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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-19
JOAN WILLIAMSON TO
 ENTERTAIN kIDDIE5
 AT NURSERY OF AWvl

Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock, a special Christmas treat will be provided for the children of the AWVS Cooperative Nursery. Miss Joan Williamson, high school stu dent and participant in local music affairs, will present program of Christmas carols played on the flute. Miss Williamson's perform ance was much enjoyed and appre- clated last year and she has kindly consented to repeat it.
 Parents of all Nursery children are reminded of the Christmas party to be held Wednesday after noon at o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-19
ELECTION OF OFFICERS, o.E.s

Nugget Chapter No. ?, Order of Eastern Star will have election of officers at their regular meeting tomorrow evening, besides Christ mas program. The Christmas party is under the direction of Associate Patron Jim Devon, and a commit tee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-19
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
EAGLES TONIGHT

Announcement was made this morning of a regular Eagles meet ing this evening, at which all mem bers are asked to be present. Plans for both the Christmas and New Years parties will be made as well as other business. Meeting starts at 8 pm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-19
HALIBUT LIVER MONEY

The sum of $45,000 in checks for boats fishing out of the Petersburg area await owners, an advance on halibut flyers delivered to the Halibut Producers Cooperative dur ing 1949.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-19
Weather at
 Alaska Points

Weather conditions and temper atures at various Alaska points, also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 am, l20th Meridian Time, and released by the Weather Bureau at Juneau. follow:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-19
EASTAUGH, ROBERTSONS
 SOUTH FOR HOLIDAYS

Fred O. Eastaugh and two child ren, and MT. and Mrs. R. E. Rob- ertson left on the Baranof for &c., attle to spend the holidays with Mrs. Eastaugh and pr. and Mrs. Duncan Robertson and family.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-19

Victor E. Hardin of Mt. Edge cumbe is a guest at the Gastineau Hotel, enroute to visit his parents in Sitka, MT. and Mrs. Carl Hardin. He is a former Juneau resident.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-19

Get Your PRESTONE at Mad sen's.-adv. S0-tf
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-19

Nugget Shop open evenings.-adv,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-19

sCHwINN BIKES AT MADsEN's.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-21
Page Dairy Marks
36th Anniversary

The Page Dairy company cele-
brated its Both anniversary last Fri
day. The firm, one of the largest
dairies in the Midwest, is privately
owned and independently operated.
Among the seven plants of the
company outside Toledo, those in
Bluffton and Findlay serve this inn
mediate territory. Each day some
2,400 dairy farmers supply fresh
milk to the Page Dairy company.
Each year millions of under
nourished children from France to
China are fed with Page milk pro-
ducts distributed by the United Ma
tions and the American Friends
Service committee for relief feeding.
Although the firm was founded in
1913 by Henry A. Page, it was his
father, William B. Page, who visited
Switzerland shortly after the Civil
war to study Swiss dairy methods.
The latter's brother, Charles A.
Page, at the time was L. S. minister
to Switzerland.
Heading the company today are
Mr.. Page, president-founder; son,
Henry, Jr., who is general manager;
and the youngest son, Arnold, pro-
duction manager.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-21
Indoor Easter Egg
Hunt Attracts $50

Although inclement weather drove
kiddies indoors last Saturday after
noon, 130 of them gathered in the
Legion hall for the annual Easter
egg hunt sponsored by the Ameri-
can Legion auxiliary.
Prize eggs were found by Martha
Jane Badertscher, Jane Badertscher,
Margie Gerber, Jackie Tschantz,
James Amstutz, John Mericle, Bobby
Badertscher, Sharon Steiner, Charles
Niswander, Donna Mae Mcclure,
Sue Devier, Susie Triplehorn, Judy
Martin, Connie Patterson, George
Burkholder, Vicky Ann Myers, Ter
ry Marshall, Therease Preto, Kay
Zimmerly, Richard Reichenbach,
Richard Badertscher, Norman Hen
ry, Beverly Ann Irwin and Jenny
Montgomery.
In contests, winners were John
Koontz, Karen Gerber, Margie Ger
Der, Therease Preto, Norman Ho-
stettler, Raymond Lewis, Ralph
Reichenbach, Jr., Pauline Ann Stauf-
fer and Larry Badertscher.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-21
Circus Is Coming
Here Next TUESDAY,

