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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-07
Harriet Criblez Says French
Were Tired of War Nerves
And Uncertainty
Traveller Spends Three Days in
Paris Before Returning
From Europe

Belief that the French people were
actually relieved by the declaration
of war was expressed this week by
Miss Harriet Criblez, who spent three
days in Paris before returning
home to Bluffton late in August
after studying and visiting in
Europe during the summer.
Miss Criblez said her impression
in Paris was that the French were
tired of war nerves and the strain
of continual crises, and that they
were ready to welcome war as the
possible final solution to a situation
that had grown more unbearable
month by month.
Trade and industry were at a
standstill in Paris because of the
war scare, she said. Most of the
industrial plants were operating only
two or three days week, princip-
ally to conserve coal.
From her observations, Miss Crib
lez does not believe there is much
of chance that Italy will fight with
Germany in the present war; At the
University of Lausanne in Switzer-
land where she studied during the
summer large number of both Ger
man and Italian students were en-
rolled. Little love was lost between
the two races, and in fact they were
at odds practically all of the time.
Miss Criblez sailed to Europe last
June on the Normandie. She met
Mary Pickford, Buddy Rogers, Nor
ma Shearer and Ignace Paderwski
as the result of being the first pas
senger to sight land as they ap-
preached France.
After visiting relatives in Switz-
erland she attended school for one
term at the University of Lausanne
From there she went to Paris where
she spent three days before return
ing to America on the lille de France
She also spent a short time sight
seeing in Italy.
Miss Criblez is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Criblez, of
south of town.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-07
Bucher-Basinger
Nupti0ls Friday

Miss Martha Bucher and Leland
Basinger were married Friday morn
ing at 8 o'clock in quiet ceremony
at the home of the officiating min
lister, Rev. P. A. Kliewer of the
Ebenezer Mennonite church. The
wedding vows were exchanged in a
single ring service. The couple was
unattended.
The bride wore for the occasion a
frock of navy blue silk with match
ing accessories. The groom was at
tired in oxford grey.
The bride is the daughter of Gid
con Bucher residing west of town.
Mr.. Basinger is the son of Mrs.
Martha Basinger, also of this place
and is employed at the Master Feed
mill.
The couple will reside with the
groom's mother for the present.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-07
100000 COST TO
TOWN, ESTIMATE
$4,000 Over Amount of Issue
Would be Met by Reve-
nue. Bonds
Plan Would Provide for Com
plete Sewerage System
Thruout Town

Bluffton electors will vote this fall
on proposal to issue $4,000 in
bonds to finance the major portion of
the cost to the town in the construc-
tion of a 100000 municipal sewage
system and disposal plant.
Should the measure carry at the
polls an additional issue of $4,000 in
special assessment revenue bonds will
be authorized by the town council to
provide total of 100000 which the
will be required to con-
tribute toward the project.
Balance of the projects cost, $780,
900, would be provided by federal
funds thru WPA.
Members of the village council de-
cided at a meeting Tuesday night to
present bond issue for completely
sewering the municipality including
sewers along the creek
banks and also new sewers thruout
the entire town.
Earlier it had been anticipated that
only the intercepting system would
be installed, but engineers estimates
submitted at special meeting of the
council last Friday showed that the
towns share of the cost in building a
complete system would be only $780,
900 more. The estimates were sub
mitted by the firm of Champe, Fink
beiner and Associates of Toledo, who
had been employed for that purpose
by the council.
Cost of the intercepting system,
with disposal plant, would be $240,-
600, the councilmen were told. Under
the WPA setup, however, the village
would be required to stand the cost of
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-07
NAME RICHLAND
TWP. CANDIDATES
Democrats, Republicans Nomi-
nate for Township and
School Board Posts
Tickets Filled by Each Party
At Caucuses During Last
Week

