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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-09-03

If you're in need of a haircut, be
sure to visit your favorite barber
shop Friday or Saturday as all
barber shops are to be closed from
Saturday night until Thursday
morning when the Woodworking
clippers will take their annual va
cations.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-09-03
Local Terrier
Wins At Chagrin

"Star's Lii Sing, boston ter
rier female owned by Mr.. and
Mrs. Dewey Perry, Locust Point,
was placed best Of winners in her
breed at the Chagrin Valley dog
show in Gates Mills Sunday and
won her second point towards her
championship.
The Perrys will show their color
bearers at the Oakland county
show in Bloomfield, Michigan, on
Sunday, and at the Pontiac, Mich
gan, show, Monday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-09-03
LEG rs BROKEN

Mrs. Nellie French, Jackson
street, suffered broken hip Sat
urday night when she fell down
steps while visiting in Fremont.
She is patient in Magruder hos
pital.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-09-03
WELCOME: TO
new RESIDENTS

Among the new permanent
residents of Port Clinton are
those listed in the next para
graphs. Mrs. Carl Quisno, Port
Ciinton's welcome Lady" call
ed at their residence during the
week to extend welcoming
hand and to offer gift cerGi-
Gates from stores participating
i'm the plan sponsored by the
Chamber of Commerce and OF
tawa County News.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-09-03

The man who invented the hole
in the doughnut really had the Sc
cret of food conservation.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-09-03

There are three faithful friends:
an old wife, an old dog, and ready
mOney.-Franklin.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-09-03

Fewer people would be in debt
if they didn't spend what their
friends think they make.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-09-03

Even the inevitable needs a gen,
tie push now and then.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-09-03

The stories told by women us
ually leave man wondering
what's funny.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-09-03

Keep alive. Drive safely!
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-09-03

The views expressed here are
not necessarily those of this pa
per, but we hope so. They may
be used elsewhere at your own
risk.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-09-03

When a manufacturer rroduccs a
car SO obviously ahead of the
times as the Fuiuramic Oldsmo-
bile, it's only natural that de-
mand for that product should
break all records. Add to this
today's pent-up need for auto.
mobiles-plus continuing short
ages of steel and other critical
materials-and You'll see why
we have real problem on our
hands. We value the good will of
all our customers. We would like
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-10
National leaders open
new porty talks here

With some $50 liberals from
all parts of the us. in attend
ance, the National Wallace-for-
President Committee this week
was to begin series of discus
Sions to plan strategy for the
campaign. The group will meet
at the Hotel Sheraton in Chicago.
Most important work is to be
completed Sunday, when the
time and place for a national
third party founding convention
will be set, convention commit
tees chosen, and a call drawn up.
The conference was scheduled
to begin Friday afternoon with
separate meetings of the com
mittee's divisions--labor, wom-
en-, nationalities, farm, youth.
THE youth group, headed by
Seymour Linfield,. wounded war
veteran and associate general
counsel of the United Electrical.
Radio & Machine Workers of
America (CIO>, will draft pro
gram of action to stop the draft
and universal military training.
On Saturday leaders of the
Wallace movement in IS to 40
states were to report on progress
of the third party drive locally.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-10

Catholic priests, at the behest
of the Rev. Edward Lodge Cur
ran, notorious lieutenant of
Father Coughiin, preached SER
mons urging the faithful to boy
colt two rallies at which Wallace
was to speak In the Italian
American communities of Ridge
wood and Red Hook, in Brook
lyn, NY, and the Republicans
attempted to break up the meet
ings by hoodlumism.
But overflow crowds of 1000
at one meeting and more than
1900 at the other applauded the
former Vice President enthusi-
astically. incidentally, an at
tempt by local reactionaries in
the American Legion to picket
the rallies as "un-American"
flopped, partly because the
chairman of the local Wallace
group, DR.. Vincent BelIariori, Is
also chairman of the Legion
posts Americanism committee.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-10
1000 write in
votes in Cicero

Two Progressive Party
candidates. barred from the
ballot by the Democrats and
the Republicans on techni-
cal grounds. nevertheless
received more than 1000
votes in the Cicero town
election5 held this week.
Little more than 10000 votes
were cast altogether.
The Progressives' show
ing was considered fair.
since all their votes were
write-ins. The Progressive
candidates were Emil r.
SIezak. official of Local l0I.
United Farm Equipment &
Metal Workers of America
tCIO). who ran for assessor;
and Fred S. Dutner. an or
ganizer for the United Elec-
tricai. Radio & Machine
Workers of America tCIOl.
who sought election as
trustee.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-10
pp Enuy be on bzEEo 7 Tues.

