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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-11
RAWSON
ROUNDUP

The Lions Auxiliary dined at the
Tea Gardens last Thursday evening.
During the meeting the following
officers were elected: President, Mrs.
Harley Smith; Vice-President, Mrs.
Sam Culp; Treasurer, Mrs. Frank
Kimberly; Secretary, Mrs. Charlie
Walter. Miss Ruth Yuckenberg and
Mrs. Zola Gibbs were guests; Mrs.
Percy Westall, Mrs. Charlie Walter
and Mrs. Frank Kimberly were the
committee on arrangements and Mrs.
Westall gave each lady a lovely cor
sage.
Mrs. Doris DeLong was queen for
the week Monday evening when the
Slenda-Rellas met. She also won the
door prize.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Smith went
to Fremont Sunday to visit their son,
Robert Smith and family.
Mrs. Frank Kimberly was in Toledo
Friday visiting her brother and
family.
Mrs. Frank Kimberly and Mrs.
Sam Culp called on Mrs. Donald
Stevenson and new baby last Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-11
BlufftOn Native
Dies In Goshen, Ind.

Funeral services were held Satur.
day afternoon at the Hofstettel
funeral home in West Liberty, Ohio
for Noah Thut, 86, native of Bluff.
ton who died Wednesday of last week
in Goshen, Indiana.
The son of the late Abraham anc
Elizabeth Steiner Thut, he was borr
near Bluffton on August 15, 1870. He
was married to 1895 to Emma Neu-
enschwander, also of Bluffton. She
preceded him in death in 1889.
Surviving are six children, Johr
of Minneapolis, Mimi; Ira of West
Liberty, Ohio; Isaac of Storrs, Conn;
Harold of Orrville, Ohio; and Edna
King and Amelia Zook of Chagrir
Falls, Ohio. There are 13 grandchild-
rem and five great grandchildren; two
brothers, Reuben of Lima Rural, and
Timothy of Pennsylvania, and a sis
ter, Elizabeth Baumgartner of Orr
vile.
The Thut family home was first
established near Bluffton, but in 1913
was moved to West Liberty.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-11

Mrs. Frank Ruebush, Brookings,
Oregon, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Boop,
Route S, Lima, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Boop, Beaverdam, were Thursday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Boop and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Mccullough,
Mr.. Samuel Brenneman, Kenton,
were Sunday afternoon guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Wolfe. Mrs. Marion
Driver and daughter Kathy were
evening callers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Pugh and
MIR. and Mrs. Roy Arnold attended
the Ice Follies at Troy, Ohio, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Dodge, Ft.
Wayne, Indiana, were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd McGinnis.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Marquart and
daughter were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde Rupright at Airing
ton.
| WIS. NutuCu Il IAGhcLS ID UdCh dL
her work at the PIX restaurant after
being hospitalized for several days
last week.
Charles Reiss, former instructor in
the local plant is on a training tour
of U. S. Rubber Co. plants in the
eastern states. Upon completion of
the training he win accept a position
at Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Vance and
family, Worthington, were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Vance.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. J. Amstutz attend
ed the Rally Day services at Rock
port Methodist church last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Langenberg,
Ada, were Thursday evening guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Rupright.
Mrs. Charles Reiss is attending
Ohio Northern university and taking
studies to obtain her Bachelor of Arts
degree.
Next Sunday will be Rally Day and
Homecoming at the Methodist church
here and all former members and
friends are invited to attend the all
day service which includes a basket
dinner at noon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-11
Prof. John Klassen
To Teach Ceramics
Glass At ONU

John Klassen, professor of art at
Bluffton college, is teaching a Satur-
day morning class in ceramics al
Ohio Northern university under the
university's Evening Division, it was
announced this week by Prof. C. C.
Robertson, director.
The ceramics class which opened
last Saturday at o'clock is open to
advanced students of ceramics as
well as a limited number of begin
ming students.
Other Evening Division classes have
started registration and will close this
week. With enrollments incomplete,
227 had registered in 21 classes
offered in seven centers.
At Ada students may still register
for classes in art, English CT, and
literature appreciation on Monday
evenings; ceramics and recent Amer
lean history on Thursday evenings;
and typing and ceramics on Saturday
morning.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-11
BedUerdani MethOdists
Plan Homecoming

