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VOLUME NO. LXVIII NEW PREINDUCTION TESTS FEBRUARY 1 FOR SERVICE MEN Present Screening Tests Will be Discontinued Under New Procedure New Order Will Have no Effect on Selected to be Examined Next Week New pre-induction examinations of Bluffton and Allen county men ear marked for the armed forces will begin next Monday and preliminary or screening tests of men about to be reclassified 1-A will be discontinu ed February 1, according to orders from state headquarters received the first of the week by Allen county draft board No. 3. Under the new program, men passing their physical examinations will be returned home for at least 21 days before being called for actual induction. The new order will have no effect on selectees leaving next week for examinations, but will affect those scheduled to be called later in the month for induction to fill February quotas. Continue Blood Tests This Month Local boards will continue making blood tests until February 1 and also will call up men for pre-induction tests during the last half of this month. Local board screen examinations will be discontinued after February 1 except in cases of obvious physical disability or when the registrant re quests such an examination. The new pre-induction examina tion will be a one day process except in cases where necessary to hold the registrant for a further clinical check. These examinations will be given at the regular induction centers. Quotas to Examining Centers Under the plan, local boards will send their quotas to the examining centers where the men will be classi fied as fit either for the navy, army or army limited service. Men physically unfit will be returned and reclassified 4-F. A majority of men from this area probably will report to Ft. Benjamin Harrison near Indianapolis altho some may enter service at Ft. Hayes in Columbus and Ft. Thomas, Ky. Mrs. Estetla Locher, Early Resident, Dies Mrs. Estella Julia Locher, 85, long a resident of the Bluffton area died Friday in Bluffton Community hospital. Born in Canton Bern, Switzerland, she came to this country at an early age and spent most of her life on the old Charpie homestead on Bent ley road south of Bluffton. In 1876 she married Henry Stein er, one of Bluffton’s early merchants who preceded her in death in 1888. She married Eli Locher in 1903. Following the death of Mr. Loch er in 1940, she lived with her niece, Mrs. Jay Harris, on Cherry street. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Mary Balmer, Pontias, Ill. two bro thers, Fred Charpie, Taft, Calif., and Emile Charpie, Enid, Oklahoma. Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon in the Basinger fun eral home, with Rev. Ernest Bige low, pastor of the Presbyterian church, officiating. Burial was in Maple Grove cemetery. Former Orange Twp. Man Is Found Dead Earl Eugene Denison, 57, former Orange township resident was found dead in bed at his home in Sidney Saturday morning. Death was due to a heart ailment. He was the son of George and Anna (Beach) Denison. The family formerly lived on what is known as the Blackford farm in Orange town ship. He was manager of the Marks Shoe company in Sidney at the time of his death. He never married. Surviving are two sisters: Mrs. Ora Williamson, Toledo and Mrs. Anna Mann, Marion. A sister who preceded him in death was Mrs. Nan Ruhl. Her husband, the late Can Ruhl was a Bluffton native. Badertscher Heads Township Trustees F. C. Badertscher has been elected chairmen of the Richland township trustees for the coming year at the organization meeting of the board. Walter Marshall is vice chairman. Allen Grismore is the third member of the board. N. W. Basinger is clerk. Niswander Director At Citizens Bank C. F. Niswander, Bluffton farm implement dealer, was elected to the board of directors of the Citizens National bank at the annual stock holders’ meeting Tuesday night. He succeeds L. T. Greding, director of the bank whose death occurred last summer. All directors on the present board were re-elected for the coming year at the meeting Tuesday night. They are: C. H. Smith, E. C. Romey, Noah Basinger, Edwin Amstutz, Henry Huber and M. M. Bogart. A cash dividend of $4 a share re cently declared on the outstanding common stock was announced at the meeting. MENNONITE AID SOCIETY GROWS IN PAST YEAR Company Has §3,610,165 Risks In Force Shows Increase of $160,415 Policies Carried By Insurance Unit Aggregate 905 Of ficers Named for 1944 has 905 policies in Putnam, Hancock counties. $10,064 In Total losses during the last year were $10,064.62. Fire damages were the heaviest, a total of $8,584.74 being paid out for such losses. Pay ments for lightning losses amounted to $784.94, and storm damages cost the society ,$691.94. With 905 policies in force the as sociation has nine less risks than carried number of the mutual surance dwellings This has resulted in cancellation of policies mercial Bluffton