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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20
BtuftOn Girl Has
First Prize Paper

Miss Eileen Moser of Bluffton
was awarded first prize on her paper
Health and Happiness, read before
the convention of the Ohio State
Dental Assistants association at the
Cleveland hotel, Nov. to II. There
were five entries in the competition.
Eighty dental assistants attended
+he convention and Miss Noser who
is employed at Iir'e. WIS one Of
four from the Northwestern Dental
Assistants association.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20
Riley Creek Church
Homecoming Sunday

Marking the completion of re-
modelling of the church basement,
members and friends of Riley Creek
Baptist church, of Orange township,
will hold a dedication service and
homecoming next Sunday.
Morning and afternoon services
will be held, with a basket dinner
planned at noon. A newly organized
choir will sing at both services.
Rev. Fara Laman, of Spencerville,
will speak at the IL a. m. worship
service, and the afternoon service
at p. m. Rev. Robert c. Turner
is pastor of the church.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20
COUNTY BOARD TO
RECOUNT VOTE FOR
MAYOR THURSDAY
Official Recount Scheduled to
Begin in Afternoon at 1880
O'clock
Outcome of Recount is Expected
10 Hinge on Status of Dis
puted Ballots

Recount of the vote for mayor
cast in Buttons municipal election
November 4 will be made by the AL
len County Board of Elections at the
office of the board in the court
house at Lima, Thursday afternoon
at 1880 o'clock.
Requests for the recount were filed
by two divergent groups, one which
repeatedly supported Mayor w. A.
Howe in the write-in campaign ask
ing for a recount in precincts B, C
and D, and another consisting of a
bipartisan group which supported
the caucus-nominated candidates,
Arden Baker, democrat and Paul
Stauffer, republican, asking for a
recount in precinct A.
The official count showed Baker.
elected mayor by a vote of $40:
Howe second with 273 votes as a
result of the write-in campaign and
Stauifer third with 200 votes.
80 DISPUTED BALLOTS
Outcome of the recount is expect
ed to hinge upon the status of 80
repeatedly disputed ballots. Howe,
as runner-up in the electin could
conceivably be the winner should he
gain II votes without any gain for
Baker.
Under the Ohio election law, one
representative Of each group re-
questing the recount and one repre-
sentative of each of the candidates
may be present when the recount is
made.
These representatives may be ac-
companied by legal counsel if they
desire.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20
TROOP IS

Bruce Hauenstein opened this
weeks meeting with the Scout Oath
and law, following which Scout post
ers on the finance campaign to be
conducted locally were distributed to
Scouts.
First aid instruction was given by
Scoutmaster Robert Oberly, after
which games were played.
The local financial drive will be
conducted on Monday, Nov. 24, to
raise funds for the support of scout
ing in the Shawnee council.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20
BLuftOn Youth In
Automobile Crash

Roger Mullenhour, 10, of South
Main street was hospitalized at
Lima Memorial for head injuries as
4Ae result of an accident early Fri
day.
A state highway patrolman said
the Bluffton youths car went off the
road south of Beaverdam on u. S.
Route 25 and crashed into a con-
crete abutment. He was removed
TO Memorial hospital in a Lima am
bulance.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20
Truck Collision
On Main Street

Two trucks were damaged in an
early morning collision Saturday on
North Main street at the Vine street
junction. Trucks involved were own
ed by the Lima Packing Co., driven
by Lon Oliver Ghaster "a, Lima and
Commercial Freight, Findlay, driven
by Harry Spencer 33, of that city,
both headed north.
Police said the accident occurred
when the Lima truck attempted to
make a left turn onto Vine street
and was struck by the oncoming
Findlay truck. None was injured.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20
Here From West

