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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22

Brady Bros. livestock yards were
closed here Wednesday morning fol-
lowing the resignation of A. E. Lug
ibill, who has been manager of the
yards for the past 81 years. The
yards will remain closed pending Sc
lection of new manager.
Lugibill's resignation came in con-
nection with the change in owner
ship of the yards when Kenneth
Murray and company, livestock deal
ers of Ft. Wayne, Ind, purchased
the entire Brady Bros. livestock OPP
erations.
Brady Bros, Payne, Ohio, firm
has operated 64 yards in Ohio, Mich
igan and Indiana. The firm has
been in business here for the past
liz years. Other yards in Ohio
, are located in Arlington, Kenton,
Leipsic, Continental, Findlay, Van
Vert and Payne.
0. F. Brady, the only living mem
Der of the firm, expects to retire
from active business.
In relinquishing active work in the
local yards, Mr.. Lugibill expressed
his appreciation Wednesday morning
for the patronage and the coopera-
ton extended to him in his half cen
tury of livestock work here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22
Easter Dinner Tables Here Will
Reflect Wartime Food Restriction
Funeral Services
For Hiram Althaus

Funeral services for Hiram w.
Althaus, so, clothing merchant and
real estate operator, were held at
the First Mennonite church Tuesday
afternoon. Death occurred early
Saturday morning at Bluffton hos
pital following weeks serious ill
ness due to heart condition.
A World War veteran, Althaus
was member of the American Le-
gion and had also served as a coun-
Gilman. In his school days here he
was prominent as an athlete.
He was the son of William and
Elizabeth (Moser) Althaus. His
father died in the fall of 1881. After
graduating from Bluffton High school
he attended Bluffton college and Ohio
State university.
On May 20, 1917, he was married
to Miss Halle Thutt, who survives.
He was a member of the First Men
nonite church where he was active
in church and Sunday school work
In addition to his wife, survivors
are, his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Alt.
haus of Bluffton; two sisters, Ber-
nice of Doylestown and Mrs. Law.
renee Huber of Wooster, and bro
ther, Cleon of Ft. Washington, Md
Officiating at the services were
Rev. j. N. Smucker, pastor, and Rev
Alvordon Althaus of Findlay. Burial
was made in the Ebenezer cemetery
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22
Archery Meeting At
TOlUn Hall TUESDAY

Stimulated by the Sportsmen's
Club archery demonstration last week,
meeting for all interested will be
held at the town hall next Tuesday
night at 8 o'clock.
Bob Wilson, of Lima, will be pres
ent to assist those who desire to
learn the technique. Individuals
coming to the meeting are requested
to bring any archery equipment
which they may have, it was stated
by Eugene Benroth, president of
the club.
Plans for the organization of an
archery club here will be discussed
at the Tuesday meeting. The group
is considering the formation of a
permanent archery club with an
outdoor range at the Swiss Inn
south of town under the direction of
Harry Wingate, proprietor.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22
Final Rites For
Isaac f. BrObeck

Funeral services for Isaac F.
Brobeck, Ga, were held at the Paul
Diller funeral home, Monday after
noon. He died at his home on Riley
street early Saturday. Although he
had been in failing health his death
came Unexpectedly.
For forty years Mr.. Brobeck was
member of the Bluffton fire depart
ment and at the time of his demise
was employed as watchman at the
Triplett Electrical Instrument COM
pany.
He had previously been employed
by the Bluffton Stone company and
had worked for thirty-two years in
stone quarries here.
He was member of the South
Side Church of Christ in Lima, the
Modern Woodmen lodge and the
Bluffton Sportsmen's club.
Surviving are his wife Alice, and
sister, Mrs. John Steiner of Bluff
ton.
Rev. E.. j. Penhorwood, of the
Lima South Side Church of Christ
and formerly of Bluffton officiated
,, at the funeral services. Burial was
in Maple Grove cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22
38 SELECTEES TO
Leave FOR ARMED
SERVICE THURSDAY
Twenty-eight Choose Army
Six Will Enter Navy and
Four to Marines
Group Will Leave Lima for
Camp Perry Induction Gen.
ter i'm Afternoon

