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Evening star., 1946-08-17
Christian Advocate
Says Vatican Cannot
Iqnore Call for Peace

CHICAGO, Aug 1.-THE Chris
tian Advocate, official publication ol
the Methodist Church, said edi-
torially yesterday that a proposal oil
world protestant leaders that the
Roman Catholic church join in q
Christian statement to the world
on international peace presented "a
godly challenge which it (the Vati-
cam cannot afford to ignore"
The editorial, written by DR.. Roy
L. Smith, editor of the Advocate
said "a way to peace must be found.
he added:
IF the forces of Christianity, of
whatever UNCONVENTIONAL affiliation
they may be, cannot assist in such a
terrifying hour. then they must sur
render all claim to being a redemp-
tive agency"
He said the Vatican was faced
with some very great difficulties" in
any such cooperative step and that
the Protestant problem was one of
uniting its voice" because of doc
trinal differences,
He said the Vatican's historic po-
sition and heritage as spokesman
for organized christianity, its solemn
claim to be the exclusive and infal-
lible authority on all things spiritual
and its rigid position on matters of
christian fellowship constitute a
hurdle which only holy passion for
the security of the world can enable
1t to surmount. But to fail to reach
out its hand across the differences
which separate us will be to fail the
world in the midst of its agony. -
1T is easy to anticipate the alarm
that will be voiced in certain quar-
ters of Professionalism if there is any
effort to work out such co-opera-
tive plan. the responsibility
resting on Professionalism is as heavy
as that resting on the Vatican. ="
THE Protestant proposal is un-
precedented and unparalleled. II
presents to the Vatican one of the
greatest spiritual opportunities in all
its centuries-long history. 1t also i'm
poses upon Professionalism an obliga-
tion which can, conceivably. be the
greatest test of our essential devo-
ton to Christ in 400 years"
The proposal was made by 10 rep
resentative protestant leaders from
eight nations meeting in Cambridge,
England, earlier this month.
Evening star., 1946-08-17
Amyets Plan Campaign
To Spur Political Action

A new drive urging veterans to
vote in local elections will be
launched next month by the Amer
lean Veterans of World War II
National Comdr. Jack w. Hardy
announced today.
Veterans for ballots will be the
campaign slogan, Mr.. Hardy said
"and we will strive to arouse public
interest in political affairs, from a
civic and not a partisan point of
view.
America has strength in the home
communities, he declared. There
has been too much rule by domi-
nant minorities because the gov
erned majorities have allowed their
rights to be submerged by inertia
and apathy"
About 10000 posters and thou
sands of explanatory folders" will be
distributed to Amvets posts to ex-
plain purposes of the drive, Mr..
Hardy said.
Evening star., 1946-08-17
China Reds Reported
Planning Offensive
By the Assooiotsd Press

NANKING. Aug. II Chinese
dispatches from Northern Kiangsu
Province today said Chinese Com
munists had massed 100000 rein
forcements for a counteroffensive
against Kiangtu (Yangchow) and
Jukao.
Possession of the cities is i'm
portant for control of the north
bank Of the Yangtze from Marking
to Shanghai The dispatches said
the reinforcements had been moved
in from Shantung Province.
Meanwhile the governments Cen
tral News Agency reported govern
ment Gen. Flu Chou-yi had reached
besieged Tatung. in Shansi Prov
ince. with reinforcements. The Ma
tionalist garrison there was report
ed to have blunted repeated Com
munists attacks, now said to be
showing signs of collapse.
Gen. George c. Marshall, special
American envoy to China, resumed
Evening star., 1946-08-17

Daphne Schneider was taken to the
Children's Hospital School to be-
gin course of treatment for polio
myelitis.
The victim of infantile paralysis
is daughter of William Schneider
Baltimore, who recently accepted a
position as golf pro at the Cam
bridge Country Club.
Evening star., 1946-08-17

conferences with GeneraIlssimo
Chang Kai-shek at Kuling. Premier
T, v. Soong Joined in the discussions
for two hours.
Gen. Yeh Chen wing. Communist
commissioner at Executive truce
Headquarters, returned to Peiping
from Nanking conference with
Gen. Marshall convinced that last
weeks joint statement by Gen,
Marshall and Ambassador Stuart
was IAN expression of difficulties and
not one OF failure"
Gen. Yeh said Gen. Marshall
would not return to the United
States next month, as has been
rumored, and that executive head
quarters would continue operations.
Evening star., 1946-08-17
Girl in Iron Lung Flown
To Baltimore for Core
by the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. Aug. ia trans
port plane which battled through
stormy weather from West Palm
Beach, Fla. landed in Baltimore
yesterday with a l5-year-old Mary
land girl and her iron lung.
After what was believed to be the
first flight to this city in which a
patient was carried in an iron lung
Evening star., 1946-08-17
Bank Officials Win Strike

