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SAFETY FIRST-
SERVICE within keeping
of present day conditions.
Basinger Funeral Home
W. Combs Licensed Funeral Director in Chare
during absence of Stanley E. Basinger, who is
serving our country in its Armed Force*.
Monuments and Grave Markers
Wide Selection and Range of Prices.
SAMUEL BIXEL
Bluffton, Ohio
Phone 429-W 409 S. Main St.
REPRESENTING LIMA MARBLE & GRANITE CO.
that applies to your milk supply, too.
That’s Why You Should Insist on
Hy-Grade Dairy Milk
THE ONLY PASTEURIZED MILK SOLD IN BLUFFTON
AU Jly-Qtuide Milk, U, Pa&teiVtiqed
Look for the name HY-GRADE on the bottle.
HY-GRADE DAIRY
Phone 398-W for delivery at your door
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Mai
Keep Your Hair
Looking Its Best
Wella Cold Wave
PERMANENTS
Phone today for appointment
Personal Attention by
Experienced Beautician
Vel’s Reauty Box
Veldean Moser Caris
Phone 239-W N. Main & Vine Sts.
There is no red tape
.... getting a Loan at this bank for any purpose, nor
any hidden charges or commissions, nor limit on time
or amount of payments. Why get your loan from an
out of town institution either private or governmental,
when you can get better and more convenient accom
modations at a rate just as cheap and often cheaper
right here at home.
We can also serve you much cheaper than any
governmental agency in the payment of your out of
town bills through our BANK MONEY ORDERS, or
our convenient CURRENT PAYMENT PLAN.
When in need of any financial assistance come in
and let us talk over with you your financial needs
e
This bank will be closed all day next Tuesday,
Memorial day, a legal holiday.
The Citizens National Bank
Member Federal Reserve System
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
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.
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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.
Mrs. Alton Wagner of Findlay
called at the home of Mrs. Gerald
Hilty, Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Hartman vis
ited Sunday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Eli Hartman of Jefferson street.
Miss Katharyne Price of Findlay
spent the week as a guest of Mrs.
F. E. Houston in the C. F. Stratton
home.
Miss Donna Lou Stratton of Col.
Grove spent the week end with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F.
Stratton.
Earl Jorg and family have rented
the Jonathan Agin property on
Cherry street and expect to move
next week.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cahill of Jeffer
son street spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Reeder at the latter’s
cottage in Indian lake.
Mrs. Olsen of Camden, N. J., is
spending several days at the home
of Rev. and Mrs. Stanley Rupp on
Mound street.
Come and hear our selection of
home recordings. Welcome any time.
No obligation. Raymond Roseboom,
phone 592-W.
The Friendly Couples class of the
First Mennonite church will hold a
bake sale at the CL* F. Niswander
implement store, Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Siler are
vacating an apartment in the Mrs.
Alma Bixel property on South Main
street and moving to Lima.
Home recordings are things to
cherish. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Ask the ones who have made them.
Raymond Roseboom, phone 592-W.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bronson and
Mrs. Elizabeth Burkholder visited
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Cuppies in Rawson, Sunday.
Miss Agnes Amstutz left the first
of the week for Washington where
she has accepted a clerical position in
the war department.
On your next shopping trip re
member to get Powderene, the
wonder rug cleaner and Mirra Moth
Proof, positive protection against
moths. Both at Basinger’s
Furniture store. tf
TRY your family on the magic
combination of golden flakes of
wheat and bran plus choice Cali
fornia seedless raisins. It’s Post’s
Raisin Bran. It’s new!
Ed Blaklesley and sister Mrs. Rose
Moore and the latter’s son Orville all
of Ft. Wayne visited Sunday at the
home of David Basinger and daught
er of Riley street.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Matter and
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cantrell of Ft.
Wayne spent the week end with Mr.
Matter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Matter of Spring street and Mrs.
Matter’s mother, Mrs. Frank Stalter
of Riley street.
Charles Sheidler and Robert Mills
of Great Lakes Naval Training sta
tion, spent Sunday with the former’s
sister, Mrs. Eugene Benroth aqd
family of North Lawn avenue.
Miss Roberta Biery, civilian em
ploye of the army signal corps in
Washington is spending a week at
her home here and attended high
school graduation events.
Diller ambulance removals: Mrs.
Joe Parker, Rockport to Mansfield
hospital Mrs. J. Gibson and infant
daughter from St. Rita’s hospital to
their home on South Main street.
