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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
M { ENNONITE AID
INSURANCE GROUP
SHOWS GROWTH
Organization Has S4,042,190
Risks In Force;
1S1,990 Increase
Policies Carried BY Insurance
Society 907; Officers
Elected

Insurance risks aggregating S4,-
042,190 are carried by the Mennonite
Mutual Aid Society, a locally owned
and operated insurance organization
specializing in farm protection, il
was reported Saturday afternoon at
the annual meeting in the Pandora
High school building.
Reports made at the session show
that the mutual insurance society has
907 policies in force in Allen, Put.
nam and Hancock counties.
Aggregate risks covered by the or.
ganization represent its largest GOV.
erage since the society was formed
on June 5, 1866. A $1S1 900 increase
is shown over the $3,S60,200 figure
on the books at the close of 1944
with present risks standing at $4,-
042,190
At the same time, the number OF
policies dropped from GIT to GOT.
$8,125 Paid to Policy Holders
Total losses suffered by policy hold.
ers during 1915 amounted to $S,125.,
80. Lessas es.e BY fire., Storm aaG
lightning.
The organization closed the year
with cash balance of $9,690.56.
At Saturdays meeting E. E. Buch-
Ter and Cal Garmatter were re-elect-
ed members of the board of directors
for three-year terms.
In organization of the board of di-
rectors, E. E. Bucher was reelected
president. Other officers include
Llewellyn Geiger, president; AL.
bert Winkler, secretary; Max J
Crawfis, assistant secretary, and Ray
S. Hilty, treasurer.
Appraisers for the society during
the coming year will be Amos Tschi.
egg, Calvin Garmatter, Llewellyr
Geiger and Max Crawfis.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
Charles Lora Sails With Relief Ship
Bound For Greece With Cattle Cargo
DriUer Pinned Under
Overturned Truck

A Lima trucker pinned under an
overturned truck near the Richard
Stettler farm south of Bluffton on the
Dixie highway was rescued by an
other trucker shortly after the crash
at IL p. m. last Friday night and
brought to Bluffton Community hos
pital.
Lawrence Jones, colored, of Lima,
driver of a northbound Swift and Co.
truck which overturned when it left
the road, sustained serious back i'm
juries. He was removed from the
Bluffton hospital to st. Rita's hospi-
tai in Lima, on Saturday.
Jones was pinned under the over
turned vehicle, but a passing truck
pulled it from him and he was taken
to the Bluffton hospital in the Paul
Diller ambulance.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
Community Progress
Meeting Wednesday

Final organization of the Bluffton
Community Progress association will
be drafted at meeting in the Bluff
ton High school cafeteria at 7:30 p.
m. this Wednesday.
Representative of all clubs, organ
izations, business, industries, etc., are
urged to attend the session for cleo
ton of board of directors, officers
and approval of the constitution.
An outgrowth of the Citizens Ad-
visory committee that supported re-
newal of Bluffton High schools three
mill levy last November, the progress
association will be geared to the sup
port and promotion of projects bene-
fetal to the progress and welfare of
the Bluffton community.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
Deadiine For Dog
Tags Is Saturday

Because January 20, deadline for
the purchase of dog licenses with
out penalty falls on Sunday, the
deadline for purchase of the license
tags will be on Saturday.
Sale of dog licenses has been lag
ging and a heavy last minute rush
will develop if the number pur-
chased this year is to reach last
years total.
Licenses for both Allen and Han
cock counties are obtainable at the
Community Market from Miss Zelma
Ingalls,, deputy.
The cost of tags is 81 for male
and spayed female dogs and So for
female dogs. Those sending appli-
cations for tags by mail should
give a complete description of the
dog.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
TWO-DAY INSTITUTE
SESSION WILL OPEN
NEXT WEDNESDAY,
Discussion Of General COmmun-
ity Interest Is Featured;
Also Music, Drama
Joint Meetings Set For Opening
Day; Separate Sessions Also
On Program

