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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
WARM WEATHER
EASES CRITICAL
COAL SITUATION
Scramble for Coal Intensified
As Government Officials
Predict Scarcity
With More Bins Filled During
Summer, Shortage May
Not Be Severe Here

The scramble for coal was further
Intensified here this week as govern
ment predictions that winter coal
shortage ''is very probable" stam-
peded the demands of Bluffton house
holders who have a scanty stock of
fuel in their bins.
Coal has been scarce in Bluffton
so far this fall, with dealers re-
stricting deliveries to domestic users
as serious shortage of railroad cars
cuts sharply into shipments from
mines.
In apportioning out the trickle of
coal they have been receiving, deal
ers have been unable to make but
little headway in building up the
scanty supplies of householders who
failed to fill their bins during the
summer.
Much of the present shortage of
cars, affecting shipments to Bluff
ton from the mines, is caused by a
last-minute rush to route as much
coal as possible to the upper lake
area, thereby resulting IN a bottle
neck so far as deliveries to other
points are concerned.
How much the condition will be
.alleviated after the lake shipping
season closes is questionable, how
ever, IN view of government predic-
tions that the demand, both indus
trial ard for homes, will outreach
the supply during the winter.
Many Have Full Bins
The effect of d winter coal short
age here, may not be so pronounced
locally. dealers said this week, for
more householders than usual had
their bins filled last summer, and are
fairly well protected so far as winter
needs are concerned.
Another favorable aspect has been
unseasonably warm wtather thruout
October, which virtually eliminated
the need for home heating during
the month.
Otherwise, however, the outlook is
gloomy, with government experts
outlining the current coal crisis in
this way: During the first six
months of this year, soft coal miners
produced about 100000 tons a
week, but since last July weekly pro-
duction has averaged only about
100000 tons.
Shortage of railroad transportation
facilities further is complicating the
picture, and there is little indication
that closing of the lake shipping
season will change the situation
materially.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
Varied Events Attract Big Turnout
For Blutfton College Homecoming
College Trustees
Talk Building Plans

Retirement plans for faculty
members and proposed remodeling of
Science and College halls were dis
cussed at semi-annual meeting of
Bluffton college trustees Friday in
Musselman library on the campus.
Annual reports of the college ad-
ministration also were made at the
session.
Board members attending the ses-
Sion included E. w. Baumgartner,
Berne, Ind; Ezra Moser, Button;
Ruins Rich, Washington, H.; Free
man N. Swartz, Norristown, Pa. !;
Oliver D Diller, Wooster; A. S.
Rosenberger, Dalton, Ohio; ]. S.
Slabaugh, Nappanee, Ind; William
Mohr, Bethlehem, Pa; Lowell Ris-
ser, Danyers, H.; Wilmer Shelly,
Bally Pa; D. D. Hostettler, Sugar
creek, Ohio; Walter Yoder, Bloom
ington, I'll; Roland M. Bixler, Ham
den, Conn,, and Lloyd L. Ramseyer
and Carl Lehman, ex-officio MEM
bers.
Also attending were E. S. Lape,
N. E. Byers and d. w. Bixler, all of
Bluffton, members of the advisory
council; and Mrs Rufus Rich, Wash
ington, H.; Mrs. Milford Haas,
dora; Mrs. Milo Miller, Pekin, H.,
and Mrs. Clovis Oberli, Berne Ind,
members of the women's advisory
council.
A visitor at the board meeting
was DR.. Harry M. Gage, former
president of the North Central Asso-
citation of Colleges and Secondary
Schools. .as@ @a@
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
Peter Schnegg Rites
Thursday Afternoon

Funeral services will be held at
2:30 p. m. Thursday in the Basinger
Funeral home for Peter Schnegg,
SO, retired laborer, who died at
1857 p. m. Tuesday in Bluffton
Community hospital of complications.
He had been in i'll health for sew
eral months.
Rev. ]. N. Smucker, pastor of the
First Mennonite church, will off
ciate at the rites. Burial will be
in the Ebenezer cemetery.
A native of Bern, Switzerland,
Schnegg was born June /, 1878. He
is survived by one sister and two
brothers: Mrs. Leonard stager, of
BAfton, Jacob Schnegg, Bluffton,
and Gottlieb schnegg, El Monte,
California.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
Attends Conference
Of Plant Wdnagers

c. A. Lloyd, manager of the Bluff
ton plant of the Boss Manufacturing
company has returned from two
day conference of plant managers
held at the company's headquarters
in Kewanee, Illinois. a..
The company, large manufactur-
er of work gloves operates numer-
Gus plants in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Texas
and New York.
For the past 27 years Lloyd has
been manager of the Bluffton plant
which employs 55 workers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
Youth Fellowship
Meeting Sunday

