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THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1942
Ue try to bring that atmosphere of
dignity, charm and beauty into
every part of a Funeral
Service.
STANLEY BASINGER
FUNERAL HOME
Phone 144-W Bluffton. Ohio
AIM for more EGGS
Raise “Best-Yet” Chicks with our “Best-Yet” Starter and
Grower. The chicks are from eggbred stock, the feed a properly
balanced ration—the result a productive flock and extra profits.
Follow the example of hundreds of good poultry farmers that are
our enthusiastic customers.
It’s going to be a stay-at-home summer and a good time to
give much attention to your poultry. Let us reserve some chicks
for you. Our easy-to-remember phone is 252-W. Give us a ring.
THE BLUFFTON HATCHERY CO.
(Where you buy with confidence)
Phone 252-W Bluffton, Ohio
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Free Ambulance Service
Phone 222-T 239 S. Main St.
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PITTSBURGH PAINTS
Mr. Carl Koeppen
of Toledo, Ohio
Interior Decorator
will he in Bluffton, Thursday forenoon,
April 23rd.
If you have any interior decorating
problem, JMir. Koeppen will he glad to
call at your home and make suggestions.
This service places you under no obli­
gation. Phone 360-W at once for an
appointment.
Steinman Bros. Lumber Co.
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.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cahill spent the
week end at the Homer Reeder cot
tage at Indian Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Stettler spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Peter
A. Wiebe at Willard.
See H. W. Althaus for farms and
properties. Bluffton phone 189-R.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rhoads of De
troit spent the week end here with
her parents, Otto Amstutz and fam
ily.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard Buhler and
family and Mrs. Sam Steiner visited
Sunday at the home of Stanton Stein
er in Lima.
P. C. Luginbuhl of Cleveland visit
ed over the week end at the home of
his brother, Sam Luginbuhl and other
relatives and friends.
The American Legion auxiliary
will sew for the Red Cross at the
home of Mrs. J. S. Steiner on Thurs
day afternoon and night.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Miller and sons
of Adrian, Mich., visited Sunday at
the home of Mrs. Estella McGeorge
and Winifred and Cecil McGeorge.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Deerhake,
Mrs. Bertha Matter and Rolland Mat
ter visited Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Amstutz in La
Rue.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rausch and dau
ghter of Detroit spent Sundaw with
Mrs. Rausch’s sister, Mrs. Vilas Leh
man and family of North Jackson
street.
Baby chicks every Monday and
Thursday. We do custom hatching.
Steiner’s Hatchery’, phone 182-W.
James A. Griffith, formerly station
ed at Ft. Hayes in Columbus, has
been transferred to Forest Field, an
Army air training center near Vic
toria, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Wilson and
family of Findlay and Mr. and Mrs.
Virgil Doty and daughter of Lima vis
ited at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Levi Oberly, Sunday.
Past masters of the Bluffton Ma
sonic lodge will be honored at a meet
ing of the order next Monday night.
A good attendance is desired. Stan
ley Basinger, W. M. Ralph Stearns,
Sec.
Neil Holden, formerly of Bluffton,
has been transferred from Ft. Knox,
Ky., to Camp Dix, New Jersey, it was
announced the first of the week. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hol
den of Toledo.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stettler of In
dianapolis, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hoch
stettler of Findlay and Mr and Mrs.
Maynard Niswander visited Sunday at
the home Mr. and Mrs. Noah Niswan
der.
Helen Soldner, daughter of G. T.
Soidner of Cherry street and Ruth
Soldner, Bluffton college student from
Berne, Ind., will leave soon for the
Bethel Deaconess hospital in Newton,
Kansas,, where they will begin nurses
training.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Amstutz of
Columbus Grove, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Amstutz, visited at the
home of her parents over the week
end. She has accepted a position as
medical technician at the White Cross
hospital in Columbus.
Expecting to fix up your home this
spring? You are invited to consult
Carl Koeppen, expert interior decora
tor who will be in Bluffton this Thurs
day morning. For appointment, tel
ephone Steinman Bros. Lumber Co.,
360-W. There is no obligation for
this service.
Carl Koeppen, expert interior deco
rator will be in Bluffton this Thurs
day forenoon at which time he will
be available for consultation without
obligation on all matters of interior
decoration. Arrangements to meet
Mr. Koeppen may be made by tele
phoning the Steinman Bros. Lumber
Co., phone 360-W.
