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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29
Schools And Churches Must Combat
Falses Premises, I'll. S. Grads Told
Don Sn1ucker Wins
Graduate Fellowship

Donovan E. Smucker, son of Mrs.
B. d. Smucker, S. Lawn avenue,
was granted a $1,000 Fellowship in
Systematic Theology at the 135th
annual commencement exercises Of
Princeton Theological seminary at
Princeton, N. j., Tuesday Of last
week.
Announcement was made at the
time he received the bachelor of di-
vinity degree at commencement exer-
cises held in the Princeton chapel.
The scholarship for graduate study
was won in a competitive thesis on
the topic, "The Place of Natural
Law in Christian Ethics"
During the summer months,
Smucker will serve as pastor of
Bethel Mennonite church, Lancaster,
Pa. In his fellowship studies he
will hold teaching positions in Bib
lical theology at Bethany Biblical
Seminary and Mennonite Biblical
seminary, Chicago.
Smucker is a graduate of Bluffton
High school and Bluffton college.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29
COMMUNITY x-RAY
CLINIC HERE TWO
DAYS JUNE 80
Allen County Mobile Unit To
Make Examination Of All
Interested Persons
tuberculosis Clinic Sponsored
BY Members of Blufft0n
Lions Club

A tuberculosis x-Ray clinic for
all interested residents of the com
munity will be held here on Monday
and Tuesday, June and 10, under
sponsorship of the Bluffton Lions
club.
Allen county's mobile X-Ray unit
viii be set up on the grade school
grounds for the two-day period, and
X-Rays will be made at q nominal
charge of 35 cents, covering the
actual cost of processing film.
The mobile unit is the same one
used here for examination of Bluff
ton public school and Bluffton college
students during the winter season.
tuberculosis X-Raying is urged
because disease germs may be in
the lungs for some time before a
person becomes actively i'll,
Prevention rather than cure is
stressed as the most successful
means of combating the disease,
and the use of mobile units such as
that now owned by the Allen county
chapter of the tuberculosis and
Health association lis an important
phase of the program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29
College Alumni
Banquet Saturday

DR.. L. L. Ramseyer's talk on
"Where Are We Going?" will high
light the alumni banquet presented
as one of the special features of
Bluffton college commencement sea-
son, at 6 p. m. Saturday night in
the Ropp Hall dining room.
G. Martin Winemiller of Lima will
be postmaster; the welcome will be
made by Alumni President Carl
Smucker; the response by Robert
Simcox of the graduating class; and
talk will be made by Walt Diehl,
of the class of 1887, observing its
10th year reunion.
Other features include a tribute
to Mrs. S. K. Mosiman by Ezra
Moser; In Memoriam, Mrs. G. T.
Soldner; music led by Prof. Russell
A. Lantz; invocation, Rev. Ernest
Bohn; and a building fund report
by Rev. Harry Yoder.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29
Pastor Is Returned
To Methodist Church

Rev. Paul Cramer, pastor of the
BIuffton Methodist church was re-
turned to his charge here it was
learned Tuesday following announce
ment Of pastoral assignments at the
concluding session of the annual
meeting of the Ohio conference of
the Methodist church in Cincinnati.
Rev. Cramer, a former army chap
lain, was first assigned to the Bluff
ton pulpit year ago.
Comparatively few pastoral chang
es were made in this area.
Assignments for the coming year
include: Rawson, A. S. Lenhart; !;
Pandora, NJ. f. Ringenburg; Beaver
dam, L. F. Fauyer; lafayette, ".
B. Arthur; Columbus Grove, A. A.
Turner.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29
Mennonite Middle District
Conference Here June To 10

Delegates from Mennonite church
es in four Midwestern states will be
in Bluffton from June 7 to 10 for
the annual Middle District Confer
ence of the General Conference of
the Mennonite Church of North
America.
The four-day conference session
will be held on the Bluffton college
campus, with representatives attend
ing from more than 20 churches in
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa.
Opening Saturday, June I, the
conference will continue through the
following Tuesday afternoon. Morn
ing, afternoon and evening meetings
are scheduled for Sunday and Mon
day, June and 8.
Conference officers include Rev.
Sylvan Lehman, Lima, president; !;
Rev. 0lin A. Krehbiel, Berne, Ind,
vice-president; Clarence Schnec k,
Pandora, secretary; L. A. Geiger,
Pandora, treasurer.
The program committee consists
of DR.. I. W. Bauman, Bluffton; E
". Baumgartner, Berne, Ind, and
Rev. John T. Neufeld, Chicago.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29
Cub Scouts Will
Conduct Scrap DriUe

