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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-18

Miss Martha Kolter Of Dayton
spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs
Cleo Garau and son.
Miss Nellie Huber and Mrs. Lille
Fett attended the Messiah at Find
lay Sunday and were dinner and
supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Robt,
Hess and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winston Jennings
and sons and Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Jennings and Rodney were Sunday
dinner guests of Mrs. Clara Jennings
of Beaverdam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Zimmerman
and family were Sunday afternoon
callers of Mr.. Clint Morehead and
daughter, Mrs. Margie Badertscher,
who have been bedfast for several
weeks. Margie has been staying at
the home of her parents and we are
glad to hear they are both better.
The Victory class will meet Friday
eve with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Zfm-
norman for a covered dish supper.
Carey and Earl Younkman were
week end visitors of Mr.. and Mrs,
Arthur Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Matter, Mr..
Wilford Gratz and Mr.. Leonard
Gratz spent Friday eve with Mr.. and
Mrs, Maurice Bell.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. NJ. Gleason and family were
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hoover and
daughters Marie and Susan of
Waynesfield and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Gleason and daughters Marcia and
jeanette of Lima. Thursday evening
visitors were Mrs. Sarah Ootes and
son Don.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Gratz spent
Sunday evening at the w. S. Jen-
nings home.
Mrs. Cecil Hartman called on Mrs.
Freeman Basinger, Friday p. m.
Mr.. Russell Huber and sons Bur
dell and Dale and Orville Huber
were Sunday visitors of Carey Gro
senbaugh and Sidney Garau at the
Soldiers Home in Dayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cloyce Ernest were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Huber.
Miss Claribel Owens, a patient at
st. Ritas hospital, is somewhat i'm
proved.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-18
Hunt Deer in PENNSYLVANIA

Two parties of deer hunters enjoy
ed good success in Pennsylvania last
week and all members of both parties
each bagged a deer.
One group of hunters, James
Stonehill, Kent Stonehill, Swan
Stonehill, Leland Sechler and Joe
Birchnaugh hunted near Mt. Jewett,
Pa, and each bagged a doe. All five
deer were killed on Dec. 13, the last
day of hunting and weighed about
$50 pounds each. The party hunted
six days and returned Sunday after
noon.
Another group of hunters, Merlin
Mumma, Clair Montgomery, Donavin
Montgomery and Raymond Mont
gomery on a hunting trip to Shingle-
house, Pa, the forepart of the deer
season returned home empty handed,
but on return trip to a neighbor-
ing area each shot a deer and the
party is home with three does and
buck at the end of the season.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-18
Ohio Deer Season Opens

Ohio deer season opened Monday
for archers in eight northeastern
counties of the state. Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday of this week
hunters armed with shotguns firing
slug or ball can take either a doe
or a buck.
A party of hunters, Denver Augs
burger, Russell Montgomery, Floyd
Hardwick, Ralph Diller and Kenneth
Dearth from Ada left Tuesday night
for the deer district and from all
indications win have plenty of hunt
ing.
Conservation men had not yet re-
ceived any report by Monday night
of deer taken with a bow and ar
row even though deer are reported
so numerous that many farmers
claim destruction of crops and the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-18
CONSERVATION affairs
Happenings Affecting Woods, Waters and WiIdlfe
By THE BLUFFroN COMMUNITY sPoRTsMEN's CLUB INC
Lease Large Refuge in County

Lease Large Refuge in County
One hundred and sixty acres of
farm bottom land has been leased
by the Conservation Division from
Howard Neff, Hume, Ohio, to be
used as a wildlife protection area.
Negotiations for the preserve were
made by Bill Henderschott, state
pheasant project leader of St. Johns,
Ohio, and Allen County game pro-
teetor Donald Range of Bluffton
The new reserve contains a wood
lot which has been under lease in
the Pittman-Robertson program as
"a protection area. The acreage has
good cover with water and protection
supplied by two bitches crossing the
farm. The owner of the land plans
to sow sweet clover to provide nest
ing areas.
The Conservation Division is leas-
ing larger tracts of land for refuge
purposes, feeling that such action will
be more beneficial for wildlife pro-
duction than the small woodlot pro-
gram practiced in recent years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-18
LEGAL NOTICE

