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Evening star., 1939-07-08

ence. George E. Harris, executive
secretary, announced that 20 new
classes had joined the association
since the last annual meeting.
The Woman's National Bible Glass
OF the National City Christian
Church, elected the following Of
flcers: Mrs. K. E. Miller, teacher;
Miss Ida Mcmillan. assistant teach
er; Mrs. la Powell, president; Mrs.
Lucy Smither, first vice president:
Miss Charlotte Darrow, second vice
president; Mrs. George Mclaughlin,
membership secretary; Mrs. Grace
Laird, treasurer; Mrs. Mabel New
berry, assistant treasurer; Mrs. EN-
ma Saum, visitor secretary; Miss
Bertha Harrington, recording sec
retary: Miss Nellie Clarke, birthday
secretary; Miss Effie Bush, literature
secretary; Mrs. Ira Clarke. corre-
spending secretary; Mrs. Belle Ma
gruder. auditor, and Miss Mae Par
ker, chaplain.
The Live Wire Bible Glass of
Metropolitan Baptist Church, has
selected j. c. Lunson as the class
representative on the Central Com
mittee OF the Organized Bible Glass
Association.
The Wesley Bible Glass of Bright
wood Park Methodist Church, elect
ed the following officers: P. M. Bar
rows. president; A. R. Spiker, vice
president; Herbert Molinew, secre-
tary; H. S. Warner; assistant secre-
tary and Eldon v. Rickard, treas
urer. The adult classes are holding
unified summer program under
the direction of Harry S. Warner.
The All Corners Glass of the
Covenant First Presbyterian Church
is sponsoring a program which will
be held each Sunday from 9:45 to
10:45 am. during July. August and
September in the chapel. The guest
speaker tomorrow will be Miss
Helen Maughlin. Glenn M. Good
mon, president of the class, will pre-
side.
The Vaughn Glass of Calvary Bap-
tist Church will have charge of the
meeting at the Central Union Mis-
sion tonight at 7:45 o'clock. Thomas
O. Jones will speak. Five men were
installed as members of the class
last Sunday morning by the teacher,
Evening star., 1939-07-08

Western Maryland College Septem-
Der "a. 1t was voted to recommend
that the number of vice presidents
be changed so that each denomina-
tional vice president would represent
IL churches.
The following were named to the
Nominating Committee: Elton H.
Brown, sr., mems class, Mount Rain
ier Christian Church, chairman:
Evening star., 1939-07-08

MIS-. -. r. HUNT
er, Mizpah Glass,
National B ap-
tist Memorial
c h u r c h, and
William Gal t
Mish, Tow e r
Glass, Gunton
Temple Presby-
terian Church.
This committee
will report at the
annual meeting
Of the associat-
ton which will
be held in con-
nectiOn with the
summer confer
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First Buptist

Continuing his sermons on THE
Mountains Made Famous by the Life
OF Our Lord" DR.. Edward Hughes
Pruden will preach Sunday on The
Mount of the Sermon" At the brief
evening service at o'clock, DR..
Pruden will speak on The Sin of
Being 1nsensitive.' The Young Peo-
pies societies will meet at 6:45 pm.
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Columbia Heights Christian

Education" Sunday will be observ-
ed tomorrow. The guest speaker will
be DR.. Charles E. Resser, president
of the District of Columbia Sunday
School Association. His topic will
be Christian Education" DR..
William Hill, superintendent Of the
Sunday school, will preside.
The Women's Council will hold
its regular monthly meeting on
Tuesday morning at 10:45. Mrs. ].
A. Lessard is in charge of the pro-
gram and the topic will be world
Interdependence" An information
al luncheon" will follow the meeting.
Evening star., 1939-07-08
Grace Reformed.

The Rev, Calvin H. Wingert, pastor
of the Church of the Ascension,
Morristown, Pa, officiates and
breaches at the morning service.
Evening star., 1939-07-08
Standardization,

Brahmachari Jotin of Calcutta,
India, will speak at the morning
service on Divine Meditation. The
public class in philosophy and yoga
will be held Wednesday at pm.
Evening star., 1939-07-08
News of the Bible Glasses
Activities of Interest to
LocoI Organizations
BY PAGE Nick. ETCHISON,
President Organiyed Bible Class Asso,iatio,

The Organized Bible Glass Association motion was
passed the work OF the Washington
China Relief and the Bible city to give of
their moral and financial
churches final report
OF the association informed that 400
Evening star., 1939-07-08
A Lesson for the Week
In Day Of Revolution
Old Success Looms Large
By WILLIAM T, ELLIS.

