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The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-06-03
QUOTES AND NOTES!

From Miami Daily News (Apr 26) sidewalk
ELEVATOR BREAK MANS ARM-Eustace Bethel 90
Negro of 321 NV 18th ST., etc thought the human
male specie did not become MAN until he had reached
FL From Miami Life APR 29) "It was bit sckening
White plaintiff Josephine Srachan runs grocery store
in colored town at 1841 NV Third Ave- Overhead lives
Hortense Davis, Negress etc.
Josephine Strachan, who grocery store at the
given address is also Negro-not WHITE.
on page
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-06-03
SALT WATER TAFFY!

Mrs. Samuel B. Grant taking driving lessons from
Benny OBerry of the Magic City Auto Driving School
Nick Fergusons sis, Lillian, booked her tonsils
lifted during the week Are Marian Shannon Harris,
the columnst and Charley Banks the Snowman serious
Franklin Dorset e years in Dover, ND and his
uncle James Dorset go yrs in NYC) due down some
time this weekend Bill Brown, mite club photoman is
state promotonal job Now that downtown's dice and
card tables have suffered the big gambling boys are
keeping Liberty City hot looking for place to roos
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-06-03
Student Recital

Linton Berrien announces his Srd
annual piano and voice student re-
cital to be held at the Liberty
Square auditorium Sunday evening
at 400, pm. The public is cordially
invited to attend. Admission free.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-06-03

A. Moran returned by P. A. Always
A. Moran returned by P. A. Airway
last Sunday from Nassau, Bahamas
where they attended the Baptist
Educational and Missionary Con-
vention. Mrs. Moran conducted a
course for the women.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08

the towns two enumeration districts
the Bluffton population total is
subject to revision upwards when
final tabulations are completed, ac-
cording to census workers.
Were You Missed?
Complete tabulations will be draft
ed within the next week, and anyone
missed in the village enumeration is
requested to promptly contact the
county census office, ia N. West
street, in Lima, so that final re-
turns will give a true picture of the
town.
All enumeration portfolios are to
be shipped to Washington D. c.. by
the end of this month.
In the incomplete returns, Beaver
DAMS population count was set at
453, gain of rs during the last
10 years. Cairo's population of 496
represented a gain of Sc. Lafayette
gained 80 residents for a total of
443.
Outside of Lima, population 49,100,
and Delphos, population 3,4t5 (Allen
county portion), Bluffton is the larg-
est town in the country. Spencer
vile ranks next to Bluffton with a
population of 1926.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08
Karl Huber Hurt
In Auto Accident

Karl K. Huber, II, of Route /,
Bluffton, is in the Community hos
pital with injuries suffered at 4:30
p. m. last Saturday in two-car
collision three miles east of Beaver
dam on the Lincoln highway.
His grandson, Darrell L. Huber,
suffered a decoration on the left eye
lid and was released from the hos
ital following treatment.
Howard Noble, 40, his wife, Thel-
ma, 41, and Miss Lillian Watkins,
26, all of TT. Wayne, passengers in
the other car, received treatment at
the hospital and later were taken in
an ambulance to their homes in Ft.
Wayne.
State patrolmen said Noble was
travelling west ON the Lincoln and
Huber was going south on the Bent
ley road when the cars collided.
The elder Huber received a bump
on the head and shock. Both cars
were badly damaged.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08
.COupIe Weds In
Methodist Church

Wedding of Miss Carolyn Stone
hill, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Stonehill of South Main street
and Richard Bucher, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sylvan Bucher of Lima took
place in the Methodist church here
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The pastor, Rev. Paul Cramer, Off
ciated. The couple was attended by
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Ruggley.
Following the ceremony the couple
eft on a short wedding trip after
which .they will reside at S471a w.
Spring street, Lima.
The bride is a graduate of Bluff
ton high school and employed in the
office of the Lima Ordnance plant.
The bridegroom is employed at Fol-
land-Hall auto sales, Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08

