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George Hacker, former Blufftun
resident, who took a job as janitor
a year ago at Garfield House, haven
for the deaf in Cleveland, has quiet
ly and unassumingly became an in
spirational figure in the work of the
institution.
His enthusiasm and energy have
earned for Hacker the plaudits of
the Garfield House Board, and in a
recent issue of The Cleveland News
further tribute was paid to him.
George Hacker Earns Tribute For
Service At Institution For The Deaf
In part, the newspaper article
runs:
•‘There are people tucked away in
a city we never hear about, and yet
they make the world a brighter
place in which to live. George Hack
er is such a person. He is janitor
at Garfield House, haven for the
deaf. ‘Janitor’ doesn’t begin to de
scribe George, for he is much more
than that. He has lifted himself
above an ordinary description. In a
vay he symbolizes the spirit of the
place where he works.
“He is a graying, unobtrusive
man, smallish and broad shouldered.
There is character and compassion
in his face, but sadness lurks behind
his mild blue eyes. George is not
deaf. His mother-in-law is, and
that’s how he came to hear about
Garfield House. He has worked
there a year. He regards it as his
home, his world, his only purpose
in life.
“He lives right there. He never
goes outside unless his job takes him
around the grounds. He has no in
terest in the outside world. With­
out intruding, he has become a com
panion to the more difficult deaf
persons who come to the house.
“The children’s class on Satur
day mornings particularly attracted
George. He stood at the back of
the room and watched while teach
ers taught them to speak and read
lips. He noticed that many of them
looked pale and undernourished.
“So one Saturday morning after
class he invited all the children to
his little kingdom in the basement.
There were heaps of good sandwiches
and hot chocolate on the pingpong
table.
“It was some time before the high
er-ups at Garfield House realized
George was doing this with his own
money. Volunteer Junior League
girls took the burden off George’s
shoulders because he doesn’t earn
much money.
“But George couldn’t be stopped.
Charter No. 11573 Reserve Dist. No. 4
Report uf condition of
The Citizens National Bank
of Bluffton in the State of Ohio, at the close of business on March 29, 1939,
Quietly, as he does everything he
organized a boys club in handicraft,
bought some tools for them out of
his pay, made the social evenings a
success by his untiring service, and
did so many other things we do not
have space to list them.
“Gradually new life, new enthusi
asm, a crusading spirit seeped into
Garfield House. The hard of hear
ing began to carry their chins a
little higher, forgetting u.. y were
handicapped. Garfield House nas
done something for George, too. His
wife died two years ago, and he took
it very hard. Garfield House has
sort of taken her place.”
Published in response to call made by Comptroller of the Currency, under
Section 5211. U. S. Revised Statutes.
ASSETS
Loans and discounts (including $906 overdrafts) $ 553,231.53
United States Government obligations, direct and guaranteed 169,545.26
Obligations of States and political subdivisions 83,734.06
Other bonds, notes, and debentures------------------------- 81,704.54
Corporate stocks, including stock of Federal Reserve bank 3,500.00
Cash, balances with other banks, including reserve balance,
and cash items in process of collection 192,525.93
Bank premises owned $18,000, furniture and fixtures $7200 25,200.00
Other assets
150.69
TOTAL ASSETS -$1,109,592.01
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations $ 300,029.13
Time deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations..... 553,501.92
Deposits of States and political subdivisions 93,677.87
Other deposits (certified and cashier’s checks, etc.)................ 11,022.29
Total Deposits ....... ..................................... -..... 958,231.21
TOTAL LIABILITIES $ 958,231.21
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
Capital Stock:
(a) Class A preferred, total par $4,000, retirable value $ 4,000.00
(c) Common stock, total par...„ 60,000.00
Total Capital Stock .......—...... ’............ $ 64,000.00
Surplus .............. -...... 41,000.00
Undivided profits ......... 33,023.94
Reserves (and retirement account for preferred stock)............ 13,336.86
Total Capital Account ..............—............ $ 151,360.80
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNT $1,109,592.01
MEMORANDA
Pledged assets (and securities loaned) (book value):
(a) United States Government obligations, direct and guar
anteed, pledged to secure deposits and other liabilities. 40,722.50
(b) Other assets pledged to secure deposits and other liabil
ities (including notes and bills rediscounted and se
curities sold under repurchase agreement) ... 31,368.75
(e) Total $ 72,091.25
Secured liabilities:
(a) Deposits secured by pledged assets pursuant to
requirements of law ......................... ........ ,..... 93,677.87
(d) Total ................. $ 93,677.87
State of Ohio, County of Allen, ss:
1, E. C. Romey, cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly sweai
that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th day of April, 1939.
