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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-28
Youths Lukewarm To Summer Work On
Farms AS War Industry Jobs Beckon
Little Response to Federal Plan
To Recruit Students for
Farm Work
Farmers, too, Show Little En-
thuSiasm; Claim Labor
inexperienced

Jobs in war industries for this
summer are definitely more attract
i've to Bluffton high school and col
lege graduates than jobs on farms,
it was indicated in a survey of the
situation the first of the week.
Although federal agencies have
been attempting to recruit youth of
high school age here for summer
work on farms the response has been
slight and the youths themselves ap-
pear lukewarm to the proposal.
On the other hand they are cycling
with favor the prospect of employ
ment in defense industries. With
commencement season at an end and
graduating exercises over, several
from here are expecting to leave
within the next few days for Detroit
where they have obtained employ
ment, beginning work next Monday.
FAVOR INDUSTRY
Better pay, shorter hours and a
more varied selection of jobs are the
principal reasons given for prefer
ence of jobs in industry over work
on farms.
However, farmers, themselves, APP
pear to be none too optimistic over
the success of the plan, and it is
probable that comparatively few re-
quests for this class of labor, would
be made even were it available.
In this connection farmers point
out that the labor would be largely
inexperienced and with the large
number of diverse farm operations
the greater part of the summer
would be spent in training this help.
SEE MORE ACCIDENTS
Another drawback pointed out is
the fact that the possibility of acci-
dents would be greater because OF
inexperienced labor. In this situa-
ton the farmer, as an employer
would probably be liable for damages
unless covered by industrial insur-
ance which is not generally carried
Conditions attracting high school
and college youths to employment in
war industries are those which have
previously denuded the farm areas
of surplus labor.
With no surplus labor available tc
meet the peak seasoned demand such
as is encountered at harvest time
farm women and children who
worked in the fields last year viii
again be called upon this summer
according to the present outlook.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-28
NOnnanldker-Munlnla
Nuptidls At Church

Wedding of Miss Wilma Nonna-
maker, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. F. Nonnamaker of Spring street
and Richard Mumma, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Mumma of South Main
street, took place at the Presbyter-
ian church Friday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock.
Officiating at the service was the
Rev. A. C. Schultz, Bluffton college
Bible instructor and faculty adviser
to Mr.. Mumma who is taking the
pre-ministerial course at the college.
The double ring ceremony was used.
The bride wore an attractive dusty
rose gown with biege accessories.
Her corsage was of talisman roses
surrounded by white sweetpeas.
Miss Helen Habegger, of Busby,
Montana, and sophomore at Bluff
ton college, was maid of honor. She
wore a light blue dress and navy
accessories. Her corsage was made
of red and pink roses.
Herbert Fretz, of Lansdale, Pa,
and college classmate of Mr.. Mum
ma, was best man.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father after the bridal party
entered the church to the strains OF
Lohengrin's Wedding March with
Miss Lucille Steiner, Bluffton college
senior, at the organ.
Preceding the wedding ceremony
Miss Steiner played The Indian Love
Call, o Promise Me, / Love You
Truly, and Because. After the brief
organ recital Laurence Burkhaltel
played Liebestraum as violin solo
The front of the church was at.
tractively decorated with garden
flowers. The ceremony was witnessed
by members of the immediate fami-
lies and close friends.
Immediately after the ceremony
the couple left for a short wedding
trip through the southern part OF
the state. They are living in the
Whitmer apartment on South Jack
son street and will attend summer
school at Bluffton college.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-28
Births

The following births at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Reiter, Mt
Cory, a girl, Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Jump, Otta-
wa, girl, Sunday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Ken
mel, of Hamilton, a son at that
place on May 10. Mr. Kennel was
formerly associated with Blufftor
college as field secretary.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Detweiler Of
Lansing, Mich, are the parents of q
daughter, jeanette Elizabeth, borr
at that place Monday. Mrs. Det
weller was the former Dorothy
Wiebe who attended Bluffton col
lege. She is the sister of Mrs. Johr
Boehr, west of town. Mr. Detweilel
is the son of Rev. |. r. Detweilel
of Goshen, Indiana.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-28

