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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-05-28
ArmOrSville

Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Clauss and
daughters spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Virgil Boyd of near Findlay.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hart and son
are moving from Bluffton to the Rayl
farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Syfert and
son Ronny and Kenneth Wood of
Lincoln Park, Mich, spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cloyd Turner, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Meckling of Wilkarton,
Ind, and Mr.. and Mrs. John Good
called at the Levi Hauenstein home,
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hinely of To-
ledo spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. o. p. Hartman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl McCafferty and
son Donald and Margaret Guider
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Max McCafferty and daugh-
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Hartman, Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Hinely called Satur-
day evening on Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Grismore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Moore and
family spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Moore. Afternoon call
ers were Dale Moore and children of
Lincoln Park, Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Hartman. Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Hinely were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil
Hartman and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Wilkins and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Klingler
and sons We're Sunday dinner guests
of Mrs. Grace Klingler.
Mrs. C. w. Montgomery and
daughters called on Mrs. Lenore
Montgomery and daughter, Friday.
Mrs. Marvel Wilkins, Mrs. Marjorie
Montgomery called on Mrs. Robert
Montgomery at the Walter Montgom-
cry home, Monday.
Erwin Hartman and sons called at
the o. P. Hartman home Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Clauss and
daughters called at the Robert Ger
Der home in Findlay, Sunday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hart and son
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Moore,
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Hartman called
Friday evening on Mr. and Mrs. C.
W. Montgomery and daughters.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-05-28
Judith Ann Wiebe
HOnOred At Willard

Judith Ann Wiebe, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Wiebe, former
residents of Bluffton now of Will
ard, Ohio, was named valedictorian
of her high school graduating class
last week in Willard.
Miss Wiebe, in addition to schol-
astic achievements, participated in
numerous extra-curricular activities
including membership in the Treble
Clef, Spanish, Latin and glee clubs,
choir, orchestra, GAA, member OF
the high school paper and annual
staffs and school dramatic groups
She also ranked highest in the OAR
Good Citizenship test.
Judith Ann is a grand daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Stettler. Her
father is a graduate of Blufftor
college and Ohio State university
and is now principal of Willard high
school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-05-28

blossoms.
Ross Fellers of Rawson has return
ed home from Memorial Hospital in
Lima and is getting along nicely af-
ter the flu settled in his lungs and
made him seriously i'll for time. He
plays bass horn for the Rawson band.
The Dixie Highway through Bluff
ton was closed the early part of last
week while the new sewer line was
laid across Main street near the
bridge.
Mrs. John Jones, formerly of Mt.
Cory, is at present staying at the
home of her son, Ralph, near Benton
Ridge.
Clark Suter of Pandora, has re-
turned home from Florida where he
spent the winter. He makes his home
with his brother, Ruehl, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Basinger Of
Pandora, are planning to leave soon
for their new home in California.
Mrs. Irwin Hartman north of Bluff
ton, is helping in the care of sick rel
atives at Fostoria.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-05-28
Lower Poultry
Prices Forecast

Fried chicken, once regarded as
a luxury food, this spring may
join beef as one of the best buys
for your money in the food stores
of the Bluffton area, according to
reports from the local markets.
Bluffton wholesale poultry mar
kets this week confirmed reports
of the Poultry and Egg National
Board that this spring will see
one of the biggest supplies of birds
ever brought to market. A local
wholesaler sair that the first spring
ers have already started to come in
from farms and that they are of
unusually good quality.
The early arrival of mild weather
coupled with the fact that last
summers grain crop was of specially
high quality, contribute to the bet
er quality of this years poultrp,
the wholesaler said.
The abundant supply has pushed
local prices on young stock down
from two to three cents per pound
in the last several weeks. However,
local markets report that older hens
are still bringing former prices be-
cause the supply has not strength
ened. Good egg prices in recent
weeks have induced poultry raisers
to hold on to their laying hens.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-05-28
Here And There
BY Ruth Huber

