Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 153, Decatur, Adams County, 27 June 1929 — Page 3

I WELL SHOOTER I OF OIL FIELDS I TOILS IN PERIL II But Jimmy Dailey, Risking; 111 Life For S3OO Monthly, I Is Unconcerned B I wink, Texas, Jun»* 27 — (UP) — nitroglycerin and setting it ■ Elf it' oi * wpllh i 9 ,l ”‘ dangerous voBK at l„ n of Jimmy Dailey, 40, whiteanil fearleaH. Wells wlticli won't ■Eow automatically need "a shot," .Jim ■ End t‘ is explosives do the work Jimmy has shot wells in most all of Oklahoma and Texas oil fields, hut now his Job is in the most dun of the lot-the Wink field of Texas where high rock pressure H. the gas is liable to blow the nitroBElycetiti Shell out of the hole. W In the Wink field, the nitroglycerin |H kept in 10 quart cans in a reservoir BKthoitt three miles out of the mushroom BKil lown of Wink 11 18 I’foteeted by ■Kohl warning signs. B I Jon's job requires that he place the BEiitroglycerln—“soup” he calls it—in BKei'e'i apartments in his car. and haul ■K l 0 the well. Then he must lift the out of the ear and pour it in ■K u .shells, usually four inches in dia■Kieler and eight feet long. ■ I Alter the shell is let down into the RKgIP, the explosive is set off by var|Kons methods, often by time bombs. ■ I While handling the nitroglycerin, ■Hjltiiiuy is ready constantly to "meet ■Kis marek." Some of the accidents he ■Kias experienced are explanatoiy of ■Kihy well shooters do not live long. ■ I in shooting 1000 wells. Jimmy’s ■■worst accident occured in the Ranger ■Kield of Texas. A shell went off pre- ■ Koaturely. blowing up the entire well ■Klim said he "wasn't hurt badly." ■ I There is always the danger of the ■■well flowing spontaneously without ■■use of explosives. If this happen- when ■Kite shell is in the hole, it flows out ■■with the oil and often has its course ■■stopped by hitting a beam or other ■■object When this happens, a tornado ■Knight better have struck. Jimmy once ■■climbed to the top of a derrick stool as ■■the oil started to flow and caught the ■Ku pound shell as it appeared at the ■■surfaceI I Twice Jim has overturned his an■Komobile when it contained nitrogly■■cerin. It didn't explde. And —im keeps ■Kniuto, "Drive fast and get there." 8 | Jim’s salary, S3OO a month, is paid EHty the torpedo company for which he ■■works. I I Despite constant danger of death ■■Jinis closest shave came last ChristI Betas when a group of oil field rowdies ■ Bhegan shooting up his little home. I Wive bullets from an automatic went I ■three inches over his head. For once ■ ■Jim was glad he was a runt. Five feet ■ ■wo inches is his size. J I Even superstitions don't stop Jim ■■n his work. I I ‘ Black eats don’t worry me Friday |H he thirteenth is all the bunk.” he has ■■told many a wary friend. ■ —o WREN NEWS I I The Ladies Gospel Team from Van I ■Wert, Ohio, gave an interesting and • program at the Radical T IKB Church, Sunday evening. I I The following visited at the home [K>f Win. Dilboue during the past week: James Staley, of Van Wert,Ohio, IHhis. Dawrenee Warren and daughters ■ and Loraine, of Malinta Ohio. I Kind Mrs. Paul Smith, of Defiance. I I Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Bower, of Van I visited friends in Wren, Sunikm. I I Mr and Mrs. Glen Cully and childKen, of Fort Wayne, visited with Mr. I Hbulley's mother, Mrs Mary Akam over I ■Bunday. I BMr. and Mrs. Walter Koos and daughHelen and Genevieve of Decatur visited at the home of Frank | lytandiford and family, Sunday afterIB ioon - I I Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dilborne attendthe funeral of Mrs. Theodore DilI Htorne of Van Wert, last Monday after K>oon. I I Mr. and Mrs Tom Bowen had as I 1 “ ! ’ r Sunday dinner guests, Mr. and Will's Clark Frisinger and daughter Ali Hina and son Glen, and Mrs. Kate Bow K“ | Miss Mildred Frisinger anu nu»s i K’ancake spent Sunday at the R. B. , home east of WrenI Miss Marguerite Black and Mr. and Harry Wrkinger and little son, Fort Wayne, spent Sunday with |Ktith their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Ipiack, east of WrenI Clarence Bilderback has recovered r<llll his injuries received in an auto■bohlle accident and has resumed his Bjuties, as village black smith. jfef. Reginald Clifton, who has been at■aending school in Columbus, Is spendhis summer vacation with his Karents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Clifton of i®his place. I Mrs. J. L- Moser, Mrs. Wm Delborne Mrs. Joe Spahr called on Mrs. W’tank Standefrd recently. I Mr. and Mrs. John Mauller visited Kdth Mr. and Mrs. Asa Carter Monafternoon. I Mrs. Amanda Brown, of near HunBington, is staying with her brother, K®- E- pence, east of town. ■H Mr. and Mrs. George Ramey, of Fort jyVayne, visited with Mrs. Eva Moser Kr ne day last week. I Mr. and Mrs- Riffle Spahr, of Marludiana spent Sunday at the home