Walter Klay of Waynesboro, Pa.,
formerly of Bluffton, visited relatives
here over the week end. Walter is
the son of the late J. J. Klay of this
place and holds a responsible posi
tion n a plant at Waynesboro. While
here he stayed at the home of his
sister Mrs. S. H. Stepleton.
Those who called at the Gromann
horn on South Main street the past
weeks were: Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Gromann, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Calvin
of Arlington Mrs. Mary Wenzinger,
Mrs. Emma Cronin, Mrs. John Fell
and daughter of Findlay Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Younkman, George Schmidt,
Peter Matter, Clara Lora, Mrs. Peter
Badertscher, Waldo Hofstetter, Stein
er sisters, Mrs. Lydia Stettler, Sidney
Stettler, Mrs. Inez Neuenschwander,
Mary’ and Caroline Matter.
College Broadcast
A musical program will be pre
sented by Bluffton college musicians
in the weekly broadcast over Lima
broadcasting station WLOK Thurs
day night at 9:30 o’clock. The fol
lowng program will be presented:
Vocal solo, Miss Dorothy Napier
piano solo, Miss Sara Moyer vocal
solo, Russell Oyer cello solo, Miss
Betty Steinman.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
In Memoriam
In Memory of Samuel Welty, Sr.
April 19, 1941
A precious one from us has gone
A voice we loved has stilled,
A chair is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled.
Mrs. Samuel Welty, Sr.,
and Children.
School Glee Clubs
In State Contest
Participatng in the state high
school chorus contest, members of the
Bluffton High school boys and girls
glee clubs will go to Columbus for
the meeting to be held on the cam
pus of the Ohio State university
Friday.
Both musical units won the right
to compete in the state contest as a
result of receiving high rankings in
the district choral contest held in
Bluffton in March. Miss Elizabeth
Higley is director of both choral
groups.
More than 100 boys, girls and
mixed choruses will compete for
state honors.
Members of the girls glee club are
Carol Bame, Harriet Burkholder,
Hildred Eversole, .Virginia Geiger,
Ruth Hankish, Betty Holtkamp, Mar
gery Niswander, Mary E. Stearns,
Marcene Stonehill, Marjean Todd,
Dorothy Anderson, Adah Lehman,
Mary E. Luginbuhl, Alice Oyer,
Wilma Steiner, Barbara J. Triplett,
Mary J. Worthington, Mary M. Ba
singer, Beverly Biery, Florence A.
Biome, Dorothy Burkholder, Freda
Fritchie, Helen Greding, Jane Howe,
Lois Oyer, Clare Reagan, Alice
Santschi, Sara Amstutz, Juanita
Bame, Doris Barber, Esther Berkey,
Alice J. Bixel, Genevieve Buhler,
Ruby Lehman, Jean Ann Steinman.
Members of the hoys glee club
are: Wilhelm Amstutz, Ralph Balm
er, Norman Beidler, Robert Cooney,
James Fett, Richard Gratz, Roger
Howe, Leroy Luginbihl, Lysle Nis
wander, James Reichenbach, David
Tosh, Merlin Zuercher, James Gratz,
Floyd Herr, Albert Ingalls, Robert
Oberly, Robert Pannabecker, Ray
mond Schumacher, James Stonehill,
Kenneth Winkler, Robert Amstutz,
Robert Burkholder, Maurice Kohli,
Varden Loganbill, Earl Dean Lug
inbuhl, Bill Mericle, Kenneth Reich
enbach, Robert Gratz, Evan Herr,
Otto Klassen, Dean Niswander,
Ronald Zimmerly.
Bites Wednesday
For Adam Beach
Adam Beach, 72-year-old farmer,
died Sunday afternoon at his resi
dence in Orange township near Je
nera, after an illness of 10 months
from a tumor.
Born August 24, 1869, in Germany,
Beach had lived in Hancock county
almost all his life. He was married
Sept. 3, 1897, to Katherine Lutz, who
survives.
Other survivors include five child
ren: Harry, Oliver and John, all of
Jenera Albert, of Findlay, and Mrs.
Franklin Walters, of Rawson three
sisters, Mrs. Barbara Bame and Mrs.
