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Evening star., 1947-09-29
AUTO TRUCKS FOR SALE.

bROCkWAY 1941 3-ton truck, 1941 1h-
@ ona fFu truck f1 1s4o t truef
These trucks are being replaced by new
feet and are in various stages of repair
sfused 81 .hsR 81 4aS
: d61 E9RD Die ls47 staks:body trucks; less than
past Tysons o % Corner % to w. B kERa n FARM ARM
%rTkN1IoSD Al FSi oSpD0stf Il sd mn Dodge
truck with crane. IKE new. less than 5000
fer chrysIer s product sTEELEs dEso GARAGE
GMC's and internationars. K-7 is42
dumps and tractors; 2-speed rear: excel
lent condition; easy terms. RICE MOTOR
PANEL TRUCK, Chevrolet. $3.50 cash. 1900
REQ 1915 ~ ton, 1a,ft. stake body; Ford
1s47 ton l2-ft stake boag ssHde6sker aks
AKA. 12-ft; stake body; all in excellent con-
i4s;i-. hxTE %oREIs%srrushs s6i tractors ssa
eHHvRoIEr aeSfso1iS Il fs4s fS sfuei like new
ss wfdass sod Il h eT ess. st. o
FORD 1889 sedan delivery, motor over
haul. new paint Job. new tires; $3.50. SH.
CHEv. 1s4s 1h-ton high stake in perfect
priced: can be seen bet. 10 am. to 4 pm.
Sun. 4013 8. Dakota ave. ne.
WHITE MOTOR 10k-ton stake body, good
fe able. FAILS IHa church ai7.J-s s owner reason
FORD 1947 11z-ton, stake; reasonable.
Phone Engleside 94-J-12.
INTERNATIONAL 1910 Ha-ton panel: lust
gNThsNsI,SAsi GysFhsgsd Ss5o Phons cH sS4s; Ss.
inspection last week. $3.50. RE. 9O40. rs
GMC TRACTOR 1947 Model 450; equipped
with vacuum brakes, saddle tanks, seat
tank. directional signal, new motor; also
26-ft. 1945 Insulated Frauhauf trailer,
es1ipped with ice 6unksr ..1s and keksr lioo
to responsible person for $500 down and
balance that is due on equipment; payable
at S135 every 2 weeks for 90 months. SH
1913. day or night -2S
CHEVROLET 1912 IA ton heavy duty:
panel body. wheels, front and rear drive:
Sq75 MA 463Q &c
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FARMS WANTED.
WATERFRONT pRoPERr-sAlE

WANTED-Farm or acreage. accessible to
salt water, with or without improvement:
price and detail. Boz Isl. Star. 20.
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s ROOMS AND BATH, newly decorated.
SELBY- N-THE-BAY@Several nice cot
tases for sale at bargain prices; some OF
o. L. WILLIAMS, MA. 1888;
ewes OR 1854 go
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GARAGES WANTED.

GARAGE WANTED, single car; vicinity Of
10th and F SITS. NV. Call Elk. 3050. PHIL
LIPS PETROLEUM CO. go
GARAGE WANTED-Single: monthly or
weekly; within blocks Dupont Circle
SIMPSON. DI. 1900. Ext. 3l75; evenings,
MI. 2317 s29s
8 TO 12 CAR GARAGE, vicinity Dupont
Circle, for parking Canadian army staff
cars. Phone Elk 7071, Ext. SO. .
GARAGE WANTED in vicinity 23rd and
H SITS NV. Call RE. 1889 90
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DESK SPACE FOR RENT.
FARMS FOR SALE.

MAIL AND TELEPHONE sERVICE-Accu-
rate and conscientious-in downtown
ONCE. ME. 00a5-0096. 3
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At 24e1 Wisconsin Ave. OR. s4oo.

Dow
Payment
"a Pontiac 2-door. Just passed D.
c. inspection. Price S345 S34
'3s Ford Tudor. In swell shape. M
'ss Podse ps,as ds s.Ig luxe coupe. New paint An
Al Sh;syrolsstt ; oas coupe. Except. clean. a.
Al olds "66'' 4-door. in excel. eond.
Price, S1.195 ~ Al
40 Chrysler Traveller 4-door. R.
and h.; fluid drive. Price. $1,195 so
Al Plymouth Special de luxe 4-door.
Looks new. Price, S1,245 so
Al Dodge Custom 2-door; huid
drive. Price. S1.295 so
Al Buick sedanette: r. and h. Price,
AZ Ford super de luxe Tudor un-
used 3 years Price, S1,345 40
AZ Chevrolet Special de luxe A.
door; r. and h. Price, S1,345 40
Al Olds "9S" 4-door. 2-tone; one
owner. Price, S1.395 46
AZ Pontiac "s' Streamliner Chief
tain; q dream. Price, S1,595 55
Al Buick Super convertible; r. and
h. Price. 81 .695 81
'46 Chevrolet Fleetmaster 4-door;
400 miles. Price. S1.s95 10
And many others not listed here.
Evening star., 1947-09-29
Word Game

