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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-05-09
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BY LUX Virgil Overbea for AMP
Charles To Meet Beshore June z
Heavyweight champion, Ezzard
Charles, will fight Freddie Beshore
at last. The date is June. 7 in Buff
falo under Promoter Dewey Mi
chaels who has seen the fight
postponed twice because of in
juries in training to Charles.
The fight will be held indoors
at the Memorial auditorium,
Michaels announcement quelled all
rumors that the bout had been call
ed off.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-05-09

gorund. His emergency Chute
opened, but it was too late. He
died after he hit the ground.
He served inthe war with the
784th Tank Battalion at the age
of Fl. An excellent soldier, he be-
came atop sergeant while over
seas In combat he was wounded
inthe stomach by shrapnel. When
the war ended he had been de-
corated with the Purple Heart, the
French Croix de Guerre and sew
eral other medals
When he re-enlisted in the 82nd
Airborne Division the young SOL
der said, "That's where the tough
men are and that's where I be-
long,.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-05-09

ABOUT SkclctOAS 0AO ANASNsAAA
NEW YORK (ANP)- ABNER
DOUBLEDAY discovered the
game of Baseball. No doubt he
hadn't the slightest idea that some
70 years would pass before Negro
players would file thru the door
barred to them by as cruel an un-
written statute as we've ever
known.
Sports, like virtually every
every phase Of American life bas-
ed upon the section ofthe country
in which you live, has it's closet
skeletons that make for night
marish maladjustment for some
millions in this tabled land of free
dom and equal rights.
The Era Before Branch Hickey
It seems that Abner Doubleday
was a General, one who regarded
players on a diamond in the same
manner he did soldiers on the
field of battle. No American Cen
eral is unfamiliar with the BRILL
ant page colored soldiers have
written in all of this c%ountry's
wars including the war between
the tSates which brought freedom
of a sort, to those of African de-
scent. Thus it is quite probable
that General Doubleday expected
colored ballplayers to romp and
shine on the baseball field with
their white brothers, just as they
fought valiantly and died with
them in battle.
Incidents That Live On
NV late father was a keen base
ball observer. When I was 10
years old he took me to see my
first
at Olympic field in Harlem on
Fifth avenue at 136th street.
Call it Olympic or Olympia
field as Jim Powers did in the re-
cent Joe Williams story, all | know
is that as a short-pants youngster
l saw great colored teams play
major leaguers off their feet
there.
Players like "Smoky" Joe Will
liams who struck out "a Bush
wicks (but lost to them 5-4) as
we'll as 20 New York Giants (lost
10y; Jose Mendez; "Stubby"
Francis; Eddie (C~rossfire) Plank
Grover Cleveland Alexander; Leon
Wiltse, Hank Mathewson (Christy
Mathewson's brother), chief CAL
bert) GENDER of Connie Macks'
Athletics and numerous other
wihte-and-colored greats in a d.
amond-mosaic that was close to
baseball perfection.
White Writers, Praised Lavishly
In speaking of Oscar Charleston
whom I thought Joe Williams
should have placed in the outfield
with "Buck" Leonard or Leroy
Grant on first base, a Chicago
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-05-09
Beating the Gun

"Were I to call -Ty Cobb the
white Oscar Charleston, I might
then convey to my readers the
real greatness of this matchless
Negro outfielder."
While there is little to choose
between shortstops Dick Lundy
and John Henry Lloyd, we might
remember that white writers
spoke of "Pop" Lloyd is "The
Black Honus Wagner" Fiery Lee
roy Grant, now spending life in
prison for Staying a man, was so
graceful a fielder around first
base that Bozeman Bulger called
him: "The Black Hal Chase"
Frank Grants story with John
(Muggsy) McGraw back in 1897
needs no re-telling here. He be-
came the N. Y. Giants second
baseman remaining so until a
congress of Negro ~fraternal bro
theirs who sought to bestow
honors upon him tipped off biased
| white scribes (and club owners)
that he, Grant was a despised Ne
gro.
| Sol White, Was Wonder
Away up in years and a resi-
dent of Harlem whom we see Of
ten, is the sensational colored ball
player Sol White. They tell me
| Sol White was a player of the Ed
die Collins, Nap LaJoie, Wagner
! Sisler, Hornsby type. He was a
savage hitter and a superb field
err playing first and other fields.
Most likely by 1860 there will
be SO or more outstanding color
ed players in the lineup OF good
minor and major league teams.
Not utility players or bench
warmers but key men receiveing
| the acclaim of proud and happy
spectatos. 1t is interesting to note
| the feats of some of the men /
regard as being worthy Of big
league trials long before 1916 and
| Mahatma Branch Hickey. For ex-
ample study there facts:
Jose Mendez, pitching star Of
the Almendares Club (Cuban
lStars) at Havana, defeated the
best southpaw map Rucker,
Brooklyn Superbas) and Christy
| Mathewson IN. Y. Giants) star
National League Highlander, in
side of one week 80 years ago on
Cuban soil. The peerless John Nc
Graw had taken a picked team Of
Brooklyn and Giants players to
the Pearl-of-the-Antille to show
the Islanders how Americans rel
ly played top-drawer baseball. But
the dark-skinned wonders turned
the tables on them while sporting
America sat back dumbfounded
and disbelieving. Mendez, I con-
tend, was a big Lacquer in every
CONTINUED on page threel
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-05
Town Council Takes Steps to Buy
Patrol Car for Traffic Police
Births

