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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-29
TIRE RATIONINC
COM MI ITTEE ALSO
TO HANDLE SUGAR
Board to be Given Charge of
Other Commodities Which
May be Restricted
Sugar Ration May be II Ounces
Per Person Weekly; To
Ration "Camelback"

Not only tires and tubes-but
sugar for the family table, Camel
back" for retreading worn tires and
other commodities which may be re-
stricted during the emergency will
be handled by Buttons rationing
board.
The local committee which was
organized as a tire rationing board
early this month has received word
to drop the word "tire" from its
official title and henceforth will be
known as the Bluffton Rationing
board. Members are c. G.. Coburn,
Gilbert Fett and Ralph Dunifon.
Announcement was made Tuesday
to the effect that the board will take
over distribution of sugar in about
three weeks. Rationing of camel
back" will come in about two weeks,
it is estimated.
Consumer Cards Soon
Supplies of consumer rationing
cards for distribution of sugar are
expected about February Is, but the
exact date when sugar rationing will
start depends on arrival of the
cards.
Just what the sugar ration will
be has not been determined de-
fnitely, although indications are that
it will be three-fourths pound a
week per person.
Rationing of Comeback" rubber
strips used in recapping and re-
treading tires will present a new
problem to the average motorist
who, unable to obtain new tires has
resorted to this method of prolong-
ing the life of the rubber on his
automobile.
Recapping Jobs Flood Shops
Tire. shops, however, engaged in
retreading and recapping have al
ready encountered such flood of
orders that sufficient rubber stock
even for these operations is becom-
ing increasingly difficult to obtain.
Although there is as yet no ra-
tioning of retreaded or recapped
tires, these are virtually impossible
for many motorists to obtain be-
cause of the large volume of pre-
vious orders to be filled and the
small rubber stocks available.
There has not been any indication
as to what regulations will be issued
in regard to the rationing of camel
back.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-29
Bicycles = Remember Them? Well
They're Back Again For Duration
Shortage OF Auto
Use Tax Stamps
Is Relieved Here

IN addition to wartime short
age of tires, sugar and what
not, a new shortage developed
Monday when motorists apply
ing at the postoffice to purchase
federal auto use tax stamps
found the supply exhausted.
The last of the original allot-
ment of 700 stamps was sold
Monday morning.
A new supply of 200 additional
stamps arrived Wednesday MORN
ing it was announced by post
master Ed Reichenbach. This,
however, is expected to be in
sufficient as it is estimated that
1,200 stamps will be required to
supply motorists here.
The new stamps must be dis
played on all cars beginning the
first of next month.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-29
Committee Here RatiOns Half
Its January Tire Allotment

The rationing committee is limited
to twenty-five per cent of the quota
for each weeks allotment. Any Jan
uary quotas not assigned during this
month are automatically cancelled
and cannot be carried into next
month.
Although the February quota of
tires has been cut, generally, mem
bers of the committee said that the
local quota, because of its small size,
will remain unchanged, according to
information available the first of the
week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-29
ABOLISH AAA FOR
DURATION OF WAR
DECLARE FARMERS
Stand Of Organization Reversed
From Last Year On Farm
Subsidies
Farm Institute Resolutions on
pose Ceiling on AgricuI-
tural Prices

Abolition of the Federal AAA pro-
gram for the duration of the war
and diversion of the funds into Ma
tional Defense channels were urged
in resolutions drafted during Bluff
toms annual two-day Farmers In
stitute held last Friday and Sat-
urday.
This stand of the institute re-
versed the resolution approved by
organization in it's meeting a year
ago when it urged continuance of
agricultural subsidies through the
AAA program.
Favor WPA Elimination
The institute also favored the
elimination of the WPA and similar
federal aid and relief programs for
the duration of the war. With ref
erence to the proposed ceiling on
agriculture the organization opposed
such action unless a similar limita-
ton be placed on the wages of
labor.
Complete text of the resolutions
appears on page 2 of this issue of
the Bluffton News.
Meetings of the institute embraced
comprehensive discussions of modern
farm community problems as well
as offering a variety of entertain
ing features. Speakers were pro-
yided by the agricultural department
at Ohio State university under the
state aid program.
Excellent and informative ad-
dresses We're given by Ralph White
of Redwood; Mrs. Everett Nolan,
of Hanover, and j. II. Warner, Allen
county agricultural agent of Lima.
New Officers
New officers of the mems institute
organization include: Edgar Herr
president; Jesse Anderson, vice
president; Chris Gratz, secretary
treasurer; Harry Barnes, Carl Nc
Cafferty, Clyde Warren, j. c. Dep
pier, executive committee.
Women's institute officers were
elected as follows: Mrs. Raymond
Stratton, president; Mrs. Harr,
Anderson, vice president; Mrs. Viii
liam Althaus, secretary-treasurer
Mrs. Earl Matter, Mrs. Quintei
Burkholder, Mrs. Carl McCafferty
Mrs. Mel Long, resolutions com
mittee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-29

