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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-01-07

pletion date of May listed, said
manager Robert Stetson.
1t will supply Gypsum materials
to users in central, eastern and
southern states. Sold under the
name Celo-Rok, these products will
include plaster lath, weatherproof
sheating and wallboard.
The new plant will substantially
increase production by present fa
cilities at the Celotex, and will
provide better service for building
material customers, according to
Marvin Greenwood, vice-president
and general manager of The Cello.
tex Corporation.
Mr.. Stetson said the new addi.
ton will use some of the present
plant facilities. A steel building,
it will be equipped with facilities
which will make possible an i'm
provement in production of the
widely known products for which
the Celotex is famous. Metal roof
deck was put up this week.
That the plant enlargement will
mean an increase in employment
seems assured, but Mr.. Stetson
said any definite prediction in this
phase must await future develop
, mentS.
The new addition occupies some
of the space used by the former
Celotex housing project which was
discontinued last year.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-01-07
RESERVATIONS
AT HOME SHOW
IN BIG DEMAND

Space reservations for OF
tawa County's third annual
Home and Sports Show, Feb.
8 through 13, in the Port
Clinton Armory, are coming
in faster than any time in
the shows history.
Managing Director r. C. (Chick)
Linker, who announced the shows
dates last week, emphasized that
preference will be given previous
exhibitors insofar as space loca-
tions are concerned.
Catawba Marine Sales, operated
by Robert Kyle, and Misch Studio,
owned by Willis G. Misch, were
the first to sign up for the 1855
show, Mr.. Linker said.
Others, including many new in
quiries, have been received this
week at show headquarters in the
Ottawa County News building, ia
E. Fifth-st.
Mr.. Linker also indicated that
he has surprise" announcement
to be made soon in addition to an
array of outstanding professional
talent, much of which is being Sc
cured through the Paul Spor
Agency in Toledo.
Inquiries regarding the show
may be made by contracting Mr..
Linker or Mrs. Robert w. Reider
at the News office, phone 5271 or
7945.
Remember it's Everything For
Better Living" at the Port Clinton
Armory for five great days = Feb.
9th through 18th.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-01-07
HIGHWAY FOG
COSTS $751; 1S

Two Erie Ordnance Depot
employees, who created a
highway fog and caused a To-
ledo motorist to crash into
the rear of a truck Sept. 8,
1858, cost the Federal Gov
ernment $8,118.
The payment was ordered Dec.
20 by U. S. District Court Judge
Frank L. Kloeb, who ruled the
Governments agents we're negli-
gent in permitting the fog condi-
ton on Route in front of the
depot. They were using a mosqui-
to-eontrol apparatus.
The award will go to Paul l..
Ziemer, A, Toledo, dealer in
school and institutional furniture;
Richard Galway, 18, and his faith
er, DR.. George Galway, and the
U. S. Fidelity & Guarantee Co.
which insured the Ziemer auto.
Mr.. Ziemer and young Galway
we're injured when the fog en-
veloped their car and they struck
the rear of a truck which had
slowed down because of the hazar-
dous condition. The fog had drift
ed over Route 2.
There was nothing Mr.. Ziemer
could have done to avoid the
crash, judge Kloeb ruled, and he
could not be charged with violat-
ing the motoring law of keeping
an clear assured distance ahead. F"
The governments agents we're
held negligent in throwing the fog
onto the highway after dark and
making no attempt to control the
Jogging machine.
Damages totalling $32,9O3 were
sought by the plaintiffs.
Col. Elmer w. Grubbs, COM
manding officer at EOD, told the
News Monday that the case has
b cen handled through Second
Army and not from the local post.
He said EOD does not feel it was
a question of personal negligence
on the part of the employees, but
rather an accident in operating
procedure.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-01-07

