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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
Redms-MOntgOmery
NuptidIs Tuesday

In an impressive double ring
ceremony performed at the Metho-
dist parsonage, Miss Marjorie Reams,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Reams of this place and. Charles
Montgomery, Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Montgomery of Orange
township, were married Tuesday
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
Rev. j. A. Weed, pastor of the
Bluffton Methodist church, read the
wedding vows in the presence of the
immediate families.
The bride was attractively attired
in a light blue street length frock
and wore yellow shoulder corsage
made up. of small crysanthemums.
A contrast was provided by black
accessories.
Following the ceremony the we'd
ding supper was held at the Walnut
Grill. The table was decorated in
yellow and white with four white
tapers lighting the table. In the
center was two TERED wedding
cake
Guests present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Ream and
daughter; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Montgomery and daughter Sue; Mrs.
Clyde Klingler, Jr.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Motter; Mrs. Leona Stettler
and Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Weed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery are
both recent graduates of Bluffton
High school. She is employed at the
Triplett Electrical Instrument Co.
Mr.. Montgomery will leave for army
service on Friday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
Second BluftOn
Woman Joins WAACS

Hope Kincaid, the second Bluffton
woman to enroll in the Woman's
Army Auxiliary Corps, has complet-
ed her physical and mental examina-
tions and is awaiting call to one of
the training centers.
The three training centers are To-
Gated at Des Moines, Iowa, Daytona,
Beach,, Florida, and Oglethorpe, Ga.
Mary Jane Carr, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Carr, North of town,
is in training at Des Moines.
Miss Kincaid expects to be called
to one of the centers in two or three
weeks. The branch of army service
to which the WAACS are assigned is
decided at the training center after
a series of aptitude tests.
Miss Kincaid is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Kincaid of South
Main street. She graduated from
Bluffton High school in the class of
1889 and has been employed at the
Triplett company.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
Board of Public Affairs Makes
Annual Report of Plant
Operations
Bluffton Consumers Pay S56,044
For Current; S12,2S3 for
Water Supply

Receipts for electric current and
water service during the past year
were the largest in the history of
the Bluffton municipal plant, it was
revealed in the annual report of the
Board of Public Affairs, made public
Tuesday. The report, drafted by E.
S. Hauenstein, clerk of the board,
appears in detail in this issue of the
Blutfton News.
Receipts for electric current for
the year showed an aggregate of
$56,044, this being an increase of
approximately $4,000 over last years
total.
Receipts for water and heating
service in 1912 are listed at $12,283
and S4,294 respectively as compared
with the previous years totals of
$10,977 and $3,223.
Buy TURBINE; SELL ENGINE
A second turbo- generator unit OF
1850 XIV capacity installed during
the past year is listed in the report
as costing s17,506. The board re-
ceived $4,000 from the sale of 800
XIV Skinner steam engine which was
disposed of when the turbo-generator
unit was installed. The Skinner unit
was purchased by the Pet Milk Co.,
Of st. Louis.
An item of $4,000 in borrowed
money represents funds used for
payment ana installation costs of the
turbo-gcnerator. Of this amount, the
sum of s2,500 has been repaid.
Salaries and labor showed an ad-
vance from S16,469 in 1941 to $21,-
500 in 1912. Coal, for which $20,007
was paid in 1941 advanced to $21,-
051 in 1912. The books were closed
for the year with a cash balance of
$7,695, the report showed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
Third BLuftOn
Girl Joins WAACS

Miss Martha Mae Edgecomb,
daughter of Mrs. Bessie Edgecomb
of the Zehrbach apartments, Main
and Vine streets, left Sunday for the
Women's Auxiliary Army Corps camp
at Des Moines, Iowa.
Two other Rluffton girls have
joined the army organization. These
are Miss Mary Jane Carr, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Carr, north
of town, also at the Des Moines
camp; Miss Hope Kincaid, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Kincaid
of South Main street, who is await
ing call to one of three WAAC
training camps.
Miss Mary Elise Heckathorn,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Heckathorn, former Bluffton resi-
dents, joined the WAVES, a sister
organization, several months ago.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
III. S. Football Team,
To Be Lions Guests

