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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03

I am entitled to "debunk" little
of the BUNK" it has put out
against me.
1. 1 did not call the Safety Di-
rector, Mr.. Wagner, a Hollow
head. did say, that l did not think
he knew anything about Police
Work or running a Police Depart
ment. l reiterate :. :. :. / do not
think he does, and I feel any SER
ious thinking person will agree
that being a furnace salesman or
a night clerk in a hotel would not
qualify anyone to run Police De-
partment.
2. The 'only two old men ever
removed from a corner of Port
Clinton, by me, were transients,
both with police records here and
in Washington. Both were under
the influence of liquor to the ex-
tent to not be responsible for eth
er their words or their actions
Was removing them from the prox
unity of your wives or daughters
who might have been passing by
so wrong? / think not! Yet | have
been taken to task over this in al
most every issue of the Herald.
Continued on Page 81
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03
NEW CATHOLIC
SCHOOL WILL
HAVE OPENING

Tuesday will be moving day
for children of Immaculate
Conception Catholic school to
transfer into the beautiful
new 100000 building.
An informal opening Of the
new school is set for Sunday, Dec.
IL, announced the Rev. FIR. Earl
Schmit, adjutor, and the Rev. FIR.
Karl Brand, pastor emeritus. For
NAL dedication and blessing by the
bishop will be held in the spring.
Men of the parish will move
desks from the old building to the
new Monday at 8 pm. and pupils
from third up will be in their new
classrooms Tuesday morning. One
class has been in the school for
some weeks. First and second
grades remain on the first floor
of the old building.
The informal opening Dec. L.
said Father Schmit, will see tours
of the new building being made
from 2 pm. to 4:30 pm, From 4:3O
to 5 a brief program will be held
in the new school auditorium. Par.
ticipating will be the two priests
of the parish, councilmen Alex
Bergman, Henry Cedoz, Ed Stark
loft, Sylvester Fritz, and Norman
Kolholf; architect C. H. Shively OF
Fremont, and the contractors.
The new building has six class
rooms, five to be currently oc
cupied and the sixth to be used
as a meeting room; an all-purpose
hall and auditorium, two storie!
in height, with an adjacent electric
kitchen; an office on the frs
floor; clinic or hospital room or
the second floor; and toilet facil
tiles on both floors. An efficient
boiler plant provides a centra
heating system Ample storage
space and custodian stations mari
the structure.
The beautiful auditorium has
well equipped stage. It's IA inwal
tables and benches will allow tn,
Catholic school next fall to inaugu
rate a noon lunch program. Shower
rooms for both boys and girls ar
off the auditorium. FaciliA Us fo
basketball, volleyball and shuttle
board are installed. There is
Continued on Page y
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03
Here's How You Nav
Win Free Merchandise

Port Clinton merchants making it decidedly worth
while to BUY AT HOME this Christmas season.
Headed by Laurence Ludwgsen, the retail merchants
division of the Chamber of Commerce decided to place
wishing Well at the of Madison Second streets
Tickets will be distributed to the public through local
stores and stubs to be deposited in the wishing WE'LL
chamber spokesman declared
Public drawings will be held Friday Dec 10 and II,
at pm when 500 in merchandise coupons will be given
away with first prize being $780, second $2O and three
prizes of $40 EACH
The winning coupons will be valid in any of the parcpa
ing Port Clinton stores through Dec 81 will be necessary
for the winner to be present at the drawings.
The dea intellectually endorsed by The News for
the shopper to buy at home and also have an additional
opportunity to win valuable gift certificates free
The unit recommended that all stores remain open until
pm. starting Dec. Is.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03
Here's Official
"Ax" Letter

Dated Nov. 27 and mailed Nov.
%, the official letter notifying
George Lemaster, of his discharge
was received by the latter Dec. /
at his Detroit home. 1t was regis
tered.
1t said: "Mr George E Lemaster
having been given a provisional
appointment as Acting Chief Of
Port Clinton Police DepartmcSlt
and the period of time for said
provisional appointment having ex-
pired and there being no desire on
the part of the Mayor of the City
of Port Clinton to renew such pro-
visional appointment OF certify the
name of George E. Lemaster to the
Civil Service Commission for a
noncompetitive examination; Mr..
George E. Lemaster is hereby re-
moved from his provisional ap-
pointment as Acting Chief of the
Port Clinton Police Department eff
fective Nov. 27, 1854"
1t adds that ''if in the judgement
of the director of Public Safety
Mr.. Lemaster should be given the
privilege of resigning from his
provisional appointment, and such
resignation is submitted prior to
the effective date of this order,
then such resignation shall be ac-
cepted automatically and this
order held for naught."
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03


