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Funeral Services
For Charles Vertner

Funeral services for Charles Vert
ner, rs, retired threshing machine
and sawmill operator, were held at
the Diller Funeral home Wednesday
afternoon. He died Monday after
noon at 3 o'clock in the Allen county
hospital following a six months i'll
ness.
The son of Jefferson and Eleanor
(Rockhill) Vertner he was born in
Monroe township, Allen county, May
16, 1864. At the time of his death
he lived at North Baxter street in
Lima.
A member of family of 13 child
rem, he is survived only by broth.
er, James Vertner of Beayerdam.
Rev. Bernard Baughn officiated al
the funeral services. Burial was
at Rockport cemetery.
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Death Claims TIUO
Pandora Residents

Funeral services for Mrs. Jacob
Haas, 70, will be held at st. John
Mennonite church, Thursday after
noon at o'clock with Rev. p. j.
Boehr officiating. Interment will be
in the Clymer cemetery.
She died at her home here Monday
night. Death was due to a heart
attack.
Surviving are her husband, Rev.
Jacob Haas; four sons: Walter of
Bluffton; Harvey of Mt. Cory; Al
bert of Col. Grove, and Milford Haas
of Pandora, and three daughters:
Mrs. Enos Walters of Mt. Cory;
Miss Mary Haas missionary in
Nigeria, South Africa, and Mrs.
Everett Francis of Detroit.
Also surviving are three brothers
and three sisters: Menno, Eli and
Walter Augsburger, all of Bluffton;
Mrs. Jesse Welty and Mrs. /. w.
Welty both of Bluffton, and Mrs.
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WANT-ADS

Notice-Mail orders for Watkins
products given prompt attention.
True w. Yale, Ada, o. 3S
Wanted-To buy small house in
Bluffton. Call Beaverdam phone
333. If
Wanted-Clean light weight cotton
rags, will pay 6 cents per pound.
Bluffton News office. If
For sale-Pair of mems Champion
ice skates, good as new. w. A.
Amstutz, Bluffton phone.
For sale-Apples. Augsburger
Fruit Farm, phone 648-W. If
Wanted-To rent small or medium
size farm in Bluffton area, suitable
for livestock raising, cash rental
preferred. Dell McGinnis. Call
Bluffton phone 413-W.
For sale-Baby buggy in good
condition. Inquire 118 Cherry st.
Strayed-Brown shepherd dog;
answers to name of Ginger. Notify
Rayon Boutwell,, 3 miles west Of
town.
Wanted-To buy calf from day
to week old. E. E. Anderson, Bluff
ton phone.
For rent-Farm of II acres 8
miles west of town. j. A. Diller,
Bluffton phone.
For sale-40 acre farm, a miles
west of Grove st. road and X mile
north on Route COG. Mrs. Jesse
Welty, Cherry St., Bluffton.
For sale-1931 Chevrolet, 2 H. p.
gas engine, line shaft and pulley,
and wooden tub power washer.
Grover Montgomery, Az miles east
of Bluffton on Route 103.
Wanted-Someone to cut wood on
shares. Mrs. Sarah Niswander, 8
miles south of Bluffton.
For sale-Pure sugar cane mo-
lasses, good for pancakes and bak-
ing. Sold by Community Market
and r. A. Boaz.
For sale-On account of leaving
for selective service, the following
articles must be sold by Friday
evening: Table top all porcelain 5
burner coal oil stove; 3 burner coal
oil stove in first class condition:
American Beauty washing machine;
General Electric refrigerator; small
heating stove. Leroy Good on Rev.
V. H. Altman farm.
For sale-Black and white finish
| gas stove with oven and broiler
$3.50. Karl Gable, 800 S. Jackson
street.
Wanted-Two wheel trailer with
stock rack. X. X. Huber, 4 miles
south on Bentley road.
We still have Pfister hybrid corr
adapted to your farm. Order yours
now. M. L. Diller, Bluffton phon,
| 504-W. 8
| For sale-Reed organ. Inquire
News office. 3.
! Wanted Dishwasher. Long,
Restaurant.
| For sale-Good winter apples
Prices reasonable. Steiner Frui
farm.
/ For rent--Room for two girls wi.
cooking privileges. Inquire 239
Lawn Ave. Phone 419-W.
All kinds of rubber vulcanizinp
galoshes, overshoes, no matter ho'
badly torn, bicycle tires, automobil
. castings and inner tubes, blowouts {
; cuts, from 75c to s1.50. Give me
. trial. All work guaranteed. S.
Burkholder, $50 Cherry ST., Bluffto
] At side of high red building.
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During the past year the Lima
City Mission has fed 1877 people
and gave lodging to 2,435 people, it
was announced this week by the Rev.
Adam Welty superintendent.
The mortgage on the building was
reduced from S9,420 to S5,632 dur
ing the past year, it was announced
by Rev. Welty.
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Jesse Steiner of Mt. Cory. -.
Mrs. Anna Green Dies

