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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09

Nearly six million dollars of the
taxpayers money was handled dur
ing the year 1910 by the Allen
county treasurer's office.
This was revealed last week in a
report by Treasurer Byron H. Der
shem, who said receipts and disburse-
ments for the year amounted TO $5,-
742,757.2s.
The total for 1910 is slightly less
than in 1889 when an aggregate of
S5,915,876.03 was reported.
Dershem's report itemized receipts
for the year as follows: real estate
tax collections 1857, ,59715; personal
property tax $207, ,567.33; classified
tax $78,332.99; inheritance tax $780,
733.7S; cigaret licenses $10,530,83
county auditors pay-ins $2,566, ,551 81;
sales tax $2s6,3s5.66; total s2,S52.-
937.
Disbursements included: county
auditors warrants 1882, ,828.76;
court warrants S3,562.93; relief war
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09
Pleasant View

Miss Barbara Carr returned to
Columbus, Sunday having spent the
holiday vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Carr and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Zimmerman
and family of Defiance; Mr.. and Mrs.
Oren Doty and daughter Marlene of
Mt. Cory; Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gibbs
of Rawson, spent New Years day
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Habegger and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Hanna and
family spent Sunday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Dick.
Richard Green and Marjorie Ais
pach who are students in Bowling
Green university spent the holidays
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Milford Green and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Alspach and families.
The Ladies Harmony Circle will
meet in the home of Mrs. Dorothy
Frantz this Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Ella Howell will be the program
leader and the topic will be "How
Can We Make Next Year Better
Than The Last?
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09

last Wednesday night are as follows:
Children's group-Cornet solo, Ray
Follas, Bluffton; sacred vocal-Mag-
dalene Amstutz Bowers; miscelan-
eous-Boys' quartet, Arlington; In
strumental-Guitar duet, Harold SUIT
ter and Melvin Hilty, Jr.; the winners
of the quiz contest was Mrs. Moss
lander.
Mrs. Noah Leichty is sick at her
home here. Mrs. Roy Tousley is
working for them.
Jacquelyn Fruchey, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fruchey has
been sick for the past week with the
flu.
Miss Crawford of Ada, who teach
es the Commercial course at the High
school was unable to teach Thursday
and Friday, because of illness.
Miss Phyllis Fruchey of Beaverdam
visited school with Janet Donaldson
last Friday.
Charles Grothous' father was taken
from the Lima Memorial hospital to
his sons home near here last Mon
day.
The Methodist and Missionary
churches held watch night services on
New Years eve.
A group of St. Johns church people
went New Years serenading Tuesday
night.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09
Nearly S6,OOO,OOO Handled Last
Year By Allen County Treasurer

rants $78,429.36; checks and credit
remittances for sales tax 1924, ,999. %
total S2,889, 9,820.28.
There were approximately $4,000
real estate and special assessment re-
ceipts written and statements mailed
by deputies in the treasurer's office.
About 1000 partial payment receipts
were written and 476 Whittemore
contracts for payment of deliquent
taxes signed.
A total of 20,127 separate sales of
tax stamps was made thru the treas
urer's office, of which an itemized
record is kept listing denomination
of the stamps and name of purchas-
er.
The treasurer makes and delivers
to the county auditor at close of
business each day a statement of re-
ceipts, disbursements, cash on hand
and cash in depository. A financial
statement is made to the board of
commissioners at the end of each
month
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09

beneficial in stopping or ac-
celebrating on straight sections
of icy highways, they do not
provide control against rear-end
skidding on curves. Chains
should be regarded as providing
an extra margin of safety at
moderately slow speeds, but
margin that disappears If speeds
are too fast.
6. In stopping on slippery
roads, let the braking power of
the engine in high gear slow the
vehicle down to about 1912
miles per hour, using the brakes
lightly, if necessary; then dis
engage the clutch and apply
brakes cautiously for the final
stop. Pumping" the brakes
lightly off and on is much better
than locking the brakes for
maintaining control of direction.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09

