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Evening star., 1941-05-16
10000 Housing Units
To Open 10 Non-Coms
And Defense Workers
Stimson Says IS Pct.
Of II, 900 Dwellings to
Be Available July 4

Moving day" will come July 4 for
the families OF some 5000 army non
commissioned officers of the first
three grades and 1000 civilian de-
fense workers.
BY then, Secretary Stimson said,
rs per cent Of the more than 1900
low-cost dwelling units being built
in and around military posts and
defense industries will be ready for
occupancy. Completion of this
emergency housing program, Mr.
Stimson announced, will have "a
very helpful effect in permitting
married men in the Army to remain
with their families" and he saw 1t
as a distinct contribution to Army
morale.
The dwelling units are being built
in 80 States and the District of
Columbia In conjunction with the
co-ordinated defense housing pro-
gram at cost of $50, 900, 900. The
average cost per unit is $500.
The Districts share is 140 units,
consisting of 10 on the grounds of
the Army Medical Center. Homes
are being built in Anacostia for the
families of so men attached to
Boiling Field and 20 for personnel
of the War College.
S75 Virginia Units.
A total of 875 dwelling units are
being built at or near Virginia posts,
including $50 units in Alexandria for
men at Fort Belvoir and IS near the
Arlington Cantonment. Maryland
will have 1900 units, including lis
at Odenton, for men at Fort George
G. Meade. These will be completed
June l. At Aberdeen 300 units are
nearing completion, as are 500 in
Havre de Grace for personnel at
Aberdeen Proving Ground. Two
hundred units also are being built
for the Edgewood Arsenal nom CONS.
A proportionate share of the
housing will be for families of
colored soldiers and workers.
Secretary Stimson said 1t had
been the intent of Congress to pro-
vide first for the families of Army
CONS. 1t was to be regretted" +"
he said, that no provisions have
been made for providing low-rent
homes for junior officers of the
Army.
Sites Rental Factor.
While the Army doesn't encourage
matrimony, he said that the feder-
alization of the National Guard and
the Reserves has sent great many
junior officers to the Army whose
families cannot be supported In
many of the communities because Of
the exorbitant rentals.
The Army housing program is
Evening star., 1941-05-16

especially planned for the families
Of master sergeants, technical and
first sergeants and staff sergeants.
They will pay for the new homes the
equivalent of the allowance for
quarters which they receive from the
Army. Defense workers, making
more money, will be expected to pay
about one-f1fth of their incomes for
rent.
The units will consist of one story
and two story apartments, ranging
from one to two-bedroom suites.
Except for the housing located on
Army reservations, which will be
operated and managed by the War
Department. the projects will be
controlled by the Federal Works
Agency.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Plone Contract Let

Award of q S6,171 900 contract
for airplanes and spare parts to
the Beech Aircraft Corp, Wichita,
Kans., was announced today at the
War Department. No disclosure was
made of the number of planes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04
BlufftOn's Winter Fair Started
lncOnspicuously February, 1915

From an inconspicuous beginning
in February of 1915, Bluffton's win
ter fair has grown to be an out
standing institution in the agricul-
tural life of the Bluffton farming
district.
A meeting of citizens and farmers
was held in the mayors office the
fore part of January, the culmina-
tion of much discussion in the COM
munity relative to starting an agri-
cultural fair here.
At the first meeting of the group
the following officers were named !:
Pres, John Bixel; Vice-Pres., Ira
Moser; Sec'y., II. j. Ridge; Treas,
Eli Motter. Finance committee, Rev.
w. A. Brundige, Ira Moser, Eli
Motter, l. NJ. Jennings, j. w. Mot
ter, d. p. Diller, f. NJ. Battles, John
Kohler, Samuel Hilty, Clarence
Steiner.
EXHIBIT PLACES
at subsequent meetings plans
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04

All of the children were born in the
Bixel home on Lawn avenue which
the couple has occupied for a half
century.
BROTHERS AND SISTERS
Mr.. Bixel has four brothers living,
Sam of Bluffton route 2; Noah, Pan
dora; John, Tacoma, Wash; Menno,
Bellefontaine; and one sister, Mrs.
Peter Steiner, Pandora. Two bro
theirs and four sisters are deceased.
Mrs. Bixel has two brothers living,
Will Baumgartner, Pandora; Peter
Baumgartner, Wooster; two sisters,
Mrs. David Steiner, Orville; Mrs.
Frank Shoup, Beach City. Three
brothers and three sisters are de-
ceased.
Mr.. Bixel will have been in the
iewelry, watch repair and optometry
business for so year in February,
having started in 1892 He has been
located, at various times during the
nearly half century of business, in
places now occupied by the follow
ing: DR.. M. d. Soash office, Peter
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04
Fifty Years Of Welded
Life Marked By Couple
Here In Anniversary
Continued from page u

