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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-04
Hoey Says 10Th Congress
Established Good Record

before been conceived to deal with
the problems of reconversion on
the domestic front in the wake Of
a global war and the equally i'm
portant legislation to provide for
peace in the world and it nipple
ment machinery to deal with the
whole international situation. 1t
was a stupendous undertaking
and the demands would have re-
quired super-human wisdom to
have met and solved all of these
intricate and complex problems
at home and abroad.
Criticism Plentiful
Senator Hoey commented that
there has been much criticism of
the President and Congress for
the manner in which the many
serious problems have been handl-
ed, declaring some of the criti-
cisms has been justified, where,
on the other hand, much Of it has
not been fell founded.
1t is his opinion that some. of
the most violent criticism has
arisen from a 'ilure to recognize
the magnitude of the undertaking
and the many angles which had to
to considered in reaching desi-
sionS.
MANY who were not charged
with the responsibility felt that
they could settle all these
questions with an assurance and
certainty which was never
vouchsafed for to those upon who
the responsibility rested" declar-
ed Senator Hoey. This applies to
both the President and Congress-"
he added.
Referring to differences in opin-
ion on public questions between
President Truman and Congress,
the North Carolina solon main
tanned that these Disbursements
arose because of honest differ
ences of opinion and viewpoints,
and were not motivated by self
ish or unworthy motives. THE
very differences tend to empha-
size the strength Of democratic
government and the independence
and freedom of the legislative and
executive branches of the govern
ment, which is the very essence
of democracy" said Senator Hoey.
Senator Hoey added: "Just as I
believe the people will approve in
the main the record made by the
Congress when they are fully ad-
vised as to all of its work, so also
I think they will approve the ad-
ministration of President Truman.
When his record is assessed it
should be considered in the light
of the conditions under which he
has labored and the critical stu
atoms with which he has had to
deal. I have not always agreed
with the President as he has not
always agreed with the Congress,
but I can say without hesitation
that I think he has achieved a
large measure of success under
the most trying circumstances
that ever faced any Chief Execu-
tive, and certainly no other Vice
President in the Nations history
was ever catapulted into so many
crises, both national and inter-
national, and e~lled upon to meet
so many emergencies and deal
with so many impossible situa-
tions.
Cites History
"A brief review of our national
history will fully establish this
fact. Following the assassination
of Abraham Lincoln, the war be-
tween the states had ended and
the union forces were victorious,
when Vice President Andrew John
son succeeded to the presidency
and his only great problem was
trying to prevent a vindictive
North from crushing the vanquish-
ed South. He successfully resist
ed, but he escaped IMPEACHMENT
by only one vote in the Senate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-04
Senator Also Praises Ad-
ministration OF Presi-
dent Truman
BY MARY JAMES CoTTRELL

ID MANI JAl1ES W. N
WASHINGTON, August 3 - AS
the 18th Congress completed its
work this weak and members
trekked from Washington for the
first long adjournment in several
years, Senator Clyde R. Hoey Cd
North Carolina today turned the
spotlight on its legislative record
and appraised it as good"
Senator Hoey also praised the
record of President Truman and
emphasized that when he was sud-
denly called to command the Ma
ton upon the death of President
Roosevelt he was confronted by
the most monumental problems
at home and abroad. He pointed
out that his whole term of office
has been characterized by n
emergency after another and one
crisis following closely upon the
heels of the preceding crisis.
president Truman has met
them ALL" declared Senator Hoey.
He has not ducked he has not
failed!" He said while he had not
agreed with the Chief Executive in
all Of his recisions, he believed
I'VE will all have to admit he has
demonstrated both courage and
frankness, as we'll as a sincere
desire to serve the public good,
and I think he has achieved a
large measure of success"
Turning to the legislative pro-
gram, Senator Hoey said be be-
lived the unbiased and informed
citizen will agree that there is
much to the credit side of the
ledger and that the accomplish
ments of Congress far out weigh
the failures.
1T is my reasoned opinion that
a fair-mlnded public. upon an
impartial review of the work of
Congress and the President, will
reach the conclusion that the
public interest has been served
and that definite progress has
been made in the solution of our
peacetime problems at home, and
the inauguration of an era of
prosperity, and in laying the broad
ground work for permanent and
enduring peace in the world of
tomorrow" said Senator Hoey.
Renews Record
Reviewing the record of the 10Th
Congress, which convened jan
uary 8, 1915, and ended this week,
completing a period of 10 months
almost continuous session. the
North Carolinian asserted that
more Notwithstanding events oc-
cured during this session than
for any similar period in the
worlds history since the birth of
Christ.
For instance, he said: 1.-THE sud-
den death of President Roosevelt
occurred on April II, 1945, and the
accession of Vice President Tru-
man to the presidency. The cap
itulation of Germany occurred on
May 8, 1915, followed by the sur
render Of Japan on August IL, 1915.
This last event had been proceed
ed a few days by the announced
discovery of the atomic bomb and
its first use in the complete de-
struction of Hiroshima. All of
these events were crowded to-
gether in the increditably short
space of five months. No other
period had ever been pregnant
with such powerful possibilities
and no other time had witnessed
the elimination Of such a series
of world-crashing events.
The Congress has been occu-
pied with war problems until the
final victory was achieved. I'M
mediately followed such an avail
anche OF legislation as had never
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-04
Old And New Congresses

