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THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1940 Bluffton Lions Will Hear Talk On Havana A winter vacation trip to Havana, Cuba, will be described by Edgar Chamberlain at a dinner meeting of the Bluffton Lions club at 6:15 p. m. next Tuesday in the Walnut Grill. Havana will be the scene of the Lions’ international convention next summer. On Monday, March 25, Bluffton Lions will be the guests of the Ada Rotary club in a dinner session at Ada. Four weeks ago the Ada group was entertained here. Special Services At M. E. Church Special pre-Easter services being held at the Methodist church here this week will be concluded on Sun day night. Services are held at 7:30 every night excepting Saturday. Rev. A. B. Albertson of Epworth church Lima will speak this Wednes day and Thursday nights and Rev. V. H. Allman, United Brethren con ference superintendent will speak on Friday. The pastor, Rev. J. A. Weed, will fill the pulpit Sunday morning and evening. Special services will be held Thurs day night of next week, concluding with Holy Communion. Notify:— $25 IN PRIZES for Winners in Musical and Novelty Acts at the Bluffton Lions Revue Tuesday Night, April 2 Competition Open to Any Amateur All entrants must file not later than Tuesday, Mar. 26 P. W. Stauffer or Gordon Bixel EABY CHICKS IT PAYS TO PLACE YOUR ORDER EARLY FOR BABY CHICKS. 5 PERCENT DISCOUNT ON ALL ORDERS PLACED 4 WEEKS BEFORE DELIVERY DATE. NO DEPOSIT IS NECESSARY. 20 BREEDS OF HIGH BRED CHICKS TO CHOOSE FROM. BLUE RIBBON HATCHERIES, INC. Beaverdam, Ohio PLEASE REMEMBER Coal of high quality that is forked clean and delivered carefully at a competitive price is what you get when you call Phone 506-W and order. Good water white motor gas at 14c a gallon. FAZE SERVICE STATION The ladder cutouts over your instep will make this little shoe look a size smaller when you have it on. And the walled last, with its snubbed effect, should take off another size at least! Made in sparkling patent leather, it is smart for your dressiest mo ments,—yet it comes on a comfortable low heel. Also in the new spring shade—Turftan. GRATZ FOOTWEAR Corrective Fittings a Specialty’ Bluffton, Ohio Bluffton To Enter Forensic Tourney Bluffton High will compete with other district schools in the annual National Forensic League contest at Lima South High school next Mon day and Tuesday. Two debate teams and competitors in extemporaneous speaking, humor ous, dramatic and oratorical decla mations will represent Bluffton in the tournament, it was announced by P. W. Stauffer, head of the public speaking department at the local school. In the debate on government own ership of railroads, the Bluffton af firmative team will consist of Louise Dunifon and Jeanne Baumgartner. Members of the negative team will be selected from Barbara Jean Trip lett, Darlene Truax, Dorothy Ander son and Roberta Wenger. Extemporaneous speaking contest ants will be Jeanne Baumgartner and George Myers Dorothy Jennings will compete in the humorous decla mation division Betty Steinman will give a dramatic declamation, and in oratorical declamation competition LouSse Dunifon will represent Bluff ton. Jeanne Baumgartner and George Byers are competing in a district contest of the State League for Ex temporaneous Speech, at Rockford, this Wednesday. Sketched from see Style 736. 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. See lutzi for administrator’s bonds. Postoffice Bldg. Rug and carpet weaving. Mrs. Scott Kramer, Pandora. 46 Circle Arrow sale ends Mar. 16 at Western Auto Associate store. Millard Oberly and family visited in Pandora at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Eisenbeck, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Chidester and daughter were guests of Miss Sarah Amstutz on Mound street, Sunday. Mrs. Sadie Steams of Upper San dusky and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stearns were guests at the Calvin Stettler home, Sunday. See lutzi for depository, contract, receiver and trustee bonds. Post office Bldg. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Chidester and Paul Wingate were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Gable last Wed nesday evening. Emil Garau who has been making his home with his daughter, Mrs. Earl Heckathorn and family in Indianapo lis spent the past week here. