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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-19
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WANT-ADS
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Wanted-Play pen and baby stroll
er. Kenneth Luginbuhl, phone 132-W.
For sale-1946 Ford one ton pickup.
Conaways Sohio Service station.
For sale-Gas kitchen range all
porcelain, good condition. Priced for
immediate sale. Swank's Barber Shop.
For sale-Used Perfection range
with built-in oven, good condition.
Basinger's furniture store.
For sale-Good cooking and baking
apples. Steiner Fruit fa arm east of
town. Call after p. m,
Wanted-Baby bed hnd nursery
chair. Phone 206-W.
For sale-Zenith 9Itube console
radio, walnut finish. Ed Chamberlain.
For sale-7 room Estate oil heater,
almost new. VIII fsacrifice. Ed
Chamberlain. "
For sale-John DeeFe 2-wheel trail
er, good tires. Ed Chamberlain.
For sale-Golden Evergreen sweet
corn for canning ana drying. Myron
Motter, S. Main ST. Bluffton phone.
Lost-In vicinity Iof Beaverdam, 7
months old pointer pup, dark liver
and light body, all liver head, wear
ing leather collar. Reward. Notify
Dixie-Lincoln restaurant, Beaverdam.
For sale-Purpe wool dress size
8, pair brown wool slacks; brown
jodphers size "A and 26; 1 wool
skirts size "a ahd 25 waists; also
sweaters and bloases. $50 Cherry st.
Phone 472-Y.
For sale-Mafble slab 10 by 4s
inches 50. Phone 116-W. z
For sale-Ex1e1sion ladders %
and 40 f., alSo extension plank;
dining room suite consisting of table
6 chairs and buffet; basement cup.
board; white extension table and 3
chairs. E. J. Shady, phone 559-W.
For sale-Goat milk. Phone 1872
w.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-19

Miss Lillian Reehling has left for
kendallville, Ind, where she will
reside in a Lutheran church home.
Mrs. Myrtle Feagler of Auburn,
Ind, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Irwin Long of Garau street.
Jas. A. Gallant of Orange township
is enjoying a two weeks vacation at
Winona lake, Ind.
Ice cream social by Pleasant Hill
w. s. c. S. at Paulding Center
community house, Friday night,
Aug. 27. 10
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Muller of
Columbus spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Steiner
of Poplar street.
Mrs. Eva Kohl will leave Friday
for Baltimore to assist in the care of
the daughter born to her son Ebert
Kohl and wife last Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Zehrbach at
tended funeral services of her uncle,
Henry Thurman in Decatur, Ind,
Monday.
Mrs. Edith Mann has returned
from Atlanta, Ga, from where she
accompanied her son, Maynard Mann
and family on a two months motor
trip to California and other western
states.
Mrs. w. E. Diller of st. Louis,
former Blutfton resident, is visiting
friends here. She attended funeral
services held in Lima, Sunday for
Perry Driver, father of her daughter
in-law, Mrs. Sherwood Diller of AL
ameda, Calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. c. Ludwig of
Poplar street had as their guests,
Sunday: Mrs. Perry Donaldson of
North Baltimore and Mr.. and Mrs.
Karl Cramer and son Arthur of
Detroit. Mrs. Donaldson is a sister
Of Mrs. Ludwig and Mr.. Kramer a
nephew.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Garrett of
Riley street entertained the following
relatives, Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Baehler and daughters Carol
and Donna of Saunernin, H., Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford Hargis and son Leslie
of Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Shields and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Leh-
man of Lima and Mrs. Alice Brobeck
of BIuffton.
Visitors at the Albert Balmer home
the past week were Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Mccain of Roxana, ILL.,, Mr..
and Mrs. John Zimmerman, son Fred
and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Smith, Win
chester, Tenn; Mrs. Les Sorrels,
Lima; Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Crib
ley, Ada; Mr. and Mrs. John Everett.
Mrs. John Balmer and sons Maurice
and Roddy.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Snyder who at
tended the Mennonite conference at
Newton, Kansas, spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cal
vim Steiner of Poplar street. Mr..
and Mrs. Snyder left the first of the
week for their home in Akron, Pa,
accompanied by their little daughter
Margaret Jean who was at the home
of the grandparents here while her
parents were in Kansas.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-19
In MemOriam