!*• • M «'■ *» >hv. M <m. * - ~. '•P.C. E. of the U. R. church held a social Saturday evening i ?u W ,. ban ' 1 H,a '" l hM been’ erected and the Wren band will give Rs first concert next Saturday night fir ‘' t mTd" wm. ber parents X Mrs. Oscar Oephart is much ImprovIS ********* ) , ( , !s * NEWS FROM MAGLEY * x*****#* ¥¥¥¥a Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Thomas, of Bridgewater, Virginia, visited with the latter's brother George Miller and family, a couple days last weekMr. and Mrs. J. J. Helmrich and family spent the week-end in Detrit, visiting relatives. Hazel Rachel and Junior remained for a longer visit. Mr. and Mrs- August Worthman entertained for dinner, Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Mack McKneigh and daughter Frances Jean, of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. William Worthman, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bloemker and Mr. and Mrs. Milton Scherry and children Vera Jane and Rowland. Mrs. Leroy Cable, of Preble, visited in Magley Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Mary Schwenk of Pa.„ returned to her home Monday, after visiting at the home of her father, George Miller and family the past week. Mr. and Mrs- Harry Frauhiger visited with Mr. and Mrs. Tony Holthouse, Sunday evening. Mrs. Elizabeth Bauer entertained at dinner on her 76th birthday. Sunday, the following guests. John Bauer, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bauer of Preble, Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Worthman and family of north of Preble. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Miller and family were guests of George Miller and family, Wednesday and Sunday afternoon. Harry Frauhiger and Ben Kruetzman returned to Toledo after spending the week-end at their homes. anpdanovCvF, next Mr. and Mrs. Dick Farr, of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. David Shelter of Muntington, Mr. and Mrs. G. F- Keil and daughter Phyllis, of Toledo, had a. basket dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dettinger, Sunday. Robert Foltz, of Fort Wayne, is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs- Otto Hildebrand a few weeks. Daniel Scherry and family spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brne and family, of Preble. J. F. Miller of Indianapolis, called on his brother, George Miller, Thursday morning Rev. and Mrs. Elmer Jaberg and sons Vernon and Eugene, of Linton. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bloemker and daughter Irene, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kolter and son Robert, Mrs- Caroline Jaberg and family, Miss Minnie Bloemker and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yager were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bloemker Sunday. Miss Nina Miller and Harry Ross were dinner guests of George Miller and family, Sunday. Miss Helen Hildebrand is staying with her aunt Mrs. Ray Roltz of Fort Wayne. Miss Marie Scherry spent Sunday afternoon with Miss Marie Hildebrand Mrs. Lewis Kruetzman and children Ben Orene and Marie spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fqauhiger and family.