Special services and basket din
ner at noon will mark the Rally Day
Homecoming at the Beaverdam Meth
|odist church Sunday.
A program of special music has
been arranged for both the Sunday
school and church services.
A basket dinner will be held at
noon and there will be program
beginning at 2 o'clock with various
numbers furnished by neighboring
churches who are joining in the OBJ
servance.
Walter Amstutz is chairman of the
committee in charge which includes
Mrs. Arthur Pugh, Mrs. Russell
Wolfe, Beatrice Obenour and Mrs.
Russell Augsburger.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-11
Lafayette

The Helping Hand class of the
Methodist church met Wednesday
evening in the home of Mrs. Mildred
Carey. Nineteen members were pres.
ent and Mrs. Myron Plate was as
Sistant hostess and Mrs. Blanche
Helser led the devotions.
The fall rally of the Women's Eel
lowship of the Congregational Chris
tan church was held Thursday, Oc-
tober 4th, at Buckland. Members
from the Lafayette church were
Rev. and Mrs. Guy Chaplin, Mes
DANES Andrew Miller, John Thayer,
Don Eversole, Carter Blunden, Ray
Ackerman, Ralph Binkley, Fremont
McCague, Clarence Anspach, Clar-
ence Long, Don Williams, Clyde Will
liams, Margaret Mcclure, Bessie
Hefner and Ethel LutZ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Guyton of
Washington, D. c., and Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Guyton of Sylvania, o., were
| week end guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Stump and family and
Mrs. Elizabeth Guyton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hall and
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Watt and fam
| lily were Sunday evening dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Blunden of
Lima, called Sunday evening in the
home of his brother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carter Blunden and son Larry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Hall spent
the week end visiting in Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Brackney
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. w. Brackney at Lakeside. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Duane Edgington
and family spent the week end in
Cleveland with her sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bruno Malone and family.
Mrs. Ella Hutchinson of Beaver
dam, spent the week end with her
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Bad
ertscher and family. y
Mrs. Carrie Lentz spent The week
end in the home of her brother, Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Eversole at Maumee.
Mrs. Evelyn Bowyer and son Den
ME of Bluffton, and Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Bishop and family of Lima,
were Sunday guests of their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Snyder and
sons of Liberty Center, were week
end guests of their parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Clyde Snyder. Mr.. and Mrs.
Eddie Snyder and sons, Mrs. Mildred
Carey and daughter Dawn and Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde Snyder motored Sum
day to "Old Mans Cave in southern
Ohio.
MIR. and Mrs. Melvin Wilkins of Ft.
Wayne, Ind, were Saturday evening
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ever
EFT Crumrine. Sunday guests were
Mrs. Lena Crumrine, Mrs. Letha
Worries, Mrs. William Hill and
George Bingham of Lima. Sunday
evening guests were Mrs. Margaret
Fleming and daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Robinson were
Sunday afternoon callers in the home
of the formers sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Haley in Tiffin, Ohio.
The Mr.. and Mrs. class of the Zion
Lutheran church met Sunday in the
church basement with a covered
dish luncheon. Present were: Rev.
and Mrs. Myrton Packer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon Haskell, Mr.. and Mrs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-10-11

Hershell Collingsworth, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Hawk, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
meth Schick, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Schick and Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Cochensparger and their families.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Fitzgerald OF
Cassopolis, Mich, called Sunday af-
ternoon in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. +. Hall.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-06

