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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-11
Last Rites For
Albert Marshall

Funeral services for Albert HI.
Marshall, SO, pioneer Richland town
ship farmer, were held at the late
home Tuesday afternoon. Officiating
at the services was his pastor Rev.
C. M. Armentrout.
Following an illness of about a
year, Mr.. Marshall died at his home
early Sunday morning. He was born
March 20, 1853, the son of Cyrus
and Mary Reed Marshall, on the
farm now owned by his sons Orlo
and Walter Marshall.
He was united in marriage to Re
becca Ellen Trumbo on Sept. 26
1878. A golden wedding anniversary
was celebrated by the couple or
Sept. 26, 1923. Mrs. Marshall died
in August, 1884.
At the age of 18 he united with
the Rockport Presbyterian church
and was a member for the rest o.
his life. For many years he served
as an official in the church ant
Sunday school.
He is survived by three sons, Orlo
Walter and Francis, all Of nea
Bluffton; and three grandchildren
Mary, Jean and Robert Marshall.
Burial was made in the Rockpor
| cemetery
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-11
SpOrtSnlen's Club
Elects NelU Officers

Election of officers and awarding
of prizes in various contests occupied
the attention of the Bluffton Com
munity Sportsmen's club at meet
ing of the organization at the towT
hall Tuesday night.
: Officers elected included: Pres.
Silas Diller; Vice-Pres., Albert Gar
matter; Sec'y., Nelson Herr; Treas.
Dallas Berry; Directors, Edgar
Root, Jesse Mangus, Ralph Reichen
bach, Herbert Rupright, Walter Gar
matter, L. J. Hauenstein.
Contest winners were declared a!
follows: High school conservation
poster contest, 1st, Eloise Sommers
$3.50; End, Daisy Basinger, S1.25
Longest pheasant tail, Gerald Berry
24A inches, prize $1.00.
Heaviest bass, Raymond Amstut
and Sam Hauenstein, three and one
half pounds; heaviest channel ca
fish, Charles Mangus, two and three
fourths pounds; heaviest blue gill
Merle Duffman, four ounces; pheas
ant band numbers, Walter Garmat
ter, c. V. Stonehill, L. ]. Hauenstein
The club voted to back the presen
war effort by buying a $50 Unite'
States defense bond.
Silas Diller, president OK the club
reported that the town council CAV
+, the club permission to use the form
er Odd Fellow lodge on the thir
floor of the town hall as the regula
club headquarters.
Members of the club are gettin
the room ready and plans are bein
made to hold future meetings at ths
place.
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Missionary Returns On Liner "Acadia"
With Survivors Of Nazi-sulnk Freighter
War Spurs Upsurge
Of Livestock And
Grain Markets Here

CPURRED on by war, Bluffton
- livestock and grain markets
registered substantial gains the
first of the week. The upsurge
came Monday morning with
prices generally stabilized at
higher levels.
Hogs Wednesday morning reg
istered a top of S10.40 compared
with $3.50 last week. Wheat at
S1.14 was up five cents and soys
at S1.60 were eight cents over
a week ago.
Price of S2.45 per hundred
pounds for raw milk remains
unchanged.
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Births

The following births at the Bluff
ton Community hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard Geiger, a
girl, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Heldman, Raw.
son, girl, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Greenwalt
Ada, a girl, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Basinger
Pandora, boy, Monday.
Born to Lieut.. and Mrs. DeLo.
Kervin, of San Diego, California, g
baby girl at the United States nava
hospital, Monday afternoon. Mrs
Kervin was the former Miss Dorothy
Rae Triplett, daughter of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Cleon Triplett of South MAR
street.
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Poster Winners To
Be Named Saturday

Winners of the poster contest
sponsored by the Bluffton unit of
the Allen county tuberculosis Christ
mas seal association will be an
nounced and winning posters dis
played Saturday, it was stated by
the local committee.
The winning posters will be shown
in the display window of the Bluff
ton News. Judges for the posters
are Prof. John Klassen of Bluffton
college, Mrs. w. w. Carder, and
Mrs. Harry Bogart.
As a climaxing feature to the 10
cal drive in the sale of Christmas
seals, a free movie depicting pre-
ventive measures in the control of
tuberculosis will be shown continu-
ously in the Presbyterian church
yard Saturday night. Remarks, al
the showing of the film, will be
made by William Ireland, of Lima
executive secretary of the tubercu-
losis association of the county.
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AS BLUFFTON
SEES 1T

