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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-02
MAN HIT BY AUTO
DEAD ON ARRIVAL
AT HOSPITAL HERE
Charles Hammer, S5, Fatally
Injured i'm Accident Tues
day Night
Struck by Car While Walking
on Highway near Home on
Route SO

Charles Hammer, S5, struck by an
automobile near his home near Ada
early Tuesday evening was pro-
nounced dead upon arrival at Bluff
ton hospital a short time later. He
is the father of Mrs. Rhoda Win
gate and Mrs. Opal Wingate, both
of BIuffton.
The accident occurred when Ham
mer was walking along Route SO
near his home a mile north of Ada
and was struck by car driven by
Justin Klingler, 40, of Ada, Rt. 3.
The injured man was removed to
the hospital here in an Ada ambu-
lance. The state patrol investigated
the accident. Klingler, driver of
the car, was not held.
Surviving, besides his two daugh-
ters of this place is a daughter, Mrs.
Lenna Fisher, residing near the
scene of the accident, and two sons,
Elmer of Washington state and
Warren Of Albany, Oregon.
Also surviving are two sisters,
Mrs. Alice Triple of Columbus and
Mrs. Minnie Ferguson of Ada.
Funeral arrangements are incom-
plete.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-02

his parents, Prof. and Mrs. II. VI.
Berky Of Spring street.
Young Berky, who was graduated
from Bluffton college last spring is
teaching in Freeman Junior college
and he and his wife live on the col
lege farm near Freeman.
He had gone to Sioux Falls, 45
miles distant to get plumbing parts
for his house and was returning
when the storm struck almost with
out warning as he was some thirty
miles from home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-02

Force of the gale made it impos-
sibIe to continue in his light car
which he abandoned at the side of
the road and sought shelter in a big
transport truck bound for Sioux
Falls which managed with difficulty
to break through the swirling snow.
When travel on main highways
was resumed two days later, the
South Dakota State highway depart
ment recovered Berky's automobile
buried under five foot snowdrift.
Some of the roads in the area
were covered with 10 feet of snow
as the result of the storm unusually
early in the season and said to have
been one of the worst in recent
years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-02
ColorfuI Decorations Planned
for Streets of Business
Section
Messiah Concert December IL
to Mark Opening of Music
Program

With Christmas only three weeks
IN the offing, traditional pre-holiday
activities and preparation for the
Yuletide are beginning to take the
center of the stage in the Blufftor
community.
An appropriate setting for the
Christmas shopping season, already
under way here, will take definite
shape this week with the erection OF
colorfully illuminated street decora-
tions in the downtown district. The
street decoration program is spon-
sored by the Bluffton Business Mems
association.
To accommodate Christmas shop
pers, Bluffton business establish
ments cooperating with the business
mems group will remain open on
Thursday afternoons until Christmas,
and until 8 p. m. on the evenings of
Christmas week. All stores will
close at m. on Christmas eve,
however.
Messiah Presentation
Opening musical event of the holi-
day season will be the presentation
of HandePs oratorio, "The Messiah" !"
at 2:30 p m. Sunday, Dec. IL in the
Bluffton High school gymnasium.
Appearing in the annual rendition
will be the Bluffton College Choral
society and featured soloists from
outside the community. Accompani-
ment will be by the Bluffton college
orchestra.
Rehearsals are we'll under way
throuout the district for pageants
and programs marking the Christ
mas observance of churches, and
other groups with announcement of
the schedule of offerings to come
later.
Christmas vacation for Bluffton
High and Grade school pupils will
begin at noon Thursday, Dec. %,
with classes resuming their work on
Monday morning, Jan. 3.
Bluffton colleges holiday recess
will start with the close of the
regular classroom schedule on Fri
day, Dee. IT, with students returning
on Tuesday morning, Jan. 4.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-02
Former BlukEtOn Man AbandOns Car at
Roadside as Western Blizzard RACES
or mn

Engulfed in q raging blizzard
which swept the northern plain
states ten days ago, Richard Berky,
formerly Of Bluffton, driving on a
highway between Sioux Falls and
Freeman. South Dakota, was forced
to abandon his automobile at the
side of the road and seek safety in
passing transport truck which
weathered the storm and reached
safety after a perilous trip.
Word of his experiences was re-
ceived here the first of the week by
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-02
Woman Hit By Truck
At BeaUerdan, Tuesday

