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PAGE FOUR MISSIONARY CHURCH A. F. Albro, Pastor SUNDAY: 9:30 Sunday school. 10:30 Morning worship. 7:00 p. m. Children’s meeting. 7:00 p. m. Young People’s society. 7:30 p. m. Evangelistic Service. Wednesday, 8:00 p. m. Prayer meeting. Saturday, 8:45 p. m. Street ser vice. FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH H. T. Unruh, Pastor FRIDAY: 7:00 p. m. The Christian Education Committee will meet at 8:00 p. m. The Church Council will hold its regular monthly meeting. SUNDAY: 9:00 a. m. Church school. 10:00 a. m. Morning worship. 6:00 p. m. Sharp—an all church picnic dinner will be held on the College field back of the Library. Bring your basket and share the hour with others. A short program has been prepared. 7:30 p. m. A Union church sendee will be held in the Presbyterian church with Rev. Miller pastor of the United Brethren church in Lima, preaching the sermon. DEFENSELESS MENNONITE E. G. Steiner, Pastor 9:30 Sunday school. 10:30 Sermon by the pastor. 7:30 Young People’s service that is different—Young and old take part. 8:00 Thursday evening Bible study and prayer. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY Sunday services at 10:30 a. m., subject: “God.” Testimonial meeting at 7:30 Wed nesday evening. The reading room at the church is open every Wednesday from 2:00 to 4:00 p. m. The public is invited to all services and to visit the reading room. This society is a branch of the Mother Church, the First Church of Master feeds Master Grower...........$2.10 Master Starter.......... 2.25 Master Egg Mash... 2.15 32% Chick Cone........ 3.00 40% Hog Cone.......... 2.40 Master Feed Mill BASEBALL EXCURSION $1 OA CLEVELAND XbOV and Return SUNDAY, JULY 7 Lv. Bluffton 5:16 A. M. Returning, leave Cleveland 6:30 P. M. game day. Baseball in the Stadium CHICAGO vs. CLEVELAND Sunday, July 7 Reaerved seat tickets in good locations. CONSULT TICKET AGENT NICKEL PLATE ROAD ONE-DAY PAINTING! Redecorate any room in your home in one single day I PITTSBURGH’S WALUHIDE will make drab walls and ceilings bright, gay and lovely. WATERSPAR ENAMEL will bring new beauty to woodwork and furniture. WALLHIDE. Famoua “Ong-Day Paint”. 15 soft-petal shade*. 12 semi-gloss colors WATERSPAR ENAMEL. Easy to apply. Dne* in no tune. 18 beautiful color*. Steinman Bros. Lumber Co. COURS BY NATURE—PAINTS BY PITT I BBS INI PITTSBURGH ©PAINTS I..- This Snnday in Ae hurchesH I Christ Scientist, Boston, Mass. EVANGELICAL REFORMED CHURCHES Emil Burrichter, Pastor Emmanuel’s: Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Public worship at 10:30 a. m. The W. M. S. meets Wednesday evening, July 3rd with Mrs. Alma Griffith at 8:00 o’clock. St. John’s: Public worship at 9:15 a. m. Sunday school at 10:15 a. m. Choir practice Thursday at 7:30 p. m. The G. H. M. C. will meet with Mrs. Lucille Frantz on July 8th at 8:00 o’clock. Union services at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening at 7:30 p. m. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH J. A. Weed, Minister SUNDAY: 9:00 to 11:00 a. m. Unified service: Worship, Lesson study, Holy Com munion. Meditation theme, “The Remembered Savior.” 6:00 p. m. Epworth League devo tional service. 7:30 p. m. Union service at Pres byterian church. Sermon by Rev. C. Elmer Miller, of First United Brethren Church, Lima. Special music. Tuesday, 5:00 to 7:30 p. m. “Little America” Jitney. See announcement elsewhere. Can we expect God to bless our nation, if we, as individual citizens, give Him only a minimum of time for worship and only our left-over bits of money and energy for His service. Go to church next Sunday. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES Charles M. Armentrout, Pastor Rockport: 9:30 a. m. Communion service. 10:30 a. m. Sunday school, Mrs. Walter Marshall, Supt. 7:30 p. m. Christian Endeavor. Wednesday, July 10, The mission ary society will meet. Bluffton: 9:30 a. m. Sunday school, Mr. Norman Triplett, Supt. 10:50 a. m. Communion service. 