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BLUFFTON NEWS
The Advertising Medium for
Bluffton Trade Territory
VOLUME NO. LXVI
PLAN SURVEY OF
EQUIPMENT FOR
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Type of Apparatus Best Suited
To Town’s Needs is Objec
tive of Survey
Present and Incoming Town
Councils to Work on Project
With Fire Chief
To determine the type of fire fight
ing equipment best suited to Bluff
ton’s needs will be the object of a
joint survey to be undertaken by the
present town council and members of
the council-elect which will assume
office the first of next year.
This was indicated early in the
week by Mayor W. A. Howe who stat
ed that the joint survey by the two
council bodies would be made in con
junction with Fire Chief Guy Corson,
who has long recommended moderniz
ing of the department.
Members of the council-elect will be
invited to attend meeting of the pres
ent council for the remainder of the
year at which time it is expected that
representatives of various manufact
urers will be heard and a policy form
ulated as to the type of equipment
best adapted to local requirements.
Reverse Usual Procedure
The course now proposed would re
verse the usual procedure in municipal
improvement projects in which the is
suing of bonds is ordinarily the first
step.
As now proposed a decision would
■first be reached on the general type
of equipment and then steps taken to
issue bonds in any required amount
up to the $8,000 authorized by voters
at the election last week.
Under this procedure it is pointed
out that aggregate amount of the
bond issue might be somewhat les&
than the $8,000 voted at the polls.
Two Principal Types
The council’s decision on kind of
aipment is expected to be one of
o general types, or possibly a com
ation embodying some of tlje feat
es of each.
Advantages of the two, types of
quipment—light and heavy—will be
presented to the council. A light,
fast-moving unit would have an
advantage in speed while a larger
nation once it reached the scene of
action.
Three Pass Army
Physical Exams
Three Bluffton area youths passed
their physical examinations when 70
prospective draftees from Allen
County Board No. 3 went to Toledo
last week for examinations by the
army medical corps.
James Griffith, Robert Deerhake
and Bryan Basinger, all ot Bluffton,
were notified that they passed phy
sical tests.
Those instructed to report for fur
ther physical examination were Rob
ert Murray, Wayne Yerger and
Dwight Worthington, all of this
place.
Oro McElderry, Columbus Grove
Rural Route, failed to pass.
Twenty-two of the 70 youths from
Board 3 who went to Toledo for the
examinations were rejected.
Three Missionaries
Will Speak Here
Three returned missionaries will
be the speakers during a five-day
missionary conference opening at the
Bluffton Missionary church this
Wednesday evening, and continuing
thru next Sunday.
Services will be held at 7:30 p. m.
each evening except Saturday, Rev.
A. F. Albro, pastor of the church
announced.
Mrs. Philip Hinkey, a native of
Bluffton, who has served as a mis
sionary in China for 33 years, will
be one of the speakers. The other
two are Rev. Bal’ -d, a returned
missionary from Fi ich West Africa,
and Rev. Francis, a missionary in
Japan for 30 years.
Merl H. Habegger
Gets Army Release
Merl H. Habegger, son of Henry
Habegger, of Riley street, was re
leased last week from Camp Shelby,
Miss., under the 28-year age limit
deferrment approved several months
ago by Congress.
Habegger was one of the first
draftees to be called from this sec
tion by Allen County Draft Board
No. 3, and is among the first from
the Bluffton area to be released.
Four Game Hunters
Return From North
Each With One Deer
"VTENISON will be the featured
delicacy at the tables of at
least four families this week and
probably for some time to come.
Four Bluffton men, who have
been hunting in northern Can
ada, are expected home Wed
nesday night
Advance reports sent by the
hunters to their families here
indicated that they are returning
each having bagged a deer. The
hunters included: Leland Sechler,
Hiram Wenger, Clair Fett and
Dr. J. S. Steiner.
