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PAGE TEN _________ _______________ High School Seniors To Leave Monday On Sightseeing Trip To Washington Forty-five Bluffton high school seniors who will be graduated Thurs day night, will leave Monday evening on a sightseeing trip to Washington. They will return Friday evening. The seniors will leave Monday, evening at 5:45 o’clock from the Lima station on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad line. They will arrive in Washington the next morning. Arriving in Washington, a bus will meet the class at the station and take them to Hotel Annapolis, where they will stay during their visit in Wash ington. That afternoon the group will visit residential Washington, Embassies and Legations, Arlington National Cemetery, Tomb of the Ln known Soldier, Alexandria, Mt. Vernon, National Airport and Lincoln Memorial. Tuesday evening will be free. Wednesday, the third day the seniors visit more of the interesting places in Washington. They will see Bureau of Printing and Engraving, Pan-American Building, White House, Old and New Museums, U. S. Capital, Library of Congress, and the Su preme Court. Then in the afternoon there will be a bus trip to Annapolis, Maryland. That evening the seniors have another evening free. The fourth day they plan to visit the F. B. L, National Gallery of Art, Washington Monument, and Smith sonian Institute. The afternoon of this day is free for shopping or re visiting any of the well known places of interest. The trip back home will begin at 8:30 Thursday evening. Center Ham Slices lb. 79c ARMOUR’S STARS HAMS ButteaEnnds Fresh Lake Pickerel Fillets Large Assortment of Kraft’s Sliced Cheese Tasty Loaf Cheese 2 lb. box 69c Limburger lb. 59c Longhorn Cheese lb. 39c Medium Sharp Cheese lb. 49c PORK ROAST On Friday the train will arrive in Cincinnati and before proceeding home the class will see Union Station and visit WLW radio station. The seniors will return home in the late afternoon. Bluffton In West Ohio Tennis League The Bluffton Tennis Club joined with the clubs representing Ada, Sidney and Lima last Sunday in Lima to form the Western Ohio Ten nis League. Officers were elected and matches were scheduled for the coming summer. R. J. White of Sidney was elected president with Bob 1 schantz of Lima serving as secretary-treasurer. Bluff ton will travel to Sidney on May 28 for their first match, with Lima coming here on the following Sun day afternoon. Matches will con sist of five singles and two doubles. COLLEGE PLANS FESTIVITIES FOR 50th ANNIVERSARY (Concluded from page 1) morning, June 5, will be addressed by Dr. D. Elton Trueblood, profes sor of philosophy at Earlham col lege, Richmond, Indiana. A class of 71 seniors, largest history of the institution will graduated. Jffea/ yfajiJtet fyfodtell c&wfte Home Killed Meats BEEF PORK VEAL LAMB STEAK lb. 69c in be be A commencement luncheon will served following graduation exer cises for the first time since befoie World War II. Lean End Sliced Bacon lb. 19c Sliced Lean Picnic Hams lb. 39c Bologna Fresh Dressed Chickens—Home Grown FRYERS, not Leghorns, lb. 49c HENS, lb. 39c Grade A Swiss Cheese lb. 59c Velveeta Cheese 2 lb. box 79c lb. 49c 2 to 3 lb. Avg. Cottage Hams lb. 79c All Meat OUR OWN MAKE SAUSAGE—Extra Lean Bulk, lb. 39c--Casing, lb. 45c-Smoked, lb. 49c lb. 39c Lean ’J Pork Chops lb. 49c Spare Ribs lb. 35c Pork Liver lb. 35c Milk 2 quarts 35c Bread—Your Choice 2 loaves 29c White O 1 e o 2 lbs. 45c Yellow O 1 e o lb. 35c NORDIC DAIRY ICE CREAM Your Choice of flavors Pints, 23c Quarts, 39c V2 gallons, 78c Gallons, $1.49 Sherbits, Pt. 19c WE NOW HAVE LOCKERS TO RENT lb. 35c Shoulder BY HARRY U HAU it one appear dealing Others Editor’s Note—This of a series of articles to in the Bluffton Newt with early Ohio history, will appear issues. in forthcoming a-mouldering in the tomb” Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Balaam ha-ha-had an a-a-ass to speak for him too,” stammering Owen Brown told an ac quaintance who cut in and tried to help him get started on what