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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-03

Sunday visitor of his parents, Rev.
and Mrs. E. j. Arthur and son
Everett.
Miss Doris Nelson returned Mon
day to Ohio State university after
spending the past ten days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Robnolte of
Findlay are visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Downey and
family.
Mrs. Margaret Stanley of Lima
was a Friday caller of Mrs. Pete
Duldner.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lewis and
daughter Alice were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ertis Lewis and
family at East Sparta.
Mrs. Mae Bailey was a weekend
visitor of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Walthers and family at Findlay.
The Berean Sunday school class
of the Church of Christ met Thurs
day evening at the home of Mrs.
Walter Barber. Those present were,
Mesdames Mildred Varvel, Mae M.
Bailey, Della Bogart, Ruth Lewis,
Cynthia Elliott, Hazel Green, Pearl
Vertner, Arminta Daily, Esther
Lombard, Sylvia Bowers, Effie
Pfeifer, Myra Yant, Auneata Len
ney, Lavina Bowers and Miss Ruth
Bowers.
Mrs. Clarence Archer of Hume lis
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Augsburger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Conrad and
family, and Mrs. Eva Snyder of
Lima visited last Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Conrad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Arnold, son
Frederick were Wednesday evening
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Les
ter McElwaine and family. 1t being
the birthdays of Mrs. Arnold and
Mrs. McElwaine.
Master Billy Lewis visited the
past week with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Keveldere and family in Toledo.
Gerald limerick of Ohio State
university spent the past week with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
limerick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Jennings
were last Sunday visitors of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gerald Jennings and family at
Newark.
Maynard Brackney of Dayton was
recent visitor OF his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Brackney.
The members of the Vesperian
class of the Methodist church were
entertained Wednesday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Cook.
Members present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Orville Huber, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Larue, Mr.. and Mrs. |. M. Jen-
nings, Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Trout,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Leatherman, Mr..
and Mrs. Ellsworth Gooderding, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Hall, Mrs. Russell
Brackney, Mrs. Jack Pugh, Mrs. J..
Lutterbein, and Mrs. Everett Row.
land.
Mrs. Nina Berkey of Cleveland
was a Monday guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. R. Daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Miltenberger
and sons and j. o. Moore of Lima
were callers the past week of Mrs.
Sadie Moore and Miss Addie
Yoakam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Yant of Lima
were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs.
Lille Anderson and daughter Carol
Fern.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Polling of
Ada were Friday visitors of Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Hall and family.
The. Home Builders Sunday school
class of the Church of Christ met
Wednesday evening at the church
basement. Members attending were,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kent Amstutz, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Lewis and son, Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Amstutz and daugh-
ter Miriam, Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin
Reigle, Mrs. VIM. Ellenberger, Jr.,
and Miss Alice Lewis.
The members of the Junior and
Senior classes of the High school
accompanied by Supt. |. c. Paul at
tended the play Pride and Preju-
dice" at Bowling Green, Friday
evening. The p was given by the
speech departm f the 7ege.
Gilbert Arth u RS a
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-03

The rural economists tell farmers
always to use more of the one COM
modify which is cheapest in the
group, land, labor, and capital.
However, the cost of the commodity
should be figured in terms of the
products with which payment will be
made
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-03

Northern beekeepers have realized
for centuries the Importance of
strong colonies early in the year.
The knowledge was given to each
generation in the old rhyme, "A
swarm of bees in May is worth a
load of hay, a swarm of bees in
June is worth a silver spoon, a
swarm of bees in July is not worth
fly"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-03

The Ohio seed inspection office re-
ports that viability of soybeans is
much better than last year, even
though the yield last harvest was
considerably lower than usual.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-03

In feeding tests, reports the poul-
try department at Ohio State Uni
versity, rations having the same
chemical analysis may show a wide
variation in growth of chicken or in
egg production because of the varia-
tion in the quality of the ration's
ingredients.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-03

The Commodity Credit Corpora
tion reports that on March 15 gov
ernment loans for its 1910 program
totalled 8S,891 loans on 83,950,125
bushels of corn valued at $51 LAG, 1893.
Of these, only 398 are Ohio loans
totaling S136,345 on 223,517 bushels
of corn.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-03