Half of its January allotment of
four tires for passenger cars has
been issued by the Bluffton tire ra-
tioning board, it was announced the
first of the week. With the issuing
of permits for purchase of two new
tires were also allotted two of the
three new tubes marked for distri-
button here.
This does not include tires for
commercial trucks, several of which
also have been allotted by the local
rationing committee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-29
Real Estate Deals

Omer Welty has purchased the Ia
acre tract known as the Mrs. Bar
bara Augsburger farm one mile
south of Bluffton on the Dixie high
way. The place is occupied by Ray
mond Marshall.
The Jonathan ]. Basinger farm
one-half mile east of the Beechtree
school near Pandora consisting of 80
acres was purchased by Harvey
Steiner of Buffalo. Consideration
$500. The place was owned by N.
N. Basinger of Orange township.
A. d. Meyers, tenant, will remain
on the place for the coming year.
The Marian Tschiegg farm of 60
acres in Richland township six miles
southwest of Bluffton was bought by
Roy Stewart at executors sale, Sat-
urday. Consideration $500. The
sale, a public auction, was held on
the premises with J. L. Gratz auc-
tioneer Stewart, purchaser of the
tract, resides on an adjoining farm.
Emory Basinger who occupies the
Marian Tschiegg farm recently pur-
chased the Shafer farm southwest
of Rockport and will move in the
spring.
The A. S. Faze property on South
Main street was sold for $4,000 to
M. B. Johnson residing on the Gress-
ly farm in Orange township. john
son will hold a sale on Feb. 5 and
occupy the property later in the
month.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-29
And Also Remember You Can't
Be Too Ch0icy About a
Used Bike, Either
No Rationing of Bike Tires,
But You May Have to Talk
Fast to Get EN-

Bicycles-all but forgotten by the
adult generation-are coming back
at a rate which may see them large
ly replacing automobiles on the high
ways if the trend continues thru the
current year.
Although now mid-winter, usually
the low point for bicycles, sales are
reported booming and local dealers
report the market for used bicycles
is practically swept bare of every
thing in any way desirable.
So scarce have used bicycles be-
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-29
DAYLIGHT SAVING
TIME TO CAUSE
SCHEDULE SHIFT
Federal Law Requires Resi-
dents to Move Clocks
Ahead One Hour Feb. 9
BIuffton Schools, Businesses,
Churches Studying Sched-
ule Adjustments

Adjustments in hiAedules in an
ticipation of the neg daylight saw
ing law which goes into effect Feb.
9, are being studied this week in
Bluffton by schools, business firms,
industries; Churches psa other agen-
cies in the community.
Bluffton residents will move their
clocks ahead one hour when the en-
tire nation goes on daylight saving
time. effective Monday morning,
February 9, at o'clock.
Some business firms and indus
tries of the town indicated that
they plan to observe the new day
light savings time with little or no
adjustment in schedules.
Schools to Shift
Bluffton public schools and Bluff
ton college will likely make shift
in the opening and closing hours of
school, it was stated by officials of
both institutions the first of the
week.
A shift in schedule will be neces-
sary in the public schools because of
the hazards involved in inadequate
visibility with the moved up sched-
ule, it was stated by A. J. B. Longs
dorf, superintendent. In addition
there is the added cost Of operating
all of the schools longer in the dark
of early morning, DR.. L. L. Ram
sever, president of Bluffton college
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-29
BixeL Motor Sales
Opens NelU Location

Removal of the Bixel Motor Sales
from North Main and Elm streets
to Cherry street at the location form
erly occupied by the Mumma garage
was announced by Clayton Bixel.
The Bixel company will open in it's
new location next Monday morning.
The place has been extensively re-
modelled and enlarged to provide fa-
cilities for auto servicing and repair
ing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-29
Rush Now Under Way To Obtain Income
Tax Blanks At Post Office And Bank
Student Recital

