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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22


Negroes concerned It's getting to the point where we're
going 70 have to Pur action where taEk Is
sorry proposed employment practices
bill Concluvy that can't depend entirely the charity
of the white brother glory
whites who ignorant the facts Is
Negroes other minority seeking fan vicious
propaganda put out by bigots
Negroes moan. whIne complain breasts pro-
test our press about class citizens Vet when
to Of look the other sehy prefer to be
attempt SIC the head table with white
brethren
An that need community a to
gmpon backbone that young veterans
displayed Like pebble thrown pool and
the rpples spread out and out does the spirit of true leadership
and mselfshness.
hard sacrifice temporarily,
II help forge grow
of going to have to forget personal grAa
ton for awhile.
fraternity They also
pointed out the way for the rest of us.
PATRoNIzE ADVERTISERS
WATCH IT. LADIES! - Home sweet home can be dangerous
place Percy Hughes suffered
when she tried to open pressure cooker too soon and the cooker
podd showerng her with hot food Peonabe Mrs Sam Gale wife
the General Mills executive recently with
superficial burns her face and falling asleep upder the
soothing rays Of lamp And sitting right next her Mary
Gale KnOweeves ad agency Sans sister, who displayed two
hands Mary tried falling She caught
all right Result: two scorched patty-cakes.
PATRoNIzE ADVERTISERS
HOW sTINGY CAN YOU GET? why you so
few affairs mentioned in this column that Your Truly long
Seety and invitation and then add coyy Wed appreciate
Russell get a
word the column used anywhere from $3.50 to $3.50
plate.
tickets in
fashions
doing by asking me lddo doing you
the favor by giving the space.
No press tickets publicity.
Do understand each other?
PATRONIzE ADVERTISERS
"In THE LAND OF JIM CROW" by Ray SPhgIe, simon
Schuster $3.50: This the book written by the Pulitzer Prize
winning reporter the Pittsburgh
South for four weeks passing q Negro.
Negro they
aren't already familiar with The segregation physical brutality
headned week the national Negro press
incidents reported spg already
papers.
This 8 written Negro
attempting the things sPgIe often
ing too close to the problem be objective"
carrying chip his shoulder against
win convincing white
through the their kind personally
perenced the things he Is writing about
There humor about Spges approach subject
mixed with indignation
the feeling of mcro that his references
peckerVoods falls from his typewriter almost
from the conversations the darker brethren
Spnges obvious relief when
calls the Smith Wesson" line identity
of free white man, is cryptic sermon in Itself.
In the Land Crow" q significant 1
gives the white reader chance hguaiVy
the skin Of southern written
would probably another
coming off the this subject Because auhOred
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22
SOCIAL e PERSONAL|
81. PAUl

Hrs Catherine Jackson, Of Milwaukee Wis, arrived In
the city Friday April 15 with her two children Gail and Mel
Gin 10 visit with her sister and brothernaw Mr. and Mrs
Terrence Pugh, 972 Carroll Ave.
The Grand Slam club win meet Friday April % e the
Sterling Club
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22

IL. The little guests played games
and prizes were won by Barbara
Hammonds, Allen Smith and d.
ane Goblin. Movies were shown
and the children enjoyed them
very much. The guests present In
cluded Gloria Mitchell, Janet
Smith, Jimmy Hammonds, Kay
Rapp, Leah Bailey, Michael Thorn
as Marlene Goblin, Jacquelyn
Thomas, Joseph Mitchell, Jacque-
lyn Combs, Barbara Hammonds,
Allen Smith, and Diane Goblin.
Adults present were Mines. Fran
ces Thomas, Ethel Landers, Jessie
Hammonds and Ava Blackwell.
Regina received many very nice
gifts.
The Howard b. Stokes W.T.C.U.
met Tuesday, April 18th, at the
home Of Mrs. N. L. Rintchlow,
23l0 Fifth Ave. So. Mrs. Lillian
Parkinson was hostess.
The CantinOs win meet Friday,
April 20, at the home Of Connie
Chivers, 4017 Clinton Ave. So.
The Helpers Club Of st. Peters
Church will meet Sunday, April
"a at 4 p. m. at the home Of Mrs.
Ethel Evans, 3740 Fifth Ave. So.
Mrs. Dennis Scott, 1928 Clinton
Ave. So, was pleasantly surprised
by a call from the Builders Show
Friday, April 6. which won for her
a Columbia Gas Burner. Mrs.
Scott had attended the show a
few days before and after inspect
ing the Columbia Burner decided
that it was Just the kind she could
use in her home. While at the au-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22
RACIAL PRIDE

