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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
Biuffton High School Notes

On Wednesday all group pictures
were taken.
Hi-Y meeting was in the club
room, Wednesday evening at 7:15.
Mrs. Charles Ensign of the Ohio
W. c. T. u. spoke on temperance.
She also addressed the assembly
meeting on that subject, Wednesday
afternoon.
A joint meeting of the High
School Football squad, the Bluffton
College Varsity B and the Faculty
men was held Monday evening at
700 o'clock. At that time Coach
Burcky spoke on football in general.
This was followed by a speech from
Russell Fellers who is Buttons
assistant coach. His subject was
VARSITY B."
Following this movies were shown
on Football in the Big Ten" Re
freshments were then served.
Honor Rotl-First Sir Weeks
Seventh Grade-James Bader-
tscher, Ann Basinger, Marilyn
Holtkamp, Ruth Anna Lee, Barbara
Lewis, Carol Sechler, Margaret
Stratton.
Eighth Grade-Roderick Balmer,
John Bauman, Richard Steiner,
Dorothy Amstutz, Josephine Augs-
burger, Villa Hilty, Wanda Hoch-
stettler, Imogene Klass, Ada May
Oyer, Mary Jean Ramseyer, Jane
Riser.
Ninth Grade-Robert Neuensch-
wander, Anita Althaus, Colletta
Badertscher, Sara Bracy, 10 Haller,
Susanna Kempf, Beatrice Leiber
Marilyn Moore.
Tenth Grade-Ted Bauman, Stan
| ley Bohn, Arthur Neuenschwander
Norman White, Harriet Burkhart
Jean Burkholder, Mary ]. Burkhold-
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BIuffton College Notes

A Joint Y. NJ. C. A. and Y. w.
C. A. meeting was held in Lincoln
Hall lobby Wednesday evening. The
guest speaker for the evening was
Mrs. Charles Ensign, from the
educational department of the Ohio
Women's Christian Temperance
Union. She emphasized the great
effect which alcohol has on the
human body and the great increase
of the use of alcoholic liquors to-
day.
On Friday morning, army nurse
Miss Josephine Steiner graduate of
Yale School of Nursing and affiliat-
ed with the 39th General Hospital
Corps in the Southwest Pacific,
spoke in chapel on her experiences
as nurse in Japan. She told how
the Japanese civilians live and how
they make good use of the few
necessities of life that they have.
The Women's Gospel team has
organized quartets for the coming
year. In the first quartet Mar
guerite Jones, Columbus Grove
first soprano; Arlene Hartzler
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Goshen, Indiana second soprano;
Phyllis Hartzler, Goshen, Indiana
first alto, and Vera Soldner, Berne,
Indiana second alto.
The second quartet consists of
Elizabeth Waterstraw, Fairport, New
York, first soprano; Evelyn Nune-
maker, Donnellson, Iowa, second
soprano; Esther Bohn, Bluffton, first
alto; and Jean Hoover, Wadsworth,
second alto.
A trip is being planned from
November 2 to November to Com
Minis and Ypsilanti, Michigan. On
this trip two men from the Mems
Gospel Team will speak.
On November 81 to 27 a trip is
planned to Canada. The speakers
on this trip will be Betty Hilty,
Lima and Margaret Chase, Toledo.
On Saturday evening, Halloween
party was held in the Barn. The
traditional custom of masking was
observed with Henry Grimm, who
portrayed a girl, AS the best dressed
Halloween games were played after
which cider and doughnuts were
served,
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By Joan Clark and Robert Stalter
The Bluffton Girl Reserves were
guests of the Pandora Girl Reserves
in the Pandora High School gym
Wednesday evening. A play was
presented and games were enjoyed
followed by refreshments.
G. A. A. held a meeting Monday
evening at 7:30. Volleyball was
practiced. The Bluffton G. A. A.
will play the Ada G. A. A. Nov
ember IA in volleyball in the gym.
School was dismissed Friday
because of the Northwestern Ohio
teachers Association meeting in
Toledo. In the morning department.
al meetings were held. In the
afternoon VIM. H. Saltiel, sociolog-
ist, spoke on the subject youth
Faces a Changed World. Also DR..
1NoDCle AAaNSllllS VI lhC ol1tNNl Sl1g
of Chicago spoke on the subject
"The Outlook of Education" In
the evening, Mr.. Emswiler, state
commissioner of High School Ath-
letics spoke on Interpretation of
Rules of High School Eligibility"
Blue Triangle held a Halloween
party in the cafeteria Monday even
ing at 700. Prizes were given to
best dressed-Raelene Campbell, and
the funniest dressed-Barbara
Lewis. Volleyball was then played
in the gym. Following this refresh.
ments were served.
If you think B. H. S. students
acted sort of peculiar last week it's
only because they were shot with
camera of course). Starting or
Monday morning the Junior anc
Senior boys had their pictures
taken, followed by the Junior ant
Senior girls pictures on Tuesday
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Ma<Ssw
DenAolzoI