Thirty-eight Allen county regis
trants will leave Thursday afternoon
for Camp Perry to be formally induct-
ed into the armed forces, it is an
nounced by Draft Board No. 3.
OF the group, twenty-eight have
chosen the army, six the navy and
four the marines. The men are those
who passed their physical examina-
tion last Thursday at Toledo. They
will leave Lima at 4:0S p. m. over the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad for Camp
Perry.
Army
Those going to the army are:
Bluffton = Ulysses Reichenbach
Morris Triplett, James Fett, Richard
Augsburger.
st. Marys-Guy McDenmitt.
Elida-Clyde Strayer, Nile Melon
ell.
Delphos-Jerome Schmidt, Eugen.
Mericle, Edward Osting, Paul Grewe
Edward Brickner, Lewis Barzacchini
Cairo--Clarence Steed.
Lima Chester Godfrey, Henr
Bartlett, Raymond Ridley, Nobl
Thomas, Robert Carter, Elwood Hink
lie, Bonnard Croft, Howard Reese.
Cleveland-Carl Beery.
Gomer-Guy Hasson, Jr.
Spencerville- Joe Hilty, DAME
Spence.
Col. Grove-Harold Wright.
Piqua-Raymond Heating.
Navy and Marines
Going to the navy are:
Bluffton-Clayton Wiess.
Lima-Orvil Stemen.
Hume-Dale Harshman.
Fit. Wayne-Lawrence Nelson.
Lafayette-Dwight Long.
Col. Grove-Arthur Martz.
Leaving for the marines are Tho
burn Andrews, Lima and Ernes
Green ,Jr., and Robert and Roge
Wierwille, Spencerville.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22

Late Easter, late spring-long
proclaimed by oldtime weather pro-
phets appears to be borne out by facts
this year. Easter which comes next
Sunday, comes at the latest possible
date it could occur and will not be
seen this late during the present
century.
Cool, damp weather, with frequent
rainfall has followed the cold, dry
spell which prevailed up until two
weeks ago. With temperatures drop
ping daily near the freezing point,
early planted victory gardens are
making little progress and outdoor
spring activities of late April have
been brought to standstill.
Due to unfavorable weather, open
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22
Oldtime Weather Prediction OF Late
Easter And Late Spring Holds Good

ing of the high school baseball sea-
son, scheduled for the past week has
been postponed.
Continuance of cold weather has
made it necessary to continue home
heating after an unusually severe
winter.
In marked contrast to present
weather conditions, farmers last
year at this time were blowing and
getting fields in condition for corn
planting which got under way the
last of April.
The last time Easter came this
late was in 1886 and the next time
will be in 2038. Date of Easter
varies, the time being determined BY
phases OF the moon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22
RATION POINTS CUT
FOR CANNED SOUPS
and FROZEN FRUITS
Drastic Lowering of Point
Values to be Effective
Thursday
Change in Point Value of Ham
burger May be Announced
By OPA Later

Bluffton housewives shopping
Thursday morning will find drastic
cuts in point values in an important
list of foodstuffs.
Changes were announced by the
Office of Price Administration af-
fecting dried and canned soups, all
frozen fruits and vegetables and re-
moved black-eyed peas from the ra-
tion list.
OPA officials also said that they
would consider cuts in the ration
point values of luncheon ham, other
types of ham and possibly an in
crease in the value of hamburger.
These latter changes, if made, are
expected at the end of the month in
line with the plan to adjust coupon
costs of different kinds of meat in
relation to how fast or slow they
sell in comparison with supply.
CUT POINT VALUES HALF
The reductions which take effect
Thursday morning will cut point
values by half or more. They are
designed to encourage people to buy
more of these items.
The popular 101a ounce can of
tomato soup was cut from six to
three points, and all other canned
soups in the same size were cut from
six to four points.
Most dried and dehydrated soups
also were cut in half, with the popu-
lar 212-ounce package being reduced
from two points to one point. This
is the second time the point value of
dehydrated soup has been halved.
FROZEN PRODUCTS Cur
The popular pound size of frozen
fruits was trimmed from 13 to 6
points, and the pound package of
frozen baked beans came down from
eight to four points.
All other frozen vegetables were
reduced. The popular 12-ounce size,
which has cost to 10 points, will
be at a new uniform cost of four
points each.
Black-eyed peas, which are some
times known as black-eyed beans or
COW peas, are a staple diet through
out the south and were taken off
the ration list because of warm
weather.
SP0ILAGE IMMINENT
Danger of spoilage in warm wealth
er also was a factor in the changes
on frozen foods and dehydrated
soups.
Sales of frozen foods had been
slow and supplies had been filling up
a considerable quantity of the valu-
able refrigerator storage space, at a
time when room was needed in the
coolers for the new packs.
The cut on tomato soup was in line
with recent reduction on tomato
juice, and the other soups were re-
duced because of generally slow sales.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22
Colored Eggs Will Be Fewer
Eggs Plentiful But Army
Needs Them
Little Ham Available; Chicken
Supply is Limited But is
Available

