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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
COUNTY TENNIS
TOURNAMENT IN
QUARTER-F|NALS
Semi finals Scheduled for End
OF Week with Finals to be
Played Sunday
Public is Invited to Attend
Games at Club Courts on
College Avenue

With the mems singles having
reached the quarter finals, the 18th
annual Allen County tennis tourna-
ment is entering the "fast and
furious" stage in games being play
ed on the courts of the Bluffton
Tennis club on East College avenue.
The tournament started last Sat-
urday afternoon and, weather per-
mitting, will continue thru Sunday
afternoon with most of the contests
starting from 2 to 4 p. m. Semi
finals will be played the latter part
of the week with finals scheduled
for Sunday.
Several matches in the mems
doubles and women's singles divi-
sions have also been played.
Games Scheduled
Games scheduled for the mems
singles are: Woodrow Little and
Sidney Stettler, Wednesday after
Continued on page 81
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Larger Number OF Admissions At Local
Hospital Reflection Of War Conditions
Tire Shortage Hits
Family Reunions;
Two Are Cancelled

EAMILY reunions are feeling
= effects of tire shortage it
developed this week with an
nouncements that meetings of
two large family groups would
be cancelled.
Reunions cancelled are those
of the Suffer- -Welty families to
have been, held at Pandora next
Sunday and the Steiner reunion
in Wayne county, August 81.
This is the first time in thirty
four years that the Sutter-Welty
reunion has been cancelled, it
was stated by the President
Ralph Basinger of Pandora, who
gave war conditions as the
reason. A similar reason was
given by Calvin Steiner, of
Bluffton, president of the Steiner
reunion.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Accepts Call To
Local Passionate

Rev. Jesse Smucker, pastor of the
Bethel College Mennonite church at
North Newton, Kansas, has accepted
the call to the pastorate of the First
Mennonite church in Bluffton.
Depending on arrangements he can
make with his present church he will
begin his work here in September
or October, he stated in a letter to
the deacons of the local church.
His family will likely move here
in time for the opening of school on
September s and Rev. Smucker will
follow as soon as arrangements can
be made, it was stated.
He viii fill the vacancy created by
the resignation of Rev. H. T. Unruh
who will go to Hillsboro, Kansas.
Rev. Unruh will preach his last SER
mon here on Sunday, August %.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20

alton last year with but four letter
men remaining to form the nucleus
for the team this year. These are
Fred Hermann, sophomore, fullback; ;
James Gratz, senior, tackle; Robert
Burkholder, junior, guard, and Rich
ard Klay, senior, guard.
Reserve players expected to make
a strong bid for the team this year
include: Warden Loganbill, junior,
fullback; Herbert Conrad, senior,
tackle; James Hermann, junior,
halfback; Kenneth Winkler, senior,
guard; Robert Pannabecker, senior,
end; James Stonehill, senior, end;
John Schmidt, senior, end; Bill Mer-
icle, junior, quarterback; Kenneth
Reichenbach, junior, tackle, and Rob-
ert Stratton, sophomore, tackle.
In addition there are other play
ers expected to come out for the
team who may see action. A large
squad is expected to be out this
year, Diller said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
JUNK COLLECTION
ON THURSDAY and
FRIDAY next week
Delivery Service to be Provided
For Those Unable to Haul
Materials
Collection Depot is at Vacant
Lot at Rear of Town Hall
Building

