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BLUFFTON NEWS The Advertising Medium for Bluffton Trade Territory VOLUME NO. LXTV VOTE AT PRIMARY Democrats and Republicans Go to Polls on August 8, New Ruling Miss teacher in this morial remains terment to One Contest on Republican Ticket and None on Democratic Ballot in A regular two party primary which both Democrats and Republi cans will participate will be held in Bluffton on Tuesday, August 8. This announcement was made the first of the week by the Allen county board of elections, contrary to the previous supposition that the pri mary would be limited to Republi cans only. Although there are no contests on the Democratic ticket the regular party primary will be held with a ballot bearing names of nominees. Likewise the Republican ticket will be to party voters, although will contain only one contest—for the board of public affairs. all party complete submitted the ballot Attorney General Ruling The change in procedure for the primary followed an opinion from the attorney general’s office that in asmuch as one contest had developed it would be necessary to hold a reg ular primary for both parties and submit the entire ticket to the voters of the respective parties. With no contests on the Demo cratic ticket, little interest is expect ed to be attracted to this part of the primary. What activity there is will be centered on the Republican race of four aspirants for the party’s nomination for three members of the board of public affairs. The four Republican candidates seeking the three places on the party ticket as candidates for board of public affairs are: Eli Deppler, A. E. Kohli, E. S. Lape and Charles Lloyd. The three elected at the primary will be the party’s candidates for board of public affairs at the November election. Former Teacher In Schools Here Dies Clara Greding, 64, former in Bluffton and rural schools vicinity died in Lima Me hospital, Sunday morning. Class five weeks’ Her death followed a illness. Miss Greding taught the public schools and high regard by her former pupils. Besides teaching in the Grade schools some twenty-two years ago she taught in most of the district schools of Richland township and also taught in Monroe township. She was a graduate of Bluffton high school in the class of 1894. for years in was held in She was the daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. Peter Greding of this place. Her father was a pioneer minister of the Reformed churches here. Following her retirement from the teaching profession she made her home in Lima. Surviving are one brother, L. T. Greding, Bluffton hardware merch ant and four sisters: Mrs. William Huber of Ada, Mrs. Noah Diller of Bluffton and Mrs. Bertha Rhoda and Miss Amelia Greding both of Lima. Funeral services were held in the First Reformed church, Lima, Tues day afternoon. Rev. Paul Graeser, pastor, who officiated was assisted by Rev. W. H. Lahr of erly pastor of the churches here. Ada, form Reformed services the Following the funeral were brought here for in in Maple Grove cemetery. “4” Radio Amateur License R. V. Wentz, employe of the Trip lett Electrical Instrument company here, h^s been granted a class “A” amateur radio license by the Federal communications commission, it was announced the first of the week. Wentz, active in amateur radio circles for many years had one of the first amateur station cinity. His station call signed him ten years W8EBG. in this letters ago vi as- are Family Picnic For Lions At Buckeye Members of the Bluffton Lions club and their families will enjoy the an nual club picnic at Buckeye lake next Tuesday night at 6:15 o’clock. The affair will be informal and no program will be arranged for this meeting. Wheat On Orange Twp. Farm Yields 40 Bushels Acre /'YRANGE township came back strong this week to claim honors for section. A Eight and One-half Miles Road South of Town to Be Improved Bids to be Submitted by August 8 Work to be Finished By Sept. 30 Improvements of 8.48 miles of the Dixie highway between Bluffton and Lima will be effected this summer over the same stretch which was re surfaced and widened last year. The new program for which bids for contracts will be taken on Aug. 9 calls for placing a new bituminous concrete surface on the highway. All work is to be completed by Sept. 30. Surface treating will be started at the south corporation limits of Bluff ton and continue three miles to the beginning of the stretch of new pave ment when ated. Cost of this summer’s improvement has been estimated at $5,864. Road Widened Last Year Last year the highway department spent approximately $75,000 widening the same stretch of road and placing on it an alsphalt concrete surface. State route 81, west of Ada, in Jackson township, Allen county, also will be re-surfaced in this summer’s program. Three miles of the road will be bituminous treated at an esti mated cost of $1,975.80. In Hancock county, among other projects, one mile of Route 69, south from Mt. Cory, will be re-surfaced. The estimated