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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-08-28
CD. Blubaugh
Urges Modern
Farming Locally
About 5000 Farmers
Hear Nationally
Known Farm Expert

c. d. Blubaugh, nationally known
farmer, told approximately 500
Noble county farmers at the All
club and Noble soil conservation dis
trict picnic last Wednesday at the
Caldwell fairgrounds that modern
conservation practices paid big div
idends for the past twelve years on
his Knoz county farm.
He related that after making a
tour to the Salt Creek soil conserva-
ton project at GAINESVILLE in the
summer of 1885 he saw at glance
from the soil and water manage
ment program demonstrated that it
was practical and smart. Immediate
ly upon his return home he applied
some of these good farming prac-
tees to his own farm. He explained
that he has taken advantage of
every opportunity to utilize the
services of the county agricultural
agent and the Ohio state extension
specialists to improve his farming
program.
With the assistance of farm plan
ming technicians of the soil con-
SerVatlon service, complete farm
conservation plan was outlined and
adopted. Gently curving fields and
fences around the hills fitting the
contour of the land were estab-
lished, replacing the conventional
square or rectangular field layout
with straight row farming up and
down sloping land. In following this
method of working the land on the
contour, every cultivator furrow,
harrow or other implement track
makes continuous miniature dam
across the slope. These earth OBJ
structions to the flow of water down
hill give the rainfall a chance to
soak into the soil and to be stored
for growing crops or to replenish
the ground water supply instead of
rushing off the fields carrying un-
told quantities of top soil and fert-
ility and flooding the valleys below.
AS an additional safety measure
to the contour operations, the crops
are grown in strips or bands about
twenty corn rows wide around the
hills. Bands of grain crops such as
oats, or wheat are sandWiched in be-
tween sod crops such as alfalfa,
clover, timothy mixtures. In this
fashion any water moving down the
slope out of the corn or wheat strip
is resisted by the hay strip and any
soil it is carrying is deposited there.
Mr.. Blubaugh made it clear that
liberal applications of limestone and
fertilizer to support high yields of
grain and alfalfa -clover-grass hay
were absolutely essential in a soil
and water conservation plan. Like
wise, all manure and crop residues
are conserved and returned to the
land. Pasture improvement through
lime and fertilizer applications and
grazing management, as we'll as
management of the woodland and
provisions for Wildlife food and
cover, are essential to the plan.
The results of the new conserva-
ton methods of farming were shown
in doubled crop yields, according to
Mr.. Blubaugh. This increase in crop
productions he attributed largely to
increased water stored in the soil
and applied to the crops during the
summer.
Mr.. Blubaugh emphasized the sers
iousness of soil erosion by exhibit
ing samples of pa inch deep silt
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-08-28
Lewisville Farmer
Taken By Death

Jacob Block, IA, Lewisville. far
mer. died Friday night at his home
following an extended illness. He
had been a life long resident OF that
community -.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs.
Kate Ritterbeck and Mrs. Elizabeth
Kress, both of Caldwell; three
nieces. including Mrs. Elizabeth
Yeagle. of near Caldwell, and two
nephews, William Yontz, of near.
Lewisville, and Carl Ritterbeck, OF
near Caldwell.
Funeral services were held Mon
day morning at st. Joseph's Catho-
lie church, Burkhart, with Rev.
Joseph Finan officiating. Interment
was made in the church cemetery
by the Brubach'funeral home, Sum-
r1erfield.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-08-28
Major H. N. Archer
Dies In Miami. Fla.

Major Herman N. Archer, native
of Noble county and author of ''The
Wanderlust of Beyond" which ap-
peared last April in The Journal,
died at his home in Miami, Fla,
Saturday evening.
Funeral services were held at Mi
ami and burial made in the National
cemetery at Arlington, Va.
A veteran of three wars, the Span
ish-American, World War l and IL
Major Archer figured in the sneak
attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. z
1941 and remained a prisoner OF
war in Cabantuan, P. l., until W
day in 1945.
He visited this spring with Mr.
and Mrs. Forest Thompson, of East
street, Caldwell and with his sister,
Mrs. Lena Barrett of Berne. Surviv-
ing are also his widow and two sons,
all Of Florida.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-08-28
Real Estate Delinquency

delinquency Washington county has been
point number of announced
by Myers county treasurer who had just
pleted collection
Noble county the situation just the and nothing
Members of the Farm Bureau council
indication that will
a political in the forthcoming 1948 election
Candidates seeking office would do well to brush
up their delinquent problem in order to an
intelligent who above everything else
always pay his
Can you much?
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-08-28
Made Barren Slope
Into Good Pasture

