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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-13
S245,8OO BUDGET APPROVED
FOR 1853 BY CITY COUNCILMEN

City Auditor William L. Zeis'
annual appropriations for 1858
totaling $245, 800, were approved
by city council Tuesday evening.
Included is $97, 900 appropriations
for the waterworks department.
The budget will be- presented to
county commissioners and the
county auditor for approval.
In presenting the appropriation
report, Mr.. Zeis stated that antici-
pated receipts would not warrant
any pay increases for city workers.
Adopted as emergency measures
were ordinances to provide for the
issuance of $56,650 in general OBJ
ligatory bonds for the purchase of
a city garage building and granting
the Ohio Highway Department a
1O-year lease of airport land for
use as a scale and weighing station.
The garage building in West Perry
Street has been used by the muni-
cipality for several months.
Safety Director Henry Cowgirl
told the council that ten bids from
auto dealers had been received for
purchase of a new police car. Bids
ranged from $500 to $1114.84, in
Guiding the trade-in and necessary
change-over repairs.
After discussion, councilmen ap
proved plan to have the safety
director, police department and
Board of Public Utilities members
select one of three offers, Ply
mouth at $500; Ford at $3.50 or
Dodge 6 at $628.O8.
Parking Exceptions
No one is exempt from dropping
money in the city's parking meters,
councilmen emphasized Tuesday
night when they approved Mr..
Cowgilrs recommendations that
there be no exceptions. The Safe
ty Director had been ordered to
investigate two weeks ago when
Councilman Roy oman asked
council to provide limited parking
on the east side of Monroe, near
West Second, so that Ons Macy,
who resides at 1913 w. Second,
could have place to park near
his home.
Macy had complained that out
of-town workers at EOD park all
day near his home, forcing him to
use parking meter space in front
of his home or drive elsewhere to
park his car. He complained that
a businessman was parking his
truck for hours in metered zone,
and failing to pay. Police will be
instructed to check such action.
Councilman Adair Wilbur distri-
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-13
Council Adopts
City Flag Design

Port Clinton is a big boy now.
An official flag for The city
was adopted by city councilmen
Tuesday evening at a request Of
members Of fhe Port Clinton
Junior Women's Club.
Mrs. Melvin Arff, club pres
ident; Mrs. Stanley Perry and
Mrs. Paul cIemons appeared be-
fore council TO ask for adoption
Of the winning design submitted
in the contest sponsored by fhe
Junior Women's Club. After
preliminary judging by club
members, final selection was
made by Miss Mae HesseIbarf.
curator Of the Ottawa County
Museum.
In triangular shape. the flag
design uses Port Clinton High
Schools red and white coIors.
A large Indian head is shown
in the center Of circle, around
which will be II small triangIes
each Of which represents one Of
counfy's IL townships.
Safety Director Henry Cow
gill noticed that only III trian-
giles were shown on the design
and he was the only one present
who could, and did. name all II
townships. The twelfth triangle
will be added TO the design and
Jr. ,Women's Club msmbers will
have flag made from the win
ming design for presentation TO
fhe city.
Winner Of the flag contest
was Rose Marie Kinney, 1l-year-
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Kinney, 220 Nest Fourth
Street and ParochialG School STU
dent. She will! be given a $500
defense bond.
The flag is being rushed to
completion and will have IFS
first public showing at the Home
and Builders Show in the Arm
ory Sunday evening.
Mrs. Melvin Arff, president
Of the sponsoring Port Clinton
Junior Women's Club, will pre-
sent the flag to Miss Jeanette
Bailey, Akron, ,ohio's SesqUicen-
tenniaI Queen, who in turn will
present the City flag to Mayor
Carl Becker.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-13

two sons. Dennis and David; the
mother, Mrs. Mary Monak, Marble
head; four sisters, Mrs. George
Butshko and Miss Teresa Monak,
Marblehead; Mrs. C. L. Thomas,
Detroit, and Miss Elizabeth Monak,
Toledo, and four brothers, John,
Steve and George Monak, Marble
head, and harles Monak, Detroit.
Funeral services were held
Thursday forenoon in st. Joseph
Church, Marblehead, the Rev. A..
J. Shaffer officiating. Burial was
in st. Joseph Cemetery, Corner
and Wolf directing irterment.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-13
Stork Beats Plane
In Island Race

