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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-22

ton. The s'broad arrow" which
in English forests was the sign of
naval authority over chosen trees,
did not hit the mark when intro
duced into New England. The COM
Wandering of mast pines was re-
garded by the colonists as an inva-
sion of property rights. An official
complaint is on record that only
/ tree in 500 suitable for masts was
sent to England.
A diameter of two feet being the
lower limit for "broad arrow trees,
the Maine sawnills turned out
boards just within the limit, so that
roofs of old houses of that period
show splendid pine boards % or %
inches wide, but almost never one
of "a inches.
Scores of "broad arrow" lawsuits
were tried, but impartial juries were
impossible to find for mast cases.
The prejudice against masts
reached climax at the outbreak
of the Revolution, when the export
of masts was violently stopped, the
opposition at Falmouth leading lat
er to the bombardment and burning
of that town. Shutting off the supply
of American masts for seven years
so weakened British fleets in their
rigging that they suffered unduly
from storms during the Revolution.
One 'broad arrow" inspector in
his report mentioned one pine OF
over II feet in circumference.
In time Bangor became the
worlds largest lumber shipping
port, and in 1880 Maine led all
states in output of lumber. Through
out the timber states of the West
many of the most skilled lumber
men hail from the Pine Tree state.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-22

A musical program will be held at
the Sunday afternoon .Vesper service
at the first Mennonite church. Solo
lists for the occasion are Miss Estelle
Lugibihl, Miss Hulda Moser and c.
o. Lehman, students in the depart
ment of music and Prof. II. w.
Berky. Miss Laura Amstutz accom-
panies.
Harry Kohler, a student in the de-
partment of music at Bluffton coll
lege is a director of large choir
in the Gratz church. Soloists for the
cantatas Sunday evening are: Miss
Carol Betzner, Miss Martha Baum
gartner. Clair Huber and G. A. Leh-
man. Miss Elma Shifferly is the
accompanist,
E. C. Romey and family of Rich
mond, Ind, spent Sunday with rel
atives in town.
Miss Zanna Staater is at Cincin-
matt spending the week with her
brother at the Conservatory of music
and friends in the city.
Mrs. Lizzie Steiner returned tc
her home at Akron, Saturday, after
a two weeks visit with Mrs. Frank
Scott.
The police authorities of Toledo
thinking they had the men that rob-
bed the Bixel Jewelry store several
month ago, notified Marshall Murray
last week. Thursday morning Mr.,
Murray accompanied by Mr.. Bfxel
and daughter Miss Dora went to To-
ledo to identify the men. No posi-
tive case however, could be made
against them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Marshall well
coined a son at their. home Sunday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Beeshy left for
Berlin, Ontario, to attend the funer-
al of Mrs. Beeshy's brother.
Mrs. J. S. Steiner will speak on
"Social Purity" at the regular month
ly social meeting of the Business
Woman's club of Lima tonight.
The Misses Belle Mathewson, Len
ma Hammer, Bonnie Hanley, Mabel
Shilling, Grace and Hazel Mathew
son, Floyd Branan, Ed Berger, El-
mer Hammer, Bert Huber, all from
Ada and Sidney Hauenstein were
entertained at the Samuel Hauen-
stein home Sunday.
We are pleased to learn that Thos.
Mohler has purchased of VIM. Zehr-
bach, the greenhouse and all the
stock, including all the plants, flow
ers and implements and will go into
the greenhouse business on a more
extensive scale.
Mrs. Mary Green, who spent the
winter in Florida returned home this
week.
Arrnin Hauenstein will be home
from Ann Arbor, Mich, Friday for
his Easter vacation.
Workmen are busy on the lot G..
W. Combs purchased on Main street,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-22
Cut Fast, CroaUs Fast

