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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
Mrs. Hannah SlUdak
Rites Held Monday

Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon in the Basinger funeral
home for Mrs. Hannah Rayl Swank,
88, of near Bluffton, who died at
3:40 a. m. last Saturday in Som
munity hospital here.
Mrs. Swank had been i'll for three
years, and was a patient in the hos
pital for II weeks preceding her
death.
Survivors include three daughters,
Mrs. Bessie Montgomery, Toledo;
Mrs. Jennie Zay, Lima, and Mrs.
Mary Warren, Leipsic; son,
George Swank, Bluffton; a sister,
Mrs. John Rossfeld, Lima, and a
brother, Solomon Rayl, Woodbine,
Iowa.
Rev. Paul N. Runk, pastor of the
Central Church of Christ, Lima, of
which Mrs. Swank was a member,
officiated at the services Monday
Burial was in Maple Grove ceme-
terry.
Six grandsons served as pallbear-
efs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
Special AUards
For TUeLUe Lions

Special awards for being Lions
club members for 10 years will be
conferred on II members at a din
ner meeting of the organization at
6:15 p. m. next Tuesday in the
Walnut Grill.
Those who will receive the special
honors include Clayton Bixel, George
r. Bogart, Gerhard Buhler, Fred
Gettles, A. C. Burcky, Homer S.
Gratz, Armin Hauenstein, w. A.
Howe, c. F. Niswander, Lloyd l..
Ramseyer, Elmer Short and DR..
Boyd Travis.
international Director A. B.
Dredge, of Springfield, will be the
speker, and a nurses group from
Lima will provide special music.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
A. [. KOHL DIES
SUDDENLY, VICTIM
OF HEART ATTACK
Death Occurs at Hospital Wed
nesday Morning; Funeral
Saturday Afternoon
Was Member of Allen County
Board of Elections; Active
in Civic Affairs

Aldine E. Kohl, 65, Bluffton in
surance agent and real estate broker,
member of the Allen County Board
Of Elections and prominent in Re-
publican politics died suddenly of a
heart ailment in Bluffton hospital
Wednesday morning at $3.50 o'clock.
He was removed to the hospital
Monday night after having been
stricken at Ais home on West Col
iege avenue He had been on the
streets here Monday and many of
MS friends were unaware of his
illness until his death occurred.
Although he had complained of
not feeling well recently, his condi-
tion was largely attributed to in
juries resulting from a fall at his
nome three weeks ago in which he
sustained fractured left forearm.
Funeral services will be held at
the First Mennonite church, Satur
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with
Rev. ]. N. Smucker officiating. In
te1ment will be in Maple Grove.
He was born in Riley township,
November 8, 1883, the son of En-
manuel and Sarah (Schumacher)
Kohl. On June "a, 1906, he was
married to Susanna Geiger, and re-
sided here since that time.
PRESIDENT SPoRTsMEN's CLUB
He was active in community af-
fairs and at the time of his death
was president of the Community
Sportsmen's club, one of Bluffton's
largest organizations and member
of the Masonic lodge.
In politics he was Republican
committeeman of Precinct B and
also a member of the Allen County
Republican Central and Executive
committee.
Surviving are his wife, two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Margaret Gallant of Bu-
cyrus and Mrs. Lavaun Backensto
Of Zionsville, Pa.
Also surviving are five brothers:
Peter of Ottawa; Edward of Find
lay; Homer of Chatham; Hiram of
Pandora and Orlin Kohl of Wheat
on, ILL.,; and four sisters: Mrs. Eliza
beth Green, Marion, Ind; Mrs.
Susie Boaz, aPndora; Mrs. Martha
Schmunk, Toronto, Canada, and Mrs.
Odula Yoder, Bellevue.
The body will remain at the Ba-
singer funeral home until time for
the funeral services.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
HIGH SCHOOL WILL
HOLD GRADUATION
EXERCISES MAY rs
Class of % Seniors is Smallest
to be Graduated i'm 35
Years
DIR. Clyde Hissong, State Direct
or of Education will be
Speaker

