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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-07
BETTER To SaUe Fat
Than Clog Plumbing

The practice of pouring bacon
grease or good meat drippings down
the sink is wasteful in addition to
causing trouble with the plumbing.
Grease or drippings can be saved
and used to flavor vegetables or
other foods.
Saving fats and oils and using
them economically are ways home
makers can help in the war effort.
Home economics specialists at Ohio
State University say that every bit
of surplus fat, unless it has strong
taste or has been scorched, can be
saved for cooking purposes.
Temperature is important when
cooking with fat. Too much heat
can spoil fat as we'll as the foods
cooked in it. When fat begins to
smoke, it breaks down chemically
and food cooked in it is hard to di-
gest. If fat gets to the smoking
point, it will become rancid quickly.
Fats used for deep-fat frying may
be used a number of times; but,
after each use the fat should be
strained through several thicknesses
of cheesecloth and kept in a cool
place.
Beef, pork, lamb, or chicken fat
can be saved and rendered. Grind
or cut the fat in small pieces and
heat in a double boiler. When the
fat is melted, strain and store 1t.
Keep all fats in a closely covered
container in a dark place away from
strongly favored foods.
Sometimes rendered fat or other
leftover fats may need clarifying
to remove any Objectionable odors,
tastes, or colors. Put the fat in a
pan and melt it with an equal
amount of water. Heat it for a
short time. Keep the temperature
moderate and stir it occasionally,
then let the fat and water cool. The
fat will come to the top and can be
taken off and stored.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-07

Troop Sc by Robert Stratton
The treasure hunt planned for
last week was postponed until next
Monday night when the troop will
leave for the hunt at o'clock
sharp.
The troop weighed and tied paper
collected last Monday.
A troop leaders, conference will
be held at the home of John Schmidt
Friday night. Those to be present
at the meeting are Chas. Triplehorn,
Otto KIassen, Harry Minck, Dean
Niswander, Robert Stratton and
Scoutmasters Karl Gable and Paul
Wingate.
The school flag will be lowered
every evening by Gene Patterson
and James Harmon.
Troop 81 by David Stearns
A nature hike was enjoyed by the
troop Monday night. Starting form
the town hall the scouts covered an
area including Big Rock and Sui
pnur Springs.
Plants observed during the hike
were as follows: Burdock, Man
brakes, Arbutus, Thistle, Black Eyed
Susan, Golden Rod, Cat Tail, Skunk
Cabbage, Hollyhocks, May Apple.
Birds seen were Red Winged
Blackbird, Crows, Pheasants and
Song Sparrows.
Animals seen were: Frogs, snakes,
rabbits.
An interesting group of horsetails
was found along the road. Assist
ant Scoutmaster Benroth pointed out
that the plant was formerly used as
pencil sharpeners.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-07
High School Is On
Approved Listing

Bluffton High school has been
placed on the list of secondary
schools approved by the North Gen.
trail Association of Colleges and Sec
ondary Schools in recent action of
the organization, according to a
communication received at the school
the first of the week.
Representatives of the accrediting
agency visited the school during the
first semester at which time a re-
port was made to the state commit
tee. The final approval is not given,
however, until the annual meeting
of the national association.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-07
Commissions Open
To College Students

Commissions in the Navy are
available for college students who
enlist under Glass VS. or Glass VT
accredited college programs.
Students indicating desire for
future VS. status become eligible to
take civilian pilot training during
the freshman or sophomore year.
Complete details are available at
any navy recruiting office, the near
est of which is in the post office
building at Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-07
c Commencement Schedule At BlufftOn
College To Be Climaxed On May 25