Featuring talks and discussion on
subjects of general community inter
est, Buttons annual two-day COM
munity institute will open next We'd
nesday morning in the Bluffton High
school auditorium.
Offering a varied program of in
structive talks, discussion sessions
and entertainment features, the insti-
tute will follow a pattern in keeping
with the trend of the last several
years toward more complete consid-
Grafton of the social aspects of town
and community life.
Highlighting the two-day session
will be the Wednesday night program
featuring special music, talks by
state speakers and dramatic offer.
ings.
Heading an impressive list OF
speakers are Mrs. G. E.. naff. d
North Canton; and C. G. Terrell, Of
New Vienna, Clinton county, who are
affiliated with the state community
institute department.
Woman Speaker from England
Mrs. Duff is a naturalized British
native who has been an Influential
farm community leader since she
married and came to this country
She was a representative at the In.
ternational Conference on World Ec.
onomic Cooperation in 1888.
Terrell, the other state speaker, is
an Ohio Master Farmer and an ex.
tensive writer on farm topics. He
| also is producer and writer of his.
torical plays and pageants.
Wednesdays joint sessions in the
auditorium provide for meetings al
10 a. m, lis p. m. and 7:30 p. m.
On Thursday men and women viii
meet in joint session to hear the
state speakers, then adjourn for sep.
arate meetings for the remainder OF
the day.
Complete details of the two-day
institute program appear on Pages
and of this issue of The Blufftor
News.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
RICHLAND FARMERS
MUTUAL INSURANCE
BUSINESS GROWS
Risks Aggregate S2,379, 1856
Total OF 1872 Policies
In Force
Mutual Insurance Organization
Names New Director At
Annual Meeting

Expansion of the insurance cover
age of the Richland Township Farm
ers Insurance Co., was announced
Saturday at the annual meeting of
the organization in the council room
of the Bluffton town hall.
Insurance risks aggregating ST.
379, 495 are carried by the society in
Allen, Putnam, Hancock and Hardin
counties, with the principal emphasis
on farm coverage.
This represents a gain of S32,075
over the coverage of the preceding
year, altho policies decreased from
500 to 492.
Hochstettler Elected Director
At Saturdays meeting Walter
Hochstettler was elected director for
three years, succeeding Elmer Lauby.
whose term expired. Other directors
serving unexpired terms are Ezra
Moser and Alfred Mueller.
Quinten Burkholder was reelected
treasurer, and Charles Lora and
Wayne Zimmerman were re-appoint-
ed appraisers.
The three directors will organize
soon to elect a president and vice.
president, and appoint secretary.
Earl Matter is the present secretary.
Losses during 1916 amounted to
$1,548.90, representing $985.51 fire
loss; $275 lightning loss, and $2SS.39
windstorm loss.
Resources of the company were
such that no assessment was neces-
sary for losses or expenses incurred,
officers announced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
AUTO CRASH NEAR
PANDORA RESULTS
In TWO DEATHS
Albert BURY Killed Instantly +;
Albert Hilty Dies in Button
Hospital.
Double Funeral Services Friday
Afternoon at Grace Church,
Pandora.

Albert Hilty, 6s, and Albert
BURY, SO, both resident of the PAN
dora area are dead Of injuries re-
ceived when they were struck by
an automobile while changing a tire
on their car at the size of the road
one and one-half miles north of
Pandora about o'clock Tuesday
night. The car which struck them
was driven by Grover RAIDER, 60, a
neighbor of Hilty.
BURY was killed instantly. Hilty
died one and one-half hours later at
Bluffton hospital and his body is at
the Paul Diller funeral home here.
Double funeral services will be
held at Grace Mennonite church in
Pandora on Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Burial will be in Pleasant
Ridge cemetery.
The two men were members of
Grace church and were brother-in-
laws, Mrs. BURY being a sister of
Mr.. Hilty.
COMING HOME FROM INDIANA
The accident which resulted in
the double fatality occurred as the
two couples had returned home from
week end visit with relatives in
Berne, Indiana, making the trip in
the BURY car.
The Burrys who liveinear Pandora
were taking the Hiltys to their farm
home two miles north on the Craw-
fs College road when tire trouble
developed and the car was parked
at the side of the highway near the
Charles Reese farm
They had completed the tire
change and were about to get back
into the car when the auto driven
by RAIDER struck them RAIDER was
southbound and slid he became con-
fused when he saw only one head
light.
RAIDER said he slowed down and
swerved, seeing the two men just be-
fore he hit them. Mrs. BURY and
Mrs. Hilty were in the rear seat Of
the car but were nov Injured, Rad
Ier's car struck the sght sront fend-
er of Burry's auto.
SUFFERS HEART ATTACK
AS he went to the Reese farm
house nearby to summon aid RAIDER
suffered a heart attack which did
not prove serious.
Hilty was taken to the Bluffton
hospital in the Harris ambulance
from Columbus Grove. Burry's body
was removed to the Lehman funeral
home in Pandora.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
Garages Serve For Dwellings AS
Buttons Housing Shortage Grows
Name Temporary
Night Policeman

