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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-29
MISSIONARY CHURCH
Robert X. Welch, Minister

Wednesday,
500 Prayer service
Sunday
9:30 Sunday school
1890 Morning worship
7:3O Union service at the High
School auditorium. mems chorus of
the Ft. Wayne Bible Institute giving
a sacred concert.)
Everyone is welcome.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-29
STOCK SALES

For rent-Buils: Shorthorn Here
ford, Angus and Brown Swiss. Ira
Moser. If
Bull service, SO per cow plus 10
cents mile one way, G. y. Long &
Son, Ada, Ohio. Ada /phone Red
1910. - If
For sale-MaAeE poFy 4 yrs. old,
well broke. Francis r. Lehman,
Pandora.
For sale-15 young calves. Wilbur
Hartman, 5 miles southeast of Bluff
ton. z
For salezZSow with 7 pigs ?
weeks old. Mrs. S. f. Steiner, phone
532-T.
For sale-Week old bull calf.
Wayne Badertscher IL miles north
of Beaverdam.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
New Organ Will Be Dedicated At
ST. Johns Reformed Church Sunday
Many College Alumni
Return For Reunion

Ropp hall dining room, traditional
setting for the Bluffton college
alumni dinner proved too. small for
the homecoming crowd of graduates
and ex-students, Saturday night.
Tables were set up on the main
floor of the hall to accommodate the
overflow numbers.
Milton Badertscher of Seville was
toastmaster for the occasion and a
welcome to the incoming class was
delivered by Paul Stauffer president
of the association to which Herbert
Kassen, president of the incoming
class responded.
Other numbers on the program
were: Vocal solo, Beulah Temple
Metz; greetings from Bluffton coli
lege, Pres. L. L. Ramseyer; recogni-
tion Of classes of 1918, 1928 and
1888; quartet, class of 1889; address,
Irwin Conrad; Alma Mater, led by
Prof. r. A. Lantz.
Officers elected for the coming
year are: Pres, Stanley Basinger
vice pres, Elvira Niswander Sutter
secretary-treasurer, Edith Amstutz.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
Rites Sunday For
Mrs. ". w. Basinger

Mrs. Nahum Basinger, rs,
died suddenly of j heart ailment at
her home on South Main street last
Wednesday afternoon. Funeral serv-
ices we're held Saturday afternoon at
the First Mennonite church of which
she was member with her pastor,
Rev. j. N. Smucker officiating. Bur-
ial was in the Ebenezer cemetery.
She was born in Wayne county
March IL, 1873, daughter of John
and Anna (Schumacher) Althaus
and in 1880 moved with her parents
to what is now the Rogers farm
north of Bluffton on Route 25.
She was married to Nahum Ba-
singer, May 5, 1896 and the couple
moved to their present location
where they have since resided.
Surviving are her husband, two
sons Garland and Ambert of Bluff
ton and three daughters Mrs. Pay
son Miller Hartford, Conn; Mrs. A.
F. Lehman and Miss Ethel Basinger
both of New York city.
Also surviving are brother Sam
uel of Toledo and sister, Mrs. Philip
Steiner of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
BLUFFTON HONORS
MEMORY OF ITS
DEPARTED HEROES
Memorial Day Services Held at
Maple Grove Cemetery
Monday
Graves of Veterans Decorated
With Flags; Town Closes
For Holiday

In the verdant setting of Maple
Grove cemetery, Button residents
paused to pay reverent tribute to
their soldier-dead Of four wars, in
the cornmunity's Memorial Day exer-
cises Monday morning.
Fair weather which prevailed
thruout the three-day holiday week
end helped swell the crowd which
viewed the parade and followed it to
the cemetery for the traditional
exercises.
Forming at the town hall, a
parade of participating organizations
marched to the cemetery where
ritualistic services were held over the
grave Of Calvin Kempf by an
American Legion detail.
Rev. Oppermann Speaker
The Memorial Day address at the
cemetery was given by Rev. V. G.
oppermann, pastor of St. Johns
Evangelical and Reformed church.
| In the parade line pf March, head
ed by the Legion color guard, were
the Bluffton High school band,
Legionnaires, members of the Legion
Auxiliary, Boy Scouts, boys and
girls on decorated bicycles and many
cars Of those who formed the audi
ence for the exercises.
Morris Fett, commander of Bluff,
ton Legionaires, directed arrange.
ments for the observance.
Business and industry suspended
operations in the town on Monday In
observance of the holiday, and there
was no mail delivery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
Visitors Throng Central Ohio Utility
Plant Here In Open House Inspection
Commander KerUin Is
On Bdttlesfiip Missouri

