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THURSDAY. OCT. 29, 1942 All Sunday school teachers and church workers in the community are invited to attend a Church Workers’ Conference to be held on the Wed nesday night of November 4 and 11, it was announced this week by Dr. J. S. Schultz, of Bluffton college, in charge of arrangements. The November 4 meeting will be held at Ramseyer chapel at 8 o’clock and the November 11 meeting will be held in the First Mennonite church basement at 8:45 o’clock. Discussion of teaching problems in Sunday school work by qualified ex perts will be held with opportunity for questions and continued discus sion later. Dr. Harold Stoddard, pastor of the First Baptist church in Lima, will be in charge of the discussion next Wednesday night. On the following Wednesday night, Dr. W. W. Adams, Bluffton college Bible lecturer from the Eastern Baptist seminary in Philadelphia, will be the speaker. After each meeting there will be brief discussion in separate divisions according to the age level in which the teachers are interested. The fol lowing discussion leaders will be in charge: Elementary children. Miss Edna Ramseyer adolescent children and young people, Dr. J. S. Schultz adults, Dr. L. L. Ramseyer. ¥ev. Ernest Bigelow To Talk At Lions Rev. Ernest Bigelow, pastor of the Bluffton and Rockport Presbyterian churches, will address the meeting of the Lions club to be held at the Wal nut Grill Tuesday night at 6:15 o’clock. Name Officers Newly elected officers of the Bro therhood organization of the First Mennonite church are: G. T. Soldner, president C. D. Hilty, vice-presi dent Ed Steiner, sec-treas. Paul Stauffer ,program chairman Albert Winkler, membership chairman. YOU’RE SAFE- from the menace of milk-borne infec tion if you use Church Workers Meet Attend Funeral Of Will Be Held Here Wooster Resident ANNOUNCEMENT Beginning November 1, we will discontinue free ambulance service. A charge to cover the cost involved, will be made for ambulance calls after that date. This change is made necessary because of higher operating costs together with restricted tire and gasoline supplies and we trust the public will appreciate our position in this matter. Funeral services for Mr. Martin Landis, 94, of Wooster, held at the McIntyre Funeral home of that place on Tuesday afternoon, were at tended by Mr. and Mrs. A. J. B. Longsdorf and Miss Lettie Ann Lan dis of this place. Mr. Landis, father of the late Mrs. Bessie Longsdorf, died at a conval escent home in Ashland Saturday evening. Surviving are seven children and one brother, Lincoln Landis of Woos ter. He was preceded in death by three of his children and his wife who died in 1923. He was a pioneer Wayne county farmer. Rev. Baker, pastor of the New Pittsburgh Lutheran church, of ficiated at the services. High School Girl Struck By Auto Sarah Amstutz, 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm Amstutz, Bluffton high school sophomore, is convalescing at the hospital here from painful bruises received Tues day night about 8 o’clock when she was struck by an automobile driven by Glen Phillips, Lima, Route 5. The accident occurred in front of the Sinclair filling station on South Main street. The girl’s parents had brought her to a school function and the accident occurred when she stepped from the family car parked in front of the Sinclair filling station and started across the street to the high school building. Reaching the middle of the street she was waiting for a convoy of southbound army trucks to pass when she was struck by the north bound car’s left headlight and bump er and thrown to the pavement. Paul Diller Funeral Home Phone 222-W 239 S. Main St. TAXPAYERS NOTICE The Classified and Personal Tax Books for the Last Half of 1942 will close on SATURDAY, NOV. 7. Phillips stopped his car and wait ed until Night Police Albert Reich enbach investigated the accident. The girl was taken to the hospital in the Diller ambulance where she was found to be suffering from shock in addition to head, arm and knee in juries. RAY W. BARNETT, Allen County Treasurer Hy-Grade Dairy Products THEY’RE PASTEURIZED! HY-GRADE IS THE ONLY PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM SOLD IN BLUFFTON. All Hy-Grade Dairy Products are fully pasteurized— for the protection of our customers—but it costs you nothing extra. Don’t take a chance any longer—start using Hy-Grade Milk today. HY-GRA1IE DAIRY Phone us today for delivery tomorrow morning. Phone 398-W 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: Year, $2.00 six months, $1.25 anywhere in U. S. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Bluffton, Ohio, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Miss Mary Schultz spent the week end visiting in Tiffin. Mrs. R. E. Hughson of Orient is the guest of Mrs. Edith Mann this week. Jitney supper election night, Nov. 3, Church of Christ. Good eats, public invited. Lt. and Mrs. V. A. Neeper of Ft. Bragg, N. C., visited relatives here the past week. Mrs. Frank Zuercher and family visited Sunday at the home of Mrs. Emma Cronin in Findlay. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Stultz of Grove street visited relatives and friends in Columbus over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Conkle and son of Harrod visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Frick and family. Rev. John Esau is in Chicago this week holding a series of meetings at the First Mennonite church in that city. Mrs. Amos Moser of North Lawn avenue sustained a fractured left arm as the result of a fall at her home recently. Dr. Munscn Bixel is in Chicago at tending sessions of the Inter-state Postgraduate Medical assembly. He will return late Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cahill and Mr. and Mrs. Allen MacCIure spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Lysle Cahill at Shaker Heights. Mrs. Florence Sechler has been re moved from her home on Railroad street to the Bluffton hospital in the Stanley Basinger ambulance. Mrs. D. P. Diller of North Jack gpn street spent several days las£ week with her daughter, Mrs. Ed Lugibill and family of Pandora. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stearns and son David and Miss Della Krehbiel attended homecoming festivities at Heidelberg college, Tiffin, Saturday. Ensign and Mrs. James Miller of Key West, Fla., are spending a week at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Miller of South Main street. Mrs. J. S. Steiner, Mrs. Clarence Stonehill and Mrs. Harold Stonehill attended the American Legion Auxi liary conference in Wapakoneta last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Augsburger of South Jackson street are visiting Rev. and Mrs. Victor Augsburger of Kasbeer, Ill., and Rev. Wm. Augs burger and family. Mrs. Laura Myers of Bluffton, Indiana, is spending the week with her sisters, Mrs. C. W. Roethlis burger of South Jackson street and Mrs. David Steiner north of Pan dora. Mrs. A. T. Worthington is spend ing the week in Cleveland with her daughter Mrs. Ralph Locher and family and attending meetings of the Ohio Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star order. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Murray visited Sunday at the home of Oscar Tur flinger and family in Ft. Wayne. They also called on Mr. and Mrs. Harley Sutter who recently moved to that city from Findlay. Mr. and Mrs. Kent Hauenstein and family of Marion visited Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Hauenstein of South Jackson street. Little Karin Hauenstein re mained here for a week’s visit with her grandparents. Mrs. Gerald Swank left this week for Miami, Florida, where she will join her husband who is in the naval service. Swank, former barbershop proprietor is assigned to guard duty at the Miami naval base. H. M. Detwiler of Souderton, Pa., is visiting this week at the home of his son, Paul Detwiler and family of South Lawn avenue. The elder Det wiler is cashier and assistant trust officer of the Union National Bank & Trust company of Souderton. Mr. and Mrs. Lysle Baumgartner and son Neil of Mishawaka, Ind., and daughter Miss Jeanne Baum gartner of Bowling Green and Miss Pauline Wolfe of Detroit were week end guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Bogart of Cherry street. Francis Badertscher and friend of Bluffton, Ind., visited last Wednes day with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Badertscher of South Lawn avenue. Mrs. Levi Hauenstein returned home with them to spend several days at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Orville Badertscher and family. Removals by Diller ambulance: Mrs. 11 mier Lung and infant daugh ter from Bluffton hospital to their home south of Bluffton Frank Dilts from Bluffton hospital to the office of Dr. Soash and return Mrs. Harold Linscheid and infant son from Bluff ton hospital to their home on South Mound street Mrs. Roscoe Blakesley from her home to Bluffton hospital Joan Battles from Bluffton hospital to the home of her parents, Dull Battles in Mt. Cory Sarah Am stutz from South Main street to Bluffton hospital. THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO Myrtle Manges spent the week end in Columbus with Mr., and Mrs. John Ramseyer and family. Robert Niswander, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Niswander, student in the sixth grade, is a patient at the Bluffton hospital where he is con valescing from an appendicitis opera tion. Where Our Soldier Boys Are Pvt. William Wilkins 15072616 430 Bomb. Sqdn. A. C. A. P. 0. 