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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-18
Smallest Number Attending
Colleges and Universities in
Many Years
Fourteen of Class Attending
Colleges and Taking Voca-
tional Training

With % members of the 194l
graduating class of Bluffton High
school employed in private industry
for the first time in many years
more than half of a graduating
class is engaged in activity other
than higher education and work at
home, according to a placement sur.
vey made at the school this week.
Twenty-three of the graduates are
employed at the Triplett Electrica
Instrument Co..; eight of the group
are attending liberal arts colleges
three are attending business school:
and two are taking up nurses train
ing. There were SO in the class.
BY way of contrast in the gradu
ating class of 1910 there were /!
who attended liberal arts colleges
four went to business schools anc
seven were employed at the Meter
works.
METER WORKS
Of the 1941 class, employed at the
Meter works are: Harriet Blome
Betty Bracy, Fairy Bronson, Dorothy
Burkholder, Ruth Core, Winifrec
Fett, Olive DeCamp, Doris Garmat
ter, Treva Harris, Marilyn Hofer
Moe Huber, Madlyn Isham, Bett,
Murray, Lois Schaublin, Mariori,
Stratton, Freida Vandemark, CLYDE
Fisher, William McCafferty, james
Martin, Eugene Newlan, John Stet
tier, Harlan Swank, Fredericl
Fritchie.
Attending liberal arts colleges are
Bluffton college-Charlotte SAINT
schi, Helen Soldner, Betty Steinman
George Myers, Kenneth Oberly, JOIN
Stettler.
Ohio Northern university-Geral,
Augsburger, Maurice Fett.
Tiffin Business college - Harr,
Turner, Dorothy Greding, Genev
Hankish.
Nurses training-Fairview Par
hospital, Cleveland, Wanda Diller
Toledo State hospital, Carolyn Stone
hill.
Frederick Beauty academy, Lima
Veldean Moser.
First member of the class to hea
wedding bells is Mrs. Foster Griffith
the former Billie Bechtel, who wa
married in August.
The following occupations are req
resented by one each in the class
Lima Ice and Coal Co., Harol
Augsburger; carpenter, Maynar
Badertscher; Tree surgery, Do
Clark; Steiner Tool Co., Lima, Ker
meth Hartman; Swift Dairy Co
Lima, Clyde Klingler; filling static
attendant, Harold Santschi; SimI
son Instrument Co., Chicago, Robel
Watkins.
Data was not available for othe
members of the class and it is a:
sumed that they are at home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-18
BATTERY CLERK

Robert West, Bluffton youth in
military training at Camp Forrest,
Tennessee has been promoted to
Corporal Clerk of Battery A, 1S1st
Field Artillery, according to an an
nouncement received here the first of
the week. West is the youngest son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff West of South
Lawn avenue.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-18
September Heat
WaUe Continues

Unseasonably warm September
weather which has prevailed here
for the past two weeks continued
Wednesday with little interruption.
Humidity higher than usual, added
to the discomfort.
Maximum temperatures are being
registered daily in the upper eighties
with little relief forecast this week.
The warm weather, however, is a
boon to the big corn crop which is
rapidly maturing One or two more
days of the present hot spell should
be sufficient to mature virtually all
of the crop, farmers said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-18
GET TAX MONEY

Buttons municipal treasury was
enriched in the sum of SS17 the first
of the week because of tax monies
paid in by state and county agencies.
The largest sum, S679 came from
the state auditor from gasoline ex-
else taxes. The sum of S138 from
sales tax receipts was received from
the office of the county auditor.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-18
COUNCIL SEEKING
SPECIAL ELECTION
ON SEWER BONDS
Proposal for Intercepting Sew
ers is Modification of 1899
Plan
Drop i'm WPA Rolls Forces
Changes in Plans for
Federal Aid