at the First Mennonite Church at
600 p. m.
A number of persons have been
chosen to assist at the coronation of
Miss Tschantz as Queen of the May.
Besides Miss Margaret Berky, maid
of honor, Keith Plank and Dale
Good, trumpeteers, will herald the
festivities, and Wanda Suter and
Donna Hartzler will act as pages
preceding the cortege. Master
Ronnie Blosser will be the crown
bearer, Sue Risser and Master Billy
Ramseyer will be train-bearers, and
flower children will be Misses Anita
Klassen, Karla Schultz, and Shirley
Henderson, and Masters Bruce Trip
lett, Bret Triplett, Michael Kennedy,
and Wilbur Linschield.
Leland Lehman will act as the
herald and Ruth Zuiderhoek will be
pianist. Dancers, directed by Mary
Alice Howe and Jeanne Baumgart-
ner, will be: Treva Errants, Phyl
Bachman, Roxanna Eaton, Virginia
Hadsell, Nancy Mayberry, Martha
Snyder, Lois Sommers, Betty Stein
man, Richard Berky, George Bohrer,
Ernst Harder, Bill Keeney, Austin
Rhoades, Fred Soldner, Lyle Son.
mer, and Bob Swartley.
Senior girls attending the queen
are: Evelyn Hilty. Lee Boyer, Mar
garet Olivet, Thelma Daley, Ruth
Henderson, Lucille Steiner, Pauline
Springer, Betty Keeney, Frances
Ramseyer, Marcile Steiner, and
| Dorothy Burner.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-07

Commencement exercises at Bluff
ton college will be climaxed with
graduating exercises at the First
Mennonite church on May 25 at
10 a. m. The commencement season
opens with a student rectal at Ram
seyer chapel on May %, at p. m.
Dr. Vernon Franklin Schwalm,
President of Manchester College, a
Quaker institution of Manchester,
Ind, will give the commencement
address to thirty-fve graduating
seniors, whereas President Lloyd
Ramseyer will deliver the Baccalau-
reate address at the Ramseyer
Chapel on Sunday, May "a at 200
p. m.
A full day Of events is planned
for Saturday, May %, the most
colorful event, the crowning of the
May Queen, taking place on that
day at 4:30. Other activities sched-
uled throughout the morning, after
noon, and evening include Girls and
Mems Varsity B breakfasts, tennis
and baseball games between Varsity
and Alumni, reunions of the classes
of 20 and of '32, Pi Delta luncheon
the Alumni banquet, and presenta-
tion of the Shakespearean play, LAS
You Like tt.
On Sunday, in addition to the
baccalaureate sermon, there will be
a reception by the president for
seniors, alumni, and friends, follow
ed by the rendition of the "Rose
Maiden" by the Vesper Choir, under
the direction of Prof. r. A. Lantz
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-07
Seniors At Mt. Cory
To Visit CIeUeIdnd

Members of the senior class at Mt.
Cory will spend Saturday and Sun
day in Cleveland where they are
planning to see various points of in
terest in that city.
The group is taking the trip as a
class project and they will be ac-
companied by James Morrison, class
sponsor, and Miss Isabelle Stewart,
the class sponsor of their sophomore
and junior years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-07

for the fresh vegetable trade and
another 100000 or more tons to can
neries. Most of the cannery toma-
toes are delivered by farmers, but
commercial truckers have transport
ed most of the other tomatoes and
most of the other fresh vegetables.
An unpredictable factor in the pic
ture is the truck situation, which is
complicated by tire rationing and by
the disappearance of truck drivers
into other lines of work. High pay
in industry has attracted both truck
drivers and men who formerly were
available in producing and harvest
ing fruits and vegetables.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-07
Fashion Parade By
College Organization

Sponsored by the Bluffton college
home economics club, the annual
spring fashion parade of the organ
ization will be held at the Ramseyer
chapel Thursday night, May IA, at
$3.50 o'clock.
Clothes which are modelled by the
girls of the club are either made by
the students in the college clothing
classes or are purchased by them
during the year.
Miss Betty Keeney, senior from
Penncraft, Pa, will be crowned
"Home Ec" queen in special cere-
monies included in the program. The
exhibition is open to the public.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-07
May Tire Quotas
Set For County

Revised schedule of tire, tube and
recap quotas for Allen county were
announced Thursday from state ra-
tioning administration headquarters.
Allen county's quota includes:
Passenger cars, 36 tires; $50 re
treads and 356 tubes; and for trucks
and buses, 1913 tires, 204 retreads,
and lit tubes.
Quotas for other counties in this
area, listed in the order of tires, re-
treads and tubes for passenger cars,
follow: Hancock county, 21, 187 and
103; Hardin county, IA, IA and A;
Putnam county, 13, ga and 38.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-07
College Meters To
Play Here Thursday