Completing the alignment of party
lines for this falls election, Richland
township Republicans and Democrats
held caucuses last week to name can
didates for six elective offices.
Each party filled its ticket thereby
assuring contests at the polls in No
vember for two posts on the Bluffton
school board, two township constables,
one township trustees office and the
township clerks post.
Republicans named their nominees
at meeting in the town hall last
Thursday night. Nominations for the
Democratic ticket were made at the
caucus Friday night at the same place.
Candidates named by the two
parties are as follows:
Republican
Bluffton board of education 1.-TWO to
be elected), Waldo Hofstetter and N.
A. Triplett; trustee, Henry Huber;
clerk, Clayton Bixel and Constables
Frank Barber, Richland North and r.
E. Griffith, Richland South.
Democratic
Bluffton board of education 1.-TWO to
be elected), Homer Gratz and Elmer
Short; trustee, Allen Grismore; clerk,
N w. Basinger; Constatbles, Leonard
Gratz, Richland North and E. C. Hell
Ter, Richland South.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-07
HIGH SCHOOL
With The Sick

N. w. Cunningham who has ben
i'll at his home on South Jackson
street for several months is report
ed in a critical condition.
Frank Dray, residing three miles
east of Bluffton is patient in the
Findlay hospital suffering from a
blood clot on the brain. Dray was
injured last winter when the limb
of a tree fell, striking him on the
head.
Mrs. Ida Gallant of Orange town
shin is patient in the University
hospital, Columbus.
Mrs. Mary Ann Folet, who has
been a patient in the Bluffton hos
pital for the past month is improved
and has been removed to her home
south of town.
Mrs. Edgar Chamberlain of Cherry
street is a patient in the Bluffton
hospital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-07
FRAUD CHARGED
IN SCHOOL CASE
Hancock County Board Files
Answer in Orange Town
ship Controversy
Hearing Before Court of APP
peals in Findlay Set for
September Il

A charge of fraud was hurled by
the Hancock county board of educa-
ton in it's answer filed Tuesday ask
ing the court of appeals to dismiss
the petition for mandamus filed by
Jesse Anderson and others, repre-
senting a group of Orange township
residents who seek to be trans
ferred to Bluffton school district.
The answer of the county board
AYERS that petition asking transfer
''never had signatures of rs per
cent" of the electors of that area
and that "there was no such district
in the State of Ohio as the Bluffton-
Richland School District to which
such territory could be transferred. !"
Hearing To Be Sept. 21
Filing of the answer by the coun-
ty board will bring to hearing be-
fore judges of the court of appeals,
sitting in the court house in Findlay
on Thursday, Sept. 21, the matter
of the long controversy. Anderson
and others, through A. G. Fuller,
Findlay attorney, filed a petition
Aug. 2 in the court of appeals ask
ing for a writ of mandamus to
compel the county board to make
the transfer. On Aug. A the court
of appeals issued an alternative writ
of mandamus, ordering the transfer
to be made on or before Sept. 5 or
to show cause why such transfer
had not been made. The answer
was filed on the last day provided.
The county board in its answer
admits that "a paper writing pur-
porting to be petition by Ander-
son and others" was filed March 28,
1888, and that another "purporting
to be a supplement to the original
petition" was filed April IA, 1888.
The answer points out that on
April 6, 1888, the Union township
board of education called for an elec-
ton on the question of "centraliza-
ton" of the district and that in the
election held April 10 the vote was
445 to Is in favor of Capitalization,
Says the petition:
Misrepresentation Charged
"This respondent says that at the
regular meeting of the county board
of education held on Saturday night
, preceding said election, to-wit, April
Is, 1888, certain signers of said
paper writings, above set forth here.
in, appeared before respondent while
in session, en- masse, headed and rep
resented by Francis Durbin, an at
torney of Lima, Ohio, and demanded
the transfer of said described terri
tory forthwith. That said petition
ers-the REALTORS herein-at sale
time falsely and fraudulently repre-
sented to the respondent board, ant
the members thereof, that said pc
titions contained the valid signature
of more than 88 per cent of TIL
qualified electors of the territor.
sought to be transferred, and falsel,
and fraudulently represented tha
there was school district known a
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-07
Drivers Licenses
Go On Sale Tuesday

Thirty drivers licenses were sold
by Robert Lewis, Bluffton distribut-
or, Tuesday, the first day the 1910
permits were placed on sale here.
All motorists must provide them
selves with the new licenses before
October l. Lewis has established
headquarters for sale of the certifi-
Gates in the Steiner Chevrolet ga
rage.
In applying for new licenses, mo-
torists must present their 1884 GER
tifcates. This is to make sure that
any convictions for violation of
motor vehicle laws may be readily
seen by the registrar.
Lewis also has chauffeur's licenses
for sale, he announced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-07
THREE SCHOOL
BUSSES BOUGHT
BlufftOn Board Buys New
Vehicles at Meeting Last
Thursday Night
George w. Sigg Named Teacher
Of New Vocational Trade
School Department