Mrs. Clyde Warren of Orange
township will spend the latter part
of the week at Wellington attending
high school graduation exercises of
her niece, Miss Maureen McCormick.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hilty enter
tained at six o’clock dinner, Sunday
evening, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Strat
ton and Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Stratton
and daughter Donna Lou of Col.
Grove.
Cpl. Donald Luginbuhl of Camp
Polk, La., visited last week at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Os
win Luginbuhl of Lima, former Bluff
ton residents and also visited friends
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mumma have
left for Chicago where he is a student
in Presbyterian Theological seminary.
Mrs. Mumma was graduated last week
from Bluffton college and her hus
band was here to attend the com
mencement exercises.
Misses Phyllis and Wilma Steiner,
students at Taylor university, Up
land, Ind., have returned home for
the summer vacation. They are the
daughters of Rev. and Mrs. E. G.
Steiner of South Jackson street.
Rev. J. A. Weed left Tuesday for
Columbus to attend the Ohio Annual
conference of the Methodist church
which will be in session thru next
Sunday. Besides the pastor the
Bluffton church will be represented by
Supt. A. J. B. Longsdorf as lay dele
gate and Nelson Steiner as reserve.
Cpl. Joseph Beidler returned to
Camp Bowie, Texas, Wednesday
morning after spending a thirteen
day furlough with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Beidler of South
Jackson street and his sister, Mrs.
Herbert Jones of Carrollton. En
route to Texas he will stop at Meta
mora, Ill., for a short visit with
friends.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boutwell and
son of Upper Sandusky and Miss
Sue Risser were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Derringer and family,
Sunday.
OPPORTUNITY to change break
fast menu. Serve new Post’s Raisin
Bran, the delicious combination of
crisp wheat and bran flakes plus
California seedless raisins.
Byron Fritchie who is in the signal
corps school at the Great Lakes Naval
Training station spent the week end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Fritchie and family of South Jackson
street.
Aunt Of Bluffton
Woman Succumbs
Miss Mary Hankish, 62, died at
her home in North Baltimore, Sun
day night. She was an aunt of Mrs.
Charles Hankish of South Main
street here. Death was due to cere
bral hemorrhage and followed a two
years’ illness.
Miss Hankish was born in Zahle,
Syria, and came to this country 56
years ago with her sister, Mrs. Eliza
beth Gehi of North Baltimore. At
the time of her death she was one
of the owners of a confectionery
store at that place.
Funeral services were held in the
North Baltimore Catholic church
Wednesday morning with the pastor
Rev. Francis Curtin officiating. In
terment was in the cemetery at that
place.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hankish and
family of Bluffton attended the fun
eral services.
To Get Degree In
Manual Training
Dale Davidson, formerly of Bluff
ton will receive his bachelor’s de
gree on manual training at gradua
tion exercises of Illinois State Norm
al College at Normal, Ill., this
month.
He formerly attended Bluffton col
lege and was employed at the Trip
lett plant here. Davidson and his
family expect to move to Minneapolis
next fall where he will continue tak
ing graduate work in that field at
the University of Minnesota.
School Bus Group
Is Entertained
Raymond Roseboom, Bluffton
school bus driver was host to the
children on his bus route when he
and Mrs. Roseboom entertained the
pupils at their home near town,
Saturday night.
Indoor and outdoor games were
enjoyed. Special features of the
evening was the recording of records
including the names and ages of all
present, a piano solo by Vonda Burk
holder and a song by the group.
Refreshments were served at the
close of the evening.
Entertain For Soldiers
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Gable of North
Jackson street entertained Sunday
in honor of their son Pvt. Karl Gable
who is home on furlough from Camp
Lee, Virginia, and also Staff Sgt.
Geo. Scholfield, home on furlough
from Italy.
Present were: Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Scholfield of Westminster S/Sgt.
and Mrs. George Scholfield, Mr. and
Mrs. Wilfred Amstutz, Noah Am
stutz and children of Lima.
Julia Amstutz and daughters and
David Parksmouth of Kenton Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Campbell and family
and Pvt. and Mrs. Karl Gable and
daughter Janis.
Former Bluffton Man
To Teach At Ashland
Dwain Murray, of Marietta, Bluff
ton native and former instructor and
athletic coach at the high school
here has accepted a position as in
structor in Ashland high school for
the coming year.
