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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-02
SpOrtsn,en To See
Pheasant Hunt Film

Color motion pictures on South
Dakota pheasant hunting will be
shown at the first fall meeting of
the Bluffton Cmmunity Sportsmen's
club in their clubrooms at the town
hall on Wednesday night of next
week, October s, at 8 o'clock.
Elmer A. Clark, president of the
Great Lakes Aviation & Airways
with headquarters in Ann Arbor,
Michigan, will present and narrate
the pictures. The airline operates
chartered trips to the Dakota hunt
ing fields.
Following the program a pickerei
fish fry will be held. Meeting is
open to all members of the club and
their families.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-02
Sunday Talk On
Religion In Russia

Events in Europe leading up to
the present world crisis will be dis
cussed at 1880 p m. Sunday in the
ST. John Mennonite church near
Pandora, by Rev. Peter Varonof,
missionary from Odessa, Russia.
Speaking on Russia, God and
Victory" the Russian missionary
will relate his own experiences, and
illustrate the lecture with photo
stereopticon slides.
Rev Varonoff, who represents the
Russian Missionary Bible Society.
predicts that Russia will be a great
missionary field in the future for
in that land, which comprises a sixth
of the world, he said, there are
1875, 100000 people who have never
heard of Christ.
He says that to bring these people
the Christian religion will mean a
better chance of getting along with
them as neighbors. He says the
Slays are instinctively a religious
and mystical race and suffering has
made the Russia people receptive to
religion.
The speaker, who has been spend
ing most of his life in Russia where
his parents are also missionaries,
made several interesting comments
which threw light on the present at
titude of the Soviet government to-
ward religion. He said that when
the Germans attacked and the terror
of war came, the people demanded
the right to worship and the govern
ment acceded.
Whether this was because of ex-
pediency or actually because of less
ening in hostility to religion on the
part of the communists, is not
known, said the speaker. But, he
told, that on June %, 1871, when
the churches opened in Russia.
Marshal Stain stood for an hour
in a church in Moscow.
Rev. Varonoff will show pictures
of Russia, depicting the poverty of
the people and the grimness of the
war. He also will show impressive
slides of the city of Moscow, the
Kremlin and the Harbor of Vladi-
vostok. .
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-02
Oil Well Drilling
Is Under Way Here

Drilling for oil is under way on
the John Boehr farm, three and one
half miles north of Bluffton in Riley
township, where a 65-foot derrick
was completed last week.
Experienced oil men last week said
that Judging by advance prepara-
tions the we'll will be sunk to great
er depth than previously had been
the practice in this locality, ap-
parently in the hope of setting off
another oil boom similar to that ex-
,perienced here at the turn of the
century.
Operations on the Boehr farm are
in the nature of test well financed
by Findlay and Toledo capital In
anticipation of success in the ven
ture. it was disclosed that the same
interests have leased drilling rights
to some $500 acres of surrounding
farmland.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-02
Pirates Sink Island
Queen

The recent destruction of the Is
land Queen, Cincinnati-owned river
excursion steamer in Pittsburgh
waters and the sinking of the boat
with a toll of more than 90 dead and
missing, recalls the scuttling of an
other Island Queen, great grand
mother of the Cincinnati boat, off
Middle Bass Island, in Lake Erie
eighty-three years ago--September
10, 1854.
The first Island Queen, like the
great-granddaughter, was an excur-
sion boat, plying among the Lake
Erie islands. Usually she was fill
ed to the rails with pleasure seekers.
On that early September morning
she had docked at Middle Bass Is
land when the Philo Parsons, a
packet between sandusky, Detroit
and the islands, pulled alongside.
Four armed men off the Parsons
boarded the Queen and overpower-
ing Captain G. w. Orr, took posses
sion of the steamer.
Twenty Pirates
About 20 of the pirates still were
on the Parsons. These, with those
on the Queen, lashed the two boats
together.
The passengers on the Island
Queen then were sworn to a days
secrecy and with those from the
Parsons, we're put ashore on Middle
Bass Island, then entirely uninhabit-
Continued on page 10Y
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-02
FIRE PREVENTION
URGED As TOWNS
LOSS GOES HIGHER
Fire Loss So Far This Year Is
$16,055; Damages At Same
Time Last Fall $40
Increased Vigilance Urged in
Local Observance of Fire
Prevention Week