4 s<<VJA OI Zzf AOdInS-SC TO De IOcat-
ed and rushed to Warren, to be
at her husbands bedside when
death occurred after heart at
Mrs. Esther Stephenson, w.
Ifth-st, was supervising at the
yelephone office when Warren hos
ital called, attempting to locate
Velatives of Paul Cook of 227
dams-st who had been taken from
train there, in a critical condi-
W0nnafter heart attack.
No one could be reached at the
Adams-st address. Nearby homes
We're called. The Cooks moved
10 Adams-st only recently. Neigh
bors didn't know themy or have
amy idea where the family might
be-. Mrs. Stephenson called police,
who went to the darkened home
and made inquiries about the
nS4 ghborhood. She notified the
! Ri Cross.
y falling back to the hospital, she
ssu& &gested papers in Mr. Cooks
pockets might give a lead on his
occupation. Authorities learned
he was Railway Express Agency
Messenger Through railroad men,
she got lead on relatives of the
family in Whiteside and Toledo.
She called them, but they had no
information of Mrs. Cooks where
abouxs.
In the meantime, Red Cross sec
retary Ada Hayden was calling
everytone she thought might know
the Cooks, or know where Mrs.
Coow Seould be located.
And ON one call Mrs. Cook her
self answered the phone. She was
baby-sitting there New Years Eve.
TRANSFORMATION to get her to
Warren falready had been arrang-
ed.
She GOT there in time, thanks to
the friendly efforts of a friendly
town and friendly people who care
about their neighbors misfortunes.
Mr.. Cook tdled New Years morn
ing.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-01-07

tion and pay ordinances probably
would be presented to the solons
in one package at regular meet
ing later this month.
Highlights of Tuesdays special
session:
Establishment of a 44-hour work
week for all city employees, ex-
cept members of the police, water
works and sewage treatment de-
partment who will be ona 43-hour
week;
A vacation schedule providing
one week with pay for employees
of two years service and two
weeks for those who have three
or more years service, with none
of the vacation time cumulative;
Provided for five paid holidays
when they occur within the work
Continued on Page q
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-01-07

day School board. Mrs. Fred
Brindley will head the pre-school
department, Mrs. Kenneth Gluth
the primary group, Kermit Miller
the intermediate section, and the
Rev. John Braun will have the
adult classes.
Fred has served ds teacher of
Sunday School classes, in addition
to his superintendency. He has
22-year-pin for perfect attendance
two Sundays annually may be
missed) and there have been few
Sundays that Fred hasn't been
there to get Sunday School rolling
smoothly.
81 remember when | first start
ed," he muses., "our ambition was
to have an average of $50 at Sum
day School each week."
He will continue as substitute
teacher.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-01-07

EXPERT panel.
IS BOOKED FOR
c. OF C. MEET

Port Clinton Chamber of
Commerce will kick off the
New Year with an intensive
study of industrial develop
ment for this community.
Scheduled for the annual G.
of C. dinner meeting Jan. 13 at the
Elks club will be panel discus
sion by quartet of experts which
may we'll be the keynote toward a
year which will see real industrial
development here.
Albert E. Redman, director of in
dustrial development, Ohio Cham
Der of Commerce and president
of the American Industrial De-
velopment Council, will set the
meeting theme with a discussion
of organization for action and how
to get started.
He will introduce these panel
members:
Ernest M. Johns, industrial agent
of the New York Central System,
Cleveland, whose topic will be
What An Industry Means To A
Community"
Walter T. Ackley, general super
visor of Industrial Development,
Ohio Edison Co., Akron, who will
discuss Preparing Your Com
munity For New Industry"
Martin H. Hackworth, industrial
agent, Nickel Plate railroad, whose
Continued on Page q
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-01-07
Leroy Bergman
Is Senate Page

Leroy Bergeman, GIG Laurel-av,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Berge-
man, has been appointed a page
in the Ohio Senate.
Mr.. Bergeman, freshman in the
college of journalism at Ohio State
University, is former staff mem
ber of the Ottawa County News.
He began his new duties Tuesday
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-01-07

Dated Dec. 80 and signed by
n. v. Frederick Civil Service
Commission chairman, This is the
exact wording of the letter re-
ceived by Mayor Jeremy: "By
action of the Civil Service Board
on this date the names of Dixon
Boyle BalIin, Harold Edward
Masing and Ernest Isaac are
hereby certified as eligible for
fhe position of Pafrolman by
virtue of their grades, excluding
the veterans bonus, all have well
reached the passing grade of 20
percent as adopted by the
board"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-01-07
Reclassifies City Jobs,
Wants Further Study On
Pay Adjustments Sought

City workers won't know about their salary status
until after Council has another special next Wend
day night.
Port Cntons solons finished the lions share of tediouS
task OF recassying city jobs special meeting Tuesday
night but decided to postpone the actual matter of pay
Justments until further study be made of what has
grown into complicated situation spokesman explained
Major eclassfcaon changes were accomplished at Tues
day nights threehour session to bring the ctys job cass-
cations IN line with provisions of the state civil
Solicitor Adair WILDER said
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-01-07
Bob-TaIes
Ry ROBERT W. REIpER