Katie Heldman, both pf Rawson
Mrs. Maggie Hartman, of Findlay
and one brother, Philip Beach, of
Findlay.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at the Trinity Luth
eran church in Jenera, of which he
was a member. Rev. John Gauss,
the pastor, officiated. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Tennis Team Loses
To Lima Central
Lack of workouts was apparent
Tuesday afternoon as Bluffton’s 1942
tennis team dropped its first match
of the season to a veteran Lima
Central outfit by a score of 4 to 1.
Tosh captured the only Bluffton
victory by taking a singles assign
ment from Bergdoll, 6-2, 7-9, 6-3.
Other results were: Waltemath de
feated Howe (B) 6-2, 6-4 Creviston
defeated Beidler (B) 6-2, 6-4 Walte
math and Creviston defeated Howe
and Beidler, 6-1, 6-4 and Howard
and Zapp defeated Clark and Crouse,
6-1, 6-8, 11-9.
County School Heads
Convene At College
Northwestern Ohio county school
heads and members of the education
al departments of various colleges
and universities in the district, held
a meeting for the discussion of edu
cational problems at the Musselman
library on the Bluffton college cam
pus last Wednesday.
Speakers at the meeting were
Harold Bowers, of the Bureau of
Teachers Certification of the state
department of education and Wal
ton B. Bliss, executive secretary of
the Ohio Education association.
Fifteen county superintendents
from northwestern Ohio were pres
ent and also the educational repre
sentatives from Toledo, Bowling
Green and Ohio Northern universi
ties and from Heidelberg and Bluff
ton colleges.
Luncheon was served at Ropp Hall
during the recess between the morn
ing and afternoon sessions.
SOCIETIES
and CLUBS
Engagement Announced
Engagement of Miss Maedonna
Steiner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Phillip Steiner of College avenue,
and Paul C. McNeal of Bellaire was
announced at a birthday dinner held at
the home of her parents Sunday.
At the present time Miss Steiner
is employed in a restaurant at San
dusky and Mr. McNeal is employed by
the Trojan Powder Co. of Sandusky’.
Alpha Gamma Club
Artistic decoration will be the
theme of the Alpha Gamma club
mc-eting to be held at the home of
Miss Carolyn Romey, Friday night at
8 o’clock. The following program will
be presented: Interior Decoration,
Mrs. Sherwood Diller Antiques, Mrs.
B. W. Travis.
Century Circle
The Century Circle met at the home
of Mrs. Ross Bogart this Wednesday
afternoon, with Mrs. L. F. Baum
gartner, assistant hostess. The fol
lowing program was presented: Book
Review, Mrs. Harry’ Bogart Music,
Mrs. A. E. Lichtenwalter.
Women’s Federation
The city Federation of Women’s
clubs will hold a meeting at the Bluff-
ton High school cafeteria, Monday
night at 8:30. Mrs. Harris pres
ident of the northwestern district of
women’s federated clubs, will speak
at the session. The general commit
tee meeting of the local federation
will precede the general meting at
7 o’clock.
Benefit Card Party
A benefit card party will be given
by the St. Mary’s Altar and Rosary
society next Wednesday night, April
29 in the basement of the church.
The following committee is in charge
of arrangements: Mrs. V. Dardio,
chairman Mrs. Ed. Reagan, Mrs. Joe
Gerdeman, Sr., Mrs. Dave Fisher, Mrs.
J. W. Jackson, Mrs. Albert Klass.
The public is invited.
Pinochle Club
Bluffton and Columbus Grove
members of a Pinochle club were
entertained at dinner Sunday by Mr.
and Mrs. Morris Morton of Muncie,
Ind. Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Warren Moser, Miss Marjorie
Amstutz and Romanus Zuercher of
Bluffton Mr. and Mrs. Dana Moser,
Mr. and Mrs. N. Krause, Mr. and
Mrs. Theron Amstutz and daughter
Marilyn of Columbus Grove.
Buffet Supper
Members of the young people’s
choir and the senior Epworth League
of the Methodist church were enter
tained at the parsonage by Gene and
Anabelle Weed Sunday night. Fol
lowing the supper, a social period
and devotionals were held after
which Prof. R. G. Whisler of Bluff
ton college spoke.
Present were: Prof, and Mrs.
