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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
BLUFFTON AND
RICHLAND TWP.
SWING TO COP
Seven Precincts i'm Town, Town
ship and Beaverdam
Support Dewey
Richland South Gives Lausche
Majority by Narrow Margin
Tuesday

Bluffton, Beaverdam and Richland
township, traditional Democratic
strongholds, showed a surprising
reversal of form in Tuesdays cleo
tion when they swung to the Repub-
aican column by substantial majorities
in the voting for president and
governor.
All seven of the precincts returned
a majority for Dewey in the presi-
dental race, while six of the seven
cast majorities for Herbert in the
governorship contest.
Richland south precinct, the only
one in which the democrats showed
a lead gave Lausche, running for
governor, lead of three votes over
his Republican opponent.
Voting in Bluffton's four precincts
was heavy, Tuesday, altho the total
of 1,045 votes cast was substantially
less than the record of 1924 es-
tabhshed in 1910. Total vote by
precincts was: A, 265; B. 309; C,
23S; ID. 233.
Other totals in the district were:
Richland North 242; Richland South
271; Beaverdam 204.
Bluffton Precinct A was the first
board to report, coming shortly be-
fore II o'clock, Tuesday night.
Precinct g was last, concluding its
work after midnight. Richland
South precinct, latest to report finish
ed about 1:30 Wednesday morning.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
Fire Hurt In Crash
North Of BLuftOn

Five persons were slightly injured
in a two-car collision at the inter-
section of U. S. Route 25 and State
Route 50, near Mt. Cory, Sunday
evening.
Cars involved in the crash were
driven by John r. McVicker, %, To-
ledo, travelling northeast on U. S.
Route %, and by Thomas r. Elliott,
20, of Mansfield, southbound on
Route 60.
The McVicker family, consisting of
the husband and wife and one child
received treatment for minor injuries
in Bluffton Community hospital. Ell,
lott and companion were treated
by Mt. Cory physician. .
Arrested by state highway patrol
men for running a stop sign, Elliot
was fined S5 and. costs in Findlas
mayors court. Both cars were bad
ly damaged.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
Real Estate Deal

Frank Lauriat, who is connected
with the Central Ohio Light and
Power company here has purchased
the residence of the late Moses
Steiner at South Jackson and Kib-
Ter streets. His wife and son living
in Washington, N. J., are expected
to move here with their household
goods the latter part of this month
and occupy the property. Lauriat
and his daughter Malbea Ann are
living here where the latter is a
student in Bluffton high school.
The Herbert siefield property on
South Main street has been purchas-
ed by Rev. J. Paul Clark of Dunkirk.
The new owner will occupy the
property after the holidays. Both
deals were handled BY Mrs. II. "
Althaus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
College Girls Father .'">
Auto Accident Victim,

Fred Haenny, 81, of Sebring, Ohio,
father of Ruth Haenny, Bluffton col
iege senior, was fatally injured when
he was hit by an automobile while
walking to work Monday night of
last week.
Haenny was employed on the night
shift of Sebring manufacturing
plant.
The car which struck Haenny ca
reened from the street and wrecked
when its driver said he was blinded
ny the lights of an approaching car
and Haenny's body was found be-
meath the car. He was pronounced
dead upon arrival at the hospital
Funeral services were held last
Thursday afternoon at Sebring with
burial at Alliance.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
TWO WOMEN DIE
IN CROSSING CRASH
EAST OF BLUFFTON
Grade Crossing Mishap Near
Town Takes Lives of Mrs. AL
bert kenpf, Anna Shank
Second Trip To Store To Get
Forgotten item Results In
Fatality at Crossing