Two performances of the Kelly
Morris combined circus will be
staged here on Schmidt's field on
Vance street next Tuesday after
noon and evening. The circus is
sponsored by the Bluffton Commun-
ity Recreation committees with ad-
vance ticket sale handled by COM
mittee members with Dave Riser,
chairman. Proceeds will be used
for recreation projects to be pro-
NOTED by the association.
Appearing with the show will be
three generations of the Kelly and
Morris families including three
year-old Billy Morris in spectacular
acrobatic feats. Clowns and bears,
ponies, white dogs, chimpanzees and
monkeys schooled by Capt. Kelly
are other features of the produc-
ton.
One of the finest teeter board
acts in the country is appearing
through special arrangement with
the Kelly and Morris families, and
will be a high spot of the seasons
entertainment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-21
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hitchcock, Col.
Grove, a girl, Cheryl Lynn, Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burdell Huber, Bluff
ton, a boy, Richard Dale, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Fleming,
Lafayette, a girl, Barbara Ellen,
Sunday. Mrs. Fleming was former
ly Barbara Welty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Brauen, Pan
dora, girl, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mayer of
Shelby a boy, James Joseph, born at
that place, Thursday. Mrs. Mayer
is the former Margaret Jane Ba-
singer, formerly of Bluffton.
Rev. and Mrs. Richard Mumma
of Rock Tovern, n. Y, formerly of
Bluffton, a boy, John Richard born
at the Newburg, N. Y, hospital,
Friday. Mrs. Mumma is the form
er Wilma Nonnamaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Quenzer, Ingle-
wood, Calf, a girl, Anna Elizabth
born at Inglewood hospital, March
20. Mrs. Quenzer is the former
Maeanna Steiner of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-21
College Nine Beats Toledo, 81; Two
More Home Games During Next Week

Before the Beavers got their bats
to working, Toledo held to 2 ad-
vantage and it looked as if the
Burckymen had no chance to get
back into the running. Outstanding
in the uprising which turned the
tide was a mighty home run by Stahl
with the bases loaded, accounting
for four runs.
Fred Leiehty, on the mound for
the Beavers all the way, steadied
after his team had given him the
advantage, and he made sure of the
victory by retiring the last Toledo
batter via the strikeout route.
Bluffton's Coach A. C. Burcky and
Toledo's Dave Connolly, who have
been adversaries for many years,
couldn't recall when Bluffton's last
victory was scored over the much
larger Toledo school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-21
Goth Middle District Mennonite
Conference At Pandora This Week
With The Sick

Mrs. Dora Lora who has been SER
iously i'll at her home west of Bluff
ton the past week is somewhat i'm
proved.
Mrs. Weldon Deppler who under
wetn surgery at st. Rita's hospital,
Lima, Monday, is reported resting
easily.
Mrs. Albert Benroth, a surgical
patient at Bluffton hospital has been
removed to her home on North
Main street.
Mrs. John d. Garlinger who UNI
derment surgery at Lima Memorial
hospital is convalescing at her home
on Geiger street.
Mrs. c. Z. Kramer of Beaverdam
is a patient in Lima Memorial hos
pital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-21
man IS BADLY CUT
AS emery Wheel
FLIES TO PIECES
Chas. Fisher in Hospital Here
With Deep Face
LaceratiOns
Accident Occurred While Sharp
ening Saw with Motor
Driven Emery

Charles Fisher, 60-year-old Orange
township resident is in Bluffton
Community hospital as the result OF
injuries received when a motor-driv.
en- emery wheel shattered and the
pieces struck him in the face Satur,
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
He suffered multiple cuts principl.
ly about the face, including deep Ia
cerations between the eyes and the
right cheek. His sight is believed
not to have been affected and his
condition was reported fair Wed.
nesday morning.
The accident in which Fisher was
injured occurred in the workshop al
his home two miles south of Blufftor
on the County line road where ht
was cumming" q saw for use IN hi.
portable sawmill.
A 12-inch emery wheel used in the
operation shattered and flew into
pieces several of which struck Fish.
er in the face. He was removed
to the hospital in the Diller ambu-
lance.
This is the second accident in
which Fisher has figured in the past
five months. Last December he was
injured when the blower of a corn
shredder fell on his head, inficting
several deep cuts.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-21
Local Churches Will Have Dele
gates At Conference Open
ing on Thursday
Sessions In Grace Church Will
Continue Thru Sunday: Three
Sessions Daily

