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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-11-09
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DeAoAoI

Well, here it is-the day after
election, and we haven't heard of a
single election bet being paid off
not too many years ago it was
when one of the boys-he won-got
a free wheelbarrow ride from the
town hall to North Main street
bridge and back with motive power
supplied by a buddy-who lost :.
but mum was the word this year
no one stuck his neck out-and
you'd never have known from curb
stone gossip that there was an elec
ton in the offing-although the
newspapers and radio were full of
what was described as the bitterest
political battle in a generation, vot
ers were as talkative as a clam
when it came to politics only
talking was through the Jaycees
loudspeaker cruising about town the
first of the week urging voters to go
to the polls and although the
campaign was hectic, election wealth
er was ideal-Tuesday a bright sun
ny Ondian summer morning, follow
| ing that early snowstorm last Satur-
| day night -. and rejecting the re-
| surgence of belated summer, Bluffton
| gardeners are picking their second
crop of raspberries-and that large
red rose attracting attention in the
| Bluffton News window came from
the Cleon Triplett garden on South
Main street and speaking of
flowers, visitors admired those beds
of beautiful chrysanthemums at the
Basinger Florist open house last
Saturday-there were large num-
ber present despite a downpour of
rain and wind squalls-more than
400 rosebuds were presented as IA
vors to ladies however, fall is
waning fast-here's football bowling
off the stage with the high school
winding up its season at Columbus
Grove this week-and Beaver foot
ball fans will head toward Ashland
in migration day Saturday, which is
being initiated this fall as new
Bluffton college tradition . in
connection with football, Don Smuck-
er, ex-Blufftonite, now instructor in
Mennonite Biblical seminary, Chi
cago, says the trouncing which Ohio
States football team gave North
western last Saturday recalled back
in the days when Bluffton high
school hung SO to 0 defeat on Up
per Sandusky . fall hunting sea-
son opening next Wednesday for rab-
bits, pheasants, opossum and musk
rat-farmers busy posting no hunt
ing signs-one landowner said it was
the only way he could hunt on his
own farm and not be crowded out
by strangers and Armistice day
Saturday-that khaki uniform which
fit thirty years ago is now a bit
too small-don't neglect to fly the
flag and remember that to us from
falling hands they threw the torch
which is our responsibility in these
troubled days of an uneasy world.
Two proposals for tax levies and
one for bond issue voted on Tues
day gave rise to some discussion as
to their difference. The two are
similar in that both if approved by
voters will provide money for spe-
cifc purpose. They differ in that a
bond is essentially loan, providing
all of the funds at one time, to be
repaid with interest in the future.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-11-09
-Four From Here Go
Into Armed Forces

Four Bluffton area men were in
Quoted into the armed forces last
week, three through draft board pro-
cedure and the other by enlistment.
Drafted into the army with a
group of 13 Allen county registrants
were Gordon Bixel, Jr., and Allison
Neuenschwander, both of Bluffton,
and Myron Lee Geiger, Columbus
Grove.
William Boyd Watkins, of Bluff
ton, enlisted in the Navy.
Present price of farm real estate
in Ohio is 140 per cent above the
value in 1859.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-11-09
Auxiliary Patrol
Operation Explained

Operation of the auxiliary state
highway patrol, a volunteer organi-
zation made up of Legionnaires, was
explained by Corp. W. A. Fender,
of the Lima post of the highway
patrol, at meeting Of the Bluffton
Legion post Monday night.
Membership in the volunteer aux
iliary is restricted to Legion mem
bers. The group is on emergency
call for the assistance of the high
way patrol.
In Allen county there now are 81
auxiliary members of the patrol, in
cluding John Carder, of Bluffton, a
former deputy sheriff.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-11-09

Red clover seed crop is expected
to set record this year. Supplies
will be As per cent above last year
and Is per cent above the ten-year
average
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-23
Conrad Promoted 10 Director OF
ECA Agricultural Mission TO Greece

William E. F. Conrad, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Conrad
226 S. Plum ST., has been appoint
ed director of the Food and
Agriculture Division of the u. S.
Economic Cooperation Admin
istration Mission to Greece. Word
of his promotion was received by
his parents last week.
Mr.. Conrad has served as act
ing director of the division since
Nov. / when Paul A. Jenkins, the
director, was elevated to the po-
sition of deputy chief of Mission.
Previously, Mr. Conrad served as
deputy director of the Food and
Agriculture Division. He has been
in Greece for more than a year,
now.
Mr.. Conrad is a native of
Marysville. After graduating
from Marysville High School, he
attended Ohio University, Uni
(Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-23
yDoirY Service Unit
Pluns Annuul Meet
In Pharisburg School