In memory of our loving father
George F. Boedicker, who passed
away August 10, 1947.
Beyond life's golden sunset
Lies city bright and fair,
In the land of Gods tomorrow,
And our loved one awaits US there.
'Tis a place of wondrous beauty
Where he knows no grief or fear;
And where God Himself in tenderness
Shall wipe away all tears. !
We rejoice today in knowing
That our loved one has found peace,
In the land of Gods tomorrow
Where His blessings never cease.
Sadly missed by his family.
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the postoffice at Blutfton, Ohio,
under the Act Of March 3. 1879.
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-12-31

the county by a big majority in
the general election. c. r.
Emanuel was named District
Three constable in a special cleo
ton. The ingalls, Shipyards was
awarded a contract for the con-
struction of three derrick barges.
The dredge Cartegena started
work on widening and
deepening of the Pascagoula ship
channel. Mrs. Lulu Halle Boards
lee, member of one of Moss
Points oldest families, was taken
bv death. Mrs. Katherine Eliza
beth Scholtes Saucier, member
of ? prominent Pascagoula fami-
ly, was taken by death. DR.. An
drew Hedmeg, county health Of
ficer, condemned Pascagoula's
garbage disposal system and ask
ed for a city milk ordinance.
One person was killed and
three injured in traffic acct
dents on Highway go in jack
son county during the month.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-12-31

jackson county's No. l killer is still on the loose and
exacting a growing toll Of human lives every year.
The county's No. / killer, and one of the states most
vicious ~nurderers, is that section OF Highway 30 that ira
verses Jackson county.
A check on reported accidents during 1948 shows that
five persons lost their lives and Al were injured seriously
in traffic accidents along the Jackson county stretch dur
ing the past twelve months.
The dreary toll of human life and limb continues year
after year, growing with the continued deterioration and
added traffic load of the highway.
That stretch between Orange Grove and the Alabama
state line is a particular death trap and has exacted more
than its measure of death and destruction.
The edge of the narrow concrete roadway sits we'll
above the dirt shoulders, ready to trip and turn over mo-
florists unfamiliar with the highway who might let a wheel
Of the car drop off of the concrete. This type of accident
has become common place along this stretch.
Highway Department figures show 90 to be the heav-
lest travelled through-highway in the state, yet year after
year its condition grows worse and its toll grows greater.
The intermittent stretches of two-lane highway in
Harrison county are fine. But they serve little purpose
when the Jackson county stretch of 80 remains a death
trap.
The Highway Department says it is handicapped by
lack of funds. Perhaps it is. But meanwhile Mississippians
and visitors continue to risk their lives in increasing num-
bers.
Repair and modernization of this stretch of 80 is no
longer a District problem. It's toll has become so alarming
that it is a state problem.
First things should come first. Elimination of curves,
new stretches of concrete, resurfacing of other highways
should be postponed until Highway 80 in Jackson county
has been at least made halfway safe for vehicular travel.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-12-31
Aldo Communism

The Dutch struck a resounding blow for Communism
in the Far East last week when they broke a yearold truce
and overthrew the lndonesian Republic with armed inva-
sion which they termed police action"
The Indonesian Republic might not have been all that
could be expected, but it was progressing and it was not
Communist dominated. With aid, support and guidance it
could have become strong and taken its place as a co-equal
with Holland in the Netherland Commonwealth, as was
promised by the Dutch.
The so-called police action" turned out to be a care
fully planned and co-ordinated invasion during which the
Republic has been overrun and its leaders arrested. The
police action was taken by the Dutch on a hours notice,
despite the fact that the progress of the invasion shows
elements of long and careful planning.
Holland, itself, has shown determination and spirit
in recovering from the ravages of the Nazi invasion that
is an example for the rest of Europe. The present action,
apparently designed to make more firm and tenacious the
arms of the Dutch colonial empire, are no credit to the
mother country. We hope the United Nations Security
Council will show sufficient firmness to block the Dutch
IN their purpose, and restore the Indonesian Republic. We
also hope that i~rreparable damage has not been done the
cause OF Democracy in the Far East by the Dutch action.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-12-31
Inside Washington

