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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-29

GRANDMA USED 10 SAY, "You
never miss the wateF till the well
runs dry" Last Friday, it seems,
Blufftonites hadn't MISSED the well
till their city water Ftaps ran dry.
Marshall Lee Coon reports there was
a steady stream of citizens going to
and from the old ppmp alongside
the Town Hall after the auto acci
dent, which took off b fire hydrant
on South Main early In the morning
and put the municipal water system
out of commission until nearly II
a. m.
Bluffton's waterless Friday morn
ing sent men to WORK unwashed and
unshaved, and what il worst, without
their morning coffee. Fortunately
the towns restaurants had been mott
fed about $3.50 a. m. khat it would be
necessary to shut down the system,
and they had stored b sufficient sup
ply for the coffee dernand. But even
so, it was necessary for the res
tauranteurs to make several trips to
the water works to fiji in the supply.
Dish washing got to be the worst
problem.
What made the situation even
more annoying was the fact that
when one went to Ethe telephone
to attempt to find SOut how long
the inconvenience was likely to
last, Central was So busy answer
ing other calls thai there was a
long delay leading many to be-
lieve their phones Ewere also out
of order. What / mOrning-no
water, no phone, no coffee and
the bathroom out Df order.
To add a real fright to the situa-
ton, about 10:45 the fire whistle
sounded. What would they do with
out water? The TENSION eased when
it was learned that the alarm was
from out of town.
Our seven-year-ola had the best
solution to the drinking water prob
lem. Il know where we can get a
drink" he exploded.
"Where?" we asked.
"At Charlie Hanash's, of course!"
was the answer.
CLAIR FETT, sBluffton's long
range weather prophet, did it
again! Almost two months ago
Mr.. Fett looked into his crystal
ball, or as some would have you
believe, his almanac that comes
regularly from some Lima bank,
and came up with a favorable
prediction for the Trout Derby.
Early Sunday when the sky was
overcast and thefe was a feeling
of "velvet in the air." derby Of
ficials were worried, but by bomb
time the sky was clear and some
fishermen cameA away from the
Buckeye with al tinge of pink to
show for their spell of sittin' in
the sun.
This years derby seemed to bring
more of everything. A new record
of 81 boats on the lake was set this
time; there wele 43 fly-casting fisher
men at the east end of the lake, a
new record fog this specie; and the
biggest bull ffog (maybe the first)
ever to be caught on Derby Day was
weighed in at hn even pound by John
Kolter of near Beaverdam.
Keith and Jimmy Bixel, sons of Mr..
and MIS-. RICHARD Bixel of Findlay
and nephews of Clayton Bixel had
been fishing for big Goldie" earlier
in the day but by p. m. they had
retired to the lower end of the lake
where at least they could see the
little ones and have the fun of rebait-
ing their hooks as tiny suckers nib
bled away at the worms.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-29
REAL ESTATE DEALS

The following real estate transas-
tions were recorded ast week by the
office of the Allen dbunty recorder:
Bluffton-Clair "a. and Evelyn
Michel to Melvin IIarquart, lot 505'
Kraft & Romey's addition, tax 55c.
Richland Town4lip-Omar L. ana
Marilyn NJ. Weltt to Raymond ana
Section II, tax $3.50.
Marcene NJ. spahgler, 7,28 aeres'
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-29

given the correct amount of toxins
before it will be admiNed to school
in the fall. A statemant from the
family doctor will be accepted.
A number of membersIand wives of
the Beaverdam Lions Cub expect to
attend the Lions Distrat meeting at
Defiance, Ohio, on Sunday afternoon,
May End.
William Ellenberger,I Isr., is eonfn-
ed to his bed with pneumonia.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-29
Beavqdam

