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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-04-21

The first champion to be an
nounced by a school system is a
small brown-haired girl, Pauline
Perdue, of Irwin, o. She was
crowned the spelling queen of
Union County schools by Gale
Baldwin, superintendent, after
winning all the contests held in
the system.
She will carry Union County's
colors at The Citizens Central
Ohio Grand Finals at the South
ern Hotel on May 3.
Pauline is in the eight grade of
Union Local school at Milford
Center. She is 13 years old, and
has always attended Union Local
schools.
1T was good-for all who know
her-to see her win" reports one
of the officials of the Union
County Schools. "She certainly
deserves all the praise she is get
ting" She is a bright intelligent
youngster who has worked hard. "
Enthusiasm over the county
finals contest was extremely high
1880 Participate
About 1880 students had par
ticipated in the spelling bee on
the classroom level. In each class
Spelldown determined the class
champion. The winners of these
events met to complete for the
school title.
Then the Is school champs bat
tied it out for the system crown.
Pauline won through all these
events.
There was drama behind the
scenes. Pauline's teacher, Walter
Stoddard, who lives in Irwin, was
i'll during the late stages of the
competition. He had Coached her
after she won the school title.
| There was even more. This was
the first time Pauline had ever
competed in the spelling bee. And
she had four brothers and two
sisters, all younger, watching to
see how she made out-because
she was the oldest.
Father Injured
Pauline's father, who was in
jured while working on the dam
construction near Delaware, has
been unable to work He has been
forced to remain at home, and
! thus, he was afforded an oppor-
| tunity to become interested in his
/ daughters preparation for the
spelling bee.
pauline never realized how
many people were roofing for her
to win," a friend said. "She really
had Support-and plenty of fans.
Pauline will be one of about 65
champions from Central Ohio
school systems who will come tC
Columbus for the grand finals
The winner of this event will
be crowned spelling champion OF
l947, and will win a four-day
trip to Washington, D. c., with all
expenses paid. His or her school
will receive a l9-volume set of the
World Book Encyclopedia.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-04-21
RichWood WidowRenews
5Oyr. Friendship, Weds

The renewed friendship of their
youth more than so years ago
blossomed into romance and mar
riage Thursday for Rep. Benjamin
F. Reading, 80, of Toledo, and
Mrs. Bertha B. Bolenbaugh, 10,
Columbus, formerly of Redwood.
The marriage took place at the
home of friends in New Lexing-
ton, after which the couple left
for brief honeymoon at Long
Lake, Mich. They will remain in
Columbus during the session of
the General Assembly and will
make their permanent home in
Toledo.
Rep. Reading a retired Metho-
dist minister, has been a widower
more than two years. Mrs. Bolen-
baugh's husband died more than
l6 years ago.
The solon once lived in Union
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-04-21

Editors Note: For the past year
Rev. and Mrs. Ernest Y. Campbell,
son-in-law and daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Fred Gabriel. 504 w. Fifth st,
have been residing in India. They
were sent there last year by the
Presbyterian Board of Foreign
Missions Recently. the Rev, Mr..
the life and customs in India. His
letter follows below.)
A. P. Mission
Jullundur, India
January 6 1947
Dear Friends:
When / look back over the
years and start adding up that
which thou hast done" against
"hast not done" and turn the
spotlight on my correspondence,
l quickly start making resolutions.
This letter is no Al at the top
of the list.
First of all, to sketch the back
ground for any general observa-
tions. may make, | will go over
our history in India. We arrived,
via Troop Transportation, in Cal
cutta on Easter eve. Between the
smells and sights of India and
the crick in my neck from sleep
ing on the top bunk of quad
ruple decker under the steam
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-04-21

