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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-25
STUDENT RECITAL

Bluffton college department of
music will present students of Prof.
Sidney Hauenstein and Pearl Mann in
recital in the chapel next Monday
night.
High school and grade pupils will
appear on the program from 7 to 8
p. m, and college students from 8
to Q p. m. The public is invited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-25
Business Men To
Meet Next Week

April meeting of the Bluffton
Business Mems association has been
postponed until $50 p. m. next
Wednesday, May l, in the Walnut
Grill, it was announced Tuesday by
Silas Diller president of the organi-
zation.
Determining business hours for
summer operation and means of
financing the groups sponsorship of
Bluffton recreational activities this
summer will be items on the pro-
gram.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-25
English War Bride OF Harry Shrider
Will Arrive I'm BlufftOn Next Week
Red Cross Quota Of
Yarn Assigned Here

Bluffton branch of Allen County
Chapter, American Red Cross, has
been asked to accept a quota of
yarn, to be made into garments
for service men who are now in
convalescent hospitals.
All knitting being done at the
present time is either for hospitals
or for men who are just going into
the Army of Occupation.
There are still men who will be
hospitalized for some time to come,
and they need knitted garments now
as well as they did while they were
doing the fighting.
Please contact Mrs. Paul Studler
if you are interested in helping
these service men.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-25
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Hardwick. q
girl. Sue Ellen. Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Hersh, Con-
tinental, boy, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Fleming, Ada
girl, Linda Lou, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Beach
Bluffton, a boy, Ronald Eugene
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Culp, Lima
girl, Carol Lee, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Stauffer oi
Biglerville, Pa, a son Don Aller
born at that place last Wednesday
Mrs. Stauffer is the former Miss
Helen Wells of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-25
Steinn1an Leader At
Church Conference

Forrest Steinman, Bluffton lum-
herman, will be one of the group
leaders at the spring district lay
conference of the Lima district of
Methodist churches, to be held Sun
day, May 5, at Bellefontaine.
Steinman also serves in the con-
ference as one of the associate lay
leaders of the organization.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-25
Mems Quartet At
Missionary Church

A mems quartet from Ft. Wayne
Bible institute together with a stu
dent preacher will be in charge of
services at the Missionary church
here Sunday morning at 1880 and
in the evening at 7:30 it is an
nounced by the pastor, Rev. Robert
Welsh.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-25
BluftOn High Pupils
Win Music HOnOrs

Bluffton High musicians received
superior ratings in four divisions in
Northwestern Ohio musical competi-
ton last Saturday at Bowling Green
State university, to quality for state
competition at Columbus in May.
Bluffton winners included Elmer
Stonehill, baritone solo; Anne Nc
Ginnis, soprano solo; Mary K. Bau-
man, piano and boys quartet.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-25
MATTER PLOT In
LOTS; TOWN MAY
A B IAN DON WELL
State Board of Health Reports
Well Cannot Be Used if
Homes Are Built
Water Source Dilemma Another
Example of Growth from
Small Town Stage

A State Board of Health ruling
last week that the building of homes
in the Matter subdivision along Har-
mon road would require abandonment
of the towns major water-producing
we'll is another problem inherent with
Buttons growth from a typical
Ohio village to an industrialized
small city.
Report of the state board, based
on an investigation made here two
weeks ago, points out that properly
safeguarding the city water supply
is paramount to all other considera-
tions, and that establishment of
residences within 800 feet of the well
would force its abandonment.
With growth of the town in a
postwar building boom encroch-
ing on the city's water supply, it is
probable that Bluffton will have to
follow the example set by larger
cities and bring in its water from
greater distances.
Two Alternatives
Installation of equipment to
chlorinate the towns water, or pur-
chase of the entire Matter tract
surrounding the present well, are the
only alternatives to abandoning the
well in case building of homes is
started in the vicinity, it was pointed
out.
Both of these, however, would en-.
| tail greater expense than establishing
new we'll outside the city limits
and it is likely the latter course viii
be followed when the matter even
tually comes to head.
Final step in opening the Matter
subdivision for the sale of lots wa:
taken last week at meeting of the
municipal council when a survey
providing for IL lots fronting OF
Harmon road was approved by the
councilmen.
| The towns acceptance or rejection
of the subdivision could be predicted
only on whether the survey of lot
conformed to standard communit.
practice, and no technicality could b,
enforced on the grounds that th
sale of building sites would inter
fere with the municipalities waite
supply, it was pointed out.
Extend Garau Street
In the survey, it was proposed +
extend Garau street 1876 feet cas-
from its present dead end at Harmo
road the depth of the lots, with fv
building sites lieing north of tn
| street, facing on Harmon road, an
six lots to the south of Garau stree
All lots are 60 feet wide, wit
four 12foot public allays provided q
intervals of one TO every two lot
A 16-foot alley will run at the rea
of the lots which are $50 feet deel
/ Options had been taken on six c
the lots it was reported to th
council by Walter Stratton, repre-
senting the Matter interests in lay
ing out the subdivision, and in vie
. of the interest shown, building on tt
sites may not be too far in til
. future.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-25
Apathy And Unrest Highlight Confused
Farm Picture AS Planting Season Nears
Pleas About Farm Production Relieve World Food Short
age Conflict with Recommendations for Cubacks
and Conservation Operations
No Evidence of Expanded Acreage in Buton District This
Spring. Farmers Complain of Price Levels,
Lack of Machinery and Help

