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PAGE FOUR CHURCH OF CHRIST G. D. Bright, Minister Bluffton— 9:30 a. m. Bible school, C. Emans, Supt. 10:30 a. m. Lord’s Supper observed. 6:30 p. m. Jr. and Sr. C. E. Societies 8 p. m. High School Auditorium for the Bluffton Christian Mission Thursday— 7:15 p-. m. Easter Pageant pratice. 8 p. m. Bible Study. Bring your Bible and your friends. Beaverdam— 9:30 a.m. Bible school, C. Amstutz. Supt. 10:30 Worship. Lord’s Supper. Sennon: “Christian Advance. Xote—“Where the Bible speaks we speak, where the Bible is silent we are silent is our motto. EV A N GELIC AL RE FOR El) CHURCH Emil Burrichter, Pastor Emmanuel’s— Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. Public Worship at 10:45 a. m. The Woman’s Guild will meet ed nesday afternoon, March 4 at the home of Mrs. Albert Kohler. The Brotherhood meeting at St. John’s Church, which is open to the public with Dr. Geo. W. Richards as the speaker. St. John’s— Public Worship at 9:15 a. m. Sunday School at 10:30 a. m. The G. H. M. C. will meet on Mon day evening, March 2 with Esther Matter and Ruth Geiger as hostesses. Choir, Thursday at 7:30 p. m. Catechism, Saturday morning at 9 a. m. EBENEZER MEN NONITE CHURCH Arnold C. Schultz, Pastor Thursday— 8 p. m. Teachers’ meeting and prayer service. 8:30 p. m. Combined rehearsal of the Mixed chorus and the Lady’s choir for special Easter program. Sunday— 9:30 a. m. Sunday school. 10:30 a. m. Morning worship. Rev. Larsen, Missionary to Ken tucky will preach the sermon. 7:30 p. m. C. E. Programs. 8:30 p. m. Evening service. The subject of the message will be “A Fatal Refusal” Monday— 8 p. m. Bible Study. Wednesday, March 4th— 8 p. m. The Girls’ Missionary Band Farmers, Attention! Our new Hammer Mill which is be ing installed this week will go into operation Monday, March 2. The remainder of this week will be required to complete its installation and no Custom Feed Grinding will be done until next Monday. This new modern equipment will en able us to give you better service than ever before. The IlhilBii Hilling Co. TTiis Sunday in die hurchesH I LUTHERAN CHFRCH W. L. Harmony, Pastor Wednesday: 7:30 p. m. Lenten Service. Sermon erne: “Christ at Gethesemane.” Sunday school at 9 a. ni. Evening service 7:30 p. m. Ser on theme: “The Redeemer of the World, as a Man of Sorrow.” CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY Sunday senices at 10:30 a. m., subject: “Christ Jesus.” Testimonial meeting at 7:30 Wed nesday evening. The reading room at the church is open every Wednesday from 2:00 to 4:00 p. m. The public is invited to all services and to visit the read ing room. This society is a branch of the Mother Church, the First Church of Christ Scientist, Boston, Mass. DEFENSELESS MENNONITE E. G. Steiner, Pastor 9:30 Sunday school, Supt. Levi Mellinger. 10:30 Preaching. Thursday evening 8 o’clock. Mid week prayer sendee. No Sunday evening service. Union service at H. S. auditorium. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH J. A. Weed, Minister THURSDAY: 4:15 p. m. ^Junior Choir rehearsal. 7:00 p. m. Senior Choir rehearsal. 7:30 p. m. Youth Rally at Central Christian Church, Lima, with Rev. Miller (of Christian Mission team) as speaker. 8:00 p. m. Dr. Geo. W. Richards (of Christian Mission team) will speak at the Reformed Church here. SUNDAY: 9:30 a. m. Church school. 10:30 a. m. Morning worship. Music by Senior Choir. 10:30 a. m. King’s Guards meeting (downstairs). 11:30 a. m. Young People’s Choir rehearsal. 6:00 p. m. Senior Epworth League. 6:00 p. m. Junior High League. 8:00 p. m. Union sendee at High school auditorium, with Rev. J. W. Berger (St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Lima) as speaker. Music by College Vesper Choir. See announcement elsewhere in the News of services and speakers for Monday, Tuesday and Wednes day evenings. Services of National Christian Mission at Trinity Church, Lima, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week. Mass meetings at 8 p. m. FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH H. T. Unruh, Pastor Thursday, 7:15 p. m. Choir re hearsal. SUNDAY: 9:00 a. m. Church school. 10:00 a. in. Morning worship. 