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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22
Births

The following births at Commuh-
ity hospital: GU.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Won Steln'
Bluffton, boy, Robert Henry last
Wednesday. -
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Bits, Je-
nera, boy, Michael Dale, last We'd
nesday.
DIR. and Mrs. F. D. Rodabaugn'
R,uffton, a girl, Karen Sue, Inurs-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville sonnett'
Ada. a boy, Jonathan Andrew, FRI
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Conaway'
pl,,ffton. a boy, Timothy Robin'
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Doit Yoakam, La
favette a girl, Patricia Lynne, Sat
urday. n.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bucher, Pan
dora. a boy, Donald E., Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Ekleberry'
Reayerdam, a boy, Frank Edward
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Fawver, ADA
a girl, Susan Elizabeth MONDAY
Mrs. Fawyer is the former Ailce na'
singer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kent klingier, ADA
a girl, Karen Helen, Nednesaas
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Herr
Akron, a girl, Margaret Ann, oofi
at that place Dec. II. Mr.. Herr Il
. former Bluffton resident.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne shafer, Deer
field. Ill, a boy, David Allen, ooff
december 8, at Highland Park nos
nital. They are formerly OF th'
place; Mrs, shafer being the form
er Treva Marquart-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22
MONDAYS VOLUME
HEAVIEST EVER TO
BE HANDLED HERE
Total of 1926 Letter Cancella-
tions is New Mark at
P0Stoffice
Last Years Trend Toward More
Greetings, Fewer Parcels
Continues

Bluffton's heaviest rush of mail in
history swamped the post office Mon
day when there were 1926 letter
mail stamp cancellations, new
record; 131 sacks of incoming mail
and LOG sacks of outgoing letters
and packages.
Normal Monday morning mail
barely reaches a third the volume
handled in the Christmas rush of
this year, post office attaches re-
ported.
Bulk of the record volume of mail
consist of greeting cards and first
class letters, with parcel post ship
ments continuing a trend established
last year when they dropped off
sharply from the wartime peak.
Fewer packages this year and last
largely can be attributed TO the
higher cost of living cutting into
family budgets. Another factor in
the parcel post slump is due to the
fact that only few men are in
military and navy service as compar-
ed with wartime conditions.
Big Rush Over
Following Mondays flood of out
going mail the volume dropped off
Tuesday and Wednesday altho In
coming mail was continuing to
represent heavy demand on
delivery facilities.
Altho Mondays aggregate of IN
coming and outgoing mail was the
heaviest volume of the season, tn
largest days business so far as our
going mail alone was concerned u
last Thursday when there was a
t.n19ond of 131 sacks.
In the lasu ..r,--. 1erlod
at the post office, thru Tuesday, the
post office handled 592 sacks of in
coming mail and S42 sacks of out
going mail.
Extra men have been employed at
the office to speed the handling of
holiday mail, Postmaster Ed r.
Reichenbach announced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22
BlufftOn Merchants to Provide
Prizes i'm Baby Derby
Here
Additional Award to be Made
to First Set of Twins
Born

Forty Blutfton business places are
providing truckload of gifts for
the first baby born at the Bluffton
hospital in a New Years Baby Der
by contest for the town and sur
rounding area.
An additional feature of the pro-
gram honoring the first baby will
be an award of additional gifts by
Vance's Gulf Service for both the
first boy baby, the first girl baby
and the first set of twins born in
the New Year.
Gifts offered in the baby jackpot
will include cash and merchandise
with the lucky father and mother
also sharing in the awards. A com.
plete list of prizes and donors will
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22
SHOPPERS BUSY
I'M final RUSH
OF GIFT BUYING
Schools and College Closing for
Christmas Holiday
Recess
Business and Industry to be
Shut Down in BlufftOn
Monday

