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Milford chronicle., 1949-08-26

lion new homes were started in the
first half of 1949, according to eS-
Inmates of the National Association
of Home Builders. This is about
10000 less than during the first six
months last year.
AS federal housing expediter, Tighe
E. Woods has been very much in the
news recently. AS rent control direc-
tor, he has been target for both
landlords and tenants.
To show the private building in
dustry what could be done for the
man with a small income, Woods
used his own funds to build a small
house for $6,750 at Fort Belvoir, Va,
to serve as model for military hous-
ing.
A fortnight ago he told Senate
subcommittee that James v. Hunt,
central figure in probe of Wash
ington five percenters, "sort of in
ferred he had a hand" in Woods
appointment as housing eXpediter in
December, 1947. Woods was said to
have issued a previously denied con-
struction permit for the Tanforan,
Calf, race track four days after a
conference with Maj. Gen. Harry H.
Vaughan, White House military aide.
A New Attack
Last week Woods came under a
new attack in the Senate. Sen. Harry
P. Cain (R-Wash) charged Woods
had violated the law by urging direct
government loans for his private low
cost housing venture. Cain demanded
that Woods resign, saying:
I'm my opinion you have, by ac-
'cident or design, used the influence
of your high office in an effort tc
make money as a private citizen"
The senator said Woods has violat-
ed federal law against government
officials or employees lobbying ol
trying to influence Congress unless
called upon to do so.
Sen. Cain cited a letter Woods sen
to Rep. Brent Spence (D-Ky), chair
man of the House Banking Commit
tee, reporting that the Federal Hous
ing Administration would not insur'
a mortgage on the low-cost hom
without requiring changes in it tina
would boost the price above $6,75C
including the lot.
That is why he urged direct gov
ernment loans, Woods letter ex
planned, to force other lenders int
$5,O00-to-$6,000 houses at reasonabl
rates of interest.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-26
Reds Lose
Germany

n TOTAL of 24,49O, ,752 westera
II Germans went to the polls
last Sunday in their first free
elections since the Hitler coup in
1888.
The Herrenvolk handed Coms
munism its fourth major defeat in
western Europe since the end of the
war. Communism had taken beat
ing previously in French, Italian and
west Berlin elections.
Western Germany's rebuff pushes
Communism back of the Elbe River
where it is propped up by the Red
Army.
German voters gave the right-wing
parties mandate to direct the new
federal republic for the next four
years.
Conservative Coalition
The conservative Christian Demo-
Gratis (Catholic) and the Free Demo-
Gratis between them won 19l seats
of the 402 total in the Bundestag
(Parliament). The left wing Social
Democrats won l31 seats.
The Free Democrats. who favor
the enterprise system without reser-
walton, plan a coalition with the
Christian Democrats for controlling
bloc in Parliament and formation of
a conservative Cabinet.
The Social Democrats, who want
to nationalize big industries, closely
resemble Britain's ruling Labor
Party.
German Communists trailed the
major parties, rolling UP only six
per cent Of the vote and winning only
Is Parliament seats.
The first political deal of the new
west German state is expected to see
DR.. Theodor Heuss, Free Democratic
leader, become first president of the
republic when Parliament meets at
Bonn, the provisional capital, on
September z. DR.. Konrad Adenauer,
Christian Democratic leader, is ex-
pected to become the states first
chancellor.
DR.. Mann Reports
Author Thomas Mann, back in the
US. after his first visit to Germany
since Hitler exiled him 16 years ago,
expressed concern over German COM
plants that they were better off under
the Fuehrer than they are today.
, The Nobel prize-winning novelist
gave this first-hand report:
, II did not speak to one decent and
honest German who was not deeply
concerned about the increasing ma
: tionalism in his country.
! widely responsible for this state
: of mind is the strange fact that Ger
! mans do not realize and do not want
! to realize the causes of their actual
conditions"
, DR.. Mann said he saw no solution
|, to bitter suffering of the German peo-
. pie until there is final understand
ing between east and west.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-26
Medicine
Polio Prevention

