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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05
ArnOrSville

The L. A. S. and w. NJ. S. of the
Liberty Chapel church will meet with
Edith Powell, Thursday afternoon,
Feb. 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hall and fam
lily spent Saturday at the ". I. Moore
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Montgomery
and son Charles and daughter Sue and
Miss Marjorie Ream were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Robt.
c. Matter of Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Montgomery and
family spent Sunday afternoon with
Tom Bel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schaublin and
daughter Rachel spent Sunday even
ing at the H. Q. Hilty home.
Mrs. c. Z. Klingler spent several
days last week with Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. E. Coldiron of Dearborn, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ewing, Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Young were Sunday
dinner guests at the H. Q. Hilty home.
MIR. and Mrs. Carl McCafferty spent
Sunday eve at the C. f. Klingler
home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05
Many Books Pouring Into BlufftOn
Public Library In Victory Book Drive

Members of the Boy Scouts organ
izations report that there will be
considerably more books to come in
as the solicitations are not complet-
ed.
The cooperation of rural residents
is also requested in this campaign,
it was stated by Miss Anderson.
The books may either be brought to
the library or if the librarian is no.
titled they will be collected, it was
pointed out.
Books needed most at this point
include those on current affairs,
mathematics, photography, sports,
geography, recent travel, history, up
to date technical books, readable fc-
ton, popular biographies, poetry,
plays, and books of practical spiri-
tual values.
The books received here are being
sorted classified, and repaired by the
library staff and will be shipped
shortly to camps, battleship and
submarine stations and to other posts
of defense duty.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05
Over 1,20O Auto Use Tax Stickers
Sold Here; Leniency 10 BE Shown

ably would be week or 10 days be-
fore the penalty provisions of the
law are applied. The law provides
maximum penalties of SO fine and
30 days in jail for car owners fail
ing to purchase the stickers.
The stamps have been on sale
here for two weeks and under the
law motor vehicles, including pas
senger cars, trucks and motorcycles,
used ON the highways from now on
must have stamps on them.
The stamps sell for $500 and will
expire June so. Stamps for a full
year will cost S5 and will be sold
next June for the Il months period
beginning July |.
Officials here reminded car owners
to mail their report cards to the
collector of Internal revenue at To-
ledo after buying their stamps. They
also pointed out, that in cases where
the stamps are lost it should be re-
ported to the internal revenue de-
partment and not to the local post
office
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05

Pres. Lloyd L. Ramseyer, vii. leave
Thursday on a ten-day trip through
Illinois and Iowa, among the Menno-
mite communities there. He will be
at Meadows, Illinois, Sunday morning
and Carlock, Illinois, where he will
speak that same evening. Tentative
ly, he vii, be in Donnelson, Iowa on
Sunday, February 10.
Dr. Ramseyer expects to drive thru
by himself. The purpose of his trip
is to make general contacts and solici-
tations, and to spread publicity for
the college.
Rev. Eli Steiner, pastor Of the Bluff
ton Defenseless Mennonite church, ad-
dressed members of the mems and
women's Gospel teams, Thursday eve
in the chapel. He spoke on the sub
ject of Faith in These Times" and
conducted a discussion service fol-
lowing his talk.
*&@
Dean n. E. Byers addressed MEM
bers of the Bluffton college Church
organization at their Sunday evening
meeting. He spoke on the subject,
Living Under Stress"
Members of the Bluffton college
faculty sponsored the annual student
faculty formal reception, Monday
evening in the Musselman library at
p. m. Professor P. w. Stauffer was
chairman of the event, with Mrs. A.
C. Burcky, Miss Kathryn Meyer, Mrs.
Ralph Whistler, Dean N. E .Byers,
and Professor Otto Ho.tkamp assist
ing on the committee.
&%&
Members of the Bluffton college
women's Gospel team quartet will be
presented over station WLOk, Thurs
day, at 9:30 p. m. during the weekly
college broadcast. Miss Wanda Suter
| sophomore from Columbus Grove, will
sing the soprano part; Miss Lucille
Steiner, senior from Bluffton, will
sing the second soprano; Miss Thelma
Daily, senior from Warren, the alto;
and Miss Marcille Steiner, twin sister
to Lucille, the low alto.
Mrs. F. S. Pannabecker, counsellor
of the Gospel team, will speak on the
subject of Religion on the Campus. >
Members of the Bluffton college
string quartet visited several Menno-
mite churches in northern Indiana
during the past week end. They per-
formed for groups in Howe, Middle
bury, Nappanee, Goshen and Topeka
Included in the quartet were Harold
and Arthur Theissen and Laurence
Burkhalter from India; and William
Boorse and Robert Neuenschwander
accompanist from Quakertown, Pa.
Russell Oyer, of Congerville, ILL.,, ans
Otto Elmer, Austrian refugee, als'
went along to sing and speak, respec
lively. Professor and Mrs. Russell A
Lantz accompanied the group.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05

