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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08
USE OF BUSES IS
BANNED FOR ALL.
SCHOOL CONTESTS.
Use of Buses Limited to Haul
ing Pupils to School, is
0TD Ruling
Athletic Teams to Use Private
Cars; All Other School
Meets Cancelled

Drastic changes in all inter school
activities in which Bluffton High
school is involved viii be made as
the result of ruling this week by
the Office of Defense Transportation
which forbade the use Of school
buses for any other purpose other
than hauling of pupils between their
homes and the schools.
All band, orchestra, and vocal
music contests have been cancelled
for this season and presumably will
be eliminated for the duration of the
war. All other contests in debate
dramatics and other similar inter
school competition are definitely out
for the duration, it was stated by
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08
Sugar RatiOning Creates Demand For
Sorghum Molasses From Mill Here

west of town.
The mill, one of the few of its
kind iR-this part of the state has
been operated for many years prin-
cipally on custom basis for farm
ers in this section. Sugar rationing,
however, has brought it into prom
inence and the place is now operat-
ing a day and night shift to meet
the increased demand.
Equipment of the mill was made
largely by Miller himself who thru
years of experience has become an
expert in this line. Associated with
him in operation of the establish
ment are men whose long exper-
ience in this work have made them
thoroughly familiar with every ster
in the processing and who need none
Continued on page q
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08
Payment Ready For
Junk Contributors

Bluffton residents who contributed
scrap metal in the towns collection
for the war effort may receive pay
ment at the mayors office on We'd
nesday or Saturday nights between
the hours of 7:30 and $3.50 o'clock,
it was announced by Mayor w. A.
Howe.
The rs persons contributing Is
tons of scrap will receive payments
in sums varying from eight cents to
S17.10.
The junk was purchased by L. A..
Kaplan, Lima dealer, for $3.50 ton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08
Jupdnese Student
ArriUeS On Campus

Robert Kumata, japanese transfer
student from the University of
Washington, arrived at the Bluffton
college campus this week to begin
work, under arrangements with the
Federal Relocation Authority, it was
announced by DIR. L l.. Ramseyer,
president of the college.
Another student of Japanese an
cestry, Richard Okada ALSO from the
University of Washington, is expect
ed to arrive next week. Okada was
born in Hawaii and Kumata was
born in the state of Washington.
Both youths are United States
citizens and have been working in
the relocation camp at Tulelake,
Newell, California.
Bluffton is one of 800 midwest
colleges which has agreed to accept
a small number of American-borr
Japanese students. Oberlin college
with 10 American born japanese ha;
the largest number
Before permits are granted t.
these students to attend the mid
western schools they must be cleared
by the Federal Bureau of Investiga
ton and the Army Intelligence serv
ice.
All of these students are payin,
their own way, Pres. Ramseyer re
ported. At the suggestion of fedora
officials in charge of the relocation
program, the police and administra
tive officials of the village and coun
ty have been informed of the ar
rival of the students.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08

Every wage Garner in Bluffton
should give at least 10 per cent of
his salary to war bond savings to
help in the gigantic task facing the
American armed forces, it was stated
this week by Norman Triplett, chair
man of the Bluffton war bond saw
ings committee.
Intensifcation of the purchase of
war bonds is being urged by the
committee in charge of the sales
program here. Local participation
is very good but more in Bluffton
should pledge 10 per cent of their
earnings, Triplett pointed out.
With total sales of about $4,000
per month Bluffton has had an ex.
cellent average and with demands
for war financing increasing resi-
dents here are urged to step VI
their purchases especially if the.
have not been buying the bonds ii
the amount of 10 per cent of theil
total earnings.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08
Pension Fund DriUe
At Methodist Church

With local quota of $1,650 the
Bluffton Methodist church has open
ed a drive for a million dollar re-
serve pension fund for the retired
ministers of the church it was an
nounced by the Rev. j. A. Weed,
pastor.
The campaign is state wide and
will continue until November Is. 1t
is under the sponsorship of the Ohio
Conference of the Methodist church
The local committee is composed
of A. J. B. Longsdorf, chairman
Forrest Steinman, Ross Gotshall.
Elmer Short, Mrs. A. T. Worthing.
ton and Mrs. A. ]. B. Longsdorf.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08
Couple To Observe Their Golden
Wedding Anniversary Next Tuesday
Greeting Cabled
By Tony Wilson
To Grandfather