Wade Shook, recently discharged
from the armed services has been
temporarily appointed night police to
fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Clayton Murray.
Announcement of the appointment
was made by Mayor w. A. Howe
who said the matter of a permanent
night police would be taken up at
the meeting of the town council next
Monday night.
Shook, who recently returned from
the Navy expects to enter Bluffton
college soon. His wife is the former
Bonita Clark, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Clark of Grove street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
With Service Men

Cpl. Charles Hankish, ,Jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hankish of
South Main street arrived home
Wednesday morning after having re-
ceived his Army discharge at In
diantown Gap. He served overseas
in England, France and Germany.
His wife, an English girl whom he
married last fall, is expected to
arrive here as soon as transporta-
ton arrangements can be made.
Harry Bogart, former Blufftor
rural route mail carrier who has
been in Army service in the Pacific
area is expected to receive his dis
charge from Camp Atterbury by the
last of this week. During his
absence his place on the mail route
has been taken by his wife.
1t. Kenneth Luginbuhl of the
Army Signal corps received his dis
charge at Camp Atterbury, Tuesday,
and joined his wife and little son
Dan Rene here. He spent five years
in the service, three Of which We're
with the 37th Division and saw
action at Guadalcanal and 0kinawa.
Pfc Berdell Huber, husband OF
Margie Huber of the Citizens Bank
apartments received his Army dis
charge at Indiantown Gap, Saturday.
He spent Is months overseas as a
machine gunner with the Both Divi-
sion and wears the purple heart,
good conduct ribbon, infantryman'
badge, victory ribbon, E. I. o. with
three battle stars and the president
ial unit citation.
Pfc. Dale Huber, brother of Ber-
dell, who was discharged from Camp
Pickett last November recently re-
enlisted and is now enroute overseas
after spending a 80 day furlough
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rus
sell Huber.
Pfc. Ronald Zimmerly, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Melvin Zimmerly is sta
toned at Corozal, Canal Zone
Panama. He was inducted into the
service last June and received his
training at Camp Joseph Robinson
Ark.
Paul Geiser Rd. M. &c has receiv-
ed his discharge from the Navy ano
joined his wife and little son here
He spent 20 months in the service
15 of which We're in the Pacific area
Sgt. ROLAND Guider who served
in the Pacific area recently arrived
in San Pedro, Calf, aboard the
u. S. S. Louisville and is expected
to be discharged soon. His wife j:
the former Vivianne Patterson.
Gareth Todd, instructor in the
Navy air corps school at Corpus
/ Concluded from page u
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17

Bluffton public library patrons read
q, 1,057 books during 1945, with leader
ship showing a marked uptrend fol-
lowing the close of the Japanese war,
according to the annual report of Miss
Ocie Anderson, Librarian.
The library now has 1865 volumes
on its shelves, of which 800 were add
ed during the last year. Included
among the newer additions are the
latest edition of the World Book ency-
clopedia, 10 volumes, and the Ameri-
cana encyclopedia, 80 volumes.
Many donations of books and maga-
zines to the library during the last
year were appreciated, Miss Ander-
son said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
DGUid Amstutz Dies;
Funeral On Thursday

Funeral services for David AM
stutz, SO, retired farmer, will be
held Thursday afternoon at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Martha
Basinger 3 miles west of Bluffton
at 1870 o'clock with Rev. John
Steiner of Lima officiating and at
the Ebenezer Mennonite church at
$50 O'Clock with Rev. ] j. Esau
officiating. Burial viii be in the
Ebenezer cemetery.
Mr.. Amstutz died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Basinger, Tues
day afternoon following nine days.
critical illness.
He was born September 10, 1856
near Bluffton the son of the late
c. U. and Verena (Neuenschwand-
err Amstutz.
Besides the daughter at whose
home he died he is survived by an
other daughter, Mrs. Bertha Matter
of Bluffton and four sons: Aldine
of Pandora; Albert of Lafayette;
Calvin of Ada and Lee Amstutz of
Fostoria.
Three brothers surviving are: c..
d. Amstutz, u. S. Amstutz and Eph
Amstutz all of Bluffton.
The body was taken Wednesday
afternoon from the Stanley Ba-
singer funeral home to the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Martha Basinger
where it will remain until services
on Thursday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
Ddrke County Girl
Wins Defamation