cost is $560. Enters Professional Photographic School Mrs. E. N. Neuenschwander of the Neu-Art studio left Sunday for Winona Lake, Ind., where she will remain for several weeks for an in tensive study in advanced coloring and photography, having been ac cepted for the 1939 portrait class in the Winona Summer School of Pho tography, conducted exclusively for professional photographers. The school offers an exceptional op portunity to study under noted pho tographers and artists and to obtain a knowledge of latest ideas in the profession. How Many Bridges Guess Again, With 11 bridges within the village limits, two others on the corporation line and another just outside, Bluff ton can justly claim to be a town of many bridges. Two streams flowing through this town of 2,000 have resulted in the demand for an unusually large num ber of bridges, considering size of the village. Six bridges span Big Riley creek within the city limits. These include the Nickel Plate railroad bridge, E. College avenue, Cherry street, Jef ferson street, North Main street and Spring street bridges. Little Riley creek is crossed by three bridges in the town, including Wheat Market At 59 Cents Drops To Seven Year Low Here Tuesday wheat yields in this six-acre field on the by of 40 John Warren farm threshed James Fisher made a yield 240 bushels—an average of bushels per acre. TO RE-SURFACE DIXIE HIGHWAY Of constructed several years ago the Gratz crossing was elimin- Improvement in Beaverdam Improvement will be started again at the other end of the new brick pavement near the Henry Gratz farm, and continue to Beaverdam. Some work will be done in Beaver dam, principally over the route of the Dixie at the south side of town. From Beaverdam the re-surfacing wil be continued to a place a short distance past the road intersection known as “Five Points.” The pro ject will end at the point where the uncovered brick road begins about one-quarter of mile south of “Five Points.” Major Portion of Harvest Sea son Sales are Made at Higher Figure Price Recovers One Cent Wednesday Corn Prices At Six Year Low terial trict, weeks which summer. Leave On Motor Tour Thru on Wheat prices which have fluctuat ed in the low sixties for more than a month plunged to 59c a bushel on the market here Tuesday, the lowest price in seven years, made a six year low bushel. Com, likewise at 37 cents a recovered one The wheat market 60 cent Wednesday morning when cents a bushel was quoted. Bluffton dealers said the drop price was not due to the quality wheat or other local factors, but rather to world conditions, of which the bumper Canadian crop is influence. in of be- Drop although had little lieved to be a large Escape Price The drop in price, cou raging to growers, effect on farmers in this most of whom sold several ago that portion of their they intended to market dis ma- dis- crop this dur- Majority of wheat sales here ing the harvest season were made at 62 and 63 cents per bushel, ele vator men stated. A few received as high as 64 cents, the top price quoted during threshing time. Sales at present have dwindled to negli gible proportions here. Volume of wheat marketed here this season is considerably less than last year, which leads to the belief that many farmers may be storing their grain for livestock feeding pro grams or in prospect of government loans. Corn Price Low Unsatisfactory market action of corn will have but little direct effect on the local situation. Although there is every prospect for a large corn crop, there is almost no corn sold on the local markets. Corn provides the foundation of hog feeding projects which are un dertaken on nearly all of the farms throughout this section. Although the outlook for a raising hog market is not promising, it is expected that cheap and abundant corn most of its usual outlet this channel. will find through West Schaublin Hilty left sight see- Mr. and Mrs. Walter and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wednesday morning for a ing motor trip through the west. see the important and visit the fair and will also visit brother, Harry They expect to points of interest in San Francisco, Mr. Schaublin’s Schaublin of Salinas, Calif., and Mrs. Schaublin’s and Mr. Hilty’s brother Walter Hilty of Glendora, Calif., and their sister Mrs. Charles Strahm of Seattle, Wash., besides other rela tives throughout the west. Band Concert At Emanuel’s Church The Ft. Wayne Orphans’ Home band, on a week’s tour of Ohio, will give a concert at Emanuel’s Re formed church south of Bluffton, Thursday night at 8 o’clock. The concert is sponsored by the Men’s Brotherhood of the St. John’s and Emanuel’s churches and members of the congregations are invited. Bluffton is the last stop on the itinerary of the band which will re main here over night and return to Ft. Wayne, Friday morning. In Bluffton? You’ll Be Surprised those at Riley street, W. Elm street and W. College avenue. This does not include a span, Krehbiel bridge, for pedestrians only, on the Bluffton college campus. In