Jesse Steiner of Mt. Cory. 49,
Mrs. Anna Green Dies
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna
Elizabeth Green, 80, were held at
the Methodist church Wednesday
afternoon with Rev. Mosslander of
fciating. Interment was in the
Clymer cemetery.
Mrs. Green died Sunday afternoon
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Owen Stoody. Death was due to
infirmities.
Besides her daughter at whose
home she died, a brother, Levi
Bender of Bluffton is the only sur
vivor.
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Settlement

ne MlSa3oHdis Detiu OIL Ufle EDen-
ezer church held their monthly meet
ing in the home of Miss Eileen Moser
on Tuesday evening with Mrs. Emer-
son Slotterback, speaker
Pvt. James Moser, 18th General
Hospital, Camp Livingston, La, is on
furlough for a ten day visit with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Moser
and family west of Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Gratz and
family were Sunday dinner guests of
his brother, Omer Gratz and family.
1t being their son Arthur's ninth
birthday anniversary.
Mrs. Walter Neuenschwander of
Butler, Ind, accompanied Omer Gratz
to Pittsburgh on Tuesday, where she
will visit her daughter, Rev. and Mrs.
Homer Becker and daughter Rachel,
this week
Mrs. Jacob Haas suddenly passed
away at their home in town Monday
evening at the age of 10 years. Fun
eral services are ~ be held at the
st. John church where she was a
member on Thursday afternoon
Services are to be in charge of Rev.
P. j. Boehr and assisted by Rev.
John Esau. The bereaved family
has the sympathy of their many rel
atives and friends
Mrs. Ben Amstutz left last week
end for Berne, Ind, to spend some
time with relatives.
The Advisory Council met at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Moser
on Tuesday evening",
Roads have been very slippery
since the rain and sleet Sunday. Tel
ephone and high tension lines have
been damaged seriously. It may be
many days before our rural patrons
will again be having electrical serv-
| ices
School sessions in Pandora have
been discontinued for the first three
days of this week because of icy
roads.
Mr.. and Mrs. Omar Gratz ant
family visited Sunday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. HI. nj. Kohl and fam
lily.
Mrs. Anna Green who resided in
this community for many years
passed away at the home of hei
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Stoody
northwest of Pandora on Sunday
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church in Pandora or
Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Gratz anc
family visited in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Omar Gratz and family
last Sunday.
| The Parent-Teachers association o.
Pandora are to hold their regular
session on Tuesday evening of mex
week, instead of Wednesday evening
because of the Farmers Institute.
| Haydn Basinger is numbered
among the sick.
The following officers were electe,
at the annual business meeting a
st. John church on New Years Day
Deacon, Memo Augsburger; trustee
Ellis Steiner; chorister, Earl Leh
man; pianist, Susie Welty; treasur
er, Maurice Grismore; correspondent
to church papers, Mrs. P. J. Boeh
and John Schneck; member of mu
sic committee, Mrs. Clarence Schneck
head usher, Ambrose Basinger; sec
retary, H. M. Kohl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Neill an
family are expecting TO occupy thei
new home in the near future.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our appreeia-
tion to friends who aided in any
way during the illness and death Of
our father.
The B. C. Steinman Family
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Industry Uses Half of Diamonds

Industry is using SO per cent by
weight, of all the diamonds sold
each year. The remaining half of
the stones sold probably 60 to deco
rate the person, to delight the eye,
to form convenient concentration
of wealth and make business for the
money lenders.-Engineering and
Mining Journal.
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Entered as second class matter at
the postoffice at Bluffton, Ohio,
under the Act of March 8, 1879.
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THE BLUFFTON NEWS
b. F. BIERY, Business Mgr.
c. A. BIERY, Editor

published weekly at Bluffton, Ohio,
by the Bluffton News Publishing and
Printing Co.
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Attica High school in Kansas and
from Bethel college in 1912. As
soon as conditions permit he will
continue graduate study in the
seminary.
Rev. Unruh was formerly pastor
of the First Mennonite church here.
w. S. c. S.
The Women's Society of Christian
Service of the Methodist church will
meet at the home of Mrs. Edith
Mann Thursday night at o'clock.
Mrs. Cliff West and Mrs. Gerald
Berry are assistant hostesses.
Legion Auxiliary
The Bluffton Legion Auxiliary will
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Subscription rates: Year, $500;
six months, S1.25 anywhere in u. S.
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SOCIETIES
and CLUBS
New Year Party

