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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
Religious Education
Program Is Arranged

Glasses in religious education in
the Bluffton schools taught by Miss
Janet Henderson will present pro-
gram at the high school auditorium,
Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock. Sup
plementing this program will be
numbers by representatives of the
various local churches cooperating IN
the project.
Numbers on the program are:
Worship service
First Grade-100th Psalm and prayer
Second grade-Alphabetic rhymes of
Bible characters, prayer hymn
Third grade-Group of song and
Bible verses
Fourth grade-67th Psalm
Selections-Grade school choir
Playlet-"No Church There. Eighth
Grade, Sec. 2
Ceremonial-"The Spirit of Liberty.
Eighth Grade, Sec. l
Cooperating churches:
First Mennonite-Song, Girls Gospel
Team
St. Johns Reformed-Orchestra
Methodist-Vocal duet
Church of Christ-Vocal solo
Presbyterian-Voc duet
Ebenezer Mennonite-Girls quartet
Defenseless Mennonite-Mixed quartet
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
APPLY FOR new
BRIDGE ON EAST
COLLEGE avenue
Recommendation for New Span
Sent by Council to County
Commissioners
High Waters Have Undermined
Portion of Sidewalk APP
pr0ach to Bridge

A proposal to construct a new
bridge over Big Riley creek on East
College avenue is being studied this
week by the Allen county board of
commissioners.
Recommendation for the new
bridge was made last week by the
Bluffton village council, after an in
vestigation showed that high waters
have undermined a portion of the
sidewalk approach to the bridge from
the east.
Since East College avenue is a
county road, the commissioners are
responsible for work on the bridge
and if new structure is to be erect
ed cost of the project must be paid
from county road and bridge funds
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COMING
An early examination of the bridge
will be made by the commissioners
to determine if new one is needed
Should no action be taken by tn,
county, the responsibility of replac
ing a part of the sidewalk founda
ton may fall on the town.
In investigating the sidewalk ap
proach from the east, Lee Coon
Bluffton street commissioner, founc
that high waters have undermined
almost half of the walk at the point
of its abutment with the bridge.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
Pandora GIee Clubs
Win Top Ohio HOnOrs

Boys and girls glee clubs from
Pandora High school were winners
in Class C competition at the annual
Ohio High school music festival in
Columbus, last Friday.
Miss Elvira Niswander, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Niswander, of
South Main street, is supervisor of
music at Pandora, and directs the
two championship clubs.
In competition with winners from
other districts, both Pandora gtee
clubs won superior rating, equivalent
to first place.
AS winners in their class in the
state, the two Pandora clubs are
eligible to compete in national music
competition which is planned fol
later this spring.
This is the first time that Pandora
clubs have won honors in a state
choral festival, and this years sue
cess marks steady progress made
since Miss Niswanderi took over the
direction of music.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
Municipal Garbage Collection
Will Be Big Job, Officials Say
Contract will Involve More Re-
sponsibility Than Original
ly Anticipated
Bids Must be Accompanied by
Certified Check; Require
Bond from Contractor

Handling the collection and dis
posal of Buttons garbage and rub
bish under the proposed new NUM-
cipal system will be a big job, off
cials of the town administration
pointed out this week.
Those who have been considering
placing bids for the contracts are
finding the magnitude of the under
taking is considerably greater than
they originally had anticipated, and
much serious thought is being given
to the matter by prospective bidders
who want the contract rights.
Successful bidders must be placed
under 5000 bond, which eliminates
the possibility of someone taking the
job and giving it up within few
weeks if he finds the work is
greater than anticipated.
CERTIFIED CHECK REQUIRED
All bids for the contracts on a
years basis must be accompanied by
certified check in the sum of $40,
as an evidence of good faith and
willingness to enter into a contract
In addition to these requirements
set up by the town, those placing
bids must make arrangements fol
suitably disposing of garbage collect
ed twice weekly; and also for the
large amount OF ashes, tin cans ano
other rubbish which must be col
lected.
Not only will quite bit of work
be involved in making the regular
collections about the town, but the
successful bidder will have an equal.
ly large job in disposing of the
waste matter.
MUST HAVE OPTIONS
Options must be arranged by the
bidders on land to be used for the
disposal of garbage and rubbish, IL
order to protect themselves should
| contracts be awarded to them.
Separate bids are received for the
collection of garbage and rubbish
and it may be that separate con
tracts will be awarded, depending OF
bids submitted.
Bids may be submitted on one ol
both propositions until Saturday
noon. Bids will be opened by th'
council next Monday night.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
Little Likelihood
Fo OF WPA Work Here

