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THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1944 Auxiliary To Honor Its Past Presidents Final report on the drive to raise funds for the honor roll paying trib ute to Bluffton area men and women in uniform will be made at a covered dish supper honoring past-presidents of the Legion Auxiliary at 6:30 p. m. Thursday at the home of Mrs. J. S. Steiner. The meeting will also serve as a farewell party for Mrs. Harold Stonehill, a past president of the Auxiliary, who is leaving Monday for Phoenix, Alizona. Girls who helped Auxiliary members* in the sale of poppies for Memorial Day will be guests at the dinner. Past-presidents to be honored at the session include Mrs. Arthur Am stutz, Mrs. Estella Core, Mrs. Faye Isham, Mrs. Clarence Rockey, Mrs. Clarence Stonehill, Mrs. Fred Fritch ie, Mrs. Monroe Amstutz, Mrs. Harold Stonehill and Mrs. J. S. Steiner. Mrs. Harry Turner, president this year, also is a past-president of the organization. Service Monuments and Grave Markers Wide Selection and Range of Prices. SAMUEL BIX EL Bluffton, Ohio Phone 429-W 409 S. Main St. REPRESENTING LIMA MARBLE & GRANITE CO. Efficiency Integrity Progress Ambulance Service Phone 222-W 239 S. Main St. Why does Hy-Grade Milk stay sweet longer? That’s the question we are often asked these warm summer days The answer is that it is pasteurized and impurities which cause milk to sour are destroyed in the pasteurizing process, together with other possible sources of infection. That’s why it’s important to insist on Hy-Grade Dairy Milk THE ONLY PASTEURIZED MILK SOLD IN BLUFFTON Remember Hy-Grade Milk Stays Sweet Longer Because it’s Pure. IIV-GHADE DAIRY Phone 398-W for delivery at your door Leaves For Pre-Army Training In Dayton Roger Klay, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Klay of North Lawn avenue left Wednesday morning for Dayton to take pre-army training courses in Dayton university during the sum mer. The youth who was graduated from Bluffton high school last month has enlisted in the army air corps and will continue his studies at Dayton until his eighteenth birth day in the fall when he will go into active service. Ebenezer Broadcast A boys’ quartet will be heard on the weekly radio program of the Ebenezer Mennonite church broad cast from Findlay station WFIN Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. Members of the quartet are: Ve land Bucher, Robert Gratz, Clarence Jones and Howard Diller. Miss Vi della Bucher will be accompanist. Do You Need MONEY for buying a farm, livestock farm machinery, automobile or any other legitimate purpose? If You Do We can furnish you with all the money you need on terms as reasonable and more convenient than any out of town agency. within keeping of present day conditions. Basinger Funeral Home G. W. Combs Licensed Funeral Director in Charge during absence of Stanley E. Basinger, who is serving our country in its Armed Forces. Come in and see us before you borrow elsewhere. Use our economical MONEY ORDERS and CURRENT PAYMENT CHECKS to pay your out of town bills. The Citizens National Bank Member Federal Reserve System Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. THE BLU 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. Metal dust pans, broom dusters. Gamble’s Dealer Store. Mrs. Myrl Hull of Toledo is spend ing the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Todd of Franklin street. Miss Ruth Todd of Cincinnati spent the week end at the home of her sister, Mrs. Armin Hauenstein and family of South Main street, Donna Jean Chidester of Waynes field is spending the week with Miss Sarah Amstutz of Mound street and attending Bible school here. Tire pumps, rear view mirrors, ball and socket trailer hitches, flash lights. Gamble’s Dealer Store. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Nique and sons of Findlay visited Sunday at the home of Mrs. Bertha Motter and Rolland Matter and Mrs. Robert Deerhake and son Donnie. Mrs. Ross Gottshall of 'Warren is spending the week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Beals and daughter of South Jackson street. Word has been received that Cpl. Ralph E. Diller formerly of this place has been transferred from Camp Roberts, Calif., to Ft. Ben ning, Ga. 