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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10
Union Good Friday
Service In Afternoon

Union Good Friday services win bt
held in the First Presbyterian church
from 100 to 800 p. m. this Friday
with the program consisting of seven
15-minute sessions.
Theme of the service will be or
Christ's "Seven Last Words on the
Cross.
Pastors in charge of the seven in
dividual services will be Revs. Chas
M. Armentrout, Emil Burrichter, Ell
Steiner, P. A. Kliewer, j. A. Weed
Grover 7. Soldner and H. T. Unruh
speaking in the order named.
Special music will be presented
with Miss Esther Niswander as
choir leader. Those attending may
enter or leave as they desire since
each session will be presented as g
separate service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10
START RESIDENCE
BUILDING PROGRAM
SEE BUSY SEASON
Excavation is Begun for Second
New House in BlufftOn
This Spring
Prospects are that Volume This
Year May Equal Record
Figure of 1910

Residential building in Bluffton
which has been tending sharply up
ward for the past two years bids fair
to continue at the same pace during
the present year, according to spring
construction activities which are get
ting under way with the arrival of
favorable weather.
The first of the week found Rev. E.
G. Steiner breaking ground for new
residence property near the end of
South Jackson street on the lot which
he purchased from Mrs. Moses Stein
er last year.
This is the second residence under
construction for Buttons 1941 build
ing program, the other being that of
Rev. Levi Mellinger who is building
at the rear of Mrs. Alma Bixel's lot,
Suoth Main street on a site which he
recently purchased.
Building Starts Early
Building this spring is starting
earlier than for the past two years
when the peak of construction activ-
ity was reached in the fall and ex-
tending into the winter season.
One reason for the early opening of
residence construction this year may
be due to the fact that prospective
hosie b :Ilders want to get well M
Ger way tefore work starts or the
large addition to the generating plant
of the Central Ohio Light & Power
company which Is scheduled for 1T
tie later IN the season.
Contractors generally are expect
ing busy seacon until next winter
anu a number OF new residence pro-
jeets are exported to be announced
within the next few weeks.
May Equal Peak Year
The number of new residences to be
constructed may reach last years
record figure of fourteen, the largest
number of dwellings to be built here
in any one year. Although this num-
ber established record, it is pointed
out that it surpassed by only one, the
1889 construction total of thirteen
new hcmes.
The home-building program, now
going into it's third year isthe reaction
to Bluffton chronic housing shortage
A survey conducted by the Bluffton
News the first of the week disclosed
that empty houses here are practlc-
ally non-existent.
Supplementing the building pro-
gram are several remodeling projects
now under way by which residences
are being made into apartment dwell
ings. These are expected to be ready
for occupancy by arly summer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10
Lenten Cdntdtd At
Ebenezer Church

Choirs of the Ebenezer and First
Mennonite churches will present "The
Story of the Cross, a Lenten can
tata, at 7:45 p. m. Good Friday
evening in the Ebenezer church.
Francis Niswander will sing the
role of Plate and Clayton Bucher
the part of Jesus.
Other featured soloists include
Mabel Lora, soprono; Esther Lugin-
buhl, soprono; Mabel Amstutz, alto;
Vera Amstutz, alto; and Geraldine
Grismore, accompanist. Prof. Otto
Holtkamp, of Bluffton college, is di-
recting the production.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10
HARRY BOCART IS
APPOINTED RURAL
ROUTE 2 CARRIER
Will Give Up Job AS Postal
Clerk To Assume New
Duties Monday
Other Appointments Expected
To Be Announced Shortly
By Postmaster

