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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-22
.NeUs Our
Fathers Read

Prom Issue Of Dec. 90, 1923-
Isaac Lugibihl has purchased the
Eph Amstutz 80 acres west of town
from the Commercial Bank and Saw
ings Company.
Marshall Grandstaff and Night Po-
lice Hermann nabbed transit mo-
torist enroute through town and
brought him into Mayor Spangler's
court for illegal possession Of liquor.
The town treasury was enriched by
500.
Bluffton's annual mid-winter fair is
in full progress. A big street parade
will be held Friday.
Mrs. Edith Swank was elected Or
acle of the Royal Neighbors.
Postmaster Locher has the post of
flee all geared up for the annual
Christmas rush. Carriers will make a
delivery Christmas morning.
Butchering is in full swing through
the country side. Sausage and buck
wheat cakes is the menu in many
homes.
Margaret Kohl did not know the
meaning of "Diet of Wurms" in Mr..
Steiner's history class. Margaret
thought the poor people were living
on worms.
Mr.. Biery showed Miss Milbourne's
Occupations class through the News
Office and explained the operation
of the different machines.
Miss Consuelo Wise, sophomore
at Ohio State, is home for the holi-
days.
Miss Madeline EULER, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mont EULER, has accept
ed a position as stenographer and
clerk in the office of Justice of the
Peace E. NJ. Botkin of Lima.
Elam Basinger and Tillman Geiger
are busy with custom butcherlng in
the settlement
The coming wedding of Waldo Hof-
stetter and Miss Esther Lugibill was
announced from the pulpit at the
Ebenezer Church. The wedding will
be solomnized next Sunday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-22
Food Handlers
Must Apply For
New Inspection

All Bluffton retail stores selling
meat or milk products must make
application for licenses, and are
Now subject to inspection by the of
ficials of the Lima-AlIen county
general health board, it was an
nounced this week by the board of
health.
The applications must be filed
with the health board office, located
122h w. North Street, Lima, by
December 81.
An inspection of the markets will
be made after application is filed
with the health office. The inspec-
tiOn will be concerned with labelling,
grading, cleanliness and adequacy
of facilities for handling and stor-
age, as well as, the source of all
meat and milk products.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-22
Business Humming On Main Street;
Stores To Remain Open Two More Nights

Bluffton's retail stores, many post
ing new sales records for the holiday
trade, will be open two more nights
for last minute shoppers. The stores
are open tonight, Thursday, and Fri
day night. They will close at $50 on
Christmas eve and will not reopen
until Tuesday morning since Monday
will be recognized as holiday.
Stores report that all lines are NOV
ing well this Christmas 5c15on. From
the very start of the holiday buying
period after Thanksgiving Day, it has
been an active time for most all stores
and merchandise has been moving on
a substantial basis.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-22
more Than A Ton Of Gifts Await Arrival
VI BtuftOn's First Born Baby Of NelU Year

approximately al Blaffton business
places are cooperating this year in
providing more than a ton of rifts
Tor the first 1856 baby born at the
community hospital, in New Years
Day Baby derby contest for the town
and surrounding area.
The 1856 Derby winner and its par
ents will receive the gifts through the
courtesy Of the participating mer-
c n ants sponsoring the project.
Awards in cash and merchandise are
offered.
That the prizes will weigh more
than ton became certainty this
week when the Farmers Grain Co. an
nounced that it's prize would be one
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-22

The number Of shoppers from sur
rounding areas has been greater this
year than before merchants have re-
ported. Removal of the heavy traffic
from Main street makes Bluffton's
Main street more easily accessible,
and the absence of parking meters
leaves extra nickles in the pockets of
shoppers for their gift needs.
The Main street decorations which
make the business street an avenue
Of Christmas trees continues to at
tract favorable comment as do the
Town Hall chimes which fill the air
with the old familiar carols.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-22

ton of coal delivered to the home of
the parents.
The first baby born in the Bluffton
hospital after the stroke of midnight
on New Years Day will be the King
or Queen of the Baby derby, if the
parents live within a 10-mile radius
of the town.
Last years baby Derby winner was
Ronald Ray Dukes who was born on
New Years Day at 2:59 p. m. just
eight minutes ahead of his twin
brother, Don. The twins, are sons of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl w. Dukes who
live on farm in Blanchard township
near Benton Ridge.
Most exciting Derby in the history
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-22