Stella NJ. Rothes who resides at 5o2s Lin
coin. Detroit 8. Michigan. will take notice
that on the 18th day of December, I947.
the plaintiff, Leonard II. Rothe. filed his
Petition in the Common Pleas Court of Al
len County, Ohio, being Case No. 37s9s
praying for Il divorce custody of minor
child and other equitable relief. Said defend
ant is required to answer said Petition on or
before the 7th Day of February, 1948.
Lebnard III. Rothe
BY Howard Everett, His Attorney so
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-18
LEGAL NOTICE

Emma Zerbs, whose last known place of
residence was Bippis, Indiana, IL hereby
notified that John +, Zerbe has filed his
petition against her for divorce, and for
other equitable relief, on the grounds of gross
neglect of duty and extreme cruelty, in Case
Number s7964 of the Common Pleas Court
of Allen County, Ohio. and that said cause
will be for hearing on or about six weeks
from the date gof the first publication of this
notice.
Francis w. Durbin
Attorney for Plaintiff
S3i Dominion Building
Lima, Ohio 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-18
NOTCH OF APPOINTMENT

THE STATE pr OHIO
Allen Cousty. ~.
Estate of james Nj. Wallace Deceased
Charles c. Borman of Columbus Grove,
Ohio, has been appointed and qualified as
Administrator iof the estate Of james NJ.
Wallace late of Allen County. Ohio. deceased.
Dated this 2bth day of November 1947.
RAYMOND P. SMITH
Probate Judge IS
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-18
Feed The Birds

Game protector Donald Range re-
ports an ample supply of ear corn
in storage to feed wildlife this winter
Already more than SO bushels of
corn is stored in a crib at the AL
bert Garmatter property on West
Elm street, Bluffton. Farmers and
conservation minded persons in Allen
county are urged to report concen-
trations of pheasants so that feed
can be distributed and feeding pro-
grams established before the going
gets tough.
Feed will be furnished free of
charge by the state for such purposes.
To obtain the feed contact the game
protector. Several bushels of corn
were distributed to the feeders in
the College game reserve by Russell
Lantz and Range prior to the heavy
snow this week. Farmers having their
land leased for game reserve pur-
poses may also have ear corn for
feeding wildlife. Game protector
Range can be reached at Phone 1T
K, BIuffton or 118 Poplar street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-18

animals are a menace to traffic in
some areas.
The army OF shotgun hunters will
have achance to bang away at an
estimated $500 deer reported in the
eight counties.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27
MEDICINE

1t has been said that proposals for all-nclusive government
health insurance, to be financed by another payroll tax, are not
intended to socialize the practice of medicine. 1t is true that
the word Specialization" is never used in the text of such bills.
But the very scope of the proposals would make eventual social
izahon inevitable.
First of all, the tax would produce from $4,000, 10000 to
$6,0000 00, 900 a year and that would be a juicy plum indeed.
An enormous bureaucracy would have to be created to admin
lister it. Control would be vested in Washington offcehoders,
who would write the rules and establish the procedures. That
kind of concentration of authority is always a prelude to social
ism.
Secondly, the bureaucrats, most of them laymen, would by
their spending power alone largely dominate doctors, hospitals
and everyone and everything connected with the practice of
medicine. A doctor who didn't play ball with the politicians
would risk a loss of revenue. Promotion would largely depend
upon political favor. And the standards of medical care would
suffer tremendously.
RECOMMENDATION is but the forerunner of socialism or COM
munism. Once the doctor became enmeshed in the endless red
tape of government, the next logical development would be to
place him on the public payroll. Then We would have political
medicine-at the expense of medical progress and the public
health.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27
Explosive Bombs Are
Jared Loose From Plane

