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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-01-26

Grade two - scholastic: Carl
Geary, Shirley Mellon; attend
ance: Carl Geary, Benny Hamil-
ton, ROLAND Moore, Jimmie
Moreland, Marjorie Baker, Mary
Ann Foreman, Shirley Mellon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-02

tism. IS confined to his home most
of the time. He is the step-son of
Mrs. Linda Fett of Bentley road and
a brother of Mrs. Willis Welty of
South Main street and Gerhart Fett
of Lima.
P. S.-We might add as a weather
note that it was 40 degrees below
zero in Pennant recently.
A rare attraction for local flower
devotees is the. sacred lily of India
in bloom now at the Wilhelm AM
stutz home north of town. An un-
uusual plant, it blooms only in the
winter when it produces one flower
of rich mahogany color somewhat
similar in size and shape to a Gala
lily. The bloom is about a foot
long at the end of a leafless five
foot stem.
During the summer season the
plant has one large spreading um-
brella type leaf about yard in
diameter. 1t is tropical plant
growing outside during the sum-
mer but must be kept indoors
through the winter and carefully pro-
tected from frost.
1t was just like old home day out
in Compson, Calf, on Tuesday of
last week when group of Bluff
tonites had a get-together at the
home of Mrs. Minnie Nicholson.
There were Mrs. Albert Kohler
and Miss Matilda Mueller of Bluff
ton who are visiting at the Cliff FL
liotts in nearby Inglewood. They
drove over with Mrs. Elliott and to
their surprise, awaiting them at
Mrs. Nicholson's home were Mrs.
Clara Evans and Mrs. Della Stager
Neuenschwander, both of Compton
and Mrs. Florence Highland Murphy
of neighboring haywood.
Of course there was a sumptuous
dinner at noon-mush as only Mrs.
Nicholson can prepare, as oldtimers
here will readily vouch for-and the
afternoon was spent in reminiscing.
To be sure, Californians aver
there's no place like the golden west
but Bluffton held top billing in the
conversation for that day, at least.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kohler who have
been at the home of their son-in-law
and daughter, the Cliff Elliotts since
December, and Miss Mueller who has
been there for the past month, are
leaving this Thursday returning
to their home via auto.
Just for the record-Monday is
always Blufton News days at the
Nicholson and Murphy households
that's when the hometown paper ar
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-02

rives and is read from cover to
cover.
Happy to report that the old
fashioned spelling bee is coming
back into vogue-not that it's here
a day too soon, either-for some of
the spelling that comes across our
desk from high school-and college
graduates, too-is simply awful.
Several schools in the area have
revived the old time spelling bee
with a modern twist-"spelling base
BALI with girls competing against
boys and throwing words instead of
the regular baseball.
Each word correctly spelled counts
for a hit, word incorrectly spelled
is an out and three outs retire a
side.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-02
MlnA
Oe14otsoI

Here's March-fckle, unpredictable
blowing hot and cold-a rough
and roistering month, fittingly named
for the old Roman war god :.
making its entrance Wednesday in
| typically boisterous fashion with
Bluffton folks on the anxious seat
keeping one eye on the thermometer
and the other on their dwindling
coal piles-right now the coal deliv-
cry trucker is the most welcome
caller in town !. and little warm
weather would help lots toward
stretching that jag of coal we still
have in our basement :. and warm
er weather after that cold week end
when we just missed zero by hair
ers maple syrup minded-however,
there will be little for sale-since
there's barely enough for home use
the price will be around $3.50
a gallon-and when you realize that
it takes barrel of sap to boil down
to make a single gallon of maple
syrup you realize that this is job
that takes patience and here
it is again-our budget taking a
one-two punch and foored for the
count this month with Easter shop
ping season coming just when we're
trying to raise a ten-spot to get a
license for the chevy.
Our apologies to w. P. Agin, erst-
while Bluffton poultry dealer whom
we referred to in these notes re-
Gently as the late Mr.. Agin-a slip
of our trusty typewriter which some
times plays tricks-since it has been
pounding out this column so long it
occasionally takes matters into its
own hands. Fact is, Mr.. Agin is
living in Findlay-he will be eighty
in July and we are taking this oc
casion to extend early congratula-
tions on his approaching the four
score anniversary.
Reservations already coming in
for the high school alumni banquet
in May--the first one coming from
the Alvin Whislers of Oceanside,
Calf, who will be here to attend the
50th reunion of his class of 1900.
The Whislers are leaving Oceanside
this Thursday on an extended motor
trip and will be in Bluffton during
the commencement season.
More from California-M. j. Well
| ty of Reedley writes that almonds
and early peach trees are in full
| bloom-imagine that, with zero
weather and ice covering all of
northwestern Ohio during the past
week. However, California too, had
! its touch of cold-the citrus crop
suffered quite a bit of damage-not
as much in Reedley as in many 9th
er places, Mr.. Welty writes
/ And from Florida comes one of
those short newsy notes from Dode
/ Murray who is summing himself at
| st. Petersburg. He says "the sweet
corn and watermelons got frostbitten
and so did we-but it's back to 80
again and the green benches are full
of suckers"
To continue our travelogue-up in
Canada they do things differently
than they're done in Bluffton-for
instance, in Pennant, Saskatchewan,
] the town clerk is woman-whose
father is former Bluffton resident.
She is Miss Helen Lucille Fett,
daughter of Alvin Fett and the late
Florence Ludwig Fett. It's a full
time job and her office is open every
day, somewhat like the board of
public affairs in Bluffton.
This young woman has been do
ing remarkably good job and has
held the position for a number of
years. Her father, i'll with rheuma-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-02
LEGAL NOTICE