S. P. HERR, Notary Public.
(My commission expires May 23, 1941)
Correct—Attest: C. Henry Smith, I.. T. Greding, Noah Basinger, Directors.
E. C. ROMEY, Cashier.
SPECIAL
COMBINATION
SALE
Model LB 6 Refrigerator... $149.90
Model 53 Range 135.50
Both for... $285.40
$15 down, $12.81 per month
Richard Pixel
Models on Display at Bixel Motor Sales
New Books Added
To Public Library
Rollin H. Walker, Paul’s
Power Rollin H. Walker,
of the Master Personality
Walker, Modern Message
Secret of
A Study
Rollin H.
Modern Message of the
Psalms Rollin H. Walker, Jesus and
Our Pressing Problems Rollin H.
Walker, Men Unafraid. The fore
going books are the gift of Dr.
Walker of Delaware, Ohio, through
Bluffton college.
Hitler, Mein Kampf Comstock,
Handbook of Nature Study Maw
son, International Book of Names
Barr, Supervision Briggs, Improv
ing Instruction Van Loon, Folk
Songs of Many Lands Cook, Justly
Dear Charles and Mary Lamb Mil
ler, First the Blade Beebe, Zaca
Venture Du Maurier, Rebecca.
Buck, The Patriot Canfield, Sea
sonal Timber Walpole, Joyful Dela
veys Wodehouse, Code of the Woos
ters Hertz, Lincoln Talks Frankau,
Royal Regiment Yenni, This is Me,
Kathie Lounsbery, Let’s Set the
Table Walker, Dr. Norton’s Wife
Reiss & Schweizer, You Can Design
Murray & Bathurst, Creative Ways
of Children’s Programs Wain,
Reaching for the Stars.
Book circulation for March, 1939,
was 3,466.
Gymnasium Classes
Will Work On Field
Bluffton High gymnasium classes
will be put to work this spring in
helping to clean up
Harmon
creation program, it was decided by
the board of education at its meeting
Monday night.
field for the summer’s re­
Instead of the customary gymnas
tic program, the classes will be tak
en to the recreation center for work
on the field when weather permits.
One of the major projects in which
students will assist will be in recon
ditioning the Harmon field tennis
courts, which were badly damaged
in the March flood. It is expected
that most of this work will be done
by the high school tennis squad.
Mt. Cory Youth Dies
In Local Hospital
Charles Henry Fritz, 15-year-old
son of Henry I. and Marie Fritz, of
Mt. Cory, died Sunday at 7:30 p. m.
hospital
where he had been a patient for
ill
in Bluffton Community
nine
eral weeks. He had been
weeks.
Born May 17, 1923, the youth was
a sophomore in Mt. Cory High
school. In addition to his parents
he is survived by two sisters, Juanita
June and Martha Esther, both at
home.
Funeral services were he’d Wed
nesday afternoon, with Rev. A.
McVey officiating. Interment was
the Clymer cemetery.
E.
in
School Board To Be
Guests Of Teachers
Members of the board of education
were the guests of instructors in
the Bluffton public schools at a din
ner in the high school cafeteria at
6:30 p. m. Monday night.
Karl H. Berns, of Columbus, as
sistant secretary of the Ohio Educa
tion association, was the speaker.
I
E BLUFFTON NEWS. BLUFFTON, OHIO
Plans for the Bluffton High school
alumni banquet, or
of graduation week
pletion, Eugene Be
the association, amnounced
The banquet thi
Friday, May 26. 1
quet and after
dance will be h(
Schneck and his
providing the music.
Plans Mapped For High School
Alumni Banquet Friday, May 26
of the features
.. are nearing com
tv (th, president of
this week.
1S year will be on
following the ban
linner program a
eld with Frankie
nine-piece band
Officers assisting Benroth in
mapping plans for the affair in
clude Mrs. Arc n Baker, vice-presi
dent Mrs. Edg. Conaway, recording
secretary Mrs. Richard Bixel, cor-
and
responding secretary, i
Romey, treasurer.
Committees in charge
phases of the program
lows:
of
are
Obituary—M 1 s. M.
chairman.