Cupples family would have met GER
tain death because investigation
showed the blow hit Immediately be-
low the cabin occupied by the Bluff
ton residents.
Jared Ship
The force of the torpedo Jared
the ship considerably but caused no
particular damage. The captain
thought that one Of the loading
chutes had fallen to the steel floor.
Several minutes later when the
PROV of submarine was seen ris-
ing in the distance the crew realized
that trouble was in the offing. The
submarine drew as close as 100
yards away and the Nazi Swastika
was clearly visible.
Hundreds of shells were being
fired into the American vessel,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-28
BROTHER OF TWO
BLUFFTON WOMEN
HELD IN GERMANY
Former Ford Motor Represen-
tative Is Interned i'm Old
Bavarian Castle
Sister Here Receive Card Mailed
Last January; First Word
in Two Years

A brother of two Bluffton women,
who went to Poland in 1922 as a
representative of the Ford Motor Co.,
now is held in German internment
camp at Laufen, Upper Bavaria,
Germany.
Word received last week by the
sisters, Mrs. r. w. Patterson anc
Mrs. Cloyce d. Bame, both of thi,
place, was the first heard from th'
former Findlay man since German,
invaded Poland in 1889.
Clinton Setback, the writer, sale
on a card mailed Jan. 10, 1912, thai
he was interned with several other
Americans in an old castle in Ba.
varia.
The location was interesting anc
the air healthy, but quarters were
not too comfortable, he wrote. He
said that his wife, Latvian girl he
married after going to Europe il
1922, was attempting to effect his
release, but that it was thought inn
possible.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-28

many of them of four and oue-half
inch calibre which tore holes in the
side of the ship one to three feet in
diameter.
Ordered to Lifeboats
The crew, and the passengers
which consisted of only the Cupples
family, were ordered to the RATS
and lifeboats. Even though the
crew could be plainly seen lowering
the lifeboats the shelling continued
and as Mr.. and Mrs. Cupples and
son were stepping into the boat a
four inch shell hit only eight feet
above them killing several men.
One of the sailors who died in
this direct hit of the Nazi cannon
just few seconds before his death
had thrown several blankets into
the lifeboat for the protection and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-28
BLUFFT0N FAMILY RESCUED after NIGHT in LIFE BOAT
when NAu SUB SINKS THEIR VESSEL in CARIBBEAN SEA

After narrowing experience of
IA hours in an open life boat follow
ing the sinking of their vessel by a
Nazi submarine in the Caribbean
Sea, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard E. Cup
pies and baby son are safe here
miraculously escaping death several
times.
Mrs. Cupples is the former Wau-
meta Bronson, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Bronson of Cherry street
and her husband is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Cupples, living
two miles north and one mile west of
Mt. Cory. The survivors of the
are staying at the Bronson
home.
The couple arrived in town Sun
day afternoon from Key West, Fla,
where the large Norwegian rescue
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-28
SPECIAL MORNING
EXERCISES here
on MEMORIAL DAY
American Legion Plans Include
Decoration of Soldiers
Graves i'm Area
Parade Will be Followed by
Services in Cemetery and
Al High School

Decoration of the graves of war
veterans and exercises at Maple
Grove cemetery followed by pro-
gram in the high school auditorium
will feature Buttons observance of
Memorial day, Saturday morning.
The days program will open with
a parade to the cemetery with men,
bers of Bluffton Legion post, the
Lions club, Bluffton high school
band, Spanish war veterans, Legion
Auxiliary, fraternal orders, mothers
of boys in the service, and Boy
Scout troops in the line of march.
The parade is scheduled to start
at $3.50 a. m. with the various units
assembling at the American Legion
hall. Rituahstic services at the
cemetery will be held over the grave
of Albert Bixler at 10 o'clock.
Millen Geiger, commander of
Bluffton Legion post has issued a
special invitation to all mothers who
have sons in service to be present
for the parade and also at the ex-
ercises at the cemetery and later in
the high school auditorium.
A number of business estab-
lishments in town will be closed
on Memorial Day. There will
be no rural mail deliveries on
Saturday but town deliveries
and window service will be CIV
en- as usual, it was announced
by Postmaster Ed Reichenbach.
After exercises at the cemetery
Memorial Day service will be held in
the high school auditorium at 1890
o'clock with Rev. S. M. Davidian,
pastor of the Central Church of
Christ of Lima, delivering the ad-
dress on the subject Americas
Unseen Gallery" Special music and
other@Eeatufes will be included on
the program.
Another feature of the Memorial
Day observance will be the decora-
tion of the graves of Bluffton areas
soldier dead.
Arrangements for the days pro-
gram are being made by the Bluff
ton post of the American Legion,
with the assistance of the Legion
Auxiliary. Commander Millen Geig
er is directing the work of the COM
mittees in charge.
All of the business establishments
in town will be decorated with flags
and with the country at war it is
strongly urged that all residences in
the town display flags in commem-
Grafton of the men who have served
their country.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-28

