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Evening star., 1953-10-14
Reclamation Group
Hits Budget Bureau
As Arrogant Agency
RY the Assoeiafed Press

RENO, New, Oct. 1.-two top
officials of the National Reclama-
ton Association today called on
the Eisenhower administration
to revoke a Budget Bureau cir
cular of the Truman adminiStra-
ton which they said threatens
the future of reclamation in the
West.
President c. PetruS Peterson
of Lincoln, Nebr., and William
E. Welch, secretary-manager of
the Association in Washington,
both aSSailed circular A47, issued
last December 81. It directs that
no Federal project on which re-
payment is to be required may
be considered unless it will pay
out in SO years.
Mr.. Peterson, in the annual
presidential message to the open
ing session of the 22d annual
meeting, said one Of the more
important roadblocks in the path
of development in the West is
"the present functioning of the
Bureau of the Budget"
"VetOes in Advance"
''It has grown into an inde-
pendent, arrogant agency which
undertakes to veto in advance
proposed legislation" Mr.. Peter
son said.
''It has undertaken to prescribe
rules and regulations for other
Federal agencies whose authority
stems from Acts of Congress, such
as the Department of Interior,
and asserts that they can dis
charge their duties only with the
consent" of the bureau.
Everybody recognizes the neces-
sity of the President having effec-
tive assistance in the discharge
of his duties, Mr.. Peterson said,
and no one would seek to curtail
him from expressing his opinions
to the Nation and the Congress.
"But the Bureau Of the Budget
is not that agency of the Pres
ident," Mr.. Peterson continued.
I'm the dying hours of the old
administration a classical ex-
ample of this supposed authority
is evidence in Budget Circular
A-47."
Investment-NOt Subsidy.
Mr.. Welsh, in addition to
criticizing the circular, told the
association it's duty is to con-
vince the Congress and the
Nation that funds spent on
reclamation represented an in
Vestment and not subsidy.
He said Federal expenditures
on reclamation will be repaid
many times in national benefits,
including increased taxes.
Mr.. Peterson said some mem
bers of the association have been
critical of the new administra-
ton in Washington because of
delay in getting its program and
policies under way, but added,
I'VE look forward with conf
dence to substantial achieve
ments in the year ahead"
He said he and the directors
of the association had "unquali-
fled assurances of cooperation"
from Federal officials and mem
bers of Congress at meetings at
which the organizations objec-
tives of national water policy
and maintenance of sustained
progress in the field of reclama-
ton were emphasized.
Evening star., 1953-10-14
Election
Continued From First Page

ton is going to lick the farm
problem. The average farmer
and the average citizen know
that the colossal problems in
herited by President Eisenhower
are not going to be solved in a
day or a month or year. nor
are they going to be solved by
electing Democrats to Congress
to impede the progress that is
being made"
White House Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty said President
Eisenhower was aware of the
Wisconsin result, but had no
comment.
Asked whether the election
might necessitate altering the
speech the President will make
before the Future Farmers of
America tomorrow night in Kan
sas City, Mr.. Hagerty replied:
II don't think So"
Benson Going Along.
The President is taking Secre-
tary of Agriculture Benson along
with him to meet with farm
groups and drought-State Gov
ernors in Kansas City Friday. It
is expected that some new light
on still-developing administra-
ton farm policy may be forth
coming from these conferences.
While some Republicans were
inclined to regard the Wisconsin
result as only a snowflake which
might not yet be the forerunner
of wintry weather for the ad-.
ministration, other G. o. P.
members viewed the outcome as
serious.
Representative Simpson, Re-
publican, of Pennsylvania, hair
man of the Republican Congress
sional Campaign Committee
whose job it is to try to elect
enough Republicans to retain
control of the House next year,
said the result was not indicative
of what will happen then.
Predicts Corrections.
Mr.. Simpson, in Harrisburg,
Pa, said, II can't disagree that
the people of this particular dis
trict were displeased with the
price level minimums. He
added:
But they haven't recognized
that the present price levels are
the result of Democratic Party
policies, and they have failed to
give the President a reasonable
time to correct matters which led
to the price collapse. I am con-
yinced this will be taken care
of in the next session Of Con-
gresS."
Representative Clarence Brown,
Republican. of Ohio, termed the
result IAN amazing and unex-
pected reversal of public political
opinion" He said it indicates
the G. o. P. has a lot of work to
do before the 1854 congressional
elections.
Had Predicted Victory.
Republicans like Senator Dirk
sen of Illinois had voiced conf
dence before the vote that the
G. o. P. candidate would win.
Senator Wiley, Republican, of
Wisconsin, had said Republicans
pitched the campaign on support
of the Eisenhower adminiStra-
ton.
Senator Kefauver, Democrat,
of Tennessee, who campaigned
for Mr.. johnson, said the result
showed "a general dissatisfac-
ton with the farm, power and
money policies of the admin
istration."
The lineup in the House of
Representatives, counting Mr..
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29
LAKESIDE WILL
GRADUATE rs