The Progressive Party probably will be
ON the ballot in the primary election next
Tuesday. following an Illinois Supreme Court
decision that it constituted legal party in
Cook County.
BY mid-week If was not certain that the
Progressives would be on the ballot. despite
the ruling. but party officials urged liberals
to go to the polls next Tuesday.
If the Progressives aren't on the ballot.
don't vote at ALL" party spokesman said.
IF you vote for another party. you won't be
able TO sign petition TO put Henry Wallace
on the ballot later this year.
IF the Progressives are on the ballot.
however" he added vote for them"
Progressive candidates who viii be nomi-
mated if the party is on the ballot Tuesday
include those for Congress from the Ist. End.
9TH. Sfh. 9TH. 9th. sth. Ilth. and 18th districts
Other candidates to be nominated will be for
county offices topped by states attorney.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-10

DetroifS Police Commissioners
Harry S. Toy, whose appoint
ment recently was. protested by
trade unionists who remembered
his bloody connection with the
Ford Motor Co., has exposed the
fears of Big Business in regard
to the third party. Describing
Wallace as ''an un-American
leader" he declares mat "all
those engaged in un-American
activities ought to be either shot,
thrown out of the country, or
put in jail"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-10

Petitions to put the names Of
Henry A. Wallace, Sen. Glen Fl.
Taylor, and 35 Presidential cleo
tors on the ballot for the Prog
resSive Party of Pennsylvania
were signed by 26,2S7 voters.
although only 1874 signatures
were needed, it was disclosed
when the petitions were filed
with the Pennsylvania State
Election Bureau at Harrisburg.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-10
Rally for Wallace and Taylor
TO be one Of Illinois greatest

One OF the greatest political
rallies in Illinois history was pre-
dicted this week, as final ar
rangements were completed for
the Wallace mass meeting to be
held at the Stadium Saturday
night, April 10.
1t was expected that some
tickets would be available at the
box office before the rally be-
gins, although ticket sellers have
reported a broad demand,
The rally, it was learned, will
be dramatically produced. The
theme will be the background of
American freedom. Narrator VIII
be Studs Terkel.
THE address by Henry A. Wal
lace will be broadcast nationally
over the facilities of the Column
bia Broadcasting System. 1t will
be carried locally by WBBM at
1890.
Sen. Glen H. Taylor, third par
ty candidate for Vice President,
will make his first public ap-
pearance in Chicago at the mass
meeting.
Paul Robson, famed baritone,
will sing. Other speakers will
include:
Albert Fitzgerald, president of
the United Electrical, Radio &c
Machine Workers Of America
(CIOD.
Rexford Guy Tugweil, aide to
the late President franklin D.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-10

at least zoo signatures in so
or more counties in order to
put the new party on the state
wide ballot in November will
be planned.
2. A Embarrassing drive to fl
nance the election campaign
will be discussed. The delegates
are expected TO agree on a goal
approximating a quarter of a
million dollars.
3. Candidates for state of
fees will be evaluated and some
may be nominated. Officials of
the new party will be elected.
THE Rev. Wilfred Wakefield,
pastor of the First Congrega-
tional Church of Brookfield, will
open the convention with an in
vocation at 10 am. Saturday,
after which William Miller, state
director of Progressive Citizens
of America, will welcome the
delegates.
At 1890 pm. John Clark,
president of the International
Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter
Workers of America (CIO). will
deliver the keynote address.
Following recess for lunch,
Ernest De Maio, district presi-
dent of the United Electrical,
Radio & Machine Workers of
America (CIO), will report for
the labor committee.
Later the resolutions commit
tee will propose statements OF
policy.
On Sunday delegates repre-
Senting youth, students, veter-
ans, business, and farmers win
meet separately at 9 am. to dis
cusS problems in their fields.
AT 10 am. the convention viii
reopen for discussions Of Or
ganization, finances, and the new
party's platform.
Following lunch Sen. Taylor
will speak, and, after election
OF Progressive Party officers,
Wallace also will address the
convention.
The convention will adjourn
at 6 pm.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-10
Judges weigh
slogan entries