Find 18 or more common English
words in
BOB REOUS,
meaning, "of, or resembling an
oak" Average mark is II words.
Time limit, 20 minutes
Rules OF the Game-Words must be Of
for or more letters. 2. Words which acquire
four letters by the addition Of "s," such as
bats" cats" are not used. 3. Only one
form of a word Is used. 4. Proper names
are not used. list will be published
Mnnday
Evening star., 1947-09-29
OFFICES WANTED.

NATIONALLY KNOWN ATTORNEY. estab-
fishing Washington oface, desires space
and /or secretarial service, in law ONCE, in
modern. downtown building. Write Box
40S-H, Star. 28s
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DOUBLE GARAGE, $50 SO. it., fireproof,
concrete and brick construction: ideal for
dry storage; centrally located. rear 1904
Belmont st. NV. Phone Hobart $3.50. A.
Evening star., 1947-09-29

Q. 3-As South you hold:
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The bidding has proceeded:
South West North East
Pass Pass 10 Ia
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do YOU bid now2

What do you bid now?
have better trump support but this u me
lesser OF evils. In view of our PREVIOUS
pass, 1t is desirable to take some action
and no other is available To pass again
might result in partner giving up the firht
on q hand in which part score could
easily be scored.
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do Won hid noUp

A-Preparatory to bidding game In
hearts on the next round, we suggest a
BID OF three diamonds This is a very mild
slam effort. straight leap to four hearts
would not do complete Justice to the hand
II partner happens to have good clubs and
singleton spade, slam is probable.
Evening star., 1947-09-29

18th ST. BET. r AND end and 3rd
floors; business locations. See MR.. RITZ,
LARGE BEAUTIFUL STORE, spproxi-
mately 21x60 it.. excellent downtown 10
cation, 9th and F sts NV. EX 1895
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@. 5-opponent opens with three
clubs and you hold:
4 AKJ74 0QJ105 oak &es

A.-You should take the same tyne OF
action as you would have. had the bidding
takeout double. AS In all takeout doubles,
partner has the option of leaving 1t in II
he thinks it will be more profitable to do
So. There is no need for you to guess what
suit to bid. Partner might be short In
spades and have some length in hearts
(Copyright, 1947, by Charles H. Goren)
Evening star., 1947-09-29

5a-ACRE POULTRY FARM, close-ln: all
modern, for layers and broilers; possession
at once; on hard road with modern living
quarters; terms easy.
Vacant, Howard county; s-rm. country
home ON hwy; Is acres of very fertile
land, elec. pump and bath, shade, plenty
Of outbuildings. all fenced
Howard County. 420-a. stock farm, now
grazing 200 cattle, all fenced: nice coun-
try home with ali necessary outbuildinss.
3OO-acre stock farm with 2 sets of
farm buildings, very reasonable.
farm. 14S acres; very productive; nice
location with large 6-rm country home.
large frontage on Route 40. JOHN BUR-
DOFT. Colesville, Nd. Call Ashton Md
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-19
Boy Injured When
ThrOIUn From Horse

James Williams, 16, of Indiana,
Pa, who is visiting his grandmother,
Mrs. Charles Gazette of North Main
street sustained a broken left ankle
when he was thrown from horse
Monday evening.
The accident occurred as young
Williams and neighbor boy, Will
bur Bracy, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Bracy of North Main and
Washington streets were riding a
horse belonging to Fred Mueller liv-
ing north on the Dixie highway.
The horse had been used to plow
the Bracy garden Monday afternoon
and the two boys were riding the
animal back to Mueller's farm when
it is thought to have SHE'D at pass
ing traffic throwing the two boys to
the pavement. Bracy escaped with
minor bruises.
Williams was taken to Bluffton
hospital where medical attention was
given by DR.. F. d. Rodabaugh and
later removed to the home of his
grandmother on North Main street
where his condition is reported salts
factory.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-19
Plant Fungus, Nurtured by the
Barberry Spreads to Farm
Grain Crops
Last Previous Survey to Eradi-
cate Barberry Was Made
Here 10 Years Ago