Continued from page y
presented to Mrs. Bixels mother by
her grandmother on her wedding
day in 1868. Mrs. Bixel received the
set of dishes when her mother died.
Reminiscent of the time when they
were used at barn raisings, we'd
dings, funerals and other celebra-
tions, the dishes are all marked with
three notches for Identification pur-
poses. At these special celebrations
so years ago the neighbors pooled
their dishes for the festive occasions.
Mrs. Bixel recalls that in the early
days sugar was used on the table
only on New Years.
Four children were born to Mr..
and Mrs. Bixel: Miss Dora Bixel at
home, and Mrs. Mildred Hartman
and DR.. Gordon Bixel, of Bluffton
Miss Fern Bixel, Lake Bluff, Ill
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04
Dinner Marks Silver
Wedding AnniUersary

Silver wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. c. A. Stauffer was marked
by family dinner at their home on
South Main street, Sunday.
Guests were: Mrs. Lydia Bader-
tscher, Milton Badertscher, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. o. Badertscher, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Balmer and families.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Coon and son
Bobby, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Bader-
tscher, Mr.. and Mrs. John Everett
and families, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Badertscher and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Maynard Geiger, Mrs. Gerald
inc Diller and Mr.. and Mrs. E. C..
Stauffer of Findlay.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04
Ninety Per Cent Of All School Children
Have Teeth Defects, Dentist States Here

Ninety per cent of all school
children have defective teeth. This
was the statement made by dentists
representing the Children's Dental
Unit of the Ohio Department of
Health, in an assembly meeting held
at Bluffton High school Monday
afternoon.
All of the schools of Allen county
are being visited by dentists of the
State Department of Health con-
corning the dental needs of the COM
munity.
Many of the teeth defects are
small but the real difficulty lies in
their neglect until the defects be-
come SO big that it is impossible to
save the teeth. Statistics show that
the average child reaching high
school age has lost at least one per-
manent molar.
This could be prevented if the de-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04
Haas Golden Wedding
Anniversary Observed

Golden wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Haas was observed
in an "open house" celebration at
the home of the couple in Pandora,
last Sunday.
Marriage vows of Mr.. and Mrs.
Haas were received Dec. 1, 1891, by
Rev. P. Greding of the Bluffton Re
formed church, in the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Augsburger, who resided between
Pandora and Beaverdam.
Shortly after their marriage the
couple moved to their farm, four
miles east of Pandora, where they
resided until 1887, when they moved
to Pandora.
For many years, Haas has been a
lay preacher, specializing in German
sermons.
Children who joined their parents
in the golden wedding anniversary
celebration included: Walter Haas
of Button; Mrs. Enos Walters, OF
Mt. Cory; Harvey Haas, of Mt
Cory; Albert Haas, of Columbu.
Grove; Miss Mary Haas, a mission.
airy in West Africa; Milford Haas
of Pandora, and Mrs. Ernest Fran
els, of Detroit.
Brothers and sisters of Mrs. Haa!
are: Eli Augsburger, of Bluffton
Mrs. l. w. Welty, of Bluffton; Men
no Augsburger, of Bluffton; Mrs
Jesse Steiner, of Pandora; anC
Walter Augsburger, of Bluffton
Two died in infancy.
Brothers and sisters of Mr.. Haa
are: John Haas, of Fort Myers
Florida; Samuel Haas, of Beaver
dam; Mrs. Bertha Luginbuhl, of Co
lumbus Grove; and Mrs. Gideon Nus
baum, of Pandora.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04