vOUR government has rationed
rubber-for Victory!
This drastic, sudden, far-reaching
action affects all of us in our daily
lives. For some, it will bring hard
ships-for all of us, it means incon-
veniences. You and every other
American deserve to understand
fully the reasons aohy your govern
ment has rationed rubber. Here are
the facts about this program:
Amercant territory has been at
tackled and American citizens muir
dered by the Axis.
This was the opening of all-out,
total war against US.
We are fighting for our lives-for
our free way of life-not only
against Japan, but against Hitler
and his henchmen throughout the
world.
We .must win this war.
We can not win it without rubber.
Our fighting forces roll on rubber.
Fighter planes and bombers need it.
So do battle-ships-and gas masks
and medical equipment
But we do not have enough rub
Der for both armed forces and our
civilian needs, because 90 per cent of
our rubber comes from the Far East
and that is where the Axis struck
first This is part of Hitler's grand
strategy-to cut off our rubber sup
ply and thereby ground our planes,
stop our tanks, silence our warships.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05
Frenchman Perfected Soap

Soap, now freely used in every
household, was originally made for
the elite who were particularly fas-
tidious and could afford to indulge
in the luxury of frequent bathing.
At first a crude product, it was inn
proved in the early Nineteenth GEN.
tury by Chevreul, a French chem
ist, who evoked the chemistry OF
soap and worked out the proper
steps in manufacturing it.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05

"These Children of Ours" a
program on child problems, con-
Quoted by Nancy Prentice, is
new radio feature on WCKY,
Cincinnati, heard each Monday.
Wednesday and Friday at lis
p. m, E. S. T. Mrs. Prentice,
herself a mother, is a child edu-
Gator, lecturer and writer on the
problems of rearing children. A
native Cincinnatian, she was
graduated from University of
Cincinnati, then studied at Ohio
State and University of South
er1 California. She holds the
degrees of bachelor of science
and master of arts. Her previous
radio experience includes pro-
gram series on KNX, Hollywood.
and KOY, Phoenix, Ariz. She
will answer, both on the air and
by mail, questions from parents
on child problems. WCKY is
IS tuned in at 1880 on the dial.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05
MaSnhy
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DeAAassoL

he cold wave which struck Mon
day morning sending temperatures
to near-zero was a vindication for
the grounding who forecasted wealth
er long before scientists with charts
and other gadgets muscled in on the
business of weather predicting.
Yes sir-the grounding saw his
shadow at sunup Monday and sour
ried back to escape the cold wave
which descended without warning.
In fact the weatherman admitted
that the coldest part of the day,
Monday was at 9 o'clock in the
morning just after the grounding
had given notice that winter was
here to stay.
And it was also a vindication for
the oldtimers who week ago when
fog and cloudy weather persisted for
days recalled the old saw "A jan
uary fog will freeze a February
dog"
And while we're on the subject
here's the latest wisecrack from the
town marshal who remarked Monday
morning that he didn't see any
groundhog's shadow-but he did see
a Coon's shadow.
What with all this tire and auto
mobile rationing, Rev. Weed of the
Methodist church suggests that it
might be a good idea to leave those
trolley rails right where they are
in Bluffton's Main street. Maybe
We'll need them again., he says.
This column is glad to transmit
the following note from Miss
Esther Basinger, 3115 Enoch Ave.,
Zion, H., of a former Bluffton
family:
"Since we are very near Great
Lakes Naval Training station, we
would be pleased to have any Bluff
ton boys who may be in training
there to spend some of their time
off duty in our home"
Comes word from Rev. A. d.
Welty, formerly of the Settlement
who for over twenty-five years has
been doing an outstanding piece of
work at Lima City Mission. He
reports that in January the mission
fed 1888 transients and furnished
lodging to 336. "Inasmuch as ye
have done it unto the least of these
If you think wartime restrictions
are effecting Florida tourist busi-
ness, you're all wrong. C. c. Am
stutz, former Bluffton resident now
living in Eustis, Florida, says that
the Chamber of Commerce in that
Alty ICpoltS IAO lOullSlo III
that city than at the corresponding
time year ago. Fishing is good,
says Chris.
Corp. James West who is in train
ing down in South Carolina called
his mother and dad on the phone
the other night to say hello. James
was here over the holidays at which
time he was located at Ft. Bliss,
Texas.
Although he's been in Chicago for
the past four years, Gale Scoles en-
joyed weekend on the farm here.
He was accompanied by his young
cousin Richard Hinkle who thought
farm life mighty interesting as COM
pared to humdrum of a city.
James Basinger who holds re-
sponsible position with the Vultee
II ~ DIvET n II
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05
What You Should
Know About the
Income Tax