Two Orange township women,
living two and one-half miles east of
Bluffton, were instantly killed at
1857 p. m. Friday when their car
was struck by m eastbound Nickel
Plate fast freight train, within 800
feet of one of the victims homes.
Dead in the mishap were Mrs.
Maude Grace Kempf, 50, wife of
Albert Kempf, and Miss Anna A.
Shank, 10.
The accident occurred at the
Kempf road crossing of the Nickel
Plate, and came as the two women
We're making their second trip to
Gossard's general store nearby on
the Dixie highway,
Bodies Hurled From Car
Mrs. Kempf's body was thrown
25 feet beyond where the car was
found, and the body of Miss Shank
was 25 feet fro mthe crossing.
State Highway Patrolman Dwight
Carey said the victims had returned
home from one trip to Gossard's
grocery nearby on the Dixie high
way. Upon arrival home they dis
covered they had forgotten to include
kerosene with their purchases and
were returning to the store when
their car was hit by the locomotive.
The automobile, a Chevrolet sedan
driven by Mrs. Kempf, was headed
north. 1t was thrown 55 feet from
the crossing in the crash and was
completely demolished.
The train is one of the Nickel
Plates through freights, running on
a fast schedule. Known to railroad
men as KC-44, it is originally made
up at Kansas City and consists
principally of livestock, meats and
perishable goods. The train was
delayed about a half-hour as a result
of the accident.
Patrolman Carey said a clear
view down the tracks is impossible
when approaching the crossing from
the north until a driver is about II
feet from the rails. The road is
gravel topped and there are nc
signals at the crossing.
Funeral services for Mrs. Kemp1
were held Monday afternoon in the
Stanley Basinger funeral home, with
Rev. V, c. Oppermann of the Re,
formed church officiating. Buria'
was in Maple Grove cemetery
Bluffton.
Mrs. Kempf was born in Traverse
City, Mich, and in 1916 married Mr.
Kempf, who survives. There are nc
children. She was a member of St
Johns Reformed church
Miss Shank lived alone in a house
located about a quarter of a mile
from the Kempf residence. She wa:
lifelong resident of the com
munity and was a member of the
Olive Branch E. u. B. church.
Her funeral services were held a
p. M. Sunday in the. Stanle,
Basinger funeral home, with Rev
Walter A. Purdy officiating. Buria
was in Maple Grove cemetery, nea1
Findlay.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
SteiRnlans LeaUe On
Tour Through South

Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest L. Steinman
left Bluffton Wednesday to attend
the National Convention of Retail
Lumber Dealers to be held at Mi
ami Beach, Florida, in connection
with which tour of the South will
be made by the group, including a
one-day trip to Cuba.
At Cincinnati the Steinmans will
join tour of the Ohio association
Of retail lumber dealers. Conducted
tours of Natchez and New Orleans
will be enjoyed enroute, and on the
return trip there will be stops at
Charleston and Williamsburg.
On Friday, men will attend the
formal opening of the new plant re-
Gently erected at Natchez by the
Johns-Manville Corp, and women
will visit the celebrated old homes
of the city.
In New Orleans the group will
visit the New Orleans plant of the
Celotex Corp. and will be guests at
dinner at one of the famous old
French restaurants.
The national convention at Miami
Beach viii feature golf tournaments
and deep sea fishing in addition to
three-day business sessions.
The Ohio party also win enjoy a
sightseeing trip to Cuba on Novem-
Der IL, making a tour of Havana
entertainplent spots, cock-fighting pits
and jai-Iai exhibitions.
On the return trip after leaving
Miami, the Ohio group will tour
Charleston and Williamstown to visit
historical homes and gardens, pre-
Revolution dwellings and public
buildings Of the Rockefeller restora-
tion. They are expected home No
vember Is.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04

Dewey, Republican candidate for
president, conceded defeat Wednes-
day shortly before noon after the
lead had swung precariously back
and forth Throughout Tuesday night.
Indications are that the Democrats
may make gold their claims to cap
ture control of the U. s. Senate and
apparently the majority, Of state
Democnatic ticket was elected, in-
complete returns showed.
While the outcome of the national
election. remained in doubt, Allen
county voters took matters into their
own hands Tuesday and elected the
complete. Republican county ticket
with exception of coroner and pro-
bate Judge, the latter on a separate
non-partisan ticket running without
opposition.
Floyd Griffin, veteran Republican
state legislator, running without OPP
position, was returned with a big
complimentary vote.
In the, county commissioner race,
Republicans H. T. Morris, running
for reelection and Frank McClain,
candidate for second term, got the
nod Of the voters, defeating VIM.
Amstatz and B. B. Harsh, demo-
crats.ts
Anthony Bowers, Republican, de-
feated Carl Blank, Democrat, both
running for first term as prosecutor.
C.N. Breese, Republican candi-
date for reelection as clerk of
courts, defeated Harry Marshall,
Democrat for clerk of courts.
VIM. Daley, Republican, was re-
elected sheriff, defeating A. j. Lut-
terbein, Democrat.
In the county recorders race, Nor
gan Davis, Republican, defeated Paul
Driver, Democrat.
Ray Barnett and John Rreese run
ming unopposed on the Republican
ticket for county treasurer and coun-
ty engineer, received votes of 1926
and 18,248 respectively.
7. j. Talbot, the only Democrat
on the partisan county ticket who
survived the Republican landslide
was elected coroner by a vote of
1898 to 1887 for his oppoennt
Harry Lewis running for election.
Raymond Smith, Democrat, un-
opposed for reelection as probate
Judge received vote of 21,387.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
Bert Sn,ucker COMING
Home From Europe