Bluffton High schools graduating
class this spring will be the smallest
since 1914, it was revealed this week
with announcement of the names OF
20 seniors who will receive diplomas
at commencement exercises on Thurs
day, May Is.
The class Of % is smaller by i
than last springs group of A SEN
iors, and is in marked contrast to
graduating classes of from 70 to r.
common here during the "thirties.
In the list Of graduates, an
nounced by Supt. Ralph Lanham, are
II boys and IT girls.
Included are: Samuel Buhler, Viii
liam Burcky, Ralph Dunifon, Ber-
nard Fish, Joe Goodman, Homer
Henderson, Lee Hursey, Roger Lind
EN-, Norman Marquart, Robert Neu-
enschwander, Dean Sommer and
Ray Lee Which.
Anita Althaus, Treva Althaus,
Coletta Badertscher, Peggy Balmer.
Marlene Berry, Sara Bracy, Beulah
Burkholder, Janette Finton, Nancy
Frankhauser, Darlyn Garmatter, Jo
Haller, Susanna kempf, Malbea
Lauriat, Lois Lehman, Beatrice Lei
Der, Lois Marquart and Marilyn
Moore
10 Haller is valedictorian and Col
letta Badertscher will be salutator-
ian.
DR.. Clyde Hissong, Ohio director
of education, will be the commence
ment speaker.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
Industrial Arts
Display This Week

Projects turned out by students
in Bluffton High school Industrial
arts classes will be on display in
the office windows of the Steinman
Lumber Co. for a one-week period
beginning Friday of this week
Items in the display will include
projects in wood, sheet metal, plas-
tic, castings, bench metal, machine
metal, welding, etc, it was announc-
ed by A. Dwight spayth, instructor.
Following the local display, the
projects will be exhibited at re-
gional meeting in Bowling Green on
April %. Many of the high school
industrial arts students are planning
to attend the meetings at Bowling
Green.
One of the features Of the Bluffton
display this year will be a 13-foot
boat built by Ray Lee Which.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
Concert Thursday
By Wheaton Choir

Wheaton colleges 42-voice a ca
ppella choir will present concert
of sacred music at 8 p. m. Thursday
night in the First Mennonite church
here.
Appearance of the group is under
auspices of the Bluffton-Pandora As
sociation of Christian Laymen.
The concert will not begin until
after the Union Holy Week service
in St. Johns Reformed church at
8 p. m.
In addition to choral selections,
the program will include violin solos
by J. Maurice Dobbins, choir di-
rector, who has been first violinist
for the New Orleans symphony fol
two seasons.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
Easter Egg Hunt For Riddles At
Harmon Field Saturday Afternoon

Bluffton kiddies will scatter in the
wake of the Easter rabbit in the
annual Easter egg hunt sponsored
by the American Legion auxiliary
on Harmon field Saturday afternoon
at o'clock
Separate hunts will be arranged
for children of pre-school age and
those from the first TO the fourth
grades. Contests also will be
staged, and kiddies who find prize
eggs in the hunt will earn special
gift awards.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
TELEvISION CABLE
RELAY STATION IS
BEING BUILT HERE
Structure For Toledo Cincinnati
Teleyision Line On Mrs.
Sarah Motter Farm
Swath For Underground Cable
Cut 20 Feet Wide Thru
Harvey Gratz Woods

