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PAGE TEN Alva Morrison, of Tillsbury, On tario, one of Bluffton’s former popu lar young men, surprised his friends here last week when he arrived, bringing with him a Canadian bride. He was married Wednesday, to Miss Gertrude Ainslie, of the above named place. Ezra E. Amstutz, of Meade, Kan sas, is here to spend Christmas and New Years with relatives and friends. Amstutz and Henry Basinger togther rented nearly 400 acres of land. He expects to return the first of the year. P. B. Amstutz is busy making hand rakes. He has a good market for them. News Our Grandfathers Read From Issue Of December 29, 1910 Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Basinger are the proud parents of a baby boy. Oswin Hilty, who is attending Dental College, and visited with Berne friends over Sunday, is spend ing a week’s vacation at home. Allen Geiger is employed at one of the automobile shops in Toledo. Miss Hazel Goble, who is employed at the Findlay Glove factory, is spending a vacation at home. Jacob Nussbaum has been work ing in Wayne county. Fifty guests presented J. B. Lugin buhl with a fine oak rocker at a sur prise party reminding him of his 61st birthday. Miss Clara Frey man is spending a week with friends at Wapakoneta. Butter, Fruit Juice Prices Going Lower Retail butter prices in Bluffton Tuesday were quoted at 80 to 83 cents a pound, being a drop from the levels of 87 to 89 cents a week ago. Fruit juices, too, dropped to low’er levels with large cans of orange juice, previously retailing for 50 cents dropping to 25 cents. New Year To See Little Change In Officials (Concluded from page 1) threatened to prevent organization of a new council. Councilman Charles Aukerman, who had been elected in the Novem ber election by a writein campaign, declined the office and instead re tained his seat on the council, for which he had been a regular candi date. Not until incumbent-Mayor W. A. Howe’s decision that he would stay in office, announced in January, w’ould the new council consent to or ganize, because none of the council men w’ould accept presidency of the body if it entailed succeeding to the post of mayor. No Difficulties Anticipated At the first council meeting of the new year, next Monday night, when organization for the coming 12 months will be effected, it is expect ed, that present appointees will be continued in office, and no problems will arise. Under state regulations which be came effective eight years ago, ap pointees named by the mayor for the office of town marshal and nightwatch continue to serve unless cause can be shown for their re moval. As a result there is expect ed to be no change in those offices. Nightwatch R. E. Griffith has been serving on temporary appointment, and Lee Coon has been marshal dur ing the entire eight-year term. Appointments made last January for a two-year term, and which will not come up again this year, includ ed Guy Corson as fire chief, and D. R. Trippiehorn as solicitor. The only appointments expiring at the end of this year include that of James Benroth, as caretaker of the town clock, and those of members of the volunteer fire department.. These appointments are filled annually, and no change is anticipated. Cemetery Clerkship Vacant Death in November of Elmer Dil ler caused vacancies on the board of trustees of Maple Grove cemetery. Diller served in a dual capacity as clerk of the board and also as a trustee. His successor has not yet been named and Town Clerk W. O. Geig er has been taking care of clerical duties of the board. Next Monday’s appointments of the mayor probably will include someone to serve Diller’s unexpired term. Reorganization of the council wdll take place at the meeting of the group next Monday. Don Patterson, serving his second year as council man, has been president of the coun cil. Present standing committees of the council are as follows: Fire and Light—Don Patterson and C. A. Triplett Streets and Roads—C. A. Stauffer and Frank Todd Finance —Charles Aukerman and Arden Baker. Russell Elzay Is On AAA Committee Russell Elzay, Orange township, is one of two alternates elected to the Hancock county AAA organiza tion, it was announced this week. Harry Hofmaster, of Washington township, heads the three-man coun ty central committee. Will Euler and wife were visiting friends in Bluffton over the week end. Lewis Martin of Salt Lake City, Utah Stephen Martin of Spokane, Wash., Carl Oglesbee of Detroit, Mich. and Harry Martin of Lima were guests of Charles Oglesbee, Monday. Ed Steiner who has been employed with Eilermen’s clothing store for the past three months is again de voting his time with the Steiner Bros, grocery firm. C. B. Luginbuhl, who is attending Rush Medical College at Chicago, called on his many friends in Bluff ton. Miss Carol Betzner was happily surprised on her 16th birthday anni versary'when 35 of her young friends called unexpectedly to celebrate the occasion which was on Christmas day. Charles Bailey has been appointed to serve as deputy under Sheriff Marion Watt. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Steiner and son David of Lima and Miss Alice Lud wig spent Sunday at the George Lud wig home. Bame and Bell are shipping a car load of horses to the Eastern market soon. Daniel Trippl ehom and Myron Lugibihl are home from the Univer sity of Michigan for the holiday va cation. Swiss Carols Of New Year Will Be Sung (Concluded from page 1) said to have composed the verses of both while living near Bluffton, after emigrating to this country from Switzerland. Lived Near Here When Rothen w’rote the words for the two carols, he lived four miles north of Bluffton on the farm now’ occupied by Homer Reichenbach. As nearly as can be determined they were written nearly a century ago. Altho appearing without music, the verses gained widespread popu larity thruout the Swiss settlement and several years later music was set to the lines by Sam Geiger, brother of Aaron Geiger, a pioneer resident of the Settlement, north west of Bluffton. Singing these quaint old-world songs, bands of carolers since that time each New’ Year’s Eve trudge the streets of the town and high ways of the countryside. Singers Welcomed However, their rounds are not aimlessly made. The route is well defined and carefully planned in ad vance. A light in the window is the signal that beckons the carolers and after the singing a warm welcome is provided inside the house. Cookies, cakes and other goodies are heaped high on the table to reward the singers. On New Year’s eve, some of the older serenaders recall again the elderly Swiss cobbler who lived alone here and to whose heart the annual visit of the carolers was ever dear. With no feminine hands in his kitch en to provide the customary outlay of baked goods, he substituted a large bowl filled with nickels as his contribution to the singers. Thru snow and sleet, rain and mire, and the vagaries of the w’eath er, go the carolers each year, un daunted by winter rigors and other hardships. Welcome In Song Both the traditional carols sung here are pervaded by a deeply re ligions sentiment, invoking divine blessing on the home visited by the singers, and extending best wishes for the New Year. An old custom it is—reminiscent of the days when life was less com plex and modem New’ Year’s revel ry was unknown. It should be kept alive as a precious heritage to hand down to future generations, and the number of serenaders which every year raise their voices in the well known carols of New Year bear wit ness that it is in no danger of ex tinction. And so each New’ Year’s the fleet ing hours of the dying year are ushered out in song that also pro vides a fitting welcome for its suc cessor. Former Mt. Cory Mayor Dies Monday Lawrence L. Wise, 55, former mayor of Mt. Cory and present jus tice of the peace of Union township, died at his home in Mt. Cory Mon day morning of heart disease. Wise was employed as an electri cian by the Ohio Steel Foundry in Lima. He was a member of the K. of I*, lodge and a native of But ler, Ohio. Survivors include the widow’, Haz el two daughters, Mrs. Ernestine Sites, Mt. Cory Mrs. Virginia Mul lett, Chicago, I!!. one sister, Mrs. Ethel Hess, Mansfield two brothers, Wade Wise, Mansfield and Ralph Wise, Brookville, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 P. M. Wednesday in the Paul Diller funeral home at Bluffton. Rev. Irvin Kauffman will officiate. Retired Pandora Mail Carrier Dies Sunday Roy Maxw’ell Cook, Sr., 58, former Pandora school teacher and a re tired rural mail carrier, died of cerebral hemorrhage Sunday morn ing in the Findlay hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 P. M. Wednesday in the Pandora Methodist church, of which he was a member. Rev. Raymond K. Deals, of Findlay, will officiate, assisted by Rdv. Michael Ringenburg, of Pan dora. Burial will be in the Pleasant Ridge cemetery. Survivors include the widow’, Mrs. Lydia (Sutter) Cook, and seven children, Mrs. Louise Nisw’ander, Columbus Grove Mrs. Justine N. Phorp, Lansing, Mich. Roy Cook, Jr. and Daniel Cook, both of Pan dora Robert M. Cook, Mt. Cory and Paul R. Cook and Celia A. Cook, both of Findlay. New Years Celebrated At Different Times (Concluded from page 1) it was ordered that the year should officially begin on that day. But the English later gradually fell into comformity with the rest of medieval Christendom which started the year with the spring equinox on