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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-23
Present Day Demand Is For
Smaller Thanksgiving Turkey
Trend Toward Smaller Families
Is Reflected i'm Market
For Birds
Turkeys from Eight to Twelve
Pounds Most Popular,
Dealers Say

Trend toward smaller families
and likewise fewer gathered around
the table for Thanksgiving dinner
is strikingly reflected in the market
demand for smaller Thanksgiving
turkeys, dealers here stated the first
of the week.
Instead of 16 to Is pound gobblers
cherished in fathers day, the de-
mand now is for turkeys in the eight
to IL pound class.
In by gone days they wanted their
Thanksgiving fowls heavy but today
12-pound live turkey is about the
largest for which there is a demand.
Local produce dealers said that a
fully developed hen turkey will
weigh 15 pounds, and a full grown
tom will weigh upwards of 30
pounds. Few turkeys have reached
the full stage of their growth at
this time of the year, however.
The Thanksgiving appetite gener-
ally has changed but little in the
last several decades. Pumpkin pie
still remains the favorite, with mince
close second in the desert class.
Cranberries always are associated
with Thanksgiving, and few tables
are without the tart red berries or
the holiday.
Thanksgiving Day for years has
been one of the nations largest
oyster-eating days. Dressings, pud
dings, garnishes and side dishes gen
orally are the same now as they
were in Fathers and Grandfather
time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-23

A mild winter with the coldest
weather in the forepart of the season
is predicted by markings on the furry
coat of the caterpillars, Charles Burns,
Bluffton weather prognosticator, said
this week.
Burns determines his weather fore
casts by studying the black bands and
thickness of the furry covering of cat
erpillars.
For the last two years since he
started announcing his predictions
publicity, he has been unusually ac-
curate in forecasting winter weather
conditions, during the three months
period, December 21 to March 21.
Burns said the caterpillars' coating
shows this winter will be warmer than
that of last year, which was one of
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-23
COMPLETE PLANS
FOR WINTER FAIR
Final Arrangements to be Made
At Directors Meeting
Saturday
No Tents to be Used This Year:
Pulling Contest and Parade
Are Features

Final plans for Bluffton's oath an
nual agricultural fair, to be held
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
December 6, and 8, likely will be
completed at meeting of the fair
board this Saturday night in the
town hall.
Distribution of premium lists,
started last week, is continuing at a
rapid pace, indicating early and
widespread interest in the mid
winter showing.
Entry in the three-day fair is open
to residents of Allen, Putnam, Han
cock and Hardin counties. Deadline
for entries is Monday, Dec. a.
Arrangements have not been COM
pleted for buildings and judges, but
it is expected that final plans will
be drafted by the end of the week.
1t was decided at the opening of
the season that no tents will be
used this year. -
Fair showings will be in nine de-
partments, including the junior fair,
and awards offered aggregate near
ly $1,000. The departments include:
Horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, poultry,
grain and fruit. domestic science,
fine arts and the junior fair.
In addition to the regular showing
by departments, features will be the
pulling contest, pet parade and the
livestock parade, which closes the
fair.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-23
THANKSGIVING TO
Be HOLIDAY HERE
Columbus Grove Minister to
Address Union Service
Thursday Morning
No Mail Delivery on City or
Rural Routes; Stores Open
Late Wednesday

Bluffton's observance of Thanks
giving this Thursday will be quiet
one-with the traditional dinner al
noon the feature event of the day fo1
most families in the area.
In the morning a one-hour union
church service will be held in the St
Johns Reformed church, at $3.50 a. M
Rev. Chester Armentrout, pastor of
the Columbus Grove Presbyterian
church, will be the speaker. 1t will
be the only public observance of the
day.
Bluffton's retail stores will be closed
Throughout the day, but they will re-
main open late Wednesday night to
accommodate the usual holiday trade
rush. Business activity will be re-
sumed Friday morning.
No Thanksgiving Day mail service
will be provided on town or rural
routes, Postmaster Ed R. Reichenbach
said. Outgoing mails, however, will
be made up and dispatched as usual.
T Holiday week end vacations are in
store for pupils in Bluffton public
schools and Bluffton college students
Glasses will be dismissed at all insti.
tutions Wednesday afternoon.
With fairly moderate weather evi
denced by present conditions, many
residents are making arrangements
to motor out of town for the day
Others are making preparations tt
entertain guests in their homes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-23
Borden Company To
Continue Business

