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THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1916 Lilac time and tulip time, too—we’re on the threshold of one of the most delightful moments of spring and spring’s the season when a young man’s fancy turns to whistle at the sweet young things like one we saw at the bank corner Tuesday peering into her compact mirror and repairing her makeup simply marvelous what a little lipstick can do—so keep it up dearie, for an ounce of complexion will get you farther than a ton of argument and altho the pen may be mightier than the sword it’s the powder puff that tops them both and sways the fate of nations and speaking of the female of the species, she was out in all her best last Sunday for the Easter parade— even if it was without nylons and just to refresh your memory it didn’t rain on Easter Sunday—won der if that means no rain for the next seven Sundays—anyway we hope that doesn’t apply to week days also with the present spring drought being what it is and summer putting on a full dress re- Who Cares About My Looks It’s What I Do That Counts End of the Did N Demand for You may be assured th whole milk when you se Cream, too We don’t have to ment scarce for those profitable to separate the Sour Cream the highest price, an at the farm. The Pag Phone 489-W 4 WAI PAINT TO APPLY IS: PPAOY POP wiw ttAurr with hear sal the first of the week with temperatures running well up into the eighties after a frost Satur day morning and an Easter egg hunt for the kiddies on Harmon field in the afternoon after having been dropped during the war and hope springs eternal—at least in the hearts of those who bought building lots—even if it’s only a garage— and in these modern days one might say that a man’s garage is his castle and like the cat with nine lives, we find on our doorstep Bluffton’s recurring problem of mosquito con trol pressing for solution our ambitious summer recreation pro gram at Buckeye lake and Harmon field will fall far short unless there is some way to curb mosquitoes looks as if this should be put on the top priority spot on the council’s agenda—Bluffton wants an effective and workable mosquito control pro gram and at the next council meet ing in May, it’s high time there is some action. You may have noticed those de signs worked in van-colored bricks in the front wall of George Carmack’s new theatre building going up next to the A & store. George has been getting a lot of compliments on his foresight in selecting these bricks for variety. Fact is, George made Republican Candidate FOR REPRESENTATIVE Primary, May 7, 1946 I Floyd B. Griffin, Spencerville, Ohio |Var OT End Page’s vder Milk Spray Po lant of Bluffton I The Page Needs WHOL Co MILK highest price for your to The Page Dairy Co. n that butter is mighty ucers who find it more heir whole milk and sell e Page Dairy Co. will pay pick the cream up right I Dairy Co. Bluffton, Ohio IT'S MADE WITH OIL "Not a Water Coating" NOW! your dream home can come ♦rue at once. You can brighten walls end ceilings with enchanting colors of refreshing loveliness with FLATLUX. ft costs so little and one coat covers over wallpaper or any other wall surface so easily that anyone can apply it. FLATLUX dries quickly Mm*soN.iA*GfMr GREDING HARDWARE ALL DEAD STOCK REMOVED We Pay $3 for Horses $2 for Cows Phone MAIN 475 Collect BRANCH OF FOSTORIA ANIMAL PRODUCTS, INC. too. You can use the rooms the same day there is no objectionable odor. $2.40 Only Per Gallon faints a virtue of a necessity. Seeing that he was running short of bricks and unable to get a new supply to match what he had previously obtained, he bought whatever colors were avail able and a resourceful bricklayer did the rest, working them up in designs —all except one long purple brick which didn’t fit into any color scheme so it went into the wall way up near the top. Henry Gratz living south of town on the Dixie is another member of the News 50 year subscriber’s club— but there’s more to the story than that. His father, David Gratz was one of the original subscribers when the News was founded by the late N. W. "Dick” Cunningham 71 years ago and it has been in the family ever since. R. L. Ingalls, Sr., prominent Birm ingham, Alabama, industrialist, pro ducer of the first Diesel-electric loco motive ever built in the south is a native of the village of Huntsville, Logan county hamlet and a former student at Ohio Northern in Ada. The locomotive was built at his ship yard at Pascagoula, Miss. Other Ingalls companies include the Ingalls Iron Works Co., with headquarters and two fabricating plants in Birm ingham and another plant for fabri cating steel in Pittsburgh. And Reed Winegardner of Wash