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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-14
Group Will Present s'The Mes
siah' i'm Traditional Rendi-
ton this Sunday
Society was First Organized in
1902; Many Presentations
Since Then

Thirty-seven years of tradition
will be back of the Bluffton College
Choral Society's annual rendition OF
Handel's celebrated Christmas ora
torio, "The Messiah, Sunday night
at o'clock in the Bluffton High
gymnasium.
Organized in 1902, the Choral So
ciety has played prominent role
in Bluffton musical circles since that
time
In this years presentation of "The
Messiah" Prof. Russell A. Lantz will
direct a chorus of It's voices, one of
the largest in the history of rendi-
tions here; and four well known
vocalists will sing the solos.
Prof. Lantz said his soloists will
be LoRean Hodapp, soprano, of the
Westminster Choir school, Princeton
N. j.; Ola L. Moser, contralto, Day
ton concert singer, formerly of Bluff
ton; John Gaius Baumgartner, basso,
of the Westminster Choir school,
Princeton, N. j.; and James Horton,
tenor, concert singer now on tour
under management of Harry Gull
bertson, Inc, Chicago.
ORGANIZED IN 1902
Organization of the Choral So
ciety has an interesting history from
the date of its organization on No
vember IL, 1902, and with each pass
ing season it has become more firm
ly entrenched in community tradition
The solicitation committee in
charge of organization of the group
in 1902 was made up of Helen Am
stutz, l. B. Beeshy, then head of the
college commercial department; Os-
win Hilty, Sara Ann Burkholder and
Edith McPeak, instructor in Latir
and dean of women at the college.
First officers were d. F. Jantzen
president; D. c. Welty, secretary
C. d. Hilty, treasurer; and A. j
Gerber, N. G. Hirschy and Oswald
Hilty, business committee.
Prof. Guy c. Latchaw, of Findlay
college, was director of the grouI
and he served in that capacity unit
1904. Sidney Hauenstein, professor
of instrumental music at the col
lege now, made his first appearance
with the group in 1904 as q yiolil
ssslsf IN 1905
First presentation of "The Mes
siah" was made on Jan. rs, 1905
with chorus of 81 and no orches
ira. Soloists were Mrs. Leah Pick
ett, Miss Mile Sonntag and John F
Jones. Edgar Hauenstein was tn
accompanist.
John F. Jones directed the chora
society from 1905 until 1909, an
during that time many oratorios an
cantatas were presented. In Han
del's "Judas Maccabaeus" given i
1908, Miss Zanna Staater was
| soloist.
Mark Evans took over the director
ship in 1910, and was conductor un
til 1913. elijah" was presented b,
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-14
Louise DunifOn Wins
Allen Peace Contest

Louise Dunifon, Bluffton High
school senior, won the Allen county
Prince of Peace defamation contest
in competition at Lima last Sunday.
Her victory marked the second
successive year that Bluffton has had
a winner in the county. Last year
Herbert Oyer qualified for the dis
trict meet.
Jeanne Baumgartner, also Bluff
ton senior, placed second in county
competition. She is the alternate in
the first bracket, the county contests
having been held in two divisions
this year. District competition will
be the second week in January.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-14
Pet Parade Is Outstanding
Attraction At Close OF Fair


Christmas baskets to needy fami-
lies in the Bluffton district will be
sent this year by the Federated
Women's clubs, it was announced by
Mrs. Guy Corson, president of the
federation.
Donations of foodstuffs, toys and
money are needed, Mrs. Corson said.
All contributions should be left at
the Mayors office not later than
noon on Saturday, December %.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-14
CHRISTMAS MAIL
RUSH IS HERE
Holiday Mail at Postoffice
Earlier Than Usual, Post
master Says
Many Parcels Being Sent From
Bluffton; Greeting Cards
Already i'm Mail

