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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28

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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28
M4~A
DeeAotzI

Here it is-the week before cleo
tion with scarcely a ripple of inter-
est which goes to show that polite
ally speaking the old mare isn't what
she used to be none of those
rootin' tootin' outbursts that gave
the American people an opportunity
to 60 berserk every four years
come to think of it, we've seen only
a sprinkling of pictures Of presiden-
tial candidates in the windows of
Bluffton homes-and it hasn't been
so many years ago that you could
tell the politics of every household
by the window display and
what's more there hasn't been a
political rally in Bluffton all thru
the ampaign-everyone stays at
home and gets politics via radio-but
that's a pretty much watered down
version of the old days when grand
pappy took his toddy and his poll
tics straight-never split a ticket
and vowed he wouldn't shave until
Bryan was elected-and torchlight
professions in this erstwhile citadel
of democracy whooped it up for
Grover Cleveland those were
the days when everyone wore a
campaign button and they didn't
straddle the fence or hide their po-
litical beliefs under a bushel :.
yes, we know politics in those days
did generate more heat than light
but it was done in the good old
spread-eagle fashion and it gave the
voters a run for their money-how-
ever, it's still important that you
cast your ballot next Tuesday-so
don't forget to vote.
Picture of Don Schwartz, former
Blufftonite, appearing in the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer photo-page the
other day showing a group of novices
some of the finer points of golf.
Don, a former Bluffton college ath-
lete served in the navy during the
war and is now with the recreation
department of the Veterans Admins
tration in the Cleveland Grille Clinic,
His wife, the former Madaline Bo-
CART is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28
NJ. NJ Bogart.

NJ. NJ. Bogart.
Must take the bitter with the
sweet-and the story finally leaked
out how after Bluffton college chalk
ed up its win over Manchester the
Beaver football squad celebrated by
dousing Coach Burcky, street clothes
and all, under the showers. How
ever, coach says the victory took the
chill off the water.
And speaking of the Bluffton- Man
chester fracas, Bluffton got wide
spread publicity-for instance Rober-
ia Biery, teaching in private school
for girls in Mortified, Mass, was
surprised to hear in Boston radio
broadcast the next day two come
dams reviewing football scores
"Bluffton 6, Manchester 0. Bluffton,
there's a name for you," croaked
one, "do you suppose they bluff in
Bluffton-wonder if there are any
Bluffton people listening in
Bluffton hasn't been fortunate
enough to have a magazine cover
girl in its midst-but Bill Edwards
at Basinger's furniture store did the
next best thing-one of his display
windows is a surprisingly accurate
reproduction of full page advertise
ments appearing in current issues of
leading magazines by manufacturer
of living room furniture. A page in
colors from one of the magazines ap-
pears in the window for comparison.
A couple married in the American
House on North Main street fifty
years age are celebrating their gold
en- wedding at Ell Monte, California,
Sunday. The couple, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Zehrbach were oidtime Bluffton
residents, in fact he was a member
of Buttons first band. His wife is
the former Estella Hauenstein, also
of pioneer Bluffton lineage.
Mr.. Zehrbach is a brother of Fred
in Bluffton. Sisters are Mrs. Mabel
Waltz, Col. Grove; Mrs. Lille Lyons,
California; Miss Viola Zehrbach,
Mrs. Abe Wise and Mrs. Walter
Huffman of Lima. Mrs. Zehrbach's
brother and sister are Sam Hauen-
stein of Findlay and Miss Pet Hau-
enstein of South Gate, California.
NJ. c. (Bud) Lora, formerly OF
Bluffton, airplane pilot for the Ohio
Oil company in Findlay was one OF
two pilots assigned to fly a Findlay
polio victim to the hospital at Warm
Springs, Ga, for treatment. The
patient, Devere Line, Findlay High
school senior and member Of the
school football team was cheered by
fellow squad members as the plane
took off last Friday on its southern
flight. Lora, a Bluffton college grad
uate and World II war veteran il
the son of Mrs. B. r, Herring Of
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28
est Elm street
y e u

