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Births

The following births at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Burkholder,
Pandora, girl, Sara Beth, last
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Howell, Mt.
Cory, a girl, Charlotte Anne, Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Stevens, a
girl, Joyce Ann, Thursday. Mrs
Stevens was formerly Miss Fairy
Matter of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Hoffer
Pandora, a boy, Dean Allen, Satur'
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Amstutz, {
girl, Sharon Kay, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Click, Jenera
boy, this Wednesday morning.
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the names of their choices or in the
circle under the party emblem. The
gubernatorial listing will be at the
head of each ticket.
NoN-P PARTISAN
Electors will vote for the judges
on non-partisan judicial ballot on
which there will be no designation
of party affiliation.
The proposed amendment to the
state constitution on which the vot-
ers are called on to pass judgment
deals with the appointive power of
the governor to fill vacancies in the
office of any judge.
There are no purely local PROPOSE
tions at the polls for consideration
this fall in Bluffton and Richland
township.
Voters will make their decisions at
four precincts in the town and 113
in the county with polls open from
$50 in the morning to 6:30 in the
evening.
Four hundred pounds of paper
We're used to print the ballots for
use in the county.
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Announcement by the navy depart
ment Monday night of the loss of the
u. S. aircraft carrier Wasp, revealed
a closely guarded secret that Homer
Steiner, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John S.
Steiner of Thurman street, now home
on thirty days stay, was aboard the
ill-fated ship when She sunk off the
Solomon islands, victim of Japan
ese torpedoes, September Is.
Steiner is visiting in New Jersey
this week and the announcement was
made by members of the family who
had been charged to observe strict Sc
crecy in the matter pending official
word of the loss.
Altho he has been home since Octo-
ber %, the Bluffton seaman divulged
no hint of his part in the epoch-mak-
ing battle of the South seas-how he
was hurled fifty feet by the shock of
exploding torpedoes as they struck
the vessel-how he swan for hours
in shark infested waters and was fin
ally recued by an American destroyer,
losing all his belongings except the
clothes on his back.
Wears Two Stars
Two stars worn as decoration on
his navy uniform, Steiner explained
signified two major engagements in
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Deadline for Xmas Mailing to
Foreign Destinations is
November l
Mail Received by Boys at Yule.
tide is Good Morale
Builder

Many Bluffton residents have COM
pleted a portion of their Christmas
shopping, at least as far as mailing
packages to soldiers at foreign des-
tinations is concerned.
All during the month of October,
packages and postcards have been
mailed at the post office here. Dead
line for mailing articles destined t.
bring Yuletide cheer to the boys
across the seas is November l.
Most of the Christmas mailing has
been done but some last minute
packages and letters are expected
this week in the remaining few days
in the month of October.
For the guidance of friends and
relatives the Army has drawn up a
suggested list of gifts that will be
most welcomed by the average serv-
ice man.
Serviceable gifts should be the
rule with compactness in size given
careful consideration. In general,
presents sent should be easy to carry
and should be suitable for every type
of climate.
People sending gifts should always
keep in mind that the armed serv-
ices provide their men with an
abundance of food and clothing, in
cluding blankets.
However, dried fruits and hard
candy which can stand long trip
through either tropic or arctic
weather are all right. Also, the
Army says its all right to send
handkerchiefs and tan colored socks
Emphasis is put on entertainment
in the Army's suggested list. Among
the items recommended are:
Cigars, cigarets and cigaret cases
pipes and tobacco, pouches and light
ers.
Books, pocket sizes preferred
newspaper and magazine subscrip-
tions; playing cards, puzzles anc
small games.
Automatic pencils, fountain pens
notebooks of pocket size and sta
tionery.
Small toilet kits, razor blades
pocket flashlights, wallets and wrist
watches.
Preparation of packages is mos
important. The boxes and contain
ers should be sturdy with strong
wrapping. Ordinary shoe-box siz,
packages are suggested, with th'
weight limited to six pounds.
Boys in the service have writer
frequently that there is nothing tha
improves morale as being remem
bered by the folks back home an,
Christmas packages certainly are
help in that direction, it has bee
pointed out.
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Fuel Oil And Kerosene Registration
To Be Held At High School Next Week
Air Rid Wardens To
Aid Halloween Police

