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Bluffton High School Notes
The officers of the classes and
dubs for next year are as follows:
Senior class—President, Paul
Reichenbach Vice President, James
Dailey Secretary’, Dorothy Wenger,
Treasurer, Dean Niswander.
Junior class—President, Lois AL
bro Vice President, Louise Soldner
Sec’y-treasurer, Kenneth Moser.
Sophomore class—President, Bon
nie Grismore Vice President, Wayne
Sommers Sec’y.-treasurer, James
Lewis.
Freshman class—President, Jean
Burkholder Vice President, Addison
Myers Sec’y-treasurer, Dora J.
Luginbuhl.
Eighth grade, President, Bill
Burcky Vice President, Beatrice Lei
ber Secretary, Lois Marquart
Treasurer, Bernard Fish.
Hi-Y—President, Otto Klassen
Vice President, Leonard Smucker
Sec’y.-treasurer, James Dailey Pro
gram chairman, Charles Triplehorn.
G. R.—President, Geneveive Buh
ler Vice President, Mary Lou Dean
Secretary, Phyllis Hardwick Treas
urer, Janet Steiner.
Blue Triangle—President, Mary
Ann Smucker Vice President, Susan
na Kempf Sec’y-treasurer, Mary J.
Burkholder Song Leader, Dora Lug
inbuhl Program Chairman, Marilyn
Fett.
H. E. R.—President, Louise Wilch
Vice President, Lois Burkholder
Secretary, Dorothy Dunbar Treasur­
In the first meeting of the new
council Roy Pogue was appointed as
fire chief David Highland, the new
night watch C. H. Smith, president
of the council C. M. Doty, fills the
vacancy on the board of health and
Marshall D. W. Fox will fill the
office of street commissioner.
Members of the fire department
are: Albert Benroth, Harry Fisher,
D. O. W’ittkofski, C. A. Stauffer, E.
C. Stauffer, G. W. Sw’ank, C. M.
Doty, C. F. Stratton, Clayton Mur
ray, Isaac Brobeck, and Ira Troxel.
Mayor Sutter emphasized the value
of harmony in municipal administra
tion at the meeting.
New men around the table were C.
H. Smith and Nahum Basinger as
councilmen and Ed Reichenbach the
new’ clerk.
Robert, son of Dr. and Mrs. R.
E. Hughson, is the prize winner in
a letter contest. The prize was
given by the David C. Cook Publish
ing company. Robert wrote on the
question “What would you do with
1100.00”. Young Hughson won $2,
one of the five winners in the United
States and Canada, and was the only
winner in the Buckeye state.
While on his way to Lima to
attend the wedding of his son Albert,
Elias Niswander, a retired farmer
residing west of town, dropped dead
in the interurban station.
Lester Bixel left Wednesday to
resume his studies in the Moody
Bible Institute in Chicago.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hinkle,
a nine pound girl baby.
A. E. Lugibill won three firsts at
the Pandora poultry show with his
Partridge Rocks. Jess Bracy was
also a good winner with White Wy
andottes.
Miss Helen Adams left for Chicago
to resume her studies in music after
spending the holidays with her
parents Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Adams.
Leslie Kimmel and Miss Minnie
Bigler surprised their many friends
the first of the week with the an
nouncement of the marriage which
occured on New Years day. Mr. and
Mrs. Kimmel will make their home
in Gilboa in the near future.
The pumpkin in the News office
window contained 352 seeds. Wilburt
Schumacher, was the nearest guesser.
Willard Jennings left for Cleve
land to take a course of instruction
BEAT THE CLOCK-
er, Esther Schumacher Reporter,
Janice Wingate Historian, Mary Lou
Young.
F. F. A.—President, Ronald Zim
merly Vice President, Paul Reichen
bach Secretary, Robert Lee Treas
urer, Arthur Hilty Watch Dog,
Keith Brauen.
Cutlass—Editor-in-chief, Eileen
Weinhold Assistant Editor, Esther
Berky.
Buccaneer—Editor-in-chief, Alice
Jean Bixel Assistant Editor, Lois
Burkholder Business Manager, Dean
Niswander.
G. A. A.—President, Dorothy Dun
bar Vice President, Mary Lou
Schmidt Sec’y-treasurer, Louise
Soldner.
The honor roll for the last six
weeks is as follows:
Seniors—Robert Amstutz, Dale
Huber, Varden Loganbill, Mary Mar
garet Basinger, Beverly Biery, Helen
Greding, Margaret Griffith, Jane
Howe, Lois Oyer, Clare Reagan.