Lily Perkins of Findlay has been
visiting at Long Beach, Calf. since
April II.
Robert Sousley, formerly of Bluff
ton has moved to the John Burk-
holder farm which he purchased re-
Gently.
Alva Hauenstein, brother of Mrs
Albert Deppler of Bluffton, suffered
stroke recently and is in the Var
Vert hospital.
The Hugus barber shop of Raw
SON will be closed from May 30 te
June l as Mr.. and Mrs. Hugus are
planning to visit their daughter and
family in Minneapolis, MINI.
Mrs. w. L. Green, Mt. Cory, is
visiting relatives and friends in
Michigan.
Harvey Which of Bluffton has
the contract to erect the Lutheran
church near Arlington. The old
church was recently destroyed by
fire.
Joe Suter of Kansas, who has been
living at the home of Rhuel Suter, OF
Pandora, left Monday to visit othe,
relatives in Lima before returning tc
Kansas.
The recent wet weather has
brought up good crop of weeds il
the farm fields and home gardens.
Elmer Romey's beans and peas are
making good progress in his garder
and the strawberry bed is loaded with
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-05-28

WINDS of LOO miles per hour at
an altitude of 65 miles have the
force of a one-mile-an-hour wind at
sea level. The science section of
the American Peoples Encyclopedia
Yearbook of 1852 events explains that
the wind packs no punch in the 10
nosphere because at 65 miles up,
there is only about one-millionth as
much air to push around.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-05-28
DESTROY So OLD BULBS

A total of 81 old-fashioned light
bulbs said to be the cause of radio
and television interference were col
lected and destroyed during the re-
cent Bluffton cleanup campaign,it
was reported this week by Chairman
MAYNARD Geiger.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-05-28

July and August usually are the
best months to market spring lambs
in Ohio.
Adult cicadas or 17-year locusts do
not feed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-05-28
PIMA Announces
"Resedl" PrOqrdn,s

"Reseal" programs have been an
nounced for the 1852 crops of corn
and oats, farmers were reminded this
week by announcements from the
Production and Marketing Admins
tration Committee.
This means that farmers may ex-
tend their loans on 1852 crop corn
and oats for another year-this is
until July 81, 1854, for corn, and
until April 80, 1854, for oats. Until
July 81 of this year, farmers also
may convert purchase agreements
into corn loans for the extended per-
iod. For oats, the deadline convert
ing purchase agreements into loans
was April 80, 1853.
Under the extended program,
farmers will receive a storage pay
ment, which for the "full reseal
period" will amount to 13 cents a
bushel for corn and 10 cents a bushel
for oats. This payment will be made
only if the commodity is delivered
to CCC in satisfaction of the loan.
Officials point out that the reseal-
ing is expected to minimize the stor-
age problem and the cost of rehand-
ling the crops, which are largely used
on farms. Crops taken over by the
Commodity Credit Corp. in lieu of
loan repayments would have to be
moved off the farm and put into CCC
bins or commercial storage.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-05-28

More efficient operators save more
money.
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Efficiency may not mean increas-
ing total production.
4
Crop rotations high in sod crops
produce more food and feed per acre.
Evening star., 1953-09-06
Hecht Co. Plans
Fall Flower Show

A fall flower show will be held
at the Hecht Co. Washington
store, Seventh and F streets
NV, the week of September
14-19.
Hecht Vice President Harry
Davidow said plans have been
completed for converting the
stores first floor into a huge
garden, consisting of thousands
of flowers.
Mr.. DavidoW said more than
10000 chrySanthemumS and
more than 1000 orchids will go
into the flower display. He said
cut roses will be brought in daily
and that exotic tropical flowers
and plants will be on display.
Evening star., 1953-09-06
Life in the Country
Well Pump Fails, but Cows Continue
To GuIp Water as Fast as Ever