857, c/o Postmaster New York, New York Pfc. Charles M. Hankish 11th General Hospital, Camp Livingston, La. Pvt. Morris H. Amstutz 1st Co. Training Group Armored Force School Ft. Knox, Kentucky Clair Gerber Habegger, A. S. V6 Division 6, Co. A, Station 2, U. S. Naval Training Sta. (Signals) Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana Dale E. Reichenbach C. Sp. 11th Naval District Broadway Pier Recreation Welfare Office San Diego, Calif. Corporal Myron Vandeniark Co. H, 148th Inf. A. P. O. 37th Division c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif. John Luginbuhl, Sea. 2c c/o C. G. C. 605 Postmaster, New York. N. Y. Pvt. Nelson Hauenstein 95th Air Forces Band Air Transport Command Camp Luna, New Mexico Wade Shook RT 3/c Co. 1431, Bn. 54, Regt. 29 Barracks 3005L, U. S. N. T. S. Great Lakes, Illinois Francis A. Lugibihl, A. S. Mldg. E, Gen. Del. Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif. Rubbish Collection Ashes will be included in the monthly rubbish collection scheduled to start Friday morning. Patrons are asked to have their receptacles ready for the collection early in the morning. W. A. Howe, Mayor Pleasant Hill Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gleason and family of Lima were Sunday evening dinner guests of Mrs. Clarence Gleason and family. Mrs. Della Kunert of Middlepoint is visiting at the Clarence Gleason home. Dow Scoles sons Allen and Gerald spent Monday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Norvai Scoles. Miss Bertha Colter of Dayton spent the week-end with Mrs. Alta Garau and family. Vick Balmer and Wayne Daley of Bluffton were Sunday guests of James Stratton. Mrs. Larry Miller of Lima spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stratton and family. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Brauen and family spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Badertscher of Bluffton. Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Stratton called on Mr. Sanderson Pifer at the Com munity hospital Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Orton Stratton called on Mrs. Homer Lung Monday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Blosser and family called on Mr. and Mrs. Ly man Barnes and Joann Seigg Thurs day evening. Sunday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Jennings and family were Miss Marie Brogee and A. L. Howe of Lima. Margaret Faze called on Sondra Sue Huber Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Avery Watt and Ronnie of Lima spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Willard Jennings and family. Mr. and Mrs. Joy K. Huber en tertained Sunday for Sondra Sue’s Sunday school class, it being her 7th birthday. Those present were Carolyn Basinger, J»ann Seigg, Mary Nell Hess, Eileen Brauen, Marilyn Ruth Steiner, Marlene Gleason, Rod ney Jennings, Bobby and Billy Hess, Paul David Steiner, Huber Wine gardner. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Lamarr Bas.: ger, Mr. and David Holman, Mrs. Cora Huber and Lucy Jane Winegardner. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips call ed on Mr. and Mrs. James Phillips of Ada. Mr. Phillips is not much improved. Bobby, Billy and Mary Nell Hess 1 of Findlay spent the week end with Mrs. Lillie Fef n»id Miss Nellie Huber. Huber and Lucy Jane Winegard ner of Harrod spent the week end with Sondra Sue Huber. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith and daughters called on Miss Nellie Huber and Mrs. I.'liie Fett. BLUFFTON MARKETS Wednesday Morning Grain (bu. prices)—Wheat, $1.24 corn, 73c oats, 46c soys, $1.60. SOCIETIES and CLUBS Legion Dance A Halloween dance will be spon sored by the American Legion at the Legion hall Saturday night. All of the proceeds will go to the U.S.O. Alpha Gamma Club The Alpha Gamma club will meet at the home of Mrs. Lloyd Van Meter near Pandora, Friday night at 8:30 o’clock. Those not having any way to go to the meeting are asked to contact Mrs. William Edwards. The following program will be presented: America Opens Its Louvre, Mrs. B. W. Travis Famous Memorials, Mrs. Orden Smucker. Jitsu Tau Club The Jitsu Tau club will meet at the home of Mrs. Herman Stager Wednesday night, Nov. 4, at 7:30 o’clock. G. II. M. C. The Gertrude Hoy Missionary Circle of St. John’s Reformed church will meet on Tuesday night, Nov. 3 at the home of Mrs. Guy Scoles. Guest night