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The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-12-24
A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS By Major E. v. Hammer
 The Salvation Army

The Dayspring from on high hath visited Us, to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death =. St. Luke l.: .7S, 79
 And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us .' St. John 1:14
 At the time Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea the world had undergone of the darkest periods of her history, so far as Gods deal ings with man was concerned For something like four hundred years neither prophet nor priest had re- ceived a direct revelation from God although before this time Israel and Judah had a rich history of divine revelation both in Word an in Power.
 The people had settled down to an irksome routine of legalistic ritual imposed upon them. not a. lona by the law of Moses but also by the Talmud which the Scribes and Pharisees and the Priesthood vigorously enforced Notwithstand- ing the highly self-righteous atti- tude of the Pharisees and their genuine keeping of the Law. for the most part, it was true that the Saducees had come to power in the Priesthood and many corrupt prae- tices had risen among them.
 It was into such a world as this that the Angelic message came, first to ZacheI'ias. righteous Priest to inform him his son would be the fore-runner of the Christ, and then to Mary and Joseph with the glorious message that Jesus Himself would be born. and last of all. the sweet song of the Angels of peace and good will toward all men, because the promised Re- deemer. the long looked-for Mes siah. had really and truly been born. The great new day had dawned in history that would mark the beginning of the end for all need of animal sacrifices.
 Christ's being born into the world is the greatest possible eX- pression of the love of God the Father. Gods dealing with the Hebrews expressed much of His hatred for sin and His wrath was expressed over and over again in Judgment. But Christ's coming re Yealed a new and loving nature in God that the world had never be- fore seen. The message of the Angels to the shepherds, bringing tidings of great joy and peace and good will, was a kind of prophecy of the glorious teachings that would later come through this Christ-child that would revolutions ize much of the thinking of the world. Best of all, it was a pro- phecy that true peace and joy could be had for every individual who would, in due time. accept Him as personal Savior.
 Yes, God revealed Himself in Jesus, and truly in the Son of God, "the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us" and He gave light to them who sit in darkness"
 Thank God, that light has never gone out!
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-12-24

by having a faith and instilling a faith by example and precept in our families for Him?
 Therefore. in as much as we are made members of the Heavenly Family by the family incident of two thousand years ago, let us look to our families and see if we are fashioning our lives along the Hines of this Royal Family" If not, We are missing a portion of the Christmas Message and we ought to make tt he necessary changes. For Christmas is best un- derstood and experienced within the family circle. When this is so, then we can be
 "A Merry Christmas to you!
 Merry with holy mirth;
 As Happy a Christmas to you
 As can be on this earth;
 A consecrated Christmas,
 A Christmas full of rest;
 God give you for your Christmas
 What e'er His love deems best"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-12-24

DOOR ON LOVE. He trampled on the claims of motherhood. the holi- est way by which love comes to earth. And that is what was shut out of the inn. The finer instincts of the human heart are often smothered by a thing called self ishness. And it is something of this selfishness and lack of the finer feelings of sympathy that were ex- hibited by this innkeeper when he closed the door against Mary and her expected Child.
 The innkeeper was not an al- together bad man, neither was he an altogether good man. He had love, but his love was not in the more aesthetic things. His love was imbedded in the amount of money he could make when he had a chance. But he still could have let the greatest love enter his house and heart, if he would have given Mary his bed for her night of tra- vail. Then he would have been preached about as the LOVING inn keeper and not the UNLOVING innkeeper He failed to gain love, by inviting love into his house. We lose love too, by not inviting the Christ of Love into our homes and hearts.
 BUT THE GREATEST OF ALL HE SHUT OUT GOD. For this Is what he did, even though he didn't know it at the time. In that stable was born the Savior of the world. Just think of what would have happened if the Christ were born in the inn. I'm sure we would have renewing of the heart and mind of the innkeeper. But instead, he shut God out.
 l sometimes wonder what would be the thoughts and feelings of that Bethlehem innkeeper if he lived long enough to know the full story of the life, death and resur- rection of Christ. This same one on whom he closed the door on the eve of His birth. That is what he did shut out Christ. Instead of giving Him the best room in the inn, he relegated Him to the low est place, even the stable.
 What about us? Do We relegata l.;r to lives? Isn't it true, that when everything else is accomplished, ] then we find time for the Christ? We are found giving Him the worst place instead of the best. We are found giving Him last place in our lives rather than the first. We are, in short, shutting out the the Christ, aren't we?
 Toy say, You're not fair!" Why am I not fair? Is Christ getting the best room? Is Christ getting your I'room or your stable? Of first im- portance, is Christ getting the best room in your life and mine.
 Then what about the church? Is Christ having the bestSToom in the  Chuiach? Is it not true that even there He is relegated quite often to an inferior place and position? There are churches where pride comes before Christ, where individ- ual behavior comes before Christ ian behavior. Is that true in Wran- gell?
 Finally. Is Christ to have the best room in human society? If He Is, it is your duty to introduce Him to society, because human society will never seek Him either in the cradle or on the cross. What I am concerned about and what you ought to be concerned a. bout is this E. 'Is there room of Christ in your heart; not an in ferior place, ' but prime place? What kind of an innkeeper are you1 Is ahere room for Chriaf o,.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-12-24
CHRISTMAS MASS
at 3 M