Annual Dairy Service Unit
meeting and banquet for Union
County will be held in the Phar-
isburg School House at 1880 p. m.
Jan. 80.
The program will include a
discussion of milk marketing in
Union County led by Prof. Carl
F. Christian, Ohio State Uni
versity. 1t is also hoped that DR..
Fordyce Ely, chairman of the
Dairy Department at Ohio State,
elwill be able to attend. He will dis
cuss improving our dairy herds.
Dairy committee members for
the coming year will also be cleo
ted, and a representative to the
Northern Ohio Breeders Associ-
alton Board will be selected.
This meeting is open to all
dairymen and families and
afriends. A dinner of roast beef
Nand all the trimmings will be
served by the ladies of the Phar-
isburg Church at $l.25 per plate.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-23
County Stock Group
TO Meet Wednesday,

Annual meeting of the Union
County truck-in area of the
Cleveland Livestock CO-opera-
tive Association will be held in
York Township Hall at 8 p. m.
Wednesday. There will be an
nual reports, as well as discus
sions on market problems and
the future aspects of the live
stock price situation.
For entertainment, there will
be several musical selections as
we'll as a program by Uhle, the
magician. Lunch will be served,
Members of the Association and
their families and friends are eX-
pected to attend.
Union County area committee
consists of Ralph F. E. Nicol,
Darby Township; Alfred Burger,
Plain City RID; H. Bliss, York
Township; Roy Ballinger, Taylor
Township; and Frank M. Rup-
precht, Paris Township.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-23
Allen Institute
Slated This Week

Allen Township Farmers In
stitute will be held at the school
house Thursday and Friday, Jan.
26 and 27 with full program of
entertainment planned for the
affair.
Films will be shown by County
Agent Frank Greeneisen Thurs
day evening in the auditorium.
There will be an evening pro-
gram only on Thursday. The
films will include a full length
movie and other shorts. They
will begin at 8 p. m.
On the program for Friday eve
ming is Robert A. Wilkinson and
troupe from VanWert. They are
professional entertainers and will
present an excellent magic show
to the large crowd expected to at
tend.
Carl Beightler and his Blue
Bird Orchestra will furnish music
for the program.
Officers of the Institute are:
Myron Polling, president; Fred
Maier, vice president; Xema Luh,
secretary; Joe Wells, treasurer;
Jessie LeMaster, hostess.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-23
Raymond Junior
Basketball Tenn Has
Undefeuted Season

Raymond High Schools varsity
team may have only a average
record so far this season, but
folks up Liberty Township way
really have something to be
proud of in their junior high
team.
At the present time, the sew
enth and eighth graders from the
Raymond school are rolling a
long with record of nine
straight wins and no losses.
Latest victim of the up-and-co-
ming Raymond lads was none
other than the Marysville Junior
High team, which the Liberty
Lads defeated 1912 last Wednes-
day. Prior to that they handed
the Magnetic Springs juniors a
17-14 defeat.
On the first five of the Ray
mond junior high team are Bob
Spires, Bill Niebert, Kim Ora
hood, Harold Herd and Hays
Crumm, all eighth-graders. Com
pleting the squad are Robert
Wilson, Robert Shumway, Earl
Gregg, Billy Polling and George
Spenser.
Tallest lad of the group is
Orahood, who is it,, 10 in. tall.
The rest of them average a.
round 5 it., 5 in.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-23
Tactics Of Carey Team Fail;
Monarchs Defeat Them Friday 33-H

the Blue Devils did not intend to
try to score as the guards spent
most of the evening passing the
ball back and forth between
them. The losing Carey team
took only "a shots all during the
game, making 10 of them. MaryS-
vile took 40 shots and hit for Is.
Two Boys Do Scoring
For Carey, Risner and Longa
necker scored 13 and IL points
each. Their 25 points represented
almost all of the Blue Devil scor-
ing, q for the evening. Yingling
hit for two points to make UP the
balance.
For Marysville the point-get-
ting was evenly divided. Charles
McCracken was on top with IL
while Bud Hoffman followed
closely with nine. John Evans got
six, Bill Boyd four, and Bill
Worthington, three.
The Monarchs were ahead 5-4
at the end of the first period and
the score was only 1913 at half
time. Going into the final period
the Monarchs led 21-13. Carey
outscored them 14-12 in last
quarter effort but still fell short
by six points.
Team Played Well
Coach Warren Widner said
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. A.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-23
Ohio Employers May Expect to See
Increase in Unemployment Taxes