Mrs. John Aua asburger had the
misfortune of qfling and fracturing
lower limb on ISunday evening. She
is a patient atlMemorial hospital in
Lima.
Miss Mary and Miss Julia Ash,
Ada, are spendine>seyeral days with
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Rupright.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. j. Amstutz spent
Sunday afternoon in the homes of
Mrs. Mary Leichty, Mt. Blanchard,
and Mrs. Frank Rudedge, Williams
town.
A birthday SURPRISE anniversary
party was held laae Monday evening
Tor Mrs. Veri Reifhenbach. Those in
attendance were: Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Behm, Mr.. AID Mrs. Chris Behm
and family, Mr. hnd Mrs. Virgil Lee
and family, WaT Takoneta, Roger Mil
Ter, Lima, Mrs. William Miehls and
son, Columbus Grove, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Verl Reichdbach and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Arnold, Mrs. Eva
Arnold, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Pugh,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gail tArnold. Tommy
and Janice were bSunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Ar
mold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Nelson attended
the Hollywood Ice Rsview at Fort
wayne over the weeE end
Quite a number members at
tended the quarterly conference at
the Rockport Metho9ist church on
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. De n Everett spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Bixel in Bluffthn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cha dAles KINNEY. Sr,.
Beaverdam, Mr.. md Mrs. Charles
KINNEY, Jr., Lima spent the week
end with relatives I'M yMishawaka, Ind.
The Beaverdam Pre-School Clinic
was held in the high school gym on
Wednesday, April 28th.I 1t started at
8 A. M. and continued till IL A. M,
The child had to be ACCOMPANIED bv
one of the parents. 1T is a require
ment that the child De examined and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-29

Bluffton high schools music stu n reEned again s last
Saturday from the final state mf audons at Sdpdi p
orchestra and chorus competitio hsoca school was the
only in the state in its ng more % sip 1aad abo HTG
superior ratings This is certaAy something 10 sing oou!
onors have come to Bufbn musicians far too often in
recent years for it to be me n Undoubtedly there are
several circumstances which contribute the of Earl
Iahman students of mdsc not the least of which is Mr..
Mr.. Lehman, himself. -
Keeping young pope interested in naslc to point WneFe
they win exce do the various Bfton groups requires
more than ordinary nterestfapd bity from teacher
Young people like Mr. Lehman abhe likes them Together
they make fine music 4
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-29

THE BLUFFToA COLLEGE UNI
CYCLE rider, Cay Springer and
the story of howshe made his own
one-wheel vehicle and then learned
to ride it, made Rn interesting yarn
several weeks ago in the Bluffton
News. And it Swas interesting to
learn recently hat the story was
named "best tdFy of the month" in
WIN radio Station broadcast.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-29
An Old Spis1 Custom,

clean cities and villages Perha is the influence OF our
early settlers from the Alps thkgives Clean-Up PainUp
FixUp and Plant-Up Week ex meaning in this community
stunt It is community taken seriously by all who
take pride in their homss and community.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-29

Intermittant Showers with a hot
sun and warm nights are causing
to pop up in abundance.
Francis Moser reports picking up $50
Sunday; Leonatd Augsburger, $50
on Monday; Gerald Crawfis, nice
mess on Sunday; hand Oliver Steiner
brought home half bushel early
Sunday. Others reporting heavy
finds of sponge fungi were Bill
Augsburger and Francis and Harley
Reichenbach. Monday Harley Reich
enbach, Ralph Augsburger and Don
Edie made some nj ice finds and Tues
day evening Gene Benroth stored
several bagsful irI his deepfreeze.
y
A NUBIANH DOE owned by
Mrs. Lee C. S9kidmore of South
Mound gave birth on Easter
morning to quhdruplet kids, two
bucks and twb does. Both the
doe and the Sre are registered
purebreds and both are only two
years old.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-29
Mainly Personal

MEL NUSBAUM and his wife
walked into a mushroom hunters
paradise Monday evening at the
edge of woods west of town.
There under a single tree (Mel
didn't remember what kind of
tree) they found "A nice size
orange sponge. type mushrooms.
Peculiar part Gf the find was that
there were three large twin
mushrooms and one clump of five
large ones growing together.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-04-16

