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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
Sugar, Pineapple Plentiful In Hawaii
But Islanders Have Shortages Too
Oranges Sell for SLIGO Dozen in
Hawaii, Evelyn Niswander
Writes to Friends
Eggs are n Cents Dozen, But
ter is Very Scarce and Candy
Cannot be Bought

Sugar and pineapples are more
plentiful than ever in Hawaii, but
the island residents have their short
ages too, Evelyn Niswander, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Niswan-
der, of Lawn avenue, wrote in a
letter received this week by Mrs. w.
o. Geiger.
Miss Niswander teaches in mis-
sion school at Paia Maui. In part,
her letter reads:
81 helped the maid churn butter
this morning. We get a pint Of
cream each week and we also take
the top of the milk for each weeks
churning.
Butter is shipped in so irregular
ly, and there is very little made on
the island. During March we had
none at all.
"How are you getting along with
your ration of sugar? We are not
rationed on that. They say this
years crop of sugar and pineapples
is the largest in history, but there is
a shortage of labor and there are
not enough ships to transport it.
"There are many things we have
to do without. Shelves in the stores
are almost becoming bare. In our
5 and 10 cent store there are three
store length counters entirely empty
Candy cannot be bought there at all,
and they used to have such a large
dispay.
mo regularly manufactured candy
can be bought anywhere on the is
land. One lady started to make
homemade candy, which she sold for
81 a pound, but now she can't get
any nuts for it.
"Cigarets, too, are very scarce ]
understand some smokers are having
their favorite brands set in by air.
mail in order to be supplied.
"Oranges too, come in via airmail
but sell for S1.60 a dozen. Eggs
brings n cents a dozen, and all
other prices are very high"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11

Because of late spring planting
farmers are behind and all available
labor is being used for work in the
fields.
Many of the farmers are offering
their cherries on share basis, in
most cases giving the customer half
of the cherries they pick.
Adding to the problem is the limit
ed amount of sugar available for
canning the cherries. Nine quarts
of cherries for every person in the
family unit are permitted under the
sugar rationing program.
Many families in past years have
canned considerably more than this
amount. it has been pointed out.
With this limitation on the amount
to be canned it is expected that pre-
vailing prices for cherries will be
low.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
School Enrolment Drop Next Fall
Is Forecast By Pre-schOOl Clinic
Estimate % to Enter First
Grade i'm Fall; 81 Graduate
This Spring
School Enrolment Trend Down
ward as Towns Population
Shows Increase

Sharp reduction in Buttons pub
lie school enrolment is forecast for
next fall on the basis of figures of
the pre-school clinic held last week
for children whowill enter the first
grade in September.
Figures compiled by those in
charge of the clinic indicate that 28
pupils will enter the first grade in
the fall. This summer, the lowest
in recent years, would represent an
incoming class in the first grade of
80 less than the class of 81 gradu-
ated this spring, decrease of SO
per cent in the size of the incoming
and outgoing classes.
Last September there was a class
of 38 first graders and in the spring
of 1941 there were SO seniors to
graduate from the high school repre-
senting difference Of Is in con-
trast to 80 this year.
Prior to this year, the smallest
first grade enrolment in a decade
was in 1889 when "a first grade pu-
pills entered the schol here. In 1910
there were 45 first grade students.
BELOW 600
Bluffton public school enrolment
dropped below the 600 mark for the
first time in the fall of 1910 when
585 students registered on the open
ing day. Last September there were
532 students. Previous years figures
were 610 in 1899; 64S in 1888, and
$50 in 1887.
With an estimated total of AZ SEN
iors for next years graduating class
and using pre-registration indications
as basis for first grade enroll
ment next fall, Bluffton public school
enrolment may drop below the 500
mark for the first time in several
decades.
Decreased school enrolments ar
by no means a local phenomenon.
Educational statistics generally show
decreasing enrolment all over the
United States. Many of the larger
cities have found it necessary to
close some of the grade school build
ings.
Altho census figures in Bluffton
show an increase, the size of fami-
lies has been considerably reduced.
This trend, also national in scope, is
reflected in school enrolment sta
tistics.
At the pre-schol clinic last Tues
day Is prospective first grade child
| rem were examined and it was re-
| ported that 13 others were unable
to attend. This places the estimated
enrolment for next falls first grade
at %.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
Receives Master
OF Arts Degree