4 GREEABLY surprised was
= c. c. Corson of Pandora
when he received a cablegram
from his grandson Carleton
''Tony" Wilson last Friday on
the occasion of Corson's s3rd
birthday anniversary.
Staff Sergeant Wilson is
radio operator for American
army bomber squadron located
at an operational base in Aus
tralia.
About a month ago a picture
was received here from Austria
liza in which he was shown
standing in front of his tent
with group of soldiers.
Wilson graduated from Bluff
ton High school in the class of
1888 and lived here with his un-
Gle, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Corson of
North Jackson street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08
Air Raid Course
Starts Wednesday

The first course in air raid pro-
lection for the home will start at
the BIuffton High school cafeteria
this Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock,
it was announced by Mrs. L. l..
Ramseyer, general chairman
The course will consist of four
two-hour lessons and will deal with
precautions and methods of handling
air raid emergencies in order to
avoid disaster.
Mrs. Rouse of Lima will be the
instructor. All residents who take
the course are asked to bring note
books and pencils to the meeting.
Other committee chairmen assist
ing in arrangements for the course
include: Mrs. Arthur Amstutz, Mrs.
Walter Stratton, Mrs. Guy Corson,
and Miss Carolyn Romey.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08

Opening the annual Bluffton col
lege music series will be the Sykora
string trio to play at the Ramseyer
chapel Tuesday night at $3.50 o'clock,
The trio is composed of Russian
musicians who lived many years in
the Ukraine, the Don River region,
the Caucasus, the Crimea and other
theatres of the present war.
During the Russian revolution Mr.
Sykora, the leader, toured Siberia
and came to America in 1920.
Other numbers on the music series
are:
Dec. THE Stevens Marionets.
Feb. 2-Koch- Turner Duo recital
April 30-The Chicago Little Phil.
harmonic.
All of the numbers will be pre-
sented in the college chapel excep,
the philharmonic group which viii
play at the high school auditorium
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08
Father OF BluftOn
Women SuccIlnlbS

I Milo P. Lantz, 83, of Carlock, H.,
1ather Of Mrs. r. L. Triplett 4 d
Mrs.. George Linden of this piaee
died at the Mennonite hospital in
Bloomington, H., Thursday night
Death followed an extended illness.
Mr.. Lantz visited here in past
years and was known to a number
of Bluffton people.
Funeral services were held Sunday
at Carlock followed by interment at
that place.
Besides his daughters living here,
he is survived by two other daugh-
ters: Mrs. Rufus Rich of Washing
ton, ILL.,, and Mrs. Richard Vincent
of Carlock.
Also surviving are a brother, Sen
ator Simon Lantz of Carlock and
two sisters Mrs. Joe King of Car
lock and Mrs. Lydia Lantz of Cove,
Oregon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Burkh0ld-
er Announce Observance of
Occasion
Hold Open House in Afternoon
And Evening at Their Home
Near Bluffton

Thirteen is a lucky number for
Mr.. and Mrs. John 7. Burkholder,
pioneer residents of this section who
will celebrate their Golden Wedding
anniversary next Tuesday at their
farm home four and one-half miles
southwest of Bluffton.
Being married on the thirteenth
held no prospect of i'll omen for Mr..
and Mrs. BurkhoIder who were wed
October Is, 1892, and fifty years of
happy married life have confirmed
their confidence.
Both Mr.. Burkholder, rs, and his
wife, IL, are enjoying good health
all of their ten children are living
and during the fifty years since they
started housekeeping they moved
only once-just across the road.
OPEN HOUSE TUESDAY
The couple will tell their friends
that thirteen IS their lucky numbel
at the Golden wedding observanc
next Tuesday at open house from
Continued on page p
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08
WAR CHEST DRIVE
WILL START HERE
ON FRIDAY, OCT. 16
Local Committees are Organic
ed in BlufftOn and Rich
land Township
All War Relief Solicitation Will
Be Combined Under One
Head