BALTIMORE. - Glenn l.. Martin
company said two bombs which fell
on Whitman, Md, were non-explo-
sive ballast missiles which broke
loose from a twin-engine amphibian
plane the company is testing for the
navy.
Four men were stunned and
scratched by debris when n of the
bombs hit the end of a boat repair
shed.
The aircraft company said in a
statement that the missiles were
loaded only with sand and water
and weighed about 1000 pounds
each.
The company said the amphibian
was operating at $500 feet when
the bombs broke loose and the Mar
tin pilots thought they fell into the
water off Kent island, 40 miles
southeast of Baltimore across Ches-
apeake bay. A further investigation
is being made.
J. Walter Jones, his two sons and
another workman we're in the boat
house when one of the bombs shat.
tered it.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27
GET A FOR WINTER

Summer and early fall are the times for preparing home:
for winter-with especial attention paid to the elimination o
fire hazards.
One of the major causes of home fires is defective heating
units, ranging all the way from oil stoves to central heating
systems. Even the best of appliances become worn. Flues and
chimneys become filled with SCOT. During the war, it was often
impossible to adequately maintain heating plants due to short
ages of parts and labor. There are still shortages, but not as
severe as in the immediate past. The money spent will pay
tremendous dividends in safety and security.
Faulty electric wiring is still a major destroyer of homes.
Important repairs should be made by a qualified electrician.
Prayed cords should be replaced. Then, when your electrical
equipment is subjected to the heaviest use, it will safely carry
the load.
Lastly, during the pleasant weather, homeowners should
carry on a rigorous campaign to rid their property of junk.
Thousands of fires have originated in attics and cellars and
closets filled with old clothes, furniture, magazines, etc. Many
fires have resulted from improper storage of paint, gasoline
and other inf1amabes. A clean and orderly house offers fire
few opportunities.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27
Electric Sleeps Offers
Hope for Insanity Cure

SAN FRANCISCO. - Electrically
induced sleep, which keeps a pa
tient unconscious for z to IS min
utes, offers a hopeful means of treat
ing one form of insanity, say two
University of California medical
researchers.
This treatment, called electro
narcosis, is not new but has not
vet been used sufficiently for doc
TORS to know exactly what can be
expected of it.
It is a modification of an older
form of treatment, ~electroshock.
The researchers, DR.. Karl M.
Bowman and DR.. Alexander Simon,
reported the recovery of 5 of 81
persons who took the treatments.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27
Locomotives
Work Out

The high school football team has
been hard at work this week on the
gridiron, getting an early start for
the big schedule that is slated for
this fall. Twenty-Five candidates
have checked out and some Is more
are expected to do so at the open
ing of school.
Twelve lettermen from last years
championship team T on hand, and
the new material is looking good in
a fight to make the travelling
squad.
Wayne Willis is slated to do the
signal calling, a job he successfully
assumed last year at the halfway
mark. Paul Void and Bill Sorg,
who held down left half and full
back last year, are looking even
better. The doubtful spot in the
back field is at right half vacated
by Bobby Kamerzel, for which sew
eral promising men are being tried.
The line promises to be as light as
last year, but the ends are looking
much better.
All in all the boys show promise
of shaping up into another fine
squad, and will definitely be ready
to meet their first opposition when
Powell comes here Sept. II. Last
year the Laurel team took its only
defeat from Powell. The boys are
looking to turn the tables.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27

