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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-26
Last Rites For Mrs.
Samuel S. Messenger

Funeral services for Mrs. Samuel
S. Messenger, 10, of Ft. Wayne, Ind,
will be held at the First Mennonite
church Friday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock.
Mrs. Messenger died suddenly of a
heart attack at her home in Fort
Wayne Monday afternoon. The body
will arrive at the Diller Funeral
home Thursday night.
She was born February is, 1872
in Wayne county, the daughter of
Rev. Christian and Catherine Stein
er. Her husband Samuel Messenger
died in 1912.
Rev. ]. N. Smucker, pastor of the
First Mennonite church and Rev
Hollifeld of TT. Wayne, will off
ciate at the services.
Survivors are: three daughters
Mrs. Albert Geiger of Bluffton; Miss
Orphia Messenger of Ft. Wayne
Mrs. Laurel Bauman of Columbus
Grove; one son William Messenger OF
Joliet, ILL.,, one brother, M. c. Stein.
er of Dalton, and eight grandcihld.
ren.
Friends are asked to omit flowers
Burial will be at the Ebenezer GENE.
terry.
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Enlist i'm Armed Forces

E. A. Sutermeister and Donald
Rugby who recently enlisted in the
Navy left Tuesday morning for the
training station at Great Lakes, Ill.
Sutermeister has been accepted for
a Navy band unit and Rugby ex-
poets to be a baker.
Maurice Steiner, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. P. Steiner west of Benton
Ridge has enlisted in the Army Air
corps and is stationed at Fresno,
California.
Richard Carts of Alliance has en-
listed in the navy and is awaiting a
call to service. Carts, now en-
ployed as pharmacist is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Carts of
Orange township. His wife is the
former Betty Triplett, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Triplett of South
Main street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-26
men Leave FOR
CAMP IN THREE
DRAFT QUOTAS
Allen County Board Fills Three
Calls for Selectees in
Ten Days
Men Passed i'm Physical Elk.
animation are Inducted at
Camp Perry

Three draft quotas within ten days
are being sent to camp by Allen
County Board No. 3, it was announced
the first of the week.
One group which underwent physic-
al examinations at Toledo on Novem-
Der left last Friday for Camp Per-
ry, second contingent examined at
Toledo, November IL will leave this
Wednesday afternoon and a third
group which passed the physical ex-
animation at Toledo, November IT
will leave for Camp Perry next Mon
day.
Leave Friday, Nov. 20
Those from this area leaving last
Friday included:
Neil Baumgartner, Frederick An
drews, Harry Turner, Jr.; Joe Swick,
Dallas Heldman of Bluffton.
Dale Reichenbach, Pandora; Ralph
Dunlap, Eugene Augsburger, Colum-
bus Grove; Warren Guthrie, Olan
Wildermuth, Lafayette.
Leave Wednesday Nov. 25
Those from this area to leave We'd
nesday, Nov. 25 include:
Romanus Zuercher, Harold Andrews,
Wade Huber, Melvin Long, Jr., of
Bluffton.
Virgil Allgire, Columbus Grove;
Schofeld, Robert Mowery, Lester Hall,
Lafayette; Richard Arnold, Beaver
dam.
Leave Monday Nov. 80.
A small group TO leave next Mon
day includes Emerson Kidd of Colum-
bus Grove.
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Cost OF Thanksgiving Dinner Will
Be Higher In BlufftOn This Year
Top Price of 46 Cents for
Turkeys; Dressed Chickens
AZ Cents Retail
CranberrieS at 20 Cents Same
AS Last Two Years; Oys-
ters AZ Cents Pint

Thanksgiving dinner in Bluffton
will cost more this year, survey of
the local markets revealed early this
week.
Just in case you are planning to
stick to tradition and serve turkey
which by the way, few Bluffton peo-
pie are this year-a prime dressed
bird will cost 45 to 46 cents a pound
as compared with 33 cents last year.
Chickens will provide the main
stay for the holiday dinner in most
Bluffton homes. Large, quality
chickens dressed and ready for the
roaster are quoted at AZ cents a
pound. Last year the price was %
cents.
Top quality live chickens are re-
failing at rs cents pound to con-
sumers and farmers are receiving at
the rate of % cents pound.
No RISE IN CRANBERRY PRICE
About the only item in the
Thanksgiving menu that has not
risen in price is cranberries. This
years price of 20 cents per pound
is the same as quoted for the past
two years. The stable price it is
said, reflects a bumper crop this
year. However, somewhat higher
prices are anticipated by Christmas.
Other side dishes have advanced
somewhat in price. Oysters which
last year sold for 35 cents a pint
are now AZ cents. Head lettuce
formerly 10 cents each now brings
from II to 10 cents while celery is
quoted from Is to 25 cents stalk
as compared with 13 cents a year
ago.
Although poultry prices have ad-
vanced, the supply is adequate and
quality is described as excellent.
Also except in sugar and coffee, war
time restrictions will not interfere
with the quantity of foodstuffs avail
able for the occasion.
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BLUFFTON SOLDIER
DIES OF GUNSH0T
WOUNDS IN HAWAII
Pvt. Don Crawfis, Son of MIR.
And Mrs. Earl CrawfiS,
Died Nov. Is
Buttons Second Casualty of
War; Left Here in June
OF 1871

