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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-24
BUMP IN STREET
CAUSES BIG TRUCK
TO RUN WILD HERE
Large Semi-Truck Tears Up
Lawns; Knocks Down Trees
And Light
Driver Loses Control of Cargo
Truck After Hitting Bump
On South Main

No one was injured, but lawns,
trees and boulevard light standard
We're the casualties when a large
semi-tractor-trailer ran wild along
South Main street in the residence
section last Thursday afternoon after
the driver lost control of the vehicle
when it struck a bump in the Dixie
highway pavement at the south corp
oration limits of the village.
Careening onto the sidewalk and
thru lawns, the truck clipped off a
catalpa tree, part of cherry tree and
knocked down a boulevard light
standard before the driver brought it
to halt.
Northbound when it struck the bad
place in the pavement, the vehicle
went over the sidewalk at Beaver
street for a distance of some $50
feet, tearing up the lawn at the Mrs.
Lydia Lora property.
On the Lora lot the truck damaged
cherry tree, knocked down a large
catalpa tree and broke off boule-
ward light standard on the lawn strip.
There We're no pedestrians on the
walk at the time, and no one was
hurt. Perry Grimm, 27, Lodi, o.,
driver of the truck was uninjured and
the truck sustained only minor dam
age. The truck was owned by the
Motor Cargo lines, of Akron.
The bump in the pavement about
100 feet south of Beaver street had
been patched by the state highway
department a week earlier, but the
temporary repair job had gone bad
again. 1t was repaired a second time
on the morning following the mishap.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-24
Presbyterian Youth
Conference This Week

Presbyterian young people from
Lima and Toledo Presbyteries are
holding a Westminster Fellowship
summer conference on the Bluffton
college campus. Sessions began Mon
day night and will continue for one
week with 125 students and in
structors in attendance.
The conference is sponsored by the
Board of Christian Education of the
Presbyterian church in cooperation
with the boards of National and
Foreign Missions and the general
council. 1t is especially for senior
high school students.
The days schedule includes classes
with experienced leaders, relaxation
in stunts, singing, and sports of
various kinds with swimming at
Buckeye lake. The morning watch
and sunset services will be in charge
of camp director, Rev. Alfred Peter.
son, Toledo.
Other leaders on the campus arr
Rev. William r. Ferry, Sandusky
Rev. Alum o. Jones, Bellefontaine
Rev. George F. Mace, Perrysburg
Mrs. Charles A. Ward, Mrs. Car
Brumm, and Mrs. Alfred C. Peter
son, Toledo.
During the conference the regular
Bluffton college summer school class
es are meeting in the science hal
building.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-24
Carl J. Landes, Graduate Here
In 1880, Directs Overseas
Relief Program
Grains, Poultry, Dairy Products
and Other Foods Sought
From Northwest Ohio

Carl ]. Landes, who was gradu-
ated from Blutton college in 1880,
now serving as state director of
Christian Rural Overseas Relief
Program, this week announced plans
for Northwestern Ohio to fill a por-
tion of an Ohio food train for needy
families in Europe.
Landes outlined the plan at a
meeting with delegates of Henry,
Fulton, Defiance, Williams and Wood
counties held at Napoleon last Thurs
day night. A meeting of the Henry
county group will be held in Napol-
con this Thursday night.
Landes has been directing overseas
relief activities of the group since
early last spring.
HANDLE FARM DONATIONS
Chief purpose of the CROP is to
handle gifts from farmers including
grains poultry, dairy products, raw
wool and other produce for shipment
to needy families overseas.
Distribution overseas and much of
the collection of donations in Ohio
will be handled through church
channels, Landes said.
After his graduation from Bluff
ton college, Landes served as pastor
of the First Mennonite church in
Philadelphia, later was pastor of
Methodist church in Merom, Ind,
and also held pastorate in Colo
rado. For time he was connected
with the Fellowship of Reconcila-
ton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-24
SUinanaing Program,
Here Next Wednesday

A program of movie shorts tied
in with this summers swimming pro-
gram at Buckeye lake will be shown
in the high school auditorium at 8
p. m. Wednesday night of next week.
On the program will be three
movies: Heads Up Oars and
Paddles and Learn to Swim"
Adults and children are invited.
Arrangements for the local show
ing were made through John Romey,
a Blutfton native, who heads up Al
len county's Red Cross life saving
program.
Swimming and life saving classes
will be started at the Buckeye pool
on July 6, it was announced this
week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-24