he was trying to say. Brown, a Hudson, Summit County, tanner, was sensitive about his stuttering and resented any notice taken of it. Owen Brown and his father before him, then living in Torrington, Con necticut were fervent anti-slavers and both brought up their children in the same belief. Back in 1789 Owen Brown had taken part in the forcible rescue of some slaves claim ed by a Virginia preacher in Con necticut. Owen Brown was the father of John Brown, “Of Osawatomie and Harper’s Ferry,” and of the old song: “We’ll hang John Brown on a sour apple tree—Glory, Glory, Hallel ujah.” John Brown was born in Torring ton May 9, 1800 and came with his parents to Hudson, Ohio, when five years old. Until 20, he worked in his father’s tannery and at farming. He then learned surveying and moved to Randolph, Pennsylvania, where he was postmaster under President Andrew Jackson. In 1836 he re turned to Ohio: removed to Massa chusetts in 1844 and in 1849 bought a farm and moved to New York. Mixes in Anti-Slavery Affairs In 1854 five from Ohio to and next year hoping to aid Party.” The of his sons moved Osawatomie, Kansas, Brown joined them, in the “Free State Brown mustered in as the Free State actively engaged slavery troubles Civil War. Kansas militia by Party and were in the Kansas anti co-incidental to the father was a firm John Brown’s believer in the hickory whip and ap plied it correctively on his children at the slightest provocation. John’s military strategy materialized early. Tired went plank would lightly. of the boyhood whippings, he to the barn and loosened a in the haymow floor so that it give in when stepped on even It was only next day when Owen i Brown took the recreant son to the barn for chastisement for something he had done. The boy maneuvered his father onto the loosened plank, took his licking stoically, gave the customary promise never to “do it again,” then jumped off his end of the balanced loose plank. The old man went through the haymow floor and lit atop an upside-down harrow—and every farmer boy knows what har row teeth are. Bruised and bunged up for a long time, he never men tioned the occurrence to his son, but never took him to the barn or else where for another whipping. After marriage and becoming head of a family of five, John Brown bought a farm north of Hudson. When the mortgage was about to be foreclosed, he asked a neighbor named Chamberlain to bid it in, which the farmer did. Brown then requested to be allowed to remain on the land a little found a place where Chamberlain agreed. while until he he could move. House Brown refused Barricades Time passed and to vacate. Evictment papers were filed and officers turned him out of the house. When the constables had gone, Brown went back in, barracad ed the house and armed his family with shot guns. Repeatedly arrested and sued, he responded to each sum mons but left his garrison in posses sion of the old house. Finally, on real or trumped up charges, warrants were issued in another township for Brown’s “gar rison” and while Brown himself was under arrest, were served. With the whole garrison gone, about 50 friends of Chamberlain took posses sion of the house, which had little worth anyhow, and tore it down. After that Brown engaged in wool growing. Simon capitalist, furnished the money ana Brown put in the brains. He was as enthusiastic over later became over the heads. But when the out, the share Brown all that remained. Perkins, Akron fine wool as he wool on slaves’ business closed had put in was Harper’s Ferry Illusion John Brown’s belief that with handful of men he could take Harp er’s Ferry and overthrow the insti tution of slavery came out of pre natal influence and the mental stresi over his experiences in Kansas. His faith was equal to that of the Hebrew prophets and Brown actually believed that with a few poorly arm ed men he could conquer the South and free the slaves. Jehovah had so ordered it and had commissioned him to do the work. It was just to be as was the blowing of horns by the priests, the great ing of the people and