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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-17

The Scott and Ewing Company
was again awarded first premium at
the Allen county fair at Lima.
George Helm, an old eX-soldier,
passed away September II, ager 65
years.
Bluffton public schools show a to-
tai enrolment of 500 pupils. One
hundred and thirty names appear on
the high school register. Of these
az are Boxwell tuition pupils from
Richland, Riley, Orange, Monroe and
Jackson townships.
John Rogers won four premiums
on his fine black team and colts at
the Lima fair.
G. c. Spangler, wife and two sons
of Stanton, Nebraska, are visiting
the formers sister Mrs. William
Mckinley and two brothers Abe and
Ami Spangler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Schumacher of
Nithburg, Ontario, Canada, are hap
py over the arrival of twin girls.
The families of Noah Habegger,
Henry Reichenbach and Jacob
Schnegg each welcomed a baby boy
into their homes.
Miss Selma Sutter left for Red
field, S. D., where she will again be
an instructor in the college.
Misses Sadie Owens and Ruth
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News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue Of September Ia, 1911

Montgomery entered High School at
Bluffton.
A new cement arch bridge is un-
der construction over Riley creek on
West Elm street.
County commissioner Alex Conrad
will retire from office after serving
seven years.
BIuffton water works report shows
the town is using an average Of
275,603 gallons per day. In August
812 million gallons were consumed.
Harvey Jones and family are pack
ing up their household goods and
will move to Kenton.
T. c. Marshall and Milton Locher
left for Columbus to resume studies
at the university.
The foundation for the new high
school is completed. Brick masons
will start the first of the week.
Holly EULER of Rapid City, Mich,
spent Sunday with relatives.
The Welty room, now occupied by
the moving picture show, will be
sold.
Charles Burns and family, residing
on Cherry street, expect to make La
mar, Colorado, their future home.
Success is doing what you want
to do and making a living at it.
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SHORTS AND MIDDLINGS

Earl Mesanda, Adams county,
spent $40 an acre in 1916 to
establish a pasture by the trash
mulch method. He obtained $4,000
of milk from COWS pastured on that
1O-acre fed in 1947 and he seeded
IA more acres.
Tests in building freezer units at
home indicate the builder should use
six inches of insulating material.
Thinner insulation runs up the
operating costs and more insulation
makes the box too bulky.
Several years of work in perfect
ing varieties of cabbage which are
resistant to the disease called yellows
have brought out Wisconsin Golden
Acre, Resistant Detroit, Racine
Market, Globe, and Glory of Enk-
huisen.
Agronomy specialists at Ohio
State University say it is very easy
to push up the yield of permanent
pastures to twice or three times
their present rate of grass produc-
ton, and some Ohio farmers have
made their pastures enough better
so they now carry six to eight times
their former quota of livestock Most
of the permanent pasture was used
as cropland until it became too poor
to grow profitable crops and the soil
has received little or no fertilizer or
lime since being used as pasture.
Il j.
Many gardeners are disappointed
with the amount of crop harvested
for the total muscle expended but do
not realize their plants may be chok-
ing to death. All plants require a
considerable amount of air i'm the soil
and they cannot get sufficient sup
ply if the ground is poorly drained or
is packed so tightly air cannot circu-
late slowly through it. Drainage and
use of material to tighten the soil
helps aeration.
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BY Elmo Scott Watson
Hero of Shirnonoseki

