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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-26
Night SOftbdU Play
Suspended For Week

Bluffton's last night game for IS
days will be played here at 8:45 p. m.
this Thursday with Bluffton Sports
men meeting Rawson under the
lights at Harmon field.
Triplett softball team will play at
Upper Sandusky this Thursday
night, their last tilt prior to Com
munity vacation week over July 4.
With vacation week coming up,
night softball play at Harmon field
will be suspended for a 13-day
period.
Following the layoff, the Sports
men will tangle here Monday, July
7, with an Ottawa team, and the
Triplett outfit will appear here the
following night against Delphos
Pitzers, last years district cham
pions and one of the finest teams in
the state.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-26
Junior Nine Edges
Cairo, H-D Score

Scoring their second win of the
season, the Bluffton junior baseball
team edged Cairo by score of II
to 10, Tuesday night on the Bluff
ton college diamond.
Buttons seven-run uprising in
the third inning clinched the decis-
ion, one of the features of which
was a home run by Dick Baumgart-
ner with two men on board.
Cramer went all the way on the
mound for the winners, giving up 10
hits.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-26
Presbyterian Youth
Group To Meet Here

More than 100 young people from
Presbyterian churches in North
western Ohio are expected for a
summer conference to be held on
the Bluffton college campus next
week.
The program includes classes and
discussion groups in the morning
and recreational activities in the
afternoon. Rev. Robert Bulkley Of
Bowling Green viii be head Of the
school which opens next Monday and
continues until the following Nom
day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-26
SCHOOL BOARD TO
SET new TEACHERS
SALARY SCHEDULE
Fund Of S6,250 Earmarked for
BlufftOn Teachers in New
State Aid Bill
Increases Must Be on Basis of
Salary Schedule; None Here
Since Last January

A new salary schedule for II full
time and three part-time instructors
in the Bluffton public school system
will be worked out at special meet
ing of the board of education this
Wednesday night, in appropriating
S6,250 earmarked for local teacher
increases in the new state aid bill
passed 10 days ago by the state leg
islature.
Under terms of the law, distribu-
tion of the funds must be made ac-
cording to salary schedule, and the
money is to go only to teachers or
administrators who teach part time.
Janitors, maintenance men and bus
drivers are excluded from sharing.
Since last January /, the Bluffton
system has not been operated on a
salary schedule, it was announced by
Sup't. Ralph Lanham, and the first
step in alIoting increases to teachers
will be the drafting of new sched-
ule.
Salary Schedule
To complete work on a new sched-
ule before the July deadline when
teachers must be told what their sal
aries will be for the coming year, the
board of education may meet in a
series of special sessions, the school
head said.
With the state legislatures act re-
quiring a salary schedule, training
and experience, the two factors ap-
plying in a former schedule in effect
here, likely will serve as the base in
determining new set-up for the
public school teaching staff.
This likely means the salary
boost will not represent d straight
across-the-b board increase Ia the pas
Of each individual teacher
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-26

Owens school reunion at Richland
Grange hall, Sunday, June 20.
Basket supper 6 p. m. Mae Huber,
secretary.
Third annual reunion of the LaRue
school will be held at Lafayette
park, Sunday, June 30. Basket din
ner at noon. Mrs. Mabel Hawk, sec.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-26
Former BeaUerdana
Resident DrOIUned

Harry Lee, 53-year-old Lima car
penter and building contractor who
was drowned Saturday when boat
capsized while fishing at Lake st.
Marys formerly lived in Beaverdam.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Lee were Beaverdam residents be-
fore moving to Lima.
Lee was one of a party Of six
fishing on the lake in two boats
when a sudden squall upset first one
boat and then the other. Four of
the men were drowned when they
became exhausted and were unable
to cling any longer to the overturned
boat.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-26
Takes Position With
Marion Radio Station

Miss Betty Steinman, Ell e IT
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest
Steinman of South Lawn avenue has
accepted a position with Marion
radio station WMRM. Miss Stein
man, a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan
university, Delaware, specialized in
the field of radio during her college
course. Later she served for a
year with the Red Cross in the
Pacific theatre of war.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-26
Real Estate Deal