Three representatives of tn e
United States Department of Agri-
culture, division of plant quarantine,
are making survey of the Bluffton
area for eradication of the common
barberry shrub, which spreads black
stem rust to wheat, oats, barley and
rye.
Their visit here is a re-check of
a survey made 10 years ago in 1897.
In this inspection they are especial
ly checking places where barberry
was found a decade ago.
Few barberry plants are found in
side the city limits, the inspectors
report. Generally the shrubs are
growing wild in the country, with
the plants starting from seeds car
ried by the birds and wind.
KILL PLANTS
Barberry found in town is killed
by digging the shrub up by the
roots. In this country, an applica-
ton of salt, heavy enough to soak
down to the roots, is all that is
necessary to kill it off.
Property owners rarely object to
destruction of the shrub, once they
understand the reason for the gov
ernment sponsored program of Grad
ication.
Another species of barberry, wide
ly used as lawn shrubbery, ETC., the
Japanese barberry, is harmless, the
inspectors say.
GRAIN WITHIN MILE AFFECTED
Grain, however, can be affected by
black stem rust within one-mile
radius of the common barberry
shrub. A fungus growth, the rust
takes all of its food from grain
plants which may be affected, and
also ruptures the stems of the grain
allowing much of the moisture tc
evaporate.
Badly rusted fields yield light.
weight and poor-quality grain. AT
average-sized barberry bush can pro
duce more than 64,o0o, ,00o,00o spores
at. one time, the inspectors pointed
out
The common barberry bush /!
easily identified, being a tall, erect
shrub with many canes, of AM
height up to 10 feet. It's leaves arr
green or purple, with sawtoothec
edges, and the outer bark is gray
inner bark and root, bright yellow
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-19
Albert S. DiLLer
Funeral MOnday

Funeral services for Albert S. Dill
Ter, 65, retired farmer, were held
Monday afternoon at the Ebenezer
Mennonite church of which he was
a member. His pastor, Rev. How
ard Landes officiated. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
Mr.. Diller died at his home four
miles west of Bluffton, Saturday
morning following two years ill
ness.
A son of Peter d. and Barbara
(Steiner) Diller, he was born in
Allen county, May 9, 1882. He mar
ried Sarah Ann Geiger, April 10,
1910, and she survives with one son,
Clifton r. Diller at home.
Surviving also are four sisters,
Mrs. Peter C. Herr, Mrs. Peter
Nusbaum, and Miss Mary Diller,
all of Bluffton, and Miss Fannie
Diller, Chicago.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-19
TOWNSHIPS ROAD
PROGRAM DELAYED
BY WET WEATHER
Rains Hamper Project of Rich
land Trustees and Allen
County
Seven Miles of Highways to
Benefit in S11,500 Summer
Project

Richland townships S11,500 sum-
mer program of re-surfacing seven
miles of roads which got under way
the past week has been delayed by
wet weather which has hampered
virtually all other outdoor activity
this spring.
Treatment which the roads will re-
Fceive can be done only when the Efgh-
way is dry, it was pointed out Thurs
day and sustained activity on the
program, cost of which is being
shared equally by the township and
Allen county commissioners must a.
wait more favorable weather.
Summer work on roads in the
township will be limited, because the
extent of the program viii be govern
ed by funds available in the township
treasury.
Four miles of "sealed coat" re-sur-
facing will be included in the inn
provement program. In addition,
three miles of township roads will
be treated with mat" improvement.
Foundation Coat
The mat consists of three-inch
tar and oil mix applied to gravel
roads, principally as foundation
coat. In the year after mat coat is
placed on a road, a sealing surface
is added by spreading one-inch
coating of asphalt mix.
Sealed coats will be placed this
summer on three miles of the Fett
road from the Putnam county line
to the Rockport road, and one mile
of the Swaney road between the Lin
coin and Dixie highways.
Mat treatment will be on two miles
of the Bixel-Grismore road from the
Pandora road to the Fett road, and
on one mile of the Swaney road from
the Lincoln highway south to the
Jackson township line. The latter
road will then connect with a hard.
surfaced road previously put in by
Jackson township.
Repair and patching Of other
township roads also will be done dur.
ing the summer by the county roat
crew, including work on the Rock
port road from the Dixie highwa,
west to Rockport, it was announced
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-19
Demand For Sugar Returns To Normal
Following End-of- -Rationing Splurge

