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PAGE SIX
ALLEN COUNTY
Has Been Organist
60 Years
Sixty years a church organist,
Clint Richmond says it will be a
long time before he retires. He re
cently began his 61st year playing at
Calvary Evangelical Reformed church
in Lima. Richmond, now 74, has
missed only* three Sundays in three
score years. He regularly plays his
own compositions at church services
but has refused to have them pub
lished.
Veteran Horse Fancier
Dies
Funeral services were held last
week for Charles Schmitz, 89, vet
eran horse fancier who died Monday
of a heart attack at his rural home
near Lima.
Despite his years, Mr. Schmitz re
tained his love for horses until his
death. Saturday he drove a show
horse and buggy in a Lima parade,
and Sunday he participated in a
horse show near the city.
Mr. Schmitz, who never married,
leaves a sister and three brothers.
Bluffton Herd Best
Producers
Howard Binkley, tester of the Al
len-Putnam County Herd Improve
ment association, on Saturday an
nounced the results for September.
There were 267 cows on test.
Forty-nine were dry.
The high producing herd, accord
ing to Binkley, belonged to Melvin
Zimmerly of Bluffton. It produced
an average of 1,156 pounds of milk
and 36.1 pounds of butterfat per
cow. The high producing cow be
longed to the Lima State hospital
she produced 2,085 pounds of milk
which contained 58.4 pounds of but
terfat.
Corn Husking Contest
October 18
With the Allen county corn husk
ing contest only two weeks away,
committees on Saturday were map
ping final plans for the event which
will be held on the J. G. Vandemark
farm, Sugar Creek township, north
east of Gomer. It will be staged on
Saturday, October 18.
Those wishing top articipate in
both standing and shock event must
inform James H. Warner, county
agent, by the end of this week.
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“AM3ERYL”
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Screw Driver
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11
Given away with the purchase of six gallons
ibrslliani
bronze
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ETHYL GASOLENE
VoR THOSE WHO WANT THE BEST^
SAVE
COW PRICE HIGH QUALITY
BRILLIANT BRONZE STATIONS
Ralph Diller Service Station
South Main Street & Bentley Road, Bluffton, Ohio
Phone 455-Y for Tank Truck deliveries.
Third Grade (CHEAP) Gasolene is NOT sold at—
BRILLIANT BRONZE STATIONS
NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES
Tax Deadline In
Two Weeks
Only two weeks remain before the
October 20 deadline for payment of
current personal and classified prop
erty taxes without penalty, Allen
County Treasurer Ray W. Barnett
warned Saturday. There will be no
extension of time, he declared.
Personal tax payments during the
past week amounted to $53,672.81
and classified receipts totaled $10,
196.41, Barnett reported.
Sales tax receipts for the week
totaled $6,252.88, he said.
Man Killed On Grade
Crossing
Furman Spurlock, 35, Lima cafe
proprietor, was instantly killed and
his companion, D. Roscoe Spry, 26,
also of Lima, was seriously injured
at 9:30 o’clock Friday morning when
their automobile was demolished by
a Pennsylvania passenger train at
the Elwood crossing, two miles east
of Ada.
HANCOCK COUNTY
Woman Routs
Assailant
A 55-year-old Findlay woman re
ported to police that she struck a
man with a butcher knife and level
ed a shotgun at him, forcing him
from her home after an alleged at
tack in her kitchen last week.
The woman said she pleaded to
be released from his grasp, then
went to the bedroom and reappeared
with the gun.
Corn Allotment
Little Changed
The Hancock county corn allot
ment under the Agricultural Admin
istration’s program will remain
about the same next year as for this
year members of the county com
mittee said recently.
Committeemen said the county had
been assigned an allotment of 56,286
acres as compared to 56,229 for this
year.
The average check yield for the
county however, has been raised from
43.5 to 45.6 bushels per acre.
Workman Is Caught
In Lathe
William Richard Isman, 32, of
Arcadia, suffered injuries to his left
shoulder about 9:30 o’clock Wednes­
day morning, when he was caught
in a lathe at the Buckeye Traction
Ditcher company where he is em
ployed. He was taken to the Find
lay hospital in the Miles ambulance.
His condition is not regarded as
serious.
Workmen who witnessed the acci
dent said he caught his sleeve in the
lathe and it pulled him into it, his
body stalling the lathe before ser
ious injury was done.
Tax Collection Exceeds
100 Per Cent
Not only did the second half-year
tax collection in Hancock county this
year exceed the corresponding period
a year ago, but the amount collect
ed exceeded the amount of current
tax due to the extent of $22,396.54,
thereby reducing the amount of de
linquent tax by that amount for
the year 1941.
