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The Sandusky Register from Sandusky, Ohio • Page 10

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SANDUSKY REGISTER tea 1 Wsdnsiday, 30, Huron County Spellers To Compete GREENWICH Twenty-four of Huron County's finest young spell will compete in the county's annual spelldown Friday at 8 p.m. in North Fairfield High School, Sewell Cameron, South Central, executive head and contest chair- many tdk) the Register today. Fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth gjraders will match wits as Robert Pfeunik and Roderick Righter as pronouncers. Dictionaries will; be given to first and second place winners. Coovert, New Haven; Lorraine Lawson, Richmond; Becky Swift and Cathy Hawkins, Lyme.

Linda Kessler and Roger Dickman, Monroeville; Lyle Merrill, Clarksfield; Maryle Hickock and William Conley, Fitchville; Ferrell and Richard Landis, New London; Roberta Urie and Janet Fife, Greenwich township; Barnes Fishbaugh and Jeanne Ellis, Greenwich Elementary; David Wilcox and Nandy LaRonde, North Fairfield; Marietta Caudill, Ripley; Barbara Eisler, Hartland; Entrants and their schools are Richard Fey and Linda Jackson, Robert Greenfield; Clau- both Townsend; and Bertha Dal- dette Bauer, Huron Valley; Carol ton, Wakema'n. Townships Study Counter Proposal On Fire Pacts WILLARD Possible counter- of the four townships proposals by the four jownahips NeW ttjrvcft, Richmond and Nor- concerned on new fire contracts wich a. particularly with the Willard department may eerrtctf with the rati hikes'as be presented when city council they each own a share of one convenes here next Monday. with Willard. for use Following a special session involving township trustees and the council committee in the city hall Tuesday flight, tht trustees met separately ki the office gt ector of, Uw Joseph Dush to map their plans.

Councilman Peter Weibe, during the three hour had suggested the trustees align a counter-proposal on the new fire contracts, which would be effective June 1, and submit, to the next council session, April 4. Trustees voiced their dissatisfaction at the proposed contract rates recently announced by city council at its last meeting, and felt that they were generally too high in comparison with past arrangements on country" fire run! Previously these townships paid only for the firemen's time at fires, ft! they were co-owners of the one piece of equipment, but newly-proposed rates call for each township to pay a flat yearly fee According to property valuation, and 175 per CM, plus firemen's time. Only Greenwich hud, in the past, paid art-annual' fie Is they owned no.part of the equipment. This howevef, wis $2M compared to the proposed 4 and the other "plusses." The Willard department hJrtrliad these mutual contract agreements with the townships for several years, but apparently felt that their rstes wen too low: Present to air the.iasues^at hind and to protest the' proposed ftps were Trustees Edmurtd PoHiftger and £. G.

Reed of Richmond Willard H. Scheid, Theron Smith, and Lewis Conger, Greenfield Glenn Evans, Walter Noble, artd- William Link, New Haven and Ray Kiingel- smith, Glenn V. Miller and Walter Trimmer, Norwich Twp. Representing the city of Willard and the fire department were Councilmen Wiebe and Harry Rohrs, Law Director Dush; City Manager Albert J. Falvo, Fire Chief John Yacob, and fire department officers Brink Hedden, John Wallace, and George Painter, Jr.

ifiSr' WAKEMAN Miss Nestor, Western Reserve FHA advisor, and" in hat first year a school teacher, his been notified that the chapter will receive an award of merit The certificate will be presented to tht Westettr Remrve at the FHA stiw.eonventlon in huS, Aprils). For the first time in many years, three girls from Western Wife recipients of State Homemaker Awaras, which win ahnouncd a few weeks ago. This trio; Mary Vogt, Doris Carey and Linda Deeley, will be given their awards at the state banquet also Bellevue Firelands Citizens To Receive On School Conditions BIRMINGHAM A summary of facts and figures gathered by the Firelands Citizens Committee loon be distributed to all residents of the, Firelands School District following revelation of final reports at another session Tuesday night. In its extensive all schools in the district, including three elementary and the lands Junior and' Senior Highs, the committee has gone into the Two Admit Boys i NORWALK Two runaway youths, captured in Michigan, have a dm i 11 two attempted break-ins at Huron County service stations, deputy sheriff Martha Frey told the Register today. The youths, patients at the Northyille State Hospital.

