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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
New CAA Radio Tower Near BlufftOn
Mainstay For Safe Aerial Navigation
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BY Elmo Scott Watson

43NAAAAlA ~ ~&A~4 IA
CAMUEL POWIIATAN CARTER Of
- Tennessee was the only man in
American history who ever held both
the rank of rear-udmirul in the Unit
ed States navy and brgadier-general
in the United States army. Appointed
a midshipman in 1910, he rose to the
grade of lieutenant In the navy in
1855.
At the outbreak Of the Civil war
he was temporarily transferred to the
War department to organize troops in
his native state. First appointed
colonel of the Second Tennessee Vol
unteers he was commissioned a briga-
dier-general in 1862. breyetted a ma
ior-general In 1865 and mustered out
Of the army in 1866.
Returning to the navy and having
by this time been promoted to the
rank Of commander, he became cap
tain in 1870, commodore in 1878
and In 1881 he was placed on the re-
tired list with the rank Of rear ad-
miral. Acknowledgement" Carter died
in Washington in 1891
Another Civil war army officer who
had also served In the navy was Breyet
Maj. Gen. William Nelson who had
been appointed midshipman the same
year that Carter had and had risen
to the rank of lieutenant-command
when he was transferred TO the army.
However, he never had an opportunity
to become an admiral, for he was
killed in an affray in Louisville, Ky,
by Brig. Gen. Jefferson c. Davis on
September 90, 1862.
The nearest parallel to Carriers case
Is that OF Admiral Raphael Semmes,
commander Of the famous Confederate
warship, the Alabama. After the de-
struction of his ship by the Kear.
| sarge, Semmes was commissioned q
igadier-general by President Jeffer.
son Davis of the Confederacy and
placed in command of some batteries
ut Danyille, Va, during the last week
of the war.
G Western Newspaper Union.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15

Comparatively small amounts of
straw now are used in papermaking
but the total is likely to increase
considerably in the future. The
value of paper products now ranks
fifth in the list of all industrial
products, and the forests from which
most of the paper pulp previously
has been made are growing smaller
|
Milk production for 1948 is expect
ed to be only slightly less than the
l947 total although the number of
dairy cows has declined. The predic-
ton about the years output is based
on normal pastures and average pro
duction of feed grains. Farmers are
planting about 3 per cent more feed
grains this year than last, and the
spring-sown small grains will pro-
duce dairy feed by midsummer.
|
Ohio's All club program each year
is supervised by men and womer
who donate their time to direct clubs
in their communities. The 194T
roster of local advisors totaled 6,34E
of those volunteers. Many of the
advisors lead clubs for 10 years OF
more, and the average tenure OF
service for all advisors in 1947 was
three years. Counties which had 125
or more local advisors in 1947 are
Scioto, Washington, Clark, Columbi-
ana, and Hamilton.
4
While short supplies of feed
grains caused farmers in most
nations to reduce cattle herds, the
number of cattle in Russia and III
g~~.z. a.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15

A deplorable accident happened at
the Agin Poultry Farm in which
Henry Pickett lost his life as a re-
suit of an accidental rifle shot.
Pickett had called to visit the Again
family. A youngster examining a
rifle used to shoot rats accidentally
discharged the weapon, the stray
bullet striking Pickett in the foot.
The aged xmang died as a result Of
the wound a week later.
Dan Lory who left here to visit
relatives in Switzerland, has re-
turned. Lory is a good saileE and
has crossed the Atlantic seven times
Mrs. Eli Locher received three
polar bear skins from her brother,
Alfred Charpie, at hatalla, Alaska.
Each of his sisters is to receive one
of the skins.
]. w. Motter killed two huge owls
while hunting squirrels. One Of the
big birds measured six feet from
wing tip to wing tip.
There will be So Sundays in 1911.
This win not happen again in -109
years. All religious organizations
plan to celebrate the occasion with
special Thanksgiving services.
Mrs. Elmer Romey arrived here
from Cedar Rapids, to visit her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. John Hilty on
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
NEWS OUR FATHERS READ
FROM ISSUE OF APRIL 4, 1918