Miss Barbara Joyce Hauenstein, of
Bluffton, received the degree of Mas
ter of Arts at commencement exer-
cises of Vanderbilt university, Nash
vile, Tenn, Monday. She has been
a student in the graduate school
there for the past year.
Attending commencement. events
were her parents, Prof. and Mrs.
Sidney Hauenstein and her brother
Nelson Hauenstein. The class ad-
dress at the university's sixty-seventh
graduation exercises was delivered
by DR.. Douglas S. Freeman of Rich
mond, Va, prominent author and
publisher.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
COx-LOngsdOrf
Wedding Friday

In an impressive home wedding
solemnized Friday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock, Grace X. Cox, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Keel, and Alvin
J. B. Longsdorf were united in mar
riage. Rev. J. A. Weed, pastor of
the Methodist church, received the
vows before a background of roses,
honey-suckle, orange blossoms, and
candelabra, fanked on either side by
baskets of gladioli and delphinium.
Preceding the ceremony Miss Ethel
Jean Marshall played several violin
selections, including "Poem" by FL
bich "Ah Sweet Mystery of Life" by
Victor Herbert and "Leibstraum' by
Liszt. Mrs. Lysle F. Baumgartner
sang 81 Love You Truly" by Carrie
Jacobs Bond, "Oh Promise Me" by
Clement Scott, and Because" by Ed
ward Tischumacher Miss Annabelle
Weed accompanied and played Lohen-
grin's wedding March.
The bride was attractively attired
in a gown of aqua blue silk mar
suisette over taffeta. Her only orna-
ment was necklace of pearls, a
gift of the bridegroom. She carried
a bouquet of Snowhite roses and
sweetpeas. The bride used the
handkerchief her mother carried at
her wedding fifty-one years ago.
The maid of honor, Miss Mildred
Keel, the only sister of the bride,
was dressed in a floor-length frock
of rose silk marquisette and lace
over taffeta and carried a bouquet
of yellow Gloria roses and blue del
phinium.
Sidney Stettler attended the
groom as best man. The ushers were
Ralph Short and Elmer Short.
The groom was attired in a dress
suit and wore white rose bouton-
Mere. The best man, also attired in
a dress suit, wore a white carna-
tion boutonniere.
The brides mother a beige print
sheer. dress with white accessories and
corsage of gardenias.
A reception was held at the Keel
home for thirty-fve guests and mem
bers of the bridal party. A four
TERED wedding cake, pink and white
tapers, and floral decoration of
pink and white peonies centered the
table in the dining room.
For travelling the bride chose q
beige suit with matching accessories
The couple left on a wedding trir
through the Southwest. After Jul,
l they will reside at 232 South
Lawn avenue.
| The bride has been irst-grads
teacher and principal of the Blufftor
Elementary school, and the bride
groom is superintendent of Blufftol
schools.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
SUGAR PERMITS
NOW AVAILABLE
IN BEAVER dam
Headquarters Open Thursday
and Friday at School Gym
l to 10 P. Nj.
Local Office for Issuing of
Certificates Set Up Follow
ing Complaints

Beaverdam school district resi-
dents may obtain their authoriza-
tion for canning sugar at the Bea-
verdam High school gymnasium on
Thursday and Friday from l to 1C
p. m.
A local office for the issuance of
sugar purchase certificates was set
up at Beaverdam following COM
plants of residents concerning the
necessity of going to Lima to obtain
the permits.
The canning sugar rationing pro-
gram was started in Beaverdam on
Monday and continued on Tuesday
under the direction of volunteer
workers in the community.
1t is expected that all of the resi-
dents in the Beaverdam school dis
trict will be served by Friday
night. If there is any considerable
number who will not have been
served by that time additional ra-
tioning arrangements will be made,
it was stated.
Altho the sugar purchase certiti-
Gates have been adequate to meet
the need in Beaverdam so far, it
will be necessary to obtain addition
al supplies to handle the rationing
program, it was stated Wednesday
The Beaverdam workers are max
ing application to the office of the
Allen county coordinator in Lima
and it is expected that the addi-
tional forms will be secured by
Thursday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
Authorization Obtained by
Residents Here With Min
imum of Waiting
Headquarters Set Up at High
School Following Com
plants at Lima

