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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-25

Many of the delays or losing of
mail addressed to members of the
armed forces are due to factors over
which the postal service has no con-
troll, it was explained by Bluffton
postal officials this week.
Mail for members of the armed
forces is delivered by the postal serv-
ice to Army and Navy authorities at
post offices convenient to camps or
stations in this country or to the
ports of embarkation when adj
dressed to persons overseas.
Likewise the Army and Navy
handle mail from members of the
armed forces until it is delivered to
civilian post offices in this country.
The postal service has no jurisdiction
over the mail until so received.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
The Army and Navy post offices
are manned entirely by military and
naval personnel. Directory service
through which improperly addressed
mail is re-addressed and forwarded
is provided by the Army and Navy
A variety of factors is responsible
for delays in getting mail to the
members of the armed forces. Ur-
gent need for arms and food otter
causes postponement of mail car.
goes. Altho mails are dispatched al
everv opportunity there are many
times when the overburdened ship
ping facilities can not take care o1
mail in addition to the other cargo
Transfer of men i'm the armed
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-25
SPORTS IN SHORTS

Pre-tournament hopes, running high
in Bluffton a few days back, ebbed to
low mark this week as it became
apparent that any Bluffton success
must depend largely ON how substi-
tutes come thru in filing gaps left
by the loss of two veterans thru in
eligibility and injuries. -. The two
who will be missing from the lineup in
the tough schedule of tournament
competition are Fred Hermann, reg
ular center, and Weldon Deppler, first
string forward. ........
Deppler is on the bench with a very
bad ankle, and the doctors diagnosis
shows torn hgaments that will keep
him out of action the rest of the sea-
son. =. His loss was particularly dis
scouraging at this time, for Coach
Geo. Swank had planned to shift Dep
pier from forward to center as re-
placement for Fred Hermann, de-
clared ineligible last week by State
Athletic Commissioner Townsend. /. !.
Fred and his brother, James, q
member of the undefeated reserve
team, both were affected by Town
sends ruling on a complaint filed by
Van Vert High school,, charging the
two with having played with an in.
dependent team in Van Vert the last
week in November. Townsend ruled
the two brothers will be inelibigle foi
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-25
College Notes

The Vesper choir will appear in
sacred concert at the Rawson United
Brethren church, Sunday evening.
This will be the first of a series of
scheduled concerts given by the choir
this spring. The concert will be di-
rected by Professor Russell A. Lantz.
President Lloyd L. Ramseyer left
Friday for a ten-day trip through
central Indiana and Illinois. He Us
contracting friends of the college, and
prospective students. He will return
to Bluffton next Monday.
Thirteen students have volunteered
to help in the local ration registration
program this week. They will give
their time and services at the high
school during all four days of regis
tration, in an effort to Tighten the
load of public school teachers.
Miss M'Della Moon, professor o.
biological sciences presented pape
on the relationship of science and re
ligion, at the monthly faculty discus
sion meeting, Friday evening. Fol
lowing the presentation, a discussion
period was held.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-25

during the first period. You may use as many
of the blue A, B. and C stamps as you wish at one
time When they are used up you ,ciH not be
able to buy any Of these processed foods till
the next stamps are good. The Government will
announce the datewhe the next stamps are good.
Use your households points carefully SO that you
will not run out of stamps. And buy with care
to make your points come out even, because the
grocer will not be able to give you change in
stamps. Use high-point stamps first, if you can.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-25