Harry Bogart, clerk in the local
post office since 1887, was named
mail carrier on Bluffton Rural
Route No. 2, the first of the week.
Announcement of the appointment
was made by Postmaster Ed r.
Reichenbach from a list certified by
the federal civil service commission.
Bogart will assume his duties on
the mail route next Monday morn
ing, relieving Ralph Patterson, sub
stitute carrier, who had filled the
position since last fall when Ross
Bogart retired.
Bogart's appointment is the sec
ond to be made in the last two
weeks, Woodrow Little previously
having been named carrier for Route
No. /.
Four Other Appointments
Four other appointments remain
to be made at the post office this
spring. These comprise three new
posts including janitor, assistant
janitor and. chairman and an addi-
tional post office clerk.
In addition, new clerk also will
be named to fill the place left va
cant by Bogart's transfer to the
rural route.
Appointments to the positions will
be made by Postmaster Reichenbach
from lists of eligible candidates fur
nished by the civil service commits
sion. Announcements will be made
as soon as routine requirements
have been met.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10

Bluffton youngsters will scatter in
the wake of the Easter Rabbit at
Harmon field Saturday afternoon,
when they participate in the annual
Easter Egg hunt sponsored by the
Women's Auxiliary of the Bluffton
American Legion post.
Should weather prove unfavorable,
the egg hunt and its associated con-
tests will be held in the Legion hall.
Starting time of the event will be
2 p. m.
Those in charge of arrangements
estimate that more than 100 dozen
gaily colored Easter eggs will be
used in setting the stage for the
annual egg hunt.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10
MARKET FOR FARM
PRODUCTS SWINGS
TO HIGHER LEVELS
Quotations for Hogs and Dairy
Products Lead Sharp Ad-
vance First of Week
Egg Prices Also Rise in Face
Of Large Production from
Fl0cks of Area

Prospects of better prices for farm
products appeared the brightest in
recent years as farmers this week
took advantage of favorable weather
to get under way with spring tilIage.
Spurred on by the impetus of war
demand, livestock and dairy products
especially moved up briskly. Hogs,
leading the advance were up some 40
cents over last weeks figures with
top price of $50 on the market here
Wednesday morning.
Hog quotations in the big central
markets gyrated wildly the first of
the week, chalking up an advance of
fifty cents per hundred pounds on
Monday and losing half of the gain
Tuesday. Prices were steady at the
local yards Monday and Tuesday at
$50.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10
Contracts for 100 Acres of To-
matoes Being Let to Farm
ers of This Area
Planting Done by a Mechanical
Planter Displacing Hand
Labor

First step in making the Bluffton
and Pandora farming area produc-
ton center for tomato growing will
be the planting the latter part of
next month of 270,000 tomato plants
to provide tomatoes for the Pandora
Cannery to be opened this summer.
Contracts for 100 acres of toma-
toes will be let to farmers in the
area in order to provide sufficient
tomatoes necessary to pack $4,000
cases. The firm will pay fiat rate
of SO ton for tomatoes delivered
to the plant.
AVERAGE YIELD
With the average yield estimated
from 8 to II tons per acre the new
farm produce outlet has considerable
possibilities in providing an attract
i've income source for farmers.
The tomato plants are grown from
seed by large. pxS ser in Georgia
and will be about 3 inches high when
planted here. The seed is drilled in
the ground, somewhat similar to the
drilling of wheat.
The Georgia grower has about 700
acres devoted to raising tomato
plants. They are shipped north in
| crates, making the trip in about 1e
hours. Upon arrival here they will
be planted Immediately making them
transplanted from Georgia soil to the
Bluffton soil in about "a hours.
MACHINE PLANTING
No longer is transplanting done by
hand as was the case until recently
The job is now done by a mechanical
transplanter drawn by tractor OF
| horses. Three men are required fol-
the planting-one to drive the plant
er and two to place the plants.
The mechanical planter digs the
hole and puts in some water. The
two men with the planter place the
plants. The plants are placed about
four feet apart to give them ample
room for spreading and for root de-
velopment. If they are planted
closer together both the quantity anc
quality of the yield are decreased.
2,700 PLANTS TO THE ACRE
About 2,700 plants are required
for an acre of tomato growing anC
with the 100 acres being contracted
for in this area total of 270,00(
plants will be required. The plants
will begin producing about the mid
die of August and will continue unit
late September, the same period o.
operation for the cannery.
Machinery for the new industry i!
being purchased and will be installed
during the month of May in tn,
building being fitted for that pur
pose. The building, now owned b.
Hiram Schultz of Pandora has beer
obtained under terms of 10 yea
lease.
The building was used as. a can
ming factory about 35 years ag
when Pandora company did larg
business in that field.
| The concern will be operated b.
B. H. Macke of Wapakoneta, VIII
has been in the canning business fo
about 35 years. About so peopl
will be employed during the canning
season.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10
Fishing Contest To
Be Held At Quarry

