THURSDAY, JAN. 18, 1940 Mesdames T. H. Mohler, R. E. Hughson, A. Hauenstein, George Murray, Milt Kibler, T. G. Scheid, D. S. Flick and Julius W ise attended a ladies club meeting at the home of Mrs. James Begg at Columbus Grove, last Monday afternoon. A. M. Shifferly and wife were the guests of the latter’s parents, Rev. and Mrs. John Todd, over Sunday. Mr. Shifferly entered the employ of Carter and Carroll at Lima, Monday, and the family will locate in that city. Joe Stepleton sold his residence on Lawn avenue, Saturday, to Mrs. Magdalena Niswander. Considera tion, $1,000. Miss Helen Bowman, a teacher in the public schools, spent Thanksgiv ing with her parents in Lima. Miss Trellie Seckier, who has been with the Bluffton Telephone Co., for over two years, resigned her position. Mrs. H. L. Romey, accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. F. G. Badertscher, spent the latter part of last week with her sons, S. D. and W. H. Romey and family, at Richmond, Ind. Albert Doppler and wife, with the former’s Sunday school class, spent a very pleasant evening at the Ger man Reformed parsonage, Thursday. Those present were: Mildred Nis wander, Bertha Amstutz, Minnie Am stutz, Bertha Nickles, Emma Bigler, Sarah Stager, Anna Freyman and Cora Greding. The College Choral society will give a public rendition of Handel’s “Messiah” on Wednesday evening, Dec. 19. J. D. Ewing and Jacob Hilty, for mer Bluffton citizens, are numbered among the members of the Carey board of trade, recently organized. Mrs. Florence West and son, Glenn, of Lima,1 and daughter, Mrs. May Rittenour, and husband, of Missoula, Montana, visited at the home of Fletch West Sunday. The marriage of Edwin Lugibihl, son of C. A. and Mrs. Lugibihl, to Miss Minnie, daughter of David and Mrs. Wenger, was solemnized Sunday evening by Elder J. B. Baer, at his home in Bluffton. ROCKPORT O. P. Marshall is in Chicago this week seeing the fine stock. Alvin Whisler, of Purdue univer sity, and Miss Mayme Boyer, of Bluffton, spent Thanksgiving day at Glendale farm. Z. S. Vertner, until late of Toledo, has taken an advanced position at Indianapolis, to which place he re cently removed his family. S. G. Reed and wife gave an en joyable dinner party Tuesday, honor ing the former’s sister, Miss Emma Reed, of Ashtabula. Covers were laid for A. H. Marshall and wife, Robert Marshall and wife, Mrs. Mary Marshall, Mrs. Mary Shifferly, E. P. News Our Grandfathers Read From Issue Of December 6, 1906 ON FUEL WEATHERSTRIPS --keep but coed* drafts, aaow, rain. Soon pay for themselves In the fuel saved. Easily in stalled without removing win dows or doors. Not a coil strip —bat highly tempered spring metal. Permanent effective} economical. See Numetal Dem onstration Model in our atora^, Steinman Bros. Lumber Co. A REAL BUY When you want quality coal at the right price. Call Phone 506-W and Order from Faze. Why pay more for gas when you can buy Faze 72 Gas, as good as any brand, at 16c per gallon. FAZE SERVICE STATION Is XK Bowers, Miss Ida Bowers and the honored guest. On Thanksgiving day at the home of the bride in Toledo, occurred the marriage of Miss Hegi to Mr. Sum ner Vertner, youngest son of the late John Vertner. Sumner is one of the Rockport boys who has made good in the Toledo business world. G. A. Lehman Lima Eisteddfod Judge G. A. Lehman, formerly of Bluff ton college, now residing in Roches ter, N. Y., will be one of three ad judicators in the eisteddfod to be sponsored by the Lima Choral so ciety in Memorial hall at Lima, Feb ruary 22, it was announced the first of the week. Lehman who was for a number of years director of the Bluffton college department of music has been later connected with the music department of Colgate-Rochester Divinity school. Other adjudicators for the Lima contest are Wm. Morgan of Pitts burgh and Thelbert Evans of Lake wood, near Cleveland. Seventy Enrolled For Bible Training Enrollment in the Community Leadership Training school which held its second session at the high school last Thursday night has in creased to seventy, it was announced following the meeting. The third meeting will be held this Thursday