BELFAST. Aug. II. Northern
Ireland bank officials returned to
work today after a 36-hour strike
for better pay, They won a new
salary bonus scale.
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-02
Former Dentist To
Continue In NdUu

DR.. LeLos Kervin who served dur
ing the war in the navy dental corps
will continue in that branch of the
service with the rank of commander,
it was announced the first of the
week.
He left Monday for Annapolis,
Md, where he will be assigned to
duty in dental offices of the u. S.
Naval Academy. His wife, the
former Dorothy Rae Triplett and
two children will join him after the
close of school here. They are at
present with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. A. Triplett of South Main
street.
Commander Kervin was released
from active duty last November after
four and one-half years of service
He and his family will live in An
napolis.
He is graduate of the University
of Michigan dental school and was
formerly engaged in private practice
at Port Huron, Michigan.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-02
Last Rites Monday
For Mrs. ". e. Byers

Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon in the First Mennon-
ite church for Mrs. Emma Byers,
SO, wife of N. f. Byers, of Kibler
street, who died last Saturday night
in the Bluffton Community hospital
where she was a surgical patient.
Death followed illness of one year
after a stroke.
Born Nov. II, 1876, in Sterling,
H., she was married to Mr.. Byers
on July 6, 1898. Mr.. Byers is presi-
dent of the board of directors of the
Bluffton Community hospital, and
for many years served as dean of
Bluffton college.
In addition to her husband she is
survived by two sons, c. Floyd By
ers, of Goshen, Ind, and Robert L.
Byers, of Lakewood. There are two
grandchildren.
Mrs. Byers was a graduate of
Goshen college and member of the
Travel Class of Bluffton.
Funeral services were held in the
First Mennonite church Monday
afternoon with the pastor, Rev. j. N.
Smucker officiating. Burial was in
Maple Grove cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-02
May 10 Last Day To
Get Alumni Tickets

Tickets for the Bluffton high
school alumni banquet on Friday
night, May ID, are on sale at both
drug stores or by mail from Miss
Donna Hagerman at the high school
office.
Because of the current food stu
alton and help shortage it will be
necessary to determine two weeks in
advance the number of plates to be
prepared. Ticket sales for the ban
quet, therefore, will close on Friday
night, May 10. No tickets will be
obtainable after that time.
The alumni executive committee
announced the first of the week that
sufficient number of dance tickets
have been sold to provide an or
chestra for after-dinner dancing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-02

Background and tenets of the
United Brethren denomination will
be discussed at Bluffton's monthly
union church service to be held in
the Methodist church, Sunday night
at 8 o'clock.
Speaker will be Rev. J. II. Pat
terson of Bucyrus, an outstanding
figure in the United Brethren church,
known for his work among young
people in leadership training groups.
The union meetings, sponsored by
the Bluffton Ministerial association
are continuing a series in which
prominent speakers of the various
denominations are invited to speak
here, giving salient features of their
church history and religious beliefs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-02
Dryest April On Record Here
Portends Serious Crop Damage

The dryest April ever recorded in
this area ended at midnight Tues
day. Less than three-quarters of an
inch of rain fell during the month,
according to weather records. Preci-
pitation is recorded as 0.72 of an
inch.
This tops the previous for dry
April established in 1915 when OFT
inch of rain fell.
Unless the month of May makes
up some of the current deficiency,
crop damage will be severe and
farmers already are predicting yields
materially less than last years rec
ord breaking crops.
The finest indication of lack of
moisture is evident from prevalent
shortage of pasture at time when
pastures usually are luxuriant. This,
farmers say will be reflected in de-
creased milk supplies. The hay crop,
also has already suffered irreparable
damage because of lack of rainfall
portending a shortage of feed crops.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-02
With Service Men

