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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-29
UTILITY TRACT IS.
BEST FOR SEWAGE.
DISPOSAL PLANT
Health Board Recommends Five
Acre sSite Containing
Dynamite House.
Municipality Now Holds Option
For Purchase of Land for
Sewage Disposal

Investigation by the state board of
health of proposed sites for Bluffton's
much-debated sewage disposal plant
has resulted in Recommendation of the
five-acre tract owned By the Central
Ohio Light and Power Co. at the north
edge of town.
Oft three sites inspected, the trian-
gular shaped piece of land on which
the town holds an option best answers
all requirements, Chief Engineer F.
H. Waring, of the health board, wrote
Mayor w. A. Howe.
Waring outlined in his letter the
reasons for favoring the Power Co.
sight over the Fox Farm tract at the
west end of Riley street and a pro-
posed location in the bottom land
between Riley creek and the Power
Company plot.
Isolated Site
Altho the Power Company site is
close to the village proper, it is iso-
lated from present built-up areas and
no construction of homes is expected
in that district.
Topography of the land is "well
adapted to construction of sewage
disposal plant of the type proposed
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-29
Last Rites For Mrs.
Mary MOser Friday

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
(Augsburger) Moser, rs, who has
been living at the home of hei
daughter Mrs. Isaac Lugibill, west
of town, will be held at the Eben-
ezer Mennonite church Friday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock.
Ill since February, Mrs. Mosel
died at the Bluffton Community hos
pital Tuesday afternoon at 2:1E
o'clock. She was born on March 21
1865, in Richland township, the
daughter of John and Barbara (Neu
enschwander) Augsburger.
She was united in marriage in
1884 to Peter j. Moser, who preceded
her in death. To this union were
born three children Harvey and Ir,
win Moser and Mrs. Isaac Lugibil
of Bluffton. Also surviving arc
three sisters, Mrs. d. H. Burkholder
Mrs. Amos Thutt and Mrs. Mennc
Badertscher of Bluffton; 10 grand
children and three great grand.
children.
The body will remain at the Stan.
ley Basinger funeral home unit
Thursday afternoon when it will bs
removed to the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Isaac Lugibill.
Rev. A. c. Schultz, pastor of the
Ebenezer Mennonite church, will off
ciate at the services. Burial will
take place in the church cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-29
S. SENIORS WILL
GRADUATE AT HIGH
SCHOOL THURSDAY
Diplomas to be presented to
Graduating Class i'm Com
mencement Exercises
Raymond ]. Jeffries, Speaker
From Columbus, to Deliver
Class Address

Diplomas will be presented to 5;
seniors at Bluffton High schoo
commencement exercises to be held in
the school gymnasium Thursday even.
mig at 500 o'clock.
In addition to the SO seniors, di-
ploma signifying completion of the
course in vocational electricity, will
be presented to Frederick Fritchie, a
graduate of last years senior class.
Graduation exercises will come as
a climax to a busy five day program
marking the Goth annual commence
ment season of the Bluffton public
schools.
The class address will be delivered
by Raymond J. Jeffreys, we'll known
speaker from Columbus, who will talk
on the subject "Above the Clouds" !"
Special recognition will be given to
the two seniors with the highest scho-
lastic average, John Stettler, valedic-
torian and Lois Schaeublin, saluta-
torian.
The remainder of the program is
as follows:
Professional, High school orchestra;
Invocation, Rev. Emil Burrichter;
Dream Pantomime, High school or
chestra; Defamation, christianity or
War;" Wanda Diller; Cello solo, Bet
ty Steinman; Presentation of diplom-
as, Forrest L. Steinman, president of
the board; "Sunset at Sea-" High
school orchestral; Benediction, Rev.
A. C. Schultz.
The graduates are as follows:
Gerald Augsburger, Harold Augs-
burger, Maynard Badertscher, Don
Clark, Maurice Fett, Clyde Fisher,
Dale Grismore, Kenneth Hartman,
Clyde Clingler, Charles Lora, Norman
Lugibihl, William McCafferty, Francis
Marquart, James Martin, George N.Y.
ers, Eugene Newlan, Ray Niswand-
er.
Kenneth Oberly, Herbert Reichen-
bach, Harold Santschi, John Stettler,
Harlan Swank, Harry Turner, Robert
Watkins, Arthur Thiessen, Billie
Bechtel, Harriet Blome.
Betty Bracy, Fairy Bronson, Mar
jorie Buckland, Dorothy Burkholder,
Ruth Core, Olive DeCamp, Wanda
Diller, Winifred Fett, Georgia Fisher,
Doris Garmatter, Dorothy Greding,
Geneva Hankish, Treva Harris, Mar
lynn Hofer, Mae Huber, Madlyn
Isham.
Grace Miller, Veldean Moser, Bette
Murray, Charlotte Santschi, Lois
Schaeublin, Helen Soldner, Betty
Steinman, Carolyn Stonehill, Mar
iorie Stratton, Freida Vandemark,
Frederick Fritchie.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-29
Albert Althaus Dies
Wednesday Morning

