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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15

Will the current substitute list get
ting more work, and there is a
possibility that one more man may
be put on the local department.
The change to Port Clinton as
EOD's official postoffice has been
IN the making for several months.
The official orders in accordance
with Department of Army General
Order No. % are dated March 16,
but final clearance came through
only last Thursday afternoon.
Back in the early 2O's Port Clin-
ton served as the official Post Of
flee for the Depot, said EOD pub
lie information head Harvey Bat
trell. Later, during the lean
years" the office was transferred
to LaCarne which went from fourth
to second class poStoffice as re-
suit. Erie also had its own postal
service during World War II.
The change to Port Clinton Post
Office is primarily due to EOD's
requirement for faster mail serv-
ice, said post officials. Many of
Erie's missions today require quick
action and proper timing.
Average monthly amount of out
bound mail from EOD, exclusive
of packages, is 1880 pieces; in
bound, 28,890 pieces.
Average monthly amount OF
packages is: inbound. 1890, with
a combined weight of $3.50; out
bound, 900 packages, combined
weight of 4,500.
AT EOD, about the only change
in the mail operations will be that
the depot's mail trucks will make
periodic visits to Port Clinton posi-
office, rather than to the one at
LaCarne where postmaster Amos
kleinhans is in charge.
Mail will continue to be handled
at the post through the efficiently
operating Mail and Records sec
ton, which is under the super.
vision of John Rankin, chief of the
adjutant'S office, and of which
Mrs. Harry Keyes is operating
head.
Postmaster Won Thron, accom-
panied by the district postal in
spector, visited the depot this week
to iron out final details on the
Switch-over.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15
Sherry Anderson
Gets 45-Lb. Fish
by MISCH

A pretty Port Clinton high
school junior made the seasons
record kingfish catch last week
at Pompano Beach, Fla.
She is Sherry Anderson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. chas.
Anderson of Sand Road, who
landed as pound kingfish when
The family stopped at PomPano
for fishing expedition as they
were returning home from ten
day Florida trip.
One fishing veteran aboard the
boat said it was the biggest king
fish he ever saw. IL the record
holds up, Sherry gets trophy.
She got the days jackpot of $27
for the biggest fish caught on
the boat that day, and was photo
sraphed with her big haul.
Nine year old Terry Anderson
made a record. FOO. He caught
the first fish of the day. a dol
phin. Both fish are being mount
ed.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15

Port Clinton Yacht Club pro-
poses 70 bring action for damages,
as well as action requiring the
necessary work TO be done, unless
the City does something about re-
storing the tip of the point Of
land directly across from the Club
slip and lagoon which, Yacht Club
members charge, was done away
with as result of city excavafing
in 1853.
AS a result, Club members told
Council, they spent 5000 last year
for cleaning out the fill which is
blocking the slip, and are faced
with the same problem this year.
I'VE feel the city by excavating
did away with so feet of the point"
Mr.. Meyer said, and we feel the
city is obligated to restore it to
its original condition"
A Council committee of Wilbur
Petersen, Jack Mizener, and Geo.
Schade was instructed four weeks
ago to investigate the Clubs COM
plant and to meet with commit
tee from the Yacht Club.
Mr.. Petersen told Council they
had visited the area in question
and reported on their findings, but
had not met with the Yacht Club
group
A meeting of Councils commit
tee, Yacht Club committee of Cliff
Stephenson, Harvey Snider, and
Leslie Meyer, with solicitor Adair
Wilber also asked to be present.
was called for next Tuesday.
Mr.. Meyer said Yacht Club mem
bers feel the City should put in
piling for so feet with fill behind
it, at the tip of the Point, to re-
place missing land. A swirl" now
fills club waters with silt and dirt,
and one slip is virtually impass-
able.
Presenting the Yacht Clubs
| FA(Wo dioO WClC Ml. OlGDilGHSCii,
Commodore Howard Fulton, Harvey
Snider, Tom McRitchie, and Paul
Rohacek
Mr. Meyer and Mr.. WILDER will
study the easement and lease pa
pers before next Tuesdays meet
ing, it was decided, in an attempt
to definitely determine how much
the city is obligated.
Dredging in 1853 was done by
the city to locate water pipe,
utilities board Carl Heckler said.
Councilman Dave Jeremy, who did
the dredging, also was asked to
sit in on the meeting of the two
committees.
Cliff Stephenson asked for quick
action. Were gong to have about
so boats wanting to get in there
pretty Soon," he said
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15
AUTO DEALERS
TO HAVE CAR
SHOW, PARADE

