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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-03
COLLEGE ACQUIRES
GEIGER HOUSE AS
DORMITORY ANNEX
Residence Adjacent To Mems
Dormitory Will Provide
Rooms For I6.
Purchase Is Newest Housing
Development Since Men Took
Goods Dorm.

Bluffton college acquired addition
al dormitory facilities with the pur-
chase during the past week of the
Mrs. Amos Geiger property at South
Spring and High streets.
The building, possession of which
is to pass into the colleges hands on
December 1, is diagonally across the
street behind Ropp hall, former
women's dormitory being used this
year to quarter men students.
After the residence is taken over by
the college, it will provide additional
dormitory space for 16 students, and
will help ease the present situation
with men being forced to room in
private homes because Of a lack of
facilities on the campus.
This will mark the second time the
residence has been used as a dormi-
tory annex at the college, for it was
operated back in the early "thirties''
to provide additional rooms for girls.
1t was later sold by the college
when enrolment slumped, only to be
re-acquired this fall when student
registration at the school returned to
normal.
Principal development on the cam
pus in the student housing shortage
of course remains the "swap" which
finds men occupying the women's
dormitory while the goods take over
the larger mems dormitory.
Lincoln hall, the mems dormitory
being used this year by women, has
Accommodations for 100, while Ropp
hall, in which men now live, has
rooms for only 81.
With addition of the Geiger resi-
dence as a dormitory annex there
will be total room Accommodations on
the campus for 68 men.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-03
Bible Service Series
Viii Start Sunday

a two-week series of Bible serv-
ICES win be held uis4s.y except Sat
urday in the Bluffton High school
auditorium, beginning next Sunday
and continuing thru Sunday, Octo-
Der 20, it was announced the first
of the week.
Rev. Wayne Buchanan, pastor of
the First Baptist church, of Dana,
Ind, will be in charge of services
during the first week, to be followed
by A. c. Feigert, Van Vert pub
Usher. Special music will be pro-
vided by the Lima radio team of
Frank and Neale.
Services will start each evening
at 7:30 p. M.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-03
Legion To Entertain
World War III Vets

World War ii ex-servicemen are
invited to be guests of the American
Legion at a fish fry in Legion hall,
next Monday night.
Speaker of the evening will be
Thomas F. Gallagher of Lima.
Among other features on the even
ing's program will be installation of
new officers of the organization, all
of whom are veterans of World
War III.
To be installed at Mondays ses-
sion are Frederick Reichenbach,
commander; Stanley Basinger, vice
commander; Bernard Jacobson, adju-
tant; Maurice Fett,, finance officer
Rev. Paul Cramer, chaplain; Gail
Rakosky, sergeant-at-arms; James
Fett, service officer; and Raymond
Greding and Robert McCune, his
torians.
All who served in World War II
are invited to be guests of the Le-
gion for the affair.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-03
LIGHT PLANT BOND
ISSUE OBJECTIONS
ARE IRONED OUT
Contract Approved by Council
After Objections to Terms
Are Adjusted.
Action Monday Night Opens
Way For Issuance of S125,000
In Revenue Bonds.

Issuance of S125,000 in revenue
bonds to finance improvements at
Bluffton's light plant chad the green
light" again Tuesday, after more
than a month of negotiations had
succeeded in ironing out the muni-
cipal governments objections to con-
tract terms originally offered by the
bond buyers.
A revised contract was signed
Monday night at special meeting
of the municipal council, after City
Solicitor Dan R. Tripplehorn report
ed to the group that every conses-
sion requested by councilmen when
they refused to sign the first con-
tract had been acceded to by Strana-
han, Harris and Co., Toledo bond
buyers, who were low bidders on the
issue.
Every point at issue in council OBJ
jections to the contract submitted
on Agust 10 were adjusted to the
satisfaction of the town with the
city solicitor handling Buttons ne
gotiations in the matter.
Principal Changes
Principal contract changes affected
foreclosure provisions, furnished a
recapture clause protecting the town
in case of foreclosure, relieved the
municipality of liability for street
light payments and materially alter
ed franchise right sections of the
document.
Dissatisfaction with the original
contract resulted in revisions, as fol-
lows:
foreclosure: Proceedings must
be instituted by 80 per cent of the
outstanding bond holders instead of
% per cent; Village has recapture
protection allowing it to regain pos
session after six months if foreclos-
ure is instituted by paying only ac-
tual cost of foreclosure purchase
price.
Street Light Free
2-Street Lights: There Is no
municipal liability during the life of
the bonds for payment for current
now provided without cost for street
lights.
3-Franchise: In case of fore
closure, rates will be determined by
the town and new plant owner, or if
they fail to agree by impartial arbi
tration. Earnings under the fran
chise are restricted to no more than
six per cent return on the actual
investment.
With council objections eliminated,
the contract was approved at Mon
days special meeting of the group,
and Stranahan, Harris and Co. now
can proceed with actual issuance of
bonds.
The light plant bonds will be re-
tired over a 20-year period, and will
bear low interest rate, 1.98 per
cent. Earnings of the plant provide
the only security for the bond issue.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-03
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Norbert Nolan, Ar
cadia, a girl, Rosemary Lynn last
Wednesday. Mrs. Nolan is the form
er Marjorie Corson of Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurel Bracy, Pan
dora, a girl, Marylee Sue, last We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Victory, Beav-
erdam, a boy, James Lee, Saturday
Mrs. Victory is the former Dorothy
Burkholder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Diller, Pan
dora, a boy, Raymon Allen, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Beutler
Ottawa, a boy, Thomas Leonard
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Rausch, Will
Jamestown, a boy, Paul David, Sun,
day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-03
BLUFFTON'S TWO
GRAIN ELEVATORS
ARE CONSOLIDATED
Farmers Grain Co. Takes Over
Operation of Bluffton
Milling Co.
New Purchaser Expanding
Capital Stock Structure
to $4,000