Construction of cement block
building which will house one of the
relay systems on an underground
A. T. and 7. branch television cable,
routed Just outside Bluffton city
limits, is under way on the Mrs.
Sarah Motter farm on Grove street
road opposite Maple Grove cemetery.
A concrete foundation has been
poured and construction of the walls
will be started this week, weather
permitting as workmen hurry install
lation of the coaxial cable line which
will carry television to Dayton,
Columbus and Cincinnati.
Route of the underground cable
thru the Harvey Gratz woods, ad-
joining Maple Grove cemetery and
across the road from location of the
relay building, is marked by 20
foot-wide swath of fallen trees.
Trees Are Felled
The trees were cut last week,
making ready for operation of a
digging machine which will cut a
trench, lay the cable and cover it in
one operation. Workmen also now
are engaged in running tunnels under
rivers and streams.
When actual laying of the cable
begins in this area depends on how
speedily preliminary operations are
gotten out of the way.
Northern terminal of the branch
television line is in Toledo where
connection is made with the main
east-west coaxial cable joining New
York City, Chicago and st. Louis.
1t is planned to complete the branch
line to Dayton, Columbus and Gin
cinnati before late summer.
Passes Near Town
Following route roughly parallel
ing the Dixie highway, the television
cable misses all towns. Its nearest
approach to Bluffton is on the Gratz
and Motter farms where operations
are underway in preparation for
laying of the line.
Farms near town on which the
cable will be laid include those of
Welty Brothers, Ed Lugibihl, Ezra
Moser, Nelson Diller, Bigler Broth
ers, II. 2. Huber, Guy Eikenbary,
Harvey Gratz, Mrs. Sarah Motter
and Lendon Basinger.
Farmers are paid on a footage
basis for right-of-way privileges.
A. T. and T. representatives said the
cable will be sheathed in lead and
buried in the ground with ditching
machine. They expect no need of
maintenance and there should be no
occasion to dig up the cable.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
Amateur Night To
Be Held April %

Entries closed last Monday with a
full field of competitors for an anna
teur night program sponsored by
Bluffton High school seniors to be
held April % in the school gynnas-
ium.
Contestants will be divided into
three age groups for the program.
Master of ceremonies will be Paul
W. Stauffer.
Proceeds from the program will
be used to help finance senior
class trip to Washington, D. c., fol-
lowing the close of the school term.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Tripplehorn,
Bluffton, girl, Linda Jean, Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Redick, Find
lay, girl, Vienna Paulette, Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Smucker.
Bluffton, boy, David Joseph, Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Moser, Co
lumbus Grove, boy, Gerald Wayne,
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Diller, Bluff
ton, boy, Daryl Lynn, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Brewster,
Rawson, boy, David Woodrow,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Frantz,
Pandora, girl, Pamela May, Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Dan Matthews.
Lima, a girl, Susan Kay, Tuesday.
Mrs. Matthews is the former Hope
kincaid of Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd w. Powell,
Findlay, boy, Charles Lewis Olliv-
er, Tuesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Snare, Belle
Center, boy, Kenneth Dean, Tues
lay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Hostettler,
Toledo, a boy, Richard Karl, in
Mercy hospital, Toledo, April 3.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
ShOlU Farm, Films At
High School Tuesday

Films showing modern approved
farm practices will be shown in the
high school auditorium next Tuesday
nuight at O'Clock under auspices
of the agriculture classes.
Principal films are Putting Plant
Food to Work." showing practices
relating to fertilizer and its applica-
ton. Another film Green Acres"
will deal with soil conservation.
Other films will be shown and talk
will be given by the county farm
agent. All interested are invited to
attend.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
Blufftonites View Total Eclipse OF
Full Moon Under Perfect Conditions

Hosts of Bluffton area residents
had free entertainment Tuesday
night as a total eclipse 1t the full
moon went off on schedule under
practically perfect conditions. The
eclipse was said to hqye been the
most perfect visible here in more
than century.
Warmer weather. which had ar
rived earlier in the day, and good
visibility of the heavenly show made
standing outdoors a pleasant even
ing pastime, and knots Of spec
tators were found IN every neigh
borhood throughout the town as the
eclipse did its act.
Shadow of the earth began moving
across the face Of the moon at
about 9:30 p. m. and the total stage
of the eclipse came Just about an
hour later. At totality, the moon
still could be family seen behind
the shadow, high in the heavens.
In blanketing the moon, the
eclipse began at the lover left hand
corner and moved slowly across the
face of the lunar body in a great
circular swath.
As the moon emerged from the
shadow, beginning at l1:45 p. m,
after being in totality approximate
ly so minutes, the lower left where
the eclipse began was the first por-
ton of the moon to be visible.
The Tuesday night eclipse of the
moon was one of the best ever seer
here from visibility viewpoint, anc
it came at = tifax @hen virtual!
everyone was able to be a spectator
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
Religious Play Here
This Wednesday Night