Bluffton Youth Fellowship meet
ings for high school and college age
youths will be held each Sunday
evening through November in the
basement of the First Mennonite
church.
First session in the series will be
from $3.50 to 10 p. m. this coming
Sunday sponsored by a committee
representing Bluffton churches, the
Bluffton College recreation associa-
tion and the College Church COM
mittee.
Informal games, singing and group
activity will be featured. Rev. Paul
Cramer will be in charge of the first
meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
Crowning of Homecoming Queen
Launches Activities; Grid
Game A Feature
w. HI. MOhr, Trustee for LIS
Years, Discusses Progress
at Dinner

Thronging the campus in the
largest homecoming turnout since
pre-war years, graduates, former
students and friends of Bluffton col
lege gathered here Saturday and
Sunday for the various events of
the homecoming weekend.
Opening with crowning of the
Homecoming Queen Saturday morn
ing, the days program progressed
through the freshman-sophomore
tug-of-war, an afternoon football
game, the homecoming dinner and
presentation of two plays by the
Thespians dramatic society.
Miss Alice Locher, of Pandora,
was crowned Homecoming Queen in
a colorful ceremony on the baseball
field, Saturday morning. Her at
tendants were Barbara Springer,
Berne, Ind; Joan McCarty, Waynes-
field; and Harriet Schertz, Meta
mora, Ill. The crown bearer was
two-year-old Ray Hamman, son of
Mr., and Mrs. Raymond HIemmon.
In the tug-of-war after lunch, the
freshmen we're hauled u. Nagh RiRey
creek by a rugged sophomore team,
thereby looming the frst-year class
men to continue wearing their green
caps until Thanksgiving.
w. H. Mohr, of Bethlehem, Pa,
member of the college board of
trustees for Is years was the speak
er at Saturday nights homecoming
dinner, held in the Ropp Hall dining
| room.
Talking on the subject, "The Prog
ress of Bluffton College from the
Viewpoint of a Trustee" Mr.. Mohr
stressed much is owed to the men
and women who have sacrifcially
developed the school. He stressed
the fact that little has been done
to properly reimburse faculty men,
1 anu 10 Sicld lO1 lJlC otSpo bdhSli
to set up a retirement and sickness
benefit program.
P. w. Stauffer, president of the
college alumni association, was in
charge of the dinner program, with
Prof. Russell A. Lantz serving as
toastmaster. Dinner music was pro-
vided by Roberta Manages, cello, and
Ruth Porter, violin, accompanied by
Claren Sommer. All are college mu-
sic students.
Following the dinner, Thespians
presented two one-act plays, Alma
Mater" and Mushroom Coming Up"
in the Ramseyer chapel.
Parents Day observance on Sun
day was marked by open house in
the dormitories, following which Rev.
Harleigh Rosenberger, a graduate in
1941, addressed vesper service on
''The Worlds Greatest Need" His
theme stressed that the world to-
day is in need of Christianity more
than any time in history.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Deeter,
Findlay, boy, Walter Dale, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Gossard,
Bluffton, a girl, Darlene June, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reymundo Guzman,
Bluffton, a girl Ana Marie, Monday
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Mesler,
Bluffton, a girl, Pamela Ann, Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Boehm, Raw
son, triplets, two girls, Emily Ma
linda and Evelyn Marcia and boy
Anthony Edwin, Tuesday. The boy
died Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Hostettler
Sr., P'uffton, boy, Wayne Eldon,
Jr., Tuesday. y
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean cupplies, Mt
Cory, a boy, Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30

Body of Pfc. Donald Crawfs, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Crawfs, of
Columbus Grove route 2, which was
returned to this country from the
Pacific war area on the Army Trans
port Honda Knot two weeks ago,
will arrive in Bluffton at 9:25 p. m.
Thursday night on the st Louis
Cleveland Nickel Plate train.
Accompanied by a military escort,
the body will come here from Co
lumbus, where it was taken with
other Ohio war heroes in special
funeral train after the army trans
port carrying the war dead from
their resting places in the RScific
docked at San Francisco in mid
October.
On its arrival in Bluffton the body
vii be taken to the Paul Diller
fun -al home, where it win remain
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
Volume of Garbage Collected
from Households Here
Drops 0ne-third
Plenty of Edible Food Previous.
ly Found in Garbage Pals
Now Missing

