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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17

built in 1918; and Ernest Friemark,
Elmore, teacher of Catawba's last
one-room school.
DR.. Zaugg said the teaching pro-
feSsion should have the support of
the home, church and school for
the pupil to get the best possible
instruction. In reviewing the his
tory OF the school, he referred to
its organization in 1913 and said
the one-room school of the past or
present should not be belittied as
1t serves needed purpose.
Board of Education members,
present and immediate past, con-
Quoted tours of the new building
following DR.. Zaugg's address.
Complete program is in Cataw-
ba news letter)
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17

are properly handled. He will
work directly with the State Di-
rector Mr.. Shook, and the National
Director, Mr.. Stanley Allen, presi-
dent of the National Cash Regist-
er.
Mr.. Forster has been giving
volunteer service to the Red Cross
since 1947 when he was vice chair
man of Ottawa county chapter. He
organized the Red Cross Blood
Program in the county and was
chairman of that program from
1949 to 1858. He served as chair
man of the coordination commit
tee of the Cleveland Regional Red
Cross Blood program from 1949
to 1858, and was member of the
National Convention Committee on
Credentials in 1854 which met at
Los Angeles.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17
Reprinted From
The Detroit News

former Detroit police sergeant who fame
as a marksman in his 25 years the force is home
again after being fired police chief of Port Cln
ton, Ohio.
He is George Lemaster, 10006 Abingdon, who says
he was the victim of politics" And he added,
"they just don't like people from Detroit down in
that section
Lemaster who joined the Detroit force in 1929
and retired last July after winning 60 citations is
seeking pay which he says is due him under six
month contract he had with Harold Jeremy, the
mayor of Port Clinton. A hearing is scheduled
Jan. 3.
SUIT FOR LIBEL
The former chief also is suing a Port Clinton
newspaper for S1O5OOO libel.
Lemaster got the Port Clinton job quite by acci-
dent He was returning from the national rifle
matches at Camp Perry, o., when he stopped in
a Port Clinton drugstore to the telephone and
said, what nice town! l think I'd like to be a
policeman here"
His remark was overheard by Mayor Harold
Jeremy who installed him police chief Sept Is.
Lemaster took over the department of seven men
in a town of 5000 population at a salary of $50
a week.
FIRED BY MAYOR
ship, that the newspaper printed untrue and libel
Gus accounts of his activities and that he fired
by the mayor Nov 81.
In addition to the libel suit against the news
paper LemaSter also is seeking writ of mandamuS
against Mayor Jeremy for the pay he says is due
him.
Lemaster was the champion markSman of the
Detroit Police Department in 1941 and in 1948 he
won the International Police Combat Course cham
nionShin
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17

came in to The News to ask if the little
newsboy who lost the dollar two weeks ago
had gotten it back. He hasn't.
She took dollar from her own purse and
laid it down. 81 had a nine-year-old once,"
she said softly. t'Will you see he gets this,
please?"
And we got swelling in the place where
a very un-Christmasy heart had been and
candles seemed to light up here over our
typewriter, and the sound of the presses in
the back room took on the music of carols. :.
So, Glenn Sherwood, will you stop in and
get your dollar?
And, Anonymous Lady, will you accept the
thanks not only of a tickled little boy-but
also of a reporter who has finally got That
Christmas feeling?
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17
FORSTER Gets
REGIONAL RED
CROSS HONOR

Ralph Forster, chairman of
the Ottawa county chapter
American Red Cross and a
Port Clinton business man,
has been appointed Regional
Director of Ohio for the
American Red Cross it was an
nounced by John Shook, State Di-
rector, and a Portsmouth, Ohio
shoe manufacturer.
Mr.. Forster will have charge of
fifteen counties, assisting them in
the Fund Drive, overseeing the
budget and seeing that finances
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17
Meyers Opens New
Store at Rocky Ridge

Grand opening of Meyers Shop
ping Center at Rocky Ridge was
being celebrated this week.
Owned by Grover Meyers, the
store has been described as one of
the most modern super markets in
northern Ohio.
The shopping center occupies
building formerly known as Hack
ers market. A partition has been
removed to provide twice as much
floor space and huge free park
ing lot adjoins the building.
Mr.. Meyers said that low prices
featured by the store hav& been
made possible through high vol
ume purchases.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17

