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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21
To Direct Aqudtics
At Columbus "Y'

Mark O. Diller, who was gradu-
ated this summer from Bowling
Green State university has been ap-
pointed assistant director of physi-
cal education in charge of aquatics
at the Central Y. NJ. c. A. in Co
lumhus.
He will direct swimming instruc-
tion, life saving, and water safety
and also coach three swimming
teams sponsored by the Y.
AS a student in his senior year
Diller served as instructor in the
university's community swimming
program.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Diller of South Jackson street, Dill
Ter is native of Pandora. He and
his wife, the former Shirley Stengel
of st. Louis, now reside in Column
bus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21
| Cement SHORTAGE
SLOWS BUILDING
OPERATIONS HERE
Construction Work lis Switched
to Jobs not Requiring
Cement
Dealers Impose Informal Ra-
tioning of Scarce Supplies
Here

Buttons booming pace in build
ing construction has hit rough spot.
during the last 10 days because q
the growing scarcity of cement, altht
SO far builders have not encoun
tered any critical delays because o1
the situation.
Most serious development in the
shortage to date has been in con.
struction of the new $3.50, 900 Blufftor
college gymnasium where pouring of
the concrete subfioor for the playing
floor and stage is being held up by
inability to obtain enough cement for
the job.
At the same time, however, work
men are proceeding with other work
on the structure, and the delay has
not been serious so far as overall
progress on the building is con-
cerned.
HOME BUILDING BooMs
In the busy field of residential
construction, the cement shortage to
date has not been felt to any critical
extent, although Ohio building au-
thorities have been predicting that
the situation soon may become SER
ious enough to hamper the building
boom.
So far as Ohio is concerned there
appears to be a two-fold reason fol
the growing shortage of cement
Nationally, cement shortages have
been attributed to the unprecedented
and unexpected demand for mush.
rooming 1850 building boom.
In the state itself, strikes at two
major cement production plants con,
Continued on Page 10)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21
COUNCIL MAY
BUY POLICE
PATROL CAR
Decision on Policy for War on
Speeding to be Made at
Next Meeting
Reckless Driving Brings In
creasing Number of Com
plants, Mayor Says

Speeding and reckless operation
of automobiles on Bluffton streets
drew the fire of municipal council
men at meeting Monday night,
resurrecting a problem which has
vexed city administrations over a
number of years.
Possibility that the village may
buy police patrol car and employ
an additional policeman to cope with
the situation came out of the session.
with decision to be made at the
next meeting of the administrative
group in two weeks.
Complaints regarding reckless OPP
GRAFTON of automobiles, representing
hazard to pedestrians and auto OPP
orators alike, have been on the in
crease, Mayor w. A. Howe told the
council.
Whether adding a police patrol car
would solve the problem came in for
considerable discussion at the Mon
day night session.
DECISION UP TO COUNCIL
Decision as to whether the council
will advertise for bids for a police
car will be made at the next meet
ing of the group.
Reckless operation of cars is not
confined to Main street alone, which
carries heavy flow of Dixie high
way traffic, but also is a problem
on many other streets of the vii
lage, the mayor told councilmen at
the meeting.
In 1948 the municipal council ad-
vertised for bids for a patrol car,
but did not go ahead with the pro-
iect, following further investigation
of the matter.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21
BIuftOn Youths
Attending College

Many Bluffton students are leav,
ing this month to attend colleges
and universities and other training
institutions. Among this number
are:
James Howe, Northwestern uni
versity, Evanston, Illinois.
Robert Niswander, DeForest Elec-
trical school, Chicago.
Eleanor Linden, Malcolm Basing-
er, Wooster college.
David Stearns, Robert Warren,
Heidelberg college, Tiffin.
Marilyn Fett, Roger Linden, Rich
ard Urich, Miami university, Oxford.
10 Haller, Bonnie Grismore, Elm
er Stonehill, Bowling Green State
university.
Beverly Biery, University of Tex
as, Austin.
Alice Jean Bixel, Flora Stone
Mather college, Cleveland.
Ruth Diller, Wheaton college,
Wheaton, Ill.
Raelene Campbell, Memorial Hos
pital School of Nursing, Lima.
Marilyn Brunn, ST. Rita's Hos
pital School of Nursing, Lima.
Eugene Haakish, John Carroll
university, Cleveland.
Dolores BURY, Northwestern
School of Commerce, Lima.
Howard Landes, Wanda Hoch-
stettler, Miriam Arlene Bixel, Moody
Bible Institute, Chicago.
John Althaus, Jean Ann Burcky
Harriet Burkhart, Harold Diller
Byron Fritchie, Jane Riser, Charles
Tripplehorn, Ohio State university
Mary Jane Garmatter, Verna kie-
fer, Grace Biblical Institute, Omaha
Nebraska.
Bluffon high school graduaes OF
last spring at Bluffton college
Sara Badertscher, Mary Louise Bal.
mer, John Bauman, Kay Berry, Ada
May Oyer, Mary Jean Ramseyei
and Don Schmidt.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21
Grade School Janitor Called
To Service i'm Naval Reserve
Blocks OF Streets
Hard Surfaced In S3,4O0 Program