An Easter parade of spark
ling new 1855 automobile mo-
dels, climaXing in an outdoor
automobile show on the school
grounds, Sunday will high
light the Spotlight On Auto
mobiles" week in which nine To-
cal dealers have participated.
The 1855 models will parade at
1:3O from one end of town to the
other in a novel motorcade of new
cars. Cochran'S Majorettes will
join the parade at the waterworks
park, and the finale will be in the
school grounds where visitors will
have the opportunity to examine
the many beautiful new cars.
Wayne Petersen will be parade
marshall, and Superintendent D.
D. Sims will be master of ceremo-
nieS.
Maiorettes director Paul Coch-
ran said only portion of his girls
would be in Sundays parade, since
the group is awaiting an order of
uniforms and equipment The
group will not present show
since practice for the season has
just begun.
Spotlight On Automobiles
week was planned to focus public
attention upon the vital role autos
play in American life, said chair
man Stensen Petersen, and locally
has been highly successful. He
points out 20 percent of all Amer
lean families own at least one auto
and most of them depend on the
car for essential transportation. A
recent survey shows AZ percent o.
car usage was for work or busi
ness, % percent for shopping,
percent for church, 5 percent fol
school, and percent for health
or visits to the doctor.
Local dealers participating are
Stensen Petersen, oman Packard
Sales and Service, Everetts Pom
tiac, Kelly Dunn Motor Sales, Al
Ian Bros. Motor Sales, Freimarl
Motor Sales, Port Clinton Sale
and Service, Smith Motor Sales
and Gordon Cooper Buick Sales.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15
BOATING CLUB
GIVES SIGNALS
FOR WARNINGS

A red pennant flying from the
flagpole at the waterWorks will
mean a storm warning is out for
all small craft, and two red
squares with black-center will in
dicate an approaching hurricane
or whole gale.
A set of signal flags and pen
nants to convey these warnings
were presented to the City this
week by the Port Clinton Outboard
Boating Club, obtained by pro-
gram director John Haggerty from
the Sandusky weather station.
The signals will be carried in
the police cruiser, and police will
have the responsibility of running
up the storm warnings as needed.
They will be plainly visible to all
small craft on the immediate lake
vicinity.
Combinations of the red and
white pennants and the two
squares, which make up the sig,
nal set, indicate NE, Sc, SW, or
NV storms, and each boat carries
a chart interpreting such arrange
ments.
Installation of the launching
ramp at the foot of Jefferson-st
was to get underway this week,
said Mayor Jeremy. Carl LaValle
representing the Boat Club, and
Harbormaster Paul Rohacek pre-
Sented the storm signals.
Boat Club members will have a
potluck at $50 this Saturday at
East Harbor State Park. An "early
! bird cruise" is Manned for Nav
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15

drew capacity crowds. Fine wealth
er brought streams Of cars into the
Port Clinton area during the af-
ternoon, but there were no acci-
dents, said the sheriffs depart
ment.
On the fashion front, the men
came close to stealing the spot
light that is traditionally femin-
inc. Pastel shirts, pinks of every
shade and the allied hues that
would have stopped an Easter pa
rade five years ago, were COM
monplace. Navy was as usual seen
in some of the smartest feminine
attire, but pinks and pastel blues
edged it in popularity. There was
a lot of white, in accessories.
Yes sir and yes ma'am, Easter
1855 was an unqualified success.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15

sicle. Then he decided he'd go on
to Oak Harbor to see his grand
mother, Mrs. Louis Below. She
had brought him home from a
weeks visit only that morning, and
had taken his younger brother
Steven, five, along back to Oak
Harbor
When Marvin and his popsicle
didn't come home in the usual
time, his parents started looking
for him. At SIP they notified po-
lice he was missing. Police officer
Loren Hendrix started combing the
town. At $50 special police were
called, and Don Mortus, Merlin
Besso, Leo Snider and Robert Be-
low left their family Easter activi-
ties to join the search.
Police Officer William Robel, off
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15
George Cover Is
Suicide Victim