FOtlO TTSVSnIlOn
One way to double early polio care
facilities was recommended last week
by a score of medical and public
health authorities. 1t is to cut the iso-
lation period for early polio cases
to one week-longer only if fever
persists.
Polio patients are isolated at first
sign of the disease to prevent its
spread. But medical studies indicate
the disease is communicable only dur
ing the first three or four days before
symptoms appear, and for two or
three days afterward.
Authorities conclude isolation is
necessary only for week or as long
as there is fever. Fever rarely lasts
more than week.
Some states have been isolating
acute polio patients for two weeks,
some for three or four. The average
has been two weeks.
The one week isolation was decided
upon by the National Conference on
Recommended Practices for the Con-
troll of Poliomyelitis, sponsored by the
National Foundation for 1nfantile
Paralysis.
The conference also came out
against quarantine in a new polio
code being sent to health officials in
all states and territories. Quarantine,
the group says, is of unproven value
and its effects may be bad rather than
good.
Theaters, circuses, fairs, swimming
pools or beaches. should not be closed
if they are properly operated, the
code advises, but attendance of chil-
dren at such places should be dis
nnttra onA
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-26

but difficulties ex-
perienced by James
V. Forrestal, first
Secretary of De-
fense, showed that
S e ic e riValries
still persisted.
This sum m e T
Congress passed an
amendment to the
National Security
Act, revamping and
strengthening Cat
least on paper) the
two-year-old unfit
cation law. Last
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-26
Dates
Monday, August %

Monday, August %
President Truman addresses
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Miami,
Fla.
Tuesday, August %
Birthday (66th), Gen. Jona-
than M. Wainwright.
Wednesday, August "a
National Student Congress
openS University of Illinois.
Friday, August rs
Anniversary (29th), Woman
suffrage.
Davis Cup Challenge Round
(tennis) opens at Forest Hills,
N. Y.
: Sunday, August %
Final National Encampment
of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, opens in Indianapolis.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-26
In Short:

Reported: ,Belatedly by Chinese au-
thorities, that $4,000 persons within
a 6O-mile radius of Shanghai lost their
lives in a typhoon July Is.
Killed: 5000, by the Ecuador earth
quakes a fortnight ago, which did
$66, 100000 in damage, almost triple
the annual budget of the country.
Crashed: A commercial transport
plane in the Atlantic Ocean off Ire
land, killing nine with 49 rescued.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-26

fense, was to halt construction of the
Navy's super carrier. That cancella-
tion sank the Navy's last hope of
maintaining a strategic air arm and
left the Air Corps and the B-36 alone
in the field.
In May, Rep James Van Zandt
(R-Pa), a Naval Reserve officer,
called for an investigation. He
pointed out that Johnson had been a
director of Consolidated Vultee be-
fore he entered government service.
Van Zandt recounted rumorS that
Floyd Odlum, board chairman Of
Consolidated Vultee, had contributed
heavily to the Democratic presi-
Dental campaign in 1948.
Inquiry Ordered
Chairman Carl Vinson (D-Ga) of
the House Armed Forces Committee
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-26

their living quar-
ters.
About one in
every seven new
dwellings author
lied in the last
three years has been
a rental unit. Build
ing of single family
dwellings has been
on the decline so
far this year with
rental type units
showing an in
crease.
Almost half a mill
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-26
Martial
Better Halves

p6IIST E1OiNSS
Fat men make the best husbands,
and school teachers the best wives.
That's the advice of DR.. James F.
Bender, director of the National In
stitute for Human Relations. Ad-
dressing the final summer convoca-
tion of Buffalo State Teachers Col
lege, DIR. Bender said:
THE fat man is the least likely to
want a divorce. He is a tender and
faithful lover and he is more easily
persuaded to wash dishes and get up
at night to look after the baby.
School teachers love children and
they make good mothers. . Teach
ers are well adjusted personalities as
a rule and are less inclined to be
neurotic than the average American
woman"
Furthermore, DR.. Bender said, after
a woman has been lecturing in class
all day, she returns home at night too
tired to talk. This, he said, is sheer
heaven to most married males.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-26
Quote

King Abdullah of Trans-Jor- .
dan accepting an invitation to
visit Generalissimo Franco in
Spain: ''The Soviets show the
same enmity toward Franco and
me. Both of us are good for our
countries"
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-26
Council Of Europe
Searches for Unity

TRASBOURG is an French city two miles west Of the
- Rhine captured first by the Romans SINCE tne II mas
been fought over mary Metropolis Of the AsaceLorrane dis
trict, it has changed hands four times since 1870
ago this historic embatted city became the scene OF
bring unity and to Europe Twelve nations
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-26
Inquiry Ordered
Real Unifcofion

Two years ago Congress folded the
Army, Navy and Air Force into the
National Military Establishment. 1t
was the much-heralded unifcation act
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-26
Housing
Controversial Man

The United States has more home
owners now than at any time in his
tory. They represent SO per cent OF
the population while At per cent rent
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-26