goes the commendatiOn due land
lords who aren't afraid to rent a
house to a family with nine child
rem.
The Walters left Monday for
Florida for an indefinite stay and
Mrs. Riffett and her brood moved
Immediately into the Monroe-st
property.
They have been living in a rural
home with one bedroom, kitchen
and living room, poor heating ia
cilitieS, and no conveniences. No.
body would rent a house to a
widow with nine children, Mrs.
Riffett found in months of futile
searching.
Mrs. Ellen Hyde, good friend of
the Riffett family, heard that Mr..
and Mrs. Walters were planning
to go to Florida and promptly
called them.
Il told them it wouldn't hurt
my feelings if they felt like every
body else seems to, that they
didn't want to rent to family
with lot of children said Mrs.
Hyde. "But they were wonderful.
They went to see the Riffetts,
Continued on Page q
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03
Chest X-Rays
Here Dec. 10

Mobile chest X-ray unit sponsor
ed by the Ottawa County Health
snd tuberculosis Association will
be at the corner of Madison and
Second-stS Friday, Dec 10, to pro-
vide free chest X-rays for the pub
lie.
Hours are 10 am. to l pm, 2
pm. to $50 pm, and if weather
and interest warrants an evening
stay, $50 pm. to 9 pm. The mo-
bile unit will be at Elmore the
morning of Dec. 9 and in Genoa
that afternoon. 1t will appear in
Oak Harbor Saturday, Dec. IL,
from 2 to $50 and $50 to 8 pm.
Marblehead will not be visited this
trip, since the unit was there in
the spring.
X-rays cost 70 cents each, but
there is no cost to the public
Money from your Christmas Seal
purchases pays for this important
work. The Ottawa County Cancer
Society, by donating 5000 this
spring, is assuming a cost percent
age of this survey.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03

court, Toledo, to answer federal
game violation charges.
Twenty-seven other cases, of
similar nature, are pending accord
ing TO U. S. game projectors.
The marsh owners were Roy
Madison, "a, E. Sixth-st, Port Clin-
ton and Walter Apling, Sc, Rt. l,
Oak Harbor. Each was fined $500.
Their marshes were baited with
corn to attract ducks, the charge
said.
The others, charged with hunt
ing wild ducks with the aid of
grain Sowed to lure the birds into
the area were ]. R. CLANCY, "a,
and Robert R. CLANCY, %, both of
1915 Garrison-st, Fremont; Elden
Leow, %, and Emery C. Leow, Sc,
both of Rt. 2, Oak Harbor, and DR..
E. C. Ingram, 81, 157 Lynn-st, Lake
side.
Each was fined $50 by Judge
Kloeb.
Apling was arrested when alone
Nov. 4, while all the others were
arrested Oct. 18 in the Madison
marsh on the opening day of the
duck season.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03
FRAN MEKUS
JOINS BANK
AT FREMONT

Francis A. Mekus has an
nounced his resignation as
Treasurer of The American
Bank to become Executive
Vice President of The Colonial
Savings Bank, Fremont. Mr..
Mekus stated that he would re-
main director until his term ex-
pires in January.
Mr.. MekuS came to Port Clinton
from Cleveland more than ten
years ago. He has been active in
civic affairs, being past president
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03
listed Police Chief Says He Was Victim of Double andcuf
Lemaster Gives His
Version of Dismissal
By GEORGE E. LEMASTER

On September 15 this year I in your Chief
of Police To me, my wife, daughter and Mother this
very happy occasion You might say all had in
had, to locate in small community and give daughter
the benefits of happy living and the making of life long
friends something that you don't get in large city. We
made arrangements regarding the disposal of De-
tro property and inspected pieces of property here
and had decided upon liked with view of buying
and locating here for the remaner of lives THAT
what we thought of Port Clinton.
came to Port Clinton not a stranger to the town.
having participated in shoots held at Camp Perry since 1884
was, however, stranger to the citizens. knew
simply applied for the job Chief of Police learning quite
by accident that the Civil
don and there had applications then the legal right
of the Mayor make appointment applications
that in.
schooed Police officer and had twenty-five
perence actually handling all kinds of from murder
DOPE the lowy misdemeano All these
handled by successful conclusion court AL
though profess modesty you my
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03
Fired Official Seeks
Libel Damages From
Owners of The Herald

