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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-03-19
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spring arrived MONDAY with runlb-
ling thunderstorm and temperatures
IN the 70's, robins plentiful and one
venturesome high school girl splash
ing barefoot down the steet in the
midst of downpour.
Tire rationing came home forcibly
to one luckless motorist, Monday af-
ternoon as he clattered thru the busi-
ness section with one wheel riding on
its metal rim.
We always knew these party tele-
phone lines were busy-but we really
didn't know how busy until Guy Scoles
hung up the receiver Tuesday morn
ing with a look of resignation and
announced that for eight successive
mornings he had been unable to call
home because the line was busy. And
to make matters worse the Scoles
family missed chicken dinner last
Sunday when they failed to get an in
vitation because of a busy line.
They were looking for someone with
the wisdom of Solomon at the high
school Tuesday monring when stu
dents petitioned for closing of the
schools the last of the week because
of the state basketball tournament.
1t just happens that the district Choir
al contest is here Saturday and with
final rehearsals scheduled for Thurs
day and Friday, it looked like an im-
possible situation.
An interesting sidelght to the
Bluffton-Xenia basketball game to be
played at the state tournament at
Springfield, Thursday is the fact that
the superintendent of the Xenia
school, j. Harley Waldron, was adj
ministrative head of the high school
in which Prof. and Mrs. Russell Lantz
taught when they were both instruct
ors in the public schools of Ashland,
Kansas. The Lantzes lived with the
Waldrons when they were located in
the western school. When the Lantz-
es left for Bluffton, where Mr.. Lantz
accepted the college music post here,
the Waldrons left for Ft. Smith, Ark,
where Mr.. Waldron was administra-
tive head of the school system there.
DIR. Waldron has been head of the
Soldiers and Sailors Home at Xenia
for the past several years and togeth-
er with Mrs. Waldron they have fire.
quently exchanged visits with Mr. and
Mrs. Lantz. It's a small world, SO
runs the common expression.
One of the proudest boys in town
is little four year old Bobbie Steiner
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilford Steiner
of Spring street, who received a new
pair of roller skates this week. While
he has not mastered the techique of
always staying in the upright position
he is having great fun learning.
While returning home on one of
the school buses from the district
tournament at Celina, Friday night a
binding flash of light caused every
one to jump in combined reaction of
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Serial Numbers Of
RegiStrantS For Draft
Continued from page II

