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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-05
BiuftOn Gets S797
In Tax Distribution

Bluffton municipality received
$794.14 last week in the distribution
of Allen county's personal tax allo-
cation of $126,337.53.
Share of Bluffton school district
was $2,19019, of which 1900 had
been drawn in advance. Richland
township received $91.24.
Beaverdam villages ALLEGATION
amounted to s7.31, and Beaverdan
schools received S92.84. Other
school ALLEGATIONS included $32.9S to
Columbus Grove; $4.21 to Riley
township, and S98.59 to the Lafay-
ette-Jackson district.
From the undivided classified tax
fund, amounting to $29,985.65, the
Bluffton library received $1,470.82
OF this, $1,000 had been drawn in
advance.
Allen county's share of the per.
sonal tax distribution was as fol
lows: General county fund, $40,
730.13; /. c. H. Bond Retirement, 81,
597.86; old refunding, $416.83; nev
refunding, $4,O29.39; Westwood sew
er, $4,098.86; Lost Creek sewer, 81,
389.45; township /. C. H. retirement
$663.44; district health, $29s.16
auditors and treasurer's fees, So,
914.75.
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Pandora

Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Schumacher
are spending the winter with her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Neil.
A miscellaneous shower was given
Mrs. Stanley Niswander MARY Cath
crime Frantz) a recent bride at the
home of DR.. Neiswander, Wednes-
day evening.
Wilmer Gratz, truck driver for his
brother Omar, was held up in Buffalo
for several days on account of the
icy roads.
Edwin Whitmer, teacher in the
Sylvania school and Mr.. and Mrs
Dana Whitmer of Worthington re-
turned to their homes after visiting
their parents, Rev. and Mrs. P. E.
Whitmer.
The Pandora garage recently de-
livered new Plymouths to John Ger
Der and Albert Schultz, and used
Dodge to Eulalia and Earl Dean
Steiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hilty and
daughter of Chicago spent several
days at the home of his father C. C.
Hilty.
Most of the teachers and students
returned to their various homes after
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-05

SON of Roy Ewing and Thomas Koontz,
son of Mrs. J. w. Koontz.
There are others, both as preachers
and lay members, who have added to
and aided in the religious organiza-
tions both in the home locality and in
other communities.
Religious Background
The great majority of religious or
ganizations of Orange township have
received their primal impulse from
the early Puritan church of New Eng
land and New York districts, and
therefore imbibed freely of the New
England theology.
But as they were of the vanguard of
people who broke away from the old
country and moved west, they were al
so the vanguard which broke with
the old theological principles of the
early Puritans and started the newer
denominations. Much of the separatist
principles are found in the tenents OF
the Baptists, the Disciples and the
Evangelical churches.
The leven of Democracy is to be
seen working in the newer churche;
that developed in Orange township
and this is typical of the growth of al
the Middle Western communities
which broke with the Calvanistic prin
ciples of early New England.
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Deddline Near For
Buying Tag For FidO

With the deadline approaching for
the sale of dog tags without pen
atty, Memo Badertscher, local dis
tributor is anticipating a heavy buy
ing rush in the closing days.
Tags must be bought by January
20 to be free of the 81 penalty which
is added after that date. Fees are
81 for male and spayed females
and So for females.
Last year, total of 6,572 dog
tags were sold in Allen county, ar
increase of $50 over 1887. From the
sales, the county benefited in the
amount of S7,691.
Thruout 1888, Allen county sheer
claims numbered 28, and involved q
total payment of $3.50.
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A total of 27,240 separate sales
of tax stamps were handled by
deputies in the office of Allen county
Treasurer Byron H. Dershem during
1888, amounting to $450,278.82.
This is an average of about 80
customers each day purchasing a
total of approximately $500, Der
shem revealed. Employees keep a
daily record of each sale made, item
izing the kind and amount of stamps
handled. They also make a daily
report of sales tax stamps sold and
the balance on hand.
The county treasurer received 81,
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workmenre sheam"o o
l. this Rive in
shownn n the %
late o.
debris
removed dby the
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County Treasurer Reports On Tax
Collections In Allen During 1898

