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THURSDAY, FEB. 25, 1943 Pirates Drop Close Game To Wapakoneta Going into the game under a ser ious mental handicap as the result of the loss of star center, Fred Herr mann, Bluffton High eagers dropped a 31 to 27 decision to Wapakoneta, at that place last Thursday night Off-form play in the first half spoiled Bluffton’s hopes for victory in the Western Buckeye league tilt Wapakoneta had all the advantage of the going in the first two quar ters, and the Redskins led 12 to 5 and 21 to 10 at the close of the periods. Bluffton’s attack came into its own in the last half as the Pirates tallied 17 points to 10 for Wapakoneta, but the locals were unable to completely close the gap at any time. Bob Burkholder, Pirate guard, was the high scorer of the contest, gar- Efficiency Integrity Progress Ambulance Service Phone 222-W 239 S.Main St. Help Fee«l America! Let me show you how you can plant now—enjoy delicious fruits amazingly soon—increase the value of your property—help hurry our Victory. 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Bluffton was entirely outscored in the field with Wapakoneta tallying 12 field goals. The Pirates got only eight, their lowest total of the sea son. Bluffton N. Schmidt, f. ............... 0 2 2 D. Gratz, f........................2 2 6 Smucker, f. .. .______ 0 0 0 J. Schmidt, c. ................. 0 0 0 Deppler, c. —_______ 0 1 1 J. Gratz, ir. 1 3 Burkholder, g. _______ 5 5 15 Totals .... ..... 11 27 Wapakoneta —________12 7 31 Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Holden of To ledo, former Bluffton residents were in town Monday visiting friends. Holden was formerly connected with the maintenance department of the Nickel Plate railroad here. FEET HURT? CONDITIONS OFTEN RELATED TO WEAK FEET NECK AND HEAD Stiff Neck Neuritis SPINE AND PELVIS Nervousness Postural Defects Arthritis Rheumatic Paine Muscle Spasms Unlevel Hips Unlevel Shoulders THIGH AND CALF Cramps Muscle Pains Sciatica Varicose Veins ANKLE AND FOOT Arthritis Rheumatic Pains Flat Feet Swollen Ankles Numbness Defective Gait Rigid Joints Prompt Relief At the first sign of oncoming colds, take tiny LAXACOL\ tablets as directed and get prompt relief. Balanced formula reduces fever and aching, checks nose running, gently stimulates bowels. NYAL LAXACO Tablets .'CW' i PROTECT YOUR CENTER LINE OF BODY WEIGHT IN HEALTH SPOT SHOES Most foot trouble is caused by shoes that do not give your feet proper support under the center line of body weight, letting them roll in,1 cramping nerves and blood vessels. THIS AFFECTS YOUR EN TIRE BODY. Weak feet can be straightened up to normal position, releasing cramped nerves and blood vessels often relieving aches and pains of long standing. W. H. GRATZ FOOTWEAR SHOP Bluffton, Ohio A. Hauenstein & Son 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. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Ludwgi of Poplar street visited relatives in Bairdstown, Sunday. For assistance in making out your income tax report see J. C. Yant, Beaverdam. 4g Mrs. Mildred Dally of Toledo spent the week end with Mrs. Chas. Oehrli and Mrs. J. J. Hamilton of Poplar street. Mr. and Mrs. Evan Soash of To ledo were here over the week end visiting their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hilty and son Jerry Lynn and Miss Emma Hilty spent Sunday in Berne, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Todd visited Sunday’ at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Klingler in Lima. Mrs. Emery’ Basinger was removed from Bluffton hospital to the home of Ray’ Reichenbach on Elm street in the Basinger ambulance. Just arrived—A car load of best grade Pacohantas coal. Low ash con tent. Steiner Col Co. Phones 265-Y or 629-T. Chris Lora of Cairo and Albert Lora of Findlay spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Murray Tripple hom and family. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Wilson and family of Findlay visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Levi Oberly and Millard Oberly and family. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Donaghue of Fremont were here Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Fred Triblehom and Mrs. N. W Cunningham. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Deppler and Miss Alice Ludwig visited in Leipsic, Sun day at the homes of Mrs. Anna George and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hum mon. Miss Genevieve Rupright of Findlay and Miss Geneva Hankish of Tiffin were Sunday dinner guests of Miss Betty Bracy of South Lawn avenue, Sunday. Miss Marjean Todd spent the week end in Cleveland visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Huttenlocher and Gareth Todd. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Hixon south of Bluffton spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Caroline Hixon at Leipsic. Miss Marjorie Stratton spent the week end in Findlay at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Earl Price and daughter Katherine. Mrs. L. E. Sumney of Ft. Wayne is spending two weeks at the home of her sister, Mrs. Linda Fett of Bentley road. Mrs. Noah Augsburger and Mrs. Ethel Roberts and daughter Virginia were Sunday evening dinner guests in the H. E. Augsburger home. Mr. and Mrs. Myron Elliott and daughter Rosemary of Col. Grove spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Ethel Roberts and daughter. Rubber vulcanizing of all kinds. Rubber boots and shoes, bicycle tires, inner tubes, rain coats, leather jack ets, etc. S. S. Burkholder, 150 Cher ry St. Mrs. Eva Patterson who received a broken hip in a fall last month was removed by the Diller ambu lance from Bluffton hospital to the home of her daughter Mrs. Treva Arnold in Lima where she is conval escing. The Presbyterian church will hold a jitney supper in the church base ment Friday from 4:15 to 7 p. m. Chicken noodles will be served at 10 cents per plate. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Crouse of Columbus and Mrs. Joe Crouse of Ada called Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Noah Augsburger. Mr. Crouse was inducted into the armed services on Monday. Just arrived—A car load of best grade Pacohantas coal. Low aSh con tent. Sterner Col Co. Phones 265-Y or 629-T. Miss Lois Neuenschwander of Lima and Miss Eloise Lora of South Main street spent the week end at Louis ville, Ky., visiting Rev. and Mrs. Ken neth Neuenschwander and Staff Sgt. James D. Prather. Mrs. Fred Triblehorn has returned from a 10-day visit with her daught ers, Mrs. Paul Hochstettler of Findlay and Mrs. Thomas Donaghue of Fre mont and is now staying at the home of her son Murray Tripplehr.rn of South Main street. Mr. Triblehom is visiting his brothers in Texas. Stanley, son of E. P. Steiner east of Bluffton has been advanced to the position of research engineeer for the Murray Corporation of America, a Detroit industy. Steiner, a gradu ate of Ohio State university, has been connected with the firm for several years as a tool engineer in the jig and fixture department. Callers at the home of Mrs. Ella McHenry of North Main street the past week were: Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Rusher and daughter Betty, Mrs. Blanche Roberts and Betty Kohli of Col. Grove, Mrs. Max Miller of this place and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Schmidt of Findlay, who have now left for their future home in St. Petersburg, Florida. THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFF PON, OHIO Buy War Bonds and Defense Stamps now. Mrs. Edwin Bash of the week end visiting Mis. M. M. Kibler. Lorain spent her mather, has returned the home of Miss Sarah Amstutz from a week’s visit at Mrs. Jacob Beer in Pandora. The Bluffton High School Girl Re serves will hold a bake sale at the C. F. Niswander implement store, Saturday morning. Just arrived—A car load of best grade Pacohantas coal. Low ash con tent. Steiner Col Co. Phones 265-Y or 629-T. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Stevens and family of Ada and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Grant and son of Lafayette visited Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Deerhake and Mrs. Bertha Matter and son Rolland. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Stettler ac companied by Mrs. Wm. Cox and daughter of Ashtabula Spent the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Wiebe and daughter of Willard. Mrs. Cox and daughter returned to their home in Ashtabula, Monday, accompanying Mr. Cox who also spent the week end at the Wiebe home. Chas. Emans of Great Lakes Nav al Training station spent a ten day furlough with his wife at their home on North Main street. During his stay here two dinners were held in his honor, one at the home of Mrs. Bess Goodman of North Main stre and one at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan oMntgomery south Emans returned Sunday night to Great I^akes, Ill., where he will later ente the aviation machinists school. of town. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Schmidt of Findlay have left for their new home in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he has taken a position on a commercial fishing boat. Mrs. Schmidt, the former Miss Treva McHenry, daugh ter of Mrs. Main street operated a which she cloqd recently. Schmidt was previously employed in a Findlay tire store. Ella McHenry of North for the past two years beauty shop in Findlay Mr. Diller ambulance removals: Mrs. Jennie Ghaster from her home in Mt. Cory to Kollmeier convalescent home in Findlay Mrs. Russell Staley and infant son from Bluffton hospital to their home west of Ada Mrs. Eva Patterson from Bluffton to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Gerald Arnold, Lima Mrs. Faye Fowler from St. Rita’s hospital tobonie of Mrs. J. Fowler, Cairo Mrs. Howard Nonna maker and infant son from Bluffton hospital to her home south of Raw son Mrs. Clayton Little and infant daughter from Bluffton hospital to the home of Mrs. Eva Kohli, West Elm street Adam Amstutz from North Spring street to Bluffton hospital Eileen Moser from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Moser west of Bluff ton to Bluffton’hospital Mrs. Sidney Herr and infant daughter from Bluff ton hospital to their home in Lima. Where Our Soldier Boys Are Pvt. Frederick S. Herr Co. B, 692nd Q. M. Bn. Lndy. Vancouver, Wash. Cpl. Paul J. Augsburger Co. L, M. A. C., O. C. S. Camp Barkley, Texas Aux. Eileen H. Kincaid Co. 16, 21st Rgt., 3rd WAAC Training C., Ft. Oglethorpe., Ga. Ensign Howard Triplehorn Compt. 14, Billet 073, N. T. S Ft. Schuyler, Bronx New York City Pvt. Robert C. McCune 613th T. S. S. Sp. Wing C, Group XII, (Prov.) Sq. C, Room 378 Atlantic City, N. J. Pvt. Elmer L. Shulaw Btry B, 381st C. A. Bn (A. A.) Ft. Sheridan, Ill. Pvt. James W. Patterson 20th T. S. S. Lowry Field, Colorado Pvt. Roberty K. Cooney, Jr. 1st Student Sqd., Flight A Bk. 200, Buckingham Field Ft. Myers, Florida Sgt. Edwin N. Rice, 35500784 693rd C. A. Btry. (A. A.) A. W.) A. P. O. 668 c/o Postmaster, New York Pirates Play At Upper Sandusky Bluffton High’s closing game of the regular season will be played this Friday night when the Pirates journey to Upper Sandusky to meet the strong high school outfit of that place. Little pre-game dope is available, and the chances are that the tilt will be a closely contested battle. Ada, defeated once by Bluffton and the victor in a second meeting, holds a a decision over the Upper Sandusky crew. The Pirates’ appearance Friday night will be their last before start ing tournament play, and in it Coach George Swank will get his last chance to sudy new lineup probabili ties brought about by ineligibilities and injuries which radically have changed the personnel of the Bluff ton squad. Class. Entertains The Victory class of the Pleasant Hill church was entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Gerald Huber on Thurman street, Saturday even ing. After the business hour contests and games were enjoyed by all those present Dainty refrshments were served by the hostess. Present were: Mr. and Mrs. Omar Basinger and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Zimmerman and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Brauen and family, Mr. and Mrs. George Huber and son, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Jennings, Mrs. Clarence Gleason, Paul Faze, Mrs. Sarah Oates and Mr. and Mrs. Ger ald Huber and son. Masonic Lodge Stated communication of Bluffton lodge. Work on the M. M. degree Monday night. Ralph F. E. Wenger, W. M., sec. Stearns, Club Gamma Alpha Gamma club will meet Alpha The at the home of Mrs. Wilford Steiner Friday night at 8 o’clock. The fol lowing program will be presented: The WAACS and the WAVES, Miss Carolyn Romey Insignia, Mrs. Nor man Triplett. Travel Class Postponed Due to the death of Mrs. Amy Matthews the Travel class meeting has been postponed. Benefit Card Party A benefit card party for the St. Marys Catholic church will be held at the American Legion room at the town hall Thursday night, March at 8 p. m. The public is invited. 