Two of the most handsome ath-
letic trophies anyone could mag
inc joined the many others in the
Marysville high school trophy
cabinets following the annual
high school athletic banquet in
the recreation room, Friday even
ing
Their presentation to the school
| by Robert Mason, owner of radio
station WMRN, of Marion, was
the high point of the program.
Other features during the even
| ing were an address by Paul
Hoerneman, football and basket
ball coach of Heidelberg college;
presentation of gold footballs to
the 1916 letter winners by Coach
Paul Wenzel; presentation of bas-
| ket ball medals by Coach Warren
Widner to the 10 boys who played
! in the district finals at Wester-
/ vile in March; and brief remarks
! by Athletic Director G.. L. Kings
| more, Miss Ferne Mills and Mus
ic Instructor Donald Evverard.
Trophies Cost Sl00 Each
The two WMRN trophies, each
of which is said to have cost $l00,
! are rotating trophies; that is, one
school must win them three times
in order to retain permanent pos
session and in the meantime they
60 from one school to another as
successive season champions are
determined. Marysville has two
legs" out of the necessary three
on the football trophy and one in
the basketball trophy.
Each trophy is mounted on a
mahogany base 18 inches square
and six inches high. Arising from
the corners of the base are four
gold columns, IL inches high.
These columns support golden
half globe foot or more in dia-
meter. Above each column on one
trophy is the figure of foot-b ball
player; on the other, basket t-ball
player. These figures are fully
| six to eight inches high. Below
the globe on each trophy, mount
ed on the base in the center of
the four columns, is a second
golden figure of like size emblem
attic of victory.
To Stimulate Competition
In presenting the trophies, Mr..
Mason said his station is sponsor
ing them to stimulate compet-
ition. If they succeed in this they
are well worth while" In accept
ing them on behalf of the school,
Mr.. Kingsmore expressed the
hope that Marysville will have
them permanently soon."
Before presenting gold footballs
to last seasons letter winners,
Coach Wenzel briefly reviewed
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-04-21

Much praise for the training
facilities available in Marysville
for the Ohio National Guard
company was voiced by Major
Chambers of the Army Ground
Forces instruction unit, who was
here Friday night on a routine
check-up of the local outfit.
Accompanying the officer here
were Master Sergeants Barlow
and Peek. All three men are sta
toned at Fort Hayes and came
here to check local facilities and
give any advice needed in organ
izing the company.
"You have one of the best fa-
cilities for training troops here
that have seen yet" Major
Chambers told Capt. John Will
liams, commanding officer of the
anti-tank unit being organized
here.
At the present time, the Marys-
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-04-21

county where as a young man he
met Mrs. Bolenbaugh before her
marriage. Her home until recently
was at Redwood. She has been
living with a sister-in-law, Mrs.
II. G.. Rhodes of the Como ave.
address. He said prior to the
wedding:
Mrs. Reading and Mrs. Bolen-
baugh were the only two girls
| ever went with. In recen t
months, Mrs. Bolenbaugh and l
have renewed our acquaintance
and it has led to our marriage" +"
Rep. Reading, Republican,
served As years in the ministry,
25 years in four pastorates in To-
ledo. He added:
"If we live long enough we
hope to spend next year in Flor
ida"
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-04-21

says 376 entries came
to the judges in the state contest.
This group of posters already had
been winnoWed out from the
thousands of posters made by
school pupils to announce the in
stitute held in their community.
Supervisor Schmidt claims that
farmers Institutes are Ohio's
largest vocational educational a
gency, in point of enrolment. He
quotes the l945-46 report which
shows total attendance of 281,
1855 ersons at $40 Institutes.
These educational meetings have
been held annually in Ohio for 81
years,
In the 1945-46 series of insti-
tutes, Wood county had a total
attendance of 1882 persons and
Montgomery county was second
with a total of 10,290 Other coun-
ties with 1000 or more residents
attending Institutes were Guern-
sey, Hardin, Allen, Mercer ,and
Knox. Fifteen other counties had
attendance records of 5000 or
more.
Each county in which Institutes
are held has a committee of farm
men and women who prepare the
programs for local meetings, Sc
lect speakers from the state staff,
and conduct the Poster Contest.
The best posters exhibited in
each county are sent to the State
Fair and later are judged for ar
tistic merit by members of the
extension staff at Ohio State
University.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-04-21
FARM SAFETY