The following births at Blufftor
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cole, Bluff.
ton, a boy, David Roy, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o. Koontz, Bluff
ton, girl, Carol Louise, Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Arden Baker, Bluff
ton, a girl, Mary Jane, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cookson, Bluff
ton, girl, Paula 10, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Frisch
Ottawa, girl, Marjorie Ann, Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Dillinger
Leipsic, boy, Michael Dale, Satur.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Lowry
Bluffton, a boy, Steven Ray, Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Jones, Jr.
Findlay, girl, Catherine Lou, Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newlin Habegger
Col. Grove, a girl, Janet Sue, Thurs
day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-05
College Music Course
Opens Tuesday Night

Bluffton College Concert series will
present it's opening number for the
current season with the appearance
of the Civic Arts Trio in Ramseyer
Chapel, Tuesday night at $3.50
o'clock.
Personnel of the trio:
Laurence Burkhalter, violin; in
structor in Bluffton college depart
ment of music, a graduate of North
western conservatory and former con-
certmaster of the university SYM
phony and chamber orchestras.
Donovan Schumacher, cello; son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Schumacher
of Findlay, graduate of Oberlin con-
servatory and first cellist of Alton
symphony, Alton, Ill.
Allen Dudley, piano; graduate
Oberlin conservatory and former
pianist and arranger for Hollywood
radio SERVE, now program director
of WIN, Findlay.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-05
Opening Meeting OF
PTA Monday Night

Opening meeting of the Parent
Teacher association will be held
Monday night at s o'clock in the
high schoo, gymnasium. The meet
ing will be informal with Miss The
ola Steiner in charge of play
period, following which refreshments
will be served by the hospitality
committee: Mrs. Wilford Steiner,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Edwards and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Koch.
An opportunity will be given for
parents to meet and talk with teach
ers. Arrangements have been made
whereby the High School YTeen
girls will care for small children of
parents attending the meeting.
Annual membership dues of fifty
cents are payable at this meeting.
The membership canvass is being
conducted through grade ;.hool with
cash prizes for rooms with highest
percentages. Mrs. Silas Diller is
chairman of the membership commit.
tee assisted by Mrs. Lee Clauss
Mrs. Lloyd Thomas, Mrs. David
Riser and Charles Alderman.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-05
Bluffton will Join in Observance
Of National Fire Prevention Week

Bluffton will join other cities of
the nation in the annual observance
Of Fire Protection Week, opening
next Sunday, with fire department
officials and local insurance agents
cooperating in a joint program of
education on proper precautions
against fires.
In connection with the nationwide
observance, residents of Bluffton and
the surrounding territory are asked
to make thoro checks of their homes
to eliminate all unnecessary fire
hazards.
Outside and inside electrical wir-
ing should come in for inspection
and Investigations by electricians
are recommended whenever there is
doubt if present circuits are heavy
enough to carry the load.
Check Heating Plants
Heating plants should be made
safe for the coming winter, with
especial attention paid to being sure
that all connections are tight from
the furnace or stove to the chimney
Ashes never should be shoveled from
the furnace into paper or wood
containers.
General household precautions
which always should be followed in
clude warning never to smoke in
Continued on Page 1O)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-05
Gala Festivities To Highlight
College Homecoming, October IA