And speaking of airplanes, Bluff
ton got on the map when Walter
Stannus, ex-service man and airplane
enthusiast received q cash award for
winning second place in a design for
"a twin-engine airplane in a contest
conducted by Air Trails Pictorial
magazine. His sketch appears in the
current November issue under the
title: Airmen of Vision in Design
Competition.
Stannus' entry was a seven-pas-
senger job, executive and personal
type named the Tiny Liner" Stan
nus who is taking flight training at
Bluffton airport plans to enter the
airplane engineering field.
If your windows are soaped dur
ing the halloween season, the mark
ings may be easily removed with hot
water and a stiff fibre brush, says
the National Bureau of Standards.
However marks with wax crayons
and candles generally require the use
of gasoline, kerosene or turpentine.
These are infammable and care
should be used to avoid fire or
breathing the vapors.
A preventive measure is to apply
protected coating of Vaseline or
lubricating oil over the window sur
face before the pranksters get to
work.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28

RAILROADS MUST OPERATE around the clock
every day and night of the year.
Although they know this, leaders of Is rail-
road unions are demanding fve-day, Mon
day through Friday, week for one million
railroad employees.
They want 48 hours pay for 40 hours work
in itself 209o wage increase.
They also demand a minimum of II hours
pay for any work performed on Saturdays,
and 16 hours pay for any work performed on
Sundays and holidays.
On top of all this they want an additional
increase of 25c an hour for every employe!
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28
You'd Pay the Billt

Summing up these demands, they mean that
these union leaders seek TO force the railroads
to give one million employees an annual raise
which would average $500 per employed
The total cost of this would be no less than
III billion dollars per year, which il more
than twice the expected net income Of ths
railroads this year.
:, Ysa'd pay the bin, because n thess II"
3rreased costs sre foresd On khs yaiaroad@s
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28
Demands Unreasonable

These employees have had substantial raises
during and since the war. Their average week
Iy warnings are higher than the average weekly
earnings of workers in manufacturing indus
tries They have more job security than the
average worker in American industry. They
also enjoy paid vacations, a retirement Fys-
tenn and other advantages more generous
than the average worker receives.
In contrast with the demands of these 16
unions, which add up to the equivalent ef 4sc an
hour, the Conductors and Trainmen recently
settled their wage request for an increase Of Joe
an hour.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28
Railroads Run for Everybody
Not EMPLOYEES Alone

The railroad industry must serve not one but
many groups-producers, businessmen, ship
pers, passengers and the general public
night and day, every day of the year. These
unions are proceeding in utter disregard of
this important difference between railroads
and other industries. Industrial plants can be
shut down over weekends and holidays, but
freight, mail, express and passengers must
continue to move Everybody wlo enters rail-
road employment knotos this.
Strike Threat
On September Is, 1948, the leaders Of these
16 unions began taking strike vote. But the
threat of q strike miH not alter the opposition Of
the railroads 10 such unreasonable densandsl
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28
I% Bi|Iiern Dollar Road Block |!

they must have still further rate and ia
increases.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28

You know-and your friends
know-that the emblem, Body
by Fisher. is the hallmark Of
bodies that are better by far.
Chevrolet's Bodies by Fisher
reveal this finer quality in
epery detail, including the
hardware, upholstery and all
appointments. Naturally. these
bodies are exclusive to Chev-
rolet and higher-priced cara.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-10-28

Men and women agree that
Chevrolet gives a much
smoother, steadier ride than
othercarsinits field. d.Thereason
10 that Chevrolet alone has the
original Untitled Knee-Action
Ride, backed by more than
n years experience in build
ing knee-Action units. This
feature is found elsewhere
only in higher-priced cars.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-22