Continued from page u
icle, 1872 Lester Hahn, 215 Charles
Hankish, 226 Truman Bixel, 230 Paul
Clark, 252 Ambert Basinger, 257
Dewey Forman, 271 Melvin Diller,
800 Elias Augsburger, 312 Frank
Gunther, 314 Edward Schultz, 1923
Harold Steiner, 324 David Riser,
227 Clement Suter.
337 Cloyce Bame, 39S Robert
Lewis, 404 Albert Rein, 416 Ezra
Basinger, 421 Daniel Alspach, 423
Harley Diller, 424 Albert Diller, 462
Oliver Burkholder, 463 Chester Kin
caid, AGA George Schumacher, 467
Roscoe Shumaker, 472 Don Clark,
478 'Ropp Triplett.
4S2 Homer Bracy, 495 Sidney
Stettler, 521 Melvin Amstutz, 524
George Swank, Jr., 531 Herbert Rup-
right, $50 Paul Diller, 558 William
Miller, SOB Edwin Badertscher, 568
Ward Marshall, 593 Glenn Steiner,
594 Forrest Harmon, $40 Ralph
Whistler, 621 Dewitt Ewing.
$50 Ronald Kirkland, 655 Raymond
Marshall, $50 Joy Huber, 661 Virgil
Gratz, 666 Theodore Stettler, 674
Lloyd Hardwick, 682 Jason Triple
horn, $50 Pleyel Fett, 600 Kenneth
Gable, 691 Warner Newlan, 694 Her
bert Oyer, 500 Harvey Winkler.
728 Albert Burkholder, 1872 Edgar
Herr, 736 Gilbert Mann, 742 Leonard
Gratz, 759 Robert Criblez, 762 Elmer
Lora, 763 John Carder, 764 Edward
Reagan, 767 Clarence Burkholder,
772 Jesse Manges, 786 Delvin Kirch-
hofer, 7S8 Maurice Kohl.
800 Ray Hilty, 802 Louis Criblez,
803 Myron Motter, s1S Glenn Seyer,
1923 Wade Bechtel, S27 George KIM
mel, 843 Levi Althaus, 851 Aldine
Weiss, 854 Elmer Badertscher, 862
Richard Mumma, $40 Boyd Travis,
857 Paul Soldner.
877 Earl Lugibill, 878 Harvey
Bauman, 881 William Augsburger,
885 Brooks Root, 923 Kenneth
Schaublin, 924 Clyde Fisher, 94S
Emil Burrichter, 965 Laverne Huber,
98S Forrest Herr, 1924 Harold
Kempf, 1893 Russell Magee, 1042
Arnold Schultz, 1043 Cecil Kuhn.
1861 Nelson Hauenstein, 1859 Irwin
Bauman, 1910 Everett Hiestand, 1886
Floyd Smith, 1896 Irwin Amstutz,
HOO Joel Kimmel, I'LL Leon Hau-
enstein, 1118 Harold Beals, 1119
Alvin Johnson, 1124 Dwight Daily,
1929 Albert Augsburger, 1876 Mark
HORSEPOWER, 1147 Gerhard Buhler.
1859 Andrew Hochstettler, 118O
Harvey Which, 1882 Rhuel Kohler,
1854 George Carmack, 1893 William
Holtkamp, 1880 Ray Patterson, 1882
Harley Augsburger, 1889 James Mos
er, 1856 John Everett, 1858 Samuel
Triplehorn, 1869 Walter Neiswander.
1874 John Maxon, 1877 Nelson
Herr, 1892 Nile Murray, 1877 Ray
mond Amstutz, 1920 Raymond STRAIT
ton, 1926 Clair Habegger, 1886 Wade
Finton, 1851 Hiram Huser, 1852
Gideon Garmatter, 1858 Darwin Lug
inbuhl, 1867 Wilbur Howe.
1870 William Amstutz, 1872 Wade
| Mumma, 1896 Murray Triplehorn
1400 Richard Habegger, 1401 Walter
Badertscher, 1410 George Preto, 1417
Cleo Garau, 1419 Elmer Nusbaum
1921 John Thutt, 1425 Walter STRAIT.
ton, 1880 Harold Twining.
1431 Paul Hefner, 1444 Clifford
Houts, 1449 Howard Stager, 145l
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fear and surprise. It seemed that
about everyone had spent himself in
wild cheering, singing and chanting
and on the stretch between Beaver
dam and Bluffton the group had quiet
ed down almost to silence. And in
the darkest portion of the road and
at the quietest moment the dazzling
light caused everyone to see spots for
several minuts afterward. The mys-
terry was soon solved with the reali-
zation that camera enthusiast Harry
Minck was in the crowd and that he
simply was taking flash shot of the
bus load for the school annual. II is
reported that several of the students
are quite concerned over what the
negative might reveal.
$50
Jokes about wooden nickles are so
common that most of us have assign
ed such references to the realm of
fancy but Bob Benroth, Bluffton coin
collecting enthusiast, really has one
in his possession. A fellow member
of the coin collecting fraternity sent
the piece to Bob this week. In di-
mensions it is about an inch square
in shape and has stamped on it,
"Boonville, (Mo.) Centennial. Re-
deemable for one nickel on the CEN
tennial grounds"
| A firm believer in the virtues and
sturdiness of the old Model-T Ford,
raucous but reliable vehicle symbolic
of the dizzy twenties, Ross Wilkins,
farmer residing south of town, has
purchased a 1926 model at a recent
sale. The 16 year old car still has
lots of pep and gets him there the
same as the models of more recent
vintage.
Students of the high school science
classes are carrying with them a pap
er card on which is placed radio-ac-
| tive salts which glow in the darkness.
A note on the card tells the student
that they need not fear that this ra-
dunn will exhaust itself in its radio
activity. In 1000 years the radium
will glow at only half of its present
strength and it would take another
1000 to completely subside.
Some of the girls were having fun
playing Chinese tag near the college
music hall, Sunday afternoon. The
rule of the game is that you have to
hold on to wherever you are hit until
you tag someone else. Enjoying the
fun were Sara Jane Huser, Alice Ruth
Pannabecker, Joan Buhler, Mary Lou
Dean, Esther Berky and Betty Bixel..
Ralph Stager and John Bracy had
fun Sunday afternoon flying two kites
from one string. The cross pieces
were connected with piece of string.
1t was somewhat difficult to get the
kites up in the wind but one up they
flew as gracefully and easily as
though they were flown singly.
Cute black and white kids were
born TO the pet goat belonging to
Phyllis Hardwick, Saturday.
|
A salesman walked into the high
school office Tuesday afternoon and
after several minutes conversation
with Prin. Gerhard Buhler, the two
men discovered that they attended
public school together back in Mt.
Lake, MINI. Not having seen each
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seen him at all. mis- is my man.
If he were dead. I would make N.Y.
self die. Would your
Suddenly Dick was unable to
speak. He stood weaponless. hum
bic, and-without any particular re-
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The girl let the sway OF the ship
take her then. She swayed against
the doorway's stanchion, and stayed
there.
course or hope. Diffidently he turned
his eyes to Karen.
Karen Waterson had gone perfect
ly white whittier than sea foam,
whittier than the knit linen of the lit
tie hat she wore Her mouth was
oddly distorted, but her eyes were
blank. She seemed to have lost all
power of motion exactly where she
stood. Then the reel of the little
ship unbalanced her, and by its very
unkindness seemed to return her the
gift of movement. Karen turned,
literally fled. AT the foot of the lad
der she flung Dick one irrational, un-
readable glance; then ran away
from them into the upper night.
Ito be continued)
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Reports from eastern states indi-
cate farmers there have been con-
fused by the price regulation order
applying to wool. The order issued
by Price Administrator Leon Hen
derson sets prices only on secured
wool. To get true values for grease
wool, Ohio farmers should know the
grade of wool they offer for sale and
how to calculate the difference in
price between secured and grease
wool of the same grade.
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PAGE SEVEN

