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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
DRIVER KILLED AS
TRUCK HITS SIDE
OF FREIGHT TRAIN
Fatal Early Morning Crash at
Nickel Plate Crossing
North of Town
Traffic on Line Tied Up As
Wreckage Blazes; Mail
Service Delayed

One man was instantly killed and
Buttons morning mail service was
delayed for twenty-four hours when
truck crashed into the side of a
eastbound freight train at the in
tersection of the Dixie highway and
the Nickel Plate railroad two miles
north of town early last Thursday.
Victim of the accident was Harold
Boots. 30, of Anderson, Ind, driving
large semi-trailer. He was alone
in the cab of the truck at the time
of the crash. The accident marked
the third crash in the last four
years at that location.
Three cars of the train were de-
rallied, two of which were loaded
with livestock. Several hogs were
killed and some others badly Grip
pied.
Mail Delayed
The accident occurred at sos a.
m, forty-fve minutes before the St.
Louis-Cleveland fast passenger is
due here, which brings the bulk of
Buttons morning mail.
Because of the traffic tieup the
train was detoured at Lima and ar
rival Of mail destined for Bluffton
did not reach here until 5 o'clock in
the afternoon. Delivery was made
Friday morning.
Wreckage at the crossing tied up
traffic over the Dixie, and on the
railroad, until noon Thursday. For
time rescue workers had fire to
contend with, and the wrecked truck
was entirely destroyed by flames.
The Bluffton fire department was
called to prevent spread of the blaze
to other wreckage.
Fog Obscured Flashers
Boots was followed by another
truck, the driver of which told
officials that Boots evidently failed
to see the train because of the heavy
fog, altho he said electric flashers
were working.
Robert Goble, Lima trucker,
escaped death at the same crossing
May 81, 1910, when his truck hit
moving train. Several cars of the
freight train. were wrecked, and the
truck was also destroyed by fire on
that occasion.
On Jan. is, 1889, Gordon Black,
of Royal Oak, Mich, was killed at
the crossing when passenger car
in which he was riding was struck
by a train.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
EXPRESS OFFICE
HERE tWILL BUY
EXCESS TIRES
Must Sell Tires and Tubes in
Excess of Five Per Car to
Government
Receipts Will be Issued by Elk.
press Company at Nickel
Plate Station

Bluffton motorists may dispose of
their excess tires and tubes through
arrangements made with the Rail-
way Express Co. at the local station
of the Nickel Plate Railroad Co.
All necessary forms are ready it
was stated by Agent Fred Hofer.
All tires and tubes over five for
each car are regarded as excess and
as such must be disposed of in order
to obtain a gasoline ration card.
Gasoline rationing officials have
ruled that only five tires and tubes
will be allowed for each car and
that any amount over that must be
turned over to the government De-
fense Supplies, Corp. Stiff penalties
are provided for those who do not
comply with this regulation, it was
announced.
Registration for the gasoline ra-
tioning cards will take place, likely
at the high school for three days,
Nov. Gil, and disposal of excess
tires and tubes must be made before
that time or the registration can
not be authorized, it was pointed out.
The rationing starts November %.
RECEIPTS ISSUED
Numerous residents here have al
ready turned in their tires at the
Nickel Plate station. Receipts are
given at the time the tires are
turned over to the agent and they
are shipped without charge to To-
ledo warehouse where a government
representative will make the ap-
praisal.
Checks will be mailed to those
bringing tires in within 80 days, il
was announced. If the tires are not
good enough for use on an automo
bile they will be used as scrap anc
payment will be made accordingly
People turning in their tubes may
be assured that a fair price will bt
paid as governmental appraisal ma
chinery has been set up in accord
ance with established standards.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
Named Corporal

Donald Luginbuhl, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oswin Luginbuhl of South
Jackson street in training at Ft.
Knox, Kentucky, visited his parents
over the week end.
Luginbuhl who has been engaged
in repairing trucks and tanks since
entering the army last summer has
been promoted to technician fifth
grade corporal.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
REGISTRATION FOR
GASOLINE RATION
BOOKS NOV. 9-11
School Teachers to be in Charge
Of Program Similar to
Sugar Rationing
Further Details of Plan to be
Announced; Five Tires
Limit for One Car