comfort of Billy, the Is months old
Cupples baby. Mr.. Cupples suffered
from steel splinters in the arm and
all were nearly deafened by the
close shots.
Five of the crewmen were killed
instantly by the shell fire while an
other died in the lifeboat from
wounds. The captain, % other crew
men and the Bluffton family were
saved.
Lost Possessions
When the little vessel went down
Mr.. and Mrs. Cupples lost all of
their possessions packed in two
large trunks and several suitcases.
In the trunks were many mementos,
souvenirs of Colombia, radio,
instruments, two cameras,
Continued on page 81
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ship had taken them from the Carib-
bean Sea.
Sinking May 16
The sinking of the ship, small
American cargo vessel, occurred on
May Is at 5 p. m, two days after
she left the port of Barranquilla,
Colombia, Is miles off the coast of
Nicaragua in the Caribbean Sea. 1t
was announced by the Navy depart
ment Saturday.
The Bluffton family We're the only
passengers on the small vessel which
was carrying a load of Colombian
coffee bound for a United States
port.
The Bluffton couples first escape
with death occurred when the tor
pedo struct the ship in a glancing
blow. Had the torpedo exploded the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-28
66 TO GRADUATE
FROM BLUFFTON
HIG H WEDNESDAY
Exercises to be Held i'm Gym
nasium this Wednesday
Night at s O'clock
DR.. John Ruskin Howe, Otter
bein College Head, to Give
Class Address

Graduating exercises for 66 sem
iors will be held at Bluffton High
school in the gymnasium this We'd
nesday night at o'clock.
The class address will be delivered
by DR.. ]. Ruskin Howe, president of
Otterbein college, Westerville, who
will speak on Education for De-
mocracy."
Scholastic Honors
Ranking scholastic honor students
of the class, who will appear on the
program are Neil Neuenschwander,
valedictorian, and Carol Bame, salu-
.atorian.
The senior male quartet consist
ing of Leroy Lugibihl, Norman
Beidler. Wilhelm Amstutz, Jr.. and
Roger Howe will sing "The Bells of
St. Marys."
Vocal solos will be sung by the
schools winners in the state solo
and ensemble contest, Betty Holt
kamp and Roger Howe.
Present Diplomas
Following the class address by
Pres. Howe, diplomas will be pre-
sented to 66 members of the grad
uating class by John Tosh, president
of the board of education.
The Bluffton High school orches-
ira, under the direction of Harold
Thiessen, Bluffton college student
instructor, will play several numbers
during the program and also the
Professional, Coronation March by
Meyerbeer marking entrance of the
graduating class.
Class Roll
Members of the graduating class
are:
James Amstutz, Wilhelm Amstutz
II, Richard Augsburger, Ralph Bal
rmer, Richard Balmer, Norman Beid-
Ter, Evan Burkholder, James Clark,
Robert Cooney, Harold Grouse,
Wayne Daley.
James Deppler, James Fett, Byron
Fritchie, Kenneth Geiger, Richard
Gratz, Russell Gratz, John Herman,
Roger Howe, Paul Klassen, Wilmer
Lehman, Leroy Lugibihl.
Neil Neuenschwander, Lysle Mis-
wander, James Reichenbach, Peter
Schmidt, Ned Schultz, Herbert Sic
field, Wesley Sommers, Evan Stein
er, James Steiner, James Stratton,
David Tosh, Carroll Tschiegg, Clay
ton Weiss, Merlin Zuercher.
Carol Bame, Daisy Basinger,
Betty Bish, Harriet Burkholder,
Margaret Burkholder, Hildred Ever
sole, Ruth Garmatter, Virginia Geig
er, Ruth Hankish.
Rosann Hilty, Rebecca Hofstetter,
Betty Holtkamp, Edna Huber, Glen
ma Kohler, Treva Matter, Elaine
Mitchell, Marjorie Moser, Margery
Niswander, Marjorie Ream.
Ruth Schumacher, Eloise Sommer,
Mary +. Stearns, Marcene Stonehill,
Wava Stotts, Kathryn Swick, Mar
jean Todd, Eilene Triplehorn, Eileen
Wenger, Margaret Young, Marjorie
Zuercher.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-28
Josephine NislUdnder
Graduates At Tifin