Der of Commerce established a Com
mittee of Solicitations. This group
is organized to act as a clearing
house and to investigate and verify
the authenticity and worthiness of
solicitations of all sorts.
Over 125 new members were ad-
mitted to the Chamber during the
past year, a strong indication of the
interest of business enterprises of all
kinds in the sound commercial de-
velopment of the City of Hagers-
town"
Mr.. Baer then called upon the
seven retiring members of the
Board for a few remarks, and in do
ing so commented not only on their
length of service, but on the tremen-
dous help they had been to the
Chamber throughout the years. Re
firing members of the board are:
Hubert Schindel (12 years service
and treasurer for II years.; J. B.
Ferguson (28 years service, with
nine years as president); H. L. Mills
president for five years. Leo Mil
Ter president for four years.; M. E.
Ellinger director for four years.;
Fred Wright, Sr. president for one
Year,, and Charles F. Strole.
In accepting the presidency of the
Chamber for the ensuing year. Mr..
Hopes had the following to say:
Il accept the presidency Of the
Chamber of Commerce with deep
humility and with appreciation for
the great honor and the privilege of
serving the members and this COM
munity. I confess I may not make
a good Chamber of Commerce ex-
ecutive, because as I understand the
type, should be filled with a great
zeal and high ambition to make re-
forms; honestly, gentlemen, I don't
think there's much wrong with Ha-
gerstown.
Your past presidents, and par
ticularly the retiring president, have
set difficult patterns to equal but
my job has been made considerably
easier by the fact that the member
ship has elected such an outstanding
Board. I shall do my best to merit
your appreciation and continuing
confidence and, with your help, /
look forward to a year of service
which, l hope, will contribute some
thing of value to our community"
Editors Note: Since last nights
banquet was held after we went to
press, we are, of course, unable to
report it in this weeks issue.)
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-22
Bureau Women
Plan Food Sale Here

The Board of Directors of the As
ISOLATED Women of the Washington
County Farm Bureau held bust
ness meeting at the home of Mrs.
Keedy Young, Mulberry Avenue, on
April IS, with Mrs. Howard Rems-
burg presiding.
Tentative plans were made for a
Food Sale" at the Market House on
June 5, to which all members are
asked to contribute toward making
this sale a success. Mrs. Ernest Day
hoff was appointed chairman, as
sisted by Mrs. Ira Downey.
Delicious refreshments were serv-
ed by Mrs. Remsburg to the follow
ing: Mrs. John Flock, Mrs. David
Litten, Miss Madge Charles, Mrs
Sabina Baker, Mrs. Ernest Dayhoff,
Mrs. Hayes Mullendore, Mrs. Albert
Sinnisen, Mrs. Phil Hatcher and Mrs
Ira Downey.
The next meeting will be held al
the home of Mrs. Remsburg, in
Keedysville, on June %.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-22
A.IOOKEAG
AND
AeLHSTEAHNG
By Ellen Hagedorn

Classroom study is so full of
interest and variety these days
that I'd (almost) enjoy return
ing to school.
Children see, via the screen,
the complete story of wool from
the rounding up of the sheep on
the range to the finished knit
ted garment.
Our local radio stations send
representatives to demonstrate
the means of producing sound
effects, to the eager youngsters.
Children take tours through
our airplane plant; to the bak-
cry: to the tannery; and numer-
eEous other public services. To
the delight of the boys and girls
samples are often given for
free"
Only in a city as alert to the
potentialities of its youth as
Hagerstown is, are these in
structive visits made.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-22
Social Welfare To
Be Discussed Here
Maryland State Conference Of
Social Welfare To Meet At
Hotel Alexander On May 3.

A meeting of Social Welfare will
be held in Hagerstown on Monday,
May 8, at the Hotel Alexander, ac-
cording to Clark L. Mock, presi-
dent. This will be the second IN a
series of three conferences, the first
of which was held on the Eastern
Shore, April 9, while the third is
scheduled for Baltimore on May 81
and %.
Among the most important prob
lens to be discussed will be "Our
Aging Population" with special en-
phasis on the social security pro-
gram for the aged. Speakers on this
subject will include ]. Milton Pat
terson, director of the State De-
partment of Public Welfare; D. l..
B. Fringer, director of Employment
Service; and Miss Katherine Thorn
as, director of the Frederick County
Welfare Board.
DR.. Isadore Tuerk, Clinical Di-
rector of Spring Grove State Hos
pital, will speak on Community
Responsibility for Mental Health. .
Other speakers will be DR.. Perry
F. Prather, Health Offices of Wash
ington County; DR.. Dean Roberts,
Chief of the Bureau of Medical Ser
vice, State Department of Health;
Dr. James A. McCallum, superin-
tendent of Richie Hospital; and
r. C. Thompson, director of Voca-
tional Rehabilitation, State Depart
ment of Education; who will show
a film on vocational rehabilitation.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-22
Girl Scout Troop To
Hold Rurnmage Sale

