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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
BluftOn Boy Wins
Grand Championship

Arthur Neuenschwander, II, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Neuenschwander,
west of town, won the grand champ
ionship in the showing of All club
members at the Delphos fair which
closed last week.
Arthur showed a Shorthorn steer
in the 900 pound class and won first
place and later the grand champion
ship. The steer was a native and
raised on the farm of his father.
Other Bluffton Al members who
placed prize winners IN the fair show
ing were: Dale Huber, Hereford;
Harry Burkholder Shorthorn; Wesley
Sommer, Shorthorn; Keith Brauen,
Shorthorn; Ralph and John Althaus
and Arthur Hilty, purebred Holstein
heifers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
Life In United States Navy Strenuous
But Interesting, Bluffton Boys Report
Democrat, Republican
Cducuses This Friday

Democratic and Republican candi-
dates for six Richland township of
fees and three posts on the Bluffton
board of education will be named at
caucuses to be held this Friday
night.
Democrats will meet at p. m. in
the town hall, with the Republican
caucus scheduled at the same time in
the Bluffton High school library.
Nominations to be made at the
caucuses are for two township
trustees; three Bluffton board of ed
ucation members; two justices of the
peace and two township constables.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
Births

The following births at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Herr, Lima
a girl, Saturday.
Rev. and Mrs. Kent Welty, a girl
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Moser, Pan
dora, a boy, Monday.
Word was received of the birtf
of son to Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Nord
strom of Belmont, Mass. Mrs. Nord
strom was the former Miss Mabl,
Geiger, daughter of Mrs. Cal Geig
er, also formerly of this place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
BOND ISSUE FOR
FIRE APPARATUS
UP TO COUNCIL
Decision on Matter Urged by
Mayor to be Made at Meet
ing Monday Night
Favorable Action by Council
Would Determine Largely
Type of Equipment

Buttons town council at its
meeting next Monday night will de-
eide the question of whether to sub
nit to voters here at the November
election proposal to issue bonds
for the purchase of new fire fighting
equipment.
Mayor w. A. Howe last week stat
ed that he would submit the matter
to the council at its meeting next
Monday night with recommends
tion for favorable action on the mat
ter.
Favorable action by the council
also would require the fixing of the
amount of the proposed bond issue
to be submitted to voters.
TYPE OF EQUIPMENT
Type of Buttons new fire fight
ing equipment would depend largely
on councils action in fixing the
amount of the bond issue proposal.
On this figure will hinge to a great
extent the decision as to light, me-
dunn or heavy equipment.
Since the purchase of any equip
ment would be made by the council,
it is presumed that the council would
have this angle in mind, should they
decide to submit a bond issue pro-
posal at the polls in November.
On the basis of unofficial figures
obtained the first of the week, a
small and fast fire truck would cost
about S4,500; medium size equip
ment about $4,000 and larger equip
ment from $4,000 up, it was stat
ed by Mayor Howe.
DEADLINE Soon
1t will be necessary for the council
to make its decision Monday night,
unless special session is held, since
the Ohio code requires that bond
issue proposals to be placed before
voters be filed with the county audi
tor not less than 60 days prior to
the election.
With the election this year on
November A, the deadline for certi-
| flying the resolution would be on
September 5. Legal forms to carry
out necessary legislation by the coun-
Gil are being prepared this week in
the office of City Solicitor, Francis
w. Durbin of Lima, it was stated
| by Mayor Howe.
Action has been made necessary
on this matter due to the fact that
| fire insurance underwriters are ex
pected to raise insurance rates here
as result of equipment that is de
scribed as both inadequte and out
moded. In addition there is the
hazard occasioned when the loca
equipment is called outside the cor
| poration limits should the fire trucl
be needed within the municipality.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
Burial Services For
Former Resident Here

Cremated remains of Samuel
David Romey, So, formerly of Bluff
ton who died in Los Angeles, Aug
ust 3 will be inferred in Maple
Grove cemetery, Thursday afternoon
at 2:30 p. m.
Brief services will be held at the
cemetery with Rev. Emil Burichter
of the Reformed church officiating.
Mr.. Romey was the son of the
late Henry L. Romey and a brother
of E. c. Romey and Mrs. Fred Bad.
ertscher of this place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
Religious Education
Teacher Is Employed