Washington-The aircraft in
dustry has just completed a
secret survey which reveals
that reconversion to an emer-
gency or semi-war basis is en-
countering difficulties.
Companies which build war
planes were queried as to pro-
gress in meeting the govern
ment's request hat they re-
verse the reconversion field
again and get ready to build
fighting craft on "a hours no.
tice.
Replies were almost unani-
nous. The companies are hav-
ing difficulty in getting mater
ials, labor and talented design
engineers.
They say subcontractors are
loath to abandon lucrative
peacetime affairs to start doing
business again with the govern
ment. where profits are limited.
The huge wartime labor force
has dispersed into civilian. in
dustry and likes the big pay.
Engineers, ditto.
Added to this is the fact that
the complexities of aircraft
developed in the last decade
make the lightning-fast war
plan of today 10 times as diff
cult to design and produce as
World War II types.
The industry, on a bicycle
shop" basis in 1889. was sud
denly called upon to become
a 40 billion dollar proposition.
Then, on VI day, came the i'm
evitable. almost complete
liquidation. Now, less than
three years later, the plane
builders are faced with the old
problems all over again.
Senate Labor Chairman = a
fight is shaping up for the
Senate labor committee chair
manship in the new Congress.
II probably will go to Utah's
veteran Ebert Thomas. How
ever, there may be some fire
works first. Some labor union
lists already r exerting pres
sure TO get the craftsmanship
for Senator James E. Murray
(D1, Montana. who is regarded
as a bit further 'left" than
Thomas on labor issues.
Murray advocates hinge Their
claim on the fact that Murray
is the former labor chairman.
That was because a situation
arose in which Thomas could
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-12-31

To the readers that this
column might nave we ex-
tend our best wishes for a pros
porous New Year. At the same
time we take the opportunity
to sum Up to some extent what
we believe lies in the future
for Jackson county and what
we, as citizens, can do to help
that future along.
This column possibly De-
comes tiresome at time by its
repeated theme of development
along natural line. We believe
IN using what we have on our
own front ~doorsteps to build
on rather than hunting for
green fields a thousand miles
away, ignoring the advantage
OF developing our own natural
resources as the foundation for
the growth of a solid and
healthy economic delevopment.
We have made a start along
this line with our present har-
Dor development and land re-
clamation at Pascagoula which
viii attract industries that will
be naturally suited to us, and
through use Of our natural adj
vantages and resources, bring
mutual prosperity and growth
to the individual industries and
the community and its people.
Such industries, located in a
community on the basis of nat
ural advantages, are better
able to withstand national eco
nomic fluctuations because of
that very reason, and offer the
community a far more stable
future than those which locate
on the basis Of tax advantages.
free buildings or an over album
dant supply of labor.
However, we must not lose
sight of the fact that this type
of development is, at times, al
most as slow as it is stable.
We will feel no startling eco
nomic advantages from our
present port development dur
ing l949, and probably not a
great deal for the next several
years. But we are convinced
that, in a period of 10 years,
we will realize dividends from
it to an extent that none of
us realize. Perhaps il will not
be that long in coming, but
when it does, whether it is five,
10 or Is years, 1t will be solid
and it will be stable.
But the port development at
Pascagoula is only mi small
phase of the overall possibilities
of developing our natural
resources and using what we
have. DEVELOPMENT of our
rural areas offers us economic
possibilities that make indus
trial payrolls look insignifi-
cant in comparison.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-12-31
Chief Shirley Resigns

) I. Shirley, who has served P~ascagoula as police
chief for more than three years, resigned his position this
week effective December 31st.
We are sorry to see Chief Shirley sever his connec-
tons with the city police department. He has filled his
poSltlon consclentlously and honestly, and has at all times
conducted himself in a manner that was a credit to the
public he served.
The position of a small-town chief of police has its
natural difficulties and disadvantages, and is often a rocky
path. We are sure that Chief Shirley, during his tenure in
office, has had his difficulties, as will his successor.
We congratulate Chief Shirley on the conduct of his
Office, as well as his personal conduct, and wish him well
IN whatever new pursuit he chooses.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-12-31
December

