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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-11-19
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industry as we'll as residential pro-
perty.
He said where such conditions
exist, it is normal to become either
part of a municipal government
or to set one up because town
ship government is haphazard and
expensive"
Gaylord Engler, who was identi-
fled as agent for the proponents,
reviewed the development of the
annexation plan and pointed out
that 80 years have elapsed since
there has been an annexation to
eastern Port Clinton.
"We have outgrown' our water
line" said Mr.. Engler, land the
facilities of gas, sewage, lighting
and other utilities would be i'm
proved under annexation"
Mr.. Engler said proponents we're
taking a long-term view and that
with proper facilities that could
be provided by annexation the en-
tire area would be more fully de-
veloped.
Others who spoke on behalf of
the annexation proposal were
Charles Anderson, Gordon Cooper,
Jerry Bruner, Dr. James Rhiel and
Kelly Dunn.
Attorney Luella Zehner, speak
ing on behalf of the opponents,
pointed out that the proposed an
nexation area was primarily an
area for summer residents, that
it never was the intention origin
ally for it to become part of the
city.
One objection of property own
ers, said Attorney Zehner, was
that the subject had never been
discussed at an open meeting and
that the problems of the area
could not be solved merely by an
neXation.
Roland Qualman, principal
spokesman for the opposition,
asked "what am 1 going to get
for what l have to pay?"
Mr.. Qualman contended that the
city itself has made no commit
ments-that the only commitments
have been made by the propo-
nentS' agent.
In comparing utility rates Mr..
Qualman declared the savings to
be derived by annexation were in
significant compared with the in
creased taxes that would be incur
red.
Touching on the zoning ordi-
nance that was defeated by town
ship voters last spring, Mr.. DUAL
man attributed the reversal to
tactics of proponents who ''tried
to cram it down our throats.
He said there would be no ap
preciable improvement in utilities
if the annexation we're approved
and that on the contrary such pub
lie services as local schools anC
the fire department would be
crippled"
Others who spoke in opposition
were John Jensen, Ronald Wind
nagel, Harvey Garberson, Mrs
Curtis Steffens, and Louis Serato
Attorney William L. Moon eX
pressed opposition on behalf o.
the New York Central railroad.
All three county commissioners
Sanke Bahnsen, Edward H. Tanl
and Charles Cover, participated
in the hearing with Mr.. Bahnser
presiding.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-11-19
1855 Oldsrnobile has
Showing Nov. 10Th

The new 1855 Oldsmobile, with
all its newnes, will be shown at
the Kelly Dunn Motor Sales show
room on Friday November 10Th.
The New Oldsmobile features
two smart lines - the Super 38
and the SO Deluxe. Both powered
by the new rocket" 202 engine.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12

WILDER said public service di-
rector should be appointed before
contracts are approved by the
city.
Councilwoman Carlista Snyder
said the employment of such a
person would involve considerable
expense and that she doubted if
the city could afford it at this
time. Present members of the
Board of Public Utilities are paid
only $240 annually, and much of
their work is "a labor OF love-.
When Wilber stated his salary
barely paid expenses as solicitor,
councilmen and other officials let
it be known that they all feel they
are puIblis-spirited citizens who
knew salaries involved would not
compensate them for time spent
on their jobs.
An open break between council
and Solicitor Wilber developed
when he admitted he had felt the
original plan for the Board, of
Public Utilities two years ago had
been in error, but he did nothing
about it during his term as Coun-
Gilman.
He said he had discussed the
matter with former Solicitor John
Reinheimer and bond experts
Squire, Sanders and Dempsey in
! Cleveland, and that Reinheimer's
Interpretation had been made in
good faith but the Code is such
that lawyers easily could disagree
as to its Interpretation.
II can't understand how This
happened and was permitted to
exist for two years when we had
a lawyer as solicitor and you, as
a lawyer, were member of coun-
Gil all during that time" Mrs.
Snyder told Solicitor WILDER.
Mr.. Wilber stated 81 believe 1
made 1t clear from the Start that
l was here as councilman and
not as a lawyer l was not employ
ed to give legal advice and often
emphasized that fact"
Councilman Charles Ruddock
and Mrs. Snyder declared: even
if you were here as councilman
and not as a lawyer, you should
have stated such procedures were
wrong. It doesn't make any diff
ference what our professions are,
if we feel something is wrong, the
rest of us surely will say So"
No frrther action on the director
of public service controversy was
taken at the meeting.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12

