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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18

Bombardment of the kahului har-
Dor on the island of Maui, southeast
of Oahu in the Hawaiian group, by
japanese warships early Tuesday
morning, according to press dis
patches, brought renewed concern
here for the safety of Miss Evelyn
Niswander, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Noah Neuenschwander of South
Lawn avenue, who is teaching at
Paia, less than 10 miles away from
the scene of the naval action.
The new attack in Hawaiian area
occurred at dusk which would be
shortly after midnight Tuesday
morning by Bluffton time. The re-
newed attack was not unexpected, it
is reported.
The Kahului harbor and the town
of Paia are located on the north
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
NEARLY SCORE IN
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
NOT HEARD FROM
Many BlufftOn Area Residents
In Hawaiian and Pacific
War Zones
Only Direct Communication Re-
ceived Here From Miss
Evelyn Niswander

Relatives and friends are still
awaiting word concerning the safety
of nearly a score of former Bluffton
area residents who were in the
Hawaiian and Pacific danger zones
at the time of the recent Japanese
attacks on Pearl Harbor.
The only direct communication re-
ceived here so far is that from Miss
Evelyn Niswander located in Paia
on the island of Maui, who wired
the one word "Safe" to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Neuenschwander
of South Lawn avenue last Friday.
Particular concern is felt for the
numerous Bluffton residents located
on the island of Oahu, where Pearl
Harbor is located, the focal point of
the recent military action of the
Nipponese. No word has been re-
ceived here from these residents.
PEARL HARBoR BASE
Stationed at the Pearl Harbor
base are: Donald Crawfis, son of
Earl Crawfis living on the j. A.
Diller farm west of Bluffton; Wayne
and Clair Boutwell,, formerly of
Orange township and sons of Mrs.
Alice Lugibill Boutwell, of Kenton
Willis Steffen, son of Samuel Stef-
fen of near Pandora.
1t. Com. Eugene L. Lugibill, son
of Mrs. Lee Lugibill of Findlay and
former Bluffton resident, previously
served on the U. S. destroyer Downes
lost in Japanese naval, action at
Pearl Harbor. He was recently
transferred, however, to Camden
N, j., where he is ship inspector.
No word has been received con-
cerning 1t. David Kliewer who has
been stationed at Eva Field, six
miles from Pearl Harbor, for the
past year. Kliewer is an instructor
in the U. S. naval air corps.
OTHER BLUFFToN RESIDENTS
Also located in Hawaii are Her.
bert Bowers and family in Honolulu
William Geiger and family of Wall.
ona; Sgt. and Mrs. Don Sebenoler
formerly Miss Virginia Gill; Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Weimers, formerly
Miss Elma Hostettler.
Word is anxiously being awaited
here concerning the safety of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Wenger, missionaries
enroute to Bluffton from India. Mrs
Wenger is the mother of Laurence
Burkhalter, Bluffton college student
She is the daughter of Mrs. A. r
Good and a sister of Mrs. Harvey
Beidler, both of South Jackson street
Burkhalter stated the first of thu
week that it is very likely that tn,
boat on which they were to sail may
have turned back Immediately upo1
being notified of the disturbed con
ditions developing in Japanese-Amer
lean relations. At any rate he ha
received no word as to the where
abouts of his parents.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
Student Recital

Students in the Bluffton college
department of music will present
their monthly recital at the college
chapel this Wednesday night at $3.50
o'clock. The following will appear
on the program: piano, Laurence
Burkhalter, William Mitchell, Carts
Basinger; voice, Earl Lehman, Eu-
gene Weed, Pauline Springer, Viola
Amstutz; organ, Arthur Thiessen
The public is invited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
Library Hours

The Bluffton public library will be
closed during Christmas vacation as
follows: Monday, Tuesday and Thurs
day during the week of December
% and on New Years Day, Thurs
day, January 1. s~.r.as
The library will be open all other
days from 100 to $500 o'clock in
the afternoon and from 600 to SOC
o'clock in the evening, it was an.
nounced by Miss Ocie Anderson, Ii.
brarian.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
Bond Sales Here More Than Triple
After Outbreak OF War In Pacific