Bertram Smueker, son of Mrs. B.
D. Smucker of South Lawn avenue
is enroute home from Europe after
more than two years in overseas re-
lief work, principally in Vienna, un-
der direction of the Mennonite Cen
tral Committee.
Smucker is expected to arrive in
Bluffton the latter part Of next week.
He sailed from England and will
land in New York City.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
Crowds Downtown Until Early
Morning To Get Returns
At Town Hall
Radio Keeps People At Home In
These Times; Streets Are
Virtually Deserted

Bluffton's deserted streets Tuesday
night reflected the change from cleo
tions of yesteryear when the down.
town area was a beehive of inter
ested activity until the wee hours of
the morning.
Before the radio era, election news
always came to Bluffton over a spe-
cial telephone wire temporarily in
stalled for that night in the old
town hail." which since has been
remodeled for headquarters of Bluff
tons American Legion post.
Every able-bodied man for miles
around would gather in the hall on
election night, awaiting the returns;
restaurants did a rushing business,
and there were little crowds of po-
litical debaters everywhere on the
downtown streets.
Those days were in direct contrast
to these modern times when every
one stays at home to listen to his
own radio and chart the results of
the vote at his own freside. In
some cases small groups of friends
gather in one home for an election
night party" but downtown Bluffton
is deserted and lonely.
CROWD GATHERS
On the old-time election nights, the
crowd would begin to gather down.
town shortly after nightfall, and
from then until nearly daybreak
there would be knots of men on the
streets, in restaurants and crowded
into the town hall.
There always were too many men
for the confines of the room where
the returns were received, and there
always was too much smoke from
cigars, cigarets and pipes to make
it possible for anyone to stay in the
dense atmosphere for long.
AS a result, talking men in re-
lays would ebb from the town hall
into the streets, into restaurants and
then back into the hall again.
SPECIAL TELEPHONE
A special telephone line was in
stalled for each election, and those
who gathered to hear the returns
"chipped in" to defray the expense
on the installation and for calls to
Lima to obtain the latest results.
Since the advent of radio, keeping
residents in their homes to hear the
latest elction flashes, downtown Bluff
ton on election night is a deserted
place. Fewer persons than average
can be seen and those who are down
town for a while usually hurry home.
When a municipal election is held
these days, a few old standbys gath
er at the town hall to hear the lat
est returns and recapture a little of
the old-time atmosphere.
The downtown election night activ-
ity of yesteryear for the most part
is only a half-forgotten memory
another ,crumbling milestone in the
history of an era.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04

Mt. Cory ?. T. A. will meet in the
Mt. Cory school auditorium next
Tuesday night at o'clock. The pro-
gram will be given by Bus Route 2,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Warren,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bauman and
Raymond Clevidence as committee in
charge.
Numbers include: Deyotionals, Rev
Seth Lenhart; quartet, Carroll Neff,
Willis Anderson, John and Robert
Warren; piano solo, Arlene Marsh.
all; vocal solo, Joan Ebay.
Playlet, "A Mere Man" Cast:
Mrs. Howard Nonnamaker, Mrs
Emerson Neff, Mrs. Wright klingler
Mrs. Albert Bauman, Mrs. Howard
Benroth, Mrs. Harry Anderson.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
OUer $1,000 Meter
In College Work Day

A goal of $1,000 was exceeded in
Bluffton colleges student work day
last Wednesday, to raise additional
funds for the new gymnasium fund.
Work of every description was ac-
complished by the college students
during the day, with all proceeds go
ing to the gymnasium fund, which
now has reached the $140,860 mark.
Estimated cost of the new building
is $250,000. t.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
Prince OF Peace
Contest SlIy,day