7:30 p. m. Union service will be held in the Presbyterian church. Rev. J. W. Weed will be in charge of the service. From July 8 to 15, the young people of the Toledo, Dayton, and Lima Presbytery will hold their an nual senior young people’s confer ence on the Bluffton College campus. The subject of the morning Com munion service will be “The Keeping of the Heart”. The public is cord ially invited to attend the services of the church. EBENEZER MENNONITE P. A. Kliewer, Pastor THURSDAY: Women Mission Society meeting 2 p. m. No services in the evening. SUNDAY: Sunday school 9:30 a. m. Sermon 10:30 a. m. Text: “Where is the' Lord God of Elijah.” Christian Endeavorers 7:30 p. m. Bible reading: Paul’s Letter to Titus. 8:30 p. m. LUTHERAN CHURCH W. L. Harmony, Pastor 9 a. m. Preaching Service. 10 a. m. Sunday school. Reunions Reunion of the Christian Gratz descendants will be held at Pandora high school, Sunday, July 7. Eighth annual reunion of the des cendants of Christian Stettler will be held at Richland Grange hall south of Bluffton, Sunday, August 4. Pres., Calvin Stettler Sec., Richard Stettler. The Christian Hilty reunion will be held at Pandora park, Sunday, August 4. Pres. Myron Hilty vice pres., Herman Hilty sec., Fern Hilty Young. Date of the Sutter-Welty reunion has been changed from August to Sunday, July 7 on account of the 59th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Welty, Sr., to be held at Pandora. Annual reunion of the Stauffer family will be held at the Bluffton I college gymnasium, Sunday, July 28. i Isaac Stauffer, Pres., Howard Stauf fer, secretary. STOCK SALES Service bulls delivered any time. C. N. Long & Son, phone Ada Red 1360. tf For sale—Good milk cow, your choice of two. Albert Geiger, Cherry St, For sale—Spotted Poland China gilt with 8 pigs three weeks old. Jesse Anderson. For sale—Fresh Jersey cow. Cal Herr, 1 mile east and 1 mile south of Beaverdam. For sale—Young Shorthorn bulls. J. C. Deppler & Son, Bentley Rd. Wedding of Alfred Hirschler of Philadelphia, son of Prof, and Mrs. E. J. Hirschler of Bluffton, and Miss Pauline Lutz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Miller of near Spencerville took place Sunday after noon at the home of the bride. The ceremony was performed at 3:30 o’clock by the Rev. R. C. Hur ley, of Elida, before an improvised altar of summer flowers and green ery, in the presence of the imme diate families and close friends. The couple w’as unattended. Preceding the service Miss Marguerite Miller played the Lohengrin Wedding March. The bride wore a gown of pink net, over matching taffeta, fashioned with a shirred bodice and short puffed sleeves, and the long full skirt had panels of pink lace in the back. She carried an arm bouquet of Briar cliff roses and gypsophila, and wore a cluster of the same flowers in her hair. Her only ornament was a strand of pearls, a gift from the bridegroom. An informal reception followed the ceremony, and later the couple left for an eastern trip, after which they will reside in Norwood, Philadelphia. For traveling the bride wore a brown and white costume, in redingote style, with matching accessories. The bride was graduated from Cen tral high school in Columbus, and Bowling Green State university. For the past several years she was a teacher at Horace Mann school. Mr. Hirschler is a graduate of Bluffton college and Ohio State uni versity, and is employed as chemist by the Sun Oil Co., in Philadelphia. Prof. E. J. Hirschler, father of the bridegroom was unable to at tend the wedding ceremony on ac count of illness. Prof. Hirschler who has been ill for the past year is now in Robinwood hospital, Toledo, for treatment. Presbyterian Youth Conference At College More than 100 delegates from Northwestern Ohio Presbyterian Young Peoples organization will reg ister on the Bluffton college campus next Monday for a week’s conference to discuss social problems and relig ion. This is the third year for the con ference on the local college campus. Delegates from Lima, Toledo and Dayton Presbyteries will be in at tendance. Opening next Monday, the confer ence will continue until the following Monday noon. Boys and girls at tending the meet will be quartered in the college dormitories, and class rooms in the administration building will be used by discussion grbups. Rev. Guy Volpitto, of Loudonville, will be the director in charge of the conference. He will be assisted by 10 teachers. Classes will be held each morning, and afternoons will be devoted to re creation, including baseball, tennis and swimming. Outdoor vesper serv ices on the campus, followed by wor ship services in the chapel, will be