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A^hAaAHl«vwiaAw«AvwAiAapWl«wwWWIvWrfkJU^^UUwl«AvwwW^vw«vlvr Bar Ass'n Its Senior 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. Att'y 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 Christina Rupp, he was born in Elliston on May 30, 1877. His father was a justice of peace for 15 years, and as a child listening to cases, young Lawrence got his first interest in law. He attended to"»«ukhip school at that time there was no high school in Ottawa County and then went to Davis Business Col (Continued on Page 2) Bob-Tales By ROBERT W. REIDER Ball fans will remember Ed Seiler, one-time third baseman for the Chicago White Sox. .he's now on the Crescent staff at Putin Bay. Jim Ub«lehart, the newscaster, was an area visitor over the week end. .and 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 Bolte's word for it .that "temporary" access to Portage Park will be a full-fledged roadway before the summer's 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 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— but Chick will. One-time Sky Tours pilot H. M. (Rosie) Rosendahi leaves any day to join the airport staff way down In Nayles, Florida. V Bill Roach, the guy who keeps the Crescent sharp, has some dandy snaps of a generation ago (that's when Brownie had hair). And talking about pictures, an islander has one in particular that's fnighty interesting. .the subject Is a local would be bigwig in a not-at-all complimentary pose. or is that being too nasty? Doc VanNatta, the dentist, looks fnighty cool and comfortable driv ing that nifty green-colored sports icar. There maV be an explosion at Oak Harbor's next council meet iny. .front fires on the newly tittitvered fire truck reportedly don't meet specifications. Lige Brough says that big De/n"' cratic dinner probably will be held after Labor Day. .instead of next month as planned originally. When Ohio sportswriters go on that fishing party the Put-in-Bay Chamber of Commerce is sponsor ing next Thursday the guy in charge will be Ethan pox Congrats to Loyd Hetrick upon receiving Scouting's highest honor at Miakonda the othec wghL -. Honoring Member, Former Judge Rupp Former Probate Judge Lawrence C. Rupp, who was ad mitted to the Bar in 1903, will be honored at a testimonial dinner Monday night at the Cliff House when his fellow members of the Ottawa County Bar Association pay him a well deserved tribute as their senior member. Gentle, kindly and learned, Judge Rupp celebrated his 79th birthday on Memorial Day, and is forging into his 80th year with a physical vigor and an intellectual clarity that far belie his years. His office in the Erie Theater building is the one where he started his local practice on Jfeb. 9,1917 after having served eight years as Ot tawa county's probate judge. —Photo By MISCH NEW TEACHERS HIRED BY BOARD OF EDUCATION Port Clinton Board of Education at its June meeting received the resignation of first grade teacher iMrs. Jane (Harry) Nissen, Wilson Ave., and hired three new faculty members. Mrs. Nissen, who has been on the local faculty eight years, told the Board she wishes to relinquish her teaching for reasons of health. New teachers employed were: Miss Luella Vandervort, Newton Falls, high school English William Richey, Lakeside, industrial arts and mathematics John Wrentmora, Lakeside, sixth grade. Miss Vandervort took her bache lor's degree at Kent and her Mast er's at Middlebury College, Ver mont. She has eight years teaching experience. She will be at Huron Playhouse this summer, on the staff of directors, and will direct high school dramatics here. Mr. Richey, who lives on Route 163, is married and has two chil dren. He has nine years teaching experience, and a six year record of military service, having been a captain in Ordnance. He is an Ohio State graduate and has taught in dustrial arts at Lakeside several years. Mr. Wrentmore, unmarried, will replace retired teacher Anna Hur rell. He taught in Erie county be fore coming to Lakeside several years ago. Still needed is a high school com mercial teacher, a flivt grade teacher, two fourth grade teachers and a fifth grade teacher. E. SECOND-SI, BUILDING RAZED Mrs. Nettie Branum, who for 25 years occupied the apartment up stairs, has moved with her daugh ter, Mrs. Robert Tschumy. Mrs. William Misch Gets Patent On Nat'l Guard Troops Move In To Perry Nearly 1,200 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 force sharpening their eyes by setting the sights of 90 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. Attack Victim Leaves Hospital Paul Gergel, 73, beaten and stabbed June 10 at his rural Oak Harbor home ,was released Wed nesday from Magruder hospital. His son-in-law, Guy Foster, 27, 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. Retired Grocer Gets Payment For 24-Year-Old Bill Forrest Stuart, 215 E. Fifth St., former Port Clinton grocer, had a happy surprise visit from a former customer Friday morning. A former Port Clintonite who has lived in Fostoria and Toledo since he moved away looked Mr. Stuard up, and paid a grocery bill of 24 years standing. He said illness had kept him strapped for years, but now things were better and he wanted to square accounts. He knew to the penny how much he owed on the 1932 bill. Flabbergasted Mr. Stuart, who said the bill was a "good sized one" knocked $10 off for the man's honesty. Once before, somebody paid up a bill that had been stand ing 10 years. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gluth now operate the Fifth St. store Mr. Stuart owned before retirement in 1945. Two Injured In Sunday Crash Delbert Nicholas, 36, Port Clin ton, sustained lacerations of the head and body and a passenger, James Cook, 30, Gypsum, suffered head and body lacerations Saturday when the Nicholas car crashed into the rear of a car operatetrtjy i"!-ank Weyer, 55, of Bay Bridge, west of Sandusky on Route 2. An East Second St. building that has seen a lot of Port Clinton his tory is coming down, razed to al-1 said the accident happened when low room for an expansion pro-1 the Weyer car entered Route 2 at gram soon to be announced by Adolph Miller o£ 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 building's first floor was used by Mr. Miller for storage. Both were taken to Providence hospital by ambulance. State patrol Bay Bridge from a private drive. Jean and Sally Go To Girls State Invention For Fluid Container There's probably no housewife who hasn't shaken a paper contain er of milk to try and judge how much is left in it Mrs. Ethel Misch, well known Port Clintonite, wife of accountant William Misch and mother of photographer Willis Misch, did something about it besides feeling frustrated and irritated. She invented a process whereby an elongated strip on the container can be easily peeled back to #s close a transparent window, thru which you can quickly tell the level of the fluid. The U .S. Patent Office last week granted her a patent on the idea, which also covers a possibility of it being worked out in metal. The fact that the patent came through in record time after application Uittks as it aiie's £ut a mighty gaud 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. idea. Industrial fields are being check ed by her other son, Herbert, De troit Packard executive. Holder of a patent is protected for 17 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 wlien her father, the late George Haller, was working on getting a Now 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. she's working' on another idea. 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 17th highway fatality of the year when lie was instantly killed Sat urday at 5:30 p.m. when his car hit a tree on^Lockwood Road, two miles southeast of Port Clinton. The victim was Donald J. .Janes, 21, son of Mrs. Lavina Janes of 605 E. Third St., who was pro nounced dead on arrival at Ma gruder hospital. He was a PCHS graduate of 1954, and had been captain of the football team as well as receiving the most valuable ath lete award. His 1951 Hudson crashed into a tree in the yard of Mrs. Mattie 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 mor tuary, and burial was made in Riverview cemetery. He was em ployed as a plumbers' assistant with the Karl Krepel Co. Born in Port Clinton October 1, 1934, Donald was the son of Joseph and Lavina Goode Jane"sT^R? is sur vived by his mother and live broth ers, Gilbert, Virgil and Robert, Port Clinton Lawrence, Rocky Ridge and Dick, U .S. Navy, sta tioned at Alameda, Calif. He was co-manager of Ohio State Construction team in American League, and Monday night games in the Pee-Wee league were can celed in respect. PLANE CRASH AT ELMORE KILLS THREE" Three persons were burned to death when their light/plane crash ed at Haar airport five miles east of Elmore Sunday. Victims were William A. Mewha, 52, Wellsburg, W. Va. his wife Gwendolyn, and their son, Michael, 13. They were enroute to visit her mother in Michigan. Mrs. Susan Schlipf, Rocky Ridge, first saw the plane over the air port, its cockpit afire. She said it apparently was headed west and circled back in an attempt to make an emergency landing. It banked toward the landing strip but crash ed 100 yards short of the runway in a cornfield and burst into flames. Her husband, William and Edgar Weis, ELmore, tried to put out the fire with hand extinguish ers. Elmore volunteer firemen got the bodies out half an hour later. In another area tragedy Sunday, a 9 year old Toledo boy who Friday earned a swimming certificate drowned at Crane Creek State Park between Bono and Port Clinton. He was Howard Hamilton, whose inner tube deflated. Catawba Cliffs Ass'n Elects Charles Bauman is newly elected president of the Catawba Cliffs As sociation with Earl Caton vice president, Robert Cummins secre tary, Mrs. Gene Schneider treasur er, and Glenn Dieringer sergeant at-arms. Representatives from the six sec tions of the Ckff are William Far ley, Robert Sauer, Carl Wiewandt, MeTl Bailey, Charles Davis and Cy ril Wesley. LATE HOSPITAL Mr. and Mrs. Printy Arthur (Jo Enger) of 711 St. are parents of a son, eight pounds and nine and a half ounces, born at Magruder hospital Wednesday nighf, 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. $1,000 WINNER $1,000 in laundry equipment ap pliances is the fine prize Mr*. Marion Cook, 531 W. Second