Miss Mary Sypos, of West Middle
sex, Pa, was employed as instructor
in religious education at the Bluff
ton public schools, by the Bluffton
Council of Religious Education at a
meeting held at the high school
Tuesday night.
Miss Sypos is graduate of Tayl-
or university, Upland, Ind, and the
Missionary Training institute OF
Nyack, N. Y. She has had exper-
ience in teaching vacation Bible
school and the under privileged child
rem of Upland for the Women's
Christian Temperance Union.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
Sails For Hawaii

Miss Evelyn Niswander, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Neuenschwan-
der of South Lawn avenue, sailed
for Honolulu, Hawaii, from San
Francisco, Calf, on the liner Mari
posa Thursday afternoon. She ar
rived in California from Galveston,
Texas, where she visited her bro
ther Emerson who is in service at
Camp Wallace at that place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
BIuftOn Girl Gets
Honor Scholarship

Miss Phyllis Steiner, daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. E. G. Steiner of South
Jackson street, has received selec-
tive honor scholarship at Taylor uni
versity of Upland, Indiana.
Miss Steiner will enroll as a stu
dent at the Indiana institution which
begins it Goth year of college work
September is. Rev. J. A. Huffman,
formerly of this place, is instructor
: in religion at the college.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
Kohl Sheep Judge
At Ohio State Fair

Hiram Kohl, of near Bluffton,
was at Columbus, Tuesday, serving
as Judge of Merino sheep entries in
the Ohio State fair for the fifth
year.
One of the outstanding Merino
breeders in the state, Kohl was in
charge of judging several hundred
heads of fine sheep competing for
the Ohio fair ribbons.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
BIuftOn Girl Wins
First At State Fair

Miss Eloise Sommers, Bluffton
High School senior and daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Somners, three
miles south Of town, won fr~t place in
the senior high school division Of the
farmers institute poster contest at
the Ohio State fair in Columbus, Mon
day.
The poster was made for the Bluff,
ton farmers institute last winter and
depicted a farm scene with woods
fields and a bridge showing. This is
the second time that Miss Sommel
has won first place in the poster con,
test, having won similar prize las,
year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
MORE Than 1000
ATTEND NATIONAL
CHURCH Meeting
Conference of Defenseless Mem
nonites at High School
Closes Monday
Entire Membership of Body
Consisting of IL Churches
Represented

More than a thousand delegates
and visitors were in attendance at the
national conference of the Defense
less Mennonites at the Bluffton High
school auditorium which closed Mon
day afternoon, full day ahead of
schedule.
The sessions from Wednesday thru
Sunday were open to the general pub
lie and the business meeting of the
delegates and ministers was rushed
through to completion in one day i'm
stead of the two days originally
scheduled.
New Officers
New officers named at the confer.
ence were: President Rev. Harry
Bertsche of Flanagan, H.; secy., Mau-
rice Klopfenstein of Grabill, Ind. The
place of meeting next year has not
been officially decided but likely the
1912 conference will be held at
either Pioneer or Archbold on the
basis of making the rounds of the
various churches in the conference,
it was announced by Rev. Z. G.
Steiner, pastor of the church here,
Attendance at the conference was
augmented by visitors at various ses.
\ f,.o,1, oLLa,> ob,.xola- - 4La on,>a
nhnitv. The churches of the COM
munity joined with the conference
Sunday night in the union service.
Hear Zarlzar1 Survivors
A large crowd was present Sunday
afternoon at the foreign missionary
hour to hear DR.. Merle Schwartz
survivor of the raided Egyptian liner
Zamzam, relate his experiences en-
countered on the i'll fated ship. A
collection of $3.50 was taken at the
Sunday afternoon meeting to be plac
ed in the foreign mission fund.
! Principal speaker at the conferenc
was Rev. S. FL. Turbeville, well know
evangelist, who delivered series o
evanglistic messages and conducte
Bible study discussions.
Delegates were Accommodated in tn
homes of Bluffton people of the com
munity and at Lincoln hall on tn
Bluffton college campus. Meals wer
served in the Bluffton High schoc
cafeteria.
! Delegates representing 1000 com
, municants from II churches in Kar
sas, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee an
Ohio were in attendance.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
Transmission Perfect In 5000 Mile
Call Thru BlufftOn Phone Exchange