20, 1853, Rebecca Kathleen Eaton
is survived by her parents, James
and June Eaton, a sister, Judy,
and three brothers, Ricky, Jerry
and Arthur: the maternal grand
mother, Mrs. Lucy Musek, Kings
port, Tenn, and the paternal
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. P.
Eaton, Hilton, Va.
Rev. C. P. Pridgen of Pilgrim
Holiness Church officiated at fun
eral services Saturday afternoon
in the Neidecker Funeral Home.
Burial was in Christy Chapel Ce-
metery.
Girard Lynn Martin was born
July IA, 1851, in Magruder Me
mortal Hospital. Surviving besides
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Martin, are three sisters, Janet
Mary, and Constance; two broth
ers, David and James; a step sis
ter, Mrs. Melvin Stefane, Cleve
land, and a stepbrother, Rober'
Berlekamp, Green Springs.
Funeral services, conducted by
Sanders Mortuary, were held il
Old Fort Cemetery Saturday fore
noon, the Rev. ]. v. Bigelow of tn,
E. U. B. Church officiating a
graveSide rites.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12
Bill Zeis Returns
To Auditors lob

City Auditor William L. Zeis
is back at his desk in the City
Hall this week, although still
suffering some pain from the
severe attack Of shingles which
confined him to his home the
past two months. His numerous
friends were happy TO see Mr..
Zeis at council meeting Tuesday
night, as well as at his office.
Rev. c. p. Pridgen Of Pilgrim
Holiness Church gave the bene-
dietion Tuesday evening at coun-
Gil meeting as a member of the
Port Clinton Ministerial Assn.
Councilman David Jeremy
proved he's a man who keeps
his promise this week when he
sent bUshel Of oranges and
KUmqUats fro m Indian River.
Florida. Dave had promised feI
low council members he would
not forget when he left for his
vacation.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12
$50 Volunteers Are Ready To Start $780, 600
Campaign For Hospital Addition This Weekend

Labeled the greatest and most necessary Embarrassing
drive in the history of Ottawa county, Magruder Memorial
hospitals campaign will get underway this week end with
goal of 100000 to be reached before March 1t Money
raised will be used to add wing to that hospital
effort to accommodate the heavy growth in population in
the county during the past decade.
The drive opens Friday evening, with sales school in
Oak Harbors Methodist church. dinner sixhirty will
precede the school, and approximately It's volunteer work
will attend.
Port Cntons sales school will be held in ST. Johns Luth
church hail. Monday evening at sXthty for workers
from Port Clinton well those from Lakeside and Mar
blehead. 375 anticipated for this dinner meeting.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12
BABY GIRL FOUND DEAD IN BED;
ANOTHER CHILD DIES or CANCER

Ottawa County Coroner R. r.
Semon was called to investigate
the sudden deaths of two more
local infants late last week. They
were his third and fourth inveSti-
cations within four days.
Rebecca Kathleen Eaton, two
month-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Eaton, Stop 80, was
found dead in her crib at eight
o'clock Friday morning when her
mother discovered the tradgedy
in their home.
Girard Lynn Martin, two-year-
old daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. JOS
eph Martin, Erie Township, died
u d d emily Thursday afternoon
when her mother took the baby
along with her to visit friends in
East Sixth Street.
An autopsy was performed on
the Martin girl, and DR.. Semon
returned findings Of death due to
cancer of the lung and head. She
was one of the youngest persons
ever to die of cancer in Ottawa
County.
After completing his investiga
ton in the Eaton tragedy, DR.. Sc
mon returned verdict of acci
dental death due to suffocationn
Born in Magruder Hospital Nov
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12
Suggests City Employ
Service Director To
Serve In Place Of Board

Possibility that Port Clinton has been operating Illegally
for the past two announced at council meeting
Tuesday night by Solicitor Adar Wber, who recommended
that director of public service be appointed to replace the
present Board of Public Utilities.
Wber declared that according to his Interpretation of the
Ohio General Code the present board has jurisdiction only
municipal utilities ie. the waterworks possibly the
municipal port and the proposed disposal system
after it is constructed.
The solicitor stated that the safety director position
held by Reed Hoser should control the police and fire de-
partments but that all other city services should be under
the control of public service director He agreed that both
positions could be served by
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12
ELMORE Senior
PAGES COUNTY