With this issue of the Blufton
NeVs is introduced ne,0 fed-
ture, dealing Nth public opinion
of the community. Appearance
of the column aUiu be based on
timehness of national and local
issues as they arise.-EDIToR.
Question:: What is your reac-
ton to the present Japanese
American war?
C. Henry Smith, banker and his
torian, Campus Drive-From the
military standpoint the japanese
have committee a colossal blunder
because the aggressive action
against Hawaii has united the re-
solve of this country as nothing else
could possibly have done.
Chas. Young, mechanic, Lake
street, think the effect of the war
is shown in the way it has slowed
people up. For the first time we
have been sobered to the real mean.
ing of the international conflict.
Sidney Stettler, high school in
structor Lawn avenue-The world
war into which we have just entered
will be bitter conflict requiring all
our resources for several years. Our
country's ability to produce war
equipment and our man power to-
gether with that of nations as
sociated with us will turn the tide
At the conclusion of the conflict we
must supply leadership for the great
task of rebuilding.
Robert Hochstettler, manager City
market, Thurman street-We are in
for a long siege and the least we
can say is that it looks tough fol
all of the countries.
]. A. Weed, Methodist minister
South Jackson street. believe we
SHOulu SuopSllu JuuShAois HsAA 90
the facts are at hand. It's no use
to get upset in too much of hurry
For example, look at the way tht
papers are handling plane scare'
over New York and San Francisco
Let's get all the facts first and ther
make judgment.
John Steiner, timer, Thurman
street--We're terribly upset by th'
whole thing. Our boys we're plan
ming to come home over the Christ
mas holidays. and now we know
that's impossible.
| Sidney Garau, watchman, Soutl
Main street-Well win all right
because we have the best planes
but we had better get after the Jap
right away with everything we have
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Rev. Walter Schultz and Family
Returned From Africa to
BlufftOn Area
Entire Crew of A From Sunk
en- American Owned Lehigh
On Board Acadia

Returning to United States on the
American owned passenger liner
Acadia with the Al survivors of the
sunken American freighter Lehigh
on board, the Rev. Walter Schultz,
and family, missionaries in Sierra
Leone, West Africa, arrived at their
home, seven miles north of Bluffton
and two and a half miles southeast
Of Pandora, last Thursday afternoon.
Sierra Leone is small country
of about 10000 square miles, ada
cent to Liberia. 1t is located in West
Africa and is classified as a British
colony.
They will live during their years
stay in the brick residence con-
structed by Rev. Schultz when home
on his last furlough three years ago,
near the old Schultz homestead.
Their oldest son, Stanley, II, did
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FL. S. Music Units To
GiUe Xmas Program,

Orchestral and vocal music groups
of Bluffton High school will present
a program of Christmas numbers in
the school auditorium Wednesday
night of next week at 7:30 o'clock.
Rehearsals are being held under
the direction of Miss Elizabeth Hig-
ley, vocal instructor and Prof. Sid
ney Hauenstein, instrumental in
structor.
The following program will be pre-
sented:
High school band-Three Chorales,
]. S. Bach; Suite, Looking Upward,
John Philip Sousa; Boston Com
mandery March, Carter.
Mixed chorus-Break Forth o
Beauteous Heavenly Light, Bach
Sanctus, Gounod; The Heavens Are
Telling.
Girls Glee Club-Carol, Old French
Tune.
Boys Glee Club-Good Christian
Men Rejoice, Old English Carol.
Solo-Birthday of a King, Roger
Howe.
Solo--Cantique de Noel, Marcene
Stonehill.
Solo-Alleluja, Betty Holtkamp.
Boys Quartet-God Rest Ye Merry
Gentlemen, English Folk Song.
High School Observation-Disclosures
March from "Sigurd Jorsalfar", Ed
ward Grieg; Elsa's Procession to the
Cathedral from "Lohengrin", Wag-
ner.
Christmas songs with the audience
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Appreciation

AS in previous years, there has
again been shown a splendid spirit
of cooperation by the merchants and
business men of our town during the
recent session of our Mid-Winter
Fair.
The directors and officers of our
Fair are deeply indebted to all who
have contributed in any way to
make this annual event possible.
Especially do we desire to express
to the superintendent, teachers and
pupils of our school our sincere ap-
probation for their untiring efforts
in sponsoring the pet parade which
was such a fine feature.
The High School Band added
greatly to the afternoon program.
Where a fine community spirit ex-
lists such as always has between the
citizens of our town and its rural
patrons, there is also shown every
expression of good will.
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BLUFFTON USHERS
in FESTIVE XMAS
SEASON THIS WEEK
Santa Claus to Greet Children,
Saturday; Messiah Rendi-
ton Sunday
School and College to Close
Friday of Next Week for
Holiday Recess