Bluffton voters will be called upon
again TO decide the question of bonds
for a proposed sewer system at a
special election, probably early next
year it was indicated Monday night
at meeting of the town council.
Although no election has yet been
authorized, steps looking definitely
toward that end were inaugurated
by the council in a conference with
C. S. Finkbeiner of the Toledo engi-
neering firm of Champe, Finkbeiner
and Associates who was in attendance
at the council meeting.
Also present at the meeting, ON in
vitation of Mayor w. A. Howe, were
Oliver Locher and Henry P. Huber,
landowners who have filed damage
suits against the town in the common
pleas court in amounts aggregating
S25,000. The suits charge pollution
of Big Riley creek flowing thru their
farms, because of untreated sewage
1IOiu Tie NoNu bGAiiS Clllplleu AiItO NilS
stream.
Administration Seeks Action
That the town administration was
ready to take immediate steps to
bring the matter of a sewage system
before the voters was evident thruout
the meeting Monday night. Before
this can be done, however, it will be
necessary to have engineers estimates
and also to determine to what extent
federal WPA aid would be available.
Because of increased costs and de-
creased WPA rolls there is every in
dication that the proposal to be sub
mitted to the voters here will neces-
sarily be a modification of the plan
advanced two years ago when COM
plete sewer system was considered.
The coming proposal is expected to
be for an intercepting sewer system
and treatment plant. This would pro-
vide for trunk sewer lines along the
banks of Big and Little Riley creeks
intercepting private sewers now en-
plying into the creeks and taking the
sewage to treatment plant.
Reflects Increased Costs
Increased construction costs as COM
pared with those of two years ago
will be reflected in estimates, it was
indicated by Finkbeiner who said
Monday night that assuming WPA
will furnish all common labor, the
towns portion of the cost of an in
tercepting sewer system and treat
ment plant would probably be in the
neighborhood of 100000.
This figure, however, Finkbeiner in
sisted, was tentative and would be sub
iect to revision when data is at HAND
for final and definite estimates. The
towns portion of costs of the project
would be for providing materials
skilled labor and engineering.
1t is very probable, also, that due
to shortage of WPA labor much o1
the digging would be done by machine
instead Of hand labor, in which event
the municipality would be required
also to meet this cost.
Total Cost $245,000 Estimate
Without complete data at hand
Kinkbeiner estimated that the cost O
intercepting sewers and treatmen
plant would be approximately S245,
600. With the municipality paying
100000, there would be left balance
of S155,O00 to be financed thru fedora
WPA allotment.
A letter from w. p. Schmuhl o
Toledo, district WPA manager rea'
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-18
STATE HIGHWAY TO
PUT new TOP ON
STREET
Resurfacing of Half mile of
Street to be Completed this
Week
Hard Top for Riley Street is
Scheduled After Jefferson
Street Job

Re-surfacing of Jefferson street
from the corporation boundary at the
Allen Hancock County line road to
the Main street intersection will be
completed this week as a project of
the state highway department.
Improvement of the street within
the city limits is being included as a
part of a program that comprises re-
surfacing of Route 103 from Button
to Arlington.
Work on the state route within the
Bluffton corporation was not included
originally in the state program, but
the one-half mile stretch of the high
way on jefferson street was added to
the project following a trip to state
highway headquarters in Columbus
by Street Commissioner Lee Coon.
Damaged During Detour
In asking the state to re-surface
jefferson street, Coon pointed out
that during the detour of Dixie high
way traffic over Route 103 this sum-
mer the street was damaged consid-
erably with in the city limits and that
repair work was badly needed.
Including the work on jefferson
street total of 1872 miles of Route
103 will be re-surfaced by L. Cossett,
Findlay road contractor, under state
contract.
Finish This Week
Work on the highway outside the
Bluffton corporation was started last
week and is expected to be completed
Wednesday evening. Re-surfacing of
Jefferson street will be started at
once, and approximately one day will
be required to complete the project.
New surface of the street will con-
sist of a prime tar and asphalt coat,
with chips added and rolled to a
smooth surface. Traffic over the
street will not be detoured during the
course of the work, Coon said.
After the completion of work or
Jefferson street, Cossettt's crew OF
workmen will put a new asphalt sur.
face on Riley street in Bluffton, as &
part of the towns summer street i'm
provement campaign.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-18
IN HOSPITAL TRAINING