Juniors—Otto Klassen, Juanita
Bame, Esther Berky, Jean Ann Stein
man, Eileen Weinhold.
Sophomores—John Lugibill, Ken
neth Moser, Leonard Smucker, Robert
Ramseyer, Elmer Stonehill, Lois Al
bro, Mary Lou Dean.
Freshman—Martin Koch, Mary
Bauman, Betty Bixel, Almeda Fenn,
EleAnor Linden, Alice Pannabecker.
i The grade cards for this year will
1 be distributed next Tuesday at three
o’clock.
NEWS OUR FATHERS READ
FROM ISSUE OF JAN. 6, 1916
in the Cleveland automobile school.
Sol Fisher is on the sick list and
Albert Vermillion wants his name in
the paper too—he has a humdinger
of a cold.
Miss Ruth Meeks became the bride
of Elmer Schaublin at the home of
the brides parents at Rockport on
New Years day.
Mrs. Wilhelm Amstutz who is now
teaching in the Continental schools
was recently granted a life certifi
cate by the state board of school
examiners at Columbus. Mrs. Amstu
tz was instructor of German for
four years in the Bluffton schools.
East Orange
Seaman Ralph Price of California
spent last Thursday with Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Stager.
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Boutwell and
Byron Leo were Sunday dinner
guests recently of Mr. and Mrs. 0.
J. Gallent of Eagle Twp.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Agin spent
Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Holt of near Lima.
Callers in the B. J. Boutwell home
the past week were: Harry Amstutz
of Versailles, Rayon Boutwell, Ilo
Agin and son Evan, Mary Heldman,
Pvt. Ezra Heldman and wife of
Georgia, Ann Smith of Arlington.
Pvt*. Ezra Heldman returned to
Georgia after a ten day furlough.
Mr. and Mrs. Rayon Boutwell and
children Lynn and Lonnie were Sun
day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
B. J. Boutwell and Byron Leo.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Smith and
daughters Ann and Jane of Arling
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Boehm
and sons David and Stephen were
dinner guests Thursday in the C. M.
Heldman home in honor of Pvt. Ezra
Heldman.
The Womens Missionary meeting
of the Riley Creek Baptist church
was held in the home of Mrs. Henry
Kemerer last Wednesday afternoon.
(Buy War Bonds
'——TODAY------
For Future Needs
and skate at reduced price
It’s “Beat the Clock Night” at Bluffton Roller Rink
next Wednesday, May 24. Reduced admission price for all
skaters here before 8:20 p. m. Regular price after that
time.
And don’t forget Hobo Night this Wednesday—every
one will be in overalls or old clothes for a real hobo festival.
Contests and prizes you may win one.
Regular skating on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
nights. Other nights open for private parties. All even
ing skating 8 to 11 p. m.
No one under 11 years admitted on Saturday and
Sunday nights.
Kids session Saturday afternoon 2 to 4 for those 11
years and under.
BLUFFTON ROLLER RINK
Ray Clark, Prop.
Japs' only offensive, in
Chino. •$ really a de
fensive measure to link
communications be
tween north and cen
tral China. Honan’s
wheat crop may also
be goal
^Japan's Offensive Defensive
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HONAN
CHUNGKING
long Kong
Richland Center
Richland Grange will observe “Rur
al Life Sunday” next Sunday, May
21, withm a basket dinner at noon.
A special program has been prepared
for the afternoon at 1:45 o’clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Badertscher and
son Walter were Tuesday evening
supper guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Dwight Frantz and daughters. Even
ing callers were Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Badertscher and sons and Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne Zimmerman and daugh
ters.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Basinger and
daughters visited relatives in Berne,
Ind., Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Rayon Boutwell and
family were Sunday dinner guests at
the B. J. Boutwell home.
Mrs. Paul Rhoads and children,
Mrs. Donivin Gratz and son Brett,
Mrs. Harold Stevens, Mr. and Mrs.
Otto Amstutz were Tuesday evening
supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Bixel.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hirshfield, Sr.,
of Lima, and Ray Hirschfield were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Marquart and son.
Mrs. S. C. Dailey of Findlay spent
the week end at the home of her son
Dwight Dailey and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Luginbuhl and
daughters, Mrs. John Luginbuhl and
son of Toledo, Mr. and Mrs. Faye
Isham, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Mar
quart were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. W.. C. Boothby.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Badertscher and
son Walter were Thursday supper
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bad
ertscher and sons.
