The Bluffton news. [volume], February 13, 1947, Image 2

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Those sweet missives of Valen
tine’s day which will be exchanged
Friday have a long history, dating
back to the period of the Roman em
pire, albeit they have departed con
siderably from the original concep
tion of the day.
No reason for the sentimental
practices associated with the day can
be found in the life of the saint who
is made to endorse the custom with
his name. St. Valentine wrote no love
songs nor even cast wistful eyes on
the Roman maidens.
Sweet Missives Of Valentine Day
Originated Far Back In Roman Era
He was a bishop in Rome who
HAHN’S
Jalousie—Margie
The Old Lamplighter—Banana Boat
Oh But I Do—-Sooner Or Later
Surrender—Who Told You That Lie
Begin The Beguine—St. Louis Blues
Life Can Be Beautiful—Hold Me, Hold Me
That’s My Desire—By The River St.,
Guilty—Dreamland Dendezvous
Five Minutes More Cement Mixer
And many others in 25 different recording companies.
BAGANZ TRIO TO PLAY AT JENERA
stood steadfast during the Claudian
persecutions and lost hs own life for
his faith. Later many of the holy
fathers engaged in special ceremon
ies in which they balloted for names
of saints in an attempt to have a
heavenly partner by which they could
patern their earthly lives.
St. Valentine having been one of
the most devout saints was chosen
by a large number of the holy fathers
as their patron saint, and consequent
ly the celebration was named after
him. February 14 was selected as the
date for celebration because of the
... giving the people
good transportation...at low cost
From puppyhood, Greyhound grew on one good idea: to build
a new, "American-style” travel system for THE PEOPLE.
Not mail... not freight... but PEOPLE.
The thing Greyhound knows best is how to get people to the placet
they want to go... at the times they want to go... at prices they can afford.
And Greyhound does this for more cities, towns, villages and corners
than any other transportation system.
What’s more, Greyhound makes this "American-style” travel friendly,
easy, convenient... stopping in the heart of big cities ... at the drug store
across from the city hall... or at Pete Jones’ farm, if that’s where Pete
wants to get off.
Why do the people like Greyhound? There’s your answer: good trans
portation ... at low cost... and lots of it.
SIDNEY’S DRUG SHOP
N. Main St. Phone 170-W
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GREYHOUND
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Two sacred concerts will be pre
sented in the Jenera Trinity Luther
an church at 8 p. m. next Sunday
and Monday by the Baganz Trio,
featuring Otto Baganz, the noted
Lutheran Chorale harpist.
The group was popular with Je
nera music lovers when it presented
a concert there eight years ago, and
return of the trio is by popular de
mand. Two nights of concerts are
planned to accommodate the many
interested in hearing the musicians,
desire to substitute this holier rite
for a more pagan ceremony which
existed that day.
The clergy, however, failed in their
attempt to make the ceremonies pop
ular among the youth of the day.
The young people were not satisfied
and instituted a secular version of the
religious practice.
In various times the churches step
ped in in an attempt to sanctify the
rites of St. Valentine’s Day. Always
after a temporary relapse the custom
would spring up again with a new
vigor. The custom finally became
firmly established on the continent.
In the days of quill pens and high
postage rates the transmission of
valentines was an expensive luxury.
The amorous swains of the early per
iod had to content themselves and
their idolized fair ones with thick
sheets of gilt edged paper.
The first page of each sheet was
adorned with a gilt cupid carefully
gummed on. As postal rates were re
duced, Valentines came into wide use
generally until today every city, town
and village follows the sentimental
tradition.
There’s no ceiling on effort.
—Don Burt
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Allen county real estate and public
utilities in 1946 had an aggregate
property,valuation of $94,824,670, an
increase of $1,115,220 over the pre
ceding year.
These valuations are listed on a
real and public utilities property dup
licate abstract for 1946 prepared in
the office of County Auditor Russell
L. Hire for forwarding to the state
auditor and state department of tax
ation.
During the past year, the abstract
reveals, county real estate valuation
increased by $48,080 to $76,981,610,
while public utilities property value
jumped $1,067,140 to $17,843,060.