Laurel Splits
Two Games

The Farmers Union dropped the
once second-place Merchants Sunday
night, and then fell victims to the
Roundup Miners Tuesday. They
have one game to play, against tbs
Yellowstone Post Sunday, that vii
either give them a tie for first Oh
leave them in sole place at top, de-
pending on the outcome of the many
games slated this week.
Sunday the boys played a bang
up game to topple the Merchants 7
to 8. Mileski was the big nan with
the bat, driving in four runs on two
successive trivles-once with the
bases loaded. Hoffman, won his
eleventh victory against no defeats
in what may be- his last perform
ance this year. Tuesday he smashed
the third finger on his left hand
while working, and the doctor says
that it is very doubtful that he will
be able to pitch again this year.
Clarence says that he still has
his pitching hand however, and if
it is at all possible he will be in
there next week for the playoffs.
Tuesday night Jim Lucas took to
the mound for Laurel, against Lefty
Willis of Roundup, in what was a
pitchers dual up to the ninth in
ming. With the score 2 to 1 for
Roundup, gathered by errors of
both teams and a total of four hits
by both clubs. Roundup blasted
Lucas for four hits before he was
replaced by Bauman, and then con-
tinued scoring until sever runs had
crossed the plate. Laurel started a
in filling the bases that was
in the bud when Getchel
made a shoestring catch with two
out to retire the side and end the
game 9 to 1.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27
Mexico Stops
Luxury Imports
Many Products Are Banned
Definitely; On Others
Tariff Is Boosted.

MEXICO CITY. - In a move to
stabilize the nations economy,
Mexican authorities have issued a
decree cutting off imports of auto
mobiles, fo~odstuffs, refrigerators,
radios and other "no~nessential"
foreign products.
A government decree announced
by Secretary of Treasury Beteta
also raised tariffs on metal articles,
cigarette papers and many other
products.
Beteta said the decree was tenn
porary, remaining effective 'prob-
ably a matter of months"
The decree points out that the
Mexican people in their clamor for
foreign luxury goods we're squan-
dering the Bank of Mexico re-
serves, endangering the country's
economy and retarding Mexican in
naturalization. q
The embargo was total on "a clas-
sifcations of foreign goods except
for shipments en- route to Mexico at
that time.
Is Hardest Hit.
American manufacturers and inn
porters will be hardest hit because
Mexico gets 80 per cent of her i'm
ports from the United States. The
United States buys about rs per
cent of Mexico's exports.
Last year Mexico had an I'M
favorable American trade balance
of $50 million dollars.
Beteta said the u. S. government
was consulted before the decree
was drawn up, and did not violate
the Mexican = U. S. commercial
treaty.
Articles which no longer can be
imported into Mexico are fresh and
canned foods, furniture, refrigera-
tors, washing machines, crystal,
rugs, clothing, socks and stockings,
perfumes, cosmetics, advertising,
catalogs and calendars, radios, pho
.nographs, automobiles, furs, jewels,
~velvets, wines and alcoholic drinks,
wrapping paper, pictures and sculp-
lures, antiques, pianos and clocks.
Autos Are Out.
The most important American
product banned was automobiles.
Last year Mexico purchased ap-
proximately go million dollars
worth of automobiles in the United
States.
Automobile purchases for the first
five months of 1947 were reported
per cent higher than last years
Tariffs will be raised Sin accord
ance with the increase of prices
since 1912" on these items:
Canned fish, artificial fibers,
syrup, essential oils, electrolitic
copper, keys, locks, curtain rods,
metal articles, lamps and lanterns,
in-alloy goods, calcium carbide,
cigarette paper, felt hats,
nachetes and motorcycles.
The decree said the government
would enforce price controls on the
,mbargoed products to prevent the
of a black market.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27
Still Becomes Coffee Maker
In Conversion for Jail Use

ANDERSON, S. C.-If the flavor
would only linger on!
A copper still seized by county
officers is being turned into a coffee
brewing outfit for prisoners in An
derson county jail.
Unable to find a coffee pot large
enough, authorities recalled the
~coniscated still and set a tinsmith
on the conversion job.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27
Father of Boxing

St. Bernadine, a celebrated eccle-
siastic in the 18th century, taught
bare fist fighting, encouraged con-
tests and is really the "father of
boxing"
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27
NUNS the Word