Harry C. Heffner of Clyde viii
be the speaker this Friday eve
ming when 26 seniors are eligible
to receive diplomas at the 61st an
nual commencement of the Dan
bury Township High School.
John r. Lane, president of the
Danbury Board of Education, will
present the diplomas, and Supt.
Gailord Braithwaite will announce
the honor awards.
Members of the graduating
class are: Charles Demshok, Laura
Feyedelem, John Galati, Paul Har-
mad, Charles Huffman, Wayne
Judy, Anna Kukay, Edward Kuz-
ma, Daniel Lane, Virginia Laser,
Neil baltimore, Donna Jean La
witZke, Clarence Lucas.
Earlene McCumber, Ronald
Merckens, Mary Mohammed, Nor.
bert Monak, Margaretta Ontko,
Raymond Ossoyicki, Jon Rasmus-
sen, Victoria Simchak, Clarence st.
Marie, Gloria Turner, Roland
Wahlers, Donald Waldecker and
William Zura.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29
fire DAMAGES
BASHORE HOTEL
AT PUT-IN-bAY

Put-in-Bay's largest hotel, The
Bashore, was badly damaged by
fire, believed to have been start
ed by defective wiring in the
kitchen, early Wednesday morn
ing.
Discovery of the fire was made
by 12:45 a. m. by high school stu.
dent "Mac" McCann, who was re-
turning to his home. The Putin
Bay Fire Department, under Chief
Joe Parker, had the fire COM
pletely under control by $3.50 a.
m, but two firemen remained on
duty throughout the night as a
precautionary measure.
Despite reports to the contrary
the hotel itself was not badly
damaged except by water. The
kitchen, dining room, laundry and
operators living quarters were
completely destroyed and Fire
Chief Parker estimated damages
to the building at $4,000.
Mrs. Margaret Kline, manager OF
the hotel, had left Put-in-Bay
Tuesday for her Akron home, af
ter spending several days prepar.
ing the hotel for its summer open
ing. She had been notified of the
fire and returned to the island
Wednesday.
Also destroyed in the fire was
an adjacent garage to the south
owned by Harold Hauck, All
Tours, Inc, pilot.
The Bashore is one of Putin
Bays biggest hotels with over sc
rooms. 1t was originally known as
The Smith Hotel, was built ir
1912, and is located near the Per
ry Victory Memorial in Toledo
Street.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29
CITY WILL SUE
HERSBERCER TO
Get BACK RENTS

