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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24
CARA IN FEDERAL
PRISON WILL BE
PAR0LED, REPORT
Niolator of Peace-time Draft
Law Expected to be Out
December 6
Will be Connected with Dairy
Coop Near Detroit is
Present Plan

Larry Cara, former Bluffton' col
lege history instructor who is serv-
ing sentence in the federal peni-
tentiary at Milan, Mich, for viola
tion of the peace time draft law is
expected to be paroled December {,
it was learned here this week.
Cara was convicted in the Federal
District court at Toledo of advising
a student to refuse to register for
the draft and received an Is months
prison sentence.
Prisoners are eligible for parole
after serving one-third of their
sentence and Cara has served seven
months.
No Connection With Appeal
His parole has no connection with
his case which is now before the
Z. S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
at Cincinnati on which no decision
has been handed down.
Following his release on parole,
Cara expects to join his wife here.
Later the couple will go to Wyan-
dotte, Mich, a Detroit suburb where
he will be connected with dairy
coop. Future plans of the couple
disclosed their intention to go post
graduate work at the University of
Wisconsin.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24
Chalk Talk At Youth
For Christ Meeting

Rev. Ken Cummings, representative
for Youth For Christ international
in the Great Lakes Region, will be
the speaker at a Bluffton-Pandora
Youth For Christ rally at s p. m.
this Saturday in the Pandora High
school auditorium.
Rev. Cummings will report on in
ternational activities of the Youth
For Christ movement. Activity OF
the organization now is under way
in. 40 different countries.
In addition to speaking, Rev. Cum
ings will sing program of the old
gospel songs. As an added feature,
Wanda Cummings, chalk artist, will
give religious chalk talk. Colored
lighting and black lighting also will
be used in the art portion of the
program.
Arrangements for the program
were made under the direction OF
Karl Gierman, local Youth For
Christ director.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24
new OUTLET FOR
STORM SEWERS IS
BEING LAID HERE
New Lines VIII Serve Spring
Franklin and Vine Street
Sewer Network
Half of Work Completed On
Two-Block Program: Work
Win End I'm Next Week

Installation Of two blocks of new
storm sewers is underway in the
Spring street section at Franklin
and Vine streets by Roy Miller and
Son, Findlay sewer contractors,
successful bidders on the $1,963
project.
Excavation and laying of a new
1S-fnch concrete sewer main already
has been completed from Franklin
street to Little Riley creek, and
work has been started north on
Spring street by the Findlay con-
tractors.
Construction of the new sewer
outlet is aimed at helping to relieve
flood conditions over a 12-block area.
A total of $50 feet of new sewers
will be laid, and two manholes and
one headwall will be constructed.
Replace Outlet
As one part of the program the
existing outlet for the Franklin
street, Spring street and Vine street
sewers was replaced from Spring
street to Little Riley creek by lay
ing the new 18-inch sewer pipe
This is expected to help relieve
water congestion occasioned at the
point where Franklin and Spring
street sewers make a junction.
In addition to construction of the
new outlet, the sewer program calls
for laying of $50 feet of new sewer
on Spring street north from Frank
lin street, to intercept with the main
storm sewer coming down Vine
street toward the creek.
Larger sewer on Spring street will
help relieve water congestion backing
up in the Vine street sewer all the
way to Main street, and also effect
ing interceptors along the route.
New Sewers Needed
Eventually new sewers will be re-
quired all the way to Main street on
both Vine and Franklin streets, but
sufficient funds are not available to
complete the entire project this year.
Last year. the village constructed
two blocks of new sewer on Cherry
street from Mound street to Big
Riley creek, replacing one of the
Oldest sewers in the town.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Neiswander,
Pandora, a boy, Ronald Lee, last
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Crawford, OF
tawa, a boy, Allen Jay, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Frantz, Raw
son, boy, Danny Lee, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Troy Baughman,
Findlay, a girl, Sherry Lynn, Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Wilson,
Findlay, a girl, Diane Sue, Monday.
Mrs. Wilson is the former Laoma
Oberly of Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Grose, Findlay,
girl, Alona Ann, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis A. Lugibihl,
Bluffton, a girl, Tuesday. Mrs. Luigi
bihl is the former Lois Long.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fritchie, Jr.,
Hagerstown, Md, q girl, Diane Es-
telle, born Monday at Hagerstown
hospital. Mr.. Fritchie is formerly
of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24
ShOlU Former Local
Mans Film Here