Last rites for Albert Althaus, sc,
prominent retired Monroe township
farmer residing five and one-half
miles west of Bluffton, will be held
at the Ebenezer Mennonite church
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Death came early Wednesday
morning at 1926 o'clock at the Lima
Memorial hospital following an i'll
ness of eight months.
Mr.. Althaus was born on Sept. 5,
1874, in Richland township, the son
of Gotthardt and Elizabeth (Steiner)
Althaus. He was united in marriage
to Sarah Geiger who survives.
Active in affairs of the community,
Mr.. Althaus served for several years
as trustee in Monroe township.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.
Irene Hall of Harrod and Mrs. Leila
Ford of Ft. Wayne, Ind; two sons,
Loren of Lafayette and Henry of
Columbus Grove; two sisters, Mrs.
Johannah Basinger of Columbus
Grove, Mrs. D. P. Diller and bro
ther John Althaus of Bluffton.
Rev. A. c. Schultz, pastor of the
Ebenezer Mennonite church, will
conduct the funeral services and bur
ial will be made in the church ceme-
terry.
The body will remain at the Diller
funeral home until Friday morning
when 1t will be removed to his home
until time for the services.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-29
Bluffton HOnOrs Soldier Dead
On Morning OF Memorial Day
Legion Ritual will be Held at
Maple Grove; Program at
High School
Toledo Pastor will give Prin-
cipal Address; Veterans
Graves Decorated

Opening with parade of local
patriotic and civic groups, Bluffton
will honor the soldier-dead of the
area Friday morning in two Me-
mortal Day services sponsored by
the Bluffton post, American Legion
At the conclusion of the parade,
brief ceremonies will be conducted in
Maple Grove cemetery. The parade
will start from the town hall at 1C
a. m. and follow line of march
down Main street to Grove stree,
and from thence to the burial
grounds.
Following the cemetery observance,
a public meeting will be held at IL
a. m. in the Bluffton High auditor
ium, with all residents of the town
and surrounding community invited
to attend.
Rev. Charles I. Martz, pastor of
the Rosewood Presbyterian church,
Toledo, will be the speaker at the
services in the high school.
To Decorate GRAVES
Special music will be provided for
both services by the Bluffton High
school uniformed band and the Bluff
ton College Trumpeters.
Another feature of the Legion
observance of the day will include the
decoration of the graves of all war
veterans in cemeteries in the Bluff
ton district.
All ex-servicemen have been urged
by Legion Commander Ralph Stearns
to take part in the parade. Other
groups planning to march include
the Legion Auxiliary, Bluffton Boy
Scouts and local civic groups. The
parade will form at 9:45 a. m. at
the town hall and will be led by the
Bluffton High band.
Bluffton business and industrial ac-
tivity will be suspended generally in
observance of the day. The post
office will be closed and there will be
no delivery of mail on town or rural
routes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-29
Hogs Quoted At SO
Top On Bluffton
Markets; Soys Off

Hogs commanded top price
of SO for choice offerings on
the Blnffton market, Wednesday
morning. The current price is
a raise of dime over last
weeks figure.
Soys which have been staging
sensational performance still
continue at high levels, however
the current quotation of SI.1s
represents a decline of three
cents from the price a week
ago.
In both hogs and soys, how
ever, offerings are small in COM
parison with the high market
price. In soys especially, deal
ers report that farmers bins are
practically bare as the bulk of
the holdings were disposed of
when the market started its up
ward climb several months ago.
Market for wheat and corn
continued relatively steady to
strong, with prevalent unseason-
ably warm and dry weather
dimming prospects for bumper
yields i'm the Bluffton district.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-29
Paint Found In
Pasture Field
Fatal To Cows