Miss Betty Amstutz, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Amstutz has
taken up a years training in medical
technology at White Cross hospital
in Columbus. She was graduated
last spring from Bluffton college.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-18
THEY'RE SOME POTATOES

They're some potatoes-that quar-
tet Of big Irish Cobblers in the News
window. The tubers were grown on
the Homer Reichenbach farm north
west of Bluffton and the largest
weighs one and one-half pounds.
Reichenbach is harvesting $500
bushels from ten acre planting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-18
CRITICALLY ILL

Gideon Locher, former Bluffton
postmaster, who has been i'll at his
home on Cherry street for several
years was reported in serious con-
dition Wednesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-18

One of the largest corn crops
ever raised in this section will
safely escape frost damage, due
to the present unseasonably hot
weather, farmers stated We'd
nesday. One or two days more
with maximum temperatures in
the upper eighties will mature
practically all of the crop, it was
stated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-05

Hitler might win, are sitting tight They don't know whether to buy the Axis ships. appropriate them or let them continue to lie idle.
 And the State Department so far has stood with them. Despite the pleas of the Maritime Com mission and the Navy that these ships are desperately needed, the State Department maintains that nothing should be done which would disrupt the Good Neighbor policy
 The Maritime Commission coun- ters with the proposal that we trade lease-lend goods to Latin American countries in exchange for the ships, or that we buy them out right. Siding with the Commission is General James H. Burns, able aide to Harry Hopkins in admin istering lease-lend goods.
 NOTE:Venezuela and Cuba have indicated their willingness to let us have their Axis ships.
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A JOB TO BE DONE

Have you read the August issue of The Readers Digest?
 There are two articles in the booklet, separated by some 76 pages of other articles, which fit to- gether like hand in glove in explaining why the Nazi army can wage in which they lose ships planes tanks and other equipment at an alarming rate and still not cripple their fighting machine, while in full year of defense effort, the United States has turned out volume of equal only to what Germany's Europe could produce in less than two months
 Condensed from the authoritative United States News, the first of these articles reviewed defense progress in its various and sundry branches Briefly it stated:
 AIRCRAFT: In the most favorable position of all American armament industries. In the past year the aircraft factories have turned out 10500
 military type planes for Britain and the U. s. about half of them fighting craft. This means that the goal of 8O,000 planes for army and navy is still years from achievement Army and navy planes today total fewer than 5000 including train ing ships, fighters and bombers Only few weeks ago the program of long-range bomber con- struction decided upon and it will be l943 before the program is in full swing
 SH1PBUILDING: Merchant shipbuilding plans cali for 705 vessels be built at cost of billion and a half dollars. Included is emergency pro- gram for quick construction of 442 ships. But the first ship under the emergency program is scheduled for delivery in November and to date actual expen- diture is less than $1o,O0O,o0O.
 ORDNANCE: The goal in tanks is 30,O0O. Light tanks now being produced at the rate of Is day First real production of medium tanks will start in October Almost modern anti-aircraft guns have been produced. There said to be 50 modern l05- howitzers 155-mm. guns and Sin how itzers. Rifle and machine gun production is better however, there aren't enough shells to supply guns in the few tanks on hand.
 AID TO DEMOCRACIES: In its first three months of effort democracys arsenal, the U S. has provided only s75,OOOO0O worth of aid to the British and Chinese, which included $650O0OOO in equipment already hand and $100OOOO0 in newly produced equipment The goods that the US. provided the democracies in these three months rep resented less than two days of production for Ger many's Europe.
 To make up for lost time, official estimates show this country's industries must turn out war goods at production rate of $3000O 100000 year to overcome the present lead of Germanys Europe. This means ten times much as was produced in the year of defense effort just ended
 In this country. it has been pointed out, are 60 percent of the worlds heavy industry and 40 percent of the worlds capacity for production When this power of production is moblized it will far
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-05
LOOK and LEARN sy q GORDON