Rev. James G. Nett, 55, pastor of
st. Marys Catholic church in Bluff
ton, and who observed the silver an
niversary of his ordination in a
jubilee mass here last February 18,
died at 8:15 p. m. last Thursday in
Lima st. Rita's hospital.
Rev. Nett had been seriously i'll
for several months, and had relin-
quished his duties as pastor of the
church here and as resident chaplain
of St. Rita's hospital.
Solemn pontifical mass was held
in Lima st. Rose church Monday
morning for Rev. Nett, with Rev.
Karl J. Alter, bishop of Toledo, Off
ciating.
Rev. Carl Reineck served as dea-
con, with Rev. Richard Gabel, sub
deacon. Deacons of honor were Rev.
Albert A. Fate and Rev. James Cot
ter.
Msgr. Robert Maher, director of
Catholic hospitals in the diocese, and
who formerly served here as pastor
of ST. Mary's church, delivered the
sermon. Burial was in st. Johns
cemetery, Delphos.
Born June IA, 1898, in Cologne,
Germany, Rev. Nett served as an
officer in the German and Turkish
armies in the first world war. For
about one and one-half years he was
a prisoner in a war camp in Egypt
Returning to Germany following
the close of the war, he continued
his theological studies, and was or
dained to the priesthood on Feb. 2
1923, in the Cathedral of Cologne.
Because of Nazi party persecu,
tions, Rev. Nett fled to Holland
where through arrangements of q
Catholic bishop he came to the
United States in May, 1887.
His first assignment in this eoun
try was as assistant pastor of st
Johns church in Delphos, and in 194(
he became assistant pastor of {
church in Tiffin, and later in Nor
walk. In 1943 he became an Amer
lean citizen.
On March 15,s 1945, Rev. Nett was
made chaplain at St. Rita's hospital
and pastor of St. Mary's churcl
here.
Survivors include his father, tw'
sisters and a brother, all in Ger
many.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-24

gigantic fireworks display.
For weeks preceding the holiday,
show windows were piled high with
fire crackers, sky rockets, roman
candles, torpedoes, pin wheels and
sparklers, and kiddies husbanded
their pennies to assure a goodly
supply for the holiday.
In some parts of the business sec
ton on the Fourth the youngsters
would concentrate their explosive de-
vices to the extent that it was
scarcely safe for pedestrians to walk
down thakssion Of the street.
Stringent laws prohibiting the
saleeer.-discharge OF fireworks have
wrought vast changes in the picture
and the hectic celebration of that
era now live on only in the memor,
of the older folks.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-24
Here From California
For Summer Season

John Kirk Ferguson of Riverside,
Calf, arrived by bus last Thurs
day evening to spend the summer
vacation with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Rauenbuhler of North
Main street.
His brother, Dean Ferguson was
graduated June 10 from Riverside
high school, being one of 10 with
high scholastic honors in a
class of 600. He will enter Wood
bury Business college in September
to study foreign trades and public
accounting. The Ferguson family
formerly resided here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-24
Youth For Christ
Rally On Saturday

Ken Cummings, regional representa-
tive of Youth for Christ Information
al will be the speaker at the Bluff
ton Pandora Youth for Christ rally
at the Bluffton high school auditor
ium Saturday night at s o'clock.
Cummings is a former member of
the America Back to God quartet
which broadcast weekly from WJR,
Detroit, on a coast-to-coast network.
Since then he has directed youth
groups in Ohio and Michigan.
He will be assisted in the program
by Mrs, Cummings, chalk talk artist
sketching with colored chalk which
is enhanced with colored lights.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-24
TUO From BluftOn
Get Scout AUards

Richard Patterson, Troop Sc, Bluff
ton, received a Life Scout award,
and Patterson and David Bixel were
awarded merit badges at an Allen
County Boy Scout court of honor
held in Lima last Thursday night.
John Romey, native of Bluffton,
now an attorney in Lima and chair
man of the advancement committee
of the Shawnee Area council, was
one of the scout executives partici-
pating in the court of honor.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-24
Board Hires Teacher
For Grade School

Miss Genevieve Beagle of Mt. Cory
has been hired as an instructor in
the Bluffton grade school for the
coming year, it was announced the
first of the week. She is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Bessie Beagle and taught
last year in the Mt. Cory schools.
The board of education announced
this spring that two additional
teachers would be hired for the
grade school for the coming year
because of increased enrolment. No
action has been announced relative
to hiring of the second teacher.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-24
Assistant Counsellor
At 7. III. Summer Camp

Richard Lenhart, son of Rev. and
Mrs. A. S. Lenhart of the Rawson
Methodist church has accepted a po-
sition as assistant counsellor of the
summer camp operated by the Ft.
Wayne Y. NJ. c. A. near that city.
He left Monday morning to assume
his camp duties and will remain
there until the last of August
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-24
Village Gets 1868
From, Cigdret Tax

