacle.
Mary has won success despite
her femininity and her % years.
She has fought, too, against great
er obstacles. For Mary was born
without the use of her arms or
legs.
From an Office in her home, Mary
! conducts an insurance business
alone that is both active and prof
liable. But her dreams are larger
than for personal profit. She has
also been an abundant source of
courage for dozens of others who
are physically handicapped too.
Because of her determination in
outwitting her handicap and her
many outstanding achievements,
Mary Anna Wright has been
awarded the Who's Crippled?'
award by the National Society for
! Crippled Children and Adults, the
Easter Seal Society, through it's
state affiliate, the Delaware Society
for Crippled Children and Adults.
The award was conferred on
Mary at a special ceremony dur
ing the recent annual meeting of
the Delaware Society in Whining
ton. The Honorable ]. Caleb Boggs,
Governor of Delaware, presented
| the citation.
Until she was nine months OLD.
no one knew Mary was not physi-
cally normal child. When her
parents discovered she had been
born with cerebral palsy, they took
her TO Wilmington pediatricians
and medical specialists, but they
would not offer hope for her. Then,
still not giving up, Mrs. Wright
took her daughter to a Pennsylva-
MIA hospital.
After nine months of therapy at
the hospital, Mary gained some use
of her limb muscles. DevOting her
full time to her daughter, Mrs
| Wright tutOred her at home in
Clayton. Delaware, until she ac-
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-23

quired speech and the e m
tied use of her hands and arms.
Later Mary went to school in a
wheelchair pushed by her sister,
Catherine, who is 212 years young
er.
In those days when someone
would express sympathy for Mary,
Catherine would answer indig-
nantly: "My sister isn't crippled.
She just doesn't walk yet"
Mary has never been able to
walk Visits to the first cerebral
palsy clinic in Georgetown in 1929
did help, and she can use her
crutches for short distances. For
the most part, though, she uses her
wheelchair.
This did not prevent her from
winning an academic degree from
the John Bassett Moore High
School = in Smyrna, Delaware. 1t
could not prevent her from enter
ing business and distinguishing
herself early in her career.
In 1916. just four years after
the Wright family had moved to
Wilmington, Mary gained a job
soliciting insurance by phone
through the efforts of the Delaware
State Vocational Rehabilitation Di-
vision. Within two years she
launched her own insurance and
brokerage firm. Later the Cover
nor issued Mary a Notary Public
| Commission.
TO help others who are physi-
/ cally handicapped achieve her own
buOyant perspective, Mary organ
lied The Maneus Club in 194S. She
has been its leader and president
since its inception. The club has
grown to almost 100 physically
! handicapped persons whose goal
is to construct recreation build
ing for themselves.
Mary's advice to the handicapped
is to work to win a better world
for all people. Don't be discour.
aged, she says. "The crippled
children of today are making great
progress. 1t will not be too Ions
before the majority of them will
be able to take their rightful place
in society"
Because her interest in others
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-23
POPULAR PIzzA

ASBURY PARK, N. J.-(P)-The
hot dog has a new rival for the
affections of boardwalk gourmets.
Pizza, the tomato pie imported
from Italy, is making cash regis
ters jingle all along the tabled
Jersey shore.
They are the exclusive fare at
scores of boardwalk stands and
pizzeria prOprietors predict an
even bigger boom.
Frank Brown, an authority on
the subject, credits tastiness and
economy with making the pie the
big seller it is.
He says teenagers started the
boom. Short on cash, they found
that a divided pizza went a long
way toward filling an empty stom-
ach.
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-23
- Your Child Toduy -
LITTLE BOYS NEED A
PLACE TO DIG
BY DAVID TAYLOR MARKE
AP NewsfeuiUres Writer

