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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-09-10
LARGE FRESHMAN
CLASS EXPECTED
AT COLLEGE HERE
Registration First of Next
Week for Incoming Students
At Bluffton College
Reduced Enrolment Expected
In Upper Classes Because
Of Draft

Bluffton college will open its doors
next Monday with an increased en-
rollment in the Freshman class and
reduced enrolment of upper class
boys because of the draft, it was
announced this week by college Off
cials.
A meeting will be held for the
Freshmen next Monday night at
7:30 o'clock at which time instruc-
tions will be given for starting their
college work. They will register for
their courses on Wednesday.
CLASSES THURSDAY
Registration for upper classmen
will be held next Tuesday with
classes and the opening chapel ses-
sion scheduled for the following
Thursday. President L. L. Ramsey
er will deliver the opening address
at the chapel meeting.
Very likely all of the rooms at
Ropp hall, women's dormitory, will
be filled with possibility of an
overflow. A number of rooms at
Lincoln hall, mems dormitory, will
not be filled this year, college Off
cials stated.
JOINT PLAN
Arrangements are being made with
Ohio Northern university to use an
instructor Jointly in the department
of economics. Prof. William Dick,
instructor in economics last year, re-
signed at the college here to accept
a position as an industrial account
ant.
Prof. n. E. Byers, former dean
of the college, viii teach on a part
time basis in the department of psy-
chology replacing DR.. Ralph Whistler,
who resigned his position for de-
fense industry employment.
Mrs. Ernest Bigelow, holder of a
Masters degree in nursing education
from Yale university, will be on tl1s
college staff as college nurse. Miss
Harriet Evelyn Brate, Ohio State
university graduate, will teach in the
department of music in conjunction
with her work in the high school
here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-09-10
Will Teach Full
Time In BluftOn

Because of difficulties in working
out arrangements in the four schools
involved, Harry F. Barnes will con-
tinue as full time teacher of voca-
tional agriculture at Bluffton High
school, it was announced by A. J. B.
Longsdorf, superintendent of schools.
Because of wartime shortages
there developed the possibility that
Dale Snavely, agriculture teacher at
Pandora, would accept a joint posi-
ton at Wiltshire and Wren High
schools in Van Vert county.
In that event Barnes was to have
taught on a part time basis in the
Pandora and Bluffton schools. Snave
ly, however, will continue at Pan
dora as full time instructor.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-09-10
Former BluHton Man Home After Fne Months of Hardship
Piuaton CroDded Jap nenment Camp Hong Kong

Interned for five months by the
Japanese at Hong Kong, China, and
bearing evidences of the hardships
and privations of squalid existence
in the enemy concentration camp at
that place, Rev. J. Frank Steiner,
formerly of this place visited rel
atives and friends in Bluffton and
Pandora over the week end.
Accompanying him were his wife
and daughter Geneva of Wooster.
He returned with them to the latter
place the first of the week where he
expects to rest and recuperate from
his narrowing experiences.
Having lost thirty pounds in
weight, the Bluffton missionary
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-09-10
CRAZY MARKETS
and LATE CORN
PLAGUE farmer
Prices Gyrating Wildly Under
Influence of Wartime
Conditions
One Frosty Night May Wreck
Prospects of Best Corn
Crop in Years

Confused market situation with
prices gyrating crafty as the result
of wartime conditions together with
late corn cutting aggravated by labor
shortage have combined to put the
farmer in the toughest spot he has
seen in a generation.
Not in years have there been as
many uncertainties as he is facing
this fall.
Prices generally at wartime levels
are satisfactory, but prospect OF
federal control has resulted in
sweeping declines thru the livestock
markets in the past week. This is
especially true in hog prices.
That Corn Crop
Likewise the. corn crop, best il
more than decade may slip thru
the farmers fingers in one colo
frosty night. Its a whale of a
crop-if we can get it,, was the
way one grower summed it up the
first of the week.
Continued rains Monday and Tues
day together with warm sultry
weather-ideal growing conditions In
July--were just what the growers
didn't want. The corn which already
has had more than normal growth
continues bigger and better-but is
sadly lacking in signs of finishing
for which spell of hot and dry
weather is needed.
First signs of corn harvest were
apparent this week with some farm
ers starting to fill silos.
Corn Cutting Next Week
Corn cutting is generally expected
to get under way next week, althe
admittedly the crop still has a long
way to go to maturity.
However fall wheat seeding, usual.
| ly the last week in September il
| in the offing and has served to put
farmers in the corn-wheat rotation
in a place where the corn must bs
gotten off the ground shortly.
Wednesdays clearing weathe1
gave promise of easing of the sur
plus moisture situation and weathe
forecast promised warm weather th'
last Of the week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-09-10
Staff Sgt. Carlton
Wilson In Picture

