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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-05-06

crappies, blue gills, sunfsh, perch,
white bass or catfish.
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Officers Named by Sp0rtsmen's Club
The Sportsman's club of Riley
township held a fish fry in the coun-
Gil room at Pandora and elected Off
GERS.
The following officers were named:
Francis Lehman, president; Mark
Luginbihl, vice-president; Stanley
Burkhart, secretary; Leotus Suffer,
treasurer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-05-06
SportsmeH's Club SoftbaH Team
Ready For Action

heauy F0f ACTION
Fifteen players have been selected
for positions on the newly organized
Sportsmen's club softball team fol-
lowing tryout competition. Harry
klay, team manager, says an outfeld
position remains open.
Named on the team are:
Infeld-keith Kirkland, Jim and
Jack Clark, Robt. Which, John AL
thaus, Bob Weyer, Fred Tschantz.
Catchers-Paul Eikenbary, Jim
Howe.
Outfeld-Dick Wenger, jim Ian
dis, Byron Fritchie.
Pitchers - Kenneth Bracy, Otto
Klassen, Dale Bracy of Benton Ridge.
A full season of activity has been
scheduled with home games planned
for every Monday night on Harmon
Field. The first home game is a
night game with Jenera on May 81.
The season of activity will terminate
on July 26. Practice games will be
held on Mondays and Wednesdays
from 6:30 to 7:30 until the season
schedule starts. The first practice
game was held two weeks ago against
Bluffton high school.
Manager Klay says the ball club
viii participate in league plays spon-
sored by the Bluffton Recreation
committee
Uniforms Arrive
Color has been added to the ball
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-05-06
CONSERVATION AFFAIRS
By THE BLUFFToN COMMUNITY sPoRTsMENs CLUB Inc
Happenings Pertaining to Woods, Voters und Widlif

club by the arrival of 16 brand new
red and white uniforms. The outfits
are complete with caps, warm-up
jackets, shirt and pants.
Bluffton business men expressed an
interest in the newly formed team
and 16 firms furnished uniforms for
the players.
Each firm sponsoring uniform
has the name of the firm sewed OIL
the back of the shirt in white block
lettering. The Sportsmen's Club
hunting and fishing emblem is stitch
ed on the front of the warm-up jack
ct.
Firms sponsoring a uniform are:
c. F. Niswander, Blutfton City Mar
ket, Risser's Sandwiches, Communi-
ty Market, A to z Market, Jorg
Hatchery, Farmers Grain CO., Stein
er Chevrolet, Boss Glove, Swank Bros.
Meats, Bluffton Flying Service, Ba-
singer Furniture, Greding Hardware,
Steiner & Huser, Montgomery News,
Geiger 6 DiIIer.
Ralph Reichenbach, recreational di-
rector, handles details for the Sports
mems club and promotion work for
the ball club. The new suits were
ordered through Geiger & DiIler.
Nine new bats, II softballs and
catcher's masks have arrived. Twelve
more balls are on order, Reichenbach
stated. The ball club is a community
affair and organized to furnish pub
lie recreation in broadening of the
Sportsmen's club outdoor activity
program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-05-06
Half Ton of Channels Stocked in
Water Works Quarry


Over one thousand pounds of live
lake Erie channel catfish were trucked
to Bluffton by the Conservation Di-
vision last Saturday morning and re-
stocked in the water works quarry.
Prior to the release, 25 choice cat
fish were selected from the shipment
and tagged for the fishing derby.
Fourteen tubs full of fish were put
in the water works quarry and one
tub full containing 81 fish was hauled
to the Buckeye quarry and released.
Twelve of the 81 fish bore prize Win
ming tags. The other thirteen tag
ged catfish We're released in the water
works quarry.
Ed Herold, Sandusky, DRIVER of the
tank truck, stated that additional
truck loads of fish ordered by the
club would possibly be delivered this
week. The channels delivered here
averaged liz pounds.
Fish on order include pickerel.
perch, crappies, rock bass. New reg
ulations by the Conservation depart
ment may limit the club purchases to
catfish and pickerel.
Over fifteen dozen more fish will
be tagged for the fishing derby which
will be announced soon. Tagged fish
will be placed in the Water works
quarry, Buckeye quarry and possibly
in the creek above Harmon dam.
Thomas Prosser at Prosser and Pros
ser Store is director in charge of the
Sportsmen's club Fishing derby. Tags
from fish are to be taken to him for
certifcation, prior to collecting the
prizes.
Among those on hand Saturday
morning to assist with the restocking
were: Don Range, game protector
81 Diller, Clay Henderson, Dick Troy
Denver Augsburger, Maurice Kohl
Dale Scoles, L. Snider and c.. NJ
Furry, both from Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-05-06
Bass Season Closes

