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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-11-26
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WAN BONDS
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The Navy is making a plea to
civilians to turn in their binoculars
FOR military use during the War. The
Army and Navy both need binocu-
lars for navigation and scouting
purposes. Depending on the power
of the lenses, they cost from $50
to $50 each.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-11-26

Tuberculin tests now being made
of all Glasgow school children in a
program that will cover the entire
county have been made possible
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-11-26

II you have a set OF 6 Y 80 up 10
Z X 59-poWcr lense binoculars loan
them 10 the Army or Navy. If not,
your purchase of War Bonds and
Stamps will help buy this equip
ment for our fighting forces. At least
ten percent of your income in War
Bonds every payday VIII DO the
job and provide the eyes
through which a scouting pilot may
spot an enemy b~attleship.
U. S. Treasury Department
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-11-26

About 1900 United states cities
with a total population Of 100000
depend on private cars because they
have no transit systems and $4,000
communities, lacking railroad fac
%ilities, depend on trucks, buses.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-11-26

A 92-year-old citizen of Ninonk,
Ill, rolled up his sleeves and got
i'll 1900 pounds Of scrap for the
local scrap drive.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-11-26
How Acts Placed

The acts entered, in order of the
places they won, and prizes award
ed, all in stamps, were:
Cornet solo, Pat Raymond of
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-03
Stevens MdriOnettes
Here Monday Night

Stevens Marionettes will present
a dramatic production, "The Nativ-
ity" as the second number of the
Bluffton college concert series TO be
held at the high school auditorium
Monday night at s o'clock.
The actors are puppets manipulate
ed from above by silk threads in
the hands of Martin and Olga Stew
ems, dramatic puppeteers. The ac-
ton is accompanied by dialogue and
music.
The presentation deals with events
surrounding the birth of Christ. The
scenery of the stage and the cos
tunes of the puppets are all in
keeping with the theme.
The puppets are carefully con-
structed and it is said that the en-
tertainers achieve the effect of max
ing the audience forget that it is not
watching flesh and blood actors sc
realistic is the performance.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-03
DR.. Steiner Talks
At Lions Meeting

Describing hunting experiences in
Canada and Northern Michigan, DR..
J. S. Steiner, Bluffton physician,
made an impromptu address to men,
bers of the Lions club at the Walnut
Grill, Tuesday night.
Practically no hunters from the
states are going to Canada this year
because of wartime restrictions on
tires and gasoline. Thousands of
hunters, however, invaded the wood
ed areas of Northern Michigan
where deer also abound in large
numbers.
DR.. Steiner and Hiram Wenger re-
Gently returned from a hunting ex-
pedition near the home of his
nephew Orlo Bixel of Cummins
Michigan. The deer, which they
shot, was fastened on their automo-
bile and stolen while the pair stop.
ped to eat at Michigan road res
taurant. !
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-03
Births

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Griffith, of
North Baltimore, former Bluffton
residents, are parents of girl born
at the Findlay hospital Thursday
night.
The following births at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Alderman, a
boy, Terry Eugene, last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hanna, Ben
ton Ridge, a boy, Marcus Perry,
Thursday. Mrs. Hanna was former
ly Miss Mildred Wilkins of Orange
township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Knepper,
Benton Ridge, a girl, Phyllis Jean,
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Neff, New
Stark, boy, Steven William, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Diller, girl
Sandra Lee, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Bremen
Rawson, a girl, Marilyn Jean, Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Steinman
a girl, Marilyn Jayne, Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-03
|B and C RATION
BOOKS ARE HERE
AT HIGH SCHOOL
May Be Called for at Office
During School Hours; Other
Books Not Here
Allen County Rationing Board
Issues Books for Supple
mental Mileage

