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The union times., 1947-10-25
Snow Addresses A.G.C.Of Conn.

The October meeting of the Con- necticut Chapter Associated General Contractors of America, Inc, was held on Monday evening, Oct. 20, at the Villanova-E Empire Restaurant in Hartford. The meeting was presided over by the newly elected President, George R. Johnson, of the Richard Johnson Company of Hartford
 Melton A. Snow, head of the Build ing Division of the National Associa- tion of Washington, D. C., was the principal speaker
 The Connecticut Chapter, ACC, has its State office in New Haven, Connecticut.
The union times., 1947-10-25
Machinists See
 Auto Conspiracy

Washington (LPA) = The Int'l Association of Machinists last week called on Atty. Gen. Tom Clark for a full investigation of the activities of the Seattle Automobile Dealers Assn. LAM President Harvey Brown told the Justice Dept that the dealers are engaged in an illegal conspiracy against the auto-owning public. Seat tie auto mechanics were receiving $l.5O an hour; dealers were charging $3.5O an hour for mechanics work. The unions complaint followed attempts to break a four month old garage strike in Seattle.
The union times., 1947-10-25
Farmers Earnings
 At All-Time Peak

The American farmer is sitting on top of the world. This year he is earn ing more than ever, his cash receipts for the first eight months of this year being 21 per cent greater than in the same period of lo46, which was a re- cord year.
 Of course, the higher income is not all clear gain for the farmer. Like other Americans, he is paying more for everything he buys. Nevertheless, the Department of Agriclture says, the industry is in better financial shape than ever before in its history.
The union times., 1947-10-25
Whitney Raps Railroad Ads

CIEVELAND-(FP)-A big anti union advertising campaign by the railroads may well provoke strife and perhaps work stoppages" if continued, Pres. A. F. Whitney of the Bro. of Railroad Trainmen warned here
 Whitney charged that the railroads were squandering hundreds of thous- ands of dollars in dishonest newspaper ads to deceive and prejudice the pub lie on demands of the unions for bet ter working rules and conditions" !" The money being spent, he added, "is money which belongs to the share holders and workers"
The union times., 1947-10-25
AFL To Steer New Course On Politics
Council To Aid
 K. K. Trainn1en

The New Haven Central Labor Council, at its meeting Thurs day, unanimously voted to set up committee to ''assist in every way possible the Brother hood of Railroad Trainmen in event they are forced into a strike against the New Haven Railroad"
 The committee consists of Nathan Sherman, editor of The Union Times, chairman; Vincent J. McCovern, president of the Central Labor Council; Harold V. Feinmark and Joseph J. Egan, Typographical Union; and William P. Enright, secre- tary of the Painters Union.
The union times., 1947-10-25
US. Ownership For
 Telegraph Industry?

Los Angeles (LPA) = Criticizing the Western Union Telegraph Co. for policy of closing offices and reduc- ing hours to the detriment of tele- graph service and employment, the Western Union division of the Com mercial Photographers Union-AFL proposed government ownership of the nations telegraph industry at their convention last week.
The union times., 1947-10-25

James J. Clerkin, former president of the Connecticut Federation of Labor and currently an organizer for the federation, is recuperating at his home in New Britain from injuries received last Saturday night when his automobile ran into the rear end of truck on the College High way in Cheshire near the Hamden town line. Clerkin said the truck, stalled in the road, had no tail light. His car was wrecked and he was brought home by a doctor. He re- ceived severe chest bruises.
The union times., 1947-10-25
Unions Open Two Additional Stores

Kenosha, Wis. (LPA)-Two more union locals have set up grocery stores here to sell food to their membership at wholesale prices, The Brass x Cop per Workers-AFL and Federal Labor Union 18456 have followed the exam pie of UAW-CIO local 72 by laying plans for the purchase and distribution of groceries to be sold at cost with volunteer help. This plan has met with tremendous success in the various un- ion halls turnout the country where it has been tried.
The union times., 1947-10-25

THE NesV York Times, headlined a review of an indifferent French movie "Jerquer des Tears."
The union times., 1947-10-25

Mention The Union Times When Shopping.
The union times., 1947-10-25
FRIDAY, OCT. "A, AT 8 PM.