Anglers are reminded here that the
season on black bass closed May / in
the inland district. The season will
remain closed until June Is. The
Erie bass season closes May 25, will
remain closed until June 80.
No closed season on rock bass,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-05-06
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

State of Ohio, Allen County S.
Estate of Charles B. Heichelderfer. Deceas-
ed.
Lorena r. Rechelderfer of R. F. D. No.2
Lafayette, Ohio, has been appointed and
qualified as Administrators of the estate of
Charles B. Rachelderfer, late of Allen County
Ohio, deceased.
Dated this 28rd day of April 194s.
RAYMOND p SMITH,
4 Probate Judge
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-05-06
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

State of Ohio. Allen County IS.
Estate of Joseph Edwin Hermann. Deceased.
Irwin Casper Herrmanu of ti6 Washington
Street, Bluffton, Ohio. has been appointed
and qualified Executor of the estate of
Joseph Edwin Hermann late of Allen County,
Ohio, deceased.
Dated 18th day of April, Ig4s.
RAYMOND p SMITH,
Probate Judge
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-01-01
DOT Spraying Program
Produces Well Fed, Contented Cattle

GATTLE spraying for lice, fly and
grub control is still on a more
or less demonstration basis in
Beaverhead county, but County
Agent Henry Mikkelsen reports
that about 17,767 head were treated
in two sprayings this year, using
the county spray rig. The cost for
this spraying averaged 24.7 cents a
head per spraying.
Sixty head of registered Here
fofds were sprayed on the Emmett
Bloomquist ranch. Rain a few days
later washed some of the DOT off
the animals and reduced the resi-
dual effect in terms of time. Never
theless after the spraying, the ami
mails, which had been heavily in
tested, were found to be clean and
were lying contentedly in the fields
or busy eating.
Emmet's father, John, also
sprayed about $50 head of range
cattle for fly and lice control, with
successful results. Emmett plans to
buy his own spray rig for use next
year.
Experience so far in the county
has indicated that high pressures
are needed for longest lasting re-
suits from the DOT spray. The
pressure needed depends on the coat
of hair, says Mikkelsen, but $50
pounds is the least, and for grub
control, 400 pounds is necessary.
The spray must be straight down
on an animals back with the noz-
zles from II to Is inches from the
hair. The spraying must also be on
a community basis, as a hit or miss
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-01-01

program is nothing but a waste Of
money.
AS for ~results-Mikkelsen has OBJ
served that sprayed cattle can be
moved much easier and whenever
necessary, in contrast to the old
system of starting early in the
morning and stopping when it got
hot. One rancher who had sprayed
his herd looked out over his fields
to see his cattle busy feeding while
his neighbours herd was running in
the brush, keeping off flies.
Another man couldn't keep fences
around his haystacks-not from the
animals wanting feed because they
were already well fed. but because
they kept rubbing against the posts
and pushing them over. One spray
ing stopped this fence rubbing in
two days and the animals were back
at their feed again.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-01-01

WHITE" '1ong' and "cold"-
W that's the kind of winter we're
going to have, according to the 1913
Old Farmers Almanac, now off the
press.
Like the first edition, which was
published 156 years ago, the present
issue includes a fascinating mixture
of fact and fancy, ranging from the
latest information on artificial in
semination of cattle to the life story
of the cartoonist Bud Fisher, creator
of Mutt and Jeff.
And the summer of 1913 is likely
to be cold too, saith the Almanac.
It's the sun spots. 1t seems they are
the same as appeared In the sum-
mer of 1916, when snow fell on
July 4
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-19
gel Riao3 Mo4e Rail- .

