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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21
LOCAL BROTHERS
TAKEN TO CAMP

Military authorities from the
Windsor Locks air base called at the
police headquarters yesterday for
Wilfred Provencher, "a, and his
brother Joseph, 1e, who are charged
with being absent without leave
from Camp Blanding. Florida.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21
Ninety Per Cent Or
More Of Employees
Bond Subscribers
Agree to Weekly Pay Deductions; Major industrial
Plants Cooperate; Smith Praises Heads Of
Several Committee Branches

Seventy three local firms are eligible to receive
u g. Treasury flags for achieving high records for partc
patton by their employees in the purchase Of defense bonds
Chairman J. Francis Smith Of the defense bond committee
announced today The firms all have reported that 80 per
cent or more Of their employees have agreed to weekly
deductions from their pay toward the purchase Of bonds
Many Of the business establishments have 100 per cent
y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21
GILES ST. MAN
HELD BY POLICE

Louis DeJoseph, II, Of 70 Giles
street was arrested last night on q
non support charge BY Lieut.. Henry
johnson and turned over to state
police Of the Canaan barracks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21

Speaker
The school will be held every
Monday and Wednesday evenings
for three weeks at the same hour.
James A. Green, president Of
the East End Community club,
will open Mondays session. He
will be assisted by william A. Car.
penter, who Is q sector warden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21

m Police headquarters school for auxiliary policemen
1880 D. Medical building; Mrs Howard Hart
200 p m Medical building MRS. Howard Hart.
$3.50 D. Prospect grange hail. nutrition Mrs. John s,
Stanesow.
pm. Waterbury Savings bank Mrs Mary Norgren.
43O D. Church Mrs Roger sperry.
p. IN American Brass Co.. Earl Howard.
D. building Waterbury Clock Co.; Charles Williams
and star.
1880 p Christ chapel; Mrs Helen Bormoini and staff
EkS hall; Thomas Carney and Francis Hennessey
Washington Hopevle schools; Anal school
for air raid wardens; Sectors b. 10 BIB and Bal,
B-2A at MalOney; Sectors BI4 70 B36 with
exception B-21, B22 and Bra Of Washington;
Sectors B-37 to B-53 at HopevlNe.
Hill school, school for raid wardens
Lynch "BackOuts" MOVIES
$500 p m Bethel synagog Nelson Perry
5000 church; Mrs Mary Norgren
800 Mount Carmel church, Joanna Pannone ana stan.
D. House, Mrs. Sherman Perry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21
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ESTABLISHED iSsS
GsHAsLIs'AED issS

You Cont Get Along Without A
Sports jacket From Our Sports Shop
In Prep Shop, Second Floor. $e.75
70 $19.75.
A sports coat today is prime
necessity in the wardrobe Of the
fellow who wants to 60 along with
the times and ottunes his clothes
to the tempo Of the times.
They're the foundation Of the
originoI scrambled suit and odd
o. s0y touch Of color to q fellows
wardrobe.
SIacks to complete the seEombIed
suit in prices that just put the
bulge in budgeteeFp $S.00 70
$500.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21
Civilian Defense Calendar
Notices Meetings for Insertion In This Calendar Must BE
Sent 20 Mayors ONCE Least Two Days in Advance.
TODAY, March FL

TODAY, March FL
200 Saint Margarets school Chase PARKWAY Ruth Chapman
D. m. Stokes Legion post rooms; Charles Williams
1850 p. m. Clifton avenue; Dorothy schaefe,
SUNDAY, March ~
building; meeting Of all Red Gross instructors
MONDAY, March 20
depos and magazines st.
MalOney Washington, ST. Francis, Mulcahy Hope
Lincoln Citizens deposit At nearest school,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21

President
An Air Raid Warden's school for
householder rs well as those de-
slrOus Of aiding In air raid precaI-
tiOns will open in the Anderson
School Monday night at 1880. All
residents Of Sectors 81 TO 70, whcih
covers most Of the eastern section
Of the city, are invited to attend.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-26
K. {. Ramsey, Foreign News
paper Correspondent, Ad-
dresses School
RECOMMENDATION of Totalitarian
Regimes Provides Con-
trast to Democracy