Bluffton area residents who made
applications for supplemental gaso-
line may obtain their and C ration
books at the Bluffton High school
office, it was announced by A. ]. B..
Longsdorf, in charge of the regis
tration.
Most of the books are now here and
others are expected shortly. Appli-
cants will avoid inconvenience by first
telephoning the high school to learn
whether their particular books have
arrived.
The ration books for non-highway
usage and for truck transport mile
age are not here yet. Announce
ment will be made as soon as they
arrive, Longsdorf said.
The applications were made at the
high school last week for all supple
mental mileage. They were then
processed by the Allen county ra-
tioning board at Lima after which
B and c books were issued depend
ing on the mileage allowed.
License Registration Cards
Some applications were sent in
without the license registration
cards. No ration books will be
issued unless the registration cards
are presented. The books have been
issued and are at the high school
office but authorities have ordered
them withheld until the registration
card is presented.
Nearly 900 applications for sup
Elemental gasoline were filled out at
the high school and Triplett Co. dur
ing the past week.
Applicants may call for their ra-
ton books during school hours or
send a member of the family for
them, it was stated.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-03
Bond Sales In Bluffton Jump To
Sl6.83 Per Capita During October

With the United States treasury
department asking for nine billion
dollars of war bonds to be purchased
during the month of December it has
been urged here that every resident
put minimum of 10 per cent of his
salary in war bonds.
Commenting on the recent allied
victories Chairman Triplett said,
"The tide of the War seems now to
be turning in our favor. If it is,
then we must not let down but on
the contrary we must give our gov
ernment the money quickly to win
the victory.
"Our government needs more
goods and materials now to follow
up the advantages won before it's
too late. We've heard enough about
too little and too late. We won't
hear it again if we loan our gov
ernment the money it needs"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-03
BLUFFT0N GIVEN
$4,000 QUOTA
FOR VICTORY LOAN
Committee for Personal SOlici-
tation is Headed by
Nj. M. BOgart
Nationwide Campaign to Raise
Huge Sum of Nine Billion
Dollars

Bluffton is asked to buy $4,000 in
Victory loan bonds this month as this
community's part of the huge nine bill
lion dollar war financing campaign an
nounced by the Treasury department.
Confronted with the task of put
ting over the biggest war financing
campaign in world history, commit
tees are being organized in nation
wide effort to bring the project to a
successful termination as quickly as
possible.
REPRESENTATIVE of Allen county
banks and other financial institutions
held meeting in Lima, Monday night
when details of the campaign were
outlined and plans made to handle the
county's quota of s2,800,000.
Bogart Heads Drive Here
M. M. Bogart, member of the board
directors of the Citizens National
bank will head the local committee
which will make personal solcita-
ton of all prospective purchasers dur
ing the next two weeks.
The new victory securities consist
of two bonds and one certificate.
The bonds range from $500 up and
the certificates from $1,000 up.
One bond, due in 1868 and callable
in 1868 bears interest at the rate OF
two and one-half percent. A shorter
term obligation due in 194S bears in
terest at the rate of one and three
fourths percent. The certificate OF
indebtedness bearing interest at the
rate of seven-eighths percent natures
one year after issuance.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-03
To Hold Funeral For
Russell Mdgee Friday

Funeral services will be held at
the Presbyterian church Friday
afternoon for Russell Magee, AZ, who
died at his home on Huber street
Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock.
His death, due to coronory throm-
bosis, followed several days serious
illness. His wife, the former Ethel
Steinman of this place, an instructor
in the Cleveland schools, was at his
bedside at the time Of his death.
She was home for the Thanksgiving
weekend vacation and remained here
when her husbands condition became
grave the first of the week.
Mr.. Magee was formerly connect
ed in an executive capacity with the
Home Owners Loan corporation,
federal government agency, first in
the Cincinnati office and later at
Washington. He resigned his posi-
ton four years ago because of fail
ing health.
He and Mrs. Magee came here in
the spring of 1910 and built home
on Huber street where they have
/ since resided. He took All active in
terest in civic affairs and was
member of the Presbyterian church.
He attended Kiskiminites school
at Salzburg, Pa, was graduated
from Bucknell university, Lewisburg,
Pa, and received the Master of Arts
degree from Western Reserve uni
versity, Cleveland.
He served three years with the
| U. S. Marines and was a veteran of
the first World war and member
of the American Legion.
Besides his wife he is survived by
his mother, Mrs. Margaret Magee
of Brownsville, Pa; four sisters,
Mrs. Della Taylor of Exeter, Calf;
Mrs. Lucille Stigler of Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Grace Collins of Pittsburgh
and Mrs. May Denver of Brownsville.
Three brothers surviving are Charles
and Lee Magee, both of Brownsville,
and James Magee of Cleveland.
Rev. Ernest Bigelow, pastor of
the Presbyterian church will officiate
at the funeral and the Bluffton
American Legion post will be in
charge of services at Maple Grove
cemetery. The body will remain at
the Paul Diller funeral home until
time for the services.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-03
New Wage Scale At Municipal
Light Plant Is Set By Council
Scale Containing Increases for
Labor Becomes Effective
December /
New Schedule Takes Place of
Former Rates i'm Effect
Since Sept. 1871

