Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-01


tramping a nearby marsh area,
when two cock birds started fly
ing towards him. Harris shot and
killed one of the birds, but when
he started to aim at the second
bird, the pheasant suddenly drop
ped dead. 1t had struck barbed
wire fence and killed itself.
RAINBOW INN, which for many
years was bus stop, will be
a rest stop for all interstate
Greyhounds, using Route 2, after
January 8. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Aurand are the owners-operatorS
of the popular lake shore restau-
rant.
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IDICK SIMS, younger son of Supt.
and Mrs. D. D. Sims, and
president of the senior honorary
society Sphinx at Ohio State Uni
versity, presented a cannon to
the Michigan senior honorary
between halves at the big game in
Columbus, Saturday Sphinx mem
bers hope the cannon becomes
emblematic of the rivalry between
the two teams. 1t was selected
as souvenir of the Toledo
War" when the big argument over
Toledo and Ohio's northern bound
ary almost caused a big battle.
The cannon used Saturday was
last minute substitute, and after
the presentation, Dick returned it
to his fathers car and placed the
car keys in their usual hiding
place. When Supt Sims went to
the car in hopes of leaving Co
lumbus early, the car was locked.
There he stood in snow and
freezing weather, pondering the
chilling situation. Fortunately,
Dick checked later and was sur
prised to see his dad standing
outside the auto The collegian
leader had followed instructions
and had not locked the car, but
the lock evidently clicked acci-
dentally and there was nothing to
do but to pry open rear win
dow. Instead of Supt. Sims being
one of the first to leave the park
ing lot, he was about the last. BY
the time he reached Upper San
dusky, travel conditions were i'm
possible and he remained over
night in hotel.
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HIGH School students and fac
= ulty members are still chuck
ling over the impersonations
presented last Wednesday at the
Pigskin Swing. Tom Leavy, one
of the managers, had Coach and
Mrs. Norm Willbond and Coach
and Mrs. Rowland Wenzel Gin the
aisles" as he did some very life
like impersonations of the coach.
Jim Longe also elected roars
when he impersonated Principal
B. H. Corthell. Other senior grid
ders and managers performed as
chorus girls, which more appro-
priately could have been billed as
"the beef trust" Dave Petersen
acted as master of ceremonies.
-JOT-
NEXT Thursday is December z,
a date ever to be remembered
by loyal Americans as the blood
lest blot on the calendar of in
fanny. Most of us still recall that
Sunday afternoon nine years ago
in 1941 when America was
plunged into history's worst war
as the Japs attacked Pearl Harbor.
1t was a snowy afternoon in Port
Clinton but the cold was minor
shock compared with the first
startling announcement over the
radio. Stunned by the news, few
of us realized how much our
lives would be changed, how many
of our relatives and friends would
lose their lives or suffer the rest
of their days from injuries and
diseases suffered during wartime
service. On this December 7 in
1850, let us pray that the Korean
Conflict will soon be over and
that third World War can be
averted so that Peace can be a
reality.
-JOT
DEEP SHOWS and slippery roads
mean little when man wants
to go deer hunting. Earl Adams,
of Port Clinton Hardware, accom-
panied by Ed Diffany, Erie Beach,
left Monday by auto for Boliver,
New York, where they were to
join George Walter and Bill
4 Younker at their hunting lodge.
II George and Bill have been in up
II per New York since last Tues
Il day, but relatives here have had
no word as to their success
/ Franklin Rofkar, the author
hunter from Catawba, and Kenny
Limestahl left by auto Tuesday
for their hunting lodge near
Ridgeway, Pa.
Hi -JOT-