Old grads and former students
will return to the Bluffton college
campus on Saturday, October ID, for
a gala homecoming weekend high
lighted by the traditional football
game, tug of war, flag rush, open
house, conferences and vesper serv-
ice.
Marking the beginning of the
second half-century of the colleges
existence Homecoming festivities
this year will include all the tradl-
tional aspects, plus many new events.
Opening Saturday morning, Oct
IA, with coronation of the Home
coming Queen, the days program
will include the freshman-sophomore
tug-of-war, a football game in the
afternoon with Olivet of Michigan,
and a Homecoming banquet in the
evening.
Rev. William Stauffer, pastor of
the Sugarcreek Mennonite church,
will be the speaker at Homecoming
vesper services Sunday afternoon,
Oct. Is.
Open house will be held in mems
and women's dormitories on the
afternoon land a reception will be
held later in the day in the Mussel-
man library for graduates and
friends of the college.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-05
Landowner SAYS
81 ACRES UNFIT
FOR PASTU RING
MyrOn Motter COnfers With
Town Council at Meeting
Monday Night
Livestock Died After Drinking
Water from Polluted Stream,
Claim

Charges that Bluffton sewage
emptied into Little Riley creek has
made useless 81 acres of creek k-bottom
pasture land We're made at meeting
of the municipal council Monday
night by Myron Motter, whose farm
lies adjacent to and partially inside
the southwestern corporation limits
of the village.
Attending the meeting with his at
torney, Dan r. Tripplehorn, a former
Bluffton city solicitor, Motter asked
that proper adjustments be made for
damages incurred from the sewage
polluted stream.
Altho no definite figure for dam
ages was mentioned by Motter dur
ing the course of the discussion, he
charged that the sewage-laden condi-
tion of the stream had made it i'm
possible for him to use 81 acres of
bottom land for grazing purposes,
and set the rental value of the pas
ture land at SIS an acre.
Livestock Lost
Motter claimed that during preced-
ing years he has lost both cattle and
sheep, which died after drinking
water from the stream. 1t was be-
cause Of this experience that he has
been unable to use the bottom land
for grazing purposes this year, he
told councilmen.
Whether the matter would come to
a damage suit in court providing the
town does not make adjustment with
Motter was not disclosed at the meet
ing. There were indications, how
ever, that the matter would not be
dropped unless a decision is reached
satisfactory to the farm operator.
Faced with the possibility of the
towns first stream pollution suit
since two claims were settled out-of-
court nearly decade ago, council
men Monday night were unable to
reach any solution, and decided on
other conferences with Motter be-
fore proceeding further.
Sewage In Stream
Sewage from the South Main street
area, extending from the south cor
poration limits to near Kibler street,
empties into Little Riley creek on its
course thru the Motter farm. There
are approximately five principal sew
er outlets in the lowland area.
Motter's action is the first farm
claim against the village since two
sewage damage suits were filed in
court in September, 1941, by Oliver
Locher and Henry Huber, operators
lof farms located on the Riley below
Bluffton.
Altho the suits aggregated $25 200,
they later were scaled down to a
settlement of $1,000 on each claim in
an out-of-court settlement. In ad-
dition, the town paid for dredging
the stream thru the two farms.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-05
Unconscious Woman
Found At Roadside

Reports that woman found
early Sunday morning lying uncon-
.scious at the side of the Dixie high
way north of Bluffton had fallen or
been pushed from an automobile
were not confirmed by the State
Highway patrol which investigated
the case.
Passing motorists sighted the
woman at the roadside near the Roy
Rogers farm shortly after l a. m
and notified Bluffton police. She
was removed to Bluffton hospital in
the Diller ambulance.
The state patrol identified her as
June Casson, %, of Findlay, and
said there was no evidence of foul
play. One bruised knee was hel
only reported injury and she was
later taken to Findlay.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-05
new SITUATION
MAY DELAY ANY
ACTION LOCALLY
American Gas & Electric Inter
ests Seek to Take Over
Utility Here
COnsummatiOn of Move Seen as
Bringing Possible Changes
in Setup