BY WILLIAM HENRY HUFF
l sat upon the grass with Joy
And gazed into your eyes so blue,
Then wondered II 1t could be true
That you had strains Of Negro
blood.
But after all you boldly said
In tones so frank and unafraid
That you were Negroid and 1t
made
You proud to have such noble
blood.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22
NO TEARS

BY JOHN HENRIK CLARKE
Shed no tears for the strong ma
tons
Now crumbling -.
Shout gleefully as they fall!
The next great glory will belong
to the people
Who have lived so long
Without any glory at all.
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- PATRoN1zE ADVERTISERS
Beah radio show sponsored by Dre Il giving employ
Negro
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addition TO the cast
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
Births

The following births at BIuffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Hartman.
Bluffton, boy and girl twins, Morris
j., and Marsha Fay, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Runser, Lima.
boy, VIM. Dale, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Spallinger.
Lima, girl, Pauline Joy, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Daud, OF
tawa, a girl Peggy Ellen, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Garret,
Bluffton, boy, William David. Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Welty, PAN
dora, a girl, Jeanene Louise, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Cullen, OF
tawa, a boy, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Wien, Benton
Ridge, boy, Fred Neil, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Simcox.
Bluffton, a boy, John Paul, Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Neill. Mt.
Cory, a girl, Kathleen Marie, We'd
nesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
Clothing DriUe For
European Relief

Bluffton college students, will con-
duct a city-wide campaign this week
to collect donations of used clothing,
blankets, shoes, ETC., to be sent over
seas to homeless refugees in Ger
many, Austria and other war-strick-
en- areas.
Trucks will make rounds of the
town to pick up contributions next
Saturday afternoon. In addition,
boxes will be located on the college
campus, in which donations may be
placed.
Donations of clothing and bedding
placed on the front porch will be
collected Saturday afternoon begin
ming at ! o'clock.
Cooperating in the drive are the
Woman's Missionary society of the
First Mennonite church and Bluffton
Boy Scouts.
Dry cleaning of the garments is
important before turning them over
to the drive committee, it was an
nounced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
Blufftom to hold big Halloween Party
Identical Twins Are Chosen Queens
For College Homecoming Festivities

Twin queens, elected last week by
the Bluffton college student body,
will reign over the schools tradi-
tional Homecoming festivities on
Saturday, October 20.
The Miller sisters-Mae and June,
identical twins, from Danyers, H.,
were named Homecoming Queens in
the student balloting, after appear
ing on the ticket as a single candi-
date. Both are senior home econ
omics majors, and are better known
as ''the Miller twins" to those on
the campus who still have difficulty
in telling them apart.
Marking clean sweep of Home
coming coronation honors by Illinois
students, attendants elected in the
allScollege vote were Dorothy Hurley
and Lois Rich. Miss Hurley also is
from Danvers, and Miss Rich's home
is in Washington, III.
Nomination of Homecoming coro-
nation candidates was made by mem.
bers of the football squad.
The quartet of Illinois girls vii
reign over all Homecoming festivi
ties during the day, but most of The
ceremonial honors will be in connec
ton with Buttons afternoon foot
ball game on Harmon field with
Taylor university of Upland, Ind.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
Lay Cornerstone for New College
Building on Sunday, October 80
Former Bluffton College Man Vice
President OF University In Japan