4, AlLDay-Sewing The women of the Bluffton M. church will hold an all-day Red Cross sewing at the home of Mrs. J. S. Steiner Thursday. A pot-luck dinner will be held at noon. E. Royal Neighbor Lodge Regular meeting of the Neighbor lodge will be held at the hall Friday night at 8 o’clock. Royal Entertain at Tea Miss Becky Marshall of Ohio State university was a week-end guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Harold Marshall and had as her house guests the Misses Jean Devine of Hastings-on-Hudson, N. Y., Carolyn Gobel of Zanesville, Mary Louise Bartels of Wheeling, W. Va., also students from Ohio State. The guests were honored by a tea Sunday afternoon. Besides the hon or guests there were the following present: Misses Joan Hackenberger and Margaret Anne Hutchison of Lima Catherine Eddy, Marion Pugh and Irene Rowland of Beaverdam Edith Fisher of Cairo, Jane and Nancy Mayberry and Mesdames Re gina Lemley and Edwin Cupp of Pandora, Miss Edythe Cupp, Mes dames J. O. Cupp, Clarence, Edgar and Lawrence Begg of Columbus Grove and Rev. and Mrs. Ernest Bigelow of Bluffton. Farm Woman's Chib The Farm Woman’s club of Orange- township will meet at the home of Mrs. Edith Powell, Thurs day afternoon, March 4. The fol lowing program will be presented: Devotionals, Lillian Anderson Roll call, Irish anevdote Dressing for Easter—Inside, Eulalia Warren Starting Chicks, Cathryn Van Met er Methuselah, Lydia Ewing: A Smile, Maude Thompson Demonstra tion—Patching Overalls, Nora Miller. Farewell Party Honoring Mr. and Mrs. Reno Gratz and daughter, the Richland Grange members and their families gave a farewell party at the Gratz home Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Gratz have been living on the Ed Mar quart farm west of Beaverdam and are moving on a farm near Colum bus Grove. Present were: Mr. and Mrs. 1. M. Jennings, Mr. Gratz, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gratz, Mr. and Mrs. Will Hilty, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stratton, Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Gratz, Mr. and Mrs. Orton Stratton, Esmond Griffith, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Fett and daughters. and Mrs. Ernest Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schaublin and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Wil lard Jennings and son, Mrs. Mary Schick, Mr. and Mrs. Roily Moser and son, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Brau en and family, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Moser and daughter, Charles Lora, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Trout, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Amstutz and grand daughter, Sherry Jan Zimmerman, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Core and family. Ebenezer Broadcast A mixed quartet composed of Minerva Hilty, Vera Amstutz, LeRoy Lugibill and Aaron Messinger will be featured in the weekly broad cast of the Ebenezer Mennonite church over Findlay radio station Sunday afternoon at 4:15 o’clock, EST. Mrs. Myron Luginbuhl is the accompanist. Pleasant Hill Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Barnes enter tained Sunday in honor of the birth days of Miss JoAnn Barnes and Mrs. Sam Blosser. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Sam Blosser and family, Mr. arfti Mrs. Harry Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. Jcob Traucht, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Blosser, Mr. and Mrs. George Huber and son, Marlene and Mickey Gleas on, Eileen Brauen, Claribel Smith and Sondra Sue Huber. Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Stratton spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. Ezra Redick. and Mrs. Stratton and Mrs. Callers ait the Raymond home last week were: Mr. Russell Huber, Mr. and Mrs. Burdell Huber, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Jen nings, Mr. and Mrs. Avery Watt and family, Mr. and Mrs. Joy Huber, Mrs. Cora Huber, Janet Andrews and Wan da Everett. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Younkman and family of Clyde and Miss Lois Long were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lugibill. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lugibill and daughter of Bluffton were afternoon callers. Word has been received of the birth of a baby boy to Mr. and Mrs. Cliff ord Montgomery of Fort Recovery. Mrs. Williard Jennings and son Rodney called on Mrs. Joy Huber and Sondra and Mrs. Cora Huber, day. Sun- Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Otis Garau, Cleo Garau, Naomi Steiner and children and Ed Althauser spent Sunday aftem with Mr. Mrs. W. Rupr ght at Findlay. Dow Scoles and son Allen called on Mr. and Mrs. Norval Scoles, Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mefferd call ed on Mr. and Mrs. K. K. Huber, Sun day evening. Mrs. Harold Younkman and son Richard spent Wednesday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips. Mrs. Joy Huber spent Saturday evening with her aunt, Mrs. Ida Clark of Lima. Mr. and Mrs. Norval Scoles spent Monday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Coy Binkley. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Younkman had as Sunday dinner guests, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Winegardner and family of Waynesfield and Mrs. Carey Younk nian of Lafayette. Afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. David Holman were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joy K. Huber and family. Mrs, Cora Huber and Sondra Hu ber spent Saturday evening with Ar thur Yoakam and family, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Winegardner and family were Sunday evening call ers of Mrs. Cora Huber and Mrs. Joy Huber. Recent road tests showed that curves take a tire toll of rubber 1,200 per cent greater than straight ways. WANT-ADS For for sale 15 Tar buckets, good Sidney Garau. winter apples. slop use. Far sale—Good Steiner Fruit Farm. Wanted—Baby buggy. Mrs. Don ald Wenger, 141 S. Main street. For sale—Car of best grade Poea hantas coal. Phone Steiner Coal Co. 265-Y or 629-T. Wanted—Clean light weight cotton rags, will pay 6 cents per pound. Bluffton News office. tf For sale—McCormick-Deering six foot combine with pickup attach ment. Call Bluffton phone 539-T. 44 For sale—Great line of Watkins poultry, hog and stock mineral com pounds. Write for prices. Also full line of other W’atkins products. True W. Yale, Ada, O. 45 For. sale—Girl’s bicycle, good as new. Call Bluffton phone 483-W’. For sale—Good New Idea manure spreader also 6 ft. tandem disc in good condition. Cheap if week. Rayon Boutwell, 2 of town. sold tsis miles ■west seed also For sale—Red clover wanted to buy tongue truck for Mc Cormick-Deering binder. Harold Badertscher, 1 mile west and 3 miles south. Bluffton phone 642-R. For sale—New saddle and bridle also drum and rack. Richard Pat terson, 122 Cherry street. Phone 453-R. For sale—80 acres near Amstutz cannery, good buildings and lights 113 acres south of ental, good buildings and lights also other farms of sizes. See Jerome Lammers, real estate broker, Ottawa, Ohio. electric Con tin electric various licensed 45 For sale—Set double harness): also set single harness. Clarence Jones, 4j2 miles northeast of town. For sale—Three section book case,’ good condition, priced reasonable. Inquire 437 South Main street. For sale—Yellow top sweet clover seco. Irvin Fisher, 2’a miles north east of Bluffton. Wanted—To buy folding baby car riage. Call Bluffton phone 232-T. For sale—Good Hawthorne bicycle, slightly used. Eugene Kohli. Mayor’s Notice Monthly collection of tin cans and rubbish will be made on Friday, Feb ruary 26. Residents are requested to have rubbish in containers and in an easily accessible place. W. A. Howe, Mayor PACE FHT Buy $92 In Bonds And Stamps In Week Students at Bluffton grade school and high school purchased $92.20 in war bonds and stamps last week, it was announced this week by the local bond committee. Students at the grade school bought a total of $65.60 during the week making 32 cents per capita and 49 cents per contributor. In the high school a total of $26.60 was purchased or nine cents per capita or $2.66 per contributor. Marilyn Stratton Is Showing Improvement Slow but steady improvement is being shown in the condition of Mar ilyn Stratton, seventh grade student here, who is suffering from a rare form of anemia. The child, eleven-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Strat ton, south of town, may be able to attend school again in a month. A blood transfusion may be required again this week but her response to treatment generally is good, it was reported. BLUFFTON MARKETS Wednesday Morning Hogs—160 to 200, $15.20 200 to 250, $15.30 roughs, $14.00 Calves, $16.50 lambs, $15.25. Grain (bu. prices)—Wheat, $1.50 com, 84c oats, 56c soys, $1.62. Your protection against March winds March the month when windstorms wreck havoc—will be here next week. Now is the time to get pro tection for your property—it’s too late after the damage is done. And at the low cost of wind storm insurance you can’t af ford to take a chance—in these days of high repair costs. Insurance—see about it to day—you may need it to morrow. W. F. IUTZI Fire—Auto—Bonds Fresh Drugs and Quality Drug Store Merchandise of All Kinds Prescriptions Care fully Compounded Sidney’s Drug Shop Phone 170-W CT AD THEATRE U 1 All Bluffton THURS.—FRI.—SAT Eagle Squadron with ROBT. STACK and DIANA BARRYMORE —MON GLORIA JEAN and ROBT. PAIGE in Get Hep to Love DISNEY CARTOON Matinee Sunday 2:30 P. M. TUES—WED. Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen WM. GARGAN and MARG. LINDSAY Comedy Coming Soon: YANKEE DOODLE DANDY