A sound film "The Other Side of
the Fence" by DR.. William AL
brecht, head of the department of
soil of the University of Missouri,
will be shown in the First Mennon-
tie church this Wednesday night at
s o'clock.
The film points out relation be-
tween soil and foods and the dam
gers in exploiting the soil.
DR.. Albrecht, a Bluffton college
graduate is a nationally known au-
thority on soils and consultant on
soil improvement.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24
High School Is Voted Back Eaat0
Membership I'm Athletic League
Winter Finally Makes Belated
Debut AS Mercury Hits Is Here

November records were established
After reaching the low of 15 de-
grees early Tuesday morning, cold
weather continued throughout the
day and temperatures never climbed
above the freezing mark, nipping
the ears and noses of those who had
to go outside.
Most motorists were prepared for
the advent of winter with inclement
weather which came the latter part
of last week giving plenty Of advance
warning that a cold wave was on
the way.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24
Be Thankful-You'll Not Have
To Mix Oleo After December

Bluffton housewives together with
all others throughout the state will
have a special reason to be thank
full this year-manufacture and sale
of colored oleomargarine can start
in Ohio at 1901 A. M, December 8,
it was announced by Secretary of
State Charles F. Sweeney, Tuesday.
The announcement came after he
certified the official vote removing
the 62-year old ban and the state
canvassing board reviewed and APP
proved an official vote in the last
election.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24

With the thermometer falling
Tuesday morning to mark of Is
degrees, low for the season, win
ter's advance guard finally broke
the spell of unusually warm weather
which had prevailed all fall in the
Bluffton area.
Early winters first severe on
slaught represented by the cold
weather of this week followed by
only 10 days period of unusual
weather in which temperatures
scared to the high seventies and new
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24
Delivery Truck Wrecks
Front of Country Store
Bluffton Couple Wed
63 Years On Friday

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Geiger,
living south of Bluffton on the
Dixie highway will observe their
63rd wedding anniversary, Fri
day.
The couple were married at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Moser near Dalton, Wayne
county, parents of Mrs. Geiger.
Rev. Christian Sommer, pioneer
Mennonite pastor at that place
officiated.
They have the three children
living-a daughter, Miss Martha
Geiger at home and two sons
Allen of Orrville and Harry of
Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24
Firenaen Called As
Rear Porch Burns

Bluffton fire department was called
after the rear porch at the A. l..
Baumgartner residence on South
Main street was discovered on fire
Saturday morning just before noon.
The blaze is said to. have originated
from sparks in wastebasket on
the porch. Damage was estimated
at 5000, Chief Corson said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24
Richard LelUis Heads
Masonic Lodge Here

Richard C. Lewis has been elected
new master of Bluffton Masonic
lodge, and will be installed at a
meeting early in December.
Other new Masonic officers in
clude Kent Amstutz, senior warden !;
Robert Ewing, junior warden; Evan
Basinger, treasurer; Ralph Stearns,
secretary; Charles Steiner, senior
deacon; Carl Marshall, junior dea-
con; Oscar Wenger, tyler, and Ed
gar Cook, trustee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24
ShOU Film, Of Africa
Missionary ActiUity

Rev. and Mrs. Don Baker, re-
Gently returned missionaries from
Africa will give an illustrated talk
on their work in that country at
the Beaverdam Church of Christ,
Sunday night at 6 o'clock. Mrs. Bak-
er is the daughter of Walter Barber,
living west of Beaverdam.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24
Bible Conference
At Pandora Church

A Fall Bible Conference opening
next Tuesday at the Pandora St.
John Mennonite church will be ad-
dressed by Rev. H. P. Fast, pastor
of the Saron Mennonite church at
Orienta, Okla.
Services will be held beginning at
1880 p. m. every night except Sat-
urday through Thursday, Dec. A, in
the conference. Theme of the series
of Bible meetings will be Gods
Plan of Redemption"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24
With The Sick

