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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
Music Teacher Hired
For Schools Here

Miss Harriet Evelyn Brate, in
structor in public school music at
the Paulding schools, has been hired
to teach music in the Bluffton public
schools and college for the coming
year, it was announced Tuesday by
A. J. B. Longsdorf, superintendent
of schools.
She fills the vacancy created by
the resignation of Miss Elizabeth
Higley, who resigned her position
here to teach at Muskingum college
at New Concord.
Miss Rita Hankish of Bluffton has
been hired for the position at Pauld-
ing. Miss Hankish taught for the
past two years at Beaverdam.
Miss Brate is graduate of Miami
university and has the M. A. degree
from Ohio State university. She has
also taken graduate work at the
University of Wisconsin.
She was critic teacher for Ohio
Wesleyan university when she taught
at Ashley High school at which place
she supervised the student teaching
of Miss Elizabeth Higley, former
Bluffton High school teacher.
In addition to her teaching at the
high school she will be critic teacher
for Bluffton college and will teach
four hours per semester in the col
lege department of music.
At Miami university she did her
student teaching under Miss Edith
Keller, present state supervisor of
public school music in Columbus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
Transportation Depots Arrang-
ed for at Sohio and Sinclair
Stations
Plan to be Used by Bluffton
District Residents Working
In War Plants

To facilitate wartime transporta.
ton, Bluffton has established two
transportation depots for the pur-
pose of conserving automobiles, tires
and gasoline, it was announced this
week by Clair Fett, chairman of the
Bluffton Civilian Defense council.
Purpose of the new depots will be
for residents of this area engaged
in war plant industries in other
areas to have a clearing house for
information enabling them to swap
rides.
EXCHANGE INFORMATION
The transportation depots are To-
Gated at the Sohio Service station
on North Main street and the Sim
clair station on South Main street.
At these places blanks are available
for all war workers to list their
places of employment, their hours of
departure and return and other in
formation which will enable them to
contact other Bluffton war workers.
BY this method, persons who are
driving to other cities to work may
contact other persons going in the
same direction. The program, as es-
tablished, will enable the alternating
use of cars, thus doubling and trip
ling the life of cars necessary to the
war effort.
Plans for the Bluffton depots were
worked out with Dale Archer of the
Ohio Department of highways, Clair
Fett of the local defense council and
Raymond Conrad, chairman of the
local transportation committee.
ELIMINATES NEEDLESS TRAVEL
Such depots are being established
in all communities within 90 mile
radius of Lima. In commenting on
the program State Highway director
Hal G. Sours said there are four
points to remember. These are:
l. Elimination of needless travel.
2. Use of public carriers whenever
possible for necessary travel.
3. Development of the Golden Rule
policy in car operation by sharing
rides and driving sanely and safely.
A. Coordination of war plants,
suburban employees and local COM
munities.
The plan as set up here is for the
use of war workers only, it was ex-
planned by Fett.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
RICHLAND TWP.
man IS CHOICE
OF DEMOCRATS
Harry Burgess, Republican,
Seeking Reelection, Will
Be Opponent
Democrats Nominate Welker
For Auditor; Griffin, Re-
publican, Unopposed

Charles w. Lora, Richland town.
ship farmer was nominated Demo-
cratic candidate for commissioner in
the Allen county primary Tuesday.
Lora received a total of 1923 votes,
leading by comfortable margin his
nearest opponent Frank E. Kelley
who polled total of 1856.
Lora will have for his opponent in
the November election Harry L.
Burgess, Republican nominee, seek
ing reelection who received a total
of 1892 votes.
Vote thruout the county was light
and evoked little interest on the part
of the electors. Because of the light
vote, results were posted in all Bluff
ton precincts early Tuesday night,
some almost before dark.
COUNTY TICKET INTEREST
Interest in the county ticket GEN.
tered about the commissioners race
were party nominations were being
sought by four Democrats and two
Republican candidates.
Democrats also watched with in
terest the race for the auditors nom-
ination, won by Stanley Welker of
Lima, over Frank Trick of Delphos.
Checking up on the vote here, po-
litical observers said it was the
lightest in recent years. A total of
800 ballots cast in Blufftons four
precincts was less than one-third of
the towns total vote.
PRECINCT VoTE
Precinct totals were: A, IS; B,
LOT; C, 68; ID, 60.
Voting in Richland township pre-
cincts was about on a par with that
in Bluffton. Totals were: Richland
North, "a; Richland South, IS. Beav-
erdam's total vote was 65.
In the race for nomination for gov
ernor Congressman John McSweeney
received the democratic nomination,
it was indicated Wednesday noon.
Governor Bricker was renominated
on the Republican ticket without op-
position.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13