November-open season for pleas
ants, rabbits and politics-politics
last and also least as far as interest
goes -. apparently there will be
many Bluffton people who will for
get to vote next Tuesday all
signs point to light vote with a
scattering of write-ins !. just can't
seem to stir up any interest except
to hear occasional growls because
neither ticket is full-and talk of a
write-in campaign is just talk with
little prospect of getting any farth-
er =. as any practical politico will
tell you, it takes lot of organizing
to put over a write-in campaign
and the boys who do the kicking shy
away at the work !. and unmistak-
able tang of fall in the air +.
wild geese heading south pung-
ent scent of leaves burning in alleys
since bonfres have been banned from
the streets and anti-freeze back
on a pre-war basis another
contingent of Bluffton big game
hunters leaving for Canada i. and
those who do their hunting on the
small game circuit are laying in
ammunition for the barrage opening
V-day on the sport front which
comes November 16.
The teen age girls belonging to
Mrs. Fred Hahn's class at the Meth
odist Sunday school can always
count on jolly Halloween party
and this year was no exception. Mon
day evening saw the teacher-a
grandmother to be sure-out with
her class on a Halloween trek thru
town and enjoying the fling as much
as any of the girls.
Lack of farm help together with
an early frost which damaged fod-
der, has resulted in a considerable
portion of the corn crop being har-
vested by pickers and the stalks left
standing. The corn in the Bluffton
area, however, is matured and of
good quality. An unusually fine
specimen of hybrid variety grown on
the Orton Stratton farm south of
Bluffton is attracting attention in
fha pl.,ff%n,a Na1xy~ xxy.,,Iaxx,
A 1,410 mile auto trip was made
by Mrs. Lola Hartzler who left Den
yer, Colorado, Friday night and ar
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Thursday evening at school house,
meeting, 7:30 prompt.
Pvt. Richard Hauenstein is spend
ing furlough with home folks.
Mrs. Charles Miller, Harold Weng-
er, Mrs. Christine Wenger and son
were Sunday afternoon visitors at
the Dennis Brauen home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Winegardner of Waynes-
field.
Past week callers on Mr.. and Mrs.
Mike Gleason were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Lamar Basinger and daughter, Mrs.
Josie Huber, Sarah Oates, Claribel
Owens and Mrs. Betty Faze.
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Pvt. Dale Huber is spending a 15-
day furlough with the home folks
from Camp Livingston, La, and will
report at Camp Pickett, Va, for
further assignment. Dinner guests
in the Huber home Sunday included
Mrs. Sarah Niswander, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Niswander and Mrs.
Berdell Huber and daughter.
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rived in Lima Sunday night, making
the trip in 48 hours. Mrs. Hartzler
was accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
George Moser and the latter's son
Gregory. They are visiting at the
homes of their sister, Mrs. Clayton
Murray and family and brother,
Howard Beery and family.
And here is the long-range wealth
er prediction of a reasonably mild
winter-at any rate not as bad as
last winter. This is the word from
those who base their forecast by OBJ
serving caterpillars. The boys say
that last fall the caterpillars were
black all overland you know what
happened last winter. This fall,
however, seven caterpillars observed
were black on their heads and tails
and orange in the middle which is
interpreted as favorable sign.
And speaking of Denver, comes
word from Rev. w. H. Lahr who
with Mrs. Lahr are visiting in that
city at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. Marie Stuckie. The latter's
husband, DR.. Stuck, is not only a
good physician but also a good hunt
er and as a result they have been
enjoying elk stew daily for the past
week. The region was visited by a
three-inch snowfall ten days ago,
the former Bluffton minister writes.
Vic Green, Bluffton native and one
of the old-timers who got his start
back in the days of the oil boom is
back from Canada where he spent
30 years all but three of which he
was in the employ of the Imperial
Oil company. Now retired, he and
his wife expect to locate in Findlay.
Vic became identified with the oil
business back in the days when the
National Supply company operated
store here 41 years ago in the To-
cation now occupied by Doc Lud-
wigs shoe repair shop. The place
was clearing house for oil field
gossip and Vic who left school to
get job soon developed an attach
ment for the business which led to
responsible position with the Ca
madam company.
And if you can remember back
when the National Supply company
did fourishing business in Bluff.
ton, you'll be going back to those
days around the turn of the century
when the oil boom gave Blufftor
something of the atmosphere of the
wide open western frontier mining
camps-yes, it had a bakers dozer
saloons in those days-and nightly
poker games where the stakes were.
mt hay . and Main street was a
stretch of pike road pitted with
chuck holes and fiagstone crossings
and hitching racks !. and the five
o'clock whistle started the day for
teamsters wages jumped from
$1.50 to $4 day and crude oil
was refined for kerosene to burn in
lamps +. and gasoline was a nui-
sance and dumped into the creek
/. and Frank Scott had the towns
only automobiles little one-lungel
Il ;. and there wasn't any sales tax
-. or Withholding tax or sugar
stamps +. folks going out of towr
rode the Lake Erie or the Marrow
Gauge . and the Democrats elect.
ed all the town offices-that is, the
men did-woman's place was in the
home and she stayed there
Bluffton was growing up from 9
struggling crossroads hamlet ane
getting acquainted with the infiua
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of oil men principally from western
Pennsylvania - some good - some
otherwise - but by and large a hale
and hearty good-fellow-well-met
crowd generous to a fault with
hearts of gold beneath a rough ex-
terror.
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er, Marilyn Fett, Dora Luginbuhl,
Marilyn Stratton.
Eleventh Grade-Malcolm Basing-
er, Mary Bauman, Betty Bixel,
Eleanor Linden, Alice Pannabecker.
Twelfth Grade-Harold Hartman,
Robert Ramseyer, Leonard Snucker,
Paul Steiner, Elmer Stonehill, VIII
ma Geiger, Phyllis Hardwick, Anne
McGinnis, Phyllis Marquart
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Lard allocated for u. S. civilian
use in the last three months of 1945
totals 430,000,000 pounds, as compar-
ed with 319. 100000 pounds allocated
for the preceding three months. The
total amount of lard produced in the
u. S. in 1945 will be about 100000
900 pounds less than the total in
1914.
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
Speech, Music For
Townsend Members

