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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-01
SO SENIORS, PCS LAST "SMALL"
CLASS, GRADUATE MONDAY NIGHT

It was the end of an era Monday
night when a class of 83 boys and
girls, Port Clinton High Schools
seniors of 1856, received their di-
plomas at impressive ceremonies
at the list annual commencement
exercises. 1t was the city's last
small class.
Next years senior class will be
well over 100. And in next years
freshman class, said Board of Edu.
cation president Mary Ellen Hos
trup as she awarded diplomas, will
be 1875 boys and girls.
The seniors heard DR.. Will w.
Orr, president of Westminster Col
lege of New Kensington, Pa, speak
on "Our Fighting Allies" and
listened with deep attention as he
told them that the self-impOsed de-
gree of RI. Right JudgmenD will
far outweigh any other degree they
may receive in the future.
Between them and destruction,
he said, were fighting allies" sim
liar to the chariot of flame in the
Biblical story of Elijah. He cited
divine guidance as a predominant
ally in the battle o fife, and told
seniors it was up to them to choose
their allies. What you are now,
you will become more so', he de-
clared. "Are you satisfied with
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-01


The new one-year contract was
ratified by more than 800 Union
members without dissenting vote
at meeting Monday flight in
Union Hall, after the bargaining
committee, Union international
representatives, and committee
of plant management had met
earlier in the day.
New Contract
Highlights of the new contract
are:
Union recognition, fair seniority
provisions.
Ia cents per hour across the
board pay increase.
(This is in addition to the nine =
cents per hour pay increase
granted by the company earlier
Grievance procedure; vacation
pay, one week for one year en-
ployment, two weeks for five years
employment, three weeks for 15-
year employment; job assignment,
promotion, transfer; Night prem
iums of five cents per hour for
second shift, 10 cents per hour
third shift.
80 day leave provision; five
months pregnancy leave; two and
half times to be paid for holidays
worked; time and half pay for
work over eight hours daily or 40
hour week, and all Sunday work;
six paid holidays.
No Disciplinary Action
All court charges will be drop
ped, and there will be no disciplin-
ary action resulting from episodes
in connection with the strike, the
company agreed.
The Union presented its counter
proposal to the company Friday
and after a conference with Chi.
cago offices the negotiations were
resumed Monday.
Frank Denner, Federal Mediation
and Cancellation Service, sat in the
conferences. Representing the Un.
/ ion were international representa-.
tives Harold Etchison and Lawrence
j. Lucas; and nine man com.
mittee of Local president John
Ambrozy, John Czewinski, Henry
Sivinski, Rubin Rozales, Warren
Van HoOse, James Van Hoose, John
Glovinski, J. Costello, and Dorsey
Carr, Jr.
Representing plant management
were Plant Superintendent Beryl
Welty, Max Fischer, Pete Gansha
Claude Mills, Dudley Singer, John
| Singer, John Coyle, Don Daniel
sen, Ray Lyons, Don Nielsen, and
AL Herrlin, heads of various plant
divisions.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-01
Rev. Fred Reitz
Dies In Indiana

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Sass, Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther Sass, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Wheaton went to Fort
Wayne, Ind, Thursday to attend
funeral services for the gev. Fred
Reitz, 83, who was pastor at DAN
bury Lutheran church before the
late Rev. E. Eckhoff. Blind for 80
years, he had been in failing
health for some time. He is sur
vived by his wife, Minnie; daugh-
terS, Marcella and Ruth, and sons
Frank and 10y, and six grandchil-
dren. Mrs. Ralph Reitz is a sister
of the Rev. John Braun here. The
Rev. G. F. Reitz, father of Rev.
Fred Reitz ALSO served Danbury
Lutheran church and started the
Marblehead church which he serv-
ed until his death.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-01
Driver Training
Class Opens Mon.

