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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-06-02
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Reymundo Guzman,
Pandora, a girl, Anjelina, last We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Arlington,
McComb, a girl, Paulette Ann, Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Snyder, Arl-
ington, boy, Gregory Allen, Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Jerger, Bluff
ton, a girl, Constance, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Pepple, Sr.,
Waynesfield, a boy, William Charles,
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Gallant, Bluff
ton, boy, Daryl Keith, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Augsburger,
Bluffton, girl, Nancy Ann, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Skinner,
Lafayette, boy, Gregory Lon, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Bernard Green, Findiay, a
girl, Susan Beth, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan R. Burkholder,
Col. Grove, a girl, born at st. Rita's
hospital, Lima, Saturday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-06-02
Whiskers B'Gosh and Forty-nner Gold Rush to
Furnish Old Time Setting for July Fourth Rodeo

Bluffton business and professional
men will grow boards during the
next month to advertise the COM
munity's biggest Fourth of July
rodeo-the "Forty-Niner Gold Rush"
event-to be held at Harmon field
the night of the holiday.
With boards to be untrimmed un-
til after the rodeo many bushy
beaver will greet shoppers in down
town stores-a bristling reminder
of the days when grandpa's whis-
kers were his pride and joy.
Among those who already have
signed pledges to wear boards boost
ing the rodeo are Hiram Huser, E.
A. Sutermeister, Al Ingalls,, Donald
Fruchey Charles Swank, Bob Dill
man, Walter Gratz, Maynard L.
Geiger, E. S. Lape, Bill Edwards,
Frank Marquart.
John Klay, Rev. Paul Cramer,
Howard Stauffer, Dick Troy, Clair
Leiber, Wilbur Fish, Charles Auker-
man, Art Amstutz, Silas Diller, Will
ford Geiger, T. F. Hill, Ralph
Reichenbach, Thomas ]. Koontz, Ed
Rice and Robert McCune.
Antique displays in downtown show
windows also will advertise the For
ty-niner rodeo. On display will be
old dishes, spinning wheels, old
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-06-02
High School Graduation Speaker
Puts High Value On Character
DIR. Clyde Hissong, State
Director of Education is
Class Speaker
Exercises are Held i'm School
Gymnasium for % Seniors,
Thursday

Importance of living a construct
i've life and discharging its duties
as we'll as individual capabilities
permit was urged on Bluffton High
school graduates in commencement
exercises Thursday night in the
school gymnasium-auditorium, by the
class speaker, DR.. Clyde Hissong,
state director of education.
In his subject, 1.-The World In
Your Hands, DR.. Hissong declared
that whatever your job, do it to
the best of your ability, and
stressed the importance of living in
way that your individual integrity
never will be questioned.
We have to live with other per-
sons in this world, and must be
aware of the responsibility of CO.
operation and, getting along with
them, the speaker said, and we
Continued on page 10)
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SECURITY PLEDGES
ADDED To TRIBUTE
ON MEMORIAL DAY
Examples of Supreme Sacrifice
By War Dead Cited In
Holiday Address
Memorial Day Services AT
Maple Grove Cemetery Fol-
lowing Parade

Pledges of rededication to Amer
ica's security were added to words
of reverent tribute paid to the sol
dier-dead of four wars in Bluffton' s
Memorial Day exercises held Mon
day morning in Maple Grove ceme-
terry.
Across the grave of DR.. Munson
Bixel, World War / veteran, in the
verdant setting of the cemetery, Rev.
Paul Cramer, chaplain of the Bluff
ton American Legion post, reminded
his hearers of the example of su-
preme sacrifice and devotion rend-
cred by those who gave their lives
in defense of their country.
Remembrance of our indebtedness
to them should awaken in all of us
a keener realization of our own re-
sponsibilities to this nation, which
has given it's citizens more benefits
than any other in the world, Rev.
Cramer declared in stirring call
to preserve our way of life.
Fair weather which prevailed
throughout the three-day holiday
weekend helped swell the crowd
which viewed the parade and fol-
lowed it to the cemetery for the
traditional exercises.
Forming at the town hall, the pa
rade of participating organizations
marched to the cemetery where the
ritualistic ceremonies were held over
the grave of DR.. Bixel, who died
during the last year.
In the parade line of march, head
ed by the Legion color guard, were
the Bluffton High school band, Le-
gionnaires, Boy Scouts, war veter-
ans, boys and girls on gaily decor
ated bicycles and uniformed mem
bers of the Legion auxiliary.
Rev. Cramer, Legion chaplain
who gave the Memorial Day address,
served overseas as a chaplain dur
ing the European invasion in World
War III.
Business and industry suspended
operations in the town on Monday
in observance of the holiday, and
there was no mail delivery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-06-02
COLLEGE CAMPUS
IS THRONGED FOR
GRADUATION Week
Record Gathering of Alumni,
Former Students and
Visitors Here
Favorable Weather and Me.
mortal Week End Holiday
Bring Crowd