TWO cows belonging to Fred
Mueller north of Bluffton ON
the Dixie highway are dead and
nine others ill of effects of lead
poisoning after eating the con-
tents of discarded pail partly
filled with paint which the herd
found on refuse dump in their
pasture field.
The cows were pastured by
Muller in a field belonging to
the Central Ohio Light & Power
company on the Allen H ancock
line near the site of an addition
now being constructed by. the
utility. Discarded materials
from the construction work are
thrown on the dump.
One of the cows died Monday.
another Wednesday morning and
little hopes are held for third
COW.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-29
Births

The following births at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Rausch
Rawson, boy, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Scoles, Ada
a boy, this Wednesday morning.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ignat
OF Painesville,a boy, David Walter
Sunday, May Is. Mr.. Ignat and
Mrs. Ignat, the former Mary Nord
are both recent Bluffton college grad
uates.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-29
McGeOrge Rites Are
Held On Monday

Injuries. suffered in an oil field ac-
cident 18 years ago were contrlbut-
ing factors in the death of Wallace
B. McGeorge, II, last Friday after
noon in his home on Mound street.
McGeorge suffered broken back
while working in the oil fields for
the Ohio Oil Co., 1S years ago. Pre-
vious to the accident he had been an
oil worker for 80 years.
In the IS years following the mis-
hap, he was bedfast most of the
time. Death last Friday was
brought on by heart attack which
he failed to survive.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon at the Diller fun
eral home. Rev. J. A. Weed, pastor
of the First Methodist church, and
Rev. E. G. Steiner, of the Defense
less Mennonite church, officiated.
Burial was in Maple Grove cemetery.
McGeorge was born in Collins,
Maine, July 1, 1870. He was a
member of the Bluffton Methodist
church.
Survivors include his widow, the
former Estella Bittinger; and six
children, Mrs. Hazel Hess, Toledo;
Bertrand, Mrs. Mae Millerand Mrs.
Lawrence Baldwin, all of Adrian,
Mich, and Miss Winifred McGeorge
and Cecil McGeorge, both at home.
Sisters and brothers surviving are
Mrs. Jennie Parkins, Jennings, Okla. /;
Clarence, Artesia, N. NJ, and Mrs.
Ina Mason, of Saco, Maine.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-29
AUGUST PRIMARY
CONTESTS APPEAR
FOR CITY OFFICES
Byers Files as Candidate for
Mayor; Howe Also Will
Seek Reelection
Marshars Office Appears to be
Developing as Democratic
Hot Spot

Municipal politics which has been
apathetic all spring this week shook
off its donst-care attitude as indica.
tions multiplied in both parties that
the coming August primaries will see
some spirited old-fashioned political
rivalry.
Touching off the situation was the
fling of Noah E. Byers as a candidate
for mayor on the Republican ticket.
Byers is a former Bluffton college
professor and was for many years
dean of the institution. He is run
ming for the office at the behest of
friends it was stated the first of the
week.
Although no other declarations
have been filed, it was stated in in
formed quarters that Wilbur A. Howe
present mayor would be a candidate
on the Republican ticket for re-elec-
ton. Howe is an instructor in the
high school here.
Petitions Circulated
Activities in tn Democratic camp
appear to center about the office of
marshal, where the principal contest
is expected to develop, according to
predictions from politically posted
sources.
Lee Coon, present marshal, is ex-
pected to be candidate for re-elec-
ton, however it is understood that
Elmer Schaublin is circulating pc
tition for the same spot on the ticket.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-29
Hold Opening OF
Golf Course Friday

Opening of Bluffton's new golf
course, located on the Fred Wenger
farm, two miles south on the Dixie
highway, will be held all day Friday
Memorial Day. The public is cor
dialy invited.
No charge will be made for play
ing golf on the opening day and for
those not having clubs, the equipment
may be rented at the caddy house, it
was announced by officers of the
organization.
A contest will be held in which
every one may participate free of
charge.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-29
Last Rites For Prof.
HirschIer On Su1lday

