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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
Silver Dollars Lead To Quick
Apprehension In Store Robbery

Seven silver dollars were part of
the loot taken in an early Sunday
break-in of Marks Market, Fremont
Road, and two of them, plus some
good police work, led to the arrest
and subsequent confession of a
Port Clintonite and a visiting serv-
ice man within ID hours of the
robbery.
Richard Gittinger, 20, 723-D-st,
and Cpl. Clifford R. Wilson, 19,
188th Air Borne Infantry, Fort
Campbell, KY, were arrested by
Police officer William L. Keesor at
the Clinton Theater, after assistant
manager Elmer Pigney notified po-
lice at $50 pm that two men had
proffered silver dollars for theater
admission. All places open Sunday
had been alerted to be on the look
out for silver dollars.
Taken TO the station for investi-
CATION, the two men confessed to
Officer Keesor half an hour later,
and signed statements. They plead
ed guilty to petty larceny in NUM-
cipal Court Monday. Judge Don
Wargowsky sentenced them to &C
days in county Jail, but suspended
the sentence on condition: (D i'm
mediate restitution of the value OF
the goods, approximately $54; e,
payment of $40 for damage to the
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
HUNTING Good,
TEN "RELEASE
DUCKS" BACCED

Duck hunting season opened
Tuesday morning and Ottawa Co.
marshes were busy places. Hunting
is the best in 10 years. said r.
Allen Clemens, president of the
Ohio Waterfowl Association which
in June released $500 baby duck
linss as part Of trial experiment.
Mr.. Clemons said at noon We'd
nesday that he had heard of about
10 of the release-program duck
lings already shot. Hunters had
little trouble in getting their limit
of four ducks on the opening days
of hunting.
Whether the duckling release
program will get federal sanction
is still problematical, said Mr..
Clemons. Game wardens visited q
number of local marshes, it was
reported, but no charges of "baited
marshes" had been reported so far.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21

Market front door, broken in the
entry; (3) good behaviour for two
years; az monthly reporting to
Municipal Court. They were order
ed to pay court costs.
Proprietor Lloyd Marx discover
ed the robbery at 9 am. and mott
fled police. The silver dollars, saw
ed for the Marks daughter, was
the only money in the cash regis
ter. Stolen items included a case
of beer, several bottles of wine,
eight cartons of cigarettes, a box
of cigars, a ham, and a number of
individually wrapped packages of
cold cuts, hamburg, bacon, and
wieners in addition to the money
The items except the money were
recovered by officer Keesor at the
Gittinger home.
The men said they traiIed the
police cruiser Saturday night until
the officer returned to the station
after making an arrest on Perry
st shortly after midnight. Their
they went to the Market. Outside
lights were extinguished as protec
ton, they said.
Five of the silver dollars hac
been passed in Oak Harbor before
the men went to the show, they
said.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
COUPLE HURT IN
SUNDAY CRASH

DEWITT Sizemore, 10, of 102 In
dustry-st, Pittsburgh, Pa, was
charged with reckless operation
following a 7:30 pm. accident Sun
day at Ash and Perry-st in which
Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Jenkins of Rt.
/ we're injured and their car was
wrecked. Mr.. Sizemore escaped in
jury and the front end of his car
was damaged.
He was fined $50 and costs in
Municipal Court Monday, with sos
suspended, and his driving rights
in Ohio suspended for one year
Mr.. and Mrs. Jenkins, taken to Ma
gruder hospital in a Neidecker am
bulance, were treated for face cuts
and then released.
Several minor accidents wenz
investigated by police. Cars driven
by Mrs. Robert Phillips, 424 E. Sec
ond-st, and Robert Kennedy, 4O6 E
Sixth-st, collided on E. Seconds
Friday at 4:59 pm. when the Ken
nelly car pulled from parking
space, hitting the right front fen
der of the Phillips car.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
Police Plan
New Projects