o— WO WO To Begin Using New Station This Week Fort Wayne, June 27—Radio station WOWO, in this city, which is owned and operated by the Main Auto Supply company ( expects to begin using its new plant at the junction of the Yellow stone and Lincoln highways five miles northwest of the city, not later than Friday of this week, officials have announced. The new station, capable of broadcasting on 50,000 watts but limited for the present under the federal commission’s license to 10,000 wats, is valued at $300,000. There is no detail in radio engineering which has been neglected and no expense spared to make it as nearly pet feet a station as exists in the countryThere will be no ceremony when broadcasting is cut over to the new equipment, Fred C. Zieg, manager of ahe Main Auto Supply company, said last night. No special open house ceremony for the public will be held, but everyone will be invited to inspect the plant once it has been put into service. Construction of the station on a 16-acre plot of ground began about six months ago. After the station proper has been completed, work of beautifying the ground about the buildings and towers will be started. The station will continue use of its four broadcasting studios at the main office on West Main street. These already have been built to perfection and equipped with every modern device. From those studios the programs will be relayed to the station and there sent out upon the oGet thf Habit—Tr«d» at Homa, It Pays

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1929. -

Adams County, Way Back WhenBefore 1890 * “ S l to T>” Ma<,c Fp Os a Group Os Stories About Pioneer Lite And Events Which, Collectively, Go To Make I p 't he Interesting History Os The County. By French Quinn.

The Town of Berne About 60 years ago in the southern part of section 33 in township 2'l north of range 14 east was the home of certain oak and ash and hickorv trees and their numerous relations a host of animals wild and certain little hills and hollows all on the near west side of a divide which Bends its eastern waters to the Great Lakes and its western waters to the Gulf of Mexico. But now in this year of grace. 1929. what a difference Is there. Can It be possible that In 60 short years such a change could have taken place. Gone are all the wildness and the wild things and in place thereof a wonderful little town of 1500 souls within whose borders all that makes the life of 1929 so attractive. They nailed their settlement Berne and christened it. with prayer and hard work and sacrifice. Nine short, years before the Civil War convulsed thie nation, seventy Swiss folks, Mennonite in their religion, having been advised and direc-

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, ted by leaders and scout* of their i faith, immigrated from old Switzer- > laud, parkeil their covered wagons, “ unloaded the plows and the spinning wheels, lolled up their sleevtst, spit i on their hands and took their trusty « axes in to the very front of the battle t to subdue tlie wilderness and carve - out for themselves and for generaI tions yet unitorn, real homes. All of 1 which makes another glorious pioneer t epic. I knew a number of these . people. Here now goes oft' my hat t to their memory. Abraham Lehman. ■ Peter Sprunger, Christian Schneck, i John Hilty were prominent among 1 those folks and my old friend Christ f Nettenschwander came tn so soon at--1 ter that he is entitled to first prlvi- ■ lege,. , a «* r These people were good people. ■ The very difference of their religion from other sects set them distinctiveIly apart. Soon the landscape comr menced to show their handiwork. - Farm houses sprung up and l>arns ■ and other buildings appeared as if bv

magic. The settlement hud growing jmlns. Little stores made their appearance. A wagon shop and a blacksmjltli shop was lairtu Clvlliztitlon grew by leaps and bounds. They planted and they reaped, waxed rich and strong and were devout and faithful, mid the Lord blessed them. They bitllded churches ami other folks hurried to join them und builded their churches and the children also waxed strong and were taught the fear of the Lord and a land of mlk nnd honey seemed to have been found. But evil days threatened and some of their children were overcome witli strong drink and the tribes arose in their wiutli and smote the dramshops that had Invaded the land und they cast the dens of Iniquity into utter darkness and dramatic daye took pace In the struggle but the fathers triumphed and they sang psalms and the sons and daughters and the grandsons and granddaughters of theee devout old Mennonite pioneers took more than a tithe of their savings and builded a great church the like of which no town of its size tn all America can boast. They planted trees and loved the Gowers and they beautified tilings and their children followed in their footsteps and a film town indeed is the result. Well done, little band of settlers. You came Io glorious America and found a haven and a refuge. I think that you repaid her to the best of your ability. May your children carry on your noble work. (To he continued) o Get tne Habit—Trade at Home, It Pay*

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