Rejecting conservation of foods
because of wartime conditions, Bluff
ton residents will observe Easter
with adequate food on the table for
dinner, Sunday, but not with the
superfuous abundance of previous
years.
Higher prices for foodstuffs togeth-
er with rationing restrictions will be
felt as the town and community OBJ
serve their second wartime Easter
season.
One of the traditional accompani-
ments of the Easter season-colored
eggs-will be considerably less in
quantity than usual. Altho the sup
ply is reported by dealers as more
than a year ago, extrayagant use OF
eggs for coloring is frowned upon by
government agencies because of de
mands of the armed forces and LEND
lease requirements.
No EGG Hunt
In keeping with this policy The
annual Easter egg hunt on Harmon
field for Bluffton children sponsored
by the American Legion and the
Legion Auxiliary has been cancelled
and a picture show entertainment
substituted instead.
Higher prices, tQos Iefiect increases
demand for eggs. Retail prices tn
first of the week averaged 40 cent
a dozen in contrast to 30 cents las
year and % cents two years ago.
Candy rabbits and eggs are vir
tually off the market as are man,
other types of Easter novelties.
| HAM?
Ham, one of the traditional Easte
season foods will be conspicuous 70
its absence. The supply has beel
unusually scarce here the past weel
with no assurance that there will b
more toward the week end. Thi
scarcity together with high ratiol
! point value and price will sharpl
limit sales.
Chicken, altho not ratoined, i
limited in supply, dealers said tn
first of the week This is due to
| combination of seasonal conditions to
gether with strong demand for eggs
they said. Dressed poultry wa
quoted at 36 cents per pound. Liv
weights were 81 cents.
! Potatoes are none too plentiful
but there is still enough to provid
a normal amount for everyone de
string them. Quotations are aroun
rs cents a peck for old potatoes
New Texas potatoes are expected il
| the near future.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22
$4,000 IN WAR
BONDS BOUGHT
IN FIRST week
Less Than One-Third of Quota
Reached in Campaign Ends
April 80
Campaign Thermometer to be
Placed i'm Bluffton News
Display Window

With total of $4,000 worth of
bonds sold in the Second War Loan
drive now in full swing, Bluffton
residents must buy considerably more
in order to meet the S165,000 quota,
it was announced Wednesday by
Norman Triplett, chairman of the
campaign.
More than 70 solicitors have been
conducting house-to-house campaign
in the community scheduled to end
Friday, April 30. Most of the So
hcitors have reported that the ma
jority of their calls are completed.
MEETING WEDNESDAY
All solicitors are requested to con-
vene for a check-up meeting to be
held at the Button High school
cafeteria this Wednesday night at
o'clock. Progress of the campaign
will be reported, questions will be
answered and new instructions will
be given by sTriplett and Co-Chair-
man M. M. Bogart.
In order that the progress of the
campaign might be followed more
closely a thermometer designating
the amounts purchased will be placed
in the display window at the Bluff
ton News office. The top figure on
the thermometer will be $165,000,
the Bluffton quota.
Reports from solicitors indicate
that there has been some misunder-
standing in regard to the purchase
of Series E bonds. They may be
purchased in the present campaign
at the post office and the bank.
Other issues may be purchased at
the bank only.
MORE EFFORT NEEDED
| In a joint statement issued by
Triplett and Bogart, Bluffton resi-
dents were urged to give until it
hurts. The community has had an
outstanding record in war bond pur-
chases and now is not the time for
a let-down. Quite to the contrary
every spare dollar must be put into
action in order that the war might
| be financed, they said.
During the calendar year the
United States treasury is going to
spend about 500 billion. Present
taxes will cover about $50 billion of
this, leaving about $40 billion to be
+; raised.
Triplett and Bogart further stated
that everyone of US here in Bluffton
is a partner in the one big business
of the American War Effort. The
services of every citizen is enrolled
until the war is won. 1t should be
considered not only a duty but a
privilege to invest every extra dime
and dollar in war bonds and stamps
so that the four great freedoms
might be preserved, it was stated.
In the first five days of the cam
paign in Allen county there were
14,675 subscriptions for a total wal
bond purchase of S2,144, ,772.7O, i.
was announced this week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22
DR.. Clifford KrOhn
Former Resident Dead

