Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
THERE'S NO VACATION IN
KOREA
AN EDITORIAL

AS the holiday weekend nears, most Americans are
bustng about preparing for lengthy trips to vacation
spots or are preparing to welcome guests Our foremost
how to get the most personal enjoyment out OF
the short holiday.
With the sale of fireworks banned in Ohio the crowds
will attend fireworks displays Saturday evening in
cities and towns but patriotic obsevances of the day
will be far between We never fail to observe Me-
mortal Day but for reason independence Day obser
vances no longer are the custom.
There will be those who will do too much celebrating
this Friday evening and who will spend most of the
Fourth of July recuperatng Others will want to remain
in bed until their favorte afternoon program is due
teevision.
These people have forgotten the prime for Inde
pendence Day. To them it's welcome change from
work-a red letter day most calendars.
Ask these people if they plan to display The American
Flag tomorrow Ask them to recite The Pledge of Aleg
lance to the Flag. ASK THEM IF THEY KNOW
THERE'S A WAR ON
Ask them if they realize their sons and brothers
facing death every minute on the hot sinking mountain
trails in Korea Tell them Fighting Men won't be hav
ing & holiday tomorrow % Those EN- men +h won't tin have to be
lives to plant Old Glory atop the highest mountain
Let's prove the world that Port Clinton and it's
rounding believe in Independence Day Let's display
The American Flag from every residence every business
place, every public bulding-from dawn until sunset!
Let accuse us of being complacent lazy neg
lectful.
Olaf Rasmussen Danbury Township who was in his
native Denmark two years ago when 10000 Danes and
visiting Americans observed Fourth of July at the Aal-
borg Bowl tells that Danes display their national flag
appreciate our flag more than we do.
That such huge crowd would gather in foreign
country to observe the Independence Day of another
country is ruthfully the Eighth Wonder of the World
Each year since 1912 such observance has been held
in Aalborg and the Danes will gather again tomorrow
to pay homage to America its flag and it's principles
If you could be in Aaborg tomorrow you would notice
that Danish flags flying from every building for 20
miles around the city AS you walk down the path to the
Aalborg Bowl you would be thrilled to walk under the
'Mle of Flags'-the official flag for each of the 48
United States and topping them all-OLD GLORY
Back in 1912, group of famous Danish-Americans
including actor Jean Hersho singer Lawrence Mechor
and the late William Knusen president of General Motors
purchased 500 Aalborg and gave the national
park to that country for the sole purpose of annual OBJ
servances of American Fourth of July
When Rasmussen in Aalborg Bowl two years ago,
Mrs Eugene Anderson the beloved u. S. Ambassador,
principal speaker Mrs Anderson addressed the crowd
in Danish, the language she learned in her first three
in that country. Speaking of her work in Denmark
Mr. Rasmussen states "She did more good in her years
ambassador than the 300000000 sent under
the Marshall Plan."
Be proud of America! Be proud of flag! Let Old
Glory in the breeze before every building in the
community tomorrow and you hang flag, stop
moment and think what it means give silent prayer
for the thousands who have shed their blood to keep
America Independent-for the thousands who will die
for Old Glory in the future.