night in a two-hour session beginning at 7:30 o’clock. Enrollment in the courses is still open to those unable to attend the first two meetings. The devotional period this week from 8:20 to 8:40 p. m. will be in charge of Rev. C. M. Armentrout. Former Pastor Is Going To Buffalo Rev. A. K. Beisheim, former Bluff ton minister, has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Zoar Reformed church of Buffalo, according to word received here the first of the week. Rev. Beisheim, pastor of the Re formed church at Bucyrus for the past four years has resigned that place to accept the Buffalo call. He was pastor of the St. John’s and Emanuel’s Reformed churches here for eight years previous to his present pastorate at Bucyrus. Hospital Here Is Filled To Capacity Bluffton Community hospital was filled to its rated capacity Wednes day morning when it was caring for 22 patients, it was announced by hospital attaches. During the week-end, however, the institution had 29 patients, being seven more than its rated capacity of 22 beds. Eskimo Talk Will Be Given At H, S. Dr. Clark M. Garber, former superintendent of eskimo education in Alaska, will describe life and cus toms in the northern area in a lec ture at 1 p. m. Friday in the Bluff ton High school auditorium. In two previous appearances here this week, Dr. Garber spoke at Bluff ton college and at a meeting of the Lions club. The public is invited to the lec ture at the high school. TO LIVE IN FINDLAY Miss Velma Higbie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Higbie of near Rawson, formerly residing near Bluffton, and Clinton Feller of Find lay were married recently. The couple will reside in Findlay. Our Want-ads bring results. Wegt P«” 23,lS PINE RESTAt RA I ji. st* THE BLUFFTON NEWS B. F. BIERY, Business Mgr. C. A. BIERY, Editor Published weekly at Bluffton, Ohio, by the Bluffton News Publishing and Printing Co. Subscription rates: $2.00 per year in U. S. payable in advance. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Bluffton, Ohio, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Dana Mathewson and family visited in Ada, Sunday. Women of Ht. Cory Methodist church will make doughnuts all day Thursday. Miss Virginia Gill spent Saturday and over night at the C. D. Fisher home near Pandora. The Presbyterian Social club will hold a jitney supper in the church basement, Friday night, Feb. 23. Mr. and Mrs. oraee Wilson and family of Moffit Station visited Sun day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Oberly. Remember this is your opportunity to save real money on suits and overcoats at our big January sale. Steiner & Huser. Mr. and Mrs. Leiter of Van Wert spent Sunday here with their daught er, Miss Eleanor Leiter, instructor in Bluffton high school. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mangum of Lima were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lysle Baumgartner and family of Cherry street, Sunday. Ladonna Oberly and Sara Mae Oberly visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Doty and family in Lima, over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Fett and dau ghter Joyce of Saskatchewan, Canada are spending several weeks with rela tives in Bluffton and vicinity. Med Murray has returned to his home here after spending several months at the home of his son, Dwain Murray and family at Marietta. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Lehman and family of Berne, Ind., were guests Sunday of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lightner of South Lawn avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Suter and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Badertscher and son Lester of Pandora, visited at the home of Miss Sarah Amstutz, Sun day. Special on a belated case of blan kets 72 by 84, wt. 4’2 lbs., 25% wool at $4 per pair. Buy one of these blankets and save $1. Gratz dry goods store. