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THURSDAY, FEB. 20, 1941 Funeral Service Held For Edward Boutwell Funeral services for Edward Bout well, 75, retired farmer living one and one-half miles west of Bluffton, were held at the Riley Creek Bap tist church Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Mr. Boutwell died Sun day afternoon at 4:35 o’clock at his home after an illness of 12 weeks. Rev. A. Harsh and Rev. C. S. Schneider, his former pasto-s at the Riley Creek church, officiated at the services. Living most of his life in Orange township he was the son of the late Edwin and Rebecca (Eldon) Bout well and was born on March 19, 1865. Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth and the following children: Charles of Lima B. J. of Orange township William of Ada Arthur of Waupaca, Wis. George at home Ward of In dianapolis, Ind. Mrs. Louella Mur ray of Miami, Fla. Mrs. Etta Mae Frick of Lima Mrs. Mabel Kimmel, Mrs. Ruth Nonnamaker and Mrs. Alda Potts all of Bluffton. Burial was made in the Hassen cemetery. To Move House Walter Niswander has completed the foundation for a dwelling on the Grove street lot which he recently purchased from Mrs. Mary Moser. The lot, formerly owned by the late Charles Steingraver is located near the Wm. Jackson machine shop. Nis wander has purchased the bungalow of the late Mrs. Martha Radebaugh south of Bluffton and expects to move it on the lot as soon as the weather moderates. c....... -'X- Notice $28.50 7boardsopen presents Philip Hilty And Son To Build Power Rakes This bank will be closed all day Saturday, February 22 Washington’s Birthday, a legal holiday The Citizens National Bank Philip Hilty and son Herman have both resigned their connections with Bluffton college to devote full time to construction of the Hilty farm power rakes, a new district industry started last. year. A new building is being construct ed on the Philip Hilty place two miles south of town, to house the new industry. The building will be completed the last of this month. Philip Hilty resigned as fireman of the Bluffton college heating plant last week and Herman Hilty is mov ing off the Bluffton college farm lo cated west of town. Both men will devote full time to the expanding in dustry. Paul Amstutz will move on the college farm from the Henry Diller farm near Columbus Grove. Dwight Deeds will fill Hilty’s post at the col lege plant for the remainder of the season. Recreation Center A table tennis team representing the Bluffton recreation center will meet Lima Westinghouse players at Lima next Monday night. On the eight-man Bluffton team will be James Clark, Willard Lee, Robert Watkins, Robert Ewing, Charles Lemley, Dale Westenbarger, Dale Reichenbach and Dale Davidson. Farmers in the United States re ceived 42 cents out of each dollar spent by housewives for food in 1940, they had a share of 41 cents in each 1939 food dollar, and they obtained 53 cents from each dollar spent for food in 1914. magine! This lovely 5-room home with full base ment. fireplace in living room, built-in cup in kitchen, roomy wrap closet in vestibule, and cross ventilation throughout—can be yours for the all-inclusive monthly payment listed above. Come In and See Our Portfolio of Home Plans. Steinman Bros. Lumber Co. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER Power Farming Entertainment ROY SMITH TEJimmS ’this Charming hone and His FAMOUS WSPD a HEARD DAILY (TOLEDO) 6 A. M. AND RADIO ARTISTS 1:30 P. M. Belgian Congo African Expedition INSTRUCTIVE, AMUSING MOT1ON PICTURES Sponsored By Your McCORMICK-DEERING DEALER C. F. Niswander Bluffton ti. S. Gymnasium—7:30 P. M. Thursday, February 27 th 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. Jitney supper at Church of Christ, Thursday from 5 to 7 p. m. Good eats. Everybody welcome. Mrs. Rufus Groham, who has been very ill and is attending a clinic at Columbus, is slightly improved. Harold Ingham of Waltham, Mass., was a visitor at the Paul Diller home on South Main street last Friday. Bluffton’s friendly shop of men’s clothing, haberdashery and shoes for the entire family. The Economy s tore. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Stettler spent Saturday and Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Wiebe and daughter in Willard. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cahill of East Jefferson street visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Reeder of Lima, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Augsburger and sons spent Sunday in Lima at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Augs burger and family. Mrs. L. L. Huber of Wooster visit ed at the home of her mother, Mrs. William Althaus of North street over the week end. Jackson Rolland Sunday Mrs. Bertha Matter and and Bernice Matter visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Nique and family of Findlay. Wallpaper removed with steam heat. Frank Neuenschwander, Pan dora phone 95-F. tf L. T. Greding, Bluffton hardware merchant, is attending the conven tion of the state hardware dealers’ association at Cleveland this week. Miss Kathleen Mollett of Van Nuys, Calif., was a week end guest of Mrs. Robert Mollett. Miss Mollett is a senior at Otterbein college in Wester ville. The high school Girl Reserves will hold a bake sale at the Bluffton Implement & Harness company store Saturday morning beginning at o’clock. 9 of of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Krumm Columbus and Miss Alma Redman Marseilles visited at the home of Mrs. Eli Hartman of East Jefferson street over the week end. AB Methodist families are cordially invited to attend the annual birthday pot luck supper at the church, Thurs day, Feb. 27, at 6:30 p. m. Bring your own table service. Attention farmers—A few more and and line posts at the low cost of only 13c for line and 50c for end. Get your spring supply now. Call phone 576-R or See Frank Lugibill, 4miles south of Bluffton. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Baumgartner and daughter visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moran at To ledo, Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Moran left Monday for Florida to visit Moran’s sister, Mr. and Mrs. Bogart. Mrs. Ross until Don’t say you can’t afford it you get our estimates on awnings, Venetian blinds and re-upholstering your furniture. Phone us about it now. There is no obligation. Murray Upholstering shop, Washington and Thurman streets. Phone 285-W. Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Sutter of Woost er, former Bluffton residents, visited relatives and friends here, Saturday. Dr. Sutter, former Bluffton physician and later Allen county health com missioner is now health commissioner of Wayne county with headquarters at Wooster. Very special sale of dress trousers $1.98, $2.49, $2.98 values to $3.98 and $4.50. Also work pants $1.29, $14.48 and $1.69. The Economy store. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Oberly and family entertained Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. Gid Oberly and Louella Oberly, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Thayer of Lafayette Mr. and Mrs. WT. H. Stet tler and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Doty and daughter of Lima, and Mr. and Mrs. Amos Reichenbach of Pandora. Jitney supper at Church of Christ, Thursday from 5 to 7 p. m. Good eats. Everybody welcome. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Benroth en tertained at dinner, Sunday: Mr. .and Mrs. Karl Nagy, of Pittsburgh Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Sands, of Mc Comb Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sheid ler of Lima Mr. and Mrs. John Mc Daniel, Robert Newcomer, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Sheidler, Chas. Sheidler and Misses Pauline and Naomi Sheidler, all of Leipsic. See the new wallpaper patterns at Frank Neuenschwander’s, Pandora Phone 95-F. Telephone call will bring samples. tf Mrs. Mayne Miller of Orange township who left the first of the week for her future home in Warren was the guest of honor at a farewell dinner in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Marshall, Sunday. Other guests were Mrs. Miller’s son Charles and daughter Mrs. Geo. Mears and her little daughter Sandra Rae Mears and Miss Marian Costello all of Warren. Afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs. James Bowman, son Ver non and granddaughter Miss Maxine Bowman all of Venedocia and Delmar Bowman of Toledo. THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON. OHIO All Bluffton buys with confidence at our store of friendly service. Men’s fine suality suits and spring top coats. $15, $17.50 and $19.95. The Economy store. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Thomas and three daughters of near Findlay were Sunday dinner guests at the home of C. A. Huber and daughter south of Bluffton. Jitney supper at Church of Christ, Thursday from 5 to 7 p. m. Good eats. Everybody welcome. Visitors at the home of Isaac Stauf fer last Sunday, were: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hamilton of iFndlay Mr. and Mrs. Chris Basinger of Pandora Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Stauffer of Erie, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Badertscher and Geo. Schmidt of Bluffton. Mr. and Mrs. Noah Diller wen evening call ers. Mrs. Mayne Miller who recently sold her farm of 90 acres in Orange township to Fred and Albert Mar quart left the first of the week for Warren where she will make her future home. The house on the Miller farm will be occupied by New lin Habegger who is employed on the Marquart farms. Diller ambulance removals: Arlene Caris from the Bluffton hospital to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Caris in Orange township Mrs. Earl Nonnamaker and infant daught er from the Bluffton hospital to their home south of Lafayette Mrs. Lester Binkley from her home on Railroad street to the office of Dr. M. D. Soash and return. Light Plant Salary Ordinance Is Passed Salary schedules at Bluffton’s municipal electric light and water works plant, which aroused contro versy in the town council a month ago were fixed at the council meet ing Monday adopted the ance. night when that body proposed salary ordin- of the ordinance fix Provisions salaries of John Swisher, first en gineer and plant superintendent, at $165 per month. Hiram Wenger, second engineer and assistant plant superintendent, will receive a amount. like and and Wade Finton, Noah Zuercher Frederick Ludwig, third, fourth fifth engineers respectively, will each receive $125 monthly. Salary of Forest Mumma, outside superintendent is fixed at $125 per month. Edgar Hauenstein, clerk of the Board of Public affairs in charge of operating the plant, will continue at his previous salary of $60 month ly. Linemen will be paid at the rate of 55 cents per hour. All other em ployes will receive 50 cents per hour. Masonic Banquet Wednesday Night Frank Warner, of Lima, will be the speaker at the Washington’s Birthday Father-Son banquet of the Bluffton Masonic lodge to be held this Wednesday night in the lodge hall. Warner’s address will be “Washington As A Mason”. Also the program will be the address welcome by by Richard Hauenstein vocation by F. E. Wenger response Wenger music by the string trio, and the Ralph Stearns. in Community Council To Organize Friday Organization of a community co ordinating council will be effected at a meeting of representative civic, educational, service groups to be held in High school cafeteria at 7:30 o’clock. and church the Bluffton Friday night discussion at Following an open the preliminary meeting on the com munity and national defense held at the cafeteria recently, the sugges tion was made that a more perman ent organization be set up. Although details of the organiza tion remain to be worked out, the general plan of the council would be to serve as a clearing house for com munity problems and to provide op portunity for outlining action pro grams for their solution. A report on the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes conference on “Adult Education, the Community and Na tional Defense” by Orden Smucker, social science instructor at the high school, will also be given at the meeting. Smucker was named rep resentative of the local group to at tended the convention held at Colum bus last week end. A. J. B. Longsdorf, superintendent of the local schools, was elected chairman of the group, and will side at the Friday meeting. SOCIETIES and CLUBS Class Meeting The regular the Builders Class, of the Methodist Church, will be held Thursday night at the home of Mr. Aukerman, with Mr. Aukerman and Mrs. as assistant hosts, program is planned E. A for Legion Joint Meeting The American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary will a joint meeting at the legion Tuesday night at 8:00 o’clock. on on of Stratton. pre Ralph Kohli Weds At Port Clinton Marriage of Ralph Kohli, sor. of Mrs. Eva Kohli of West Elm street, and Miss Blanche Gulau of Oak Har bor, took place at Port Clinton, Sat urday, according to word received here the first of the week. Kohli was graduated from Bluff ton High school in the class of 1933 and the bride graduated from Oak Harbor High school in the class of 1935. The couple will live at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Gulau of near Oak Harbor. Prof. Lantz Directs *1 ^1 monthly meeting and Mrs. Carl and Mrs. Chas. P. Conaway very special the evening. The Travel Class The Travel Class met of Mrs. R. L. Triplett Wednesday male chorus will be awarded $500 for afternoon. Mrs. 11. B. Adams waslfilst Placc and $200 for second place, assistant hostess. The following I il waS announced by official of the prograftn was presented: Delaware, I eisteddfod. First in Statehood, Mrs. T. R. Dona ghue Penn’s Land of Modern Mir acles, Miss Katherine Moyer. Alice Freeman Club I The annual Men’s Party was held I Seventeen additional draftees from by the Alice Freeman club at the! Allen County Board No. 3, which in home of Prof, and Mrs. Russell I eludes Bluffton, will be inducted into Lantz of Campus Drive, Wednesday army service for ont year’s military night. Assistant hostesses were Mrs.