]. Commander ID. X. Vervin, son-in-
law of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Triplett,
of South Main street, has been as
signed as senior dental officer
aboard the United States super
battleship, Missouri, for midship-
men cruise to Mediterranean and
African ports this summer.
Commander Kervin is the husband
of the former Dorothy Rae Triplett,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.,
Triplett of Bluffton.
The 45,000-ton battleship Missouri
will lead group of 13 ships in the
training cruise for 3,1s3 midshipmen
from the U. S. Naval Academy at
Annapolis and Naval Reseryists from
June 4 to July q.
Commander Kervin is one of 6S
officers from the Naval Academy
who viii make the cruise with the
midshipmen,
On the cruise, the Missouri will
stop at Lisbon, Portugal; the French
Riviera and Algiers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
Dedicat0ry Service In Morning
And Evening Recital To
Mark Event
Installation of Two Manual
Organ Is Completed At
Local Church

Dedication services at 10:45 a. m.
Sunday and dedicatory recital at
8 p. m. will mark completion of in
stallation of the new organ at st.
Johns Reformed church.
A two-manual instrument, the
modern organ installed here has $50
pipes, complemented by a set of May
land Cathedral chimes having 21
bells.
In installation of the organ the
chancel of the church was remodeled
to an altar-centered type, set in a
Gothic amphitheatre arch. Organ
chambers are covered by beautiful
ly designed hand-carved oak grille,
with interviewer symbols represented
prominently, and with an illuminated
cross in the center.
At the dedication service next Sun
day morning, the sermon will be
preached by DR.. o. B. Moor, of Sugar
creek, o. His subject will be
"Melodies of Character"
Rev. Beisheim Coming
Rev. A. K. Beisheim, of Buffalo
NJ. T., former pastor of the local
church, also will take part in the pro-
gram.
In the evening organ dedicatory
recital, Prof. Otto Holtkamp, Of
Bluffton college, will be featured.
Campaign to raise funds for the
new organ was launched four years
ago under the direction of a com.
mittee consisting of w. A. Amstutz
Noah Diller, Paul Greding, Quinter
Burkholder, Ralph T. Stearns, Mrs
Ruth Geiger, Meredith Stepleton
Mrs. Mary Matter and Rev. v. G.
Oppermann.
The organ is dedicated in memory
of all members of st. Johns church
who served in the armed forces oi
the United States.
Residents of the community are in
vited TO the organ dedicatory service
and the evening recital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
Lions Club Will Present Benefit
All-male Revue Here Friday Night

Featuring an all male, home tall
ent cast, the Blufton Lions club will
present "The Big Baby Revue, an
evening program of surprises and
fun, at s p. m, this Friday in the
high school gymnasium.
All proceeds from the show will
be donated to the fund being raised
for new f1oodlights at the Harmon
field stadium.
Among highlights@ Of the evening
will be impersonations of Mae West,
Bing Crosby, Al Jolson, Carmen Mi.
randa, etc, by local business men
and members of the Lions club.
Another feature will be the baby
contest judged by the noted baby
authority Prof. Weatherby.
Among those who will appear in
the show are Gerhard Buhler, Kent
Cotterman, Gordon Bixel, Harvey
Bauman, D. W. Bixler, I. B. Beeshy,
Carl Lehman, Roger Howe, Al Dill
Ter, James Hilty, Robert Norma.
maker, Lloyd Ramseyer and Clarer
Sommer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
Events Marks Completion of In
stallation of Giant New
Turbo-G Generator
Plant of Utility En-.
ploys is Men; Coal Consump-
tiOn go Tons Daily