clearinghouse Plan Set-Up To Enable
War Workers To Exchange Auto Rides
News Carrier Here
Sells S1,269 In War
Bonds And Stamps

DATRIOTIC effort on the part
of Don Augsburger, son of
MIR. and Mrs. Harley Augsburg
er of North Lawn avenue, re-
suited in the sale of S1,269 in
United States war bonds and
stamps on his morning paper
route.
All of the Bluffton paper car
riers have been selling the
stamps to customers at collec-
tion time but Don holds the
record for volume sold during
the past eleven weeks. Prac-
tically all of the sales were in
small amounts but Don, stu
dent in the junior high school,
says that he is glad to do his
bit.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
Reichenbach Leaves
For NaUy Training

Dale Reichenbach, son of Post
master and Mrs. Ed r. Reichenbach
left Tuesday morning for Cincinnati
where he was inducted into the
United States Navy to begin train
ing with the Gene Tunney physical
education program.
He left Wednesday for Norfolk,
Va, where he will begin the eight
weeks course with Tunney. At the
completion of the course Reichenbach
will have the rank of Chief Petty
Officer.
His wife left for her former home
in Terre Haute, Ind, where she will
stay until his training is completed
after which she will join her hus
band.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
Lions Picnic At
College Tuesday

Family night will be observed in
the annual Lions club picnic to be
held on the baseball diamond of the
Bluffton college campus Tuesday
night at $3.50 o'clock.
The meeting is in honor of Rev.
H. T. Unruh, member of the club,
who leaves in two weeks for Hills
boro, Kansas, where he will be min
lister of the Mennonite church there.
The Bluffton Ministerial associa-
ton will me the guests of the club
in the family night meeting.
Members of the club will bring
baskets of food and table service fol
their families.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
DRIVE
WILL GET UNDER
way HERE SOON
Residents of BlufftOn and Sur.
rounding Area Cooperate
In Campaign
Local Committee Makes Plea
For Various Kinds of Scrap
Metal and Junk

Bluffton and the surrounding COM
munity will cooperate in the extern
sive drive for scrap metal and junk
materials of various kinds scheduled
for the latter part of this month, i,
was announced this week by Mayol
wv. A. Howe.
The executive committee directing
the efforts of the community in its
drive to collect more scrap for the
nations war effort is working out
plans as to method of collection and
the disposition of the material col
lected.
Executive Committee
On the committee directing the
drive are Mayor Howe, Fred Badert-
scher, Allen Grismore, Walter Mar
shall, Fred Hofer, E. S. Lape and
Jesse Yoakam.
Badertscher, Grismore and Mar
shall are township trustees, and
Hofer, Lape and Yoakam are mem
bers Of the Bluffton town council.
Plans are being made to auction
the collected scrap and junk to the
highest bidder, it was stated. An
nouncement of the collection date
will be made next week.
Typical of the cooperation being
manifested by area residents is the
willingness of Harry Anderson of
Orange township living three miles
southeast of town, to include so
year old stove, family heirloom, to
aid in the nations war effort.
Bought by Industry
Junk collected by residents of the
area is bought by industry from
scrap sources at established govern
ment controlled prices, and it soor
goes into the making of war
materials.
In barnyards, old buildings, gar.
ages, attics and gullies is lot OF
junk doing no one any good, but
which is badly needed by the ma
tion in its effort to smash the Axis
powers.
The country today is turning out
more steel than the rest of the
world combined but 100000 tons
of additional scrap metal are needed
| if the full rate of war production j:
to be attained, it was stated.
Rubber Also Needed
A plea to continue the collection
of old rubber also was sounded, ant
additional waste materials mos
urgently needed include brass, cop
per, lead, zinc and tin.
After materials are collected b.
residents here they will likely b.
brought to collection centers to b.
established by the local committee
in charge of the salvage drive, i
was stated.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
Funeral For Mrs. Ida
Gallant On Thursdau