Mass on Christmas day at the st. Roses Catholic Church will be at 9 a. m.. according to the Rev. Fr. Hoch pastor.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-06-10
Judges And Clerks
For Election Named

Two judges land two clerks of
opposite political parties will be on
duty at each lof the four precinct
polling places lin Bluffton's special
election TuesdAy the board of cleo
tions has announced Unlike the
regular elections, there will be no
additional officials to help count
ballots after the polls close at 6:30
p. m. Voters will be able to cast
their ballots as early as 6:3O a. m.
Personnel appointed for manning
the voting places next Tuesday are
as follows: Precinct A elementary
School) Lucille tHabbegger and Betty
Reichenbach, Democrats; Edith Mann
and Monnette Burkhardt, Republi-
cans. Precinct B High School Reba
Fisher and Susan Galloway, Demo
Gratis; Mary Holtkamp and Della
Clark, Republicans.
Precinct C (Bixel Motors) Edith
Powell and Lena Soash, Democrats;
Irwin Rodabaugh and Blanche Trip
lett, Republicans Precinct D (Town
Hal) Della G. Murray and Rose M.
Herman, Democrats, and Harriet
Stonehill and Geneva Rammel, Re
publicans.
Voters must be residents of the
village for at least one year in order
E
to be eligible to vote.
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and Carol Basinger and Elaine Bak-
er, secretaries.
Busy Bees of thu fourth grade with
70 members viii md Aet June "a, July s
and p and August ! and 10. Officers
are Sandra Edie, president; Donna
Jean klingler, vice president; and
Karen Gilbert and Eugene Mathew
son, secretaries.
Fifth grade jolly Rodgers Reading
Club will be composed df 26 members
and will meet June 25, July Q and 23
and August and 2OI Officers are
Jana Steiner, presideht; Charles Jor-
dan, vice presidentd and Rudolph
Steiner and Kathlejn In Traucht, sec
retaries.
June 26, July 10 and "a and Aug
ust I and Il are the dates for meet
ings of the sixth Trade Bookworns.
Ohlcers are Micha4 Diller, president;
Donald Zimmerman, vice president;
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Brighter Nights
For Main Street

A sample of brighter nights which
seem to lie ahead for Bluffton's
future was seen Wednesday evening
when a new 10000 lumen street
lighting fixture at the corner of
Cherry and Main streets was turned
on. installation fof the sample"
light was completed by Forrest
Mumma's crew Wednesday.
This is the type Of light which
would be installed in the business
section when the street lighting
system is modsrnized. Because of
the added effectiveness, Mumma said
that only half Jas many new lights
would be necessary as the present
boulevard standards.
CuIling one unproftable cow from
a dairy herd pays the cost of produc-
ton testing for one year.
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1, Is and 90 and August IL. Officers
are Ruth Ann Henry president; Don
Patterson, vice presj jhent; and Rhoda
Short and Janette Benroth, secretar-
les.
Better Readersf fBook Club of the
second grade viii have 80 members
and will meet Juhe IS, July 2, 16, and
30 and August lB. Officers are Ellen
Jean johnson, PRESIDENT; Jane Herr,
vice president dnd Jean Oberly and
Douglas Hahn, secretaries.
The 47-member\Shining Star Book
Club of the third srade will have 26
members. They win meet June "a,
July s and - and August 5 and 19.
Officers are Tomhy Criblez, presi-
dent; Phil Basin ger, vice president;
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-06-10
Tripletts Slate Two
SOftball Games

