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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
Veterans May Join
NeW Hospital Plan

Discharged veterans of World
War III in this area will have an
opportunity this month to join the
Bluffton Blue Cross plan for pre-
payment of hospital bills.
The special enrolment period will
be for one month only. During this
time plans will waive normal re-
quirements for group enrolment and
permit veterans to apply as individ-
uals for protection for themselves
and members of their families.
The disqualification program for
enrollees and their families normally
is made available only thru group
plans. This restriction, however, is
being waived by Blue Cross plans
thruout the country for veterans to
permit individual enrollments.
Any veteran interested may get
further information at the Hauen-
stein & Son drug store. Applications
should be made directly to Hospital
Service, Inc, Dauch Bldg. Lima,
giving name, address and place of
employment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
II. s. Boys Class
To Exhibit Work

Exhibit of work of the industrial
arts department of the high school
will be placed this week in show
windows of the Bluffton News, Ba-
singer furniture store and Arm
strong furniture store.
Approximately rs shop projects
and 80 drawings will be displayed
it is stated by Dwight Spaythe, in
structor in charge. The exhibits are
the work of 80 pupils in the indus
trial arts department consisting OF
grades 7 to IL which has been in
operation during the second semester
this year. Materials used are wood
metal, plastic and leather.
An enrolment of SO is anticipated
in the department next year, Spaythe
stated.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
KENT COTTERMAN
HIRED As COACH
AT BLUFFTON HIGH
Former Football and Basketball
Star at O. n. Z. to Coach
Here Next Fall
New Mentor Directed Spring
Sports at Local School Back
i'm 1913 Season

Kent Cotterman, 20, has been en-
ployed by the Board of Education as
athletic coach and director of physi-
cal education for Bluffton High
school during the coming school
year. Action was taken at the board
meeting last Wednesday night.
His salary was set at $4,000 per
year, and he has accepted the con-
tract for the local position.
Cotterman is known in the COM
munity, for he served as coach of
spring sports in 194S after Head
Coach George Swank, Jr., had gone
into military service.
At that time, Cotterman still was
student at Ohio Northern univers-
ity where he was letterman in
football (halfback) and basketball
(guard). In his junior year he re-
ceived honorable mention on the All
Ohio collegiate basketball team. He
graduated from Northern in 1943
COMMANDED NAVAL CRAFT
The new Bluffton coach was in
the Navy from June, 194S, to Feb
ruary, 1916, where he held the rank
of Lieutenant ii. .g.) IN command
of an L.. C. /. ship. He saw service
in both the Mediterranean and Pa.
cific theatres.
Cotterman is married and now
lives near Lima with his wife and
22-months-old daughter. The family
will move to Bluffton when they car
find a place to live here.
Buttons new coach is the son oi
Hardin County School Superintend
ent Cotterman, who formerly headed
the Alger public schools.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
man HIT BY CAR
ON MAIN STREET
FATALLY INJURED
Otis Leiber, Farmer, Dies of
Fractured Skull i'm Hos
pital Here
Orange Township Youth, Driver
of Car, Is Not Held for
Accident