DR.. Maurice E. Troyer, Bluffton
college graduate and former mem
Der of the faculty at the local in
stitution, has been elected vice-presi-
dent of international Christian uni
versity in Japan, it was announced
last week.
Sponsored by the Japan Inter-
national Christian University found
alton, she new university will be
financed by a s10,00o,0oo campaign
now being conducted in the United
States and Canada.
During the current academic year,
DIR. Troyer will devote half his time
to Syracuse university, where he has
been a faculty member for the last
13 years. The remaining half of his
time will be devoted to the new uni
versity, with his principal activities
devoted to the selection of staff
members.
DR.. Troyer, first of five viee-presi-
dents to be chosen, viii be in charge
of instruction and academic pro.
grams.
After graduating from Bluffton
college 26 years ago, DR.. Troyel
has been in educational work. He
served as professor of education al
Syracuse, then later became director
of evaluation psychological and serv.
ice centers of the university.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
June Habegger to be Crowned
at Half-Intermission On
Harmon Field
Attendants are Two Senior
Classmates, Kay Berry and
Raelene Campbell

June Habegger, Bluffton high
school senior, will be crowned queen
during the half-time intermission at
the Bluffton-St. Marys homecoming
football game on Harmon field, Fri
day night.
Identity of the queen was revealed
Tuesday in announcing the results
of student election conducted at the
high school in which she led a field
of three senior girls nominated by
the football team as candidates for
the honor. She is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Habegger of
West Elm street.
Her attendants will be runnersup
in the election, Kay Berry, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Berry of
North Mound street and Raelene
Campbell, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Campbell of South Jackson
street.
Elaborate preparations for festivi-
ties incidental to the homecoming
are under way with ceremonies hon.
oring the queen and her court TAX
ing place at Harmon field in connec-
ton with the football game.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
Sherwood Eddy To
Speak Here NOU. 3

DR.. Sherwood Eddy, we'll known
lecturer, author and world traveller,
will give lecture on "The Far
Eastern Conflict: Japan, China and
Russia" at p. m. Thursday, Nov.
8, in Ramseyer chapel on the Bluff
ton college campus.
His talk, originally scheduled for
Oct. 25, has been postponed until
the Nov. 8 date.
Mrs. Eddy also will lecture here,
speaking in the chapel at $50 a. m.
next Tuesday. Her subject will be
''The Mission Enterprise in the
ORIENT"
DR.. and Mrs. Eddy toured Asia in
1948-49 interviewing high-ranking
officials Of the countries of the
Orient
Author of 35 books on internation-
al, social and religious subjects, DIR.
Eddy for mary years has been active
in bringing tie views of other nations
to American audiences. He is former
Y. M. C. A. secretary for Asia, and
worked for Is years among the
students of India. -
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
LenOre Myers Estate
Estimated At $4,000

Estate of the late Mrs. Lenore
Miller Myers, Bluffton college librar-
ian who was killed in an automobile
accident, September 20 was estimat-
ed at $4,000 according to papers
filed in the Allen county probate
court, Tuesday. A. D. Gratz was
named executor of the, estate.
The accident occurred at the i'm
tersection of Grismore road and
Route COG five miles northwest of
Bluffton in which Mrs. Myers, her
mother, Mrs. Belle Miller and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. George Myers lost
their lives.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
BLUFFTON BIGGEST
STORAGE POINT In
COUNTY FOR CORN
Government Completes s Bins
Here With Materials for 4
Additional
Eight Bins Completed Now
Ready for Shelled Corn; Talk
2 More Bins

With eight grain storehouses al
ready completed here and materials
on hand for four others, Bluffton
will be the principal storage center
in Allen county under the federal
governments corn warehousing pro-
gram.f
ShetSed corn this week will be put
into tire compIeted storage bins erect
ed en- one-acre plot on the Fred
Mueller farm. one-half mile north oil
town on the Bigler road, and mater.
ials are on the site for four more
buildings to be completed immediate
ly.
The eight structures now being
filled with government corn have
storage capacity of 2,700 bushels
each. Four additional buildings for
which material now is on the ground
will be of a smaller, prefabricated
type, holding about 1000 bushels
each.
May Expand Further
Possibility that the local storage
center may be further expanded is
seen in the announcement that pro-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
Everyone Invited to Community
Celebration Monday Night,
Oct. 81
Parade With Cash Prizes for
Costumes and Amateur Pro-
gram Arranged

