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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25

purchased it some years ago from
a Mr.. Detweiler of Toledo.
Orwell now manages his fathers
contract ditching business as well
as the large farm, and was, vaca-
tioning in Colorado with Mrs. Crates
when the photo appeared in the paper
last week. His daughter, Mrs. Rich
ard Ream, called at the News office
for the aerial photo, and supplied in
formation for the story of the farm.
Mr.. Crates is also assisted with the
work of the farm by a brother-in-
law, Richard Shaller, who lives in the
house pictured in the foreground of
the aerial photo last week, and Ted
Clements, who resides in another
farm residence on another part Of the
sprawling property.
To care for 400 acres of farmland
requires a sizeable investment in
machinery and equipment. The Crates
farm is well equipped with every
thing including a large caterpillar
tractor along with several other
smaller tractors.
This summer there are so acres of
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25
The Library Speaks:
(Barroaced Editorial)


am the library Listen to my words Americans for
l speak
My cornerstone has been laid by the great thinkers OF all
ages of My walks study with protection from all the
shackes of which has conceived spiritual well as
physical My raers strong against the buffetngs OF
ignorance and superstition
great gift to the modern age for am many things
to many people warrior crusadng against the down.
fall and decay of civilization open doorway into
vast storehouse of knowledge and wisdom am bridge over
bottomless chasm of superson-gvng passage from the
old to the new wall against the gatherings of com
unism and all other forms of slavery that pushing in
every side
am strong wind blowing good to all who comes within
the reaches my breath jet plane the face of
America leaving permanent trail behind that all the world
is forced to look upon and respect.
My shadow falls land and reaches from the calm
of the blue Pacific the crash of the mighty Atlantic and
from the cgs of the noand to the sunny borders OF the
south No citizen of the United States really far
from my influence and many yea many of our 100 million
strong pass often my threshold The schools and uni
versies of land could scarcely exist today without
No nation is great who mocks my structure.
Today stand knocking at the door of Bremen offer to
the boys and girls the and of this community
the small collection of books that stepping stone in the
nineteenth century from little cabin in the wilderness to the
White House Washington D. c. but also offer vastly
offer you priceless legacy of all the great genuses
of the past and the present.
call to your careful attention the direct connection that
exist between lost opportunities and lost visions:
mo vision and you perish.
No ideal and you are lost.
Your heart must cherish
Some faith at any cost.
Some hope some dream to cling to-
Some rainbow in the sky,
Some melody to sing to,
Some service that is high"
Can you show any human force versatile than
mine?
am your lbrary-Anta B. M orland in the Bremen
CIndiana) Enquirer.
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corn under cultivation, so acres of
sugar beets, and the remainder in
small grains and hay. This will pro-
vide feed for a herd of registered
Holstein cows which is partly owned
by Mr.. Schaller. He is milking 20 at
present.
In addition to the dairy herd there
are 100 head of Shropshire sheep and
about so hogs.
Progressive farme S, the Crates
have experimental win various
crops, and have raised tomatoes on
the farm in the past. About two
years ago they installed modern
Surge milking parlor which takes
much of the drudgery out of hand
ling the fine dairy herd.
Orwell is active in many farm
organizations and the civic and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25
The Really Big Persons

If you ask resident who the reay big persons" in his
community you would probably get variety of answers
define bgness the acquisition of wealth. others
the attainment of high office Many of the most import
people any community urecognzed by others
such. s'e~~"t.
They the people who ready always to help with
community projects eager for the chance to They
active in church work. service and fraena clubs in par
ent-teacher groups. They interested in poltcs-not
necessarily with any desire for gaining office themselves
but to that the offices filled by the best qualified
When really useful men and in the community
die their record of service beatedy stated in their obu-
aries Yet these people interested in being credit
TO their town than in getting credit from it. They the
backbone of the communicative really big people.
The Daily Star-Journal Warrensburg, Mo
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church affairs of the community
He is a member of the Cory -Rawson
board of education, president of the
board of directors of the Jenera CO.
operative Elevator and chairman of
the building committee of the large
st. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran
church.
Mrs. Crates is the former Flor
ence Schaller. Married in 1884, they
have in addition to their daughter,
a son, Mark, aged 10.
Winners of free Carma tick
cts for being first to identify
the Crates farm are Mrs. Henry
Schaller, Mrs. James Green, Mrs.
Walter Montgomery and Mrs.
Harry Ream.
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spectators will no doubt recall
Marlene Kaufman, whose baton
twirling gymnastics at the head
of the Findlay Moose Boys Drum
and Bugle Corps thrilled the
crowd both on the parade route
and in a special exhibition on the
ROdeO field on the Fourth of July.
Last Sunday Marlene Outclassed
1,064 baton contestants for the
queens title at the national Mardi
Gras in Chicago. The prize is
modelling course by the Kay
Duffy TV Models School in that
city.
Miss Kaufman will be the
guest of Super Circus this week
end and will appear on ABC-TV
network Sunday afternoon.
MRS. j. AUGSBURGER, Route 2
Bluffton is reported to be winner
in limerick contest being sponsored
by Sealy, Inc. of Chicago. The Augs.
burger limerick on the subject of the
Sealy Posturepedic Mattress places
her on the eligible list with approx
mately 5000 others who could quail
fly for 100000 in prizes. Top aware
is $4,000 in cash.
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Mainly Personal

