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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22
New School
Is Staked
Out June l9

Port Clinton's new 23-room ele-
mentary school building south of
the athletic field was staked out
Tuesday, and work on the founda-
tion was expected to get underway
in a few days.
The Hossler Construction Co. of
Tiffin has moved an office to the
site and a telephone has been con-
nected. During the past 10 days,
top soil has been removed and
piled up for grading when the
building is completed.
Board of Education expected to
meet in adjourned session this
Thursday night at 7:30 to consider
bids on sale of bonds, which were
to be in by IL noon. 1t will meet
again June % to consider bids on
the lighting of the athletic field
and for the continuation of Sixth
st. connecting the present Sixth
St. with the Portage Park addition
street.
Several sets of drawings and
specifications have been taken out
by firms planning to bid on the
two projects. Relighting program
must be completed by August 90
date for start of football practice
One phase of the school improve
ment program, the rewriting and
new lighting for 26 rooms in the
high school, will be finished in
another two weeks.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22
Nat'lGuard
Troops Move
In Perry

Nearly 1900 National Guard
anti-aircraft gunners and support
ing forces will move into Camp
Perry Sunday as the summer train
ing program gets underway.
Included are some 78 Port Clin-
ton area men from the 112th Trans
portation Truck Battalion and
112th Ordnance Co., who will be-
come part of a. force sharpening
their eyes by setting the sights of
80 millimeter guns at the Locust
Point target range on mock enemy
planes.
They will also get valuable train.
ing in the detection of aircraft on
the latest radar tracking devices
which are an integral part of the
gun emplacements.
GuardSmen receive full pay
while encamped at Perry.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22
DONALD JAMES,
STAR ATHLETE.
KILLED IN CRASH

A popular Port Clinton youth,
former high school athletic star
and co-manager of a youngsters
baseball team in the Pee Wee
League, became Ottawa county's
18th highway fatality Of the year
when he was instantly killed Sat-
urday at $50 pm. when his car
hit tree onaLockWood Road, two
miles southeast of Port Clinton.
The victim was Donald J. James,
81, son of Mrs. Lavina James of
605 E. Third ST., who was pro-
nounced dead on arrival at Ma
gruder hospital. He was a PCHS
graduate of 1854, and had been
captain of the football team as we'll
as receiving the most valuable ath.
lete award.
His 1851 Hudson crashed into a
tree in the yard of Mrs. Matte
Morgan's home after apparently
skidding on the wet highway, dep.
uty sheriff James Ellenberger said
He was thrown from the car by the
impact, and died from head and
internal injuries. Mrs. Morgan, who
was standing near her mailbox
saw the tragedy occur.
Funeral services for Donald
were conducted by the Rev. Perry
Blankenship of st. Thomas Episco
pal church Tuesday at 2 from the
Neidecker Eberle LeVeck NOR
tuary, and burial was made ir
Riverview cemetery. He was EN-
ployed as a plumbers assistan
with the Karl Krepel Co.
Born in Port Clinton October /
1884, Donald was the son of JOSEPH
and Lavina Goode James. He is sur
vived by his mother and tive broth
ers, Gilbert, Virgil and Robert
Port Clinton; Lawrence, Rock,
Ridge; and Dick, U S. Navy, sta
toned at Alameda, Calf.
| He was co-manager of Ohio Stat,
Construction team in American
League, and Monday night game
in the Pee-Wee league were can
celed in respect.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22
Rotary Club Has
Fathers Day Meet

Rotary Club celebrated Fathers
Day by entertaining children of
members - more than 100 of them
= at Tuesdays luncheon.
Cigars went to DR.. Kenneth Car
ter for the oldest son present; Cor
don Cooper, youngest child; George
Garst and Frank Carstens, most
children; Frank Carstens, most
girls; George Garst, DR.. D. A. Hab-
litzel, Gaylord Engler, most boys.
Color movies "How To Ride A
Horse" and "Seal Island" were
shown, and youngsters got favors.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22
{. SECOND-ST.
BUILDING RAzED