The Stork and its sWiffer
counterpart, the airpIane. had
race at Put-in-Bay early Tues
day morning and the sfork won,
mainly because he doesn't have
to wait for landing lights at
airports.
When II became evident that
the sfork was lowering over the
home Of Mr.. and MRS. Joseph
Prentice, MiIt Hershberger and
his staff at the Puf-in-Bay air.
port prepared special plane
to bring fhe prospective mother
TO Masruder Memorial Hospital.
AS airports landing lights no
longer operate at night at the
local airport, the special plane
could not take off until dawn.
The Sfork did not wait - he
delivered an eight pound. 13
ounce boy.
One hour later, the husky
boy and his mother were pas
sengers on the regular plane
from Puf-in-Bay to Port Clinton
airport. When the plane arrived
here the Neidecker ambulance
was on hand TO transport the
patients to the hospital where
both mother and son are report
ed doing we'll.
The new arrivals other bro
fher, born in Magruder Hospital
two years ago, still holds fhe
record for being the largest baby
ever born in the hospital. He
weighed Ill pounds, 9 ounces at
birth. Mr.. Prentice is custodian
Of Perry's Memorial at Puf-in-Bay
and his wife is church and
American Legion Auxiliary lead
er.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-13
ALBERT j. "DIcK" KRAMB

Funeral services for Albert j.
''Dick" Kramb, IS, were conducted
Sunday afternoon in Turner-Stev-
ens-Turner Funeral Home, Alham-
bra, California.
Mr.. Kramb passed away Thurs
day evening in Alhambra, Calf
ornia, where he was visiting his
sons, Paul and Richard. He had
been in ill health for the past
two years and had gone to Calf
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-13

ornia three weeks ago. His wife
Maymie, who has also been in
i'll health, took a plane from To-
ledo Sunday and was with her
husband when he passed away.
Surviving are the widow, May
mie, 227 N. Locust ST., Oak Harbor;
two sons, Richard and Paul, AL
hambra, California; two grand
children; one sister, Ida E. Kramb,
Oak Harbor, and one brother, C.
H. Kramb,- also of Oak Harbor.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-13
GEORGE N. WARE

Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon in the Mollgaard
Funeral Home, Woodville, for
George N. Ware, Clay Center, rs.
Mr.. Ware formerly lived in Wood
vile and was we'll known throug-
out the county. Interment was
made in Elliston.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
Clara Young, Genoa; and two sons,
Carey Ware, Port Clinton, and Ar
thur Ware, Clay Center.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-13
DEATHS
MRS. ELLA CALLAHAN

Mrs. Ella Callahan, mother of
Mrs. Donald Wenger, Lakewood,
passed away suddenly Sunday aft
ernoon in her Jersey City, New
Jersey, home as she was watching
television with her son.
Mrs. Callahan had often visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Wenger while they
resided in Port Clinton before
moving to Lakewood. News of Mrs.
Callahan's death was received
while Mr.. and Mrs. George Wen
ger, Port Clinton, were visiting
their son and daughter-in-law.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Wenger
left for New Jersey Sunday eve
ming and Mrs. George Wenger re-
manned in Lakewood to be with
her grandchildren during their
parents absence.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-13
HELEN MARIE MAzUR

Mrs. Helen Marie Mazur, 38,
mother of three children, passed
away in Magruder Memorial Hospi-
tai Monday night after lingering
illness. She was born February
/, 1915, in Marblehead, and spent
her entire life in this community.
Surviving are the husband, Metro
MaZur: one daughter. Ann Marie:
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-13
Reflect Linker
At Annual Meet

R. C. "Chick" Linker was re-
elected president of the Erie Isle
Ferry Company Friday when the
annual stockholders meeting was
held in the Put-in-Bay Town Hall,
Vice President Norman Heineman
presiding.
Directors elected included r. c..
Linker, Norman Heineman and
James Poulos, Put-in-Bay, George
Ionz, Rudolph Fischer and John
Roesch, Middle Bass. Secretary
George Lonz gave the annual re-
port of operations for 1852.
Officers reelected also includ-
ed Norman Heineman, vice presi-
dent; George Lonz, secretary, and
James Poulos, treasurer.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-13
RETURNS TO STATES

Sgt. Donald l.. Egert, Elmore,
was among the Korean combat
veterans who docked in San Fran
cisco Tuesday aboard the transport
General Howe.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-13
AT CANCER MEETING