Many farmers will be liable for
ment of tax for the first time this
year. The term farmers" includes
livestock raisers, fruit and truck
growers, and operators Of plantations
and ranches.
Farmers may maintain their re-
cords and file their returns of income
on either the cash receipts and dis
bursements basis or on the accrual
basis of accounting. A consistent
method must, however, be employed.
If a cash basis is used, Form 1040F,
Schedule of Farm Income and Ex-
penses", is required to be filled out
and filed in conjunction with Form
1040.
Deductions from gross income may
be made by farmers as necessary ex-
penses, all amounts expended (other
than those constituting capital ex-
penditures) in carrying on the busi-
ness of farming. Deductions for ex-
penses include such items as cost of
feeding and raising livestock Except
the value of farm produce grown
upon the farm and the labor of the
taxpayer; cost of seed, minor re-
pairs to farm buildings (other than
the dwelling of the farmer) small
tools used up in the course of a
year or two; fuel and oil used for
farm work; repairs and maintenance
of farm machinery; hired laborers
and hired machines, and cost of COM
mercial fertilizers the benefit of
which is of short duration.
The cost of farm machinery, equip
ment and farm buildings; amounts
expended in the development of
farms, orchards and ranches, as well
as the amounts expended in the re-
storation of soil fertility preparatory
to actual production of crops and the
cost of lining soil to increase pro-
ductiveness over a period of years,
are capital expenditures.
Losses incurred in the operation
of farms as business enterprises are
deductible from gross income. If
livectock has been purchased for any
purpose, and afterwards dies from
disease, exposure or injury, or is
killed by order of the authorities of
a State or the United States, the ac-
tual purchase price of such livestock,
less any depreciation allowable as a
deduction in respect of such perished
livestock, may be deducted as loss
if the loss is not compensated for
by insurance or otherwise.
If gross income is ascertained by
the use of inventories, no deduction
can be taken separately for livestock
or products lost during the year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05
Button College Notes

Five minutes of organ and chimes
will. be played from the tower of Col
lege hall on the Bluffton college cam
pus every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at midday. The program was
commenced last Friday and will be
continued regularly. 1t is hoped by
the college administration that the
playing of the organ can soon be ex-
panded to a daily occurance, having
the music amplified over the campus
and community every day in the week.
Arthur Theissen. sophomore from
India, will be at the organ console.
He will play hymns, using the organ
chimes almost entirely.
Twelve new students have joined
the student body at Bluffton college,
to participate in second semester
classes. Included in the group are
three graduate students, Harvey
Bauman from Bowmansville, Pa,
graduated from Blutfton in 1941, and
has returned to complete work toward
a Bachelor of School Music degree;
Darrell Lowell from Columbus Grove,
a graduate of Columbia university, is
applying Bluffton English credit to-
ward his graduate work at Columbia;
Miss Mary Sypos, religious education
teacher in the Bluffton public schools,
graduate from Taylor university
with a Bachelor of Religion degree, is
taking work to complete her A. B.
degree.
Fred Cook, Harold Twining and
Miss Esther Mae Geigley, former
Bluffton students, have returned after
a semester or more of absence, to
continue their undergraduate work.
Miss Magdalene Theissen, Miss Sa-
lone Fast and Rev. Frank Hamblen
from Columbus Grove have come to
Button as transfer students. Miss
Theissen comes as a sophomore from
Wittenberg college; Miss Fast is a
graduate nurse of the Bethel Deacon
ess hospital in Newton, Kansas, and
had a year of college work at Man
kato State Teachers college in Min
nesota; Rev. Hamblen has studied at
Indiana Central college, at the Moody
Bible Institute in Chicago and at
Bolwing Green university.
David Neuenschwander and Eileen
Wenger, from the Button high school
have enrolled as special students
John Stettler of Bluffton has enrolled
as regular freshmen.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05

