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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-18
Scholarship Tests
At School March 24

The Ohio general scholarship tests
for high school seniors will be con-
Quoted at Bluffton High school start
ing 8 a. m. Wednesday, March "a
In previous years the tests were US
ually given at Lima but with trans
portations limitations the various
schools were given opportunity to
hold their tests locally.
The test is made up of a general
examination in the several major
fields presented in the high school
academic curriculum. Any student
in the upper 40 per cent of the
graduating class may participate up
on the recommendation of the prin-
cipal. The names of the contestants
will be announced soon, it was stated
by Supt. A. ]. B. Longsdorf.
Faculty committee in charge of
the tests is composed of Supt. Longs
dorf, chairman; Gerhard Buhler,
Florence Duffield, Orden Smucker,
P. w. Stauffer, Sidney Stettler.
The nature of the test will be OBJ
jective and will cover essentials of
the high school academic course of
study. There are five subject-groups,
each subject being allotted sixty
points. One-half hour is allowed for
taking each subject group.
The subject groups are as follows
i. Mathematics, including arithmetic,
algebra and problems. 2. English,
including usage and literature. 3.
History, including word history,
American history, civics, and current
events. A. Science, including the
fundamental principles of the basic
sciences. 5. Reading, including COM
prehensive, vocabulary, and poetry
appreciation.
Upon receipts of the papers to Co
lumbus, all will be scored and re-
corded on the /. B. M. test-scoring
machine in the office of the Ohio
scholarship tests. The results then
will be returned to each participat-
ing school through the chairman of
the local committee.
County certificates of award will
be presented to students who place
among the first ten in each county
All the others in the upper twenty
five per cent of the group will re-
ceive honorable mention certificates,
issued as soon as the scores are de-
termined.
Scholarships of varying worth are
granted by many Ohio colleges and
out-of-state colleges to those who
rank high in the test.
Students in the vocational agricul-
ture department of the high school
will also take competitive examina-
tions for scholarships to the Ohio
State university department of agri-
culture, it was announced by Harry
Barnes, instructor.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-18
Life OF St. Patrick COmmemOrated
Here With Observances Wednesday

There's not a mile in Ireland's
isle where the dirty vermin
musters:
Wher'er he put his dear forefoot
he murdered them in clusters.
The toads went hop, the frogs went
flop, slap dash into the water,
And the beasts committed suicide to
save themselves from slaughter" +"
1t seems that wherever st. Patrick
went he was preceded by a drum.
One time when going up hill to
preach a sermon that was to put an
end to snakes, he beat the drum so
vigorously it burst.
According to the legend, the
snakes then started to glide out of
their hiding places. Suddenly an
angel patched the drum, the sermon
proceeded, and all the reptiles van
ished as if by magic.
The shamrock, which is the symbol
of the celebration, is worn in COM
memoration of the fact that when
st. Patrick was preaching of the
doctrines of the Trinity, he made use
of this plant bearing three leaves on
one stem as a symbol of great mys-
terry.
Despite the legendary character
of the account, the fact remains that
st. Patrick accomplished much good
and that he remains in the minds
and hearts of countless millions at
this. time of the year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-18
ROckport

Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Van Meter cf
Pandora were Sunday dinner guests
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Begg and family.
The elders of the Presbyterian
church had meeting last Wednes-
day evening in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Glen Mayberry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Mayberry, dau-
ghters Jane and Joan and son Frank
lin, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
c. H. Foote and family in Lima.
Mesdames Harold Marshall and
Walter Cupp attended meeting of
the Au Revoir club held in the home
of the Misses Christine, Phoebe, En-
ma and Clara Basinger near Colum-
bus Grove last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Cahill of Bluff
ton were Sunday evening supper
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall.
The Methodist Missionary society
will meet in the home of Mrs. Thomas
Bodell, Thursday afternoon. A good
attendance is desired.
Mrs. Myra Yant will open her home
to members of the Friendly Neigh
boris club for their March meeting.
The following program has been ar
ranged Song-club; Roll Call, Fav-
orite Hobby; Book Review, Miss Ell
nora Marshall; Keeping up with the
World" Mrs. Ose Reams; st. Pat
rick Poem, Mrs. Wava Amstutz; my
Father was Soil Builder" Mrs.
Mary Dunlap; Contest, Mrs. Mildred
Lentz; Flower exchange.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Erect and dau-
ghter Ruth spent Sunday in the home
of Mr.. Freet's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Freet.
Moving pictures showing the home
and work of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Mo-
ser who are missionaries in Cuyaba,
Brazil, will be shown at the Presby-
terian church in Bluffton Sunday
evening at eight o'clock (fast time).
Any one who is interested in the work
of the Moser's will be welcome to this
meeting.
Mrs. Walter Cupp and Mrs. Orlo
Marshall attended pot-luck dinner
for group of cousins in the home of
Mrs. c. d. Steiner in Pandora, Tues
day. The afternoon was spent in do
ing work for Bluffton hospital and
the Red Cross under the direction of
Mrs. Lloyd Van Meter.
Mrs. Clyde Van Meter who was
seriously ill for time, has sufficient
ly improved to be brought to her
home the latter part of the week from
Lima Memorial hospital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-18

