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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
Paper Shortage Forces Curtailment
OF Gift Wrapping In Xmas Merchandise

Don't be surprised if your Christ
mas gifts are given to you this year
minus the decorative gift wrapping
paper and the customary gift boxes
Cellophane, too, is on the way out
as wrapping material for Christmas
gifts. Paper and cellophane pro-
ducts both play an important role
in munitions making and other ma
tional defense materials and conse-
quently are being diverted for this
need during the period of national
emergency.
National defense agencies arc urg-
ing curtailment of gift wrapping and
gift boxes because of the shortage of
paper and the necessity for the ci-
william population to assist if con-
servation is to be maintained.
1t has been pointed out that there
is much waste of paper on the part
of people. Many destroy the wrap
ping as soon as it is delivered and
other customers re-wrap the gifts
after the merchandise is delivered.
A campaign to obtain waste paper
which can be processed into useful
paper is now being conducted ma
tionally. Paper, corrugated boxes
and cardboard are being used ex-
tensively in the shipment of lend
lease items to Great Britain in an
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
Moose Hunters Gov
erned By Unwritten
Law, Physician Saws
Continued from page u

NC0Htlnueu from page
the duration of the hunting trips, the
speaker stated.
An Indian guide is practically al
ways employed by the hunters to
guide them to the game. None of
the guides hired by Bluffton groups
has been known to. be lost at least
during the period of his employment,
DR.. Steiner said. All of them have
an uncanny sense of direction and
ability to find trails when lost.
INDIAN GUIDES
Many of the guides feel that a
hunter is not entitled to get moose
on his first, hunting trip and in
some instances have been known to
steer the hunter away from likely
kill. This is very easy matter to
do since the animals respond so
easily to the sense of smell.
The guides generally wear bands
on their heads and are able to carry
enormous packs. In one instance,
the guide employed by the Bluffton
party, not only carried his huge pack
but carried in addition a canoe over
his head when the party, bad TO go
ashore. c,
Once a moose is killed it is a tre-
mendous task to get it back to the
cabins. 1t has to be cut up in the
woods and carried by pack. Since
no other form of power can be used
in the thick underbrush, human
power is the only type of energy
available to get the deer back to
camp. This phase of hunting often
proves to be near exhausting ex-
perience, the speaker stated.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
FLAG ETIQUETTE
How the National CoIors Should be Displayed

With the United States at war
against the Axis powers, increasing
attention will be paid in the future
to the display of our nations flag.
Rules that should be followed in
handling of the flag have come in
for their share of attention, as a
result. Some Of these regulations
follow:
When displayed over the center of
public thorofare, the flag should
be suspended vertically, with the
union to the north in an east to
west street, or to the east in a
north to south street.
When displayed in any manner
other than being flown from a staff,
Old Glory should be flat, whether
indoors or out. When displayed
either horizontally or vertically
against wall, the union should be
uppermost and at the flags own
right. When displayed IN window
visible from the street, it should be
displayed the same way-to the
| observers left.
In church, the flag should be at
a position of honor at the congrega-
tion's right, as they face the clergy
man. If in the chancel, or on the
platform, the flag should be placed
at the clergyman's right as he faces
the audience. Any other flags
should be at his left.
When displayed with another flag
against a wall from crossed staffs,
the flag of the United States must
be at the right, with the staff in
front of the other flag.
Flown with other flags, it must
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18

be at the top of the highest group.
In the case of adjacent staffs, it
must be hoisted first and lowered
last.
Army spokesman have declared:
Attempts to improve the appear
ance of a flag by fastening it into
rosette or using it as draping,
lack the respect due the symbol of
this country. For these purposes
bunting of the national colors is
more appropriate, and since the
blue union is the flags honor point,
the bunting should be arranged with
that color uppermost."
Carried in a procession with an
other or other flags, that of the
United States should be either on
the marching right, or when there is
line of flags it may be in the front
of the center of the line Of flags.
When flown at half-mast, as on
Memorial Day, when flags should be
at half-mast from sunrise until
noon, the flag should be hoisted to
the peak for an instant, then lower
ed to the half staff position. Before
lowering for the day, half-mast
flag should again be raised to the
peak.
During the ceremony of hoisting
or lowering the flag, or when the
flag is passing in parade, all persons
present should face the flag, stand
! at attention and salute.
! Men not in uniform should remove
their headdress with the right hand
and hold it over the left shoulder
the hand being over the heart. Wo-
men should salute by placing the
right hand over the heart.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
College Quintet
Loses TUO Games