Breaking down of class distinction
between the aristocracy and the
working man is one of the most pro-
found effects of the bombing of Eng
land, according to E. c. Ramsey,
foreign newspaper correspondent,
who addressed high school and col
lege groups here Monday afternoon
and evening.
Altho a few lives have been lost
another effect of the bombing on the
asset side of the ledger is the clear
ance of slums. Especially in Lon
don it seems that Jerry, the name
given to the German bomber by the
English, has picked out the slum
sections for his bomb raiding activi-
ties.
In the present world struggle Eng
land is not out to indiscriminately
destroy lives and has been confning
its bombing and military activities
to military obiectiyes. For example,
if England would care to do so, she
could easily bomb the poorly defend
Continued on page p
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-26
SOien,nize Wedding
At CircLeUiLLe

Wedding of Kenneth Deppler and
Miss Pauline Hill, both of Columbus,
was solemnized at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Hill, of Circleville, Sunday, Feb. Is.
Mr.. Deppler is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eli Deppler of this place.
The wedding service was read by
Rev. Franklin McElfresh of Colum-
bus in the presence of members of
the families and intimate friends.
The bride was attended by her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Kenneth Hill of
Columbus. Wayne Deppler of Sid
ney was best man.
The bride wore for the occasion a
tailored suit of beige wool with ac-
cessories of turf tan. Her shoulder
corsage was of red rosebuds and a
rhinestone clip, gift of the bride
groom, her only ornament.
The bride is a graduate of Circle
vile high school and Bliss Business
college, Columbus, and a member of
Phi Beta Psi sorority.
Mr.. Deppler, Columbus pharma-
cist, was graduated from Bluffton
high. school and Ohio State univers-
ity where he was a member of Phi
Delta Chi fraternity.
The couple will reside, in Columbus
at $50 Town street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-26
BLUFFT0N'S TIRE
RATIONING TO BE
DONE BY COUNTY
Local Committee Resigns as
First Step in Centraliza-
tion Program
BlufftOn Has One Member On
County Unit; Change to
!. Speed Handling

Change In the tire rationing pro-
cedure FOR the Bluffton vicinity, with
all future applications and authorize
tions for distribution being handled
thru central Allen county committee
at Lima was announced this week.
Resignation of the Bluffton board
of three members, which has served
for two months, was forwarded this
week to Allen county headquarters, as
the first step in the Capitalization
program.
Charles Coburn, chairman of the
now defunct Bluffton committee, will
continue to serve as member of the
Allen county committee, assuring a
representative of this district on the
central group.
Co-members of the Bluffton COM
mittee named late in December, Gil
bert Fett and Ralph Dunifon, will be
relieved of rationing duties it was an
nounced.
To Eliminate Delays
Capitalization of the tire rationing
procedure was adopted to eliminate
delays in handling applications and
distributing of tires, Coburn said.
Under the former setup, applica-
tions had to be passed on locally, al
lotments of quotas were made from
county headquarters, then changes
might come thru complicating the
method of handling.
Future applications are to be made
to the Allen county tire rationing
committee, which is located in Lima
at the court house next to Board of
Election headquarters. Homer Ire
maine is chairman of the county unit.
Method of making applications for
tires and in having inspection made
remains unchanged.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-26
Bombing Is Breaking Class Lines
In England, Newspaper Man States
In New Locations

Mrs. Lenore Myers and sons will
move soon from their home on Col
lege road to the former +. z. Grif-
fifth farm south of Bluffton which
she purchased last summer.
Prof. and Mrs. S. f. Pannabecker
and family occupying the Edgar
Neuenschwander property on South
Lawn avenue will occupy the Mrs.
Myers property on College road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Coffin and
son are moving from the Mrs. jose
phine Carnahan property on South
Lawn avenue to Toledo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Detwiler and
son will move from the Mrs. Carna-
han property at West Elm and
Spring streets into the property va
Gated by the Coffin family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Marquart, Jr.,
and family will move soon on the
Scott Henry farm near Ruggley
church which he purchased last fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Basinger of
Vaughnsville will occupy the Will
Hirschfield place to be vacated by the
Marquart family.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-26
Joe SUdnk Graduates
At Naval Air Station