Officials of the BIuffton Fire
Department pointed to a greatly in
creased fire loss here so far this
year, with damages of $16,055 in Ia
town fires, as local interest centered
on the national observance of Fire
Fire Prevention Week, beginning
next Sunday.
At this time last year, Bluffton
had fire damages of only $50, as
compared with the loss Of $16,055
reported in the first nine months of
1947. This years Il alarms inside
the corporation also exceeds the 1916
total of only three at the end of
September.
Rural fire damage also has been
heavier, according to the report by
C. V. Stonehill, clerk of the depart
ment. In seven country fires this
year there has been an aggregate
loss of $4,000, in comparison with
five fires with damage of 81, 400 for
the same period in 1916.
With the number of fires on the
increase in both town and country,
and damage running heavier than
in other years, the need of scientific
fire protection in the home becomes
more important than ever, Fire
Chief Guy Corson declared this week.
Urge Prevention
During the season when furnaces
and stoves first are put into late
fall use there often is greater
danger of fire damage than in mid
winter, unless the householder is
careful to check all possible fire haz-
ards in advance.
Bluffton is in a better position to
fight fires than ever before in
history, for it has two frst-class
fire trucks, one especially adapted
for rural fire fighting, an advantage
that has resulted in contracts with
Orange and Richland township trust
ees to provide fire protection service
on an annual fee basis.
The department has 1900 feet of
serviceable hose, nearly all of which
is two and one-half inch size.
Members of the fire department
include Chief Corson, Clerk Stone
hill, Fl. E. Augsburger, Richard
Augsburger, Ed Badertscher, Robert
Diiiman, Wilford Gratz, Ross Irwin,
Fred Martin, Lester Niswander, John
Stonehill, Aldine Wiess and Chas.
Young. ..
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-02
Marriage Is Most Attractive Vocation
10 High School Girls Here Report Shows
Boys Favor Further Education
al Preparation and Indus
trial Jobs
Survey of Occupations of Grad
yates for Past Ten Years
\ Made Here

Marriage continues to be the ulost
attractive vocation for the girl
graduate, whiIa boys in increasing
numbers are Pursuing cs, .ces in
further educationS,>it Vor the (ealed
this fall in a survey oleave eakions
chosen by Bluffton cir residefpol
graduates since 1888. --
The occupational brea s
47 percent Of the gir
have become brides durir
year period. At the
further schooling is tops 40,
with the boys, claiming 80
of all graduating.
Second choice of the boys a.
in industry, with "a per ce,-.
the graduates so engaged. Earning
with 20 per cent of the graduates, Iii
close third.
Next to marriage, Is per cent
girl graduates have preferred ad
ditional scholastic training, industry
with Ia per cent was third.
Glasses from 1888 to 1947 inclusive
included 271 girls and 258 boys or
the graduating lists.
Complete breakdown occupational,
ly is as follows: Girls-Marriage, Al
per cent; In School, 1870; Industry
14%6; stenographer-typist, and al
home, each 696; teaching, 4%6; clerk
or waitress, go; beautician, 2%o;
nurse, Red Cross work, radio, tele-
phone operator, and deceased, each
one per cent.
Breakdown of the occupations in
which boy graduates are engaged is
as follows: In school, 800; Industry
24f5; Farming, 20%; Army and
Deceased, each 6%6; truck driver
garage mechanic, carpenter, and al
home, each 2%tt and the following
each one per cent: restaurant, Navy
meat market, relief work, civil serv-
ice, undertaken, hardware merchant,
beautician, painter, stock buyer, mer-
chant, office manager, doctor, en-
gineer, banker, stationary engineer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-02
Stanley Steiner On
Ohio State STAFF

