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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-09
R0ckport

The Light Bearers of the Presbvter-
ian church will meet Saturday after
noon in the home of William Reichen-
bach.
Mrs. ". E. Marshall assisted as
night nurse at the Bluffton Commun-
lty hospital several nights last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Mayberry and
family. and Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Mason
OF Columbus Grove were recent dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Porter
and son Billy in Marysville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert B. Marshall
spent several days the past week on a
business trip to Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Donald Van Meter underwent
an operation at Bluffton hospital last
Tuesday and reported to be getting
along nicely at this time.
The Misses Rebecca Marshall and
Nancy Mayberry who are employed at
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return of the hunting privileges to the
boys.
The two lads have an opportunity
to redeem themselves since we are
led to believe the shooting was done
in an unthinking manner and they
will be given every chance to become
interested in conservation and help in
the program of the local club. If the
lack of interest developes, the game
wardens will again take up the mat
ter and press charges.
The two boys have agreed to attend
the meetings of the club each month
and will assume their share of the
work of developing game reserves,
erecting squirrel dens and feeding
stations, and releasing game and fish
in the community restocking program
The club directors have full conf
dence in the two boys and hope that
arrangements can be made to restore
the hunting privileges to the two
budding young sportsmen.
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ElrOse

staff Sgt. end Mrs. Harold Bell
attended a family dinner at the
home of Morris Bell, Sunday near
Columbus Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hamilton
were Lima shoppers Saturday.
Chas. Nonnamaker spent Saturday
at the Ami Nonnamaker home.
Bernard Stratton called Sunday
evening in the NJ. ]. Stratton home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright Klingler and
family were Sunday dinner guests of
Myron Tripplehorn and family.
Staff Sgt. Harold Bell who has
been stationed in Sicily arrived here
last week and is visiting his wife
and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Koontz
spent Monday in Lima.
Walter Benroth was honorably dis
charged from the navy and has re-
turned to his home here.
Thanksgiving dinner guests in the
M. ]. Stratton home were: Mr.. and
Mrs. B. j. Stratton and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Wright Klingler and FAM
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Stratton
and family.
Callers at the Ami Nonnamaker
home during the past week were Mr..
and Mrs. Chancey Klingler, son How
ard and daughter Marilyn of Ada,
Mrs. Mary Hartman and son Cloyce
of Hoytville, Mrs. Albert Gossman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hamilton and
daughter Betty Jean, Charles Non
namaker and Bess Arnold.
Mrs. Sylvia Basinger was removed
from Lima Memorial hospital to her
parents home, Mr.. and Mrs. Purl
Hartman.
Mrs. Earl Rupright and Howard
Marquart were Sunday evening visit
ors in the Mrs. Golda Battles home.
Callers in the A. J. Nonnamaker
home the past week: Mr.. and Mrs.
Roland Koontz and family, Mrs.
Howard Stauffer, Mr.. and Mrs. Len
don Basinger and family, Mrs. Ema-
line Nonnamaker, Mrs. Everett Bish,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Montgomery and
family, Staff Sgt. and Mrs. Harold
Bell, Rev. and Mrs. Zimmerman, Mr..
and Mrs. Marvin Reigle and son of
Beaverdam, Mrs. Wright Klingler,
Flo Stratton, Faery Nonnamaker,
Mabel Battles, Marilyn Battles and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Koontz.
Howard Marquart is spending
furlough with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Marquart and family.
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Richland Center