With Bluffton streets, homes and
business places resplendent in dec
orations providing q fitting setting
for the Yuletide season, preliminary
events in the towns observance Of
Christmas are scheduled for next
Saturday and Sunday.
Santa Claus will make his first
appearance of the season Saturday
afternoon and evening, establishing
his quarters in a house to be erected
Thursday in the Presbyterian church
yard.
Letters for Santa may be left
at the house, and the jolly old patron
saint will distribute gifts to girls
and boys who stop to see him during
the day.
Messiah Rendition Sunday
Opening the towns musical OBJ
servance of the Christmas season,
the Bluffton College Choral society
will present Handel's "The Messiah
at p. m. next Sunday in the Bluff
ton High gymnasium.
Soloists appearing with the Choral
Society will be Bertha Callahan
soprano, of Lima; Kathryn Welty
contralto, of Lima; John S. Walters
baritone, of Lima, and F. Marion
Cheney, tenor, of Lima.
Prof. Russell A. Lantz will con.
duct the choral society in presenta
ton of the oratorio.
School Vacations
Bluffton High AHA grade schoo
pupils already are looking forward
to their Christmas holiday recess
which will start with the close oi
school on Friday, Dec. 10. They
will return to their classes or
January 5.
Bluffton college will close for the
holidays on Dec. 10, with classes
convening on January 6.
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Place Second In
Peace Competition

Three Button entrants in the
Prince of Peace contests held in
Allen county churches placed second
in competition Sunday night.
The following entrants won second
in their respective meets: Hildred
Eversole, Grace Methodist church,
Lima; Marcene Stonehill, Spencer
vile Methodist church; Darlene Tru-
ex, Bluffton Reformed church.
Second place does not carry the
privilege of further competition in
coming contests. All are classified
as alternates and would compete
only if the first place winner was
unable to do so, it was announced
by P. w. Stauffer, chairman of the
local committee on arrangements.
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LEGION DIRECTING
PLAN FOR civilian
DEFENSE PROGRAM
State Legion Head Asks Allen
County Posts to Start
Action at Once
Federal Order Takes Buttons
Amateur Radio Stations
Off the Air

Rejecting the sentiment of COM
munity united in effort with the rest
of the nation against a foreign ag-
gressor, Bluffton area radios have
been working overtime since Japan's
unprovoked attack on American pos
sessions first was announced over the
airways, last Sunday afternoon.
Via the radio, Bluffton residents are
in constant touch with war develop
ments, far different situation from
that of the First World War days
when newspapers were the only form
of contact with operations.
What was undoubtedly the districts s
largest all-time listening audience was
that which surrounded every radio
last Monday noon as President Roose-
welt delivered his historical message
to Congress, asking for declaration
of war against Japan, and every news
broadcast or bulletin is quickly mat
ter of common discussion in homes,
business places and on the street.
Amateur Radio Banned
First effect of the war so far as
the local situation is concerned was a
stringent ban placed on all amateur
radio operators, last Sunday night,
which took 10 Bluffton area stations
off the air.
Bv order of the Federal Radio Com
mission all amateur radio operation
is prohibited until further notice, or
permission is specifically authorized
bv authorities in connection with
emergency measures.
Operators were ordered not to dis
mantle their antennas or rigs, how
ever, an indication that the FEC
seeks to keep it's amateur radio net
work available for emergency use.
Civilian Defense
A civilian defense program already
is underway in Bluffton, with the To-
cal American Legion post directing
plans.
This is in line with statewide Le-
gion activity, and local cooperation
was requested in a telegram received
Monday night by Clair Fett, COM
mander of the Allen county Amerl-
can Legion posts.
The wire read "Start immediate ac-
ton thruout the county for perfectlne
civilian defense plans. The state de-
nartment and district officers will as
sist in every way possible. Signed
Richard Lindeman, district command
er.
Lima Restaurant Closed
In connection with the nations
alien property confscation act, fed
eral agents Monday night selzeo
Jacks Cafeteria, in Lima, an eating
place frequented in the past by many
Bluffton residents.
The business is owned jointly by
Jack Inoway, japanese national, ant
F. C. Harrison. Harrison indicated
he was ready to acquire sole owner
ship if satisfactory arrangements
could be worked out with the govern
ment. The cafeteria is closed, how
ever. pending federal authority to re
open.
What action will be taken relative
to Inoway and his Japanese wife ha'
NOT been disclosed.
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Farewell Reception

