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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07
Chinese Are Busy With Sabotage
To Slow Jap's Military Machine
Bluffton Missionary, Formerly
In China, Shows Pictures
At Lions Club
Roads are Destroyed and Walls
Around Cities Torn Down
By Chinese Natives

Schools, hospitals, churches and
other property belonging to Amer
lean missionaries in China have been
largely taken over by the japanese
or the Chinese puppet government,
it was stated by the Rev. S. f. Pan
nabecker, returned missionary from
China who addressed the Lions club
at the Walnut Grill Tuesday night.
Colored pictures of the missionary
activities in China were projected on
a screen by Rev. Pannabecker, who
took the pictures himself. Piceores
of the Chinese actually at work sab
otaging the efforts of the japanese
military regime were shown by Rev
Pannabecker.
Most of the roads in the interior
of China have been torn up to hind
er the progress of the japanese
mechanical army. Large walls
around the cities have been torr
down because the walls offer pro
lection to the Japanese after they
capture the city but not to thu
Chinese.
For awhile the missionary com
pound was a refuge of safety foi
the Chinese when the Japanese force
attacked the eitv but after the Jan
anese took over everything even tn
mission headquarters were no longe
safe.
The Japanese took over the mis-
sionary property first with some
caution before the attack on Pear
Harbor. Their domination of al
missionary property, however, was
fairly complete even before the ac-
tual war broke out
Present status of the property is
not known since there have been nc
communications with anyone in the
area now completely under japanese
control.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07

E. S. Lape Named President Of
Buttons Municipal Gov
erning Body
Mayors Appointments Com
firmed by Council; Dnrbin
Named City Solicitor

Reorganization Of Buttons mu-
nicipal government and confirmation
of the mayors appointments were ef-
fected at the first meeting Of the town
council of the new year at the town
hall Monday night.
E. s. Lape was named president of
the council and the following COM
mittees We're appointed by Mayor H.
A. Howe:
Finance-Charles Alderman and E.
S. Lape.
Streets and Roads William AM
stutz and Fred Hofer.
Fire and Light--Cieon Triplett and
Jesse Yoakam.
Marshal Lee Coon was re-appointed
to the post of street supervisor at a
salary of $50 per month. He was al
so continued as temporary canstaker
of Maple Grove cemetery.
New Regulations
The office of marshal which Coon all
so holds will continue aader new state
regulations in which incumbents of
severae municipal pests remain un-
changed following the original APP
pointed by the mayor.
Also included under the new regu-
lation is the office of night watch
held by Albert Reichenbach, who will
continue in that post.
Albert Benroth was re-appointed
caretaker of the town clock at q sal
ary Of $50 per year.
The mayors reappointment of
Francis Durbin, Lina attorney, as
citx solicitor was 'A,nirmed by the
council. The retai.y fee is 500.
All other offices a town governs
ment here are holdovers from the year
Of regular local elections. Election
for local Offices viii be held again
next fall. g.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07
Union Meetings TO
Continue This Week

Bluffton churches will continue
their observance of the National
Week of Prayer in union meetings
to be held in various churches here
the remainder of the week. All OF
the meetings commence at 8 p. m.
The series started on Sunday and
will close next Sunday.
The following will have charge OF
meetings the remainder of the week:
Wednesday-Rev. E. G. Steiner,
Methodist church.
Thursday-Rev. Gerald Bright, De-
fenseless Mennonite church.
Friday-Rev. Ernest Bigelow,
Church of Christ.
Sunday-Rev. J. A. Weed, First
Mennonite church.
No service will be held on Satur-
day night. The public is invited to
attend the remainder of the meet
ings, it was stated by the Rev. Emil
Burrichter, president of the Blufftor
ministerial association.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07
Township Trustees
Organize At Meeting

Trustees of Orange and Richland
townships organized at their respect
i've annual meetings during the past
week.
The Richiqnd township meeting
was held at the town hall Saturday
night. The following officers were
named: w. E. Marshall, president:
Allen Grismore ,vice-president; Fred
Badertscher, trustee; N. w. Basing-
er, clerk.
Albert Balmer was re-hired by the
trustees to operate the stone truck
for the repair of Richland township
roads.
John Warren was named president
of the Orange township trustees at
a meeting held in the township house
Friday night. Others named were
Henry Which vice-president; Henry
Hilty, trustee; Nell Long, CLERK.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07
BiuftOn Boys Take
War Dept. Positions