Campaigns of past years urging
early Christmas mailing are bearing
fruit if the early pickup in business
at the Bluffton post office can be
taken as a criterion, it was pointed
out this week.
Postal employees here have report
ed a noticeable increase in the VOL
ume of first and third class mail.
and many Christmas packages are
being handled daily.
Queer as it may seem, Christmas
cards already are being received
here for delivery, and many are be-
ing mailed, altho the principal rush
at the present is in handling pack
ages.
Heaviest Rush Coming
Last year most of the Yuletide
mailing rush was concentrated in
the four days Immediately preced-
ing Christmas, and it is hardly likely
that the situation will vary greatly
this season.
Thus far, the greatest increase in
holiday mailing has been reflected
principally in outgoing parcels and
letters. The heaviest rush in Bluff
ton deliveries will come the latter
part of next week, altho the volume
of incoming mail is increasing daily.
This year the post office depart
ment is stressing the advisibility of
mailing Christmas greeting cards by
first class mail, instead of third
class. 1,
Advise First Class =
In addition to adding dignity to
the measure, first class mail assures
preference in delivery, makes it
possible to include written messages,
and there is the assurance that the
envelope will be forwarded if the
addressee has moved, or the address
| is incorrect.
Many cards sent at third-class
rates are disposed of as waste each
year because they are unbelievable
as addressed, and such greetings are
not entitled to free forwarding priv
ileges, the post office department an
lnounced.
| For those who find they have de-
layed over long in mailing parcels
Tor cards. special delivery and air
mail service IS offered by the post
office, Postmaster Ed X. Reichenbach
said.
AS a final reminder to those who
have not yet completed their mailing,
it was urged this week that all let
ters, cards and packages be care
fully addressed and mailed with suf-
ficient postage.
1t will facilitate handling mail at
| the local post office if first and third
class mail are separated when being
mailed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-14
Six From Here On
County Jury Panel

Six Bluffton area persons were in
cluded in the panel of grand and
petit iuries selected during the past
week in the common pleas court
room by Jury Commissioners R. r.
Schryer and B. B. Harsch.
Sidney Huber, Route 2, Bluffton,
was included in the grand jury
panel.
Among the petit jurors were Allen
Beeshy, Bluffton; Clara Jennings,
Beaverdam; A. J. Watt, Lafayette,
and Albert Althaus, Route 2, Colum-
bus Grove.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-14
Christmas Health Seals

To friends of good health, just a
word. Buy now the penny Christ
mas Health Seals and so get and
give. good health, as a gift this
Christmas.
Christmas seals pay dividends
throughout the year in protecting
your home and your family from
tuberculosis. Buy the Christmas
seals today, for use on Christmas
packages and letters. A Merry
Christmas and healthy New Year
for us all.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-14
Early Bluffton Home Disappears
TO Make Way For Filling Station

The old John Keim property which
stood for years at the corner of
North Main and Washington streets
is being torn down to make way
for a gasoline filling station.
The residence, one of the land
marks remaining from the days of
early Bluffton is said to be one of
the towns oldest dwellings. Known
as the John Keim residence, it was
occupied for many years after his
death by his daughter the late Miss
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-14
Husband OF Former
Resident Succun,bs

Funeral services were held Satur-
day afternoon in, Lima for Wilbur
Nye, As, whose wife, Opal Akerman
Nye, was a former Bluffton resident.
Nye, employed in a Lima bank,
died at his home in that place Thurs
day morning following stroke
which he suffered two days previous.
His wife will be remembered here
as the daughter of the late Clyde
Akerman superintendent of the Bluff
ton public school from 19OO-O6.
Besides his wife, he is survived
by two half-brothers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-14
Red Cross Roll Call

The Red Cross Roll Call will re-
main open this week and anyone
wishing to contribute may leave same
at Sidney's Drug shop.
The committee wishes to thank the
solicitors and those joining the
roll call.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-14
College Choral Society I'm 9Th
Season Has Colorful Background
First Snow Of
Holiday Season
Seen Wednesday