NUNS the world commemo-
rates Christian hummer, an Eng
lish brewer Of the 18th century, who
swore his employees to secrecy on
the formula of his ale.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27
Salvation Army Named

It was not until 1878 that the title
of "The Salvation Army" was Off
cially adopted, and the quasi-mi1i-
tary aspects of the unique mercy
group made permanent.
Evening star., 1947-03-30
Stanley I. houchen Funeral
Al Fort Myer tuesday

Funeral services for Stanley T.
Houchen. SO, retired auditor of the
tN.ernal Revenue Bureau, who died
Thursday, will be held at II am,
Tuesday in Fort Myer Chapel.
Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery
Mr.. Houchen. who was born In
Brownstown, Ind, came here as a
child with his parents. He lived on
Hidden lane, Vienna, Va. He was
a graduate of the old Business High
School here and was a member of
the Morton Cadets, former branch
Of the National Guard.
He was an employe of the In
ternal Revenue for more than 80
years until his retirement four years
ago. He enlisted in the Navy and
served as chief yeoman in the
5panish-American War.
Surviving are his widow, the for
mer Miss Isabel Maury Middleton;
a daughter, Mrs. Fred Gerling, Ell
Cerrito, Calf; three sisters, Mrs.
Dorothy H. Baxter, Washington, and
Mrs. Reginald B. LOCKER and Miss
Grace Houchen, both of Bethesda,
and two brothers, Will R. Houchen,
Washington, and Harry H. Houchen,
Baltimore,
Evening star., 1947-03-30
GarhH uf Uhanka

the isfe rsstee. os 5osErh Rne ska4FoS Eaa5llH E.
expresses their deepest gratitude to the
Baptist Church; also the many friends
and neighborS for their kindpess during
his short illness and the beautiful floral
tributes and cards at the time of his
GAsKINS, FLORENCE BoUDEN. The
family of the late International Grano
Princess Captain, Heroines. Templar Cru
saders, FLORENCE BOUDEN GASKINs,
wish 10 express their sincere thanks to
the pastor, members and choir Of Zion
Baptist Church, Howard Circle; flower
clubs, fraternal ordinations, church and
Olive English. p. M Francis Brooker,. P.
G. M. Elizabeth Diekerson, P. q. P. Walter
Brooker, pallbearers, other friends, .rela-
tiyes and neighbors for their acts Of love
and sympathy during the recent loss of
our beloved wife and mother; also for
the, many floral tributes. sympathy cards
HER HUSBAND AND DAUGHTERS. .
NEWTON, EVA NJ. HARDY. The family
Of the. late EVA M. HARDY NEWTON,
especially her aunt. Mrs. Ida Bias Hart,
wishes to acknowledge with sreatful ap-
probation the thoughtfulness Of the Sc
nior Choir and members Of Metropolitan
sosrd Of salem Bsptist Church; the other
Fellows Club; the oficials, friends and co.
workers of the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing; the employes OF the District
Government: the neighbors: the Com
upty oybe Club Of ssi.nas
their kindness, sympathy cards and foral
THE FAMILY AND AUNT.
Evening star., 1947-03-30
Mrs. {. B. Geddings Dies;
Area Resident 26 Years

Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey Geddings,
rs, a Washington area resident for
the last 26 years, died yesterday at
Walter Reed Hospital after a brief
illness. She lived at 104 Raymond
street, Chevy Chase, Md
A native of Charleston, S. c., she
was the widow Of Col. Edward F.
Geddings, Army Medical Corps, who
died about five years ago. Col. Ged-
dings, a veteran Of nearly IS years
in the Army. served in the Spanish
American War and World War I.
He retired in 1921.
Mrs. Geddings was a member of
the All Saints Episcopal Church
at Chevy Chase Circle. and had
taught a Bible class in the Sunday
school for many years.
Surviving are a great nephew,
Charles Ellison, 100 Raymond street,
Chevy Chase, and three great nieces,
Mrs. Jane Ragan, Dearborn, Mich. !;
Mrs. Harriet Dolan, Long Beach,
Calf, and Miss Frances Ellison
Charleston, w. Va. ..,
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. Tuesday at Fort Myer
Chapel, with the Rev. Charles
Lowry, rector of All Saints Church
officiating Burial will be in Arling-
ton Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-03-30
Funeral Rites Tomorrow
For Timothy J. Manqan