Changing broomsedge hillside to
an excellent pasture field is one of
the improvements made in 1917 on
the Vernon Hisrick farm in Tuscar-
awas county, and this farmer be-
lieveS he made an excellent trade
although considerable work and ex-
pense were thrown in "to boot" in
the exchange.
Mr.. Hisrick used the trash-mulch
method of getting a mixed stand of
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-08-28

the Good Samaritan hospital, Zanes-
vile, Tuesday evening at 600
o'clock.
Mr.. Macenko had been a patient
in the hospital since July Is. He was
to have been dismissed to his home
on Wednesday and his sudden death
came as a shock to the family and
friends.
Surviving are his widow, Anna,
and the following children: Mrs.
Mary Bailey, of Cleveland, form
erly of Belle Valley; Mike Macen-
ko of Cincinnati; Mrs. Anna Bakos.
of Newark; Joseph Macenko, of
Cincinnati; Mrs. Margaret Voytas.
of Cleveland; and Mrs. Helen
Floyd, of Youngstown.
The body was removed to the Es-
tadt funeral home in Caldwell and
prepared for burial.
Funeral services will be held
on Friday morning at $50 from
Belle Valley Corpus Christi church
with Rev. Stephen Pekalla officiat-
ing. Deceased was n years old.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-08-28
The Transformation

county Caldwell it's county seat has always
essentially community 1t going through the
period agriculture industry Labor troubles
fill conversation for and ALL The
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-08-28
Belle Valley Resident
Is Taken RY Death

Mike Macenko, Sr., well known
resident of Belle Valley and a re-
tired coal miner, died suddenly at
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-08-28

Mr. and Mrs. James Brown. of
Joliet, H., spent the weekend at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
George Rice, of North street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-01
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
know Americal

Gerard SWope, honorary pres
ident of General Electric, born
in st. Louis, IS years ago.
Mary Martin, actress, singer,
born at Weatherford, Texas, "a
years ago. 8;
Dorothy Deter. executive
secretary of the Wornen's Inter
national League for Peace. Wash
ington, born in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Al years ago.
Frazier Hunt, author, radio
commentator, born Rosk Island.
Ill, g. years ago. .
George Greel, noted journal
ist-author, born in Lafayette
county, Mo-. II years ago. +
Jefferson Caffery, U. S. Am
bassador to France, born in La
fayette, La, 81 years ago. =.
Clarence Francis, board chair
man of General Foods, born in
New York, SO years ago. -,
Walter Geist, president of Al
lis Chalmers, Milwaukee, born in
Milwaukee, SO years ago. ::
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-01
TO-DAY In HISTORY
Know America

1915 - Baltimore the first
American city to light it's streets
by gas.
1884 - Tremendous migration
for Kansas sets in, from Mis-
souri,, the North and the East,
financed in large part by emf
grant aid societies opposed to
slavery.
1862 - President Lincoln's
historic message to Congress
containing the statement that
the country's population would
eventually reach $50 mildlion-
then 80 million.
1866-John Pratt, native Of
South Carolina, granted patent
on. his "Pterotype," an early
typewriter.
l9ll-The Mcnamara brothers,
on. trial in Los Angeles, confess
dynamiting the Los Angeles
Times building the previous
year.
19l8-First American soldiers
back from World War I, land in
New York.
f93O-Communists stage dem
onstration in Washington as Con-
gress opens and are dispersed by
police using tear gas.
l932-Britain and France
renew pleas for postponement OF
the war debts.
f941--Bitter fighting in Lydia
l942-Gas rationing in effect
the country over.
l944-GermanS deepen mine
fields before u. S. First AND
Ninth Armies.
l945-First German general
officer executed by Allies as
war criminal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-01
High School Basketball League
Starts Season With Doubleheader

The High School Basketball
League started out with a bang
in the High School gymnasium.
Assistant Coach w. z. Jones,
is in charge of the league.
The 9Th grade team scored an
upset, which was wen deserved.
They won in the last minute of
play by a score of "a to %. The
high scorers of the 9th grade
were Bobby Cooper, 8 points,
and Sergio Bezo with eight
points. For the 9Th grade Gar
land Johnson, playing for the
first time in a game of basket
ball, scored 7 points for high
scorer of the 9Th grade.
In the second game, the 10th
grade, favored to win easily, as
they are experienced players,
lost to the llth grade, 3l-28. The
high scorer of the llth grade was
Paul Higgenbotham, with 10
points. and close behind him was
Jack Larsen with 9 points. For
the 10th grade the high scorer
was Joe Lewis, 8 points, and be-
hind him was John Solomon, Z
points.
LineupS:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-01
Cuban Golfers
Postpone Match