Consolidated operations of Bluff.
toms two grain elevators became eff.
fective Tuesday when the Farmers
Grain Co. took over the 36-year-olo
Bluffton Milling Co.
Merger of the two establishments
marked the elimination of a bust.
ness transaction made early in Aug.
ust when shareholders of the Mill.
ing Co. approved sale of the plant
to The Farmers Grain at purchase
price of $4,000.
Both elevators will be operated
under an expanded business pro-
gram projected by the Farmers
Grain Co.
In financing the new operational
setup, capital stock structure of thr
Farmers Grain has been expanded
from $4,000 to $4,000.
200 STOCKHOLDERS
Sale of stock in the cooperative
business has been principally to
farmers, with a limit of five shares
to each holder. The company now
has more than 200 stockholders, ac-
cording to officials of the concern.
Officers of the Farmers Grain
Co. include Fred Mueller, president
Quinten Burkholder, vice-president
Sidney Huber, secretary. Directors
are Walter Montgomery, Clyde
Klingler, Melvin Zimmerly and
Waldo Huber, and officers of the
company.
Elmer Diller and Harl Mann tenn
porarily are remaining in the Mill
ing Co. office to close up the busi-
ness affairs of that concern.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-03
Union Church Service
Next Sunday Night

Rev. Paul H. Cramer, of the First
Methodist church, will occupy the
pulpit at a Union Sunday evening
service sponsored by the Bluffton
Ministerial association, at s P. M.
next Sunday in the st. Johns Re
formed church.
Rev. V. C. Oppermann, pastor of
the Reformed churches, will be in
charge of the meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-03
September Was One OF Dryest
Months; Confirms Drought Forecast

The past month was the dryest
September on record in Bluffton
with only 30 of an inch of rain
recorded here. The 40-year average
for the month is 3.27 inches.
Not only was the past month the
dryest September on record but also
it was one of the dryest months
ever experienced here.
Unless exceeding heavy precipita-
tion occurs during the last three
months of the year, the prediction
that 1916 viii be one of the dryest
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-03
Mrs. McCune Dies;
Funeral On Friddy

Mrs. Julia McCune, SO, died at he1
home, $50 Geiger street, Wednesday
morning at LAS o'clock following an
illness which kept her bedfast for
the past eight months. Death was
due to complications.
Services will be at the Paul Dill.
ler funeral home Friday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock with Rev. Pepper OF
the Assembly of God, Findlay, off
ciating. Burial will be in Maple
Grove cemetery in Findlay.
Mrs. McCune was born March IL
1877, in Highland county, Ohio, the
daughter of D. M. and Allie (Chap-
man) Thompson. She was married
Setember Is, 1895 to Arthur s. Nc
cune who survives. The faaiay
have been Bluffton residents for
many years.
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by two sons III. B. McCune. OF
Cheyenne, Wyoming and Robert Nc
Cune at home, and one daughter,
Mrs. G. B. Stratton of Niagara
Falls, N. Y; four grandchildren
and two great grandchildren.
Also surviving are one brother,
C. J. Thompson of Phoenix, Arizona,
and four sisters, Mrs. D. P. Olsen,
Chicago; Mrs. C. E. Deck, Cincin-
natl; Mrs. L. A. Briggs, Wisconsin,
and Mrs. B. A. Holiday, Louise,
Miss.
The body will be taken to her
home this Wednesday evening where
it will remain until time for the
services.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-03

on record will, without a doubt, be
experienced here.
If this occurs it will tend to bear
out the prediction of a Bowling
Green university professor that the
coming year will be marked by Sc
we're drought.
His forecast is based on a study
of rings of growth in trees on which
he has based a theory that droughts
occur in cycles. Small rings indi-
cate drought years, he says in which
growth was less than normal.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-03
Charles Schumacher
Sails On Cattle Ship