In what is believed to be the first of it's kind
filed in pleas court here aggregate of $1050O0
is sought from Walter A. Kupp Kenneth Krupp and Rich
ard Kupp of The Herald for alleged belous action
against George E. Lemaster who fired Saturday from
his position Port Clinton police chief job he had held
since Sept Is.
The petition filed Thursday morning Mr. Lemast-
ers behalf by Seinemann and Zeiher Sandusy law firm
1t asks 100000 compensatory damages $4,000 punitive
damages, and $4,000 attorney fees.
The petition charges that Mr.. Lemaster removed
from his position chief of the police department by the
mayor and safety director direct result of the
scheme and design of the defendants he Krupps) and
Continued Page -
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03
A & P Manager
Goes To Jackson

Howard Barricklow, manager at
the A & P store the past two years,
is being transferred to the East
Michigan A & P store at Jackson
Mich. He will assume his new posi-
ton Dec. IA.
New manager of the local store
will be Carl McLaury, who comes
here Monday to work with Mr.
Garricklow during his last week
here He is married, and tentative
arrangements have been made for
his family to take over the resi-
dence at 124 w. Fourth now oc
cupied by the Barricklow family
Mr.. McLaury is from Tecumseh
Michigan.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03

of The Kiwanis and Colonial Clubs.
He is treasurer of The Ottawa
County Manufacturers and EN-
ployers Association, and has been
active in The Chamber of Com
merce and American Red Cross.
He is member of The Catawba
Cliffs Beach Club, Port Clinton
Yacht Club, Knights of Columbus
and Elks. He is vice chairman of
Group LII of The Ohio Bankers
Association which consists of all
banks in Northwestern Ohio.
He also is chairman of The Of
tawa County Bankers Association
and is past president of The Tole
do Area Conference of The Nation.
al Association of Bank Auditors
and Comptrollers.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03
Bob-TaIes
BY ROBERT w. REIDER

It's safe bet that Bill Rofkar
will land seat on the important
House Education committee short
ly after he's sworn in next month
as state representative
One of the paneIisfs at the In
ternationaI vacationIand meeting
in Windsor, Ontario next weekend
will be Port cIinfon's Tom Fine
frock 49,.
Despite contrary reports,
the ILYA will again choose
Put-in-Bay as the site for it's
annual colorful regatta. the
decision will be made in De-
troit Saturday. :.
Our northern spies claim that
Eddie Brennon disagrees with the
intriguing Dior look' he pre-
fers the Hercules type =.
Councilman Bob HilIe Of Genoa
is trying to work out that Villages
traffic problems :. and Earl Wise.
man is sparkplusins the governors
safety program in fhe county .
It's doubtful a BMI or
ASCAP license will be needed
to play that recording made
at Thanksgiving party on
the West Shore.
It's rumored Irwin does not want
to move to South America
Likes Delaware-av better
Roy Webster is busy filling
Christmas orders after an earned
vacation ashore -.
Louise Stoiber has read page
eight of the new Farmers almanac
so often she can recite it at ran
dom :.
Those at city hall who fhinl
they've solved a problem via |
missing case file overlooked on.
thing -. a device known as photo
! stating -.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03
2 Named Delegates
To Vacation Session

Plans for promotion of 1855 va
cation and tourists business around
the rim of Lake Erie will be dis
cussed at the three-day Ninth An
nual Convention of the Lake Erie
International Vacationland Associa-
ton at the Prince Edward Hotel in
Windsor, Ont, Dec. 9 through
Dec. IL.
Delegates from Port Clinton will
be Carl P. Becker; and w. R.
Brown of Worthy R. Brown & Son,
Lakeside.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03