Milt Hersberger and his Air
Tours, Inc. will be named defend
ant in two suits to be filed in Com
mon Pleas Court within ten days,
in which the City of Port Clinton
will be plaintiff and will seek to
win judgments for the payment
of delinquent rents, landing fees
and other damages claimed since
the airport injunction was grant
ed last year.
Announcement of the proposed
legal action to collect rents and
damages from HerSberger was
made at Tuesday nights council
meeting. Atty. John Morton, who
whose employment as assistant
city solicitor in airport matters
now is effective, is preparing the
suits.
One action will seek to collect
back rents and landing fees which
the city has repeatedly billed in
recent months and another action
will ask the court to order remov-
al Of garages and other buildings
Mr.. Hersberger constructed on
city property at the airport and
for damages and rents due while
the buildings were thereon.
Airport Committee members
and city officials long have con-
tended that Mr.. Hersberger never
had permission to erect garages
on airport property.
Appeal Planned
Meanwhile Atty. Leslie E. Mey'
er, attorney for Mr.. Hersberger's
Air Tours, Inc, stated this week
that plans are underway to file
notice of appeal of Judge Su-
grue's decision with the District
Court of Appeals in Toledo. Such
action must be taken within 20
days after Judge Sugrue's Monday
ruling against Air Tours, Inc.
Councilman Lee Bracken, chair
man of the Airport Committee,
informed other councilmen Tues
day night of Judge Sugrue's deci'
sion in favor of the city and
Continued Page 2, Col. 81
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29
Legion Awards Go
To Four More Pupils

Outstanding eighth grade stu.
dents of the Portage Township
School, Gypsum, and Catawba Is.
land School, were presented
American Legion awards this week
by James Ellenberger, a past com
mander of Port Clinton American
Legion Post lib which also gives
the awards annually to Port Clin'
ton Junior High and Port Clinton
Parochial eighth graders.
Miss Minnie Pomrenke, princi
pal at Gypsum, announced winners
in her school as Koreen Stahl and
Dale Chamblin. At Catawba, Prin
cipal Hilda Nelson stated the win
ners were Barbara Linger and Rob
ert Kyle. The students are chosen
by faculty members on the basis
of honor, courage, scholarship
leadership and service.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29

In his summary this week,
Judge Sugrue stated: Municipal
airports are constructed for the
primary, the fundamental pur-
pose, of giving all members of the
public a field to take off and land
aircraft. AS a matter of law, in
the use or exercise of this funda-
mental right or privilege, all men,
bers of the public must be treated
alike, and no one given any spe-
cial privilege, and no one discrim-
mated against; that the contract
alleged in the petition granted
plaintiff the exclusive right of fly
ing commercial planes to and from
the islands, was, and is, illegal
and void"
In the petition, Milton Hersber-
ger of Air Tours, Inc, claimed
that the village of Port Clinton
on June 9, 1912, by its then mayor
Carl r. Keller and the defendant,
William L. Zeis, clerk of said viii
lage, entered into contract with
the Air Tours, Inc, whereby the
village granted to the plaintiff the
exclusive right to operate planes
commercially either for freight or
passenger service from the airport
of said village to the Islands of
Lake Erie. Hersberger claimed
the contract is still in full force
and effect.
In the petition, Air Tours, Inc,
asked that the city be enjoined
from cancelling the contract and
from interfering with the opera
tion of Air Tours at the airport.
Judge Sugrue ruled that the viii
lage was showing a special pref
erence, or granting special priv
ilege, or a monopoly, in such a
contract. He stated the village at
tempted to exercise extra terri
torial jurisdiction, as it had no
right to prohibit commercial
planes taking off at the Islands
from landing at the airport and
for granting Air Tours, Inc, any
such monopoly.
Mayor Carl Becker, most MEM
bers of the city council as well as
the Board of Public Utilities and
the Airport Committee have con-
tended that Mr.. Hersberger's con-
tract expired last year and that
he has been operating Illegally in
past months.
Judge Sugrue stated that Mr..
Hersberger must give $1,000 bond
if he wishes to appeal the deci-
sion, and the appeal must be
made within 20 days.
A meeting of the airport COM
mittee was scheduled for Tuesday
with Attorneys Denman and John
Morton, recently named as assist
ant city solicitor in airport mat
ters. Further action will depend
on advice of the attorneys, city
officials have stated.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29
.hool auditorium at $50 am.