Ohio land use committees COM
pleting work. in q counties found So
per cent of row and small grain
crops in western, rs per cent in
northeastern, and 20 per cent in
southeastern Ohio. The committees
recommended these percentages: 4S
in western, 81 in northeastern, and
II in southeastern Ohio.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-25
ue,r Yourself By Helping
Your Country

Buy U. S. Defense Bonds and "sa S, to 'nc
P Pe% cro sn Let US all be good ,a A%s-
leans. united in one g, gre axis powers
win win u" forever establish peace , no%El'
and and freedom throughout the WORN,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26
No. 2--The Odys-
sey Of Sven fhe
Finn

ventures it's sometimes hard to know how to sort
out all those experiences. get to thinking of some
of the beautiful ships I've felt under my feet, and
first thing know is that I'm off course and yaw-
ing from yarn to yarn
Many's the time I've heard grousng sailor
say he'd rather have farm than go to sea, but
there's mighty few as ever get farms. Now for
my own case, left farm to go to sea.
You've heard the yarn of the sailor who was
so tired of the sea that he left ship one fine day
and started inland with couple of oars over his
shoulder
Where we going matey?" hailed the bosun.
The sailor turned and spat in the direction of
the wharf.
Mister, I'm gon' to walk away from the sea
and I'm goin to talk to people, and I'm goin to
keep on gon until some guy asks me what these
things are I've got over me shoulder When meet
such person I'll know I'm as far as l IL ever get
from the ocean, and there I'll settle down and live
my days out in peace
We'll there's few who ever leave the sea once
they've been welded to it and there's few as leave
the land. But did just that little thing And
here's how became sailor.
l was born on farm on the Maine coast, but
my eyes were always turned to the tumbling sea
beyond the beaches. Whenever ! got a chance
Id go out with the fishermen to the banks and
that no picnic. The banks were about ten
miles out and if there was wind to carry the
18-foot boats from shore we rowed them, worked
back-breaking day, and sometimes more, batting
ana hauling lines, slowed otr catch and rowed
back
BY the time | thirteen / was a husky,
frecke-faced redhead the was in my blood
and my pores sweated salt. | used to listen to
the old captains in the country store sitting around
the cannon stove and spinning yarns of far off
places; Shanghai Singapore, Liverpool, Canton,
Adelaide places had read about and places that
spelt the things wanted to see. SO l went to
my father
1 got to 60 to sea | told him
He tried to talk me out of IT, and my mother
cried over me as mothers will, but | was stubborn.
Well, at last my father arranged for me to sail
as apprentice in clipper ship under Captain Joe
Hall.
"A two-year voyage will give you your fill of
the sea-" he told me
But it didn't. My mother knitted me warm
socks, mittens and made long flannel nightgowns
And one morning at four l started off in a sled
my sea chest packed and heavy with great Bible,
and thirty dollars in my pocket
New York sailed from, and you'll never
see the forest of lofty masts above the quays like
l did and you'll never smell the reek of guano
spices and oil that filled the warehouses around
Packet Row, that's on South Street now between
Maiden Lane and Wall Street. Wouldn't think that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

and the oil they got wasn't enough to grease a
puncheon, let alone fill one.
Ten days out the crew were put to breaking
out cargo from the after hold The casks of
food were stacked aft and pine plankng laid Xer
them until the blubber deck, five feet below lie
main hatch, extended all the way aft Sven
getting worried there were four brass car
ronades mounted and more muskets IN the after
guard than were healthy.
What's the lay. mster?' he asked the mate
one fine morning What kind of oil are we going
to stow"
"Blackfsh oil" says the mate, grinning.
Slaves"
'I said blackfish oil" the mates face wasn't
pretty to look at and Sven didn't pursue the sub
ject
The crew soon knew the business and most of
them were glad they'd have short voyage and
plenty of pay, if they weren't overhauled by a.
gunboat. Lookouts were doubled, for the air was
misty and hot which meant that Africa was just
the horizon. The captain and mate spent
most of their time on the main-sail yard watching
with glasses the pale gray smear of land that
soon showed to the eastward.
Sail no." yelled the lookout one morning.
Captain Mahan went up the ratlines like rat
up hawse pipe and soon they sighted small
boat struggling over the waves like beetle. Soon
they made out naked natives riding the gunwales
working broad trident shaped paddles and what
looked like white man. amidships waving a red
handkerchief like bloomn' schoolgirl. The main
top-sail was braced back and the boat came along
side The white mamie turned out to be a
Portugee half -caste-climbed aboard rushed up
to the captain and embraced him. The natives,
Kroomen they were, stood on deck grinning like
demons. Most of 'em had filed teeth which made
nasty little points in their mouths
tBtimei They'd snap arm off yer sod eas
look at yer" mumbled Limey hand.
The Mary Patricia was soon under way, the
Kroo boat towing astern. The Kroos were naked
as snakes and about as hungry They pointed
down their sinful throats and rubbed their tattooed
bellies, but all they had to pay for tobacco,
and what-not were a few piddling cowries they
had tied around their ankles. 80
The ship cruised off and on the coast for days,
lodging every sail that was sighted. The Portugee
was mighty nervous, and every time the lookout
reported ship he put rope around his stringy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