as Police Officer was one of the
best ever posted in a department
that ranks foremost in our nation;
I am infinitely more proud of the
fact that my veracity, when testi-
flying against any prisoner, was
never questioned. When standing
at the Bar, my friends, no one will
be able 20 point their finger at me
and say l falsely accused or teSti-
fled against them.
When l took the oath of office
''to serve the People of Port Clin-
ton, we'll and to the best of my
ability" / intended to do EXACT
LY THAT. l even went so far as to
question the Mayor, before defin-
itely accepting the position, (and
this in the presence of witneSses),
whether or not | would be free to
runt.he Police Department, or was
l to be hampered by any political
strings.
His reply was, absolutely none,
you will be Chief of Police and in
full charge of its operation" THIS
WAS THE UNDERSTATEMENT
OF THE YEAR.
l was personally obligated to no
one, but you, the taxpayers.
started out to give you an homes
and IMPARTIAL administration
of the Police Department. I issued
a set of rules, by which the De
partment was to abide, not for m,
personal satisfaction or gratifica
ton, but because they would helI
make this safer and better com
munity for all, as we'll as give yol
better protection for your tax dol
lar.
WHAT HAPPENED? 1 founc
myself double -handcuffed." A
cold war was instituted against me
by the Port Clinton Herald. Every
thing l said even in jest, as vel
as facts were so distorted and mis-
represented as 20 end up as com
plete fabrications. Up until now
hesitated to even so much as re
pudiate the many false accusation
made against me, fearing to insul
you, the citizens, of Port. Clinton
for assuming l thought you pu
any credence in them. l feel tha
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03
kRUPP FAMILY SUED FOR $105,000
City Hall Fuss
Stirs Speculation

Speculation surrounding next
years municipal elections was
hot this week after city halls
latest Upheaval.
Both political parties were re-
ported TO be surveying the field
for candidates and one Demo-
cratic leader confidently COM
mented we'll put an outstand-
ing candidate in the field and
clean up this mess"
Ed Minderman, clerk Of the
county board of elections, said
fhe deadline for petitions for
fhe May primaries is Feb. 3.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03
Don A. Pfisterer
Opens Motor Co.

Opening of the Pfisterer Motor
Co. for used car sales was an
nounced this week by Donald
A Pfisterer, Catawba Cliffs, asso-
ciated with auto sales and financ-
ing for Il years.
The new business is located on
U. S. Route 2 at the west city
limits. Mr.. Pfisterer has lived in
the Port Clinton area since Sep.
tember, 1850, and the family owns
their home at Catawba Cliffs,
Children are David, IL; Ann, 13
and Barbara, four weeks.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03
Know Your Public
BY WILLIS 9. MlScH
Zone of a SerieS)

CHARLES (CHUCK) WILLIAM
SEN, who operates Williamsen's
Grocery at Washington and Sixth,
had his first experience in the
grocery business when he was a
kid. Used a bicycle to deliver
groceries when his father, C. E.
Williamson, was a partner in Cor
don & Williamson Market. Then
his father went in business for
himself, and Chuck grew up with
the food business. Graduated in
1886 after a football career still
remembered here. In service for
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03

The so-called hearing" was con-
Quoted Friday by Mayor Jeremy
in the presence of Director Wag-
ener, DeWolfe Perry (only current
member of the civil service com
mission), Patrolman Keesor (rep-
resenting the police Department.,
and two complainants, James Chap
man, Jefferson-st, and Garold uke1
Continued on Page q
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03

a couple years, overseas with a
Tank Battalion. He and brother
Gordon returned to join their
father in the market, and when
Gordon went to Australia to live,
Chuck bought out his interest and
then took over interests of the
senior Williamson. An affable guy
widely liked, Chuck and. his wife,
peppy Liz Miller Williamson, are
rearing three future grocery help
ers in sons David, Chuck and small
Johnny. Belongs to Masons, Elks
and Trinity Methodist church.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03
IN NEW ORLEANS

Robert w. Reider, publisher of
The News, left by plane from To-
ledo Wednesday for New Orleans,
La, where he will attend a meet
ing of the Democratic National
Committee on Friday and Saturday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03
Newly-Found Home Cheers Widow
And Family of Nine Small Children
By JUEL REED COVER

For the first time since Harold Rffett was killed in
traffic accident Route ago. Mrs Mabel Riffet
and her nine fatheess children face the approaching
holidays with at least a measure of happiness.
They have finally found place to live.
And to Mr. and Mrs. Frank f. Walters 827 Monroe-st
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03
BULLETIN

Herman Frederick, head Of the
Frederick Insurance Agency, and
Keith Montgomery. head of the
Montgomery Concrete Products
Co.. were announced Wednesday
as new members of the Civil
Service Commission by Mayor
Harold Jeremy. DeWoIfe Perry
was the only remaining member
of fhe Commission following
designations of Harold Worst and
Charles Dewitt.
With acceptance of fhe post
by the fwo new members, civil
service examinations for police
department vacancies will be
given as soon as possible. Mayor
Jeremy said.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03
Duck Hunters Ettery rs Seven
fire Fined, y Cases Pending