addition, there are two bridges across Marsh Run within the cor poration, one on North Main street and the other an A. C. & Y. rail road bridge. Bridges located on the town cor poration line are over the Little Riley on College road, at the inter section with Campus drive, and the Marsh Run bridge on the Allen-Han cock county line. Another bridge, the Grove street bridge spanning the Little Riley, is just outside the village limits. rHE BLUFFTON NEWS A NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INT ERESTS OF BLUFFTON AND VICINITY BLUFFTON, OHIO, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1939 MAY REGULATE BARBERS’ HOURS Majority of Bluffton Barbers Ask Council to Enact Legislation Claim Measure Would Eliminate Alleged Unfair Competi tion Here Hours during which Bluffton bar ber shops may remain open for business will be regulated by a town ordinance, if the council complies with a request of a majority of the barbers here. Appearing before the council at its meeting Monday night, owners of three of Bluffton’s four barber shops asked for passage of such legisla tion. The ordinance, it was stated before the council, would eliminate alleged unfair competition which it is claimed now exists. The alleged unfair competition, it was brought out in a discussion of the proposal, appeared to lay in the claim that the fourth shop is regularly open evenings, altho it was admitted that this shop does not open in the eral hours after in operation. The measure as proposed to the council, would effect barber shops only and would not apply to the operation of beauty parlors. During the meeting some of the council members expressed the opin ion that if such legislation were constitutional, passage of such ordinance might open the way to attempt to regulate other lines business here. A morning until sev the other three are Schedule Hour A sixty-four hour week schedule which the council was asked to in corporate in the regulating ordinance is: Monday and Tuesday, 8 a. m. 6 p. m. Wednesday and Saturday, 8 a. to 10 p. m. to m. Thursday, 8 a. m. to noon. Friday, 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. The proposed schedule, it is would make little change in the total number of hours per week the shops here are open. It would, however, result in all shops operat ing at the same time. said, Seek Solicitor’s Opinion Whether such legislation will be considered by the council will depend largely on the opuai^c, as to its legality to be obtained from City Solicitor Francis Durbin. This was the position taken by the council after a discussion of the measure. an an of Musselman To Head Mt. Gilead Schools Dwight Musselman, formerly of Bluffton, will be superintendent schools at Mt. Gilead next year. of Musselman who was head of the schools at Arlington for the past year and under contract for two years more was given a release the Arlington board of education accept the Mt. Gilead position. by to S. Musselman is the son of Mrs. M. Musselman of Pretty Prairie, Kansas, formerly of this place. His father, whose death occurred some time ago, was pastor of the First Mennonite church here for a number of years. Forrest G. Warner, superintendent of schools at Wayne, in Wood coun ty has been employed as superin tendent of schools at Arlington for the coming year. Woman Is Recovering From Fall Injuries Mrs. George Howe, formerly of Bluffton who was seriously injured in a fall down a flight of stairs at her home in Tippecanoe City ten days ago was reported convalescing satisfactorily, Wednesday morning. Mrs. Howe who was rushed to a hospital at Troy following dent has been returned to after it was found that no tions were likely to arise. the acci her home complica- The injured woman, formerly Miss Margaret Kimmel of this place, is a sister of Mrs. Homer Bracy of North Main street. Her husband, George Howe, of the Tippecanoe City schools, is a brother of Mayor W. A. Howe of Bluffton. The accident occurred during the night when Mrs. Howe, walking without a light into another room where her two months’ old baby was sleeping, made a misstep and plunged down a flight of stairs at her home. As the result of the accident she suffered a possible skull fracture, broken collar bone and body bruises. homing pigeon carrying a mes in code appears to have adopt new home at the Charles Auker residence on Cherry street. The bird was first noticed in the Aukerman barn about six weeks ago. It has remained there since and is so tame the neighborhood children can play with it. sage ed a man In good health, the pigeon seems to have relinquished the ardors of flying for the peace and quiet of its new home. Mayor riders shall: Ride more slowly, especially in the business district. Sound warning when overtaking pedestrians. Ride near the curb. Keep off streets on Wednesday and Saturday nights. Findlay Licenses Wheels system of licensing bicycles was recently adopted in Findlay to deal with the situation. Under this meas ure, each bicyclist must purchase a twenty-five cent license tag and re place it with a new one for fifteen cents on or before the first day of July of each odd numbered year. 2. 