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 TED—come home. Got something different for breakfast. New bran flakes and raisin combination called Post’s Raisin Bran. It’s delicious. It’s new! Mrs. H. G. Murray of North Jack son street is visiting at the home of her son, Aaron Murray and family in Washngton Court House this week. Cpl. Richard Rusmisel has return ed to Camp Edwards, Mass., after a ten days visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Rusmisel northwest of Bluffton. Mrs. Austa Long of Lima was called Tuesday to the bedside of her brother, W. H. Kincaid, a patient in Bluffton hospital reported seriously ill. Sgt. Glenn Price and Mrs. Price have returned to Chanute Field, Ill., after a two weeks’ visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Price of Rockport and her parents in Find lay. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Locher and children Ralph, Jean and Ann of Atlanta, Ga., visited Sunday at the home of Mr. Locher’s aunt, Mrs. Mary Diller and Mr. and Mrs. Le land Diller and family of Cherry street. They stopped here enroute to Cleveland. Mrs. Amos Moser entertained at dinner, Thursday evening honoring her son in law, Dallas Bernard of the Naval Reserve. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gratz, Mrs. Elizabeth Althaus and daughter Bernice and Mrs. Dallas Bernard. Mrs. Wm. Parrish of Toledo and Mr§. D. C. Morgan and children David, Mary Ann and Margaret of Middletown spent the past week with their mother, Mrs. C. E. Thompson of Orange township. David Morgan is remaining for a month’s visit with his grandmother. Mrs. George Moser and son Greg ory of Lima are spending a week with her father, Joshua Beery and sister, Mrs. Clayton Murray of West Elm street. Mrs. Moser and her son will leave soon for Denver to live with another sister, Mrs. Lola Hartz ler. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stonehill and family residing in the Staater apart ment above Gratz’s dry goods store will leave Monday for Phoenix, Arizona where they will reside. Mr. Stonehill who left early last spring for Phoenix because of his health has returned to make arrangements to move his family to that place. Dale Davidson of Normal, Ill., is visiting relatives and friends in Bluff ton and Lima. He was recently graduated from Illinois State Teach ers college at Normal, specialising in manual training. He expects to move his family to Minneapolis this sum mer where he will enroll for gradu ate work in the University of Min nesota. Marvin Crawford a patient in the army’s Batte General Hospital at Rome, Ga., is spending several weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Crawford of Orange township. Craw ford who was wounded in action in the southwest Pacific area is con valescing and at the conclusion of his visit here will return to the hospital for further treatment. Diller ambulance removals: Russell Wolfe from Lima Memorial hospital to his home near Beaverdam Wm. Kincaid from his home to Bluffton hospital Mrs. Emerson Neff from Bluffton hospital to home on South Lawn avenue Samuel Diller from Lima Memorial hospital to his home near Elida Van Strahm from his home near Rawson to Bluffton hospital. I FFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, 0 Bicycle headlights, tail lights, tires and tubes. Gamble’s Dealer Store. Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Diller and little son Peter of Ypsikmti, /]•.. visited in Bluffton and Lima durn-g the past week. Floyd Woods is visiting at the home of his mother, Mrs. Bertha Woods of West College avenue. Mrs. Wm. Underwood has returned to her home on Cherry street after spending the winter with relatives in Lima. Miss Lucille Hilty in Red Cross Hospital service spent Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Hilty of Spring street. She is stationed at Crile General hospital in Cleve land. Mrs. Ardine Ward and Mrs. Ger trude Bernfield of Findlay were Sun day dinner guests of Mrs. Lydia Lora of South Main street. JANE—All is forgiven. Tried magic new combination, Post’s Raisin Bran. Think it’s wonderful. Crazy about those crisp wheat and bran flakes with raisins. The ideal gift for the June bride— a set of chinaware from Gamble’s Dealer Store. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Stauffer visit ed last week at the home of their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Keith H. Dickerson of Hammond, Ind. Mr. Dickerson holds a respon sible position with the Inland Steel Co., at East Chicago. Miss Lora Schultz is spending the week visiting at the home of her brother, Harold Schultz and family in South Bend, Ind., and her fiance Pvt. Russell Oyer, student in the University of Illinois Medical school in Chicago. In honor of the birthday anniver sary of Mrs. John Watkins, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Beals and daughter Peggy Joyce of South Jackson street entertained Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. Watkins of Cherry street and Mrs. D. B. Huber and daughter Mrs. Walt Binkley of Lima. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff West entertain ed at their home on South Lawn avenue Mr. and Mrs. Ira Garner of Toledo and Mrs. James West of Findlay. Mrs. West has since left for Camp Hood, Texas, to spend the summer there with her husband, Sgt. West. Rev. and Mrs. Stanley Rupp of Mound street have as their guests Rev. and Mrs. Paul Rupp of Ft. Wayne, Miss Wilma Klopfenstein of Grabill, Ind., and Frank Sweeten of Camden, N. J.,. all of whom are teaching in the Daily Vacation Bible school which is closing a two weeks’ session on Friday. Mrs. Sidney Hauenstein of Campus Drive is at Sunset Gap, Tenn., for a month assisting in the operation of a Presbyterian mission school while some of the regular personnel are absent on leave. Her daughter, Miss Barbara Hauenstein is a teacher in the school. Miss Jeanne Baumgartner of Mishawaka, Ind., a student in Bowl ing Green university spent the week end at the home of her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Bogart of Cherry street. She was accompanied by three classmates: Misses Ione Geisel of Elyria, Marilyn Smith of Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Elizabeth Gulick. Among those from out of town attending funeral services for Mrs. Rtlla Stough, Friday afternoon were: Mrs. Nelson Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hall of Convoy James Tracy of North Baltimore Mr. and Mrs. Oren Pfaler, Mrs. Jack Horner of Shelby, Mrs. Nannie Robinson, Mr. and Mr/. Tola Shively, McComb Mr. and Mrs. Clair Dukes, Benton Ridge Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Roberts, Ann and Stanley Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Stough, Fostoria Robert Stough, Mr. and Mrs. John Stough, Findlay Mrs. Robert Rudisill and Nancy, Mrs. Barton Wilson, Mrs. Chas. Rader, Jay G. Stough, McComb Mrs. Or ville Stough, Chillicothe Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Steiner and Mary Louise, Warren Mr. and Mrs. Homer McComb, Mrs. Sam Teegarden, Col. Grove. No Change Here In Manpower Controls Priority referral of manpower which will go into effect July 1 thru out the nation under sweeping new controls announced last Friday by the War Manpower Commission in Washington will result in no major changes in manpower control in the Allen county area. J. W. Saunders, manager of the United States Employment service in this district, said Saturday that the new WMC program embodies the same provisions that have already been in effect for several months in this area. To Hold Fourth Of July Rodeo Here Plans for a rodeo to be held on Harmon field on the night of July 4th were announced the first of the week by the Bluffton Saddle Horse club and the Community Sportsmen’s club, co-sponsors of the event. Co-chairmen in charge of arrange ments are Wilbur Frantz and Silas Diller. Committee chairmen are: Program, Ray Rogers finance, Dallas Berry property, Doyle Rainey publicity, Gene Benroth concessions, A. E. Kohli grounds, Ray Marshall sec retary, Dorothy Frantz. ocietieJ Jitsu Tau Club Picnic of the Jitsu Tau club will be held at Buckeye Lake on Wednes day night of next week at 7 p. m. instead of at Lima as previously an nounced. Richland Grange Richland Grange will meet next Tuesday night at 8:45 o’clock. Some experiences on the railroad, music, playlet and a special feature will make up the program. Name Wedding Date Wedding of Miss Lora Schultz, dau ghter of Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Schultz of South Lawn avenue and Pvt. Rus sell Oyer of Chicago will take place in the First Mennonite church, Satur day evening, June 24 at 8:30 o’clock. Open church will be observed. Officiating at the ceremony will be Rev. J. N. Smucker, pastor of the bride. Pvt. Oyer, a student in the Univer sity of Illionois Medical school is the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Oyer of Congerville, Ill. Both he and his bride-elect are graduates of Bluffton