Apathy and the of recommendations
creased food production and conflicting suggestions
quality of this
unsettled time in the of the Oldest agricultural
observers.
the articles appearing below discussed the
factors Bluon take consideration this
them.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-25
Scouts Will Collect
Waste Paper Saturday

Bluffton Boy Scout Troop will
collect waste paper Saturday after
noon, rain or shine. Newspapers
and magazines should be in in bund-
les on the curb at noon. Farmers
may leave bundles at rear of the
town hall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-25
COUNTY WILL NOT
ACT IN MALARIA
SURVEY OF TOWN
Bluffton Must Solve Problem to
Determine if Malaria Mo- !.
squitoes Are Here
Investigation of Mosquito Types
and Summer Control Prob
lens for Council

Buttons mosquito control problem
and the responsibility of determining
whether there are malaria carriers
in the mosquito population were toss
ed right back into the lap of the
municipality last week by the Allen
County Board of Health.
No action will be taken locally by
the county board because malaria is
not a contagious disease in the ac-
cepted sense, and in that respect con-
ditions that might lead to its oc-
currence do not technically fall with
in the jurisdiction of the board.
Board Has No Funds
In addition, board spokesman said
they do not have funds either for
mosquito investigation or control
problems, and the matter therefore
appears to be one which the town
must solve on its own responsibility.
DR.. M. X. Bixel, of Bluffton, vice.
president of the board of heealth,
presented the local problem to the
county organization at its meeting
last Wednesday, after the situation
had come up for considerable dis
cussion at a meeting of the town
council earlier in the week.
Town To Investigate
Meanwhile plans are being made
by the high school biology department
to conduct an investigation under the
direction of w. o. Geiger, instruc-
tor, who also is town clerk. A re-
port on the investigation will be made
to the council by Geiger.
Specimens will be caught as soon
as warm weather brings them out in
sufficient quantities to assure getting
some of each type prevalent here.
Miss M'Della Moon, head Of the
biological science department at Bluff
fton college, said that the malaria
carrying mosquito can readily be re-
cognized by a trained investigator,
because of physical characteristics
peculiar to the type.
AT the same time, the municipal
administration is making every effort
to obtain an operator to continue a
spring and summer program of mos
quito control spraying which has been
in effect here since 1910.
Control Is Helpful
Operation of this program has
changed Bluffton from the county's
worst mosquito-infested locality to
one fairly free of the pests.
Cumulative effect of five summers
of rigid control would largely be null
lified if spraying of streams and other
breeding places is dropped this year.
| Uncontrolled breeding this summer
would mean just that many more
| mosquitoes to overcome next year, it
was pointed out. Sewage-laden
waters of Big and Little Riley are
ideal breeding sources.
For the past three years, Mayor
w. A. Howe handled the control pro-
gram when no one else could be OBJ
tanned for it, but he will not consider
"pinch- hitting" again this summer.
Consequently the search for an OPP
orator is one of the paramount prob
lens facing town authorities.
The malaria situation came into the
picture at council discussion of the
overall problem, when it was pointed
out that no control of mosquito in
festation here might bring an out
break of the disease should malaria
carrying mosquitoes bite returned
war veterans during a recurrence oi
malaria they suffered overseaS
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-25
TOWNS MUNICIPAL
PROBLEM LIST Is
GROWING LONGER
Light Plant Expansion Needs
Latest Conditions Demon
strating Towns Growth
Blufft0n Seen As Suffering Most
Severe Growing Pains In
Towns History