Members of the Bluffton High
school football squad will be guests
of the Lions club at the meeting of
the organization at the Walnut Grill
Monday night at 6:15 o'clock.
The meeting has been changed to
Monday because the high school
basketball team plays at Columbus
Grove on Tuesday night. Sports mo-
tion pictures will be presented by
Coach A. c. Burcky of Bluffton coll
lege.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
Hospital Has Record
Number Of Patients

Rejecting to some extent help
shortages in Bluffton and nearby
communities, there was a record
number of patients at the Bluffton
hospital on January II, it was an
nounced this week by Miss Sylvia
Biederman, superintendent of the in
stitution.
There were 33 patients at the hos
pital, IL of which were babies at
that time. Both figures are record
totals, it was announced. The pre-
vious high record was 81 which was
also recorded in the month of Janu-
ary last year. January has always
been the busiest month of the year,
it was pointed out.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28

Manpower-the extent to which it
is available--will govern farm oper-
ations in the Bluffton district and
determine the kind and character of
crops raised during the coming sea-
son according to farmers who now
are making plans for spring and
summer work.
Of all factors entering into farm
planning this year, man-power is
dominant and the entire agricultural
program will of necessity be adapted
to conform to the available labor
supply.
Market prices, prospective trends
in demand for this OF that product
and even crop rotation, all of them
ordinarily major factors in plan
ming for the years operations are
now secondary to that Of manpower.
CHANGES COMING
That the shortage of labor will
change the farm picture in this area
is generally admitted. How far
reaching will be the change will de-
pend largely upon the stringency of
labor supply.
In general those farm products re-
quiring a minimum d labor will be
favored. Crops adaptable to mech
anized farming, or those in which
the labor factor is sless important
will be in the ascend9bt.
The coming summer2s likely to see
a sharp reversal of the trend toward
truck gardening an4 growing of
foodstuffs for canner1 processing.
FEWER TOMATOES AND PICKLES
Tomato and pickle growing which
have been expanding ring the past
several years because bf commercial
cannery demand viii probably be cul-
tivated on reduce (se because Of
the large labor factor Involved.
Likewise sugar beet and potato
acreages may be less due to labor
conditions. Producers of hybrid corn
also may experience difficulty in OBJ
tanning help during the growing sea-
son when considerable hand labor is
required.
Much of the surplus acreage as a
result of the reduction program is
expected to be used for growing of
corn and soybeans while fields not
put under cultivation may be used
for grazing.
Hoe PROSPECTS GOOD
Prospects are good for the Bluff
ton area to continue as a center of
hog production. With the outlook
for corn acreage at least as large
as that of last year, there is every
indication that the crop will continue
to be marketed in the form of pork.
Just how far the present situation
will affect dairying in this area re
mains to be seen. With whole milk
quoted at $2.85 per hundred pounds
the best price in more than 20
years-farmers are reluctant to dis
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
Rabbit Raising in Bluffton De-
vel0ps Into Definite Com
mercial Venture
Breeding Stock Price Doubles;
More Chickens to be Raised
In Country

With the prospect of meat ration
ing in the offing, raising of rabbits
and chickens as a substitute meat
supply source bids fair to develop
into major activity this spring.
Rabbit raising has already gotten
well under way with breeding stock
difficult to obtain and then only at
prices about double their former
levels.
Previously followed largely as a
hobby by a few fanciers, rabbit rails
ing has already expanded to the
point where it has become a definite
commercial activity in the Bluffton
district.
RAISE MANY IN Town
Rabbit raising has been taken up
principally by town residents since
this is one of the few forms of live
stock which may be raised to ad-
vantage in the more closely settled
districts. The hutches require only
a small space in the corner of a
garage or barn and the animals ma
ture quickly, bringing a rapid turn
over of the invested capital.
Chicken raising in the rural dis
tricts will show a definite uptrend
as the result of the proposed meat
rationing program, it is indicated.
Local hatcheries report large de-
mand for their product with orders
running considerably ahead of last
year. However, the larger space re-
quired for chickens will restrict poul-
try projects principally to farms in
this area.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
Rabbit And Chicken Raising Expands
AS RatiOning OF Other Meats Looms
Manufacture OF Hog
Houses Starts Here

