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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-08
RATIONED TIRE
SALES DELAYED
BY BOARD HERE
Certification of Local Commit
tee by State Hindered by
Rush of Work
c. G. Coburn, Chairman Bluff
ton Board Named on Allen
County Committee

Because of delays at state head
quarters in the certifcation of men,
bers of the local tire rationing COM
mittee, the sale of new automobile
tires in Bluffton to approved appli-
cants, scheduled to begin Monday,
will be postponed for several days.
This announcement was made
Tuesday by Mayor w. A. Howe, gen.
eral chairman of the Bluffton civil
ian defense organization. C. G. Co
burn is chairman of the Bluffton ra-
tioning board with Ralph Dunifon
and Gilbert Fett serving as the
other two members.
In a statement Tuesday, Mayor
Howe urged the public to be patient
and await further announcements,
declaring that rationing will begin
just as soon as the government ma
chinery can be put in proper motion.
MAYORS MEETING SUNDAY
AT meeting of the mayors of
the district held in Lima, Sunday it
was learned that the congestion of
work in the state office at Columbus
had caused the delay in the certifica-
tion of local committees.
At the Sunday meeting c. G. Co
burn was named member of the
Allen County Coordinating Tire Ra-
tioning board. Chairman of the
board is Homer Tremaine of Lima.
In addition to Coburn, other men,
bers of the county board are Paul
Staup, Delphos and Weldon Par
lette, Lafayette.
When certifcation is given to the
Bluffton board regular meetings win
be planned with the mayors office
to be headquarters. -
LISTS RESTRICTIONS
In announcing the personnel of
the Button tire rationing board
last week, Mayor Howe pointed out
that the regulations issued by Price
Administrator Leon Henderson pro-
hibit issuance OF tire purchase GER
tificates except to owners of motor
vehicles which fall within seven
sharply defined classifications covering
essential services for health, safety
and industrial and commercial opera
tions.
Motorists and truck owners on the
eligible list who seek new tires must
fill out application forms. These
forms then must be taken to an
inspector" appointed by the local
rationing board who will inspect and
report on the condition of the ap-
plicant's tires.
If the Inspector finds the tire or
tires are unsafe and cannot be re-
paired, reconditioned or retreaded. he
will certify the need for new tire
to the local board. The board will
then review and take final action on
the application.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-08
With The Sick

Mrs. Frank Hermann is i'll at her
residence on East Elm street.
Mrs. Laurena Paulos, who has
been staying at the home of her
brother Clarence Young, continues
to be in about the same condition.
She has been i'll with heart trouble
for the past three weeks.
Condition of the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Shulaw, who has been i'll
for several weeks, remains about the
same.
Condition of Mrs. Fred Hahn who
suffered injuries sustained in a fall
about 10 days ago, is much improved
and she is able to work again.
Condition of Mrs. J. s. Schultz
who is convalescing at her home OF
South Lawn avenue following a ma
jor operation at the hospital, i.
much improved.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-08
Births

The following births at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Benner, Mt.
Cory, boy Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Fett, Ada, a
girl, Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Lugibill, a
girl, Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. Francis Williams,
Columbus Grove 10 girl, this We'd
nesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Ketner, Gil
boa, boy, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Burkholder,
a boy, Saturday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Sahd
of Stanley, New Mexico, boy. Mrs
Said was the former Patricia Luigi
bihl, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. My.
ron r. Lugibihl, both former Bluff
ton residents and Bluffton college
graduates.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-08
Mercury Plunges To Six Below
Zero In BlufftOn Wednesday