Donor Of Bluffton College Library Building Is Victim Of Heart Attack C. a Insurance risks aggregating total of $3,610,165 are carried the Mennonite Mutual Aid Society, a locally owned and operated insur ance organization, specializing in farm risks, it was reported last Saturday at the annual meeting of the group in the Bluffton school building. by High session society Reports submitted at the show’ the mutual insurance force in Allen, and Hardin carried by the Aggregate risks organization showred an increase of $160,415, over the total of $3,445,325 on the books at the close of 1942. With present policies in force re presenting $3,610,165 in insurance value the company coverage since it June 5, 1866. has its largest was organized Losses in 1942. Decrease in the of policies reflects operation Ohio statute barring farm companies from writing in on real estate other than in incorporated towns. in buildings used for com and industrial purposes in and Pandora. Risks Up $160,415 Despite the small drop in the number of policies in force, officials of the society pointed to the fact that value of risks in force have increased $160,415 over last year. Ray S. Hilty, of Bluffton, was re-elected a director, and Geiger, of director to of Bluffton. Directors H. Musselman, One of Na tion’s Largest Fruit Pro cessors Succumbs Gifts to Bluffton College Aggre gate $135,000 Lived at Biglerville, Pa. H. Musselman, 63, donor of C. the library building on the Bluffton college campus and long an influ ential supporter of the local insti tution, died Thursday afternoon at his home in Biglerville, Pa. Death was attributed to a heart condition which had kept him his office for the past year. He was founded, president general manager of the C. H. selman company, largest cessing company in the possibly in the nation. Surviving are his children, a son and of Biglerville. was in Mrs. at her street. Llewellyn named a Basinger, Pandora, was succeed Jerry are L. continuing to and serve Raymond E. E. Bucher Moser, of Columbus Grove L. G. Phillips, Tschiegg Bluffton. Amos of of Ottawa, and and Albert Winkler, elected Monday night at Officers the organization meeting of the board of directors are: Pres., E. E. Bucher vice pres., Amos Tschiegg sec., Albert Wink ler asst, sec., Raymond Moser treas., Ray Hilty appraisers: L. G. Phillips, Llewellyn Geiger, Raymond Moser, Amos Tschiegg. Map Local Plans For 4th War Loan Drive Plans for Bluffton’s participation in the Fourth War Loan campaign, Jan. 18 to Feb. 15, will be mapped at a meeting of the executive com mittee of the Bluffton War Loan committee at 7:30 p. m. Wednesday in the offices of The Triplett Elec trical Instrument Co. Bo the or- Norhan A. Triplett and Mel gart, co-chairmen, are calling session to complete preliminary ganization for the drive. Members of the committee will be notified of the meeting by mail. from and Mus pro- and fruit east 1907 in with his at sher- The business started when Musselman, together father and brother bought iff’s sale a small vegetable cannnig plant at Biglerville, is now a ten million dollar concern operating plants covering 50 acres and owning nearly 1,000 acres of producing land, most of it in bearing fruit trees. He and Mrs. Musselman made a contribution of $106,000 to Bluffton college in 1928 to cover the cost of constructing and maintaining Musselman library building now stands on the campus, this sum, $56,000 was expended erecting the structure, and the maining $50,000 was invested provide funds for the cost of main tenance. the that Of in to The couple’s most recent contribu tion to the college here was a $5,000 gift received late in December. At the time she forwarded the money, Mrs. Musselman wrote that she hoped to add $3,000 more this year. A requent visitor on the college campus, Musselman was well known in Bluffton. The family’s total do nation to Bluffton college have amounted to $135,000. Musselman was a member of the Mennonite church at Fairfield, Pa., where Rev. George Stoneback, a Bluffton college graduate, is the pastor. Responsible position in the Mus selman canneries are held by two other Bluffton college graduates, Alvin Stauffer and Willis Beidler. Dr. L. L. Ramseyer, of Bluffton college, attended 1 held last Saturday Pennsylvania. funeral services at Gettysburg, widow and two a daughter, all Funeral Services For Mrs. Susanna Amstutz Funeral services for Mrs. Su sanna Amstutz, 84, pioneer Bluff ton resident were held at Reformed church, Monday Rev. V. C. Opperman, the church officiated and St. John’s afternoon, pastor of interment Maple Grove cemetery. Amstutz died Friday night home on North Jackson She was born February 4, 1859, in Sigristville, Switzerland, the daughter of John and Mary Sigrist. In May, 1883, she came to Bluffton and Gi. August 21 of that year she was married to Godfrey Amstutz. She was for many years a member of the St. John’s Reformed church and active in the organizations. work of