Six students of Port Clinton
High School placed among the up
per thirteen in Ottawa County in
the 1854 Ohio Senior Scholarship
Test, according to word received
by Principal B. HI. Corthell today
They we're: Marlene Nielsen,
who placed fifth, William Sc
gard sixth; Dorothy Fischer,
seventh; Bruce Meyer, tenth; and
Jean McCandlish and James Rud-
dock, honorable mention.
First place in Ottawa County
went to Norman Semrock of FL
more. Other places were: Stanley
Joehhn (Clay-Genoa), econd;
Elaine Kardatzke Harris-Elmore),
third; Rachel Yeasting (Harris-El-
more), fourth; Robert Kokinda
0akeside), eighth; Larry States
Harris-Elmore), ninth; and Nor
inc Palm (Oak Harbor), honorable
mention.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12
CRUvER NAMED
DEPUTY CHIEF
ARMY ORDNANCE

Brig. Gen. Earl S. Gruver, COM
manding officer of Erie Ordnance
Depot during 1949, has been ap-
pointed to fill the newly created
position of Deputy Chief of Army
Ordnance, it is announced by the
Chief of Ordnance, Maj. Gen. E.
L. Cummings. The appointment
was effective Feb. l.
While at Erie, Gen. Gruver, then
Col. Gruver, advanced the posts
prestige in the community, and as
sisted in maintaining the commun-
ity's standards by his own active
participation in its civic and rec
reational activities, and by encour-
aging Erie's civilian personnel to
take an active interest in their re-
spective home communities. He
was a member of the Kiwanis
Club of Port Clinton.
Gen. Gruver's many friends at
Erie Ordnance Depot were sending
him letters of congratulations this
week, and wishing him well on his
new assignment.
Gen. Gruver has only recently
returned from Europe where fol-
the past year he has served as the
Chief of Ordnance for USAREUH
(U. S. Army, Europe), with head
quarters in Heidelberg, Germany
Prior to his assignment in Eur
ope, Gen. Gruver was executive
officer to the Chief of Ordnance
for three years, assuming that pc
sition when he left Erie in 1850.
During World War II, he served
approximately three and a hal
years in the Middle East and il
Europe. Serving first as the Ord
nance Officer of the U. S. Ar1net
Forces in the Middle East, he la
Continued on Page 9, Col. 81
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12
Volunteers To
Fill Draft Call

Three volunteers will fill the
Ottawa County Selective Service
Boards February call, Clerk Betty
Reimenschneider reports. Leaving
for the Cleveland Induction Center
Feb. % are Dale Volschow, Ge-
noa; Andrew Turinsky, Marble
head, and Edward Hancock, Put
in-Bay Another group of regist-
rants will be sent to Cleveland
Feb. 18 for physical exams.
When the March draft call
leaves March 30, two of the four
men will be volunteers. Several
others have volunteered for the
April call. Seven more registrants
will go to Cleveland March "a for
their physical exams.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12
SOLICITOR T0SSES B0MBSHELL;; CLAIMS
C|TY'S UTILITIES BOARD IS ILLEGAL
News Observes
Goth Birthday

The Ottawa County News. o.
tawa county's oldest continuous
newspaper. is observing its goth
birthday this issue.
Founded by George D. Kinder
and George Clark early in Feb
rvary, 1865, the first issues Of
The Ottawa County News were
printed on equipment which the
publishers hauled across the
Sandvsky Bay ice from San
dusky.
Robert w. Reider, Ottawa
County Representative who is
the Democratic candidate for
secretary Of state, has been
publisher Of The News since
he purchased the paper from
RaIph L. Snyder in November.
1850.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12

A. M. TRUCK, 416 E. End. st.
"Well, l drink little coffee, tea,
and milk l don't know what they'll
do about the situation. A fellow
in st. Louis says he is making
money selling coffee at cents a
cup. | don't know how he's doing
it. l never did drink much coffee.
My wife drinks tea The boys drink
coffee but plan to quit if the price
goes too far"
MRS. NORMAN LaNIER, Cataw-
ba Orchard Beach, Rt. 1. "We're
still drinking it although we don't
have coffee at night anymore.
Well pay the price up to certain
point. Most of our coffee goes for
my husbands lunch bucket. ! can
do without it if have to-"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12

pounds a week. Now Pm using
about one pound. l bought some
ahead before the prices went up"
MRS. ROBERT LEMON, 5O2 w
3rd. st. eve don't use regular cof
fee anyway We use instant coffee
and have used it right along. The
price of regular coffee has not af-
fected u.s."
GEORGE MINER, 713 S. Madi-
son St. "We just have to take it
as it comes. We are splitting our
drinks and cutting down. Instead
of having coffee for three meals
we have it for only two, cutting
out coffee with our supper"
MRS. L. OWEN. "Well I'm 60
ing without. If people can't break
their coffee habit there is some
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12