Bluffton this week received $363.81
in the distribution of 1948 cigaret
taxes, with Richland township re-
ceiving $18.56. Beaverdam's share
of the distribution was S130.48; La
fayette received S74.99 and Jackson
township, $44.29.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-24
MOVES TO FINDLAY

Gerald Clever and family have va
Gated the Deppler property at South
Main and Poplar streets and moved
to Findlay where they have bought
a house. Clever is employed by the
Central Ohio light & Power CO.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-24
To Collect County
Tax Here July 81

The Allen county treasurer viii be
at the Citizens National bank in
Bluffton, Tuesday and Wednesday,
July and to collect real estate.
taxes for the last half of t947.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-24
New House

A new house is being built by
Mrs. Elsie Buckland on North Thur
man street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-24

One way to control imitation: "Too
high, no buy, goodbye"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-24
SUMMER OUTLOOK
IS GOOD FOR FARM
CROPS IN DISTRICT
Farmers View Prospects Rang
ing from Average TO Good,
Survey Shows
Wheat Stand Turning; Rains
and Humid Weather Spur
Corn Growth

Official arrival Of summer season,
Monday, found farm crops general
ly promising in the Bluffton area
with farmers in ff-the-record fore
casts estimating prospects from
average to good.
A survey by the Button News
found the farmers cautious as ever
about going out on limb for a
long range prediction and qualifying
their opinions with numerous condi-
tions. However, the net result of
the survey appeared about as fol-
lows:
Wheat-Average crop. Overall
yield in the area about 25 bushels
per acre. Heads filing well and
straw will be heavy.
Corn--Outlook good with
favorable weather should aver
age knee high By Fourth of
July.
Oats-CooI spring up to this
time may see better than aver
age yield.
Hay-Bumper crop.
Combine Wheat Crop
BY far the greater portion of
wheat in the BIufFton district will
be combined, farmers said. Some
declared they knew Of no instance
where binders viii be used.
Shortage of harvest hands has
been one of the leading factors in
spending the change from binder to
combine, the latter method cutting
and threshing the crop in one opera
tion and eliminating much of the
labor formerly required.
However wheat processed by
combine Is harvested at more
mature stage which usually delays
cutting from 10 days to two weeks
beyond the time when it is ready
for harvesting by binder. Because
of this there will be little if any
wheat cut by the Fourth of July,
farmers said. Peak of the wheat
harvest is expected about the middle
of next month.
Weather Spurs Corn
Rains Tuesday, followed by warm
humid weather have greatly en-
hanced prospects for corn which
previously was making only fair
progress. With an even break in
the weather, possibilities for the
crop are rated average to good.
Quality of oats is expected to be
considerably better than usual, due
to favorable growing conditions this
spring. Although acreage is not ex-
tensive, yields should be good and
prove a valuable supplement to feed
crops.
Hay which has proved an erratic
crop in recent years with wide
swings from poor to good, is proving
out well this year. Mixed hay is
now being cut in the area with
farmers reporting yields good to
Milford chronicle., 1948-11-26

Club, in Masonic Temple last
Thursday night. They gave a sum-
mary of archaeological findings as a
result OF the excavations made at the
Townsend site, near Lewes, where
many valuable relics have been IN
covered making a great contribu-
tiOn to the history of early tribal
life in lower Delaware. A display of
some of the articles was provided
by the speakers. Crawford b. Bail
ey was in charge of the program
and William T. Hobbs, of George
town, was also a guest.
1t. Gg) William A. Faucet, USN,
and Ensign Paul Hartley, USN.
flew up from the Naval Training Air
Base at Corpus Christi, Texas, and
spent last weekend with Mr.. Fau-
cett's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Ray
mOnd Faucet, who also had their
sOn~in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Randall LarrimOre, and Randy.
Jr., of SeafOrd, as weekend guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Smith and
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wyatt were in
Philadelphia last weekend.
Miss Barbara Brittingham and
Miss Pat Burton, who are students
at GOldey College, Wilmington.
spent several days recently in
Georgetown, as guests of Miss Jean
Smith.
DR.. and Mrs. Preston E. West at
tended a dinner meeting of the
American Academy of OptOmetry in
Baltimore this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. South of
Princeton, N. j., have been recent
guests of Mr.. SOuth's daughter, Mrs.
James M. Tunnel, Jr., and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick P. Whit
ney entertained a group of friends
following the football game last Fri
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert H. Mullins
Milford chronicle., 1948-11-26
MILFORD CHRONICLE MILFORD FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2s 1913