Have you thought about giving
Junior a digging place?
Many parents fence off a spe-
cial place in their yard so that
their child can use it to dig in,
and give him some of his dads
garden tools to play with, says
Mary Anne Sherwood of the New
York State College of Home Eco
nOmics, Cornell University.
A child can have a great deal
Of fun or creative play, she says,
in his digging place. He can pour
water in it to make mud, and from
mud young children can make so
many things pretend" pies,
cookies, chocolate milk and so
forth. The mud is lots of fun to
play with, too, because it has such
a nice feel"
True, he'll come into the house
from one of those digging places
and look pretty dirty. But an un-
derstanding mother will realize
that it's a wonderful feeling to be
young and to have the whole world
to play in without always be-
ing told to be careful of clean
clothes and hands.
Says Miss Sherwood:
After all, dirt washes out easily
with plain soap and water, and
Mother can always clean him up
or better still, she can teach him
to clean himself up, when company
comes and she wants to "show him
off,.
Sandboxes, too, are very impOr-
tant to a young child, says Miss
Sherwood. And they're easy to
make at home. Any good packing
box of fair siZe-abOut three by
four feet-can be used if it is cut
to a ten-inch depth and lined with
roofing paper to keep the sand
from sitting through the cracks.
This box, filled with 200 or 300
pounds of sea sand, serves very
we'll
Play equipment for such a sand
box, she says, would cost practi-
cally nothing. Discarded kitchen
utensils such as sifters, pans,
] CSS USdJGIS anu SpOOuS are very
popular with youngsters for sand
box play. Measuring cups and tin
cans with rolled edges in a variety
of sizes come in handy, too.
Many parents find that lard pals
Tor other pals of sturdy cOnstruc-
tiOn last longer than the kind you
buy. The sand toys can be kept in
an attractively painted bushel OF
half-bushel basket so they won't
be lost.
Summer play for children, she
suggests, could include using ham
mer and saw, nails and stray pieces
OF old wood, if parents are careful
to instruct children about the
proper use of such instruments
and supervise the first attempts.
With his own little workbench
out in the yard and his own set OF
small-sized tools, not the 'plav
variety, but real ones Just like
Daddy's, a child will get a great
deal of pleasure from making
things by himself. Even four and
five year Olds can learn how tC
| do woodworking safely. And wher
they've nailed even two pieces Ot
wood together to make their own
'DOat, how proud they are!
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-23
Know The Gauge In
Buying A Sweater

Cool weather just ahead means
sweaters in the family wardrobe,
observes Miss Ruth e. Pearce, ex-
tension clothing specialist at the
University of Delaware.
If you must shop for a new
sweater, it pays to know how that
sweater is constructed, says the
specialist. One factor affecting
variability is the gauge, or the
number of stitches within a space
of 112 inches. The higher the
gauge, the finer the knit. For ex-
ample, 21-gauge sweater is fine
knit, while a 6-gauge is coarse.
High gauges are best suited to
fine yarns, low gauges to heavy
yarns. When the gauge is right
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-23
HUMAN DYNAMO

JACKSON, Tenn. -(P)- Frank
Walker favOrs a 9O-hOur day. Then
he could squeeze in another Job
or two.
Twenty-seven year old Walker
holds down four jobs now.
Daytime, he drives the Holland
department store delivery truck.
Late afternoons, he cleans up
the business offices on the second
floor of the Holland building. Then
he dashes over to the Western
Union office for another cleanup
job.
After dinner, Walker reports to
a driVe-in where he's a car-hop.
Incentive? He wants to buy a
home for his wife and 1.-TWO children.
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-23

RONSON MASTERCASE
lighter and cigarette case
combination. Holds Ia Gig
arettes. Holds plenty of light
Sr fluid. Makes a wonder
full gift for a wonderful per-
son ................... 1880
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-23

for the size of the yarn, the fabric
is firm, thus protecting against
pulled or snagged yarns and loss
of shape by stretching or shrink
ing.
In landings, look for a firm, close
knit that will stand strain without
losing shape or elasticity. AS a
test, stretch the banding between
your hands, then let it spring
black. A firm rib-knit will spring
back quickly to its original shape.
A banding that fails to do this
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-23
- TOduy's Hostess ----
HOW TO SHOW
YOUR GUESTS
A GOOD TIME
By ADELAIDE KERR
AP NewsfeuiUFes Writer


