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Evening star., 1941-11-08

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Evening star., 1941-11-08
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
CIark-ShOOk Wedding
At Arlington, Sunday

In the presence of the immediate
families and a few close friends the
wedding of Miss Bonita Clark, eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Clark
of Grove street and Wade Shook of
Wadsworth took place at the home of
the officiating minister, Rev. L. B.
Remaley, of Arlington Sunday morn
ing at 8:15 o'clock.
The double ring ceremony was
used. The couple was attended by
Mrs.. Eugene Firestone, a former
classmate of the bride and Jack
Mclaughlin, Bluffton college senior
also from Wadsworth. The bride
wore a street length dress of aqua
blue ramine crepe with a corsage of
roses and sweet peas.
The bride graduated from Bluffton
High school in the class of 1899 and
is employed at the Triplett Electrical
Instrument Co. Mr.. Shook is a
junior at Bluffton college and is en-
ployed at the College Book shop.
The couple will reside in an apart
ment at the house of Mrs. w. c.
Augsburger at the corner of College
and Lawn avenues.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
BLUFFTON IN SEMI
FINALS OF BASKET
BALL TOURNAMENT
Pirates to Meet Delphos Jeffer-
son at Shawnee Gymnas-
ium, Friday Night
Bluffton and Cridersville Ex-
pected to Meet i'm Finals
Saturday Night

Seeking their sixth Glass B Sec
tional basketball championship, Bluff
ton High will meet Delphos jefferson
at $3.50 p. m. Friday on the Shawne
gymnasium floor, south of Lima in
the semi-fnal round of 1941 tourney
play.
If successful in Fridays assign
ment, Buttons scrappy Pirates will
meet the winner of the Cridersville-
Conner conest at p. m. Saturday, to
decide the championship issue.
Bluffton gained the semi-fnal round
of the tournament by defeating Min
ster, one of the favorites of the meet,
so to 40. and lacing Shawnee, 81 to
27, in games played last Friday and
Saturday.
See Bluffton- -Cridersville in Finals
Tournament dope" which many
times gives way to upsets, indicates
that Bluffton and Cridersville will be
the finalists in meet that had some
of the best teams in northwestern
Ohio entered as competitors.
Altho Delphos Jefferson has been
playing heads up ball, Bluffton is con-
ceded to hold slight edge and if the
Dillermen continue to perform in the
manned characterizing their first two
tournament games it should be case
of finding the locals in the final round.
Close Game Predicted
Should Bluffton and Cridersville
win semi-final contests, the champion
ship game likely will be a repetition
of the thrilling show put on by Bluff
ton and Minister in first-round play
last Friday.
Cridersville and Minister met five
times during the season, with the
former outfit winning three games
and the latter two. Bluffton defeat
ed Minister by a one-point margin in
an overtime tilt, and indications are
a game between the Pirates and Grid
ersville likely will be equally as close.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
COULD HAVE CIVIL
SERVICE HERE BY
LOCAL ORDINANCE
State Law Does Not Apply to
Villages, Mayor is Advised
by Commission
Proposal as Discussed by Coun-
Gil Would Include Appoint
i've Town Offices

Despite the fact that the state
civil service law does not apply to
villages, there is no reason why a
municipality such as Bluffton could
not have civil service through local
ordinances, it was stated this week
by Mayor w. A. Howe.
Announcement of this fact was
made by Mayor Howe following re-
eeipt of letter from Carl w.
Smith of Columbus, member of the
state civil service commission, who
wrote in response to a request for
information concerning local appli-
cation of the state civil service law.
The matter came up recently at a
meeting of the town council in which
there was considerable sentiment
voiced in favor of the civil service
arrangement for Buttons munich
pal employees. Mayor Howe also
spoke in support of it.
The proposition of transfer OF ap-
pointive salaried employees to civil
service was at that time brought be-
fore the council by Wade Finton
engineer at the municipal electric
light and water works plant.
Would Give Security, Claim
Finton stated that this arrange
ment would make employees more
secure in their positions and do
away with possibility of dismissal
because of public whims or arbitrary
action by the board of public affairs,
Mayor Howe suggested that in
event salaried employees at the
municipal plant were placed under
civil service he would recommend
that this would be extended to in
clude the nightwatch and street COM
missioner.
The present appointive system
makes the jobs political football
the mayor stated.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
-Four From BluftOn
Area LedUe For Camp