Figures prepared by L. E. Zimmer,
deputy auditor in charge of settle
ments, showed a real estate valua
tion rise of $539,350 to $53,014,910
for cities and incorporated villages,
against a $22,020
Totals of real esstate
AS WE PRAYED
Often as we watched her there
From our lips there fell this prayer:
“God, give us the pain to bear!
Let us suffer in her place,
Take the anguish from her face,
Soothe her with Thy holy grace.”
Then the angels came, and they
Took her lovely soul away
From the torture house of clay.
As we’d prayed, they brought release,
Smoothed her brow with gentle peace,
But our pain shall never cease.
Ours is now the hurt to bear,
Ours the anguish and despair,
Ours the agony to share!
When our hearts with grief were
stirred,
Thus we prayed and thus were heard,
Shall we fail to keep our word?
Allen County Real Estate Valued
At $94,824,670 At Close Of 1946
public utilities
property value los 5 for these munici
palities to $5,721,5.ml
County subdivisions outside these
municipalities, however, showed a
tai «real estate valnation
700 at the close of
to-
of $23,966,-
1946 for a loss of
$491,270, but their total public utili
ties property values were up $1,089,
510 to $12,121,510
and public u-
tilities property valuations included
Shawnee school istrict, $6,657,520
Bath school distrh t, $4,473,250 Del-
In Memoriam
In loving mem iry of Mrs. Eva
Patterson, who pi ssed away Febru
ary 11, 1946.
Loving and kind i i all her ways,
Upright and just to the end of her
days
Sincere and true in her heart and
mind,
A beautiful memo ry she left behind.
She had a nature you could not help
loving,
A heart that was more pure than
gold
And to those wlio knew her and
loved her,
Her memory will lever grow cold.
Dear mother, you are not forgotten
Though on earth you are no more
Still in memory you are with us
As you always were before.
Sadly missed by
Her Children.
... 1._
In Memoriam
In memory of Marjorie Ellen
Clark, who passed away three years
ago today.
Edgar A. Guest
Sadly missed by—
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Clark & Joan,
Mr. & Mrs. Wade Shook & Family,
Mr. & Mrs. H. Jack Clark,
Mr. & Mrs. James Clark & Son.
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Bluffton phone 269-W
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phos city (Allen-co side only), $3,
082,750.
The Shawnee school district valua
tion was up approximately $120,009,
the Bath school
rose approximately
Delphos city figure
000 higher.
district valuation
$43,000 and the
was nearly $20,-
shows total val-
The abstract also
uafion above $2,000,000 for Bluffton
village, Elida school district, Lafay
ette-Jackson school district, Auglaize
rural school district
school district.
and Perry rural
district real es
the corporation,
to $1,826,120,
Lima city school
tate value, outside
increased $278,970
while the public utilities property
value for this area dropped $2,320 to
$159,570.
The abstract shows county taxes
levied for the year of $265,508.82,
township taxes of $50,557.13 and city
and village taxes of $496,922.74. City
village, township and special school
levies totaled $861,105.98.
County special assessments of
$131,301.04, municipal special assess
ments of $6,529.71 and township
special assessments of $263.72 were
listed.
The county total of taxes and as
sessments charged for the year, in
cluding delinquent real estate taxes
and forfeitures of previous years,
Shoes For Europe To
Be Collected Here
Shoes for relief distribution in
Europe’s war-devastated countries
will be collected here during the last
15 days of February by a Bluffton
college student-faculty relief com
mittee.
A depository for shoes will be
placed in front of The Bluffton News
office this Thursday, and residents
of the area are requested to leave
footwear there which they no longer
are using.
Childrens’ shoes are especially crit
ical in Europe, but
adults also is needed,
or heeless shoes are
all should be in good
for wrear in good or
Wider sizes than those
by Americans are particularly need
ed.
footwear for
No toeless
needed, and
condition, fit
bad weather,
usually worn
Those who wish to contribute cash
may leave donations in a depository
in the News office, it was announced.
The shoes will be prepared for
shipment by the college committee
and sent to Europe for distribution
through the Mennonite Central Com
mittee’s relief facilities.