For several years he was an in
structor and assistaant coach at Ma
rietta high school which position he
is resigning to accept the Ashland
post.
Murray is the son of Med Murray
of North Jackson street. His wife
is the former Olive Locher, daughter
of the late Hiram Locher.
Dinner Honors Soldier
Honoring Staff Sgt. and Mrs.
Harold T. Bell, a dinner was held at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan
Montgomery and family, Sunday.
Those enjoying the day with them
included Mr. and Mrs. Terry C. Bell
and family of Marysville Mr. and
Mrs. Maurice Bell and family of
Columbus Grove Mrs. Chas. Emans
of Park Ridge, Ill. Mrs. Pearl Shook
and daughter Donna of Toledo.
Afternoon and evening callers
were: Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Bader
tscher and family and Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn Hathaway and daughter.
Staff Sgt. Bell has spent the past
six months in Florida after return
ing from fouiteen months service
overseas with the Troop Carrier
Command. He will leave soon for
Texas to resume his duties as a
radio operator in the army air force.
Damages Carcasses
Hog mange damages the dressed
carcasses and results in price losses
to shippers of affected animals
Club*, J^odgeA
and Societies
To Wed Sunday
Wedding of Miss Pauline Sprunger
and Harvey Bauman, both former
Bluffton college students will take
place at the First Mennonite church
here Sunday afternoon at 4:30
o’clock. Open church will be observed.
The bride-elect is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Sprunger of near
Lima and Mr. Bauman is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bauman of
Quakertown, Pa.
Miss Sprunger will at attended by
Miss Letha Arrants of Beloit, Wis.,
as maid of honor and Miss Mary Lou
Zurfluh, a cousin, as bridesmaid.
The bridegroom has chosen his
brother, Andrew Bauman of Quaker
town as best man and ushers will
be Maynard Shelley of Quakertown,
Richard Pannabecker of Chicago,
Frederick Soldner and Earl Lehman
of Pandora.
The bride-elect was graduated from
Lima South high school and attended
Miami university and Bluffton col
lege. For the past year she was
music supervisor in the Pandora
schools.
Mr. Bauman is a graduate of
Quakertown high school and Bluffton
college. He is employed in Dairy
Herd Improvement at Sharon, Pa.
Alpha Gamma
Alpha Gamma club members will
hold a picnic on the college campus
Friday evening at 7 o’clock. Each
member is requested to bring her
own silver. In event of rain the
meeting will be held at the home of
Mrs. Woodrow Little.
Richland Grange
Richland grange will meet at the
Grange hall next Tuesday night at
8:45 when a Memorial day program
will be held. The program follows:
Song, Beauty Around Us Reading.
Mrs. Raymond Rosebooni Music,
Mrs. Lee Carter Memorial Address.
Rev. Bernard Baughn Memorial
service solo, Mrs. Arthur Bowers
service honoring men in the armed
forces.
Methodist Brotherhood
The Brotherhood of the Methodist
church will hold a fish fry and their
monthly meeting at the church,
Thursday night at 7 o’clock. Rev.
E. N. Bigelow of the Presbyterian
church will be the speaker.
Poinsettia Club
The Poinsettia club will nieet at
the home of Mrs. Ward Marshall
next Wednesday night, May 31 with
Mrs. Lesta Clymer as hostess.
Utility Superintendent
Is Retiring On June 1
Dan Riedel, general superintendent
for the Central Ohio Light and Pow
er company for over 30 years will
retire from active service on June 1,
it was announced the first of the
week.
Riedel, a general superintendent
for the utility organization contribut
ed many practical ideas and sugges
tions to the construction of the com
pany’s Woodcock generating plant in
Bluffton which is rated as one of the
most modern and economical gener
ating stations in this country.
Riedel will continue as a member
of the company’s board of directors
and will serve in a consulting capac
ity with the utility.
His successor will be E. W. Mulli
kin, a native of Easton, Maryland,
and formerly operating superintend
ent of the Virginia East Coast Utili
ties, Inc., West Point, Va.
Series “Living Today”
“In Memoriam” will be the subject
of a radio address in the “Living
Today’’ series to be broadcast by
Rev. A. C. Schultz, pastor of the
Ebenezer Mennonite church, over
Radio Station WFIN, Findlay, at
5:30 p. m. Friday.
STOCK SALES
Service bulls delivered any time ex
cept Sunday. Phone Ada, Red 1360.
