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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-07
COLLEGE TRUSTEES
APPROVE PLAN FOR
GY M AUDITORIUM
Ground Breaking Ceremonies
to be Held During Com
mencement Week
Construction Work is Scheduled
to Start Early This
Summer

Plans for Bluffton colleges new
$250,O00 gymnasium auditorium were
approved by the college board of
trustees at their spring meeting here
Friday, opening the way for start of
construction scheduled to begin in
early June.
The structure will be complete in
every respect for use both as a
gymnasium for college athletics or
an auditorium for large assemblages.
Formal ground-breaking ceremonies
for the new structure will be one of
the features of commencement week,
the last of May, it was announced
following action of the trustees.
Construction of the new gymnas-
ium-auditorium will be the largest
building project in the Button area
this summer. Robert Miller, Colum-
bus Grove contractor, viii build the
structure. Plans for the building
were drafted by Ward and Conrad.
Cleveland architects, in conjunction
with Oliver Davidson, Pandora archi-
tect.
Site of the new building will be
east of Lincoln hall, and the campus
| layout will be such that Lincoln hall.
the new gymnasium and Science hall
will form v or triangle.
Adequate Parking Space
Facing south, the gymnasium will
be reached by driveways relocated
to provide adequate approaches to
the structure. Area at the rear of
the building vii be graded for park
ing space.
Modernistie in design, the new
structure has overall dimensions OF
144 by 148 feet. 1t will be construct
ed of cement blacks faced with brick
Opaque glass brscp win be used a
the front and insusaer portions O
the building to. enhance lighting ant
in keeping with the modernistic note
Gymnasium playing floor will bt
48 feet by 80 feet, with six-foot out
of-bounds space on each side and al
eight-foot space at each end of the
court.
The structure is designed to sea-
approximately 1900, whether used a:
a gymnasium or auditorium. Perman
ent bleacher seats will accommodate
an estimated 1 100 and 900 more car
be seated on the stage at the op
posite side of the playing floor Wher
used as an auditorium, the seats vii
be moved to the playing floor, which
also will accommodate 900
! College authorities say the gym.
nasium fund now totals $160,000 anC
| construction will be completed as
funds are available. After the new
building is completed, the present
gymnasium, built more than 30 years
| ago, will be torn down, according to
current plans. -,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-07
FIT. Wayne Chorus At
st. John Mennonite

Girls Chorus of the Ft. Wayne
Bible Institute will be presented in
a sacred concert Wednesday night,
April 13 at 5 o'clock in the st. John
Mennonite church, near Pandora.
The 32-voice chorus is on spring
tour, and will present a program of
sacred classics, spirituals and famil-
lar hymns. Prof. Ira Gerig, in
structor in piano and theory at the
Institute, will conduct the chorus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-07
Amateur Night
Program April %

Competition in three classes will
be featured at a Bluffton Amateur
Night program to be held April 90
in the Bluffton High school gym
nasium, under auspices of the SEN
ior class of the school.
Glass | will be for competitors up
to and including the sixth grade
Glass IL for ages from the sixth
through the 18th grade, and a third
class for adults.
Two prizes will be awarded in
each class division.
Proceeds from the program will
be used, to help finance the senior
class trip to Washington, d. c., at
the close of the school year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-07
Eleven Nationalities Represented
At Foreign Students Conference Here
SeUeH From Here
On Jury Venires

Seven Bluffton area residents were
included in the prospective jurors
for the April term of the Allen coun-
ty grand and petit iuries drawn last
Thursday in common pleas court.
On the grand jury venire were
Ben Whistler and Daniel Alspach,
both of Bluffton.
The petit juror list included Mel
lie Huber, Route l, Blutfton; Ruth
Corson, Clayton C. Bixel, both of
Bluffton; Jesse Yoakam, Bluffton
rural route, and Vernon Burkholder,
Route 2, Columbus Grove
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-07
Bluffton's Downtown Sidewalks
Under Fire At Council Meeting
Woman Injured
In Auto Crash

Mrs. Clayton Bucher, 90, received
first aid treatment at Bluffton hos
pital for cuts about one knee and
face as the result of an automobile
accident early Sunday evening. She
was later removed to her home
southwest of Bluffton.
The accident occurred in a col
lision of the car in which she was
riding driven by her husband and a
car driven by Ronald Zimmerly of
near Bluffton at the intersection of
Hillville and Comstock roads.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-07
In New Locations

Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Niswander
and family are moving into their
newly completed residence en- South
Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Davies and
family of Harmon road will move
into the former Niswander property
on South Main street which they
have purchased.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Koontz who
purchased the Harmon road property
now occupied by the Davies family
will occupy it as soon as it is avail
able.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-07
RAWSON and MT.
CORY CONSOLIDATE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Vote on Bond Issue is Suggested
10 Provide New High School
Building
Action is Taken by Hancock
County Board to Combine
Two Districts

Consolidation of the Mt. Cory and
Rawson school districts was an
nounced Tuesday by Howard Ben
roth, president of the Mt. Cory board
of education and E. j. Joseph, Han
cock county superintendent of schools.
Action making effective the COM
bining of the two districts was TAX
EN- Saturday by the Hancock county
board of education at the request of
the Rawson and Mt. Cory boards.
At the same time came suggested
plans from the county board for con-
strnction of a new building in the
district to accommodate high school
students and continue the present
buildings in Mt. Cory and Rawson
for the first eight grades. Accord
ing TO present plans the new build
ing would be located in neither
town.
Form JOINT BOARD
While the consolidation is now eff
fective, there remain many details
to be ironed out, Benroth stated.
Present boards of education will con-
tinue TO function until the close of
the school year this summer after
which affairs of the district will be
administered by joint board of five
members.
OF this number two will be Sc
lec1ed from each board and the four
members will then name fifth.
Benroth and Waldo Hanna have been
chosen by the Mt. Cory board. No
announcement has been made of
those selected to represent Rawson.
Hancock county school authorities
said that new high school building
is necessary to relieve present badly
overcrowded conditions in Mt. Cory
and Rawson schools.
PROPOSE sBoND ISSUE
The Hancock county board of edu-
cation has proposed that a bond is
sue for construction of the new
building be submitted to voters of
the consolidated district at the fall
election.
Under law pending in the Ohio
legislature the percentage of total
vote to approve such an issue would
be reduced from 65 to 55 per cent.
Ii the measure is approved the build
ing should be available in about two
years, it is estimated.
Under action taken by the county
board in consolidating the districts,
all funds and Indebtedness of both
former districts are assumed by the
new unit.
ENLARGED DISTRICT
The new district comprises a siz-
able area in southwestern Hancock
county including Union and Blanch-
ard townships and the greater part
Of Orange township
Consolidation of the Mt. Cory and
.Rawson districts is repeatedly the
first of series of similar situations
which are pending in Hancock coun-
ty.
Trend toward consolidation OF
smaller school districts has been
under way throughout the state be-
ing hastened by sharply rising costs
of school operation in recent years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-07
EUan Herr Pledged
To Service Fraternity

Evan Herr, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson C. Herr, North Lawn avenue,
is one of % students pledged this
wear to the Bowling Green State
university chapter of Alpha Phi
Omega, national service fraternity.
A junior maioring in industrial
arts, Herr is a 1945 graduate of
Bluffton High school. He attended
Bmffton college before transferring
to Bowling Green.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-07
RLuftOn Red Cross
Campaign Nets S733

Bluffton contributions in the an
nual Red Cross campaign concluded
here during the month of March,
amounted to S733.20, according to a
report made this week by Mrs. Clar-
ence Stonehill, who was in charge of
house-to-house solicitation.
The Bluffton canvass was made
this year by the American Legion
Auxiliary.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-07
JOybeH Ringer At
Pandora SATURDAY.

Wilbur Fish, ioybell ringer, will
present his concert novelty program
Saturday night at o'clock in the
Pandora High school auditorium. Mr..
Fish has presented several concerts
in this area on previous occasions,
and his program has large follow
ing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-07
Goshen College Choir
Coming Friday Night

Goshen College A-capella choir of
Goshen, Ind, will appear in a pro-
gram at the First Mennonite church
here Friday night at 5 o'clock under
joint auspices of the church and
Bluffton college, it was announced
the first of the week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-07
Report $2O5 From,
Cancer Tag Day

The sum of $2O5.31 was realized
from Buttons tag day for the can
Ger fund Saturday, it was reported
the first of the week. Committee in
charge wishes to thank all who par
ticipted.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-07
RLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning

Grain (bushel prices) = Wheat
S2.14; corn S1.20; oats TIC; soys
$2.05.
Poultry-Heavy hens 36c; leghon
28c.
Eggs-Large white 44c; large
brown 43c; medium white 38c;
medium brown 37c.
Butterfat--60e.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-07
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az HAIRY L. HAIA

EY HARRY {. u NL1
EDITORS NoTE-This IS one
of series of articles to appear
in the Blufton News dealing
.oith early Ohio history. Others
Vill appear in forthcoming
issues.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-07
Time Gives Back S Day

This is quiet, peaceful little
story, into which no element of
strife or tragedy enters. A tale of
little things and little people on
common, spring day sixty-two years
ago, it comes like a gentle breeze out
of the past at twilight after trying
day.
1t is the March II, 1886, page out
of the life Of the Cos little wards,
PAP girls and 426 boys, i'll The
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home
at Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. Few
of them remain to remember and the
scattered handful who do will be we'll
over three score and ten--towards
the sunset of long lives.
Being st. Patrick's Day had
nothing to do with it, The date only
was a coincidence. The early morning
games on the lawn We're broken up
lby music from the direction of the
schoolhouse. 1t was the boys band
summoning the other children tx
lschooi. 1t was q pleasant sort oi
school bell--much better than the in.
sistent clang of that from the schools
outside the home.
| The boys quickly ranged them
selves into companies in front of the
cottages. All were in neat military
uniforms, some companies in diff
ferent kinds, which broke the mon
otony. In one place platoon of ur-
chins wore zouave uniforms with red
leggings and red fez. In another a
girl in the bright costume of a VII
vandier headed a platoon of small
boys.
Falling into line, the companies all
marched past the administration
building where Maj. Noah Thomas,
an ex-soldier with an empty sleeve,
stood on the steps. He did that every
morning and the boys gave him a
military salute as they passed in re-
view.
School Opens
Then the children, all between six
| and Is, disappeared into the school
house, Their average age was eleven
but there were some in the home who
were not in the lines. There were
babies of 19 months and over in the
Xenia Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home, too. After Is, all were found
other homes and most had been
taught some way to make their own
living.
Looking out of the nine windows
in one large ground-floor school
room the children saw green fields
and stately trees. Early buds of
spring were opening up in the sun
! Continued on page 10l
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-07

Farmers net income in 1949 is
expected to be down; this means
more careful planning and budget
ing of farm expenditures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
Judge TO Delay Study
OF 0ber Law Suits
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, June 14.-Most
of the arguments on both sides of
the question are in. but Judge
Joseph Sherbow will not be able
to rule "for some time" on whether
two groups may proceed with suits
attacking the validity of Mary
lands new anti-subversive law.
Sitting in Circuit Court. Judge
Sherbow held a day-long hearing
yesterday on demurrers brought
by the city and State on the suits
He said later, that press of other
trial work will prevent him from
considering the arguments for the
time being. ~
One suit was filed by the Com
munist Party of Maryland. The
other was brought by 10 individ.
uals. including seven college
professors.
The so-called Ober law makes i
a crime for a person to continue
membership in a subversive GROUP
or organization and provides for 6
loyalty check of all public EN-.
ployes.
Counsel for the two groups con-
tended the law violates constitu.
tional guarantees of free speech
a free press and the right Of
assembly.
Deputy Attorney General j
Edgar Harvey told Judge SherboW
that the law is probably unique
in the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
Council States Action
July Il on GreenbeIi' 4,
Slot Machine Ban

Action to consider banning slot
machines in Greenbelt In the face
of a recent Prince Georges County
referendum approving the ma
chimes will be taken BY the City
Council on July IL.
The Mayor and Council made
this decision last night at regular
monthly meeting. Meanwhile. they
expect to get a definite decision
from the city's solicitor on the
feasibility of passing an anti-slo'
machine ordinance.
Banned in Stores.
Members voiced the feeling that
immediate action on the question
was not imperative in view OF
action last Friday by the Board
of Directors of the Greenbelt Con-
sumner Services. The board pro-
hibited slot machines or any
console-type gambling devices ir
consumer services stores or leased
property. The cooperative lease,
practically all commercial propert,
in the city.
BY its reference TO the cooper.
ative's action. council members
emphasized they feel an ordinance
will be necessary as supplement.
tary move to keep out the ma
chimes. The entire five-membei
council already has informally
expressed unanimous opposition
to slot machines. It. was pointed
out last night that Greenbeli
voters registered 345 TO 10 against
gambling devices In the county
referendum.
Rate Increase Delay Asked.
The Council moved TO request
the Public Housing Administers
ton to withhold any increase in
the present utility cost included
in the monthly rentals OF Green
belt Housing units Councilman
Frank j. Lastner said that this
would avoid future revisions oil
utility rates when the time came
for the city actually TO take over
administration of the utilities
when the Federal Government
sells Greenbelt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
Prince Georges {. ofC. Hits
Plan for Post Office Shift