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Gorby of Rocky River attended funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Rhoda at Lima, Sunday and spent the week end at the S. V. Heckathorn home on Grove street. Don’t miss them—suits 20% off overcoats now priced at $10.50, $12.50 and $16.50 20% off on suits at our big January sale. Steiner & Huser. Mr. and Mrs. Noah Niswander and Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Stettler attended the funeral services held for Mrs. Bertha Greding Rhoda at the Re formed church in Lima, Sunday afternoon. Johnson’s Car-nu cleans and pol ishes your car in one easy applica tion. You’ll like it, 58c per pint at Basinger’s furniture store. tf Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Triplett and family, Mr. and Mrs. Arden Baker and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Warren and family were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Van Meter of near Pandora, Sunday. The work we do is our best adver tisement—and there’s lots of it right here in Bluffton. There is some fur niture which we have re-upholstered right in your neighborhood. See it to day, then phone us for estimates on your own furniture. No obliga tion. Murray Upholstering shop, Thurman & Washington Sts. Phone 285-R. Fried turtle suppers 25c fried frog legs 50c, every Tuesday and Satur day night, 7:30 p. m. also entertain ment Bill’s Tavern, Jenera. tf Removals by Diller ambulance: Chas. Mangus from his home on Rail road street to Bluffton hospital S. Beaver of Detroit from Dixie highway to Bluffton hospital Mrs. Harvey Beidler from Bluffton hospital to her home on South Jackson street: Miss Sylvia Fett from Bluffton hospital to the home of her sister, Mrs. William Welty, South Main street Mrs. Rob ert Runser and infant son from Bluff ton hospital to the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Patterson, Riley street Mrs. Omer Welty and infant daughter from Bluffton hospit al to the home of her parents west of Van Buren Jesse Hummon from the Bluffton hospital to his home north of Bluffton Miss Rachel Schaublin from Bluffton hospital to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schaub lin southwest of Bluffton Mrs. John Marquart of Orange township to Bluffton hospital. There is still an opportunity to buy suits and overcoats at remarkable savings at our big January sale. Steiner & Huser. Renew City Dump Ground Contract Contract to continue the city dump ground in its present location was renewed with the Bluffton Hatchery company by action of the town council, Monday night for a three year term. The dump located near the Nickel Plate railroad right of way is part of an abandoned quarry on land owned by the hatch ery. THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO Local Man Deputy County Treasurer Ambert Basinger of South Jack son street has been appointed deputy in the office of Allen County Treas urer Byron Dershem, it was an nounced the first of the week. Basinger took up his duties in the treasurer’s office, Wednesday morn ing. He will fill the position form erly held by John Romey of Bluffton. Romey resigned last fall to enter the law college of Ohio State uni versity in Columbus. Lions Will Stage Minstrel Show Here Members of the Bluffton Lions club will cavort behind the foot lights in a fast stepping blackface minstrel show early this spring, it was announced following the semi monthly meeting of the club, Tues day night. The production A’ill be staged early this spring, date for which has not yet been announced. Prof. R. A. Lantz of Bluffton college depart ment of music will be in charge. Proceeds will be used for civic im provements sponsored by the club. Local Girl's Father Killed In Accident Miss Catherine Mull, office nurse and secretary to Dr. B. W. Travis, Bluffton physician, received word Fri day of the death of her father, Clay ton Mull, 46, of Continental, who was instantly killed when he became en tangled in machinery at a tile manu facturing plant at that place. Mull, a mechanic at the plant was repairing a shaft when his clothing was caught in the moving machinery. His body was badly mangled. He was a native of Leipsic and em ployed at a garage there before mov in to Continental. Besides his daughter residing in Bluffton he is survived by his wife and daughter, Mary Margaret Mull of Continental his