Solicitations of Blur5o on and Rich
land township residen for contribu-
tions p the war che \ for the relief
of WI suffering wifl part here on
Friday, October 10 and continue until
Oct. 23, it was announced by Mayor
w. A. Howe, chairman Of the Bluff
ton drive.
Organization of town and town
ship committees has been completed
and details of the solicitation are
being worked out. Representatives
of various local organizations are
serving on the committee.
Committees Named
The committee in the town drive
as announced by the Mayor is COM
posed of: Amos Tschiegg, the
American Legion; Mrs. ]. S. Steiner,
Legion Auxiliary; Mrs. /. w. Bau-
man, Women's Federation of Clubs;
Don Conrad, Masonic Order; Harold
Beals, Eastern Star Chapter; l. B.
Beeshy, Lions Club; Arden Baker,
manufacturers; Robert Ewing, Bluff
ton public school teachers; Emil
Burrichter, Bluffton ministers.
In Richland township the com
mittee consists of Henry Huber
chairman; T. v. Stirn, Arthur
Bowers, Raymond Stratton, Mrs
Harvey Gratz and Mrs. Evereti
Rowland.
The community will be solicited IL
a systematic house to house canvass
in which every person in the town
will be invited to make contribu
ton. A large corps of workers il
being selected for the drive, thu
Mayor said.
Purpose of the war chest is tt
combine all drives for war relief
under one head. The residents o.
Bluffton will not be bothered will
numerous drives under the new plan
! it was pointed out.
The national war chest COMMITTEES
lists the following agencies to which
funds will be distributed:
United Service Organizations
British War Relief Society, Inc.
Russian War Relief, Inc, Polish
American Council. Greek War Relic
Assn, Queen Wilhelmina Fund, Inc
American Social Hygiene Assn
War Emergency Fund of the Y. W
C. A., War Prisoners Aid.
Because of its nation wide appea
the Red Cross is not included in tn
war chest. However, with this on
exception Bluffton residents may b
assured that there will be only on
war relief drive during the yeai
the Mayor stated.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08
Gable To Be. Jdl3itOj
At Grade Building

Levi Gable was hired as janitor of
the grade school building at meet
ing of the Bluffton board of educa-
tion Monday night. He will succeed
Levi Mellinger who resigned recent
ly. The position carries monthly
salary of S105.
Gable, painter and paperhanger,
will begin his new duties as soon as
his fall work is completed. Mean
while Charles Fenton, one of the
janitors at the high school building,
is filling the place temporarily.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08
SPEAKER INTERNED
in GERMANY SAYS
IT'S NO SHORT WAR
Relief Worker Held for Five
Months Addresses Lions,
Tuesday Night
German People Unable to Real
ize Magnitude of Americas
War Effort

German people generally underesti-
mate American military strength and
look upon Americans as an impulisve
and unstable type of people incapable
of sustained effort, it was stated by
DR.. Nj. c. Lehman, who recently re-
turned from Europe, at meeting of
the Lions club at the Walnut Grill,
Tuesday night.
Dr. Lehman is director of the Men
MONTE Central Committee in charge
of European war relief. Headquart-
ers had been maintained in Berlin and
when Germany declared war on the
United States he was interned with
other Americans until arrangements
could be made for Germany and Unit
ed States to exchange nationals.
DR.. Lehman returned to this country
on the diplomatic exchange liner, the
Orotlingholm, arriving in New York
on May %. The group consisted of
newspaper men, diplomats, business
men ana some Tell6I WOTEefS.
Four Years. War Belief
One of the journalists sponsored a
straw vote of the passengers connect
ed with the American diplomatic Of
flee in Berlin and newspaper men re-
turning on the boat with reference to
their belief as to how long the war
would last. The 141 passengers who
were questioned indicated belief that
the war will last four years, and that
American victory may be expected.
In his FIVE months internment in
Germany, DR.. Lehman was given free
dom of movement on the streets and
talked with many different types of
people in official positions and many
ordinary citizens. He also talked to
/ attaches in the German foreign Of
flee and drew his conclusions from
these sources.
German Propaganda
The German people feel that they
are fighting ] defensive war and that
thev were forced into the war by the
belligerent action of England and
France. German propaganda played
up the mal-treatment accorded Ger
man nationals in Poland. These fac
tors created the German mind set
which demanded military action in
| Poland, the speaker stated.
They admit aggressive action
against the United States when Ger
many declared war on this country
but indicated belief that actual shoot
ing had already started between the
two countries before the official decla-
ration of war.
The Germans took American entry
into the war in stride and did not al
low it to alter their absolute and COM
plete confidence in victory for the
Germans; it can not cause turn in
the tide, is the German belief.
Germans Here Loyal to u. S.
| 1t is believed further in Germany
that the millions of people in this
country of German ancestry and ex-
traction could not possibly fight
wholeheartedly against the father
land. Germans have generally re
mained loyal in other countries but
it is not realized in Germany that
United States is the one exception to
this situation, the speaker stated.
Americans are pictured as an i'm
pulsive lot representing conglomer-
alton of races and national back
grounds. Without the common ira
dition and homogeneity of the Euro
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08
DRAFT BOARD NO. 8
STILL HAS SUPPLY
OF CLASS IA men
Board in County Outside Lima
Can Meet October and
November Calls
Estimates Made Wednesday
AS Both Lima Boards Say
Shortage In Sight