on child problems. WCKY is
IS tuned in at 1880 on the dial.
Aircraft organization at Nashville,
Tenn, says they really are stepping
on production nowadays. Writing to
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Noah
Basinger, he says its work from
sunup to sundown. Jimmy recently
graduated from Parks Air College at
East St. Louis, Ill.
A. d. Wells carries as pocketpiece
Philippine peso, the monetary unit
of the Islands where United States
forces are now battling the Japs.
The peso is a silver coin valued at
fifty cents in United States currency
and about the size of a half-dollar.
1t bears the date of 1907 at which
time he was a teacher in the Philip
pine schools.
Looks as if an airport will be
among Buttons needs in the near
future. The other day workers at
the Bluffton Stone company's plant
sighted plane circling about the
place and finally landing in a nearby
field. 1t later developed that the
plane flew here from Toledo on
hurry-up trip to obtain some parts
which the Triplett company was
making for a Toledo manufacturer
and were needed in an emergency.
/
Folks on the far end of South
Main street and those living in
Campus View addition are profuse
in their thanks to Myron Motter
and Clair Fett who put their snow
plows into operation Sunday morn
| ing and cleared off the sidewalks in
their respective neighborhoods. Mot
ter has a horsedrawn plow while
Fett has one of the pushee-pushee
type.
After filling his bicycle tires six
times only to have them go fiat
after every pumping David Frick
gave up the matter in disgust and
parked his bicycle in the garage for
the remainder of the cold weather.
He plans to look into the matter
more this summer but in the mean
time will shelve his velocipede.
It's mighty nice to have a skating
rink almost in your backyard. Such
is the case at the home of Phyllis
and Lois Marquart, daughters of Mr..
and Mrs. Harley Marquart, west of
town. A pond in nearby field
freezes over during the winter
months and it makes excellent ice
skating. Incidentally the girls got
shoe skates for Christmas and are
making excellent use of them.
/ Mrs. Don Patterson, mother of
new twin girls and a musician of
many years experience, says that
she already has detected musical
ability in her daughters. Plans are
being formulated for a mixed quar-
tet. One of the twins is markedly
alto and the other has a beautiful
soprano voice. The twins father,
Don Patterson, will sing tenor and
their grandad, Albert Lugibill, will
sing bass to round out the proposed
musical foursome. The mother :?
She will furnish the piano accom-
paniment.
Paper delivery boys have no easy
job these cold days. David Stearns
complained that ON Saturday the
heavy snow cut into his face and
stung almost like a cut. And too,
the hazards of bicycle riding greatly
increase on the slippery streets.
+
4 Credit for reporting the first robin
of the season goes to Maurice Fett,
Bluffton student at Ohio Northern
in Ada. Maurice sighted the robin
on the campus Tuesday and said he
looked twice just to be sure of his
bird.
A Washington dispatch reports a
new dairies industry committee is
considering a recommendation that
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05

Reports of farmers on intentions
to plant soybeans in 1912 indicate
the acreage will be larger than pres
ent plants in the Midwest can pro-
cess. The plants in this area can
handle about 95,000,O00 bushels of
soybeans annually. Other process
ing facilities are available in the
South and in fiaxseed producing
areas. If possible, Ohio farmers
should consider storing soybeans to
avoid marketing in periods of large
crop movements.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05