DR.. Clifford Krohn, 10, physician
of Morrow, Ohio, and former Bluff
ton and Pandora resident, died at
Bradenton, Florida, last Wednesday,
according to word received here the
first of the week.
DR.. Krohn's death came suddenly
and is believed to have been due to
a heart ailment. He was for many
years practising physician at Nor
row and was spending the winter at
Bradenton.
Interment of the remains will be
made in the old cemetery at Pandora,
Thursday afternoon following funeral
services at Morrow.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Edna Bunk of Pandora; a sister Mrs
Ina Goodenough of Eugene Oregon
and half-brother Charles Day of
Findlay. The late R. B. Day, former
Bluffton postmaster was also half.
brother.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22
Births

Born to Rev. and Mrs. Charles M
Armentrout, at Indianapolis, baby
boy, Charles Jessie. Rev. Armen-
trout was formerly pastor of the
Bluffton Presbyterian church.
The following births at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Collert, Mt
Cory, a boy, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Burchett, q
boy, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Baker, La.
fayette, a boy, Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22

The No. 3 book also has four
pages of point" stamps that may
be used either for canned goods or
meat when the No. 2 book runs out.
Announcing that Postmaster Gen
eral Walker has agreed to use the
mails for the book in order to relieve
the public school house registration,
Brown said the method is "a great
step forward in our program to
make rationing as easy as possible. =
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22
Remember When Eggs
Were IL Cents Dozen
Here Ten Years Ago

EGGS are retailing at 40 cents
dozen in Bluffton stores
this week as compared with a
price of IL cents a dozen at
Eastertime ten years ago, old
files of the Bluffton News dis
closed. Eggs were described as
plentiful and cheap. Farmers
received 10 cents dozen.
But that was not the low point
of the egg market. In 1882 at
the depth of the depression, eggs
on Easter week retailed at IL
cents with farmers receiving two
cents less than the retail price.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22
MANY ACTIVITIES
MARK ARRIVAL OF
EASTER SEASON
Churches Hold Special Services
Sunday; Union Meetings
This Week
Free Picture Show for Children,
Saturday; Morning SUM-
rise Service

Easter-an outstanding event or
the church calendar, traditional
harbinger of spring and not without
significance in mercantile circles
will be observed in Bluffton next
Sunday.
Preparations for the occasion are
seen in preEaster activities which
are absorbing the interest of the
community this week. Special pro.
grams in churches, new Easter ward
robes, the perennial interest in home
gardens and a sunrise service by the
young people all are included in the
plans.
Pre- Easter Services
Union Pre-Easter services, which
started Sunday, will continue on
Wednesday night at the Defenseless
Mennonite church and on Thursday
night a Union communion service
will be held at the Methodist church
both meetings starting at p. m.
Union Good Friday services viii
be held at the Presbyterian church
from ! to 3 p. m. Friday with the
program consisting of a series OF
is minute devotional periods in
charge of local ministers.
Speakers will appear on the pro
gram in the following order: Emf
Burrichter, Gerald Bright, S. T. Pan
nabecker, /. W. Bauman, j. A. Weed
j. n. Smucker and E. n. Bigelow.
The usual Easter Egg hunt il
missing from Easter activities thi;
year and to be given in its place viii
be a free picture show for the kid
dies at the Star theatre Saturda!
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. All pre-
school children and those in tn,
first six grades are invited. Tn,
affair is sponsored by the American
Legion and Legion Auxiliary.
Easter Recess
A vacation will be enjoyed by th'
Bluffton public schools Friday after
noon and classes will be dismissed
at Bluffton college on Friday an,
Saturday, it was announced.
Easter will be ushered in with :
sunrise service sponsored by th'
Bluffton Young Peoples Federation
in an outdoor meeting to be hel.
at the Blutfton college baseball dia
mond Sunday morning at Z o'clock
weather permitting.
In case of bad weather the servic,
will be held at the First Mennonit,
church. Herbert Oyer will be tn,
speaker. Music will be furnished b,
the Bluffton High school girls tri,
composed of Alice Jean Bixel, Jeal
Ann Steinman and Sara Amstutz
Ray Schumacher will be chairman O
the meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22
Former BluftOn Man
Is On Findldy Radio

