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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18
Only Lonesome Homes In Middle Of Fields
Recall Community's Pioneer Road Of Yore

bers the exact date. Old-time resi-
dents of the district recall the road
only through stories passed down to
them.
Incidentally, taking additional land
from Riley township, Putnam county,
in the 1848 relocation marked the
second time that Allen county bord~
ers moved westward and northward
into Putnam.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18

In the original 1920 plat, Putnam
county's border in this section was
along the route now followed by the
Lincoln highway; and the original
settlers in the Button vicinity lived
in Putnam county.
Old-timers also recall that the long
abandoned road also ran east of
Button along the Riley, passing by
Fox Hill on its way.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18
School Legislation
Discussed.At MEETING

School legislation which will be in
troduced at the next session of the
Ohio General Assembly vas the sub
ject of a meeting of the Allen Coun-
ty School committee Tuesday in the
office of the Lima city school super
intendent.
Members of the committee which
includes representatives of city, coun-
ty, exempted village schools and
presidents of the teacher associations,
discussed the school problems with
Floyd Griffin, Allen county represen-
tative to the Assembly. Bluffton
schools were represented by Superin-
tendent A. B. Murray.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18
U-Day S3ooI Recess ,
.lgins NembA &

.NsfNff0day Vacatf&p this year during
the Christmas recess, it was an
nounced by Superintendent of Schools
A. B. Murray.
Glasses will be dismissed at 2:30
p. m. the day before Christmas, and
will resume at 8:45 a. m. Monday,
January 5.
The high school office will be open
during the vacation period for reg
ular hour on December 20, 80 and
81.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18

held recently in Newton, KANSAS,
and the year before the group as
sembled in Winnipeg, Canada. This
will be the first time that the meet
ing has been held in Bluffton.
The college and various local Men
MONTE churches will be hosts to the
visitors, a number of whom will be
here for the best part of a week.
They will arrive from all parts of
the United States.
Principal boards which meet for
the annual session are the Board of
Missions, the Board of Education
and Publications, Board of Christian
Service, and the Board of Trustees
and Finance.
A number of Button residents are
presently serving on the various
church boards, and several weeks
ago attended the Newton, Kansas,
meeting where it was decided to hold
the 1868 meeting in Bluffton. Bluff
tonites serving on the boards are
Prof. Robert S.. Kreider, Board of
Christian Service; DR.. l.. L. Ram
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18
Lions VieW Railroad
History On Film

The history of U. S. railroads was
reviewed on film by members of the
Bluffton Lions club at their regular
dinner meeting Tuesday evening.
The movies, furnished through the
courtesy of the Ohio Oil company,
were screened for the club by A. B.
Murray.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18
Real Estate Deals

Button transactions recorded: AL
bert and Sylvia p. Garmatter to
Clifford A. and Dorothy R. Houts,
lot 808-s09, Garmatter's addition, tax
So cents.
In Richland township: Will d. and
Ruby C. Amburgey to Albert and
Lucy Shimic, 0.959 acres, section 81
tax $z.e5.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18
Garbage Collection
CHANGED To Dec. rs

Because the regular day for the
weekly garbage collection falls this
year on Christmas, the collection will
be postponed until Friday, December
%, Lee Coon, street commissioner
announced Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18
College Gospel
Tea,as-Plan Tours
During Holidays
Women's Group To Visit
Seven Canadian Towns;
Men Touring Midwest

Christmas holiday recess vacation
tours have been planned by Button
colleges two Gospel Teams, with the
women's group travelling through the
province of Ontario in Canada and the
mems team touring five mid-western
states to present programs in church
es.
Each travelling team will consist of
a quartet and a speaker, accompanied
by its faculty sponsor. Mrs. Lloyd l..
Ramseyer is the faculty advisor for
the women's group, and DR.. Paul r.
Shelly is advisor for the men.
In its tour through Ontario, the
women's team will be made up of
M'Della Williams, West Middletown,
O.; Jean Boshart, Gosl H. Ind; Mar
got Pulss, Berlin, Germl and Fyrne
Miller, Walnut Creek, OAAhe quartet;
and Alice Sawmiller, HRAa, o., the
speaker.
Programs will be press ted dpring
the sEanadian tour in eniHeton,
Port Rowan, ssKitchensG WatsAhm6
ToraatM yissiaad, Niagara n-The-
Lake deG CathsaaEe.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18
Library Holiday
Schedule Is Set

