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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-10-05
Pandora

Sidney Steiner of Charleston, w.
Va, spent the week end at his home
here with his wife and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Bucher and
family moved into the Amstutz apart
ment the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Miller and dau-
ghter Faith will move into their home
in the near future. They are building
on to the house putting in rooms up
stairs. The house was formerly va
Gated by the Vernon Bucher family.
D. B. Basinger is still laid up at his
home in Pandora. We all wish him
a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Joel Basinger is taking care
of her mother, Mrs. |. N. Harris who
is i'll from heart trouble.
A good many from Bluffton and
Pandora attended the dedication serv-
ices at the Ottawa Missionary church,
Sunday afternoon and evening. Gid
Niswander is pastor of the church.
Miss Ruth Bixel left this week for
Columbus where she will attend Ohio
State university.
ROLAND Burkhart will enter the
National sheep shearing contest in the
early part of December. Burkhart
won the state contest this fall.
Wills Schumacher is the owner of
new Dodge sedan, bought from the
Pandora garage.
All around Pandora it seems that
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ton office. The leaders are as fol-
lows:
Senior class-Gareth Todd, presi-
dent; Phyllis Steiner, vice-president;
Robert McCune, secretary; Carl Mar
shall. treasurer. Junior class-John
Stettler, president; Carolyn Stonehill,
vice-president; Billie Bechtel, secre-
tary and treasurer. Sophomore class
Norman Beidler, president; Carol
Bame, vice-president; Wayne Daley,
secretary and treasurer.
Ninth grade-Herbert Conrad, pres
dent; Barbara Triplett, vice-president;
Doris Dunifon, secretary and treasur-
er. Eighth grade-Varden Loganbill,
president; Robert Phillips, vice pres
ident Robt. Burkholder, secretary and
treasurer. Seventh grade-Genevieve
Buhler, president; David Anderson,
vice-president; Alice Jean Bixel, Sec
retary and treasurer.
Science club-Herbert Klassen and
Betty Weinhold, co-president, John
Stettler, secretary and treasurer. F,
H. A.-Charles Montgomery, presi-
dent; Romanus Zuercher, vice-presi-
dent; Evan Steiner, secretary; Herb
ert Reichenbach, treasurer. F. H. A
Dorothy Long, president; Mary E
Bame, vice-president; June Reams
secretary; Marcene Garmatter, histor
ian.
Hi-Y-Ralph Short, president; JOIN
Stettler, vice-president; Junior Zim
norman, secretary and treasurer
Girl Reserves-Louise Dunifon, presi
dent; Betty Steinman, vice-president
Eleanor Berky, secretary; Betty Vein
hold, treasurer. Blue Triangle-Mar,
Jane Worthington, president; Jan
Howe, vice-preident; Doris Dunifon
secretary and treasurer.
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

A new micro-projector has been ad-
ded to the equipment of the science
department this year. This is used
to project magnifed view of any
microscopic object on a screen. Plant
culture and crystals can be studied
very readily with the instrument.
Girls dominate the executive posi-
tions on Bluffton High publications
this year. Genevieve Fett is editor
in-chief of The Cutlass, school news
paper and Mary Alice Howe is edit
ing the yearbook, The Buccaneer.
Managing editor of The Cutlass is
Jeanne Baumgartner.
Doris Dunifon, Joan Stonehill and
James Fett were elected cheerleaders
early in the season and are perform
ing capably at every game.
Officers of various classes an or
ganizations at the school were an
nounced last week by the administra-
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Men students enjoyed the fall stag
party sponsored by the Y. NJ. c. A.,
Wednesday night of last week on the
baseball diamond. Prof. y. Z. Byers
made a short talk. Other features of
the program included short period
of recreation and singing.
Goods were entertained by wives of
faculty members and women instruct
ors of the college at a tea last week
in Ropp hall.
Members of the mems and women's
gospel teams held a joint meeting last
Thursday at the college cabin. The
program was arranged by presidents
of the two organizations, Stanley
Fretz and Evelyn Burkhard.
First meeting of the Peace actor
committee was held last week, direct
ed by Bert Smucker, chairman. Inc
committee is sponsored by the Y. M
c. A.
49,
Josephine Mohr, junior, Of Bethle
hem, Pa, was elected by students las
week to fill vacancy on the studen
council. She was one of two girl'
nominated for the post.
Opening feature of the year on tn,
Bluffton College Concert course vii
be presented this Wednesday in tn,
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NOTICE OF ELECTION ON ISSUE OF
BONDS