BLUFFTON TURKEYS
FIND READY SALE
ON CITY MARKETS
Shipments are Being Made this
Week to Supply Thanks
giving Demand
Local Turkey Raisers Find
Prices for Birds Best in
Recent Years
Many turkeys raised in the Bluff
ton district will grace family
Thankgiving dinners in Cleveland
and Detroit it was learned the first
of the week as buyers were combing
this area for all available birds.
Bluffton is one of the districts
where the supply of turkeys is larg
er than usual, according to repre
sentatives of Gray & White, local
produce buyers. Throughout the
country it is estimated that there
are about six per cent less turkeys
than last year.
Shipment of turkeys in quantities
will get under way this week. Live
birds bought on farms here will be
taken to Tiffin and dressed foi the
markets—principally Cleveland and
Detroit.
Prices Rise
Turkey raisers who have exper
ienced a succession of lean years be
cause of low market prices and
losses in their flocks are faced with
a brighter outlook as market prices
appeared to be stabilizing around
the twenty cent level.
Farmers the first of the week were
receiving 19 cents for toms and 21
cents for hens. Dressed turkeys are
expected to retail for around 33
cents a pound.
Unlike turkeys, chickens are re
ported plentiful with good quality
roasters at 16cents at the farm
and dressed chickens quoted at from
25 to 27 cents a pound.
Egg prices are holding firm with
fancy large top grade whites bring
ing 39 cents a dozen to producers
and browns 37 cents. Retail prices
were 44 and 45 cents. Bluffton
housewives are paying 36 cents a
dozen for medium sizes, which com
prise the bulk of sales here.
Meter Works Raises
Money For Draftees
Funds to provide Christmas pres
ents for Triplett and Readrite em
ployes drafted for military service
in the nation’s armed forces were
raised in a Meter Works carnival
held last Saturday night in Bluffton
High school.
Typical carnival concessions-remin
iscent of the time when the adult
employes of today were high school
students proved the magnet that at
tracted more than 300 persons.
In a short program mouth organ
selections were played by Robert A.
Potts, a magical demonstration was
given by Dana Mathewson and two
movies were shown.
Winners Of Peace
Contest Announced
Doris Dunifon of the Reformed
church and Barbara Jean Triplett
of the Presbyterian church were de
clared winners in the Prince of
Peace contests held Sunday after
noon.
This completes the list of contest
winners who will compete in the
county contest which will likely be
held in Lima during the first week
of December.
Other winners of previous con
tests are: Rosann Hilty, First Men
nonite church Marcene Stonehill,
Church of Christ Hildred Eversole,
Methodist church Darlene Truex,
Bluffton college sponsored group.
Cost Of Thanksgiving Dinner Is
Somewhat Higher Here This Year
Turkeys and Chickens Will Cost
Bluffton Residents More
This Y ear
Most Side Dishes are Bringing
About Same Prices as
Last Year
Thanksgiving dinners in 1941 will
cost Bluffton residents slightly more
money than a year ago, especially
those who are bound by tradition to
serve either chicken or turkey as
the main dish.
Cranberries and other vegetables
are retailing on Bluffton markets at
normal prices with little variation
from the figures of last year. Cran
berries will sell for about 20 cents
a pound in Bluffton groceries, the
same figure as that of a year ago.
Turkeys
Dressed turkeys which sold on the
Bluffton markets around 25 cents a
pound last year will bring this year
33 cents a pound for choice birds.
Farmers are receiving about 19
cents for toms and about 21 cents
for hens.
Choice dressed chickens this year
will retail for 25 to 27 cents per
pound as compared to 19 cents a
pound last year. Farmers are get
ting 1612 cents per pound for good
roasting chickens this year.
Side Dishes
Side dishes such as oysters at 35
cents a pint and sweet potatoes ht
five cents a pound head lettuce at
10 cents a head and celery at 13
cents a bunch are bringing approxi
mately the same prices as last year.
