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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-01-06
Soprano In College
Concert Next Week

Nancy Carr, a brilliant vo,,nr
soprano, will appear in concar+ :,
8 p. m. Wednesday,, Jan. 12. IN +ha
Ramseyer chapel, as another of th;s
seasons outstanding presentat;ons
on the Bluffton College Concert
Series.
Born in Springfield, O., Of !.
musical family, Miss Carr i :
graduate of the American Conserua
tory of Music in Chicago. Tall ana
slender, the singer possesses a graaa
full and charming stage nresenoa
without any mannerisms.
After studying first with -.
mother, who aleo was a conaa.. -.
artist, the Springfield girl beeana s's :
pupil of Theodore Harrison VII srsa.' :
she was Is. s0''
Miss Carr is said to be anaa.
with beautiful voice and i o"ea
the few of the younger -. e :, :,
Chicago singers who not on,,. y
made a serious study of ;d;on hass
how to project them adeouate,,s cs pu'
has an extensive repertoire - .hs
songs and ballads in manv ,.. arias
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-01-06
Airmail, Special Delivery and
Parcel Post Costs. More
This Year
Regular Three-Cent Letter Rate
for First Class Mail
Unchanged

In trying to remember to write it
1949, there were lot of Bluffton
people who forgot something equally
important-that the new year
brought with it some sharply upped
postal rates.
The Scent postage rate for first
class letter mail remains unchanged
so if you are one of those people
who write only letters sent by regu-
lar mail you don't need to read
any farther.
However, if you send your letters
by airmail or special delivery, or if
you send parcel post packages or
books, you'll find that rates aren't
what they were back in 1948.
The new airmail rate is cents
an ounce, limit ounces. Postmast-
er Ed Reichenbach says there are a
lot of people who think it's still 5
cents.
TIoG GLASS HAL SpSIidl dViNCly
has been raised from 13 to Is cents
up to pounds; from 2 to 10 pounds
the new rate is 25 cents instead of
the former 90 cents; over 10 pounds
it's 35 cents instead of % cents.
Rates have been raised also for
special delivery for second, third
and fourth class mail, in the new
scale.
Postage for books has been raised
to cents for the first pound and 4
cents for each pound additional. The
old rate was cents for the first
pound and cents for each addition
al.
Parcel post rates, now higher, &C
up increasingly with amounts and
distance.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-01-06
Mennonite Church
Retains ReU. Sn,ucker

Rev. j. N. Smucker was unani-
mously reelected by the congrega-
ton Of the First Mennonite church
as pastor for his third three-year
term at the annual business meet
ing January 1.
Other officers elected were: Dea-
con, Ezra Moser; trustee, Herman
Hilty; church secretary, Mrs. Mag
dalene Foust; congregational chair
man, DR.. j. S. Schultz; correspond
ent to the Mennonite, Mrs. Edwin
Amstutz; correspondent to the Bun
desbote; Mrs. u. S. Amstutz.
Auditing committee, Harold Carr
chairman, Carey Niswander; Ed
Steiner; peace committee, Harvey
Bauman, chairman, Carl Smucker
Robert Amstutz; social committee
Mrs. Homer Gratz, chairman, Mrs
C. F. Niswander, Mrs. John Boehri
college and church relations, Mrs. J
N. Smucker, chairman, Mrs. Ottt
Holtkamp, Mrs. Ezra Moser; Chris
tian education, Howard Raid.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-01-06
Ohio's Big Lynching
Bee

Tn a niche just inside the parkway
entrance to the Hamilton County
courthouse is lifesize statue of a
soldier in full regalia-national
guardsman. Even on its pedestal it
appears a bit small because Capt.
John j. Desmond, of the state
militia, was not a big man.
Desmond was killed inside the
burning courthouse when trying to
| repulse a mob. His statue is a
monument to lynchipg bee which
did not come out - the South
twenty years after tie Civil War
and perhaps the most disastrous in
history.
The night before Christmas, 1883,
| William Berner, is, white, and Joe
Palmer, a mulatto, beat William
Kirk to death with a hammer in. his
own stable, wrapped the body in
two sacks and dumped it into Mill
Creek, out in suburban Cumminsville.
They got the 1886 Kirk recently had
received in the sale of horse.
/ Flourished BankrolI
Kirk liked to bet on almost any.
thing and fiourished his bankrol
openly when making a wager. A
horse trader, he had a stable ir
Cincinnati's West End and Bernel
and Palmer were employees. Police
soon had both suspects and Bernel
confessed.
Like too many others in Cincinnati
during the era, the trial dragge,
along. Five hundred and four per
sons had to be called to secure
liury of twelve and its verdict wa
manslaughter. Judge Stanley Mat
thews, presiding, called the verdic
"a damned outrage" but sentence
Berner to 20 years.
The summer of 1883 had brouph
,, murder day for nine days to Cir
cinnati and during Berner's trial Q
untried murderers We're in the count
Jail. Others were out on bail an
some walked the streets free. Gu
of SO murderers arrested during tha
era only four were sentenced t
death.
Denounce Verdict
| The day after the verdict, Frida,
Continued on page 8,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-01-06
CITY APPOINTIvE
OFFICES CONTINUE
WITHOUT CHANGE
Elective and Appointive Officials
Remain in Office for Second
Year of Terms
Organization of Council Com
mittees Remains Unchanged
for 1949