CNOW-the first of the holiday
season, fell in Bluffton, We'd
nesday morning, after pro-
longed period Of springlike
weather. Altho melting as rapid
ly as it fell, the snow is believed
to be the first indication of ira
ditional Christmas weather DUR
ing the pre-holiday season.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-14
STRAW SELLS At
HAY PRICE LEVEL
Former Farm By-product of
Little Market Value Now
Equal of Hay
Decreased Supply and Increased
Industrial Demand Result
In Rise

Straw-long regarded principally as
farm by-product with title or no
cash value-has suddenly abandoned
its minor role and is selling in the
markets on a cash level comparable
with that of hay. Prices for both
commodities are now in the neigh
borhood of 81 per ton.
Just how far the pendulum has
swung toward higher prices was DEM
onstrated at Bluffton's fair last week
when exhibitors were reported to be
paying around forty cents bale for
straw for bedding livestock exhibits.
This is more than double the price of
year ago.
Within recent years straw has sold
as low as two cents bale, farmers
declared.
New Products Arise
The variation in the price of straw,
it is pointed out is another manifesto
ton of the topsy tu1vy condition of
the farm market situation which is
seeing new products taking a large
part of the place formerly held by
the old-time standard crops of wheat,
corn and oats.
Soybeans, little more than an ag-
ricuIturaI novelty not so many years
ago will bulk large in acreage during
the coming year due to market de-
mand and resultant high price.
Just what will happen to straw,
farmers as yet are not so sure. It's
present price level is due to scarcity,
it is admitted, together with an indus
trial demand for the commodity
that is steadily increasing. However,
whether this situation is as easily met
as will be the demand for soybreans,
remains to be seen.
Wheat Restrictions Hit Straw
Present farming practices, together
with the federal program of restrict
ed wheat acreage have combined to
make drastic cut in the supply OF
straw.
Curtailing Of the straw crop, nat
uarl result Of the restriction of wheat
acreage. has been further aggravated
by combine harvesting of wheat which
leaves the straw il the field.
The industrial lemand for straw
comes pricipa1ly fromsthe growing de
mand for the products in the maxim,
of boxboards and paper cartons. Witt
many factories engaged in the manu-
favture of this commodity in northern
Ohio and Michigan, buyers have beer
securing this section for available
straw.
Buyers Seek Straw Supply
Farmers in this vicinity are beini
offered a price of about fifteen cent
bale for straw in the stack with ;
variation of price upwards for nev
straw of good quality.
AS a result this demand, the straw
stack, always a familiar part of th'
barnyard scene, has in many Instance
disappeared. Such stacks as now re
main are there presumably, becaus'
the owner has refused to sell. Som'
farmers already short of straw fo
winter bedding for livestock are re
ported as having considerable Difficult
ty in obtaining an available supply.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-14

Linda Keim who was a sister of
Adam Keim, pioneer Bluffton cob
bier.
The real estate was recently pur-
chased by the Gulf oil interests who
will erect filling station on the
site. Contract for construction of
the station is held by Kenneth But
Ter, Dayton contractor. John K.
Steiner is in charge of tearing down
the house which will be completed
this week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-14
Births

Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Lora of near
Columbus Grove are the parents of
son born at the Bluffton hospital,
Monday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Rogers north of Bluffton at the
hospital here, Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-14
Wedding Announced