Bluffton motorists will register for
gasoline rationing cards, under the
direction of the Bluffton public school
teachers, on November to IL, it was
announced the first of the week by A.
J. B. Longsdorf, superintendent of
schools.
Word to this effect was received
from state rationing headquarters
and further amplifcation as to pro-
cedure is now being awaited from
the county board.
Details of the registration have not
been worked out but it is likely that
the same general plan used in the
sugar rationing program will be used
in the gasoline rationing arrangement,
it was pointed out.
The high school cafeteria likely will
be used as rationing headquarters.
Exact time of the rationing and other
details of the program will be an
nounced in the future, it was stated
by Supt. Longsdorf.
The local rationing program is part
of the nationwide plan to limit the
use of gasoline and save tires, it has
been pointed out. After the program
goes in effect on November % the en-
tire nation will be under the rationing
plan.
The Office of Price Administration
explained that the whole program is
gear to the tire saving policy of the
government. The following regula-
tions have been issued by the OPM:
l. There must be periodic tire in
spections to secure renewal of ra-
tions, as well as any application for
tires or recaps.
2. Five tires is the maximum al
lowed any applicant. Any amount
over this must be turned in to the
government.
3. Rations will be revoked or re-
duced to drivers who exceed the 35
mile per hour speed limit.
The registration beginning on
November 9 will be for the "a" cou-
pons. The rationing plan will then
go into effect on November %.
The applicant will be required to
list the serial number of all tires
he owns. If he lists more than five
tires for each car, he will be denied
an "a" coupon book until he shows
that he has disposed of the excess
tires, it was pointed out.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
College Refugee Student Mterned In
Three French Concentration Camps
SO SeLecteeS LeaUe
For Physical Tests

Thirty-eight Allen county selectees
were scheduled to leave Lima for
Toledo, Wednesday to undergo final
physical examinations preliminary to
being inducted into military service,
it was announced by Allen County
Draft Board No. 3.
Two of the group, Dwight Worth
ington and Wade Shook, were from
Bluffton. Shook, however, enlisted in
the navy and left Wednesday morn
ing for the naval training station at
Great Lakes, Illinois.
Others from this part of the coun-
ty included James Carl Blair and
Maynard Lewis of Lafayette; Donald
Raymond Johnson, Ada; Lewis
Wendell Rockhill, Columbus Grove,
and Robert Riley Van Buskirk,
Cairo.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
125 SOLICITORS
IN LOCAL WAR
CHEST CANVASS
HouSe-to-house Campaign for
Funds Being Made Here
This Week
Each Family to Give About
Five Dollars to Meet Quota,
Mayor Says

Approximately 125 volunteer work
ers from the community are making
a systematic house-to-house canvass
here in an effort to secure contribu-
tions to meet the local quota of $4,000
in the Allen county war chest cam
paign, it was announced this week, by
Mayor w. A. Howe, chairman. -
Following a meeting held at the
high school last Friday night in which
explanations were made by the Mayor
and precinct chairman, the drive got
underway on Saturday. 1t will con-
tinue through Friday of this week,
the Mayor said.
About 80 workers were selected for
each precinct under the direction of
the following captains: AL. B.
Beeshy, Mrs. ]. S. Steiner; R-Rob-
ert Ewing, Don Conrad; C-Fred Get
ties, Charles Cobun; D-Forrest
Mumma, Ralph Patterson.
In Richland township the solicita-
tion is proceeding under the direction
of Henry Huber, chairman; T. v.
Stirn, Arthur Bowers, Raymond STRAIT
ton, Mrs. Harvey Gratz and Mrs. Ev-
erett Rowland.
Eevry family should give an aver
age of about five dollars or one dollar
per person in order to reach the $2,50C
goal, the Mayor pointed out.
1t is not necessary that the money
contributed be given to all the wal
relief agencies listed on the reverse
, side of the pledge card. Anyone ol
several of the agencies may be desig
mated.
In case no designations are made
the national war chest committee viii
distribute the proceeds of the sub
scription according to the ALLEGATION o.
he budget committee.
These pledges may be paid in in
stallments or cash may be given a
the time of the solicitation. Provis
ion is made on the pledge to maxi
payment in the most convenient form
With the exception of the Red Cros
there will be no more drives for wa
relief this year since all of the cam
paigns are under one head, it was ex
planned.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
German Born Social Worker
From Paris, is Bluffton
College Senior
American Freedoms are Won
derful Blessing to One Re-
Gently from Europe