With Buttons elective and ap-
polntive officials sworn in last jan
uary for two year terms continuing
IN office, there viii be no change i'm
the pattern of the towns govern
mental organization during 1949.
Armin Hauenstein remains as
president of the municipal council.
and standing council committees are:
Finance-Charles Alderman and w.
Q. Geiger; Street-Chester Al. Stauf-
fer and Frank Todd; Fire and
Light-Don Patterson and Armin
Hauenstein.
Membership of the board of public
affairs also remains unchanged, with
President Ed Conaway, Forrest
steinman and Harvey Beidler.
Charles Emans will continue as
clerk of the board of public affairs
and also as town clerk; and Sidney
G. Stettler will serve another year
as village treasurer.
Municipal appointments made in
January, I94s, By Mayor Arden r.
Baker We're for two-year terms, and
consequently there also will be no
changes in offices of fire chief, city
solicitor, Maple Grove cemetery
board or in the II members Of the
volunteer fire department.
Dan T Trsrplehorn is city solici-
tor; Guy Corson is fire chief; mem
bers of the cemetery board include
William Edwards, John Thompson
and Samuel Bixel, and the town
clock caretaker is James Benroth.
Members of the fire department
are II. E. Augsburger, Richard
Augsburger, Edwin Badertscher,
Robert Dillman, Wilford Gratz, Ross
Irwin, Fred Martin, Lester Mis-
wander, G. " Stonebill, John Stone
hill, Aidine Weiss Sr. and Charles
Young.
Buttons police officials, covered
by state civil service rights, remain
unchanged until retirement. They
are II. L. Coon, police chief, and
Albert Reichenbach, night policeman.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-01-06
Nurses Association
Elects Local Woman

Miss Sylvia iBederman, superin-
tendent of Bluffton hospital was
elected first vice president of Dis
trict IS, Ohio State Nurses assocla-
rion at the annual business meeting
held at Lima, Monday afternoon.
Her term of office is for one year.
Other officers are: President, Miss
Frances Cramer, Findlay; second
vice president, Mrs. Walter Malley.
Installation of newly elected officers
will take place Friday night at 7:3O
o'clock in st. Rita's hospital, Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-01-06
DR.. Altman InstdNs
Conference Officers

DIR. v. H. Altman, of Bluffton,
superintendent of the Sandusky con-
ference of the Evangelical Lutheran
church, installed new conference Of
ficers Of the young peoples associa-
ton at the close of three-day
meeting in Bucyrus, last week.
Plans were made for summer
meeting of the young people at
Camp st. Marys.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-01-06
With The Sick

Otto Bigler of South Main street
is a medical patient in Bluffton hos
pital.
Mrs. C. Henry Smith has returned
to her home on Campus Drive from
Worthington, Ohio, where she spent
the past month at the DR.. Anderson
sanitarium.
Edwin Amstutz, farmer living
west of Button is ill in Lima Me-
mortal hospital with virus pneu-
monia
NJ. M. Bogart who has been a pa
tient in Bluffton hospital following
cerebral hemorrhage last Novem.
Der continues seriously i'll.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-01-06
Pdrent-T
Meeting MOnday

Members of the high and grade
school faculties viii discuss school
curriculum at a meeting of the Par
ent Teacher association in the high
school cafeteria, Monday night at
8 o'clock. Parents also will be CIV
en- an opportunity to make sugges-
tions in regard to the curriculum.
At this meeting report on var
ious school projects will be given by
the ways and means committee Of
which Edgar Chamberlain is the
new chairman. Chamberlain was
appointed to this post BY the execu-
tive committee replacing Wade
Shook, former chairman who has
moved from the Bluffton community
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-01-06
EUangeHstic Campaign
VIII Open On Sunday

