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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-06
M Materials HERE
FOR Government
CORN &c
Construction Expected to Start
on Fred Mueller Farm
Shortly
Bins, Each With 2,70O Bushel
Capacity to be Located on
Bigler Road

A large truchoad of material fol-
construction of the government s
corn storage bins was unloaded on
the Fred Mueller farm north OF
Bluffton, Wednesday morning.
The buildings will be erected on
the Bigler road about one-half mile
north of town on a one-acre plot
which the department of agricul-
ture leased from Mueller for one
year with privilege of a fve-year
renewal.
According to reports six or eight
bins will be constructed each with a
storage capacity of 2,700 bushels
of shelled corn. Similar storage
points in Allen county will be 10,
Gated at Harrod and Lafayette.
CONSTRUCTION TO START Soon
Construction of the bins is ex,
pected to start within the next week
as there has been pressure from
farmers who up to now have hac
the corn, the 1948 crop, in sealed
storage on their farms and neec
the space for this years crop.
Under operation of the fedora
loan program, ownership Of the
corn passed to the government las
summer since the market price helc
below the loan originally granted
and farmers turned over the crol
to the department Of agriculture
rather than sell it on the market a
a loss.
Under price-upport laws the gov
ernment becomes owner of larg,
amounts of corn, through loans ant
purchases whenever the market pric,
falls below support levels.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-06
Bluffton College Students Put Aside
Books For Annual Work Day Project
Proceeds From Student Work
Day Program Help Build
New Gymnasium
Students Take On Any Kind of
Odd Jobs Community Has
To Offer

Bluffton college students laid aside
their books Wednesday as. they went
to work ON edd jobs arounh ths
town in work-day project aimed a
raising more than $1,000 for the new
gymnasium-audi fund at the
college.
In their departure from normal
schoolday activities, the students
were engaged in a variety of pur-
suits ranging from house-cleaning
raking leaves, cleaning windows and
painting to baby sittaing and odd
jobs.
This is the third consecutive year
a day has been set aside at the
college for students to work for
Bluffton community residents. In
last years campaign $1,000 were
added to the gysnamium fund thru
the united efforts of student work
ers and local citizens.
In their workday activities, stu
dents take on any kind of odd job
and the rate of pay is determined
by the one for whom the work is
done on the basis of whatever he
thinks the services are worth.
All that residents of the COM
munity need do to obtain student
workers is to notify the work place
ment bureau at the college, and ar
individual or crew is assigned to the
project.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-06
ATHLETIC BOARD
REVERSES STAND
BY SPLIT VOTE
Majority of Parents Ignore
QUESTIONABLE Sent Out i'm
Controversy
School Board at Meeting Mon
day Night Supports Athletic
Committee

Bluffton High School was back in
the Western Buckeye league this
week, as the newest development in
nearly four weeks of controversy
which ragged here following with
drawal from the loop early in Sep
tember.
In reversing previous action on the
schools league status, the high
school athletic committee by a split
vote of three to two Monday noon
decided to remain in the Western
Buckeye circuit.
Supt. Aaron Murray, Principal
Gerhard Buhler and School Board
Member Norman Triplett voted to
remain in the league at Mondays
meeting; with Coach Richard Lowry
and Faculty Manager Robert Ewing
casting their ballots for with
drawal.
Buttons withdrawal from the
league in September followed an in
formal poll of the athletic commit
tee, but there was no official vote
on the matter, it was explained this
week.
LETTER TO PARENTS
Before the decision to remain in
the league, the school mailed ques-
tionnaires to 100 parents of students
in grades seven through the 18th,
asking their opinion in the matter
of loop membership.
Of 49 questionnaires returned, %
parents suggested the school with
draw from the league, and "a voted
to remain in the loop. The other
81 parents did not reply or were
nor-conmittal.
Although it is assumed Bluffton
will be able to retain league men,
bership, despite the withdrawal ac-
tion taken at September meeting of
the league, it has been reported
that Bellefontaine already has sched-
uled another school in Bluffton's date
for next fall. Whether other schools
in the league have taken similar ac-
ton remains to be determined.
Following action taken Monday
to remain in the league, the matter
was presented at meeting of the
board of education Monday night
and the board voted to approve the
decision of the athletic committee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-06
Home Economics, Music Teachers
In Demand, College Survey Shows
Mathematics, Science and Coach.
ing Positions Also Easy
To Obtain
20 Blulfton College Students
Will Be Practice Teaching
This Year at Bluffton

