davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1948-09-10

ku ponas. Zeme troksta prakai-
to. Taciau, kai ja aplieji, natal
kokiu auksu il prazysta. Tevas
+mire. AS uzaugau. Buciau bu-
yes jo vertas ipedinis. Kaime
as susiradau mergina. Ak Die
We! Kokia j buvo nuostabi!.
Kokias puikias il turejo axis.
Jose buvo giedro dangaus
zvilgsnis. JOS plaukai toxic pat
auksiniai kaip isnokusios kvie-
ciu varpos. Veidas baltas. J1
man primine puikia, muziejuje
matyta, marmurine statula.
Tas puikusis angelas svaigino
name. Mes apeidavome laukus,
kalvas. Plaukiodavome ezere.
Klausydavome upelio ciurleni-
mo. Nuns sviete puiki vasa-
ros saule, dainavo pauksciai.
NUNS buvo gera, nes musu Sir
dyje dege meile. Ir tada, kai
laime buvo salia names, jie SUI
gavo name. Jie, kaip drebantl
pauksti, ,atplese nuo gimtosios
zemes, atplese nuo mylincios
Strides.
Jie ibruko mano rankas zu-
diko ginklus ir nuveze mirties
laukus. Cia svino kulka pakir-
to mano gyvybe. Daugiau as
).nebegriiu. Nebegirdesiu dal-
giu zvangejimo, pauksciu dai-
nu. Neisiu zaliais laukais, ne
matysiu jos akiq. AS galeciau
atleisti zudikams, taciau juos
sauks j Didiji Teisma mano pa
likti kvieciu laukai, dainuojan-
tbs miskas. Prakeiks ir nuo
kalnu atplaukiantis svelnus We
jas. Jei tn butum ten, pasakyk
paskutini sudiev laukams, kali
mans ir girioms. Pasakyk SUI
diev ir jai, jeigu dar is skaus-
mo neplyso jos sirdis.
Staiga as isgirdau kazkoki
dideli uzesi. Virs galvos skridc
dideli, juodi pauksciai. Jie Dire,
bino visa padange. Jie sauke
dainavo ir jQ balsas buvo pa.
nasus masihos motoru Ultima
Nuo ju sparnu krito zemen Sc,
seliai. Vos tik seseliai pasieke
kariu kolonas, jos nyko, ir We
prizes name kilo kapai ir medl.
Mai kryzeliai.
Atsi6udau. Atmerkiau axis
Uz Tango uze. Nuns vel buve
metas vykti j kariu kapus
Greitai apsirengiau, isgerlau
romo ir nusileidau laiptais, kul
uze masinu motorai.
A. Vilainis.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1948-09-10
Mirusiuju Kolonos