Detroit, were nabbed Michigan state patrolmen Tuesday night, The pa trol informed; the sheriff's office that the two boys, age 15 and 16, admitted breaking into the Jackson Service Station, Wakeman and a gas station in Norwalk. Nothing was reported missing in the Norwalk break-in and only blank checks and an empty cigar box were taken at Wakeman. Apparently the two youths ran away from the hospital Thursday and Committed the break-ins Friday in Huron County. No charges will be filed against the boys, who were placed back in the hospital. school rooms, taken actual measurements, and figured room' capacity per pupil.

Among the information revealed in the final reports tendered Tuesday, it was found that the junior high building is over recommended capacity with 224 pupils enrolled, compared to the state recommended 180. In addition, a large group of 109 students presently in the sixth' grade will advance to the junior high next fall, continuing the over-crowded trend. Overall trend of enrollment increase also seems imminent as there are 143 students presently enrolled in the first grade, with Florence having 34, Henrietta, 44, 30, and Brownhelm, 35: Study revealed further that even if kindergarten classes were halted, the overcrowded conditions would remain in the firs't grade units. The committee emphasized that it has merely concentrated its efforts to compile the information for presentation to the people of the district, and has made, no at tempt to tell the residents what to do. They will, however, make their own recommendations after Easter, but these will in no way be mandatory, they declared.

Next meeting of the committee will be on Tuesday, April 5, at 8 p.m. in Firelands School, and the group has urged residents to study the summary sheets and attend the meetings to air the problems and voice their suggestions. Pick Milan Delegate For Youth Junket MILAN Jhe Milan Chapter of the Odd Fellows Lodge Mark 117 and the Rebekah Lodge has announced that Miss Donna Doerner has been selected to represent the chapter in the annual pilgrimage of youth to the United Nation "session and a trip through Washington DC. Miss Doerner's application was Set Summer Schedule For EOD Workers PORT CLINTON Next Monday, April 4, all Erie Ordnance Depot employes will go to work one-half hour earlier when the iummer working hours schedule will be effective. This policy, which has been in force for the past several years, is to allow for maximum daylight hours for operation and is based on sunrise and sunset hours for this area.

Hours for one group, currently working from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., will change to 7 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., and the hours for the second group will be from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m This group is currently working from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

These hours will be in effect until the second Monday in October when the, winter schedule again goes into effect. Seniors To Capital senior class will, start on its annual class trip to Washington, D.C., Thursday morning and return Sunday evening. Making the trip will be 45 seniors and four chaperones, Nelson Howe, Carl Miss Marjorie Howe and Mrs. Eloise Fowler. Police Chief Of Fremont Retires May 1 FREMONT- Myron Bork, 52, police chief of Fremont for the past nine years, will retire effective May 1, he announced.

He told members of his force Tuesday of his intentions and then released the news today. Bprk has been a member of Fremont police department for 20 years, starting as a patrolman. He succeeded former chief Herman Schneider, The chief did not reveal his future BELLEVUE A foV a new director of Civil Defense activities in ftellevutwas made Tuesday night by; Mayor Yearick at I meeting of and school representative In City Hall. Mayor Yearick noted the job being done by Wilbur Stip, porary director, but added fat Seip is kept very busy with his CD police work aa wefras personal activities, and wished to be replaced as local program director. General subject of the meeting, however, was on School avacua- tion, with school faculty and organizational representatives present to hear their' duties in such and evacuation plan', Principal speaker on this subject was Richard Gregg head of the Greenwich CD program, who reported on the evacaatiort plan in the schools there which recently won a state commendation for that CD unit.

their plan, aH elementary students may be removed from school to their homes by a pre-arranged system in just eight minutes, Gregg disclosed. Huron County CD chief Herbert- Napka reported on the newest CD project of giving first aid training for children 13 years of age and up, and Fire Chief Adolph Boehler spoke on the fire drill rules now in effect in local He said these rules would have to be incorporated in any such school evacuation plan considered under, the CD program. Also announced at Tuesday's meeting were appointments' Of Mrs. Florence Regan as headI the Women's CD Auxiliary, with' Mrs. Robert Engeihart and Elmer Sowers as assistants.