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Jones of Grover Hill, spent the week end at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Biedler of South Jack son street. Mr. and Mrs. Dana Mathewson and family spent Sunday in Convoy, at the home of his brother and family. Mrs. Wm. Edwards and infant son Roger were removed from Bluffton hospital to their home on Spring street, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Swick and son Bobby of Dayton spent the week end with Mrs. Florence Kepner and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Irwin. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Bixler of East Kibler street will leave Thursday for New Haven, Conn., to visit at the home of their son, Mr. and Mrs. Rol and Bixler. R. F. Larson and family of Barber ville, Ky., are spending several weeks at the home Mrs. Larsen’s parents, Rev. and Mrs. P. A. Kliewer of Grove street. 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 Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Neuensch wander and family attended the music concert at Pandora, Sunday, given by the glee clubs and orches tra of Pandora school. Meeting of Bluffton Eastern Star chapter .Friday night at 7:30 o’clock. Special ceremonies will be held at this time and a good attendance is desir ed. Miss Helen Corson of Toledo and Henry Seivert of Perrysburg spent over Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Corson of North Jackson street. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Sumney called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Diller and family of Pandora and attended the music concert given by the Pandora school. An attractive new top for your sink. Inlaid linoleum in wide selection of designs with chrome edge. Makes the old sink like new. Estimates without obligation. The Basinger’s Furniture store. Big selection of Easter novelties— candy eggs 10 and 15c per pound also candy rabbits, chicks, etc. Spec ial prices to those buying in quanti ties. Come here and get your mon ey’s worth. Hankish Fruit store. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schaaf and daughter Mary Lou of Manchester, Mich., spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schnegg of East College avenue. Miss Helen Schnegg returned to Michigan with her sister and family to visit for sev eral weeks. Miss Jean Metzger of Lima, Geo. Scholfield and Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Schaeffer of Lafayette were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Gable. Mr. and Mrs. Shas. Dicker hoff and children Richard and Barbara were afternoon callers. Circle Arrow sale ends Mar. 16 at Western Auto Associate store. Mrs. Maude Coon, who spent sev eral weeks at the home of her brother, Russell Huber, returned to her home here Friday where she is convalescing from a fall two months ago in which she sustained a broken leg. For sale—Bay mare coming 4 yrs., good worker, or choice of three others, all well broke. Hav ing purchased a power outfit will sell hand DeLaval separator No. 12 cheap. Quality hybrid seed corn. Edgar Herr, 2^ miles south of Bluffton on Bentley road on Rohr bach farm. Bluffton students at Ohio State university will arrive home the last of this week for their spring vaca tion. Among those who will be here for the ten days recess are: Miss Harriet Balmer, Miss Barbara Carr, Paul Rhoads, John Romey, Harold Schick, Mr. and Mrs. Orden Smuck er, Evan Sommer and Wayne Yoak am. THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, |oHTQ See lutzi for guardian’s bonds. Postoffice Bldg. Circle Arrow sale ends Mar. 16 at Western Auto Associate store. Miss Wanda Eversole spent the week end in Pennsylvania. Atty, and Mrs. Eugene Lippincott of Lima were Sunday guests of Mrs. J. M. Lippincott here. Med Murray who has been making his home this winter with his son, Dwain Murray and family in Marietta, is expected to return here the latter part of next w’eek. Mrs. Lillian McConnaughey of the Ohio Soldiers & Sailors Orphans home at Xenia is a hospital patient at that place, the result of injuries sustained in a fall. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Van Meter of near Pandora entertained at dinner, Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Warren of Orange township Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Triplett, Ms. W. E. Diller and Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Biery of Bluffton. In a letter received by Mrs. Rilla Marshall from Mrs. Nancy Stettle mire, former Bluffton resident, now living at Monterey Park, Calif., Mrs. Settlemire writes that she is recover ing from a recent illness and that the winter in California has been very pleasant. Removals by Diller abulance: Mrs. Amos Moser from Bluffton hospital to her home on North Lawn avenue Homer Zimmerly from Bluffton hos pital to his home north of Bluffton Jess Ridenour from St. Rita’s hospital Lima to his home near Beaverdam Mrs. Eldon Reichenbach from Bluffton hospital to her home east of Colum bus Grove. Announce Good Friday Services Bluffton’s annual Good Friday service will be held at the Presby terian church from 1 to 3 o’clock, it is announced by the Ministerial as sociation which is in charge of ar rangements. The Bluffton Young People’s fed eration will present a play “The Crown of Thorns’ ’at the Rockport Presbyterian church in the evening. Arrangements also have been made for a sunrise Easter service at the First Mennonite church with Rev. H. D. Camp of Rawson as guest speaker. 50th Anniversary Of Women's Society Marking fifty years of its exist ence, the Ladies Aid society of the St. John’s Reformed church observed its Golden anniversary with special services last Sunday night. Three former pastors present for the occasion who spoke from the pul pit were Rev. W. A. Settlage of New Knoxville, Rev. W H. Lahr of Ada and Rev. A. K. Beisheim of Bucyrus. Rev. Emil Burrichter, present pastor, also spoke. It was fifty years ago when a group of women of the church formed an impromptu organization to supply candy and other goodies for the children at the annual Christmas program. With this as a nucleus was or ganized the “Frauen Verein”, the women’s society of the church which carried on since that time doing much toward the development and improvement of the church. Eight years ago the name of the society was changed and records of the organization were changed from German to English. The society now has a membership of eighteen with Miss Matilda Muel ler as president. None of the orig inal membership of the society is now living. Bluffton Alumni To Bring Choruses Here Music supervisors of 11 of the 32 schools which will enter Northwest Ohio Choral competition here this Friday are graduates of the Bluff ton college department of music. Those who will bring their schools here for the meet include Hilda Am stutz, Vaughnsville Rita Hankish, Beaverdam Herbert Jones, Grover Hill Elvira Niswander, Pandora Beulah Temple, Lake Township Carl Kooistra, Hicksville Guyneth Craig Mikesell, Harrod Christine Miller, Liberty Township Harold Kauffman, Holgate Stanley Welty, North Balti more and Mary Emma Hadsell, Shawnee. East Orange Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Heldman, Mrs. Ilo Agin were callers in the B. J. Boutwell home the past week. Mrs. J. D. Cummins called on Mrs. Mina Burnett and Mrs. Nora Wolfley of Ada, Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Rayon Boutwell were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Amstutz and son James. Mrs. Russell Ream will entertain the Women’s Missionary society of the Riley Creek Baptist Church on Wednesday, March 13. Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Boehm and son David spent Friday evening in the C. M. Heldman home. Mrs. C. E. Agin called on Mr. and Mrs. Jont Agin Wednesday. SOCIETIES and CLUES Pre-Easter Wedding Announcement has been made of the coming marriage of Arthur Bow ers of Beaverdam, master of Richland Grange and Miss Magdalene Amstutz, daughter of Mrs. Ellen Amstutz, re siding north of Bluffton. The wed ding will take place Saturday evening, March 23 at St. John Mennonite church at 7:15 o’clock. Engagement Announced Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Hilda Amstutz of Pandora, Bluffton college graduate, to George Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Thomas of Vaughnsville. Announcement of the coming nup tials was made by Mrs. Elmer Burry, sister of the bride-elect at a meeting of the Advance club at the home of Mrs. Francis Marshall in Rockport. The wedding will take place on