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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-09-20
Santos -Dumoiit, Brazilian, Was One Of
Early Pioneers In Field OF Aviation

console himself with purchasing one
of the newly-launched automobiles be-
fore returning to Brazil.
The next year found Santos-Dumont
back in Paris trying to negotiate once
more with professional aeronauts but
he had to give up his cherished plan
for the second time and return to
Brazil again, bitterly disappointed.
He received great satisfaction, how
ever, in a new automobile and had
the pleasure of being the first person
to introduce motor-tricycle racing in
Paris.
A few years later, he came, by
accident, across a book on balloon
construction, written by two French
scientists and proving that such an
j, aircraft could be constructed and full
lly equipped for a relatively low price.
Again he went to Paris where he
met the authors of the book and with
them made his first balloon ascent in
1897.
The young Brazilian liked balloon
ling so much after his first trip that
he decided to have a balloon for him
self and he Immediately began to
make plans for very small one.
Although his friends discouraged
Ihim, he tried in every possible way
to eliminate weight and the result was
the smallest balloon that had ever
been constructed. 1t was easy to
manage. easy to control and easy to
pack. Santos Dumont called it the
Brazil.
With the determination of great
men, Santos-Dumont set to work on
constructing airships that were diff
lferent. Balloons had been invented
and so had the petroleum engine but
ihe was the first to bring them to-
Igether.
Of their union was born the first
ldirgible. After many failures, he fl
nally constructed one which on Oct
Der 10, 1901, won the Deutsch de la
Mourthe prize and prize from the
Brazilian Government for the first
flight in a given to time from Saint
Cloud to the Eiffel Tower.
He became the hero of the day. His
photograph appeared in newspapers
all over the world. Everyone wanted
to hear about the wonderful little air.
man who had flown so daringly
around the Eiffel Tower.
A disinterested scientist, he gave
to the poor the largest part of the
prize and divided the rest among his
collaborators.
In 1903 he erected at Neuilly the
first airship station. Here he kept his
fleet of dirgibles and travelled in them
about the streets of Paris between the
houses. The whole fleet was offered
to France in the event of war with
any country but America.
Having conquered the dirgible, San.
tos-Dumont turned his attention in
1905 to heavier -than-air- o 4
which the Wright Brothers in Ameri-
ca were working at the time. His
great faith in the future of aviation
made him keep on with his expert
ments in spite of the fact that he
had to risk his life many time when
his machine failed.
After creating a vertical propeller
model, he built in 1906 craft on the
principle of the box-kite which per-
formed the first flight to be made in
Europe in a heavier-than-air machine
and with which he won the Deutsch-
Archdeacon prize.
In 1909 Santos-Dumont producted
his masterpiece, the famous "demoi-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-09-20
Button High School Notes

were games and refreshments were
served.
Blue Triangle was held Wednes-
day evening at 7:30 in the cafeteria.
Deyotions We're read by Beatrice
Leiber after which Mary Jean
Ramseyer played piano solo. The
purpose and slogan was given BY
Marilyn Fett. Following this, cleo
ton of officers was held. Then
Mary Ann Smucker held installation
services with Mary Jane Burkholder
and Marilyn Fett assisting.
Class Officers-The following class
officers have been elected for the
school year:
7th grade-Pres., James Badert-
scher; V. Pres, Billy Augsburger;
Sec. Treas, Ruth Anna Lee; Advisor
Miss Steiner.
Sth grade-Pres., Richard Steiner;
Advisor, Miss Weed.
9th Grade-Pres., Dean Sommer;
V. Pres, Marilyn Moore; Sec., Anita
Althaus; Treas, Treva Althaust
Advisor, Miss Keel.
10th Grade-Stanley Balmer; V
Pres, Mary ]. Burkholder; Sec,
Treas, James Ewing; Advisor, w
A. Howe.
18th Grade-Pres., Helen Burk
holder; V. Pres, Michael Reagan
Sec.-Treas., Eleanor Linden; Advisor
w. o. Geiger and A. c. Burcky.
18th Grade-Pres., Harold Hart
man; V. Pres, Hugh Hilty; Sec.
Treas, Elmer Stonehill; Advisor
P. W. Stauffer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-09-20
By Joan Clark and r. Stalter