The pressing need for shoes in Eu
rope was brought to the attention of
the college by Robert Kreider, Bluff
ton High school graduate, a son of
Rev. and Mrs. A. E. Kreider, who
formerly lived here. Kreider is a
relief worker in Europe for the Men
nnonite Central committee.
Armorsville
son
Mrs. Ivan Montgomery and
David and Mrs. Morris Bell spent
last Thursday with Mrs. Harold Bell.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hartman call
ed Saturday evening at the O. P.
Hartman home.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Young and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ewing,
Mrs. Mabel Hilty and Mrs. Mary
Friedly were Sunday dinner guests of
Mrs. H. O. Hilty.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Klingler and
son Keith called Sundev p. m. at the
C. E. Klingler home.
Mr. Raymond Tuttle at Sunday
and Tuesday nights with his folks,
Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Moore of near
Carey.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Montgomery
and family called Sunday evening at
the O. P. Hartman home.
and Mrs. Joe Hilty and son
Wednesday at the H. O. Hilty
Mr.
ffton
122 South Main St..
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save
To
the food __ __ ___ _________Check
through the canned goods on hand.
Store those you plan to use where
you can easily get them. List and
purchase needed supplies at regular
intervals. Frequent trips to the gro
eery store for emergency items take
time.
MUNSON R. BIXEL, M.
Office
1-3 P. M.
Hours:
7-8 P.
Cherry
Blufftoi
Office, 118
Phone 120-Y
Ohio
Do you need your
roofs repaired,
spouting done or
furnace repaired?
SEE
J. A. Leatherman
The Sheet Metal Man
107 S. Main Street
Phone 152-W Bluffton
Lincoln’s birthday anniversary,
Wednesday, draws attention to his
birthplace near Hodgensville, in
southwestern Kentucky, a national
shrine visited by thousands every
year and within a day’s driving dis
tance of Bluffton.
Our Democracy encourages and rewards vision and zeal
dualities that make for true greatness.
ABRAHAM. LINCOLN
Sr.
Site of the crude pioneer cabin
is now marked by an imposing stone
memorial building designed by one
of the nation’s foremost architects
and spacious grounds surrounding
the structure are artistically land
scaped and well maintained.
Within the memorial building is
housed a replica of the log cabin
which served as Lincoln’s birthplace.
Some 20 miles distant another cabin
marks the site where Lincoln spent
several years of his boyhood before
the family moved to Illinois. The
entire region, extremely picturesque,
is among Kentucky’s rolling, heavily
wooded hills west of the famous
bluegrass region.
Warrdn.
Thirty-one states observe Lincoln’s
birthday anniversary together with
possessed those ovalities.
FROM THE HE MAOE THE MOST OF THEM
AGAINST GREAT OBSTACLES.
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HIS LIFE EXPRESSES FOR. ALL OF US THE IDEALISM
CF OUR DEMOCRACY— EXEMPLIFIES THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUAL PROGRESS AND
ACCOMPLISHMENT OPEN TO ALL AMERICANS.
Lincoln’s Birthplace Is National
Shrine Among Kentucky’s Rolling Hills
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for Top Quality Eggs
Sell your eggs to an old established
firm known for service and quality.
Phone me for top market prices—our
truck will stop at your farm.
ROBERT MURRAY
Bluffton phone 28S-R Call after 6 P. M.
the District of Columbia, Hawaii,
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and.
Alaska.
According to Dr. Louis A. War
ren, historian of Ft. Wayne, Ind.,,
the first successful attempt to gain
national recognition for the day oc
curred! n 1908 at which time the
100th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth
day was being commemorated. How
ever, it wasn’t until Feb. 11, 1909,.
that sufficient legislation was en
acted to allow the president to issue
his proclamation making the follow
ing day, a legal holiday.
Because of the lateness of the
proclamation, the holiday gained lit
tle impetus from a national viewpoint.
Altho many attempts have been
made to set aside Lincoln’s birth
date as a national holiday, more re
cent objectives have been to appeal
only to state legislatures, related Dr.
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and then the mud.
—George MacDonald
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