Joseph Swank, son of Geo. Swank,
was graduated recently from the
Aviation Metalsmith School at the
Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla,
according to an announcement made
by the Public Relations office of that
station.
Swank enlisted in the Navy last
June and was sent to the Naval
Training Station at Great Lakes, ILL.,,
for his preliminary training.
He was transferred to Pensacola
in October to attend the school and
undergo an intensive sixteen-week
course in the assembly, maintenance
and repair of all types of aircraft.
He will soon be eligible for promotion
to the rating of a third class petty
officer with a considerable increase
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-26
Former College Bible
Lecturer ReturY,inq

DR.. George Richards of Lancaster,
Pa, well known to Bluffton audi
ences when he delivered the Bluffton
college Bible lecture series several
years ago, will speak at the st.
Johns Reformed church Thursday
night at o'clock
DR.. Richards was one of the speak
ers of the Lima Preaching mission
held during the past week. He is
one of the outstanding ministers of
the Reformed church and teaches at
the Lancaster Theological seminary.
Lancaster, Pa.
His address here is under the
auspices of the Mems Brotherhood of
the Reformed churches.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-26
COAL SURVEY WILL
BE MADE HERE TO
Determine NEEDS
Future Allotments May be
Made on Basis of Data Se-
cured in Survey
Residents Urged to Buy Coal
Early to Relieve Seasonal
Congestion

To determine Buttons future coal
allotments, survey TO find out the
amount of coal used here in l941 by
home consumers, industries, CONNER
cial establishments and utilities will
be made during the coming week, it
was announced by Clair B. Fett,
executive director of the Bluffton
Civilian Defense Council.
Ed Steiner, Rluffton clothier, has
been appointed by Fett to head up
the information gathering unit in
charge of the survey. A house to
house survey will not be necessary
to obtain the information, it was
stated by Fett. Only the coal deal
ers, industries, power companies and
schools will be contacted in the sur
vey.
COAL INVENTORY
In addition to information on the
amount Of coal used all of the agen-
cies will be asked to state the
amount of coal in their inventory
of January /, 1912.
On the basis of the data collected
an estimate of the coal needs of
Bluffton in 1912 will be made. In
case shortages should develop the fig
ures would be used to determine the
amount of coal that could be allotted
to the community under the direction
of the Department of the Interior of
the Federal government.
FILL BINS EARLY
While there is no immediate pros
pect of serious coal shortages, resi-
dents of the community are asked to
purchase coal supplies early in order
to relieve seasonal congestion, it was
urged by Fett.
The largest coal consumers in
Bluffton are the Central Ohio Light
and Power company which uses 10C
tons daily and the Bluffton Munici-
pal Electric Light and Waterworks
plant which uses about IL tons of
coal per day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-26
Last Rites For
Former Resident

Funeral services for Edgar Files,
go, of Findlay, former Bluffton res
ident and employe of the former Ma
tional Lime and Some Co. here, were
held at the First Methodist church
in Findlay, Saturday morning fol-
lowing an illness of five weeks from
heart trouble.
Mr.. Files was born Jan. 26, 1882,
in Van Vert county and lived in
Bluffton for a number of years. He
left the community about 20 years
ago to take similar position with
National Lime and Stone Co. of
Findlay.
He was married Feb. II, 1914, to
Emma Harman who survives. Bur-
ial was in Van Vert cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-26
Births

The following births at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Schultz,
Pandora, girl, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Bartz, CO.
lumbus Grove, boy, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Hochstettler,
a girl, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Grismore
Pandora, a girl, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Jackson
Dayton, boy, Robert Bartlett, Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Zimmerman
a boy, Tuesday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Bash
of New York City, boy. Mr.. Basf
is the grandson of Mrs. M. M
Kibler.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-26
Lima Ministers viii
GiUe Lecture Series

