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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01
Sixteen Year Old Girl with
knowledge of English Ap-
peals for Aid
Blutfton Woman Sends Clothing
in Response to Refugees
Letter

Listing of her name and address
IN The Christian Science Journal" !"
last week brought to Mrs. Emma
Studler, of S. Jackson street, an in
teresting letter of appeal for aid
from a 16-year-old Hungarian girl
who had found the book in the war
streWn wreckage of private library.
With her family left in destitute
circumstances in the aftermath of
the war, the girl requested clothing
for herself and her parents. She
said food was quite plentiful in the
area where she lived.
In response to the appeal, Mrs.
Studler last week sent to the girl a
large bundle of warm clothing for
men, women and children.
The interesting letter is repro
duced in part:
Dear Unknown Madam:
Before continuing this letter any
further, how got ahold of your
name and address. An elderly lady
lived in our village who died about
10 years ago and who had large
library. When the Russians occupied
our village, her library was de-
stroyed by the fighting soldiers and
many books were scattered about the
park.
Rain and dust covered these books
for several weeks, and one day /
happened to come across a volume
which was printed in English. |
found your name in it. This book
was a religious one because | could
read some of its pages and there
were nice articles in it. 1t was
printed in 1882, so it was more
than Is years old.
"The purpose of my letter writing
is to ask you for help. I am a
16-year-old girl. I have a sick
mother and a war-invalid father and
a brother who still is in Russian
captivity. My parents are not able
to work, and | do various work in
this large village, and until my
brother returns home | have to earn
cur living.
I'VE are very, very poor. We
could not buy any clothes since the
war ended, during which we too were
robbed Of everything by the fighting
armies. We have almost the only
clothes which are on us day by day,
so may ask you to help with some
used clothes, if it is possible, please?
Here in the country there is much
food. 1t is only the clothing that
we need so badly. It is impossible
for people like us to buy any cloth
ing here in Hungary. l am very
sorry for my parents and only broth
er. | love all of them very much,
and although you are quite a strang-
er to me, l turn to you for help.
May God reward you for it.
II hope you understand my Eng
lish. l know some. I went to a
secondary school during war years
and learned English there"
Magda Domonkas
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01
STORM RAVAGES
FURTHER DELAY
SPRING TiLLAGE
No Flowing Done at Time When
Oats Seeding Usually Is
Nearing Completion
lnclement Weather and Wind
storm Damage Delay Start
of Spring Flowing

With the start of spring plowing
delayed by the unfavorable weather
of February and March, farmers
who were beginning to worry about
the way work has piled up for the
month Of April have found new
complications entering the picture as
the aftermath of the near-tornado
which roared through this district
nearly two weeks ago.
Delay in spring tillage is a matter
of growing concern especially to
farm operators whose plans for this
year included oats acreage, as oats
seeding usually is completed the
latter part of March or early in
April.
Inclement weather so far has kept
farmers out of their fields. and ar
rival of the first of April not only
Pandora schools will open a
half-hour earlier i'm the morning
in order that pupils may have
more time to help with spring
farm work in the afternoon
after the close of school it was
announced this week. Action to
change school hours was taken
by the board of education at the
request of parents. The new
schedule will continue for the
remaining six weeks of the
school term.
finds no oats seed in the ground but
no indication as to how soon seeding
Continued on page 10)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01
FL. s. Music And
Speech Program,

Bluffton high school music and
speech departments will present a
spring concert and program in the
high school auditorium, Monday
night at o'clock.
The program will include orches-
ira and band numbers directed by
Harold Hunter, vocal numbers di-
rected by Miss Elma Alter and Sc
lections by the speech class directed
by VIM. Burbick.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01
Judnita Rdnie Wins
Scholarship Honor

Juanita Bame, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cloyce D. Bame, of jefferson
street, is one of 38 students at
Bowling Green State university who
received all "a" grades last Sc
mester.
Miss Bame, graduate of Bluffton
High school, is a junior at the uni
versity.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01
BIuftOn Youth Is
Called To Passionate