other for about 30 years they had
some difficulty in establishing iden-
tity but when the names were men,
toned both knew the other without
any doubt. The salesman, Ben
Schroeder by name, was informed
by Mr.. Buhler that DR.. j. S. Schultz,
also a former Mt. Lake resident,
lived in town. Schroeder lost no
time in making contact with DR..
Schultz at the college and consider
able time was spent in reminiscing
and exchanging information about
mutual friends.
Looked like old times Tuesday
afternoon to see Ralph "Laffe" West
at the high school gym, eyeing the
Pirates going thru their PAGES and
talking it over with Coach Diller.
Oldtimers remember Laffe as one
of Buttons all time luminaries who
spanked high school and college bas-
ketball teams some thirty years ago.
He's now one of Spaulding's top
men, being manager of the Chicago
store for that manufacturer of
athletic equipment.
Florida weather doesn't suit Fred
Bell, former Bluffton resident, any
too well--too cold and lots of rain,
he writes from Lakeland. Fred and
his wife have been wintering at that
place. They lived in Bluffton dur
ing the oil boom here forty years
ago and later moved to Oklahoma
but several years ago came back to
Ohio and are now located at
Weston.
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noring him again. Her voice was
quiet, in comparison to his; yet
somehow it cut his down, SO that he
stopped.
This is my man. You know that.
Why don't you go back to your
own? Do you have to have every
thing-the land, and the sea, and the
fish, and all the men in the world?"
For moment terrible exaspera-
tion half blinded Dick Wayne. Some
thing that was worth more to him
than the breath in his teeth had been
altogether his, until Lilua appeared.
She had come abruptly out of no
place-unaccountab in her physi-
cal presence, but even more unac-
countable as a factor in his life.
Search his memory as he might, he
could not recall ever having sum-
moned her-not by SO much as the
trailing of his eyes.
''I want to know how you got onto
my boat"
II swami" Lilua tossed at him in
quick, almost contemptuous aside.
She went on talking to Karen, lev
ely, her face quiet except for the
flame in her eyes, and her body
quiet except for that easy, uncon-
scious sway that balanced her to the
lift of the sea.
"You have nothing to give him, =
Lilua said in that inexorable, steady
voice. You can only think of posi-
ton, and land, and money. Would
you want him if you had first seen
him sick, and helpless, and alone?
You know wour c--- ..e..3 =. ..-e-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20
Male Help Wanted

