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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22


The eighth annual commencement
season was observed at Bluffton
college during the past week. DR..
N. c. Hirschy, president of the col
lege, delivered the baccalaureate
sermon at the Presbyterian church
on Sunday night. The commence
ment address was given by DIR. E.
w. Hunt, president of Denison
university. Diplomas were present.
ed TO Charles Gambler, John Bender,
Bertha Schifferly. Corina Suter was
given a certificate of merit in piano.
Sidney Hauenstein is in Findlay
assisting in Firmin's drug store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Hawk will
again move to Belvedere, ILL.,, their
former residence, where Mr.. Hawk
has been reemployed in laundry.
Miss Mable Crawford, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Crawford of
Sapulpa, Okla, formerly from here,
surprised her friends by her un-
expected appearance here the latter
part of last week.
Mrs. Adam Bame and children,
Cloyce and Raymond are spending
several weeks with Chicago rel
atives.
Misses Zanna Staater, Vida AM
stutz, Elva Moser, Vera Coburn and
Ray Staater attended the choral
contest at Winona Lake last week.
Memo Althaus of Wellington who
is here visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Chris Althaus expects to
leave for Seattle, WASH, in August.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bauman cele-
brated their forty-eighth wedding
anniversary at their home on Jack
son street, Christmas day.
A sleighing party of nineteen
chaperoned by DR.. and Mrs. c,
Henry Smith enjoyed the hospitality
of the Sam Hilty home Monday
night.
A well rendered Christmas pro-
gram was given in school district
No. IL and IL, taught by Jacob
Amstutz, Thursday afternoon. Mr.
Amstutz remembered the pupils with
little keepsakes besides the regular
treat of oranges and candy.
GERMAN SETTLEMENT
Baby girls were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Chris Schnegg and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jeremiah Basinger last week.
Homer Moser, who recently COM
pleted course at the Moody Bible
Institute of Chicago is spending the
holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Noah Moser.
H. r. Basinger, the former Set
tlement teacher, who is now If
Chicago completing his medical
course, was given place on the
American Physiological program al
the meeting held in st. Louis, Mo.
Monday. The young doctor viii
spend part of his vacation with
friends at Mountain Lake, Mimi.
after which he will spend a few
days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
c. j. Basinger.
The announcements are out for
the coming marriage of Llewellyn
Zimmerly to Lydia Ann Schumacher
A merry sleighing party was en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. M. S
! Steiner and family Monday evening
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue OF July 2, 1908

Mrs. II. R. Lugibihl and little
daughter, Kathleen leave the first
of next week for an extended visit
at the home of Mrs. Lugibihps par
ents at Olds, Iowa.
Prof. f. S. Beard of Geneva for
mer high school principal here visit
ed in town last week.
Harley and Myron, sons of Mr..
and Mrs. A. D. Lugibihl, leave the
first of next week for New Mexico
for the benefit of the latter's health
and expect to remain some time.
Well No. 3 on the J. M. Niswand-
er lease was shot Monday and made
an excellent showing, the oil spray
ing for fully. twenty minutes.
| Supt. C. A. Arganbright, I. w.
Geiger, and Supt. J. l.. Steiner of
Rawson are in Cleveland attending
the 46th annual convention of the
National Education association.
The male population has been in
creased during the past week by the
addition of three handsome sons.
The new arrivals appeared at the
homes of DIR. and Mrs. Reuben
Hilty, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Watkins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Kidd.
Elgar O. Eaton of East Orange,
N. J. is here visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Eaton, since
Friday.
Misses Bertha Mikes and Viola
Zehrbach leave today to spend sew
| eral weeks with the latter's sister,
! Mrs. Clyde Waltz at Delaware.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22

Bluffton High and Bluffton Col
lege grid teams will play away from
home this week, the occasion mark
ing the first week since the opening
of the season that there has been no
contest scheduled at Harmon field.
Another Western Buckeye league
foe will be faced by Coach George
Swank's Pirates at st. Marys, Fri
day night, and a victory for the To-
Gals will give them $3.50 break sc
far this season.
Bluffton colleges test will be a Sc
we're one in a night game against
Ohio Northern university, at Kenton
also on Friday. The contest will bs
played in the Kenton High stadium
and will mark the first time either
of the collegiate outfits have appear
ed in that city.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
Rockport