An East Second st. building that
has seen a lot of Port Clinton his
tory is coming down, razed to al
low room for an expansion pro-
gram soon to be announced by
Adolph Miller of the Western Auto
Store.
Work on tearing down the build
ing next to the present Auto Store
was expected to start this week.
For many years the store was used
by the Kelly-Wenger meat market
and grocery. Western Auto occu-
pied it before constructing its new
modern store. A plumbing firm
was in for a few years, and since
last fall the buildings first floor
was used by Mr.. Miller for storage.
Mrs. Nettie Branum, who for Is
years occupied the apartment up
stairs, has moved with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Robert Tschumy.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22

idea.
Industrial fields are being check
ed by her other son, Herbert, De-
troit Packard executive. Holder of
a patent is protected for II years,
and may sell the idea outright or
use the royalty method.
This wasn't Mrs. Misch'S first ex-
perience with patent work. She did
much of the paper work when her
father, the late George Haller, was
working on getting a new type
paste patented.
Member of Port Clinton Business
and Professional Women's Club
and assistant to her son Willis at
his studio, Mrs. Misch found time
to develop her idea in spare min
utes.
Now she's working on another
idea.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22
Jean and Sally
Go To Girls State

Two Port Clinton girls are at
Buckeye Girls State as delegates
this week.
Sally Snyder, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Snyder, and Jean
Blankenship, daughter of the Rev.
and Mrs. Perry Blankenship, are
delegates from Port Clinton Legion
Auxiliary at the statewide assem-.
blage of girls. Rev. Blankenship
drove to Capitol University with
the girls Saturday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22
Two Injured In
Sunday Crash

Delbert Nicholas, SO, Port Clin.
ton, sustained lacerations of the
head and body and a passenger,
James Cook, 80, Gypsum, suffered
head and body decorations Saturday
when the Nicholas car crashed into
the rear of a car operated by 7rank
Weyer, SIS, of Bay Bridge, west OF
Sandusky on Route 2.
Both were taken to Providence
hospital by ambulance. State patrol
said the accident happened when
the Weyer car entered Route 2 al
Bay Bridge from a private drive.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22
Lightning Hits
EOD Saturday

Lightning struck several places
at Erie Ordnance Depot during Sat
urday's storm, setting off the civil
ian alert siren and putting the fire
alarm system out of order. Primary
leads in Bldg. 460, the large storage
warehouse, were also burned off.
Actual damage to property was
slight. Several crews of electricians
were called in Sunday to work and
make the necessary repairs.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22
Attack Victim
Leaves Hospital

Paul Gergel, 73, beaten and
stabbed June 10 at his rural Oak
Harbor home was released We'd
nesday from Magruder hospital.
His son-in-law, Guy Foster, q, is
held in county Jail. Two counts of
assault and battery were filed
against him by his wife and Deputy
Sheriff Myron Hetrick expected to
confer with Mr.. Gergel Thursday
on what charges he will file.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22
Freirnark Announces
Big Mercury Contest
Photo By MISCH

Bud Freimark, local Mercury
dealer announces the big Mercury
contest that runs for weeks with
10 Mercury Montclair Phaetons,
given each week or a total of 80
cars plus 2600 other very valuable
prizes. The total prizes amount to
$425, 10000. This contest will be
explained every week during the
Ed Sullivan TV show and will run
until August 4th. All that is re-
quired to enter this contest is to
stop in at 307 Harrison st. and
fill out an entry blank. No pur-
chase is necessary.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22

birthday on Memorial Day, and is
forging into his 8Oth year with a
physical vigor and an intellectual
clarity that far belle his years. His
office in the Erie Theater building
is. the one where he started his
local practice on Feb. 9, 1917 after
having served eight years as Of
tawa county's probate judge.
In recent years most of his legal
work has been of the probate
variety, wills, estate settlement,
and the like. But to the men and
women who have sought his legal
advice, his unfailing gentle kind
ness and perceptive interest in
their problems have made memor
able impressions.
Atty Oliver True will be in
charge Monday night as Judge
Rupp's fellow barristers assemble
with their wives, to honor him.
Son of Gottlieb and Christin;
Rupp, he was born in Elliston or
May 80, 1877. His father was /;
justice of peace for Is years, ant
as a child listening to cases, yount
Lawrence got his first interest il
law. He attended township schoo
- at that time there was no higl
school in Ottawa County = anc
then went to Davis Business Col
Continued on Page q
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22
School Opens
On September 4

Vacation has barely started,
but school officials are getting
ready for opening Of the '56.'57
term.
Superintendent . .. Sims an.
nouneed teachers meeting are
scheduled for August 30 81,
and school will begin Tuesday,
Sept. a.
Board of Education Thursday
approved the school calendar for
fhe new year.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22
bob-TaIes
BY ROBERT w. RElpER