George Cover, 81, retired farm
er, hung himself Wednesday, night
in the garage of the Bay Shore
Road home where he lived with q
sister, Mrs. Matte Morgan.
Mrs. Morgan discovered the body
and was aided by neighbors. A
ladder had been used to loop d
rope over rafters. Mr.. Covers body
is at the Gerner & Wolf funeral
home, services tentatively sched
uled for Saturday Two other sis
ters, Mrs. Fred Cutcher Of Ashta
bula and Mrs. Lydia Brown of Port
Clinton also survive.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15
EMERGENCIES

Treated in Magruder emergency
room this week we're: Patricia
Streeter, 123 Monroe, confusion Of
little finger, caught in door; Carl
Mitchell, Norwalk, injured thumb;
Donald Finke, 621 Washington,
laceration right lower leg, ran into
disc; Bob Villareal, Toledo, BIB shot
upper lip; Lonnie Whitaker, Route
2, thumb cut on broken glass; Ed
Wilkins, Sandusky, cut palm; jim
my Misch, foreign body left eye;
Jake Mackey, w. Third-st, smashed
little finger in car door; Richard
Simon, sprain, confusion right foot;
Betty Kristin, Route 2, swallowed
furniture polish.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15
One Injured
In Accident

Cars driven by Eileen Detzel,
Route 2, headed east, and Clarence
J. Setback, Route 2, driving south,
collided at Fulton and Perry-sts
Friday morning, police reported.
Ethel Brough, a passenger in the
Detzel car, was taken to Magruder
hospital for treatment of nip in
jury. A car driven by Bernadine
LAGER, Route l, was slightly dam
aged in attempting to avoid hit
ting the other cars.
A minor accident was reported
Saturday noon in the alley near
Port Inn, when James L. wilkins
of Route l, Oak Harbor, backed
into 1855 Studebaker.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15

duty, was downtown when he
learned of the missing boy Some
body told him they had seen a
child answering that description
walking near LaCarne.
Officer Robel sped in search.
Near the County Home he found
small Marvin, pretty tired but still
determined to get to Grandma'S. 1t
was 7:20 pm by then.
At first Marvin didn't even want
to get in the car with the officer,
who was not in uniform. But finally
he consented, and tired little lad
was safely delivered to his relieved
parents.
MIR. Brenzo called the police sta
ton later to relay the family'-
thanks to all who helped in the
Easter Day search.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15
Man Arrested In
Car Burglary Case

A March IL burglary of an auto
matte, camera, and light meter
from car owned by Alfred Herr
lin, parked back of the Lake Motor
Freight, was solved Wednesday
night by confession from Walter
Jones, %.
Jones will be taken to Municipal
Court Friday by Officer William
Robel. The automatic, which had
been pawned at a local bar, and
the other items were recovered.
Police and the sneriff's department
worked together on the case. Jones
was arrested Wednesday when he
returned here from Flint, Mich,
where he had been looking for
work.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15
Immediate Ruling
Is Not Expected

Solicitor Adair Wilber said he
expected the Court of Appeals to
make no immediate ruling in the
mandamus suit of former police
chief George Lemaster against the
city of Port Clinton it will hear
Monday at $50 in the Ottawa Co.
common pleas court room.
Judges Lehr Fess, Amos Conn
and Clyde Deeds will hear oral
arguments of attorneys here Mon
day, and the solicitor said he ex-
pected their decision would be
handed down in a week or SO.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15
Know Your Public
BY WILLIS 9. MiSCH
Zone of a SerieS)

EARL and LEAHBELLE ADAMS
are well known Port Clintonites,
although their home address is
listed as CataWba. AS managers of
the Port Clinton Hardware Store,
they'll be greeting you this ~eeS
end when the store has its grand
opening in its new Madison-and-
Second location. The Adams have
managed the store for owner
Howard Schmardebeck for seven
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15
STORY HOUR

Story hour will be held at the
library this Saturday morning at
1920. All boys and girls between
the ages of 4 and 10 years of age
are invited to attend Some of the
stories to be told are Raggedy
AIMS Tea Party, Johnny the Fire
man, and The Biggest Bear The
story-tellers for this week are
women from Mothers Forum and
Progressive Mothers.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15
ELECTED

