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Evening star., 1942-09-26
The Home Clinic
Boek Of House May Easily Be Made
Both Attractive and Convenient

or your neighbor's house The SIM
plest sort of board fence to inclose
this area will improve the whole
effect immeasurably.
A coat of white paint will make
it neat and trim and you may plant
ivy or a shrub or two to make 1t a
bit more decorative. Within this
inclosure you may conceal any num-
ber of skeletons without hurting
any ones feelings. This is also an
ideal place for the childrens wheeled
toys, which always seem to be
underfoot.
If you already have a back porch
which seems to be a gathering place
for all the odds and ends of house
hold and family possessions. build
a good-sized closet with a small win
dow for ventilation on it. In this.
the mops, scrub pail and outside
brooms may be kept.
Small Bin Helps Out.
A small bin at one side may hold
the roller skates and the galoshes.
Pegs will take care Of the fishing
or gardening togs, and a pair Of
shelves provide for the oil can. gar
den scissors and many other articles
which never seem to have place
OF their own. In the summer the
rake and hoe and the flower basket
may be placed here for convenience.
This is just one OF the many small
Evening star., 1942-09-26

of two holes at the sides OF the
window, where hinge is placed for
holding the permanent storm VIM
dows. Two little guide strips placed
at the bottom Of the window COM
plete the installation.
The frames Of the storm windows
are narrow to permit maximum
light passage. All the wood is of
clear white pine. treated to be wa
ter repellent and to prevent rot
and termites. The corners OF the
frames are mortised, too. 80 they
will not swell, regardless of the
weather.
Since all parts Of the window unit
can be reached from inside the
house, cleaning Is easy and safe.
The screen cloth, with a rust
resisting zinc coat, is 16-mesh.
Nine dollars will pay for this
storm window-screen combination,
painted and installed, In the aver
age 28-by-5 -55-inch double-hung win
dow. If the installation is done by
the home handy man, deduct about
$3.50 for labor.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
New Combination Sash,

The American Society of Heating
and Ventilating Engineers says that
double glazing will save so per cent
on heat loss in the average home,
but this figure does not mean fuel
savings. The actual fuel reduction
from the saving Of go per cent heat
loss will be approximately 18 per
cent. And who wouldn't like to save
that amount on their fuel bill, year
after year? OF course. these figures
are calculated on efficient operation
of the heating plant. In fact. the
heating plant must be operating on
a 100 per cent efficiency basis for
these figures to be absolute.
If the prospect of adding storm
windows sounds like work to you,
even though it's going to save money
and fuel, investigate the new COM
bination screen and storm sash just
introduced, which can be left in
place the year around. In the winter
the screen is stored behind the up
per sash, in summer the storm sash
is stored inconspicuously at the top
OF the window. It is easy to lower it
for keeping out the heat. too, in
certain rooms.
Installation of the new combina-
ton units involves only the drilling
Evening star., 1942-09-26

types: for round boiler 10 to Is
inches, they cost about 81 an inch
Of CRATE diameter; for rectangular
or sectional boiler in standard sizes
they cost approximately $12 square
foot Of CRATE area.
Although it is possible to have
partially automatic features with
coal by retaining room thermostats
and wiring and by installing me
chanical damper motor, full auto
matte control is still possible. too. If
you hurry, you can still purchase
stoker equipment, even though pro-
duction ceased June !.
And you probable know all OF the
conversion work can be paid for by
special finance plans. You can have
as long as three years to pay for the
conversion equipment and can pay
for your coal over year.
II you're in quandary as to how
much coal to order, the group has
worked out an easy method of calcu-
lation: allow one ton of coal for
each 200 gallons OF oil consumed
last year, and add 10 per cent to be
on the safe side, because last year
was considered warmer than usual.
AS to how much space for the
coal bin, allow 81 cubic feet for each
ton of coal. Be sure that storage
space for coal does not cover a sewer
vent, since warm gases seeping from
vent can cause spontaneous heat
ing. And coal should never be stored
close to heated surfaces. such a.
boiler walls. hot-water pipes ane
tanks.
Evening star., 1942-09-26

