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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
FROM ISSUE OF AUG. II, 1914
NEWS OUR FATHERS READ

tied Ohio State university. hTy X
pect to attend next fall.
John Kibele of Los Angeles, Calf.
a former Bluffton boy, spent the
week end with his brother Hector
Kibele and sister Mrs. David High
land. John is working for a Cali.
fornia oil company. This was his
first visit here in Is years.
Andy and Ed Hardwick who left
here the first week in August intedine
to go to Roumania, where they had
secured employment in the oil fields
got no further than Liverpool. The
war has caused them to change THEN
plans and they are now returning ito
their home by an indirect route.
SETTLEMENT
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Amsut2
a girl, Monday
Rev. and Mrs. Amos Oyer of Chi
cago are visiting with the latter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Steiner.
Peter Diller bought the 40 acre
farm of Walter Basinger.
Elias Amstutz is making an arti-
fetal lake on his farm and discovered
a sand pit.
On Tuesday occurred the marriage
of Calvin Basinger to Miss Viola
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Burk-
holder
Homer Moser, who is attending the
Moody Bible Institute at Chicago, ar
rived Friday to spend weeks va
cation with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Noah Moser.
In about three weeks the bells will
ring in the numerous little red school
houses in the Settlement.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23

Mr.. and Mrs. George Sanderson of
Ada were recent guests of Mrs. Ella
McClelland.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. K. Porter of Find
lay were Sunday evening callers on
Mrs. ". H. Peterson.
Miss Pauline Doty of Cincinnati,
spent a few days recently with her
mother, Mrs Sylvia Lane and daught-
er Martha June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Steinman and
son Larry Dean Of Findlay spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Wilson
and family.
Miss Ruth Williams spent few
days last week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Beck and family Of Benton
Ridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Wilson and fam
lily were recent supper guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Dean and family
of Findlay.
Mrs. Estelle Sampson is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Sampson and
family in Findlay.
Mrs. Sylvia Lane is recovering from
recent operation.
Don Green of indianapolis, Ind,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dickens and
daughter Mary Lee of Arcadia were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gus Lannert.
Mrs. Margaret Conner was given a
surprise farewell party at the home
of Mrs. Dora Burket, Monday evening.
Those present were Mrs. Clara Guin
Mrs. Anna Fox, Mrs. Mabel Cantner
Mrs. Chloe Simmons, Mrs. Peggy Lo-
gan, Mrs. Dora Long, Mrs. Letha
Fellers, Mrs. Glayds Lannert and Mrs
Dora Burket
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
College Nine Viii
Play FindIay Here

Playing their first home contest of
the 1912 baseball season, the Bluff
ton college nine will meet Findlay on
the local diamond this Wednesday
afternoon.
1t will be the second assignment of
the season for a practically green
Bluffton team that looked good in
last weeks opening game against
Wilberforce at that place.
Although the Beavers dropped a
5 to A decision to the Wherefore
outfit, Coach A C. Burcky was we'll
pleased with the showing of the
team. Lack of experienced hurlers
is the greatest handicap facing the
team, but the mentor has large
staff of promising new candidates
who may be the answer to the prob
lem.
Findlay will bring veteran team
to Bluffton for the contest.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23

Work is being rushed on the wom-
ems dormitory and the science hall at
Bluffton college. The dormitory will
be ready for occupancy in October and
construction of the science hall is well
underway. An addition is being COM
pleted on the heating plant. The
eighty foot stack of the plant was
completed several weeks ago and the
boilers will be installed in the near
future.
A new road to be known as College
View Drive extending from Stager
bridge to Spring Street is being built.
A road connecting the new street with
Grove street is also being graded thru
which is known as the t. II. iBery
property, which was purchased last
year by DR.. S. K. Mosiman.
On account of the war and the
drought in the corn belt, the glove
factory will not open here in Septem-
ber, as was formerly announced.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Diller
a girl baby, Saturday morning.
Lysle and Donovan Baumgartner
are spending two weeks in Chicago
with their aunts, Mrs. Marr and
Catherine Hilty.
Oliver X. Bentley of French Lick,
Ind, visited his sister, Mrs. Edgar
Hauenstein and other relatives here
last week.
C. C. Nardin, superintendent of
schools, has rented part of the Mrs.
Jane Patterson residence. The house
hold goods were shipped from Hicks
vile this week.
Hiram Althaus and Lawrence HUI
Der left for Columbus where they Wis
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23