The three decades of the Twenti-
eth century have Witnessed the heav-
lest cuts of the whole 300 years of
numbering in Maine. Bot there is
good reason to believe that at pres
ent Maine spruce and fir are grow
ing faster than they are being cut.
More spectacular than the 300
year life of the lumber industry has
been the development of pulp and
paper-making. This has become the
states largest industry, with Maine
leading all other states in pulp pro-
duction from 1914 to 1890. The
spruce, poplar, fir, and hemlock
from the forests of Maine are con-
verted into newsprint, and also into
high-grade paper for books and for
the popular magazines, and into
writing paper and wrapping paper
of all grades, including the finest
tissue. Paper bags, cartons, even
pie and luncheon plates, demon
strate the variety of wood-pulp uses.
The white birch, which adds so
much beauty to the scenery of river
bank and lake shore, is converted
into spools, shoe-pegs, clothespins,
and toothpicks. In the form of tooth
picks, the annual output of which
reaches scores of billions, Maine
birch is exported largely to the Lat
in countries on both sides of the At
lantic. O
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-22
Twas This Way

BY ETLE SFENIEK
@ Western Newspaper Union.

America KiTSN EGSkuCnlS
a LTHOUGH George Washington
i was the father of our country,
he was not, as is often mistakenly
assumed, the first President of the
United States. That honor goes to
an obscure man most of us have
never even heard of-Thomas Nc
Kean.
Our present Constitution did not
go into effect until March 4, 1879.
Washington was the first President
under its provisions, and served un-
til his voluntary retirement in 1897.
But before that time our country,
such as it then was, had been held
together by the Articles of Confed-
GRAFTON.
On September S, 1774, delegates
from twelve states Georgia was
not represented at the first con-
gress) met in Philadelphia and or
ganized what has since been called
the Continental congress. It's pur-
pose was to organize the colonies in
to federation for united action
against their common enemy, Eng.
land.
The Continental congress met ir-
regularly until March 2, 1889. It's
most important single act twas draw
ing up and adopting, on July 4, l776,
the Declaration of independence,
written largely by Thomas Jeffer-
son.
The delegate in charge at the
meetings carried the title and signed
papers as 1.-The President of the
United States" Thomas Mexican
was the first man to be elected to
that post. Altogether, there were
eight different men who held the
office, in addition TO John Hancock
who was elected but declined to
serve.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-22

Prepared by National Geographic Society.
Washington. d. C.-WNU Service.
DY WHATEVER avenue
* he enters the state OF
- Maine, the newcomer
promptly realizes that it can
best be described as a land OF
trees. Forests cover more
than three-fourths of the
area. The. present Is million
acres of woodland represent
a shrinkage of less than 20
per cent from the prineval
condition. In recent years
the few salients slowly won
along the forest border by
newly cleared farms are
much more than Offset by the
steady push of pine, spruce,
fir, and henlock seedlings, every
where winning back abandoned
fields.
At the first session of its legisla-
ture, Maine adopted seal with
the north star as the crest, below
which the shield carries the white
pine and moose, the two monarchs
of the Maine woods. The descrip-
ton of the seal, in the 1920 laws of
Maine, says of the pine: "It is as
well the staple of the commerce of
Maine, as the pride of her forests"
Seventy-five years later, the pine
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-22

Consumers demand for farm pro-
ducts will continue to improve during
the rest of 1941 under the stimulus
of rising employment and consumer
incomes brought about by the defense
program, believe economists of the U.
S. Department of Agriculture.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-22

Secretary of Agriculture Wickard
has announced that the commodity
exchanges now under the Commodity
Exchange Act have been asked to
participate in an effort to perfect
controls over speculation and gear
the machinery of the futures markets
to the national defense effort.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-22

AS an aid to the national defense
program, cooperatives financed thru
the Rural Electrification Administra-
tion were supplying, up to mid-April,
dependable power for 16 airports,
$50 air beacons, and 80 radio beams.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-22

1000 Toledo school children from
low-income homes will be eligible to
receive half pint of milk daily for
the remainder of the current school
year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-22

Because of the record-breaking vol
ume of soybean trading in the Chi
cago market, dealings in soybeans
have beenetransferred to the corn pit.
Trading in corn futures will be done
hereafter in the beans pit, which
only recently was doubled in size.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-22
10000, 600 Words

Gilbert Patten, creator of the
Frank Merriwell'' stories of dime
novel fame, has written 40,O00,000
words of fiction.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-22

The Ohio Fruit Spray Service is
broadcast over WLW on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at approx
mately 1885 p. m, and over WTAM
on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days at approximately 1908 p. m.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-22

Heralding in 500
Heraldry as an art was first
ascribed to Charlemagne about the
year 300.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-22

