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Evening star., 1944-06-27
H Announcement.

The marriage of Miss Virginia
Jane Hutchinson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Anthony J. Hutchinson of
Takoma Park, to Capt. Neal Ed
wards, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
K. Edwards of Bethesda, took place
IN the Presbyterian Church in
Takoma Park, the Rev. r. Paul
Shearrer officiating.
Evening star., 1944-06-27
Terrace Tea

The members of the American
Women's Hospitals Reserve Corps
will entertain at a tea Friday eve
ming from 6 to 8 o'clock on the
terrace of the home of Mrs. Edward
T., Stotesbury, 1900 Foxhall road.
Evening star., 1944-06-27
WAC Mothers Fefed

Mrs. Edward Stevens, president
OF the WAC Mothers Club of Wash
ington, is entertaining members oil
the club at luncheon today at her
home. 1906 Varnum street NV
The luncheon Is being followed by
the regular monthly meeting.
Evening star., 1944-06-27
THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. G. - B-3


through Mrs. Skinner to Mrs. VIII
liam A. Lesher. president Of the
Chapter House Corp. This money
viii be contributed to the endow-
ment fund Of the chapter house.
Evening star., 1944-06-27

New regents Of chapters are an
nounced as follows: Miss Byrd Belt.
Chevy Chase Chapter; Mrs. william
La varre, ST., Our Flag Chapter.
and Mrs. w. Leigh Ribble, Falls
Church chapter.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
Bringing Body Here
From Los Angeles

Memo Zimmerman, former resi-
dent of this area who had lived in
Los Angeles for 16 years, died in a
hospital in that city last Saturday,
after having been critically i'll since
June 5.
The body will arrive in Lima next
Monday and will be taken to the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Clarence
U. Amstutz, of Pandora. Funeral
services will be held in the Amstutz
home at 2:30 p. m. next Tuesday.
Friends are requested to omit flowers.
Zimmerman was a native of Pam
dora, and had been a farmer in that
area before he retired and went to
Los Angeles.
Six daughters survive, Mrs. ]. C.
Eymann, Los Angeles, with whom he
made his home; Mrs. P. H. Eymann
and Mrs. F. w. Frahm, Los Angeles
Mrs. D. E. Reed and Mrs. Waldo
Diller, both of Lima, and Mrs. Clar-
ence Amstutz, Pandora.
One surviving sister is Mrs. Lavina
Kleck, Los Angeles; and three broth
ers, Ezra Zimmerman, Fostoria
Emil Zimmerman, Zion City, ILL.,;
and Chris Zimmerman, Waskegan,
Michigan.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
More Than 200 Expected Here
For Young Peoples Conference
Youths from United Brethren
Churches to Gather at
Bluffton College
Sessions TO Open Next Monday
Morning and Continue
Until Saturday

More than 200 young people from
United Brethren churches of North
western Ohio are expected here next
week to attend the annual summer
conference to be held on Bluffton
college campus from Monday to
Saturday.
The conference is held here every
summer with a program of study
devotions and recreation arranged
under direction of young peoples
leaders of that denomination.
Recitation halls at the college are
used for class work and those at.
tending are housed in Ropp and Lin
coin halls, college dormitories. Meals
will be served in Ropp hall dining
room.
Rev. Don Hochstettler of Mont
pelier, native of Bluffton will bt
camp manager and Rev. Fay Bow
man of Toledo will be dean of ths
school.
DIR. v. HI. Altman, residing soutl
of Bluffton will serve as .counsellor
DIR. Altman is superintendent o
Sandnsky conference, which compris
es the group of United Brethren
churches in Northwest Ohio.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
Former BluftOn Man
Married In COshOctOn