Otis Leiber, 81, farmer living
three miles southwest of Bluffton
was fatally injured when he was
struck by an automobile driven by
Morris Moser, 10, son of Erwin
Moser of Orange township while
crossing the street in Buttons
North Main business section Satur-
day night at 1910 o'clock.
Leiber died of a fractured skull
in the Bluffton hospital Monday
morning at o'clock without regain
ing consciousness. 1t was Buttons
first traffic fatality this year.
The accident occurred as Leiber
was crossing the street from the
Dillman news stand toward the Pine
restaurant. He was struck by the
right fender of the Moser car, north
bound.
SHERIFF, CORONER, HERE
Allen County Sheriff William r.
Daley and County Coroner Harry
Lewis were here Monday Investigate
ing the accident in conjunction with
local police officers.
Following the investigation it was
stated that Moser was not driving
fast and swerved out Sf the line of
traffic in an attempt to avoid Leiber.
Moser was not held in connection
with the affair.
After the accident Moser, together
with Paul Diller and Wilbur Mis-
wander took Leiber to the hospital
in Moser's car. Leiber did not ap-
pear to be seriously hurt at the
time.
FORMER on PUMPER
A son of Emil and Louisa (Fettl
Leiber, he was born in Richland
township, December rs, 1878. He
worked as an oil pumper before taxi
ing up farming.
Leiber is survived by his wife, the
former Edna Matter and son Russell
Leiber, Bluffton; three sisters, Mrs.
Cora Althaus, Mrs. Clara Basinger
and Mrs. Bessie Stettler all of Lima
and two brothers, William and Cali
vim Leiber both of Bluffton.
He was a member of the Emman-
uel's Reformed church where fun
eral services were held Wednesday
afternoon with Rev. v. c. Opper-
mann officiating. Interment was in
the church cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
Outdoor Festivities Next Saturday
10 Highlight College Commencement
May Queen Will Be Crowned In
Traditional Outdoor Pagean-
try Of Music, Dances
Unveiling Of New Cornerstone
Plaque; Shakespearean Play
Other Features

Outdoor campus festivities in the
picturesque setting of Bluffton col
lege's beautifully wooded grounds
Saturday afternoon and evening will
highlight the busy 46th annual COM
mencement season at the school.
In the varied offering of outdoor
events are included unwilling of a
new bronze cornerstone plaque, May
Day activities including coronation
of the May Queen, presentation of a
Shakespearean play and the annual
box ceremonies.
Members of the original board OF
trustees of the college will be hon.
ored in dedication Of a new bronze
plaque that will supplant the time.
worn cornerstone on the College Hal
building. This portion of the pro-
gram is scheduled to start at 2:4E
p. m. s8s d
Surface of the original cornerstone
of soft sandstone has eroded and
the inscription is obscured. ga.
The cornerstone unveiling will inn
mediately follow the annual box Ger.
emonies conducted in front of Col.
lege hall.
MAY DAY PROGRAM
Next event on the. program al
p. m. is the ever-colorful May Day
program, which reaches its climax
with coronation of the May Queen
Miss Mary K. Ramseyer, Smithville
senior. The Maid of Honor will bt
Marjory Niswander, Bluffton, also g
member of the graduating class.
David Rosenberger, Smithville
most popular man at the school,, an6
Paul Soldner, Bluffton, will be the
Queens escorts.
"The Tanning of the Shrew" will
be staged at $3.50 p. m. Saturday
against picturesque outdoor back
ground to mark resumption of pre-
sentation of Shakespearean plays al
a feature of each commencement
season.
Presentation of the plays was dis
continued during war years by the
Thespian society of the college.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
To Graduate From
Chicago Seminary

Richard Mumma, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Mumma of Cherry street
will be graduated from Mccormick
Theological seminary, Chicago, Sat
urday.
Following his graduation he will
be ordained to the ministry at serv-
ices in the Presbyterian church on
Sunday night, May 26.
He and his wife, the former Will
ma Nonnamaker and their infant
daughter expect to spend the next
two years in New York City where
he will take two years of graduate
study in Columbia university and
Union Theological seminary made
possible by $1,000 scholarship
which was awarded to him this
spring for scholastic achievement.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
Robert Patrick GiUen
War Service AUdrd

Robert ]. Patrick, formerly OF
Bluffton has been awarded the War
Manpower commission certificate fol
meritorious service, it was learned
the first of the week.
+ Patrick was a civilian member oi
the staff of the War Manpower com.
mission and served as chief consult
ing engineer on the army's heavy
duty truck tire expansion program
seeing service in England ano
France.
He resides in Akron where he i:
now employed as district truck tir,
engineer with the Seiberling Rubber
Co. He visited here this week will
his mother Mrs. Med Murray Of
North Jackson street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16