The Midway Fountain, operated by
H. E. Graham at the corner of
North Main and Vine street which
was closed the first of the week will
be re-opened shortly, it was an
nounced Tuesday.
The place was closed when Gra-
ham moved with his family to Mar
ion. The Borden milk interests
which have a lease on the business
location are expecting to reopen il
under new management as soon as
invoicing and other routine matters
are completed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-23
Former BLuftOn
Man Is Ordained

Rev. Victor Augsburger, formerly
of Bluffton, recently called to the
pastorate of the Community church
of Kasbeer, H., has been formally
ordained as pastor of the church.
Present for the ordination service
was Rev. Augsburger's father, Elias
Augsburger and also Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvin Augsburger and Junior Augs-
burger all of this place. Rev. Augs-
burger is the third of the family to
be ordained to the ministry.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-23
BUCKEYE PIPE.
LAYS new LINE
Seventy Men CHARTERED Here; !;
Double That Number Com
ing Next Week
Rooming Accommodations Will
Be Taxed by Influx of Con-
Structi0n Crews

With laying of new 10-inch pipe
line under way in the Bluffton area,
approximately 20 workers employed
by the Buckeye Pipe Line Co. now are
quartered in Bluffton, and the number
of employees staying here likely will
be doubled within the next week.
Rooms will be at premium in the
town when work in this area is at it's
peak, for reports Tuesday were to the
effect that within another week ap-
proximately 15O Buckeye workers will
be puartered here.
With heavy influx of men seeking
lodging, Bluffton's customary rooming
facilities will be taxed, and many pri-
vate homes which ordinary do not
take roomers likely will offer their
service.
The peak crew of about $50 men is
expected to stay in Bluffton for at
least two or three weeks.
The new 10-inch crude oil pipe line
is being laid from the Adgate Pump
ing station, near Lima, to Cygnet.
This is distance of approximately
46 miles.
Present right of way of The Buck
eye Pipe Line Company thru Bluffton,
which the new line will follow, runs
east of and parallel to the Nickel
Plate railroad tracks.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-23
Master Feed Mil
Holds Opening Here

Opening of the newly remodeled
quarters of the Master Feed Mill
was held here Friday and Saturday.
The former skating rink building at
the rear of the Steiner hatchery, oc-
cupied by the mill has been extens-
lively remodeled during the past sum-
mer and is now completely equipped
to handle farm grains and other
products, it was stated by E. G.
Steiner, the proprietor.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-23
YOUNG PEOPLES SPEAKER

DR.. C. Henry Smith of Bluffton
will be one of four college speakers
who will address the sixteenth an
nual convention of the Ohio Fedora.
tion of Baptist Young People to be
held in the First Baptist church OF
Lima from Friday to Sunday. DR.
Smith is head of the department oi
history of Bluffton college.
Approximately 500 young people
are expected to attend the conference
which will open Friday Afternoon
and close at noon on Saturday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-23
Levies in Corporation and
School District 60 Cents
Thousand Less
New Rates, Effective for De
cember Tax Approved by
Local Bodies

Tax rates in Bluffton corporation
and also in the school district will
be lower during the coming year it
was announced the first of the week
following conferences of representa-
tives of the town council and school
board with County Auditor Griffin.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-23
HERE FROM MEXICO CITY

Egon Mabardi, of Mexico City, was
at the plant of The Triplett Elec-
trical Instrument Co. Tuesday on
business. Mr.. Mabardi is a member
of the firm of Mabardi and Won
Richter, sales representatives of The
Triplett Co. in Mexico.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-23
LIBRARY TO CLOSE

The Bluffton public library will be
closed all day Thursday, for the
Thanksgiving day holiday, it is an
nounced by Miss Ocie Anderson, Ii
brarian. The library will also be
closed all day Saturday for cleaning.
1t will be open all day Friday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-23
Real Estate Deal