6:00 p. m. Intermediate C. E. There will be no evening services in this church. We shall share in the services at the H. S. as announc ed elsewhere in this paper. PRESBYTERIAN CHI RCH TAX MONEY Rev. R. H. McCullough of Defiance will preach at the Bluffton and Rock port Presbyterian churches next Sun day morning at the usual time. OHIO FARMERS MIO to S1OOO Cash Io Pay Taxes Cash to Attend Sales Cash to lie-stock FOR EXAMPLE: Get a “SELF-DEFENSE” loan of $100 today. Pay it off within 3 months without a penny cost. No Charge of any kind. Pay it off in 6 monthly payments... .cost only $2.36. Pay it off in 12 monthly payments.... cost only $9.10. No other charges. Special straight-time loans are made to farmers who want to repay their loans in full after farm produce has been marketed next fall. No prin cipal payments due for 3 months, 6 months, or even 12 months time if required. These loans are made in strict confidence to people living in rural communities. No inconvenience or loss of time for every day duties. You can write or visit your nearest City Loan office and quickly arrange for the money you need on your own signature and personal security. ita tor SAVINGS COMPANY Ohio’s Largest Personal Finance Service for Farmers. VVhere Our Soldier Boys Are Merl Hab THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO Beaverdam To Start Class hi First Aid Organization of a first open to all area residen held at Beaverdam High day afternoon from 2 to 121 Main Street Bluffton, Ohio prill be )1 Sun- The meetings will be held every Sunday afternoon for two hours and upon the completion of the course a certificate will be given. Joy Huber will be in charge of instruction. See the new shirts, sweaters and blouses. Gratz dry goods store. GRAND OPENING Of A & P’S New Self Service Store At 121 Main Street Bluffton, Ohio Monday, March 2nd, 1942 Much Larger Than Our Former Store Completely Remodeled Throughout With Brand New Equipment Stocked With All New Fresh Merchandise Over Several Hundred New Low Prices In this finer Food Market you SERVE YOURSELF AND SAVE. By serving yourself you help us to cut thecost of doing business and these savings are passed on to you in the form of EVERYDAY LOW PRICES! “No Specials” Policy The same Every Day Low Prices are in effect every day of the week. In other words, there are no specials for a few days only. Prices change only with the markets and you can buy for the same Low Prices on Monday that you do on Saturday. Visit the new Dairy Department, the big Produce Department and note the new variety offered for your selection and the substantial savings. READ THIS It Explains Why You Save Money At You A & Food Store! There are no frills or fancy trimmings to an A & SELF SERVICE STORE because our fixtures are simple (made from raw wood). We don’t have to make high equipment charges against our A & SELF SERVICE STORES. This results in sav ings to us—and we reflect those savings in lower prices to you! You serve yourself at an A & SELF SERVICE STORE—and because you do, we cut our cost of doing business. The savings we make in this way allow us to price our foods lower to you. Your A & SELF SERVICE STORES sell ton upon ton of food per market per week. And it’s a known law of retail selling that the more you sell in a store the less it costs of each dollar you do in business. So the more we sell the less per dollar it costs us to operate. And the less it costs us to operate, the less your food costs you!! it’s as simple as A, B, C,—this reason why A & SELF SERVICE STORES sell for less. And the more each store sells, the lower its prices go! Come! See for yourself the savings you can make at your A & SELF SERVICE STORE! Same Every-Day Low Prices Truly Bluffton’s Finest Food Store! It’s easy to shop the Self Service way. You just take one of the handy basket carriers on wheels and make your own sel ections of groceries, dairy products and produce. Plenty of clerks to show you where the merchandise is located. Take as much or as little time as you want in shopping. No one tries to sell you anything you make your own selections from well-stocked tables. No rushing—no waiting. It’s really fun to shop the self-service modern way. SELF SERVI BLUFFTON MARKETS Wednesday Morning Hogs, 160 to 180, $12.50 180 to 220, $12.70 220 to 250, $12.50 roughs, $11.00 stags, $8.25. Calves, $14.25 iambs, $11.25. Grain (bu. prices)—Wheat, $1.22 corn, 76c oats, 58c soys, $1.83. 121 Main Street Bluffton, Ohio THURSDAY, FEB. 26, 1942 Royal Rothes, champion Shorthorn bull at the Perth, Scotland show, February 10, was bought by Eli Lily to head the herd at the Conner Piairie Farm, Noblesville, Indiana. The reported purchase price was