Duck hunters who have had the itters here all
result of ghtenedup regulatory policies of federal game
protectors wondering this week about the fate of
marshes and hunters in this area
Seven men, two of them Ottawa County marsh owners
appeared Friday before Judge Frank Koeb u S. district
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03

Boyd Austin, Port Clinton
native and 13-year veteran of
the city police department,
was named acting" chief of
nnlice Monday after George
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14
Problems Todoy
On Adjusting
ToLife Of
Retirement
Bv MuYieI Nissen

Those cherished dreams of
retirement may become dusty
clouds when you decide finally
to relinquish your occupation.
Release from the daily grind is
an ideal enjoyed more in antici-
patton than in realization, ac-
cording to q study made by
Chicago University'S Industrial
Relations Center. Using as a
Laboratory" q trailer park in
Florida. the survey was made OF
Ill elderly people over a five
month period.
Industrial workers adjust
themselves to retirement better
than professionals and business
men, is one of the conclusions.
Among others are the observa-
tions that married women take
retirement more easily than mar
ried men, and that career wom-
en- and professional men ex-
perience the same difficulties.
The hobbies that once absorbed
an individuals spare time are
inadequate for full-time leisure.
These conclusions, while they
spike the idea that retirement
is a perfect state. are not sur
prising when you stop to analyze
them.
Professional men have been
engaged in work they selected
carefully, or for which they had
a definite flair. studied for dill
gently and worked at assidu-
ouSly.
The complete letdown of sud-
denly having little to do must
be unsatisfactory. It's not sur
prising, either. to learn that
married women make a quick
adjustment to retirement. They
usually retire from one kitchen
to another. Theirs is change
Of scenery more than a change
Of condition. Even though the
retirement household is just a
trailer, the routine Of meal plan
ing and cooking, home care.
laundry and marketing continues
much as before. Smaller quar-
tiers permit just enough recrea-
ton to please. but not bore. Men
would doubtless find retirement
more satisfactory if they could
hold on to a small amount Of
work, leaving much less time for
hobbies.
Single career women undoubt-
edly have the most difficult time
of all. Since their friends are
usually business associates. sepa-
ration from the Office means loss
of social life as we'll as occu-
patton.
The popularity of trailers as
retirement homes has been
thoroughly analysed in the study.
About 100000 retired persons live
in these mobile domiciles. The
chief reasons for their choice is
sociability.
Perhaps the whole thing could
be summed up in the words of
. song from yesteryear's hit pa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14
Mrs. BroWneI|
lis 7 ca Guest

Mrs. Herbert L. Brownell was
guest Of honor at a tea given
Friday afternoon by the WASH
ington Home for Foundlings for
the representatives of the various
churches in the greater Wash
ington area.
This is the first in a series of
teas for the various organizations
in Washington to get acquainted
with the work Of the founding
home.
Mrs. Brownell was to serve. as
sisted by Mrs. Cecil M. Pearcy
and Mrs. Robert v. Nally. social
workers for the home. Miss
Evelyn Hubbard, director of the
home. was to have acted as
hostess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14
FiIets Of Sole
Baked in Cream

sole" is perhaps q misnomer,
for that fish is rarely obtainable
in this country. However. In all
of the numerous recipes for filet
Of sole (the great French chefs
seemingly had a passion for this
fish,. filets Of founder. with
which our waters abound are
quite satisfactory.
Here's an elegant-looking, but
quick and simple way to prepare
them. Lay half a dozen FLEETS in
a fiat, buttered pyrex dish.
Squeeze over them the juice of a
small lemon. sprinkle over them
a cup of chopped mushrooms, a
little bit of minced onion Gust
a pinch on each). salt. pepper
and chopped parsley. Dot gen.
erously with butter. Pour over
all a pint Of sweet cream and
bake in a moderate oven for 20
minutes. When done. sprinkle
the top with a little paprika, slide
under the broiler for a minute
to brown slightly on top, and
erve right in the baking dish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14

II you own one OF these IA
nous old patterns. this Is
your golden opportunity to
Fill in" the most important
pieces. Hurry - orders must
be placed by April 18th for
future delivery! Fill in your
present pattern-or start q
set from this fine and ia.
nous silverplate.