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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-15
Buccalaureate At
High School Sunday

Opening the events of high school
graduating week, the baecalaureate
exercises will be held in union
service in the gymnasium Sunday
night at o'clock.
Rev. Howard Landes, pastor of
the Ebenezer Mennonite church will
deliver the class sermon speaking on
the topic aThe Lamps Of Educa-
ton" Special numbers will be pro-
vided BY high school musical or
ganizations.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-15
Late Spring Tillage Will Restrict -
Expansion OF Corn Acreage lii Area

Spring plowing which got under
way Monday following clearing skies
over the week end was stopped early
Tuesday morning by resumption of
rains which already delayed farm
work for more than a month,
There was, however, appreciable
progress made Monday when tract
ors were busy in the fields tfror4
early morning until dark as FARMERS
feverishly pressed for every aRfvant-
age the momentary break in the
weather.
With the middle of May at hand
farmers with at least half Of their
spring tillage remaining uradone, are
expecting to plant little rnore thar
an average corn acreage, because Of
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-15
1O-Year Drop In School Enrolment
To Continue Next Fall, Survey Shows
College Seniors In
TIUO Music RecitdLs

Two evening recitals presenting
Bluffton college seniors in the de-
partment of music have been an
nounced by the faculty to be held
in Ramseyer chapel at o'clock.
Appearing this Friday will be Miss
Marguerite Jones in piano and voice
and Ralph Balmer, piano. Accom-
panist for the vocal numbers will be
Miss Elizabeth Waterstraw.
On Friday of next week will ap-
pear Laurence Burkhalter in violin
and voice and Ralph Balmer, piano.
Miss Mary Maust will accompany
Mr.. Burkhalter's violin selections.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-15
BIuftOn Man Wins
SlUiss Cattle Prize

Sixty-four head of cattle were ex-
hibited at the annual Brown Swiss
Canton | show of Northwestern Ohio
held at the Napoleon fair grounds,
Saturday.
Grand champion bull was shown
by Maurice Criblez, Button; grand
champion COW was shown by Calvin
Els, Jr., Holgate and junior cham
pion female going to Rakestraw &
Parrot of Findlay.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-15

weather limitations.
Any surplus acreage which was
earlier intended for oats win prob
ably be es4fmarked for soybeans
which may be planted next month.
Sugar beet .raisers. also point ont
that lateness of the season thus far
BIS not upset their planting sched-
#uIes.
Prospects for fruit in the Blnffton
district still are believed to be favor
able, despite frosts the latter part
of last week. Early cherries, appar-
emily were hardest hit Apples and
pears, however, apparently were lit
tie damaged, This years fruit bios
SONS are about three weeks later
| than last year, growers say.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-15
Open House Marks
Silver Wedding

Rev. j. N. Smucker, pastor of the
First Mennonite church and Mrs.
Smucker quietly observed their
twenty-fifth wedding anniversary,
Sunday. The couple held open house
in the afternoon at their home on
North Jackson and Vine streets
when they received congratulations
from Pensioners and friends in the
community.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-15
Announce Pledges to
College Frdternities

Jean Ann Steinman, Bluffton
student in Baldwin Wallace con-
servatory of music at Berea was
recently pledged to Mu Phi Epsilon,
national honorary music organiza-
ton. She is also a pledge of Beta
Sigma Omicron sorority.
Robert Burkholder, Bluffton stu
dent at Ohio State university, CO.
lumbus has been pledged to Phi
Gamma Delta fraternity.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-15
Gene Bish Weds
Massachusetts, Girl

Wedding of Gene Bish, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Everard Bish of Bluffton
to Grace, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Richardson of East Lynn,
Mass, was announced the first of
the week by the parents of the bride.
The couple met in Boston in 1941.
In July the bride and groom will
spend delayed honeymoon i'm Maine
after which they will make their
home in Ohio.
Mrs. Bish is a registered nurse at
the Lynn hospital. Mr.. Bish is en-
ployed by the Triplett company in
Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-15
new BRIDGE BEING
BUILT ON RT. 1O3
EAST OF BLUFFTON
New Two-Lane Bridge viii Re-
place 0utmoded Structure
In Highway Project
Course of Stream TO be Changed
for $50 Feet on Each Side
of Bridge Approach