by Joan llark and IL. Stalter
The officers Of the various organ
izations have been chosen. They are
as follows:
Girl Reserves-Pres., Mary Louise
Dean; V. Pres, Helen Burkholder;
Sec, Anne McGinnis; Treas, Alice
Ruth Pannabecker.
Hi-Y-Pres., Robert Ramseyer; v.
Pres. John Althaus; Sec.- Treas,
Leonard Smucker.
Blue Triangle-Pres., 10. Haller;
V. Pres, Mary Jean Ramseyer; Sec.-
treas, Beatrice Leiber.
F. F. A.-Pres., John Althaus; v.
Pres, Marion Criblez; Sec., Robert
Lee.
G. A. A.-Pres., Bonnie Grismore;
v. Pres, Mary Louise Dean; Sec.-
Treas, Marilyn Fett.
Buccaneer Staff-Editor, Phyllis
Marquart; Business Manager, Elmer
Stonehill; Advisor, P. w. Stauffer.
Student Senate-Pres., Robert
Ramseyer; Y. Pres, Mary Louise
Dean; Sec.-Treas., Paul Steiner.
The first meeting of the Cir
Reserves was held Wednesday even
ing at 7:30 in the club room. 1t was
opened with a welcome speech by
the President Mary Louise Dear
and also by Miss Keel, the advisor
There were short speeches given by
Phyllis Marquart and Anne McGin.
his. This was followed by a skit
given by jeanne Buhler, Alice r
Pannabecker, Betty Bixel, Imogene
Wenger and Helen Burkholder. There
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-09-20

4 Brazilian, Sdntos-Damont,
made and fleaU the first dlrtgtbte
balloon and contributed much to-
aoard Development of hedUier-
than-dfr flying craft. HIS perse-
Uerdnce IN the face Of rebufs
and discourdgement early an has
career Is q strdng contrast to the
success and acorld-tcide acclaim
that aoere his in later life.
-EDIToR
One sunny morning in the last quar-
ter of the nineteenth century, a little
Brazilian boy watched his kite go up
into the clear blue sky above his
fathers coffee plantation. More than
a mere game, this was for the child
another way of peering into the mys-
terry of the air, another and even
better way than playing with the
coffee engines to see what made them
work or driving the locomotive on the
plantation railroad.
AS he watched the kite and the
birds that flew above it on outstretch'
ed wings, the little Brazilian dreamed
-as so many had before hin-of ar
aircraft that would carry men. Only
this time, the dream was about tc
come true, for the child's name was
Alberto Santos-Dumont, and he hac
been born with mission.
Almost since he could remember he
was interested in flying but it was
only in 1S91-eighteen years after he
had been born in Sac Paulo-that
his family made trip to France anc
he was able, at last, to do some
thing" about his yearnings.
Earlier in his life, Alberto had seer
his first balloon at Sac Paulo, but
now, as he reached the land where the
Montgolfier brothers had pioneered
and blasted a trail for balloon flyers
he was more than ever interested il
the question.
He went to see professional aero
nauts and tried to induce them tc
take him up with them in their bal
looms. But, besides telling him he
would have to assume responsibility
for any damage, they wanted such
extravagant sums that he had tc
give up the idea of an ascension ano
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-09-20
Memorial Rites For.
Sgt. Allen Wilson

Memorial services were held last
Sunday in the Evangelical church at
Benton Ridge for Staff Sgt. Allen r.
Wilson, who was killed in Belgium
last January 81.
He was the husband of the former
Virginia Waltz, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi Waltz, of near Mt. Cory,
who for several years worked at The
Triplett Electrical Instrument Co.
here. Sgt. Wilson was a native of
Findlay.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-09-20
Making Postwar Jobs Out of Glass!

bounces. Glass that floats, like cork.
Soon, now, beautiful textiles will be
made of glass-textiles that are fireproof
and mothproof. There will be rotproof
glass tarpaulins. Glass awnings. Glass
windows that will not frost. Improved
glassware for homes.
All these new uses will increase the
demand for glass-and demand for goods
makes jobs.
The glass industry is only one of
many along the Chesapeake and Ohio,
the Nickel Plate, and the Pere Mar
quette, that have planned very thor
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-09-20

TTow MANY postwar jobs will there
1 / be-for soldiers, sailors, war work
ers? No one can tell exactly. But this
much we do know:
Business management, in scores of
industries, has long since planned new
products, new ventures, new services,
that will make jobs by the thousands by
creating new demands.
For example, the glass industry in
producing for war has found amazing
new uses for its product. Imagine glass
through which nails can be driven, like
wood Glass that bends. Glass that
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-09-20
Birthday Party

