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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-01
BOARD TO RATION
new AUTO TIRES
NAMED BY MAYOR
c. G. Coburn, Ralph Dunifon
And Gilbert Fett Appoint
ed on Committee
Board to Have Final Jurisdic-
tiOn on Sales of New Rub
Der to Motorists

Bluffton's tire rationing committee,
which will determine who shall be ell
igible to purchase new tires and tubes
for automotive vehicles was named
Tuesday night by Mayor w. A. Howe.
Members of the board are: C. G..
Coburn, chairman; Ralph Dunifon and
Gilbert Fett. In naming the commit
tee the mayor stated that additional
members may be added if conditions
warrant.
The board will operate as a branch
of the local civilian defense council
under direction of the commodity dis
tribution section of the federal Office
of Price Administration.
Board to Organize
Organization of the board together
with routine preliminaries will be eff
fected this week and preparations
made for its functioning after next
Monday, when, according to federal
order, it is to take over all details
pertaining to sales of new tires and
tubes here. Until next Monday nc
new tires or tubes can be sold to, any
one.
The board will make its headquart.
ers in the mayors office and its ched
ule of meetings will be announced lat.
er.
In announcing the personnel of tht
board Mayor Howe pointed out thai
! regulations issued by Price Admins
traitor Leon Henderson prohibit is
suance of tire purchase certificate
except to owners of motor vehicle
which fall within seven sharply de
fined classifications covering essentia
services for health, safety and indus
trial and commercial operations.
Procedure Outlined
Motorists and truck owners on tn
eligible list who seek new tires mus
fill out application forms. Thes
forms then must be taken to an "ir
spector" appointed by the local ra
tioning board who will inspect and re
port on the condition of the appli
cant's tires.
If the Inspector finds the tire Q
tires are unsafe and cannot be repair
ad raeopditioned or retreaded, he wi
certify the need for new tire to tn
local board. The board will then N
view and take final action on the al
! plication.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-01
Real Estate Deals

H. w. Althaus has sold his prop
erty at South Main and Garau
streets to A. T. Worthington. Pos
session will be given in April. The
property is now occupied by DR.. B.
R. Herring. Worthington, former
Bluffton motion picture theatre pro-
prietor, returned last spring from
California and is now employed at
the Lima Locomotive works.
Clayton Bixel has sold his las
acre, farm in Orange township
known as the old Frick farm, to
Charles Fisher. The tract is locat-
ed on the county line and was form
erly owned by Mrs. Lydia Ewing.
Fisher has resided for several years
on the Brundage farm east of town.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-01
FILLING STATION
ROBBERS CAUGHT
after CAR CRASH
Sinclair Station Robbed Early
Monday Morning by Two
Young Bandits
Pair Apprehended by Hardin
Co. Sheriff After Collision
Near KentOn

Abandoning the wrecked car con-
tanning merchandise, looted at the
Sinclair filling station, at Main street
and College avenue early Monday
morning, two youthful prisoners are
in the Kenton Jail facing long prison
terms.
The youths, who were escaped
prisoners from the Lucas county jail
in Toledo, said they gained entrance
to the filling station here through a
back window Monday morning at 3
o'clock. Apparently the men left
the filling station about 6:45 o'clock.
Their car was seen by Mrs. Oscar
Lora, living across the street,
shortly before they left. The rob-
berry was discovered by Harry
Shrider, Jr., son of the proprietor,
when he came to work at 7:30
o'clock Monday morning.
The men carried merchandise,
later estimated at $125, out of the
front door of the filling station into
the automobile stolen by the pair al
Bowling Green. After leaving the
Sinclair station they bought gasoline
at the Texaco station on the corner
of Main and Riley streets at 7:1(
o'clock.
Buy GAS AT TExAco
Charles Kaufman, proprietor OF
the Texaco station, said the men paic
for the gasoline in nickels and dimes
the money taken from the cash
drawer at the Sinclair station. A
the time his suspicious were no
aroused but it seemed strange Il
him than an out of town car shoule
back out of the station driveway
and head down Riley street instead
of Main street, Kaufman said.
After leaving Bluffton the escaped
prisoners headed toward Kentol
where mid-morning collision o.
their automobile with truck result
ed in their apprehension. The me,
abandoned their car and when th
truck driver noticed the quantity O
merchandise he became suspicion
and telephoned the Hardin count.
sheriff.
The two men who were picked u
by the sheriff were identified a
Peter j. Craig, 21, of San Pedro
Calf; and Herbert Eckhart, 20, o
Rossford. Just IL hours before tn
men had escaped with two othe
prisoners from the Lucas count
Jail in Toledo by cutting their wa
Continued on page y
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-01
Here Are Only
Ones Who Can
Blu, New Tires

