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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-15
CAMPUS COMMENT

Nominations were made last week
for freshman representative on the
Student Council. Those nominated
were Lloyd Huntsburger, of Wads-
worth, and Robert Lehman, of Berne.
Ind. One of the two will be elected
this week to serve on the council.
Professor Russell A. Lantz was the
speaker at meeting of the Peace
Action club last week, talking on "a
Conscientious Objector in Time of
War;" His talk was based on per-
sonal experiences.
DR.. A.. c. Schultz and Dean
Emeritus N. E. Byers were the
speakers at last weeks meeting of
the Y. NJ. C. A. Their addresses
were on "The Ethic VS. the Personal
Aspect of Christianity"
Repair work was continued at the
College Cabin last week. The project
is sponsored by the campus improve
ment committee of the Y. M. C. A.
Rev. H. P. Fast, field secretary for
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-15
NelUs Is Read By
Clipping Bureau

The Bluffton News is one of the
many newspapers to which Burrelle's
Press Clipping Bureau, of New York
City, one of the largest organizations
of its kind in the world, places an
nual subscriptions.
Harold Wynne, a young college
graduate who is the president of this
unusual organization says: Cur
girls enjoy reading The Bluffton
News because it contains so many
interesting items about our clients"
Burrelle's Press Clipping Bu-
reau was started back in 1888 with
two readers and handful of papers.
Frank Burrelle, the originator of the
clipping bureau idea and founder of
Burrelle's overheard one man ask
another if he had seen the article in
the morning paper which mentioned
his name. From this conversation
began an organization which today
has branch offices all over the world
and spends more than $4,000 a year
for newspaper and magazine sub
scriptions.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-15

February this year is offering
some of the rarest celestial events
in history, with the planets, sun,
moon and stars rushing past each
other in strange confgurations, and
for the most part in plain view of
night watchers.
Climaxing a month of astronomical
curiosities, the night of February %
will bring five evening stars strung
out at the same time across the sky.
Shortly after sunset, the planet
Mercury will climb above the west
ern horizon. AS it mounts higher, it
will be followed in order by Jupiter,
Venus, Saturn and Mars, all visible
at the same time. With them there
will be sixth invisible evening star,
the very distant planet Uranus.
Planets move at different rates of
speed about the sun, and only once
in every few thousand years do they
overtake each other. 1t is very un-
usual, however, for five planets to
be visible as evening stars at the
same time.
WOULD BRING FEAR IN PAST
A few generations ago when the
positions of planets were generally
supposed to influence human for
tunes such a configuration would
have been believed equivalent to a
threat of certain destruction of the
world.
There was a conjunction of the
bad luck planet Saturn and the war
planet Mars at 3 a. m. Tuesday of
this week. The two seemed almost
to Craze each other, Mars being only
three degrees north of Jupiter and
moving very rapidly.
On Feb. 20, at 5 p. M, little
Venus will whizz by giant Jupiter
with only one degree of distance be-
tween them, and it will look to the
observer as though they were going
to crash head-on.
Also, the Naval Almanac office
records show, there are five con-
functions of the moon with various
visible planets during the month.
The earth's satellite will pass in sue
cession past Mercury, Venus, Jupiter,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-15
This Month Brings Extremely
Rare Sights To Star Gazers

| Mars and Saturn. In the conjunc-
tion with Mars at 1858 p. m. Sat
urday, the planet and the moon
almost seemed to hit each other,
with only one degree between them.
Actually, of course, they were mil
lions of miles apart.
SPECTACULAR SUN ECLIPSE
October / will witness one of the
longest and most spectacular total
eclipses of the sun in history.
Starting in the mid-Pacifc, the
blacked-out sun will sweep across
northern South America and south
eastward across the Atlantic to
South Africa. 1t will finally come to
an end in the Indian Ocean. A par
tial eclipse will be visible over most
of Florida. The maximum duration
of totality in South America will be
minutes and so seconds. At one
point in the mid-Atlantic, where it
will be impossible to set up atronom-
ical instruments, the sun will remain
darkened for minutes and 35 sec
onds.
Ordinarily eclipses can be observed
for only about two minutes. The
eclipse of 1887 lasted seven minutes
at one place in the mid-Pacific and
expeditions from all over the earth
set up observing stations on unin-
habited islands at great expense.
This year the darkening of the solar
disk can be observed from cities like
Quito and Caracas with well-equip-
ped observatories.
There will be a partial solar
eclipse on April z which will sweep
along the Gulf Coast and over north
ern Florida into the Atlantic. Of no
value for scientific observation, it
will be of a spectacular sight for
the people of New Orleans, Baton
Rouge and Tampa.
Another celestial event will be the
swift passage of the little planet
Mercury across the face of the sun.
Mercury is so tiny that it will be in
visible against the glaring back
ground except through telescope. 1t
will require two days, Nov. IL and
IL, for the swift-moving planet to
J cross the vast solar. exnanSe
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-15
Winter Weather I'm South Reminds
Former Resident Of Boyhood Here