Al washing machine ana vacuum cleaner
service man; highest salary paid won
deEful opportunity for right party: must b,
capable 10 take charge OF entire servic,
department. Telephone Mr. Davis. DEAR
born 2246
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20
Plan Aviation Drive

y Detroit chapter OF National
Aeronautic Association with a
membership of 10000. and "A
postwar program designed 10
coordinate all angles of aviation
In this section. will be sought
through the officer. personnel Of
the Detroit NAA group, il was
announced following a series Of
meetings of an executive COM
mittee headed by Adrian l..
Fuller. executive secretary Of
the National Society Of Tool
Engineers. J. Lee Barrett is
president of the Detroit chapter
Key executives from Detroit
industries engaged IN wartime
aviation production will be
brought into the committee
meetings TO outline their views
on making the Detroit chapter
the most virile group IN America
along the lines of aviation de-
velopment, Fuller said.
Ray Collins, now chief Of
prioriticS for the Army Air
Corps, Central Procurement Di-
vision, told the committee that
Detroit today is one of the most
important cities in Americas
aviation program and that il
should be kept in that position.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20

by overwork. I can't allow my
self 10 get on edge. My job IN TO
remain calm and To keep the or
ganizati0n going.
This IL tougher than n pri-
vate business Job, where the de-
tail is better organized and
where the executive can push
button TO get the factual data he
needs.
However. I take consolation
in the fact that, II today IN
tough, tomorrow will be tougher.
'In face Of ID all. I don't mind
criticism. That's the democratic
way. II were given autocratic
power. this wouldn't be the type
Of government that we're fight
ing 10 maintain"
Don Nelson is a Hannibal. Mo.
boy who made good. And in hi,
simple. human qualities, he's IN,
same fellow whom his home towI
friends have always known,
(The next article in this Specia
series will deal with William l.
Bait. vice chairman Of the Wal
Board
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20
Defends Truckers

Protests against charges re-
Gently aired in Washington that
% trucking firms were SUBJ
Sidized by the German govern
ment have been laid before
Washington officials by Don b.
Smith, manager of the Michigan
Trucking Association.
The rumOrs of uncOnfirmed
charges are an indictment of
the entire trucking industry
that alone In this state hauIs
% per cent Of all the vital war
supplies into Michigan anna
ment plants and hauls from these
same plants 50 per cent OF all
the completed ornaments ac-
cording To an official survey
made nv the Michigan state
Highway Department" Smith
said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20
Auto
Graphs
Case Histories
on Sunken Ships
@ altered by WPB
BY SILER FREEMAN