Three school buses were purchased
and an instructor was hired for the
new Bluffton High school vocational
trade training department at meet
ing of the Bluffton board of education,
last Thursday night.
Bus purchases were made from
three local dealers, with older being
traded in as part of the payment.
Delivery will be made in October, and
present equipment will be used until
that time.
Ford bus was bought from Bixel
Motor Sales, with a Ford bus taken
by the firm on a trade-in basis.
Steiner Chevrolet Sales sold the board
a new Chevrolet bus, and an older car
of the same make was traded.
C. F. Niswander, Bluffton Interna-
tional dealer, accepted two old Inter
national busses as part of his sale of
a new bus to the board.
Operate Four Buses
Following delivery of the new ve-
hicles, the Bluffton board of education
will operate only five buses, as COM
pared with the six used in previous
years, it was announced by Supt. A.
j. Longsdorf.
George w. Sigg, of Toledo, was
hired by the board to head the new
vocational trade school department.
He received a one-year contract at a
salary of $500, half of which is to
be paid by the state department of
vocational training.
In setting up the new department
and hiring an instructor, the board of
education announced that equipment
and tools will be furnished by The
Triplett Electrical Instrument Co., in
cooperation with the board of educa-
ton. aFI
20 Years Experience
Sigg will come here from Toledo
university where he recently complet-
ed a course in vocational education.
He has about 20 years electrical ex-
perience and has been serving as su-
pervisor of installation for Winters
Electric Co., of Toledo, an electrical
construction company.
Previously he served as personnel
director of Greer college, a Chicago
electrical trade school.
Sigg is married and his wife and
two children will move here from To-
| ledo.
State school foundation refundine
notes in the amount of $11 300 were
sold by the board at last weeks meet.
ing to ellis and Russell, of Cleveland
The bonds bear 2& per cent interest
| The bonds represent direct obi
cation of the state school foundation
fund. When foundation payments are
due and the state lacks funds for The
distribution, certificates are sent tx
school districts authorizing them tx
borrow money on the strength of thu
certificates, it was pointed out.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-07
Boy Is Struck By
Bolt OF lightning

Jackie Koontz, thirteen-year-old
son of Mrs. Frank Dray was
stunned and received painful burns
when he was struck by lightning
Monday morning at $3.50 o'clock.
The accident occurred at his home
three miles east of town during
thunderstorm as the boy was doing
chores about the barn.
The accident was seen by Reno
Gratz, neighbor, who took the boy
to the house and later summoned
medical aid. An examination dis
closed that his condition was not
serious and he started to school
Tuesday morning.
Wright Klingler, residing two
miles south of the scene of the ac-
cident reported sheep killed by
lightning during the same storm.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-07
In New Locations

Rev. John j. Thiessen and family,
returned missionaries from India
are occupying the John Kohler prop
erty on West Elm street. Rev.
Thiessen was formerly engaged in
Mennonite mission work in India
and is here on a years furlough.
Prof. Francis Babione, instructor
in Bluffton college last year, is leav-
ing with his family the latter part
of this week for Columbus where he
will spend a year in graduate study
at Ohio State university.
Ralph Blosser, Bluffton college field
secretary, has rented the Babione
property on North Jackson street.
The residence property adjoining the
music hall on the college campus
now occupied by Blosser may be
used for a girls dormitcly if neces-
sary to accommodate any overflow
from Ropp hall.
Glen Steiner and family have
moved from the Mrs. Gertrude Gage
apartments in the Oberly property
on West College avenue to apart
ments III the Mrs. VIM. Lewis prop
ertv on North Lawn avenue.
Ira Roth and family have moved
from their farm on the Dixie high
way north of Bluffton to another
farm he recently purchased on the
Jenera-Rawson road.
Leon Hauenstein and family have
moved from the Kaufman property
on Mound street to the Geiger sis
ters' property on North Jackosn
street vacated last week by Nelson
| Wells.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-07
Army Captain Is
Advanced To Major

Rene Studler, formerly of Bluffton
and for number of years an army
captain has been advanced to the
rank of major, it was learned here
the first of the week.
Fer the past three and one-half
years he has been in England as
military attache of the American
embassy in London. He is the son
of Mrs. Paul Studler of South Jack
son street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-07
Births

