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PAGE SIX 4^7^*t**A£* Flowers speak without sound, cheer without upsetting, heal just by being their own beautiful selves. Let us suggest novelties that will intrigue even ailing spirits: a bedjacket corsage, a standing order for tray-time blossoms, a plant that will go hom« from the hospital with the patient. Youi telephone order wil receive prompt delivery BASINGER FLORIST Bluffton 109 Grove St. Pandora Phone 404W Phone I29A Rugged, Powerful MOBIL BATTERY Guaranteed- by the Makers of Mobilgas— Mobiloil Mobil Batteries are rugged, dependable—built for flying starts and long, trouble-free service. Famous quality fea tures include long-life grids, sturdy heavy-weight plates. See them today! Koontz & Hauter 303 N. Main St. Bluffton, Ohio See Us For Complete Mobil-Care HORSES $0.00 Are You 'Set’ for some Really Big MONEY 1 in the Hog Business? I The problem of giving your pigs a “quick” start is solved providing you feed plenty of skim milk and sell the farm-separated cream to The Page Dairy Co. Your Farm Separated Cream Earns an “Extra Profit” Only when you sell to The Page Dairy Co. Bluffton, Ohio Phone 489-W Pandora The Pandora P. T. A. is sponsoring the play “The Carpenter”, Tuesday and Wednesday nights, March 8 and 9 at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Milo Rice and Mrs. Milford Haas are coaching the play. The players are: Forest Bow er, Herbert Hilty, Mrs. Rollie Etter, Mrs. Helen Burkholder, Mrs. George Fruchey, Fred Grismore, Mrs. No» man Basinger, Mrs. Roland Eisen bach, Robert Rice, Donald Basinger and Robert Gerdeman. The money derived from the play is to be used by the project committee, Mrs. Sid ney Steiner, Morris Anderson, Mil ton Reichenbach and Superintendent Cox for the benefit of the school. Mrs. J. C. Reese and Miss Harriet Krohn returned home Saturday from a several week’s visit at the Dr. Waldo Suter home at Waterville. The Suters returned home from a trip to Florida and spent the greater part of their time in the extreme southern part of the state, reporting the weather there most too warm to be comfortable. Putnam County Men’s Brotherhood Banquet was held at Vaughnsville, Tuesday evening. A Camera Club was recently organized in the Pandora school with the following members as officers: President, Janet Krohn vice presi dent, Gene Steiner: secretary-treasur er, Mildred Schutz assistant, John Geiger reporter, Joanne Steiner as sistant, Kay Sue Welty. Mrs. M. D. Headington and child ren Beverly and Danny, who have been visitors at the C. D. Steiner home the past month, returned to their home at West Orange, N. J., Saturday night. Mr. Steiner is still bedfast at his home west of Pandora. Rev. Joe Denton, evangelist from Akron conducted a Gospel Evangel istic Crusade at the Missionary church the past week. Little Mary Lynn Kempf, young est child of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Kempf is very’ ill at this writing with virus pneumonia at Lima Me morial hospital. Mrs. Drusilla Gerscheider and children have moved onto their farm the former Henry Grismore farm south of Pandora, recently vacated by the Ed Lugibihl family. Mrs. Gerscheider is the daughter of Dr. Otto Grismore deceased, who was a son of the late Henry Grismore. Chester Heffner, former teacher in Pandora high school, and, who is an inspector in the Frigidaire plant at Dayton, is publishing a set of Ohio pictures which are to be put out under a patent. Mr. Heffner has many beautiful pictures also of trips taken over the U. S. Recently in Findlay we met Charlie Day, who is in his eighties, doing a bit of down town shopping. Mr. Day son of the late Mrs. Mary McBride Day Krohn, was born and reared in the Pandora vicinity, and later before moving to Findlay was a grocer in Bluffton. His departed wife being Miss Kate Keim of Bluffton, and his brother was the late R. B. Day, a postmaster of that town. His father was the late Bigelow’ Day and w’as killed in battle in the south during the Civil War. Charlie’s paternal grandfather was the late Rev. Elam Day who lived northwest of Pandora on a farm, and w’as an