Allen county draft board No. 3
estimated Wednesday morning that
there would be a sufficient number
of men in class IA to fill anticipat-
ed October and November quotas.
This statement came from Lima
headquarters of the draft board
which has jurisdiction over Allen
county outside of that city, after the
two Lima boards stated Tuesday that
their supply of IA men would be
insufficient to fill big November re-
quirements.
Statement that board No. 3 would
have sufficient registrants in class
la to meet immediate calls was
based on estimates only, since classi-
fcation of men is not made until
after physical examination.
AWAIT WORD FROM STATE
HEADQUARTERS
Board attaches stated they had re-
ceived no word from state head
quarters that it would be called upon
to furnish IA men to make good
quotas of other boards whose supply
of men in this class was exhausted.
State selective service headquart-
ers in Columbus, however, said Tues
day night that no board should begin
drawing on men maintaining bona
fide relationship with their wives,
with children or with wives and
children until all boards in Ohio
''are in substantially the same posi-
tion."
State draft officials said that when
this situation came about-and it is
expected shortly-the local boards
would be given word to start con-
sidering Class registrants for in
duction into the army.
ONE-THIRD HAVE No IA
AS matters now stand, one-third
of Ohio's $50 draft boards have in
formed state selective service head
quarters they no longer had any men
in the la classification.
These boards have been requested
to inform state headquarters whether
they have completely classified al
registrants, including 20-year-olds;
whether all 3-A and 3-B classified
tions have recently been reviewed
whether the boards are considering
Redistribution of men whose occupa-
tional deferments are expiring
whether all registrants who married
when their induction was legally
considered imminent have been re
classified; whether reclassifcation Of
all registrants in ga because of col
lateral dependency claim has beer
completed; whether all alien cases
have been processed; how many ap
peals are pending before appeals
boards; whether all AT (physicall.
unfit) cases have been reviewed b.
the boards and their physicians il
accordance with the latest list o
defects permissible in potential in
ductees.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08
Homecoming Will Be Celebrated By
Bluffton College Saturday And Sunday
No School To Be
Held On Thursday
Because OF Fair

DLUFFTON public schools will
- be dismissed all day Thurs
day i'm order that the students
may attend the Putnam county
fair to be held at Ottawa. The
fair started on Tuesday and
continues through Saturday.
School will be resumed on Fri
day, it was announced by A. j.
b. Longsdorf, superintendent.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08
Take Army Physical
Examination Shortly

Ebert Anderson and Clarence
Young of this place will leave soon
for their final physical examinations
and possible induction into the army,
it was announced the first of the
week.
The two will be sent by Hancock
county selective service board No. 2
with headquarters in Findlay.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08
Output of Pioneer Settlement
Professor Finds Favor as
Sugar Substitute
Night Shift Added at Miller
Cane Mill to Meet Enlarged
Market Demand

Bluffton householders who may
have experienced some inconvenience
because of the sugar rationing pro-
gram are being supplied this fall
with an acceptable substitute-sorg-
hum molasses-produced at the mill
of E. E. Miller, four miles north
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08
Births

Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Ruesch,
Jenera, a girl, last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Sommers, CO.
lumbus Grove, boy, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brice Watkins, a
girl, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Williams,
Leipsic, a girl, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Sommers,
Pandora, a girl, Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08
Advances In Rank

Arthur Eldon McConnaughey, 10,
son of Mrs. L. McConnaughey, of
Lima, formerly Miss Lillian Woods
of this place, has been advanced in
rank to petty officer in the United
States Navy. He is radio man 3rd
class at a U. S. naval operating
base.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08
Sell War Stamps

