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BLUFFTON NEWS The Advertising Medium for Bluffton Trade Territory VOLUME NO. LXVI COLLEGE HOLDS COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES HERE 36 Seniors Graduated in Ser vices at First Mennonite Church Tuesday “Discovery and Reconciliation” Subject of Commencement Address by Dr. Holt In services marked by traditional graduation pageantry, diplomas were presented to 36 seniors at the 41st annual Bluffton college commence ment exercises held at the First Men nonite church, Tuesday morning. Speaking on the subject, “Discov ery and Reconciliation,” Dr. Arthur E. Holt, professor of social ethics at the Chicago Theoplogical seminary and the University of Chicago, deliv ered the commencement address. The black gowned academic pro cession filed into the church auditor ium to the organ strains of the pro cessional, “March Champetre” by Boex with Prof. Otto Holtkamp pre siding at the organ. At the conclusion of the commence ment address the class was presented tri Pres. L. L. Ramseyer by Dr. J. S. Schultz, dean of the college. The de grees were then conferred by Dr. Ramseyer in the customary academic formality. One degree, that of Har leigh Rosenberger of Dublin, Pa., was presented in absentia. In addition to the 36 degrees two Bachelor of Arts degrees as of Aug ust, 1940, were presented to Charles Suter of Pandora and four Bachelor of Music degrees as of August, 1940 were given to Virgil Bartz of Colum bus Grove Victor Gerber of Dalton Roger Hauenstein of Bluffton and Emma Kohler of St. Marys. Announced of honors was made by Dr. Schultz. The following seniors were elected to the Pi Delta Society, national honorary scholarship organ ization: Rachel Criblez, of Bluffton Josephine Mohr, of Bethlehem, Pa. Julia Culp, of Akron and Harleigh Rosenberger, of Dublin, Pa. In the annual president’s statement, Dr. Ramseyer pointed out certain im provements made at the college dur ing the past year and indicated that the friendship group of 200 friends of the college who had agreed to give the institution $25 per year had been responding as pledged. A vocal solo “How Beautiful Upon the Montains” was presented by Prof. Russell A. Lantz. Prayer was offer ed by Rev. Freeman Swartz of Lans dale, Pa., and the benediction was pronounced by Rev. Earl Salzman of Topeka, Ind. Degrees were presented to the fol lowing seniors: Bachelor of Arts— Virgilene Allman, Mary E. Am stutz, Eugene Basinger, Rachel Crib lez, Carol Diller, Magdalene Geiger, Doneta Good, John Luginbuhl, Dale Reichenbach, Racine Warren of Bluff ton Richard Baker, Sebring Harvey Bauman, Quakertown, Pa. Myron Brown, Sycamore Julia Culp, Akron Frieda Ehresman, Trenton Dale Francis, Troy Florence Geissinger, Allentown, Pa. James Griffith, Beck ley, W. Va. Jack McLaughlin, Wads worth Leonard Metzker, Roaring Springs, Pa. Josephine Mohr, Beth lehem, Pa. Richard Moyer, Mt. Cory Wilma Nash, Fayette Loreen Peters, Defiance George Radulovich, Virgin ia Fisher, Elmer Ramga, Lima Har leigh Rosenberger, Dublin, Pa. Gay Ion Thomas, McComb Robert Thutt, Elida Duane Tw’ay, Plain City Melvin Yoder, Jr., Goshen, Ind. Bachelor of School Music—Frances Jones, Delphos Jean Kolb, Fairview, Mich. Ethelyn Oyer, Bluffton, Dan iel Schantz, Emmaus, Pa. Those who will receive diplomas in August are: Mabel Amstutz, Bluffton William Burbick, Newton Falls Chloe Dell Routson, McComb Kenneth Tapke, Weston, Ill. Ruth Ann Rupp, Arch bold. Seriously Ill Milton Pifer of Orange township is seriously ill in Lima Memorial hos pital following a major operation, Monday. His son Marion Pifer of Buffalo and daughter Mrs. Gerald Criblez of Franklin have been sum moned to his bedside. Library Hours The public library will be open during the summer daily except Sun day in the afternoon from 1 to 5 o’clock and in the evening from 6 to 8 o’clock, it is announced by the librarian, Miss Ocie Anderson. Hogs and Wheat Go To New High On Market Here T)RICES for hogs and wheat which have been edging steadily upward went to new high levels on the Bluffton mar ket the first of the week. Hogs which chalked up a new high of $9.30 per hundred Tuesday, were off a dime Wednesday morning. Wheat came within hailing distance of the dollar mark when it was quoted at 97 cents a bushel Wednesday morning. Other farm prices on the mar ket here continued steady to strong with butterfat bringing 35 cents and producers receiving 22c for first quality eggs. Showdown