dressed by DR.. Ed. G. Kaufman,
president of Bethel college. His
subject will be "The Challenge of
the Kingdom"
DR.. Kaufman received his Master
of Arts degree from Bluffton college
in 1917, and was a member of the
faculty here from 1929 to 1881.
Honor guests of the college during
the commencement season will be
descendants of the original board of
trustees who are expected here
Saturday afternoon to attend the un-
yelling of a new bronze cornerstone
plaque, a replica of the original
cornerstone of College Hall.
Mrs. N. C. Hirschy, of Lexington,
KY, wife of the first president of
the college, also has been invited.
Library Donor Coming
Among other prominent visitors
will be Mrs. c. H. Musselman, of
Biglerville, Pa, one of the principal
benefactors of the college. She and
her late husband were donors of the
Musselman library on the campus.
College graduates this year include
the following:
Bachelor of Arts degree: Elton
Beery, Seville; Hildred Eversole
Bluffton; Russell Fellers, Findlayi
Iona Gerber, orrville; Mary Locher
Bluffton; David Rosenberger, Dalton
Paul Soldner, Bluffton; and Darwin
Luginbuhl, Bluffton (as of Aug. 81
Bachelor of Science in Home
Economics: LaVonne Hostettler
Smithville; and Margery Niswander
Bluffton.
Bachelor of School Music: Cells
Amstutz, Dalton; Mary K. Ramseyer
Smitville; Treva Arrants Sommer
Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
With Service Men

Capt. Robert Oyer of the Army
Medical corps arrived here Tuesday
for a months furlough after which
he will report at Ft. Houston, Texas
for assignment. Capt. Oyer was
stationed in the Pacific area and had
been recently on New Guinea island,
Sgt. Robert Oberly, son of Millard
Oberly has received his discharge
papers. He formerly served with a
harbor craft unit in Belgium.
Byron Fritchie who served as sig
mailman in the Navy has received
his discharge and returned here
Monday night.
Sgt. Leroy Lugibihl Of the Marine
corps has left for Cherry Point,
North Carolina after spending a
months furlough with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Lugibihl west
of Bluffton.
David Tosh of the Coast Guard
SON of Mr.. and Mrs. John Tosh of
South Lawn avenue expects to re-
ceive his discharge papers this week
Sgt. Donivan Moser, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Moser has received
his Army discharge. He served two
and one-half years and was with the
occupation forces in Tokyo, Japan.
Clyde Sommer has received his
discharge from the Navy.
Robert Stratton, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cliff Stratton of East Elm
street has received his discharge
from the Navy.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
COIIeGe Summer
Term Opens Soon

Bluffton college summer school will
open May 81, it was announced by
DIR. J. S. Schultz, dean.
The. school will be divided into
three terms: May 21 to June 8;
June II to 90; July to 20. Class
es will be in the morning only five
days each week following the Hiram
plan of one subject for each term.
Subjects offered include zoology,
christian ethics, general psychology,
the family, applied psychology, U. S.
history, educational principles and
management, composition, genetics
and chemistry.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
The Ohio Cooperative Crop
Reporting Service Tuesday pre-
dicted % per cent wheat har-
vest decline this season.

OF bread while those shopping late
in the afternoon frequently find the
shelves swept bare.
Difficulty in connection with limit
ing purchases of bread lies in the
wide variation of requirements of
different families, grocers acknowl-
edged.
Each Customer Buys Loaf
All dealers agree that virtually
every customer buys loaf of bread
Most of them feel, however, that. il
still is too early to determine just
how drastic the situation will be but
they agree that the matter poses
plenty of headaches for storekeepers.
Drastic milling regulations will
mean about 40 per cent of last years
production between now and July /,
it is stated. Bakery operators are
having difficulty in trying to work
out reduced quotas to their custo-
mers and food stores here uncertain
from day to day as to the amount of
bread they will receive.
s.sAnother@ Sesult sof cuts in flour
milling and the subsequent bread
shortage will be an increased demand
for crackers, sphagetti and cereals il
was stated by dealers. Stocks OF
these bread substitutes are in ample
supply now but they are in no con-
dition to withstand a sharply increas-
ed demand.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
New Emergencies Arise AS Housing
Situation Becomes More Serious
Street Lighting To
Continue; Stock Of
Coal Is Held Ample