women’s a daughter Olga grandchildren and Her hus- Surviving are of Bluffton, four two great grandchildren, band and Stepleton ceded her two daughters, and Mrs. Rosa in death. Mrs. Edith Kline pre- Annual Woodmen Dinner Wednesday Annual dinner and election of offi cers of the Bluffton Modern Wood men lodge will be held at the Wal nut Grill on Wednesday night, Jan uary 19 at 6:30 o’clock. All mem bers are urged to attend. George Rauenbuhler, Sec. Barnes Heads Board Of Public Affairs Harry Barnes took his seat on the Board of Public Affairs and was elected president of that body at the organization meeting of the board. Barnes and F. J. Harmon were elect ed to membership on the board last fall. Wm. B. Luginbuhl, the third mem ber of the board was re-elected last fall. The board re-elected Edgar Hauenstein clerk. fHE BLUFFTON NEWS A NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF BLUFFTON AND VICINITY BLUFFTON, OHIO, THURSDAY, JAN. 13, 1911 1944 COMMUNITY INSTITUTE OPENS NEXT WEDNESDAY Joint Meetings On Opening Day Separate Sessions On Second Discussion of Community Prob lems Featured Music and Drama On Program of Offering a tw’O-day program instructive talks, discussion sessions and varied entertaining features, Bluffton’s annual community institu te will be held here Wednesday and Thursday of next week. Well qualified speakers will ap pear at the sessions to discuss many phases of rural community problems. Playlets and musical offerings are included to gram. give balance to the pro- details of the program Pages 4 and 5 of this Complete appear on week’s issue of The Bluffton News. Joint meetings of the men’s and women’s institute organization will be held in the Bluffton High School auditorium on the opening day of the institute, next Wednesday. First session on the Wednesday program will be at 10 a. m. Joint Sessions Wednesday Afternoon and evening meetings also will be in the school auditorium on Wednesday. Varied offerings on Wednesday night are expected to draw’ a capacity audience from the com munity. Special music, talks by the two state speakers and presenta tion of a one-act comedy skit w’ill be the headliners on a program scheduled to start at 7:30 p. rn. Separate sessions are planned for Thursday’s institute programs, with the men meeting in the high school auditorium, and the women at the auditorium building. fan the grade school Two Stats Speakers jressive list of Heading an Speakers scheduled appear hettt during the two-day session are John Grierson and Mrs. M. C. Rosselott, both of Hillsboro, the two state institute speakers J. W. Warner, Allen county farm agent Dr. I. W. Bauman and C. J. Windau. Grierson, now a farm owner and operator, has a broad background including services as a former dis trict executive secretary of the American Red Cross during which he studied first hand some of basic problems of society. the in Mrs. Rosselott’s experience eludes that of teacher and welfare worker among people. Later lecturer and worker in the Blue Ridge mountain she served as a radio she is a prominent grange and P. T. A. Six Counties In Peace Contest Here Sunday Six counties will be represented in the Prince of Peace declamation con test to be held at the Methodist church here Sunday night at 7:30. are contest Lucas, Seneca, and Crawford Competing are contest winners from Defiance, cock, Wyandot ties. Han coun- John To- entered are: Contestants Fritz, Farmer Ruth Procter, ledo Carolyn Grove, Fostoria Alan Mieffer, Arcadia Phyllis Rossel, Upper Sandusky and Robert Hughes, Bucyrus. The contest is under direction of the Ohio Council of Churches and a gold medal will be awarded to the winner who will be eligible to be one of 18 participants in the state contest to be held in Columbus this spring. Victory Girl Program Is Dedicated Locally Dedicated to war workers in Bluffton, Lima and Delphos is the “Victory Girl” program, popular WLW feature to be heard this Wed nesday night from 6:25 to 6:30 p. m. Announcement of dedication of the program to Allen county industries was made the first of the week. Real Estate Deals near Benton Eli Garmatter of Ridge has purchased the 80 acre farm from the Amos tate 3H miles west of Bluffton and will occupy the place this spring. Walter Garmatter who tenanted the place has rented the farm being va cated by Eli. Garmatter es- Gideon Garmatter residing north of the Hilty school has also pur chased from the Amos Garmatter estate the 80 acre farm on which he resided. this week censes for the animals before Jan. 20, if they want to escape paying the $1 penalty that will be assessed after that date. Registration fees for dogs remain the same as last year: $1 for each male or spayed female and $3 for each unspayed female. Tags must be bought for all dogs over three months of age. Every' person who purchases a dog from outside the state after Jan. 1 and before July 1, must within 30 day’s make application for a registra tion from Jan. 1 and pay a