Music and home economics teach
ers are most in demand from the
Bluffton college department of teach
er training, DR.. j. S. Schultz, dean
of the school, reported this week in
connection with announcement OF
the years program outlined for pros
pective high school instructors.
Teachers in mathematics, science
and coaching also experience little
difficulty in obtaining positions, the
dean said. The fields of social stu
dies, English, speech and language
are crowded and few new teachers
are needed for those subjects.
Elementary teachers also are in
demand, and although Blutfton has
no organized elementary training
course, it is planned to add a de-
partment in that field within an.
other year.
Twenty-nine students in the college
teacher training department will be
engaged in practice teaching this
school year in Bluffton and sur.
rounding schools. This is one of the
largest groups in the history of the
college.
Special studies will be taught by
13 students. There also are five
music majors, five home economics
teachers, one art, one mathematics
two English and two biology majors
who will be student teaching in THEN
fields.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-06
Triple Funeral Services Held for
Three Women Victims OF Auto Crash
Stop Fire Before it Starts, Chief Corson Urges

Bluffton will join other cities of
the nation in the annual observance
of Fire Prevention week, opening
next Sunday, with its fire fighting
equipment and facilities in the best
condition in years.
Bluffton has two modern trucks,
one EQUIPPED with 400-gallon boost
er tank for fighting rural fires; and
in addition the department has a
portable pump for use in rural areas
where the truck cannot get to the
source of water.
Water main extensions completed
during the last year give the town
fire hydrants in all sections where
there are houses, permitting the vii
lage to finally catch up with the
towns rapidly expanding outskirts
so far as fire protection is con-
cerned.
FIRE PREVENTION SUGGESTIONS
In connection with fire prevention
week, Fire Chief Guy Corson this
week offered the following sugges-
tions to Bluffton residents for safe
guarding their property:
Don't wait for fire prevention week
to eliminate the hazards that cause
fires and claim lives. The cardinal
rule of fire prevention is good
housekeeping, presenting accumula-
tion of rubbish in attics and base
ments.
DO not use gasoline for cleaning
purposes. Be careful with kerosene.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-06
Europe Relief Worker
VIII Speak At Vespers

Robert Kreider, former Bluffton
youth, who returned last summer
from Europe will speak on current
conditions there at the College Yes
per service, Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Kreider is the son of Rev. and
Mrs. A. E. Kreider, his father being
a former Mennonite pastor here. He
worked in Berlin and southern Ger
many following the war and later
spent a year in Basel, Switzerland
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-06
Lions Hear Talk By
A. c. e 7. Official

Noel r. Michel, vice-president of
the A. c. & Y. railroad, was the
speaker at a dinner meeting of the
Bluffton Lions club Tuesday night
in the Walnut Grill.
Talking on the subject, Some
thing to Think About Michel drew
on present national and world af-
fairs as basis for serious think
ing on the part of this country's
citizens.
Michel is graduate of Columbia
university, and went with the A. C.
i & Y. railroad after % years of
service with the Bell Telephone Co.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-06
Lecture Series
On Communism

Dan Gilbert, Ii. D., author and
journalist, will deliver a series of
lectures on important issues relative
to communism at ST. John Mennonite
church Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
evening of next week.
DR.. Gilbert is a brilliant young
student of national and information
al affairs and their relation to chris
tianity and the church. The meet
ings are sponsored by the Christian
Laymen's association.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-06
Africa Missionaries
To Speak At Ebenezer

Rev. and Mrs. J. Gordon Stephen
son of Kenya Colony, Africa, will
address joint meeting of Ebenezer
and Evangelical Mennonite congrega-
tions at the Ebenezer church, Sun
day night at 8 o'clock Mrs. Steph-
enson before her marriage was Adel-
la Lugibihl, formerly of this COM
munity.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-06
Total Eclipse Of
Moon Is Coming
Thursday Night

BLUFFTON star gazers will
be out Thursday night to witness
a total eclipse of the moon last
ing one hour and thirteen minutes
from $50 to 1888 p. m.
Altho it is a total eclipse,
astronomers say there will be no
blackout as occurred in the lunar
eclipse last April. This time the
moon will change from its usual
silyery-white color TO an orange
red but will still be visible.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-06
Crash Victim