Many of more than $4,000 en-
ployers covered by the Ohio Un-
employment Compensation Law
may expect an increase in un-
employment compensation taxes
during 1850, Frank J. Collopy,
Bureau of Unemployment Com
pen tion administrator, an
nounced today.
Some employers-those whose
former workers have drawn rela-
lively few unemployment COM
pensation checks-may receive
reductions in the 1850 tax rates
if their payrolls remained stable.
Others, however, may see their
tax rates increase as much as
two-tenths of one percent above
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-23

Although faced by a Carey
team that chose to stall and hold
the score down rather than take
their chances in an open game,
Marysville's Monarchs took their
18th win in IA starts Friday night.
The score was 1927.
The locals had downed the
Blue Devils 1920 on the Marys-
vile floor few weeks ago when
the losers were without the SER
vices Of Risner and Longanecker,
their top scorers. Both of these
boys were in the lineup this
time and the Carey team had the
advantage of its own floor.
From the start it was evident
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-23
Five County Tilts
On Tap Tuesday

Four county games, one OF
them league encounter, are
on tap for cage fans here Tues
day. Marysville is idle.
Redwood takes on an eXplos-
i've York team, Whatever the
upset possibilities in this one the
Tigers must be made heavy fav-
orites. They are at present un-
beaten in league play. 1t will
be the Tigers Chuck Shields and
Jim Harrison against Jack Rock
hold and Don Jordan of York.
The game is at York.
Magnetic should breeze through
Prospect on the Marion County
floor. The Resorters blasted them
1918 in their first meeting and
Prospect will not be able to
stem the scoring tide of Bill Cod
er at this meeting either.
Raymond plays at Byhalia
in toss-up 6 "a m e. The
Bears should make it their sec
ond win over Coach Frank
Blackburn's boys but Byhalia
has the punch to spring an up
set.
Darby plays at Canaan and
will be slight favorite over
the Madison County team. The
Wildcats have been improving
this year as their games with
York and Cally prove.
Union plays Watkins on the
Milford floor. The Wolves have
won 10 and lost four this season
and Watkins has two victories,
one over Ostrander and one over
Darby by an impressive margin.
Union has too much speed for
Watkins cagers and should take
their 18th win.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-23
Job Situation
Appears Steady
AT End OF Year
Trend Tapers Off
After Unemployment
Hits High in December

Employment in Union County
at the end of 1949 was fairly
steady, Carl F. Rogers, manager
of the Marysville Unemployment
Office, reports.
During November and Dec
ember unemployment in Marys-
vile and Union County was on
the upswing with new highs be-
ing hit in the number of COM
pensation claims being paid and
the number of persons seeking
work.
However, Mr.. Rogers stated,
the number of persons actively
seeking work through the local
office has begun to level off with
only the layoff of temporary
Christmas season workers causing
a slight increase. The present
number of people seeking work
through the local Office is 285.
Mr.. Rogers expects the situa-
tion to hold steady with little or
no increase in sight. No large
groups have become recently un-
he added. The average
claims load for December was
1874 persons, the local office re-
ports.
Total of 81 persons were re-
ferred to jobs in December, with
% of them accepting employ
ment. This is a very high per-
centage of placements Mr.. Rog-
ers declared.
The majority of these jobs
were in wholesale or retail trade
with service jobs following in
close order.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-23
Village Landmark
Rozed in Claiborne;
Store 56 Years Old

An old landmark in the village
of Claiborne is being torn down
this week after standing for more
than SO years. The building, a
store built by George Moore,
veteran storekeeper is being
razed by Arthur Warner who
purchased it from its most re-
cent owner, Meridith Myles.
Mr.. Moore erected the building
in the summer of 1893 and
moved his stock of goods from
building near his old store near
the Erie Railroad into the new
structure on Sept. 3 of that year.
He owned and operated the
store for more than so years, re-
tiring when his health failed
about six years ago. Before his
death last March, Mr.. Moore was
one of the community's oldest
and best-known citizens.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-23
Plda Ridgewdy
Form Institute