A city-wide scrap drive from
June 4 to 10 by Bluffton Cub Scouts
win raise funds for the purchase Of
scouting equipment,
In the Today campaign, Cub
Scouts will collect old iron, brass,
copper, discarded automobile batter
les aluminium, etc. Those with do
nations to make can notify the group
through a coupon on a handbill
which was distributed Wednesday to
every home.
A scrap pile will be established at
the rear of the Leatherman tin shop,
and items may be left there during
the drive period.
Although Cub scouting is COM
paratively new venture here 40 boys
now are members of three packs di-
rected by Den Chief Harold Koch.
Boys from nine to II years of age
are eligible for membership.
At a monthly meeting with par
ents held Tuesday night in the
Presbyterian church, sponsoring unit,
talk on Indians who formerly
lived in this community was made
by Wilhelm Amstutz. He related
experiences of the grandfather Of
Robert Neiswander, north of Bluffton,
with early Indian tribes when the
Neiswander farm was established in
the wilderness near the former De
fenseless Mennonite church site.
northwest Of town.
Carrying out the theme Of the
program, Cub scouts attended the
meeting dressed as Indians. Six
new members were initiated and
Pack Two with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Reichenbaeh in charge, presented a
very interesting skit. Mr.. Koch pre-
sented neckerchiefs with the Cub IN
sigma on one corner to the group.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29
Wedding S0Ien,nized
In Church Ceremony

st. Johns Reformed Church in
Bluffton, was the setting for the
candelight wedding at 800 o'clock
Sunday afternoon of Miss Margaret
Elaine Griffith, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. E. Griffith of Bluffton and
Darrell d. Carr, son of Mr.. Harold
Carr of Mt. Cory.
Rev. v. G. Oppermann performed
the doubie-ring ceremony before an
altar decorated with white gladoli
and white carnations lighted by the
glow Of candelight from tapers burn
ing in seven branch candelabra.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore the traditional white
satin gown fashioned with fitted
bodice with lace yoke, and buttoned
down the back with tiny buttons.
The long sleeves extended in points
over the wrists and her full skirt fell
in a graceful train. Her fingertip
veil of illusion trimmed with lace
was fashioned to her head with q
lace tiara.
She carried white Bible from
which were suspended white satin
streamers tied in lovers knots, with
tiny rose petals in each knot. Top
ping the Bible was a white orchid.
Her only ornament was a strand of
pearls a gift of the bridegroom.
Serving her sister as maid of
honor, Miss Ellen Griffith wore a
gown of ivory satin fashioned after
the brides, with shoulder length
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29
Unconscious After
Fall D0JUn Stairs

J. e. Steiner, retired Bluffton tin
ner is confined to his bed at his
home on Thurman street as the re-
suit of head injuries received in a
fall down a flight of stairs at the
home of his daughter Mrs. d. O.
Blatzeli Of Decatur, Ind,. Sunday
afternoon Except for brief intervals
he has been unconscious since the
accident.
The accident occurred while Mr..
and Mrs. Steiner and daughter Miss
Theola Steiner We're spending the
week end at the Baltzell home and
Mr.. Steiner was coming down stairs
from the second floor after taking
an afternoon nap.
He received several deep Iacera-
tions of the scalp requiring stitches
and was severely bruised about the
head. He was brought to his home
here Sunday night.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29
MENNONITE HOME
FOR AGED PLANNED
BY AREA CHURCHES
Site For Home VIII Be Chosen
This Summer IN Button
Pandora District
Five Mennonite Churches Co
operating In Establish
ment of Facilities