Bluffton college cagers dropped
two decisions during the last week
one of them in their first home game
of the season.
Playing at Ada last Friday, the
Beavers were bested by Ohio North
ern, so to 80, and in their initial ap-
pearance on a local floor Monday
night the Burckymen lost to Kent
State, 63 to 40.
A slow start proved disastrous for
Bluffton in the game with Kent
State, and at halftime the locals
We're trailing, 13 to az.
Altho the Beavers outplayed the
visitors thruout the last half, the
irst-period advantage was too great
to be overcome and the team went
down to its sixth defeat of the sea-
son.
Ramseyer with 10 points and
Heiks and Loganbill with nine each
paced the Bluffton attack.
Ohio Northern took an early lead
and dominated play all the way il
the game at Ada last Friday. Tht
Bears advantage at halftime was
35 to IS.
Graham tailed IL points for Bluff
ton, and Heiks got 10.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
RLUFFTON
BLUFFTON MARKETS

BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning
Hogs-160 to $50, $1,000; 180 to
220, $11.00; 220 to $50, s1080;
roughs, $3.50; stays, $8.25.
Calves, $13.75; lambs, $11.50.
Grain (bu. prices)-Wheat, S1.16;
corn, Csc; oats, 53c; soys, S1.47.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
ElrOSe

J. r. Fisher and wife, Sadie and
Tillie Hamilton were callers Friday
afternoon at the Thomas Koontz
home.
The origin of the Christmas Caroly,
"Sinlen Night" was given last Sun
day morning at the Olive Branch
church by Mabel Battle. After the
discussion, it was then given as a
duet by Misses Gladys and Dorothy
Klingler.
Howard Nonnamaker, wife, sons
Harold and Dean called Sunday at the
Ami Nonnamaker home.
Monday callers at the Anna Koontz
home were: T. J. Bell of near Ada;
Maurice Bell, wife, son Roger, daught-
er Marion Rae of Columbus Grove;
Mrs. Nora Stratton, Terry Bell, wife
and daughter Sally, sons Ronnie and
Carey of West jefferson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wade Marshall.
Rev. Paul Zimmerman of Rawsor
called in several homes here Friday
Remember the Christmas program
at the Black school house Friday eve
Sunday evening callers at the
Wright Klingler home were: Mr.. anc
Mrs. Myron Tripplehorn, son Richarc
and daughters Iva May and Janice
and Mr.. and Mrs. Reed Scott and dau-
ghter Carol of Lima.
Union prayer services at Bethesda
Thursday evening at 1880.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18

effort to conserve. space and tonnage
waste in ships.
Paper plays an important part IN
munitions making, it has been point
ed out. The government specifies
kraft paper, corrugated boxes and
folding box containers for its. sup
plies. Bending board is used for
packing shells and ammunition.
Paper board containers are used in
lend-lease shipments to conserve
waste and weight.
Gift wrapping grew up in the re-
tail trade as a service to the Gus
toner. Today both the cost involved
and the shortage of paper makes it
necessary to curtail this service.
The public is urged, in so far as
possible to do its own Christmas
wrapping To a limited extent the
stores will be able to take care of
gift wrapping.
There are others ways in which
the retailer and consumer can form
partnership in the war against
waste of vital materials. Customers
can be of great assistance if they
will take materials with them rather
than asking for delivery.
In addition the customer can help
in avoiding as far as possible, re-
turning merchandise, very costly
luxury.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
BIuft0n High Wins
OUer Bucyrus, 46-I5

Taking an early lead and main
tanning their advantage thruout,
Bluffton High cagers trounced Bu-
cyrus Rural High by score of 46
to 10, last Wednesday night on the
Bluffton floor.
The Pirates played an air-tight de-
fensiye game, and their scoring at
tack functioned at a point-a-minute
clip thruout the contest.
1t was the second victory of the
season for the Dillermen, and the
decision never was in doubt after
the opening minutes of the game.
Buttons first quarter advantage
was 10 to 5, and at halftime the
lead had been stretched to count of
% to 8.
Third quarter score found the Dill
lermen out in front, SO to Id, and
in the last session the Pirates rolled
up 10 more points while Bucyrus
was making only one.
Buttons scoring was evenly di-
vided, with Bob Cooney, center, lead
ing the attack with a 10-point total.
In a fast preliminary, the unde-
feated Bluffton reserve team topped
Bucyrus seconds, 54 to Is.
Bucyrus was held to only six field
goals by the rugged Bluffton defense,
and the Pirates at the same time
were racking up 18 successful at
tempts from the floor.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18