Fourth annual driver-training
class for student drivers will get
underway June A with a class OF
SO registered to take a 1O-weeks
instruction course from faculty
member Howard Smetzer.
Kelly Dunn Motor Sales is sup
plying the instruction car this sum-
mer. Pupils will have 36 hours OF
classroom instruction, six hours at
the wheel, and 18 hours as an OBJ
server in the car. The course,
backed by the Board of Education,
meets all state requirements for
safe driving specifications.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-01
HENRY BERGMAN,
6S, Genoa, DIES

Ottawa county this week mourn
ed the passing of man whose
civic activities have long been out
standing, with the death Sunday of
Henry w. Bergman, 68, former Ge-
noa mayor, president of the H. w.
Bergman Contracting CO., and men,
ber of the Ottawa-co Board of
Health.
Mr.. Bergman, head of his own
road contracting firm 40 years,
died at st. Charles hospital in To-
ledo where he had been patient
six weeks. Funeral services were
held Wednesday at 2 p m. from
Solomon Lutheran Church, DR.. Paul
Nesper officiating, with burial in
Clay cemetery. The family request
ed contributions to the Luther
Home of Mercy in lieu of flowers.
He was director of the Williston
Home.
He is survived by his wife, Bess;
son, Edo; daughter, Mrs. Donna
Mae Welch; brother, John; sister,
Mrs. Dora Landwehr and nine
grandchildren.
He had served at various times
as a member of Genoa Council and
its clerk. He had been director
of the Genoa Savings & Loan Co.
since its founding in 1923, and was
president of the Genoa Board of
Education Is years. He was former
secretary of the Board of Public
Affairs at Genoa, belonged to Ge-
noa Merchants Association, Genoa
Civic Club, and Solomon Lutheran
Church.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-01
Joe Morgan And Faythe Duffy To
Be Rec. Festival King And Queen

Two popular Port Clinton high
school pupils, Joe Morgan, Jr. and
Faythe Duffy, will reign as King
and Queen of the big Recreation
Festival to be held here June %.
Joe was elected by student vote
in closing days of school, and al
lowed to select the Queen to serve
with him. They will be officially
crowned Recreation King and
Queen just before the evening
street dance which climaxes the
Festival. Attendants will be Nancy
MeacAem, freshman; Barbara Bro
kate, sophomore. and Judy Allan,
junior. sh
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-01

your choice?"
Scott Carter, saiut&orian, made
an impressive and thought provok-
ing class speech. StreSSing that the
commencement services were the
last time for the class to be to-
gether, he pointed out how the
seniors can best utilize the time
they have spent in high school,
whether they go on to college or
whether they intend to start their
careers now. He said he had faith
in his class to believe the grad
yates will become assets rather
than hindrances. "The key to the
door of leadership is being offered
u.s., he said. "We are eager to take
advantage of it." He urged his
listeners not to lose faith in young
people.
Evelyn Gottschalk, valedictorian,
was presented the Gold Key and
Scott was given the Sir7er ney for
1856.
Wearing grey robes and mortar
boards, with the class flower, blue
carnation, seniors marched in to
strains of alfalfa" by the high
school orchestra, directed by
David Stanton. Invocation and
benediction was by the Rev. Orville
Awe. Halls of Ivy" by mixed
quartet, was an impressive open
ing. A clarinet trio of Scott Carter,
Judy Stucky, and Patti Eurenius
played 'Woodwind Echoes. In the
! mixed ensemble were John Berg.
man, Edward Carpenter, Faythe
Duffy, Michael Elias, Patti Euren-
ius, Lois Heinsen, Karen Mackey,
Robert Shertzer, Judy Stucky and
Charles Westphal.
Superintendent D. D. Sims in
troduced the speaker and principal
B. H. Corthell presented the class
for graduation.
The audience stood as the class
sang alma Mater" on the flower
bedecked stage. The capacity au.
dience later went to the auditorium
stage for class reception and to
express their sincere congratuIa
tlons to class small in number
but big in talent and potentialities
Class motto is "a smile is worth
million frownS." Class colors are
light and dark blue. Class officers
are Larry Hofacker, Scott Carter
Sue Eaton, and Michael Elias.
The Rev. Hartwig Pruess, pastor
of Peace Lutheran church, took
philippians 3:13-14 as his text fol-
Sundays baccalaureate exercises
This one thing / do, forgetting
those things which are behind anc
reaching forth unto those thing.
which are ahead, press on toward
the mark for the prize VI the higl
calling in Christ Jesus"
He developed his theme, "Wha
Shall Do With My Life?" BY
pointing out seniors leave behint
childish things, unbelief, despair
and fear, and failures. They pres.
on, he said, in their work, home
life, to make people happy, in theil
church, and to make stand.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-01
New Catawba
Development Set