Earl Dean Luginbuhl, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Gideon Luginbuhl of West
Elm street who will be graduated
from Cincinnati Bible seminary in
May has been called to the pastorate
of the Christian church at Wheat
land, Ind. He began his duties there
last Sunday.
During the past two years he has
carried on a weekend student minis
try at the Cane Creek Christian
church of French Lick, Indiana, in
connection with his seminary studies.
He plans to continue his studies at
Vincennes (Indiana) college next
fall
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01
Local Plants viii Be Viewed
in Operation Thursday of
This Week
Products of BlufftOn Concern
Allied to Latest Scientific
Development

An industry launched Al years ago
in a backstairs, one-room location
here, and which today is one of the
worlds leaders in it's field, will be
thrown open for inspection of Bluff
ton community residents Thursday
of this week, in open house observ-
ance at local plants of The Triplett
Electrical Instrument Co.
Conducted tours will start from
the general offices of the company
at its plant on Harmon road at 1880,
2:30 and $50 p. m. Everyone is
welcome.
Going through the four major
operating plants of the company on
conducted tours, interested visitors
win see every step in meter and
tester manufacture, including work
on unusual instruments representing
the latest developments in all fields
of science.
Normally employing upwards of
500 persons, the Triplett plant reach
es into "a surrounding community
addresses for it's working staff, with
a majority of those working here
coming from Bluffton, Pandora, OF
tawa, Columbus Grove, Mt Cory.
Arlington, Jenera, Leipsic and Ada.
The fact that r. L. Triplett,
founder and president, was a native
Bluffton youth resulted in location
of the instrument factory here, and
under his direction it has grown to
one of this areas major industrial
plants.
Founded In 1904
Following his graduation from
Bluffton High school, Mr.. Triplett
went to Chicago where he was as
sociated for some time with electrical
instrument manufacturers in super
vision of production.
In 1904 he returned to Bluffton to
organize his own company, and the
original assembly room was located
III an upstairs room il the downtown
area.
Initial products of the concern
We're pocket-type meters, the first
compact size instruments made in
the field, and used principally for
battery testing.
In 1905 the concern moved into a
small plant building on College
Avenue, and as the business expand
ed additions were made, including a
1928 building program that doubled
Continued on page q
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01
Brothers 6 and 9
To Glue Concert

Wilson Lee and Grayson Terry
Augsburger, aged 9 and years
respectively, sons of Rev. and Mrs.
VIM. Augsburger of Wheaton, H.,
will appear in sacred-classicaP con-
cert in the St. John Mennonite
church near Pandora, Thursday night
at 8 o'clock.
Their father, formerly of Bluffton,
is pastor of Westmont Baptist church
in Wheaton.
Wilson Lee is an accomplished
pianist, vibra-harpist and composer
and studying piano and musical
composition. His brother, Grayson
Terry, is regarded as possessing un-
usual vocal talent.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01
Student Recital

The Bluffton College department
of music will present in recital stu
dents of Mrs. Pearl Bogart Mann,
Otto Holtkamp and Russell A. Lantz
in Ramseyer chapel, Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock. The public is.
invited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01
MOVING TO OREGON

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Potts and
family of North Spring street expect
to move this spring to Salem,
Oregon, probably early in June. Mr..
Potts recently returned from a trip
to Oregon where he purchased IT
acre tract of land near Salem.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01
Hancock County
Chorus COntiFlg

The Hancock County Chorus will
appear in a union service at st.
Johns Reformed church, Sunday
night at 7:30 o'clock. The service
is sponsored by the Bluffton Minis
terial association. The chorus has
appeared here before large audiences
on several occasions.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01
Autos Must Haze
NetU Tags Thursday

Motorists must display the new
194s license plates Thursday or be
liable to prosecution, was the warn
ing issued the first of the week.
Drivers displaying 1947 license plates
on the highways any time after
March 81 are liable to a fine of SIS.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01
WASTE PAPER COLLECTION

The Bluffton high school senior
class will have waste paper collec-
ton Saturday morning beginning at
3 o'clock. Proceeds will be used to
help the class finance a trip to
Washington after the close of school
this spring.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01
BOGART IN HOSPITAL