itinerant minister or preacher as he was call ed, of this community, holding church DEAD STOCK According To Size and CALL LIMA COWS $5.00 Condition 9456G ALLEN COUNTY FEltTILIZEIt E. G. Buchsieb, Inc. REVERSE CHARGES 125 Just Send Us a Penny Postal Card 175 150 100 MO —^25 75 LS0 250J 27* 25 0 Present market prices for hogs really makes them prof itable and many farmers wall want to put the pounds on their pigs and put them on fast the greatest of all feeds for pigs and grow ing hogs is skim milk farm-separated cream also is bringing high prices so you win two ways: (1) by putting pounds on pigs fast er, and (2) by selling your farm-separated cream to The Page Dairy Co. and camp meetings over Ohio. He was also first preacher of the first Methodist church at Findlay. Mrs. Ina Krohn Goodnough, a half sister of Mr. Day lives at Eugene, Oregon. A half brother Dr. C. P. Krohn of Morrow and a half sister Miss Eva Krohn of near Spokane, Wash., are deceased. Mrs. Sarah Davidson, who was very ill the past several weeks, is greatly improved in health at this writing. Mrs. Julian Kempf is selling 1949 car licenses at their place of busi ness, the Allied Commodities build ing, across from the Russell plant. There has been quite a bit of sickness, colds, influenza and mumps around the past few’ months. Adam Bixel, who recently sold his residence to Mr. and Mrs. Pratt Agner, is having a sale of his house hold goods, Thursday at one o’clock P. M. Mrs. Noah Schumacher recently a patient at Bluffton hospital is much improved. Dr. Hickey of Van Wert, district superintendent of the Defiance Meth odist churches met with Pandora church board members Sunday after noon. While here he called on Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Steiner. Pomona Grange will be held at Pandora on Friday evening March 11. Pandora granges are conferring the fifth degree. Mrs. Milton Pifer and Mrs. Ralph Basinger entertained the Pandora Garden club recently at their March meeting at Mrs. Pifer’s home. Mrs. Jack Tousley and her assist ants Mrs. Hiram Krohn and Mrs. George Stoody will hold the W. S. C. S., meeting at Mrs. Tousley’s home, Thursday evening, March 1 at 8 p. m. Mrs. Duff Payne has charge of the program. THE BLUFFTON NEWS. BLUFF CON. OHIO L. Shirl Hatfield has charge of the Red Cross solicitation for Pandora and Riley township. Rev. Michael Ringenberg, formerly of the local Methodist church, called on Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Steiner last Tuesday enroute to his home at Columbus from a trip to northwest ern Ohio churches. Miss Helen Reese of Columbus has heen visiting’ her parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reese. Joseph Fichter. Master of the Ohio State Grange, who suffered a broken hip and other serious injuries in an automobile accident several w’eeks ago is reported now on the road to recovery. STATE OF OHIO Joseph T. Ferguson, Auditor of Staff Bureau of Inspection and Supervising of Public Offices ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT Richland Township. Allen County, tlhio For the Fiscal Year Ending December fl, 1948 Population 3765 1940/ Total Salaries and Wages Paid During the Year 1948 ..................... A2.948.04 Tax Valuation ...................................../63,363.20 Tax Levy ..............................................J. 1.40 Bluffton, Ohio. February 28. 1949 I hereby certify the following report to be correct ...................’...................... Ray S. Hilty. Township Clerk .general township funds Receipts General Property Tax ................ ....$ 6,268.56 Sales Tax ........................................ 941.76 Gasoline Tax .......................................... 4,400.00 Inheritance Tax i.............,......... 518.29 Cigarette Tax ...................................... 18.56 Cemeteries—Sales of Lets ................ 135.00 Miscellaneous Beccints Return of warrant issued 1947 333.33 Sale of Scrap F.C........................... 35.25 Refund on ove^-^l’yment.......... 57.50 Total Miscellaneous Receipts ...............