Rev. A. l.. Althaus of Findlay,
former Bluffton young man, is be-
ing heard over Findlay radio station
WIN each morning this week at
10:15, fast time on morning devo-
tions sponsored by the Findlay Min
istcrial association.
The Central Church of Christ of
that city Of which he is pastor is
also heard each Sunday afternoon at
5:15 o'clock fast time in a half-hour
broadcast.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22

books will be left in mail boxes by
regular carriers between May 20 and
June 5. The applications are to be
mailed back by June 10, and ration
boards are expected to send the books
in most cases by the end of July.
Principal use of the new books
will be for sugar, coffee, and shoe ra-
tioning, for which Ration Book No.
! now is used. Few stamps remain
in this book.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22
Restaurant Here
Changes Hands

Albert Reichenbach, former Bluff
ton night police, who purchased the
Long restaurant on North Main
street early in February has sold it
back to Irwin Long who formerly
owned the establishment.
The change became effective Mon
day morning when Long took over
operation of the place. Reichenbach
has announced no plans for the fu-
ture.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22
Transfer Local Man
Navy Air Instructor

Clayton Bixel, former Bluffton
automobile dealer, now civilian in
structor in primary fight training
for the naval air corps has been as
signed to the navy's newly opened
school at Bowling Green State uni
versity.
Bixel who has been located at the
University of Chicago in a similar
capacity arrived at Bowling Green
the first of the week to take up his
duties.
He had been in Chicago since last
October. Previous to that he was
instructor at school in Wyoming.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22
PAGEANT WHl Be
GiUen At Church

"The Challenge of the Cross, a
pageant with musical background,
will be presented at the Methodist
church Sunday night at 8 o'clock.
The following persons will appear
in costumes in character parts:
Evangel, Theola Steiner; Disciples,
Wilma Thomas, Melba Berry, Mar
garet Steiner, Lois Berry, Ben Rid
er and Frances Beckenbach.
Musical parts will be given by the
young peoples choir. The presenta-
ton will be concluded with cand1n
light service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22
Pandora Choir To
GiUe "CrucifxiOn'

"Crucifxion", Stainer's Easter cam
tata, will be presented by the fifty
voice choir of the Grace Mennonite
church of Pandora on Sunday even
ing at 7:30 o'clock, slow time.
Mrs. James Suter of Bluffton is
the director. The soloists are: Her
bert Oyer, tenor and Earl Lehman,
bass, both from Bluffton college.
Mrs. Francis Marshall will play
the piano and Miss Eulalia Steiner
will be at the organ.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22
Elected To Art
Honorary Society

Miss Betty Lape, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. E. S. Lape, senior at Ohio
Wesleyan university, Delaware, has
been elected to MEMBERSHIP in Delta
Phi Delta, national art honorary so
ciety, it was announced the first of
the week.
She will be graduated in May with
a major in art from the university
where she has a two-year scholar
ship She is also member of Gam
ma Phi Beta social sorority.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22
Federation Banquet
Is Tuesday EUening

Members of the Bluffton Fedora
tion of Women's clubs will have a
banquet meeting at the Walnut Grill
Tuesday night at 6:30 o'clock. Mrs.
Ben Kuntz of Leipsic will speak on
"Good Citizenship.
Tickets may be secured from the
various club presidents. Members
at-large may obtain their tickets
from Mrs. John Warren. All men,
bers planning to attend are request
ed to secure their tickets by Mon
day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22
Game Cancelled

Because of bad weather conditions
it was necessary to cancel the base
ball game scheduled between Bluff
ton High school and Lima st. Rose
at Harmon Field, Tuesday afternoon.
The irate nine viii travel to Alger
on Thursday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22
Neu Ration Book Coming in June
and July to be Distributed by Mail

War Ration Book No. 8 will be
distributed to the public by mail in
June and July as a replacement for
Ration Books l and when they
run out of stamps.
Price Administrator Prentiss M.
Brown told the public to "step hard"
on any rumors that the book might
be used for any other purposes.
Application blanks for the new
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22

Cauliflower, brussels sprouts, and
broccoli lose freshness faster than
cabbage. Leave them uncut; keep
cold and not too dry.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-22

To keep berries, cherries and grapes
tiptop, store in a shallow tray in a
cold place. Wash just before using.