Ball fans will remember Ed
Seller, one-time third baseman for
the Chicago White Sox. he's now
on the Crescent staff at Putin
Bay.
Jim Ubeleharf, the newscasfer,
was an area visitor over the week
end. land kept busy signing auto.
graphs for the kids.
More DelaWare-av biStros would
be needed if tourists abounded like
members of the canine family on
Put-in-Bay. :.
Take Gene BoIte's word for il
that Temporary" access to
Portage Park will be a fulI.fledged
roadway before the summers end. {.
Finding relaxation in the wilds
of northern Canada is Luella Zeh-
ner. Ottawa COunty's "Portia'. :.
A quiet Investigation has reveal.
ed that the wares advertised on
the outside of a Put.in-Bay busi-
ness firm are not all that are
shown on the inside.
Bud Freimark is due to host 60
area Mercury dealers next month
Ed Sullivan won't be there
hut Chick will.
one.fime Sky Tours pilot n. m.
(Rosie) Rosendahl leaves any day
10 Join the airport staff way down
In Nayles. Florida.
Bill Roach, the guy who keeps
the Crescent sharp, has some dandy
snaps of a generation ago Chats
when Brownie had hair).
=
And talking about pictures, an
islander has one in particular that's
mishfy interesting. the subject
is a local wouid-be bigwig in a
not-at-aII complimentary pose. {.
or is that being TOO nasty? I?
=
Doc VanNatta, the dentist, look!
mighty cool and comfortable driv
ing that nifty green-colored sports
car.
There may be an explosion a
Oak Harbcr's next council meet
ina. front tires on the newly
delivered fire truck rePortediy
don't meet specifications.
Lige Brough says that big Demo
cratic dinner probably will be neis
after Labor Day. instead OF mex
month as planned originally
When Ohio sportswriters go or
that fishing party the Put-in-sal
Chamber Of Commerce is sponsor
ina next Thursday -. the guy u
charge will be Ethan Fox
Congrats to Lloyd Hetrick upol
receiving Scouting's highest hono
at Miakonda the other night. !.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22
Three Memorials
Dedicated AT cub
Sunday Services

Three beautiful memorials we're
dedicated Sunday as Evangelical
United Brethren church observed
the 125th anniversary of the con-
gregation founding and the 25th
anniversary of the present church
building.
Brass candleholders we're dedi-
Gated to the memory of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson Kleinhans, Ray Cover,
Mrs. Alice Perry, Harold Wesley,
Mrs. Alta Krummel, and Mrs. OdeS-
sa Everett through contributions
from their loved ones and friends.
A Bible and missal stand, pre-
sented by Lester Everett in low
ing memory of his wife Odessa,
was dedicated. A brass registry
stand honors memory of the par
ents of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton HEIR,
Ross Whitaker and wife Carrie
George HEIR and wife Catherine
1t was given by Mr.. and Mrs. HEIR
and neighbors.
The Rev. Ora E. Johnson, con
ference superintendent, officiate6
at dedication of the memorials
assisted by the pastor, the Rev. j
v. Bigelow, at the afternoon serv
ice. DR.. Johnson spoke at the
morning service. Music for the
two services was outstanding, in
Guiding two anthems by the choir
a male quartet, and mixed quar-
tet which climaxed the Afternoon
program in conjunction with the
narration of the Prayer of Solo
mon in temple dedication, giver
by Max Burkins.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22
Commissioners OK
Iohnson's Plat

Ottawa county commissioners
Monday gave official approval to
the new plat of Johnson's Island,
in line for development by San,
duSky and Cleveland interests.
A total of 376 lots are included
in the plat and the development
will be known as bay Haven
Estates"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22
INFORMATION BOOTH

VacatiOnIand'S Information B0Oth
is busy place, with many inquir-
les coming in daily. In charge of
the Booth this season are Kit Sulli-
van and Jill Meyers. The Booth,
located on north Jefferson ST., is
open from 8 to daily except Tues
day and Thursdays when hours are
i, noon to six.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22
Catawba Cliffs .
Assn Elects

