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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
new PHONE BOOK BIGGEST YET

The biggest telephone directory
in the history of the Northern
Ohio Telephone Co. here was mail
ed out to families in Port Clinton,
Oak Harbor, Kelleys Island, Mar
blehead, Lakeside, Put-in-Bay, Mid
die Bass and North Bass this week.
1t has 6,782 listings, with 1880
of those phones in Port Clinton
alone. And since the directory
went to press in May that number
has been increased to 6,855 phones
for the six exchanges. Port Clin-
ton alone has added 80 new phones
since May.
In today's News. is a listing of
new subscribers .ph mes and
changes over directory lisfings.
Phone officials urge you to eut
them out and add to your new
phone book.
All exchanges have "interlock.
ed" listings in the 1855 directory
There is no special section for Oak
Harbor listings-they are incor
porated alphabetically with phones
from the five other exchanges
Port Clinton, Kelleys Island, Mar
blehead, Lakeside, Put-in-Bay, Mid
die Bass, North Bass.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
$925,OOO School Bond
Issue Goes On Ballot

Port Clinton voters will be asked to support 1925 600
school bond issue the November ballot.
This the definite figure reached by the Board of Edu
cation at it's adjourned June session last Thursday night
Passage of the formal resolution to that effect is deferred
until July II when another special Board meeting called
The resolution must be filed with the county auditor by
July 81.
The construction program will be that outlined at the
boards original recommendations building of eemen-
tary school the site south of the athletic field remodel
ing of the present high school building for industrial
shops and cafeteria additions; improvement of lighting at
the athletic field and the east building.
Construction would get underway next year and the
school building with cassroOms for children in Kindergarten
through sixth grade would be ready for the 1857 school
year.
$4,000 increase in the Boards original recommendation
the bond issue decided necessary when officials go
ing the figures for ste equipment and construction of
will be needed for site Improvement.
Average miage will be three and half mills, said super
ntendent D. D. SIMS and this will decrease the school
districts assessed valuation increases.
Sale of Erie Gardens homes to private individuals should
bring increase in the tax duplicate The has
been paying about $4,000 annually for school operating COSTS
in lieu of taxes.
23-year period will be certified in the sale of the bonds
Equipment bonds 10 years. site bonds 80 years. and
building bonds rs Three hours of exhaustive discus
sion with Architect Chet Shvey preceded the Boards de-
cson the 1925 900 figure Copies of the necessary
luton FORMS supplied by Cleveland legal firm studied
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
Child Is Bulbar
Polio Suspect

A suspect case of bulbar polio
was transferred from Magruder
hospital Monday to Contagious Di-
sease hospital in Toledo.
THE child is seven year old Trula
Ward, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mason Ward who live at Gypsum,
coming here three months ago
from Virginia. The child had not
had Salk anti-polio vaccine, the at
tending physictN& said.
Ill since a week ago Tuesday, the
child was brought to the hospital
Sunday and seen then for the first
time by a doctor. Transfer was
made by Neidecker ambulance
Monday afternoon. Diagnosis has
not been officially made by To-
ledO hospital authorities.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
Johnny Dziak's
"Car'' Arrives

Johnny Dziak. Magruder hos
pitfalls longtime patient. will ceIe-
brate his 53rd birthday Friday by
proudly travelling hospital corri-
dors and lawn in his new motorized
Car"
The batfery-operated vehicle, 26
inches wide and So inches long,
was bought for him through a
campaign insfisafed by Richard
Hees and John RompiIIa, and spon.
sored by the Ladies Aid of ST.
Mary's Greek church at Marble.
head. More than fhe S479 fhe
equipment cost poured in, as fhe
public learned of the campaign.
Purchase Of special equipment, so
Johnny can get out of bed into his
car alone. is planned.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
HENDRIX Gets
YOUNG BURGLAR

