A Little piece of Paradise… College Hill, Ohio - SELFCRAFT

Pounsford served as chairman of four victory loan campaigns in Port Arthur and has been appointedby the Canadian government to have charge of a vast wood fuel production program in that region. 29He was bestowed the Order of the British Empire by the King for ...patriotic and philanthropicaccomplishments. This gave him the right to be called Sir, and wear the British Empire Cross of Silver.He died in 1951.His brother, Stanley M., died in 1987. He worked his entire life for the Pounsford Stationary Co. Itwas finally acquired by Ramsey Business Equipment in 1958 and Pounsford’s later moved from MainStreet to Ramsey’s headquarters on Central Avenue. He served in W.W. I. Stanley built a house for hisdaughter Kathleen on Meryton Lane. Willis Forbes built the house, which was paid for by Harry G.Pounsford. Kathleen was the bookkeeper for the family stationary company and died in 1997.Tyrone Edmund Power was born in Walnut Hills May 5, 1914. A graduate of Purcell-Marian Highschool, he earned money by working as an usher at the Orpheum Theater at Peebles Corner and as a sodafountain attendant in College Hill. In 1931, after graduating from high school, he went to Hollywood tojoin his father, Frederick Tyrone Power, and went on to stardom as a leading man.During the 1920’s, C. Oscar Schmidt moved to College Hill from Clifton. When his forefather, CarlSchmidt arrived to join relatives in Cincinnati from East Prussia, “Porkapolis” was declining. Carl was anephew of Mrs. Bertha Bruckmann, wife of the brewer Christoph Bruckmann, and through thisconnection he was apprenticed as a brewer. But his uncle, also named Carl Schmidt, had started his owncompany and invited the younger Carl to join him, as the elder Carl was in need of financing. Theyounger Carl entered into the meat processing machinery business in 1870 and changed his name toCharles G. Schmidt to avoid confusion. The two Schmidt’s continued in their partnership until 1886 whenCharles opened his own business; Cincinnati Butchers’ and Packers Supply Company, located on CentralAvenue. By living on Dayton Street he was only a short walk from his business. In addition to his work,Charles was also very active in many Cincinnati organizations, such as the Literary Society, the Turners,and was the honorary president of the North American Singing Societies which extended from Canada toMexico.Charles combined his butcher’s knowledge with a natural mechanical aptitude and patented a meatcooler which protected the meat from water dripping as the ice melted. He also patented a machine thatcleaned sausage casings.From these two inventions, Charles produced a line of meat packing equipment which helped torevolutionize through mechanization the industry of rending, processing and slaughter. Charles held over100 patents for his innovations, which are still made under the Boss trademark. His mechanical talent waspassed to his son, C. Oscar Schmidt (Sr.) who, in 1918, patented a hog de-hairer which shaved hogsbefore butchering. Stressing innovation, new product development, reliability and efficiency, thecompany shaped the meat processing industry and gradually shifted from processing into the less efficientarea of slaughtering.C. Oscar Schmidt moved his family to College Hill, living at 5701 Hamilton Avenue and later, onLinden Drive and Hamilton Avenue. His son, C. Oscar Schmidt, Jr. worked his way through college andreceived a degree from U.C. in mechanical engineering, a M.S. in engineering and an M.B.A. fromHarvard. Just as his education for his career was starting, the Depression of the 1930’s began. He enrolledin the ROTC program which provided his uniforms and the ROTC stipend helped him with livingexpenses. During this time the company workers were paid, often at the expense of missed salary by thefamily. When his father died in 1944, Oscar C. Schmidt, Jr. and his brother William took over thebusiness. In 1946 Oscar was elected the firm’s president. Gradually the business was diversified andexpanded, at times acquiring their less successful competitors.29 Op. cit.191