Disclosure last week that new
boiler is needed to provide expanded
electrical generation facilities at the
municipal light plant is the latest ad-
dition to the growing list of pressing
problems accentuating the fact that
Bluffton has completely outgrown its
community framework originally de-
signed to serve a small farm trading
center.
With industrialization entering in
the picture to degree undreamed of
here two decades ago, the municipal
ity today is suffering from the most
severe growing pains in its existence.
Unless measures for further growth
and development come soon, condi
tion of arrested progress is certain
to develop.
Fifteen years ago there was only
one major problem indicating an out
moded municipal framework-Bluff-
tons long deferred sewage disposal
question.
Problem List Grows
Today, the list is a formidable one,
principally because residents for too
many wears have postponed remedial
action as the various problems arose.
Remedying conditions soon, how
ever, must be undertaken for the
growing industrialization and busi-
ness phases of the community are
hamstrung by the following list:
Need for adequate municipal
sewage disposal facilities.
2-Expansion of municipal cleo
trio current generating facilities
thru addition of $1,000 pounds
per hour boiler.
3-Requirements for additional
dwellings, estimated conserva-
lively at no less than so.
4-Overcrowded condition at the
Community hospital, demanding
a new wing with more bed capa-
city.
5-Need of new buildings in the
downtown district for additional
business pursuits.
6-State recommendation that
new and larger water tower is
needed to replace the towns So
year-oid tank.
Need of a fuil-time summer
recreational director; and ex-
panded Harmon field program;
and establishment of a "teen-
age" recreational center for the
winter months.
S-Problems arising from threat
ened loss of the major water pro-
ducing well operated by the wat
er works, as result of continu-
ed residential expansion of the
town.
Delay Aggregates Situation
Unfortunately, delay in facing the
issue squarely as the various prob
lens arose, plus a wartime mora
forum on municipal projects, means
that today the town may be forced
to undertake several costly improve
ment programs at the same time.
"What was good enough for oul
fathers" is not good enough for Bluff
fton today, it has been pointed ou
by community leaders vitality inter
ested in solution to the problem.
There is no middle road as the.
see it; either Buttons continues
progress will stand checkmated a
the crossroads of municipal indiffer
ence, or immediate action must b
undertaken to complete the meta
morphosis that industrialization an
municipal growth have started.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-19
Girl Scouts At
Camps Here And
At Camp Crabtree

Camping activities for Girl Scouts
in this county will be continued
with plans being made for a day
camp for scouts Of troop number 3
and for a camping period at Camp
Crabtree. an established Girl Scout
camp Only recently scouts of troop
number three encamped at Camp
Indianhead for period Of ten days.
A day camp for troop three Will
begin next week under leadership
of Mrs. w. w Noel, Miss Meta Al
len and David Noel. The day camp
will be held once a week over a
stated period of time and girls Wi
receive instruction during those
DAYS in various scouting activities.
designed to make further progres:
in passing work required for badges
and ranks.
Girls from other scout troops,
numbers and five, VIII 90 to Camp
Crabtree, near Raleigh, for two
weeks camping period at that cstab-
lished Girl Scout camp. Numerou
activities under authorized leaders
will be offered during this period.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-19
Dinner Party For
Dorothy Walker

Miss Dorothy Walker, VINO viii
become the bride of Taylor Barker
on Saturday, June %, was honoreCi
at dinner party and miscellaneous
shower Monday evening at 7 O'Clock
at Hotel Vance by Mrs. Emmett
Hartnett, Miss Elizabeth Upchurcn
and Miss CIarlCc Newman.
A bowl of mixed summer flowers
centered the table and the brides
place was marked with corsage Of
sardenias
After the dinner the honorec was
presented with shower gifts which
were opened
The guest list included the follow
ng: Miss Walker Mrs, r, J.. Walk
er, Mrs. Herbert Ellington. Miss
tiazcl Woodicf, Mrs. Roy UpchuWCh,
Miss Emma Lee Sparks, Miss Laura
Snccd, Miss Margaret Faulkner,
Miss Myrtle Hannon, Miss Bette {.
Jones, Miss Edna Powell, Miss
.iclcn Tciser Miss Ann Southcr-
and Mrs. Carl Nlckcrs and the
AOSteSSCS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-19
Society Ne WS
Baptist Groups
In Joint Meeting
On Monday Night