UseU ILCDO
\ X x X
New Year Party
The graduating class of 1912 of
Mt. Cory High school held New
Years party at the home of Evelyn
Meyer Friday evening.
Many games were played with
Robert Powell and Lehr Jay Reese
in charge.
Norma Jones, president of the
class took charge of a business
meeting.
The following were present:
Donald Balmer, Eloise Bowersox,
Norma Jones, Ralph Steiner, Robert
Powell, Myrtle Steinman, Loren
Steiner, Bernice Oberly, Wanda
Montgomery, Marion Marquart,
Carolyn Meyer, Lehr Jay Reese, Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Steiner, Clyde
Hartman, and Edith Stuber.
G. I'll. M. c. Installation
The Gertrude Hoy Missionary
Circle of the st. Johns Evangelical
and Reformed church will meet Mon
day evening, January IL at 500
o'clock with Miss Lavada Balmer
of South Main street. Miss Meredith
Stepleton will be assistant hostess.
Installation of officers viii be held.
Engagement Announced
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris L. Swick, of
Coldwater, announce the engagement
of his daughter, Kathryn, of this
place, to Pvt. John Jr. Mankey, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Mankey, of
Ada. No date has been set for the
wedding.
The bride elect was graduated
from Bluffton High school. Mr..
Mankey was employed on the
Pennsylvania Railroad until entering
military service, and is now in Camp
'0''N''' -''''
Richland Community circle will
meet at the home of Mrs. j. S.
Steiner, Thursday, Jan. Ia for an
81 's iu o.oss 'e"iis'
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Inc "oiiieh > AuAiliary u 'ie
hoSpi'ai VIII meet ae NURSES heau-
quai 'eiS ieA' iuesuay ai'eiiiooi a.
1'oo p III
'i,su ns' au eiuu
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Main o'ieet' 'ihS wednesday ihsne az
''oo . eloch'
oen'u's eiie'
Inc century Slrcie met aC the nome
ol MIS-. Muiisoh DiNel' wednesday
ai0eiaiooh. MIS- uorooil DlAei was
assistant hostess me ioiio"ihs pfo-
gram was presented: Dook review
MIS-. w. a. Aihstue@' MUSIC MIS- a.
L. Llchteilwaiter.
Ailce freeman Siup
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Poinsettia Club

I0inSeIIld SluD
The Poinsettia Club will meet at the
home of Mrs. Chas. Patterson this
Wednesday might at 1880 o'clock. The
following program will be presented;
Red Cross First Aid, Mrs. Herbert
Marshal; Synthetic Silks, Mrs. An
drew HERMANN; Synthetic Metals,
Mrs. Ward Marshall; Synthetic Rub
Der, Miss Edith Augsburgr; Synthet-
ic Paper, Mrs. Ora Blome; Roll call,
Resolutions.
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BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning

Wheat, SLAP; Corn, Soc; oats, 52e;
soys, s1.60.
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Legion Auxiliary

Legion Auxiliary
The Bluffton Legion Auxiliary will
meet in the Legion hall next Tues
day night.
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Bridal Shower