I wish I had o pump in my
well as efficient as my old milch
COW.
We've been having trouble
with the well pump the last few
days and I have been carrying
water to the cows. I get a tub
filled, and before I can go to the
well and back again, the old
Jersey has downed it all.
It is something to see. She
puts her nose into the tub and
the water simply disappears. I
bet she could keep up with q
60-gallon-a-minute pump.
have found that you never
really appreciate turning on the
water and having it flow until
the day you turn it on and moth
ing happens.
don't know why it is, but the
water always fails the hottest
day in the year, or the day when
you are begged down in some
thing else. And just as soon as
there is no water, you get thirsty.
And to have to stand by and
watch a COW gulp it down a gall
Ion at a gulp is no help. I
headed for Tweed Howser's
house and just about emptied his
well before I was full.
\ X 4 X
The other day was the first
time I ever saw it get too hot
for Tweed. He came over to
get his bull that had come visit
ing our cows, but went home
again without him.
The bull became wild all Of
a sudden, and started of over
the field. Tweed came back to
the shade Of a tree and said he
would let the bull go for a time.
"Too hot to chase him."
I said I didn't care If the bull
stayed there the rest of his life,
just as long as I didn't have to
carry water to him. I said I felt
like I was carrying about all the
water I could now, and another
COW would be too much
But that didn't bother Tweed
a bit. He said 1t wouldn't hurt
me any to carry a little extra
water. In fact, he said, it would
probably be good for me.
Then he went home.
The bull must have gone home,
too. because I haven't seen him
about. Maybe I didn't carry
water fast enough to suit him.
Evening star., 1953-09-06

as candles, that appears in the
spring is the part which Is
pruned. Therefore, spring Is the
time to prune the Mugho. The
candles should be cut back one
| half or more to keep the mounds
for they grow as billowy mounds
compact and twiggy.
The trailing evergreenS, such
as the Waukegan juniper, may
need pruning to keep them grow
ing in the desired direction, OF
to keep them at the desired level
Occasionally they have a strong
growing branch that is more OF
less upright. 1t should be cut
back severely or removed.
Paired evergreens, such as two
yewS growing at an entrance
never grow equally fast or have
identical shapes. They will al
ways need more attention that
singles or groups. The faster
growing one will need more
severe pruning than the other.
The slower growing one may
also need fertilizing). But the
slow grower cannot be neglected
since some pruning is needed to
encourage branching.
Pruned As Single Tree.
Group paintings of evergreens
may be pruned as a single tree
or shrub, or they may be pruned
as individuals. Usually they start
out being treated as individuals,
but as they begin to lose foliage
where close to the next one, it
is easier to ignore such areas
and to prune only those that are
alive and growing. To keep them
as individuals the pruning must
be severe and a space a foot or
more maintained between indi-
viduals at all times. This is to
insure sunlight reaching all
branches all of the times. AS
soon as sunlight is shut off by
neighboring branches the need
les begin to fall and shortening
the tips will not always stop
their fall.
Often evergreens will try to
send up second or third leader.
1t will make rapid growth until
the top reaches sunlight. This
habit is particularly noticeable
on arborvitaeas and false-cy-
press (Chamaecyparis or Reti-
nospora). Watch should be kept
for these unwanted growths and
they should be cut out. The
reason for this is that they are
more or less willowy and weight
ed by heavy snowfall, will bend
badly. This makes the evergreen
appear open and thin which
greatly reduces its attractive
ness.
The time spent in pruning an
evergreen is small compared to
the improved appearance and
longer useful life. This is espe-
cially true of the stronger grow
ing species when planted around
the foundation. Keeping them
pruned may double their useful
life.
Evening star., 1953-09-06
DuhIiu Society
Plans Eighteenth
Regional Show

WaShingtonians will have the
opportunity of seeing one of the
largest dahlia shows in the coun-
try this year. This will be the
18th annual regional dahlia
show of the National Capital
Dahlia Society, which will be
held September 26 and 27 at the
Botanic Garden.
There are 629 classes listed
40 more than last year-and
these are divided into 19 differ
ent sections.
New this year are a separate
section for children up to Is
years and two arrangement
classes for children. one for chill
dren between 6 and IL and the
other for children between the
ages of II and Is.
In the children's section seven
classes are listed, each with q
prize for the winner. The sweep
stakes prize is a cash award,
while the best entry" in the
section will win surprise
trophy.
The theme for the artistic ar
rangements section is Literary
Bouquets" Sixteen classes are
listed with trophy or prize for
each.
Novice growers will have a
section all their own; six Sec
tions are open to amateur grow
ers and six are open to all
growers.
The retail florists also will have
a section.
RiXey Gray. trophy chairman,
announced that the trophies Of
fered for this show will have a
value of nearly $500. The show
chairman is John B. Gilmer.
Copies of the schedule may be
obtained by writing to Thomas
Yano. 8706 Garfield street, Be-
theSda, Md.
Evening star., 1953-09-06
By d stoff Correspondent Of The stor


