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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-17

The D. NJ. c. Seggie family has
four brothers from Edinburgh,
Donald Gray. nearly IS; Alec. Ia,
and in high school; Ian and Ken
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Lions Hold Picnic
For ReU. II. T. Unruk

Family night was observed in a
picnic by the Bluffton Lions club at
the Bluffton college baseball diamond
Tuesday night.
Rev. H. 7. Unruh, member of
the club who resigned his pastorate
at the First Mennonite church here,
was honored at the meeting.
Rev. Emil Burrichter, pastor of
the Bluffton Reformed churches and
president of the Bluffton Ministerial
association, spoke in behalf of the
ministers of the community.
N. E. Byers spoke briefly on be-
half of the community and Lion
President /. B. Beeshy spoke on be-
half of the Lions club after which
remarks were made by Rev. Unruh.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Annual FlOUer Sale
For Blind Saturday

The annual Brotherhood Day.
flower sale will be held in Bluffton
on Saturday, it was announced by
Mary Margaret Basinger in charge
of the campaign.
Purpose of the sale is to provide
funds to give assistance to the blind
and shut-ins. This includes free
reading matter such as Bibles and
magazines, white canes and trained
shepherd dogs for companions.
The agency also conducts the Ma
tional Cheerio Circle for shut-ins
All of the artificial flowers to be
sold Saturday are made by the blind
and shut-ins.
Local committee of sponsors in
cludes: Mayor w. A. Howe, Mrs
Charles Hankish, Miss Ocie Ander-
son, the Rev. j. A. Weed and Mrs
A. J. B. Longsdorf.
Headquarters of the campaign will
be at the ton hall where Miss Ba-
singer will give flowers and instruc-
tions to the volunteer workers after
nine o'clock Saturday morning.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
POUer Failure
Brings BldckOut

Twenty-one northwestern Ohio
tons, including Beaverdam, Mt. Cory,
Rawson and Findlay, were plunged
into total darkness Wednesday MORN
ing from LOS to 1880 o'clock due to
mechanical failure at the Wood
cock generating station of the Gen.
trail Ohio Light and Power Co. in
Bluffton.
A preliminary investigation re-
vealed that the unexpected blackout
resulted probably from a failure in
the coal pulverizer or fuel conveyor
system causing the Bluffton plant to
lose steam, it was stated. The COM
plete cause was not learned imme-
diately.
1t was necessary for hospitals, tel
ephone services and others having the
| equipment to use their emergency
current supplies. Railroad sigma
stations in the area used emergency
signals.
Towns served by the Bluffton plant
include: Jersey City, Cygnet, Bloom
dale, Rudolph, North Baltimore, Var
Buren,, Bairdstown, Mortimer, Find
lay, Rawson, Mt. Cory, Beaverdam
Landeck, Venedocia, Elgin, New
Knoxville, Moulton, Anna, Wapak.
oneta, Lockington and st. Marys.
The company's auxiliary plant al
Findlay, ordinarily held in readiness
for such an emergency is usually
shut down during the middle hours
of the night and for that reason
could not furnish power Immediately.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Local War Workers
Urged To SlUdp Rides

Workers in local war industries
were also urged to swap rides to IA
cilitate wartime transportation and
for the conservation of automobiles,
it was stated by Clair Fett, chair
man of the Bluffton Civilian Defense
council.
Two transportation depots were es-
tablished last week at the Sohio
Service Station on North Main street
and at the Sinclair Service station on
South Main street for the purpose of
enabling residents here working in
other areas to swap rides.
Workers in local war plants, living
in the country or outside the COM
munity, are also invited to use the
service. Many workers from the
country are driving alone and con-
siderable savings could be affected by
doubling up, Fett stated.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Bond Sales Total
S23,663 In July

During the month of July Bluffton
residents purchased s23,663 in war
bonds and stamps, it was announced
this week by Norman Triplett, chair
man of the Bluffton war savings
council.
This represented s22,761 in bonds
and $902.75 in stamps. This figure
is somewhat below the general
monthly average of $4,000 main.
tanned in the campaign so far.
A more extensive advertising ano
promotion campaign is scheduled tc
get under way in the near future
and committee chairmen will be
called together soon to make plans
Triplett said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Graduates In Air
Mechanics Course

Pvt. Alvin B. Crawford, 81, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray d. Crawford,
southeast of town in Orange town
ship, was graduated recently from an
intensive course in aviation mechan-
les at Sheppard Field, Texas.
Sheppard Field, near Wichita
Falls, Texas, is one of the many
Army Air forces technical training
command schools which are engaged
in training ground crews for army
aviation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Augsburger Reunion