1t is with some degree of reluctance that
we embark on this discussion Of selling and
buying in the name of Democracy. The rea-
son for that reluctance is due to our having
observed that persons affiliated with any
party whatsoever usually are able to see only
their party's views on any given subject.
Thus, we fear being misunderstood
But then, what if we are?
However, just for the record we'd like
to say in all honesty that we have no ties
with nor undue sympathy for the Commu-
mist Party, Socialist Party Republican Par
ty Democratic Party, or even the Doodlebug
Party.
But, dammit, we do have ties with and
sympathy for this nation.
From what we've read in numerous pub
locations concerning Communist Russia, we
have about decided it is becoming more like
this nation every year; and, by the same OBJ
servations it appears that this nation is get
ting more like Communist Russia every ses-
sion of the Congress-
How the Russians go is of no great con-
Germ to us. But how we 60 is of the greatest
concern.
The founding fathers of this nation aim
ed at founding nation ''of the people, by
the people, for the people The Constitu-
ton is so written. Three distinct branches
were set up, each to act as counter-balance
against the others, should the need alise
However, as we all know, whether we are
willing to admit it or not the last half-cen-
fury has seen constant shift CT power from
the people to the Federal Government
please, this piece is not in behalf Of States
Fighters. We don't care for them at all)
Social legislation has been such that we are,
at this very moment, just step short of be-
ing paternalistic welfare state.
In connection with the trend of which we
speak, let us point out some figures with
which you may not be familiar
The Federal Government Owns approx
mately $3.50 of the land in the United States.
The Federal Government owns housing
projects and business properties worth a.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-06
LET'S Check The Merchandise
Or Would You Prefer Tutti-F ruitti?

bout $50 billion.
The Federal Government own sufficient
power producing facilities to furnish one
fourth Of the needed power for the nation.
The Federal Government, with the Social
Security Administration, is in the insurance
business.
The Federal Government has the power
to tell an employer the minimum he can paw
an employee
The Federal Government has the rower
to tell farmer what he can and cannot
plant, and in what amounts
The Federal Government has hooked eve
ry single person in the nation to the tune of
$1,000 each
The Federal Government is practcing
Communism In so owning and operating
such projects as mentioned above
The Federal Government is practicing
Socialism in that it controls practically eve
rything which it doesn't own.
AS recently as 20 years ago 1870 of all
taxes went to Individual towns, cities and
eral Government.
The Federal Government. through its
controlling powers. has transferred to itself
at least one half of the value of all private
property in the United States today.
And we noted with dread the fact that,
upon close analysis, the platform of both the
Democratic and Republican Parties written
recently are nothing more or less than pure
Socialism Read them for yourself very care
fully
Thus, it seems no end of idiocy is in sight
So, what is there to do? You answer it,
please, we can't Ft&
At any rate, from the appearance of the
situation today, we are presently of the opin-
ion that with the trend as it is the people of
this nation would buy Socialism, Communist,
Dog Patchism, or Tutti Fruit all under the
name of Democracy.
Perhaps we'd do we'll to take close look
at the merchandise before we spend our
great grand children's future.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-06

didates to public office. If you vote intel
ligently, regularly, chances are that you'll
elect good government. If you ignore the
ballot, odds are even better that you'll have
corrupt government Government is as good
as the man or woman behind the ballot -
no better, no worse.
Primary election day is your day, Mr. and
Mrs. Voter This is your day to have say
in the way your party is run - your day to
pick the candidates you want to see run
for office
You do more, however, than choose your
partys candidate for public office on pri-
mary day BY voting intelligently in any e
lection, you help to preserve the freedom
which is our American heritage And your
vote, with that of your neighbors, tells the
world that America is a united country, that
we practice what we preach, that democracy
works!
If you don't like what those politicians
are doing to your government - if you want
things changed - if you want things to re-
main just as they are you can most eff
fectively make your vote felt at the polls!
Gripping doesn't elect good men to public Of
flee. Voting does
If you thinls that voting is a small duty,
that is all the more reason why you should
gladly do what is easy for you to do.
The right to vote is great right. It's
greatness can only be diminished if we neg
lect it.
--ce<
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-06
Not That The Choice Is So Good ipdI soNf
But The Right To Vote Is Another Story!

The people of Mississippi will soon vote
in primary election. This election every
election, is important in these critical times,
an American election is an international e.
vent Gen. Alfred NJ Gruenther Supreme
Commander of NATO deity commented on
this fact thus:
AT no other time in the history of our
nation has it been more imperative that A
mericans understand the vital problems that
are being faced by their Government and
the great need for every American to par
ticipate in their solution"
Although I never cease to be proud of
being an American, | have been impressed
during my five years in Europe by the high
percentage of Europeans who go to the polls
to vote Their record is better than ours in
this all-important matter of Individual par
ticipation in government"
II am sure that the American people, in
their new and vitality important role, will
rise to the challenge"
( These are fine words - we should take
them to heart.
Unfortunately, too many people still think
their vote doesn't count. How often have
you heard someone say My one vote doesn't
matter much" These are the same people
who "are busy" on election day.
Your vote does count! Remember, though
the votes number in the thousands, they are
counted one by one.
Your vote selects - your vote elects cam
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-06
State Medical Meeting Set In
Jackson For September 1920