school auditorium at $3.50 am.
The parade will march east on
Fourth Street to Jefferson, north
on Jefferson to Second, west on
Second to Monroe, south on Mon
roe to West Third, and west on
Third to Lakeview Cemetery.
Arthur Winnie of American Le-
gion Post 113 will be parade mar
shall. Marching in the parade will
be members of the Veterans Of
Foreign Wars, Disabled American
Veterans, American Legion, Wom-
ems Relief Corps, Veterans Of
Foreign Wars Auxiliary, Disabled
American Veterans Auxiliary, and
American Legion Auxiliary.
High School band, school child
rem, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub
Scouts, Cochran's Majorettes, the
massed color bearers and firing
squad members. Riding in cars
will be bataan and Gold Star
Mothers and the Spanish American
War veterans.
Judge Stahl has emphasized that
all groups and individuals are in
vited and urged to participate In
these Memorial Day ceremonies.
Program at the cemetery will be
as follows: Opening remarks by
program chairman Judge Tom
Stahl; music by the high school
band under director David Stan
ton; introduction of commanders
of American Legion, VIEW. and
D.A.V. posts.
Principal address by Judge
James L. McCrystal, Sandusky;
Memorial service by members OF
Homer D. Gardner Post 2480, VIZ
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29
Dem. WOMEN TO
ORGANIZE HERE

Democratic women of Ottawa
County will be organized soon as
plans are underway to hold an or
ganizational meeting Wednesday
evening, June II, at eight o'clock
in the Oak Harbor Community
Hall.
Mrs. Clifford Snider of Erie
Township, a veteran Democratic
worker, is serving as temporary
chairman for the meeting and has
planned an interesting program
for the first meeting. Last week
end, Mrs. Snider attended the
Federated Democratic Women of
Ohio convention in Toledo.
Principal speaker at the organ
national meeting will be Miss
Martha Hosfelt, Ravenna, presi-
dent of the Federated Democratic
Women of Ohio. Mrs. Marygeorge
Watkins, Kent, a director of the
federation, will also speak. Re-
freshments are planned and the
meeting is open to all Democratic
women of the county.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29
Fetternans Buy
Webb's Store

Mr.. and Mrs. Reigel Fetterman,
East Catawba Road, have pur-
chased Webb's Ice Cream and
Sundry Store, BOT Fulton Street,
and will begin active management
this Friday. Sale of the store was
handled by Ann Bolte of Bolte
Realtors.
Webb Behrman, who has oper.
ated the store for the past four
years, has accepted a new position
as purchasing agent with the For,
metal Company in Oak Harbor.
Mrs. Fetterman and son, Roger,
will operate the store this sum.
mer. Mr.. Fetterman, an engineer
with DeLeu Contractors in Cleve.
land, will join the store staff this
fall.
The new owners plan no
changes in the business and will
continue to operate the popular
store under the same name. The
building is owned by Mrs. Clar-
ence Cooper.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29
PUT-IN-bAY PLANS BUSY weekend
FOR LEGION CONVENTION RITES

Put-in-Bay will have one of its
busiest weekends of the summer
Saturday and Sunday, June 2O-21,
when hundreds of Legionnaires
and Sightseers from all parts of
Ohio as we'll as Canada will con-
verge on the island for the two
day program.
American Legionnaires of the
First District, Northwest Ohio,
will hold their annual convention
Saturday with registration open
ing at IL noon in the Put-in-Bay
Legion Hall. The district execu-
tive board meeting will be held at
3 and convention committee meet.
ings at 4.
Saturday evening at z, the con-
vention banquet will be served in
Legion Hall with opening sessions
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29
train KILLS
CLEVELAND man
ON BRIDGE span