A birthday party was given Sum
day in the home of Mrs. Mary
Young in honor of her son Lester.
The day was spent informally after
which refreshments were served.
Present were: Katherine Staley
and daughter Ethel and Mrs. Clair
Schoonover and family of Benton
Ridge; Leona Edwards and Robt.
Gossard of Lima; Mrs. Jay Harris,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Young and son
Edison and Mrs, Mary Young, Clar-
ence and LuRena Young.
News Want-ads bring results.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-09-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Keller and
family of Findlay spent Sunday in
the home of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Habegger and Garnie.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sutter and
family of Toledo spent the weekend
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-09-20

day afternoon. Sgt. Wilson went
over seas in Sept, 1914, and was
killed in Belgium January 81, 1945-
His wife is the former Virginia
Waltz of this place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-09-20
Saves Juice

A systematic arrangement OF
foods on refrigerator shelves saves
time and electricity as the door does
not have to be kept open while
searching for the food or for a place
to put it,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-09-20

oughly for postwar employment.
And now that Victory has been won,
these industries and others throughout
the country will put into operation their
plans for the jobs and opportunities all
of us want
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-17

down when his patriotic daughter at
tempted 10 get into a uniform as
soon as she became Is, a little more
than a year ago. Instead. she was
made one of the five Counsellors Of
State who would act for the mon
arch in his absence, and Parliament
passed law by which she attained
her majority on her 18th birthday.
1t would be better the king de
cidcd. for Elizabeth 10 continue her
studies, 10 take minor part in the
affairs of state and 10 prepare her
self for the job of being a queen.
But Elizabeth, who inherited
very strong will from her great
grandmother, Victoria, finally brought
her father around 10 her way of
thinking. The other day he granted
her commission IN the ATS with
the honorary rank OF subaltern, and
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-17

she started at once TO take a course
in driving at training center in the
south of England.
AS a matter of fact, there isn't
too much left for her TO learn that
life itself won't teach her. Elizabeth
can cook, sew, ride a horse, swim
she holds the Bath Club medal-talk
fluent French and German, make a
charming radio broadcast, dance, and
is a good amateur actress.
Her contacts in the ATS ought to
give her a broader picture of democ'
racy. although she has always asso-
ciated closely with commoners. When
she played Aladdin in Christmas
pant0mime. her big scenes were
shared with a 16-year-old office boy
in a department of Windsor Castle.
Aside from swimming, the prin-
cess favorite sport is deer hunting.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-17
International

On the whole, though, Elizabeth
has been taught TO regard money as
a true ScotSwoman should. Although
Parliament granted her an annuity
of 100000 a year as soon as her
father ascended the throne, most of
the money has been put away for
her. Her speeding money has been
$500 a year, and when her monthly
allowance has been exhausted, she
has had to wait until the start of the
next month before getting any more.
When she becomes 81, the annuity
will be raised 10 $75000-the same
pay that an American President re-
ccives-and Elizabeth can do what
she likes with it. II she is going 10
keep Sunninghill Park and its en-
virons in proper shape, a large share
of il will be needed.
The question which intrigueS
every Englishman is who is going to
share -Sunninghill with her.
To date the most eligible candi-
date appears 20 be Prince Philip of
Greece. tall, blond, handsome and 23
years old, nov a lieutenant in the
British Navy.
A link already exists between the
royal houses of Greece and Britain
Prince Philips cousin is the Duchess
of Kent, EliZabcth's aunt.
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY -
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-17

spite current appIlcauon OF
breezy American atmosphere, is wait
ing 10 become the home Of royal
miss who only yesterday was playing
with dolls and was still calling her
ftffy1af
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-17

IlliNf>S I~llIdD'NlA' ilNAl Alto<'
preSumptive 10 the British
throne, is a big girl now. II
she were a boy, as heir ap- ~
parent, she would already be- ~
-f1ukr of Cornwall and welt Xz
-nu her way toward becoming
nee of Wales and Earl OF
~ester She would have not q
only one home of her own.
but several, and her income
from the various estates
would run into fancy figure.
Under the British system.
the eldest son of the king be
comes heir apparent the day
ne is born, but the eldest
daughter. when there is no
son, is only heiress presumptive. If
a baby brother should be born, he
would inherit the throne and she
would be second in line until he grew
up and had children OF his own.
Even If the mother OF an heiress
presumptivc should have no sons,
there is the possibility that the king
might become a widower, marry again
and have a son By his second wife.
So when a girl is next in line to the
throne, she can never be heiress ap.
parent but always must be conSld.
cred merely heiress presumptive
Because OF that, Princess Elizabeth
has missed out on the titles and in
crcments that ordinarily belong 10 an
heir apparent.
However. her father, who changed
his mind the other day and let her
Join a wOmcnS military organization,
after fatty saying he wouldn't, has
also apparently come 10 the conclu
sion that her grown-up status should
be recognized in still other ways.
Without any fanfare but with
ElizabcthS future obviously in view,
agents of the Crown recently acquired
famous Sunninghill Park, 770-acre
estate near Windsor which was a
roval preserve three centuries ago
but which, for the last year and a
,1lf. has been occupied by members
of the American armed forces
24,hpFe,A- be certain amount OF
u W,modcling necessary after the Amer
leans leave, but nothing will be done
until the end of the war. Princess
Elizabeth won't be needing a house
before then, anyhow, because she's
now a member of the Auxiliary Ter
ritorial Service, which is Britatn's
equivalent of the WACS.
King George had put his foot
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-17
LONDON