the 22nd of March. The Gregorian calendar of 1582, however, restored January 1, as the first day of the year. Catholic countries adopted the change immediately, and the Pro testants followed suit later to adhere to uniformity. Roman God Janus Among the Romans, after the ref ormation of the calendar, the first day of January as well as the entire month, was dedicated to the epony mic god, Janus. He w’as represented with two faces, one looking forward, the other backward, to indicate that he stood between the old and the new year, with regard to both. Ovid and other Latin writers of the Roman empire allude to the suspen sion of all litigation and strife, the reconciliation of differences betw’een friends, the smoking altars, and the white-robed processions to the Capitol, the first day of Janus, or New Year’s Day, as we now call it. Elaborate Feasts In connection with the celebration, elaborate feasts and orgiastic festi vities came into being. This fact i caused early Christians to look with I disfavor on the New Years celebna I tions and it was not until the day assumed character did the Christian i celebrate the beginning of the New Year. The celebration has developed many traditional festivities and cus toms, varying considerably in differ ent parts of the world. The Old World custom of sitting up on New Year’s night to see the old year out and the new year in has generally died out throughout the whole world with the exception of the United States. In many large cities the New Year is rung in from some famous belfry—that of Independence Hall, for example, in Philadelphia, and Trinity church in New York, attract ing huge crowds which blow horns, and roar and shout, the din being increased by whistles from steam en gines, afloat and ashore. But the fact remains that either New- Year’s eve or New Year’s Day is celebrated in various manners throughout the entire civilized world. Van Wert Speaker Wins Peace Contest David Zeigler of Van Wert won the district Prince of Peace decla mation contest held in the Methodist church here Sunday night. Zeigler’s topic was “The Fire of Prometheus.” He was awarded the silver medal and will represent this district in the state contest to be held in Columbus during the Ohio pastors’ convention. Miriam Fritz, of Attica, second, will be alternate. Her topic was “The American Way.” Others in the contest were Arlan Johnson, Ansonia Dwayne Wright, Sylvania Loretta Darnell, Ada, and Ann Copeland, W’aynesfield. Judges were Mayor W. A. Howe, Dr. L. L. Ramseyer and Mrs. Paul Cramer. Rev. Paul Cramer, pastor of the Methodist church was chair man of the contest. Birthday Surprise Members of Mrs. Linda Fett’s Sun day school class and friends and rela tives surprised her Christmas night on her 71st birthday. Those enjoying the occasion were: Rev. and Mrs. E. G. Shady and children, Mr. and Mrs. Andy Hoch stettler and children, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Mellinger, Mrs. Peter Pixel, Misses Sarah Amstutz, Martha Stein er. Mr. and Mrs. John Kinsinger, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Hochstettler, Mrs. Ada Miller and daughter Charlene, Mrs. Caroline Matter and daughter Rhoda, iss Ethel Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Crawford, Miss Mario Imbach, Noah Hochstettler and daughter Lorena. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Harris and daughter Lois and the honored guest Mrs. Linda Fett. At the close of the evening delightful refreshments were served by the hostess. THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFFON, OHTO Poinsettia Plants wtu Bloom Again Poinsettia plants should not be thrown away when the leaves begin to fall, according to a bulletin from the United States Department of Agriculture listing the steps to be followed if you want to keep the plant and have it bloom again. When the leaves are gone set the plant in a cool place and allow the soil to dry out. No w-atering is needed for about four months. About May 1 the stalks should be cut back to a height of four to eight inches and the plant re-potted. Shake the old soil from the roots and place in a pot just large enough to hold the roots without crowding. A mixture of three parts garden loam, one part leaf mold and one part manure is recommended for the soil. After re-potting set the plant in a warm light place and water it sufficiently to keep the soil evenly moist. Increase the water as the foliage grows. Weekend Brings 40 Degree Mercury Dip A renewed breath of winter over the past w-eekend dropped tempera tures 40 degrees in 24 hours and turned Saturday night's rainfall in to a sheet of ice that glazed streets, walks, trees and shrubbery early Sunday morning. Cold weather continued thru Mon day w’hen