ington, C. H., running for the Demo cratic nomination for attorney gen eral of Ohio at the primary election on May 7 is a native of Harrod in Allen county. A. C. Schultz, former pastor of the Ebenezer Mennonite church, now teaching in Northern Baptist Sem inary, Chicago, will conduct a two months’ summer cruise to the Holy Land as soon as travel conditions permit. The former Bluffton min ister has traveled extensively in that region before the war while en gaged in archaeological research. Last Thursday was the birthday anniversary of Lt. Dwight Diller now stationed at Frankfort on Main, Germany, and to make the day out standing he talked by telephone with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Diller on Spring street. The trans Atlantic connection was good and his voice came thru remarkably clear. Dwight, former high school athletic coach here has been overseas for nearly two years. He is orien tation officer, connected with the in formation and education department of the American occupation forces in Frankfort where he is with the head quarters staff in a former office building of the German dye trust. Kermit Kibele and Don Corson, former Bluffton boys are also in that vicinity. Diller in collaboration with another American officer re cently published for the Army an 80 page guide book illustrated in colors of points of interest in Frank fort. The telephone conversation last Thursday was his third trans Atlantic call, having talked with his wife, the former Hannah Swank, on two previous occasions. Congratulations to Richland grange which celebrated its 26th birthday anniversary Wednesday. It was or ganized April 24, 1919, by Lawrence Huber who served as its first mast er. Huber an expert on corn borer control is now engaged in agricul tural research at State College, Pa. The grange has an active member ship of more than 60. Charter mem bers include Mr. and Mrs. Henry Huber, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gratz, Mr. and Mrs. Orton Stratton, Mrs. Will Hilty, Mrs. I. M. Jennings, Mrs. Amos Moser and Mrs Walter Schaublin. Eli Deppler who retires next Wed nesday after 37 years as manager of the telephone company here is getting a lot of congratulations these days for his long term of service, which during wartime he was obliged to perform singlehanded. One grate ful patron even broke into verse— and sent the following to Mainly Pedsonal: “All these years you served the people, Some were patient, some were not When he phoned you for repairment You were always on the dot. As you go forth to take it easy You must always be alert Watch your step on every corner So that you will not be hurt. Now we hope that your successor Will be just as fine as you Thanks so much for all your service Reward will come when life is through.” Surface Cover The term mulch refers to any material spread over the surface of the soil around growing trees or plants. MUNSON R. BIXEL, M. D. Office 1-3 h-% P. .4.’ Office, 118 A?herry St. Phone 120-Y Bluffton, Ohio _____________ D. C. XEL, O. D. O.D. GORDON Bj 122 Soatl EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS Office Hours: 9:00 A. M.—6:90 P. M. Evratngs: Mon., Wed.. Fri., Sat. 7:00 to E:QQ P. M. Cloeed Thursday Afternoon. fn St., Bluffton THE BLUFFTON NEWS. Miss BI UFFTOM OHIO Beaverdam Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Weick and and Mrs. Donald Van Meter Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cook, Mrs. Byron Anderson and Karen Sue Anderson. The members of the Vesperian S. S. class were entertained on Wednes day evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wolfe. Present Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hall, Ernest Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mrs. G. T. Arnold, Mr. and Roscoe Trout, Mr and Mrs. Leatherman, Mrs. A. G. Lutterbein, Mrs. Everett Rowland, Mrs. Lillie Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Am stutz, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Huber, Mrs Arthur Pugh and Rev. Marion Tinsler of Ada. were Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Bert Miss Marian Pugh of Heidelberg College, Tiffin, spent the Easter holidays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pugh. Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Lil lie Anderson were Mr. and Mrs. Homer Bowers and son of Ada, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Anderson and fam ily of Pandora, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Anderson Raymond Margaret Lima. and family, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson and family, Mrs. Yant and son Dickie of Mr. and Mrs. family, Mr. and man and family of Mrs. Morris Andes Mr. and Mrs. Arthu Sunday evening din Mr. and Mrs. Wm. grandson Bernard. Donald Michael and Mrs. Daniel Younk Clyde, Mr. and on and family, Phillips were mer guests of Younkman and Eileen Amstutz spent the Sny- week end with Miss Margaret der at Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Amstutz Sunday afternoon visitors of and Mrs. J. C. Yant. were Mr. Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Amstutz spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Baughman at Churubusco, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Long of Allentown, Mr. and Mrs. Otho Long and daughter Janet of Lima were Sunday afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Downey. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hall and family of West Unity spent Sunday in this vicinity with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Kramer at tended the wedding of Miss Marcele Reichenbach and Saturday evening Mennonite church Eugene Kohli on at the St. John near Pandora. Kenneth Gierhart Mr. and Mrs. and son Jerry, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Dunlop and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Elzie Gierhart were Easter Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Truex and sons Gary and Ned. Mr. and Mrs. C. 0. Hawk and son Elmer of Lafayette, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Pummel and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Kramer. They celebrated the birthday anniversary Hawk. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton were Mrs. of C. O. Rupright Mr. and Wert. Sunday visitors of Orin Sawyer at Van NOTICE TO BIDDERS, Board of Public Affairs Of the Village .. .repofve bids for the arthe elevated water unds where the water The r__"_ of Bluffton, Ohio will repairing and painting tank located on the ___ ,_______ _____ works plant is situated in the Village of Bluffton, Ohio. Bidder to do all electric gelding, furnish al) welding material, iaint and labor to com plete job as per specifications. EXTERIOR: The Contractor will clean and scale all exterior surfaces ,’of the tank and tower from the ground upi by removing all rust, scale and loose paint. After cleaning one coat of Dutch Boy Red-lead, or equivalent, is to be thoroughlj brushes) into the grain of the metal, and after allowing sufficient dry ing period to apply one complete coat of good grade outside Aluminum paint. All iaint to be applied with hand brittle brushes. INTERIOR: The Contractor will clean and scale all interior surfaced of the tank by re moving all rust, scale, efe., All debris result ing from the cleaning jrfoeess to be removed from the bottom of &nk and lowered to ground. Tank to be vi-shed out with water after debris is remoted. All deteriorated rivets are to be replacsil with new hyr driven rivets, all pits and hples are tp hi- covered with new plates 'thick Electric Welded, placing the tank in first class condition. Interior: After tha cleaning and repairing work Is completed the entire interior surfaces of the tank is to be1 covered with NO-OX-ID ‘‘A Special.” The Contractor wfll furnish proof of Work man's Occupational Disease. Contractors Pub lic Liability and Property Damage insurance before starting werk. In lieu of the successful bidder furnishing a performance bond.- no settlement will be made to the Contractor' until all of the work has been completed ajd accepted by a representa tive of the Board’ of Public Affairs. Each bid to be accompanied by a certified check on some xdvent bank made payable to the Board of Public Affairs, Bluffton. Ohio, in amount of O*ie Hundred Dollars (6100.00). Checks of unsuccessful bidders will be re turned after bab are opened check of suc cessful bidder ♦ill he retained as evidence of good faith that’ a contract will be entered into and work faithfully performed, and be re turned to successful bidder on satisfactory fulfillment of contract. Bids are W be in hands of the Clerk of the Board of ,"Public Affairs of Bluffton, Ohio, on or before fe P. M. Eastern Standard time. May 14th, 1^46. The Boar/ reserves the right to reject any or all bids /and contract will be awarded the lowest :wid best bidder. et By orderTof the i’.-iagd erf Public Affairs the Village’of Ohio. —^•‘^Cha'les R. Emans, Clerk 2 Victory Loan bonds wear better than many classes of investments, goods, and materials now freely of fered in exchange for them. Bar gains seldom can be returned. Do' You Need a New Roof? Let us give you a free estimate on Asphalt Shin gles. All colors. FURNACE AND ROOF REPAIRING SPOUTING AND SHEET METAL WORK COPPER FOR VALLEYS J. A. Leatherman Phone 152-W 107 S. Main Bluffton, Ohio. LEGAL NOTICJrf**^ In the Probate Court County, Ohio, Case No. 23449. Harley W. Siynffcr, who rvyides at 5200 East 12th S^L McLaughJ eou. er, Washington, and Shrider, whose last known I 2 igan, and whose present pli is unknown to plaintiff an reasonable diligence be asceri notice that A. D. Grata, the estate of Mary J. Shtf the 23rd day of March, Uh tian in the Probate Court/w County of Allen and StMe that the personal estate? of insufficient to pay her/iebts administering her estajb thru in fee simple of the/ollowiq estate situate in t) of Ohio, and VilJ Being the undiv/ in the following Being Inlots One (461) and/ Two (462) in A the Village Bluffton. All W. ...