HOME FROM ALASKA this week
are three Bluffton families, two of
them to stay for good, and the third
to return again to the northern
outpost.
First to arrive home were the Bill
Heilmans, and, who have decided to
return to less rigorous life, after
homesiting for several years near
Anchorage. They returned via the
Alcan highway accompanied by Misses
Sara Badertscher and Margaret Gro
man, also of Bluffton, who flew up
earlier in the summer to visit them.
Mrs. Heilman is the former Melbea
Lauriat, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
+. TLauriat.
Sgt. and Mrs. Paul King are also
at home after nearly two years at
Anchorage with the U. S. Air Force.
They also drove down the Alcan with
their infant son, Bruce, but found it
in much better condition than the
Heilmans, who were plagued by road
washouts. Paul is awaiting his dis
charge at Dayton while Mrs. King
and Bruce stay with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harley Marquart.
The third couple down from Alaska
are the Rev. and Mrs. Don Smith who
flew all the way from Anchorage
to the Lima airport. They were called
here due to the poor health of Mrs.
Smiths father, Gideon Luginbuhl.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25

PROVED SIRE DATA for Dairy
Herd Improvement work is COM
piled on a nationwide basis by the
Dairy Research Branch of the U. S.
ID. A. This information is published
for all DHIA members in Ohio by the
Agricultural Extension Service at
Ohio State University, Columbus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25
Z SPRINKLING

DAILY SPRINKLING WITH
LIME in the gutter and on the
driveway of the dairy barn reduces
barn odors, prevents cattle from slip
ping, helps provide better light, gives
the barn better working atmos-
phere, and greatly improves its ap-
pearance.
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Large 46O-Acre Crates Farm Subject
OF Last Weeks Aerial Mystery Photo

Encompassng total of 460 acres the farm of Orwell c.
Crates and his father NJ H. Crates shown in last weeks
Mystery Farm No. 45 of the largest farms in the
Bufton is located southwest of Jener about mile and
half south of Route 103.
The property acquired in 1912 from Harmon Bosse who
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25

OUR TOLEDO OPERATIVE,
Dick Jordan reports that the
names of three Bluffton resi-
dents were listed recently in the
Toledo Blade as having income
tax refunds due from their 1854
returns. The names were publish
ed when checks previously mail
ed were returned for insuffi-
cient address.
We pass on the names-K. A.
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c. V. STONEHILL, who has been
active here in reviving interest a.
mong local sportsmen in trapshoot-
ing at the Airport range, this week
is at Vandalia where he is assisting
with the Roaring Grand, Grand
American Trap Shoot. Stoney will
keep score and assist with the judg-
ing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25