ment from the office. They will be
given during the regular class hours
until Friday, January IL at 1900
o'clock. There will be no school in
the afternoon in order to permit the
teachers to grade papers.
Work is proceeding nicely on the
Buccaneer, school annual, according
to Charlotte Santschi, editor and
Marjorie Buckland and Helen Sold
ner, associate editors. The dummy
has been completed, the captions
written and all assignments on write
ups and photographs handed out.
Character rating charts of the
various members will be filled in and
presented at the Hi-Y meeting at the
club room Wednesday night at s
o'clock. Each member fills out the
chart, which includes character traits
such as courage, initiative, leader
ship, honesty, ETC., of every other
member. These points are then sum-
married. and read before the club by
the president, John Stettler.
Four old radios have been received
by the Vocational Electricity depart
ment in response to the request for
same that appeared in this column
several weeks ago. They have al
ready been put to good use and the
boys of the shop are very grateful.
Several more could be used regard
less of make, age or condition. Any
member of the class or Geo. Sigg,
instructor, may be contacted.
Films scheduled for use this week
in the school visual aid program are /:
Hot Air Heating, science classes;
Trees and Men, science and social
science classes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09
BIuffton College Notes

the trip. They are composed of OAR
win Lugibill and Lee Lehman; Her
bert Fretz and Leonard Metzker on
the affirmative, and the negative
teams are composed of Mark Hous-
hover and Alvin Beachy; Ray Ram
seyer and Ellis Guthrie. The question
to be debated is Resolve that the
Nations of the Western Hemisphere
| Should Form a Permanent Union.
Prof. p. w. Stauffer, debate coach
will accompany the group.
***
During the holiday vacation the
Bluffton college gym floor was COM
pletely reconditioned and it is plan
ned that it shall now be used for in
tercollegiate games as we'll as fo1
practice. Previously the intercollegi-
ate games had been held in the Bluff
ton High school gym.
Plans are being made for joint or
chestra concerts, including Bluffton
Bowling Green university, and Man
| chester college. The three orchestras
are practicing the same numbers and
viii give them in joint concerts or
February 9 and February %. On the
first date the combined groups will
play at Bowling Green in the after
noon and in Bluffton in the evening
On the latter date they will play al
Manchester college, North Manchest.
er, Ind
The Bowling Green university Or
chestra is under the direction of Ear
Smith, Bluffton college graduate Of
the class of 1925. The Manchester
college orchestra is directed by DR.
Samuel Flueckinger, Bluffton college
graduate with the class of 1922.
John Swonley, Jr., National You'll
Secretary of the Fellowship of Recon
cilliation was on the Bluffton college
campus all day Wednesday. He ad
dressed the college chapel at 11:30 a
m. and joint session of the Y M. c
A. and the Y. w. C. A, and the Peace
club at $3.50 p. M, discussing phase.
of pacifism in relation to the presen
crisis.
Mr.. Swonley was available during
the afternoon for private interviews
His visit to the campus was spon
sored by the college Peace organiza
ton, arrangements having been mad
by Bert Smucker, president of tn
group.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09
Pandora

Elmer Campbell, Riley townships
first county commissioner for many
years, took office Monday. Aaron
Hilty was appointed to succeed Mr..
Campbell as trustee of our township.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Basinger of
Salt Lake City, Utah, visited Mrs.
Barbara Basinger and other relatives
the latter part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thomas of
Princeton, N. j., visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer BURY and son last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Kempf are
the happy parents of a baby girl
born to them Sunday afternoon at the
Bluffton hospital. The little girl has
been named Janice.
Gid Hilty of Memphis, Tenn, visited
in the Amos and Chris Hilty homes
and other relatives last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Lugibill and
son Howard left Monday for Florida
where they will spend several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Hatfield and
family visited his father near Day
ton, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Bracy of Monroe,
Mich, visited in the Philemon Huser
home Wednesday. Phyllis Huser
who is attending school in Monroe re-
turned with them.
Ray Culp and Glenn Cherry are
leaving Wednesday on trip to New
Mexico.
Gaylord Lehman, pastor of the
Fleetwood, Pa, Missionary church, re-
turned there Friday after visiting his
parents for a time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Grothous and
son visited relatives in New Brennan
last week end.
Rev. and Mrs. Wiehl and family
visited their daughter and son-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Hatfield in To-
ledo one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Hilty had as
Wednesday dinner guests: Miss Eliz-
abeth Hilty, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hilty, Mrs. Jesse Hilty and Mrs. Clara
Light.
The first prize winners of the anna
teur program, sponsored by the Wom-
ems society of the Methodist church,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09
Button High School Notes

