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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
se-To-House Solicitation In Red
Cross Roll Call Drive Here This Week

House-to-house solicitation for
funds in the annual Red Cross roll
call drive will be started in Bluffton
within the next week.
Mrs. Clarence Stonehill is chair
man of the Bluffton solicitation this
year. Solicitors will be members of
the American Legion Auxiliary.
More than 40 solicitors will call
on local homes in the campaign here.
Roll call funds are used to finance
national, state, count Y and local
phases of Red Cross work. The So
licitation is made late each winter.
The canvass here is part of a
countrywide for Red Cross funds for
local and national relief purposes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
Tribute to Activities Over Third
of Century Marked at Dinner
In Post Hall
Rev. Paul Cramer, Chaplain of
Button Post, Speaker
For Banquet

Thirtieth birthday of the Bluffton
American Legion post was observed
at a banquet attended by approxi-
mately $50 persons Tuesday night
in the Legion hall.
Attending the meeting were Le-
gionnaires, their wives; members of
the Legion Auxiliary, their hus-
bands, and visiting guests.
Mrs. Garnette Foltz, president of
the Auxiliary, made the address of
welcome at the banquet, and pre-
sented a birthday cake from the
Auxiliary to Garnette Foltz, Legion
commander.
History of the Bluffton post was
reviewed by Armin Hauenstein, a
past commander, and short talks
were made by Tom Gallagher, Allen
county service officer; and A. ].
Shindledecker, commander of Will
liam Paul Gallagher post in Lima.
Rev. Paul Cramer, chaplain of the
Bluffton post, was the speaker of the
evening, taking as his subject, "As
An Army Chaplain Sees It."
Other events on the program in
cluded tribute to charter members
of the Legion and Auxiliary, and to
past commanders of both organiza-
tions. A letter of greeting from
G.. A. dad" Lehman charter men,
Der, was read at the dinner.
Music was provided by Tiny Tins
orchestra, of Columbus Grove.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
WOmen's Apparel
Store Changes Hands

Lucille's dress shop, South Main
street woman's apparel store changed
hands in deal closed over the week
end when Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Err
win of Lima sold the place to Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Davies of this
place.
The new owners have taken pos
session and announced change of
name of the business to The Davies
Hat & Dress Shoppe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin expect to
leave soon for their summer home at
Glennie in northern Michigan for
benefit of the health of Mrs. Erwin
who was recently a surgical patient
in Lima hospital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
FEDERAL TAX CUT.
Seen AS BOOST TO.
FUR MARKET HERE.
Trappers i'm Bluffton Area Ring
Down Curtain on Slow
Season
Excise Tax Adding Twenty
Per Cent to Costs May
be Dropped

Bluffton area trappers, who in
January concluded one of the poorest
trapping seasons in history, already
are looking forward to next winter
with hopes rekindled by prospects of
more fur-bearing animals and indi-
cations of better prices for pelts.
Discussion of proposed changes in
excise taxes in Congress have .indi-
Gated the likelihood that the 20qo
federal tax on furs may be dropped
before another winter season rolls
around; and trappers envision even
partial cut in taxes as great
help to them price-wise.
Elimination of the 20 per cent
tax on furs is expected to spur the
sale of fur coats for women, and
thereby bring up tagging prices paid
during the last two seasons for raw
furs taken by trappers.
MAY SPUR DEMAND
Women's fur coats are expensive
to begin with, and adding 20 per
cent more in taxes to the purchase
price often means the difference be-
tween good fur coat sales and a
tagging demand.
During the 1949-50 trapping sea-
son, which ended in January, prices
paid for furs were about one-half
what they were the year before, ac-
cording to Jesse Manages, veteran
| Bluffton fur dealer.
Manges said there were plenty OF
animals in the district, but the totaI
catch was low because many of the
regular trappers did not take to the
field this winter, as a result of the
tagging price situation. Most of
the trapping was done by boys and
amateurs.
OUTLOOK FAVORABLE
This results in a favorable out
look for fur-game next winter, Man
ges said, for the carryover of breed
ing stock survived the winter and
will provide a large stock OF young
animals for next year.
High water SO far this year has
not harmed the area muskrat popu-
lation, Manages said. The only time
flooded streams cut down the num-
ber of muskrats is when they occur
during breeding season about the
last of March.
On the whole trappers now are
trying to forget the discouraging as
poets of this winters situation, and
are looking forward with hope to
next winter when there should be
more fur-bearing animals and lower,
if any, federal excise taxes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
Retail Sales School
Opens Tuesday Night