Twenty-three blocks of Bluffton
streets have been resurfaced at an
approximate cost of $3,400 in sum-
mer improvement program complet-
ed last Saturday.
In the work on nine city streets,
new oil, tar and stone surfaces were
applied by Cossett and Son, Find
lay contractors, assisted by the vii
lage street crew. On the 80 blocks,
14,750 gallons of oil and tar were
used.
Street projects completed in the
summer program were announced by
Street Commissioner Fl. L. Coon, as
follows:
STREET PROJECTS
Spring College avenue to
Elm street.
Lawn avenue-G Grove to Elm street.
College avenue-Jackson to Main
street.
Vine street--Main street to Lawn
avenue.
Elm street-Saekson to Vance
street.
Railroad streetTseierry street to
College avenue. ~
Lake avenue--North Main street
to County line.
Franklin stpeet-Main to Spring
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21
Teachers Here Get
Raise In Salaries

Salary increases ranging from
S148 to $196 annually for Bluffton
school teachers were announced this
week following a meeting of the
board of education. Individual in
creases will be based ON length of
service and professional training.
Salaries for grade school teachers
previously averaged $3.50 and for
high school S2,650, it was announced.
In addition to this payment of $50
was awarded to each teacher for
extra-curricular duties such as coach
ing plays and supervising student
publications and activities.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21
Bob OberIy Called
By Navy Reserve

Robert Oberly, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Millard Oberly of Cherry
street, a member of the Naval Re-
serve, has received notice to report
for a physical examination septem-
Der 90 at Detroit
Oberly, student at the Ohio State
University and a veteran of World
War II, Joined the reserve while
employed at the Bluffton Municipal
Waterworks.
Should he pass the examination
successfully, he will report directly
to Great Lakes, Ill, for training
in the Navy.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21
Real Estate Deals

Clayton Harkness, Bluffton pro-
duce dealer, has purchased the
property of the late John A. Rogers
on South Main street. He will move
from his present location into the
residence the middle of next month
Wade Shook, now living in Def
ance, has sold his pre-fab house To-
Gated on the Paul Clark lot, South
jackson street to cousin, Harold
Shook. The new owner is moving
it to his home at North Jackson
near Youngstown.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21
Value w. W. Huber
Estate At S48,764

Value of the estate of William w.
Huber, late of BIuffton, was ap-
praised at S48,764.73, in an inven-
tory filed Thursday in Allen county
Probate court.
The inventory includes $22,349.26
in stocks and securities, $4,000 in
real estate, S9,790.97 in accounts re-
ceivable and s624.50 in personal
property.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21
Car And School
Bus In Collision

Collision of an auto and Bluffton
school bus occurred at the corner of
kibler and Main streets Tuesday
morning at $40 o'clock. The car
driven by Mrs. w. @. Geiger was
entering Main street from East Kib-
ler street with a number Of children
which she was taking to the Grade
school. The bus driven by James
Messenger, relief driver for Francis
Basinger, was southbound, empty.
No one was injured, although the
car and bus were damaged.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21
Methodist WOmen's
Zone Meeting Here

Arrangements are being made to
accommodate 200 women from Meth
odist churches of Allen county at a
zone meeting to be held at the
Methodist church here on Wednes-
day, September 27.
Principal speaker will be Mrs.
Frank Mccall, district president
with Mrs. Millen Geiger, local w. S.
C. S. president in charge of ar
rangements. Rev. Paul Cramer,
pastor of the church here will of
fer the invocation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21
Restaurant Under
NetU Management