In the longest telephone call ever
placed through the Bluffton ex-
change, Norman Triplett, sales man
ager of the Triplett Electrical In
strument Co., talked over a COM
munication network of more than
5000 miles to Buenos Aires, Argen-
tine, last week.
Perfect transmission was reported
in the telephone conversation with
Teo de Grand Pre-, Jr., in the call
to the Triplett sales agency in the
Argentine. 1t was no different than
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28

talking to local party, Triplett said
after the call had been completed.
1t required less than an hour to
get connections made thru the var
ious exchanges on the international
hookup. Toll charges were nominal,
slightly more than sic for a three
minute conversation.
Young de Grand Pre- is we'll known
here, having spent the summer of
1899 working in the Triplett plant
to gain experience in the line which
his fathers organization represents
in several South American countries.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
BUMPER CROP OF
POTATOES Being
DUG; PRICES SAG
Hot Weather Adds to Storage
Problems and Increases
Market Volume
Prevailing Prices are Expected
To Go Higher With Cooler
Weather 4

Harvesting bumper crop of po-
tatoes from one of the largest
acreages ever put out here, Bluffton
growers are faced with the alterna-
tive of disposing of their crop on
sagging market or providing ade-
quate storage until the arrival of
cooler weather.
Hot weather of the past several
weeks has materially added to the
problems of potato farmers as buy
ers in the large markets are unwill-
ing at this time to take the crop in
quantities because of increased dan
ger of spoilage.
Although larger producers in this
area are equipped for proper stor-
age, many of the smaller growers
are finding it difficult to do anything
except market the crop due to lack
of storage facilities. In hot weather
potatoes bruise easily and turn black
at the bruised spot.
Price Range
Prices of $1.10 per hundred
pounds were being quoted for good
quality potatoes at the large central
markets the first of the week. De-
Quoting 20 cents for hauling leaves
the growers a net of 80 cents. Re-
tail prices for potatoes were quoted
at 80 cents for 60 pound bushel
Wednesday morning.
Prevailing prices are expected to
stiffen with the arrival of cooler
weather stimulating wholesale de-
mand and the passing of the present
selling furry occasioned by market
ing of that portion of the crop for
which storage facilities are lacking,
Although harvesting of the potato
crop is not yet completed, reports
are current Of yields Of 200 bushels
to the acre and some as high as $50
bushels.
Harvest Now On
Majority of growers started Dig
ging potatoes about three weeks ago
and another month will see most of
the potatoes dug in the Bluffton dis
trict.
1t is said that potatoes are not
so numerous in the hills this season
but they are larger in size and gen.
orally more uniform to which is at
tributed the better than average
yield.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
Caucuses In Orange
TUp. Friday, Tuesday

Democratic and Republican eau
cuses will be held within the next
week to name candidates for five
Orange township elective offices.
Democrats will meet at Orange
Center at 500 p. m. Friday to select
their nominees, and the Republican
caucus is scheduled in the same
place at 8 p. m. next Tuesday.
Two township trustees and two
constanble offices will be vacant this
year, and the township also will
elect justice of the peace.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
Roger Hduenstein
Takes NelU Position,

Roger Hauenstein, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Hauenstein of South
Jackson street, has been appointed
instructor of public school music at
the Degraff schools. Last year he
taught at York township high school
in Van Vert county.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
BLUFFTON SCHOOLS
TO open FOR FALL
TERM ON TUESDAY
Classes to Commence at High
And Grade Buildings for
Full Day Session
Enrolment i'm First Grade Ex
pected Same as Last Years
Total of 45