NJ. NJ. Bogart of South Main
street, member of the Allen county
board of elections is a patient in
BIuffton hospital since the first of
the week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01
Business Mems
Meeting

Monthly meeting of the Bluffton
Business Mems association will be
held at the Geiger & Diller store
this Wednesday night at 7:3o o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-01
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Duffman, Bluff
ton, a girl, Joyce Elizabeth, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Suter, Pan
dora, boy, Frederick David, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Bucher, Ada,
boy, John Albert, Tuesday.
y
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ridley, Lima, a
boy, Thomas Edward, born March
q at st. Rita's hospital, Lima. Mrs.
Ridley is the former Esther Fett of
near Columbus Grove.
Laurel outlook., 1948-08-18
Laurel Happenings

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Kreugar
and children of Powell, Wyo., were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Orn-
dorff, Thursday.
Vivian and "Sonny" Hanson of
Billings have returned to their home
after visiting for two weeks with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Orndorff.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Orndorff and
daughter Donna spent a few days
last week in Yellowstone park.
Russell E. Packard Jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Packard of
Laurel, participated recently in the
training manuvers of the TOP heavy
bombardment squadron. Based in
Spokane during the training period,
the squadron participated in the
airport at New York. After re-
turning home, Packard had as his
guest Ronald Philips and family.
Phillips and Packard were members
of the same unit while based in
China.
Bud Edwards arrived recently for
short vacation at home before re-
turning to the University of Colo
rado at Boulder to resume his
studies.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Easton have
had as their guests Mr.. Easton's
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. H. Easton of Brainard,
Mimi, who also are visiting in Bill
lings with his sister, Mrs. Clarence
A. Olson, and with his brothers in
Fromberg and Gardiner.
w. A. Chittick visited several
days in Denver with his brother, E.
W. Chittick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Schessler
and son James, Herbert King, Miss
Elizabeth Schessler and Miss Amelia
Thiel of Los Angeles and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Beslanowitch of Billings
spent Saturday and Sunday on a
camping and fishing trip at Mystic
lake.
Returning to Los Angeles Tues
day were Miss Elizabeth Schessler,
sister of Theodore Schessler, and
Miss Amelia Thiel, who had been
visiting at the Schessler home.
Miss Schessler, who arrived several
weeks ago, was joined here by Miss
Thiel, a former resident of Mason
City, Iowa.
Laurel outlook., 1948-08-18
ITEMS FROM THE
Reporters Notebook

Ninety-eight steers, shown and
graded at the Midland Empire fair
were sold Saturday at the annual
junior fat stock sale at the Billings
public stock yards. The steers,
fed and shown by All club men,
bers and Future Farmers of Amer
lea, brought an average of $334.34,
or $36.20 per hundred weight. Top
choice steer was that sold by jim
my Cantrell, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Cantrell, who received $40
a hundred for his 1000 pound Here
ford from the Boys Market.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Mogan are the
parents of a daughter, born Friday,
Aug. 13, at Billings hospital.
Mrs. George Peterson and Miss
Betty Gibson spent week end va
cation at Silver Gate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Linger and
daughter Carole, of Molt, were din
ner guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. E. Rodgers.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cassel Of
Edgar, Neb., left for their home
Wednesday after a visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Gowen and Mr..
and Mrs. Dwight Rowlison. Mr..
and Mrs. Cassel had spent the last
two months touring the west coast.
During their stay they were enter
tanned at the Gowen cabin at Red
Lodge when Mrs. Gowen, Mrs. Row.
lison and Mrs. Frank Platz were
hostesses to the three families and
their guests. Also a dinner at the
Gowen home Monday evening hon
ored the visitors, when Mrs. Gowen
and Mrs. Platz were hostesses.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Frank and
family were guests in Billings of
Mr.. and Mrs. David Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Herman, Jr,
moved last week from Billings to
make their home in Laurel.
Laurel outlook., 1948-08-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard J. Rangetsch
and young son returned to Laurel
this week, following a weeks va
cation, part of which was spent in
Yellowstone park.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Bates and
their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest
Clark from Dakota, Mimi, relatives
Of Mrs. Bates, left Tuesday for Mis-
soula and attractions of the area.
Curtis Fulton suffered undeter-
mined injuries when struck by an
automobile while walking along the
highway east of Laurel Monday
night, according to police officer Ar
chic Kennedy. Fulton was found by
two boys who brought him to the
police station in Laurel. From
there he was taken by ambulance to
a Billings hospital. He is employed
as a switchman for the Northern
Pacific railroad.
Laurel outlook., 1948-08-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Danny Michunovich
are the proud parents of a son,
born at 2:05 a. m. Wed. Aug. 13
at st. Vincent's hospital in Billings.
The young man weighed 7 pounds.
Both mother and son are doing fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Conger and
Mrs. Conger's sister, all of Dillon,
stopped here last week to visit old
friends. They were en- route to
Plentywood to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Conger's son, daughter-in-law and
newly arrived granddaughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Fitzpatrick of
Laurel and Mrs. Bob Fitzpatrick of
Billings left by car Saturday morn
ing for Riverside, Calf, to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. David Fitzpatrick.
They will be gone two weeks.
Laurel outlook., 1948-08-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Staiger had
as guests last week Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Hirsch and children of
Valley City, N. D., and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Magstadt of Hebron, N. D.
To honor her niece, Sandra White
of Roundup, Mrs. Oliver Wold was
hostess to IA guests last Wednesday
at a picnic at the city park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sullivan had
as week end guests Mr.. and Mrs. R.
A. Goodwin of Glendive.
Mrs. Emanuel Frank and children
spent last week at the home of
Mrs. Franks parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Wagner of Canyon Creek.
Laurel outlook., 1948-08-18
HAPPENINGS