Home" to Jim to the tune of $50
first prize as a crowd estimated at
1,500 persons fingered downtown
to watch the first drawing. Eleanor
Perry won the $40 award, and $40
prizes went to martina Newman,
David Warner, and Mrs. Clarence
BahS.
Ninety percent of local stores
are cooperating in the Wishing
Well "Shop at Home" plan, where
by coupons for merchandise prizes
are given with purchases. Local
stores said last Friday nights busi-
ness was the best on record, and
many stores reported an increase
Of rs to 100 percent over last years
on a comparable date.
Another drawing will be held at
the Wishing Well this Friday night
at 8, at the corner of Madison and
Second. You must be present to
win.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17
Frederick Heads
Civil Service Unit

Herman V. Frederick, Port Clin-
ton realtor, was named chairman
of the city's civil service commits
sion at a meeting of the unit last
Thursday night. He succeeds H. j.
Worst, who resigned recently.
Other members of the commits
sion are Keith Montgomery, who
was named last week to succeed
Charles Dewitt, resigned, and De-
Witt Perry.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17
TWO INJURED
IN ACCIDENTS
AT SAME SPOT

Port Clinton got through S.
Day (Safe Driving Day.
Wednesday with only one
minor accident, but two bad
accidents occurred just after
midnight.
Two men were injured, one
critically, in two accidents which
occurred at the west approach to
the bridge here within a 72-minute
interval here Thursday morning.
In serious condition at Magruder
hospital is Vincent "Pick" Deepen,
81, 100 State-st, whose chest was
impaled by the broken-off steering
wheel post of his 1854 Studebaker
after it hit the concrete abutment
at 1:55 am. He was alone.
Less seriously injured, but also
hospitalized, is William L. Snider,
"a, 1862 w. Second-st, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Leo Snidcr who has a
fractured collarbone and head in
juries. His condition is listed as
fair. He was injured at 12:43 am.
when his 1858 Ford crashed thru
a guard rail at the northeast corner
of the bridge approach. Gerald
Winke, 81, Bay Shore Road, was
with Snider but escaped with
bruises.
The police cruiser, just return
ed from the garage Wednesday
night after being in an accident
ten days earlier, was narrowly
missed by third car while parked
on Route 2 as Police officer Loren
Hendrix was handling the second
crash. He charged Nelson Riddle,
Port Clinton, with failing to stop
for flares, and cited him to NUNS
cipal court on a reckless driving
charge Thursday morning.
1t was Deppen's third accident
in six weeks, police said. He lost
control of the car while driving
east on Route at the curve,
swerved toward the Yacht Club
entrance, and tnen crashed into
the abutment.
A truck driver told police the
Snider car skidded about 100 feet
before crashing into the guard rail.
A route sign was torn down. The
truck driver said he drove onto
the sidewalk to avoid being hit.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17
Bob-TaIes
-By ROBERT W. oEIDER


Former Port Clintonite Fred H.
Kreutzfeld now of Lorain
has been elected second vice presi-
dent of the Lake Erie Interna-
tional Vacationland Association.
Chick Linker is fast becoming
the Gross Country Kid" with
trips to Detroit, New Orleans,
Cleveland and Windsor in the past
month
The county'S newest super
market has been opened at
Rocky Ridge. by Grover
Meyers.
Jack Shelter, ex-police chief,
made flying trip to Tuscon, Ariz.,
the other day
Detroit papers quote Boyd Aus
fin as describing his predecessor
as "one-man tornado" :.
1t has been rumored the
title Folding Doe" has been
given another Delaware-ave.
tavern owner.
After checking several schedules
for fastest transportation, the Rose
Bowl-bound Borman family settled
for the auto route with John at
the wheel
Now that the MiIIer's Boat Livery
annual party is over. Mary and
Lee should soon be FIorids-bound
in one of those new thriII-of-the-
year cars
=
Emerson Wolfe made those
spectacular Xmas decorations
fronting his home, 515 w.
SiXth-St.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17

coast, Chicago, Michigan, and Vlr-
ginia.
Returned here in 1914. In Oc-
tober, AS, Adolph bought the
Western Auto, and Margaret's nice
personality came into good use as
an efficient and popular saleswo-
man. Helping at the store doesn't
give much time for the exquisite
china painting and sewing that are
her hobbies, though. The Millers'
have one daughter Joyce Mrs
RoberD Boeshart, and 19-month
old cutie of granddaughter,
Kathy. Margaret belongs to st.
John Lutheran church and its wo-
mems organizations. Family lives
at 522 Laurel-ave.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17
Reprinted From
The Detroit Free Press