Bluffton has little chance of shar-
ing in WPA sponsored work pro-
grams during the coming summer,
Mayor w. A. Howe announced this
week.
His comments followed notification
that WPA district offices are con-
sidering projects which entail extend
ed periods of work, providing en-
ployment for large numbers of men.
Most prominent of several sug-
gested WPA projects for Bluffton is
the Lawn avenue improvement pro-
gram calling for widening of the
street and construction of new curbs.
Altho this may be recommended to
district WPA headquarters. by the
municipal council, it is, unlikely that
the project will be approved, the
mayor said. Under the present sys-
tenn of operation small work pro-
posals in the same classification are
being rejected.
During the last Is months the
trend in WPA circles has been to-
ward larger projects entailing the
employment of many men over a con-
| siderable length of time, and Bluff
ton at present has no such activities
] in prospect.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
DRAIN QUARRY
AT MUNICIPAL
WATER PLANT
Water i'm Large Quarry Being
Pumped Out as First Step
In Cleanup
Plan to Use Water i'm Operation
OF New Turbo- Generator
At Plant

Drainage of the quarry at the
municipal water works is under way
this week, as the first step in
cleanup program required before new
turbo-generating equipment can be
placed in operation.
Water from the quarry will be
used for cooling purposes in opera
tion of the new turbine, and it must
be comparatively free of sediment
and foreign deposits for best re-
suits.
Pumping was started at the quar-
ry last week, and after the water
level has been lowered sufficiently
employees of the plant will thoroly
clean the section in which the new
intake line will be constructed.
Following the completion of clean
ing, a heavy mesh-covered intake
chamber about three feet square will
be constructed.
FILTERED WATER
III lAlG oGiGCiiCu inldhG
will be on the bottom of the quarry
in order to obtain the coldest water
and all the supply pumped into the
plant engine room after completion
of the project will be thoroly fl
tered.
Intake pipes will open into the
screened enclosure, and foreign sub
stances will be effectively removed.
1t will be late spring or early
summer before the new turbo-gener-
ating equipment will be ready for
use, according to present indications.
Foundation for the generator has
been poured, but it must set for
about 20 more days before erection
of the turbine can be started.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
Morning Ceremony
Marks Nuptidls

In a ceremony at the home of the
officiating minister, Rev. P. A. Klie-
wer, took place the wedding, of Miss
Ella M. Burkholder and Milton F..
Bixler, Sunday morning at $3.50
o'clock. The single ring ceremony
was used.
Attending the couple were Bonnie
and George Grismore, niece and
nephew of the bride.
Following the ceremony the couple
left on a motor trip to Winona Lake,
Ind, returning in the evening for q
three course wedding dinner at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs. d.
II. Burkholder of Bluffton.
The couple will reside at the homs
of the bridegroom's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bixler, west of this place
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
OPEN BIDS FOR
new POSTOFFICE
BUILDING HERE
Forty-five Day Period Allowed
For Checking Bids and
Awarding Contract
Successful Contractor Will Be
Given Eight Months Time
To Erect Building