Gratz Dry Goods store; Mumma
Radio shop; Barnes Grocery; over
the old National Bank building. The
Bixel Optometry suite has been To-
Gated above the Citizens National
Bank since November l, 1921.
Bixel has estimated that during
his work in Bluffton he has repaired
$4,000 watches and fitted glasses for
$4,000 people. In walking from his
homo to his places of business he
estimated that he has walked thru
the schoolyard of the Bluffton grade
school $4,000 times.
CHURCH WORKERS
The couple have been members of
the Mennonite denomination for So
years. For the first 15 years of
their married life, they attended
church services at the Ebenezer
church, west of town. Horse and
buggy was the means of conveyance
in the early days. Since the First
Mennonite church was built in 1905
the couple has attended church in
town.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Bixel have been
active church workers in their mem
bership here. Mr.. Bixel was Choir
ister for 20 years and Mrs. Bike
was a Sunday school teacher for 2E
years.
When Mr. and Mrs. Bixel moved
into their house on Lawn avenue sc
years ago theirs was one of the few
houses on the street. From the
home of the late Simon Herr, now
the Noah Basinger residence, there
were no houses south until the Mosi
man residence on the corner of Lawr
avenue and Grove street. The space
between the two houses was a COW
pasture on the Judge Eaton farm
BY strange coincidence both Mr.
and Mrs. Bixel's parents were mar
ried 81 years. Both have many rela
tives in this area and Mr.. Bixel es
Inmates that he has 223 first cousin;
of which 165 are still living.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04

were laid for the various exhibit
places assigned as follows: horses,
Locher's barn; cattle, hogs and
sheep, Moser sale barn; grain and
fruit, town hall.
Four hundred dollars in premiums
were offered in Buttons first fair.
An entry fee of one dollar with an
additional fee of 20 cents for each
feeding was charged. Fifty cents
per head was charged for hogs and
80 cents per head for sheep with the
exhibitor furnishing his own feed.
FAIR COMMITTEES
Other fair committees appointed
at later meetings were as follows:
Arrangements: Ira Moser, Otto
Bigler, Reuben Steiner, Gid Locher,
d. J. Kohl, Eli Motter
Horses: VIM. S. Steiner, jacob
Luginbuhl, H. S. Locher, Amos
Steiner, E. d. Kohl.
Cattle: +. NJ. Battles, Earl frantZ
Eli Motter, Ira Moser, Clarence
Steiner.
Dogs: d. P. Diller, ]. H. Steiner
John Kohler, N. f. Steiner.
Sheep: Dan Motter, Andy Gratz
Ed Kohl, L. S. Dukes, S. A. Bat
ties.
Grain and Fruit: w. H. Rada
baugh, Sam Hilty, ]. D. Anderson
Although rain and snow greeted
the opening day of fair, it was wei
attended and so much enthusiasm
was created that a general demand
arose to make the fair a permanent
institution in the agricultural com
munity of the Bluffton district.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04

fects were repaired when small. 1t
is important that children be taken
to the dentist at an early age and
continue at frequent intervals, it was
pointed out.
Special examinations will be given
here to the children of the first four
grades in trailer which is a COM
plete dental office on wheels. Find
ings will be recorded on suitable
forms and filed in the county health
office.
Cards will also be sent to parents
urging them to send the child to the
family dentist for correction. The
aim of the local presentation will be
to stimulate interest among children
in the better care of teeth and to To-
cate defects and advise the parens
of the course of action to take, it
was pointed out.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04

Musical numbers and a short talk
will make up the weekly radio pro-
gram by Bluffton college to be broad
cast over station WLOK of Lima
Thursday night at 9:30 o'clock. The
following program will be presented:
string quartet; cello solo, Arthur
Thiessen; violin solo, William Boorse;
talk, "Student Looks on Life, Bet
ty Keeney.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04
BedUerddni Red Cross
Roll Call Raises S42

A total of $42 has been subscribed
and collected in the drive for funds
conducted by the Red Cross COM
mittee in Beaverdam, it was an
nounced this week by the local off
cials.
Breakdown of the committees COL
lections is as follows: Mrs. Genevieve
Pugh, chairman, SIS; Mrs. Clayton
Rupright, So; Mrs. Donald Michael,
ST; Mrs. Eunice Smith, S12, making
total payment of s42 by the Beav-
erdam unit.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04
Mission Feeds $50

Free meals were provided for 959
transients during November by the
Lima Rescue Mission, according to
Adam D. Welty, superintendent, a
former resident of the Bluffton dis
trict. During the same period, the
mission furnished overnight lodging
for 260.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04
Brakes for Planes

An apparatus called "arresting
device" is used on the decks of air.
craft carriers to slow up and stop
the landing craft.
The Omaha guide., 1941-12-13
NAACP. PROBES KILLING OF
GIRL BY TEXAS OVERSEER

