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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-02

death when the word leaked out and
prices of possible building sites
scared =. however, reports persist
that Buttons proposed roadside
park on North Main street near
Buckeye lake which didn't jell last
summer is now reasonably certain
and that frost Saturday night
gave cherry and peach prospects the
hardest bump of the season-and
did considerable damage to the out
look for an apple crop 8. and
Bluffton householders whose coal
bins were empty and no coal to be
had did everything short of breaking
up the family furniture to obtain
firewood.
High school band uniforms-in
bright reds and blues and dazzling
greens with more gold braid than
that of navy admiral of the fleet
paraded Bluffton's streets last Sat
urday. 1t was a gala affair when
youths from nearly a score of
Northwestern Ohio high schools were
here for a band contest. And be it
said to the credit of the crowd that
it was a well-behaved, orderly lot of
young people who thronged Bluff
toms eating places and bought up all
the chocolate bars in sight and then
started on cookies.
1t was a field day for Bluffton
groups interested in the promotion
Of uniforms for the high school band
here, giving everyone an opportunity
for a closeup of some of the lead
ing school bands regalia.
And while the Northwestern Ohio
group was contesting for honors
here, the Carrollton high school mu-
sicians, directed by Herbert Jones,
former Bluffton college student was
winning top places in the Eastern
Ohio district contest at Muskingum
college. The Carrollton group was
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E1rose

Mrs. Emaline Nonnamaker spent
the week end at the Lendon Basing-
er home.
Recent callers in the Myron STRAIT
ton home were Russell Stratton and
son Scott of West jefferson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wright Klingler, daughter Dor
othy and son Don, Mrs. J. D. Clymer,
Mrs. Bernard Stratton, daughter
Elaine and son Larry and Milton
Benroth.
Miss Helen Pifer is convalescing at
the White Cross hospital in Columbus
following a surgical operation.
Callers in the Ami Nonnamaker
home were Chas. Nonnamaker, Mr..
and Mrs. C. V. Klingler and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Nonnamaker
and son Ralph, Mrs. Linda Koontz,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Koontz and son
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-02
LEGAL NOTICE

In the Probate Court Of Allen County, Ohio,
Case No. 23449.
Harley w. Shrider, who resides at $500
East 18th Street, Mclaughlin Heights VAN
courier. Washington, and Lawrence w.
Shrider. whose last known address was e5
Labelle Ave-, Highland Park. Detroit, Mich
igan, and whose present place of residence
is unknown to plaintiff and can not with
reasonable diligence be ascertained. will take
the estate of Mary j. Shrider deceaaed on
the 23rd day of March, 1916. filed his petit
ton in the Probate Court within and for the
County of Allen and State of Ohio, alleging
that the personal estate of said decedent is
insufficient to pay her debts and charges of
administering her estate: that she died seized
in fee simple of the following described real
estate situate in the County Of Allen, State
OF Ohio. and Village of Blufton, to-wit
Being the undivided one-half (Ih) interest
in the following described real estate:-
One (461) and Number Four Hundred Sixty
Two t462) in Elmer r. Ewings Addition to
the Village of Bluffton, in the Village of
Bluffton, Allen County, Ohio.
The prayer of said petition is for the sale
of said premises. for the payment of debts
and charges aforesaid.
The persons first above mentioned will
further take notice that they have been made
parties defendant to said petition and that
they are required to answer the same on or
before the 9th day of May. 1916.
A. ID. GRATZ. Administrator
of the estate of
Mary ]. Shrider. Deceased.
Harry j. Bennett,
Attorney at Law,
9i8 National Bank Bldg.
Lima, Ohio.
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Comes May . S. month of May
queens and May baskets
and late spring frosts and a
new sugar stamp S. and primary
election next Tuesday which appar-
emily everyone has orgotten-won-
der what's happened to that oldtime
political spirit that made grand
pappy take his politics straight-he
never scratched ballot since Grover
Cleveland ran the first time-but
nowadays they can't even fill the
ticket how come, we'd like to
know-and don't forget to vote-if
we don't select good men at the pri-
mary we can't elect good men in
November and talk last week
of new industry coming to Bluff
ton apparently died a premature
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-02