A course in modern selling for lo-
cal merchants and their salespeople
will hold the first of a series of four
meetings in the high school cafe
terra next Tuesday from 7:30 to
$3.50.
The course consists of four meet
ings, with two-hour session every
Tuesday night for one month.
Instructor will be Douglas Avery
from Columbus, who comes here
through the distributive education
department of Bowling Green uni
versity.
Local arrangements for the course
here were worked out through the
Bluffton Business Mems association,
the Bluffton Board of Education and
the State Department of Vocational
Education.
Topics for meetings will be: Open
ing the Sale; Sales Personality
Suggestion Selling, and Closing the
Sale.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
ESTIMATE 225
WILL BE ADDED
UNDER RULING
Students Rooming and Boarding
Here Included i'm Towns
Total
Student Population Expected
to Add Ten Percent to
Figure Here

Inclusion of Bluffton college stu
dents living here away from home
in the 1850 census for the village, a
change in procedure from the last
census in 1910, will boost Buttons
population by approximately 10 pei
cent over previous totals.
In the last preceding census count
ing college students as residents OF
their home communities, Blufftor
had a population of 2,082.
The new census Interpretation OF
residents, making students away
from home accountable in their col
lege communities, will add about 225
students to Buttons population
figure, Bluffton college authorities
estimated this week.
WILL BOOST TOTAL
This group of 225 are students
whose parental homes are not in
.Bluffton, but who room and board
here while college is in session.
In explaining the new census rul-
ing, it was pointed out that the ma
>tional Interpretation is that a mans
or woman's home is where he lives
and sleeps most of the time. Col
legians, it was declared, spend ap-
proximately nine months of year
at school and therefore cannot ac-
rcurately be listed as living with their
parents.
Although the change in residential
Interpretation is not expected tc
bring any appreciable fluctuation in
state populations since most high
school graduates select colleges in
their home states, census officials
said the inclusion of college stu
dents in figures may have consider
able effect on the population count
in college towns.
Taking Of the 1850 census will be
started early in April.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
TlUO From Here To
Legion Boys State

John Triplehorn and Paul Cramer,
members of this years junior class
in Bluffton High school, will be sent
to Buckeye Boys State, an Ohio
American Legion activity, by the
Bluffton Legion post, next June.
Boys State activities, a school in
government by means of practical
application, will be held this year
at Camp Perry. The Bluffton post
has quota of two boys for the
first time this summer, it was an
nounced by Garnette Foltz, Legion
commander.
Triplehorn is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Murray Triplehorn, and Cram
er is the son of Rev. and Mrs. Paul
Cramer. The elder Triplehorn is a
veteran of World War |, and Rev
Cramer served in World War III.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16

five-cent price difference is provided
with Grade / cream bringing 5e
cents a pound, and Grade II 81 cents
a pound.
State Inspection
State inspectors are cracking dowr
in rigid enforcement of the new
marketing restrictions, which also
provide a No. 8 classification TO,
cream which cannot either be bought
or sold. Penalties are provided under
the law for both the buyer and seller
of Grade 8 butterfat.
Basis of grading announced by
the state are as follows:
No. / cream shall be sweet OF
moderately sour cream free OF
Objectionable flavors, clean to the
taste, wholesome and practically
free from mold, sediment or extran-
eous matter.
No. 2 Cream is too old or sour to
grade as premium, or contains OBJ
iectionable favors in a moderate
degree, but which otherwise is
wholesome and free from excessive
mold, etc.
No. 3 Cream is old, yeasty, rancid
dirty, moldy or contaminated with
Objectionable fiavors, or is otherwise
unwholesome as indicated by sedi-
ment or extraneous matter content
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
BluftOn And Berne
ChOrUses EXCHANGE