Mrs. Alfred Coon is convalescing
from recent illness.
Miss Beatrice Cupp of Toledo was
week end guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Cupp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Marshall
spent last week end on a business trip
to Mt. Gilead, Columbus and Cleve-
land.
Mr.. and Mrs Edgar Leidy and dau-
ghter of Brice were Saturday night
and Sunday visitors in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Begg. Mrs. EN-
ma Leidy who spent the past week in
the Clarence Begg home returned to
Brice with them Sunday evening.
Miss Elizabeth Campbell who is at
tending school of singing in Cleve-
land was week end guest of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Campbell.
Mesdames F. c. and o. p. Marshall
| attended meeting of the Advance
club of Pandora, held in the home of
Mrs. A. j. B. Longsdorf in Bluffton
last Tuesday evening.
Richard, young son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Greenway, who recently had
! the end of his thumb taken off in a
bicycle accident, is getting along nice
! ~.
Milford Everett recently purchased
two lots in Rockport that belonged to
the late Sam Lanning heirs.
Mrs. Glen Price left Friday to join
her husband in Sioux Falls, S. D.,
where he is in camp.
Richard Cupp who has been employ
ed at the Jesse Lehman bakery in
New London for more than a year,
has given up his work because of ar
Thrills, and is at the home of his par
ents awaiting induction into the army.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wallace of near
Lima were Sunday evening supper
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall.
Mr.. Louis Van Meter and Miss Mar
gle Fry of Lima spent Sunday with
Mrs. Lena Rockhill
The annual party of the Friendly
| Neighbors club will be held Friday
evening of this week in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stephens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Dunlap and Mrs.
Lena Rockhill attended weiner roast
in the home Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Keith
near Lima, Saturday evening.
Corp. Robert Kohl who has been
stationed at camp in Chico, Calf,
the past year, was honor guest at a
dinner Sunday given by his aunt Miss
Winnie Meeks at her home in Rock
port. Other guests were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Kohl of Oak Harbor, and
Mrs. Eva Kohl and sons Francis and
Harold of Bluffton.
| Quite a large group from here at
tended the memorial dedication and
flag raising held in Cairo, Sunday af-
ternoon. The monument is in homo,
of the men from Monroe township who
have served their country in any past
or present war;. The American Leg
ion band of Lima furnished music ant
Rev. C. c. Ryan of the Ottawa River
Church of Rimer was the speaker.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22

For the first time in more than a
decade Bluffton High school alumni
association football team and the
high school varsity will meet in a
grid encounter to be played at Har-
mon field Wednesday night, Armis-
tice Day, November IL.
The game will be sponsored by the
Lions club and the proceeds will go
to community welfare. A committee
of club members is working on a
case now to determine its suitability
for the disposition of the funds.
Paul Detwiler win be coach and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22

According to a rigid application
of pre- game dope, st. Marys High
should best Bluffton by two points
this week when the two teams meet
at St. Marys, but the Pirates are
going thru practice this week Sc
cure in the determination that the
advantage will be all theirs when
the final gun sounds J.. st. Marys
two weeks ago beat Celina by one
point, and last week the Bull Dogs
turned back Bluffton 13 to II -.
All in all, it should be good game,
one of the best of the season, and
Bluffton is hoping to break their
two-game losing streak.
Altho beaten by four touchdowns,
Bluffton colleges plucky gridders
completely outshone Findlay in one
department in the game there last
Friday On nine completed for
ward passes, the Beavers picked up
LOG yards, and at the same time
their defense kept the Oilers from
completing a single aerial attempt
-. Otherwise, however, the Beavers
found themselves outclassed, for
they gained only IL net yards by
rushing, and Findlay piled up a
total of 379.
Van Vert was another step nearer
repeating as Western Buckeye lea
que champions last week by beating
Bellefontaine, 13 to u. Wapa-
koneta edged Kenton in a real thrill
er, 20 to 18 Altho Kenton was
admitted to the league last spring,
it was too late for their inclusion on
this falls football schedules, there
fore the game does not count in
circuit standings.
Arlington's Red Devils spilled
Vanlue, % to 0, last week, and now
remains the only undefeated team in
the Hancock county league =. So
far this season Coach Jim Morrison's
outfit has scored 185 points, and at
the same time have kept their goal
uncrossed Mt. Cory surprised
Rawson with a 13 to victory in
the traditional game between the
two.
Ada High continued to roll along
the victory road with a crushing 81
to 6 decision over Delphos Jefferson
Columbus Grove, beaten only
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
Bluffton High School Alumni And
Varsity To Clash On November IL