Port Clinton, o., a sleepy summer resort town
of 5000 Toledo, just wasn't ready for bigcity
police methods
Town officials have fired former Detroit police
Sgt George Lemaster from his police chiefs jobs
charging him with using heavy-handed methods on
townfolk "who wouldn't hurt a fly
Lemaster was hired as chief of police in Septem-
Der after retiring from the Detroit force He was
fired when he dsobeyed officials orders to attend
meeting at which citizens presented list of
grievances against him.
ACTING POLICE Chief Boyd Austin claimed Mon
day that Lemaster acted like "one-man tornado"
He said that the Detroter locked up people for
cOngregating street corners.
Farmers have been standing street
in Port Clinton for 100 years." Austin said THAT'S
all there is to do here"
Other complaints said LemaSer ''raded the local
poOlhall crashed his police cruiser into halt
ed for stop sign and spun two service revolvers
like cowboy"
WHILE ON THE Detroit force, Lemaster
widely known as "twogun George" He was award
ed citation for killing holdup man rushing at
him with a
Austin said Lemaster also fired Capt John
Wright 19-year-veferan the eight-man force
"for not carrying service revolver "a hours
day."
"to carry their revolverS to church and to
bed"
CHARGING THAT Port Clinton ''is worse than
Phenix City," Lemaster said he had started
$105000 libel suit against the citys newspaper the
Herald-Republican.
Lemaster said he also had instituted suit in
the Ottawa County CO., Common Pleas Court to
obtain three months pay He said he worked three
months being fired but was hired on siX-month
contract.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17
CITY POLICE SEEKING PAY BOOST
Deputy Auditor Wins
Increase; Council
Plans Overall Survey

City officials confronted with another problem this
week they wrestled with the delicate situation public
employees soaring cost of living Upshot of it that
City Council voted to raise the ceiling the hourly
paid the deputy auditor $3.50 and under advsemen
appeal from the police department for money.
In the wake of the police department request reayed
to the soons by Safety Director Walter Wagener
warning from Solicitor Adar Wber that similar pay boosts
will be sought by employees of municipal court and other
city agencies.
In asking for for police WaUener
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17
Telephone Company
Lauded by c. of c.

The Northern Ohio Telephone
Co. came in for a bit of praise this
week from officials of the Cham
ber of Commerce.
The civic organization lauded
the telephone company for volun-
tarily erecting a cable on Madison
st for use in holiday decorations.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17
Know Your Public
BY WILLIS 6. MiSCH
Zone of a SerieS)

IUNH OF SerItSJ
MARGARET (MRS. ADOLPH)
MILLER has helped Christmas
shoppers in the Western Auto Store
for ten seasons now, but this holi-
day season is a special one: it's
the stores first Christmas in its
new E. Second-st store. She's the
former Margaret Wahlers, Dan
bury. She and husband Adolph did
a lot of moving around in the 10
years he was with the US. Gyp-
sum Co. Lived in Texas, the east
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17
''Mothers PatroP' Goes
after The Bad Comics

u
Quietly and with little fanfare Port Clinton rothers
checking local outlets of comic books ready down.
Objectionable comics such arousing nationwide
indignation pushed here
Periodic visits being every local supply agency
by committees of at least three local clubs request
for immediate elimination of undesirable comics is made
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17
Catawba School Addition
Is Impressively Dedicated
Photo by MlScH

CataWba community commended for passing the
Sl760OO levy which made it's school possible Sunday
by DIR. Walter Zaugg Bowling Green, he dedicated the
new structure before big crowd
Among guests Henry Rofkar 49, and A. S. Barnum
who served the school board when the old Structure was
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17
SLEEPY SUMMER TOWN
Detroit Papers Get In The Act;
Lenaster Custer Makes Pg. |
Photo by MIScH


in in o
ing in
the OF
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17
$50 Says, a." Welcome Home Jim ,

James Bergman auto mechanic at the Amato garage who
returned from Japan only three weeks just in time
to be grand prize winner at the first Merchants Wishing
Well drawing held Friday at pm in the downtown bus-
section.
Merchants said Merry Christmas" and "WeIcome
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17
COMMITTEE STUDIES
SAVINGS SUGGESTIONS