Miss Josephine Niswander, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Mis-
wander residing north of Bluffton,
will be graduated with the Bachelor
of Arts degree at commencement ex-
ercises of Heidelberg college, Tiffin,
next Monday morning.
She maiored in mathematics and
education, was q member of Kappa
Delta ri, honorary education fra
ternity and will receive a high school
teaching certificate in mathematics,
Latin and French.
The commencement address will be
delivered by Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver
Of Cleveland.
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To Close Saturday

The following establishments will
be closed all day Saturday, Memorial
day. They will be open Friday
night for convenience of the public.
Basinger's Furniture store, Allan
tic G. Pacific Tea Co., Barnes Gro
Gerry, City Markets, Lape Co., Stein
er & Huser, Fred Gratz, w. H.
Gratz, L. 7. Greding, John Fett G.
Sons, Basinger Funeral home, Peter
Gratz, Todd Grocery, Economy store,
Suites cleaners, Alspach & Son,
Ruff's, Helen's Hat shoppe, H. Sic
field bakery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-28
Graduates From
Oberlin College

Miss Roberta Biery was graduated
with the Bachelor of Arts degree at
commencement exercises of Oberlin
college Tuesday morning when de-
grees were conferred on a class of
$50.
She majored in languages and was
a member of Phi Beta Kappa, hon
orary scholastic fraternity. She ex-
poets to enroll next fall in the grad
uate school of the University of
Chicago where she has been granted
q scholarship.
Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Biery attended commencement exer-
cises at Oberlin, Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-28
Christianity Is Citadel OF Democracy
College Commencement Speaker States
Manchester College President
Speaks on Christian
College Today
sc Seniors Graduated i'm Ser
vices at First Mennonite
Church Monday

Christianity, as the citadel of de-
mocracy, was seen as the one hope
for making the republican form of
government an effective ideal, accord
ing to Pres. Vernon F. Schwalm, of
Manchester College, North Man
chester, Ind, who addressed Bluffton
college commencement exercises Mon
day morning.
The First Mennonite church was
filled for the occasion as the speaker
forcefully delivered his address to
the SO graduating seniors on the
subject THE Christian College in
Our Modern World.
TRADITIONAL PAGEANTRY
In traditional graduation pageant
ty, the black gowned academic pro-
cession filed into the church audi
torium to the strains of Professional
with Prof. Otto Holtkamp at the
organ.
At the conclusion of the COM
mencement address by DR.. Schwalm
the class was presented to Pres. L.
L. kamseyer by DR.. j. S. Schultz,
dean of the college. The degrees
were then conferred by DR.. Ram
seyer in customary academic form
ality.
IN ABsENTIA
Two degrees, those of Evan Soash,
of Bluffton and James Habegger of
Berne, Ind, were. presented in abb
sentia. Soash, son of DR.. and Mrs
Nj. ID. Soash of South Main street,
is in training for the United States
Navy and Habegger is in medical
school.
Miss Betty Lesson, of Bethany,
who has taken much of her college
work by correspondence was present
to receive her degree and listen to
the announcement of her election to
Pi Delta society, honorary scholar
ship organization.
Unable to walk without crutches
because of an attack of infantile
paralysis several years ago, Miss
/ Lesson received her diploma from
an usher who handed it to her when
her name was called by Dean
/ Schultz.
SUMNER GRADUATES
In addition to the SO seniors two
Bachelor of Arts degrees as of Aug
ust 1941 were presented to William
Burbick of Newton Falls and Chloe
/ Dell Routson of McComb. A Bache-
+ lor of Music degree as of August
1941 was presented to Ruth Ann
Rupp of Archbold.
Announcement of honors was made
by DR.. Schultz. The following SEN
iors were elected to the ri Delta So
ciety: Ruth Henderson, Columbus
Grove; Elizabeth Lesson, Bethany
Richard Weaver, Goshen, Indiana
Eugene Weed, Bluffton. Depart
mental honors in chemistry for Rich
ard Weaver, Goshen, Indiana, were
announced.
PRESIDENTS STATEMENT
In the presidents annual state
ment, DR.. Ramseyer pointed out that
despite reduced enrolment because
of war conditions the college has
been able to continue the work large
/ " because of the donations OF
friends. Three individuals contribut-
ed a total of $4,000 for current ex-
penses.
In addition the churches have Civ
en- twice as much in the past nine
months as they have given in the
previous IL months, it was stated by
DR.. Ramseyer.
A violin solo by Laurence Burk.
halter with accompaniment by Bettye
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-28
Real Estate Deals