L. R. Kranz, Fostoria builder,
has announced development of 143
building lots in 26-acre tract of
land just west of Gem and Ter
race Beaches. Development will be
known as Harbor Estates, and Will
include excavation of a 100-foot
wide channel, nine feet in depth
and 5000 feet in length to provide
154 boat slips for property owners
in the development. rs firm will
develop lots but will not build
homes. Roads, sewers and docks
will be part of the development.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-01
Police Safety
Check 675 Cars

Police checked CTS cars in the
four day voluntary Safety Check
May $3.50 at Lake View Park,
Chief William Robel announced,
and found 178 with defects.
Listed as needing correction
were: rear lights, 40; brakes, 80;
front lights, 81; steering, 6; tires,
38; exhaust, 9; wipers, 3; horn, 8.
Windshield stickers will give evi-
dence of approved cars. 251 cars
were checked Friday, 141 Saturday
Ill Sunday, and 172 Monday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-01
Rotary Fist,
Fry On Sunday

"AiI the fish you can eat" is
the promise for Rotary Clubs
annual Fish Fry which is
headline attraction at Lakeview
Park this Sunday.
The family style fish dinner
will be served at the CITY park
shelter house from 1880 am. TO
3 p.m., rain or shine. Proceeds
go for Rofary's many charitable
projects. Jack Lay is chairman
and Rofarians will act as chefs.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-01

Two Erie Ordnance Depot en-
ployees, Clarence Smith and Ed
ward Williamson, who at one time
were next door neighbors in Port
Clinton, and have long and out
standing service records of en-
ployment retire together May 81.
Mr.. Smith has over SO years of
federal service, both military and
civilian, and Mr.. Williamson, Is
and one half years both military
and civilian. They lived next to
each other on East Third Street in
Port Clinton from 1920 to 1923.
Mr.. Smith was born in Danbury
and graduated from Lakeside High
School. During his Army service in
World War I he was with the Mo-
tor Transport Corps and served in
France and England. He attended
Birkbeck College at the University
of London where he took a three
months course in economics. He
was discharged as sergeant first
class in August 1919 and the fol-
lowing month started his long
government career at Erie Ord
nance Depot.
During World War Ii when the
bulk of the Quartermaster activi-
ties were moved to Camp Perry,
Mr.. Smith had his office there
from 1912 to 1916. He was requi-
sition editor and in the latter years
Chief Clerk of Quartermaster.
While at Camp Perry ne received
two Army Service Forces Meritor-
ious Awards presented only to
civilian employees with long rec
ords of outstanding War Depart
ment- service.
:. Mr.. Smith was married in June
1920. to the former Mary A. Deepen
Of Tiffin and for II years they re-
sided in quarters at Erie. They then
moved to their present home at
635 monroe Street, Port Clinton.
They have two children, Richard,
Port Clinton, who is married and
has two children, and Shirley, who
lives at home and is employed with
the Ohio Edison Company in Port
Clinton. Their son, Richard is an
employee of the Motor Vehicle
Branch at Erie and has continuous
service there since 1948.
Mr.. Smith is one of the Charter
Members of the EOD Twenty Year
Club, having served as the first
vice president when the club was
organized in 1910. Since then he
has served two consecutive terms
as president.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith and daugh-
tier, Shirley, plan to leave Port
Clinton sometime the end of July
to make their home in Arizona.
Mr.. Williamson who was born
and resided all his life in Port
Clinton, started at Erie as Guard
in March 1941 and has remained
member OF the EOD Guard Force
during all his employment there
He served in the Army in World
War>I from October 1917 to Jan
1919 with over four months of tna'
time in France and England. He
was discharged in the rank of ser
geant.
A member of the American LIE
gion, he has been Affiliated witt
the organization ever since it was
organized. He also is charter
member of the Veterans of For
eign Wars, joining that group il
1892.
He resides with his brother an(
sister-in-laW, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E
Williamson on Fourth Street, Per
Clinton.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-01
YOUTH INJURED

YOUTH INJURED
Frederick Nugent, 16, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Leo Nugent of Route 8,
sustained bruises Memorial Day
when he fell from a truck. He was
admitted to Magruder hospital.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-01
US. c. Strike Ends.
500 Return To Jobs
With New Contract