Considerable attention is being at
tracted by photograph at the Bluff
ton News display window of Staff
Sgt. Carlton "Tony" Wilson with a
group of soldiers at an undisclosed
operational base in Australia.
Wilson is pictured standing in
front of his tent with five of his
buddies listening to a radio broad
cast on Independence Day from the
United States.
Staff Sgt. Wilson was trained by
the army as radio operator for
the large American bombers being
used in the various theatres of war
throughout the world.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-09-10
Shdlleys Operate
NelUs Stand Here

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shalley will
operate Kibs News stand, it was an
nounced Tuesday by Leland Sechler,
the new owner. Sechler, Bluffton
restaurateur, recently purchased the
establishment from Kermit Kibele.
The News stand will continue in
its former location adjoining the
Star theatre Sechler said, and an
nounced at the same time the addi-
tion of line of notions and novel;
ties
A gift shop also will be opened in
connection with the establishment
specializing in gifts for all occasions,
Sechler stated.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-09-10
BLUFFTON area
YOUTHS CALLED
in ARMY DRAFT
C0ntingents Listed by Allen and
Hancock County Service
Boards
BlufftOn SelecteeS Take Exami-
nations Tuesday and
Wednesday

Two contingents of Bluffton area
registrants were sent by Allen County
Selective Service Board No. 3 to To-
ledo, Tuesday and Wednesday for
final physical examinations prelimi-
nary to being inducted into military
service.
A group of Hancock county regis
trants including a number in the
Bluffton district also will be sent soon
by Hancock County Board No. 2 to
undergo similar physical examina-
tions
Group Sent Tuesday
Those sent by the Allen County
Board Tuesday included:
Charles Michael Hankish, William
Edward Smith, Raymond George AM
stutz of Bluffton.
James Lee Moser, LaVerne Harding
Huber, Bluffton Route 2.
Leland Dale Badertscher, Pandora
Route 1.
David Emerson Bogart, Col. Grove,
Route 2.
Harold Morris Kidd, Lima Route 3.
Avery r. Fisher, Lafayette, Route
/.
Francis Abraham Lugibihl, Bluff
ton, Route l.
Donald Ralph Kohl, Oak Harbor.
Sent Wednesday
Those sent Wednesday included:
Gerald Eugene Mericle, Bluffton.
Clair Gerber Habegger, Clyde AL
bert Fisher, Clarence Dale Burkhold-
er, Bluffton, Route 2.
Robert Henry Green, Beaverdam.
Albert Franklin Everhart, Lafay-
cite, Route 2.
Dale Edward Fruchey, Col. Grove,
Route 2.
Hancock County List
Those from Bluffton area to be sent
by the Hancock county board include
Virgil Granville Haas, William Mel
vile Sheidegger, Melvin Ray Nus
baum, Bluffton Route /.
Walter B. Beck, Beaverdam.
Dwight Keith Basinger, Jenera.
Ralph Allen Waltz, Mt. Cory.
Ralph Vincent Motter, Rawson.
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Births

The following births at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Benroth, a
girl, last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Borse, Je-
nera, boy, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Frantz, Mt.
Cory, a girl, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Williams, Mt.
Cory, girl, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Leeson, a
girl, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart Hall, girl,
Monday. Mrs. Hall was formerly
Miss Belle Potee.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Schifferly
a girl, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Pore, Will
Jamestown, a girl, Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-09-10
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ATTENDANCE 494;;
DECREASE SHOWN
Registration at Grade and High
Schools 3S Less Than
Last Year
Attendance at High School is
293; Grade School EnrOlls
201 Pupils