At these schools, workers will
be given their sales kits and in
structions and will select their
pledge cards from the large num-
ber which have been in the pro-
cess of preparation the past few
weeks at campaign headquarters.
No worker will be given more than
ten names, officials said.
Citizens of the county have al
ready acknowledged the need for
the new wing, according to reports
compiled by the speakers bureau
of the Public Relations commit
tee. This group of speakers have
addressed some rs organizations
and appeared before an estimated
10000 people of the county.
Report dinners for workers un-
der Community Solicitation, head
ed by H. v. Fredericks, will be
held in Port Clinton on the nights
of February II, 19, % and 26, and
in Oak Harbor on February 16 and
% and March 2.
! In Port Clinton the dinners will
be at the Methodist church while
Oak Harbor's reports will be re-
Continued on Page 2, Col. g.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12
THE OTTAWA COUNTY NEWS INQUIRING REPORTER
ASKS PORT CLINTON PEOPLE

ASKS PORT CLINTON PEOPLE
WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT.
THE COFFEE SITUATION?
Although we have never fast.
ed coffee 1--WE feel we hold some
kind Of a record on that county
and the current high coffee price
has little effect on US personally,
we stopped eight people in down.
town Port Clinton to inquire what
they are doing about the coffee
situation.
Americans are probably the
greatest coffee drinkers in the
world, but after interviewing eight
Port clintonites we can see the
possibility Of a change in their cof.
fee habits If prices soar too high
and roo long. There is liffIe doubt
thar high coffee prices have in
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12
TAKEN TO COLUMBUS

Intern Jay RAIDER, who has as
sisted Rev. John Braun at st. John
Lutheran Church since September,
was taken from Magruder Memoir
ial Hospital to Mt. Carmel Hospi-
tai, Columbus, via Gerner and
Wolf ambulance Monday morning.
Bill Anderson accompanied RAIDER
on the trip The popular Capital
University student will be under
the care of a brain specialist in
Columbus.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12
Demo. Women To
Hear Judge Stahl

Judge Tom Stahl will be the
speaker next Wednesday evening
at eight when the Ottawa County
Democratic Women's Club meets
in the Oak Harbor Community
Hall.
Mrs. Clifford Snider, Erie Town
ship, energetic president of the
club, expects to announce that
membership has reached its 300
goal at this meeting.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12
JEREMY TO Name
DEMOCRAT FOR
SERVICE BOARD

So that the necessary quorum
could be present to pass emerg-
ency legislation, Councilman Roy
O. Nan was called from his sick
bed Tuesday night and stayed at
council meeting long enough to
help approve an ordinance author
izing the sale of bonds for the
proposed sewage disposal system.
With councilman David Jeremy
in Florida and President of Coun-
ell Lee Bracken in Canada, there
were not enough councilmen pre-
sent to approve the ordinance and
its allied resolution.
Due to the council absences, no
further discussion of the contro-
versial sewer subject was held,
it being tabled to the next meet
ing.
Solicitor Adair WILDER requested
that the sewage disposal system
bond sale ordinance be approved
so that the bonds could be sold
March g. The bonds are set up on
the 25-year plan.
Mayor Changes Mind
Mayor Harold Jeremy told
council that he Learned he was
wrong in naming three YRepubli-
cans to the Civil Service Commits
sion and that he would Ego along
with anyone the council suggest
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12

st. "We're not buying any We
used to drink two pounds week.
Now we're drinking tea and cocoa
and it works swell. Now that we've
broken the habit we don't plan to
drink coffee again, even if the
price drops"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Dubbert of
the Magruder Memorial Hospital
staff attended the Ohio Hospital
Associations Institute held in the
Deshler-Hilton Hotel, Columbus
Feb. %. Mr.. Dubbert is district
chairman of Maintenance and En-
gineering.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12

G.. Minier Mrs. l.. Owen
thing wrong with their heads. Hab-
it is just your thought. l drink hot
water and milk. When | was a girl
we drank corn coffee made by
browning corn in the oven and
grinding it up, it does just as well.
Pm not going to pay these prices" ;"
MRS. CHARLES DIETICKER, R..
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12

F. D. 2. Were drinking coffee
only once a day now, at breakfast.
Before we always drank it twice
a day. We now drink tea and milk
more. The high prices have helped
us to break the coffee habit"
JAMES BRINING, 111h w. End.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12

some way affected the majority
Of the homes. Here is what our ten
subjects had to say about the Sit
uation:
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12