Grade school pupils of Mrs. II. P.
Mann and Prof. Sidney Hauenstein
in the Bluffton college department of
music viii be presented in student
recital in the College chapel, Friday
night at 1880 o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-29

Mrs. Paul Studler of South Jackson
street has returned from Washington,
D. c., where she spent three weeks
visiting her son Col. Rene Studler and
Mrs. Studler.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-29
Second Attempt Will Be Made To
Salvage Rails In Main Street
Council Grants Permission to
Sylvania Contractor at
Meeting Monday
Work of Removing Rails Starts
Next Week; Town to Get
Half Sale Price

Permit to salvage rails of the
abandoned Western Ohio interurban
line running the length of Buttons
Main street was granted by the town
council at its meeting Monday night
to Charles Bourbina, of Sylvania,
dealer in scrap iron and steel.
Bourbina, who informed the coun-
Gil that he was equipped to remove
the concrete-embedded rails will be-
gin operations next week.
When removed, they will be sold
as secondhand rails instead of scrap
steel, thereby commanding q higher
market price. Half of the proceeds
from sale of the rails will go to the
town while Bourbina will retain the
other half for his work.
S24 Ton Present Market
According to Bourbina, second
hand rails such as these are bring
ing market price of around $24
per ton. Should he prove successful
in removing the rails, the town
would receive as it's share of the
project $2,40O, based on an estimated
200 tons of rails in the street.
Bourbina was one of the bidders
when the council contracted for re-
moval of the rails to the Solomon
Iron and Metal Co. of Fostoria in
November of 1910 for $14 per ton.
Unusual difficulties encountered in
the attempt to cut the concrete
trough in preparation for the re-
moval of the rails at that time
caused the Solomon Co. to abandon
the project. Pneumatic air hammers
used by the firm had little effect on
the hard concrete as a crew of six
men worked for two days with little
success at the south end of the line
on Main street.
Work Stopped
n TWO lUn illOLOI dlop
mer was then secured and placed on
the job and after an hours work it
was apparent that the cement would
have to be cut on both sides of the
rail making cut of Is inches. Since
both of these developments were out
side the provisions of the contract
the work was ordered stopped.
In commenting on the removal
work here, S. Solomon, president of
the removal firm, stated that in all
of his experience this was the hard
est concrete he ever had encountered
The council then released Solomon
from his contract obligations after
assurance was given that the street
would be repaired at the expense Of
the company.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-29
TO GATHER PAPER

Members of the Button college Y.
w. c. A. organization will gather old
papers and magazines during the lat
ter part of March and first of April.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
LOuella Parsons
GOSSIP FROM
HOLLYWOOD

signed her. He. too, was in the
play.
I checked with M-G-M and
found that Miss Linden is cast as
Mickey Rooney's mother in "A
Yank at Eton"-and a good part
it is. She marries an Englishman
tIan Hunter) and they move TO
London. Tina Thayer. who you
may remember as Barbara Stan
wyck's younger sister in Meet
John Doe" gets the role OF the
English girl for whom Mickey falls.
HOLLYWOOD CHATTER
So long as there is feuding in
the movie circles we can be encour-
aged. / only worry when there is
too much of a you 60 first. my
dear CASTOR" attitude. One OF the
most interesting arguments II am
polite and won't call IL n battle)
is between Warmers and Harry
Sherman. Both claim priority on
Buffalo Bill"
Harry says he filed his intention
months ago and has already signed
Joel McCrea as Buffalo Bill.
Warmers, on the other hand, say
they were first and that Ronald
Reagan is their hero of the plains
This all happened after Harry had
borrowed Priscilla Lane, George
Brent and Lloyd Bacon for SILVER
Queen" from the company with
whom he is now hors de combat.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
Mebbeso.

No names on this--but De-
troiter. heir 10 at least mil
lion and maybe more. has a wife
and baby 10 exempt him from
The draft. He enlisted yesterday
as a buck private,
Simile on the spur Of the mo-
ment. coined by Sam Dibert, the
Wonder Bar maestro:
sounds as wrong as johnson
and Olsen. !.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
TeIenews Offers
New Films TODAY

