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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-03
Sorry Wife

Sorry Wife
Dear Miss Grey: I read your
column every day and often come
across letters that strike me as
quite interesting.
The recent letter of Sorry
Young Wife" impressed me as l
had an experience somewhat SIM
liar and feel toward the feminine
type as Sorry Wife" does toward
the masculine type that selfishly
undertakes marriage.
It has occurred to me that II
Sorry Young Wife" was suffi-
GENTLY interested we might debate
the question by correspondence.
Perhaps our views might be of
interest to each other. PHI.
Sorry. but this column does not
promote correspondence between
readers. II you or Sorry Young
Wife want TO further air your
views about selfish married men
and women. you are welcome tc
do so through this column. c. C.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-03

with the prominent nose and re-
oeding forehead and chin. the ret
rousse profile with the short. up
turned nose, and the long -chinned
profile so unkindly referred to as
the Iaufern-iaw
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-03

now that she Is much too good
for him.
There's no perfect solution to
her problem. But once In
while. when girl is able to
face her situation in time. she
does what Dora did.
She marries a man who hasn't
her education or her social
assets. man who Is looking for
the things he lacks. And she
gives those things to him.
She may never turn him into
the man of her dreams. but she
soon forgets that superior crea-
ture. anyway. And she feels that
companionship and family life
are good exchange for the lone
way of living she was beginning
to dread.
Every girl can't bring herself
To make such compromise, but
the ones who can manage IL,
seem to turn into pretty happy
wives and mothers.
Another Passenger
Dear Miss Grey. As a reader OF
your column ! would like to reply
to the woman who signed herself
Another Passenger"
She complained because a bus
driver spoke to an elderly woman
in harsh way. ! doubt II ths
driver meant to be harsh. If An.
other Passenger would try driv.
ing bus for eight hours and at.
tempting to please everyone. sht
would not be so quick to notice
how harsh or soft the speaking
voice of anyone else was. Now
some men naturally have harsh
gruff voices. They would SOUND
foolish to speak in a soft. smooth
way.
Then. Another Passenger, >
turned her attention from bus
drivers to dumb passengers. She
said that people who did not have
sense enough to signal twice tin
stead OF once) when they wanted
the back door of the bus TO open,
should be kept on the bus until
they learned the company rules
say she Is wrong. II the company
wants passengers to ring once fol
the front door to open and twice
for the back door to open, then IL
should have sign to that effect
in each bus, for passengers to read
MR.. r.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-03

You can't 60 out and win If constipa-
ton pulls your punches. It's often what
you don't eat that hurts you. Ordinary
diets often fail to supply bulk" of the
kind you need for regular elimination.
Adopt an easy-to-follow rule that fos-
tiers regularity: eat Kellogg's ALL
BRAN with milk or cream every day:
drink plenty of water. ALL-BRAN helps
in the formation of the soft bulky
mass required for good elimination.
And when your habits are regular"
you arc ready to 60 places. ALL-BRAN
is made by Kellogg's in Battle Creek.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
Births

A son, born to Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Grant of Ada at the Bluffton Com
munity hospital, Friday, was the first
1889 baby to be reported in this
vicinity. Mrs. Grant was the former
Kathleen Luginbuhl, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. J. |. Luginbuhl, south of
Bluffton.
Word has been received here of
the birth of a daughter Tuesday
morning to Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Gier-
man of Chicago. Mrs. Gierman was
formerly Miss Ada Steiner, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. n. F. Steiner re-
siding west of Bluffton.
Announcement has been received
of the birth of a daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. Maurice Daily of Haw-
thorne, Calf. Mr.. Daily will be re-
membered as formerly of this place.
Word has been received of the
birth of twin sons to Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Schaaf of Salem, Mich. Mrs.
Schaaf was formerly Miss Evelyn
Schnegg of this place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
Mayor Re-appOints
Present IncIlnlbentS