The historic, tired 18th congress has
passed into history and its members
have turned homeward for a well-earned
rest.
1t convened on Jan. 8, 1915, with the
nation fighting it's greatest war and the
late Franklin D. Roosevelt about ready
to start his fourth term as President.
It's tremendous tasks from then on are
well known. Some were handled we'll,
others were not. 1t failed to decide many
proposals. But whatever may be said,
it was, as Democratic Leader Barley
put it, zone of the hardest working and
one of the hardest worked" of Con-
crosses.
It is good that its members can get
home for awhile.
It has been a long time since the
majority have had a real opportunity
to sample the temper of the people they
represent. Because they have been out
of touch, save for occasional spirited
expressions of feelings, interests of
those other than their constituents
have taken full advantage Of this stu
alton to impress their views upon the
lawmakers. That the lobbyists have
grown in power as the Congress aged
hos hnor nhy;o1,o II - 4;~oo 4ho low
makers got back to grass-root territory.
Many of the Congressman shift from
the legislative to political battlefields
and repair of their political fences is
now a major item of business. In doing
so, they will get an excellent insight in
to the desires of their people.
Gone with the 10th Congress is some
Of the cumbersome machinery that has
retarded its work in the past. In sign
ing the bill to modernize it Friday,
President Truman praised the measure
as a Significant advance" and suggest
ed further moves in the same direction.
When the new Congress convenes in
January, it's first job will be to reor-
ganize its committees, cutting the
number and membership, and realign
many Of it's functions to meet the speci-
flcations of a streamlining act.
1t also may take up some of the prob
lens the adjourned 10th left hanging
IN midair unless the 10Th itself is re-
vved by presidential call before then.
Included are such matters as a mercer
OF the armed forces and possible broad
ening of labor legislation.
The incoming legislators also will
have before them such problems as
price control, extension or expiration of
the draft, extension of the Reconstruct
ton Finance corporation, bills to pro-
VIDE military assistance for other ma
lions and such perennials as the St.
Lawrence seaway.
The 18th Congress left behind it the
battered wrecks of several of President
Humans proposals, including his de-
mand for broad emergency powers to
draft those who strike against the gov
eminent. 1t gave him only a half-meag-
ure version of the full employment"
bill, ignored his request to alter the
me of presidential succession and
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-04
NAME l. READY

O., Aug, 3.-US~
Ohio Wesleyan students |noe
heartedly endorse the name rem
porary Union Building" for the!"
to-be constructed Temporary sNu,
ture. The students plan to nv"
name it TUB"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-04
TWO ON A NAME

GALLIPOLIS, O., Aug. 3.-W.H-
william Shakespeare posed the
question, whats in a name?" In
Ganlpolis Lewis C. Warden is the
Judge OF the common pleas court.
while Z. Warden Lewis is the head
OF a drug firm here
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-12-31
Remains EnrOute
From Los Angeles

Mrs. Emma Scoles, SO, widow of
the late Rev. w. H. Scoles, former
residents of the Bluffton area. died
on Christmas Day in Los Angeles,
where she has made her home in re-
cent years.
Her death followed a fall in which
she suffered a fractured hip.
The body is enroute to Rluffton
for burial, and funeral arrange
ments will be completed after its
arrival here. Services will be held
at the Pleasant Hill Methodist
church, and burial will be in the
church cemetery. Her husband, who
died 10 years ago, also is buried
there.
When they were residents of this
area, the Scoles family lived near
Beaverdam on what is now the Bert
Leatherman farm.
Survivors include a son Paul
Scoles and daughter Mrs. Zoe Scott
both of Los Angeles.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-12-31
Catherine Gratz Will Return To
African Mission Post By Airplane