Pvt. Don Crawfis, "a, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Crawfs, four miles
west of Bluffton, became Buttons
second war casualty when he died of
gunshot wounds in Hawaii last We'd
nesday, it was learned in telegram
from the war department received by
the family this week.
Pvt. Crawfis had been stationed in
Hawaii for the past IA months, or
since three months before the Japan
ese attack on Pearl Harbor. No de-
tails were given in the telegram from
the war department but it is possible
that the wounds were not of recent
origin.
Letters from Crawfs to his parents
here gave no indication of the wounds
except to say that he was taking it
easy" during the summer months.
While in Hawaii he was a truck
driver for the army. Before his in
duction in military service he had been
employed as mechanic at the G. f.
Niswander Implement store here.
He left Bluffton in June of 1941
and received his basic training at
Camp Callan, Calf.
He was born August 25, 1918, and
was graduated from Pandora High
school in the class of 1886. Besides
his parents he is survived by twin
brothers, Gerald and Harold Crawfis
of Bluffton and his paternal grand
mother, Mrs. Belle Crawfis of Ottawa.
Buttons first casualty of the war
was Burdette Clark, %, coxswain in
the navy and son of William Clark
of North Main street, who was killed
in the Solomon Islands action in Aug
ust.
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Mary Parker Akers
Dies In GeOrgid

Mrs. Mary Parker Akers, So, wife
of w. d. Akers of Macon, Georgia,
died at that place Tuesday, accord
ing to word received here. Death
followed an extended illness.
Mrs. Akers was formerly of Beav-
erdam and attended high school here.
She was the daughter of the late l..
F. Parker, former Beaverdam grain
dealer.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday morning at Macon followed
by interment at that place.
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by her mother Mrs. L. F.
Parker of Columbus Grove who was
with her daughter at the time of the
latter's death. Mrs. Albert Deppler
of South Main street is an aunt.
Mr.. Parker died about a year ago.
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FridIey-McCafer
Wedding SOlenanized

Wedding Of Wil1shS, McCafferty,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl McCafferty
of Richland township and Miss
Maxine Fridley, only daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Fridley of
near Pandora, was solemnized at the
United Brethren parsonage in Raw
son Friday night at 7:30 o'clock.
The double ring ceremony was
read by the Rev. Paul Zimmerman,
pastor.
The bride was attired in brown
street length dress with gold trim
and brown accessories. She wore a
corsage of red roses. The couple
was unattended.
The bride graduated from Pandora
High school in the class of 1912 and
the groom graduated from Bluffton
High school in the class of 1941.
Both are employed at the Triplett
Electrical Instrument Co.
The couple will reside at PIT
South Main street.
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Funeral Services
For J. III. LOgGnbiH

Funeral services for Professor j.
H. Loganbill, SO, business manager,
treasurer and psychology instructor
at Bluffton college, were largely at
tended at the First Mennonite church
Sunday afternoon.
Prof. Loganbill died early Friday
morning at the Bluffton Community
hospital after an illness of about
four months. He suffered from car
cinoma.
He was born October 21, 1889, in
Fortuna, Mo. He received his A. B.
degree from Bethel college at New
ton, Kansas, and his M. A. degree
from the University of Kansas
where he did further graduate work.
For time he was public school
teacher and administrator in the
schools of Kansas. Later he was an
instructor at Friends university in
Wichita, Kansas. He was assistant
professor of education and business
manager at Bethel college.
He came to Bluffton college IN
1888 and was member of the First
Mennonite church. He was active
in the church here as a Sunday
school teacher and church worker.
Rev. Jesse N. Smucker, pastor OF
the church, officiated at the funeral
services. He was assisted by DIR
L. L. Ramseyer, president of the col
lege and DR.. J. S. Schultz, dean OF
the college. The Vesper choir, un-
der the direction of Prof. Russell A
Lantz sang at the services.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Eva
Decker Loganbill; four sons, Lanoy
Warden, Denard and Fernan, all al
home; his parents Mr.. and Mrs
John P. Loganbill of Fortuna, Mo.
four sisters, Mrs. r. B. Ems o.
Newton, Kansas; Mrs. Arnold Funl
of Hillsboro, Kansas; Mrs. John Epl
of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Miss Eliz
abeth Loganbill of Fortuna, Mo-
two brothers, Homer of Fortuna
Mo-, and Oscar of Newton, Kansas
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-26
CONFERENCE ON
STREAM CLEANUP
WILL BE CALLED
Damage Suit Against Town
Charging Creek Pollution
May be Settled
Arrangements Being Made to
Call Meeting of All Parties
Concerned