Marblehead Coast Guards, as
well as Erie County Sheriff's De-
partment officials, are continuing
their search of Sandusky Bay for
the body of Horace w. Kennedy,
80, Cleveland garage operator
who was struck by fast New,
York Central Railroad passenger
train and knocked into the water
Sunday afternoon.
Kennedy and a companion, Her.
man Williams, As, also of Cleve-
land, had been fishing along the
railroad bridge since early morn
ing. Williams, who worked for Mr..
Kennedy, told the Bay Bridge
Highway Patrolmen that he be-
came sleepy and was mapping
along the bank of the railroad
cauSeway when the accident oc-
Cured.
Several other fishermen were
reported to have seen the train
hit the Clevelander and his body
go hurtling into the bay waters OH
the west side of the railroad
bridge. The body sank at once,
patrolmen reported.
Kennedy was struck by No. SO, a
westbound train which makes no
stops between Cleveland and To-
ledo. The crew was unaware of
the accident until notified on ar
rival in Toledo.
New York Central Railroad Of
ficials report that trains slow
down when crossing the bridge,
which is we'll posted with mo fish
ing" signs.
Parts of the victims clothing
and fishing tackle were found
floating at the spot where his
body disappeared in the bay.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29
29 PAROCH|ALS
TO Get DIPLOMAS

Diplomas will be presented by
the Rev. Karl A. Brand to %
eighth grade graduates of the I'm
maculate Conception School at
services following the 10 o'clock
Mass Sunday forenoon.
Sister Philomene, school princi.
pal, announces those to be gradu-
ated as follows:
Carol Amato, Judann Arhutich,
Judith Bergman, John Carpenter,
Patricia Chaffin, Mona Danko, Jo-
seph Drusbacky, Frederick Eberle,
Robert Edwards, Mary Ellen Fo
ley, Robert Gardner, Elizabeth
Krupp, jeanne Lauer.
Nancy Leggett, Eloise Linde.
man, Dolores Lochotzki, Joseph
Morgan, Philip Norris, Carol Sue
Nye, Marjorie Puchalski, Charles
Simon, Walter Sloboda, Robert
Snyder, Carol Sokoloski, Patricia
StinSon, Rosella Winke, James
Webb, Robert Zetzer and Theo
dore Zibert.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29

cessful Ottawa County Red Cross
Blood Program during its organi-
zation and until Jan. l, 1858. Since
that time and during the '53 Fund
Drive, Mr.. Forster was chairman
of the Finance Committee.
Other chapter officers elected
were John Morton, Port Clinton,
1st vice-chairman; John Belknap,
Port Clinton, End vice-chairman;
Rodena Konker, secretary; Thorn
as w. Sutton, Port Clinton, treas
urer.
Members elected to the Board
of Directors were Earl Johnson
Allen Twp; Robert Mackey, Bay
Twp; John Nietfeld, Carroll Twp,
Mrs. A. H. Rofkar, Catawba Twp;
John Tettau, Erie Twp; George
Schade, Port Clinton; Don Fore
man, Salem Twp; Thomas Sutton
Port Clinton.
Rev. Perry M. Blankenship con
tinues as chairman of the Blood
Program; Mrs. George Slaughter
Service Groups; Mrs. John Faris
Nursing Services; Clair Dunn
Safety Services; John Black, Dis
aster; Rodena Konker, Home Ser
vice; Elizabeth Offerman, Junior
Red Cross; and Corwin D. Habit
eel, Finance Committee.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29
NEED HOUSING
FOR NATIONAL
MATCH GUESTS