Not only did mi-lady obtain her
quota of sugar for canning, but she
received her certificate to purchase
it with efficiency and dispatch under
local rationing arrangements set up
at the Bluffton high school cafeteria.
1t was an ample and conclusive
demonstration of Buttons ability
to handle its rationing problems lo-
cally in a systematic and business
like manner.
Rationing was set up here last
Saturday as an emergency measure
to relieve in part congestion at head
quarters in Lima which was at
tempting to serve the entire county.
Long delays of waiting in line gave
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
Ebenezer Broadcast

The Mennonite Women's Chorus
will be featured in the weekly broad
cast of the Ebenezer Mennonite
church over Findlay radio station
WIN Friday night at 7:15 o'clock.
Miss Mabel Amstutz is director and
Mrs. William Althaus is the accom-
PIANIST. Also on the program will
be duet by Mrs. Milo Lora and
Mrs. Eldon Tschiegg.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
Receives Degree
At BOlUling Green

Miss Mary Marshall, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Marshall, was
graduated with the degree of Bache-
lor of Science in Education at COM
mencement exercises of Bowling
Green university, Friday.
She will be instructor in public
school music in the Buckland school,
Auglaize county, during the coming
year.
Degrees were conferred on a class
of 180 graduates Friday. Com
mencement speaker was Grove Pat
terson, editor of the Toledo Blade.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
Primary Candidates
Must File This Week

Deadline for filing for candidacy
for nominations in the August IL
primary will be Friday of this week,
it was announced Tuesday by the AL
len county board of elections.
Anyone seeking nomination to
county office must file on Friday to
be included on the ballot for the
August IL primary.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
In New Locations

Mr.. and Mrs. Millen Geiger have
moved from the Armin Hauenstein
apartments on South Main street to
the property on South Lawn avenue
which they purchased from the Chris
Klay estate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Haffner have
moved into the Hauenstein apart
ment vacated by Geiger.
Mr.. and Mrs. LaVerne Thut have
moved here from Lima and are oc-
cupying one of the Biederman
apartments on South Main street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
ReU. Weed Returned
To Passionate Here

Rev. ]. A. Weed, pastor of the
Bluffton Methodist church, was re-
assigned to the pastorate here at the
closing session of the Ohio Methodist
conference in Springfield, Monday.
Rev. Weed has been pastor of the
Bluffton church for the past five
years. Other assignments in the dis
trict include: Marion Tinsler, Ada;
B. Braughn, Beaverdam.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
With The Sick

Mrs. Albert Agin is a pneumonia
patient at the Biuffton hospital.
Miss Alice Ludwig who suffered
painful knee injury in a fall at her
home on Poplar street ten days ago
has been removed to Lima Memorial
hospital for treatment.
Louis Gaiffe, a recent patient at
Bluffton hospital is convalescing at
his home near town.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
Fritchie In Training ).
At Great Lakes, I'LL.

Fred H. Fritchie, Jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. +. H. Fritchie, of Riley
street, has begun his training at the
Navy's Great Lakes, H., training
center, according to word received
here this week.
Following his training Fritchie
will be sent to one of the Nays
service schols for further specialized
training or will be assigned to active
duty at sea.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
Installation OF
Lions Club Officers

Installation services for newly
elected officers will take place at a
ladies night meeting of the Lions
club to be held at the Walnut Grill
Tuesday night at $50 o'clock.
Rev. Tennyson Guyer of Celina
will be the speaker at the meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-11
Births

The following births at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Lehman,
Pandora, boy, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter Shisler, Arl-
ington, girl, Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04
School Enrolment Over
1000 i'm imperial County

defense activities.
Practically every elementary
school a the valley has some
what the same type of program,
varying somewhat in the particular
essentials it includes bat similar
in the broad outlines.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04