A new wage scale at the munich
pal electric light and water works
plant providing for increases in most
of the labor classifications was auth
orized by the town council, Monday
night.
Action of the council came follow
ing recommendations of the board
of public affairs, two of whose mem
bers, A. c. Burcky, president of the
board, and VIM. Luginbuhl appeared
before the council.
The new salary schedule became
effective the first of this month and
supercedes the former schedule which
has been in effect since September,
1941.
WAGE SCALE
Under the new scale, the monthly
salary of the plant superintendent
also designated as first engineer is
S190. 1t was formerly s175.
The assistant superintendent also
designated as second engineer re-
ceives S1S5 monthly instead of $40
Monthly salaries of the third,
fourth and fifth engineers are set at
S155; formerly $140.
Assistant superintendent of outside
maintenance now receives $155
monthly instead of S135.
Linemen, formerly paid on basis
of 621a cents per hour are now on
a monthly salary of $145.
Skilled labor, likewise paid by the
hour at rate of Sta cents is now
paid a monthly salary of $3.50.
Common labor was raised from SO
cents to Sta cents per hour.
Watchmen will continue to receive
so cents per hour.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-03
Last Rites Held
For Donald KIaSs

Funeral rites for Donad w. Klass,
IS, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Klass, one mile west of Bluffton,
were held at the st. Marys Catholic
church Monday morning. Donald
was student in the seventh grade
of Bluffton High school.
He died Thursday morning al
1920 o'clock at the st. Rita's hos
pital in Lima. He had been i'll fol
several weeks with leukemia.
He was born May Is, 1929, al
North Creek. The family lived ir
Otta..a for seven years before NOV.
ing to Bluffton.
The parents survive together with
one brother, William, two sister:
Imagene and Shirleen and his par
entail grandmother, all of Bluffton
Burial was made at the Sacree
Heart cemetery in Miller City.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-03
DRAFT QUOTA OF
Sc TAKES FINAL
PHYSICAL TESTS
Selectees go to Toledo, Wednes-
day for Examination, Board
Announces
Original Quota of 81 is Reduced
By Enlistments; Two from
BlufftOn

A contingent of Sc selectees were
sent to Toledo, Wednesday to under
go final physical examinations, it
was announced by Allen county draft
board No. 3.
The original quota Of 81 was re-
duced by five previous enlistments.
Two enlistments from Bluffton were
those of Everett Sutermeister and
Donald Ruggley who left last week
for the navy.
Those from this area included in
the group examined at Toledo, We'd
nesday were:
Garnette Foltz, Harry Bogart
Allen Robert Wilson, Harley Dean
Augsburger, Jean Robert Kohler
Charles James Fridley of Bluffton
George Junior Cox, Glen Adrian
Zimmerman, Edwin Clarence Keifer
Clebert Wayne Heron of Beav-
erdam.
Robert Otis Moritz, Joseph Clare
Monette, John Nichols of Lafayette
Camillus Joseph Knott, Leor
Leroy Boedicker of Columbus Grove
Lloyd Walter Early of Ada.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-03
Christmas Decorations And Lighting To
Be Missing From Downtown BlufftOn
War Necessity Responsible for
Elimination of Customary
Yuletide Garb
Christmas Buying Already in
Full Swing, Merchants
Here Report