full year’s fee. If a dog becomes three months of age after July 1, the fee is one-half the regular charge. In case of the loss of a dog tag, the law provides a duplicate that may be obtained at the auditor’s office for 25 cents. Licenses for both Allen and Han cock county may be obtained in Bluff ton at the Community Market Organization Continued Ready To Function When Condi tions Warrant Hiram Kohli Re-elected Presi dent of Association at Annual Meeting Bluffton’s Mid Winter fair, discon tinued because of wartime conditions will be it was annual at the night. On the board of directors are the officers and the following: Quinten Burkholder, Harvey Burk holder, Harold Carr, Dwight Frantz, Ben Amstutz, Joe Powell, Warren, Carl McCafferty, Klingler and Edgar Herr. Dog Owners Must Get Tags For Canines By January 20 of dogs were warned again that they must buy new Il Owners Plan To Resume Bluffton’s Winter Fair When Present Emergency Passes resumed after the emergency, stated by directors at the organization meeting held high school building Friday Altho there has been no fair for the past two years, the organization has been held intact and will be '’ready to resume the annual showing as soon as conditions warrant, prob ably after the war. In the organization meeting all officers were re-elected for the com ing year. The officers include Hiram M. Kohli, president Albert Winkler, vice-president Harry F. Barnes, sec retary, and Ray Marshall, tenor. Clyde Clyde Former Bluffton Woman Dies In West been received here of Mrs. Fannie Green, 80, Wash. She was the Word has the death of of Bothell, widow of the late Charles Green. The couple formerly resided in Bluffton. Mrs. Green died last Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Leo McCullough. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Bothell, Saturday followed by burial at that place. Besides the daughter at whose home she died she is survived by a son Burl Green of Tacoma, Wash., and two sisters, Mrs. Peter Bader tscher and Mrs. John A. Anderson, both of Bluffton. WEDDING ANNOUNCED Announcement has been made of the wedding of Turley Rupright and Cora McGinnis, both of Lima. Rup right was a former Bluffton resident and operated a grocery here a number of years ago. Wartime manpower conditions cre ated a unique situation in this dis trict’s sports setup when A. C. Burcky, veteran coach at Bluffton college, took on additional responsi bilities as the athletic director of Ohio Northern university, this week. Annual Hospital Meeting Monday Coach A. C. Burcky Takes Over As Athletic Director At Ohio Northern Naming of Burcky to head the sports departments of the neighbor ing institution in addition to con tinuing as athletic director here fol lowed the drafting of Millard (Lefty) Murphy, Northern coach, who reported Wednesday at Fort Hayes, Columbus, for army service. In addition to taking over the di rection of Ohio Northern sports teams for the remainder of the sea- Annual business meeting of the Bluffton Community hospital will be held at the high school cafeteria next Monday night at 7:30 o’clock. Reports for the past year will be given and directors elected. Tosh Re-elected As School Board Head John Tosh was re-elected for the coming year as president of the Bluffton Board of Education at its organization meeting, Monday night. Dr. W. vice president and Leland Diller was re-elected clerk. son, Coach ing theory versity. named Levi Althaus, a new member of the board was seated, succeeding Elmer Short whose term expired. Other members of the board are Ralph Badertscher and Waldo Hof stetter. Lehman Recital Friday Evening Prof. G. A. Lehman, baritone, of the Colgate-Rochester Divinity school of Rochester, N. Y., will appear in a vocal recital in the Bluffton col lege chapel, Friday night o’clock. at 8:00 Prof. Lehman, formerly the department of music at lege here wTas a favorite vocalist ing. 1 charge to the concert but an offer ing will be received. head of the col Bluffton with a large local follow lere will be no admission Military Funeral For Bluffton Service Man Military funeral services were held in the Presbyterian church Fri day morning for Pvt. Calvin Dudg eon, 18, who died of spinal menin gitis at Fargo, North Dakota. His death occurred on Tuesday of last week and the body arrived here Thursday morning. Rev. E. N. Bigelow, his pastor, officiated at the funeral services and burial was in Maple Grove cemetery. furlough ritualistic post were Service men home on served as pallbearers and services of Bluffton Legion held at the grave. The Boy Scout troop of which he was a former member attended the services in a body. Pvt. Dudgeon was the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Dudgeon of Cherry street. At the time of his death he was in an engineering unit of the army specialized training program at the State Agricultural college in Fargo. War Service Legion Drive Launched Here War workers at The Triplett