Garbage from Bluffton households
isn't as lush as it used to be and
100 head of hogs on the Arthur
Swank farm in Orange township,
which are the ultimate consumers of
the towns garbage are feeling eff
fects of the slimming diet and will
probably have to be fed a supple
mental ration of grain.
Rejecting high living costs and
the nations food conservation
campaign, the volume of garbage
from Blufton households is about
one-third less than it was several
years ago, workers in the municipal
ly operated garbage collection system
reported this week.
Where previously an average of
three truckloads of garbage were
obtained on each semi-weekly col
lection day, now there are only two
as sharp-eyed housewives are cutting
corners to stretch their food budgets.
Since 1945, edible items in garbage
have been on steady decline, altho
there has been a marked difference
since midsummer of this year. For
the most part, today's waste consists
of peelings, coffee grounds, vegetable
tops and very little else, it was
pointed out.
Prior to 1945, in contrast, plenty
of good food was thrown away, in
cluding such items as butter which
became rancid, uneaten baked goods
and dry bread.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
FEDERAL AID MAY
BE AVAILABLE FOR
HOSPITAL ADDITION |
Bluffton Hospital May Qualify
For Financial Assistance
in Expansion
Committee Works on Survey to
Determine Local Eligibility
for Federal Grant

Plans for a new wing at Buttons
overcrowded Community hospital,
Hshelyed three years ago because of
the scarcity 0fanatef1aIs and labor,
may be revived this fall, with action
predicated on the possibility that
federal funds may be available in
helping to finance the project.
First step in attempting to qualify
for federal financial assistance was
authorized last Wednesday at a
meeting of the Bluffton Community
Progress association when a commit
tee was named to make a survey of
the. community TO determine if there
il need for hospital expansion.
Results of the survey must be
reported before December 13 to the
Ohio Hospital survey, a division of
the state board of health, which has
charge of administering $2,692,o00 in
federal funds given to Ohio annual
ly for hospital expansion purposes
over a fye-year seriod.
One-Thi of Cost
If the local SURVEY is approved by
the state board, the Bluffton hospital
would receive grant of 81 for
every 50 provided by the community
in the expansion program, thereby
assuring that one-third of the cost
of the project would be financed by
federal funds.
After c. ]. Moser, Jr., of the Ohio
hospital survey, explained the feder-
al program at last weeks meeting
of the Progress association COM
mittee. of three members was named
to conduct the local survey, prelimin-
ary to fling for financial aid in
adding to hospital facilities here.
On the committee will be d. w.
Bixler, Woodrow Little and Mrs. J.
S. Steiner. .a.
r- Skelved Four Years Ago
An addition to the hospital by
building a new wing at the north
end of the present building was au-
thorized four years ago by the
hospital board. Architects plans
completed at that time included an
estimate that the cost would be ap-
proximately 100000. 81
Later, building plans were shelved
because of the scarcity of materials
and labor, and there has been no
move to revive the project because
of the rising costs of construction.
With the possibility of obtaining
a federal grant covering one-third of
the cost of building a new wing, the
project was referred to the Com
munity Progress association last
week, and the survey will determine
Buttons chances to participate in
the program of financial assistance.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
WRITTEN DRIVE
LOOMS IN RACE
FOR MAYOR HERE
Howe, Present Mayor, Backed
IN Write-in Campaign for
Reelection
Committeeman Urge Support
for Baker and Stauffer
Named in Caucus

w. A. Howe, Bluffton mayor who
was defeated for reelection two
years ago in a last minute write-in
campaign is being supported as a
write-in candidate for mayor at next
Tuesdays municipal election IN a
movement which makes the mayoral-
ty race a three cornered affair and
may foreshadow a split in the local
democratic party.
Movement to back Howe as a
write-in candidate came as new
development in what was previously
a contest between Arden Baker,
democrat and Paul Stauffer, republic
an.
Current rumors that the election
next Tuesday would Witness a write
in campaign crystallized the first of
this week when Charles E. Wells is
sued in behalf of a Citizens com
mittee, not further identified, a
statement soliciting support for
Howe, asking electors to write in
his name on the ballot for mayor.
Other Developments
Appearance of the write-in casa-
paign as factor, however, was only
one of several developments which is
highlighting the prediction cam
paign.
Other developments the first of the
week included statement by Mayor
Howe insisting that he was not a
candidate together. with caustic
CONTINUED on page 12)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30

the Bluffton- Columbus Grove con-
test, with the Bluffton High school
band participating in the show.
Following the game, a homecom-
ing dance will be held in the school
gymnasium, with Bluffton and Co
lumbus Grove students and Bluffton
alumni invited A small admission
charge will be made.
Sanction for the homecoming
dance, an innovation here, was
granted at the last meeting of the
board of education on a probation
airy basis.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
Mary Jane Burkholder Is. Named
BlufftOn High Homecoming Queen