With the rush of pre-C Christmas
activity drawing to close, Bluffton
area residents this Thursday are
putting finishing touches to plans
for their annual celebration of
Americas bestowed holiday season
over the coming weekend.
CARRIED in brilliant holiday raiment
and aglow with lights, the towns
homes, lawns and business places
provide a colorful setting for the
observance of the Yuletide.
The busy rush of holiday activity,
reaching a peak this week, will
eliminate on Christmas eve and
Christmas day with the usual child
ren's programs in churches of the
district and special musical programs
in observance of the season.
Stores Open
Shopping has been heavy, with a
good volume of Christmas trade re-
ported by many local merchants. For
the convenience of shoppers who
have been delayed in making their
rounds downtown places Of business
will be open every night this week
All, however, will close at p. m
on Saturday, Christmas eve and the
following week on New Years eve.
Christmas mail has swamped
Bluffton postal employees since the
latter part of last week, but every
effort is being made to deliver let.
ters and packages promptly, despite
the rush.
To cope with the heavy volume OF
Christmas mail, windows at the posi-
office were open last Saturday after.
noon, and special deliveries of mai
| and parcels were made thruout the
day. Long hours will be the rule
again Saturday of this week.
Musical Programs
Musical presentations in keeping
with the season were given by grade
and high school - Bluffton college
groups during ths last week.
Church observances of Christina:
will be featured in the customar.
children's programs on Christmas
eve and Christmas day, with specia
holiday attention in the regular wor
ship services Sunday.
Bluffton business and industria
establishments will suspend opera
tions next Monday in the customar,
holiday observance, altho Christina
Continued on page g.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22
Gordon HiIty Is
"Messiah" SOLOist


Gordon Hilty, now living in Dem
yer, Colorado, Bluffton native and
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Hilty
southwest of town was tenor soloist
in the annual production Of Handel's
Messiah" in the Denver city audi
torium last Sunday afternoon.
Commenting on the production the
Denver Post said: Gordon Hilty,
one of the popular tenors of the
past will return this year as tenor
soloist." This was the third appear
ance of the former Bluffton singer,
in the Messiah concert at Denver
where he is prominent in musical
circles.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22
BIuftOn Physician
Heads Medical Group

DR.. B. w. Travis, Bluffton physi
clan, was elected president of the
third district of the American Acad-
emy of General Practice, medical
group of general practitioners at its
meeting in Lima the past week.
DR.. Harold Treece of Arlington
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22
Christmas Mail Hits All Time Record
Thieves Break Into Two Stores;
Auto Parked on Street is Stolen
First New Years Baby to
be ShoWered with Gifts

appear in the Bluffton News next
week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22
CHILDREN ASKED
TO Give TOYS TO
SEND TO EUROPE.
Legion Post Here Sponsors
Operations TOT ''Tide of
Toys"
Designate Collection Centers for
Donations i'm Downtown
Area

Bluffton American Legion Post
No. 3s2 will join 1890 other Legion
posts throughout the United States
in a Christmas drive to obtain toys
for needy children in Europe, it was
announced Monday by Garnet Foltz,
local legion commander.
Every boy and girl in the Bluffton
area is urged to contribute one
Christmas gift to "TOT-A Tide OF
Toys" Each child who gives toy
should include with it a signed note
Of greeting to child in Europe.
Buttons Legion post, aided by
women of the Auxiliary, will aid in
packing the toys and sending them
to Philadelphia, shipping point fol-
Operation TOT. Averseas distribu.
ton will be handled by CARE.
No LEFT OVER
In announcing the program, the
National Legion commander said the
program is not intended for cleft:
overs or discards," but asked child
rem to "giye up real prize which
the youngster over there may cher
ish as coming from a pal who wants
his understanding and friendship"
The Legion Commander pointed
out that Europe today has millions
of youngsters who were born into {
world of hate. Because of the hat
reds and violence in which they haC
no part, their Christmas again thi!
year will be barren.
Boxes in which toy gifts may b
placed will be in the Communit!
Market and at Swank's Barber shop
Toys will be collected from Christ
mas until New Years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22

was elected secretary-treasurer of
the organization, which office was
held by DR.. Travis last year.
The third district group consists
of physicians of eleven Northwestern
Ohio counties interested in the pro-
motion of general practice of medi-
cine.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22
B1ufft0n Aglow with Lights to
Welcome Joyous Yuletide Season
Blufton Stor%purs

Bluffton stores opeh> every
night this week until Q p. m. ex-
cept Saturday when they will
close ut 6 p. m.
aFtores here win also close at
. p. m. Saturday, December 81. !
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22
COUNCIL MEETS
MONDAY TO WIND
UP ITS AFFAIRS
Purchase of Site for Sewer
Disposal Plant is not
Settled
No bids on Furnishing Over
head UOUrS Iu1 sx.
Department