college To Wed Saturday Wedding of Lieut. Neil Baumgart ner, formerly of Bluffton and Miss Pauline Wolfe of Coshocton will take place in the First Presbyterian church at Coshacton, Saturday night at 8 o’clock. Lieut. Baumgartner is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lysle Baumgartner of Mishawaka, Ind., former Bluffton res idents. Both he and his bride-elect are graduates of Miami university, Oxford. Lieut. Baumgartner will receive lis commission from the army air school at Yale university, Thursday and will be given a ten days leave. Following this he will be assigned to Harvard university and Massachusetts Insti tute of Technology as instructor in the army air school. For the past year his bride-elect has been engaged in laboratory work and teaching in a Detroit hospital. Attendants at the wedding will in clude Miss Jeanne Baumgartner of Bowling Green university, sister of the bridgroom and her fiance, Sgt. George Swank of Greensboro, North Carolina. Among those from Bluffton who will attend the wedding will be Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Bogart and Mr. and Mrs. A .L. Baumgartner grandparents of the bridegroom. Entertain for Bride Complimenting Mrs. Jerome Ber nard, the former Miss Marcella Stein er a recent bride, Misses Caroline Romey and Edith Amstutz entertain ed informally with a miscellaneous shower at the home of Miss Romey. Contests and bridge were diversions and gifts were presented to the honor guest. A lunch was served with ap pointments in white and summer flowers completed the decorations. Those present were Mesdames Herbert Luginbuhl ,Clarence Hause, Wilbur Steiner, E .C. Romey, Wm. Edwards, Don Patterson, Arden Bak er, Wilford Steiner, DeLos Kervin, James Sutter, A. R. Warren, B. W. Travis, Woodrow Little, Norman Triplett, Silas Diller, Harry Bogart and Misses Bernice Althaus, Letha Niswander, Rita Hankish and the hon or guest. Methodist Women’s Society The Women’s Society of Christian Service will meet at the home of Sibyl Mollett, Thursday night. Assistant hostess will be Mrs. Morris Thomas, Mrs. Murray Tipplehom and Mrs. Millen Geiger. Mrs. Edith Mann will be in charge of devotionals and Mrs. A. J. B. Longsdorf is program leader. Sugar Stamp 32 Good On June 16 Sugar stamp No. 32 in Ration Book No. 4 will become valid in definitely on June 16 for five pounds of sugar, according to an OPA an nouncement made early this week. At the same time ration boards were informed that Sugar Stamp No. 37 in Ration Book 4 never will be used. Many housewives mistakenly detached that stamp from their books and sent it to their local boards for canning sugar instead of Spare Stamp No. 37. Lt. Mehollin To Be Bomber Navigator Lt. Harry W. Mehollin, husband of Vera A. Mehollin, route 2, Bluff ton, is completing his training on a Liberator bomber at Pueblo Army Air Base, Pueblo, Colo. He is the navigator of his crew, and is expect ed to serve overseas soon. His mother, Mrs. Inez Mehollin, and his father, F. W. Mehollin, live in Cleveland. Where Our Soldiers Are Francis Kohli S 2/c R. M. Amphibious Force Training Base Solomons, Maryland Cpl. Ralph E. Diller 35540387 Hq. & Btry, 607th F. A. Art. A. P. O. 360, Ft. Benning, Georgia 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, BI TTER, CHEESE, FATS, CANNED FISH AND CANNED MILK—Book 4 red stamps A-18, thru W-8 good for 10 points each under token ration ing indefinitely. PROCESSED FOODS—Book 4 Blue stamps A-8, through V-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. Stamp 32 good for five pounds June 16. Spare stamp 37 must ac company applications for addi tional canning sugar asked from rationing boards. SHOES—Airplane stamp 1 and 2 good indefinitely. Five-Year-Old Boy In Piano Recital Wilson Lee Augsburger, five-year old grandson of Eli Augsburger, of 212 S. Jackson street, appeared in a piano recital last week at the Van Orin, Ill., Gospel church. The five-year-old musician has played before large audiences in sev eral states, and his skill has received the recognition of the Etude maga zine. He is the son of Rev. and Mrs. W. R. Augsburger, of Van Orin. WANT-ADS For sale—Yam plants. Albert Vermillion, Bluffton phone. For sale—Gas engine 1 H. P., good condition. Call Beaverdam phone 346. Lost—Ration books Nos. 3 and 4 belonging to Robert Pannabecker. Finder please return to his address on College road or call phone 412-T. For sale—Two standard size doors, 