manager of the alumni team. Among
the 40 alumni who have already
promised to play at the game are:
Norman Triplett, Richard Lewis,
Roger Howe, Norman Beidler, Robert
Cooney, Peter Schmidt, Paul Klassen,
Richard Wenger, Don Wenger, Wal
ter King and others.
Coach Detwiler has asked that all
former Bluffton High school football
players desiring to play in the game
meet at the Bluffton High school
cafeteria Friday night at 7:90 o'clock
to make plans.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22

Wolfrom, LIE Roy Lowell, and Peggy
Flora.
A hayride was enjoyed by men,
bers of the Mt. Cory Junior class
last Wednesday night. The class
rode behind a modern tractor to
Pandora Park where they enjoyed a
, weiner roast.
The F. H. A, organization and the
8th grade class are both planning
hayrides for this month. The eighth
grade set the evening of Oct. q fol
their party while the F. H. A. plar
theirs for Oct. 28.
There will be a high school skat
ing party Friday at the Green Mil
Skating Rink in Findlay.
Students are now purchasing
group class pictures of their friends
The staff for the Senior Memor.
Book is as follows:
| Editor, Carol Montgomery; Busi
ness Mgr, Ida May Arnold; Literar.
Editor, Betty Edinger; Art AM
Snap Shot Editor, Kenneth Walter
Sports, Kenneth Wilkins; Activities
Pat Wells. The Senior class has de
cided to cooperate with the wa
effort by eliminating the school an
nual for this year and publish tn
memory book for senior class mem
bers only.
A very exciting football game wa
played between Mt. Cory and Raw
son, Friday. Mt. Cory took Rawsol
by surprise and won 1870.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22

Sharks, once -despised and termed
wolves of the sea, now play the role
of life savers by furnishing oils that
contain an abundance of vitamin d.
There will be little chan.c TO in-
crease the acreage planted to crops
in 1943. Any increased production
will have to come from better man.
agement of land already under culti-
vation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22

Thursday evening in the Methodist
church parlors honoring Mrs. Basing-
er.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
SPORTS IN SHORTS

by Bluffton so far, bested Pandora,
10 to 7.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-20
Two Men Arrested
As Draft Violaiors

Arrested by federal authorities
on charges OF selectiv. service
violations. two shipyard workers
were temporarily at liberty Friday
under 81 900 personal reeognizance
bonds 10 continue their war work.
Joseph Wilson Brown. 3T-ysar-
old worker from Juneau. and Earl
Peter Rattle. 3e-yesr-oid Califor-
Man. were arrested here separately
for failure 10 notify their draft
boards Of changed addresses Both
are employed by the seattls-Ta-
coma shipbuilding Corp.
Contingent upon advice 70 the
4. s. district attorney from the
mems respective draft boards
further action on their cases has
been postponed until sometime
next week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-20

Developments Of the week in
eluded:
MONDAY - The presence Of
three japanese hsttleships. fiv.
aircraft carriers. several cruisers
and large numbers ~ destroyers
IN the Bay Of Bengal Vas dis
closed. The japanese started driv-
Ing wedge between the British
and Chinese lines in Burma. The
enemy still pounded corregidor.
but the islands artillery struck
hack and wrecked a fleet Of Jspa-
nese small boats off the Bstaan
peninsula. United Nations planes
successfully raided New Britain
and New Guinea. The British ex-
tended their European raids TO
Turin and Genoa in Italy.
TUESDAY - Viohy announced
Tho impending return to power Of
Laval. Vichy termed Wsshington's
Brszzsville decision ''insulting.
The Japanese continued 10 ad-
vance in Burma. American planes
were active there. while British
planes struck At the Andaman
islands. The British continued
their raids on the French coast.
WEDNESDAY-Thirteen Unit
81 States bombers from Australia
ranged widely through tho Phil
ippines in one OF the most daring
raids Of the war. They caused
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-20
Bucks Binding Snowstorm
In Frozen North to Make
Sure Income Tax Is Filed