MR.. AND MRS. FRED HAHN of
2l6 West Elm street were mighty
proud last week to receive n note
from Congressman William M. Nc
Culloch adding his congratulations to
the many other messages the Hahn's
received upon the celebration of their
56th wedding anniversary.
FARM PROGRESS PARADE
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and Marcena Burnside, Route 3
(Where could that be?) Bluff
ton; Robert +. Byler, Ropp Hall;
and Robert klay, Route 2, Bluff
ton. There you are. Go get em.
THE LOVING CARE orchard men
give their finest quality peaches
constantly amazes me, but biting in
to one of M. l.. Gilbert's "Aristo-
Gratis" | must agree they're worth
every bit of it. Mr.. Gilbert tells us
that he feeds his peach trees es-
pecially for flavor. He didn't seem
ready to tell us exactly what, he
feeds 'em-trade secret-but they
surely grow sweet and they surely
grow large. / doubt if half a peach
would go into the top of mason
jar in the case Of some of his big
boys.
Gilbert has large orchard, and
practically every peach on the place
can be picked from the ground with
out standing on a ladder.
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FARM PROGRESS PARADE
Evening star., 1955-01-26
By ihs Assosiaisd Press

MOSCOW. Jan. 26. - The
Soviet Union announced yester-
day the end Of its state Of war
with both East and West Ger
many, but said it would retain
the right and obligation"
claimed under four-power agree
ment concerning Germany as q
whole.
The announcement was made
to a suddenly announced news
conference by Press Chief Leonid
uyichev of the Soviet Foreign
Ofiice. It was in the form Of q
decree Of the Presidiurn Of the
Supreme Soviet tParliament).
The move was viewed here as
a new and powerful move
against western defense arrange
ments, probably aimed directly
at the West Germans to obstruct
their ratification of the Paris
Evening star., 1955-01-26
Soviet Keeps Rights as 1t Ends
State of War With Germany

agreements that would arm
them.
The decree said the Soviei
Union took into account "the
views OF the German Demo-
cratic Republic Communist
East Germany and the interests
of both East and West Ger
many" neglecting- to refer tc
the Bonn government as the
German Federal Republic.
It set forth that:
81. The state Of war between
the Soviet Union and Germany
is ended and peaceful relations
are established.
"2. All juridical restrictions
concerning German nationals
who were regarded as nationals
OF an enemy state are declared
invalid.
''3. Announcement Of the end
of the state Of war with Ger
many does not change Ger
Evening star., 1955-01-26
Atom Scientists
Keep Check on Water

RICHLAND. Wash.-Scientists
at the Hanford Atomic Products
Operation sample all marine life
in the Columbia River to deter
mine how much radioactivity
seeps into the water used for
cooling nucilear reactors at the
Hanford facility.
So far these studies have
shown that radioactivity levels In
the water are so low they are not
harmful to marine life or to man.
Evening star., 1955-01-26

press" from Chicago. carried the
tractor trailer and its bulldozer
cargo some three-quarters Of a
mile before the electric loco
motive jumped the rails.
The engineer. H. p. Hodges,
2626 Fort Scott drive, Arlington,
Va. said he was only slightly
dazed by the collision.
The bulldozer. flung off the
trucks trailer, landed atop a
watchman's shack. flattening it,
Flying fragments of wreckage
damaged some automobiles
parked nearby.
The accident happened short
ly after S pm.
Three tracks were blocked on
the railroads main lines into
Washington. delaying at least
IL trains from one to four hours.
Evening star., 1955-01-26
Train Rams Truck
Al Maryland Crossing
As Driver Leaps Free

A Washington-bound Pennsyl-
vania Railroad passenger train
doing rs miles an hour rammed a
truck stalled on the tracks at
Lanham, Md. yesterday. No
injuries were reported.
The truck driver. Wilfred L.
Miller. 33. Of 912 Belvedere
boulevard. Silver Spring. Md.
jumped to safety as the flyer
roared toward his vehicle.
The train. the Gotham Ex-
Evening star., 1955-01-26

many's international obligations
and does not change the rights
and obligations which the Soviet
Union derives from the present
international agreement of the
four powers concerning Germany
as q WilOle.n
Evening star., 1955-01-26
Hobby Loss Won't Cut Tax

The Internal Revenue Service
has ruled that a loss incurred
in the sale of a collection Of
postage stamps accumulated as
a hobby is not deductible on a
Federal income-tax return.
Evening star., 1955-01-26
Soviet Ending Of War
May Mean Blockade
OF Berlin, West Fears
By ihs Assoeiatsd Press