All of Bluffton's appointive Off
cials whose terms expired at the
close of the old year will be contin-
ued in their former capacities for
the present year it was disclosed
Monday night when incumbents were
re-appointed by Mayor w. A. Howe
and confirmed by the council.
The list included Albert Reichen-
bach, night police, 800 per month;
Lee Coon, street commissioner, $10O
per month, and Albert Benroth,
caretaker of the town clock, $50 per
year.
Former standing committees of
the council were continued. They
are:
Finance-Soash and Romey.
Streets-Bogart and Badertscher.
Fire and Light-Hauenstein and
Basinger.
Firemen recommended by Chief
Guy Corson and re-appointed by the
mayor were: c. V. Stonehill, II. l..
Augsburger, Fred Martin, Lester
Niswander, Chas. Young, Harold
Stonehill, Isaac Brobeck and Edwin
Radertscher.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
mennonite FARM
INSURANCE MEET
Mutual Aid Society Carries Over
Three Million i'm Risks,
Report Shows
Association has $40 Policy Hold
ers; Losses During Past
Year S7,363

Annual meeting of the Mennonite
Mutual Aid Society, an insurance
organization covering much farm
property in this section, was held at
Pandora last Saturday.
Reports submitted at the meeting
showed a total of $3,047 500 of risks
carried by the organization at the
close of the past year. This figure
represented an increase of 100000
over the total of year previous.
Losses paid during the year were
S7,363.94.
The organization also has total
of $40 policy holders, an increase of
twelve during the past year. Report
of the treasurer showed a cash bal
ance of $352.57.
Three directors whose terms ex-
pired, reelected for a three year
term each were: ID. J. Basinger,
Albert Winkler and L. G.. Phillips.
Organization of the board was as
follows: Pres, Jerry Basinger; vice
president and appraiser, E. Z. Buch-
er; secretary, ID. j. Basinger; as
sistant secretary and appraiser
Albert Winkler; treasurer, A. S
Hilty; appraisers, Gideon Schumacher
and L. G. Phillips.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
ASK ORDINANCE
To HIT PEDDLER
BlufftOn Merchants Request
Action from Council at
Meeting Monday
Would Bar Out of Town Ven
doris Unless Specifically
Invited to Call

Request for enactment of an anti
peddler ordinance for Bluffton was
made by a group of local business
men who attended the meeting of the
town council Monday night. Action
on the proposal was deferred pend
ing conference on the matter with
City Solicitor Francis Durbin.
Draft of an ordinance which the
petitioners said had proven effective
in many other municipalities was
submitted for consideration of the
council. While there was no specific
business designated, it developed dur
ing the discussion that the major
cause of complaint was in dryclean-
ing and pressing lines.
Much of this business, it was
charged is being taken by out of
town competition thru the medium of
lower prices and resultant inferior
workmanship. There also appeared
to be some objective from the
grocery lines.
Must Be Invited To Call
Draft of the ordinance submitted
would make it a misdemeanor for
any solicitor, peddler or transient
vendor to call at any residence with
in the corporation for the purpose of
selling merchandise without having
been specifically invited by the house
holder. Violators would be subject
to fine of S25 to $100 for each of
fense.
In this discussion, it was pointed
out by council members that enact
ment of such a measure would bar
farmers of this vicinity from door
to door retail selling of their
products in town.
Under the present arrangement
any farmer is free to sell from door
to door within the corporation any
produce of his own raising. For
produce not his own, a license fee of
50 per day or SO per year is
charged.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
Vocational Night
Glasses Open Here

A three months vocational night
school course opened at the high
school here with the first meeting
on Tuesday night. M. R. Marshall
of the state board of vocational ed
ucation was here Tuesday making
arrangements for the course which
is being held under the Smith
Hughes vocational training act.
The course will be along electrical
lines and will be open to those en-
ployed in that field, or formerly in
that field and now temporarily un-
employed. Glasses will meet for two
hours twice each week.
The course will consist of one
class in shop drawing, diagrams and
blue print reading under direction of
George Klay and one class in APP
piled shop electricity taught by Jack
Remde. Both instructors are con-
nected with the Triplett Electrical
Instrument company, Klay being
superintendent of the machine shop
and Remde an engineer in the lab
oratory for development and re-
search.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
Elizabeth MOser Is
EnrOute From China