the fall walls of Jerico. Jehovah had THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO Sentenced to Charleston, Va., rams’ shout of the order- ed that, too. Under the pretended guise of organizing a western colony Brown Mrs. E Sommer returned to solicited money and personal ad»|her home at Troy on Sunday after adroitly turning such conversations|spending- the past week in Pandora to slavery, to his work in Kansas and then to his divine commission. I, John Browm, am tain that the cr— land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now. .callers think, vainly flattered myself that H^ley VanMeter .at .Rockport. without very much bloodshed it I might be done.” Many men of the day believed that because of the meager means and the great magnitude of Brown’s enterprise, the man was insane. But to those who knew him, old accounts relate, “The depth and fervor of his religious sentiments his unwavering trust in the Infinite his strong con viction that he had been selected by God as an instrument in his hands to hasten the overflow of American slavery”—to such he seemed inspired rqther than insane. HIGH SCHOOL TO GRADUATE CLASS OF 45 THURSDAY from page 1) boys and 26 girls, (Concluded family was Dorothy Rae Amstutz, Marilyn I. Amstutz, Josephine Miriam Augsbur ger, Sara Lee Badertscher, Mary Louise Balmer, Winifred Joyce Bau man, Virginia Kay Berry Arlene Bixel, Dolores Anne Burry, Raelene Joyce Campbell, Ruth Irene Diller, June Elizabeth Habegger, Dorothy Lee Hardwick. Miriam Marilyn F. Brunn. Willa Ann Hilty, Wanda Mae Hoch- stettler, Imajean Irene Klass, Carolyn Mae Matter, Charleen Rae Miller, Rosella Jean Moser, Ada May Oyer, Lena M. Preto, Mary Jean Ramseyer, Jane Risser, Janet Anne Stover, Peg gy Ann Young. East Orange Mrs. Ed Rettig of Arlington, Mrs. Rufus Wilson, Mrs. Maggie Wilson, Gretchen Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Ker mit Boehm and sons, Mrs. Freda Guash, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Heldman, Mrs. Mildred Trippiehorn, Findlay Mrs. Ethel M. Boutwell, Mrs. Katie Neff, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Boutwell, Mr. and Mrs. Ted W. Smith and Jane were callers the past week in the C. ML Heldman home. Mr. and Mrs. John Marquart and daughters were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Amstutz. Mr. and Mrs. John Caris and grandson Joe of Findlay, Mr. and Mrs. Matt Stewart were Sunday din ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Nonnamaker and son Max. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wolber, Mr. and Mrs. John Boutwell, Mrs. Hazel Romick and Mrs. Mary Baughman of Dayton spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Allen Boutwell of Shelby. Callers in the Charley Baker home the past week to see Sam Gorby who is quite ill were Mr. and Mrs. Francis Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. George Wag ner, Mrs. Ethel Boutwell, Mrs. Mild red Trippiehorn, Elva Bishop, Mrs. Inez Baker, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Boutwell, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gorby, George Bower, Mr. and Mrs. George Bame and children, Mr. Daryl Baker and Eddie. Pandora with the James Sommer family. Mr. and Mrs. Laurel Bracy and I family had The scheme worked—partly. the night of October 16, 1859, CapI tain John Brown captured Harper’s United States zens of the town and penned Brown maining men Next day Col. Robert E. Lee arrived with a company of United Statesl ly entertained at the newfly-built marines. When Brown finally was captured,l and seven guests were present. As two of his sons were dead and hel sisting the hostess in serving the was seriously* wounded. Tried in a| dinner were hei two daughters. Virginia court and sentenced to deathl Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hilty, Jon by hanging Brown on the day oi I and Heddy of Indianapolis and Mr. his execution handed a guard this| and_Mrs. Lysle Crow and childern signed paper: So came the Glory, Glory song— I ])owell Mrs. Edison Diller, Mrs. M. Battle Hymn of the Republic, lineal