An address by George Millage,
former club president, and a group
OF six vocal numbers by Miss Mary
Savage were part OF the program
presented by the entertainment
committee at the meeting OF Town
send Club No. l Monday event.. :
at Ypsilanti High School. The meet
ing followed a St. Patrick's dinner,
the table being decorated with
green tapers in Irish potato candle
stick holders, shamrocks and green
candy baskets. Decorated cakes
formed a centerpiece. The MEM
bers wore green emblems appropri-
ate TO the occasion.
The president, ]. II. Wilcox, pre-
sided at the business session, dur
ing which information from Wash
ington was received. Because OF
spring vacation, the school will not
be opened on April 2, 80 the next
meeting Of the club will be held at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ.
Wilson 20S Perrin St.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
BAPTIST WOMEN
NAME OFFICERS

New officers for the coming
year for circle two OF the Baptist
Women's Union were elected at the
business meeting which was fol.
lowed by a review OF a chapter OF
the study book. The Indian in
American Life" Mrs. Motive Smith
was hostess.
Mrs. Oliver Huston reviewed the
chapter on the educational develop
ment and trends OF the Indian, say
ing that up to 1850 practically the
only educational privileges were
from Christian missionaries. Gov.
eminent schools were finally es.
tabllshed, most OF them having
buildings and equipment, which
helped in practical ways. There
were reservation schools. then
Captain Pratt was interested in
providing centers OF civilization
outside the reservations. An out
ing system developed. whereby
pupils were sent to be in the homes
OF white families. where they were
treated as their own children. They
learned English and farm life and
went to day school with the white
children. Consolidated schools were
tried, but they did not seem to suit
the Indian situation. Smaller
schools we're better.
Mrs. Walter Evans led the devo-
tons. Mrs. Huston reported for the
nominating committee and officers
were elected, Mrs. Alvin Anderson,
chairman; Mrs. Charles Alban. vice
chairman; Mrs. Glenn Ridenour
secretary; Mrs. Charles Wilson.
treasurer.
The 16 members present signed
a sympathy card to be sent to Mrs.
Arthur Ferguson, who Is Ill. Re-
freshments in keeping with st. Pat
rick's day were served.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
Procedure Told to
Sorority Members