Remember The Dates
Feb. 24-28 at Pf. Clinton Armory
SPORTS AND HOME SHOW
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12

vacafe IT'S present location
as soon as arrangements can be
Among those from here seen at |
Cleveland Public Hall for the Ohio |
State Restaurant Show were Char
ley Martin of Travellers Inn i
and Bill Goebel, of Bills Restau-
rant -.
From slimpsss Of that picture
taken recently at Nassau, II ap-
pears that otto QsIand Hovsel
Stsnsen has acquired quite a tan!
Speech classes, after making
such a big hit a year ago, have
been resumed over at Oak Harbor
:. they're held on Tuesday
nights at the Warner Hotel.
Bill Brown, top guy at The
News, and AL Foster, manag-
er of the company's Toledo
operations, were twisted"
out of Is cents each for being
tardy at the local Lions din
ner meeting the other night. ;.
they're both charter members
of the new club. :.
One Of the up.and-eomins young
men with Muitiplex at Elmore is
George McCee :.
What's this we hear about folks
in Portage township, outside the
city limits, writing their own zon-
ing ordinance? 2?
Don Foreman, the insurance ty-
coon, nabbed q fox while parfici-
pating in big hunt over at Milan
fhe other day -.
Sam Amato, the ChrySler mag
nate, is thinking seriously about
buying stock in the phone COM
pany he and Carl Biro had a
45-minute conversation between
here and Fort Myers (Florida, that
is) the other night and Sam
figures that deserves a dividend.
Ruby Thomas, former Is
land House employee, is now
located in Ironton. and is a
rabid News fan. looks for
the paper each week. ;.
Brig. Gen. julius Stark was ir
town the other day and the
odds are he'll be spending loi
Of time at Camp Perry in coming
months .. ~a
Harry Heineman reports that ice
fishing at the Bay is the best ever
so Bob Vincent, the Interna
tional News correspondent, ant
his party from Columbus are Civ
ing it whirl this weekend
A Port Clinton attorney is slai
ed to be named assistant count,
prosecutor by Myron Rosentrete
any day now he'll fill the va
eaney left by Mvny Judge Dol
Wargowsky -.
IF Irene Webster had her way
bartenders at the Island HOus
would be wearing natty bow tie
-. How about it, Don?
That remodeling program
at the old Madrid theatr
building is really moving a
long. Louie Kuebeler, tn
new owner, has a knack TO
getting things done. ;.
That "Pink Champagne" Valel
tine formal sounds intriguing :.
!. it's being sponsored by POI
Clinton's Tseta Sigma Phi :.
and will be held in Biro aud
torium Saturday night with Le
Waterman's crew providing n
popular tunes -.
For consistent good hvmor, o.
nomination goes TO Herbert (Bv'
Horn, operator Of the Fremo'
tavern bearing his name
Bud takes a bvsman's holiday
Charley MarNn's Travellers IN
every Sunday midnight =.
Port Clinton's three servl
clubs-Kiwanis, Rotary, and Hol
have been invited to joi
dinner meeting in st. Johns ne
dining room by Pastor John Bral
:. it'll be an event of May
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12
bob-TaIes
BY ROBERT w. REiDER-

BY ROBERT w. REiDER-
What's this we hear about a
lons-ferm lease being signed al
ready for the remodeled Madrid
theater building q welI-estab-
lished local firm is getting set TO
vscsfe It's present location I.
as soon as arrangements can be
made
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12

This Is Our Birthaday & We
Are 80 Years Old Today
And We Thank All Your
Ancestors For Launching
Us So Grandly
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12

Among those from here seen at
Cleveland Public Hall for the Ohio
State Restaurant Show were Char
ley Martin of Travellers Inn :.
and Bill Goebel, of Bills Restau-
rant :.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12

Port Clinton's three service
clubs-Kiwanis, Rotary, and Lions
have been invited to joint
dinner meeting in st. Johns new
dining room by Pastor John Braun
it'll be an event of May ;.
=.
EImore's due to get a paper OF
It's own any day now it'll be
tabloid-size
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12

Harry Heineman reports that ice
fishing at the Bay is the best ever
so Bob Vincent, the Interna-
tional News correspondent, and
his party from Columbus are Civ
ing it a whirl this weekend .
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12

Brig. Gen. julius Stark was in
town fhe other day and the
odds are he'll be spending lot
Of time at Camp Perry in coming
months MIA
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-12

IF Irene Webster had her way,
bartenders at the Island House
would be wearing natty bow ties
How about it, Don?