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

Dut even II the dTOununOg doesn't
see his shadow-dont pack your red
f1annels in mothballs-you'll prob
ably need them with temperatures
down to eight again Tuesday after
week end of warmer weather.
All of which recalls one of the
favorites of the late Charlie Burns
who was something of a weather
forecaster:
You should have left
On Grounding day
Half your corn
And half your hay.
And we're wondering whether this
wouldn't apply as well to our coal
pile-but we're pretty certain that
more than half of it is already gone.
Abraham Rudolph Steiner, six
weeks old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson Steiner of North Lawn
avenue has been named for his pa
ternal and maternal great grand
parents, Abraham Steiner and
Rudolph Althaus. Grandfather Alt
haus, painted pictures as a hobby,
frequently depicting scenes of his
native Switzerland and presented
them to his friends. We are sure,
were he now living, that his infant
greatgrandson would have been pre-
sented with an especially choice
one.
Herb Siefield asks this column to
convey his appreciation to the un-
known bard whose blank verse ap-
peared last week, mourning the pass
ing of '.Herbie's bake shop"
Among birthday anniversaries the
past week were those of Mrs. j. j.
Hamilton of Poplar street, II; Mrs,
Joe Mumma, North Jackson street
80 and B. F. Biery, Grove street, 49,
All enjoying good health and ap-
preciative of the many birthday
greetings sent by friends.
Rev. Elmer Basinger, formerly of
Bluffton, now pastor of the Men
MONTE church in Summerfield, ILL.,, is
recovering at that place from a
major operation which he underwent
at St. Louis hospital last Novem-
ber. Carlus, youngest son of Rev.
and Mrs. Basinger will follow his
fathers career in the ministry and
is now a student at Chicago Theolo-
gical seminary.
Rev. Charles Armentrout, former
Blutfton- -Rockport Presbyterian pas
tor and now located in Indianapolis
sends greetings to Bluffton and says
each issue of the News is like visit
with old friends.
That greeting which Tim Shenk,
former Bluffton college student sent
to Marshal Timoshenko, Russian
general, is still going the rounds of
the press. Mrs. Morrin King Black
burn reports having seen it recently
in Columbus newspaper. You will
recall that Shenk, a rookie in mill
tary training in California sent a
cablegram to Timoshenko with con-
gratulations to the Russian on his
military exploits and added that they
not only had similar names but also
both wanted to lick Hitler. Old
timers here recall Tim as an ire
pressible soul who never could re-
main long hidden under a bushel
He attained undying fame on the
campus when he stole the show in
the Shakespearean production OF
Midsummer Nights Dream. In
cidentally the cost of sending the
cable made quite nick in Tins
army pay-but he said it was worth
it.
A number of residents in the com.
munity have been asking that the
town undertake a vigorous ane
thorough anti-mosquito campaign
again this year. Two and three
years ago the mosquitoes were al
most completely eliminated but las
summer it was almost impossible t,
go out of doors at night because Of
the pests. There is nothing tn.
town government could sponsor tha
would meet with such an enthusiast,
response in the community as al
effective mosquito control program
Norman Triplett, who left fo
Washington, d. c. again this week
tells us there is no madhouse in th
country like the nations capital
You stand in line and wait an,
wait and wait for everything you d.
whether it's eating, buying some