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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-10-05
BUCKEYE PIPE TO
START LINE SOON
Large 10 Inch Line to Trans
port Crude Oil Will be Laid
Thru Bluffton
Crew of Between 100 and 200
Men Expected to be Here
During Construction

Confirmation of earlier reports that
the Buckeye Pipe Line Co., of Lima,
will lay a new ten-inch line thru
Bluffton this fall was seen in the
company's request for right-of-way
Monday night at a meeting of the
town council.
Acting on the matter, the council
granted permission to cross Bentley
road, College avenue, Cherry street,
Jefferson street and the County Line
road with the new line, which will
follow the present route of the COM
pany's right-of-way.
Indication that the work will start
soon is seen in the request made by
G. G. Roberts, of Lima, right-of-way
agent for the pipe line company. His
written statement included in part,
"The Buckeye Pipe Line is about to
lay 10-inch crude oil pipe line"
The new line is to be laid from the
Adgate Pumping station, near Lima,
TO Cygnet, conflrmlng earlier reports
which could not be substantiated un-
til this week
According to present information a
crew of between 100 and 200 men will
be stationed here soon, and will make
Bluffton their headquarters while
working on the line in this area.
Residents of the town who have ia
cilities for roomers have been contact
ed relative to quarters for the large
crew.
The company's present right-of-way
thru Bluffton which the new line will
follow, runs east of and parallel to
the Nickel Plate railroad tracks.
Approximately 46 miles of new To-
inch line will be laid in the project
between Lima and Cygnet.
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With The Sick

Oliver Locher who underwent an
operation at st. Lukes hospital, FRI
day for removal of his right kidney
is convalescing nicely. Mrs. Locher
who was in Cleveland over the week
end returned home Tuesday night.
Ross Gottshall, Bluffton resident
who was in hospital at Millersburg
the past week is now convalescing at
his former home in Killbuck, near
that place. Gottshall received three
fractured ribs as the result of an
accident at Killbuck two weeks ago
when a ditch in which he was work
ing caved in and he was buried un-
der several feet of earth. Mrs.
Gottshall has been at his bedside
since the accident.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-10-05
Couple Marks 56th
Wedding Anniversary

Marking. the ffty-sixth wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. S. w.
Steiner, family gathering was held
at their home three miles west of
Bluffton, Sunday
Although the wedding anniversary
occurred on Wednesday of last week,
the observance was held on Sunday
when all children and grandchildren
with two exceptions, were present
for the occasion.
Unable to attend were two grand
children Robert Oyer, student in
Hahnemann Medical college, Phila-
delphia, and Miss Ruth Oyer in
nurses training in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steiner have resided
in their present location during
nearly all of their married life and
have a large circle of friends who
extend congratulations
Present for the occasion, Sunday
were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Steiner and
daughter Kathleen of Toledo; Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Meyer, Sarah, Rich
ard and Carolyn Meyer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Meyer and sons Alan
Keith and Donald Kent of Mt. Cory;
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton Steiner and
son Thomas of Lima; Mr.. and Mrs.
Gerhard Buhler, Genevieve, jeanne
and Gerhard Samuel Buhler and
Mrs. Adella Oyer and Evelyn, Herb
ert and Alice Oyer and Edwin Rice.
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First p. T. A. Meeting
Here Next TueSdQY

First meeting of the Bluffton'
Parent Teacher association for the
current school year will be held at
the high school cafeteria next Tues
day night at 1880 o'clock, =
The following program has been
arranged: Devotionals, Rev. E. G.
Steiner; group singing led by Miss
Ruth Lambertus; welcome, Supt. A.
J. B. Longsdorf; response by Mrs.
Chas. Hankish, president; discus
sion: "A State Board of Education,
led by Supt. Longsdorf and w. A.
Howe.
Following the business session at
the close of the program, an in
formal reception will be held.
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A. A. A. Committee
Will Be Elected