Have you ever thought of giving
a party at which people just have
a good time?
Such entertainments often are
anything but entertaining. Crowd
ed rooms in which people stand
elbow to elbow shouting to make
themselves heard. Stuffy smoke
charged atmosphere. Feet that
ache and fingers that grow cramp-
ed balancing too many things:
Under such arrangements, hos
tesses may we'll exclaim after
wards: Thank -heaven-that's done
acknowledgement"
But you might like to consider
a system that will cause your
friends to say: "Thank-heaven-
Pm-invited-tO-the Smiths again. ."
If you do, here are some ideas:
Invite only as many people as
you can seat comfortably. Arrange
your chairs-three to six in a
group-arOund a table or small
stand or several end tables You
can seat one group around the
living room coffee table, another
around the sofa, a third around
the dining room table, a fourth
around a card table in The hall.
You will need to give some thought
to be sure that the chairs are
grouped attTactively, that every
invited guest will have cOmfor-
table place to sit and that each
will have a place to set a glass or
cup, without reaching far.
AS each guest arrives, you can
draw him to the group which you
think he will find most cOngenial
and introduce him to the others
in it.
It's a good idea to have all the
refreshments on one big buffet
table or tea table, Well-taffed for
service and made as glittering and
beautiful-Or as simple and color
ful-as you like You can call
your guests attention to it, after
they have found their places in the
room. and let them go to the table
and choose what they like. It's
wise to have another member OF
the family take charge of this part
of the party. Or. if you have serv-
ants enough, they can serve the
guests
It's best for you to keep circu-
lating, in order to keep the guests
well placed and to have a visit
with everybody. You can encOur-
age your guests to circulate, too
if they wish. If you see one look
in lOngingly toward another group
it's easy to ask her if she would
not like to know Mrs. Clayton, who
makes such beautiful ceramics
and watt her to another group.
Don't worry because your guests
won't have chance to meet every
body. They won't care You'll be
surprised to see how many are
completely content to remain
where they are The novelty of be-
ing comfortable at a party en-
frances them; and, if you have
seated them with cOngenial people
they enjoy the good talk. One
thing must be prepared for, how.
ever. People stay for hours at thi:
kind of party, because they have &
good time
Of course, you can't dispose oi
as many party obligations at once
by this method as by the old
crush-system. You may have to
give more parties. If you do, you
can give two in one weekend, and
save the truOble of rearranging
the house. One reasonably accom-
plished hostess can handle at least
40 guests at this kind of party with
out strain.
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-23

LAOY'S ELGIN so dain-
ty this II jewel watch. Ex-
pansiOn bracelet makes it
fit with comfort all the time.
Oura-Power handspring for
happy timekeeping for years
observation-disclosures. $500
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-23

MANS ELGIN II jewe
watch with expansion brace
let. Dura-POwer handspring
gives greater accuracy for
years and years. Come let
us gift-bOX one for you in an
"SK" box ............. 1915
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-23

despite her own handicap, is con-
tinuous and active, the Delaware
Society for Crippled Children and
Adults is proud to have presented
her with the who's Crippled?" ci-
tatiOn. Mary Anna Wright's life is
proof that any handicapped person
can say, That's right. Who's Grip
pled?"
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-23

will lose its shape after a few
wearings. For best elasticity a rib
bed banding should be knit with
Ia higher gauge than the body of
the sweater
You'll find additional tips on
sweater selection in a booklet,
Buying Sweaters for the Family,
which is available from the mailing
room, Agricultural Hall, Universi-
! ty of Delaware, or from county ex-
tension offices in Newark, Dover,
and Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-23

FLEX-LET TIE CHAIN i.
custom-made with birth date
or gift date red circle en-
graved. This makes a hit
with any smart man. Let us
"SK" gift box it for you to.
morrow ................ A.0g
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-23
lS47 ROGERS BROS

I847 ROGERS BROS g..
your 52-piece set gives serv-
ice for 8. In tarniSh-reSis-
tant chest. Wide choice of
patterns to give as a gift this
season. And this low price
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1880
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-13

meeting, and Mr.. Bergeman stated
that the addition would cross the
alley and extend 20 feet south.
Construction of the building will
get underway in the near future
and its completion will alleviate
crowded conditions in the present
parochial school.
Six bids on bonds for the city
garage building were studied at
the meeting and council voted
approval of resolution accept
ing the bid of Braun and Bos-
worth & Company, Toledo. The
firm offered $376 premium and
it's low interest rate is "a per
cent.
Councilman Charles Ruddock
complimented the Safety Depart
ment on erection of the new po-
lice station sign in front of city
hall.
Another lengthy discussion of
the proposed municipal court was
held but no final decision was
reached at the meeting.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-13
COUNCIL GIVES FINAL APPROVAL
TO PAROCHIAL ALLEY VACATION

Two more amendments were
added to Ordinance No. 406 at
Tuesday nights council meeting
before city councilmen gave fl
nal approval to the vacation of
the alley in the Parochial School
grounds.
Councilman Adair Wilber asked
that the city reserve an easement
for existing utilities and Council
man Robert Reynolds asked that
the required fence erection not be
required until 90 days after the
proposed school addition is occu-
pied, rather than completed.
Both amendments were ap-
proved unanimously as was the
ordinance on its third and final
reading. Mrs. Richard Enderle,
Norman Kohloff and Alex Berge-
man of the Immaculate Concep-
tion Church council were present
at the meeting and gave verbal
approval to the changes.
Architects plans for the large
addition to the Parochial School
were displayed at the council
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-13
JR. CLASS PLAY
READY FOR RUN