riu kolonos. salmai blizgejo
sauleje. Vasaros giesmininkas,
kuris dainavo pusu sakose, nu-
tilo. Uzviespatavo didele tyla.
Numirelis kalbejo toliau.
Klausyk!.. Ar tn pazisti
daiininka Rafaeli?..
AS nustebau del toxic keisto
klausimo.
Ne!.. = Skambejo ma
no virpantis atsakymas.
- Aisku.. jis mire prizes ke-
lis simtmecius. Bet tu mattel jo
paveikslus? zinai jo garbe?. :.
Taip as .maciau jo Madon-
ma. il buvo dieviSka. JOS vel
das spindejo dangaus sviesa. :.
- Ir as esu dailininkas. Dan
gus man suteike dideli talenta.
AS, kaip Rafaelis, buciau ami
mas. Teptuku as buciau sujun-
ges dangu ir zeme. zmogu ir
dievybe. Natal kas atsitiko?. !.
Name nuzude!. Mano jaunos
Strides niekas neatgaivins. Ma
no spalvu pasaulis liks animal
nezinomas. Ten aukstai as bu-
vau sutikes Rafael. Jis liep6
pasakyti, kad dangus pasmerke
zudikus. Pasmerks juos ir gy-
vieji zmones.
10 zodziai sustingo lupose
Jis nutilo ir vel iSbalo. Tada sa-
| liza jo jau virpejo kitas balsas
- Ar tn girdejai skambant
Bethoveno simfonijas?. Jos
ir dabar skamba. Skambes dal
simtmecius, tukstancius metu
AS sielojausi del jo nebaigtos
simfonijos. Man buvo gala
kad jis, kaip puikusis dangaus
maistininkas, paskendo bepro.
tybeje. AS ejau jo keliu ir ispe.
jau didziaja misle. Mano smut
kas prabilo dangaus melodijy
garsais. Taciau pasaulio neapy
kanta, pikta sirdis nuzude ma
ne. Nuzude, kai as buvau til
devyniolikos metq. MirdamaS
atleidau jiems. Taciau dangus
ir pasaulis jiems neatleis.
Man liepta kaltinti Paskutinia
me Teisme.
Zeme sudejavo. IS simtl
tukstanciu krutiniu issiverzi
baugus prakeikimo zodziai
Baisi baime sueme mano sirdi
AS drebedamas maciau biz
gancias kolonas, eiles. Macial
prisikelusia kariuomene, kur
atejo prakeikti tuos, kurie ran
kose laiko ginklus. IS vienoS
gretos iSsiskyre mazas, pilkas
karys. Jis atejo tiesiai prie ma
nes ir kalbejo.
- Klausyk, mielas biciuli, al
ateinu pas tave is mirusiujr
pasaulio. Esu pilkas, papras.
tas zmogus. Nieko amino pa.
sauliui nebuciau sukures. AS j
buciau apleides taip tyliai kaiE
j j atejau. AS kaltinu zudikus
Kaltinu savo gimtosios zemes
ir tevu vardu. Ak, kokia nuo.
stabi mano teviske. AS gyve-
nu slenyje. Netoli, melsvuose
rukuose skendo auksti kalnai
Kitoje puseje buvo melynas
ezeras. Vasara mes skesdavomc
spinduliu juroje. Laukai SUI
svisdavo aukso varsomis. Var
DOS snabzdedavo zemes zodzius.
Name dar maza tevas vesdavo-
81 ! laukus. Jis tada man kalbe-
davo.
Kai as baigsiu zemes ke-
lione, tn bust tu puikiuju lau-
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1948-09-10

Prisidejimui prie visuotinos
kovos SUI infliacija, Cuyahoga
County Committee kuris dirba
U. S. Security Loan pravedime,
pranesa kad jis pilniausia re-
mia ir uzgiria United States
Treasury DEPARTMENT. United
States Savings Bond programa
kurio svarbiausias tikslas yra
prisideti prie infliacijos sulai-
kymo.
The United States Savings
vajus Cuyahoga apskrityje We
damas nuo Birzelio Is Xxi 80.
Pirkite U. S. Security Bonds,
tue paciu planu kaip pirkdavo-
tie karo metals. Jie mesa gera
pelna ir yra taip saugQs kaip
patys dolariai.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1948-09-10
us paruostos knygos "Aklasis
Muzikantas")