Bluffton-P Pandora Swiss Male Choir
us and the Berne (Indiana) Mems
Choir have completed arrangements
for an exchange of concerts, it is
announced this week.
The Berne choir consisting of
more than 40 members will appear
in program at Grace Mennonite
church, Pandora, Sunday night at
7:30 as the first concert in the ex-
change arrangement. The choir is
directed by Freeman Burkhalter.
The Bluffton-Pandora chorus will
present a program in the First Men,
MONTE church at Berne on Sunday,
April %.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
Bob Burkholder To Play With Ohio
State Cagers In New York Tourney
Bluffton Youth Star Guard On
Championship Ohio State
Cage Aggregation
Bluffton High Graduate Will
Play I'm MEGA Tourney at
Madison So. Garden

Bob Burkholder, Bluffton star on
Ohio State university's Big Ten
basketball champions, will play in
New York's Madison Square Garden
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
next week when the Buckeyes COM
pete in the NCAA national basket
ball tournament.
In New York tourney play, the
Ohio State team will represent the
Midwest area, and compete with uni
versity outfits from five other sec
tions of the nation.
Ohio's outstanding record of 20
victories against only three defeats,
plus their feat in winning the Big
Ten championship by dropping only
one conference game, resulted in the
invitation to compete in the tourney.
Sponsored by the National Col
legiate Athletic association, the
tournament is one of the biggest
sports events of the year in which
championship teams from all parts
of the country compete for the ma
tional crown.
In their % games this season, the
Buckeye cagers scored 1,500 points,
an average of 65 per game.
Burkholder is a star guard on the
Ohio team, and won honorable men,
tion in the All-Conference selections
although he is the shortest man of
the Buckeye regulars. He is a sem
ior and is completing his third year
as regular guard.
A graduate of Bluffton High
school, Burkholder is the SON of Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Burkholder, west
of town. His father and brother,
James, expect to go East for the
tournament,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
Pre-Easter Services
At Mennonite Church

Rev. Russell L. Mast, graduate OF
Bluffton college and Hartford Theolo-
gical seminary, will be the speaker at
an eight-day series of Pre-Easter
services to be held in the Bluffton
First Mennonite church, beginning
Sunday, it is announced by the
pastor, Rev. J. N. Smucker.
Rev. Mast now is pastor of Men
monte church in Freeman, South
Dakota. Mrs. Mast is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Hilty, OF
Bluffton.
Services at 10 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
are scheduled for this Sunday and
the following Sunday. During the
week, services will be held daily at
7:3O p. M, except Saturday.
Special music also will be provided
Program for the series is as
follows:
Sunday, 1O:3O-"A Great Time To
Live"
Sunday, 7:30-"Accents Of The Age
Monday, 7:30-The Courage To Be
Different"
Tuesday, 7:30-"The Saving
Ingredient"
Wednesday, 7:30-"Trying Hard Is
Not Enough"
Thursday, 7:3O-"God And The
Incredible"
Friday, 7:30-"People Can Be Made
Over"
Sunday, 10:30-"Loig Ropes And
Strong Stakes
Sunday, 7:3O-"Life's Unfinished
symphonies"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
Hospital Gets $500 Legacy Gift;
Also $500 From Undisclosed Donor

D. w. Bixler has been elected
president of the Bluffton Community
hospital board, and Miss Sylvia
Biederman, superintendent since 1941,
will continue in that capacity for
the coming year, it was announced
this week following organization of
the board of trustees.
Other officials named in organiza-
ton include Mrs. Charles Hankish,
vice-president; Ezra Moser, secre-
tary, and Edgar Hauenstein, treas
urer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
Home From California

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kohler re-
turned last Wednesday after spend
ing the past three months with rela-
tives and friends in California.
While in the west they visited Mex
leo, Imperial Valley, Boulder Dam,
Grand Canyon and many other scenic
places.
Returning with them were Miss
Mathilda Mueller who spent month
in California and Mrs. Wayne Golly,
the former Betty Holtkamp, and son
Gary. Mrs. Golly and son are visit
ing at the home of her parents Prof,
and Mrs. Otto Holtkamp of South
Main street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
NICKEL PLATE is
SEEKING TO make
DEAL ON CROSSING
Proposal to Municipal Council
Same AS That Made Twice
Last Year
Flashers At College Avenue Of.
ferred In Return for Loss of
Cherry St. Watchman