Charles Bauman is newly elected
president of the Catawba Cliffs AS
sociation with Earl Cation vice
president, Robert Cummins secre
tary, Mrs. Gene Schneider treasur
er, and Glenn Dieringer sergeant
alarms.
Representatives from the six sec
tions of the Cliff are William Far
ley, Robert Sauer, Carl Wiewandt
Merl Bailey, Charles Davis and Cy
ril Wesley.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22
$1,000 WINNER

$1,000 in laundry equipment ap-
pliances is the fine prize Mrs.
Marion Cook, 531 w. Second ST..
wife Of Standard Products Co. man.
ager Ormond Cook, has won in a
recent national contest conducted
by soap company. The presenta-
tion Of the equipment will be made
shortly by Frank ManleY. manager
of the Ohio Fuel Gas Co. here.
There were three winners in fhis
district.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22
LATE HOSPITAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Printy Axthur 90
Enger) of I'll D St. are parents of
a son, eight pounds and nine and
a half ounces, born at Magruder
hospital Wednesday night, June 20.
Mr.. Arthur is high school vocal
music supervisor. New patient at
the hospital Thursday was Dorsey
R. Carr, Sr., w. Catawba Road,
medical. Discharges were Charles
Wiedenhoft, Hayes Adam% and
Mrs. Paul GulaS.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22
And Fun.
NJ ark Recreation
Festival SATURDAY.

Everything is in readiness, and with little cooperation
from the weaheman, Port Cntons first Recreation Fest
val Saturday the school grounds will be gala event In
of ra the afternoon and evening celebration will be
postponed until June 80.
With committees representing 40 Port Clinton
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22
Photo By MISCH

Former Probate Judge Lawrence C. Rupp who was ad-
mted to the Bar in 1903 will be honored at testimonial
dinner Monday night at the Cliff House when his fellow
members of the Ottawa County Bar Association him
well deserved tribute their senior member
Gentle kindly and learned Judge Rupp celebrated his 18th
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-06-22

Ball fans will remember Ed
Seller, one-time third baseman for
the Chicago White Sox. he's now
on the Crescent staff at Putin.
Bay.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-03-16

ice or senator James Il. Murray
Conference. Near closing time the
first day the clerk said he'd solo
quite a few stamps, but only one
letter had been posted.
1 don't know if this means a new
post office policy has been set, to
service conferences and conventions
or whether this service is for Re-
publican gatherings only. Recently
the Department installed, in some
offices, expensive stamp machines
which say ''Thank you" incidentally.
Mr.. Summerfield is still complaining
about the post 'office deficit. He's
asked for an increase in rates for
first class mail, which pays it's own
way, but has not recommended that
second class mail users thine, Life,
ct all pay their way.
DURUM BILL PASSED
A final farm vote-Congressional
action was completed last week on
the durum wheat bill when it passed
the House. No amendments were pro-
posed.
Montana Democrats last week
asked Navy to reconsider its decision
to close the Naval Air Station at
Spokane. The close-down scheduled
for June 80, would end the flying
careers of number of veteran Mon
tana Reservists.
And the 3-Ms asked Air Force to
be prepared to fix the Glasgow Air
Base road when, as forecast by the
Bureau of Public Roads, the highway
goes to pot during the spring thaw.
Senator Murray introduced a bill
last week to provide for maintenance
of essential production of tungsten
ores and concentrates.
Unless Congress does act," he
warned, "every tungsten mine in the
United States will this summer be
shut down once again" Russia is
reported to be stepping up production
of tungsten, which is needed for bal
listic missiles and turbo-jet motors.
D. MCKAY VS.. l. MCKAY
Congressman and newspaper read
ers around the country know now
that Interior Secretary Douglas Nc
Kay and Tiff Mckay of Browning,
Montana, are two quite different fell
lows.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-03-16