Whisler, Gerald and Harold Augs
burger, Jeanne Baumgartner, Lois
Berry, Doris Barber, Frances Beck
enbach, Florence Ann Biome, Harriet
and Robert Cooney, Mr. and Mrs.
James Patterson, Mary Lou Sh.ifer,
Betty and Jean Ann Steinman,
Annabel and Gene Weed.
Legion Auxiliary Dinner
The American Legion Auxiliary
will hold a dinner meeting at the
home of Mrs. J. S. Steiner of South
Main street on Tuesday night at
6:30 o’clock. Mrs. Brown, the dis
trict president, will be a guest at the
meeting. After the dinner the reg
ular meeting will be held in the
Legion hall. Members are asked to
make reservations by Monday.
Father-Daughter Banquet
A father-daughter banquet will be
held by the Girl Reserves organiza
tion of Bluffton High school at the
school cafeteria this Wednesday
night at 6:30 o’clock.
Jitsu Tau Club
The Jitsu Tau club will meet at
the home of Mrs. Dallas Berry this
Wednesday night.
Gertrude Hoy Circle Entertains
Members of the Gertrude Hoy
missionary circle entertained their
“Silent Sisters” at a party at the
St. John’s Reformed church base
ment Monday night. Group singing
and games were enjoyed.
The “Silent Sisters” for the year
were revealed when each guest was
given a rose from her “Sister”.
Following the program refreshments
were served.
Guests present were: Misses Helen
Greding, Joann Hauenstein, Harriet
Burkholder, Margaret Burkholder,
Dorothy Burkholder, Patricia Huber,
Miriam Schaeublin, Sarah Amstutz,
Mary E. Stearns, Mary Ellen Lugin
buhl, Carol Bame, Juanita Bame,
Margaret Ann Groman and Frances
Dibble.
Hostesses were: Mrs. Cloyce Bame,
Mrs. Wilbur Niswander, and Miss
Mary Sypos.
E. M. Schwartz, navy recruiting
officer will be at Bluffton post office
Thursday from 11:45 a. m. to 1 p. m.
for the purpose of interviewing men
interested in navy enlistment.
“As You Like It” To
Be Given At College
Climaxing Bluffton College May
Day activities on May 23, the Thes
pian society of the college will pre
sent Shakespeare’s “As You Like It”
in the open air theatre on the cam
pus.
This is the third presentation of
“As You Like It” since the spring
staging of Shakespearean plays was
inaugurated a decade ago.
Rosalind, Duke Frederick’s daugh
ter, will be enacted by’ Betty Keeney,
while Lee Boyer will portray the
role of her cousin, the reigning
Duke's daughter, Celia. The two
peasant girls, Phoebe and Audrey,
will be portrayed by Holly Mosiman
and Viola Amstutz respectively.
The male lead will be taken by
Paul Soldner as Orlando Darvin
Luginbuhl will play Oliver: Mark
Houshower, Jaques and Ellis Guth
rie, Adam and William.
The Duke will be enacted by John
Boehr, and Duke Frederick and
Charles will be performed by Mil
burn Diller. Other roles include
Le Beau and Jacques De Bois by
Keith Flank Amiens, Robert Neu
enschwander Touchstone, Austin
Rhoades Sylvius, Robert Simcox
Corin, John Boehr First boy, Had
sell Second Boy, Arrants Attend
ants in Duke’s forest scenes as boys,
Trella Bosserman, Evelyn Johnson,
and Koxanna Eaton.
Twas This Way
By LYLE SPENCER
Western Newspaper Union.
Jonah and the Whale
A CCORDING to the Bible, Jonah
was swallowed by a whale. It
was either a most unusual whale
who swallowed Jonah or the Bible
must not be taken too literally, be
cause the throat of an ordinary
whale is no larger than a man's
wrist.
As a matter of fact, whales habit
ually feed on one of the smallest
known types of sea life. It is known
as plankton, a kind of floating
shrimp so small that it can hardly
be seen with the naked eye. Whales
draw in great gulps of water, and
strain these tiny organisms through
the seivelike whalebone in their
mouths.
In spite of its microscopic food,
the whale is the largest living ani
mal. So far as we know, the gigantic
blue whale is the bulkiest creature
that ever existed on this planet.
They grow to a length of 100 feet,
and there is at least one trustworthy
record of one reaching 130 feet.
Some weigh as much as 120 tons.