Bernadette Hart, residing at 413 Wright
Street, Stoneham. Massachusetts. care of
Mrs. James Leonard, is hereby notified that
Chester A. Hart has filed his petition against
her for divorce and custody of child in case
number 393e3 of the Court of Common Pleas
OF Allen County, Ohio, and that said divorce
action will be for hearing or after March
IL, 1850.
CHESTER A. HART
BY Light & Siferd.
his attorneys 46
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-02
LEGAL NOTICE

Virginia N. Huffer. whose last known
address is General Delivery. Greenwood.
South Carolina is hereby hotified that Ray
;. Huffer has filed his petition against her
for divorce in case number 3e42s in the
Court of Common Pleas tof Allen County,
Ohio. alleging Gross Neglect of Duty as his
ground for same and praying for divorce,
and that said cause will be for hearing on or
after the 23rd day of March, 1850.
RAY 81 HUFFER,
BY Sylvan II. Wise.I his attorney. 4s
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-16
Richmond Woman Develops
New Way TO Shoe Flies

Observation-Disclosures by acct
dent OF not, Mrs. c. S. Gilbert Of
Richmond, Va, has developed a
new way to shoe flies. And the de-
partment of agriculture is very in
terested.
One day Mrs. Gilbert called in
a man to fix the hot water heater
and mentioned something about her
battle with the flies. The man said
not to worry about a thing, just
put a few wads of cotton on the
screen door and all would be well.
Mrs. Gilbert finally did stick a
wad of cotton on the back and front
door. The flies disappeared.
Word got around. Pretty soon
every cottage in town was packed
with cotton dotted screens.
Scientists came to Mrs. Gilbert's
door and they found no flies. But
they were unable to explain it.
An aide in the department of agri-
culture said maybe: % The flies
may think cotton is their dreaded
enemy, the moth; co the flies
think the cotton in the screen doors
is a spider web.
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-16
Science Develops Plastic
Eye That Matches Real Ones

SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass.-Science
has developed artificial eyes made
to grow old in appearance at the
same rate as real eyes they match.
The eye really stays young even
in old age, except when a white
ring forms around the iris, the col
ored part Of the eye. The ring is
deposits of fat. 1t usually starts in
two crescent moon shaped things.
one below and the other above the
iris. The ~crescents expand into a
ring.
The new plastic eyes are formed
so that they can be used either for
the rings of age or Of youth. To age
a plastic eye it is removed and
repigmented by hand in the places
which need change. The eye is spe-
cially designed for this job.
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-16
Issue 1890 Social
Security Duplicate
Cards During Year

1t is estimated that the words
81 have lost my social security
card" were heard at least 2,30C
times in the Billings field office of
the social security administration
during the past year, according to
Glenn A. Gardner, manager of that
office.
A total of 1900 duplicate social
security cards yer issued in the
last year by the Billings field of
flee to applicants residing in the
% southeastern Montana counties
served by that office.
While there is no actual charge
to the applicant in securing a du-
plicate social security card, Mr..
Gardner points out that each du-
plicate issued does cost the social
security administration a small
amount and when this figure is
multiplied by the many thousands
who have lost their cards a stable
amount of money is expended in
replacing them.
Much of this expense could be
eliminated says Mr.. Gardner if
holders of social security cards
would be more careful in following
the instructions given to them at
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-16