will be observed. Mrs. Dwight Frantz will be assistant hostess. Engagement Announced Engagement of Robert Cooney, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cooney, Sr., of South Jackson street and Miss Nora Holmes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Holmes of Lima, was announced at a dinner held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Holmes of Elida Sunday. The dinner was in honor of Cooney and John Holmes of Elida who left this week for service in the United States army air corps. The following were present: Mr. and Mrs. William Gaiffe and daugh ters Patty and Betty Lou Mrs. Lloyd Hardwick and son Hugh Chamberlain Mrs. Mary Holmes Mr. anjl Mrs. Austin Holmes and daughter Bernita Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cooney, Sr., and daughter Harriet, of Bluffton. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Eckenweiler and children, Sue, Sally, John and Ver non Mrs. Nora Eckenweiler of Beaverdam Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Kroft and daughter Jean Mr. and Mrs. Dean Shuster, of Ada Mr. and Mrs. Taylor and daughters Lanona and Wilma Mrs. Hilda Williams and son Billy Miss Ethel Bishop of Elyria Miss Dorothy Lloyd, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Holmes and daugh ter Nora of Lima the two honored guests, Robert Cooney and John Holmes, the hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Holmes and sons, Bob and Don of Elida. Poinsettia Club The Poinsettia club will hold a Halloween party at the home of Mrs. Guy Corson Friday night. Mrs. Arthur Amstutz is assistant hostess. Century Circle The Centufy Circle meeting was at the home of Mrs. Frank Todd Wed nesday afternoon. Mrs. J. S. Stein er was assistant hostess. The fol lowing program was presented: Ohio Music and Composers, Mrs. Munson Bixel Women on the Radio, Mrs. Noah Basinger. Attend Convention The following members of the Bluffton Eastern Star chapter are attending the 53rd state convention of the order in Cleveland from Tuesday until Thursday: Miss Theresa Slusser, Mesdames Harold Kennedy, Orlo Marshall, F. L. Buck land, Harold Beals, A. T. Worth ington, Walter Marshall, Ross Got shall, and Geo. Carmack. Farm Woman’s Club The Farm Woman’s Club of Orange township will meet at the home of Mrs. Bertha Williamson, Thursday afternoon, Nov. 5. The program is as follows: Roll call, hobby Grandma's Pumpkin Pies, Mildred Montgomery Time for Action, Edith Powell Our Pilgrim Foremothers, Eulalia Warren Watch Your Sound Effects, Lydia Ewing Only a Scratch, Gertrude Kimmel. Griffith Coaches Crack Coast Guard Eleven Ensign Gar Griffith, Bluffton High school graduate and former coach of the Pirates, is coach of the Man hattan Beach coast guard station, the only undefeated football team above high school grade, in the New York metropolitan area. And to top it, Griffith took the coaching job with reluctance but still finds himself in the win column. The team, however, is looking with some apprehension to a contest with To ledo university at Toledo on Satur day. Several Bluffton residents are planning to attend the Toledo game. The team has defeated Brooklyn college, City College of New York and Villanova. They played a tie with the Ft. Monmouth, N. J., army squad. Don’t forget to buy War Bonds and Defense Stamps. Hold Convention At Missionary Church Three veteran missionaries will conduct a four-day convention at the Missionary church here beginning this Wednesday night and concluding Sunday. Services will be held at 7:45 p. m. every night except Sat urday. The public is invited. Speaker this Wednesday night will be Rev. Woerner for thirty years a missionary in the Far East. Rev. and Mrs. Woerner were on the last boat to leave Singapore before it was captured by the Japanese. Miss Holstead from the Philippines will be the speaker on Thursday night, and Rev. Ryan, recently re turned after thirty years in Africa will be the speaker on Friday. Concluding services Sunday morn ing at 10:30 and in the evening will be conducted by Rev. Ryan and Miss Holstead. Ebenezer Broadcast An octette of featured in st of the E voices will ly broad Mennonite Members of the octette are: Mrs. Milton Bixler, Mrs. Otis Burkholder, Mrs. Pearl Geiger, Mrs. Harley Marquart, Mrs. atson Steiner, Mrs. alter Sommer, Miss Bertha Lugi bihl. Miss Mabel Amstutz will di rect the group. Selections will also be given by a girls’ trio consisting of the Misses Jemima Lugibihl, Vera Amstutz and Mrs. XVilford Steiner. Mrs. William Althaus is accompanist. CARD OF THANKS We desire to express our sincere thanks to our relatives, neighbors and friends for the kindness shown during the prolonged illness and death of our beloved father, Clyde Yerger. To Rev. E. J. Penhorwood for his consoling words and the pall bearers. Mrs. Foltz for the lovely care of our father, the floral and auto donors and the Diller funeral directors for their efficient services. Mrs. W. R. Basinger Miss Georgia Yerger Wayne W. Yerger WANT-ADS I am again taking orders for Pfister seed corn at my home. M. E. Diller, R. R. 2. Call phone 524-W. 30 Wanted— Unfurnished apartment. Dick Fox. Bluffton phone 251-W. Wanted—Second hand day bed or cot. Mrs. Lizzie Burkholder. 