Supply of chickens and turkeys is
reported as adequate with quality
for both types of poultry reported
as excellent. It is estimated that a
full course turkey dinner for a
family of five will cost somewhere
around five dollars including every
thing.
Annual Red Cross
Solicitation Started
With the Bluffton quota increased
over last year’s total, the annual
drive for funds for the Red Cross
was started here this week and will
continue until November 30.
Plans for the solicitation have
been made under the direction of the
local Red Cross committee. The
Bluffton quota has been set this year
at $250.
Boy Scout troop No. 56 assisted
the local Red Cross in the distribu
tion of the posters announcing the
drive for funds.
Bible Lectures To
End Friday Night
Large crowdsh ave been attending
the Bluffton college Bible lecture
series being given by Dr. Edwin
McNeill Poteat, pastor of the Euclid
Avenue Baptist church of Cleveland,
at the Bluffton college chapel at 11
o’clock in the morning and at the
First Mennonite church at 7:30
o’clock at night.
The series started Sunday morning
and will be concluded Friday night.
Remaining topics in the series are:
Wednesday
Night—Preludes to Freedom.
Thursday
Morning—Unconscious Slavery.
N ight—Progress and Power.
Friday
Morning—Personally Conducted Tour.
Night—Demon or Devotion.
All of the lectures are based on
the eighth chapter of the Gospel ac
cording to John.
Chris Gratz, School
Bus Driver, Resigns
Chris Gratz, Bluffton school bus
driver for the past eleven years has
resigned his position, effective De
cember 1. His resignation, present
ed to the board of education Monday
night was accepted and Eldon
Tschiegg, substitute driver named to
fill the vacancy.
Real Estate Deals
Bud Shrider of Lafayette has pur
chased the 42 acre tract four miles
east of that place known as the De
senberg farm. Possession will be
given next week. The deal was
made by H. W. Althaus.
ADDRESSES WANTED
The American Legion Auxiliary
would like to have the names and
addresses of all of the Bluffton boys
in the United States army. Infor
mation may be communicated to
Mrs. J. S. Steiner.
FHE BLUFFTON NEWS
A NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF BLUFFTON AND VICINITY
BLUFFTON, OHIO, THURSDAY. NOV. 13, 1911
THANKSGIVING TO
BE OBSERVED IN
BLUFFTON, NOV. 20
Schools and College to Close
Next Wednesday for Week
End Recess
Union Thanksgiving Service at
Methodist Church Thurs
day Morning
Thanksgiving, one of America's
best-loved holidays will be observed in
Bluffton on Thursday of next week
with the traditional Thanksgiving din
ner at noon the high spot on the pro
gram for most of the families in this
area.
Opening the day’s activity, a morn
ing union church service will be held
at the Methodist fhurch at 8:30. Rev.
Gerald Bright, pastor of the Church of
Christ, will be the speaker.
Bluffton’s retail stores will be closed
generally throughout the day, but will
remain open late Wednesday night to
accommodate the usual holiday trade
•J
rush. Business activity will be re
sumed Friday morning.
No Mail Delivery
There will be no mail deliveries on
Thanksgiving day in the town or rural
routes, it was announced by Postmas
ter Ed R. Reichenbach. Outgoing
mail, however, will be made up and
dispatched as usual.
Students in Bluffton High and
Grade schools and Bluffton college
will enjoy vacations over the holiday
week end. Classes will be dismissed
at the college from Wednesday noon
until Monday morning.
Bluffton High and Grade school
students will start on their Thanks
giving vacation Wednesday night and
will also return to classes Monday
morning. A special Thanksgiving
chapel service, sponsored by the
speech department will be held at the
high school Wednesday afternoon.
Many Plan Visits
With evidences of fairly moderate
weather many Bluffton rcs.dents are
making arrangements to motor out
of town to homes of relatives and
friends for the day. Others are pre
paring to entertain guests in their
homes.
Thanksgiving is being celebrated
early this year on the third Thursday
of the month in line with the Presi
dent’s decision to, advance the date ot
the holiday one week.