Two new ruli
taking of live ba
for the construct
and nets are th
1939 fishing regi
nounced last wee
servation council.
and condition
Kibler,
Under new
seines for inlan
shall not exceed
feet nor a depth
dip net shall no
in diameter,
and shall not contain side walls.
consecutive
bars meas-
The total length of the
ured from the center of the knot on
Quadruplet Lambs
On Orange Twp. Farm
Three ewes in the flock of F. L.
Shilling, of Orange township, pre
sented their owner with 10
last week.
Nominating Dan
chairman Edgar Hauenstein,
Biery and Leland Diller.
Program—Ralph Steams,
man Mrs. Don Patterson,
Amstutz, Lucille Hilty and
Mann.
C.
various
as fol­
Two New Rulings Made In
1939 Fishing Regulations
ru-s governing the
it and specifications
Hon of mesh seines
only changes in
ilations, it was an
k bv the Ohio con-
emulations, minnow
id fishing districts
a length of eight
i of four feet. The
ot exceed four feet
four feet square,
Mesh on the minnow seines and
e less than one
mesh. The mini
inch square mesh
of one-half inch
he determined by
dip nets connot
fourth inch square
mum is one-fourth
and the maximum
square mesh shall
drawing the net taut on all sides
without slipping a mesh or a knot,
then measuring four
bars.
lambs
lamb
thing
According to Shilling, one
dropped quadruplets, a rare
for sheep, and the other two ewes
each had triplets.
Shilling shfy.ed 390 shorn western
lambs to Armour and Co. in New
York City last week, and still has
130 head in his feed lot that will be
ready for market in a few days.
Sheep in the first shipment averaged
90 pounds apiece.
Elrose
Henry Koontz, sons
and Raymond, Mrs.
and Clifford Koontz
a family gathering
Mr. and Mrs.
Richard, Russell
Lucinda Koontz
were present at
at the Samuel Braueneller home in
Jenera, Sunday.
Misses Mary and Lillian Koontz,
J. O. and Jackie Koontz and Jimmy
FREE
BASEBALL CAPS
RED AND WHITE BIG LEAGUE MODEL
Saturday and Sunday, April 22 A 23
Given away “ABSOLUTELY FREE” with the purchase of 6
gallons or more
BRILLIANT BRONZE
POLYMERIZED REGULAR LEADED OR
JOHNSON ETHYL GASOLENE
EVERY CHILD WILL WANT ONE.
GET YOUR HILI) A GENUINE BASEBALL CAP.
SAVE 2ca.
Under Our Normal Price Every Day At All
BRILLIANT BRONZE STATIONS
H. FOLTZ SERVICE STATION
Bentley Road and South Main Street
"Third grade (cheap) gasolene is not sold at Brilliant Bronze Stations.”
Decorating—Mrs. William Ed-| were awarded during the past week,
wards, chairman Harry Bogart,I Robert Ewing, teacher in the
Fern Hilty, Mrs. Hiram Huser, Rich-1 Grade schools was named by the
ard Bixel, Carlton Wilson, Waynel Bluffton Board of Education as care
Yoakam and Mrs. Robert Hoch-1 taker of Harmon field for the coming
stettler. I summer season at a salary of $150.
Table and menu—Mrs. Ross Bo-1 Ewing will have charge of field
gart, chairman Mrs. Robert Ewing,| maintenance and the tennis courts.
Magdalene Oyer, Mrs. Orden Smuck
er.
chair-1
Agnes
Property Management—Fred
chairman Silas Diller, Carl
and Donald Luginbuhl.
Dance—MelvinLora,
Harold Beals, Richard Cookson and I ’ng, Thursday, May 4,
Don Patterson. I nounced this week. The
New rules on seines
Dray spent Sunday afternoon at the
A. J. Nonnamaker home.
Miss Ruth Krautter
View- is spending the
Rolland Koontz home.
The Y. P. M. C. of Bethesda met
with Charles and Harold Main Fri
day evening.
Mrs. Linda
Koontz spent
the home of
Koontz.
Local Boards Awards
Two Caretaker Jobs
I Contracts for caretakers of Har
I mon field and Maple Grove cemetrt
A. L. Baumgartner was appointed
caretaker of Maple Grove cemetery
for the re
a salary of
Trippiehorn,I by the Cemetery board
C. A. I mainder of the year at
I $675.
I one of a series offered
school year.
one end of the series to the center I honors. Bluffton’s boys and girls
knot on the other end shall not be I glee clubs and the orchestra will go
less than one inch nor more than two! to Columbus for Ohio finals this
inches overall.