Bluffton added another industrial
enterprise to its growing list this
week when Harvey Which, residing
in the ]. A. Hochstettler property on
High street began the manufacture
of hog houses. His shop is located
at the rear of the Economy store on
South Main street.
Rapid expansion of hog raising in
the Bluffton district has made the
outlook for the brooder houses par
ticularly promising and Which who
was employed in Lima defense in
dustry resigned his position there to
enter the manufacturing field.
Which is experienced in this line of
work having been previously located
in Kenton from which point he re-
Gently moved his machinery to Bluff
ton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
High School Students Poll Against
Girls Wearing Stacks To Classes

Should high school girls wear
slacks to class? Bluffton high school
students answered a definite mo-,
according to results of poll of stu
dent opinion taken during the past
week by the "Cutlass", student
newspaper.
The prevailing view of both girls
and boys, according to results of the
poll published in the student journal
was that slacks have their place
but the place is not in the class
room.
Wearing of slacks to class has not
been generally prevalent here and as
a result of the poll the practise is
not expected to become widespread.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
HALF PINT, PINT
MILK DELIVERIES
OUT ON MONDAY
Order from Agriculture Dept
Eliminates Milk Purchases
Less Than Quart
Part of Nationwide Economy
Plan to Eliminate I'M
necessary Services

Bluffton housewives may not buy
milk in pint or half-pint containers
after next Monday, it was indicated
this week in an announcement from
the office of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture.
This is part of general nationwide
economy plan designed to effect saw
ings by eliminating unnecessary ser
vice and passing the profit to both
the consumer and farmer.
Bread Restriction
Bread was placed under similar re.
strictions last week by Secretary o1
Agriculture Claude Wickard, who
favors policy of economizing in the
distribution of commodities instead OF
governmental subsidies to keep the
price down.
In addition to eliminating milk pur-
chases of less than one quart the new
order provides that commercial firms
Will Dc pTIiilDilCu lIOiH uuy iliS iiobl
more than two dealers unless each
purchase amounts to more than 30C
quarts.
Surplus Milk
Surplus milk may not be returned
to dealer, thus requiring firms to or
der no more than they are using. A
deposit of at least one-cent-a-quart
must be made on each bottle thus in
suring that all will be returned.
Delivery trucks will not be permit
ted to carry any more milk than the
amount ordered in advance.
While some consumers of milk here
have the commodity delivered in pint
bottles most of them prefer the large
bottles. No reduction in total volume
of business was expected by loca
milk distributors as the result of the
new decree.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
Auxiliary To Hold
Membership Drive

A membership drive will be held
by the Women's Auxiliary of the
Bluffton hospital all next week, it
was announced by Mrs. H. H. Huser,
chairman of the campaign.
Teams have been selected and
systematic house-to-house canvass
will be made. The membership
drive is held every two years. More
than 200 members are in the auxil-
iary organization at the present time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
Electric Current And Water Receipts
Of Municipal Plant At Record Levels
Nearly Loses Ear In
Fall From, HaynaOlU

Sam Reel, 5S-year-old farmer,
nearly lost his right ear and suf-
fered a deep cash on the top of his
head when he fell from the haymow
of his barn at his farm near the
A. G. g. Y. crossing, northeast of
town on Route SO Saturday after
noon.
Reel with pitchfork in his hand
was working in the haymow when a
board broke and he fell to the barn
floor below.
He was brought to the Bluffton
hospital where it was found that his
ear was badly torn. The ear was
sewed on by DR.. B. w. Travis. Reel
was removed to his home on Tues
day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
RatiOning Calendar