The alertneSs of Police officer
Loren Hendrix Monday night solved
a burglary at Janet's Spaghetti
House, before proprietors knew
the deed had been committed.
Booker Junior Wright, 16, of
Elkhorn, KY, confessed to Officer
Hendrix that he had burglarized
the Route 2 E eating place, short
time before the officer picked him
up on suspicion on Jefferson-st, at
11:30 pm.
He was carrying a % cal. re-
volver. In his pockets we're $95 in
bills and a return bus ticket to
Elkhorn. He gained admission, he
told the Officer, by breaking a
window.
After booking Wright at county
jail, sheriff Merlan Budd and Off
Ger Hendrix visited the Spaghetti
House and found the broken Win
dow. Mrs. Janet Cribs, proprietor,
was called and a check revealed
the cash register was about 500
short.
Officer Hendrix, with two MP's,
was in the cruiser On stolen car
check when he saw the youth near
the alley behind the Ohio Edison
Building. Suspicious aroused by
the youths vague answers, Officer
Hendrix told him to get in the
cruiser and he'd take him to his
home, which he claimed was
somewhere on Madison-st". AS the
youth edged away, the officer re
strained him, and felt the gun butt
Il might as we'll tell you the
the TRUTH" the youth said as they
neared the county jail, and re
counted the robbery in detail.
He said he didn't bother" with
rolls of coins he saw at the eating
place, and officials found the silver
untouched. He Said he had beer
around Port Clinton since Decem
ber, living in trailer near ChriSty
Chapel Road.
He will be taken before Judge
P. w. Gulau.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
DEPUTY FINDS
MISSING BOY

A statewide alert for a Ia year
old rural Oak Harbor boy, missing
from home since Friday morning,
was cancelled Monday noon after
deputy James Ellenberger located
him at the boat dock here.
The boy was Dennis Below, IA
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Below, Oak Harbor Route 2. He
was reported missing Friday night,
when he failed to r/turn home
after leaving on his bicycle about
8 am. The statewide alert was put
out Saturday morning by the
sheriff's department.
The boy first gave the deputy
another name when questioned at
the dock Monday morning, and
said he lived in Port Clinton. The
deputy kept him under observation
for an hour, following him as he
rode out Fremont Road on his BIZ
cycle. A second questioning
brought admission he was the miss
ing youth. The lad said he had
stayed with two families on Route
l63 E Friday, Saturday and Sun
day nights, sleeping on porches
! part of the time.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
$4,000 Construction
LIN Building Permits

Two more new homes and ga.
rage are listed in building permits
at the city auditors office this
week.
Earl Gardner will build a brick
and stone residence, estimated cost
$21, 600 on Lot 10 of the Putnam
addition. Chancie King, 172 E.
Loop, was given a permit to build
a new home, 34 r 81, and car
port, 122 "a, on lots 77-78 in the
Lenke addition at estimated cost
of $4,000.
In a permit given Richard Alex
ander, lis Walnut-st 70 construct
frame garage at estimated cost
OF 1000 on Block 5, Lot 10, Lake
view, an easement from Joseph
Engler and florence Engler per
mitting building one foot from iot
line was filed.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
TRAFFIC FINES
ON NEW SYSTEM

A new system of handling traffic
fines will go into effect soon. and
the So ticket you get for violations
could cost you total of $11.20 if
you fail TO appear within II hours.
Municipal court will take over
handling of traffic fines when the
coclifieation goes into effect this
fall. The ST meter violation pay
ment will be considered as bond.
The So fine, usually assessed for
more serious traffic violations.
will also be considered as a bond
if paid within II hours. But after
that time. citation will be issued
for the vioIator, who then must be
tried in Municipal Court. If found
guilty, court costs of $500 will be
added TO the regular fine.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
GEORGE {. MOHN RETIRES AS
EDISON co. MANAGER AUG. |

Luther F. Heiserman, superin-
tendent of accounting, credits and
collections for Ohio Edison Com
pany'S Bay Division, with head
quarters in Sandusky, has been
named to succeed George E. Mohn
as manager of the Colnpany's Port
Clinton district, effective on Au-
gust l. Mr.. Mohn is retiring from
service under the Company's pen
sion plan because of i'll health.
Announcement of the change
was made today by J. A. Stroller,
vice president and Public Service
division manager of Ohio Edison,
who is in charge of operations in
the areas concerned.
Mr.. HeiSerman has held his pres
ent position in Sandusky since May
|, 1850. Prior to that time he was
office manager in the same loca-
ton. He has been a resident of
Sandusky for Is years, and has
OCCH Wllll OiilO LuloOii diiu " cue
cessor companies for "a years. Six
of those years were spent in Port
Clinton as chief clerk of that di-
vision for The Ohio Public Service
Company.
Following schooling at Baltic,
Ohio, and Tri-State Business Uni
versity in Toledo, he was employed
in various capacities by the North
western Ohio Railway and Power
| Company In 1924 he joined The
Ohio Public Service Company, in
Port Clinton, and moved to Sam
dusky in 1880 as office manager.
In his 25 years in Sandusky, Mr..
Heiserman has been active in COM
munity and civic affairs. He served
as a director of the Erie County
Red Cross, is member of Plum
Brook Country Club, American
Legion, Vice President Chamber of
Continued on Page q
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
Stolen Car Wrecked
In Hudson, Mich.

