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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-03
Pianist On College
Music Course Jan. z

Franz Bodfors, brilliant young
pianist, will appear in Ramseyer
chapel at s p. m. next Monday as
the second number in the Bluffton
college concert series.
Bodfors has long series of con-
cert successes to his credit, crowned
recently in an appearance at the
Chicago Civic Opera house greeted
by thunderous applause and insist
ent demands for repeated encores.
Bodfors comes from a rich musical
background, both of his parents hav-
ing been prominent musicians. At
an early age the concert artists re-
citals aroused enthusiasm, leading to
his being billed as the young wiz
ard of the keyboard"
Critics have marvelled at his
adaptability to widely varied styles
of compositions and his intuition in
to the correct and stimulating APP
proach to them. His concerts give
striking appeal to the masterpieces
of piano literature.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-03

other two, protected by game laws
and providence, went on their way.
Twenty-six Mexicans in straw hats
and summer clothing created a stir
of excitement by walking down Main
street in near-zero weather last
February. They were new arrivals
from Mexico, here to work as rail-
road section hands, and they came
unprepared for cold weather.
The weather provided its usual
freakish attributes. An early start
of spring found householders now
ing the grass on their lawns in early
March; then it rained so hard ana
so often farmers got to their corn
planting at the latest date in years.
Most unusual coincidence of the
year was when two Detroit auto
mobiles, travelling in the same diree-
tion crashed within 10 minutes in
identical accidents and only half a
mile apart at the edge of town.
Bluffton schools for the first time
in nine years showed an upward
trend of enrolment, with the mark
of 491 the highest since 1886.
Biggest news of the year was the
end of two major wars-with We
day falling on May s, and VI Day
on August Is. The wars end by
the close of the year was followed
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-03
COLLEGE SEEKING
HOUSING FOR WAR
VETERAN Students
Application Made or Govern
ment-Provided I'll ergency
DWELLING
Tight Housing Situation Here
Leaves No Place For
Married Veterans

Emergency government housing
may be made available at Bluffton
college for married war veterans un-
able to find living acct. .nmodations for
their families while attending school.
Application was maze this week by
college authorities to participate in
the Lanhan Act authorized by Cong
ress to permit the establishment bv
the government of temporary housing
facilities on college campuses for the
benefit of veteran-students
Under the Lanham Act, sites for
the emergency housing project must
be provided by the college, which also
is made responsible for the construc-
tion of walks, installa ION of utilities,
etc. A
Houses Provided b government
Temporary family a9uses would
be constructed or mo- ID here by the
government to fill th3 need of addi-
tional living accommodations if Bluff
ton colleges applicat n for partici-
patton in the plan is pproved.
In event governme It approval is
Forthcoming the house would be To-
Gated on the campus t the junction
of College avenue ar College ROAD.
south of the present football field >
Houses provided ", Ter the fe<yral
program are similar to those con-
structed adjacent to al ay camps and
war industries during le war, it was
explained. In some ca IS houses now
abandoned in these locs tons would be
moved to college camr1 ses.
Housing Situation Critical
Housing for married veterans hop
ing to live with their families while
attending college is presenting a
critical problem locan., Pres. L. L.
Ramseyer, of the cole &c, announced
in commenting on the emergency pro-
gram.
One example has b en- that of a
New York veteran wht had to estab-
lish temporary living quarters in a
part of the Americaa -segior hall af-
ter being unable to find any other ac-
commodations locally.
Plenty of rooms are available in
the mems dormitory at the college
for single students, but Buttons
acute housing shortage prevents out
of-town married veterans from hop
ing to establish living quarters here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-03
Town May Get Financial Help
From Proposed Program To
Combat Pollution
Bluffton's Problem OF Sew.
age Disposal Is Common
One In Country