Have you cleaned the base
ment and attic yet? Well, be
sure to remove all of those magaz-
ines, rags and sacks. Give the
magazines or paper to some col
lecting agency and put the old
rubbish in an oil drum or some
similar container and burn it.
Be sure to keep the children away
from the fire. While you are at
it, why not clean up the yard.
Take all of those cans and broken
glass to the dump. The place
will look better and be a lot
safer.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-04-21
THREE FARMS SOLD

The George Boerger farm on
Avery road was sold this week
to Theo. Reab, of Coshocton.
Leroy E. Latham, real estate
broker represented all parties to
the transaction.
The so acre farm, improved
with bungalow type house, in
Madison county, Canaan school
district, was sold for Henry Yoder
to John Byerly by Leroy E.
Latham, real estate broker.
The old Major Butler farm.
near Plain City, was sold to Abe
Kuntz of Plain City. Leroy E.
Latham, real estate broker, hand
led the translation
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-04-21

the shoulders OF four hllImen
and tail wind, we made it,
and an half an hour later Jimmie
made sure that everyone knew
he had too.
During the month of October
1 substituted for the Athletic
Director at Woodstock and jim
mie did some serious eating and
growing. Since November h e
three of us have been here in
Jullundur, fairly large town in
North West India, continuing our
studies and learning the ropes
so that we may take over the
superintendency of this district
when Clinton Loehlin leaves for
his furlough in May.
/ have preached a half dozen
times in Punjadi, a dozen times
in English and held quite few
worship services. At my first
village service | baptized 152
people men, women and child
rem. But that was a bit unusual,
and was the harvest of the good
work done by an Indian unor-
dained minister. Last Sunday we
laid the cornerstone for the new
church of this congregation and
will probably have a good deal
more to report about it as time
goes on. Their next wish is to
start a school.
Some of my best classrooms
have been Indian trains. My
knowledge of Punjabi, the rather
slangy dialect the uneducated
people use is both good and bad.
l can understand people talking
together and l can also under
stand what they say about me.
They decide l am an American,
after considerable comment about
my clothes, etc. They go on to
recount stories of how wealthy
and extravagant all Americans
are At the appropriate moment
/ enter into the conversation,
more or less on the same note,
These Americans are certainly
peculiar" At first they don't
understand that am speaking
Punjabi because they don't be-
lieve it. When they ask, But
aren't you an Americana" say,
"Yes, that's why l know they are
peculiar" They always laugh
heartily at this and soon we are
swapping stories and discussing
politics.
Can new wine come from old
skins?" The old question is the
question of the hour today in
India. Week before last l was
sitting in the guest house of a
feudal landlord with the Exc
cutive Engineer of the district
canal system, an Englishman, and
the Feudal Baron himself. The
Malik, or owner, had been to a
Mohammedan college and spoke
excellent English. The people of
the villages that he owned touch
ed their hands to his feet, and
most of them could neither read
nor write. Our mualvieS (Mo-
hammedan prieSts) are worthless,
they teach us nothing" he said.
He went on in perfect innocence
of the fact that l was a Chris
tian missionary and he had no
knowledge of Christianity. "They
cannot discipline us. We have no
strength inside ourselves like we
used to have when my ancestors
conquered India" The English
man beat me to it, and in such a
humble and gracious manner that
| was not sorry. "You know, we
believe that you can only do
what you want by changing
mems hearts" !" Eyes, yes, that is
what we need, to change mems
hearts, but who can do it,"
answered the landowner. "We
Christians believe that Jesus
Continued on Page Four)
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-04-21
Martha Smith, Reporter
LEESBURG GRANGE

Leesburg grange, No. 2678, will
meet in regular session Thursday,
. at 8 p. m. at the Pharisburg
school. There will be recreation
hour in charge of Harry Cooper.
The home economics committee
asks each family to bring dough-
nuts.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-04-21
Redwood Boy and
York Girl Winners
In State Contest
Phyllis Kerns' Poster
Tops High School Division,
Paul Howard Is Third

Two Union county pupils were among the top nine
boys and girls in the annual Ohio farmers institute pos
contest results of which announced this week
school, took first place in Ohio in the high school dvlS
ion of the contest She is the daughter of Mrs. Sarah
Kerns, of near York Center and outstanding girl in
Miss Phyllis Jane Kerns junior in York Local high
school and Al club activities Art instructor IN the
York school is Mrs. Leila Cross.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-04-21