So that you may keep in mind thu
important wartime ra
tioning dates, the Bluffton News i
this weekly reminder:
JAN. 26-Last day of fuel oil
heating period No. 2.
JAN. Blast day to use
Sugar Stamp No. 10 for three
pounds of sugar.
FEB. Last day to use
Stamp No. 28 in War Ration
Book No. l for one pound of
coffee.
FEB. 2O-Last day of fuel oil
heating period No. 3.
FEB. 28-Last day for hold
ers of B and c books to have
their automobile tires inspected.
FEB. 28-Last day for inspec-
tion of truck tires.
MARCH 31-Last day for A
book tire inspection.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
To Sing In Choir
On Concert Tour

Mary E. Stearns, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Stearns of Spring
street, will accompany the 40 voice
concert choir of Heidelberg college,
Tiffin, when the choir travels during
the annual mid-year vacation begin
ming next week.
The itinerary has been drastically
curtailed this year because of travel
restrictions. Prof. Amos Ebersole is
the choir conductor.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28

A typical comment of the senior
girls was as follows: "Girls ought to
keep little femininity and slacks
don't seem to help the situation
any,"
Several of the girls expressed their
disfavor in regard to wearing slacks
to school with the logical observation
that "if girls wear slacks, the boys
have right to wear skirts"
The boys questioned, in the sur
vey, We're also entirely opposed to
having girls wear slacks to school.
One senior lad confessed with COM
plete candor that he did not "care
so much for slacks, but I sure like
shorts.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
WOOdnaan Order Buys
500 In War Bonds

Buttons Woodman lodge has in
vested 800 in war bonds and ex-
poets to buy additional bonds in the
future. This was disclosed at the
annual meeting of the order held in
connection with a dinner at Pines
Walnut Grill last Wednesday night.
Officers of the order elected for
the coming year include:
Veneral Counsel, Joe Stagei sec.,
Geo. Rauenbuhler; treas, Charles
Lloyd; trustees, Walter Schaublin,
Guy Corson and Lee Coon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
Births

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rhodes of De-
troit, are the parents of 61s
pound boy, Michael Norman, born at
Woman's Hospital in Detroit. Mrs.
Rhoads was the former Miss Vida
Ainstusz Of this place.
The following birth at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Dr.. and Mrs. Vance Taylor, Leip-
sic, this Wednesday morning.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
Stationed In Colorado

Ralph E. Diller who recently was
called for army induction has been
sent from Camp Perry to Camp
Hale, Colorado, where he is now in
training it was announced the first
CT the week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
In New Locations

D. B. Morgan has moved from
Findlay to the farm of the late Clyde
Yerger near Beaverdam. Fl. @.
Berno, who occupied the place has
rented farm near Miller City and
will move this spring.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
With The Sick

Mrs. Amy Matthews who has been
i'll at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Sidney Hauenstein on Compns Drive,
is improving.
Mrs. N. w. Cunningham is con-
fined to her bed for several days at
her home on South Jackson street.
Mrs. Eva Patterson who sustained
fractured hip in a fall several
weeks ago is improving at the hos
pital here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
In Navy Air School

Gerald Todd, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. L. Todd who recently enlisted in
the navy is in training as a naval
cadet at John Carroll university,
Cleveland. He expects to be located
there about three months.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
Advances In Rank

Kenneth Gable, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi Gable of North Jackson
street, has been advanced in rank in
the United States Coast Guard to
1st Class Seaman He is located at
Bay City, Michigan.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
Ranks Corporal

Henry w. Schaller, in training at
Camp Campbell, KY, was recently
promoted from private first class to
corporal. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Schaller of near Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
Income Tax Man
Coming

A deputy collector of internal
revenue will be in Bluffton at the
mayors office on February II and
March to assist taxpayers in pre-
pairing their income tax returns.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
Promoted To Sergeant

Carl Steiner of this place now in
training at Camp Campbell, KY, has
been promoted from private first
class to sergeant, it was announced
the first of the week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28

Farmers charged that present day.
light saving time delays work not on
ly because it is necessary to wait un-
til daylight to begin much of the
days work, but also especially in har-
vest time many operations cannot be
started until the dew accumulated
during the night is dried by the morn
ing sun.
Under daylight saving time little
work of this nature can be done be-
fore noon.
Farmers thruout the state are pro-
testing the continuance of daylight
saving time and a change to "slow"
time whereby the clocks would be set
back one hour is before the Ohio leg
islature.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28