Wallace or Wall Street"
In those words one of the
hundreds of Chicago liberals
who entered the Progressive
Party slogan contest de-
scribed the rival political
camps in the u. S. today.
Winner of the contest.
which closed this week, will
receive q radio. an auto
graphed phi otograph of
Henry A. Wallace, and an
introduction to the third
party presidential candidate
when he comes here this
week end.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-10

Municipal Court judges. and sanitary district
trustees.
The Progressive Party is extremely
pleased that the Supreme Court has supported
the decision of the people of Cook County
that they want a party" Zal Garfield,
campaign manager, said.
1T is 10 be regretted that LEGAL obstruc-
lions by attorneys of another political party
prevented more timely justice.
I'VE shall proceed Immediately. however,
TO give the people the slate of candidates
which will lead the fight TO end graft and
corruption ridden machine control of county
politics.
This is a heartening victory for the
people throughout the state in their coming
fight against obsolete and contradictory cleo
ton laws.
I'VE shall fight through again to put
Henry Wallace and a state slate for peace and
progress the ballot in Illinois,"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-10
NINA. poll

Poll conducted by the official
student newspaper az the Uni
versitY of New Mexico showed
Wallace far in the lead with ~
percent of the ballots. as COM
pared TO 10 percent for his near
est rival. Republican Governor
Earl Warren of California.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-10

Texas Wallace for President
Committee has been formed.
More than 100 delegates. includ-
ing 20 Negroes and many Next
can-Americans. defied Jim crow
and got together at Austin TO lay
plans for campaign to put Wal
lace's name on the ballot in the
Lone Star state.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-10

Roosevelt and now University
of Chicago political science pro-
lessor.
Rebececa Styles Taylor, Chi
cago Defender columnist.
DR.. Maud Clye, University Of
Chicago scientist.
William Gailmor, New York
radio commentators.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-10

Wallace and Taylor will run
on the American Labor Party
ticket in New York state in No
vember-the same parry which
elected Rep. Leo Isacson in
landslide. But the campaign will
be strengthened by the states
new Wallace for President Com
mittee headed by o. John Rogge,
which includes many non-ALP
groups.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-10

Hoosiers got their first good
look at Wallace during the week.
He was scheduled to speak at
Evansville, Ind, Indianapolis,
and Gary. National headquar-
tiers of the American Legion are
at Indianapolis.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-10
Sfufe purleys

Founding conventions to es-
tablish third parties were held
during the week at Manchester,
NH, and Boston, Mass.
AT Cleveland, Ohio, more than
$50 prominent labor leaders have
formed a local Labor for Wal
lace Committee.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-10
State 3rd party to
focus on program

Illinois grass roots movement
for peace and progress will be
organized into a new political
party this weekend when near
ly 1000 delegates from every
part of the state will gather in
Chicago to establish the Progress
sive Party of Illinois.
Henry A. Wallace, third party
Presidential candidate, and his
running mate, Sen. Glen H. Tay-
Tor, will speak at the convention.
which will be held Saturday and
Sunday at the Savoy Ballroom,
Abb South Parkway.
Supporting groups are entitled
to one delegate for every 10
third party supporters, giving
the convention firm base
among the workers, farmers,
professionals, and small business
men. ~
*s**
GREATER Chicago will be
well represented, but many are
expected to attend from other
areas, including Peoria, Spring
field, East st. Louis, the Quad
Cities, Danville, Rockford, Au-
rora, Cairo, NATION, Johnson
City, Normal, Champaign-U r-
bana,. and smaller farming and
mining communities.
Three major actions will be
taken by the convention:
l. A petition drive to secure
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-10

In Connecticut. a new Wallace
party was formed by 1887 dele;
gates who met at New Haven.
Rhode Island boasts new STATE
wide committee for the former
Vice President.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-25
Last Rites For
Peter ID. Geiger