Bluffton rural mail carriers have a
complete supply of war saving
stamps at all times on the route
and rural mail patrons may pur-
chase them from the carriers. Many
of the patrons are purchasing Che
stamps regularly, it was reported.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08
Radio Sermon Series

"Character" is the subject of the
radio address to be given in the
Living Today series by the Rev. A..
C. Schultz, pastor of the Ebenezer
Mennonite church and college Bible
professor over Findlay radio station
WIN Friday afternoon at 3:45
o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-08

Mrs. Magdalena Wilson of Dayton
visited Wednesday at the home of
her brother, Guy Corson and Mrs.
Corson of North Jackson street.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-07
Woman Invests All
TO Help Win War

PORTLAND, Ore. ms Four
objects dearest to a woman's heart
"A husband. two sons and fine
clothing-have been invested in
victory by Mrs. X. o. Duncan OF
Portland
First, she babe farewell 10 her
husband, Sgt X. O. Duncan, now
in England with the Army engi-
neers. Then she saw two sons
march away and learned later that
they had been sent to Australia.
Then she received a check for
1910, her first allotment from her
husbands pay. Instead of buying
new fur coat she bought war
bonds in her husbands name.
In addition. Mrs Duncan works
for t. Federal Housing Authority
and expects 10 see her third son.
now. Il. enter the armed forces
next summer
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-07
Flying Jeep .
Army Eyes "

Wayne. Mich. Dec. 7-UP-The
Army Air Forces now have "jeep'
of their own.
It's the Sentinel" small
tough. highly maneuyerable scout
plane which can land or take off
on COW pasture or highway, climb
at. exceptionally sharp angles and
maintain altitude at unusually low
speeds.
The ship. produced by the Stin-
son division OF Nultee Aircraft,
Inc. is designed to be the "eyes"
of the ground forces-the artillery,
tank corps, cavalry and infantry.
The Sentinel has wing span
OF "a feet 1t carries a pilot and
an observer and has radio com
munication with all types of
ground units as well as with other
airplanes. The flying jeep" is so
stable that the pilot can concen-
trate on observation without wor-
rying about inadvertently stalling
or spinning.
The tiny warplane has other ad-
vantages, too. One Of the most i'm
portant is that it requires little
gasoline and service work-a boon
10 ground crews on distant battle
fronts where supplies are a serious
problem. Like the auto jeep," the
Sentinel can be pushed around
easily by its own crew or hidden
under trees.
In many operations this plane
replaces the sausage" observation
balloons used during the last war.
II has wide spread range. enabl-
ing 1t TO fly unusually fast for a
small plane or taper off TO a how
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-07

ering speed Of less than As miles
per hour.
Although the planes fuseIace Is
made of welded steel tubing, its
wings and tail surfaces are fash
toned from wood TO conserve stra-
tegic materials. Nearly 70 per cent
Of the aluminium in the "Sent.nels"
original design was eliminated be
fore the plane was put into produc-
ton.
Another new warplane also has
been turned out by Stinson. It's
the AT19 or Reliant" which will
be used to teach British Navy
filters aerial navigation. The AT
10. high gulled monoplane with
seating capacity for four. is essen
tally the peacetime Stinson Re
liant used by business executives
and sportsmen. II is powered with
a 200 horsepower radial engine.
Mail Christmas Parcels Early-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-07
LUCKY OPERATION

SAN DIEGO. Cal. UP sgt. NJ
ron l.. koziar. 90. Of Newark. y. J..
boasts Of a clean cut tonsillectomy
administered by Japanese bullet
that was almost as we'll done as a
surgeon could have performed.
Fighting i'm the solomon Islands.
Aug. Z, Japanese bullet pierced
his neck Just below the Jaw, cut
ting clean his tonsils and emerging
through his left jaw. Almost at
the same instant second bullet
struck his helmet, but failed to
penetrate Il
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-07

visit downtown Austin. have had
their revenge.
An aviation cadet made the mis-
take of strollng past one OF the
women's doTmitorirs and a low. al
miriug whistle started az one end
OK the building and followed the
Lieutenant am the way
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-07

The young mans ears started
pinking but he didn't glance toward
the dorm Just as he was about TO
get out Of esrshot. the girls worked
up a quartet. lie Wore a Pair Of
Silver Wings"