Elec trical Instrument Co. were signing pladges this week in the presentee ism program sponsored by the County War Service Legion, part of a campaign launched county industries on Monday. Allen as a in all Goal of the Legion is to assure un interrupted production in war plants by cutting down on absenteeism. All workers who sign the pledge receive an attractive sterling pin. If after three months they are on the job regularly when scheduled to work they will receive a service bar, and additional awards will be made at the close of months periods. following three pledge is relative One copy of the to some friend or armed forces. mailed in the Burcky will teach coach classes at the Ada uni handle the Northern He w’ill basketball team in competition for the first time this Wednesday at Ada, when the Bears play Denni son, rated as the third best team in Ohio. Bluffton and Ohio Northern met twice this season Bluffton won the 43, and Northern 44 to 27. in basketball, first game, 44 to took the second, Eleven games schedule of the while Bluffton has only three addi tional tilts carded for the remaind er of the season. remain on the Northern eagers, RICHLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE VOTES EXPANSION Risks Aggregate $2,276,445, With Total of 559 Policies in Force in Area Association Votes to Provide Hailstorm Coverage Ter ritory Is Extended Extension of the insurance facili ties offered by the Richland Town ship Farmers’ Insurance Co., a rural mutual organization operating in the Bluffton area, was announced last Saturday at the annual meeting of the organization in the Richland township room at the town hall. Hailstorm insurance protection will be provided in the future by the company, the result of an amendment to the charter voted by the organization, holders were fire, lightning and storm. Previously policy insured only against A new type policy also was voted by members of the association. This embodies “standard provisions” re commended by state and national associations of mutual insurance companies. Territory E n larced Adoption of a new constitution also was affected with the major change representing an enlargement of the territory covered by the as sociation. Insurance protection will be available in the future to all of Allen, Hancock, Putnam and Hardin counties. Previously, the group limited its insurance to Richland, Jackson, Bath and Monroe townships of Allen county Riley township in Putnam county Union and Orange town ships in Hancock county, and Liber ty township in Hardin county. Members of the association also voted to insure town properties ex cept those used exclusively for in dustrial and commercial purposes. These may not be insured by farm mutuals, according to a state law. $2,276,445 In Risks Reports made at the annual meet ing last Saturday showed property insured by the association has an aggregate value of $2,276,445. This is an increase of $51,355 in risks over last year’s total of $2,225,09 ). The increase of insurance in force w’as recorded despite the fact that the number of policies decreased 12, from 550 to 538. This drop represented combining of chattel and real estate policies, officials said. At last Saturday’s meeting Ezra Moser of Bluffton, was elected director for a three-year term, succeeding Jacob Schick, of La fayette. Appraisers Named Chari es Lora, of Columbus Grove, and H. named appraisers. elected, and Hilty was named as a new appraiser, there previously having been only one. O. Hilty, of Bluffton, were Lora was re Quinten Burkholder, of Bluffton, was elected treasurer for one year, succeeding H. P. Huber, also of Bluffton. The board of directors of the association consists of three direct ors elected as such. They are Moser elected last Saturday, and Elias Augsburger and Elmer Lauby, who are serving unexpired terms. In addition, the two appraisers, the treasurer and the secretary serve as directors. The secretary, who will be ap pointed at organization of the board of directors next Saturday, alst will be a director. Rites For Clayton Little Held Monday Clayton D. Little, 33, of Bluffton, died last Thursday evening in the Lima District tuberculosis hospital. He had been ill for one year. A native of Kalida, Mr. Little was born Aug. 14, 1910. He had been employed at the Lima Tank Depot and at one time w'orked at The Triplett Electrical Instrument Co. here. He was married to Eva Agin, who survives with .me daughter, Wini fred Irene. Other survivors include two brothers and five sisters, Kuhl man Little, Chicago Murray Little, Lima Mrs. George Blakemore, Toledo Mrs. Madeline Griffin, New York city Mrs. Glenn Williams, Ypsilanti, Mich. Mrs. I. M. Baum gartner, Taft, Calif., and Miss Zelda Little, Seattle, Wash. Funeral services w’ere held Mon day morning in the Diller funeral home. Rev. A. F. Albro, pastor of the Bluffton Missionary church, of which Little was a member, officiat ed. Burial was in a Kalida ceme tery. I