Announcement has been made of
the recent marriage of Gerald HUI
ber, only son of Mr.. and Mrs. Karl
K. Huber of this place to Miss
Idonne Eyer of Lima, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Eyer of Kalida.
The couple will reside in Lima where
he Is employed.
Evening star., 1939-10-10
REGULAR
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Oct. 10 up Omitted States
Department Of Agriculture) .--Salable hogs.
12,000: total l. 600; open, 1918 lower
than Mondays average: later trade very
active. closed steady to 10 under Monday s
general market: top. 7.l5; good and choice.
20O-270 pounds. 6.90-7.15; mostly 100 up:
27O-3OO-pound butchers, 6.s5-7.10: good
and choice. 10000 pounds. 6.50-7.0n;
most 27O-36o-pound sows. 1866; 800
45O pounds, 6,10-45.
Salabe cattle. 5000; salable calves.
1900; steer and yearling trade on strong
side; more active than Monday; she stock
strong 70 10 or < higher; cutter grades
showing most advance: fed heifers scarce:
and supply medium to good grassy and
short fed heifers small: bulls. firm and
vealers IS higher: best weighty steers
early. 1918: around / / 90 bid on light
yearling steers: light heifers UP to 1878:
but few above 1925; grassy and short fed
kinds. SIS down to 700; cutter cows,
4 4T5-5.O0: strong weights 5.25; Gamers.
4.00-50; weiehty sausage bulls, UP to 1.25;
selected vealers to 90: most stock calves,
950-1O5O: q closely sorted offerings to
I so; good to choice stocker yearlinss,
salable sheep 1000; total. 1000 late
Monday, fat lambs strong to slightly
higher: best natives 9.65 lightly sorted
rangers. a25-35. bulk 61 to IS pounds
mixed white and black faced feeding lambs
S.75-a0: today's trade fat lambs SLOW
around steady: early sales, good to choice
rangers. 965: others. 9.40-50; few sales
natives 9.5O-65; bulk. p25-50: throwouts
mostly 650-7.5o; small lots fat ewes.
3.5O-75.
Evening star., 1939-10-10
Western Union Loss
Cut 10 S303,680
In Eight Months
Total Contrasts With
81 ,908,625 Deficit
For 1888 Period
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-Western
Union Telegraph Co., Inc, reported
for eight months ended August 81
net loss of 1903 $50, compared with
net loss of s1,908,625 for the like
1888 period August net income was
s178,229, compared with net loss of
s59, ,684 for August, 1898. R. B.
White, president, said increased Sep
tember business, due in part to the
war, probably would put the COM
pany in the black for the first nine
months.
Masonite Corp.
Masonite Corp, reported for the
fiscal year ended August 81 net
profit of S1,163,0 $50, or 81 SO a share,
compared with s1.144,274, or s195 g
common share, for the preceding
fiscal year. 81
Pullman Co.
The Pullman Co., sleeping car
affiliate of Pullman, Inc, reported
for August net revenue of $685. ,638,
compared with s179225 for the cor
responding month last year.
For the eight months ended Au-
gust 81 the company reported net
revenue of S1943,8 ,837 compared with
sl37 1850 for the corresponding 1888
period. -
The figures, which do not include
earnings of the manufacturing sub.
salaries of Pullman, Inc, are after
taxes and after setting aside reserves
for amortization of air. conditioning
investment. H
Marine Midland Corp.
Marine Midland Corp. reported
combined net income after taxes for
the September 80 quarter of $685.
8l4, adjusted for minority interests
This was equal to Is cents a share
on capital stock and compared with
s905478, also approximately Is cents
share, in the comparable 1888
quarter. The corporation, a bank
holding company, operate in New
York State.
Evening star., 1939-10-10
Foreign Exchunoe

NEW YORK; Oct 10 l4p.--The foreign
eXchange market today quietly awaited
the ENGLISH and French statements on
allied war policy which might mean a
turning point in the European conflict.
Only minor changes were recorded for
chief overseas monies in relation to the
dollar. Sterling lost y. cent and the
French franc, O07s of cent
= But underlying evidence of more con-
hdence bankers said was revealed in the
price of sterling deliverable in the future
The 90-day pound was quoted at a dis
count of only 224 cents, which compared
with 3 cents Yesterday.
Late rates follow:
Great Britain in dollars others in cents.
Great Britain, demand 4.O3: Great Brit
ain, cables. 4.0394; 60-day bills, 4O2A;
90-day bills. 4.01; Canada, Montreal in
New York, 5000 Canada New York in
Montreal. Ill 90: Belgium, 1875; Dem
marx, 1888: Finland, 1.97; France, 22Sh2;
Germany unauoted. benevolent, 1878;
travel unauoted; Greece. .741an: Hungary,
1s.o0n; Italy. sos; Netherlands, 53I4:
Norway 22.74; Portugal, 3.72n; Rumania.
.13n; Sweden. % 80: Switzerland. o246;
Argentina toff1cian, 297T; Argentina
Gree, 23.65: Brazil tofician sos Brazil
tfreel, $40; Mexico 20. .55n; Japan, 2365;
Honekong. 1885; Shanghai, 100 Yugo-
slavia. 2.33n: rates in spot cables unless
otherwise indicated. n Nominal
Evening star., 1939-10-10
New York Produce