High prices for land make it diff
ficult for veterans to finance pur-
chase of farms. Up to April, 1916,
21,7s9 veterans had made applica-
tions to Farm Security Administra-
ton for help in farm purchase
financing but only 702 of the appli-
cations had been approved. Farm
Security loans to permit operation of
farms on shares or by rental had
been approved for 1916 veterans.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-02

awarded superior ratings in band,
mixed chorus and boys and girls
choruses. Jones is a son-in-law of
the Harvey Beidlers of South Jack
son street, his wife being the former
Ruth Beidler.
Recent death of DR.. Walter E..
Dandy, 60-year-old surgeon of Johns
Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, one of
the worlds leading brain specialists,
recalled to Bluffton people that Miss
Doris Diller, daughter of the John
A. OILERS of North Jackson street,
nurse in that hospital, had worked
with him for a number of years on
surgical cases. DR.. Dandy developed
a number of new procedures in brain
surgery and was the author of
books on the subject.
Another News reader who quail
fies for the 50-year subscribers club
is Horace Stratton, south of Bluff
ton. He has been taking the News
for So years and his father, Asa
Stratton was one of the original
subscribers when the paper was
founded back in 1875 and it has
always been in the family since.
Glad to see Philip Conser in town,
Saturday, with the band of Toledo
Waite high school. Conser, a form
er Bluffton high principal left here
30 years ago for Lima and since
1920 has been in Toledo Waite where
he is now principal. Jesse Steiner,
formerly of Bluffton, teaches history
in the same high school.
Never know what you'll meet on
the road nowadays, says Ed Smith
of Grove street near the Riley creek
bridge. Driving from Lima the
other day a big cock pheasant flying
across the highway crashed into the
windshield of Smiths car resulting
in a fatality for the bird and a
shattered windshield for the Bluff
ton man.
Word from Harold Wenger, form
er Bluffton man now in Houston,
Texas, that he likes the country and
especially the Rio Grande valley
where he is connected with a de-
velopment project in an orange and
grapefruit growing section.
If you attended Mills Bros. circus
here early last summer, you'll re-
member Burma, the 35-year-old cir
Gus elephant which was one of the
main attractions of the show. Well,
Burma broke loose from her moor
ings and went on a one-hour spree
while the circus was showing at
Marion last week as you may have
seen by press dispatches.
Her principal depreciation consist
ed of fiattening backyard fences as
she wandered thru alleys upsetting
garbage cans and investigating the
contents for tempting morsels.
Burma was just careless-not VIC
ious. She was finally cornered at a
street intersection and recaptured by
police and truckload of circus en-
ployes.
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Robert, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Mar
quart, Mrs. Myron Stratton, Mrs. J.
ID. Clymer, Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Pif-
er.
The Olive Branch L. A. S. will be
held at the church Wednesday after
noon, May Sth. A Mothers Day
program will be held at that time.
Union prayer service at Bethesda
this Thursday evening.
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Crow, high school teachers who will
not be back next year and also an
elementary teacher to take Mrs.
Mitchell's place.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-04

THE city awaited the opening Of the Temple OF the
Human Spirit Hopton Stoddard returned from abroad.
Ellsworth Toohey met him at the pier and took him to
the Temple The old panicstricken when he
the buildings startling originality.
Toohey struck at Stoddards weakest pont-guilt God
has chosen this way TO reject your Offering he said The
terrified Stoddard easily persuaded TO lend himself to
Tooheys scheme 10 Howard Roark He agreed TO
the architect for the cost of altering the Temple
Teoheys Banner column the next day fayed Roark and
the Temple under the title "Sacrege" He wrote "A per-
entering temple wishes TO humble his pride TO con-
fess his unworhness This place orbds it, The emotions
It suggests arrogance, sudacity, se1-eXatauon."
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-04
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dard?" She said, "Yes, will testify for Stoddard"
The trial opened in February of 1881. An impressive
array of architectural experts including Ellsworth Toohey
scored the Temple Roark had hired lawyer He sat
alone at the defense table He asked no questions
Peter Heating took the stand His eyes avoided Roarks
He told of Roarks expulsion from Stanton lie said Roak
had been fired by Francon for incompetence He said the
Temple lacked artistic integrity"
mo questions said Roark This concluded the first day
Of the trial That evening friends gathered in Roaks
They to cheer him but instead il Roark who
helped them Peter Heating lay half-streched
Speakeasy table, his face on his 80.
CONTINUED tOmorrow)
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-04