Sgt. Marion Marquart, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Marquart of Orange
township arrived home Sunday after
receiving his discharge at Camp At
terbury. He was in service two
years to the day.
Pvt Robert Stalter who recently
completed his basic training at San
Antonio, Texas, has been transfer
red to study photography at the
technical training center at Lowry
Field, Denver, Colorado.
Capt. Wade Basinger, Army med
ical officer on terminal leave who
spent the past month with his par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. Francis Basinger
of South Lawn avenue has returned
to Philadelphia to resume his med
ical practice.
Francis Kohl, son of Mrs. Eva
Kohl, has received his discharge
from the Navy after two and one
half years service, 20 months of
which were spent in the Pacific area.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-02
LITTLE W HEAT IS
MOVING HERE FOR
OVERSEAS RELIEF
Dealers Attend District Meeting
Tuesday to Clarity Con-
fused Situafien
Farmers Unable to Get Corn
Hold Reserve Supply of
Wheat for Livestock

Little wheat is leaving granaries
in the Button farm area in response
to government requests for greater
consignments of the grain for over
seas famine relief, survey showed
this week.
Several inter-related factors con-
tribute to the situation, ranging from
confusing aspects Of the program
directives to farmer dissatisfaction
with the overall picture Of wheat
marketing developments since last
harvest.
From the dealers angle directives
of the new famine-relief program
are confusing, and no one is certain
as to just what is to be done, market
men said last Saturday In an at
tempt to clarity the Situation, a
district meeting was held Tuesday
in Ottawa, in hopes that handling of
grain for overseas shipment could be
speeded. Elmer Diller, Leland
Basinger and Eldon Tschiegg of
Bluffton attended the meeting.
However, the greatest obstacle to
maximum grain contributions from
this area lies in the Farmers at
titude toward the program.
Farm Dissatisfaction
The appeal for wheat for overseas
shipment followed in the wake of a
government order virtually freezing
corn at its present Status on farms.
This means farmers must depend on
their own supplies to tide them over
until the next harvest season.
As a result the farmer who is
short of feed, a general condition in
this locality, must hold his reserve
wheat supply as a supplement for
livestock and chicken feeding.
In addition, many farmers are dis
lsatisfied with government handling
of ceiling prices Of wheat since last
summer.
During the 1945 harvest season.
the government put ceiling OF
$1.71 a bushel on wheat sold to
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-02
Open House Sunday
For Golden Wedding

Mr.. and Mrs. Nahum Basinger
will hold open house at their home
on South Main street, Sunday after
noon from 2 to 5 o'clock in honor
of their Golden wedding anniversary.
Friends of the couple are invited
to call during these hours at the
house where they have lived for all
but two years of their married life.
The couple was mrried May 5,
1896, at the home of the officiating
minister, Rev. John Moser, one of
the pioneer Mennonite pastors of
this place.
Mr.. Basinger, rs, is lifelong res
ident of this community and is one
of the two surviving members of the
Bluffton high school graduating class
of 1888. His business activities in
clude partnerships in the grocery
and furniture business. He was also
identified with the grain business
and is now associated with the Farm
ers Grain company. He was also
chief deputy in the Allen county
treasurer's office and deputy state
fire marshal.
Mrs. Basinger, 73, the former
Lena Althaus, was born in Wayne
county, coming to Bluffton as a
young girl.
Both are members of the First
Mennonite church where Mr.. Ba-
singer has held offices in the church
and Sunday school.
Their five living children, two
sons and three daughters are Gar
land and Ambert of Bluffton; Mrs.
A. F. Lehman and Miss Ethel Bas-
niger of New York city, and Mrs.
Payson Miller of Hartford, Conn
There are five grandchildren.
Mr.. Basinger has a brother, D. E
Basinger and half brother A. C
Amstutz and two sisters, Mrs. P. D
Geiger and Miss Lydia Basinger
all of Bluffton.
Mrs. Basinger has two sisters
Mrs. Moses Steiner and Mrs. Philip
Steiner both of Bluffton and bro
ther, Samuel Althaus of Toledo.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-02
Senior RecitdLs At
BluftOn COUege