Money And Guns Have Failed To Solve
Worlds Problems, Says College Speaker

from reliance on guns and money
America" he said, "most moderr
nation in the world, richest in his
tory, with all the food we can eat
all the cars we want, education fret
for the asking, more clothing thar
we can wear and winners of the big
gest war in history-not happy ano
contented but full of anxiety and
looking apprehensively to a third
world war"
Russia Wins by Preaching
Conversion of China to commun.
ism he termed as especially tragic
the country with it's millions that
looked for generations to this coun.
ry as their example is now lost te
the western world.
"We tried to block the spread OF
communism with money and guns
we failed-Russia did it by preach,
ing its ideals and won," the speaker
said.
"The world thinks of us as stodgy
old people, protectors of privilege
and upholders of the status quo
This is not our position-Americans
have traditionally been preachers OF
faith-not dispensers of guns" he
continued.
Directing challenge to the record
class of 70 seniors, DR.. Trueblood
emphasized that the institutions of
learning and faith-schools and the
church--are the only ones which can
"build up" worldwide moral
responsibility.
irresponsible men anywhere on
the globe can jeopardize the lives of
the worlds population, and absolute
power without moral responsibility
can mean the end of the world" the
class speaker declared.
Combat Materialism
"The central core of communism is
not the politics but its philosophy of
direlect materialism," he continued.
Continued on page 10)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08
II5 In Vacation
Church School

Enrolment of lis is reported IN
the community vacation churcn
school which opened Monday morn
ing in the grade school building.
Sessions are being held daily
starting at 9 a. m. Activities OF the
opening day were devoted to regis
tration, division into class groups
and other preliminaries.
In addition to the regular church
school staff a number of young peo-
ple are assisting as helpers in the
nrogram. and others are invited to
participate.
Recreation for the students is di-
rected by Robert Hearne, Bluffton
recreation director for the summer
season.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08
State Department Hears Petitions
For Transfer OF Orange School Area
NelU Traffic Light
Cost. To Be S494

Replacement of Bluffton's three
downtown traffic lights on Main
street saved the town approximately
S1,1O0 by purchasing new signals
instead of attempting to repair the
existing lights, it was pointed out
this week.
Total cost of the three new lights,
including installation, will be S494.35.
To repair the old system, includ-
ing remodeling lights and installa-
tion of new cable, would have en-
tailed an expenditure of s1,65410
With the new light system, a separ-
ate cable is not required and the
control is attached to the regular
Main street lighting circuit.
Installation of an automatic block
ing device to turn all lights red in
case of fire runs, which has been
considered, would cost extra.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08
Plan Outdoor
Wedding Sunday

Miss Carol Jane Clark, daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. J. Paul Clark, oi
South Main street, will become the
bride of Lewis r. McPheron next
Sunday afternoon at 4:30 on the
Bluffton college May Day grounds
The bridegroom is the son of the
late Nelson McPheron and Sylvia
May Putnam of Cleveland.
The brides father will perform
the open ceremony at 4:30 p. m
and a reception for relatives and
close friends of the family will fol
low in the Musselman Library i'm
mediately after the ceremony.
In event of rain the wedding will
take place in the college chapel. The
ceremony will be open to friends OF
the family.
Miss Helen Burgess will be maid
of honor, and bridesmaids will be
Mrs. Robert Blank and Mrs. Jerome
Herr, sisters of the bride, Miss Paul
inc Shaw, and Mrs. John Clark, sis
ter-in-law of the bride. Flower girls
are to be Barbara Lamphier and
Paulette Clark, nieces of the bride
elect.
Robert Sommers will be best man
Jerome Herr and Robert Blank
brothers-in-law of the bride-elect
Samuel Buhler and Lester KliHgel
will serve as ushers. David Blani
and Robert Blank, nephews of the
bride-elect will be the ring bearers
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08
Bob BurkhOLder To
Coach At Jackson

Robert Burkholder, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Burkholder, west of
Bluffton, and a guard last winter on
Ohio State uniyersity's Big Ten
championship basketball team, has
been named head basketball coach at
Jackson, Ohio, high school.
In addition to his basketball du-
ties, Burkholder also will serve as
baseball coach and assistant football
mentor at the school.
An outstanding athlete at Bluffton
High school, Burkholder went from
here to Ohio State, where he was a
varsity basketball guard for three
seasons. Last winter he received
honorable mention on the all-con-
ference team.
Last year Burkholder served as
Harmon field recreation director,
and had been rehired for the coming
season. He resigned last week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08
Triplett Softball Team To Play
Jenera Here Next Tuesday Night