Advance ticket sale for the an
nual Junior Class play, ''Wish on
the Moon," to be presented this
Thursday and Friday evenings in
the high school auditorium, has
been exceptionally good accord
ing to director Albert Rofkar.
The curtain is scheduled to part
at 800 each evening for the OPP
ening act, and the high schooi
band, directed by David Stanton,
will present special musical Sc
lections between acts.
Patsy Mackey and Jim Johnson
play the leads in this comedy as
a shy teen-ager and lad of Irish
extraction who has a winning way
with the girls.
In the strong supporting cast
are Christine Hostrup, Tessie Pru-
six, Jim Ruddock, Marlene Neil
sen, Lois Rofkar, Dorothy Fisher
and Barton Drickhammer. Bette
Limestahl is serving as student
director.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-13
Is BLOCK WORKERS AID RED
CROSS IN LOCAL FUND CAMPAIGN

While reports are not complet
ed, indications this week were
that the American Red Cross con.
tributions in Port Clinton would
far exceed last years total, ac.
cording to Mrs. Bennett Woolley,
residential chairman for this city.
Among the block workers who
have been assisting Mrs: Woolley
during this campaign are the fol.
lowing:
Mrs. Howard Florian, Mrs
Frank Putnam, Mrs. George Hanes
Mrs. Harvey Snider, Mrs. Ray Ly.
ons, Mrs. Ray Coleman, Mrs. Rich
ard Wolf, Mrs. Burt Klein, Mrs
Pete Hamann, Mrs. Elmer Dykes
Mrs. George Beltz, Miss Lenore
Petersen.
Mrs. Clarence Smith, Mrs. Max
Stephenson, Mrs. E. C. Brough
Mrs. Ralph Warnke, Mrs. Earl Ried
maier, Mrs. Manuel Nossaman
Supt and Mrs. d. d. SIMS, Mrs
Joseph B0dnar, Police Chief Jack
Shelter, Mrs. George Oravec, Mrs
Philo Pearce.
Mrs. Richard Bennett, Mrs. Oar
Griffin, Mrs. John Jadwisiak, Mrs
Jack Rider, Mr.. and Mrs. Freder
ick Zeis, Mrs. Richard Krupp
Mrs. Joe Morgan, Mrs. Emery
Lowe, Mrs. Carl Becker, Mrs. Pau
Cochran, Mrs. George Zetzer.
Mrs. Richard Cover, Mrs. How
ard Brokate, Mrs. William Phipps
Mrs. Catherine Hauser, Mrs. Del
bert Jones, Mrs. Lee Bracken
Mrs. Sylvester Fritz, Mrs. George
Wight, Mrs. George Bly,, Mrs
Richard Ohm, Miss Florence Hyde
Miss Ruth Robinson, Mrs. Adall
Wilber, Mrs. Robert Chaffin, Mrs
Alba Smith, Mrs. Norman Will
bond. Miss Florence Specht, Mrs
Randall Pean, Mrs. Clayton Rene
gar, Mrs. Robert Hollingsworth
Mrs. William Davies, Mrs. Alber
Fall, Mrs. Raymond Denny, Mrs
VIM. Eberle.
Mrs. Karl Steindam, Mrs. Rod
ney Granstaff, Mrs. T. j. Martin
Mrs. Allen Satterfield, Miss Bar
bara Prohaska, Mrs. Leslie Meyer
Mrs. Perry Blankenship, Mrs. El
win Long, Miss Margaret Petersen
and Councilman Harold Nielsen.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-13
CITY Fathers TO BACK Fishermen
IN OPPOSING LONGER firing SEASON
Flying Ice Chunk
Causes Auto Wreck

Harrison Mckinney, %, Spen-
Ger Street, Sandvsky, narrowly
escaped serious injuries last
Thursday forenoon in a freak
accident while driving across
Sandusky Bay Bridge.
A large chunk Of ice fell off a
passing sem i trailer, crashed
through the windshield of Nc
Kinney's auto, and struck the
young man in the throat and
chest. The impact caused him to
lose control Of is car, which
crashed into the guard rail.
Mckinney was taken TO Good
Samaritan Hospital in SandUsky
by the Corner and Wolf ambU-
lance. PafroIman Harold Card
we'll Of the Bay Bridge Highway
Patrol Station is investigating
the unusual accident.
While Mckinney was not cut
by flying glass, he is being
treated for possible internal in
ivries.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-13
LAY HEADS SEAL
SALE CAMP AICN