With losses in their first three
matches, the Bluffton college tennis
team will play Ohio Northern net
ters here this Thursday.
In the first match of the season
between the two, Ohio Northern won
3-2 match decision at Ada.
Other matches the remainder of
the season include Findlay, there,
on May IL and here on May Is.
Lack of rain during the spring
has favored protecting fruit from
diseases and insects. Most Ohio
orchards had little or no apple scab
up to May l. Growers have fairly
ample supplies of spray materials,
and applications have not been
washed off by rains.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-07
Electric Ranges
Frozen By WPB

Bluffton area residents this week
found domestic electric ranges are
impossible to obtain, the result of
an order from the War Production
board, freezing all present stock.
The freezing order prohibits the
sale of ranges by manufacturers, dis
tributors or retailers. 1t follows pre-
vious instructions to discontinue the
production of electric ranges after
June l, except to fill high priority
ratings.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-07
Ruling Head of England Re-
quested That Diners Drink
Toasts to Mothers
Bluffton to Celebrate Day, With
Rest of Country, This
Sunday

Mothers Day, which will be cele-
brated here as in the rest OF the
country on Sunday, had its origin in
an incident in the court of Queen
Victoria in 10th century England.
In that reign it was the custom
of guests at royal banquets to break
their glasses after drinking toast
to the queen. 1t was based on the
idea that the tumblers when shat
tered could not be put to a less
worthy purpose.
On one occasion, at feast held
early in the month of May, the
Queen arose as the toast was about
to start and requested that the din
ers refrain from breaking the glass
es.
"After you have finished toasting
me-, she said, 81 want you to drink
a toast to the mothers of our ma
ton"
FIRST MoRHERs DAY
Very likely that was the first
Mothers Day, in which Bluffton will
join with the rest of the nation in
paying tribute to that which poets,
song writers with just cause have
termed the greatest word in our
language-Mother.
For many decades a custom, said
to have originated in Ohio, has been
in vogue, namely, the wearing of a
carnation to designate the thoughtful
love that hovers near on Mothers
Day.
Most of the presidents of the
United States have been men who
have been singularly devoted to
their mothers.
A story is told of George Wash
ington, who but a lad of IL, was
going to sea. When the cart came
to the door for his trunk his mother
cried George your father is dead
and I cannot have you go away"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-05-07
Senior Play To Be
GiUen At Mt. COrY

"One Horrible Night" is the title
of the play to be given by members
of the senior class of Mt. Cory High
school in the school auditorium Fri
day night at s O'Clock.
Important parts are being played
by Gene Jordan, JoAnn Battles, Hell
en- and Richard Hermon, Robert
Haas and Lehr Reese. Robert Powell
is in charge of tickets. The play is
under the supervision of Miss Olive
Obee.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-15
Raj Throws Fear
OF Invasion Into
Germans on Coast

LONDON, April Is CUP) - Large
formations CT British fighter planes
raced across the Dover Strait today
il. another daylight sweep OF the
French invasion coast after night
in which giant bombers set NAM
moth fires through Germany's vital
Industrial Ruhr.
Flying SO high they could not be
seen despite the cloudless sky, the
planes crossed the French coast in
the Calais area cnd soca thun Ser
Gus explosions could be heard from
the Dover coast.
The Royal Air Force, deVelc ping
its greatest offensive of the var,
was now engaged in a 24-hour at
tack which had thrown the German
all force on the defensive from Nor
way to France in fear that an allied
invasion of the continent was in
prospect.
The air ministry said a strong
force of bombers, believed to num-
Der in the hundreds, attacked the
Ruhr, heavily bombed industrial
targets and left many fires some
very large, burning in their wake as
they turned homeWard.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-15

Well informed quarters suggested
that the failure to complete the
high command was traceable to
broader strategieal and political
matters in which Macarthur was
not personally or directly involved.
It was suggested that the Presl-
dent had been unable to supply ex-
Elicit instructions, and guidance Tor
Macarthur pending an answer TO
questions involving the whole OF
allied strategy.
Some of these questions, 1t was
believed we're involved in British
American negotiations to determine
what should be the main allied
front at which reinforcements OF
men and supplies should be con-
centilted.
There has peen general impress
sic.a here that Macarthur would not
start a mass offensive until he was
assured CT sufficient supplies to
make a thorough job of it, and
start rolling the japanese ineXor-
ably from the southwest Pacific to-
ward Japan.
Though there had been plain in
| timations that Macarthur had been
unable to announce his command
because CT uncertainty regarding
his powers and jurisdiction. the
army spckesman's statement thai
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-15