Once there was a girl who always
wanted to run away. One day her
father said, II am going to break
her of the habit of running away"
So one day when her father and
mother were going away. she was
angry and said: ST am going to
run away" Her father said that he
would be back in minute. He took
her with him and rode about mile
and half. Then he said: "You
wanted to run away, well, you can
start right here
Then he drove off. She tried to
run after him but it was no use. In
about 35 minutes he went back after
her. Since then she never said she
would run away.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of Magdalena Steiner Deceased
Jesse F. Steiner of Mt. Cory, Ohio, has
been appointed and qualified as ancillary adj
ministrator of the estate of Magdalena Steiner
late of Allen County. Ohio. deceased.
Dated this 10th day of December 1941.
RAYMOND p. SMITH
36 Probate Judge
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
SHORT SPORTS

ace of the Vaughnsville team in
the season opener by Bluffton, is con-
tinuing to set a fast point-getting
pace. +. He tailed 25 points against
Columbus Grove last week to run his
seasons total to 105 for four games.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18

rainy season and it is getting much
warmer again. In the wet season
it is quite cool. We will not have
rain here now until next April"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
Baked Sheep,s Head

A Fielding Duck or a Field-Lame
Duck was not Web-Footed Fowl
in Old English but Baked Sleeps
Head.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
Quiz Answers

COLOMBIA.
about 53S cups.
'3-They are all apples.
4-Ermipe.
5-A clover bloom.
i6-The tapirs.
Vermont.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
Connolly Answers

1--(a) Antony; (b) Abelard;
(c) Robert Browning.
2-(a) Aramaic; (b) Gaelic;
(c) Sanskrit.
3-(a) Dora; OBJ Malcolm; (c)
Nicholas Veddar.
4-(a) attendant body; OBJ
plant growing on another
organism; (c) metallic body
fallen TO earth from space.
5-(a) heavenly; OBJ ear; (c)
sun.
6-(9 Norway; (b) Persia; (c)
Greece.
la kettle drums; tb) chord;
(c) piano.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
sy ANTHONY RUD

DERHAPS two dozen tiny pink
Il sails Of lateen shape scudded
to and fro on a square mile Of the
southern Caribbean. The water
there looked queerly hattened, as
though the crews Of those tiny
sailboats had been pouring oil on
the surface.
But there were no crews. Those
were not sailbosts. The reason
the water was flattened was the
same reason gullS Squawked,
seemed 10 ShiVer in flight, and shy
away from that deadly square mile
over Pedro Bank.
The PhySala, or Giant Goats
Boards, were out IN force
Each of these most vonomouS
creatures. lellyfiSh Of a family 70
which the Portuguese Man o War
is a junior member, is an almost
invisible death trap for a gull, a
pelican. a baSking fish-or even a
man. The pink sail Of each one
thrust up s or Z inches. 1t was il
10 is inches long If you looked
down from straight above the
creature looked like a beautifully
colored shell of some evotic va
riety. But shells do not float.
TENTACLES STRETCH OFT
For a fun 50-foot radius in
visible tentacles stretched out,
floating on the surface. Down be-
low the pink shell horrid tangle
of the most poisonous of the ten
tacles-the ones which killed prey
dropped some s feet in the
water like a billygoats beard. II
this tangle touched and chung 10
anything. that unfortunate being
was paralyZed and drowned.
Down on the oceans sandy bot
tom a huge boulder stirred. But
wait. This enormous boulder was
q trifie too active TO be rock Ii
was gray and white. a full grown
sea bat or sea devil. perhaps 80
years of age-still youthful, for
this monster of eaoutchouc flesh,
second cousin 10 the giant tiger
shark. lives almost as long as the
deep sea turtle.
In the clear green water the sea
bat showed plainly He was y
feet from tip to tip of his front
wings. or fms. He was exactly
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
Farmer Convicted
OF Killing Neighbor
Time. stan Correspondent