To fill an open date in their
league schedule, the Triplett soft
ball team will play non-loop tilt
with Jenera under the lights at
Harmon field next Tuesday night.
The contest will start at $3.50
p. m.
In a Tri-County league game last
Tuesday night, the Triplett nine
copped a to l decision from Co
lumbus Grove Jeeps, at Columbus
Grove.
Gene Beach, of the Rluffton out
fit, had the better of pitchers bat
lie with B. Parsons and came up
with his second win of he season.
Beach gave up only three scattered
hits in the seven-inning game, while
his mound opponent was granting
six.
Winning margin of the Bluffton
team came as a result of the heavy
clouting of Coach Red Lowry, play
ing in the outfeld who pounded out
home run and double in three
official chances.
Score by innings:
BluIIIOn .-...~..-.-.--..-...~-... UIl UUU w
Grove -....~....-. 900 DOL 0-1
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08
Song Recital At
FindIay College

Mrs. Don Winterrowd will pre-
sent Margaret Diller and Robert
Sinsher, both college seniors in a
song recital Thursday at $3.50 p. m.
in the Findlay College auditorium.
Advanced students appearing on
the first half of the program at 8
D. m. are David Wagner, Keith Mil
Ter, Charlene Young, Robert Weaver,
Don Sutton, Peggy Paul and Bon
ME Wedge.
Accompanist for Miss Diller will
be Jean Ann Szabo. Miss Diller
will SING.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08
POST OFFICE WILL
make MORE MAIL
SERVICE CHANGES
Two Deliveries i'm Business
Section Will Start Next
Monday
Windows to Close at $50 d. m,
Last Outgoing Mail Closes
at $50

Additional changes in Buttons
postal service, to comply with a
nationwide campaign to reduce post
office department expenditures, We're
announced this week by Postmaster
Ed r. Reichenbach.
Beginning next Monday, windows
at the local office will close one
half hour earlier Monday thru Fri
day, at $50 p IN. instead of 6 .. M,
as in the past.
Windows will close on Saturday at
o'clock noon, instead of l m. as
in the past.
Business Deliveries
Twice-a-day deliveries will be
resumed in the business district
after once-daily trial period during
the last five weeks. The residential
district, however, will continue te
receive mail only once a day.
The business district in which
there will be deliveries twice daily
except Saturday is north on MAR
street from the post office to Mil
ler's Buick garage and the Steiner
Chevrolet garage at the Elm street
intersection, it was announced.
Last collection of outside mail fol
dispatch on the evening train, begin,
ming next week, will be at $50 m
instead of 7:30 p m, as previously
Hours Reduced
Hours of extra employees at the
postoffice will be slashed as re-
suit of the curtailment in local
delivery service.
Nationwide curtailment in postal
service was ordered by the Post
master General to reduce postal ex-
penditures, and the final program is
to be in operation in all communities
by July l of this year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08

grade school grounds. Afternoon
recreation at Harmon field is schedul-
ed from to p m. for children.
Softball Leagues
An attempt will be made to
organize softball league for boys
of high school age, and Recreation
Director Hearne also is investigating
the possibility of setting up league
for men, to play under the lights.
Anyone interested is urged to con-
tact Hearne, and il there are enough
players the league will be launched.
Swimming trips by bus to Schoon-
over lake in Lima are planned, be-
ginning late rim the month, with the
starting date set for June 20. Free
transportation for youngsters will be
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08
Five Man Panel Named by
Director of Education to
Hear Case
Bluffton, Orange Township and
Hancock Board Members
Represented

Petitioned transfer of sections of
the west half of Orange township to
the Bluffton school district has been
taken under advisement by the Ohio
Department of Education, following
hearing Wednesday of last week in
Columbus.
The petitioned transfer, which
earlier had been refused by the Han
cock county board of education, was
heard by the Ohio assistant director
of education, r. M. Eyman, and four
members of the state department.
During the hearing, representa-
tives of the petitioners presented a
map of the affected districts for
consideration by the state depart
ment.
After consideration by state school
officials, the matter will come to a
conclusion without action if they
agree with the Hancock county board
of education's refusal to transfer the
affected areas to the Bluffton district
Should the state board decide
there should be further investigation
of the merits of the case, hearing
will be ordered to be held in Orange
township during the summer.
Among those at the Columbus
hearing last week We're Supt. A. B.
Murray and Rev. V. C. Oppermann,
president of the Bluffton board OF
education; Hancock County School
Supt. H. S. Joseph, and a group
representing Orange township petit
TONERS including Jesse A. Anderson,
Carl Marshall, Truman Bixel, Amos
Klingler, Harry Anderson, Will
Beagle, Evered Bish, c. w. Klingler
and Adrian Pifer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08
Class Speaker Tells Commence
ment Audience Faith and
Ideals Still Stand
America. Worlds Richest Ma
tion Filled with Anxious
Fear-ridden People

