The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16
TOWN GOING ALL
OUT FOR CIVILIAN
DEFENSE PROGRAM
Large Enrolment i'm Various
Committees Touches Near
ly Every Family
Organization Being Made Ready
To Take Over in Event of
Emergency

Bluffton is going all out for Civil
ian Defense, a survey revealed the
first of the week when it was indicat-
ed that almost every family in town
hase one or more of its members
in some phase of the defense effort.
Auxiliary firmen and policemen, nu-
triton and first aid classes, automo-
bile and truck drivers and victory
gardeners, and a dozen other classifi-
cations are numbered among the man.
fold activities of the Civilian Defense
setup.
SO numerous and varied are the
network of defense agencies that there
is scarcely a resident of the town and
community not touched in some way
by the program.
500 on Committees
A survey the first of the week in
dicated that some 500 Bluffton resi-
dents are serving on Civilian Defense
or Defense Bond committees.
On this basis one of every four of
the towns population is directly en-
gagged in one of the major Civilian
Defense activities. Including related
programs, the number is upwards of
100 per cent.
With an objective of training an or
ganization prepared to take over the
function smoothly in event of an
emergency. classes in the various ac-
tivities are meeting regularly.
Many Enrolled
Enrolment in the various classes
IS large and in the first aid course,
seven classes have been organized.
These classes meet at the high school
and Legion hall with an enrolment
over 200.
Instruction has been given by Sher-
iff VIM. Daley to class registered
as auxiliary police and announcement
was made the first of the week that
course of instruction for air raid and
fire wardens would be organized under
direction of Forrest Steinman and DR..
Ralph Whistler of the College faculty.
Rond sales are in charge of a COM
mittee with Norman Triplett as ats
chairman.
Classes For Women
For housewives is a class on nutrl-
tion. dealing with wartime menus d.
rected by Miss Eddythe Cupp of the
high school home economics depart
ment.
Care and preservation of household
ominn,ant is the aim of a new class
to be started at the high school Fri
dav afternoon under Miss Edna Ram
sever. home economics instructor at
Bluffton college.
Although not included in the CIVIL
ian Defense structure, Buttons Reo
Cross effort is prominent in wartime
activities. Sewing projects are di-
rected by Mrs. J. S. Steiner and KNIT
ting by Mrs. Paul Studler.
A variety of technical courses aim
ing to fit young men for defense IN
dustrv have been offered in evening
classes at the high school during the
past year with instruction being glver
principally by foremen of the Iripiet'
Electrical Instrument company.
Technical Courses
At present two courses, one OF eiec'
tr;cal theory and another in engineer
ing drafting are being given at mgh'
in the high school by John Maxon ane
Paul DeLamater, Triplett engineers.
4 committee which promoted the
Victory Book campaign here during
the past winter, reported nearly oo'
volumes donated by residents for us'
in army libraries by men IN the ser
vice.
Swinging into action as spring
onens in the Victory Garden program
directed by Harry Barnes, high schoo
AGRICULTURAL instructor, seeking 7
promote interest and activity in hom
gardening.