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I PAGE SIX Skeato You can’t rely on a fire engine’s speed But you can rely on a Fire Insurance Policy Be sure you’re adequately protected. SIDNEY C. STETTLER, INSURANCE 204 S. LAWN AVE. Notice I am now handling a New Deodorized Paint for inside use also an Outside White that stays white 100% pure paint and all other colors. Harold Kempf WALLPAPER & PAINT STORE 127 North Lawn Avenue Bluffton, Ohio useful tools, they're so smart you'll want kit of them to wear with your favorite ties Dashingly designed by SWANK in gleaming gold and silver finish. Also available in pearl inlay, Am A'W'N and CARDEN Garden and Lawn Seeds a Com plete Selection of all Standard and Pop ular Varieties. Garden Insecticides. Greding Hardware s It j£fg w ^igfM'^ ■?-W/.'lRt-. V -13 Something new in clever Miniatures. Patterned after klips thest and whole a swank Miniatures, $2.50 each, plus Federal Tax. I Geiger & Diller Latest Things in Quality Accessories for Men Bluffton, Ohio ‘V at*j ®£5^W'^C. "«ki&t Mrs. James Benroth, of W. Elm street, will be in charge of the Le gion Auxiliary’s annual Poppy Day sales campaign set for Saturday, Maj’ 27, in Bluffton, Poppies by the thousands are com ing from the skilled fingers of dis abled war veterans at the Soldiers and Sailors Home in Sancftisky, ac cording to Mrs. Benroth. In a trip to that place, Mrs. Benroth saw the fabrication process which results in poppies which will be sold here and elsewhere throughout this part of the nation. “It is very interesting to see the waj’ a veteran makes a poppy,” she said. “Taking petals of crepe paper and a stem of wire and shaping them into a very attractive replica of the wild poppies which grew on the battlefields around the graves in A class of 36 seniors receives di plomas in Mt. Cory-Rawson High school commencement exercises this Wednesday night in the Mt. Cory auditorium. Opening event of the graduation season was last Friday night when the annual junior-senior banquet was held. Baccalaureate services were held Sunday night in the Rawson Methodist church. The baccalaureate sermon was by Rev. Tennyson Guyer. Commencement exercises Wednes day were addressed by Simon M. Da vidian, lecturer, traveler and educa tor, speaking on the subject, “Youth Looks At Our Present World.” The joint high school graduating class has two valedictorians and two salutatorians. Vera Mae Kempf and Wendell Dean Keller are the valedic torians, and Robert Joel Warren and Lloyd Francis Redick the salutator ians. Members of the graduating class include Jack A. Basinger, Robert E. Bender, Mertie Leota Bracy, Donna Jean Clymer, Joan Lou Clymer, Jacob L. Cogley, Dan L. Comer, Wilma Coleen Dangler, Richard Don Dukes, Elmer J. Fletcher, Marilyn Ann Gallant, Wendell Dean Keller, Vera Mae Kempf, Roberta Jean Klingler, Donald Rex Martin. Betty Jane Marquart, Sally Jane McKinley, Max G. Miller, Donald Kent Moyer, Florein M. Nessler, Doris Jean Niswander, Clifford K. Peterson, Lonnie Powell, Catherine Elaine Ream, Floyd Franklin Red ick, Fairy Irabella Roth, Myrtle Lou ise Schwinn.^ Jeanette Ruth Shafer, Ora Nel son Steinman, Marilyn Joan Walter, Robert Joel Warren, Corel J.ee Welch, Marilyn Ruth White, Lola R. Wilson, Patricia Joan Wineland, and Shirley Jean Wolfrom. Beaverdam Lions To Install New Officers Walter Beck will be installed as president of the Beaverdam Lions club at ladies night dinner meeting in the PK Dinette Wednesday night of next week. Other new officers of the club in clude William Amstutz, first vice president John Young, second vice president Leo Nelson, treasurer Charles H. Lewis, secretary Frank Anderson, tail twister Robert Snod gress, Lion tamer and William Re gan and C. L. Rupright, directors. New’ officers were elected at a meeting Wednesday of last w’eek at which Rev. Paul Cramer, pastor of the Bluffton Methodist church, wTas the speaker. Here's how r^to make finer hay tractor mower Carriot Its own balanced weight. Trails perfectly, makes square turns. Fully protected NrwlDtA cutler bar. 4 Fits any standard tractor. It's faster, safer, easier tc use. (one in and see the Power Lift, Safety Release and many other features. WTZ’SOBFa side rake and tedder?' THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO Poppies Made By Disabled War Vets To Be Sold Here On May 27 Thirty-six Senior Are Graduated At Mt. Cory-Rawson High School Europe during both World ars, veterans become highly skilled in the work and can produce the memorial flowers with amazing rapidity. “Veterans enjoy the work and be ing gainfully employed helps give them a wholesome mental attitude which promotes recovery. “Being hand-made, each of he aux iliary’s poppies is slightly different, varying with the maker's skill. At one time the auxiliary used silk pop pies, but crepe paper flowers later were adopted because they provide 'more interesting work for the vet erans and can be made at a mini