Four Bluffton area young men
were among Sc Allen county draftees
who left Tuesday and Wednesday
for induction into the army for one
years selective service training.
Nineteen selectees from Allen
County Board No. 8, which compris-
es Bluffton, went to Lima Wednesday
morning from where they were taken
to the Toledo induction station for
final physical examinations. Draftees
from Boards / and 2 went to Toledo
Tuesday morning.
Those from this district in the cur
rent contingent included Herbert A.
Stewart, Bluffton Route 2; Robert
Eugene Kohl, Bluffton Route 2;
Fred E. Westphal, Lafayette Route
l, and Charles L. Jennings, Cairo.
Order numbers of those taken from
Board No. 3 in the sixth call ran
from 532 to 728, with 10 men eli
gible in that bracket.
Allen county's three draft boards
now have provided 229 men for Sc
lective service training. Approx
mately 800 more will be called before
June 30, according to original draft
quotas, about 100 of whom will be
from Board No. 3.
Estimates made when draft quotas
were set up at state headquarters
called for a total of 184 men from
Board No. 3 before June 30, to as
sist in making up Ohio's quota of
52,496 men.
1t has been reported in authori-
tative quarters that an unexpected
increase in regular enlistments and
national guard enrolment may result
in quota reduction of up to 25 per
cent, but no official revision of the
number of men required has been
made as yet.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
COOk-AndersOn
Wedding Thursday

Marriage of Miss Helen Cook,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Z.
Cook of Beaverdam and Byron And
erson, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Anderson of Orange township, took
place at the home of the officiating
minister, the Rev. l.. A. Bradd, re-
tired, of jamestown Thursday. Rev.
Bradd, was former pastor of the
bride when he had the Beaverdam
Methodist church several years ago.
The single ring ceremony was used
in the presence of the attendants,
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Driver of Lima
who served as best man and matron
of honor.
The bride wore dusty rose gown
with black accessories and shoulder
corsage of carnations. Immediately
after the ceremony the couple left
for a short wedding trip to Wash
ington, D. c., and returned Sunday
night when a reception was held in
their honor at the home of her par
ents in Beaverdam.
The bride is graduate of Beaver.
dam High school in the class of 1885,
and the Northwestern School of Com.
merce in Lima. She was formerly
employed in the offices of the Trip
lett Electrical Instrument Co. anc
later at the City Loan and Saving.
Co. of Lima.
Mr.. Anderson graduated from
Bluffton High school in the class o.
1888 and is employed at the Blufftor
post office.
The couple is living temporaril,
at the home of the brides parent.
in Beaverdam but will move to Bluff
ton in the near future.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
May Drop Dancing At
High School Reception

Dancing will be dropped from the
high school junior-senior reception
this year if a suggestion made by
the board of education at its meet
ing Monday night is carried out.
In response to an inquiry from a
junior class committee as to whether
dancing would be permitted, the
board suggested that professional
entertainer be secured for the after
dinner program as a substitute for
dancing.
Dancing at the high school junior
senior reception has been the subject
of sharp controversy since it was in-
troeuced two years ago by major:
ity vote of the board of education
over a strong minority protest.
The boards suggestion for sub
stitute for the controversial dancing
feature was made Monday night
without a record vote following a
discussion in which it was sought to
formulate a program acceptable to
the entire membership of both
classes.
The board also indicated that it
would be willing to give financial aid
if necessary, in order to obtain suit
able professional entertainment tai
ent.
During the discussion at the board
meeting Monday night, it was stated
that considerable number of the
classes did not attend the dance at
the two previous receptions, some
presumably because they did not wish
to participate and others leaving to
dance out of town.
The junior-senion banquet held
during commencement season in May
is the outstanding social function of
the school year at which the junior
class entertains the graduating SEN
iors with a dinner in the high school
gymnasium followed by an evening
program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
Last Rites For
Infant D0Ughter