Settlement out of court, at least
temporarily, of the $4,000 damage
suit pending against the town be-
cause of alleged stream pollution ap-
peared as possibility when both par
ties and their attorneys held con-
ference in the council chamber here
Monday night.
Altho no agreement was reached, it
is believed that the meeting Monday
night laid the groundwork for a fu-
ture conference at which a definite
program will be laid out to eliminate
grounds for complaints against the
condition of Big Riley creek.
Because of scarcity of critical ma
terials involved, it is believed unlikely
that any sewage disposal system could
be constructed during the war and for
that reason both sides appeared to
view with favor a program to accom-
plish cleanup of the stream.
At Conference
Present at the conference Monday
night were Oliver Locher and Henry
P. Huber, landowners who have brot
suits against the municipality charg-
ing stream pollution. With them was
their attorney r. S. Steiner of Lima
Locher's suit for $4,000 damages is
set for hearing in the Allen County
Common Pleas Court, December l.
Representing the town were Mayor
w. A. Howe and members of the
council together with City Solicitor
Francis Durbin and Attorney David
Steiner of Lima.
Council members indicated their
willingness to start the program of
stream cleanup by dredging the creek
thru the Locher and Huber farms if
dredging equipment is now available.
This would be similar to dredging
of Big and Little Riley creeks within
the corporation during the summer OF
1941. Cost of this operation, council
members believed would be about
$500. Further investigation of this
phase is under way this week.
Call Conference
In addition to this tentative plans
were made for a conference of all
parties interested in cleanup of the
the stream. This would include be-
sides the parties to the suit, repre-
sentatives of the Page Dairy company,
whose plant here empties wastes into
the stream and also representatives
of the engineering firm of Finkbeiner,
Pettis G. Strout of Toledo which has
drafted plans for a proposed sewage
system here.
To Plan Stream Cleanup
Purpose of the conference 1T was
announced, would be to set up work
| able plan for cleanup of the stream
for at least the duration of the war.
| Arrangements for the conference have
| been started, it was stated by the
mayor and a date will be set shortly.
Addressing the council, Atty. r. S.
Steiner said that if a satisfactory
cleanup of the stream was made, he
would recommend a settlement of Lo-
cher's claims for $1,000.
| He gave no indication as to what
proposition might be made in Huber's
suit for $4,000 which has not been set
for hearing. Neither did the council
| express its attitude in the matter of
settlement for damages.
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Boys Are Gone, No Company Expected,
So It'll Be Chicken Instead OF Turkey

Chicken will be likely substitute
for turkey at the tables in Button
homes for Thanksgiving dinners
Thursday, if the unusually slow pre-
Thanksgiving movement of turkeys
from farm to market is any indica-
ton.
Although there is an abundance
of turkeys on the farms of the dis
trict there has been greatly re-
stricted market for the birds. This
is due largely to the fact that the
fanny circle has been made smaller
because of boys in the armed forces
and consequently large chicken will
suffice.
Also contributing factor to the
smaller sale of turkeys is the fact
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BASKETBALL OPENS
SEASON ON FRIDAY
DESPITE GAS BAN
Lima st. Johns to Meet High
School Here i'm Season
Opener
College and High School Sched-
ules May Face Revision
Later