School started Monday morning
again in regular schedule with little
evidence of the vacation just con-
cluded. Some of the students were
heard to remark that instead of feel
ing rested they started in the school
year almost exhausted from vacation
activity and travel.
Points are being tabulated for
members of the Girls Athletic asso-
citation in order to determine stand
ing in the club. The next project of
the organization is class volley ball
tournament. Teams are now being
formed and students are signing up
in anticipation of the games.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09

actually 37%o less than at "a
degrees.
3. On icy roads, condition of
tires does not have much bear
ing on skidding. In the case of
wet roads, however, cars with
good treads are definitely better.
4. Practically all highway de-
partments now treat skidproof-
ing abrasives with calcium chlo-
ride, This material forms a thin
coating around the sand or Gin
der particles which causes them
to melt into the ice and anchor
securely. Since calcium chloride
is an anti-freeze, it also prevents
storage piles of abrasives from
freezing and makes spreading
on icy roads easy even at sub
zero temperatures.
5. While the use of chains is
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09
A. & p. Viii Pay
Employees In Army

All qualified employees of the Great
Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company en-
tering the United States military
service will receive from the com.
pany 20 per cent of their wages UP
to a maximum of $100 per month
for one year, it was announced today
by John A. Hartford, president.
The company's policy also provides
that it viii pay group life insurance
premiums for all employees entering
the service for the one-year period
AS approved by the board of direct
ors, the policy applies to all full
time employees and all part-time EN-
ployes working at least 30 hours a
week and with six months continu-
Gus service.
"Ours is predominantly a mascu-
line organization" Mr.. Hartford
said. "Many of our employees, there
fore, are young men with the age
limits of Fl through 35 and are con-
sequently registered for military
service. While the jobs and senior
ity of those who are selected are
protected by the Burke Wadsworth
Bill, the company wants to supple.
ment any compensation employees may
receive in the performance of their
patriotic duty"
Mr.. Hartford stated that the plar
provides for these employees who
have Joined the service either under
the terms of the National Selectivt
Service Act or as Volunteers OF
members of Naval Reserve or Ma
tional Guard regiments called int,
service.
"The company employees who have
entered the service since March
1910, the beginning of the fiscal
year, and who would have been eli
gible to receive payments under the
policy will receive them for these
months of the 12-month period a.
ready elapsed, and monthly here
afte until the sum of the II month
l. payments have been made in
go case" he explained.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09

The faculty club of Bluffton college
met at the home of Dean and Mrs.
J. S. Schultz. Prof. Russell Lantz
gave brief interesting sketch of the
history of the opera and illustrated
the full development of the opera with
Photographic selections from Wag-
ner's "Tannhauser. Guests present
were Mr.. and Mrs. A. B Iongsdorf
and Rev and Mrs. John Thiessen.
Prof. A. G.. Schultz moved into the
Hauenstein apartment on South Main
street, and Prof Paul Stauffer oc-
cupied his new home on Kibler street
during the Christmas vacation.
DR.. |. w. Bauman has returned
from meeting of the Mennonite Gen.
tral Committee in Chicago. This
committee which coordinates the eff
forts of various Mennonite groups is
active in various relief projects both
at home, in Canada, Europe and South
America. He also attended the an
nual convention of the American So
GEOLOGY society in the same city.
The Y. w. c. A. room in College
Hall has been renovated by the or
ganization during the last few weeks.
This with other changes in the hall
adds much to the beauty and general
atmosphere of the place.
Bluffton college women living in
Ropp Hall are enjoying several new
conveniences which have been install
ed in the dormitory. A telephone
system from the lobby to each of the
floors is the major improvement.
Others are the new ironing room and
q new potato peeler in the kitchen.
j. Winfield Fretz, Bluffton college
alumnus, '32, will speak at the regular
chapel time next Tuesday. Fretz was
formerly field secretary at Bluffton
College. He is now doing graduate
work in Chicago and he will receive
his Ph. D. degree from Chicago Uni
versity in June. Fretz who is coming
to the college on business will be in
town two days.
The Bluffton college debate squad
will participate in another practice
tournament at Wittenberg college,
at Sprongfeld, Ohio, Saturday. AL
four of the debating teams will make
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO DRIVE
ON ICY WINTER HIGHWAYS?