The total of general tax collection
was $388,654.59 as compared with
a total of $380,264.10 for the second
half of last year.
Jenera Selectee Re
leased From Army
One Hancock county selectee was
among the 161 Ohioans who have
been released from active duty with
the United States army under new
selective service legislation.
He is Wallace Harley Wilch, of
Jenera, who was inducted Nov. 22
and was first sent to Fort Knox,
Ky., and later to Pine Camp, N. Y.
Loans On Wheat Show
Increase
A total of $150,024.05 has been
loaned to Hancock county farmers
on their 1941 wheat crop, members
of the county Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration committee said
Friday.
The AAA committee said that a
total of 362 loans have been made
in the county on a total of 128,075.54
bushels. Nine thousand eight hund
red and twenty-one bushels of wheat
is stored on farms and 118,959.54
bushels is in warhouse storage, the
committee said Friday.
Only 232 loans were made in 1940.
Albino Robin Attracts
Curious
A “washed out” appearing robin
is making his home in the yard of
W. P. Alspach in Findlay. It is an
Albino robin and has a white tail,
white breast and white and gray
back.
It has become quite a curiosity in
the vicinity in which it is living, as
residents who have watched it hop
and fly around believe it to be truly
a freak of nature.
HARDIN COUNTY
Discarded Phone
Poles Burn
Nearly 35 discarded telephone
poles partially were burned by fire
recently on a vacant lot owned by
the Ada telephone company near the
eastern edge of Ada. The loss was
not believed large.
Sparks from a burning trash pile
nearby were believed to have started
the blaze, which was extinguished
by Ada volunteer firemen before
spreading to adjacent buildings.
18 Called In Draft
A revised order to the Hardin
County Selective Service Board
called for 18 registrants to be in
ducted into the U. S. Army Octo
ber 24.
PUTNAM COUNTY
Relief Costs At New
Low
During the third quarter of 1941
the cost for direct poor relief to
gether with the case load totals have
hit a new’ low since the opening of
the Putnam county welfare agency,
it was learned from County Relief
Director Bonnie Corns.
During the July-August-September
For Vigor and Health—
include meat in your menu.
Always ready to serve you.
Bigler Bros.
Fresh and Salt Meats
THE BLUFFTON NEWS. BLUFFTON, OHIO
OVER. HERE
WE SCAN AND LEARN.
The
Corn Husking Contest
October 14
The Putnam County Corn Husk
ing contest spon- red by the Putnam
county granges will be held Tuesday,
October 14, on the Aaron Donaldson
farm two miles north and one and
one-halt miles west of Continental.
Features include men and women
shock husking contest, and junior
and adult standing contest.
All entries must be in by Oct. 9
at the county agent’s office.
Record Entries At
Putnam Fair
With the largest number of en
tries in all classes in the history of
the event, the 86th annual Putnam
county fair was held last week.
$500 Sought In
I SO Drive
Putnam ninty’s drive to raise
$500 or more for the United Service
organizations was launched last
week, it was reported by Carl J.
Rasmus, county chairman.
He appointed chairmen for the
various communities in the county
and these chairmen will select their
own workers. The county head said
today an attempt will be made to
reach tho $500 goal before Saturday,
October 11. However, if it is not
reached, the campaign will be ex
tended.
Drops Dead On Street
Mrs. Maude Elizabeth Schweitzer,
69, of Ottawa, dropped dead Wed
nesday evening from a heart attack
in front of the C. H. Pfister Tire
store, North Oak street, as she was
on her way to meet the 7:10 p. m.
bus on which her sister, Mrs. Frank
Mercer of Springfield, arrived in Ot
tawa for a visit.
Sheep Killing Siege
Stopped
Belief that a serious sheep killing
wave has been halted in Greensburg
township was expressed by County
Dog Warden Lawrence Giesken.
He said that 55 ewes and 44 lambs
have been killed while 11 ewes and
seven lambs have been injured in
recent weeks by dogs.
Herbage in some Ohio pastures con
tain less than 5 per cent protein but
herbage in ther pastures may con
tain up to 30 per cent of protein.
Some pasture produce only 1,000 lbs.
of milk per acre in a season, other
pastures produce up to 6,000 pounds
of milk per acre.
Applications of nitrogen fertilizer
to pasture tend to produce their max
imum effect soon after being applied.
Extra early spring growth can be
produced by a supply of available ni
trogen at that time.
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been spent on a
This is compared
during the same
aid 811 cases.