Norman Mulligan, representing
the A. T. Emmett Co., suggested
Continued on Page q
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17

asking for an increase for police, Mr. Wagner pointed
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17

Emerson Wolfe made those
spectacular Xmas decorations
fronting his home, 515 w.
Evening star., 1954-07-11
On Capitol Hill, The New
Accent Is on Youth, Charm
By Lee Walsh

nuson, 49. also looks more like movie idol thar
the Throttebottom type Of official.
WITH FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, Jr.s,
Z w name figuring 80 prominently IA the Gov
ernors race in New York, he is back In the lime
light again. This son Of the late President who
is said to resemble his father in looks and ac-
tions more than any other, is 80. Endowed with
both charm and looks, he once turned down a
movie offer when he was married to the former
Ethel du Pont.
The House of Representatives has plenty of
youth too. Youngest Congressman is Virginia's
Representative from the 9th district, William c.
Wampler Of Bristol. Representative Wampler
was % in April, and was elected to Congress
when he was only 26. Lovely young Mrs Wamp-
Ter, %, is pretty enough to model professionally
and is also the daughter of Congressman
Representative Howard M. Baker of Tennessee
Michigan has also sent handsome young
Representative to Washington in the person of
Gerald r. Ford. jr Al. AS is the case with all of
our young lawmakers, Representative Ford also
has very attractive young wife.
D A.visit to the House or Senate gallery today
will prove the point that whatever this thing
called charm" really is, those who have it seem
to go far politically.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-05-01

Third in series of informative
articles designed to give Washing
ton voters basic facts i'm regard to
iniative measures now being circu-
lated for signatures.)
Basically changing the makeup of
one of the states NEST important
commissions, Initiative 1876 is now
being circulated in an effort to Sc
cure the necessary so 900 sigma
lures, Secretary of State Earl Coe
pointed out this week
The proposed measure would, in
the words of its sponsors, remove
the State Toll Bridge Authority from
politics, substituting seven-man
commission of bipartisan nature
for the group now chosen almost
wholly by the governor.
Author and filler of the initiative
is Arthur Needham of Kirkland and
it has the official backing of the
Lake Washington Good Roads As
ISOLATION.
Actually the measure would ap-
proximate the law now governing
the Highway Commission with
members chosen from the states
congressional districts. 1t would
change the name of the Toll Bridge
Authority to State Toll Commission
and would have as its principal en-
forcing officer, a chief engineer, not
unlike the office of highway direc-
tor
Under terms of the initiative the
commission would have seven men,
bers-six chosen by the governor
from the six congressional districts
and a chairman of the highway
commission The first six appoint
ments would be for staggered terms
of one to six years Thereafter they
would be six-year terms No more
than three could be from either of
the major political parties and once
chosen a member could not be re-
moved without cause. No state E.
lective or appointive official or state
employee would be eligible to be
member of the commission.
Proponents of the measure point
out that it would remove the body
from political influence and would
provide a continuity of thinking
and planning because of the stag
egred terms.
No opposition has as yet officially
been heard. though it is expected
that the present state administra-
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-05-01
Initiative lg5 Ends TOllSpan Authority,
Calls for 7-Nan Non-P Partisan Body

ton will not look with favor on the
proposal since it would remove the
toll bridge problem from the direct
control of the governor
State Auditor Cliff Yelle a mem
Der of tire present Authority" has
expressed his support of Iniative
1876, in a letter to Needham
1T is my sincere belief. Yelle
stated, that the Washington State
Toll Commission, as you have il
constituted, would better serve the
people of the state. It would be re-
preventative of every cart of the
state and, 1 believe, would be more
efficient in the consideration of the
many toll projects that will come
before it in the near future
The present Authority which In
itiative 1876 would replace, is COM
posed of the governor, chairman of
the Highway Commission chairman
of the Public Service Commission,
director of Public Institutions, and
the state auditor All except the
latter are state officials appointed
and holding their positions at the
will of the governor.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-05-01
SOCIAL
WHlRL.
q BRIDAL SHOWER