Federal funds to assist Blufton IN
the solution Of its No. l problem
the sewage disposal situation-may
be available during the coming year,
but the grant likely will be in a diff
erent form than proposed in the de
preston era.
Strong sentiment in Washington
legislative circles for the Inauguration
of . program to clean up stream pol
lution-a pressing nationwide prob
lem-may bring shortly the enact
ment of legislation to assist communi-
ties with the work.
Possibility of federal financial aid
in that basis was brought to the at
tention of town officials by Carlton
O. Finkbeiner, senior member of the
Toledo engineering firm of Fink
beiner, Pettis and Strout, which draft
ed the engineering details of Bluff
tons proposed sewerage system.
Situation Is General
In a recent conference with local
officials, Finkbeiner
said the sewage disposal problems
that plague Bluffton are common
thruout the country.
As the nation has become increas-
ingly industriahzed, stream pollution
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-03

For Bluffton folks who have a GOOD
memory, 1945 will be recalled as u
year of unusual occurrences woven
as highlights into the warp and woof
of this community's pattern OF
everyday life.
During the II months oddities in
cluded such freakish examples as a
fire breaking out in a gasoline truck
parked at a filling station while
here to deliver motor fuel right IN
the midst of the worst gas shortage
in history.
Altho no new automobiles have
been marketed in four years and ola
cars are rapidly wearing out, the
number of automobile licenses sold
here increased over the preceding
year for the third successive year.
Leland Diller made the headlines
by twice resigning as clerk of the
board of education within six weeks.
He resigned once, then when his
successor gave up the office, he
served again for one week until an
other clerk could be found.
Robert Luginbuhl came up with
the prize hunting story. On the
first day of the season he flushed
two cocks and two hens who went
up together. Luginbuhl shot once
and the two cock birds fell. The
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-03
Holiday Brings $1,000
Gift To College Here

Christmas cheer in substantial
form to Bluffton college came in the
form of gift Of $4,000 from Mrs.
S. NJ. Musselman of Biglerville, Pa,
one of the large benefactors of the
institution.
Announcement of the gift was
made Monday by DIR. L. L. Ramsey
er, president of the college. This is
the second $4,000 gift from Mrs.
Musselman recently, the first having
been given in November.
Mrs. Musselman and her late
husband, founder and head of a
large fruit canning and processing
establishment were donors of the
colleges Musselman library. The
building together with endowment.
represented a gift of more than
100000. Besides this they have
contributed substantial sums for
other projects of the college here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-03
TO Aid Farmers In
Income Tax Filing

A deputy from the Internal Reve-
nue. Office will be at the post office
here next Tuesday to assist farmers
with their declaration of sestimated
tax and complete income tax return
for 1916, it was announced this
week.
The visit of the deputy here next
Tuesday is for the convenience of
farmers and officials have asked
that only farmers who are required
by law to ale a. declaration or their
final tax return for 1916 on or be-
fore January 10 report at that time.
Individuals who already have filed
their declarations and whose decla-
ration will be within so per cent of
their actual and finally determined
income tax, need not file their reg
ular income tax return until March
Is, 1916
Also those whose income is derived
from wages and salaries are not re-
quired to file their returns until on
or before March Is. Dates will be
announced later for the convenience
of these persons.
Those who received statements for
their fourth quarter installment of
estimated tax and whose declaration
will be within 80 per cent of their
final 1916 income tax, may pay
their final installment on or before
January Is and file their final in
come tax return on or before March
Is.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-03
With The Service Men

Pfc. Roger Howe, son of Mayor
and Mrs. w. A. Howe Of Spring
street has received his discharge
from the Army after 26 months
overseas service in Africa and
Europe.
Sgt. Norman Beidler, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Beidler of South
Jackson street is home, having re-
ceived his Army discharge. He was
overseas in the European theatre of
war for Is months.
Robert S. Oyer, formerly heuten-
ant in the Army medical corps has
been promoted to the rank Of cap
tain. He is stationed in the Phil
ippines.
Heri9Prt Oyer stationed at Nagoya,
Japaie Is been promoted from staff
serehe technical sergeant.
fre Il the Army at Camp Hood,
e ,tas, has arrived here with his
wife. Their household goods which
have been stored in Button were
moved Monday to Lima where he
will be employed at the Dawson
Enamel Products plant.
Sgt. Ralph Waltz, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi Waltz of near Mt. Cory
who served 81 months in the Euro
pean theatre Of war has received his
discharge from the Army.
Pvt Richard Davies who served in
the Pacific war theatre received his
Army discharge at Camp Atterbury,
Ind, and returned Monday to join
his wife and family who have been
making their home with her parents,
: Mr.. and MRS. Frank mcLIroy OF
South Main street.
Master Sgt. Aldine Wiess, Jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Aldine Wiess of
Riley street returned home Satur-
day after receiving his Army dis
charge at Camp Atterbury, Ind. He
spent 55 months in the service, % of
which were in the Southwest Pacific
area.
Sgt. Carl Marshall, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Marshall of Orange
township is expected to arrive home
Thursday after having received his
Army discharge at Indiantown Gap,
Pa, Wednesday, He arrived in
Boston last Friday from the Euro
pean war area.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-03

