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THURSDAY, SEPT. 11, 1941 Bluffton High school and Bluffton college gridiron squads are hard at work this week in preparation for opening games scheduled for Har mon field Friday and Saturday of next week. Initial contest of the 1941 season will be played here Friday night, Sept. 19, when the Bluffton High Pirates tangle with Columbus Grove. How Did You Feel? Do you remember when your baby first smiled at you, and when those cute little dimples first burst open on those glowing pink cheeks? It's easy to recall that thrill when you have your baby's picture before you. Why not ask Neu Art Studio to pre serve those dimples for you? fponge Op-Sponge Off if s Clean Wmsmw -WIGGS WATERLESS CLEANSER Used by professional cleaners for 20 years because it cleans paint, var nish, floors, fixtures so easily, anu gives such perfect results. Bluffton High And Bluffton College Gridders Point For Opening Games Bluffton college’s opener will be on Our pride is in car ing for the small details for those we serve. Dry Cleaning As You Want It—When You Want It Cleaning and Pressing Daily We Call for and Deliver SUTIES Home of Arrow Shirts and Interwoven Socks 11 VALUED «9c wiggles/^p/*r L. T. Greding Hardware SILK HOSE WHILE THEY LAST 59c 69c 79c Also Some Nylon Hose House Dresses All Sizes $1.29 BLANKETS Cotton.................59c Part Wool .... $1.09 BUFF’S 5c to Store the following night in a game with a strong Grand Rapids (Mich.) out fit. Coach Dwight Diller has a squad of 32 high school football candidates working out nightly. At Bluffton «pllege, a squad of 18 had reported or the second night’s practice, but six more veterans who are register ing late will raise the squad number to 24. Bluffton High’s prospects are en couraging despite the loss of more than half of last year’s regulars. The team will be heavier this year and Coach Diller has a number of promising new candidates. A heavier team also is indicated for this year’s Bluffton college out fit, Coach A. C. Burcky reported. New candidates appear more prom ising than in the last several years, and the Beaver mentor has a goodly number of experienced men from last fall’s team in uniform again this season. The Beavers will face a formid able foe when Grand Rapids plays here. Stepping up into faster com petition, the Michigan outfit has hired “Potsy” Clark, former Detroit Lions professional coach, to handle their teams, and local fans will have an opportunity to see a truly “big time” outfit in action here this fall. State Route 103 To Be Resurfaced Resurfacing of State Route 103 from the Allen-Hancock County Line road, east of town, to Arlington will be started this week as a project of the state highway department. Possibility that the highway also will be resurfaced from the Dixie highway to the County Line road, within the Bluffton city limits, is seen by officials here as the result of a request made by the town. Street Commissioner Lee Coon was in Columbus Monday to present the town’s request to the state highway department. He reported a favor able reaction altho no promises were made. Coon pointed out that during the detour of Dixie highway traffic over Route 103 this summer the street was damaged considerably within the city limits and that repair work is badly needed. Resurfacing of 13 miles of road way is provided for in the project between the County Line road and Arlington. From the Dixie highway to the County Line is a distance of about one-half mile. Two carloads of tar-asphalt will be required for the work, which is to be done by L. Cossett, Findlay road contractor. His concern also will put a new- asphalt surface on Riley street in Bluffton, in connec tion with work on the Route 103 project, as a part of the town’s summer street improvement cam paign, Coon announced. Rites For Infant Leland Basinger Leland W. Basinger, bom at 4 p. m. Sunday in the Bluffton Com munity hospital, died shortly after birth. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Basinger of Route 2, Bluffton. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at the Ebenezer Mennonite cemetery, with Rev. A. C. Schultz, pastor of the Ebenezer church, officiating. Karl Schultz Is Home From Mexico Karl Schultz arrived Tuesday at the home of his parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Schultz, Lawn avenue, after spending the summer as a student volunteer worker in Mexico under the American Friends Service Committee. Schultz was stationed in the Laguna region near Toreon where student volunteers from the United States assisted in building a new cotton gin for use in the district. Howe-Duo In Finals Of Tennis Tourney W. A. and Roger Howe, father and son have won their way to the final round in the Allen County Tennis Doubles tournament being played on the Lima Lost Creek courts. In gaining the championship bracket the Howe-duo trounced Adkins and Baldwin, one of Lima’s best teams. In the finals the local men will play Hutchins and Zea mans. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank all the neigh bors and friends for their aid and sympathy extended in the illness and death of our beloved mother, Mrs. Ellen Ludwig also Rev. Weed and Rev. Albro who officiated at the funeral and others who assisted in any way as well as all those send ing flowers. The Children 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. The Miller cane mill has again started operating. Call Pandora phone. Mrs. Jennie Althaus spent the week end at the home of Rev. and Mrs. A. C. Althaus in Findlay. Mrs. Samuel Crumm of Columbus was the guest of Mrs. Eli Hartman of Jefferson street the past week. Joyce, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Devier is quite ill at the home of her parents on Riley street. Mrs. Charles Bartholomew of Lansdale, Pa., who spent several weeks here returned to her home on Tuesday. Mrs. Menno Bixel of Bellefontaine visited at the home of her son Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bixel of Cherry street last week. Women of the Methodist church will hold a jitney supper in the church basement Wednesday, Sept. 17 from 5 to 7 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Coon of North Robenson visited at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Lee Coon over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stonehill and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Martin are spending a week fishing on the Au Sable River in Michigan. Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Whisler of South Spring street spent several days last week visiting his brother and family in Port Huron, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Stultz spent Sunday in Green Springs at the home of their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Steiner Geiger and family. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cahill and Mrs. Eli Hartman visited Sunday after noon and evening at the home of Homer Reeder and family in Lima. Mr. and Mrs. Donivan Stratton and daughter Donna Lou were Sun day evening supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Augsburger and family. O. O. Alspach and daughter Miss Eloise Alspach have returned from a motor trip thru the eastern states and Canada. They were gone for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Reno Oberly and family and Mr. and Mrs. Conner Stewart and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Levi Oberly of Cherry street. W’eek end guests at the J. E. Steiner home on Thurman street in cluded Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Baltzell and family of Decatur, Ind., and Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hinson and family of Cincinnati. Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Whisler of South Spring street had as week end guests Mr. and Mrs. Caro G. Miller of Findlay. Mr. and Mrs. Miller are parents of the late Marilyn Miller of the stage and screen. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Neiswander and son Evan and daughter Wanda, Mrs. Sarah Lehman and Mrs. Anna Spallinger spent Sunday in Cleve land the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse C. Lehman and family. Mr. and Mrs. John Welty enter tained last Wednesday and Thurs day: Alma, Viola, Wilbert and Homer Lehman of Versailles, Mo. Harvey Lehman of California, Mo. and Judith Lehman of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bechtol and family of Toledo Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bechtol of Cygnet, and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Canfield of Van Buren were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Bechtol on Grove street. Mrs. J. S. Steiner is in Athens at the home of Dr. and Mrs. F. B. Dilley. Mrs. Dilley, who was for merly Geneva Steiner is a delegate to the national convention of the P.E.O. now in session in British Columbia. Basinger ambulance removals: Mrs. Maynard Niswander from the office of a Jenera physician to the Bluffton hospital Mrs. Merrit Ross man and infant daughter from the Bluffton hospital to the home of George Rossman, south of Jenera. Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Schifferly of Cincinnati who came here to attend the Schifferly reunion held recently also visited here during the past week at the home of Mrs. Lydia Lora and at the home of their daughter Mrs. James Hugus and family of Rawson. A family dinner was held on Sun day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Stratton and daughter Mar jorie. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Stratton and daughter of Columbus Grove Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stratton, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hilty and Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Augs burger and sons. A picnic dinner was enjoyed at the Buckeye Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. Kent Hauenstein and family of Marion Mr. and Mrs. Herman Badertscher and family of Arling ton Mr. and Mrs. Ted Stepleton and family of Lima, Mr. and Mrs. Wil bur Steiner and family, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Locher and family and Mr. and Mrs. Leland Diller and family of Bluffton. THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kriehbiel of Lansdale, Pa., are visiting Bluffton college friends here. Mrs. Allen Stauffer of Biglerville, Pa., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Wells this week. Mrs. Noah Augsburger was a Sunday dinner guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Eversole and family. Miss Elizabeth Zimmerly of Grove street returned home Sunday from a three weeks’ visit in eastern Pennsylvania. Mrs. Sadie Stearns of Upper San dusky visited over the week end at the home of her son, Ralph Stearns and family of Spring street. Mrs. Minnie Nicholson left Friday for Los Angeles for an extended visit at the home of her daughter and other relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Sprunger and Miss Frieda Sprunger of Berne, Ind., visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Welty, Harry and Adeline Welty. Mrs. Dan Nusbaum is a patient in Bluffton hospital with a broken bone in the right leg as the result of a fall in the yard at her home on College road. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Amstutz and family of Beaverdam and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Amstutz and family of Pandora visited at the Eli Amstutz home, Sunday. Prof, and Mrs. D. M. DeLong of Columbus and their three children were Sunday guests at the home of Mrs. De Long’s sister, Mrs. J. A. Weed of North Jackson street. Mr. and Mrs. John Huber were dinner guests at the E. E. Anderson home in Orange township, Sunday. Afternoon callers were S. H. Barnes and son Gordon. Mr. and Mrs. John Pauly and two sons and Mr. and Mrs. W’. I. Moore called in the evening. Mrs. George Burch and daughter Frances Dee and Miss Marjorie Buckland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Foster Buckland of North Main street, left for a month’s visit to Wallace, North Carolina. On their return to Bluffton they will visit at Glen Lynne, Va. Lieutenant Commander Henry Wil son and Mrs. Wilson left Wednesday morning returning to their home in Washington after spending several days at the home of his cousin Dr. B. W. Travis and Mrs. Travis of Garau street. Miss Marcia Evans of Bronxville, N. Y., also a guest at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Travis is remaining for a week’s visit. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mitchell and daughter Mrs. H. E. Smith of Berkeley, Calif., are visiting his mother Mrs. J. W. Mitchell in Lima and also friends in Bluffton. Mr. Mitchell, a former Bluffton resident, has lived in California for many years. His father, the late J. W. Mitchell, operated a drug store here about thirty-five years ago. Removals by Diller ambulance: Mrs. Wilmer Roder and infant daugh ter of Leipsic from Bluffton hospital to the home of L. Gilbert north of Ada Betty Ann Fischer from Lima Memorial hospital to her home in Lakewood Wayne Fett from Bluff ton hospital to the home of his par ents, Pleyel Fett near Beaverdam Mrs. Dan Nusbaum from her home on College road to Bluffton hospital. John Carder Hurt In Highway Mishap Allen County Deputy Sheriff John Carder, who lives in Bluffton, and who in line with official duties has investigated many accidents, had one of his own last Saturday afternoon. He was severely bruised when his motorcycle collided with an automo bile in Lima. Police, who investi gated the crash, ordered the driver of the car to appear in municipal court on a charge of failing to obey a stop sign. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the many friends for their aid and sympathy extended in the death and burial of our beloved daughter Eda LaFayne Sharp also Rev. Schultz who of ficiated at the funeral, the singers for their services and all those sending flowers. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sharp & Son James Rev. Allman Heads Church Conference Rev. V. H. Allman, D. D., of Bluff ton, is Sandusky- Conference superin tendent of the United Brethren church, which is holding its 109th annual session at Columbus Grove, this week. The conference sessions opened Tuesday and will continue through Friday. Sommers Accepts Kent State Post Dwight Sommers, former student at Bluffton college, has accepted a position on the staff of the music de partment at Kent State university. He will serve as supervisor of in strumental music in the University High school and also act as critic teacher in the university. For the last four years, Sommers has been supervisor of music at Arlington high school in Hancock county. SOCIETIES and CLUBS Richland Community Circle The Richland Community Circle will meet on Thursday evening, September 11th, at the home of Mrs. Doris Matter. Mrs. Elda Hoffman will be the assistant hostess. The following program has been planned: Theme Song, “God Bless America” Devotionals, Elda Hoff man Roll call, A School Day Prank Business Be Yourself With Your Children, Thelma Balmer A Little Boy Prays For His Dog, Betty Schaeublin Mother’s Little Helper, Pauline Zimmerman Parent and Child, Reigh Amstutz Election of Officers Song and Benediction. Attend Presbyterial Meet A number from the Bluffton Pres byterian missionary society were in attendance at the annual executive meeting of Lima Presbyterial held in Market Street Presbyterian church at Lima, Tuesday. Among those attending were: Miss Alice Ludwig, Mesdames Sidney Hauenstein, Charles Armentrout, Ed gar Hauenstein, W. E. Diller, Harry and Ray Patterson, R. L. Triplett, N. W. Cunningham and C. A. Biery. Women’s Council The first meeting of the Women’s Council will be held in the G. R. room at the Bluffton high school Friday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock. Miscellaneous Shower A miscellaneous shower and pot luck supper for Mrs. Robert Dill man, the former Miss Jo Ann Stone hill, was held at the home of Mrs. Gerald Hilty on North Lawn avenue, with Mrs. Ervin Fisher as assistant hostess. Those attending were for mer classmates in the Bluffton high school class of 1940 as follows: Misses Marcene Garmatter, Betty Weinhold, Genevieve Fett, Dorothy Long, Marie Zercher, Kathleen Nis wander, Donna Hagerman, Mary Anne Amstutz, Naomi Burkholder, Mary- Ellen Bame, Janet Young, Victoria Moser, Mary Alice Howe, Mary Ellen Burkholder, Margaret Basinger Mesdames Aulton Wagner, of Findlay C. V. Stonehill, and C. F. Stratton and the hostesses Mrs. Ervin Fisher and Mrs. Gerald Hilty and honored guest Mrs. Robert Dillman. Unable to be present gifts were received from Mary Alice Geiger, Dorothy Garmatter, Harriet Cooney, Mary Schultz, Phyllis Steiner, Mar cile Reichenbach, Josephine Augs burger June Ream, Jeanne Baum gartner, Louise Dunifon, Doris Jean White and Jo Ann Patterson. Boy Scout News By Robert Stratton The board of review will be held in the basement of the First Men nonitc church Thursday night at 7:30 o’clock. The board consists of Gerhard Buhler, Rev. H. T. Unruh, John Tosh, Dr. W. M. Niswander, Millard Oberly, Joe Fisher, Paul Wingate and Karl Gable. Court of honor will be held at the Lima Central High school on Sep tember 22, at 8 o’clock. Tests passed—Second class pacing, Robert Ramseyer, James Harmon and Don Paul Bixel. First class judging, Dean Niswan der and Gordon Bixel, Two New Substitute Bus Drivers Hired Millard Herr and Herman Hilty were hired as substitute school bus drivers at a meeting of the board of education, Monday night. Hiring of the two substitutes was conditional on their meeting qualifications re quired by state tests, the board’s resolution pointed out. With Herr and Hilty added, there will be three substitute drivers for Bluffton school’s five buses. The other driver, Eldon Tschiegg, is now driving in the place of Chris Gratz, regular driver, who is ill. 60 Bluffton Young People Enter Colleges (Continued from page 1) Bethel college, Newton, Kans.— Mildred Unruh. Hahnemann Medical college, Phil adelphia, Pa.—Robert Oyer. Ohio* Northern university, Ada— Ralph Short, Wade Huber. Joel Kim mel, Maurice Fett, Geraldine Augs burger. Parks Air college, East St. Louis, Ill.—James Basinger. Bluffton college Seniors—Margaret Berky, Delbert Gratz, Everett Heist and, Bert Smucker ,Evan Soash, Lu cille and Marcille Steiner, George Swank. Juniors—Dan-in Luginbuhl, Zitella Getties, Herbert and Magdalene Oyer, Lora Schultz, Paul Soldnuer. Sophomores—Mary Alice Geiger, Herbert Klassen, Marie Zuercher, Mary Alice Howe, Jeanne Baumgart ner, Gnevieve Fett, Gareth Todd. Freshmen—Kenneth Oberly Doro thy Greding, Geneva Hankish, Char lotte Santschi, Helen Soldner, Betty Steinman. Fall Heat Wave Broken By Rain Rain and cooling winds Tuesday night broke a September heat wave which has kept Bluffton decidedly uncomfortable during the past week. The heat carried an oppressive load of humidity and night tempera tures were unseasonably high. Tem peratures Monday and Tuesday passed the ninety degree mark. Showers and cooler weather are forecast for the remainder of the week. BLUFFTON MARKETS Wednesday Morning Hogs—160 to 180, $11.40 180 to 220, $11.50 220 to 240, $11.30 roughs, $9.25 stags, $8.00. Calves—$13.25 lambs, $10.75. Grain (bu. prices)—Wheat, $1.03 oats, 45c corn, 77c. WANT-ADS Wanted—Experienced girl or mid dle aged woman for