Township trustees hold their an
nual countrywide dinner meeting
in Port Clinton next Monday :.
and that affair usually brings out
100 percent attendance
We're wondering il Sonny Da-
vids participated in fhe parade Of
"A Century of Progress" in Holly
wood, Fla. 1875 was a good
year in our line but we're all
for progress -.
The Cliff Christiansens are
back from the northern PEN
! insula where they found the
weather warmer than Flor
ida.
Put-in-Bay's New Years eve
dance was a huge success with
congratulations in order for Bill
Miller for the masterful manner
in which ne served refreshments.
Repeatedly Myron Dennis has
taken up pest control" as part
time enterprise during his slack
season of oSt-door painting ..
Now that all shipments of
that Golden Age Vintage are
enroute Georga Stoecker is
now ready to tahle up scrabble
kyith Helen and | touise as in
(tructors.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-01-07
Know Your Public
By WILLIS 6. MtscH
Zone of a series)

BARBARA PROHASKA FLORU
is the owner of that pleasant voice
you're apt to hear when you call
superintendent d. D. Sims office
at the high school. She's been Sec
retary there since September, 1850,
Ga few months after her own grad
uation) with the exception of ten
months during that time when she
went out to EOD. Popular with the
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-01-07
New Celotex Plant Gives
Optimistic Note For 1855
by MISCh

An extensive addition to the Celotex Corporation
plant here is progressing rapidly and gives high note of
encouragement to this industrial areas economic outlook for
1855
Running from the present plant to Pastebed Road the
new modern gypsum products plant has tentative
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-01-07
BREAKS HIP

BREAKS HIP
Mrs. John Nelson, 521 Laurel
avenue, suffered a fractured hip
when she fell Wednesday after
noon on Madison-st as she was en-
tering a store. Taken to Magruder
hospital by her daughter, she is a
patient there.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-01-07
''CaH Completed"- But
n Story Is Behind 1t
Call received. Call completed"

Call received. Call completed"
-Four words COULD long distance call that came
to Port Clinton New Years Eve from St. Josephs hospital
at Warren. Np''N
But they wouldn't begin to the saga of effort and
cooperation put FORTH which made it possible for Mrs Panl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
Dulles Arrives
ForParis Talks
Wilson, Humphrey
In Another Plane

EVREUX, France, Dec. Ia
(R.-United States Secretary OF
State Dulles arrived here today
in a misty rain but in cheerful
spirits for top-level talks with
Foreign Ministers of the North
Atlantic alliance.
Mr.. Dulles chatted amiably
with United States Ambassador
c. Douglas Dillon and other high
officials who greeted him. but
declined to make any comment
on prospects for the forthcoming
talks In Paris, the annual year
end meeting OF the NATC
Council to approve plans for the
coming year.
He said he had not seer
statements by Soviet Premier
Bulganin and Indian Prime
Minister Nehru calling for high
level discussions between Rec
China and the United States.
Mr.. Dulles landed at the
American Evreux airbase. ar
hour and a half drive from
Paris, because a strike of airport
technicianS has closed down
Paris fields.
United States Defense Secre-
tary Charles E. Wilson and
Treasury Secretary George Hum
phrey arrived at the same field
in another plane about two
hours earlier. Both Mr.. Wilson
and Mr.. Humphrey waited for
Mr.. Dulles. then joined him in a
motorcade bound for Paris. All
three will be on the American
delegation to the NATO talks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
Grand Jury Probes
$4,000 Shortage
At Hospital Here

A grand Jury investigation
began today into a reported
$167, 900 shortage in funds at the
Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat
Hospital.
United States Attorney Leo A
Rover said he received a report
yesterday from members of the
police check and fraud squad
The investigation Will be into
any embezzlement or possible
forgery and uttering. Mr.. Rover
said. Assistant United States
Attorney William S. Mckinley i:
in charge of the investigation.
Witnesses scheduled to ap.
pear before the grand jury in.
clude police. bank officials who
handled checks. and administra-
tive officials of the hospital.
The shortage was uncovered
In October, when an audit
showed some $4,000 missing
The overall shortage is said II
cover a four-year period. Nc
arrests have been made. The
money was taken through altera.
ton Of checks and vouchers. II
was said.
A woman employe of the hos
pital was fired after the short
age was discovered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
Mocoroni Didn'tHeIpHer
Singer Co||os Says in Suit