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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-06-30
BOARD DEADLOCkS
In SELECTION OF
new SCHOOL HEAD
Adjournment Comes Late Tues.
day Night After Fruit
less Meeting
Members Agree to Drop Two
Candidates and Start Con-
siderati0n Anew

Buttons board of education,
|hopelessly deadlocked on two appli-
cants for superintendent of schools
here adjourned shortly before mid
night, Tuesday after agreeing to
discard both candidates.
Without a record vote the board
agreed informally to consider two
other candidates and a meeting for
that purpose will be held this We'd
nesday night.
From a field of % candidates the
board by a series of elimination
voting reduced the number to two !:
G. S. Harmon of Plain City and
Harold Pfaff of Urbana.
DEADLOCK FOR Two NIGHTS
From that point, however, dead
lock developed Monday night with
two votes in the board for each of
the candidates and a fifth member
not voting. The same deadlock con-
tinued on two ballots Tuesday night.
All voting was by ballot with James
Continued on page III
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-06-30
Special Police To Enforce Ban On
Firecrackers Over Fourth OF July
Evening Rodeo to Highlight
independence Day; Business
Suspended
No Mail Delivery on Holiday
Monday to Mark Start of
Vacation Week

Bluffton's independence Day cele-
bration next Monday will offer the
usual assortment of recreationa'
facilities, plus an old-time western
rodeo on the night of the Fourth to
climax the gala holiday weekend.
With no other organized attrac-
tions, the holiday weekend will fino
local picnic spots popular places FOR
family gatherings, weather permit
ting. In addition, many local resi-
dents will be out of town for vaca-
tions during the week.
Business generally will be sus-
pended from Saturday night until
Tuesday morning, and there will be
no delivery of mail on town OF
rural routes next Monday.
Plant Vacation
The Triplett Electrical Instrument
Co., one of the towns major indus.
trial plants, will close for summer
vacation, beginning with the close OF
work Friday night, and number OF
other local establishments will be
Continued on page 12)
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Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Bame, Ar
lington, a boy, Marvin Lawrence,
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Harshe, La
Fayette, a girl, Brenda Lee, Thurs
DAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Sommers
Pandora, a girl, Sharla Fay, Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Long, Ada,
a boy, Richard Allen, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Devier,
Bluffton, boy, Gary Lynn, Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Anderson,
Bluffton, girl, Connie Joan, Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Bormuth, Je-
nera, a girl, Sunday. Mrs. Bor-
muth is the former Alverda Dilts of
Bluffton.
MI. anu MIS-. SiOglC LIICoh;
Lima, boy, James Edgar, Sun
day. Mrs. Ernest is the former
Edna Huber of Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Cunning
ham, Ada, girl Barbara Jean,
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Triplett,
Bluffton, boy, Timm Ashford
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Augsburger
Pontiac, Mich, a girl, Phyllis Ann
born Tuesday morning in that city
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Heiks, Colum-
bus, boy, James Robert, born
June 81 in that city. Mrs. Heiks
is the former Elizabeth Bixel OF
Blufften.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-06-30
Bluffton OF Is Years Ago On Parade In
Window Displays Of Business District
Most Complete Display of Early
Blufftoniana Attracts Large
Crowds
Provide Fitting Back
ground for Buttons '49-er
Weekend

Reminiscent of the days when
Buttons Main street was a streak
of mud or a cloud of dust, depending
on the weather, and downtown stores
were little frame structures with
false-front second-foor, a series OF
attractive window displays in the
business district this week have re-
created the Bluffton of rs years ago
With virtually every downtown
place of business cooperating in the
antique display, relics barking back
to the pioneer days of this commun-
ity provide a fitting background for
the Forty-Niner parade and rodeo
over the coming weekend.
It's the most complete show of
early Blufftoniana that the commun-
ity has ever seen, and trip around
the business section will give an ex-
cellent picture of what life was like
three-quarters of century ago in
addition to providing an absorbing
45 minutes of entertainment.
Priced antiques owned by the
many collectors in this community
have been drawn on for some of the
displays, and cherished relics in the
homes of residents also have been
contributed for showing during the
pre holiday nario5
Original Treatment
Many window displays also show
well-handled touches of originality
adding to the popularity of the show
ing.
In one large window the interior
of pioneer log cabin is faithfully
reproduced; together with antique
chairs, rope bed, hand -hewn cradle
muzzle-loading rifle, furniture of the
Continued on page 12)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-06-30
REAL 1849 PRAIRIE.
ScH0ONERs TO BE
PARADE FEATU RE
Two Pioneer Covered Wagons
Are Attractions on Main
Street Here
Will be Seen at Parade Satur-
day Night and Rodeo on
Monday Night