Charles E. Schumacher, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Schumacher, of
College road, has sailed for Poland,
as a cattle attendant on the S. S.
John Barton Payne, carrying relief
supplies to Europe, it was an
nounced here this week.
The Brethren Service committee
at New Windsor, Nd, recruits the
helpers for the relief consignments
of cattle.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-03
NuptiaIs SOiennized
At st. Mdry's Church

Miss Margaret Jane Basinger,
daughter of Mrs. Noah Basinger of
South Lawn avenue and the late Mr..
Basinger became the bride of James
J. Mayer, son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Mayer of Shelby in an impressive
ceremony at st. Mary's Catholic
church, Saturday morning at 10
o'clock.
Rev. Alfred j. Mayer of Toledo
brother of the bridegroom officiated
at the ceremony before an altar dec
GRATED with white chrysanthemums
Nuptial music was sung by Miss
Anne McGinnis, friend of the bride.
The bride who was given in mar
riage by her brother, James Basing-
er, wore gown fashioned of white
metallic brocaded satin made en-
train with finger tip veil caught
with tiara of gold sequins. Her
only ornament was a crescent of
blue sapphire and pearls worn by
her mother at her wedding.
Miss Jane Hitz of Chicago was
maid of honor and bridesmaids were
Miss Barbara Hitz of Chicago and
Mrs. George Swank of Columbus.
All of the brides attendants wore
gowns fashioned alike of metallic
brocaded satin with long matching
mitts and silver tiaras.
The maid of honor, whose dress
was chartreuse, carried a spray of
white chrysanthemums. The brides
maids, gowned in sunset red, car
ried similar arm sprays.
Best man was Francis Mayer of
Shelby, brother of the bridegroom,
and ushers were his college frater-
nifty brothers Joe Bruzzese and John
Rittenour of Ada.
A wedding breakfast for the brid-
al party and immediate families was
held at the Walnut Grill followed by
an afternoon reception at the home
of the bride.
After the reception the couple flew
to New York city for a short we'd
ding trip. For travelling the bride
wore suit of emereld green gaber-
dine with dark green accessories and
green butterfly orchid corsage.
The bride is graduate of Bluff
ton high school and later attended
Bluffton college and studied in the
Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.
Mr. Mayer is a senior in the col
lege of law of Ohio Northern uni
versity, Ada, where he is a member
of Sigma Delta Kappa and Toast
masters club.
He is graduate of Shelby high
school and completed his pre-law
training at DeSales college, Toledo.
During the war he served in the
Army and spent 90 months in the
Pacific theatre of war.
No one is mediocre who has good
sense and good sentiments.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-03
Real Estate Deals

Clarence Diller of Pandora has
purchased the w. C. Boothby prop
erty on South Jackson street occu-
pied by Harold Balmer and family.
The deal was handled by Mrs. H.
w. Althaus.
Charles Wells of near Rockport
has purchased the Warner Newlan
property on West Elm street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-03
Gun Club To Hold
Trap Shoot Sunday

Bluffton Gun club will sponsor a
trap shoot Sunday afternoon at the
Gossard filling station two miles
north of Bluffton on the Dixie high
way, it is announced by c. V. Stone
hill, club secretary. The shoot will
begin at / o'clock with merchandise
prizes for winners.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-03
Firenaen Ertinguish
McBain Grass Fire

Bluffton fremen extinguishea
grass fire at the Wilson Mc2ain
farm, in Orange township, last We'd
nesday afternoon.
Origin of the fire in a wheat stub
BILE field which had a stand of new
clover was unknown.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-03
Swiss Male Chorus

A cordial invitation is extended
to all men who in past years sang
in the Swiss Community Male chorus
and also any others who wish to
join. The organization will meet at
Pandora school music room next
Monday night at o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-03
Stores Vitamin

The body can store vitanin A in
the liver and kidneys and release
it into the blood to be carried to
the tissues.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-03

