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"Be prepared" good motto for the good old
when guests are apt drop unexpectedly So here
delicious dishes you fix your leisure and keep in your
refrigeration for such emergencies.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-07-25
WIIDIIEE MEETING

All persons interested in hunt
ing and fishing in Columbus
county are urged to attend a
meeting at the courthouse in
Whiteville, tonight, July 25, at
eight o'clock.
Regulations here regarding
hunting and fishing will be &C
cepted to be sent to the state COM
mission.
He spied the ten dollar bill, SHOW
ed it into his pocket, removed the
cork from the whiskey bottle and
took a couple of big swigs. Then
he sat. down, reached for the
Bible, opened it and commenced
reading.
From his hiding place, the old
man groaAed, "Heaven help him.
he is going to be politician"
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-07-25
OFFICERS

K. CLYDE COUNCIL, President
DIR. r. G. SADLER, Vicc-Presidcnt
J. N. COBURN, Exec. VicePres.
l.. r. BOWERS, Cashier
H. 2. WYCHE, Assistant Vice-Pres.
EDNA DYER, Assistant Cashier
HELEN K. LEWIS, Assistant Cashier
H. c. WOODLAND, Asst. Cashier
CHADBOURN
=. L. TATE, Vice-President
L. V. LOWE, Cashier
FAIRMONT
W. B. LENNON, Vice President
=. w. BOWERS, Cashier
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-07-25
DIRECTORS

K. CLYDE COUNCIL
DIR. r. G.. SADLER ]. N. COBURN
GLENN f. STROLE {. l.. TATE
J. s. BOWERS W. B. LENNON
B. l.. NESMITH, JR.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-07-25
SALAD STANDBY

6 for lunch? Cook an 8-oz. package
of APPS ANN PAGE ELBOW
MACARONI (see package direc-
tions); drain; chill; add l tsp.
salt, 2 CHARTERED tomatoes, l
medium onion (chopped), u green
pepper (chopped), 1 hard-cooked
egg, y cup mayonnaise, y head
Boston lettuce, pepper and pap
rika. Toss lightly.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-07-25

TABOR CITY
3. l.. NESMlTH, Jr., Vice Pres.
}. A. HUFHAM, Cashier
MIRIAM GARRELL, Asst. Cashier
ROSE HILL
K. s. TROY, Cashier
CHARLTON
+. II. MUNROE, Cashier
SOUTHPORT
FRINGE OBRIEN, Cashier
KENANSVILLE
NJ. +. ALLEN, Jr., Cashier
SHALLOTTE
J. +. COOK, Cashier
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-07-25

ICE DREAM
This chocolate ice cream made
with rich WHITE HOUSE
EVAPORATED MILK from the
Arp is grand to have on hand;
Shave 2 squares unsweetened
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-07-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Hartford Fower
spent the week end II Raleigh in
the home of their daughter and
$on-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Warlick.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-11
Second Collision
At Intersection

The Spring and Elm street inter
section was the scene of the second
traffic accident in two weeks when
cars driven by Paul Quenzer of
y Omaha, Nebraska, and Mrs. Beatrice
Wells of West Elm street collided
Friday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
during a heavy rainstorm.
Marshal Lee Coon who checked
the accident said Quenzer was driv-
ing north on Spring street and Mrs.
Wells eastbound on Elm street. The
Wells car sustained some body dam
age. No one was injured.
Quenzer was here to attend the
wedding of his brother, Adolph, of
Paso Robles, Calf, to Miss Marie
Winkler which took place at the col
lege chapel Friday evening.
An accident occurred at the same
place two weeks ago when Tom
Burkholder 19-year-old P an d o r a
motorcyclist collided with an auto
mobile driven by John Shromquist
of Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-11
Eight Teams In Sparkling Football
PrevieW Exhibition Here Saturday
Preview Success Follows One
POstpOnement Because of
Flooded Field
Lafayette, Mt. Cory, RawsOn,
Col. Grove, Forest, Pandora,
Ada, Bluffton Play