Unusually cold weather with deep
snow in Birmingham, Alabama, in
January, brought to Earl M. Mohler
"reminiscences of old-fashioned win
ter's in Bluffton when he was boy.
Mohler, formerly of Bluffton, is a
son of the late 7. H. Mohler. He
has been located in Birmingham for
several years where he is one of the
executives of the Alabama Seed and
Plant Co.
His description of the effect of un-
usual winter weather on the Birm-
ingham territory follows:
We are now digging out of a ten
inch snow fall, commemorating a
similar event just four years ago,
differing, however, in that the 1886
snow lasted only 48 hours with but
ten degree temperature, contrasted
with the present one which lasted
one solid week, interspersed with
zero and below temperature, the
worst continued cold for forty years.
Business was at a standstill and
traffic of all kinds was completely
demoralized for the first two days.
What business houses were able to
open, closed early to permit en-
ployees to reach their homes before
nightfall. Due to no snow plows in
| the South, county road scrapers were
pressed into service which did fair
| job of clearing streets and the main
| highways. Coal supplies ran dan
gerously low and even at this writ
ing the demand far exceeds the sup
ply and ability of trucks to make de-
liveries, Notwithstanding coal mines
practically surround Birmingham.
Coal dealers worked night and
day; also Sunday, one company re-
| porting orders on hand that cannot
possibly be completed before March.
Dealers were so besieged with phone
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-15

the General Conference of Men
nonites, spoke in the chapel last Fri
day morning. Rev. Fast spent last
summer on tour of South America.
Twenty delegates from Bluffton Y.
M. and Y. w. C. A. organizations at
tended an international day meeting
at Wilberforce university, Monday.
The conference is held each year on
Lincoln's birthday.
Two plays were presented in the
campus Tom Thumb theatre last
week by The Thespians, college dra-
matte society. In the casts of the
two offerings were Helene Stonehill
Robert Wagner, Margaret Olivet
Mark Hushower and Gene Hilty.
DR.. Calvert Ellis, professor OF
Biblical literature at Juniata college
Huntingdon, Pa, is appearing twice
daily in the annual College Bible
Lecture series which opened last
Sunday. Lectures will be presented
by DR.. Ellis daily at 10 a. m. ano
7:30 d. m. through Friday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-15
Catch Limits For
Fish Are Changed

Ohio's daily catch limit on trout
and black bass has been increased
from five to six, and more rigid reg
ulations have been set up for trot
line fishing in recent rulings by the
Ohio Conservation Commission.
Commissioners reduced the daily
limit on crappies from 25 to 20
the same for white bass, yellow
perch, catfish and sunfsh. The five
inch legal limit on bIuegiIls was re-
moved.
The limit on pike-perch was cut
from eight to six, none of which are
to be under 13 inches in length
The number of hooks permitted on
single trot line was reduced from
80 to 30, none to be less than three
feet apart. Also, all trot lines must
be fastened to opposite banks of a
stream.
Fishermen also are required to OBJ
tain permission to use trot lines.
from owners of land bordering
streams in which they are placed.
Trot lines are banned from lakes and
Immediately below dams.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-15

ter part of last week. Also hon
ored was Miss Viola Welty of Bluff
ton, graduate of the Moody institute
who spent the week end there.
Others from this community at
tending the dinner were: Mary Haas
returned missionary from Africa
Magdalene Amstutz, Lenna Augs-
burger, Wilma Binker, Barbara Bu-
cher, Arvilla Geiger, Martha Gerber
Gladys Grant, Landolene and How
ard Amstutz, Junior Augsburger
Orville Grant and Rev. VIM. Temp
lin.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-15
Health Seal Sale
Nets SIOS.26 Here