sailing ships showed their jbbooms across that
thoroughfare would you?
l reported aboard and the captain ordered me
to my quarters, orrard. There eight other
apprentices there and they eyed me like strange
dogs Some of them had done one voyage and
to hear them tell it you'd have thought they'd
been in sail since Columbus 1t wasn't long be-
fore l fighting one of them. Big, dirty
mouthed bully, he was, about eighteen months
older than /. The mate had assigned me a berth
and put my dunnage in it, but after 1 went out
for something and returned, that big lummox
had thrown my gear out and taken my berth.
l wasn't taking any chances, so l asked the mate
what to do.
Get in there and beat the hell out of him.
he growled COR I'll beat the hell out of you"
That all ! wanted. The big fellow was
head above me- but soft and flabby from too much
waterfront beer and such, but was tough-and
mad We fought all over the deck-house and loose
gear whipping around as if typhoon had
struck it. We made so much Robbery that the
mate looked in to see who being killed, but
after watching a minute he went away. 1t wasn't
long before the bully hollered Uncle and let him
up He didn't bother me again But my troubles
weren't over. l was turning in when the mate
looked in to see that all well. He me in
a long flannel nightgown my mother had made
and his jaw dropped foot
what in the devils name you got on" he
,AoI 10 ly,onu
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

thought they were off for four-year cruise to
the grounds off st. Helena, Ascension and the Cape
of Good Hope.
Sven was surprised, for the Mary Patricia was
clean as a Limey frigate which was mighty strange
for whaler However, they sailed and the crew
went through boat drill and lookout every day.
Sven soon began to wonder what kind of whales
they were after. He found bricks for trypots
all right, and there racks of harpoons lances
tubs and lines. But below there casks of
food enough to feed the Navy and no puncheons,
or not enough, for half cargo of oil.
There were wooden kids too, deep trays for
food too many for the use of the crew. From
time to time lookouts would hail a spout and the
boats would put off in charge of the mate, but
they never killed anything bigger than porpoise
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

ward. He'd sit there like big bear, chewing like
an old COW under tree and the language that
slid out from between his whiskers was enough to
SINCE EN- He could cuss in more languages than
l knew existed. But he liked me and manys the
dog-watch l spent listening to his yarns of the
sea and the men who were married to her
He'd been in a SLAYER. Yes, sir old Sven had
beat up and down the Slave Coast in low-hulled
clipper stuffed with black ivory His was the job
to iron EN- to their footboards brand EN-, see
that they were fed and peaceful and fasten EN-
below decks in a blow
In the late forties he told me- it was no I'M
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

word. Those other apprentices didn't say any
thing, either, or I'd have killed some of them.
We loaded case oil for Shanghai and the voyage
lasted two years. l soon found out that sea-
faring wasn't all champagne and oysters; got
more kicks than hapence during that run. But
l was kicked and cuffed into a sailor, and now
old man, I'm grateful.
We had an old carpenter aboard, a Finn
named Sven guess he must have been over
seventy; in those days men went to sea until
they were buried in it, But he was strong as
bull and broad he was long He used to sit
outside our deck-house working with great, tarry
hands that were big as salt hams, and how he
got his thick, broken-naled fingers to do the jobs
he set them was more than could see.
He ate tobacco and he taught me to spit to lee
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