3. 4. A City police have authority to re move plates from any bicycle and impound it for a period not to exceed five days if the bicycle is operated in an unsafe manner on streets or sidewalks. Council Postpones Ban On Fireworks Legislation banning fireworks on the Fourth of July here, scheduled to have been taken up by the town council at its meeting Monday night was postponed. It was announced by Corporation Clerk Carold Steiner that a draft of the proposed ordinance had not yet been received from City Solicitor Francis Durbin. FLUTE, ORGAN PROGRAM A program of flute and organ numbers will be given in the First Mennonite church Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. by Otto Holtkamp of the Bluffton college department of music and his son William Holtkamp. The program is sponsored by the C. E. society of the church. TAKES TEACHING POSITION Donald Wenger who was graduated from Bluffton college last month has accepted a position as instructor in mathematics in the high school at Woodville for the coming year. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Wen ger of East Kiber street. Real Estate Deal Robert Murray has purchased the M. M. Murray property on Thurman street occupied by Joseph Pence. Murray expects to occupy the prop erty shortly. Homing Pigeon Stopping Here On Flight Remains In Bluffton Involves Safety Bicyclist and Pedestrian Situation Both Riding of Bicycles on Sidewalks To Continue Under Restrictions Traffic and safety problems pre sented by bicycle-riding youngsters which have given Bluffton officials many a headache in past years, were tackled by the city administration the first of the week. Although there is a town ordinance prohibiting the riding of bicycles on the sidewalk, it is pointed out that the ordinance was enacted years ago when congested automobile traffic on hard surfaced highways was un known. To enforce the ordinance and re quire bicycles to use the highway it is admitted would be dangerous un der present traffic conditions, the other hand bicycle riding on sidewalks involves peril to pedes trians, especially in the business dis trict. Issues Regulations For Riding Bicycles Here of On Mayor Given Authority In a consideration of the matter at the council meeting Monday night, Mayor W. A. Howe was given authority to formulate a program to deal with the situation. In announcing the regulations the mayor stated that bicycle riding would still be permitted on side walks under the following conditions that 1. band on the pigeon’s found a message in At- In the metal leg Aukerman code that cannot be deciphered, tempts will be made to locate the owner of the fowl by members of the Bluffton Radio club who in con versation with radio amateurs in all parts of the country are spreading word of the lost pigeon. by some that important and made to find It is thought message may be forts should be person who dispatched it with pigeon. the ef the the AWAIT ACTION IN SCHOOL CASE Orange Township Group Holds Conference with Findlay Attorney Action for Transfer of Terri tory Expected before Open ing of School Leaders in the Orange township school controversy who have been at odds with the Hancock county board of education went over the situation in a conference at the office of their attorney, A. G. Fuller in Findlay, Fri day. Although there was no statement issued following the meeting, it was known that the conference was called with a purpose of outlining policies in the four year old fight to have a portion of Orange township trans ferred from the Union township (Mt. Cory) school district to Bluffton for school purposes. It is believed, however, that some action will be taken shorty as it is known that the Orange township pro testers are seeking to have a transfer of the disputed territory made before the opening of the fall term of school. Action Anticipated Action by the Orange township group was anticipated after a pro posed “compromise” in the school dis trict transfer was rejected by the Hancock county board of education at its July meeting. Atty. Fuller, together with Jesse Anderson and a number of other Orange township residents seeking the transfer of territory were present at the meeting. Folowing the meeting at which the board failed to take any action on the proposed transfer, it was announced that Attorney Fuller would make a detailed study of the case in order to make recommendations at the con ference last Friday. To Show Hawaiian Pictures At Church Pictures of life and customs in the Hawaiian islands will be shown at the First Mennonite church here on Thursday night at 8:15 o’clock. The pictures are those taken by William Geiger, formerly of near Bluffton who has schools on of years. Showing in the been instructor the island for a number of the pictures is a part of the program of the regular meet ing of the Men’s Brotherhood of the church. Officers of the brotherhood have extended an invitation one