Highway 63 was again blocked
when the approaches to the Es-
catawpa bridge we're flooded by
high water. A meeting with
Highway Commission John D.
Smith at Moss Point resulted in
a statement that the department
hoped" to let a contract for per-
manent repairs to the approaches
in January. The board of super
visors advertised for bids for a
new county dredge. L. L. Stigler,
Pascagoula civic and business
leader, died suddenly. j. T. Shep-
herd of Moss Point was named
to the Big Eight all-star team.
Murdoch Hinton was captured
near Hurley after being sought
for several days for the Staying
of four persons at Lucedale.
County veterans voted unani-
mously for a state bonus at a
mass meeting at the courthouse
in Pascagoula.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-12-31
THIS WEEK
in Other Years

FIVE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, Contract was let for
$40 new homes by FPHA, work
already under way The
late Governor Paul B. Johnson
was buried in Hattiesburg
More than 100 children attend
ed the Christmas party of the
Clark Credit Clothiers Mrs.
A. M. Swigert christened the
USS Sea Owl Extra points
allowed for pork purchases by
the OPA.
FOUR YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, Mrs. Lola Bragg Her
ring was taken by death
New city officers, Mayor John
R. Watts and Councilmen Beck
ham and DeJean, installed.
THREE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, Admiral Merrill. Nat
chez native, appointed head of
the Eighth Naval district :.
No editorial carried.
TWO YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, Editorial: Praises Labor
for part in fund raising drive
for Iron Lung.
ONE YEAR AGO THIS
WEEK. About 20 persons in
Moss Point took rabies innocu
lations on account of mad dog
scare Post Office in Gautier
moved to large quarters The
Rev. Monte Davis resigned. as
pastor of the East Moss Point
Baptist church Body of man
found slain in truck Bayou
Cassotte road Editorial: The
Jarkson county Health Off
cialS.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-12-31

be either labor or military af-
fairs chairmen, and chose the
latter.
However,, no such situation
exists at present, and Thomas
has seniority on the labor COM
mittee.
Rough Riding For Air Force
Air power advocates are pre-
pairing a defense against likely
cuts the size of the Air Force
during the 81st Congress. While
it is popularity assumed that
the United tates has a 70-group
force, actually it has but 55.
Two or more of these may
have to go if the 81st Congress
stays within President Tru-
mans projected Is billion aol-
lar ceiling on the national de-
Tense budget.
The Both Congress gathered
wide publicity by its 70-group
Air Force bill. However, it
actually appropriated funds
only for the first year of a long
range program to that end.
But Mr.. Truman and Defense
Secretary James ForreStal =
reaiists on the subject of air.
power - fear that overemphas-
is on Air might get the armed
services out of balance.
Jackson Ghost = President
Truman stirred reeolleetions
of his favorite historical hero,
Andrew Jackson, by moving
across the street into Blair
House for the year or more it
will take to renovate the White
House.
The house named for Francis
P. Blair, whom President Jack
son brought from Kentucky in
1881 to be editor of the admin
lstratlon newspaper. The Globe.
1t was at Blair House that
Jackson was reputed to have
made the statement that he
had three regrets concerning
his administration: that he had
been unable to shoot Clay,
hang Calhoun and annex
Texas"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-12-31

