Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-10
| J0TTINGs 80.
| OFF the CUFF
BY RAY SPERBER

PILL MILLER and Dick Fox,
both employees of Miller's
Boat Livery at Put-in-Bay, made
good their prophecy Friday that
the lake ice would be strong
enough to hold a car before the
winter was over. The youths tax
led out on the ice Thursday in a
small Ford truck and used Dicks
car Friday when they travelled to-
wards Rattlesnake Island, towing
their fishing shanties behind. They
cut several holes to test the ice
for depth and quality but decided
the ice was just no good, and that
fishing conditions were almost nil
due to the dirty water. Their
curiosity satisfied, Bill and Dick
are now concentrating on hopes
for open water and early naviga-
tion conditions.
TOT
A FTER returning from Mexico
during their recent trip, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Bygden decided
to drive through Eldorado, Okla
homa, where Charley had been
manager of U. S. Gypsum plant
80 years ago. When he stopped
at gas station in the town,
Bygden remarked: rip Van
Wrinkle came back after 80 years
and SO did /. Anybody around
who was here them" One of
the fellows in the station looked
up and said: II know who you
are. Used to work for you back
in 1920" After short while,
Bygden's former employee round
ed up some other old timers and
the gang renewed acquaintances
with Charley,
-JOT-
DOROTHEA JENSEN, who is
enroute to Europe this week,
was named as honor student at
Toledo University during the au-
tumn quarter. Miss Jensen was
graduated cum laude last month
:. Mike Batcha and his orches-
ira, Marblehead, can be heard
each Saturday evening from $40
until Z ria WLEC. SanausNy.
I'D SPRENGER saved some gas
oline in an unusual manner
the other day. He painted the
kitchen floor, forgetting that his
car keys were upstairs. When he
had finished the job and wanted
to take a drive, he had to wait
until the paint was dry before he
could hop across the kitchen
floor and get upstairs That
was one of the biggest crowds in
years at the chicken supper put
on by the Gypsum PIT. A. Thurs
day evening. Profit from the
supper will go towards fund to
pay for blacktopping the Port
age Township school grounds.
ERED ROY, owner of Dink's
Cafe, won the dubious honor
of putting up those new luminous
Rotary Club signs Tuesday noon
at the Rotary meeting. Got a
good post hole digger, Fred +. {.
Eager to be in top condition for
the coming track season, miller
John Braun has been practicing for
the past two weeks with his dad
acting as assistant trainer.
-JOT-
DARENTS of youths having mo-
tor scooters should make cer-
tain that the vehicles are in good
operating condition before permit
ting the youngsters to ride the
scooters. Sunday evening a mo-
torist notified police that he had
almost hit a scooter, which was
being operated without lights. It's
tough enough to see the minia~
lures at night, even when they are
we'll lighted. A little more care
by the scooter riders may save
their lives or avert lengthy hos
pital visits.
-JOT-
W7ALT JOHNSON, one of the
W nations outstanding bowlers,
proved that he's also a billiardist
Of no mean repute Monday night
when he won the bowler-billiardist
3-cushion tournament held in Hag-
erty's Bowling Center, Toledo.
Johnson edged Edward Schultz,
Toledo, 1884, and had two strings
of five during his victory march.
He won five of six matches.
-JOT
RICHARD OHM is announcing
the opening of his Sav-Way
Auto Painting shop at the rear
of 301 West Sixth street for
q. M, Saturday, March II. Ohm
will tailor auto seat covers to fit
any car and install the covers
free of charge. His father, Amiel,
will assist.
-JOT-
THERM GIBSON, Detroit, one
of the nations best bowlers,