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frif PAGE TWO St. Mary’s Church Celebrates 75th Anniversary (Continued from page 1) quarters of a century, Bishop Alter stated in his address. Church Shows Growth When the Bluffton church was es tablished in 1865, there were only a handful of Catholics in the nineteen northwestern Ohio counties compris ing the present diocese of Toledo. Today, he said there are in the dio cese 151 churches with 170,000 mem- Bishop Alter arrived here Sunday evening shortly before the opening of the service, motoring from Lima where he delivered the class address at graduation exercises of the school of nursing of St. Rita’s hospital. He was accompanied by Rev. James Hebbeler, a former pastor who was transferred to Toledo two years ago. The church entrance was decorated in eccleciastical colors of white and gold with a large American flag over the doorway and other flags in the interior. New leaded art glass windows recently installed, memorate old family names Bluffton parish. Prominent these is the Owens family, was instrumental i St. Mary’s church whose Biufft Church Built com in the among which the founding of Descendents of Founder Three of the present parishioners —Miss Ida Owens and Mrs. D. A. McGinnis of Bluffton and Mrs. C. D. Fisher of Pandora—are granddaugh ters of the late James Owens at uth of obtained overnight shelter eighty four years ago and later converted the family to that faith./ Idren were P. Owens, Miss Among the Owens Paris Owens and Hen the latter being the father of Owens, Mrs. McGinnis and Fisher. Mrs. sold- Paris Owens was a Civil war ier when he died in 1863 in Georgia, a victim of typhoid and erysipelas. In accordance with his wishes, money which he had coming from the gov ernment was used for the building of a church. His father purchased the site which the church now occupies and donated toward the building fund. Walnut, as may be seen today went into the building. in 1865 A parish historical record recites the church was completed in at a cost of about $1,000. It 20 by 40 feet___________ that 1865 was pany was the first large company to establish the 8-hour day—also in 1914. And the 40-hour week was inaugurated by the Ford Motor Company in 1926, years before any such laws existed. The Ford Motor Com pany employs men with out regard to race, creed or color. It is common knowledge that working the Ford shops are the best that science and constant care can make them. A square deal, a just wage and stabilized employment for a large proportion of our employees and as fully stabi lized for all as conditions will permit enable our men to retain their personal independence. In consequence of these policies the Ford Motor Company has one of the finest bodies of employees in the world. The larger proportion are mature men of long In 1890 the spire was added and the present sanctuary and sacristies built on. During the period from 1917 to 1932 the church was given a full basement and a hot air heat ing system installed. Six years ago more improvements were made with a new cross placed on the spire. Another and larger improvement program has been completed for the Diamond Jubilee observance which included complete interior redecora tion, hardwood floor, additional pews, air conditioning system and modem been trees side- lighting. The grounds have beautified by the planting of 16 and 350 srubs. New concrete walks have also been laid. FORD MOTOR Ford Sales and Service At present the church has a membership of thirty-two families on its rolls. One of the oldest of these families is that of Mrs. George Schmidt, the former Louisa Gro mann. She was one of the first to be baptized in St. Mary’s church here, 72 years ago. Her little grand daughter Theresa Nan Schmidt, bap tized in the same church less than a year ago, becomes the fourth gen eration of her family in the parish. Church Organizations Organizations of the church in clude the Altar and Rosary society, Holy Name society and the parish units of the diocesan councils. Mrs. Harry Turner is president of the Altar and Rosary society Mrs. Ed Reagan vice president and Mrs. Chas. Hankish secretary-treasurer. Parish councilmen are Andrew Herrmann, C. D. Fisher and illiam Reagan. Music of the church is in charge of Miss Rita Hankish, organist, who also directs a choir of twelve girls. Donald Nussbaum Is With Fleet In Hawaii Newspapers featuring stories and pictures of arrival of the Pacific fleet at Hawaii were put in the win dow display of The Bluffton News this week by Jacob Nussbaum. The publicty was sent to Nuss baum by his son, Donald, a member of the marine corps attached to the Pacific squadron, and who now’ is stationed in Hawaii. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin, copies of which prominently feature the arrival of the fleet, is a thoroly American newspaper in every way including appearance, makeup and manner of news treatment. It won’t pay to break the bough of the tree that has sheltered you. THE FORD WAY OF DOING The Ford Motor Company was founded by a working-man for working-men. Its present officers began as employees of the Company. It was the first company to pay a minimum wage, beginning in 1914, at the then astounding figure of $5 a day. That was double the prevailing wage of the time. The Ford minimum is now $6 a day for all employees engaged in pro duction work. And from that, the wages rise to $10.80 a day, with the average wage $7.25, exclusive of salaried employees. The Ford Motor Com Sales Tax Receipts BUSINESS Henry Ford and Edsel Ford keep daily per sonal touch with all phases of Ford manu facture. In a conference with his staff, Henry Ford often says: "Go ahead—Fit sit here and represent the public.” conditions in BIXEL MOTOR SALES Personal tax receipts thus far, for the collection period, total $75,615.63. Collections of classified tax for the current period amount to $49,181.50. Church Women To Hold Area Meeting Church women of all denomina tions have been invited to attend a regional conference to be held Wed nesday, May 29, in Lima Trinity Methodist church under1 auspices of the women’s department of the Ohio Council of Churches. Morning, luncheon and afternoon sessions have been planned. Speakers will be Mrs. M. H. Lich liter, Columbus Miss Mabel Head, Cleveland Miss Blanche Tudor, Cin cinnati, and Mrs. Beatrice Chamber lin, Toledo. Beaverdam Residents Leave To Visit Mexico! service with the Company—sober, decent family men. Hundreds of them have been with the Company for more than 25 years thousands for more than 15 years. Their health record, home owner ship and citizenship records are good. Aii this is reflected in Ford products, whether cars, trucks or tractors. The work is honestly done. Materials are the best that can be made or procured. Less profit to the Company and more value ___________ to the customer is known throughout the motoring world as "Ford’s way of doing business.” Ford Motor Company was the first to make a motor car within the means of the average family—quitting the manufacture of what was then the largest selling model in the world to do so. Its chosen field in all the 30 years since that time has been the average American family for which it has consistently provided car facilities which formerly only the wealthy could buy. It is the policy of the Ford Motor Com pany to share the benefits of advanced methods and management with workers and public alike. Increased wages and employment over a period of many years have resulted in A 300 per cent increase in the built-in value of the Ford car and a 75 per cent reduction in its price. Bluffton, Ohio THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO Orange, Union Twp. I Farmers To Profit Road Work Planned} By Corn Loan Plan Roads in Orange and Union town-1 Allen county farmers will receive ships will be improved as part of ala profit of $1,100 or more on the summer highway program planned I 13,605 bushels of com they pledged for Hancock county, it was an-1 to the Commodity Credit Corp, for r.ounced last week by county com-1 loans in 1939, it was indicated last missionehs. I week by officials of the department Nine miles of Road No. 12, extend-1 of agriculture. ing from Rawson to Hardin county I This profit represents the differ line thru Union and Orange town-1 ence in value of the corn at the ships, will be hard-surfaced. I loan price of 57 cents a bushel and Also to be improved is Road No. I the price at 49 cents a bushel, which 37 from the Dixie highway at Raw-1 farmers would have had to accept by son, east to Route 31, a distance of I selling their corn last fall. 6.75 miles in Union and Eagle town-1 With the price of corn rising, it ships. I is possible some farmers may purchase at prices higher. I In County $98,974 Allen county sales tax collections| seal. last week amounted to $4,232.92, an aggregate for the year of $98,974.41, it was reported by County Treasurer Byron H. Dershem. _____ I were Bernice and Junior Zimmer- Mr. and Mrs. I. Marshall Jen- man David Reichenbach. Mr. Rob nings,, of Beaverdam, who celebrated ',rt Niswander and daughter of I.a their golden wedding anniversary I fa'ctte- Ind*™. i’r. aad ol‘«r early this month, left last Saturday I Diller and on a trip that will take them thrulan Mrs. western states and into Mexico. I C. D. Koogler and his sister, Miss I an^ Delpha