BERLIN, Jan. 26.-Western
allied officials said last night
Moscow's declaration ending the
| state of war with Germany con-
| tains a threat of new blockade
Of Berlin.
An American official. scanning
reports Of the Soviet announce
ment. said there is a loophole
for sovereign" East Germans
to do what the Russians once
tried unsuccessfully-shut on
West Berlin's supply lines.
The official commented that
the Red East German govern
ment might now be assigned to
choke of West Berlin without
interfering with the Western
allies and In a manner that
would make 1t difficult for the
Western powers to put up a
fight.
Allied and German officials
said the Soviet statement that
the East Germans now are
sovereign" could make it pos
sible for them to Skrangle road,
rail and water transport. Such
means bring about 5000 tons
of supplies to West Berlin daily
through 100 miles of Russian
zone that separates the city from
West Germany.
The Soviet blockade six years
ago was broken by the Allied
airlift. But economic experts
have said that not even the air.
lift could have done the job had
the blockade been imposed eff
GENTLY. Since then the East Ger
mans have built UP a border
police force capable of plugging
up the earlier leaks.
Evening star., 1955-01-26
Peace Treaty Necessary
For Progress, Bonn Soys
BY the AssoeIafed Prsss

BONN. Germany, Jan. 26.--
Chancellor KonrAd Adenauer's
government said today the So
Wet declaration ending Russia's
state Of war with Germany win
produce practical progress to-
ward normal relations only If
Moscow accepts free elections
and a peace treaty for all Ger
many.
The government made this
statement after a cabinet meet
ing to consider the significance
Of the Russian announcement
yesterday.
The Soviet declaration" the
statement said, means prac-
tical progress toward the re-es-
tablishment of normal relations
between the Soviet Union and
Germany only If the Soviet
Union agrees to genuine free
elections for the whole of Ger
many and to a peace treaty
concluded In full freedom be-
tween an alderman govern
ment and the former war ene-
mics Of Germany and II the
Soviet Union takes all measures
to attain this aim"
The question: What does it
mean? A lot or nothing?"
oyershadowed the cabinets
routine business In Bonn's first
official step to evaluate the latest
Russian move. The Western
allies took the same step In 1851,
Mr.. Adenauer himself is still
on vacation In the Black Forest
but is due to return to the
capital tomorrow.
Allied and German officials
agreed that the Russian state
ment was another shot In its
vigorous campaign to prevent
West German ratification of the
Paris agreements with the West
ern allies to rearm the Bonn
Republic.
Officials in Washington and
Paris took the same view.
Evening star., 1955-01-26
Action Is Meant to BoIk
Reorning, Japanese Say

TOKYO, Jan. 26 (P.-Russia's
move ending its state of war
with Germany is an attempt to-
prevent West German ratiflca-
tion of the Paris agreements,
Foreign Minister Mamoru Shige-
mitsu said today. The Paris
agreements provided for rearm-
ing West Germany.
Mr.. Shigemitsu, at q press
conference, termed Russia's
action part of a peace of.
fensive." He expressed doubt
diplomatic relations with West
Germany would be restored soon.
Evening star., 1955-01-26
Smart Propaganda Move,
French Quarters Assert

PARIS. Jan. 26 R.-The
French Foreign Ministry de-
clined comment last night on
Russia's move ending the state
OF war with Germany but in
formed quarters termed it a
smart Soviet propaganda move
to halt German rearmament.
"The proof will come in Rus
sian treatment Of Germany pris-
oners of war" one source said.
IF they really free them It would
be some proof Of their inten-
tions."
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-03-04
MANY RIBS CRACK
FRIDAY NIGHT AT
STUMPY POINT PTA

The Stumpy Point P.T.A. gave
a Variety Show Friday night at
the school building. Proceeds went
to the school to help pay for the
school ANIMALS. Mrs. Harold Wise
was Mistress of Ceremonies, Mrs.
Gertrude Wise, pianist. The
Oyster Pearl Quartet consisted Of
Dan Burgess, Calvin Payne, Har-
old Wise and Arthur Stephenson
from the Crab Hole. Models for
stores at Engelhard and Manns
Harbor were Bob Midgette as a
sweater girl, Jasper Hooper 1856
shorts suit, Milton Hooper a late
model bathing suit, Ira Payne a
summer dress from Florida, Tai
madge Best a cocktail dress and
hat, Donald Midgette a dress
maker suit and Dallas Gray a
widows weeds.
Pearl Gray, Ivadean Gray, Riley
Payne and Johnny Sanderson rep
resented the Carolina Haymakers
with violin, guitar, mandolina and
harmonica. Dick Best rendered a
piano solo as Liberace with Shir-
ley Nixon as Marilyn Monroe.
They also did the mon-bo. Shirley
also initiated Holla Loka in the
Hula dance in native costume.
Theresa Midgette and Doris Twi-
ford sang, when You Wore a
Tulip" representing the Davis
Sisters. Josie Hooper and Margie
Best, dressed in Japanese kimonos
did native dance. Wilma Mid
gette and Johnny Sanderson stole
the show with their own version
of LET Me Go Lover"
Riley Payne as an Indian
maiden chained to a stake with a
smudge pot burning near with
Edith Best doing an Indian war
dance caused a few tense mo-
ments. Robert Midgette and Doris
Payne put the audience in stitches
by just laughing for five minutes.
Ira Payne won the prize as the
most beautiful and best figured
model.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-03-04
REVIVAL SERVICES HELD
BY OCRACOKE METHODISTS