THE UNITED STATES Nays
air and sea attack on Japanese
held islands in the Pacific is the
headline feature of the new pro-
gram at the Telenews Theater
which starts at 5 p. m. today.
Other pictures include General
Macarthur taking over command
of the United Nations forces in
Australia, views of Hawaii. Ore
CONS new guerrilla army and the
governments seizure of the strike
bound Peoria Railroad.
Late sport pictures and special
short subjects are included in the
new bill.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27

will also be a special greeting
card Donald Duck for the
children to sign. Doors will open
at 11:15 a. m. for the Donald
Duck birthday party to be held
during the matinee.
Donald Duck came into being
in March. 1884, quite by accident,
when a bird and an animal imi-
tator, working on a Walt Disney
picture, gave his version of a
scared little girl reciting Mary
Had Little Lamb" Walt Disney
heard il and said il sounded like
a duck talking The character for
the voice was created shortly
afterward.
Donald appeared as an extra
for a time. In 1897 he attained
stardom in his own right in
Modern Inventions" He receives
fan mail from all parts of the
world.
In 1898 ne began making pic
lures with his three nephews,
Huey. Dewey and Louie.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
Holiday Film

PARAMOUNTS Holiday Inn"
the Mark Sandrich production
based on a story idea and a dozen
songs by Irving Berlin. shows OBJ
servance of 10 American holidays
in one story-and production OF
the big dance-musical was inter-
rupted six times by actual obsezt,
ance of holidays during the sho
ing schedule.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
CAROLE's LAST FILM

The Michigan theater announces
today a special Easter booking
which will bring Carole Lombard
and Jack Benny in the Ernst
Lubitsch comedy, ITO Be or Not
TO Be" opening Good Friday. On
the same program will be the
Paramount feature length cartoon
in technicolor, "Mr. Bug Goes 10
Town"
Mr. Benny plays the actor who
put the Ham" in Hamlet and the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27

laugh-bltz on Hitler in Ito BE
or Not 1o-Re,@ which finds Jack
cast as the leading man in troupe
of travelling actors in Poland
Carole plays his wife and leading
lady.
No spring would be complete
without an Andy Hardy picture,
and so United Detroit Theaters
announce the Easter arrival
starting Thursday Of The
Courtship of Andy Hardy star
ring Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone,
Donna Reed (Andy's new big
momcnB and the Hardy family,
all al the United Artists theater.
Second feature on this program
will be a thriller, "Nazi Agent"
DONALD'S BIRTHDAY
Donald Ducks eighth birthday
will he celebrated by the Cinde-
rella Theater on Saturday with a
cartoon show featuring Donald
Duck cartoons, Chapter ID OF
Dick Tracy VS.. Crime. Inc" and
the two features Babes on
and Texas" There
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
A SAD EXPERIENCE

The long and fatal illness Of his
mother was another sore trial and
resulted in SOLDERING Jackie beyond
teaay-is standing on his own TWO
feet as one OF Hollywood most
promising romantic juveniles.
Something of this story forms
the actual plot for the film he's
starring in. It's about kid actor
who made "Skippy" and then fades
out OF view.
Years later he is called in 10
coach a problem child in a remake
of the picture which once boosted
him TO fame. The ironic twist gives
the story its motivation.
Two other young players who
are making the grade from child
hood TO maturity the Hollywood
way are in the same picture,
Susanna Foster and An ellis.
ON THEIR WAY
Both girls have made several
films and are developing into very
promising young actresses.
On the same bill you'll find your
lfavorfte tough guy, Humphrey
Bogart. in "All rough the
Night"
Bogart'S stock has zoomed so
since Maltese Falcon" that he
now rates star billing alone.
He has another sinister charac-
ter opDosite him in Conrad Veidt !
while Kaaren Verne is on the
receiving end Of Bogart's rough
and romantic aDproach.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
GROWN UP NOW

Jackie has matured. trained and
developed into fine young actor
as you can see for yourself in
Glamour Boy" which opens at
the Palms-State today.
He has outgrown all the Adde'S
cent manneriSmS which once
threatened 10 scuttle his career
and he has achieved poise and
bearing that fits him very well.
His hasn't been exactly happy
tale. Besides having to work hard,
ne found a lot of his friends were
simply around for good time and
when they thought he wasn't going
tn make the grade, they deserted
him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27

ing a new
ma m e. The
r AT niers
call IL by an
old English
q \ pre- ssion,
Scotch = and
splash. and
its catching
on aroun d
town.
New hobby
Of one Of the
crac X auto
motive pub
keitS men
Frank Skin
n er: raising
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27