New management took over oper-
alton of the Elk restaurant on North
Main street the first of the week
under lease arrangement from En-
mer Bridges, who previously oper-
ated the place.
Now in charge are Mrs. Gertha
Steinhauer and Mr.. and Mrs. Rus
sell Downey of Beaverdam who
have moved here. Bridges, who
came from Beaverdam has returned
to that place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21
College Student Enrolment Is
227 AS Fall Term OF School Opens

A slight drop in enrolment marked
the opening of the fall term at Bluff
ton College when the school began
its 51st year of operation Thursday
of last week.
Student enrolment reported at the
beginning of this week had reached
total of 227, in comparison with
registration of 245 at the same time
last fall.
Enrolment this fall is off 68 from
the 1948 record of 295 in the opening
week of scholastic activity on the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21
Total Eclipse OF
Moon To Be Seen
On Monday Night

TOTAL eclipse of the moon
will be visible here next Monday
night beginning at 500 o'clock.
From 1858 until 1889 there will
be total eclipse of the moon,
lasting 45 minutes. The eclipse
will end Tuesday morning at
2:13.
This is the second eclipse of
the moon this year; however the
first eclipse on April 2 was not
visible i'm the United States.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21
BUSINESS MEMS DINNER

The Bluffton Business Mems as
sociation will hold a dinner at the
Walnut Grill, Wednesday night, Sept
27 at $50 o'clock. Following the
dinner plans will be outlined for sales
promotions this fall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21
BeaUerdanl CD
Meeting Tuesday

Beaverdam's Civilian Defense set
up will take definite form at an or
ganization meeting in the Beaverdam
High school building next Tuesday
night.
Arrangements for the meeting are
being made by Richard Simon, Beav-
erdam CD chief. Ted Helser, Allen
county CD director, will speaker at
the session.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21

3uhton and Beaverdam Civil Defense Units Will
Participate Countrywide Alert Sunday

not been completely worked out,
it will include a simulated bomb
ing raid on portions of the
county, plus other problems
which will result in calling out
all CD units.
In completing plans for the
countrywide alert, local CD of
ficials will work with county
headquarters. Garnette Foltz is
the BIuffton Civilian Defense
chief, and Harry Bogart is his
assistant.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21

Allen county's Civilian Defense
organization, including Bluffton
and Beaverdam units, will stage
Ohio's first countrywide civil
defense alert on Sunday, Nov.
IL.
The date was announced Tues
day by Ted Helser, Allen
county CD director, who said
the alert would test all phases
of the program in every county
community.
Altho details of the alert have
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21

Organization of Buttons CD
setup was completed last week,
with the assignment of more
than 100 volunteers to eight
operating units.
Units named for the protection
of the community in case of
wartime emergentieS or other
disasters include auxiliary police,
auxiliary fire, air raid, Red
Cross, communications, disaster
squad, township and transporta-
tiOn.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21
BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning

Grain (bushel prices) - Wheat
s1.94; corn STAT; oats 76c; soys
$210.
Poultry-Heavy hens 21c; leghor1
hens 19c; heavy fryers 29c; leghorr
fryers 23c; heavy stays 13c; leghorr
stags 12c.
Eggs-Large white 49c; large
brown 47c; medium white 35c
medium brown 34c; pullets 24c.
Butterfat-No. |, Goo; No. 2, 55c
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21
CIVILIAN DEFENSE MEETING

A lecture and first aid meeting
under auspices of the Bluffton Civil
ian Defense will be held at the Grade
school building Monday afternoon
from to o'clock and in the even
ing from z to 7:45.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21
Albert Winkler Is
High School Ja1itOr

Albert Winkler, residing west of
Bluffton has been named janitor at
the high school filling the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Paul
Clark who is clerk in the A to z
meat market.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21
BOARD OF PUBLIC
AFFAIRS CLERK TO
Leave THIS week
Walter Sommer Sells North
Main Grocery to Take
School Position
Donavin Augsburger, Light
Board Clerk Only Local
Man Going This Week