Hero OF ShlrnonoSekl
THE United States navy never
u had a braver nor more daring
officer than David Stockton Nc
Dougal, who was commander of the
steam frigate Wyoming during the
Civil war.
Ordered to patrol Asiatic waters
in search of Confederate vessels
preying upon Union commerce, he
found that greater threat to Unit
ed States shipping came from the
japanese. The Mikado had ordered
all foreigners expelled from Japan
and the surrounding waters, Fanat-
ical japanese had already made
several attacks on American ves-
sells when Commander McDougal
arrived at the Straits of Shimono-
seki.
Along the shore were high bluffs
fortified with several batteries Of
heavy artillery. Ahead of him were
three Japanese war vessels. In
spite of the heavy opposition, he
steamed into the straits past the
blazing shore batteries and engaged
the three vessels.
The first fire of the Wyoming sank
two of the ships and then silenced
the third. This allowed McDougal
to turn his attention to the Batteries
along the shore. Reversing his
course through the straits, he delib-
erately invited continued fire, but ST.
lenced every one of the japanese
guns.
Had this incident occurred at any
other time than when attention was
centered on Gettysburg and Vicks-
burg, the fame of this dauntless
navy officer who fought good-sized
naval engagement with one ship,
would have rung round the world.
O Western Newspaper Union.
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some of the others that history says
went on in French drawing rooms
and perhaps we should not minimize
the importance of static electricity.
At any rate, Alesandro Volta
spent the greatest part of his life
trying to generate electricity with
out rubbing anything. One day he
tried piling silver and zinc discs of
equal size upon each other with wet
pieces of cloth between, He con-
nected the first and last discs with
a wire and got-not a shock, but the
first steady current of electricity.
(ReIeased by Western Newspaper union.l
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teal use-eXcept
as a novelty of
the French draw
ing rooms. There
gentlemen who
wore laces would
shock ladies who
wore hoop skirts
by gener a tin 6
static electricity
and then touch
ing the ladies on
the cheek. This
pastime is much
less shockin G,
however, than
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True Tales About Ohio
lConcluded non page ID

Concluded from page y
uncle, Lewis Cass, Secretary of State
under President Thomas Jefferson,
he heard the king telling of his
travels in America when a refugee.
One of the kings stories was that
of his i'll treatment at the FORKS
tavern.
His tale substantially was that of
Old King Charlie excepting that he
still stoutly declared that the ac-
.commodations there were lousy. And
the manners of the landlord were
horrible.
After that King Charlie was the
biggest man in whole Forks territory
ia bigger man than old Grant"
one primitive settler wrote.
Tavern Was Center of Town
For more than a year after Gosh
octon was made the seat of Coshoc-
ton County courts We're held in Old
King Charles tavern and many Of
the early sermons at the Forks were
preached in the tavern barroom. 1t
was in its brightest glory when the
militia musters and balls at the close
of court were held there.
To many Of the old settlers of the
day life would barely have been
worth the living but for Old King
Charles tavern.
Charles Williams was a product
of the primitive backwoods. He was
born in 1854 near Hagerstown, Mary
land, and was brought by his family
to West Virginia, near Wheeling.
Striking out for himself, he
labored for a time in the salt works
10 miles below Coshocton, but when
past middle age settled at the Forks
where he was regarded as one OF
the first settlers. Clever, indomit-
able and possessing most of the
vices of the era he grew popular
with nearly everyone and prominent
all over the Muskingum and Wal
honding, as we'll as the immediate
Coshocton County area. He died in
1910.
The Forks of the Muskingum al
ways has been rich in history ano
! in tradition Besides the six Della,
ware towns a Shawaneese village was
on the Wakatomika five miles from
it's junction with the Tuscarawas
The village, Goschachgunk, on the
site of Coshocton, was the principa
town of the Turtle tribe OF the Della
wares, which originally came from
Florida.
so Houses in Indian Village
Nearly so Indian houses, built ot
logs and bark, stretched in two
parallel rows, with regular stree
between, along the river bank below
the junction, where Coshocton's lower
streets now are. Prominent among
the log, bark and limb houses wa.
the council l-house, where braves o.
the different Delaware tribes as
sembled, smoked their pipes ant
conducted the affairs of the Della
ware nations in q wise and dignitiec
manner.
1t was only two and one-hali
miles below the Forks that Davic
zeisberger and John Heekswelder
Moravian missionaries, with eighf
families, totaIing 30 persons, Lich
tenan-"Pasture of Light"-in 1776
The site was selected in Difference tt
Netawatwees, a friendly Delaware
chief, who already had become
Christianized.
On the first Sunday after the mis-
sion site had been chosen and while
trees yet were being felled for its
cabins, the whole population oi
Gosehachgunk in a body went there
to attend services-heathen anc
Christian together.
There be delights, then be rec.
reation and jolly pastimes that viii
fetch the day about from sun tt
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Triplett Softball Team Wins In
Overtime Over Lima Robins, 81