More than half of all Lend-Lease
supplies exported in 1912 were mill
tary items.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-28
LAW N MAKERS GET
FARMERS PROTEST
AGAINST FAST TIME
Bluffton Institute Resolution is
Sent to Columbus and
Washington
Seek to Have Clocks Thruout
State Set Back to Central
Standard Time

Farmers protests against the con-
tinuance of the present daylight saw
ing fast" time in Ohio will be heard
both in Columbus and Washington, it
was announced the first of the week
by officers of the Bluffton Farm in
stitute.
Copies of resolutions adopted at the
institute vigorously denouncing the
present fast time and asking for q
return to Central Standard "slow'
time were sent TO State Senator Fred
Siebert and L. NJ. Myers, Allen county
representative at the General As
sembly. A copy of the resolution also
is in the hands of Congressman Robt.
Jones in Washington.
Altho not officially on the program
agitation for change to "slow" time
was one of the principal topics of
conversation at the institute and came
to head when the resolutions COM
mittee included the protest in their
report which was unanimously adopt
ed at the closing session.
Text of Resolution
Text of the resolution as sent to
legislators in Columbus and Washing
ton follows:
Resolved that we favor a return
to Central Standard time as vital to
an efficient prosecution of the war eff
fort by the farmer.
Eve are convinced that any detri-
mental effect which such a change
may have on industry Is not to be
compared with the hardships which
the present arrangement works on
agriculture and definitely lessons food
production essential to a successful
prosecution of the war;"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-02-27
Ritter Returns
To Reopen Soop
Creek Oil Field

Charles p Ritter, pioneer Montana
oil operator, has re-entered this state to
again open up sosp Greek Oil field near
Hardin, in southern Montana. Ritter
operated in Cat Greek with the partner
ship of Ritter Lawson. He was also
Interested in the Soap Greek develop
ment, later going to California where
he was very successful both as a pro-
ducer and as a refiner He is reported
to have some 90 producing oil wells in
California.
He is associated in the Soap Creek
project with John Wight Of Billings
who purchased the Western States Oil
company properties from Argo Oil Co.
Ritter has shipped in a rig and viii
drill three wells, meantime recOndition-
ing present producers He is also ship
ping a 5O0-barreI skimming plant which
will be erected in the field. 1t win be
used to take off the recoverable gasO-
line and ship the residue as fuel oil,
for which there is an unlimited mar
ket. Soap Creek produces 19.7-gravity
black oil and yielded about 1000 bar
rels before it was shut in in 1898 for
lack of a market
Should production exceed the eapac-
ity of the field plant, another refinery
win be constructed in Hardin, Ritter
plans He Gyms a 15O0-barrel plant, now
idle, in California.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-02-27
Hole SoYster
Is Successor 10
Hern0n StUbler

Word has been received by the Great
Falls district office of the U. s. G. s.
that Hale B. soyster has been appointed
chief of the conservation branch Of the
Survey to succeed the late Herman
Stabler. Soyster was chief of the oil
and gas leasing division and is well
known in the Rocky Mountain region,
having frequently visited Montana and
he was at one time supervisor of the
Rocky Mountain district before the
present incumbent, H. A. Duncan.
soyster has been with the depart
ment IS years of which II were spent
in the conservation branch, having to
do with oil and gas resources on public
lands, Indian lands and naval oil Fe-
serves. He has written or collaborated
on numerous technical papers on oil
and gas production and conservation
and has testified as an expert before
congressional committees At the present
time he is acting as technical advisor
to consul in a suit by the federal gov
eminent to collect $3,000,O00 in con
tested royalties from leases Of federal
oil lands in California.
Graduating from University Of Cali
fornia with degree Of Alb. in geology
in 1922 he took his first job with the
department in 1924. In 1896 he became
oil and gas supervisor Of the Mid-eon-
tinent district and in 1881 became super
visor at Casper. In 1882 he advanced
to chief of oil and gas leasing division.