FhIUAI, ON1. zFs Al O E'NKs
 That's the date of the New Haven Alder manic Hearing on the 1948 Budget. This budget does not provide much needed wage increases for the city's unionized employees. You are urged to attend and voice your pro- test.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-14
Births

The following births at Bluffton
Community hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. David Anderson,
Mt. Cory, a girl, Jill Eileen, Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Diller, Pan
dora, boy, Edward Dietrich,
Thursday.
Rev. and Mrs. Lester Clum, Bluff
ton, girl, Darlene Jane, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Price, Mt
Blanchard, boy, James Larry, Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Blosser, VII
Jamestown, a girl, Doris Anne, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Fett, Bluffton
girl, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Driver, Lima,
a girl, this Wednesday morning.
MIR. and Mrs. Richard Parma.
becker, Chicago, boy, Philip Floyd
born July % in Mercy hospital, Chi.
cago. Mrs. Pannabecker is the
former Wanda Suter of Pandora.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robin Bum of Ere
mont, girl, born Sunday at he
.o~t herritaI. Mrs. Bum is the
former Gladys Basinger, daughter Of
lne late Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Basing-
er Of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-14
Surprise Marks 10th
Wedding Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Deppler of
South Main street were honored with
4 surprise party on the occasion of
their fortieth wedding anniversary
1t the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin
Diller near Biuffton, Thursday night.
Mrs. Diller, formerly employed at
the telephone central office here had
IS her guests employees who were
associated with the company when
Nr. Deppler was manager of the
system.
Following an informal evening, re-
freshments were served, including q
large wedding cake.
Enjoying the affair We're Mr.. and
Mrs. Deppler, Mrs. Walter Stratton,
Mrs. Harry Turner, Mrs. Levi Gable,
FRS. Garland Basinger. Miss Rhoda
Matter, Mrs. Ida Burkholder, Mrs.
elizabeth Lehman, Mrs. Helen Moore
md Mrs Martha Burkholder, and
he host and hostess, Mr.. and Mrs.
Diller.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-14
Triplett Loses To
FiT,dLdy, so Score

Ken Altman's old jinx over Trip
lett softball teams paid off again
for Findlay National hefnery play
ers Tuesday night when they elm
mated the Bluffton nine in the first
round of district softball tourna-
ment play at Lima by score of
6 to O.
For five innings, the tourney tilt
was an air-tight pitchers battle, as
Gene Beach matched Altman's PROV
ess, each team getting only two hits
over the stretch.
All of Findlay's runs then came i'm
the sixth when three of the first
four men walked; two attempted
fielder's choices to nip runners at
the plate failed, following which
there were two hits and an error.
In the seventh frame, Beach then
set down the Findlay crew in order,
but the damage had been done, for
the best Bluffton could collect off
the offering of Altman were three
scattered hits.
TLa ho, Cnnxas
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-14
Birthday Party

Friends of Mrs. Bernard Winget
gathered at her home in Orange
township Sunday in honor of her
10Th birthday anniversary. A picnic
Inner was enjoyed and Mrs. Winget
received many lovely gifts.
Present were: Jacob Ruck, Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Zwiebel, Mr.. and Mrs.
AMOS Winget, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
nond Winget, Mr.. and Mrs. Willis
schroer, Donna Mae Zwiebel, John,
Donald, David, Larry and Shirley
Vinget, Mary schroer, all of Wa
pakoneta.
Ralph Lockwood, MIR. and Mrs.
Iohn Winget and son Neil of st
Marys; Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Young,
'tr. and Mrs. Walter Harshman and
children Judith and William and
0lin Young Of Cridersville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fry and sor
,obert, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Har'
nd Mrs. Frank Maurer of Lima
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Taylor an1
children Robert. Thomas, David an6
Patricia Of Oklahoma City, Okla.
Nr. ard MRS. povai nownfv. job.
Rayle, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Thomp
son and children Norman, Norleer
ard Louis: Mr.. and Mrs. Rernar1
W'r~et and daughter Bonita oi
Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-14
To Broadcast Grid
Game Friday Night

The Ohio all-star high school foot
ball game scheduled at Canton, Fri
day night will be broadcast, accord
ing to word received from Kent Cot
terman, Bluffton high school athletic
coach who is attending a special
coaching school held in Canton this
week in connection with the event.
Stations carrying the broadcast were
not identified by Cotterman. a
The Bluffton high school mentor
says that Neil Schmidt, backfeld
ace of the Bluffton Pirates undefeat-
ed 1916 football team is making a
good showing in practice this week.
The contest is top flight athletic
event arranged each summer in
which two teams of football stars,
one from the north half of the state
and the other from the southern
half are pitted against each other.
Schmidt is the only Class B Ohio
high school football player ever to
be selected as a squad member for
this event. A large number of
Bluffton sport followers are plan
ming to attend the game Friday
night.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-14
Stager Tract Will Provide Location
For Three Wells for City Water Supply
Re-DecOrdtiOn OF
Post Office Starts