For the past two three weeks have noticed articles in
West Virginia about rat killing day Besides rat
destructeness learned from editorial that Rats smart
people If you fighting them they simply to
neighbour SO concentrated effort to rid of them
urged.
When learned this week that March to termed
Rat Death Week all Maryland suspected that maybe
the West Virginia rats had learned of the campaign there and
crossing lines and that Maryland starting the
campaign in self-defense.
County Agent John Carter claims this is and that
Maryland already had million rats of its which
problem enough.
In the story this week about the campaign it pointed
out how much single rat destroy within Rats
most expensive have around property and the battle
against them should be waged help food
and to money.
Full information being distributed to the 1000 farmers all
the county people the asked to join the
warfare
Then when get rid of these rodents turn at
tention to getting rid of lot of human rats who attempting
to destroy country by boring from within
Both of these problems need our immediate attention
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-19
Veterans Housing
Survey Is Planned

Preliminary plans for a survey to
determine the housing needs of Gar
rett county veterans, will be formu-
lated at meeting of Garrett county
officials and officers of service
organizations with James p Lazzati,
Baltimore, executive director for the
Maryland Veterans Housing commit
tee, next Tuesday.
Thomas f. Conlon, Cumberland,
service officer for the Maryland
Veterans commission, will accom-
pany Lazzati on the tour of the
county.
Plans call for conferences with
heads of Wilson-Fidler, American
Legion, Kitzmiller; Proctor Kildow
Post, Oakland; Accident Post, Ameri-
can Legion, and the Grantsville
Legion post.
They are expected to meet also
with the Garrett County Commissions
ers to ask their cooperation in the
program.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-19
Commissioners Will
Sponsor Application
For Hospital Funds
Action Was Necessary Before
Any Federal Funds Would
Be Available

The Board Of County Commits
sioners, at its meeting this week
passed motion to sponsor the ap.
plication for Federal Funds for the
construction of the Garrett County
Memorial hospital, in accordance
with the regulations.
The Federal government required a
specified sponsor, and after last
weeks meeting the Commissioners
had requested a little time before go
ing on record to that effect.
The previous board of Commis-
sioners had agreed to the stipulation
of the George Loar will, in that it
would be responsible for the "main-
tenance and support of the hospital
under a joint control of county com
missioners and an advisory committee
of five persons. The formal accept
ance was made necessary within a
year following Mr.. Loal's death,
which occurred on January 27 1916.
As result of that will there was
provided 100000 for actual construc-
ton and equipping of the hospital,
$4,000 for landscaping of the hos
pital grounds, and $4,000 for support
and maintenance during the period
Immediately following completion and
its opening.
More than 100000 was raised
locally in definite contributions OF re-
sponsible pledges.
At the meeting Of the Commits
sinoers this week it was also agreed
that E. r. Jones and N. C. Fraley, at
torneys, be authorized to proceed
with legal details in connection with
the said application, and they were
authorized to confer with architects
concerning necessary changes in
present plans to meet the government
requirements and specifications, and
also to confer with them on a new
contract for further services to be
rendered.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-19
Scout Merit Badges
Approved by Board

Merit badges of five scouts and
promotion in rank for six scouts were
approved at a regular meeting of the
Board of Review of the Oakland troop
last Thursday evening following the
weekly scout meeting.
Frederick Thayer qualified for Life
Scout by passing four merit badges,
first aid, athletics, scholarship and
public health; while George Kley
qualified for Star scout by passing
the reading, swimming, home repairs
and personal health merit badges.
Other merit badges were approved
as follows: Fred Bell. Jr., public
speaking and first aid; Jack Right,
public health; Richard Leighton,
public speaking; John Grimes, VIII
liam Lewis, John Hanst and Robert
King were passed to the rank of Sec
Ond class scout.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-19
Bookmobile Arrives