ROME, Dec. IA (R.-Fery
Maria Meneghini Callas has
sued a pasta company and its
president. a nephew Of the Pope,
for advertising that its type OF
Imacaroni helped her lose weight.
! The slimmed- down, American
born opera star, who came out
ahead in a bout with process
servers in Chicago last month,
Ientered the suit in the Rome
civil tribunal. Named were the
"Pastif1cio Pantanella," Prince
Marcantonio Pacelli, its presi-
dent, and DR.. Giovanni Cazza-
rolf.
The star. who has been signed
to open the Metropolitan Operas
next season. claimed that a GER
tificate signed by the doctor and
appearing as an advertisement
lin some papers had damaged
her "decorum."
The advertisement said she
had lost about A pounds, due Elm
major part to the use Of the
physiological pasta produced in
the Pantanella mills of Rome"
Miss Callas' citation declared:
There is no doubt that this
type of publicity has caused a
damage to Signora Maria Meme
|ghini Callas. For her, lyric
artist Of world fame, decorum is
the essence Of life. The public
wants her noble and delicate as
the art she processes. It is
damaging II, against such ideal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
$50 Cups OF Coffee at 1Oc a Throw
Add Up to Two Nervous Bosses

On a bulletin board in the
plant on the second floor of the
Commerce Building there's a
score card for recording absences
day by day. 1t looks like score
by innings with nothing but
goose eggs. There's been nary
an absence.
Buddy and Mike are doing
some figuring. Sixty-six cups OF
coffee a day at 10 cents a cup
$3.50 Ten working days-$66
Half of that-$33.
In the shop the &c wear con-
fident grins. No absences today
They got us again. Mr.. White
admitted ruefully.
The two weeks are up Friday
so there are only two days to 60
Really only one day." Mike
Bushery said. Friday is pay
day and everyone comes in on
pay day"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
Four Dash to Freedom
In Do-lt-YourseIf Tank

GRAZ, Austria, Dec. IA (P.-
Four Hungarian workers dashed
to freedom in a do-it-yourself
tank this week, police said to-
day.
Police said the workers got a
truck, covered it with iron and
steel plates and drove it at
top speed Though wire fences
guarding the Hungarian border.
Before reaching the Austrian
side of the hcrder, an exploding
mine tore off one of the truck
wheels. The group had to run
for it as border guards opened
fire. They swan the icy Pinka
river and reached Austria half
frozen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14

are to be paid $50 a day TO
their services. plus travelling ex
penses. The members drawn
from the executive and legisla'
tive branches are to be paid only
for their expenses.
Holds Subpoena Power
The commission has the power
of subpoena and is authorized
to inquire into all phases of the
Governments security program
Creation of the commission
was approved by Congress last
summer. but its IL members
were not appointed until No.
vember 10. 1t has until the end
of next year to submit its re-
port.
Some members of Congress eX-
pressed hope that the commits
sion's study would help to lift
the controversy over the admin
istration's employe security pro-
gram out Of politics.
With this in mind, the date
for the groups report was set
for after next years election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
.Afehons Reported
Selling U. S. Envoy

KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. Il
.R.-Unconfirmed reports from
North Afghanistan today saic
United States Ambassador Angus
Ward was held by police for
hours entering a restricted area
Neither the Afghan govern.
Iment nor the United States En-
Ibassy would confirm the report
which said the incident occurred
-four days ago at Mazir Sharif. g
frontier town 20 miles from the
IRussian-Afghan border.
Mr.. Ward, who was imprisoned
for a month in 1949 by the Chi
nese Communists while United
States Consul at Mukden, ha.
been on a fortnight's tour o.
North Afghanistan.
According to the report from
Mazir Sharif, the police there
were not convinced of Mr.
Wards identity. However. hi
was able to get word to the En-
Ibassy in Kabul and the central
government advised the Mazil
ISharif police that the detention
was a mistake"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14

Tension is mounting in the
Commerce Departments print
ling plant
Who's going to put down the
cash for morning coffee for &c
employees during the next two
weeks?
Right now it looks like two
bosses are hooked. And it's going
to stay that way if the Sc can
do 1t.
1t all started around the first
of the month. Absences had
been numerous, what with the
end of the year approaching and
accumulated leave to be used
up. There were personal prob
lens to be taken care Of. Pos
sibly a man had been sitting up
with a sick friend the night be-
fore, woke up late and rather
than be tardy telephoned he was
taking emergency leave.
Not that the absence record
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
Jordan Cabinet Out
In Defense Crisis