Bluffton public schools opened on
Tuesday morning for the coming
school year with an attendance of
494. Enrolment at the high school
is 293 and attendance in the grades
is 201, it was announced by A. ]. B.
Longsdorf, superintendent.
Attendance figures of the opening
day sh6w a decline in enrolment
for the sixth consecutive year. This
years decrease of 38 reflects to
some extent the loss of pupils from
Orange township who transferred to
Mt. Cory High school in Hancock
county.
Below 500
This is the first time in several
decades that the total has gone be-
low the 500 mark altho it is believed
that by next year an upward swing
in enrolment will start.
Attendance on opening day last
year was 532. Previous years
figures were 585 in 1910; 610 in
1899; GAS in 1888 and $50 in 1887
Altho a few students were absent
because of illness or extended vaca-
tions, late registrations are not ex-
pected to change materially the
total attendance figures announced
on opening day.
9Th Grade Largest
In the high school the largest
class is the eighth grade which has
62 students-34 boys and % girls
The senior class with 40 students
% boys and Is girls is the smallest
The senior class last year numbered
| 68.
In addition to the above figures
there were 13 students enrolled il
the private kindergarten on the
opening day of school under the di
rection of Mrs. Wayne Harris
teacher.
Complete enrolment totals an
nounced Tuesday afternoon by Supt
Longsdorf are as follows:
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-09-10

plainly showed results of his con-
finement in the concentration camp
where he and other United States
and British nationals were held after
the fall of Hong Kong.
Jap Sentries Watch
With food barely sufficient to
maintain life and no clothing except
that which they wore, the group of
men, women and children were
crowded together under the most
primitive conditions under the eyes
of Japanese sentries who exercised
every viligance to prevent escape.
This was the monotonous life led
for five months by the group until
arrangements were made for their
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-09-10

exchange for Japanese nationals in
this country.
Rev. Steiner is a son of L. S.
Steiner of the Settlement, and prior
to his interment at Hong Kong was
a missionary on the island of Hainan
which, before the war, belonged to
the Chinese. The island lies 250
miles south of Hong Kong and is
considered very strategic because of
its proximity to French Indo China
and Hong Kong.
After So day trip over Pacific
waters travelling more than $4,000
miles Rev. Steiner arrived on the
diplomatic exchange liner the Grip
sholm as it docked at the American
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-09-10
HEARD ON RADIO

A number of Bluffton radio listen
ers were pleasantly surprised to
hear Miss Doris Diller of Baltimore,
speaking from Washington on a
commercial program, Friday morn
ing Miss Diller, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. A. Diller of North Jack
son. street is supervisor of surgery
at Johns Hopkins hospital in Balti-
more.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-09-10
Accepts Assistantship

Everett Hiestand, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. N. Nj. Hiestand of Orange
township, has accepted a graduate
assistantship in the department of
chemistry at Ohio State university.
He will have completed his work for
the A. B. degree at Bluffton college
by the time the university begins on
September 20.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-09-10
Ensign Miller Here
To Visit Parents

Ensign James F. Miller, of the
United States Coast Guard, was. here
last Thursday night to visit his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Miller, of
South Main street.
He left the following day for Key
West, Florida, where he will be per-
manently stationed. His wife ac-
companied him to Florida.
Prior to being assigned to Key
West, Ensign Miller was at Man
haitian Beach, N. Y, and Baltimore,
Nd, for preliminary training.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-09-10
-Four COOns Released
In VuftOn District

Four coons were released in Bluff
ton district woods recently by ]. j.
Johns, Allen county game protector,
it was announced here by Silas Dill
Ter, president of the Bluffton Com
munity Sportsmen's club.
The four were included in a total
of Is released in the county. In
most of the townships two coons
were placed, Diller said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-09-10
Lions Will Hear
Talk About Tibet

Mysterious Tibet and its role in
the war activities of the Far East
will be discussed by r. A. Peterson,
of Lima, representative of a drug
firm, at meeting of the Lions club
to be held at the Walnut Grill Tues
day night at 6:15 o'clock.
The speaker was a former mis-
sionary to Tibet and has first hand
information about the isolated noun
famous region of the impoverished
millions who slave to support a par
asitic class of lamasian priests.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-09-10
On Honor Roll