Mrs. Frank Coon, a, residing
near Beaverdam suffered left ankle
and rib fractures Tuesday morning
at $50 o'clock when she was struck
by a truck on the Lincoln highway
at the east limits of the village.
State patrolmen said Mrs. Coon,
a Lima Telephone & Telegraph OPP
orator was crossing the highway and
walked into the path of a vehicle
driven by Eli C. Beachy, Sc, of
Plain City. She was taken to Lima
Memorial hospital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-02
Ebenezer Chorus At
Riley Creek Church

The Ebenezer Mems chorus will
give sacred concert at Riley Greek
Baptist church, Sunday night. The
chorus is directed by Waldo Hof-
stetter. Mrs. Vinton Bucher is
pianist. The chorus will appear in
connection with q singspiration sery-
ice in the church, it is announced
by the pastor, Rev. Robert Turner.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-02
Pre-ClHr.istaa1as Events
Herald Holiday Season
Observe 57th And
62nd Anniversaries
OF Weddings Here

Mr.. and Mrs. d. c. Bixel will
N mark their 57th wedding an
niversary at their home on South
Lawn avenue, Friday. No special
observance is planned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Geiger,
south of Bluffton marked their
62nd wedding anniversary on
Thanksgiving day with family
dinner. Present were all their
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Geiger, Orrville; the Harry
Geigers of Lima and Miss Martha
Geiger at home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-02
BIuftOn WOmas,'s
Father Dies Here

Henry B. Miller, father of Mrs
Charles Dillman, with whom he has
lived i'm Bluffton for the last two
years, died of heart ailment last
Friday evening at the Dillman resi-
dence on North Jackson street.
In poor health for 10 years, Mil.
Ter has been seriously i'll for one
week. A resident of Findlay before
he came here to live with his daugh-
ter, Miller was born in Germany,
Funeral services were held in Find
lay Monday.
Mrs. Dillman is the only survivor
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-02
Pictures At Union
Service Sunday Night

A program Christmas Blessings"
is announced for the union service
Sunday night to be held at ST.
Johns Reformed church at .7:30
o'clock under auspices of the Bluff
ton Ministerial association.
The service will be illustrated
with natural color slides portraying
scenes, depicting the biblical mar
rative of the Christmas story.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-02
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our thanks to
all those who extended aid and
sympathy in the illness and death Of
our beloved mother and grandmother,
Mrs. Nettie Fancher; also Rev. OPP
permann who officiated at the funer-
al and all those sending flowers.
The Gail Munma Family
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-02
BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning

Grain (bushel prices) Wheat
$2.22; corn $1.30; oats 85c; soys
$2.52.
Poultry-Heavy hens 33c; leghorn
hens 27c; heavy springers 39c; leg
horn springers 25c.
Eggs-Large. whites See; large
browns 55c; medium whites 47c;
medium browns Acc; pullets 43c.
Butterfat-62c.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-02
In @. S. II. Chorus

Helen Burkholder, of Bluffton,
will be one of the singers in the
Ohio State university chorus in pre-
sentation of Handel's Messiah" Sun
day afternoon and evening at the
mems gymnasium on the Columbus
campus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-02
BUSINESS MEN MEET

Meeting of Biuffton Business Mems
association this Wednesday night in
the council chamber. Election Of
officers and consideration of propos-
ed legislation to come before the
meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-02
Witchcraft And
Wizardry