The Epsilon Sigma Alpha Soror-
ity had George A. Veins as speaker
at the sorority meeting, Tuesday
evening at Charles McKenny Hall.
Mr.. Veins gave an Informative
and helpful talk on parliamentary
procedure.
At the close OF the meeting. light
refreshments were served the mem
bers and guests. Mr.. and Mrs.
Veins.
The members attended a fare
well party Mar. -. for Miss Flea
nor Hartman at the home OF Miss
Virginia Chevalier. Miss Hartman,
who has left for Harrisburg. Pa.
to join the cadet nurse corps, was
remembered with a lovely corsage
OF jonQuils. the sorority flower.
Refreshments or fruit Juice and
cake were served by the hostess.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
New Officers For
V. of F. w. Named

New officers for the coming year
were elected and three candidates
were accepted for membership at
Tuesday evenings meeting of the
Veterans OF Foreign Wars.
The officers elected are Walter
Emmitt. commander; Fred Earl,
senior vice commander; August j.
Maurer, junior vice commander
Clark Westfall, quartermaster;
John Bird, adjutant; Arnold Nolf,
post advocate; David Ashton,
chaplain; George Robins, officer
OF the day; Clifford Gates, patriotic
instructor; John Bird. publicity;
Fred Earl, legislative officer; Theo-
dore Fox, trustee for IS months;
George Robins, trustee for II
months; Arnold Nolf, trustee for
six months; Frank Wood, guard !;
Herbert Helmer, color bearer ma
tional; August Maurer, color bearer
post; Leon Hammond, bugler.
The new candidates accepted for
membership are Bayard X. Butcher,
Military Police Battalion, Euro
pean: Ceris G. Friend, A.AF. Bra
I'll; Frederick c. Tower, Atlantic
Fleet.
1t was reported that progress Is
being made on the clothing drive.
Many organizations are working
together. and further announce
ments will be made.
David Ashton was appointed on
the refreshment committee for the
next meeting.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
Calendar Of Social Events
TODAY
, Gilbert House.

Of n Service, 80 p m Gilbert House
Fathers Of Men Overseas Veterans Hail. this evening
THURSDAY
house o'clock; troop T. ST. John church 3:15 H.
Roosevelt o'clock "a Luke church house.
$40; troop Brownies Woodruff school.
Assembly number Rainbow Girls O'clock
temple lodge
cooperative supper
Sunday School Of church
Martha Beach Tent Daughters of Union Veterans 80 business
meeting The department president will r. hall
b Bunco club, o'clock with Mrs. John Simon
Birthday Bible o'clock Rydbcrg,
%
Ypsianti Lodge 54S o. o'clock,
St Luke Auxiliary Guild sewing 10 80 communion 10 lunch
T. 80, Church house
Queen city Lodge number 1877 Knights Of Pyhias
O'Clock, X L. hall.
D. Cub Johns
with Mrs. FoCg >. Johns
40. with Mrs Jackson
church 40. meets
Johns church 40 with
cub ST. Johns church pack 49, with Mrs Haner
at school 400 Cub den Jr Chamber Of Commerce
~, with Mrs Kisor Legion Home den
pack 49, the home OF +. Hawks;
mI-NiiS Methodist Church troop Whitaker
Npslan high school; NIL pack
Center; Roosevelt school cub pack 131
Roosevelt school
Riverside Study Club, o'clock Throne
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
Events Scheduled
at Gilbert House