319 North Main street Wanted -Musical instruments. Turn your musical instruments into cash. We pay highest prices. Send full de scription including make, condition, serial number and price expected. No string instruments. Lyons Band In strument Co., 14 W. Lake St., Chicago. Wanted to rent—By responsible party, medium sized farm within daily driving distance of Lima prefer mod ern or semi-modem house of 6 or 7 rooms can give reference. C. M. Modd, R. R. 4, Lima, Ohio. Phone 64009. 28 For rent—Good farm on share bas is. Inquire Dr. L. L. Ramseyer, Bluffton college. For rent—Sleeping rooms for two girls. Call before 5 p. m. at 419 Cherry St. Phone 324-R. For sale—Good eating and cook ing apples and potatoes. Clarence Steiner. tf For sale—Apples and sweet cider 20c gallon. Augsburger Fruit farm, telephone 648-W. tf For sale—Apple butter and White Rock pullets that are laying. Levi Hauenstein, Bluffton phone. For sale—3 burner Magic Chef gas range. A. D. Gratz, Bluffton phone. For sale—18 varieties of good eat ing and cooking apples some large good baking apples good new apple butter nice comb honey, priced reas onable cider apples cheap good can ning pears. Steiner Fruit farm, one half mile east of town. For sale—Renown range, bums coal or wood. Mrs. Ella McHenry, 432 N. Main St. For sale—Apples: Re.l and double Red Delicious, Grimes and other va rieties also cider apples. W. G. Carr, 31 miles north of Bluffton. For sale—Cobbler and chippewa No. 1 eating potatoes. J. C. Deppler Son, Bentley road. 28 For sale—1929 Chevrolet 4-door se dan, 4 tires almost new, clean b. Raymond Thompson on Chester Mot er farm 2 Smiles south on county line. For sale—Potatoes size B. Melvin Dudgeon, 2'i miles southeast of Pan dora. For sale—Sweet cider made from choice Baldwin and Winesap appb s. Morning Star Press. 28 For sale—Red apple victory col lection 7 top size trees for $5.12. L. A. Oberly, salesman, 140 Cherrv St. S. Main St. For sale—All steel heating circu lator also kerosene cooking range, porcelain top, both in good condi tion. Gid Luginbuhl, West Elm St., Bluffton. PAGE FIVE Birthday Surprise Bennie Shafer was pleasantly sur prised on the occasion of his birth day anniversary last Tuesday night when a group of friends and rela tives came unannounced for a seven o’clock tureen dinner at his home on Cherry street. Following dinner, the evening was spent playing four tables of progres sive pinochle. High scores were held by Mrs. Fanny Shadley and Cecil Kuhn and low score went to Mrs. Lloyd Hoffman. Many handsome gifts were received in honor of the occasion. Present were: Mr. and Mrs. Don Berno, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Heishman, daughter Helen and son Richard, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Shadley, Mr. and Mrs. Llynd Hoffman and son, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Swaube and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Yoxthimer all of Findlay. Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Kuhn and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert, Haller and children, James Deppler, Mary Lou and Carolyn Shafer and the host and hostess all of Bluffton. Pat’s Barber Shop will be Open at night only on WEDNESDAYS and SAT URDAYS starting Nov. 1. w s MB W 365 Ml Prompt response to Ambulance calls mbM SIFT night and day SR n Time to check ... your heating system And what’s equally im portant better check your fire insurance. What may have been sufficient coverage several years ago may lie too small as mea sured by today’s prices. Insurance better see about it today than be sorry tomorrow. W. F. IUTZI Dependable Insurance for Dependable People See Us For Bonds BUY DEFENSE SAVING STAMPS AT THE DRUG STORE A. Hauenstein & Son QTAP THEATRE 1 ft Bluffton THURS.—FRL—SAT. Wm. Lundigan and Dan Daily, Jr., in SUNDAY PUNCH Zasu Pitts and ‘1 Slim Summerville in MISS -—-------------POLLY SUN.—MON. MAISIE GETS HER MAN with Ann Sot hern Red Skelton Mat. Sun. 2:30 P. M. TUES.—WED. i Preston Foster and Lynn Bari in Secret Agent of Japan and All American Co-Ed We Sell Defense Stamps