More than 800 physicians from
throughout Mississippi will meet
in Jackson Sept. 1920 for h e
eighth annual academy of gen.
eral practice, according to DR.. w.
E. Lotterhos, Jackson, president
of the Academy.
To be held at the Heidelberg
Hotel, the Academy is post grad
uate training course for all gen
eral practitioners in the state.
Hours of formal credit will be CIV
en- to each doctor attending the
two-day meeting.
DR.. H. c. Hicks, Sr., president,
Mississippi Medical Association,
will give the welcome address on
Wednesday morning.
Speakers for the two-day SEES
sion will include: Doctors P. j.
Sparer, Memphis; J. G.. Hughes,
Memphis, Max Sadove and M. j.
Schrifffin, Chicago; Woodrow
Beacham, New Orleans, and Will
liam ]. Atkinson, Jr., Mobile.
1t. Gov. Carroll Gartin will be
featured speaker at a luncheon
Wednesday.
The general practitioners and
their wives will hear Dr. William
Sproul, Des Moines, Iowa, vice
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-06
armers Told
OF Work Law
For Children
U. S. Official Worms
Employees To Avoid
Violating Code

Mississippi farmers and grow
ers were warned Monday to ac-
quaint themselves with provis-
ions of the child labor laws
before hiring workers during the
school term which opens in
many communities this week.
Louis F. Provine, supervisor
of the wage and hour division of
the US. Department of Labor,
gave this advice to those who
would avoid unintentional viola
tons:
l. Learn the requirements of
both state and federal child labor
laws. E
2. Not to employ or permit
children under 16 to work in or
about the farm during hours
school is in session.
3. Make sure the youth is of
employable age and keep the re-
quired records for at least three
years.
Provine said:
"The law. eXemptS growers of
agricultural and horticultural
products from it's 81 minimum
wage and overtime provisions,
but it specifically prohibits en-
ployment of children under Is
years of age in agricultural oc-
equations during hours school is
in session.
"Children of any age may be
employed on the farm during
vacation periods, on weekends
and before and after schools and
the grower may use his own
children in agricultural work at
any time on his own farm.
Federal regulations require
that each grower have on file
for each employe under IL a
record showing the full name,
date of birth, home address and
the local address if the minors
are employed on days when
school is in session"
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-06

president of the American Acad-
envy of General Practice Wednes-
day evening at a banquet. Music
will be furnished by a local or
chestra.
DR.. Louis Hittlemyer, director
of the department of general prac-
tice, University of Mississippi, will
speak at the Thursday luncheon.
Thirty-six exhibitors will pre-
sent to Mississippi doctors the lat
est drug and surgical supplies,
books and medical instruments.
Six educational exhibits will be
included in the display.
Officers for the coming year
will be elected during the bust
ness session Wednesday. AT the
close of the general assemblies.
door prizes will be awarded.
The Academy of General Pi-ac-
tice was founded to promote and
maintain high standards in the
general practice of medicine and
surgery and to encourage and as
sist young men and women in
preparing themselves for general
practice. ar
The academy also provides post
graduate study courses for general
practitioners and encourages and
assists practicing physicians and
surgeons in participating in such
training 1t preserves the right of
the general practitioner to engage
in medical and surgical proce-
dures for which they are qualified
by training and experience and
serves as a means of advancing
medical science and private and
public health.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-06