Sale of U. S. defense bonds and
stamps has more than tripled at the
Bluffton post office since the Japan
ese attacks in the Pacific 10 days
ago, Postmaster Ed r. Reichenbach
said Wednesday.
Most of the bonds sold here are
in $25 and 500 denominations in
Series E. Bonds of this class can
be sold only to individuals, and the
purchase is entirely voluntary.
Many local clubs and civic organi-
cations are purchasing bonds in sup,
port of the nations defense pro
gram, it was stated.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18

The following births at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Diller, Pan
dora, a girl, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Habegger, a
boy, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Zoll, Raw.
son, girl, Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
II. s. Music Units To
GiUe Xmas Program

Orchestral and vocal music groups
of Bluffton high school will present
a program of Christmas numbers in
the school auditorium this Wednes-
day night at 7:30 o'clock.
In preparation for the presentation
rehearsals have been held under the
direction of Prof. Sidney Hauenstein,
instrumental instructor, and Miss
Elizabeth Higley, vocal instructor.
Numbers by the band, orchestra,
glee clubs, mixed chorus and vocal
solos will b epresented.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
PosToFFIcE OPEN
EVENINGS DURING G
CHRISTMAS RUSH
Windows Open Saturday and
Monday Nights for Stamps
And Parcel Post
High Mark of Holiday Mailing
Expected to be Reached
Over Week End

Bluffton's Christmas mailing has
been started earlier than usual this
season, and next weeks last-minute
rush is expected to be somewhat les
sened as result, Postmaster Ed r..
Reichenbach reported Wednesday.
Incoming mail also is being receiv-
ed earlier than usual, and several
times during the last week delivery
of second class mail has been delayed
to permit handling frst-elass letters.
Heaviest stamp sales are expected
TO be Friday and Saturday of this
week, and the peak in handling deliv-
cries likely will be Saturday, Monday
and Tuesday, the postmaster said.
Stamp Sales Up
Stamp sales are running consider
ably ahead OF last years figure for
The same time, and the demand has
been unusually heavy for one and
one-half cent stamps.
Stamp windows will be open at the
post office Saturday and Monday
nights until 9 p. m. for the conven-
ience of the public, Postmaster Reich
enbach said. Stamps will be sold and
parcels will be accepted for mailing
but no mail will be handed out, he
explained.
Urge Early Mailing
Early mailing of parcels was urged
by Clerk Ralph Stearns. There is
less likelihood of breakage in transit
if packages are sent early enough to
escape the last minute rush.
Latest recommended mailing date
| for continental United States are as
follows: Dec. 16, west coast; Dec
Is, Colorado; Dec. 10, New York; Dec
20, West Virginia.
Money order sales also have shown
decided increase in the last week
Postmaster Reichenbach said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
Christmas Programs
By Schools Friday

Christmas programs to which the
public is invited will be presented at
the high school auditorium on Friday
afternoon.
The grade school program will be
at 1870 o'clock and the high school
will present its program at 2:30
o'clock.
Following the programs school will
be dismissed for the Christmas holi-
days.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
Dog Tags Go On
Sale In BLuftOn

Dog owners in the Bluffton area
have until Jan. 20 to buy 1912 tags
for their dogs, it was announced last
week by Allen County Auditor Floyd
B. Griffin.
In Bluffton, Miss Zelma Ingalls,, at
the Community Market is deputy
distributor for Allen and Hancock
counties. Tags are being sold in
Beaverdam by the Farmers Elevator
Co.
After Jan. 20 the penalty will be
added to regular fees of ST. for male
dogs and So for female.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
West Is Corporal

James F. West, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cliff West of South Lawn ave-
nue.. who is in training at Ft. Bliss,
Texas, has been promoted to the
rank of corporal, it was announced
the first of the week. West is in
charge of financial matters of his
battalion.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
Rites Held Monday
For Mary 10 Enaa1as

Mary 10 Emans, 19-day-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Emans,
died last Saturday night at the home
of her parents on South Main street.
Funeral services were held Monday
morning at the residence, with Rev.
Gerald Bright, pastor of the Church
of Christ, in charge. Burial was at
Maple Grove cemetery.
In addition to her parents, the in
FAINT is survived by a grandfather.
]. I. Bell, north of Ada.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
No Municipal Xmas
Basket Distribution

Rejecting increased prosperity of
the Bluffton community, no munich
pal Christmas basket distribution
will be conducted this year.
No need for a municipal program
has presented itself this holiday sea-
son, Mayor w. A. Howe said. In
any isolated cases where baskets
may be needed, private organizations
will conduct the distribution.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
Real Estate Deals