by termination of all rationing ex-
cept that of sugar, and the town
gradually was returning to a pre-
war way of living.
Politics took a turn for the worst,
and voters elected a write-in candi-
date for mayor in a surprise cam
paign that ended with no one willing
to accept the office.
Postmaster Ed r. Reichenbach
provided the best Good Samaritan
act by staying up all night Christ
mas Eve to help motorists make the
ice-covered grade of a Hill in front
of his house, but the American
Legion also qualified for the select
list by turning over part of its
quarters as living accommodations
for a World War II veteran who had
no place to live while attending col
lege.
The year 1916 also will go down
in history as the one in which iuven-
lie vandalism over September
weekend so completely wrecked the
interior of the grade school building
that classes had to be suspended for
one day.
For the first time in many years
Bluffton had no traffic fatalities OF
accidental deaths during the II
months period, for a particularly
bright spot in the towns record.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-03
Stream Pollution Elimination May
Replace WPA In Federal Sewer Aid


Union prayer services VIII be held
next week in churches here, il is
announced by the Bluffton Minister
ial association. Meetings will. begin
each night at 1880 o'clock The fol-
lowing schedule of meetings and
speakers has been arranged:
Sunday-St. Johns Evangelical &
Reformed, Paul Shelly.
Monday-Church of Christ, Eli
Steiner.
Observation-Disclosures |. ". Bau-
man.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., G. T.
Soldner.
Observation-Disclosures Mennonite,
f. j. Patterson.
Friday-First Mennonite, V. H.
Altman.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-03
Real Estate Deals

Paul Emmert who recently moved
here with his family from Goshen,
Ind, has purchased the Emerson
Lugibihl property on North Jackson
street. The Emmert family are now
occupying the residence.
Emerson Lugibihl purchased the
DR.. John Blackburn property on
East Elm street and moved in dur
ing the holidays. The deal was
handled by Mrs. H. w. Althaus.
DIR. and Mrs Blackburn recently
moved to Columbus
Howard Edinger of Union town.
ship has purchased the Mrs. Anna
Koontz place of IA acres in Orange
township. He will move in the
spring. The place was formerly oc-
cupied by Arthur Nonnamaker who
is now on the John Nonnamaker
farm in Orange township.
Dwight Deeds of Beaverdam has
purchased the Wayne Lugibihl prop
erty on North Main street
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Patterson have
purchased two vacant lots at the
corner Of South Lawn avenue and
kibler street from DR.. Rosella Bied-
mann.
Harold Kindle has purchased a
residence property in Mt. Cory and
will occupy the property this month.
Sidney Garau has purchased a
garage building from Mrs. Noah
Basinger of South Lawn avenue and
moved the structure Wednesday to
his lot on Cherry street which he
purchased from the T. A. Kitchen
estate. Garau expects to remodel
| the building into a dwelling.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-03
WHITE BLANKET OF
SNOW CREETS new
YEARS INAUGURAL
Snowfall New Years Eve Fol-
lowed BY Crisp, Cold
Weather
Bright Sun New Year Morning
is Followed by Snow
Flurries