Bluffton college campus was filled
over the week end with what officials
said was one of the largest COM
mencement crowds in the history of
the institution.
Class reunions and ground-break-
ing ceremony for the new quarter
million dollar gymnasium-auditorium
drew many here, in addition to the
graduation exercises and May day
festivities.
Favorable weather together with
the week end Memorial day holiday
provided added inducements for those
planning to be here for part or all
of the events.
Among those from out of town
en- the campus were:
Bloomington, Ind.-Mr. and Mrs
Howard Baumgardner.
Greenwich-Milton and Ru h
Schaatz.
Smithville-Mr. and Mrs. Morris
Musser, Marrene, Margaret and Jim
Musser; Phyllis Ramseyer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Berkey, Mr.. and Mrs.
AL Ramseyer, Jr.
Kitchener, Ontario-Mr. and Mrs.
f. Zehr, Lester and Marjorie Zehr,
Elva Schantz, Phyllis Plummer,
Gladys and Rita Weber, Gwendolyn
Nader, Rev. Andrew Shelly.
Metamora, Tll-Harold Schertz,
Paul Lehman.
Carlock, Ill.-Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Schmidt, Herbert Schmidt.
Gridley, Ill.-Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Porzelius, Dorothy Porzelius.
Amherst-Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Ehr
man, Barbara Griffin.
Wakeman-Corrine Hustled.
Wadsworth-Mr and Mrs. Millard
Fretz, Mrs. Russell Daniels.
Rawson-Dr. and Mrs. Weldon
Diller.
Hilltown, Pa.-Norman Wisner
Bedminster, Pa-Chas. Wasser.
Berne, Ind.-Hiram Leichty, Mr..
and Mrs. c. H. Springer.
Gibson City, Ill.-Fred Soldner.
Dover-Phyllis Geiser, Loren Har-
stine.
Ft. Wayne-Coyla Grow, Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Ramga.
Woodburn, Ind.-Irene Oyer.
Cleveland-Robt. Byers.
Palm, Pa-Mr. and Mrs. Stewart
Stauffer.
Goshen, Ind.-Betty Lou koerner,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Brookmeyer, Mr..
and Mrs. Melvin Yoder, Jr.
Continued on page 10)
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Hiram Diller NeU
College Alumni Head

Hiram Diller was elected presi-
dent of the Bluffton college alumni
association at the annual alumni
banquet held Saturday evening at
Roll hall, in connection with COM
mencement activities at the institu-
ton.
Other alumni officers named at the
meeting include: W. o. Geiger, vice
president; Mrs. Harvey Bauman,
secretary; Harry Yoder, executive
secretary; Oliver Diller, trustee, full
term; Vern Conrad, to fill the un-.
expired term of DR.. NJ. Il. Bixel on
the board of trustees; and Mrs. Le-
land Diller, representative to the
women's council.
Stanley Basinger, retiring alumni
president was master of ceremonies
for the program which included
short talks by Robert Amstutz,
president of the graduating class;
J. L. Amstutz, class of 1909; Ruth
Strubhar Yeck, class of 1919; John
Ramseyer, class of 1929, and James
F. Miller, class of 1889.
President l.. L. Ramseyer also ap-
peared on the program, and special
music included vocal selections by
the Five Shades and a vocal duet
by Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Howe.
Memorial were listed for the fol-
lowing graduates who died during
the past year:
Ralph West '16, Mrs. Selma Som
mer '16, Charles Trachsel IT, and
DR.. M. r. Bixel %.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-06-02
With The Sick

John Wilkins, 83-year-old retired
farmer received a fractured right
leg just below the hip in a fall at
his home on Cherry street Friday.
He was taken to Bluffton hospital
for x-ray and later returned to his
home where his condition is reported
satisfactory.
Mrs. Forest Steinman who was 1t
surgical patient in Bluffton hospital
is convalescing at her home on South
Lawn avenue.
Mrs. Peter Gratz was severely
bruised when she fell down flight
Of stairs at her home on South
Jackson street. Her daughter, Mrs.
Paul Lawrence of Harrod is here
taking care of her.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-06-02
To Graduate At
BOWIing Green u.