County superintendent Edwin
Digby was named vice-preSident of
tn e School Administrators of
Northwest Ohio Tuesday at a
meeting in Bowling Green at which
press and school officials partici-
pated in panel discussions. A. B.
Murray, Bluffton, is new president.
Superintendent D. D. Sims attend
ed the meeting from here.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15

Voting to repeal the tax were
Council members Charles Ruddock
and Carlista Snyder, who moved
and seconded the repeal, and Dave
Jeremy Voting against repeal were
Councilmen George Schade, Jack
Mizener, Andy Kastro, and Wilbur
Petersen.
AS the matter was opened for
discussion before vote, Council
visitor Herman Frederick asked
the body to consider one question.
What will happen if Port Clin-
ton has no theater? This is a prob
lem for the entire city. l under
stand on good authority that if
this tax continues, the theater may
| be closed" F."
Theater manager Charles Mare
eek, Atty William l.. Moon, and
Robert A. Vile, executive director
of the Ohio Association of The
ater, made no comment.
The Theater sought repeal of
the tax, in effect since l947, on
, grounds that the existing ordi-
nance has not been enforced, and
that it paid over 80 percent of the
money collected last year.
Barbed comments by Council
man Schade marked the proceed
ingS
He read a letter from the Ohio
| Municipal League secretary which
said the League did not take any
| positive position on the tax repea
situation, as a newspaper clipping
called to its attention, quoted Mr.
Vile as telling Council Mr. Schadt
said he felt personal reprimanc
should go to a person making such
misrepresentation.
Mr.. Vile said the story in the
Port Clinton Herald misquotec
him in saying he told Council the
League favored repeal of the tax
He declared he said the league
took no position on the matter, a.
an organization.
Il want to thank Charlie Mare
eek and AL Ochs and the Clintor
Corporation for the theater pas
| recently received" flashed
Schade, but can't use it. I'll pa,
my way. They can pick up th'
pass tonight or get it out of tn,
Wastebasket"
Atty Moon expressed amaze
ment at what he termed Schade'
"outburst." Deputy Auditor Eliza
beth Carter defended Schade, say
ing she wouldn't call it an "out
burst" She declared Schade as
member Of the finance committe,
was familiar with the city'S neet
for revenue.
Mr.. Marecek said the paymen
of the admissions tax, which tn
theater does not pass on to tn
customer but pays itself, repre-
: sents large portion of profit MI
r Vile said the city's repeal woul'
Y give film distributors concret
+ evidence the city really wants
theater.
! Il don't want to work a HARDSHIP
/ on anybody" said Petersen, "bu
/ the way | look at it this tax wa
! passed as an emergency, and W
. are in an emergency. We nee
t money for many things. There
S the garbage collection, for one
2 And I'd like to see our police off
D., GERS sent to school"
r Il don't see how we can ask tt
Continued on Page p
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15
Two Men To Attend
Gas Co. Banquets

Among those scheduled to at
tend the Ohio Fuel Gas campany's S
forthcoming Quarter Century Club
banquets are Ray S. Howerth, 500
c Street, Port Clinton, and Ben E.
Miller of Elmorey retired.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15
Port Clinton Becomes
Official Pest office
For EOD On April IS

Official change of Erie Ordnance Depos mailing address
from LaCarne o., to Port Clinton, o. becomes official Fri
day April 15 bringing to this city the recognition of being
official home base for army installation that
the nations key spots
1t will increase mail going through the local postoffice by
about onethrd estimated postmaster Verdi Won Thron
More manhours work by the present staff will be required
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15
Conference Held
At Camp Perry

A Pre-camp Conference for sum-
mer training was conducted at
Camp Perry Monday, April IL. The
purpose was to coordinate and COM
plete requirements of the various
National Guard and USAR com
ponents which will train at Camp
Perry this summer.
Representatives from the Ohio
National Guard, Pennsylvania Ma
tional Guard, USAR, 53rd A A A
Brigade, Headquarters Sec IN
Army and EOD were present.
The first unit will arrive at Camp
Perry June 18th with tle last
group departing on August 81.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15
e Year old Takes Easter
Hike While Police Search

six year-old, wearing black cowboy jacket and
boy hat trudged detemnedy along busy Routes and 1853
Sunday while streams of Easter traffic sped past and while
regular and special police securing the town for him.
Marvin Brenzo of Mr. and Mrs Myron Brenzo of us
Statest left home at 245 to go Webbs and buy pop
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15
Yacht Club Asks Action,
Pay Ordinance Passes, In
Busy Five Hour Session