The 1910 census gave Montana's population as
559,456, while tentative 1850 figures show that
there are 587, 1875 people in the state, a gain of
about SO.
But telephone population has gone up
much faster. In 1910 this Company was serv-
ing $500 telephones in Montana; now the
figure has skyrochqted 10 123,3OO, a gain of
$40!
bringing a telephone into the world in
wolves a lot more han just delivering it. 1t has
to be connected wit h all other telephones, which
means that wires, poles, cable and central office
equipment must be available. Moreover, as tele-
phones are added, the job becomes more COM
pick and costs particularly at today's high
prices go up.
Keeping abreast of demand for telephone
service in Montana has required an expenditure
of 81 100000 since the end of the war. And,
if Montana's telephone needs are to be met,
large additional amounts of new capital will
be needed. This must come from investors, and
people will invest their dollars with us only if
our earnings compare favorably with those of
other businesses.
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-16

the time their original card was
issued.
Holders of social security cards
are instructed to take care of their
cards. They should remember that
this card represents their stake in
a valuable insurance policy with the
federal government. Employers
will need to see the card and it
should be Immediately made avail
able to them. However, it should
not be retained permanently by the
employer.
Although it is always possible to
obtain a duplicate of a lost social
security card, the loss of the card
may inconvenience the worker o.
his employer. Holders of social Sc
curity cards are urged to give their
cards the same care they give to
other valuable papers.
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-16
Young Mother Testifies
Of Selling Baby for $500

NEW YORK-A young Brook
Ign mother testified in a baby
"black market" trial that she
sold her baby for 500 to a
lawyer who in turn offered it to
a childless wife.
The wife testified that the
lawyer offered her the child for
$4,000. When she said she could
not afford that price, he marked
the infant down to 81, 750-which
she said she and her husband
paid.
The two women testified in the
trial of a woman and two lawyers
accused of operating the black
market. The court ordered that
none of the witnesses names be
disclosed.
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-16
Vets ailBag
Life Insurance Privileges
Provided for Servicemen

Draftees, national guardsmer
and reservists who go into active
military service may apply to the
veterans administration for pro.
lection of their commercial life
insurance policies during the time
they are in uniform.
This privilege, the V. A. an
nounced, is offered to servicemen
and women under terms of the SOL
diers and sailors civil relief act,
which gives the V. A. authority to
guarantee premiums on CONNER
cial life insurance policies. Face
value of the policy or policies guar
anteed for each serviceman is linn
ted to $4,000.
The V. A. said premiums paid
by the V. A. for the insured under
the act will remain as an indebted
ness against the individual and
must be repaid after his return to
civilian life.
National service life insurance,
administered by the v. A., is an
other insurance benefit available
to all servicemen and to all World
war II veterans who can meet the
health requirements, the V. A. said.
Servicemen who have allowed their
DID N. S. L. l. policies to lapse may
apply for reinstatement or take
cut new N. S. l.. l. policies.
The minimum N. S. L. 1. policy
hat can be taken out initially is
Il 900, and the maximum is
10000. Policies are available in
my one of sever forms, the most
Inexpensive being so-called term
insurance.
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-16
The Outlook Saws:

An accident involving cars driv-
en- by Rueben Vogel and Harry
Mardaus occurred on Main street
near the intersection with Montana
avenue at 2 a. m. Sunday. Accord
ing to police reports, Vogel was
driving on Main street and Mar
daus was backing away from the
curb. The injuries suffered by Vo-
gels car, a 1949 Hudson, included
a damaged right front fender,
right side, and right door. Mar
daus' car, a 1916 Ford, sustained
a damaged rear fender anf4sumper.
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-16
Market Is GIutted-
80-Room Castles
For Sale CHEAP