C. N. Long & Son. tf
Wanted—All kinds of butcher
cattle, steers, heifers, cows and bulls
also unlimited number of veal calves.
Stowell Packing Co. Call N. P.
Steiner & Son, Agt. Bluffton phone
189-W. tf
For rent—Bulls: Shorthorn Here
ford, Angus and Brown Swiss. Ira
Moser. tf
For sale—Berkshire male hog.
Burley Boutwell, 3 miles east of
Orange center.
For sale—Four Berkshire boars,
old enough for service. Willis
Crawford, 2Vz miles north of Beaver
dam.
For sale—Full blood Duroc male
hog. W’alter Benroth, 5 miles east
of Bluffton on Route 103 and mile
south.
For sale—White iaced heifer giv
ing milk also fox terrier male pup.
Claribel Owens, Bluffton phone 547-R.
Hot-shot batteries $1.98, fence in
sulators 100 for $1.49. Gamble’s
dealer store.
Pandora Resident
Dies Here Tuesday
Mrs. Alice Basinger, 87, of Pan
dora, died in the Bluffton hospital
Tuesday night. Death followed com
plications from a fractured hip which
she suffered several weeks ago.
Brief funeral services will be held
Friday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at
the home of her son Clement Ba
singer in Pandora where she resided,
followed by services at the Reformed
Mennonite church at 2:30 o’clock
with Rev. Wm. Rupp of Wauseon of
ficiating. Interment will be in the
church cemetery.
Mrs. Basinger was born in Wayne
county but resided in this commun
ity for many years. She was the
widow of the late Peter P. Basinger
and for more than sixty years a
member of the Reformed Mennonite
church northwest of Bluffton.
Surviving are three sons: Dr. I.
W. Basinger, Mansfield Leslie Ba
singer, Fostoria, and Clement Ba
singer, Pandora and three daughters
Mrs. Peter Steiner, Toledo, Mrs. John
Graber, Canton and Mrs. Hiram
Wenger, Bluffton.
Twenty-one grandchildren and
seven great-grandchildren also sur
vive.
Birthday Dinner
Mrs. Gene Mericle entertained
Thursday night with a dinner at her
home on South Main street in honor
of the first birthday anniversary of
her son Jerry and also the birthday
anniversary of Mrs. Harry Mericle.
Those attending were: Mr. and
Mrs. Gerald Berry and son, Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Mericle, Harry Mericle,
Wm. Mericle, the honored guests
Mrs. Harry Mericle, Jerry Mericle
and the hostess.
Mrs. Mericle’s husband Staff Sgt.
Gene Mericle now serving with the
armed forces in Italy has never seen
his son.
WANT-ADS
Wanted—Clean cotton rags, will
pay 6c per pound. Bluffton News
office. tf
See Rell Potee for lawn mower
sharpening. Rell Potee, S. Mound
Street, Bluffton. 9
Local office for Acousticon hearing
aid also batteries for all makes.
Mrs. Walter Gratz, 110 South Lawn
Ave. Phone 467-W. tf
For sale—Healthy started chicks
two weeks old at reduced prices.
Jorg Hatchery, Cherry St., Bluffton.
Bluffton phone. tf
Wanted—Girl’s bicycle in good con
dition. Marlene Gleason, Bluffton
phone 575-Y.
Wanted—Boy 12 years wants work
by day or hour. Has bicycle. Call
Bluffton phone 575-Y.
Wanted—Small building suitable
for child’s playhouse. Call Bluffton
phone 578-Y.
Zip-sharp lawn mower sharpener
49c. Gamble dealer store.
For sale—Vegetable plants. Allen
Beeshy, Riley St. 7
Lost—Hub cap for Studebaker auto.
Finder return to News office. $1 re
ward.
For sale—Two combination storm
and screen doors size 3 by 7 ft., new.
.J. Luginhuhl hardware. Beaverdam.
Lost—Billfold containing currency,
gas ration book, driver’s license, etc.
Finder return to Lysle Sutter, Pan
dora.
For sale—Pre-war studio couch,
Simmons spring construction, like
new. Frank Hartman, 226 N.
Jackson St.
For sale—Upright piano. Call
Bluffton phone 595-W.
For sale—Car radio, American Bosh
make. Call phone 522-W.
For sale—Illini soy beans. Albert
Kohler, Bluffton phone.
For rent—One room furnished
apartment, available May 29. Inquire
110 S. Lawn Ave. Bluffton phone
467-W.