Carroll Tschiegg, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Amos Tschiegg of North Jack
son street will be graduated at COM
mencement exercises of Bowling
Green State university, Friday morn
ing. He will receive the degree of
Bachelor of Science.
The graduating class of 482 is the
largest in history of the university.
The commencement speaker is DR..
Ernest Title, minister of the First
Methodist church in Evanston, Ill.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-06-02
BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning

Grain (bushel priees) - Wheat
s2.12; corn $1.22; oats CSC; soys
S2.07.
Poultry-Heavy hens 26c; leghorn
hens 23c; heavy fryers, rocks, 3 lbs.
and up 27; heavy fryers, reds, 3 lbs.
and up 25c; leghorn fryers lbs.
and up, 22c.
Eggs-Large white 43c; large
brown 42c; medium white 37c;
medium brown Sec; pullets soc.
Butterfat-57c.
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CEREMONY ~
START OF CO..
BUILDING PR(
President of Board of TX
Turns First Spadeful
Earth
Ceremony on Site of
Gymnasium Auditorium
Start Soon

Ground breaking ceremonies
Bluffton colleges new S250,000 {
nasium-auditorium which will rt
sent the first new building prog
on the campus since 1923, highliE
ed annual commencement week &C /
vitles and attracted a large croN
of college alumni and friends Satu
day afternoon.
Construction of the gymnasium, t.
get under way early this summer,
marks the first college building pro-
ject since the Musselman Memorial
library was erected beginning in the
fall of 1923.
The ceremony held on the site of
the new structure was climaxed
when j. S. Slabaugh, president of
the board of trustees, turned the
first shovel of earth. Stakes
marked the exterior walls of the
new building, permitting those in
the audience to get good idea of
the size of the structure.
Other features of Saturdays busy
program included the alumni base
ball game in the morning; class re-
unions at noon; the senior class
and box burial programs; annual
May Day festivities in which Janice
Welty was crowned queen; and the
alumni banquet In the evening, fol-
lowed by presentation of Molieres
celebrated play, "The Imaginary In
valid"
Sundays activities were marked
by baccalaureate services for grad
uating seniors, addressed by DR.. l..
l.. Ramseyer, president; the presi-
dents reception, and an evening
concert by the vesper choir.
Commencement exercises on Mon
day morning for a record senior
class of 55 concluded the crowded
weekend program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-06-02
Worth A Summer
Sunday Drive

To the casual passer by, it only is
a little stone shack in a very small
and very old graveyard at the north
end of Fifth street, Upper Sandusky,
Wyandotte County. But to him in
the know, it we'll is worth the Sun
day drive in the fresh breath of
spring, just TO gaze and wonder at
its colorful past.
The little stone hut is the tumble
down Wyandotte Mission, first built
of logs by Rev. James E. Finley, In
1921, then rebuilt of stone in 1923
and rebuilt in 1899 from its original
stones. The General Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church
spent $4,000 to do that little job.
The graveyard where the mission
stands is the old burying ground of
the Wyandottes, older than the mis-
sion itself, filled with the graves of
the Christian Wyandottes, converts
of John Stewart and of Finley.
Stewart was preaching to the In
dians there as early as 1916.
Old Inscriptions
Inscriptions from the markers
there include: aBetween-the-logs,
died December, 1926, aged 80 years."
"Sum-mun-de-wat, murdered Decem-
Der 4, 1843, Buried in Wood County,
Ohio" but later reburied in the little
mission cemetery; "Rev. John Stew
art, first missionary to the Wyandot-
tes, Died December II, 1888, aged 81
years" There are others, including
Rohn-yen-ness, who refrained from
killing Adam Poe, the famous Indian
fighter; and Margaret Grey-eyes,
daughter of Chief Grey-eyes ana
later known as Mother Solomon"
She was the widow of John Solomon.
In the little mission house the
Indian maidens were taught to cook,
bake and sew; outside it, the young
braves labored in field, at anvil and
bench, flearning the trades of civiliza-
ton. Thus began the first industrial
school on the continent.
Sum-mun-de-wat was. murdered
when on hunting trip with his
family in Hancock County. In the
evening three white men with axes
came to his camp and were hospit
ably entertained. After their supper
the Indian, according to custom,
knelt and prayed in his own langu-
age, then laid down to sleep.
In the night the whites, who had
been so kindly treated, murdered
the Indian and squaw with their axes
and looted the camp. They were ap
pretended but allowed to break Jail.
White men seldom were tried, con-
victed and executed for killing an
Indian.
Between-the-logs was born about
Continued on page 10)
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photographs of early Bluffton, etc.
Feature of pre-rodeo activity will
be gigantic Forty Miner parade.
Saturday night, July ?, with gaily
bedecked floats, horsemcn, old-time
and modern decorated bicycles, prai-
rie schooners, covered wagons. new
and old automobiles tractors, imple-
ments, surreys, buckboards, old-time
threshing machines and other con-
veyances and farm implements of
yester-year.
All persons in the parade will be
in the garb of gold-rush days, and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-06-02
Donkey Ball Games
At Harmon Field