held each evening. The conference here is one of three held in Ohio for young people by the Presbyterian church. The other two are at Western college, Oxford, and Wooster college, Wooster. Bluffton Boy Scouts In Camp For Week Nineteen Boy Scouts left Sunday for a scout camp situated on an island in Sylvan Lake, near Rome City, Ind. Transportation of the scouts and their equipment was furnished by Carey Niswander. Paul Wingate headed the scout group as troop leader. Scouts going included: Roger Howe, Kenneth Oberly, Gordon Bixel, Jr., Maurice Kohli, Robert Oberly, Denard Logan bill, Robert Stratton, Richard Oberly, Charles Trippiehorn, Harry Minck, Varden Loganbill, William Mericle, Otto Klassen, Bill Amstutz, John Schmidt, Dean Nisw’ander, Raymond Schumacher. On the island the scouts are housed in screened cabins w’hich will elim inate any danger from w’eather or insects. Each cabin accommodates eight boys. Swimming at the camp is confined to regular periods, supervised by ex pert instructors. A camp bank is maintained, pre venting the loss of pocket money, and candy sales are limited to 10 cents per day per scout. A medical officer is in residence on the island, and a physician is avail able at all times. Camp activities include swimming, canoeing, archery, nature craft, boat ing, woodcarving, leather craft, bird hikes, games, star gazing, pageants, Indian ceremonials, and merit badge wrork. A court of honor is held each period. Visitors are welcome at the camp any time. Daily mail service is main tained with the mainland. Address of the camp is Boy Scout Camp, Rome City, Indiana. African Tongues Around 900 different tongues are spoken by the various tribes in Africa. THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO Alfred Hirschler Golden Wedding Married Sunday Rites In Church Golden w’edding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jackson was marked by special services at St. Mary’s Catholic church, held in their honor, Sunday morning, when the anniver sary blessing was bestowed on the couple by the pastor, Rev. R. A. Maher. The couple entered the church as Lohengrin’s wedding march was played by Miss Rita Hankish. Ac companying the couple was their eldest daughter, Mrs. Nora Koch of Lima and her son Jack Koch. A vocal number “On This Day” was sung by Miss Hankish as the procession approached the altar steps where was held the liturgical cere mony of renewal of the marriage vow and afterward received holy communion. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, surrounded by some twenty children and grand children occupied the front pews of the church. The congratulatory address was delivered by Rev. Maher in which he outlined the purposes for which God instituted marriage and showed how this was exemplified in the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson. Following the mass a breakfast was served in the church hall to some ninety guests. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson gave brief talks and were presented with a beautiful crucifix by Rev. Maher in behalf of the con gregation. A large wedding cake centering the table, surmounted with a laurel wreath encircling a golden “50” was cut by Mrs. Jackson and distributed to the guests. A golden ring in the cake was found by Mrs. Mabel O’Toole of New’ York city, widow’ed daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson. A reception was held in the after noon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson on South Main street when the couple received flow’ers and gifts from their many friends. An outstanding floral piece W’as sent from employees of Mrs. O’Toole who owns and operates a Rent-a-Car business in New’ York city. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson were mar ried in Mercer county on June 28, 1890, and have lived in Bluffton for many years. Mr. Jackson is 72 and his wife 68. They are the parents of -four child ren: Mrs. Koch of Lima, Mrs. E. C. Monson of Peoria, Ill. Mrs. O’Toole of New York city and Mrs. Pearl Schmidt of Bluffton. They have 12 grandchildren. Out of towm guests present for the Golden wedding included: Mrs. Carl Koch, Jack, Carl Jr., Pauline, Rich ard, Dorothy and Martin Koch, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson, Mrs. R. W. Young, Robert Young, Mrs. Dale Pemberton, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Weaver, Mrs. B. P. Leyland, Misses Almeta Leyland, Irene Hollingsw’orth and Margery Sarratt and Mrs. Vern Pugsley all of Lima. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bridgeford, Rob ert and Jack Bridgeford, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Botkin of South Bend, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Max Botkin and son Kevin of Youngstow’n Kirby White of Harrod Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Monson and daughter Joann of Peoria, Ill. Mrs. Mabel O’Toole, son Kevin and daughter Maeve of New York city. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jackson wish to express their appreciation for the kindness shown to the mby their many friends. To Celebrate 59th Wedding Anniversary Fifty-ninth w’edding anniversary of Mr. and Mr's. Sam Welty, pioneer residents of this community, will be observed next Sunday in connection w’ith the Sutter-Welty family re union to be held at Pandora high school. Mr. and Mrs. Welty for many years have resided on a farm three miles north of Bluffton. The couple were married at Pandora in 1881 by Rev. John Moser, one of the early Mennonite pastors of this district. Mr. Welty is eighty-one years of age and his wife seventy-five. The couple have fourteen children, all of whom are expected to attend the anniversary next Sunday. The children are: Ed Welty of Colum bus, Eph of Gilboa, Oliver of Colum bus Grove, Sam Jr., of Toledo, Fred and Cleo at home Mrs. Walter Good and Mrs. Willis Althaus of Ashland, Mi's. D. W. Reichenbach, Mrs. Harry Trippiehorn, Mrs. Mon roe Amstutz, Mrs. Edith Burkhold er, Mrs. Emory Benroth all of Bluff ton and Miss Cecelia Welty at home. Hog Maket Here In Sharp Upturn Hog prices which have been drift ing to lower levels for the past month w’ere galvanized into act.on the first of the week with the market taking a sharp upturn. Top prices on the Bluffton market Wednesday touched $6 per hundred pounds, a rise of twenty cents over Tuesday’s figure and forty cents bet ter than Monday’s top. Australia’s Future Pointing to “Australia’s future place in the Pacific, her very exist ence peshaps’’ Prof. Stephen H. Rob erts urges the New South Wales gov ernmetft to teach American history in its schools. Settlement Dr. and Mrs. Homer Basinger and their two sons of Mountain Lake, Minn., stopped off for a brief visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Basinger and also called upon other relatives and friends. They had vis ited at the former home of Mrs. Basinger at Williamsport, Pa., while Dr. Basinger attended a medical convention in New’ York City. They left for their home on Thursday. Alice Jean Schutz, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Elmer Schutz also return ed with them. Mr. and Mrs. Lorain Badertscher and family were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Miller and family. Kenneth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Noah P. Schumacher of Springfield, Illinois, is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willis R. Schumacher and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Rupp and family of Archbold, were week-end visitors with Mrs. Rupp’s brothers, Clarence and Hiram Diller and their families in Pandora. Mr. and Mrs. John Backensto and son, Robey of Woodstock, Illinois, arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Kohli for a week’s stay. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Wenger and family took Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Kohli family. Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Basinger, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Moser and Mr. and Mrs. Homer Reichenbach en tertained the members of the Living Links class at the Homer Reichen bach home last Friday evening. The home of Mr. and Mrs. David Lehman was the scene of a family gathering last Sunday of the mem bers of Mrs. Lehman’s folks. Over 50 were there to enjoy the day. The annual union services of the Pandora churches and the St. John’s are to begin next Sunday evening. The first service is to be held at the Methodist church. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rafoth are numbered among the sick at present. Omar Gratz is employing a num ber of men to work in his melon fields. He has about half of his farm planted to melons. Mr. and Mrs. Haydn Basinger and family were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Menno Augs burger and family, Sunday. The Children’s day program at St. John’s church was attended by a large and appreciative audience Sun day evening. Mrs. L. S. Dukes, formerly of this locality passed away in Findlay last Wednesday, where they had lived since Mr. and Mrs. Dukes left their farm home. Mr. and Mrs. Edison Diller and family of Tiffin were week end visitors among relatives in the com munity. Weather has been unusually cool so far. Wheat harvesting is to be considerably later than other years. Miss Mahala Diller who has spent some time as a worker in the Beth any Orphanage of Bethany, Ky., is spending some time w’ith her mother and brother, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Diller and family. She was the speaker at the meeting of the St. John’s Ladies Missionary Society on Monday evening. Prof. Lewis Steiner of Winfield, Kansas, spent the past week in this vicinity visiting his sisters the Misses Susan and Elizabeth Steiner and brother, Gideon Steiner and other relatives. From here he will go direct to Milwaukee, Wis., where he will meet his son John and family for their return trip home. His son John who is attending the National Education association at Milwaukee is superintendent of the public schools at Portales, New Mexico, one of the largest schools in that state. The Misses Susan and Elizabeth Steiner were in Ypsilanti, Mich., Saturday to attend the wedding of their nephew’ Frederick Steiner, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Steiner to Miss Jane Everhard of Ypsilanti. The w’edding took place at the home of the bride’s parents. The Steiner sisters were accompani ed by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Davis of Lima, brother-in-law and sister of the groom. The couple will reside in their owm home in Ypsilanti. Mr. Steiner holds a good position in the steel w’orks in Detroit. BLUFFTON MARKETS Wednesday Morning Hogs—160 to 250, $6.00 250 to 275, $5.70 275 to 300, $5.60 roughs, $4.25 stags, $3.00. Calves, $8.75 lambs, $9.75. Grain (bu. prices)—Wheat, 71c corn, 57c oats, 32c soys, 60c. “HELLO ANNE My first gas bill came... and am I tickled” savings. BUY A SERVE! ELECTROLUX GAS REFRIGERATOR AND SAVE The gas refrigerator gives you assurance of continued low operating cost throughout the years. The reason: A gas flame doesn’t wear out, break down or become inefficient. See the various models on display today. They give you many convenient features plus permanent silence and extra WEST OHIO GAS COMPANY THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1940 East Orange Rev. and Mrs. Doyle Snow’ and children w’ere Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Pifer and daughter Joan. Mr. and Mrs. Will Stager spent Sunday with Tom Nowlan. Mrs. Abbigale Boutwell of Lima spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boutw’ell and son Emanuel. Mrs. Mabel Kimmel and son Ray mond were dinner guests Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Boutwell and son Byron Leo. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stager were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fulk of near Harrod. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kimmel and son Raymond spent Sunday evening w’ith Mrs. Elizabeth Boutw’ell of near Bluffton. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON Orange Township Budget General Code Sec. 5625-22 Notice is hereby given that on the 15th day of July. 1940, at 8:30 o'clock p. m. a public hearing' will be held on the Budget prepared by the Orange Township Trustees of Han cock County. Ohio, for the next succeeding fiscal year ending December 31st, 1941. Such hearing will be held at the Township House at Orange Center. MELL LONG Clerk. First on your Vacation List Bb sore to take along ?lenty of Kodak Verichrome. ou’llencounter a host of vaca tion snapshot opportunities that call for a thoroughly de pendable film Verichrome is tust that. Its wide latitude brings pnurically every picture taking situation well within its grasp—makes good snapshots easy to get in almost any kind of Light. Let us supply you with Kodak Verichrome Film from our fresh stock and carefully de velop and print the pictures when you return. Sidney’s Drug Shop