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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-05-27

Habern Hammons was admit
ted to the hospital Sunday with
a severe case of virus pneumonia.
A small son of Joe Taylor was
brought to the hospital Wednes-
day, suffering from snake bite.
His condition was improved to
such an extent that he was allow
ed to return home.
Mrs. Sarah Kiser, mother of
Orville Kiser, is receiving medi-
cal treatment for heart trouble
and complications.
Patients discharged recently:
Arbutus Edwards, Birchleaf
Elsie Fuller, Tense
Mrs. Curtis Phipps, Rt. 2
Mrs. Harry A. Rose, Willard
Mrs. Cecil Mullins, Clintwood
Eddie Sanders, Baltimore, Md.
Evans Turner, Haysi
Charles Tichenor, Trammel
Luther Yates, Clintwood
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-05-27
Hospital Notes

The following new arrivals are
reported:
Mr.. and Mrs. Crit Mooney,
girl, Mildred Jean.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred "Brookshire,
boy.
MIR. and Mrs. Glenn Dotson OF
Darwin, girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Mullins
of 1som, a boy, Newton, Jr
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanford Stanley
of Darwin, boy, Ronald STAN
ford.
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Mullins
of Darwin, a girl, Glada Arlene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nobel Wright, a
boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Kay, a boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sumner,
a girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Hay of STRAIT
ton, boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Buchanan
of Mcclure, girl, Jacque Dawn.
Guy Mullins suffered a brok
en- leg in a mine accident at Lick
Fork.
c. r. Barrett of Abingdon was
admitted to the hospital for treat
ment of a hand injury, received
while at work at Lick Fork.
Other mine injuries this week
include Youell Mullins, who sus-
tanned a broken leg in slate fall
which also injured his father,
Beldon Mullins.
Otis Reece suffered a fractur-
ed arm at the Lick Fork mines on
Monday night.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-05-27

Fork, Mrs. John Keith, Iris 10
Rakes of Brush Creek, Ada Vest
and Eva Yates called on Mrs. B..
M. Layne, who is very i'll, Sum-
day.
D. NJ. Yates is not showing
much Improvement.
Maynard Beverly and family
spent Sunday with Mrs. Rosa Bev
erly.
Mrs. Dave Bray and Mrs. Ev-
erett Mullins called on Mrs. EN-
erson Mullins Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Hughes call
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-05-27

within 10 days after due publica-
ton hereof and do what may be
necessary to protect her interest
in this suit. And it is further or
dered that a copy hereof be pub
lished once a week for four sue
cessive weeks in the Dickinson
Herald and that a copy be posted
at the front door of the court
house Of this county on or before
the LIST June rules, 1948.
A copy Teste:
Lee Stanley, Deputy Clerk
A. M. Phipps, p. q. MAY q mp
Mrs. Edna Mullins of Clinchco
was a business visitor in town
Wednesday,.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-01-15
COLD WAVE SENDS
MERCURY TO LOW
MARK FOR WINTER
Temperature Here Drops to Five
Above Zero Wednesday
Morning
Clearing Weather Tempers Sc
verify of Seasons Record
Cold Snap

Bluffton area Wednesday was in
the grip of the coldest weather of
the winter as a frigid wave borne on
the wings of a sharp northwest wind
swept into Bluffton Tuesday night
and dropped the temperature to a
low of five degrees above zero.
The wind, however, was of COM
paratively short duration and sub
sided after midnight Tuesday. The
cold snap brought to an abrupt end
a period of comparatively mild
weather in which temperatures aver
aged from twenty to thirty degrees.
Tuesday nights cold snap was
preceded by three inches of snow
falling intermittently throughout the
day gradually tapering off as the
temperature dropped.
A bright sun and clearing weather
Wednesday tempered the cold wave
and although forecasts indicate a
continuance Of sub-normal tempera-
ture the weather situation is not ex-
pected to become critical.
Streets and highways covered with
snow and ice present traffic hazard
and some north and south country
roads are reported to be drifted but
passable. re
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-01-15
Recreation Committee
To Be Recognized