After experiencing the horrors of
totalitarian ruthlessness, living in
America proves to be an experience
of indescribable worth, it was stated
by Miss Brigitte Schneider, Bluffton
college refugee student from Paris,
in occupied France.
The various freedoms and abud-
ance of things that Americans accept
as commonplace are like getting a
breath of fresh air and one feels
that a big burden has been lifted
when he steps on this soil, Miss
Schneider said.
Despite the fact that she had no
exit visa, she entered Spain after
crossing the Pyrennees mountains on
foot and was thus enabled to start
on the journey ultimately leading to
the college here where she is en-
rolled as a senior.
FIVE MONTHS INTERMENT
After five months internment in
three concentration camps she be-
came desperate enough to take al
most any risk in order to escape.
Miss Schneider was born in Ger
many near the Polish border. She
studied in the School of Social Work
in Berlin and when the Nazis came
to power she fled to Paris where she
attended the University of Paris and
worked as social worker specializ-
ing in family welfare.
After the outbreak of the war,
the French government issued de-
cree of May IL, 1910, that all child
less women of German descent should
be interned. Coming under this cate
CORY Miss Schneider was sent to the
internment camp at Paris, then to
the camp at Ours and then to Mar
seilles.
ARRIVED FEBRUARY, 1941
She arrived in this country in Feb
ruary of 1941 unable to speak Eng
lish. Assistance in obtaining the
visa for passage was made by the
Emergency Rescue Committee and
the international Relief association
After her arrival she enrolled at
the Schauffler School of Social Work
in Cleveland and transferred from
that institution to Bluffton college
this fall. In that short period OF
time she learned the English Ian
guage and is able to converse with
ease.
The prisoners of the concentration
centers were fed very inadequate
food. No meat, fat, cheese, coffee
rice, sugar or milk was included il
the diet. The bill of fare wa.
something as follows: for breakfas
a tea essatz without milk and {
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
BluftOn Salute
OUer Station WLOK

"Salute to Bluffton" will be the
theme of the radio broadcast by the
Lima war bond committee over Lima
radio station next Wednesday night
from 7:30 to 500 o'clock.
Bluffton has made one of the out
standing per capita records in the
sale of bonds in the state of Ohio
and the Lima organization under the
direction of T. D. Mclaughlin and
Emmit Curtin will give the COM
munity special recognition in the
broadcast.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
CREEK POLLUTION
LAWSUIT AGAINST
TOWN DECEMBER l
Action by Oliver Locher Seeks
Damages in the Sum of
$4,000
To be Tried in Allen County
Common Pleas Court;
Huber Suit Later

Suit of Oliver Locl er against the
Bluffton municipality alleging dam
ages to his farm because of stream
pollution, is set for hearing in the
Allen County Common Pleas court on
Tuesday, December |, It was announc-
ed by Mayor w. A. Howe.
The Mayor was informed as to as
signment of the trial date in a letter
received from City Solicitor Francis
Durbin of Lima.
$4,000 Damages
The plaintiff seeks damages from
the town in the sum of $4,000 and
the trial is one of two suits filed more
than year ago by Locher and Henry
Huber, living near town. Big Riley
creek, the stream involved in the suit
flows thru both farms.
Huber's suit is for $15,OO0sand will
be tried separately at later date, the
Mayor said. Both plaintiffs are rep
resented by R. S. Steiner Lima at
torney.
Locher's petition claims that the
pollution of the stream due to the
practice of emptying into it untreated
sewage has not only created an odor
nuisance but that impurities in the
water make it unfit for dairy cattle
and other livestock to drink.
Dispositions were filed in the Allen
County Common Pleas court by So
licitor Durbin several weeks ago.
Court Action
At that time the landowners re-
affirmed that unless something was
done by the town to effect relief
court action would be taken. They
indicated that they were interested
only in elimination Of the alleged
stream pollution and measures to be
taken were for the sos.a to determine
1t has been idicated BY sewage en-
gineers studying the local problem
that the only effective method of con
troll would be for the town to build 6
sewage disposal plant.
However, materials for the con
struction of the sewage disposal plant
would be almost impossible to obtair
at this time, according to an opinion
expressed by Engineer Pettis of tht
firm of Finkbeiner, Pettis and Strout
Toledo engineers, who were retained
by the council several years ago t.
prepare plans for sewer system here
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
EnliSts As Naval
Radio TeckniciQn