Mary Evelyn Lephart, of Ansonia,
Darke county, was the winner in a
district Prince of Peace Contest held
Sunday night in the Bluffton Metho-
dist church.
Representative from seven counties
competed in the meet, which was dir
ected by Rev. F. j. Patterson, of the
Bluffton college faculty.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
ReU. BigeIOlU To Fill
Pulpits Here Sunday

Rev. Ernest Bigelow, Army
chaplain stationed at Camp Camp
bell, KY, will be in Bluffton over the
week end and fill pulpits of the
Blufton and Rockport Presbyterian
churches Sunday morning.
He will arrive here Saturday, ae.
companied by his wife and little sor
on a four days furlough. Rev
Bigelow, pastor of the two churches
is on leave of absence for Arm,
service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
In New Locations

Mr.. and Mrs. Don Cahill have
moved from Ottawa into apartments
at the rear of the Elk restaurant
which he purchased last fall from
Harvey Which. The Which family
recently vacated the apartments and
have stored their household goods.
Levi Frankhouser expects to move
the last of this month into the prop
erty at the intersection of Route lob
and the Allen-H Hancock county line
which he purchased from his broth
er Willard. Francis Moser and
Homer sBracy are remodeling the
place and Wayne Neuenschwander
of Lima will do the floor sanding
and painting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
Infant, Three Days
Old, Dies At Hospital

Richard Lloyd Thomas, three-day-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Tho
mas, of 542 S. Main street, died Tues
day morning in the Bluffton Commun-
ity hospital.
Survivors include the parents and
one sister, Annie, at home.
The body will be removed Thursday
morning from the Paul Diller funeral
home to Lower Salem, O., where fun
eral services will be held in the after
noon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
To Select NeU Mt.
Cory Postmaster

Applications for a civil examina-
tion for postmaster at Mt. Cory will
be accepted at the Civil Service
Commission in Washington until
Sunday, January 20, it was an
nounced this week.
Anyone served from the Mt. Cory
post office is eligible to take the ex-
animation. Blanks may be received
to file applications at the post office
A competitive examination under
Civil Service. will be given at the
Bluffton post office at later date
The postmaster position at Mt
Cory carries a base salary of ST..
500 per year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
"Three O's & Jeanne"
To Broadcast Friddy

The "Three O's and Jeanne" will
again be heard in their weekly
broadcast over station WLOK on
Friday at 6:15 o'clock.
The. trio, Alice and Lois Oyer and
Ethelyn Oyer Rice with Betty
Jeanne Lewis at the piano will be
heard in the following program:
with Song ir My Heart" by
Rodgers, "The Swan, C. Saint
Saens, always" Irving Berlin,
''The STAR, Rodgers, and a hymn,
"Sun of My Soul.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
Tax Deputies Will
Be Here, Feb. 4-5

Deputies from the Allen county
treasurer's office will be at the Citi-
zens National bank on Monday and
Tuesday, Feb. 4 and 5, to receive first
half 1945 real estate taxes.
Treasurer Ray w. Barnett reported
this week. that tax collections for the
period to date amount to $144, ,438. 20.
The frst-half collection period will
END March 2.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
Great Grandson Is
Victim OF Leukenain

Charles Ralph Stratton, Jr., four
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Stratton of Ell Dorado, Arkansas and
a great grandson of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
J. Stratton of Orange township died
at the home of his parents Monday.
His death followed a short illness
of leukemia. The child was a grand
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Stratton
of Long View, Texas.
Funeral services followed by inter
ment were held at Ell Dorado, We'd
nesday afternoon. Surviving are the
parents and younger brother.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
Farmers Short Course
Meeting Monday Night

Farm problems and farm manage
Iment will be studied at a series of
farm short course meetings in the
Bluffton High school agricultural
room, the second session of which will
be held at 7:30 p. m. next Monday.
Last Mondays meeting was in the
form of an organization session, and
the actual course of instruction will
not be started until next Monday. En-
rollment is free of charge to anyone
interested.
Harry F. Barnes, Bluffton High yo-
cational agriculture teacher, is in
charge of the course.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
Births

Rev. and Mrs. Bernard Baughn
of West Milton, formerly of Beaver
dam are the parents of son, Ber-
nard Dale, born in Good Samaritan
hospital at Dayton, December 81.
Aleda Ruth is the name of the
daughter born recently to Rev. and
Mrs. Landolene Amstutz of Tiskilwa,
ILL.,, instead of the name earlier an
nounced. a
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
Miss Anderson On
State Library Board

