Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-02-27

Licking Scout Executive Bau-
man felt the need of exercise
Sunday so he donned skates and
proceeded to turn a few capers
on Buckeye Lake-cutting fig
ure eights, etc. Still plenty of
pep in that fellow even if he
did come a crOpper once during
the afternoon.
What goes on here? +. was
the thought of $50 people along
the lake shore at the Yatch club,
Buckeye Lake, Sunday. With a
good stiff breeze blowing and
the temperature about 20 above
zero husky adonis of a
man walked out of the club door
clad only in bathing trunks and
canvas sneakers, smoking a big
black cigar. Strolling nonchal-
emily among the gaping shiver-
ing crowd which came out to
watch the skaters and ice boat
races the chap raised nary
a goose pimple. Evidently feel
ing the need of cooling off after
his exertion in trotting around
over the ice he took a plunge in
the ice choked water lanes which
had been cut around the pier and
frolicked for several minutes,
pausing in his swimming from
time to time to heave ice cakes
out of his way. Meanwhile
members of the crowd gazed
with astonishment and awe vain
ly trying to control chattering
teeth and stomping of feet in an
effort to keep warm. Investiga-
ton revealed the human polar
bear is not "stunt man., and
takes his regular icy constitu-
tional for health's sake. Brr!
What a mani
Modes of transpOrtatiOn-all
in one panorama at the lake
Sunday afternoon skates of
course, ice boats equipped with
sails; bob sleds with prOpellers
attached to motors, dog power,
bicycle power and an individual
kite 'sail-all taking lovers of
winter sports over the glistening
ice at astonishing speed. Over
head an airplane drOned and cir
cled and pedestrians walk
ing, sliding-having the time of
their lives because Mother Ma
ture had decided to let the Frost
Gods out long enough to make
the ice safe for human enjoy
ment. All yes,-the great out
doors how | love it-when
the birds are singing and the
daisies wave.
Harold Pierce of the Cornell
Clothing store inveigled me in
to the Chatterbox the other noon
where | enjoyed a fine baked
ham sandwich and good coffee
= Met this young fellow
who recently came from Cali
fornia, Shoe Stylist Black of
the Abbott Shoe store. He told
me he liked Newark just fine
and that he was working for a
darn good fellow. The Blacks
have one child, a boy about six.
George Herman was feel
ing rather expansive last week
when he told me the Dollar
Days started off with bang.
Tried to pay a grocery
bill at Sawyer's Market last
Saturday and the place was so
busy | gave up and made it back
at II D. m. to buy hamburgher
Isl" was tired, but happy.
Met Rev. James E. Wolfe re-
Gently through the kindness of
Emerson L. Fishbaugh and the
other night at the Scout alumni
organization banquet, discover
ed that he had organized and
built one of the fine churches in
Des Moines, Iowa, and was well
acquainted with my one time
bosses, Harvey Ingham and
Gardner Cowles of the Des
Moines Register-small world
after all. Needless to say we
had fine visit.
L. o. Staiger of the Bargain
Shoe store likes boats and 50 do
I. It's just possible I'll be see
ing more of that. gentleman be-
fore the summer is over-a fell
low that likes boats and fishing
Just has to be 0. K. y Won
der how many years J. Oscar
(the boss) and Ray Hull have
been eating those Elk Saturday
night suppers together? =
you never miss seeing Sam Gel
fer there either.
c.. H. Huth of the Camera
Shop is a friendly sort of a chap
he's always saying "Hi-yah
fellow" in way that would
break down most any type of
resistance.
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