General contract bids for Bluff
tons new $4,000 post office We're
opened in Washington, D. c., We'd
nesday, but it may take as long as
six weeks to name the contractor, it
was learned here.
Under normal procedure the Pub
lie Works Administration is allowed
45 days to let the contract, which
likely will mean that work cannot
be started here until about the mid
die Of June, at the earliest.
After the successful bidder is an
nounced, he will have 240 days to
complete the building. This leads
to the belief that it probably will be
about nine months before the new
post office can be used by local
patrons.
In case of delay in construction of
the building, the contractor must pay
penalty of $50 for each day beyond
the 240-day limit.
1t is announced by Postmaster Ed
Reichenbach that modern fixtures for
the new post office already have been
selected. They are of the latest type
and will make the structure up-to-
the-minute in every respect.
Bluffton's new post office will be
a one-story building of colonial de-
sign. Exterior walls will be faced
with brick, and the colonial trim
will be of wood and stone.
Site for the structure is at the
northwest corner of Main and
Franklin streets. This was pur.
chased by the post office department
in the fall of 1888, after an allot.
ment of $4,000 was made in July
of that year for the project.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
Patterson Banquet
At Reformed Church

Youths of the congregations will
be the guests at a Patterson ban
quet to be held by the Brotherhood
of the Emanuels and st. Johns Re-
formed churches at z p. m. Thurs
day evening in the st. Johns church
banquet room.
Motion pictures of Europe and
Mexico will be shown at the ban
quet by DR.. A. C. Schultz, of Bluff
ton college. Dr. Schultz took the
pictures during trips to those places
Other features will include selec-
tions by a Patterson orchestra and
boys quartet. At the opening OF
the meeting a song session will be
directed by Leonard Gratz. W. A
Amstutz will be POSTMASTER for the
banquet program. q -
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
I9 From Here In
a State Music Meet

Nineteen Bluffton High students
semble music. competition at Oberlin
will participate in state solo and en-
college next Saturday. 10 u .N3f
Buttons entries will be in clari-
net quartet, xylophone solo, cello
solo, flute solo, vocal ensemble and
string quartet divisions. The 19
students qualified for the state meet
in a district contest at Bowling
Green two weeks ago.
Representing Bluffton in the state
music festival will be Donna Hager-
man, Josephine Augsburger, James
Stratton, Robert Stratton, Barbara
Jean Triplett, Betty Steinman, Ray
mond Schumacher, Ralph Short, Dale
Grismore, Jeanne Baumgartner, Mary
Alice Howe, Margaret Basinger
Phyllis Steiner, Roger Howe, Will
helm Amstutz ii, Marie Zuercher
Helen Soidner, Arthur Thiessen and
Neil Neuenschwander.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
In New Locations

MI, "a and Mrs, Ed Smith are oc-
cupying their newly completed home
on Grove street near Riley creek
bridge. lesar
The ROLAND Stratton apartment
vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. Smith is
being occupied by Millen Geiger and
family.
Jesse Weiss and family are occu-
pying the Mrs. Brice Main prop
erty east of Bluffton, having moved
from the Weiss property on West
Elm street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
Farmers Busy In Fields AS Long
Awaited Break In Weather Arrives

Fair weather the first of the week
permitted Bluffton area farmers to
get started on long-delayed spring
work, and on Monday and Tuesday
they were busy in their fields from
sun-up until long after sun-down.
Little was done on farms last
week as inclement weather contin-
ued its hold on the district. Near
wintry conditions prevailed on Fri
day and Saturday, to bring to a
close a week in which farmers had
been able to accomplish so badly
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
Mrs. Orpha Harris
Dies; Funeral Friday

Mrs. Orpha Harris, 20, died at her
home on South Main street Wednes-
day morning at S:25 o'clock. Death
due to complications, followed two
months illness. She was taken to
Bluffton hospital two weeks ago, but
last Wednesday was removed to her
home here.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
Pleasant View U. B. church north of
Bluffton of which she was a men,
ber Rev. Hillard Camp, of Rawson,
pastor of the church will officiate.
Burial will be in the Clymer ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Harris, a lifelong resident of
this vicinity was born September 20,
1870, the daughter of Hiram and
Susanna Hews, pioneer residents of
Hancock county, living north of
Bluffton.
She was married in 1896 to Edgar
West who preceded her in death.
Later she was married to VIM. E.
Harris whose death also occurred
number of years ago.
Surviving are three daughters:
Mrs. Burl Meyer of Bluffton, Miss
Naomi West at home and Mrs. Clar-
ence Fridley of Pandora. Also sur
viving are one sister, Mrs. Halla
Carr of Mt. Cory, five grandchildren
and four step children.
The body will remain at the Diller
funeral home until time for the
services, Friday afternoon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
65 PER CENT OF
TOWNSHIP FARMS
SIGN UP FOR AAA
All of Richland Townships 357
Farmers have been Visited
By Committee
Number of Signers of Compli-
ance Contracts About Same
AS Last Year