Funeral services for Peter D.
Geiger, 70-year-old farmer were
held at the Stanley Basinger funeral
home Tuesday afternoon with Rev
John Steiner officiating. Burial was
in the Reformed Mennonite cemetery
northwest of Bluffton.
Mr. Geiger died at his home on
College road one mile north of Bluff
ton Saturday night following a six
months illness.
He was born in Riley township,
Putnam county, February 9, 1878,
a son of Benjamin and Marie Oil
ler) Geiger.
On Nov s, 1901 he was married
to Julia Basinger, who survives to-
gether with a daughter Marcille of
Dayton and two sons, Francis of
Indianapolis and Leslie Geiger of
Cleveland. There are two grand
sons.
Also surviving are four sisters,
Mrs. A. E. Kohl, Mrs. A. S. DiIIer,
Mrs. L T. Greding, and Miss Ella
Geiger all of Bluffton, and three
brothers, Albert Geiger of Bluffton,
Edward r., of Brookville and HON
er Geiger of Cleveland.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-25
QUIET OBSERVANCE
OF THANKSGIVING
in PROSPECT HERE
Union Service To Be Held At
First Mennonite Church
Thursday Morning
Traditional Family Dinner Is
Focal Spot of Interest
For Family Circles

Highlighted by the traditional
family dinner at noon, Biuffton's
observance of Thanksgiving this
Thursday viii be a quiet one, in
keeping with the age-revered Gus
tom of family gathering amid a
general cessation of business and
industrial activity.
Public observance of the holiday
will be centered in a union Thanks
giving church service at $3.50 a. m.
in the First Mennonite church, un-
der auspices of the Bluffton Minis
terial association.
Speaker at the Thanksgiving serv-
ice will be Rev. V. c. Oppermann
with Rev. G. T. Soldner and Rev.
E. J. Patterson assisting. Special
musical features also will be pre-
sented and an offering will be re-
ceived for the CROP relief program.
Buttons business establishments
and industries will suspend opera
tions for the holiday, and there
will be no mail deliveries on town
or rural routes. Windows at the
post office will be closed, but out
going mail will be made up and dis
patched as usual.
Concluded on page 10)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-25
BODY OF SOLDIER
KILLED IN FRANCE
IS ENROUTE HERE
Remains of George Burkholder
Arrive i'm Columbus From
Overseas
Funeral Arrangements VIII
Await Arrival of Body in
BlufftOn

The body of George Burkholder,
former Bluffton High athletic star,
who was killed in action in France
on Sept. p, 1914, was among 1872
soldier-dead returned to this country
this week on the L. S. Army Trans
port, Carroll Victory. 1t is now in
Columbus.
When the body arrives in Bluffton,
it will be taken to the Paul Diller
funeral home where it will remain
until time for the re-burial service.
Burkholder was % years old at the
time Of his death. He was the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Burkholder,
residing three miles west of Bluff
ton.
With an Army liason unit, Burk-
holder was on a flying mission when
he met death in France.
He was inducted into the service
on March IT, 1943, and went over
seas in April, 1914. When he was
inducted into the army he was in
his second year at Bowling Green
university.
A graduate of Bluffton High school
in 1910, Burkholder was an outstand'
ing football and basketball star.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-25
Cost Of Turkey Is Up 20 Per Cent
But Most Of The Trimmings Are Down
Increased Cost of Turkey And
Chickens Partially Offset
BY Drop Otherwise
Shortage of Turkeys Also APP
parent, Particularly In s.
Is Pound Bracket

Although the price of turkeys is
sharply higher, between Is to 20
per cent, this Thanksgiving, the in
crease in cost of the traditional hol-
iday dinner centerpiece partially is
offset by a proportionate drop in
the cost of the trimmings.
Oven-dressed turkeys this year
may be had in a fairly wide price
range, depending on customers pref
erences. Heavy young toms weigh
ing 20 pounds and over are retail
ing at 63c, with prices grading sue
cessively higher to fancy young
grade-A hens, averaging s to IS
pounds at 81 cents a pound.
Live birds are retailing at from
so to SO cents a pound on local
markets and quotations to farmers
from wholesale buyers range from
AZ cents for toms to 81 cents a
pound for hens.
These prices are up approximately
20 per cent over last year, and
those who plan to turn to chicken
as a substitute will find even a
greater increase in the cost pei
pound.
CHICKENS Cost MORE
Chickens, liveweight, this week
are bringing 45 cents a pound, an
increase Of more than so per cent
over the preceding Thanksgiving
holiday. Farmers receive 38 cents
pound.
On the other hand, the cost oi
Thanksgiving dinner trimmings has
turned downward in comparison
with last year.
Continued on page 10)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-25
Community Football Banquet For
Towns Teams Draws Crowd Of 270
Varied Program Features Ban
quet Honoring High School
and College Teams
Purdue-Notre Dame Movies In
Which Bluffton Youth Star
red Are Shown