Clayton Bixel of Bixel Motor sales
has purchased the Elizabeth Boehr
property on Grove street and expects
to occupy the residence soon.
Ralph Garlinger of Mt. Cory has
purchased the Samuel Garrett prop
erty on Spring street and will take
immediate possession. Garlinger is
employed by the Buckeye Pipe Line
company. The deal was made by
H. w. Althaus. .r
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
BLUFFTON STORES
SHOW LARGE GAIN
in HOLIDAY TRADE
Christmas Business Best Since
Boom Years of Twenties,
Survey Discloses
Impetus to buying given by
Feeling that Supplies May
Be Limited

With Christmas just week in
the offing, shopping in Bluffton this
Yuletide season is Surprising record
totals of previous years, it was dis
closed in a survey of retail estab-
lishments the first Of the week.
Several merchants reported that
the Christmas business of last Sat-
urday has been the best since the
boom years of the late twenties.
Volume of sales has been greater,
and the rush of buying has started
earlier this season than is usually
Santa Claus will be in town
Saturday with a surprise for the
youngsters. He will make his
headquarters in the little house
located on the Presbyterian
church lawn and distribute gifts
to the girls and boys who stop
to see him during the day.
the case, it was stated. Giving i'm
petus to the buying this year is the
feeling that supplies may be ex-
hausted due to defense demands.
Wearing Apparel
Largest volume of Christmas buy
ing is being done this year in var
ious kinds of wearing apparel. More
toys than usual also are being sold
it has been pointed out.
Bluffton shop keepers report that
buyers definitely have been choosing
better merchandise, and that few
trinkets and fiimsy gadgets can be
sold.
The trend toward bigger and bet
ter Christmas presents has been ap-
parent for several years, it was
pointed out by merchants. 1t j:
believed that one # the causes il
the tendency of families to draw
names enabling each member to bu,
more substantial gifts, rather thar
number of trinkets.
Elimination of the last minute
rush in Christmas shopping will bt
a likely result of the early buying
now in vogue, it was stated.
| Observances Planned
| In keeping with the season musi
cal presentations are planned at th'
elementary and high schools. Th'
various churches are practieing fo
presentation of Christmas programs
Opening the musical observance o
the Christmas season was the pre-
sentation of Handel's 1.-THE Messiah
to a large audience in the Blufftol
High school gymnasium Sunda.
afternoon.
Dressed in brilliant holiday raj
ment, homes, lawns and bushes
places provide colorful setting o
Yuletide. Windows of many home
in the community are decorated wit
holly wreaths and the more color
full Christmas displays.
| Bluffton High and grade schoc
pupils are looking forward to thei
Christmas holiday recess which wi
start with the close of school Fri
day afternoon. They will return t
their classes on January 5.
Bluffton college will also close fo
the holidays on Friday with classe
convening on January 6.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
Christmas Programs

"At the Door of the Inn, a
Christmas pantomime, will be pre-
sented at the Methodist church Sun
day night at 7:30 o'clock. Presenta-
ton will be by cast of more than
thirty-five voices is under direction of
reader, soloists and girls chorus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18

A program of Christmas music
will be presented by the mixed choir
of the Ebenezer church, Sunday
night at 7:45 o'clock. The choir of
thirty-fve voices is underdirection of
Prof. Otto Holtkamp.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
Stores Open Nights

Beginning this Wednesday, Bluff
ton retail stores will be open every
evening until Christmas.
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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-02-13
first POLE IN BIG HORN COUNTY
REA PROJECT IS SET UP TUESDAY
Peter Hewitt Sons Have
Crew OF Men Working
With Construction

After two years of work and
planning the Big Horn County
rural electrification project got
under way here when the first
pole was set Tuesday morning
near the H. W. Delp farm above
the Two Leggins bridge.
The $4,000 project is being
constructed by Peter Hewitt 81
Sons of Omaha. The contractor
has moved his foreman and
machines here in order to COM
plete the line as soon as posi-
BILE. Work should progress stea-
Oily from now on, it was stated.
Holes for the poles are dug
with a portable digger that re-
quires only few minutes to dig
a hole deep enough to insert
a pole.
The line will run from the
Delp farm down the Big Horn
valley to the Joe Olenik place.
It will extend up the Little
Horn valley to Crow Agency,
Lodge Grass and WyoIa and will
terminate at the Matt Tschirgi
ranch. It will be 1866 miles in
length and will serve approx
mately 500 consumers.
At present applications are
being made to Washington, D.
c., for an extension of the pro-
ject to include the Parkman and
Pass Creek area, st. Xavier,
Campbell Farming corporations
camp four and Wilcutt area and
to the Guy Van Cleve farm
down the Big Horn valley. The
extensions would total 140 miles
of additional line.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-02-13
MAKE TRIP
TO HELENA

