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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28
BIRTHDAY GATHERING

In honor of the birthday anniver-
sary of Mrs. Glen Ramer, a gather
ing of friends and relatives was held
at her home on Mound street, Sun
day.
A feature of the basket dinner en-
joyed at the noon hour was a large
birthday cake with fifty-four candles
baked by Miss Ida roe of West
Unity niece of Mrs. iRamer.
! Among those enjoying the affair
were: .nosIosO - n .fs
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Roe of Port
age; Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Roe, Grace
and Bonnie Roe, of Haskins; Ida
Roe, West Unity; Joan Roe, Toledo;
Mrs. d. C. Valmer and James Val
mer, Mrs. Frank Berlin and daughter
of Fremont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oza Dimons of
Vanlue; Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Broun,
Mansfield; Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w.
Longshore, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Long
shore and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry Longshore, Kenton.
S. L. Longshore, Mrs. Fay Dingle-
dine, Broadway; Mr.. and Mrs. o. E.
Drumm, Marion; Mrs. Lottie Drumm,
Columbus and Mr.. and Mrs. Ramer
and daughter Pearl of this place.
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Bluffton amateur star gazers are
all set to give the planet Jupiter
the once over this Wednesday night
when it will be closer to the earth
than at any time since 1915.
The significance in the occurrence
is that the orbits of the two planets
both are somewhat lop-sided and
there isfa point on each where they
are closest together. The cycle oc-
ours when the two planets find them
selves on or nearest those points.
1t has been "a years since they last
were in that relation to each other.
Jupiter, largest of the planets, is
1,400 times bigger than the Earth
and over 300 times heavier. 1t is
now visible as bright star-lke OBJ
ject in the evening sky, slightly to
the south of east.
The summer of 1889 has made
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Local Observers All Set To
Give Jupiter The Once Over

something of a record in the way of
"nearests". On July 27, the Earth
and Mars were in their nearest pos
sible approach to each other, mere
36,O00,0O0 miles apart. They will
not be that close again in ID years,
astronomers say. At their greatest
distance apart, more than 200 mil
lion miles separates them.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28
CHECKER CLUB MEETING

Opening the fall season the North
western Ohio Checker club will be
Thursday night of next week in club
rooms at the rear of the AL Steiner
property on East Elm street. All
Bluffton players and any others in
terested are invited to attend.
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Burkholder- Huber Wedding Oct. :.
Among the attractive social affairs
of the past week, was the bridal show
er, complimenting Miss Stella Burk-
holder, bride-elect of Reese Huber,
which was given in the country home
of Mrs Lloyd -VanMeter, Thursday
night. The hostess was assisted by
Miss Helen Maxwell, Miss Edith
Reeder and Miss Luella Morrison,
nurses who have been associated with
Miss Burkholder during her superin-
tendency of Bluffton hospital.
The evening was spent with con-
tests and suggestions on show to man.
age a husband" each guest designed
wedding dress and created an elab-
crate biography of Miss Burkholder,
in picture poetry and prose.
At the appointed time electric bells
began to ring in various places, to
which Miss Burkholder responded as
has been her custom, but instead of
finding patients, she found many beau
tiful and useful gifts.
A dessert course consisting of in
dividual bridal cages decorated with
wedding bells, and ice cream were
served.
The announcement of the date of
the approaching wedding was cleverly
concealed in wedding ring, in a mold
of ice cream, it read "Stella and Reese
Oct. 9TH, 1889.
Those present were Misses Stella
Burkholder, Sylvia Biederman, Heller
Maxwell, Betty Zimmerly, Florence
Greiser, Melvina Hilty, Lillian Reich.
enbach, Elvina Criblez, Vivian Schu.
macher, Hilda Bixel, Edith Augsb.
burger, Anna Marie Luginbill, Clara
Lora, Martha Steiner, Sophia Augs-
burger, Marie Kennel, Justina Gilbert
Celesta Amstutz, Ruth Anna Cook
Margery Shellenbarger, Louella Nor.
rison, Edith Reeder, Mrs. Charles
Hankish, Mrs. Studler, Mrs. nj. d
Soash, Mrs. M. R. Bixel, Mrs. J. S
Steiner, Mrs. C. Henry Smith, Mrs
Ed. Niswander, Mrs. Ora Wetherill
Mrs. Ed. Amstutz, Mrs. C. West, Mrs
Cal Garmotter, Mrs. d. w. Bixler
Mrs. R. L. Triplett, Mrs. Peter Leh.
man, Mrs. Gid Garmotter. Mrs, AL.
bert Diller, Mrs. Edgar Begg, Mrs
Ray Marshall, Mrs. John Burkholder
Mrs. Clyde Warren, Mrs. John War.
ren, Mrs. Quinten Burkholder, Mrs
Edith Mann, Mrs. Kathryne Var
Meter, Lloyd Van Meter and Reese
Huber.
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Success depends quite as much on
our ability to see that we are wrong
as to see that we are right.
Kindness is the greatest unused
capital in the world today-Ruth
Smelzer.
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Entered as second class matter at
the postoffice at Bluffton, Ohio,
under the Act of March 8, 1879.
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No Hunting