TBS, 9,946.49 in real estate, personal
and classified taxes during the year,
according to Dershem's report. Real
estate taxes collected totaled ST.
550, 0,160.12; and personal and classi-
fed taxes collected amounted to
$1S9, ,7s6.37. A total of 1000 partial
payment receipts was issued.
Auditors warrants cashed by the
treasurer totaled 10,772 and involved
$2,54s,749.17. Court warrants cashed
amounted to $5,127.10. Sixty-six in
heritance taxes paid into the county
treasury by the auditor totaled $72,-
1921. Cigaret licenses brought the
county S9,27092.
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Mae Smith Wpds In
Impressive Ceremony

In an impressive service at the
Trinity Lutheran church in Jenera,
Miss Mae Smith, daughter of Mrs.
Wilhelrina Smith, of eJnera, last
Friday evening became the bride
of Rev. Harold w. Moerch of Co
lumbus.
Rev. Moench is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Emil Moench, of Toledo.
He was pastor of the Good Hope
Lutheran church in Arlington for
the last five years, but left there
early in December to accept the pas
torate of the Clinton Heights Luth-
eran church in Columbus.
In the service, the combined choirs
| of the Arlington and Jenera Luth-
eran churches, under the direction
| of Mrs. Howard Smith, sister-in-law
of the bride, sang with the Lord
Thy Task Begin" from the German
text, and "For Whittier Thou Goest"
from Schleterer.
A nuptial sermon was delivered by
+, Rev. A. L. Burman, of Toledo, Rev.
Moench's former pastor and by
whom he was ordained. His text
was Matt. 1856.
For marriage rites, the couple APP
preached the altar to the strains of
the Wedding March from Lohengrin.
They were preceded by their attend
ants, Miss Helen Moench, of Toledo,
sister of the groom, and Dwight
Sommer, instructor of music at Ar
lington.
Rev. John Gauss, pastor of the
Jenera church, performer the single
ring ceremony. During the cere-
mony, Andrew Boyer, 85-year-old
oragnist of the Arlington church
played the aria from "Batani" softly
; on the organ.
The bride was attired in a white
corded crepe gown fashioned prin
cess style with a train. 1t buttonec
down the back to the waist, had {
cowl neck and long close fittinf
sleeves. Her tulle veil, fashioned
with a cap and tiara, was finger til
: length and edged with pointe lace
She wore white satin sandals ant
carried the handkerchief which he
mother carried at her wedding. He
bouquet was sweet peas and bab,
breath, tied with satin streamers
She wore no jewelry but carried /;
white prayer book, which had beer
] birthday present from the groom
Ushers were ]. r. Daily, Airing
ton; Don Frey, Columbus; Howart
: Smith, Jenera, and Marvin Werten
r berger, Lakewood.
The church was beautifully decor
I ated with evergreen and white rib
2 bons. The altar was fianked witt
evergreen screens on which wer
e white tulle bows from which saith
5 streamers were fastened. On tn
J, altar were two electric seven-candela
1 bra, and at each side were seven
J, branch lighted tapers.
: After the ceremony a reception
was held at the home of the bride
mother for so invited guests includ
e ing the immediate families and thei
i close friends.
i The couple left Immediately afte
J. the reception for Columbus wher
S they will make their home at z
+ Acton road
0 Miss Smith is we'll known in Bluff
i ton, having attended Bluffton colleg
e and working for some time at tn
Meter Works.
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spending the Christmas vacation with
their parents.
Myron Gerber and family of
Perrysburg spent Tuesday of last
week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Noah Gerber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reno Krohn spent
the week end with their son Paul
and family in Detroit, Mich.
A music program was given by
Miss Esther Hilty senior in Wooster
college and daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
Alvin Hiity at the Grace church
Sunday evening. She was assisted
by the young people of the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Neuensch-
wander and son Edwin of Cincinnati
who visited his cousins Edwin Bas-
niger and sisters called on his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cleo Neuensch-
wander.
Miss Eulalia Steiner and Mrs. Mel
vim Steiner the latter of Ft. Wayne
attended a party Tuesday afternoon
at the home of her cousin, Mrs.
Lawrence Miller in Lima in honor of
her sister, Mrs. A. J. Perry of Glen
dale, Calf, who was formerly Miss
Elvira Sutter. More than sixty were
present.
Clarence Schneck and family spent
Christmas afternoon and Monday in
Berne, Ind. They attended the an
nual Burkhalter Christmas dinner.
Mrs. Agnes Warkentin and children
moved Wednesday from the Suter
sisters farm near town into the late
Ben Neuenschwander home.
Ruth Bixel of Dayton spent the
week end in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Welty of Ft.
Wayne, Ind, spent from Saturday
until Monday with friends and rel
atives. His brother Peter accom-
panied them. He will be employed
there for several weeks.
Gid Lehman and daughter Eudora
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Milford Haas.
Norbert Brinkman who is suffering
from sugar diabetes was taken to q
hospital in Lima for treatment. Mrs
Brinkman is the daughter of Mr.. ane
Mrs. Will Baumgartner.
Miss Lois Steiner, student nurse
! at the White Cross hospital in Co
| lumbus spent from Thursday even
ing until Sunday with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Lennis Steiner anC
daughters.
Mrs. p. P. Welty returned home
i. Friday from Berne, Ind, after at
tending the funeral of her sister Mis-:
Mary Springer who was fatally in
jured in an automobile accident neal
Bluffton, Ind, Monday of last week
, Another sister, Mrs. Selma Butcher
who was in the same accident i
somewhat improved in a hospital a
: Bluffton, Ind.
Miss Maurine Probst returned t.
Bowling Green, Friday after visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 10,
. Probst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Suter spen
Saturday night in Toledo with rel
; atives.
DR.. Homer Sutter of Cincinnati
was called here last week on accoun
of the serious illness of his fathe
Dan Sutter who is suffering from
heart trouble and asthma. Mrs
MARCEL Eek was the attending nurse
r. A. Boazis is working for th
Barnhizer family near Leipsic.
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IN MEMORIAM