NEW YORK, Oct. 10 oP.-Egss, 1871;
steady.
o4I2-29ia: standards "a; firsts, 49, sec
onds Ills: mediums 15'4-16:. dirtes, No
!. 16;, average checks; Is: Refrigerator
1914; firsts. III; seconds, 16-l6l2; me-
diums, 16; dirties. 15-15ia.
Whites: Resale of premium marks. 3612-
80; nearby and Midwestern 33l2-36: ex-
change specials. '33; exchange STANDARDS
26l2-27. Resale of nearby heavier me-
peewees: 14l2-15. Refriserator, nearby
and Mdwestern. standards, 25-2oh2; firsts,
Browns: Nearby. extra Fancy, so-s4.
Nearby and Midwestern. exchange specials
2912; exchange standards. 25l2. Nearby.
mediums. 81: pullets. 16.
Butter. sa7 .753: about steady. Cream
cry. higher than extra, 29h4-3o; extra t92
score>. 3Ss4-2a: flrsts tSS-9D. 2412-21 "a;
seconds 9ness. 's41s 80 ,sS S2-a4 aaist Prices
Dressed poultry irregular. Frozen,
boxes, ducks. 15-15la. Other dressed prices
Live roultry by freight, weak. Chickens.
horns, 1915. Fowls. colored. 17-1S; Leg
ss; 8 Small, 20. turkeys hens, %. Ducks,
IA
crosses. 1921; Reds, II Leghorns. 1915.
Broilers, Rocks, 19-2117: Southerns, "A;
crosses, 15h-16la: Reds and Leghorns II
Fowls eoored s1s pnists l5;
24h--26: small, 20-22; crosses, %; Reds.
13. Ducks Westerns 1914.
Evening star., 1939-10-10
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct 10.-Rails
gained slightly today in an irregu-
lar bond market.
Although transactions, approach
ing the close. we're so slow as to be
inconclusive, a generally upward
trend was indicated for corporate
issues.
The majority of United States
. Government bonds shifted to the
minus side, but the heaviest traded
issue of the lot, the 3lss of '52-49,
gained more than y point.
While the trend among foreign
dollar loans was downward, not
enough overseas bonds crossed the
tape to really establish market.
Favored in the corporate section
were Baltimore e. Ohio convertible
4vs, Nickel Plate 4l2S, Rock
Island general 4s of 'S8, Common
wealth Edison 312s and Southern
Pacific 4ias of 68.
Traded at lower levels were st.
Paul 5s, Youngstown Sheet & Tube
4s. International Paper 5s. Firestone
3l2s and Consolidated Oil converti-
BILE 312s.
Evening star., 1939-10-10
Goodyear Chief
Grotified by
Court Ruling
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
AKRON. Ohio, Oct. 10-President
P. w. Litchfleld asserted today
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. was
"very much gratified' at final vim
dication of our policy in granting
discounts to Sears, Roebuck & Co.
between 1926 and 1888
The Supreme Court refused yes
terday to review a decision setting
aside a Federal Trade Commission
order which ordered Goodyear to
terminate its Sears contract.
The decision establishes the COM
mission was wrong in concluding
that Goodyear's contract with Sears
violated any law in effect when those
contracts we're made and performed
- - prior to~spassage of the Robin
son-Patman Act in 1886" Litchfield
said.
Evening star., 1939-10-10
Two Stock Offerings
Placed on Market
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. Oct. 10.-Under-
writer's. announced today two offer
ings of stock, one embracing 5000
capital shares at $40 each in u S.
Truck Lines, Inc, and the other
100000 shares of per cent cumula-
tive convertible $40 par value pre-
ferred stock in National Automotive