The Neus presents another IN
the series of important bat lesser
known aspects of South Amer
ica.-EDIToR.
In the fanciful days of childhood
the adventures of Robinson Crusoe,
as he ruled over his island domain
in solitary splendor, challenged the
imagination of youth. Inwardly
there was an urge to wander off in
search of this isolated realm.
The search would have ended right
here in the Western Hemisphere, at
Juan Fernandez Island, located about
800 miles off the coast of Chile in
the Pacific, for it was there that
Alexander Selkirk, a member OF
pirate crew, remained in exile for
more than four years, from 17O4 to
17O9, laying the foundation of De-
foes immortal story.
Three islands make up the Juan
Fernandez group: Mas a Terra,
meaning nearer land" and the one
closest to Chile's coast; Santa Clara
in the middle, and Mas Fuera, lit
erally further away. 1t was on
Mas a TERRA, twelve miles long and
four miles across at the widest point,
that Selkirk was stranded.
Discovered by a Spanish navigator,
Juan Fernandez, in 1872, the is
lands became the haunt of pirates
who preyed on Spain's commerce
with her Pacific coast colonies. The
buccaneers met on Mas a TERRA to
divide their loot and to provision
with fresh water and meat provided
by herds of goats which roamed the
island.
Early in the 18th century the no.
torious pirate, Dampier, put in with
several ships at Mas TERRA. Dur
ing the stay, Alexander Selkirk, a
member of the crew, quarreled with
the captain of his vessel and was
marooned on the island, some say
voluntarily and others that he was
forced to watch forlornly as his
shipmates disappeared over the hor-
izon. Selkirk remained there alone
for four years and four months,
until he was rescued in 1709 by
Captain Woodes Rogers of the Eng
lish privateer Duke. By a strange
turn of fate, Dampier was Captain
Rogers pilot at the time.
The story of Selkirk's life on Mas
TERRA, his struggle to live, tht
clothes he fashioned from goat skins
and his home in cave overlooking
the sea where he daily read TIL
psalms, found its way to the Britisl
Isles. 1t remained for Defoe's fer
tile mind to weave the novel whicl
grips the attention of all boys.
A tablet now marks the spot Q
Selkirk's lookout, on the island whic
very often is called Robinson Cruse
Island.
When the days of marauding p
rates came to an end, Spain a
tempted unsuccessfully to coloni;
Juan Fernandez. During the rev
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-25
Md~|
Dez1oA0I

And now comes more ratlonlng
bringing relief to that long over
worked household accessory-the can
opener another example how
topsy turvy this old world has be-
come -. just the other day the
can opener did all the work-and
the bread knife was forgotten-and
now it's the other way /. :. who
knows maybe some days they'll be
showing can openers in museums as
an interesting relic of by-gone era
the use of which no one remembers
for certain something like shaw
ing mugs in barbershops in the gay
nineties remember those mugs
with bright gilt letters back in the
days of handlebar moustaches and
high starched collars when the
boys all dropped in at Soapy Swer-
lein's and Tine McGriff's for their
weekly Saturday shave-if you got
shaved more than once a week you
were putting on airs -. and the
customers read the Enquirer and the
Police Gazette while waiting their
turn in the barber chair or at the
bath house at the rear of the shop
and no one ever heard of a
safety razor IS. and when you went
to Lima it was by train and took a
whole day over in the morning
on the l.. E. & w. and back in the
afternoon . no automobiles
no paved highways :. no buses
no airplanes !. and speaking of air
planes here's a little reminder to
boys in the army parachute corps
at don't mean thing, if you don't
pull that string"
Between registering for the new
ration book and turning our alarm
clock back and forward we're becom-
ing more and more convinced that
life is real and life is earnest
yeah and time is feeting-at least
the right time anyway who
knows what time is the right time
there were lot of folks Sun
day morning who thought they did
but they found out they didn't when
the church bells rang on fast time
as usual first came the an
nouncement last Wednesday that
clocks will be turned back one hour
which was duly chronicled in these
columns-then councilmen took a pol
of local industries and retailers ant
decided Friday night to keep clocks
on fast time /. cause we need the
extra hour for victory gardens thi.
summer-you see the boys are lay
ing away their golf clubs for tn,
duration and learning all over again
how to swing a hoe (. and the,
say they'll be ready to help tn
farmers this summer and Hiz
zoner the Mayor says he can stil
handle a pitchfork in the hayfiel
with any of them :. but the farm
ers don't like it anyway arm
; draft and war industries taking thei
help and now fast time which the
. don't want produce more foo,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-25

said, "This is terrible" The young
lady thinking that Roger was refer
ring to her writing on the form
flounced out of his office in huff
angrily exclaiming, IF you think
you can do better, go ahead" Roger
attempted to explain that he was re-
ferring to the light of the sun, but
seemingly the damage was irrepar-
able.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-25