Purchase of new tires are limited
to owners of motor cars which fall
into seven sharply defined classifca-
tions, covering essential services for
health, safety and Industrial and
commercial operations.
A new tire may not be purchased
for use as spare since the regula-
tions provide that such tires and
tubes must be "mounted" on:
/. Vehicles used by physicians,
| surgeons, visiting nurses or veterin-
arians, principally for professional
| services.
2. Ambulances.
8. Vehicles used Exclusively" for
fire-fighting services, necessary pub
lie police services, enforcement of
specific laws affecting public health
and safety, garbage removal or
other sanitation services, or mail
| delivery.
4. Vehicles with capacity of 10
or more passengers operated sex
clusively" to carry passengers as
part of services rendered to the
public by a regular transportation
system, as school buses, or to carry
employees 20 and from any industria
or mining establishhlent or construc
tion project Except when publi
transportation facilities are readil,
available.
5. Trucks used Exclusively" fol
ice and fuel delivery, transportation
of materials for construction ant
maintenance of public roads, publi
utilities or production facilities, de
fense housing and military establish
ments; trucks used by essentia
roofing, plumbing, heating and elec
trical repair services, or waste an,
scrap dealers; by any common car
riers; and for transporting raw ma
terials, semi-manufactured goods an
finished products-except that no cer
i, tificates may be issued to transpor
such raw materials, semi-manufaC
tured or finished goods ito the ult
: mate consumer for personal, famil
or household use."
6. Farm tractors or other farl
implements, except automobiles c
: trucks, for which tires are essenti;
to operation.
z. Industrial, mining and constru,
!, tion equipment, except automobile
:, or trucks, for which tires are essel
: tial to operation.
: No exemptions other than thos
specified in the seven classification
:. of eligibles are provided for person
" who use their automobile in Il
daily conduct of their business.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-01
Far East VIII Be
Discussed At Lions

A round table discussion on the
Far Eastern situation will be held
at a meeting of the Lions club at
the Walnut Grill Tuesday night at
6:15 o'clock.
Taking part in the discussion will
be DR.. C. Henry Smith, professor of
history and government at Bluffton
college and Prof. C. F. Pannabecker,
Bible professor at the college and a
recently returned missionary from
China.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-01
Director of Mennonite Relief
Work in France Speaks at
Ebenezer Church
More than 100000 People Win
Die of Starvation in Spain
This Winter

Stalked by the gaunt spectres of
disease and hunger, millions of inno-
cent women, children and aged peo-
pie in war-torn Europe today are
cold and starving to death, Rev.
Jesse Hoover, Philadelphia, Pa, and
head of Mennonite war relief work
in France, told an audience at the
Ebenezer Mennonite church, two
miles west of Bluffton, Sunday night.
Rev. Hoover is a member of the
Mennonite Central committee, head
ed by DR.. M. c. Lehman, which is
engaged in the distribution of food
and clothing to war sufferers in
Russia, Poland, France and Spain.
Distribution centers and relief sta
tions are also being set up in Eng
land, it was stated by the speaker.
STARVATION
In Fance countless numbers of
people are actually starving with
deeply sunken cheeks and eyes one
of the main physical reactions. Con-
trary to popular conception very few
people actually die of starvation.
insufficient and bad food in time SO
weaken the human system that it
easily becomes a prey to many diff
ferent types Of diseases, most not
ably pneumonia and tuberculosis.
Death is caused by other diseases
but starvation is the basic cause be-
cause the human system was rem.
dered susceptible by it. Most of the
Mennonite relief workers, also or
limited rations, found themselve.
losing weight and showing many Of
the i'll effects Of mal-nourishment
the speaker said.
WORK WITH CHILDREN
In recent months the Mennonit
committee has been concentrating it
efforts on salvaging the lives o
children since wars greatest pres
| sure seems to be directed against tn
| very young. In the large industri;
! city of Lyons, France, the commit
tee has attempted to feed practical
all children under the age of 81
and one meal a day to all childre
under IA years of age.
The French officials have bee
very cooperative to the committee an
have attempted to give every al
in facilitating the distribution of tn
food. Requirement has been mad
that the food be bought in Europea
Continued on page q
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-01
High School Student
Singers In Columbus