Two games have been scheduled
for the Triplett softball team during
the coming week. Monday night the
locals will meet. Findlay Country.
Market at Harmon Field at Sis and
Thursday night they travel to Find
lay to meet the Stahl Texacos at
8:15 at the Find!ay Park diamond.
Stahl Texaco won the district soft
ball championship last year while
playing under the banner of Cooper
Tires.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-06-10
Schedule Announced For Reading Club
Meetings At BlufftOn Public library

Summer Reading ClubA designed
to keep children in gfades one
through six interested in Reeping up
their reading progress, il scheduled
to start in the Bluffton IRublic libra
ry, Thursday, June II, for the first
graders, it has been al hnounced by
Miss Ocie Anderson, hb1 1hrian, who is
in charge of the club.
Main purpose of the clubs is to re-
fresh the children's memory and to
reacquaint them with words which
they might otherwise forget over
the long summer vacation period.
The first grade class Ito be known
as the Happy Reading Club will be
made up of Sc members. Dates for
their meetings will be June IT, July
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-06-10
Local Groups Fail
In Bid Fer Lights

Loxal svbrts fans were disap-
pointed IT. week after an un-
sacexSsfal attempt on the part of
>g.vra2fto~n groups to purchase
Ehe t6shtlag system of the now
5egeaa Lima baseball Organiza-
tlaa phea its assets were sold
last Saturday at a bankruptcy
sale.
The local group bid to s2,S50
on the@ighting system and drop
ped out of the bidding when the
Allen County Agricultural SOcie-
~. operators of the county fair,
overbid this amount and appear
ed to be ready TO go much higher
TO acquire the lights. They sue
ceeded in acquiring the system
for $4,000.
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LdE1des-HOcHStettLer
Wedding Set June I9

Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hochstettlel
have announced the Forthcoming mar,
riage of their daughter, Wanda Mae,
to Howard James Landes, son of
the Rev. and Mrs. Howard T. Landes
of Bluffton. The wedding will be
an event of Saturday evening, June
10, at 1880 o'clock at the Ebenezer
Menn onite chufch where Rev. Mr..
Landes is pastor.
The bridegroom will graduate Fri
day from the Moody Bible Institute
in Chicago, from where the bride
elect was graduated last June.
The custom Of open church will
be observed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-06-10
Hatcheryman's Son
Wins Poultry Honor

Apparently following in his dads
footsteps, Paul Jorg, son of Earl
Jorg, Blufftoh hatcheryman, knows
his poultry. The youth won first
place in the Individual poultry and
egg judging contest last weekend at
the annual Ohio Future Farmers of
America convention in Columbus.
Jorg, a sophomore at the high
school this coming year, was one of
25 Bluffton chapter members who
competed in 10 contests at the
convention. Some 1900 boys in FLA
chapters throughout the state COM
peted for honors.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-06-10
BPA Publishes
16-Page Report

Bluffton residents received in the
mail Wednesday b 16-page printed
report of the villages board of pub
lie afafirs on the operation of the
light and water gplants during the
past year.
Introductory remarks prefacing the
booklet state that the publication
this year replaces the usual con-
densed tabular form of report pub-
lished in the newspaper.
Persons who might have been
missed in the mail, distribution may
have a copy of the report for the
asking, James Draper, light and
water plant superintendent, said this
week.
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Winners Named In
COLOrinQ Contest

Recent prize winne1b in the color
ing contest being SPONSORED again
this summer by B bnroth's Dari-
Delite were announces Tuesday. The
first weeks prize Iof a pair of
roller skates went Karen Basing
er, daughter of MrIand Mrs. Bryan
Basinger. Marcia Travis and Diane
Amstutz received honorable mention.
The second we kk's winner was
Diane Neeper, Daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Vyrl Neeperf Karyl Jean Sous
ley and Janick Hartman were
runners-up. Diahe's prize was a pen
and pencil set.
The award fof this weeks contest
will be a child'sI ISimplex typewriter.
and Jan Empnert and Gerald
Tschiegg, secretaries.
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w. 5. c. $.