The pinch OF material short
ages has sent the salvage
hunters on strange searches.
Probably the most unique is the
one for sunken ships in the
Great Lakes. The first has been
brought up and sent 10 the
Great Lakes Steel for scrap.
But the War Production Board
has case histories on 6i others.
II has all data on how they
went down. where they are and
how much il would cost TO
salvage each
Out of the % which the WPB
salvage section surveyed, only
about 80 are within the realm
of salvage. Fifteen others are
considered worthless hulkS and
the remainder are "borderlinc"
cases, where the cost Of salvage
may be more than their worth
10 the war effort
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20
The Warriors
Of Production
Nelson Gave Up
Of
Sears for u. 5.
Chance TO Fulfill
Lifelong Ambition
Passed Up by Patriot

In a series OF special articles
of which this is the first. Mer-
TyIe Stanley Rukeyser. noted
writer on economics. takes you
behind the scenes of the re-
Gently Teorganized War Pro-
ducuon Board and introduces
you in a personal way 10 the
men who are making the indus
trial wheels of America hum
for victory. The first article
presents an exclusive inter
view with WPB Chief Nelson
himself.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20
Obituaries
William Stevenson
Rites tuesday at z P. M.
for River Rouge Man

Services Will be held al p. in.
tomorrow at the Frank Gallagher
Funeral Home. River Rouge. for
William Stevenson, who died yes
terday AT his home at rs East
Cicottc avenue. lie was 50 years
old.
a native Of Detroit, Mr.. Steven
son lived in River Rouge for 30
years and was associated with the
Brown-Lee Lumber Company for
more than 90 years. He Is sur
vived by his children. Ida, Archie
and Christian. 10 grandchildren
and SIX great grandchildren.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20
Death lotlres

DE NILDE-Juiy 10. Caletta OF 1867
Hickory. beloved wife ~ Mathew; dear
mother Of Mrs. Arthur Copan. Mrs Bluss
LuXton. Richard and Robert DE Wilde
grandmother ~ five grandchildren. Funeral
wednesday $ 30 a m. az a. " Peters
Funeral Home. l2Oh7 Grstiot and A. m.
ist our Lady 81 Sorrow Church
vi NtEh July Is samuel j. ~ 2l.a
BROOKLYN. beloved husband OF Margaret
dear father 81 Mrs Mary Ann Relz and
Mrs. Margaret Sutherland, brother Of Mrs
otto Buelow and Mrs Charles Bridges
Funeral from pariors ~ J sutton a Son.
ili7 Trumbull Ave. Tuesday % 30
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20
Male Help Wanted

BUS DRIVERS for immediate employment
with Department OF Street Railways
City OF Detroit at 79c 10 sac per hour q
be filled by competitive examination
Yearly average earnings during le41 APP
proximated $1,000. Applicants must be no
less than twenty-one or more than fortl
years OF age and citizens OF the United
states. Apply 20 the Detroit Street Railway,
Commission, ST. Jean and Shoemaker, De
troit, Michigan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20
By MERRYLE $. RUKEYsER