Rev. Earl Jensen of Winnipeg,
Canada, evangelist, pastor and Bible
teacher will head the three weeks
Tri-County evangelistic campaign in
the Bluffton-Pandora area opening
Sunday.
Services will be held in st. John
Mennonite church, Pandora, jan
uary 9 to 10 and in the Bluffton
high school auditorium, January 20
to 80.
Rev. Jensen has been heard in
daily radio broadcasts known as
Morning Meditations from station
VICAR Cleveland.
Assisting will be Jack Rollings,
music director of the Detroit Metro
politan Baptist Tabernacle who will
direct the choir and lead the sing
ing.
Meetings will be held at 7:30
nightly and $3.50 o'clock Sunday
afternoons.
| A dual prayer meeting will be
held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 in
the Evangelical Mennonite church
here and the Missionary church in
Pandora.
Schedule for the first weeks meet
ings at St. John Mennonite church,
follows:
/ Sunday, Jan. 9-All welcome.
Monday, Jan. 10-Men's night.
Tuesday, Jan. 11-Women's night.
| Wednesday, Jan. 12-Family night.
Thursday, Jan. 13-Church night.
Friday, Jan. 14-Children's night.
| Saturday, Jan. 15-Youth night.
Sunday, Jan. 16-All welcome.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-01-06
Lions Club Sees
TrdUei Features

A travelogue of colored films pro-
vided the after-dinner entertain
ment of the Lions club in the Wal
nut Grill, Tuesday night.
Films shown by e. S. Lape were
of the west and Hawaii, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lape having made trip by
plane to the latter place two years
ago to visit their son 1t. Com. Wade
Lape when he was stationed there
i'm naval service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-01-06
Conclude Union
Week OF Prayer

Union prayer services are being
observed in Bluffton churches this
week. Concluding the series, meet
ings will be held at:
Thursday, 1880 p. m, First Meth
odist church, Rev. j. N. Smucker
speaker.
Friday, 7:30 p. M, Presbyterian
church, Rev. v. c. Oppermann
speaker.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-01-06
Takes Pre-InductiOn
Physical For Draft

Morris Moser, Route |, Bluffton,
is the first resident of the commun-
ity to be called for physical examin-
alton in the peace time drafe.
Moser, with six other Hancock
county registrants, was notified> to
report for pre-induction physical ex-
animation at Lima, this week. An
other of the registrants called was
a Rawson man, Charles William
Farling.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-01-06
School OF Missions
At Reformed Church

Sunday school of st. Johns Re
formed church will sponsor school
of missions for primary, junior and
intermediate department youths, it
was announced the first of the week
by the pastor, Rev. v. c. Opper-
mann.
The school will consist of 10 week
ly Saturday afternoon sessions from
! to 3 o'clock at the church begin
ming this week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-01-06
FARM INSTITUTE IS
SUSPENDED DUE TO
LACK OF INTEREST
Officers and Executive Board
Cancel This Years Plans
For Institute
Mid-Winter Fair in 1912, Was
First Farm Community Acti-
witty to be Suspended

Bluffton'3 community farm insti-
tute, a midwinter event here for
over half a century, will be sus-
pended this year because of lack
of interest.
Declining attendance in recent
years, reaching a low ebb last sea-
son, resulted in the decision reached
at meeting of 1948 and 1949 Off
GERS and boards of directors, by a
majority vote
Whether the institute will be re-
vived next winter will depend on in
dications of increased interest, Off
GERS announced. Institute funds will
be held intact, awaiting develop
ments as to future of the organiza-
tion.
WINTER FAIR DROPPED
Suspension of the community in
stitute marks the demise of the sec
ond major landmark of farm activi-
ties during the last decade, for the
community's 26-year-old midwinter
fair was discontinued after the 1941
showing.
At the time the fair was suspend
ed jn 1912, it was announced that
war conditions, gasoline and tire
shortages andethe labor situation die
tated the move, but no action has
crystallized since the war for re-
vival of the fair.
Both the fair and institute for
many years were high spots of the
winter season for farm and town
folks alike, but interest has dwindled
since the ''thirties," leading to their
disappearance from the community
activities picture.
INSTITUTE OFFICERS
Officers who had been elected tt
head this winters institute included
Earl Matter, president; Harry And
erson, secretary-treasurer: and tn
executive committee consisting o
I Carl Mccafferty, Francis Basinger
Henry Huber and Truman Bixel.
Officers of the women's institute
were Mrs. Gerhard Buhler, presi
dent; Mrs. Ezra Moser, vice-presi
dent, and Mrs. Andrew Hochstettler
secretary.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-01-06
More Births i'm 194S Than i'm
Either l947 or Pre-War
Records of 1889
Allen County Polio Cases i'm 194s
Numbered Ia, County Health
Commissioner Reports