Two covered wagons, reminiscent
of the days of the '49 gold rush are
attractions on Buttons Main street.
Arriving here the first of the week
they form the vanguard of the big
gest array of oldtime conveyances
ever seen in Bluffton which will be
a feature of the Fourth of July pa
rade on Saturday night and the
Fourth of July rodeo on Harmon
field Monday night.
First of the wagons, prairie
schooner, was unloaded Monday. 1t
is from a collection of Adolph Nord-
haus, operator of a body shop in
Glandorf, Putnam county, collector
of antique vehicles.
On Tuesday afternoon arrived an
85-year-old Conestoga wagon owned
by Frank Coleman, heavy equip
ment mover from Findlay, horse
fancier, who collects antique vehicles
as hobby.
Continued on page 12)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-06-30
PIONEER EMPHASIS
IN TOWNS BIGGEST
PARADE SATURDAY
Prairie Schooners, And Floats
Featured in Forty-Niner
Parade
Cash Prizes Amounting to S105
For Best Entries In Gala
Community Event

Prairie schooners, surreys, buck
boards, horse-drawn hearses and
other conveyances of the pioneer era
will join with Wild West Forty
Miner Gold Rush parade at Saturday
night at 7:30 o'clock.
The gigantic parade, with an en-
phasis on revival of the days when
Bluffton was a backwoods pioneer
settlement, will be the biggest COM
munity event ever staged here, and
will draw a crowd that is estimated
in the thousands.
Business windows filled with
antiques and relics of early Bluffton;
bearded businessmen; clerks in busl-
All business houses will be
closed during the parade.
ness places dressed in pioneer garh
and parade features dating back GO
frontier days will provide a fitting
setting for the unique celebration.
Many Features
In the biggest parade ever staked
here, the old-time conveyances will
vie for attention with gaily bedecked
floats, old-time decorated bicycles;
new and old automobiles; tractors,
pioneer and modern farm imple-
ments; old-time threshing machines,
and horses which will be entered in
next Mondays feature-starred rodeo.
An augmented Bluffton COM
munity band will lead the parade,
and play concert on the Presbyter-
ian church lawn following the pro-
cession through downtown streets.
Ban Parking
To provide more room for the
thousands of spectators expected
here for Saturday nights parade,
parked automobiles will be ban
ned on Main street between
College avenue and Elm street
after 6 p. m. Saturday. No
pdi Ming VIII DS PEI SihittSu uhti
after the parade has ended.
Cash prizes amounting to sos
will be awarded for the best parade
entries, spurring competition and
assuring greater number of en-
trants. First prize will be $50;
second prize s25; third prize S15;
fourth prize SO; fifth prize, S5.
Parade Route
Forming at Schmidt's field,
the parade will be routed down
Cherry street to Railroad street,
up College Avenue to Harmon
road; on Harmon road to Poplar
street, thence to Main and north
on Main street to the corner of
Washington street; turn and
come back Main street to College
avenue, and return on Main to
the Town Hall, and then proceed
to Schmidt's field via Elm street.
Children with pets and decorated
wagons or other features will not be
permitted in the parade; unless rid.
ing horse or in regular floats.
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Picked up ALONG the Trail Of Blufftons 40 Gold Rush