Funeral servics for Mrs. Ida Gal
liant, so. of Marion, wife of Walter
Gallant, will be held at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. r.
Fisher of Orange township Thursday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Gallant died at her home in
Marion, Tuesday morning following
years illness. The remains were
brought to the home of her parents
Wednesday afternoon.
She was born in Orange township.
April %, 1892, and married to Wal
ter Gallant in 1908. The family
moved from Bluffton to Marion about
twelve years ago. Mrs. Gallant was
a member of the Olive Branch u. B.
church.
She formerly attended the Black
school in Orange township and be-
cause of her funeral, the annual
school reunion to have been held this
Thursday has been postponed until
Thursday, August 20.
Surviving are her husband and
two daughters Joann and June of
Marion; two sons Kenneth of Buoy
rus and James of Marion; father and
mother near Bluffton; a brother
James Fisher and sister Mrs. Thom-
as Koontz of Orange township.
| Rev. Hilliard Camp of North Bal
timore will officiate at the funeral
services. Burial will be in the Has
sen cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13

Friday from | u 5 p. m. at which
time facilities will be provided to
effect the registration.
There are at least 200 families
that have not registered yet, a
tabulation revealed. Last week
26,2S7 pounds of sugar were auth
orized for a total of TIC families in
the Bluffton school district, it was
reported by Supt. Longsdorf.
The sugar permits, under the
second registration, we're for an
average of about 33 pounds per
family unit almost the same as the
general average of 35 pounds under
the first registration.
The fruits most frequently listed
by residents here for late canning
included peaches, pears, plums, ap-
pies, and grapes. The sugar was
rationed on the basis of nine quarts
of fruit per person in the family.
One pound of sugar was allowed for
every four quarts.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
HOUSEWIVES HERE
Get Oven Is TONS
OF CANNING SUGAR
Late Registrars May Obtain
Authorization Here Thurs
day and Friday
After Friday Permits Will be
Issued Only at Coordinator's
Office in Lima

Bluffton school district residents
who did not receive their canning
sugar purchase certificates at the
assigned time last week will have
only Thursday and Friday to obtain
their authorization in Bluffton at
the high school, it was announced
Tuesday by A. ]. B. Longsdorf,
school superintendent in charge of
the local rationing program.
After Friday all of the cards will
be turned back to the office of the
Allen County coordinator at the
courthouse in Lima. 1t will be
necessary after that time to obtain
the canning sugar permits in Lima,
it was stated.
For the convenience of the resi-
dents who found it impossible to
register last week the high school
office will be open on Thursday and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
Births

The following births at the Bluff
ton Community hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Davidson,
Ottawa, a boy, last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Deerhake, a
boy, Don Robert, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Anderson, a
girl, Caren Sue, Thursday.
Capt. and Mrs. Francis Hood, a
girl, Virginia Ruth, born Saturday.
Mrs. Hood was formerly Miss Kath-
leen Rhoads of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleo Inbody, Raw
son, a girl, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Deitrick, Mt.
Cory, girl, Colleen Elizabeth, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Pfeiffer
of Lima, a boy, at Lima hospital
Saturday. Mrs. Pfeiffer will be re-
membered here as the former Miss
Alice Stith.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC

Annual picnic of the Presbyterian
Sunday school will be held at the r.
L. Triplett farm, Thursday evening
at $3.50 o'clock. Each family is asked
to bring sandwiches and hot and cold
dish sufficient for themselves.
Those having no way to go should
meet at the church at $50 and trans
portation will be provided.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
COUNTY TENNIS
TOURNAMENT TO
BEGIN SATURDAY
Matches Played On Courts of
BlufftOn Tennis Club All
Next Week
Trophies On Display at News
Window, to be Awarded
In All Events

First round matches in the 18th
annual Allen county tennis tourna-
ment will be held on the courts of
the Bluffton tennis club on East
College avenue Saturday and Sun
day afternoons, starting about poo
o'clock.
The tournament will continue
every day next week, closing on
August "a, with most of the
matches scheduled to start in the
afternoon about o'clock.
The events include mems singles
and doubles, women's singles and
junior singles. Trophies, which may
be seen at the display window at the
Blutfton News office, will be award
ed to winners in all events.
Entry Deadline
All single entries must be in the
hands of the tournament committee
by p. m. on Friday and the draw
iliSS VIII DC Hclu III eiiC CFchiiiS &
Entries for the doubles will be re-
ceived until p. m.~Sunday.
Entrants will report at p. m.
Saturday at the club courts. Play
in singles will start as soon there
after as possible, but no defaults
will be charged before Sunday after
noon at / o'clock. Local partici-
pants in matches will play with each
other on Saturday.
Defending Champs
All of the defending champions
are planning to participate in the
tournament. Carl Hutchins. super
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
LEAVES FOR ARMY

Roger Hauenstein, youngest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Hauenstein left
Saturday for the army induction CEN
ter at Ft. Hayes, Columbus. He went
with group of Van Vert county Sc
lectees, having been instructor in mu-
sic in school of that county at the
time of registration. He taught in
the schools of DeGraff last year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
With The Sick

E. M. Hostettler was confined to
his home on East Kibler street the
first of the week with a heart all
ment.
Mrs. John Blackburn of South Main
street is convalescing at Lima Me-
mortal hospital following on opera
ton which she underwent last week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
ReU. Schultz To ShOlU
Pictures At Church

Moving pictures of missionary ac-
tivities of the United Brethren
church in West Africa, will be shown
by the Rev. Walter Schultz, returned
missionary living near Pandora, at
the st. John Reformed church Sun
day night at 8:15 o'clock.
Rev. Schultz has been superintend-
ent of the missionary activities of
his denomination in Sierre Leone,
West Africa. The public is invited,
it was announced by Rev. Emil Bur-
richter, pastor.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
PhOnOgrdph Record
DriUe Ends ThurSdau

With approximately 1000 phono-
graph records collected here to date
in the American Legion campaign
started two weeks ago, Rluffton res
idents are requested to contribute
what records they can by Thursday,
the last day of the drive.
Collection barrels are located at
both Triplett plants, at the Citizens
National bank and at the Star thea
ire.
The records will be sold to provide
vital war materials and the funds
will be used for the purchase of new
records for the boys in service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
INDUCTED INTO ARMY

Harold Eckenwiler of Beaverdam
left Monday with three other selec-
tees from Allen County Board 3, for
induction into the army at Camp Per-
ry. The men passed their final phys
ical examinations two weeks ago and
spent the past fourteen days at home
on automatic furloughs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
In New Locations

Mrs. D. P. Diller who sold her
farm west of town. last spring to
Elmer Nusbaum has moved into the
North jackson street property which
she recently purchased from Harlan
Moser.
Francis Moser has moved onto the
farm vacated by Mrs. Diller.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
Advance In Rank

Corp. Aldine Weiss, Jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Aldine Weiss of North
Lawn avenue, has been promoted to
rank of sergeant at Gardner Field,
545 S. S., near Taft, Calf, where
he is in training.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
ReU. A. C. Schultz To
Talk In Radio Series

Living Today" is the theme of
the radio series to be presented by
the Rev. A. C. Schultz, pastor of
the Ebenezer Mennonite church and
Bluffton College Bible professor, over
Findlay radio station WIN every
Friday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock.
The first address is scheduled for
this week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
PRIMARY RESULTS IN
ALLEN COUNTY ON
CONTESTED OFFICES
Based on Complete Unofficial Returns from
Allen County's 113 Precincts
Vote In Town And
: Rural Precincts