The undersigned will permit no
hunting or trespassing on their
farms.a sasr 4stz ssss= a.za.szr- i
Dan Lory eain~a9 ~ |
4ss ~ 4sb - /,
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To find the size of big man,
test him out in some small trans
action.
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Trust men and they will be true to
you; treat them greatly and they will
show themselves great.-Emerson.
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SOCIETIES
and CLUBS

Orange Twp. Farm Women
The Orange Township Farm Wom-
ans club viii meet at the home of
Mrs. John Ewing on Thursday after
noon, October 5.
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THE BLUFFT0N NEWS
B. F. BIERY, Business Mgr.
G. A. BIERY. Editor

Published weekly at Bluffton. Ohio,
by the Bluffton News Publishing and
Printing Co.
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BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning

" ~SN1t<1s5NEtE9 -E1VK 3IlII@
Hogs-16o to 200. 500; 200 to
2s0, $7.20; 2sO to 200, $40; roughs,
S5.75; stags, $3.50.
Calves, SLIPS; lambs, $3.50.
Grain (bushel prices) Wheat, &c;
corn, 4Sc; oats, soc; soys, re.
Conduct is nine-tenths of life.
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Campfire Hike
The Bluffton Campfire girls enjoy
ed a hike and wiener roast at the
College farm, Wednesday afternoon.
IS Present for the affair were: Mary
Lou Schmidt, Genevieve Buhler, Ruth
Ann Steinman, Sarah Amstutz, Doris
Jean Barber, Alice Jean Bixely Eileen
Weinhold, Jaunita Bame, Esther Ber-
ky, Julee Garmatter, Hanet Steinman
and the guardian, Miss Theola Stein
er.
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Entertains Past Worthy Matrons
Mrs. B. F. Biery entertained ten
members of the Past Worthy Matrons
club of the Bluffton Eastern Star
chapter at her home, Tuesday night.
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Alpha Gamma
The Alpha Gamma club will meet
at the home of Mrs. VIM. Edwards,
Friday night. Numbers on the pro-
gram are: women VS. Men in Bus
iness," Miss Barbara Hauenstein;
"Should Married Women Work ?"
Mrs. Woodrow Little.
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Try Agrico-the fertilizer with the
extra plant food. Echo Feed store.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24

erging with the degree of s. J. D. Doctor of Juristic Science. He did some work under Felix Frankfurter there, but Is decidedly not one of the "Frankfurter circle; admires the justice, but disagrees with him. LOST
 NRA CASE
 Justice Stephens emerged from law school in 1912 and began practice In Salt Lake City. He served a term as assistant prosecuting at- torney, and from 1917 to 1921 was judge in the third judicial district of Utah. After that he was in pri- vate practice in Salt Lake City and Los Angeles until 1883, when Roose- welt made him assistant attorney general
 He argued various cases before the Supreme Court. presenting the governments side of the famous MIRA "hot oil" case and the railroad retirement case. He lost both cases, but in the former case Justice Cardozo dissented and followed his position, while in the latter case a minority opinion signed by Hughes, Brandeis, Stone and Cardozo sided with him.
 Justice Stephens will be 53 in March. Childess, he and his wife live quietly in a Washington apartment. Reared a Congrega- tionalist, he became a member of the Catholic church about Q decade ago,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24