OLD WILLARD GYM sodn to be renovated into auditorium. Staff Photo) P-E BUILDING CONSTRUCTION STARTS SOQN Antiquated Gym Jo Get 'New Dress 1 DONNA DOERNER selected from four applicants. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Doerner of Edison Drive, Milan and a member of the junior class in the local school. The cost of sponsoring a repre sentative on the tour has been raised through a series of fish fries and breakfasts staged by the Odd Fellows and the Rebekah Lodge: during the past year.

On her return from the tour, Donna will be required to make a report to the lodges of her trip and to any other organization which may request her report Through the tour, it is possible for the representative to apply for a college scholarship. Committee in charge of the project hap been Burtis Atkinson, chairman of the Fellows Lodge, Howard Weilriau, Robert Roe, Mre. Warren Taylor, Mrs. Rudolph Grahman, and Mrs. Louis Wiess.

State Highway Unit To Decide Patrol Question to open the new state highway patrol post on Fremont bypass, idle for two years because of state and federal disputes over access to the new four lane road, has been forwarded to the state highway department at Columbus for approval. Plans were forwarded by Divi sion 2 of the department, Bowling Green. It calls for paved lanes from the bypass to the patrol sta tion. Estimated cost is $10,000. U.S.

Bureau of Public Roads has approved access for the pa trol post on the new road. The bypass was opened two years ago. We now hove a full Una of Spring ImplawanH. Rotary Mowers Corn Planter Wo last SMBS Hale IBOSH TRACTOR SALES MeC factor I Uwwm, mi ItemSt. Rotary 7 MORROW'S 5th Anniversary SPECIALS Plate Boiling BEEF 5 The Following Items Aro To lo Given Away FREE Ne Neceuary Jutt Comt Is sad Sowing Mochlno, 179.95 volus Woitinojhouio Roostor WosNnghoosa Frying Pan Wosringhoiiso Toasrtr Westinghouse Ilectric Mixer 12 BoskoH of Groceries MORROW'S Market 16 St.

Ph. 3231 Menroovilio, Ohio WILLARD The antiquated "crackerbox" gymnasium which has served Willard High athletic teams, physical education programs, dramatic and musical activities for many years, is soon to get a new "dress." Following commencement exercises in the gym on June 2, construction crews of Weithman Brothers, Galion. are expected to come in and start renovation on the old it into a modern, spacious auditorium which will be used for' principal group school functions other than athletics. Paving the way for the old gym's "deathV will be the construction of the new $365,000 physical education building just south of. the present junior and senior, high school.

This building will provide Willard High with a spacious, up-to-date athletic plant, and renovation of the old facility will add an adequate auditorium to the school plant. Work on the new physical education unit is expected start next week, following a contractor's meeting with the architect here Friday morning, but the auditorium project must wait until the end of the current school term. In "operation renovation" for the old gym, which dates back to 1926 as part of the original high school, the old seats and floor Pastor To Speak MILAN -r Rev. Tom Wedsworth, pastor of the Sandusky Presbyterian Church, will'be the guest speaker at the lenten services of the Milan Presbyterian Church Thursday starting at 7:30 p.m. will be removed, and replaced by a new floor, acoustically-treated ceiling, new seating, heating, ventilating, and lighting.

When these jobs are finished, Willard High will sport an audi- toriipn with permanent seating capacity of about 728, more than the present gym-auditorium combined even with the temporary seating. School officials expect the auditorium work will be completed by the start of the fall term, while the gym is to be completed by early January, 1961. Thieves Hit Clyde Store; Take Nothing FREMONT West End out, just west of. Clyde, was tered by burglars sometime Monday night, but in preliminary check, nothing was discovered, missing. According to Sandusky County, sheriff's office, the thieves broke a window, in the front door of the beverage store to gain entrance.

Bill Barringer, driver' 1 for Tiffin Beverage noticed the window broken when he wag making delivery Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.' lie immediately otified the owner, Leo Hoffman. Hoffman told sheriff's deputies that apparently nothing is missing and that nothing seemed to be disturbed. HERMAN'S A TOP BUTTON-FRE AMD BOX OPEN DAILY 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. SUNDAY 3 to 6 P.M.

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