Gen'l Code Secs. 2293-21. 47s5-13(g).
NOTICE is hereby given that in pursuance
OF Resolution of the Council of the Village
OF Biuftton Ohio. passed on the 9Th day
of September, 1899, there will be submitted
TO vote Of the people of said Village at
the NOVEMBER ELECTION to be held in
the Village of Bluffton. Ohio, at the regular
places OF voting therein, on Tuesday, the
lth day OF November, 1889. the question of
issuing bonds Of said Bluffton Village in the
amount Of Eighty Thousand Dollars $500
0ol Tor the purpose of constructing a sewage
disposal works acquiring the necessary real
estate as site for the same, constructing
intervening sewers and lateral sewers and all
things Incidental thereto and necessary ther-
for as provided by law
Inc maximum number of years during
whlch such bonds are 10 run is 70 years.
Inc estimated average additional tax rate
outside OF the ten mill limitation as certified
by the County Auditor is 2.S mills on each
one dollar OF valuation, which amounts to
23c per one hundred dollars of valuation.
The Polls for said Election will be open at
$3.50 O'Clock A. M. and remain open until
$3.50 O'Clock P. NJ. Eastern Standard Timel
of said day.
BY Order of the Board of Elections,
of Allen County, Ohio.
NEIL r. POLLING.
Chairman.
R. G. PATTERSON.
26 Clerk.
Dated Sept 27, 1889.
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Richland Center

The annual Harvest Home and
Homecoming festival of the En-
manuel's Evangelical and Reformed
church will be held next Sunday,
October 8. Sunday school, 9:30;
preaching and communion service,
10:45; afternoon service, 200. The
Rev. S. |. Roger of Tiffin will be
the speaker Basket dinner at the
church at noon. The public is in
vited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Faust and family
of Chicago and Mrs. Sarah Finke of
st. Marys were Sunday afternoon
and evening guests at the Sam Bad
ertscher home.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. l. Lupinhuhl called
at the Walter Schaublin hoem, Mon
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Gratz and
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schaublin
spent Sunday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Fett and Misses Bertha and
Helen Conrad.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l. Luginbuhl and
son John were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Courtenay
and daughters of Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bixler and
Patty Debolt of Ft. Wayne, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Burkholder and Mr..
and Mrs. Marion Hochstettler were
Sunday evening supper guests at the
Amos and Robert Gerber home.
Evening callers were Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Bame.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Zimmerman
and daughter Karen were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Zim-
norman and son Dale of Defiance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Marquart and
son Melvin spent Sunday afternoon
in Kenton.
Mrs. Lydia Lora and daughter
Clara were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon Tschiegg and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sharp and
family of Norwalk were Sunday
evening supper guests at the Amos
Luginbuhl home.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Habegger and
daughter Kathryn and Mary Eliza
beth Habegger of Upland, Calf,
DR.. Rosella Biederman of Jenera and
Mary Kathryn Gratz were Friday
evening supper guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Gratz.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. 7. Daley, Mrs.
Louella Winters, Mr.. and Mrs. Ber-
nard Thorp of Tulsa, Okla, and Mrs
S. C. Daley of Findlay spent the
past week at the Dwight Daley
home.
Mrs. Amos Luginbuhl, Glenna
Swick, Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon Lugin-
buhl, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Niswan'
der and family and Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Sharp and family were
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Ella
Dillman and Mr.. and Mrs. Donalc
Dillman.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gratz, Mr.
and Mrs. Wilford Gratz and Mr.. anC
Mrs, Russell Schaublin and daughte
Patsy Ann were Sunday Dime
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Waite
!. Schaublin.
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Rites Are Held For
Henry Augsburger

Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon in the Beaverdam
Methodist church for Henry Augs-
burger, 78-year-old Beaverdam farm
er, who died the preceding Thursday
evening at his home north of
Beaverdam. Death was caused by a
heart ailment.
Survivors include his wife; three
sons, Herbert, at home; Dale, De-
troit; Clyde, Canton; two daughters,
Mrs. E. N. Kennel, Hamilton; Mrs.
Lawrence Ludwig, Beaverdam; sis
ter, Mrs. John Kohler, Bluffton, and
several half-brothers and half-sisters.
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CAMPUS COMMENT