Echoes of the National Preaching
Mission held in Lima during the past
week,will be the theme of a series
of sermon-lectures by Lima ministers
to be held in the Bluffton High
school auditorium next week, Sun
day night thru Wednesday night at
8 o'clock.
The series is sponsored by the
Bluffton ministerial association with
one of the local ministers presiding
at each of the sessions.
The following Lima ministers will
speak:
Sunday-Rev. John w. Berger, st.
Luke's Lutheran church; music by
the Bluffton college choir.
Monday-Rev. J. r. Love, High
Street United Brethren church; mu-
sic by the Bluffton college Ladies
Gospel quartet.
Tuesday-Rev. G. ]. Johnson, the
Second Baptist church; music by the
Button college Mems Gospel quar-
tet.
Wednesday-Rev. C. L. Quinn, the
Church of God; music by the Bluff
ton High school choir.
The meetings are inter-denomina-
tional in character and all of the
churches of the community are in
vited to participate and to attend
the series.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-26
A & p Self Service
Will Open Monday

Buttons first self service market,
operated here by the Great Atlantic
and Pacific Tea Co., will be opened
next Monday.
Final details in the installation of
new equipment are being completed
this week, and everything will be in
readiness for opening of the market
next Monday on the first floor of the
George Carmack building on South
Main street.
The store will be of the self service
type which the A & P organization
operates in the larger centers. Bluff
tons store is the first self service
market to be located in smaller
town.
With the opening of the new, mod
ernly equipped market, the present
A & P branch on North Main street
is being discontinued.
Preceding opening in the new loca-
ton, extensive alterations have been
made in the Carmack building, in
cluding remodeling of the store front,
changing the entrance, installation
of new lighting fixtures and other
equipment.
Opening of the self service market
marks the first change in location
since the A & interests established
a store here in the Charles Day
building more than 18 years ago.
Charles Alderman, present manager,
has been in charge her during most
of that time and will be continued
as manager of the new store.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-26
RADIO TECHNICAL
COURSE WILL BE
GIVEN in BLUFFTON
instruction i'm Radio Theory
And Practice to be Given
By Triplett Foreman
Course Open to Men, Women &
High School Seniors; No
Tuition Charge

An organization meeting for radio
technicians course, sponsored by the
College of Engineering of Ohio North
ern university will be held in Bluff
ton high school art room, Thursday
night at o'clock.
The instruction will be provided by
John Maxon, foreman in charge of
production at the Triplett Electrical
Instrument Co. Maxon is licensed
radio operator and an electronic en-
gineer. He is an associate member
of the American Institute of Electric
al Engineers and has wide experience
in the field of radio.
The course will meet Monday, Tues
day and Thursday nights for three
hour sessions for period of 16 weeks
after which a certificate will be is
sued on the satisfactory completion
of work.
The course should aid men later
called for military duty to render
specialized service in the field of ra-
dio and will be of assistance in fit
ting others to obtain industrial en-
ployment in radio and allied lines.
Theory and Practice
The plan will be to give two hours
of instruction on the theory of radio
and then the class will have an hour
of laboratory experience in the Voca-
tional Electrical shop in the basement
Triplett equipment will be used in
the practical instruction.
The course is being set up to help
meet military needs for radio technic-
ians and civilian and industrial needs
as we'll. The armed forces have
drained off many men who have spe-
cialized training and experience il
radio. The course is part of the
program to provide requirements il
the field.
Administration is under the United
States office of Education, with Dear
r. Seaton as director of engineering
The course is under the direct super
vision of Dean John A. Needy of the
Ohio Northern engineering college.
| Qualifications
No previous radio experience is ne
cessary for enrolment, and applica
tions for enrolment for both men ane
women will be accepted from Allen o.
any of the surrounding counties
Present high school seniors will b
accepted in the course, it was stated
by officials.
Prerequisites are that the applicant
be a high school graduate with tw'
units of high school mathematics. /
is preferred that the applicant ha
had a course in physics. There is nj
cost to the student except a very nom
inal charge for textbook.
There is q uniform prescribed cours
of la class hours plus SO hours o
outside study. A second advances
course is also planned with both cours
es to run 16 weeks.
An almost unlimited number of ra
dio technicians are needed to NEE
military and civil demands and NOR
classes will be organized here if nc
cessary, it was stated by officials.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-26
ENROLL GARDENS
HERE IN CAUSE OF
NATIONAL DEFENSE
Committee Asks Residents to
Make Survey of Available
Garden Plots
School Pupils Also Will Have
Part in Nationwide Gar
den Project