The total cost
quarters of 1941
compared with $2
first nine months
case load this ye
as compared with
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MERE READING OF A BOOK OR NEWSPAPER NOT DICTATATOR-
APPROVED MEANS SWIFT AND CRUEL PUNISHMENT.
ing, $3,775.11 has
total of 130 cases.
to $6,510.02 spent
quarter in 1940 to
for the first three
is $18,673.19 as
3.659.42 during the
of last year. The
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OVER. THERE
THEY BAN AND BURN
Pandora
Leotus Sutter who is in military
training in Texas, visited his par
ents, Clyde Sutters from last Thurs
day to Wednesday of this week.
Miss Catherine Hatfield who is
employed as a nurses’ aid in Findlay
hospital spent Sunday with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Hatfield.
Mr. and Mrs. George Stoody are
the happy parents of a baby girl
born at the Bluffton hospital last
Wednesday.
Ruth Geiger, who is attending the
Fort Wayne Bible Institute spent the
week-end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Hiram Geiger and sisters June
and Lucille.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Niswander of
Columbus visited his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Wilmer Niswander, Sat
urday.
Noah Bixel has put an office in
his egg house.
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Hatfield of
Toledo visited their parents here,
Sunday.
Earl Dean Steiner who has been
in military training in Virginia for
some time returned home Saturday.
Steiner was released because of the
new age limit.
Mr. and Mrs. Vilas Burry enter
tained a number of Mrs. Burry’s
relatives Sunday.
Phyllis and Sherwood Huser who
work in Monroe, Michigan spent the
week-end with Philemon Husers
here.
Miss Nellie Steffen and Miss Alice
Jean Steiner are employed at the
Bluffton Meter works.
Mr. and Mrs. David Culp have
purchased the lot from his father,
John Culp which is located west of
the John Culp property.
Krohn’s Restaurant had a lunch
stand at the county fair last week.
Miss Lois Steiner who has finished
nurses training in Columbus is visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lennis
Steiner.
Mr. and Mrs. John Diller of Find
lay visited Mr. and Mrs. David
Wherley Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hilty sold
one of their lots back of their home
to Elam Basinger, who is building a
garage on it.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Schumacher,
son Harry and daughters Helen and
Alice were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Schumacher in
Lafayette.
Robert Ewing has purchased a
1942 Oldsmobile coupe from Som
mers garage. He sold his 1941
Oldsmobile to a party in Toledo.
Rev. Harold Burkholder of Quak
ertown, Pa., spoke at the St. Johns
church Sunday morning and the
Ebenezer Mennonite church in the
evening. Rev. and Mrs. Burkholder
and two children have been visiting
relatives in this community.
Emerson Basinger who left for
the army three weeks ago has been
sent to a camp in Wyoming.
A stairway is being built to the
Grothaus apartment which is in the
upstairs of the Madaline Bixel home.
Mr. and Mrs. Edison Diller and son
live in the down stairs apartment.
Pandora will play football Friday
with Elida there.
Dairy cows should be dry six or
eight week before new lacatation per
iod and should be getting as good a
ration then as when giving milk.
Corn should be omitted from the grain
ration about 10 days before the cow
freshens.
Beaverdam
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schmidt of
Maumee were Friday evening guests
of Mrs. Cynthia Elliott.
Charles Downey of Ft. Wayne is
visiting Clarence Downey and dau
ghter Ella Jean.
Mrs. Emma Barber is visiting Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Dally after spending
several weeks with relatives in
Toledo and Edon.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Younkman and
grandson Bernard are spending sev
eral days with Mr. and Mrs. Clair
Younkman and family at West
Unity.
Mr. and Mrs. George Andrews of
Jackson, Mich., Rev. and Mrs. Bryce
Nichols of Piqua visited the past
week with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Weaver.
Mrs. Lovella Champ is visiting
relatives at Portland, Ind.
Carl Beery has accepted a position
with the A. T. & T. Co. at Mont
pelier.
Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Steele and
Mrs. Walt Faber of Lima were Tues
day evening guests of Mrs. Mary
Steele and Mrs. Russell Smith.
Patricia Bassitt visited the past
week with Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Bowers at Payne.
The members of the Ladies Aid
Society of the Church of Christ were
entertained Wednesday evening at
the home of Mrs. John Lenney.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sutton and
son of Lima have moved to the W.
A. Arnold farm home.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Rowland
and Irene Rowland were Sunday
guests of relatives in Dayton.
Mrs. Mina Augsburger is spend
ing the week with Mr. and Mrs.
Dale Augsburger in Detroit.
Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Webster are
visiting relatives in Detroit, this
week.
Last Sunday dinner guests of Mrs.
Ella Yant were Mr. and Mrs. Grant
Barber and family, Mr. and Mrs.