Following preliminary splurge
of sugar buying Immediately follow
ing the end of rationing last Thurs
day, the demand was back to normal
the first of this week.
Excessive purchases were fore
stalled in local stores by informal
limits set by proprietors during the
first few days of rationing relaxa-
tion, in order that there might be
enough to go around for all who
wished it.
BY Wednesday of this week, how
ever, the temporary upsurge in de-
mand had disappeared, leading to
the belief that the larders of most
homes were adequately stocked with
enough sugar to cover normal needs
and even take care of much of the
summers canning program.
Plenty of sugar is in warehouse
stocks, but because of transportation
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-19
Mad AIMS Converts

It rs on the road map, just a few
houses--and that's about all that can
be said about Union Village, Warren
County where century ago 0hio's
greatest experiment in birth control
flourished, dwindled and died.
On 4,00O-acre tract now occupied
by the village, the Lebanon Prison
Farm and some privately owned farm
land, once lived the Shakers-of-
ficialIy known as the United Society
of Believers in Christ's Second APP
pearance.
Husbands and wives joining the
order were separated and families
were broken up Members lived in the
most strict celibacy, the men on one
floor and the women on another, of
large group" homes. The groups
were called families and numbered
from 30 to 90 persons.
Brothers and sisters
The men were called brothers and
the women, sisters. To each brother
sister was assigned, who did his
mending, washing and looked after
him in general. The men and women
never were allowed to meet alone,
however.
To retain and augment its num-
bers, the society depended on the a.
doption Of orphans from elsewhere.
That succeeded for nearly 30 years
until unattached orphans began to be
taken care Of by churches with !
more sound foundation and their in
filtration into the Shakers stopped.
No ornamentation Of home nor per-
son was permitted. The men dressed
! Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-19
Federal Inspectors Make Barberry
Survey Here; Fight Black Stem Rust
James HOJUe At
Boys State Camp

James Howe, son of Mayor and
Mrs. w. A. Howe, left Saturday for
Buckeye Boys State, Today
course in the application Of practical
democracy held on the Ohio Wes-
leyan university campus at Della
ware under auspices of Ohio Amer
ican Legion posts.
Howe, a Rluffton High school
junior, was sent to the state meet
ing by the Bluffton American Legion
post.
Boys State is incorporated into a
mythical 49th state composed of
three counties and 16 cities. An inn
posing list of public officials and
other dignitaries will appear before
boys during the camp to explain the
intricacies of handling public affairs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-19
CORN At $2.O5
REFLECTS POOR
CROP OUTLOOK
Highest Price In Recent Years
Quoted On Market Here
Wednesday
Reduced Corn Acreage Fore
casts Tight Livestock Feed
Situation

Rejecting growing pessimism on
crop prospects, corn rose to rec
ord price of $205 a bushel on the
Bluffton market Wednesday morn
ing. This is the first time in years
that the local price has been above
the two-dollar mark.
Farmers hampered by the worst
wet weather conditions in q genera
tion will be able to plant, at best,
only sharply reduced corn acreage
and skyrocketing of corn prices they
say is a forecast Of what is expect
ed to be a shortage of livestock feed
next winter.
Fully realizing the seriousness of
the situation, farmers in the Bluff
ton district are making the most of
opportunities between showers to get
into the fields for late corn planting.
MORE RAIN
Fair weather over the week end
which was interrupted by rain Tues
day found corn and soybean plant
ers busy, although some farmers
were limited in planting of beans be-
cause of shortage of seed.
While some varieties of seed corn
are reported scarce, there is. on the
whole, comparatively little difficulty
on that score. Farmers are pro-
ceeding with corn planting despite
lateness of the season on the. theory
that partial crop is better than
none at all.
A brighter spot in the current
crop situation is the outlook for
wheat which apparently has not
been seriously damaged by the ex-
cessive wet weather. Although yields
per acre may not equal last years
figure, increased acreage is expected
to account for production at least as
great as last summer.
Sugar beet growers still have an.
other week of normal planting sea
son in which to get out their crops
Beets, according to agricultural ex.
perts, may be planted satisfactorily
as late as June 25.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-19
TEACHERS SALARY
AID INVOLVED IN.
TAkGLES.
Action By Bluff ton Board
Awaits Rulings OF Attorney
General
Much Remains to be Done on
Pay Schedules Before July l
Deadline