Allen county's birth rate has been
climbing steadily since the end Of
World War III, and at the same time
deaths have become substantially
fewer, according to a December re-
port released by Allen County Health
Commissioner G. Z. Miller.
DR.. Miller said that 369 births
thru November of the past year rep
resented a gain Of Is over the same
period in 1947, and were 100 more
than the births reported in the
county in the pre-war year Of 1899.
Deaths for the same periods, how
ever, ranged from 256 in 1889 to 270
in 194T and only 229 in l948.
Major disease incidence reports
also have decreased Substantially in
the district supervised by DR.. Miller
monthly reports indicate. The not
able exception during the past year
was In the polio record.
There were Ia reported Allen
county polio cases in IL months of
1948, none in 1899. The 1889 report
however shows more than 10 times
as many scarlet fever cases and
more than twice as many cases of
tuberculosis as were reported for the
same 11-month period last year.
Also on the I-month 1948 county
health department report were two
cases of diphtheria, 81 of scarlet
fever, 10 of tuberculosis, of measles,
four Of chicken pox and one each OF
whooping cough and meningitis. The
small number of reported cases oi
children's diseases also testifes to
incompleteness of the reports.
About 80 quarantines were imposed
the past year.
Much of the county health depart
ment work each year is done in tn,
county schools. Annually around 80I
children. are examined in pre-schoo
lclinics and nearly 600 children ar
lgiver1 diphtheria and smallpox i'm
imunizations.
More than 4,500 county schoo
pupils were given eye examination
during recent weeks.
A further blow to undue pride il
county health standards might b
seen in the fact that there were abou
two dozen head lice cases during
194S.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-01-06
Real Estate Deal

The Kirchhofer Sisters, who oc-
cupy an apartment in the Mrs. Hem
ry Badertscher residence on South
Jackson street have purchased the
property.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-01-06
MARRIAGE LICENSE

A marriage license has been is
sued to Morris Hartman, farmer, and
Bonnie Burkholder, both of Button.
Rev. Paul Cramer will officiate.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-01-06
PETITIONS SHOWER.
TOWNS OFFICIALS
DURING PAST YEAR
Council Deals With Three Peti-
ti0ns: Two Presented To
School Board
Petitions Range From Comic
Book Ban To Restrictions
On Train Speed

Petitions made life interesting for
Bluffton's elected officials during the
past year, with subjects ranging
from a proposed ban on comic book
sales to suggested limits on the
speed of trains operating thru the
village.
All told during the year Bluffton
councilmen had to deal with three
widely circulated petitions, and the
board of education received two.
Veteran local officials said it was the
greatest number of petitions ever
presented to municipal groups over
a 12-month period in their memory.
Petitions presented to the munich
pal council were varied in subject
matter.
Protest Fly Ash
First of the series was presented
last May when petitioners requested
a ban on the sale of Objectionable
comic books locally. Council reaction
was that parental control was bet
ter answer to the problem and no
action was taken.
Buttons long-standing fly ash
affliction finally boiled over in early
fall, with petitions signed by up
wards of 400 residents requesting
legislation controlling industrial
plant abuses.
No action appeared necessary
when spokesmen for the three major
coal-burning plant pointed to i'm
provements which they felt woult
eliminate the nuisance. The i'm
provements in question already have
been made at the Central Ohio Ligh
and Power Co., and changes at th'
municipal light plant are expected
the early part of this year.
| Another petition at the year-ent
requested = speed limit on trains
operating thru Bluffton, as nev
development in the decade~old fgh
to obtain flasher signals at TIN
Nickel Plate railroads East Colleg
avenue crossing. Negotiations wit
the railroad still are under way wit
respect to seeking a solution to tn
problem.
School Board Too
| Bluffton's board of education wa
saddled with two petitions during tn
! yaa-.
| The first voiced dissatisfaction
with board action in eliminatin
certain high school departments a
an economy measure dictated by lac
of sufficient operating funds. Depart
ments dropped were agriculture, al
and speech, although provision wa
made for some phases of instruction
but on a vastly changed basis froi
preceding years.
Objections to the high school
present social calendar, centere
largely in the question of dancing |
school functions, came up In II
form of petitions after close of tt
school year last spring, with I
| action forthcoming to date.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-01-06
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HY HARRY 4. hALA