The first tour of American CO.
operatives, designed to serve educa-
tors, churchmen, farm, labor, CO.
operative and civic leaders, will be
conducted by the Cooperative Lea
que of the U.S.A. from July 7 to
l9, and will begin at Columbus, O.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-22

The U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture has announced approval of a
program under which more than
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-22

RAYMOND r. SMITH.
Is Probate Judge.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-06
|BLADEN BOY HELD.
ON ASSAULT COUNT
Bascom Smith,, of Hickory
Grove Section, Is Charged
With Shooting Father

ELIZABBTHTOWN, Feb. s..
Bascomb Smith, 19-year-old son of Jr.
Brunt Smith of the Hickory Grove
section of Bladen county, is in fail
here, having confessed to shooting
his father or Friday night, January
II, authorities announced today.
He gave as a reason for the shoot
ing that his father would not allow
him to drive his car as often a. h.
liked.
MI. Smith was seated by the fire.
side, when he was shot from outside
the window on January II, the shot
lodging in the bony structure Of thu
skull. He was rushed to a Favetts-
vile hospital where it was fo,,nd
necessary to remove one of his eve.
Sheriff H. M. Clark and his orr.
GERS, with the assistance Of two sRT
agents. nave been conducting an in.
vestigation since the shooting .ns
finding no outside clues arrested ~
son on Monday, who after several
hours OF questioning, confessed tn.
crime. lax
MI. Smith is a well to do, hish,v
respected farmer Of the Hicea-',
Grove section. The boy HAD No..
been arrested prior to this time. r.
IS being held in default OF bora
Of $1,000. "o"o
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-06
An Armistice Needed

This protracted controversy between Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Senator Wheeler is rapidly
degenerating into a brawl. Certainly it is not
in keeping with the traditional dignity which
lodges in the high Office each occupies.
1t makes one wonder if it would not be
advisable for the President to discontinue his
press conferences during the defense emer-
views, Senator Wheeler would have little ex-
cuse for continuing his attacks, for it is chiefly
through them that powder and spark meet.
The press conferences have been a fine
democratic gesture in the past, demonstrate
ing that the President was in fact a true
his confidence and give an accounting of his
stewardship. But as they continued there has
grown up an increasing disposition among cor
respondents to ask leading questions, bring
up controversial issues. AS time went. on they
began to heckle the President, even rub him
the wrong way, hoping to goad him into sensa-
tional statements which could be played big
in the headlines.
For the most part, the President has been
too much for them. Mr.. Roosevelt is always,
or almost always, adroit-at times, cunning
and only recently has this pr6dding had the
hoped for effect on his tired nerves. And now
we find that mention OF Wheeler's name is
like waving a red rag before a bull. He cannot
always resist the impulse to charge.
All Of which is a great pity. If the reporters
cannot be barred from the White House with
out causing trouble, they ought to stop their
goading in the interest of the public welfare.
And both the President and his provoker, Sena-
tor Wheeler, ought to declare an armistice at
least until the rest of the world is again at
peace. Their private war is a drag upon the
national defense effort.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-06

organization known as the Ossewaorano"as'
which advocates a republic and is regaroeo
as anti-British. Last Friday this group heia
a meeting in johannesburg. The next DAY flo'-
ing began when soldiers from the camps oesan
picking fights with these bearded extremists.
The very existence of this organlza1loa
shows that the people of South Africa are
hardly slaves. Moreover, the Ossewabrandwag
is not only tolerated but protected. AT any
rate, most of the injured taken to the nospl'ais
turned out to be soldiers, so it IS 1alr TO as
sumo that they bore the brunt OF police eHortS
to restore order.
Feelings run deep in the Transvaal and re-
actions are primitive, but set it down that
most Beers are satisfied with the generous
and enlightened treatment they have received
from the British.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-06
A Salutary Incident