Downtown Bluffton will not be
decked out in its customary Yuletide
garb this year largely because of
wartime needs of materials which
would be used in the lighting and
decorations, it was indicated here the
first of the week.
Various federal war agencies have
urged local communities to save on
critical materials both in street dec
orations and lighting With electric
power a major factor in war pro-
duction the brilliantly colored lights
which previously spanned the bust
ness section will be missing this
year.
Shortage of wire as we'll as desire
to conserve electric energy is re-
sponsible for the decision to elimin-
ate the vari-colored bulbs, it was an
nounced.
XMAS SHOPPING
Bluffton stores are preparing for
busy. Yultide shopping rush, and
with shortages prevailing in many
items purchasers are expected to dc
a major portion of their buying very
early this year. There may be
Christmas decorations within indi
vidual stores, it was reported.
Several merchants have indicated
that Christmas buying already is in
full swing. With higher wages be-
ing paid by industry and merchants
stocks fairly complete despite wal
limitations, business has been report
ed as good.
Opening musical observance of the
Christmas season will be Sunday
night, Dec. 20, when the Blufftor
college choral society appears in it.
annual rendition of Handel's ora
torio, "The Messiah" The presenta
tion will be made at the Blufftor
High school gymnasium at 8 o'clock
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-03
SCHOOL BUSES TO
REDUCE MILEAGE
UNDER 0DT RULING
Children Living Less Than Two
Miles from School May
Have to Walk
Four Buses Now Transport 1S4
Pupils to Blufft0n Schools
Daily

Drastic changes in the operating
routines and schedules of Bluffton
school buses loomed this week fol-
lowing announcement of new re-
strictions from the Office of Defense
Transportation to become effective
February 1.
Most drastic of the regulations is
a provision that bus transportation
shall be provided only for those
students who otherwise would have
to walk more than two miles to the
school or one and one half miles to
the bus trunk route.
Must Space Stops
Buses, however, are permitted to
stop along trunk route to pick UP
walking students but ODT has in
sisted these stops be spaced nc
closer than one-eighth of mile and
preferably one quarter of mile, il
was explained.
No official word has been received
here concerning the revisions, il
was stated by A. j. B. Longsdorf
superintendent of schools. Nc
estimate was available as to the
number of students hauled within q
two mile radius of the school.
1S4 Transported
AT the present time there are 184
pupils being transported to schoo
| here from an area totalling 31E
square miles. The following is the
| length of the hauls for loaded buses
Francis Basinger, 27 miles; Aaror
Messenger, 2S miles; Eldon Tschiegg
"a miles; Walter Sommer, 40 miles
This does not include driving bach
to the residence of the bus driver
after the last pupil has been de
| livered.
| 4 Buses This Year
The bus routes have already beer
changed so as to eliminate the neet
for one bus, reducing last year:
number from five to four.
| Whether the new ruling woult
eliminate another bus or not, coulo
Continued on page s.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-03
Funeral Friday For
Priscilla Steiner

Funeral services for Miss Priscilla
Steiner, Pandora, So, will be held
at the Reformed Mennonite church
Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
She died at her home in Pandora
Wednesday morning at 6:45 o'clock
following an illness of three months.
She was born on May 16, 1884, at
Ontario, Canada, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Steiner. She
moved to Pandora with her parents
when she was about II years old.
Survivors include, three sisters,
Mrs. Martha Steiner, Pandora; Mrs.
Katie Barter, Sylvania; Mrs. Susie
Beaverson, Fayette; one brother,
Daniel Steiner, Pandora.
Rev. Peter Steiner, pastor, will
officiate at the services. The body
is at the Stanley Basinger Funeral
home and will be returned to the
residence Thursday afternoon.
Burial will be at the church ceme-
terry.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-03

Surprising the state record of SD
per capita purchase of war bonds
the sale in Bluffton during the
month of October jumped to s35.339
or S16.s3 for every man, woman and
child in the community, it was an
nounced this week by Norman Trip
lett, chairman of the Bluffton bond
committee.
Figures have not been completed
for the month of November but pre-
liminary indications are that an out
standing record will be made for
that month too, Triplett said.
The sales since the campaign
started in Bluffton have been as fol-
lows:
Mrach, s25,SSS; April, 1925;
May, s29,253; June $15,784; July,
s2S,S45; August, s21, 500; September,
S2S,439; October, S35, ,339.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-03
1t. Wade Lape Is
Wed In California