Mr.. and Mrs. Memo Basinger and
daughter Maleta and Chancey Ba-
singer spent Sunday afternoon at the
Amos and Francis Basinger home.
Evening callers were NJ. and Mrs.
Amos Gerber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Badertscher
and family were Sunday dinner guests
at the Glen Hathaway home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Hochstettler
and family spent Friday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hochstettler and
daughters.
Misses Irene Brinkman and Iva
Klopfenstein of Lima were Saturday
and Sunday guests of Miss Rachel
Schaublin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Basinger and
family of Cairo and Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Dillman and daughter were
Sunday dinner guests at the Martha
Basinger home. Mrs. Vernon Basing-
er of indianapolis was supper guest.
Evening acllers were Mr.. and Mrs.
Leland Basinger and daughters.
Miss Glenna Kohler spent Sunday
afternoon with Miss Glenna Swick
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Amstutz spent
Sunday evening at the Ed and Fran
els Marquart home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Badertscher
and sons were Sunday dinner guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Moorehead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon Reichenbach
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Zim-
norman and family, Bernice thinner
man and Esther Reichenbach and Mr.
and Mrs. Andy Hochstettler and fam
lily were Sunday dinner guests at the
j. H. Reiehenbach home in Pandora.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schaublin and
daughter Rochel, Irene Brikman and
Iva Klopfenstein of Lima and Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Gratz were Sunday af-
ternoon callers of Mr.. and Mrs. Cal.
Schaublin of Rising Sun.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Gratz were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilford Gratz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Moser of Col.
Grove, Mrs. Vernon Basinger of In
dianapolis, Mrs Leonard Gratz and
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Luginbuhl were
Sunday dinner guests OF Mr. and Mrs.
Warren Moser and sons.
Mrs. Harold Badertscher and sons
spent Friday with her sister Mrs. Les
ter Alderman of Lafayette.
Mrs. Vernon Basinger of Indianap-
oils was Saturday dinner guest al
the Weldon and Amos Luginbuhl
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Faye Isham and Mrs.
Mary Isham spent Tuesday at the
Francis and Ed Marquart home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Matter and
family spent Sunday with relatives in
Springfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Matter and dau-
ghter spent Sunday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Rolly Moser and son.
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the Westing House in Lima have rent
ed an apartment and will live there
for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall spent
Sunday with Miss Ruth Sutton in
Bowling Green.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Begg enter
tanned at family dinner Sunday in
honor of the birthday anniversary of
Mrs. Lawrence Begg.
A demonstration of making slip
covers and remodeling old chairs was
held in the home of Mrs. Harold Mar
shall last Wednesday with a covered
dish dinner at the noon hour. Miss
Ruth Winner of Lima. Home Demon
stration Agent of Allen County was
in charge.
The Presbyterian Missionary So
ciety met in the home of Mrs. Orlo
Marshall, Wednesday afternoon with
the following program: Worship,
Mrs. Glen Mayberry; Topic, Good
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A BLUFFTON man FELT
LIKE SWOLLEN BALLOON;
FULL OF STOMACH GAS

Recently, Bluffton man stated
that he used to feel like swollen
balloon after every meal. He would
bloat full Of gas and spit up acidu-
lous liquids for hours after eating.
Was teri'hly constipated. This man
is one OF The hundreds in this vicin-
ity who now praise ERB-HELP. He
states he was amazed at the results
when he took this medicine. Now he
eats what he wants without gas or
bloating, and bowels are regular for
the first t,-aa in years. He feels like
a new M.
ERB-H-LP contains u Great
Herbs; t'lsy cleanse bowels. clear las
from storr ach, act on sluggish liver
and kidness. Miserable people soon
feel diffe It all over. SO don't go
on suff nc, Get ERB-HELP.
Iauenste.a- Drug Store.
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Tidings to all People from the East"
Mrs. E. n. Bigelow; Christmas Carols,
Mesdames Lawrence and Edgar Begg;
Year Book of Prayer, Mrs. Guy May
berry.
Mrs. Glen Mayberry will open her
home to members of the Profit and
Pleasure club for the December meet
ing next Wednesday afternoon. The
following program has been planned:
Roll call, What we Want for Christ
mas: Christmas Story, $50 Gracious
is the Time" by Kerr, Mrs. Paul
Stoodt; Christmas Carols, Club. A
gift exchange vii be feature of the
social hour.
Mrs. E. f. Erect and daughter Ruth
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stewart Berryhill and family
near Bluffton.
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Troop 56
By Malcolm Basinger

Monday nights meeting was open
ed with recitation of the Scout Oath
and law led by Samuel Buhler.
Robert Ramseyer led in the pledge
Of allegiance to the flag, and Paul
Bixel was in charge of inspection.
Regular roll call and business
meeting was followed by period of
games. At the conclusion Rev. Ern-
est Bigelow, neighborhood scout COM
missioner, gave short talk.
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Election of Officers to be Held


