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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-30
ABE MICKEY WAVES RIGHT
FOR new BALLOTS; CITES
$4,000 COST TO COUNTIES
In a letter addressed to all DEM

In letter addressed to all DEM
ocratic county chairmen in the
Fifth Ohio District, Abraham H.
Mickey this week reiterated that
he had declined to ask for re-
printing of ballots in four of the
nine counties "for the sake of
economy"
Mickey, former Bowling Green
postmaster who is candidate in a
three-way race for the non-sal-
aried position of State Central
Committeeman, said he had been
advised that reprinting of the bal
lots would have cost the counties
involved about SIS,
Following conversation with
the Secretary of State, Mickey said
he had been told that he could
insist upon the reprinting but de-
clined to do so because of the cost
involved for taxpayers.
In his letter, Mickey said "you
have no doubt seem the newspaper
coverage on the error of the in
correct certification to Henry, Full
ton, Putnam and Van Vert coun-
ties by the Wood County board of
elections in the middle initial of
my name. The ballots for the re-
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-30

have been the synthetic fibers such
as nylon, orion and dacron. All of
these are very good materials and
if the fabric is treated and cleaned
correctly it will remain very pleas
ing and attractive.
With nylon the material should
be washed in warm water with
mild detergent. If you have dry
er regulate it at low temperature
in order that the material will re-
tain its original appearance and
will wear longer. If you dry the
garment on the line, hang it by
draping the center of the garment
over the line. Nylon has tend
ency to stretch and this means Of
hanging permits the garment to
retain its shape.
Orion fleece coats should be
washed and dried to retain its or
iginal shape and appearance with
the same precautions. Orion cur
tains will wash and dry very good
under the same conditions, but just
a slight touch of the iron will give
it that slick appearance. A steam
iron will press the material much
easier and the iron need not be
hot.
AS you can see by the instruc-
tons of these fabrics, they are
treated similarly. With these gen.
eral instructions you will be able
to clean and care for your SYN
thetic fabrics and achieve good
! results.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-30

of General Motor Diesels. So If he
orders one, it will be built espe-
cially for him here.
That's one If. The second is that
If he comes to the plant to- check
On the progress during building
as most yacht purchasers want to
dove might be seeing Godfrey
here in person. He's given Mat
thews boats good plugs on sew
eral previous occasions. After one
such, Salty sent him quartet of
tickets to the National Boat Show,
with letter of thanks, saying he
was sorry the firm couldn't fur
nish him a free boat, but the tick
cts would be the next best thing
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-30
Age Means Little
To Local Women

Two grandmothers whose COM
bined ages total 161 years had a
wonderful time on college CAM
pus visit last weekend.
Mrs. Bert Lockwood, who was 88
years old last November, and Mrs.
Dora Zeis, who is 73, spent the
weekend at the campus of Miami
University, Oxford, where their
grandson, Lockwood Zeis, is a
sophomore. And they didn't miss
seeing a thing, either.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Zeis and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wedekind took
Mrs. Lockwood and Mrs. Zeis to
Miami, where Locke met them
and showed his grandmothers the
campus. The party went down Sat
urday and came home Sunday af.
ternoon.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-30
NOTES FROM OTTAWA
COUNTY AGENT
FRED GRIMM

It's a small world I find on many
occasions. Latest one was the
meeting of DR.. Byron Merrick,
brother of DIR. ]. r. Merrick from
Lakeside. DR.. Byron was attend
ing a veterinary meeting in Colum-
bus and fate placed us at the same
table for lunch. Actually it was the
hostess and not fate. 1 just had
to know who I was eating with so
I introduced myself. I learned
that there are four Merrick broth
ers all practicing veterinarians.
They are the only family in the
country that can claim this honor.
Certainly want to thank you
folks for those nice letters and
cards. 1t surely helps my morale
a lot. l am sorry though that I
missed a column last week but
too many other things crowded
in.
I did get to see a bit of the
county on Saturday, the 25th. One
of my projects required some far
mer interviews plus pictures SO a
flying trip was in order to get
the job done. Wish I would have
had time to stop at a lot more
| farms.
DR.. T. H. Parks our Extension
entomologist gave me tip the
other day that you might get pre-
pared for. Green aphids on alfalfa
are going to be worse than last
year. They are harder to kill than
spittlebug, so require 2 quarts of
BHC per acre. This spray will also
kill the spittlebug SO you still
only have to spray one time.
have asked Paul Leidheiser, San
dusky county associate agent to
announce over WFRO Fremont
when to start spraying. I think the
farm program over KFRO starts
at 11:30 am.
Spring has really sprung here in
Columbus. 1t has really been hot
with lots of April showers. The
campus and many homes are really
beautiful with the early blooming
flowers and spring shrubs. 1t
doesn't seem that forsythia is as
pretty this spring, but the red bud
and japonnica are a riot of color
Well folks, just write me a card
or letter whenever you have time.
I can't promise to answer them
but do promise to read each one
several times. Bye for now.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-30
Photo by HARLEY HOFFMAN