Funeral services for Professor Ed
mund j. Hirschler, 65, instructor in
mathematics and astronomy at Bluff
ton college for 38 years, were largely
attended at the First Mennonite
church Sunday afternoon.
Bedfast since early February when
he was stricken by paralysis at the
college, he died at his home on West
Elm streetsof asheart attack Thurs
day afternoon at 200 o'clock, the
day after his 65th birthday ami
versary.
Throughout his entire teaching
career here, Prof. Hirschler was also
active in church and community af-
fairs. He was superintendent of the
First Mennonite Sunday school for
70 years and served many years as
deacon of the church. He was teach
er of the, Mems Bible class until
three years ago.
Active also in the work of the
General Conference of Mennonites he
served as president of the body for
two years. He also served for many
years as secretary of the business
committee of the conference.
He was formerly a member of the
BllfTton Board of Education for sew
eral years and served on the COM
munity religious education council.
He travelled abroad in 1923.
In the academic world Prof.
Hirschler was man of high attain
ments. He was listed in the Aneri-
can Men of Science and belonged to
the American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science. He was a
member of the Phi Beta Kappa and
Sigma Xi, honorary scholarship So
cieties.
He was highly respected by the
students and his colleagues. The
lsta, annual student yearbook of the
college, is dedicated to him this year.
He was born on May q, 1876, in
Franklin, Iowa, the son of Rev. John
5. and Christine (Schmidt) Hirsch-
Ter. He was married to Amanda
Elida Zepp on July IA, 1908.
He received the A. B. degree from
Kansas University and his masters
degree from the University of Chi
cago in 1917. He attended Yale
in 1929.
Prof. Hirschler first taught school
in Kansas, going from here to Rose
Polytechnic Institute, Terre Haute,
Ind, in 1901. He remained there un-
til 1903 when he came to Bluffton
to assume professorship at the
college here.
In addition to his widow, he is
survived by son, DR.. Alfred E.
Hirschler of Ridley Park, Pa; q
daughter, Mrs. Celia Ingmire, Lima !;
and the following brothers and sis
tiers: Mrs. Anna Linscheid of New
ton, Kansas; Mrs. Marie Voigt of
Ann Arbor, Mich; Mrs. Amanda
Hostettler of Long Beach, Calf;
Arnold of Hillsboro, Kansas; Dan of
Emporia, Kansas, and Otto of Los
Angeles, Calf. A son, Paul, died
10 years ago.
Officiating at the services Sunday
were Rev. H. T. Unruh, pastor OF
the First Mennonite church, and DR.
L. L. Ramseyer, president Of Bluff,
ton college. The body lay in state
at the church from 1890 o'clock un,
til the conclusion Of the services
Burial was made in the Maple Grow,
cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-29

lease for all Americans on the ship for
return to the United States thru neu-
trail countries. Whether this meant
missionaries will not be permitted to
proceed to Africa consequently cannot
be ascertained.
A total of 322 passengers and crew
members are being held by the Nazis
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-29
A CapelId Choir Will
GiUe Secular Cdntatu

"The Rose Maiden, secular can
tata, will be presented by the Bluff
ton college A Capella choir at the
college chapel Monday night at 500
o'clock.
Soloists are: Esther Niswander
Dorothy Burner, Pauline Springer
sopranos; Ethelyn Oyer, alto; Her.
bert Oyer, tenor; Harvey Bauman
Laurence Burkhalter, Russell Oyer
baritones.
Bettye Lewis is the pianist and
Prof. Russell Lantz, conductor.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-29
LIBRARY CLOSED

The Bluffton Public library will be
closed on Memorial Day and also
next week from Monday through
Wednesday, for cleaning purposes. it
was announced by Miss Ocie Ander-
son, librarian.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13

liam d. Hassett, Presidential Sec
rotary. Hassett said that the coal
controversy was not a showdown
between Lewis and the President
but7-and he stressed this fact
"a quarrel between the United
Mine Workers and the United
States government"
Lewis was obtaining wide sup
port from his own union and other
clio organizations. CLIO unions be-
gan Withdrawing their cases from
the mediation board and as far
as hearings on Go disputes were
concerned the activities Of the
board came to a standstill.
Go alternates on the board, in,
Icluding John Brophy and James
Carey, also refused to take part
in any hearings.
There Is wide speculation ir
Washington over whether the
mines could be operated IL the
President ordered the army to
seize them In event of q strike
The last time federal troops were
used in a mine strike was In 1921
but at that time they merely were
delegated to preserve the peace
and did not attempt to operate the
mines.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13

coal strike, the big five railroad
operating brotherhoods in Chicago
voted to call a nationwide strike
of railroad workers beginning
December z in their demands for
increased wages. Ultimately, the
strike, if called, might affect
100000 unionized railroad
workers..
Officials In Washington anx-
iously watched the outcome of the
coal conference at the White
House for an indication as to how
MIR. Roosevelt might meet the
threatened railroad waleout. Be-
sides Lewis, CLIO Leaders Murray
and Kennedy will attend the
meeting. Representing the steel
companies will be BENJAMIN Fair
less of United States Steel, Frank
Purnell of Youngstown Sheet and
Tube and Eugene Grace of Beth
lehem Steel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13
Rail Strike
Set for Del.l