mother, Mrs. Lettie Mull of Leipsic a sister and two brothers. Funeral services were held at the United Brethren church in Continen tal, Sunday followed by interment in Sugar Ridge cemetery, Leipsic. Last Rites Held For Infant Here Funeral services for Ronald Neu enschwander, three-months-old-son of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Neuenschwan der of Lima were held at the Diller funeral home here Sunday after noon. Officiating at the services was Rev. E. J. Penhorwood, pastor of the Lima South Side Church of Christ. Interment was made in Woodland cemetery at Beaverdam. The child died at Lima Memorial hospital, Friday afternoon. The father and the mother (form erly Ladene Ackerman) were from the Beaverdam and Pandora dis tricts. Crash Fatal To Michigan Woman Injuries received in an automobile crash near Bluffton on the Dixie highway at 10 a. m. last Thursday resulted in the death of Mrs. S. Beaver, 56, of Detroit, Mich., last Friday morning in Bluffton com munity hospital. Mrs. Beaver suffered internal in juries, cuts and bruises when the large automobile her husband was driving skidded into a telephone pole. Beaver, who sustained cuts and bruises, was released from the hos pital Saturday morning and taken to Detroit in a private car. He will re cover. Authorities were told the car was headed south on the Dixie when it skidded to the left side of the road and crashed into the telephone pole. It was badly demolished. A gasoline truck which went into the ditch to avoid hitting the skid ding Michigan car was slightly damaged, it was reported. Name of the truck driver was not learned. Mrs. Beaver was taken to the Bluffton hospital by a passing motor ist, and the Diller ambulance re moved her.husband to the same in stitution. Son Of Former Resident Weds Harold Huber, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Huber of Ada, former Bluffton residents, was married to Miss Pauline Gant, in a ceremony at the Methodist church in Ada, Sunday morning. Rev. G. M. W ilson, the pastor, of ficiated using the single ring cere mony. Attendants were Miss Lu cille Gant, sister of the bride and Evan Huber, brother of the bride groom. Following the ceremony the couple left for Miami, Florida, to spend several weeks with Mrs. Dulcie Gant, mother of the bride. On their re turn they will reside in Ada where the bridegroom is associated with his father in business. Earth’s Speed The earth moves around the sun at a speed of 20 miles a second. SOCIETIES and CLUBS Coming Wedding Announcement has been made of the coming wedding of Miss Bettye Amstutz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Amstutz of Beaverdam, for merly of Bluffton, to Willis Arnold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Arnold of Cairo. The wedding will take place the last of this week. Century Circle Mrs. A. C. Burcky was hostess to the Century circle, Wednesday after noon. The following program was arranged: “The Good Society”, Mrs. Clyde Warren “If We Don’t Have War”, Mrs. Eliza Fett. Mrs. W. A. Howe was assistant hostess. Alice Freeman Club Members of the Alice Freeman club will entertain husbands and guests in a meeting at the high school cafeteria this Wednesday night. Principal feature of the even ing’s program will be a play directed by P. W. Stauffer of the high school dramatic department. Hostesses will be Mrs. Gerhard Buhler, Mrs. H. T. Unruh, Mrs. Catherine Badertscher, Mrs. Geo. Miller and Mrs. A. J. B. Longsdorf. Poinsettia Club Mrs. Arthur Amstutz will enter tain members of the Poinsettia club at her home, Thursday night. The evening’s program will be devoted to the book review by Mrs. Clayton Murray. Jitsu Tau Club The Jitsu Tau club will meet at the home of Mrs. Carl Hauenstein in Lima, Thursday night. Altar & Rosary Society A benefit card party will be given by the Altar and Rosary society of St. Marys Catholic church on Thurs day night, Jan. 25 in the church basement. The public is invited. The committee in charge of arrange ments consists of Mrs. A. Herrman, Mrs. David Fisher, Mrs. J. Gerde man, Jr. Mrs. H. Schmidt and Mrs. L. Foltz. The society has elected the follow ing officers for the coming year: Pres., Mrs. Harry Turner vice pres., Mrs. Ed Reagan sec.