Directors of the Prince Georges
Chamber of Commerce last night
went on record opposing the trans.
fer of any Prince Georges County
area to jurisdiction of the Wash
ington Post Office.
Harry A. Boswell. jr., real estate
man of the community, said such
a move would hurt county business
He said a petition had been
presented the Post Office Depart
ment by a few communities with
small populations" asking that the
Landover Post Office be made q
classified branch of the Washing
ton Office.
The directors voted to write to
First Assistant Postmaster General
Vincent c. Burke and Represent
alive Sasscer, Democrat, of Mary
land, opposing the proposal.
Former Riverdale Mayor Harry
A. L. Barker suggested a COMMITTEES
be named to investigate feasibility
of consolidating postal facilities In
the metropolitan area of the
county through establishment Of q
central post Office or more truck
routes between Offices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
Annexation Suit
To Be Filed by
Falls Church
Addition of Fuirfox
Lond Would Triple
Size of Community

The Falls Church City Council
last night instructed the city at
torney to file an annexation suit
designed to triple the size of
the present city.
More than six square miles of
adjacent Fairfax County land is
sought, including all the i'm
portant established residential
developments plus a reasonable
area subject to controlled devel-
opment by the city"
City Attorney LaRue Van Meter
will report to the council July IL.
Fairfax County has allotted $10.-
900 to fight the proposed suit in
Fairfax County Circuit Court.
The Council acted after approx
ing a report by DR.. Thomas H.
Reed, municipal finance con-
sultant of Hartford, Cam. and
Harland Bartholomew Associates,
st. Louis city planners. The ex-
perts estimate the population of
the "annexable" area at 10000
which would bring the total Falls
Church population to more than
1900.
The experts recommended that
almost every large subdivision
near Falls Church should be
brought into the city. They in
clude Lee Boulevard Heights, Buff
falo Hills, Sleepy Hollow, Raven
wood. Malbrook and Holmes Run
Park, to the east, and the area
between Lee highway and Lee
boulevard, Birch, Jefferson Viii
lage. South Greenway Downs.
Devonshire Gardens, Tyler Park,
Fenwick Park and fremont Gar
denS.
North of Holmes Run to the
west of Lee highway the experts
recommend annexation of the
fremont business area, National
Memorial Park Cemetery and the
Walnut Hill subdivision. The
south boundary after passing
through fremont would run to
the power substation on Shreeve
road at Idylwood; along the
Washington & Old Dominion Rail-
road, then toward Leesburg pike
to include the intersection of Idyl-
wood and Leesburg pike.
The line would run north along
Pimmit Run to beyond Great Falls
street, thus including the Lemon
road area. Brilyn Park and Meri-
dan Park. The proposed boundary
also runs parallel to Great Falls
street to the Arlington County line
just south of Westmoreland road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
Alexandra Women Gets
Term for Fire Attempt

An Alexandria woman yesterday
was sentenced to two and one-hah
years In prison for trying 10 set
fire to her landlady's house.
Mrs. Liiliebelle Jarrett. -. col
ored. OF the 800 block Montgomery
street. was convicted recently for
attempting 10 burn the home OF
Mrs. Henrietta Edwards. also col
ored, Of the same address. Sen
tence was imposed yesterday In
Corporation Court By
Judge William p. Wooiis.
Police said the attempted arson
followed an argument between the
two women. They said Mrs. jar
rett succeeded only In scorching
the front door.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
'Hoi Rod Fans Suspected
In Auto Paris Thefis

