Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-09
J0TTINGS ....
OFF The CUFF
By RAY SPERBER


his release which tells of north
erners already arriving in his
city "to place their children in
St. Petersburg's open air schools. p"
He mentions the fact that the fol-
lowing Ottawa countians visited
st. Pete last winter: Mrs. Mil
dred Allan, Mr.. and Mrs. Clay
Scott, Mrs. j. l.. Van Rensselaer,,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wise and
Sharon, Mr.. and Mrs. C. R. Dav-
export and Mrs. Joseph Taten,
Oak Harbor; Paul Laboshefski,
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Lau and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Lau,
Curtice; Mr.. and Mrs. V. A,
Pinkerton, Clay Center; Mrs. S.
D. Foster, DR.. and Mrs. James
Hoffman, Misses Mary and Anna
belle Newton, A. w. Burte, Mrs.
Rose Pinyard, Mrs. Edna Stegel,
Rev. and Mrs. Van Wicklen and
Mrs. w. B. Winters, Lakeside.
MAYOR Carl Becker reports
Avn that the public wading pools
in Lakeview Park were closed La
Dor Day evening after another
successful season. Miss Judy Won
Thron was again the efficient
life guard and swimming instruc-
tor Neighboring Sandusky is
again on "slow" time, the change
over from daylight saving hav-
ing been made at midnight Mon
day. We know local people who
work across the bay are indeed
happier since the change. Erie
county residents will vote on the
time question this fall, and from
all indications, the daylight saving
idea will be showed under in de-
feat.
/ -JOT-
HARDLY noticed in the daily
papers Sunday was report
of the death of Maj. Walter c.
Short, 50, in Dallas, Texas. Gen.
Short called himself the War De-
partment's scapegoat in Americas
most infamous military disaster
the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor and Honolulu, Dec. 7, 1941
which plunged the United States
into World War II. While Gen
Short was blamed for inefficiency
and failure to heed warnings
there are many who agreed with
him. Those of us who served in
the Pacific heard many tales OF
had personal experiences which
supported his claims. Americans
have short memories-the war has
been over four years now and sc
many people have forgotten we
were ever in the midst of history's
most terric struggle. A lot OF
men and women can never forget
the horrors they lived through, anG
some of them are cracking under
the strain. We must try to helI
these unfortunates in every way
we can, as their Affections are just
as much battle casualties as the
victims of bullets.
CANDUSKY County Fair in Ere
mont is attracting many loca
people this week, and the exhibits
are outstanding. Today friday
is the final day. Lucas county's
Fair opens next Thursday, Sept
Is, at the Ft. Miami Fairgrounds
in Maumee. Show poultry owned
by Fred Meckfessel, Jr., and Ray
Sperber, are being shown at Ere,
mont and will also be on display
in Maumee.
-JOT-
NEWLYWED Mrs. Robert Tsch,
umy (Opal Branum Selgo)
telephone her mother, Mrs. Net
tie Branum, from Phoenix, Ari-
zona, Sunday, to report she and
her husband are enjoying them
selves on their western trip
AS there will be no time for or
ganizing a campaign such as the
annual March of Dimes, the
Polio Epidemic Emergency Drive
of the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis will begin Sep
tember 8 via the press and radio.
Your help is needed to help pay
for the treatment of the many
polio victims.
-JOT-
BECAUSE Port Clinton's Amer
49, ican Legion Post is No. 113,
E. j. Persons, 129 West Sixth
street, is a happy man. His ticket
was the 18th drawn from the
wheel Monday evening and the
winner. 1t was 1854 and he had
the corresponding stub. Incident
ally, it was the first time Mr.. Per-
sons had ever won anything Gin
his life"
-JOT-
THANKS to Albert and Mary
Fall for the basket of Hale
and Elberta peaches and the
Prune Plums which the News staff