John Stettler, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Stettler, south of town, and
Wayne Luginbuhl, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gideon Luginbuhl of Elm
street, have accepted positions with
the aircraft radio laboratory of the
War Department at Wright Field,
Dayton, Ohio, effective Monday.
Both of the young men completed
six months training course in
radio and electrical engineering at
Purdue university last Saturday and
received the Wright field appoint
ment at once.
Luginbuhl graduated from Bluff
ton high school in 1910 and Stettler
graduated as the valedictorian of his
class in 1941 and attended Bluffton
college.
Both of the young men were en-
ployed at the Triplett Co. for one
year at which time they took the
radio course given under the aus
pices of the local plant.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07
No Answer Received in Reply
To Application for Mater
ials, Mayor Says
Materials Used are Ordinarily
Unobtainable Except for
Military Roads

Victory speed of thirty-five miles
per hour may be faster than most
motorists will care to drive on Bluff
toms streets unless materials for
street repairs this spring are forth
coming.
Application for materials for re-
pair of streets within the town
limits has been made, Mayor w. A.
Howe informed the town council,
Monday night. Whether the applica-
ton will be granted, is another mat
ter and the mayor said that he had
no way of determining at this time
as to the outcome.
Bluffton's entire spring street re-
pair program is dependent upon the
obtaining of these materials the
mayor pointed out and unless they
can be had, the repair program will
necessarily be given up.
REQUEST MINIMUM
Materials asked for the street pro-
ject are one-half ton of asphalt and
1000 gallons of tar. These amounts
are the minimum necessary for re-
pairs.
In operation, chuck holes in hard
surface pavements here are filled
with mixture of asphalt and tar,
the latter serving as a binder to
keep the filling in place.
Without this repair material the
only alternative is to fill holes in
the pavement with crushed stone
which is soon thrown out by pass
ing traffic. This method was tried
recently by Street Supervisor Lee
Coon who reported results unsatis-
factory.
NEED EXTENSIVE REPAIR
Alternate freezing and thawing
this winter has been particularly
hard on roads and an extensive pro-
gram of street repair would be
planned ordinarily for the coming
spring.
Materials used in street construc-
ton work are unobtainable under
ordinary circumstances except for
military roads, since last fall. Any
materials which might be obtained
here would be used entirely for re-
pairs only. No new surfacing of
streets is expected until after the
war.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07
DRAFT QUOTA TO
LEAVE FOR CAMP
PERRY ON Jan. IA
Twelve from Bluffton Area In
cluded in Call, Draft Board
Announces
Another Bluffton Area Group
Takes Final Physical Ex-
animation

Twelve selectees from the Bluff
ton area will leave on January Ia
for induction into military service,
it is announced by Allen County
Draft Board No. 3. The group will
report at Camp Perry for induction.
Leaving for camp re:
Hobart Ellis Hall, Nm. Jay Nc
Cafferty, Grin Sylves ar Johnson, of
Bluffton.
Ernest Franklin Alderman, Rich
ard Kermit Kline, Stanley Boyd
Writ of Lafayette.
Gerald Wayne Bowers of Beaver
dam.
Otis Dale Struble. Richard Theo-
dore Mikesell, Oro Wendell Nc
Elderly, Delmar James Dunlap of
Columbus Grove.
Stanley Charles Anspangh of Ada.
Another contingent called by the
Draft Board left Wednesday for
Toledo to take final physical ex-
animation, preliminary to call for
induction. Among these were Noah
Zimmerman, Jr., Victor Bucher,
Robert Hinkle and Ralph Stewart.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07
CEILING PRICE IS
PLACED ON USED
farm MACHINERY
Tractors, Combines, Binders
Limited to S5 Per Cent of
New Price
If Used Equipment is More
Than One Year Old it is
Limited to 70ec