NAL affair, with dance music to be
furnished by a well-known band,
and will be held from ten till three
o'clock, with an hour of intermis-
sion from twelve to one o'clock.
James B. Hayman heads the group
as president this year and other Off
icers are Hugh p Smith, Vice-pres-
ident; John +. Purnell, secretary
and Raymond Martin, treasurer.
Committee for the dance include
Decorations, John HOugh, chair
man, James Baxter and Walter
Smith; Orchestra, James S. Le-
Gates, aided by George Barr and
Chris Mack. The Membership COM
mittee is headed by Melvin Hearn,
who is assisted by Douglas LOf1and,
James F. Walls, Harry Smith, Rob
ert Mustard, Hugh P. Smith, John
D. HOugh, Andrew Burks, Roland
StOeckel, Wendall D. Travis, Chas.
Workman, Sherman Hudson, Benton
Carlisle and Irwin R. Murray. Ad-
Yertising is in charge of Russell G.
Porter and J. Roland StOeckel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Dennis have.
announced the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Leslie Jean Dennis,
to Mr.. Nelson Daisey, of MillsbOro.
Following a short honeymoon the
young couple will reside in George
town.
Mrs. Mary E. Warren and Mr.. l.
Webster Warren, both of Glendale,
were quietly married at the brides
home on Saturday evening, October
3Oth, at 6 O'Clock. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. James
O'Neal, pastor of Glendale Metho-
dist Church.
Charles H. Marsh, president Of
the Georgetown Volunteer Fire Co.,
has announced prize winners in the
Fire Prevention Essay Contest held
in the local School. Firt prize of
$500 was awarded to Grace War
r1ngtOn, seventh grade pupil and
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. f. 'Thad-
deus Warrington. In second place
winning the $500 award, was Doris
Tyndall, a fifth grade pupil and in
third place Frank Calhoun, an
eighth grade pupil, who was award
ed $500. Honorable mention was
Milford chronicle., 1948-11-26

place was the Angola Grange quar-
tette-Mrs. Mildred Robinson, Elena
LOuhoff, Virginia Veasey and DON
ellie N. Jones.
! Mrs. Clarence Jester, of Milford,
Lecturer Of Pomona Grange, of Sus-
/ sex County, was In charge of the
program, which also included a
! black-face skit, by members of the
Broad Creek Grange; a humorous
reading by Mrs. Lee Wright, COlum-
bla Grange; a Pantomine in Indian
costume by Mrs. Charles Grove,
Milford Grange; reading by Mrs.
Sherman Cooper, Columbia Grange
and the singing of spirituals by a
trio from COOlspring, James, Everett
and Ernest Hopkins.
Judges Of the Musical contest
were Roger Keagle, Instructor of
Band Music of the Georgetown
Schools and Mrs. A. c. Davidson,
music teacher, of Milford. The
awards were presented by F. Thad-
deus Warrington of here, Lecturer
Of the Delaware State Grange. The
program concluded with "The End
Of Perfect Evening" by little Miss
Rosemary Warrington. The HOspi-
tally Committee of Midland Grange
Mrs. Irene Warrington, Mrs. Le-
lah Holloway, Mrs. Ida Tyndall,
Mrs. Charity Massey, Jacob Rogers
and Roy Swain, served refresh
ments
The 318th AAA Gun Bn (MObile)
held a meeting recently in ORC
Headquarters in Georgetown, with
Lt.-COl. Gilbert c. COsden, Com
manding Officer, presiding.
Major Armel Long, CARES, of
MillsborO, lectured on Duties and
Functions of AAA Gun Battalion
Staffs." At the conclusion Of the lee
tVre, two Army films-"U. S. Army
Officer Schools" and Lest We For
get," were exhibited.
Reservists from all sections 70
Sussex County attended the meeting.
Mrs. Granville H. Lambden, To-
cal leader Of the COkesbury All
Club, has been chosen to represent
the local leaders of Delaware at the
National All Club Congress to be
held in Chicago November q to De-
cember 1, according to an announce
ment made by Samuel Gwinn,
County All Agent. She has been a
All leader for 18 years and has one
of the oldest Clubs in the county,
which has been active in all phases
of All work in the community,
county and state. Several members
have won outstanding awards for
project work under her guidance
over a period of years and all eli
gible boys and girls of her cOmmun-
ity are enrolled as active members
of the COkesbury All Club.
The annual Christmas dance Of
the Georgetown CotilliOn Club will
be held on Wednesday evening, De-
Cember 20, in the auditorium of the
local high school. 1t will be a for
Milford chronicle., 1948-11-26