interested to attend. street. to any- the pic enjoy a Preceding the showing of tures the Brotherhood will hamburger fry at the outdoor grill at the home of Paul Diller on South Main Births following births at Bluffton The Community hospital: Mr. and Mrs. Leland Diller, a daughter Mary Jo, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hahn, a son Rolland Thomas, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hart, Pan dora, a son, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Crawford, Ada, a daughter, Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Augustine, Rawson, a son, Tuesday. NEW POSITION has Miss Martha Niswander who been instructor in home economics at Spencerville high school for the past three years has resigned to accept a similar position in the high school Milan, Ohio. She is the daughter Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Niswander South Main street. at of of BLUFFTON A Good Place to Live and a Good Place to Trade NUMBER 13 TOWNSHIP ROADS HARD SURFACED Six Miles of Richland Highways In Summer Schedule Now Being Finished i Im is One-sixth of County’ s provement Program i Allotted Here of Rich- Hard surfacing of six miles land township roads, divided______sixinto projects, is nearing completion as a part of a summer highway improve ment program entailing work on 36 miles of the Allen county road sys tem. Work is being done in Richland township on six roads with the county bearing the cost of the improvement. The complete schedule is as follows: Grismore road, one mile near the Diller school. Bluffton-Columbus Grove road, one mile west of the Hilty school. Phillips road, one mile south of the Lincoln highway. Bentley road, one mile south of the Lincoln highway. Hillville road, one mile west from the Gratz school house. Road south of Rockport, one mile on the Monroe-Richland township line. Hard surfacing is being effected on six roads, which vary in width from 40 to 60 feet. Work on the project will be completed very shortly. Last year the county paid for im provements on five miles of Richland township roads, four miles on the Philips road from the Gratz school to the county line, one mile on the Augs burger road near the W. A. Amstutz farm. Golden Wedding And Birthday Observed Golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Murray and the birthday an niversary of Lloyd Murray were ob served at a reunion of the Murray family held at liivevsiiia park. Find lay, Sunday. Friday of this week will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Murray who married in Bluffton, July 28, Mrs. Murray was the former Ola Peppell of this place. were 1889. Miss here, Mr. Murray, ex-postmaster is one of the Murray triplets, now aged 71. The other two are Medlow and Horace G. Murray, also of Bluff ton. The Murray triplets are the survivors of quadruplets, whom died at borth. lived in Bluffton when were born. one of The family the babies Sunday of Pictures were shown the three brothers, taken at birth, again at thirty-five years and again at seventy. Friday will also mark the seventy third birthday anniversary of Lloyd Murray, two years older than the triplets. Following the picnic dinner, Sun day, a program of accordion selec tions was presented by Misses Mar jorie and Wanda Murray, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Murray of Findlay. Present for the reunion were: Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Murray, Med low Murray and H. G. Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Murray, Mr. and rs. Clayton Murray and son John, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Amstutz and daughter Mary Ann, Mr. and Mrs. Nile Murray and children Roger, Scott, Jeanette and Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Murray and children Robert, Jr., and Betty, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Triblehorn, Mr. and Mrs. Murray Trippiehorn and children Charles, Don, John and Lora Jean of Bluffton. Mr. and Mrs. Dwain Murray and children Sue and Joe, Marietta Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Murray and child ren Marjorie and Wanda, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Woods and daughter Inez, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Murray and daughter Patricia, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Crawford and son Ronald, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hochstettler and children Marion and Carol, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Trippiehorn and daugh ter Carol Ann, Lora, Mr. and Findlay. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mrs. Frank Grant, Mr. and Mrs. land Mrs. Thos, and Mrs. David Uhl Lima Mr. Cincinnati Young, Leipsic. Dwight Palm, Cleve- Miss Ruth Murray, Tiffin Donaghue, Fremont Mr. Harry Mohler, grandson and Mrs. Mary Lehman, and Mrs. Frank Young, and Mr. and Mrs. Orval HOME NEZXT WEEK Rev. and Mrs. P. A. Kliewer of Grove street who have been visiting in Montana for the past month are expected to return home the latter part of next week.