JAMES M. BENROTH, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Howard c. Benroth of Rt. 1,
Bluffton, Ohio, and husband of the
former Miss Imogene G. Lehman of
Ft. Wayne, Ind, has been appointed
athletic petty officer of his recruit
company at the Great Lakes Naval
Training Center.
AS recruit petty officer he will
wear a miniature rating insigne as a
badge of authority during the remain
der of his nine weeks of "Boot Camp"
He was chosen for the position in
recognition of leadership qualities dis
played while undergoing recruit train
ing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-22

mers are clarified under a series of
spot headings. -
The booklet also deals with such
subjects as farm inventories, depreci-
alton, capital gains and losses, casual
ty losses and thefts, trades, condem-
nations and diseased livestock, soil
and water conservation, and other
matters of farm interest.
Limited copies of the Guide are
available in Internal Revenue offices
at the following locations: Toledo,
Lima, Sidney, Defiance, Tiffin, San
dusky, and Findley. Requests for the
Guide will be filled as long as the sup
ply lasts.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-22
DeadLineS Advanced
For NeLUs, Ad Copy

Because of the celebration of
Christmas on Monday, all headlines
for both news and advertising will
be advanced for next weeks issue
of The BlufftOn News.
Display advertising cannot be
accepted after Saturday for next
weeks newspaper, and persons
sending in news copy are asked to
do so as far in advance of regular
headlines as possible.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-22

of the event was that of 1850 when
little girl born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell
Habagger was acclaimed the winner
after eight babyless days at the
hospital. The eight-day period be-
tween January / and was the long
est period in the hospitals history in
which there were no births.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-22

HELP SANTA by selling good used
toys with want ad. Just phone 1877
w. The Bluffton News.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-12-22

From Issue Of Dec. 90, 1893
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-15
Cancer Cure Seorchers
Retord Grass Growth

NEW YORK, April Is CNANAj .
BY products of research into
the mysteries of cancer are find-
ing practical application in wide
ly divergent fields not related to
the disease. according to the
American Cancer Society.
Some of the possibilities are
larger yields OF agriculture crops.
removing the drudgery from
moving the lawn and treatment
OF various diseases ranging from
allerg:es to typhoid fever.
DR.. Charles s. Cameron. medi-
cal and scientific director Of
the Cancer Society, which has
spent $35 million on reasearch
since 1945, says the wide variety
of by-products logically stems
from the nature Of cancer re-
search.
Cancer research is unique"
he explained. Because Of the
fundamental nature of the re-
search-which delves into the
mystery of life itself.--it covers
an extremely broad base. The
sweeping search for chinks in
the armor of cancer is necessarily
slow. But it pays as it goes"
Curbs Grass Growth
A group Of scientists engaged
in cancer research at Duke Uni
versity in North Carolina has
developed a substance called
maleic hydrazide. which makes
plants stop growing without in
Turing them. It has already as
sumed commercial value in pre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-15
Greenspun
Trial Opens

LAS VEGAS. New. April Is
F.-The Government today pre-
sents its case against newspaper
publisher Hank Greenspun,
charged with mailing violence
provoking matter regarding Sen.
ator Mccarthy, Republican, Of
Wisconsin.
United States District Attor-
ney Madison B. Graves prepared
an opening statement to the jury
of six men and six women, OUT
lining the legal points of the
indictment against the outspoken
publisher and columnist of the
Las Vegas Sun.
Mr.. Greenspun told newsmen
yesterday:
Its just an attempt by the
administration to protect Nc
Carthy."
Norman White, general man
ager of the Sun, was the Gov
ernment's first scheduled witness.
He is expected to give details Of
the actual mailing of the 874
copies of the January 8. 1854,
issue of the newspaper contain
ing the Greenspun column which
q grand jury deemed infiamma-
tory.
Postal Inspector Stanley Jen-
sen expected to provide data on
the investigation which led to
the filing Of the charge. Mr..
Graves said he hoped to finish
the prosecutions presentation
today.
Mr.. Greenspun's four-man
legal staff has lined UP some 10
witnesses to bolster the pub
lisher's claim he was only ex-
pressing an opinion and not urg-
ing action against Senator Nc
Carthy. Freedoms Of the press
and speech are involved. the
defense will contend.
The jury, plus a male alter
nate, was argeer on after Sc
veniremen had been called.
Mr.. Greenspun is accused Of
violating the postal regulation
governing indecent and infam-
matory matter. The colum in
volved stated, among other
things, "the chances are that
Mccarthy will eventually be laid
to rest at the hands Of some poor
innocent slob" who would get
q gun and blast Joe to hades."
If convicted, Mr.. Greenspun
Is liable to $1,000 fine or five
years in prison, or both.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-15
Christian Unit Set
By Postal Workers