Funeral services for Barbara Ann
Crawfis, three-months-oid daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Crawfis of
South Main street, were held at the
Diller Funeral home Monday after
noon with Rev. c. w. Armentrout
of Columbus Grove officiating.
The infant daughter died Friday
afternoon at 5:45 o'clock at the Lima
Memorial hospital following five
days. illness She was born at the
Bluffton hospital December 10, 1910.
Besides her parents she is sur
vived by her grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Crawfs of Bluffton; and
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip B. Welty of
Columbus Grove.
Burial was in the Harman ceme-
terry near Gilboa.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
DRAFT TAKES CITY
CLERK; COUNCIL TO
name SUCCESSOR
James West to Leave for Army
Training Within Next
Thirty Days
Council to Consider Appoint
: ment for Vacancy at Meet
ing Monday Night

Appointment of a new corporation
clerk to fill the unexpired term of
James West, called in the selective
service draft within the next month
will be taken up at meeting of the
Bluffton municipal council next Mon
day night.
Vests departure for army train
ing will leave a vacancy in the town
administration that will be filled by a
majority vote of the councilmen.
Mayor w. A. Howe will ballot on the
appointment only in case of a tie.
The appointee to the position will
serve as deputy clerk, and if West
returns before his term expires on
Jan. /, 1912, he will again take over
the office, Mayor Howe said.
Four applicants are seeking the APP
pointment and there may be others
in the field before the council meets
next Monday to make its decision on
the matter, the Mayor stated.
City Solicitor Francis Durbin viii
be consulted relative to the details of
procedure in handling the selection.
West was elected in November,
1889, and took over the clerks office
on January l, 1910, serving one year
and three months of his two-year
term.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13

Don Eddy, employed at the Bixel
Motor sales here will move this
month from Findlay to the Mrs.
John Ewing farm of 144 acres in
Orange township recently purchased
by Clayton Bixel.
John Hilty who occupied the
Ewing farm will move to the Mrs.
Anna Groman farm northwest of
Bluffton, which was previously oc-
cupied by Christ Schnegg who will
retire.
Nelson Wells will move from the
Hews property on S. Main st. Thurs
day to the Glen Bolander farm o1
ten acres in Monroe township which
he recently purchased. Wells is en-
ployed in Lima. Bolander expects
to move to Findlay this week.
Rev. Kent Welty has moved to OF
tawa where he is pastor of the Mis-
sionary church.
Orville Shafer who purchased the
Alexander farm of 78 acres in Union
township will occupy the place this
month. Earl Alexander who was
on the farm previously is moving to
Findlay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Stratton who
have been making their home with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff STRAIT
ton on East Elm street expect to
move soon into an apartment in their
block on South Main street.
Rev. A. F. Albro residing in the
Ezra Basinger property on Jefferson
street will move to the Jesse Welty
farm north of Bluffton on the Dixie
highway. The place is now occupied
by Eldon King who expects to move
shortly.
Basinger will move from Cherry
street into the property to be vacat-
ed by Rev. Albro.
Don Cupples who recently pur.
chased the Basinger property or
Cherry street will occupy it this
spring moving from the farm OF
Arthur Miller, parents of Mrs. Cup.
pies, south of Bluffton.
Dennis Zimmerman has moved
| from the Geo. Nonnamaker farm
east of Bluffton to farm neal
Antwerp. Conner Stewart who oc,
cupied the Faze farm near Rock
port is occupying the Nonnamakei
farm vacated by Zimmerman.
! VIM. Garmatter residing north
west of Bluffton has moved on tn,
M. H. Deeds farm near Rawsor
which he has rented for the coming
year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
With The Sick