| LEESBURG, Va.-Louis Pro-
mos, owner of an 80-acre place
on mountain south of here, has
come up with the melon taste
sensation of the year.
| The Promos melon-named
the Ambrosia-haS all of the
qualities any melon fancier could
dream of, and many more. 1t
has a flavor more delicate than
honeydew, the keeping quality
of winter squash and the
hardness of a honeysuckle vine.
1t took six years to develop,
and is three-Way cross between
the honeydew, the casaba and
another melon that Mr.. Promos
has not revealed.
On the outside the Ambrosia
looks something like a squash.
But inside it is a delicate green
with a flavor that can't be de-
scribed.
A Delicate Flavor.
It would do the Ambrosia an
injustice to say it tastes like a
honeydeW. 1t does have flavor
resembling the honeydew, but
the flavor is more delicate.
Because of it's hard shell, the
Ambrosia can be shipped with
ease. And also because of this
hard covering, it will keep as no
other melon.
Last fall Mr.. Promos stored
some Ambrosias on his back
porch, and had them for Thanks
giving dinner. He said there
was no change in flavor.
Mr.. Promos started growing
melons because he likes to eat
them. Six years ago he made
the cross that developed into
the Ambrosia.
The honeydew does not grow
too successfully in this area. 1t
LCQulICS d IOIIS PC1 IOSI-ubOuC 4HO
dayS-to mature. And the ca
saba. a Persian melon, will not
mature in this climate. The ca
saba will bloom, however, and
Mr.. Promos used the blooms for
pollen to get his cross.
Then began a long period of
selecting seeds. Only the seeds
from melons that had the re-
quired characteristics were saved.
And now. after six years, all of
the melons have come true.
Furthermore, the Ambrosia
is better than either of it's par
ents. While the honeydew re-
quires about 110 days to grow,
and the casaba won't mature at
all in this climate, the Ambrosia
Evening star., 1953-09-06
New Melon Is Described
AS uste Sensation of Year

comes along with the speed of a
muSkmelon.
1t only takes about 80 days
from the time the seeds are put
in the ground, until the ripe
melons are picked off the vines
Mr.. Promos plans to market
some Of his melons through Local
chain stores in Loudoun County
and may send others to some
Washington stores.
He also plans to sell seed this
winter to gardeners who would
like to try the new melon next
summer.
On the Promos farm the
melons are growing in a field re-
Gently reclaimed from honey
suckle and poison ivy. The
ground is hard and rocky, and
the drought this year has cut
production to some extent.
The dry weather, however, has
given Mr.. Promos new test. His
melons seem to be drought re-
sistant; where many gardens
have dried up. the Promos melon
patch looks green and healthy.
j. B,
Evening star., 1953-09-06
Violet Club Meets

The Metropolitan African .Vio-
let Club will meet at 8 pm. Tues
day in room 43. National Mu-
scum. Morgan Golden, assistant
nematologiSt at the Agriculture
Department research center, will
discuss the root knot nematode
problem in African violets.
Evening star., 1953-09-06
4 SIDE 90 ANCA-

because it will remove the outer
tips of the branches, thus fore
ing those towards the center to
grow, as well as stimulate
branching.
Evening star., 1953-09-06

MONEY BACK GUARANTEE!
IYou must be completely sat
isfled with these aEaleas or
Iyour money will be cheerfully
Irefunded.
Evening star., 1953-09-06
DuhIiu Society Meets

The National Capital Dahlia
Society will meet at 8:15 pm.
Thursday in Room 49, National
Museum. Members are request
ed to bring to the meeting one
or two of their best dahlias in
containers for an informal show.
This will be judged by experts
and then the members will vote
to determine the best bloom.
Evening star., 1953-09-06
Luncheon MEETING

The Hilltop Garden Club will
hold q luncheon meeting at /
pm. Friday at the home of Mrs.
Herbert Thorne. wife of the su-
perintendent of the Home for
the Aged and Infirm at Blue
Plains.
Evening star., 1953-09-06
Shorten Tip Growth.