Bluffton High school auditorium with
the appearance of Virgilio Lazzari,
basso of the Metropolitan and Chicago
Opera associations. Olga Trevisan
will also appear in several featured
vocal selections.
A new steam line is being laid from
the college heating plant to the new
works project building erected on the
campus last summer. Heating faeil-
tiles are necessary to accommodate a
poultry dressing project, which is ex-
pected to be inaugurated within the
next month.
Pictures for the 1940 Ista are now
being taken at the Neu-Art studio
Harvey Bauman, of Quakertown, Pa.
is in charge of taking the pictures
Editor of the Ista is Marjorie Bloom
ouist of Lima. Duane Tway, of PLAIN
City. is the business manager.
Prof. Arnold Schultz, head of th'
department of Biblical Education, wa
in Iowa last week delivring a serie
of lectures.
1 Bert Smucker of Bluffton, a sopho
more, has been elected editor-in-chie
of The Witmarsum, campus newspap
er, replacing George Radulovich, VIII
resigned last week. Smucker is tn
first sophomore editor in the histor.
Of the publication.
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Orange TlUp. Roads
Get Improvements

Nearly lao miles of Hancock
county roads and highways were inn
proved during the last summers
100000 road program, now nearing
completion.
Work was done in Orange town.
ship on Route No. 27, three miles;
No. Sc, two miles; No. 81, one mile;
No. Is, one mile, and No. 33, three
miles.
In Union township, improvements
were on Route No. 81, 1.5 miles,
and No. "a, one mile.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-10-05
S7S5,384 Paid In
Real Estate Tax

Real estate tax collections for the
last-half 1888 period reached total
of $785, ,38419 at the close of last
week, s5,808.53 being paid during
the week.
Sales tax receipts for the week
amounted to S6,41119, an aggregate
since Jan. / of $317, 7,444.21.
Last weeks personal tax payments
were $20,598.39, the total to date
S60,115.11; classified $2,43830 for
the week and S12,468.24 for the
period.
News Want-Ads Bring Results.
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Beaverdam


Thursday after having spent the past
six weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Walthers at Findlay.
Mrs. Mary Steele is spending the
week with Mr.. and Mrs. I. G. Steele
at Lima.
The Mary Martha S. S. Class of the
M. E. Church held an all days meet
ing Wednesday at the home of Mrs.
Frank Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Edwards of Co
mer; Mrs. Lora Gardner of Detroit;
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Bushey of Ravena
spent Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Bushey.
Mrs. Leo Nelson and Mrs. Ernest
Manahan of Lima spent Thursday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Wilford White
head at Quincy.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Pfeifer and
family of Lima spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Pfeifer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Amstutz and
daughter Miriam Jean were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Dean
Everett.
Mrs. Ray Miller and Mrs. Robert
Miller of Cleveland visited Tuesday
with VIM. Mcbride.
Marian Pugh, Ruth Barnum and
Rev. E. J. Arthur attended the Ep-
worth League Institute at Kenton,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pleyel Augsburger
and family of Lima spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Augsburger.
Mrs. G. T. Andrews spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Andrews
at Leipsic.
Lester McElwain is a surgical pa
tient in Lima Memorial hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Burkholder
spent Sunday at Lake View, the
guests of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bowers of Lima
spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Carrie Durkee.
A reception was held in the M. E.
church Wednesday evening in honor
of Rev. and Mrs. E. J. Arthur and
family who recently moved in the
church parsonage.
Mrs. r. C. Daily spent Thursday al
Rluffton with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Klay
and family.
u. M. Nicolet of Texas; Mr.. anc
Mrs. Howard Nicolet of Lima and Eva
Tullis were Friday guests of Mrs
Antha Fackler
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Green hac
for Sunday guests, Mr.. and Mrs
Phillip Bird and family of Monroe
vile, Ind; Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Brown
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Brown and daughter Judith of AL
bian, Mich; Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Green, Mrs. Gayle limerick and dau
ghter Betty of Continental.
Mrs. Mary Plaugher of Angola
Ind. and daughter Katherine of De
fance were Sunday visitors of Mrs
Emma Jane Barber and son Franl
Barber.
Walter Oldaker of Bellefontain
visited Sunday with Mrs. Jim Eft;
Edgecomb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Taylor o
Dayton spent the week with Mr.. an,
Mrs. Melvin Burkholder and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Reams and dau
ghters June and Marjorie, Mrs
Leona Stettler, Mrs. John Kohler 0
Bluffton, Mrs. Mat Wahl and Mrs
Carolyn Wahl of Findlay were Satur
day visitors of Mrs. Lille Anderson
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Augsburger o
. Detroit; Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Kenne
of Hamilton and Mr.. and Mrs. Clyd
Augsburger of Canton were calle,
here Friday on account of the dealt
/, of their father, Henry Augsburger.
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1t is easier to maintain good milk
production in dairy herds by supple
menting poor pastures with hay,
silage, or grain than to boost produc-
tion by heavy feeding after the cows
go into the barns for winter.
Evening star., 1939-10-23