June 2. Miss Amstutz is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Amstutz of Pandora and was prominent in music al affairs during her college career. She is now an instructor in public school music in Vaughnsville. Mr. Thomas is a member of the Thomas Brothers quartet which has attained wide note in musical circles. Garden Club The Garden club will meet with Mrs. Albert Niswander, Thursday af ternoon, with Mrs. C. F. Niswander as assistant hostess. The following program ha been ar ranged Roll call, my favorite garden tool “Garden Gear”, Mrs. Noah Neuen schwander “Feather your Garden,” Mrs. Gerhard Buhler. Alice Freeman Club Mrs. E. S. Lape entertained the i Alice Freeman club at her home, Wed- i nesday afternoon. The following pro-' gram on gardening was given: Roll call, favorite flower “Window Gardening,” Mrs. I. B. Beeshy “Flow er Arrangement,” Mrs. Katherine Badertscher. Travel Class The Travel class was entertained at the home of Mrs. Ezra Moser, on Tuesday afternoon. Numbers on the program were: “Distinguishing Marks of a Good Citizen,” Mrs. Sidney Hauenstein “Can the Schools Save Democracy?” Mrs. Leland Diler. Mrs. S. K. Mosiman was assistant hostess. Century Circle Meeting of the Century circle will be held at the home of Mr. L. L. Ramseyer on Thursday afternoon with Mrs. I. W. Bauman as assistant host ess. Numbers on the program will be “Happy Countries”, Mrs. H. H. Huser “We Shall Live Again”, Mrs. Gilbert Fett. Poinsettia Club Mrs. Chas. Patterson will entertain the Poinsettia club, Thursday night, with Miss Thressa Slusser assistant hostess. Numbers on the program will be “Know Ohio,” Mrs. Andrew Herrman “Rolling Along the Road,” Miss Edith Augsburger Discussion: “Interesting places in the East.” Past Matrons Club Officers for the coming year were elected by the Past Matrons Club of the Bluffton Eastern Star chapter at a meeting at the home of Mrs. M. D. Soash. Elected were: President, Mar garet Bowersox vice pres., Alva My ers sec.-treas., Hazel Todd. Gertrude Hoy Circle Members of the Gertrude Hoy Mis sionary circle of the St. John’s Re formed church will entertain their Si lent Sisters at a party in the church basement next Monday night at 7:30 o’clock. All members of the circle and the Girls Missionary Guild are in vited. Presbyterian Social Club The Social club of the Presbyterian church will meet at the home of Mrs. John Biome next Tuesday evening. Members unable to attend notify Mrs. Martha Flick by Monday. May Lose Thumb After Auto Crash Homer Zimmerly, residing north of Bluffton may lose part of his left thumb as the result of an accident when the truck in which he was rid ing left the road and crashed into a tree on West Elm street last Thursday afternoon. The accident occurred at a blind curve on the road near the Gideon Luginbuhl residence. It was thought the first of the week that amputation of part of the thumb will be neces sary. David Weaver, 21, of Knox, Pa., driver of the truck, received minor cuts and bruises. He is the son of Paul Weaver, also of Knox, Pa., a brother-in-law of Zimmerly. Weaver had driven here with a load of furniture belonging to Ed Zweibel, former Bluffton resident who is moving from Pennsylvania to Wapakoneta and Zimmerly had ac companied Weaver to Wapakoneta to aid him in unloading. They were returning to Zimmerly’s home here when the accident occurred. Name Easter Bazaar Donation Committee Personnel of the donation commit tee for the Bluffton Hospital Easter bazaar was announced the first of the week by officers of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Hospital which spon sors the project. The bazaar will be held this year at the C. F. Niswander implement store on Saturday, March 23. Members of the donation commit tee are: Mt. Cory Evangelical—Mrs. H. Fritz. Mt. Cory Methodist—Mrs. Floyd Moyer. Rawson U. B.—Mrs. Howard Wil liamson. Rawson Methodist—Mrs. R. G. Myers. Pandora Grace Mennonite—Mrs. Vernon Suter, Mrs. Francis Lehman. St. John ennonite—Mrs. N. N. Soldner, Mrs. D. J. Unruh. Pandora Missionary—Mrs Irene Schumacher. Pandora Methodist—Mrs. H. A. Niswander, Mrs. John Beery. Pandora Church of Christ—Mrs. Lavina Grismore. Jenera Lutheran—Mrs. John Gauss. Jenera Methodist—Mrs. Traucht, Mrs. J. E. Smith. Beaverdam Churches—Mrs. T. V. Stirn. Olive Branch U. B.