Christmas health seals sold in
Bluffton last Yuletide brought to-
tai of S108.26, it was announced
Monday.
Allen county's aggregate sales
amounted to S3,574.54. Reports have
not yet been received from about
5000 letters, with the result that
the total may be boosted somewhat.
Tuberculin skin testing is one fave
of the war on tuberculosis financed
by the health seal sale. Bluffton
seniors have the opportunity to avail
themselves of the skin testing pro-
gram.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-15

calls that they kept phone receivers
off the hooks. Auto chains, if avail
able at all sold for $1,000 each, truck
chains as high as $50.
Schools were closed. Plumbers
are greatly in demand now that the
thawing starts and pipes begin to
show leaks. Overhanging icicles of
large dimensions are menace to
pedestrians as they fall.
Damage to crops are reported in
some sections, especially the citrus
fruits in southern Alabama and
northern Florida. Florida gladioli
and other outside grown cut flowers
suffered. Extent of damage around
here to farm crops, shrubbery. per-
ennial flower plants and winter gar
dens will be determined when the
snow leaves us which apparently it
will do in a day or two.
Steel production is at least 40 per
cent better than this time last year
in fact practically all industrial ac-
tivities in the Birmingham district
show nice increases over last year
with favorable prospects for continu-
ance. Pay rolls show Is per cent
gain, coal production shows a million
tons increase in 1889 over 1888. Re
tail sales increased IL per cent in
the last quarter of 1889 compared
with 1888, occasioned by increase in
activities of the heavy industries.
Heavy industries report orders
booked that will mean high opera
tions for several months to come.
Flue-cured tobacco growers had a
surplus of 250,O00,0OO pounds of
tobacco from their 1889 crop, and
during the first six weeks of the
marketing season prices dropped
more than one-third below the 1898
average.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-15
Allen Conservation
Group To Organize

Organization of Allen county's
conservation committee, under the
new state conservation program, will
be effected at s p. m. Monday, Feb
ruary 10, at a meeting in the West
Ohio Gas Co. building in Lima.
Farmers and sportsmen's repre-
sentative to the district committee
also will be named at the session.
Thirteen counties are included in
the district embracing Allen. Head
quarters for the district will be To-
Gated in Ottawa, with Howard
Langstaff, of Findlay, in charge.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-15
AutOist Dies After
Seeing ShOtC Here

Wallace I. Perkins, 62, of near
Gilboa, died at the wheel of his
automobile from heart attack late
last Wednesday night while enroute
to his home from Bluffton where he
had witnessed the Boone County
Jamboree performance in the high
school.
He slumped over the steering
wheel near Pandora, and his wife
who was accompanying him guided
the car to a stop by the side of
the road.
His death occurred just few
minutes before his birthday, which
would have been observed last Thurs
day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-15
Obituary of
Henry Matter