Coogler, both of Beaverdam,I c’P’ents accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Jennings. I *U1 gifts. Jennings is manager of the Farm-1 ers’ Elevator at Beaverdam. I News Want-Ads Bring Results. re loaned corn for later sale that they believe will be United States there are under In the 555,000,000 bushels of corn 25th Wedding Anniversary About 5 relatives and friends were guests at a dinner in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Crawfis of near Bluffton recently in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary. The following were present to help celebrate the occasion: Mr. and Mrs. James Crawfis, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Cr Mr. and Mrs. Guy ily, Mr. and Mrs. family of Leipsic. Mrs. Naomi Ely lay. Mr. I honor. iwfis and family, Cherry and fam Roy Hector and and son of Find- and Mrs. Levi Mellinger of », Ind., Mrs. Mary Ann -.".merman, Mrs. Alma Bixel and son. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Diller, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bixel, Mr. and Mrs. John Reichenbach, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Niswander, Donald Crawfis, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Crawfis, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Crawfis. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Crawfis, the guests of ing Afternoon and evening callers Mr. children of Wooster, Mr. Lawrence Amstutz and Mrs. Crawfis were the re manv beautiful annd use- Rawson Mrs Mr. and Flora and rrom their farm near Raws Mrs. Mr. ar Sunda Mrs. Mr. '.don, Ohio, ng dinner Mrs. Mae car Steinman and of Findlay were liters of Mr. and mith Mrs. Ihomai Ronald Low ol Cramer and in Columbus. Cameron and irly I Eurdene of nday dinner guests lie Cameron and son temoon callers were Miss Ada Dierdoff, ron and Miss Betty Elrose i Mrs. Dennis Zimmerman en spent Friday evening at Emaline Nonnamaker and and chi the Mr Lendon Basinger home. Miss Mary Koontz spent Saturday night at the Anna Koontz and A. J. Nonnamaker home. Mrs. Golda Battles and daughter Merilyn accompanied Mrs. Neva Heckman to her home in Dayton Saturday, returning Sunday. Miss Mabel Battles was an over night guest at the M. J. Stratton home Saturday. J. O. Koontz and Howard Mar quart left Monday with the gradu ates of the Mt. Cory high school on a trip through the south. Union prayer services at Olive Branch Thursday evening. Miss Flo Stratton, J. D. Clymer and Olin Spaeth called at the Koontz Nonnamaker Nonnamaker the Rolland evening. home Sunday evening. Koontz and Miss Kaye were supper guests at Mrs. Anna Koontz home Friday The 1'a aid Nonnamaker family I spent Sunday afternoon at the Ami Nonnamaker home. C. F. Fisher and Mrs. Stella Smith w’ere callers at the J. R. Fisher home Sunday afternoon. The following called on Mrs. M. J. Stratton during the past week: N. R. Elzay, S. F. Nonriamaker and daughter Joyce, Miss Bessie Arnold, Mrs. Ami Pifer, Mrs. C. W. Kling ler and daughters Gladys, Dorothy and Jean Ann, and Mary Koontz. Miss Mabel Battles was of Miss Flo Stratton over night and Sunday. Mt. Cory Dr. and Mrs. E. L. Watkins and family of Leipsic Forest King of Dallas, Texas, were Sunday dinner guests of Dr. and Mrs. A. E. King and son Willis. Mr. Renninger of Lima evening callers. and Mrs. E. J. were Saturday C. Frantz and Mr. and Mrs. C. daughters Patty and Darlene and Mrs. James O’Brien of Toledo were week end guests of Jordan and family. Mrs. Pearl Pearson have Moyer house Mr. and Mrs. Harold moved into the Avery formerly owned by Harold Rade baugh. Mrs. Dull Battles entertained on Saturday afternoon in honor of her little daughters Doris Jean’s and Shirley Guests ersox, White, Donald Billie Steinman, Shirleen Wolfrom, Beverly Battles, Mrs. Ralph Patter son of Bluffton, and Mrs. Donald Falk ed. were Rae’s birthday anniversaries, were Dottie and Elinor Bow Susanne Wooley, Marilyn Donna Clymer, Dean and Falk of Rawson Ora and of Rawson. Games were play ice cream, cake and lemonade served. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Crawford and son Raymond were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Columbus. Miss Sarah Guin was guest tof her mother, Guin. Hardesty in a week end Mrs. Bessie Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones visited with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McDowell near Columbus Grove on Saturday- Mr. and Mrs. John Walker, Mrs. Homer Rader, daughter Martha Jane and son Glen of Deshler were Sun day dinner guests of Mrs. Sadie Keel and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hen ning and daughter Mary Lou. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Kramer called on Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Ludwig in Bluffton Saturday evening. Miss Dorothy McVey was a Sun- 4* tn du sky eek-end Cramer and Jack the guest Saturday Raw Dough Cosmetics Centuries ago, women put raw dough on their faces at night to im prove their comolexions. 1 1 ■.^osig day dinner guest of Miss Lea Mae Reese. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Ghaster and daughter Ruth were Saturday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Spenker in Toledo. Mrs. Bessie Guin received word from her son Charles of the U. S. S. Tennessee that he has passed the ex amination for gunners petty officer. Come in and see these new designs in 11. Armstrong’s Quaker Floor Covering Thursday, and mate call Sun- Dukes White Mr. and Mrs. LeClaire ed on Mr. and Mrs. J. J. day afternoon, and brought them a large bouquet of from the Benton church. lilacs and tulips Ridge Methodist Mr. and Mrs. called on Mr. and namaker and family Sunday after noon, and were Sunday evening supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Nonnamaker and family. W. B. Kramer Mrs. Oliver Non Mr. and Mrs. Bert Williams spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones. Mrs. Hancock and Mrs. Bailey were Monday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. White, will return to her on Wednesday. Mrs Hancock home in Dakota Ellis Steinman the latter’s sister Mr. and Mrs. spent Sunday with Mrs. Cora Blodget near Ottawa. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Foltz of Find lay were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Steinman and daughter Bernadine. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boobring called on Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Naylor Sunday evening. Mrs. Sadie Keel and Mrs. Larena Guin spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Kramer. Miss Myrtle Steinman visited sev eral days with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baker near Moffit Station. Mrs. C. H. Hancock of Pandora is spending a few days with friends in this community. News Want-Ads Bring Results. made by the makers of Armstrong’s Linoleum Ml »/. it 1 ■t n, Over 200 Different Floor Effects Smarter, more colorful than ever are these new designs in Armstrong’s Quaker Floor Covering. We are having special showing this week and invite you to see it. Every yard of this material is built to assure extra service. The specially processed, wear-resistant surface brings you beauty that endures. You’ll find colors and designs to go with room furnishings of any style. Remember, too, that with Armstrong's Quaker Floor Covering you can have wall-to-wall seamless floors in rooms as large as 12 feet in width. JOHNSON'S WAX The genuine polishing wax for floors, furniture, refrigerators, wood work, and 100 extra uses. Beauti fies, protects, makes cleaning easy. r’mijJQC AmQAc SAVIS YOU WORK...AND SAVtS YOUR FLOORS' Basinger’s Furniture Store may 23, 1940 Pleasant View Mrs, Samuel Rickly and son Alva and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rickly of West Liberty spent the week-end in Columbus with Mr. and Mrs. Ir vin Rickly and Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Rickly and family. Miss Kathryn Alspach has recently been hired as a teacher in the Lib erty township schools. Marjorie Carr, Wayne Habegger and Paul Zimmerly, members of the Pandora graduating class, left Mon day morning with the class for a week’s trip to Washington, D. C., and other points of interest. H. S. Green and son Lehr motored to Trumansburg, N. last week where they -were called on account of the illness of Mrs. Green who is making an extended stay with her daughter Mrs. Scott Clymer. A number from this community at tended excises day. the picnic and May Day ex at the Mt. Cory school, Fri- Waldo Hanna and children Mrs. attended the pet parade at Findlay Saturday morning. Mrs. Lulu Han na who is staying at the Mrs. Thom as Reddin home, returned for the week-end. with her Bemard Mt. Cory Marjorie Alspach and Green who graduated from high school last week, left Monday with the class on a week’s trip through southern Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. The Misses Pauline and Mary Jane Carr, Mildred Wynkoop, La Vaun Habegger and Mary Louise Whisler and John Wesley Harris at tended the District C. E. Rally at the First U. B. church in Findlay, Wednesday evening. Bunker Hill Monument The cornerstone of the Bunker Hill monument was laid by Lafay ette in 1825 on the fiftieth anniver sary of the battle. Of A JOHNSON’S ^GLO-COAT mnw Famous Floor Finish by the makertof JOHNSON'S WAX ^111 3 NORUBBING! NO POLISHING! Pint Quart 58c 98c .1———-