and scored on Schmidt's single.
Both teams went scoreless in the
ninth, then Triplett won the game
in the 10th with one down. Cotter-
man again walked to start the rally,
Gratz sacrificed and Gleason raped
a single to sew up the decision.
Eikenbary had three singles to
lead the hitting attack, and Schmidt
got two hits.
I1xz aa1ras
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There be delights, then be rec
reation and jolly pastimes that will
fetch the day about from sun to
sun, and rock the tedious year as in
a delightful dream.
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The Name
Is F0n1isi0v.~- =

DIT mzaEzszaa
FELIX D. sTREYcKMAEs
und ELMO scOTT WATSON

Volts
NOLTS-the units for measuring
v electrical force-are named in
honor of AIesandro Volta, Italian
professor who tanned the electric
spark in the early I300s.
Up until then electricity was pro-
duced only by rubbing piece of
glass, resin or wax with the dry
hand or a piece of dry cloth, making
2 spark. Electricity had no prac-
Evening star., 1948-04-27
Bv AneelO Pafrf

Fathers and mothers occasionally
must be relieved of the care of the
children so they can feel free to
take time out for bit of recrea-
ton and rest. This is essential II
they are to live on good terms with
their children.
There comes, too, a time of emer-
gency. Every family experiences
the occasion when a telephone call,
telegram or a message of alarm
demands the immediate and per-
sonal presence of either parent
perhaps both. Provision must be
made for the care of all the chill
dren in such a situation.
The best sitter of all, of course, is
grandmother, provided there has
been established happy relation
ship between her and the children.
After her come the aunts, then the
family friends all experienced
adults who know the children and
their background and can be trusted
to take care of them under any
situation that may arise sickness,
loneliness, fear or healthy activity
But relatives are not always avail
able, nor always congenial; and the
parents may have to turn to out
Siders for help. Here the field Of
fers a wide choice. Older girls
and boys-are ready to take on the
responsibility. If the period of alb
sence is to be short, an evening out,
the younger people. duly certified
either by long acquaintance, or by
Evening star., 1948-04-27
Fashion
Notes

The success of your outfit de-
pends also on how comfortable
you are in 1t. One pretty girl We
know loses every bit of charm
she possesses when she starts
squir1ning. Reason for the
squirming? The same reason
many women have for fidgeting
and tugging at bra straps. A bra
that doesn't fit correctly either
because it is too big or too tight
can do more to disrupt a wom-
ans peace of mind that just
about anything else.
Purchasing an undergarment
is personal task. 1t should re-
ceive the same expert careful at
tention to styling and fitting as
any other wearing apparel. A
well-chosen bra fits properly. 1t
lies on the body smoothly with
out bulges. And a good bra has
an uplifting and separating
quality achieved without undue
strain on the shoulders. Many
women have grooves on their
shoulders from too tight bra
straps.
The proper fit is the import
ant thing, not size. In America
people are too size conscious, say
Alys Fran, leading stylist with
a firm that specializes in bras.
For women interested in pad
ded bras (an estimated 70@o) of
the women in America wear
them there is a bra here in
town that we are sure they will
like. 1t is called the disguise
bra" and can even be worn for
swimming. 1t has removable
foam rubber pads, a deep plunge
neckline, a two-way adjustable
strap, and elastic front and
back. The same house that
makes these exquisite bras makes
others in fine broadcloth and in
satin. One wired bra has been
designed expressly for formal
frocks and sports clothes.
More and more the idea of a
bra wardrobe is gaining favor.
Women who do invest in such
an idea should remember that
it's not Just the number that
counts. It'S the fit of the bras
you possess. Call or write me if
you'd like to know where in
town to get these new 'beauti-
fiers.' T.. S.
Evening star., 1948-04-27
Baby-Sitters