Delegates from two Bluffton
churches will be among those from
congregations in midwestern states
attending the Goth annual Middle
District Conference of the General
Conference of the Mennonite Church
of North America, opening this
Thursday night at the Grace Men
MONTE church in Pandora.
Morning, afternoon and evening
meetings will be held in busy pro-
gram following on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, with many local pastors
and laymen appearing in various ca
pacities.
Churches represented from this
area will include the First Mennon-
ite and Ebenezer Mennonite of Bluff
ton, and st. John and Grace Men
MONTE of Pandora.
Delegates from the First Mennon-
ite church include Rev. and Mrs. J..
n. Smucker, Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra
Moser, DR.. /. w. Bauman, Prof.
John klassen, Irwin Baumgartner,
Mrs. Edwin Amstutz, Mrs. Harvey
Gratz, Leland Gerber, Verena Wink
Ter, DR.. j. S. Schultz, Rev. Howard
Raid, Robert Amstutz, Jesse Yoak-
am, Carl Lehman and DIR. L. L..
Ramseyer. Alternates are G.. T..
Soldner, Mrs. |. w. Bauman, Fern
Bixel and Z. S. Lape.
Ebenezer delegates are Rev. and
Mrs. Howard Landes, Philip Hilty,
Franis Niswander, S. S. Bixel, Will
liam J. Luginbuhl, Mrs. Melvin Zim-
merly and Mrs. Watson Steiner.
Among those from here who will
appear on the program are Rev.
Howard Landes, Prof. Russell A.
Lantz and choruses and other mu-
sical groups from local churches.
Conference officers are Olin A.
Krehbiel, president; Ernest j. Bohn,
vice-president; Carl Lehman, secre-
tary, and Llewellyn Geiger, treas
urer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-21
Amateur Night At
High School Friday

Amateur night will be held at the
high school gymnasium, Friday night
at o'clock. Special music by the
high school pep band and college
glee club.
Program of contestants follows
Class Carolyn Chidester, Carol
Moser, twirling; Sherill Burkholder,
accordion solo; Betty Gaiffe, Larry
Zimmerly, vocal solos; Genie Which,
Dean Wiler, piano solos; Linda In
body, acrobatics.
Class 2-Wade Lehman, trumpet
solo; Barbara Nemire, marimba !;
David Tschiegg, piano solo; Accord
ion band; John Bauman, Janet Alt
haus, Vonda Burkholder, vocal solos
Blutfton high school quartet; Pan
dora high school quartet; Pandora
High School Girls Trio, vocal.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-21
Jacob GOrby, Former
Resident, Succumbs

Jacob Gorby, 81, formerly of
Blutfton, died on Wednesday of last
week at his home in Medford, Ore
gon, according to word received here.
Death followed several months
illness. He was the son of Mrs.
Chloe Heckathorn of this place who
died about II years ago The fam
lily formerly resided on Grove street
in what is now the Charles Lora
property.
Jacob left Bluffton in 1904 to
work or the Buckeye Pipe Line COM
pany in the telegraph department
of the Lima office. He later went
to the American Telephone & Tele-
graph company in 1910 and after
working in Cleveland, Maumee, Terre
Haute and North Platte, he trans
ferred to the Pacific Telephone &
Telegraph company in 1920 and has
been employed there since that time.
He was born in Rawson, Feb. 26,
1887. His parents were Lewis and
Chloe (Reid) Gorby. He visited
here in 1884 and later attended the
Gorby family reunion in Findlay
in 1948.
Surviving are his wife Anne of
Medford; son William of New York
City, three brothers Charles of Bay
Village, Ohio, Earl Heckathorn OF
Delphi, Ind, Royal Heckathorn OF
North Baltimore and foster sister,
Mrs. Bertha Newman of Washing
ton, d. c.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-21
CITY CLEANUP
CAMPAIGN SET
FOR MAY 5-12
Spraying of Creeks For Mosoui-
to and Fly Control VIII Be
Started Early
Cleanup Week Set As CITY
Mobilizes For AlI-Out War
On Disease