Inc EllIuCDIdild 1ehf1Ayy "tIu itFSu
in Bethel, Clarmont County, in the
early 1800s, tried every simple home
remedy recommended to expel the
evil spirit out of Fanny, eldest
daughter, just turned nineteen. Moth
ing seemed to work.
Fanny was bewitched. Off and on
during the day she would scream,
tear her hair, fall on the floor and
wiggle around something horrifying.
Far in the night the girl would
waken with a start, begin to yell and
have another spell which kept the
whole backwoods family awake the
balance of the night. Fanny was
bewitched.
There had been some gossip about
Nancy Evans, daughter of another
old family down the dirt road and
many persons had declared that
Nancy had powers" Yes, Fanny
Hildehrand was bewitched and Nancy
Evans must have done it.
Evil Spirits
Everything else failing, the Hide
brand family got n touch with the
town marshal. The marshal never
had coped with evil spirits, declared
that he couldn't even see them, let
alone arrest them or serve an evic-
ton notice and advised the Hide
brands to go to law about it--see
the justice of the peace.
The justice was unable to find any
thing in the Ohio statutes dealing
with evil spirits or witches, that
being a development the legislature
apparently had neglected. Then he
remembered hearing, when child,
about an old colonial superstition
and how the colonists tried their
witches. They weighed them against
the Bible.
The only thing to do, the judge
decided, was to weigh Nancy Evans
against the Bible" and if she were
witch, that would tell the story.
The idea was to rig up big pair
of scales, put Nancy on one side Of
the balance and the Bible on the
other. If Nancy were guilty the
Bible would outweigh her and Nancy
would go up and the book down. If
Nancy went down and the Bible
went up-well, then the accused
witch was innocent and no witch at
all.
Witchcraft Trial
So the Judge got long hickory
pole, fastened a sling on each end
and balanced it on tall stump
under a big elm in the middle of
town. Then he fixed the time for
trial at noon the next day and invit-
ed the whole citizenry to attend.
They were going to try Nancy Evans
for being witch.
Long before next noon everybody
in the village was there-most of
them expecting the book to go down
and Nancy to shoot upwards as if
shot out of cannon. Bethel had
heard much about Nancy Evans.
The Judge put a Bible in one sling
and Nancy in the other and delegat-
ed several men to hold each weight"
even until he said the word. And
there was a word, a formula for
that--the Judge thought a moment
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-02
With The Sick

Mrs. Munson Bixel of Cherry
street, a surgical patient in Bluffton
hospital, is reported improving.
Condition of IA. NJ Bogart OF
South Main street, medical patient
in Bluffton hospital is somewhat i'm,
proved.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-02
Wilhelm Anstutz II
Graduates At @. ". u.

Wilhelm Amstutz ii, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Wilhelm Amstutz, of Bluff
ton, an electrical engineering gradu-
ate, was one of SO seniors who COM
pleted their work at Ohio Northern
university at the end of the fall
quarter, last week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-02
Grade School Xmas
Operettd December n

"The Magi's Gift, a Christmas
operetta, will be presented by pupils
of the Grade school Friday night,
December IT in the high school
gymnasium.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-02
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81 HARRY - aAlR

EDrToR's NoTE-This u one
of q series of articles to appear
in the Blufton NetUs dealing
Nth early Ohio history. Others
wiu appear in Forthcoming
issues. -
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-15
Ex-Sub Chaser Dis abled; Anchored

SEATTLE, (P) - The Coastal Trader, 103-foot converted navy sub-chaser with seven aboard, was reported disabled at anchor yes terday off an island in the Gulf of Alaska.
 The coast guard said the vessel radioed that it had taken heavy seas aboard earlier en route to An chorage. It added, that the water caused short circuits in the yes Sers wiring. AS a result the vessel is unable to raise its anchors and proceed.
 The craft asked for batteries to replace those run down by the short circuits so that it can start equipment to lift the anchors.
 A coast guard plane has been readied to fly to the scene with batteries.
 The coast guard lost contact with the vessel after the first ex- changes but said the vessel was believed in no danger unless the weather turns bad again.
 The vessel is disabled at Wing ham Island, a short distance west of Cordova.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-15
B. c., IVA Funds Sl53.OOO Short E..

PORTLAND, Ore, R- Off, cers of the CIO international woorworkers of America have been authorized to take control of British Columbia locals.
 Two resolutions pushed through the convention here yesterday un- der special floor privileges grant ed to the British Columbia dele gation are aimed at blocking re- volt by some Canadian members.
 They followed lengthy reports by a special IVA investigation c a m mi.tee, which included a charge that Canadian union funds are short about $153,O00, and by delegates from the New Westmin- ster, B. C., local.
 The resolutions directed IVA officers to seize the union assets, order new elections and protect Canadian members in this con- tract relations with employers.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-15
No Maritime Peace In Sight

SAN FRANCISCO, (P)-Harry Bridges and waterfront employers emphatically deny there are pros poets for early settlement of the west coast maritime strike, now in it's 44th day
 But the employers indicated to- day there was a possibility nego- tiations would be resumed. They said they were exploring a possi- ble basis for reopening negotia- tions as suggested by representa- lives of CIO president Philip Mur-
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-15
SENTENCE FOUR JAP POLICE FOR WAR CRIMES