clamor of indignation against Roark and his
Temple The Banner leaped TO the crusade. Gail Wynand
his yacht in the Indian Ocean, but his editors
the occasion by themselves The few who spoke for the
Temple drowned in the storm.
Howard Roark did nothing He told Dominique. 81 don't
believe il matters to methat they're going TO destroy it.
designed that temple built it, Nothing else important"
"You shouldn't have delivered il to the sort of thing
they're doing. That's why took commissions away from
you. To give them no right TO do this to you :"
Later Dominique demanded OF Toohey. what do you
intend TO accomplish by it," Toohey smiled He admitted
Temple would be forgotten. But Roark would
live down the scandal He asked You'll testify for Stod
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-12-19
LITTLE STORIES Of The WEEK
By FLORENCE OLIVER ts:.~~
le news to Kennewick 2442 before Wednesday noon

Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Brown plan
to 60 to Tacoma Sunday to spend
the holidays with their daughter,
Mrs. j. X. English and family.
Miss Caroline Kauth, who is en-
ployed in Bremerton and Ted
Kauth, who is attending PIC in
Portland, are expected home Mon
day for the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Frank Maupin and B. S.
Miller accompanied Mr.. Maupin
to Lakima Friday to attend the
district meeting of the State Re-
clamation Association.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neel Lampson an
nounce the arrival of a daughter,
Mary Carol, born Saturday, Dec.
at the hospital in Pasco.
Lowell Taylor, student at Whit
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ter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. G..
Juneau on New Years.
Mrs. I. Serier will be hostess to
the Needle club on Friday after
noon at their annual Yuletide
party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Markham
received Christmas greetings We'd
nesday morning from their son
Fred Jr. by way of transatlantic
phone from Heidelberg, Germany.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carlich, pro-
prietors of The Cottage, and their
young son Peter, plan on going
Monday to spend the holidays
with relatives at Portland and
Cannon Beach. They expect to be
back Jan. 1.
Rev. and Mrs. John Coan's son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Royce Coan and the children came
Monday from Buena Vista for a
visit over the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern McDermit
and son Gary of Finley were Sum
day dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold O'Hair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Tweedt and
Herb LEM went to Tollgate over
the week end for the skiing.
Mrs. Allen Deffenbaugh's father,
M. c. Wagy arrived Saturday from
Kansas City to make a holiday
visit at the Deffenbaugh home.
Mrs. Wagy came previously and
has been a guest of her daughter
for some time.
Rev. and Mrs. j. A. Breice, Mrs.
George Hanson and Mrs. Leisure
returned Thursday from Califor-
mia where they had been visiting
for several weeks in Pasadena,
San Diego and Lemon Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Drew are in
Baker, Oregon, called there by the
illness of Mr.. Drew's father.
Maurice E. Neill. student at
Stanford university, is here from
Palo Tito to visit his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Jennings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Bateman
and daughter from Lake Mills,
Iowa, are visitors of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Bateman.
Art Pasche and Miss Bette Mae
Pearson were in Spokane for the
week end visiting Pasche's sister,
Miss Alice Pasche.
Quite a number of people from
Kennewick drove to Walla Walla
Sunday to hear Handel's oratorio
s'The Messiah" given at the First
Presbyterian church under the
direction of Beulah Bell Chand-
Ter. Mrs. Herbert Misner and
Charles Peter from this city were
among those taking solo parts.
Little Gary Vibber, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Vibber, who was
ill and under treatment at the
Pasco hospital for several days, is
home again and recovering rapid
II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Colean have
sold their residence on Second Ave
East to Harley A. Sweeney OF Ben
ton City who took possession on
Wednesday.
A group of Mrs. Gladys Bolon's
friends surprised her Tuesday eve
ming with a miscellaneous bridal
shower at her home. The affair
was in charge of Mrs. Violet Lar
son, secretary for the county agent
in the Extension Office. After the
unwrappng of the gifts, clever
Christmas games were the diver
sion.
The Holy Names society gave a
mixer party last Thursday at the
Recreation hall. The evening was
spent playing cards and dancing.
Mrs. Walter Holmes of Prosser
is visiting this week at the home
of her mother Mrs. Gladys Bolon.
John Grayenslund. F1/c arriV-
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man college, who was injured re-
Gently in a motorcycle accident in
Walla Walla, reports to home folks
that he is back in classes although
still under care at the infirmary.
Mrs. Rec McReynolds returned
Wednesday morning from two
months visit in Montana, Wiscon-
sin and Chicago. She states that
bad storms were encountered in
Dakota and Montana on the trip
home, delaying the train several
hours. ..-
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E. Ridley went
to Cheyenne Wednesday evening
to spend Christmas with their
daughter, Mrs. w. J. Bell and fam
ily.,. They plan to 60 to Los An
geles to be with Mr.. Ridley'S sis
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where he was an instructor before
entering the armed services. He
will continue as an instructor.
Mrs. Leo Dyson has been quite
i'll for the past week at her home
is reported to be much improved.
Paul Julseo was honored with a
surprise birthday party on Dec. 10.
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The evening was spent .,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Blum 90 o. = ards
chez pere out Of town sn =, Menat.
The Ladies Circle of tba 8,
tan church met WednesJae. Chris.
home of Mrs. George Reiss a. y Tie
potluek dinner at one o'cIo S .lot
lowed by an exchange of * To-.
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How tall does your grass
grow? Ksnnewick grass gets up
around ten feet. Here Bill Green
is holding some grass tops
up with 4 hoe. Ends Of the
sprigs may not be entirely Wis
IDLE in the reproduction Of the
picture. but Bill insists the
sprays extend beyond the end Of
the hoe.
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lund. His stay is until Christmas
evening when he will return to
his ship, the USS Macon, which
is scheduled for Iceland.
Frank Mueller, formerly of Ken
newick, has acquired a half in
terest in the California College of
Mortuary Science in Los Angeles
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ed early Wednesday morning for
visit at home, flying from Phil
adelphia by way of Seattle where
he visited his sister, Miss Wilma
on Tuesday. He was met at Yaki-
ma by his father, Wilmot GravenS-
Evening star., 1946-01-25