A cold wave which swept Bluffton
with zero temperatures the first of
the week was intensified Wednes-
day morning when the mercury
dropped to new low mark of six
degrees below zero, the lowest read
ing recorded here in two years.
The cold wave struck Bluffton
Sunday night sending thermometer
readings down to zero early Monday
with only slight rally during the
day.
Tuesday morning before daylight
found another record of zero with
the discomfort of the cold aggra-
waited by a high wind sweeping in
from the west and continuing thru
out the day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-08
ELECTRIC CURRENT
RATE is CUT FOR
INDUSTRIAL USERS
Estimate New Rate Will Pro-
vide 10 Per Cent Saving for
Large Consumers
Board of Public Affairs Adopts
Schedule Similar to Other
Towns i'm Area

Lowering of municipal general pow
err rates, to provide economies in op-
Grafton for 20 large industrial patrons
of the Bluffton pant, was annuoncec
this week by the Board of Public At
fairs.
Reduction of rates will provide an
average saving of about 10 per cent
for concerns using large quantities
of municipality generated power, it
is estimated.
Action was taken by the board to
provide rates in line with those pre-
vailing for quantity users in other
towns in this area, it was announced.
Only industrial users will benefit,
and commercial and domestic rates
remain unchanged.
Rate Schedule
New general power charges will be
as follows:
First 500 XVIII DC per XVIII.
Next $500 XVIII 21ac per XVIII.
Next 5000 XVIII &c per XVIII.
Next $4,000 XVIII lee per XVIII.
Next 10000 XVIII lie per XVIII.
Rates formerly prevailing were:
First 80 XVIII sc per XVIII.
Next 470 XVIII &c per XVIII.
Next 1000 XVIII &c per XVIII.
Next 1000 XVIII 21ac per XVIII.
Over $500 XVIII &c per XVIII.
If total industrial monthly consump-
tion of both light and power exceeds
1000 XVIII, only one meter is requir-
ed and power rates apply.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-08
Don't Laugh-Old Dobbm And One
Hoss Shay May Be Coming Back Soon
New Cars and Tires UnObtain-
able to Average Citizen;
Old Tires Uncertain
Bluffton May Witness Return
of Hitching Racks Gone
for Past 20 Years

The horse and buggy days may be
on the way back again-this was the
comment, half seriously and half in
jest-as the average Bluffton resi-
dent realized the first of the week
that as far as he was concerned
there were no more new automobiles
or tires available.
Federal regulations which rigidly
circumscribe sales of tires and a
similar rationing of automobiles in
prospect have left no possibility of
these products to any but
the most essential users.
Recapped or retreaded tires are
not included under the federal order,
but with tire shops working on six
teen hour schedules attempting to
take care of flood of orders, pros
poets for such substitutes are none
too bright.
RUBBER SCARCE
Recapping and retreading opera
tion require rubber which is already
difficult to obtain, local tire men
declare. Unless conditions in this
field improve, even these tire opera
tions may be put on a basis of ''if
and when rubber is available.
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-08
David DilLer Dies
Suddenly Monday

David P. Diller, 78-year-old re-
tired farmer, died suddenly of a
heart attack Monday morning at his
farm home four miles west of Bluff
ton in Richland township. He had
not been i'll and his death was un-
expected.
Funeral services will be held at
p. m. Thursday in the Ebenezer
Mennonite church, with the pastor
Rev. A. C. Schultz officiating. Bur-
ial will be in the Ebenezer cemetery.
Mr.. Diller had servd as Rich
land township trus. se for eight
years, and he had been a director
of the Beaverdam Farmers Elevator
since its organization in 1920. He
also was one of the founders of the
Bluffton Mid-Winter fair and was
formerly a breeder of purebred
horses and hogs.
Born Dec. /, 1868, in Richland
township, Mr.. Diller was married
Jan. 10, 1889, to Elizabeth Althaus.
Had he lived until Saturday the
couple would have observed their
53rd wedding anniversary.
Surviving children include Paul E.
Diller, Bluffton funeral director;
Mrs. Aldine Amstutz, also of Bluff
ton; Mrs. Edward Lugibihl, of Pan
dora; Mrs. Alvin Burkholder, of
Findlay; Waldo Diller, of Cairo,
and David Diller, Jr., of Waltham,
Massachusetts,.
John and Albert Diller, of Bluff
ton, are brothers; and surviving sis
ters include Mrs. Peter Nusbaum,
Mrs. Peter Herr and Miss Mary
Diller, all of Bluffton; and Miss
Fannie Diller, of Chicago.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-08