va muzika. Atsimenu audra,
upes uzesl, peledos ubavima.
Pasigirsta lengvi zingsniai il
vaiku klegesys. Kur esu - su-
slvOkti negaliu. Pc valandeles,
name kalbina vyriskas balsas.
Jis pasirode man kaz kur Cir
detas, pazistamas. Atsargiai
teiraujasi apie mano tragedi-
ja. AS tyliu. Noriu islaikyti
paslapti. Juk mano gyvenimo
misle dar neisspresta. Jis ma
ne ramina ir pasakoja:
AS suprantu tave. Ir as
esu toks kaip ir tn. Buvau mir
ties laukuose. Esu invalidas!. !.
10 zodziai veikia. AS mastau.
Taip! Mes abu buvome de-
ganciame krateryje. Tu Sian
dien esi laimingesnis. Cia
skamba muzika ir linksmas val
ku klegesys. Tu turf namus il
Selma. O as. Aklas Klajunas.
Kai daugiau issikalbame, as
klausiu jo ar jis nebuvo prie
Didziuju PelkiQ. Mel. Jis ten
nebuves. Tx brolis Walteris
esas ten zuves.
il saukia moters balsas. Jis
iseina. AS vel lieku vienas.
Mastau - kur j buvau suti-
kes?..
Staiga mano samoneje SUI
svinta. Matau didele, didele ly-
guma. JOS viduryje stow vieni-
sa pusis. Jos virSune sviedinio
nukirsta. Ten as buvau tre-
ciaisiais karo metals. Dirbau
prie kariu kapu tvarkymo. kas-
dien j sia lyguma keliavo Sim
tai vezimu su mirusiais. Juos
cia rinko is placiQ apylinkiQ il
laidojo. Rikiavosi kapu ir ma
zu mediniu kryzeliu gretos
Oras buvo uzterStas lavonu pu-
vesiais. Vaiksciojome SUI kau-
kemis. Leidome j duobe kars-
tus ir stateme medinius kryze-
lius. Karta as pats vaziavau
netolima apylinke rinkti kariu
lavonu. Atkaseme viena kappa
pamiSkeje, uzsetame rugiQ lau-
ke. Karys buvo palaidotas be
karsto. Veidas iau buvo pajuo-
des, jo laipsniu trikampiu akso-
mas apsitraukes pelesiais.
zvaigzdutes, nors aprudije, bet
dar kai kurios zibejo. Kol la
vona idejo j karsta ir paruos6
vezimui, as pasitraukiau j mis-
ka. Buvo vidudienio tyla. Dali
navo pauksciai ir kaz kur liud-
mai kukavo gegute.
Puvantys lavonai man sukel-
davo siurpiu vaizdu. Jauclau
kazkoki pasibjaurejima. Vaka-
rails, kai grizdavom j maza baz-
nytkaimi, gerdavom roma If
loSdavom kortomis. Cia atsl-
kvepdavom.
Viena vakara, kai as buvau
gerokai isgeres romo, sapnavau
keista sapna. AS, rodos, emu
placiuoju kapiniu taku. Emu
tiesiog, kur oSia vienisa pusis.
Tesiasi kapu mediniu kryziV
gretos. Skaitau vardus, lrasus.
Pakeles axis matau kaip dega
didele saule pietQ danguje. IS
varges atsisedau po pusiml
ant ka tik supilto balto smelio
kapo. Rodos, girdziu lyg is po
zemes Saukia name. Apsidal-
rau. Nieko nesimato. Balsas
vel pasikartojo. Staiga matau,
kaip prasiveria vienas kapas. Is
10 pasirodo zmogaus seselis.
Pamazu jis ryskeja, juda, lgau-
ma tikro zmogaus pavidala. At
simerkia suglaustos akys, nusl-
sypso. AS jauciu baime. Jis ziu-
ri tiesiai j name didelem, me-
lynom AKIN. Noriu trauktis,
begti. Kaz kokia jega sulaiko.
Numirelis pradeda kalbeti.
Kur tu skubi?. Nedaug
zingsniu Xxi amzinybes. Klau-
syk, ar nematai, kad mes ate
iome pasakyti paskutini savo
Evening star., 1948-10-06
Dr.. Ashworth Slated
To Retire on Dec. /,
Mason DiscIoses

DR.. Reid r. Ashworth. 71-year-old
chief of the Health Department,
Bureau Of Food Inspection, will be
retired from District service on De.
cember when his third extension
expires, Commissioner Guy Mason
disclosed late yesterday.
Commissioner Mason said his
place probably will be taken by
Walter w. Burdette, now assistant
director OF the bureau.
DR.. Ashworth, who has been with
the Health Department since 1901
has received three six-month extern
SONS since he reached the 70-year-
old compulsory retirement age in
June, 1947. Each of the extensions
actually rehlring after termination
OF employment-were granted by the
Commissioners on recommendation
of Health Officer George c. Rutland
Commissioner MaSon's decision to
insist on DR.. AshWorth's retirement
cllmaxes a vigorous behind-the.
scenes battle waged by the Food
Inspection Bureau directors propo.
nents to continue him in office.
At least two members of Congress
are known to have visited Commls.
sioner Mason to urge another six.
month extension for Dr.. Ashworth
Both men, members of the House ol
Representatives, are from the ad.
joining States of Maryland and Vir.
glnia.
Mr.. Mason said the Maryland.
Evening star., 1948-10-06

