Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-06-16
LOCAL LADS IN
HIGH OFFICES.
Alliance Athlete Elected Gov
ernOr at First Legion School
Held At Perry

Residents of Port Clinton and
the area are invited to visit the
American Legion-sponsored Boys
State at Camp Perry any even
ing this week and are urged to
be there Sunday afternoon ard
evening when special services are
planned.
Those who have never seen
Boys State in operation will be
thrilled at the sight of over 1000
high school junior boys from 81
of Ohio's counties, living togeth-
er and learning democracy ard
good government practices.
At the nightly assemblies held
in the Camp Perry theater, out
standing speakers have appeared
to help explain good citizenship,
governmental procedures and al
lied subjects.
Governor Frank J. Lausche
and Judge Charles Zimmerman of
the Ohio Supreme Court were the
speakers Monday evening. They
talked on government from the
state level.
Port Clinton's four youths at
Boys State appear to be having
a wonderful time. Ronald john
SON and Bill Coon are delegates
sent by Port Clinton Legion Post
113 while James Jacobs and Ed
ward Nau are alternates whose
expenses were paid by the local
Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs.
Four from City
All four Port Clinton boys are
holding important jobs at
Buckeye Boys State. Bill Coon
is a member of the House of
Representatives; Jim Jacobs is
a commissioner on the state tax
commission; Edward Nau is di-
rector of Public Safety and
Ronald Johnson is member of
the Buckeye State Patrol.
Nau is in Darlington City, Gal
braith County; Jacobs is in Cof-
fee City, Cole County; Coon lives
in Mooney City, McQuigg County
while Johnson is a resident of
mythical Martin City of Galbraith
County.
Elect Own Officers
After their arrival in camp
early Saturday, the boys began
campaigning for various offices.
They are not permitted to bring
printed literature to camp to
speed up their campaign but most
of the boys learned the sign print
ing in hurry Sunday.
Elected governor was John
Borton, II, captain Of the Alli-
ance high school football and
basketball teams. John defeated
Richard Neff, II, Middletow1, 589
ito 398.
Other officers elected by the
youths were William Rogers, Ash
land, lieutenant governor; Phil
Casio, Mansfield, secretary Of
state; Don Hart, Mansfield, treas
urer; Don Morris, Springfield
auditor, and Ralph Sorensen
Mansfield, attorney general.
Paul Herbert, former lieuten-
ant governor and Past Ohio lie.
gion Department Commander, die
cussed the state government un
der the two party system Tues
day evening.
Speaker at the Flag Day cere.
monies Wednesday evening was
Judge James Garfield Stewart OF
the Ohio Supreme Court.
Ferd Becker, member of Ohio's
Tax Commission, is to discuss tax
alton problems and possibilities
this Thursday evening.
This Friday evening, June Is
is American Legion night wher
many area Legionnaires will joir
the Boys Staters in hearing Bruce
Henderson, Warren, Ohio Legior
Department Com.nander.
Senator John Bricker will dis.
cuss the relationship between
state and federal governments or
Saturday evening, while Col
George Mingle, head of the Ohio
Highway Patrol, will lecture OF
work of his department Sunday
evening at 7:30.
Boys State will be brought t;
close Monday morning at S'3t
when the zoos boys who have
completed the Today schooling
will receive diplomas.
Among the Legion officials wh'
are spending the week at Caml
Perry are William Konold, Co
lumbus, Past Ohio Legion Depart
ment Commander, who is known
as the Father of Boys State"
1t was during his administration
that Boys State was inauguratet
Ia years ago.
Robert Bangham, Wilmington
(Coutinuad PAGE 2. Col. 3l