Residents were unprepared for the
zero wave which struck Sunday night
night because of strict wartime mil
itary regulations prohibiting every
thing but local news of weather con-
ditions.
AS a consequence there was a mad
scramble on Monday for anti-freeze
solutions for automobiles. Hundreds
of extra shovelfuls of coal were re-
quired in homes to maintain COM
Portable temperatures, and those who
had to go outside bundled into their
heaviest clothing.
IndicationsW ednesday afternoon
showed no abatement of the severe
cold.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-08
EUangeIistic Meetings
At Ebenezer Church

Rev. Walter Gering, evangelist and
pastor of the large Eden Mennonite
church of Moundridge, Kansas, will
conduct week of evangelistic serv-
ices at the Ebenezer Mennonite
church, two miles west of town.
starting Sunday morning at 1880
a. m. and continuing until January
18.
The meetings will be held every
night except Saturday at 7:45
o'clock, it was announced by Rev.
A. c. Schultz, pastor.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-08
In Chicago School

Miss Margaret Jane Basinger en-
rolled the first of the week in the
Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago,
where she will specialize in dress de-
signing. She left Sunday for Chi
cago accompanying her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Noah Basinger who are
attending the national furniture
market in that city this week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-08
American Defeats In Philippines Cause
Loss OF Prestige, Lions Speaker States
Chinese Cannot Understand
How Americans Can Suffer
SetbackS
Japanese Soldiers Characterized
By Fanatical Devotion
To State

Loss of face by the white man will
be the Chinese reaction to the tenn
porary setbacks being suffered by the
American military forces at the hands
of the japanese in the Philippines ac-
cording to S F. Pannabecker, Bluffton
college professor and recently return
ed missionary from China, who talked
to members of the Lions club at the
Walnut Grill, Tuesday night.
Continued on page s.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-01-08

FUNERAL services will be
held at 2 O'Clock Thursday
afternoon in the Ebenezer Men,
MONTE church for David p. Diller
who died suddenly Monday
morning.
A prominent Richland town
ship farmer, Diller served 10
years as a township trustee and
he was one of the founders of
the Bluffton Mid Winter Fair.
Evening star., 1942-11-14
$500 Acres in Fauquier
BOUGHT by New Yorker

Louis H. Kiedel, New York City
has purchased $500 acres of farm
land in Fauquier County, Va, in the
Delaplane section, it was reported
today from Warrenton.
Mr.. Kiedel bought the Charming
Delaplane Fleetwood farm of 1.50o
acres and the adjoining 1,8O0-acre
farm, the. latter from c. Edward
Strother. The two properties will
be managed by Mr. Strother, it was
announced.
Fleetwood, well-known estate or
which the Fleetwood mills is To-
Gated, has been in the same family
for several generations. Both prop
critics are improved with farm
buildings. The Strother place was
bought from the Sinclair family.
Yelverton. one of the historic
Peyton estates in Fauquier County
near Warrenton, has been purchased
by Col. j. w. Mcintosh of The Plains
Sale was made for the E. o. Sinclair
estate and it contains 238 acres, il
was reported.
Evening star., 1942-11-14
Some Hints on Beauty
And Doing Housework