A program of concentrated effort
on the part of the city government.
industries, business and nrivate
citizens to guard against repetition
of last summers polio outbreak was
mapped at a meeting of the munic-
ipal council, Monday night in the
town hall.
Intensified efforts to clean up the
city, continuation of the annual pro-
gram of spraying creeks in a
mosquito and fly control program.
and drive to obtain the assistance
of residents are highlights of the
program laid out by councilmen.
Spraying of creeks will be started
with the advent of warm weather.
for many medical authorities have
stressed the fact that both mosquitoes
and flies likely are disease carriers
in polio outbreaks such as were
in this area last year.
Good Health Record
Rluffton's good record in having
only one polio case within the city
limits, lighter than in surrounding
towns, may have been because of the
stream spraying program here, the
mayor said this week, and a drive
for a cleaner town is being expand
ed this year in making the COM
an even healthier place in
which to live.
A city-wide Clean up Paint up-Fix
up campaign will be held in the
village from May 5 through May II,
with a cleaner, healthier. safer and
more attractive place in which to
live as the goal Of the drive.
Retail stores here will promote
the cleanup and paintup campaign,
advertising special items and en-
phasizing the advantages of united
community widet sdsst in carrying
out the program.
Property owners and occupants
will be urged to clean up their
properties and put them in good
condition for the months ahead dur
ing the one-week concentrated
campaign against dirt, debris and
disrepair.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-21
IL Members HOnOred
At Lions WeetiHg

Twelve members of the Bluffton
Lions club received 10-year chevrons
at a dinner meeting Tuesday night
in the Walnut Grill.
~ Those honored in the presentation
included Clayton Bixel, Ross Bo-
gart, Gerhard Buhler, Fred Gettles,
A. G. Burcky, Homer Gratz, DR..
Boyd Travis, Armin Hauenstein,
W. A. Howe, c. F. Niswander, L.
L. Ramseyer and Elmer Short.
Presentation of the chevrons was
made by A. d. Dredge, of Spring
field, international director of the
Lions organization.
Another feature of the program
was appearance of the Lima ST.
Rita's hospital nurses choir. Peggy
Eckenwiler, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Beals, is a member of
the choir.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-21
Youth For Christ
Rally Saturday

Youth for Christ rally of the
Bluffton- Pandora area Saturday
night at s o'clock will bring to the
Bluffton high school auditorium Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Skinner, renowned
musicians and w. Karl Steele, plat
form chalk artist and landscape
painter who will illustrate gospel
messages in song and picture. Steele
who is at present holding meetings
in Pasadena, Calf, will fly by plane
10 be present at the rally here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-21

After beating Toledo university,
9 to 7, in surprise win Tuesday
afternoon, Bluffton colleges base
ball team is facing rigorous three
game schedule, including two tits
at home, during the next week.
Games carded during the coming
week are:
Thursday
Wilberforce, here
Saturday
at Cedaryille
Tuesday
Defiance, here
Bluffton's season prospects took a
turn for the better in the teams
opening home contest Tuesday after
noon when the Beavers came from
behind to outslug strong Toledo
university outfit by a 9 to 7 score.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-21

Remains of Irwin L. Basinger, 81,
will be buried in Zion cemetery west
of Bluffton Thursday afternoon fol-
lowing services at Hartman & Sons
funeral home at Columbus Grove.
Services are at 8 p. m.
Mr.. Basinger died Tuesday night
in the home of his brother, John
Basinger of near Columbus Grove
following a two weeks illness.
He was born in Allen county,
July %, 1896, son of John and
Catherine (Kiene) Basinger.
Besides the brother in whose home
he died he is survived by three 9TH
er brothers: Walter of Bluffton !;
Chrisley, Lima; Fred, Columbus
Grove and a sister, Mrs. John Kohl
of Columbus Grove.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-21
County Mems Garden
Club To Meet Here

Allen County Mems Garden club
will hold an open meeting in RAM
seyer chapel on the Bluffton college
campus next Tuesday night at
o'clock.
Numbers on the program will in
clude kodaehrome sound film "Where
New Flowers Are Bred" and Breed
ing Better Food Crops;;' also slides
on perennials.
A discussion on lai.dscaping will
be led by Paul I'll. Diller, landscape
specialist of Piqua. Numbers on the
program will be interspersed with
organ selection by Miss Joanna
Bowen of the college department Of
music. Anyone interested is invited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-21
Remains Brought Here
For Burial Saturday