BRAUBACH, Germany-Have yol
eve dreamed of living in a castle
Well, if you have, there are sew
eral thousand for sale-and most O.
them cheaper than a suburban cot
tage.
In fact, some of the tax-harried
owners of German castles would
gladly give them away if they had
somewhere else to live.
Many owner have been hanging
out the Castle for Sale" signs for
a long time. It's tough, owning an
80-room stone house and not being
able to support it.
There are 10, 900 castles in East
and West Germany, Of these, 5000
r uninhabitable ruins. About g.
900 of the remainder are residences
while the rest are partly ruined.
Most of the residence castles" are
in the Western zones.
Fritz Ebhardt, president of the as
ISOLATION for the conservation of
German castles, owns m Perched
on a steep hill, it was built in $50
A. D. and its present occupants re-
fer to a portion added in 1701 as
''the new wing"
Ebhardt said his association now
advises castle owners on ways they
might follow to keep their homes.
1--WE advise them on insurance and
things of that nature. But we need
money to save them"
He explained this doesn't mean
that when taxes go into arrears that
a state takes over the castle. The
administrations r. too canny. They
know that saddling themselves with
a castle can be financially embar-
RAISING.
There have been recent cases,
however, where ancient furnishings
have been claimed by the state in
leu of taxes.
Ebhardt says descendants of old
JGIllldl ldllllllCo OlICll P4CIO4 ~
i've in poverty in their ancestral
castles rather than walk out. Some,
lot so proud, have turned parts of
heir castles into inns or hotels. This
las not always been a success be-
,ause of the general inconvenience
# bedding down with history in a
,ile of stone. ;
Ebhardt wishes Americans of Ger ,
nan descent would take interest in :
to preserve the castles. The :
Vest German Republic has not. :
He points out tina. the Nazi .
egime first took over all the :
but speedily found out they !
we're a losing proposition to main '
ain. I
They handed them back in a :
he says. .
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-16
News Notes

Mrs. Alfred Boedecker has re-
turned to her home in Wauwatosa,
Wis, after a trip to Seattle where
she attended the wedding of her
son, Don Goodenbour. In Laurel she
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
BARLEY and another son, John
Goodenbour who had been re-
leased from the navy in July. John
is working as assistant manager
of the V. & r. store in Columbus.
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-16

Clarence, BARLEY was able to re-
turn to his home Saturday from
a Billings hospital where he has
been a patient several weeks.
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-16
Question of the Week:

Q. My doctor told me that
should have my tonsils removed,
but l can't afford it. AS a World
war II veteran, can l have this
operation performed at a V. A.
hospital, even though my condition
is not service-connected?
A. Yes, if V. A. doctors deem
surgery is necessary and if you
sign a certificate stating you are
not able to pay for the operation
But you will have to wait for a
bed to become available, for in
V. A. hospitals first priority goes
to emergency cases; second, to
those with service-connected ill
nesses and disabilities, and third to
those with non-service-connected
ailments.
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-16
Pound of Beans

Pound of Beans
You can count on obtaining be-
tween eight and 10 servings from a
pound of dry beans or peas.
Evening star., 1950-11-27
Institute on Readinq
To Be Held Saturday

An institute on the techniques
of improving reading abilities will
be held Saturday at George Wash
ington University under auspices
of the National Association of
Remedial Teachers.
The regional institute will open
at 9:45 am. with a speech by DR..
Edward w. Dolch, professor of
education and director of the
reading clinic at the University of
Illinois. He also will moderate
a symposium on spelling and the
classroom teacher at II am. Both
sessions will be in Lisner Audi
torium.
Phyllis Fenner, author and
lecturer. will adress a luncheon
meeting at 12:45 pm. at the Roger
Smith Hotel. She will talk on
children and books"
Miss Ida May Lind, director
Of elementary education for the
District public schools. is general
chairman of the institute.
Evening star., 1950-11-27
Troop Train
Continued From First Page.)