Preparing for the establishment
of a home for the aged, a building
site will be selected this summer in
the Button Pandora area by COM
mittee representing five local Men
MONTE churches cooperating in the
project.
Setting up a home in this locality
has been approved by congregations
of the First and Ebenezer Mennonite
churches of Bluffton and the st.
John and Grace Mennonite churches
of Pandora and the First Mennonite
church of Lima.
Approximately 1000 members are
on the rolls of the five churches, but
there is some possibility the build
ing project may be expanded to ac-
commodate churches Of the Middle
District Mennonite Conference which
covers four states.
The proposal will be presented for
consideration at a meeting of the
Middle District Mennonite conference
to convene the last of next week at
Bluffton college. Delegates at this
meeting will be from Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois and Iowa.
Similar homes have been in
successful operation by the Mennon-
ite church for some years in several
states, many Of which are supported
financially by those who enjoy the
benefit of them. The Old Mennonite
branch operates a home Of this kind
near 0rrville, Ohio.
Life memberships in the home are
obtained by paying q fat fee upon
admittance, and others pay month
ly fee covering their share OF
maintenance and operating costs.
Preliminary surveys are being
made of prospective building sites ir
the Bluffton-Pandora area, with
selection Of the location to be made
this summer. On the site committe,
are Elam Suter, Pandora; Ezra
Bucher, Columbus Grove, and Pau
E. Whitmer, Bluffton.
The general committee, which ha!
been drafting plans for the home
for the aged over a two-year period
is made up of members from each o.
the sponsoring churches. d. w
Bixler of Bluffton is chairman o.
the committee and Clarence Schnegs
of Pandora, secretary.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29
Rain Doesn't Slow Up Recreation
Unit; Riddles Playground Ready

It takes more than a rainstorm to
dampen the enthusiasm of the Bluff
ton Recreation committee, and a
completed new playground for kid
dies at Harmon field in time for
opening of the summer recreation
program will be tangible evidence of
their ardor.
Tuesday night had been estab-
Iished as the date to set up equip
ment i'm the new playground area
adjacent to College road, west of the
stadium, and although it was rain
ing when the group reported at the
field, they went ahead with their
project.
Working right through showers,
the group dug foundation holes,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29
SOLDIER TO
BE HONORED HERE
ON MEMORIAL DAY
Parade and Morning Service at
Cemetery Win Mark Holi-
day Observance
Business Here to Be Suspended
Friday; No Mail Delivery
Friday

Honoring Bluffton's soldier-dead
of four wars, Memorial Day exercis-
es here next Friday morning will in
clude the traditional parade and out
door services at Maple Grove ceme-
terry, under auspices of Bluffton post,
American Legion.
Opening event Of the observance
will be the parade, which will form
at the town hall at $50 a. m. Half
an hour later, the procession viii
move to Maple Grove cemetery where
ritualistic ceremonies and a service
honoring the soldier-dead of the COM
munity will be conducted.
Leading the parade will be the uni
formed Bluffton High school band
and the American Legion color guard.
In the line of march will be Spanish
American war veterans, ex-service-
men of World Wars | and III, Boy
Scouts, members of the American
Legion and Legion Auxiliary.
Services at the cemetery will be
held over the groave of Harry f.
Barnes, veteran of World War I,
who died this spring. Frederick
Reichenbach, post commander, will be
in charge of the ritualistic exercises.
Rev. Cramer To Speak
Weather permitting, the Memorial
Day address viii be made at the GEM
etery by Rev. Paul Cramer, post
chaplain. In case of inclement
weather conditions, the address will
be given in the Bluffton High school
auditorium.
In preparation for Memorial Day,
graves of war veterans in the Maple
Grove and Jefferson street cemete-
ries in Bluffton, Zion and Ebenezer
cemeteries, Gratz cemetery and two
cemeteries in Beaverdam have been
decorated by Bluffton Legionnaires.
The post also decorated the grave
of Hezekiah Hubbell, the only Revo-
lutionary War veteran buried in this
area, near Gratz crossing.
Business generally will be suspend
ed in the town thruout the day.
There viii be no mail delivery and
windows at the post office will be
closed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29

hauled stones, mixed concrete, pour
ed it as bases and set up swings,
teeter-totters and slide.
Because of work done in the rain
storm, the kiddies playground win be
opened on June | when Harmon field
activities get under way.
Committee members also plan to
put in concrete shuffleboard court
within the next week, and lighted
horseshoe courts also will be added.
Working through the rainstorm
Tuesday night were N. A. Triplett,
Mayor W. a. Howe, A. c. Burcky,
Gail Mumma, George Linden, Dave
Risser, Don Patterson, Arden Baker,
Cleon Triplett, Bill Edwards, Roger
Howe and supt. Ralph Lanham.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29
DR.. J. E. HartzIer, in Class Ad-
dress, Points Out Falacies
of Thinking
Diplomas Are Presented to SIS
Bluffton High Graduates
Last Thursday