Mrs. c. Fl. Smith, who has been
a patient in Harding Memorial SAN
itarium at Worthington has returned
to her home on Campus Drive.
Mrs. Emma Amstutz, surgical
patient at Bluffton hospital since
last Friday, was removed to her
home on the County line road, Mon
day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24
HIGH SCHOOL WILL
Open farm COURSE
FOR SERVICE men
Night Classes in Agriculture
Will Start on Monday
December )
Ralph Marshall, Formerly of
Rockport Named AS
Instructor

Night courses to provide training
in agriculture for ex-service men
will open in Blutfton high school
Monday, December 5, it was an
nounced this week by Supt. of
Schools Aaron B. Murray.
Murray said that provision is be-
ing made for a class of 20, and en-
rollment for more than half of that
number has already been received.
Other eligible applicants desiring to
take the course should contact the
high school office at once, he stated.
Ralph Marshall, formerly of Rock
port, will be instructor in the course.
Marshall, a graduate of the college
of agriculture of Ohio State uni
versity has been for several years
manager of large farm near Done
rail, Kentucky.
MOVING TO RoCKPoRT
He is in Columbus this week con-
ferring with agricultural authorities
in regard to opening the course here.
He and his family will move early
next month from Kentucky to the
farm of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Marshall of near Rockport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Marshall are
living near Alger where they oper-
ate a large farm.
The veterans course will be con-
Quoted in the high school agricul-
ture department which has sufficient
equipment and facilities for such in
struction, Superintendent Murray
said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24

EOR the Lord. thy God bringeth thee
! into q good land wherein thou
shult eat breed without scorceness,
thou shalt not lack anything in it -.
When thou host eaten and ort full, then
thou sholt bless the Lord thy God for the
good land which he hath given thee
Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy
God. in not keeping his commandments
and his statutes
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24
Real Estate Deal

Don Eddy who recently purchased
the Ralph Patterson property on
Riley street is now occupying the
place. The deal was handled by
Mrs. FL. w. Althaus. Patterson is
living in the former Mrs. Elizabeth
Diller property on North Jackson
street which he purchased last sum-
mer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24
PROSPECT FADES
FOR FEDERAL AID
ON SEWER SYSTEM
General Ban ON Federal Aid
Dims Hopes of Government
Assistance
High Cost is Big Hurdle as
Town Anticipates Breakdown
by State

Buttons hopes of obtaining feder-
al aid for new village sewage
disposal system remained dim this
week, following announcement from
Washington, d. c., that general
ban on federal-aid construction pro-
jects likely will continue thru 1851.
Meanwhile state enforcement OF
new Ohio law is expected to bring
breakdown demanding a start on
sewage disposal facilities here, and
the present situation indicates that
the program will have to be entirely
locally financed.
Federal-aid building construction
is expected to be kept at minimum
through 1850 and 1851, according to
an announcement by the House
Public Lands committee, apparently
eliminating and possibility of federal
funds for sewage plants such as re-
quired in Bluffton.
No Federal Aid
In statement by the Bureau
Of the Budget, government spokes-
men pointed out, "the Presidents
Budget policy for 1851 does not
contemplate the initiation of any
new activities unless required by law
or urgent public need"
With showdown nearing on the
local sewage disposal project, the
government announcement apparent
ly eliminates the possibility of
federal financial assistance and
Bluffton likely will have to work out
its own financing problems.
Estimated cost of intercepting
sewers along Big and Little Riley
creeks and construction of disposal
plant, the minimum required in the
state breakdown, has been set at
$45o,0
Cost s450,O00
Bluifton's cost in installing the
system consequently will be far
heavier than it would have been
during the "thirties" when the town
several times turned down federal
aid projects which would have cost
the municipality less than $4,000 as
its share of the installation.
Details Of financing tho installa-
ton Of intercepting sewers and the
disposal plant remain to be worked
out and a site must be purchased.
In a proposal submitted to council
last summer by the Toledo engineer
ing firm of Finkbeiner, Pettis and
Strout, about one-third of the cost
of the S45O,000 system could be
financed from general obligation
bonds, voted at the polls as a tax on
real estate.
Revenue Bonds
Revenue bonds, or sewer rental,
would defray nearly half the cost,
with 100000 earmarked from that
source. In addition there would be
a special assessment against each
village lot amounting to about
S9l 900.
The revenue bonds calling for
sewer rental charges and the special
against lots can be put
into effect by the village council, and
of voters is not required.
Intimation that sewage disposal
action here cannot be deloyed in
definitely was indicated last August
when Blufton was one Of 81 Ohio
communities against which the state
health department announced 1t
would initiate action requiring sew
age disposal facilities.
The new state measure, effective
in August, prohibits the discharge of
sewage in any stream
under penalty of $500 fine for
o,-a,.,y On davS the ofTpnsa continues
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24