MRS. Lenore Myers, Button
college librarian who with her
mother, Mrs. Belle Miller and
daughter-in-law Mrs. George
Myers. all of Bluffton lost their
lives when their automobile was
struck by truck at country
road intersection northwest of
town. The college librarian and
her mother were instantly killed.
Mrs. George Myers died in Bluff
ton hospital several hours after
the accident.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-06
Mt. Cory Church
10th AnniUersaru

Special program Sunday morning
will mark the 10th anniversary of
Mt. Cory Methodist church. It will
be followed by a basket dinner at
noon in the church dining room.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-06
Mrs. Phoebe Steiner
Former Resident Dies

Mrs. Phoebe Steiner, 90, former
resident died Wednesday at the home
of her. daughter, Mrs. Roy Kohn in
st. Louis. Funeral services will be
held in st. Louis, Friday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Muller, Cleve-
land, a boy, Peter Allen, born in a
Cleveland hospital, Tuesday. Mrs
Muller is the former Ruth Steiner
of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Baumgartner
Crawford, N. J., boy, Stephen
Lysle, born in a hospital at that
place Friday. Mr.. Baumgartnel
was formerly of Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Wisely, Ar
cadia, a girl, Vici Dee, born Sep
tember 27 at Findlay hospital. Mrs
Wisely is the former Mural Steine
of near Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-06
Births

The following births at Blufftor
hospital:
Rev. and Mrs. V. C. Oppermann
Bluffton, a boy, James David, Sat.
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Suter, Ar,
lington, a boy, Terry Jay, Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Gossman
Lima, a boy, Michael E., Wednesday
morning.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-06

Mrs. c. H. Smith, of Campus
drive, is a patient in Harding Me
mortal sanitarium at Worthington,
Ohio.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-06
throughout the country.
Legislature Divided

Back in 1899 the first legislature
of the Northwest Territory to take
any action affecting the status of the
country was an ill-tempered one
divided against itself on the advis-
ability of statehood. Arthur St
Clair, first governor Of the North
west Territory, believed that the ter
Continued ON page 10)
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BY HARRY L- HAlh
EDITORS NoTE--This is one
of series of articles to appear
in the Blufton Neacs dealing
Nth early Ohio history. Others
wiH appear in forthcoming
issues.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
MILTON

=
The American Legion, Post no.
90 have completed its plans for the
dedication services to be held on
the Legion grounds on Memorial
Day, Sunday, May 29th, beginning
at / 0. m. The monument is in hon.
or OF the Milton men who gave
their lives for their country. Gov
efnor Carvel has been invited 70
attend the ceremonies, Milton )
High school Band will open the ex-
ercises, playing the Star Spangled
Hammer. State Commander Charles
Burrous, formerly of Milton viii
make the presentation speech and
the Dover Legion Firing Squad will
officate. Houston Wilson, promin-
ent lawyer and former Miltonian,
will be the principal speaker for
the occasion. This monument has
been made possible by the contri-
buttons of the Milton Citizens, and
il is hoped they will be present at
the deduction. A special invitation
is extended to the families of those
boys who gave their all that Ii
lerty might live.
Funeral services for Frederic G.
Argo were held on MSnuay after
noon at the Wilson Fund home. Mr.
6rge, a retired Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad conductor, and d former
resident of Milton, died Friday af.
ter falling from a ladder while
painting a second floor window o.
his home in Wilmington. InterInen
was at the Odd Fellows Cemetery
Milton Fire Department was cal
led to Broadkill Beach to eXtingu
ish a fire at a beach front cottagl
early Sunday afternoon. Damagi
was slight and the origin of the fir
is not determined The fire begal
in, the second story and firefnei
were able to get the fire under con
troll before the flames scattere
throughout the dwelling. The cot
tage at the time was not occupie
by anyone. s
Mr.. and Mrs. Linden BTfttinghaI
are the proud parents of a bah
boy born at the Milford Memoirs
Hospital last Friday, Mrs. .Brittins
hanl and son returned home late
in ,he week and both are reporte
in fine condition.
Rev. Milton r. Elliott, pastor {
the Grace Methodist Church an
Rev. Harald NJ. Davis, of the Go.
hen Methodist Church, were +,
turned to their congregations fl
another year. Both pastors wei
given q hearty welcome, back
the members. Rev Elliott will b
gin his sixth year at the, Ora,
Church and the. Rev. Davis wi
mark his fourth year at the Gosht
Methodist Church.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27