| training within the next two we- ks. Gideon Locher, Mrs. E. S. Lape and I Six men are scheduled to be taken Mrs. John Boehr. February 27, and 11 more will be the hold hall Garden Club Entering its tenth year as a organization the Bluffton Garden club will resume meetings Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Noah Niswander. Mrs. H. B. Adams will be assistant hostess. civic The following program has been arranged: Roll (all. My Most Satisfactory House I’lant Neighborly Advice on House Plants, Mrs. Fred Getties A Longer Life for the House I’lant, Mrs. I. B. Beeshy. night. his mother assisted by Mrs. Rolland I For sale_Oak china closet in good I Weinhold, Genevieve Buhler, Jean Wedding Anniversary Groups In State Meet of the Bluffton college conservatory college, who I One Bluffton area draftee was re and Experi-1 jected at Toledo last week because of I Wedding Anniversary In honor of the 42nd wedding an niversary of Mr. and Mrs. 0. L. I e are now now taking orders Stratton, residing south of town, Mr. I ^or our power-lift sweeprakes. We and Mrs. R. A. Stratton entertained are building them Jn our shop two friends and relatives at their home south of town last Wednesday night. The following guests were present: Mr. and Mrs. Will Mrs. Henry Huber, Marshall Willard Maurice Hilty, Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. and and and and Mrs. Mrs. Mrs, Jennings, Jennings, Bell and family. Richland Regular mooting the Richland I Grange will be held at the grange] hall Tuesday night. The and refreshments will be by those members having in January and February. Grange program furnished birthdays Presbyterian Social Club The Presbyterian Social meet at the home of Mrs. Murray, of North Jackson street,^* Thursday night at 8 p. m. ant hostesses are Mrs. Mrs. J. O. Biome and Lewis. club will H. G. Assist- W. E. Diller, Mrs. Minnie condition. G. W. Combs. The following were present: Otto I For sa]e_Houses and lots any-1 Klassen, Chas. Trippiehorn, Dean|where in Biuffton. H. W. Althaus. Niswander, Ralph Burkholder, Ron-1 pnr sale—Potatoes. Clarence Stein-1 aid Zimmerly, Robert Gratz, Eileen I er Bluffton phone. I Ann Steinman, Doris Barber, Alice! St Richard Bixel. Adm. Jean Bixel, Sarah Amstutz, Esther! por sa]e—Winter apples also pure| Berky. I I I In honor of their 37th wedding an-1 tan and green enamel finish, good! niversary Mr. and Mrs. Samuel! condition also 3 geese hens and one! Kohler, residing south of town, en-l gander. Roy Doty, 2% miles north tertained the following guests: Mr.I of Mt. Cory. and Mrs. Menno Geiger, Mr. and! For sale—Badertscher’s sugar cur-| Mrs. J. I. Luginbuhl, Albert Lugin-1 ed ham. 165 Geiger street. buhl, all of Bluffton Mr. and Mrs.I For sale—Good sound ear corn, de-| Jake Luginbuhl of Beaverdam Mr.I livered to your crib. Amos Klingler,! and Mrs. Harley Kohler, of Rawson I Bluffton phone. and Mr. and Mrs. Rhuel Kohler and! For sale—Used, latest model Rem-| sons. The occasion also marked theljngton portable typewriter, complete! birthdays of two of their grand-1 with carrying case Priced for quick! children, Miss Sharon Lee Kohler and I sale. Joel Kimmel, 537 S. Main St.I Eugene Kohler. I Call evenings. I Addresses Lima Club 80 acres up to 233 acres. See H. W.l Prof. John Klassen addressed the! Althaus. University Women's club of Lima on I For sale—Brooder house 10 by 121 the subject of ceramic arts, Saturday| ft. also National coal qil brooder! afternoon. Prof. Klassen, fine art in-1 stove in structor in Bluffton college is do-| Both for $50. Albert Kohler, Bluff i ing outstanding work in that field. Proi. Russell A. I^antz, director I ting are being given members of the I I I of music, will direct units of Lima I weekly meetings held on Fridays in choral society, in competition a. the!the high school cafeteria after school. Central Ohio Eisteddfod to be held Mrs. Paul Studler and Mrs. Minnie at Memorial hall in Columbus Fri-1 Nicholson are giving instruction at day and Saturday. I The Bluffton music head directs I knitting two blocks to be made into male and mixed choruses succeeding I a blanket. When the blanket is the late Mark Evans, who directed I completed members of the club will the Lima groups for many years I start on the sweater projects. prior to his death last year. This will serve as the handicraft The chorus competition carries I activity prize money totaling $700 for first I ings, it at the home place and $300 for second place. The-1 Steiner, Board No. 3 Will Provide 17 Draftees I called on or about March 2, announced this week from uni.Url \rC 1 I board headquarters. 