Angleton, Texas-The release Ct
c. v. Barnes, white farm overseer
on q $4,000 bond after he shot
and killed IS year old Dorothy
Cooley near here last month, is
being investigated by the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People. Barnes was
charged with murder with malice
Reports show that the child, Der
mother and a Major Muse were
driving in a car along a COUNT
road on their way to the farm
where Mrs. Cooley lives. :ia
cause the ruts in the road were
too deep for the car to travel, test
imony brought out, Muse who was
driving turned the car to make a
short detour.
At about that time, report
safe Barnes appeared and the
child cried out There's that man.
Mrs Cooley and Muse testified
that Barnes came up to the car.
cursed them, accused them Of try
The Omaha guide., 1941-12-13
. Prominent Business
Woman Praises Mme.C c..
Walkers Preparations

e Il use Nine. c. J. Walkers
preparations exclusively be-
cause I get results from them
that | am unable to get from any
other preparation" stated a well
known business woman the
other day.
The secret of the remarkable
success of Nine. c. j. Walkers
preparations is in the fact that
they were blended by the late
Madam c. J. Walker to reach
certain definite conditions OF the
hair, skin and scalp, and today,
after over thirty-five years on
the market, they are growing
increasingly popular, and not
withstanding the fact that the
Company has always refused to
reduce the price on these goods,
they are still in demand every
where. 10
p Nine. c. J. Walkers Glossinc.
although more than thirty-fve
years on the market, is still the
leader in its field. The reason
for this is because it not only
serves as a scalp oil, but it gives
the hair that silky sheen and
natural gloss that is the delight
OF every woman.
Nine. c. J.. Walkers Brown
Face Powder is not just another
Face Powder, but is the result Of
years of experimenting to pro-
duce the perfect blend to impart
a velvetlike softness and at the
same time cooling and refresh
ing. Just the thing for these hot
days.
The Nine. C.. J. Walkers won
derful preparations are sold by
walker Beauticians and Drug
Stores everywhere, or you can
write The Mime. C. J. Walker
Mfg. Company, direct. Address:
The Walker Building, Indian
apolis, Indiana.
The Omaha guide., 1941-12-13

ing to "steal pecans", and told er Negro.
The Omaha guide., 1941-12-13
THINGS you SHOULD KNOW!

THINGS you SHOULD KNOW!
Manufacturers will eliminate
steel cover lids from domestic
cooking ranges by December, ac-
cording to w. j. Barber, assistant
general manager of the Metropol-
itan Utilities District.
This change in the manufacture
of gas ranges was requested by the
Office of Production Management
These tops, ususually finished in
baked enamel, are used on many
models of gas ranges to cover the
cooking surface when the stove is
not in use.
BY disseminating these covers,
manufacturers of cooking ranges
will reduce production costs and at
the same time make available for
more essential uses about 2,5U0
tons of steel a year.
This change will in no way af-
feet the operation of the modem
automatic gas range" Mr.. Barber
stated. 1.-THE gas industry is CO.
operating with u government in
every possible way in the furth-
erance of the defense program.
The saving of this steel for de-
tense purposes is a distinct help
in relieving shortages in certain
types of steel Sheets"
The Omaha guide., 1941-12-13
SUCCESS OF SEAL DRIVE is
IN YOUR HANDS

Success of the 1911 Christmas
Seal Sale in this state which has
just opened and continues through
Christmas is now entirely in the
hands of residents of Nebraska.
Their response to this years ap-
peal decides the extent of the Ne
braska tuberculosis Associations
fight against tuberculosis in this
state during 1912.
If enough generous Nebraskans
show by buying and using Christ
mas Seals that they are interested
in graduating this dread disease
from the state, then the associat-
ions year-roupH "hCc-e defense"
program will continue On the high
The Omaha guide., 1941-12-13
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
2216 P STREET

A modern z room house arranged
with A rooms down; 8 and bath up.
Exterior sided with asbestos shing-
les. Monthly payments r $24.50.
Owner leaving town and wants to
SELL IMMEDIATELY. Will sub
nit your offer if at all reasonable.
Mr.. MANSFIELD. KE- 02S0
AMOS GRANT co. AT. $3.50
2520-22-24 PATRICK
Solid BRICK Triplex, structurally
Sound but needs decorating and a
few minor repairs As 3 units this
can show an income of $65 month
ly; good possibilities for convert
ing into 6 small apartments. Of
fered at $3.50 CASH, but want
your offer. Owner will consider
cash only.
MR.. MANSFIELD, KE- 0280
AMOS GRANT CO. AT. $3.50
The Omaha guide., 1941-12-13