—Mrs. Wright Klingler. Bethesda Church—Mrs. N. M. Hiestand. Liberty Chapel—Mrs. Arthur Swank. Ebenezer Mennonite—Miss Bertha Lugibihl, Mrs. Hiram Niswander. Pleasant View U. B.—Mrs. Dwight Frantz, Mrs. Clarence Whisler. Emanuel’s Reformed—Mrs. Albert Kohler, Mrs. Reese Huber. Bluffton Methodist—Mrs. Cliff West, Mrs. H. H. Huser. St. John’s Reformed—Mrs. Sam Badertscher, Mrs. Charles Hilty. Bluffton Church of Christ—Mrs. Arthur Amstutz, Mrs. Guy Corson. St. Mary’s Catholic—Mrs. Reagon, Mrs. Charles Hankish. Bluffton Lutheran—Mrs. A. L. Baumgartner, Mrs. Noah Basinger, Mrs. E. C. Stultz, Mrs. Gilbert Fett. First Mennonite—Mrs. Albert Nis wander. Bluffton Presbyterian—Mrs. John W’arren, Mrs. Paul Faze. Bluffton Missionary—Mrs. Ed K. Lugibill. Christian Science—Mrs. F. L. Buckland. See lutzi for probate bonds of all kinds. Postoffice Bldg. WANT-ADS Wanted—Poultry and eggs at highest market price also have poultry to sell retail. Calvin Steiner, third house from Electric light plant. Bluffton phone 212-W. tf For sale—Phonograph attachment for radio. Inquire News office. 46 For sale—Building lot on South Main street. Elmer Klay, Bluffton phone. 46 For sale—Good winter apples, applebutter, vinegar and nice honey. E. P. Steiner Fruit farm, mile east of town. tf For sale—Building lots on Spring and Elm streets. See Ed R. Reich enbach at postoffice. tf For sale—DeLaval cream separa tor No. 15, power outfit and kero sene brooder stove used one season. All in good condition. Also farm implements consisting of grain binder, hay loader, corn cultivator and corn planter. C. C. Herr, 2 miles north of Ebenezer church and Mt mile west. tf For sale—Extra good Canadian variegated alfalfa seed also Mac Comb oil brooder stove. Sidney Balmer, 4 miles southwest of town. For sale—Some properties and building lots. Richard Bixel, administrator. tf For sale—Standard size window frame and 2 sash. Alva Stewart, Beaverdam phone 391. For sale—Seed oats. Monroe Geiger. For sale—Foster kitchen range with white back also new Mc Cormick-Deering corn planter only used to plant 35 acres. Arthur Badertscher, Pandora. 47 Wanted—Small farm near Bluff ton. Price must be right for cash. Write P. O. Box 155, Pemberville, Ohio. 47 Lost—White and tan hound. Walter Schnegg. For sale—Good eating and cooking apples. Albert Augsburger. tf For sale—Modern home, 126 N. High street, Columbus Grove. Oscar Lora, Bluffton, O. 49 For sale—Two wheel trailer with 17 inch Ford V-8 wheels also 2 Brown Swiss heifers. Walter Ballinger, 5 miles north on College road. For sale—Lot 60 by 200 ft. with brick garage on E. Cherry street. For sale—Used Tappan gas range. Western Auto Associate store. For sale—Leghorn cockerels one week old nine weeks old broilers 2Q lbs., raised on Ultra-Life starter. Steiner’s Hatchery, phone 182-W. For sale—Homegrown alsike seed also soy bean hay. Stanley Bixel, 3 miles north of town. For sale—Fordson 1937 Ford sedan. Call phone 256-W. 47 PAGE FIVE Home From Florida And Pacific Coast Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Worthington of Spring street have returned from a three months’ motor trip visiting points of interest in Florida and California. Because of unseasonably cold weather, the visit to Florida was curtailed. One of the high spots of the California visit was the oppor tunity to see the movie studios in Hollywood and witness pictures In the making. The process is slow and tedious, Mr. Worthington said, and not as fascinating as one might think. Sometimes a whole day’s work in front of the camera will produce a film of only several min utes in length, he said. Wallpaper removed with steam heat. Frank Neuenschwander. 52 FREE! Tfee New Sherwin-Williams HOME DECORATOR VIN~ IMS Ruff’s 5c to $1 Store AteRADIO I EQUIPMENT RADIOS, AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES MUMMA ELECTRIC SHOP Carl Mumma. Prop. Phone 421-W Bluffton, O. NO EXTRA ^//AUTOl INSURANCE WITHOUT DELAY 6 MONTHS TO PAY WITH 5-PAY PLAN A. D. GRATZ, Agent City Hall I fart. Our Quality Dry- I cleaning Gives I Y o u Garments Store-New Ap 1 pearance. ALSPACH & SON I Cleaners—Tailors I WE CAObTTND DELIVER I Phone 302-W QTAD THEATRE 1 n II Blutfton MAR. 13—WEDNESD \Y Our Leading Citizen Sponsored for Girl Reserves THURS. FRI. SAT. UBITSCH'S Production MEV INA LAIRK .UBirgCSL SUN. MON. Remember? with Robert Taylor