___ ____ ___ ___ 95 lobelie Ave., Highland Park./Detroit, Mich re of residence can not with nined, will take drain istra tor of jr. deceased, on 146, filed his peti- County of Alien, State e of Bluffton, to-wit: I one-half (Vi) intereat /escribed real estate:— fumber Four Hundred Sixty Mumber Four Hundred Sixty Imer R. Ewings Addition to Bluffton, in the Village of In County. Ohio. of said petition is for the sale iis«. for the payment of debts aforesaid. ■arsons first above mentioned will Ake notice that they have beer made defendant to said petition and that required to awvwer the same on or ie 9th day afMay, 1946. The praye of said prJ and chai The further parties they at before GRATZ, Administrator of the estate of Mary J. Sh rider. Deceased. Harry J. Bennett. Attorney at Law. 918 National Bank Lima. Ohio. Bldg. Rockport Rittman Miss Madeline Bixel of spent the Easter vacation with Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Marshall and Dr. and Mrs. M. R. Bixel in Bluffton. Mrs. Orlo Marshall has been tient in Bluffton hospital since nesday of last week. a pa Wed- West Pres Mr. and Mrs. David Core of Liberty attended services at the byterian church Sunday morning and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Begg and sons. Pfc. Robert Marshall of Camp At terbury, Ind., was an over Sunday guest of his parents Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Marshall. Mr. and Mrs. Delmer Smith, son Kent and daughter Jeanine land were week end guests O. Cupp home. of Cleve in the J. has ser- Franklin Mayberry who ved in the Navy the past two years, spent a brief leave with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Guy Mayberry and will report to the Philadelphia Navy yard where he will receive his dis charge in a few weeks. Miss Madeline Bixel of Rittman, Pfc. Robert Marshall of Camp Atter bury, Ind., and Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Marshall were Sunday dinner guests of Dr. and Mrs. M. R. Bixel, son Paul Don and daughter Alice Jean. Mr. and Mrs. Lysle Cahill and dau ghter Lynne Marshall of Mrs. Allen Donna Mae of Cleveland, Mr. Orlo Rockport and Mr. and McCluer and daughter were Sunday dinner VMat is your GUESS But there are other wrong ideas, which are definitely harmful to public confidence in and understanding of industry. One such idea is the current "guessing” about profits made by large busi ness organizations. ***•..«*“• Many people are apt to grossly exaggerate the money made by business. So Opinion Research Corporation (an independent/ organization) made a survey to learn just what the public thinks/ about profits. Compare these guesses and yours with the Inter/ national Harvester profit figures given below. Public guess on war profits .. 3O.(K ®average four war year profit 4.9r In this survey, the average of the guesses by the public of the war time profits made by industry was thirty per cent (30%). But in the four war years of 1942, 1943, 1944, and 1945, the profits of International Harvester Company averaged only 4.9% on sales. Less than one sixth of what the general public "guessed” for all industry. For this period, the year by year per cent of profits on sales was: 1942—7.34, 1943—5.59, 1944—3.95, 1945—3.93. Public guess on peace profits 18.0* four pre-war year average profit .. 7.17^ In the four peace years of 1938, 1939, 1940, and 1941, the profits of International Harvester Com pany averaged ... 7.17%. This is well under half of what the public "guessed" for all industry. ■BjOrlTy TnraK TBIT pTOTii in normal ttaMS is .... 