Air raid wardens will be on the
lookout during the Halloween seas
on--not for enemy bombers-but as
the eyes of an organized effort to
curb pranksters whose depredations
nave become especially annoying this
year, it was announced by Mayor w.
A. Howe, Tuesday.
All air raid wardens have been ask
ed by the Mayor to serve as deputies
for the purpose of reporting destruc-
tion to property or any other action
of a malicious nature on the part of
Halloween pranksters, it was an
nounced the first of the week.
Impending destruction should also
be reported. Any group of pranks-
ters who are seen about to commit
a depreciation should also be report
ed.
Several reports have come to the
attention of the Mayor and Marshal
Lee Coon of property destruction by
pranksters which the town govern
ment will not tolerate, it was pointed
out.
District air raid wardens in the
community are asked to report activ-
tiles of this kind to the mayor, mar
shall or night policeman Albert Reich
enbach. Every attempt should be
made to identify those responsible for
the act, it was stated by the Mayor.
Reports have come to the Mayors
office concerning the slashing of BIZ
cycle tires on the bikes parked out
side of homes at night. This is a
federal offense and will be dealt with
severly by local government as well,
the Mayor said.
Soaping of windows is also in the
category of activities prohibited here.
Masquerading, minor pranks and
harmless fun of any kind will be per-
mitted but destruction of property
will bring the full penalty of the law,
it was pointed out.
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boats because the power hoists were
put out of action after the first tor
pedo hit. All of the men went down
by means of ropes.
Steiner was with a group of men
who swan around in the shark in
tested waters for three or four hours
until picked up by an American de-
stroyer. All of the survivors were
placed on an American controlled is
land and came to America on a Dutch
transport.
Steiner enlisted May 5, 1941 and
was assigned to the Wasp after com.
pleting his training at the Great
Lakes Naval Training school. He
was last home prior to his present
leave on May q to June /, just be-
fore the Wasp departed for the Pa
cific.
He saw action in the Mediterranean
when the vessel was engaged in the
delivery of British fighting air craft
to the much bombed island of Malta
He was graduated from Blufftor
High school in the class of 1888 and
was captain of the football team in
his senior year. He has brother
Cleon Steiner, who is with the U. S
Army air corps, at present stationed
in Australia.
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Hold Funeral For
Mrs. Scott Whistler

Funeral services for Mrs. Scott
Whistler, II, of South Main street
were held at the Stanley Basinger
funeral home, Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Paul Zimmerman, pastor Of the
United Brethren church of Rawson
officiated and interment was made
in the Clymer cemetery.
Mrs. Whistler died Thursday after
noon at Bluffton hospital following
lingering illness of two years.
On May 10, 1887, she was married
to Mr.. Whistler who also has been a
patient in the hospital here since
last July.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived from a previous marriage by
son Pearl Clymer, Bluffton, q
granddaughter, Mrs. Woodrow Stein
er, Mt. Cory and grandson John
L. Clymer, Findlay.
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80 CANDIDATES ON
TWO BALLOTS AT
ELECTION TUESDAY
Twenty-Five Running for State,
District and County
Offices
Eight Candidates for Supreme
Court and Court of
Appeals

