Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
Observation-Disclosures
JOttings
BY RAY SPERBER
Observation-Disclosures


Congratulations to Sheriff Mer.
Ian Budd and Police Chief Jack
Shelters departments for their
excellent handling of the heavy
traffic problem through this area
Sunday. With cars bumper-to-
bumper, Deputy Sheriff Clarence
Stevens turned out the traffic
lights at the Moose Club intersec-
tion and speeded through traffic.
Deputy Bill Cullen did the same
at the intersection near East Har-
Dor State Park, where 600 cars
per hour were clocked entering
the park. Chief Shelter and Pa
trolman Loren Hendrix turned out
traffic lights and speeded up the
long lines at jefferson and Mad
ison Streets. In neighboring Oak
Harbor, however, the traffic
lights were working and proved
to be bottlenecks with cars held
UP for blocks in Route 1853.
JOT
Our sincere apologies to Mr..
and Mrs. Walt Smith at Putin
Bay as we inadvertently omitted
their popular "Walt's Place" in
our report of the international
Peace Rites weekend. Don't know
how we could have skipped their
bar-restaurant-cafeteria as we
were among the gang who stayed
until 1t closed early Sunday. In
fact, we're still little hoarse
from all that community singing
JOT
Alma Cooley, Toledo pianist-or,
ganist-vocalist, opened for the sea.
son at the Crescent Hotel in Put.
Inlay last weekend. Alma was
formerly teamed with Tiny Tigges,
and she has long been one of the
areas top entertainers. She is now
playing the Hammond organ al
the Crescent and will be enter
tanning every day but Mondays
and Tuesdays.
JOT
Jean Lockwood of the News
staff, who with her husband Pau
is "vacationing" in Davenport
Iowa, sends us copy of The Des
Moines, Iowa, Sunday Registers
Vacation page. Each of the IL
Midwest states is listed along with
its outstanding tourists attractions
In the Ohio section, only five
places are mentioned and three
are in. Ottawa County-East Har
Dor State Park, the Marbleheae
Peninsula and Lake Erie resorts
Also mentioned is Lake Hope State
Park in Southeastern Ohio, knowr
as "the poor mans Lake Louise
1t is??
Traffic was practically bumper
to-bumper Sunday as thousands o
urban residents drove here to en-
joy the cool breezes along the lak'
shore. From noon until 1915 Sun
day, a total of 226 cars ant
trucks passed the Three-Mil
Crossing, coming east, and late
in the day the traffic was evel
heavier.
Perhaps all of us should be tax
ing Howard Smetzer's auto driy
ing classes at the high schoo
One of the girl students tells u
she used to be speed demon bu
after listening to Howard an
reading the textbooks, sh
screams at her boyfriend if h
drives over As. The students ar
really safety-minded and are d.
ing a good job in warning tn
rest of us, through their enthus
asm and helpful hints.
JOT
Joe Macko and his Indianapol
Indians will be back at Swayn
Field in Toledo for three game
with the hot Toledo Sox thi
weekend. indianapolis is in firs
place in the AA and Toledo
runner-up so the games will b
bitterly fought. There will be
doubleheader Sunday, starting ;
1:30, and single game Monda
evening when Sylvania Night wi
be observed. Weekday games stal
at 8:15.
JOT
Put-in-Bay's sixth annual Crap
Festival will be held Saturda