To many that which follows is likely to be highly
sacreligous, but such is not my point rather in my
opinion, it's just legitimate grippe.
1t is written in the scriptures that in six DAYS God
created the heavens and the earth and all there is in
them. (This, of course before the time of John L.
Lewis else God would probably have worked only four
and onehaf days. On the seventh day. says the script
ures He rested And that in my opinion, was sad mis-
take.
With a limited number of exceptions God did an
excellent job But do wish He'd fit put in DAYS
overtime the Mind of Man Books have been written
on the nconguities Of the mind of the human being
and there's left for efforts in that direction
too.
My observation with reference to the human mind
and the ncongurity thereof has to do with of the
sefcentered, egotiscal, so-caed Christians in these
parts They give pain. Just how the hell they
go to church Sunday with the regularity of going to
the bathroom during the week. fall upon their knees
bow their heads and commence monologue over their
private pipeline to Heaven and in the meantime refuse
absolutely to pay single bill they their feowman.
Maybe they justify it but damned if can, in
view of the fact that few such critters money
and won't pay it! In short how can they Justify the
Christian principle Of doing unto others when they
haven't even the decency to discus their obligations to
others? Personally, think they are nothing short of
bunch of damned hyprocrits.
Like said do wish God had fit to have work
ed on that seventh day. especially the mind of
Either that l wish of the idiots would pay me
what they owe
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-06
Optimist Notes -
Business Meeting Held Last Week;
Club Voted Thanks To 0pti-Mrs.

The regular weekly meeting of
the Petal Optimist Club was held
last Thursday night at 7:3O in
the Community Center. DR.. o.
N. Ashcraft, club president, pre-
sided over the business discus
sion which was held by members
of the club.
Members discussed the work
accomplished to date by the club,
and responsibility of various
committees was pointed out in
the talk.
The club voted to open a head
quarters office in the Mathis
Building, next to the Jewelry
Shop, in order to expidite the
raising of money for the Petal
Optimist Park Project. The office
was opened the first of this week.
Opti-Mrs.. were given a vote OF
thanks for the work they had
done in operating the Rummage
Sale, which has been underway
for the past three weeks. Plans
at the meeting last week were in
definite as to the future of the
Rummage Sale.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-06
Stennis Calls
Attention To.
Farm Loans

United States Senator John
Stennis said that the Department
of Agriculture is making available
$50 million Immediately to imple-
ment legislation passed this year
providing for building and re-
modelling farm homes and other
farm buildings.
To be eligible, an applicant
must live on the farm and receive
substantial part of his income
from farming. The Mississippi
Senator pointed out that these
loans will not conflict with loans
made by banks and other lending
agencies as they are long-term
loans extending the schedule OF
payments beyond those ordinarily
covered by regular lending egen-
cies.
Senator Stennis urged farmers
interested in obtaining long
term loan under this program to
make application with their Coun-
ty Committee of the Farmers
Home Administration at the earl
lest date. He said, 81 believe that
these loans will provide a sound
approach to the credit needs OF
farmers for building new homes
or making needed repairs on ex-
listing homes"
"Our farm home loan program
has been badly neglected, and ]
am hopeful that this program will
serve as the first step over the
years in dotting our rural COM
munities in Mississippi with new
and improved homes"
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-09-06
Research Grants
Are Given To
Medical Center

Medical research is soon to be
big business in Mississippi.
The University Medical Center
has been awarded an additional
100000 in research and training
grants for the current year.
Approved by the Board of Trus-
tees of the Institutions of Higher
Learning at its August meeting,
the grants-in-aid come frob gov
eminent and voluntary health
agencies and will be used to study
a wide variety of health problems.
A summary of the new Medical
Center grants, by department,
donor and amount follows:
Surgery: National Heart Insti-
tute, $4,000; Division of Research
Grants, National Health Institute.
$4,000; National Institute of Neu-
Biological Disease and Blindness.
S18,107; Office of Surgeon Gen
eral, two grants, one for $10,925
and one for $39,925; Mississippi
Heart Association, $7,700.
Psychiatry: National Institute
of Public Health, $4,000.
Preventive Medicine: National
Institute, of Allergy and Infec-
tious Disease, $9,079.
Pathology: National Advisory
Cancer Council, $25, 900; National
Institute for Neurological Diseases
and Blindness, S5,637.
Pharmacology: National Heart
Institute, $6,095.
Physiology: Life Insurance Med
ical Research Fund, $14,5OO; Mis-
sissippi Heart Association, So, 400:
American Heart Association, S.
$50; National Heart Institute.
three grants, totaling $5O,794.
Medicine: Mississippi Heart AS
ISOLATION, $4,000; American Cyan
amid Company, $4,000, and Ma
tional Heart Institute, $4,000.