Mr.. and Mrs. Wilford Geiger are
the parents of a daughter born at
Bluffton hospital, Monday.
A daughter, Jane Harriet was
born Tuesday to Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Griffith of Van Buren, formerly of
Bluffton. Mrs. Griffith will be re-
membered here as the former Miss
Ellen Criblez.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-07
$8OOOO SEWER BOND ISSUE IS UP TO VOTERS
Enrolment In First Grade Drops
One-third; Smallest Class I'm Years

First grade enrolment in the
Bluffton public schools dropped
nearly 33 per cent this year, "a pu-
pills registering for the fall term
Tuesday as compared with 81 last
year.
The unprecedented decrease gave
Bluffton its smallest first grade class
in years. 1t marked the third con-
secutive year the number of first
year students has dropped, there
having been 60 students in 1887, 81
in 1888 and "a this fall.
Enrolment in the public schools
also has dropped for three years,
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with the decrease of first-grade stu
dents contributing in no small way
to the general decline.
With only Sd in the class, the
first grade is the smallest in the
grade school. In the second grade
there are 54 pupils, the third grade
has Al, the fourth 43 and the fifth
grade tops any other with so. Sixth
grade enrolment is So.
In previous years two teachers
have taught first grade students, but
only one instructor is needed this
fall because of the one-third drop
in registration.
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physics.
Miss Poston succeeds Francis
Babione who will return to Ohio
State university for year of grad
uate study and Hench succeeds Har-
vey Beidler who resigned to accept
position as head of the municipal
electric light plant in Celina.
Only untitled position on the fac
ulty is that caused by the recent
resignation of Dr. M. C. Lehman in
the department of philosophy.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-07
DR.. Altman Heads
Church Conference

DR.. V. H Altman, of south of
BIuffton, was rejected superintendent
of the Sandusky Conference of
United Brethren church at the 10th
annual meeting last week in Bowl
ing Green.
DR.. Allman's reelection was nearly
unanimous among the 149 voting
pastors. He was first elected to the
post in 1888.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-07
French Relieved By Declaration Of
War, Belief OF Bluffton Woman
No Basis To RumOr
Current That Sugar
Sales Are Limited

DERSISTENT mors that
sugar sales were being re-
stricted and that consumers
could purchase the commodity
only in limited quantities were
denied by grocers here the first
of the week.
Sugar can be purchased as
usual in any amount desired,
dealers stated.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-07
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE 6I0
Registration at Grade and High
Schools 3S Less Than
Last Year
Drop in Enrolment Particularly
Marked i'm First Six Grades
Report Shows

Enrolment in Bluffton public
schools showed decrease for the
third consecutive year when classes
opened Tuesday morning for the
1939-40 term with an attendance of
61O.
This figure represented drop of
38 from last years opening day reg
istration of 648, Supt. A. J. B.
Longsdorf announced. Attendance in
1887 was 669.
A marked decrease is most ap-
parent in the first six grades which
have an enrolment of 2S3, as COM
pared with $40 last year. In the
high school, 327 are attending this
fall. Registration in 1888 was 1888.
More Girls Enrolled
Enrolment in the grade school in
cludes 150 boys and 133 girls. In
junior and senior high school there
are 153 boys and 174 girls.
This is the third consecutive year
in which Bluffton public school en-
rollment has shown a decrease, and
this years registration of 610 is ia
less than in 1886 when 724 students
reported on the opening day.
In the high school this year, the
largest class is the sophomore with
72 students. There are 45 freshmen,
SO juniors and 81 seniors. All high
school classes are larger in enroll
ment than this years first grade
class of "a pupils.
Fewer in Grades
Fifth graders top the grade school
enrolment with a mark of 60. In
the second grade there are Sd pupils
and the sixth grade has an enroll
ment of SO.
Enrolment in the kindergarten,
which is being conducted this year
by Miss Lucille Lamson as private
venture, is Is, the same as last year,
kindergarten classes meet from $50
to 11:30 a. m.
Eleven students have registered
for the new vocational trade school
department, which was added to the
school curriculum this year.
Complete enrolment totals an
nounced Wednesday morning by
Supt. Longsdorf are as follows:
GRADE SCHOOL
Bows Girls Totals
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-07
BLUFFTON