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Bower of
Jenera spent Sunday evening with
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gerber and fam
ily.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gratz and Mrs.
J. L. Gratz were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Core and
family of Columbus Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Luginbuhl
and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Coon and daughter and Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Grant and sons were week end
guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. I. Luginbuhl.
Mrs. Will Hilty, Mr. and Mrs. W.
C. Schaublin and daughter Rachel and
Mrs. Edna Anspach were Sunday din
ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Peter D.
James and sons of Columbus.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON CffTTO
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Ye/low Seo
Shanghai
lanchang
Supported by a tank, American infantrymen move in to
wipe out the Japs on Kwajalein Atoll who were not knocked
out by the furious preinvasion shelling and bombing which
set off the raging fires seen in the rear.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gratz and
fast China Sea
[Foochow
Courtesy THE STANDARD OIL CO. (OHIO)—-18
Up to this month, Japan has lost some 2,000,000 tons of vital
shipping, thanks to U. S. subs, ships and planes. So Japan starts
a new land offensive in central China. What’s the connection?
Map above shows it. Japs hold all of the 775-mile Peiping
Hankow railroad except 160-mile stretch in Chinese-held Cheng
chow-Hankow salient. If present drive recovers that, Japs can
launch similar one in south to take Hankow-Canton railroad.
Success here would give foe 1522-mile interior supply line from
[Japan’s home waters to South China Sea. Photo shows Chinese
fighters hauling 75-mm. gun, part of U. S. Lend-Lease material
aiding their fight against Jans. i
Tank and Infantry Complete Job
(Signal Carpg Pheto-OIFT)
son of Lima were Sunday evening
supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Gratz.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Cuppies were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Miller and family.
Mrs. Rayon Boutwell and children
spent the past week with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Amstutz at Ver
sailles.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bame and
children of New Stark and Mr. and
Mrs. David Rusmisel of Dola were
Sunday dinner guests of their parents
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rusmisel.
Past week callers at the Ernest
Gratz home were Mr. and Mrs. Reno
Gratz and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J.
L. Gratz, Mrs. Addie Graiber, Mrs.
Otto Amstutz and Mrs. Harold Stev
ens.
Past week callers at the Wilmer
Badertscher home were Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Badertscher and son Walter, Mr.
and Mrs. Wayne Zimmerman and
daughters, Mrs. Dwight Frantz and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Quinten Burk
holder and family and Mr. and Mrs.
Glen Hathaway.
On the beaches of Italy, in the
jungles of the Pacific—planes, tanks,
artillery must move—and fast no
waiting to build roads or airfields.
That’s when our soldiers must un
roll these “steel mattresses,” as you
see them in this photo. Your War
Bonds pay for them.
V. S. Trtatnry Dtpar taunt
Settlement
Wanda, daughter of Hr. and Mrs.
P. L. Lehman, has been seriously ill
since last Thursday with spinal
menigites. The family is under
quarantine. At this writing the girl
is somewhat better.
Walter Augsburger, southwest of
Bluffton has had quite a seige of the
mumps. Also Rachel, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Gid Garmatter has the
mumps. Geneva, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley Bixel has the
whooping cough.
Mother-Daughter banquet was well
attended at the Ebenezer church on
Monday evening. Mrs. Clayton
Steiner was the special speaker and
her talk was much appreciated, also
her daughters Mary Carolyn and
Magedelene sang in Spanish.
At this writing the condition of
Mrs. P. P. Basinger, who fell several
week ago and fractured her hip re
mains unchanged at the Community
hospital at Bluffton.
Relatives received the latter part
of last week the announcement of
the birth of a son William Paul to
Mr. and Mrs. William Dillon of
Chicago. Mrs. Dillon is the former
Mildred Leightner, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. B. F. Leightner of Ft.
Wayne. Mr. and Airs. Dillon are
conducting the musical Sunshine
Gospel Mission at Chicago.
Misses Jemima and Drusilla Lugi
bihl spent the week end visiting in
Ft. Wayne.
Mr. and Mrs. R. 1. Diller and
daughter Emma Lee of Kokomo,
Ind., visited Sunday with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Diller
who arrived home last week after
spending the winter at Lake Worth,
Florida.
The members of the Steiner family
and their children enjoyed a family
dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Willard Moser, Sunday.