Roger Howe, son of Mayor and
Mrs. w. "A. Howe, will present 15
minute song recital over Columbus
radio station WOSU Saturday after
noon at 4:30 o'clock Miss Elizabeth
Higley, Bluffton High school music
instructor, will be accompanist.
James Gratz, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Gratz of near Bluffton, will
be a member of the large high school
chorus to sing at meeting of the
Ohio Educational association in CO.
lumbus Friday. The chorus will be
made up of outstanding student
singers from all over the state.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-01
Millions Of People In Europe Are
Cold And Starving, Speaker States
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard Niswander,
boy, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Rankin, Raw
son, girl, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Amstutz,
Lafayette, girl, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Ramsey,
Leipsic, a girl, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Harrod,
Alger, a girl, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Zuber of Whar-
ton, former Bluffton residents, are
the parents of daughter born at
the Findlay hospital.
A daughter Theresa Ann was born
at st. Rita's hospital, Lima, to Mr..
and Mrs. L. H. Macke residing in
the Bertsche property on the county
line
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-01
BluftOn Boy Takes
Aircraft Position

James Basinger, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Noah Basinger of South Lawn
avenue, has accepted position with
the Vultee Aircraft corporation of
Nashville, Tenn, effective the first
week in January.
Basinger graduated two weeks ago
from Parks Air college in East st.
Louis, ILL.,, where he specialized in
airplane engine design and mainten-
ance. Mr.. and Mrs. Basinger will
leave for Nashville on Thursday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-01
In New Location

Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Bixel are
moving this week from apartments
on the second floor of the Bixel
Motor Sales building at Main and
Elm streets to the former Elizabeth
Boehr property at Grove street and
Lawn avenue which they recently
purchased.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-01
BLUFFTON PLANS
TO WELCOME new
Year WITH CAIETY
Watch Parties and Bands of
Carolers Will Greet 1912
Wednesday Night
Enthusiasm and Cheer for New
Year Little Dampened by
Clouds of War

With enthusiasm and cheer little
dampened by the clouds of war,
Bluffton area residents will cast
their cares aside to the sound of
ringing bells, shrilling whistles, and
blowing horns as watch parties are
preparing to celebrate the passing
Of another year and the ushering in
of a successor at midnight on We'd
nesday.
AS is the custom in the community
many bands of carolers will make
their traditional rounds of the town
and countryside adding color and
cheerfulness to the New Years OBJ
servance.
Car0ling Popular
Caroling on New Years eve is a
tradition of long standing in this
area and the many bands of singers
know most of the melodies by heart.
Travelling from house to house on
foot and in the countryside by cars,
the bands of carolers are welcomed
into the homes they serenade. There
midnight lunches or snacks are serv-
ed and the general gaiety of the
occasion prevails.
Some of the families in Bluffton,
having sons in the army service, will
celebrate the New Year, with one or
several members of the family
absent. In other cases the Christ
mas holiday furloughs have been
extended to permit the boys to cele-
brate the holiday with their parents
here.
Watch Parties
Watch parties are another fav.
orite form of entertainment in
Bluffton and numerous get-togethers
are being planned again this year
In some cases groups are arranging
theatre parties and in others the,
are confining their celebration tt
listening to radio programs herald
ing the passing of the old year ant
the arrival of the new.
With the debut of 1912, the ga.
Yuletide season will be brought t.
close, and the Bluffton distric
will resume the accustomed mid
winter life. The period also marks
the time when many people in tn
area take down the house Christina
decorations and discard the Christ
mas tree.
p. O. Anniversary
New Years day marks the frs
anniversary of the dedication o
Bluffton's post office building, tn
celebration of which was in charg
of the Lions club last year. A
usual postal deliveries will be sus
pended on both town and rura
routes.
Business generally will be sus
pended on Thursday in observanc
of New Years day with numerou
families planning to visit at tn
homes of relatives and friends.
Friday, however, will find the co
or and cheer of the Yuletide seaso
being absorbed in the rush of every
day affairs.
Bluffton grade and high scho'
students will resume their studies O
Monday with college classes col
vening on regular schedule Tuesda
morning.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-01
Orange Trustees To
Organize Thursday