Func eS
By Paul Harrison

HOLLYWOOD, April Is. = Afte
the first shock OF the news that
LEV Ayres had gone to conscient-
ious objectors' camp, Hollywood
gradually began to take sympa
thetic attitude toward his case. 1t
is how generally conceded that how
ever incomprehensible his views may
be, they are at least sincere.
If the actor had been a physical
coward, he would have tried to
Wangle some soft safe desk job,
and maybe behind-the- Lines COM
mission. Instead, he trained and
studied for service as a stretcher
bearer, a hospital flunkey-an anything
he could do toward saving life.
Today there's u movement toward
a petition for Ayres' reclassification
so that he could serve with the
medical corps. This must, fail, Of
course, because the Army wants no
persons who won't swear to defend
the United States again our enem-
les. Neither in all probability do
movie fans want to see such a per-
son in an heroic role on the screen.
Metro has been arguing against
withdrawal of the last two DR.. Kill
dare pictures, but a great many eX-
hibitors are canceling them just the
same.
Lew Ayres has clouded his future
and thrown away his career. But it
was voluntary act.
Since her divorce, Rita HayWorth' S
phone has been SO busy she finally
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-15
Rl BRYDON c. TAyES

GEN. MacARIHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, A9ril Sup = An
army spokesman revealed today that
Gen. Douglas Macarthur has been
unable so far TO form his southwest
Pacific allied command. It was I'M
derstcod that problems affecting the
entire matter of allied grand STRAIT
egy were the cause OF the delay
which Australians regarded as
dangerous.
The United States army spokes-
man said that Macarthur had not,
four weeks after his arrival in Aus
tralia, received from Washington
the necessary decisions and instruc-
tions and that as aae result he was
as yet commander only Of the
American forces n the Far East
and Australia.
The statement was made after
President Roosevelt, at Washington
had said yesterday that Macarthur
was in supreme command of all
military naval and air forces in the
southwest Pacific.
1t was understood that the com
position of a supreme allied staff
and the desired exact def. ..lition OF
MacArthur's powers and territory
were linked with more far reaching
questions.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-15
Macarthur Slowed Down
By Delay in Washington

he was as yet only in charge OF
American army forces was received
with amazement.
Prime Ministr John Curtin an
nounced that so far as Australia
was concerned Macarthur was In
supreme command of allied army.
navy and air forces in thus area
Gables between the Australian
government and the Australian en-
Voy in Washington between April
3 and April u made it quite clear
that Australia fully approved Mac
Arthur's appointment he said.
Curtin pointed out that MacAr-
thur had named Lieut.. Gen. George
Il. Brett, in command of allied air
forces and Lieut.. Gen. Sir Thomas
Blamey in command of land forces
and that Vice Adm. Herbert F.
Leary. U. S. NJ. was in command
of naval forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-15

had it taken out. Howard Hughes
is sending wires, and getting ans
Wers. too. The w. C. Fields sequence
in Tales of Manhattan is found
to be SO out of key With the rest
OF the multi starred picture, which
is pretty straight melodrama, that it
probably will be scrapped and re-
placed. 1t stole the show at sneak
previeWs, and the agents of the
other stars are raising Cain.
ROGERS FILM SHELVED
The Will Rogers biographilm
planned by Warmers with Mrs. Ro-
gers aid has been shelved because
Spencer Tracy can't be obtained
for the role. After deferments
granted for the completion OF cou-
pie of contracted pictures, William
Holden is getting into uniform. De-
anna Durbin will be seen either as
a riverter or welder in Three
Smart Girls Join Up" Alice
Faye goes to Columbia to star in
winter Garden" an fashioned
all out musical with Cole Porter
numbers.
Like gents who turn over their
yachts to the Navy for a dollar,
Darby zanuck has given his six
polo pones to the Army remount
service-$25 ,0CO worth for $25
Latest request for a Disney designed
insignia comes from the Army Den
tai Corps whose slogan is Keep
En- Chewing"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-15
NAZIS SUFFER