Re-decorating of the Bluffton post
office on a $4,000 contract was start
ed this week by sub-contractor en-
ployed by the Bexley Decorating Co.,
of Columbus, low bidders on the job.
In the improvement program, all
plaster surfaces viii receive two
coats of paint and will be repaired
where needed Two coats of var
nish will be applied to some wood
work, and other woodwork viii be
waxed.
Repairs to roof of the building
also are included in the contract.
Work is to be done in 120 working
days.
In addition to work at the post
office, the Bexley Co. also has the
contract for re-decoration of the in
terror of the First Mennonite church
which will be done this month.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-14
Junior Nine Wins
TIUO And Loses One
By LAUREL BAuMAN, JR.

After losing a game to Findlay
last Thursday 15 to 10, the Bluffton
Junior baseball team came back to
cop two decisions in a row, spilling
Findlay, IL to 8, and Columbus
Grove, II to /, in tilts on Saturday
and Tuesday.
BLuFFToN 10; FINDLAY Is
In the defeat at Findlay, last
Thursday, the Blufton team never
was in position to overcome an
early Findlay lead.
Bucher did good job of hurting,
but could not come in on the pinches.
Highlights of the game were dou-
bic by Dwayne Hauenstein in the
fourth inning, and triple by Char
ley Bucher in the 9th.
Bluffton got ten hits, while Find
lay had II, five of them by Yaw-
berg, center fielder, who got four
doubles and one single in five times
at bat.
BLUFFToN IL; FINDLAY
With Don Schmidt pitching five
hitter, the Juniors combed the of
ferings of Switzer and Koehler for
II hits. Schmidt struck out five
and walked four. Bluffton's hitting
was showing that they could WELD
a mighty stick in this game.
Dwayne Hauenstein collected tre-
mendous triple as did Jim Bader-
fischer. Robert Wenger threw two
more men out at second base, and
now is starting to show promise of
being one of Bluffton's best catchers
in many a year.
BLUFFToN IL; Col. GROVE l
Bluffton put a big display of
vaunted hitting power which has not
been matched for long time. Dick
and Dave Baumgartner's sticks did
the home run hitting, as both boys
hit for the circuit.
A lot of credit for the win goes
to Jim Badertscher who again came
through with another great pitching
masterpiece, as he allowed only three
hits, striking out five and walking
seven.
Bluffton also got their 18th double
play of the season in the game,
which was another high light of the
game
Leading hitters for Bluffton were,
Wenger who got four for four,
Dave Baumgartner, three for four.
Also hitting was Dick Baumgartner,
Jim Dray, Carmack, Cramer, Bad
ertscher, Rogers and Dilly.
The next game is with Huntsville
on the home diamond Thursday,
game starting at 2:30 P. M,
The Oil year olds play their first
game Friday with Columbus Grove
at Grove.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-14
George CaugIin1dK
Rites In Fifadldg

George w. Caughman, SIS, presi-
dent three years ago of the Findlay
city council, father-in-law of the
former Lois Swank, Of this place,
died unexpectedly at 1850 b. nj.
Monday IN the apartment Of his
father in Findlay.
Death was the result of a heart
attack, suffered as Caughman was
driving his car in downtown Find
lay. He parked the auto when he
became i'll and went to the apart
ment of his father where he died a
few minutes later.
He is survived by two sons, Rich
ard L. Caughman, Greenfield, Ind,
husband of the former Lois Swank,
and ]. Caughman.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday in Findlay.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-14
Railroad Worker
Hurt In Accident

Richard Vandemark, 25, of Con-
tinental, employed on the crew who
are constructing an automatic signal
system on the Nickel Plate railroad
lere received a fractured left elbow
md decorations about the head when
he section workers motor car on
which he was riding overturned last
Wednesday.
The accident occurred three miles
,outh of Bluffton where driveway
rom the Dixie highway to the An
rev Gratz farm crosses the rail-
Dad. Stones on the tracks are said
0 have derailed the motor car.
John Gary of Findlay with Van
'emark at the time of the accident
ras uninjured.
Vandemark was removed to Bluff
IN hospital in the Diller ambulance
here he remained a patient until
unday when he was released.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-14
Anspdch-Dudg
Wedding SOLenlraized