Sixty-fve per cent of Richland
townships 357 farmers have signed
AAA compliance contracts for the
coming season, it was announced
Wednesday by Amos Moser, chair
man of the township committee.
Canvass of the township has been
completed, and with 65 per cent of
the farmers cooperating, this years
participation will be about the same
as that of last season.
Any tract of three or more acres
is recognized as a farm by the AAA
committee.
Deadline May /
Farmers have until May / to ex-
press their intentions of participat-
ing in the 1910 program. To com.
ply, farm plan" must be made
out and signed.
Complete participation in tn
AAA program will make it possibl,
for a farmer to earn:
IA payment of Is cents PEI
bushel on the normal yield of hi:
crop acreage allotment. This pay
ment is divided into a conservation
payment of 10 cents per bushel ane
a parity payment of five cents pei
bushel.
Wheat Allotment
"A payment of 10 cents pei
bushel on the normal yield of hi.
wheat allotment. This is divided
into conservation payment of min,
cents a bushel, and parity pay
ment of 10 cents per bushel.
approximately $1.10 per acre
on the acreage available for genera
crops; including oats, rye and barley
special payments for carrying
out soil-building practices, such a
spreading limestone, planting tree
and seeding alfalfa.
55 Per Cent in 1889
5-Corn and wheat loans a
authorized by the AAA.
eligibility for full advantage
of the federal crop insurance pro
gram.
Last year 1,671 farmers operat
ing 55 per cent of Allen county
croplands cooperated in the AAl
program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
LeUi WeIty's Herd
Wins High Rating

A registered Guernsey herd owned
by Levi Welty, a competitor for
many years at the Bluffton Agricul-
tural fair, ranked fourth in the
March butterfat report for the Wood
Hancock-Lucas county cow testing
association.
Welty's herd had an average of
1877 pounds of butterfat.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
Brother OF Orange
TUD. Woman Is Dead


Henry C. Redick, 72, lifelong resi-
dent of Hancock county and well
known in this vicinity died at his
home in Findlay Tuesday morning.
He was a brother of Mrs. Philip
Marquart of Orange township.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
at Trinity Lutheran church in
Jenera with the pastor Rev. John
Gauss officiating. Interment will be
in the church cemetery.
Besides his sister, he is survived
by his wife, six children and three
brothers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
Births

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Badertscher
of Rawson, formerly of this place,
are the parents of daughter born
at Bluffton hospital, Thursday.
Word has been received here of
the birth of daughter, Karen Lou
to Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Klay OF
Waynesboro, Pa. Mr.. Klay, former
ly of Bluffton, is the son of John J
Klay, of West Elm street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
College Choir Will
Sing For .Clubnien

Bluffton colleges yesper choir will
sing at one of the sessions of the
18th Ohio District conference of Ro-
tary international clubs, Thursday
noon in Lima.
Prof. Russell A. Lantz, conductor,
will direct the singing organization
in its appearance before the club
men.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
Gorgeous Color Effects Thrill
ing Sight, Writes Miss
Evelyn Niswander
Several Days Required to Make
q Mile Trip Around Lava
Covered Crater