Miss Elizabeth Moser, formerly of
Bluffton who for the past three
years has been on the nursing staff
of the American hospital at Peiping
China, is enroute home, according to
word received here the first of the
week.
Miss Moser left Peiping last We'd
nesday for India where she expects
to spend two months at Janjgirl
visiting a former Bluffton college
classmate Miss Martha Burkhalter,
a Mennonite missionary at that
place. Miss Moser will also do nurs-
ing duty in the Mennonite hospital
at Janjgir during her stay there.
She will return home by way of
Palestine and is expected to arrive
here in June.
Miss Moser, former head surgical
nurse at the hospital in New York
city operated by the Rockefeller
foundation, has for the past three
years held a similar position in the
American hospital operated by the
Rockefeller foundation at Peiping
She is a graduate of the nursing
school of Johns Hopkins hospital in
Baltimore.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
CITIZENS BANK
ANNUAL MEETING
Reports to Stockholders Tues
day Night Reflect Growth
Of Institution
Dividend of S4 Share is Paid on
Common Stock; Preferred
Holdings Reduced

Reports of business during the past
year were submitted to stockholders
of the Citizens National bank at their
annual meeting, held in the bank lob
by, Tuesday night.
Statement as of December 81 show
ed total footings of assets and liabil-
tiles as S1,108,0 ,026.49. A cash dividend
of 81 per share on the common stock
was announced.
Earnings for the past year were
S24,88790. Of this amount S10,767.-
80 was added to the undivided profits
and reserve account; valuation of the
banking house and lot showed $3,775
written off; $1,000 added to surplus
and $5.400 of government holdings of
prefrred stock paid off and S3,945 al
located for dividends.
Of the dividend fund S3,840 will go
for the payment of S4 share on 900
shares of common stock and the bal
ance S105 for payment of dividend on
the preferred.
Presidents Report
Report of DR.. C. Henry Smith, pres
ident of the institution showed that the
original $4,000 in preferred stock
held by the Federal Reconstruction
Finance corporation has been reduced
to $1,000 1t is the intention of the
bank management to reduce this still
further early this year with the re
tirement of $4,000 of the preferred
stock.
Surplus of the institution at the close
of the past year stood at $4,000 the
report disclosed. Undivided profits
were $26,128.41 and reserves 1896
Sc.
The entire board of directors re-
elected for the coming year are: G. H
Smith, E. C. Romey, Hiram Locher
Noah Basinger, L. 7 .Greding, Edwin
Amstutz and Henry P. Huber. The
bank has a total of 80 stockholders.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12

Settlement was effected this week
in a labor controversy of nearly two
years standing between The Triplett
Electrical Instrument Co., the Read
rite Meter Works and the United
Electrical, Radio and Machine Work
ers of America. The agreement was
worked out thru the National Labor
Relations Board.
Of the number of former employees
involved in the controversy, the two
companies have agreed to re-instate
IL who are not now on the payroll,
providing they wish employment.
In settlement of claims for back
wages, compromise sum of $4,000
has been paid to the union.
Claims that the union should be
recognized as a bargaining agent
were waived in the agreement, and
under terms of the settlement no
employe organization has authority
to act as collective bargaining
agent.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
Hold Short Course
In Home Economics

The first meeting of the short
course in home economics will be
held in the home economics rooms at
the high school next Monday night
at 7:30 o'clock.
At this time plans will be made
for the subjects to be discussed dur
ing the course. Tentative plans in
clude demonstrations of vegetable
cookery and cooking electrically, a
speaker on furniture and room I'M
provement, tours of new and re-
modelled homes, program by the
Home Economies club and movies
on food and nutrition.
Meetings will be held each Mon
day night for ten weeks. All women
in the community who are interested
in home betterment are invited to
attend.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
POSTOFFICE DOES
RECORD BUSINESS
Receipts for Past Year Go TO
New High Mark, Post
master Announces
December's Total was Largest
for Any Single Month in
Offices History

Total receipts of the Bluffton post
office for the past year of 1888 went
to a new high mark, it was announced
the first of the week by Postmaster
Ed Reichenbach.
Total for the past years business
S25,190.12 represented an increase of
$1,660.S8 over the business of the
previous year of 1887 which was the
largest at that time.
Rejecting an upsurge in Buttons
Industrial and commercial activity, the
two closing months of last year show
ed the largest volume of business of
any similar period in the history of
the postoffice.
Monthly, Quarterly Records
November with receipts of S2,813.60
established an all time record for any
single month only to be surpassed by
December with a total of $2,837.36.
Receipts for the last quarter of 1888
totaling $7,720.06, also hung up new
high mark for any three months bus
mess in the office here.
Total receipts of the Bluffton office
for the past five years are:
1938-$25, 1902
1937-S23, ,52924.
1936-$23, 1862
1935-S20,922.06.
1934-$18,029.24
With the increased volume of busi-
ness present quarters for Bluffton's
postal service are cramped, the post
master stated and the construction of
a new building affording better facil-
tiles will enable the office here to give
improved service to its patrons, he
said
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
Makes Long Trip
For Golden Wedding