Mrs. Chas. Jenkins, Jr., of Colora-
do Springs and her sister Mrs. Frank
Roe of Portage, together with their
niece, Mrs. Marguerite Klein of
Tampa, Fla, members of a pioneer
Bluffton family were here Tuesday
visiting Carl Young, brother of Mrs.
Jenkins and Mrs. Roe and other
relatives and friends. Mrs. Jenkins
has lived in the west for the past
thirty years and Mrs. Klein is the
daughter of the late Mrs. Emma
Young Ershick. Mrs. Roe has resid-
ed in Portage for many years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20
RockpOrt Union
Service SUNDAY

Union Thanksgiving service will
be held in the Rockport Presbyter-
ian church, Sunday night at 1880.
Rev. Ernest Bigelow will preach and
Rev. Dow Fauver will lead the wor-
ship. Special music will be provided
by members of both churches.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20
Grange Elects Officers

Richland Grange has elected the
following officers for the coming
year: Master, WiIford Gratz; over
seer, Rolly Moser; lecturer, Mabel
jennings; steward, Wayne Matter;
asst. steward, Bob Stratton; chaplain,
Emma Trout; gatekeeper, Edgar
Huber; Sec, Earl Matter; treas,
Howard Moser; Ceres, Pearl Gratz;
Flora, Kathryn Bell; Pomona, Carrie
Stratton; lady asst. steward, Janet
Matter; business agent, Willard Jan-
nings; trustee, Morris Bell; pianist,
Leah Matter.
Annual Thanksgiving supper will
be held in the Grange hall next Tues
day night at 6:A5 p. m.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20
BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning

Grain (Bushel prices) Wheat
s2.9s; corn $2.35; oats s1.10; soys
$3.50. ==.~...
Poultry-Heavy hens 21c; 1eghorn
hens tic; heavy rock fryers 31c;
heavy red fryers SOC; leghorn fry
ers zoe. -~ ..
Eggs--Large whites 68c; large
browns Sac; medium whites 44c;
medium browns 41c; pullets 36e.
Butterfat Sc.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20
Youth For Christ
Rally At Pandora

Rev. f. s. Brinkman, pastor of
Gospel Tabernacle, Dayton, will ad-
dress a Youth for Christ rally at
Pandora high school auditorium,
Saturday night at s o'clock.
Singing will be led by Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Treadway and numbers
will be provided by Richard Baum,
marimbist and the Ebenezer young
mems quartet, A Bible quiz for
young people has also been arranged.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20
Enjoys Birthday

Mrs. NJ. NJ. Murray who has been
in Bluffton hospital one year today,
is not much improved; however she
4id eniov her birthday anniversary
with flowers. cake, candy and fruit,
together with letters and cards from
her many relatives and friends for
which she is very grateful.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
DR.. and Mrs. B. w. Travis, Bluff
ton, boy, David Wilson, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Beagle, Raw
son, boy, William Edward, Friday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Bracy, Benton
Ridge, girl, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Stillberger
yanlue, a boy, Monday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20
Form, Tndepe1dent
Basketball League

An Independent basketball league
of local teams is being formed to
play at Bluffton college gym on
Wednesday nights starting the first
week in December.
An organization meeting will be
held at the college pvm this Wednes-
day night at o'clock. All interest
ed are invited to attend OF contact
Wayne Amstutz, At s. Main street
Phone 2O6-W.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20
Couple Badly Burned
AS OH Can ErpL0des

Fred Miller of Geiger street was
called to Logan, Ohio, following an
accident in which his brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Perry were seriously burned.
The accident occurred last Thurs
day when a coal oil can exploded in
their home and the house and all of
it's contents were destroyed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20
RdtUsOn Hinh School
Junior Play N0U. 2c

Glamour Girl, three act cor1edv
will be staged by a cast from Raw
son high school junior cIass in Raw
son high school auditorium, Wednes-
day night, November IS at 8 o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20
BedUerddnl Cdgers
DOLUn KaLida, 1874

Beaverdam High school opened its
basketball season last Friday night
with a az to "a victory over Ka-
Ida, in a game on the Beaverdam
court.
Bowers, Beaver center, set the
scoring pace for his team with IA
points. Fett had 10; Wenger, g.;
Kecker, 4; Boop, Johnson, and Foltz,
each 2; and Lowe and Gratz, each /.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20
Youth Fellowship
Elects