Troop 20 of the Girl Scouts, Mrs.
Kenneth Sim, leader, will have a
rummage sale in the basement of the
market house on Saturday. April "a.
The articles on sale will include
ladies' hats, shoes, dresses, suits,
skirts, blouses and sweaters, and
mems shoes and coats.
Some of the members of the troop
will be in charge of cake and
candy sale on the main floor of the
market house at the same time.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-22
AROUSD TOWN
WITH THE EDITOR

where Jim works, he told Ralph
Carver that it just dawned on him
what the tune was, and he then iden-
tilted it as the vision of Salome, .
and the same night he called Amos
Harper back and gave him the same
information.
Jim, of course, wasn't lucky
enough to be called on the phone,
by the program, nor for that matter
was anybody else in Hagerstown
(the winner turned up last Sunday
night in North Carolina), but at
least until someone else can prove
that they recognized the tune earlier
than March 30, then Jim Elliott GER
tainly deserves credit for it.
.P.S. I'll bet they're all going to
have a hard time figuring out the
current mystery tune, tune by the
way that 1 sang as kid to words
of our own, and for which under
stand several other sets of words
have been written from time to time.
l called Jim Elliott last night and
asked him if he had any idea what
it was, and he was frank enough to
say that he didn't, although it was
familiar enough. He also said that
it was his belief that it was origin
ally a musical composition, not a
song, and that the parodies which
we youngsters and many others sang
to it were made up from time to
time.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-22
Olga Paul Concert
Warmly Received
Noted Mezzo-Contralto Interp-
rets Songs Of Jewish People
With Deep Feeling.

Olga Paul, noted mezzo- contralto,
interpreted the songs of the Jewish
people at a recital celebrating Jew
ish Music Month, at the B'nai Abra-
ham Synagogue, on Tuesday evening.
She was accompanied by Julia Belle
Westphal at the piano.
+ Possessing a rich contra1to voice,
with considerable range, Miss Paul
moved her audience repeatedly, es-
pecially in the songs expressing the
pathos of the older Jewish songs
during their peoples exile.
The third section of Miss Pauls
program, including "Zwei Brief by
Joel Engel; "A Nigun" by Lazar
Weiner; Fa la Mana Bambin" "a
lullaby, and "Vaink's Song from
the Russian, was most effective and
brought out the full range and pow
er of her voice. Especially in the
lullaby, Miss Pauls pianissimos
were firm and true and showed her
ability in the more tender of melo-
dies.
Miss Paul's most ambitious num-
Der was Mon occur SQUIRE a ia
voix" from the opera Samson and
Delilah" by c. Saint Saens. In this
aria she displayed familiarity with
the works of the masters and gave
a tender and poignant rendition.
Several encores were demanded
by Miss PauIs enthusiastic audience.
J. L. c.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-22

odist Church, under the sponsor
ship of the Washington County
Council of Churches, will be held
tonight at 7:45 p m. Tonight's
speaker is the Rev. Nevin c. Har-
ner, D. D., Professor of Christian
Education at the Seminary of the
Reformed Church in Lancaster, Pa.
No stranger to Washington County,
DR.. Harner will be coming back
home when he visits Hagerstown.
His father was for several years
Pastor of the Reformed Church at
Cavetown and later served pas
torate in Keedysville.
DR.. Harner graduated from Boons-
boro High School and attended
Franklin and Marshall College, the
Reformed Seminary at Lancaster,
and the Union Theological Semin-
airy in New York and Columbia I'm
iversity. He has served in his pres
ent professorship since 1929, except
for two years when he. served as
President of Heidelberg College in
Tifin, Ohio
DR.. Harner was a representative
at the conferences in Oxford and
Edinburg in 1887 and is a member of
the Federal Council of Churches and
the international Council of Relig-
ious Education. He is also widely
known author in the field of christ
ian education and has been pop
ular lecturer in church conferences.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-22