Bluffton public schools will open
next Tuesday morning for the be-
ginning of the 1941-42 school term,
with all classes meeting at $3.50 a..
m. for a full days scholastic work.
In the grade and high schools
Bluffton will have a staff of %
teachers. Included in the teaching
corps are three administrative heads,
eight grade school teachers, Is high
school teachers and four special
teachers and supervisors.
In addition to the regular teach
ing staff is Mrs. Wayne Harris who
will conduct a private kindergarten
in the grade school building starting
at the same time as the regular
school session. Mrs. Grace Cox,
principal of the grade school, is
expecting enrolment in the first
grade to be about 45, the same as
last year.
Miss Theola Steiner will return to
the grade school as full time instruc-
tor in the sixth grade and w. A.
Amstutz will return to the high
school as full time instructor in
junior high school mathematics.
Miss Harriette Criblez will teach
French and Latin in place of Miss
Helen Boss who is on leave of
absence for the benefit of her health.
Miss Criblez will also teach girls
physical education.
In the department of vocational
electricity the instruction will be
in charge of Harvey Beidler, who re-
places George Sigg who resigned his
Bluffton post and has accepted a
similar position at Ashtabula High
school.
Teaching Assignments
Teaching assignments for the year
are as follows:
Grades-Grace Cox, principal, first
grade; Meredith Stepleton, first and
second grades; Floy McBain, second
grade; Levada Balmer, third grade;
Minerva Hilty, fourth grade; Adella
Oyer, fifth grade; Robert Ewing,
fourth and sixth grades; Theola
Steiner, sixth grade.
High school - Gerhard Buhler,
principal and science; Wilhelm Am
stutz, mathematics and English;
Harry Barnes, vocational agricul
ture; Harriette Criblez, Latin,
French and physical education;
Edythe Cupp, vocational home eco
nomics; Arthur Daymon, industrial
arts and mathematics; Dwight Diller,
physical education, coach and science.
Florence Duffield, commercial;
Wilford Geiger, chemistry and bio
logy; Wilbur Howe, English; Harvey
Beidler, vocational electricity; The
ressa Slusser, history, English; Paul
Stauffer, speech, English; Sidney
Stettler, mathematics; Orden Smuck-
er, government, sociology and his
tory.
Special structors-Sidney Hau-
enstein, instrumental music; Eliza
beth Higley, vocal music; Mrs.
Russell Lantz, art; Ocie Anderson,
librarian.
Levi Mellinger has started work
as janitor of the grade school build
ing filing the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Albert Oyer who is
janitor at the post office building.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-07-19
INKSTER
By MADELINE DEFILS
Church of God

The Junior members OF the Sum
shine board met at the home OF the
Band Mother. Mrs. J. kellogg on.
Monday afternoon. The purpose
was to plan activities for the Ma
and State meeting TO be held soon.
After the business Mrs. Kellogg
served refreshments TO the mem
bers present.
Womack Temple CME
The Rev. Mr.. Sea delivered a
most inspiring sermon during the
eleven o'clock hour. the subject OF
which was "Childlike Simplicity"
The text was taken from / Samuel
8: twenty children were baptized
and one accepted membership into
the church.
Mrs. Josa Martin has returned
from a we'll deserved and enjoying
vacation in the south and the ma
tons capital. Washington.
Friends OF little Laurence YER
dun. Jr.. will be glad 70 know that
he is we'll on the foad to recovery
after an illness OF month.
Mrs. William McNair on Harri-
son and Mrs. +. +. Offiett OF Gin
cinnatu. Ohio were guests at a
dinner with Mrs. ID. c. Coe. De-
troit. Wed. They latter attended a
picnic given by the Eloise hospital
attendants.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-07-19
Softball

Mack's Athletic team: Make Nc
I.anehlin, owner: Luckie Patterson.
captain: players. l.. Riddles. Gigs
Fields, VI. Scott, 5. Baker. l.. Lewis.
+. Williams, c. Baker. +. Bostic.
Junior Sellers. G.. Brown. NJ. Bass
who is of Ypsilanii. The team has
won five consecutive exhibition
games. Last week they defeated
Albion IS TO ?. Patterson was on
~ allowed two hits.
Mack's Athletics is the only Ne
gro team in the triple "A" league
out al Sportman's park.
Dunbar Cubs are leading with
both leagues. Ypsilanti and Ann
Arbor. The have lost only one
game and that of the Ann Arbor
league.
Last Sunday the Dunbar Cubs
played al Eagles Park and Smile
road. wallace Franklin is the
manager OF the team.
Both teams are asking for more
support from this community.
What is wrong with us? Come on.
let US turn out and pull for the
boys.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-07-19
Whitaker News