Committeeman -tos.represent Rich
land township in administration of
the Agricultural Conservation pro-
gram during the coming year will
be elected at meeting at 7:30 p. m.
this Thursday in the Richland
grange hall.
Among other meetings scheduled
in Allen county are the following:
Monroe township, Cairo town hall,
7:30 p. m. Thursday; and Jackson
township, Lafayette town hall, 1880
p. m. Monday.
Dates of the various elections
were announced by Clay Miller,
chairman of the Allen County Con-
servation association.
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III. S.rGridders To
~ See Ohio In Action

Fifteen members of the Bluffton
High football squad will be taken to
Columbus this Saturday to witness
Ohio States clash with Missouri,
the opening contest of the season
for the Buckeyes.
Coach Dwight Diller and Faculty
Manager Sidney C. Stettler will ac-
company the group.
High school day is being observed
on the campus of the state uni
versity in connection with the open
ing grid tilt of the season. Students
from 1892 high schools of the state
have been invited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-10-05
Department Has Answered Only
Two Fire Alarms Since
January 1st
Report Made i'm Connection with
Announcement of Fire
Prevention Week

Buttons municipal fire depart
ment has had to answer only two
calls within the corporation limits
since last January /, it was an
nounced this week as the town pre-
pared for the annual local observ-
ance of National Fire Prevention
week, from October s to Ia.
With three-fourths of the year
past and only two fire thus far,
Buttons fire loss is expected to be
materially lower for 1899.
Last year on Oct. l, the towns
fire loss aggregated $3,O35, accord
ing to records of Clarence Stonehill,
clerk of the fire department. This
fall at the same time the loss is
only $1,515.
$1,500 Loss IN BLAZE
Largest of the two 1889 fires in
Bluffton was that which razed the
residence of Mrs Ada Miller, on the
Bentley road. Loss was estimated
at $1,500. The second blaze was at
the home of Mrs. Orpha Harris, or
South Main street, where an auto
mobile was damaged to the exten
of SIS.
Bluffton's fire department also ha!
answered one call from outside tn,
town, making a run to the Clarence
Benner farm between Mt. Cory anc
Rawson, where a garage was de-
stroyed. The loss was undetermined
The Bluffton department is well
equipped to handle fire of any kind
it was pointed out in connection with
opening of fire prevention week
activities.
COOP EQUIPMENT
More than 1900 feet of hose in
good condition is available for fight
ing fires, and the town is well served
by 81 fire hydrants located within
motor pumper, purchased in 1928
has a rated pumping capacity o1
500 gallons per minute.
Adequate departmental equipment
however, represents protection only
in case of fire, according to Fire
Chief Guy Corson. Prevention to be
effective must start in the home.
With chilly mornings and evenings
of the fall season bringing many
stoves and furnaces into use after
the neglect of spring and summer
the danger of fire is multiplied many
times, the chief said.
In fighting fires, Chief Corson is
assisted by a capable department
personnel made up of II. E. Augs-
burger, Lester Niswander, Clarence
Stonehill, Harold Stonehill, Charles
Young, Fred Martin, Isaac Brobeck
and Edw. Badertscher.
sFFt
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To Address Young
People Here Sunday

Miss Roberta Chapman, Columbus
Y. w. C. A. worker will address a
union young peoples meeting in the
Methodist church here Sunday even
ing at $50 o'clock She will relate
experiences and observations in
Europe last summer as a delegate
to the International Christian Youth
conference at Amsterdam, Holland.
Miss Chapman's appearance here
is in appreciation of the part the
local Epworth League of the Metho-
dist church took in sponsoring her
trip. The meeting however, is be-
ing promoted by the District Chris
tian Endeavor.
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Births

Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Klingler are
the parents of a daughter born at
their home in Orange township,
Wednesday morning.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Myron Tripplehorn of Orange town
ship at the Community hospital, Sat-
urday.
Announcement has been received
here of the birth of a son to Mr..
and Mrs. Michael Hill of Deshler
the past week. Mrs. Hill was Miss
Thelma Rupright, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. T. A. Rupright formerly
of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-10-05
Takes Passionate In
Church In Illinois