The first state highway road inn
proyement program of the season in
the Bluffton district is under way on
Route 103, five and one-half miles
east of Bluffton where new, two-lane
concrete bridge is being constructed
over Ottawa creek. The work is being
done under contract by Wade Stew
ems of Gallon.
In addition to replacing an outmod-
ed, one-lane iron bridge, formerly at
the site, the course of the creek is
being Strengthened at each approach
to the bridge, to facilitate the flow of
water during flood periods.
Workmen have removed the old
bridge, and piers for the new struc.
ture are now being poured. Construc-
ton and Strengthening of the stream,
however, will not be completed until
late summer, according to present
plans.
Temporary Bridge
A temporary road and a plank
bridge spanning the creek are in use
to accommodate traffic while the i'm
provement is in process. No detour
is involved, with the temporary road
only few feet off the main highway.
Work on the creek will include the
Strengthening Of its course for a dis
tance of approximately $50 feet on
each side of the bridge.
On the south side of the bridge is
the Harry Gehrisch farm. Tracts
owned by the ]. j. Gillen estate and
f. II. Powell are on the north side.
A crew of 10 is working on the
project, and power shovel is being
used in Strengthening the course of
the stream.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-15
Announce Ranking In
FL. S. State Tests

Ranking in state high school
scholarship tests of the Bowling
Green district held at Ada, May
have been announced.
Bluffton, in division three, placed
as follows:
John Bauman, science, End: NAL
colin Basinger, senior social studies,
End; Jane Riser, Latin I, 9Th;
Marilyn Fett, English XI, 10Th;
Mary Jean Ramseyer, English TX,
honorable mention.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-15
Rena0Ue Steel From
Eye OF Giib0a Boy

Jerry Lee steinman, six year old
spn of Mr.. and Mrs. GLADDEN. Stein
man of Gilboa was removed to Bluff
ton hospital Saturday morning for
removal of q piece Of steel from his
left eye.
The steel had been in his eye for
several days and the parents did not
know how the boy was injured. He
will not lose his eyesight.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-15
Band, Orchestra
Concert, May II

The Bluffton high school band and
orchestra will be presented in a
concert at the high school auditorium
next Wednesday night, May 21 at
1880 o'clock. The string quartet and
woodwind quintet will also be
featured.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-15
BedUerdaIfl Girl In
Graduation Recital

Marian Pugh of Beaverdam SEN
ior at Heidelberg college, Tiffin, will
appear in her graduation recital in
voice Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
in Rickly chapel, it was announced
the first of the week. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Pngh of Beaverdam.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-15
II. ). Senior Play
Monday And Tuesddy

"The Patchwork Quilt" Bluffton
high school senior play will be pre-
sented in the auditorium next Mon
day and Tuesday nights.
Action of the play revolves about
a iove-thwarted woman who kept a
diary of her life in the form of a
patchwork quilt. The play is direct
ed by Mrs. Edna Cramer.
The cast:
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-15

CAMILLA Gorby of Rawson who
- will be crowned queen and her
maid of honor, Phyllis Hartzler of
Goshen, Ind, will be central figures
in the thirty-third May day fete of
Bluffton college on Saturday, May
81.
Announcement of the identity of
the queen and the maid of honor was
made over the week end after a tally
of votes at student election. The
election is held every spring and the
senior girl receiving the highest num-
Der of votes is acclaimed queen and
the runner-up maid of honor.
May day, the most colorful fete of
the commencement season is an out
door affair and this year will be fol-
lowed by an evening presentation of
Shakespeare's "As You Like It" on
stage fitted up on the baseball dia-
mond.
STARTED IN 1914
May day as the annual spring fete
Of the college was inaugurated in
1914 and continued each year since
that time.
Queens who have presided over the
colorful ceremonies are:
1914-Viola Welty
1915-Nettie Moser
1916-Christine Habegger
1917-Mary Schumacher
1918-0lga Kennel
19t9-Ruth Strubhar
1920-Lelia Roth
Elizabeth Moser
1922-Rebecca Hoge
1923-Magdalene Baumgartner
1924-Alta Smith
1925-Lorena Birky
1926-Helen Baughman
1927-Mabel Williams
1928-Martha Gerber
1929-Mabel Geiger
1930-Treva Stepleton
1931-Martha Moser
1932-Edna Ramseyer
1933-Dolores McCarty
1934-Martha Partch
1935-Evelyn Pifer
1936-Marcella Steiner
1937-Alma Hilty
1938-Emma Detwiler
1939-Esther Ramseyer
1940-Carol Cookson
1941-Elizabeth Mohr
1942-Lucille Tschantz
1943- Ruth Neuenschwander
1944-Wilma Mumma
1945-Lois Sommer
1946-Mary K. Ramseyer
1947-Camilla Gorbys &
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-15