No one is mediocre who has good
sense and good sentiments.
Joseph Joubert
Nogales international., 1946-05-10
Phoenix College
Students On
Trip To Nogales

Thirty-five boys and girls, mem
bers of the Spanish Club of Phoenix
Junior College, made up an excur-
sion party to Nogales last weekend,
arriving Saturday afternoon and
returning to Phoenix Sunday after
noon following the fiesta parade.
Among the girls in the party was
a former resident of Nogales-Miss
Charlene White-daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Murray White. Mr.. White,
a customs patrolman at Nogales un-
til moving to Phoenix in June 1914,
is now an investigator for the al
coholic tax division of the internal
revenue service.
Among others in the party with
Miss White were Misses Peggy Tai
Jackson, Billie 10 Wright and
Moreno Coker.
Nogales international., 1946-05-10

10TH BOMB WING, ERLANGEN,
Germany, May 9-T/5 Joe NJ. Lo-
PEI, Jr, 113 Wayside Drive, Nogales,
Ariz., was recently promoted to his
present rank in orders published at
Headquarters 40th Bomb Wing.
The Wing, commanded by Briga-
dier General Emil G. Kiel, is an
occupational Air Force Headquar-
ters, in charge of all heavy bonn
bardment groups in the EFT. 1t is
located in Erlangen, a few miles
from Nurnberg. where the war
crimes trials are being conducted.
Ti5 Lopez, who came to the Wing
directly from the States, is a radio
operator for the communications
Section. Prior to entering the
Army in January 1915, he was a
student at Nogales High School.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe M.
Lopez. Sr., live at the above address.
Nogales international., 1946-05-10
Don Smith Half
.Owner OF 2
Ell Centre Papers

Ell CENTRIC, Calf, May g.
Through a sale consumated here
May /, Don Smith, former Arizona
newspaper man and Chamber Of
Commerce secretary, became hall
owner and manager of the Ell Gen.
tro Printing company, one OF I'm
perial Valleys largest job printing
establishments, and two newspapers
the Imperial Enterprise and the
Imperial Valley Weekly.
Smith and two associates, A. D.
Haworth and T. H. Lamb, owners OF
the Calexico, California, Chronicle,
purchased the Ell Centro properties
from E. A. Fitzhugh, another former
Arizonan who at one time worked
on the editorial staff of the Phoenix
Gazette.
Smith formerly worked as news
paper man in Tucson and Nogales.
Prior to moving to El Centre four
wears ago he served for several
years as secretary and manager OF
the Chamber of Commerce at No
gales.
A veteran of World War II, he
received his honorable discharge
five months ago. During his mill
tary career he was on the staff of
Yank, army magazine.
Nogales international., 1946-05-10
Il Am American
Day. May 18th

The President Of the United
States has designated May 10 as IT
Am An American Day
The, ceremonies will again be-
sponsored locally by the Ridge-Igo
Post of the American Legion, and
the Benevolent and Protective Or
der of Elks. 1t is planned to have
the ceremony in the City Plaza, be-
ginning at pm, on Sunday, May
10. and participating will be the
Veterans of Foreign Wars and the
Amvets.
This day has been authorized as
an annual celebration by congress
sional resolution passed in May,
1910, and is to honor newly natural
lied citizens and those native-born
citizens who have reached their
majority during the past year, and
also to rededicating all Americans
to the ideals of citizenship.
Interesting in connection with this;
subject is that during the past year
approximately 100000 young men
and women attained the RESPONSE
bilities and privileges of citizenship
by coming of age and there were
approximately 100000 men and
women of foreign birth naturalized,
which included 10000 members of
the armed forces.
Nogales international., 1946-05-10
Pix Magazine
To Take
Pictures Here

Miss Evan Kelston, feature editor
of Pix Magazine, accompanied by
two honeymooners, have arrived
here to take pictures which will ap-
pear in the magazine
They are stopping at Rancho
Grande where a matched calf rop-
ing contest will be held for their
benefit at 4:30 pm, Sunday.
On Monday the Pix photograph
ers and other guests at the big hotel
are going to Circle z Ranch for a
swim and on the same day William
Beatus will take them up to get pic
lures of Nogales from the air.
On Tuesday they will enjoy a
horseback ride and steak fry, leav-
ing Rancho Grande at pm. Tues
day night the photographers and
Mr.. and Mrs. Red Myrick, and Mr..
and Mrs. William Savoy, managers
of the hotel, will camp out all night
and have breakfast the next morn
ing over campfire. All who have
sleeping bags are invited on this
trip.
The regular barbecue and dance
will be held at the hotel Sunday
night. Music will be furnished by
Tony Tappero and there will be
prizes for the best dressed cowboy
and cowgirl and best couple dancing
old-fashioned dances.
Local folks desiring to be shown
in Pix pictures are requested to
dress western and are invited to
each event. There is no charge for
the Sunday rodeo. Charge will be
made only for the dinners and rent
of horses.
Nogales international., 1946-05-10
Two-Day Boy
Scout Camporee