A 1858 Chrysler sedan owned by
Herald editor Walter Krupp was
stolen from in front of his news
paper office Monday night be-
tween $50 and 8:45 am. Keys
were in the car, police report said.
Hudson, Mich, police notified
the local department at 2:52 pm.
Tuesday that the car was aban-
doned there, extensively damaged
after having hit a tree. The crash
was believed to have happened at
2 am, a woman who lived near
the accident scene told Hudson po-
lice, but she made no report to
them till 7 am. She said voices
indicated a man, woman and child
were in the car at the time of the
accident. Hudson police said a
check of hospitals and doctors in
that area gave no leads on anyone
having been treated from accident
injuries.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
UHLMAN'S STORE
HAS OPENING IN
new LOCATION

With Fred w. Uhlman cutting
the ribbon, Mayor Harold Jeremy
representing the City in a brief
talk, and the retail merchants dl-
vision of the Chamber of Com
merce extending the community's
congratulations, the beautiful new
MadiSon-st location of Uhlman's
formally opened Thursday morning
at 9.
Formerly located on w. Second
st, Uhlman'S new store is at 116
Madison in the rooms occupied for
many years by Sorensen's Market.
A new store front and interior ap-
pointments of outstanding beauty
make the business place real as
set to the community.
Three days of Grand Opening,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
are arranged by Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Crawford. Roses go to the first 500
visitors. In every department, dry
goods, notions, and ready-to-weal
for children, misses and ladies
spectacular bargains celebrate the
opening.
The Crawfords' came here from
Chillicothe two years ago, three
years after Mr.. Uhlman opened ;
Port Clinton unit in his chain OF
80 stores, He has been in merchan
dising for SO years, a record out
standing in Ohio.
Sparkling in color, the store in
terror combines beauty with mod
ern efficiency. One wall is yellow
one pink aod two are aqua. Floor!
are in pink and gray. Furnishing!
in blonde wood and wall displa.
inches augment the attractiveness
Joining Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford
in inviting the community to visi
the new store are staff member
Lucy Bodenstein, Betty Chambers
Sally Dewitt, Marilyn Fielder, Dar
lene Jackson, Paul Enderle an
Ronnie Strouse.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01

The Smiths lost out to the Mil
lers, numerically speaking, this
year. There are SO Miller phones
listed, and SO Smiths. Jones fam
lilies account for IL.
This year a directory is a graph
ic illustration of what manager J.
E. Peltier terms the fastest grow
ing" exchange he has ever saw.
In 1850 there were 4,548 phones
serviced by the local office; in
1854, GAIL. Number of phones in
Port Clinton Clinton alone have
increased 1920 since 1850.
The directory carries a full page
warning to party line users, citing
Ohio laws. A two-year calendar is
another feature.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01

no appeal on his mandamuS action
when appeal deadine came, Solici-
tor WILDER said the City is now
free to "go ahead and do anything
you want"
The mayor conferred with the
Solicitor Wednesday and was told
he cannot make promotional ap-
pointment to the chiefs position
without an examination. William
Robel, who was high of two police
officers taking the captains exam
in April, has served as head of the
department since May /. His tech
nical rank and his salary is that of
Captain, but he has been fulfilling
all the duties of chief.
The examination must be an
open one, the Solicitor told the
Mayor. After it is taken, the Com
mission then will certify to the
Mayor the name of the man high.
est in the exam.
New Contrdct
The Ohio Edison Co. wants fc
terminate its contract with the
city of Port Clinton when the pres
emf contract expires Oct. I, 1855.
A letter from the company gave
Council official notification of it.
intent, in accordance with a con
tract stipUlating that either party i.
TO notify fhe other of desired ter
mination within o0-days of expira
tion date. Specifically mentionec
was the street lighting contract be
tween the city and the company.
RobeI Reports
Five special police were on dut,
Continued on Page. q
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
WATER RUSTY?
HERE is WHY