DR.. Walter Clay Lowdermilk,
noted soil conservationist and agri-
cultural expert who was a visitor
to Phoenix a few years ago, has
been named as one of the winners
of the Stephen Wise Awards for
1853 by the American Jewish Con-
gress.
He received the award for his
pioneering and creative contribu-
tions to the development Of Israel.
Other winners of the $1,000 cash
prizes were US. Sen. Herbert Leh-
man of New York, Youth Aliyah,
worldwide youth rescue and reha-
bilitation movement supported by
Hadassah, and the Jewish Publica-
ton Society of America.
DR.. Lowdermilk was formerly
assistant chief of the Soil Conser-
walton Service of the US. Depart
ment of Agriculture. Both before
and after the establishment of Is
rael, he made many trips to the
Near East. His classic volume,
"Palestine-Land of Promise" set
ting forth his bold scheme for a
IVA on the Jordan, opened new
and exciting vistas for the physi-
cal development of the entire area
and the maximum utilization of its
natural resources.
On Institute Faculty
DR.. Lowdermilk has advised the
government of Israel on it's soil
conservation program. He spent
two and a half years in the country
after 1851 as a consultant of the
UN Food and Agricultural Organ
ization and supervised the gov
ernment's first comprehensive ag-
ricultural survey. Last year he
joined the faculty of the Israel In
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-04-16
By DIR. David and
lamar De Sola Pool
(Copyriaht. 1854.

Copyright, 1854,
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
Editors Note: DIR. David and
lamar de SOIa Pool are authors
of q book which will be published
by Columbia University Press in
connection with the 800 years of
Jewish settlement in this coun-
try.
In JEWISH HOMES this Pass
over the immemorial words of the
Haggadah will be repeated: HE
brought us forth from bondage to
freedom, from subsection to re-
demption, from sorrow to joy, from
darkness to great light"
This coming year will be one OF
added remembrance. Three hun
| dred years ago our fcrefathers
founded on this continent a com
munity destined to become within
three centuries the largest single
Jewish settlement in all the long
history of the Children of Israel.
Early in the year 1854, Jewish his
tory repeated itself. 1t happened
in Brazil. Jews from Spain and
Portugal had been among the first
explorers, colonizers and settlers
of that great country. The inordi-
nate distance that separated them
from the Iberian Peninsula gave
them a sense of security from the
dangers of the Inquisition. The
coming of Dutch rule added to
their sense of well-being and the
coming of Jews from Holland
brought to the Brazilian Jewish
community leadership, scholarship,
and vigor.
But the curtain fell upon this
happy interlude with the end of
Dutch dominion. Jews who could
returned to hospitable little Hol-
land.
OF THOSE WHO left Brazil, be-
tween January and April, 1854, one
storm-tossed group reached the
harbor of Nieuw Amsterdam, early
in September of that year. They
were the Founding Fathers of Con-
gregation Shearith Israel in the
City of New York, and of the
American Jewish community.
AS we gather on the Passover in
freedom and thanksgiving, it would
not be amiss to recall the momen-
tous journey of those Jewish pill
grims and pioneers. Three thou
sand years and 600 miles away
from the Red Sea, traversed "un-
der portents in heaven and on
earth, blood and fire and pillars
of SMOKE" another crossing took
place from a pursuer no less fear
some than Pharaoh with his chari-
OTIS. On Passover, 1854, we may
read from an oft-quoted Hebrew
chronicler, David Franco-Mendes,
how one of the ships that left
Brazil was captured by Spanish
pirates on the high-seaS.
"But God caused a savior to
arise unto them, the captain of a
French ship, arrayed for battle,
and he rescued them from the
hands of the outlaws who had done
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-04-16
Jews Of United States
Mark 30Ofh Passover