A largely-attended open house
observance at the Bluffton WoodcocK
plant of the Central Ohio Light and
Power Co. last Thursday marked
completion of the installation OF
large 10000 kilowatts per hour
turbo-generator which was seen IN
operation.
The modern electrical generating
plant, opened here with one 5000
XIV unit in 1887, now has a total of
four generators in operation, ana
has maximum generating capacity
of $4,000 XIV per hour.
In adding to plant equipment by
installing a second 5000 XIV unit; a
$500 generator, and the 10000 XIV
turbine, the building has twice been
enlarged.
22O Tons Coal Daily
Average coal consumption is 20
tons daily, and the plant carries an
average two-months supply of fuel in
its yards. In addition it has two
20,000-gallon tanks of oil in reserve
to use in the event Of coal shortage.
Safeguards for the assurance OF
service to its patrons over a wide
area, the plant has double circuits
north to Findlay and south to st.
Marys. Should one circuit go OUT
for any reason, the other automatic
ally is cut into use, plant officials
pointed out.
In operation of the Biuffton plant,
As men are employed in various
capacities.
The plant is under the direction Oh
F. T. Lauriat. Paul ID. Martinka
serves as superintendent of produc.
ton and Roscoe Schumacher rne
chief engineer.
General Manager Here
A buffet lunch was provided FOL
visitors who had an opportunity x
see one of the most modern, efficien
plants in the state in the open hous1
tour. Emory d. Erwin, genera
manager of the company, directe,
the days activities.
The generating plant was locates
here because of the large supply o
cold, springfield water necessary il
turbine operation which is available
in the abandoned 2S-acre QUAR-,
formerly used by the National Stone
Co. The quarry was abandoned
after the building was destroyed BY
fire in 1929.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
TlU0 BLufton Men
In Auto Accident

Two Bluffton men, Richard Wy
mer, %, and David Basinger 16,
were involved in an auto-truck ac-
cident southeast of Lima Saturday
afternoon at 4:20 p. m, according
to the state patrol
Wymer received cuts on the head
when his car repeatedly overturned
after striking truck driven by Ba-
singer which was parked along the
road. Wymer, employed as a cook
at Swiss Inn, south of Bluffton was
removed to his apartment at the
home of Mrs. E. L. Diller on Spring
street and later taken to Bluffton
hospital in the Basinger ambulance
for first aid treatment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
GRADUATING CLASS
RECEIVES COLLEGE
DEGREES MONDAY
Need Of Educated Leadership
Stressed in Address to
Seniors
Presidents Statement Discloses
Gym-Auditorium Fund Now
S135,000

The present need Of education as
distinguished from training was
pointed out to 3s graduating seniors
in the commencement exercises OF
Bluffton college by DR.. c. G. Ellis
who delivered the class address in
the First Mennonite church, Monday
morning.
DR.. Ellis, president emeritus OF
Juniata college, Huntingdon, Pa,
spoke on the subject Education in
Changing World" The church
auditorium was filed for the occa-
sion.
Training prepares a man to do a
specific piece of workout the test
of education is what he does when
he meets an unexpected crisis" the
speaker said.
The speaker pointed out the neces-
sity of moral controls and said that
to be effective for the greatest good,
education must be christian.
PTesluenIs statement I
In the annual presidents state
ment, DR.. l., L. Ramseyer said that
enrolment of the past year was the
largest in history of the college. The
fund for the quarter million dollar
gymnasium has now reached S135, 900
of which $4,000 is in cash and the
balance in short term pledges.
Because of current high costs con-
struction will be deferred for the
present, he said. College hall, how
ever, win be extensively remodeled
this summer, the statement continu-
ed.
Special recognition was given Mrs.
S. X. Mosiman, widow of DIR. Mosi-
man, former president of the instisu-
tion for her many years of service
and continued interest in the college
and she was presented with a bound
volume of letters containing well
wishes from former students ana
alumni.
Members of the graduating class
elected to ri Delta, scholastic honor
airy society were Richard Berky, Will
liam and Willadene Keeney, Howard
and Evelyn Krehbiel and Ronald
Rich, the latter also receiving honors
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
Youth To Appear
On Radio Program

Wilson Lee and Grayson Terry
Augsburger, sons of Rev. and Mrs.
VIM, Augsburger of Wheaton, ILL.,,
will appear on the Amateur hour of
Chicago radio station WENR, Sum
day afternoon at 1890 o'clock.
Wilson will be heard in piano
number and in demonstration of
perfect pitch while Grayson will sing
a humorous selection entitled ''They
Didn't Think"
The two brothers have appeared
here in concerts on several occasions
and are scheduled for another local
appearance June 25. Their father,
son Of the late Elias Ass arger, IS
pastor of Westmont h, church,
Westmont, til.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
TriBIett Team Will
Play Here Tuesday

Opening their home season, Trip
lett softball team will play Findlay
Gar Wood Industries under the new
lights at Harmon field next Tuesday
night.
Fresh from victories over two of
the strongest outfits in this area, the
Triplett crew has gotten away to a
good start this season. In their
opening tilt they bested Harrod
Sportsmen and last Sunday night
beat Findlay Chicks.
New floodlights purchased for the
stadium will be installed and ready
for use for the game, which will Of
fcially open night softball play for
the season.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
Receives HOnOrs At
Wyoming University