CHICAGO, Nov. 13.--Amid re.
ports that President Roosevelt
may step in to force an amicable
settlement in the interests of ma
tional defense. the big five rail.
road brotherhoods today went FOR,
ward with plans to call strike
on all the nations class ] rail.
roads, starting December z.
At the same time, leaders OF
the IA incorporating unions Of
rail employees also were consider
ing strike call, with announce
Iment of their decision expected
to come today.
Approximately 1,250,000 mem
bers of the 19 railroad unions
authorized strike action some time
ago. prior to consideration of
their demands for wage increases
by fact-finding board appointed
by the President.
The strike authorization was
supplemented by the big five yes
terday as a result of the fact
finding boards recommendation
that the unions be given only ia
per cent pay raise instead of the
30 per cent increases demanded.
The strike called by the big five
would be made effective in three
stages, according TO c. j. Golf,
assistant president of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen.
Gof said one-third of the Broth
erhood members would be called
out at 6 g. m. Sunday, December Z,
another third at 6 a. m. Monday,
December s, and the last third
Tuesday, December 9.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13
LOng-Disfance Phones
Face Strike Tie-Up
tred, Ndzis sag

m a jor radio networks, Henry
Mayer, counsel of the union, sale
the LLTW wished to provide suf,
ficient help to maintain wires fol
national defense purposes during
the strike.
The strike. in addition to cut
ting off private long distance ano
international phone calls, will. il
effective, tie up telephone wires
which carry the news of the ma.
jor press associations, inter-city
radio hookups, and the transmits
sion of wirephotos.
William S. Paley. president OF
the Columbia Broadcasting Com
pany, replying to Mayors tele-
gram. urged that there be no in
reference with radio broadcasting
on the grounds that "our func-
tons irh connection. with national
defense" are TO contribute 10
the I maintenance of high public
morale"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13

How the Ballet Ace Lost
Three Pairs of Lovely Legs.
Louis Sobol. Famous Broadway
Columnist, Tells How Two Pairs
of Gorgeous Cams Danced Right
In and Out OF the Esthetic
Maestro's Life - and Now a
Third Suit May Be Forced TO
Follow Suit. Read His Intimate
Back-Stage Revelations In The
American Weekly, the Magazine
Distributed With Next Sundays
Issue of The Detroit Sunday
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13
q NO-Sfrike Plan

WASHINGTON. Nov. Is. -
INS)-Senator Tydings CD of
Maryland, today called on both
labor and management to enter
into voluntary plant by plant
agreement to end all strikes and
lockouts during the emergency.
Plants which accepted this vol
untary arrangement, under the
senator's plan. would receive a
special flag and the workers would
all get buttons. In case disputes
arose, labor would appoint two
representatives and management
two and these four would select q
fifth man to form an arbitration
board, whose decisions would be
binding.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13
Sthipa, Noted Tenor,
Called Back 10 Italy

MIAMI. Fla, Nov. 13.-(INS)--
Tito Schipa. noted Italian tenor,
will not fill his engagements in
Miami and 80 other American
cities, Mrs. Arnold Volpe. head of
the Miami Symphony Orchestra,
was notified today. The informa-
ton came in a telegram from
Albert Morini. Schipa'S manager
who quoted the singer as saying
IL must go TO Italy. have
received n letter from Count
Ciano asking me 10 go To Italy
and sing a concert series"
Gen. Hugh =. Johnson,
"America's Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily for the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13

mittee would hold hearings On. the
bill of Senator Bridges CR) OF
New Hampshire, which also would
require a secret ballot before a
strike could be called. Thomas
said, however, that he personally
was not convincedst that legislation
was necessary.
SEIZURE POWER
president Roosevelt already
has power TO seize plants IL
n ecessary," he pointed out.
'What more could you give
him."
Senator Connally CD Of Texas
chairman of the Senate foreign
relations committee, said that he
is ready to vote for legislation Civ
ing the government wider powers
to take over strike bound plants
if necessary.
Sources close to the White
House said that Mr.. Roosevelt
prepared to act in something more
than the role of a labor mediator
when he meets Lewis and the
steel company officials tomorrow
Indicating that the President Is
prepared to take firm steps
rather than merely make a peace
appeal, was the statement of Will