Ignoring, at least for the present,
the bugaboo of gasoline rationing,
Bluffton High and Bluffton college
cage squads are proceeding with
plans for busy schedule of play
for the 1942-43 season.
Bluffton Highs opening is not far
away, contest with Lima St. Johns
to be played on the Bluffton floor,
this Friday night. A week later, on
December 4, the Pirates will meet
their second foe when they entertain
Lima South here.
With one full week of practice
behind them, Coach A. C. Burcky's
Bluffton college cagers also are be-
ginning to ready themselves for
their opening tilt of the season.
How much gasoline rationing may
interfere with winter cage schedules
of the two teams still remains large
ly a matter of conjecture, but both
coaches are hopeful they can COM
plete a relatively normal season of
play. Long trips will be out of the
question for the most part, but
otherwise circumstances indicate this
winters program of basketball will
differ little from that of previous
years.
Neither coach has had sufficient
opportunity to determine his prob
able regulars, and each is faced with
the problem of building an almost
entirely new team, which adds furth-
er complications to the early season
outlook.
Although both schools may cancel
a portion of their games, depending
on the availability of gasoline and
transportation facilities, plans are
being made on the basis of the
present schedule:
Bluffton Highs schedule for the
winter is as follows:
Nov. 27-Lima St. Johns, here.
Dec. 4-Lima South, here.
Dec. 9-Pandora, there.
Dec. 1S-Ada, here.
Dec. 22-Vaughnsville, here.
Jan. S-Celina, there.
Jan. 15-Kenton, there.
| Jan. 22-St. Marys, here.
Jan. Bellefontaine, there.
Feb. 2-Columbus Grove, there.
Feb. Ada, there.
Feb. 12-Van Vert, here.
Feb. 19-Wapakoneta, there.
Feb. 26-Upper Sandusky, there.
The college schedule follows:
Dec. 3-Bowling Green, there.
Dec. 9-Ohio Northern, there.
Dec. 14-Cedarville, here.
Jan. 8-Wilberforce, here.
Jan. 13-Defiance, here.
Jan. 26-Ohio Northern, here.
Jan. 30-Kenyon, here.
Feb. 6--Kenyon, there.
Feb. 9-Findlay, there.
Feb. 12-Defance, there.
Feb. 17-Findlay, here.
Feb. 20-Taylor L., Marion, Ind,
there
A date with Tri-State, Angola
Ind, is being arranged as well a
some games with several servic
teams.
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Red Cross Room Is
Open Thanksgiving

With 10000 more surgical band
ages needed to fill the November
Quota, the Red Cross work room at
the Grade school building will be
open this week in the afternoons
from 2 to o'clock except on
Thanksgiving Day when it will be
open from 10 a. m. to p. m.
Supervisors will be present to as
sist volunteer workers in the con-
struction of the bandages, it was an
nounced by Mrs. ]. S. Steiner, di-
rector of supplies.
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In New Locations

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Conrad will
move from the Dwain Murray prop
erty on North Jackson street to the
Chamberlain apartments on Cherry
street. They will occupy the apart
ment vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. DON
aid Rugby. Rugby enlisted in the
Navy the first of the week.
Wayne Harris and family who
sold their Riey street property to
Chester Huber will occupy the MUIR
ray property vacated by Mr.. and
Mrs. Conrad.
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QUIET OBSERVANCE
OF THANKSGIVING
IS PROSPECT HERE
Family Gatherings and Tradi-
tiOnal Dinner Feature An
nual Celebration
Union Services to be Held at
Church of Christ Thurs
day Morning

Quiet observance of Thanksgiving
Day, with most residents planning to
stay at home because of automobile
restrictions, is indicated in the Bluff
ton area Thursday with traditional
family dinners the featured events
for most residents.
Opening activity of the beloved
holiday will be a morning union
service to be held at the Church of
Christ at 8 o'clock. Rev. ]. N.
Smucker, pastor of the First Men
MONTE church, will be the speaker.
Rev. Gerald Bright, pastor of the
church, will be in charge of the de-
votions.
STORES CLOSED
Retail stores of the town will be
closed generally thruout the day.
Business activity will be resumed
Friday morning.
No mail will be delivered on
Thanksgiving Day in the town or
rural routes, Postmaster Ed. Reich
enbach stated. Outgoing mail, how
ever, will be dispatched as usual.
PUBLIC SCHOOL HOLIDAY
Thanksgiving vacations will be en-
joyed by the public school students
starting Wednesday afternoon at A
o'clock and continuing the balance
of the week. Bluffton college will
dismiss only on Thursday with reg
ular classwork being resumed Friday
morning.
The public schools will observe
Thanksgiving Day with special pro-
grams on Wednesday afternoon.
Bluffton college students held a
Thanksgiving banquet Tuesday even
ing after which plays were presented
by the Thespian dramatic society.
No FOOTBALL GAME
In previous years residents of the
community would attend a football
game between the Bluffton High
School Pirates and one of the area
rivals. But with the season closing
earlier, people here are planning to
devote more time to visiting than
was the case formerly.
Early indications are that there
will be very little travelling on the
part of people here and that with
smaller groups at the various homes
there will be more chickens and less
turkeys eaten at Thanksgiving din
| ner, the high spot of the day.
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ThankOfering Service
At Reformed Church