In their race against time to draft
a new salary. schedule for Bluffton
public school teachers before the
July / deadline for notifying in
structors what their next years pay
will be, Buttons board of educa-
ton has run into further delays oc-
casioned by the ambiguity of a
school financial aid bill passed last
Sunday by the Ohio legislature.
No local action has been possible
so far because state officials have
been unable to advise school districts
as to the terms and amounts which
will be allocated to them in the way
of additional funds, Supt. Ralph
Lanham reported Tuesday night.
Definite advisement will not be
Forthcoming until rulings are made
by the State Attorney Generals of
fee on indefinite phrasing of some
sections Of the bill, supt. Lanham
was told Tuesday by Columbus of
ficiaIs.
With the July / deadIine only 10
days away, the Bluffton board will
be in position necessitating "many
meetings" as soon as the extent of
state aid can be determined, the
superintendent said.
Work On New Salary Scale
Every effort will be made to work
out the new salary plan before July
/, to comply with board indication
Of last January promising boost
in the pay schedule when additional
funds from the state were available.
Bluffton teachers received minor
salary increase last January when
funds voted by the town ii special
two-mill levy the preceding Novem-
Der became available
Under the schedpls II effect wher
schools closed this So IT fall
time and three part-time teachers
receive an average salary of s2,165
This included a fiat increase of $10(
for each full-time instructor, plus
one per cent of the previous salary
for each year of service in the loca
system, up to a miximum of Il
years.
Teachers have until August l Il
resign, one month after the deadlint
on which they must be notified wha
their salaries will be for the coming
year..
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-19
new WATER MAIN
CONSTRUCTION TO
START NEXT FALL
Board of Public Affairs Lets
Contract For 5,400 Feet Of
Concrete Pipe
Work VIII Start On Overall
Program OF Line Extension
In Six Districts

Water main extensions to new
Bluffton subdivisions and to elimin-
ate unsatisfactory existing installa-
tions will be started next fall when
initial delivery will be made on an
order for $500 feet of concrete pipe
placed last week by the board OF pub
lie affairs.
In the contract let to the Johns
Manville Co., of Cleveland, the board
specified 1000 feet Of six-inch tran
site asbestos concrete pipe and 3,40O
feet of four-inch pipe of the same
material.
Total cost of the 5,400-foot order
will be $500. The Johns Manville
Co. was the lower Of two bidders Of
fering six-inch pipe at Sc cents foot
and four-inch pipe at 55 cents foot,
q spokesman for the board said.
Initial delivery on the order will be
next September, with the balance Of
the pipe coming thru next May.
Extensive Program
In the overall water main exten-
sion program, new lines will be laid
in six parts of the town, according
to plans announced this spring by
the board of public affairs.
Negotiations under way for site
on which new well will be estab-
Iished to serve the waterworks also
will entail the laying of a consider
able amount of new water lines, it
was announced by the board.
To serve the new building subdiv-
ision opened by Harley Burkholder
1000 feet of six-inch line will be laid
on Cherry street to the county line
road.
Water for the Matter and King
additions will be provided by 1000
feet of six-inch mains on Harmon
road to Bentley road. A connecting
line of 500 feet of smaller pipe will
be laid on Garau street from MAR
street to Harmon road, replacing ar
overloaded one-inch line.
Plans for Hydrant
Continuing expansion of water ser,
vice in the same vicinity, 400 feet Of
mains will be laid on Bentley roaC
from Harmon road east, and new
/ fire hydrant viii be installed to serve
the same district.
Another 1,0O0-foot project is plan.
ned on Spring street from Elm tt
Riley, where existing two-inch arr
to be replaced by larger lines.
A new main also viii be laid Il
the Harmon field stadium by running
500 feet of pipe from Railroad stree
| TO the recreation center.
Two extensions serving districts
outside the corporation also have
been proposed. In one, 600-foot lint
will be laid on South Main street
south from the corporation line. Tn,
other involves laying 600 feet of lin,
on West College avenue to Colleg,
road, and 500 feet on College roa,
at the rear of the campus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-19

James Griffith who completed five
and one-half years of service in the
Army has accepted a position as in
structor in political science in Ken
ton high school for the coming year.
Griffith, grandson of Mrs. John
Rogers and his wife, the former
Zitella Gettles, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Gettles are spending the
summer here.
Griffith was discharged from the
Army air corps with rank of cap
tain, having served for five years
as squadron commander and for six
months was clinical psychologist in
Brooke General Hospital, Fort Sam
Houston, Texas.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-19
Former ROckp0rt
Resident Is Dead

VIM. Hall, rs, retired farmer,
died Tuesday night at his home in
Harrod following an extended ill
ness. For many years he was a res
ident of Rockport.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Lulu Boyer; also four sons Lyle of
Roundhead, Cloyd and Harold of
Harrod and LaVerne Hall of Des
Moines, Iowa, and two daughters
Mrs. Coda Williams and Mrs. May
me Shinaberry of Harrod.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the
Christian church, Harrod, with Rev.
Willard Thomas officiating. Inter
ment in the Salem cemetery near
Harrod.