William Holtkamp, son of Prof.
and Mrs. Otto Holtkamp of Bluffton
college is on the annual Ohio State
university honor roll of students
who have made a "B" or better
average while carrying a full aca-
demic schedule at the university.
Three hundred and eighty-nine stu
dents were listed on the honor roll.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-09-10
WOMAN KILLED:
TWO INJURED AS
AUTO HITS TRUCK
Findlay Woman Employed Here
Victim of Crash North of
Bluffton, Tuesday
Two Badly Injured Taken to
Hospital Here in Early
Morning Accident

One person was instantly killed
and two others are in the Bluffton
hospital suffering from injuries
when the car in which they were
riding crashed into q parked truck
on the Dixie highway north of
Bluffton, Tuesday morning at $3.50
o'clock.
The fatality as q result of the
accident was Mrs. Christina Belle
Buntz, 80. Injured are her husband
Warren j. Buntz, 80 and Miss Helen
Hoffman, 26. All were from Find
lay. Mrs. Buntz and Miss Hoffman
were employed on the night shift at
the Triplett plant here.
The accident occurred about a
half-mile south of the intersection
of the Dixie highway and state
route SO near Mt. CA1fs
Hits Rear Yruck
| The Findlay cav t.oute north
struck the left rear ga of a truck
that had stopped to aid a motorist
who had run into the ditch.
The truck was owned by Ivan
Stark of Chicago and was being
driven by Micky Manzuk, %, of
Culver, Ind. Wade Perry, 80, of
Detroit was the driver of the car
which went into the ditch. Neither
Manzuk nor Perry was injured.
Mrs. Buntz received broken
neck, jaw and leg and other in
juries. Justice of the Peace L. l.
Wise of Mt. Cory and Hancock
County Sheriff Lyle Harvitt acting
coroners, returned a verdict of &C.
cidental death.
Injured Removed to Hospital
Warren Buntz, husband of the
dead woman and Miss Huffman were
removed to Bluffton hospital in the
Diller ambulance.
Buntz was found to be suffering
from head and chest injuries with
possibly internal complications 'ano
his condition remained critical Wed
nesday morning.
Miss Hoffman who received a dis
located right knee and bruises wa
reported getting along satisfactorily
She is expected to leave the hos
pital in a few days.
Fails to See Truck
Investigating officers said the,
were told that all vehicles wer
travelling north on the highway to
ward Findlay. After the trucl
stopped another auto also north
bound travelling between it and tn
Buntz car went around it but Bunt
apparently failed to see the trucl
in time to avoid the crash.
He swerved his car to the left bu
: the right side hit the corner of tn
truck
The body of Mrs. Buntz was re
moved to the Diller funeral hom
and later taken to Findlay. Funera
arrangements are incomplete.
Mrs. Buntz was a native of Find
lay, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
; Philip Snyder of that place, VIII
survive. Her husband was employ
ed by the Findlay Fuel & Ice Co.
, Besides her husband and parent
she is survived by four childre
Rosemary Il, Betty 9, Christine
and Warren Jacob III, 4. Thre
brothers and one sister also surviv,
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Radio Sermon Series

Enthusiasm" is the title of the
talk to be given by the Rev. A. C.
Schultz, pastor of the Ebenezer Men
MONTE church and Bluffton college
Bible professor, over Findlay radio
station WIN Friday afternoon at
3:45 o'clock. The address is one in
series entitled Living Today.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-09-10
Ebenezer Broadcast

A varied musical program consist
ing of numbers by male quartet, a
mixed quartet, a duet, and a from
bone solo, will be presented by the
Ebenezer Mennonite church in the
weekly broadcast over Findlay radio
station WIN Friday night at 7:15
o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-09-10
HIGH SCHOOL

Total in high school 293
Total in Bluffton public schools >494
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11

Scofty Monteith, who has done
great things for boxing IN Detroit
is out Of play for awhile He's
locked up with the Mckay fedora
Jury aS deputy United States
marshal
Safe IN Alaska on 4 government
lub a. civilian construction engI-
neor IS Detroiter Herbert Sullivan
according 20 a letter 10 Mrs Sui
l.yan from Kodiak. He's a former
deputy county clerk
The old pool al the Elmwood
recreation center is about TO froth
with the churning Of embryo
sailors. who under new regulations
must learn 10 Sw}u. The boys from
the Naval Armory VIll be trained
by Ernest Stencil coach for the
department OF parks and rccrca-
ton
After niuc months in the army
William !. Mckee Jr.. -, who
lived ont on LcnOX before then
mo-" is q sergeant, his proud par
"gto report and has been stationed
~ Camp Polk. La. He's former
Ca>s Teen boy
Phl Ncudcck. who used 20 be-
secretary 10 the liquor commission
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
KnowIede Test
BY DIR. SABINA II. CONNOLLY