work and knowing what proper in
stallation means and how 1t should
be accomplished, national organi-
zation dealing in wood products has
compiled thorough report on the
subject.
Did you know, for example, that
the wood for exterior trim should
have preservative treatment? That
under some moisture and climatic
conditions exterior doors should be
treated with water repellent? That
balanced humidity is vitality I'M
portant to the we'll being and long
life Of interior woodwork?
The answers to these and dozens
of other questions on doors, door
frames, windows and their frames,
as we'll as interior an dexterior trim.
are discussed in booklet published
by this organization. Read it now
and keep it on the reference shelf:
then you'll be armed with the facts
to become more intelligent buyer
of woodwork.
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things We may do to keep the house
in order these days. Time was when
all of these odds and ends were
looked out for by someone who was
paid for just this sort of service
But today, with every person busy
on some vital task, handiman help
Is hard to find. 1t remains for each
householder to solve his own small
problems.
AS we have become used to living
neatly and keeping our gardens and
grounds in good order there Is great
discouragement In having small
things pile up and clutter the prem
ises for the want of few hours or
a new plan to keep them in order.
Living in wartime entails an en-
tirely new schedule.
The daily job must be done first,
but the depression which comes
from cluttered. uncared-for homes
and property must not be permitted.
Evening star., 1942-09-26

Do you ever stop to think how
the back of your house looks to
your neighbor? 1t Is such simple
thing to make the rear entrance
attractive when you work on house
hold conveniences.
The matter Of trash collection Is
an ever-present annoyance. With
city collections reduced to two or
even one day a week it is absolutely
necessary to make arrangements to
keep your own premises clean. A
neat box to be placed close to the
back door may be made at home
and simply designed to 90 we'll with
the architecture of the house.
Remember the d-fashioned
wood box? OF salt box construction
with sloping roof to shed the rain,
1t had top that could be lifted up.
Go one better" on this plan and
have the front drop down also.
Garbage pail and trash basket may
be placed in this and made readily
available by lifting the cover. Two
hooks placed inside the front will
keep the front closed most Of the
time, but for the weekly cleaning
it may be dropped down and the
interior easily brushed out.
Milk Bottle Holder.
Now that the milkman delivers
every other day the bottles seem to
collect by the dozen. Try building a
small door-side seat at the rear
entrance. 1t will be both convenient
and attractive. especially if you COM
bine it with trells or some over
door arrangement. Make the seat
a handy box in which the milkman
can leave the milk and pick up bot
ties. The grocery man and the
laundry man will also appreciate a
safe, dry place to leave your pack
ages.
Consider, also. the appearance OF
your laundry drying yard and the
utility area where you keep the
wheelbarrow, the ash cans and sim
liar items. These do not make the
most enticing view from your owr
Evening star., 1942-09-26
1ips on Converting
TO Coal Given After
Extensive Tests
Anthracite Group
Outlines Possibilities
In Switch From Oil
Continued From Page BID

Continue until the appncator is
empty, then 60 over the same area
with horizontal strokes of the ap-
plicator. In this way no paint is
wasted and the finish will be smooth
and without irregularities.
If you are planning to paint
screens before storing them for the
winter, try the new roller, which
effectively paints the screen with
out clogging the mesh. It can be
used also on ceilings, walls or floors.
The roller. complete with sleeve,
costs $129. Additional sleeves are
50 cents.
How to Switch to Coal.
II you are planning to switch from
oil to coal, you will be interested in
the findings Of the Anthracite In
dustry Group, which has been con-
ducting extensive tests to determine
the best equipment and method for
the change-over. They have re-
duced their findings to question
and-answer form which will help
the would-be converter.
This group lays great stress on
the Importance Of buying CRATES
which use all Of the CRATE area
Otherwise the original boiler ca
pacity may not be used, and this
will produce an inadequate supply Of
heating during severe weather, when
1t Is most needed.
If yours is conversion burner
and the original CRATES are not on
the premises, the boiler should be
inspected to see whether the CRATE
supports are intact. If they are,
CRATES probably can be purchased
from the manufacturer OF the boiler
or furnace through a local heating
or plumbing contractor.
If the supports have been re-
moved, the group has made special
CRATES available through member
companies. The CRATES come in two
Evening star., 1942-09-26

