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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
Tale Of Two Towns

All forenoon the 507 Piketonians
on the east bank of the Ohio and
Erie Canal prinned gleefully and
gloated at the discontinue of
Waverly, all around them but mostly
on the other side of the ditch-wait-
ing for the water. And from sun
up till noon the ditch was dry
That was 113 years ago-Waver-
ly's big celebration of the opening
of the canal but had any of these
residents of Piketon remained alive
until today the memory of these six
arid hours still would have been a
pleasant one. Five hundred and
seven was Piketon's population then
and that day all of them were over
at Waverly, just four miles to the
north.
Piketon then was the county seat
of Pike County-an honor which
Waverly coveted and finally got.
Actually, from the beginning Wav~
erly got about everything that Pike
con wanted and Piketon wanted
everything that Waverly got.
1t should have been Piketon's
canal. 1t had been surveyed to go
right through Piketon instead of
Waverly. And Piketon's general
store keeper, Robert Lucas had been
elected to the House of Representa-
tives-in fact he was speaker of the
House and at that moment was run
ming against Duncan Macarthur, in
cumbent, for the governorship. Lucas
was a Democrat and Macarthur
Whig.
CANAL ROUTE CHANGED
However, Piketon overlooked the
fact that Lucas owned lot of land
around Waverly and Jasper, a few
miles south of it. So when the canal
was dug it jiggled off at an angle
to pass through Waverly, Jasper and
Lucas land and left Piketon high
and dry.
That September 6, 1884, was a
gala day in Waverly. Great tables
were spread for outdoor dinners /;
bands had been brought in; Waver-
ly's four stores and two churches
were decorated with bunting; every
body in the neighborhood had con-
gregated and both Lucas and Nc
Arthur were there to make speeches
Lucas to the Democrats and Nc
Arthur to the Wings.
But the water did not come and
on its arrival the festivities hinged
Water had been turned into tht
canal that morning as per schedule
but for long stretches through thu
Pee Pee Valley, between Waverls
and Chillicothe, the canal bed wa
gravelly and the water seeped thru
before it passed such spots No
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Bauman,
Bluffton, a boy, Blaine Elwood,
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cornely, Ben
ton Ridge, a girl, Patricia Jane,
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Howell, Mt
Cory, boy, Ronald Eugene, Friday
Mr.. and Mrs George Lighthill, Ar
lington, a girl, Jean Marie, satur'
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davis, Co
lumbus Grove, a girl, Barbara Lou
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Bridges, Lima
a boy. Wednesday morning.
u
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Bernard
Carey, a boy, Thomas Gregory, bor1
June Is at Findlay hospital. Mrs
Bernard is the former Marcell
Steiner of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
AIR SHOW, RODEO
DOUBLE-FEATURE
PROGRAM MONDAY
Elaborate Holiday Celebration
Monday VIII Attract
Many Here
Air Show Marks Airport Dedi.
cation; 12-Event Rode0
In Evening

An afternoon air show In connec-
ton with dedication of the Bluffton
airport and a gala nighttime rodec
under the fioodlights at Harmon field
will mark Buttons double-feature
independence Day program next
Monday.
In addition to the two Monday at
fractions, a gigantic pre-rodeo pa
rade, replete with floats, horsemen
and many other features, will be
held in the downtown district on
Saturday night as the initial event
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
BLUFFTON PLANS
BUSY FOURTH OF
JULY CELEBRATION
Air Show And Rodeo Will Mark
Official Observance Of
Holiday Monday
Business Generally Will Be
Suspended; No Deliveries
/ Of Mail Here

Offering two organized holiday at
fractions in addition to the towns
usual assortment of holiday recrea-
tional facilities, Buttons Independ-
ence Day observance next Monday
will be one of the most elaborate in
the history of the community.
Two of the major features on
the days program will be the air
show held in connection with dedica-
tion of Buttons airport in the
afternoon, followed by a gala rodeo
in the evening, featuring some of the
best horsemen from Northwestern
Ohio
The swimming pool at Buckeye
lake, Harmon field and local picnic
spots will be popular places for
family gatherings, weather permit
ting, over the holiday weekend. In
addition, many local residents will
be out of town for vacations during
the week.
Business generally will be closed
for the holiday observance on Mon
day, altho the Fourth of July falls
on Sunday this year. There will be
no delivery of mail on town or rural
routes
The Triplett Electrical Instrument
Co. and the Boss Glove factory, two
major industrial plants, will suspend
operations for vacation periods be-
ginning Friday night, and a num-
Der of other local business places
will be closed for the coming week.
Farmers generally will take little
time off for the holiday continuing
work in fields, if weather permits,
because Of press of seasonal farm
work.
AS for nearly the past decade,
Buttons Fourth of July observ-
ance will be without frecrackers,
continuing a transformation to the
s'safe and sane" variety that started
in 1910 when a municipal ordinance
was passed prohibiting the discharge
of fireworks within the corporation
limits. The same regulation was
continued in 1941, and the following
year a state law was adopted with
provisions similar to those incorpor-
ated in Bluffton's code.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
Last Rites Held
For Vim. Kincdid