Members of Havana iftmore
Club. Havana, Cuba, have post
poned their trip to Key West I'm
til sometime in january on Feb
ruary. OneGo Medina, of the
Biltmore group, last night tele-.
poned Harry Knight of the Key
West Golf Club, informing him
of the reasons for pOstponement
and asking that the locals give:
them a later date. 80. -. -;
Medina told Knight that the,
Havana-Biltmore Country Clubs,
president, Calvet. was sending a
letter to DR.. John B. Hayes, Key
West Golf Club president. eX-'
planning in detail, the reason for
asking postponenent of the golf
matches. =
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-01
SPORTS and
RECREATION


SUPERINTENDENT Beach. south
end of Daval Street.
DEEPSEA FISHINc-Gulf Dock.
west Caroline Street; Craig
Dock, north end Of Grinneif
Street.
6ASEBALL-Games, usually on
Sunday afternoon, at Munich
pal Stadium, Duck Avenue
and 18th Street.
:oLF-Municipal Colt Course,
Stock Island.
iENNIS-Bayview Park on Di-
vision Street (day and night
facilities).. IL ......
Observation-Disclosures courts
at South Beach and Bayview
Park.
Acknowledgements Park.
SHUrFLEBOARD - Bayview
Park and South Beach.
pICNICKING-Tab1es at Bay
view Park.
SEIILDREN'S PLAYGROUND -
Bayview Park.
COMFORT STATIONS-Bavview
Park.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-01
City Basketball :.
Leagues TeStart :
Tuesday Night

3 The City Recreation Depers-
ment basketball season officially
gets under way tomorrow night
at 7 O'Clock at the High School
gym with the Beaeheonbers
playing the USS Willkie for the
first game. At 8:15 p. M, the
Independents will try out with
the Junior Conchs and for the
finale at 9:3a p. m., the Key
West Electric. Co., meets the
Fleet Sonar School.
Al great deal of interest is ex--
pected in these games for there.
will be strong competition among
the teams. -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-01
How They Stand
BASEBALL
Key Vests Senior
Baseball League
(WickerS Fieldf
The Weather
FORECAST

Key West and Vicinity:' Fair
and continued cool this after
noon and tonight; Tuesday fair
and slightly warmer. Moderate
to fresh northeast and north
winds, occasionally strong at
times, diminishing Tuesday.
Small craft warning displayed.
Florida: Partly cloudy lower
east coast, otherwise fair today,
tonight and Tuesday. Slightly
cooler north portion today, cold
err in Tallahassee area tonight.
Tuesday slightly warmer.
East Gulf of Mexico: North to
northeast winds. fresh to mod
erateIy stfong over extreme
south portion and fresh else
where except becoming mod
crate over extreme north por-
ton tonight and Tuesday.
Weather fair.
Jacksonville through the Flor
ida Straits: Small craft warn
ings displayed West Palm Beach
through Florida Straits for fresh
to moderately strong north to
northeast W n d S. Elsewhere
fresh north to northeast Winds
except becoming moderate over
extreme north portion Tuesday.
Few light showers over south
portion, otherwise fair weather.
Jacksonville to Apalachieola:
Small craft warning displayed
from West Palm Beach through
the Florida Straits; no small
craft or storm warnings issued
for any other section.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-01
Loucks Wins Medalist
Honors With 81 Score
SPOTTSWOOD in Sec
OND PLACE WITH 81
ROUND AT KEY WEST
GOLF COURSE

Kermit Loueks won low
medalist honors in the blind
boyle tournament held at the
Key West Coli Club over the
weekend, by scoring an 50. In
second place was Bob Spots
wood, with an "a, and third place
honors fell to Alton Park and
Harry Knight, with 86's.
Bob Spottswoud won $3.50,
Humbert Mira, $500, and Oe-
:avio Recio, $500 in the blind
boyle awards.
Individual scores were as fol-
lows:
James Mira ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 81
Humbert Mira ------.------------------ 80
James MsGardle 1o5
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-01
REPORT