Miss Iness Kramer of Lima has
purchased the Slough property on
Cherry street now occupied by Mrs.
Maude Stewart and Miss May
Slough. Possession will be given
next month when it will be occupied
by the new owners parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elijah Kramer now living in
the Lester Niswander property at
North Lawn avenue and Vine street.
The deal was handled by Mrs. H.
w. Althaus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-26
. BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning

Grain (bushel priees) - Wheat
S2.45; corn $2.10; oats S1.05; soys
S2.75.
Poultry-Heavy hens 26c; leghorn
hens 21e; heavy fryers i lbs. and
up 30c; fryers to 4 lbs, 28c; leg
horn fryers 24c.
Eggs-Large whites 44e; large
browns 42c.
Butterfat-66c.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-26
Band Concert
Saturday Night

First band concert of the season
will be given on the Presbyterian
church lawn Saturday night by the
Bluffton band directed by John Mar
tin, public school music instructor.
An ice cream social sponsored by the
Band Mothers club will be held in
conjunction with the concert.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-26
Condition Satisfactory

Condition of DR.. M. r. Bixel,
Bluffton physician who is patient
in the hospital here was reported
satisfactory, Wednesday morning. He
was removed to the hospital twelve
DAYS ago after suffering serious
heart attack at his home on Cherry
street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-26
FARM OUTLOOK
IMPROVES As
SKIES CLEAR
Farmers Greeted With Week
of Rainless Weather Push
Operations
Markets, However, Edging into
Higher Ground Still Are
Skepticai

With the first week Of rainless
weather since spring work opened,
farmers in the Button district are
making the most of the opportunity,
late though it is, for getting crops
into the ground.
Mechanical farm equipment on
which farmers are relying to win
their battle this year against terrific
odds, is being pushed to the limit
and on many farms tractors were
busy all day Sunday to take advan-
tge of the first continuous spell of
favorable weather seen here since
the latter part of last March.
Altho admittedly late, sentiment in
the farm area has shown marked
improvement as corn and soybean
planting are going ahead with hopes
of getting somewhere near a normal
acreage and hoping for late fall to
give them time to mature.
Market SkepticaI
Grain markets, however, have
failed to reflect a more favorable
view taken on the farms as major
commodities edged into new high
ground.
Wheat at s2.45, corn at $40 and
oats at s1.o5 were all five cents
above last weeks tops. Corn which
is especially sensitive to the crop
outlook is currently registering the
highest prices in 25 years.
Notwithstanding the fact that this
is still the period for flush milk
production, butterfat at 6s cents
Wednesday morning was two cents
higher than the figure q week ago.
Milk Receipts LOvef
Highest point Of seasonal milk
nroductior, howe e, Il ~. ID, It /
reported from Page Dairy where
daily receipts from the Bluffton dis
trict are averaging 100000 pounds
a decrease of some 5000 pounds
from the seasons maximum. Current
price of milk to producers 1925 pei
hundred pounds is unchanged since
the first half of May.
Unfavorable weather and higf
feed prices have materially slowed
the baby chick business, hatchery
men reported as they closed their
books this week for the current sea.
son. The combination of unfavorablt
factors has caused many farmers Il
cut down the size of fiocks while
others raised no baby chicks thi:
year.
The current situation points deini
tely to higher egg prices mex
winter, and poultry which has cur
rently been sold to avoid higher feeC
prices will be generally scarce
hatchery operators predicted.
Soybean Acreage Uncertain
What will be the effect on tn
late spring on the soybean acreag
in this area is probIematical. TIL
Bluffton district, according to figure
from the 1945 official census o
agriculture, is in the center of on
of the nations leading soybeal
growing sections.
| According to the report issue
| by Director J. G. Capt, bureau o
census, department of commerce, /
Ohio counties are among the 10
leading soybean growing counties i
the United States.
| Of these 100 counties Putnam
ranks Sd, Hancock AZ; Hardin 4
and Allen 95.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-26
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the friends and
neighbors for their aid and sympathy
extended in the illness and death of
our beloved mother, Mrs. Fianna
Steiner; also Rev. Smueker who of
fieiated at the funeral, the singers
and all those sending flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Hause
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Luginbuhl
Mrs. Wilbur Steiner
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Barnard
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-26