naming five counties in the Fifth
District are correct"
81 realize that any qualified vot-
er can contest my election and that
the present Secretary of State has
made some funny rulings on tech
nicalities in the past" wrote
Mickey.
81 want you to know the facts
and that I am not charging the
mistake to anything else but a ty-
biographical error" Mickey con-
cluded.
Opposing Mickey for the party
post are Paul Miller, North Balti-
more attorney, and Ralph o.
Brown, Hoytville farmer.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-30
AT LEGION CONFERENCE

Archie King, Port Clinton, dis
trict national security chairman,
gave his report Sunday forenoon
at the First District American Le-
gion spring conference held in
Ridgeville Corners. Also attending
from Ottawa County were Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley States, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Schroeder, Beryl Witty,
Howard Kuhlman, Glenn Eoff, Ell
more; Jess Miller, Robert Beuhler,
Walter Koenker and Victor Libbe
Genoa; Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Per.
ry and son, Archie Winnie, Mrs
Hazel Boss and County Comman-
der Ray Sperber, Port Clinton,
and Robert Eoff and Donald Rob
erts, Elmore.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-30
FINED IN COURT

Walter Jones, Port Clinton, was
fined SIS and costs, and sentenced
to serve five days in Ottawa Coun-
ty Jail when he appeared before
Municipal Judge Don Wargowsky
Saturday forenoon on charge of
being drunk and 'disorderly. City
Policeman William Keesor made
the arrest.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-30
That Was Bev
We Can Dream, Can't We?

It's not beyond the realms of
possibility that Arthur Godfrey
could be coming to Port Clinton
one of these days but you
tack a couple of IFS on to the sur
mise.
People who saw one of the red
heads telecasts last week heard
him give Matthews boats a big
plug, even holding a Matthews
catalogue up to the camera for a
shot. Salty Reynolds said Godfrey
is currently negotiating for a Mat
thews cruiser. He likes the Al
footer now on display in the Mat
thews' Miami office, but he wants
his boat to have flying bridge,
and specifies that it have a pair
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-30

See page B-3 for REST, RE-
TAXATION and FUN.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-30
(H) EARRINGS
BY JUEL REED COVER

The hearings you'll hear around
{ the Carl Becker home nowadays is
the peep of baby chickens
Diane and Carole each got one
while in Indiana for an Easter
visit, and tAen Toledo cousins
added their two baby chickens
since their pet cat presented COM
plications
And fifth cheep came as anoth-
er gift They're in box now,
but out on the farm they go when
they get bigger, says Clara
If all goes as planned, Howard and
Ruth Brokate and the offspring
will take off June IA for \ months
visit with the Robert Grants at
Yumatilla, Oregon The David
Corkills', who live in the Misch
apartments on Madison street,
have one of the prettiest collies
we've ever seen, a beautiful big
dog who answers to Casey"
National magazines featured two
local angles this month-xGamma
Omega gals had their picture in
Torch, national Beta Sigma Phi
magazines 23rd anniversary num-
ber, along with the television set
they gave the hospital And
Carlista Snyder is plugged in
Ohio Business Woman for her
achievement in being named Wo-
man OF The Year The picture
of the sorority gals is good of all
of them, but Sue Luchsinger is
really outstanding-looks like a
Hollywood movie star !. When
is Hizzonor gonna make that i'm
p0rtant announcement? =. The
Harry Heinemans' will move into
the former Griswold home on
Washington street which the Tom
McRitchies' recently bought
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-30
SCATTER PINS