: Button gardens will be enrolled
this spring in the cause of national
defense in connection with the Vic
tory Garden program, it was an
nounced the first of the week by
Harry Barnes, chairman of the home
gardens division Of the Bluffton Ci-
william Defense council
First step in the campaign, Barnes
announced, will be to have household
ers make survey of space available
for gardening purposes, with view
of obtaining maximum production of
foodstuffs. Lawns, however, should
not be turned up for gardening pur-
poses, he said.
A handbook containing detailed
suggestions for effective gardening
will be available shortly thru mem
bers of the Victory Garden commit
tee. In addition to Barnes, members
of the committee are Mrs. Otto Holt
kamp, Mayor w. A. Howe and Clair
Fett, executive director of the Bluff
ton Civilian Defense council.
The program also includes farm
home gardens and school gardens,
details of which are now being
worked out by the Department of
Agriculture and the Department of
Education.
Emphasis on the gardening pro
gram is being made in connection
with this week which has been desig-
mated by Governor Bricker as Home
Garden week in Ohio.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-26
Fred LingeI Is We'd
Saturday Evening

In wedding ceremony performed
at the home of Dr. Edwin McNeill
Poteat of Cleveland, Frederick j.
Lingel, chief engineer of the Triplett
plant, and Miss Ditzy Baker, of
New York City, were married Sat
urday night.
Mrs. Lingel is an author and artist
specializing in children's books. The
couple will make their home at the
Chamberlain apartments.
Lingel became acquainted with DR..
Poteat, pastor of the Euclid Avenue
Baptist church in Cleveland, when
he delivered the Bluffton college
Bible lecture series here last Novem-
Der.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-26
Musical Comedy To
Repeat Wednesday

The second performance of "Swing
Out, Lions club musical comedy fea-
turing local talent, will be given at
the Bluffton High school auditorium
this Wednesday night at SIT o'clock.
A large audience was present for
the first performance given at the
auditorium Tuesday night. All pro-
ceeds will be used for the purchase
of defense bonds and Red Cross do
nations.
All principals, the "a chorus girls
and musical numbers are recruited
from local performers. Also in con-
nection with the performance is a
Young American contest for children
from two to eight years. Forrest
Steinman is master of ceremonies.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-26
Tropical Storms Add To Submarine
Menace AS Missionaries Cross Pacific
Fire Levels House
In ROckpOrt Sunday

Fire completely destroyed the
frame house belonging to the Sam
Lanning heirs in Rockport, Sunday
morning.
Occupants of the residence were
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Purdy who re-
Gently moved into the property from
Lima. They were eating dinner at
the time of the fire.
A passing niotorist, David Zim-
norman, discovered the roof of the
structure was on fire and informed
the occupants. The house was
bsrned completely to the ground and
only the contents of the lower floor
were saved.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-26
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Wenger En-
route Home From India as
War Breaks
Dutch Vessel Follows Course
Far Removed From Reg
ular Ocean Routes

Zig-zagging more than 1900 miles
through the submarine infested
waters and tropical storms Of the
eastern Pacific. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Wenger, Mennonite missionaries on
furlough from hdia.arrived here
Friday night after q 62-day journey
and will make Button their head
quarters for the duration of their
stay in this country.
Mrs. Wenger is the daughter of
Mrs. A. r. Good and the sister of
Mrs. Harvey Beidler, both of South
Jackson street. Her son, Laurence
Burkhalter, is junior at Bluffton
college. They were last in Bluffton
eight years ago on their previous
furlough. The Wengers are work
ing under the foreign board of mis-
sions of the General Conference of
Mennonites.
LOCATED AT KOREA
They have been located at the
mission station in korba in the Cen
Continued on page p
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-26
PTA Asks Residents
For Coat Hangers

A drive for wire coat hangers will
be made by the Parent Teachers as
sociation all of next week starting
Monday. Money obtained from the
sale of the coat hangers will be
given to the Junior Red Cross.
Residents are requested to send
their spare coat hangers to the grade
school building during the week
where they will be delivered to the
Junior Red Cross.