Stanley F. Steiner, son OF l.. L
Steiner, of BIuffton, has been ap-
pointed to the faculty of the de-
partment of engineering at Ohio
State university, and will take up
his teaching duties there on Octo-
Der Is.
To join the Ohio State teaching
staff, he has resigned as supervisor
of methods control at the Murray
CORPORATION of America plant in
Scranton, Pa.
At Ohio State his teaching duties
will be in the fields of tool engineer,
ing, plant design, and equipment
and production engineering. Some
time also will be devoted to engln'
eering consultation and post-gradn'
ate work.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-02
FOURTH DISTRICT
SPECIAL PRIMARY
ELECTION TUESDAY
Democrats and Republicans to
Name Congress Candidates
In Balloting
Six Candidates in Two Parties
Seek Vacant Seat of Con-
gressman Jones

Bluffton and Richland township
voters will go to the polls next
Tuesday in special primary cleo.
ton to name Democratic and Repub-
lican candidates for the unexpired
term of Congressman Robert F
Jones, of Lima, who resigned as a
representative to Congress to accept
an appointment to the Federal Com
munications Commission.
In the special primary, called by
Governor Thomas J. Herbert to per-
NIT the naming of candidates whose
names will appear on the November
General Election ballot, Republicans
will make their choice between two
candidates, and Democrats will
decide the winner of ticket of four.
Candidates
Each voter will receive one ballot.
On the Republican ticket will be the
names of Dewey Fetter, Allen county,
and William M. McCulloch, Miami
county.
The Democratic ballot will carry
the names of Paul Christie and
Joseph Quatman, both of Allen
county; Reuben Dickman, Auglaize
county, and Roy Harmony, Shelby
county.
Counties in the Fourth District
which will have polls open next
Tuesday for the special primary are
Allen, Auglaize, Mercer, Darke,
Miami and Shelby.
Polls will be open from $3.50 q. N,
to $50 p. m, and electors of Bluff
ton, Beaverdam and Richland town
ship will vote in their usual places.
Names of the candidates selected
by each party in the special primary
viii appear on the ballot at the
regular November elction, the winner
going to Congress to fill the vacancy
caused by Jones resignation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-02
Killing Frost Here Tuesday Night
AS Mercury Drops To Freezing Point

Bluffton area experienced the first
killing frost of the season when
temperatures dropped to 81 degrees
here Tuesday night. Early risers
Wednesday morning found a heavy
frost and farmers reported ice for
nation on livestock watering tanks.
Extent of the freeze could not be-
definitely ascertained Wednesday but
farmers said it will put an ena to
maturing of the corn crop, much of
which is believed will be soft and
immature.
The cold snap Tuesday night was
the most severe of a 1umber of
lighter freezes during the past ten
days. Warmer weather is forecast
for the latter part of the week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Scoles, Bluff
ton, boy, David Alfred, last We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and, Mrs, Joe Pepple, Sr.,
Waynesfeld, a boy, Joe Ronald, Jr.,
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Davies,
Blutfton, boy, Joseph Ropp, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Stark, Co
lumbus Grove, a girl, Kaye Ellen,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Basinger,
Bluffton, girl, Nyla Janiece, Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Houdeshell,
Mt. Blanchard, a girl, Shirley Jo
Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-02
Religious Education
Teacher TO Speak

Mrs. Charles Lauby, instructor in
religious education in the Bluffton
elementary schools will address a
union service in the Presbyterian
church, Sunday night at 1880 o'clock.
She will speak on objects and aims
of the training and also display ma
terials being used in the course.
The meeting Sunday night is under
auspices of the Bluffton Ministerial
association.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-02
DEALERS LIMITING
COAL DELIVERIES
TO SPREAD SUPPLY
Shortage of Coal Cars Respon-
sible for Slow Shipments
to Local Yards
Deliveries to HOuseholders Re-
stricted; More Coal Ex-
pected in Mid-October