Special police, who have been
doing an outstanding job in aiding
in traffic control at football games,
came in for high commentator to-
day from Captain William Robel.
The Auxiliary Police will aid in
several forthcoming projects plan
ned in the department. Safety
checks on local autos will be
stressed. Bicycles also are in line
for safety checks, and this will be
done as soon as time permits, pos
sibly after the first of the year
when time for new bike licenses
comes up.
Friday night meter checking
emphasized the past three weeks
has resulted in 130 tickets fol
meter violations. Many people
seem unaware that PIG of the pres
ent meters will take two nickels
or 10 pennies, permitting two hours
parking. Ten of the meters, the
'redheads" on North Madisontst
provide four hour parking. The
one Miller meter, in front of the
American bank, also a 2-hour met
er, is at present the only meter ir
town that will take a dime as wei
as pennies and nickelS.
But five other Miller meters are
being installed on a three-montf
trial basis, Captain Robel said, ant
will be spotted about town.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
BIeachers Sway,
Fans Moved Off

Loaded with packed-in football
fans. bleachers on the south side
of Oak Harbor's football field
started to shift near half-time of
Fridays nights Port Clinton game,
and some 400 persons were advised
to vacate.
Superintendent R. c. Waters
said Printy Arthur, Port Clinton
high school faculty member, first
noticed the blealhers were buck.
ling in the soft earth. An an
nouncement over the public address
system notified spectators of the
danger. Two special police officers
Walter Lykens and Ralph Peters
did outstanding work in handling
the situation which could have
caused serious problem.
Some spectators returned to the
bleachers before the game ended
standing up on the lower planks
Mr.. Waters said the Oak Harbol
Board of Education plans to re
move the top section of the bleach
ers and reset them. Paid attend
ance at Fridays game was big
2,7O0.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
Band Say Musical
Tag Day Thanks

Generous Port Clintonites con-
tributed $756.26 to the high school
music department Saturday in the
annual Tag Day. 1t was second
biggest sum collected in Tag Day
history.
The sum was exceeded only by
the year in which concerted cam
paign for new band uniforms was
being put on, said Music Mothers
sponsors of Tag Day. Proceeds &c
toward the many music department
necessities and into sinking FUND
being built up for future expenses
In appreciation and gratitude fol
the fine support, the band will pre-
sent a short concert in the busines:
section at 7 pm. Friday before the
Mansfield game, weather permit
ting.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
Lions Club To
Sell Light Bulbs

The Port Clinton Lions Club will
sponsor its second annual light
bulb sale on November 4th and
5th. Light for Sight" will be the
general theme as the Lions Club
members sell bags of light bulbs
with all proceeds going for its
community activities. Primary a.
mong these is the Eye Research
Project which has aided many in
the county during the past year.
Harold Raymond is chairman for
the sale which opens Nov. 4th. The
bulbs will be sold in bags identi-
fled by the Lions Club insignia,
each bag a So value assortment of
household type bulbs.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
HIGH SCHOOL TO
Benefit BY NEW
GRADE BUILDING

Overcrowded conditions in Port
Clinton High School definitely will
be relieved by construction of a
new elementary school building,
Superintendent ID. d. Sims and
Board President William L. Moon
said this week in discussing the
1925, 900 bond issue for school eX-
panSion which faces voters of the
Port Clinton City School District
on Tuesday, November 8.
With completion of the proposed
20 to "a room West elementary
building, it will be possible to
transfer nearly 400 pupils from the
present central elementary build
ing and thus free approximately 9
classrooms for high school school
and Junior high use, Supt. Sims
said. And when the new building
is completed, all kindergarten
classes, now being held in rented
rooms, will be housed in the Cen
tral and West elementary build
ingS.
Long-range plans of the Board
of Education call for construction
of another elementary building in
the East section in 1860 and with
the completion of this second ele-
mentary building, all of the schools
present centrally-located facilities
will be available for use by grades
to IL, with the present elemen
tary building serving as junior
high school.
Members of the Board of Educa
ton first considered building &
new high school but preliminary
estimates showed it would cost
nearly $1,500,OOO to build anc
equip high school building large
enough to accommodate the 1000
or more high school students ex
pected within the next five years
Since this is $400,000 more thar
can be raised by taxation at The
present time, the Board formulatet
plan which calls for construction
of new elementary building il
the West section and additions t
the present high school which will
provide adequate shop and me
chanical drawing space, musi,
rooms, and a cafeteria, Mr.. Moor
said.
In explaining why a high schoo
cannot be built at this time, Mr.
i Moon pointed out that the maxi
mum Indebtedness any school dis
trict may incur under Ohio Law
cannot exceed 9 per cent. of it
tax valuation, minus any indebted
ness from previous bond issues. o.
the basis of the districts preSen
tax valuation of 100000 an,
bonded Indebtedness of 100000
total of only $1,095,000 could b
raised at this time.
Approval of the bond issue b.
the voters of the Port Clintol
School District will make it po,
sible to provide the children O
the district with the necessary edl
cational facilities, Mr.. Moon sale
However, if the bond issue shoul
fail, it will be necessary to resol
to halliday sessions, never a sati
factory arrangement from an edl
cational viewpoint.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21