A donkey baseball game in which
players of two local teams ride
donkeys will be staged at Harmon
field next Wednesday night uncer
lights. Game will be called at
S:02 p. m.
All players will be mounted with
exception of the pitcher, catcher and
batter. The latter, however after
making hit must mount his donkey
and ride the bases. Donkeys are
Santa Fe bred burros, trained at
the famous Green Valley farms.
The affair is sponsored by Bluff
ton American Legion post as a
benefit performance for heating the
Legion hall here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-06-02
Local Woman With
FHA On Motor Trip

Mrs. Grace Geary of Bluffton, home
economics instructor IN the Mt. Cory
high school left Wednesday morning
with 26 Mt. Cory girls on a bus trip
thru southern Ohio.
The girls are members of the
Future Homemakers of America
group and Mrs. Geary is advisor to
the club. Also accompanying the
girls are the club mother, Mrs. Cecil
Flick and the bus driver Albert Bau-
man and Mrs. Bauman.
The group will visit plants in Day
ton and Cincinnati, also the Ruth
Lyons radio show in the latter city.
They will return home Saturday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-06-02

women clerks in downtown stores
on the night of the parade will
wear sun bonnets and dresses of
the pioneer era.
Over 500 in cash prizes are offer
ed for the best parade entries, with
first prize of $50 expected to spur
those planning floats and other pa
rade features.
Sponsoring this years rodeo are
the Bluffton Saddle Horse club,
Bluffton Business Mems association,
Blutfton Recreation committee and
the Bluffton Community Sports
mems club.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-06-02
Three From Here To
Graduate At Miami

Three Bluffton persons are among
the 657 graduating seniors who will
receive degrees at Miami university,
Oxford, Ohio, next Monday.
The graduates from this place are
Carlton G. Wilson, bachelor of ar
chitecture; Maynard Amstutz, bache-
lor of science in education, and Sarah
Louise Amstutz, bachelor of science
in secretarial studies.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-06-02
Real Estate Deal

Harold Montgomery, news stand
operator, has purchased the Mrs.
Elsie Buckland residence on North
Main street. Mr.. and Mrs. Montgom-
cry are moving in this week. Mrs.
Buckland recently moved into her
newly built home on Thurman street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-06-02
Receives Degree At
@. ". Il. Graduation

Wilhelm Amstutz II, son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Amstutz, north of
Bluffton was graduated in electrical
engineering at the commencement
exercises of Ohio Northern univers-
ity at Ada, Sunday.
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soith early Ohio history. Others
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issues.
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PAGE THREE

e killed with nico-
ions or nicotine
Smyrna times., 1949-05-26
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
Report of Church Services For
Next Sunday

Next SUNDAY
The subject of the Lesson-Ser-
mon in First Church of Christ,
Scientist, 1901 Van Buren Street,
Wilmington, the Christian Society,
Grange Hall, Milford and the
Christian Science Society, VIA.
Building, Rehoboth Beach, Sunday,
May %, 1949, will be Ancient and
Modern Necromancy, Alias Mes
merism and Hypnotism, Denounc-
ed" Golden Text: Isaiah 50:7.
The Lord God will help me; there
fore shall 1 not be confounded:
therefore have 1 set my face like
a flint, and I know that I shall not
be ashamed. A citation from the
Lesson-Sermon is: Romans 6:16-
1S. Know ye not, that to whom
ye yield yourselves servants to
obey, his servants ye are to whom
ye obey; whether of sin unto death,
or of obedience unto righteous
ness? But God be thanked, that ye
were the servants of sin, but ye
have obeyed from the heart that
form of doctrine which was deliv-
cred you. Being then made free
from sin, ye became the servants
of righteousness. A correlative
passage from the Textbook "Sci-
ence and Health with Key to the
Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy
is: (p 1922. There is but one real
attraction, that of Spirit. The
pointing of the needle to the pole
symbolizes this all-embracing
power or the attraction of God, di-
vine Mind. -. Animal magnetism
has no scientific foundation, for
God governs all that is real, har-
monious, and eternal, and His
power is neither animal nor hui
man. It's basis being a belief and
this belief animal, in Science ami
NAL magnetism. mesmerism or
hypnotism is mere negation, pos
sessing neither intelligence, power.
Smyrna times., 1949-05-26