In case you find your water is a
little rusty for short time, here's
the reason why.
Acting on advice of engineers,
street department workers are
thoroughly flushing all the city
sewers so the muck and debris can
be cleaned out while the newly
acquired marsh pump is in opera
ton, and before the new perma-
nent pumps at the sewage treat
ment plant go into operation. Open
ing of hydrants for use of the fire
hose used to flush the sewers may
cause a temporary rust condition
in water supply of some areas,
safety service director Walter
Wagner said. Work was expected
to start Wednesday.
One 18-inch pipe on Fulton-st
repeatedly had 10 inches Of muc
in it.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
306 Enrolled In
Swimming Classes

A total of 1896 children and
adults have been enrolled for the
Red Cross swimming classes which
got underway Monday at City Park
with Clair Dunn heading as en-
thusiastic group of volunteer
workers as ever took over fine
project.
Morning classes have 158 en-
rolled, afternoon classes 1863, and
evening have rs. A special meeting
was called for this Thursday at
7:30 at City Park to decide on ad-
vanced swimming classes and any
body interested in junior or senior
lifesaving is urged to attend.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
Local Firm Gets
Memorial Contract

The Persely and Riehl Manufac-
turing Co., of Port Clinton has
been awarded the contract for re-
inforcing and refurbishing the iron
work on the elevator shaft at the
Perry's International Peace Me-
mortal, National Monument, at
Put-in-Bay. The work will start
September Is and will be com
pleted within ninety days.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
Ottawa Co. Farmers
Oppose Wheat Quot

Ottawa County Farmers opposed
the wheat marketing quota refer
endum by 56 to As vote in Satur-
days referendum, Otto A. Ker-
stem, chairman of the Ottawa Coun-
ty ASC Committee, announced.
A total of 101 votes were cast,
he said. The final count of So op-
posed and as in favor of marketing
quota is the unofficial report. Over
$4,000 farmers throughout the ma
ton took part. By 771s percent
majority, they voted to continue
next year marketing quotas design
ed to hold wheat production at
roughly 80 percent below postwar
peaks.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
Suit Against Officers
Cites 1915 Ordinance

lice officers. Miners attOrnieS are
Young and Young of Norwalk.
A liability protection was taken
out by the city after the MINER
suit was filed last May, but there
was none in force at that time. The
city was not named in the suit.
Miners petition charges that
the two officers "maliciously as
saulted, struck and beat" him
with a "club and sling-shot com.
monty called a black jack" His
petition claims he was struck about
the face and head, severly cut and
bruised and suffered permanent in.
jury. 1t claims that he became sick
and unconscious, bled from the
mouth and forehead and that
bleeding was continuous for two
weeks; and that his hearing which
had previously been impaired was
permanently damaged.
In their answer to Miners peti.
ton, the two officers said they had
arrested him for committing a
nuisance and that they used nc
more force than was necessary
The episode in question occurred
Feb. %, about 12:45 am. MINER
was cited to Municipal Court on
charges of being drunk and dis,
orderly, and resisting an officer
On March 5, 1854, MINER was
found not guilty of resisting an
officer, but was found guilty Of
being drunk and disorderly. He
was fined $35 and costs.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
POLICE CHIEF EXAM PLANNED
Firm Calls Damage
can Act Of Cod

An Fact of God" and not neg
Iigence on the part ss< the Old
field Co., which did the sewer
installation phase Of the new
sewage plant work. was respon-
sibie for damage done TO many
local homes during torrential
May rains.
That was the statement made
by the oldfieId firms insurance
company, in refusing TO allow
the damage claims which several
homeowners had filed with the
city, and which were turned over
TO the oldfieId concern. City Of
ficiaIs charged that the oldfieId
company had blocked an east-end
sewer, and was responsible for
the damage when water flooded
easements.
Council instructed Safety Serv-
ice director Walter Wagener TO
confer with solicitor Adair Will
ber on the matter.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
vFW PLANS BIG
HOLIDAY DOINCS
AT MARbLEHEAD

A three-day celebration at Mar
blehead James Park, sponsored by
the VFW Post No. 1872 there, will
be one of this areas outstandig
attractions for the long holiday
weekend.
With proceeds of the Independ-
ence celebration earmarked for its
building fund, the Marblehead
Post has planned three big days
of celebration climaxed by fire
works display Monday night. Coch-
rams Majcrettes will be featured
attraction.
Rides, amusements, and varied
entertainment will provide diver
sion for visitors, with dancing
under the stars nightly to music
of Polka Dots and Polka Aces.
Starting at 10 am. Monday, fast
moving program of games and con-
tests, with emphasis on entertain
ment of the children, will be put
on by VIEW members. Cleveland
boxers will be on hand for some
fast-paced ring bouts. Daytime
aerial bombs will precede the fire
works at night when lavish dis
play of ground pieces is included.
Post members have been dOnat-
ing their time to construct new
restrooms at the park and they
are expected to be finished by the
holiday celebration. The Marble.
head Post now has an all-time high
membership mark.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
CONT DONATES
BOAT AND Chair