eral weeks ago found the way of the
road hard one and was enroute
home when he was picked up here
Sunday night. The youth seeking
rest and shelter in a local restau-
rant was taken to the Mayors office
by police here and authorities in his
home town contacted. His father
came here for him Sunday night. |
The boy gave no reason as to why
he had run away from home. The
father, however, attributed it to the
influence of older companions.
Donald Leiber, eight-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Leiber,
asked his teacher, Miss Levada Balm
er, to be excused from class for a
short time one day last week. Cues
toned as to why he wanted the time
off he informed Miss Balmer that he
was about to realize an ambition of
long standing-his Dad was going to
let him shoot beef that they were
about to butcher. His dad drove
him out to the farm, three miles
south of town, and with unerring ac-
curacy Donald felled the animal with
one shot
Last Friday we were awakened in
the middle of the night by what we
thought was prowler trying to get
in our house. About two o'clock in
the morning we heard someone walk
up to the front door, open it and as
we went to the window, quickly run
away. As we looked out the door
we discovered that it was only
handbill.
Referring to Clair Fett's hobby of
cleaning the snow off the neighbors'
walks in the Grove street Campus
drive area one of the neighbors
writes the following note to this
column, "Clair made his own snow
plow and after every snowfall makes
it his business to see that between
| three-quarters and a mile of walks
are cleaned for all families living in
his and the adjoining blocks It
has often occurred to me that if
each of us would find something SIM
liar we could do to help out friends,
that the world would be a much bet
ter place in which to live and our
neighbors would surely learn to know
and like each other better"
Little David Detwiler, two-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Detwiler,
is learning the dairy business from
the ground up. He has been going
with his Dad on the Hi-Grade milk
route and Paul tells us that the
youngster looks forward every day
to the jaunt about town.
This week is proving to be ban
ner one for the school pupils. With
all day Monday off and school dis
missed every afternoon on account OF
rationing, the youngsters are walking
J around town afflicted with what
seems to be mild form of spring
fever.
Congratulations to George Barnes
Bluffton grocer, who will celebrate
his 88th birthday anniversary or
Thursday. Still active and vigorous
he can be seen waiting on trade al
his store every day of the week. In
} cidentally he's been in business here
for some thirty-fve years.
Roger Howe had his wings clipped
: because of a mistaken allusion il
dealings with young lady at the
Triplett plant the other day. Sht
turned in a written form at the plant
: for Roger to inspect and as thu
young man was examining it by thu
7 light of the sun he complained tina
I the light was hurting his eyes ant
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-25

further high school athletic partlci-
patton during the remainder OF the
present school term. altho they may
resume play again next fall.....
In addition, Townsend forfeited all
Bluffton games played since the open
ing tilt with Lima st. Johns up to
and including the game here with Van
Vert on Feb. 12. -. 1T was follow
ing that game, won by Bluffton, that
Van Vert filed its complaint. The
Lima st. Johns contest was played
prior to the independent game at Van
Vert, therefore was not affected by
the ruling. $3.50.
With sectional tournament play
getting underway March to 7, Coach
George Swank has little time to drill
the new aggregation that must bear
the burden of Buttons championship
hopes. :. This lineup will find Neil
Schmidt, regular, and David Smuck-
er or Robert Gratz, both of the re-
serves, at forwards. :. Bob Burkhold-
er, regular guard, or John Schmidt,
reserve center, will be the pivot man
of the tournament team. AT guards
Coach Swank must use James Gratz,
first-stringer, and if Burkholder IS
shifted to cent Warden Loganbill, a.
sub will replace him.
Price supporting loans for 2V
kinds of legume and grass seeds
were announced by the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture, Feb. 15.
Loan values on some of those of
interest in Ohio are: Alfalfa % and
80 cents per pound; red clover %
cents; alsike clover % cents; sweet
clover 6 and 7 cents; and timothy
As cents. Loans of to cents a
pound higher are available on certi-
fled seeds.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-25
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

The State of Ohio,
Allen County,
Estate of Thomas Daniel Mckee, Deceased.
Mary Sophia Martin of 80 Wyoming Street,
Newark, Ohio. has been appointed and quail
flied as Administrative of the estate of Thom-
as Daniel Mckee, late of Allen County, Ohio,
deceased
Dated this 18th day of February. 1943.
RAYMOND p. SMITH.
AZ prohata Judye
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-25

Every person in your house
hold, including children of any
age, has total of 48 points to
use for all these processed
foods for one ration period.
This means that you may use
ALL the blue stamps marked
A, B, and C from all the books
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-25
IMPORTANT