Lieut.. Neil Baumgartner, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Lysle Baumgartner OF
Mishawaka, Ind, formerly of Bluff
ton and Miss Pauline Wolfe of Coz
shocton, daughter of Mrs. Mildred
Wolfe of that city were married Satf
urday night.
The wedding took place in the
Presbyterian church of Coshocton at
8 o'clock with the pastor, DR.. r. M.
Kiskaddon officiating.
The ceremony took place before an
altar banked with palms and baskets
of white roses. Two candelabra were
arranged on either side of the altar.
The bride, given in marriage by
her mother, wore wedding gown OF
white marquisette with tulle veil and
coronet of seed pearls. Her only
ornament was a strand of pale pearls,
the gift of the bridegroom and her
flowers were a shower bouquet of
white roses.
Mrs. Dale Baker of Charleston, w.
Va, was matron of honor and Miss
Jeanne Baumgartner of Mishawaka,
sister of the bridegroom was maid of
honor. Bridesmaids were Mrs. G. I.
Moore and Miss Anne Wolfe both of
Columbus.
Mr.. Baumgartner served his son as
best man.
A reception followed the ceremony
after which the couple left on a
short wedding trip. They were in
| Bluffton the first of the week visiting
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. l..
! Baumgartner and Mr.. and Mrs. G. r.
Bogart and other relatives and
friends after which they will go to
Boston, Mass, to make their home.
The bride is a graduate of Miami
university, Oxford, in the class of
1912 and received her Master of
Science degree from Wayne univers-
ity, Detroit, this spring.
Lieut.. Baumgartner was graduated
from Miami university in 1912 and
took graduate work at the University
of Illinois. He was graduated last
week from the army technical school
as communications officer.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Baumgartner
and Mr.. and Mrs. Bogart from this
place were in attendance at the we'd
ding.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
Twenty Applicants For Position
AS Head OF BlufftOn's Schools
80 At Pre-SchOOL
Clinic Wednesday

Thirty-eight children who expect to
enter the first grade of the Bluffton
schools next September were brought
to the pre-school clinic for physical
examination, Wednesday morning.
The clinic was held in the Grade
school building with examinations
made by local physicians and dent
lists. Smallpox vaccinations and
diphtheria immunization also were
provided. k
The clinic was sponsored by the
Mothers Study club. A canvass by
the club indicates that there will be
SO children enter the first grade here
next fall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
Elizabeth DiLler
Dies In Toledo

Funeral services were held Satur-
day afternoon in the Diller funeral
chapel for Miss Elizabeth Diller, 60,
who died last Friday morning in
Toledo. Rev. ]. n Smucker, pastor
of the First Mennonite church, Off
ciated.
Surviving brothers and sisters in
clude Ed Diller, Pandora; Frank Dill
ler, McComb; Menno and Barbara
Diller, Toledo; Mrs. Mary Augsburg
er and Susan Diller, Bluffton, and
Mrs. Martha Bayliss, of Florida.
Burial was in the st. John ceme-
terry near Pandora.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
Victor Augsburger
Wins Scholarship

Rev. Victor Augsburger, son Of
Eli Augsburger, of South Jackson
street, has received the Lane Schol-
arship awarded by Mccormick Theo-
logical seminary in Chicago, where
he has been student for the past
year.
The scholarship was awarded in
recognition of outstanding work dur
ing the last year, Rev. Augsburger
having had grade average of "A''
for the two semesters.
Financially the award covers the
tuition, room and board for another
year of graduate work at the Semin-
airy.
This is the third scholarship Rev.
Augsburger has won in the last Is
months, following his graduation
from Aurora college.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
Maynard Geiger Heads
BIuftOn Athletic Assn

In reorganization meeting of the
Bluffton Athletic association last
Friday night, Maynard Geiger was
named president to succeed Norman
Triplett.
Other new officers include Donald
Reams, vice-president and business
manager; Jess Manges, softball
coach, and Bert Swank, secretary.
Principal spring and summer ac-
tivity of the athletic association is
sponsorship of the Harmon field soft
ball league. Practice play has been
under way at the recreation center
for the last couple of weeks each
Tuesday and Thursday night, start
ing at $50 p. m.
Anyone interested is urged to take
part in play at the field, and in the
league which will be organized short
ly. There is no charge for play in
the league.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
Rites Tuesday For
John BudertScher

John Badertscher, 73, native OF
Bluffton, who left here about 40
years ago, died last Saturday morn
ing at his home in Lima.
He was born west of Bluffton, and
worked in the oil fields during the
boom at the turn of the century. AT
the time of his death he was night
watchman at the south side plant OF
the Deisel-Wemmer-Gilbert Corp. in
Lima.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon in the Elida Lutheran
church, with Rev. Ivor Willis Off
ciating. Burial was in Greenlawn
cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Grace
a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Bader-
fischer, at home; a brother, Peter
Badertscher, Bluffton, and five sis
ters, Mrs. Kathryn King, Los An
geles; Mrs. Sarah Basinger, Califor-
MIA, Mo-; Mrs. Susan Aeschbaucher
Versailles, Mo-; and Misses Barbara
and Lydia Badertscher, Denver, Colo
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
FOR BUMPER FEED
CROP YIELDS HERE
Rains Tuesday Night Bring
Alfalfa Cutting to
Standstill
Wheat and Corn Late but Out
look Good; Potato Acreage
Short