the thermometer failed to climb above the freezing point, and it had dipped to a low of 18 on Tuesday morning. Colder weather is expected thru out most of the week, but previous weather reports of a severe zero w’ave failed to materialize over the w’eekend because of a storm area moving in from the southwest to checkmate more severe weather sweeping in over the lakes. Bluffton Has Snow For Christmas Day Bluffton’s Christmas Day observ ance last Wednesday had a partially white setting remaining from the six-inch snowfall of the preceding Friday, altho warmer weather in the intervening period had erased all but an inch or two of the white blanket by the time the Yuletide arrived. merican Adventurers By Scott Watson The Railroad Raider /~)N THE morning of April 12, 1862, a train stopped at Mariet ta, Ga., en route from Atlanta to Chattanooga. An unusually large number of men passengers came aboard, claiming they were refu gees from within the Yankee lines and wanting to join the Confederate forces. When the train stopped at Big Shanty for breakfast, James J. An drews, a citizen from Flemingsburg, Ky., and one of the large party of alleged refugees, cut away all but three cars, climbed into the cab and steamed away. Capt. W. A. Fuller, who was in charge of the train, dashed to the telegraph office to warn the station agents up the line but found that the telegraph wires had been cut An drews really was the leader of a group of Union soldiers in civilian clothes who started out to paralyze traffic on the Western and Atlantic railroad—one of the vital arteries of Confederate transport. Captain Fuller got a handcar and with a couple of men started in pursuit. But Andrews burned 15 bridges, pulled up many sections of track and placed several obstacles along the right of way, ail while keeping ahead of his pursuers who finally abandoned the handcar when they were able to board a locomo tive. About to be overtaken, Andrews set fire to the last freight car, left it on a bridge and ran into the woods with his crew. Mounted mi litia finally captured all of Andrews’ party and he, with several others, was executed as a spy. Western Newsoaper Union. I 1,1....— In one Michigan county, 75 per cent of the farmers interviewed said they obtained helpful information about farming from their local news paper. Helpful information was ob tained from farm journals by 83 per cent and from bulletins by 61 per cent. Meat cuts to be placed in freezer lockers or those which are to be preserved by other methods must be properly cooled before the preserva tion process is started. Carcasses have internal heat of nearly 100 degrees when an animal is killed and the meat should be cooled to about 38 degrees as soon as possible. Beef cuts can be held several days at 38 degrees for aging. but pork should be put in the lotker or cured soon after it has been cooled. NOTICE OF MPOINTMENT THE STATE OF CHID Allen County, sk. ISstafo of Abbie M. John Deeeased. Robert S. John o'. 1’. D. No. 2, Wellington, Ohio, has ncen. apjolntud and qualified as Administrator of the estate of Abbie M. John late of Allen County, Ohio, deceased. Dated thia 24th day of December 1946. Raytno: 1 P. Smith Probate Judge 39 NEWS OUR FATHERS READ Guy Henry killed a 4J2 foot blue racer snake near the Ruggly church. James Shulaw’ killed another in Orange twp. that measured 5’a feet. Herbert Gottshall and John Burk holder started their rounds Wednes day morning as Bluffton’s first mail carriers. The Yerger family gave up their post office box after 30 years of continuous use. Clyde Yerger’s father, Chas. Yerger, first rented the box when Glover Smith became Bluffton’s first postmaster. The M. M. Bogart harness room contained the first post office. Miss Charity Steiner left for Chi cago where she will enroll for the 6 weeks summer term at the Univer sity of Chicago. C. M. Doty left for Mackinac Is land where he was awarded a plumb ing contract for repair at the Grand Hotel. Wade Eaton and Laverne Morrison are spending a two weeks vacation with the W. H. Euller family at Rapid City, Mich. John Hirschfield has resigned his position at the Schnegg garage to ac cept a place as overseer at Hempy’s All-Stars—Ken Winkler, captain D. Reichenbach, R. Zimmerly, W. Amstutz, D. Sommer, J. Moser, J. Fett and R. Triplett. Five-Potatoes—J. Clark, captain H. Kindle, A. Hilty, B. Fritchie, R. Luginbuhl, L. Niswander, Jim Stone hill, R. McCune. Tigers—Chas. Sheridan, captain F. Herrmann, D. Amstutz, W. Little, I. Fisher, H. Burkholder, J. Bracy and R. Klay. Olympics—Bert Swank, captain D. Mathews, H. Klay, Bill Stonehill, J. Davis, N. Triplett, R. Burkholder and R. Moser. Next Monday’s schedule will pit the Bugs against the Rockets at 7 p. m. All-Stars