Kaplan Produce formerly locat-
ed on No. oath St. is now located
at 1904 No. goth st. We have a
large selection On Poultry and eggs.
We deliver, Phone ia. 6537, Kap-
Ian Produce Co. extend an invita-
ton to his old customers to pay
aim a visit at his new location.
The Omaha guide., 1941-12-13

the ages of Is and 45-the most
important years in life.
Over 220 Seal Sale Chairmen
working throughout the state are
depending on fellow Nebraskaus
to cooperate with them in this
very worthy cause by buying and
using Christmas Seals. Between
now and Christmas it is hoped
that no letter or package will go
into the mail without being gen
erously decorated with these small
stamps-the stamps to stamp out
tuberculosis.
The Omaha guide., 1941-12-13

A. CT have been a special
reader of your column. I want to
know must I fool with the lady I
just fell in love with or keep the
one I got?
Ans: Look at it this way lad. d..
the girl you have already has prov
en- her love for you and you know
as well as I that you still love her
dearly. ...so why take up time
with this other girl. She is DELHI
erately throwing herself at you to
win you away from your regular
girl. Better handle this latest
love affair with caution for you
could get yourself in a heap Of
trouble.
The Omaha guide., 1941-12-13

planning. 1 will be glad to help
you plan a campaign for work if
you will write to me privately. In
the meantime follow these few
hints: 1. Get your friends and
relatives to help you look for
work. 2. Get your past employ
T to help you find a job. Go
from place to place looking for a
job as though you were selling
something. These three suggest
ions will keep you busy until I
have had a chance to work out a
more complete campaign for you.
S. M. H.-Please tell me what is
wrong with me as I can't get a
husband and I do want to marry
because I'm tired of living alone.
I want a mate. I need someone
real bad. Can you tell me what
my problem is?
Ans: Sure I can. Your trouble
is that you give yourself away the
very first time you date a boy.
You let him know right off the
bat that you are very much inter
ested in getting married and that
you need a husband more thai.
anything else in the world. The
result is that you car the boys
off. Men don't like to be ropcd
into matrimony. They like to
make up their own minds about
that question. You can help them
to make up their minds but don't
go about it so crudely. Most Of
your troubles can be traced to
your lack of personality. You can
do something about this if you
only will.
The Omaha guide., 1941-12-13

level maintained during 1941. Pur-
chase of Christmas Seals is a sign
of approval of the associations
fine Wn~N.
Provided the current Christmas
Seal Sale is successful, the Nebras
ka tuberculosis Associations 1912
program will include tubercuiin
tests and x-rays, nursing care Tor
persons suffering from tuber: Jl-
osis, nurses to arrange for and at
tend skin testing clinics and to
follow up reactors, free tubercul-
osis literature and films to pro IL
ote health education, administrat-
ion of the summer health camp
for children threatened with tub
erculosis and the annual early di-
agnosis campaign conducted dur
ing April.
tuberculosis is now listed as
seventh among the nations death
causes. 1t formerly ranked first,
but the death rate has been cut
rs percent in the United States
since the first sale of Christmas
Seals in 1907. Medical knowledge
is now sufficient to stamp out the
disease onc and for all. Tuber-
culosis is not like cancer and
heart disease which still mystify
the wisest of medical men. How
ever, this disease is the chief
cause of death for persons between
The Omaha guide., 1941-12-13

ing to "steal pecans", and told
them to get out and stay out"
The little girl, frightened, step
ped from the car Barnes shot
once, the bullet striking the child
in the face and killing her instant
ly.
According to local press reports,
Barnes is already under indictment
for shooting and wounding anoth-
The Omaha guide., 1941-12-13
MY NEW 1912 ASTROLOGY
READINGS ARE READY!

I. B.-I was taking up time
with a married man who is separ-
ated from his wife and now I have
gone back to my husband. But I
am in love with this other man
and he wants me to see him again.
Do you think I should take up with
him again? 1 don't know though
whether he really cares for me or
not?
Ans: 1 e no purpose in TAX
ing up the romance with this man
where you left off. He is separ-
ated from his wife but they are
not divorced and he has no inten-
tons of getting a decree. Why
waste your time on a romance
that offers no future. You will
only succeed in tangling your af-
fairs up like you did once before.
Let your past experience with this
man be a lesson to you. In fair
ness to your husband why not for
| get this other fellow.
H. Ii have been out of a job
now for about six months. Please
| tell me where I can find work?
Ans: Your biggest trouble ny
| friend is simply that you do no.
know how to look for a job. Look
ing for a job requires more THAI
Just wishing. 1t takes work and