Mrs. Carleton MINER, Oak Har-
Dor, secretary-treasurer of the Ot-
tawa County Chapter of the Ameri-
can Cancer Society, planned to be
in Columbus this Friday to attend
conferences of the Ohio Cancer
Division. Ray Sperber, Port Clin-
ton, chairman of the Ottawa County
Cancer Society, will attend the
state meetings of the Cancer Soc
iety and of the Ohio Soldiers Re-
lief Commission in Columbus this
weekend.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-13

DON'T forget Valentines Day this
Saturday. You'll find Bouquets
and Pofted Plants to please her
at Woner's Greenhouse & Flower
Shop. SIS Monroe Street. Phone
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-13
EMMA DoRoTHEA PETERSEN

Mrs. Emma Dorothea Petersen,
20, well-known Bay Township resi-
dent, passed away early Tuesday
in the Magruder Memorial Hospi-
tai few hours after being adj
mitted. She had been in ill health
for several weeks and had been
hospitalized earlier this year.
Born in KingsWay, Mrs. Peter
sen was daughter of Martin and
Amelia Gross. She was the wife of
Fred Petersen and had spent
most of her life in Bay Township
and in this community.
Surviving are the husband; three
daughters, Mrs. Hilda Scott, Day
ton; Mrs. Vernice Walters, Tole-
do, and Mrs. Gladys Meachem, Bay
Township; two sons, Bernard Pc
tersen, Port Clinton, and Donald,
Bay Twp; one sister, Mrs. Mary
Wykes, Dunkirk, Ohio, eight
grandchildren and five great
grandch1ldren.
Funeral services will be held at
two o'clock Friday afternoon in the
Neidecker Funeral Home, the Rev.
John Braun of st. John Lutheran
hurch, officiating. Interment will
be in Lakeview Cemetery.
Mrs. Petersen was member Of
the Bay Township Farm Women's
Club and the Port Clinton Rebekah
Lodge.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-13
ALICE MARTHA DETTERMAN

Mrs. Alice Martina Detterman, II
wife of Jacob R. Detterman, passed
away Tuesday evening in their
Lakeside residence, 448 Jasmine
street, after lingering illness.
Born in Findlay, July 20, 1875,
the deceased was daughter of
William and Emma Miller Walter.
Surviving are the husband, Jacob
Detterman; one daughter, Mrs. C..
C. Linhart, Findlay; three grand
children, and five great grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday afternoon at / o'clock in
the Neidecker Funeral Home, the
Rev. Roy Leedy, Lakeside, officiat-
ing. Burial will be in Maplelawn
emetery, Findlay.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-13


OTTAWA COUNTY NEWS
Published BY BOB REDER Inc
s2so Per ssar s. ssaopsr Year outside cou=.y
Published every friday Street clinton
Under the Act q is7e >' e-''-'
The Capitol Spotlight
I(tMllEL
sae.@l z@1Ill.slEl1..l
8MEL 8ML| L|lllIIII![[lz [[l|H# H#'
APPLES GROWN
=. in Ottawa County were very much in evidence in
the lobby of the Wallck hotel last week. during
the annual meeting Of the Ohio State Horticultural Asso
citation. attending from Ottawa County S. N Liann
and Vincent Nugent, Bay township; A. w. Kab of the
Danbury Fruit Company William Rofkar, Catawba Is
land, Walter Miller, Oak Harbor and Lester Luchsnger,
Danbury.
DIR. HAROLD OYSTER
optometrst from Marietta who is serving his second
term in the House. has started monthly newsletter
for distribution to constituents in Washington County
It's chatty informal report brmning with legis
iative information and undoubtedly is appreciated by
the folks DR.. Oysters mailing list. s.
-:-:-:-:-
G. ID. TABLACK
]. veteran member of the Mahoning delegation has
filed as majority candidate in Struthers.
--:-:-:-
SPEEDY ACTION
lis anticipated in the Senate the $279,800 appro
priation for administration of the motorists financial
possibility law which goes into effect March the
law requires report to the State of any traffic accident
causing 500 damage injury the House already has
passed the bill by wide margin
we noticed battling the winty winds at the corner of
Broad and High the other day Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
meth G VAIL of Danbury. and another visitor in the
capitol was Milton Hersberger of Put-in-Bay.
-:-:-:-:-
TRAILER CAMP
problems thoroughly aired at a conference be-
tween state health department officials William R. Brown
of Lakeside, and delegation of 10 camp from
Ottawa County your representative sat in the two
hour conference Mr. Brown, chairman of the county
health board acted spokesman at the conclusion OF
the meeting state officials agreed to permit confomance
to regulations to be extended two three
year period subject approval of the local health board
-:-:-:-:-
F.O KUGEL
chief of the erosion division of the Ohio Department
Of Natural Resources reports that the state will pur
chase between 1000 and 5000 loads of stone to help
erosion at the Highway Park the Marbehead penin-
sua. .he quick to point out however, that the ap
proYal subject to trucking assistance from the highway
department. ;.
IF AN AMBITIOUS
10-year program offered by V. w. Flicknger, chief
of the parks division, is carried out Ottawa Countys
four state parks will receive better than fourmllion
dollars out Of statewide program embracing 26 million
dollars the parks concerned South Bass, Catawba
Island, East Harbor and Crane Creek (Magee marsh).
the latter two would get the greater share of such
appropriation incidentally bids the roads to
the Crane Creek beach will be advertised in week
two.
ALTHOUGH OPPOSITION
mounting daily due to the great number of errors
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-13