Life teaches us there is no such
thing as security apart from respon-
sibility; living without work; free
dom without loyalty or rewards
apart from service, DR.. ]. E. Hartz-
Ter, former Bluffton educator, told
55 graduating Bluffton High school
seniors at commencement exercises
last Thursday night in the school
gymnasium-auditorium.
Our schools and our churches have
the responsibility for seeing these
facts are taught to the rising gen.
Grafton, if we are to escape a grow
ing tendency toward false premises
toward relations in those fields, the
speaker said.
"At no time in history has man
had a better opportunity to create a
good world than he has today" DIR.
Hartzler continued. However, our
world today is one of power but
without ethical and spiritual control ;
a world of speed without adequate
ethical and spiritual direction; a
world of information without wis
dom; world of wealth without
spiritual riches; and world of re-
ligion without personal divine con-
tact.
New WORLD AHEAD
"The world ahead is new world.
We must straighten the road, re-
move the dangerous curves and wild
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29
BLUFFTON COLLEGE
WILL GRADUATE
21 NEXT MONDAY
Baccalaureate Sunday and Grad
uation Monday VIII Culmin-
ate Busy Season
Prominent Pittsburgh Minister
To Deliver Commencement
Address On Monday

Climaxing busy four-day pro-
gram of commencement activity,
degrees will be conferred on a class
of 21 seniors at Bluffton college
graduation exercises at 10 a. m.
next Monday morning in the First
Mennonite church.
DIR. Clarence E. Mccartney, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church OF
Pittsburgh, will be the class speaker,
taking as his subject, "The Greatest
Thing in Man."
In addition to winning fame as
one of Americas best-known pastors.
DIR. Mccartney is a world traveller
and a we'll known author in several
fields of writing.
Opening events of the commence
ment season will be the ri Delta
banquet and an orchestra concert on
Friday night of this week.
May Day-Shakespeare Saturday
Activities of the following day in
clude the ever-colorful May Day
parade and program, class reunions,
the 1947 class program, an alumni
banquet and staging of the Shakes
pearean play, Gas You Like It."
Glass reunions will be held at
noon, the alumni banquet will be
held in early evening, and the
Shakespearean play will be staged
in the campus ampitheatre starting
at $3.50 p. m.
Principal event of next Sunday
will be the baccalaureate services in
the afternoon. President L. l.
Ramseyer will preach the baccalaur-
cate sermon, on the subject, "Thou
Shalt Teach Them" Other events
of the day include the Presidents
reception and a concert by the vesper
choir,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29
TUO From Here To
Get @. N. u. Degrees

Kenneth G. Oberly and James j.
Mayer, both of Bluffton, will receive
degrees in Ohio Northern commence
ment services Sunday afternoon at
Ada.
DR.. Howard Bevis, president of
Ohio State university, will deliver
the class address.
Oberly, veteran of World War
II, is the son of Millard Oberly, of
Cherry street. He won the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross as a Flying
Fortress navigator during the war.
Mayer, graduating from the law COL
lege, is husband of the former Mar
garet Basinger.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dillman,
Bluffton, a girl, Sandra Kay born
at Bluffton hospital, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter L Grant,
Rluffton, a boy, Larry Lee, born
May 20 at st. Rita's hospital, Lima.
Mrs. Grant is the former Marilyn
Lauby daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Elmer Lauby.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29