25PTJON house, redolent With Ud EHEiI7h
charm and still cobwebby with tradition de
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-17

An Offic er in The
Army. With an In
come. a Home Of Her
Own. and ProboblY q
Husband Aw citing
Her. Princess Elizo-
beth Is q Big Girl Now
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-17

june IL, 1915
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-17

Princess Elizabeth, heiress
presumptive 10 the British
throne, is a big girl now. II
she were a boy, as heir ap-
parent, she would already be
Duke of Cornwall and welt
Laurel outlook., 1945-04-25
Army's Slot Machines
Work Only With Slugs

WASHINGTON.-The army now is
going in for slot machines that work
only with slugs.
At the Pentagon building they
have coffee shops all over the place
for the 10000 or so people in the
war departments big building.
These coffee shops have cigarette
vending machines. The machines
became increasingly popular when
cigarettes got short. A special slug
about the size of a nickel was de-
vised. 1t has two long slots in it.
The cigarette machines we're then
fixed" so that they will work only
with a bona fide dime and one Of
these slugs.
The slugs are legitimate, however.
They are sold over the coffee coun-
ters-and at these counters only
for five cents. You may buy only
one at a time. At eight o'clock in
the morning, they go On sale. 1t
assures the buyer of at least one
pack a day. At sever at night, they
go on sale again for those who work
the late tricks.
Laurel outlook., 1945-04-25
Hitler Yes Man
Is Paid LauishIy
Had deliberately Furnished
Home to Himself.

COLOGNE, GERMANY. - His
neighbors all called him a "dirty
Nazi" but he had 25 bathrooms in
his house. 1t is a snug little cot
tage with a pipe organ, three pianos
and a kitchen no bigger than the
Astor hotel ballroom.
This Nazi big shot was cooking
with gas" as far as party prestige
went, but his own modest meals
were prepared on an electric stove
with a dozen burners. 1t did nicely
for the American battalion head
quarters which used the house for a
command post.
The owner had departed in haste,
leaving behind a clutter of good
things which had come his way as
a reward for his uninhibited col
laboration with Adolf Hitler's war
program.
The four floor rambling brick man.
sion was built only a few years ago.
1t bore a studiouS resemblance to
the old castles which stud the Rhine
land countryside and even the color
of the bricks was chosen carefully
to convey the impression of an
tiquity. A high brick fence enclosed
the building and the handicapped
grounds.
Inside his little dream bungalow,
however, the owner, one of Ger
many's swastika profiteers, had
gone to extreme expense to construct
as modern and comfortable an ivory
tower as his warborn millions of
marks could buy. Into it he had
channeled the wealth produced by
great Rhineland mines and factories
busy with wal orders.
American doughboys have nullified
this investment to a considerable ex
tent. Only a few random bullets
spanged through the windows but
the owner didn't hang around to keep
tab on his mines and factories or
this 60-odd room hut by the Rhine.
He skipped-but there are many
mementos of his passing, including
a few hundred thousand mark prop
erty mortgages which now look sus-
piciously like so much waste paper.
Laurel outlook., 1945-04-25
NOTICE OF RIGHT OF REDEMP'
TION AND RE-PURCHASE