AS write this lesson the giving headlines
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seriously and rebua an-Semic
passing incident
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The Sunday school lesson for July
8 is "Jeroboam: A Man with a
Great Opportunity Kings
Xi.26-43.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29
RAILROAD WILL
IMPROVE TRACK
A. c. & Y. Pushes Summer
Program for Reballasting
Right of Way
Improve 26 Mile Stretch of Line
Between BlufftOn and
DeIphos

Improvement of 26 miles of the A.
C. and Y. railroad is under way
with a crew Of more than 40 men
engaged in reballasting the track
from Delphos to one mile west of
Bluffton.
Work likely will cenainue for the
rest of the summer and the program
will include the laying of new stone
ballast and replacement of ties.
Three years ago the railroad made
initial improvements to the same
section when new rails were laid
from Carey to Delphos, distance of
55 miles. When the reballasting
program is completed the right of
way between Bluffton and Delphos
viii be the equal of any section on
the line.
A crew of 40 has been hired for
the work, in addition to the regular
section crew, it was announced. Five
of the employees are from Bluffton.
Reballasting of the road was
started about six weeks ago at Del
phos, and it likely viii be the close
of summer before the work is COM
pleted.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29
Farmers Working Early and
Late to Keep Pace with
Growing Crops
Corn Prospects Particularly
Bright; Outlook for Po-
tatoes Good

Farmers are busy from dawn un-
til dark these days attempting to
keep pace with the rapid develop
ment of thriving crops.
Last weeks rains, referred to gem
orally in agricultural districts as a
'million-dollar" downpour, led to
much of the present congestion by
keeping farmers from their fields in
the days Immediately preceding the
start of the wheat harvest.
Hot weather further aggravated
the situation by ripening the wheat
crop rapidly, with the result that
cutting was under way in earnest
early this week.
MANY JOBS URGENT
With wheat ready for harvesting
farmers also found themselves faced
by the necessity of cultivating the
booming corn crop and making hay,
in addition to the hundred and one
other farm jobs that are always
there.
Hay is much better than had been
anticipated, rains Of the past few
weeks having done a world Of good,
after initial prospects had been none
too bright. The greatest difficulty
experienced at present is in attempt
ink to get hay making completed
without at the same time neglecting
the wheat harvest or corn cultiva-
tion.
While some hay was damaged by
frequent rains of the past week, the
benefits to other crops more than
offset any losses sustained by hay,
farmers stated
CORN CROP BOOMS
Corn prospects are unusually good,
and excellent growing weather will
give crop "hip-high" by the Fourth
of July instead of the "knee-high"
type usually expected.
Potato prospects also are good,
and all farm crops are rejecting the
benefit of timely rains received dur
ing the past few weeks.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29

Willis A. Steiner, 81, Lima indus
triaIist, and a native of the Swiss
Settlement died at his home in Lima,
Monday morning following a heart
attack.
He was a member of the firm of
Steiner Brothers Machine company
widely known as makers of machine
tools and dies and was well known
in industrial circles.
He was born on what is now the
Andrew Balmer farm four miles
northwest of Bluffton, the son of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Steiner.
Surviving are his wife Katherine
and two sons Phares and Donald at
home; four brothers Amos of
Waynesboro, Pa; Peter, Noah and
John, all of Lima, and four sisters
Mrs. David Nusbaum and Mrs. An
drew Balmer of Button; Mrs. j. L.
McCleary, Waynesboro, Pa, and
Miss Rhoda Steiner, Lima.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon in Lima conducted
by Rev. Paul Graeser, pastor of the
First Reformed church of that city
Interment was in Lima Woodlawn
cemetery.
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WHEAT HARVEST
is UNDER WAY
Cutting of Crop Expected to be
Completed by the End
OF The Week
Average Yield Anticipated by
Farmers; Threshing With
in Next Two Weeks