A gala Halloween party complete
with free refreshments. liberal prizes
for costumes and an amateur talent
show, will be held under the lights
at Harmon field, Monday night,
October 81 under auspices of the
Bluffton Business Mems association.
Everyone Is welcome and every
thing will be free to those cooperat-
ing by appearing in costume. 1t will
be Blutfton's first organized Hal
loween observance in many years and
one of the largest crowds ever to
gather on Harmon field is expected.
The evenings program will feature
fast-moving entertainment for both
old and young. One of the top at
fractions will be the grand parade
with marchers in costume and ten
cash prizes will be awarded for best
costumes in adult, high school and
grade school classes.
Accordionist Coming
Snappy music for the parade will
be furnished by Bud Luginbuhl, Lima
accordionist, formerly of Bluffton
which viii be amplifed over public
address system.
Following the parade will be an
amateur talent show with prizes for
winners. Those intending to enter
see VIM. Edwards at Basinger furui-
ture store.
Refreshments, consisting of appRs,
cider, popcorn and doughnuts willfbe
free to everyone. lip. costume. Anyoae
not in Halloween costume, however,
will be required to pay for refresh
ments.
Committee Laying in Supplies
William Edwards and Dave Risser,
co-chairman heading the general
committee in charge of arrangements
are already making arrangements for
| huge supplies of refreshments.
SeVenty-five bushels of apples have
been earmarked for the affair and
additional quantities of apples will
be obtained.
Cider from RED and Yellow Deli
cious and Grimes Golden apples will
be made at the Morning Star Press
operated by Seth Basinger & Son
northwest of Bluffton the day of the
celebration.
Arrangements are also being made
for popcorn and doughnuts on a
similar scale. The committee in
charge promises enough refreshments
for everyone, and the crowd is In
vited to come early and stay late.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20

Bluffton village this week will re-
ceive s5,405.25 and Bluffton public
schools $28,615.36 in the August
settlement of real estate tax collec-
tions for the last half of 1948.
Largest slice of the s964,012.s4
sum to be distributed will go to Al
len county's school districts whose
shares amount to $522,36441.
In addition to the Bluffton dis
tribution, other allotments for this
area include: Richland township,
S2,177.34; Beaverdam village, $579.-
81; and Beaverdam schools, sS,-
942.67.
Lafayette-Jackson schools will get
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
Government To Pay
S1.70 Bushel For
Surplus Apples

Allen county farmers with
surplus apples may sell their
crop to the u. S. Production and
Marketing administration, it was
announced Friday by Clair A.
Patterson, county AAA chairman.
The federal agency will pur-
chase 40 carloads of apples i'm
Ohio before Oct. 20, date ship
ment will be made. 1t will pay
S1.7O per bushel basket for
grades one or better.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
Special Music In
Church Here SundQY

Mrs. Clark Dozer, Canton cellist
and her brother-in-law, James Szabo,
violinist of this place will appear in
a duet at the Sunday morning serv-
ice in the Methodist church, it is
announced by the pastor, Rev. Paul
Cramer.
Mrs. Dozer, member of the Cam
ton Symphony orchestra, is the
former Betty Steinman. Accompan-
list for the number here Sunday will
be her sister, Mrs. Szabo, the form
er Jean Ann Steinman.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
Talk On Work AnaOng
Displayed Refugees

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Dyck, former
ly engaged in relief work among
European refugees and displaced
people will speak and show pictures
in union service at st. John Men,
MONTE church near Pandora, Sunday
night at 7:30.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dyck have been
active in getting people out of con-
centration camps in Europe and re-
settling them in South America.
They appeared before a large audi
ence here several years ago.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
BigLer Estate Is
Valued At $4,000