Mis- Ocie Anderson, librarian in
charge of the public library here has
purchased building lot from Mrs.
Eliza Fett on South Main street.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-21
WORCESTER DEMOCRAT, POCOMOKE CITY, MARYLAND

distance from the Eastern Shore of
Virginia to Snow Hill and from his
description of his walk that old bride
path walk must have shortened the
distance some five or six miles, more
or less.
In our talk, from what he said, as
well as I can remember, was: 1--WE
got up, ate breakfast, had an early
start and when we arrived would be
in time for service at the church"
Francis Mackenzie, came to America
in answer to a call from Presbyterians
on the Eastern Shore of Maryland,
founded five Presbyterian churches:
The Pitts Creek Church, at, or near,
Pocomoke City; the church at Princess
Anne; at Salisbury; at Snow Hill;
and at Berlin.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-21
FORMER CITIZEN WRITES
SKETCHES OF LONG AGO

Continued from LIST Page this Section
man told Uncle Saunders that he saw
a man, who he thought, was Mr.. Da-
vid Staughn with little boy lying
on his breast asleep in the shade OF
a tree along the side Of rail fence,
both asleep on the Virginia road. I
was found by him there.
Uncle Saunders took me by the
hand and led me back with him to
where Angelo Harris and Bill Purnell
were Singing a new hen house, push
cd the door to and fastened it, went
on home, told my mother where !
was, ate his dinner and went back
to his work. It was later found out,
that Dave had given me ginger snaps
soaked in brandy. Mr.. Straughn kept
store and sold liquor from the back
room, as was the custom in those days.
My playmates at that time were,
boys of about my age: Bob Todd, Bill
Petit, Everett Carey, Will Richard
son, and John Robins. How we boys
envied John as he rode horse back
on pony to town every day to school!
Charley Snow Parker, who later was
pitcher on the baseball team from
Snow Hill, Frank Waters and Tom
White.
Our school teacher was Miss Mary
Waters and later on the Presbyterian
minister who was principal Of the
Snow Hill Academy.
Mr.. John P. Hargis who kept a
store in Newtown, was attending
court and stopped at our house, and
when he returned home, he took me
home with him in his horse drawn
buggy and gave me my first remem-
bered visit Of Newtown.
We crossed the bridge in Snow Hill
and went up on the west side of the
river, by way Of the deserted ruins of
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-21

the south side of this square was the
w. J. S. Clarke storehouse and prop
erty. Some where on this the Old
Steampropellor, the Florence Frank
lin, was built; Captain Steve Wilson.
My father was first Engineer, End
engineer, was my brother, Riley. 1t
was the first regular passenger and
freight weekly boat from Baltimore
to Snow Hill.
From the Hill or Square, Market
Street, east, was the main business
street and is now known as Market
Street, and was the business center
Of town then.
One day my father said to me that
he had several times walked from
his home, our old farm, to Newtown'
I replied that was long walk. AT
that time the drive was from Snow
Hill to Newtown, through Traptown
to Cross Roads to Newton, 16 miles
He replied 81 took longer walks than
that for I walked sometimes from
home to the Beaver Dam Presbyterian
Church which is several miles farther.
He said, 81 did not follow the road
but went out the lane through the
woods to Esther Nelson's farm and so
on by a regular beaten path in almost
straight line to the old church,
which was also bride path that
horseback riders and foot walkers
used regularly at that time.
The new road, as used now from
Snow Hill to Pocomoke, is about elev-
en- miles, Think. The new bypass,
I imagine, at Pocomoke, shortens the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-21
POULTRYMEN TO
WORLD'SCONCRESS
SEE UNIVERSITY