All used tractors-with the ex-
ception Of crawler tractors- rs--combines,
corn piekers, corn binders and motor
or tractor operated hay balers have
been placed under price control start
ing Saturday. Announcement was
made by the Office of Price Admins
tration in Washington.
The action by OPA came when bid
ding for used machinery at farm
auctions was beginning TO get out OF
hand. In many cases farmers were
paying more for the used equipment
than the new list price
Private owners and auctioneers arr
limited in the selling of the five types
of equipment, less than one year old
to S5 per cent of the list price; if i
is more than one year old it may no
be sold for more than 10 per cent o
the lst ~ ee
| These maximum prices also appl,
to dealers, but if the machines ar,
thoroughly re-conditioned and ar,
guaranteed for so days the dealers
may charge 95 per cent of the lis
price.
There have been numerous instan-
ces here of price boom in used farm
machinery where good used inlple-
ments have been bid up to figures
above what the same piece of machin-
cry would be worth new, if obtain
able.
Freezing of farm machinery for ra-
tioning and curtailment of 1943 pro-
duction to % per cent of 1910 output
has caused farmers to turn to the
auction market for their machinery
where the prices have scared to what
has been termed unreasonable bounds.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07
HOLD BLUFFTON
farm INSTITUTE
JAN. Is and 19
Enlarged Program Will be Pre-
sented in Annual Two Day
Session Here
Speakers from State Agricul-
tural Extension Service to
Address Group

Featuring a two day discussion of
rural community problems, Buttons
annual winter farm institute will be
held Monday and Tuesday, Jan. Is
and 10.
Speakers well qualified in the field
they represent will appear in the in
stitute program, and in addition many
entertaining features have been plan
ned. Complete details of the program
will appear in the next weeks issue of
the Bluffton News.
Speakers have been secured with
the help of the agricultural extension
service of the Ohio State university.
Joint Meeting
Opening on Monday, mems and
women's institute organizations will
hold joint meetings in the E,a.s.sli
High school auditorium. Students of
the high school will also attend the
Monday morning meeting.
Sessions at the high school will al
so be held Monday afternoon and ev-
ening. Separate sessions are plan
ned for Tuesday with the men meet
ing in the high school and the women
at the Methodist church.
Speakers
Heading an impressive List of
speakers are William Nj. Manahan OF
Defiance; Mrs. Florence Eickmeier OF
Mcclure and DR.. L. l.. Huber OF
Wooster.
Monday mornings session at 10 a.
m. will open the institute with din
ner following at noon in the high
school cafeteria. The afternoon pro-
gram will start at lis o'clock.
Varied presentations on Monday
night are expected to attract a capac-
ity audience. Special music, play
let and talks by two state speakers
will be headliners on the evening pro-
gram at 1880 o'clock.
Officers
Officers of the institute organiza-
tions: Men-Edgar Herr, president;
Jesse Anderson, vice-president; Gum
ten Burkholder, secretary-treasurer
Women-Mrs. Raymond Stratton,
prsident; Mrs. Harry Anderson, vice.
president; Mrs. William Althaus, Sec
retary.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07

In an impressive military wedding
at the Madison Square Presbyterian
church of San Antonio, Texas, Miss
Mary Marshall, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Marshall of Rockport,
became the bride Of Aviation Cadet
Robert E. Barnett, Hondo Field,
Texas, on Christmas eve. The BRIDE
groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Barnett of Waterville.
The Rev. Samuel i. Terry read
the double ring Aerers.> Il at an open
church service at $3.50 o'clock. The
chancel was decorated with ever
green and holly and bouquets of
white chrysanthemums, and at either
side were tall wrought iron Candida
bra holding ivory tapers.
Mrs. r. w. Whiteside, church or
ganist, sang "At Dawning", "Be-
cause, and "The Lords Prayer"
Mrs. C. Allan Cooper presided a.
the organ and played the traditional
wedding marches.
The bride entered the church es-
corted by her father, who gave her
in marriage. Her dress of white
satin was fashioned with lace panels,
basque bodice, sweetheart neckline
and long sleeves tapering at the
waist. A coronet of orange bios
SONS held her long veil of tulle, an
heirloom belonging to her aunt Mrs.
F. C. Marshall.
For ornament she wore a gold
necklace set with pearls, which be-
longed to her paternal grandmother
and carried an arm boquet of brides
roses.
Miss Virginia Bussa, of San An
tonic, who was maid of honor, wore
rose lace dress made with fitted
bodice and full skirt and carried a
bouquet of blue delphinium and pink
gladioli.
Cadet Gordon Amos, of Hondo
Field, formerly of Indianapolis, Ind,
was best man for his roommate.
For her daughters wedding Mrs.
Marshall wore a frock of soldier
blue lace and corsage of gardenias.
An informal reception was held on
Christmas day in ST. Anthony's
hotel in San Antonio for the bridal
party.
The bride was graduated from
Bluffton High school and Bowling
Green State university and is now
a teacher of public school music in
the Rising Sun consolidated schools.
At Bowling Green she was a mem
Der of Phi Sigma Mu and Kappa
Delta Pi fraternities and the Seven
Sisters sorority.
Cadet Barnett was graduated from
Whitestone High school and Bowl
ing Green State university. He was
a member of the Kappa Mu Epsilon
and Delhi fraternities. Prior to his
enlistment he was teacher in Port
age High school. He is in the navi-
CATION training camp at Hondo Field
and will receive his commission in
the spring.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07
Towns Street Repair Program
May Be Dropped For Duration
Beaverdam Youth
Is With Overseas
Forces In Africa