District Judge Guy c. Derry
and County Attorney Bert w.
Kronmilier spent last weekend
in Helena, where they appeared
before the appropriations COM
mittee of the house of represen-
tatives to give evidence in sup
port of the claim of Big Horn
county for $4,000, allegedly due
as a refund to this county for
money illegally collected for the
care of inmates in the Montana
State Hospital for the Insane at
Warm Springs.
The claim was filed with the
state board of examiners and
approved by them as a just
claim some time ago, but, as
there is no fund from which the
claim may be paid, it Is neces-
sary that the legislature make
an appropriation.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-02-13
GIVE BIRTHDAY
BALL RECEIPTS

Total receipts and expenses
of the Presidents Birthday ball
and other celebrations for the
benefit of the National Foun-
dalton for Infantile Paralysis
were itemized this week by the
committees in charge.
Sam T. Meeke is county chair
man and R. P. Ross is treasurer
for the fund.
A net total of $2SO.63 was COL
lected in the county.
Roy G. Riley was in charge of
the local dance. Total receipts
were $155. Expenses included
$25 for the renting of the school
gymnasium, $50 for an orches-
ira and 1925 for printing, leav-
ing a net profit of $7O.75.
Funds which came in from
other sources in Hardin were as
follows: Button sales by COM
mittee, $12.70; button sales by
school, $7.70; coin collectors,
$27.78; donations, $8.O5, making
a total of $56.23, and a grand
total for Hardin of $126.98.
B. A. Zimmerman was chair
man for the Lodge Grass COM
mittee, which Melted $78.
At st. Xavier, where Mrs.
James O'Brien was in charge
the dance Melted $68.05, to
which Is added $3.50 from the
march of dimes and So in do
nations for a total of $75.65.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-02-13
Drunken Driver
Is Fined 500

Lee Mclaughlin, employed on
a farm a few miles south of
Hardin, entered a plea of guilty
to charge of driving a motor
vehicle while under the influ-
ence of Intoxicating liquor, last
Thursday afternoon. and was
fined 500 and sentenced to 80
days in the county jail, in the
justice court of Robert A. Vic
kers
Mclaughlin was brought to
court on complaint of Glenn
M. Schultz, highway patrolman
stationed at Hardin.
The truck which Mclaughlin
was driving collided with an
other truck at the intersection
of Third street and Custer av-
enue here. The other machine
was not hurt, but the radiator
of McLaughlin's machine was
demolished Neither driver was
injured.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-02-13
DRAFTEEPARTY
TO BE SUNDAY
ThirtY-One Men From This
Area Will Leave For
Fort Missoulu

Plans for the farewell 2a,5y
for 81 draftees were amour d&ed
as complete at the weekly meet
ing of the Big Horn County
Chamber of Commerce held on
Tuesday night at the Savoy
cafe.
The party is being sponsored
jointly by the American Legion
and Chamber of Commerce. The
committee in charge of the af-
fair is composed of w. Lyle Bell,
1. L. Dehnert and Carl Rankin.
AS the draftees are leaving
on the 9:15 passenger train the
party will get under way promp-
thy at 7 pm. with a dinner be-
ing served. A program will be
offered following the dinner.
Anyone interested in seeing the
draftees off to camp is invited
to attend.
Other business to come before
the meeting was the discussion
of the bill now in the legisla-
ture at Helena asking $4,000
be appropriated for Montanans
Incorporated to advertise Mon
tana as a vacation spot. The
chamber also discussed plans
for a booklet to be given to
tourists pointing out the hiStor-
ical and interesting scenes in
this county.
Those attending the meeting
were D. L. Egnew, Carl Rankin,
w. Lyle Bell, I. L. Dehnert, Fred
Lipp, F. S. Morrison, o. E. An
derson, A. M. Chilly, George w.
Gustafson and H. M. Johnson.
Carl L. Sackett, United States
District Attorney from Chey-
enne, Wyo., was a guest of D.
L. Egnew at the meeting. Mr.
Sackett spoke briefly to the
group.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-02-13
Scouts Give Skit
Before Kiwunis