them violence and oppressed them,
and he conducted them until they
reached New Holland. And none
of them was missing, praised be
God"
THESE FOUNDERS of the Jew
ish community of North America
brought with them a deep faith.
The freedom we enjoy, they Sc
cured. They did not find freedom
when they came. They helped
forge with dignity and strength
the American heritage of liberty.
The story of that achievement
must fill us with gratitude for the
past and courage for the future. It
is a story that can be read unin-
terruptedly in the record of an in
dividual congregation, which after
300 years stands as a symbol of
faith and freedom in the United
States.
Twelve generations of American
Jews have followed the little hand
ful that came in 1854. Each has
brought devotion and strength to a
loved land. Each has served to
make America grow and to fulfill
the dreams of the past and the
hopes for the future. This Pass
over of 1854 should be deeply en-
riched by the union of our ancient
Biblical memories with the cele-
bration of our S00-year-old Ameri-
can past.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-04-16
Mrs. Mossman. Member
OF Beth Hebrew. Dead

Clara Mossman, 64, died or
March "a. Services were held al
Palms Chapel of Grimshaw Mortu-
ary and the body was sent to Ham.
ilton, Ontario, Canada, for burial
Mrs. Mossman Is survived by heI
husband, Louis, of 901 E. McKin-
ley; four sons, Charles Of Kenmore
NY; Sidney of Wilmington, Del.
Buster of Bradford, Pa; and John
of Buffalo, NY; and a daughter
Mrs. Jack Taylor, Of Hamilton
Ontario.
Mrs. MoSSman was a member OF
the Beth Hebrew Congregation.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-04-16
JNF Re-eIec+s Levine

NEW YORK, (JTA) = DR.. Har-
ris J. Levine, president of the Jew
ish National Fund of America, has
been elected to his fifth consecu-
tive term at the annual meeting
of the JNF.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-04-16

There are 20 city-wide Jewish or
ganizations affiliated with the Phil
adelphia Jewish Community Rela-
tionS Council.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-04-16
Lowdermi|k. Soil Expert.
Given Stephen Wise Prize

stitute of Technology In Haifa as
professor of agricultural engineer
ing. ~
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-04-16

by
OF cOmmunity's productions Of
the Siserhood historical
which Written, staged
and directed Maurice Chester production depicts the
contributions of American the growth the during
the past three centuries Pictured left to right Chester
Mrs Albert Cohen, Jack Silver Sigmund Sener Mrs
Marks, GOldstine A.
Ramenoky Poraying
is hareS Schreiber
, 1954-04-14

II it was Just an ordinary nag
it might not be so bad. But 9
thoroughbred race horsel Hold
onto your saddle. This Is a big
deal.
You win.
One day you're moving the
lawn, or planting a little lettuce
in the garden, and q big guy
comes down the side path and
asks you your name. You tell
him, he disappears, and shortly
he comes back leading q race
horse.
By this time the Heighbors are
falling out Of the windows star
ing at the sight Of you receiving
a horse right in your back yard.
And the horse has a blanket
and it reads: Compliments Of
Kentucky Club Derby Day"
Don't ask the delivery man
what to do about keeping the
animal for the chances are he
knows less about race horses
than you do. He drives a nice,
safe, 5-ton truck, and knows
little about horses. And wants
TO know less.
OF course, there is even a
worse likelihood the horse
may be won by a person living
Two flights up. Where to keep
the horse? The bathtub?
One good thing about this con-
test = Ted Atkinson is racing
consultant to the horse.
AS everyone knows, Atkinson
is the jockey famous for riding
EN- to win. Perhaps, even If the
horse doesn't pan out too well,
q tip from Atkinson on another
horse might even the score. He IS
said to have ridden horses which
have won $l2,000,O00 in purses.
If YOU want to enter the con-
test, send your entry to 2, o..
, 1954-04-14
Thoroughbred Race Horse for a Prize!