CORPORAL Marion Downey of
Beayerdam is serving with
the U. S. forces in North Africa.
according to word received by
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. HI. G.
Downey of Beaverdam.
Another son, Corporal Royal
Downey has been stationed at
Panama for the past year while
third son, Pvt. Wayne Downey
and Pvt. Richard Lewis, both
from Beaverdam who recently
enlisted in the army are station
ed at San Francisco.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07

Again surprising their own state
record of SD per capita purchase of
war bonds, the sale in Bluffton dur
ing the month of December jumped
to $33,919.75 or S16.15 for every
man, woman and child in the COM
munity, it was announced by Nor
man Triplett, chairman of the Bluff
ton bond committee.
This is slight increase over the
November total of S33,471.80 OF
s14.99 per capita. The average sales
have been about S14 per capita since
the bond campaign started last Feb
ruary.
At the Triplett Electrical Instru-
ment Co. 50 per cent of the employees
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07
Bond Sales In Bluffton Jump To
S1615 Per Capita During December

have pledged themselves to buy bonds
in the amount of at least 10 per cent
of their earnings on the payroll de-
duction plan. Another per cent of
the employees are participating in the
pay roll deduction plan but for a
lesser amount, it was stated.
Triplett employees in the 10 per
cent deduction plan have more than
doubled their purchases during the
month of December. it was stated.
If there are any other Blufftor
firms who have new totals to an.
nounce in the pay roll deduction plar
they are requested to notify Wood
row Little, secretary of the Bluffto1
bond campaign.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07
Infant Dies

Infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Victor Bucher, west of town, died at
the Bluffton hospital Tuesday morn
ing at $3.50 o'clock. Survivors are
the parents and grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert BURY of Pandora
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Bucher of
Columbus Grove. Funeral arrange
ments are incomplete.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07
EleUen Firenlen
Re-dppOinted Here

Eleven firemen, to serve in the
Bluffton fire department for 1943
were re-appointed at meeting of
the town council Monday night.
These are: H. E. Augsburger, Ed
Badertscher, Isaac Brobeck, Wilford
Gratz, Ross Irwin, Fred Martin
Lester Niswander, Claude Reams
Clarence Stonehill, Harold Stonehill
Charles Young.
Guy Corson is fire chief and was
re-appointed last year for a two
year term.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07
In Naval Training

Richard Carts, pharmacist of Alli-
ance, formerly of Orange township
who recently enlisted in the navy
hospital corps, left the first of the
week for Northwestern university,
Evanston, ILL.,, where he is now in
training.
His wife, the former Miss Betty
Triplett has arrived here from Alli-
ance and will make her home with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Triplett of South Main street. Carts
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Carts of Orange township.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07
cream Station Here Closes Doors;
Tenth Business Casualty OF War

tinue business N regular operation
as in the pas, it was stated BY
Rev. E. G. stsiner, proprietor.
Other Blufften business firms to
close because of the war are: Sic
fields Bakery, Cal Balmer & Son
Sawmill, Swank's Barber shop, Neu-
Art studio, Suites Haberdashery,
Beatrice Beauty Shop, and the fol-
lowing filling stations: Gulf, Mara
thon and Johnson.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07

Buttons tenth business closed its
tioors this week as a direct result of
labor shortages caused by the war.
The cream station at the Steiner
Hatchery closed Saturday night be-
cause Of the drafting of an em-
ploye, Noah Zimmerman, Jr. The
cream station has been operated in
connection with the hatchery for
several years.
The hatchery, however, will con-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07
To Receive Special
TrUininU In DenDey

Sgt. Robert H. Green son of Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard Green of Beaver
dam, a graduate of the aerial gun
merry school at Tyndall Field, Flor
Ida, has been transferred for special
training to Lowry Field in Denver,
Colorado.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07