Imperial Countys total school
enrolment as reported for jan
uary, 1912 was slightly over H.
300 according to E L. Hiteman,
-Oumty superintendent
At this season of the year with
the influx Of migratory workers
for the harvesting of various crops,
;ChCOl enrolment is at its highest,
the greatest increases in re2iStra
lion at the present time bcing in
the inland schools and then in
Calipatria and BraWley, nCCcSsitat-
ing the temporary employment OF
additional teachers.
Throughout, Imperial Valley
schools arc emphasizing defense
artiY.tirS in a variety Cf ways.
,!roUah the Junior Red Cross.
uroUqh various types of Nrccau-
i ur% work as preparations for
air RAIDS. etc while in the social
studies classes effort is made to
keep the children abreast of the
taSt-MOving events of the world
in which they live the whole pre-
aram being integrated to defense.
TEACHERS PARTICI'AT
Not only the students but the
teachers as we'll, are participating
as individuals in the defense pro-
gram they are adjusting curricula
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04
Seven Cities Make
Up I.V. Municipal
Family Council

Imperial county has seven in
corporated cities, all within the ir-
rigated confines of Imperial VAL
ley. but. in addition there are
many unincorporated areas which
play a big part in the county's life.
Incorporated cities are E! C,Atro
the county seat, and BraWley, Of
nearly the same size but with
Brawley slightly larger and Cal
exico Holtville, Imperial, Calipat-
ria and Westmorlaud. Each is the
center of a rich agricultural area
and each is marked by unique
characteristics
OF additional communities tho
largest are Winterhavan, two miles
from the Arizona bo"der in the
easte.A part cf the county, inland
northernmcst town. and Heber.
Seeley and DiXieland.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04

can boast the colorlul history of
this little metropolis. At one time
Imperial was famous the length and
breadth of California for its old
King Cotton hotel, now abandoned.
for it's frontier roV2lry and its lay"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04
Fl Centro is Capital Of x; y
Valleys Great Inland
Empire: Population Gains

While every other valley city was
losing a large part of its population
or gaining a total of less than 40C
people the city of Ell Centro showed
an increase of l,l63, almost 20 per-
cent CT its total number of residents,
between 1880 and 1910.
On the fact Of it this is not a
startling revelation. An increase
f one fifth is not uncommon Tor
4 city But when it is noted that
Ell Centre has continued to grow
since the first farsighted citizen
ended his trek across the barren
land and set up a rough dwelling
place, the Jump in population takes
on a SyN'Jolical nature.
MORE BUSINESSES
With the addition of more e.
Centrans to the rajeStic Imperial
Valley has naturally come an even
greater influx of businessmen to
set up their establishments in the
town with a future"
Now, more than ever before, El
Centric has truly become the cap
tai of the Inland Empire. Around
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04

ish spending
The Imperial of toGay is quiet
CT, more adult city, yet it etlll re-
tains tire fire Of spirit which made
it the headquarters for desert con-
ducrOrS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04

streets to remove the danger often
encountered on coverless roads after
slight doWnpour has added not
only to the appearance Of Ell Centro
but has also aided motorists i'm
measurably.
CLIMATE DRY
And let us hastily add that most
rains in the valley are very Slight.
In fact they're almost trifling. Rain
fall figures for the vicinity show
the valley to be one of the dryest
throughout the nation.
A check on the weather in Ell
Centre shows that the winter ci-
mate is temperate, with the ther-
mometer rarely dipping below the
freezing mark. -
Here's what a U. S. weather OBJ
server had to say about it: THE
winter climate of Ell Centro could
be described briefly as follows:
Abundant sunshine, warm days; cool
nights; a dry atmosphere; very
little rain. Not only are all the
characteristics essential to a de-
lghtful and healthful winter eli,
mate to be found in the Imperial
Valley, but also, there is remark
able absence of unpleasant climatic
conditions.
CENTER OF TRADE
AS center of the wealthy trading
area of Imperial Valley, El Centro
has established an enviable busi-
ness reputation. 1t is headquarters
for almost all of the wholesale
houses operating in the valley, as
we'll as for these stores which have
branches elsewhere.
The per capita wealth of Ell Gen.
trans. as measured in any one OF
a number of ways Nuch as by auto
mobile registrations. family purchas-
ing power. dollars spent by shop
Dcrs-is among the highest in the
nation.
AS the county seat, Ell Centro Is
the hub OF all governmental activity
in the valley-federal. state or To-
cal. While general offices of the
Imperial Irrigation District are sit
uatcd in Imperial, executive offices
for the most part are in the Ell
Centre headquarters of that vast
organization.
FL Centre is, IN name and fact,
capital city of the inland empire of
Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04