Organization meeting of the
Orange township trustees will be
held at the Orange Community CEN
ter on New Years day. Replacing
Will Bigger and Fred Boutwell,,
chairman, are Henry Hilty and Hen
ry Which, elected last fall.
Hold over member of the board is
John Warren who has two more
years to serve on the four-year term
of office. Nell Long, clerk, also con-
tinues in office.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-01

For Bluffton folk who have a good
memory, 1941 will be recalled as a
year of strange contradictions and
unusual events interviewer into the
everyday life of a typical American
small town.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-01
$1,000 RED CROSS
WAR Relief FUND.
SOUGHT IN DRIVE.
Systematic Solicitation Of Conn
munity Planned by Com
mittee to Reach Quota
Drive Will Close Here Week
From Sat-; Leaders Urge
Cooperation

Systematic solicitation of business
establishments and the residential
sections of the community will start
this week on more intensified basis
in order to provide $1,000 for Bluff
toms share in the Allen county goal
of $4,000 for Red Cross war relief.
The drive started about two weeks
ago but with the Christmas rush Of
shopping and activities, sum in the
neighborhood of only 5000 has been
reached so far, it was announced by
Edgar Hauenstein, chairman of the
finance committee.
Business Solicited
All factories and places of business
will be asked to solicit their employ
ees for Red Cross contributions. 9th
er residents of the community will al
so be called on in systematic solici-
tation plannd by the committee.
Contributions so far have been or
a voluntary basis with Blufftor
churches cooperating in the activity
The present war relief drive is fo
| funds in addition to those raised il
/ the snnual membership drive complet
ed several weeks ago.
A national war relief fund of $50,
900, 900 is the goal of the drive whicl
will close on January 10. Voluntar.
contributions are still invited and con
tributions may be left at either dru,
store or the bank.
Local War Relief
Fifteen per cent of the amour
raised will be retained in Allen count,
for local war relief expenditures, i
was announced.
Members of the local committee il
the direction of the drive are Edga
Hauenstein, Armin Hauenstein, M. M
Bogart, C. G. Coburn, Mrs. Edit
Mann, Mrs. Ora Wetherill. For Beav
erdam and the rural district of Rich
land township, Mrs. Herbert Marshal
is the chairman.
Mayor w. A. Howe is working wit
the committee and has urged publ
support of the project pointing ou
the need for speed in raising the need
ed $500 to reach the Bluffton quota.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-01
new OFFICIALS
ASSUME OFFICE
MONDAY NIGHT
Mayor w. A. Howe to Begin
Second Term as Towns
Administrative Head
Five New Members on Town
Council; Marshal to be
Appointed by Mayor

Bluffton's new municipal adn1inis-
tration will take over rc:ns of city
government at the first courcil meet
ing of the new year next Monday
night.
The change will be made official
" in the council chamber when
members of the outgoing council will
convene in q brief routine session
and adjourn sine die after which the
incoming council will hold its organ
ization meeting.
Maytor Howe Continues
With Mayor w. A. Howe re-elect-
ed for second term the admins
trative head of local government
viii remain unchanged. Likewise
positions of councilman and treas
urer will continue to be held by c.
A. Triplett and Samuel Bixel, in
cumbents, respectively.
Appointment of deputy clerk by
the new council will be necessary since
James West, reelected, is in military
training at Ft. Bliss, Texas. Wilford
Geiger, Bluffton High school instruct
or, served as deputy clerk by appoint
ment of the council when Wes. left
for training last spring.
Many New Faces
Other municipal offices will Sec
many new faces as the new term of
office begins. All but one of the
present council will be replaced by
new members. New councilmen are:
VIM. Amstutz, Chas. Alderman, E. S.
Lape, Fred Hofer, Jesse Yoakam.
Cleon Triplett, president of the pres
ent council, will continue to serve for
the next two years.
On the school board, Forrest Stein
man, completing his second term,
will be replaced by Ralph Badertscher,
elected in November. Reelected to
the school board were DR.. w. nj. Mis-
1 wander and John Tosh. Present mem.
bers of the board who will continue
to serve for the next two years are
Elmer Short and Waldo Hofstetter
Organization meeting of the board
will be held Monday, January IL.
Board of Public Affairs
Eli Deppler, who was not candi.
date for re-ection, will be replaced BY
Oswin Luginbuhl on the board of pub
lie affairs. Coach A. c. Burcky ant
VIM. Luginbuhl were reelected fol
another two year term on the board
There is one change in the person
mel of the Richland township trustees
Fred Badertscher, who formerly serv
ed two terms on the board, replaces
Carl McCafferty who completes eigh
wears in office. Walter Marshall wa
reelected and Allen Grismore, thirs
member of the board, is serving th'
unexpired portion of the four yea
!, term. N. w. Basinger will continu
as clerk-treasurer.
: The first meeting of new board o
trustees will be held on New Year
day in the township room of the tow
: hall at one o'clock.
: Township Constables
Township constrables are K. I
: Griffith and Chas. Lora. A. ID. Graf
} and Stanley Vertner will continu
t their offices as justices of peace.
The office of town marshal an
street commissioner will be filled b
appointment this year following er
actment of state law providing tha
village laws enforcement officers ar
to be appointed by the mayor. Al
pointments for other municipal OF
fees also will be psade at the Nor
day meeting of the council.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-01