The descendants of the John and
Abraham Augsburger families held
their 10th annual reunion at Lafay-
ette park, Lafayette, Sunday. Des-
pite the rainy day there were almost
60 in attendance.
1t was decided to hold the reunion
at the same time and place next
year. Officers will be: Pres, Albert
Augsburger; vice pres, Dan Augs-
burger; sec-treas., Mrs. Wade Carol.
News Want-ads bring results.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
X * -
WANT-ADS

Notice-Open every Thursday
afternoon and evening until 10 p.
M, for your convenience and can
ming supplies. Don Torches Market,
Beaverdam. IS
Notice-Due to war conditions we
will be unable to supply some grades
of fertilizers. See us about booking
your fall requirements. Master Feed
Mill, phone 317-W.
Wanted to buy-Two day-old
calves. E. E. Anderson, Bluffton
phone 653-T.
Wanted-Middle aged woman to
care for Mrs. Catherine Danner,
South Jackson st. Inquire at home,
corner S. Jackson and Grove streets.
Wanted-Woman for light house
work and assist in care of sick lady.
Mrs. c. L. Rupright, Beaverdam
phone SOP.
Wanted to Buy-Barlett pears.
Mrs. Paul Clark. Grove street.
Wanted-Taylor Tot Mrs. Harold
Young, Rawson.
Wanted-Housework by girl, aged
18. Inquire 1928 Cherry street.
For rent-Room in modern home.
Call phone 189-R.
For rent-Pasture for cattle or
sheep. John and Jane Rayl
For rent-Two modern furnished
| apartments, one with bedroom and
| kitchenette; other 3 rooms and sleep
ing porch. Hot air heat, gas and
lights included. Inquire sic S. Si-
mon, Ada, Ohio.
For rent-House miles east of
Bluffton. Inquire Schwinn Bros, 3
| miles southeast of Rawson.
For sale-Flag standard with flag,
for street display, practically new.
Inquire News office.
For sale-Potatoes and apples. Ar
thur Badertscher. II
For sale-Good cooking apples. W
G. Carr, Bluffton phone. IL
For sale-Vinegar 20 cents gallon.
Augsburger Fruit Farm, miles south
of town. Phone 648-W If
| For sale-New and used golf clubs,
balls and all other golf equipment.
w. S. Kellogg, Bluffton.
For sale-Fruit trees for fall plant
ing. Fall is the best time to plant
sweet cherry trees. l.. A. Oberly,
salesman, 140 Cherry ST.
For sale-40 Leghorn pullets 31s
months old 35c each. Chas. Matthey
on county line road.
For sale-Iron bed and springs
also rockers and chairs, sweeper, etc.
Mrs. C. L. Rupright, Beaverdam
phone SOP.
For sale-Two used potato brush
ers and graders with picking table.
McGuffey hardware. 20
For sale-100 bushels corn. Den
mis- Brauen, phone 549-G-1.
For sale-Nice cooking apples T5c
per bushel. VIM. Badertscher, l
mile north of town.
For sale-63 young chickens.
Clarence Young, Bluffton phone.
For sale-Irish setter female dog
to farm family. Arden Baker.
For sale-80 acres, 120 acres and
lao acres near Bluffton. See H. w.
| Althaus, phone 374-W.
| For sale-Renown range good as
new; also baby basket with stand
Mrs. Paul Faze, Bluffton phone
| 542-T.
| For sale-Plums, potatoes and vim,
egar. Stanley Bixel, 21s miles NORTH
of town.
| For sale-Early harvest and sugar
pears for spicing; also grapes fol
| jelly and three varieties good cook
ing apples. Steiner Fruit farm y
mile east of town.
For sale-Majestic kitchen rang
| $18 cash if sold this week. Cal
Bluifton phone 552-W.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Farm Bureau Picnic
At Lima City Park

Bluffton district members of the
Farm Bureau organization are in
vited to attend a picnic of the
Allen County Farm Bureau to be
held at the Lima City Park Friday
noon.
All members of the family are in
vited to attend. Members are re-
quested to bring we'll filled baskets.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning

Hogs-160 to $50, $1460; roughs
S12.75; stays, S10,75.
Calves, $15.25; lambs, $3.50.
Grain (bu. prices )-Wheat, SLIT;
corn, SOC; oats, Acc; soys, $1.55.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20