Farmers held 1896, 100000 bushels
of corn on April /, and there were
537 100000 bushels of oats in sight
on the same date. The feed grain sup
ply is above average. o ~
Evening star., 1947-10-28
Cold Blamed in Death
I0f Women on Peak;
Bodies Recovered
BY the Associoied Press

SANTA FE, N. Mex, Oct. 2s.-
Deaths of two women mountain
climbers were ascribed today to Bit
ing cold, which made it impossible
for them to cling to an ice-glazed
perch long enough for their guide
to summon aid.
Bodies of the two-Miss Mildred
Hartig, Is, of Evansville, Ind, and
Miss Frances B. Krauss. "a, Balti
more-were recovered late yester-
day on precipitous North Truchss
Peak, in the Sangre de Cristo range
north of here.
The guide, Sam Martin of Tru-
chas Village, said attempts to rescue
Miss Krauss, who slipped descend
ing the 13,275-foot mountain, led to
the double tragedy.
The accident happened Saturday
as the women turned homeward on
a weekend outing from the Los
Alamos atomic project. Both worked
there as Atomic Energy Commission
secretaries.
J. Mr.. Martin said Miss Krauss lost
her footing and injured her head
and leg in 250-foot tumble, As
the guide and Miss Hartig sought
means to get her back on safe
Evening star., 1947-10-28

ground she slid farther down the
slaow-covered slope.
Both women we're unable to climb
back to safety, Mr.. Martin said,
and clutched a small rock above a
ravine as he climbed up and around
the peak, ana descended to their
horses for a rope.
Thereafter Mr.. Martin said, while
he tried vainly to reach them from
above and below, the women wept
and begged piteously for him to
please do something, we're freez-
ing to DEATH" Meanwhile darkness
and dropping temperature froze the
mountainside CLASSY slick, and MIR.
Evening star., 1947-10-28

lected from students each Thursday
during this semester and sent to the
New York office Of the organization
for immediate distribution. The sec
ond semester drive will consist Of
weekly collections of clothing and
school supplies. !
A special knitting committee will
be headed by Miss Vivienne Lam
bert.
Evening star., 1947-10-28
Europe Students Relief
Drive Opened by Trinity

A drive to raise money for the re-
lief OF students in Europe has been
started by Trinity College.
Miss Ellen Wagner is chairman of
the student copmittee handling the
drive which is cooperating with the
National Federation of Catholic Col
Ilege Students. Money will be COL
Evening star., 1947-10-28

, Martin was unable to return to their
side.
! Near midnight Mr.. Martin went
for help. State police, answering his
summons, helped Mr.. Martin find
the bodies Sunday afternoon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-10
P arrish Will z
Report On Key
Large Rd. Needs

County Commissioner w. A
Parrish, chairman of the county
commissions road committee
will investigate the need for the
Improvement of Pennsylvania
avenue on Key Largo as request
cd by d petition of property own
erS at last nights meeting of the
commission.
The petitioners asked for re-
Surfaclng Of the road
Commissioner Clarence Hugs
moved that Parrish investigate
the matter.
The county commission turned
down the request of Harold Glib
son representing 800 property
son. representing 800 property
Morton avenue on the key
Commissioner Parrish said the
county already had spent $4,000
in improving the roads on Grassy
Key and felt that nothing more
should be done about them until
other highways on the keys had
been improved.
I'm not saying that pavement
wouldn't be a good thing for
Grassy Key, but we have only a
certain amount Of money for
road work and | believe some of
the other keys should be given
the same break as we already
have Grassy Key" said Parrish
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-10
Annual Christmas Bonuses,
Approved; Grant Maxi
mum Of $25 To Each
Individual