MUNISING, Oct. 27-Convicted
of manslaughter by an Alger
County Circuit Court jury, Charles
Laytonen today was awaiting SEN
tence Wednesday for the Staying
of Victor Louma, 50. his farm
.neighbor. The jury, which DELHI
Grated II hours, recommended
leniency.
Louma, found lying under his
bed with gunshot wounds. died
July "a. 1910. The defense con-
tended that he committed suicide.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27

tacles loose from their owner. 1t
did not matter much. Then il
went along the waves at some
thing like 40 miles an hour
anxious 10 put 100 miles Of open
sea between itself and both those
horrors of Pedro Bank.
Tomorrow's short story: AS
Big as You Feel" by Terry
James.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
EATS THEN PLAY

This calm and sunny morning
the sea bat had gorged. Two
hours of intensive dredging, grind
ing, chewing filled his cavernous
interior. Then play. The bat was
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27

Gen. Hugh :. Johnso
Americas Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily fog the TtmcA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
Patricia DonneIIy
To Be Peanut Queen

SUFFOLK, Va, Oct. 27.-UNS)
-Virginia's annual Peanut Expo
sition will be held Thursday and
Friday. with browning of Miss
Patricia Donnelly of Detroit. for
mer winner of Atlantic City's
Miss America" title. as queen OF
the peanut kingdom, as the climax
Richard G. Casey, Australian min
lister TO the United States. has
promised 10 place the crown on
Miss Donnellys head.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
Kinq Of Greece TO Visit Here

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-QNS)
King George Of Greece, now in
London, an exile from his native
country since the German inva-
sion. will come TO the United
States, probably next month,
George S. Depasta. minister coun-
sci of the Greek legation, disclosed
foday
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
POISON DOES MORE

The poison does more. 1t para
lyzes the motor nerves Of fish and
other creatures. rendering them
completely helpless. Many a man
has dived from a springboard in
tropical waters come up accident
ally within that deadly circle--and
then died in torture unless some
friend was near 10 haul him bodily
into a boat or back onto the diving
float.
Stung and frightened, the picuda
suddenly leapt away from its prey.
forgetting all about the sea bat,
The picuda threshed against the
invisible burning thongs, tried once
10 leap from the water surface
into the air and then fell back TO
twitch, shudder, become still-and
die.
For long while the lean mouth
opened and closed systematically.
But then gradually the paralyzed
pirate was drawn closer and closer
TO the pink sail. then slowly down
TO the tangle of goats beard be-
low. That was all for Senior Pr
.cuda.
The sea bat Jared somewhat bet
ter. On first great leap from
the water IL tore loose from the
poison tentacles-or tore the ter
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27
Daily Short Story
Monsters Of Pedro Bank

that long. too, with tail also de,
'veloped into wide fins.
He was 5 feet s inches thick. II
measured one yard back of his
terrible. thick-lipped. 2-foot slash
of mouth. He would weigh about
four tons in the air; in water
nothing.
PIG or THE OCEAN ~
Jaws lust back Of that CHASTITY
NAV. held IS grinding teeth ar
ranged 10 on side on both
upper and lower Jaws. The rows
were connected croSswide by bony
ridges. Two Of those ridges could
close upon and cut through an
eaken hroomStick as though 1t
were a talloW candle.
The ridges and teeth handled
harSher fare than broomstickS.
Belly rubbing and grating coral,
the bat was wont TO shove forward
a yard al a time, tearing all the
oysters and CLAIMS and other crus-
taceans he could find. grinding
them 10 Juicy pulp and shards of
shell, swallowing them, and moving
forward another 3 feet.
When he eats the seat bat is the
pig of the ocean. When he re-
lakes and plays, however, there is
a zest and a fiendiShneSs about the
sport which suggests a higher and
more atanic intelligence than
scientists are willing TO grant him
on the basis of his small brain
and rather elementary nervous
system.
Sea bat have killed men-bHt
the men died of fright alone. A
human out swimming. seeing such
monster -eavortfnG about the
surface. whacking the waves with
lquarter-ton wings, tossing the man
out of water and splash, has
proved too much for several weak
hearts. The playful creature
arouses shudderS of dormant
horror in mankind, seeming TO be
a loathsome atavism from some
Jurassic or Cretaceaus epoch.
EATS THEN PLAY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27

Answer to Saturdays puzzle.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27

ADVERTIsEMENT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27

Gen. Hugh =. Johnso
Americas Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily for the TimsA
Smyrna times., 1941-09-04