Hopes of the present municipal
council to purchase a site for Bluff
tons proposed municipal sewage
disposal plant and to effect the in
stallation of new overhead doors for
fire department quarters in the town
hall building apparently are doomed
to disappointment so far as the out
going administration is concerned.
With the state health department
pressing for action in local sewage
cleanup under a new Ohio anti
pollution bill, councilmen have been
attempting to buy from Central Ohio
Light and Power Co. triangular
piece of land at the northwest edge
of Buckeye lake, adjacent to the
Sportsmen's Club park.
1t had been hoped that final nego.
tiations might be completed at Mon
day nights meeting of the council
the groups last regular meeting OF
the year and also of their tenure II
office.
However, the way has not yet beer
opened to effect the purchase, be
cause of the fact the Central Ohit
Light and Power Co. officials have
delayed in putting price on th'
land and making it available to th'
town.
Fire Doors Stymied
In addition to slow progress so
far as a site for the sewage
disposal plant is concerned, coun-
Gil plans to have new overhead
doors to the fire department.
room also was stymied when the
group met Monday night to open
bids for the project.
Altho advertising for bids had
appeared for two weeks as re-
auired by law and several con-
tractors had been contacted
relative to the project, there
were no bids for the work.
Altho new legal advertising
must appear before there can be
| further action, councilmen declin-
ed to proceed further with the
matter at this time.
Disposal Site Needed
Efforts of the council to buy Ian
from Central Ohio Light and Powe
Co. as a location for the village
proposed sewage disposal plant ster
from pressure applied by the stat
and from recommendation of tn
towns engineers in the program
Finkbeiner. Pettis and Strout, c
Toledo.
Delay of the Central Ohio utilit
firm in getting together with til
town relative to the purchase is a
tributed by the firms officials to III
certainty as to their plans for tt
| Continued on page y
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-11-19

but certainly & Pred ". Dodd,
hot paralyzed from the neck up. NJ
= because Of his ability to over
come serious handicaps caused by
World War II service and become
self-sustaining the Disabled Amer
lean Veterans has. selected Dodd
As "The Hero of The Month" szsal
hThe selection is part Of a ma
Eional 4 program to honor each
month"; q seriously disabled vet
eran swho has successfully I re-
habilitated himself. ssaessssess
b Leaving his fathers farm and
His job as a heat treater at the
Allis Chalmers plant in Spring.
Held,' Dodd enlisted in Sept. 1914.
First assignment: Private, 18th
Division, 290th Infantry. NJ sssEE
u Dodd went overseas as a. re-
placement and Joined his outfit in
Holland. On the day that ,Presi-
dent tFranklin D. Roosevelt died.
Dodd received his handicappinr
Injuries - April IL, 1915. A straw
68 shell - the kind you can hear
before they hit-struck and when
it stopped there was q big explos.
lon. 800
SSeerned like I went tap in the
air 10 or IL feet" he said. A Ser.
Eeane when wounded, Z Dodd at
tirst didn't think he was hurt -. !
but he became one of the first
paraplegics to be admitted TO a
yaerans' Administration hospital.
sNOn his. discharge from govern
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-11-19
Lewis vues and Revues

tering group fight dry wall con-
struction, when expert architects,
engineers and builders testify that
this is good sound construction
and would permit small homes to
be built within our city limits? The
South Parkway building had plas-
tered walls and it burned as if it
were finder box. While we have
fires, disease, death and filth in
our. ghettos politics are running
wild in our city council. Will our
Mayor continue to sit idly by
while this fight. ragesa All
seems serene and peaceful on 74th
and South Park. i Our people did
move into their newly acquired
home and have been afforded ex-
ceilent protection by the police up
to now Andrew Means, out
standing contractor in Gary, .Indi-
ana, recently purchased 80 acres
Of land in the heart Of the city
to develop another neighborhood.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-11-19
O. If work together to produce an invention WI
obtains the patent?
A. The is issued o Jointly.