Cash prizes will be offered by the
Bluffton Sportsmen's club in a fish
ing contest to be held at the National
quarry lasting until Dec. l. Only
members of the club will be eligible.
A prize of $4.00 will be offered for
the heaviest bass, blue gill and chan
mel cat caught at the quarry. Only
weight and not length will be consid-
cred in determining the awards, it
was stated by the officials of the club.
Edgar Root and Leon Hanuenstein
will weigh all fish entered in the con-
test. Only fish caught in the quarry
at locations other than the north side
will be considered in the contest.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10
Sunrise Service Is
Planned On Easter

Easter sunrise services sponsored
by the Bluffton Young Peoples Fed
Grafton will be held at 6:30 a. m.
Sunday in the First Mennonite
church.
Prof. II. w. Berky, Of the Bluffton
college faculty, will be the speaker
at the event. All young persons of
the Bluffton community are urged to
attend.
A Good Friday candlelight service
also will be held by the Young Peo-
les Federation, at 7:30 p. m. Fri
day in the Presbyterian church.
"The Tragedy That Opened the
Tomb" is the theme of the service.
Special music also will be presented
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10
Easter Egg Hunt For Riddles At
Harmon Field Saturday Afternoon

Participation in the afternoon fro
lie will be limited to children up to
and including the sixth grade. Prizes
will be awarded to winners in the
special contests.
Legion and Auxiliary members will
provide most of the eggs, but the
cooperation of other residents of the
town and community also is asked.
Colored eggs may be left at Fett's
hardware store not later than 1
p. m. on the day of the event. Each
Legion and Auxiliary member is to
provide two dozen colored eggs.
Bluffton Boy Scouts will assist in
conducting the hunt again this year,
under the direction of Scoutmaster
Karl Gable.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10
In New Locations

Al Lownsbury and family have
moved from the Edgar Chamberlain
property on Cherry street, the form
er Mrs. Jean Murray residence, to
the Hamilton Berry property.
Chamberlain is remodeling this
week the apartment vacated by
Lownsbury into two apartments one
of which will be occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. Byron Anderson.
Harry Lugibihl moved Tuesda,
from the Gottlieb Frankhauser farm
to the David Reichenbach property
Formerly the Dillman residence, OF
North Main street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10
~. e. Byers To Talk
To Lima Club Here

N. E. Byers, former dean of
Bluffton college, will be the speaker
at a meeting of the Lima Torch club
to be held at the Walnut Grill in
Bluffton this Wednesday night at
$3.50 o'clock.
Byers will speak on the subject,
"a Just and Permanent Peace.
Bluffton members of the Lima club
in addition to Byers are DR.. c. H.
Smith, DR.. L. L. Ramseyer and DR.
J. S Schultz, all of Bluffton college
The Torch club is a service organi-
cation composed largely of Lima
business and professional men.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10
Area Farmers To Plant 10000 Tomato
Plants In Anticipation OF New Income
Real Estate Deals

Walter Stratton has purchased the
Donivan Steiner property on Har-
mon road occupied by Wilford Stein
er. Deal handled by H. w. Althaus.
The Frank Zuercher farm of 102
acres south of Bluffton has been
purchased by Ralph Williams, who
will ocmupy the place. Zuercher has
purchased the Otto Klay property on
Mound street now occupied by Fred
Bronson and expects to move to
town this spring.
Fred c. Badertscher has purchased
the S. F. Nonnamaker property on
Spring street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10
Slight Damage In
John MdrqIldrt Fire