Motoring from Belmont, Massa-
chusetts, near Boston, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Diller, Jr., arrived here
Tuesday morning at IL o'clock just
in time to take their places at the
family dinner which marked the
Golden wedding of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. David d. Diller.
The arrival of the son and his
wife from Massachusetts was sur
prise as they had not been expect
ed here for the event.
The family dinner marking the
Golden wedding was held at the
home of the couples daughter, Mrs.
Edward Lugibihl, south of Pandora.
Mr.. and Mrs. OILERS six children.
all living, were present for the din
ner. They were: Mrs. Lugibihl,
Mrs. Aldine Amstutz of Columbus
Grove; Waldo of Cairo; Mrs. Alvin
Burkholder, Findlay; Paul of Bluff
ton and David, Jr., of Belmont,
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Diller are lifelong
residents of this vicinity. Mr.. Dill
ler is aged rs and his wife IL. They
reside four miles west of Bluffton.
One hundred and eighteen guests
called at the Lugibihl home in the
afternoon to offer congratulations
Il Is
and well wishes to Mr.. and Mrs.
Diller.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
new POSTOFFICE
SITE SURVEYED
construction Engineer to Make
Further Investigation of
Property
Work Will Not Be Started On
Building Before Early Next
May or June

preliminary survey of the site Sc
iected at Main and Franklin streets
for Bluffton's new postoffice building
was made here Monday and Tuesday
by a construction engineer from the
procurement division of the public
buildings branch of the United States
Treasury department.
J. d. Levin, the engineer in charge
has established temporary headouart-
ers at Paulding, where he is supervis-
ing the construction of new post
office building.
After completing preliminary sur
veys Monday and Tuesday, he an
nounced he will be mere internationally
for period of about two weeks.
Detailed Investigation
During that time he will make a
detailed investigation of the site that
has been purchased, embracing the
lots of Edgar Chamberlain and A. D.
Gratz. He will take photographs of
the location, gather information rela-
tive to sewers, ETC., and make tests of
the soil and sub-soil to a depth of
about Is feet.
Levin said his instructions from
Washington contained nothing rela-
tive to any additional purchase of
land.
Local civic organizations have sent
kilograms and letters to the capital
suggesting the Mrs. Clara Geiser
prop-rty, which adjoins that of Gratz
on the north, also be added to the
site. 1t is their belief the present To-
cation, with frontage on Main street
of Sc feet, is not sufficiently large for
requirements.
Let Contracts in Spring
Contracts will be let for the work,
and construction will be started before
the close of the government fiscal
year, June 80, the visiting engineer
announced.
Work on the structure likely will be
under way early in May, and 800 days
W / be allowed for completion of the
building. However, in most cases,
work is eneded within seven months.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
Announce Wedding
SOLeninized Last Fall

Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Wayne Hutchinson,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Hutch
inson of near Beaverdam and Miss
Mary Condor, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Pearl Condor of Toledo, which
took place last October 26, at De-
catur, Indiana.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. r. w. Graham, pastor of the
Decatur Methodist church. The
couple was unattended
Both bride and groom are gradu-
ates of Lafayette high school.
After March l they will reside on a
farm near Lafayette.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
Movies Play Big Role In Winning
Friendship Of South Americans
Natives of Peru, Mixed Indian
Descent, Copy Latest Holly
wood Styles
Youths of Teen Age Pick Up
English from Motion Pic
ture Sound Tracks