AMMAN, Jordan, Dec. IA up
The Jordan government fell
today in a crisis over new Brit
ish proposals on defense.
King Hussein accepted the
resignation of the premier, Said
ell Multi, and four of his cabinet,
and asked Deputy Premier HaZZa
ell Majali to form a new govern
ment.
The four ministers resigned in
protest against proposals by the
visiting chief of the British I'M
perial General Staff, Gen. Sir
Gerald Templer, for a wider APP
plication of the Anglo-Jordan
treaty of 1913 and strengthening
of Jordan's Arab Legion.
The four ministers who re-
signed opposed the Baghdad
Pact-which links Britain vii.
Iran, Iraq. Pakistan and Turkey
in a NATO-style defense system
along the Soviet Unions south
ern border.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14

said he was not convinced Con-
gress can reduce the Govern
ment's overall revenue. yield at
the coming session. in the light
of foreign and domestic demands
But he did not rule out relief
for the little fellow" provided II
is made up from other sources
1t was learned from a reliable
source that the Eisenhower ad-
ministration will not recommend
tax reduction, at least not at the
start of the session.
Hope to Balance Budget
Although Treasury officials
hope to achieve a balanc e d
budget by June 80, no one will
know what shape the budget will
be in fiscal 1857 until the 1856
session acts on the appropria-
ton bills. plus such new outlays
as the proposed highway ano
school construction programs.
1t is understood that the in
creased defense spending sched-
ule for fiscal 1857 will cause the
Air Force outlay to about equa'
the cost Of the Army and Navy
combined. 1t was said that this
higher rate Of defense spending
may not necessitate an increase
in new appropriations. but coult
Continued on Page Alb, Col.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14

was heavier than in other sec
tions of the department. but in
a production plant it was felt
more.
So Supt. Hilton o. White
Buddy to his friends and Fore
man Mitchell j Bushery--knowr
as Mike-proposed contest. Six
teams were formed, each with
10 members and leader, The
team with the best attendance
record after two weeks would
be treated 10 morning coffee BY
the others. No coffee hour,
you understand; the beverage is
consumed at work.
Suppose" asked one printer
blandly, everybody shows ur
100 per cent"
Then" said Buddy White
confidently, III pay for it.
And" said Mike Bushery, Ell
pay half"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
.Kefuuver to Bore
Plans on Friday
BY the Associated Press

Kefauver Campaign Head
quarters said today Senator Ke-
fauver, Democrat of Tennessee
will announce on Friday whether
he will actively seek the Demo
cratic Presidential nomination
Dixon Donnelley Of the cam
paign staff said Senator Kefau-
yer, now on the West Coast, will
hold a news conference at II
am. Friday in the Willard Hotel
Senator Kefauver said yester-
day he could not confirm a pub
lished report by the Chattanooga
(Tenn.) Times that he woulc
announce his candidacy Friday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
Wright Named to Head
New Security Probers
BY the Associated Press

Lloyd Wright, Los Angeles at
torney, today was elected chair
man of special bipartisan COM
mission created by Congress to
inquire into all aspects of the
Governments security program.
Mr.. Wright, an immediate past
president Of the American Bar
Association. is one Of the four
members Of the commission ap-
pointed by Vice President Nixon.
President Eisenhower and
House Speaker Rayburn. Demo-
crat of Texas. also appointed
four members each in accordance
with a resolution adopted by
Congress.
Mr.. Nixon attended the COM
missions organization session in
the Capitol and presided until
the election Of Mr.. Wright. He
then left.
Election Unanimous
The election of Mr.. Wright. a
Republican, was unanimous on
nomination by Franklin D.
Murphy, chancellor Of the Uni
iversity Of Kansas, seconded by
Senator Stennis. Democrat of
Mississippi.
Mr.. Nixon. talking with news
men. said the commissions es-
sential responsibility is to find
out and report to the people on
how the Governments security
program can be improved to
maintain what he called deli
cate balance between freedom
and security.
He said that Representative
Walter Democrat of Pennsyl-
vania, Y member of the COM
mission, recommended at the
closed meeting that the chair
man not be selected from either
the executive or legislative
branch of the Government be-
cause of the time-consuming
nature Of the job. i
The IL members were drawn
six from public and six from
private life.
The non Government members