Possibilities along this line
include a permanent pasture
program, development of truck
farms, installation of co-opera-
tive canning plants and a CO.
operative creamery. II will
take close cooperation between
rural farmers and dairymen
and urban business men and
city and county officials. Above
all it will take the forgetting
OF petty personal prejudices,
political factionalism and indi-
yidual selfishness. We should
replace these with a spirit of
=. cooperation and realization
that as the communities and
county as a whole prosper, each
individual citizen will also
have the opportunity to pros
per.
A start along this line has
already been made by the board
of supervisors through the pur-
chase of a bulldozer which can
be made available to small
rural farmers on a rental basis.
The small farmer is up against
terrific disadvantages in mod
ern farming methods because
of his inability to afford neces-
sary heavy machinery. In the
securing of industrial payrolls
the county and communities
extend tax exemption, con-
struct buildings, give free
rental and other advantages
to furnish employment to it's
citizens, more business for its
merchants and, in the long run,
more tax revenues and general
prosperity for the county and
communities. Along the same
line it would be equally adj
vantageous to the county to
stockpile the necessary heavy
machinery that would make
small farming profitable, rent
it to our rural people and, in
other ways, generally aid them
in increasing their economy,
individually and collectively.
1t would. in the same manner
as industrial payrolls, bring
more bushes for the merchant
and business man, bring more
tax revenues through increased
land values and, above all, give
our people the opportunity to
which they + entitled.
1t will take more than Just
. talking. though. We would
like to e the board of super
visors adopt such a program,
name a rural-urban committee
composed of representatives
from each of the county three
communities and a rural req
resentative from each of the
county's five Beats that would
formulate a Jackson County
Plan along these lines and see
that il is carried through.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-12-31
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service was put into effect in
Moss Point. The Mayor and
board of councilmen OF Pasca-
goula went on record as opposing
an anchorage basin for a fish
meal company in the Lake avenue
section and requested that tenn
porary housing in Pascagoula be
sold to county veterans.
K. b. Mahaffey, widely known
newspaper man, died suddenly
at his home in Paseagoula. Less
than 100 Of the county's 1000
voters attended the grass roots"
precinct meetings called in the
county. The board of supervis-
ors sold a $500, 900 bond issue
for the Pascagoula channel dredg-
ing project at an interest of 2.77.
Grand jury indictments against
seven of IL persons were reduced
to lesser violations than the orr
ginal charges by consent of the
court and district attorney. A
contract was awarded the Mo-
bile Dredging Co. by the City of
Pascagoula for work on the inner
harbor. Chamber of Commerce
directors adopted a three-fold
program of industrial promotion
and service, port development
and construction of a hotel. Will
liam A. Dolan, convicted of as
sault on a young Pascagoula
couple was granted a suspension
Of sentence by Governor Wright.
! One person was killed. and
three injured in three accidents
on Highway so in Jackson coun-
ty during the month.
June -.
Wilmer Harris of Moss Point
was named chairman of the
county Red Cross chapter. Dip
Tomas were granted 181 high
school students in graduation ex-
ercises al Moss Point, Pasca-
goula and DIV High schools.
The Moss Point Mill of the In
ternational Paper Company join
ed with other mills throughout
the nation in celebrating the 50th
Anniversary of the Company.
The event Vas marked by a local
three-day celebration. A con-
tract for construction of the new
Jackson county courthouse was
let by the board of supervisors
to the Upchurch Company of
Montgomery. Karl Wiesenburg,
Pascagoula attorney, was named
State Commander of the VFW.
Mrs. Hermes F. Gautier was elect
ed national state Democratic
committee-woman at the state
convention in Jackson.
Two persons were injured
in n traffic accident on High
way so in Jackson county dur
ing the month.
July
The Marine cafeteria building
was donated to the Gulf Coast
Laboratory at Magnolia State
park by the federal government.
A total of 11,14l persons were
x-rayed by the state health de-
partment's portable unit during
its stay in the county. Ground
was broken for the new education
building of the First Methodist
church at Moss Point. Frank S.
CAVITY, Harold C. Ezell and v. P.
De Jean were elected mayor and
city commissioners in the Pasca-
goula city elections. The body of
a slain Canadian gangster was
found along Highway 90 at Nine
Mile lake. Circumstances. sur-
rounding the killing have not
been solved.
Seven persons were injured
in three traffic accidents on
Highway so in Jackson county
during the month.
August -.
Two-hundred and twenty-five
county farmers took part in a
pasture program and demonstra-
ton sponsored by the Pasca-
goula-Moss Point Bank. Voters