CHILDREN PLAYING WITH MATCHES
CAUSE $4,000 BLAZE AT LIANN'S

Two small children played with
matches in barn on the Liam
Fruit Farm Saturday, and as re-
suit of the $4,000 blaze which re-
suited, Fire Prevention Week in
the Port Clinton area had disas-
trous finale.
The frame barn was raZed and
its contents lost They included 300
bales of hay, manure spreader, a
carload of bushel cardboard con-
tainers, and two carloads of buShel
baskets.
The small boy and girl told Chief
Walter Miller they had lit a fire in
the barn, and thought they had
completely eXtinguished it before
they went in a nearby house to
watch television. They came out
doors to find the structure in
flames. Running to the packing
house, they notified Mr.. Liam.
Two pieces of equipment from
the Port Clinton department battled
the blaze for two hours. The barn,
used for storage purposes at the
busy fruit farm, is at the west end
of the property. Lack of water, a
strong wind, and the fact that the
blaze had gained big headway
were discouraging factors.
Identify Demons
Two of last weeks daily "Fire
Demons" went unidentified, but
four SIS prizes, given by local in.
surance companies to publicize Fire
Prevention Week, were claimed.
Adolph Miller, who served as
Fire Demon" Monday and again
Wednesday, was never identified
Carole Becker and Ann Eurenius
spotted Charles Dewitt Tuesday
Agnes Schiewe spotted red-tie
wearing Charles Williamson as
Thursdays Demon. Mayor Harold
Jeremy went unquestioned till 4:3C
as Fridays Demon, despite a visit
at Standard Products. Saturday
! had two Fire Demons, Eddie Kole
sar, who was identified by small
Cindy DavidS; and Carl Becker
who went unquestioned.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
TEWERS BACKS
APPOINTMENT OF
R0BEL AS CHIEF

A Democratic candidate for the
office of Mayor of Port Clinton to-
day commended Republican Mayor
Harold Jeremy on his appointment
of Captain William Robel as chief
of Port Clinton police department
effective May 16, 1856 when Robel
will have completed a year in the
captaincy.
'I'd like to congratulate Mayor
Jeremy on his appointment of Cap
tain Robel as Chief" said state
ment from Mr.. Tewers. "As far
as l am concerned, the appoint
ment could well have become effec-
tive as of right now"
Mayor Jeremy had expressed a
hope that either Democrat Tewers
or Republican Carl Becker who
will succeed him as Mayor, would
60 along with the appointment of
Robel, which Civil Service says
cannot become effective until next
May when Jeremy will be out of
office.
81 can assure Mayor Jeremy that
if elected l will certainly make no
change in the appointment" said
Mr.. Tewers. He added that he felt
Robel's good work in the captaincy
these past six months has well
qualified him for the Chiefs rat
ing.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
$4,000 SUIT
FILED IN 1858
TRAFFIC DEATH

Suit for 100000 was filed in Ot-
tawa-co common pleas court Oct.
13 against the White Star Trucking
Co. by David G. Howell, Jackson-co
administrator of the estate of
Harold Riffett who was killed Oct.
18, 1858 in an accident on State
Highway 2, three-tenths of a mile
east of the Port Clinton City limits.
Employed at the Cooper Buick
Co. at the time of his death, Mr..
Riffett left his wife and eight
minor children. A daughter was
born two months later. The petit
ton charges carelesSness and neg
ligence, claiming the truck driver
was across the center of the high
way, failed to have control, illegal
ly failed to yield right-of-way, fail
ed to give warning by horn or
otherwise, and carelessly operated
the truck without sufficient brakes.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
LUCKY JORDANS
HAVE REUNION