Miss LaDonna Dearth and Aaron
Meyers of the College gave readings
at a community. meeting held at
Riley Greek Baptist church.
Rev. w. S. Gottshall preached his
farewell sermon at the First Men
MONTE church, Sunday.
Huber Jennings spent the week at
home on furIough from Camp Sher-
man.
Four teams and a tractor were at
work on the J. r. Marshall farm one
day this week. Farmers sure are
busy this year.
John A. Diller is building a large
covered barnyard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Files moved
to Lima.
A. E. Temple is visiting his sister
Mrs. j. r. Mcdowell at Leipsic.
A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Badertscher.
LaVerne Morrison returned to
Columbus to resume his studies at
o. S. U.
A nine pound baby girl was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Everett.
Mrs. c. H. Smith, Mrs. d. S
Flick and Mrs. Sidney Hauensteir
attended the Liberty Loan luncheon
at Lima.
Miss Ruth Hochstettler returned tc
Fort Wayne to resume her studies al
the Bible College.
J. E. Steiner has resigned as clerk
at the Economy store to accept z
similar place at Fett hardware.
George Rupright will operate the
new station for the Findlay Dairy
Co. in the Ruhl Bakery room.
The fourth star made its appear
ance in the service flag at the home
of Mrs. ]. II. Woods when her sor
Irwin re-enlisted in the service.
Earl Hamilton had the misfortune
to break his collar bone while play
| ing at school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
Weird Tower, Six Miles East of
Town on Route 103 Marks
Installation
Radio Range Station Located
Here One of Most Modern
In CAA Network

With the new CAA Aerial Navi-
cation radio tower in operation four
and one-half miles east Of town on
State Rou5e 1O3, the Bluffton area
has one of the most modern stations
in the widespread Civil Aeronautics
administration network, it was
learned this week.
The weird, top-heavy, appearing
tower on the Harry Gehrisch farm
operated by L. C. Shellenbarger,
plainly visible from the highway, is a
new mainstay for safe and sure aeri-
al navigation in this area.
In operation, the tower transmits
signals on line of sight to distance
up to rs miles, depending on air con-
ditions.
Thru utilization of what is
described as a delicate phasing
unit" the station theoretically trans
mits beams in all directions, $50 de-
grees. Less modern stations are able
to transmit in only four directions.
50-Foot Tower
The installation consists of a 80
foot steel tower topped with large
round steel grid and small building.
At its base is another Is by 28-foot
structure housing equipment. Total
cost of the installation has been esti-
mated at between $4,000 to $50,000
Altho the tower is in operation, in
stallation of a control line to the
Findlay airport has not been complet-
ed. When the line is finished, Findlay
operators can by a few flicks of a
phone dial, switch the power to either
of two 200-watt transmitters at the
tower. Should a transmitter fail, 8
warning signal will Immediately show
at the Findlay station.
Another breakdown safeguard is 9
six-cylinder, Is horsepower gasoline
motor at the installation which will
start automatically should electric
current fail. The motor will run ar
emergency generator until normal
power is restored.
AT Aerial CrOssrOad
The Orange township station il
erected at the intersection of two
national airways-Ft. Wayne to Pitts
burgh, and Cincinnati to Detroit. The
nearest similar range towers are a
Mansfield, Toledo, Ft. Wayne and De
troit.
Eventually it is expected that /;
full-time operator will be permanent.
assigned to the local tower.
| In flying on the radio beam trans
mitted from CAA towers, a pilo
watches small dial set on the con
troll board of his plane. When tn
pointer strays off zero, he make
necessary adjustments in flying di
rection until it returns to the zero
center position.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue Of October ), 1911

Cherry strest~--Mr. Romey will ar
rive here in several weeks.
Glenn Raymer who went to Ar
kansas has returned home. Ohio is
good enough for him, he says.
Reese Huber is enjoying an ex-
tended trip to the western coast.
George Benroth is spending the
week with his brother Henry at Co
lumbus Grove. Mr.. and Mrs. julie
Benroth. James Saunders and Memo
Bixel visited friends at Pandora.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Snyder have
returned from their Canadian we'd
ding trip. They are occupying their
new home OH South Main street.
A new concrete bridge is being
built across Riley creek on West
Elm street,
Mrs. Sarah Doyle, who rented her
farm to Orrville Huber, left on an
extended trip through the western
states.
DR.. and Mrs. J. S. Steiner will
banquet members of the tennis club
at their home.
Mrs. John Warren left Monday for
a visit with friends in Eastern Ohio.
Jacob Schumacher has returned
from Arizona.
Miss Mabel Fett entertained 25 of
her girl friends at party.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15