housework and care of child. Inquire News office. Wanted—Reliable person to call on farmers in Hancock county. Steady work, good pay. No ex perience or capital required. Some making $100.00 a week. Write Mr. Wood, Box 14, Greenville, O. 21 Wanted—By senior high school girl, a place four nights a week in exchange for room and board. Likes children. Call phone 495-W. Wanted—Scrap steel and metals. Highest prices paid. Dana Mathew son, 128 Riley St. tf Wanted—To buy frame building suitable for garage. Eugene Ben roth, 123 N. Lawn Ave. Do you want your corn cut with a binder? If so, call Bluffton phone 586-Y. For rent—House, close in. Call phone 630-R. For rent—Apartment also gar age. Mrs. Isaiah Welty, W. Elm St. For rent—Large furnished bed room or two rooms, either furnished or unfurnished. Heat and bath. In quire 152 North Jackson street. For sale—Estate heatrola. Fine condition. Reasonable. Donald Strat ton, corner Thurman and Jefferson streets. For sale—Leonard refrigerator. 204 S. Lawn Ave. For sale—Thorne seed wheat, po tatoes, apples and vinegar. Stanley Bixel, 2*2 miles north on College Rd. For sale—Grapes. Mrs. Mary Luginbuhl, phone 566-Y. For sale—Cider apples 10 cents bushel. John Bixler, 4’.2 miles west of Bluffton. For sale—Blue Damsal plums. A. C. McCune, 160 Geiger St. For sale—Nice Concord grapes. Mrs. Wilhelm Amstutz, phone 562-W. For sale—Heatrola. Nelson Herr, 139 N. Lawn Ave. For sale—Certified Thome seed wheat $1.50 per bushel. Herr Bros., Bluffton phone 642-W. For sale—Peaches. 126 Grove St. Phone 482-R. For sale—New white oak kegs, charred and good used new whiskey barrels. Morning Star Press. 22 For sale—Nice sugar pears for spicing grapes good cooking and eating apples. E. P. Steiner. For sale—500 used WPA wheel barrows, $2.50. Bring in rags, bund led papers and iron and trade for one. No telephone calls. Bloom’s Junk yard, Kibby and Central, Lima. 20 For sale—Pure apple cider vinegar age and test guaranteed. Morning Star Press. 20 For sale—Goodcooking apples. W. G. Carr, 3’^ miles north of town. 20 For sale—Business block on S. Main St. also lot on Spring St. Edith L. Mann, phone 197-W. tf For sale—Restaurant and pool room, good growing business. Beer license available. Owner ill. Green Candle Cafe, R. R. 5, Upper Sandus ky, Ohio. 20 For sale Thome seed wheat. Menno Schumacher, 3 miles nothwest of town. Bluffton phone 550-T. 20 For sale—Hand cider press in good condition also good potatoes. J. C. Deppler, Bentley road. 20 For sale—Andrews property and Edgar Neuenschwander property al so 2 good rooms for rent for single gentlmen. H. W .Althaus. For sale—Wealthy and Maiden Blush apples 1940 apple butter 80c gallon 1941 apple butter $1 gallon. Walter Sommers, Bluffton phone 528-R. For sale—Kitchen coai range and laundry stove. Call Bluffton phone 448-W. For sale—Nice ripe tomatoes 50c per bushel. Mrs. Paul Andrews, 2lg miles east of Beaverdam, For sale—Steel forms 168 ft. long, right and left sides, for concrete sidewalk construction 12 ft. lengths and adjustable widths. Good ones. Price $15. Med Murray, Bluffton, Route 2. For sale—Concord grapes 50 cents bushel. Bring own containers. C. E. Jones, 1 r2 miles north on Dixie highway. For sale—Fine ripe tomatoes. J. M. Bowers, 1 mile east of Beaver dam. Phone 336. Lost—Gent’s pocketbook contain ing $30 in cash and some valuable papers. Finder return to Robert Scoles, 327 Cherry St. Reward of $5. PAGE FIVE Dedecoration Of Church Completed Completion of the interior redecor ating of St. John’s Reformed church was marked by rededication services Jait Sunday morning and evening. In’'the improvement program all interior walls were repainted floors, pews and woodwork were refinished and many other changes were made. Rev. E. A. Beck, returned mission ary from China, was the speaker at Sunday morning services. Rev. H. P. Graeser, of the Lima First Re formed church, was in the pulpit in the evening. Rev. Emil Burrichter is pastor of the church. Fast Work It took Handel only 14 days to compose his classic “The Messiah” which has the world-renowned “Hal lelujah Chorus” in it, according to Prof. P. W. Dykema of Columbia university. ELMA SCHIFFERLY Teacher of Pianoforte. Harmony and Organ Graduate of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music under Theodore Bohlman. eminent German Pianist and Pedagogue. Two years of study in Chicago. Pupil of Moissaye Bogaslawski. noted American Pianist and Lee Pattison, famous Duo Artist. Organ: Pupil of K. O. Slaps. Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Pupil of Charles De morest, Chicago Musical Col lege. INTERVIEWS BY APPOINTMENT Residence:—108 Poplar St. Phone 428-W Cure for headaches .. better than aspirin Automobile liability insur ance wisely placed will save you many a headache and it’s better than aspirin. 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