'th husbands as guests, members Names of (lrafl„,,s wi|| of the Century Circle had their an-1 n0(Inced within the next weck or 10 nual banquet at the high school dayg One colored youth will he in cafeteria Monday night. Feature of ducted into army 8crvice on Thurs. the evening was an address by Missl day of this week the #rst t0 be Edna Ramseyer, instructor in Home|tak(,n from Board No Economics at Bluffton spoke on “Conditions ences in France”. it was draft be an- failure to pass physical examinations. Miss Pauline I Kimmel Marshall, Bluffton Route 1, numbers by I who had been drafted in Haniock students at I county, was the candidate, and he Vocal selections by Sprunger and violin Laurence Burkholder, Bluffton college, were also presented I returned home last Wednesday, on the program. I Notice miles south of Bluffton on Route 25. These rakes will successfully handle all kinds of hay, combine straw, green hay for silage, shock corn, and grain shocks. See us for references and prices. We will also handle accessories and repairs. 43 Philip and Herman Hilty Potatoes are the only Ohio fieldj crop susceptible to any injury from! too large applications of lime to soil.l Crops which tolerate acid soils,I usually have a higher feeding value|l if grown on soil containing sufficient! lime for legume production. I WANT-ADS tf. com and Lima, O., competent Wanted—Housework by girl. Grace Dukes, Bluffton, Route 1.11 Wanted—Plastering, mason work, 11 inside and outside carpenter work by travel. Only chan-cut Ainercians ini good physical condition with a reas-1 __ ___ ___ _______ Refer-1 ences as to character required. Write ona_____ Me education are wanted. Birthday Party money feeding Master-Mix Conven-I’ Celebrating the 15th birthday o^l^rate. Quick service. Master Feed I Robert Stratton, son of Mr. and Mrs. I phone 182-W. 1 Cliff Stratton of East Elm street, al por rent—Apartment, 217 Southl party was held at his home Saturday I jyjain I The evening was enjoyed in con-1 patch garden and orchard $15 perl tests and playing games after which I month- w. w. Huber, 209 S. John-1* a two course luncheon was served by I son gt ^da. 11 an experienced and competent work-1 man. Howard Sheidler, inquire at 11 Bluffton News. 441 Young Mon Wanted-Rapid oxpan-1 ^|sion of the world’s largest tree ser-l vicing organization is creating open-1 ings for men between 18 and 26 years of age. Must be single and free to I I I for employees’ application blank to| Davey Tree Expert Company, 77 City I Bank Building, Kent, Ohio._____ I Wanted—100 farmers to make I I por rent—House and garage, truck I I I I I For sale—Modern house 364 Cherry I I strained honey. Augsburger Fruit! Farm. I For sale—American Beauty range,! I I I I For sale—Farms of 35, 40, 60 and! good working condition. ton phone. PAGE FIVE Knitting Project Instruction and practice in knit- Girls Camp Fire organization at the weekly sessions. Each gl:l is for the next several meet was stated by Miss Theola guardian of the group. News Want-Ads Bring Results. For Quality Dry Clean ing Phone 302-W We Dry Clean and Press Daily ALSPACH & SON CLEANERS TAILORS We Call for and Deliver Skating... *1 until I canning every Friday Meat March 1. Amstutz Cannery north of town on College road. Wanted—To buy good oats. L. H. Shoemaker, Route 5. on thin ice is foolhardy But— many people who wouldn’t think of venturing on unsafe ice hazard their life savings and property with insurance they have never investigated. Better check up on your in surance today and be sure it is suited to your individual re quirements. Remember—there’s a policy that will fit your case—and we’ll be glad to help you—with out obligation, of course. Stop in today. Dependable Insurance for Dependable People See Us for Bonds For prompt and ef ficient service call Basinger's. Stanley Basinger I uneral Home Plione 144-W Francis Basinger, D. D. S, Evan Basinger, D. D. S. Telephone 271-W 11 Bluffton, Ohio D. C. BIXEL, O.D. GORDON BIXEL, O.D. Eyesight Specialists Office Hours: 8:30 A. M.—3:30 P. M. 7:30 P. M—8:30 P. M. Citizens Bank Bldg., Bluffton Melville D. Soash, M. D. The Commercial Bank Bldg. Bluffton, Ohio X-RAY FLLOROSCOPE Telephone 254-W MUNSON R. BIXEL, M. D. Office Hours: 8:30-10 A. M. 1-3 P. M. 7-8 P. M. Office, 118 Cherry St. Phone 120-F Bluffton. O. QTAQ theatre 1 II II Bluffton THURS.—FRI.—SAT. Barnyard Follies MARY LEE RUFE DAVIS ALSO GENE AUTRY in Carolina Moon SUN.—-MON. Keeping Company with ANN RUTHERFORD IOAN SHELTON VIRGINIA WEIDLER TUES.—WED. Night Train COMING SOON Gone With The Wind