Estate of Otto Bigler, retired
Bluffton meat market proprietor,
was valued at $4,000 in papers
filed last Saturday in Allen county
probate court. Bigler died on Sep
tember 81.
A daughter, Mrs. Janet Burk-
holder, Blufton, was named admins
tratrix.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
In Ent0urdge Of
Homecoming Queen

Malcolm Basinger, son of DR.. and
Mrs. E. w. Basinger of Spring
street will be a member of the court
of the queen who will preside at
homecoming festivities at Wooster
college this week end.
The queen, Dorothy Daw of Gin
cinnati, will be crowned in connec-
tion with the Observation-Disclosures
football game Saturday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
Youth For Christ
Meeting Saturday

Robert Merian, ministerial stu
dent at Taylor university, Upland,
Ind, will be the speaker at the
monthly Youth for Christ meeting
to be held at 8 p. m. Saturday in
the Bluffton High school auditorium.
A Bible quiz and music by wo-
mems trio and a male soloist will
be other features of the program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
High School Elects Queen For Gala
Homecoming Game Friday Night
No Drivers Permits
Or Auto Tags Here

SALES of auto tags and is
suing of drivers permits have
been discontinued in Bluffton
since HI. M. Troy, deputy reg
istrar of motor vehicles moved
to Findlay.
No new deputy will be ap-
pointed until after the first OF
next year, it is understood. Dur
ing that interim auto tags and
drivers permits may be obtained
i'm Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
Absentee Voters Ballots For
November Election Now Available

Absentee ballots now are available
for voters who will be out of their
home precincts on election day, Nov.
8, it was announced this week by
the Allen County Board of Elections,
Voting by disabled voters will be-
gin after October % and will con-
tinue through Nov. 8, the deadline
for both absentee and disabled vot-
ing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
Farm Bureau Supports
Three-MiU School LeUy

Members of Farm Bureau Council
No. l have passed a resolution sup
porting the three-mill levy for school
operating expenses which will be
voted on by electors in the Bluffton
school district in the November
election.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20

He was professor of psychology at
Bluffton college from 1880 to 1882.
Dir. Troyer received his masters
degree from Ohio State university in
1880, and received a Ph. d. degree
five years later at the same univers-
ity.
DR.. Troyer has been associated
with several commissions and sur
veys of the American Council on
Education and was co-author of
"Evaluation in Teacher Education" +"
listed among the % most important
books of the year in which it was
nuhlished.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
Bluffton Schools Will Get S28,615
From County Real Estate Tax Fund

s13,249.75, and Jackson townships
share will be $2,497.79. Lafayette
village will receive $468.06.
Monroe townships share of the
distribution will be S2,071.45.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
Patrol Cars, Sirens
Open, Race Thru T0lUn

A number of State highway patrol
cars which raced thru Bluffton with
sirens blowing early Sunday evening
were enroute to West Independence,
between Findlay and Tiffin, where a
dragnet was thrown out in an attempt
to capture two escaped eonvicts.
Quite bit of interest was aroused
by the noise of the patrol cars sirens,
as they roared thru town.
A road block and dragnet thrown
out around West independence where
the two convicts were seen finally was
called off at 10 P. nj. Sunday without
success in capturing the hunted men.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
College Junior Play
Here November I-2

death Takes a Holiday" Bluff
ton college junior play will be
staged in the high school auditor
ium in a two-night run, Tuesday
and Wednesday, November l and 2.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
Gala Evening on Harmon
Field; Free Refreshments
Costume Prizes
BLUFFTON HALLOWEEN
CELEBRATION

Adults-First prize, S5; second
prize, So.
: High School Students-First
prize, S5; second prize, SS;
third prize, 81.
Grade School Pupils and Under
First prize, S5: second prize,
81; third prize, So; fourth prize,
81; fifth prize, 81.
Those entering the amateur
contest see VIM. Edwards at
Basinger's Furniture store.