Heavy rains which fell Tuesday
night brought to a standstill tempor-
arily busy farm operations In the
midst of haynaking, corn cEltiva-
ton and last tag ends of soybean
planting.
First cutting of alfalfa is well
under way and cutting Of red clover
was started in scattered localities.
Prospects are good for hay crop
in this section which has had ample
moisture during the growing SEASON.
Early summer prospects indicate
that production of feed crops will
reach new high mark this year
which belief is borne out by the
alfalfa yield.
Record Soy Acreage
With soy bean planting virtually
completed, indications are that the
acreage this year will be the largest
ever to be put out in tnis section.
Farmers point out that soy beans
are particularly attractive This year
because of the relatively small
amount of labor required and an at
tractive base support price Of s2.o4
a bushel for No. 2 green and yellow
beans containing not more than II
per cent moisture.
Crops generally, altho looking good
are somewhat later than usual this
year. Corn stands are spotty and
the majority Of fields will not be
"knee high by Fourth Of July" unless
favored by exceptional growing
weather. Crop outlook, however, is
good.
Wheat Looks Good
Wheat prospects, likewise are
particularly promising This year, al
tho farmers are not anticipating
harvest until after the FOURTH Of
July. Acreage in this district Is
about average. s'asss
Prospect of insufficient labor fol
cultivation and harvest is largely
responsible for the sharply curtailed
potato acreage which is reported the
smallest in this area in recent years
Because of the reduced planting
this spring a number of dealers are
reported to have had stocks of unsolc
seed potatoes left on their hands.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
FIFTH WAR LOAN
DRIVE GETS UNDER
WAY IN BLUFFTON
Over 100 War Bond Workers To
Make Household House
Canvass of Town
Intensified Buying Needed to
Put $4,000 Campaign
Over the Top Here

With teams of canvassers contact
ing every householder in the town,
Buttons Fifth War Loan campaign
got under way in earnest last Mon
day, the opening day of the drive
to raise 16 billion dollars nationally
before June 80.
Heavier individual buying will be
necessary in this drive if the town
is to reach it's goal of $4,000, but
it is hoped that the intensive house.
toulouse solicitation now under way
will put the drive over the top long
before the June 80 deadline.
For the Fifth War Loan drive, the
town has been divided into 10 zones.
with zone captains directing the
solicitation teams in those territories.
Zone captainA named at kickoff
meeting last Thursday night included
Woodrow Little, Gene Benroth,
Charles Alderman, Mayor w. A.
Howe, C.. F. Niswander, Charles
Gazette, Gail Mumma, N. E. Byers,
Jesse Yoakam and Silas Diller.
Allen county this time has a quota
of $5,506,000, representing AN in
crease of $SS6,000 over the preceding
drive quota, it was announced by A.
d. MacDonnell, chairman of the
county's war finance committee.
With the European invasion now a
reality, and the need of ending the
war quickly to save the lives of as
many soldiers as possible, everyone
should buy bonds to the limit of their
ability in the campaign this time
especially since six billion dollars of
the national goal are to represent
the purchases of individuals.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
DRAFT CALLS Are
LESS; YOUNG men
ARE FILLING QUOTA
Smaller Calls Reflect Decreased
Demand from Armed
Forces
Quotas Being Substantially Met
by Registrants Under &c
Years

Rejecting a decreased demand for
manpower in the armed forces, Allen
County Draft Board No. selective
service calls for the last two months
have been lighter, and the board has
been substantially meeting its quota
despite the fact that no men over
25 are being inducted.
Blutfton and Richland township
are under the jurisdiction Of Board
No. 3, and the reduced draft calls
have meant the induction of fewer
men from this area during the last
several weeks.
For the present, draft calls are
being filled by men under 26 whose
industrial or agricultural deferments
are cancelled, by those just turning
Is years old, and by reclassifcation
of men formerly physically deferred.
Two Calls for Navy
Two calls aggregating % men
were filled by the Allen County
Board during the past week. All the
men were sent for naval training.
Men from this area included in the
calls were:
Robert E. Stratton, Button; Rich
ard Paul Leiber, Beaverdam; Paul
Geiser, Franklin Mayberry, Columbus
Grove; Carlton L. limerick, La
fayette.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
Gdreth Todd Gets
Ensign's Commission