Although there is much legend
and uncertainty about st. Patrick,
famed Irish Biship and religious or
ganizer, a great portion of the civil
lized world commemorated his life
with observances of various types
this Wednesday.
There is probably no other saint
about whom so much uncertainty ex-
lists. 1t is not even known whether
March IT is the date of his birth or
the date of his death, though it
sometimes is said to be both.
According to the best authorities
Patrick was born about A. D. 1856.
His talents as an organizer were
soon developed and in a short time
he understood how to adapt the su-
perstitions and the pagan rites which
he found to the teaching of the
church.
His organizing genius and promo
tional ability can be seen in his
founding of 365 churches, numerous
schools and colleges and many other
contributions to the civilizing OF
mankind.
The most popular of the legends
regarding st. Patrick is that which
gives him credit for driving all the
snakes and vermin- out Of Ireland
The story as current today is told
in one of the most popular Irish
songs, of which the following is ar
extract:
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-18

Aztecs it did not appeal to the
European palate. Until, it is report
ed, by accident or design someone
added vanilla, then sugar, and finally
| a bit of cinnamon, which combined
produced drink that was most ac-
ceptable. So much so that cocoa and
chocolate eventually became SO popu-
lar that exports in a normal year
now amount to more than a billion
and half pounds, of which more
than third come to the United
| States.
Although native to tropical Amer
| lea, the cacao tree has achieved its
greatest development in other parts
of the world, principally in West
Africa, whence comes nearly sixty
per cent of the worlds output. Latin
America, however, is an important
producer of the higher grades of
cacao, the production of which con-
tinues to be principal industry in
Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, the Do
minican Republic and some of the
countries of Central America.
Few products have as great food
value as chocolate. Which explains
why it is found in every kit where
space for food is limited. The pro-
cess of Transforming the cacao bean
into bar of chocolate or cup of
cocoa is long and intricate proce-
dure. The growing of the mean it.
self is quite simple, for nature in the
tropics is generous. The cacao tree
grows wild in many parts of tropical
America, and where it is cultivated
the yield is abundant. The bean is
found in pods, which resemble elon-
gated cantaloupes and are attached
directly to the trunk of the tree,
each pod containing from 20 to SO
| beans.
Harvesting the pods is no simple
task, for skill and intelligence are
required to determine when the in
terror beans have achieved a suffi-
cient degree of ripeness. Once cut,
by means of long-handled steel
knives, the pods are carried through
the Jungles to a central clearing and
emptied on great pile. Here they
are opened, and the cacao beans sep
arated from their pulpy covering and
placed on plaintain or banana leaves
or on tray for fermentation, a pro-
cess that requires from two to nine
days depending upon atmospheric
conditions. After fermentation the
wet cacao beans are dried in the sun
for several days, following which
they are picked over and placed in
bags for shipment.
This is merely the first stage in
the process of manufacturing. The
conversion of the cacao bean into
commercial cocoa or chocolate is q
far more complicated process. Siev
ing and roasting; cracking the nibs
removing the cocoa butter to produce
cocoa; adding sugar and other tiav.
oring matter-these are merely 8
few OF the many steps in converting
the cacao of the forest to the cocoa
and chocolate of every day consump.
ton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-18
Lafayette

Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Knoble and
son James Gordon of Birmingham,
Alabama, Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Knoble
and Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Knoble
and daughter Miriam were Sunday
evening guests of Mrs. Nettie
Knoble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Charles and
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Schumacher OF
Pandora were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Wayne Schumacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Long en-
tertained Friday evening for Waldo
Long, who is leaving for the East
Coast. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Binkley and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Hefner and
family, Mr.. w. H. Long, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Long and family and
Mrs. Mildred Miller of Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Burden and
daughter of Lima and Mr.. and Mrs.
Waldo Long spent Saturday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Hawk.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Guthrie of De-
troit, Mich, were week end guests
of Mrs. Carrie Lentz and Mrs
Jennie Eversole.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Holderman
of Toledo were week end guests OF
Mrs. Georgia Watt.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Peterson and family
were Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. MulhollanC
and family of Spencerville, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Binkley and family OF
Lima and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Plummer of Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raleigh Watt OF
Beaverdam were Wednesday evening
guests of Mrs. Jennie Eversole anc
Mrs. Carrie Lentz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Makley anc
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Plummer, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Service and son of Lima, Mr.. ano
Mrs. Arthur Werner and children
and Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Peterson
and family were Saturday evening
callers of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Binkley
of Harding highway.
Master Harold Peterson was 8
week end guest of his grandmother
Mrs. Kate Fraley of Alger.
Mrs. Darrel Robnolte and son Gene
of Beaverdam, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Sherrits of Lima and Mr.. and Mrs
| Elmer Long were Sunday callers o.
Mrs. Louise Cloore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Clum enter
tanned Thursday evening for Johr
Clum, Shipmate Second Class. Din
ner guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Gilber
| Clum, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernie Zuber ant
son of Lima, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Clum of Allentown, Mrs. Loretts
Clum and Miss Bernice Vandemark
Donald and Janis Clum of Lafayette
Miss Wilma Grail and Miss Heller
Clum of Spencerville, the honoree
guest and host and hostess.
The Kings Daughters Class of the
Congregational Christian church me-
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs
Robert Kline. Those present were
Mesdames Verda Watt, Helen Blum
den, Daisy Helser, Marion Thayer
John Thayer, Ella Watt, Zella Hawk
Lola Long, Ralph McElwain, Bess
Hefner, Josie Williams and Joanna
Runro.
Mesdames Hazel Hefner, Lucille
Bassett, Inez Lippincott, Belle Tay,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-18

1t has been estimated that one
efficient man or woman, averaging
four hours a day working in
Digging for Victory" garden, can
produce more than 500 worth of
food in year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-18
Three Farmers In
Area Are HOnOred

Harry Burkholder of Bluffton and
Robert and Donivan Montgomery of
Ada have received Victory Farmers
plaques for outstanding production
records in feeding fat cattle, it was
announced the first of the week.
Records made by the three area
farmers will be entered in a national
contest in which 100 farmers will
receive War Savings bonds from a
livestock feed manufacturer.
Other farmers in this community
interested in submitting records to
be considered for Victory Farmer
awards and for national competition
may get information from the Farm
ers Grain company here.
Ohio farm production in 1943 will
depend on cooperative use of present
mechanical equipment.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-28

YIN Buchanan. SANFORD: Bernard
buchanan. Newport News. Va: Har-
old Buchanan. U. S. Army: and L.
y. Buchanan nj the nome place i'll
Granville County, but near ClarkS-
VIE. Va: six daugrivrs. Mrs. Fen
NE Wilkcrson. ClarkSl He. Va: Mrs.
Ray kounCc, Portsmouth. W.: and
Misses Edith, Camille. Rigland and
Jean Buchanan. all e home: two
brothers. Wallace of A.rNandria. Va.
and Rudvillc OF Kcnbv.igc. Va: and
twu sisters. Mrs. Oracle Callahan.
Nelson. Va: and Mrs. Willie Yanccy.
Angler.
Funeral services for llutchins will
be conducted at the g.uycsidc al the
Grassy Creek Church cemetery q. 5
o'clock Sunday afternoon by the Rev.
j. NJ. Walker of StovalI.
Tie is survived by his wife. Carrie
ilulchinS, eight daughters. Pearl of
tlkn. Luna, Temple. Virginia. a..c,
frankie Mac. all of Granville coun-
~. Mrs. I. p. Matthews. Bullock.
MIS-. Berthe NJ. Weary and Miss Dc
l!;hia Huichins. both also of Gran
vile county: and three sons. Hubert
and Billy. both serving in the Army.
and Thomas Hutch.nS. AT home.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-28

cht three utilities commissioners ana
is responsible Ia them. However.
long standing custom with respect to
State Jobs of this rank aCcordS the
governor right uf nomination or aD-
proval of the appolntcc.
The utilities commission is Il Quasi
Judicial body. charged with super
vision of public service corporations.
The chief clerk has. considerable att
thority 10 issue orders in his ,wn
right. and ii is his duty to arrange
and schedule public hearing on
matters before the commission. IN
this way the clerk can exert pnw,g-
full influence ON the activities ana
rates ul railroads. bus and truck
lines. telephone systems and power
companies
Sell served as clerk of the old cor
pOration commission for many wears
and continued in the same capacity
when the utilities commission was
established to take over most uf the
functions of the former body. Cumu-
latiOn OF criticism and resentment al
the clerk handling of matters be-
fore the commission led to the dc
ciSiun 10 make a change in The Of
ice.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-28
Liquor Blamed
For 2 Deaths
In Granville