Out ~ the frozen Northlsnd
comes a stirring epic. q story Of
. hardy Alaskan who struggled
for five days through binding
snowstorms and sub-zero weather
IN an effort 10 file his income
tax return promptly, II was re-
vealed Saturday by Clark Squire,
collector Of internal revenue for
Washington and Alaska.
At the time Gen. Douglas
Macarthur was using speed
boats and alrplanes on his
thrilling seven day journey
from Corregidor Ia Australia,
this taxpayer was battling
blizzard in the silds beyond
Bristol hay. determined to do
his hit toward keeping EN-
flying"
His adventures are related in a
letter Just received by Squire. The
writer is Waino Kaskinen Of Snow
Gulch.
AS the bald eagle flies, Snow
Gulch is nearly 400 miles north
west Of Kodiak. In longitude II
10 even farther west than Homo
lulu. bv several degrees. Snow
Gulch is 50 isolated that no one
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-20
Hardware Week
To Be Observed

TAcomas hardware merchants,
along with others throughout the
nation. on Monday will commence
their ninth annual observance Of
National Hardware Week"
Special displays and msrohsn-
dising offers will be featured in
local stores through April Is.
The yearly observance 10 Pm
MARTY intended to enhance
closer relationship between re-
tailers and their customers Cur
rent low prices are calculated TO
attract the attention of all buyers
seeking 10 supply future az well
as present needs.
&. G. Jennings Of the Jennings
Hardware Co, spokesman for the
local trade committee sponsoring
the event. Saturday expressed the
hope that everybody Will take
the opportunity TO meet the man
behind the counter IN your hard.
ware stores.
The occasion this year has more
than its usual significance. ae-
cording TO Jennings, who Is a past
president Of the Pacific Northwest
Hardware Dealers association.
To serve the public now re-
quires the utmost resourcefulness
Manufacturers have cola bofated
with retailers To present the most
attractive values to the thrifty
buyer al this time. and we hope
that through National Hardware
Week our customers will not fail
to scquaint themselves with the
merchants and their offerings"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-20

there had heard that the last dsy
for filing this year was March
18th instead Of March 18th.
Kaskinen, who 10 single and
gives his occupation ss miner,
wrote the collector from Platinum,
Alaska. as follows;
Il arm three DAYS late In
filing nv enclosed Income tas
return for 1871, and ] wish To
explain the reason for this
delay.
I am winter Waterman st the
Snow Guleh camp Of the Goodnews
Bay Mining company. This mining
camp is situated about 40 miles
from Platinum. where our post
office is. and where the only
notaries public IN this district
reside.
About month ago ] sent word
to Platinum 10 have a plane stop
at Snow Gulch before March 10
and take me 10 Platinum 80 that
I could take care Of my income
tax return. But no plane came
and finally. on March Is started
out on skis for Platinum. But IN
the late afternoon Of that day .
bad storm came up. one Of the
worst billiards Of the winter. and
| was forced 10 seek shelter.
II started out again on the
18th. hut the fresh snow made
travelling nv slds difficult and
slow. and the night ~ the 18th
found me somewhere On Bar
mum Creek or vicinity without
shelter. I had to stop for the
night and get warm because
had gone through an over
flow and WAS wet Ia the knees.
and II was eold-iT below
zero with n strong wind.
"when daylight came located
myself and went 10 en- Eskimo
village on Barnum Creek and
hired q dog team 70 take me 10
Mumtrsk on GoodneWs bay.
spent the night Of March II a.
MBmtrak and came on To Plat
nun the next morning BY dog
team. and upon arriving here
have Immediately had my return
sworn 10 and viii mail Il with TINS
letter today.
Ordinarily the tr1p from SNOW
CuIch 10 Platinum In the winter
- only two-dsy trip. but ms
storm 50 delayed N. this tms
that u took five GAYS. and J nearly
lost my life making the tfip."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-20