Together for their 10th annual
reunion, the Lucky Jordans"
a group of men who served to-
gether in the Coast Guards at Sault
st Marie in World War II are
having wonderful time at Rock
Ledge this week. Wives are with
them for vacation reunion that
began last Friday and will end
Sunday.
Don Bredehoft is local member
of the group, and other Lucky Jor-
dams here are Tommy Heinrich, Gin
cinnati, former Yankees baseball
star; his brother, Art, Canton; John
Patton, River Rouge; Carlos DeRen
ma, Cincinnati; Herman Miller, Bay
City; AL Sotak, Inkster; Harold
Hensterbeck, Dearborn; Lowell
O'Connor, Fond Du Lac, Wis; anC
William Mayko, Canton. Steve Sea
furi, Detroit, is cook for the re
union.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21

Newlyweds Dorrell and Ruth
Marie Dick Druyor, who were mar
ried Saturday at two in the Church
of the Redeemer in Milwaukee, are
at home in the groom'S State-St
residence.
The blinded war hero and his
sightless bride came home Sunday
night with Mr.. and Mrs. William
Sullivan and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Ridley, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Druyor, Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Burke and daughter, Betty Joy
Williams, Mrs. H. l.. Myers and
Karen, Mrs. Frances Rist, Mrs. Jen-
ME Druyor and Mrs. Nora Noll who
were local guests at the wedding.
Ruth is quickly learning her way
about the home already so familiar
to Dorrell.
Ruth's winter white wedding
dress was of embossed brocade
and her hat and slippers were blue
She carried blue-rimmed orchid
on a lace covered Bible. Her at
tendant wore fuchsia lace and net
with matching accessories, and
carried a bouquet of tiny pink
carnations.
Bootus and Aura, the couples
Seeing Eye dogs, didn't like the
organ music or the crowded church
apparently, and neither went tc
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21

simplify depot operations through
out the year, said the announce
ment made by Col. John M. Phil
lips, commanding officer 1t is con-
sidered a more efficient method to
handle the present work load.
At present, shop and technical
workers report at 7 am. and go
home at 3:45 pm. Office workers,
who represent roughly a fifth of
the Depot's total employees, work
from 7:30 am. to Ais pm.
Under the new plan, all workers
on the Depot regardless of situa-
ton will work from 7:30 am. to
Ais pm. Monday through Friday.
Car pools" can be more advan-
tageouSly arranged from various
neighborhoodS as a result of the
one-shift system. The personnel of
flee will aid wherever needed in
any regrouping plans a spokesman
for the Depot said.
An approximate 1000 cars OF
workers are parked at the Depot
daily at present. While the one
time ingress and egress of all cars
may provide a traffic problem at
first, post officials feel it will be
capably solved.
WeSt7bound traffic will use the
west gate in leaving the Depot.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
School l-Skippers
Apprehended Here

Five youths, four from Mansfield
and one from Bucyrus, played
hooky from school Tuesday to come
to the Catawba cottage of a rela-
tive and were picked up by police
Captain William Robel and officer
William KeeSor at noon after local
school pupils reported being pelted
with apples thrown from a car on
MadiSon-St.
Mansfield police were notified
and the boys parents ordered them
to come home. Ages ranged from
Is to II. The Mansfield boys were
from Mansfield High and not Mans
field Madison which plays here
Friday night.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
Bob Gets Deer.
And Sprained Ankle

Bob LaNier, Ottawa Bowman
member, got his deer during the
bow-and-arrow hunting expedi-
fion in Michigan from which he
and Mrs. LaNier returned Sun
day night. But he got something
he hadn't planned on - sprain-
ed ankle.
The injury was suffered as he
shot the deer, a l04 pound doe.
The LaNiers stayed week long,
er than other members of the
Bowrlnen, who h d returned
home previously with two other
deer. Bob got the deer using a
new bow, having broken his
other one.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
Denns Schedule
Special Meeting

A meet Your Democratic Candi-
dates" program is set for next
Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 at Erie
Gardens Community House.
All Democratic candidates will
be present and the public is cor
daily invited to visit the Com
munity House and meet them.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
Bob-TaIes
BY ROBERT w. REInER