Fibres, Inc, priced at sl1 share.
U. S. Truck Lines, with head
quarters in Cleveland. operates $500
trucks, tractors and trailers in the
transportation of freight and pro-
duce in the Great Lakes industrial
area. National Automotive Fibres,
with plants in Detroit, New York,
California and Canada. supplies in
terror trim for passenger automo-
biles.
Evening star., 1939-10-10
Daily Oil Production
Shows Decrease Of
221,365 Barrels
Texas Reports Largest
Drop, While okIohomo
Flow Increases
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TULSA, Oct. 10.-Crude oil pro-
duction in the United States dropped
22l, 1865 barrels daily to 3,426,0 for
the week ended October Z, the Oil
and Gas Journal said today.
The flow of Oklahoma wells in
creased 14,900 to 402,425; Louisiana,
5,999 to 253,074: California, $50 to
6l1,000, and Eastern fields, 75o to
99,250.
East Texas declined 972O8 to
1874, $50; Texas as whole, 229 POT to
1,255, 1888; Illinois, 1852 to 332,715;
Kansas. 1880 to 144075; Michigan,
$50 to 1882, and the Rocky Noun
tain area, 720 to 82,170.
The Bureau of Mines reported to-
day that stocks of all oils as of
August 81 totaled 522 2,094 900 bar
rels, or l28 days supply.
This compared with 558,830 900
barrels and 146 days supply
on July 81, and with 579,259, 900
barrels, or $50 days supply on Au-
gust 81, 1888.
August stocks of motor fuel, the
bureau said, totaled 73,072O0O bar
rels, compared with 78,947, 900 in
July, and 72,62l 900 in August last
year.
Production of crude oil declined
materially in August, the bureau
said, as a result of a 15-day shut
down. Daily average output was
only 2,608 900 barrels. or 100000 bar
rels below the July average.
The bureau said that the shut
down, ordered by Governors of sew.
eral producing States to avert COL
lapse of prices, was the outstanding
oil development of the month, If
not of the entire year.
Largest relative declines" in pro-
duction occurred in Oklahoma and
New Mexico. it was reported, with
the largest "quantitative decrease"
in Texas.
Michigan, described as co-operat-
ing in the shutdown, established
new record with a daily average
output of $1,000 barrels. Illinois pro-
duction reached a new peak OF
3l7,800 barrels, or $4,000 barrels
above the July average.
The shutdown" the bureau said
was presumed to reduce crude runs
to stills, but actually, the daily
average rose to 3,472 900 barrels, or
24.000 barrels more than in July.
The decline in production and
the gain in runs to stills resulted
in an outstanding withdrawal from
crude oil stocks which were reduced
32,000000 barrels to a total of 1885,
479,000 on August 81"
Evening star., 1939-10-10
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO, Oct. 10 P.-Poultry. live,
Al trucks: hens firmer chickens easy: hens
AZ pounds up. 15 other prices UNCHANGED.
changed. EGGS 4.4s9 Arm: prices un- IN
changed.
Potatoes. 1874; on track, 43a: total o.
heavy. demand rather slow sacked. per
hundredweight Idaho Russet Burbanks.
u s. No. ]. 1.5O-67a: mostly around
per cent U S. No. /. / 35; Colorado Red
McClures u S. No l washed, burlap
sacks fair color very few sales, 1.55-6O;
North Dakota Red River Valley section
sales, 1.121a-i5; Bliss Triumphs. 90 per
cent. U 8. No. 1. few sales, 1.15: Early
Ohios, 90 per cent u. s. No. l, 1.15.