Key West, Fla, Dec. l, 1947
Observation taken at $50 a.nn.,
Eastern Standard Time,
City Office
Temperatures
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-01
Red Raiders Win Senior
League Leadership On A
Forfeit Over Air Station
THEY LOST ONLY CON-
TEST PLAYED YES.
TERDAY TO BOCA
CHICA FLYERS

Although the Red Raiders lost
game to the Boca Chica Fly-
ers yesterday the team won the
Senior League Baseball cham
pionship by winning a contest
on: a forfeit with the Naval Air
Station.
The Naval Air Station failed
to- show up and the Red Raiders
thus won the semi-pro league
flag.
The Flyers beat the Raiders
by a score of 2 to 3.
Day had good day on the
mound and famed IL Raiders.
Griffen was touched for II hits
and every one of the Flyers hit
at least once safely, except
Roy.
Roland hit three safely, and
Webb hit double and a triple.
Evencheck hit a single and a
double and led the Flyers at
tack.
For the Raiders, Buster Rob-
erts hit two safely and in the
field Roland, Webb and West
were the leaders, with IA outs
and six assists and no errors.
For the Raiders, Acevedo and
Lopez had three outs and nine
assists without an error.
In the second the Raiders
went into the lead when j a C k
Villareal hit one to left and
the fielder misjudged, the blow
going for homer.
In their half, the Flyers scored
six runs and won the ball game.
Henson walked, Eveneheck sim
gled, and Roy walked to fill the
bases. Roberts threw to third,
trying to catch the runner, and
the ball got away from the
fielder and two runs were scored.
Parrish singled and Day bunt-
ed safely and the bags were
loaded. Roberts threw to third
and Roy was caught off the bag.
Roland hit a short Texas
Lacquer to left and the bases
were again filled. Webb famed,
and West slammed one to deep
right center and the bases were
cleaned. West scored the sixth
run of the inning.
Evencheck doubled to center
and was out, right to short to
third, trying to stretch it into a
triple.
In the third the Raiders scored
their last two runs. Roberts sim
gled and Acevedo singled, a
passed ball put them up base.
Then Lopez was safe at first
when Roy dropped the throw
and beth runners scored.
In the fifth the Flyers scored
their last run. West walked, Hen
son singled and one lntield out,
and West scored.
Score by innings: 4. II. f.
Red Raiders OH 900 000-3 8 3
B. c. Flyers 060 0l0 00x-7 IL 2
Griffen and Roberts; Day and
West.
Home run: J. Villareal; three
base hit: Webb; two-base hits:
Webb, Evencheck; stolen bases:
Roy, Masters, Arrange, Mauldin;
sacrifice hit: Roberts; hit by
pitcher: Roy; struck out: by Grit
fen 2, by Day IL; bases on balls:
off Griffen 3; double play: Ace
vedo TO Masters; time OF game:
200; scorers Aguilar. *"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-01
tSa,oyers Return
From, Gainesville

Ross c. Sawyer, Circuit Court
clerk, and Mrs. Sawyer returned
last night from Gainesville
where they visited their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Sydney E. MatheyS,
over the Thanksgiving holiday.
Saturday, Sawyer and his SON.
in-law, Sydney E. Mathews, at
tended the football game between
Florida University and the Uni
versity of Kansas. Florida wor
the game.
A pound of whole milk powder
can be made from 3.72 quarts OF
milk.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-01

TIDES
Tomorrow
Naval Base
eastern Standard Time)
High Lows
1902 am.
1874 pm. $50 pm.
Additional Tide Data
Reference Station: Key West
Time of Height Of
Station Tide high wstsr
Bahia Honda -0hr.
(bridge) 10 min. 90 f.
No Name Key +2hr.
(eaSt side) 30 min.
Boca Chica Chr.
SANDY Point 40 min.
Valdes Channel +2hr.
north end) 10 min. -t1.4 Il.
600
(NOTE: Minus sign--correc-
tons to be subtracted. Plus
sign-corrections to be addedJ
The people of the United States
use about 70 buttons per capita
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-01

BASKETBALL
SCHEDULE
HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
Night Games