There will be little interest in tbs
Republican Presidential primary race
June S, since Ike has decided to risl
it. However, here, as other places il
the country, attention will center
around the Democratic race.
The VOICE covers large number
of independent voters so the results
of the poll below could prove inter
esting if you will clip the box now
and mail it to us.
Things are real quiet in the Capitol
Building right now. Other than the
Board of Education meeting that
lasted until 10 80 Monday night there
is hardly anything stirring.
Of course that could be enough,
what with the B of E requesting the
Board of Examiners to allow the
University System to spend $1,141,-
145 more than they were appropri-
ated by the last legislature.
I think everyone should get ex-
cited over the situation facing edu-
misunderstanding and higher-in
Montana, and we should get excited
now-and not wait until the 1st of
January 1857 when the legislature
meets and starts wrangling over the
matter.
Unless the legislature has some
sort of idea what the people want
in educational facilities the conflict
will be so great-just as it was last
time-that we will continue to have
deficit approvals, which are no good
for anybody.
Only extreme pressure from the
grass roots during the last session
saved the elementary school founda-
ton program.
In the dying hours of the 1866
it was obvious from the
agonized expressions on the faces
of the presidents of the Greater Uni
versity Units that they knew before
the move made last
was inevitable.
There was short-lived squirt then
to attach sales tax to University
System financing.
So, the legislature didn't face it
then, it will have to be met in 1857.
There was a conflict on the Board
If Education as to the propriety of
the deficit from the Board
If Examiners. Governor Aronson did |
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-03-16
Farmer STILL BATTING 90

Anyway approach the ISSUE Senatorial
the Farm Bill little for farmers to hope the
may be in sight for slipping agricultural prices
out Ninety price supports for high quality milling
Nixon casting the deciding vote against the proposal break
ing 45-45 Senate tie
The hghytouted "soi bank, in the estimate of Re-
publican farm leader will accomplish little nothing toward
staying the growing agricultural bust And, said he: Tm
afraid the farmers going be able to figure that out
before the November election
There's also gmmick in the 1.-TWO price, amendment which
made the grade in the Senate Tuesday On the surface looks
good particularly for Montanas of high quality mill
wheat since comparatively little of the states wheat
either for livestock feed into the world market
But there string attached the two price plan to be
effective must first be approved by the and them
approval of the Secretary Agriculture order
take effect The Secretary of Agriculture presently has dis
cretionary authority fixing price support
commodities One need only recall how the incumbent
secretary Ezra Benson used his discretion to cut the bottom
from under the dairy industry to anticipate how he will
supporting domescaly-used wheat 100
his whole program ex wheat price supports
lower Wheat overwhelmingly approval
of such program but because of the dictaora
of discretion granted the secretary their wishes be
completely nullified
President Eisenhower the candidate who promised reten
ton of go per supports Kasson Mnn and Bookings
O. 1852 and who has since completely reniged that
promise to date has round in the Senate farm bill
fight The farmer has nothing except the right to get off
the land.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-03-16

WE GOING TO GET IT?" They ask
the question, but they really don't
want the answer.
A legislator is in a devil of spot,
really. If he taxes the little guy
who constitutes most of the votes
he might not get reelected if
he taxes the big guy who has most
of the money he might not get re-
elected.
So where does he go?
No place. And we have deficit re-
quests.
Taxes are a ticklish thing. The
American people fought for their in
dependence and won it because of
taxes We should certainly keep a
close watch and be ever alert to what
we pay and where it goes. But it is
madness to see only the forest and
not the trees.
More taxation, say some could put
marginal business men out on the
street-not if taxes were based on
ability to pay.
More taxation will hurt the low
income people-nqt if taxes are
based on ability to pay.
But those with the ability? They
don't want to pay either.
Montana's population, according to
statistics, is to a large degree, under
10 and over IS. 1t is in the age groups
which drain strongest on our tax
reproductive ages.
We are told we must think in terms
of 10 and Is MILLIONS in new tax
revenue in 1857.
We better start now thinking about
how we are going to apportion this
thing out. | am willing to pay my
FAIR SHARE for services that will
benefit the people of the state. What
10 you think?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-03-16

Senator Mansfield put in the Con-
gressional Record, and George Dixon
put in his nationally syndicated col
umn, the following letter from Nc
Kay Cliff to Mckay (Doug):
Dear Mr.. Mckay: Being a politi-
clan like myself, you will realize the
seriousness of the situation in which
| find myself. The newspapers are
in the habit of printing your releases
under the heading Mckay Says, Etc.
II have been asked to explain many
OF these articles by people who are
under the impression l am the Nc
Kay to whom the article refers. But
now, due to an article which carried
the headline Mckay Defends Indian
Policies | find myself bombarded
by members of our Blackfeet Tribe
with questions such as, What do you
see in Indian Bureau policies to de-
fend?
80 you see, Pm really on the spot.
Like Ike, I'm up for reelection in
1896 and if something isn't done to
correct this, I'm dead duck"