BY HARNY Z. u IT.
EDITORS NoTE-This q one
of a series of articles to appear
in the Blufton Nescs dealing
Withs early Ohio history. Others
will appear IN forthcoming
issues.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-01-06
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Shulaw,
Ada, a girl, Wilma Phyllis, Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. MAIDEN Basinger,
Pandora, girl, Debra Dea, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mankey, Ada,
a boy, Steven Edward, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gail Bowers, Leip-
sic, a girl, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Baker, Ada,
boy, John Charles, Saturday at
Lima Memorial hospital. Mrs. Bak-
er was Patty Ryan, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Bill Ryan of Ada, former
Bluffton residents.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-07
SLAUGHTER NECK

Rally Day will be observed in the
church school, Sunday morning,
October 9Th. The classes will have
special singing and entertainment
All are invited visitors are welcome
1000 a, m, Sunday school, V. H
Carey, Supt., 11:00 a. m. worship
service and sermon by the pastor,
Rev. VIM. H. Revelle, Sr., World
wide Communion Day was Obser-
we'd in the church last Sunday af-
teTnOOn. Also little David Steven
son. infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Re
ese Stevenson, was baptized.
Norman Delmar Reed arrived in
the Milford Memorial Hospital on
Thursday morning. His proud par
ents are Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Re-
ed of near Milton. His happy grand
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Workman of Prime Hook Neck
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Bennett.
Mrs. Delmar Mitchell and Mrs.
Margaret Bennett attended the fun
eral services on Sunday of Mrs.
Benefits mother, Mrs. Asher Camp
peIl, VINO lived near Milton. Mr.
Campbell and family are extended
deepest sympathy.
George Smith, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Courtland Smith is recupera-
ting from q recent operation in the
Milford Memorial Hospital at his
home near NAPLES Pond. His MANY
friends wish him a speedy recov-
cry.
Mrs. Harry Prettyman and Mrs
Alex Sheppard visited Mrs. Eliza
beth Poynter and Mrs. Ella Lank
in Lewes. Sunday evening.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Thomas Jones gave
birthday dinner on Sunday in
honor OF Mrs. Jones' sister, Mrs.
Walter Muncy's birthday anniver-
sary. Mr.. Muncy, Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
wood Argo, Miss Diane Clark, Jim
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-07
MILFORD NECK

Sunday, October 9Th, will be
Rally Day. We will have an enter
tainment at the church beginning
at 2 p. m. Every one fs cordially in
vited. Please come.
The w. S. C. S. Of Milford Neck
will hold their regular monthly
meeting on Friday, October IA. The
entertainment will be a comedy.
Don't Tell a Soul" All members
are urged to be present. Visitors
are always welcome. Come out and
have good time.
All Of US in this community were
happy to hear that Mrs. James
Webb was home over the weekend
from Brandywine. Her condition is
improved and we hope that she will
soon be home permanently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Savage had
as guests on Sunday afternoon, Mr..
and Mrs. Marshall Stubbs of Mag
nOlia.
On Sunday afternoon, Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Short and their daug-
hter, Elizabeth, enjoyed the com
pany OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Ham
mond and their sons, Martin and
David; Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Short
and their daughter, Marsha Lee
and Mr., and Mrs. James Galloway
and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. John French and
family accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Best took a trip to
Washington, d. c. Among the many
historical spots they visited were
Arlington Cemetery and Mt. YER
mon. They had an enjoyable trip.
Mr.. William Wooters of this COM
munity is in the Delaware HosDit-
al at Wilm. His mother saws that
ne is improving, after a spinal op-
Grafton. Best wishes, Bill, for a
speedy recovery.
Mrs. John G. Coffiman, Sr., wish
es to announce the marriage of her
niece, Mrs. Vivian Fugill to Chief
Roe E. Terry Of Illinois.
On Wednesday evening of last
week, Mr.. William Macklin receiv-
ed an impromptu surprise party. |
his guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Enoch Carpenter and daughter. Lo-
Is Ann and Alma Mae. The occasion
was Mr.. Macklin's birthday. Cake
and ice cream were enjoyed by all
present.
Mrs. John COffmah, Sr., enterta-
med her great nephew, James Phil
lip and his mother, Peggy Bruce at
her home. They all enjoyed a tur-
Key dinner complete with all the
Among the twenty-five winners
or the "WhO was Florance" contest |
sponsored by the Shore Theatre
was Mrs. Evelyn Carpenter. P. s.
enjoyed the picture very much.