Reorganization of the Bluffton
Recreation committee will be effected
at the January meeting of the group
at $50 p. m. next Tuesday in the
offices of The Triplett Electrical In
strument company.
Other officers will be named al
the session to assist Woodrow Little
chairman of the group, for the com
ing year.
All sports-minded citizens of the
town are urged to participate in the
winter program, now under way, in
cluding mems basketball on Mon
day nights in the high school gym
nasium; mems volleyball on Tuesday
nights in the college gymnasium, fol-
lowed by a women's volleyball and
basketball group on the same night,
starting at $3.50 p. M; and boys
and girls basketball on Saturday
morning in the high school gymnas-
ium.
Bluffton college tennis courts will
be flooded for ice skating, as soon
as weather permits, to round out the
winter program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-01-15
Prices Of Wheat, Corn, Soys Go
To Record Highs On Market Here

Prices of wheat corn and soybeans
were at all time record highs on the
Blutfton markets this week, a check
of current quotations revealed We'd
nesday morning.
Wheat hit the top level Tuesday
when it was quoted at S3.03 a BUSH
ell. The price Wednesday morning
was three cents off, at an even So.
Corn and soybeans, following in
the wake of the wheat market hung
up top prices Wednesday with corn
at $3.50 bushel and soys at S4.20.
Notwithstanding the soaring grain
markets, poultry and egg prices con-
tinued in listless manner which is
bringing complaints from poultry
men because of high feed prices.
Poultry prices were almost iden-
tical with last weeks quotations
for heavy hens, top of the market
continuing at 35c. Eggs, however,
were down with producers receiving
from three to four cents dozen un-
der last weeks prices.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-01-15
Discussions of Community Prob.
lens VIII Be Stressed in
Two-Day Meet
Wednesday Night Sessions with
Many Features Highlights
of 194S Program

Offering a varied program of in.
structive lectures, discussion ses.
sions and variety features, Buttons
annual two-day community institute
will be held Wednesday and Thurs,
day of next week, in the Blufftor
High school auditorium. Complete
program appears elsewhere in this
issue.
Continuing last years successful
innovation, morning programs will
be eliminated, and the institute of.
ferings will include afternoon and
evening sessions on the opening day
and an afternoon gathering on
Thursday.
Heading the impressive array OF
speakers at the institute will be
Joseph FIGHTER, of Oxford and Co.
lumbus, and Mrs. Lottie Randolph
of Columbus.
FIGHTER is master of the Ohio
State Grange and a member of the
faculty of Miami university. Start
ing as a teacher in rural schools,
FIGHTER advanced through county
superintendent of schools to serve at
one time as assistant state director
of education. e..
Mrs. Randolph was assistant di-
rector of agriculture from 1889 to
1914, and is a Master Farm Home
maker. She is an active church, ?,
T. A., Grange, Farm Bureau and
women's club worker.
Headline attraction of the two-day
institute will me Wednesday nights
program offering varied features.
Mrs. Randolph win speak on
"ohio Department of Agriculture
Serves the Producer, Distributor and
Consumer" and FIGHTERS subject for
the session will be Sharing for
Peace
..s A minstrel will be presented by
Richland Grange, and special music
will be provided by the high school
band; the Riley quartet, and q
trumpet solo by Ray Follas.
. All meetings win be held IN The
Bluffton High auditorium, with after
noon sessions starting at 1880 p. m
Wednesdays evening program viii
get under way at 7:30 p. m.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-01-15
Gold Star 4-H Club
Wins State Contests

Gold Star All club of Orange town
ship has won first place in two state
contests, one for health improvement
and the other for safety, it was an
nounced at a meeting of the Han
cock County Safety Council.
A check of 500 was turned over
to Mrs. Frank Montgomery repre-
senting the girls club for winning
one contest and the other check will
be sent soon.
Members of the club won the con-
tests with their health activities in
Guiding physical examinations, cor
rection of defects, chest x-rays, dent
al care, first aid and safety demon
strations, preparing first aid kits,
county and state fire prevention
demonstrations, checking homes for
safety hazards and work on a nutri-
tion program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-01-15
FIRE DESTROYS
DWELLING AND
ALL CONTENTS
Three Room Home of Don
Critics, Grove Street,
Burns to Ground
Household Furnishings and
Clothing Lost in Blaze
Tuesday Night