could one reconcile oneself except by
faith and determination that it should
not have been in vain and that the
country, the Nation, would be worthy?
The fantastic American production
was the result OF that community effort.
High wages and profits were the crea-
ton OF national effort directed toward
clear goal. Now we seem to think
it was the other way around, that wages
and/or profits created the victory and
not that the will to victory, the will to
preserve and defend ones civilization.
released the material power. We were
seeking first the welfare of the Nation,
and all the rest was added unto us.
That is what we have to seek again,
and that is what is Disappointing the
President will forgive me-in his mes
sage on the state of the Union. I do
not want to criticize the President, for
he has an unenviable job, and no one
as far as can see, is doing much to help
him. But the people would help him
the people would help anybody who
would articulate for them a new vision
Of the land that we could build, the
great beautiful country we could build,
all together. as a living memorial for
S'SAs w oAi o"A &iNiSCo dAu UuI UNn
noblest selves.
Sometimes when read what ] have
lately written deprecate its pessimism,
and indeed there is every visible rea-
son for pessimism. But pessimism, the
dictionary tells us, is the conviction that
the world and mankind are more evil
than good and nothing in my experience
OF life justifies such q view. But for q
nation OF people to be at its best it
must be living as community, bent on
a goal that satisfies the longing and
will to creation. to advance, to beauty,
to love. 1t must have vision, frame
OF values, mission, within which the
inevitable Illustrations and disappoint-
ments Of individuals and groups assume
relative insignificance, as they do in war.
There must, as William James saw, be
moral equivalent for war, or there is
no creative peace, no peace of mind, or
peace of human relationships, which
can only come from the sense of the
people that they are doing something
together, larger and greater than their
own interests or even their own i'm
mediate times.
released by the Bell Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1946-01-25
HitIer's Testument
From the New York Times.