City Commissioners last night
met in recessed session and han
died number of routine bust
ness matters. The meeting was
opened with invocation by Com
missioner William Demeritt.
City Attorney Ignatius Lester
was i'll last night. and his place
was taken by his sister, At
torney Ophelia Lester. .
First act passed by the COM
mission was the approval of an
ordinance allowing John A.
Colbert, Ell Prado Restaurant,
1117 Division street, to sell only
beverages containing alcohol of
more than one per cent by
weight, and wines regardless of
alcoholic content. The ordinance
was passed as an emergency one.
City employees were granted
in an emergency ordinance a
minimum of SIS and a maximum
of $25 as a Christmas bonus. The
bonus is to be figured on 2 per
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-10
County To Get loc Cubic
Yard For Sand Supplied
Contractors For Beach

crushed mari goes off in the
form of waste, the county would
net about 10 cents cubic yard
after giving the Navy 10 cents
cubic yard for the rock" said
TOPPING. you can either accept
the offer, or we'll 60 to our
own property on Boca Chica and
get the sand"
ut looks like a good PROPOSE
ton for the county," said Chair
man Frank Bentley.
ut certainly looks good" said
Commissioner w. A. Parrish.
But think the proposal should
have the approval of the Naval
authorities. | make a motion to
accept the proposition, provided
it meets with the approval of the
Navy"
Seconded by Commissioners
Saunders, the motion passed.
The county's legal adviser, Paul
Sawyer. is to contact the Navy
and see about getting its APP
proval of having TOPPING crush
the rock at Dredger's Key and
haul it to the beach site.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-10
British Warn
Arabs, Jews To
Stop Fighting
Cry The Associated Press

JERUSALEM, Dec. 10. - Sir
Allan Cunningham, in command
of British forces in Palestine,
warned Arabs and Jews today
that if they don't stop their riot
ing, the British troops will take
action against both races.
He did not reveal what would
be the nature of the action, but
it was believed it will be along
military lines.
Six more Jews were killed to-
day, bringing the total number
of deaths of both Jews and
Arabs to 127 since the fighting
began because of the UN de
cision to partition Palestine.
Two explosions occurred today
in Haifa, but no casualties were
caused.
1t was reported that the may
ors of Jaffa and Tel-Aviv had
agreed to hold conference in
efforts to end the clashes be-
tween the Arabs of the former
city and the Jews of Tel-Aviv.
Arab leaders in Iraq announc-
ed today that when British
troops are withdrawn from Pal
astine, the Arabs will begin a
war of attrition against the. Jews
in that country. y Is {
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-10
CITY MANAGER
JOB STILL OPEN
-. CARBONELL
Only Three Formal Appli.!
cations Received To
Date For Important Pc.
sitiOn

City Commissioners Louis Car
bonell has informed The Citizen
that contrary to rumors going
the rounds, only three formal
applications have been received
by the City Commission for the
position of City Manager.
Carbonell asserted that none of
the three applicants were, in the
commissions opinion, capable of
handling the job.
Donald F. Mallette, a govern
ment employe of Washington,
d. c.. and brother-in- law of r.
Curry Moreno, former city engi-
neer, was not one of the appli-
cantS and the commission did not
send for him. The interview was
requested by Mallette, said Car
bonell.
The commissioner, elected for
the next four years. added that
when suitable applicant for the
city managers job is interviewed
and questioned, all five members
of the commission will be pres
ent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-10
3 Army Planes
Crash During
Last l8 Hours
(By,The Associated Pre..)

WASHINGTON, Dec 1O.-More
Army planes have met with mis-
haps in the last 10 hours to a
greater extent than ever before
during that period of time.
No official statement has been
issued about the number of dead,
but it was said nine are known
to have persisted, though the
number is considered much larg-
er than that. M: .,H. J.
An army plane, capable of car
rying 40, took off yesterday from
Goose Bay in Labrador and
crashed FIVE minutes later. How
many was aboard the plane was
not announced. A transport,
carrying a helicopter, left Day
ton this morning for Goose Bay
to use the helicopter in locating
the crashed transport.
An army plane that left Ath-
ems, Greece, en- route to Rome, is
thought to have crashed in the
Mediterranean, with the loss of
four lives, and another army
plane is reported to have been
wrecked in Texas. 49,
Information as to the names of
the dead in all cases. is being
withheld until the next of kin
are notified. ID
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-10
$500 Navy Men,
Officers Soon
j.. To Be In City