floors and effecting repairs TO the
parsonage.
Widespread attention in the pro-
gram launched by the local church
has since found many counterparts
in other churches throughout the
nation, including three in this part
Of Ohio.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-26
Concert By Ebenezer
Mems Chorus Sunday

The Ebenezer Mems chorus will
appear in sacred concert at the
church, Sunday night at 8 o'clock
The group, consisting of 30 voices is
directed by Waldo Hofstetter with
Mrs. Vinton Rucher accompanist.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-26

A sensible girl is one who is more
sensible than she looks because a
sensible girl has more sense than TO
look sensible.
The Republican., 1947-06-26

an Speaks Out" at the Grantsville
Lutheran Church Sunday, June 22nd.
A returned veteran, he told of his
interesting experiences. His speech
applied mainly to the younger gener-
alton.
Eagle Patrol of Troop 10, Grants
vile. with Dan HerShberger as patrol
leader, and Robert Raley, assistant
and the following scouts: Robert Nc
Kenzie, Robert Reichenbechcr. Fay
Butler. Junior Swauger, Eugene Vim
en-, and Dannie Hershberger returned
home after attending the Potomac
Council at Rawlings, June Dist and
22nd.
Graduates With HonOrs
Bayald Thistle Keller, son of Mrs.
Frances II. Keller, and the late Dr.
Bayard T. Keller, was graduated
Sunday, June 18th from Indiana Uni
versity. Bloomington. The graduation
class contained 1881. Keller gradu-
ated with honors from the School of
Arts and Science, obtaining an A. B.
degree in German.
He was graduated from Grants
Vile High school, class Of 1910, and
attended Brdigewater College, Va,
l94O-1943; University Of Wyoming,
from February to June 1913; Indiana
University from 1943 to February,
1914, while serving in the army and
The Republican., 1947-06-26
GRANTSVTLLE

Mr. and MIS-. Harry Haugh, of
AIilledgeyillt. H., have been visiting
Mr., and Mrs. William Turner and
family tor the past week At Shade
Mills on Route 10.
Mr. and Mrs. William Grimm and
children. Bill Jr, and Ann, Mrs W.
Grimm, Buckhannon, W. Va, and j.
w. kecfe visited Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
els knecht. West Salisbury, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles |. Bevans and
daughter, Sue Marine, Washington
arrived Saturday, to spend this week
in Grantsville and Bittinger.
Miss Betty Jane Bcachy returned
to Washington Sunday after visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
Beachy. Miss Beachy will enter sum
mer school at the University Of Mary
lang, College Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Haugh and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hurner have
returned after visiting Mr. Turner's
sister. Mrs Jennie Weaver. Buckhan-
non, W. Va. Mrs. Weaver accompanied
them home and will spend several
weeks at Shade Mills.
Milton Rodamer has returned home
after visiting his nephew and wife
Mr., and Mrs. Ralph Whitlow, at
Martinsburg, W. Va.
Mrs. Clarence Bevans visited rela-
tives IN indianapolis and Muncie, Ind
Sgt. Donald R. Kamp, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Austin Kamp, has returned
home on terminal leave from Germany.
He will receive his discharge from
Camp KiImer
Mrs. A. S. Patterson and Mary L.
Patterson. Bradenton, Fla, arrived
The Republican., 1947-06-26