The Bookmobile, to be used by the
Garrett County Free Library in
travelling to various towns in the
county, to provide persons with adc-
quate reading material, arrived at
Oakland last Friday
1t was purchased through the Gar.
rctt Truck and Implement company
and cost $2,154.O1, tax free, accord
ing to f. E. Rathbun, county superin-
tendent of schools, and chairman Of
the Library Board.
The truck is an International, and
must be taken to Baltimore fol
shelving, painting and lettering.
1t is expected the bookmobile vii!
be in operation in about three weeks.
Details concerning the schedule of
visits, and where stations are to be
located, are being worked out, Mr..
Rathbun said.
The lettering on the bookmobile
will include Ruth Enlow Library of
Garrett County, Maryland" 1t is in
her memory that E. f. Enlow, of Sc
bastopol, Calf, is contributing $25,-
600 to construct the memorial library
in Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-19
Gets Bermuda Trip

A vacation for three weeks to take
a cruise in tropical waters with Ber-
muda as the destination, with no
worry about expenses, was the good
fortune of f. Carlton Chance, man
ager of the Kinneys Shoe Store in
Uniontown, Pa. Chance was recently
announced a winner of a nationwide
shoe sales contest.
Joining 16 other shoe store man
ayers Of the company stores he lett
for New York where the group vii!
embark on the vacation cruise 10
Bermuda with stops along the At
lantic scaboard.
Chance is son Of Mrs. X. O.
Chance, Mt. Lake Park and brother
of Mrs. c. H. Browning and Mrs. g.
F. Selby, of Oakland.
A newspaper clipping Of the trip
was relayed to The Republican by
Harry A. Raschc, of Uniontown
former Oakland resident.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-19
Fined $500 For Slot
Machine Possession

Robert L. Coffey, manager of the
local Amvets club, was fined 5000 and
costs on a charge of illegal posses
sion of a slot machine, in a decision
handed down Tuesday by Magistrate
H. A. Loraditch. The fine and costs
were paid.
Coffey was arrested on February
8 for illegal use of slot machines and
selling liquor. On the latter charge he
was found not guilty because of lack
of evidence, at hearing last Wednes-
day, and at that time took the Slot
machine charge under advisement.
The fine and costs were paid.
Faces Morals Charge
A man identified as Ernest CLANCY,
II, Avilton, is being held in the
county jail here on a morals charge,
according to Maryland State police.
The man was arrested last Sunday
morning and is being held for action
of the March term Of the county
grand jury, following a hearing Mon
day before Magistrate Loraditch.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-19
Commissioners Hear
Road Delegations

One road listed for reconstruction
by the County Commissioners and
the County Roads department was
omitted in last weeks account
1t was listed in the report as one
mile, Oakton South road.
AS the result of the account of the
road construction and reconstruction
program in last weeks issue of The
Republican, several road delegations
were before the Board of County
Commissioners this week in regard TO
conditions in their various localities
A delegation also appeared asking
for an additional room at the Swan
ton school and was advised nothing
could be done until the school survey
was made. Commissioners declared
they felt the needs would be taken
care of after the survey was com
pleted.
Bids were opened in regard to the
sale of crusher and power unit by
the County Commissioners, and
Charles L. Glass, Deer Park, offered
$3.50 for them, which was accepted.
The Crellin Sand company had offered
81 800. H. S. Friend also offered SIS
for Dodge dump truck, but the bid
was rejected.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-19
Expect $50 For
K. of P. Anniversary
Program Friday Night

Approximately $50 persons are eX-
pected to attend the annual anniversa-
ry celebration of the local Knights
Of Pythias lodge, which will be held
this Friday evening in Castle Hall.
The occasion is also Ladies' night and
each member is being urged to bring
his wife, daughter or friend.
Walter w. Dawson will be master
of ceremonies and twenty year
jewels will be presented to % vetel'-
ans by A. G. Gortner, grand vice
chancellor of the state.
A musical program has been ar
ranged which will include several
speciality numbers and selections by
Regis kcrinS and his orchestra.
The occasion will mark the S4th an
nivcrsary of the founding of the lodge
nationally and the 64th anniversary
of the founding of the local organi-
cations.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-19
Local Persons Give
Isl Pounds Relief
Materials In January