Residents of Bluffton and the
surrounding community will be CIV
en- an opportunity to sell their scrap
metal and other accumulation of
junk material to aid the war effort
on Thursday and Friday of next
week, August 27 and 2S, it is an
nounced by Mayor w. A. Howe.
Collection service will be provided
on those two days by the town and
Richland township trustees. People
having junk to sell are requested
to notify any of the trustees OF
Marshal Lee Coon.
Bring to Town Hall
In areas not covered by these two
jurisdictions residents may bring the
material to the town. Collection de-
pot for the junk and scrap will be
the vacant area at the rear of the
town hall.
On the committee directing the
drive are Mayor Howe, Fred Bad
ertscher, Allen Grismore, Walter
Marshall, Fred Hofer, E. S. Lape
and Jesse Yoakam. Badertscher,
Grismore and Marshall are township
trustees and Hofer, Lape and
Yoakam are members of the Bluff
ton town council.
Service Provided
The collection service is provided
for those who have no other way of
transporting heir scrap metal. II
at all possil lie area residents are
requested to haul the junk in their
own conveys noes, it was stated.
Upon de- very of the junk next
Thursday and Friday it will be
weighed nd receipts issued. The
material 1gill then be sold by means
of competitive bids and the funds
will be distributed on pro-rat;
basis tc the holders of receipts.
Bo .ght By War Industries
The Junk collected and sold her,
will be purchased by war industrie
from the scrap sources at establish
ed government controlled prices ant
it soon will be converted into wa
materials.
| Everyone is requested to COM
their buildings, attics, garages an
land for pieces of iron, steel, leaC
zirc, brass, copper and other type
of junk and waste material to pro
vide the raw materials for the tool
50 desperately needed for the prose
cution of the war.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
FORMER BLUFFTON
Man HELD BY JAPS
is ENRoUTE HOME
Rev. ]. Frank Steiner, Mission
ary to China will Land in
u. S. Tuesday
American and Japanese Ma
tionals are Exchanged at
East African Port

Rev. j. Frank Steiner, native of
the Swiss Settlement Ard missionary
to Hainan island, off the south coast
of China, will arrive in this country
on a diplomatic exchange liner ex-
pected to dock at a New Jersey port
next Tuesday.
Rev. Steiner sailed from Shanghai
on a Japanese vessel after having
been interned by the Japanese at
Hongkong, on June 10 and has been
on the water for the past two and
one half months in the round about
journey to this country.
Two liners sailed from Shanghai
and met American boats at Mosam-
bique, Portuguese, East Africa
where repatriation of American and
japanese nationals took place.
Proceed to Brazil
The vessel, carrying Rev. Steiner
then proceeded to the Brazilian port
in South America of Rio de Janeiro
From this place he sent cable.
gram recently received by his wife
who is living in Wooster.
Mrs. Steiner will leave Monday tt
join her husband in either New
Jersey or New York on Tuesday
They will then attend a conference
of the Presbyterian church being
held in New York City starting
Tuesday.
Friends and relatives here wer,
much relieved to hear of the an
nouncement of Rev. Steiner's return
to this country. Grave concern wa
felt in January when it was re
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Industrial Arts
Teacher Is Hired

Haydn Steiner, former Pandora
resident, has been hired as instruct
or in industrial arts at Bluffton High
school, filing the vacancy created by
the resignation of A. L. Daymon, it
is announced by A. ]. B. Longsdorf,
superintendent of schools.
Steiner has been teaching in
Whitmer High school of Toledo. He
is graduate of Bluffton college in
the class of 1925 and has an M. A.
degree from Ohio State university.
Daymon will teach industrial arts
at Ottawa Hills High school, SUBJ
urb of Toledo.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
To Hold FareUeU
Picnic For Pastor

A farewell picnic for Rev. H. T.
Unruh, recently resigned pastor of
the First Mennonite church, will be
held by the church at the Bluffton
college baseball diamond Sunday
noon.
The pastors final sermon will be
given at the Sunday morning service
and the family will leave the first
of next week for Hillsboro, Kansas,
where Rev. Unruh will be the minis
ter of the Mennonite church.
Rev. Unruh has been pastor of the
First Mennonite church since 1886
and was president this past year of
the Bluffton Ministerial association.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Mrs. MiIIen Geiger To
Teach At BeaUerduna

Mrs. Millen Geiger, of South
Lawn avenue, has been hired by the
Beaverdam board of education, to
teach science and mathematics at
Beaverdam High school, it was an
nounced Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Geiger, graduate of Ohio
Wesleyan university at Delaware,
taught at Pandora High school for
two years and was head of the BIZ
ology department at Washington
High school in Massillon for three
years.
Before moving to Bluffton, three
years ago, Mrs. Geiger was substi-
tute teacher in Cleveland high
schools for the five years in which
Mr.. and Mrs. Geiger and daughter
lived in that city.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Gerald SWank Starts
u. S. Naval Training

Gerald E. Swank, SO, former Bluff
ton barber and husband of Dorothy
Swank of North Main street, began
his recruit training at the United
States Naval Training Station at
Great Lakes, H., this week.
During the training period the
new recruit will be given tests to de-
termine whether he will be given
further specialized training or as
signed to active duty at sea or some
other naval station. N
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Births