Rev. Victor Augsburger, son of
Eli Augsburger of this place who
has been attending Northern Theo-
logical seminary in Chicago has ac-
cepted the pastorate of church in
Kasbeer, ILL.,, about one hundred
miles west of Chicago.
Rev. and Mrs. Augsburger who
recently moved to their new location
spent several days last week visiting
here.
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Plan District G. e.
Banquet October %

The Bluffton District Christian En-
deavor organization will hold its an
nual banquet and election of officers
on Monday night, Oct. %, it was
announced the first of the week.
Place for holding the banquet has
not yet been determined.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-10-05
Commemorative
Stamps On Sale

Commemorative stamps in observ-
ance of the 300th anniversary of the
introduction of printing in colonial
America were placed on sale this
week at the Bluffton post office.
On the stamp is shown a repro
duction of the Stephen Daye press,
first to be used in America. At the
upper right the stamp carries the
dates 1639-1939. At the extreme
top appears the inscription, "300th
Anniversary of Printing in Colonial
America"
The special stamp is of three-cent
denomination.
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RETURN FROM WEST

Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Romey and
daughter. Miss Carolyn Romey re-
turned home last Thursday from a
FIVE we KS motor trip thru the west.
Tbev visited the San Francisco ex-
nositioa md other points of interest,
also relatives enroute.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-10-05
1900 Buy DriUers'
Licenses For 1910

Drivers licenses for 1910 have
been sold to 1,500 motorists in the
Bluffton area, Robert Lewis, local
registrar, announced Tuesday.
In addition 78 persons have bought
chauffeurs' licenses, making an ag-
gregate of 1878 permits sold here.
Lewis said headquarters for the
sale of drivers permits will be main
tanned for the remainder of this
week in the Steiner Chevrolet
garage, altho it is believed that most
of those who will buy drivers Ii
censes now have them.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-10-05
BlufftOn Real Estate Market
Shows Burst Of Fall Activity
Frost is Seen On
Pumpkins By Early
Risers This Week

EROST-the first of the season,
kept its traditional rendez-
vous with the pumpkins in the
fields and on the trees here Sun
day morning. Damage done was
negligible.
Temperatures fell as low as 81
degrees to mark the arrival of
frost on Sunday and Monday
mornings. Weather was consid-
erably warmer on Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-10-05
EVERYONE LOSES
Can EditOrial)

n war there are no winners-eyeryone oses-and
realizes this more clearly than American business The
National Association of Manufacturers does public
Ice in its widespread campaign to drive this fact home to
the American people.
Statement of the associations position, sponsored by
Its local member which appears in this edition of the News
is worthy of the thoughtful consideration of every citizen
The organization, representing it does, business
leaders throughout the nation speaks authoativey for
that group when it declares unqualedly that American
industry hates war.
War is losing game-America stay out if it
wills.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-10-05
COUNCIL IGNORES
AUDITORS REPORT
Report of 56 Pages Gets Scant
Attention at Meeting
Monday Night
Examiner Makes Findings and
Recommendations Cover
ing Three Years