SPOKANE, Wash. May Miss
Aiko Matsui was rendered a miscel-
laneous bridal shower on Sunday
April 10, in the home of Miss Fran
Yoshida, who co-hostessed the af-
fair with Miss Miya Hayashi.
In attendance were the Mesdames
Amy Kataoka, Harry Yoshida and
Susie Ehama; the Misses Nancy FIJI
jita, Toshi Sato, Mkt Koga, Jean
Emoto, Jean Kanagae, Eleanor Flu
kuda, Mary Agnes Aratani, Sally
Yamaguchi, Ets Yamada, Tsuyo
Matsui, Dorothy Mizoguchi and E
va Aoyama.
Miss Matsui will be married to
Mr. Thomas Kadoya on Saturday,
May in the First Covenant church
in Spokane
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-05-01
Girl IN JAPAN

Girl is still big fac.or in guiding
the peoples thought and daily con-
duct To violate girl is the worst
thing one can do and may make him
social outcast
1t is hard to explain what girl is
Originally it meant the right way
by which people should be guided
Thus it might mean justice honor
and duty. But from this basic mean
ing the concept of girl changed to
mean rules and customs governing
relations with other individuals and
families and also community acti-
vities. Detailed customs respecting
marriages. funerals, gifts, parties,
festivals and many other matters
came to be regarded as girl to be
strictly followed
Thus it often happens that perso-
nal sentiments and feelings such as
love or friendship are in conflict
With the rules and customs of girl
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-05-01
PAGE THREE

Jun's Barber-l2th and Jackson
Chicks Ice Creamery, 625 Jackson
SIX Porduce. 1916 Pike Pl
Tashiro Hardware 1909 Prefon-
tame Pl
Toms Service Station. $40 18th
Ave S.
Main Bowl. 306 Main
Crown Furniture, 3l2 Boren
Lines Tackle Shop. sol Rainier
Jackson Beverage. TOT Jackson
Richards Jewelry, 216 4th Ave. S
Art Koura Cambridge Island.
Rt Box 213-A Port Blakely, Wash
Tom Takemura. Rt. - Box 262,
Tacoma
Kiyo Yabuki RI. /. Box 42e. Bel
levue
Synkoa Ais 18th Ave NE
Aub Funai Rt D. Box 1889, Red
mond, Wash
DR. Kay Toda, Broadway 9647, Ia
coma
Rocky Mikami. Rt 4. Box 1866,
Renton. Wash
The NVC-WAC dinner dance is
billed for $50 p m. Saturday May
Is, in the Windsor Room of the New
Washington Hotel
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-05-01

There have eben many tragedies be-
cause a person was torn between
girl and ninjo (human feeling Gil
ri asks a daughter TO marry man
selected by her parents, though her
heart is for another. If she does as
giri directs, she would be good and
dutiful daughter although she
would be unhappy. However, if she
goes to the man she loves, her ia
mily and community would regard
her as an undesirable person. Of
ten, unable to decide in such 81
tuation commits suicide
Then again, even if one fails to
perform his required service to an
other family at the time of funer-
al or a marriage, he has also viola
ted girl Failure to join any COM
munity activity or service is gener-
ally considered as a notable case of
girl violation.
The hold of the feudal deia of gi-
ri is gradually becoming weak. But
among old folks and specially in ru-
raj districts, girl is still the guiding
spirit of their daily life.
Giri-gatai, or to be strict in the
observation of grii, is the highest
praise to be given TO any person.
But for being so, one has often to
make bitter sacrifices.
From Nippon Times.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-05-01
kadOShima Heads
SynkOa of INV

Harry Kadoshima of Seattle is the
president of the Synkoa club at the
University of Washington for the
new year Other officers are Secre-
tary Joe Kosai of Ontario, Greg.
Treasurer John Yamada from Vale
Greg Historian Kiyoo Shiroyama
of Pendleton, Greg, and Athletic
Chairman Donald Maekawa from
Auburn. Wash
Among social events tentatively
planned by George Yamate of Ha-
wall and Tom Hisata of Olympia,
Wash, who are social co-chairmen,
are boat trip on lake Washington
a fishing jaunt. and the annual
Synkoa picnic
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-05-01
WC AuxiIiarySet
May 7 Meeting

Next meeting of the Women's
Auxiliary Club to the Nisei Veter-
ans Committee will be from pm.
Friday May T. nj the NVC Memo
rial Clubhouse. Mrs. Schrader, pre-
sident of the American Legion Au-
Hillary, will speak on her groups
activities
The NVC auxiliary. With Teru XII
yohara and Sci Fujiwara as CO.
chairmen, also is planning a tea in
honor of the Gold Star Parents on
Sunday, May 90. at the clubhouse.
The hours will be from , to pm