"This Chaotic World" is the sub
iect of the radio address in Living
Today" radio addresses to be given
by the Rev. A. c. Schultz, Bluffton
College Bible professor and pastor
of the Ebenezer Mennonite church,
over Findlay radio station WIN
Friday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07
Annual Meeting OF
Hospital On Tuesday

Three members will be elected to
the board of trustees of Bluffton
hospital at the annual business
meeting of the hospital corporation
next Tuesday night. The meeting
will be held at the high school cafe
terra at 7:30 o'clock.
Election of three trustees will fill
vacancies caused by expiration of
terms of three members now serving
on the board.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07
EbeneZer Broadcast

A trio composed of Mrs. Milo
Lora, Mrs. Wilford Steiner and Viii
liam Herr will be featured in the
weekly broadcast of the Ebenezer
Mennonite church over Findlay radio
station WIN Sunday afternoon at
4;15 o'clock. Mrs. William Althaus
is the accompanist.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07
STUDENT RECITAL

Public school instrumental students
of Prof. Sidney Hauenstein, of the
Bluffton High school and Bluffton col
lege faculties, will be presented in Z
recital to be held at Ramseyer chapel
at the college Monday night at 7:3o
o'clock. The public is invited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07
Births

The following births at the Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugi Niswander, a
boy, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Bridges, Lima,
boy, Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07
Real Estate Deals

Peter Matter has sold his 100
acre farm in Richland township to
his son Earl Matter who occupies
the place.
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Bedtime Stories
By THORNTON W. BURGESS.

Jimmy Skunk looked very hard at
Sammy Jay. Sammy Jay looked
very hard at Jimmy Skunk. Then
Sammy slowly shut one eye and as
suddenly opened it again. 1t was
a wink.
You mean" said Jimmy Skunk,
that you guess that Peter Rabbit
knew that l was in that barrel, and
that he Jumped over it so as to
make Reddy Fox run against it! Is
that it?"
Sammy Jay said nothing, but
winked again. Jimmy grinned,
Then he looked thoughtful. II
wonder" said he slowly, "if Peter
did it so as to gain time to get
away from Reddy Fox
Il wonder" repeated Sammy Jav.
And I wonder if he did it just to
get Reddy into trouble" continued
Jimmy.
Il wonder" repeated Sammy Jay.
And l wonder if he did it. for
a Joke, a double joke, on Feddy
and myself" Jimmy went on.
scratching his head thoughttul!y
Il wonder said Sammy Jay
once more, and burst out laughing
Now Jimmy Skunk has a very
shreWd little head on his shoulders
so that is your guess, is it? Well,
I wouldn't be bit surprised if
YOU are right" said he, nodding his
head. Il think I will go back for
Peter. I think he needs a lesson.
Jokes that put other people in
danger or make them uncomfortable
can have no excuse. MY neck
might have been broken in that
wild ride down the hill, and Ger
tainly I was made most uncomfort-
able. I felt as if everything inside
me was shaken out of place and all
mixed up. Even now my stomach
feels bit queer, as if it might not
be just where it ought to be. BY
the way, what became of Peter
after he jumped over the barrel?'
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Take MyWord for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
You All' Again.

My recent article explaining that,
in the South, you all' is never used
in designating one person, has
brought me blessings from the South,
and horse laughs from the North.
Typical of the letter is the view
expressed by C. P, of Medford, Mass,
in clever original verse:
Once more the ancient problem
Is explained for one and all,
On the literary meaning
OF the Southerners' you all"
It's amusing to keep reading
What they mean and what they
don't.
How they use this cute expression
Is as plain as will and won't.
Recent years have brought the
question
Right out front and to the fore,
That the general use and truth is
They mean you and no one more.
Being called to their attention,
They have seen it is uncouth.
And in shame have framed the
answer,
ana tney swear 1t Is the truth.
However, the other side of the case,
the Southerners' viewpoint, is admir-
ably stated in this verse of unknown
authorship:
You all" means a race or section,
Family, party, tribe, or clan
You all means the whole con-
nection
OF the individual man.
In the singular it's never
Used in this part of the land,
But we give up hope of ever
Making you all' understand.
', Just out this week, my new pamphlet
lStlng and explaining the many com
blnine forms which make up such
words as microphone. monologue, peri
scope. etc. Send a stamped (3c}, self
addressed envelope to Frank Colby. in
care OF this paper. Ask for COMBIN-
ING FORMS Pamphlet.
released by The Bell Syndicate, 1nc)