DR.. p. ID. Bixel-January 2, 1898
Loving and kind in all his ways,
Upright and just to the end of his
days;
Sincere and true in his heart and
mind,
Beautiful memories he left behind.
The Family
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-05

Life insurance companies have the
largest sums invested in farm real
estate of the five leading financial
organizations making mortgage loans
The insurance companies own farms
valued at more than 700 million dol
lars now, a gain of more than 60C
million since 1929, but the total in
vested now is less than it was one
year ago.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the friends and
neighbors for their aid and sympathy
during the death and burial of our
beloved daughter and sister; also
Rev. Burrichter and Rev. Beisheim
who officiated at the funeral; the
singers and pallbearers and all those
sending flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kohler
& Family
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IN MEMORIAM
In Memory of Helen Kohler

SHE is JUST AWAY
1--WE cannot say and we will not say
That she is dead, she is just away
With a CHEEKY smile, and wave of
the hand
She has wandered into an unknown
land.
And left us dreaming how very fair
1t needs must be since she fingers
there.
And we-oh we, who the widest
For the old-time step and the glad
return.
We think of her faring on as dear,
In the love of There, as in the love
of Here,
We think of her still as the same,
we say,
She is not dead-she is just away"
The Family
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Vacation Granted
Continued From Pdge One) 4

told him he cannot live much longe
he is almost helpless. He states he
would like to hear from some of the
old timers. So any of you older men,
bers who remember George, please
drop him line of cheer.
The Trenton friends of the fore
man, Joseph Pieslock, will no doubt
be pleased to hear that he has been
promoted to the position of assistant
superintendent of the plant. Joseph is
on his toes all the time and is worthy
Of the promotion. He has moved from
Kittanning to Ford City and likes it
very much.
Brother James Orin who has been
out in Kohler Wisconsin for several
months is expected back to work in
September.
Officers for the ensuing six months
were elected as follows: Welty Vensel,
president; John Spence, vice president;
F. r. Thornhill, recording secretary;
Alfred Waltho, financial secretary;
Herbert Wick, guard; Lafe Shriver,
statistician; Jess Eisenhuth, defense
collector; Ted Peterman, inspector and
Ralph Hooks, trustee for 18 months.
Brother Henry Bevington has been
made foreman in the casting shop,
we wish him a lot of success in his
new position.-O. c.. 102.
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"Strikes on WPA projects reflect