ground into sWernps. This rain Is
still more terrible than that of last
autumn and makes ground opera
tions on a large scale impossible "
ENEMY MIRED
The Russians also had said the
Germans were uo to t:eir necks in
mud and floods, but if their opera
tions were drastically impeded, they
did not mention it.
The midnight communique said
Soviet forces had captured sew
eral" more localities, and on Mon
daY destroyed II German planes.
The Russians lost six.
Dispatches from Stockholm said
the Cossacks on their wiry ponies,
supported by tanks, we're harrasS-
ing the GermsAs along the whole
front. Gen. Gregori zhukov's armies
were reported advancing steadily
toward Smolensk. on the central
front, and in the south, Marshal
Semyon Timoshenkos forces were
said to have thrust into German
lines north of Kharhov, and to have
captured a village 25 miles from
Kharkav.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-15

LONDON, April Is CUP) = The
Germans complained today that tor
rental spring rains had made i'm
rassable bogs of the front but the
Russians were bombing, shelling,
ambushing and assailing the Ger
mans with bayonet and rifle from
Ieningrad to the Black sea, killing
thousands.
Particularly on the Leningrad and
central fronts were the Germans
suffering, last midnight's Soviet
communique revealed.
1t said that in a night tattle on
the central front, a Russian unit
destroyed the second battalion
q 900 mem of the German 488th
infantry, and a regiment $1,000
mem of the 268th infantry.
In a tWo-day bSttle on the Lei
ingrad front, 1920 Germans were
killed and piles of booty captured
the communique asserted
The British broadcasting company
quoted Radio Berlin as having said
%. real deluge is pouring down on
the Russian front, Transforming the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-15
Birth Certificate
Measure Proposed

WASHINGTON, April 15-UP1-
Legislation s now pe.lGIng before
the senate military affairs COM
mittee which would authorize the
director of the census to issue GER
tificates of birth records to persons
born in the United States upon pay
meht of 81 and presentation OF a
sworn statement that the applicant
was born in the United States
Several hearings have already
been held On the legislation, intro
duced by Sen. Robert r. Reynolds,
D., NC.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-15

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Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-15
e Britons Killed
In Tragic Mistake

LONDON, April Is. UP)-The
war office today ordered an inquiry
into the accidental killing OF %
British soldiers and home guards
men during military maneuVers in
south England Monday.
The deaths occurred when Hur-
ricane pilot, diving at 500 miles an
hour, strafed an enclosure where the
victims were standing. The pilot was
believed to have mistaken the en-
closure for his tarket. Thirty men
were hospitalized with critical
wounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-15
Russians Crack z
Nazi Lines Around
Strategic City
By M. S. HANDLER

KUIBYSHEV, Russia, April Is
(UP) = Strong Russian forces are
fighting at the approaches of
large and strategic. city after crash
ing through two German defense
lines, front dispatches said todag.
From recent reports reaching
London, it was believed the un
identified city was either B~ayask
on the south central front CT
Kharhov, the Pittsburgh of the
Ukraine.
Exchange Telegraph reported
earlier this week that Russian shock
troops had virtually encircled By
ansk. 225 miles southwest of Moscow
and go miles west of Orel. Radio
Moscow announced yesterday that
the Soviets northwest of Kharhov
had smashed 25-mile wide hole
in the German defense line)
Authoritative reports said one
Russian unit in 10 days fighting had
killed thousands of enemy sol
diers and recaptured many points
THAWs DENIED
Reports from abroad that the
Russian front already has been
transformed Into a vast quagmire
by spring tkaWs have been greatly
exaggerated, Soviet military leaders
said.
Ther admitted that heavy rains
on the central front have reduced
,,,,,cl nc tho cnCu tO SluSn D1lr said
that surfaces still were frozen suf-
ficiently for a continuation OF the
Russian drive.
In northern sectors of the 1909
mile front, rivers and fields still
are reported frozen and snow Gov
cred
Dispatches from the Kalinin front
told of had fighting with Russian
artillery and mine-throWing units
repeatedly sweeping across battle
fields.
One report said a Russian unit
killed 1,060 Germans and destroyed
30 German blockhouses and five
tanks in several days of fighting.
Soviet guerilla units operating on
the Smolensk and white Russian
fronts were said to be continually
harrassing the German rear lines.
Between March Is and April B,
guerilla forces in these sectors were
reported to have iecaptured 10 SET
Elements. destroyed nine enemy
blockhouseS and killed 768 German
troops.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-15
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