sound urban planning, including in
dustrial soundness for cities, in the
postwar period.
Other Groups Will Meet.
Meetings OF the American Institute
Of Real Estate Appraisers. the In
stitute OF Real Estate Management,
the Society Of Industrial Realtors,
the National Institute OF Real Estate
Brokers. the Home Builders Institute
Of America, the Urban Land Insti-
tute and the National Conference OF
Real Estate Taxpayers will be held
In connection with the conference.
The Conference Planning Commit
tee includes Mr.. Simpson. Executive
Vice President Herbert U. Nelson,
Chicago, and Cyrus Crane Willmore,
appointed by Clarence M. Turley,
president of the ST. Louis Real
Estate Exchange, as general chair
man Of the Host Boards Committee
on the conference.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Realty Boards
Continued From Page B-1)

for a co-ordinated national, State
and local taxation policy that will
draw the necessary war costs equita-
bly, and in q way that will conserve
. sound financial situation for State
and local governments; need for
neighborhood shopping centers In
new war-worker communities: civil
ian housing needs as affected by the
pressure Of immigration and by
stoppage Of construction; CONNER
cial property management under
war-period sales restrictions; action
that needs to be taken now toward
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Counsel on Woodwork,

woodwork can make or break q
house. Marred door frames and
as well as interior and exterior trim,
make house old before its time. On
the other hand, fine-quality, we'll
tared-for woodwork will enhance
the value of house immeasurably.
1t is easy to maintain woodwork
in top form if you keep it clean and
do not use caustic cleaners on it..
But no amount OF careful attention
can bestow beauty on an inferior
foundation, so selection of wood
work is as important as care.
To assist in getting quality wood
Evening star., 1942-09-26

As long as it is necessary to spend
so many hours at home We must
arrange a certain amount OF time
for upkeep and repair. These little
satisfactions make up the one main
one-job we'll done.
Evening star., 1942-09-26

The war we're In Is the war to
win! Buy War bonds!
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
Nuptials In Church
Ceremony Sunday

Miss Mildred Wynkoop, Triplett
employee and daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. M. Wynkoop of Pandora, be-
came the bride of Ernest Cramer,
son of l.. E. Cramer of Fostoria in
an open church wedding at the Pleas
ant View United Brethren church
Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Rev. Russell Hawk of Vaughns-
vile, uncle of the bride, officiated at
the double ring ceremony. The
church was decorated with palms,
ferns, peonies, orange blossoms and
lighted tapers.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, was attired in a silk
marquisette gown. It was fashioned
with lace yoke with ruffling and a
tailored collar. The fitted bodice
was caught with a full skirt and
long train. The floor length veil
was caught with halo of pearls.
Her arm bouquet was white roses
and sweet peas.
After the ceremony reception
was held at the home of the brides
parents after which the couple left
for q wedding trip through the
southern states. Upon their return
they will reside on a farm neal
Fostoria.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
Mi-lady Receives Canning Sugar From
Efficient Local Rationing Organization
NeIU Auto Stamps
Go On Sale Here

New federal automobile tax stamps,
which must be displayed on all auto
mobiles for the fiscal year beginning
July /, went on sale at the Bluffton
post office on Wednesday.
Motorists must pay s5 for the
stamp, which replaces the temporary
stamp bought last February for
$500.
Each new stamp will be serially
numbered and have space on the
back for recording the make, model,
serial number and state license num-
Der of the vehicle for which it is
issued. The stamp will be gummed
on its face.
Possession of the stamp will be re-
quired of anyone operating his auto
mobile after July /, and in addition
gasoline ration cards may be OBJ
tanned only upon presentation of the
stamp.
Post offices will sell stamps over
the counter for cash only, and no
mail order business will be conduct
ed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
M0la Returned From
Europe COx,sijtg Hcrt

Clinton Schalaak, brother of two
Bluffton women, who has been in
Europe since 1922 and more recently
i'm a Nazi concentration camp, is ex-
pected to arrive here for visit with
his sisters within a week.
Schlaak, the brother of Mrs. Ray
Patterson and Mrs. Cloyce Bame, both
of this place, before the war was
representative of the Ford Motor
company in Warsaw, Poland.
He telephoned another sister, Mrs.
J. w. H. Beach, at Arlington, Monday
night from Detroit and said that he
would be in this vicinity sometime this
week.
1t is assumed that Schlaak stopped
off at the company offices in Detroit
before coming to Bluffton and Ar
lington.
He arrived at Jersey City, n. j. last
week on the diplomatic exchange lin
er Drottningholm. He told his sister
that his wife, a Latvian woman, did
not return to the United States with
him.
This is only the second time that he
has been in the United States since he
left over 20 years ago.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
Large Cherry Crop, Labor Shortage And
Limited Canning Sugar Create Problem