From Dee. rs until Jan. 3, the
Button public library will oper-
ate on a curtailed schedule, it was
announced this week by Miss Ocie
Anderson, librarian.
During the holiday period, the
library will be open on Dec. 20,
80 and 81 arlz Jan. 2 and 8 from
IL noon until p. M, the lijSfariaM
pointed out. Irregular Wurs wilt
ed. Is
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18

liC AOAS 1ok AN0
this group are the homes on the farm
Harry Bogart recently purchased, and
on the Roy Bucher and Watson Stein
er farms.
The road continued on past the
house on the Amstutz sisters farm
and to the west, following the route
of the stream.
Long Lanes Were Answer
When the road originally was
abandoned, away back in the nine
teenth century, many of the houses
it served were left stranded "high and
dry" out in the middle of fields. The
only answer to the problem was the
long lanes which now connect those
houses to existing roads, and which
today lead passing motorists to wond-
err why early farmers built their resi-
dences so far off the road.
The road disappeared in the back
wash of relocation of Allen county's
road system, which followed the
county reorganization of 1848.
At that time, the section through
which the old road passed was taken
away from Riley township, Putnam
county, and added to Allen county. In
the resultant relocation of roads, to
square up" sections, the old road
was abandoned, and new n lei were
built.
No One Recalls Date OF Change
County histories make reference to
the fact that "the establishment and
alteration of roads may be said to
have occupied the sole attention of
the board of commissioners during
the year 1853-54."
Some time following this period of
relocation planning the old road
finally disappeared, but no one remem-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18
Tickets On Sale
For Halliday Tourney

TickeNbr the Holiday High School
Basksk6al Tourney sponsored by the
HfEfton Iky-Cees went on sale this
wee at He local high school office
.anaSfhe FTall Nug store.
ION Dec pbaA B!s<ssds Pirates
and Pandy Eas eilbos viii sqthre off
against eabther and Cor kRawson
and Columbus Grove are aired for
the second game.
The following night winners
will play winners for he tourney
championship and losers will play
losers in a preliminary anne.
A trophy awaits the Winning team,
and a basketball will go to the run-
ners-up.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18
59-Passenger School Bus
Delivered Ahead OF Schedule

Blufton school children received a nice Christmas gift" last
friday when a handsome new 59-passenger school bus ordered
recently by the board of education for January delivery arrived
ahead of schedule.
Inc new bus, which will relieve congestion on the present
tour vehicles now in service, will not be put into use until after
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18

During its holiday tour, the mems
team will travel through South Dako-
ia, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois and
Indiana.
In the mems quartet will be David
Bixel, Button; Lamar Reichert, Nap
panee, Ind; John Basinger, Mountain
Lake, Mimi; and Charles Springer,
Belgian Congo, Africa. Robert Byler,
West Liberty, o., is the piano ac-
companist. The speaker will be Rom
aid Krehbiel, Berne, Ind.
First tour programs will be present
ed by the two groups on Dec. 81. Both
teams will return to Bluffton when
classes are resumed on Jan. 6.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18
Indianapolis Truck
Driver Stricken:
Taken To Hospital

William Hampton, indianapolis,
Ind, driver for the Finchum Truck
ing Co. of that city, became an emer-
gency patient at Bluffton Community
hospital Wednesday morning when he
became too i'll to continue on his
route and was taken to the hospital in
the Paul Diller ambulance. 80
AHampton stoppsdsbis truckHioa d
Nth hogs at syoadsiM park 20 mi
eakt of BeavsSdam on Mute SO Nora
WI he BECAME i'll. Eelldw tru
drf1ers wiz had also eltM at II
pafA sumpSoned the ami Plfhce.
Al Community hospita fsts wer
beina taksn at press time determina
whether THE truckers condition was
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18
MASONS MEET MONDAY