Snow, ice and colder weather re-
turned to Button Monday night to
greet the arrival Of the New Year
with renewed assault or winter.
Snowfall that started late Mon
day afternoon gave the town and
countryside a fresh white mantle in
setting the stage for the welcome of
1916.
A bright sun shining Tuesday
morning was followed by interrnit-
tent flurries of snow in the after
noon and altho temperatures were
lower, near the 20 degree mark,
there was no return to the zero as
sault Of two weeks ago.
CONTINUED CoLp FORECAST
Continued cold weather is in store
for the remainder of the week, the
thermometer mercury dropping to
ten Wednesday morning, according
to the weatherman.
Highways were made treacherous.
BY the New Years Eve snowfall,
and altho there were the usual
minor mishaps no serious accidents
were reported.
New Years crisp, cold weather
with white setting was in marked
contrast to the miserable weather.
that prevailed on Christmas Eve and
Christmas Day when the gamut was.
run in sporadic bursts of rain, ice,
snow and sleet.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-03
Local Partnership
Buys City Market

Miss Rhoda Amstutz and Henry
Balmer purchased the City Market
grocery here from its Findlay own
ers in a deal closed the first of the
week. They took possession We'd
nesday morning.
The business will be operated as a
partnership. Miss Amstutz was
formerly local manager in charge of
the store.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-03
Fire Department
Makes Run To Farm,

An overheated fue resulted in
turning in of fire alarm from the
farm Of Louis Criblez southwest of
Bluffton, Thursday morning at II
O'Clock. The department here ans
wered the call but their services
were not needed. No damage was
done.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-03
Bible Society Man
To Speak Sunday

Rev. Alvin Becker of Woodburn,
Ind, representing the Northern Bib
lie society will speak at the Defense
less Mennonite church Sunday morn
ing at 10 o'clock it is announced by
the pastor, Rev. Stanley Rupp.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-03
Oyer Trio To Be On
Broadcast FRIDAY

The Oyer Trio with Bettye Jeanne
Lewis, accompanist will be heard in
their weekly broadcast Friday even
ing at 6:15 o'clock from Lima sta
tion WLOK. Last weeks broadcast
was cancelled because of illness.
The following program has been
arranged:
Winter Lullaby, trio; Clair de
Lune, piano solo by Bettye Lewis;
Fairest Lord Jesus, trio; Romance,
Bettye Lewis; Auld Lang Syne, trio.
Plenty of milk is in prospect for
1916 to satisfy demands for fluid
milk and cream. Surplus milk dur
ing May and June probably will flood
over into condensaries, but cream
cries may be short of butterfat the
entire year. Estimates on consump-
tion of dairy products during 1946
have been revised upward due to a
more optimistic view for employ
ment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-10
Toft-YoIe
 In Debote

WaspftOwb, rss, 70 -. The eleventh annual Taft Christmas Mu-
 deal Service Sunday afternoon. a, ss iS. at Christ Church is one Of the f0ttS main events listed on the Taft School calendar this week. The YatesTiaft debate w1il take place tomorrow evening iF the Bingham Auditorium, John AndYews. Assist ant Solicitor General Of the United States, speaking on Government as . Career w1ii be the second speaker in the annual Careers For Service talks Friday evening, The annual Integ.eiBb play competition yitl De staged Saturday evening in the auditorium.
 Resolved. that the President of the United States should be limited to two f0ur-year terms" is the subs teet of the debate tomorrow even- t1g at ss5O between the Taft team under the direction of Roland Tyler and the Yale freshman team coach- e1 by fso1lfn OsseTwe1s. a graduate of Taft and former member of Mir. Tr1eT's team.
 The foll0B1ng boys giil uphold the negative for Taft at watertown: Fe1ton Gibben. Pittsburgh. Pa; Ro- beTs IaguardIa. Long Island City. G Y.; Robert Cries and Edward Prescott. both Of Cleveland. Ohio. Another team tpholding the afIlrm- atlye of the question in New Haven p11 be cofnposed of ROy Hebert. Pleasantyiile. Y. r.: James Kenney, Waterbury. Conn. Robert Mason. Short Beach. Conn: and Colin Nc AnenT, Princeton. N. j.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-10
Irvine Held 

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-10
OBITUARY
Giuseppe AIberti