COMPLETE unofficial returns
of the vote cast Tuesday in
Bluffton, Beaverdam and Rich
land township rural precincts
appears on Page of this issue.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13

After this there will be no
specific date set for the ration
ing of sugar. Consumers will
present their applications thru
out the year at the county CO.
ordinator's Office, according to
an announcement made the first
of the week from the office of
price administration for Ohio.
This is in line with a policy
that no food should be wasted
because of lack of sugar for
canning.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
Real Estate Deals

Mr.. and Mrs. Denver Zimmerly
have purchased the Aaron Welty
farm consisting of ten acres in Rich
land township on the Bigler road
north of town.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
NEW STORE FRONT

A new front is being installed at
the Fett hardware on North Main
street this week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-13
REPUBLICAN
Court of Appeals

County commission
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-12
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EUREKA
4
Mrs. Sweet Injuries Arm

Mrs. Laura Sweet fell recently
and injured her arm SO that she has
been unable to continue her work
of baking bread and cookies for
many homes in Eureka. Mrs Sweet,
although 70 years of age, continues
the work she has done for many
years and has succeeded in main
tanning her home and paying her
taxes each year. She scorns the idea
of accepting help from her govern
ment and will be back on the job IN
short time Few women are as
well read and awake to world con-
ditions as is Mrs Sweet and she is
using her unWished for vacation in
reading and knitting for the Red
Cross. Mrs. Sweet says she can
not remember when she couldn't
knit and sewl Her many friends
will be glad to see her back swing
ing along with open sweater, bare
head and basket on arm to bring
her good home baked bread again
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
REXF0RD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mrs. r. L. LaByer. who spent the
past two months visiting relatives
in Seattle. returned to her home
here Sunday. r. L. LaByer. who is
an engineer on the hill at Essex, ar
rived here also on Sunday to spend
some time at his home.
Alec Butts Of Priest River, Ida,
visited at the homes of his brother,
E. w Butts and his sister, Mrs.
Wellington Brock, the past week.
DR. Earl Madden Of Kalispell was
guest of his parents for few days
the past week.
Customs Inspector Arthur Flem-
ing Of Rooseville was here Sunday
on official business.
Mrs William Brock was very il
the past week. AT this time, how.
ever, she is greatly improved.
Walter Hays of Spokane was 6
business caller here last Thursday
Arthur Brock of Libby and Mrs
Merlin Scott Of Eureka were guests
at the home of their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Wellington Brock, for
couple of days last week.
NelS Amin, IOIIileI neAloIt
resident, was calling on friends If
this vicinity Saturday
The small daughter Of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Sylvester Frank is recovering
from pneumonia.
Mrs. Judd Mills of Spokane i
staying at the home of her parents
for short time to care for he
mother, Mrs. Wellington Brock
during Mrs. Brooks convalesence.
Mrs. Leslie LaByer has been OF
the sick list the past week.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-12
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES t*ttt.sa*

Mrs. James Orr and son, Carl,
were in Libby the first Of last week.
They also visited at the Edward
Orr home at the Vermiculite mine.
The warm weather and rain are
taking our snow off In a hurry
There are robins, blackbirds and
meadoWlarks here so it begins to
look and sound as if spring is just
around the corner.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Fowler were
up to their ranch over the week
end from the Birmingham mill near
Libby.
Word comes from Kalispell that
the infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Davis has been seriously III
with pneumonia.
Mrs. Homer Davis spent last
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs.
Koebel
G. E. Gilbertson was in Libby
Thursday.
Most Of the school children and
some of the parents are having
colds or flu
| Mrs. Edward Palm has been quite
ill for some time. Saturday she
was taken to Spokane for medical
treatment. Her sister, Mrs. William
Lang, went with her. Mrs. Lang
returned home Sunday
Mrs. George Koebel and son
Warren, were in Kalispell las
week