An evening fire in the Orange
township residence of John Mar
quart last Sunday evening resulted
in loss of S13.
The blaze was discovered soon
after one of the family struck a
match in closet. A call was made
for the Bluffton fire department, but
the alarm was cancelled after the
family succeeded in extinguishing
the fire.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10
Mrs. DilIer Named
To Health Office

Mrs. Waldo E. Diller, of Bluffton,
was named vice-president of the Al
len County tuberculosis and Health
association at the annual meeting of
the group last Wednesday night, in
Lima.
DR.. Hirschel Litherland, Allen
county superintendent of schools,
heads the association as president,
and among the members of the board
of directors are Mrs. Calvin Early,
of Lafayette, and Wendell Crider, of
Beaverdam.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10

Soybeans, also spurred by demand
of defense industries for its oil con-
tent crossed the dollar mark for the
first time in recent months and were
quoted at $1.03 Wednesday morning.
Smaller Pig Crop
According to reports of the bureau
of agricultural economics, the crop
of pigs this spring will be smaller
than last year. This together with
increased pork shipments to Britain
under provisions of the lease-lend bill
is expected to cause even higher
prices.
The beef and lamb supply situation
is more favorable. The bureau re-
ports that surveys indicate that more
cattle will be marketed this year than
last. 1t says, however, that prices can
be expected to average higher on ac-
count of improved consumer demand.
More For Eggs
Farmers are receiving four to six
cents more for eggs this year as COM
pared to last year, with prices at 21c
for white and 19c for brown eggs
quoted by local buyers.
With butterfat at 36c an increase
of three cents in the last two weeks
has been reported at local markets.
Last year at this time farmers were
! receiving 32c per mound for butter
fat. Consumers are paying 40c per
pound for butter on the retail market,
it was reported Wednesday morning.
The spring season is usually the
time of heavy egg production for
poultry farms and with the higher
prices being paid this year, area
farmers are in line for some good
profits in this particular line.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10
BiuftOn Boys Is
M. p. At Camp Knox

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Stonehill
and daughters Carolyn and JoAnn
and son Elmer and Joe Swank visit
ed John Stonehill and Neil Holden
at TT. Knox, KY, over the weekend
of March 20. John who volunteered
for army service last winter is one
of the camps military police. :.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10
State Athletic Head
Viii Address Lions

H. r. Townsend, state athletic di-
rector for the secondary schools of
the state of Ohio, will be the speaker
at the meeting of the Lions club to
be held at the high school cafeteria
Tuesday night at 6:15 o'clock.
Also attending the meeting will
be the high school athletic officials
and members of school teams, it was
announced by P. w. Stauffer, presi-
dent of the Lions club.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10
Motion Picture At
Masonic Meetinq

"The Army on Wheels, a motion
picture, will be shown at the regu-
lar meeting of the Bluffton Masonic
lodge next Monday night in the lodge
rooms. Charles Alderman, master,
announced that the meeting will be
open to Masons only.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10
No Easter Tulips
Or Hyacinths This
Year Due To War

HYACINTHS and tulips, ira
ditionally associated with
Casters floral parade, will be
missing from the scene this year
because of the European war.
Germany's occupation of HoI-
land has cut off expectation of
hyacinth and tulip bulbs COM
prising the principal source of
the American supply.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10
Births

The following birth at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Cloyce Hauenstein,
Ada, a girl, Thursday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10
Motorists Here Pay
Bill OF $4,000 For
Auto License Tags

pLUFFT0N area motorists
have spent more than
$4,000 for new 1871 auto tags.
Clayton Bixel, local registrar,
said Monday. Approximately
1900 sets of license plates were
distributed here for passenger
cars, trucks and trailers during
the latter part of March and the
first week i'm April.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10