Send your sweetheart a lovely
floral corsage for st. Valentines
Day from KIingbieI Florists. Phone
3941
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-13
IF AN AMBITIOUS

10year program offered by V. w. Fickinger, chief
of the parks DIVISION is carried out Ottawa Countys
four state parks will receive better than four-milon
dollars out of statewide program embracing 26 million
dollars. the parks concerned South Bass Catawba
Island, East Harbor and Crane Creek Magee marsh).
appropriation incidentally bids the roads to
the Crane Creek beach will be advertised in week
two.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1953-10-15

Ich befand mich in England
und in elmer jener schwierigen ST.
tuationen, die es in diesem Lande
50 haufig gibt. Die vorgeschichte:
Mein Wagon wollte NIGHT so, vie
er sollte, irgend etwas knirschte
und zischte, es konnten die Ven-
tile, es konnte auch etwas ande-
res sein, da da es jenseits des Ka-
mails NIT Ersatzteilen seit eh und
je bose aussieht, hattie ich kur-
zerhand einen neuen Motor In
Deutschland bestellt.
DieSer Motor nun uberwand ale
burokratischen Hemmungen nit
elmer Geschwindigkeit, die ich
NIGHT fir m0glich gehalten hattie.
Schon flint Tage mach der Be-
stellung stand er, cine gewaltige
Kiste, i'm Londoner Zollschuppen,
und ich brauchte nur die Hand
auszustrecken, um ihn in Besitz
zu nehmen. Zine kleine Formali-
tat noch", sagte da elm Beamter.
Isle missen einundvierzig Pfund
provisorischen Zoll dafiir bezah-
len."
WAS ist prorisorischer Zoll?"
fragte ic1, und der Beamte ant
wortete h0hich: Der Name sagt
es bereits, mein Herr, Sic erhal-
ten cine Quitting, und in dem
Augenblick, in dem Sic unser
Land NIT dem Wagon verlassen,
bekommen Sic einunvierzig Pfund
zuriick."
,,Glauben Sie?" fliisterte ich be-
klommen, denn schon jetzt ahnte
ich die Katastrophe. die dem K0-
nigreich Grossbritannien und mir
bevorstand. Soviet die Vorge-
schichte.
Die Katastrophe brach damn
auch herein. Ais ich vier Wochen
spater NIT dem Wagon am Hafen-
kai von Hull stand, zog ich die
Quitting hervor, und der Beamte
am Zollschalter zahlte mir, ohne
auch nur einen Augenblick zu 10
germ, einunvierzig Pfund aus. Ich
nahm die Banknoten in die rechte
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1953-10-15