at college he learned to scull; in Washington he substitutes gym nasium exercise for this kind of activity. He watches his weight carefully and takes good care Of his health. In college, he taught himself the trick of taking ten- minute nap in his chair right after lunch, and he still does 1t; simply leans back and drops off, getting Q real sleep out of 1t.
 KNOWS
 MEDICINE, TOO
 Devoted to the law, he is al- most equally interested in med- icine. He once served @ term as acting associate director of the American College of Surgeons, and in Salt Lake City was for years head Of @ community clinic and dispen- sary.
 A couple of years ago he ad- dressed the annual convocation of the American College of Surgeons, drawing a parallel between the legal and medicine professions. Both, he said, come under public criticism on the ground that they serve the rich better than the poor, that they are becoming over- specialized and over institution alized, and that they are blind to the need of change.
 Educated at Utah, Cornell and Harvard universities, Justice Ste- phens returned to Harvard for post graduate work a few years ago, em-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
Lonely as Weather Keeps Her Away Orders Telephone

DARIEN, Feb. l6-"Someone should do something about the weather" complained Darien mother last night. "Once week plan to have supper with my married daughter. Often, with plans all made, snow, cold snap, or rain storm comes along, and have to stay at home. At this time of year especially, don't see enough of my family. That's why l am having telephone installed.
 T want to be able to talk with my daughter at any time, regardless of winter weather" she con. tinued. "Of course the telephone will be help in other ways too. Any woman of my age naturally enjoys the comfort of shopping by telephone. Moreover, will feel safer at night, just knowing that in times of emergency, help is as near as my telephone. am convinced that telephone service Is bargain for few pennies day"
 Investment in Friendship
 "For thousands of Connecticut families, the telephone strengthens the ties of friendship" commented local telephone manager w. A. Schu. bert. Swiftly and pleasantly you can reach and talk with those you love, almost as though they were sitting beside you.
 We have tried through the years to make the service faster, clearer, and easier to use. while keeping the price within the reach of as many people as possible. If you are thinking of invest. ing few pennies day to enjoy the comfort of telephone in your home, we suggest that you talk with any telephone employee in your neighbor. hood-or visit the telephone business office near. est you" The Southern New England Telephone Company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24

Dialing all numbers From the current a0, aele- rnone Bulletin comes the following. Service anni- versaries, Mary C. Comuskey and Alice " Lynch, ~ years Anna F. Luisis IS years Reuben Babbtt William B, Kane, and Rene E. Lemieux, 10 years Harold A. Anderson of the Waterbury plant eligible for member ship in Morris F. Tyler Chapter Telephone Pioneers of America Raymond J. Baltrush, former local porter is a snlicer's helper now John J. Gleason, splcef has been transferred from Waterbury to Norwich |. Samuel Wabuda former splicers helper here is spcer
 Michael N OLeary has also been advanced from like lob to like job Harold J. Shea, former district con structon clerk here is junior accountant h. Car olvn Jabs has advanced from teller to clerk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
SHADE LIKELY
 TO BE CALLED
Counsel in Local Cases May Be Summoned in
 Federal Case

New York, February 24--Johh T, Cahill, special assistant to the at- torney general announced yesterday that he Is considering recalling At torney Benjamin Slade of New Ha- ven before the grand jury inves- tigating the affairs of federal jur- ists, including former Judge Mar tin T. Manton.
 Cahill considered trying again to draw from Slade the contents of his conversation with an officer of the McKesson & Robbins Go. on the eve of the receivership of the firm the receivership which subse- quently led to the unmasking and suicide of Coster-M -Musica.
 Shade, counsel for three defend- ants in the Waterbury conspiracy case, previously refused to disclose to the grand jury his knowledge of the Mckesson affairs. He was up- held by Federal Judge William Bonday In his refusal on the ground that 1t was confidential between attorney and client. Federal Judge Edwin S. Thomas of Connecticut went before the grand jury for the third time yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24

The Young Peoples Fellowship cf st. Johns Episcopal church will hear an address by William K. Schofleld, Crosby high athletic di- rector, at their meeting Sunday afternoon at 5:S0 o'clock in the guild hall.
 Arrangements have been conn pleted for a bowling party Satur- day, March {, at the American Brass alleys at ! ?. me Edith Lat tanzio Is chairman.
 The Glee club Is now rehearslnl every Thursday evening at 7:S0 o'clock in the parish house Aor It's presentation of H. M. s. Pinafore" in May. Alvin Wooster Is the di- rector.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
FIRST M. E. CHURCH
 WINS CERTIFICATE
Congregation Realizes Its Quota in Fellowship
 Movement