Funeral services for Timothy ].
Mangan, SO, retired Library of Con-
gress employe who died Friday at
his home, 5061 New Hampshire ave-
nue. NV, will be held at $50 am.
tomorrow at st. Gabriel's Church,
26 Grant Circle NV. Burial will
be in Mount Olivet Cemetery,
A native of Washington, Mr.
Mangan was a graduate of st.
Peters Parochial School. He Joined
the maintenance staff of the Library
of Congress in 1892 and worked
there until his retirement because
of i'll health in 1926. He was a
former member of the Holy Name
Society Of st. Aloysius Catholic
Church.
Surviving is daughter, Miss Mary
E. Mangan, of the New Hampshire
avenue address, an employe of the
Maritime Commission; sister, Mrs
Nora Downey, Washington, and two
grandchildren,
Evening star., 1947-03-30

member OF the Mfss GouVefneur.
Constitutional Convention. In her
early life she was prominent in
Washington society and was a close
friend of the families of President
Benjamin Harrison and Gen. Win
field Scott.
She was a member of the Society
of Colonial Danes, the President
Monroe Chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, the
Daughters of 1912 and the Guada-
loupe Society. She attended the
st. Thomas Episcopal Church.
Surviving are her sister, Mrs.
Ruth Gouverneur johnson, Fred
erick, Md; two rlieces, Mrs. Green
C. Goodloe, 1921 Nineteenth street
NV. and q Miss Emily johnson,
Frederick, and two nephews, Lau-
renee Governeur Hoes, of the West
ern avenue address and Monroe
johnson, Frederick.
Funeral services at the grave will
be held at l pm. Tuesday in Mount
Olivet Cemetery, Frederick.
Evening star., 1947-03-30
Samuel ". Hawkins Dies;
Retired FWA Official

Samuel Willard Hawkins, II, re-
tired division superintendent with
the Federal Works Agency, died
yesterday in Mount Alto Hospital
after an illness of several weeks. He
lived at 4648 North Twenty-fourth
street, Arlington.
A native of Branchville, Ala, Mr.
Hawkins had been with the FWA,
formerly known as the Public
Buildings Administration, since
1905. He supervised the renovation
of many Government buildings here.
Before coming to Washington he
was a staff member Of the Federal
penitentary in Atlanta.
He was veteran Of the Spanish
American War, and was a member
and past commander of the Petit
Camp of Spanish-American War
Veterans. He also belonged to the
Marion Parker Masonic Lodge and
the Kenilworth Presbyterian
Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.
Mildred T. Miller, of the North
Twenty-fourth street address, and
Mrs. zemma F. Lyles, 3615 Carpen-
ter street S. E., and two sisters, Mrs.
Ella Griffith, Birmingham, and Mrs.
Addie Peace. Flat Top, Ala.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Evening star., 1947-03-30
William B. Scott Dies;
Princeton Professor
BY the Associated Press

PRINCETON, N. j., Mar. 29.-
William Bergman Scott, SO. profess
sor emeritus of geology at Prince.
ton University, died Of heart ail-
ment today in Princeton Hospital.
A graduate of Princeton Univer-
sity. with advanced study at the
University of Heidelberg, Germany.
Prot. Scott was associated with
Thomas Huxley in phases of geology
and pa,eontology in work on the
theory of evolution.
He was born in Cincinnati, but
came to Princeton as a boy and lived
with his mother and grandfather,
Charles Hodge. then president OF
Princeton Seminary.