St., wife of Standard Products Co. man ager Ormond Cook, has won in a recent national contest conducted by a 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 throe* in this, district. EE grades And ONE OF OHIO'S BEST HOMETOWN PAPERS OTTAWA COUNTY NEWS READ BY MORS THAN 20,000 PEOPLE EVERY WEEK VOLUME 92, NO. 20 PORT CLINTON, OHIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1956 22 PAGES TEN CENTS4 Mark Recreation Festival Saturday Everything is in readiness, and with a little cooperation from the weatherman, Foil Clinton's first Recreation Festi val Saturday on the school grounds will be a gala event. In event of rain, the afternoon and evening celebration will be postponed until June 30. With committees representing some 40 Port Clinton or ganizations in charge, preliminary work will get underway Friday night when many of the booths will be constructed. The Festival gets underway at 1 p.m. Saturday. Highlights of the afternoon will be the pet parade at 2 o'clock and the bicycle parade at 4 o'clock. Four prizes of silver dollars will be offered in each event. The largest pet, the smallest pet, the most unusual pet, and the best dressed pet will get awards. The best decorated boys' bicycle, the best decorated girls' bicycle, the most unusually decorated bicycle, and the most humorously decorat ed bicycle will win prizes. Volun teer judges will select the winners, said Recreation Director Bob Green Buggsy II, EOD's pet burro, will be in the pet parade. At 8 o'clock Mayor George Tow ers will crown Joe Morgan, Jr. and Faythe Duffy as Recreation King and Queen. Street dancing to a Hi Fi music box will follow. At 10 o'clock the three major prizes, an air conditioner, a bicycle, and a fishing outfit, will be awarded. Hot dogs, soft drinks, all kinds of baked goods, barbecues, popcorn and other refreshments will be sold. A fish pond, a fortune teller, and many types of games will pro vide amusement. A German band of Defiance Elks will add color. They will be down town in the morning hours. This first city Recreation Festival is sponsored by the newly organiz ed Youth Council and its proceeds will go toward the city's Recrea tion program in which several hun dred childien are already benefit ting. If this event is financially successful, the recreation program can be expanded, so a big attend ance at the Festival is important. Jim Chapman and Lyle Mayhew were chairmen of advance prepara tions for the event. Mrs. Mary Fall is Youth Council president. PC May Get '58 Firemen Convention Possibility that Port Clinton may entertain the annual convention of the Northwestern Ohio Volunteer Firemen's Association in 1958 was expressed alter the 82nd conven tion Wednesday at Ottawa. Jack Riddle ended a two year term of fine work as president, and was succeeded by Chief Paul Sole, Ash land. The 1957 convention goes to Bryan. Crestline, booked for '58, may relinquish the bid. Attending Wednesday were Mr. and Mrs. Rid dle, Mr. and Mrs. Bus Whisner, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Fillmore, Chief Walter Miller, Vern Ermish, William Riddle, Pete Hammond, Larry Von Glahn, and 1Mtz Whis ner. Cochran's Majorettes put on a 45 minute demonstration. There were 86 units and 31 iTCats in the four mile parade. A member of the Defiance fire department collapsed as he waited to start in the parade and died later at the hospital. 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. 400, 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. iiiiiiiiiHiiuiiitiuiiiiiiiwnittiiiiiiiniiitiiiiiuiiiiiiiiitiinniniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiii School Opens On September 4 Vacation has barely started, but school officials are getting ready for opening of tha '56*'57 term. Superintendent .D. Sims an nounced teachers' meeting ara scheduled for August 30 31, and school will begin Tuesday# Sept. 4. Board of Education Thursday approved tha school calendar for the new year. IIIIIIUIIIIIIIHIItlllllllMIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIMIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIMI Commissioners OK Johnson'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 tfricluded in the plat and the development will be known as "Bay Haven Estates." iiiiiiiiiiiuMHiiiitiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitMiHiiiiiitimiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiimiiiniiiiiiuiiiiiiiHiitii1 New School Is Staked Out June 19 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 Jet 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 12 noon. It will meet again .Tune 28 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 20, date for start of football practice. One phase of the school improve ment program, the rewiring and new lighting for 26 rooms in the high school, will be finished in another two weeks. Three Memorials Dedicated At EUB Sunday Services Three beautiful memorials were 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 were dedi cated 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 lov ing memory of his wife Odessa, was dedicated. A brass registry stand honors memory of the par ents of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hehr, Ross