help, and early in 1947 the name
was changed to the Psychological
Services Center and the services
were made available to anyone
whether or not veteran. Recent
ly there has been a marked reduc-
tion in the number of veterans re-
ferred to the center and there now
are fewer than 40 such advises a
month.
Smyrna times., 1949-05-26

to assist returning servieemen and
women in readjusting to civilian
employment, DR.. Weitz explained.
Because the VA was required by
law to provide educational and vo-
cational advisement' for these men
and women, the local Veterans Ad-
ministration contracted with the
University of Delaware to furnish
the guidance service. About 1000
disabled veterans have sought the
center's assistance, while about
500 other veterans have received
Grams sought the center for its
Smyrna times., 1949-05-26
VA SERVICES
MOVED TO OF ID
Psychological Service Center
To Be Moved From VIII
mington to Newark
AIDED 25OO VETERANS

The University of Delaware Psy-
Geological Services Center, which
has provided educational and voca-
tional advice to more than $500
veterans in the past three years,
will move from Wilmington to the
Newark campus about July 1, CO.
incident with the termination of a
contract between the University
and the Veterans Administration.
DR.. William S. Carlson, president
of the university, in announcing
the transfer said the university had
offered to continue the VA services
after the move to the campus, but
that the VA will provide its own
counseling service in the future.
Col. Thomas H. Stilwell, Will
mington regional office manager
for the Veterans Administration,
said that the change was in line
with a general reduction policy
necessitated by the new appropr1-
alton for the VA. The Psychologi-
cal Services Center, he said, has
done ian excellent job, providing
a very worthwhile service to the
veterans of Delaware" He added
that the finest cooperation has
been received from DR.. Henry
Weitz. director of the center"
DR.. Carlson said that the univer-
sity had felt for some time that
the center should be moved to
Newark, but it has remained in
Wilmington in order to make it
easier for veterans to reach the
center. which for the past 10
months has been in the Dravo
Building and previously at the
Lore School. The decision to move
the center to the campus was made
only after the VAS notice that-the
contract could not be renewed.
The transfer to the campus will
make possible a strengthening of
the university's student advise
ment program, said DR.. Carlson.
At the same time, he commented,
the center will be able to make its
educational and vocational ap-
praisal and advisement services
more generally available. In the
past, so much of the time at the
center was devoted to veteran ad-
visement that there was difficulty
in scheduling all requests from
non-veterans Immediately. 1t is
now hoped, he added, that more
high school students and non-vet'
Grams wishing to take advantage
of the service will be able to do so
The Psychological Services Cen
ter was established on April 1, 1916
under the name of the Veterans
Administration Guidance Center,
Smyrna times., 1949-05-26

Kentucky is excelled only by
North Carolina in the culture OF
fine tobacco.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-03-31

ing the State of Montana, Lincoln
County'S share of the cost of the
Federal establishment, R. R. Weld
man, Chairman Of Legislative Com
mittee of Libby Chamber of Com
merce, said,
This is a pretty stiff tax bill for
Lincoln County. People here at
home must realize that they them
selves have to foot the bill for the
services rendered by the Federal
government. The money handed
out so lavishly by Washington
comes from the people in the States,
minus, of course, the political brok-
erage of the bureaucrats."
Mr.. Veldman added, This 4l.9-
billion-dollar budget is not the
whole story. In addition, there will
be deficiency and supplemental
appropriations added from time to
time to carry this Colossus Of Gov
eminent through the year. Contract
authorizations will be made for
work that will run into more bill
lions before completion. Still more
billions will be added ultimately to
the cost of Federal government If
new spending proposals are passed.
The computations were arrived at
by estimating Montana's share on
three-point formula comprising Fed
eral tax collections in this state, the |
states share of the national income, |
and population.