Wenn i'm schwarzen Sternenma ntel
Schreitet stumm die Nacht
Und des Mondes Silbersichel
Ueber Himmelsblssse gleitet.
Traufelt Stille in die Schals
Der Unendlichkeit.
Ruhig atmen allie Welten,
Denn Millionen Sonneu huten
Das Geheimnis hires Seins.
Schlaf, der blondgelockte jung
ling,
Und sein dunkler Bruder Tod
Wandern iiber Raum und Zeit.
Nur der Mensch, i'm stauba
lebend,
Staunt und START und sucht und
sinnt
I'm die Nacht, linn unbegreifiich,
Die i'm sternbestickten Sammet-
mantel
Won der Wiege bis zur Bahre
Ihn in ihre Ratsel hullt.
Hans Wichelhoven.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1953-10-15

das Bananenbuschel - und der
eingelegte Name sprachen cine
deutliche Spraclae, wer in diesem
Process wider besseres Wissen
ausgesagt hate! Ais der Stats
anwalt in Zweifel stellte, oh es
SIGH dem dabei uberhaupt um
Bananen Won der Plantage Won
Marines Campos handeln k0nnte,
stellte das Gericht schnell durch
cine telefonische Rickfrage bel
dem Fruchtgrosshandler fest, an
den Campos seine Friichte lieferte.
die dieser uber die ,Isabella" mach
Europa verfrachtet hattie.
Marines wurde sofort freige-
sprochen und Gil Serrano noch
i'm Gerichtssaal verhaftet, denn er
CAB, in die Enge getrieben, zu,
dass er tatsachlich das Messer zu-
erst gegen Marines gesechleudert
habe.
Ais CalleanO auf seiner mach
stem Fahrt ais Superkargo nit
der Isabella" unterwegs war, CAB
linn Snauders, der Funker, brett
grinsend einen sprueh, den er
soeben aufsenommen hattie. Er
lautste: IAN Senior Calleano, an
Bord Frachter .Isabella" -- stop
- Heiraten in drei Wochen -
stop - erwarten Sic ais Trau-
0euge - stop Marines Cam
pos und Rosita.''
80 hattie der seltsame Fund i'm
Bananenbuschel zwei Menschen
~ ihrem 0liick verholfen!
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1953-10-15
Sch0ner SpGtson,mertag
Won Franz Cingia

Won Franz Cingia
Noch INNER schickt die Some
warm und mild
ihr frches Leuchten uber Busch
und Baum.
Dass SIGH verwandelt schon das
Erdenbild
erkennt dein Observation-Disclosures
Auge kaum.
In elmer wunderbaren Cite
Spricht
das Leben noch zu dir und blickt
dich an
nit elmer unbegrenzten zu-
versicht
und hat dir Freudentore aufgetan.
So mag die Zeit verrinnen und
verwehn,
in deiner Hoffnung bleibst du
stark und gross.
Die Sonnenliebe wird auch init
dir gehn
durch der Verganglichkeiten
dunkles Los.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1953-10-15

Manche Won uns sind sewohnt.
Tag fir Tag ei,,sn Kernsspruch
zu lesen. Selhst in unserer ha-
stenden Zeit. deren Tempo oft
schon mach dem Erwachen be-
ginnt, hat SIGH der Brauch, den
Tag nit einem euten Wort zu
beginner. erhalten, und wenn es
auch meist nur Elm Kalender-
spruch ist. Wir brauchen i'm
Gleichmass des Tages also etwas,
das uns uber den Alltas erhebt,
m0chten aus der Fqachheit un-
sersr Gewohnheit den Blick damn
und wann "a den H0hen richten.
Won denen uns Claude ko1nmt.
Was soich Elm Kernspruch uns
sein kann, empfand selbst Goethe,
ais er Won der ,,bedeutenden For
dernis" schrieb, die ,,ein einxigeS
geistreiches WORT uns zu bieten
vermag.
DaSs Scilon elm wahrhaftes
Wort uns befreien kann, seugt
Won dem Wunder seiner Kraft.
Is weitet uns den Blick und riihrt
durch seine Tiefe in uns an das
Ewige. Gustav HOFFMAN,.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1953-10-15
England wieder einmal qereftet
Heiteres Reiseerlebnis - Won Hans Riebau