Buttons grade school janitor was
lost last week when Robert Fisher
was called to duty in the active naval
reserve within month after he had
taken over the school position.
Stepped-up national activity to
build up the nations armed forces
also will hit another public service
division this Friday when Donavin
Augsburger, clerk of the board of
public affairs, will be drafted into the
army.
Augsburger will be the only Bluff
ton man in an Allen county contin-
gent of II leaving this week, but four
other men from the community were
taken thru selective service procedure
earlier this month.
Fisher Called
Fisher, member of the active
navy reserve, received his orders to
report for service the latter part of
last week. The new grade school
janitor had served thru World War
Ii in the navy, and continued in the
service for some time after the close
of the war.
To replace him on the grade school
maintenance staff, the board of educa-
ton has hired Walter Sommer, of
Jackson street, who formerly operat
ed a grocery store on North Main
street.
Sommer's store has been sold to
Mrs. Fairy Stager, who took posses
sion of the business this week.
Five Drafted
Augsburger will be the fifth Bluff
ton area man drafted this month.
Leaving with Sept inductees were
Robert J. Stratton, Rt. l, Bluffton,
and Sylvan Burkholder, Rt. 2, Col.
Grove.
In group leaving last Friday were
Charles E. Stonehill, E. Elm street,
and Herbert w. Yant, Beaverdam.
October's draft calls are expected
to be larger than those of September,
as selective service machinery gets
into high gear in the program to
build up the nations armed forces.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-21
To Coach Athletics
At EdgertOn High

Russell Gratz, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Gratz, has accepted a
position as high school athletic coach
and instructor at Edgerton, Ohio.
Evening star., 1950-07-30

stayed in constant circulation, going from
one unobservant citizen to another, until
bank clerk turned it over to the Secret
Service, who paid visit to the stunned
prankster to warn him that his little joke
was strictly illicit.
That's an extreme example of the kind of
public carelessness about money that drives
Evening star., 1950-07-30

ers of modern times also scorned the use of
engraving equipment He was methodical
New Jersey farmer. who drew some excel
lent limitations of 500 bills using nothing
more than a pen, some ink and camePs-
hair brush. For II years he worked on
strict schedule, drawing about 10 of these
Continued on page II
Evening star., 1950-07-30

them out. Apparently most of
his friends just said, That's old
George for you," and tossed the
card into a drawer. But one
headed for the corner bar.
Somebody sent me five dol
lars for Christmas, he said, but
it's funny, there wasn't any name
on the envelope"
The bartender served the fel-
low a drink, accepting the de-
Lincolnized bill without batting
an eve For three weeks, this bill
Evening star., 1950-07-30
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Evening star., 1950-07-30

drew a dollar bill on wrapping
paper, using an old stub pencil.
Farmers Racket
/ HE storekeeper who accepted
the bill was too busy watching a
youngster lowering around the
candy counter to take glance
at the bill, didn't discover it till
the end of the week.
Surprisingly enough, one OF
Evening star., 1950-07-30

the Treasury Department sleuths crazy
Such carelessness can be costly. Today
more counterfeters are turning out home
made money in attics and cellars across the
nation than at any time in the past Is years,
according to U. E. Baughman, Chief of the
us. Secret Service On top of that, we are
also being flooded with counterfeit bills
printed abroad. Some of these fake bills are
so good that they get by professional money
handlers. But many, on the other hand,
would look phony to a reasonably intelli-
gent child of nine.
Evening star., 1950-07-30
A huge crop of phony bills
are fooling a careless public.
Here's what to look out for
BY MYRICK LAND

A FEW years ago, man who hated to send
IA conventional Christmas cards took a
five-dollar bill, pasted his own picture over
Lincoln's, and photographed the result. He
made several prints on soft paper and mailed
Evening star., 1950-07-26

job. He worked his way up to
bookkeeper and assistant cashier.
A fall from bicycle as a child
paralyzed him permanently from
the waist down. He set his mind
to burden no one and soon learned
to shift for himself with ease.
Mr.. Lansdale would wheel him.
self down the street, hail a cab.
open the door, pull himself in by
his arms, dragging his collapsible
wheelchair behind him. He was
an outstanding man of courage"
one friend said.
Mr.. Lansdale received his edu-
cation at Roosevelt High School
and at Woods Business School. He
lived at 1921 Georgia avenue NV.
He was a member of Washing
ton Council, No. 224, Knights Of
Columbus.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs.
Gladys M. Baggett, and a sister.
Mrs. Margaret L. Shoots, both of
the Georgia avenue address. He
also leaves two brothers, Walter
B. Lansdale. Stanford, Conn, and
Charles A. Lansdale, a Navy fire
control petty officer, stationed in
California.
Funeral services will be held
at am. tomorrow in st. Ga
briefs Catholic Church, 26 Grant
circle. Burial will be in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-07-26
Father Quinn Dies
At 80 in Maryland