less than the preceding year.
Norman A. Triplett placed the
longest telephone call ever made
from Bluffton, in a 6,000-mile con-
versation with Buenos Aires, Argen-
tina.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-01

In buying farm land during per-
iods of rising prices, the buyer al
ways should remember that the real
value of farms is based upon their
earning capacity for the next 20
or 80 years after purchase and not
upon their earning power in the i'm
mediate future.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-01-09
COkesbury News

Mr.. and Mrs. Orvid Benson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Elton Hedges of Airing
ton, Va, visited Mr.. and Mrs. James
Cottman during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter H. Long en-
tertained the following guests last
Sunday to dinner: Mrs. w. A. Long,
of Pocomoke City, Mr.. and Mrs. Elon
Mills and Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Long
and children of this place.
Mrs. Charles Crockett and daugh-
ter of Pocomoke City, spent Monday
Of last week with Mrs. James Cott-
man
Mrs. w. V. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Taylor and Mr., John Peacock
spent last Monday in Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Bill Mariner visited her sis
ter-in-law, Miss Pauline Mariner, of
Perryhawlin vicinity last week.
Mrs. Paul Cowger was called to
Baltimore, Md, last Thursday to the
bedside Of her mother, Mrs. L. l..
Mears, who is a patient in a hospital
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Merrican and
son, Jack and Mr.. Elmer Arhm of
Denton, Md, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Cottman Saturday of
last week.
Rev. and Mrs. Franz Buckley and
children of Concord, Md, visited
friends here last month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hurley of New
Church, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Seth Hur-
ley of Greenbackville, Va, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Howard and son, Billy, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Hurley and MIR. and
Mrs. Marion Birmingham Jr., of POGO
moke City, and Mr.. and Mrs. Marion
Birmingham, Sr. of this place were
dinner guests of Mr.. ana Mrs. Morris
Birmingham, last Sunday.
Mr.. Edward Tull, of Merchantville,
N. j., spent part Of this week with
relatives here.
Rev. G. E. Justice and son, Carol, of
Bloxom, Va, visited old friends here
last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A Evans and
daughter, Miss Carolyn and Mr.. FL
mer Birmingham, Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-01-09

ESTABLISHED AT
WILSON COLLEGE

Establishment of seven major Will
son College scholarships for fresh.
men entering Wilson next September
has been announced by President Paul
Swain Ravens.
Five Wilson College Competitive
scholarships are being offered. Each
will have a yearly value of $500 and
a total of $4,000 since it will be re-
newed throughout the four years of
the college course if conduct and aca-
demic work are satisfactory.
Award of these scholarships will be
made in accordance with the appli-
cants' standing in College Entrance
Board Examinations. They are open
to girls who without such financial
aid could not attend Wilson College.
Two Wilson College Music Scholar
ships have been set up. Intended for
young women of high scholastic at
tainment and marked musical ability
who wish to include the study of mu-
sic in the liberal arts curriculum, they
will have a yearly value of $500 each
and four-year value of $1,000 each.
The winners will be chosen by means
of additions before Wilson music de-
partment faculty.
There are no geographical limita-
tions to either the competitive or the
music scholarships. Residents of any
state in the union may apply.
Wilson will also continue to offer
open scholarships of varying amounts
a number of them endowed by friends
of the college, to entering students
and to those already enrolled. They