According to tradition the obser
vance this year would have been a
week later on November 27, but the
President continued a custom estab
lished by him two years ago in setting
the holiday on an earlier date.
Ministers Meet At
Bluffton College
Ministers in the Bluffton district
are meeting in a ministerial confer
ence being held on the Bluffton col
lege campus this week in connection
with the Bible lectures.
The conference started Wednesday
and will continue through Thursday.
Dr. R. Lincoln Long, pastor of the
Collingwood Presbyterian church of
Toledo, and Rev. R. L. Hartzler, di
rector of the Public Civilian Service
camp at Bluffton, Indiana, addressed
the sessions Wednesday.
The sessions Thursday will be ad
dressed by Dr. O. E. Baker, sociolo
gist with the United States depart
ment of Agriculture at Washington,
D. C. Dr. I. W. Bauman, of the
college faculty, will lead a discus
sion on the Mennonite church and
rural work.
College Broadcast
A program of vocal and instru
mental numbers and a discussion of
the news will be presented by a
Bluffton college music group in a
weekly broadcast over station WLOK
of Lima Thursday night at 9:30
o’clock.
The following program will be
presented: vocal solo, Dorothy Burn
er violin solo, William Boorse piano
solo, Sara Moyer discussion of the
news, Dr. C. Henry Smith.
Rating At High School
Continue First Grade
Bluffton high school will be con
tinued in its rating as a first class
school according to a report received
from the state department of educa
tion, following an inspection of the
school by R. M. Garrison recently.
Garrison represented the state de
partment in his inspecion here.
Boy Scout troop No. 56 will
gather paper and old magazines in
Bluffton, Saturday.
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Arriving with a sudden change in
the weather, Bluffton’s first snowfall
of the season last Friday, Saturday
and Sunday brought a belated reali
zation to residents of the area that
winter is just around the corner.
With the light flurries of snow
came a drop in temperature remind
ing shivering pedestrians that a late
fall season of mild weather has fin
ally run its course, and that the
time of traditional winter holidays
Lima Pastor Delivers Address
At Exercises Heid in High
School, Tuesday
Peace Expeditionary Force
Could Show Europe Way to
Peace, Speaker Says
America’s great concern in the
present crisis is not Hitler but
rather the lack of discipline and
moral strength of a great portion
of its youth, was the statement made
by Rev. S. M. Davidian at Armistice
Day services at the Bluffton High
school auditorium Tuesday morning.
The services commemorating the
cessation of hostilities in World War
No. 1 were sponsored by the Bluff
ton post of the American Legion
and were attended by residents of
the community and students of the
high school.
Youth Weak
Physical examinations conducted
by the United States army have re
vealed the fact that too large a por
tion of the youth of this country
is below par physically. At the
same time modern youth is un
acquainted with the rigors and the
discipline required by army life, the
speaker pointed out.
America had first better set its
own house in order and guard vigi
lantly against any inroads against
the democratic way of life for which
our forefathers so valiantly fought.
With one-third of the nation badly
clad, housed and fed, this country
needs to give attention to the under
privileged. Welfare statistics show
that 42 per cent of the population
subsist on an income of less than
$1,000 per year. This is not suffi
cient to maintain an adequate stand
ard of living, the speaker continued.
A. E. F.
The speaker was dubious over the
effects of sending another American
Expeditionary Force to fight the
battles of European nations. Amer-
Winter Snow Breaks Long Fall
Season Six Meeks Until Xmas
America’s Problem Is Youth’s Lack Of
Discipline, Armistice Day Speaker Says
the poss
:a might examine
sending a Pea
’orce across and s
Americans have le
ether despite difl
eligion and nation
,ce Exped
show Euro
arned to
The likelihood in the present
emergency is that America will not
declare war but will, degree by de
gree, slide into it until she finds
herself a full fledged participant,
the speaker said.