In five hour session marked by frequent verbal fire
works, City Council Tuesday night:
Voted against repeating the admissions tax
Heard from delegation of p Port Clinton Yacht Club
members that suit for damages and action requiring
the city to do work relieve conditions attributed
to city eXcavatng is proposed.
Passed under suspension of rules legislation giving pay
increases to 33 city employees, retroactive to JAN L.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15
Bob-TaIes
By ROBERT w. REiDER


The Dan Griffins we're busy
moving into their new home on
Orchard-dr this week -.
An Ottawa countian is slated 70
get topnoteh Job with the iusn-
pike next fall!
=
Look for some experts on the
dance floor soon . +. a number of
couples are taking lessons at the
Yacht Club from Fred Astaire in
Structors
-
Sheppies beloved l8-year-oid pet
dog of fhe Earl BeucIer family
died Tuesday night -.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15

years, and before tlat had years
of experience in serving the pub
lie at their Adams Market in the
east end of town. Both are enthu-
siastic members of ottawa Bow
men; Leahbelle is a Pythian Sister
and Earl a T. of P. Their sons are
Duane Adams, Port Clinton, and
Robert Adams, Cleveland, and they
have four granddaughters and a
grandson.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15


OAK HARBOR CHANGES
Oak H.arbor joins Port Clinton
in becoming a Friday night town"
effective the first week in May. At
a meeting Monday night, merchants
voted to close Saturday nights and
stay open Friday nights as trial
through the summer months.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-15
Weather Is 1t Its Finest
For Easter Day Festiyity

if was fhe KIND or an Easter
Day that you dream about but
don't often get
Easter, 1855, will 90 down in the
memory of most Port Clintonites
as day of absolutely perfect EaS-
ter weather. Sunny, SO that the
brave new spring hats and the pas
tel colors in the attire of church
bound throngs looked all the fin
er. A little breeze, just enough to
ripple the orchids Or the carna-
tionS or the violetS or the roses
that adorned nearly every femin-
inc shoulder. Warm, SO the small
fry could hunt their Easter eggs
in outdoor hiding places without
the sign of coat on
Church attendance here broke
all records, pastors of the various
churches said, and every service
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21
Sensible KSENH

The present overall plan for improvement of the schools
of the county advanced by the Board of Education and its
superintendent of schools Willard l.. Hawkins, to be
sensible and complete And like the open manner in
which is being presented to Teacher groups and
any other groups who will listen and be persuaded
While there will be many citizens in the county who will
agree with the Board hundred percent there will be
those who be convinced that any progress needed
he convinced that what good for them is not good
enough for their grandchildren Most people like to know
what the program is going them individually and
county state and here again there complete ankness
SO it is gratifying to that the problem is placed
squarey before the people with punches pulled Utopan
scheme advocated promises given After thorough
Vey the superintendent feels that elementary schools
first consideration But in making that decision he doesn't
up the idea of those two audorums that are urgent
Iy needed to complete the two high school plants.
There attempt to make it appear that the financing
of such program be lightly regarded Every angle is
being studied
That where the people of this county really come into
the picture They should the responsibility of study
ing all the angles too, and be convinced along with the
perntendent that beer schools build better communities
We need adequate program Of education for every
child the county, and need the buildings in which this
program can be administered.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21
Daylight Time
Will Begin In
County Sunday
Spring Schedule For B. And
0. Also Effective, But On
Standard Time

Daylight saving time will 90 into
effect in Garrett county along with
the balance Of the state Of Mary
land and most of the east, on Sun
day morning, April y, at , o'clock.
At about the same time, the
spring schedule for Baltimore and
Ohio passenger trains will 90 into
effect. but trains will remain on
standard time. The schedule is eff
fcctivc there at 1901 a. m.
For the first time clocks in the
court house and homes of Oakland
will coincide. In previous years the
county offices have remained on
standard time while the Oakland
City Council has proclaimed day
light time
Daylight time will remain in eff
feet until the latter part of Sep
TENDER.
The spring train schedule shows
little change from the present set
up No. % will run % minutes
earlier. No. "a will run five min
utcs earlier and No. will run
minutes later. Trains are listed at
standard time.