YOKOHAMA, t40 - Maj. Gen. Shoji Kono, former chief medical officer of Japan's army in Tokyo, was acquitted by a U. s. army tri- bunal today on charges he failed 10 supply medical aid to American airmen tortured by the Kempei Tai Thought police.
 Four of the Thought police were convicted and sentenced to three and one-half years to life in pri- son for abusing 250 American fli- CTS in 1914 and 1945.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-15
FUNERAL NOTICE

The funeral of Lucia Grant will be held from the Federated Church next Monday afternoon at two o'clock with Rev. Lewis Hudgins officiating. The ritual of the Order of Eastern Star will be used for the service.
 Members of the Rebekah Lodge and Pioneer Women will meet in separate groups for the service.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-15
Pacific Military Discuss Defense Of Alaska
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One) attack.
 2. The high-ranking officers at tained a "fine spirit of cooperation and coordination" among the army, navy and airforce. This was described as an outstan d ng achievement.
 Agreement to work together in the Pacific followed the general pattern of unified defense set forth by secretary of defense Forrestal. The Tokyo talks got down to the practical application which must take place in the field in the event of war.
 Sources reviewing the confer ences made no reference to the first mid-winter amphibious land ing attack exercise in the Far North. It will be held next Febru- ary in "The Alaska Area, Pacific fleet headquarters announced yes terday.
 The three commanders repre- sented a vast defense area broad ened by the war. General MacAr- thur commands all land, sea and air units operating from northern Japan southWard in a wide-sWing- ing arc with an outer line running through Korea, China, the Philip pines and back eastward to Amer ican Samoa south of the equator.
 To the northeast, beyond Mac Arthur's theater lies the Alaska defenseS and the joint American Canadian defense line. Beyond the left flank are the joint Pacific de- lenses of two U. s. allies in World War 1.-the Netherlands and Brit iSh Commonwealth.
 Behind the outer line of defense lies the might of the U. s. navy.
 From here, Admiral NcCrea is going to TSingtao, China, head quarters of U. s. naval forces, ! Western P acific. Tsingtao is by recent communist l successes elsewhere on the Shantung Peninsula.
 General Twining planned to ! leave yesterday on a nonstop B-17 | flight 10 Adak and thence to his 1 at Anchorage.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-15
Postmazen s. David Mazen ar

nounced that at the special request of the Post Office department, he will remain in service until the first of the year. His successor is expected to be named in few days.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-15
Alaska Airlines

Scheduled trips week: Monday, We'd nesday, Friday Saturday. Nome, (Moses Point Flag Stop), Unalakleet, McGrath, Farewell Flag Stop), Anchorage. Alaska Arlines IS STEADILY INCREASING THEIR SERVICE to the people of Nome and the surrounding districts. We are proud of our dependable service, and in- tend to maintain the BETTER SERVICE to Nome. Low freight rates and even lower rates on produce shipments will help everyone-Merchants Businessmen, and Housewives
 Mail service four times a week speeds your correspondence.
 Alaska Airlines maintains a Shopping Service too, for your convenience: TRAVEL, SHIP, THE DEPENDABLE - THE STARLINER ROUTE.
 One carrier service from Anchorage to Candle, Deering and Kotzebue.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-15

Nugget Ads Bring Quick Results
Evening star., 1948-08-03
japanese Reds Press
Attack on. u. ). With
Campaign Of Posters
By the Assoeioisd Press