Fire believed to have originated
from a newly installed heating stove
gutted a three-room frame dwelling
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Don Critics
on Grove street and destroyed house,
hold furnishings and clothing of the
couple Tuesday night at 9:1O o'clock
The Critics dwelling is only 9
few yards from the home of hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Clark
Damage estimated at $1,500 is. cover,
ed by insurance.
The fire occurred during one ot
the stormiest nights of the winter
with a high wind, falling snow ana
rapidly dropping temperature usher.
ing in cold wave and adding to
the difficulties of fire fighting.
Building in Flames
When the Bluffton fire department
arrived the entire building was ir
flames and before the fire was under
Bluffton firemen set a record
i'm answering Tuesday nights
fire alarm at the Critics home.
When the call came they were
holding their monthly meeting
in the fire department room.
They were on their way to the
blaze within one minute after
the telephone operator notified
Clarence Stonehill, clerk of the
fire department.
control everything had been destroy.
ed but the charred sidewalks of the
structure. .s.-.
A heating stove. had been newly
installed in the dwelling Tuesday
afternoon and Critics and his father.
in-law Paul Clark had built a fire
in it only . short time before the
blaze was discovered.
After starting a FIRE. in the stove
the two men went ID the Clark home
and short time afterward Critel
returned to his home to look aftel
the stove Finding everything salts
factory he returned to Clark's homt
where his wife was staying unit
such time as their home would b.
warm. Looking through the window
some five minutes later Critics saw
his own home in flames with fire
breaking through the roof of the
dwelling.
BY that time the fire had made
such headway that none of the house
hold furnishings or personal property
could be removed. g.
The dwelling was built last sum,
mer by Critics, who came here from
Spencerville to enroll in Blufftor
college where he is a junior.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-01-15
an international city.

an international city.
DEVASTATED BY Two WARS
Old Vienna was without a doubt a
city of rare beauty with it's exotic
national blends, the beautiful blue
Danube, the easily accessible Vienna
Woods, stately buildings, and great
tradition of music. However, with
the devastating effects of two wars
and the almost constant strife in be-
tween, the old European capital nc
longer casts out a sheen of glory
but rather a blanket of gloom and
despair.
World War | hit Austria very
hard because it meant that she no
longer could live from the riches
and possessions of the countries OF
the Empire. Thus Vienna, the large
head of the Empire, found herself
in the. position of distorted dwarf
"a very large head with a small
supporting body. s...
Between the two World wars there
was much political strife with actual
civil violance at times. While the
political parties struggled, Hitler in
sidiously edged his way into this
small and proud country.
| DEMOCRACY MAKES GAINS
In all fairness one must say that
democracy had made great strides
| in Austria through the work of the
Social Democrats. One must also
point out that all too many people
for expedieney's sake joined forces
with the Nazis. Strong party poll.
tics has been and is great curse
in this country, as in many other
European countries.
A man is judged too much by his
party connections, rather than by his
personal qualifications. Party af.
filiation goes much deeper than ir
America, because there is defnitt
theological connotation inherent ir
each party. Thus because of intern
al political strife Austria never hae
| (Continud on page 10)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-01-15
Program Of Variety At Community
Institute Next Wednesday, Thursday
Library Circulation
M,I78 During I947

Residents of the community read
POTTS volumes loaned to them by the
Bluffton public library during 1947,
the annual circulation report issued
by Librarian 0cie Anderson showed
this week.
During the year, there was an in
crease in the reading of fiction, the
librarian reported. No record is
kept of books used in the schools.
During 1947, a total of 693 new
books was added by purchase and
donations. The library now has 49,
868 volumes and receives 72 maga-
zines and six newspapers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-01-15
Alaskan Color Films
viii Be ShOUn Here

Color motion pictures of beauty
spots in Alaska and the Arctic viii
be featured in a lecture to be pre-
sented at $50 p. m. this Thursday
in the high school auditorium as an
offering on the Bluffton college lee
ture series.
Presenting the program will be
Constance and Bud Helmerick, who
received nationwide publicity in
Life" magazine last spring when
several pages of natural-color photo
graphs taken by them in the north
ern area were reproduced as "a spe-
cial feature.
The Helmericks have established a
permanent home in a beauty spot in
the far North, after spending 26
months on their initial trip there to
make Photographic record of the
district.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-01-15
Toledo Youth Wins
Peace Contest Here

Philip Hall of Toledo won first
place in the district Prince of Peace
defamation contest held in the
Methodist church here Sunday night.
Esther Wolpert of Marysville was
named alternate.
Declarations of the eight contest
ants were judged by VIM. Burbick,
Rev. P. E. Whittner and Richard
Alderfer, all of Bluffton.
Winner of the Bluffton contest will
compete for state honors in the
semi-fnals in Columbus next Sunday
and winners from this group will
appear before the Pastors conven-
ton January &c through 20 at Co
lumbus for final judging.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-01-15
Father Of BLuftOn
Fire Chief Succunlbs