Work in the E. A. and M. M. de-
grees will be conferred at a regular
meeting of Bluffton Lodge No. 432
F. and A. M. next Monday night.
Charles Steiner, w. M.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18
Council OF Mennonite Church Boards
To Hold 1853 Meeting In Bluffton

Button has been selected for the
1853 meeting of the boards and COM
mittees of the General ConfeI knce of
the Mennonite church, it Us an
napnced this week by DR.. -. L.
F nseyer, president of Bluff col
nown as the Council of church
Bd Fds, the group includes an kroxi-
ma lily 1s6 peraps who SitH the
foN prRcPal 4rectiysfb0krd of
tb( Suh SgssReA~vfth We eAecu-
Fe 0Sers. The 1852 meeting tVas
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18

seyer and DR.. Paul r. Shelly, Board
of Education and Publications; Carl
Lehman, Board of Trustees and
Finance; and DR.. J. S. Schultz, bust
ness coIpEfitfes
The Heeting has been set for next
year Turing the week fol wing
THANH giving.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-12-18

A long-forgotten road which once
followed the course of the Big Riley
from the Allen-H Hancock county line
to a point about four miles west of
Button is the reason why the house
on the College Farm sets more than
half a mile off the Elm street road
and a be reached only by the long
est lane in these parts.
Likewise, it was this same road
which can be blamed for the fact that
Henry Huber's homestead presents
just the reverse of the usual farm
picture, for with his barn setting out
on the Freyman road his house is at
the rear in the location where the
barn generally is found.
Sit In Middle OF Fields
Both these houses, together with
others to the west which today set
out in the middle of fields for no ap-
parent reason, at n time we're
located sensibly and in the usual farm
manner on the road which officials
took away when they Squared up"
the county back in the 1905 or 70's.
BefoN it was abandoned, the
Ripneef Rad ran right past Huber's
ront hoory pnd continuing in its west
eky yirectf3p passsf in ~frqfeAof the
hdsa on the Colle8 tkrm1
Anko the vAest a ~lc%ns6n of farm
hofAel, which Apw arAScated far back
off Nrrent-daA roads, also were on
the Bng-forgotAp road. Included in
, 1952-06-25
CARIBBEAN

Bermuda, the Air Force
guards the Atlantic and East
|ern Caribbean. The Navy, for
the most part, operates from
the United States mainland, 3
covers the Western Caribbean
and Gulf Of Mexico. Both ser
vices operate INK N staging
bases in the Caribbean when
necessary to scout a particular
storm.
"a new code-RECCO-Will
be used this season in trans
hitting observations. It sup
plants the CAW-C code.
During the season, informa-
ton concerning these flights,
with special references to
areas Of suspected hurricane
developments, is disseminated
through the us. Weather Blu
Ireau Office IN San Juan,
Puerto Rico.
, 1952-06-25
VOTERS
TELL THE WORLD.

$500 EME&H
Mi. Fritz W. Morris, Estate
Grove Place, native Of Saint
Croix--born on Estate River iii
the year 1878, November 9Th.
Says:
If health permit, he will
offer himself as q candidate
for the November election,
with no ak to grind. His only
interest will be for the Virgin
Stands and their people, more
later.
, 1952-06-25
Shipping News

The SIS aALCOA PURI-
TAM is scheduled to sail from
New Orleans July 3rd, Mobile
July 9Th, and is due at Fred
eriksted, via Kingston and
Port-au-Prince, July 18th, ac-
cepting freight for Barbados,
Venezuela and Paramaribo.
ALCOA co. INC
Rcb,t Z. Merwin 8 Co. inc.
Agents
, 1952-06-25
D MOORE GIVES -.

quilted on the ground Of
self-defense. The prosecuting
Attorney argued that Henry
should have called a police
man instead Of knocking down
the complainant.
Attorney Almeric Christian
in a brilliant defense Of Henry
pointed out that the complain
ing witness was trying to
gang up on him with the help
of others and that she persist
led in annoying him.
Witnesses were: Doris Lay
cock, Helena Hodge, Braulia
Navarro, Antonio Porfil, Pa
trolman Johnson and pr.
Melvin Evans.
, 1952-06-25
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

operating losses if incurred during initial operations, IL
amounts not to exceed 8Oa Of the audited loss. provided that
no more. than $lO0OO.0O year, for the first three years shall
be 50 appropriated.
SECTION is. All laws or ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
PROPOSED BY
Henry E. Rohlsen
Member-at-Large
Evening star., 1952-03-16
Diplomatic Corps News