trusted neighbors-can serve well.
For the longer absence the adults S
presence is essential.
The important point in any case
Is the tested responsibility of the
baby-sitter. She must understand
the care of children. She must
like the children and enjoy caring
for them. She must have good
common sense, firm attitude to-
ward correct behavior on both sides
Of the situation, happy DISPOSE
ton. Along with that she should
have a stock of songs, stories and
games that will keep children hap
PLY occupied until it is time for
them to 60 to bed.
The parents of the little ones owe
certain duties to the sitter. They
should be meticulous about keeping
their word. returning on the hour
set, providing safe escort for the
young girl sitter when the hour is
late, paying for the service promptly
and cheerfully and. of course, CRATE
fully. Taking care of children in
the absence of their parents is
grave responsibility and a great
kindness, and should be accepted as
such.
The parents responsibility to their
children demands that they assure
themselves of the character, dispo-
sition. experience and attitudes of
the sitter. One unfortunate expert
ence Is sufficient to distress a child
for years to come. Make sure of
the sitter.
Evening star., 1948-04-27
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Evening star., 1948-04-27

w ~ Anyhis DSaA
mothers bent on catching up with
the glamour aids so long denied
them by the conventions Of their
day.
Phyllis Bell has had both types
come to her attention. Plus q 60
year-old school teacher and q lady
lawyer swho wanted to add chic to
her courtroom appearance! Play
Ing Pygmalion Is q fascinating, sat
isfying experience. Especially 30 In
such an instance as that OF the
girl who wanted to become q nun
but could not measure up to the
physical standards required by the
order. Many months Of painstak-
Ing work with Phyllis on her speech
and muscle coordination were neces-
sary but the results were trium-
phant for all concerned.
Phyllis has only had her school
here for five years but she has
been planning toward such an
organization since her own school
days. There is an aunt back home
IN England, 90 or over, says Phyl-
lis, but with the figure of a girl
who has always been in the back
Of her mind as a shining example
OF how to stay young through the
years.
At Barnard and Columbia, Phyl-
lis studied physical education
speech, all the things that would
help her in what she knew then
would be her chosen career. And
discovered that a lot of what was
taught about correct posture and
body development was wrong. And
said so.
Later, she studied skin care with
a dermatologist and makeup with
specialist for they are two more
subjects which anyone in Phyllis
position must know thoroughly.
Evening star., 1948-04-27
Why Grow Old?

This is today's exercise: Lie on
your left side. Bend your left arm,
place your elbow on the floor and
rest your head on your left hand.
Place your right hand on the floor
in front of you. Swing your right
leg as far forward and backward as
you can comfortably. Make this a
smooth rhythmic swing, reaching as
far in each direction as possible.
Now turn onto your right side. bend
your right arm, lean on your right
elbow and rest your head on your
right hand. Swing your left leg for
ward and backward, reaching far in
each direction. Do this exercise 10
times on each side the first day,
gradually increasing until you are
doing it 80 times on each side.
Exercise will speed your loss in
inches.
If you wish to have my nine day
reducing diet send a stamped. self
addressed envelope with your re-
quest for leaflet No. 80 to Josephine
Lowman in care of The Evening
Star.
Evening star., 1948-04-27
Capital Careers

She became q model while still
In college. and later an assistant
directress Of . large New York mod
cling school. She arranged the first
television fashion show In New
York way back In 1898, In tele-
visions pioneer days" The World
OF Fashions shows at the 1899 New
York Worlds Fair were also Bell
designed.
Phyllis IS the red-headed daugh-
ter Of q red-headed family, although
at times she Is apt to forget the
fact. As she did the night she, her
sister and her two children went
to see the equally red-headed Life
With Father" The Bell section of
the theater received almost as much
attention from the rest Of the audi
ence as did the actors! But Phyllis
Is always getting mixed up inad-
vertently in some one else's lime
light. On one occasion in New York,
when she was innocently walking in
Mrs. Roosevelt's wake, she got
mobbed within an inch Of her life.
1t was only by the narrowest
margin that Phyllis missed q stage
career. She had had both voice
and dramatic training. but the big
gest lesson she learned from those
courses was that some times par
entail opposition is stronger than
ones ambition. However, the train
ing has since come in handy many
times In modelling and in television.
Color harmony Is another SUBJ
ject allied to Phyllis work to which
she has given considerable study.
Color is most important, particu-
larly to q redhead. Have you ever
seen one, q red head, in red? Ouch!
course In color coordination.
Phyllis feels, is just what too many
women need to keep them from
eyeing their full wardrobes and
wailing, "Yet I haven't thing to
wear! OF course not, If nothing
matches anything else or, equally
important. If nothing matches the
occasion for which it is to be worn.
Such as brown-"drab in the store
or on the street-just right in the
country" Or black bathing suit.
1T quarrels with the beach," states
Phyllis emphatically. What has
black to do with bright yellow sand
and a light blue sky and sparkling
green water?"
Phyllis spends most OF her time
these days lecturing before various
organizations. confining her work
at the school to special cases. She
has an apartment here, a home in
New York and a huge record COL
lection which overfiows both places
mostly opera, which she adores.
Evening star., 1948-04-27
LEGAL NOTICES.
HARRY G. ISEMANN.