usual sight to see four or five
clippers with their masts raking
like the ears of angry cats, stink
ing out of the yellow rivers and
lodging British cruisers in the
Middle Passage. They'd take their
cargoes to Cuba sometimes, and
sometimes to Brazil; for at that
time the slave trade was forbid
den in the States and there was
an agreement between America
and England to treat slavers like
pirates. But you could smell a
SLAYER three miles to windward
and they took chances every time
they put to sea.
On one trip Sven sailed as
Chips in a Baltimore clipper, the
Mary Patricia, Captain Mahan,
for the Bonny River in what is
now called Nigeria on the West
Coast of Africa. The vessel made
L. - Il A. l.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

y
He dragged at his long NOUS
tache for a minute as if he was
fighting for air.
Get out of it," he roared, so
suddenly that 1 almost jumped
out Of it.
Then he saw sheets in my bunk.
He snatched them off and grabbed
my nightshirt.
What kind of a sailor are
you?" he beloved. Here, for
God s sake, what you got in the
sea chest ?"
He pulled out my Bible, looked
at it, looked at me- then. grab
bling my sheets and nightgown,
threw the whole kit overheard.
You won't need them things.
kid, he said. This is no Sunday
school. You might as we'll find
that out right away"
He went back on deck and |
crawled into my bunk without
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

W. HEN a mans
NAH been to sea
as long as /
have, a nd Xxi ok e d
a bout h e world
through as many adj
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23
DAUGHTERS SEAT
 OFFICERS FRIDAY
Companions of the Forest Plan Dinner Dance At
 Waverly May 1

Installation of newly elected of. ficers of the Daughters of Italy Circle No. 1908 Companions of the Forest of America will be held at Moose Hall Friday evening. Deputy Mrs. Angeline Pinto will act as in- stalling ofilcer. Oficers to be in. stalled are: K
 Chaplain, Mrs. Victoria Testa; chief companion, Mrs. Joseph Lom- bard; sub. chief companion, Mrss Louise Laccaro; recording secretary, Miss s. Dolores Paoloni; financial secretary, Miss Lena Rinaldi; trea- surer, Miss Louise Mazzaferro; right guide, Miss Dina Plano; left guide, Mrs. Mary Ricci; inner guard, Miss Carmela Petricone; outer guard, Mrs. Carmela Datalle; trustee chairman, Mrs. Marion Palladino; End trustee, Miss Bertha Paoloni; 3rd trustee, Mrs. Christine Vallett.
 Other officers such as auditors, hostess, publicity agent, and pian- ist will be appointed by the newly. CAGCtSO CAhSA SVAkAPnAAAVN ASAAos eV~ seph Lombard.
 Initiated into the circle will be Mrs. Margaret s. Florio, Mrs. Florence D'Elia, and Miss Emma Lapore.
 The refreshment and arrange ment committee consists of com- panions Mrs. Lena Silvestro, Mrs. Louise Laccaro, Mrs. Olga P. Oliver, Mrs. Josephine Acquarelli, Mrs. Josephine Fusco. Mrs. Angela Oli- yer, Mrs. Celia Clampi, and Miss Carmella Petricone.
 The annual diner dance will be held at Waverly Inn May 1. The committee consists of Chairman Mrs. Joseph Lombard assisted by Mrs. Joseph Barziale, Mrs. Ange- line Pinto, Miss Bertha Paoloni, Miss Elizabeth Colitti, Miss Louise Mazzaferro, Miss Carmella Petri- cone, Mrs. Olga P. Oliver and Mrs. Christine vallett, and Miss Lena Rinaldi.
 Mrs. Lucy Parziale is retiring as chief companion after holding of- flee for six consecutive years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23
Settlement In $5O,OOO Action Reached Today

Settlement out of court was reached this morning in the $5O,- 900 civil action of Frank Falcone of Waterbury against the Shell Oil O., Inc, after testimony was heard all day yesterday before Common Pleas Judge Miles F. McNlff. Terms were not discussed.
 Falcone sought to recover for alleged glass injuries to his right eye, caused by fragments of . glass globe which crashed on his head July 6. 1889. According to his complaint, the defendant com- pany leased the pump equipment to him on october 8, 1936. On July 6. 1889, one of the glass globes fell as he was attempting to pump gas for 3 customer, in- flicting severe injuries of . per. manent nature. Falcone stated he needs further operations on the eye to remove additional pieces of glass, and he may lose the sight of the eye entirely.
 Atty. Edward MascolO appear. ed for the plaintiff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23
FUNERALS