$ 426.08 Total Receipts .......................................... $12,708.25 Payments General Executive Services— Compensation of Trustees ................ $ 880.00 Compensation of Clerk .................... 477.74 Total General Executive Services .. 1.357.74 Town Hall—Maintenance & Repair 702.96 Total Town Hall /..................................$ 702.96 Fire Protection— i Other Fire Protection Exjienses .. 250.00 Total Fire Protection .........................$ 250.00 Total Payments Carried Forward .$ 2,310.70 Health Taxes withheld for District Board of Hwdth ................ $ 314.64 Road Maintenance and Repair— Labor and Materials .............................$ 8,200.26 Total Highways ......................................$ 8,200.26 Cemeteries—Compensation of Officers *nd, Employees ....................... 413.00 loots. Machinery and Materials .. 347.07 Total Cemeteries ............. Miscellaneous (List) General Supplies ............. .$ 760.07 Memorial Day Expenses Emplojes Retirement (Tc Share) ................................... Deductions by County A For Elections .................. For Workmen’s Comnena For Advertising Delinqi Total Miscellaneous Yes, it’s the "breaks” that can mean the differ ence between life and death. And it’s good brakes that can save lives. Don’t take chances. You can keep your Ford brakes in safe, tiptop rendition for just a few dollars—a few dollars that may save you expen sive repair bills later—a few dollars that may save a life. So for the sake of your own safety, help cut down the accident death rate by stopping at your Ford Dealer’s right now, for this Special Ford Brake Reline job. You’ll get fast, prompt service, and you’ll be sure of good brakes when you need them. Don’t wait. Drive in, today. Your Fort Dealer invites you to listen to the Fred Allen Show, Sunday Evenings—NBC Network. Listea to the Ford Theater, Friday Evenings—CBS Network. See your newspaper for time and station. THIS OFFER GOOD FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY ...................S 214 43 ■a................ 25.00 frnship 1........ 9104 iditor: .................$ 164.22 ion .... 20.71 nt Lands 3.29 ...................$ 518.69 Total Payments .............. $12,104.36 SUMMARY OF OPERA Total of All Balance, January 1, 194 Receipts During Year .. Total Receipts and Bals Payments During Year Balance, December 31, 19 Outstanding Warrants. December 31, 1948 (Ade riONS BY FUNDS Funds (Clerk’s) $ 2,604.55 ................... 12,708.25 ice ............ 15,312.80 .................... 12.104.36 8 (Clerk’s) 3,208.44 ................ 60.22 Balance in Depository, December 31, 1948 .................................. $ 3,268.66 •Transfer of $2000.09 rom General to Road Fund LEGAL N )TICE whose place of reei n Factory. Building is hereby notified er has filed her pe vorce, restoration to roper relief, on the of duty and extreme 83 in the Court of 1 County, Ohio, at may be heard and .tion of six weeks I of this notice. say Fisher, Plaintiff IENCE C. MILLER, .4r Attorney Charles Joseph Fisher, dence is care Naval Gt 166, Washington, D. that Georgia Rumay Fis tition against him for maiden name and all grounds of gross neglect cruelty, in case No. 38 Common Pleas of Alle Lima, Ohio. Said caus decided after the expii from the first publicatioi Georgia Rui By CLA 504 Citizens Bldg., Lima,I Ohio. WAKE UP! 52 ANO BIXEL MOTOR SALES 131 Cherry St. Telephone 172-W Bluffton, Ohio SLUDGE SCAU GREASE Clean It Opt The Way £05 Peak performance ond ef- ciency the cooling system of your cor needs this ^rom over-heat wear of cylinder wi compression. We a the use of the neb Brady cleaning Guaranteed satisfa•dory i protection Fg» rapid loss of re experts scientific •ethod I BIXEL MOTOR UNDEC MOTOR SERVICE BECAUSE THEIR FAST REPAIR SERVICE WILL TROUBLE E Can Be a Matter of FOR SAFETY’S SAKE, GET THIS FORD BRAKE REUNE SPECIAL AT YOUR FORD DEALER’S g* h* Padl front wheels Aspect drum •nspect grease Reline THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1949 Bluffton, Ohio PEEVY" 67- CZARNECKI 'Viy/nri WAS DREAMIN6 I HAD 1 AUTOMO0U-E TROUBLE A THE NEXT TIME DREAM THAT, kM VOU CALLED SALES Stainers brakes 7 OS *12* rr*c® includes hydraulic ond lobe