You may use ALL the books of the household
to buy processed foods for the household.
Anyone you wish can take the ration books
to the store TO do the buying for you or your
household.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-25

2. Before you buy, find out how many points to
give for the kind of processed foods you want.
Prices do not set the points. The Government
will set different points for each kind and size
matter what the price. Your grocer will put
up the official list of points where you can see
it. 1t will also be in the newspapers. The
points ciH not change just because the prices do.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-25

!. When you buy, take the right
amount of blue stamps out of
the book. Do this in front of
your grocer or delivery man
and hand them to him. The
grocer must collect a ration
stamp, or stamps, for all the
rationed processed foods he
sells. Every rationed processed
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-25
A FAIR SHARE FOR ALL


Here is the lanew
buy new ponr rahn stamps
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-25

James Richard Kitchen, 13-year-
old Sylvania youth who ran off sew
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-25

food viii take points as well as money.
!. Do not use more stamps than you need to make
up the right amount. For example. if the food
you buy calls for Ii points it is better to tear
! out an 8-point and 5-point stamp than two s.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-23
POLICE SOLVE
' PIGEON CASE.
Suspicion Of 'DonbIecrOss'
Ends IN Elimination Of In
gratitude Charge

EOrt the past several months,
Sergeant John Mates Of the police
department has been feeding the
pigeons In the city hall court yard.
Sergeant Mates 1lllrsed his charges
through the toughest winter In the
pitys history, taking justifiable pride
in the results, for the birds--and
there were q good three score Of
them-were plump enough and sleek
enough to warm the heart Of any
pigeon fancier.
You'd think It only natural that
birds 30 wen cared for. would stick
close TO the horn b plenty thus
generouly provided, but such was
not the case( or Sergeant Mates be-
neved) for the flock had decreased
noticeably the past week. The SER
4 geailt could only conclude they'd
found fare. more to their liking,
and It grieved him considerably.
But today the mystery was. solved,
and it turned out to be just an
other indication Of the duplicity in
herent in humankind. A wire trap
was discovered-the exact location
withheld by The Democrats inform
ant, but susplciously near an
other prominent city department.
Feathers scattered about the vicin-
ity told their own story. The trap
has been confiscated by police.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-23
LocalBoyMember
OF Crew Of Ship
Lost In Action

Former Fire Lieutenant and
Mrs. John Crane Of Greenwood
avenue are anxi0usly awaiting
word from the Navy Department
concerning the safety Of their son,
Hubert, q member Of the crew Of
the U. 8. s. DeHaven, reported
sunk in o naval engagement In
the SolomOns. According to an
official cOmmunlque the DeHaven,
one OF Americas newest and
largest destroyers, was sunk In
action at Solomon islands in The
Jan. 29-Feb. 4 action by Japanese
dive bombers.
The most encouraging aspect Of
the situation Is that Mr.. and Mrs.
Crane received o letter from
their SON dated February 10th. It
stated very briefly that "all is
well and don't worry. From this
message IL has been presumed
that the young man was among
the surviving members Of the
crew and has been taken to q
naval base or assigned to another
ship.
Hubert Crane Is o former stu.
dent Of Leavenworth high school
and was an emplOye Of the Wa
terbury Clock company before en-
listing last August.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-23

Senator Esward r. Eean, Robert
A. Coe and John Brophy. 10 study
the various bills concerning Wa
terbury's financial picture which
we're to come up for hearing. IA
last weeks meeting Of the finance
board this committee indicated that
It had commenced such studies end
was preparing q report which
might serve as q guide for th0ss
officials who win represent the CITY
at Hartford.
TIE board has unofEicially as
Slmed the position that tlaere
should be some control on measures
introduced at Hartford which would
directly affect the city,s financial
picture. TO this end II Is considered
likely that the board itself Or the
special committee now studying
the Waterbury bills may direct City
Controller Cornelius r. Maloney
and Budget Director Thorvold =
Olsen to attend the Hartford hear
ings to discuss any particular ef@
fects establishment Of new pensio1ls
or increases In existing ones would
have on the present and successive
budgets.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-23
CITY TO STUDY
PENSION BILLS
Mayor to Attend Hearing
on Life Tenure for
Nurses