Bridal Shower
Honoring Mrs. Robert Z. Barnett,
the former Miss Mary Marshall, a
miscellaneous shower was held at the
home of Miss Josephine Niswander,
northeast of town Saturday night.
Present were: The Misses Marcile
and Lucille Steiner, Roberta Biery,
Margaret Berky, Mrs. Paul Detwiler,
Mrs. Paul Emmert, Mrs. Gail Ro-
kosky, Mrs. Barnett and the hostess,
Miss Niswander.
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Announcement of the engagement
of Miss Jeanne Baumgartner and
George Swank, Jr., was made on New
Years eve. The announcement was
made at dance attended by members
of the younger set at the Legion hall,
Miss Baumgartner is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lysle Baumgartne1
of Mishawaka, Ind, former Bluffton
residents. She is this year student
at Bowling Green State university.
Mr.. Swank, son of George Swank
Sr., is instructor and athletic coach
in Bluffton high school. No date TO,
the wedding was given.
*x*
Announce Engagement
Engagement of Miss Mildred
Unruh, daughter of Rev. and Mrs
H. T. Unruh, formerly of Blufftol
and now living in Hillsboro, Kans.
to Donald v. Bumgarner, son o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bumgarner o
Sharon, Kans., was announced OF
Christmas eve.
Miss Unruh graduated from Bluff
ton High school in the class of 1913
and later attended Bluffton college
| She graduated from Bethel colleg
in the class Of 1912. At present sh
is an instructor in home economic
and music in the high school a
Lehigh, kans.
| Mr.. Bumgarner graduated fror
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Alice Freeman Club

Alice Freeman Club
The Alice Freeman club met at the
home of Mrs. Olivia Schumacher,
Wednesday afternoon. The following
program was given: Women Doc
tors, Mrs. E. S. Lape; Surgery, Miss
Ruth Oyer.
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Century Circle

Century Circle
The Century Circle met at the home
of Mrs. Munson Bixel, Wednesday
afternoon. Mrs. Gordon Bixel was
assistant hostess. The following pro-
gram was presented: Book review,
Mrs. w. A. Amstutz; Music, Mrs. A.
E. Lichtenwalter.
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Jitsu Tau Club
The Jitsu Tau club will meet at
the home of Mrs. Ross Irwin Of North
Main street, this Wednesday night al
1880 o'clock.
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Richland Community Circle
Richland Community circle will
meet at the home of Mrs. j. S.
Steiner, Thursday, Jan. Ia for an
all day Red Cross sewing.
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Hospital Auxiliary
The Women's Auxiliary of the
hospital will meet at Nurses head
quarters next Tuesday afternoon at
2:30 p. m.
Evening star., 1943-11-02
Senior High Schools to Excuse
Students for Jobs After Dec. 10

Senior high school students in
good scholastic standing will be
excused by their principals after
December 10 to take Christmas
season jobs in post Offices and de-
partment stores, DR.. Chester W.
Holmes, assistant superintendent in
charge of senior high schools,
announced today.
For the first time, he said, princi-
pals have agreed on December 10 as
the day they will excuse any student
with good grades" who wants to
make Christmas money. Formerly
principals decided the question in
dividually and dismissal days varied
widely among the schools. Christ
mas jobs have been permitted to
good students for many years, he
said.
This administrative decision for
senior high schools, DR.. Holmes" en-
phasized, is entirely separate from a
proposal now pending before the
Board Of Education to dismiss the
Evening star., 1943-11-02
Accent Postage Plan Rescinded
BY Ways and Means Group
S2,035, 100000 Left in New Tax Bill
After House Committee Backs Down