Ridgeway Farmers Institute
will be held Jan. 25 and 26 at
the Ridgeway school auditorium
with a wide variety of speakers,
programs and exhibits scheduled
to be on display
Speakers for the Institute in
clude; DR.. w. r. Mcconnell, Mi
ami University, on America,
Nation of Destiny, my Ex-
perience among the Russians. I"
and other subjects; Mrs. Ruth
Arnold Steva, st. Marys, and
Ray Pifer, Ohio State College
of Agriculture.
The ladies of the Methodist
church will serve lunch on both
days. Short programs will be
given by the Wolfcreek Grange,
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-23
County Oranges
Vote Cooperation
with Blood Bank
Farm Group to Urge
People to Donate
From Rural Community

Plans to obtain a maximum
v number of blood donors from
rural communities were complet-
ed by Union County Grange
members as Pomona Grange No.
So met with Claiborne Grange,
Thursday night.
A motion for cooperating with
4 the Red Cross blood program was
' approved by the Oranges. Each
subordinate Grange is asked to
solicit donors in their respective
communities.
The action was taken after
Thurman Skidmore, county de-
putty master, gave a talk on the
work of the Red Cross blood pro-
q gram in Union County. He stres-
sed the need of cooperation by all
Oranges in obtaining volunteer
blood donors.
Next Visit Tuesday
Mr.. Skidmore said the need is
made more acute this year by the
fact that there was not sufficient
blood donated in 1949 to supply
9he needs of Union County pa
tients. The Bloodmobile unit will
make six visits to Union County
in 1850 and the years quota is
600 pints.
First visit of 1850 will be made
Tuesday, with headquarters being
set up in Trinity Lutheran
NChurch basement. Quota for this
visit is 100 pints of blood, and
Red Cross officials are hoping
that farmers will make up a large
part of the donors this time.
Last Thursdays meeting of
Pomona Grange was featured by
Nm excellent turnout of 1850 Of
ficers. Worthy Master Kenneth
I Blake presided at the meeting
and reports were submitted from
the nine subordinate Oranges.
Explains Cage Program
The Rev. John Elwood, of
jackson Grange, chairman of the
Orange Youth Committee report
ed on the activities of that COM
mittee. He emphasized the need
Aof backing of local fans of their
own basket ball teams and ex-
planned rules as laid down by
youth concerning participation of
teams.
y Deputy Skidmore reports that
Grange Officers Conference will
be held Jan. 81, in the evening
Y at Liberty Grange Hall. Other
business pertaining to Grange
work was discussed
Valeta Wilson, Pomona Grange
lecturer gave a fine Lecture
Hour program which included a
talk by Mary Alice Diehl
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-23
SO More Blood Donors are Needed
ITO Insure Tuesdays IOO-Pint Quota

fats out of the blood which rem
der it temporarily useless for
medical purposes.
Blood Program Chairman Will
lam Lee is depending heavily on
the county's public-spirited farm
ers to make this visit of the
Bloodmobile a success, because
their work is not quite demand
ing now as in the later months.
Already many have signed up,
and it is hoped that others will
call today or come in on Tuesday.
Any healthy man or woman be-
tween the ages of 18 and so can
donate blood but minors must
bring signed statements of per-
mission from their parents or
guardians. The collection pro-
cedure is conducted by physi-
clans and registered nurses ac-
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-23

cording to the latest scientific
specifications, with no greater
discomfort than a shot in the arm.
The Red Cross Blood Program
in Union County is designed to
furnish whole blood and blood de-
rivatives to all its residents at no
cost. Thus it is county project
and a county responsibility, and
its success necessarily depends
on the generosity of Union Coun-
ty citizens in donating blood for
their neighbors, friends, and re-
latives.
TO share in this remarkable
life-saving program, call 2591 or
3941 for an appointment on Tues
day, Jan. "a, or come to Trinity
Lutheran Church in Marysville
between the hours of 10 and 4.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-23