Funeral services were held last
Sunday afternoon for William Henry
Kincaid, SO, retired railroad section
hand, who died at 1916 a. m. on the
preceding Friday in Bluffton Com
munity hospital after an illness of
three years.
Mr.. Kincaid had been an employe
of the A. C. & Y. railroad before
quitting to be on the Nickel Plate
railroad section crew out of this
place
In addition to his widow, Maude,
of Route ! Bluffton, he is survived
by a brother, Thomas Kincaid, of
San Diego, Calf.
Funeral services were held in the
Basinger funeral home, with Rev. r.
Welch, pastor of the First Mission
ary church, of which Mr.. Kincaid
was a member, officiating. Burial
was in Maple Grove cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
SJUin1n,ing Films To
Be ShOUn Wednesday

Two moving picture shorts will be
shown at 8 p. m. Wednesday in the
Bluffton High school auditorium by
the Allen county chapter of the
American Red Cross, in connection
with the local community's swimming
program for this summer. =
Preceding the movies, a short talk
will be given by Everett E. Ballard,
water safety instructor and CONAN
ager of Buckeye swimming pool,
whose subject will be Swimming Is
Serious Fun"
The movies are well-produced films
packed with entertainment and in
struction in water safety and life
saving methods.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
Resigns Position
In FindLdy School

Paul Hochstttler, formerly of
Bluffton who for q years was in
structor in history and social science
in Findlay high school has resigned
his position to take over management
of the J. c Hochstettler Coal COM
pany of that place of which he is
proprietor.
Hochstettler was formerly grade
principal in the Bluffton schools and
later served as principal and super
intendent of the Wayland, Iowa,
schools and also taught in Elyria.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
SpOrtsn,en, Triplett
Mines Play This Week

Following two games this week.
Eer-city softball play at Harmon
lid will taper off until the week of
,lv ~ when Triplett and Sports
,en teams will resume competition
& This weeks tilts will match the
snortsmen against Pandora on the
local field this Thursday night, fol-
lowed by contest between Triplett
and Fostoria Moose on Friday night
In the past week, the Sportsmen
lost to Findlay Cooper Tires by q
score of s to /, with Ken Bracy the
losing hurler.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
CORN HERE WILL
BE ABOVE KNEE
HIGH BY FOURTH
Hot, Humid Weather And Inter-
mittent Showers Bring Phe-
n0menal Growth
Corn Crop Prospects To Date
Are Best In Many Years,
Farmers Say

Practically all corn in the Bluffton
area will be more than the tradi-
tional mee-high stage by the Fourth
Of July, and with humid weather
and almost continuous rainfall of
the last 10 days giving the crop
plenty of moisture prospects are the
best in many years.
Phenomenal growth of corn in the
last week is the result of unusually
favorable weather, and with a good
supply of moisture in the ground
farmers see every prospect of the
crop continuing to shoot upward.
Traditionally corn should be knee
high by the Fourth Of July if the
country is to have a good harvest,
and most fields will be we'll beyond
that stage before the holiday ar
rives this year.
Previous to the last 10 days, corn,
altho seeded early, had barely made
average progress, due to several
weeks Of warm days offset by cool
nights. Weather of last week, how
ever, hot days with intermittent
showers, is described as ideal for
corn.
The Bluffton areas corn acreage
will be about average this season.
In the meantime, wheat is turning
rapidly thruout the district, Except
for a few scattered operations
where binders are used, however,
most wheat cutting will be delayed
until after the Fourth. with harvest
ing expected to reach a peak by
mid-July.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
BLuftOn Pastor On
Committee Of Synod