Another Nickel Plate railroad pro-
posal to install flasher signals at the
College avenue crossing in exchange
for removal of Joe Fisher as Cherry
street crossing watchman was pre-
sented to municipal council Monday
night.
Councilmen We're asked to initiate
legislation authorizing removal of
the Cherry street watchman, and in
return the railroad would agree to
install crossing fashers on College
avenue, the villages only unprotected
crossing.
No action was taken on the pro-
posal, with council taking the matter
under consideration until the next
meeting on the third Monday of this
month.
Same Proposal
The railroads suggested exchange
of crossing watchman protection on
Cherry street in return for lights at
College avenue was essentially the
same as previous proposals made by
the railroad last August and again
in December.
A letter from 2. T. Komarek, di-
vision superintendent of the railroad,
requested council action, and included
draft of the proposed ordinance
eliminating the Cherry street watch
man and setting up for lights at the
other crossing.
Raymond Holden, Bluffton agent
for the Nickel Plate road, presented
the correspondence to the council.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
TlUO From, Here Help
Plan Achievement D0y

Two Bluffton women are assisting
with plans for the annual Allen
County Achievement day, scheduled
on April 25, to highlight yearly ac-
tivities of the county home demon
stration council.
Mrs. Adeline Graber, of Bluffton,
is on the program committee, and
Mrs. Charles Steiner, of this place,
serves on the publicity committee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
Sponsors Trip To
Farm, Youth Meet

The Citizens National Bank of
Bluffton will help sponsor trips to
the National convention of Future
Farmers in Kansas City next October,
one delegate from each county
chapter to attend, it was announced
this week.
Each F. F. A. group in the county
will select its delegate on the basis
of the best Individual showing at the
Allen county fair in August. Several
county banks are cooperating to
finance the trips.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
Teacher Is GiUen
Leave OF Absence

Mrs. Adella Oyer, grade school in
structor was granted two months
leave of absence, at her request, at
meeting of the board of education,
Tuesday night.
She will leave shortly for Wapak-
oneta to assist in the care of her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Robert Oyer
who is ill. Mrs. Paul Cramer, sub
stitute teacher will take over Mrs.
0yer's teaching duties in the fifth
grade for the remainder of the
school year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16

At the annual meeting of hospital
trustees, Bixler and Hiram Wenger
were reelected directors for three
year terms. Mrs. r. L. Triplett,
who declined to serve another term,
was succeeded by Mrs. Gilbert Suter
of Pandora.
Two gifts aggregating $4,000
made to the hospital during the
past year were announced at the
meeting. These included a S2,5Of
legacy from the estate of the late
Cecil Deck of near Pandora, and ar
anonymous gift of $500.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
Name NeU Member
To Library Board

Mrs. Paul Stauffer of West Kibler
street has been named as a member
of the Bluffton Library board filling
the vacancy caused by the recent
resignation of Mrs. Walter Marshall
of Rockport. Appointment of Mrs.
Stauffer was made by the board of
education.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
Real Estate Deals

Mrs. Zilla Amstutz has purchased
the E. F. Schmidt residence on
South Main street and will take pos
session in the summer.
Francis L. Hochstettler has pur-
chased the 40 acre farm of Mrs.
Estelle Amstutz. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hochstettler and family expect to
move on the farm this spring. Both
deals were handled by Mrs. Fl. w
Althaus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
Branan Cancels Speech ON Farm Plan Here
Cream Stations Here are Now Grading
Butterfat Under New State Regulation

in effect since March 1, approximate
ly SO per cent of the cream sold
here has qualified for the Grade |
rating, for with rare exceptions
cream marketed by Bluffton area
producers is entirely satisfactory.
Before the March / grading diff
ferential, all cream was sold in the
state on fiat market price. Now a
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
Elmer StOnehiU
Gets AHA Grades

Elmer Stonehill, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Stonehill, of South
Main street, was one of 35 Bowling
Green university students who made
perfect grades for the first semester
of the current school term.
Stonehill's grades were all AS, it
was announced by the Bowling Green
registrar.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
In Hospital

Mrs. Zella Krohn of Pandora,
housekeeper for Mrs. B. F. Biery Of
Grove street was removed to Rluffton
hospital following stroke, Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. N. w. Cunningham of South
Jackson street is a medical patient
in Bluffton hospital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16