Sam Cont, Lakecraft Welding
Co., has offered to donate to the
city of Port Clinton a lifesaving
boat and a tower chair for life
guard use at City Beach, safety
service director Walter Wagner
told Council Tuesday night.
The equipment will be available
for use at the Red Cross water
safety program, and the city will
be responsible for its maintenance.
A cement block foundation will be
installed for the siX-foot chair,
which will be topped by an UNI
brella. Council expressed apprecia
ton for the generous gift.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
Sally kiInler
To Teach Here

Sally Kilmer. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. L. O. Kilmer of Oak Har-
bor. becomes new vocal music
teacher in Port Clinton schools this
fall.
Miss Kilmer, a 1855 graduate of
Bowling Green State University,
was hired by the Board of Educa-
ton at its Thursday night session.
She replaces Virginia Miller, who
is returning to Pennsylvania.
Vacancies in the commercial de-
partment and third grades still are
untitled.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
History Repeats
For Genoa Chapter

Only twice has the state of
Ohio been represented among
national officers of the Future
Business Leaders Of America,
and both times the girl has come
from clay-Cenoa school chapter.
Judy Holcombe, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ty HoIcombe, Ce-
noa, was elected treasurer at
the national convention in Chi
easo June 12-l4. In 1949 Jo-
anne Gross (Brown) of Clay
Genoa chapter held that office.
Judy was in competition with
contestants from Louisiana and
Texas for her national office.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01

A 40.year-oId ordinance, passed
when Port ciinton's police depart
ment was first set up, will be a
key point of law in the $4,000
damage suit which lowell K. Min
ier of All Jackson Drive filed in
May, 1854, against Police Officers
Loren Hendrix and William Keesor.
MINER, claiming he was mali
ciously assaulted, beat and struck"
by the two officers when they ar
rested him Feb. %, 1854 on a
drunk and disorderly charge, seeks
$4,000 compensatory and $4,000
punitive damages from the two
men.
His defense claims that Keesor
and Hendricks were not duly con-
stituted officers" of the Port Clin-
ton police department because they
were not bonded as an ordinance
of Dec. 27, 1915, orders.
AT that time, the department
consisted of one policeman and
one night watchman. Bond of $500
was stipulated. 1t has never been
specifically repealed, but has been
supplanted by some 13 later ordi-
nances covering the police depart
ment set-up.
Jury Trial
The damage suit will be heard
by a jury before Common Pleas
Judge Tom D. Stahl, starting at
am. July 18th. Solicitor Adair
WILDER will represent the two po-
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
Rev. Reese Returns
To Trinity M. E.

The Rev. Paul o. Reese, who
came here from Cadiz last July to
succeed the Rev. L. G. Miller as
pastor of Trinity Methodist church,
was returned to the local pastorate
at the Northeast Ohio Conference
sessions in Lakeside Sunday.
A Port Clinton native, Russell F.
Druckenmiller, was ordained as
deacon in the Methodist church i'm
pressive services at the Conference.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
Know Your Public
BY WILLIS g. MIScH
Zone of a SerieS)

GLENN DIERINGER, whose home
originally was Celina but who later
went to Dayton, came to this COM
munity as mess sergeant at Erie
Proving Grounds hospital in 1941.
Liked it so well he decided this
was going to be home. He and wife
Mary opened the Alteration Shop
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
BUYS BUILDING

Sale of the Preis building on
Madison-st to Philip Wasserstrom,
of Philips Jewelry, was completed
Wednesday through the Bolte
Realty Co.
The building, housing Eddie's
Superette and three upstairs apart.
ments, was owned by Sam Preis.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-07-01
BULLETIN

BULLETIN
A 15.year-old Catawba girl
failed TO return home after 60
ing skating with boy Wednes-
day night, and her father enlisted
aid Of the sheriffs department at
$3.50 am. Thursday The girl was
to be home at II pm. Wednes-
day. The boy, who declared he
had taken her home, was TO be
questioned.