1000 miles to present the case 70,
her synod. Miss Biederbeck u 9
native of Platteville, Wis.
Several Washington residents have
been nominated for positions on the
body's boards and committees. DIR
Blackweider. who IS chaplain Of the
meeting, has been renominated to
the Executive Board for the term
expiring 1852. Mr.. Hickman has
been nominated to serve on the
Board of Social Missions and on the
Executive Committee of the Lay
mems Movement for Stewardship
A Silver Spring Md resident
Charles A. Whitten, is among those
chosen to run tor a place on the
Board of Deaconess Work. The Rev
Henry w. Snyder, sr., of Washing
ton will run for place on the
Board of Pensions and Relief
Elections to these posts will be held
Friday.
A drive for more ministerial re-
crults is one of the prime goals
Lutherans must set for themselves
DR.. Fry declared in his annual re-
port. He pointed out that, although
seminary enrollments are higher
than they have been, there are still
more vacancies than volunteers.
This lag must be overcome by plead
ing tine cause of the ministry with
young men in the local churches
he said.
DR.. Fry is expected to be nom-
mated and reelected at the meet
ing this afternoon. DR.. F. Eppline
Reinartz of New York is expected to
be reelected secretary of the church
BODY,
Evening star., 1948-10-06
Sermon by Dr.. Fry
OPENS Convention
OF United Lutherans
By Cospor konnes
Stoy Stoff Covrsspondent

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 6.-The
18th biennial convention of the
United Lutheran Church in Amer
lea opened today with a communion
service in the Lutheran Church of
the Holy Communion. The con-
vention will continue through Oc-
tober IA.
Five Washington delegates are
among the 575 representatives from
every State and many foreign coun-
tries who attended the convention.
District delegate to the meeting are
FDr Oscar F. Blackwelder. pastor Of
Reformation Lutheran Church: DR..
L. Ralph Tabor. pastor of Luther
Place Memorial Church: Thomas P.
Hickman of Reformation Church,
Martin A. McGrory of Atonement
Lutheran Church and Fred w.
Koneman Of Luther Place Church.
The United Lutheran Church,
largest of the Lutheran Church
bodies in the United States. has
l.88O,628 members. 4,070 congrega-
tons and 80 synods. DR.. Franklin
Clark Fry of New Rochelle, N. Y.
who delivered the sermon at the
service this morning. has been pres
ident OF the body since 1914.
200th Anniversary.
The meeting will mark the 20Oth
anniversary Of organized Lutheran
ism in North America with a cele-
bration on Friday night. The first
Lutheran SYNOD in America was
formed in Philadelphia by Henry
Melchoir Muhlenberg in 174s. Dele
gates to the gathering also will
observe the 30th anniversary of the
United Lutheran Church, which was
formed from a merger in 1918 of the
General Council of the Evangelical
Church in North America. the
United Synod of the Evangelical
Church in the South and of the
General Synod of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in the United
States OF America.
Two overseas church bodies are
expected to be admitted as associate
synods to the United Lutheran
Church at the convention. They are
the United Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Argentina, organized in
January, l948, and the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Liberia, organ
lied last June. A representative of
the Liberia body, Miss Hazel L. Bic
derbeck, was the first to register for
the meeting. She came more than
Evening star., 1948-10-06

atmosphere will now have a new
basis for far more accurate evalua-
ton OF light absorption and inten-
sity."
The project was q joint under
taking of the Naval Ordnance Test
Station, Inyokern, Calf, and the
Johns Hopkins University physics
department under the sponsorship OF
the Office of Naval Research.
Evening star., 1948-10-06

Virginia Milk Producers Association
also favored DR.. Ashworth's con.
tinued service as head of the fooc
inspection department.
II can be just as stubborn as they
can," Mr.. Mason said late yesterday
These continued extensions stand
in the way Of promotion of equally
worthy and younger men in the de-
partment.
Mr.. Burdette, according to District
records, has been employed by the
city for "a years. His salary is
1854, while DR.. Ashworth receives
$500 a year.
Evening star., 1948-10-06
Navy Scientists Measure
Sun al $4,000 Feet

The first infrared measurements
OF the sun at an altitude of $4,000
feet were made by group of Navy
scientists on a flight from Andrews
Airbase field to Great Darlington
Mass.
The measurements were taken last
week in an Air Force B-29 Super
fortresses, loaned to the Navy, which
had been converted to research use
the Navy said today.
First estimates of the data re-
corded indicate that they should be
valuable In meteorological forecast
ing the Navy said. Astronomers
who have been studying light in
Evening star., 1948-10-06
Australia Trying Out
British Plune Flares
BY the Associoted Press

SYDNEY.-Australia is trying out
British-made Schermuly flares as q
flying safety measure.
Flares. each of 10000 candle
power, are kept at airdromes where
normal night-landing facilities do
not exist. They can be lit on the
ground and give off enough light to
enable an aircraft to lar%.
Evening star., 1948-10-06