are very happy about our new
rooms for the nursery and kinder
garten children. A cordial welcome
is extended to every parent and to
every parent in the community who
has no other church home to come
and bring pre-school children to
these rooms, where they will re-
ceive Christian instruction.
1900 "a. m.-Morning Worship.
$3.50 D. m.-Youth Fellowship.
1880 p. m.-The congregation will
1oin with other congregations of
the community at the Daccalaureate
services to be held at the public
school,
In Sunday scohoI last Sunday ev-
ery class made its World Service
pledge for the new year, increasing
each pledge one-third, and some
more, above last years. The in
crease, is asked that Methodism
may continue its missionary activi-
ties. - =
Reception
| FrlQay evening, May ~ dl o'VO
o'clock in the Fellowship Hall OF
the church a. reception will be ten
dered Rev. Harold Davis and fam
! lily, who. were recently assigned to
this church for the fourth year
There will be a program and re-
/ freshments. o t.,s
Everyone is invited.
Christening Service
In Goshen Methodist Church, Mil.
ton, Sunday afternoon, May %, a.
8 o'clock, in the presence of rela'
tives and friends, Maryann Bertha
infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Cornelius King. Milton, was chris
tened.
Rev. Harold M. Davis, minister o
Goshen Church, and Rev. Essel P
Thomas, district superintendent o
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27

daughter, Gloria Jane, were Thurs
day visitors Of his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Spencer.
Mrs. Donald Teft and sons of
Mass, are spending three weeks
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Barker
Emily Clendaniel returned home
from the West Chester Teachers
College on Wednesday to begin her
summed vaction at the home of her
Parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester E..
Clendaniel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Welch and
family, who have been winter va
cationing in Florida are again at
their home on Union Street.
Charles R, Dutton of Philadel-
phia, has been spending his vaca-
tion with his family in Milton Mr..
and Mrs. Dutton visited friends in
CenteryiHe. Md, Milford, Harring-
4 ton and Bursville, Md, during the
past week
/ The community and friends were
saddened by the death of Mrs
( Amanda H. Reed on Tuesday, May
! II, at 10 a. m. at the home of hel
daughter, Mrs. ElwOOd Stevenson
She had been very i'll since Janu
airy 3. She is survived by si1
daughters, Mrs. H. ]. Outten, Mrs
Roy King of Milton, r.. D., Mrs. A
B. Dodd, Mrs. ElwOOd Stevenson o
| Glendale, r. d., Mrs. H. E, StOg
ner of Washington, ID. c., Mis-
/ Mary Reed at home, Glendale, r
d. She also had nine grandchil
dren and 19 great-grandchildren
She was a faithful member 70
years of Zion Methodist Church an,
was president of the w. S.. c. S
, until her health would not permi
her to go on. Her relatives an
friends from out of town were
; Mrs. James P. Griffin of Audubon
| N. j., James c. Baker of Chester
Pa, MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Wilso
l of Mt. Holly, N. J.. Mrs. Mary BeI
f niger of Sharon Hill, Pa. Mrs. MOI
+ man Taylor and daughter of New
!. port News, Va.
t Goshen Church Services
Sunday. May 20
d 9:45 a. m.-Sunday School. W
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27