Rev. V. C. Oppermann, pastor of
St. Johns and EmmanuePs Reformed
churches here was named Tuesday
as a member of the Northwest Ohio
Synod's special committee on min
isters' salaries. Appointment was
made by DR.. H. L. V. Shinn, synod
president.
The committee has been instructed
by the synod to make an exhaustive
study of the matter of pastors sal
aries and report to the synod next
May, having in mind minimum of
$4,000 plus parsonage.
This committee also has been en-
powered to act upon findings in ap-
preaching congregations.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
With The Sick

Condition of Harl P. Mann who
underwent an operation at Bluffton
hospital is reported good.
Mrs. Wilbur Niswander of South
jackson street is a patient in Bluff
ton hospital with heart ailment.
Mrs. Francis Basinger is improv-
ing at her home on South Lawn
avenue following a fall in which she
fractured her upper left arm.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
Fl. s. Seniors VielU
Glass Trip MOUies

Bluffton High schools graduating
class of this year brought its seho-
lastic activity to close last Friday
night at special program for mem
bers, friends and relatives in the
high school building.
Motion pictures of Washington,
d. c., visited by the class following
graduation were the feature at
traction, shown by Dwight spayth,
class advisor. Refreshments were
served.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01

The Boss Glove factory, closed for
vacation this week will resume oper-
ations next Tuesday morning it is
announced by the manager, Chas.
Lloyd. Of the plants so employees,
those with one to five years service
will be paid for one weeks vacation
and those over five years for two
weeks. A new wage scale provid-
ing for an eight per cent increase
will go into effect next Tuesday,
Lloyd said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
BiuftOn Race DriUer
Is Injured At CeLind

Mark Jimmy" Garmatter, midget
race driver and son of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Garmatter, suffered body
bruises Sunday afternoon in the fea-
ture race at the Mercer county fair
grounds, Celina, when his car went
off the track and overturned.
He was removed to Otis hospital
in Celina for examination and x-ray
and later removed to Lima for
treatment. He races under the name
of Jimmy Garmatter.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
Three Bids For
Light Plant Pump

Three bids have been received by
the board of public affairs for a
5000 gpm centrifugal pump to be
added to municipal plant equipment.
No contract has been let, pending
further study of the three proposals.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
FAMILY MOVES HERE

Clarence Brunn, operator of the
A to meat market has moved his
family from Lima into the former
Mrs. Lydia Ewing property on
South Lawn avenue which he pur-
chased from the Ewing estate.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
ESTATE VALUE $11,50O

Estimated valuation of $11,500
has been set on the personal proper
ty in the estate of Mrs. Sarah
Geiger, late of Bluffton. Letters of
administration have been issued to
w. o. Geiger, of Bluffton, a son.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01

Sixteenth annual reunion of the
Christian Stettler family will be
held at Richland Grange hall, Sun
day with picnic dinner at / o'clock.
Pres, Russell Criser; Sec, Florence
Smith. II
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
CUSTODIANS RE-HIRED

Wade Bechtol, Paul Clark and
Harry Gratz were re-hired as
custodians of the high school and
Levi Gable as grade school custodian
at meeting of the board Of educa-
tion, Friday night.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
AT CELINA CAMP

Nancy Wells, Richard Patterson
and Bruce Hauenstein, together
with Rev. E. N. Bigelow are attend
ing the Presbyterian junior high
camp on Lake St. Marys near Celina
this week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
SUGAR SHOOT

A sugar shoot will be held Sun
day afternoon at the Gossard filling
station north of Bluffton on the
Dixie highway, it is announced by
the Bluffton Gun club. -..
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
Congregational Youth
Conference Is Here

Sixty young people from Congre-
gational churches of Northwestern
Ohio are holding a youth conference
at Bluffton college this week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
BUSINESS MEN TO MEET

A meeting of the Bluffton Bust
ness Mems association will be held
in the town council room this We'd
nesday night at 1880 o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
ATTEND INSTITUTE

Carol Carmack and Paul Cramer
are attending the Methodist inter
mediate institute at camp near
| Sabina this week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01

The Christian Gratz family
reunion scheduled for July IL
at Pandora has been cancelled,
1t was announced by officers of
the reunion, following a ban by
Putnam county health authori-
ties on public gatherings because
of the polio outbreak.
Pandora -Bluffton Youth for
Christ picnic scheduled for Mon
day has been postponed in
definitely at the request of
Putnam county health authorities
because of the polio situation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01

First, second and third cash
prizes will be awarded for the
best float or other entry In the
parade Saturday night.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
Teen-Age DepredatiOns With Air
Guns Under Fire At Council Session
sT HARRY =, HALh