Paul Howald, Redwood pupil,
took third place in the state in
the upper grades division. He is
pupil in the 9th grade and the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Ho-
wald. A boy and a girl from Alli-
ance were first and second, re-
specively, in this division.
j. P. Schmidt, supervisor of
farmers Institutes, Ohio Sta G
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-04-21
Cut Mntnr Size

The addition of silicones to the
family of high-temperature insula-
tions has made possible Is per
cent reduction in the sizes of cleo
trio motors.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-04-21
DARBY FLA HOLS
ANNUAL BANQUET

The annual parent and son
banquet of the Chuckery- Darby
F. F. A., chapter was held April
IL, in the school gymnasium. The
guests of the members, and the
school faculty. The gymnasium
was decorated in the F. F. A.
colors of blue and gold.
The banquet was prepared and
served by the high school girls.
The menue consisted of punch,
mashed potatoes, gravy, corn,
baked ham, ice cream, cake, and
coffee. The dinner was served in
candle light.
Jack Collins, chapters president
and POSTMASTER of the evening,
opened the program with an
address of welcome. The chapters
activities for the past year were
received by Wayne Rausch. Ze-
land Rausch then presented a
letter award to Roland Scheider-
er, and emblems to Jack Collins,
Gerald Dellinger, Edwin Nicol,
J Donald Burns and leland Rausch.
An honorary award was to be
presented by Gerald Dellinger to
last years adviser, E. A. Renner,
but since Mr.. Renner was absent
the award could not be given.
An interesting table was given
by Bill Zipf of Ohio State uni
versities Farm and Home Hour. ;"
Mr. Zipf made a wire recording
of some of the people, to be play
ed later on his program.
F. c. B. CLUB
Martha Smith, Reporter
The ''F. c. B." Nutrition Club
held its second meeting April Ia,
at the Byhalia school house. The
club discussed ways of raising
money for its nutrition club.
Twenty-Five of the % members
answered roll call. The project
for the second meeting was to
make potato salad.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-04-21
Farming Hazardous

The occupational death total in
agriculture is the largest OF any ma
jor industry.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-04-21
Elevator seryice

Elevator Service
!, Elevators in New York City daily
travel $4,000 miles and carry TO-
900. 600 passengers.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-04-21
UNION LOCAL PUPIL TO REPRESENT
UNION COUNTY in OHIO SPELLING MEET

Editors Note: The following ar.
ticle and accompanying picture were
published in The Columbus Citizen
on April 10. They are reprinted here
through courtetsy of that news
paper.)
Evening star., 1947-11-29
Building Owners Honor
-Four Planning Officials

-Four Government officials con-
cerned with planning and manage
ment OF public buildings have been
elected to honorary membership In
the Building Owners and Managers
Of Metropolitan Washington, Sec
retary Rufus 8. Ltsk announced
today.
They are Maj. Gen. q. 8. Grant
III, chairman Of the National Capt.
tai Parks and Planning Commis-
sion; w. e. Reynolds, commissioner
of the Public Buildings Administra-
ton and Charles A. Peters and
John L. Nagle, deputy commissioners
of PBA.
Other new members are H. g.
Smithy Co., represented by Frank
Fisher, and the Professional Build
ing Corp, represented by T. Peter
Ansberry.
These associate members have
been named: Capital Chemical Co.,
Water Service Laboratories, Inc,
American AL Safe Co. and Anthony
p, Boyello.
Evening star., 1947-11-29
Godgets
Continued From Page BID

may be easily flushed out without
the labor or expense Of old-fashioned
surface or pressure blow-off meth
DDS. AS the inner walls Of the boiler
are thus cleaned Of grease, graphite
scale, rust and all foreign matter,
this product establishes q thin, pro-
tective heat-conducting Aim on the
metal. The Aim remains liquid In
the boiler water.
This is a highly concentrated
liquid celloid that is simply poured
from the container through any
convenient opening in the boiler
above the water line, the feed to be
in accordance with the quantity ia
Bile on the label. No mixing is neces-
sary. The celloid is non-acid and
noninjurious, so that it may be used
without fear of caustic action on
the skin or on the metal.
For further information about where
the products mentioned above may be
obtained, address Room 724. The Star
Building. inclosing stamped self addressed
(Released 6y Consolidated News
FeAUtYes. Inco
Evening star., 1947-11-29