Although Mayor John 8. Monagan
has not indicated one way or the
other what stand he will take with
regard to q bill, scheduled for hear
Ing before the comnnitte con public
health and safety in the Capitol
March 3, giving life tenure to nurses
employed by the Waterbury health
department, 1t is believed he will
attend the hearing, as win also, In
all probability, Corporation Coun-
sci Maurice T. Healey.
The bulk Of Waterbury measures
particularly those setting up various
types Of pensions for city workers
and relatives Of deceased officials,
will be heard on March 81. At that
time, 1t Is expected, Mayor Mona
gan and Corp. Counsel Healey will
be fortified at Hartford by special
SUBJ committee Of the board Of
finance.
Some time ago the board named
this committee, composed Of ex-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-23
Touch OF Spring
Makes Observance
OF Holiday Ideal

Business as usual' was the
slogan for most Of the city yes
terday as workers in local fac
tories continued with tasks
vital 70 the nations war effort.
School children, bank and store
employees were given q holiday
In observance Of WashlngtOn's
birthday. The ration board was
closed and there were no mail
deliveries, but recruiting sta
lions and government agencies
remained open. Transportation
Q m pany officials reported
heavy weekend travelling.
with q temperature Of SO
early Spring activities were in
evidence. Sunday and Monday
witnessed ideal weather for
those enjoying q holiday recess
from school or work. Bus lines
were heavily patronized.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-23

Graduates Of the Junlog Republic,
fAkehfield, have gone "ail cut" fQF
Theft country according b q ~
eeak survey. % go. 100 ere nefy.
ina with Ne nEmea foreea. WnAts
large number h engaged N vital
WaF work.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-23

at his home, Pvt. Andrew L. Arti-
kis, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis @.
Artikis Of Bantam Lake has re-
turned to his post at Winter Gar
den, Fla, where he is connected
with the searchlight division Of the
Coast Artillery.
Classified as q sharpshooter, Priv
at first class Lloyd E. Parsons, Jr,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd @. Par
sons Of Wolcott recently completed
range for record firing with q score
Of 1888 out Of q possible 200 with o
80 caliber rifle.
Joseph Hamel, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hamel Of WATERFOWL,
has been promoted to the rank Of
sergeant at the Army Air Force
Flexible Gunnery school at Fort
Myers, Fla, according to an an
nauncement by Col. Delmar T..
Spivey, commanding officer Of the
southwest Florida aerial gunnery
school.
PvtS. Leo @. Leone Of 404 Water
town avenue, Matthew B. Bergin Of
IS Chapman street, Floyd L. Fray,
Jr., Of 10 Meriden road, Harry w.
Wyant Of washington, Conn.,, and
Harry g. Hull Of Oakville have re-
Gently reported to the Engineer Re.
placement training center at Fort
Leonard Wood, Mo-, for intensive
training In preparation for combat
engineer duty.
John r. Kelley, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John v. Kelley, Of Todd road.
has been promoted to the rank OF
corporal In the Army Air Corps
and Is now stationed at q tropical
air base somewhere in the Carih-
bean area. Corporal Kelley attend
ed Leavenworth high school prior
to his entry into the Army on De-
cember ~, 194l.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-23
POLICE CHIEFS
BROTHER HELD
Louise Carlone SIashed on
Face and Head After Be-
ing Dragged From Car

Bristol, r. l., Feb. 20 opp
Frank w. (Chichi) Ferrara, AZ,
brother Of Bristol Police Chief An
thony Ferrara, will be tried in dis
trict court Monday on charges Of
assaulting his 2S-year-old girl
friend with dangerous weapon.
Chief Ferrara ordered the arrest
Of his brother last night when he
was charged with slashing Miss
Louise Carlone Of Bristol on the
face and head after forcing her
car to the side Of the road and
dragging her out. Miss Carlone,
who had been keeping company
with Frank for the past few years,
was hospitalized with multiple lac
erations Of the face and scalp. Her
condition was said to be fair.
Police said Frank Ferrara be-
came friendly with Miss Carlone
after her divorce from Joseph Caro-.
sella, AZ, Of Ozone Park, Queens,
N. y, who was electrocuted at Sing
Sing prison in 1910 for murder.
A breakup between the pair was
given as the reason for yesterdays
assault.