A Good Place to Live and a
Good Place to Trade
Evening star., 1939-05-03
general chairman, as he called on
members to report.

general chairman, as he called on
members to report.
Lawrence E. williams, new presi-
dent Of the Board Of Trade, told
the group that the city, through
the committee, should continue its
drive to bring visitors to Washing
ton. He pointed out that the tourist
and delegate to conventions here
spends an average Of $13.74 a day.
Last year, 1t was pointed out, 213
conventions brought 82,115 delegates
here.
During the present year q special
effort will be made by the Greater
National Capital Committee to
bring tourists to the New York
Worlds Fair through Washington.
In this connection the committee
has so motion picture exhibits OF the
city being shown in many States. In
addition, literature about the city
is being distributed, with emphasis
on visiting Washington while going
to the fair.
Other speakers at the meeting
yesterday included Frederick P. H.
Siddons, John ]. Reilly, C. B. Dull
can, ST., and Lyle F. O'Rourke. The
next report meeting will be held
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1939-05-03
NO,422 Subscribed
In Greater Capital
Committee Drive
Chuirmun Groom Voices
Optimism for Goal
Of $4,000

With only two weeks gone In its
campaign to raise $4,000 to sup
port the Greater National Capital
Committee of the Board of Trade
during the year, 1t was reported
yesterday at 4 luncheon meeting
that $40,422 has been pledged.
With 46 members attending the
report meeting of the Campaign
Committee in the Washington Ho-
tel, 1t was announced that several
groups had gone over their quotas.
These included laundries, with 1877
per cent, and furriers, with 12O per
cent. Those approaching the quota
are banks, SO per cent; utilities,
81 per cent, and department stores,
30 per cent.
Optimism that the full subscrip-
ton amount would be reached was
expressed by Thomas j. Groom,
Evening star., 1939-05-03
Liohtest Rudio Set

What is believed to be the nghtest
and smallest radio set ever made for
airplanes has just been produced in
England.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-01-12

Fairy Lake News
Bertha Schlicht, Selma Togstad
and Agnes Anderson, of West Un-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-01-12
West Union
West Union Association

West Union Association Meeting
Shippers with the West Union
Livestock Shipping Association are
requested to be present at their
annual meeting, to be held in West
Union Town Hall on Monday, JAN
uary 18th, at 100 p. m.
$50
Dinner guests Sunday noon at
the home of Mrs. Ida Roth includ-
ed: Mr.. and Mrs. George Ensign
and Fern, Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Roth,
ElZera and Harvey.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Emmek en-
tertained a group of friends and
neighbors Sunday evening. The
time was spent in a social way.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
John Sauer, Alois and Edwin, Mr..
and Mrs. John J. Miller and sons,
John and Raymond, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nick Quicker, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Ensign and Fern, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rudolph Delsing, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
gar Schwanke and Alfred Schwan-
Ike, Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Maus and
Miss Catherine Nelson. A dainty
lunch was served by the hostess at
midnight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Maus and Mr..
and Mrs. Merit Hamlin were six
o'clock dinner guests of Mrs. Ida
Roth.
Marie Marthaler, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Marthaler, returned
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on Friday from Minneapolis, where
she was a patient at the University
hospital for two weeks. She sub
mitted to an operation on her eyes
and her many friends will be pleas
ed to learn the operation was sue
cessful and her eyesight is i'm
proved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew RAIDER
macher and family were Long Prai-
RE callers on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Sax motored
from Morris Sunday. They spent
the day at the Louis Macy home
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Didier and
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Didier were
Sunday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Unger in the Sank Centre vi
cinity.
Miss Bertha Schlicht entertained
the Misses Agnes Anderson and
Selena Togstad at a six o'clock
dinner Thursday evening.
Mrs. Albert Ra>dermacher and
children spent from Tuesday to
Sunday with relatives at Eden
Valley. Mr.. Radermacher Joined
his family over the weekend.
Mrs. Theo. Noeske was hostess
Thursday afternoon to two tables
of $500"
Mrs. Ann Schlicht and Bertha
were joint hostesses at two tables
of 800" Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. John Williams was called
to North Dakota Wednesday by
the death of her father.
Members of the skat club met at
the j. p. Didier home Tuesday
evening