Gareth Todd, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank L. Todd, of Franklin street,
will be commissioned as ensign in the
naval air service at Corpus Christi,
Texas, next Saturday.
Todd has been serving as cadet
lieutenant commander of the 9Th
battalion, aviation cadet regiment,
at the naval air training center at
Corpus Christi, one of the highest
cadet officers in the regiment. He
has also been commended for exemp-
larry conduct.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
SCHOOL TEACHERS
TO GET $50 YEAR
SALARY INCREASE
Reshuffling of Teachers, Courses
Necessary to Permit Addi-
tiOnal Payment
Hiring of Part-Time Coach,
Cuts in Music, Art Sug-
gested as Economies


Reshufffing of teachers and courses
in Bluffton Grade and High schools
is in prospect for next year TO effect
economies that will cover payment of
a fiat increase of $50 in the annual
salary of all public school instructors
during the next year.
Change in the rate schedule Of
teachers was approved Monday night
at a meeting of the Board of Educa-
fion, but economies in operation will
be necessary to raise the additional
$3.50 earmarked for salary pay
ments.
Teachers had suggested increases
which would amount to approximate
ly $4,000 based on salary schedule,
but the board said it was unable to
finance a revision that would amount
to more than $50 per year fer each
instructor.
Extra Teacher Needed
In addition to the increases
amounting to $3.50, the board also
must provide $1,000 additional for
another first grade teacher.
For the last several years only
one first grade instructor has been
needed, but with next falls class
estimated at so a second teacher
must be provided. This will be the
largest first grade enrolment in
recent years.
This means the board will pay
$3.50 more for teaching services
next year, and the only means of
defraying the additional expenditure
will be in effecting internal economies
in school operation.
No Regular Coach
Suggested reshuffling under con-
sideration includes proposal that no
regular coach be employed. Some
one from the town would be retained
to handle athletic teams and physical
education for boys and girls would be
handled by some other member Of
the present teaching staff. Coach
Russell Hasson, who has resigned to
work on railroad, will not return
next fall.
There also has been talk of COM
bining some courses and dropping
others. Extra -curricular activities
such as interscholastic sports, art
and music may be curtailed, altho no
definite plans have been made.
Cuts in cost of operation must be
made wherever possible board MEM
bers stated.
Including the $50 increase the
average salary of Bluffton Grade
teachers next year will be $1,534,
and the average salary of high school
instructors will be $1,744. By special
motion of the board Principal Ger
hard Buhler will receive $2,350, an
increase of $40 from So 2,2S0.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
Board Makes Preliminary Sur
vey of Applications at
Meeting Monday
First Action of Board will be
to Narrow Field of
Prospects

First steps in the selection of a
superintendent for the Bluffton school
system for the coming year were
taken by the Board of Education at
its meeting Monday night when a
preliminary survey was taken of 20
applications for the position which
have been filed with Leland Diller,
clerk of the board.
Altho one of the 20 applicants will
probably be selected for the position,
this was by no means certain as
there has been no action taken to
limit the time for filing applications
and indications are that considerable
time will be required to reach a
final decision.
All applicants are from out of
town, this being in keeping with the
boards announced policy of bring
ing in a school man from outside the
system for the superintendency here.
Because of the amount of detail
work involved tentative plans have
been made for special meetings to be
held in addition to the regular
monthly sessions of the board which
besides the question of filling the
position is confront
ed with reshuffling of the teaching
staff and curriculum in an effort to
effect operating economies to keep
within the current income for the
coming year.
Preliminary action of the board it
was indicated Monday night will be
to narrow the field of candidates to
comparatively small number from
which the final selection will be
made.
The number of applicants for the
position was larger than had been
anticipated in view of the existing
manpower shortage on the teaching
and school administrative field. A
NUMBER OF those applying Tor the
position, however, indicated that they
were attracted to the place because
they considered Bluffton an excep.
tionally desirable place in which tc
live and rear a family.
Vacancy in the superintendency of
schools here was caused by the resig-
nation last month of A. ]. B. Longs
dorf, head of the Bluffton school
system for the past nineteen years
He expects to retire from teaching
when his resignation becomes effect.
i've on August 81.
For the past several years the
position has carried an annual salary
of $1,000. Whether the salary will
be continued at that figure is not
known. However, in view of the
present stringency in the schools
finances it is believed unlikely thai
there will be any advance over the
present level.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
Indiana Senator To
Address Lions Club