THERE is no intention at this
time to curtail Buttons
street lighting because of the
present coal situation, it was
stated by Harry Barnes, presi-
dent of the Board of Public Af-
fairs at a meeting of the board
Tuesday night.
Barnes statement was made
following reports that brown
out might be necessary i'm order
to conserve coal. The plant, he
said, had about 20 days supply
of coal on hand and additional
supplies are expected before the
present stock reaches the critical
point.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
Wheat And Corn
Prices Shoot UD

Government action in raising price
ceilings of wheat and corn in con-
nection with the overseas food relief
program were reflected in a sharp
rise in quotations for wheat and
corn and to lesser extent oats and
soybeans on the market here We'd
nesday morning.
Wheat was quoted at $1.S7 a
bushel as compared with s1,74 last
week. Corn is s1.3s bushel; last
week it was SLIP. Oats are Sa
cents as compared with so cents
Soybeans are $500 as compared
with S204 last week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
LegiOn Names Youth
For Boys State

Malcolm Basinger, Bluffton high
school junior, has been named by
Bluffton Legion post as its repre-
sentative to Boys State, a summer
camp and conference at Miami uni
versity, Oxford, June 15 to 25.
Boys State is sponsored by Legion
post here from an eligible list of five
high school junior boys. He is the
son of DR.. and Mrs. E. w. Basinger
of Spring street. John Althaus was
named alternate.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
Minister To Get
Theological Degree

Rev. Landolene Amstutz, formerly
of Bluffton, will be graduated from
Northern Baptist Theological sem
mary in Chicago at commencement
exercises Thursday night. He will
receive the degree of Bachelor of
Theology.
Rev. Amstutz and his family have
lived in Tiskilwa, H., since last fall
where he is pastor of the Mennonite
church. He previously made his
home with Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Lug
inbuhl of North Main street in Bluff
ton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16

Resignation of a Bluffton grade
school teacher, Mrs. Robert Koenig,
the former Miss Floy McBain, has
been filed with the board of educa-
ton here. The resignation is to be-
come effective at the close of the
school year this month.
Mrs. Koenig who was recently
married, will live in Botkins. She
has been employed to teach in the
schools of jackson Center nearby.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
HERE FROM WEST

Robert Mitchell of Berkeley, Calf.
former Bluffton resident, visited
friends here last week. He was ac-
companied by his brother, Milt Mitch
ell of Lima. Mr.. Mitchell was con-
nected with the Bluffton telephone
company in its early days and later
was employed for many years by a
large telephone system in California.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
Railroad Employees
Get Service AUards

Six local area employees of the
A. c. & Y. railroad received service
pins at dinner, Sunday, honoring
veteran employees of the road. Those
from this district receiving awards
were Charles Matthey, Louis Weyer,
Jacob Nusbaum, Louis Gaiffe and
Noah Geiger of Bluffton and B. r.
Filhart of Jenera.s
Gaiffe, Geiger and Filhart were
awarded diamond pins for more than
25 years service with the road.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
COLLEGE
COMMENCEMENT

FRIDAY
8 p. m. Booster Concert, RAM
seyer chapel
SATURDAY
2:45 p. m. dwelling Plaque,
College Hall
p. m. May Day exercises,
Baseball Field
$3.50 p. m. Shakespearean Play,
Baseball Field
SUNDAY
p. m. Baccalaureate Service,
Chapel
MONDAY
10 a. m. Commencement Program
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
RIuftOn Girl Is In
Symphony BrOadcasts

A Bluffton girl, Barbara Jean
Triplett is a member of the orches-
ira of the Eastman School of Music
of Rochester, N. Y, which is broad
casting a series of symphony con-
certs every Saturday afternoon at
2 o'clock during May. The programs
are heard over the N. B. C. network.
Miss Triplett plays both the ma
rimba and tympani with the orches-
ira. She is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. r. L. Triplett of Campus
Drive.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
BuELer To Head
Lions CLUB Here