Fifty additional blood donors
are needed for Tuesdays visit of
the Red Cross Bloodmobile in or
der to meet their quota of 100
%ints. Volunteers may call for
appointments today or Tuesday,
or may come to Trinity Lutheran
Ghurch in Marysville between the
hours of 10 and 4.
DIET FOR DONORS
For four hours before giving
Wblood:
Do not eat such fats as cream,
butter, meats, fried foods or eggs.
Do eat light refreshments such
ARs fruits or fruit puices, bread,
crackers, dry toast, jam, jelly,
Money, raw vegetables or vege-
tables cooked in water, skim milk,
black coffee or tea with sugar.
This diet is necessary to keep
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-23
Vets Receiving
Their Dividends
On CT Insurance
Payments Started
Last Week. Continue
At 100000 Weekly

Distribution of dividends on
the governments National Life
Insurance Program to veterans of
World War II began last week,
and a number of ex-GPs in I'm
ion County have already re-
ceived their checks.
Probably the first in the county
to receive his was Wayne Nc
Carly, 12812 w. Fourth ST., an
employee of The Journal. Last
three digits in Mr.. McCarty's
wartime serial number were 001
His check was for $2O3. He en-
listed in the Army on Jan. %,
1943, remained in the service 35
months and carried the full $l0,-
900 the entire time.
The grand payoff on the CT
life insurance has started. The
checks began flowing out of
Washington, Monday morning of
last week and will continue un-
til each and every veteran has
received his dividend, whether it
be big or small.
There are nearly 1000 veterans
in Union county who will bene-
fit from this payment and auth
critics say this is the number
one reason why 1850 will be a
good business year in Union
county and throughout Ohio.
Veterans are expected to use
their insurance checks to pay up
their debts, especially on their
homes, and in many instances,
buy a new automobile.
In the overall picture, some
$2,800,000,000 in dividends will
be paid out to 100000 veter-
an policy-holders.
The veterans administration
plans to distribute the checks by
a "block" mailing system. On
Monday of last week, some 5OO,-
900 checks were placed in the
mails to various veterans.
The checks range from So
cents to 1928, depending on the
age of the recipient and the size
of his policy. The maximum will
go to the man or woman who
was less than 40 when he took
out his insurance and carried
$4,000 for the full period from
Oct. 8, 1910 to Jan. l, 1949.
The government intends to
settle some $2O,OOO,OOO to $780,
100000 in old debts while it paws
out the insurance dividends.
Debts owed to the government
by veterans on subsistence al
loWances will be deducted from
the dividend before a check is
mailed.
Each check will carry the
signature of Paul D. Banning,
57-year-old native of Mt. Vernon.
AS chief disbursing officer of the
U. S. Treasury, he has become
the worlds greatest check
writer"
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-23
Photo by smitty's Studio

their 1949 tax rates.
Under the tax determination
formula of the Ohio Law, employ
ers who laid off workers ex-
tensively during the year may ex-
perience an even greater increase
in their 1850 rates, depending
upon the ratio of their 1949 tax
contributions to the amount of
benefits drawn by their former
workers.
Rate determination notices will
be mailed to individual employ
ers on or before Jan. 81 as re-
quired by the Ohio Law.
The general increase in the in
dividual employers unemploy-
ment compensation tax rate was
indicated by the Bureaus annual
computation of the Statewide
factor" as required under the
Ohio Law. That computation re-
suited in factor" of 1912 per-
cent for 1850, compared to 11O1
percent for 1949.
The annual Statewide factor"
is the basis upon which the Ohio
Law requires the BUG to deter
mine which of four tax sche-
dulles is to be followed in deter
mining the annual tax rate for
Individual employers.
The factor" is arrived at by
dividing the balance in the Ohio
Unemployment Compensa t i o n
Fund as of Sept. 80, l949, by the
average of the last three annual
taxable payrolls of all employ
ers covered by the Ohio Law.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-23
Polio Supper Planned

Women's Society of Christian
Service of Unionville Center is
sponsoring a supper for benefit
of the March of Dimes campaign,
to be held in the Unionville Cen
ter Methodist Church Wednes-
dey evening. The supper will be
served from $50 until 8 p. m.
and there will be a free-will of
fering.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-23
Deputy Sealer
Makes Report

Twenty out of 738 scales
weights, and pumps in Union
County were found defective anc
ordered repaired by Deputy
Sealer N. G. Williams during 1949
check, he reported today.
Most defects were found ir
gasoline pumps with IA of 215
examined being defective and in
need of repair. OF the entire
group of 738 units checked none
were condemned. The figures for
the different typs of measures
are given below.