A certificate of honor for having fulfilled It's quota in the Million Unit Fellowship Movement has been awarded the First Methodist Epis- copal church of this city. according to the Rev. T. c. Bobilin, pastor. The local church is one of 926 churches, or about five per cent of the denomination 10000 congrega- tions in the United States, who al- ready have reached their goals.
 Quotas for the individual churches were set when the movement, now in its third year, was inaugurated and were based on communion- wide goal of 500,000 "units"-per- sons will subscribe one dollar Q month as well as undertake the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24

spiritual obligations Of the fellow ship.
 With the strengthening and deep ening of the spiritual life of the church as its chief objectives, the Million Unit Fellowship Movement Is also endeavoring to secure a bet- ter underwriting of its missions and benevolences, known collectively as World Service. Thus far, the move ment has added about three quar- ters of a million dollars to the church income for missions and benevolences.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
SPRINGFIELD MAN
 LENTEN LECTURER
Rev. Dr.. James Gilkey Conducts First Congre.
 ti0nal Program

Rev. Dr. James Gordon Gilkey of Springfield, Mass, speaker at the first of the Lenten lecture series of the First Congregational church last night, said that living a com- pletely religious life was Q matter of acquiring certain definite beliefs and of developing certain definite religious habits.
 pr. Gilkey spoke on the subject Living Ones Daily Life With God" Rev. Dr. James E. Gregg, pastor of the church, conducted the service, assisted by Rev. T. LeRoy Crosby, pastor of the South Federated church.
 The habit Dr. Gilkey emphasized included the setting aside of certain periods for silence and spiritua! meditation. and the habit of looking at life in the large.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
Studious Justice Stephens
 Is a Kind Of Dutch Uncle
Has Time For Practically
 Any Visitor
BY BRUCE CAPTION Democrat Washington
 Correspondent

Washington, Feb. 24-1f President Roosevelt does what lot of people are plugging for him to do and names Justice Harold M. Stephens to the Supreme Court to replace Justice Brandeis, the high court will get a thorough, conscientious and able judge who Is a liberal but by no means @ left-winger.
 Justice Stephens believes in fol- lowing the law. He might abhor statute which was brought be- fore him, but he would not throw 1t out unless he was satisfied that law and precedent amply justified him. As a friend puts 1t, he would be apt to write an opinion to this effect: T think what you are do- ing is terrible, but I have no business to interfere"
 A far westerner - he was born in Nebraska and spent most of his career in Salt Lax City and Los Angeles Justice Stephens has two obvious characteristics.
 The first one Is the meticulously painstaking manner in which he does his work. If he Is drawing up brief or writing a decision, he goes over each word with the utmost care. He does much work at home; intensely serious and studious, he applies himself with complete concentration to the job at hand and stays with 1t until 1t Is finished.
 PEOPLE
 PLEASE HIM
 The other characteristic: He is extremely fond of people - any people, all people; human contacts apparently are what give life its savor to him. This trait com plicates his life, because it makes him serve as a sort of cross be- tween Dutch uncle and father confessor to all sorts of people, including a great many rather casual acquaintances who have no claim on him whatever.
 These people come to him to tell their troublebs, and he invar- iably listens and tries to help. A friend complains that "he has no terminal facilities when someone appeals to him; sometimes this sort of thing takes up so much Of his time that friends fear his judicial work will suffer.
 Swimming Is his chief recrea- ton. and he usually spends his vacations at the seashore. While
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
AnssUers To
 Test Questions

Below are the answers to test questions printed on page 6.
 1. The dried kernel of the cOcoanut.
 2. It was absorbed into the new kingdom of Yugoslavia after the World War.
 2. No.
 (. On account of their hard ness and resistance to wear. s. Westminster Abbey, in London.
 6. Nicholas II.
 !. Revenue obtained by the U. S. government from other sources than imports. 8. Kree'-dens; not kree- dense'.
 9. Argument for and against 10. Clara Barton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
Legislatiue Notes