The last meeting of the Sportsmen
club for this year will be next Tues
day in the town hall club rooms at
500 ?. M. This is an important
meeting and the membership is urged
to turn on in full body for the meet
ing.
The program consists of the annual
election of officers and directors. The
nominating committee has made a
careful check of membership to de-
ternine the eligibility of the nomi-
ices.
The following list of men have been
selected to compete for the offices of
President, Vice-president, Secretary,
Treasurer, and six directors: Forrest
Herr, Harold Montgomery, Roy Rog-
ers, Dallas Berry, Robert Nonnamak-
er, Wilbur Fish, Gerald Huber, Eu-
gene Benroth, Wilford Geiger, Myron
Motter, Silas Diller, Herbrt Rupright,
Nelson Herr, Jesse Manges, Aldine
Kohl, Raymond Amstutz, Hiram
Wenger, Dan R. Tripplehorn, Clar-
ence Stonehill, Robert Benroth, May
nard Geiger, Robert Niswander, Will
lam Edwards, Sam Hauenstein, Gail
Mumma, Ralph Reichenbach, Edgar
Root, Gerald Berry, o. E. Dudgeon,
Albert Garmotter and Leon J. Hau-
enstein.
Additional nominations for the Of
fees may be made from the floor on
election night. Voting will be by bal
lot and the six directors and four of
ficers elected will have the power to
appoint committees, the chairman of
each committee automatically becom-
ing club director.
Motion pictures will be shown and
resume of the recent deer hunting
trip into Canada by Dr. J. S. Steiner,
Hiram Wenger, Gail Mumma, Leland
Sechler and William Engalls will be
given by members of the party
Hunting season is practically over
for the upland game hunters, with the
cotfoptaiI +ba lact p1apohar of tba hio
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@ WITH THE
%3A SP0RTSMEN'S CLUB

lOf the trappeTS dIlI coon hunters.
Coon season ends January Is anc
the local hunters so far have had ar
exceptionally good season. Some oi
the club members have pelted better
than 10 coon skins to date this season
Mink, muskrat, opposum and skunk
season runs to January 10 also.
The muskrat harvest will break al
records if the heavy catches in the
district hold up to the end of the
season. Some of the trappers have
better than 200 rats to their credit al.
ready, and at an approximate price OF
$500 per rat that means quite chunk
of money for their efforts.
Jeese Manages has what is known as
a "shell-saver dog" to accompany him
on his hunting expeditions. In a few
minutes of hunting the dog caught
for Jesse two nice. ringnecks. The
birds were cripples and Jesse was
able to go home with his limit without
firing a shot.
Dogs are always given lot of
credit for helping the hunters find
birds that are knocked down. Such
birds many times with only broken
wings, are unable to fly and can es-
cape hunter by out running him.
Dogs are a valuable asset to the
hunter these days with the war on
and shortage of shells. If the gov
ernment does not release shells for
the next bird season there will be few
hunters next year in the field for the
few shells horded for this years hunt
ing season are practically exhausted.
Very few shells are left over for next
season.
Jay Hartman is. among the more
fortunate trappers for he caught a
mink with set for muskrat. Mink
will bring from Sc to SO per pelt
depending on the size of the animal.
The shooting of two fox squirrels
out of season last Wednesday after
noon caused considerable agitation
among sportsmen of the community.
The open season on these animals has
been out since Sept. 30th and the
shooting brought reaction from the
club directors who have been actively
engaged the past two years in an in
tensive restocking program for the
propagation of these animals.
Howard Langstaff, supervisor fol
the conservation district, and Rudy
Clevenger, Allen County game war
den called to investigate the case
agreed to give the two boys chance
before pressing charges, after the
sportsmen club officers pleaded to
have the youngsters placed under the
custody of the club directors for a
probational period.
The hunting licenses of the two
youths have been revoked and the
gun impounded by the law enforce
ment officers until a future date
agreeable to the club directors for the
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Hunting season is practically over
for the upland game hunters, with the
cottontail the last member of the big
four" still on the game list. Rabbit
season runs until January IL. The
balance of the hunting is full force
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-12-09

The time to take advantage of the
future is today.
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News want-ads bring results.
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Jay Hartman is among the more
fortunate trappers for he caught a
mink with q set for muskrat. Mink
will bring from S6 to SO per pelt
depending on the size of the animal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-23
Heavy Casualties Are
Inflicted On Germans
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tacks with infantry and tanks" the
communique said. British and
American tank ana infantry units
successfully held the enemy at all
points, infiicting heavy casualties
and taking prisoners. Our aircraft
made many attacks on enemy forces
in this area. One JUST was shot
down by our fighters. In the course
Of the past few days fighting, q
considerable number Of enemy tanks
has been totally destroyed and
many others damaged.
TN all Of the sectors our patrols
have been active and successfully
repulsed the enemy wherever en-
countered and taken prisoners at
several places.
Convoy Attacked
"Bombers and fighters, on O sweep
OF the Tunisian coast, attacked q
convoy Of two supply ships escorted
by naval vessels and aircraft. One
Of the supply ships was sunk and
three enemy aircraft destroyed.
prom these operations II Of our
aircraft are missing.
During the night Of February
2l-22 three enemy bombers were
destroyed.
ut Is now known that the large
enemy supply ship which was one
Of the four vessels hit and disabled
by our bombers on February q was
sunk within 10 miles Of Sicily by
Malta aircraft.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-23