Youth Fellowship group elected the
following officers at a meeting in
the First Mennonite church, Monday
night: Pres, Winifred Fett; sec
treas, Gordon BixeI, Jr.: advisers
Rev. Paul Shelly and Rev. Paul
Cramer. Young people interested are
invited to the Methodist church Sun
day night at $50 p. m. Anyone
having games to donate take them
to your church or give to the officers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20
IN VETERANS HOSPITAL

Sidney Garau of Cherry street i'll
with hernia complications WIS re
moved to the Veterans hospital in
Dayton in the Basinger ambulance
Tuesday night.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20
Real Estate Deal

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry ]. Sutter are
occupying the recently built residence
IN Garmatter addition which they
purchased from Albert Garmatber.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20
Mayors Notice

Collection of ashes and rubbish
will be made next Tuesday, Noyem-
Der 25. Have everything in contain
ers and placed where it may be
easily loaded.
W. A. Howe. Mayor
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20

The downward trend in production
Of meats Is not likely to change be-
fore the spring Of 1949. Farmers and
ranchers want to see reassuring
crop of feed grains harvested.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20
CONDITION CRITICAL

Or. n. r. Rixel, Bluffton physician
continues critically i'll with heart
ailnent in Bluffton hospital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-11-20
BAND MOTHERS

Meeting Of the Band Mothers at
the high school next Monday night.
Evening star., 1947-05-18
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Foreign Study Centers

Plans for foreign study centers in
Europe for students registered in the
University of Maryland's College OF
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day.
These centers will be located in
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dean in charge of. each center to
supervise the program of each
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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-10-03
Set Classes
For Expectant.
Mothers Here

A series of nine classes for ex-
pectant mothers on infant growth
and personality will begin at 2:3o
pm, October 7, In the Yesler Ter
race Child Care Center, under
sponsorship of the Seattle Public
Schools Education for Family Life
program.
Dr.. Roberta 8, Taylor VIII be tl1e
Instructor. Attendance Is open to
anyone interested in the care OF
II fants, and no charge is made for
tie course. The child care center
is located at 825 Yesler Way.
Getting ready for a baby means
much more than preparing a lay
ette," DR.. Taylor declared. 1.-THE
modern mother wants to learn how
baby develops from month to
month. She wants TO understand
his real needs emotional as well as
physical so that she can help him
grow into a happy, sturdy. well-ad-
justed child"
To enroll, telephone the Family
Life Office, Alder 5000, Local 80,
or enroll at the first meeting of the
class. The class will meet for nine
Tuesdays until December o.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-10-03
Local Z Rejects Ousted Officials
RojO Elected President in Second Vote;
George MinatO on Executive Board

An overwhelming victory for can
didates of the administrative COM
mittee was recorded this week when
final results Of the general 1947
election of Cannery Workers e.
Farm Laborers' Union, Local Z,
FTA-CIO. were announced.
Trinidad A. Rojo, polling $40
votes, easily defeated Cornelio N.
Briones. who had Ill. for the pre-
sidency.
Roy Cabanilla, Narciso Mariana
and Leo Lorenzo were elected vice
presidents in resounding triumph
Ard Prudencio p. Mort, G. L. (Joe)
Camarillo, Ernesto Mangaoang and
Gene Navarro were elected secreta-
ry, treasurer. business agent and
dispatcher respectively by large
margins.
In the executive board race,
George Minato, only Nisei run
ming for office, was Q popular
choice among q field Of more
han forty candidates. Besides
Minato, others named to the
hoard are Joe Avila, Ted Bell, Pete
Cabansag, Chris themselves, Tom
Pas, Poncing Singson, Ponce
Torres and Herman villalobos.
vincente Fog. Matias Lagunilla
and Antonio Rodrigo won the three
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-10-03
DRAKE STUDENT
WINS MASAOkA
SCHOLARSHIP