The whale is larger at birth than
most animals ever get, measuring
usually about 22 feet. They may
grow to 60 feet in a year, and reach
full maturity when six or eight
years old. But most whales are
old at 20 and seldom live to be over
30.
Contrary to popular opinion, most
whales cannot stay under water for
more than 8 to 10 minutes at a time
before returning to the surface for
air.
WANT-ADS
Wanted—Wool. Government prices
paid. Russell Amstutz, 161 Mound
St. Phone 441-W. 2
Wanted—Carload of wool. Top
market prices. Get our prices on
fertilizer. Master Feed Mill .phone
317-W.
Wanted—Building 12 by 15 ft. Call
Bluffton phone 578-Y.
Wanted—To launder curtains. In
quire at 132 N. Mound St.
Wanted—Washings or washings and
ironings. See Mrs. Ben Johnson, 426
South Main St., or phone 390-R.
Wanted—Man to clerk in store.
Inquire News office.
Business opportunity—Gulf service
station, corner Main and Washington
Sts., Bluffton, Ohio. Small invest
ment in merchandise only. All equip
ment furnished. Be your own boss
with good income. If interested write
Box G, care Bluffton News or call
phone 54661, Lima.
For rent—Apartment above millin
ery store. Mrs. M. M. Kibler.
For sale—120 acres well improved,
good buildings, electricity. H. W.
Althaus, Bluffton.
For sale—Used living room suite
in excellent condition, priced for
quick sale. Basinger's Furniture
stone.
For sale—50 lb. ice box. Call phone
448-W.
For sale—Electric refrigerator, in
good condition. Inquire 204 S. Lawn
Ave. tf
For sale—6 room house in good con
dition, close to business district. In
quire 167 Riley St. Phone 315-W.
For sale—Potatoes. Roy Marshall
1 mile south and 1 mile east of junc
tion of 69 and 103.
For sale—200 paving brick and 10
rods of 5 ft. poultry fence. Phone
413-W or inquire 130 Garau St.
For sale—Early frost proof cab
bage plants. Gid Luginbuhl, West
Elm St., Bluffton.
For sale—Mixed clover hay also
soy beans for seed. See Guy l^oles
at News office.
For sale—Certified seed potatoes,
Maine grown, $2.75. Wilbert Schu
macher. 52
For sale—About 100 bags home
grown potatoes size B, suitable for
seed, $1.50 per bag. Bring bags.
Clarence Steiner, Bluffton phone, tf
PAGE FIVE
Organizations List
Bond Drive Signers
Organizations reporting the regu
lar purchase of U. S. war bonds and
stamps are announced by the Bluff
ton Bond sales committees as fol
lows:
Bluffton Public School Teachers .100%
Bluffton News 100%
Royal Neighbors-------------------100%
Bluffton Physicians----------- 100%
Bluffton Stone oC. 100%
Boss Glove Factory 96%
Boy Scouts 95%
Triplett Company--------- 92%
Alice Freeman Club-------------- 92%
Alpha Gamma Club--------------- 91%
Poinsettia Club 90%
Eastern Star 87%
Masonic Lodge 81%
Travel Class 77%
Bluffton Merchants 75%
Lions Club 74%
Modern Woodmen----------- 20%
The Bluffton Stone Co. is the first
industry in Bluffton to enlist 100
per cent in the payroll savings plan
in the purchase of bonds.
TO COLLECT PAPER
The Bluffton college Y. W. C. A.
organization will collect old papers
and magazines in the community on
Saturday afternoon, weather permit
ting.
Mayor’s Notice
Collection of refuse, tin cans and
rubbish will be made next Tuesday.
Please have same in containers
easily accessible.
W. A. Howe, Mayor
JERRY BASINGER
Fire, Tornado, Automobile,
Life & Accident Insurance.
NOTARY&PUBLIC
364 Cherry St. Tel. 461-W
Bluffton, Ohio
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Executors
Guardians, Etc.
See Us for All Kinds of
Bonds
Prompt Service
W. F. IUTZI
LAWN MOWER
GRINDING, OILING &
ADJUSTING
€HAS. YOUNG
At Rear of Hahegger Filling
Station
North Main St. Phone 214-T
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VICTOR MATURE in
Hot Spot
Mat. Sun. 2:30
TUES.—WED.
Riders of the Purple Sage
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