"Strikes on WPA projects reflect
the state of mind of WPA workers.
They have been spontaneous in char
acter. They have never been ordered
by the American Federation of Labor,
because we fully recognize the fact
that the remedy lies with Congress,
rather than through strikes on WPA
projects.
cit was deemed advisable and nee
essary in view of these facts which l
have recited, that the representatives
of the national and international
unions affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor be called into
conference for the purpose of express
ing the sentiment of the workers
throughout the nation as you know it
and understand it, and for the pur-
pose of calling upon Congress to ap-
ply a remedy to the existing economic
situation through the enactment OF a
prevailing rate of wage section to the
WPA relief measure"
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Benediction was pronounced by Mon
signor Joseph O'Keefe of st. Mary's
Church, following which President M.
J. Lyden, Youngstown, responded to
the welcoming words of the local labor
and civic officials.
President Lyden then presented Eli
A. Jensen, Springfield, commander of
the Ohio Department, American Le-
gion, who extended greetings of the
Legion to the delegates and declared
that the "betterment of life in Amer
lea and protection of our democratic
form of government" is the underlying
objective of both organizations.
Vice President Otto w. Brach, To-
ledo, read the report of the executive
board of the Federation at the Mon
day afternoon session, followed by
President Lyden and Secretary Treas
urer Donnelly with reports of their
activities.
President Lyden, in his report,
broadly outlined the work of the Fed
Grafton during the past year, and
urged more strict observance of the
non-partisan political policy Of the
Federation.
Secretary-Treasurer Donnelly re-
ported on the work of his office for
the year, and gave a detailed account
of the Federation's participation in the
successful opposition to the proposed
amendment to the constitution to pro-
vide for an appointive judiciary, which
was defeated at the last November
election.
Election of officers for the next
three years will come before the con.
vention Thursday afternoon or Friday
preceding selection of the 1910 conven
tion site. Cedar Point was bidding
strongly for the next convention as the
sessions got under way.
A banquet, floor show and dance
Wednesday night was the high spot
of the entertainment program ar
ranged for delegates and visitors t,
the convention.
Wives of delegates were entertained
and taken on sight seeing tours dur
ing the week.
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Federu+ion's
Continued From Page One)

WPA administrators appointed by the
Government appeared at closed ses-
sions of the meetings Of the Committee
on Appropriations, making their rec
concentrations and expressing their
point of view regarding the changes
in and amendments to the pending re-
lief measure.
reported to the House of Represen-
tatives for action by the Committee
on Appropriations.
"The representatives Of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor and of the
Building and Construction Trades De-
partmcnt were surprised when they
learned that the prevailing rate of
wage section which had been included
in the relief measure which expired
on June 80, was eliminated from the
new relief measure.
"Action on this measure was taken
quickly by the House of Representa-
tives. The relief measure was passed
as reported by the committee.
Senate Adopts A. +. l.. Amendment
Restoring Prevailing Wage Rate
"When the bill was reported to the
Senate, the officers of the American
Federation of Labor prepared an
amendment which provided for the
payment of the prevailing rate of
wages on WPA projects. Senator Nc
Carran, of Nevada, introduced the
amendment. The Senate responded
favorablY and adopted it.
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Sfuufe Convention
Continued From Page One)