Names of % candidates-11 Repub-
licans and IL Uemocrats will appear
on the bipartisan ballot which each
voter will receive a the polls next
Tuesday. = =
In addition to this will be non
partisan judicial ballot bearing names
of eight candidates.
In the first column of the bi-parti-
san ballot appears complete Repub-
lican ticket under the eagle, emblem
of the party. The second column will
be the Democratic ticket under the
party's emblem the rooster.
Candidates on the judicial ticket
will appear without party designation
Candidates Listed
Complete list of candidates follows
For Governor-John w. Bricker,
Republican,; John McSweeney, Demo
crat.
For Lieut. Gov.-Paul M. Herbert
R.; George d .Nye, D.
For Sec'y of State-Edward j
Hummel, R.; John E. Sweeney, d.
For Treas. of State-Don H
Ebright, R.; Robert S. Cox, d.
For Atty. General-Thomas ]. Her.
bert, R; Herbert S. Duffy, D.
For Congress at Large-George II
Bender, R.; Stephen M. Young, d.
For Congress 4th Dist.-Robert f
Jones, r.; Clarence c. Miller, D.
For State Senator-Fred S. Seibert
R.; John w. Reed, D.
For Representative, Gen. Assembly
L. H. Myers, r.; Clyde Welty, d.
For County Commissioner-Harry
L. Burgess, r.; Charles w. Lora, D.
For County Auditor-Floyd B. Grif-
fin, R.; Stanley A. Welker, D.
Judicial Ticket
For Judge, Supreme Court (term
commencing Jan. /, 1943)-William
C. Dixon, Roy H. Williams.
For Judge, Supreme Court ttern
commencing Jan. 2, 1943)-Willis
Woehrle Metcalf; Edward c. Turner.
For Judge, Supreme Court (unex
pired term ending Jan. l, 194D-
Charles S. Bell, 7. j. Duffy.
For Judge, Court of Appeals-Em
NIT E. Everett, Walter S. Jackson.
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wakes were sighted close to the ves-
sci just as she was changing course.
Three struck forward in the vicinity
of the magazine and gasoline tanks at
time when the fuel system was in
active use and when the planes were
being loaded with bombs.
Terrific Conclusions
The shock of the torpedoes was
great. The flash of one extended
more than 100 feet into the air. The
concussion was so terrific that Stein
er was hurled for about so feet.
Almost Immediately great fires
broke out all over the ship and there
were many heavy internal explosions
including bombs, gasoline tanks and
other types of ammunition.
The captain of the ship ordered the
vessel backed around in order to bring
her stern into the wind and give the
crew the best chance to fight the fire
and to get clear of burning oil in the
water.
Many of the casualties were caused
by men fighting the fire in the hope
of saving the ship. The order to
abandon ship was given an hour and
20 minutes after she was hit.
Lowered by Ropes
1t was impossible to lower any
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which he had participated. No furth-
er details, however, were given.
The one star it is assumed repre-
sents the engagement off the Solomon
islands while the other is believed to
represent mission undertaken by the
Wasp last spring when it delivered
aircraft to the British held island of
Malta in the Mediterranean and was
for week target of Axis bombers.
Steiner is a third class petty Off
Ger aviation machinist's mate direct
ing activities of crew in cleaning
operations on the Wasp's hangar
deck.
Ship Sunk Sept. Is
The ship was struck by an enemy
torpedo on September Is at 2:44 p. m.
A few minutes later two more tor
pedoes hit the carrier The Wasp, a
wrecked hulk was sunk during the
night by torpedoes from a u. S. de-
stroyer.
The Wasp was the flag ship of the
American task force engaged in COW
ering the movements of reinforce
ments being sent to the island of
Guadalcanal. Operations of the
American fleet caused the enemy to
withdraw temporarily but it was still
necessary to support the reinforce
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Last Rites Here
For Jacob During

Rev. Jacob Quiring, sc, former
Bluffton college Bible professor, died
at his home in New York City of a
heart ailment Tuesday noon. He
had been in failing health since July.
Funeral services will be held in
Bluffton at the First Mennonite
church on Saturday afternoon at
o'clock.
Rev. Quiring came to America in
1905 as an evangelist from Russia
and Germany. He studied in the
Bible departments at Moody Bible
Institute, Mccormick Theological
seminary and the University of Chi
cago.
He was professor of Greek, He
brew and Biblical literature at Bluff
ton college from 1921 to 1881. He
went to New York city to use the
library facilities for a research prob
lem in the field of semitics.
Rev. Quiring was a member of the
noted Rockefeller memorial Riverside
Baptist church of which DR.. Harry
Emerson Fosdick is the pastor. He
taught large Bible class in the
Sunday school of that church.
Survivors in addition to his wife
are: three daughters, Mrs. William
Williams of Columbus; Mrs. Morris
Huber of Cleveland; and Miss Helene
Quiring of Oberlin. There are alsc
relatives in Russia and Germany.
Burial will be at the Maple Grove
cemetery.
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Youths in the Bluffton district are
enlisting in the army, it was indi-
Gated by announcements of enlist
ments the first of the week. The
men left for the Toledo induction
center Monday.
Among these are two Bluffton
men: Robert Cooney, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. +. K. Cooney and James Patter-
son, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Pat.
terson.
Orange township enlistments in
clude Gerald Carts, son of Mr.. INC
Mrs. Ralph Carts and Victor Moser
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Moser
both in the army air corps.
Other enlistments are: Whine
Meyer, Mt. Cory and Donald Ru
dolph, Rawson.
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Clyde Yerger, Former
Rural Carrier, Dies