Mary Jane Burkholder, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs Harvey Burkholder,
west Of town, was elected Bluffton
high School Homecoming Queen by
the student body Tuesday afternoon,
and will be honored at the schools
Homecoming game with Columbus
Grove Friday night, November 7.
Her attendants will be Mary
Schmidt and Norma Klapp, the
other two senior girls nominated as
queen by the football squad. .
Coronation of the queen will be a
feature of halftime ceremonies at
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
Street CarniUaL At
BeaUerd0na Saturday

A Halloween street fair and car
nival will be held in Beaverdam Sat-
urday night to complete drive to
raise funds for a new fire truck,
purchased by the village one month
ago.
Rides and other concessions are
being sponsored by the Beaverdam
Community Fire association in a
two-block area which will be roped
off on Mill street for the event.
In directing the fair President
Leo Nelson Of the association has
appointed Gail T. Arnold, mems
chairman, and Mrs. !. L. Sawrniller,
women's chairman.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
TripLets Born At
Hospital TUESDAY

Triplets, two girls and a boy,
were born to Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Boehm Of Rawson at Bluffton hos
pital Tuesday night at $3.50 o'clock.
The triple birth is believed to be
the first in the history of the hos
pital here, attaches stated.
The boy, Anthony Edwin, died
Wednesday morning at 3:45 o'clock.
Funeral services were held Wednes-
day afternoon at the family home
near Jenera.
Condition of the mother and two
daughters Emily Malinda and Eve
lyn Marcia is reported satisfactory
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
Night Police Is
Hospital Patient

Albert Reichenbach Of North Main
street, Bluffton night police is a pa
silent at the hospital here suffering
from pmach ulcers. He was taken
i'll whil& he and his wife were visit
ing at the hospital Friday His con
dition was reported satisfactory the
first of the week.
Wade Bechtol is filling Reichen-
bach's position as the night police
under a temporary appointment by
Mayor w. A. Howe. b. w
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
Russian Missionary
Speaks Here TUESDAY,

Discussing the possibility of Rus
sia becoming the greatest world mis-
sionary field, Rev. Peter Varonoff, a
native Russian, will be the speaker
at 1880 p. m. next Tuesday in the
Bluffton Missionary church. -
Rev. Varonoff is the son of Chris
tian missionaries to Eastern Europe.
His lecture on Russia, God and Vic
tory" will be illustrated with photo
stereoptican pictures.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
Florist To Hold
Opening Saturday

Formal opening of Basinger Flor
list, the former Grove Street Green
houses, will be held Saturday, it is
announced by the new owner, Ralph
D. Basinger who recently purchased
the establishment from Elmer Short.
The opening will be an all day
affair, it is announced by Basinger
and favors will be given to the
ladies. The new owner is an exper-
fenced florist who will operate the
business here in conjunction with
his floral establishment in Pandora.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
Hospital Tag Day
Here Next Tuesday

Next Tuesday, election day, will
be tag day in Bluffton, it is an
nounced by officers of the Hospital
Auxiliary sponsoring the project.
Women of the auxiliary will be on
streets of the business section thru
out the day selling tags, proceeds of
which are for hospital benefit.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
Hold Masquerade At
Black School Friday

Community halloween masquerade
will be held at the Black school in
Orange township, Friday night at
7:45 with program of contests and
games arranged. Each family is
asked to bring one or more pies;
other refreshments may be pur-
chased there.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
Bertha BdIn,er
Estate Valued

Estate of Mrs. Bertha Balmer,
late of Bluffton is valued at $685.
997.61 in an inventory filed in the
Allen county probate court. The
appraisal lists real estate worth
$4,000 together with $6,501.61 in
accounts and debts receivable and
1896 in personal goods and chat
tells.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
Lutheran Church To- :
Hold Dinner Sunday