"The Rock" a three-act religious
play, will be presented by the Ohio
Northern University players at 7:30
p. m. this Wednesday in the Bluffton
High school auditorium as one of
the features of Bluffton's union Holy
Week observance.
Story of the dramatic presentation
centers about the Apostle Peters
early life as fisherman, and his
meeting with the Master. 1t is pre-
sented under auspices of the Bluff
ton Ministerial association.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
Noted Organist At
College Next Tuesday

Francis S. Moore of Chicago, not
ed American organist will present
the last number in the Bluffton Col
iege concert series in Ramseyer
chapel next Tuesday night at 500
o'clock.
Dr. Moore is organist and choir
director at the First Methodist
church at Oak Park, H., and has
had notable career as one of the
leading exponents of organ music
in this country.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
ShOU Film, In Church
Easter Sunday Night

"The Easter Story" in slide films,
postponed from last Sunday night
because of failure of films to arrive,
will be shown on Easter Sunday
night in a community union service
at the First Mennonite church at
80 o'clock.
The scenes portray the crucifxion
and resurrection. Special music will
be provided. The service is spon-
sored by the Bluffton Ministerial
association.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
Easter Cantdta At
Pandora Sunday

The Easter cantata "Olivet to
Calvary will be presented in Grace
Mennonite church by the choir, Sun
day night at 7:30 o'clock. Miss Ro-
berta Manges will direct and SOLO
lists are: Barbara Schumacher, so
prano; Freeman Burkholder, Berne,
Ind, tenor and James Suter, bari
tone. Miss Eulalie Steiner will be
organist and Mrs. James Suter plan
ist.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
With The Sick

Howard Tripplehorn, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Triblehorn is report
ed seriously i'll with complications at
University hospital, Ann Arbor,
Michigan.
Mrs. John Garlinger, a surgical
patient in Lima Memorial hospital
is reported much improved.
Mrs. Waldo Huber who was a sur
gical patient in Lima Memorial hos
pital has been removed 70 her home
south of Bluffton where she is con-
valescing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14

legionnaires and members of the
auxiliary each are asked to donate
one dozen colored eggs, which are
to be left at ,he Community Market
by 1880 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Arrangements for the hunt are
being made by the child welfare COM
mittee of the auxiliary, headed by
Mrs. William Amstutz and Mrs.
James Benroth.
In case of bad weather, the hunt
will be staged in the Legion hall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
SPRING WEATHER
HERALDS ARRIVAL
OF EASTER WEEK
Church Services, New Ward
robes to Mark Event: Sun
rise Service Sunday
Union Good Friday Service
College and Public Schools
Close for Weekend

Easter will be observed here next
Sunday in its traditional role as one
of the outstanding events on the
church calendar, and one of the
Bluffton community's most widely
celebrated holidays.
Special services in churches, new
Easter wardrobes, and the kindling
of interest in home gardening, stem
ming from the holidays traditional
relationship with spring, all are link
ed with the towns observance of the
Easter season.
Easter trade, slowed for long
time by a combination of circum-
stances, has made a decided come.
back during the last two weeks
Warm weather alse, has contributed
to the traditional Easter setting.
Hope OF completing delayed shop.
ping in time for the holiday viii
spur buyers again this week, and 9
lot of trading remains to be done
for retailers say many women ap.
parently haven't been in the moot
for spring finery until the arrival OF
this month.
Holy Week Service
As climax to the special services
in Bluffton churches marking Holy
Week, Good Friday union services
will be held in the Presbyterian
church from 1870 to $3.50 m
Business will be suspended during
that time.
On Easter morning a sunrise serv.
ice will be held at 6:30 o'clock or
the College Athletic field or in event
of unfavorable weather in the College
chapel. An Easter play "The See.
ing Heart will be presented under
auspices of the Bluffton Youth
council.
Bluffton public schools and Bluff.
ton college will observe week emo
Easter recess, classes being dismiss.
ed from this Wednesday night until
next Tuesday morning.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
To Build House

Paul Marquart has started excava-
ton for new house in Sunnyacres
addition on Cherry street near the
Allen-Hancock county line.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
Plug for Milk

The department of agriculture
says milk does more for the body
than any other food. It provides
high quality protein, calcium and
vitamins A and G cheap1y.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
Tn New Location

Noah and Homer Fo1lett are NOV
ing from north of Beaverdam into
the property of the late Sidney
Garau on Cherry street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
Freight Per CAPITA