Keep your good looks while doing
your own housework. Dress for the
job in washable slacks and a shirt a
smock, or trim house dress. Set the
waves in your hair and tie 1t up in
a bandanna to keep the dust out of
it. Do your face with cream base
just as you would if going to town
1t protects your skin. Use the pro-
tective skin cream for your hands,
too.
Turn on the radio for music, or
whistle or sing. This will prevent
the grim, fatigue lines from deepen
ing. Plan 10 minutes for rest every
hour. Try setting up exercises.
When you bend, bend from the
waist down. When you reach, reach
high, first with one arm and then
the other. Don't slouch or let your
shoulders sag. Vary your effort so
that strenuous work is followed by
relaxing work at intervals.
Evening star., 1942-11-14
Paints and Finishing Solutions
Aid in Saving Wood, Metal
Surfaces Should Be Cleaned
Before New Applications

in this type Of finish who did not
need new floors. so we investigated
floors in basically good condition but
In need Of rejuvenation.
This product combines all the
essentials of a good floor finish
oils, gums, wax and color. If prop
erly applied and maintained 1t Gre
ates a lustrous finish that improves
over the years with an occasional
waxing.
The finish can be used on an old
or new floor. If applied to new
floors the wood must be thoroughly
sanded or the finish will not pene.
trate satisfactorily. If used on CID
floors the paint, varnish or shellae
must be completely removed before
the finish will take"
The penetrating stain comes In
six colors-natural, natural oak
golden oak, light oak, dark oak an6
dark walnut. After you have selected
the color and prepared the floor the
first coat should be aplied rather
heavily and allowed to stand ffteer
or = twenty minutes. so it will be
soaked up by the wood. Then re.
move excess. amounts from the sur.
face with cloths, and smooth, ou'
uneven spots. Allow this coat tt
dry at least twenty-four hours ano
! then repeat the procedure. After
the second coat has dried twenty.
four hours the floor should be
waxed and polished, preferably with
an electric polisher.
One advantage of this finish is
that worn spots can be refnisheo
without doing the whole floor.
If floors are hardwood, a gallor
Of the finish will cover some 500 tc
TOO square feet. The penetrating
finish costs about $40 gallon; the
wax, about 1925 a gallon.
Safety Cloth for Glass.
How to minimize the risks from
flying glass in case of an air raid OF
explosion is a question uppermost ir
every ones mind AS 1t is not prac-
tical to board up windows or remove
panes when houses are occupied, a
measure of protection that enables
business as usual" Is the most salts
factory solution.
Safety cloth is one practical an
swer, for it can be attached to a
frame and set into the window
whenever'the warning signal comes
ISao COpnON pooo Roy
Evening star., 1942-11-14
FHA Loan Insurance
Used by 370,0So 10
Finance Building
$l35,368, ,683 Advances
Made in Ten Months,
Ferguson Reveals

The Federal Housing Administra-
tons loan insurance program was
employed by 37O,OSO property own
ers to finance fuel i'm
provements, essential repairs and re-
modelling to house war workers,
Commissioner Abner H. Ferguson
announced today. Aggregating $685.
363,6 ,6S3, the loans during the first
10 months of this year were made
by private lending institutions and
insured by the FHA under terms of
the National Housing Act.
Under present conditions. Mr..
Ferguson said, the FHA Title I pro-
gram Is concentrated on projects
assisting the war effort or helping
to maintain existing home proper
ties III sound, habitable condition.
Luxury repairs or improvements
merely to beautify or enlarge home
without providing additional living
units are not approved.
Cites Importance of Repairs.
Essential repairs are particularly
important in order to preserve the
Nations existing supply of housing
during the period of necessary
wartime curbs on new construction
Mr.. Ferguson added. Repairs and
maintenance necessary to keep
property in good working condition
and which do not change structural
design can be undertaken without
WPB permission.
Loans for such work may be OBJ
tained from FHA-insured lending
institutions in amounts up to $500
Such loans are subject to the in
stallment credit rules of the Fed
eral Reserve Board and those under
$500 must be repaid within Il
months. An exception has been
made for essential emergency re-
pairs to allow up to three years for
: repayment, which also is the maxi
mum term permitted under Title I
improvements reducing fuel con-
sumption through conversion of OF!
burners to coal units, insulation
storm windows and. doors ano
misunderstanding also may be
financed by Title I loans of up tc
S2,500, to be repaid within three
years. Such Improvements, If started
before January /, do not require
WPB permission.
Special Terms Available.
Special terms also are available
under Title I for loans financing
conversion or remodeling projects
in the designated critical housing
areas which provide additional liv-
ing accommodations for war work
ers. Loans for such purposes may
range up to $4,000 and may run
for as long as seven years; to be
repaid in equal monthly install
mentS.
Occupancy priority must be ex-
tended to war workers for so DAYS
after completion, it was pointed out
Applications for WPB priority as
sistance in securing critical ma
terials for such projects may be filed
with FILA field Offices.
The elimination of loans for un-
essential peacetime improvements
from the Title I program is re-
fected in the decline in the total
volume of such loans from last
years levels. In the first 10 months
Evening star., 1942-11-14
Wartime Budget Urged
For All Home Owners