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct.
-Kazuo Oshiki of Hawthorne,
California, junior In the College
Of Education at Drake University
and a veteran of the South Paci-
fic campaigns, was named recipient
of the Pvt. Ben Masaoka Memorial
Scholarship, it was announced this
week by Hito Okada, National
President of JACL which admins
tiers the fund.
The scholarship is given annually
by Mrs. Haruye Masaoka of San
Francisco in memory of her son
who was killed in action during
the z42nd's rescue of the Lost
Battalion" In the vosges Mountain
Of northeastern France. The award
is for $500 and "for deserving
Nisei veteran or a member of hi;
family"
Oshiki is graduate of Leuzing-
er High School Gawndale, Calf }
where he was awarded the schoo
service cup for his active partici-
patton in athletics and as a mem
Der Of the school newspaper staff
He attended Santa Ana Junior
College until the evacuation. His
interest in newspaper work resulted
in his becoming Managing Editor
Of the Santa Anita Assembly Gen.
ter 'Pacemaker" and similar pc.
sition with the Rohwer Relocation
Center Outpost" Prior to his vol.
unteering for Camp Savage, he wa,
attending the University of Wyo-
ming.
His three years With G-2 include
participation in the Leyte, LUXOR
and Okinawa campaigns and 6
stretch with the occupation force.
In Japan.
The presentation of the Scholar.
ship was made to Oshiki by Mike
Masaoka in behalf of his Mother
at the installation dinner of the
newly activated Omaha j A G
chapter, Omaha, Nebraska, las
week.
In 1916. the Ben Masaoka Soho.
larship was supplemented with {
$50 donation from Miss Genevievt
Russell of Pasadena, California, ane
the total sum of $3.50 was divided
between two ex-combat medics Of
the 442nd; Toshiald Mimura at
tending the University of Chicago
and Harry Abe, student at the
School of Medicine at Marquette
University in Milwaukee, Wiscon.
SIM.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-10-03
Oregon Law Held invalid
Act Prohibiting Aliens to Practice
Barbering Tested by Filipino

SALEM, Greg, Oct. 3-The Oregon law
which prohibited aliens of japanese ancestry
and other aliens from the practices of barber
ing in the state was declared invalid in a test
decision announced last week by the Oregon SUI
preme court in case filed by Filipino nation
al.
The court held that the provision in the Ore
gon Barbering act restricting certificates to
practice barbering in Oregon to citizens of the
United States is Sin contravention of the 18th
Amendment to the us. Constitution -
The states high court opinion affirmed
lower court decision by Judge Charles W. Read
ing in case brought by Sammy Quisor against
the state board of barber examiners who had re-
fused to grant Quisor certificate on the ground
that he was an alien.
Quisor won his suit and the board of barber
examiners appealed
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-10-03
Methodist Lists
October Doings

october activities for Japanese
Methodist church groups were an
nounced today by Rev. Lester Su-
zuki as follows:
8--Nisei official board will meet
with DR.. Richardson, superinten-
dent, in Catherine Blaine Home
from pm.
15--College and business girls
group win have a potluck dinner
from pm. in the Catherine Blaine
Home.
1.-THE married couples unit
will hold meeting from 8 pm. in
the home of Dr. Newton Meats.
24-Young people will have their
pre-Hallowe'en party from pm.
in the Japanese Methodist church.
25-Children will be entertained
at a pre-Hallowe'en affair from
pm. in the Japanese Methodist
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-10-03
COURT RETURNS
GREENHOUSES
TO JAPANESE