4 glazed window sash and 9 by 12 W’ilton rug. Inquire 132 N. Mound St. Wanted—To buy modern 5 or 6 room house with approximately two acres of land. Must be close in. Call Bluffton phone 178-W. For sale—Magazine rack, floor and table lamps, bridge lamp, radio table, tilt-back chair and ottoman, new 9 by 14 rug and pad brass bed, chif fonier, clothes hamper 5 piece break fast set sprinkling cans wooden wardrobe small mirror coaster wagon sled and scooter. Mrs. Har old Stonehill, above Gratz dry goods store. For sale—80 acres 4 hi miles from Bluffton with 7 room frame house, good barn, electricity and good productive soil. Mrs. H. W. Althaus, phone 238-W. For sale—Cabbage and tomato plants. Mrs. Samuel Kohler, Bluff ton phone 548-R. For sale—53 bags of late certified Maine A and cobblers also 56 bags of Select No. 1 Katahdins. Don Forche Sno-White Market, Beaver dam. Open every evening until 9 p. m. 8 For sale—Nice big lot with garage on East Cherry street. Cheap if sold soon. Call phone 8-4656, Lima, Ohio. For rent—Room and garage. In quire Bluffton phone 402-W. 8 Notice—While they last—our best 10 inch glass record at new low price of $1.75. Raymond Roseboom, Bluffton phone 592-W. For rent—Two rooms for light housekeeping. Inquire 129 Geiger St. Wanted—Half-dozen mother cats and kittens. Will make good home for them. W. A. Vermillion, Bluff ton phone. For sale—Allis Chalmers tractor cultivators with power lift and mulcher attachment complete, to fit W. C. tractor. Gerald Spallinger, 2 miles east and 2’i miles south of Beaverdam. See Rell Potee for lawn mower sharpening. Rell Potee, S. Mound Street, Bluffton. 9 For sale—McCormick-Deering two row corn plow. L. H. Hauenstein, 3 miles south of Bluffton. Even though you have no record I player, don’t delay! Make your I child’s record today. Play it back in the future. Raymond Roseboom, Bluffton phone 592-W. See me for cleaning septic tanks, vaults and cisterns. Address Post Office Box 1, Bluffton, Ohio. 10 For sale—Healthy started chicks two weeks old at reduced prices. Jorg Hatchery, Cherry St., Bluffton. Bluffton phone. tf For sale—Vegetable plants. Allen Beeshy, Riley St. 7 Wanted—To rent 2 or 3 room furnished apartment married couple no children. Inquire for Wm. Snider at Triplett Electrical Instrument Co. 8 For sale—Davenport, oak extension dining table and 6 chairs, will sell separately also breakfast table and two benches with backs and hard wood ivory painted bed with springs. Inquire 139 S. Jackson St. Wanted—To buy field of mixed or clover hay. C. C. Herr, Pandora phone 29-D. PAGE ■IIL'LL —.. "I _uag Entertains For Service Men Mrs. Amos Moser of North Lawn avenue entertained Sunday evening with a potluck supper honoring Her schel Moser of the Navy, her son-in law, Dallas Bernard of the Naval Reserve and her grandson, Donavon Moser of the Army. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gratz, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Moser, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wolfley and family, Mr. and Mrs. Rawleigh Moser and son, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Moser and family, Mrs. Dallas Ber nard, Mrs. Herschel Moser and fam ily and Mr. and Mrs. Homer Cline. Olver Steiner Will Lead Singspiration Oliver Steiner, director of music at Bob Jones college, Cleveland, Tenn., formerly of this place will lead the singspiration at the Defenseless Men nonite church, Sunday night at 9:15 o’clock. His wife will be at the piano. Local Office For Acousticon Hearing Aid Also Batteries for all Makes MRS. WALTER GRATZ, 110 South Lawn Ave. Phone 467-W. NEW FLOORS OUT OF OLD Expert sanding and floor finishing. ED GOOD 124 Lawn Ave., Bluffton. Does lightning ever strike twice? If lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same place, it may be because there’s often noth ing left to strike after the first time. Your property is too valuable to be exposed to lightning with out insurance protection. The damage—great or small—will be made good by insurance. See about it today—remember good intentions are no sub stitute for good insurance. 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 1 Aft Bluffton THURS.-FRI.-SAT. Marie Montez Jon Hall Sabu WHITE SAVAGE in Technicolor also MEMPHIS BELL in Technicolor SUN.-MON. Old Acquaintance Bette Davis TUES.-WED. Frontier Badmen Anne Guinne—Rob’t Paige Also Episode 2— The Phantom The Man Who Never Dies ■"S five I