After one postponement because
of a water-fiooded field, Buttons s
first football preview last Saturday
night was witnessed by an overflow
crowd that packed the stadium and
lined every side of the playing field.
Although participating teams had
only two weeks of practice behind
them, they put on a sparkling pre-
view exhibition in which spectator
interest never Jagged as Lafayette
topped Mt. Cory to 0; Pandora
bested Rawson, Is to 6; Ada beat
Columbus Grove, II to 0, and Bluff
ton and Forest battled to a scoreless
tie.
Despite the Saturday night date
the streets were packed solid with
parked cars within a four-block area
of the stadium. Incomplete reports
indicate there were approximately
1900 paid admissions, according tt
officials of the Bluffton Recreation
committee, sponsors of the event.
Field Flooded
Originally planned for last Fri
day, the gridiron opener had to be
postponed when a torrential down
Continued on page -
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-11
Many From, BluftOn
Attending College

With schools opening for the
coming year, many from Bluffton
are planning to attend college both
here and elsewhere.
Among this number are:
Jean Ann Steinman, Baldwin Wal
lace college, Berea.
Fluff Blome, Art Students League,
New York city.
Beverly Biery, Oberlin college.
Neil Schmidt, Purdue university,
West Lafayette, Ind.
Mary Margaret Basinger, Eleanor
Linden, Malcolm Basinger, Wooster
college.
Sarah Amstutz, Carlton Wilson,
Maynard Amstutz, Miami university,
Oxford.
Earl Dean Luginbuhl, Cincinnati
Bible seminary.
David Diller, Cleveland Institute
of Music.
Chas. Tripplehorn, Robert Burk-
holder, John Althaus, Dale Good, Geo.
Swank, Ir., Ohio State university.
David Tosh, Mark and James Dill
ler, Wheaton college, Wheaton, Ill.
Dorothy Anderson, Carol and
Juanita Bame, Janice Hankish, Car
rol Tschiegg, Bonnie Grismore, Bowl
ing Green State university.
Robert Kuhn, Richard Newlan,
Michael Reagan, Ohio Northern,
Ada.
Enrolled in the Bluffton college
freshman class: Paul d. Bixel, Ken
meth Finton, Margaret and Morris
Groman, Byron Fritchie, James
Lewis, Maynard Pogue, Harriet AM
stutz, Lucille and Mary X. Bauman,
Betty Bixel, Katherine Bohn, jeanne
Buhler, Jean Anne Burcky, Helen
and Joan Burkholder, Sara Jane
Huser, Alice Pannabecker, Pauline
Purcell, Patsy Schmidt, Imagean
Wenger.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-11
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Stewart,
Columbus Grove, a girl, Barbara
Lynn, last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hissong, Ben
ton Ridge, a girl, Brenda Karol,
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Schey, Leip-
sic, boy, Terry Lee, Friday. Mrs.
Schey is the former Vidella Bucher
of Columbus Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Reese, Ben
ton Ridge, a boy, Ray Terry, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Koogler,
Lima, boy, James Lynn, Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Radabaugh,
Rawson, a girl, this Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Long, Ada, a
girl, Shirley Marie, this Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bogart OF
West Kibler street have taken into
their home a two weeks old boy
Tom Duncan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Hardness Of
East Kibler street have taken into
their home a three weeks old girl
Judith Ann.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-11

DIR. V. H. Altman of BIuffton was
reelected superintendent of Sandus-
ky conference of the Evangelical
United Brethren church for a four
year term at its 115th annual meet
ing in St Marys, Friday. He has
previously served as superintendent
for the past ten years.
The meeting was held at St. Marys
at which time took place the dedica-
ton of the camp which the confer
ence is developing at nearby Grand
lake.
A tract of land which a year ago
consisted of swamp and woods has
been cleared and an auditorium,
cabins, houses and dormitories have
been built on the camp site.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-11
MOTORISTS PURSE
vANlSHES AND 50
DOES HITCH-HIKER
Police Looking for Transient
Picked up Here Tuesday
Night.
Toledo Man Who Befriended
Hitch-hiker in Findlay Hos
pital After Crash.