In electing James 1. Dudley presi-
dent of the Hagerstown Optimist
Club, that organization has really
picked the right man for the job.
The Optimist Club is noted for
its fine work with the youth of the
community and Jim, in my book,
probably does more to promote
and carry out-projects to help the
young people, than any other man in
Hagerstown.
While / always enjoy the meet
ings of the Board of Directors of the
Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce,
l got a real kick out of last Mondays
meeting. Quite few Board Mem
bers have served year after year,
but as the result of a change in the
Bylaws made a couple of years
ago, no director is now eligible to
succeed himself when his term of Of
flee expires. AS a result of this, sew
en- of the members attended their
last Board meeting (for at least a
year,, and some of those who had
served over a span of time remi-
nisced about days gone by.
l was particularly interested in
the brief remarks of j. B. Ferguson,
who has been a member of the Board
for 80 years, and was president for
10 years. "JB." during the course
of his remarks told of some of the
difficulties of the early days of the
Chamber, and how they were over
come.
One day in "J.B's" Office, l no
ticed little motto on the edge of
his desk which read: There is no
limit to the good a man can do, If
he doesn't care who gets the cred
it." And it is that motto that, to
me at least, explains quite a lot OF
the great work that ]. B. Ferguson
has done for the City of Hagerstown
during these many years.
Many and many time he has
given me information on things that
have been done, and that he has
helped to bring about, but he has
always wound up with these words
Nov, Doug, I'm giving you this
information with the distinct under
standing that my name is not men
toned"
The more 1 think of that motto
the more l believe that it would be
a great thing for not only men, but
all organizations to adopt.
Just for the record There has
been a lot of excitement in Hagers-
town for the past several weeks re-
garding a novel quiz program called
"Stop the Music" The pot of gold'
on this particular program was for
the one who could identify an old
time tune, should they happen to be
called by the program.
There have been great many
arguments as to who was the first
Hagerstown person to actually iden-
tify this tune as the "Vision of Sa-
lone" but as far as have been able
to find out, the credit actually be-
longs to Jim" Elliott, well known
local violinist, who resides at 142 N
Potomac st.
AS I understand it, as far back as
March 30, Amos Harper, also well
known in musical circles here, called
jim and asked him if he could iden-
tify the tune, and Jim's answer was
that he couldn't right then, but to
give him little time and it might
come to him. The next day al
the Pangborn Corporation Plant
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-22
Next Book Review
On Tuesday Night
Rabbi Ernest ]. Conrad VIII
Review Behind the Silken
Curtain" by BARLEY c. Crum.

At the fourth in the current spring
series of book reviews at the Wash
ington County Free Library, which
will be held at 7:45 o'clock on Tues
day evening, April q, Rabbi Ernest
]. Conrad, of B'nai Abraham Syna-
gogue, will review Behind the Sill
ken Curtain: the story of Palestine
Mission" by BARLEY c. Crum.
Behind the Silken Curtain" is a
word picture of the Arab and Jewish
cases, and the problems of anti
semitism in Europe. 1t is record
of secret diplomacy, propaganda and
censorship, which wells the prob
lem of Palestine.
It's author, a San Francisco cor
poration lawyer, was appointed con-
sultant to the United States Delega-
ton at the United Nations Confer
ence and also worked on the United
Nations Charter. In 1945 he was
named by President Truman as a
member of the Anglo-American
Committee on Palestine.
These book reviews last for an
hour, with question period follow
ing the review, and the public is
cordially invited. There is, of course,
no admission charge.