Coal has been scarce in Bluffton
so far this fall, with dealers restrict
ing deliveries to domestic users as
a serious shortage of railroad cars
cuts sharply into shipments of fuel
to local dealers.
Many area householders short of
fuel learned of the prevailing situa-
tion for the first time last week.
when the first fall frosts brought to
mind the necessity of filing coal bins
for the chilly days ahead.
In apportioning out what little
coal they receive these days, dealers
are delivering only one load to a
customer, as long as the supply lasts.
The average load is about four tons
Of coal.
With demand picking up with the
arrival of frost, there was no coal
in the hands of dealers last Satur-
day, but few cars have arrived
here this week to slightly relieve
the situation.
Temporary Shortage
Altho the present shortage is more
or less temporary in nature, dealers
said there will be little improvement
until after the middle of October
when coal shipments to the upper
lake regions will close for the sea-
son.
The present shortage of cars, af-
fecting shipments to Bluffton from
the mines, is caused by a last
minute rush to route as much coal
as possible to the upper lake area,
thereby resulting in a bottleneck 50
far as deliveries to other points are
concerned. ..... .
With plenty of coal at the mines.
and sufficient cars to handle domestic
deliveries after the lake shipping
season closes, the present fuel short
age should soon ease, dealers said.
Current shortages are aggravated,
they point out, by peak demand
from householders now that the first
signs Of cold weather are at hand.
In contrast to the tight situation
affecting householders, there is
plenty of fuel on hand for the NUM-
cipal light plant, and other industrial
plants, which receive coal on a
regularly specified delivery basis.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-02
DOWN TOWN BLOCK
SOLD; GREENHOUSE
HAS new OWNER
Roy Hauenstein Buys Building
Occupied by Barnes Grocery,
Tuesday.
Ralph Basinger, Pandora Flor.
list Buys Grove Street Green
houses Here.

Two separate business deals were
closed here Tuesday when Roy Hau-
enstein purchased the Zehrbach block
occupied by Barnes grocery and
Elmer Short sold the Grove Street
Greenhouses to Ralph Basinger of
Pandora.
In the real estate deal, Hauen-
stein, manager of the Armstrong
furniture store here bought from
Mrs. Zoe ehrbach the latter's North
Main street business room occupied
by the grocery with living apart
ments on the second floor. Reported
consideration was $4,000.
In connection with his purchase of
the real estate Hauenstein announc-
ed that a bakery will be opened lat
er this fall in the room now coupled
by the grocery. The bakery, he
said will be operated by his brother
Harry Hauenstein, formerly employ
ed by the Siefeld bakery which op-
Grated here a number Of years ago.
Arthur Amstutz proprietor of the
Barnes grocery said Wednesday
morning that he had no plans to
announce at present.
Basinger, who purchased the
greenhouse here is experienced in
that field, having been in that busi-
ness in Pandora for number of
years and viii continue to operate
the Bluffton establishment together
with his Pandora interests.
Short, the former owner, will as
sist in operation of the Greenhouse
here until after formal opening und-
er the new management Nov. 1.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-02
NeU Windows At
Church Of Christ

Installation of nine new stained
glass windows was completed last
week in the auditorium of the Bluff
ton Church of Christ. Mrs. Helen
Wells was chairman of the COM
mittee arranging for the improve
ment program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-02
Mennonite Relief
Unit To Be Moved

The Mennonite relief unit which
has been conditioning clothing for
European relief will vacate its pres
ent quarters in the Bluffton college
science building, it was announced
Tuesday. Until it is located in other
quarters it has been requested that
no more clothing be sent in.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-02
Library To Close On
Thursday And Friday

Bluffton's public library at the
high school will be closed on Thurs
day and Friday, it is announced by
Miss Ocie Anderson, librarian.
Bluffton high and grade schools
will be closed all day Thursday for
the Putnam county fair at Ottawa.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-02
OUR DATE WITH DESTINY
IAN Editoriul)

IAN EditoriuD
all honesty it might well be admitted that only few
will at Tuesdays primary when the Fourth Dis
trict nomindtes two candidates for congress.
Most citizens haven't enough interest in public ofoirs
go the polls. This attitude hos in the past cost whole
peoples their segovernment-und such thing hdppen
CgQin.
Faced with q crisis such the world hos not seen in
thousand years cnd tdteul decisions pending which will
affect the lives Of generations yet unborn this notion des
perotelY needs statesmen in congress.
is the high privilege and duty Of citizens Of the Fourth
District to select such
Nothing be important thon your obligation
TO voe-emember you have dote with destiny at the
polls next TuesdoY.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-02
Fugitive Sought For
Reported LeIUdness