Proposed merger of the Centra
Ohio Light and Bower Co. with tn,
American Gas and Electric Co., /;
large utility corporation was seer
here the first of this week as effect
ing the Central Ohio firms move tt
buy out Buttons municipal Gght
and power plant.
If the merger transaction is ap.
proved, as expected, it is considered
extremely unlikely that there will be
more than one bidder for the Bluff
ton plant, inasmuch as the Ohio
Power Co., the only other utility in
this area, also is controlled by the
parent American Gas and Electric
interests.
When Central Ohio's proposal to
buy out the Bluffton operations first
was made, it was assumed locally
that there would be two bidders for
the municipal plant, inasmuch as
there were then no affiliations
between Central Ohio and Ohio
Power, both of which could have
provided electrical service for the
town.
Proposal A Surprise
News of the proposed merger
announced last Friday, came as /;
surprise to Bluffton officials, no hin
of the move having been given a
meeting here earlier in the weel
between Central Ohio officials an,
the municipal council and board o
public affairs.
With conditions now considerabl,
changed from what they earlier ap
peared to be, the proposed nev
setup affecting the Central Obi
utility is expected to affect material
ly the course of any negotiation
pertaining to the Bluffton municipa
plant purchase.
In the merger proposal America
Gas has offered to exchange Z
shares of American Gas stock fo
each 100 shares of Central Obi
common stock. Central Ohio is sal
to have now 10000 shares of com
mon outstanding.
Completion of the deal is subjec
to a minimum approval of stock
holders of 80 per cent of the Centra
Ohio stock, as well as the OK o
the Securities Exchange commission
and other regulatory authorities
Both, however, are expected b
Central Ohio officials.
Effect Unknown
Whether American Gas and Elec
trio would continue to operate tn
Woodcock generating plant in Bluff
Continued on Page 10)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-05
SpOrtsmen's Club viii
Head SelUer Campaign

Plans for an organized promotion
of the campaign for Buttons
$180,000 sewage disposal bond issue
will be made at a meeting of the
Community Sportsmen's club at s
p. m. Thursday of next week in club
headquarters at the town hall.
Committees will be appointed and
plans for organized promotion will
be drafted at the session.
Football movies of the nations
top-notch teams of 1948 and 1949
will be shown at the meeting by
Herb Rupright, program chairman
of the club. President ROLAND
koontz has urged all club members
to attend
At meeting Tuesday night, club
directors voted to sponsor the cam
paign for passage of the bond issue.
Promotion will be carried on by the
organization until election day,
Nov. Z.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-05
Real Estate Deals

The former Kibler residence, Bluff
ton landmark at the corner of South
Main street and East College avenue
changed hands in a real estate deal
closed the first of the week in which
the owner, Mrs. Florence Lora sold
the property to DR.. F. d. Rodabaugh,
physician, living on the opposite cor
ner, across Main street. Possession
will be given November / after which
the property will undergo some in
terror remodeling preparatory to rem
tai as an apartment house.
Mrs. Lora, who sold the property
has purchased the Riley street resi-
dence of her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Augsburger which
she will occupy after vacating the
South Main street property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augsburger have pur-
chased a property together with three
and one-half acres of land on East
High street, Lima near the city reser-
voir which they will occupy next
month. Mr.. Augsburger is employed
in offices of the Lima Hamilton cor
poration in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Redd of South
Main street have moved to the
former Ralph Wolfe farm of 16C
acres in Jackson township, Hancock
county which they recently pur,
chased. They have rented their
property here to Marion Hyne OF
Wapakoneta, travelling salesman fol
! a wholesale grocery firm.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-05
To Attend National
Convention OF FFA

David Beery will be one of six
Allen County Future Farmers of
America representing the county at
the national convention in Kansas
City October 9-12.
Others attending the convention
are: Bill Palte, Beaverdam; Paul
Ewing, Harrod; James Liable, La
fayette; John Kerr, Spencerville;
and Ray Millison, Spencerville.
These boys have been chosen to
represent their chapters on the basis
of awards, conduct and participation
in the Allen County Fair.
These trips are financed by con-
tributions from The Citizens Ma
tional Bank of Bluffton, The Alger
Bank, Specerville Bank, and The
City Loan, National Bank and
Metropolitan Bank of Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-05
Jenera Youth
Is Found Ill
With Polio