One of the largest dinner turn
outs in the towns history made an
outstanding success of Buttons
first football banquet honoring
Bluffton High school and Bluffton
college grid teams, Tuesday night
in the high school building.
Paying tribute to the two football
squads, Blutfton Lions club and the
Bluffton Recreation committee, CO.
sponsors of the event, presented a
highly interesting program that met
with enthusiastic reception. A to-
tai of 270 were served at the ban
quet.
Varied features were included on
the program highlighted by motion
pictures of this years Purdue-Notre
Dame football game, in which Neil
Schmidt, former Bluffton High ace,
was one of the stars
Schmidt, a guest at the banquet,
and Paul Lillis, Notre Dame cap
tain in 1889, gave a running COM
mentary on the game as the pic
lures were shown. Lillis also gave
short talk, drawing on his remin-
iscences as captain of one of the
nations top-fight grid teams.
Norman Triplett was master of
ceremonies, and a tribute to the two
Bluffton teams was given by Forrest
L. Steinman. Responses were voiced
by Coach A. c. Burcky, of Bluffton
college, and Coach Richard Lowry,
of Bluffton High school.
DR.. L. L .Ramseyer, president of
the Lions club, made the opening re-
marks, and there were comments by
James Howe, captain of the 1947
Bluffton High football team. Spe-
cial music was provided by mems
quartet from Bluffton college and a
Bluffton High school clarinet trio
Continued on page 10)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-25
Wilbur AIthaus Dies;
Formerly Lived Here

Wilbur r. Althaus, 50, died sud
denly of a heart attack at his home
in Lewisburg, Tuesday.
A native of Bluffton, he was the
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Althaus of South Main street. The
family home, at South Main and
Kibler streets is now owned by
Charles Hilty.
For many years identified with
the stone quarry industry, he was
at the time of his death employed
as a bookkeeper at the Marble Cliff
quarry in Lewisburg.
His wife, formerly Vida Amstutz
of Bluffton, survives. Also surviv-
ing are two sons James Althaus of
Akron, Judson of Great Lakes, H.,
and a daughter, Mrs, Kermit Howell
of Lewisburg. Also one sister, Mrs.
E. T. Paul of Liberty, Indiana.
Funeral services will be held Sat
urday afternoon at o'clock at Lew
isburg followed by burial at that
place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-25
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION
President Truman's THANKSGIVING Day Proclamation

confronting this nation. Believing in the
dignity of man and his right to live in
freedom and peace we ask Divine guidance
in helping to safeguard these gifts for our
selves and other peoples of the earth
"Now, therefore, I Harry S. Truman,
President of the United States of America,
in consonance with the joint resolution of
congress approved December 26 1941,
designating the fourth Thursday of Novem-
Der in each year as Thanksgiving Day, do
hereby proclaim Thursday November 25,
1948, as day of national thanksgiving; and
I call upon our citizens to observe that day
by giving thanks to Almighty God for the
bounties which have been bestowed upon
our nation and by resolving to render
general assistance to the hungry and home
less in other lands, thus renewing our devo-
ton to the cause Of goodwill among men. !"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-25

~ N S the traditional day of Thanksgiv-
L = ing approaches, our thoughts incline,
as in previous years, to the richness of our
blessings. The spiritual endowments of our
country are undiminished; we may, as al
ways, walk as free men unafraid. Our
Harvests have been bountiful, our produc-
tion of goods abundant. Our resources have
permitted us to aid the needy and helpless
of other lands.
eve are privileged to participate in in
ternational efforts to advance human well
fare. We are profoundly grateful for the
existence of an international forum where
differences among nations may be submit
ed to world opinion with view to harmon
ious adjustment.
1--WE pray this year not only in the
spirit of thanksgiving but also as suppiants
for wisdom in our approach to the problems