St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-05-17
From some inexplicable evolution

From some lnexplicable evolution
of circumstances, some men fit pos
tion like bullets fit a mould. This is
so appropriately applicable to Mr..
w. H. Bohning c'Boots'D, who so
efficiently presides over the job of
tool checker for the Jahncke Ship
building Co. Mr.. Bohning is another
of those Madisonvi1leians whose place
in the sun gorws brighter and bright
er as time rolls by. He came here
over thirty years ago from New Or
lean sWhere he was born, to take 8
position as clerk in the general mer-
chandise store of Dendinger. He
remained with him a long while,
making friends by leaps and bounds,
by his suavity of manner and open
hearted treatment of all.
Strongly entrenched in the affec-
tion of the people, he established
himself in the general merchandise
business on his own account, and
succeeded in building up an extensive
and Lucrative business. With his
ear always to the listening post, he
heard the voice of the people call
ing; he listened we'll, and they made
him Mayor of the town. He served
for some years and gave the people
a clean-cut business administration,
which is a lively topic Of conversa-
tion at all times. Mr. Bohning re-
tired from the mercantile business at
the outbreak of the war and was en-
gagged by the town as administrator
of improvements, in which capacity
he served the people with commercial
zeal, until called to his present posi-
ton. Mr. Bohning took unto him
self wife in the person of Miss Cur
row, the daughter of Mr.. Frank Cur
row, one of Madisonvif1e's most
prominent and we'll known citizens,
from which union three interesting
children bless his happy home-Miss
Ethel, Alvin and Chester. His son,
Alvin, recently engaged in the retail
coffee business in New Orleans, and
being a chip off the old block, We
bespeak for him much success. Mr..
Bohning still serves the people, be-
ing a councilman with eyes always
open to any developments beneficial
to the progress of the town. The
people can well say, 'fWell done, thou
good and faithful servant, thou hast
been faithful over few things, 1
will make thee ruler over many
things"
have written much about Madi-
sonville's citizens and their connec-
tion with the shipbuilding industry
located here, but there Is one work
man whose deeds have been COM
mendable, and who stands out bright
er by reason Of my fnadvertence and
tardiness / refer to Mr. r. P. Whit
ney, than whom none more faithful
can be found. He is to the manner
born, first class ship carpenter, hav-
| ing piled his vocation since early
youth. The imprint of his ability as
faithful worker, is everywhere dis
cernable upon the ships that have
been launched from this yard. Many
are they who came here to build
| ships, green as grass, but after serv-
ing a short period Of apprenticeship
under the careful supervision of Ro-
land, they soon developed into the
finished product. The pride, the
| most careful attention to the small
! est detail OF the work in hand, per-
I formed by such men as Whitney, has
given this yard nationwide name
| for the substantial construction of
| wooden ships. 1t is hard to say what
| ingredient of nature possesses the
| Uranium of most OF the shipworkers
1 of this section, but it can be said,
I without fear OF successful contrad1c-
ton, that there is something pecull-
arly enchanting interviewer with
their fandiwork that impresses one
with the idea this whole section are
natural born mechanics. When the
shipbuilding industry of America is
! placed on a permanent basis, the
ship builders of the Madisonville yard
| will sit at the head OF the table with
the biggest and the best.