Wade Shook who recently enlisted
in the navy left Wednesday morn
ing for Great Lakes Naval Training
station to begin training as a radio
technician. He is ranked as petty
officer third class.
His wife, the former Bonita Clark
and little daughter Karen Kay, are
making their home for duration of
the war with the formers parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Clark of Grove
street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
Three Pounds Sugar
Next Ration Stamp

Bluffton housewives may obtain
three pounds of sugar with ration
stamp No. 8 for use between Nov. l
and Dec. Is. Stamp No. which
calls for five pounds expires at mid
night, October 81.
The sugar rations for home use
remain unchanged at one-half pound
a person each week. Institutional
users, including restaurants, will re-
ceive go per cent of their sugar base
for November and December. These
users received rs percent, including
a rs per cent bonus in the preceding
two months.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
Births

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Meyer, of Toledo, baby girl weigh
ing eight pounds and five ounces on
Monday afternoon. Mr.. Meyer is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. B. ]. Meyer
of Cherry street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon Tschiegg are
the parents of a baby boy born
Tuesday night at their home west of
town.
The following births at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Lung, girl,
last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Haas, q
girl, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bracy Crawfis
Leipsic, a boy, Sunday.
Prof. and Mrs. Harold Linscheid
boy, this Wednesday morning.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
Remains OF Former
Residents Buried Here

Remains of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Scott, former Bluffton residents,
were buried in Maple Grove ceme-
terry, Friday afternoon. The bodies
were removed from the mausoleum
at Lafayette where they have re-
posed since death. Mrs. Scott died
May IL, 1914. Her husband died
February IL, 1941.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
BluftOn Officer
Advances In Rank

Wade Lape, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. s. Lape of Grove street, has ad-
vanced in rank in the United States
navy from ensign to lieutenant jun
ior grade, according to a letter re-
ceived from his parents this week.
The new grade is of the same rank
in the army as 1st lieutenant. Lieut..
Lape is pilot of scout plane on
u. S. Navy cruiser patrolling the
waters somewhere in the Pacific.
He directs the activities of 35
men who work in the repair and
maintenance of planes on the ship.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
EnrOute To California

Dale Reichenbach, accompanied by
his wife are enroute by auto to San
Diego, Calf, where he is assigned
as physical instructor in the navy.
Reichenbach recently completed a
two months training course at Nor
folk, Virginia. His rank is chief
petty officer.
The couple spent the latter part of
last week here visiting his parents,
Postmaster and Mrs. Ed Reichen-
bach and left for San Diego, Satur-
day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
Workers Needed At
Red Cross Room

Many workers will be needed to
meet the local Red Cross quota for
4,500 surgical dressings, it was an
nounced this week by Mrs. j. S.
Steiner, director of supplies.
The headquarters for the work are
at the grade school building and vol
unteers are urgently requested to as
sist in meeting the quota in the next
two weeks.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
Radio Sermon Series

"Don't Be A Misfit" is the subject
of the address by the Rev. A. c.
Schultz, pastor of the Ebenezer Men
MONTE church and Bluffton college
Bible professor to be given in the
Living Today series over Findlay
radio station WIN Friday after
noon at 3:45 o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
Platoon Leader

Jack Clark, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Clark of Grove street in naval
training at Great Lakes, ILL.,, the
past two weeks has been appointed
acting master of arms and leader of
one of his company platoons, it was
announced the first of the week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
Union Services At
High School Sunday