Two gold trophies will be added to
other prizes to be awarded at the
Forty-Niner rodeo next Monday
night. One will be awarded by
Buckeye Coach CO., of Beaverdam,
for the best old-time conveyance in
the exhibit at Harmon field prior to
the rodeo The other trophy will
be presented by 10 10 Harrison, of
Toledo, for the rodeo contestant
winning the most points. Harrison,
who will lead the Grand Entry, will
be remembered as the crippled youth
who participated in Buttons first
rodeo and won several prizes.
Merchants, parade participants
and rodeo performers who are
beardless also will get into the
"beaver" class by wearing false
whiskers supplied without charge by
the celebration committee. All are
urged to get their boards at Gaiffe's
Clover Farm market prior to the
parade evening.
Watch those fire crackers, boys.
Town officials this week cautioned
youngsters not to discharge fire.
works during the parade or rodeo
because of the possibility of causing
injury to spectators in case horses
are frightened by the noise. Crowds
Continued on page III
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at the rodeo. The oxen are being
brought here from a Kentucky lum-
ber camp.
Those excellent pioneer windows
recreated in virtually every down.
town business place will not go un-
rewarded. A prize of S5 and a
ribbon will be awarded by Guy
Scoles and Son, custom weed spray
ers.
Bristling boards which have mark
ed Bluffton business mems pre-cele-
bration contribution also will pay
off. Free haircuts will be provided
until the end of this year by
Swank's Barber shop for the best
beard. Howard Rickly will provide
three five-gallon strained honey
prizes: one for the best beard; one
for the best goatee and one for the
best mustache.
The towns bearded gentry will
be preserved for posterity in a
photograph to be taken at p. m.
Friday in front of the Neu-Art
studio. All who raised boards are
urged to be there. Judges for the
beard contest will be Charles Lloyd,
chairman; Postmaster Ed r. Reich
enbach and Fire Chief Guy Corson
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A covered wagon that actually
rolled westward during the Califor-
MIA Gold Rush is on display in down.
town Bluffton this week and will
provide a realistic touch to the
Forty Miner Gold Rush parade and
rodco over the holiday weekend. The
101-year-old prairie schooner rolled
west with Mormon family, accord
ing to Adolph Nordhaus, Glandorf,
Ohio, an automobile body shop own
er who purchased it five years ago
in Salt Lake City and shipped it
home. It is complete with a grace
full canvas top and is painted in
the original steel gray color, with
golden eagles on the front and back
tail gates.
A similar parade entry will be
the s5-year-old Conestoga wagon own
ed by Frank Coleman, heavy equip
ment mover of Findlay. Chief diff
ference is that the wheels are broad
er on the Conestoga, for travel in
soft ground.
Adding a further touch of realism
to the pioneer celebration, a team
of oxen with long horns capped with
brass knobs will pull a prairie
schooner being built by the Herr
Brothers, Community Market and
Art Swank in the parade and also
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-06-30
RODEO TO BE TOP
INDEPENDENCE DAY
ATTRACTION HERE
Some of Northwest OhiO's Best
HOrsemen to Be i'm Action
Monday Night
Elaborate Preparations Made for
Gala Event Under Har-
mon Field Lights

An old-time Forty-Niner Western
rodeo, with contestants wearing
pioneer garb and prairie schooners
and other vehicles of earlier eras on
display, will feature Buttons
Fourth of July celebration at
Harmon field, beginning at 7:3o D.
m. Monday night.
In the Gold Rush rodeo on bril-
liantly lighted Harmon field, u
feature events will be presented,
with prizes totalling s246 offered to
participants.
A record crowd is anticipated
since Bluffton's night rodeo is the
only organized Fourth of July cele-
bration in the entire area, and be-
cause of the unique pioneer items
which will be on display on the
grounds.
Some of the outstanding horse
men and horsewomen in Northwest
em Ohio, Indiana and Michigan will
compete in the stars studded show, in
addition to the many features or
pioneer import to be shown at the
field.
IL Events
Events include a double-feature
Forty Miner Gold Rush Grand Entry;
Bad Lands Bronc Riding, Great
Plains Pony class, Wild Steer Rid
ing; Golden Musical keg in two
divisions-men and women, and boys
and girls.
Homesteaders Obstacle Race:
Western Gal Pleasure Horses, Gold
EN- Balloon Mill, Bag-O-Gold Special
event, Gold Nugget Race, Open
Prairie Calf Roping and Frontiers
man Western Stock Horse event.
Emerson DeTray, Defiance, who
judged last years rodeo here, will
be the judge, again this year. Clyde
Warren will be the announcer; For
rest Herr is program and entry
chairman, and Al Ingalls, is general
chairman of the gala show
Others on the general committee
include Art Swank, vice chairman;
Ralph Reichenbach, secretary; James
F. West, treasurer; Roy Rogers, ring
master; Art Swank, timer; and Ed
Badertscher, parade marshal.
Bristling boards raised by BIuffton
residents to publicize the pioneer
flavor of this years celebration will
be matched by the false boards to be
worn by all rodeo contestants, anc
all riders will be in pioneer garb, in
! keeping with the flavor of the show.
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All Trails Lead to Bluffton

You'll find the lotchstrng out ct Bluton the
Fourth of July week end ond you end oil your friends
invited in for the biggest celebration staged
here.
With oil the open-hunded hospitality of pioneer
Days Buffton will welcome everyone to the big
munitY-wide observance OF frontier days. All roads
will lead to Button pordner. and right is the
time TO get ready to hit the troll.
Principal in the double-feoture Forty Miner