I
Minnow traps shall not be longer! competition for district winners at
than two feed nor wider than 12| Bowling Green last Saturday
inches, and must be without wings! be held at Oberlin college on
or leads. They shall not have more| day, April 28.
than two openings, one at
and such openings cannot
diameter of one inch.
Under new restrictions not morel Harriet Burkholder, Harriet Biome,
than 200 together of all kinds of live! Carolyn Stonehill, Marie Zuercher,
bait—minnows, crayfish, hellgramitesj
frogs, mussels and other fish food—
may be taken in any one day from]
any of the waters of the state.
of Pleasant
week at the
Nonnamaker,
Mr. and Mrs. Ami
Faery and Glen Nonnamaker spent
Sunday with the C. V. Klingler
family near Ada.
Dray and Mrs. Anna I
I
Sunday afternoon at I
Mr. and Mrs. Rolland I
Union prayer services at Olive!
Branch Thursday evening. I
Class No. 2 of Olive Branch S.I
S. held their class meeting with I
Mary, Lillian and J. O. Koontz, Sat-1
urday evening. I
Rev. Herbert Graham of West I
Mansfield spent Friday night at the!
D. D. Williamson home. I
Sheriffs say that the greatest
hindrance to the perpetration of
frauds is the two-letter word no.
School
Bluffton High
Notes
Herr, I
Gable! World famous Venetian Glass
I Blowers will present a demonstra
chairman tion of their art at a chapel meet
it was an
program is
during the
State music contests will be held
the latter part of April, with Bluff
ton contestants who qualified in dis
trict competition seeking additional
Friday and Saturday. Ensemble
each end,!
exceed al Thirty Bluffton High students
I compete Saturday, May 6, in district
and nets! scholarship tests at Bowling Green
went into effect on March 1, and will! State university. Those who have
be effective until February 29, 1940.1 been selected to represent the local
other! school include Billie Bechtel, Richard
Riley creek and several
streams in this vicinity were closed! Berky, Norman Beidler, Bill Am
to live bait takers last season,
year, however,
under the same restrictions that ap-l Charlotte Santschi, Marilyn Hofer,
ply to other inland waters. I Kenneth Oberly,
they are re-opened I gery
This! stutz, Neil Neuenschwander, Mar
Niswander,
will
Fri-
will
John Stettler.
Eileen Wenger,
Estimates given,
painter.
A1
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THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 193?
Hope Kincaid, Bettye Lewis, Caic-l
Bame, Marcene Stonehiil, Lois
aeublin, Betty Steinman, i'hy. .s
Steiner, Kathleen Niswander, Ade
laide McGinnis, Betty Weinhold,
Mary Alice Howe, Eleanor
Mary Alice Davidson and
Mutnma.
High
Interior Decorating
and Outside Work
Two Bluffton College Students
Both Experienced Workmen
Rates Reasonable—Satisfaction
Guaranteed
We have all necessary equip
ment for all kinds of painting
jobs.
Berky.
Wade
See us before you select your
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Lincoln Hall—Phone 249-W
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their
school girls and
enjoyed a Mother-Daughter
Tuesday evening in the
a program sponsored by
mothers
banquet
cafeteria,
the Girl
president
the address of welcome and the re
sponse was given by Mrs. Forrest
Steinman. Chairmen of the various
committees planning the affair in
cluded Adelaide McGinnis, Bonita
Clark, Wilma Nonnamaker and
Jeanne Baumgartner.
Reserves. Lora Schultz,
of the organization, made
In connection with Bluffton High’s
expanding industrial arts curricu
lum, the general shop recently has
added a photography department.
A dark room has been constructed
and it is equipped with tank and
tray development facilities for the
development of films and printing
of pictures. Under the direction of
A. L. Daymon, instructor, the dark
room and its facilities were planned
and constructed as a shop project.
of officers for next
Reserves named
president Betty
In the election
year, the Girl
Louise Dunifon,
Steinman and Helen Soldner, vice
president Eleanor Berky, secretary
Betty Weinhold, treasurer, and Mary
Alice Howe, program chairman.
F. H. A. girls have named officers
for next year as follows: Dorothy
Long, president Mary Ellen Barre,
vice-president June Ream, secre
tary Marcene Garmatter, treasurer
Doris Garmatter, historian.
Fabrics which have been treated
to prevent creasing should be
laundered carefully in lukewarm
water with neutral soap. Severe
laundering will decrease the ability
of the fabric to resist wrinkling.
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