A Toledo notorist who picked up
a hitch-hiker on Bluffton's Main
street Tuesday night is in the Find
lay hospital with injuries as the re-
suit of an accident shortly there
after
The Toledo mans wallet is miss
ing-so is the hitch-hiker and state
patroimen are searching for both
and also an unknown car whose driv-
er is believed to have caused the ac-
cident.
The Toledo man, James Blakely,
64, northbound thru Bluffton pick
ed up the hitch-hiker about 1880
p. m, who said he was going to De-
troit. Approaching the Rawson
road intersection, Blakely lost con-
troll of his car in avoiding a COLI
sion with a southbound car making
a left turn into the filing station at
the corner. The Toledo car ran into
a fence throwing the driver into a
field.
When the gas station attendant
heard Blakely calling for aid, he
went to his assistance rather than
pump the gasoline for his customer.
Apparently believing that his
turning in front of the Blakely car
caused the accident, the unknown
driver left the gas station. The pa
troll is on the lookout for the I'M
known car.
The Otto ambulance from Rawson
brought the injured Toledo man to
FindIay hospital. The hitch-hiker,
uninjured, riding in the back of the
ambulance with Blakeiy asked the
ambulance driver to turn out the
light in the rear of the ambulance,
About fifteen minutes after ar
rival at the Findlay hospital it was
discovered that Blakeley's wallet con-
tanning between $500 and $500 was
missing and that the hitch-hiker had
vanished.
Blakely is suffering back and pos.
sible internal injuries.
Only sketehy description of the
hitch-hiker is available for the po-
lice to work on as little attention
was paid to the transient.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-11
Commercial, Vocational Subjects
Again Favored BY II. S. Students
Fireworks At KentOn-
BLuftOn Grid Game

There will be plenty of fireworks
at the Bluffton-Kenton high school
football game at Kenton, Friday
highland it will be the real thing
at the half-time intermission.
Announcement from Kenton high
school athletic authorities Wednes-
day morning promises "a spectacu.
lar and dazzling display of fireworks
between halves of the game" which
is something new in attractions fo1
football fans in this section.
The effects listed include star
hydra shells, dazzling sunshine
shells, floating star shells, flying fish,
giant bombardment, electrical and
thunderstorm, surprise novelty, dev.
IFS fort, century of progress, sta,
cluster and shamrock of Emerald
Isle shells, all of which should give
the fans a new thrill.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-11
Reichenbdch-LittIe
Win Tennis CrOUn

Dale Reichenbach and Woodrow,
Little won the Bluffton city doubles
championship last Sunday by virtue
of 1914, TO, GA, 6-3 match score
over Roger Howe and Bob Simcox,
1t was three and one-half hour
match, halted in the opening round
two weeks ago with the score at
1914, 6-6 because of darkness. Play
was resumed at that point, with
Howe-Simcox winning the second set,
ST. Then the city champs settled
to cop the next two sets.
Trophies were awarded to the win
ners and the runnersup
Reichenbach and Little were un-
defeated in doubles play this year.
the first season they have teamed to-
gether, Their victories included the
Bluffton city championship, Bluffton
tennis club championship; Allen
county championship and the Find
lay open championship.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-11
No High Cost OF Living At High
School Cafeteria; Prices Unchanged

Bluffton High schools cafeteria
emerged this week as one of the
outposts holding the line against the
high cost of living, with the cost of
meals provided for pupils remaining
unchanged from last year.
For 25 cents a student obtains a
noon plate lunch consisting of gen
erous servings of potatoes, another
warm dish such as macaroni and
cheese, a cooked vegetable, milk and
dessert. Servings are as large as a
year ago, school officials reported.
The 25-cent price, however, is
slightly higher than the prevailing
charge of 20 cents when school OPP
ened last fall. An increase of five
cents was made last spring, but
cafeteria operation for the start of
a new school term is figured on the
basis of holding at the 25-cent fig
ure.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-11
TWO BIG BARNS IN
ROCKPORT AREA
BURN TO GROUND
Damages in Two CONGREGATIONS
Estimated i'm Excess of
$4,000 Figure
Lightning Races Fred Basinger
Barn; Undetermined Fire on
Clarence Begg Farm