Gerald Stucky of Berne, Ind., will
speak at a joint meeting of the four
Mennonite churches of this locality
at St. John church, Thursday evening
beginning at 8:15. He is appointed
General Conference representative
for South American missions.
The Senior class of Pandora High
school left for Chicago early Monday
morning. They expect to visit
places of interest in that city and
%ill return Wednesday. Miss Evelyn
Hilty, one of the instructors and Rev.
Harvey L. Mitchell, pastor of the
Missionary church accompanied the
group.
The click of the corn planters is
being heard in many fields this week.
Much ground is still to be plowed.
A smaller acreage of potatoes, sugar
beets and tomatoes is being planted
this season due to the shortage of
help.
A large and appreciative audience
heard the final concert of the year
which was presented by the College
Girls’ Choir at the First Mennonite
church in Bluffton, Sunday evening.
Mrs. Herbert Howell and daughter
and Ruby Howell spent the past
two weeks visiting Cpl. Herbert
Howell at Platte, Kansas, where
he is stationed.
Mr. and Mrs. Alcus Pate of Detroit
visited over Saturday and Sunday
in the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Moser of Bluffton and Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Welty and family and Mrs.
Josephine Moser.
Noah Leichty is at present assist
ing Lloyd Basinger with farm work.
Rockport
Lieut. O. D. Yoder of Marsh Field,
Calif., w'as a Thursday evening guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Mayberry and
family.
Richard Cupp who is a student at
Ohio State University in Columbus,
was a week end guest of his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cupp.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Begg and
family were Sunday dinner guests
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Begg.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Roby and
family of near Cairo attended servic
es at the Presbyterian church Sun
day morning and were dinner guests
of Mrs. Mary Sylvester and Glen
Huber and family.
Rev. and Mrs. E. N. Bigelow and
son Bruce, of Bluffton, Mrs. Regina
Lemley of Pandora and Robert Par
menter and daughter Gail of Lima
were entertained at dinner Sunday
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Marshall and family.
Mr. and Mrs. William Porter and
son Billy of Marysville were Wed
nesday evening supper guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Mayberry and family.
Mrs. Porter remained until Sunday
for a visit with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. R. Mason in Columbus Grove
and Mr. Porter and son returned
here Sunday for the day.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Begg and
sons Jimmie and Dean spent Sunday
with a group of relatives in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hedapohl
near Wapakoneta.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cupp, Mr.
and Mrs. William Cupp and Mr. J.
Orrin Cupp and daughter Edythe at
tended funeral services for a cousin,
Mrs. Cora Keister Lecrone in North
Manchester, Ind., Sunday.
The annual alumni meeting of
Beaverdam High school will be held
in the school cafateria in the form
of a covered dish supper at 7:00
o'clock Saturday evening. Each mem
ber is requested to bring one dish
and sandwiches, service will be
supplied. Rev. Musser of Pandora
will be the speaker of the evening.
The Bluffton and Western Ohio
Railway company case, relative to
the cost of Main street paving, is
to be heard again in the county court
house at Lima. A. D. Lugibihl,
Peter Diller, N. W. Cunningham,
Mell Bogart, A. L. Baumgartner, F.
A. Eaton, Noah Basinger, H. L.
Romey, Charles Killen, and B. F.
Biery have been summoned as wit
nesses.
Milton Locher will come home from
Delaware this week.
Sam King’s new house is rapidly
nearing completion.
Waldo Neuenschwander returned
home from O. N. U. last week. He
will probably take up canvassing
this summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Diller spent
Sunday with Mr. Diller’s parents in
Bluffton, after their wedding trip to
Columbus and other southern points.
Sarah Basinger, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. P. Basinger of Pandora,
who has been staying in Chicago the
past few years, recently graduated
from the Baptist hospital in that
city.
While Clarence Grismore and Gid
eon Steiner were going to town last
Saturday their horse became fright
ened at a man approaching on a
motorcycle. The horse became un
manageable and broke the shaft, but
the boys were both stout and the
horse couldn’t prove himself master
and a runaway was avoided.
Peter Basinger went over to Cleve
land to visit his brother Aaron, who
graduates from the medical depart
ment of the Western Reserve Uni
versity.
A little daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Cook last Thurs
day.
Miss Zoa Bentley will conduct a
grade school during vacation.
Mesdames Noah Neuenschwander
and J. C. Welty and daughter Lucille
are attending the annual session of
the Heidleberg classes at Bucyrus.