last week to spend several weeks with
Mrs. Frank SWart at the Victoria
Hotel.
Mrs. George DiehI and daughter,
Bound Brook, \. j., are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur LoWery at the
National Hotel
Delegates Of the GrantSvllIe Fire
Department who attended the Fire
mans Convention at Frostbufg were
John Prichard, Neyin {. Broadwater,
Henry L. Dust, l.. b. Schate9, John
Hamtt and Leland SWauger.
Miss Ann Hughes. CumD2riand, Is
visiting Ny. and Ms. Joseph +. fahey
at the Casselman Hotel
The WSCS will meet at the home
Of Misses Ethel and Viola Broad-
water Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy }. Walker and
son, Dlckie, San GrabrlcI, Cal. are
guests OF their aunt, Miss CHRISTINA
Winterburg and uncle. William VIM
terberg.
Mrs, Floyd Bfo2dwater' New Ger
many, has returned TO het nome aIjef
being surgical patient IN Memorial
Hospital, Cumherland.
The Gfah,svllie Community Naea-
The Republican., 1947-06-26

completed his work this past semes-
ter
Keller served in the armed forces
for three years, two Of which were
spent as a German interpreter and
criminal Investigator in Germany
with the U. S. Military Government
Forces. He plans to enter Law School
at the University Of Virginia this
fall
His mother, Mrs. Frances Keller,
and Miss Ruth c. Keller attended the
graduation exercises. Mrs. Keller
will visit Mr.. and Mrs. Macon G.
Williams. Of Kenia, Ohio. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bayard 7. Keller will spend the
summer in Grantsville.
Local Items
Marshall Brown and Ralph Bucket
are attending summer school at the
University of Maryland College
The Republican., 1947-06-26

Hritian's foreign secretary de
clared the Western world never would
stand for liberty suppressiou
The Republican., 1947-06-26

ick are attending the Work Shop, at
State Teachers College, Frostburg,
The Republican., 1947-06-26


Miss Viola Broadwater, Mrs. Ho-
bert Speicher and Mrs. Emons Warn
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-06
Watch Export Restrictions
Lifted BY Swiss Government

BERN, SWITZERLAND. - The
Swiss government has lifted export
restrictions on watches to the Unit
ed States and other dollar-bloc
countries.
The action came after one Swiss
factory had closed down for four
days in protest against what the
factory management said was too
low an export quota for this par
ticular factory.
The government fixed export quo
tas more than three years ago on
watches on the grounds that Swiss
export to the United States were
far above imports from that coun-
try, and that an unfavorable bal
ance of trade, with attendant ex-
change difficulties, resulted. Now
the trade current has reversed.
Meanwhile, Swiss watch manufac-
turers have complained that man.
ufacturers in the United States we're
capturing the South American and
South African markets and that I'M
employment threatened part of the
Swiss watch industry.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-06

groups have been divided so the boys
under IS will be in the midget team
and those of Is and under will be
in the juvenile group.
More than 80 boys have been fight
ing it out this week in the after
Moons for a place on the Laurel
squads that will be finally selected
Friday. The Billings opponents will
be all-star aggregations chosen from
the American and National leagues
that have been in operation this
summer. Lack of personnel has pre-
vented Laurel from forming leagues;
however, baseball has been played
twice a week all summer with in
dividual tutoring, besides the spon-
taneous games that have arisen when
the north and south sides gave out
a challenge. These often developed
individuals quicker than do leagues.
A small fee will be charged to
cover the cost of the lights, but
it will be we'll worth the effort to
be in Billings Monday night to see
these youngsters put on their show,
which frequently displays real smart
baseball.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-06
WOld's and Eagles
Register Wins