Rice, Mrs. Leah Bracy, Mrs. of which originally began “Johnl Mary Pifer, Mrs. Arthur Burry, Brown’s body lies a-mouldering ini Misses Clara Bracy and Betsy the grave” and “Hang John Brown| zucrcher. on a sour apple tree” but ended: “His soul goes marching on.” seniors are 19 They are: Lowell Keith Lynn Balmer, David Edward Basing-1 fende er, John Howard Bauman, Donald H.lr Burkholder, Cleo R. Diller, Mickey D.U1(? Bluffton College library. Gleason, Peter Eugene Hankish, Charles Dwayne Hauenstein, Dwight G. Hauenstein, Charles Evans Joseph, Donald James Kuhn. Howard James Landes, Roger Gene Lehman, Larry Lewis Mathewson, Kenneth Dean Parish, Don Herman Schmidt, Donald Eugene Shumaker, Edgar E. Wenger. for their Sunday guests Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Neill and and his 16 mr»l family. Ferry and thel Mrs. N. N. Soldner will be host Arsenal. Then citi-l ess for the May meeting of the armed themselves I W. C. T. U. which will be held in i and his six rr-|her home next Wednesday evening in the engine-house. May 24 at 8 o’clock. The Au-Revoir club was pleasant- home of Mrs. Joe Basinger at Find lay last Tuesday. Fifteen members U---- Hang I of Benton Ridge Dec. 2, 1859. the home of Mrs. Allie Hilty. now quite cer-| Miss Mary Jane Carr spent the rimes of this guiltv|week end with a friend at Dayton. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd VanMeter were Sunday evening of spent Sunday in meeting of the year the Federation of Wo of Pandora on Monday The final was held by men’s Clubs evening at the school auditorium. Miss Florence Inbody, Findlay, World Red Cross worker and Trav eling Teacher was the guest speak er. She chose for her subject, “People.” She has traveled in many countries. A sextet from the Asi No M^s club provided music. Election of officers was held for the coming year. Hostesses were, Mrs. Donald Mc- Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Collar are in New Jersey this week on a busi ness trip, while there they will visit in the M. D. Headington home. Mrs. Gid Nusbaum was a Sunday ifternoon caller in the home of Mr. land Mrs. Dave Steiner. I Mrs. James Suter, Mrs. Gilbert Amstutz, Roderick guter and Mrs Lloyd VanMeter at -------j1 a mother-daughter tea on Sunday afemoon which was held in Charmin and Mrs. Lake wood, Anna Bal- Mrs. Silva Chidester of Mrs. Libbie Balmer, Mrs. ber and children of Bluffton called on Mrs. Alice Mae Boutwell and Mrs. Mildred Amstutz one day last week. Mr. Will Boutwell of Ada called on Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Boutwell, Sun day. Mrs. Alice Mae Boutwell and child ren Lynn, Lonnie Sue and Ronda Kae, Mrs. Edith Stager and Nancy Price were callers on Monday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. Art Shearer and sons of Pandora were Sunday dinner guests of Rev. and Mrs. D. E. Pum mel 1 and son Garry. John Greenleaf Whittier’s first poem was published when he was nineteen. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Hilty received a belated “Mother’s Day” telephone call on Sunday from their son Rev. Myron Hilty and family living in Winton, Calif. The Hilty family are well and said that the weather was very hot. The call was de layed due to ✓the telephone service the previous Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wamshere, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wam shere, Jr. and son of Toledo were six o’clock dinner guests in the home of Mrs. Adam Hilty on Thursday evening. Chipper Potato Chips Deerwood Dill Pickle Foodcraft or Elf PORK & BEANS Miss Carolyn Krohn visited her cousin Miss Jean Hilty a student at Wheaton College the past week. Diamond PAPER PLATES .... 2 29c Guest Stuffed Olives Evans FRYERS 59c HOMER BASINGER’S—HOME MADE TRY ARMOUR BOLOGNA .... 59c Mild Longhorn Cheese Lemke Swiss Brick Skinless Regular Have a Weiner Roast 616 of the Ameri- Pandora Post Legion will sponsor Decoration services at at 10 a. m. Tuesday, May 30. .Warren R. Powell, a chaplain can Day ium Rev in World War II, will be the speak er. The program will include spe cial music, readings and In Memor iam with taps sounded by three trumpeters. the school auditor- The alumni banquet and program .will be held at the Pandora school gym Saturday evening, May 27. 