Copyreht. 1872. by King Features
! In what book viii YOU find
tal Mr. Worldly WlSeman. CO.
Isaac OF York; fcD Androm-
ache ?
Put these sayings into ordinary
language: tal 10 ride Shank'S
nag; tbl 10 give Judas kiss
tcj 10 Scuttle a ship?
3-What are three names for the
devil?
What is another word for "a
Seraphim; tb) kings veil. tc)
Inferno?
) The Philippines: (a) who Is
the United States high COM
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11

American money how many
cents Will he get?
a visitor TO a bloOmery might
expect TO find which of these
products being made butter
artificial flowers. wrought iron
If the calendar says its Thurs
day on Thursday Island. what
day j. a. IN Hawai-?
What Is it that's counted when
a blood count Is taken?
II YOU were TO weigh yourself
at the Equator and immediately
travel TO the North Pole and
do the same, at which place
would you weigh most?
-OStricheS. rheaS and casSo-
varies are all flightleSs birds.
Each is associated with a
different continent. What are
the continents
ANSWERS on Page'se)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11


Bob Ryan's friends say he's the
first employee at city hail 10 enlIS,
in the armed forces. Bob just went
into the navy as an ensign, giving
up his job in the city treasurer S
office
Federal Judge Frank 4. Picard
and the INSISTS are IN Florida ~
present. leaving here Just as ms
comradc-of-thc-b q n G h. Jud ( {
Arthur r. Lcderlc, started back.
neutrality-suspicious. q X: Bill
Allen, Paul Adele Ed APPEL Ray
Mcdonald and Pete GoSSard.
Jim BellanCa. the evil service
commissioner. reminds lis that the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11

VIII underWrltC the Work The or
ganization is doing in providing
free lodging, food and cigarettes
for service men of all faiths.
Eve need good turnout"
says Jim, because clean bedding,
good meals and other comforts
cost money, and we won't take
cent from soldier, sailor or
marine, no matter what"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
By Chic Young
ByHof
By Michael Berry
By Paul Fogarty

missioner i'm the islands: Cd
when did the Philippines exc
pect TO be cut oil from United
States protection; CO. what are
the official languages?
What was he famous for fa)
Roger Williams; tbJ Samuel
Morse; tc) Ferdinand Magel.
Ian?
In books. who. (aJ is the hero
Of Dickens Great Expecta.
tons. (b) Is the tanner Of
Shakespeare's Katherine the
Shrew; (c) is the chief Of King
Arthur's knights?
ANSWERS on Page 20)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11

has set up ms
private law Of
flee IN : h Z
Dime Building
His local fame
was won chiefly
in he q a V 5
when he was
assistant prose
cutoT and con
Quoted the case
for the state in
the famous Col
ingWOod avenue
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11

benefit ball for
the good Of the
service m @ n,
given by the
Is hts Of
{ Columbus. will
G m q off on
Easter Monday
at the hall at
i7iO Woodward.
4 $1,000 defense
bond viii 60 as
door prize and
all the proceeds
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
Daily Quiz
By THE ACE ANSNERMAN

Distributed b. King Features synd Inc
IF a Sllkworm spun It's thread
in straight line instead Of a
cocoon. how long would the
thread be-
If a British soldier in America
exchanges a British penny for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11

side Of the
world Situa-
ton" he says.
They should
cheer up. Prec-
edcnt shows
I h at just
" IN q n I n q
& lou Dis are
darkest "A n d
q n i'm g mt
gluOniest. thu
gro un q II
opening for "A
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
T u F F Y
D R AZ T lie

Detroters received promotions this week viii complete
from corporas training
lows; Pvt. Raymond A. Ameda CAL be
1908 Pquette Pvt Alexander eligible for rating third
Nowa 1916 East Ferry; Pvt petty officer Wienbcg
Clarence c. Nietzke 15O79 FodSon
Pvt Samuel Columbus. SOB c enlisted August