A skit entitled "These Faith
ers" was presented by a group
from the local Boy Scout troop
before the weekly luncheon of
the Kiwanis club under the di-
rection of Frank Mccormick,
chairman of Boys and Girls
work.
: Mr.. MacCormick is also assis-
tant scoutmaster of the Har-
din troop.
The boys who presented the
skit were Edwin Ernest, Howard
Wham, Calvin Wolcott, Ralph
Strand, Francis and Russell
Gustafson, Earl Schoer, Ronald
Litton and Dooley Pauley.
The Rev. R. N. England,
scoutmaster, a guest of Mr..
MacCormick, spoke briefly on
scouting. Il believe thoroughly
in the Scout movement" he
said, land the boys derive a
great benefit from their partic-
ipation. The Boy Scout move
ment can play a very important
part in the fight for liberty
through their adherance to the
tenents of good scouting. 1t is
a pleasure to have the oppor-
tunity to assist in the local
Scout work and I enjoy my part
in directing this organization.
Lee Terpening contributed a
sum of money to the Kiwanis
birthday fund equal to his age
in honor of his recent birthday
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-02-13
Girl Hos Large
Button Display

Miss Peggy Lorraine Sadler,
formerly of Big Horn county,
has one of the finest collections
of buttons in the country &C
cording to an article in the
Nampa, Idaho, Free Press OF
Jan. IT.
Peggy is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth Sadler, who
lived in the Two Leggins COM
munity until a little more than
two years ago, when the fam
lily moved to Nampa.
The collection was begun
when Peggy was IL years old
and now totals 4,658 buttons of
all sizes, shapes and materials.
Some are more than 100 years
old and others are modern. The
largest was made by Indians in
California and the smallest,
more than rs years old, be-
longed to Peggy's grandmother.
They represent everything
from an old Viking button from
Scandinavian keepsakes to the
latest ornamental types. They
have been collected from New
York, New Hampshire, PennSyl-
vania, Wisconsin, Missouri, Ok
lahoma, North Dakota, Mon
tana, Minnesota, wyoming, Col
orado, Idaho, Washington, Ore
gon, California, Arkansas, and
Canada.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-02-13
Tenn Expresses
Appreciation

The basketball team and
Coach Gene Garner expressed
their appreciation this week "
the business men, who in recog-
milton of the teams undefeated
record, donated the necessary
amount to buy bulldog emblems
for the uniforms.
Those who cooperated in
making the gift were the w. G.
woodward Co., Bylund's Jewel
ry, SafeWay Stores, the Savoy
cafe and the Sibley Drug Co.
The student body joins the
team in expressing its graft
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-02-13
TOURNEY HERE
next THURSDAY
Eight Tedms Will Compete
For District Five
Championship

The opening game of the dis
trict five basketball tournament
will get under way here next
Thursday afternoon at 2 pm.
Feb. 20, in the Junior high
gymnasium. Rosebud will tan
gle with Sumatra in the opener.
The second game of the after
noon will see Custer matched
against Worden.
In the Thursday evening
games starting at 7:30 Lodge
Grass will play Forsyth followed
by the Hardin VS. Hysham game.
From there on the winners will
advance to the championship
and the losers will go into the
consolation bracket for third
and fourth places.
Gene Pearson and Kenneth
.FoMelL~ of Billings have beer
named as referees for the
twelve-ganle tournament.
Teams that will compete in
the district tournament here
are Hardin, Rosebud, Forsyth
Lodge Grass, Hysham, Worden
Custer and Sumatra.
On March 6, 7 and 8 the
southern division class B tour
ney will be held in Hardin with
the winners of the eight south
ern district tournaments COM
peting for the right to meet
the winner of the northern di-
vision class B champs and the
winners of the class A north
ern and southern division win
ners. The four winners of the
various classes will meet in
Great Falls to play a round
robin schedule to determine
state and class champions.
w. J. Shirley of Hardin is
vice-president of the athletic
board of control and stated
that eight strong teams are ex-
pected here for the divisional
meet. Additional bleachers have
been erected in the local gym
to seat the expected crowd.