What the largest selling article mail plural following crisis stimulus? B. How did the St. Bernard name? A. What the life of popular a hit? Which is the city United ANSWERS:
 
  monastery in the Swiss   Augustine Fla. by Spanards n eight
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ment as Nazi agent, together with Dr. Giselher Wirsing of Munich, who is also the agent of Verlag Knorr and Hirth. Munich pub fishing house.
 Flanders Hall, before it published Congressman Days tome, published "The 100 Families that Rule the Empire" vitriolic attack on the British written by the above men tioned Giselher Wirsing
 Congressman Days book is de- voted to attacking Great Britain. And although no mention is made of who published it, the book is touted as tearing "the masks from the sinister scheme to scrap your freedom and your heritage"
 NOTE: When stump speakers shout about the danger of dictator ship in the U.SA. and how the powers of Congress are being lim- tied, they forget that dictatorship in Germany did not come until after the German people lost con- fidence in the Reichstag. In this country the American people will retain confidence in Congress only as long as its members refrain from running under false colors.
 EMFRGENCY FARM HAND
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-05
MODERN ETIQUETTE 'y poRrprA LEE

O. should the bride the wedding cake?
 the wedding breakfast If wishes letting her attendants the rest.
 a girl acquaintance restaurant he sits the obligatory he offer her check?
 A. No; this and the girl should not pect it.
 registering hotel it all right for to sign her Dorothy Smith?
 A. always prefix Miss" Mrs"
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finished returned to New York J.O., Mt. HOreb, Wis.-Phil LaFOl- lette's blast at Secretary Ickes for racing around the country mak- Ing speeches" is ironic, because when LaF'ollette was Governor of Wisconsin he was constantly on the go making speeches. some of them for pay. Also, he was glad to have Ickes make speeches for him and his brother, Senator Bob La- Toilette. You are correct that last spring Phil appeared on a Brook lyn platform with the chief local Coughlin leader :. A. J. Lodi, CaL-There isn't a chance in the world of this Congress passing the Townsend old-age pension bill. Claims in the Townsend Weekly that the measure is on the verge of enactment are unfounded. It is unlikely that it will even come to 3 vote.
 Copyright, 1941, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, Inc)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-05
FOREST SERVICE WILL GIVE AID TO
 ALUMINIUM DRIVE
Will Transport Scrap from Isolated localities 10
 Collecting Points

The Forest Service has announced that it will be glad to use its trans portation facilities for transporting scrap aluminium from isolated local ities to central collecting points where it can be shipped to the States.
 The Boy Scouts and similar or ganizations are asked to gather any
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-05
HOROSCOPE "The stdrs incline
 but do mot compel"
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST G

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6 ~
 Adverse aspects are strong today, but benefic influences counteract them to an extent. The morning is fortunate for industry. Workers are under favorable direction of the stars.
 HEART AND HOME: Common sense should rule the household to- day. It is a time calmly to plan for the coming autumn in which there will be many changes in the usual routines of American life. The urge for girls to engage in useful occupations and especially those that contribute to the gen. eral good will be strong and the universities will give their aid in preparing the youth of the nation for changing world. Portents for the next few weeks give cause for anxiety.
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS: The cost of living will rise appreciably in the autumn when rentals and food will increase, despite Government efforts to prevent any sort of ex- ploitation. Inasmuch as prosperity will be widespread early acceptance of war influences will be philosoph- ical, but the future holds poSsibili- ties that suggest thrift now. New inventions will prove most benefic- ial in defense emergencies. As the month advances the stock market will reveal strange tendencies. NATIONAL ISSUES: Rumors will be numberless as the world war pattern becomes more complicated and more threatening to the West srn Hemisphere. The wise will ab- stain from theories and fearsome prophecies. This is the time when Americans must face destiny with splendid courage; and they must refrain from words or acts which indicate apprehension. Astrologers prophecy for the United States Su- preme power among the nations of the world, but it must be bought at great price.
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Entrance of Mars into the sign of Aries where it will remain un- til mid-January, 194l, is of great significance. In the chart for Mos COW the aspects are of evil pOr- tent. Terrific opposition will be met in the conflict with the Nazi forces and loss of life on both sides will be appalling. Pluto influences will be strong. Unrest among the Russian people, treachery and con- spiracies are indicated. Although speed in conquest is imperative for Hitler stubborn resistance will make progress slower than planned. Ul- innate victory for the Allies is in- dicated, but it will be costly. Persons whose birthdate 1t. is have the augury of year of pro- greSs and good fortune. Gain through public service is forecast for many men.
 Children born on this day will be original, independent and high ly intelligent. They have great pos abilities and should enjoy happy, successful lives.
 Copyright, 194D
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-05
20 YEARS AGO fTr {rf1r EMPIRE
AUGUST 5. 1921