Reliance on faith and ideals rath
er than material things to rescue
the world from its present morass
of international relations was recon.
mended by DR.. d. Elton Trueblooc
in the class address at Bluffton col.
lege graduation exercises in the
First Mennonite church, Monday
morning.
His subject was "The Response.
bility of the Enkindled."
DR.. Trueblood, president of Earl
ham college, Richmond, Ind, and a
distinguished author and speaker
spoke to an audience which jammed
to capacity the church auditorium
Appearing in light summer suit
without academic robes, the speaker
looked the part of a successful busi-
ness executive who might have been
outlining a new commercial venture
to a group of associates.
Presents Quaker Viewpoint
Himself Quaker, coming from a
line of Quaker ancestry and head
of Quaker college he gave mas
terful presentation of the position of
his denomination as he indicted ma
tions for their failure to achieve
peace on the basis of material re-
sources.
All the more damning was his in
dictment because of the dispassionate
and factual presentation of his evil
dence as he pointed to successive
failures which he charged stemmed
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08
Program Opens at Harmon Field

provided each Tuesday and Thurs
day.
College Grad
Hearne, who graduated this week
from Bluffton college, is a resident
of Beaverburg, where he lives with
his wife and one child.
A veteran of World War II, he
played football and baseball a,
Bluffton, and was in charge of col
lege intra-mural sports for the last
two years.
In employing Hearne for the com.
ing summer season, the Blufftor
Recreation committee, sponsor of the
program, set his salary on an hourly
basis. He will receive 81 per hour
not to exceed DO hours week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08

Spallinger-Garmatter goth annual
reunion at Ada park, Sunday, June
IL. Basket dinner at 1890 p. m.
Pres, Eli Garmatter; sec., Leland
Basinger.
Augsburger family's 23rd reunion
at Lafayette Park, Lafayette, Sun
day, June II. Pres, Milton Bader-
tscher; Sec, Dale Grismore.
Annual Haas reunion will be held
Sunday, June II at Pandora high
school building. Melville Basinger
Sec.
The 22nd annual reunion of the
Nicholas SchaeubIin family will be
held Sunday, June Is at Richland
Grange hall. Pres, Emma Gratz;
Sec., Evelyn Gratz.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08

Bluffton's outdoor summer recrea-
ton program got under way Tues
day after Robert Hearne, a 1850
graduate at Bluffton college, had
beep hired srecreation director for
the next three months.
Hearne's appointment to the
recreation position came within n
week after the resignation of Robert
Burkholder, director of playground
and field activities last summer. He
resigned on May 27 after being
named head basketball coach at
Jackson, O., for the coming winter.
In this summers recreation pro-
gram launched Monday, morning
activities will be conducted on the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08

Buttons Gain of II Per Cent in
Population is Largest in County

Bluffton's population in the 1850
census climbed to a mark of 2,411
a gain of 334 over 1910, according
to incomplete, unofficial figures re-
leased Saturday.
With the population increase of
334 representing a 17eo boost over
the 1910 census total of 2,077 Bluff
toms gain during the last decade
was greater proportionally than in
any other Allen county municipality,
the unofficial report shows.
Based on incomplete returns from
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08
Addresses State
Lions Convention

DIR. Gordon Bixel, Bluffton optom-
etrist was one of the speakers at
the state convention of Lions clubs
held at the Gibson hotel, Cincinnati,
Sunday and Monday.
The Bluffton man addressed the
meeting Sunday afternoon on the
subject of Telebinocular Technique.
Those from Bluffton attending the
convention were DR.. and Mrs. Bixel,
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Steinman and
Dwight Spayth.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08
ESTIMATE COST OF
PROJECT WILL run
$4,000 MINIMUM
Newly Organized Junior Cham
ber of Commerce is Promot-
ing Proposal
Representatives Confer with
Council on Details at Meet
ing Monday