TUESDAY,
7:00-Beachcombers VS.. USS.
Willkie.
8:l5-Independents VS.. Junior
Conchs.
9:30-Key West Electric VS..
Fleet Sonar School.
WEDNESDAY,
7:00-Boca Chica Marines VS..
E.P.C. Sl8.
8:l5-Key West Transit VS..
Bob's Sports Shop.
9:30-Naval Ordnance VS.. CYC.
THURSDAY
6:00-High School B Girls VS..
CYC Girls.
7:00-USS. Willkie VS.. indie
pendentS.
8:l5-Junior Conchs VS.. Key
West Electric Repair.
9:30-Fleet Sonar School VS..
Beachcombers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-01

The people of the United States
use about 70 buttons per capita
in normal year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-01

1t is estimated that about one
seventh of all hog feed in tine
United States goes to pigs which
die before they get to market.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-01

A quart of milk is equal in
energy value to a pound OF lean
beef.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-01

Lima, capital of Peru. was
founded by Francisco Pizarro in
1885.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-01

cost less to operate each succeed
ing year.
Had Florida begun a park pro-
gram and consistently developed
it over the past 80 years instead
of just 10 years as is the case, we
would find less need to worry
about, oyer.crowded hospitals, pri-
Sons and refofmatolies' today
The state parks in Florida have
a great potential educational va
lue. These parks if properly select
ed and located, fully developed
and adequately stated, will pro-
vide the best means available for
Florida's school youth to become
acquainted with the natural re-
sources of the state. Facilities for
overnight housing Accommodations
would enable student groups to 60
on visual education tours and
thus gain first hand knowledge
of their state that it is impossible
to obtain from the confines of a
school room or from text books.
At the same time they would be
receiving the benefits of healthful
outdoor recreation, fresh air and
sunshine that means healthier
mental and physical development.
The recreation value of state
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-01

parks is limited only by cir
number, the facilities and the
amount of trained leadership pro-
vided. A great many states, of
which Florida is certainly one,
have had in mind in planning
their state parks, the many out
of-state visitors who came each
year to enjoy days or weeks of
rest and recreation. AS our park
program expands we will find it
will attract more and more visi-
tors from other states, many of
whom will be SO delighted with
Florida they will invest here and
make this state their permanint
home.
Every civic, religious, recrea-
tional or educational group in the
state will find it worth while to
take an active interest in the
development of more and better
parks and camps, for net only
will such groups find it advanta-
geous to use these facilities them
selves for meetings prS eSents'but
VIII find that thy offer equal adj
vantage to the family or indivi-
dual.
No matter where you live in
Florida three is a state camp or
park near you. These parks or
or camps ma ybe in the first stage
of development but you should
take time to visit one or more
and acquaint yourself with the
program. Make the acquaintance
of the personnel in charge and
learn what is being done to inn
prove slcE facilities. Do this and
you will readily realize how
worth while the whole program
is and now how much it means to
our future.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-01
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY

With each session of the legis-
lature we witness the demand for
more and more money from those
agencies concerned with provid-
ing for the health and welfare of
. our people. We need more hospi-
tails, more sanatoriums, enlarged
prisons and reformatories. Pre-
sent day facilitith do not meet
the need and every indication
points these needs becoming grea-
ter as the state population increa-
ses. A}.Ga*g 49,
While it is imperative that we
do our best to care for the aged
and afflicted and improve condi-
tions in our prisons and reform
schools, unless we take steps now
to sharply reduce the number of
public charges, the burden of
caring for them will become in
creasingly heavier.
~0V~
BY investing in the future and
spending reasonably now for
worth while recreational and
health building facilities within
the state, we can do much to re-
lieve that burden through the
development of healthier, happier,
citizens.
The old adage, Gan ounce of
prevention is worth a pound of
cure" is clearly evidenced in
those states where ample provi-
sions have been made for health
full outdoor activities and recrea-
ton.
A few short years ago the legis-
lature wisely made provision for
q State Park Program. Although
the amount appropriated for the
purpose was pitifully small,
good start has been made and
much credit is due the forest and
park service for what it has ac-
complished with the limited funds
at its command.
This program should be enlarg-
ed and expanded and parks devel-
oped within easy reach OF our
populated areas where both citi-
Gems and visitors may enjoy low
cost recreational facilities and the
healthful benefits that such rest
and recreation provides.
The development of our parks
and group camps should be look
ed on as an investment rather
than an expense for they unit
mately mean healthier, happier
people better able to care for
themselves and less apt to become
public charges as inmates of state
maintained institutions.
Once a system of such state
parks and camps are fully COM
pleted with ample facilities for
all who wish to use them, we will
find that they will produce SUBJ
stantial amount of revenue to-
ward thsir maintenance and will