11 tM-yaar average is less than guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cahill. Mrs. Lysle Cahill and daughter Lynne who have spent the past month with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall returned to their home in Cleveland, Sunday, with Mr. Cahill who arrived here Friday from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., where he had been on business. Eighteen members responded to roll call at the April meeting of the Profit and Pleasure club held in the home of Mrs. Coy Kohji in Columbus Grove last Wednesday afternoon. The program consisted of a paper on “Pageant on Canadian History” by Mrs. Byron McDowell and review of “Earth and High Heaven” by Mrs. Harry Mayberry. During the social hour the lovely remodeled home of the Kohli’s was shown to the guests. At the Sunday morning Easter service in the Presbyterian church, Miss Edythe Cupp was presented an Honorary membership in the Board of National Missions by the Women’s Missionary Society of the church to honor her for her years of service as a missionary at Wasatch Academy Mt. Pleasant, Utah and the work she continues to do for young people and the church. The presentation was made by Mrs. Edgar Begg for the on our profits... w Sometimes, although an idea is wrong, it does no harm. Like the idea that a square jaw is the sign of will power. That winters aren’t as severe as they used to be, or that red hair denotes quick temper. rate of profit in normal times. Many large businesses, including ourselves, would consider banner year if we could i this figure. Our average pro} the last ten years—four wa^ six peace—was 6.43% mori a third less than what the public considers fair. All these figures show tjkat our profits are not high. As al matter of fact, the entire farm machinery industry is a low profit industry. In 1944, the Federal Trrfde Com mission published a list/of 76 in dustries ranked in order of their ratio of profits to sales/The farm machinery industry was 57th on the list. What About Current I Prices? When the War ended and we planned our peacetime produc tion, we had hopjFd to be able to serve our farmercustomers at the same level whjph has held since 1942, regard^ creases in corf s of war-time in of wages and ma rtovns 36% It The survey indicates the public knows that in our economy prof its are indispensable. And* the nwjonty sagard 10% aa a fair MHItUUS. HC NS 56%Ja fel unt. nmn, nr terials up to that time. But re cent developments have forced a change in our plans. OUTGO ft a each ft for and than INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER C. F. Niswander Rluffton Dealer McCormick-Deering Farm Implements Bluffton Ohio PAGE SEVEN society and the pin was placed upon her by her mother Mrs. J. O. Cupp. Mr. and Mrs. family of Lima of Mr. and Mrs. day afternoon. ll o ward Carey and called at the home W. E. Marshall Sun- Barbed Wire Fence Barbed wire fence was first McKINNEY Republican Candidate for COUNTY AUDITOR The only candidate with Personal Property Tax Experience. If nominated and elected will guarantee that the tax payers of Bluffton will be visited by a representative of the Auditor’s Office to assist in making out Personal Prop erty tax returns. We will handle the tax affairs of Allen County honestly and efficiently. PRIMARY ELECTION, MAY 7, 1946 Don S. McKinney, R. R. 2, Lafayette, Ohio 4a Wages and materials consume nearly all of every dollar Har vester takes in from sales. A Gov ernment board has recommended and the Company has agreed to pay a general wage increase of 18 cents per hour for Harvester fac tory employees. The Government lias also allowed price increases on raw materials which we pur chase in large quantities. Steel has had an average increase of 8.2%. There has been no general in crease in our prices since they were frozen by the Government early in 1942. So our situation today is that what we BU Y costs us 1946 prices. We will be paying average hourly wages 56% above 1941. For what we SELL we get only 1942 prices. This condition cannot long be met out of our present low rate of profit. Future Prices on I Products It is plain that price relief will be needed to meet the increased wage and material costs which we must carry. We regret this necessity. We prefer to lower prices, when pos sible, rather than raise them and we know our customers prefer to have us do that. We had hoped to be able to ’’hold the line,” at least. But we do not see how we can avoid operating at a loss if our prices continue to remain at their present frozen levels. We will NOT "cut corners” on any of our products, because QUALITY IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR BUSINESS. Our customers can be certain that we will seek no more than a moderate profit, both because of our policies and because we have approximately 300 competitors fighting us vigorously for your business. Our request for price relief will be no more than is nec essary to insure continued service to our customers, continued work for our employees, and a reason able return for our stockholders. de veloped and manufactured in De Kalb, Ill., in 1874. QUALITY MEMORIALS FOR OVER 64 YEARS Chester JPJSHHth Success$r-'tC'’A. M. Smith Son monuments Phone 451-J 132 Wy Crawford Findjay, Ohio ED BAME, Representative Findlay, O$o Phone 3012-M ■-.— .. 4 Vote for DON S