Two senior graduating recitals are
announced by the Bluffton college de-
partment of music, in the chapel.
Appearing this week on Friday
night at 8 o'clock will be Mary K.
Ramseyer, voice and piano, accom-
panied by Claren Sommer and Treva
Arrants Sommer, violin, accompan-
led by Marguerite Jones.
On Friday night, May 10, will be
Celia Amstutz, voice and piano, ac-
companied by Claren Sommer and
Treva Arrants Sommer, piano.
The College chorus also will pre-
sent Cowan's Rose Maiden in the
chapel, May IS.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-02
BLUFFTON COLLEGE
HAS OPENINGS FOR
rs MORE STUDENTS
Student Body of 800 Can Be
Accommodated At Local
College Next Fall
Anticipated Record Influx OF
Students Will Boost Total
Enrolment Here

Bluffton and Findlay college and
Ohio Northern university in this
area are among few of the smaller
Ohio schools in position to ac-
cept enrolment of high school grad
yates as freshmen next fall, state
wide survey disclosed this week.
Or. j. S. Schultz, Bluffton dean,
said that approximately rs more
freshmen can be accommodated here
for the fall term. This would make
a freshman class of 100.
Plans for scholastic operation dur
ing the 1946-47 school year provide
for a total enrolment of 800, of
which 200 students will be in the
three upper grades, DR.. Schultz said.
Findlay college announced accom-
modations for approximately rs to
100 additional freshmen, and Ohio
Northern university officials said
$50 more students can be enrolled.
Most smaller colleges and universi-
ties in the state are in a position
to accommodate some students yet,
the survey showed, altho it is esti-
mated that registration lists for all
schools likely will be filled before
early summer.
Present indications are that Ohio's
colleges may not be able to take
care of the indicated increase in en-
rollment anticipated for next fall.
An enrolment of 800 at Bluffton
college, as projected in present plan
ming of school authorities, would
bring the size of the student body
back to its 1929 boom level, it was
pointed out.
Altho small in size, Bluffton rates
high scholastically, fact which will
give the local college an advantage
over many of the other smaller
schools in the state.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-02
Attractive English War Bride OF
Harry Shrider Impressed BY u. 5.
NeIU Phone System,
Manager Takes OUer

Morice J. Mahoney, 30, of SUM-
bury, Ohio, Wednesday morning took
over the management of the Bluff
ton Telephone company, succeeding
Eli Deppler whose resignation be-
came effective at that time after 81
years of service.
Mahoney arrived here Tuesday
preparatory to taking over his duties
here. For the past seven years he
has been manager of the Sunbury
Telephone company. His wife and
two children will move here from
Sunbury after the close of school
this spring.
Deppler said the first of the week
that he expects to take vacation
for an indefinite time before formu-
lating plans for the future.
The Bluffton and Sunbury tele-
phone companies are affiliates of the
Telephone Service company with
headquarters in Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-02
BIuftOn Minister
Takes Indiana Pulpit

Rev. E. G. Steiner, former pastor
of the Defenseless Mennonite church
here who is now general superintend-
ent for that denomination, has ac-
cepted the pastorate of the Defense
less church at Lafayette, Ind, it
was announced the first of the week.
Rev. Steiner will begin his duties
at Lafayette on May 10. His FAM
lily will remain here until after the
close of school when they will move
to Indiana. They have lived in
Bluffton for the past sixteen years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-02
BOARD LOOKS FOR
new WATERWORKS
WELL LOCATION
Site OF Principal Well Will Be
Changed When Matter Ad-
dition Building Starts
New Well Will Not Be Needed
Until Construction OF Homes
Is Under Way