Mary and Bob ClemonS, who
have been living in the DarT
property on Fourth Street, are
buying the Johnny Dunn place
at Twin-Beaches and will be NOV
ing there - it's that lovely resi-
dence with the big fenced-in play
ground, complete with all kinds of
enhancing play equipment F..
Are you the lady who lost a pair
of brown gloves at the Federation
luncheon last Thursday? They To-
Gated 'em after your inquiry, and
Mrs. Richard Cover can probably
tell yoN where they are I. julius
Christensen may be retired as
custodian at st. John Lutheran
church, but he's still called back
to make the coffee whenever big
dinner is being put on there =
nobody has Julius knack of making
delicious coffee Special note
to l. E.: Your letter said just what
so many people are thinking about
that particular incident, and we
couldn't agree with you more heart
lily That beautiful centerpiece
at the Legion Auxiliary birthday
dinner was designed and made by
Mrs. Carmen Hawking and Mrs.
Velva Flick, and guests are still
talking about how appropriate it
was -. Salute to the Catawba Gel
gals, whose anchors Aweigh''
theme at Saturday nights Cstawba
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-30

The
JEWEL BOX

Capers II embodied some of the
cleverest decorations imaginable.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-30
JOHN E. HENDERSON

the likeable member from Guernsey County. won't
be coming back the House year. after two TERMS
Henderson has taken the tough job of trying to unseat
Congressman Bob Secrest and intends to make real tight
for it. Henderson has the endorsement of the RepubI
can Party in each of the districts counties.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-30
s. III. WAHMHOFF

chairman of the Tr-County Democratic Club. was
in charge of big rally at Delphos Wednesday night
it was typical of meetings being held by Democrats all
Ohio these days. land statewide candidates lind
that they could we'll be trplets to make them ALL
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-30
ONE OF THE BIG FIGHTS

in next Tuesdays primaries. lis the three-cornered
for Democratic nomination for treasurer john
Donahey son of the late U.S. Senator and former
nor has been putting strenuous campaign with the
aid of his charming wife Joseph I. Ferguson former
state auditor is working hard and gets big hand at
party rallies he's of the states best known Demo-
Gratis and John j. Gallagher party nominee in 1852 is
covering the state with the help of his campaign manager
Vince Vito looks like toss-up with these three we'll
known
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-30
A Solution, Maybe?

A Solution, Maybe?
The problem of what to do "a
bout telephone abuse in families
with a couple teen-agers - or
even just one - has lot of par
ents muttering in their sleep.
A couple of 'em are trying a
new idea: their kids are limited to
five minute conversations, and if
the time limit is exceeded, they
are banned from any use, of the
phone whatsoever for one week.
During that week they may make
no outgoing calls, and they may
receive call only from a teacher
or from someone who wants them
for baby sitting job.
1t might be an answer to a prob
lem that is growing increasingly
serious, at that.
He's Got a Point
A mother plagued with an in
vasion of those big black ants is
having an awful time getting rid
of them, and Sunday School teach
ing is the reason.
Her small son, whose recent les
sons in Sunday School have
stressed the fact that all living
things are Gods creatures and
should not be harmed, goes into. a
fine tizzy at her efforts to eradi-
cate the ants.
His solution is to carry each one
carefully out to the back porch -
from whence, of course, they crawl
right back into the house.
She Liked II!
Mrs. Celia Carter, West Third
ST., may be "a years old but by
golly, there's a gal who is as young
at heart as teen-ager. She took
her first plane ride last weekend
and what a trip it was! Clear
across country, from San Francisco
to Cleveland. Liked it fine, too.
Mrs. Carter flew home. via United
Airlines from San Francisco, where
she'd driven with her daughter,
Mrs. Carl Alamo and small Bruce
and Brian, who sail this week for
Japan to join Captain Alamo. It
was just twelve hours from the
time she left Alice in San Fran
cisco till she met her other daugh-
ter and son-in-law, the Clayton
Pettibones, at the Cleveland air.
port.
'Never even was close to plane
BEFORE" comments Mrs. Carter.
That Was Bev -.
Did you see the WSPD-TV Ma
ture Trails program last week in
which a group of Toledo school
kids participated? Remember the
cute nine year old in the footprint
design jumper who pinned the
flannel graphs on, as part of the
show? That was Bev Coon, daugh-
ter of former Port Clintonites
Harold and Lucille Coon, and niece
of the Carl Beckers ..
| wa Ta. nro.n, T.vsx MfoS
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-30
OSCAR HUGHES

,
popular and respected member of the Ohio House OF
Representatives in the 9Sth General Assembly passed
away in Hamilton Saturday services held there
Wednesday, Mr. Hughes had host of friends through
out the state who mourn his DEATH.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-30
The Capitol Spotlight
THE INCUMBENT SECRETARY OF STATE


was involved in another ballot snafu last week. this
time in the Fifth District of which Ottawa County
of nine comprising the district ballots in the three-way
contest for Democratic State Central Committeeman
printed incorrectly in Fulton Williams Defiance and Put
nam counties but Abraham H. Mickey, whose was
enormously shown took the states chief election official
off hot seat by agreeing to let the ballots stand provided
his two opponents Paul Miller of North Baltimore and
Ralph O. Brown Hoytve would not later contest count
ing the misprinted ballots all parties effected agreed
and result taxpayers will be saved about $4,000
Mickey is former postmaster at Bowling Green. and
prior to that engaged in the farm implement busi
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-27
Catholic Ladies'
Meeting in Park