Indiana State Senator Charles
Phelps, of Ft. Wayne, will be the
speaker of ladies night meeting of
the Bluffton Lions club at $50 p. m.
next Tuesday in the Walnut Grill.
Senator Phelps has a fine record
as speaker, and has proved one of
Indiana's best legislators.
New officers of the Lions club to
serve during the coming year will be
inducted at next Tuesdays meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
Ebenezer Broadcast

A vocal trio will be heard on the
Ebenezer Mennonite church radio
program broadcast from Findlay sta
tion WIN, Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock. Members of the trio
are Misses Vera Alice Bucher, Videl-
la Herr and Eloise Lora. Mrs. Milo
Lora will be accompanist.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
Radio Singer Will
Lead SingspirdtiOn

Rev. Neal Boertje, of Elida, radio
broadcaster, will lead the Singspira-
tion at 9:15 p. m. next Sunday in
the Defenseless Mennonite church.
Rev. Boertje is heard each week
day on the Frank and Neal" broad
cast over Radio Station WLOK,
Lima.
A trio made up of Rev. Boertje,
his wife and her sister, will sing at
the service. They will also be in
charge of evening church services
starting at 7:45 p. m.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
Kirkland Is Arnay
Air Force Gunner

Pfc. Norman E. Kirkland, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Kirkland, of
Rural Route l, Bluffton, was gradu-
ated last week as an Army Air Force
bomber aerial gunner, after complet-
ing training at the Harlingen Army
air field at Harlingen, Texas.
Unless retained at Harlingen as an
instructor, Pfc. Kirkland will join
an aerial combat team.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
Main In Training
At Great Lakes

Charles P. Main, %, husband of
Mrs. Betty Main, of 121 Thurman
street, Bluffton, is receiving his ini-
tial naval indoctrination training at
the U. S. Navay Training station,
Great Lakes, I'll.
Before going into the service,
Main was an employe of The Trip
lett Electrical Instrument company,
of this place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
Production Rally
Here WedneSd0Y

Lieut.. Schuyler Patterson, of the
U. S. Navy, will be in charge of a
production incentive rally for en-
ployes of The Triplett Electrical In
strument Co., this Wednesday after
noon in the Bluffton High School
auditorium at 4:45 o'clock.
Personal reports direct from the
battle front by men who have fought
will be featured at the rally.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
Robert West NOU
Is ISt Lieutenant

Robert West, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cliff West, of Lawn avenue, has
been promoted from Second to First
Lieutenant at his station in the
southwest Pacific area.
The promotion was effective on
May 26, according to word received
by his parents.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
Collection Of CastOf
Furs Completed Here

Castoff furs collected here during
the last two weeks by the American
Legion Auxiliary have been shipped
to New York City where they will
be used in lining coats for merchant
seamen.
A large box full of furs was OBJ
tanned in the drive, according to Mrs.
Millen Geiger, who acted as chair
man. Another collection is planned
next spring.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
BOu Scouts Gather
FiUe Tons OF Paper

Five tons of wastepaper were col
lected last Saturday by Buttons
two Boy Scout troops, with the group
picking up only paper that had been
placed on curbs or porch steps.
1t has been decided to gather
wastepaper every 60 days until
further notice.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
Francis LuginbiU
Sails As Navy DiUer

Francis w. Luginbill, NM SIC,
Navy diver, has left the United
States for overseas service on an
auxiliary rescue and salvage ship.
He is a former employe of the
Triplett Electrical Instrument Co., of
this place. Before sailing from San
Francisco, he met Charles Emans, of
Bluffton, who also worked for the
same organization.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-15
Births

Mr.. and Mrs. George Burton of
Ada, a daughter, Carol Juanita, at
Bluffton hospital, Friday.
Cpl. and Mrs. Clyde Klingler,
son, Keith Ream at Bluffton hospital,
Sunday.