sunday morning services were
conducted ly Nf- Holmes OF AL
Zen Temple church ~ Detroit. She
SPOKE on tDe ihfme. Lord What
wa Thou Have Ne 20 Do.' Mrs.
waite ~ Tearcssee Wa visiting
canSeiis.
The Young People, union held az
he thaica Sunday afternoon was
ual,ed ia Impressive fashion.
TOPICS selected Wose we'll discuss
ed Nt irc cnt4re organization
The Junior chotus worshippcd
v'h ire church of God in Christ
Wednesday otor.Ns Mrs. Barber
Delivered an inspiring sermon
The Row Il Brown and Jun
ior rno'r O. NpsNanii VIII hiring q
prorran sunday afternoon a.
'-rec Everyone is invited to at
feud
N'on Reeves Ail3e Rsiuts and
james Lediord spent saturday
NeN among iae young people ~
Adian Ibov returned With re-
po.; ina, they rad a wonderful
lWr.
~ nrl WIS Charl, Bryant ard
dau.n Ni~s June rryani. were
guests cs another ds.sh'cr. GorM-
du Sun1ay m0fnNg ~ mo home
- thr ia''or n Howell They also
'nioycd short fls.tln Nnn Arh0r
Nr Coma Caste anl Fern, her
laggnfsf visited Nr TYSON In
prro' during tho Weekend Mrs.
Tyson has been ill for some time
hl' nov rerupersiinr steadily
Niio Baptist church. DUrine the
meeting special tribute was paid
Mrs Mary Lewis nv no president
~ 'he district for her faithful
service r Tho pact and IN view Of
ho~ copiIg operation gift OF
- oA Wa- presented in Acr.
Rev J Means Of south Cspollna
became suddenly an and was I'M
nile 20 hc present SUNDAY In take
caarrc Of the pasiorate Of canaan
Baptist church
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-07-19
1912 Budget Gives Openings
To Negro Boys In Gee Camps

James ] MtEntee, director Of the
Civilian Conservation Corps, this
week announced mid-year CCC
Replacement enrolment would be
In progress from July I 10 July 20
for young men desiring 10 enter
the CCC. There are more than To-
900 -rpeuings FOR ,olored enroliees
ia the IA camps authorized for. this
period by the recent 1912 budget.
The total enrolment o, some e60.-
ouo will include approximately
10000 Negro enrollees
Colored onrollees are playing an
increasingly important role IN the
CCC's National Defense activities
ii, WAS pointed out by Director Nc
En,ec. Seventy-six CCC companies
incud.n. some Ncsr0 units. have
hecn established A. military posts
fag dcYc,,umer' % these areas. Due
90 tho establishment, Of tNen'y Ne
gre CCC camps. there Will be pro-
por'ionafcly more colored camps
d. ug tae coming summer and
winter
For the first time in the history
~ theC CC sufficient vacancies are
a,ailahie Tor al Young colored men
desNous OF enrolment IN the far
Eastern states Massachusetts.
Connecticut Now Hampshire. YER
mont and Maine in tho First Corps
Area. likewise IN Maryland and the
Dis'le' and Columbia IN tho Third
CORPS Area and IA OHIO Indiana.
Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin In
she Firm and sixth corps Area and
IN California and Washington in the
Nin,h Corps Area
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-07-19
YMCAs Camp Wabash Is Ideal Spot During Summer Month


Messrs. l.. ID. simons. Sergeant:
Harold Robinson. Sergeant: David
Highlands, Corporal, and Robert
Mclaughlin OF Fort Custer number
944 Engineer Co. b, Battle Creek.
Mich; are on leave until Aug. 10
when they will leave for Louisiana.
American Missionary Association
Executive Secretary. Fred Brom-
lee. president OF Lumoine college,
gave a luncheon at the Women's
league building last Monday for
those connected with ANA Spe-
cial guests were: DR.. Charles n.
Thompson. dean OF LA. Howard
university: Mr.. and Mrs. MacClan
OF Hampton institute; w. A. Rob-
inson. principal OF Atlanta Labora-
tory school.
Mrs. James johnson and Mrs.
Henry Owens-of 5th avenue gave a
bridge party for Mrs. Harry Barn
cit and Mrs. Raymon Black as a
going away party. Among those
present were: Mrs. wallace Frank
lin. Mrs. Baron williams and Mrs.
Eugene Smith. A delicious lunch
con was served AS the party was
about 10 end. the husbands and a
few unexpected guests arrived.
They are as follows: Miss Jose
phine Shears OF Ann Arbor. Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Fisher. brother
Of Mrs Johnson. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack McClusky OF Dayton. Ohio.
Everyone had grand and giori-
Gus time.