Oxford. Aug. 2a-Tcn;a,.yr H.
ncra' plan. are being made &c.. 'W.o
white farmers ut northern CT .vI.lr
county who GIcd following violent
illness Thursday a:'c.ru"n alter
drinking an arS mt %: WHISKY. az
cordng TO Coronrr ". ID. Bryan.
Luther Buchanan. -. dyd al;
Granville Hospital Thursday evening
ii $50. following the drH'a %. Tom
i!utchnS. 81. -; ms home At t o'clock.
Coroner Bryan stated that Ii" deaths
y crc due o. some violent poison. but
HAT no definite cause y ;,pc on
lpISon has acgn .nc..lii.cG Both
EIcn were fau'rrS of large families.
Coroner Bryan stated tina; reports
~ MIN indicated that b. lan:n wcn,
tc the HutcH rs nome dI"ng ,hc at
trruuOn. and that BON a!cn took
d. .ukS from. Il bottle OF M.','Sl.r Hut
Ch'AS soon became ~ ms Buchanan
slu!iCd To StJ,"aI for u :iur'nr. b1t
NaS taken .Jddcnly =! hinisc': at
Bullock, i've miles t"Om Inc Hut
vlhHS home y doctor WAS called
a'L HutChjus vas rushed To Gran
Vile Hospital where a stomach pump
VAS used bat death followed short
j.. Hu,cnrT> died al n"ilC in the
meantime without medical treat
mcnt.
Buchanau told DR.. J. S. BradShcr
OF Sloval! that ne had drunk poison
liquor" bU; stated. upon being qu.>-
toned. that il was government
liquor. Coroner Bryan has the re-
naming contents OF the whisky boz
tie and the contents of Buchanan'S
stomach and plans To have beth
analysed before making a statement
rs 10 the cause of the deaths. The
coroner stated also that no alr:ur,y
would be necessary since the con-
tents of tn" stomach pump are avail
able. He stated that no inquc,, is
possible with present evidence. and
that the case Will remain open until
further developments are found.
Funeral services Tor Buchanan will
be held at Grassy Creek Baptis:
church Sunday afternoon at ) o'clock
conducted by the Rev. ". J. Crane.
Burial Will be IN the church GENE
terry.
Buchanan is survived by his wife.
Mrs. Clara Buchanan: four sons. Mel
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-28
Glad To Give All

AS the campaign approaches Tor
selling OF the third War loan, great
est financial undertaking i'll history,
those of us who are fortunate 10
be ut home and enjoying reason
ably good health should go the full
length in supporting the men over
seas. However much We may buy,
and however much il may cramp
our normal habits of living, we can
remcmber the sacrifices of men far
from home who are giving ImmcaS-
urably more than we are.
n letter just received from Cor
porai \. L. Richardson OF this county,
who presumably is in The African
area, said the men overseas really
know how rough things can be:
however, | think all Of Us are only
too glad 10 give our all il or loved
ones and friends can live in peace"
What finer spirit could there be
than that? Glad 10 give all" that
loved ones and friends may live N
peace. Shall We not SHOW ~ these
boys that thc;" willing sacrifices are
appreciated? We can buy bonds to
support the WA. effort and we can
remember them by writing letters.
The corporal said further that
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-28
Applying the Brakes

, AT long last, according To Con-
gresham Robert RampScck, Georgia
Democrat, the Federal government
has definitely put the brakes a" the
hirlus Of additional personnel M
Washington and elsewhere, and as
4 consequence is saving al estimated
four hundred million dollars 4 year
Of Tive peoples money is Il result.
RamSpccE. who is chairman OF
the blouse Civil Service Committee.
takes much OF the crcdi; tur this re-
vcrSyl OF trend, by reason OF an in
vcSiigatiun conducted 10y his group.
He says that not only have additions
been stopped bu; curtuilmcu,S are
actually III progress. Ii is explained
that the peak q! government en-
ploymrnt is passed. The total reach
cd an all-timc hIlh OF more than
:hrcy million persons las, May.
Ii is high time the brakes were
being applied. The policy that has
been followed To-" 50 long has 81
!honcd into government, service
some two million persons since out
break oil The wur. and The Struc-
,urc WAS already ulcgcrowdcd whcu
ho>iilit.cS began. Naturally an cmcr.
sc|cy like the present one call,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-28
Self Expected
IoRetire Soon
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
BY LYNN NISBET.