s29 100000 by throwing out the in
crease in cigar taxes.
The committee did not disturb
other agreed on increases in postal
and excise rates. The in-toWn first
class letter rate increase. from 2 to
3 cents, was sustained as was the
air mail rate boost of cents from
6 to 3 cents
The committee. meanwhile. took
up proposal by Representative
Disney, Democrat. of Oklahoma that
a congressional budget committee be
created to act as watchdog on Fed
eral spending.
However. the proposal-which is
supported by both Democrats and
tSee TAXES Page A-7D
Evening star., 1943-11-02
Light Vote Forecast
In 0H-Year Elections
In Seven States Today
Roosevelt and WiIIkie
Permit Use of Names
In Campaigns
ARLINGTON COUNTY contests
bring out heavy vote; Fairfax.
Alexandria balloting light. Story
on page A-3.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
A light vote was forecast in
OF year elections in seven States
today, but the politicians were
watching the results for an indi-
cation of the 1914 trend.
President Roosevelt and Wendell
L. Wlllkie allowed their names to be
used in the local campaigns. Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey of New York, still
counted as a distinct presidential
nomination possibility despite his
disavoWals, took an active part in
his home State.
Mr.. Roosevelt's opinions were
thrust into the Philadelphia mayor
atty fight. The President sent a
letter Of approval for William c.
Bullitt, former Ambassador to Rus
Sla and France. who is the Demo-
cratic nominee against the Republi-
can incumbent, Bernard Samuel.
President Assails Pamphlet.
The President, in a letter pub
lished by the Democratic Philadel-
phia Record. described as "a mass
of falsehoods' campaign pamphlet
which the newspaper - supporting
Mr.. Bullitt-said bore the imprint
issued by the Republican Central
Campaign Committee"
Mr.. Willkie and Gov. Dewey
teamed in New York behind State
Senator Joe r. Hanley for the lieu
tenant gOvernOrship. vacated by
death. Mr. Roosevelt and James A.
Farley supported William N. Haskell.
New Jersey Republicans sought to
return to power in the statehouse
behind the gubernatorial candidacy
of Walter E. Edge, who served as
chief executive before Democrats
put up Vincent j. Murphy, Newark
Mayor and AFL labor executive.
Kentucky to Elect Governor.
In Kentucky, the Democrats con-
centrated on the size of the ma ajority
for j. Lyter Donaldson, their guber-
material candidate, against Republi-
can Simeon S. Willis. Mississippi
formally chose the Democratic can
didateS for State offices, Virginia
balloted on the Legislature makeup
and Michigans local contests were
highlighted by a spirited Detroit
mayoralty battle in which the city S
recent race riots were an issue.
Sandwiched in with the regular
voting are two special elections to
fill congressional vacancies. Voters
in Pennsylvania 23d district will
choose a successor to Representative
James E. Van Zandt, Altoona Re-
publican who is now in the armed
forces, and New Yorks 32d district
will pick a replacement for Repre-
sentative Francis D. Culkin, Repub-
lican, who died.
Evening star., 1943-11-02
Police Seeking Sailor
In Disappearance Of
New York Girl, "a
Cab Driver Gives Clue in
Abduction Of Daughter
Of Society Couple
BY he Associated Press.

BY ne Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Nov. 2.-Police
broadcast a general alarm today
for the arrest of Edward J.
Moore, 20-year- old sailor, who
they said, was wanted on a
charge of abduction in the dis
appearance of Margaret Leigh
ton Moore, IA, member of a
prominent Park avenue family.
The alarm was broadcast, police
said. after Harry Nagle. a taxi driv-
er, reported a couple answering de-
ScrlptlonS of the sailor and girl rode
IN his cab to the Pennsylvania Sta
ton at 3 a m. yesterday. Miss Moore
was last seen Sunday in the COM
pany of two sailors in Central Park
Police quoted Nagle as saying he
picked up sailor and girl in Times
Square and overheard them plan
ming what they would do when they
reached Norfolk. Va.
Stations Checked.
Earlier, a check of bus terminals
railroad stations and night clubs
had failed to produce a lead on the
whereabouts of Miss Moore, last seer
Sunday in the company of two sail
ors in Central Park.
Miss Moore was walking with a
girl companion when the sailors
spoke to them, according TO police
who said the other girl slapped the
face of one man who held her arm
and announced: I'm going home
The Moore girl was last seen talk
ing with the men. police added
One of the sailors, Robert H
Hendry, who said he recognized the
girl from newspaper photographs
voluntarily went to police last night
and said he had left her with his
friend in the park.
Companion Took Funds.
Hendry said he and his shipmate
had been rooming at the Brook
lyn YMCA. He said they kept
their extra money in a common en-
velope and that he had found SIC
missing. In its stead, he said. was
a note bearing the shipmate's name
and declaring:
Il will return the money I bor-
roWed soon. I'm going away with
the girl"
Hendry asserted emphatically
that, while he was at the park
there was no rough stuff"
Police reported that an inquiry
at the navy yard disclosed that
Hendry's shipmate had not reported
back to his ship and was listec
as absent without leave.
The girl is the daughter of Mai
and Mrs. David Dodge Moore, who
are listed in the Social Register
Maj. Moore, physician, now il
serving in the European war theater
Evening star., 1943-11-02
By the Associated Press.

by me ASSOClaled Press.
SOUTH PACIFIC LIED
HEADQUARTERS, Nov. q
American marines landed on the
japanese stronghold of Bougain-
vile yesterday while task forces
bombarded Buka and Shorthand
Islands, at either tip of Bougain-
vile, and routed a japanese
naval force without firing a shot.
An enemy squadron of four light
cruisers, accompanied by five or six
deStroyerS, headed toward Bougain-
vile Island, but turned and fed
when an American task force set
out to meet them.
We hope japanese naval forces
will come down and give us chance
at them," said a spokesman for Ad-
miral William F.. Halsey. jr, in pre-
dieting strong opposition on Bou-