Wold's softball team moved into
a second place tie last week by vir-
tue of two wins over the Board
and second place Palace, while the
league leading Eagles maintained
their hold on first place by giving
the Palace boys their second defeat
of the week. The double loss drop
ped the Palace from a first place
tie the week previous to second place.
Monday the hard luck Board team
was edged 7 to 6 by Wold's. Wold's
scored twice in the first, third and
fourth on nine hits, but added the
winning run in the fifth inning on
a base on balls followed by a costly
error. The Board rallied in the fifth
inning with three runs but could
not bring home that tying run.
Tuesday evenings contest saw the
two top teams battle to a a to 3
score in which the Eagles emerged
the winners and took over undisputed
first place. The Eagles counted once
in the first on a walk and an error
and then Fritzler hit a homer in the
second. Two runs resulted in the
fifth from three consecutive hits.
The Palace were held scoreless for
three innings, but capitalized once
in the fourth, fifth and sixth when
the Eagles defense fell apart at
times. Feuerbacher pitched a two
hitter for the winners, while John
son gave up only four hits in losing.
Wednesday Wold's fought it out
with the Palace for a chance to
move into second place, and did it
convincinly enough in a 9 to 2 game.
The winner was never much in doubt
after the first inning when Wold's
scored four runs with three hits COM
bined with two errors. They sewed
up the game in the fifth with a
three-run outburst, while their OPP
ponents punched three hits for two
runs in the third. Craddock was
the winning hurler and Johnson the
loser.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-06
Youngsters To Play
In Billings

The future baseball talent of Lau-
rel for many years will show itself
Monday evening under the lights at
Athletic park. Arrangements have
been completed between the recrea-
ton departments of Laurel and Bill
lings to stage this display of youth
full talent, whereby those boys who
n too young to play Legion ball
will be able to get into the spot
light as a reward for efforts they
have put into a summer of baseball
schooling.
Two teams from each town will
alternately take to the field for
eight full innings of play. The age
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-06
Farmers Union Wins
Over Red Lodge

Laurel maintained its hold On first
place over the threatening Merchants
Sunday with a 7 to 2 win over the
Red Lodge club. The victory may
prove to be rather costly, however,
since the ink that has been bounding
the Laurel pitching staff forced Clar-
ence Hoffman from the game in
the seventh inning.
In recent weeks all the hurlers for
Laurel have been hit on the pitching
elbow. Cebuhar was the first to
suffer in a game with Fromberg
and hasn't been able to go the
route since. Jim Lucas was on hand
to pitch against Yellowstone Post
when a stray ball knicked his elbow.
The Post won that game. Now it
is Hoffman. How seriously the in
jury is will not be known for some
time. 1t is hoped his effectiveness
will not be seriously hurt, because
pitchers do not grow on trees in
this league; besides the deadline for
new personnel has passed.
Both clubs scored in the first and
played on even terms until the fourth
when Laurel pushed across three
runs and was never threatened.
Laurel scored three more in the top
of the seventh and Red Lodge got
its last tally in the same inning.
Hoffman gave up three hits and
Burns one, while Laurel batters
gathered ten from two Red Lodge
chuckers. Hoffman won his eighth
league victory.
r H E
Laurel 100 300 300 7 10 8
Red Lodge 100 900 100 2 a 7
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-06
laps Produce Miniature
Auto TO Sell for 5000

OSAKA, JAPAN.-What might be
the worlds smallest automobile has
appeared in Osaka. The vest pocket
car weighs so pounds. 1t accommo-
dates n passenger who can reach
a speed of II m. p. h. on the IL
horse power engine. 1t costs 5000 and
it's manufacturer hopes to mass
produce it for sale abroad.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-06
Woman, 81, Gets Divorce;
Was Married for So Years

MARYVILLE, TENN. - Mrs. N.
w. Lakey, 80, who told the court
that her 8~6-year-old husband would
90 "for a month sometimes" with
out speaking, vas granted a di-
vorce. They had been married So
years.
"And all this time he wasn't
speaking, I was doing his cooking
and keeping house," Mrs. Lakey
told Circuit Judge Pat Quinn.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-06
Farm in the South

Negro farmers operate 682, 900
farms, according to the last GEN.
sus. These farms, of which 672, 900
are located in the southern states,
make up II per cent of the total
number of farms in the United
States and occupy 80, 300, 900 acres.
Negro farmers are full owners of
5000, 600 acres of farm land.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-06
SOftball Standings

After three weeks of play in the
City Softball league, the Eagles
entry is still on top with four wins
and one loss. Wold's won two games
last week to move into a second
place tie with the Palace nine, while
the Board has failed to register a
win since the first game of the
league. The game between the
Eagles and Board set for last Thurs
daY was not PLAYED.