Two large barns in the Rockport
area We're destroyed in fires that
caused damage estimated at $4,000,
last Friday afternoon and evening,
Lightning caused the blaze which
razed a structure on the Fred
Basinger farm, four miles west of
Bluffton, at $3.50 p. M, and six hours
later a fire of undetermined origin
burned barn on the Clarence Begg
farm, four miles northwest of Rock
port.
Basinger was sitting on the porch
and saw the lightning strike his barr
in the heavy electrical storm which
swept thru this district in midafter.
noon. The barn was equipped with
lightning rods.
A call was placed for the Colum.
bus Grove fire department, but il
was impossible to obtain sufficient
water to battle the flames and the
barn burned to the ground.
Loss in the Basinger fire included
threshing machine, corn and grair
binders, oats, hay and wheat, includ
ing 80 bushels of seed. Some Al
club calves, the only livestock in the
barn, were rescued. Some of the con.
tents of the barn were owned BY
Basinger's son Melvin. Loss was
partially covered by insurance.
Barn Burns at Night
In the Friday evening fire, the
Begg family had retired for the
night when the blaze was discovered
at $50 p. m. by Franklin Mayberry
a neighbor, who was enroute to Co,
lumbus Grove.
Fire departments could not be
summoned Immediately, because tel
ephones had been knocked out o1
commission by the afternoon electric
al storm. Mayberry notified the Co
lumbus Grove fire department BY
riding into town on a motor scooter
Fireman obtained water from a near.
by stream and prevented spread o1
fire to other buildings.
Loss included an ensilage cutter
and hay and feed for a dairy herd
No livestock was in the barn. Loss
was covered by insurance.
Large crowds gathered at both
fires, as neighbors and friends joined
the firemen in their efforts to save
the contents of the barns.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-11
Install Organ At
Reformed Church

Installation of the new organ at
st. Johns Reformed church was
under way Wednesday after a two
weeks delay caused by the break
down enroute of a motor truck
transporting parts of the instrument
shipped by the builders, the Kilgen
Organ company of st. Louis. VIM.
Miller of Cincinnati, factory repre-
sentative, of Cincinnati is supervis-
ing the installation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-11
SPECIAL PRIMARY
ELECTION HERE ON
TUESDAY, OCT. 7
Fourth District To Nominate
Candidates For Vacant Seat
In House of Representatives
Special Election In October Or
dered This Week BY Gov.
Thomas ]. Herbert

Bluffton win have q special cleo
tion on Tuesday, Oct. 7, when voters
of the Fourth Congressional district
cast ballots in a primary ordered by
Gov. Thomas j. Herbert to select
party nominees for the post left
vacant in the House of Represen-
tatives by resignation Of Robert F.
Jones, of Lima.
A successor to Jones in Congress
then will be elected in the November
general election.
Gov. Herbert announced proclama-
tion of a special election had been
issued because he found sentiment
in the district generally in favor of
that procedure.
Counties in the district in which
the special October election will be
held include Allen, Auglaize, Mercer,
Shelby, Miami and Darke.
Filing Deadline
Under Ohio electiouaaaws, candi-
dates for the priri must fife
nominating petitions 10 later than
10 days prior to the date of the
primary.
Three men have nfNa formal an
nouncement they are candidates to
succeed Jones, who resigned to ac-
cept an appointment to the Federal
Communications Commission.
Two are Lima residents: Dewey
Fetter, chairman of the Allen county
Republican Executive committee, and
Joseph B. Quatman, who will be a
candidate on the Democratic ticket.
Also seeking the Republican nomina-
ton is William M. McCulloch, Piqua
attorney.
Candidates will have only 81 days
to conduct caHvass Of the district
prior to the primary. election, and
the governors proclamation is *
pected to set off one of the shortest
but most heated campaigns evei
witnessed in the Fourth district.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-11
five BALLOTS FOR
VOTERS HERE IN
NOV. q ELECTION
Separate Town, Township, Board
of Education and State
Issues Ballots
Fifth Ballet Is Now Necessary
AS Governor Orders Special
Congressional Vote

Bluffton voters will receive five
ballots when they go to the polls
here in the November 4 general cleo
ton to mark their choice of candi-
dates for town, township and school
board offices and indicate their pref
erence of issues on a special state
ballot.
A fifth ballot will be required
as Governor Herbert ordered an
election to fill the post of Robert
+. Jones, former representative K
Congress from the fourth district
who has resigned to accept an ap
pointment on the Federal Communi
cations Commission.
Of the five ballots local voter!
must mark, that carrying the names
of candidates for Bluffton municipal
offices will be the longest.
Other ballots will include a non.
partisan ticket for the Bluffton board
of education; a Richland township
ballot; and a state ballot which will
submit three and possibly four spe-
cial issues.
$4,000 Ballots for County
In Allen County, $4,000 ballots will
be required for voters in the various
subdivisions, it was announced last
week by officials of the board of
elections.
Some $50 candidates are in the field
for approximately 175 municipal
township and board of education
posts in the county as whole.
Ballots are ordered by the board
on a basis of 10 per cent more than
registration, or 10 per cent more
than the number of votes cast for
governor in the last gubernatorial
election for precincts in which there
is no registration.
Letters have been forwarded by
the board of elections to 224 Allen
county central committeemen-11z
from each party-for recommenda.
tions for appointment of poll work
ers for the November 4 election. Ap.
pointments are for one year from
Sept. Is.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-11
800 ENROLLED At
BLUFFTON COLLEGE
SETS new RECORD
Student Body At All-Time High
As College Opens Doors for
Fall Terms
Six New Members Added to
Teaching Staff; Dormitory
Accommodations Filled