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cabinet for period or modern rooms.
See it at all 4 Ross Stores.
Evening star., 1948-10-06
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down poynent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-21
LEGEER

There will be church at 10 a. M,
and Sunday School at II a. m. at
Bethesda Chapel Sunday, October "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Schaefer and
daughter, Audrey, of Grantsville, and
son T-Sgt. and Mrs. Mark Schaefer,
of Andrews Field; Walter Resh, Ac-
cident; Mr.. and Mrs. Ellie Bethel and
son Bradley, were visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Brson Resi-.
Mrs. Darius Bittinger and Mrs.
Sherman Bittinger and son, Gerald,
of Akron, o., were visiting at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Bittinger
and family.
Henry BeitzeTs apple orchard is
blooming, like in the spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Bethel and
family, Grantsville; Bill Fazenbaker,
Finzel; Mrs. Sherman Bittinger, Ak
ron, O.; Mrs. Brison Resi-, Grantsville,
were visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Bethel and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brison Resi- were
shopping in Grantsville.
A number of milk producers of this
community attended the dinner in
Uniontown, given by the Hagan Ice
Cream company, Grantsville
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Miller and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Burkholder were
visiting Mrs. c. C. Orendorf and
daughters.
Orvis Resi- and son, Blaine, visited
at the home Of Ernest Resi-.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-21

to represent her school as a princess
at the Apple Blossom Festival at
Winchester, Va. She was graduate
from Romney High school in 1916,
and prior to her marriage was en-
ployed at the First National Bank Of
Romney.
The groom, also a recent graduate
Of Potomac State, is now continuing
his studies in journalism at Morgan
town. He served three years in the
U. S. Navy as radioman-gunner in a
dive bombing squadron in the Pacific
area during the recent war. He was
editor of his college newspaper at
Potomac State last year and also was
member of the honor society, the
Singers and Theta Sigma Chi fra
ternity.
Out of town guests at the wedding
included Mr.. and Mrs. John Hafer
and son, Mrs. DIN burst, Mrs. Harry
Matheny, Mr.. and Mrs. John burst,
Miss Ethel Dixon, Mrs. Emma Atkins,
Mrs. Zaida Wagner and sons Richard
and Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Deck
er, Cumberland; Mr.. and Mrs. Don
aid r. Sincell, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Joseph Hesen, Mr. and Mrs. How
ard C. Riggs, Mr.. and Mrs. Julius
Littman, Mrs Edward H. Sincell
Mrs. Eva Mitchell, C. Milton Sincell,
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Hanst and
children, George, John and Jane, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Ruckert, all of Oak
land; C. Morris Sincell and children,
Miss Mary Frances Sincell and C. NJ
Sincell, Jr., Fairmont, w. Va; Mrs
Edward B. Rich, Parkersburg, W
Va; William H. Lewis, Frostburg;
Miss Mary Largent, Mrs. Henry Mi
Ter and daughters, Bette, Lou and
Luciclaire, Paw Paw, w. Va; DR.. and
Mrs. E. E. Church, Mr.. and Mrs. D.
B. Tough, DR.. Nancy NJ. Miller, Mrs.
Gertrude Stanhagen, Mr.. Leonard
Withers, Miss Stella Wagner, Mr..
Paul Wagner, Keyser, w. Va; Mr.
and Mrs. William A. Shirer, Morgan
town.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-21