Franklin L. Farnsworth, senior in
aeronautical engineering at the Uni
versity of Wyoming, Laramie, w.,
has been. awarded the Phila Ayers
Goodrich Memorial scholarship, pre-
sented annually to the outstanding
senior in that department, it was
announced this week. The award
consists of 500 in an honor book.
Mr.. Farnsworth brought his wife,
the former Mary Alice Geiger of
this place, and two daughters Ann
and Jane to Bluffton, last Saturday
where they will spend the summer
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
len c. Geiger of South Lawn avenue
while he returnes to summer school
at the university.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
No Pay-N0 Garbage
Collection Thursday

Starting this Thursday morning
Buttons city garbage collection
service will be furnished to only
those patrons who have paid for one
year in advance, it was stated by
H. L. Coon, service director.
Coon said he is carrying out or
ders given by the town council that
henceforth the service is to be re-
stricted only to patrons paid in adj
vance. According to the setup auth
orized by the council, delinquents
may be reinstated by payment of any
amounts previously due together
with payment for the coming year
and a 81 reinstatement fee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
KIDDIES THRONG
HARMON FIELD FOR
RECREATION DAY
Afternoon Program of Contests
And Evening Picnic Are
Features of Event
Harmon Field Open Daily For
Children, | to 5 p. NJ,
6 to $3.50 p. Nj.

Afternoon contests in which more
than 100 children under 15 competed
and an evening family basket picnic
marked observance of community
recreation day, marking the opening
of Harmon field for the summer sea
son, on Tuesday.
The evening program also included
a softbalI game between two busl-
ness mems teams captained by Don
Patterson and Bill Edwards.
The event marked official open
ing of the recreation center. for the
summer season under the direction
of Coach Kent Cotterman. The
recreation director will be on duty
Monday thru Friday from / to 5
p. m. and 6 to $50 p. m.
Children winners in the various
contests:
50-yard dash-Various classes
Nancy Patterson, Sally Reichenbach,
Mary Lewis, Yvonne Rupright.
Softball Throw-Connie Patterson,
Freda Fisher, Beverly Duffman,
Yvoane Rupright.
Boys
50-Yard Dash-Gene Niswander,
Jimmie Fisher, Tom Bueher, jim
Henderson.
Softball Throw-George Burkhold-
er, Russell Scoles, Tom Bucher,
Richard Patterson, Jim Howe.
Egg Relay-David Russell, James
Scoles, Dale Schiffke, David Gerber,
Ralph Moulder, Don Badertscher,
Karl Klassen.
Boys and Girls
Potato Race-Dale Schiffke, Don
Alspach, Tom Bucher, Janice Henry.
Best Decorated Bicycle-Bill Schu-
maker, 1st; Roberta Basinger, End;
Ann Thomas, 3rd; George Burk-
holder, 4th.
Sack Race-Rodney Stratton,
James Scoles, Billy Schumacher, Bob
| Wenger.
Wheelbarrow Race-Partners-
Lily Whitmer and Joan Baumgart-
ner; Mary 10 Diller and Jackie Ber-
ry; Loretta Nonnamaker and Carolyn
Shaffer; Dale Schiffke and Larry
Smucker; Raymond Lewis and James
Scoles; Bill Schumacher and Bob
Mathewson; Lynn Carmack and Don
Tripplehorn.
Three-Legged Raee-Rodney STRAIT
ton and Dale Schiffkes Jim Fisher
and Bob Badertscher; Jim Berry and
Eddie Reichenbach; Lynn Carmack
and Charles Schumacher.
| Bicycle Races-Slowest, Ralf
Steiner; speed, Jim Badertscher, 1st;
Roger Linden, End; John Tripplehorn,
3rd.
On the recreation committee unir
conducting the event were Ed
Badertscher, Woodrow Little, Roger
| Howe, Jim Howe and John Klay.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
S225 From Poppy
Day Here Saturday

Proceeds from sale of flowers ON
Poppy day here Saturday were s225,
it is announced BY Mrs. Flo Herr
mann, chairman of the committee or
the American Legion Auxiliary
which sponsored the event. She also
expressed appreciation of the anxifi-
airy to the Basinger furniture store
for display window space for =
Poppy day display.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
Omaha Speaker And
Quartet Are Here