Delegates from foreign countries to
the Worlds Poultry Congress will Wis
it the University of Maryland on July
&c and participate in dedication of the
new poultry building and poultry plant
at that institution. It is expected
that the group will number some zoe
persons, in addition to large attend
ance Of Maryland poultrymen and 9TH
ers interested in that industry.
According to DR.. Morley A. JUL
head of the poultry department, the
University of Maryland is the only
institution of it's type that the foreign
representatives will visit in body
during their stay in this country and
the poultrymen of this state are given
a rare opportunity to come in contact
with men of outstanding accomplish
ments in this field throughouts the
world.
Scheduled to participate in the pro-
gram of dedication are: DR.. H. c.
Byrd, President of the University OF
Maryland; Herbert R. O'Conor, Cover
nor of Maryland; Fred C. Elford
Poultry Commissioner of Canada; W.
A. Kock, Poultry Director of Den
mark; Karl Vetter, of Berlin, Ger
many, President of the Worlds Poul-
try Science Association; Percy Fran
els, Poultry Commissioner Of Great
Britain; and James E. Rice, Professor
Emeritus of Cornell University, and
Vice President of the Worlds Poultry
Congress.
The afternoon session will be de-
voted to the summer meeting Of the
Maryland State Poultry Council, at
which President Harry H. Rick will
preside. Speakers include DR.. JUL;
Frank E. Williar of Mt. Airy; Char
les F. Hines, of Sykesville; Lawrence
E. Downey of College Park; John p.
Corcoran of Centreville; Letcher l..
Colona, of Pocomoke; Carl r. Holland
of Frederick; and Robert C. Street, of
Princess Anne.
Honors will be presented to win
ners in the Maryland Egg Meal Menu
Contest of the Worlds Poultry Con-
gress by Miss Margaret McPheeters,
chairman of the Maryland commit
tee.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-21

What they lacked in stone, steel and
brick they made up for in gay and
lively colors.
The New York Fair is a show of
Today. Tomorrow looks after itself.
The theme typifies progress of Today.
It's all there in machines, science, man
power, electricity, communication,
transportation, education, medicine,
arts, agriculture, speech, music, relig-
ion, commerce, peace, war, national
and foreign government, society, build
ing, the rights Of the masses and Of
the classes, the uses of national re-
sources, finance, chemistry, insur-
ance, drama, moving pictures, and the
unfolding events Of the drama Of hu-
man life.
New Workers are friendly folks.
They are always building on the big
gest achievements of Yesterday, and
clinching the victories of Today for
the benefits of Tomorrow. They guar
antee every visitor to the Fair, will
get full value for all that it costs for
the inspiring trip. New York never
fails to make good on such guaran-
tee.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-21

the Old Furnace. My grandfather
was a carpenter there when it was
in operation. My mothers brother,
Zadoc Hall was a shoemaker. My
mother who was his housekeeper iv-
ed there during the time it was oper-
ated as furnace.
got quite a thrill out of the story
told me by Mr.. Hargis as we rode
through the ruins of that old Furnace.
And was still more excited when we
reached the Pocomoke River.
Mr.. Hargis, the horse and carriage
and I were all carried across the Po-
comoke River in an old roped ferry
boat, or scow, to the swamp road a.
cross the river leading into Newtown
When we emerged from the swamp
road in front Of us was the old Col
Merrill dwelling house and grounds
The road to the left, north, curved
around the Purnell Redden house and
property to DR.. Hearn's gate and there
right into the road back to Snow Hill
on the East side of the river.
Leaving the swamp road, turning
to the right on what is now known
as Front Street, we come to Mrs
Mary Smullin's property, to the VIM
H. S. Merrill property to the VIM. T
Redden dwelling, the storehouse on
the corner at the west end of Market
Street, to the left was the section
known as the Hill or Square. Back
on the west side was the Melvin Bro.
storehouse, a roadway at each side of
it leading to the Pocomoke River. On
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-21

the social life of the worlds capitals
but with the working men and women
of the land over which she rules.
Like the Queen, Mrs. Roosevelt's in
terest in the farmers is well known.
If the example of Mrs. Roosevelt and
Queen Elizabeth has weight with the
women of America, wool will be wide
ly worn this summer. Let us hope
that this gesture of two women will
do much to bring prosperity to mill
lions of other women throughout this
country and the British Empire.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-21