day. The advisability of favoring a
third term for President Roosevelt was
also studied
Other important resolutions pre-
sented early in the convention urge
continuation and extension of PWA
and the United States Housing Act,
and demand repeal of the WPA amend
ment eliminating the prevailing rate
of wages clause.
The convention was called to order
by Secretary-Treasurer Thomas J.
Donnelly Monday morning, who then
turned the gavel over to Paul Lavo,
Jr., president of the Summit County
Trades and Labor Assembly, who pre-
sided during the opening ceremonies
and officially welcomed the convention
delegates to Akron.
Opening prayer was by Rev. George
Snyder of the East Market street
church of Christ. Addresses of well
come were delivered by Mayor Lee d.
Schroy, l.. G. Warner, secretary Of the
Akron Chamber of Commerce, and
Jack Walsh, manager of the May
flower Hotel, convention headquarters
as secretary of the Akron Hotels AS
sociation.
H. A. Bradley, AFL general organ
izer in the Akron area, also addressed
the convention and outlined the pro-
gram which had been arranged fo,
the delegates by the convention ar.
ranpementS committee of the Summit
County Trades and Labor Assembly.
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other division or units as the director

other division or units as the director
determines to be necessary.
Sec. 5. Federal-State Cooperation.
The department shall cooperate with
the Social Security Board of the fed
eral government, similar agencies of
the several states, and such other
agencies as are concerned with the
problem Of employment security and
public assistance and relief.
Sec. 6. Employment Sterilization.
The department., through the director
and the advisory council, shall take
all steps, to:
(1) Reduce and prevent unemploy-
ment.
(2) Encourage and assist in the
adoption of practical methods Of vo-
cational training and guidance.
(3) Encourage the establishment by
the state and local subdivisions of pub
lie works reserve to finance construc-
tion programs in times of unemploy-
ment.
(4) Promote unemployment and en-
ployment readjustment between indus.
tries.
(5) Conduct researches and investi.
cations toward these ends, and pub.
lish the results.
Sec. 7. Employment Agencies Trans
fer. The estate Public Employment
Agency" now maintained in the de-
partment of labor shall be transferred
on January one, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-seven, and shall b.
made the State Employment Service
Division of the department of unem
ployment compensation.
Sec. 8. Cooperation within the State
Officers of the state and of it's politi
cal subdivisions shall furnish to tn,
director upon his request such infor
nation relative to the purposes of thi
chapter as they may have in thei
possession.
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Local 13O Thanks
CONTINUED From Page One)

financial secretary, was unable to al
tend due to the serious illness of his
great grandfather.
Brother John McCune who has been
working at No. plant for the past
two months has been transferred back
to his old job at No. 8. Johnnie is
highly rated throughout the various
shops for his good Workmanship.
When it comes to choosing the old re-
liable it will be a tossup between him
and Brother Gadd. Johnnie will be
sadly missed by his former mates.
Ted Jones is building a seven room
bungalow of colonial type on the
Wellsville-Lisbon Road, better known
as the Scotch Settlement. The found
alton is near completion and will soon
De ready to lay the corner stone. He
has entered into this enterprise with
great enthusiasm. The family expects
to occupy the home by September 1.
We understand there will be a house
warming.
Meds Laution is planning a weeks
camping trip along little Beaver. Same
Did gag just another fish story. Blair
Flower is getting his paraphernalia
IN condition to spend week at Ocean
City, N. j. After several days at this
site, Blair expects to journey to the
Fair. Don't forget your arch sup
ports, Blair.
Homer Laughlin China Company is
planning picnic to be held at Rock
Springs Park, August 5. We vi
them lot of success in the cona
event. Ray Dunn of plant No. 71s
arranging to trade his turn that day
to enable him to attend the picnic.
Don't forget July % is next meet
ing of Local 13O. Everybody try and
attend. Probably we can complete our
plans for the spaghetti supper.
%. G.. 13O.
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Arrangements Sci
Continued From Puqe One)

absent last meeting night. What is the
matter Bill, was the Republican meet
ing more than you could take? Bill
Ridge is running for office next month
and we would like all the members
of the local to get out to the polls and
vote for their worthy member.
Don't forget the meeting next Mon
day as matters of Importance will be
brought up.-O. G. Sc.