Cassius C. Corson, SO, died Mon
day morning at 2:30 o'clock at his
home in Pandora following a weeks S
illness. Death was attributed to
heart disease. He was the father of
Guy Corson, Bluffton fire chief.
Other survivors are two daughters,
Mrs. Virginia Davis, Pandora, and
Mrs. Magdalena Wilson, Dayton; one
brother Edward Krohn, Pandora
eight grandchildren and nine great
grandchildren. ~"EgS= g
Funeral services were held at the
Pandora Church of Christ, Wednes-
day afternoon with Rev. Lee Re
maley officiating. Burial was in
Pandora cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-01-15
MENNONITE AID
INSURANCE SETS
RECORD MARK
Organization O Has S4,S69,070 OF
Risks in Force; Increase
of Nearly Half Million
Policies Carried by Insurance
Society Number 915; Off
GERS are Reelected

Insurance risks aggregating
=, ,s69,070, a gain of nearly half a
million dollars over the preceding
year, are carried by the Mennonite
Mutual Aid society, locally owned
and operated insurance organization
specializing in farm protection, it
was reported Saturday afternoon at
the annual meeting in the Pandora
High school building.
Reports show the mutual society
has 915 policies in force in Allen,
Putnam, Hancock and Hardin
counties. This total is tho same as
at the close of 1916.
Aggregate risks covered by the or
ganization, $413,795 more than in
1916, represent its largest coverage
since the society was organized on
June S, 1866. This years figure was
$4,869,070, as compared with s4,455,-
275 in 1916.
Altho the number of policies in
force was thef same as last year, the
total of 915 includes SO new mem
bers. This lis due to some previous
members combining policies, and
others discontinuing their coverage.
$12,66s Loss
Total aosses suffered by policy
holders during 1947 amounted to
$12,66s.20, about twice the volume Of
loss i'm the preceding year. OF the
l947 lqss, $10,344 resulted from fire,
and the remainder from lightning
and storm.
The organization closed the year
with n cash balance of $40, 0,483.29, ac-
cordir4g to report made at the meet
ing.
Officers were reelected in organi-
zation Of the board of directors, in
cluding L. E. Bucher, president:
Llewealyn Geiger, vice e-president; Al
bert fnin1ler, secretary; Max craw-
fis, q, assistant secretary, and Ray s.
Hilty,l treasurer
Appraisers for the society during
the coming year will be Fred c. Bad
ertscher, Calvin Garmatter, Level
lyn Geiger and Max Crawfis. Bad
ertscher is a new member of the
board on appraisers, succeeding Amos
Tschiegg, who was not a candidate
for reelection.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-01-15
Armed Forces OF Four Powers Eye Each
Other In Vienna, Writes Bert Smucker

Vienna, capital of Austria
and one of the 10orId's potential
danger spots as described By
Bertran Smucker, son of Mrs.
B. D. Smucker a0ho is IN that
city with the foreign relief serU-
ice of 81 the Mennonite Central
Co7nmittee.-EDIToR
Vienna is perhaps the most inter-
national city in the world today,
having a good percentage of the
1000 members of the u. S. occu-
patton forces located here, a greater
number of Russian troops, and a
fair percentage of French and Brit
ish troops. This, of course, can be
duplicated in Berlin, Germany, but
Berlin has always been rather solid
ly Germanic in it's makeup, whereas
Vienna for centuries has been the
crossroad of eastern and western
Europe. ~f
For example, If one looks through
typical list of Viennese names, one
will notice that well over half of
them are of non-Germanic origin,
coming from Czechoslovakia and
from a great number of the Balkan
countries. This is easily under
standable when one remembers that
Vienna was long the center and cap
ital of the Austro-Hungarian empire
which embraced the largest areas Of
eastern Europe.
One can see in the peoples physi-
cal appearance that they certainly
are not typical of the Hitler theory
of the so-called pure, Aryan race,
The swarthiness and dash of the
Latins has been mixed with some Of
the solid and sturdy nature of the
Germanic race to produce many
handsome and beautiful people. The
influence of the East may be seen in
the architecture as well. Thus with
the four-occupying powers plus the
historical background Of being ar
East West crossroad, Vienna is truly
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-01-15
RAILROAD SIGNALS
ON COLLEGE AVE.
AGAIN REQUESTED
Decade-Old Campaign for Nickel
Plate Lights at Crossing
Re-opened Again
Traffic Check Made Last Year
BY Railroad, But No
Action Followed