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. Oct. 3
Yamaguchi Nurseries property at
Torrance. California, were safely in
the hands of Tokyo Yamaguchi
today by the signing Of the judg-
ment of the Superior Court de-
creeing the land free and clear Of
the claims of the State of Califor-
MIA. This highly improved proper
ty with greenhouses have been APP
praised at over $4,000.
Escheat proceedings against va
maguchi, Kayashima. Suenaga and
Mellier over this property were fill
ed by the State early in 1914 and
were the first major action the ia
panese evacuees since Pearl Har-
Dor. This action in its various
phases was tried in the Courts of
Utah and Arizona, as well as Cal
ifornia. In Arizona, the case was
taken to the Supreme Court of that
state on the rights of Suenaga and
Supreme Court OF Arizona reversed
the Superior Court of Yuma and
held in favor Of the Japanese. This
was a major victory for the de-
Tense and a blow to the States
prosecution. This case was featur-
ed by the Times as front page news
as the charges were made by the
then District Attorney during the
initial period Of the War.
Today after four years litigation
as the case was called for trial by
the Superior Court, the State Of
California stipulated to a judgment
settling the property in the name
Of Mrs. Tokyo Yamaguchi.
Defendants were throughout thi,
long trial represented by J. Marion
Wright and John Y. Maeno.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-10-03
Hire Disabled
Vets Drive Opens
Sunday, Oct. 5

Plans for active participation by
the l60 Veterans Of Foreign Wars
Posts of Washington In promoting
National Employ the physically
Handicapped Week." Octoref sill
we're tlrol need in Seattle by State
Commander Charles c. Rails.
Alerted to the need for placirp
''our disabled In gainful employ
ment" 10 c-mplete their rclltili.a.
thor. VIZ w. Posts In Was i 'eion
will jtia the State xssersns Advi-
cry &C mmitts, ard tie rL.r.A.
gency on "NEPH WEEK" in its
efforts to surpass records previous
ly set for hiring of the disabled
Rails said.
THE need for encouraging EN-.
ployment of the disabled Is great,
he declared. About $4,000 900 per.
sons in the United States are dis.
abled to some degree, and many Of
them are veterans.
"Of two and one-half million un.
employed persons now seeking work
an estimated 100000 are disabled
Included in that group are about
1,650,000 disabled veterans whit
want jobs.
These people represent a vas
reservoir of capable workers whit
are going idle at time when EN-
ployers cannot fill vacancies" HI
emphasized.
Many employers, Rails said still
refuse to hire the disabled ever
thougs surveys prov the handicap.
ped worker in the right job is a.
good-if not better-than the han
dicapped.
THE key to the situation Is fol
employers to consider a person.
ability rather than his disability
This is the point we will empha
size and demonstrate during NEPE
week." he concluded.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-10-03
Siam Princess
To Wed Japanese

TOKYO, Oct. 3-Princess Mary
Visaka Swat, cousin Of the King
of Siam, had arrived in Japan to
marry a japanese she met in
Bangkok during the war, the news
paper Yomiuri reported this week.
The story, which was not con-
firmed, 1 d the prospective
groom was Nobuasugu Utagawa, IS,
a widower with two small children,
and that he served as an adviser
In Burma and Siam and was re-
patriated only last summer.
1t said the Princess, 23-year-old
granddaughter of King Rama w,
had met Utagawa in the home of
Miss Genevieve Coalfield, an Anne
rican missionary, who accompanied
her to Japan.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-10-03
Ruling Favors
japanese in
Service Case

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. ;
Superior Court Judge Louis ORA
peau recently handed down a de-
cision In favor of Mrs. Mao Asaku-
ra, former Mao zaiman Of s a n
Francisco, widow of Takizume Asa
kura, Santa Barabra Nisei leader
in a suit filed against her by Carl
Rieger.
Rieger claimed $4,950 for his SER
vices in taking care of the Asaku-
ra property while the couple were
in a war relocation center during
the war.
Judge Drapeau held that the evil
dence did not show that Rieger
had rendered any service to Mrs.
ASakura.
Takizume Asakura was killed in
an automobile crash in 1945 near
Los Angeles while working for the
War Relocation Authority.
Mrs. Asakura was represented by
Harrison Ryon and Thomas M.
Mullen Of Schauer, Ryon and Nc
Mahon.