The Women's iSociety of Christian
Service meets i'd the social room of
the Methodist church at 8 p. M, June
10. Mrs. Augusta Steiner is in charge
of devotions; Mildred Keel win pre-
sent the lesson "The Studnt in To-
days World" and Maxine Marshall
will discuss "My Child and the Com
ics". The meeting will be presided
over by the newly elected president,
Helen Foltz. Hostesses are Nora
Stuart, Mrs. Fred Hahn, Nora Wat
kins and Josephine Burkholder.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-06-10

Meeting was held June z at the
home of Sharon McYay. There was
a discussion on our float and fair
booth; also our canb. Our craft will
be a swimming session, June 81, at
the Riverside park in Findlay. There
will be a picnic supper after swim
ming. Mothers hre invited. Our
work meeting wab a talent meeting
by Betty Shumaker. Next meeting
will be the craft.
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Button Women's Garden Club

Meeting will be held June IT at
2:30 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Armin
Hauenstein, Mrs. Homer Gratz, as
sistant hostess. The program will be
given as follows: For Flowers in a
Hurry, try Peruvian Daffodils by
Mrs. ]. S. Schultz; More about Foliar
Feeding by Mrs. G. II. Buhler.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-06-10

The final meeting of the school
year for this troop was held at the
Buckeye. The girls enjoyed wiener
roast. Mrs. Dirmeyer made each
girl bandana nosebag to be used at
day camp.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-06-10
Order of the Eastern Star

o. E. s. Home Night will be OBJ
served at the regular meeting of
Bluffton Chapter on Tuesday evening
June Is, at SOP o'clock, in Masonic
Hall. Mr.. Elmer Miller, Worthy Pa
tron of Van Vert Chapter, will show
pictures of theI Eastern Star home.
1t will also be Martha Night with
the Rev. George w. Abernethy, Past
Grand PatronE of Saskatchewan, de-
livering lecture on Martha. A So
cial hour will conclude the meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-06-10

Share-A-Talent club will meet at
the home of Mrs. Kenneth Henry
Wednesday evening, June 16, at 7:30
o'clock.
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w. :. &. s

Wednesday, June 2, representatives
of the Women's Society of Christian
Service of the Methodist churches of
the Lima District attended an off
GERS training day at the St. Mary's
Methodist church. Those from the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-06-10
Altar and Rosary Society

The Altar and Rosary Society of
st. Mary's Catholic church will meet
Thursday at 8ep. m, at the home Of
Mrs. Dave Fisher. Assistant hostess
is Mrs. Leo Schmenk.
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Gold Star All Club

The Gold Star Al Club met Mon
day night, June 7, at the Orange
Township Commnpity House. The
meeting opened with group singing
led by Joyce Benroth. Denise Scoles
reported on All Cbunselors' Camp,
which she attended June 4-6 at Camp
Ohio. The members discussed the 4
H tour, and decided to have a bake
sale on July 8 in Bluffton.
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Society and Nubs

local church Attending were: Mrs. J,
Paul Clark Mrs. Ward Marshall
Mrs. FranB Todd, Mrs. Augusta Stel-
ner and Mrs. Garnette Foltz. Rege-
lar meeting of the w. S. C. S. will be
held at the church Thursday, June 10
at O'Clock, with the new president
Mrs. Gdrnette Foltz, presiding. This
is the fl rst meeting of the new Off
GERS and should be we'll attended,
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Christian Fellowship

Christian Fellowship of the Church
of Christ win meet at the home of
Mrs. Eli Depplsf Thursday evening,
June 10, at $500 o'clock. Mrs. Floyd
Basinger will have the program and
devotions. A silent auction viii be
held after the meeting.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-06-17

Christ Church Friday evenings,
from Z to IL pm. beginning Fri
day, June Is, and continuing to
August q. Young people Is to
% years of age are invited. Mr..
William Porter of the RMHS fac
ulty has accepted the post of Di-
rector of this venture which is
being backed by the Methodist,
Presbyterian, Christian, and Epis-
copal Churches of Rockville.
Among those receiving degrees
at the University of Maryland
graduation exercises recently
were: Jack Prettyman, Bill Head
ley, Bob Headley, Carol Taylor,
Ward Fetro and Harry Huffer,
all well-knoWn RockvilIians. To
you all, our congratulations!
Another young Rockvillian to
be congratulated is Richard Ray
mond who was among those who
recently graduated from the Uni
ted States Academy in Annapolis.
And speaking of celebrations,
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Rockville and Vicinity
Mrs. John Diamond, III Poplar 2-232