Timber. minerals and other VITAL
xsr resources Of ths olympie Ma.
flon&. Psrk should b. tapped 70
meet war needs. according 70 a
plan saggsstsa gointiy ~ PENN
siiis communities.
There 10 currently an seuis
shortage u pesisr logs ard air
plane spruce ard Il - bopsa ths
department q interior ~iii permit
ssiseiiys iogglng
4, 10 slso known there are 81
tensVs deposits m mAngsnsse
within the national ysrk. - Ssii
a. other minerals nscssssry for
Nsr production.
Tacoma Chamber % Comfcsfes
hss eoneurrsd IN tue program, =
xss revealed Saturday. with par
tclpsigon headed ~ J. J. kaufman
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-20

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-20
0lzendam Talks
To Lumbermen
Danger 10 Forests
OF State Stressed

a~sfe thss vs~h,sxtaa states
Hfs $500 asn<iy -. feF<s,s
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fstess. . snasnxsr~e e><sas~ q
possible sr~ny sne<ntzsry essnae-
nF. snt nfsA sels.za ~ess. tAs
rseans IssFnre meas ssan FFsssy
sassssa |. reselasssn rs<sstnG sss
ulrnst sffost ss~sFd Ffss*ssasa
- fss~.t f4r~.
ne ses~e.uk eth ~ rtxau.
nzeaaes t. . ihau~kna si,les N
shs stats. ths enst - eenisstlea
10 siues - - ss~trHsa - fss
rseems xfeap
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.s~~~ eem~sss~s. . WssAs~e-
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.sseA y s<sea s~kes ~ ,.
ether Timber slsses
Aacptsen II fhs fs.elastan fcl.
lo~sd . tals ~ Res~Fss otsssasa
81 the w~s~h.eus~r umnss Co.
ekslFsnsa - -. KEEP wsshsaas
taa Green eem.ittr>. !. ~ttsh ~
eelat~a eat timber PAYS - f<f
cent ~ ths states ~sEss snd fsosn
70 "a "a PEI c~nt ~ its tAsss
TIE new ~as assnss ses-
el~s .lth ssFei~...<>s, h.s
rs~s~~ted sash 80 sissssisa
pscsare that state and f~<s~tsi
s.sssss~~ss $40 pssssse ~
s~s~~ss hsss ssss~a sheis -.
fssts 3. .~e~ ~ish "a.
Importance ~ lumber In the ~ss
effort ~ss cited ~ oas<ndss.. ~hs
said a. per cent II m lumber
~ill he taken up ht ~ssssims sss
IN fstg - compared IL "a per
cent In 1871 he s.ld thai both
Oregon and w'.shinktea haze .
fo-yess supply At hunter In ssEhs.
surveys have fsv~sisd IS p~s
cent of fer.st firss are rtsssat.
able. he said. saa saded thai the
la.s from forest fires ~ss isss In
ipsi ~ IN comparison 10 ieso
sisrsbu,lng the decline 10 sffsctlss
propaganda
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-20
Jay Chavis Trial
Begins Wednesday

Trial Of Jay Washington chsvl,
on q federal white slavery charge
sfll be commenced here Wednes-
day before L. \. District Judge
Lewis y. schssllcnhsoh.
chsvis. sa-yesr-old Negro. Vas
previously slated for trial on Mon
day IN federal court here. but III
mes. Of his attorney nseessitstsd
postponement The panel Of
jurors. drawn from throughout
southwestern portion Of the state.
was being notified Of the change
by telephone and telegraph sstur-
day BY the u. =. marshal
Chsvis Was arrested here Nov.
10 and subsequently, indicted by
the federal grand jury on two
counts Of Mann act violation.
re has been temporarily at
liberty under $4,000 bond
Also involved IN the cas- il
Mrs. Ann Thompson. who vss ar.
rested at the same time as . ma
tsrsl witness she 10 ct liberty
under $500 bond.
The district attorney ALLEGES
that chavis and Mrs.. Thompson.
operator Of tao downtown hotels.
made trips together 10 New YORK
and To Banff in violation of the
federal statutes.
Postponem.nt Of the Chsvls
trial At the same time nscss.
STATED scheduled sfrsisnmsnis Of
several defendants 70 b. delayed
until "wednesday u 10 sspsftsd
mat four japanese and q ssrmsn
charged pfth violation Of the eur
few viii - hailed into federal
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