In Prima Imminent Contests for Mayor on Both Tickets Expected at Au gust Primary Here Time Limit for Filing Candi dates’ Petitions will Expire On Friday Bluffton’s municipal political situ ation which has been in a state of uncertainty for the past two weeks will jell Friday, which is the deadline for filing candidates’ petitions for the August primary. Although there was only one Bluff ton candidate’s petition formally filed at the office of the county board of elections the first ’of the week, local political observers here are predict ing one of the liveliest primary cam paigns in recent years. Expiration of the time limit on Friday is expected to see contests for mayor on both Republican and Demo cratic tickets and also a contest on the Democratic'ballot for nomination for marshal. N. E. Byers, former Bluffton col lege professor has" filed for mayor on the Republican ticket and W. A. Howe, present mayor will seek re nomination for that office. In the Democratic camp petitions for mayor are reported as being cir culated by J. E. Steiner, former Rich land township clerk and Russell Ma gee, who moved here from Washing ton, D. C. where he was employed by the federal HOLC. Petitions for the Democratic nom ination for marshal are being circu lated by Lee Coon, present holder of the offipe and Elmer Schaublin. Virgilene Allman And Clayton Bucher Wed With her father Dr. V. H. All man receiving the wedding vows, Miss Virgilene Allman, living one mile south of town on the Dixie highway, will become the bride of Clayton Bucher, son of Dan Bucher, two miles west of town, in a cere mony to be held at the First United Brethren church in Lima this Wed nesday night at 8:00 o’clock. Dr. Allman was formerly pastor of the Lima church and will officiate at the open church wedding in which the single ring ceremony will be used. An organ recital will be played be fore the ceremony by Mrs. Roscoe Allman of Clarksburg, West, Va. The bride will be given in mar riage by her uncle Roscoe Allman of1 Clarksburg, West Va. She will be dressed in a wedding gown of mar quisette lace over net and satin. The wedding veil will be held in place by a coronet of pearls and diamonds. She will carry a colonial bouquet of bridal shower. Maid of honor will be Miss Mary Elizabeth Amstutz, a classmate of Miss Allman’s at Bluffton college. Bridesmaids will be Miss Julia Culp of Akron, a classmate at Bluffton college Miss Virginia Fisher, of Lima, a former room mate at the college Miss Mary Kathleen All man of Clarksburg, West, Va. and Miss Lucille Tenney of Buchannon, West, Va., cousins of the bride. The attendants will be dressed in colonial style gowns of marquisette. Mr. Bucher has chosen Melvin Yoder of Goshen, Ind., to serve as best man. Clifton Diller of Pan dora will be head usher with Rich ard Gratz and Dale Grismore of Bluffton and Richard Barnett of Lima assisting as ushers. Immediately following the cere mony a reception will be held at the home of the bride near Bluffton. Lich-Gates Wooden lich-gates—roofed-in gate ways to churchyards existed in England 13 centuries ago. Quick thinking and fast foot work on the part of Fred Hofer, Bluffton agent for the Nickel Plate averted what might have been a disastrous railroad wreck here Saturday night. The episode, enacted in real life, had all the aspects of an old-time movie thriller even to a happy con clusion after averting a tragedy just in the nick of time. Hofer, working in his yard on Mound street noticed a peculiar noise as a fast eastbound freight sped thru town at 7 o’clock. On investigation he discovered a nine inch section broken out of a steel rail and lying at the side of the track some 50 feet ry Politics As Deadline Nears Christine Miller Weds Don Wenger, Sunday Against a background of tall white cathedral tapers, banked by ferns and centered by a lighted cross, oc curred the wedding of Miss Christine Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller, of South Main street, and Donald Wenger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Wenger of Kibler street, at the St. John’s Reformed church Sunday afternoon. The wedding vows were received by Rev. Emil Burrichter, pastor of the bride, in a single ring ceremony in the presence of a large gathering for the open church wedding. The bridal party entered the audi torium by the center aisle of the church to the strains of Lohengrin’s Wedding March. The bride, given away in marriage by her father, was lovely in