less than 1000 persons, about rs
miles southwest of Savannah, Ga.
The troop train of nine cars was
approaching at a speed of 40 to
As miles an hour. The enginee,
saw the freight and began apply
ing his brakes about three-quar-
ters of a mile away. The brakes
failed to hold.
CreWmen abandoned the freight,
and just before the crash most of
the creWmen on the troop train
jumped.
Three of the cars of the troop
train were from Fort Devens,
Mass, and six were from Fort
Meade. Md. They were headed for
Camp Rucker, Ala.
Train Crewmen Injured.
Army officers in charge of the
train quickly called the roll of
soldiers. Then they moved to
the town square to wait for
relief train to arrive.
The weather was crisp and
clear. The temperature was
around 40 degrees.
The injured included e. j. Fall
Ion, engineer of the troop train:
Conductor L. H. Robinson: a
fireman named Sammons, and a
brakeman named Mccain.
The Atlantic Coast Line hos
pital in Waycross said that Will
liam H. Hratko of Route 3.
Moscow, Ind, soldier, was
treated for a back injury.
Ambulances Sent Out.
Ambulances and fire trucks
rushed here from Waycross, Ga,
about 80 miles away, from Jesup,
about Is, and from Savannah.
The accident happened just a
few minutes before 8 am.
Within 10 minutes there was
utter confusion in this town of
less than 1000 persons.
There's a terrible fire." said
Mrs. w. H. Wooten, telephone
operator. THE depot's burning
everybody's at the wreck"
At Wilmington, N. c., Atlantic
Coast Line officials said the "ac-
cident apparently resulted from
man failure on part of crew of one
of the trains"
Many of the draftees aboard
the troop train today were from
the Wyoming Valley area of Penn
sylvania.
Their first thought was to "tell
the folks at home we're all right" !"
Thirty-three Pennsylvania Ma
tional Guardsmen were killed
September II near Coshocton,
Ohio. when a crack PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad express, the Spirit of st.
Louis, rammed into the rear of a
stalled troop train carrying 700
soldiers.
The victims, % of whom were
from the Wyoming Valley near
Wilkes-Barre, Pa, were en- route
to Camp Atterbury, Ind, to begin
military training.
Evening star., 1950-11-27
Proposes Auto Credit Certificates

The Federal Reserve Board will
be asked to consider proposal
that the rules for installment
buying of low-priced automobiles
be relaxed for the benefit of hard
ship cases.
Senator Maybank, Democrat, of
South Carolina has proposed the
issuance of Certificates of neces-
sity" which would entitle a car
purchaser to less riged terms.
Present credit controls require
a down payment of at least one
Evening star., 1950-11-27

The South Carolina Senator is
in line to be chairman of a new
Senate House watchdog" COM
mittee which will start hearings
probably Wednesday or Thursday
on credit controls. He also heads
the Senate Banking Committee
which helped draft the law giving
the Federal Reserve Board full
discretion to invoke installment
buying curbs on a variety of
products.
Evening star., 1950-11-27

third, with Is months to clear up
the balance.
tits apparent that those terms
are causing a lot of hardship
among lower income workers who
need cars to get back and forth to
their jobs" Senator Maybank said.
He added that he would ask the
reserve board to consider his pro-
posal In studying the complaints
of automobile dealers that the
credit restrictions have seriously
cut into their business.
Evening star., 1950-11-27
Shifting, Headaehy
Common Colds
Quickly Eased

Milburn's Capsules are in
tended to bring you relief in
short order. They start work
as soon as you take them
help you feel better right
away. Annoying shifting and
11agging headaches usu ally
yield and the discomforts of a
cold are often relieved in a
short time if these pleasant
capsules are taken as directed,
Discover for yourself this easy
way to help you feel better
when you have a cold. Get q
package of MILBURN'S CAP
SULES now at your favorite
drug store. Only 35c the box.
Evening star., 1950-11-27
Actor Stewart Buck at Work

LONDON. Nov. 27 P.-Holly-
wood star James Stewart, who
underwent an operation for re-
moval Of his appendix November
Is, returned to work today on the
movie "No Highway"
Evening star., 1950-11-27

Aluminium cost about $545 a
pound in 1852.
Evening star., 1950-01-24
Mrs. Louise GRAPHICAL, al,
Dies After Iona Illness

Mrs. Louise West GRAPHICAL, IL,
supervisor in the Navy's Bureau
of Ships, died yesterday in Doc
tors Hospital after a long illness.
Mrs. Graybeal, a resident of
Washington for Is years, had been
head of the Bureau of Ships
microf1lm section, within the ship
building division, since 1912. She
lived at 2316 Fortieth street NV.
Born in Buchanan, Va, she at
tended the Madison College in
Harrisonburg, Va, and was gradu-
ated from Marshall College in
Huntington, w. Va. Before COM
ing here she had been teaching in
the Buchanan public schools.
Mrs. Graybeal, who was di-
vorced. is survived by her mother,
Mrs. Julia Marie West of Buchan-
an: three sisters, Mrs. c. w. Brat
ton and Mrs. G. M. Trent, both of
Roanoke, Va. and Mrs. J. A.
Mcconnell of Washington, and
three brothers, T. r. West of Fair
fax; r. r. West of Arlington, and
w. r. West. jr.. of Richmond.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. tomorrow in the Hines
funeral home, 2901 Fourteenth
street NV. Additional services
will be held Thursday in the
Buchanan (Va.) Baptist Church.
Burial will be in the family plot
in Buchanan.