Gerhard Buhler, high school prin-
cipal has been elected president of
the Bluffton Lions club for the COM
ing year.
Other officers are: 1st vice pres,
r. A. Lantz; End vice pres, n. A.
Triplett; 3rd vice pres, Robt. Nom
namaker; sec-treas., D. w. Bixler
tail twister, Robt. Potts; lion tanner,
Chas. Emans; directors, L. L. Ram
seyer, N. Z. Byers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
Real Estate Deal

Bluffton college has purchased the
residence of Prof. H. w. Berky at
College and Spring streets, it was
announced the first of the week. The
property will be used as girls dor
mitory when classes open next fall
to accommodate the overflow from
Ropp Hall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
POPPY EXHIBIT

An exhibit calling attention to
Poppy day in Bluffton on May Is
will be placed in the window of the
Basinger furniture store this week,
1t is announced by the Bluffton Le-
gion Auxiliary.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
BLUFFTON FEELING
GROWING PINCH OF
BREAD SHORTAGE
Some Stores Consider Limiting
Purchases A S Rationing
Measure
Bread Shortage May Stimulate
Demand for Crackers and
Cereals

Bluffton this week is feeling the
pinch of bread shortage as the re-
suit of government cuts of -four.
Thus far there has been nothing
in the nature of bread rationing, al
tho some stores are considering lim-
iting of bread purchases as means
of insuring more even distribution of
the available supply.
With no definite rationing system
in effect the result is that morning
shoppers usually obtain their supply
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
BACCALAUREATE To
Open HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATION week
Union Church Service Next Sun
day Will Be Addressed By
Rev. Bigelow
Senior Class Play in Two-Night
Run Next Monday and
Tuesday -

Opening of the Bluffton High
school commencement week program,
baccalaureate services will be held
Sunday night in the school gymnas-
ium at 3 o'clock.
Rev. E. N. Bigelow, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, will deliver the
baccalaureate sermon on the subject,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Elva Dilts, Jenera,
a girl, Susetta Doreen, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Heldman,
Bluffton, a boy, Wednesday morn
ing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-16

Sunday, May 19 - Baccalaureate
Monday and Tuesday, May 20
81 - Senior Class Play, Papa
Is ALL" a,-.s--ee.
"Wednesday, May 22-Ciass Night
J Thursday, May % Commence
ment.
Friday, May 24-Alumni Reunion
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-03-27
POWER TRUST COBBLES
UP TWO MORE CO-OPs

Two rural electric cooperatives disappeared recently into the
NAV of the profit utility industry. The two were the Jordan Valley Co.
operative of Jordan Valley, Idaho, and the Long Valley Cooperative of
Donnelly, Idaho. They disappeared into the Idaho Power Company"
Claude r. Wickard, Administrator of the Rural Identification Adj
miniSraton, apparently has become aware of the danger to rural cleo
trio cooperatives and to REA. Recently he struck at the power utility
industry in phrases which were reminiscent of Senator George ".
Norris. Speaking in North Carolina, he pleaded for interest in rural
an attack on "the power companies"
To-day the power companies n spending huge sums in a national
advertising campaign to promote their special interests" he said.
Much of their advertising copy is cleverly written to cast discredt
upon any power program except that controlled by the selfstyled
business-managedta xpaying-c companies" 1 have seen n advertise
ment clipped from weekly newspapers all over the country which ap-
parenty was written for the express purpose of stirring up resentment
against REA cooperatives among small town business men. I don't
think w e will need to worry about the unfair advertising if the business
in your town realize how much your program means to their farm
customers. The costs of high priced public relations representatives
and advertising, like all other private utility costs and profits. come
out of the monthly power bills of consumers"
Continuing, Wickard said: These advertising CAMPAIGNS. and
other efforts to curry public favor re strangely reminiscent of a decade
or two ago when the private utilities were using every means, fair II
foul, to lull people to sleep while they went on with their nefarious
manlpuahons of the nations power business. Those of us who reflect
on the debacle of the utility holding companies and the crashing of
utility empires are not too much impressed by claims of efficient
agement"-The Brewery Worker.