For sale—Junior boy’s blue suit,
size 7 with long pants. May be seen
at Mrs. Peter Gratz store.
Wanted—Baby bed also pre-war
coaster wagon. Mrs. Willis Craw
ford, Bluffton Rt. 2.
For sale—Oak extension table and
folding cot. Justin Basinger, 136
Thurman St. Bluffton phone 378-T.
For sale—Pansy and Canterbury
Bell plants. Call after 5 p. in.
Robert A. Potts, corner Washington
and Spring Sts.
For sale—Garden hand plow. In
quire 101 Cherry St.
For sale—Goat one year old. Mrs.
Harold Kennedy, 139 S. Jackson.
Phone 380-W.
For sale—Baby carriage also
kerosene cooking stove. Mrs. Ray
mond Thompson, 211 N. Main St.
For sale—Trumbull wagon with
grain bed also 15 shoots. Paul Som
mers, 1 mile west and 1 mile north
of Beaverdam.
For sale—Two good screen doors
7 ft. by 3 feet. and 7 ft. by 1 ft. 8
inches. Cal! afternoon nr evenings.
Mrs. Henry Badertscher, 349 S. Jack
son St. Phone 466-W.
For sale—80 acres near Pandora
with 7 room frame house, electricity,
good black soil also 6 room one floor
plan house' in Rawson, electricty, city
water. Mrs. H. W. Althaus, phone
238-W.
Save money on mufflers, tailpipes,
brakeshoes, fuel pumps, piston ring
sets, speedometer cables, spark plugs,
batteries at Gamble’s dealer store.
PAGE FIVE
Rationing Calendar
So that you may keep in mind the
numerous important war-time ra
tioning dates, the Bluffton News is
publishing this weekly reminder:
MEATS, BUTTER, CHEESE,
FATS, CANNED FISH AND
CANNED MILK—Book 4 red
stamps A-8, thru T-8 good for
10 points each under token ration
ing indefinitely.
PROCESSED FOODS—Book 4
Blue stamps A-8, thru Q-8
good for 10 points each under
token rationing indefinitely.
GASOLINE—Stamp 11 in A
book good for 3 gallons of gaso
line thru June 21.
SUGAR—Stamp 30 and 31 in
Book 4 good for 5 pounds of
sugar indefinitely. Stamp 40
good for 5 pounds under can
ning allotments until Feb. 28,
1945.
Spare stamp 37 must ac
company applications for addi
tional canning sugar asked from
rationing boards.
SHOES—Airplane stamp 1 and
2 good indefinitely.
Softball Play To
Start On Thursday
Practice play preliminary to the
organization of the town softball
league for the summer season will be
started at 6:30 p. m. this Thursday
on the Harmon field diamonds, and
everyone interested, old or young, is
urged to turn out for the first ses
sion.
All who have interest in participa
tion are welcome to play, without
charge, it was announced, and
leagues will be formed for beginners
as well as for the better players.
With reduced gasoline rationing
cutting down on many other kinds of
summer recreation, softball play at
home offers an ideal schedule for
the season, it was announced by offi
cers of the Bluffton Athletic associa
tion, which is sponsoring the project.
Leagues also will be organized for
women if enough interest is mani
fested.
Male Bird Makes Nest
The male of Wilson’s phalarope,
an American bird, assumes the bur
dens of nest-making and housekeep
ing.
NEW FLOORS OUT OF OLD
Expert sanding and floor
finishing.
ED GOOD
124 Lawn Ave., Bluffton.
Seed Disinfectants
CERESAN—Wheat, Oats
and Barley
SEMESAN JR.—For Seed
Corn
SEMESAN BEL—For Seed
Potatoes.
Sidney’s Drug Shop
Home Recording
Remember—the voices of your
loved ones on record are valu
able now, in the future they
will he priceless. Don't delay.
MAKE THAT RECORD TO
DAY.
Raymond Roseboom
Bluffton phone 592-W
They live in
our hearts—
We pause at this season to
pay tribute to the memory of
those brave men from our
midst who, forgetful of self
have dedicated their lives and
made the supreme sacrifice to
the making of a better world
for us, who remain.
Their names are inscribed
indelibly on the tablets of our
memory as we give them the
full measure of homage which
is their due.
W. F. IUTZI
Fire Auto Bonds
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Aerotred Cushion Soled
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C. L. Rupright
Beaverdam
Beaverdam phone 502