Michigan, the National Safety
Council and a group of cooper
ating agencies conducted an ex-
tensive investigation of the
problems involved in winter
driving. The correct answers to
the foregoing questions are
found among the interesting and
valuable data developed. SUBJ
stantial reductions in the heavy
winter traffic toll can be made
If every motorist who quizzes
himself on these questions will
also read and remember the
answers given below.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09
Answers 70 Highwuy
Sufefy Quiz

/. The common practices OF
lowering tire pressure and in
creasing the load over rear
wheels to increase traction on
slippery surfaces are not rec
commended. The resulting in
crease in traction for stopping is
slight, and this is more than Off
set by reduction of safe speed
on curves.
2. Strange though it may seem,
Icy surfaces are more treacher-
Gus at 2 degrees aboUe freezing
than they are at 2 degrees below
freezing. AS temperatures go
down, safety on icy surfaces
goes up and the stopping dis
lance on ice at Is degrees is
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09

on icy roads? On wet roads?
4. How do highway depart
ments prevent sand or cinders,
used in skidproofng, from blow
ing off the road or being brushed
off by traffic?
5. Can a vehicle with tire
chains negotiate icy curves at
higher speeds than a vehicle
without chains?
6. In what manner should
brakes be applied when stopping
on an icy surface?
Last winter on Lake Cadillac,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09
Notice

The annual meeting of the Rich
land Township Farmers Mutual In
surance Association will be held in
the township room in Bluffton, Ohio
on Saturday, Jan. II, 1941, at p. m.
for the purpose of transacting any
business that may properly come be-
fore the meeting, and to vote upon a
petition that has been filed with the
board of directors. All members are
earnestly requested to attend.
Earl L. Matter, Sec'y. 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09
Con You Answer These
Quiz Questions?

/. Does it help to reduce air
pressure in tires when travelling
over icy surfaces?
2. When is an icy pavement
most dangerous; when the air
temperature is 2 degrees above
freezing or when it is 2 degrees
below freezing?
3. Are tires with good treads
much better than smooth tires
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09

Two basketball games are on
schedule this week, the one played
Tuesday night at Columbus Grove
and with Wiltshire here Saturday
night. A pep meeting will be held
Friday morning but will be dispensed
with next week on account of exams.
Sheriff William V. Daley from
Lima was the assembly speaker We'd
nesday morning. He talked on prob
lens relating to safety and urged the
students to take precautions neces-
sary for the reduction of accidents.
y
Examinations start Wednesday of
next week, according to announce
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09

A recommended remedy for rid
ding hogs of worms is full feed
of whole oats which have been
soaked in buttermilk given after the
hogs have been kept off feed for "a
to 30 hours. The oats should be
soaked for 10 or IL hours. Butter
milk can be prepared by mixing one
gallon of semi-solid buttermilk with
IL gallons of water.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09

The continuation of an unfavor-
able corn-hog ratio since late 1889 is
accepted by the Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics as a quite certain
indication of a reduction in the 1941
spring pig crop, as compared with
the 1910 crop.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09

LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE PROBATE COURT. ALLEN
COUNTY. OHIO
Maurice r. Kohl. Administrator
Of the Estate of Christina Kohl.
deceased.
Plaintiff.
Florence BurkhoIder, ct al.
Defendants
Case No. 20655
ACTION TO SELL REAL ESTATE
The following persons, defendants in the
above entitled cause: Florence Burkholder
and Monroe Burkholder. whose last known
place of residence was 1919 7th Avenue,
South. Nampa, Idaho; verna Patterson and
Daies Patterson whose last known place of
residence was Caldwell. Idaho: Eulala Bixel
and Waldo Bixcl, whose last known place
of residence was Eugene. Oregon; Armin
Kohl and Wanda Kohl, whose last known
place of residence Decatur. Illinois Car
olne Leigh and Horace Leigh whose last
known place of residence 639 Lilliebridge.
Detroit, Michigan Ebert Kohl, minor.
whose last place of residence was eee Mariet-
Ia Street. Decatur. Illinois will take notice
that on the 18th day of December. A. D.,
1910, Maurice r. Kohli administrator of the
estate of Christina Kohl. deceased. filed his
petition in the Probate Court of Allen County.
Ohio. in Case No. 20655, against the above
named defendants, praying for order TO
sell the real estate belonging TO said Christina
Kohl. deceased, for the purpose of paying
the debts of said estate said real estate be-
ing decribed as follows:
Being Northwest one-half (1a) of Lot
Number ID of Peter OILERS Subdivision
of Outlets TO the Village of Bluffton, Allen
County, Ohio.
That said real estate appraised by the
appraisers of the estate of said deceased for
the sum of Twelve Hundred (S1200.00) Dol
lars.
Said parties are required to answer on or
before the 26th day of February, A. D.. 1941.
MAURICE r. KOHL,
Administrator of the Estate
of Christina Kohl. Deceased.
BY Dan r. Tripplehorn. his attorney. AZ
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09

Good pasture is the best source of
vitamin A for livestock. Vitamin A
promotes growth, health, vigor, long
life, appetite, digestion, reproduction,
and resistance to infection.
The trend in taxes on Ohio farm
lands is shown by these average
rates at successive intervals: 1910
GA cents per $100 of valuation; 1920
Sill per 500; 1930-$1.90 per
$100; 1933-$168 per 500; 1886
$100 per S100; and S193S-$1.04 per
800.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-19
P eiain Exacis Oath
Of Fidelity 10 Self

NICHY. France Marshal Henri
Petain decreed today that all csbi-
net ministers including Vice Pre-
mier Jean Darlan and all civil
servants. judges and soldiers
henceforth swear fidelity to him
personally and not to France.
The S5-year-old chief of state,
altering his new totalitarian con-
stitution, prescribed the new oath:
Il swear fidelity to your person
and engage to exercise my duties
for the good Of the nation ae-
cording to the rules of honor and
loyalty"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-19
Watchman Quits
Sparetime Job
Rv Bert Henderson

ABERDEEN - Robert Davies.
night Waterman who supplements
his income by collecting cascara
bark in his spare time. today was
ready to go hack 10 his regular
routine of watching a dc 1r factory
instead of hungry cougars.
A sheriffs posse found Davies
perched up a tree after he had
been missing for "a hours. Davies
said he had encountered a large
animal at dusk. The animal chased
him and Davies took refuge in a
tree-top where all night long, he
said he watched baleful eyes
cleaning up at him.
He thought it might have been
a cougar.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-19
u. S. Sending New
Mission TO China

WASHINGTON - The United
states is sending l6-member
medical commission 10 China to
direct health and sanitation meas
ures for 250. 900 coolies building a
railroad from Lashio. British Bur
ma. TO Suifu, China. it was learned
today
The railroad is being construct
ed parallel to the Burma road.
providing another vital supply line
to the Chinese. Informed sources
said the commission will be fl
nanced with lend-lease funds at an
initial cost Of S1.l50.Ooo
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-19

Tseoma basebell club
sor.es ere broedeess ever
s.efios kAO 1850 kCls
seattle Coast lsaeve
senss ever kRSC llEe
&C.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-19

Your Postmaster can tell Won
how TO invest in U. S. Defense
Bonds.