vs Five-Potatoes at 8 p. m., and Tigers vs Olympics at 9 p. m. The gymnasium will be opened at 6:45 p. m. each Monday evening, and every player will be assured of playing at least one-half of the game. A volleyball league will be or ganized during the coming week, to FROM ISSUE OF AUG. 2,1917 Winter Recreational Notes New Teams Organized in Basketball League Six new teams have been organiz ed for play in the second round of the men’s basketball league, with competition beginning at 7 p. in. next Monday in the high school gymnasium. Included on team rosters are the following: Bugs—Ralph Reichenbach, captain Dick Wenger, B. Metzger, R. Zuer cher, C. Sommer, H. Bogart, R. Augsburger and Marshall. Rockets—Weldon Deppler, captain, K. Moser, C. Jones, J. Shaffer, J. Herrmann, R. Vroman, A. Basinger and M. Triplett. 'BAZOOKA' BOB BURNS new garage, Forest, Ohio. Ralph Steams has made applica tion for enlistment as clerk in the aviation corps of the army. He will undergo a physical exam at Toledo. Allan Day was painfully injured when he became caught between two cars at the Bluffton Stone Company. The accident occured as he attempted to uncouple two cars of stone. His head became caught betw’een the converging tops of the cars. For a time it w’as feared his skull had been fractured. Albert Balmer and family, Frank Beals and family and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Beals of Findlay spent Sun day picknicking in the Basinger woods. Paul Hochstettler will be the 8th grade teacher in town this fall. He resigned his position at the Gratz school. Mr. and Mrs. Will Triplett are at Cedar Point attending the state pho- tographers convention. Levi Gable and family of Grabill, Ind., are visiting friends and rela tives here. Harley Spangler applied for en listment in the army engineer corps. begin play January 14 in the college gymnasium. CARD OF THANKS The family of John C. Amstutz wish to thank their friends and neigh bors for the kindnesses and w’ords of sympathy extended in the death and burial of their beloved father also the minister and singers for their services at the funeral and all those sending* flow’ers. TO BE SHOWN HERE AS PARMT The Children CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our friends for the beautiful floral offerings and for the sympathy and kindness extended to us during our recent bereavement in the loss of our father, William Shrider. We appreciate also the services of the minister and singers. The Family. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT THE STATE OF OHIO Allen County, ss. Estate of Lee V. McDowell, Deceased. Robert L. McDowell of R. D. No. 5, Lima, Ohio, has been appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of Lee V. Mc Dowell late of Allen ’County. Ohio, deceased. Dated this 26th day of December jl94a. Raymond P. flmith Probate Judge 39 £. IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, OHIO Case Number 23990 i TO: Joe Hartleben You are hereby notified that on the 26th day ©f December, 194f, a Petition for the adoption of Micheal John Hartleben, who was bom on the 5th day of April, 1943, at Los Angeles, California, was filed in the Probate Court of Aden County, Ohio, and that hearing on said Petition will be had be fore the Judge of said Court on the 3rd day of February, 1947, at 1 :30 o'clock p. m. It is alleged in said Petition, that yon, as father of said child, have wilfully failed to properly support and maintain said child for a period of more than two years immediately preceding the filing of said Petition. RAYMOND P. SMITH By Louis T. Brown, Deputy Clerk 39 BIG JOHN DEERE DAY PROGRAM! nawt'IK WINDJAMMER" Friday, January 10th Bluffton High School Auditorium—1 P. M. O. C. HURSEY & SONS John Deere Saaies & Service Phone 173-W Vance St., Bluffton TUESDAY, DEC. 31, 1916 New Sugar Ration Stamps Good Jan. 1 Spare Stamp No. 53 in Ration Book No. 2 will be good for five pounds of sugar beginning January 1, and the OPA announcement of validation indicated that an addi tional ration may be available with in the next four months. “It is anticipated,” the agency said, “that the second consmer stamp for 1947 will be validated before spare Stamp 53 expires" on April 30. OPA hopes that additional su gar would be forthcoming were based on Agriculture Department estimates that the new- sugar crop may be sufficiently large to al low an additional five pounds of sugar per person in 1947. This w-ould make a total of 20 pounds on regular ration stamps. Three regular stamps were allow ed per person in 1946, thereby pro viding a total of 15 pounds per per son, in addition to tw’O home can ning stamps good for five pounds each. APPRECIATED J. A. 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