Henry Matter, son of the late
Christian and Regina Stauffer Mat
ter, was born miles south of Bluff
ton, Ohio, on the farm which had
been his home all his life, on January
End, 1881; and passed away at the
Bluffton Community Hospital after
two weeks severe illness, on Febru-
airy 9Th, 1910 at 7;30 p. M, thus be-
ing relieved of the almost indescrib-
able physical suffering which he en-
dured. He attained the age of SO
years, l month and 8 days.
He was dedicated to the Lord in
Holy Baptism in infancy. At the
age of Is years, after receiving
religious instruction, he was confirm
ed by the Rev. Refer Greding and
became a member of Emmanuel's Re-
formed Church. Later he transferred
his membership to the st. Johns Re-
formed Church of Bluffton, of which
church he was member at the time
of his death, where he served for
many years as trustee and deacon.
On February 18th, 1905 he was
married to Mary nj. Waltz and a
home was established. One child
born to them, died in infancy. But
their desire to rear child was
granted when Miss Helen AmstutZ,
then 9 years old, came to make her
home with them, and shared with
them their Christian fellowship and
life.
Mr.. Matter lived all his life on the
farm where he was born. He was a
good farmer as well as a good busi-
ness man. For Is years he was the
secretary of the RichIand Mutual In
surance Co., where his sound judg-
ment and advice was frequently
sought. He will be greatly missed
as a husband, companion, councillor,
neighbor and friend.
Surviving him are, his beloved
wife; the foster daughter, Mrs. Helen
Reynolds, of Marion, o.; the grand
son, David Ray; one brother Peter,
of Bluffton, o.; two sisters, Mrs.
Anna Groman, of Bluffton; and Mrs.
G. P. Oberly, of Lafayette, o.; be-
sides host of other more distant
relatives and friends. ..
The family wishes to thank all
those who have so lovingly assisted
them during these difficult and trying
days. Thank you for your help, your
kind words of sympathy, and your
floral tributes, and whatever you may
have done to help carry the burden.
The call was sudden, the shock
severe,
We little thought such grief was
near,
Only those who have lost can tell
The pain of parting without fare
well.
4 silent prayer and many tear,
Beautiful memories of you Henry
dear.
We miss your smiling face
! And things you used to do.
| But we are hoping to see you dear
/ Henry
When hfe's duties here are thru.
Swing softly, beauteous gates of
death,
To let waiting soul pass on,
Achievement crowns life's purposes
And victory is forever won.
Swing softly, softly, heavenly gate,
Thy portal passed, no more to
| roam;
Our traveller find his journey Ger,
And rest at last in "Home Sweet
Home."
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-15

Scientific investigation appears to
prove the old saying, "The eye of
the master fattens his cattle, be-
cause it now seems certain that some
men can place greater amounts of
gain on farm animals with stated
amount of feed than other men can.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-15
BIUftOn Dinner
At Moody School

Bluffton young people attending
Moody Bible institute in Chicago
held dinner at that place Sunday
night, honoring Rev. P A. Kliewer
of this place who attended the
Founders Week Conference the lat
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-15
BtuftOn Student In
O. S. y. Signal Corps

Wayne Yoakam, Bluffton student
at Ohio State university, has been
appointed first class private in the
signal corps of the Reserve Officers
Training corps at the university, it
was announced the first of the week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-15
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our gratitude
and sincere thanks to the neighbors,
friends and relatives for their kind
ness, sympathy and floral offerings;
to the doctors, pallbearers, the minis
ter, the pianist and singers and to
all others whose thoughtfulness and
kindness helped us during the re-
cent illness and death of our beloved
husband and foster father.
Mary M. Matter
Helen, Cecil and David
Reynolds
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-15

Constant cultivation is a process
of soil destruction. Eroding land
should be protected by crops which
bind the soil.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-15

Earth's Atmosphere
The earth's atmosphere is known
to extend upward at least 100 miles.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-15

Rev. H. P. Fast, field secretary 70.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-02
Werneeke in Juneau from
 Mayo(ouniry

Livingston Wernecke, consulting geologist of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company and General Manager of the Treadwell- Yukon mines at Mayo, Y. T., flew to Ju- neau from Mayo last night with his pilot, "Slim" Gropstis.
 Wernecke said the Mayo mine produced about 4,700 tons of con- centrates this year, somewhat un- der last years total, but good pro- duction for the short period of work
 The mill has now been closed at Mayo, but the mine will be worked through the winter. The mill will be reopened April 1.
 Whether or not the famed Mayo workings will be operated next year depends on the silver policy oi the United States" Wernecke said
 Expecting to remain here about a week, Wernecke and Gropstis arc at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-02

comes into possession of a fortune in stolen money, the warden finds himself subject to the same de- sire to keep it which might affect any of the convicts under his care Cooper portrays an ambitious young mechanic who, through a strange twist of fate, becomes in- volved in the escape of two con- victs who kill an officer and leave Jackie to face trial for their crime
 Impressive Plot
 Although the story has an ac- tion background, and presents spectacular fights and running gun battles with police, the dominant theme is warm and human. Me- Laglen as the warden torn be- tween honor and greed is said to give his finest performance since The Informer.'
 Miss Munson, who played Belle Waiting in Gone With the Wind" portrays McLaglens wife and Miss Moran, talented young screen beauty, is seen in the TO- mantle lead opposite Cooper.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-02
Hollywood SighH find. SounAt
By Robkia cosas-