Miss Catherine Gratz, daughter
of Mrs. Peter Gratz, of South Jack
son street, will leave New York City
via airplane next week to return to
the mission field in French Guinea,
French West Africa, where she
previously spent five and one-half
years as a missionary.
Preceding her departure next Mon
day from Bluffton, where she has
spent the last year on furlough, Miss
Gratz will be honored at $50 p. NJ.
Sunday at special service in the
Bluffton Missionary church.
Her work in Africa is supported
by the church, and the special serv-
ice set for Sunday will be conducted
by Rev J. A. Ringenberg, of TT.
Wayne, president of the Missionary
Church Association.
After leaving here next Monday,
Miss Gratz expects to begin the air
plane fight to Africa later in the
week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-12-31
CtaytOn Bixet NeJU
License Registrar

Clayton Bixel, Bluffton automobile
dealer, has been endorsed by the
Allen county Republican executive
committee as deputy registrar of
motor vehicles, and will handle the
sale of automobile tags for this area
during the coming year.
Among other recommendations
made by the Republican committee
last week was that of o. c. Kohl,
of Lima, as state highway engineer
for the second district. This will
restore Kohl to the position he held
during the administration of the
last Republican governor, John w.
Bricker.
Bixel also was deputy license reg
istrar during the last two terms OF
the Bricker administration, and was
succeeded by Harold Montgomery
when Frank Lausche was elected
governor.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-12-31

When she came to this country
for a one-year furlough last fall,
she also made the trip by plane,
flying 1000 miles from her mission
station inland, at Kankan, to Mi
ami, Florida.
Because the war had disrupted
normal transportation facilities, the
Bluffton woman had remained at
her mission station Is months long
er than the regular four-year term
of service.
Her post in Africa is with the
only Protestant mission at Kankan,
sizable city and the major trading
point in the area The mission is
operated BY the Christian Mission
airy Alliance. She works as book
keeper in the Office.
Natives Of the region are large,
we'll propoftioned and very black.
French is the official language of
the region, altho the natives speak
several dialects.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-12-31
Traditional Swiss Carols OF New
Year Will Be Sung By Serenaders
Scout Movement
Raises 1898 Here

The sum Of s398.50 was raised in
Bluffton, Monday, in a one day can
vass for support of the Shawnee
area Boy Scout organization d
which Bluffton is part.
Announcement Of results of tn
campaign was made Monday nighy
after the scout alumni meeting of
Troop 56 at the First Mennonite
church, attended by 40 boys and
men, present and former scouts.
Leo Grnss of Lima, Shawnee
Council executive showed moving pic
lures of Camp Defiance, scout sum-
mer camp and Kenneth Oberly,
Bluffton scoutmaster spoke on win
ter activities at the camp.
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Charming Old Custom to be
Observed in Bluffton Area,
Tuesday Night
One of Familiar Songs is Said
. to Have Had Origin in Set
~ tlement Here

Singing the traditional New
Years carols in the Swiss language
one of the oldest customs of the vi
cinity, bands Of serenaders Tuesday
evening made their rounds of the
town and countryside, to provide a
fitting musical setting for the vel
come of 1947.
New Years caroling is a custom
at present observed in only few
American communities, and Bluff
toms tradition is unique one. Althc
the singing of Christmas carols i
almost universal, the custom Of
heralding the New Year with songs
is rare.
Bluffton's New Year serenading il
the survival of an ancient Swiss
custom brought here by the first
settlers of that nationality nearly .
century ago and is one of the few
pioneer traditions that have held
their own against the encroachments
of modern life.
Songs Are Old
The songs-there are only two of
them--are the same ones that have
been sung all thru the many years,
as young people, and older ones too,
have greeted the passing OF the year
in song.
A bit old, perhaps, but like so
many of the treasured things in life,
the carols are always new at the
New Years season, and the passing
years have found them losing none
of their charm. Written in the
Swiss-German language, they are
ideally adapted to four-part singing.
They have no counterpart in the
English tongue.
The two carols, "Stimmt Lieder
an" and "Neujahrs Lied" are at
tributed to one David Rothen, who is
Continued on page 10)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-12-31
MOVING DWELLINGS
into TOWN EASES
HOUSING SHORTAGE
Houses Moved Here Principally
from Rural Districts in
Past Year
Expedient Provides Economical
Answer to Quick Housing
Problem