A chapter OF the st. George
Observation-Disclosures to pro-
motion of Christian living on the
job-has been formed by about
60 Protestant Post Once en-
ployes here.
Temporary officers are:
Edward He'll, president; Claude
c. Hefner. vice president; Ed
ward H. Roemer, secretary; DR..
Beatrice Aitchison, financial
secretary; Earl B. Wadsworth,
treasurer. and Elmer L. Rose,
delegate to the national group.
The group was formed at q
rally meeting in the Church Of
the Epiphany. 1917 g street NV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-15
HeIieopter Society
Plans Forum

The 18th annual forum Of the
American Helicopter Society will
be held at the Maynower Hotel
from April ~ to April 80.
Highlights will be the honors
night dinner April 20. Other
features will include technical
sessions, helicopter exhibits and
q helicopter air show on April 30.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-15

serving ana contIOllng agr1cul-
tural products. When grass along
q highway was sprayed with it.
the number Of mowings in a sea-
son was reduced from % to S.
Maleic hydrazide also may be
used to delay ripening Of plants
and thus to control arrival Of
harvesting time. When onions
and potatoes in storage are treat
ed with it they stop sprcutlng.
AS another instance Of diver
gent results Of cancer reseal en-,
the society cited a Johns Hopkins
University scientist, who. probing
cancer. has found that at least
three distinct chemical steps are
involved in the body's destruc-
ton Of invading disease-causing
organisms. According to the So
ciety. this finding may open the
door to an understanding Of how
the body defeats bacterial and
other infections and thus be
utilized in treating great many
diseases.
At Duke University, scientists
studying hormones and cancer
recently discovered that a de-
ficiency Of insulin, the sugar.
burning hormone produced by
the pancreas, is only one link in
a lengthy chain of chemical cir
cumstances which bring about
diabetes. The researchers in
duced temporary diabetic states
in laboratory animals by altering
production and usage Of hor-
mones other than insulin and
even by feeding the animals a
South African weed. product
sodium nuoroacetate. This dis
covery, it is believed, may lead
to improved methods of control
ing diabetis in man.
Immunity Overcome
Discovery of q means of over
coming certain types Of i'm
munity in animals at the Roscoe
B. jackson Memorial Laboratory
in Bar Harbor, Me-, may open
the door to several new kinds
Of clinical experiments, includ-
ing grating of skin and trans
planting of organs between
genetically incompatible persons
and SUPPRESSION Of the Ri fac
tor in blood, a common cause
of tragedy in childbirth.
A Stanford University bios
chemist has succeeded in pro-
ducing in quantity some of life's
most basic compounds, called
nucleotides. Their pharmaceu-
tical value is now being investi-
gated. Experimentation at st.
Vincent's Hospital in New York
City has shown that one COM
pound Of limited value in cancer
will often clear up bursitis and
may be helpful in a host of
common muscular and nerve
conditions. including heart and
circulatory ailments.
"By-products of cancer re-
search are not confined to the
field of human health, but in
clude discoveries Of notable
usefulness in agriculture, animal
husbandry, and in many other
fields" DR.. Cameron says. This
is not the case with research in
other diseases. because ap-
proaches to them are more re-
stricted and do not cover so
/ wide o base"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-15

Father-Anr is so unhappy
riding her old wheel when all
her friends, have new ones-I
suppose we could pay less on our
bills this month and buy her
one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-15

Father-YoI now can see why
we are not able to buy you a
new wheel, Daughter. But will
help YOU paint your old one and
fix 1t I'D so it will look better.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-15
CAMPERS SHOP OPENS