Funeral services for Clyde Yerger,
sc, for many years Bluffton rural
mail carrier, were held at the Diller
funeral home, Sunday afternoon.
Officiating at the services was Rev.
E. j. Penhorwood of Lima, former
pastor of the Church of Christ here.
Interment was made in Maple Grove
cemetery.
Mr.. Yerger died Thursday evening
at the Foltz convalescent home here
where he had been a patient for the
last ten months. For the past two
years he had been in failing health
following injuries received in an
automobile accident while on his
rural mail route.
He was born Feb. 6, 1876, at
Findlay, and moved to Bluffton
where he had since resided. He was
the only child of Charles and Martha
Jane Goble Yerger Following the
death of his father he succeeded him
Ill lilG VI dUolGI llliC IlClC.
On Nov. II, 1912, he was appoint
cd rural mail carrier on Route 1,
Bluffton. During his career as a
carrier he saw his 15-mile route,
carried by horse and wagon, change
to the present 62-mile auto route. In
February, 1941, he was forced to re-
tire because of i'll health after 29
years of service.
For many years before his ap-
pointment as a carrier he was q
member of the Bluffton Fire depart.
ment and was a member of the
Rural Carriers association.
On May %, 1904, he was married
to Catherine Rote of Orange town
ship who died July 27, 1912. He i!
survived by two daughters, Mrs
Zora A. Basinger, Lima, and Mis-!
Georgia Anna Yerger, at home, ant
one son, Staff Sergt. Wayne w
Yerger of Ft. Benning, Georgia.
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PER CAPITA WAR
BOND SALES HERE
HIGHEST IN STATE
Public Rally at High School
This Wednesday Night to
BE Broadcast
"Blufft0n's Example to the
Nation" Subject of Ad-
dress; All Invited

Giving recognition to Bluffton as
having the highest per capita sales
of war bonds in the state of Ohio,
the Allen county war bond COM
mittee will present Salute to Bluff
ton program to be broadcast over
Lima station WLOK in a public
rally to be held at the Bluffton High
school auditorium this Wednesday
night from 1885 to 500 o'clock.
The community of Bluffton has
averaged a per capita sales of $14
per month every month since Pearl
Harbor. This record is the highest
in the state of Ohio, according to T.
d. Mclaughlin, county chairman.
Chairman of the Bluffton bond sales
Ninety per cent of the 81 EN-
ployees of the Boss Manufacture
ing company, North Main street,
are buying bonds, it was stated
by Chas. Lloyd, manager, We'd
nesday. Authorized deductions
from employees pay checks
range from 10 per cent to 73
per cent, Lloyd said.
campaign is Norman Triplett, of the
Triplett Electrical Instrument Co.
Jennings Speaker
County Chairman Mclaughlin of
Lima will be in charge of the pro-
gram. Dale Jennings, Lima, Allen
county commissioner, and well known
in this community will be the speak
er. He will speak on the subject,
"Bluffton's Example to the Nation"
Music will be provided by the
Bluffton college mixed string quartet
with Harold Thiessen playing the
violin, Arthur Thiessen the cello,
Robert Marshall the flute and Robert
Neuenschwander the piano. They
will play the American Patrol
March" and Old Favorite Songs"
Baritone solos will be presented
by Roger Howe, son of Mayor and
Mrs. w. A. Howe, who will sing
"The Blind Plowman" by Clarke and
"Invictus" by Huhn. He will be ac-
companied by James Rimer.
Instrumental numbers are i'm
charge of Prof. Sidney Hauenstein
and the vocal numbers by Prof.
Russell Lantz both of the Bluffton
college music faculty.
In addition to Mclaughlin other
officials of the Allen county bond
committee will attend the meeting.
The public is urged to attend.
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Consumers in BlufftOn School
District Will Register Tues
day to Thursday
Necessary to Bring Information
Regarding Consumption
OF Fuel