Regardless of the outcome of the
present crisis these great United
States should never lose sight of the
precious democratic heritage for
which our forefathers bled and died,
the speaker said in conclusion.
Millen Geiger, commander of the
Bluffton post, presided at the meet
ing. Prayer was offered by Chap
lain Ralph Henry and patriotic mu
sic was furnished by the Bluffton
High school band under the direc
tion of Prof. Sidney Hauenstein.
Other Legionnaires taking part in
the program were: Ralph Stearns,
W. A. Howe, and Quinten Burk
holder.
With The Sick
Albert Niswander, who has been
suffering from a heart ailment, was
removed to the Lima Memorial hos
pital for observation Wednesday
morning. His condition remains
much the same.
Laverne Thutt, who has been a pa
tient at the Memorial hospital in
Lima, was removed to his home in
Lima Tuesday. His condition is re
ported as improved.
Mrs. Arthur Hauenstein was re
moved from her home on Railroad
street to the Bluffton hospital where
she is a patient.
Births
The following births at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr. and Mrs. Burdette Ott, Raw
son, a boy, Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Badertscher,
a girl, Monday.
is almost at hand.
Thanksgiving falling on Thursday
of next week has arrived long be
fore the average resident of the
community had accustomed himself
to the thought, and it still is hard
to realize that Christmas is only six
weeks away.
With the snowfall of the last
weekend came temperatures in the
low “thirties” and so far this week
there has been no sign of a break
in the weather.
W.P.A. ENGINEERS
TO INSPECT SEWER
SITES THIS WEEK
Inspection to Provide Data for
Federal Aid Application
Report
Plans for Proposed System to
Be Checked with Actual
Ground Conditions
Engineers from the Toledo district
WPA office are expected here this
week to inspect sites of Bluffton’s
proposed sewer system and disposal
plant and check the plans against ac
tual ground conditions.
The WPA engineers will be accom
panied by representatives from the
office of Champe, Finkbeiner and As
sociates, Toledo engineering firm
which is in charge of drafting plans
for the proposed system.
The inspection here is expected to
sbe completed within a day after
which the WPA engineers will file
their report together with the appli
cation for federal aid to be made by
the Champe, Finkbeiner firm.
Show Soil Types
Plans now drafted by the Toledo
firm are complete preliminary drafts
including the showing of types of soil
to be encountered in installation of
the system. This information was
obtained from borings made along the
line of proposed intercepting sewer
lines.
Because of the cost involved the
project will be limited to a proposal
to construct intercepting sewers along
Big and Little Riley Creeks and erec
tion of a plant for primary sewage
treatment.
Plans to be submitted to the fed
eral government along with the appli
cation for aid will provide for com
pletion of the work within one year,
al regulation which places this as a
projects.
Vote Next Spring
Steps taken by the council 1 kin
toward a vote on a bond issue foi
construction of intercepting sewers
were taken by the council after dam
age suits aggregating $25,000 wore
filed against the town by Oliver Loch
er and Henry Huber, landowners, wh
charge the municipality is responsible
for pollution of Big Riley creek which
flows thru their farms.
It is expected that the proposal will
come to a vote at a special election to
be held here probably next spring.
Red Cross Roll Call
In Orange Township
The annual Red Cross roll call for
funds will be started in Orange
township Monday morning, it was
announced by the committee in
charge of the solicitation.
Knitting and sewing projects for
the Red Cross are well under way
in various churches and organizations
of the township. Anyone desiring
more materials for knitting or sew
ing may contact Mrs. J. A. Warren.
The following organizations are
engaged in sewing and knitting pro
jects: The Orange Township Farm
Woman’s club, The Olive Branch
United Brethren church, Bethesda
Evangelical church, Liberty Chapel
Evangelical church, Riley Creek Bap
tist church, Bethel Church of Christ.