WEST GLACIER-Two hundred
Catholic ladies from western Mon
tana's Helena diocese are holding
their annual convention Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday at Many
Glacier hotel in Glacier National
Park.
Bishop Joseph M. Gilmore Of
Helena, will open the conference
Sunday morning at 1890 with a
pontifical high mass.
Officers of the Helena Diocese
Council of Catholic Women are
Mrs. D. R. Joyce, Shelby. presi-
dent; Mrs. Emma Ladenburg, Col
umbia Falls, first vice president;
Mrs. John Meagher, Butte, second
vice president; Mrs. Bernard Mad
den, Helena, recording secretary;
Mrs. Dan Corr, Missoula, treasur-
er.
Mrs. T. Dale Edwards, Kalispell,
is convention co-chairman with
Mrs. Joyce, and has headed regis
trations.
Columbia Falls st. Richards Al
tar society is to have charge of
the past presidents luncheon Mon
day. Shelby's altar society will
have charge of arrangements for
the Monday evening banquet.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-27
Registering First I
Graders Underway

Underway Thursday and Friday
is pre-school registration in dis
trict 6 for youngsters who are to
be in first grade.
ELIGIBLE to enter first grade are
all children who are six, or will
be by Oct. is, 1854. 1854 Il biz birth til GER
tificate is requested.
Supt. Dulane Fulton expects first
grade enrollments in Columbia
Falls next month to be somewhat
near last years 102. Other schools
of the district will have over
40.
Columbia Falls first graders are
registering at the dormitory build
ing in the first grade classrooms
Thursday and Friday from 8 am,
to IL noon.
Thursday morning rain held the
number of first grader pre-school
registrations in Columbia Falls
down to Fl.
Supt. Fulton said that parents
who were unable to register this
week could come to the superin-
tendent's office in the new grade
school building any time next
week for this purpose.
West Glacier and Apgar were al
so registering first graders Thurs
day morning.
Hungry Horse iirst graders are
fPIease turn to page A.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-27
To Dedicate OastIer
Shelter Saturday

WEST GLACIER-Taking place
Saturday at $3.50 pm, is dedication
of the Oastler shelter at the head
of Josephine lake in Glacier Ma
tional Park.
Participating in the dedication
Saturday will be Mrs. Maude CAST
Ter widow of the late DR.. Frank
Oastler, New York surgeon who
spent considerable time in Glacier.
Mrs. Oastler donated $4,000 for
construction of the log 10 by To-
foot building.
1t is located at a trail junction
and will also be used by boat pas
sengers who intend to continue for
the three miles by trail to Grinnell
glacier.
The rustic log cabin was erected
by Austin Weikert, Somers, at
park headquarters, and then the
logs were taken down, treated
hauled to Many Glacier and re-
assembled at the head of Josephine
lake.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-27
Alberta Challenges Montana in Park

WEST GLACIER-Ever increas-
ing numbers from Alberta, Canada
to Glacier National Park is re-
sulting this year in the Canadian
province challenging Montana fol-
first place in number of cars en-
tering the American park.
Tabulations just completed for
the Aug. l to Aug. Z count of We
hicles entering Glacier shows that
during this one week, Montana
was represented by 1876 cars en-
tering Glacier. Count for Alberta
was 1,121.
Glacier uses figure of 3.25
persons for each automobile with
the result that in terms of first
entry" visitors for the week, it
was 1887 Montanans and 3,643
Albertans.
The weeks survey also showed
that California had forged ahead
of Washington. California was
represented by 1856 cars entering
Glacier during the week for the
first time, and Washington by 612.
Other leading states and provin-
ces were Illinois, 461 cars; Mime
sofa 388, Oregon, 267; British Col
umbia, 260; Saskatchewan, 200,
followed by Iowa with 1879. Mon
tana'S border states, Idaho had
1874 and North Dakota 184.
Every state in the union was
represented with Mississippi hav-
ing the least with four cars that
week. Maine was second low with
five.
The seven-day period also saw
foreign and territorial visitors
from Alaska, Mexico, Hawaii,
Germany, Kenya colony, Japan
and Guam.
Glaciers 5OO,OOOth visitor of the
season was counted Thursday.
Travel is running nearly l per
cent below last year when the
count ended with record 3,48O.
Present year travel had a slow
start, and then during July and
early August was running ahead
of comparative 1853 figures. Clou-
dy weather has caused a late Aug
ust slight drop.
Sunday saw 1915 visitors COM
(Please turn to page 4)
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-27
Slate Major Park Road Project