consumers OF 1uel oil ana kerO-
sene in the Bluffton school district
will register for rationing at the
Bluffton High school cafeteria on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
of next week from $3.50 to 900 p. m.
it was announced Wednesday morn
ing by A. ]. B. Longsdorf, in charge
of the rationing program.
The dealers and retail merchants
will register on Tuesday only but
other consumers will register on all
three days, it was stated.
INFORMATION NEEDED
Harry Fox, Allen county coordin-
ator, declared Wednesday morning
that each consumer registrant of
fuel oil or kerosene, whether it is for
a furnace, space heater, tractor,
farm machine or whatever it might
be, must be mindful of four factors
and have the information when ap-
pearing at the school:
square footage of the area to
be heated.
Number of persons residing in
the house or apartment to be heated
3-Yearly consumption of the past
IL months.
Amount of kerosene or fuel
now on hand.
Room FoOTAGE
Most difficult question for each
| person to answer probably will be
the square footage of each room
Fox declared. This figure will be
determined by multiplying the width
of room by the length. For in
, stance, room eight by 10 feet would
| have 80 square feet.
| Basement and attic space, together
with summer kitchens, storage areas
and similar space not used for actual
| living, cannot be included However
closets which open off heated room
can be included, Fox explained.
Teachers will perform the worl
and at best, it is expected that each
fuel oil consumer will require from
20 to 80 minutes time to complete
registration.
PROCEDURE
At the registration, there will bl
designated persons filling out appli
cations for non-residential user:
which include commercial and farm
consumers of both fuel oil and kero
sene.
After the application is completed
they will be taken to another teachel
working in a nearby room who vii
fill out the work sheet figures ant
from it determine the amount th'
consumer may buy.
|. One teacher, to be designated a
chief examiner, will review the worl
when it is completed.
Registration for gasoline will tax
place one week later on Nov. Gil.
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THREE BALLOTS TO
BE GIVEN OUT AT
BLUFFTON POLLS
State, District and County Can
didates Comprise the Larg-
est Ticket
BlufftOn Electors Will Go to
Polls Tuesday; One Non
Partisan Ballot

Bulffton electors will receive three
ballots when they go to the polls in
the November 3rd election to mark
their choices for state and county
officials.
Separate ballots have been printed
for the state, district and county
elective posts; a judicial ballot and
a proposal to amend the state con-
stitution.
Names of all county, district and
state candidates appear on one bal
lot and voters will mark in front of
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War Chest DriUe
TO Close WedneSdQY

With about 30 solicitors yet to
make their reports, Bluffton's war
chest drive will be concluded We'd
nesday evening. Thus far there is
approximately $1,000 subscribed, it
was announced by w. A. Howe,
chairman.
Approximately 125 volunteer work.
ers have been engaged in a syste-
matte house-to-house canvass of the
community for contributions to the
war chest. Whether the goal of ST.
500 would be reached can not yet
be determined, it was stated by the
Mayor.
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BluftOn Man Is
Commissioned Officer

Robert Oyer, son of Mrs. Adella
Oyer of South Jackson street, has
received a commission as End lieu
tenant in the Reserve Medical Corps
of the United States Army.
When he completes his academic
work at Hahnemann Medical college
in Philadelphia he will be advanced
in rank to First Lieutenant.
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Real Estate Deal

Forest Hagerman of North Spring
street has purchased the Ross Got
shall property on South Main street
Mr. and Mrs. Gotshall will move next
month to Warren where he has been
transferred to another position by
the Buckeye Pipe Line company.
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Receives Appointment

Wade Shook, stationed at Great
Lakes Naval Training station has
been appointed athletic director and
signal instructor of his company and
platoon leader of his group, it was
announced the first of the week.
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Public Schools To
Close On Frid0y

Bluffton public schools will close
on Friday in order to permit the
teachers to attend the annual north
west district meeting of the Ohio
Education association at Toledo
Regular classes will be resumed on
Monday morning.
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Radio Meters Wanted

The government needs D'ArsonvaI
type d. c. milliammeters of ranges
between OIL to 0-500 and will pay S3
each. Persons having this type meter
are requested to see Robert Benroth
for additional information.
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At Pacific Post

Pvt. Jerome Herr, in the armed
services, has arrived at an undis-
closed destination in the Pacific
area, relatives here were advised the
first of the week by word from the
war department.
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Enlists In Navy

Clifford Thompson, southeast of
Bluffton who recently enlisted in the
navy was one of twenty-nine who
left Lima Monday afternoon for the
induction center in Toledo.
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HOSPITAL TAG DAY

Hospital tag day will be held mere
next Tuesday, election day. The
sale of tags is under auspices Of the
Women's Auxiliary and all proceeds
go to the hospital here.