Findings and recommendations of
j. E. Gotherman, examiner from the
State Bureau of Inspection and Super
vision of Public Offices who made an
audit of Buttons municipal finances
and accounting methods received
scant attention from the town council
at its meeting Monday night.
Copy of a 56-page typewriter re-
port filed by Gotherman following his
examination here last summer was
received by Mayor w. A. Howe, Fri
day. The mayor submitted the report
to council members who gave it a
brief and cursory examination shortly
before the session adjourned.
No official action was taken on the
report but individual members ex-
pressed the off the record opinion
that many of Gotherman's findings
and recommendations were unwar-
rented. As the meeting adjourned
there was no indication that the
council expected to give the report
any further consideration.
Since any action to carry out rec
concentrations of the examiner would
ordinarily come from the council, it is
belived that the report will be drop
ped
Recalls Caustic Criticism
Gotherman's report recalls caustic
criticism of the examiner which was
voiced by the town council while he
was making his examination here last
June.
At that time the council ignored
the examiners verbal recommenda-
tion that the present practise of the
municipal electric light plant in furn-
ishing free street lighting be discon-
tinued and that the municipality pay
for its street lighting, taking the
money from the general fund and
transferring it to the light fund. The
recommendation is again contained in
the formal report filed with the
mayor.
The examination of Bluffton's mu-
nicipal records for three year period
from July 21, 1886 to June 8, 1899,
discloses no shortage in funds, but
makes many findings in accounting
practise and procedure.
Two Principal Findings
Two of the larger findings were in
favor of the municipality against
Bluffton college and Bluffton Com
munity hospital.
Findings against the college was
for S2,732 which the examiner said
was due electric light and water SER
vice representing the amount of its
bill dropped by the board of public
affairs after a settlement payment of
the colleges delinquent accounts pri-
or to February, 1887. The examiner
said the board had no authority to
compromise a utilities bill.
, The account was included in the re-
financing plan now in operation thru
which certain assets of the institution
are segregated for the payment of
outstanding debts of the institution
prior to February, 1887. These assets
are now in process of liquidation for
payment of the accounts, and aggre-
gate of seventeen per cent. having
been paid to date.
Finding against the hospital was
for s2,819 for light, heat and water
which Gotherman pointed out was
furnished without charge. This ar
rangement was made by the board OF
public affairs when the present hos
pital was opened two years ago, with
Continued on page 81
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SCHOOLS CLOSE THURSDAY

Buttons high and grade schools
will be closed all day Thursday to
give pupils an opportunity to attend
the Putnam county fair at Ottawa.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-10-05
JUDGE AT FAIR

George Miller of College road is
judging exhibits in the educational
department of the Putnam county fair
at Ottawa, this week.
Evening star., 1939-12-19

MiddIeton's Walnut Blend Of the worlds finest to-
boccos " pound
ReementoI Mixture is q blend Of highly aromatic
toboecos " pound -------Sl35 IS
Bin 56, blend Of perfection " pound d-----$l25
Evening star., 1939-12-19
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

How nice it is to know that others
may enjoy growing the beautiful
holly tree. It has wide distribu-
tion and Is found In every continent
and ranges from the North Tenn
perate to the South Temperate
zones. All are trees or shrubs OF
SLOWLY growing habits Some of the
species are tropical. The center of
distribution appears to be in South
America, and of the ITS species
known some 10 are found in North
ssrn Brazil.
{ Year after year we find more and
more people planting holly trees.
Some cities have planted hedges of
them or outlined broad highways.
We find the holly tree beautiful the
year round. True, it does drop its
old clothes, but only few at time,
having new ones in reserve so that
at no season will the tree appear to
be scantily clad.
Way back in the days of the
Druids. holly and mistletoe held
first place for Yuletide decorations.
The sending of handsome holly
boughs laden with their crimson
fruit is an old, old custom. The pagan
tribes Of Continental Europe, and
especially those under the rule of
Rome, would at this season of the
year send to each other these tokens
OF friendliness. They gathered the
branches and decorated their homes
and dwellings with the holly and
mistletoe, for this was celebrating
the feast of the Saturnalia-or the
turning of the sun" Finally the
feast of Yaioul, the Celtic sun god,
became our celebration of Christ
mas. And the holly tree, Aqui-
folium, became known as the
Christ-thorn or the holy tree"
whose bright green leaves and
crimson fruit are symbolic of the
Christmas season and spirit.
Holly trees are Slow-groWing,
pyramidal trees with horizontal
branches. They rarely reach over
30 feet in height, Is being the av-
erage. OF course. where they have
been given an excellent setting, food
and sun and room in abundance,
they are more prosperous.
The bark on the trunk is gray,
somewhat warty. The twigs have
brown bark that is smooth. The
close grained white wood is tough,
though not strong.
The leaves are from two to four
inches long, leathery, shiny, and
possess wavy margin. The veins
end in sharp, stiff spine and hang
Evening star., 1939-12-19
Scout Committee
To Meet Thursduv