With hot weather of the last seven
days ripening the crop rapidly, cut
ting of wheat is under way in earnest
and the harvest is expected to be COM
pleted generally by the last of the
week, unless rains interfere.
In a few areas the grain was cut
as early as last Saturday and by the
middle of the week most farmers had
managed to get to at least part of
their crop.
General forecasts are optimistic, in
dicating the yield will be about 20
bushels to the acre, an average crop.
Most of the stalks are said to have
headed nicely. Quality is expected to
be better than that of last year.
No Rain Damage
Recent heavy rains have brought no
report of damage since grain heads
have been too light to be beaten to
the ground Straw, altho somewhat
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good growth on the whole.
Those planting early have reported
that destruction caused by Hessian
fly infestation will be heavier than
usual this year. Evidence is seen of
the damage by the "straw-broken'
stand in quite few fields. Wheat
rust has been noticed by a few others.
The crop this year is early, altho
not as much as last season when cut
ting was under way by the third week
in June. Harvesting generally is not
started until the first week in July.
Unless weather interferes threshine
will be we'll underway within the next
week or ten days. In some sections
farmers are harvesting and threshine
their crops at the same time by means
of combines.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29
Old-FashiOned Fourth In Contrast
To TOday's Safe-Sane Celebration
Holiday was Paradise of Bedlam
For Youngsters Back in
Those Days
Parades, Pink Lemonade, Ora
tory, Baseball All Included
On Days Program

Old-fashioned wide open celebra-
tions of the Fourth of July with
cannon laundering at daybreak and
giant fire crackers going off at sun
down remain only a memory as
Bluffton for the second consecutive
year plans to follow a safe and sane
observance of the Fourth next Tues
day.
Celebrations of today are decidedly
marked in contrast to those our
fathers knew when the holiday was
a paradise of bedlam for the young
sters and a day of uproarious en-
ioyment for the grownups.
Cannon roared a salute at the
crack of dawn in those days, fire
crackers popped all day long, and
in the evening there was a gigantic
fireworks display.
Parades wound a tortuous path
through packed streets and in the
procession were gaily decorated pony
carts, bands, and at the head Uncle
Sam figures in red, white and blue
costumes.
Pink lemonade stands banked the
streets, always surrounded by a
crowd. Spread-eagle oratory was ex-
pected and always was available, fol-
lowing which the big baseball game
of the season was played.
In those days there were no auto
mobiles, SO everyone stayed home,
and since the celebration was one
worth going miles to see everyone
in the entire area came to Bluffton.
Sometimes the railroad ran an ex-
cursion to Cedar Point over the
Fourth. These tours were so popu-
lar that there were seldom enough
coaches for the crowds buying tick
cts and the aisles were jammed with
those standing.
The moving finger of time, how
ever, has wrought changes in all of
this, and the hectic celebrations of
another era now live only in the
memory of a few of the older folk
who recall when anything went" on
the Fourth and safe and sane cele-
brations would have been hooted into
the background.
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part in his fathers business, push
ing the sale of products he helped
to manufacture here.
Caragol left here fer New York
City last week, but before sailing for
Spain he will visit other plants
which his father represents overseas.
The Caragol family, all American
citizens, took no part in the Spanish
war, but business was almost COM
pletely disrupted by the conflict.
During the siege of Barcelona, where
the Caragols have their home, most
of the family left Spain.
Word received from his father
prior to Caragols departure indi-
Gated that altho certain sections of
Bercelona were in ruins most of the
city escaped unscathed and chances
are there will be few remaining evil
dences of the war when he reaches
home
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29
No Fireworks Sale Before Monday,
Discharge Restricted To One Day

Dental section is limited to one day
only-the Fourth. The residential
district includes all parts of the
town not in the business area.
Under the towns safe and sane
regulations, dealers will not be per-
mitted to display or sell their stocks
before next Monday, the day before
the Fourth.
Future permission for the use of
fireworks in Buttons Fourth of
July celebration will depend largely
on the cooperation of the public in
the observance of this years re-
stricted program, it was announced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29
Exiled In Bluffton By Spanish War,
Manuel Caragol Leaves For Home