A strange a~irplane, whether in distress or
merely stunning, created a diversion for many
Wilmingtonians on Tuesday evening. The pilot
circled the city, power-dived over the city
hall, dropped flares in the suburbs, and finally
sped away into the night, despite the fact
that automobiles were lined up at Bluethenthal
airfield with headlights glowing to make a
night landing possible.
1t required no special powers of magma
ton to foresee what CONSERVATION would have
accompanied such a demonstration if this
country were under attack, and this flier the
advance guard, so to say, of an attacking air
squadron, or if Wilmington were in England
instead of the United States.
AS it was, no hurried flight to bomb-shelters
followed appearance of the airplane. There
wat wonder, but no fear. There were %eiacula.
tons Of amazement, but no explanations of
terror.
The incident was s~alutary. 1t showed that
we still enjoy the blessings of peace, and we
would not be far wrong if we concluded that
peace is worth having at whatever cost OF
effort may be required for preparedness and
defense.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-06
Do Whole Job Now

The assembling of materials for the WIDEN
ing of Highway No. II to the Pender county
line shows that something is to be done TO
help this important trafficway to carry us
increasing burden, but if the announcement
Of the states plan is read correctly, the con-
templated widening will not provide marked
Improvement in travel conditions or greatly
lessen the hazards of accident.
It is said that the project will link up With
work previously done in Fender county ana
the assumption is that the width to be added
in New Hanover county will correspond with
the width in Fender county. If this is true
it will still be a two-lane highway only. win
traffic between Wilmington and Holly Ridge
increasing daily, and to grow by leaps ana
bounds when Camp Davis at Holly Ridge IS
put in service, two lanes will be inadequate.
Military authorities have recommended that
as long as the state is to have a hundred
foot right-of-way between Wilmington and
Jacksonville, the present roadway be left as
it is while another roadway Of standard two
lane width is built. leaving space for a ten
foot parkway between, and when the new road
is completed, turn all traffic upon it while
the present roadway is standardized in width
and surface. BY this means, there will be
separate trafficways for northbound and south
bound traffic, with a safety zone between
them, and capable Of meeting all demands OF
civilian motor vehicles and ell military re-
quirements as well.
There is sound common. sense in this pro-
posal. Any program which falls short of it is
bound to prove unsatisfactory in the long run.
It would be good economy to proceed with
the larger project now, at whatever additional
cost it would involve, rather than do part OF
the job at heavy public expense and still have
to finish it later on, with its cost then to be
met in full.
This is one highway in southeastern North
Carolina which should be built with an eye
to the future, not merely for temporary relief.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-06
No Time For Partisanship

Whatever happens to the lease.lend bill dur
ing the debate now under way on it, every
effort should be exerted by both sides to pre-
vent the discussion from turning into a strictly
partisan fight.
1t is difficult to imagine anything more I'M
fortunate for the country than a division on
such a fundamental issue on party lines. What
ever decision is reached eventually must have
the united support of a great majority OF
Americans if it is to be translated into effec-
tive action. No democracy ever reaches COM
plete agreement, but it is the part of wisdom
on vital issues to try by compromise to reduce
disunity and partisanship to an absolute mini
mum.
BY the concessions already made admin
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-06
Transvaal Ri0ting

Probably the German press will make much
OF the riots reported from johannesburg, capt.
tai of Transvaal province, where thousands OF
soldiers fought with civilians. The outbreak
will be held up as proof Of British tyranny
and Nazi hands will be raised in simulated
horror.
Only the uniformed or the unthinking will
accept this Interpretation Of the affair, how
ever, for the disorders in Johannesburg are
actually striking evidence of the wide measure
Of freedom enjoyed by the Beers.
OF course there is no denying that part OF
the population of the Union Of South Africa
has not been reconciled to British rule, light
as it is. The spirit Of freedom has always
burned fercely in this pioneer people. Some
of them will never be content with anything
less than complete independence.
It is these diehards who have formed the
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-06

stration leaders have shown a prasleWorthy
intention to use the strategy of persuasion
rather than attempt to bludgeon opponents
into submission by brute force. They would
be wise to continue to listen with an open
mind to other constructive suggestions which
have been made.
For while it is obviously impossible to sway
or raollify die-hard opponents Of the measure
by any step short of scrapping it altogether,
it is also perfectly plain that many sincere
advocates of aid-to-Britain have serious doubts
about the bill as it now stands. They are per-
fectly willing to grant the President whatever
additional powers the situation demands, but
they do not see the necessity OF granting him
the immense singlehanded authority the bill
contains. They believe th;.t congress should
retain a check on powers which are equivalent
to making war.
above narrow pa~rtisanship rests equally on
Republicans and Democrats. The administra-
ton can do a great deal to weld a united
front behind its foreign policy by making fresh
concessions to give congress a greater share
in the responsibility of ~policy-making than is
allowed in the bill as it now stands.
At the same time, it is imperative that no
precious days be wasted in inconclusive de-
bate. Whatever is to be done for Britain, IN
the future must, by the very force Of cir
cumstances, be started quickly, or it will be
too late.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-06
, Quotations