erS under Mrs. Frank Balaszek,
1910 S. Carondolet avenue, chair
man of Hegewisch, received high
est honors, with Al percent Of
their goal already reported. Other
high percentages in the region in
clude: Calumet Heights, "a per-
cent; Jackson Park, 80 percent
Wodolawn, % percent; and East
Side, with a percent.
The northwest area under the
region leadership of Mrs. Timothy
Amore, 1888 N. Whipple street,
announces their total contributions
t odate represent Is percent Of
their quota Mrs. Amore praised
volunteer workers in the Sdge-
brook neighborhood for their out
standing record. Under the chair
manship Of Mrs. Walter F. Hass-
man, 6375 n Nokomis ave-, Edge
brook has reached rs percent Of
their goal, the highest percentage
reported in the neighborhood divi-
sion in thies years drive.
The near south side including
the Hyde Park and Kenwood
neighborhoods has region re-
port of 10 percent The Kenwood
and Hyde Park-reports are II per-
cent and "a percent respectively.
West side volunteers working
with region chairman, Mrs. Philip
L. Aries, lib S. Mayfield avenue,
report IS percent, with the North
Austin and Central Austin neigh
borhoods in the lead with So per-
cent each. West Garfield has
reached 19 percent and close be-
hind is the Central West Side with
10 PERCENT Despite this slow start,
Mrs. Aries announces that she and
her workers are .hard-at-work con-
tacting' the businessmen in their
area and will continue until every
potential contributor has been con-
tacted<
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-11-19
Steps Toward Equality
(From Local Daily)

DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION is a
national scandal, in view of our Bill of Rights and
Constitution Its evils should be obvious to ALL Dis
elimination is harmful to the individual leaving
that often endure for lifetime 1t is harmful
to the college, interfering with that free interchan-
gre Of experience between students of the most di-
verse backgrounds on which most colleges pride
themselves. Discrimination clearly must be elmi-
nated.' r.:
This is the conclusion of recently published
Public Affairs pamphlet written by DR.. A. C.. Ivy,
vice-president of the University of Illinois and
dean of its medical school, with Irwin Ross as
author Dr. Ivys study of religious and racial bar
riers in higher education based on survey
which found qoutas, segregation, restrictions on
admission and other forms of discrimination all too
common in American colleges.
There can be no real defense Of racial or reli-
lous limitations the opportunity to get college
education. All of them must go, and the sooner the
bette. - -2r.
1t is good news that more than 100 university
presidents, deans and other officials are to meet
in Chicago to discuss these problems. The nation
wide conference on discrimination in college ad-
missions is sponsored by the American Council
Education and the Ant-Defamation League Of
B'nai Birth. .. r.s -v
The Presidents Commission on Higher Edit
cation, after extensive study, concluded that dis
elimination cannot be tolerated in a democratic
society It set forth concrete public program for
overcoming it. The conference this week is an en-
couraging sign that educators are taking the re-
commentator seriously, and starting action to
equalize opportunity in American colleges.
This is the greatest step made for human
Rights since the EMANCIPATION PROCLAIM
ALTON. President Truman, the Father of Human
Rights, and the exponet Of Civil Liberty should be
lauded.
The world will always remember him for his
efforts expressed in this vital fight, it has made
history and will be HISTORY years to come.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-11-19
Vandals Released

BOYS COURT JUDGE DRUCKER saw
fit to release twenty-five teen-aged hcodlums who
were part of the 81 arrested Saturday and Sunday
night at 5643 S. Peoria ST., after starting riot
when it was, rumored that Negroes were moving
into the neighbcrhood. %A
The disgracefu misunderstanding occurred be-
cause a Go official had two visitors in his home.
Their colored skin was different from that Of the
white people living there the latter resorted to
the type Of mob violence famous in the south, as
measure to drive Negroes out.
IL others who participated in the riot were held
until they go to court again November 81 Irving
Steinberg, attorney for the CIVIL RIGHTS CON-
GRESS asked 70 the continuanceNn the II cases.
But regardlessh how long the battle will rum can
fairly we'll predict the outcome The judge be-
fore who they 60 will free them with some phoney
eloquence on good Amerieanisnl. This is the sort
of JUSTICE cities like Chicago is accustomed to.
1t is time, however, tina city officials stop beating
around the bush and DO something about
such idiotc outbreaks of racial disputes Otherwise
the harmony we are having at the moment will
burst into the fury of major conflict. This must
net happen, and will not happen, if responsible
persons got busy at preventing it. '' ,rs. Il.
rialf, I'D g-taoi d hrdlu hrdlu shrdluu hrdluaof
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-11-19
NOTICE

The New Chicago World aims
to capture the fancy Of all Chi
cagoans and continuue to please
it's many readers. We feel we
can best accomplish t his by
printing larger vaiety Of news
articles hard hitting columns and
poignant short stories.
Therefore, for yor reading plea
sure, the Editors will run a com
plete short story in every edition.
These gems of literary enioy
ment will be selected and edited
by Robert NJ. Morris and an
proved by the careful appraisal
of the Publisher Mrs. Vivian
Upper and Mr.. Lausayle Brown
General Manager.
Starting October y, 1910
DON'T MISS THEM!!
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-11-19
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHES

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHES
The subject of the Lesson-Sermon
in all Churches Of Christ, Scientist,
on Sunday, November 20, will be:
SOUL AND BODY"
The Golden Text is:
"My soul longeth, yea, even
fainteth for the courts of the
Lord: my heart and smy flesh
crieth out for the living God"
Cps; "a: p.
Among the citations which COM
prise the Lesson-Sermon, the fol-
lowing are from the Bible:
"God that made the world and all
things therein, seeing that he is
Lord of heaven and earth, dwell
eth not in temples made with
hands; Neither is worshipped
with mems hands, as though he
needed any thing, seeing he Civ
eth to all life, and breath, and
all things; For in him we
live, and move, and have our be-
ing; as certain also of your own
poets have said, For we are also
his offspring"
(Acts II: 24,25,28).
The Lesson-Sermon also includes
the following passages from the
Christian Science textbook, "Sci-
ence and Health with Key to the
Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy:
'Soul is the substance, Life, and
intelligence of man, which is in.
dividualized, but not in matter
Soul can never reflect anything
inferior to Spirit. Mortals
must look beyond fading, finite
forms, if they would gain the
true sense Of things. Where shall
the gaze rest but in the I'M
searchable realm Of Mind?
When we realize that Life is
Spirit, never in nor of matter,
this understanding will expand
into self-completeness, finding all
in God, good, and needing NO
other consciousness" Opp. ATT,
264).
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-11-19
RED FEATHER
- ~
LEADERS MEET

Volunteer leaders and workers
in the Chicago Community Fund
campaign met Thursday noon, No
vember 10, at the Hotel Sherman
for the fourth report meeting Of
the 1910 drive in behalf of 1875 local
health and welfare services. To
date, the campaign has raised $4,-
603,058, or So percent of the $3.50
600 goal.
The Women's Division has
reached the one-third mark &C
cording to an announcement by
Mrs. Henry R. Gross, chairman,
with contributions totaling Sl41 Az
Of their $45O,OOO quota, Of this
amount4l percent has been raised
by volunteers in the advance gifts
unit, while the neighborhood divi-
sion canYassing small business
establishments reports II percent.
The near north region reports
the highest percentage Of returns
among the neighborhood groups to
date with 81 percent of their as
signed quota. Mrs, Walter w.
Carroll, 23o F. Delaware Place, is
the region chairman.
In a ;two-way tie for second
place honors are the far north and
south shore areas, both /. reporting
y percent. Heading the list in
individual neighborhood reports on
the far north side is Lakeview,
under the Craftsmanship of Mrs
Gene Orlbspan, SCI w. Surf ST..
with 81 percent. Second placers
are Edgewater and Lincoln el-
mont, each with Is percent, fol-
lowed by the Northtown and
Rogers Park districts with "a per
cent and % percent respectively.
In the south short region, work
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-11-19
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHES

The subject Of the Lesson Sermon
n all Churches of Christ, Scientist,
m Sunday, November 6, will be:
"ADAM AND FALLEN MAN"
The Golden Text is:
!. "Awake thou that sleepest, and
arise from the dead, and Christ
shall give thee light" (Eph 5:14).
Among the citations which COM
rise the Lesson-Sermon, the fol-
owing are from the Bible:
"The righteousness of the per-
feet shall direct his way: but the
wicked shall fall by his own
wickedness. The righteousness of
the upright shall deliver them:
but transgressors shall be taken
in their own naughtiness.
Study to shew myself approved
unto God, workman that need
eth not. to be ashamed, rightly
dividing the word of truth"
prov. IL: 5,6; II Tim. 2: 15).
he 'LeSson-Sermon also includes
ne following passages from the
Christian Science textbook, "Sci-
nee and Health with Key to the
Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy:
"The standard of perfection was
originally God and man. Has God
taken down His own standard,
and has man fallen? God is
the creator Of man, and, the di-
vine Principle of man remaining
perfect, the divine idea or refec-
ton, man, remains perfect. Man
is the expression of Gods being.
-. The relations Of God and man,
divine Principle and idea, are in
:destructible in Science; and Sci
ence knows no tlapse from nor
return to harmony, but holds the
divine order or spiritual law, in
which God and all that He creates
are perfect and eternal, to have
remained unchanged in it's cter-
nal history Up. 470).