Organization of stock company
incorporated for $4,000, for building
a sanitarium was effected this week
The home of DR.. ]. J. Suter, the Jones
lots and all the quarry district on
Blanchard avenue containing about
ten acres have been purchased. The
institution will be opened next week
at the Sutter residence. The officers
are: J. C. Welty, president; Gideon
Oberly. vice-president; DR.. J. j. Suttei
secretary and treasurer.
Harry Nitrauer is again in the en-
plov of Ed Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fox are re-
ioicing over the arrival of a ter
pound boy, George Washington, Sat
urday.
John Bracy of near Pandora who
rented the Eaton property on Lawn
avenue will assist John Locher in the
manufacture of tile this summer.
Mr.. ana MIS-. 1lueoH oChduoilii "SA
coined girl bay at their home on
Cherry street, Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Waltz leaves the latter
part of this week to visit her son al
Cleveland for several weeks.
Miss Madeleine Hubscher opened a
dress making room adjoining hen
brothers jewelry store near the post
office. She came from Geneva Switz'
erland about three months ago.
Mrs. Grace Steiner of Toledo spent
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
School Youths Sign for
Summer Farm Work
Continued from page u

Continued from page ID
are expected to be more lenient this
summer since this promises to be
the only source from which labor
supply may be drawn in any ap-
preciable volume.
Regular Farm Hands Gone
Regular farm hands, experienced
and able to take over farm opera
tions are few. Those still remaining
are steadily employed and any float
ing labor of this type previously re-
lied upon to meet peak seasonal de-
mands especially at harvest time is
not to be had.
1t is to supply this demand that
high school youths will be used for
the most part, together with farm
women and children which were
pressed into service last summer.
Complete records of all high
school boys and girls desiring farm
employment are kept on file at the
U. S. Employment service in Lima.
In addition to this, Bluffton area
farmers may obtain employment in
formation locally from the high
school or at the mayors office.
Farm Boys Register, Too
Not only are town boys register
ing for the employment service, but
many experienced country boys also
are enlisting their services, Principal
Buhler stated.
Considerable interest has been
shown in the project by the students
who saw in the experience an OPP
portunity for healthful outdoor work
not to mention the incidental ques-
tion of pay.
Healthful Work
Boys especially were urged to
sign up for the farm on the grounds
that the work would put them in
tip top shape for football next fall
The older boys, facing the draft in
the next several months, would be
put into better physical shape for
the army.
Some of the students are expected
to be used even before the summer
vacation period, for seeding and
transplanting. Others are already
slated to aid in berry picking and
harvesting truck garden crops.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue OF February II, 1908

Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Berry of Spring street.
Ray Borden of Ada and Miss Ola
HuIlinger residing with her parents
in the w. P. Bentley residence were
married Sunday.
Wilbur Schifferly has accepted a
position as clerk with the Wise Cloth
ing Co.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Burk-
holder a girl, Sunday.
A sled load of merry young people
from Peanut Center spent a pleasant
evening last Thursday at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hostettler. Pres
ent were: Mary Andrews, Dot Scoles,
Florence Kidd, Nora Baker, Damie
Shrider, Hilda and Tillie Fett, Grace
Anspach, Luke Scoles, Homer Baker
Orvan Writ, VIM. Andrews, Vance
Shrider, Henry and Walter Mowrey.
SETTLEMENT
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Reichenbach are
the happy parents of baby boy.
A birthday surprise was arranged
Sunday for Oswin Hilty, teacher OF
the Hilty school. A large number OF
his scholars helped their teacher cele-
brate his 18th birthday at the John
Hilty home.
A ciphering match was enjoyed at
the Beechtree school house, Monday
night.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23

from 1915 until 1886 when the
building was torn down to make
way for the modern brick structure
housing the c. F. Niswander imple-
ment store.
Good Health
Mr.. and Mrs. Hawk are both in an
excellent health and are able to do
considerable amount of work. He
spades his garden every year and is
janitor of the Methodist church and
the Mrs. M. M. Kibler block. Last
fall he gave further demonstration
of his vigor and worked as a farm
hand husking corn.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Hawk attest
to the fact that it has been mighty
interesting to watch the changes
take place iii this community and
to observe the unfolding pattern of
industrialization and urbanization.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
Report Trains To Be
Dropped UncOnfrn1ed