The American hemisphere is hu1nanity's
greatest hope Alberto GUAM, Uruguayan
foreign minister.
I'm only a visitor here, but I came on my
visit in 1891, and I have been here ever since.
Allen registrant at the Wilmington, Del,
registration bureau.
This is the fifth year since the outbreak, yet
there is no sign of a solution.-Japans Ere
mier Fumimaro Konoye on the emma Incl
dent"
Thew DESTROYED the place where the 1uh
!. told.-Wendell Willkie, on seeing me ae-
s~truction in Paternoster Row, London PUBLISH
ing center.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-06
Star.News Program

Consolidated City-County Government
Under ConnetLMdnaoer Administration.
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial ShoUs.
Seaside Ht0huay from Wrt0htsvtHe
Beech to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF City Limits.
35Foot Cape Fear River channel. Uid.
e. Turning Basin, psth snip lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank south
OF Wilmington.
Paved River Road to Southport, Vto
orion Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Production
through sustained-yield methods through
out Southeastern North Carolina.
Unified Industrial and Resort Promo
Honal Agency. supported by one county.
Wtde taz.
Shipyards and Drydocks.
Negro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina. developed around the
Community Hospital
adequate hospital -iHties for Nhites.
Junior High School,
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development OF natire grape 0rot1in0
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern Tuberculosis Sdnatorium-
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-06
Hogan Appointed Manager
Of Piedmont and Northern

CHARLOTTE, Feb. 5.--R-Wal-
ter L. Hogan, since 1912 connected
with the Piedmont and Northern
Railway company and its s~uperlnten-
dent in charge since 1882, has been
named the company's general man
ager, President Frank H. Cothran
announced today.
Hogan, a native of Virginia, en-.
tered railroad work at an early age.
After spending three years with the
Norfolk and Western Railroad and
the Southern Railway, he became a
telegraph operator of the Piedmont
and Northern on July Is, 1912. SuL-
he held positions with the
company as dispatcher, chief dis
patcher, t~rainmaster, superintendent
Of the North Carolina division, and
superintendent, with offices
in Greenville, S. G.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-06
COLUMBUS COURT
TERM ADJOURNED
Jury Acquits Joseph Stanley,
Charged With Burning
Automobile, Garage

WHITEVILLE, Feb. 5.-The two
week criminal term of Columbus
county superior court was adjourned
this afternoon due to the fact that
Judge Luther T. Hamilton had con-
tracted influenza and was forced to
go to bed.
Several minor cases were tried dur
ing the day.
The jury returned a not guilty ver-
dict in the case of Joseph Stanley,
charged with the burning of a gar
age and automobile belonging to P.
A. Stanley, Of the Bug Hill section.
Clyde Hayes, charged with assault
with a deadly weapon, was given six
months suspended sentence upon the
payment of costs which totaled
$156.50. Hayes was charged with
firing a pistol at a Mrs. Edwards
and of drawing a gun on Volley
Strickland.
Hewett Nance, charged with aban-
donment and non-support, was given
until Feb. 10 to pay his wife the sum
of sos and agree to her support or
receive d sentence of Is months on
the roads.
District Solicitor David Sinclair an
nounced that due to a crowded dock
ct, which includes the Ward faxed
drowning insurance fraud case, an
$500 robbery at Fair Bluff ir which
three white men and four negroes
are involved, that he will appear be-
fore the Columbus county board of
commissioners on Feb. 10 and request
that a special term of court be called
for March 81.
The solicitor himself has been in
Baker Sanitorium at Lumberton for
the past two days under treatment
of DR.. Hugh McAllister for a severe
sore throat. During his enforced alb.
sence, the docket was prosecuted by
former Judge Joseph w. Brown.