Miss Ocie Anderson, Button IL
brarian has been selected to serve
on a state committee to consider the
problems of reorganizing and re-
financing library service in the
state.
Meetings of the group will be held
in Columbus this Thursday and Fri
day, and during the absence of Miss
Anderson the library will be closed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17

Representatives from the Lima
camp of Gideons, an organization of
christian business men, will appear
Sunday in churches of Bluffton and
vicinity in their annual solicitation
of funds for Bibles to be placed in
hospitals, schools, hotels, penal insti-
tutions and other public places.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
Boy Scout Troop
Learns Morse Code

Bluffton Boy Scout Troop 56
drilled on Morse code at its meeting
on Monday night.
For the meeting next Monday
night the Scouts will cook their sup
per at demonstration meeting at
the stadium at Harmon field.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
Churches To Sponsor
Clothing Collection

Bluffton churches will sponsor COLI
lection of clothing for European
relief it was announced the first OF
the week.
All clothing contributed must be
in wearable condition and should be
left at one of the churches. Later
it will be taken to the packing room
at Bluffton college for overseas ship
ment under auspices of the Central
Mennonite Relief committee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
Annual Hospital
Meeting Monday

Annual business meeting of the
Bluffton hospital shareholders will be
held at the high school cafeteria
next Monday night at 7:30 o'clock,
it is announced this week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-17
Real Estate Deal

Oscar Wenger has purchased the
Spring street property which he oc-
cupies from Chas. Gazette.
The Nome nugget., 1946-06-12
House Committee Voted Increase
 SS Tax To lh %

WASHINGTON, June l2, -(P)- The House Ways and Means Com mittee today voted to increase the Social Security Tax against em- ployees pay on employers pay roll from per cent to l12 per cent, effective as of January l..
 This would increase the annual collection of Social Security In- surance from the present billion three hundred million, to two bill lion.
The Nome nugget., 1946-06-12
BOB OMAUK PASSED AWAY FUNERAL THURSDAY AM.

Friends of Bob Omauk are grieved to learn of his death on Tuesday morning. Bob had been i'll for most of the winter and was recently removed to the hos pital.
 Bob came from Diomede Island but has spent most of his life in Nome, where his family has been raised. Always an upright cit izen, he held the respect of the community.
 He is survived by his wife, two daughters, two sons and a bro
The Nome nugget., 1946-06-12
MRS. FRED ROHN LEAVES
 TONITE VIA PAA FOR STATES

Mrs. Fred Rohn leaves tonight on the Pan American plane for Seattle where she will visit with her two brothers and their fam lilies, whom she has not seen for many years. She also plans to visit in California, accompanied by one of her brothers, where they will visit with friends, many of them Nomeites.
The Nome nugget., 1946-06-12
AXEL EDMAN INJURED LOoSES TOOTH

While working on the pipeline at the Swanberg Mining Company at Council, Axel Edman had the misfortune to have a pipe get out of control and strike him on the lip making a cut through the lip and knocking out tooth. He was brought to town Monday by Pat Bliss and returned yesterday.
The Nome nugget., 1946-06-12
Alaska Airlines

Incoming passengers today with Alaska Airlines were It .Gomdr. Victor V Miller It Comdr. Emery H. Joyce, w. R. Wood, T. Brad ley Carl Lomen, Mrs. Parks, and R. Phillips.
 The only departing passenger for Anchorage was M r h l l Thomas.
The Nome nugget., 1946-06-12
Sullivan To Be Navy Under Sec'ty

WASHINGTON, June l2, -(P)- The Senate Naval Affairs Com mittee today gave unanimous con- sent to the appointment of John Sullivan, of New Hampshire, as Under Secretary of the Navy.
The Nome nugget., 1946-06-12
AIRLINES
Wien Alaska Airlines

The Boeing plane is due to ar rive in Nome today with nine tourists. The ship will be flown to kotzebue, with the tourists, be- fore returning to Fairbanks.
The Nome nugget., 1946-06-12
w allace Hotel

Ted w. Griffin, Hurley Wells, M. H. Young and Dan Kebendorf are registered at the Wallace Ho- tel They are new personnel for the ACS.
The Nome nugget., 1946-06-12

WolfraW is the chief ore from which tungsten is derived.
The Nome nugget., 1946-06-12

ther.
 Burial services will be from the Catholic Church, Thursday morn ing at nine o'clock.
The Nome nugget., 1946-06-12

The word dog" was originally applied to particular English breed.
 The teeth of the wolf agree in every structural detail with those of domesticated dogs.