4. derful party and everyone thor
oughly enjoyed it. MIR and Mrs.
Austin Lamar, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mackey and Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Fisher were among those who
entertained before the Cotillion.
The Reverend Raymond p.
Black of Christ Church journeyed
to Bethlehem, Pa. on Friday for
the TWenty-Fifth Reunion of his
class at Lehigh University. He
returned to Rockville Saturday
evening.
Wendell Turner took off for
Rhode Island Friday for the re-
union of his class at Rhode Is
land State University. His moth
er, Mrs. Lena Turner of Provi-
dence returned with him and will
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Turner at their
home on Forest Avenue.
Some of Rockville'S official
family spent the weekend In
Ocean City, attending the meet
ing of the Maryland Municipal
League. Mr.. and Mrs. John Nc
Donald, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mark
land, Mrs. Sara Mortimer and
Mrs. Lucille Magrurer were
among those who journeyed to
the famed Maryland resort. The
men got in some really good deep
sea fishing and brought home
some beautiful specimens ito
prove it."
Just few miles away in Re-
hoboth, Del, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Mason could be seen having
fun in the sun. Faith and Billy
are spending three weeks at Re-
hoboth.
On Tuesday, Mrs. Crosby Nc
Cabe and her three daughters,
-Shelia, Judy and Sue, left for
New York. They sailed on We'd
nesday aboard the S. S. Britannia
for London where they have
taken a flat for the summer.
They expect to visit relatives in
England and tour the continent.
They will return September II on
the Media" While they are
away Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Pet
ersen will occupy their home on
South Van Buren, Street.
Just about the most excited
folks in town over the weekend
were Ralph Beall, Willard Beall
and Richard Raymond, for they
were members of Washington's
own Singing Capital Chorus
which walked off with first place
in the SPEBSQSA annual chorus
contest in Constitutional Hall.
The 75-man chorus was directed
by Lewis Sims and represents
the downtown Washington Chap
ter of the Barbershop Society.
On Friday, Mrs. Ralph Beall was
one of the hostesses at the Stat.
Ter Hotel, where many of the
choruses made their headquar-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-06-17

tiers. Twenty-three choruses COM
peted for honorS. The local group
demonstrated remarkable art in
barbershop quartet singing and
is certainly due for heartiest con-
CALCULATIONS.
Mrs. Fred Cunningham is back
in Rockville after being called
home to Ohio due to the untime-
ly death of her brother.
For the past few weeks the
wives of the Rockville Lions have
been organizing a Women's aux
lliary. Mrs. H. Don Pifer has been
elected president of the group
which to date has not chosen a
name. However, we know that
these "lionesses" no matter what
they choose to call themselves,
will follow in the footsteps of
their better-halves and be fine
organization.
If you are wondering why
Johnny Backus is wearing that
big wide grin these days, it's be-
cause he and Ann have a brand
new daughter. Wee Miss Sara
Ann was born June 9 at Subur-
ban Hospital and weighed seven
pounds and five ounces. She is
named for her maternal grand
mother, Mrs. Hemp Griffith, and
her mother. 1t goes without say
ing that her parents are indeed
proud and happy people.
DR.. j. Ward Wisner and his
daughter, Mrs. John S. Mills of
Cleveland, Ohio, have been re-
cent visitors in Rockville. They
have been guests of DR.. Wisner's
son and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Wisner at their home on
the Rockville Pike.
Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Win
field F. Hobbs arrived in Rock
vile for a visit with Mrs. Hobbs
mother, Mrs. Milton Clogg. Mrs.
Hobbs has been visiting her for
mer home in Oklahoma for the
past month and Mr.. Hobbs met
her in Cincinnati. They went on
to New York and had wonder
full time, seeing some of the
Broadway hits. On Thursday,
they will leave for their home in
Tampa, Fla. and Mrs. Clogg will
return with them for a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Fisher
entertained recently at dinner at
Normandy Farm, honoring Miss
Helen Collins and her mother,
Mrs. Collins of Jacksonville, Fla.
DR.. and Mrs. Stanley Newman
and DR.. and Mrs. Jacques Sher-
man Joined in a recent farewell
dinner party at Normandy Farm.
Both doctors now stationed at
Walter Reed Hospital are being
transferred to other veterans
hospitals.
The Twinbrook Bridge Club
met for a dinner party at Nor
mandy Farm recently. Those
members present included Mrs.
Harry Whitaker, Mrs. Douglas
SouthaH, Mrs. Thomas Fields,
Mrs. Cloyce Frome, Mrs. Wayne
Buchanan, Mrs. Wendell Nc.
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Miss Margaret Sherrer, chief as
sistant to Mr.. Clayton Watkins,
Clerk of the Court, had an espe-
cial one last week. All of Off
cial Rockville and many more
gathered at the Courthouse to
celebrate her Both anniversary as
a County employee. To Miss Sher-
rer we say, Congratulations on
such a splendid record of service,
may you have many more"