Marjorie Clark, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Clark, who is i'll
with heart ailment, suffered a re-
lapse the forepart of the week, but
at the present time is somewhat i'm
proved.
James Harmon, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. J. Harmon of South Lawn
avenue recently underwent an opera
tion for appendicitis at the Bluffton
hospital and is convalescing at his
home. James is a student in the
seventh grade at Bluffton High
school.
Mrs. Abe Wise, former Bluffton
resident who has been i'll for some
time, is improving at her home in
Lima following treatment at st
Rita's hospital.
Frank Painter is convalescing al
his home on East Jefferson street
after treatment for an ailment al
the Allen county hospital.
Miss Helen Pifer, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Adrian Pifer of Orangt
township, is improving at her home
following an operation at the Find
lay hospital.
Mrs. Rufus Gorham was moved
Sunday from the White Cross hos
pital in Columbus to the home of he
sister Mrs. Stockwell of Sidney.
Mrs. Susan Stalter is i'll at he
home here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
WPA Sidewalk Construction Program
Assured For Bluffton This Spring

WPA assistance is available for a
sidewalk construction program in
Blufton this spring, and requests
must be made by property owners
before Saturday, March p.
In building walks under the WPA
project, labor will be provided with
out charge and the only cost to prop
erty owners will be for materials.
Mayor w. A. Howe has been as
sured by WPA officials that Bluff
ton program will be approved if
submitted, and signatures of those
wishing to benefit from the work
must be obtained before March %.
Requests for walks may be made
to Mayor w. A. Howe or Street Com
missioner Lee Coon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
Cleveland Newspaper Man Will Give
High School Commencement Address

Jeffrey is widely known as public
speaker, newspaper man and world
traveller. He has taken special in
terest in visiting unusual places and
has a facility of description by anec-
dote and dramatization.
Several years ago he travelled
around the country in a Model-T
Ford in order to gain insight in the
problems of the masses of people.
During that tour he stopped in Bluff
ton at which time he chatted with a
number of residents.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
PTA Benefit MOUie
Tuesday, Wednesday

Tickets are now on sale for ben
eft showing of the movie, 81 married
Adventure, next Tuesday and We'd
nesday in the Star Theatre, under
sponsorship of the Bluffton Parent
Teacher association.
Of recent release, the picture is
based on a book of the same name
by Osa Johnson, who with her hus-
band, Martin Johnson, experienced
many thrilling adventures in danger
Gus jungles in all parts of the world.
Proceeds derived from the benefit
showing will be used to help defray
the cost of Bluffton High schools
newly acquired caps and gowns.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
Fishing Season Opens
Here With Catch Of
Two Bass At Quarry

TWO large bass hooked at the
National Quarry, Sunday,
opened the spring fishing season
in Bluffton.
The catch was made by VIM.
Phillips, employee of the Central
Ohio Light and Power Co., at
the north side of the quarry.
His first catch was a bass
weighing four and three-fourths
pounds with the second one
weighing two and one half
pounds.
Phillips was as surprised at
making the catch as were his
friends who were informed of
the feat. He was fishing for
carp using dough balls as bait
when the bass were caught.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
Service By Girl
Reserves Sunday

Union services will be conducted
by the Girl Reserves organization of
Blutfton High school at the First
Mennonite church next Sunday night
at 1880 o'clock. Lighted Lamps"
will be the theme of the program.
Plans for the service are being
worked out under the direction of
Marcene Stonehill, member of the
junior class. The public is invited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
Births

The following births at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Davidson, a
girl, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Gehron, Raw
son, a girl, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Dunlap, Co
lumbus Grove, girl, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Gallant, Co
lumbus, a girl, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conner Stewart, a
boy, Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
Freak Thee Legged
Chick Hatched Here
Alive And Vigorous