HOLLYWOOD Cal, 2-Theres big job here for some enteiprsin gifted All he'd have hear few and pick the into picture
 Hollywood is full of They pianos heads of the pro song writers We'll
 skip the amateurs Gas the studios mostly the
 Pros you'd think, would turn out nothing but hits We'll that's all doesn't always with them. public hit this pretty good that late after the try out the the they've pubic the any more Sometimes the public thinks the picture copped off the It doesn't
 Mark Sandrich in quandary the other puzzle picture Neghbor" has spots for four tunes Johnny Burke and Jimmy Heusen musical scriveners written de- cided definitely only of the Mary sing it in the picture There's Martin before the public liked her My Heart Belongs Daddy"
 Mark held perplexty he wi writers and all the other Ssad good writers
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-02
By ADELAIDE KERR AP Feature Service Writer

Seventy thousand women-mem- bers Of the National Federation Of Bus,ness and Professional Women's Ciubs-have launched a campaign to prevent discrimination against mar ed women workers.
 Under the direction of Dr, Min nie L. Massett, they are peppering the country with circulars, making contacts with congressmen to pre- sent their side of the case. and working overtime to educate their members on the subject.
 They have been spurred into increasingly energetic action this year by the fact that since Janu- ary, 1c3o. legislatures of 25 states have introduced bills aimed at pre- hibiting the employment of married women in state or private enter prise. CThe bills failed to pass, but they put the federation on guard fer a spirited defense of the mar r,ed wcmens right to work')
 Need the Money
 Here are scmc Of the federa- ticns arguments based on a sur vcy Of a crcss-secticn of it's mem hership made public recently by pr. Ruth Shallcross, director of the federaticns rescarch depart ment.
 Th3 questicnnaires revealed that the federation's married members wc-k. net to satisfy whim, but be- cause they need money to support parents CT relatives, to improve their standards of living, to educate chill dren, get out of debt or to save for their old age Others work because their husbands lost their jobs. be- came ill or wanted their help in business.
 One of the federaticn's strongest deferses Of the married woman $ right to work is it's contention that ty working they have more money to spend on household equipment electrical appliances and clothes and thus increase business.
 Spread Employment
 Here is what the report has to say about the way the married women worker spends her money
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-02
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don't write bad tunes but they're better body else Said Look at that Bei Mir Bist Schoen thing kicked around and sold for song Remember Over the Rainbow - how they Wizard OPP"
 boys listened All six were good tunes
 But who what the public will wanted
 
 couldn't told him. My record for picking is about ro-zero-zero. do better
 T guess" said Mark, that the job is still open
 if anybody is that the job always will open But think what guy like that Hollywood Not Sandrich Universal The it. making titles They make money odd of things like Johnny T Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby They've just bought that about Madame La Zonga, make movie
 would be for the "U" they could make before the made the movies! the have good formula Columbia the biggest hits and got nowhere It was The Music Goes Round didn't out at the be-ofice !. L
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-02
Should Married Women
 Work! Drive Launched
 To Make Their Jobs Safe

Many of the married members be. gan working during the depre SID to maintain their homes which otherwise would have been lost will the curtailing oi the hrsbani; earnings. By maintaining thsi hcmes they purchase repairs art hcusehcld equipment to larger de- gree than would otherwise have been the case. By working, they hired household help, thus rel'ev- ing the unskilied labor market where competition is very acute They kept the family income at z level where hcusehold laEor saving equipment could be purchased Te prevent these wcmen frcm main- tatning their standard Of livins would have "esulted mostly in coualizing property CT making suE- sistence Inc bass fer ther empl y ment. This would have curtailed their purchasing power for all pro- ducts except bare necessities
 The report states that the aver age married woman worker whc is federation member has no children under Is. is between 40 and 40 years cid. started work becsuse Of the depression, lives in her own homo and earns some S300 less an nually than the unmarried working women, because she is rot so well trained and has net worked for SC long.