There's q contest going on it may be cheaper to lose than to win.
This is the Kentucky Club Derby Day Contest giving away q
race horse as first prize. ~
Mail Pouch Tobacco Company Of Wheeling, West Virginia, is
to make a present Of the Ally to anyone who can name the
horse. The animal is valuable and is the granddaughter of Equipoise.
But suppose you won q .yo-year-Old? Where would you keep
Even in the Blue Grass country, 9 stable. boy, 9 groom, an exer-
boy and a trainer can run into q pretty fancy figure.
, 1954-04-14

Box Ga, Grand Central Station,
New York, N. Y. An you have
to do to win is pick the correct
name for the Ally, This may
prove as hard to pick as a hat
for the good woman, but try.
You can't lose, or can you?
III addition. winner gets two
tickets to the, Derby this year,
hotel room for four days and
$500 I'M cash5tb shoot the works.
There are lots OF second prizes
too, including imported Swiss
watches. You can get the right
time Of day from the watch even
if you can't from the horse or
the u So
sss ~ -
GOT st 80 .Asss1
, 1954-04-14
CHARLES i. HILBoRN
IsLAND SPORT SHOP CLEARANCE

presses atslooo d $500 $4,000 were $l495 to $4,000
skirts S 500 1895 were 1928 to 1925
Blouses S 800 S 500 were $ 595 To 1495
stoles $500 were $3.50 and $3.50
Bathing Suits $5OOwere $795 to 1926 9sEs
Cotton Knit Blouses $1sOO were $425
8a Novelty Belts $500 were $50 to $4195 y y
Anklets $50 were $I0Os
ron MEN
Argyle Sacks $10o were $3.50
Sport Shirts $500 were 1896 to SOS 80
walking Shorts $500 were $395 to $685.
Leather and CanvasBelts $.5ORere $lS5
All Fish Hooks and Sinkers aoff 1n
Fire Extinguishers 500 were $295
-earasta FP4ayiag4Ga $50 Werez$l50
, 1954-04-14
FO r S a 3 IL
CHEVROLET SEDAN
See at:
Christiansted Utilities
Special NOTICE

All persons DESTROYS Of selling
on the Manning's Bay Race.
Track must contact Leroy
Higgins.
No one will otherwise be
permitted.
Kodiak mirror., 1954-12-04
West Coast Tied Up Ky
 Big Strike--Lucidor Sails

or because Seattle's Mayor 8 Maritime Advisory Committee had requested exemption TOT the Alaska ships.
 The ships are not peing picketed but are being held ID port by agreement of other Unions ships which will not be manned until the dispute IS settled.
 Some pickets were used at the beginning of the strike put they were withdrawn to per init the longshoremen to work where possible without being hampered by pickets. How, E, ever, the boats will not sail until the strike is settled. ! The sailing of the Lucldor. with it's many tons of Kodiak cargo. was a nece ;sity for Kodiak to have a holiday sea son. Much of the cargo bOunc Kodiak was holiday nnsreh- andise consigned to local rilef- chants.
 l The cargo also includes a
 carload of feed for 'Crookeo Islands herd of cows belong ing to Al Nixon. Nixon niade the statement when informed of the strike, If l don't get some feed for my hera Dy December 10, I will be forced l Continued on page 4
Kodiak mirror., 1954-12-04

San Francisco (R) Thecreep- ing paralysis of the WestCoast Radiomens strike is spreading through the Pacific Coast ports and delaying the sailing of several vessels and forcing changes in schedules for others. The number of vessels tied up in Portland, San Fran cisco and Seattle is likely to reach l6O before long, unless a settlement is reached be tween the Pacific Maritime Association and the CIO A merican Radio Association members. The strike started when ship owners notified the Union Wednesday, that the PIMA would not honor the con- tract signed with the Union last June..s
 @''No contractno work, 7 Un- ion leaders announced.
 Some ships have been re- leased by the Union, however including two Alaska Steam Company vessels, the Lucidor and the Cinema.
 They were scheduled to sail on December 3rd.
 It was not clear whether the two Alaska ships were releas ed by the Union because the Radiomen were already signed on before th> strike was called
Kodiak mirror., 1954-12-04