To the Editor Of The Star:
Being one Of the favored to view the
premiere showing of Mr.. Smith Comes
to Washington" in Constitution Hall last
evening" feel it timely to raise voice of
protest, which may be summed up as
follows
This hybrid of Mr.. Deeds Comes to
Town" and The Washington Merry-Go
Round" will undoubtedly be found quite
amusing to the masses The thinking
man, however, will consider it unfortu-
nate, since it not only makes parody
OF the activities of the men chosen to
represent and legislate for the people of
our republic, but even more so because it
spreads broadcast the impression that the
selected men are mere puppets of self
seeking, grating individuals at home
I repeat: I consider it unfortunate,
especially at this trying time, when every
Senator and Representative needs the
confidence and support of his constitu-
ents. The creation of doubt about the
integrity of the members of our legislative
body will not add to the confidence that
we need in our Government.
Innocence, ignorance and well-meaning
are not the tools wherewith to shape the
destinies of our land; for that purpose a
background of history and legislative
methods combined with a broad UNDER
standing of the things of the day are the
tools with which to forge progress
October 18. P.B.
Evening star., 1939-10-23

In music this Is particularly true, be-
cause 1t iss founded, in . sense, on COM
parsons between slow and fast, loud and
soft, melody and no melody, with all
these made dynamic by the changes they
involve.
So variable and personal Is ones en-
joyment Of music that 1t Is perfectly pos
sible for the listener with an old phono-
graph to get as much or even more out
Of his recordings than the man with the
very fine machine.
Wherefore the latter should never run
the risk Of stultifying himself by placing
the accent on the machine.
1t Is the music, after all, which is i'm
portant.
1t Is music as an art. which counts.
This ought to be taken to heart by
that other great bore Of the phono-
graphic art, the person who somehow
thinks that there Is Just one sort OF
music
He may specialize on symphonies, for
instance.
Usually such a bore is not content to
like his symphonies and permit others
to have their own enthusiasms.
No. he wants to wrest all listeners to
his own way OF hearing, and the readiest
way he knows of doing this-a way in
which he Is as mistaken as he is in think
ing that music is narrow-is by attack
ing the likes and enthusiasms of others.
This way Of thinking is not confined
to some foreign lands, where ones own
Ideas must tolerate no rivals.
1t Is perfectly human way of thought,
alas, which is as able equally to invade
the sacred precincts of music as politics.
X x
These little totalitarians Of music
would have us think that just one
sphere, though great. is all
The music lover can make no greater
mistake than this
Music Is as wide as nature. It has in
1t great and small, all equally innocent.
Music is the most innocent thing in
the whole wide world OF all mans arts,
1t Is perhaps the one which has the
widest scope, since it fuses in itself the
emotional and intellectual natures Of
mankind.
What are we to think then, of So
called music lovers who insist on trying
to narrow music to one sort of music,
when it is made up of so many varying
and lovable kinds?
Until you learn that music is a per-
sonal matter, and are able to respect the
likes of others as sacred, and not to
impugn their enjoyment, or question
their means, you are something Of a
fraud in the land of innocence.
Evening star., 1939-10-23
Capital of the Future

One of the most accurate barom-
eters of Washingtons growth as a
city is the monthly meeting of the
Park and Planning Commission.
At times the results are more or less
routine, and at some meetings gigan-
tic strides in the development of the
Capital are made in a few hours.
This months meeting is one which
will be remembered for the extent of
Its work. No great results will be seen
Immediately, but the crystallization
of basic policies for the betterment
of the community will be reflected
in coming generations.
The approval of plans for the new
Weather Bureau Building and for
the National Guard Armory and the
Civil Aeronautics Authority's head
quarters is important. These three
acts alone make way for the final
steps in projects which have been so
sadly needed for many years.
But the most far-reaching of all
considerations before the planning
commission was its discussion and
decision in regard to the future Of
East Capitol street.
When President Roosevelt and DR..
Charles G. Abbot conferred recently
on the problem of finding more ade-
quate exhibition space for the special
libraries and museum collections
owned by the Federal Government,
the President suggested that COM
paratively small buildings be erected
east of the Capitol to house related
collections. The plan met with i'm
mediate approval of officials who
long have decried the obsolete meth
DDS of exhibiting some of the more
important collections, and of citizens
who for years have been urging re-
. habilitation of one of the most beau
tiful and accessible sections Of the
city.
The current meeting of the city's
planners was the .first since the
Evening star., 1939-10-23
Better Allied Morale