the Easton District of the PENN
sula Conference, officiated at the
service.
Mrs. George Collins and David
King served as godmother and god
father.
Miss Mary Conoway, Wilmington,
and Mrs. Mary X. Morgan. aunts,
and Mrs. Bertha L. King, grandma
ther, for whom the child was nam
ed, were sponsors. The name Ann
is in memory of her maternal
grandmother, the late Mrs. Anna
Conoway of Bridgeville.
The child wore long white dress
made of eyelet embroidery in colon
ial style over a slip of pink silk. A
/ rosette of pink ribbon with long
streamers was fastened at the
shoulder.
Preceding the service, Miss Hell
en- BrayertOn gave organ renditiOns
and Miss Arithea Walls sang Hap
py the Home" and Il Think When l
Read That Sweet StoTy.R
/ A reception and refreshments
for more than so guests followed in
the Fellowship Hall of the church.
1 Here the table was attractively
arranged in pink and white. A pink
and white cake bore the childs
name and was cut by Mrs. W. Lay
ton Reed with the same knife that
she cut the parents wedding cake
/ The day marked the fourth wed
ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs
King who were married by Rev
Thomas in st. Paul's Church. Viii
mington. The day also marked th'
birthday anniversary of Mrs. King'
= mother. the late Mrs William E
Conoway of Bridgeville. Flower
T were placed on the church altar tina
dav in her memory.
Mrs. King will be remembers,
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Moore OF near Milton on
Monday evening, May 10Th. The
baby has been named William Ed
ward Moore. Mrs. Moore will be re-
membered as the former Virginia
Martin.
Warren Good, president of the
local Lions Club and his staff of
twelve and their wives attended
the dinner dance at the RehOboth
Country club in which the five
Lions Club of Eastern Sussex
county were entertained on Satur-
day, A reported gathering of more
than two hundred were present:
Special guests of the occasion were
Governor Carvel; dist. Gov. Char
les. Stab of Dist. 22-d, Lions inter
national; Lions deputy Gov. Ho-
ward Furniss. of Milford, toastmas-
ter, Robert Tunnel of Georgetown.
Mr.. Good served as zone chairman
for Milton for the affair.
Mr. and Mrs, Lester q. Clendan-
iel and family. Mrs. Mary Quigg
and Mr.. and Mrs. George T.. Can
non attended the graduation ex-
crcises at the State Teachers Col
lege, West Chester, in which Wan
da has completed her four years
course in which she majored in
English and French. She will spend
the summer vacation with her par
Ients On Broad Street.
Wednesday evening was observ'
ed at the. Rehoboth ball park as
4 Milton Night. School students were
admitted free at the gates of th'
Rehoboth. Seahawks. MiltOn's schO
oil Band participated in the exer
cises. The occasion was marked
with a double header between thu
Seahawks and Cambridge.
4 George Ellingsworth, RehobOth
was entertained on Sunday by hi
sister, Mrs. Walter Crouch ant
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jackson
! and daughter, Mabel Banning @
Bridgeville, are staying at thei
, Rehoboth home for several weeks
! Mr., and Mrs. Jackson were a
1 home in Milton over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Dyson Spencer an
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27

as Miss Leona Conoway Of Bridge
Vile, and Wilmington, where she
was member of the Delaware
Hospital staff.
Out-of-town guests who attended
the service and reception we're Will
liam E. Conoway. Mrs Ralph Frei-
del and sons, and Mrs. Edward Mar
iner of Bridgeville, Miss Mary Con-
oway, Mr.. and Mrs. J.. Harold King
and son Jay, Wilmington Mr., and
Mrs. Samuel Potter, Ardmore, Pa. /;
Rev. and Mrs. Essel P. Thomas, of
Easton, Md; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Robinson and sons, Salisbury, Nd.
and Mrs. Blanche Bennett of Mil
ford.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
London Antiques to Boom

LONDON -P)- The relaxation
of a nine-year restriction on i'm
ports will enable dealers to re-es-
tablish London as the antique and
art shop window of the world"
Lifting of the restriction on the
import of antiques from Ia Euro
pean countries was the outcome of
years negotiations between the
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27

General Insurance. Auto, Fire.
Windstorm, Liability. etc. Call this
agency for any insurance need. r,
G. Wollter. Phones: Milford 191 or
5S4J12 3-18-tf. e. o. W.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27

Rookie Pitcher Saul Rogovin of
Detroit, hit two consecutive home runs
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
British Antique Dealers Associa-
ton ard the Board of Trade

ton and the Board of Trade.
Before the war collectors and
dealers from all over the world
came to London for their antiques.
But with the war, antiques became
one-way traffic, with valuable
articles going out Of the country
but nothing coming in.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-19
TYCOON" HERE
 IN TECHNIC0L0R, CAPITOL THEATRE

An engineers strenuous efforts to build a railroad in South America provide exciting action in the TO- mantle drama, Tycoon" in color by Technicolor, starring John Wayne and Laraine Day. A parallel theme is provided by the suspenseful love affair between the engineer and the heroine. This feature starts at the Capitol Sunday for a three day run.
 Sir Cedric Hardwicke, as an im- mensely wealthy American in South America, is the tycoon" who con- tracts with Wayne to construct a route tunneling the Andes. Wayne promptly falls in love with Miss Day, as Hardwicke's daughter, and thereby incurs the older mans en- mity. The tycoon deliberately sets out to make Wayne breal. his con- tract, or to ruin him if l.s doesn't. This leads to many crucial events, intensified when Miss Day defies her father and goes to live in the confusion and crudeneess of the construction camp as Wayne's bride.
 With it's stormy love affair back grounded against spacious engi- neering project, the picture is both suspenseful and spectacular.