Continued from Page u
700, 900 In the last three months
alone. Another 100000 were cap
tured in the last three months, he
disclosed.
The Rumanian, italian and Hun
garian armies thrown into battle
by Germany have been completely
routed" in the 40 months Of the
war, Stain said.
Apart from the loses in man
power inflicted, he declared, the
Red army In its 1942-1943 winter
offensive has destroyed or captured
1000 Axis tanks, 1000 planes, 1900
guns land much other armament"
Certainly the German command
will take all measures to cover these
colossal losses" he said, ''but the
first weak spot in the German
armies Is the shortage Of human
reserves, and 1t is not known from
which sources these losses can be
covered.
Secondly, even If 1t is supposed
that the Germans viii scrape to-
gether the necessary numbers Of
men. 1t will be necessary to spend
q lot of time equipping and train
ing them. Time, however. Is not
waiting"
Stain attributed the Red army's
successful winter offensive to their
adoption Of the tactics Of maneuver
in place Of the foolish, damaging"
policy Of frontal attacks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-23

oed In the north Atlantic earlier
this month within four days Of each
other. Both were attacked at night
and went down within 30 minutes.
accounting for the large death toll.
The two passenger -cargo vessels
were carrying l.A0O passenger
Army, Navy, Marine Corps and
Coast Guard personnel - well as
civilians.
The Navy did not disclose the
names OF the ships but they appaF-
entity were being used MS transports.
II 50, they were the lirgt American
transports ever sunk IN action IN
the north Atlantic. Five transports
were lost IN the North African In
vasion last November and seven
have BEEN lost in the Pacific, but IN
no case has the loa1 Of lie been
anywhere comparable 70 that In
this months sinkings. Ne American
transports were lest during World
War T.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-23
RUSSIAN ARMY HAS
GALA CELEBRATION
SContinued from Page u

Another Russian force yesterday
captured Trostyanets, 81 miles west
Of Graivoron, and nearby Bolshaya
Pisarevka after q 34-mile advance
In five days up the railroad from
Bogodukhov, the Monday midnight
communique reported. Trostyanets
is 30 miles south Of Sunny.
Neither the midnight nor the
midday communique contained any
reference to the Soviet advance
Tnenacing 120-mile stretch Of the
Dnieper river from Kremenchug to
zaporozhe, though at last reports
one force was only 30 miles from
the east bank.
(The German radio admitted that
the Soviets were breaking through
Axis defenses toward Zaporozhe and
that German counter measures
"had not yet taken full effect."O
At the northern end Of the Ger
mans southern line, the Red Army
killed 900 German officers and men
In Capturing q string Of fortified
towns below Orel, the midday
conmunique said.
TN another sector" the COM
munique added, Soviet detach-
ments broke into the enemy's rear
and created O threat Of encircle-
ment, compelling the Germans to
retreat hurriedly, abandoning an
inhabited place."
Field dispatches said that at one
point in the three-pronged advance
on Orel-from the south, east and
north-the Russians were only 20
miles away.
Along the sea Of Azov, the So
viets in fierce fighting killed $50
tommy gunners and destroyed two
tanks and 20 trucks near Taganrog,
southern anchor Of the Axis 194l-
1942 defense line, the mid day COM
munique said.
(The Moscow radio, heard by
CHS, said the Germans slaughtered
more than 10000 civilians during
their occupation Of Rostov, key city
recaptured by the Russians.)
The Russians captured several
more towns In the northwest Cau-
casus to hammer the Germans
closer to the sea Of Azov, the mid
way communique reported. One
unit alone was credited with cap
turing IS guns and a large am
munition dump.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-23