a gown of white mousilene de soie with a lace girdle inset. Sh»° had a finger tip length veil gathered at the top witK orange blossoms and wore a single strand of pearls pre sented to her before the wedding by Mr. Wenger. She carried a bouquet of yellow tea roses with blue del- Mrs. Arden Baker, a sister of the bride, w'as matron of honor and wore a dress of aqua mousilene de soie. She carried a bouquet of pink roses and blue delphinium. Bridesmaids weie the Misses Chris tine Shearer and Beatrice Bailer, who taught with the bride at the Liberty Township High school. They wore dresses of pink and blue silk eyelet and marquisette. They car ried bouquets of yellow roses and blue delphinium. (Continued on page 8) Open House Sunday For Silver Wedding Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Triplett on the occasion of their Silver wedding anniversary were extended by many friends who called at the Triplett residence on Campus Drive, Sunday. Observance of the twenty-fifth an niversary of their marriage was marked by open house during the afternoon and evening with the cou ple receiving guests in the living room following w’hich light refresh ments were served. Roses wrere giv en to the women as favors. Many baskets of flowers and gifts were received from friends and as sociates, including a handsome silver tea service and silver plaque from twenty regional sales representatives of the Triplett Electrical Instrument company of which Mr. Triplett is president and general manager. Exhibit At Radio Show In Chicago Exhibits at the National Radio Parts Trade show in Chicago are being shown this week by the Trip lett Electrical Instrument company and the Readrite Meter works. The show* is the largest of its kind in the radio field. In attendance at the show are R. L. Triplett, Norman Triplett, Arden Baker, Fred Wenger and J. Lingle all of this place and T. C. de Grand Pre of Buenos Aires, Argentine, South American sales representative, who has beer, here for the past w’eek. Garden Club Will Show Flower Display Flower arrangements and an exhi bition of Bluffton flowers will be presented at the annual flower dis play of the Bluffton Garden club to be held at the Bluffton High school library this Wednesday from 2 to 10:30 p. m. Entries were received at the library Wednesday morning. The public is invited. FHE BLUFFTON NEWS A NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF BLUFFTON AND VICINITY BLUFFTON, OHIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1941 Movie Plot Enacted in Real Life as Man Flags Oncoming Train to Avert Crash west of the Jefferson street crossing. Knowing that another freight was due shortly, Hofer hurriedly tele phoned AU railroad signal tower to stop the train. The word, however, came too late as the train had already left Lima and would pass over the place of the broken rail before reach ing the tower here. Seizing a railroad flare as a last re sort, the Bluffton man ran down the right of way tow-ard the oncoming freight, planted it in the middle of the track a short distance west of the railroad bridge near Harmon field and lighted the warning signal as the freight came into view. Commencement Visitors _______ Among those from out of town who were visitors on the Bluffton collge campus attending activities during the commencement season were: Rev. and Mrs. George Stooneback, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Yoder, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Byers, Mr. and Mrs. John Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Yoder and daughters, Goshen, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Plank and daughter, Mrs. Samuel Blough, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Sommers, Middlebury, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Yoder and children, Rev. and Mrs. Earl Salzman, Topeka, Ind. Mary Ramseyer, Smithville. Rev. and Mrs. Raymond Hartzler and daughters, Carlock, Ill Mr. and Mrs. William Fisher, Bolivar, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Geisinger, Allentown. Pa. Rev. Freeman fwartz, Norris town, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ha begger, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lehman, E-eme, Ind Virginia Archer, Ruth Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Mason, Columbus Grove Mr. and Mis. Clark Eberle, Sfieridan Helen and Kathryn Thutt, Elida. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Diller, Rev. and Mrs. Forrest Wfcsser, Madeline Bixel, Rev. and Mrs. P. J. Boehr, An na Ruth Steiner, Mr.and Mrs. N. N. Soldner, Pandora Bernice Am stutz Dorsey, Mr. and^Mrs. Ray Heiks, Huntington, West Va. Mrs. Wava Stuber Wilson, Ottawa Mrs. Franc Yoder Gay, Coldwater, Mich. Mrs. (Continued on page 8) Woodmen Lodge Plan Annual Meet An innovation in the operation of a fraternal order was adopted by the Bluffton Woodmen lodge at a dinner Monday night in the Walnut Grill. Instead of regular meetings monthly, the order has decided to hold one annual meeting together with a dinner at which time will be transacted all routine business of the order. Twenty-four members of the Bluff ton lodge were in attendance at the four course get-together dinner at which time the yearly meeting plan was adopted. The meeting will be held probably early in January, it was stated. In charge of the dinner Monday night was a committee of lodge offi cers consisting of Geo. Rauenbuhler, C. A. Lloyd, H. L. Coon and Walter Schaublin. Youth Hit By Car Has Arm Broken Earl Lehman, Bluffton college fieshman and son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lehman east of Pandora, re ceived a broken right arm and fa cial injuries w’hen he was struck by an automobile Sunday night at 11 o’clock in downtowm Bluffton. Lehman was walking across the street from the Risser Sandwich shop when headlights of two auto mobiles approaching from opposite direction momentarily blinded him and in attempting to avoid one he stepped into the path of the other. He was removed to the Bluffton hospital in the Diller ambulance. Receives License William Wells, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Wells of Bluffton, has received his state architect’s licence, it was announced here this week. He was examined during the past month by the state architectural examining board. Wells is associated with a Columbus firm of architects. Births The following births at the Bluff ton hospital: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Phillips, Ot tawa, a girl, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Gerlad Stahlman, Grover Hill, a girl, this Wednesday morning. A side track provided a detour for the train around the spot of the brok en rail. Section men made necessary repairs before the arrival of the Cleveland-St. Louis flyer due here at 9:45 p. m. Following the incident Hofer stated that there was no evidence of sabo tage. The track, he said, is inspect ed daily by section men, however, the rail is believed to have snapped when a fast train passed over the place after routine inspection. A costly wreck w'hich occurred east of Bluffton a year ago when 23 cars were detrailed, was attributed at the] time to a broken rail. Mullet-Niswander Wedding In Indiana First Mennonite church of Nap panee, Indiana, was the scene of an impressive wedding Sunday after noon at 4 o’clock, when Miss Evelyn Mullett, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Ezra S. Mullett, became the bride of R. Emerson Niswander, son of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Niswander of Bluffton. The bride’s father performed the ceremony in the presence of 100 guests. White tapers in candelabra, baskets of pink peonies and delphin ium, palms and ferns decorated the altar. Windows of the church held single tapers around which clusters of pink and white peonies were ar ranged. White satin ribbon and peony decorations marked the pews. As the guests were seated by Richard Backensto, Upper Sandusky, and Harold Balmer of Bluffton, Cath arine Mullett of Nappanee, cousin of the bride, played a recital of bridal airs including “Liebestraum”, “Sere nade” by Schubert and “Tis Thy Wedding Morning” from the Rose Maiden. She played “Ave Maria” by Schubert during the exchange of vows and the “Bridal Chorus” from Lohengrin and Mendelssohn’s “Wed ding March”. Miss Isabelle Stewart of Findlay, sang “I Love You Truly” and “Ich Liebe Dich” by Grieg. Miss Helen Shively of Ashland, was the bride’s only attendant. May nard Niswander, brother of the groom, served as best man. The bride entered the church audi torium on the arm of her brother, J. Lorrel Mullett, who gave her in marriage. She wore an ivory satin (Continued on page 8) Kimmel Marshall And Maxine Cook Wedding Wedding of Kimmel E. Marshall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Marsh all of Bluffton and Miss Maxine Eileen Cook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Cook of Bowling Green, took