Remains of John Clark, 81, of
Dunkirk, Bluffton native, were
brought here for burial in Maple
Grove cemetery, Saturday afternoon.
He died Thursday morning in Har-
din county hospital following five
weeks illness.
A son Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Clark, he was born here October II,
1861 and married Ellen Snider who
died in 1914. A son Charles, of
Dunkirk, survives. Services were
held at KEEPER funeral home in Dun
kirk, Saturday afternoon, Rev. Gill
bert Heaton officiating.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-21
GIRL DIES; PARENTS
BADLY HURT WHEN
TRAIN HITS AUTO
Otis Basinger Family Involved
in Crash at Pandora
Crossing
Funeral Services for Five Year
Old Daughter Held
Monday

Kay Elaine Basinger, five-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Otis
Basinger, of Union township, died in
Lima Memorial hospital at 2:20 p. m.
Friday four hours after being injur-
ed in train-automobile collision
near the Pandora airport on State
Route 500.
Her parents, also hurt in the mis-
hap, are recovering. The mother
remains in Lima Memorial hospital,
with fractures of both legs and suf-
fering from shock. The father was
removed Sunday from the Lima
hospital to the home of his sister,
Mrs. Albert Garmatter, w. Elm
street, in Bluffton. He is recovering
from severe bruises and shock.
Death of the mishap victim was
the result of cerebral hemorrhage
and skull fracture.
The accident occurred when the
Basinger car enroute to Lima collided
with an A. c. & I. railroad pas
senger locomotive at the crossing
near the Pandora airport about 1880
a. m. The Basinger family lives just
inside Hancock county on the Milford
Haas farm on the southeast corner
of the county line and Route IL FIVE
miles east of Pandora. They were
enroute to Lima at the time of the
accident.
Car Overturned In Crash
Putnam county sheriff's officers
We're told that the southbound
Basinger car pulled around truck
that had slowed down for the rail-
road crossing. In the collision with
the locomotive, the car was over
turned and lodged about Is feet east
Of the crossing.
Crew of the train uncoupled the
locomotive and went into Pandora
for help. Both Pandora physicians
and the Lehman ambulance hurried
to the scene and the family was
rushed to the Lima hospital.
Funeral services for Kay Elaine,
their only child, were held in the
Ebenezer Mennonite church Monday
afternoon. Rev. Howard Lands of
ficiated. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-21
Ceremony Monday to Mark Start Of
Utility's 81 Million Addition Here
Nickel Plate Train
Schedules To Change

Schedules of the two Nickel
Plate railroad passenger trains op-
Grating through Bluffton daily will
be changed effective next Sunday, as
the result of adoption of Daylight
Savings Time in many cities.
Under the new schedule the morn
ing fast train to Cleveland will leave
Bluffton at 5:25 a. m, % minutes
earlier than at present.
The evening train to st. Louis
will leave Cleveland at 6 p. M, ar
irving in Bluffton at Oil p. m,
30 minutes earlier than now.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-21
Council Votes Raise
In Pay For Council

Bluffton town councilmen who for
years have been voting salary raises
for everyone else on the municipal
payroll finally got around to voting
themselves raise in pay at Mon
day nights council meeting.
The former rate of 50 per meet
ing for each council member not to
exceed two meetings per month was
increased to s4, the maximum
amount allowed under the state code.
The new pay schedule will take eff
feet May 1.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-21
Student Recital

Bluffton college department of mu-
sic will present in recital at RAM
seyer chapel this Wednesday night
at s o'clock, grade and high school
pupils of Mrs. Pearl Mann, Miss
Elma Alter and Otto Holtkamp. The
public is invited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-21
BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning

Grain (bushel prices) Wheat
$2.18; corn $1.22; oats 72c; soys
s2.12.
Poultry-Heavy hens 35e; leghorn
hens 28c; heavy fryers 81 lbs. up
32c.
Eggs-Large white 44c; large
brown 43e; medium white CSC;
medium brown 37c.
Butterfat-60c.