For every person in the United
States the railroads performed an
nually the equivalent Of transport
ing ton of freight 5,341 miles.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14

Above is the architects draw
ing of the new BlUfft0n college
gymnasium auditorium, construc-
tion of which will be started
early this summer. Ground
breaking ceremonies will be held
during commencement week.
The Nome nugget., 1949-01-21
THE LID AT JUNEAU
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One ton.
 A bill to increase the motor fuels tax from two 10 four cents agallon lost by vote of 9 to 2.
 The other a measure which would impose the highest taxes ever levied against fishtraps-Was reported out of the taxation com mittee with two members recom- mending passage, one opposing and one without recommendation.
 The bill would quadruple the present trap taxes and levy a heavy additional tax per fish for large catches.
 Sen. Victor Rivers of the taxa ton committee said the bill prob ably would be referred to the fish cries committee, which has three Democrats and one Republican member.
 He predicted 1t might have a chance of passing the special ses- sion, but he favors pushing the general property tax bill ahead as part of the basic revenue program.
 The taxation committee has just begun consideration of the pro- perty bill.
 The House fisheries committee recommended passage of a sharp ly revised raw fish bill. Chairman Andrew Hope, Sitka Democrat, said it reduced the con- troversial halibut tax to one per cent. Original bill by Reps. Jen- sen and Franklin, Democrats, pro- posed a tax of four per cent.
 Hope reported fishermen wit
The Nome nugget., 1949-01-21

nesseS said the threat of increased diversion of halibnt cargOes to Prince Rupert would be greatly reduced by the lower tax.
 The bill retains the four per cent tax on raw salmon landed in Alaska for cold storage, four per cent on razor clans and one per cent an butter clans.
 Senators voting for the motor fuels tax bill were Anderson, Barr, Dawes, Engebreth, Huntley, McCutcheon and Rivers. Barr, who introduced the bill yesterday morning, argued that roads were second only to schools in import ance to the Territory and more funds were needed. He said the average motor fuels tax in the S.ats was 4.6 cents a gallon.
 Opponents followed two lines: Collins and Jones said they were voting against it because they still questioned the legality of the ses- sion; Garnick and Butrovich warned it would be too heavy load on fishermen.
 } Butrovich told the Senators it ''Would not only break the fisher men, it would call down their wrath on you." He argued there was a surplus in the road fund now and fellow toWnsman Barr retOrted Yes, but there shouldn't be-"
 Lyng opposed Barr's bill on grounds it was outside the basic revenue program which should be adopted first. Earlier he objected to Rivers attempt to push the in- come tax bill ahead before it was in fully engrossed form, but he promised the rules chairman to make it the first order of busi- ness today.
The Nome nugget., 1949-01-21

n't think any party commitment should be a vote factor.
 McCutcheon suggested in his fi- nal appeal: If Jensen's figures are right on what other taxes could raise, wouldn't it be a good thing to have a reserve, We could always cut back. It's time now to set up a program"
 Frank Angerman, Fairban k s with an eye toward projected pulp mills in Southeastern Alaska. It would give such projects exemp- ton during a year of construction or longer if required, but not to exceed three taxable years.
 Tt also provides all taxes col lected in municipalities or school or other special districts be re- mitted to them"
 While the House l a bore d through more than three hours on the property tax, the Senate had a prolonged hearing on whether in surance companies which now pay a two per cent tax on premiums should be exempt from the income tax bill.
 When such an amendment fi- nally reached a vote, after several hours, it failed, eight to eight. Voting crossed party lines.
 Indications grew. stronger that not even the income tax would pass the special session.
 Democrat, argued: "This is large ly for getting those who have been tax-free outside cities. for one was sent here for that purpose"
 Hope tried to amend the bill for S10,000 exemption on personal property for the benefit of fishing boat owners. He said changes in the bill conformed with wishes of other interests, but 'haven't in any way helped fishermen"
 McCutcheon replied: "I appre- ciate Hopes loyalty to his constit- uents, but I remind you this is a revenue measure. With a $10,O00 exemption we destroy several amendments made before passage. One provides a special temporary exemption for new construction