Hand, blickte dem Z0llner fest
ins Auge und sagte: ,,Ihr Kollege
Won der Passkontrolle steht, vie
Sic sehen, drei Fuss von mir ent-
fernt. Sobald ich jetzt den Kopf
drehe, wird er zu mir sagen :"
Ich drehte den Kopf und fiii-
sterte: Nun, was werden Sic sa-
gen?"
Der Passkontrolleur antwortete:
.Ich verde sagen: Sic wissen,
mein Herr, mehr ais funf Pfund
durfen Sic in englischer Wahrung
NIGHT nit an Bord nehmen, WI
drigenfalls Sic mach Paragraph 18
NIT elmer Gefangnistrafe von -"
,,Schon gut, nickte ich und
fuhr fort: ,,Meine Herren, wiirden
Sic mir erklaren, vie ich, ohne
die Gesetzes hires Landes xu
ubertreten, den zuriickgezahlten
provisorischen Zoll in meme Brief
tasche stecken kann? Dabei bite
ich, Won vornherein zu beruck-
sichtigen :Erstens: Der Dampfer
fahrt in dreissig Minuten. Zwei-
tens: Meme Acknowledgements
gung lauft heute alb und kann
NIGHT verlangert werden. Drittens:
Die zuricklassung meines Wagons
wiirde cine unerlaubte Einfuhr dar-
stellen, die mach Paragraph 100
noch schwerer bestraft wird ais
die Mitnahme Won Zahlungsmit-
teln uber flint Pfund hinaus."
Darauf schwiegen die beiden
Beamten, schweiss perlte auf i'll
rem Stirnen, sic wussten weder
eine Antwort noch einen Ausweg.
Die Gesetze der Regierung Ihrer
Majestat hatten SIGH gegenseitig
den Krieg erklart und das K0-
nigreich so schien es mir -
fling bereits an, in semen Grund-
festen zu erbeben
Da fiel mir zu rechten Stunde
der rechte Satz aus Churchills
Memoiren elm. ,,Meine Herren".
sagte ich, ,Ihr Premierminister
hat einmal gesohrieben: Die britt
schen Gesetze wurden Britannien
langst in cine Anarchie verwan-
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1953-10-15
Das crosse Absnteusr
Won Fridtjof Nansen

Welcher Daman ist es. der die
Faden unseres Lebens zusammen-
webt, der uns tauscht und uns
stets auf Wegen hinausschickt,
die wir NIGHT selbst gewahlt ha-
ben, die wir NIGHT zu gehen wtin-
schen? War es nur das Pfiicht-
gefuhl, das mich drangte? o
nein!, ich war einfach Elm Kind,
das Abenteuer in unbekannten
Gebieten suchte und solange da-
Won traumte, bis es schliesslich
glaubte, es habe das Abenteuer
wirklich gefunden.
Und es ist mir in der Tat be-
scllieden, dieses crosse Abenteuer
des Eses: tief und rein vie das
unendliche All, die schweigsame,
sternblinkende Polarnacht, die Ma
tur selbst in ihrer ganzen Tiefe,
daS Geheimnis des Lebens, der
unaufh0rliche Kreislauf des Welt
allS, das Fest des Todes ollne Lei
den, ohne Not, ewig in SIGH selbst.
Hier in der grossen Nacht stehst
du in deiner nackten Einfalt, von
Angesicht "a Angesicht vor der
Natur; du sitsest andachtig zu
Fissen der Ewigkeit und lauschest
und lernst Gott kennen, den Nit
telpunkt des Ais. ALE Ratsel des
Lebens scheinen dir klar zu wer-
den und du verlachst dich selbst,
dass du dich NIT Grtbeln ver-
zehrt hast; es ist allies so klein,
so unaussprechlich klein
Der Mond steht gross, gelb und
ruhig am Himmel, die Sterne fun
klein durch den herabrieselnden
Schneestaub. Es sind 80 Grad G.
katie und der Sommer nit SEMEN
Blumen ist welt, welt veg. Ich
wiirde Elm Jahr meines Lebens
darum geben, sic fassen zu k0n-
men; sic erscheinen mir in so
weiter Ferne, ais OBJ ich ME zu
linen zuruckkehren sollte.
Aber jeden Tag und jede Nacht
hammt das Nordlicht in seiner
ewig sich andernden Sch0nheit
am Himmel auf. Geheimnisvoller
Glanz, was er ist, und woher er
kommt? Aber weshalb fragen?
Genugt es NIGHT, seine Sch6nheit
su bewundern und damn halt zu
machen? K0nnen wir i'm besten
Fall uber das aussere Aussehen
der Dinge hinauskommen?
LIST das Leben Elm Tranental?
Ist es Elm beklagenswertes schick-
sal, NIT den neben mir jagenden
Hunden in elmer Nacht vie dieser
tnd in der frischen, knisternden
Katie dem Winde gleich uber die
unbegrenzte Eisflache zu fliegen,
dass man kaum weiss, OBJ die
Schneeschuhe noch die Erde be-
riihren, wahrend die Sterne hook
oben am blauen Gew0lbe tangent