State Capitol, Hartford, Feb. 24. Support for bill allowing farm CTS to select their own veterinar- fans to examine cattle for dis eases for which the state obliges examination was voiced here yes- terday. Among those appearing in favor of the bill were Dr. A. T. Gilyard, of Waterbury; Rep. Will liam Hungerford, Of Watertown, and Rep. Charles Harper, of Mid- dlebury.
 Attorney Edward Sweeney, of Waterbury, who Is acting as leg islative representative for several dentists organizations, is fre- quent visitor at the Capitol.
 Democratic senators will caucus again Tuesday morning before the dual jobholding bill comes up for discussion in the upper house.
 Democrats In both houses will fight for increasing old age assist ance payments. Though the judi ciary committee was ready to re- port unfavorabIy on all bills cali- ing for increases, the report has not yet been made. Gov. Baldwin said yesterday that expert advice would be sought before any final action Is taken.
 The reorganization committee, at the request of Senator George T. Culhane, yesterday deferred ac- ton on his bill which would con- solidate the state highway depart ment and the department Of pub- lie works into a single unit, head ed by a commissioner appointed by the governor.
 Westport residents appeared yesterday before the finance com- mittee to argue that Sherwood Island State Bark is no asset to the town. They are seeking to have the state pay the town . grant for taxes lost through mak- ing the island into . park.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
FOLLOWING THE CoLoRs
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

When YOU hear discussed the colors for spring Be prepared for almost anything There will be shades you are bound to adore High lustred hues never seen before, Colors of birds, fish and flower, And not one that you'd call dour. - Oyer-tones under tones, lovely and suodueo' And more garish ones, brilliant hued Each new color with others vie By its sheer beauty to catch the eye Ali the new coors of Spring, you said But do you notice how much there is or req Or If not red, there's blue and green, Yellow or purple, and pink of delicate sheen Names are new, shades may vary, Some deep and subtle, others light ana aify' Call a color what you like, fancy named hue, But aren't they all red or green or blue, Pink green and yellow varying and brightP But there's no argument when 1t comes to white'
 FEM. EM,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
CHORUS PLANS | SACRED MUSIC
MendeIssohn Male Singers Feature Second Church
 Forum Sunday Night

The Mendelssohn Male Chorus of Waterbury will present its annual concert of sacred music at the Sec ond Church Forum on Sunday eve ming, February 26, at 7:S0 o'clock. The program is as follows:
 Organ Music .... Waldo Newberry Invocation :. Rev. John R. Coombs |. Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee .................. Bach Cherubim Song ...... Bortinansky Kyrie at Sea .............. Durrner Gloria 18th Mass ......... Mozart Scripture Reading ............
 ........ Rev. James H. Phillips Great and Glorious ....... Haydn Steal Away to Jesus ............
 .......... arr. Hall Johnson Swing Low Sweet Chariot ....... arr. Baldwin In Flanders Fields ...... Merwin Prayer ...... pr. James E. Gregg Response - Softly and Tenderly Thompson Offertory ..... MT. Newberry Visions ........ Balogh Bimboni
 Salvation Belongeth to Our God
 Tcheskomov ! The Creation .......... Richter The Benediction
 Organ Postlude MT. Newberry G. Loring Burwell is the director and Waldo s. Newberry, organist. The Mendelssohn Nave Chorus is one of the most well known and popular Male Choruses in this part of the country. They have sung all over the state and in various cities and towns in New England for the past fourteen years. MT. Burwell, conductor of the Mendelssohn Male Chorus, has been chosen to con- duct portion of the worlds Fair Concert" to be given by the Asso- ciated Glee Clubs of America con- sisting of about 5000 voices on July 1 and 9, 1889, in New York.
 First Church will unite with the Second Church for this Worship in Song Service and Dr. Gregg and MT. Phillips will assist in the serv- ice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24

Flakv items Bill White transportation terminal manager, and his right hand man, Ed Flip schelvtz have their own nocturnal rendezvous where they nightly mioy sizzling plate of pot roast. Warren Brown, member of Prosecutor Acorns staff Is suffering from pink eye Al Francis, rowing deputy sheriff iairiy beams with personality and his rating was increased ten of the press, who are suffering from minor colds One newspaperman won wager of twenty-five cents Der of the bench. Is his countenance rubineous? That charming stenog, Dora Deschino has new heao gear with dangerous setto inserted in front or tne id However 1t still makes her attractive as snow White Isn't Cliff Sator's swell orchestra easy on the ears especially so when they give their arrangement of the "Od Oaken Bucket" A nice white gardena to each oi the lads Mrs Vito Puglese was awarded her cer-
 cate of graduate hairdresser recently and she iees prouder than peacock!