Peace reigns Port Clintons labor front
Workers at the United States Gypsum Co. reporting
back to their jobs and the plant expected full
operation Monday Signing of year contract Tuesday
afternoon between the Union and the plant ended strike
Whi died sine Nav
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-08

the leader loop to the hitch in
stead Of putting q snap on the
leader and having to tumble
getting 1t open and
clasped shut again. You'll be
seeing these in sports stores by
spring. They're inexpensive and
eminently practical.
It is only two weeks to George
Washington's Birthday, February
20. the traditional opening day
Of the cold-weather anglers
league In Maryland. We under
stand that some Of them have
been catching bluegills
through the ice on farm ponds.
and we know some yellow perch
have been taken through the ice
in the Patuxent above Pig Point.
However, Washington's Birthday
seems to be the holiday when
most Of the early anglers in
Maryland sally forth in search
Of the lowly branch sucker. OF
course, the ice should be out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-08

interested. write Joe Messenger
at IS Washington avenue. Nor
Igantown, w. Va. Joe usually Is
so flooded with orders in early
spring that it is none too soon
to get his leafiet and then place
your order.
&&%
In the same mail also received
a supply of what is known as
IA Henson Hitch" 1t is a little
wire gadget. made in four sizes
to fit lures all the way from fly
rod peppers up to salt water
trolling lures. and is slick ar
ticle which enables you to at
tach your lure to your leader
with the expenditure Of a min
imum amount of time and trou-
BILE. In the small sizes 1t it much
more easily handled than a
snap. and it permits your lure
absolute freedom of movement.
The system is to attach the
hitch" to the lure and then
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-08

hummers are bass lures in q
strict sense. although it is our
personal belief big trout would
60 for them, in the smaller sizes
They are tied Of selected deer
hair with clipped bodies and an
unusual wing placement which
make them ride high, wide and
handsome. and yet they can kick
up bubbles.
But you haven't seen a hair
frog until you've seen a frog
tied in Joe Messengers inimit-
able manner. They're made OF
especially selected deer hair and
possess exceptional floating
ability, durability and balance.
with a leg kick that is so lifelike
that one of our friends last
summer, upon observing its ac-
ton in the water, remarked
that If he was a bass, even
though he knew it was artificial.
he still would jump at it. We've
never seen these flies, bugs or
frogs for sale in stores, II you're
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-08
OUTDOORS
With BILL LEETcH

gers Irresistible" dry flies and
some "Nitehummers" and deer
hair frogs for the later-on black
bass season.
If We could tie UP anything
with the skill with which all of
these are fashioned. we'd feel
we had really arrived. They are
just about perfection. For your
information, the irresistible dry
flies are tied with clipped deer
hair bodies and selected game
cock hackle. We'd almost bet
one would ride out Niagara Falls
and come up floating. The mite.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-08

We're spending a portion OF
each week end, or at least one
evening during each week, ready
ing our trouting gear for the
coming season. While it is still
more than two months of. April
Is in Maryland to be exact.
we find there is much to do.
even though we thought we'd
put things away in fair shape
last fall. All this gives us a
pleasurable sense of anticipa-
ton, which was heightened just
before this was written by the
arrival of some Of Joe MeSsin-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-08

of the streams 10 properly fish
them. and the water fairly clear.
Usually. about this time. these
fish get a biological urge to
spawn. It is lots of fun to go
after them with a worm on a
small hook at the end of a nylon
leader attached to fly line and
rod and reel.
How can you get worms this
time OF the year, you say? Easy!
Atlas Sports Store at 927 D street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-08

NV. has some mighty lively
|angleworms for sale. almost as
cheap as the dirt in which they
live and thrive. Undoubtedly
others of the sports stores keep
this commodity for winter ang-
lers. Well have more of the
sucker fishing in q later column.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-08

Like every good neighbor in the community,
the Shell Oil Company is interested in your
driving safety. That's why we're glad to see new
roads. We're grateful for the extra safety in
todays new cars. But the spot where there's
greatest room for improvement is in the drivers
seat. Better driver attitudes will make our high
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-08

TN ENCORE you get the
L wonderfully conven-
lent Twin-Ten Foil
Pack = in a protective
crushproof case.
One flip of your finger
and the top swings open.
One pull-and there are
ten cigarettes-with the
other ten still neatly,
crisply packed in foil.
This means no loose
tobacco in your pocke
or purse.
Then, too, Encore filters
the smoke, but not the
taste.
And for all these extras,
you pay not a penny
more than the regular
filter price. Ask for
Encore today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-08