EDITORS NoTE-This is one
Of a series of articles to appear
IN the BIufton NeaOs dealing
With early Ohio history. Others
will appear in forthcoming
issues.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-07-01
Four Cases From Adjoining
Putnam County, One From
Lima Reported So Far
One GilbOa Boy Dies; All Cases
Are Children From Ages
Three To Nine

Allen county health authorities
this week were keeping a sharp
lookout for the spread of polio lin
fantile paralysis) following an out
break of the disease in adjoining
Putnam county and one case in
Lima.
Four cases have been reported in
Putnam county, two from Gilboa and
two from Ottawa, following which
the Allen county case was isolated
last Thursday night. All are child
Evening star., 1948-02-07
council meeting on Monday eve

council meeting on Monday eve
ming.
Hubbard Quantrille will teach the
Timothy Glass of Ninth Street
Christian Church. A business meet
ing will be held Monday at 8 pm.
The Trinity Mems Glass of Trim
ity Methodist Church will have
Frank Kimmel as guest speaker.
The pinkharn Bible Glass of Ma
tional Baptist Memorial Church
will hold a business meeting
Wednesday evening.
Miss Barbara Campbell, delegate
from Epworth Methodist Church to
the Methodist Youth Conference at
Cleveland, will speak to the Hum
mer Memorial Class. Mrs. James
A. Dudley will teach the j. o. Y.
Glass.
The James D. Buhrer Bible Glass
of First Evangelical and Reformed
Church elected Benjamin r. Foley.
president; Richard Herberger, vice
president; Frederick Kull. secretary,
and Rudolph Bakersmith, treasurer.
The Rev. r. Nelson Schlegel is
teacher.
The Homebuilders Glass of Ma
tional City Christian Church Sc
lected as members of the Executive
Committee Earl M. Haddox, Mrs.
L. A. Jackson. Leo Tooley, Frank
Whitmore, Mrs. Blair e. Henderson,
Brook L, Haines and F. K. Van
Zandt. Col. Norman B. Ames will
teach the lesson.
Miss Elsie Green will teach the
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Community Services
Planned for Lent
On Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill community lenten
services will be held each weekday
from 1910 to 1890 in the Church
of the Reformation.
This Commute period Of wor-
ship and meditation will include
special music and a 10-rninute ad-
dress, given by representatives of
the various Protestant denomina-
tions.
The address on Ash Wednesday
will be given by DR.. oscar F. Black
welder. On Thursday and Friday
the speaker will be Rev. Robert j.
Plumb, rector of st. Marks Epis-
copal Church.
Other speakers announced for
the next two weeks include DR.. Ed
ward H. Pruden of the First Bap-
tist Church, DR.. Daniel w. Justice
of Trinity Methodist, the Rev
James c. Fahl of Metropolitan
Presbyterian, DR.. Ralph D. Smith
district superintendent of the Meth
odist Church; DR.. Warren D. Bow
man of the Church of the Breth-
rem, the Rev. Arnold r. Keller and
James G. Horn of the Church Of
the Reformation.
The general public Is invited.
Evening star., 1948-02-07

oyster supper will be held Saturday
at $50 pm.
J. Howard Ingram will teach the
Templemen's Bible Glass of Temple
Baptist Church.
The A. B. Pugh Glass of Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Church
will hold its annual banquet Mon
day at $50 pm. Miss Mary Ellen
Herring will give the devotional
message at the Susannah Wesley
Glass. Lisle L. Berkshire of the
United States Chamber Of COM
merce will be the guest speaker at
the Rustin Couples Glass. The
Graham Couples Glass will hold a
Evening star., 1948-02-07

Florence M. Brown Glass Of Cal
vary Baptist Church. The Burial
Glass will be taught by Mrs. Brooks
Hays.
The Anna May Wood Class OF
Waugh Methodist Church win hold
business meeting tomorrow at 8
pm. at the home of Miss Edith
Mcdonald. Miss Laura Lindley will
teach tomorrow.
The Stevenson Bible Glass of
Bethany Baptist Church will hold
a business meeting at the home of
Mrs. Anna Horn on Tuesday at
8:15 pm.
Howard NJ. Stackhouse. second
vice president of the Organized
Bible Glasses, will be the guest
speaker for the Harrison Bible
Glass.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
~ ,he Asseeio,sd Press