Reports current this week that
two Nickel Plate passenger trains
running thru Bluffton would be dis
continued lacked official confirmation.
Local railroad men here said they
believed that any such action would
be indefinitely postponed.
The two trains concerned in the
report are the eastbound train due
here at 2:25 p. m. and the west
bound train due at 1884 p. m.
Should these be discontinued the
only passenger service would be that
given by the Cleveland and st. Louis
through trains.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
Serious Shorta ge

This labor registration program,
originated by the state board of
education, aims to get farm labor
from any available source to help
meet the current shortage, the most
acute in the annals of agricultural
history.
The complaint has been made by
farmers that farm labor has literally
evaporated to the cities to seek the
high wages being paid by industry.
In addition some of the surplus man
power has been drained off by the
army.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
Where Our Soldier
Boys Are

Pvt. Maurice E. Boutwell,
A. S. N. 35040278
Anti-Tank Co. 106th Inf.
A. p. O. $50
c/o Postmaster,
San Francisco, Calf.
Pvt. Vincent l. Habegger
Co. +, 6Sth Armd Reg.
A. P. o. 256
Camp Chaffee, Arkansas
Pvt. Clayton Basinger
A. S. N. 35325385
Bird Platoon, End Section Com.
Gath Medical Regt.
Bowie, Texas
Pvt. James A. Griffith,
98th School Squadron,
Z. S. Army Air Corps,
Foster Field,
Victoria, Texas.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
Individual Solicitation
For War Bonds May l
Continued from page u


them will be asked to subscribe to
the bonds.
1t has been emphasized that the
pledge is merely a promise of the
person to place the amount he or
she designates in war savings stamps
or bonds. 1t is pledge which the
U. S. treasury department is accept
ing in good faith, Triplett stated.
A portion of the pledge reads:
II will faithfully fulfill this pledge
for the duration of the war or so
long as | am financially able to do
So" The campaign is based on the
faith that our citizens are eager for
a chance to help defend our freedom
and that every pledgeor will take
upon himself the responsibility of
buying the amount of bonds prom
ised, Triplett stated.
The pledge is confidential. No
one but the recording official will
know the amount to be pledged,
Triplett said. When signing the
pledge the purchaser is asked to
stipulate whether he or she plans to
purchase the savings certificates,
whether they are stamps or bonds,
from a post office, bank or other
sales agency or by mail from the
U. S. treasury department or under
the payroll savings pan.
PAYROLL DEDUCTION
Probably the largest portion of the
total sales in Bluffton will come thru
the payroll deduction plan now in
operation in most of the towns in
dustries. In this plan a portion of
the income is deducted by the com
pany and the equivalent in bonds
are given to the employees.
Those in the payroll deduction
plan, along with every other wage
Garner in the community, will also be
dSked 10 Sign the pituSt CdtuS III
the campaign in early May. This
is done because one of the purposes
of the new drive is to determine how
many people are already participat-
ing in the program and the extent to
which they intend to pursue the reg
ular purchase plan, it was pointed
out by Triplett.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
School Board Lets
Contracts For Coal

Contracts for coal were let by the
Bluffton Board of Education, Mon
day night. A car of egg coal will
be furnished for the grade school
building by the Bluffton Milling COM
pany at S5.95 ton. The Steiner
Coal company will furnish a car of
oil treated stoker coal for the high
school building at s6 a ton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
Settlement