The Lutheran congregation will
enjoy dinner at the church, Sun
day at 1915 P. NJ, it was an
nounced the first of the week to
which all members of the congrega-
ton are invited Following the din
ner preaching services will be held
in the afternoon at o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
Halloween Prdnksters
Face Severe Penalty

Four rural mail boxes on Bluffton
routes having been torn down this
week, presumably by Halloween
pranksters, brought sharp remind
er from Postmaster Ed Reichenbach
that this is federal offense and
those guilty are liable to $1,000 fine
or three years Imprisonment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
Schools Here To
Close On Friday

Bluffton public schools will be
closed all day Friday to permit in
structors to attend sessions of the
Northwestern Ohio Teachers asso-
citation at Toledo.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
VOTERS TO GET
FIVE BALLOTS
NEXT TUESDAY
Municipal and Congressional
Tickets to Bear Partisan
Designation
Township, School Board and
State Proposals are Nom
partisan

Five ballots, only two of which
will bear partisan designations, viii
be given to Bluffton voters when
they go to the polls next Tuesday
in the November general election.
The two ballots carrying party
emblems at the top of their respec-
tive columns are for the municipal
ticket, listing candidates for IL town
offices, and a congressional ballot
bearing the names of Democratic
and Republican candidates for
Fourth district representative to
Congress.
In addition there will be three
non-partisan ballots, one listing
candidates for the Bluffton board of
education; another carrying Rich
land township nominees and the
third a special state issues ballot.
20 Town Nominees
Twenty nominees seeking the II
municipal offices have their names
on the town ballot. Neither party
has full slate of candidates for
the municipal council or the board of
public affairs. List of town candi-
dates is as follows:
For Mayor-Paul w. Stauffer, R;
Arden R. Baker, d.
For Clerk Richard Cookson, r;
Charles Emans, D.
For Treasurer-Hiram Huser, r.;
Sidney c. Stettler, d.
For Council--tSix to be elected)-
Charles Alderman, Carl Cahin,
Richard Davies, Armin Hauenstein,
Cleon Triplett. Republicans; w. o.
Geiger, WiIford Gratz, Don Patter- (
son, C. A. Stauffer and Frank Todd, i
Democrats.
For Board of Public Affairs.
Three to Elect)--Harvey Beidler
and Edgsr % away, Republicans;
a, q hd forrest steinman,
Democrats. fa
School Board Ballot Il
On the non-partisan board of
education ballot there will be four
candidates for two offices. Nominees
are Levi Althaus, Carl T. Derringer,
Earl Matter and Augusta Steiner.
Althaus is. a candidate for re-
election. Waldo Hofstetter is,>the
other member whose term expired.
Township Ballot
RichIand townships pon-partisan
ballot win carry the following nom
inees: ..a-f.s.- . s..
! For trustees-(one TO elect)-Al-
bert c. Augsburger, Walter Schaub-.
lin. -
For Clerk-Ray S. Hilty.
For Justice of Peace. d. Am
stutz. m.
For Constable-Two to elect--R. E,
Griffith, Charles Lora, William Lut-
terbein.
William McCulloch, Republican;
and Joseph G. Quatman, Democrat,
are the candidates on the congress
sional ballot to determine the success
sor to Congressman Robert +. Jones,
who resigned last summer to accept
appointment to the Federal Com
munications Commission.
State Issues
Of the four state proposals appear
ing on the special issues ballot, the
soldiers bonus bill has attracted the
major interest. One of the others
is a proposal to increase the men,
bership of commissioners of the
state sinking fund by providing that
the governor and treasurer of state
shall be members in addition to the
present membership consisting of
the state auditor, secretary of state
and attorney general.
The third special issue is relative
to the term of office and eompensa-
ton of probate pudges.
The fourth proposal would earmark
money derived from fees and auto
license sales for use on highways
and Y.nIafad pttrpnSps
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30
Pickings Are Slim In Garbage Here AS
Housewives Cut Corners To Save Food
Where You Will
Vote At Election
On Next Tuesday

Bluffton A-Grade School.
Button B-H. S. Library.
BIuffton C-Rauenbuhler Plumbing
Office.
Bluffton D-Mayor's Office.
Richland N-Twp. Room, Bluffton
Richland S-Town House, Beaverdam
Beaverdam-Town House.
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Shsw me the man you honor, and
| will know what kind of man you
are, for it shows me what your ideal
Is, and what kind Of man you long
TO be.