Funeral services for Eben J. Lewis will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Clark funeral home, 20 State street, Rev. Joseph P. o. Johnson, officiating. Burial will be in old Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may call ct the funeral home today from 2 to 9 ?. m.
 The funeral of Mrs. Victoria Libra of Bantam was held yesterday from the home to St. Anthony's church, Litchfeld, at 9. Burial was in St. Anthony's cemetery, Litchfield.
 The funeral of Mary Yenkelun of 45 Charles street was held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the home. Burial was in the family plot in the Lithuanian Independent cei1a- etery.
 The funeral of Frederick c. Hageman took place this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Alderson fu- neral home, 70 Central avenue. xtCN' AuAJlh Os 0OECkl1 VAAACAhtCds Burial was in Pine Grove cemetery.
 Funeral services for Marius Chaude were held yesterday at the George J. Smith & Son funeral home, Milford. Rev. Everett Knoll. mayer, rector of St. Peters Episco- pal church, offlciated. Interment was in Kings Highway cemetery, Milford.
 The funeral of John Alexander Foster, 50, who died Monday at his home in Bucks Hill, was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Clark funeral home, 20 State street. Rev. Samuel c. Johnson officiated. Burial was in Bucks Hill cemetery.
 Commander Joseph Hackett and Fenton F. Niver, chaplain, led Q service by Corp. Coyle post, Amer ican Legion, at the Clark funeral home last night. About 20 mem- bers of the post attended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23
|DR. VIM. MURRAY.
 DIES AT HOME.
Former Physician for To. cal Eagles Widely Known
 Rites Friday

Dr. William H. Murray, for years prominent in local medical and fraternal circles, died last night at his home, 98 Ledgeside avenue.
 Tn 1917 Dr. Murray came to this city where he practiced medicine until his retirement 10 years ago. He was born in New York city, the son of the late Patrick and Gather inc (Conboy) Murray. He studied his pre-medical course at Villanova College receiving his degree from Bellevue Medical College of New York in 1888.
 pr. Murray served as an interne at Bellevue, and later practiced his profession in Danbury for a num- Der of years. He retired from active practice in this city because of i'll health.
 He was a member of the Water. bury Medical Association, and of the Eagles. Dr. Murray was a communi- cant of the Blessed Sacrament church.
 Besides his wife, Mary (Feley) Murray, he leaves three daughters, Mrs. Roswell J. Conroy and Mrs. Willard T. Crowley of Detroit; and Mrs. John F. Fitzgerald of this city, with whom he made his home; one son William J. Murray of this city; and six grandchil" dren.
 The funeral will be held from the Bergin Funeral Home, 200 East Main street at 8:30 o'clock on Friday morning to the Blessed Sacrament church. A requiem High Mass will be celebrated at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in old St. Peters cemetery in Danbury.
 Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 o'clock this evening and tomorrow afternoon and eve- ming.
 The Waterbury Medical Associa- ton voted to attend the funeral of pr. Murray. They will meet at 8;l5 o'clock on Friday morning at the Bergin Funeral Home. The Resolu- tions Committee of pr. D. B. Dem. ing and pr. J. H. Dillon, were ap- pointed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23
OFFICER WALSH
 RESCUES CHILD
Youngster Sleeping in Crib Near Fire; Aged Woman
 Assisted From Home

Prompt action by Motor Patrol- man John F. Walsh, who was of duty, saved the lives of two and a half year old son of MT. and Mrs. Thomas O'Reilly and an elderly woman yesterday afternoon when he dashed into the third floor apart- ment at 97 Idylwood avenue and rescued the child from its crib near the kitchen.
 When Mrs. Lauren Graham, oc- cupant of the lower floor, heard the cracking noise she then investigated and found the third floor porch ablaze. She ran out of the house and summoned Motor Patrolman Walsh who lives next door. While the officer ran into the house, Mrs. Graham telephoned fire headquar- ters.
 After the baby was brought out of the building, Motor Patrolman Walsh assisted Mrs. Thomas o. Reilly ST. down the stairs and out to safety. The woman was taking 8 nap and was not aware there was a fire until the ofticer aroused her.
 When the four companies of fire apparatus arrived, the flames which were famed by Q brisk wind had spread into the kitchen of the O'Reilly apartment from the porch and worked its way to the roof. Fire officials said the blaze started in Q waste basket on the rear veranda. Considerable damage was done to the upper floor, fire authorities said.