Householders will increase their
savtngpoMefand find 1t easier to buy
war bonds BY establishing a war
time budget and then sticking to it,
Oscar r. Kreutz, general manager of
the Federal Savings and Loan In
surance Corp, said today.
He urged mortgaged home owners
to pay off their mortgages as rap
idly as possible through use of any
increased income Thus, the bor-
rover will cut down interest ex-
pense, reduce the Indebtedness pc
riod, and give support to the Presi-
dents anti-infation program, he
added.
He called on leaders in the saw
ings and loan association field to
encourage individuals and families
in their communities to postpone
all non-essential purchases, to buy
war bonds regularly with at least
10 per cent of their present earn
ings, to budget their expenses in ad-
vance, speed the payment of debts,
and to anticipate their taxes and
other fixed outlays by savings and
earmarking specific amounts for
those purposes.
THE clear meaning of the ma
tional program to control the cost of
living is that. for the duration, we
must willingly cut down our STAN
dard of living to the scale of the
year 1882, and far below, in the case
of some of our day-to-day habits, ~
Mr.. Kreutz said "The officers OF
financial institutions can be key
men In spreading the movement"
The corporation insures the safety
of investments of some 100000 in
vestors in 1886 institutions of the
savings and loan type, both State
and federally chartered.
Evening star., 1942-11-14
Permits Drop
To .$33,380
For Week
$4,000 Construction
Job Is Biggest
o Listed in D. G.

Building permits this week drop.
ped to the level Of $3.50, as COM
pared with $sse,51o for last week.
In contrast to the large develop.
ments registered last week, the big .
gest this week is for $4,000, which
was issued to Oscar Diskin. 6140
Utah avenue NV, owner and
builder.
The structures will be erected at
3421 and 1923 Minnesota avenue Sc.
It includes two 2-story brick and
frame apartments. Each has four
units.
George T. Santmyers, 1410 H
street NV, is listed as the architect.
Other permits issued in the value
Of $500 or more include:
Consolidated improvement Co.,
1909 Girard street NE, owner and
builder; Leslie Branson, 1929
Eighth street NV. designer; to
erect two 2-story brick and cinder
block four-unit flats, 100000 Grant
street NE; to cost $4,000.
Maurice Schlein, 915 New York
avenue NV, owner and builder;
John Marcus Hallett, 6525 Piney
Branch road NV, designer; to
erect two 2-story fiat. brick and Gin
der block 1.-TWO units eachO 480O-02
Eads street NE: to cost $4,000 each.
B. s. Moore. 1924 Bass place Sc.
owner and builder; Gus N. Bull, 2212
Thirteenth street NV. designer; to
erect one 2-story cinder block and
stucco dwelling, 5347 Bass place Sc;
to cost $4,000.
Frances Towers Doggett, 1929
Thirty-fourth street NV. owner,
builder and designer; to make re-
pairs, 3342 Dent place NV; to cost
$2500.
International Harvester Co., owner
and designer; Essex Construction
Co., 1927 I street NV. builder; to
erect one 1-story brick coal storage,
901 Bladensburg road NE; to cost
$1,000.
Dennis j. Mccarthy, 1868 Vista
street NE, owner: Atlantic Home
Improvement Co., 34O8 Rhode Island
avenue. builder; to make repairs,
OUOo Votd SllCSU NE, w COoU oSoO
Nick and Helen Basiliko, 912 N
street NV, owner: Harry Berenter,
1916 Fourteenth street NV, builder;
John Marcus. designer; to make re-
pairs. q Logan Circle NV, to cost
$500.
Chr. Heurich Brewing Co., Twen-
ty-sixth and Water streets NV,
owner; Fred Drew Construction Co.,
1893 Thirtieth street NV. builder
a Gordon r. Noble, designer: to make
repairs, 2432 G street NV; to cost
$500.
Stearns Mishkin Construction Co.,
. Inc, 927 Fifteenth street NV, owner
and builder; George T. Santmyers,
architect; to make repairs. 1884
Downing place NE; to cost $500.
Floyd j. Hutchinson, owner; Theo-
dore Allen, 1410 Ninth street NV,
builder; to make repairs. 2436 L En-
FAINT square Sc; to cost $500.
Henry Bungie, 4428 Hunt place
NE, designer; L. w. Giles, 4428
Hunt place NE, architect; to erect
(see PERMITS, Page B-3D
Evening star., 1942-11-14
Penetrating Floor Finish.