Giuseppe Alberti. e5. Se Scott Aveue. Seymour, died yesteroay morning at the Griffin Hospital after a weeks illness. He was born in Italy, coming to this country as a young man and settled in Sey- m1our where he had resided for 30 years. He was employed as a brass worker al the Americna Brass Co, Ansonia.
 Mir. Alberti was a communicant Of the Holy Rosary Church, An- sonia. a member of St. Joseph's Society, Arlsonia, and the Seymour Italtan-American Club.
 Besides his wife, Mrs. Tnno- cenzia Alberti. he is survived by two daughters. Mrs. Joseph Francolini of Ansonia and Mrs. Stephen vane of Seymour; two sons, Michael and Lawrence Alberti. both of Seymour three stepdaughters, Mrs. Louis Asciuto of Ansonia: Mrs. Ignacs D'Alexander of Seymour and Mrs Dominic Dlgesere os Brooklyn Y. r.: two stepsons, Anthony Gug- lilfzza of Ansonia and Carl Gugliuz- za of Seymour: and a sister and several nieces and nepiaews.
 The funeral will be held Thurs day morning. time and other are rangements to be announced
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-10
Men Beot, Rope AIumnc OF Smith
 Designer RsgFets
 Ride With Couple
 ln NOVthompeom

Northampton, Mass. Dec. i0= tUpD--A pretty young Smith Cols leae graduate from New York was beaten, raped and thrown from on automobile early today by two men who picked her up at a bus stop and drove her to a lonely road where she Was stripped of most Of her clothes,
 Identified as Miss Louise Moore, 2i, q student Of sculpture and a designer at the Turnip Yard Ornamental Bronze Go. in South Deerfield, the girls condition was said to be not critical.
 Her mother, Mrs. Florence Moore of Beech Tree Lane, Brondville, N. Y., was notified that her daughter had been hospitalized.
 Authorities said the girl attended a lecture here last night and was waiting at bus stop enroute home wf1en q brown sedan stopped. Two men offered her a ride, it was said.
 The girl vas driven to a lonely sec. ton Of Bridge Road near St, Marys Cemetery. Here the girl put up a desperate battle with the pair. How. ever, she apparently was overpower- ed after most of her clothing had been ripped off and her face, eyes and nose battered and bruised.
 Apparently Letter Carrier Leo j. Murphy frightened the men away. As lie drove toward his home he saw the girl roll from an automobile which started up and sped away.
 The girl staggered to her feet and fell again. Murphy stopped his car and carried her into his nearby home. Here his wife administered first aid while Murphy summoned Police Sgt. John J. O'Connell.
 Enroute to a hospital, Miss Moore became unconscious, but mumbled something about two men.
 4 graduate of Smith College last June. Miss Moore had been living for about six weeks in the South Deerfield home of Mir. and Mrs. Will liam Broxton. She had maiored in art at college and was continuing her studies in sculpture.
 Mrs Broxton described Miss Moore as a quiet, charming girl"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-10
IN MEMORHAM

In loving memory of Ernest A. Mazaika, who died Dec. 10, 1s45, our beloved husband and father: Your gentle face and patient smile. With sadness we recall. You had a kindly word for each, And died beloved by all. The voice is mute and stilled the
 heart
 That loved us we'll and true, An, bitter was the trial to part, From one so good as you. You are not forgotten loved one, Nor will you ever be. As long as life and memory last, We will remember thee. We miss you now, our hearts are
 sore,
 As time goes by We miss you more. Your loving smile, your gentle face. No one can fill your vacant place.
 (Signed).
 WIFE and CHILDREN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-10
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-10
Slides Depict W0ROOmoQeS

ne Nep, re. Dom e. WNmNe, pastor ce tfe &ecoAa Con0FakA tione Al Chugoh, Sllowe6 sllae& SmaAy afternoon No elge ealerlM Healows1lin of tlse church. Felese WSse easee on hlS eek aaSt week on War NtctinaS ana NeconStrQcti0A.
 fge Sh0wea Slse oanoea ca41leagalS lS of St. James and Se, eNna aA fsoAs aon, what WIS left of ta1e eHS oi PDm0uth, Ghe eomoea Saeewil cstheofal la and tlle t0ar wans os St, Andrews Chwch tn plyTnouth in theif devastated condttloN eseer bombing,
 The Aext meetlne of the Henow~ ship win be held Sunday Afternoon, Dec fS, et 4sS0, et Davenport NAM, Robert GaMe preS8aane. norctAg Dongelot will lead Q group Siscus~ sion on War Victims. All interested boys and girls of Aich Scho@ aee are invited to attend.