TOKYO, Aug. 3.-Japan's Com
munist Party intensified its at
tacks on the United States and
the Allied occupation today as
turmoil over Gen. MacArthur's
ban on strikes by government
workers continued.
Communist posters throughout the
city proclaimed, I'VE hereby declare
war against Fascism and third party
interference which are running ber-
serk," and the Communist newspa-
per called for "a revolution against
the governing class"
BY third party interference" the
posters evidently meant the Allied
occupation, whose directives guide
the Japanese government.
Slogans Boldest Red Step.
The slogans marked the boldest
development yet in campaign of
nationalism toward which the Com
mhnists recently turned in an effort
to win popular support. The double
propaganda campaign obviously was
intended as a fanfare for the sched-
uled demonstration tomorrow on the
return of Communist Secretary
General Kuichi Tokuda from Kyu-
shu. He was slightly wounded in a
recent assassination attempt.
The ruling classes" the Com
munist posters said, finally revealed
their imperialistic character In full
by striking down Tokuda." His
would-be assassin has been identi-
fed as a disillusioned former Com
munist, but the European COMM
form recently asserted that ruling
classes" engineered the attack on
Tokuda.
The theme of the mass meeting
evidently will be indignation against
the attack on Tokuda, mingled with
cry for unions to fight for your
rights" in opposing restraints on
government workers. These orig
mated from Gen. MacArthur's letter
to the Premier suggesting ban on
strikes by such workers and urging
the government to strengthen its
legal position against minority
pressure"
Cabinet Collapse Discussed.
Newspapers speculated,. mean
while, that the cabinet Of Premier
Hitoshi Ashida may collapse in
October.
Ashida's last chance of remaining
in Office indefinitely, the papers said,
seemed to be ended when Tetsu
Katayama, leader of the third rank
ing Social Democratic Party, failed
to cancel his proposal to call for
dissolution of the Diet.
BY October, the stories said, legis-
lation requested by Gen. Macarthur
will have been completed in special
Diet session. The Diet will then
be free to consider a motion Of non
confidence in the cabinet.
Katayama repeatedly is facing
strong pressure from left wingers
within his party to withdraw the
Socialist support and participation
in the cabinet.
Labor Policies Defended.
Blaine Hoover, chief of the Civil
Service Division at Gen. MacAr-
thurs headquarters, today defended
the occupa ton commanders labor
, policies as necessary to restore or
Evening star., 1948-08-03

commander twas forced to step in
to restore some semblance of order
in rapidly deteriorating situation
between the Japanese government
and its employees, with paralyzing
strike of government workers an
nounced for August 7, which in
Japan's impoverished condition
would have resulted in starvation
and disaster"
Evening star., 1948-08-03

der "in a rapidly deteriorating sit
uation."
He termed the position Of James
s. Killen, who resigned as head of
the Labor Division in protest over
Gen. MacArthur's ban on strikes by
japanese government employees,
complete nonsense"
Mr.. Killen had charged the Japa-
nese government, at Gen. MacAr-
thurs suggestion, denied basic rights
to government employees by denying
them the right to bargain collec-
lively.
Mr.. Hoover said the occupation
Evening star., 1948-08-03
Senator ToyIor to Speak
At Civil RIGHTS RuIIy

Senator Taylor, vice presidential
candidate Of the Progressive Party,
will address q mass meeting for civil
rights at the Sylvan Theater on the
Monument Grounds at 4:30 pm.
Thursday.
Appearing with him will be Rep
Evening star., 1948-08-03

resentatives Isacson and Marcan-
tonic. of New York, Singer Paul
Robson and Len Goldsmith, Civil
Rights Congress director.
Evening star., 1948-08-03

Fire Auxiliuries to Meet
The July meeting Of the Ladies
Auxiliary to the Prince Georges
County Firemens' Association will be
held at Suitland Hall at $50 pm.
Thursday.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1948-01-30
ENGAGEMENT

Wells Littlefeld Riley of New
York City has announced the en-
gagement of his daughter, Miss
Joan Barclay Riley, to DR.. Joseph
Holland Burchenal, son Of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Caleb E. Burchenal
of Wilmington.
Miss Riley attended Chaplin
School in New York and was grad
uated from Garrison Forest School
and Vassar College, making her
debut at the Junior Assembly in
1943 She is now a research assist
ant at the Sloan Kettering Insti-
tute for Cancer Research.
DR.. Burchenal also is engaged in
cancer research at Memorial Hos
pital in New York. During the last
war he served overseas in the Army
Medical Corps with the Fifth Cen
eral Hospital Unit. He received his
medical degree from the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania, following
graduation from Princeton Univer-
sity and Phillips Exeter Academy.
The wedding is planned for early
spring.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1948-01-30
LECTURE TO BE GIVEN
ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Christian Science: The Religion
of Reason and Revelation" is the
title Of the free lecture on Christian
Science to be given in the Social
Hall of the Dover High School, Oil
Sunday afternoon, February l, at
$3.50 o'clock.
1t. Col. Robert Ellis Key, c. S. B.,
the lecturer, comes from London,
England, and is a member of the
Board of Lectureship of The Mother
Church, The First Church of
Christ, Scientist, in Boston.
In arranging for the lecture, the
members of First Church of Christ,
Scientist, of Wilmington, and The
Christian Science of Milford, be-
lieve they are providing a means
for reaching many people with an
swers TO frequent questions about
Christian Science-what it teaches.
how it heals, why thousands have
become its adherents. An invitation
is extended to the public to attend.