BILLY Steinman, 9-year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson
Steinman of Jenera is a patient
in Lima Memorial hospital, ill
with polio. The youth, who be-
came ill was removed to Findlay
hospital where his case was
diagnosed as polio the first of
the week and he was removed to
the Lima hospital for treatment.
Some improvement is reported
in the condition of two children of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwain Murray
polio patients in the Akron
Children's hospital paralyzed
from the hips down. They are
Sue, Is and Joe IL. The MUIR
rays formerly resided here. They
now live i'm Ashland, Ohio.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-05

weeks ago, the deer has shown
startling recovery, and now
busily hops around the barnyard
on three legs.
As soon as the condition of the
stump of the leg will permit,
Dearth will put a wooden leg on
the deer, which then can leap
fences in traditional deer fashion,
or pole vault over them, which
ever he prefers.
Since it was rescued from the
fence, the deer has become quite
tame. 1t follows Dearth around
the barnyard, eats out of his
hand, and is becoming quite a
pet. New horns are beginning to
show on its head and the deer
now weighs about so pounds. 1t
is kept in a runway with a shed
for shelter.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-05
Builder Is Injured
In FdN From Roof

Ernest Freet, Rockport, received a
fractured left wrist in a fall from
the roof of the house of Wilford
Gratz under construction near the
Walter Schaublin residence at Gratz
crossing south of Bluffton.
Erect and Schaublin were engaged
in putting tar paper over the sheet
ing on the roof when the paper
started to slide and the men with
it, falling a distance of about 10
feet to the ground.
Schaublin landed on his feet and
escape with bruises to his feet and
ankles. Erect landed in a pile of
dirt recently excavated and sprained
his left ankle in addition to his
fractured wrist.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-05
MEASURE Seen AS
MEANS TO CHECK
RECKLESS DRIVING
Complaints of Traffic Violations
on Increase, Mayor w. A.
Howe Says
Council Will Receive Bids for
Supplying Car for Depart
ment Use

Purchase and operation of a police
patrol car to curb speeding and reck-
less operation of automobiles on
Bluffton streets may come out of
action initiated Monday night at a
meeting of the municipal council in
council chambers.
Altho a decision to advertise for
bids on providing a patrol auto for
the Bluffton police force does not
represent a commitment to purchase
the car, sentiment expressed at the
meeting seemed to indicate that such
action likely will be taken if pro-
posals are reasonable.
Traffic hazards represented by
speeding and reckless operation of
cars drew the fire of councilmen at
the last meeting in September, two
weeks ago, and the decision to ad-
vertise for bids was an outgrowth of
the earlier developments.
Many Complaints
Complaints regarding reckless op-
Grafton of automobiles, representing
a hazard to pedestrians and auto
operators alike, have been on the in
crease, Mayor Howe told councilmen
at their first consideration of the
problem two weeks ago.
Hazardous operation of cars is not
confined to Main street alone, which
carries a heavy flow of Dixie high
way traffic, but also is problem on
many other streets of the village, the
mayor declared.
In 1948 the municipal council ad-
vertised for bids for patrol car, but
did not go ahead with the proposal
following further investigation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-05
Proposed Central Ohio Merger
Changes Deal Outlook Here
College Homecoming Queen and Court

Muriel "Miki" Ross,
Bluffton college senior,
will be crowned queen at
Homecoming festivities on
the campus, Saturday,
October Ia. Her home is
in Greensboro, Maryland.
Her attendants will be
Dot Schertz, senior Of
Metamora, ILL.,, and Marge
Rickert, senior of Bluffton.
The queen and her court
were chosen by a vote of
the student body from a
field of five candidates
nominated by the football
squad.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-05

able impulse on Dearth's part
when he found the baby deer
caught in fence on his farm at
the corner of the Lincoln high
way and Route So.
The little bucks left hind leg
was so badly injured that an am
putation was performed by DIR.
Edgar Niswander, Ada veterinar-
ian. Since the amputation two
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-05
EnrOlIs In O. s. u.
Graduate School

Miss Lois Oyer, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Oyer of North
Lawn avenue has enrolled in the
graduate school of Ohio State uni
versity, Columbus, specializing in
church music and voice. For the
past two years she was music in
,structor in the Elida schools.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-05
To Attend National
Lumber Convention

Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Steinman of
South Lawn avenue left Wednesday
morning for Houston, Texas, where
they will attend the annual conven-
ton of the National Lumber associa-
ton. They expect to be gone for
three weeks and will visit lumber
mills and make business contacts
while in the south.