The following births at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Rayon Boutwell,, a
girl, last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Thompson,
boy, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lane McCrate, CO.
lumbus Grove, a girl, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Denver Zimmerly, a
girl, this Wednesday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Paul EN-
inert, son, Jan Paul, at Topeka,
Ind, last Wednesday. Mrs. Emmert
was formerly Miss Esther Niswand-
er of this place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Numerous Area Physicians are
Called to Nations Mill
tary Forces
Also Difficulty in Getting Help
AT Home Causes Increase
In Business

With area physicians being called
to the services of the country's
armed forces, a considerable portion
of the medical business in other COM
munities has been diverted here with
the result that the Bluffton Com
munity hospital is rapily becoming
the health center in the district.
Reflection of this tendency is seen
in the increased number of patients
admitted to the institution. Last
week for several days there were 81
patients which is considerably above
the Is per day average for last year,
it was announced by Miss Sylvia
Biederman, superintendent.
NEARLY EQUALS RECORD
This almost equalled the record of
early January when there were 32
patients at the hospital. The num-
Der of admissions at this time of the
year is usually small. An all time
record for the number of births in
one week was set when eleven babies
were in the hospital on Sunday and
Monday of last week.
The increased business is due not
only to area physicians being in the
armed forces but also because help
for taking care of the sick is diff
cult to get in the homes, it was
stated by Miss Biedermap.
Area physicians who have left for
service or who leave soon include
DR.. w. C. Lacock of Beaverdam; DR..
Weldon Diller of Rawson; DR.. Milo
Rice of Pandora; DIR. w. E. Martin
of Columbus Grove and DR.. c. H
Vinsmeister of Ottawa.
Four DOCTORS HERE
In addition there are Is doctor;
from Findlay and about twice thai
amount from Lima reported in the
country's military forces. None o.
the four Bluffton physicians has a:
yet been called for duty. Three o.
the local physicians are past the a
year old age limit.
In recognition of the increase,
business at the local institution, tn
hospital board has employed anothe
nurse, Miss jeanette Soldner o
Berne, Ind, who has taken trainin,
at the Deaconness hospital at New
ton, Kansas. At present she is fin
ishing work in a Kansas City, Mo
hospital. Her acceptance of the pos
here is expected soon, it was stated
EMERGENCY
Although the hospital thus far ha
been able to take care of all situa
tions in the community, an increas
in number of patients or an emel
gency condition would over-tax tn
present facilities. Some day an ad
dition to the hospital may be bull
in order to take care of emergencies
it was indicated.
Officers of the board of director
are: N. e. Byers, president; Hirar
Wenger, vice president; Mrs. Rees
Huber, secretary; Ross Bogart, treas
urer. Other members of the boar
are: Edgar Hauenstein, Mrs. r.
Triplett, Mrs. John Warren, Wald
Hofstetter and Memo Schumachel
Officers constitute the executiy
committee which holds monthly meer
ings. The general hospital boar
comprised of officers and director
meet quarterly.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
EUelyn NisIUander To
Teach At RidgelUdy

Miss Evelyn Niswander, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Niswander of
South Lawn avenue, will teach Eng
lish and history this fall at Ridge
way High school in Hardin county.
For the past two years she had
been teaching in private girls
school at Paia on the island of Maui.
After the outbreak of the war the
school was converted into a hospital
and the government asked civilians
not needed for the prosecution of tn
war, to return to their homes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
COUNCIL CRITICAL
OF LIGHT PLANTS
PROJECTED FENCE
Sharp Differences Flare Over
Proposed Action of Public
Affairs Board
Advices from WPB, Cleveland
Office Expected to Deter
mine Type of Fence