A new Ohio law establishing two
grades of cream sold by farm pro-
ducers, with a five-cent price diff
ferential provided, is having compar-
atively little effect in the Bluffton
area, it was announced this week by
local cream station operators and
other buyers.
With the new grading procedure
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
BLuftOn Men At
Grain Dealers Market

Eldon Tschiegg, manager, and
Quinten Burkholder, director of the
Farmers Grain company of this
place attended the Ohio Grain &
Seed Dealers convention in the Com
modore Perry hotel at Toledo, re-
Gently.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
In New Location

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ewing viii
move Saturday from the Mrs. Corda
Ryan property on East Elm street
into their new home recently COM
pleted on Harmon road opposite the
hospital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-16
Home From Mexico

DIR. and Mrs. M. d. Soash of
South Main street have returned
from months motor trip to Mexico
City and points of interest in the
southwest.
Evening star., 1950-10-27
.Je'UeIry Sale!

dazzling necklaces wonderfully low pr Dazzling rhine
spark unchntoner dresses Glowing "av simulated pearls
add Beautiful and
Chockers bbs sparkling with rhodum
finished Exquisite matching earrings the
price.
Jeoehy SretFoor et Washing Spring
Evening star., 1950-10-27

Glowing bags holiday activities and
ing Beautiful
bond the double handle shoulder with
rich green cognac costly details
Street.-The Washngt SapnSp
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-01-14
Two RobinsOns
Honored By
Sports Magazine

NEW YORK CAMP Two Ro-
binsons, Jackie and Ray, were
among the IL sports figures hon
ored by Sport magazine as top
performers in their field in 1949.
Jackie was named for his work
in baseball, and Ray for his achi-
evement in boxing.
Tommy Heinrich of the New
York Yankees baseball team was
named athlete of the year by the
magazine.
Contest winners were nominal
ed by subcommittee of experts
inthe various sports, and a special
committee Of II selected the final
winners.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-01-14
Chicago Suburb
Vote to Keep
Negroes Out

CICERO, Ill. CAMP Chicago
Negroes fought a losing battle
last week to gain citizenship in
the city's suburb, Cicero, which
in a 3 to 2 vote maintained it's
present form of civil township
government which keeps Negroes
from moving into thearea.
For weeks prior tothe voting,
Negroes and area reformers had
passed out pamphlets asking for
support from the citizens to
change the civil township form of
government t O a city form. The
latter would have permitted Ne
onthe head and hands and is being
treated at John CASTOR hospital.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-01-14
1919 a Depression Year For

to be made, Billie will get her
honest share Of the profits. +. !.
Theater managers, night club
operators, and dance promoters
have had some bad breaks through
out the year. Many so-called
"perfect naturals'' have begged
down into oppression and oblivion.
Yes. unfortunately show busin-
ess is in the red, and is financial
ly disabled. Maybe 1850 will be
a tonic year for revival ~.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-01-14
Baby
Burns to Death

MEMPHIS AMP Six-months-
old Geraldine Anderson was burn
ed to death in a fire which de-
stroyed the nome of her parents
here last week. The mother of
the infant, Mrs. Vera Anderson,
%, managed to rescue two other
children, Lenal Jr., 3, and Pesik
2.
Mrs. Anderson told deputies she
thought her children were playing
with the wood stove while she was
outside drawing water from a
we'll. On discovering the fire, she
rushed inside and rescued two Of
them, but was unable to- return
for the baby. She suffered burns
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-01-14
Named II. S.
To
Haiti Exposition

WASHINGTON CAMP The
Department of State announced
that President Truman has ap-
pointed John Shaw Young white
American, Of New York, as US.
commissioner tothe Haitian BIZ
centennial exposition which COM
memorates the 2O0th anniversary
Of the founding of Port-au-Prince
the capital city. Mr.. Young's ap-
~pointment came onthe Independ-
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-01-14
groes to purchase property in the
town.
CLASSIFIED ADS
USE OUR
S r G Has

concluded from Gage p
Williams, Richmond, Va, council
president. He warned that "delay,
representation and timidity will
not solve it any more than will
violence, bitterness and conflict.
"We must turn back to the
true southern traditions of Wash
ington, Jefferson and Mason.
Those are the principles that
should be heard today from the
South's leaders, both within the
region and in the halls of Cong
ress."