The Advancement Committee of
the Potomac Division, Boy Scouts,
will meet at 7:30 pm. Thursday at
Scout headquarters, 1725 K street
NV, to consider applications for
star, life and eagle rank.
At a meeting of the Board of Re-
view Saturday, 40 boys were award
ed merit badges and IA advanced in
rank.
A reunion of Scouts and Scouters
in the division who attended the
jamboree here last summer will be
held at the Georgetown Lutheran
Parish Hall, Wisconsin avenue and
Volta place NV, on December %.
Evening star., 1939-12-19

or girl tree. When you see crimson
berries in the place where you
found the clustered flowers in
spring, it is without q doubt-Mrs.
Hex Opaca.
Small holly trees are lovely as
gifts, and they can be planted in
the garden in early spring The
tree will not be hurt if it is we'll
watered and kept indoors for a
week. Then restore it to fresh crisp
air on the porch or in the open until
you can find just the right place in
q special nook on your lawn.
Evening star., 1939-12-19
Natures Children
Holly Tree
Ilex opaca)

on to their anchor for three years.
The flowers are In small white
clusters, and are dioecious, that is,
there are father and mother trees
pistillate flowers on the mother
trees, staminate ones on father
trees. Until tree is five years old,
you cannot tell whether 1t is a boy
Evening star., 1939-12-19

LektroIte FIomeIes. Cigarette Lighters light every
time in calm or goIe-simpe to operate, for all you
do is draw the cigarette, ond presto, it lit No
open flame to dozzIe your eyes, Styled from the
0lopont to the Fururo and PIostique- LIS to S.
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Americana

Play On and With Words

Play On and With Words
ONCE upon a time a preacher from
~ Hartford. Conn, was called upon
to give the opening prayer at a session
of the state house of representatives
and Immediately afterwards listened to
the debate over a divorce case. fIn
those days the Connecticut legislature
had the power TO grant divorces and
was noted for its readiness to do SOL
Struck by the irony of the fact that
he, who performed marriages, should
be witnessing this "unmarrying proc
ess,' the preacher composed these lines
For cutting al connections famed,
Connect-i-cuf IS fairly named;
l twain connect in one, but you
Cut those whom L connect in two.
Each legislator seems to say,
What you Connect L cut away.
When two men named Willing and
Schott fought a duel in Philadelphia,
the City of Brotherly Love-" some
wag composed the following:
Schott and Willing did engage
In duel fierce and hot;
Schott shot Willing willingly,
And Willing he shot Schott.
The shot Schott shot made Willing
quite
spectacle to see;
While Vikings willing shot went right
Through Schott's anatomy.
g Western Newspaper Union.
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took the first day he went TO school.
On coming home he was asked how he
liked school, he replied that they were
poor people where he went, for all
they had in the house We're benches
and one table; no beds or chairs or
anything else. The teacher had pos
sibly overlooked him the first day, and
the purpose of the institution evident
ly had not been explained to him.
Organize Nine Districts
The organization of school districts
in the township was early formulated
and was practically the same as at
present. Each of the nine districts
had three directors, one of whom was
the clerk.
The clerk in each district belonged
ex-officio to the township board, and
out of these nine chairman and clerk
was elected. Isaac Thompson was one
of the early school officials of the
township and did considerable work to
establish a good system OF schools.
A good system was always the aim
of the Orange township people and
since the earliest days of the pioneers
they were highly successful in Great
ing an interest in school activities.
Every child during the last three or
four carnations had opportunity to re-
ceive an education as good as any
place in the state.
The number of highly trained pro-
fessional men, including preachers,
lawyers, teachers and doctors that
have come from Orange township
have been large considering the size
of the community.
Here again the foundations Were