Jack Lay, Port Clinton Rotarian
will serve as chairman of the
1858 Easter Seal campaign, Rev
Perry Blankenship, executive di
rector of the Ottawa County Grip
pied Children's Society, has an
nounced.
AS head of the goth annual Eas
ter Seal campaign, Mr.. Lay will
direct the appeal for funds to
support direct help for crippled
children of this county.
The campaign began Thursday
March S, and will continue through
Easter Sunday, April S.
Helping crippled children anC
adults in our community is q
cause deserving our utmost effort
Today it is recognized as both eco
nomically important to our nation
and as a humanitarian necessity,
Mr.. Lay stated in accepting the
appointment.
"The Easter Seal appeal raises
funds to finance specialized care
which enables crippled children
to have lives more closey approx
mately those we want for all oua
children. The ever-increasing CON
Germ of our citizens for their wei
fare leads me to believe that tht
1858 campaign will enlist the sup
port of everyone in our commun
ity," Lay continued.
Mr.. Lay headed the committet
of Oak Harbor and Port Clinton
Rotarians who prepared Eastel
Seals for mailing last week.
Of the funds, raised in the cam
paign, 91.7 per cent will remain
in Ohio to continue and expant
services. The remaining 8.3 De
cent will go to the National So
ciety for Crippled Children an,
Adults to support the nationwid,
three-point program of research
education and direct services, La,
pointed out.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-13

Mayor Carl Becker was also au-
thorized to represent the city's
official body at the hearing to be
held next Thursday, March 19, in
Toledo's Chamber of Commerce
Building when commercial fish
ermen will be out in force to de-
feat the federal governments
plan to increase the AA firing Pc
riod from its present two months
to eight months.
Louis Mackey Of Port Clinton
Fish Company and Clarence Zess
of Grodi and Zess represented the
commercial fishermen Tuesday
night at council meeting when
they asked the councilmen for
aid.
Mr.. Mackey stated that P. C,
Fish Company has 13 strings of
$50 nets while IL other fishing
concerns have 352 nets which
they use in the disputed Lake
Erie area, north of Erie Ordnance
Depot ana camp Perry.
Mackey said these nets are val
ued at $7OO each, representing AN
investment of $421, 400 without
cost of boats and other equip
ment. He said his company's pay
roll last year was $250,000 and
that three million pounds of fish
were taken from this area during
1852.
Mr.. Zess said the lake area de-
sired from Jan. ! to Aug. 81 is the
best fishing grounds and that if 1t
is closed off during the season,
commercial fishermen will 60
bankrupt.
Councilman Leroy Bracken told
Mackey he should contact yacht
clubs in the area and the Inter-
Lake Yachting Assn as these
groups also would oppose the
Army's plan to hold AA firing
from a. m. to noon and from /
to p. m. daily except Sundays
and legal holidays during the Pc
riod of January to August 81
each year.
Councilman Robert Reynolds,
vice president Of the Matthews
Company, stated that his firm
which builds pleasure cruisers al
SO would oppose the time exten-
sion for AA firing as yachtsmen
would be forced during the week
to travel to Toledo via an extend
ed route.
Reynolds also declared that
Port Clinton is the Gateway to
Vacationland and thousands Of
cottagers and tourists soon will
be here, and that the proposed
extension would curtail some Of
their water sports.
Councilman Roy oman was alb
sent but the other comcilmen
voted unanimously to support the
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-13
Regal, Brokate
End Army Careers

Two more veterans have been
discharged from the Army and
have returned to their homes
in this community.
Pfc. Charles Regal, SON Of Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Regal, Bay
Township, was discharged ear
Iier this month at Fort Leaven.
worth, Kansas, after fwo years
Army service. He returned TO
the States last September after
nine months in Korea. Regal
has returned to his former Job
at the Standard Products Co.
PFC. Myron Brokste, son Of
Mr. and MRS. Clarence Brokate.
Portage Township, was dis
charged late last month after
fwo years Army service. He re.
turned to the States on vaIen-
tines Day after having been in
Japan since August and was
discharged at Camp Custer.
Michigan.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-13
1923 VISITED
LOCAL MUSEUM

During the past year, 1923 per-
sons, including 400 first time cali
ers, visited the Ottawa County
Historical Museum in City Hall,
according to the annual report
given at council meeting Tuesday
night by Curator Miss May Hes
selbart. This total exceeded last
years by 1879 and included VS.
itors from Preston, Ontario; Sas-
katoon, Saskatchewan, and Van
couver, British Columbia, as well
as from 19 states.
Ohio visitors outside of Port
Clinton and vicinity came from 43
towns and cities.
A treasured addition to the
Museums register was made by
q native of Jerusalem, Palestine
Contributions for 1858 number.
ed lit. Total contributions from
1881 to the close of 1852, mum
bered 6645, Miss Hesselbart re
ported.
In closing her report, the Cur
ator stated the Port Clinton City
Council is to be congratulated fo,
is continued support of this edu
cational center.