Order of ubIieationaChange Of Name.
Filled April 10. 194S, Harry M; Hull
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
United States for the District OF Co
lun1bia-In Re: Application OF Harry
Gladstone Isemann and Floreide Polk Ise-
mann. his wife and Ronald Polk 1semann
and Pamela Jane Ismann, infants. by their
father and next of KIN, Harry Gladstone
Isemann, "a Hamilton st. NV. for Change
Harry Gladstone Ismann, and Florslde
Polk Ismann. his wife, and Ronald Polk
Isemann and Pamela Jane 1semann, in
fants, by their father and next Of kin.
Harry Gladstone Isemann having fled q
complaint for a judgment CHANGING their
names to Harry Gladstone Easmann.
F1oreide Polk Easmann, Ronald Polk Eas-
mann and Pamela Jane Easmann, and hav-
ing applied to the Court for an order for
9th day of April, 194s, ORDERED that
all persons concerned show cause, II any
there be, on or before the 18th day OF
May. 194s. why the prayers Of said COM
plant should not be granted; Provided
That a copy Of this order be published once
a week for three consecutive weeks before
said day in The Evening Star and the
Wsshinston Law RepoT,sT. ts1 T, ALAN
True Copy. Test: HAIRY M HULL
Clerk. By EDITH M. FOX. Deputy CLERK.
sp20, ~ ,my<.
Evening star., 1948-04-27
By Josephine Lo1Cman

y VOC p"fpb LUogbHp
If you have lot of weight to lose
1t is a bad idea to lose it too rapidly.
Even though your diet may safe
guard your health, the loveliest re-
suits are obtained from slow reduc-
ton. In this way you have time
to firm up with exercise as the globs
of fat drop away and you do not
run the risk of flabbiness and lack
of tone at the end of your slimming
period.
However, the quick loss in short
time has great advantages. If you
have only 10 pounds or less you
wish to lose you can do so rapidly
without fear of f1abbineSs. If you
have great many pounds too many
you will be encouraged by a quick
start, and afterwards, can drop back
to a more gradual loss of about two
or two and half pounds a week.
This week I am Offering you my
nine-day reducing diet which brings
a loss of from 5 to 10 pounds in that
length of time. Along with it 1 am
prescribing an exercise a day for
you.
Evening star., 1948-04-27

warmer weather. In the Spring you
want to feel fresh, alive, and on
the 60.
In whatever category you may fall
.-"quickie bather," shower addict,
tub lover-it is best to have your
bath accessories all in the same
scent. Conflicting political opinions
are often stimulating. But conflict
ing scents in bath Oil, dustlng pow
der, soap, and cologne just won't do!
Some necessities, for a good bath
are the Turkish towel, the bath
preparations mentioned, goodhand
brush, and washcloth with which
to get at hard-to-reach spots. The
Turkish towel is essential for a
good rundown after your bath.
The most enjoyable formula many
people use in bathing consists of a
few drops of bath oil in the warm
water. Some prefer the bubble bath.
In either case. relax in the tub.
Use a soap that lathers well and
quickly. After rinsing off all traces
of soap rub briskly with the rough