Bluffton's town council and board
of public affairs found themselves
the first of the week on opposite
sides of the question of barbed
wire fence with which the board pro-
poses to enclose grounds of the mu-
nicipal electric and waterworks plant
on Harmon road.
Following representations from
army authorities that fence be con-
structed as an anti-sabotage measure
the board decided to erect one of
barbed wire.
The fence idea met approval of the
council-but there came the parting
of the ways. 1t will be heavy
steel wire "cyclone" type fence said
councilmen. There will be no barbed
wire fence putu p, even if it takes an
injunction to stop it, was sentiment
at the council meeting Monday night.
BOARD SITS TIGHT
Meanwhile the board of public af-
fairs continues to sit tight and
workmen at the plant are proceed
ing with setting of posts preparatory
to installation of a fence.
A new angle was injected into the
controversy late Monday when A. c.
Burcky, president of the board stat
ed that he had addressed a letter to
the Cleveland office of the War Pro
duction Board asking advice from
the boards division of plant protec-
ton as to the type of fence.
1t is believed that reply from the
WPB office will determine to a large
extent the future course of the
boards action.
COUNCIL WANTS "CYCLONE" TYPE
The councils stand in support OF
the cyclone type fence was on the
grounds that it corresponded with
that already used for protection OF
plants in the immediate vicinity, ano
its appearance was in keeping with
Bluffton's modern municipal plant
and that it would afford better pro
lection against any possible attempt:
at sabotage.
The board, on the other hand
pointed out that such a fence beside.
being more difficult to obtain woulc
involve cost of perhaps $4,000 al
compared to about $500 for barbet
wire.
Moreover the board added tina
CONTINUED on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Sugar Stamp No. 8
Good For 5 Pounds

Bluffton housewives may purchase
five pounds of sugar with sugar ra-
tion stamp No. s in the ten-week
period beginning Monday and ending
October 81, the Office of Price Ad-
ministration announced this. week.
While not changing the basic ra-
ton of one-half pound per person
per week, it will enable consumers
to make purchase in larger units and
facilitate disposal Of 5, 10 and 25
pound packages, it was stated.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Attend Funeral OF
Father In WelLstOn

Henry Gettles, 50, father of Fred
Gettles of South Main street, died
at his home in Wellston, Ohio, Sum
day noon after years illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gettles and daughter
Zitella left Saturday morning for
Wellston to be at the bedside of his
father, arriving at that place, Sat-
urday evening.
They remained for funeral services
held Wednesday and are expected to
return home Thursday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
To Leave For School

Peter Schmidt and Robert Cooney,
graduates of Bluffton High school
last spring, will leave Saturday for
the University of Cincinnati, where
they will begin football training.
Miss Marcene Stonehill, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Swan Stonehill of
East Elm street, will attend Tiffin
Business college this fall.
Miss Harriet Cooney, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Cooney of Jack
son street, will leave soon for Bowl
ing Green, here she has enrolled at
the university for the coming term.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Yerger Estate Is
Valued At 900

Assets of the estate of Mrs. Cath
crime Yerger, wife of Clyde Yerger,
who died here last month were esti-
mated at $4,000. The estate consists
of personal property in amount of
$4,000 and real estate at $4,000.
Her eldest daughter Fora Basinger
of Lima was named administrative.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Enlists In Air Corps

DR.. Otho Thompson, son of Mrs.
c. E. Thompson of Orange township
and Bluffton college graduate in the
class of 1922, has enlisted in the
medical service of the United States
Army air corps and has received
his commission as captain.
He has been practicing physician
in the city of Alliance for the past
II years. He will be accompanied
by his family on his new duties.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Ranks Corporal

Mrs. Francis Reichenbach of the
Fett Apis, received word that her
husband, Francis Reichenbach, has
been promoted from private to rank
of corporal. He is the son of H. l..
Reichenbach and is in the 10th ord
nance company at Camp Claiborne,
Louisiana.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
To Enter Theological
Seminary In Chicago

Richard Mumma has been admit
ted to the Presbyterian Theological
seminary in Chicago, it was an
nounced the first of the week, where
he will study fort he ministry.
Mumma, a student in Bluffton coll
lege will remain here to receive his
Bachelor of Arts degree at the close
of the first semester and expects to
enter the seminary in Chicago next
February.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Fern Birel To Teach
At McCOnab School

Miss Fern Bixel, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. D. c. Bixel of Lawn ave-
nue., has been hired as instruct n in
mathematics at McComb High .hool.
She has been teaching in private
and public schools for the past eight
years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Collect Taxes Here

Representative from the Allen.
county treasurer's office will be at
the Citizens National bank, Bluffton,
next week on Tuesday and Wednes-
day for collection of last half 1941
real estate taxes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Staff Sergeant Rank

Kermit Deerhake, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Deerhake of South Main
street has been promoted from SER
geant to rank of staff sergeant. He
is stationed at Camp Hulen, Texas.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
REMODELING HOUSE