A Prince of Peace Defamation
contest will be held at the Methodist
church, Sunday night at 1880 o'clock.
Contestants are John Bauman, Sam
uel Buhler, Miriam Bixel, Janette
Finton and Susanna Kempf.
The contest is sponsored by the
Ohio Council of Churches and the
winner will receive a bronze medal
together with the privilege of par
ticipating in the county contest later
this fall,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
ReU. BigetOW MOUing
To NOrUdK Next Week

Rev. and Mrs. E. n. Bigelow and
family are moving next week to Nor
walk where he has accepted call
to the pastorate of the First Pres
byterian church.
Members of the Bluffton congrega-
ton will extend a farewell to the
pastor and his family with a covered
dish supper at the church Thursday
evening at $50 o'clock.
He has been pastor of the Bluff
Rockport charge since 1912 and
will preach his farewell sermon at
both churches Sunday morning.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
ROBBERS FAIL IN
ATTEMPT TO CRACK
HIGH SCHOOL SAFE
Expert Called Monday to Open
Safe Jammed by Burglars
Here
Attempted Robbery One of
Three in County Schools
on Same Night

The big iron safe in the Bluffton
high school office withstood another
attempt of cracksmen last Thursday
night to break it open and rife the
strongbox of its contents. During
the past several years the safe has
been the target of burglars in several
successive futile forays.
Altho unable to force open the
safe, the burglars who broke into
the high school building broke off
the combination and handle, which
required the services of Toledo ex-
pert to open it Monday afternoon.
In the safe at the time of the at
tempted burglary were approximate
ly $S5 in cafeteria receipts, but ad-
missions paid at Thursday nights
Bluffton- Wapakoneta football game,
apparently the goal of the safe
crackers, had been deposited in the
Citizens National Bank.
The Bluffton robbery was one of
three attempted in Allen county
schools on the same night, for safe
crackers also broke into buildings at
Spencerville and Shawnee.
Wave of Robberies
Attempted school robberies on
Thursday were the latest in a wave
of depredations by safe robbers.
Records show II Allen County safes
have been looted or attempts made
to open them during the past 10
days.
Thieves who operated here Thurs
day apparently gained admission to
the building by forcing the fire
escape door on Jackson street, then
going to the office where they broke
a glass in the door, reached inside
and opened the door.
The combination was jimmied from
the safe and the handle was broken
loose, but the buglars failed to get
the heavy door open.
The attempted robbery was dis
covered Friday morning by Wade
Bechtol, high school engineer. Stu
dents and teachers had been dis
missed for the day because of the
teachers meeting in Toledo.
Fingerprints Taken
A fngerprint crew from the
sheriff's office worked here Friday
afternoon, but nothing has been
learned yet as to whether prints
were obtained.
The Bluffton safe has withstood
previous. attempts to force it open
the latest coming a little more thar
year ago when safe-crackers also
were unsuccessful. At that time II
cost nearly 5000 to repair the safe.
Authorities were not sure if the
attempt was a local job, but said
that most indications seemed tc
point to the fact that it was con.
| tinuation of the wave of robberie:
going on in the county in which Il
safes had beer worked on By
burglars.
Apparently the belief that Thurs
day nights football game receipts
would be stored in the school safe
here brought the robbery on the
night that the attempt occurred
There also was a ball game al
Speneerville on the same night.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
Wife Of Former
Local Man Dies

Funeral services will be held in
Piqua Friday afternoon for Mrs.
Edith Diller, 81, wife of Paul Dill
Ter, of that place, who died Tuesday
morning in University hospital, Co.
lumbus.
Her husband, a former Blufton
man, is brother of Silas Diller and
Mrs. Ruth Geiger, of this place.
She is survived by her husband
and three daughters.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
Farmer Is Injured In
Corn Picker Accident

Donald Harris, %, Union town
ship farmer is patient in Bluffton
hospital with badly lacerated right
hand as the result of an accident
when it was caught in a corn picker.
His condition is reported satisfac-
tory by hospital attaches, however,
he viii remain in the hospital for
an indefinite time because of the in
jury.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
Farm Bureau Dinner
At Lafayette, NOU. 10

Annual meeting of the Allen Coun-
ty Farm Bureau will be held We'd
nesday night, Nov. 10 at Lafayette
high school opening with a dinner
at $50 o'clock.
Following the dinner and business
meeting the Georgia Crackers, radio
entertainers from Columbus will pro-
vide the evenings entertainment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
Ray Griffith Hurt
In Picker Mishdp