Shortage of labor to pick an un-
usually large cherry crop combined
with limited quantities of sugar
available for canning have brought
about situation which may result
in a considerable portion of the
crop going to waste.
Scarcity of labor to pick the cher
ries and shortage of sugar for can
ming the crop together with the large
yield will combine to make cherries
available in abundance to anyone
willing to pick them.
With many cherry trees loaded
with ripening fruit, indications are
that the crop will be one of the
largest in years due to an unusually
favorable spring growing season.
Farmers especially are confronted
with the problem of getting the cher
ries picked due to labor shortages.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
USE OF TOWN FIRE
TRUCK in COUNTRY
May BE Limited
Inability to Buy New Fire
Fighting Equipment Cited
AS Reason by Council
Present Equipment Not Suffici-
ent to Leave Town with
Adequate Protection

Unable to buy new fire fighting
equipment because of war priorities,
the Bluffton municipal council may
be forced to restrict use of the
towns fire truck in fighting blazes
in the rural districts.
Present equipment is too limited
to leave the town with adequate
protection whenever the municipality
owned truck is called to fires in the
farming area surrounding the town,
Mayor w. A. Howe said.
Insurance authorities already have
cautioned officials about sending the
truck out of town, because it leaves
the department with inadequate
equipment to combat any blaze that
might break out here in the mean
time, it was pointed out.
Failure to obtain a new fire truck
because of governmental priority re-
strictions has intensified the problem
and the council is considering new
policies at the request of Mayor
Howe.
In the past, Bluffton fire fighting
equipment has responded to all calls
from the rural district, but continue
tion Of the policy appears doubtful
in view of present conditions, town
spokesmen said.
Consideration of the rural fire
protection problem first came to a
head over year ago, when trustees
of surrounding townships were ask
ed to cooperate in setting up an ex-
panded fire department in Bluffton,
with sufficient equipment for the
entire area. Nothing definite re-
suited from conferences held at that
time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
CONTINUE ISSUE
OF PERMITS FOR
CANNING SUGAR
Headquarters Here Will be
Open Until 10 O'clock this
Wednesday Night
Beginning Next Week Permits
Will be Issued on Mondays
And Wednesdays

Arrival of an additional supply of
purchase certificate forms Wednesday
morning made possible the continu-
alton of Buttons canning sugar ra-
tioning program Wednesday after
noon and evening at the high school
cafeteria.
The supply of certificates issued to
consumers was exhausted Monday
night and at that time it was stated
that it would be necessary to await
Beginning next week canning
sugar certificates may be OBJ
tanned at the Bluffton high
school cafeteria on Mondays and
Wednesdays only from 3 a. m.
until noon and from / to p. m.
the arrival of additional supplies
before rationing could be resumed.
At the time the supply of GER
tificates was exhausted Monday night
there had been a total of 399 certifi-
Gates issued by the local committee.
OFFICE OPEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT
An additional supply of 200 GER
tiicate forms from county head
quarters will make it possible to
continue the rationing program here
this Wednesday night until 10 o'clock.
With the conclusion of Wednes-
days rationing, it is expected that
nearly all residents here will have
received their canning sugar allot-
ments.
The local rationing program was
set up in Bluffton last Saturday fol-
lowing complaints of delays caused
by congestion in the office of the
Allen County coordinator at the
courthouse in Lima.
Issuing of rationing certificates
was continued Monday night until
supplies of forms were exhausted.
ANNOUNCE New SCHEDULE
Beginning next week sugar ration
ing will be limited to Mondays and
Wednesdays only from 9 a. m. until
noon and from l to p. m, at the
high school cafeteria. Miss Donna
Hagerman, high school office secre-
tary and volunteer teachers will be
in charge.
Sugar being rationed at this time
is for canning of fruits ripeninp he
fore August L. Each family unit is
allowed sugar for nine quarts of
each fruit per person. Sugar for
the nine quarts is issued on a basis
of one pound for every four quarts
of fruit canned. One pound of SUI
gar for each member of the family
also is allowed for making preserves
and jellies.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
run ON SUGAR
In BLUFFTON
FOOD STORES
Residents Here are Purchasing
Canning Sugar Under
Rationing Plan
Grocers' Supplies are Replenish-
ed Every Morning; Sold
Out by Noon