If one seeks conclusive evidence of
the improvement in allied morale as
the European war approaches the
end of its second month, it is to be
found in the weekly contribution on
the international situation published
in yesterdays Sunday Star under the
signature of David Lloyd George.
Readers who have followed carefully
"the little Welshman's" periodical
comments on war developments can
not fail to have been impressed by
the tone of pessimism and hyper
criticism which hitherto has con-
sistently colored them. IL. g." of
course, is in opposition in the British
Parliament. That accounts in large
degree for the pot shots he has been
taking at the Chamberlain govern
ment for its alleged shortcomings
alike in the fields of statecraft and
military strategy. A couple of weeks
ago the World War Prime Minister
seemed to be letting his apparent
spirit of defeatism sway him into
becoming a subconscious abettor of
Hitler's specious peace offensive.
Mr.. Lloyd George is now piping an
entirely different tune. He advises
the Nazi war lord to beware of rush.
ing to the conclusion that the
ephemeral successes scored against
British warships and mercantile
shipping, however deplorable, can
possibly shatter John Bulls will to 20
on fighting. "The effect on British
opinion of the losses and casualties
inflicted by German submarines and
bombers," says the statesman who
only fortnight ago was charging the
Chamberlain government with nearly
all the crimes in the political code,
"has been exactly what would be an
ticipated by any one who has made
a study of the character of our peo-
pie. 1t has perceptibly stiffened
their attitude. The war temperature
has risen from subnormal to a degree
which may not yet be regarded %
Evening star., 1939-10-23
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. Truce1pell.

Enjoyment of recorded music Is both
variable and personal
Unless this is recognized, one cannot
get the most good out Of records, and
especially cannot be fair to other lis
teners.
It Is possible. for instance. for an
honest appreciator Of music to listen with
keen delight to electrical recordings Of
symphonies as played upon an old acous-
tical machine.
He does not miss what he does not
have. His musical Imagination in other
words, supplies the deficiencies Of this
sort Of reproduction.
His friend, with quite the latest in q
high-powered fidelity machine, should
not imagine that he, alone, receives what
the finest modern recordings have to
offer.
The man with his old machine and
his good mind can hear into the music
what should be there.
1t is not a triumph Of mind, solely, but
recognition that comparison Is at the
basis of musical enjoyment.
Here, as elsewhere, man takes readily
to something better.
The moment our friend with his old
machine gets his fine recordings on a
good electrical machine he will never
be satisfied with his old box again.
1t is a good thing that the musical
mind can put into music what ought to
be there.
Imagination functions at its best in
this field.
Sometimes people think that only chill
dren have any use for the imagination,
but they are very much mistaken; news
paper editors and many others need this
quality.
Perhaps 1t is not so generally realized
that the imagination plays large part
in listening to music. in music apprecia-
much carping at individual perform
ances, and comparing them with past
performances, is not good
The intent is the thing, and especially
from the ear point!
If the listener can hear what he wants
to hear, he is far better off than the en-
thusiast whose enjoyment is wrecked be-
cause he is too critical.
Performers may have the same good
attitude without running the risk of be-
ing sloppy players. They just go on as
rapidly as possible, when they make a
mistake, and only the captious listeners
will know the difference.
X
All enjoyment is matter of compari-
sons.
Evening star., 1939-10-23

White House conference, and the
action was immediate. For several
years the commission has made
studies of the possibility of placing
some of the higher courts, special
libraries, headquarters of national
organizations and State buildings
along East Capitol street and facing
Lincoln Park. Yesterday it was
definitely decided that in the future
this area will be given primary con-
sideration as such structures are to
be built.
The armory, at the eastern ter
minus of the street, is the first
step. The progress being made in
efforts to build an architecturally
perfect and well-balanced Capital
City is encouraging.