Members of the Presbyterian con-
gregation will hold farewell recep-
tion in honor of their pastor, Rev.
Charles Armentrout and family in
the basement of the church, Thurs
day night at 8 o'clock. All members
of the congregation are invited.
Rev. Armentrout has resigned his
charge here and will leave next week
with his family for indianapolis
where he has accepted the pastorate
of the Washington Street Presbyter,
ian church.
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NEARLY SCORE IN
HAWAII OBJECT OF
JAP BOMBING RAID
Former Residents of This Area
Located at Honolulu and
Pearl Harbor
Bluffton Missionaries on Pacific
Enroute from India as
War Breaks

Concern is felt here for the safety
of nearly score of former Bluffton
area residents known TO be in
Hawaii and Pacific danger zones
following Japanese attacks on Pearl
Harbor which started Sunday with
military operations continuing at the
present time.
Known to be in Hawaiian and
Pacific war danger zones are the
following former Bluffton area resi-
dents: Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Bowers
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Geiger and family, Pvt. Donald
Crawfs, Sgt. and Mrs. Don Sebenol-
er, Miss Evelyn Niswander, Mrs.
Carl Weimers, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Wenger, 1t. David Kliewer, Wayne
and Clair Boutwell, and Willis
Steffen.
The Hawaiian Islands, the three
largest of which are Hawaii, Maui
and Oahu, are located in the mid
Pacific about 1000 miles from the
coast of California and about $500
miles from the coast of Japan.
Bluffton Residents in Oahu
Honolulu, the seaport capitol, and
Pearl Harbor, the United States
naval station subjected to the recent
Japanese attack, are both located on
the southern coast of the island of
Oahu.
With most of the former Bluffton
residents of Hawaii living on the
island of Oahu, special concern has
been felt here for their safety.
Herbert Bowers and family live
in Honolulu where he is an instruc-
tor in Mckinley High school of that
place.
William Geiger and family live in
the town of Wailona, located on the
northern coast of Oahu, where he is
the principal of the high school.
With many American soldiers re-
ported killed and wounded following
the bombardment of Pearl Harbor,
the U. S. naval base, special concern
was felt for the safety of Pvt.
Donald Crawfis, %, son of Earl
Crawfs living on the ]. A. Diller
from west of Bluffton, who has been
stationed at Pearl Harbor, in the
search light divisions of Uncle Sans
armed forces.
Stationed in Pearl Harbor
Pvt. Crawfis has been in Pearl
Harbor two months after his basic
training of IA weeks in California.
Crawfis was formerly employed as
mechanic in the c. F. Niswander
implement store.
Others stationed at the Pearl
Harbor base include Wayne and
Clair Boutwell, and Willis Steffen.
The Boutwell, brothers are formerly
of Orange township and sons of
Mrs. Alice Lugibill Boutwell, of
Kenton. Steffen is the son of Sam
uel Steffen of near Pandora.
Also from the Bluffton area in
Honolulu are Sgt. and Mrs. Dor
Sebenoler. Mrs. Sebenoler will be
remembered as the former Miss
Virginia Gill, office employe at ths
Triplett Electrical Instrument Co.
and native of Mt. Blanchard. She
Continued on page 81
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Home From Army

Ralph Augsburger, of West Elm
street, was released from the United
States army last week, and arrived
at his home here Monday. He will
return to work at The Triplett
Electrical Instrument Co. where he
was employed prior to his induction
into the nations armed forces
Augsburger had been stationed al
Camp Shelby, Miss.
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FiUe Elected To
Winter Fair Board

Five members were elected Satur.
day night for three year terms to
the board of directors of the Bluff
ton Agricultural Society, sponsors of
the annual Mid-Winter fair.
Reelected to the body were Albert
Winkler, Dwight Frantz and Clyde
Warren.
Two new directors were named in
action to increase the size of the fair
board. Those who will serve terms
for the first time are Harvey Burk.
holder and Quinten Burkholder.
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In New Locations

Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Swank will
move Thursday from the NJ. M. MUIR
ray property on Cherry street to the
Basinger sisters property on North
Main street, the former Close resi-
dence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hochstettler
and family now occupying the Chas.
Dillman property on Thurman street
will move into the Murray property
vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. Swank.
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Findlay Men Saw 16-Inch Log In "a
Seconds To Win Log Saving Contest

48 3/5 seconds, and fourth place
was taken by Sylvan Burkholder
and David Amstutz, of Bluffton, one
minute, 10 AS seconds.
The log was obtained from the
Clayton Bixel garage property on
Cherry street. Members of the fair
board of directors were enroute to
the Balmer sawmill to buy log
when they saw the sycamore tree
being cut down on the Bixel proper
ty.
A scheduled milking contest was
not held because of lack of entries.
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Real Estate Deals

Two building lots comprising
tract of land at South Lawn avenue
and Kibler street road were pur-
chased by Miss Sylvia Biederman,
Saturday. The lots were involved
in the partition suit of Carl Bied-
erman against Gotlieb Biederman
and were sold by the Allen county
sheriff under court order. The real
estate, appraised at s700 was sold
for S525.
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TlUO Local Drdftees
At NelU Stations

Two draftees from the Bluffton
area were transferred this week
from the Camp Perry induction CEN
ter to preliminary training camps.
Among those assigned to new sta
tions were Robert Root, of Blnffton,
who goes to the Signal Corps re-
nlacement center at Ft. Monmouth,
N. J.; and Rex M. Shafer, of Bluff
ton. who was transferred to the Med
ical Corps Replacement Center at
Camp Lee, Virginia.
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NOrUdL ScOLes of
Jackson TJDp. Weds

Norval Scoles, Jackson township
farmer and Mrs. Lille Hesser of
Ada, were married in Kenton at
noon, Friday. The ceremony was
performed by a justice of the peace
of that place.
Accompanying the couple were Mr.
Scoles' daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Althauser, Of
Jackson township.
The couple will reside on tn.
Scoles farm five miles southwest O.
Bluffton.
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To Tell OF Hunting
Trip In North Woods

Narrative of experiences encoun-
tered while hunting big game in the
north woods will be the subject of
an address by DR.. ]. s. Steiner,
Bluffton physician, who will speak
before the brotherhood of the st.
Johns and Emmanuel's Reformed
churches, Thursday night at s
o'clock.
DR.. Steiner recently returned from
deer hunting expedition spending
two weeks in the Canadian wilds.
The meeting Thursday night will be
at the st. Johns Reformed church
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Seen and OVERHEARD AT DISPLAYS
and EExHIBITS AT WINTER FAIR
Glimpses, Notes, Gossip Comments Observations
Concerning Buttons Agricultural

Complete list of Winter fair
prize winners appears on Page
6 of this issue.
Bluffton streets swarmed with
hundreds of visitors, exhibitors and
others interested in the annual
winter agricultural fair last We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday. AL
ways one of the high spots in the
life of the community, unusual in
terest was evidenced in the various
exhibits this year despite an un-
usually busy farming season oc-
casioned by shortage of labor and a
late shredding season.
The weatherman smiled on the
fair again this year. The warm
afternoon sunshine was more remin-
iscent of spring instead of the first
week of December with Christmas a
little more than two weeks in the
offing.
Moving up the time of the pet
parade caused some confusion among
Continued on page q
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Ripping through a 16-inch green
sycamore log in 81 1/5 seconds,
Walter Thompson and Jack Miller,
of Findlay, captured first honors
last Friday in the log saving con-
test conducted in conjunction with
Bluffton's Agricultural fair.
Second place winners were Robert
Scoles and Marvin Moser, of Bluff
ton, who sawed thru the log in 3612
seconds.
Maurice and Robert Criblez, of
Bluffton, were third, with a mark of
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Substitute School
Bus Drivers Named

Clayton Bucher and Chris Gratz
were appointed substitute school bus
drivers at a meeting of the Bluffton
hoard of education, Monday night.
Gratz who was formerly a regular
driver resigned his position last
month. He was replaced by Eldon
Tschiegg, a former substitute driver.
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Enlists In Navy

Sherwood Burkholder, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Alvin Burkholder of Find
lay, former Bluffton residents has
enlisted in the navy and is now in
training at the Great Lakes Naval
station, Illinois.
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Xmas Program At
Lions Club Tuesdau

A Christmas program will be en-
joyed by members of the Lions club
at their meeting to be held in the
Walnut Grill Tuesday night at 6:15
o'clock.