The Boy Scout Camporee will be
held today and tomorrow at the
polo field. All troops in the Nogales
district will participate and are to
be at the field this afternoon at 5
o'clock to set up camp and prepare
supper At 7 pm. the officials will
be introduced and announcements
made. 7:2O is the time set for the
mystery event and the. Campfire
Court of honor.
Saturdays events will start off
with Reveille Troop the Colors' at
6 am. The main events of the
camp will be held at 7:45 am,
which include a knot tying relay
compass event, handicraft event,
fire building event and water boil
ing event. The closing ceremony at
1870 am. will consist of the ribbons
award.
Nogales international., 1946-05-10
Annual Senior Class Ball To Be Held
Tonight At Rancho
Grande; 200 Invitations Issued

A. J. Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs. H. L.
stiles, Mr.. and Mrs William Savoy,
and Mr.. Richard Engelmann.
Senior Class
Members of the Senior Glass, who
are giving this evenings ball, one
of the hiChlights of the year in
school circles. are:
Barbara Anderson, Mary Antunez,
Kay Balough, Odila Bayze, Anita
Castillo, Josephine Castro, Evelyn
Chernin, Ramona Chrisman, Jesus
ita Fernandez, Martha Ann Frazier,
Grace Gonzalez, Mary Lou Con
zales, Adela Guaydacan, Virginia
Harrison, Lydia Karam, Lilly Nor
ales, Emma Ochoa. Irene Peterson,
Consuelo PierSon.
Hazel Powell. COnsuelo Quiroz,
Matilde Ramirez, Agnes Valenzuela,
Mary Louise Vigil. Joan McDermott,
Annie Jury, Sarah Deliman, Helen
Hulburt, Robert Fleischer, John
Manthey, Herman Rivas, Richard
Saldamando, Wayne Stewart, Tony
SuareZ, Nick Versus, Lee White,
Fred Ellis and Gilbert Noriega.
Nogales international., 1946-05-10
Tomorrow To
Be Poppy
Day At Nogales

Tomorrow will be Poppy Day in
Nogales and in thousands of other
cities and towns throughout the
United States.
Millions of Americans will pay
tribute to the nations war dead, by
wearing memorial poppies.
Millions will make contributions
to aid wars living victims, and dis
abled veterans, and the families OF
the dead and disabled.
Preparations for the observance
of Poppy Day here have been COM
pleted under the leadership of Mrs
Leroy Schillipg, Poppy Chairman
of Ridge-Igo Unit of the American
Legion Auxiliary.
No price will be asked for the
poppies, but contributions will be
solicited for the welfare and reha-
bilitation funds of the Legion and
Auxiliary All money received will
be used for the benefit of disabled
veterans and families of veterans.
It will be expended largely in aid
to needy veterans and families in
Santa Cruz County during the
coming year.
The poppies to be distributed here
tomorrow have been made by dis
abled veterans of both wars at Ft.
Whipple and, Tucson, both in Ari-
Zona.
Nogales international., 1946-05-10
Ashes OF Late Sy Swyers Scattered
To Four Winds Over Mount
Baldy From Altitude OF 1000 Feet

Carrying out last request of
the late Sy Swyers, so, prominent
rancher and cattleman, who shot
himself to death at his ranch near
Patagonia April 23rd, his ashes
were scattered to the four winds
over Mount Badly in the Santa
Rita Mountains and from an aIti-
tude of 1900 feet at noon Tues
day.
A Fairchild plane, from which the
ashes were released, was piloted by
William Beatus of the Nogales IN
ternational Airport, accompanied by
Ross M. Harris of Patagonia, a
friend of the Swyers family. Just
prior to flying over the high noun
tain peak the plane circled the
'Swyers ranch.
Swyers, who was to have directed
the fiesta rodeo held last Saturday
and Sunday on the Nogales High
School field, ended his life by firing
two bullets into his temple and in
two farewell notes left to his wife
gave no reason for his rash act, but
it is believed to have been due to
mental crackup from over works.
A short time before the shooting
he appeared to be in the best OF
health and was in his usual jovial