Preparing for changes that will
be required when residential build
ing is started in the newly opened
Matter subdivision, it is under
stood that the Board of Public AT
fairs is looking over desirable sites
for removal of its principal water
works well from the Matter site.
No immediate change in location is
in prospect, however, for drilling of
a new well will not be required un-
til building actually is started in the
newest addition to the village.
With construction activities un-
certain because of the acute shortage
of building materials, there is some
basis for hope that no homes will
be put up in the Matter subdivision
this summer. This development
would make it unnecessary to put
down a new we'll before next year,
but the board is looking for a loca-
ton now, to be prepared for the
change whenever it is required.
To DRILL New WELL
Whenever building is started in
the new subdivision, the pump wilf
be pulled and a new we'll will be
drilled, probably outside the village
limits, so that expansion of the
towns residential district will not
again affect the water supply.
Eleven lots have been laid out in
the Matter tract, facing Harmon
road opposite the Bluffton Commun-
ity hospital, and extending south to
opposite the King addition to the
village.
Moving of the well is required be-
cause of State Board of Health rul-
ing that wells providing municipal
water cannot be located within 300
feet of residential sites.
To protect its well, it would have
been necessary for the Board of
Public Affairs to purchase the en-
tire Matter tract, thereby preventing
building within 800 feet, but it was
decided that considerably less ex-
pense would be entailed in moving
the well.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-02
COMM ENC ENT AT
BLUFFTON COLLEGE
FROM may 1920
May Day Ceremonies May Is
And Graduation On May 20
Are Program Highlights
Diplomas Will Be Presented To
13 Seniors In First Post
War Commencement

Highlighted by colorful May Day
ceremonies, presentation of a Shakes
pearan play, graduation of 13 seniors
and many other traditional events,
Bluffton colleges 46th annual COM
mencement program will start on
Friday, May II, and continue thru
Monday, May 20.
Opening event of the four-day
season will be a Booster concert,
May II, followed on Saturday by
the May Day procession and pro-
gram, class reunions, an alumni
banquet and the Shakespearean play,
"The Tanning of the Shrew."
Coronation of Miss Mary Kay
Ramseyer, of Smithville, as May
Queen, in the colorful outdoor
ceremonies, will be one of the feature
events of the days program.
Baccalaureate Sermon
On Sunday, May 10, the bac-
SdLC oGIAiiOii Will Dc pISdIiicu
by DR.. l.. L. Ramseyer, president,
on the subject, "Let Us Rise Up
and Build"
Commencement exercises on the
following day will be addressed by
DR.. E. G. Kaufman, president of
Bethel college, North Newton
Kansas, since 1882.
Complete program for COM
mencement week appears on
Page 2 of this issue.
Graduating Class
College graduates this year in
clude the following:
Bachelor of Arts degree: Elton
Beery, Seville; Hildred Eversole
Bluffton; Russell Fellers, Findlay;
Iona Gerber, Orrville; Mary Locher
Bluffton; David Rosenberger, Dalton;
Paul Soldner, Bluffton; and Darwin
Luginbuhl, Bluffton las of Aug. 3D.
Bachelor of Science in Home
Economics degrees: LaVonne Hostel.
Ter, Smithville; and Margery Mis-.
wander, Bluffton.
Bachelor of School Music degrees
Celia Amstutz, Dalton; Mary Kay
Ramseyer, Smithville; Treva Ar
rantz Sommers, Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-02
Real Estate Deal

Allen Beeshy has purchased a
tract of Il acres miles east of
Roundhead and moved on the place
Tuesday. He expects to engage in
truck gardening. Beeshy recently
sold his residence on Riley street to
Dale Reichenbach.
Two Orange township farms were
sold at sheriff's sale in Findlay, Sat
urday.
One farm, forty acre tract was
purchased by Henry Won Stein of
Jenera for $1,000. 1t was appraised
at $4,000.
The second tract was purchased by
Harry Gehrisch of Bluffton for
$10,350. 1t was appraised at $4,000.
Both sales resulted from partition
actions filed in the Hancock county
common pleas court. The first was
filed by Ida Heldman against Emma
Pifer and others and the second by
Clara NJ. von Stein against Ida /.
Heldman and others.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-02
Car Hits Child OF
Former Residents

Joyce Ann Swick, 7-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Swick,
former Bluffton residents now living
in Lima was struck by an :uto-
mobile in that city Thursday after
noon. She suffered head injuries
and was removed to Memorial hos
pital.
The accident occurred as the girl
had alighted from her fathers auto
mobile and ran around the front of
the car to cross the street stepping
into the path of another automobile
driven by Glen Albright, also of
Lima.
Albright said he applied his brakes
and swung his car out of the traffic
lane but couldn't prevent hitting
her. Her father told police he did
not believe the driver had chance
to stop in time.