Hollywood movies are proving to
be open sesame of the United States
in South America, according to May
nard Mann, former Bluffton resident,
who recently returned from a busi-
ness trip thru the South American
continent by airplane.
So popular are movies made in
Hollywood that they are practically
standardizing the Western Hemi-
sphere, Mann pointed out in an ad-
dress delivered at the annual guest
night of the Travel class, Bluffton
woman's club, at the home of Mrs.
w. E. Diller last Friday.
In Peru, for example the popula-
ton is dominantly Indian, the citi-
zens have Indian ways of thinking
and acting-but all of them dress
as we do in this country, the result
of going to the movies. All the
women copy the latest Hollywood
styles.
ENGLISH SOUND TRACK
Practically all movies shown in
South America are made in the
United States and retain the GUS
tomary sound track in English
However, the South American thea
tres also have ingenious methods of
providing for Spanish Interpretation.
Youths in their teens and younger
children, however, generally can
speak and understand smattering
of English in all cities where thea
tres are located, because of the Gus
tom of retaining English sound
tracks.
Unfortunately, the movies leave a
few unfavorable impressions, espe-
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
Former Well KnOlUn
Hay Buyer Is Dead

James L. Turner, II, widely known
thruout the Bluffton district for
many years as hay buyer, died at
his home in Columbus Grove Mon
day morning at 7:30s o'clock follow
ing a six months illness.
Funeral services were held at the
Columbus Grove Presbyterian church
Wednesday afternoon with Rev.
Chester Armentrout, pastor, officiat-
ing. Burial was in Truro cemetery.
He was born near Columbus Grove
and resided thruout his life in that
vicinity. During his early years he
taught in the Putnam county
schools. He was member of the
Presbyterian church and various
Masonic bodies.
Surviving are his wife and one
daughter, Mrs. M. L. McKercher,
both of Columbus Grove.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
asa PATIENTS AT
HOSPITAL IN 1888
101 Births, 231 Operations, 2S
Deaths Reported by
Superintendent
Directors Organize at Annual
Meeting; Officers are
Reelected

In the Bluffton Community hospital
during the last year there were 101
births, 231 operations and 26 deaths.
These figures were included in a
report made by Miss Stella Burkhold-
er, superintendent, at the annual hos
pital meeting last Saturday afternoon
in the Bluffton high school cafeteria.
Total number of patients for the
year was 454, an average of 14.4 per
day. Capacity of the hospital is 19
patients, but the building is designed
that it can be arranged TO accommo-
date a maximum of %.
Income of the hospital during 1898
was $17,521.18, and expenditures
amounted to $17,007.41, Miss Burk-
holder reported. This leaves a bal.
ance of $51367.
In organization of the board of di
rectors, the four officers who served
last year were reelected. They in
clude N. E. Byers, president; DR.. S
K. Mosiman, vice-president; Cal Balm
er, secretary and Edgar Hauenstein
treasurer.
Three directors were named at the
meeting, Balmer and Hauenstein be-
ing reelected. Mrs. j. A. Warner
was elected to fill the place caused by
the expiration of Mrs. C. H. Smiths
term. Mrs. Smith requested not tC
be reelected.
Other directors are Mrs. R. L
Triplett, S. S. Bixel, Gid Schumacher
and Mannn Schumacher
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12

Duties as head of an orphans
home are at least never monotonous
and Carl Smucker, head of such an
institution at Alliance, Ohio, is ad-
ding another to his list of exper-
fences this week.
Smucker, accompanied by his wife
stopped here Monday at the home
of his mother, Mrs. B. D. Smucker,
as the couple were enroute by auto
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
Reported Gambling
DralUs Mayors Fire

Violators of anti-gambling sta
tutes here will find w. A. Howe,
Bluffton's new mayor hard boiled, it
was indicated Monday night. Re-
ports at the council meeting of
gambling in connection with card
games in local recreation spots drew
caustic comment from the mayor.
Mayor Howe said that he would
infict the maximum penalty of $100
provided by the state law on any
offender found guilty. The maximum
penalty of $500 he said, would also
apply in case of conviction of selling
liquor to minors.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
Gideon Bibles Will
Be Used In Schools

Bibles recently dedicated to the
Bluffton public schools by the Gid
cons organization, a non-sectarian
laymen's group, will be used prin-
cipally in religious education classes
it was indicated by Bluffton board
of education acting at its meeting,
Monday night.
The board in a resolution reaf-
firmed its previous policy of permit
ting scripture reading without sec
tartan comment. However no spe-
cial period has been designated for
such purpose and the matter of
scripture reading will be optional
with each teacher