With a jump of FIVE cents a doz-
en- over retail egg prices of last
year, it is going to cost more
money to have Easter eggs this
season. Top quality eggs were
quoted at % to "a cents per doz-
en- at local groceries Wednesday
morning.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-10
LIBRARY CLOSED

The BIuffton public library will be
closed on Good Friday, it was an
nounced this week by Miss Ocie An
derson, librarian.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-06
B0bbitt Neu,s
BY MISS MARION WOODLIEF

Mrs, r. O. WoodlIcf has returned
from Greenwood, S. G., where she
attended the commencement cXcr-
ciscS at Lander college, where hcr
daughter, Mis- Elaine Wuod!ief.
graduated. She also visited in Rock
ingham.
Miss Jean Ellington, OF Henderson
, spent several days tbs week as the
guest of her aunt and uncle, Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. W. Woodlicl.
Mr.. RADON Stcgall, Of Columbia
S. G., is spending some timc As the
@ucst of hcr mother. Mr.. Josie Duke
Woodlief.
Mr., and Mrs.. Edison Williams arc
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Wood
lief.
We regret very much the death
of our friend and neighbour. T.. Tom
Hicks, He died rather suddenly lasl
Friday.
Mr.. and Mr.. F.. d. CrosWell. of
Newport News, Va, were Weekend
guests of Mrs, E. 7. Hicks. They also
attended the funeral of Mr.. Hicks,
Mrs. CrosWell's father.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-06

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-06

IN: W0Man;$ Club, T:
Is Recently Organised

The younger girls of the Junior
WomanS club met recently to dis
cuSS the organization of their grouD
as a branch of the local Junior Wo-
mans club. They decided upon
Junior Woman's Club, Jr." as the
name for their club, and elected Miss
Dorothy Virgins as president of then
group.
Other officers named for the fiscal
year beginning in September are:
Mrs. l.. M. Wick and Mrs. A. w.
GholSon, Jr., sponsors from the
Junior Woman's club; Miss Nancy
Parham, Vice-presidont; Miss Mildred
Finch, secretary; Miss Alma Dixon,
treasurer; and Miss Mildred Perry.
publicity chairman.
Mrs. Johnny Hughes was appoin-
cd chairman Of the ways and means
committee, with Misses Jeanne
Dunn. Mary Frances Williams. and
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-06

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a miniature bride and oroon, 1,.cd
as centerniccr Al thn hrida,. ,,Ll1
and hridnsma;ds in naltoI d.g
and eroomsmcn nIqced =, two ro,,a
of each IF the other tahIss a cn,..,n. '
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-06

Miriam Pinnell on the COMMITTEES
Inc program committee is composed
OF Miss Nancy Parham. chairman
Miss Mary Lou Cooper and Miss Lo.l
Adam. On the hostess committee
are Miss Margaret Faris. chairman
Miss Alice Switzerland and Mrs. W
w. Young.
The newly organized club viii hole
another business meeting TUESDAY
evening, June 10, to discuss f,lrthc.
plans. All members are III ged to al
tend this meeting.
The Junior Woman's club has toI
many years been an active civic or
~ganlzatlOn in this city. The aim .
the newly organized division is e
train the younger girls to be more
efficient, and to enable them To g
into the Junior Woman's club witt
a wider understanding of the servict
expected of them.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-06
SOCIETY NEWS
SPRING IN

I would know again Il Danish spring
And walk beneath old becch-trccs,
Green, golden green
With the tenderness of myriad
springs;
Would lose myself
Beneath green canoplcs OF buddcd
DOughS
walking in lush ancmoncs
So thick and tail
That | must hesitate
To break their SWayIng undul@tiOnS.
Nv I are hungry for the sound
of melting snow
Beneath the moSS-groWn bolrS
OF ancient bcech-trccS
In a Danish spring.
Lcctha Jo;tlncy HufeIler