Bluffton college enrolment of ap-
proximately 300 students is at an
all-time high this week as the in
stitution opened for its 48th year of
scholastic activity.
In the record student body il a
freshman class of lot, and upper
class enrolment may still be boosted
by additional registrations which
were continuing at n1id-week.
Official enrolment figures are not
yet available, because of the last
minute rush of registration, but
school authorities said there was no
doubt a record number of students
were on the campus this fall.
Dormitories Filled
Campus dormitories are bulpinp.
with all rooms taken, and many men
are quartered in accommodations
about the town. Goods are in Lin
coin hall. Men on the other hand
have filled Ropp hall, and overfowed
into Hershey cottage, the former
II. w. Berky residence; Lehman
cottage, the former Mrs. A. c.
Geiger residence, and in the resi-
dence of Carl Lehman, college busi-
ness manager, on Grove street.
All trailers and pre-fabricated
homes are filled in Beaverburr. the.
former Beaver village just off the
football field.
Ex-service men attending school
under provisions of the G. /. Bill
comprise a sizeabIe proportion of
the student body.
Included among students are one
girl each from Holland and France.
four students for Porto Rico, two
from Canada, and one student from
Italy,
Six New Instructors
Six new faculty members will
take over their dpties. when classes
start their regular fall schedule
Thursday morning.
They are Miss Dora Soldner.
languages, formerly of Wheaton col
lege, ILL.,; Howard Raid, economies
and business, from Ames. Iowa. .
William Burbick, speech department.
graduate of Bluffton; EIma Louise
Alter, music, Columbus; Walter Zim-
norman, assistant coach, Akron; and
S. T. Meyer, returned missionary
from India, who will teach Bible.
Fred Davidson, who was to have
been instructor in psychology, has
resigned, it was announced TUESDAY.
and DR.. N. Z. Byers, former dean
of the college, will return as in
structor in that department..
Burbick and Miss Alter will teach
part-time at the college, spending
the remainder of their time as in
structors on the Bluffton High school
faculty.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-11

The occasional chug of a diving
muskrat, a night birds cry and the
rustic of a river breeze through
somebody's cornfeld-those are all
that break the stiffness of willow
bound Blennerhassett Island in the
Ohio River opposite old Rockland
Cemetery, near Belpre, Washington
County.
There, lat years ago, music, revel-
ry and gaiety filled the air and a
beautiful white mansion stood where
only a few foundation stones, half
buried in the loan, and an old well
hidden among the cornstalks, remain
to mark its site.'
At the lower end of the three-mile-
long island are a few dilapidated
farm buildings. These-and the
shades of some of Ohio's first digni-
taries which might float across un-
seen from the old burying-groun on
the brow of the cliff to live again a
life of romance, intrigue and trag-
edy, are all.
Couple Had Wealth and Beauty
Herman Blennerhassett (1767-
1881, English born Irishman who
inherited 100000 when his father
died in 1896, came with his wealth
to New York the following year.
With him he brought his beautiful
and accomplished young wife, the
former Margaret Agnew, daughter
of the Governor of the Isle of Man
in the English Channel. In America
the wealth, rank and polish of the
bridal pair brought them welcome
from the best and oldest colonial
families.
That winter the Blennerhassetts
went to Marietta and in March, 1913
paid Elijah BacBus $4,000 for l74
acres-the whole upper portion of
the island. The land once had be-
longed to George Washington. They
moved into an old Lighthouse on their
property and lived there two years
1t took that long to build the great
creseent-shaped, two-story house.
They were a refined, loving couple
and their home was the social cen.
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