A few residents have already
signed up for the service but many
more should if the service is to be
most effective, it was pointed out.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Auto Chief Risk

In answer to the question: "What
is the greatest risk in flying today?"
student aviators at Orlando, Fla,
reply: "The auto ride to the air
port"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20

Entered as second class matter at
the postoffice at Bluffton, Ohio,
under the Act of March 8, 1879.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20

Subscription rates: Year, $500;
six months, S1.25 anywhere in U. S.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20

Richland Grange
The Richland Grange will hold a
camp fire meeting next Tuesday
night with the business meeting
scheduled to start promptly at $50
o'clock.
A wiener roast will be held fol-
lowing which program will be
presented around the campfire. Each
member will furnish his own fooc
and service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20

Garden Meeting Postponed
The meeting of the Garden Club
scheduled for this Friday night has
been postponed one week and will
meet next Friday night, August 28
instead.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20

Wedding Friday
Wedding of Helen Scoles, Triplett
employe from Pandora, and James
Martin, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Martin of West Elm street, will take
place at the Emmanuel Reformed
church Friday night at o'clock.
Attendants will be Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilford Gratz. Rev. Emil Burrich-
ter, pastor, will officiate at the SER
vices. Mr.. Martin is a graduate of
Bluffton High school in the class OF
1941 and is employed at the Triplett
Co.
The couple will live on East Kiblei
street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20

News Want-ads bring results.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20

Marriage License Issued
Miss Helen Pratt, %, of Dola, EN-
ployed at the Triplett plant ane
Carroll E. Hughes, 80, of Mt
Blanchard, have obtained a marriag,
license from the Allen county
probate court.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-30
Caiapproved Seed
Applications Due

A warning was issued Friday TO
all growers of CalapproVed seed il
Imperial county for the current
season that applications along with
fees must be forwarded to the state
CalapprOVed seed Office by Febru-
ary Is, 1912
II. Lee Iandermm assistant
county agent, III charge ol the seed
program here made the announce
ment.
Growers are supposed to first
make application at the farm adVis-
or'S office in FL Centro. The petit
tionS are submitted to the county
CalapprOveG seed committee for
approval and if the grower is found
qualified, the application is approx
ed. It is then forwarded to the
state Calapproved seed office at
the University Of California, Davis.
The filing and inspection fee of
10 cents per acre or a minimum OF
81 must accompany each application.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-30
South Americans
Raise Tide of War
Materials for U.s..

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 80. CUP
Latin America strengthened its
GefenSeS against Axis aggression to-
day and prepared to start a flood
CT strategic materials rolling to-
ward the United States, as Ecuador
became the 10Th American nation
to break diplomatic relations with
the Axis.
EcuadOrean Understanding OF
Foreign Affairs CristObal Gango-
tena, acting under a resolution ap-
proved less than "a hours before
by the emergency conference OF
American foreign ministers, notified
the German and Italian ministers
and the japanese charge d'affairs
last night that relations were brok
en-.
The Bolivian foreign Office i'll
structcd It's consul general at Tokyo,
Luis SaraVia, to put himself under
protection of the Argentina en-
baSSy, and ask for his passport.
Chile and Argentina were the only
two nations in the hemisphere which
have not broken with the Axis, and
Chile was expected to break after
Sundays elections.
Chile announced the signing of 4
contract with the United States
Federal Loan Agency, giving the
United States exclusive rights to
strategic minerals. The contract,
which is for l8 months with price
and weight revisions each six
months. includes copper, gold, man
ganese, mercury lead, zinc, anti
mony, wolfram, molybdenum and
cobalt.
In Mexico City, it was revealed
quantities of fibre from the agaVe
plant, a substitute for hemp former
ly obtained from the Philippines,
were ready to be shipped to the
United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-30
County TO Observe
Social Hygiene
Day on Wednesday

Sixth annual social hygiene day.
birthday of Americas campaign
against venereal diseases, will be
observed in Imperial county next
Wednesday.
In civil life" said DR.. f. B. God
frey, county health officer, the
menace of venereal diseases will
be greater because of the crOWding
of defense workers into war indus
trial areas. In military life, select
i've service examinations revealed
that almost one half of the young
men tested were found to have
aYphilisa and to have had no pre-
vious knowledge Of their infection.
Facilities for treatment are avail
able to any victim of venereal dis
ease, DR.. Godfrey said. Free dag
nosis is obtainable by anyone, re
gradleSS Of income or residence, as IS
free treatment for patients unable
to pay for private medical care, at
the following places: health dept,
clinic, Court House, FL Centro.
CaleXico clinic, city hall, CaleXico.
and BraWley clinic Migratory camp,
BraWley.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-30
elections come next.