Wedding of Lieut.. G. 60 Wade
Lape, u. S. N. R., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. S. Lape of Grove street
and Miss Thelma Williams, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Williams OF
Cuyahoga Falls occurred at the First
Methodist church of Oakland, Calf.
November 6.
The wedding vows were received
by Chaplain Ray Cook of the cruiser
u. S. S. Louisville, to which 1t
Lape has been assigned.
The bride wore street length
dress of white wool with navy blue
accessories carrying a corsage OF
purple orchids.
Matron of honor was Mrs. w. l.
Hahn of Chicago, H., who wore q
street length dress of gold. Hel
flowers were bronze and gold.
Lieut.. G.g.) w. L. Hahn of Chi.
cago served as best man. The bride
was given in marriage by 1t. Col
G. H. Boyd.
A reception at the Leamingtor
hotel followed the ceremony.
The bride attended Akron uni
versity and was graduated from
Hammel Business college at Akron
Lieut.. Lape attended Bluffton college
and graduated from Ohio State uni
versity where he was member o1
the Sigma Chi fraternity. He grad
uated from Bluffton High school ir
the class of 1884.
After a few weeks furlough il
San Francisco Lieut.. Lape has re
turned to active sea duty.
Mrs. Wade Lape has returned tx
Cuyahoga Falls where she is EN-
ployed in her fathers office and will
live with her parents until her hus
bands return.
She visited here Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Lape and daughter Betty
of Ohio Wesleyan university.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-03
Approximately $50 Applications
Made Here for Additional
Gasoline
Figure Includes 130 from
Triplett Co.; S42 Basic A
Books Issued

More applications for supplement-
al gasoline were filed in Buttons
rationing program during the past
week than for the Basic A ration
book the previous week, registration
totals revealed.
There were 842 basic A ration
books issued for ordinary civilian
use. With approximately 750 ap-
plications for supplemental gasoline
filed at the high school and 130 filed
at the Triplett Electrical Instrument
Co., total of $50 or 3S more than
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-03
More Applications Filed Here For
Supplemental Gas Than For A Books
Is Year Old Youths
Will Be Registered

Eighteen year old youths will reg
lister for selective service starting
December IL, it was announced this
week by Allen County Draft Board
No. 3.
The registrations are all held be,
tween 9 a. m. and p. m. and are
as follows:
Those born on or after July l.
1924, but not after August 81, 1924
will register from Dec. IL to Dec. IT.
Those born on or after Sept. /,
1924, but not after Oct. 81, 1924
will register on any day between
December 18 and "a.
Those born on or after Nov. /,
1924, but not after Dec. 81, 1924
will register from Dec. 26 to Dec.
81.
Those born after Jan. /, 1925 will
register on their birthdate unless it
should fall on a Sunday or holiday
when they will register the next day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-03
Don CralUfs Died
By Accidental Shot

Pvt. Don Crawfis, %, son of Mr.,
and Mrs. Earl Crawfis, four miles
west of Bluffton, died of gunshot
wounds received accidentally while
stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii, ac-
cording to a communication received
by his parents this week from the
War department.
The letter followed a telegram re
ceived last week announcing the
death. While in Hawaii he was {
truck driver for the army. Pvt
Crawfis was buried in a militar!
cemetery at Schofield barracks, nea
Honolulu.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-03
Advances In Rank

Dale Good, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Good of Lawn avenue, has
advanced in rank from corporal to
an officers commission as second
lieutenant. The commission was
awarded following graduation from
the anti-aircraft artillery school in
the officer candidate division in
Camp Davis, North Carolina. Good
has been home on furlough visiting
here for the past week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-03
Enlist In Navy

Harold Ruggley of North Main
street has enlisted in the navy and
will undergo his final physical
examination at Toledo, shortly.
Eugene Newlan, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Warner Newlan of West Elm
street who recently enlisted in the
navy is in training at the Naval
Training station at Great Lakes, III.