Rev. Fl. ID. Burkholder, formerly
of Bluffton who will be graduated
from George Pepperdine college, Los
Angeles, Saturday, has been elected
to membership in Polygrammatic
society, the schools scholastic honor
airy society. For the past two years
he has maintained an A-average in
his studies.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. John T.
Burkholder, southwest of Bluffton,
Rev. Burkholder is pastor of the I'm
manual Mennonite church in Los
Angeles and during the past year
was president of the Pacific Dictrict
Conference of Mennonites.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29
Girl Who Worked Way Thru College
To Be Crowned Queen In May Day Fete
Camilla Gorby Will Preside
Over Picturesque Campus
Events Saturday
Daughter of Widowed Mother
Held Many Jobs Earning
Money for Schooling

Camilla Gorby, 2t-year-old senior
from Rawson, who worked her way
through college, will be crowned
queen of the 33rd annual May Day
exercises, colorful open-air campus
fete, in the picturesque setting of
the Bluffton college campus Satur-
day afternoon.
May Day annually is the colorful
high spot of pageantry related to
the college commencement season,
and the senior girl receiving the
largest vote of the entire student
body is named to preside over the
ever-attractive festivities
Daughter of a widowed mother,
Camilla during summer vacations
worked in factories and moved lawns
in her home town of Rawson, to put
herself through school.
During the college year she work
ed in the dormitory dining hall and
served as a laboratory assistant in
home economics in which she special
lied.
WILL RECEIVE DEGREE
She will receive the degree of
Bachelor of Science in Home Econ
omics at commencement exercises,
next Monday morning.
In addition to work in her major
field of home economics, she is an
accomplished violinist and appears in
solo numbers with various college
musical organizations.
Her engagement was announced
recently to David Rosenberger, mem
Der of last years graduating class,
who at that time was named the
most popular man on the campus.
Rosenberger, now in the Ohio
State university graduate school as
a history major, is the son of a
former president of the college, Rev.
and Mrs. A. S. Rosenberger, now
living in Dalton, Wayne county
WED IN LATE FALL
Their wedding viii take place in
late fall, and they will live in Co.
lumbus where Rosenberger will con.
tinue his studies. Meanwhile, Ca
milla hopes to make connections with
distributor as a demonstrator OF
kitchen ranges, sewing machines and
other home appliances.
In the colorful May Day cere-
monies the Rawson girl will be
crowned Queen by the Maid of Hon.
or, Phyllis Hartzler, of Goshen, Ind
Other features of the outdoor observ.
ance include the traditional May
Pole dance and pageant. The musi.
cal setting will be provided by the
Bluffton college orchestra.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29
Forrest Steinn,dn On
Methodist Delegation

Forrest Steinman, of Lawn avenue,
has been named on the Ohio delega-
tion to the 1947 General and Juris-
dictional Conferences ofe the Metho-
dist church to be held in indianapolis
next June.
Election of the delegation member
ship is one of the features at the
annual Ohio Methodist conference
held in Cincinnati, last week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29
Graduates From
Nursing School

Miss Freda Yoder, of near Bluff
ton was graduated Monday from the
st. Luke's Hospital School of Nurs-
ing in Cleveland.
Earlier this spring she was chosen
queen of the May day festivities at
st. Luke's.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29
Leaves Wednesday
For Navy Service

Don Fritchie who was graduated
last week from high school, has en-
listed in the Navy for a term of
three and one-half years. He left
Wednesday morning for Columbus
from where he will be sent to Great
Lakes Naval Training station.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29

Richard Augsburger, Don Martz,
James Steiner and Paul Marquart
have purchased building lots in Sun
ny Acres addition recently opened by
Harley Burkholder at the junction
of Cherry street and the County
line road.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29
Gun Club Trap
Shoot On SIlKday

Bluffton Gun club will hold trap
shoot Sunday afternoon at | o'clock
at the Gossard filling station on the
North Dixie highway. Merchandise
prizes will be awarded, it is an
nounced by officers Of the club.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-29
College Orchestra
Concert On Friday

Bluffton college orchestra with
Sidney Hauenstein, conductor, will
appear in concert in the college
gymnasium, Friday night at 8
o'clock.
The program follows:
Overture -Russlana Ludmilla Glinka
Symphony in G-Minor .-..-... Mozart
Praeludium ..--.-.--.------. Jarnefelt
Ballet Music from Faust -. Gounod
TriumphaI March from Sigurd Jorsel
Far .....,,.,....,.-. Grieg
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