Actually two complete one-stop Campers Shops open to-
morrow conveniently located right next to
Boys Store the 4th Floor of Washington store, the
other the lower level Of Chevy Chase store Both
are stoed with experienced "counseors" who know
the lost detail just what is needed for the comp you have
chosen Count Of these helpful experts to toke the
burden off your shoulders make getting ready for
camp "a breeze.
Take up to Months to Pay for Camp Needs
Ask about Iow-eos Deferred Payment Plan for pur
ehoses Of $500 You poy only 1923 down the
rest in convenient monthly payments
W5L-Compe Shop 4h Floor h @ ~
also Lower Level, Chevy Chase =
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Once Upon a Time, IRoOn'
MadeaCOOdCOuntySchOOI

a Mr.. Rogers and a Mr.. McGrary.
Latin and Greek were among
the subjects taught and many of
the academy's scholars went on
to attain high places in the bust
ness and professional life of the
County and State.
Examples are Richard Thomp.
son, who became a Clarksburg
physician, Gassaway Grimes, an
other M. d. and John Reid who
entered medicine and became a
Washington County practitioner.
Oscar Trail became one of the
leading merchants Of Baltimore
and George Pearre took up law
and became an Allegany County
judge. William Sellman represent
ed the County in the State Sen.
ate.
In light of the meager physical
facilities of the old GAINESVILLE
academy and the distinctions at.
tanned by many of the students
educated there, many citizens
may conclude that the caliber of
Institutional personnel and the
earnestness Of pupilapplication
to studies are more important
than costly physical structures,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Going to School in LaytOnsville
In 1870 Was a Muddy Business

Almost Is years ago, County
lady wrote her memories of her
1870 school days for The SEN
TINEL. She says:
g. We trudged through mud
and dust for one and one-quarter
miles and always took our bottle
of milk. There were two big
boys who looked like men to me
who liked to take our milk
away from us-we did not know
that they intended to give it back.
"If a school bus had overtaken
us we would have been as greatly
aStoniShed as were the Indians
when they saw the first white
man. We went to school to learn
our letters in those days, and as
1 was young and the way was
long l had forgotten them by the
time we got back next day.
81 do not remember just how
long l went to Goshen School
but l do remember there were
some bad boys there. One day
the teacher, William Pace, chased
one to the nearby pines to ad-
minister the rod he so much
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Go North, Sentinel
Urged 'O2 Negroes

Then why don't he go?"
The SENTINEL of July II,
1902, posed that rather un-
grammatical question in an
editorial inviting all mis-
treated Negroes in the South
to journey North and join
1.-The people who recognize him
as their social equal"
The editorial was addressed
to the northern philanthropy
list, press, and pulpit" who
never tire of depicting the
outrages the poor colored PEG.
pie are compelled to suffer"
The Confederatephile editor
proclaimed, There is no bar.
rier between his (the Negroes
present location and the home
of his anxious and devoted
friends"
The railways and steam.
boats were suggested as rapid
means of travel but the prac.
ticalminded editor realized
that the Negro might not be
able to afford such convey
ances and urged, either his
northern friends would gladly
furnish him the necessary
funds or the walking is not
bad"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
At Old-Time Weddings, They Had
Room for Each Type of Food

ducks and all good of their kind.
Then we went into another
room, where was as pretty re-
freshment table as l ever saw.
Three large iced cakes, oranges,
jellies, fancy cakes in baskets,
candies, nuts, ice cream, coconuts,
etc, etc.
Poor Margaret got so hungry
it gave her sick headache, and
she could not enjoy her supper
when it did come. / had taken
some bread and a cup of tea at
Olney and enjoyed everything
hugely, especially the oysters,
which were some of the finest
ever saw.
"The bride looked very well,
was handsomely dressed and
seemed to enjoy it. Tom danced a
good deal and looked very youth
full, but behaved becomingly. ="
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

agent; his assistants, Roscoe N.
Whip and Bert Morris, and
Edythe M. Turner, home demon
stration agent.
AT the first fair held in 1919 at
the 64acre Agricultural Center,
the similarity of names to those
of exhibitors of century ago was
noted.
For instance, in 1856 Edwin
Magruder Muncaster received a
first premium for the best cured
ham. Three generations of de-
Scendents were represented at the
l949 fair-John f. MuncaSter,
grandson, who was secretary of
the Agricultural Society from
1888 to 1925; John E. Muncaster.
Jr., a great grandson, who headed
the sheep department, and Will
liam Edwin Muncaster, a great
great grandson, who was a junior
exhibitor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