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Brohaugh have
had as their guests Mrs. Brohaugh's
sister, Miss Agnes Brohaugh, a
member of the faculty at the Teach
ers college in st. Cloud, Mimi, and
her brother, Edwin Brohaugh OF
Tomah, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. johnson ana
son Happy are home from a vaca-
ton of two weeks in Seattle ana
Victoria, B. C. They were joined
at Livingston by Mr.. and Mrs:
Henry Hogland, who accompanied
them on the entire trip.
Laurel outlook., 1948-08-18
Found In
A Pocket .
HOWDY FOLKS:

HOWDY FOLKS:
A milk man has to look but one
horse in the rump all day, but {
bartender has to look at hundreds
of them.
Come to think about it, the
only way a horse can stand to
work is to turn his back on it.
Speaking of horses, do you sup
pose a political dark horse is one
who is willing to pony up?
And horse sense must be
just plain stable thinking.
One of our customers seems to
think a nag is a woman with no
horse sense.
That's an old gag but maybe
he's got something there.
We know a party who claims that
some people must have a sixth
sense because they show no signs
of the other five.
Be that as it may, it's good
sense to keep your garments in
tip-tOp condition with our fine serv-
ices.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-03
Human Rights
Declaration Seen
"A Moral Force

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y. - Mrs.
Franklin d. Roosevelt today prais-
ed the newly drafted United Nat
ions declaration of human rights
as document which will become
"a moral force in the world"
Mrs. Roosevelt, president of the
U. N. Human Rights Commission,
said completion of the so-called
bill of rights afforded ga stepping
stone to a higher level of achieve
ment in the peaceful relations of
man with his fellow man."
The declaration, to be followed
later by a formal human rights
treaty which will become binding
on all governments which sign it,
was characterized by the former
First Lady as an unprecedented
indication of the minimum rights
that should be granted to every
man, woman and child in the
world.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-03
White Group Charges
No Segregation In
Two Vet Hospitals

BALTIMORE - Two veteran
hospitals that practice non-segre-
cation of patients were attacked
here last week by the broup, "white
patients are beng housed with Ne
groes against their will"
Meeting in it's annual convention
the group adopted resolutions de-
claring that the lack Of segregation
at Perry Point and Fort Howard
hospitals Seriously curtails occu-
pational therapy.
white patents from below the
Mason Dixon line are accustomed
to segregation and any compulsory
charge surely will derange the al
ready sick minds of these unfor,
tunate boys" was the groups opin
ion. RES
Division Commander c. Arthur
Eby was asked to appoint a com
mittee to study the institutions and
report back to the association.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-03
Reynolds Speech
Highlights Second
Days COP
Convention