A drive win be launched early
this summer to raisef unds for con.
struction of new municipal swim.
ming pool here, members of the
Bluffton council were told Monday
night by representatives of the newly
organized Junior Chamber of Com
merce.
With the Jaycees spearheading the
campaign, all community organiza-
tions will be represented in planning
of the pool, selection of the site and
the solicitation program, it was an
nounced.
Approximate cost of the pool will
range from $4,000 to $4,000, de-
pending on the size and facilities
provided, spokesmen for the Junior
Chamber of Commerce said.
Trustees For Funds
Councilmen were requested to CO.
operate by naming one member of a
board of trustees to receive and
handle the funds, and appointed
James F. West, cashier of the Citi-
zen's National Bank, as their repre-
sentative.
Two other trustees also will be
named: One by the board of educa-
ton and the other by the Junior
Chamber OF Commerce.
Details of the solicitation cam
pasgn will be. announced within the
next few weeks and the drive will
get under way soon, the council was
told.
Representing the Jaycees at the
meeting were Robert Simcox, Charles
Hankish, Jr., and Paul Reichenbach
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08
Hearing On Ldntz
Case Is Postponed

Court hearing in the Mrs. Mabel
Lantz suit to collect back salary and
obtain reinstatement as a teacher in
the Bluffton public school system was
delayed again this week with post
ponement of a scheduled trial in
Allen county common pleas court.
Originally set for Monday morn
ing of this week, the trial was re-
scheduled for a. m. Monday, June
26.
The postponement was made by
Judge Tudor, of Kenton, who will
hear the case, following a request
in which attorneys representing both
parties in the case agreed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08
Waste Paper Drive
To Be Held Saturday

Bluffton Boy Scout Troop No. Sc
will conduct a waste paper collec-
tion drive in Bluffton next Saturday
morning, and householders are re
quested to have papers ready for the
trucks early in the morning.
Proceeds from the drive will be
used to help finance the scout camp
ing period this summer.
1t is planned to start the collec-
tion of paper at 10 a. m. and COM
plete the drive as near noon as pos
sibIe.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08
Real Estate Deal

Roger Berky has purchased the
Weldon Deppler property on Bent
ley road. Mr.. and Mrs. Berky and
family will occupy the residence and
Mr.. and Mrs. Deppler and family
will move to the Chamberlain apart
ments. The transaction was hand
ed by Mrs. III. W. Althaus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08
Graduates From, Case
School In Engineering

Norman Beidler, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Beidler of South Lawn
avenue was graduated Saturday from
the Case Institute of Technology,
Cleveland.
He will be employed by the Ohio
State highway department June 16
with headquarters at New Phila-
delphia.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08
SlCdnk Elected As
Legion Post Head

Gerald Swank was chosen COM
mander of Bluffton Legion post for
the coming year at the annual cleo
ton of officers held Monday night.
Other officers are:
Vice commander, John Stonehill;
adiutant and treasurer, James Stone
hill; chaplain, Rev. Paul Cramer; as
sistant, Quinten Burkholder; service
officer, Stanley Basinger; Sgt.-at-
arms, Paul Geiser; color bearers,
Chas. Hankish, Jr., and Charles
Conrad.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08
NelU Walk For
Jefferson Rridue

New planks in the walk across
the jefferson street bridge will be
put into place this week by the
town street crew, and repairs are
to be effected to the walk on the
College Avenue bridge across Big
Riley creek.
Although the county maintains the
floor for vehicular traffic on Bluffton
bridges, responsibility for the walks
is the towns.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-06-08
BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning

Grain (bushel prices) = Wheat,
sf.e7; corn, s1.40; oats, S5c; soys,
s2.95.
Eggs-Large white, 27c; large
brown, Csc; medium white, 22c;
medium brown, 2fc; pullets, f9c.
Poultry-Heavy hens, 19e; Leghorn
hens, 16e; heavy fryers, 28c; Leghorn
fryers, &c; heavy stays, lie; Leg
horn stays, 10c.
Butterfat-No. |, Soc; No. 2, sic.