From J. y. Kent, this note:
you'll have Ia supply the
staccato diction and atrocious
accent Of my Chinese friend.
Said he:
"'Mr. Roosevelt smart. Too
smart for 'Hito-Jap. Hito look
Mt Bataan. see American No. ]
Macarthur doing o. X. No. :
Jap general not 50 hot.
"Hito say only honorable Tor
Hito send No. Jap, Yamashito.
10 accept Macarthur surrender.
$50 soon rs No. l Jap come
Philippines, Mr.. Roosevelt say,
.'Ho-hum. No. 2 American plenty
good for No. JAP" 30 he slap
Hito face. order Macarthur TO
20 Australia.
"Hif6 so sorry. Mr.. Roosevelt
not understand honorable war.
samurai fashion. Hito so sorry.
Mebbeso.'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27

That raucous tittering out
Crosse Pointe way is about the
lady who felt bad because traf-
fic cop DIDN'T bawl her out.
She's Helen F., wife Of a
prominent business man. and
was driving her friend, Frances
T., out East jefferson avenue.
Talking about hats or some
thing, she almost missed her
street, made a hasty left turn
and tangled up traffic worse
than chewing gum in a type
writer.
Helen promptly got a ticket,
but no bawling out.
81 really am sore" she told
her husband later. II told the
policeman ] hadn't had ticket
for IL years and ] was entitled
seHse- consideration but he
lust said, It's up to the judge,
lady He was just too polite
he was-well. just suave about
II. I'd have felt 80 much better
IL he had gotten mad and bawied
me out"
So Mr.. Helen obliged. II
bawling out would make her
feel better. he'd fix il. He gave
her a pip of dressing down
about making left turns.
But did il fix Helen's unhappi-
ness? Guess again, you married
men.
II fixed Mr.. Helen. though
There isn't a doghouse IN De-
troit biz enough 10 hold him!
The scrawniest thieves, IL
seems 10 me, are the ones who,
because Of the shortage Of sur
gical steel. have stolen instru-
ments from hospitals. Yes, II has
happened in Detroit.
Add the drugstore cowboys at
lafayette and Shelby street who
hang around making wisecracks
and not very good ones, either
about the recruits waiting TO
60 10 the army induction center.
On the other hand-there's a
little sidewalk stand that has
painted its whole counter in a
huge sign: Remember the Red
Cross.
But what judge is being ac-
cused by political opponents OF
being "pro-German The whiS-
pers are being pumped through
Hamtramck but the Judge, as a
matter Of fact. is half English.
half Irish; had a grandfather
who served under General Gus
ter. and so far has accounted for
getting 80 enlistments IN the
armed services, Know who IL is ?
Quirk: There's An automobile
executive who leased a suite Of
four rooms in a big hotel in De-
troit, az a corresponding price.
Just wanted quarters available
if he needed them.
Doesn't like people wandering
around. even cleaning women 50
he had special locks installed. II
hasn't been busted for four
years. and he hasn't used the
suite for four years. II would
probably take week 10 get IT
cleaned up il he suddenly de-
cided 10 stay there.
But he keeps on paying the
rent!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
Cooper
Defeats
Age link
nv CHARLES GENTRY

WHERE ARE the movie tots
Of yesteryear?'
This question is usually an
swered by dead silence because
nobody knows what generally
happens 10 the Baby LeRoys. the
Betty Jane DarlingS and the pre-
cocious Riddles after their childish
iuStnr has MORN Oft
NThat's why the exceptions like
Mickey Rooney and Deanna Dur
hin seem so startling and the ones
who keep in the Kleig light gain
added prominence because Of the
ink.
Hollywood babies are the fans
foundlings and the gas station at
tendant Of today is not likely 10
want 10 recall the fact that he was
once dimpled darling on the
screen.
Another outstanding exception is
Jackie Cooper, who tugged at the
publics heart strings at a very
early age as "Skippy."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
Jack Pickering
Here
and
Now

CROSS SECTIONS OF DE.
TROTT:
Newest game heinG played by
the teen-agcrs-when YOU ask
them. What's cookin - they
reply with some such remark
as Chicken, va wanna neck?
The CORNER the better.
Scotch and soda" Is develop
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
Record Fan

CLAIRE TREVOR, blond star Of
Street of Chance" is a rhunlba
record fan. She has placed a
standing order for all new rhumba
records at local music shop
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
Unioue Auto

THE ONLY station wagon ever
built with a convertible top makes
its bow in Mr.. and Mrs. Cugat."
co-starring Ray Milland and Betty
Field.