Mrs. Albert Niswander is remodel
ing her residence on South Jackson
street into a duplex apartment.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-19
A. w. METCALF INSTRUCTOR AT
BROOKLEY AIR FIELD

Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey w. Metcalt
of Detroit, Mich, arrived in Stock
port last Thursday evening for q
brief visit with his mother, Mrs
Mona Metcalf, and his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w. Mar.
tin. They were enroute to Mobile
Ala, where Mr.. Metcalf goes as ar
instructor at the Brookley All
Field.
Mr.. Metcalf is reserve army
officer and he re-enlisted. He was
for a number of years a member OF
the Royal Oak Flying squadron and
for three years with the 32nd Di-
vision of the 10th observation
squadron of the Michigan National
Guard. They went by house trailer
and Mrs. Metcalf will devote her
time to Red Cross work
Mr.. Metcalf is former resident
of this place, but for number OF
years has been located in Detroit
were he is proprietor of service
station and also dealt in all sorts
of house trailers and other kinds ot
trailers, both to sell and to rent
He has been successful, and owns .
nice home in Detroit.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-19
CHURCH MUSIC INSTITUTE
PLANNED AT OHIO STATE

Morgan county church choir di-
rectors, choir members. and church
organists are invited to attend an
Institute on Church Music to be
held at Ohio State University July
6-17 by the department of music.
The course of lectures, demon
strations, and discussions will be
offered by experienced church mu-
sic leaders, 1t will take up his
torical backgrounds for choral and
organ literature, rehearsal tech
niuues and mechanism Of choir dis
cipline, choral literature and vocal
studies, the junior choir, and relat-
ed subjects.
An Institute in Religious Prob
lens for ministers and other relig-
ious workers also is planned by
Ohio State this summer, under the
sponsorship of the department OF
philosophy. Dates have not yet
been announced.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-19
1910 CENSUS STATISTICS

The population of each county
in Ohio, classified by sex, race, age,
and farm residence, according to
final date from the 1910 census was
announced last week from the Unit
ed States Department of Commerce.
The total population Of Ohio is g.
9O7,612, of which 3,461,O72 are
male and 3,446,54O are female; ma
tive born, 6,O47,265; foreign born,
519,266; negro population is $780,
461; under five years of age. 507.-
316; five to "a, 2,296,388: 25 to
ga, 3,564.179; &c and over, $780,
1923; rural population. 1,070,293.
The population of Morgan county,
14.227, of which 1926 are male.
and 6,942, female; 66 are listed as
foreign born; rural population, g.
1913; negro. 377.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-19
JUDGE LEMERT ANNOUNCES
FOR REELECTION

Judge Charles C. Lemert, Of
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, announces that he
will be a candidate for reelection
to the Court Of Appeals of the Fifth
Ohio Appellate District.
In 1880, the Fifth Appellat.
District was comprised Of fourteen
counties and Judge Lemert carried
every county in the district with a
majority of $4,000. In 1886, there
being fifteen counties in the dis
trict, his majority was over TO-
900.
Judge Lemert is now presiding
judge of this court and the other
members are Judge Charles w.
Montgomery Of Newark. Ohio, and
Clyde C. Sherick, of Ashland, Ohio.
Judge Lemert served as Common
Pleas Judge of his home county,
Muskingum, for two terms before
being elevated to the Court of An-
peals bench.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-19

Attorney A. r. McCulloch, OF
Cambridge, chairman of the Guern-
sey county Democratic committee
for almost so years, fell in his law
office Sunday about noon and frac-
tured his hip. He was removed to
the Swan hospital. He has been
dean OF the Guernsey County Bar
Association for a number OF years;
was one time chairman of the Dem
ocratic State Central Committee;
and also served as chairman of the
Ohio Good Roads Federation.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-19
Center Grange

Washington patriotic program: :
Song, America the Beautiful; re-
ports of outstanding events in the
life of Washington. first group, sec
retary and treasurer. as a boy:
second group, master and steward.
as general; third group. chaplain
and lecturer. president: patriotic
drill. master carries flag; reading.
E. H. Humphrey: song. Columbia.
the Gem of the Ocean," address.
"Our Country. Past and Present
Marie Pennock; song. America; !;
tableau. by sisters. chaplain carries
nas; song. God Bless America"