Whittaker and wife Carrie, George Hehr and wife Catherine. It was given by Mr. and Mrs. Hehr and neighbors. The Rev. Ora E. Johnson, con ference superintendent, officiated 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 cluding two anthems by the choir, a male quartet, and a mixed quar tet which climaxed the afternoon program in conjunction with the narration of the Prayer of Solo mon in temple dedication, given by Max Burkins. INFORMATION BOOTH Vacationland's Information Booth is a busy place, with many inquir ies 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 9 to 9 daily except Tues day and Thursdays when hours are ,noon to six. 4 10-Year Safety Record Honored & D. D. Hatcher, riqht, manager of fhe Toledo Automobile Club, presents M^yor George Tewer., and Police Chief William Robel a ritation honoring Port Clinton's record of no pedestrian deaths in: 10 years. PORT CLINTON GETS MA AWARD FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY RECORD In recognition of its record of no pedestrian deatli/ for a 10-year period, the city of Port Clinton has received the American Automobile Association's award for "Excellence of Pedestrian Protection Program." The citation was presented May or George Tewers and Police Chief William Robel at Saturday cere monies in city hall by .D. Hatch* er, manager of the Toledo Automo bile Club. "The residents of the city both pedestrians and drivers de serve considerable credit for mak ing this award possible," Mr. Hatcher told the Mayor during the presentation. "This record was achieved in the face of rising traf fic exposure for pedestrians as a result of both an increase in ve hicle use and the number of motor vehicles." Mr. Hatcher said the National Board of Judges selected this city for citation from 1,611 competing communities of all sizes. The real reward to the city, however, he stressed, was in pedestrian lives saved. "Almost every pedestrian accident", Mr. Hatcher pointed out, "results in serious injury or death. This makes it essential to place greater emphasis each year on pedestrian protection activities. There is a serious need during the summer months for mothers to in struct children to stay away from the streets in their play. Drivers should also be more alert for care less children." Visiting Fishermen Are Heart Victims A Cleveland and a Toledo man who came to the Port Clinton area for fishing trips were victims of heart attacks here this past week. Clarence Minick, 58, 702 Bryson, Toledo, died unexpectedly Friday night at the Frank Meyers Trailer Park where the family had been regular summer visitors for several years. He was a plasterer with the Walter Lyle Co. and is survived by his wife, Eunice three dau ghters, a son, two brothers and four sisters. His body was at the Sanders mortuary and later taken to the Garner funeral home for services Tuesday. Mr. Minick with his wife and daughter had been out in a rowboat fishing a short time before stricken. Second death was that of Justin Whittaker, 55, of aGrfield Heights, a steel mill superintendent, who was found dead at 10 a.m. Monday in Greenwood Cottages, Marble head, where he and relatives were staying for a three-day fishing trip. •fV* I !. V "J- 4 —Photo By MISCH Freimark Announces Big Mercury Contest Bud Freimark, local Mercury dealer announces the big Mercu-ry contest that runs for 8 weeks with 111 Mercury Montclair Phaetons, given each week or a total of 80 cars plus 2600 other very valuable prize The total prizes amount to $425,000.00. Tins 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. Esmond Dairy Day At Cedar Point Esmond Dairy trails stffietftiletf for Cedar Point Saturday, June 23. Dairy officials look for a record breaking attendance. 4 The day will start with a parade at 1 p.m. from Sandusky High School to the Cedar Point ferry boat pier with the Sandusky Moose Majorettes leading. Josef Smiley, magician, is expected to be in the parade in an open car. Both Smiley and the Majorettes will perform at the Point. Awards by Esmond In clude a boy's and girl's bicycle made English-style with three speeds and also Esmond ice Cream with 52 quarts or a year's supply going to three persons. Other free attractions include General Cust er's horse, Dandy the copper bath tub in which French revolutionist Marat was slain by royalist Char lotte Corday and a bullet-riddled stump from the Battlefield of Waterloo. Special low rates have been made for all rides and attractions in the amusement section. Rotary Club Has Father's Day Meet Crowds Visit Model House HERE'S the new Model Home In Portimt* Park. 4 Rotary Chtfe celebrated FatTiet*S Day by entertaining children of members more than 100 of them at Tuesday's luncheon. Cigars went to Dr. Kenneth Car ter for the oldest son present Gor 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, weekend's torrential rains marred the scheduled opening, hundreds of persons visited Port Clinton's newest subdivision and prepara tions were being made to accommodate an anticipated heavy flow of visitors for the final days of the public showing. If you haven't seen it, be sure to take the family out for loyk btf&rs Sunday night's deadline^ —Pholo By Although last