Lest when thou hast eaten and ort full
ond hast built goodlY houses, and dwell
therein; And when thy herds and thy flocks
multiply. und thy silver and thy gold is
multiplied. and oil that thou hast is multi
Piled
Then thine heart be lifted up and thou
forget the Lord thy God which brought
thee forth out Of the land Of Egypt. from
the house Of bondage.
DeuteTonomy-S:7-I4
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24
QUIET OBSERVANCE
OF THANKSGIVING
in PROSPECT HERE
Union Thanksgiving Service At
st. Johns Reformed Church
Thursday Morning
Traditional Family Dinner VIII
Be Highlight of Holiday
For Most Families

With interest focused on the
traditional family dinner at noon
Blutfton's observance of Thanksgiv-
ing this Thursday will be a quiet
one, in keeping with the age-revered
custom of family gatherings 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 $50 a. m
in the st. Johns Reformed church
under auspices of the Bluffton
Ministerial association.
Speaker at the Thanksgiving serv-
ice viii be Rev. Merrill Boggs,
pastor of the Blutfton Church of
Christ. Special musical features al
SO viii be presented.
Offering at the morning service
will be sent to the Christian Rural
Overseas Program {CROP), which
collects whole grain crops in this
country and transports them to
needy areas throughout the world
for processing and distribution. Last
years offering, $63.25 was also sent
to CROP.
Business Suspended
Bluffton business establishments
and industries will suspend opera
tions for the holiday, and there will
be no mail delivery on town or rural
routes. Windows at the post office
also will be closed, but outgoing
mail will be made up and dispatched
as usual.
Bluffton public schools and Bluff
ton college will be closed for n
Thanksgiving weekend vacation,
beginning with the end of regular
classroom schedules on Wednesday.
Glasses will reconvene next Monday
The library will be closed
on Thanksgiving day only.
Weekend vacations over the
Thanksgiving holiday season have
been customary in the past for
Bluffton grade and high school, but
this is the first year the college
classes have been dimissed for more
than one day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24
ACTION TAKEN BY
LEAGUE OFFICIALS
Meeting IN LIMA
Reinstatement i'm Western Buck
eye League Closes
Controversy
Application for Readmission
Gets Unanimous Affirmative
Vote

Bluffton High school once again
officially is member Of the West
ern Buckeye league, finally bringing
to conclusion an unusual fall series
Of events including resignation from
the athletic loop, reconsideration by
school officials three weeks later, re-
application for membership and the
formal vote on re-admission by other
league members.
The "out-and-in-again" policy per-
tanning to membership, however,
never got so far as to affect league
play, for Bluffton had intended to
complete this years WBL football
and cage schedules.
Except for the official vote re-
quired at the November league meet
ing, held last Wednesday at the Lima
Y. NJ. c. A, Buttons resignation
from the league lasted only from
Sept. 13 when it was presented un-
til October when the schools ath-
letic board decided to apply for re-
admission.
WELCOMED MEMBER
Representative of other league
schools voiced pleasure at the pros
pect of having Rluffton remain as a
member, but the matter could not
be officially decided until at last
weeks regular loop meeting.
Buttons desire to return to full
status in the league was one of the
first items of business at last We'd
nesday's session, and the Pirates
were re-admitted by affirmative vote.
All league school were represented
at the meeting. except Kenton, which
telephoned its vote.
Representing Bluffton at the meet
ing were Principal Gerhard Buhler,
Coach Richard @. Lowry and Facul-
ty Manager Robert Ewing.
Buttons September resignation
from the league, decided because of
dwindling school enrolment was seen
as a serious handicap in league com
petition against Class A schools,
but rescinded because of storm of
protest from the community. Bluff
ton is the only Class B school in the
league.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24

Texas is the largest wool produc-
ing state in the United States.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-11-24

When planning windbreak,
determine the direction of prevailing
winds.
Evening star., 1949-05-20
'WHAT'LL I DO?'
From Mrs. r. J. A.,
TdkOuld Park.)