No doubt their Anal rawlings were in
spired, in part at least, by their con-
scious effort to write their own legend
Ia legend of justification in the
face of death, with an eye to history.
That legend has long since been torn
to shreds by the revelations Of Nuern-
berg, which gave the lie to Hitler's per-
sistent claim that he did not want war,
while the murder factories and concen-
tration camps are a gruesome commen-
tary upon his final boast that he would
make the Jews pay, even though by
more humane means than war" But
more than anything else, these rawlings
voice final warning against the whole
system which these men represented
the system of absolute and therefore
corrupting power embodied in mon
strous Moloch State which can live only
upon human sacrifice and in the end
eats up not only its enemies but its own
children. II the end Of Hitler and his
Third Reich drive home that warning to
the rest of mankind, they will have
served at least one purpose that q not
evil. -
Evening star., 1946-01-25

endeavor to rule France rather than be
a tool of the National Assembly. He
also desiredt to organize strong military
force against the desire of the Com
munists, who were following Moscow's
lead
The army in France today is an
important factor. 1t is well disciplined
and obeys its commanding officers with
out restriction. Among these the most
important figure is Gen. Delattre de
Tassigny an eccentric personality who
is both able and ambitious.
Gen. de Gaulle suspected him of being
possible rival and relieved him of his
command in Germany. He gave him an
honorary position as inspector general
of the armies. Gen. de Tassigny was
frustrated at doing nothing and began
to show his teeth by contracting the
Communist leaders.
Gen. de Gaulle became uneasy and
placed him in the responsible position
of chief OF staff of the French Army.
In this job Gen. de Tassigny held real
power. He replaced a number Of officers
with his own favorites-all energetic
men fully devoted to him.
According to reports from Paris, Gen.
de Tassigny still hopes to play a greater
role than that of chief of staff of a
somewhat reduced army and does not
care where his power may come from.
II the Communists, whom he is said to
admire, are willing to use him for their
own purposes, he will not be reluctant
to throw his lot with them, particularly
inasmuch as he is believed to be dis
pleased with the attitude of the western
democracies toward his country and
himself
Foreign observers who have been
watching developments in France re-
gard Gen. de Tassigny as man who
is playing for big stakes and who is
convinced that France may be better
served by aligning herself with the
strongest military power in the world
Russia-rather than with the uncertain
democracies across the Channel and the
Atlantic
For the time being, however, the WE'LL
organized and politically wise Com
munist party is interested in drafting
a new constitution in which its ideas
will be predominant. Under the tenn
porary setup existing today in France,
the presence Of a strong man at the
head OF the government is detrimental
to the objectives OF Thorez and his
associates. They seem justified in their
belief that M. Gouin will be a mere
fgurehead who will not inspire any
opposition to their plans.
Evening star., 1946-01-25
On the Record
By Dorothy Thompson

Years ago one Of the great American
philosophers. William James, wrote a
little essay, called "A Moral Equivalent
for War" Prof. James differed some
what from the predominant thinking OF
his age. He did not think that war was
an "unmitigated" evil. II it were, he
saw. 1t would have been abolished long
ago.
Prof. James saw that war, with all its
terrors and griefs, fulfilled the function
Of binding and OF recalling men from
selfish indiyidualism to the community,
awakening the sense Of oneness, and the
major virtues Of heroism and sacrifice.
50 that while 1t released instincts of
aggression 1t compensated, to a remark
able degree, BY releasing the opposite
instincts, too, OF comradely affection
and self-abnegation. He did not, for
this reason. become an apologist for war.
But he did see that the abolition OF war
might lead to Grass materialism and
man societies, unless life in peace also
called on the major virtues in pursuit
Of common goal.
Now we see how right he was, as the
loving solidarity that bound us together
collapses, as our armies become hardly
more than mobs, as management and
labor lock the economy in a paralyzing
struggle, as Congress and the admins
tration become no longer one govern
ment, but two, and the masses Of the
people settle into apathy.
There was this to worry about during
the war: Many Of the people. who in
powerful ways influence our habits of
thought, seemed unaware that all un-
consciously they were helping prepare
this generalization. / think Of some Of
the advertisements we read that held
before the peoples eyes peace in terms
of illimitable rayons, gasoline, and
houses equipped with every gadget =.
peace as one big spending spree. 1t was
painful to hundreds Of thousands who
during the war had only one prayer,
Dear God, take care of him :. please,
dear God help him to live i. -
accompanied by those childlike promises
one makes, IF only this be granted /
will never complain. will be good"
No one who had son in grievous battle
thought about the new refrigerator.
And If the dreaded telegram came. how