The Rev. Francis w. Quinn, 39-
year-old member Of the staff of
the Procurator's Office of the
Maryland Province, Georgetown
University, died of a heart attack
Monday at Georgetown Prepara-
tory School, Garrett Park, Md.
A native of Knoxville, Pa, Fa-
ther Quinn entered the Society Of
Jesus at Milford, Ohio, in 1928.
He completed his junior studies
at Wernersville, Pa, and his
philosophy course at Woodstock
College, Woodstock. Md. In 1885
he Joined the faculty of Xavier
High School. New York City, as
an instructor in the classics.
From 1888 to 1912, Father
Quinn studied theology at Wood
stock and there he was ordained
to the priesthood in 1941 by the
late Archbishop Michael j. Curley
of Baltimore. He was assigned
to the Procurator's Office in 1914
and served there until his death.
Father Quinn leaves his father,
Robert c. Quinn, Pittsburgh;
three brothers, James ", West
Palm Beach, Fla; Robert c., jr.,
and George c., both of New York,
and an aunt, Miss K. j. Vernon
of New York.
At $50 am. tomorrow, the Of
flee of the dead will be recited
at Dahlgren Chapel, Georgetown
University. followed by a low
requiem mass. Burial will be in
the Jesuit Cemetery on the
campus.
Evening star., 1950-07-26
fisherman Reds Plan
Liberation OF West
By the Associnted Press

BERLIN, July 26.-The Rus
sian-backed East German Com
munists today proclaimed a
grandiose program for all Ger
many which included the 'liber-
alton" of Allied-occupied West
Germany.
The liberation" theme was
taken up by the Red Army's off,
cial newspaper here, Taegliche
Rundschau.
The Rundschau said West Ger
many must be purged of Western
influence to prevent its being used
as a base for Western aggres-
sion" and also to free the West
Germans from the yoke of capi-
talism."
But the Communists, though
talking big. said nothing about
military liberation" to oust the
Western occupation armies.
They apparently were driving
for new forms of political agita-
ton to sabotage Western occupa-
ton policies and revive commu-
nism's broken-down fortunes in
West Germany, where the Reds
have slumped with each succeed
ing election.
Evening star., 1950-07-26
G. B. Shaw Marks
94th Birthday, Says
He Now Dodderino
BY the Assoeioted Press

AYOT ST. LAWRENCE, Eng
land, July 26.-George Bernard
Shaw, who says he has decayed
into a dodderer, had a birthday
today-his Gath. He said no one
was to remind him of it.
The old man did celebrate,
though, by announcing that he has
written a new play called The
Lady She Would Not"
Shaw passed the day quietly in
his home here.
To his domestic staff he said ::
mo birthday is to be mentioned
in this house"
To the mailman he snapped: ::
II want to see no birthday cards.
They will all be thrown out on
arrival"
To reporter:
Il thought something might be
expected of me to mark my birth
day, as usual, so I've written an
other play.
I've labeled it a little comedy,
and called it The Lady She Would
Not 1t is in five scenes. I wrote
the whole thing in seven days. Yes,
in seven days"
Evening star., 1950-07-26
Negro Will File Suit
On u. Of Va. Rejection
BY the Associoted Press

RICHMOND, July ga Fed
eral Court will be asked to de-
eide whether the University of
Virginia legally can refuse tc
admit a Negro to its graduate
school of law.
Gregory Swanson, colored at
torney of Martinsville, announced
last night he will reject a deci-
sion of the university Board OF
Trustees, which July ID rejected
his application for admittance to
the school.
Mr.. SWanson's suit will be spon-
sored by the Virginia State Con-
ference of the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Col
ored People.
DR.. J. M. Tinsley. president of
the State NAACP, last night
pledged "all the resources of the
association" to Mr.. Swanson so
that "his rights under the Consti-
tuition of the United States will be
fully realized"
Early this month Attorney Gen
eral j. Lindsay Almond advised
university trustees that a denial
of Mr.. SWanson's application for
admission to the law school could
not be successfully defended"
When they refused admittance
to Mr.. Swanson the trustees said
they were "obligated' to take such
action because of the State con-
stitution forbids the instruction OF
white and colored in the same
school.