Cyrus Schumacher, the electrician
is putting up a set of low voltage
Mrs. Edgar Begg is president of the
organization and Rebecca Marshall,
secretary.
Mrs. Wilbur Lentz will be hostess
to members of the Friendly Neigh
bors club Thursday afternoon of next
week. The following program has
been planned: Roll Call, My mother’s
maiden name Paper, “Eisenhower”,
Mrs. Frank Hall Music, Mrs. Gladys
Beemer Monologue, Mrs. Sybil
Reichenbach “Song Pertaining to
Mother”, Mrs. Elizabeth Van Meter
Contest, Mrs. Eunice Stephens.
News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue Of June 17,1909
Mrs. Guy Mayberry and daughters
Jayne and Joan, Miss Patricia Seeley
of Columbus Grove and Mrs. Claries
Foote of Lima were among those
who attended the May Day festivities
at Bluffton College, Saturday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Cupp and
daughter Edythe were recent guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Smith and
family of Cleveland.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Mayberry and
family were Sunday guests in the
home of Mrs. Anna Bowers in Lima.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Steiner of
Pandora were Sunday evening callers
in the Orlo Marshall home.
Mrs. Donald Van Meter was host
ess, Saturday evening, to a group of
friends for a bridal shower honor
ing Miss Katherine Eddy, who teach
es music and home economics in the
Beaverdam schools. Her wedding
will be an event of June 5th at her
home in New York.
Groups of Farm Security clients
in Preble and Butler counties made
cooperative purchases of combines
and corn pickers.
The importance of lumber on Ohio
farms is indicated by the use of
wood to build 90 per cent of the
farm houses, 98 per cent of the barns
and 75 per cent of the fences in the
state.
Ohio peach trees not treated to
control borers last September should
be treated the last half of May.
Fruit growers report numerous trees
killed by the borers. Para-dichloro
benzene and para-scalecide are ef
fective eradicators.
Sun and fresh air are great condition
ers—-but not all of us have the time or
opportunity for gardening and out
door activities. That’s why we need
iron to enrich the blood and yeast to
furnish the "B” vitamins which aid in
elimination and clearing the blood.
Both of these tonic ingredients are
combined in
NYAL IRON & YEAST TABLETS
—which supply energy, increase the
appetite and aid digestion.
A. Hauenstein & Son
THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1944
tungsten lights in the business sec
tion to test the same, relative to
street lighting purposes.
Harry Amstutz left Tuesday to
attend the Miami commencement
exercises at Oxford.
Arthur Phillips and Edward Geiger
attended the Cleveland Industrial Ex
position the first of the week.
Miss Ida Basinger of near Pan
dora, a former Bluffton teacher has
been re-employed as teacher in the
Continental high schools.
Misses Celia and Emma Wenzinger
attended the wedding of their cousin,
Miss Glen Groman, at Arlington,
Ohio.
Will Diller, who spent several
weeks prospecting in Texas, returned
to Chicago and is in Oregon at
present. He also expects to visit
other western points before return
ing.
Julian Doriot, who has been in the
employ of a Dayton firm, has ac
cepted another position which will
locate him nearer to Topeka, Kansas,
his present home.
Miss Susan Basinger of near Pan
dora left here Saturday for Cleve
land to attend the graduating ex
ercises of her sister, Miss Matilda
r»asinger in the College for Women
in that city.
Earl Heckathorn left Monday for
Delphos to canvass for a Chicago
Publishing company.
While out plowing in the fields
Ab Wilkins unearthed an old fash
ioned copper cent. Upon examination
it proved to be the date of 1832
the birth of Mr. Wilkins.
The Bluffton Volunteer Fire Co.,
in their new tan colored suits, ac
companied by some of the village
officials, and a number of citizens
attended the firemans convention at
Lima. The company at present con
sists of J. M. Mumma, chief S. L.
Kimmel, Bert Watkins, Ira Troxel,
Henson Good, Clyde Yerger, Arnold
Bigler, Clem Strahm, George Weir
ich, William Houser, William Garrett,
Joe Stepletort, and G. C. Stratton.
Cattle on feed in the corn belt
April 1 were 23 per cent less numer
ous than on that date in 1943. This
situation combined with a heavy
slaughter record for the first quarter
of 1944 seems to indicate a strong
to steady market on well finished
cattle in the immediate future. Ec
onomy in feeding costs still is high
ly important.
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