Ohio farmers grow about 10000
acres of tomatoes annually for COM
mercial canning, and the greater part
of the acreage is produced in the
Northwestern part of the state on old
lake bed soils. The average yield per
acre is 6.2 tons of tomatoes: but
farmers occasionally obtain Is or 20
tons per acre. The best crops are
raised on clay or clay loan soils,
and yields usually are low on coarse
sands or on poorly drained soils. To
matoes should follow a sod crop, and
acid soils should be lined.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15

anatomist and his home was a meet
ing place for students, citizens, scien-
lists and travellers who met there to
discuss subjects of common interest.
In fact such assemblies, called
"Wistar parties" continued long aft
er his death in 1918.
When Thomas Nuttall, the Eng
lish-American naturalist, discovered
a new woody vine in the forests of
the western and southern states, he
wanted to honor the famous Phila-
delphia scientist by naming it after
him. But he spelled it "wisteria"
and if you spell it that way, too,
you're helping Nuttall perpetuate an
error instead of helping perpetuate
the fame of Dr. Caspar Wistar.
CReleased by Western Newspaper UnionJ
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15

Most row crops will stand more
cross cultivation with a. finger-type
weeder than is generally supposed.
Beet growers now are using weeders
to thin the beet stands and to kill
weeds. When corn has been planted
on hastily prepared seedbeds, it
often is possible to keep weeds down
by working across the rows even
after the corn plants are several
inches tall. Flexible tooth weeders
do good work while weeds are light
ly rooted.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15

Government reports that the ma
tional laying flock produced l pei
cent fewer eggs in March, 1948, than
in the same month last year means
that farmers gathered 100000
dozen fewer eggs this March. That
number of eggs is years supply
for 100000 people. Reports also
indicate poultrymen had 20 per cent
fewer chicks on ApSl 1, 194s, than
they were raising on the same date
last year. Good management can
increase the laying rate of hens but
not enough to balance such a cut in
birds.
Ohio farmers who plan to use
bees as pollinators of clover or
alfalfa to increase seed yields had
better start looking for beekeepers
with colonies to rent. Shortage of
food stores in Ohio apiaries led to
the greatest loss of colonies last
winter recorded in more than so
years. Beekeepers are told by Ohio
State University entomologists that
DDT used on plants preceding bloom
will not harm bees.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15

land, where he
served as presi-
dent of the Royal
Medical Society
of Edinburgh and
also as president
of a society for
the further inves-
tigation of natural
history.
After his return
to America, he
De C m e almost
as famous a nat
uralist as he was
a physician and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
The Name
Is Fonilior==

FELIX .. sTREYcKMANs
and ELMO scoTT WATSON

w ISTARIA, the beautiful light
w blue or purple flower which
makes your front porch so attractive,
is a perennial memorial to Caspar
Wistar, a Philadelphia physician
who was born in 1861. He went to
medical school at the University Of
Pennsylvania, was graduated in 1882
and then went to England and Scot
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
CARD OF THANKS


wish to thank everyone for all
their cards, flowers and visits dur
ing my stay in the hospital and at
home.
Mrs. Hiram Reichenbach
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15
G Western Newspaper Union.

Most of the glossy plumed chick
ems in the laying house wear their
fine feathers at the expense of their
hard working housemates.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15

Production of beef and veal in the
U. S. during 1949 will be lower than
for 1948. About the only chance to
make up that deficit in the meat
supply is to increase the number of
fall litters of pigs. -.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-15

Meat production in European ma
tions to be aided by the Recovery
Program is estimated at 6,441, 900
metric tons for 1948. Average pre-
war production in those same nations
before the war was 8,183,OO0 metric
tons.
Officials of the Production and
Marketing Administration believe egg
prices for the rest of the year will
average better than 80 per cent of
parity and that egg production will
be about 5 per cent less for the last
half of 1948 than for the same months
in 1947. Storage stocks of shell and
frozen eggs are larger than year
ago.
Sidney Dubose, a wartime member
of the airforce stationed in Tinian
Island, sent back to Louisiana State
University a sweet potato which
Eseemed to him to have superior
quality. Tests at the University
show this variety is more resistant
| to Seeding diseases than any Of
the varieties previously grown in
the u. S. and it yields quite we'll
No stock is yet available for com.
lmercial paintings.
Evening star., 1948-12-12
Pose 20

Picture Of the Week at the NotonoI Gallery OF Art
is Aeostino. by Corot oon Of the Chester Dale COL
lecton). 1t will be the subject Of brief tok ot the
gallery. tomorrow through Saturday. u 80 and 80
pm. ond next Sundoy at 2:3O ond $50 pm.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-03
MOOSE
LODGE SATURDAY
Officers Are Installed By Di-
rector Swan, II Candidates
Initiated By Order