Manuel Caragol. who spent the
last two years in Bluffton as an
employe of The Triplett Electrical
Instrument Co., will sail from New
York within the next week OF two
for his home in war-torn Spain.
Son of radio parts importer in
Barcelona, Caragol was a student in
the United States when the Spanish
Civil war was started.
When his schooling was completed
Caragol took position with the
Triplett company awaiting the con-
clusion of hostilities in Spain. The
job also gave him the opportunity
to become fully acquainted with pro-
ducts of the firm, which is represent
ed in Spain and Portugal by Cara
gol's father.
After his return to Barcelona
young Caragol will take an active
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29
Real Estate Deals

Clarence Steiner has purchased the
Dorsey Amstutz farm of 80 acres
one mile west of Bluffton from the
heirs, Mrs. John Dunbar residing on
the farm and Mrs. Martha Leichty
Artus of Texas. Possession will be
given October /.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dunbar, resid-
ing on the Dorsey Amstutz farm
have purchased the M. L. Perkins
farm of 40 acres in Orange town
ship on the county line. Posses
sion will be given Oct. 1. Mr.. and
Mrs. Perkins will return to theil
former home in Leipsic.
Foregoing deals were made by the
H. w. Althaus agency.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29
Free Magic ShOlU
Next Wednesday

A free magic show for evening
shoppers in Bluffton will be an at
traction here on Wednesday night of
next week, it is announced by the
Bluffton Merchants association.
The show will be staged by a
travelling magician on the vacant
parking lot on South Main street ad-
joining the Risser Sandwich shop at
9 o'clock.
A number of rabbits which will
be magically produced during the
program will be given to children in
the audience, it is announced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29
LIGHT RATE CUT
To Benefit 500
Average Domestic User Will
Save 80 Cents Monthly,
Board Announces
New Schedule Effective With
June Billing; Initial Rate
Is Lower

Buttons electric current rate re-
duction, effective with the June bill
ing on July J., will result in a saw
ing of 80 cents a month to the aver
age domestic user, it was announced
Wednesday by the Board of Public
Affairs.
A flat reduction of one cent per
XVIII for the first 80 XVIII is pro-
vided by the new rate schedule.
Previously the first 80 XVIII have
been billed to patrons at six cents
per XVIII, but the future rate is to
be reduced to five cents. This will
provide a saving of 80 cents monthly
to all users whose bills have been
$3.50 or more for each billing period.
1t is estimated that approximately
500 patrons will benefit from the re-
duction, and that aggregate savings
will be more than $50 monthly.
Only One Change
Domestic rates will be unchanged
Other thar for the one-cent reduction
in the initial classification range.
Several minor changes other than
for the starting bracket are to be
made in commercial rates.
The electric current rates now be-
ing discontinued have been in effect
here since February, 1896, when a
20 per cent reduction was made
from the previous schedule.
New rates for domestic users,
effective with the billing on July |,
are as follows: First 80 XVIII, five
cents per XVIII; next 80 XVIII, four
cents per XVIII; next 40 XVIII,
three cents per XVIII; next 100
XVIII, two and one-half cents per
XVIII; and next 200 XVIII, two cents
per XVIII.
New rate schedule cards will be
available for patrons at the time of
the July billing, it was announced.
In announcing the cut in electric
current rates, the board at the same
time said municipal heating rates
are to be boosted from Is cents per
square foot of radiation to 20 cents
per square foot, this fall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29
Enjoy Outing At
Michigan Lake

Bluffton high school girls, COM
prising the Future Home Makers of
America are enjoying a weeks out
ing at Devils lake, near Jackson,
Mich. The girls, together with their
advisers, Misses Edythe Cupp and
Florence Duffield of the high school
faculty left last Saturday morning.
Members of the group are: Alice
Kohler, Alice Mae Amstutz, Rosann
Hilty, Dorothy Garmatter, Mary FL
len Burkholder, Veldean Moser, Dor
othy Burkholder. Jeanett Burkhold-
er, Doris Garmatter, Ruth Ryan,
Dorothy Long, Mae Huber, Edna
Huber, Marceille Reichenbach, Treva
Harris, Lois Schaublin, Wava Fisher
and Gladys and Dorothy Klingler.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29