place at the countiy home of the bride Saturday morning at 8:30 o’clock. The double ring ceremony was per formed by Rev. J. George Peters of the Plain Congregational church of Bowling Green. The bride was attractively attired in a street length ice blue crepe dress. She wore a corsage of gar denias and forget-me-nots, and car ried a lace handkerchief given to her by her late Grandmother Cook. She was attended by Miss Cather ine Bushong, a college classmate, who wore a dusty rose crepe dress. Her corsage was of talisman roses and blue delphinium. The groom was attended by John Schneider of Toledo, a close friend and business associate. Following the ceremony a reception was held for the immdiate families and a few close friends. The bride is a graduate of Bowl ing Green State university and has been a teacher in the Perrysburg schools. Mr. Marshall is a graduate of Utilities Engineering Institute of Chicago. Cities Are Getting Too Big, Bluffton College Commencement Speaker Says The couple will reside near Bluff ton. Bluffton Youth In Army Air Service Aldine “Buddy” Weiss, Jr., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Aldine Weiss has volunteered for the army air corps, it was announced the first of the week. After six weeks of preliminary training he will be sent to Los Vegas, New Mexico, for thirteen weeks and from there to Los An geles where he will complete his training. Rain Welcome Two Weeks Ago Now Unwanted J^AIN which was eagerly look, ed for two weeks ago has been relegated to the list of un popular items by farmers in the Bluffton district who for more than a week have been unable to get into their fields. Complaints were many the first of the week that weeds are getting such a start in cornfields that cultivation will be a real problem. The continued wet weather, however, has been a boon to pastures, wheat and forage crops generally. Oats is making un usual growth and unless blown down, should return a bumper yield. Dr. Arthur E. Holt, of Chicago, Speaks on “Discovery and Reconciliation” Says that Solution of Problems Of Democracy Lies in Decentralization Decentralization of large urban centers into small neighborly com munities like Bluffton as a solution to problems of a democracy, was suggested by Dr. Arthur E. Holt of Chicago, at Bluffton college com mencement exercises held at the First Mennonite church Tuesday morning. His subject was “Discovery and Re conciliation”. Dr. Holt, professor of social ethics at the Chicago Theological seminary and the University of Chicago, open ed his address with the statement that the two greatest mistakes in America are Chicago and New York. Add the cultural advantages of a small college like Bluffton’s to a small community like Bluffton and you have an ideal living arrange ment. Here a cooperativeness and neighborliness can be developed that is unknown in the larger cities. By small town the speaker indicated that he meant communities up to 10,000 population. In tracing the history of American democracy, the speaker pointed out that it has been a success because of the sturdy qualities of the early American pioneer and the type of community in which he lived. Pioneer community life was tem pered by a willingness to share and to cooperate on the higher levels of common enterprise. Life was simple and home products were made for neighborhood consumption. Then as man discovered how to make and use machines something began to happen. The old unity and integration of the smaller communi ties began to break down as various occupational groups moved out of the villages to the cities where their spe cializations could command a better wage. As people began to crowd together in the large cities their sense of a common objective was lost as each individual went about his own spe cialization. This has caused a break down in moral standards and mutual concern. The present picture is none too bright with mass production tending to throw more and more workers out of employment. The Rust bro thers cotton picking machine for ex ample, is going into mass production for the first time this year, and will create unemployment for millions of southern cotton workers. This prob lem is yet to be solved, the speaker declared. The big task of the future is not discovery but the important thing is reconciliation which must always be at the basis of democratic life, the speaker said in conclusion. To Collect Taxes Here June 23-21 Deputies from the Allen county