Following issuance of sugar our
chase certificates to residents here
under the canning sugar rationing
program, Bluffton grocers are ex-
periencing a run on sugar that ex-
hausts their supplies almost as soon
as replenished.
Since the new rationing program
started most of the grocers have
found that the demand has exhaust
ed their supplies by noon after hav-
ing having been replenished each
morning.
Several stores are limiting the
amount sold to each customer in
order that there may be sufficient
sugar for everyone's immediate can
ming needs. All customers, however,
will receive their full allotment of
canning sugar, altho it may be nec-
essary to purchase it in install
ments, it was pointed out.
There is plenty of sugar available
at the wholesale houses, reports this
week indicated. Several of the
grocers have found it necessary to
drive to the wholesale grocers in
Lima and Findlay to obtain their
supplies. Others have waited for
regular truck deliveries of the
sugar.
Arrangements are being made
with the rationing boards for the
grocers to obtain an extra allowance
of sugar to meet the increased de-
mand.
When the canning sugar is pur-
chased the amount and prices are
recorded by the seller on the re-
verse side of the sugar purchase
certificate. Provision is made on the
blank for purchase of the sugar b,
installment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
Water Works Quarry
Open To Fishermen

Fishing in the quarry at the Bluff
ton municipal water works will be
permitted beginning June is, the
opening day of bass season, Silas
Diller, president of the Bluffton Com
munity Sportsmen's club, announced
this week.
An extensive restocking program
carried out at the quarry for th.
last several years should make the
spot favorite fishing place for To-
cal anglers.
Conservation of fish now in the
quarry is being sought, however, and
Diller requests anglers to limit them
selves to one half of the daily limit
of 20 permitted for assorted fish.
Fishermen also are asked to co.
operate in keeping the quarry clean,
and they specifically are requested
to refrain from throwing bait cans
or other refuse into the water.
Opening of the water works quar-
ry to fishing will help ease the prob
lem arisingl ocally with closing of
the National quarry because of war
time restrictions.
Local anglers will now have two
fishing places, the Buckeye and
water works quarries. No special
permit, other than the regular fish
ing license, is required
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
ASK COOPERATION
In TOWNS ANTI
MOSQUITO DRIVE.
HousehOlders Must Assist if
Program is to be Success,
Mayor States
Marshal Lee Coon Named in
Charge of Work of Oiling
Stagnant Pools.

Regular spraying of all bodies of
water within the Bluffton corpora
tion limits in the towns third sum-
mer mosquito control program is
being directed by Lee Coon, city
marshal and street commissioner.
Treatment of water to kill mosqui-
to larvae is being handled this year
by the city street department.
Big and Little Riley creeks, quar-
ries within the city limits and catch
basins are sprayed regularly, and
so far there have been no mosquitoes
reported in any part of the town.
Cooperation of home owners in
helping to make the control program
a success was asked this week by
Mayor w. A. Howe.
Cisterns should be covered or
treated with a good larvicide, caves
troughs should be cleaned refuse
piles should be eliminated and each
householder should make himself re-
sponsible for keeping his premises
free of mosquito larvae at all times.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
Son Of ReU. Weed Is
Ordained To Ministry

Dwight Weed, eldest son of Rev.
and Mrs. J. A. Weed of Jackson
street, was ordained to the ministry
at the Annual Ohio Conference of
the Methodist church in Springfield,
Sunday afternoon.
The young man has been serving
church in Chicago for the past
three years as supply pastor and
will continue there until he COM
pletes his studies at the Garrett
seminary at Northwestern university
in Evanston, Illinois.
At this session of the Methodist
conference Mr.. Weed was admitted
as a probationer and was given
Deacon's orders. Attending the or
dination services from here were
Rev. and Mrs. Weed and daughter
Annabel.