mum cost of materials. “The men who make the flowers are the only persons paid for work in the auxiliary’s poppy daj’ pro gram. Buy one—wear one—for re membrance.” Pleasant View Robert Dukes was treated at Bluff ton Community Hospital, Friday for injuries suffered when his hand was caught in a plow*. Mrs. J. J. White of Mt. Cory spent Mother’s Day with her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Whisler. Mr. and Mrs. Theron Bibler of Coldwater, Fla., are the parents of a daughter Coletta Ann. Mrs. Bibler is the former Pauline Carr of this place. Miss Jean Dukes of Chicago is spending this week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Dukes and son Dick. The Friendly Couple class will meet at the church this Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Habegger will be hostesses and Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Frantz, program leaders. Mr. and Mrs. Rex Ridge of Detroit spent the week end with their daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Harris and family. Fifteen men with tractors plowed 48 acres on the Merritt and Lehr 'Green farm which will be planted to soy beans. Half of the proceeds of the crop will go to the Pleasant View church to help pay off the debt as sumed in remodeling the church in recent months. Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley Harris were hosts at a Sundaj’ dinner honor ing Mrs. J. A. Saul. Those present were J. G. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Saul, Mr. and Mrs. K. B. Saul and daughter Jean, Mr. and Mrs. Von A. Saul and daughter Sheryl and Alice, Mr. and Mrs. Gw-en R. Saul and son Gary, all of Findlay Miss Thora Saul of Bowling Green, Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Alliman and Mr. and Mrs. Van J. Saul and daughter Diane and Ellen, all of Toledo and Jonella and Nadine Harris. The oc casion also marked the birthday of Mrs. Harris. Best height for cutting bluegrass lawns is 1 ’4 inches above the ground. Hundreds of Ohio 4-H boys are planning on participating in tractor rodeos this summer. News Want Ads Bring Results. LIFE ADVERTISED IN 'fits: ^Posture Foundation Four-bar reel has removable patented, double* curved teeth. Jse with tractor or team to build tall, fluffy, windrows. You'll like Its rpoedy performance and positive action. Next time you're in town, drop in Io tee ut. 0. C. Hursey & Sons Bluffton, Ohio ttCIDWCBbl SMMOHKOII IMPROVE POSTURE PREVENT FOOT STRAIN GUARD AGAINST FLAT FEET INCREASE COMFORT W. H. Gratz Family Shoe Store Your Foot Comfort Store With X-ray Fittings pie Is Married At Dayton Sunday Wade Huber, son of Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Huber of Bluffton and Miss Margaret Tarr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Tarr of Carroll-1 ton were married at Hillcrest Breth-1 ren church, Daj-ton, Sunday after noon at 2:30 o’clock. Rev. S. M. Whetstone, pastor of the church officiated in a double ring ceremonj’. LaVerne Huber, brother of the bridegroom was best man, and Miss Betty Tarr, sister of the bride was her only attendant. The bride wore a whie gown of net lace with fitted bodice and sweet heart neckline with long train. A fingerip veil completed her ensem ble and she carried a bouquet of white carnations centered with a white orchid. Her bridesmaid wore an aqua net gow-n and carried a bouquet of car nations. The groom w-as attired in light blue suit with w-hite carnation bou onniere. The chancel w-as decoraed with wo’ large bouquets of white snapdragons and gladioli flanked by palms. Prenuptial organ music w-as pro vided by Miss Mary Loxley, friend of the bride and vocal numbers “Because” and “I Love You Truly” were sung by Elizabeth Slough. The groom, a graduate of Bluffton high school and Ohio Northern uni versity, Ada, is employed by the Ohio Inspection bureau of Columbus. The bride w-as employed at Wright Field, Dayton. After a short w-edding trip the couple will reside on Route 2, Canal Winchester, Ohio. Beaverdam Pastor To Retire June 1 Rev. L. D. Fauver, pastor of the i Beaverdam Methodist church for the past four years will retire from active ministry the first of June, he announced this week. Rev. Fauver who served 32 years as an active minister w-ill do spe cial w-ork in the north during the summer months and in Florida through the w-inter. 90 SECOND QUICK-CHANGE INTERIOR this +h«s iw/iliiT Never miss an opportunity to make others happy, even if you have to leave them alone to do it. HYDRAULIC TRACTOR SEATS Complete with Seat Pan $25 each Only a few at this price— C. F. Niswander sEwl ^QS»Ww»^ J^i^wyc i^a's «ioi: ta» regainJ 88 B®SS«S« SS&-i 1 lOW EVERY NEW CONVENIENCE Big frozen food com partment with sepa rate glass door. Plenty of ice cubes, in trigger-release trays. Easy to pop out! ’’V** NEW LOW PRICES 1 ♦......... —...... ■, ............................—----------- A LOT OF COVERAGE! 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