City elections come next.
City elections in Imperial county
will be held April IA, County Clerk
w. J. McClelland announced Thurs
day
All residents who have not reg
istered must do so before March
S or they will not be permitted to
vote" McClelland said. 1t is pos
sible To register at any city clerks
office OF at the county clerks office
in the county court house in Ell
CentrO.
Persons desiring TO register must
be able TO read and write and must
have been Il resident Of the state
one year, of the county 80 days,
and precinct 40 days.
Registration is permanent for all
purposes during the life of the voter
unless cancelled by the county
clerk for an Of the following reaS-
ono: At the request of the voter;
if insanity has been legally estab-
lished, for conviction of an in
famous crime; or if the person reg
istered has voted at neither the
preceding August primary or No
vember general election; or repeal
Of the law by the legislature
Voters who have moved should
register in their new precincts as
their vote is subject to challenge
if they moved more than 40 days
prior TO election day.
Postal card notices Of cancella-
tion were mailed hy the county
clerk in January, l94l to all voters
who failed to vote III both August
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-30
Navy Drops Limit
For EnListmenfs

Navy recruiting officers in FL
Centre announced THURSDAY that
high school and college students
between II and 20 years OF age may
be enlisted in class VI Naval Re
serve and, at their own request,
placed on inactive duty until COM
pletion of the current scholastic
wear unless the military situation
necessitates calling them before.
This new ruling is effective now
and applies to young men who have
reached II years of age but have
net vet had their twentieth birth
days.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-30

after the present war
Nothing could hurt the cause OF
freedom more today than to ident-
ify it with a lot of comic-Strip
leaders, repudiated alike at home
and abroad. Let us rally to the
cause of freedom those who have
proved their devotion to freedom IN
the past, or those who will prove
it today in action, not merely use
the war as a stepladder to for
merly abused power.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-30

"a n Gle S
By Paul Harrison

cept Frances Langford is the UNI
formed singer and Jimmy Cagney
is the song and dance man who goes
on the platform and helps lead lht
soldier audience i'll couple Ol
ChUruSeS.
Nobody's obliged to do any real
singing during this action because
voices, band and bugles are roar
ing from pre-recorded SOUND
track. But everyone does sing, and
the climax of it is stirring enough
to make the hair rise on the back
OF your neck.
FRANCES RELAXES
AS she leaves the set after the
shot, Miss Langford pauseS to give
autographs to a few doaghboy eX-
tras. She's a radio personality and
not often seen at the movie studios
This is a relief she says, sitting
down and stretching out her feet
in their high-laced, pointed shoes,
Its a relief. 7 mean, to be sing
inH something besides ballads Tor
a change.
IT'S exciting. isn't it? No, I nev-
e. sang over There before, but
I remember it. l remember 1t from
the theater in Lakeland, Fla. My
mother played the piano there, and
every time a war scene came on
the screen she'd go into this tune"
Most exciting to Miss Langtord
is her entertainment work at Army
camps. There's no audience so ap-
preciative as a bunch of soldiers,
she says, unless it's a bunch OF
sailors. The latter applaud her with
stacks of letters and she answers
every one.
The fan mail problem is getting
aW1ully expensive, the singer ad-
nIittcd nervously, especially with
all the requests for photographs.
She pays for everything, includ-
ing an office and secretaries TO
keep the mail moving. Most OF her
letters go to the fleet, and as she
sings she likes to remember that
her voice is going out to darkened
ships in the velvet blackneSS OF
the Atlantic, and to ships boiling
through sunny Oriental seas.
FREAKS DEMANDED
Hollywood may be freakish in
some ways. but when Alfred
Hitchcock tried TO round up side
show company for a sequence IN
"Saboteur" he had to do Il Bar
num-like job of fakery. Midget
Billy Curtis, a full-fledged actor
from dozens of movies, was avail
able. and Pedro de Cordoba doubles
as satisfactory thin man: For a
bearded lady. though WhiSkerS
had to be spirit gummed on the
face of character actress. And for
Siamese twins. Hitchcock hired
twin dancers, Jeanne and Lynn
Romer. who achieve unity by
wriegling into costumes that have
been sewed together.
It's significant that in all this
region of feminine emaclatlon,
there wasn't suitable fat women
Hitchcock, who's the fattest man
in Hollywood, had to import Marie
LIE DeauX from a carnival i'll Arl-
zona. Marie weighs only $50 pounds
but she's a mere five feet in height.
She weighed 85 pounds at the age
of 2. But Marie admits that she
never will be as famous as was her
500-pound Baby Alice
Miss lie DeauX'S father was a lanky
boss canvaSsman.
She likes movies. all right but
isn't envious of the screen queens
wouldn't trade places with any of
'em if it meant going on diet
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-30
City Elections
April II in |. v.