30 MAYORS AT AVIATION MEETING HERE (Concluded from page 1) ipality in Ohio to erect air markers. He pointed out that it is not the policy of these government agencies to compel compliance, although the necessary authority has been granted, but rather to solicit cooperation through emphasizing the advantages of such a program. Emphasis this year, according to Brown, is being placed on the value of agricultural aviation. Use of the aircraft in spraying, dusting, fertili zation, and seeding is becoming more and more prominent. These agencies are also working with the Conserva tion department to combat erosion, soil deficiency, etc. Dick Burwell, also from the Ohio Aviation Board, explained the re quirements of system, and how proper marking can be of aid in reducing the number of air accidents. He also explained the penalties provided in the law, and cited the splendid cooperation they have had without having to use these powers. the air-marking Lt. Ernie Webb, of the State High way Patrol, Air Division, cited the 1947 law passed to curtail reckless operation of aircraft. This law places Potted Meats- Deviled Ham- Spam Paper Napkins Z Truck Load Wednesday, May 31 QUALITY IS AT PEAK—Jumbo Size Mexican Sugar Loaf Pineapple CANE SUGAR 5 lbs. 45c 10 lbs. 89c 25 lb. bag $2.29 PRICES HAVE ADVANCED—SPECIAL FOR ONE WEEK Ball Lipped Red Jar Rubbers Doz. Sc MEATS CHEESE FRESH FRUITS & VEGETABLES THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1950 much of the authority in hands of local and area jurisdiction. This type of authority, according to Lt. Webb, has been most effective, es pecially in the curtailment of “buzz ing”. The State Highway Patrol is working with the local areas to help them perform their functions. c&Acute a Picnic Z9c 5% Cleansing Tissue 2 FORTUNA FANCY 5 DOZEN SIZE BEEF STEW 55c STRAWBERRIES 39c Urich's City Market Phene 485-W We Deliver $5.00 Orders free OUR EVERY DAY LOW PRICES HELP YOU TO BE THRIFTY IN ’50 fly the out ac- Lt. Webb stated that reckless ing helps to discredit aviation in eyes of the public. He pointed that good pilots do not have cidents. Proper air marking helps to avoid the necessity of buzzing too low to get the name of a town a train depot or other building. from just Farm-to-market airways are as important now as highways years ago, when Ohio was famous for its highway transportation facili ties, according to Ralph Young, presi dent of the “Flying Farmers” and Agricultural Aviation Coordinator for the Ohio Aviation Board. He stated that secondary airways are just as vital as secondary roads form erly were. were Y’oung also pointed out the value of educating the farm communities to the utility of the airplane. Citing the spread of the spittle bug, a new threat to legume products, he ex plained that aircraft can dust six or seven acres a minute and do a one hundred percent effective job. This area of Ohio, he said, with its outstanding farm communities, should be especially interested in this type of agricultural aviation. Civil Aeronautics Director Weaver, from the Toledo Office, complemented the other agencies on their fine work and explained that they learn from each other by working together, for the good of aviation. Reunions Reunion of the family of the late Henry Augsburger will be held at Pandora high school building May 28. Bring your basket and own table service.’ Menno Augsburger, President. 6 Eleventh annual Owens school re union in Richland Grange hall, four miles southwest of Bluffton, Sunday, June 4. Basket dinner at 12:30 p. m. Pres., Willard Jennings sec., Mrs. Lillie Anderson. Spallinger-Garmatter 20th annual reunion at Ada park, Sunday, June 11. Basket dinner at 12:30 p. m. Pres., Eli Garmatter sec., Leland Basinger. lb. 59c BANANAS 16c 45c l-Z gal. 2 cans 35c (Kgi’-’sy 35c Boxes Z3c No. 5 size HEAD LETTUCE 2 29c Stratton’s Hot-House Tomatoes____ NEW POTATOES 10 49c