\ Joint meeting of the NJ w l.
Business Girls Circle. Y. ". a. and
1n.ermediatc G. AS OF the First Bap-
fist church was held Monday eight
in the ladies' parlor of the church
Mrs. L. T. Harris. president of the
" NJ U, presided at the business
session
The meeting opened with the
hymn. We've a Story to Tell TO the
Nations" which was followed by
rraver led by Miss Sue Kelly. Mrs.
Harris then announced the asSocia-
..onal meeting which will be held
in Norlina on Thursday.
Mrs. J. c. GardNcr sponsor of the
1-termcdatc Girls Auxiliary, pre-
sented Miss Edith Rose Greene pres
,dent of that group. The G. As gave
the program for the evening.
Ann Dixon led the deVotionals.
Canclla BeckWith and Dolores Mai
thews sang duet, Hear Yc the
Masters CALI, accompanied by Mrs.
Ada S. Parker.
Mrs. Bruce Wilkins, divisional
Young Peoples leader, was present
ed by Mrs. + p Matthews, you 9
PEOPLES leader of the First Baptist
church. Mrs, Wilkins reviewed the
steps of the G.. A. and recognized
those present as having obtained Va
rious steps in the organization. She
then addressed her remarks to the
mothers OF the young people, remind
ing them Of their obligations to los-
fer the group.
The benediction was by Rev. f.
n. Gardner
During the social hour refresh
ments of punch and cookies We're
served.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-19
B. p. w. Has Dinner
Meeting At EPSON

Members of the Henderson Busi-
ness and Professional Womens Club
enjoyed a country style dinner with
all the trimmings at the Congrega-
tional Christian church, EPSON, on
Tuesday night with covers being
laid for 35.
Following the usual routine re-
ports, accounts of the State conVen-
tlon at Charlotte during the pas,
week were given by Miss Mabel
Hayes. Mrs. Lula Finch, Mrs Ethel
Sexton and Miss Althea Perry. The
convention program was based on
the theme, Women Build for
Peace" Meals for the delegates
were provided by the various clubs
IN the Charlotte district and favors
were presented at each meal.
On Saturday afternoon of the con-
vcntion an impressive memorial
service was given. honoring those
who had passed on during the past
two years. A vase of red carnations
with appropriate Scripture memo
rialized the men and women who
gave their lives for their country.
Then white carnations were placed
among the red by member from
each club that had lost a member.
Mrs Mary Sattcrwhltc spoke for
the two members from Henderson
Mrs. Sallie Stone and Mrs. Memie
Wilson.
Mrs. Floy Daniel reported four
for membership but only three,
Mamie Lee Bridgers, Pansy Jonas
and Maxine Tillotson, were present.
They were unanimously elected into
the club.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-19

end instruction. there arc recrea-
lonal periods and crafts projects.
The instructors and helpers in the
departments are: Beginners, Mrs.
Gelnn SatterWhlte, Mrs. H. c. Ray
nor, Mrs. w. II. Mitchell and Mrs.
Robert Oakley: primaries, Miss
Temple Bradley, Miss Annie Wat
kins and Miss Rosa Mac Coghill;
juniors, Mrs. j. c. Mann, Mrs. T. p.
Stewart, Jr., Mrs. Stewart Finch,
Miss Julia Thomas Gary and Miss
Sallic Gene Kerncr; and Inter-
mcdlatcS, Mrs {. l.. Finch and Mrs
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-19

dominated the dining room dccora-
tlons, where an epergne filled with
yellow roses was placed in the CEN
ter of the dining room table.
Luncheon was served buffet style
to the following: Miss Legg, hon
cree, Miss Maria Legg, Mrs NJ F.
Legg, Miss Annie Watkins, Mrs.
Scott Cooper, Miss Peggy Moran,
Miss Marjorie Teiser Mrs. W. W.
Bowers, III, Mrs. Robert L. John
son and Miss Mary Ann Cooper.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-19
Vacation Church
School Is Begun

The annual vacation c h hurc h
school IN session this week at the
First Methodist church continues tc
have good attendance in all four
departments, it was reported today
There are classes for the begin
ners, primaries, juniors and inter
medlates. In addition to worship
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-19
Music Recital Thursday.