The King Crab Industry re- ceived q severe blow o',,.-r :. day of last week wE
 was received in a telegla..l. from the Washington Fish & Oyster Company of Seattle. This firm handles the crab pack from Kodiak through their Northwest brokers. The wire affecting Kodiak was as follows:
 We request you discontinue packing as soon as you can give proper notice to fisher men. Suggest finish not later than December 10th. With in- ventory on hand and further packing next ten days we will have sufficient stock to carry sales program next 5 or 6 months even with closed sea- son."
 Washington Fish & Oyster Company.
 The sudden drastic action which brought on the King Crab canning curtailm ent was the word received last week and carried in the MIRROR as an editorial, dealing with the lowering of the tariff on Jap anese canned goods because of ''the deplorable economic con. dition If the poor Japanese fishermen.
 @The reduction in tariff men toned above is in committed prior to it's presentation to Con gress. If passed this will cause the local packers to lose $4.00 a case on the pack which is already in Seattle ready tor marketing, at a value of $525, 000.00
 To show what the Kodiak
Kodiak mirror., 1954-12-04

There were 3,264, ,204 lbs. of live crab delivered to the three Kodiak canneries since Janu- ary l, 1854 for packing.
 Another compilation of fig ures of the 3 Kodiak canneries are:
 Cannery workers in Kodiak 89 1854 Kodiak payroll $l81. 58S Value of canneries $350, 900. Number of boats used 60 Value of boats $840, GOO Number of fisherman ITO Value of 1854 pack $975, 795. .00
 From the wording of the wire from the WashingtonFish and Oyster Company, the local canneries will be closed for the next 5 or 6 months. This caus- es idleness for 259 workers and 50 boats which would nor mally be in use either fishing the crab, or bringing them in- to the cannery for packing.
 The Kodiak Chamber of Com merce has already taken a stand on the issue and wired responsible people in Wash ington and the Northwest to forestall the passage of a Bill that would so nd the death knell to a Kodiak industry.
Kodiak mirror., 1954-12-04
Found Alive At Seattle
 Airport Nov 13 h

| IllSSlHS olIlN . ANONOAAAOSA ~ when he dropped out of sight, has been found.
 U. S. Marshal Clarence Dig ney, sent a wire to the U. 5 Immigration Department at Seattle and received the fol lowing reply:
 "One Julius Preston arrived Seattle, Tacoma Airport, No vember l3, 1854 via North west Airlines Flight 586 and was admitted as a U. 5. cltl' zen. No other information available. Same date on North west AirIines flight 582. one. Harry Preston admitted Sc attle-Tacoma Airport as U. 5. citizen. No other information available
 This telegram was received by Marshal Dizney from John P. Boyd, U. s. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Seattle, Washington, on De cember 1st.
 l Thus the case of John Pres ton, missing person has been closed by the Territorial De partment of Police.
 l In closing the case most ot lthe known facts have been | established. By a signed statement from a Ba e em- ployee, who wishes his name withheld, Preston is known tc Ihave boarded the afternoon [. PIMA flight for Anchorage or Friday. November 18th. This , Information came into the Marshal's office last Tuesday evening, prompting Marsha |Dizney to send a wire to the lImmigration Department III Seattle. It also was known Ithat a Harry Preston was aboard the same plane, but any connection between the two names could not be es- tablished. This signed state ment went on to describe the clothing that Preston was wearing and his description l allied perfectly with the clothes he is known to have been wearing when last seen.
 The only mysterious part o1 the case is how Preston eludeo the Marine sentry when he boarded the PIMA plane at the Kodiak Airport and what name Preston travelled under on his flight to Anchorage.
 Charges Preston faced here in Kodiak for not reporting an accident have been dropped by the Marshal's office and the case is considered closed.
 ..TAGURA ROAD FIRE
 The Kodiak Fire D epart- ment answered a call to one