A man reported for lewd display
in the vicinity of the town hall sent
Bluffton police officers on an unsuc-
cessful search for several hours
Tuesday night. A similar incident
was reported in the downtown sec
ton last Friday night
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-02
Fears UnfOlnCed

When the RID was inaugurated
many business men expressed the
fear that the service would drive the
country into bankruptcy and that
many parcels would be lost.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-02
PULLETS STOLEN

Myron Motter of South Main
street reported the first of the week
the theft of forty pullets from his
poultry house.
Evening star., 1947-11-04

preserve. accompanied police and
prosecution officials to the scene. :.
The Lang youngster, appearing
calm during the reconstruction. said
in his statement he had killed Lon
ME on October 18, but the child's
body was not found until October 20.
Accompanying Lang and the on
GERS to the forest preserve was
Gerald Michalek, 8, who nodded
frequently as Lang detailed his
various movements in connection
with the Staying. Police said the
Michalek boy was an unwilling wit
ness and had been threatened by
his older companion.
IT gave Lonnie a cigarette" Lang
related calmly, land told him this
would be the last one he'd ever
smoke. We walked a bit and then
Lonnie said he was going to tell
my mother that took $40 of her
money" Police said that ap-
peared to have been the only mo-
Evening star., 1947-11-04
tive for the staying, II 1t was q

tive for the Staying, II 1t was a
motive.)
Lang said he first stabbed Lonnie
and when the boy fell picked up a
heavy piece Of concrete and dropped
1t on Lonnie's chest. He said he
dropped the concrete twice more on
Lonnie's head.
Mr.. .Tuohy said he would file
actions in Juvenile Court against
the Michalek boy and also against
Anna May Evans, a high school
sophomore, who had thrown away
Lang's blood-stained clothes, at
Lang's suggestion.
MIR. Tuohy said preliminary evil
dence in the Staying will be heard
by a coroner's jury tomorrow.
Evening star., 1947-11-04
Parole VioIatof Is Held
In New Housebreakinq

Roland A. Williams, rs, today
awaited grand jury action under
$1,000 bond set on a HOUSEKEEPING
charge when the court learned Will
liams already is being held for
parole violation here.
The defendant was arrested Sat-
urday night after Gordon Of 20
policemen had trapped him IN a
woods near the scene OF a house.
breaking at 2708 Porter street NV.
Edward Miller, 20, former college
football player, first had slowed
down williams with flying tackle
before the police closed in.
Mr.. Miller reported his first-f1oor
apartment had been entered and a
IS cigarette lighter stolen. Will
liams, colored, who lives in the 2400
block of Seventeenth street NV,
pleaded not guilty to the house
breaking.
Police said he was paroled last
April after serving six years OF a
12-year term at Lorton for house
breaking. They added other similar
charges against are being prepared.
Evening star., 1947-11-04
Comedienne joan Duvi'
Files Suit for Divorce

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4.-Comedi-
enne Joan Davis of the films and
radio wants a divorce from Writer
ST Wills. She filed suit yesterday,
alleging cruelty, and stating they
separated october !.
Once vaudeville partners, they
were married August Is, 1881, in
Chicago. Miss Davis informed the
court an agreement had been
reached on property division and
for her to have custody Of their
DAUGHTER. Beverly. "A.
Evening star., 1947-11-04

that Dr.. Israel weinstein had re-
signed as commissioner Of health
and would be succeeded by DR.. Harry
s. Mustard, director Of Columbia
University's School of Public Health.
In q letter of resignation to the
Mayor, Mr.. Weinstein said his rea-
sons for leaving the $11 ,000-a-year
post "are entirely personal"
A native of Charleston, S. c., DR..
Mustard Is a graduate of the Medi-
cal College Of the State of South
Carolina. Between 1882 and 1887