AAO"B 90 "CA 40 oVAAAANAoCC
branching.
Shorten Tip Growth.
The pruning of an evergreen
consists of shortening the tip
growth. whether it be the new
candleStickS of a Mugho pine,
the feathery branches of a hem
lock, or the stiff thickly needed
tips of a spruce branch. All
should be cut back to keep the
growth compact and well
branched. The only difference
is in the method of cutting.
HemlockS, yews. jumpers. arbor-
vitaes and similar growth are cut
back without regard to buds or
branches. On the other hand,
spruce. fir. pines and cedars
(true cedarS) are usually pruned
according to the location of the
buds.
The trimming of the hemlock,
arborvitae. yew, etc. should con-
siSt of cutting off from one-third
to three-fourths of the current
seasons growth. On young trees
about one-half will keep them
compact and slow up the growth
sufficiently so that they will not
outgrow their situation in five
years or so. The trimming should
be done in such a fashion that
at the finish the tree or shrub
will have somewhat natural
appearance. Too often they are
cut so that they resemble a neat
ly manicured ball or pyramid.
1t takes a bit more effort to
shorten the branches than it
does to give them a crew hair
cut, but the final result is more
attractive. To this end the small
pruning shears, or clippers. are
more useful than hedge shears.
Spruce, fir and pines need the
same sort of attention, but for
them the cuts are made in rela-
tion to the location of the buds.
On each tWig or branch buds
may be seen among the needles.
The pruning cut should be made
just beyond a pair of buds. If
the pruning is severe the cut will
remove all but the one pair of
buds. A moderate cutting will
leave two pairs of buds while a
light pruning may leave three
pairs. depending on the vigor of
the tree. Not only is this prun-
Ing cut made on each branch
tip. but it should also be made on
the leader" (the tip of the
trunk. Shortening the leader
forces branches to develop at
closer intervals which is always
desirable.
However. the removal of the
leader, Intentionally or other
wise, requires the training of a
new leader. This is not a diff
cult task. Fasten a small bam-
boo stake, stiff wire, or other
support to the leader. From the
top branches select one and
faSten it to the support so that
1t will grow into the new leader.
The point was made earlier
that evergreens could be pruned
ct any season of the year. but
that early March and early Sep
tember are preferred because
then the trimming will precede
the new growth. The exception
to this suggestion, and it seems
there is always an exception is
the Mugho pine. The new
growth. commonly referred to
Evening star., 1953-09-06
Pruning the Evergreens
Keeping Evergreens Pruned Will Double
Useful Life and Increase Their Beauty
BY w. H. Younemon
Gordsn Editor.

The difference between an at
tractive appearing evergreen
planting and one that is anemic
often is due to pruning. For
some reason most gardeners
think that once planted an ever
green needs no attention other
than an occasional feeding or
watering. Both may be needed
on occasion, but almost every
evergreen needs an annual prun-
ing to keep it compact, within
bounds, and to encourage new
branches.
Evergreens may be pruned at
any time of the year, but as a
rule it is best to trim them just
before the periods of new
growth. In this way the pruning
cuts are soon covered and thus
are unSightly for only a short
period. OF course, with a regu-
lar annual pruning, the cutting
is not drastic. 1t is the once in
five year job that makes an ev-
ergreen look as though it were
only one step from the bonfire.
Even the dwarf evergreens
benefit by an annual trimming
Evening star., 1953-09-06
Club TO Meet

The Alta Vista Garden Club
will meet at $3.50 pm. Wednesday
at the home Of Mrs. Preston r.
Frink, Sill Kingswood court,
Bethesda. Mrs. John Bozievich
will speak on the culture Of fiow-
ering bulbs.
Evening star., 1953-05-17
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