made of Jane Muir, a seventh grade
pupil. The checks for the awards
will be presented to the winning
contestants at a later date, during
school assembly. Over fifty entries
were submitted in the school. Mem
bers of the committee of local fire
men who judged the essays were
Caleb NJ. Wright, chairman; EIwood
HOlsOn, Charles Marsh and James
Owen.
Samuel Gwinn, All Club Agent
for Sussex County, was guest speak
er at the Georgetown KiWanis CIuh
here, last night. Mr.. Gwinn cited
briefly the history of the All Club
organization, the program in pro-
gress for instruction and aid to Ru-
raj Youth and the activities and ac-
cOmplishments of 4-H'ers in the
County and State. Visiting Kiwan-
ians were S. RFarrand Howell of
the Parisfkany Club, Troy Hills, N.
j., and Oliver R. Hawley, of the Will
mingtOn Club.
The program chairman, William
Lambden, introduced the speakers.
Walter Smith outlined Chamber
of Commerce plans for entertain
ment of children of the community
and the local Club voted a cOntribu-
tiOn of $25.00 to the fund.
Earl Rust, vice-president, presid-
ed in the absence of Harry S. Smith.
The invocation was given by Ar
thur Kapp and group singing led
by Edward Serman, with Betty
Frances Petit at the piano. The
door prize TO rthe evening was won
by Robert Wyatt.
Kenneth D. Givan, of Lewes, pres
ldent of the Sussex County ArchaeO-
logical Society and H. George Om-
wake, Sup't. of Lewes Schools, were
speakers at the regular meeting of
the Georgetown-MillsbOrO Rotary
Milford chronicle., 1948-11-26

have been entertaining a group of
friends from DreXel Hill, Pa.
Mrs. Byron Pepper spent last
weekend with her daughter, MIS-.
Ernest Smith and family at Kenton.
Caleb NJ. Wright has purchased
the Oscar Pepper farm and home
stead on S. Bedford Street, extend
ed and plans to erect a new home
there in the spring.
Miss Mary Louise King, a senior
at Penn Hall, Chambersburg, Pa.
spent the weekend with friends at
Newark and with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. Rodney King, in
Georgetown. Mr.. and Mrs. King
have moved into their home on w.
Market Street, recently purchased
from Mrs. Elijah Ryan.
Dr. Elizabeth Phillips and John
Truitt' Purnell attended the Penn
Army football game at Franklin
Field last Saturday week.
Mrs. Lloyd StOeckel entertained
the members of her bridge club. on
Milford chronicle., 1948-11-26
GEORGETOWN


Georgetown will join the growing
number of towns in Sussex County
installing parking meters in the
business district. The final decision
and the selection Of the type Of me-
ters best suited to the needs of the
town were made at a meeting OF
.he Council last Monday evening.
4he meters will be placed on Mar
ket Street from Railroad Avenue to
The Circle and will be the latest in
the field, the ten penny, two nickels
or a dime controlled, with each
penny inserted emitting the motor
ist to a twelve minute period. In
addition to a penny the new meters
will take a combination Of pennies
and a nickel for any part of desir-
ed two hour limit, or the whole two
hour limit for a dime. The tWO-hOur
parking limit has the backing of the
merchants Of the town, who believe
the improved parking facilities will
facilitate shopping.
The Town Council has announced
the completion of a $6,000.0O street
resurfacing program and improve
ment to lighting facilities. Along
with reaFrangement of the present
lights, installation of additional
ones has been authorized and will
be placed in the near future. The
need for additional stop signs in
several sections of the town has
been under consideration. Some new
ones have been placed and others
Will follows.
One Of the EOst recent improve
ments has been the installation of
the telephone call signal for the
town police officers. An amber blink
er light has been placed in the mid
die Of the Market and Race Street
intersection and operates when resi-
dents call the police. A telephone
has been installed in the recently
erected police booth at the corner
Of the same intersection and COOP.
GRAFTON in the tWO-way phone sys-
tenn used by the town police mas
been afforded by the State Police
under the direction of Capt. Clar-
eAlCe n. LynCh, IN cnarge or the 10
local station.
The Musical Contest for Sussex
County Grange organizations was
held last Thursday night in Grange
Hall, Georgetown. The quartette
from Milford Grange, composed of
Mrs. Claudia Beswick, Miss Helen
Beswick, Douglas, FRY and William
Michel, won first place and will
represent Sussex County in the
state contest to be held in cOnnec-
ton with the two-day annual State
Grange meeting in Lewes on De-
cember 7th and Sth. In second place
was quartette from Midland
Grange, Georgetown - Mrs. Oleta
Smith, Mrs. Leta Short, Earl Hast
ings and Elmer Talbert; and in Srd