Wedding of o. E. Dudgeon of
Bluffton and Mrs. Susie Anspach of
Ada took place in a ceremony last
Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at
the home of the officiating minister,
Rev. J. L. Guthrie, pastor of the
County Line Church of the Breth-
rem south of Bluffton.
Attending the couple We're Mrs.
Dora Elwood of Windsor, Ohio, sis
ter of the bride and Mrs. Lloyd Nc
Carthy of Bluffton, daughter of Mr..
Dudgeon.
A reception and buffet dinner for
40 guests was held in the evening
at 7 o'clock at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Anspach in Ada. Mr..
Anspach is son of Mrs. Dudgeon.
The couple are at home at the
Dudgeon residence on Cherry street
and expect to leave the latter part
of this week for an extended trip
through Michigan.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-14
Slight Earth TremOrs Which Rocked
Midwest Felt Here Saturday Night

Slight earth tremors were felt in
the Bluffton area shortly before 10
o'clock Saturday night when a minor
earthquake shook Northern Ohio and
other parts of the Midwest.
The tremors noticed here were so
slight that only those persons in
quiet surroundings reported the oc-
currence. There was no damage to
property or injuries to persons any
where in the state.
Saturday nights tremors rocked
parts of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois, with Chicago reporting
principal damage, consisting of sew
eral broken windows. Center of the
shock, however, was indicated by
seismographs as about 200 miles east
of Chicago.
Effects of the tremor were slight
in this area, with most reports COM
ing from the lower Michigan pen
insula, although the principal dam
age was in Chicago.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-14
Reunions

The Black school reunion in
Orange township will be held Thurs
day, Aug. Il. Pres, Thos. Koontz:
Sec, Helen Pifer.
Twenty-second reunion of the
Christian Hilty family will be held
at Hilty park, New Stark, Sunday,
Aug. II. Pres, Herman Hilty; Sec,
Martha James.
Forty-second reunion of the Ros-
enberger family will be held at Riv-
erside park, Findlay, in Shelter
house No. 1, Sunday, Aug. IT. Pres,
Milford Schmidt; Sec, Mrs. Ed
Waitermire.
The Sutter-Welty family reunion
win be held Sunday, August u at
the Pandora school building.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-14
Mark Gdrnldtter Hurt
In Midget Auto Race

Mark Garmatter, 81, formerly of
Bluffton, who races under the name
of Jimmy Garmatto, suffered a frac-
tured skull and other injuries last
Sunday as his entry in a midget
auto race at the Allentown speedway
overturned when it crashed into a
fence
His condition was reported as
fair at Lima st. Rita's hospital
where he was taken for treatment.
Garmatter, a driver for Kenny's
Auto Wrecking Co, of Lima, was
making a bid for second place in
the home stretch when front wheel
struck the fence and his midget
racer upset.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-14
BLUFFTON BONDED
DEBT WILL BE CUT
To $4,000 Jan. l
Largest Issue Is $4,000 In
Bonds For Purchase OF
New Fire Truck
Other Bonds Are For Water and
Light Plant, and Main
Street Paving

Bluffton villages bonded debt by
next January / will be cut to a low
of $4,000, only $4,000 of which is
to be retired by taxes outside the
10-nill limitation, according to a
report sent to the Allen county
budget commission by Town Clerk
w. O. Geiger.
Bonds outstanding at present are
In three categories Water and
Light plant bonds. $1,000; Main
street pavement honds.. $4,000, and
Fire apparatus, $4,000.
0f tire three issues, only the FIRE
apparatus bonds are outside the 10
mill tax limitation. They were
authorized by voters during war
years for the purchase of new fire
truck and other equipment.
Water and light plant bonds
carry an interest rate of five per
cent, and date back to 1917 when
they were issued to finance improve
ments in the municipal plant.
Main street pavement bonds, is
sued in 1945, pay four per cent
interest; and the interest on the fire
apparatus bonds is three per cent.
Altho the town is in good shape
financially, so far as its bonded in
debtedness is concerned, its general
fund has been in straitened cir
cumstances since 1943 when it was
necessary to borrow $1,000 from the
Citizens National bank for an out
of-court settlement of two sewage
damage suits.
The debt finally was repaid by
the town in 1916, but by that time
the village had incurred another
$4,000 obligation, representing funds
borrowed in 1945 to permit re-
surfacing of Cherry street. Of that
debt, only $50 has been paid on the
principal, with balance of $2,45O
remaining unpaid.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-14
One Well to be Drilled This
Fall; Two Others When
Needed
Board of Public Affairs An
nounces Plans to Provide
For Future