Fireworks will go on sale in
Bluffton next Monday, but their dis
charge within the city limits will be
limited to one day only-the Fourth
in the towns "safe and sane" OBJ
servance of the holiday.
Fire crackers, torpedces or other
explosives may not be discharged in
the business district at any time.
Boundaries of the restricted area
are from College avenue to Washing
ton street and from Jackson street
to Big Riley creek.
Discharge of fireworks in the resi-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29
Blufton Man Completes Term
AS Lions District Governor

Forrest L. Steinman of Bluffton,
Governor of Lions international Dis
trict 13-A, comprising the north half
of Ohio, will complete his year of
activity by presenting a charter to a
new Lions club at Bucyrus, Ohio,
this Wednesday evening. DR.. Rarrel
D. Bibler, president of this new club,
will accept the charter. M. A. Deere
is secretary.
During Steinman's term of office,
which will expire at the close of the
International convention in Pitts
burgh, next month, he has presented
charters to nine new clubs, namely:
Green Springs, Sunbury, Tallmadge,
Stowe, Marion, Cortland, Mt. Ver-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29
Relative Of Huber
Families SuccLln,bs

Word has been received here of
the death of Mrs. Leona Grippe, so,
of Goshen, Ind, who died at her
home in that city last week.
Mrs. Cripe was the daughter of
Calvin Huber, also of Goshen, and
related to the Huber families here.
Funeral services were held in Goshen
followed by interment at that place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29

non, Danville, and Bucyrus.
There has been a net increase of
372 new members, which now brings
the total membership of 13-A Dis
trict up to 1878.
Restoring the eyesight to four
children was the outstanding activ-
ity of the year, together with the
fact some of the Lions members act
as dads" for boys who are paroled
in their custody, instead of being
sent to a state penal institution.
Over 800 pairs of eyeglasses were
supplied to children, one club alone
having furnished 81 pairs. Dozens
of white canes were presented to
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29
Regal Lily Plant
Has Many Blooms

A regal lily plant bearing twenty
blossoms is attracting much attention
on the lawn of the Dilfer funeral
home on South Main street. Flori-
culturists state that rarely are seen
this number of blooms on one plant
at the same time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29
James Miller To
Coach At Pandora

James Miller, who was graduated
from Bluffton college early this
month, has accepted a position at
Pandora high school for the coming
year as athletic coach and instructor.
Miller has been prominent in ath-
letics throughout his high school
and college career, participating in
football, basketball and baseball. He
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. f.
Miller of South Main street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29
Vacation For Meter
Works Next Week

Plants of The Triplett Electrical
Instrument Co. and the Readrite
Meter Works will be closed next
week for the annual summer vaca-
ton for employees.
With the exception of a small
force in the office the two concerns
will completely discontinue opera
tions. This is the third successive
summer in which employees have re-
ceived a vacation in July.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29
Young People At
Lakeside For Week

A group of young people from the
Bluffton Church of Christ are spend
ing the week in Lakeside attending
a young peoples conference of that
denomination. They will return Sun
day.
Those from here in attendance in
clude:
Misses Mary Lou Carr, Gertrude
Ewing, Luella Luginbuhl, Mary Jane
Manages, Marcene Stonehill and Vera
Welty. Fred Fritchie and Robert
Luginbuhl
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29

There will be no mail delivery on
Bluffton city or rural routes next
Tuesday. Fourth of July. Windows
at the post office will be closed for
the day but mail will be received
and dispatched as usual.
Business, generally, will be sus-
pended for the day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29
Pre-SchOOI Child
Clinic On July 6

A pre-school child health clinic
will be held in the Grade school
building on Thursday morning, July
6 from 9 o'clock to 11:30. The
clinic is being held under auspices
of the Parent Teacher association.
Parents who have children entering
school in the first grade next fall
are urged to bring them to the clinic
for free examination.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29
Ask Cleaning OF
Big Riley Creek

A petition bearing thirty-three
signatures was presented to the
town council Monday night request
ing the cleaning of the channel of
Big Riley creek.
Although no action was taken on
the petition, the council discussed
plans for a general cleanup of in
dustrial and domestic sewage now
being ernptied into the stream.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-29
News Correspondence
Notice

CINCE the Bluffton News office
- will be closed all day on
Tuesday, Fourth of July, letters
from correspondents and other
news matter for publication in
the next issue should reach the
office not later than next
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.