It's birthday this Thursday for
Melvin Pete) Oestreich of the
Board of Election.
Not a single Standard Products
worker identified Mayor Jeremy as
fire demon" when he toured the
plant the other day. -.
Some civic leaders conf
IDENTIFY predict a 10000 popula-
tion for Port Clinton next CEN
suS.
Juel Reed Cover is one of the
few women editors in the U.S.A.
and she'll have a prominent
part in the Ohio Newspaper WON.
ems convention at Cleveland next
weekend.
Port Clinton's Jan Danielson
spent five years in radio at Ba-
tavia, NJ. Y. before locating here
six months ago.
-.-:-
George Tewers, Democratic
standard bearer, is devoting
full time to his mayoralty
campaign.
| -
The Albert Kruegers are back
from an eventful six-week Europ-
can tour. only unpleasant ex-
perience occurred when Albert was
a pickpocket victim in Italy.
| -
Paul Pry, Jr. reports the boat
yard cat at Bob KyIe's on cafawba
has been moved indoors because
of her delicate condition and is
living in show case. employees
have pool on fhe date Of the
blessed event.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
c OF c MEET

Election of officers and plans for
the annual community Halloween
party for the youngsters are on the
agenda for meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce this Thursday
night, Oct. 20, at 8 pm. at the Elks
Club. Refreshments will be served
afterwards.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21

the altar with the bridal couple.
But they were at the reception in
beautiful Mitchell Park Club House
afterwards; where 300 guests gave
heartfelt best wishes to the newly
weds. Big satin bows were on the
dogs harnesses. Wedding dinner
was at the Chestnut room in the
Hillcrest Hotel. Bill Sullivan, Dor
rell'S brother-in-laW, was best man
at the wedding.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
CUB MEETING

A "bee theme" will mark the
monthly meeting of Cub Scouts
Pack No. 351 Tuesday at 7:30 in
the high school auditorium. Dens
in charge of Mrs. Doris Stevenson
and Mrs. Betty Reinkoester will put
on the program and Cubmaster
William Nicholson will present a
wards.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
SMITH APPOINTED

VIM. J. Smith has been appointed
to the Studebaker Dealer Council,
an organization that works to CO.
ordinate matters between factory
and dealers.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
BOY SCOUT DRIVE

At 10 pm. Monday, the Boy
Scout Finance Drive in Port Clin-
ton had reached $952.78 with
several workers yet to report, an
nounced general chairman Sylvest.
er Fritz.
A final report will be made next
Monday. Expressing appreciation
to the public for its support and to
the volunteer workers, chairman
Fritz urged any workers who have
not completed their solicitations
to do so Immediately.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
All Employees On Same
Shift, Effective Nov. II;
"Car Pools" Benefited

Approximately $500 workers at Erie Ordnance Depot who
have gone work different shifts for many
will all be reporting and leaving the army installation at the
hours, effective Nov. Ia
The change to working gshft program does not bring
reduction forces 1t being made to StandardlZe and
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
Annexation Area
To Vote In Town

Residents of the Buckeye Blvd.
area, newly annexed to Port Clin-
ron, will vote in the city this fall
for the first tinaes election board
secretary Ed Minderman said.
Their voting place will be at
SIovak Lutheran church. Annexa-
tion line falls between the
carnes and Jenkins homes on RI.
1853, extending across to RI. z.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
RAISE PERMITS

RAISE PERMITS
Instead of a flat So, building
permits now cost from SIS to $50,
varying with cost of the proposed
construction. New schedule of rates
previously approved by Council is
in effect with the Oct. l adoption
of the new codification.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21

New hospital patients Thursday
were Mrs. Albert Hemminger, Oak
Harbor and Mrs. Lester Everett,
800 Wilson, medical; Beverly Good
man, Route 3, surgical.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
KENNETH RUPP DIES

Kenneth RUpp, former Port Clin-
ton baker, died Wednesday night
in Detroit following heart attack.
His body will be at the Neidecker
MortuarY. services pending. His
wife is the former Iris Babcock of
Port Clinton and his parents are
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted RUpp of RI. 1853.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21

It's birthday this Thursday for
Melvin Pete) Oestreich of the
Board of Election.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21

Not single Standard Products
worker identified Mayor Jeremy as
fire demon" when he toured the
plant the other day.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21

Port Ciinton's Jan DanieIson
spent five years in radio at Ba.
tavia, NJ. Y. before locating here
six months ago.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-08-06

In these days of low-cut gowns,
tightfitting waists, shorter skirts
and sheer stockings, it takes will
power for a man to look woman
in the eye.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-08-06

what do you think of the two
candidates for the election ?"
"Well, when l look at them Pm
thankful only one can get elected"