The Howard Stager tract of land
south of the corporation line may be
the principal source of Buttons
future city water supply.
This became known when the
board of public affairs which re-
Gently leased the tract for the pur-
pose of drilling a we'll this fall an
nounced the first of the week that
provision has been made for sinking
two additional wells there in the
future if and when needed.
The tract located some 800 feet
south of the corporation line be-
tween the Dixie highway and the
Nickel Plate railroad is removed
from any potential source of con-
tamination and has received pre-
liminary approval by o. c. Singer,
representative of the state board of
health.
At present there are plans for
drilling only one well, water from
which would be subject to approval
by the state board of health before
being run into the city supply.
The towns water supply comes
from three wells, besides a fourth
which is operated independently to
furnish water used for cooling pur-
poses at the Page Dairy plant.
OF the three wells, one, in the
Mrs. Caroline Matter addition has
not been used for nearly a year
when residential building started in
that area and is now being held in
reserve for emergency use.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-14
Store ModerTaizes
WOnaen's Department

Ladies ready to wear department
Of the Lape company has been mod
ernized and equipped to give bette
service to its clientele, it is an
norreed by E. S. Lape, manager.
New display racks have been in
stalled to make merchandise more
accessible for inspection and severe
r-;vafe fitting rooms have been add
ed. A new lighting system also ha.
L,.e.n p4os4ued.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-14
Colbert Morrison
Ohio u Graduate

Robert M. Morrison, son of Mrs
'ertrude Morrison, north Of Bluff
on on the Dixie highway, was on
158 graduates who received de-
.rees at the conclusion of the sum
Ter term at Ohio university, Ath-
ms, last week.
Morrison, an officer in the Navy
during the war, received the degree
u s.....s.or ol sc4ellce IN education.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-14
TlUins At
National Contention

Two sets of twins of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. E. Stepleton, of Lima, form
erly of Bluffton were among only
three double sets attending the 18th
national convention of twins held
last weekend in Columbus.
The twin children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stepleton are Roberta Ann and Rob
ert Allen, IA, and Ted and Jim, 18.
Three hundred sets of twins were
registered for the convention.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-14
DROUGHT DAMAGE
new THREAT TO
DOUBTFUL CROPS
Belated Corn Crop In Need
OF Moisture As 17-Day
Drought Continues
BiufftOn Residential Water
Consumption Doubles I'm
Unbroken Heat

Threat of drought damage was
added to an already doubtful out
aook for Bluffton area crops, set
back last spring by unusually wet
weather during the planting season,
as heat wave of unbroken intensity
went into its third consecutive week
without rain.
Farmers who welcomed the start
of the 17-day dry spell as a boon
in the harvest of wheat, rye, alfalfa
and oats, this week were beginning
to eye the skies for promise of a
downpour especially needed by the
belated corn stand.
Altho the two and one-half week
drought thus far has not caused
serious damage, rain must come soon
or the outlook for crops will be
affected, farm observers reported
this week.
No Rain In IL Days
Dry weather which set in two
weeks ago last Sunday when the
last rain fell in this area was a
blessing to farmers in harvesting
wheat and other crops. With the
drought continuing, cutting of oats
is being rushed, for farmers are
fearful the high straw may be beat
en- down by heavy rainfall and high
winds that usually mark the end of
an extended summer dry spell.
In town, the effect of prolonged
hot weather without rainfall is
evidenced BY parched lawns and
gardens, despite the efforts to halt
the effects Of drought thru steady
use Of sprinklers.
Last weeks 100-degree weather
has not been equaIIeI tor the past
six days, but the mercury has been
81 the issekies 81 near that mark
with d high degree Of humidity, as
the heat wave continued its hold on
the area. Most nights have been
cool, however, to afford some
measure of relief.
Water Consumption Up
With the heat wave and drought
continuing their hold, Bluffton
householders have doubled their con-
sumption of water
During the last week, the nluni-
cipal water works has been pump
ing approximately 100000 gallons
of water daily, 100000 gallons of
which are going to residential users.
This is double the normal output of
100000 gallons.
The other half of the 100000
gallon load is water used by the
Page Dairy Co., a fairly constant
demand.
Three wells are in operation "a
hours a day to meet the increased
demand for water, but with one well
in reserve and a full supply in
reservoirs there are no contemplated
restrictions of water use in sight,
spokesmen for the board of public
affairs said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-14
Paper Collection
Here On Saturday

Members of the Y-Teen club,
formerly the Girl Reserves, will
gather old newspapers and maga-
zines Saturday afternoon. Paper
should be bundled and placed on the
front porch or curb by l o'clock
where it will be collected.