2-story brick nat, two units; $40
A street Sc; to cost $4,000.
Evening star., 1947-11-29
Brick Production Reaches
Postwar Peak in October

Production of brick during Oc-
tober reached the highest level
since the end of the war and was IL
per cent above the September out
put, according to estimates Of the
Structural Clay Products Institute
The institute estimated the In
dustry turned out $4,000 600 brick,
In October, which was just above
the total for October Of last year.
Lumber, one OF the scarcest items
for builders, is gradually becoming
more plentiful in the Metropolitan
Area, in the opinion of Bernard v
ONeill, an official of an Arlington
lumber company.
i. Good oak and pine flooring, sid
ing and plywood of all thicknesses
are among the items now available,
he reported.
Evening star., 1947-11-29
First Aid
ForHouses
By ROGER e. Whitmon

Question: Is there any publication
that gives instructions on building
Q porch roof. gable or otherwise?
Answer: The Manual Arts Press,
Peoria, ILL.,, and Theo. Audel g. Co.,
49 West Twenty third street, New
York, publish many books on con-
struction work of various kinds. I
suggest that you write to these
houses for their catalogues. But If
you have had no experience it would
be better to engage a carpenter, If
possible.
Enclosing Porch.
Question: I am enclosing a porch
and intend to line it with knotty
pine. Also, I intend to insulate this
Enclosure with rock wool The space
between the inside and outside wall
will be inches, or the width of
AKA. If this is air tight. will dry rot
result? What can I do to guard
against dry rot?
Answer: If you have any nisgiv-
ings about wood deterioration, you
could give the wood coat or two of
spar varnish or perhaps wood pre-
servative.
Spar varnish also would provide
protection for your knotty pine A
thick, blanket type of insulation
could be used under the floor, in
the side walls, and in the ceiling.
AS an added precaution against
dampness from underneath tbefore
applying the insulation), coat the
under side of the floor on all sur
faces with tar or liquid asphalt. If
you intend to use the porch during
the winter, it should have storm
sash on the windows, metal weather.
stripping If possible, and additional
heat.
White Spots on Floors.
Question: There are white spots
on our floors which I am sure were
caused by dampness. What should
be done?
Answer: I presume that your floors
are finished with shellac. If so, you
can obscure the spots by rubbing
them with q little denatured alcohol.
Falling Plaster.
Question: One of our ceilings has
peeled. A large spot of the smooth
plaster has fallen and left quite
an area OF rough ceiling. Should
1t all be taken down. or what? We
do our own decorating.
Answer: I would not advise you
to attempt the job yourselves. If
Evening star., 1947-11-29
Federal '48 Construction
Seen as Half of Increase

Public works and other Govern
ment- financed construction Is ex-
pected to account for more than
half of the anticipated increase In
new construction during 194s, econ
omists Of the Producers Council es-
innate.
They place the amount OF public
building next year at $4,000, ,000, 900
and estimate the largest dollar in
crease will be In highway construc-
tion-about $1,500, 900 900.
Evening star., 1947-11-29
Wood
Continued From Page BID


Ing fixtures drained. The traps
should be filled with oil. The heating
plant should be drained and radi.
ator valves left open.
Switch Should Be Pulled.
The main switch controlling the
electrical system should be pulled
and the gas supply turned OF. In
short, everything possible should be
done to secure the house against
outside influences of every kind. Tc
do so is only a question Of few
hours time.
The shades in the second-story
windows should be left up so that
the house will get the benefit Of any
clear sunny days, because condensa-
ton and dampness are invited when
there is complete gloom and dark
ness in the interior.
Released by the Bell Syndicate. Inc)
Evening star., 1947-11-29

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End floor: bedrooms, tile bath with shower Wooded
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air-condtioned heat Copper screens, plumbing;
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