Gilbert House activities today be-
gan at 1890 when the Crescent
Ladies' Aid met for an all-day ses-
sion under the leadership OF Mrs.
Charles Alban At 1880 p. m. the
Wives OF Men in Service will meet
with Mrs. Miriam Morio leader.
On Thursday Girl Scout Troop
IL will meet at o'clock with their
leader, Mrs Earl Snyder. At the
same hour the new Troop 30 made
up Of Flyups from Mrs. Edward
Cuthberts Troop, will hold its first
meeting. under the leadership OF
Mrs. Edward Baltzell Also at 4 p.
m. Mrs. Joanna Snidecor's Junior
girls who were organized last week
will meet for handicraft.
Friday. the Junior Canteen will
hold its regular session at p. m.
with games. dancing and refresh
ments. In the near future Miss
Phills Denney will begin weekly
dancing classes on Friday after
moons as part Of the regular can
teen schedule Miss Denney has
been called out OF town, due 10
illness. and will not be present this
week.
The Senior Canteen will hold
their regular meeting at 1880 Fri
day under the leadership Of George
Tackmann. Sponsors for the eve
ming will be the Senior OAR. Mrs.
James Warner is chairman OF the
OAR. committee OF chaperones.
Jimmie Hunt will not be able to
meet his dancing class Friday eve
ming the 23rd, but hopes to be pres
ent in the future.
Saturday the Midget Canteen for
children seven, eight, nine and 10
years old. will meet as usual at 10
o'clock under the leadership OF
Miss Margaret Davis and students
from the Normal College.
The Collegewood Club at 7 p. m.
will have supper and social. The
committee for arrangements are
Mrs. E. Warren and her daughter,
DR.. Elizabeth Warren, DR.. and Mrs.
NJ. D. wilcox, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy ElAlOl.
Saturday at 10 a m. there will be
a baseball practice for junior boys
IL, u and Is years old, II weather
permits, under the leadership OF
William Wilson, on Gilbert House
play field.
Boys IA TO 10 years OF age are
registering for a ping-pong tourna-
ment which will be conducted Tues
day evenings at 1880. 1t will begin
March 81 and will continue Tues
day evenings till all scheduled
games have been completed. There
will be an award for the winner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Butler and
family were dinner guests Sunday
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John DeNoyer in
Wayne.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
Health Topic of
B. p. w. Meeting

Or. Glenadine Snow. director OF
medical service at the Michigan
State Normal College. guest speak
er Tuesday evening at the meet
ing OF the Ypsilanti Business and
Professional Women's Club at
Charles McKenny Hall, gave a
very interesting and Informative
! talk on The Discovery OF Medical
Science" She was presented by
! Mrs. Edna Withrow, chairman Of
| the health committee for the year
Dr. Snow told OF the many old
supersttions that were supposed
to be the cause of illness and dis
coveries that helped the ailments.
She related the story OF the first
microscope. the first antiseptic and
the first anesthetic.
Or. Snow reviewed the talk she
had heard in December in Chicago,
given by the head OF medical sery-
ice for soldiers. He had told about
the care given a soldier beginning
with his induction examination,
through his training, along fighting
lines. through the different hospit-
ais, and to the return to normal
civilian life.
DR.. Snow said she surmised that
preventative medicine would be the
next step in science and advised
her listeners that prevention was
hest. Regular physical examina-
tons were advised.
4 cafeteria dinner in a private
dining room preceded the program
and business meeting held in the
Alumni Lounge.
DR.. Simon +. Fagerstrom spoke
briefly OF the necessity OF the re-
vision OF the city charter after 10
years and asked the club members
TO vote on the issue.
Miss Elizabeth Warren made a
plea for clothing for the European
countries. The drive in the city
will start April l.
Miss Inez Graves told about the
revision OF the state adoption law
which needed support.
Miss Doris Milliman gave high
lights of the board meeting OF the
Michigan Federation OF Business
and Professional Women which she
attended over the week end at Bay
City and a meeting OF the clubs in
District four on Sunday. Miss Mil
Imam visited her brother and fam
lily at Midland Friday night en-
route to Bay City.
Miss Ora Mae Hartley, president,
asked for written reports from al.
committee chairmen and officers
for the annual meeting Apr. II and
appointed as the nominating COM
mittee. Miss Elizabeth Warren
Miss Doris Milliman, Miss Marian
Simons. Miss Edna Hedrick and
Miss Irene Young.
The next meeting OF the club will
be an open meeting April 3. Miss
Marjorie Milliman stated that an
interesting program is being
planned.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
Children Entertain
Temperance Union

Following the brief business meet
ing OF the Calkins Womens Chris
tan Temperance Union, Tuesday
afternoon at the Methodist Church
house, a group OF children from the
primary grades OF Central School
entertained with group o. songs.
Miss Belle Ross accompanied at
the piano.
Mrs. w. E. Dixon presided al the
meeting and led the devotions,
using the topic, The Love Change"
from the Hilltop" booklet by
Ralph Cushman. Miss Caroline
Bowen read a poem, Gods Minor
tiles"
The next meeting will be Apr.
II.