To Mrs. E. B. H., Alexandria: To
answer "Whatll I Do?" for my
.212-year-old boy. have part of a
closet not accessible to him set
aside for quiet toys or things that
are of little value unless all the
pieces are there or things that
need a little supervision. For ex-
ample crayons, paper. modelling
clay, scissors. old magazines, "espe-
cially nice" picture books. sewing
cards, pegboard, puzzles. beads to
string, paints, etc. For that fussy
time late in the afternoon or quiet
time when baby is asleep, bring
out these treasures, usually giving
choice among several things. 1t
works.! You can make puzzles.
pegboards and sewing cards your
self at home.
Evening star., 1949-05-20
Readers Clearing House
WATER GLASS FOR FLOOR.

WATER GLASS FOR FLOOR.
Editors Note - AS several
readers reported no success
with the water glass treatment
for cement floors, we contacted
Mrs. G.. A. B., Alexandria, who
had sent in the full directions,
as given to her by a friend. She
in turn discussed the problem
with the friend, and found that
the trouble lay in the fact that
the friend neglected to tell her
the water glass should be di-
luted to a thin mixture part
to 4 of water. This soaks into
the cement, and then the oil
mixture and wax could be-ap-
piled. AS Mrs. B. mentioned
in her first letter, she had not
tried this herself, but was re-
peating directions given to her.
She regrets the error exceed
ingly, as does RICH.
Evening star., 1949-05-20

staff practically dropped their own
stories and feature assignments to
pitch in and count and forward
the thousands of letters to Miss
Lowman's syndicate, where the
requests are filled and mailed. AS
past experience has taught us that
the syndicate, too, gets swamped,
we think it wise to warn you that
it takes some little time for them
to mail the leaflets to you. There
fore, if you are in a special hurry
to lose those pounds, and failed
to save the diet menus and ex-
Evening star., 1949-05-20

Along with spring housecleaning
must come the feminine urge to
refurbish and streamline the figure.
And judging from the number
of requests that swamped the
Woman's Page during the week
that Josephine Lowman was offer
ing her Nine-Day Wonder Reduc-
ing Diet, both in The Star and in
leaf1et form-there are plenty of
gure-conscious ladies in Wash
ington and vicinity.
Members of the Women's Page
Evening star., 1949-05-20

ercises as they appeared daily in
The Stairway 9 to May II, in
clusive-you'd be smart to obtain
any missing issues OF the paper.
and fill in your set in that way.
The back issues are kept only for
a short time, so don't put this of
If you want to make sure of the
diet in hurry.
(And what were we doing around
here when not counting Lowman
letters? Why-opening Readers
Clearing House ones, of courseD
B. c.
Evening star., 1949-05-20

organize such groups SUBJECTS
discussed include the mctne- and
teachers roles II a cooperative
entrance information. adglf se-
t!yliieS. the hoard and tt1e staff
the school and the community
and q history q! the Silver Spring
Co operative.
Evening star., 1949-05-20
TO, UNMOLD JELLO.


Wet left hand, turn mold upside
down on left hand, hold pan
under hot water spigot couple
seconds, shake and out comes the
jello. Do not grease mold. The
hot water melts the jello clinging
to outside edge of mold and re-
leases it. If hand is wet jello will
not stick to hand.
&% X
COTTON BAG PATTERN.
From Mrs. J. J. o., WaShingtonJ
Your column is tops. This is
for C. D. D., Washington. How
to Sew and Save With Cotton
Bags" with patterns showing
of layouts, giving hints
and instructions is available on
request from the National Cotton
Council of America, P. o. Box 18,
Memphis, Tenn.
Evening star., 1949-05-20

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