Bluffton's decade-old campaign fo1
electrically operated warning signals
at the Nickel Plate railroads East
College avenue crossing has been re-
opened again by the village admin
stration.
Attempts of the town to eliminate
what officials term a serious traffic
hazard at the crossing go back over
a period of more than 10 years.
With further Capitalization of in
dustrial and business activity in the
area just east of the railroad, muni-
.cipal councilmen have approved
action by the mayor in re-opening
the case, following his recommenda.
ton at last weeks meeting.
Traffic Survey
In March, Y947, the railroad con.
Quoted a two-day survey of traffic al
the intersection, but no further ac.
tlon was taken by the road relative
to the. signals.
The traffic check showed traffic
at the intersection for the two-day
period to be as follows: 598 auto
mobiles; 100 trucks; AZ other We
hicles; Sc pedestrians; 20 freight
trains and four passenger trains.
With the Bluffton stock yards
Farm Bureau bulk plant and the new
Bluffton Cement Block plant located
in the area Immediately east of the
railroad, the crossing is heavily
travelled, and railroad cars on ad-
jacent sidings generally completely
block a view of the main line tracks
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-01-15
Bank Directors Are
Reelected For Year

Shareholders of the Citizens Ma
tional bank reelected the entire
board of directors for the coming
year at the annual meeting at the
bank Tuesday night.
Declaration of a dividend at the
rate of So a share for the second
consecutive year was announced to
the stockholders by DR.. c. H. Smith,
president of the institution.
Directors reelected are: c. H,
Smith, E. c. Romey, Edwin Amstutz,
M. M. Bogart, II. r. Huber, C. +.
Niswander and Adam Steiner. Al
the organization Of the directors
following the stockholders meeting
Smith was elected president and
Romey vice president and cashier.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-01-15
Scandinavian Songs,
Talks At p. I. A,

A program of Scandinavian vocal
music and folk songs together with
talks on Education in Denmark and
Sweden" will be featured at a meet
ing of the Bluffton nt-Teachers
association at 8 p. m. next Monday
in the high school cafeteria.
Bowling Green university stu
dents, Miss Upsaker, Mr.. Tohiassen
and Mr.. Moen, whose homes are in
Denmark and Sweden, win appear
in the program They will be ac-
companied by an instructor from
the university.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-01-15
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Blackstone,
Jr.,, Lima, al boy, Dean Frank, Fri
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Plummer, Ada,
a boy, Monday - @
Mr.. and Mrs. John Won Stein,
Bluffton, girl, Katherine May,
Monday. a# 8 a@4uus sE@* sza
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Traucht,
Rawson, boy, Gregory Karl, Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Marshall, Bluff
ton, boy, Robert Ray, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. ATidler, Bluff
ton, a boy, William Ernest, Jr.,
Tuesday. o& s...--..
Mr.. and Mrs. John Young, Beav-
erdam, a girl, Wednesday, morning.
.~
Twins, a boy; Williftm Todd
Franks and girl, Martha Ann, were
born January 2 to Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM Musson of Columbus at Grant
hospital in that city. The mother is
the former Patricia Deniso1, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Bessie Todd lDenison,
formerly of Bluffton.
A girl, Karen Ann, was k,orn to
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Bradtmiller of
TT. Wayne, Dec. p. The mother is
the former Jean Ann Strahm, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Won Strahm of
Lima, former Bluffton residents.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-01-15
Grocery Is Moving;
Bakery viii Open

The Barnes grocery will open for
business next Tuesday in the Hank
ish building on South Main street
recently occupied by the Gamble
store, it is announced by the pro-
prietor Arthur Amstutz. ...
The store will be closed Monday
while stocks are being moved from
the former Zehrbach building on
North Main street. In connection
with the change to new location,
announcement. was made of a change
of name. In the future the business
will be known as Art Amstutz Gro
cery.
The room vacated by the grocery
establishment will be occupied by
the Hauenstein bakery, a new enter
prise to be launched by Roy Hauen-
stein, Bluffton businessman, who
purchased the building from the
Zehrbach interests.
Redecorating of the room will be
started next week and the bakery is
expected to be in operation by the
first Of February, Hauenstein said
His brother, Harry Hauenstein, an
experienced baker will be in charge
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