This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ghoecampbell Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.franklin/18281/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The following are taken from the above date's newspaper. FYI, there was a huge flood over night the night before incase anyone references it... "BUSEY TELLS WHAT BECOMES OF ONE-TIME NEWSPAPER MEN" By Harry F. Busey "Myself belonging to that great fraternity of former newspapermen, or journalists emeritus if you prefer, I feel somehwat qualified to write on teh question as to what becomes of old newspapermen, I need not go beyond the range of my own knowledge of the Columbus field to throw some light on the answer. And the matter is much easier of determination that is the query as to what becomes of old razor blades, for instance. Once upon a time, before the World War, I was city editor of The Citizen. Robert H. Johnes was the managing Editor. Don K. Martin was a reporter. Robert Crew was my assistant. Deshler Dixon also was a reporter, while over on the Ohio State Journal Ed M. Tharp was handling the business column. Today we find Bob Jones is a public relations man for the Columbus Railway Power and Light Co. andallied interests. Don Martin is secretary for the Ohio Manufactuerer's Association. Bob Crew is trust officer for the Ohio National Bank. Dixon is a confidential man for Walter Heer in his political and printing business. And Ed Tharp is gernal manger of the Ohio Fuel Gas Co. An associate in news work in war days was James Louis Morrill, now vice president of Ohio State Univerisyt. I remember him putting off to cover Camp Sherman, rigged out in riding breeches and puttees. Odd how little in=consequential things stick in the mind. I am referring o the breeches, not to Mr. Morrill, who of course could not be inconsequential either as reporter or university vice president. Indeed, MR. Morrill was a very good reporter. Generally speaking, the answer as to what becomes of old newspaper men is that they become secretaries to something or other. Supporting this observation here is a list, probably far from comlete, of secretaries: George V. Sheridan, Ohio State Council fo Retial Merchants T.T. Frankenberg, Ohio State Restaurant Association C.E. Dittmer, Ohio retail clothiers. Robert A. Warfel, Ohio petroleum marketers. J. Hoyt Cummings, Columbus auto dealers Charles S. Nelson, Ohio State Medical Association C.H. Duncan, Ohio contractors F.L. McKinney, Ohio independent telephones David M. Auch, Ohio bankers Belford Atkinson, Ohio banks Hershey Mowery, Ohio hotels John A. Lloyd, Ohio insurance agents. Other former scribes include Jimmy Fusco, secretary to Congressman Kloeb of the Fourth District; Earl Baird, manager of the Press Club; Clarence Sullivan, who has made a reputation as the producer of pageants; Harvey miller, who went from sport writing to insurance selling; Harry Brandon, also an insurance man, and Cal Lyon, who is now interesting himself in Democratic national politics. There are many others engaged in various phases of publicity work, but this story is already getting too long. When I became a newspaper reporter some 30-odd years ago there was no such thing as a college of journalism. In those days a journalist was defined as "a newspaper man who carries a cane." Of all the old associates I have mentioned I believe only two - Morrill and Nelson- were products of a college of journalism. It may be noted that the former newspapermen I have spoken of are not doing so badly. Youngsters considering their future and noting that newspapers can employ only so many editors and so many reporters should also consider that every one of these fellows were good reporters or desk men (editors) before they ventured into other fields." DEATH NOTICES "Rochelle, Winfield S., age 89, at Reynoldsburg, Sunday. Survived by 1 sister, Mary Ann Hickman, a number of nieces and nephews. Civil War veteran and member of the Reynoldsburg F & AM. Funeral Tesday, 2 p.m. at the home. Entombment at the Renoldsburg Mausoleum by J.E. Grimes." Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.