Union services at the Bluffton
High school auditorium will be ad-
dressed by the Rev. DR.. Karl Koepke,
Reformed church Bible lecturer from
Ft. Wayne, Ind, Sunday night at
s o'clock.
This is the second in the series of
Union meetings sponsored by the
Bluffton Ministerial association.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
In New Locations

Mrs. Lou Eaton has moved from
apartments at the Mrs. Eva Patter-
son residence on South Main street
to the Mrs. Fred Zehrbach apart
ments on Vine street.
Clifford Houtz and family moved
the first of the week from the Guid-
er apartments on Riley street to the
newly completed Staater apartments
above the Peter Gratz drygoods store.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
Two Youths Enlist

John Lloyd, son of Charles Lloyd,
and Harry Shrider, Jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Shrider, have en-
listed in the country's armed forces.
Shrider enlisted in army air corps
and left Monday for Toledo induc-
tion center. Lloyd enlisted in the
navy and reported at the Great
Lakes Training station in Illinois on
Friday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
More Than $50 Out-of-town
Women from II Counties
Expected at Meeting
Public Invited to Attend Even.
ing Meeting Addressed by
F. B. l. Agent

More than $50 out-of-town women
from IL counties will attend the
northwestern Ohio district meeting
of the Ohio Federation of Women's
clubs to be held at the Methodist
church on Thursday.
All women of the community,
whether members of a club or not,
are invited to attend the meetings,
it was announced by Mrs. /. w. Bau-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
Ebenezer Broadcast

A mixed quartet consisting of Mrs.
Milo Lora, Mrs. Myron Luginbill,
Clayton Bucher and Aaron Messing
er, of the Ebenezer Mennonite
church, will sing over Findlay radio
station WIN Sunday afternoon at
AIS o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
Arrives Overseas

Lyle Kohl has arrived at an un-
disclosed overseas destination with an
army unit, according to word re-
ceived here the first of the week by
his mother, Mrs. Eva Kohl of West
Elm street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
Training Officer

Second Lieut.. Ralph Raach, former
Bluffton High school coach, is as
sisting in the physical program at
the Miami Beach Training school.
Raach was coach of athletics here
from 1888 to 1885.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
Real Estate Deal

Chester Huber sold his 80 acre
farm south of Bluffton to Wilmer
Badertscher. Possession will be Civ
en- December l when Huber will
move to town. The deal was made
by H. w. Althaus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22
In Medical Corps

Corp. Gene Hilty, Bluffton college
graduate in the class of 1941, is now
in the Officers Training Medical
Corps. He was previously located
in army camp in Illinois.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-22

Each hen in the laying house
needs one-third foot of space at the
feeder. Hungry hens do not produce
many eggs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-03

tute deportation proceed n 6
against you
E. L. Dearborn. O. My
brother is in the marines. On
December 81 We received a radio
gram from him from Cavite. On
February 3 we received a tele-
gram from the war department
saying he was wounded. Since
then we have no further word.
Where can I write TO find out
what has happened to him?
A-The American forces we're
withdrawn from Cavite late in
January and the inference Is
that marines who were serving
there joined General Mac
Arthur's forces on Bataan
Peninsula, so evidently he was
wounded in the fighting on the
Bataan front. In that case he Is
most likely In q hospital there,
or perhaps he has recovered by
this time and In with his regi-
ment again. In any case, had he
died of his wounds YOU would
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-03
H e N r Y
and send IL I'm care Of the army
post Office, San Francisco, Cal.

and send 10 In care OF the army
post Office. San Francisco, Cal.
Mrs. J. L. Crawford. @: II a
Canadian (male) has lived here
20 years and is married to an
American woman has registered
for the draft, can he obtain Amer
lean citizenship? Is there a law
against friendly aliens holding
jobs where they can help this
country?
A: He can obtain citizenship,
provided he entered the country
legally, by taking out his natur-
alization papers. He should APP
ply at the naturalizat ion bureau
In the Federal Building. It will
be five years before his final
papers arc issued In the mean
time, he cannot obtain employ
ment In any factory wholly en-
gagged i'm national defense work;
only American citizens are en-
ployed in such plants.
Mrs. M. NJ. T. (St. Clair Shores)
10. / was born in Canada in 1905