Mrs. Homer Moser, returned mis-
sionary from Brazil, will speak at
the st. Johns Reformed church, Sun
day night at o'clock. The occasion
will be the annual thankoffering
service of the women's societies.
Mrs. Moser is daughter of Rev.
w. H. Lahr, former pastor of the
church, and Mrs. Lahr.
The Moser family have resided in
Brazil for many years and she will
speak on conditions and mission
work in that country.
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that restrictions lessen travel which
means smaller groups sitting at the
family table to partake Of the ira
ditional meal.
The tardy marketing has been
blamed on labor shortage, transpor-
tation difficulties and the uncertain
ty of growers regarding price regu-
lations.
Poultry men expressed belief that
a larger proportion of the Thanks
giving run of turkeys will be
marketed live this year.
Dressed birds were selling for
about 45c per pound on local mark
cts this year. The smaller turkeys,
for which the demand is greater,
are selling for 46c per pound
dressed.
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Births

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Fett.
Jr., of Cincinnati, twin daughters,
Karen Ann and Sharon Ruth, at
Cincinnati, Friday. Mrs. Fett is the
former Mary Ruth Crawford of
Orange township.
The following births at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Benroth, q
boy, David Robert, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Redick, Jenera.
boy, Monday.
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Bob Schaublin Weds
In Ceremony Sunday

Staff Sgt. Bob Schaublin, of Oak
land, Calf, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gid
con Schaublin of Cherry street and
Miss Evelyn Fuller of Marengo,
Ohio, were married Sunday at the
home of her parents.
Sergeant Schaublin stopped here
for a short visit with his parents
over the week end enroute to Ma
rengo.
The couple left Monday for Oak
land where he is physical director
at the Boeing Airport. They will
reside at Ala Grand Ave-, Ambassa-
dor Arms Apt, Apt. IS, Oakland.
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Advances In Rank

Duane "Punkin" Tuay, Plain City,
Bluffton college graduate in the class
of 1910, has been advanced in rank
to First Lieutenant in the United
States Army Air Corps training sta
ton at Monroe, La. Lieut.. Tuay is
instructor in flight training at the
army school. s, -.
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Beuldh Geiger Is
Wed In WeSterUilLe

Miss Beulah Geiger, daughter of
Mrs. Amos Geiger of Spring street,
and Harold Gooding of Westerville,
were married at the Methodist par
sonage at Westerville last Wednes-
day.
The couple was attended by Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Pugh. Mrs. Pugh
the former Miss Estella Geiger, is q
sister of Mrs. Gooding. The couple
will reside on a farm near Wester.
vile where Mr.. Gooding is a dairy
farmer.
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Martin Y Vern,ilIiOn
Wedding Announced

Wedding of Lloyd Vermillion, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Vermillion
of Orange township and Miss Mary
Jane Martin of Columbus Grove
which took place last week, was an
nounced here Monday.
Mrs. Vermillion was formerly en-
ployed at the Triplett Co. here. Mr..
Vermillion is employed at the Super
ior Body company in Lima. The
couple will reside in that city.
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Leave For Army With
Hancock County Quota

Two Orange township youths,
Howard Marquart, and J. O. Koontz,
will leave next Monday for Camp
Perry with the Hancock county draft
quota. Marquart is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Marquart and Koontz
the son of Mrs. Linda Dray.
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Advances In Rank

Wesley Miller, of Athens and
formerly of Bluffton, was recently
promoted to staff sergeant in the
Army Air Forces at Stout Field, In
dianapolis, Ind. Sgt. Miller gradu-
ated from Bluffton High school in
the class of 1928 and attended Bluff
ton college. His father, DR.. O. w.
Miller, was formerly pastor of the
Bluffton Methodist church.
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Lima Attorney Viii
Speak At Lions Club

J. J. Weadock. Lima attorney,
will speak at the Lions club meeting
to be held at the Walnut Grill Tues
day night at 6:15 o'clock.
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Real Estate Deals

Chester Huber, residing south of
Bluffton has purchased the Wayne
Harris property on Riley street and
expects to occupy it soon.