Practically every elementary
school 4 the valley has some
what the same type Of pr1gram,
varying somewhat in the particular
essentials it includes bat similar
in the broad outlines.
JUNIOR RED CROSS
In Imperial its Junior Red Cross.
the older children having first aid
Wclk, and a group of Older girls
2C.lg in charge Of a first aid room
"aich is equipped with supplies
acad. for use in an emergency.
Some l2-I boys. under the super
vision of FIRE Chief w H Burton,
are qualified to act as fire and
i rad Wardcns and have certain
lutieS to which they VII be as
.ened. end for WA.ef they arc
.rained. should they be needed
Sane classes are joining Victory
.lubs, sp .lSored BY a school jour
aal. and complete a defense pro-
iec' a week
AS for the high school the de
ecnSc work is largely in the pre-
sautionary line, training students
O meet an emergency old designed
o assist in the variOu disaster pre-
DaredneSS activities.
" NORTH END
Calipatria elementary and high
chools are busy in Red Cross, as
isting with the drives. selling
andy. making stretchcrS, having
rmmage and candy sales to earn
money for various defense projects.
Ike all the other schools in the
cunty, the teachers are preparing
hemSelveS through first aid and
imilar courses for any disaster
which may eVCntuatc.
CaleXico'S school system follows
j similar program, the school nurse
&IiSS Mabel Reid being particularly
GIVE III a Red Cross program III
hat city. Ninety per cent OF Cal
xicos teachers have taken their
landard first aid courses and are
'cadg to begin their second course,
~ HOLTVILLE
In Holtville, an active Junior Rec
ross chapter exists and a special
unior Red Cross committee exists
teachers have taken first aid and
5lhed courses and the elementary
chool system, from janitorS and
cachcrS has organized a defense
.ct-up so that every one knows
ust what he or she is to do in
he event of an emergency.
High school students in Holtvllle
re busy with first aid. teachers
IRE acting as instructors for COurS-
= II" ny are serving as air raid
and fire wardenS, they arc adjust
Nc their curricula towards the war
emergency.
HEALTH IN BRAWI El
EraWlCy elementary school Is
slantinG its defense activities to-
ward maintaining the health and
mental we'll being of the younE-
sters helping them \ every way to
lead as normal lives as possible
during the emergency so that they
may be able to withstand any dis
aster and may be better citizens
IN the future.
BraWley high school offers a
special radio communications class,
has active Junior Red Cross organ
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04

izatI0n, the StUdents having COM
pleted the making of litters for
the Red Cross as enc cf their pro-
jcct"
In Fl Centre, Junior Red Cross
plays a dominant role in the ele-
mentary schools, the youngsters
having raised money for the Red
Cross. contributed towards a gar
den project for Camp Seeley. made
stretcherS for the Red Cross, car
riod IN a clothing program and
dtpr many other things in line with
defense. tho schools having worked
out their own defense Sctup to meet
disaster
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04
SIZED HEADQUARTERS

The packing sheds through which
flow a large portion of the millions
of dollars worth of vegetables every
year have also shown their prefer
ence for El Centro as a shipping
point by setting up equipment
here.
Business prosperity is reflected
everywhere in the busiest metropolis
in the land below the sea" Beauti-
full parks, new school buildings,
large baseball stadium and the in
Vulnerable up-to-date homes tell
a story far better than the printed
word.
Efficient city government backed
by an adequate supply of coin in
the treasury have acted to enhance
the appearance of the capital city
until it can easily be pointed out
as the most preSentable of the val
ley's population centers. Paving of