Laurel lodge of the Loyal Order
of Moose was r~einstated, officers
were installed and a group of can
didates was initiated at a session
here Saturday evening. In addition
to a large attendance of Laurel
members, representatives were also
present from several lodges W the
state. Cecil l.. Swan of Helena,
state director of membership, pre-
sided at the installation, conducted
in the l. o. o. F. hall on West
Main street.
Initiatory work for IL candidates
was put on by the degree team from
the Moose lodge in Lewiston.
New officers of the Laurel lodge
installed by Director Swan were w.
w. Hardin, governor; r. B. Sturte-
want, junior governor; John Here
ford, prelate; Arnold Bezdek, secre-
tary; Bernard Rangitsch, treasurer:
A. W. Armstrong, T. L.. Milligan
and j. N. Edgmond, trustees; Fred
Armstrong, sergeant at arms; HaT-
old Culberson assistant sergeant at
arms; Fred Getz, inner guard and
John Fisher outer guard.
Representatives we're from lodges
at Billings Harlowton, Roundup,
Lewiston, Red Lodge and Great
A Mr.. Ramsey of Lewiston invit-
all Moose members to attend the
Moose state bowling tournament at
Lewiston March 6 and 7, 10 and Ii
and the state Moose convention that
will be held in Lewiston July 20,
30 and 81.
A motion picture film, "Child
which showed the orders
home at Moseheart, Ind, for chill
1ren of deceased members, was ex-
About $50 Moose members and
ladies attended the dance that
the evenings program.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-03

The Laurel Federated club is
again in charge of the annual Red
Cross campaign in Laurel, which
opened March 1. The Laurel Wo
mans club is cooperating by occupy
ing a booth at the postoffice where
collections are received. The two
women's organizations wish to stress
that the railroad shops, refinery and
other places of employment will
rot be solicitated and that instead
a strictly door-to-door campaign will
be conducted.
The entire month of March has
been designated by President Tru-
man as Red Cross month, but Vel
lowstone county workers will en-
deavor to complete their quotas as
soon as possible. The quota for
the county this year is S13,445,
which is a part of the S75 million
national goal.
The Red Cross has been not only
active nationally but has furnished
bedding to needy families in Lau-
rel, also clothing, bedding and as
.sistance to a family who lost a
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-03
ADAMS SETS LEGION
DATES FOR SPRING

w. F. Adams of Park City, COM
mander of district II, American Le-
gion, has announced dates for both
district and zone oratorical contests
and also the date and locations of
the districts convention.
Commander Adams in a communi-
cation to all posts stated March /
that the district o~ratorical contest
will be March IL at 1890 a. m. at
the Losekamp conservatory of Rocky
Mountain college, Billings, and the
zone contest will be March II at
the normal school in Billings, be-
ginning at 1880 p. m.
The district convention has been
set for May 16 at Red Lodge, to
be attended by delegates from all
posts in the district.
Adams said that although the
national commander had requested
a special convention before March
Is to promote an intensive member
ship campaign, the time was too
short and that he therefore asked
all posts under his command to
give special attention to acquiring
members.
Adams will make an effort to
visit all posts before the May 16
convention in Red Lodge.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-03
TIM REARO0N, EARLY
PASSES
Was Head Of Construction
That Built Rail Line From
Laurel To Red Lodge

Timothy Reardon, ~, a resident
of Laurel for nearly half a century,
died Saturday in a Billings hospital
where he had been a patient for
six days. He had been i'll at his
home since January. Mr.. Reardon,
a retired ~railroader, had been fore
mar of the construction crew that
built the old Rocky Ford spur of
the Northern Pacific into Red Lodge.
He was born in Brandon, County
Cork, Ireland, Oct. %, 1875, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Reardon. When
he was 16 he came to the United
States with his parents and located
at New Ulm, MINI. After a brief
residence in Joliet, Mr.. Reardon
moved to Laurel with his wife, the
former Jane Foley whom he married
in Joliet in 1899. Mrs. Reardon
died several years ago.
Surviving are two sons, Timothy
Reardon of. Bozeman and Dennis
Reardon of Seattle; four daughters,
Mrs. T. E. Bohan of Portland, Ore,
Mrs. C. A.. Lockwood, Mrs. E. M.
Kucera and Mrs. Gilbert Hirschfelt,
all of Laurel; a brother, Gerald
Reardon of Red Lodge; two sisters,
Mrs. Nora Hageter and Mrs. P. j.
Monahan, both of Laurel; IS grand
children and six great grandchil-
dren.
He was a member of st. Anth-
Catholic church and the Holy
Name society. Rosary was recited
at 8 p. m. Sunday evening at the
home. Requiem mass was
celebrated by Rev. T. O'Shea Mon
lay morning at the church. Active
~vallbearers were James Cusick, Joe
Jack Goick, Edward LaPrath,
D. G. Ricci and DR.. 1. N. Smith.
Honorary ~pallbearers were Gus
Thomas Biggs, George Derry
:kere, Ernest Freund, William L. !
j H. Moran, j. L. Tubman
md Emmett Vaughn.
Burial was in the family plot in
St. Anthony's cemetery.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-03
ROOMS WANTED FOR
GUESTS ATTENDING
STATE TOURNAMENT.
Housing Chairman Russell
Asks Listing Of Spare Bed
rooms By HOusehOlders