OF the 1900 pounds of relief ma
terials received at the Church World
Service Center at New Windsor, Md,
during January from the people of
Maryland, Garrett countians gave
251. OF that amount, 1875 pounds
came from Oakland.
The same month saw nearly mil
lion pounds of shoes, clothing, food
and household articles, processed at
the Center, leave the ports of Balti-
more and New York to ease suffering
in China, Japan, Italy and the French,
British and American zones in Ger
many. Distribution will be through
the churches without regard to race,
religion OF politics but purely on q
basis of need.
Church World Service combines the
overseas relief efforts of q Of the
major Protestant and Orthodox
churches in America
Besides the Oakland gifts, contli-
buttons were received from Grants
vile, Jennings and Mt. Lake Park.
Total January receipts at the Center
were 255,00O pounds. The Maryland
Delaware Council of Churches and
Christian Education has started Il
drive to secure million pounds of
relief goods for Church World Ser
vice before Easter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-19
Auto Tag Applications
Now Being Mailed

1913 Motor Vehicle tag applica
tons are now being mailed to passen-
ger car owners throughout the State
Motor trucks and other types of APP
plications will follow as rapidly as
they are processed by the Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles.
The issuance of tags began on
Monday, February 16. Under the new
permanent registration plan now in
effect, motorists will continue to use
their same large tags. Renewal will
consist of attaching small inserts to
these plates. This year the insert will
be black with silver numerals 90"
1t will carry a small serial number
for Identification purposes. Current
Maryland tags will expire on March
81.
w. Lee Elgin, Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles, urges motorists to
sign application, fill in present large
tag number in spaces indicated,
check the printed address for correct
ness and mail check or money order
for tag fee as indicated on the face
of the application.
Arthur II. Green, county treasurer,
said his office would begin to issue
auto license tags about March LIST.
Licenses may be issued for auto
mobiles, pickup and panel trucks,
and any vehicles under $500 pounds
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-19
RATS ARE GIVEN
DEATH SENTENCE
Concentrated Campaign Against
Rodents Being Conducted March
| to 6 in County

Garrett county is cooperating with
the rest of the counties in the state in
conducting rat death week" cam
paign, and every person is being
given an opportunity to participate if
rats are causing them trouble. TIL
campaign is under the direction of
the Extension Service.
There are an estimated two million
rats in Maryland, and three-fourths
of them are on farms, according to
Theodore L. Bissell, Extension ento-
mologist.
According to John H. Carter, coun-
ty farm agent, best estimates are
that one rat will eat and destroy one
hundred pounds of corn per year or
one hundred fifty pounds chicken
feed, indicating that it is expensive to
feed rats. Thirty-siX rats will eat and
destroy one ton of feed per year.
Three steps are being outlined in
the campaign-to kill rats with
poison and trap, take away food and
shelter, rat proof all buildings.
Mr.. Carter said plans are being COM
pleted to have available Antu poison
at many sections of the county, to be
sold at cost to parties desiring to par
ticipate in the rat control program.
Letters are being sent to all farmers
with an order card enclosed. If the
card is returned to the County Agent
requesting poison, it will be at thu
designated place on the day specified
on the order card.
The places were listed as follows:
antsville-Harold Miller's South
ern States store.
Friendsville-Harvey Frien 5
Clover Farm Store.
Broadwater's Store.
Mt. Lake Park-Grange Supply
Center
Oakland Southern States Oakland
Service.
Urges Cooperation
Governor w. Preston Lane today
urged residents to cooperate in the
campaign. according to estimates,
rats eat and otherwise destroy gram,
foods and other valuable commodities
in the amount of $40 million each
year in Maryland" he said.
IF the farming community of tie
state and residents of our rural areas
will cooperate to the limit of Their
ability in waging this campaign Of
eradication, the saving in grain alone
will go long way toward casing the
feedgrain shortage that faces Mary
land.