RATE7 the ae speed
with
travelling
S~hr La~4 ~~.~ n~ Ib hAo
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ways safer for you -. for everybody. II this test
helps you think little more about safe-and-
sane driving it will have done what the Shell
people set out to do Try this test on your teen
ayers, too. Shell = your sign Of better future
on the road = suggests that you and all motor
lists drive safely now :. . and in the future
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-13
.irth Again Urges
Tunnel, Not Span

National Park Service Director
Conrad l.. With yesterday re-
iterated his opposition to the
proposed Constitution avenue
bridge and said it is not too late
to scrap the bridge plans in favor
of a river tunnel.
In a luncheon address to an
American Automobile Association
committee, he also commended the
proposed bridges six lanes will
not be needed when tempos in
the Lincoln Memorial area are
torn down.
District highway officials chal-
lenge Mr.. Wirth's charges, both
on traffic needs and on the issue
OF bridge versus tunnel costs. AS
the foremost opponent of the
bridge, the park chief
said American citizens will "live
to regret the day if we allow a
bridge to be built" in the monu-
Constitution avenue area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-13
ABSENTEE VOTING
Delaware Requires
All to Register

Primary: There is no State
wide. popular primary. Nomina-
tions are made by the State
convention.
Officials to be Elected: One
Representative to Congress,
Governor, seven members of
States Upper House, 35 men,
bers of the Lower House and
other State and local officers.
Residence Requirements:
State, l year; county, 3 months:
election district, 80 days.
Registration: A new perma-
.nent registration law requires
that every person (civilian) who
votes in the 1856 November
general election register in
person this year. Such registra-
ton will be permanent unless
the elector fails to vote in two
consecutive general elections.
Register in person at your cleo
ton district on October 20 from
2 am. to 8 pm.
Absentee Voting: A law estab-
fishing civilian absentee voting
in the general election was
passed in 1853.
File an affidavit with the de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-13

have eliminated all of the seq
regation that I know of in
Washington; We have tried to
eliminate it in all of the Gov
eminent contracts" and I'VE
have eliminated it from the
services, and so on" He urged
tolerance along with progress in
this field.
Beverly Asks Question
Marshall J. Beverley, former
Mayor of Alexandria, Va, who
has described himself as a dis
corning" Democrat for Essen
hover, put the first question to
the President - about whether
he is running the Government
Kenneth Matthews. Arlington.
Va, accountant, asked a queS-
ton that brought from Mr..
Eisenhower an explanation of
why it is "a slow process" to
make Hoover Commission rec
concentrations effective, along
with prediction that by the
time we are done IS to IS per
cent of these recommendations
will be adopted.
Ovid Foote, a Navy COM
of Falls Church, Va,
asked what was being done
about the problem of housing
for military personnel overseas.
1.-THE big thing to do" Mr..
Eisenhower replied, lis to get
things Strengthened out so we
can bring our troops and our
services home. That is the
best answer to this whole thing"
In the meantime. he said, he
never would cease making
every possible effort to get them
decent housing"
Mr.. Eisenhower spent only a
few minutes at the District Citi-
zens for Eisenhower dinner fol-
lowing his separate question
and-answer meeting.
At the dinner, Robert E. Nc
Jaughlin, president of the Dis
5rict Board Of Commissioners
and former chairman of the To-
cal Citizens for Eisenhower or
ganization, said he was sure that
in the next four years "Presi-
dent Eisenhower will see to it
that Westinghouse have a
voice in their city structure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-13

hover. who will make the trip
to Washington.
In response to questions, Mr..
Hagerty told reporters other APP
pearances by the President are
under consideration, including
an address to the United
Nations. At his press conference
Thursday, Mr.. Eisenhower said
he would be willing to address
the General Assembly if it
seemed likely to help in reaching
a peaceful and just solution Of
the Suez Canal crisis.
Asked If United Nations
speech might be coupled with
his trip to New York, Mr.. Hagerty
replied:
Il can't answer that now. I
Just don't know"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-13
NIXON FINDS REST
IN HEAVEN AFTER
STOPOVER IN HE'LL

MARQUETTE, Mich. (P).
The two towns that fig
ured in Vice President
Nixon's campaign dip into
Michigan take their names
from Chippewa Indian
words for heaven" and
hell"
Mr.. Nixon did his political
speechmaking in Negaunee
thell). But he slept last night
in Ishpeming (heaven).