Port Clinton and its adjacent
area will have one of its busiest
summers in years with the Ma.
tional Rifle and Pistol Matches at
Camp Perry bringing thousands OF
visitors here during July, August
and early September.
While there will be accommo
dations for the men at Camp Per.
ry, Squaw Camp will not be open
and families must find housing off
the post.
Assisting in reserving housing
accommodations for the visitors is
the Chamber of Commences Ma
tional Match committee, of which
Ralph Forster is chairman. Nu
merouS requests for reservations
ore being received this week.
Among those for whom reserva
tions have been made are Col
and Mrs. Francis Parker, wht
will serve as executive officer fol
the "Big Shoot; Col. and Mrs. S
C. Endicott of the National Rifle
Association staff: General Franz
S. Cocheu; Admiral and Mrs. N
c Noomaw, Frank c. Danie!, as
sistant executive director, anc
John F. Carpenter. also an NRA
director.
While the matches officially dc
not open until August 10, about
$500 marksmen from all over the
nation will come here August 3 tc
participate in two weeks of prac
ticing matches. Large bore and
pistol matches are scheduled fol
the opening events of the big
matches with the small bore
which attracts the most entries
scheduled as the closing event
Five hundred enlisted men anG
"a officers of the Marine Corp:
will come here from Camp LIE
Jeune, North Carolina, on July ]
to prepare the rifle range for the
matches and to serve as target pit
troops during the contests.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29
Lezotte Given
O.S.U. Scholarship

Harold r. Lezotte, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harold S. Lezotte, Erie
Township, is one of 33 Ohio State
University students who have been
selected to receive some $500 in
Simon Lazarus Memorial scholar
ship awards.
These awards are made annual
ly to students on the basis of lead
ership, scholarship, all-around
ability and other factors. Lezotte
is a student in the College of Ag-
riculture.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29

of the convention following the
banquet. Special guests at the
banquet will be T. A. M. HulSe,
provincial president of the On
tario Provincial Command; Mrs.
Helen Mcneil, Toledo, presiden,
of the Ohio Legion Auxiliary, and
T. R. McClellen, Elyria, comman,
der of the Ohio American Legion.
Boats will leave Port Clinton
and Catawba Point almost contin-
uously Saturday evening and Sun
day. Every time a boat is loaded,
it will depart for Put-in-Bay and
another will move in. Planes will
also have busy schedule from the
local airport.
Joseph Prentice, Put-in-Bay, is
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29
Hersberger May Appeal
Sugrue's Findings AS
Board Plans Action

Port Clinons city officials another round in their
fight the municipal airport Monday forenoon when
Judge Ralph Sugrue, Tffn, dismissed injunction pre-
vousy granted Air Tours nc and declared in his findings
that the contract granting Air Tours nc the exclusive
right of flying commercial planes to and from the islands,
"was, and is, illegal and vod.'
On April g. Atty Eugene Denman, Toledo representing
the city, and Atty Leslie Meyer representing Air Tours
nc mutually agreed before Judge Sugue to drop another
injunction which restrained the city from advertising for
odS TO operate ot the airport That had been ed
dismissed the injunction with prejudice meaning that the
suit cannot be again filed.
Prompting the dismissal of the first injunction last
month action by the Ohio Board of Aviation which
recently ruled could not grant license for the local air.
ports by commercial planes unless manager is ap-
pointed.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-29
Vacationland To
Merge With C.. of c,

At a meeting held in the Cataw-
ba Beach Club Thursday noon, di-
rectors of the Port Clinton division
of Vacationland agreed to merge
with the Port Clinton Chamber of
Commerce, but the Vacationland
group will continue to serve as a
separate committee.
Officers of the Vacationland
group are Lawrence Ludwigsen,
chairman; Harry Callahan, vice
chairman; DR.. Richard Semon, Sec
retary, and Frederick Zeis, treas
urer.
Four executive members to rep
resent the group will be chosen
by the general committee, COM
posed of Carl Heckler, Allen Glenn
ons, Albert Davids, William Smith,
Carl Becker, Eddie Edwards, Lee
Bracken, Ralph Corbin, George
Schade, Carleton Schwan and
Ralph Snyder.