are the proud parents of baby girl
since Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Schneck
and family were Sunday visitors in
Berne, Indiana.
The Putnam County Music Festi-
val was held at Ottawa on Tuesday.
All schools of the county participat-
ed.
Ralph Sommer is driving the CO.
operative gas and oil truck at pres
| ent.
The ladies chorus of the Ft.
Wayne Bible school is presenting a
sacred program at the St. John
church on Thursday evening. The
Geiger sisters, Lucille and Ruth are
members of the group.
Ideal weather has again permitted
farmers to be busy with field work.
The purr of the tractors is being
heard continually.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alcus Pate of De-
troit, Mich, were Sunday visitors
in the home of Mrs. Josephine Mos
er.
Mary Leichty of Berne, Indiana
visited in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Memo Augsburger and family over
| the week end.
The boys glee clubs of Bluffton
and Pandora High schools are going
to Columbus on Friday to sing in
competition with groups of other
schools of the state.
Paul and James Schey recently
purchased a motorcycle.
David Carr has enlisted in the
aviation service of the L. S. army.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Sommer who
have recently returned from Florida
are expecting to locate permanently
in Pandora.
Rev. and Mrs. John Esau and son,
John were Sunday visitors in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Haas.
Mrs. Jesse F. Steiner has been
confined to her home because of
illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram NJ Kohl and
family had as their guests last Sun
day, David Wenger, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. E. Miller and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver Schumacher and
family of Findlay. The occasion
was the celebration of the wedding
anniversaries which were all Easter
events. A pot luck dinner was
greatly enjoyed.
| Dale Yenner who had been called
for military service last week re-
turned home several days ago, be-
cause of heart ailment.
A large number of farmers are
raising quite a large acreage of
peas. A few who have previously
produced the crop inform us that
after the peas are harvested ample
time is had to sow the same plot of
| ground to soybeans and also produce
a good yield.
Harold Steiner is assisting Louis
Wynkoop with farm work this sea-
] son.
! Roy Hauenstein is the owner of a
new Case tractor.
Doris, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Simmons of Ada has been in
the Memorial hospital at Lima the
past week with throat infection.
c. w. Roethlisberger of Bluffton,
who took i'll last Friday, is much
improved again.
Ray Lora, who has been quite in
disposed the past several weeks,
with the flu and complications, was
at the Memorial hospital in Lima a
few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Woodwork
and daughter Marjorie and son
Junior of LAGRANGE, Ind, were Sun
day dinner guests in the home of
Mrs. Gertrude Gage of College
avenue. Mrs. Woodwork remained
and will visit with her mother this
week.
Dennis OILERS have moved from
the krohn property in Pandora to
the Amos Welty farm which was
recently bought by Joe Schroeder of
Glandorf.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
NelU Election Clerk
Named For COuytu

Atty. David o. Steiner, of Lima,
was named acting clerk of the Allen
county board of elections Monday
afternoon to replace r. G.. Patterson
who has been called to military serv-
ice.
Under the law, the appointee to fill
the vacancy had to be a member of
the Republican party as Patterson is
Republican. Steiner will assume
his new duties May l.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
EbeneZer Broadcast

An octette of mixed voices will be
heard over the weekly broadcast OF
the Ebenezer Mennonite church from
Findlay radio station WIN Friday
night at 7:15 o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
Bluffton Couple To OBJ
serve so Years Of
Welded Life
Continued from page u

compartment. The vehicle was
drawn by two horses named Frank
and Charley.
Whenever an opportunity develop
ed every youngster in town tried to
get a ride on the bus. Among other
attractive features of the interior
of the carriage was a large mirror.
The bus was used mainly by
travelling men, musicians, entertain
ers, visiting ministers and other
visitors to the town who desired to
be taken to their destination in town
from one of the railroads.
Hotels Destination
The chief destinations were the
Russell Hotel, where the Citizens
National Bank is now located and
the old American House, still stand
ing on North Main street.
There was big transfer business
between the two railroad lines and
with some of the trains only eight
minutes apart the horses had to be
goaded on to keep to the train
schedules. In those days the rail
road line, now operated by the
Akron, Canton & Youngstown rail-
road company, was narrow guage
line.
Interurban Line
With the coming Of the Western
Ohio electric interurban line in 1906
the omnibus business went into the
discard altho the baggage hauling
business was good for several years
thereafter.
1t seemed that most people avail
ed themselves of the travel facilities
of the interurban and the station
being on Main street there was little
need for the horse drawn bus. Mr..
Hawk, however, kept the bus for
several years and would occasionally
be called on for passenger service.
Finally the passenger business was
so small that he sold the omnibus
to party in Port Clinton for $l25.
The bus was still in good condition
even though one set Of wheels was
completely worn out and replaced by
a new set.
Sells Livery
Mr.. Hawk disposed of his livery
business in 1915. The livery housed
in building later destroyed by fire
was located where the Niswander &
Herring veterinarian barn now
stands.
Mr.. Hawk then bought a cream
and egg business from Reuben
Steiner and was in this location
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-02
MILEAGE is
ADVISED AS MEANS OF
SAVING ON TIRES