"a a y =.
There will be a total of about
$500 officers and enlisted men
of the Navy here after January
2 when seven destroyers are as
signed here for six-month tour
of duty with the Surface Anti
Submarine Development Detach-.
ment. ~ x :
There are now little better
than 5000 officers and enlisted
men attached to Key West Naval
Base. The coming of the seven
destroyers, with r,400 officers
and men on board, brings the
total here to around $500.
These are the destroyers as
signed to the detachment:
USS New, Holden, Wilson,
Rich, Greenwood, Coolbaugh,
and the Damate. These first six
left here today for Christmas
holidays. They are going to Nor
folk, Newport and Boston.
When they return here they
will be joined by the Damate.
Many of the officers and men
will bring their families to Key
West for the six-month stay.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-10

GRANT BONUSES
TO EkAPL 0YE"EIS

cent of the employees total earn
ings up. to $1,250. All earnings
in excess of $3.50 are not to
figure. in computing the bonus.
The amendment of the budget to
pay this amount was likewise
approved.
A letter of coincidence was or
dered written by City Clerk Vic
tor Lowe to the family of f. J. o.
Roberts. Mr.. Roberts served as
assistant comptroller at the time
of his death.
City Manager Trevor: II am
now investigating the Key West
Municipal Stadium lease. I am
trying to get the stadium COM
mittee to meet. The committee
is supposed to report once a
year to the city as to plans, etc"
. Commissioner John Carbonell:
'Mr. Trevor, have you heard
from Miami as to how they regu-
late travel bureauS?"
Acting City Manager Trevor:
eyes; in Miami they require
one years residence, and a
bond"
Commissioner Louis Carbonell:
Il would like to know if the
Continued On Page Eight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-10
For
November Higher
Than Normally

The maximum mean tempera-
ture and, the miaimum maan tenn
perature in Key West last month
was higher than the normal fol-
November, according to a month
ly statement issued today by the
local Weather Bureau.
The maximum last month aver
aged 80.8- degrees as compared
wltn the normal 75.5 for Novem-
Der, and the minimum average
of 1872 was more than three de-
grees higher than the normal of
TOT.
Rainfall last month was 3.9l
inches as compared with d nor
NAL fall of 2.l9 inches.
Highest velocity of wind dur
ing the month was 54 miles an
hour from ne northwest during
the freak storm on November 20
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-10
Shoots AT Man
Who Broke Into
Golf Clubhouse

J. c. Almond, Wachman at
Arthur Sawyer Post % of the
American Legion, says he shot at
the car driven 9by man who
broke into the clubhouse of the
Key West, Golf Club late last
night, ess ~ -
he informed Moreno Wallace,
chief deputy sheriff, that he hao
no intention of hitting the man.
He didn't get the license number
because the car was driven away
at high speed by the prowler.
1t is not yet known what the
man got at the Golf Club. This
is the fourth time in recent
months the clubhouse has been
entered by burglars.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-10
New County Home
To Be Completed :tte| ].
Early Next Week
COUNTY COMMISSIONS
Frs TO CALL MEET
ING TO SETTLE WITH
CONTRACTORS

Monroe county's new home for
the aged, which is being erect
ed on Stock Island, will be fin
ished and ready to admit occu-
pants early next week, the Board
of County Commissioners was
informed last night.
Philip TOPPING of the firm
Charley TOPPING and Sons, con-
tractors for the work, told the
board last night that the con-
struction would all be finished
the first of the week. He asked
for final payment on the con-
tract.
Chairman Frank Bentley said
the board would call another
meeting as soon as Ralph Rus
sell, the county's inspector on
the job, announced the building
was ready for use.
when Russell informs me the
building is completed, then I'll
call meeting of the board to
consider paying you the full 100
per cent of the contract price"
said Bentley.
Commissioner Clarence Higgs
said that the furniture for the
home would be ready for install
lation as soon as the contract is
completed. 49,.
On motion of Higgs the board
directed the TOPPING company
to proceed with the expendi-
ture of not more than $500 in
filling and grading large park
ing space in front of the home.
The mari fill will be obtained
from the county's rock holdings
on Dredger's Key.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-10
Board Rejects
License Request

A request made to the County
Commission last night for a
liquor license at Pirates Cove
Fishing Camp was disapproved
at at last nights commission
meeting.
1t was brought out that the
State Beverage Board would
not grant liquor license, and
it was therefore regarded as
foolish" for the commission to
grant such a request.
The board approved transfer
ring the liquor license formerly
held by Joseph r. Sirugo for
Rays Bar and Grill, 627 Duval
street, to Raymond Gavilan.