Lesson-Sermon: Gen. /: 26.' And
God said, Let us make man in our
image, after our likeness: Rom. s.:
16, II. The Spirit itself beareth
witness with our spirit, that we are
the children of God: II. And if chill
dren, then heirs; heirs of God, and
Jont-heirs with Christ. Correlative
from the Textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures"
by Mary Baker Eddy: The Scrip
lures inform us that man is made
in the image and likeness of God.
Matter is not that likeness. The
likeness of Spirit annot be so un-
Smyrna times., 1941-09-04

ganized Delaware Poultry Defense
Committee will survey poultrymen
to determine their supply and
equipmet needs. The survey deci-
sion was made at a recent meeting
where members of the committee
also worked out plans for cooperat-
ing with the Northeastern Poultry
Producers Council to forestall pos
sible feed shortages due to traffic
tie-ups. Leon Todd, managing di-
rector of the poultry council, met
with the Delawareans. Members
of the defense committee, appinted
by president Charles Conaway of
the Delaware Poultry Improvement
Association, include: Victor Leh-
Smyrna times., 1941-09-04

tinen, Newark; H. L. Richardson,
poultry specialist for the Univer-
sity of Delaware Agricultural Ex-
tension Service; Dave Green and
Harold Short, Milford; William
Murray, Ocean View; John Pitkin,
H. R. Baker and Daniel Enterline,
Dover; Norval Pepper, Seaford; E.
A. Yutzi, Millsboro, and Harry
Tubbs, Selbyville. The committee
is made up of representatives of all
branches of the industry. Enterline
was named as chairman of a SUBJ
committee charged with keeping
in touch with the feed situation, a
vital assignment since Delaware's
poultry industry is dependent on
Smyrna times., 1941-09-04
War Economy
Grips Europe
Italians Return Tin Cans,
British Use Soda to
Save Sugar.

WASHINGTON. - Italian house.
wives return empty tin cans much
like Americans leave empty bottles
for the millSman japanese car
go shipbuilders have abandoned
steel in favor of wood. New
auto tires are disappearing in Eu-
rope.
Those and other commercial and
industrial quirks have been reported
by the commerce department as ev-
idence of economic changes result
ing from the war. In addition to
new developments abroad for side
stepping shortages of essential ma
terials, there have been reports of
several inventions of military impor-
tance.
German scientists are reported to
be experimenting with silent air.
plane engine that would enable
bombers to approach enemy objec-
tives at night without detection. Ber-
lin claims were cited, reporting "a
certain amount of success has al
ready been achieved" with the silent
motors and that such motors were
used in the Polish campaign.
Ship Engines Silenced.
1T also is asserted that several
ships in operation in the North sea
have been successfully equipped
with them and that the experiments
are being made on both gasoline
and Diesel engines" the department
said.
German engineers also are said to
have developed new electric ex-
press locomotive capable of hauling
eight cars at speeds exceeding 100
miles an hour.
Britain has urged housewives to
use sodium bicarbonate in cooking
fruit to conserve sugar supplies.
German production of metallic
containers has been sharply cur
tailed because of military needs.
Many commodities now appear in
glass containers.
A metal shortage in Japan has
caused the use of wood instead of
iron and steel in building small ships
for 'near-sea" service. Cost of a
wooden japanese ship was reported
as being half that of steel vessel of
the same dimensions.
Empty Tins Returned.
In Italy, according to the COM
merce department, housewives give
their grocer empty tin cans for each
new one when purchasing canned
goods.
E. G. Holt, leather and rubber
expert for the bureau of foreign and
domestic commerce, said it was vir-
tually impossible now for a private
citizen of European countries to get
new automobile tires. He said re-
ports from abroad told of wholesale
stoppage of civilian use of automo-
biles because of military require
ments on rubber and gasoline
stocks.
Some new tires are available in
Britain, but motorists are urged to
have old tires retreaded.
The Italian government has or
dered all owners of auto tires and
tubes to report holdings, and has
notified the public of the govern
ment's right to requisition them for
military use at any time. Transfer
of privately owned tires from one
person to another is forbidden.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-04
Gold 'Prospector' Finds
Ore Mined and Stacked

TEMPE. ARIz.-Gold mining de
luxe was the order of the day for
some lucky ''prospector" on the
highway west of here.
Guy Stewart truck driver haul
ing load of sacked gold ore from
mine to smelter. discovered he had
lost two sacks. He retraced his
steps. but found some ''prospector"
already had taken the ore.
Total bonanza: two sacks, worth
10 cents each. ore worth $50.