Catalano and their children are
back in Washington for several
weeks and are at Hotel 2400.
They had passage for italy 10
days ago but owing to the pre-
vailing flu. were delayed. They
got as far as New York prepara-
tory to sailing when their young
son developed measles. They
came back to Washington to be
among old friends and the Am
bassador welcomed Signor Cat
alamo back to his duties at the
Embassy.
Miss Jenny Lynn franklin,
daughter Of former United
States Consul General in Cura-
Gao, Netherlands West Indies,
and Mrs. Lynn w. Franklin, has
invited a small number of guests
to view an exhibit Of her pic
lures this afternoon. The pic.
lures will be on view at the Gar
den Gate on Wisconsin avenue
between p and @ streets and
she will receive this afternoon
from to 6 o'clock.
Evening star., 1952-03-16
Capabilities Purty Hosts

Senator and Mrs. Everett M.
Dirksen gave q reception last
evening In the Chinese room of
the Mayflower Hotel for their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Howard H. Baker, jr.,
who recently returned from an
extensive wedding trip in the
West Indies. Mrs. Baker is the
former Miss JOY Dirksen and
her marriage to Mr.. Baker, son
Of Representative and Mrs.
Baker Of Huntsville. Tenn, took
place shortly before Christmas in
Pekin. ILL.,. home Of Senator and
Mrs. Dirksen.
The guests last evening num-
bered between 400 and 500 and
were invited from 6 to 8 o'clock.
The company included members
OF the delegations in Congress
from Illinois and from Tennes-
see as well as many others in
Congress. There also were a
large number Of young people,
friends Of the bride before her
marriage.
Mrs. Robert Low Bacon has
invitations out for q buffet sup
Evening star., 1952-03-16

Exclusively ours
Jim syn1ington ldokes Night Club Debut;
Doellers to Be Hosts Before God Cup
Nv Betty BeoIe

The Stuart Syinetons Jim made his singing
and thus history repeating itself IN the sociate Wadswoth
years ago Ess synston s made nsr proissona
debut the Pigale III Manhattan and was such hit
.s there 81 ] 3 s
through the family Eves brother Jerry Wadsworth Civil
Tense Official the best calypso singer you hear at wash
ington party.
Young Jim has g gnsus, yossl like A,R,n.
He also accompanies himself the guitar and to top all he
handsome He making two appearances nightly for two
hotelman exraordnaie Prince Serge oboensky took
s M tn 81 Rf snS Ssnt y put + y nss @ No. No.
debut but his parents who in Jamaica. little
During the day the 24year-old singer is student at
Columbia University Law School Before that he Marine
Yale and Within Pool Last winter he had
ful run on the radio
possible that Virginia Gold Cup parties are
William Doelers have issued invitations big gay
country luncheon at their Warrenon place. Prospect HILL
April sustenance to be followed by the Gold Cup
The Gold Cup used 70 be warm May occasion but
schedules something have turned into precariovs
(weatherWise) April excursion s@A
@ S s New YORK
cess People cant stop talking about it. The great wagne
wen the opera stage her current series Of
four performances at the Met she will again sing
public she has Florence going up for Of the
Up to New York on Friday went Lucia Valentine the Eey
Alan Valentine west Coast to join them and the
Valentines daughter Eaue new all the way
Valentines son. Garrison Norton Valentine u A. Margo
Weeks daughter of Mrs Margaret Shoemaker Weeks
Cane Weeks reception followed al the River Club
Husteds and Alan Valentines friendship dates days
when they both students at Oxford.
The Bill Fosters have bought the side the Mrs
Evelyn Walsh McLeans Friendship The main section the
house facing street divided into three smaller
the Fosters have acquired the to
street. Former owner Jim Reid.
The Deputy Secretary Of Defense and his wife will
the Georgetown house they rent from the David
when the latter are due here Since that house furnished
completely and the Is in It's pristine
iusfvv
furnishings in scarsdae will best At into the abode
not kidding about the camping OUT "We cots
lots of trunks and couple of tables bought last
spring. and one Of them has been left out In the rain"
Smaller than the Bruces house-"more BID penthouse
apartment Mrs the they can't wait get
Is its beautiful garden and view from the deck
view Of the river.
Evening star., 1952-03-16