Olney in 1871, Mrs. Brooke, a
tired but happy guest, wrote this
description of the wedding to
friend:
1--WE had a very pleasant we'd
ding, and a handsome entertain
ment, but it was kept up too
late to suit old folks like me.
They did not have supper until
II o'clock, and it was 2 when
/ got home, though | hurried all
| could.
MANY persons asked after
thee and seemed to regret thy
absence. There were not nearly
so many there, as l expected to
see, not crowd at all. They had
two colored fiddlers instead Of a
band from Washington, and
many enjoyed dancing most of
the evening.
THE meat table was set in
one room, and looked very in
viting. Roast pig, turkey goose,
stewed oysters, chicken salad,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Ark and Dove
Included in Md.
Exhibit at Fair

At its 1889 session the Mary
land Legislature appropriated
$35, 900 to finance the states ex-
hibit at the New York Worlds
Fair Themes Of the Maryland
display were THE Star Spangled
Banner" and Freedom"
The exhibit included models of
ships famous in state history:
the Ark and the Dove which
brought the, original settlers,
many Of whom came to the coun-
ty, the War of 1912 frigate Con
stellation, the famous Baltimore
clipper ship Anna McKim, Chesa-
peake Bay fishing ships, and the
ship on which Francis Scott Key
visited the British fleet.
Also in the Fairs Maryland
building were relief map of the
state "a mural depicting Francis
Scott Key composing THE Star
Spangled Banner" and Matthew
Page Andrews History of Mary
land" repeatedly the worlds larg-
est book.
In addition Maryland sent a
group of old paintings from the
State House to an exhibition held
at the New York Metropolitan
Museum of Art in conjunction
with the Worlds Fair
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Proud Tradition
County Fair
History Goes
Back to 1916

This summers Montgomery
County Fair has only been in
existence under the present man.
agement for seven years-since
1949-but behind it lies the pres
tige of all the years since 1916.
when the Montgomery County
Agricultural Society held its first
fair.
Many of the officers, directors
md exhibitors of today are grand
children or great-grandchildrer
Of the sponsors of that first fair
III years ago.
The first permanent officers
chosen in June, 1916, were John
P. c. Peter, president; Robert
Dunlop and Allen Bowie Davis,
vice-preSidentS, j. w. Anderson
and w. Viers Bouic, secretaries
Robert w. Cardiz, treasurer; VIII
liam H. Farquhar, S. c. Veirs
Joseph T. Bayly, Francis c. Clop
per and Ohio Magruder, eXecu.
tive committee.
Directors of the Agricultural
Society, incorporated in 1874
were Elisha Hall, Nathan S
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

OF nostalgia interest to County
residents today, most of whom
are paying taxes to support a
multi-million dollar County
school system growing larger
every year, are memories of the
simplicity of schools in the Coun-
ty during the nineteenth century.
Today, the average school costs
around 100000 and is not con-
sidered complete unless it in
cludes a cafeteria with chrome
steamtables, an "all-purpose
room"-and an air raid shelter.
BY way of contrast, consider
this description of one of the
typical County academies of the
1905:
Abraham S. Hays was a farm
er, a magistrate, and a school
master near GAINESVILLE. "Hay's
School House"-later called
GAINESVILLE Academy-stood on
a portion of his farm east Of
GAINESVILLE.
1t consisted Of one room only,
go feet long by 80 feet wide. 1t
had room for about 100 students.
Old-style desks with drawers
for the safe.keeping of books
were ranged along the walls. 1t
was heated by two tinplate wood.
burning stoves.
Shelves extended all around the
upper part of the walls near the
ceiling for the storage Of lunch
baskets this was before the day
Of the "hot lunchD and nails
were driven in the walls under
these shelves. Coats and hats
were hung on them. The princi-
pals desk was at one end Of the
hall.
The school was stated by three
men Thomas Carr Lannan, a
graduate of Belfast College, and