SYRACUSE, N. Y. Feb. 7.-Presi-
dent Lincoln, generally regarded as
mild hammered with an even dispo-
sition, had his caustic side, hith-
erto secret letter found hidden in
a safe deposit box in bank in
nearby Tully.
In the document, an acid, scolding
note written in the hand Of the
Civil War President to Senator
Samuel Clark Pomeroy Of Ohio, he
chides Senator Pomeroy's mood as
"'tormenting my life out Of me, and
nothing else"
Existence OF the letter, kept secret
for many years by the late Mrs.
John B. Cummings Of Tully, a great
grandniece Of Senator Pomeroy. was
disclosed when her safety deposit
box was opened by her attorney,
Cleveland J. Kenyon. Mrs. Cum
mings died January 8.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Round TubIe Speaker Named

The Sunday Morning Religious
Round Table at Catholic University
will inaugurate this years program
at 1880 am. tomorrow in Nc
Mahon Hall on the campus with
the Rev. Dr. William H. Russell, as
sociate professor of religious educa-
ton, speaking on "The Catholic
Church and the Dignity of Human
Personality" The meetings are
sponsored by the law school.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Harris to Address Forum

Frederick T. Harris, executive
secretary of the Movement for the
Economic Advancement of Colored
People, will address the Civic Ma
tional Forum at $3.50 pm. tomorrow
at 2226 Eleventh street NV. His
topic will be Segregated Schools. -
The public Is invited,
Evening star., 1948-02-07

hold q business
meeting Thurs
day evening at
the home Of
Mrs. Archie i e
Winfree.
B. Ralph Stau-
ber will speak to
the Clyde Kelly
Glass Of Chevy
Chase Presby-
terian Church.
The Box Bible
Glass will hold an
Executive Com
mittee meeting
Tuesday at 8
p.m, The annual
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Hitherto Secret Lincoln Letter
Chidinu Senator Is Revealed

Written on engraved stationery Of
the Executive Mansion, Washing
ton," and dated May IL, 1854. the
letter reads:
Hon. Senator Pomeroy
Sir
II did not doubt yesterday that
you denied to see me about the ap-
pointment Of Anenor In Kansas. I
wish you and Lane would make .
Evening star., 1948-02-07
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. A-1f


be added to the fund OF Ltncolniana,
Mr.. Kenyon revealed. He said IL
Is hoped that Lincolniana authori.
ties In Washington can ind an ins
depreciation Of the cryptic mood"
to which Lincoln referred.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Organized
Bible Glasses
By Dr.. Poee Mex. Etchison

The Mems Bible Class of Ed
brooke Methodist Church viii hold
a breakfast meeting tomorrow at 8
am. The Friendship Class will
Evening star., 1948-02-07

sincere effort to get out Of the mood
you are In. It does neither OF you
any good-it gives you the means
Of tormenting my life out Of me
and nothing else.
Yours,
"A. LINCOLN"
Photostat copies Of the original
letter have been made and will be
sent to the Library Of Congress to
Evening star., 1948-12-05

4 Chsssn.4 chefs fire their charcoal braziers and
] set up for business on busting street corners.
CharTing perfume of hot roasted nuts! Buy bag
warm to the fingertips, sweet to eat. Chestnuts
in the stores, domestic and imported; cook chest
nuts for Christmas. Hard to peel? Fiddlesticks!
Prick the nuts with fork; place in pan and into
hot oven (450'F) for 20 minutes, shaking twice
during heating Remove from oven and cool; then
comes the peeling. That tight inner skin comes
right off with the hull Neat as you please!
Evening star., 1948-12-05

q II It's = PURGE to accompany the holiday
4 chicken, turkey or game, cook the chestnuts
in stock rather than water, allowing three cups of
shelled and peeled nuts to four cups of broth When
soft, rub nuts through coarse sieve; return to the
broth, adding one-half teaspoon salt, a dash of
cayenne, sprinkle of black pepper, two cups of
heavy cream one-half teaspoon of ginger, the juice
of half lemon; blend and heat. Sprinkle with
parsley. Yield portions. So high in starch is the
chestnut it can replace the potato as a vegetable
Evening star., 1948-12-05
JOE ENCKxS

q This chestnut pudding came out of Italy:
j cook tender three cups of peeled nuts in boiling
water to cover. Drain well and press through
ricer. Add two tablespoons melted butter, one
fourth teaspoon salt; COOL Blend in one cup cream,
whipped and sweetened with two tablespoons sugar.
Add one-half teaspoon vanilla and one-half CUP
finely chopped preserved ginger. Chill Serve with
two half ladyfngers inserted into each portion.
point ends up Something else fill cavities of canned
pears with this rich fluffy stuff different dessert