AUGUST
 MacKinnon left Juneau the south the Princess 
 by the Nugget Shop publication entitled describing scenery along o Alaska.
 ledge platinum bearing $60 the Richardson Highway.
 Troy Collector Territory reported exports million than the responding period of the year before.
 Coins tale of stunts and romance at the Palace Theatre
 Weather High es low, 54 cloudy.
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Daily Lessons in English v. " L. GORDON

wasted the better part of his fortune" "1e wasted MOST of his fortune"
 OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED Despcable the FIRST syllable, and the second is so often heard
 MISSPEILED: delay). Demure (modesD.
 SYNONYMS: Mode, circumstances, plight
 STUDY "Use three times and it is yours Let vocabulary CHALATAN; quack peender knowledge ability We discovered that he charlatan"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-05
GIRL SCOUTS ARE
 TO HARVEST CROP

The Girl Scouts of Troop 3 are planning trip to their garden hear the end of the Gracier High way tomorrow They plan to har- vest their cabbage crop.
 The girls report that their flowers are blooming in great numbers, and they will bring in bouquets. Mrs. Wander is in charge of the trip.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-05
MAIL BAG

Mrs. B. R., Durham, N. C.-Sena- tor Reynolds is chairman of the Military Affairs Committee in name only. The committee actually is run by loyal Administration Sena- tors. Reynolds carries no weight in the Senate; even his fellow iso- lationists privately don't rate him very high R.C.B, Washington !. Francis P. Byerly, former Dol lar-a-Year consultant accountant, resigned from the OPM voluntarily. He came to Washington on a six months leave of absence from his firm to do a special job for the government and when that was
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-05

President Roosevelt has signed bill authorizing the United States Marine Corps Band to at tend the national encampment of the GAR. at Columbus, O., Sep- tember IA to 19.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-05

The average length of life among American wage earn CTS was 62.93 years at the be- ginning of the present decade.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-05
80 AXIS SHIPS

The White House is being asked to decide vigorous backstage tug of-war now raging between the State Department and Army Navy Maritime Commission forces over the 80 Axis ships now tied up in Latin American harbors.
 These ships have been gathering barnacles for two years. Meanwhile Britain is desperately hard up for vessels. the United States is re- stricting it's oil transportation to the east coast, and neither this country nor the Latin Americans have enough bottoms to move cop- per, nitrates, coffee, cocoa, and a score of other important commodi- ties needed here.
 In fact, if there were enough ships to move our commerce, North and South America would be en- gagged in very brisk and profit able business right now.
 But certain South American countries, apparently worried that
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-05

available scrap aluminium and notify the nearest Forest Service officer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-05
Washington Merry Go-Round

tContinued rom Page one)
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Townsend stopped to visit his Indiana farm to see how things were coming along. But before he could ask any questions, his son said:
 Dad, we're up against a tough problem. I'm making hay today and need five hands. I've been every where and all was able to get was four men. It looks like you're it and will have to pitch in and help"
 Townsend peeled off his coat, put on overalls and baled hay for the rest of the day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-05
HAPPY BIRTHDAY

AUGUST 5 M. D. Williams
 Jack Hash Irwin Borgwardt Mrs. John Dolginen Harley Rutherford Mrs. T. B. Cameron William T. Douglas Margaret Clark Irwin Simonstad
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-05

EMERGENCY FARM HAND Indiana's ex Governor Cliff