per Tuesday evening in honor Of
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ormandy
and Mr.. Nathan MilStein. The
party will Immediately follow
the concert of the Philadelphia
Orchestra which Mr.. Ormandy
viii conduct in Constitution
Hall, and Mr.. Milstein will be
the soloist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Tuck
erman will be hosts at dinner
Thursday evening for their SON.
in-law, Comdr. Draper L. Kauf-
man. He will come down from
his post at Newport to give
a talk for the Naval Histor-
ical Foundation that evening.
Comdr. Kaufman will speak on
German Naval Strategy in
World War II in the auditorium
Of the Interior Department.
Vice Admiral and Mrs. James
L. Kaufman, parents of Comdr.
Kaufman, will come from their
Philadelphia home for the talk
and will be among the guests at
the dinner which Mr.. and Mrs.
Tuckerman will give ut Tuxeden.
their home in Edgemoor.
Evening star., 1952-03-16

The Iran Ambassador. Mr..
Nasrollah Entezarn, will cele-l
brate March 21--the first day Of
spring which was the Persian
new year by the old calendar
and before inodernizing Of the
Persian government. country
and people. The festivity at the
Embassy will be traditional in
all Of its arrangements and, will
be limited to Iran residents in
Washington and its vicinity.
The Greek Ambassador, Mr..
Athanase Politis. will be host
March IS to celebrate the Greek
independence day and his party
also will be limited to his coun-
trymen and women in Wash
ington and its environs.
The Belgian Ambassador.
Baron Silvercruys. another Of
the unmarried diplomats at this
Capital. will be host at dinner
st. Patrick's Day ''in the eve
ming"
The First Secretary Of the
Italian Embassy and Signora
Evening star., 1952-03-16

the DAY after his arrival. Secre-
tary Of State Frank B. Kellogg
was chairman Of the Board and
presided at the luncheon to
which the other board members,
representing the 90 Latin
American republics. were asked.
Coolidge Gives Dinner
That evening President Cali
vim Coolidge was host to the
visiting Chief Executive, enter
tanning in the temporary White
House then at Is Dupont Circle.
The house was the home Of Mrs.
Eleanor Patterson and recently
was purchased by the Washing
ton Club.
Mrs. Coolidge gave her per-
Sonal attention to the arrange
ments for the dinner and only q
small group Of guests were in
vited. In the company were
Senator William E. Borah,
chairman of the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee. and Senator
Claude A. Swanson, minority
member of that committee,
whose widows still live in
Washington !; Representative
Stephen G. Porter, chair
man Of the Foreign Affairs
Committee, and the minority
member, Representative j .Chas.
LinthicuIn. It was the fourth
meeting of the two Presidents in
two days and each time they
carried on their conversations
through an interpreter.
The Belgian Ambassador,
Baron de Cartier de Marchienne,
who was dean Of the diplomatic
corps, and Baroness de Car
tier gave q luncheon for the
visiting president. Sunday. April
"a. The visit Of the Cuban Of
ficia1 was timed after Easter
so that entertaining would not
fall during the Christian pene-
tential season. Twenty five
years ago the six weeks absti-
nence from worldly pleasures
was strictly observed by Chris
tians, and others followed so as
not to offend.
Ambassador de Cartier also
was Belgian Minister to Cuba
and had met President Machado
when he presented his creden-
tials. Guests at the luncheon in
cluded the Cuban Ambassador
and Sonora de Ferrera, the
British Ambassador and Lady
Isabella Howard. Brazilian AM
bassador S. Gurgel do Amarel,
the Hugarian Minister and
Countess Szechenyi-the latter
still maintaining her winter
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