Ray Griffith, former resident of
near Bluffton, suffered slight injuries
Thursday when he was caught in
the gears of a corn picker on his
farm near North Baltimore.
Griffith's shirt was torn off and
he suffered decorations and bruises
TO the right shoulder, right side and
neck. He was picking ears of corn
from stalks when he was caught in
the machine
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
Boy Scout Fund
To Top $500 Marx

Bluffton's campaign for funds
staged Monday for Boy Scout work
will be we'll over the $400 mark, it
was announced Tuesday by county
headquarters on the basis of in
complete returns.
With three of the 10 solicitors un-
reported, the total was S3S2.25.
Complete returns are expected to
surpass last years total of $421.
The local committee was headed by
Rev. v. C. Oppermann, Bluffton
pastor.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
Findtay Mayor Is
Arn,istice Speaker

Clifford Glathart, mayor Of Find
lay, viii be the principal speaker at
Bluffton's observance Of Armistice
day at program in the high school
Thursday morning, Nov II, it is
announced by officers of Bluffton
Legfon post.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
BEAvERDAM LEVY
FOR SCHOOLS WINS

Proposed 5-mill levy for Beaver
dam schools carried by heavy ma
jority at the polls Tuesday. Beaver
dam and Richland South, the two
principal areas involved, returned the
following unofficial vote:
For the levy 289. Against the
levy 90.
The vote in Beaverdam stood: Yes,
164; no, 26. In Richland South the
vote was: Yes, 1876; no, so.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Tyson, Find
lay, a girl, Linda Lou, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Badertscher,
Ada, a girl, Gladys Lucille, Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Burkholder,
Pandora, girl, Betty Joan, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Brice Darbyshire,
Columbus Grove, a girl, Joyce, Mon
day. g.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Dupler, Jr.,
Lima, a girl born last Wednesday at
Lima Memorial hospital. Mrs. Dup
ler> is the former Colleen Lugibill,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Lugibill, Lima, and granddaughter
of A. f. Lugibill, Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
Saddle Club Dinner

Members of the Bluffton Saddle
club will hold a dinner at the Wal
nut grill Wednesday night, November
10 at 7 o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
Richland Twp. Vote

Complete vote by precincts
cast in Richland township at
Tuesdays election oppears on
Page 8.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
Downtown Bluffton Buzzed With
Activity On Old Time Election Night
COUNTY FAIR LEVY
LOSES At POLLS

Proposed one-mill levy for an AL
len county Fairgrounds was defeated
at the polls Tuesday. Complete un-
official returns Indicated:
Yes, 1s,413; 10, 14,974.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04
Total Allen
County Vote
Cast tuesday

Following are the complete un-
official returns from all of Allen
county's 112 precincts in Tuesdays
election.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04

Dewey COMEDIES DEFEAT:
C. 0. P. WINS IN COUNTY

Harry S Truman elected president of the United States
and Frank Lausche the goveohp of Ohio the national
and state Democratic ticket at Tuesdays election
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-04

Adversely tries the great man,
prosperity the small one.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-11-26

The general theme of the Con-
ference is what Shall Be The
Educational Program Of A Con-
sentative Congregation" This
subject will be divided into vari-
GUS spheres of discussion relating
to the Hebrew School, Sunday
School and Adult Education. Lay
representatives of Southern Con-
gregations will report on expert
ences in their local communities.
Mr.. Meyer w. Tenenbaum, Sa-
vannah, Georgia, is Chairman of
the Conference Committee and
Mrs. Sidney Rosenzweig, Savan-
nah, Georgia, is Chairman of the
Reception Committee
Delegates representing the jack
sonville Jewish Center are: Rabbi
Sanders A. Tofield, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Hackel, Mr.. Philip Selber,
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-11-26
Hebrew Institute
Organized Here

An institute for the further
ance of the Hebrew language
and Hebrew culture was or
gained this week at the home
of Jack Becker. Isaac Silver
of the Jewish Center faculty
was elected president. Ted
Gross, Superintendent of Edu-
cation at the Center, led a dis
cussion outlining the plans for
the future of the group.
The next meeting of the He
brew Institute will be held at
the home of I. J. Edelstein,
1449 Palm Street. All those
wishing to learn Hebrew are
invited to attend this meeting,
which will be held on Tuesday,
November Both, at 8 P. M.