-treas., Mrs. Chas. Hankish. St. John’s Ladies Aid The Ladies Aid society of St. John’s Reformed church held their monthly meeting Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Wm. Stettler, the occasion being her birthday anniversary. Following the program a social hour was enjoyed followed by dainty refreshments. Enjoying the afternoon were: Mrs. L. T. Greding, Mrs. Henry Balmer, Mrs. Noah Matter, Mrs. Joseph Gro man, Mrs. H. C. Stettler, Mrs. Guy Scoles, Mrs. Waldo Huber, Miss Matilda Mueller, Mrs. S. H. Steple ton, Miss Louise Schaublin, Mrs. Richard Habegger and daughter, Mrs. Wm. Stettler and Mrs. A. C. Neuenschwander. Legion Auxiliary The American Legion Auxiliary will sponsor a benefit card party on Wednesday night, Jan. 24 at the Legion hall at 8 o’clock. The public is invited. Refreshments will- be served. Regular meeting of the Auxiliary will be held next Tuesday night at 8 o’clock in the Legion hall. City Federation Clubs of the Bluffton City Federa tion will be entertained by the Alice Freeman club in the high school cafeteria next Tuesday night at 8 o’clock. All members are urged to attend. G. H. M. C. Meets Members of the Gertrude Hoy Missionary Circle of the Evangelical and Reformed church held their January meeting on Jan. 8 at the home of Mrs. Robert Balmer. Mrs. Gene Zuber was leader of the meeting which was based on the play, “Alive With Meaning”. This play was presented by Manilla Burns and Thelma Basinger. A special musical number was sung by Mrs. Ross Irwin and Meredith Stepleton. Mrs. Guy Scoles reviewed chapters V and VI of the study book, “Home land Harvest”. Guests present were: Mrs. Wayne Lugibihl and Mrs. Dale Davidson. The next meeting to be held Feb. 5 at the home of Mrs. Leon Hauen stein will be “Guest Night”. Mrs. Ralph Stearns will be guest speaker. Amico Club The Amico club will meet at the home of Mrs. Alice Wentz, Friday night. The meeting will open at 7:30 o’clock with a pot luck supper after which bunco will be played. Presbyterian Social Club Annual birthday party of the Pres byterian Social club was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Triplett, Tuesday night. After a covered d.’sh dinner the following program was given: Xylophone selections, Barbara Jean Triplett devotionals, Mrs. C. A. Biery instrumental trio, Barbara Jean Triplett, Mary Mar­ garet Basinger and Beverly Biery “Birthdays”, Mrs. W. E. Diller “Poems of Childhood”, Mrs. Robert Benroth play “Faith Without Works”, Mrs. Sidney Hauenstein, Mrs. Chas. Armentrout, Mrs. R. L. Triplett, Mrs. W. E. Diller and Mrs. Edgar Hauenstein. Travel Class The Travel class met at the home of Mrs. C. A. Biery, Wednesday afternoon. Numbers on the program were: "Religious Music”, Mrs. H. B. Adams “Religion in the Home”, Mrs. Chas. Armentrout. Mrs. B. F. Biery was assistant hostess. Campfire Meeting The Bluffton Campfire girls met in the Grade building Wednesday afternoon with eleven present. Dis cussion of candidates to take the first rank, that of trail seeker, was the topic of the meeting. WEDDING ANNOUNCED Announcement has been made of the recent wedding of Albert Staley, residing south of Bluffton to Miss Treva Curl of McGuffey. Birthday Gathering In honor of the birthday anni versary of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Lora, both of which occur thlis month, the couple pleasantly ent rtained at a four course dinner at Findlay, Sunday. their home in Guests enjoying the Kcasion were: Mr. and Mrs. Murray Trippiehorn and family and Mr. a Zehrbach of Bluffton. nd Mrs. Fred Chris Lora of Cairo Judge Neal Lora of Lima Mr. ant Ranize of Akron. Mrs. Samuel Mr. and Mrs. C. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Corbin, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bastine, Mr. an Mrs. Yale Fassett, Mr. and Mrs. all of Findlay. John Wurtzel Birthday Anniversary Mrs. Bertha T. Woods, pioneer Bluffton resident, will observe her seventy-ninth birthday this Thurs day at her home on West College avenue. She is the mother of six veterans of the United States army and navy, five of whom served in the World war. The six sons and two daugh ters are living. Her sons are: Roy, St. Louis Harold, Detroit George, New York City Floyd, of Texas L. A. (Jolly) Cleveland, and Irvin, at home. The daughters are Mrs. C. W. Stewart, Lima, and Mrs. Lillian D. McCon naughey, a matron at the Xenia Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home. Mrs. Woods is in excellent health and is busy around the house every day with her household duties. Masonic Delegation Hears Ohio Master A delegation of twenty from the Bluffton Masonic lodge attended a dinner and meeting of Garrett Wykoff lodge in Lima Friday night when Louis Blakemore, past grand master of Ohio was the principal speaker. Blakemore returned last fall from a summer tour of Europe and spoke of present conditions as affecting the Masonic order in the continental Eu rope including the Scandinavian countries, Germany and Italy. He was also present at a notable gathering in England when King George, as master of a Masonic lodge conferred a degree on his younger brother the Duke of Kent. BLUFFTON MARKETS Wednesday Morning Hogs—160 to 200, $5.40 200 to 240, $5.25 roughs, $3.75 stags, $2.75. Calves, $11.75 lambs, $8.50. Grain (bushel prices)—Wheat, 96c corn, 52c oats, 38c soys, $1. Sound Your ‘A’ The Queen Mary carries two sets of trumpet-shaped sirens. When a full blast of steam is turned into these powerful sirens, their deep, soft, ftir-carrying tone can be heard ten miles away. The tone is two octaves below middle A, the deepest bass voice ever to rumble over the seas. After a committee of acous tic experts had carried out numer ous tests, the note of A was found to be ideal for nerve comfort. WANT-ADS Wanted—Apartment or small house, modern. Call phone 204-W. Wanted—Brooder house. State size and price. Robert Amstutz, Pandora. Wanted—Poultry and eggs at highest market price also have poultry tn reta’I Calvin Sb'in”. third house from Electric light plant Bluffton phone 2t2-W. -f For sale—10 varieties of good win ter apples also nice comb honey, good apple butter and vinegar reas onably priced. E. P. Steiner fruit farm, mile east of town. tf For sale—120 acres for sale or trade on smaller farm property on Spring street, $1,700 5 acres on Elm street, $2,000. Althaus & Collins, Phone 189-R. For sale—Good eating and cooking apples, 40c per bushel and up. Augsburger Fruit farm. PAGE FIVE Fire Department Aids Beaverdam Responding to a call for aid, the Bluffton fire department made a run to Beaverdam, Sunday morning at 9 o’clock to aid in extinguishing a fire at the Cock-a-Doodle Doo res taurant at that place. The fire, believed to have been the result of defective electrical wir ing did small damage. A high wind, however, greatly increased the pos sibilities that the blaze might get out of control of the Beaverdam de partment. The call for aid was received by Mayor W. A. Howe who authorized sending one unit of the Bluffton equipment to Beaverdam, manned by part of the fire fighting force. The other unit with the remaining mem bers of the department personnel was kept here in event of local emerg en .-y. COUGHS don’t give him ordinary "cough” medicine#—instead give him NYAL Babv Cough Medicine which is prepared especially for babies. It contains no opiates, alcohol or chloroform. It is recommended for ordinary hoarseness, coughs and colds. A. Hauenstein & Son The Corner Drug Store NOTICE TO FARMERS Have my portable hay and roughage mill in operation again. Anyone wanting feed ground please call Eldon Tschiegg Bluffton Phone 552-Y Dr. Hess Products PAN-A-MIN STOCK TONIC HOG SPECIAL WORM POWDER A Single Flock Treatment for Poultry LOUSE POWDER DISINFECTANT Sidney’s Drug Shop Dr. Hess Dealer CT AR THEATRE U 1 ft Bluffton Wednesday I^ast Day of MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON THURS. FRI. SAT. DARRYL F. ZANUCK'S Production o Starring ALICE DON fAYEAMECHE J. Edward Bromberg Alon Curtij Stuart Erwin J«d Prouty-Bust or Koaton Donald Mook Goorg* Givot Eddie Collins Directed by Irving Cummings AmocioWProrftfOT Merry Joe Brown Sewn Aw by fry Mfrri lym A Ceniurv-Foo Proc* SUN. MON. Edward G. Robinson BLACKMAILin