Hot rod enthusiasts are sss.-
pected in stss theft Of sppsox-
trnAtsiy $3.50 in autauAoolar parts
from = HyaitAvsile aaaap
Jimmy QulssnheTry. operator 81
the J d J SPEED Shop 800 bzi-
ttrnors boaleYaEc. reported 20
HyasssyIlls police slsAE the paFta.
virtually ali os @hsrh we're tssg
older uadsi cars. sefs tAken BE-
tween midnight Sunday and Q
m yesterday,
Entrance was Kaafssd ~ hrsAk.
into tise SIDE eooT Of tase hmsemwns
shop. Mr. 0aaSeateTTy rwp0gged
He Also - eo-edstW Of slse ap~ed
Age Magazine. "a s1tonaoaAls
racing pSabasszison wsts eEfsesz axa
tlae aoov ahso*s
TIE hot rod enthusiasts are
suspected h~eAAsAe only certain &C.
eesnassEs weFr taksn and sasss
weTe fer models ranEAEE ffona
1890 70 lssa. poaAcs wers cd.
An0ns ltrnak taken SIRE eosnpsss~
kscn cylinder keads qEae aia4rnErssza
aywheeaS. Mr. Qs4asesAwxTy saaG-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
| 2-Horse Horness
| Sought for Use
| In Pageant

The Alexandria BsceDtennial
Commission would like help tn
finding 0 two-t1orse harness 10 b
used in the historical pageant,
Alexandra. Thy Sons,
"A harness was the only thtg1g
my property men have eeen af-
able 10 and" sad r, Beverly
Campbell. bacenssnnlai director
Properties already found irseiudsd
a 2oo-year-oid coach, . so-yeaF-
Old surrey. a yoke Of oxen and al
OK cart
But the harnesses thai ~efai
with the coach ard surrey have
rostec and no far ne haven't found
substitutes. sad Mr.. Campbell.
Alexandria. Thy Sons. viii be
presented the week Of July IL u
an outdoor arena being prepared
for the eseni- =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
Democrats Refuse
To Certify Raugust for
Alexandra Election

The Alexandria Democratic
Committee last night unanimously
refused to certify William F. Rau-
gust as a candidate for Civil and
Police Court judge of the city.
Mr.. Raugust had sought to OPP
pose ] ege James r. Duncan in
the August Democratic primary.
1t was the second time Mr.. Rau-
gust has failed to qualify for an
elected Office in Alexandria. He
Withdrew as Democratic candi-
date for city attorney when in
formed he lacked 80 days of hav-
ing lived in the city the required
length of time.
Last nights committee action
was based on an opinion by Attor-
ney General j. Lindsay Almond.
jr., who said an attorney cannot
be considered as having practiced
law in those years for which he
paid no State revenue license fee.
5-Year Law Work Required.
Virginia law requires that an
attorney practice in the State five
years before he is eligible to be-
come a judge. Mr.. Raugust had
not paid a license fee in 1947, the
committee said. A committee
spokesman said 1t was found Mr.
Raugust also had not paid State
license fees in 1914, 1945 or 1916
but the group did not question
those years because he was in the
Army.
In 1947, Mr.. Raugust was execu-
tive counsel to the chief counsel of
the war crimes trials in Nurem-
berg.
The attorney general said that
even If Mr.. Raugust we're certi-
fed by the Democratic Commit
tee and elected to the bench. he
doubted that he could take the
oath of Office.
No Indication of Fight.
Mr.. Raugust would not say
WllCtliC1 4lC PAoAAIACO W &SAlt tiAC
committees action.
The committee also failed to
certify Harry F. Kennedy. jr.. as
candidate for Democratic commit
teeman from the fifth ward be-
cause he does not live in that ward.
Elimination Of Mr.. Raugust
leaves only one contest in pros
pect in the Democratic primary.
Frank Moriarty and Hugh Travers,
who are seeking the party nomina-
ton for city sergeant. were certi-
fed by the Democratic committee.
as were the incumbents in six
other positions: Judge Duncan,
Juvenile Judge Marion B. West,
City Treasurer Roger Sullivan.
Commemorative Attorney Howard
w. Smith. jr.; Commissioner of
Revenue c. Aubrey Callahan and
State Delegate Armistead w.
Boothe,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
Madeira School PIuns
Benefit Tea Saturday

A silver tea will be held from
pm. to 7 pm. Saturday at the
Madeira School for the benefit Of
the Fairfax County Chapter of
the American Cancer Society. The
tea is sponsored by the Great
Falls and the Difficult Run Gar
den Clubs.
The Fairfax County Cancer
fund drive announced collections
of $4.362. The quota was $500.