Music pupils Of Mrs. Alwy" +.
Barnes will present their annual re-
cital - the auditorium OF the lion
derson high school Thursday nl2ht'
June 20. at o'clock. 1t was an
nounced today. The public IS COY
daily invited to attend.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-19

County agents of the State College
Extension Service report that irri-
cation is a boon to Irish potato pro-
tuction in Easter Carolina and may
be expected to greatly increase yields
Ct other crcps.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-19
BIRTHS
Howard Marcus Dunn.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Dunn. Jr,
announce the birth of a son, Howard
Marcus, born June : at the Wood
ard Herring hospital in Wilson. Mrs.
Dunn is the former Miss Marie
Barnes, of Wilson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-19
~ PAGE FIVE

W. c. Stroud.
Session are held daily 9 TO II a.
m. All children of the community
are invited.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-26
SENIORS AT MINIS
TO PRESENT GREAT
COMEDY SATURDAY

''Smilin' Through" a three act
play with ''plenty of audience ap-
peaP', will be presented by the
Senior class, New Hanover high
school, tomorrow night in the
school auditorium.
The play is the first attempt
of the high school thespians, and
is expected to be well received,
with its wide variety Of continuity
running the scale from comedy to
murder.
The cast for the Wilmington
presentation of the recent Broad
wav hit includes the following
members of the senior class.
Douglas McKoy, Mac Ayers, Jane
Head, Jimmy Hanson, Betty j.
Marshburn, George Darden, Helen
Rosenman, Joe Gray, 10 Anne
Plastre, Drwood Orrell, Sylvia
Fine, Eugene Mauney, Oliver Wat
kins, Ann Harris, James Mills,
Bettina Marable, Grace Ham
monds, Frank Herrin, Evelyn Fu-
trelle and Jane Reynolds.
Miss Mildred Johnson is serving
as student director.
Tickets are on sale in the lobby
of New Hanover High school.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-26
STAR-NEWS PLANS
BOOTH FOR FETE
Newspaper Float Will Also
Take Part In Festival
Parade

The Wilmington Star-News will
hold feature spot in the Wallace
Strawberry festival from May
to Nav IL.
A Star-News booth, decorated
with the tools OF the newspaper
trade-typewriters, news displays,
etc.-will be set Up. in the main
festival building.
Roy J. Cook, Star-News city
circulation manager, will give sew
eral daily broadcasts of Southeast
ern North Carolina over the festi-
walls public address system.
In addition, the Star-News will
enter float in the big strawberry
festival parade.
Full details of the occasion will
be disclosed when festival officials
complete their plans some time
this weekend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-26
Rail Magazine Will Carry
Article On Wilmington

Executives, employees and re-
tired personnel of the Norfolk and
Western Railway company from
coast to coast will soon have the
opportunity of learning a little
more about Wilmington and south
eastern North Carolina through the
pages of Norfolk and Western"
famed house organ of the company
which is now "a years of age and
going strong.
The story of Wilmington and
southeastern North Carolina has
been furnished TO the magazine
by j. Carl Seymour, commercial
agent here and on special request
of H. T. Freed, managing editor.
Published at Roanoke, Va, the
magazine will carry Seymour S
article in an early issue and will
be illustrated with views of down
town Wilmington and the Cape
Fear waterfront. The article will
appear in the Lets Get Acquaint.
ed department OF the magazine.
Personnel History
Following some history of per.
sonnet in the commercial. agents
office, Seymour story of Will
mington and the territory served
by his office, describes the varied
industries of the coastal area, ply.
wood, cupboard, slaves, shocks.
baskets and other forest products;
fishing and its allied products with
a side reference to the Marine
base at Cherry Point and the artil-
lery training center at Fort Bragg.
Wilmington's importance as a
seaport will be brought to the at
tention of Norfolk and Western
readers, while the fertilizer bust
ness and oil storage tanks along the
Cape Fear with their capacity Of
100 million gallons, is touched on
in an interesting paragraph.
Products Listed
Considerable space will be de-
voted to a description of the many
products grown in the Whining
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-26
LETTERS ON "JOKE"
NO JOKE, WORRIED
POSTMASTER SAYS

o. wE1sIss'1NGroN, s. D., April
So.-(o'D--The word "ioke"
was making Postmaster F. d.
Itch lase his sense of humor
Thursday.
FITCH kicked at a pile of let
ters almost as high as his head
and said his work had been
more than doubled since the
word got around that a Yves
slngton eccentric, who died re-
cen'iy, had left his $4,000 es-
!ate to the person best able to
oeIne the word Coke"
Judging from the thousands
o. OF letters that have poured into
1nis third-class, two-man post
ONCE, a lot of people think
. Inc contest is funny. But not
Hi'ch. He not only must handle
each letter in his official ca
capacity as postmaster but he
is Judge of the contest.
Clarence C. Richardson left
tne strange will. And winning
the contest will be harder than
IL looks, Fitch said,