DR.. B. W. Travis has purchased
from Mrs. Moses Steiner the new
residence property on West Kibler
street completed last fall and occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Bruse.
Mrs. Dora Roberts has sold her
farm south of Rockport to Gerald
Chidester of near Beaverdam.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-28
Sat. HOchstettLer
Gets Army Wings

Staff Sergeant Francis L. Hoch-
stettler, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Hochstettler, of Route 2, Bluff
ton, was one of the graduates who
received his wings last week at Kelly
Field, San Antonio, Texas, where he
graduated after completing his
training course.
Graduation at Kelly Field was
held at the same time other pilots
received their wings at six other
Gulf Coast Training Centers. The
group finishing their work was tho
largest in history.
staff SGT. Hochstettler will serve
az a pursuit pilot.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-28
Enlists In Navy

Fred Fritchie, Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Fritchie of Riley street,
has enlisted in the United States
navy for six-year period and left
this Wednesday morning for the re-
cruiting center at Cincinnati. If
successful in passing the physical ex-
animation he will be sent to one of
the naval training stations.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-28
Library Closed

The Bluffton public library will
be closed on May 30, June 1st, End
and 3rd for cleaning purposes, it
was announced by Miss Ocie Ander
son, librarian.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-28

Lewis was presented. Prayer was
offered by Rev. r. L. Hartzler of
Topeka, Ind, and the benediction
was pronounced by Rev. P. ]. Boehr
of Pandora.
Continued on page q
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COUNTY TO GET
SUGAR CANNING
PERMITS in LIMA
Permits to be Issued Only at
CoOrdinatOr's Office Under
Present Setup
Housewives in Hancock County
Must List Number of Jars
Consumed Last Year

Bluffton housewives wishing to OBJ
tain additional sugar for canning
will be required to apply at the of
flee of H. B. Fox, Allen county ra-
tioning coordinator in Lima, it was
stated Wednesday morning.
Fox stated that no plans had been
made for issuing canning sugar per-
mits at the various schools of the
county as was done recently when
sugar ration books for individuals
were issued.
Fox said Wednesday that he was
awaiting authority to change the
basis for rationing of canning sugar
from five pounds per person per
year to the new basis, recently set
up in Washington according to press
dispatches.
NEW BASIS
This new basis, according to re-
ports will grant one pound of sugar
for every four quarts of canned
fruit and additional pound of sugar
for each member of the family to
make jellies, jams and preserves.
Issuing of permits on the new
basis will start in Hancock county
Thursday morning. Hancock county
residents applying for canning sugar
permits are notified to bring their
war rationing books for the family
unit, be able to give the number Of
Jars of fruit consumed last year and
compute the estimate to be canned
this year.
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Every squeak and squeal from
unlubrieated farm machinery is q
cheer for the Axis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-16

have also been sEantsd leave q ab- sence to join the Coast Guard.
 The board commended Lieut.. Foley and Sergeant Behan as excei- lent officers deserving of promotion. Patrolmen Leary and Sullivan were cited as conscientious, hard-work- ing and efficient policemen by the board and Police supt. William ]. Roach.
 Mayor Scully congratulated the four officers and said to the two new regulars:
 T know you will live up to the records you have made here. It is fitting that you should go into the armed service with the best wishes of the board and of the city. The department will be heav- fly taxed through decrease in its manpower as the war continues, because you and others will be leaving us. I am sure you will do credit to Waterbury in the Coast Guard and that the training you will have there will benefit you in your police duties when you come back, just as the training you have received on the force will be an asset to you in the Coast Guard" !"