Raleigh, Aug. 2&.-Anothcr rc>ir-
nation from an important State inb
Is expected before the end of the
calendar year.
Il. O. Self. chief clerk of the mill
lies commission. has cached mini
mum retirement age and is expected
10 quit.
Change in the chief clcrkShip was
contemplated some months ago but
was postponed 50 Self could take All
vantage of accrued service credits Nv
waiting until he had reached retire
mcnt age. He has been eligible Tor
voluntary retirement since end of
the fiscal year June so. and is ry-
pccted 10 step down within the next
few months.
Rumor has il that Charles FlncE
oil Rutherford county will succeed
nm. II l. understood that Flack nc
copied appointment as private scr
rotary 10 Congressman BulwinkIc.
"iih the understanding il was n
temporary assignment and he would
be Tree To report at the utilities COM
mission on call.
The chief clerk is appointed by
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-28
Rome Is No Better

Appeals by The Badogl.o govern
mcnt that Rome be spared from
DomningS because II is "nOly city.
as they say, on known as the "ctcr-
nal city as others call !; sometimes.
are without solid basis. All respect
able peoples VIII have concern Tor
the Vatican. aS they would for any
other religious center. but il IS ut
iel stupidity Tor people 50 dis
iorted spiritually as the Italian lead
c"s 20 talk about anything holy"
Or eternal"
III practice they don't know even
the meaning OF the terms.
Moreover, while every precau,ion
presumably is being and will con-
t!nu" TO be taken TO avoid damage
10 the Vatican area. if it is struck
and damaged il will be rcgrcttabIc.
Certainly it will be no more tragic
than what has been done TO Cathc-
dralg and other religious structures
49, ''N'S'' h'ANA NAOENIlS VI pklltI Eng
liSh cities, or in Rotterdam and War
saw, where the NaZiS. partners and
2vcrIords of the Italians. showed no
mercy Or consideration when in inc
hcyday of their might they stopped
at nothing 10 blitZ an enemy into
submission.
Rome is no better than these. War
IS hell any way you fight it. II
IS spcwing and vomiting from the
devils lair, and can scarcely bc
: called anything ci,c. United Ma
IONS did not choose TO destroy and
XII: they are doing it in sclf-dcfensc
and as the only means of stopping
The manacal leaders Of dcpravcd
peoples who submit to such leaders
and Supincly do their bidding.
The quickest and most effective
manner Of meeting the enemy men
acc is to strike him wherever and
whenever it is possible. History is
witness that the innocent always
suffer with the guilty. II is tragic
that that is so, but nevertheless it is.
If the United States and Britain
arc bent upon knocking Italy out by
bombings from the air, they can do
little choosing as to spots that will
be struck. Certainly no civil person
would deliberately destroy rclig-
ious cdificc. If it is an innocent vic.
tim of all-out war, it is exceedingly
rcgrcttablc. Rome should be given
a dose of its own medicine. Mus
solini, who dragged his country into
its present plight, is gone. but his
successors have shown no over
whclming desire to follow a course
vastly different from that which he
Travelled, and until they do there is
nothing left 10 the Allies but force
force in the greatest volume and in
as many places as is possible. II
it takes that bring them to their
senses, let's give it TO them, in full
measure, shaken down and running
over.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-28
NOTICE OF SUMMONS
In The Superior Court.

State of North Carolina:
County of Vance:
Dorothy S. Johnson and Milton
Fields, Administrator of Ammo
Hughes Fields, Deceased.
VS..
Lula T.. Iarlcc and Husband, Alex
ander IIarlcc. ct al.
The defendants Sylvester Hcndcr-
son and Lille Henderson, his wife,
Dorothy Clark (minor), Hazel Clark
(minor) and Charles G. Clark
(minOr) will take notice that an ac-
ton as above entitled in the nature
of special proceeding has been FL
Stituted in the Superior Court of
Vance County, North Carolina, for
the sale of land for partition, the said
land being described in the Petition
filed in this action in the office Oh
the Clerk of Superior Court of Vance
County, North CarOlina;
And the said defendants will FUR
ther take notice that they are rcuuir-
ed TO appear i'm the office of the
Clerk of Superior Court of Vance
County at Henderson, North Caro-
lima. on the 9th day of September,
1913. and answer or dcmur to the
Petition filed in this action or Tho
relief prayed by the plaintiffs will
be granted.
This the 7th day Of August. 1913.
f. O. FALKNER,
Clerk Superior Court, Vance
County, North Carolina.
Gholson & Gholson,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.