Notice is hereby given: That all
persons whose property has here
tofore been decided to the County,
or the successors in interest of such
persons, or legal representatives,
who have acquired any preferential
right to purchase such property,
prior to the date fixed for sale of
such property, or while the title to
the same remains in the County,
under the provisions of Section 2235,
Revised Codes of Montana, 1885, as
amended by Chapter ISL, Session
Laws of Montana, 1889, are hereby
given six CO.. months after the eff
fective date of this Act, in which
to exercise such preferential right
to so re-purchase said property in
accordance with the provisions of
said laws above herein referred to-,
and if such rights are not so exer-
cised within said period of six '(6)
months, said preferential rights
shall terminate and thereafter for
ever be barred.
Notice is further given that such
preferential rights shall terminate
after August 81, 1945.
Dated at Billings, Montana, this
Both day of March, 1915.
GEO. G. OSTEN,
County Clerk, Yellowstone
County, Montana.
date First Pub. April H., 1945-3t)
Laurel outlook., 1945-04-25
Hot Dog Hunger Cared for
485, O0O,O 600 Sent Over

WASHINGTON, D. c. - Up to
December 5, the war department
has disclosed, the army transporta-
ton corps delivered 485, OO0, 900 "hot
dogs" to troops in France, the Low
lands and Germany.
The frankfurters we're included in
rs, 1894 tons of p~erishable foods
shipped to the front. Among other
items were 467, 900 turkeys, $500, 900
chickens and 1905 tons of butter.
A miniature ice cream factory,
capable of operating in a 120 degree
temperature, has been developed by
the army to supply ice cream to
troops in the tropics. The machine
weighs only 1000 pounds and can
be transported by truck or plane.
It is equipped with a 2h gallon
freezer that produces ice cream in
z to IA minutes and with storage
cabinets of 40 gallons capacity.
Laurel outlook., 1945-04-25
LEGAL NOTICES
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE OF MONTANA
A PROCLAMATION

Whereas, The Twenty-ninth Legi
alive Assembly of the State {
Montana has passed Chapter 3
Session Laws of 1915, entitled
can Act known as State
Highway Treasury Anticipation
Debenture Act of 1945' and
authorizing and directing the is
suance of debentures of the
State of Montana in the prin-
cipal sum of Twelve Million
Dollars, as such times within a
period of ten years, and in such
amounts UP to the said principal
sum as shall from time to time
be required for the purposes
hereinafter set forth, and pro-
viding for the sale thereof for
the use of the State Highway
Fund for the purpose of match
ing Federal highway grants, and
assuring the ability of the State
of Montana to secure any
moneys made available by acts
of Congress in reference to
highways, for carrying on a
postwar highway program cal
culated to bring the highway
system of the State of Montana
up to the established standards
of the Federal Highway Act, for
other highway purposes, and for
the payment of State Highway
Treasury Anticipation Deben-
lures of the State of Montana
now outstanding; providing for
the repeal of the license tax on
dealers or distributors of gaso-
line provided for in Initiative
No. Al, entitled State Highway
Treasury Anticipation Deben-
ture Act of 1888 as amended
by Chapter 80 of the. Twenty.
sixth Legislative Assembly OF
the State of Montana, and all
gallonage taxes on dealers or
distributors of gasoline impos-
ed by prior laws; providing for
the levying of a license tax of
five cents a gallon to be paid
by dealers in gasoline and an
ticipating the revenues there
from; prescribing the form,
terms and conditions of said
debentures, the rate of interest
thereon not exceeding four per
cent per annum, and the dates
of the maturity of said de-
bentures; prescribing the con-
ditions under which the sale of
such debentures may be made,
and the. use of the funds to be
derived from the sale thereof;
providing for the repayment of
both principal and interest of
such debentures, and for the
pledging and setting aside in
the State Highway Treasury
Anticipation Debenture Interest
and Redemption Fund herein
created of a sufficient amount
of said license tax OF dealers
in gasoline to pay said deben-
lures and interest; providing for
the creation of a libility binding
the State of Montana not to re-
duce the license tax on dealers
in gasoline until after the ac-
Laurel outlook., 1945-04-25
GAIL FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given, that the
Board of County Commissioners OF
Yellowstone County, Montana, will
receive sealed bids until May 10,
1915, at ten o'clock A. NJ, for fur
nishing complete electrically operat-
ed equipment as required for re-
cording of public records by photo
graphic process and for making
copies, IA" X 10" or smaller. Bids
are requested for daylight operation
equipment only and should not in
clude chemicals or paper to be used
in Photographic process. All bids
must be F. o. B., Billings, Montana
and should be addressed to Mr.. c.
E. Wicks, Chairman of the Board
of County Commissioners, Billings,
Montana. The Board reserves the
to reject any or all bids.
Done by order of the Board, this
25th day of April, 1915.
CHAS. E. WICKS, Chairman,
Board of County Commissioners
of Yellowstone County, Montana.
date First Pub. April 25, 1945-3t)