A Washington dispatch reports a
new dairies industry committee is
considering a recommendation that
house-to-house deliveries of milk be
limited to every other day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05

n MERICA has made a quick ans
- wer to that threat.
We have rationed our rubber to
guard our precious supply-to make
sure our armed forces need never
be rauoned.
This probably means no more new
automobile tires for civilians until
Victory is won. 1t means no more
rubber bath mats. No more rubber
bands. No more rubber kitchen
utensils. 1t means no more rubber
for civilian use until the battle is
won-until our lifeline to the rubber
plantations in the Far East is once
more assured.
Essential civilian needs will still
be taken care of. Doctors will still
have rubber gloves to perform opera
tons. Ambulances will have tires.
Wherever the health and welfare of
Americas homes demand it, there
will be rubber. But only sohen abso-
hGtely necessary.
This is call to Americas patriot
ism-to our ability TO take it.
Every time you use pound of
rubber unnecessarily, you take
pound from our armed forces. So
take good care of the rubber YOU now
have. Use it sparingly. Drive your
own car only when necessary. Go by
train, bus or street car instead Or
make one car do the work of two or
three by teaming up with your
friends when driving is necessary.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05

Straw left by the combine harves-
ter may kill out some of the clover,
alfalfa, or timothy sown in the small
grain, and a portion of the straw is
taken up with the hay the following
year. If straw is not needed for bed
ding, it should be cut Immediately af-
ter harvest with mower from which
the divider board has been removed"
C. ] Willard, Ohio State University.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05

During the evening Harry Burk-
holder passed his Knife and Hatchet
test. The next meeting of the troop
will be in the Legion hall, Monday
night at 7:30.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05
Troop 56
BY Robert Stratton

Bill Amstutz and Morris Kohl pas
sed First Aid merit badges. The fire.
man personal health tests were pas
sed by Don Augsburger.
Troop Sc distributed Civilian De-
fense blanks for the American Legion
committee and collected books for the
USO organization last week. More
than so books have been collected by
Troop 56 so far
Each scout was presented with a
picnic roaster by Clair Fett at the
meeting Monday night.
The Flying Eagle Patrol will ho,d a
meeting at the home of Harry Minck,
Thursday night.
The scouts will wear their uniforms
all next week during observance of
Boy Scout week
Troop 80
BY Calvin Dudgeon
Meeting was held in the Presbyter-
ian church basement. In the interest
of national preparedness the troop
held fire drill, the time used in evac-
aating the building was II seconds.
Four scouts appeared in full uni
form, troop 82 being new troop,
much interest was held in the new
outfits.
During patro. meetings, semaphore
signaling was practiced, and discussed
and demonstrated later in the even
ing. Plans were made for the next
meeting to have a special program
with stunts by each of the four pa
trolls to demonstrate the significance
6f Boy Scout Week which falls be-
tween the 9th and 18th of February
*
Robert Coon leads the troop with a
total of z second class tests passed
David Frick 6 tests, and John Bracy
holds third place. Don Fritchie with
the progress he is making on his ten
derfoot work will have al the work
completed in that class by the time
his membership card arrives from the
Shawnee Council headquarters.
Various games were enjoyed and
the most fun was gained from the
"shoe scramble" The troop has ac-
quired a large amount of paper and
will gather more in their allotted area
week from this coming Saturday.
The troop lans to assist in full ca
pacity with defense work in any way
possible. Last week all scouts from
both troops delivered Volunteer De-
fense Questionaires to the homes of
Bluffton people. This delivery work
was national project requested OF
the Boy Scouts of America by the
Federal Government.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05

News Want-ads bring results.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05

James Basinger who holds a re-
sponsible position with the Vultee
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05

Credit for reporting the first robin
of the season goes to Maurice Fett,
Bluffton student at Ohio Northern
in Ada. Maurice sighted the robin
on the campus Tuesday and said he
looked twice just to be sure of his
bird.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05

Paper delivery boys have no easy
job these cold days. David Stearns
complained that on Saturday the
heavy snow cut into his face and
stung almost like a cut. And too,
the hazards of bicycle riding greatly
increase on the slippery streets.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05

Various games were enjoyed and
the most fun was gained from the
"shoe scramble" The troop has ac-
quired large amount of paper and
will gather more in their allotted area
week from this coming Saturday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05
Remember, America has rdtiOned
rubber-fOr VICTORY!

donated to for
Emergency
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-02-05

Although he's been in Chicago for
the past four years, Gale Scoles en-
.joyed a weekend on the farm here.
He was accompanied by his young
cousin Richard Hinkle who thought
farm life mighty interesting as COM
pared to humdrum of city.