D. W. Goble of Findlay, and Mr.
and Mrs. Merrill Arnold and son
Frederick.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Pugh and
family had for Thursday dinner
guests Mrs. J. H. Baker of Chicago,
and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Arnold.
Mrs. Gail Arnold, Mrs. Ed Cook,
Mrs. Everett Rowland, Mrs. Harmon
Downey, Mrs. Russell Wolfe, Miss
Adda Yoakam and Rev. and Mrs.
W. H. Webster attended a Methodist
District Conference meeting at
Marion on Tuesday.
Mrs. Vernon Foltz is visiting with
relatives at Rockford.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lee, Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Ginder, Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Watkins were Sunday
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Ration Ayd Mix makes the eggs and Hog Mix
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WANTED—DEAD STOCK
WE PAY TOP CASH PRICES
Horses $4.00 Cows $2.00
Small Stock removed free of charge.
Quick Service
Telephone Findlay, MAIN 475, Reverse Charges
BUCKEYE REDUCTION COMPANY, Findlay, Ohio
__________________ “Branch, Fostoria Animal Products, Inc.” _____
THURSDAY, OCT. 9, 1941
visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lee.
Mr. and Mrs. James Ramsey and
daughter Linda Sue spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. F. Ziegen
busch at Buckland.
Miss Ruth Barnum of Bowling
Green college spent the week-end
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Barnum.
Many in Control
During a 16-year period, 396 dif
ferent individuals controlled the Nic
araguan government—an average of
one ruler every two weeks.
First Electric Lighted Train
The first electric lighted train in
America was put into service on the
Pennsylvania lines in 1887.
AN ORDINANCE
FIXING SALARIES AND WAGES OF THE
EMPLOYES OF THE MUNICIPAL ELEC
TRIC ENERGY AND WATER WORKS
PLANT OF BLUFFTON. OHIO. AND RE
PEALING ALL PREVIOUS ORDINANCES
INCONSISTENT THEREWITH:
Be it ordained by the Council of the Vil
lage of Buffton. State of Ohio:
Section 1. That from and after the fint
day of September, 1941. th salary of the first
engineer and superintendent of the Municipal
Electric Energy and Water Works plant of
the sai»i village shall be one hundred and
seventy-five ($175.00) dollars per month, pay
ble semi-monthly.
Section 2. That from and after the first
daj of September. 1941. the salary of the
second engineer and assistant superintendent
of the Municipal Electric Energy and Water
Works plant of the said village shall be one
hundred and seventy ($170.00) dollars per
month, payable semi-monthly.
Section 3. That from and after the first
day of September, 1941. the salary of the
third, fourth and fifth engineers of the Mu
nicipal Electric Energy and Water Works
Plant of the said village shall be for each
of the engineers, one hundred and forty $140.
00) dollars per month, payable semi-month
ly.
Section 4. That from and after the first
day of September. 1941. the salary of the
outside maintenance superintendent of the
Municipal Electric Energy and Water Works
Plant of the said village shall be one hun
dred and thirty-five ($135.00) dollars per
month payable semi-monthly.
Section 5. That from and after the first
day of September, 1941, the salary of the
clerk of the Municipal Electric Energy and
Water Works plant of the said village shall
be seventy-five $(75.00) dollars ter month,
payable semi-monthly.
Section 6. That from and after the first
day of September, 1941, the wage scale for
linemen of the Municipal Electric Energy
and Water Works Plant of the said village
shall be sixty-two and one-half ($.62%) cents
per hour, payable semi-monthly.
Section 7. That from and after the first
day of September 1941 the wage scale for
other regular skilled labor of the Municipal
Elehctric Energy and Water Works Plant of
the said village shall be fifty-seven and one
half ($.57%) cents per hour payable semi
monthly.
Section 8. That from and after the fiirst
day of September, 1941. the wage scale of
common labor of the Municipal Electric En
ergy and Water Works Plant of the said vil
lage shall be fifty ($.50) cents per hour, pay
able semi-monthly.
Section 9. That all ordinances or parts of
ordinances inconsistent herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed and this ordinance
shall take effect from and after the earliest
Ieriod allowed by law.
Passed this 15th day of September, 1941.
W. A. HOWE. Mayor.
Wilford Geiger, Clerk of Council. 25
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
The State of Ohio
Allen County ss.
Estate of Barbara Amstutz Deceased.
Willis J. Amstutz of Bluffton, Ohio, has
been appointed and qualified as administrator
of the estate of Barbara Amstutz, late of
Allen County. Ohio deceased.
Dated this 16th dav of September 1941.
RAYMOND P. SMITH.
24 Probate udge.
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