Lions To See Film
On Making Nickel
An industrial film dealing with the
manufacture of nickel will be pre
sented to members of the Lions club
at the regular meeting in the Wal
nut Grill Tuesday night at fi:15
o’clock. Norman Triplett is spon
soring the presentation.
A Good Place to Live—
Try Bluffton First
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NUMBER 29
PREMIUM LISTS
ARE READY FOR
BLUFFTON FAIR
Classes Listed for Competition
At Three Day Showing
December 3 to 5
Log Sawing and Milking Con
tests and Pet and Livestock
Parade Features
With distribution of premium lists
started this week, plans are rapidly
taking shape for the showing of
Bluffton’s 26th annual agricultural
fair on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, Dec. 3, 4 and 5.
Entry in the various classes is
open to farm residents of Allen,
Putnam, Hancock and Hardin coun
ties, with junior fair competition re
stricted to Allen county boys and
girls.
Showings this year will be in nine
departments, including the junior
fair.
Open Competition
Divisions in which competition is
open includes horses, cattle, sheep,
hogs, poultry, grain and fruit, do
mestic science, fine arts and the
junior fair.
Special features on this year’s fair
program are many. High spots of
entertainment provided during the
three-day showing will be a log saw
ing contest, a milking contest, and
a pet parade held in conjunction with
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Barnes-Rakosky
Wedding Solemnized
In an impressive ceremony at the
home of the bride, occurred the wed
ding of iss Rosalie Barnes, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baines
of South Main street, and Gail
Rakosky, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Rakosky of Lakeside, Saturday
afternoon at 4:30 o’clock.
The wedding vows were received
by Rev. Charles Armentrout, pastor
of the Presbyterian church, in a
single ring ceremony before an altar
of ferns, palms and decorations of
bronze and yellow chrysanthemums.
Each side of the altar was banked
with a candelabrum.
Preceding the ceremony were xylo
phone selections, “My Heart at Thy
Sweet Voice” from Samson and De
lilah and “I Love You Truly” played
by Miss Barbara Jean Triplett. Men
delssohn’s wedding march was played
by Miss Triplett as the bridal party
entered the room.
The bride was attired in a street
length princess gown of sapphire
blue velvet. She wore a matching
Dutch cap. Her only ornament was
Miss Rachel Beagle, a high school
and college classmate of the bride,
was maid of honor, and wore a gown
of gold crepe, the same style as the
bride’s. Miss Donna Jean Duncan
of Genoa, niece of the bridegroom,
was bridesmaid, and was attired in
a gown of wine crepe. Both attend
ants wore shoulder corsages of pink
rosebuds and gardenias. Eugene
Benroth of Bluffton was best man.
Following the ceremony, a wed
ding dinner was given by the bride’s
parents at the Walnut Grill. The
oride is a graduate of Bluffton High
school and attended Bluffton college.
She graduatedf rom Northwestern
School of Commerce in Lima and
is a member of the Zeta Beta
chapter of Phi Rho Zeta sorority,
national commercial honorary so
ciety. At the present time she is
employed as bookkeeper at the Bixel
Motor Sales Co. of Bluffton.
Mr. Rakosky is a graduate of
Lakeside High school and is em
ployed at the Swift Produce Co. of
Lima.
After a short wedding trip the
couple will make their home with
the bride’s parents on South Main
street.
Guests attending the wedding were
Mrs. Carrie Lauer of Columbus Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Barnes and daugh
ter Marguerite and son Lawrence
and Mr. Wilson Barnes of Middle
field Mrs. John Rakosky and son
Francis, Mrs. Paul Rakosky and
daughter Paulette of Lakeside Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Rakosky and daugh
ters Phyllis and Joan and son
Charles of Fremont Mr. and Mrs
Ferris Duncan of Genoa.
Mrs. Eugene Benroth, Ray Schu
macher, Mrs. Mary Kathary, Mrs.
Emma Studler, Mrs. Clayton Bixel,
Mrs. Charles Armentrout of Bluff
ton.