A journey to see the gigantic vol
canic crater at Haleakaia, Maui, one
of the scenic attractions of the Haw-
aiian Islands, is described in letter
written to Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Neu-
enschwander, of South Lawn avenue,
by their daughter Miss Evelyn Mis-
wander, now teacher at Maunaolu
seminary, Paia, Maui, Hawaii.
The crater at Haleakala is one of
the largest in the Hawaiian islands,
and it takes several days to make a
trip thru it.
In describing her trip to the vol
cano, Miss Niswander writes:
Yesterday, we surely had a thrill
when we saw the sunrise at Halea-
kala. We got up at o'clock, and
Mrs. Ako, who drove US up, came
for us at 3:45.
1--WE went to Kula where the road
Tup" starts. 1t is a 20-mile drive
''up". We arrived at the top at
sos. The road to begin with is
very narrow, only wide enough for
one car.
CCC On MOUNTAIN
"About halfway up is the begin
ming of the national park of Hawaii,
and from there on the road was
wider and better because federal
money is allotted for its upkeep.
There is small CCC camp there
and the boys keep the road in repair
Every day they have to clear it of
falling rocks, etc.
1--WE arrived at the volcano house
at the edge of the crater just as il
was getting light. The wind was
blowing hard and it was quite colo
because of the altitude. We stayed
inside the volcano house to watch ths
sunrise because it was warmer there
"The crater at first looked like /;
big deep black hole. There were lot
of clouds behind the top rim. AS th'
sun rose higher it became lighter
and all the clouds looked as though
they were lined with the most beau
tiful shades of light, from a deel
purple to the palest of pink.
"The clouds were very interesting
in the formations they made. Th'
wind kept moving them and chang
ing the shapes. Off to the north tn.
ocean could be seen getting bluel
and bluer as there was more light
PEAKS IN DISTANCE
"To the south we could see tn,
tips of the two highest peaks of th'
island of Hawaii, Mauna Kea ant
Mauna Loa.
"Just before the sun came thru
the clouds everything seemed bathe'
in molten gold. Then we saw th
first tip of the sun and in two min
utes it was up.
"With the sun there was mucl
more light and we could see dow
into the crater thousands of feet be
low us. There are 13 large cone
on the crater floor, some as mucl
as 300 to 400 feet high.
"There is trail around the to-
and down into the crater. You cal
go by horseback or walk. 1t is 2
miles and would take several day
and you have to carry your food
blankets and water on the journey
"Then we climbed around an
looked at the scenery in the othe
directions. Here we saw the Wes
Mauri mountains, looking like min
iature peaks in the distance.
"We could see the islands o
Malokai, Laoni, Koo1awe, Malokin
and very, very family, Aahu. In til
afternoon we took another drive, a
far as the other side of the islam
where we could see black cinders o
a lava flow $50 years DID,"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
HOG MARKET STAGES SHARP PRICE ADVANCE
Bluffton Teacher Sees Sunrise
Over Huge Hawaiian Volcano
Joint Concert At II.
S. Sunday Afternoon

Bluffton high school musical or
ganizations will be heard in a joint
concert at the high school gymnas-
ium, Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The orchestras and band will be
under direction of Prof. Sidney Hau-
enstein; vocal choruses and glee
clubs will be directed by Miss Eliza
beth Higley. The public is invited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
B. H. s. Girls GLee
Club Ranks Second

Singing in state competition at
Columbus last Friday, the Bluffton
High girls glee club won rating
of excellent plus.
This is equivalent to tying for sec
ond place in the Class BIB division.
A superior rating is given to win
ners.
Bluffton girls sang in the state con-
test this spring for the second sue
cessive year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25

needed work in their fields.
Bright sunlight Sunday brought a
long-awaited break in the weather,
and as fair skies continued thru
Monday and Tuesday farmers re-
sumed blowing and other outdoor
operations.
Spring work on farms of the dis
trict already is far behind the GUS
tomary schedule, and farmers are
hoping that there will not be re-
sumption of unfavorable weather in
the near future.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
LIKE THE NAVY

Two Bluffton young men, Ray
mond Duffman and Burdette Clark
who enlisted in the navy some time
ago are pleased with their expert
ences in the service according to
word received by friends here the
first of the week. Duffman, on the
U. S. S. Vincennes, writes that he
will leave for Boston, May 9 for
dry dock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
Stage Grade School
Operetta On Nay z

An operetta "Peter Rabbit, will
be presented by the first six grades
of the public schools at the high
school auditorium on Tuesday night,
May 7. The performance will be
directed by Miss Elizabeth Higley.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25
HOME FROM FLORIDA

Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Murray of
Cherry street and Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Deppler of South Main street
have returned from st. Petersburg,
Florida, where they spent the past
winter.