and November elections in 1910.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-30

HOLLYWOOD. jan 30 CUP)-n
It's autumn OF 1917 on the set oi
Yankee Doodle DANDY; the scene
is Camp Merritt, Long Island; the
occasion is the introduction Of
George NJ. Cohan's great war song,
over There"
On the night it really happened,
while Nora Bayes was singing. a
power plant failure produced a
blackout which was broken dra-
matically by the use of spotlightS
from a circle Of army trucks. That
Getail is being enacted now, eX-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-30
Willis Thornton's
Personal
q bSerVQti ons

When you turn over a rock that
has been long in place, strange
things come crawling out.
The world is in process of being
overturned today, and some re-
markable creatures have already be-
gun to crawl toward the light.
Look who's roofing for freedom
today. Clip out this strange col
lection, and paste it in your hat,
or preferably in your service cap:
Carol of Rumania, whose royal
robes have been off and on more
frequently than a Gypsy Rose Lee
costume. At present the king OF
the Mexico City night clubs, Carol
was rumorcd about to come 10 tho
United States to try to whip up 4
Free Runania" movement before
the L. S. state department froWn-
ed on the visit Ii there ever has
been a time in Carols checkered
history when anybody could tell
whose side he was on except Car
ol'S, we dent remember it. We
don't mean to be critical. but in the
plans and ambitions of Carol, the
American people just aren't inter-
eSted
The Two Ottos - Otto Strasser
and Otto of HapSburg. StraSSer is
essaying to head a Free German"
movement. One of the founders
of the NaZi party, he was hand i'll
glove with Hitler until they dis
agreed on matters of policy. StraS-
ser seems to have believed Hitler
was serious in the Socialism part
of National Socialism" and he
didn't like the way Hitler financed
the movement. They split. No
doubt StraSSer would love to get
Hitler, but he cannot escape the
fact that he helped tear down the
German Republic. and that there
is no reason why, just because he
hates Hitler, he should be taken
up as a great democratic leader.
Otto of HapSburg. pleasant ana
apparently innocuOuS young man,
would like to rule Hungary again.,
but what is this business of free
movements under the ScionS of ut
tcrly. discredited and moth-eaten
mOnarchiCS
AS well bring forward zog of
Albania or Ria Pahlevi of Iran
as great free spirits and pillars of
democracy. The Dutch, the Nor
WCgianS, the Danes. were free un-
der kings, and there are kings
and queens who have worked and
fought for freedom. But none OF
these Graustarkian royalties has
demonstrated a devotion TO or any
accomplishments toward freedom
such as to suggest that they would
be serviceable in establishing it
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-30
BY THE OLD
MOULMEIN PAGODA-

The Old Moulmein paeoda pioo
ably isn't lookin' SO lazy at the St"
these days as it did in the aaS'
when Kipling and Speaks were plo-
viding the ammunition Tor lIiiee
decades of baritones i'll The Ro4u
to Mandalay" The road from hall5
COON to Mandalay is a bloody loau
these days. Rangoon has p'ei'
bombed, and so has Moulmeih' ,,.o
But the sun is coming up nv M
thunder out O China, cross tlle t
bay, and it isn't the japanese llsiils
sun, either. There are rays ol 'iiaV
sunrise plainly visible now az
Changsha. There are rays ylSlple M M
Chinese reinforCements i'll hlpliiis .
beloved Burma.
Yes, we can hope for a real sun sun
rise in East Asia after 40 !eaiS
of dark Japanese clouds, and e tne
only bad feature of this IS the iaG'
that it may encourage the DAFT
tones.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-30
Imperial Valley Press

Established April %. 1901 Pub
lishcd every afternoon except sat
urday and Sunday Saturday after
noon issue now succeeded by the
Sunday Post Press. established 1890
by the Imperial Valley Publishing
company. 625 state Street, RI Cen
tro. Calf.
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StOn. president and &c u |
manager; L. A. Fitzhugh secretary
and managing editor
West Holiday Co, Inc, National Ad-
vcrtisng representatives.
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Entered at FL Centro. California post
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