The address of the Hon. Hobson
Reynolds, Philadelphia jurist, at
the Tuesday morning session of the
Republican National Convention
currently being held in Philadel-
phia, was accorded one of the larg-
est ovations of any speaker to
date. Speaking in behalf of the Is
million Negro Americans, the
Philadelphia magistrate made a
tremnndous impression on the as
sembled delegates.
Judge Reynolds was introduced
to the convention by Temporary
Chairman Dwight Green, Governor
of Illinois, who hailed him as one
of the most outstanding political
and fraternal leaders of his race in
the nation. 1t was also poited out
the noted Philadelphia COP figure
has been endorsed for the post Of
State Senator, the first of the race
to be so hopored.
1t was estimated that an au-
dience of some 90 million persons
heard Reynolds address. In adj
dition to the thousands assembled
at the Hall, all other facilities, in
GLIDING radio television and news
reels, picked up the address as it
was presented.
The biggest burst of applause
was occasioned by the ringing de-
claration that the Negro people
do not want Communism in any
form in this country but rather
desire a spirit of unity which must
exist if peace and economic pros
perity are to be achieved.
The brilliant Negro spokesman
also advised the delegates that the
Negro population will never "su-
pinely and complacently accept
second degree citizenship.
They cannot be bribed or black
mailed into renouncing their just
and equal status as citizens of the
coutry." He pledged finally that
the Colored people, whose vote is
unfettered, will join you . in the
upsurging ground swell that will
sweep the Democratic party from
the citadel of power.
At teh conclusion of his speech,
the Immediately clad Reynolds was
accorded rousing ovation and re-
ceived congratulations from many
of the party leaders on the plat
form.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-03

The ruling was the result of a
suit brought by Charles r. Law,
golfer, after he was denied per
mission to play on the Mount
Pleasant course.
Of the four courses, Carroll
Park with its nine-holes, had for
merly been reserved for Negroes,
and the Judge decided that it was
not on par with the other three
courses, solely used by whites.
Although he ruled that Negroes
should be permitted to use the
other course, he added that he
would not direct city officials how
to meet with the situation.
He suggested though that since
there were less Negroes than there
were whites, using the course,
that certain times or certain days
be set aside for play by the Ne
groes.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-03
University
WOmen's Organi-
ZatiOn In Jim
Crow Suit

The American Association of
University Women suit over the ex
clusion of Negroes from member
ship in the District chapter was
taken under advisement yesterday
by Chief Justice Bolitha J. Laws of
District Court.
1t was indicated that decision
may be rendered within the week.
The local chapter brought suit a
gainst thd natiosal organization of
university women for an injunct-
ion. 1t was designed to prevent a
threatened ousted from the group
and from the clubhouse at 1854
LIST, N. w. Yesterdays action was
for summary judgement on the in
junction suit.
The national organization charg-
ed that the local group violated
the constitution by placing in the
bylaws provision whereby the dir
ectors of the local group could de-
eide whether any applicant could
become a member.
refused admittance to Mrs Mary
With this bylaw, the directors
Church Terrell, Negro and wild
ow of a Municipal Court Judge.
The national organization pro-
tested and then declared that un-
less the local group complied with
the organizational constitution
which made eligibility depend sole
ly upon receiving an accredited de-
gree from an accredited university
the local group would be busted.
Then a "middle-of-the-road" mi
nority group of almost 40 percent
of the membership of 1000 here fill
ed an action that the court approve
the admittance of Mrs. Terrell, but
prevent the threatened eviction.
The crux of the case may de-
pend, it was indicated yesterday
upon the meaning of the word cell
gibility." IF it means that member
ship solely by educational require
ments it might mean that the local
group has violated the constitu-
ton.
Or, as Justice Laws quiried yes
terday, Does it mean that appli-
cants must have the requisite edu-
cation to be eligible to apply for
membership but that the appli-
cant's fitness on other grounds
might be considered.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-03
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