DIR. c. Fl. Suckau and mems
quartet from Grace Bible institute,
Omaha, Nebraska, will appear in a
program at the Evangelical Men
monte church Thursday night at 8
o'clock.
On Friday night they viii be at
the Church of Christ in Arlington
and on Sunday morning at the
Ebenezer Mennonite church. Sunday
evening they will appear at the st.
John Mennonite church.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
Malcolm Basinger To
Manage Buckeye Lake

Malcolm Basinger, son of DR.. and
Mrs. E, w. Basinger, student in
Wooster college has been named by
the town council as manager of
Buckeye Swimming lake, it was an
nounced the first of the week. The
position pays on salary and COM
mission basis.
He will be assisted by Everett Bal
lard of Louisville, KY, Wooster
senior who will serve as instructor
in swimming and Red Cross life
saving. The pool will be opened
the second week in June.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
WITH THE SICK

j. A. Thompson is i'll at his home
on Spring street with a heart afl-
merlt.
NJ. M. Bogart is in Bluffton
hospital taking treatment for an
asthmatic condition, return of the
ailment for which he took treatment
last spring.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Seitz, Bent
on Ridge, q boy, David Albert, Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwain Amstutz,
Bluffton, a girl, Linda Diane, Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Emans, OF
tawa, a girl, Wednesday morning.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
Accepts Call To
Omaha PostOrute

Rev. John J. Esau of Cherry
street has accepted call to the
pastorate of the United Mennonite
church at Omaha, Nebraska, it was
announced the first of the week. lie
plans to move with his family to
Omaha BY July Is.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
BIuftOn Girl HOnOred
At B0Uling Green II,

Juanita Bame, student in Bowling
Green State university has been
elected to membership in Cap ana
Gown, honor society for senior
women, 1t was announced the first of
the week. She is the daughter or
MIR. and Mrs. Cloyce Bame of Jeffer-
son street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
Real Estate Deal

Francis Reichenbach of the Pett
apartments, North Main street pur-
chased the residence of the late
Lloyd Murray on South Main street
sold at sheriff's sale, Saturday. The
property sold for $500, the figure
at which it was appraised.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
BLUFFTON COLLEGE
GROUP SAILS FOR
EUROPE THURSDAY
Five From Here Will Assist
With German Reconstruc-
ton Work
Program Is Part of Overseas
Program of Mennonite
+ Central Committee

Two Bluffton college alumni and
three students viii sail from New
York City next Thursday to partici-
pate in summer reconstruction work
program in Germany under direction
of the Mennonite Central Committees
foreign relief program.
Those leaving for the overseas as
signments are Miss Edna Ramseyer,
dean Of women at the college; Mar
ellie Steiner, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin Steiner, of Poplar street,
now teacher in Eden High school
near Upper Sandusky, and three stu
dents, Betty Jean Pannabecker, Dem
mis- Epp and Arlene Hartzler.
They will sail on the Marine Tiger,
the same ship which took President
L. L. Ranseyer and group of col
lege students to Europe last summer.
45 in Group
In the group to which they are as
signed are 45 students and teachers,
principally from the Mennonite col
leges-Bluffton, Bethel, Goshen, and
Freeman. There will be Is men and
30 women in the unit.
The Bluffton group will be located
in the Hamburg area, and will be
there four weeks 10 assist in build
ing home for boys. Before return
ing to this country they also will visit
Holland, France, Belgium, Switzer-
land and Italy. They will sail for
home in August.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
Start RehedrsaLs
For Band Concerts

First rehearsal for Buttons sum
mer band concerts will be held at
the high school this Wednesday
night at 7:45 o'clock, it is announced
by Harold Hunter, director.
A series of four concerts is being
arranged, including the one at Bluff
tons Rodeo event, July 4, Hunter
said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
AppOinte,. Manager
OF Service Store

Fred Fritchie, Jr,, who has been
in training with the Goodyear Tire
& Rubber company's service depart
ment has been named office manager
Of the company's store at Hagers-
town, Maryland, it was learned here
the first of the week. He recently
completed six years service in the
navy.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
To Graduate From
TayIOr University

Miss Anna Hochstettler, formerly
of Bluffton, will receive the Bachelor
of Arts degree at commencement ex-
ercises of Taylor university, Upland,
Ind, Tuesday morning, June 8, it
was announced this week. She is
the daughter of Mrs. j. A.. Hoch-
stettler of Upland, former Bluffton
resident.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-06-03
Hold Trap Shoot
Sunday Afternoon

A trap shoot under auspices of
Bluffton Gun club will be held at the
Gossard Filling station, two miles
north of town ON the Dixie highway
Sunday afternoon at 1890 o'clock.
Merchandise prizes will be awarded