BUM aisi anchorage area in the
northern SolomonS was attacked
when Catalina flying boats lightly
raided Kahili and Ballale airdromes
early Monday, firing aircraft dis
persal bays and probably destroying
some grounded planes, but the pi-
lots were unable to observed re-
suits.
A B-24 Liberator. flying alone on
Monday, raided the airdrome and
ships in the harbor at Lorengau,
on Manus island in the Admiralty
group, while Flying Fortresses earl
Ter Monday raided Lakunai air.
drome at Rabaul, on New Britain
island, also bombing shore installa-
tons around the northern half of
Simpson harbor.
A-2O's bombed and strafed Japa-
nese trails and positions in the
Mubo area on Monday, making IA
strafing attacks on Wipaining and
Guadagasal villages.
Sunday night Port MoreSby had
two light japanese raids, but there
were no damages or casualties.
Ground activity in the Wau and
Mubo area of northwest New
Guinea has practically stopped for
the present. .
Some parties are still out and
occasionally report killing few
Jape," an Army spokesman said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-23
GROUP DISCUSSES
RED CROSS DRIVE

At q recent meeting at the home
Of Mrs. Fred Webtser Of Randolph
avenue, section chairman for the
Columbia boulevard area In the Red
Gross war fund street drive, plans
for the campaign which officially
opens on March !, were discussed.
Appointed workers include: Mrs.
Raymond Schroeder, vice-chair-
man; : Mrs. Sherwood Rowland,
Mrs. Edmund Abbott, ST.; Mrs.
e. D. Smith, Mrs. George Camp,
Mrs. Edward s. Sanderson, Jr.,
Mrs. ]. H. Green, Mrs. Lawrence
Bean, Mrs. Kathryn Jackson, Mrs.
Harry vavier, Mrs. j. w. Schaef-
fer, Mrs. Aaron A. Benedict, Miss
Edith Thomas, Mrs. George A.
King, Mrs. @. Walker Bissett, Mrs.
Arthur Crane, Mrs. william LOOMS
and MRS. A. p. Vastola.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-23
CONGRESS ASKS
MINUTES HEAD
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Oanaoa' appointment q Winant 20
take over the controversial mani
power problem could be expected 70
receive only favorable reaction from
the many factions now pulling and
hauling at the loose ends Of the
critical situation.
The fight for removal OF McNutt
has been Joined in by several con-
gressional groups, including the
farm bloc which Is dissatisfied with
his handling Of the farm labor prob
lem. Other groups are dissatisfied
with his handling OF the drafting Of
fathers. his failure to move ag-.
gressively against the problem Of
absenteeism, and his recent work
in-war-industry fight" order de-
signed to force men Of draft age to
leave n-essential jobs for essential
occupations.
There also is criticism Of McNutt's
failure to move quickly to effectuate
President Roosevelt's 48-hour week
order Of Feb. 0. The only off1cial
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-23
LOCAL RANGE OIL
SITUATION GOOD
CONTINUED from Page u

sene to heatless homes unless ale
lowed to charge above-ceiling prices,
In some cases rs high as 20 cents
gallon.
Bowles, In naming the states In
dustrial centers Of Hartford. Water
bury, Bridgeport and New Hven as
the chief friction spots, reiterated
the Is cent increase handed to
dealers a week ago to help them de-
fray costs entailed in delivering
emergency oil in 25-gallon lots.
The OPA director said that he
just referred to the Selfish few" for
whom I'VE reluctantly raised the
price," but these people continue
to hold out for q much higher In.
crease.
The OPA head said that the un-
cooperative group Is endangering
the health Of our war workers, WON.
en- and children and have caused
the constant flow Of protests to
OPA headquarters from the great
majority Of honest, Woodworking
dealers and peddlers."
The Senate investigating commit
tee suggested a simpler fuel oil ra-
tioning method and Capitalization
Of controls in the Petroleum Admin
istrator for War to avoid the present
intolerable division Of authority.
The committee recommended that
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts,, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, YER
mont and Virginia be categorical in
a separate rationing area from the
Atlantic seaboard states south Of
Virginia.
The committee severely criticised
the military and civil authorities
because Of their lack Of coordination
In scheduling demands for oil and
gas line. The committee also said
that prices also affect supply in
some areas, because 1t Is more prof.
table to produce and sell gasoline
than fuel oil. Y
Fuel oil users were again advised
by the committee to convert to coal
and to acquire their next winter
supply Of fuel during the coming
summer. Financial assistance
should be given to the needy and
plans should be made so that neces-
sary equipment is readily available"
1t said.
The recommendation was made
that kerosene and range oil should
not be rationed at all in New Eng
land. These two products are used
by poor persons who are not ad-
dicted to waste and have not the
means to irsulate their homes.