WEST GLACIER-Major con-
struction project for 1855 in Gla-
cier National Park is bituminous
paving of 9.68q miles of Going
to-the-Sun highway between Lo-
gan creek and Logan pass, up the
Garden Wall.
Bid opening will be by the Bur-
eau of Public Roads in Portland,
Sept 2.
The contract also calls for .068
miles of concrete paving at wet
spots.
Quantities involved include 49,
600 tons of plant mix, 4,500 cubic
yards of crushed stone, 1,146 tons
of asphalt, l,100 cubic yards Of
concrete pavement, 40 cubic yards
of other concrete, so yards of stone
masonry, $50 cubic yards of iso-
lated curb stones, 500 lineal feet
of removable log guard rail, and
900 lineal feet of culvert pipe.
Park Supt. ]. w. Emmert COM
mented that this major construc-
tion involves completion of the
Garden Wall highway improve
ment. The 10-mile section was
widened and improved with tenn
porary surfacing during 1951-52
under a S378,741 Morrison-Knud-
sen Co. contract. The new con-
tract calls for permanent plant
mix" surfacing and completion.
Underway this year in Glacier
is the $414,798 contract held by
Mclaughlin, Inc, Great Falls to
rebuild the 1888 miles of road
between Babb and Many Glacier.
Survey crews are presently at
work for the major Improvement
of the Blackfeet highway that
skirts Glacier on the east and con-
meets with the Canadian parks
through Chief Mountain highway
and the Cardston road.
Blackfeet highway major i'm
provement is being scheduled for
1855 or 1856.
Annual travel to Glacier is run
ming nearly three times more than
it did during the peak pre-war
years. Last year the park had a
record 633, ,480 visitors, and this
week saw 1854 travel pass the
100000 mark. It is expected to top
100000 next month.
Another major Bureau Of Public
Roads contract being scheduled for
possible 1855 construction with bid
opehins date no yet set is re-
i5catioa OF Six lilies OF U. S. high
way No. from Nyaek flats east
along the Flathead rivers Middle
Fork This involves construction
Of two overhead passes of the
Great Northern mainline. The new
will also see channel i'm
in four places with the
new road location between the
Great Northern tracks and the RI
yer.
U. S. highway No. follows
Glaciers south border.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-27
AAC Jobs Stay Near 800

Jobs building the Anaconda AL
uminum Co. plant continued near
the 1,500 mark this week.
Thursday saw the job total al
1,483. Last Thursday it was 1,478
and Friday 1,490.
Heavy rains continuing Thurs
day resulted in more tn n
half of the men going home,
most of them after lunch. Outside
work became difficult. Hope is for
better weather Friday.
Continued rain resulted in
curtailment of outside work.
A. T. Klemens Co. on roofing and
D. H. Line Co. on structural steel
painting were completely stopped
by rain most of the week.
]. A. Mcneil Co. employment
Thursday was 709 compared to 718
a week ago. Mcneil with the exca-
vations and foundations contract to
be completed in December works
six days a week, and there is a
small swing shift of 25 men work
ing from 4:30 pm, to midnight.
The number of men working on
the night shift will grow, COM
mented a Mcneil official, if it
works out. The men are working
in the potline building and areas
that can be lighted.
Also working six days are Nc
Neil subcontractors and suppliers
and the AAC field force of 81. Re-
suit is over half the ABB at the
plant are working six day week.
Vinnell Inc. employment in
creased from IA to % in week.
They are erecting structural steel
on a bucket elevator tower and in
the garage and service station.
Graver Tank and Mfg. Co., has
one of the new silos on their con-
tract partially up.
Concrete placement continues
in such places as pot
line No. l which is rooted.
The plant is being changed over
from temporary to permanent
trackage at its warehouse. There
is to be seven miles of railroad
track at the plant with about 40
per cent of this work done. The
Great Northern Thursday had l8
men working on tracks up from 6
a week ago.
Foley Constructors employment
was 366; week ago it
was 337. General employment was
about the same except for
weather involvements. Glenn
Geery excavation was down to
/ from 19 a week ago.