Spare rooms in Laurel homes will
be needed to house spectators from
over the state who will accompany
basketball teams to Laurel for the
state tournament that will be played
here March 18, 10 and 20. Harlan
Russell, chairman of a housing COM
mittee appointed recently by Pres.
Oliver Void of the Laurel CONNER
cial club, issued a request this week
for all residents with spare rooms
to list them for tournament visitors
by telephoning 799, starting Satur-
day.
Provisions for housing the teams
have been completed, but more space
is needed for the fans who will
come here to see their home teams
in action at the state event. Rus
sell is of the opinion that there are
enough extra bedrooms in Laurel
homes to take care of this need.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-03
K|WAN|AMS SEE SELVES
At WORK IN PICTURE

The kind of men who make up
the Kiwanis organization, what
they do in the community and par
ticularly' their activities for both
privileged and underprivileged chill
dren, as shown in a motion picture
film, Erred Jones, Kiwanian," con-
stituted the after dinner program
of the Laurel Kiwanis club Wednes-
day evening. The exhibition was
Oscar Bloonstrand of Billings, who
was introduced by Allie M. Dolven
who. substituted for Harlan Rus
sell, program chairman.
Pres. w. A. Mccormick opened
the meeting and relinquished the
gavel to Vice Pres. j. Willard Bald
win so that Mccormick might ac-
company the Laurel Key club high
school boys on a trip to Billings.
Walter Menello of Hageman
Transport company was a guest of
the club.
The picture film introduced itself
by saying that most good things do
not happen by accident, that they
usually created by someone,
often by someone working with a
group of people. Another early
thought was that present day
Americans have inherited their
good and strong land from their
predecessors, but for America to
continue to be strong its people
must be strong in body, mind and
1t was at this point that Fred
Jones entered as an average Amer
Ican business man who had a mo-
lest home on a pleasant street and
vas a pharmacist by profession.
From then on he was depicted as
Continued on Page Twelve)
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-03
LAUREL 6. A. A, WINS
AWARD At BOHEMIAN

Six girls represented the Girls
Athletic association of Laurel high
schmool Saturday, Feb. %, at the
annual sports day convention at
Bozeman. They were Myra Mag
nus, Jean Harper, Veda Slater,
Joyce Ness, Betty Brese and Lau-
rel Stenerson.
The days activities included
basketball, ping-pong, volley ball,
tumbling, games SWITCHBOARD,
darts, swimming and other sports.
Each school entered two girls in
posture contest, with the Laurel
G. A. A. represented by Joyce Ness
and Laurel Stenerson. Laurel was
one of the finalists and was award
ed an emblem.
The girls were accompanied by
Mrs. Clark McGarry, Laurel high
school teacher.
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-03
Commercial Club Hears Views Of Highway Plans
Engineer On Proposed FOur-Lane Traffic Route

throughout the year, and that travel
In Billings often has to wait fo~
two changes of light before passing
certain intersections. 1t was fourd
also that 1873 per cent of traffic did
not stop in Billings, but neverthe-
less added to congestion of travel.
At one time an expensive over
pass west of Billings was consider
ed, but as it would not have solved
the problem for relief of traffic
the idea was abandoned.
1t was found at Laurel that more
traffic does not stop here than in
Billings. The additional load of
through traffic on Main street but
adds to local complications, in the
opinion of the engineer. He added
that besides requiring a larger over
pass east of town to accommodate
the increasing tonnage and number
of vehicles, the road east on the
south side of the Northern Pacific
main line is prevented from becom-
ing accessible to traffic joining the
main stream along the way.
AS 81.2 per cent of the people
want to go into town, a study of
the U. S. reveals, the old concept
by-passing towns, particularly
the small mes is reversed The
engineers want to put the traffic
where the people want it, Steere
said. How to do it to the salts
of everyone is a major
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