Automobile owners would do
we'll to begin mileage" rationing
on their own initiative if they
want to continue operating their
vehicles, the state rationing adj
ministrator has stated.
"On the average, new tires are
good for 10000 to $4,000 miles,"
he said. "Motorists would do we'll
to estimate the mileage remain
ing in their tires and drive ac-
cordingly.''
Suppose a set of tires already
has been run 1000 miles. Assume
that there will be no more tires
available for the general public
for four years, which is likely.
That would mean that a set of
tires would have to be stretched
over four years., 900 miles a
year or less than 80 miles week.
The administrator estimated
that by midsummer only a frac-
ton of the motor vehicle owners
in the class eligible to receive
tires would be able to get them
He expressed the belief that
overlooking of trucks was con-
tributing to heavy tire wear, ana
suggested. that more trips with
less load would pay in the long
run. Lumber camp operators al
so should be careful, he said, to
see that tires are not punctured
Or damaged by use over rough
roads.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-02
BAPTIST TRAINING
UNION CONFERENCE
tNORTON, APRIL 9

A conference for all Baptist
training union workers and mem
bers of the Wise county associa-
ton will be held at the First Bap
fist church, Norton, at $50, April
9th.
The afternoon session will in
clude conferences for the follow
ing groups: Associational officers,
general officers of the training
unicn and pastors, lead by DR..
Allen w. Graves from the Bap-
fist Sunday School Board, Nash
vile; adults, by Rev. H. S. Cum
MINIS of Bluefield, w. Va; young
people by Miss Lula Bell john
son of Charlottesville; Junior,
Intermediates and Story Hour
workers by Mrs. H. S. Cummins
of Bluefield, w. Va. The after
noon message, on Every Church
Member Growing, will be deliv-
cred by Rev. John Parker of
Pound.
Supper will be served at 800
for all who attend, with a small
charge. IAN important conference
of all associational officers with
visiting team members will fol-
low the supper period.
The evening session will begin
at ZOO In addition to the confer
ence periods as of the afternoo.
session. there will be presenta-
ton of goals for the coming year
by the director and the awarding
of a certificate of recognition to
the church having the largest per
centage of the resident church
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-02
HAZEL NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart Kiser
spent the weekend with home
folks near Carrie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Phillips
have moved into their new home.
Mr.. and Mrs Woodrow Suth-
erland of Coeburn were visiting
homefolks over the weekend.
Mrs. Reba Phillips spent the
weekend with her son, Grady
Phillips, at Tarpon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kiser Wis
tied their daughter, Mrs. Ruth
Sutherland, Sunday.
Misses Alfredo and Clarice Kis
er spent Sunday with Henry Ras
nick and family
Neil Sutherland and family
have moved into their new home.
John and Guy Sutherland were
visiting in Trammel Saturday.
Lou and Trula Kiser visited
friends in Trammel Thursday
N. E. Sutherland spent Tues
day with Aunt Lydia Powers.
Margie and Dalis Bailey visit
ed Mrs. Flossie Phillips Sunday.
Hiram Gray has moved off the
mountain to Trammel.
Grover and Leonard Rasnick
were business visitors in ST. Paul
Monday.
Junior and Carol Long visited
J. c. Sutherland Sunday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-02
FLEMINGTOWN

Mr.. and Mrs. Auty Fleming
and Grady Fleming and family
spent Saturday night at the home
Of Mrs. Rosa Baker on Bake,
Ridge.
Melvin Mullins and family and
Mrs. Jim Morgan of Jenkins, KY.
spent Sunday at the home of Mrs.
Minerva Fleming.
Mrs. Grady Stanley, who IS
with her mother, Mrs. Minerva
Fleming, has been very i'll with
tonsilitis, but is better now.