OTHERWISE normal and
- healthy, a three legged
chick of the New Hampshire
Red breed, was hatched this
week at the Steiner Hatchery on
Cherry street.
This type of freak appears
almost every year and is not
limited to any particular variety,
according to E. G. Steiner, man.
ager of the establishment.
Other freak appearances are,
chicks born without eyes or with
crooked bills. Often the freak
chicks are weak but the present
chick appears to be strong and
probably will grow to maturity,
Steiner stated.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
LOCAL LABOR WILL
BE USED IN POWER
COMPANY BUILDING
Excavation Work Completed
Last Week by Steam Shovel
From Stone Co.
New Construction Program Will
Start in Month and Last
Until December

Local labor will be employed in
the construction of the large addi-
tion to the Central Ohio Light and
Power Co. at its Woodcock generat-
ing station in Bluffton, it was stated
here the first of the week. Cost of
the project will aggregate upwards
of one million dollars.
Except in the more specialized
operations, local labor will be used
in the building work which will
start in about month and con-
tinue until the fore part of Decem-
ber.
First step in the construction, that
of excavation, was completed last
week the operation taking four days
time. The steam shovel of the
Bluffton Stone Co. was used for the
work.
Excavation
Excavation work was done at this
time due to the fact that the steam
shovel of the Bluffton Stone Co.
would not be available in several
weeks since at that time it will
be needed for spring work at the
stone company which will open
shortly.
As yet the contract is not let for
the construction of the addition, al
though this probably will be done
in the near future in order to pave
the way for top speed work when
the weather breaks.
The new building program will
mean not only employment for local
labor but creatio.S Of need for
additional operating personnel with
in the plant. Additional engineers
probably will be provided by ad-
vancement in the local plant and
transfers from other units of the
company, it was stated.
Face Dixie Highway
The addition will be built on the
north side of the present structure
and will face the Dixie highway.
The program, it is estimated, will
involve an outlay of some 1928, 900.
Size of the new building will be As
by lot feet, it was learned from in
formed sources. When the original
plant was built here three years
ago, provisions were made for an
addition at the north side of the
plant, should it be required.
Growth of the company's volume
of business made necessary the con-
struction of the addition sooner than
had been anticipated. The new ad-
dition will house a large turbo-
generator unit of $500 kilowatt
capacity. This nearly doubles the
present plant capacity of 10000 kilo-
watts.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
Near Blizzard Rages
Here Tuesday Night

With streets of the town prac-
tically deserted, a snow storm as
sumed near-blizzard proportions in
the Bluffton area Tuesday night. The
snow started falling early in the
evening and gathered momentum
with increasing wind velocity.
BY morning the storm had abated
and with rising temperatures the
streets and sidewalks were covered
with slush. The skies, however, were
cloudy all day Wednesday with pre-
dictions of snow flurries for both
Wednesday and Thursday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
Boys AT Army Posts Get Lonesome For
Letters From Home, Says Bluffton Boy
Tourney Notes
Glimpses, Gossip and Dope from
Sectional Play

Bluffton and Minister lived up to
all advance expectations as tourna-
ment favorites last Friday night
when they had packed auditorium
on pins and needles all the way in
contest won by Bluffton in an
overtime period, so to a. Until
the closing minute of the third quar-
ter no more than three points had
separated the teams and the score
had been tied no less than II times.
Coaches of the Bluffton and Minis
ter teams both were former pupils of
w. A. Amstutz, Bluffton junior high
instructor :. Amstutz taught Dwight
Diller when the Bluffton mentor was
former student in the local schools
The Minister coach was a pupil
of Amstutz when the Bluffton man
taught at Leipsic. =.
Barring upsets-sometimes all too
common in tournament play-it
should be Bluffton and Cridersville
in the finals this Saturday night.
Should such be the case, the contest
between the two crews is likely to
be a repetition of the Bluffton-
Minister fracas, for the three out
CONTINUED dh page -
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13

Commencement exercises of Bluff
ton high school will be held Thurs
day night, May 20, it was announced
by Supt. A. J. B. Longsdorf, the
first of the week. TIL class address
will be given by Raymond Jeffrey,
Cleveland author and traveller. His
subject will be @Above the Clouds.
Other arrangements for the COM
mencement program are being made
for the graduation activities of Sc
seniors, Longsdorf stated.