Dominions. AS a result of these
gracious gestures the farmers of Eng
land and the British Empire win have
personal interest in the forthcom-
ing Royal visit.
The fact that these two first lad
les" are to wear the dresses on the oc-
casion of their first meeting is SYM
bolical of the friendship which exists
between the peoples Of the two ma
tions and of the great part which
the wooden industry has played for
many years in the prosperity of both
England and America.
Wool for the fabric from which the
Queens dress is to be made, came
from the finest clips Of the thirty-four
wool growing states. It represents
the hard work and determination of
more than a half million American
farmers who depend at least partly on
their wool for the money which buys
them fod and clothing. By accepting
the two dresses both Her Majesty
and Mrs. Roosevelt have shown their
interest in the lives and success of the
people whom they represent.
The Queen herself knows Scotland
and the wool producing people of that
island well. She grew up among them
and has taken advantage of every OPP
portunity to safeguard their inter-
ests; to promote their welfare. In &C
cepting the gift of the American
wool growers she again shows herself
to be a great and considerable woman
whose primary interests lie not with
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-21
WHY new YORK SHOULD
SELECT LONG ISLAND

Continued from LIST Page this Section
Worlds Fair out on Long Island when
the wonders of the World are perpet-
ually on exhibit in Manhattan is not
plain. But they will work it out and
get away with this streamlined show.
In the yesterdays Of Democracy the
Philadelphia Centennial in 1876 show
ed only three electrical exhibits. To-
day, electricity is as common as cloth
es wringers. Tomorrow there'Il be
television, safe highways, and our
children may live to behold the Gov
eminent balance the national budget.
Today's Worlds Fair spreads over
1916 acres. It is typically New York
in the splendor of colors, mural art
and heroic sculpture. It has unbeliev-
able triumphs in machines for human
needs. Farm efficiency is glorified
in metropolitan conceptions as swell
as the show windows at Wanamaker's
and Macy's. You'll see the Carrel-
Lindbergh mechanical beating heart.
You'll also see the human and mech
anical heart of New York City of To-
day grown from 80 thousand people in
$50 years to 7 million. Much is ex-
pected of Tomorrow.
The thrills of the county and state
fairs are yesterdays, and the old-time
kick over exhibits of big pumpkins
and squashes, fat pigs and fine draft
horses, and butter and eggs, or the
new corn-planters have passed. Farm,
dairy and food exhibits are shown
principally in package goods and bot
ties.
The Philadelphia Centennial of 1876
drew 9,91O,966 visitors. They saw
Bells telephone, Morse's telegraph,
Howe's sewing machine, Illuminating
gas, photography, Hoes printing
press and Fields cable. Statistics of
the annual prosperity wage showed an
average of $377 year.
The Worlds Parliament of Relig-
ion was outstanding at the Chicago
Fair in 1893, and it has never been
even rivaled since that year. The
greatest international display of for
eign navies ever gathered in peace
! time followed the Spanish fleet which
brought over Columbus descendant
the Duke of Veragua, and the Princess
Eulalie, to America. Everybody
walked, and everybody stayed a weel
or two at the Columbian Exposition
A trip on the railroad to far-away
Chicago was the next thing to going t.
Heaven.
The old-time Worlds Fairs wer,
housed in elegant buildings -built al
though intended to last for century
But in 1933-34 Chicago cut out sucl
extravagancies and gave the frs
great exhibitions where modernity wa
the biggest idea. The buildings wer
intended to last only year or two
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-21
QUEEN BESS
ACCEPTS DRESS
FROM AMERICA

News comes from London of the
acceptance by her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth of England of a dress from
the wool growers of America. From
Washington comes word of similar
gift to Mrs. Roosevelt of a dress
from the wool growers Of the British
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-21

The four big causes Of accidents
are:-The driver didn't CARE
He didn't THINK. He didn't
LOOK u. He didn't KNOW.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-21

Navy, japonica, white and
combinations. Included in
the lot are some Emma Jet
ticks, Selby and other well
known makes, values to $3.50.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-21

We have just added
100 pairs high pric-
ed shoes to this lot.