treasurer’s office will be in Bluffton at the Citizens National bank on Monday and Tuesday, June 23 and 24 for collection of the last half of the 1940 real estate taxes now due. Real Estate Deal Donald Stratton has purchased the Med Murray brick property at Thur man and Jefferson streets it was an nounced the first of the week. Strat ton will take possession the first of next month, moving from the An drews property on South Lawn avenue. BLUFFTON A Good Place to Live and a Good Place to Trade NUMBER 7 TOWN’S DRIVE ON MOSQUITOES IS NOW UNDER WAY Robert Oyer in charge of Pro gram, to Continue Sys tematic Spraying Aid of Householders is Asked In Cooperation with Munic ipal Campaign Bluffton’s mosquito control cam paign is definitely under way this week, and received impetus with the arrival in town of Robert Oyer, su pervisor of the program. Oyer, a student in the Hahnemann medical college in Philadelphia, was in charge of the unusually successful control program of last summer and has been hired by the town council to again direct the activities. In his first rounds of the various creeks and bodies of water, Oyer found considrable larvae on the Little Riley creek. These are systematical ly sprayed with specially prepared larvicide that does not kill the fish. Where there are no fish, Oyer uses kerosene or crank case oil. Funds Allotted The town council has allotted funds for the program and arrangements are completed to proceed with the W’ork, it was stated by Mayor W. A. Howe, who heads up the entire pro gram. The cost last year was be tween $350 and $400 for labor, ma terials anu all expenses. Mayor Howe has pointed out that every Bluffton resident must cooper ate if the fullest benefits are to be njoyed. Any one finding wrigglers should either report the matter to Oyer, or kill them with kerosene. Principal breeding places of mosqui toes about home include cisterns, bar rels, tubs and buckets of water, shal low wells, pools of water from rains, leaky pipes, leaky hydrant valves, tin cans, uncovered cess pools, plug ged roof gutters and downspouts, damp cellars and piles of rubbish. Householder Help Householders can help the control program by keeping their premises clean and watching every possible breeding place. The town has attracted considerable attention in the control program. It is belived that the municipal garbage and rubbish collection system inaug urated last summer has also helped control the mosquito infestation. Oyer plans to use the same general procedure as last year of systematic spraying. He is using the same car and the same equipment as were used last year for making the rounds again this season. Some preliminary work in the spraying has been done by Oyer’s brother, Herbert, a student at Bluff ton college, who sprayed stagnant bodies of water during the period of abnormally hot weather several weeks ago. In New Locations Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Benroth are occupying their new' home on North Lawn avenue which was remodeled this spring. The Rineman apartment on North Main street vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Benroth has been reserved by Rev. Gerald Bright, whose marriage to Miss Mabel Luginbuhl will take place Sunday. Rev. Bright was re cently called to the pastorate of the Beaverdam Church of Christ. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Crawfls who recently purchased the Paul Faze property on North lawn avenue are now' occupying the place, having moved from apartments in the old post office building Mr. and Mrs. Russell Trippiehorn who previously occupied the Faze property have moved in with his brother, Gerald Tripplehom on West Elm street. Richard Schumacher, employed in Dayton, has moved his household goods from the Deppler property at South Main and Poplar streets to Findlay where Mrs. Schumacher and children will reside for the present. They expect to move to Dayton later. Mr. and Mrs T. J. Schultz and family are moving this week from the former Maggie Steingraver Adams property on Grove street to the Deppler property vacated by the Schumacher family. Moses Amstutz who purchased the Adams property vacated by Schultz expects to occupy it soon. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Torr and son Robert have moved to Leipsic, vacat ing the Mrs. Fred Hahn property at North Lawn and Elm streets. Franklin’s Most Famous Work Benjamin Franklin's most famous work as an author was ’’Poor Rich ard’s Almanac.*’