Buying houses already built on
sites outside the town, moving them
here and remodeling to fit them for
occupancy is new development in
Bluffton's housing shortage situation
that gives evidence of becoming al
most as popular as erecting pre-
fabricated homes.
Started early last summer by Ben
Shafer, who moved a house here
from Benton Ridge, the idea is
being adopted by an increasing
number of Bluffton families desper-
ate for a place to live.
Principal advantage of the
"moving-in" practice is the fact that
the builder not only avoids scramb-
ling for hard-to-get materials, but
also there is a tremendous saving
in labor in these days of high-priced
carpenters.
Empty Houses Elsewhere
Houses being purchased are al
ready built, usually of modest sizes
and standing empty in the rural
areas they can be purchased at a
fraction of the cost involved in go.
ing into a new building.
Good roads make moving Of
houses fairly simple matter, there
are no delays in obtaining lumber
and the only thing necessary is te
put in a foundation and set the
house on it.
Once the house is in place, re.
modelling of the interior can be done
either before or after the family
moves in, depending on individual
circumstances.
Quick Housing Expedlent
As soon as it is set on the founda-
ton, the house represents place tC
live, for it is complete except for {
heating plant and plumbing. II the
( furnace isn't Immediately available
stove will serve, and the moderr
niceties of bathroom, lavatory anc
toilet facilities can await availabilit!
of materials without barring oc
cupancy of the structure.
Speed in getting roof overhead
is another advantage of the plan
for it is necessary only to wait fol
construction of the foundation befor'
the occupants can take over.
A growing tendency toward con
verting barns. woodsheds and chick
en- houses into homes, sometimes b.
combining two or three small
structures, represents variation 0
the same idea, altho more work i
required before "moving-in" da,
arrives.
I
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-12-31

Marjorie Buckland, daughter of
Mrs. Elsie Buckland, North Main
street, became the bride of David B.
Scudder, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Scudder, South Lawn avenue, in a
double-ring ceremony Friday after
noon at 4:30 o'clock in the home of
the brides mother.
Receiving the vows of the con-
tracing parties was Rev. A. B. Nc
Daniel, of the United Brethren
church of Maumee, a cousin of the
bride. The ceremony was conducted
before an improvised altar banked
with white and yellow pompoms and
evergreens and hanked by Candida
bra.
A program of musical numbers by
Mary Katherine Bauman included
"The Lords Prayer" "Ah, Sweet
Mystery of Life" and 81 Love Thee"
The bride was given in marriage by
her uncle George Strock of Water
loo, Indiana.
Joan Buckland, sister of the bride,
was maid of honor, and Paul Nc
Daniel, of Bowling Green, attended
the groom.
For the occasion the bride wore a
street length dress of rose wool,
with tight-fitting bodice, high neck
line, side drape and three-quarter
length sleeves. She carried a colon
ial bouquet of white pompoms.
A wedding buffet supper was
served for % relatives and friends
who attended. The table was cen
tered BY a four-tier wedding cake
and the Christmas theme was used
in decorations
Following a short wedding trip
the couple will reside at Bowling
Green where the groom is a student
at Bowling Green university.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-12-31
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospitals
Mr.. and Mrs Clair withrow.
Findlay, girl, Barbara Jean,
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Shook, Ada,
boy William, Jr., Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Lehman,
Beaverdam, boy, Wayne, Jr., Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Graymire,
Lima, boy, Jerome Lester, Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brodine, Ben
ton Ridge, girl, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Houtz, Lima,
a girl, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Augsburger,
Bluffton, a boy, Thomas Everett,
Tuesday.
Rev. and Mrs. George Klinefelter,
Mechanicsburg, Pa, a girl born at
that place, Friday. Mrs. Klinefelter
is the former Josephine Niswander,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Niswander north of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-12-31
Week Of Prayer
To Open Sunday