Copyright. 1912. by Int News Service }
WASHINGTON. July 20 CINS).
Donald NJ. Nelson, 53-year-old
chairman of the War Production
Board. presides over the largest
array of industrial executives and
business chiefs ever assembled
under one roof.
Privately. he will confide as 10
the difficulties of harmoniZing the
temperamentS of 50 many over
worked rugged individualists. but
when outsiders on Capitol Hill or
elsewhere seek 10 belittle his army
of dollar-a-year men. he goes 10
bat for them without reservation
or compromise.
After Pearl Harbor, when Mr.
Nelson moved up from director of
SPAB to his present post. Mr..
Nelson himself was graduated
from the dollar-a-year class. and,
from legalistic standpoint, he be-
came conventional governmental
executive at a salary OF $4,000 a
year To do so. however, he gave
up his $4,000 year salary as ex-
ecutive vice president of Sears
Roebuck e. Co. and incidentally
when Thomas J. Carney. president
Of this company, recently passed
into the great beyond. Mr.. Mel
sons singleminded devotion 10 the
winning Of the war precluded the
attainment of his lifelong ambition
10 become chief executive OF the
worlds largest merchandising or
ganiZation. A director OF the cor
poration told me that Mr.. Nelson
would have been chosen unani-
mously for this 500. 0O0-a-year job
IL he had been free TO take IL.
ONLY ONE BOSS
After graduating from the Uni
verslty Of Missouri as chemist,
Don Nelson went TO work for
Sears as a temporary matter in
order 10 finance his higher educa-
ton 10 qualify for teaching Thirty
years later he was still climbing 10
his Temporary" job, and has never
had any other boss until he began
10 work for Uncle Sam.
Unlike an engineer, who deals
primarily with physical things, Mr.
Nelson's forte has been in the field
OF applied psychology. On one Of
my frequent visits 10 his office the
other day / was qulzzlng him
about this.
He said, with characteristic SIM
pllcitN:
As retailer. regarded
every one with whom ! came In
contact. including n salesman. az
prospect for my company.
Thus, I always tried 10 make
good impression"
Applying the same attitude in
public office, Mr.. Nelson told me
that in his present job he and his
associates are doing job for the
people. and they're entitled TO
courtesy when they try 10 find out
what's going on here.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20
PRAISES THE PROBES

In the same spirit. Mr.. Nelson
Indicated 20 me that the auditing
of the War Production Board By
the Truman committee and other
congressional agencies was desir-
able He did. however. express the
hope that the auditors would set
up reasonable standards for judg-
ing the behavior Of public servants
acting in n national crisis under
great pressure. Moreover. he
thought il desirable TO audit the
competence and diSinterestednesS
of self appointed outside critics.
Being devoted 10 the winning of
the war. rather than catering 10
prejudice. Mr.. Nelson believes that,
in addition 10 their compensation
Of 81 year. the temporary Off
Gals should receive some appre-
citation and understanding.
For dollar-a-year men," the
chairman revealed. "we've got 10
attract men who know their
stuff. We need 10 get real talent
and experience. The urgency II
too great to train green persons
for the important Jobs.
apparently glib critics don't
quite realize the seriousness of
the charge when they say dollar
a-year men are here TO protect
their private company interests
In conflict with the country's
needs. II that indictment were
warranted, such men would be
traitors TO their country I'm time
Of war, and should be tried be-
fore military tribunals. IL men
were really suppressing ideas
and products which would help
bring victory, they would be
guilty OF treason. I can assure
YOU 1 haven't seen anything like
that around here"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20
ROLLER SKATING DANCING

ROLLER SKATING nightly EXCEPT rues
day, saturday. dancing saturday. Wres
tiing Tuesdays Windsor Arena. 572 Nc.
DouEsil Windsor
READ Times Want AS for profit-use
them foe results
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20
Clarence Hornshaw
City Airport Towermon
10 Be Buried tuesday

Services for Clarence Hornshaw
OF 1857 Yellowstone avenue. who
died Friday at the age of 3S, will
be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow az
Frazler's Funeral Home, 2377
West Grand boulevard.
Mr. Hornshaw, who was en-
ployed as a towernan at the city
airport. is survived by his wife
Genevieve: two children. Robert
ami Dolores, and his parents, Mr.
and Mrs James HornShaw.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20
HE'S ALWAYS CALM

Mr. Nelson's calm amidst the ex.
citement and confusion at Wash
ington is not accident. II is
deliberate and studied.
I'm dealing here" he said.
with several hundred Tima
donnas. Mems nerves are frayed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20
Mrs. Flora Reithmdn
TearOon Q perator Dies;
Services thursday

Mrs Flora Reichman. widely
known as Madame Flora. operator
of tearoom at Is Grand River
avenue, died Sunday at Mercy
Hall after an illness of several
months. She was 48 years old.
Services will be held at $50
a m. Thursday at the Sacred
Heart OF Jesus Catholic Church,
with burial in Mt Olivet Cemetery.