Miss Wagner, who was given il
marriage by her brother, Charles
Jackson Wagner, wore a gown of
white slipper satin with fitted bodice
which had a scalloped neckline with
ace inset. She wore as her only
ornament a pin of diamond and pearls
which belonged to her great-aun4
Ella Largcnt, and carried an old
fashioned bouquet of white pompom5
with a shower of white satin ribbons.
The bride had as her attendant her
sister-in-law, Mrs. 10y Wagner,
who was gowned in blue with match
ing hat and mitts. She carried an old
fashioned bouquet Of bronze pompors.
Sallie Ann Roach, niece of the bride,
was flower girl and was attired in
white taffeta. She scattered petals be.
fore the bride from a basket decor
ated in autumn colors.
Mr.. Sincell had as his best man
his brother-in-law, Robert J Hesen
George Hanst, uncle of the groom,
and Daniel Wagner, brother of the
bride, were ushcrs. Mrs. Paul VII
liams, sister ofo the bride, played a
program Of nuptial music while the
guests assembled and also played the
traditional wedding marches. Mrs
Paul Allen sang Because" preceding
the ceremony, and the benediction,
"Seal Us o Holy Spirit" following
the service.
The brides mother wore a BLACK
crepe dress with gray accessories and
a corsage of yellow NUNS, while the
groom's mother was attired in steel
gray dress with matching accessories
and a corsage of red roses.
Following the ceremony a reception
was held at Windmere, the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Williams, in ROM
ney. The guests were served in TIE
dining room by Mrs. Robert J. Hesen,
sister of the bridegroom, who cut the
cake, and Mrs. Maxine Mahood, sis
ter of the bride, who served the punch.
For travelling Mrs. Sincell chose q
turquoise blue suit with brown acces-
sories with which she wore corsage
of white pompoms: After brief trip
to Durham, N. c., the couple returned
to Morgantown, w. Va, where MI.
Sincell is attending West Virginia
university.
The wedding date was the anniver-
sary of the groom's parents, as well
as his paternal grandparents, Mrs.
Benz. H. Sincell, Oakland, and the
late Mr.. Sincell, and maternal grand
parents, the late Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hanst, of Kingwood, w. Va.
The bride was graduated from
Potomac State School, Keyser, where
she was a member of Sigma Phi
Omega, the schools honor society.
She was a member of the Singer :,
the Players, and other campus organ
izations, and was selected last May
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-21
HOYES

Mr. and Mrs. jefferson Deal were
guests of their son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Darius Fike, Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. John Joe Brenneman
are the parents of baby son. Mrs.
Brenneman is in the hospital at Mey-
ersdale.
Mr. and Mrs Merrill Wilburn and
sons were guests of Owen Dewitt
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hauser on
Thursday evening.
Ross Speicher was in Annapolis
several days last week on business.
The M.Y.F. of the Methodist church
met Sunday evening with Mrs. Mer-
rill Wilbuin in charge Of the meeting.
An interesting program was pre-
scented through Bible study and music.
The meeting next Sunday evening
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-21

of corn, oats, then grass. Over 700
young pine seedlings were set out
last year on rough and steep corner
of a field, and fences are being
changed to exclude the sleeper slopes
from the crop fields. Fifty tons of
lime were spread on pastures this
year and all of the pasture will get
lime and fertilizer treatment over
period of time. A farm pond is
planned to be located near the barn
for fire protection.
Labor on triple Springs" farm is
done with modern machinery and ex-
change labor The Gortncrs have APP
piled to the proper authority for
displaced family from Europe, and
are very hopeful that their family
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The making of complete soil and
water conservation plan by the dis
trict Soil Conservation farm planner
was the first step Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.
Gortner took after they assumed the
ownership of their 81 acre triple
Springs" farm about two years ago,
about two miles south of Oakland on
Cherry Greek road. They are now
working that plan and are enrolled in
the Farming for Better Living pro-
gram.
Already the old fields are being
farmed in long contour bands around
the gentle slope. Gradually they are
being fortified, lined and seeded to
a legume meadow mixture as the 70
tation progresses through the rotation
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will arrive soon.
The farm home has been complete
ly remodeled. 1t was covered with
white shingles and insulated. A COM
pletely new electric kitchen and mod
ern furnace were installed. Mrs. Gort-
ner has cellar full of assorted
canned fruits, meats and vegetables.
The Gortners are working toward a
purebred Angus herd. They have only
few mixed cattle now, but plan to
buy Angus heifers this fall.
will be directed by Mrs. G. Emerson
Bishoff
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Deal and FAM
lily were called to Swanton last Sun
day by the death of Mr.. Deals cousin.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wade and Mrs.
Mary Murray were Sunday morning
breakfast guests of Mr. and Mrs. E.
Hobart Bishoff, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Lipscomb and children were also
spend-the-day guests of the Bishoff' S
on Sunday.
Freeman Dewitt remains i'll at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Milton De-
witt, but is some better at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Heller, Cum
berland, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Whit Dewitt on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Shank and daugh-
tiers were in Oakland shopping on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Dewitt have
gone to Pittsburgh to reside.
Mrs. Claude Bishoff and daughter
Anita, have returned to their home
here after visiting relatives in Balti-
more for the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Coddingtor
and daughter Judy Kay, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Coddington and son, Charles
Earl, were guests of their parents