Out of town speakers will appear
in pulpits of Bluffton churches dur
ing the annual week of prayer which
opens next Sunday night. Services
will be held at 7:30 O'clock every
night except Saturday and end on
the following Sunday night, Janu-
airy IL.
The project is sponsored by the
Bluffton Ministerial association which
has announced the following sched-
ule of meetings.:
Methodist church, Rev.
Paul Cramer, pastor. Speaker, Rev,
John Schmidt of st. Paul's Evan
gelical and Reformed church, St
Marys.
Monday - Defenseless Mennonite
Rev. Edgar Shady, pastor. Speaker
Rev. Kent Welty of the Missionary
church.
Tuesday-Church of Christ. Speak.
er, Rev. Harry j. Scheidemantle OF
the Presbyterian church, Col. Grove
Wednesday - Missionary church
Rev. r. r. Welch, pastor. Speaker
Rev. Frank Harder of st. John Men.
MONTE church, Pandora.
Thursday-St. Johns Reformed
church, Rev. V. C. oppermann, pas.
! tor. Speaker, L. L. Ramseyer, Bluff
ton college.
Friday-Presbyterian church, Rev
E. N Bigelow, pastor. Speaker
Rev. E. A. Lehman of Lutheran
church, Leipsic.
Sunday, Jan. 12-First Mennonite
church, Rev. j. N. Smucker, pastor
Speaker, DR.. ]. Ira Jones of Trinity
Methodist church, Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-12-31
new YEAR TO SEE
LITTLE CHANGE in
TOWN OFFICIALS
Majority of Officeholders Will
Begin Second of Two Year
Terms
Appointments at Council Meet
ing Monday Expected to
Continue Incumbents

In contrast to the dilemma of a
year ago when Buttons municipal
office picture was in a highly unset
tied state, the advent of 1897 will
see no major changes and only a
few minor ones in the makeup of
Bluffton's official family.
With all elective. municipal Off
GERS seated for two-year terms last
January and with many appoint
ments for the same length of time,
most town officials automatically will
enter a second year of service.
BY contrast, the situation a year
ago found the entire municipal office
picture in an unsettled muddle.
There were many new incoming Off
cials, and in addition the problem of
who would fill the mayors position
was an unanswered question that
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-12-31
WOMAN MAKES
TRIP BY PLANE
FROM GERMANY
Mrs. Wayne Yoakam Arrives
Here After Transatlantic
Flight
Body of Late Husband, Victim
of Accident Expected This
Week


Three weeks Oh an 'ous waiting
TO return TO nome ana relatives fol
lowing the accldentass death IN
Germany OIL ner nusnsnu' whom she
hao joined there iass ziay, ended al
mlonignt on 1nristmas hVe Tor Mrs.
wayne foakam Wneh sne arrived
u tne nome q ms parents MI. ano
Mrs. vernon ioakam, northwest OF
bun Ton.
Mrs' ioaAaln feeaA-leo 10 tnls
country va Army Ar transport
leaving franhiof'' 0eFlnany last
friday, tnen came Dy railroad from
oprlhslieiu, MASS, 20 Lima Where
she arrived ia1e CHRISTMAS Eve.
Wneh sne ieit FrankIort FRIDAY
nlght, the Dooy Oh her husband 1t.
wayne ioakam, was ae Bremen
maven Germany % De shipped home
Dy Doat' IL Is expected here tins
Week. sne SAID.
After spenolng 1nrlstmas Day at
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-12-31
Funeral Sunday
For John Manges

Funeral services were held at the
Church of Christ Sunday afternoon
for John w. Manges, 80, former
state legislator from Allen county
for two terms speaker of the house
of representatives in the Ohio Gen
eral assembly and former mayor OF
Beaverdam.
Officiating at the funeral services
was Rev. Grant Speer of Toledo and
burial was in the Beaverdam GENE.
terry.
Mr.. Manages died at his home ir
Union township east of Bluffton
Thursday evening.
He was born March /, 1857 in
Perry county and married Elizabeth
Plowright Following her death h.
married Margaret Jane Ewing, alst
deceased.
He was a former student at Ohio
Northern university, Ada, and taught
school for IT years. He also served
at one time as a member of tn,
Beaverdam town council and wal
township clerk, trustee and a schoo
board member. He was member
of the Church of Christ here.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs
Flo Cunningham, Bluffton, and thre,
sons, Layton, at home; Byron O
Bluffton and George of Findlay. 4
brother, Charles Manges of Blufftol
and seven grandchildren also sur
vive.