Ocracoke, Feb. 28.-Rev. w. R.
Hale, pastor of the Ocracoke
Methodist Church, held week of
special services, eliminating Sun
day night. Preaching powerfully
on such subjects as "Ingratitude",
"The Hour Cometh", "The Prodi-
gal Son., Heaven, and "The
Cost of Neglect. Rev. Hale moved
his hearers to rededication in the
work of the church. On Sunday
night a group of ten adults and
twenty young people Joined the
church. Special selections by the
choir at each service were beauti-
fully rendered and congregational
singing was enthusiastic. At the
Sunday morning service, Mrs.
Fletcher Hoggard sang Sunrise
Tomorrow.
Many members Of the Assembly
of God Church attended the eve
ming meetings and their pastor,
Rev. Walter Whitaker, led in
prayer. On Tuesday night, Rev.
Hiram King, superintendent of
the New Bern District of North
Carolina Methodist Churches, was
present, and following the service
held the quarterly conference. AT
all services the church was filled.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-03-04

without cost. The local magistrate
who heard the case heard the law
yer's tender plea that here was
a long man a long way from home,
a stranger in our midst, who had
fallen in with evil companions,
and while with them was over
come by drink. Surely the mercy
of this court must go out to him.
the stranger far from home.
Shortly before the coming oil
Martin Kellogg from Gates Coun.
ty to Manteo, as a fledgling law
yer, some 20 odd years ago, the
county was entirely without {
resident member of the bar. Ir
fact there have been many years
when Dare County didn't have g
lawyer at all, and things still
rolled along at the usual gait
Folks went to Elizabeth City fol
lawyer if they needed one. but
they found the cost and inconven-
fence kept them from needing
lawyers just about all of the time
Now, we have in addition Wally
McCown and his young wife Sue
both lawyers; we have Wallace
Gray, a Dare County boy wht
came up from Cape Hatteras tc
hang out his shingle, and now
comes the fifth member of the
Manteo bar, Thos. Chears, Jr. Of
Edenton. Indeed there is a sixth
already here, a qualified lawyer
not now engaged in practice, but
willing to give up her housewife
ly duties and go to bat again. She
is Mrs. William Crumpacker, g
newcomer from Savannah.
Now the old saying is that two
lawyers can live where one will
starve to death. We wonder how
the saying will work out wher
there are six.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-03-04
PTA PLANS
THIS MONTH

Ocracoke P.T.A held its Febru
airy meeting Monday night. In the
absence of the president and vice
president, Eph Esham, treasurer
presided. "Amerca the Beautiful
and "The Star Spangled Banner
were sung. Rev. W. R. Hale offer
ed prayer.
Mrs. Edna Styron read the
secretary's report; Eph Esham re
ported balance of $362.72 in the
treasury. Principal Rondthaler re-
ported that asbestos shingles fol
the recreation hall were here and
that shingling would begin this
week. Marvin Howard told OF
plans for another July 4th parade
and the P.T.A. voted to give $26
for parade needs.
After enjoying refreshments,
the 80 members present divided
into three groups to plan stunts
for a "Stunt Night Show" which
will be presented at the end of the
month.
Hostesses for the April meeting
will be Mrs. Eta Spencer, Mrs.
Flora Spencer, Mrs. Minnie Spen-
Ger, Mrs. Zena Spencer, Mrs.
Rebecca Spencer, and Mrs. Selma
Spencer.