Recently we described a hardwood
flooring finished at the factory
with penetrating finish that wears
well and does not mar or scratch.
A number Of persons were interested
Evening star., 1942-11-14
80 Building Permits
Issued in Prince GEORGES

Herbert Roby, building inspector
last month issued SO permits for
Prince Georges County, Md. accord
Ing to a tabulation just released.
Total value as recorded in per-
mits amounted to S419.7 TAO, which in
cluded lS0-unit apartment house
IN Chillum, This will cost $36O,OOO,
1t was reported.
The monthly report also indicated
there were 25 one-family dwellings,
costing s43500. to be erected in the
county. In addition. the inspector
reported 81 oil burner installations
at cost of $11.100. Miscellaneous
repairs and alterations amounted to
e5,149.
Evening star., 1942-11-14
BY ELIZABETH GORDON.

If it is important to keep metal
surfaces In the home from deterio-
rating, paint is a splendid pre-
servative, but If the surface has
rusted the scaly parts must be re-
moved before a protective finish
will adhere satisfactorily.
A remover which will eliminate
all traces of rust and make the sub
sequent paint coats last successfully
has come to our attention. 1t not
only removes the present rust but
will curb normal corrosive influ-
ences.
This remover is a compound de-
signed specifically for removing rust
from corroded metals. To apply, use
brush, sponge or old cloths. Dip
the applicator into the chemical,
which is in liquid form. Wipe it on
the surface and allow it to stand
about go seconds. Then wipe the
Evening star., 1942-11-14

(See GORDON, Page B-2)
Evening star., 1942-11-14
LoudounCountyF Farm
Is Purchosed,by -,
Alexandria Man

Howard Bucknell of Alexan-
dria, Va. has contracted for
the purchase Of Westwood, a
290-acre farm near Paeonian
Springs in Loudoun County,
Va, from the estate of the late
Mrs. w. P. Coleman, who op-
Grated the farm until her death,
last summer.
The property is improved by a
Colonial stone house and other
smaller buildings. Locally it is
known as the Peter Carr
place" Sale price was reported
as being $4,000 and the con-
tract was made through George
M. Martin.
Evening star., 1942-11-14
License Applications

The District Real Estate Com
mission this week received applica-
tions for licenses as real estate
statesmen from William H. Drayton,
jr., Shoreham Building, and Fred A.
Duffy, 1910 Vermont avenue NV.
Mr.. Duffy also applied for license
as a business chance salesman.