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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
CANNING SUGAR
REGISTRATION TO
BEGIN ON FRIDAY
To be Held at High School Cafe
terra Friday Thru Monday
/ to 6 P. NJ.
Applicants Must Bring First
War Ration Books and
Canning Estimates

Applications for canning sugar viii
be received at the Bluffton Higl
school cafeteria on Friday, Saturday
and Monday from / to 6 p. M, it was
announced Wednesday morning by
Supt. A. ]. B. Longsdorf, in charge
of the local rationing program.
Registrations are made accord
ing to the following alphabetical
schedule. Persons whose last
ames begin with
"A" through "E" register Fri
day.
IF" through "M' register Sat-
urday.
sN' through az register Mon
day.
The local organization will enable
Bluffton housewives to obtain their
canning sugar ration books without
the necessity of going to Lima. The
sugar coupons to be issued at this
time are for the entire canning seas
on through the fall months, it was an
nounced.
Ration Book No. l
Since Monday Bluffton housewives
have been purchasing canning sugar
with stamps Is and Is from War Ra-
tion Book No. l which are good for
five pounds of sugar each for home
canning.
A maximum of Is pounds addition
al, totalling 25 pounds per person,
can be allowed by the ration board.
In no case can this be higher than a
maximum of $50 pounds per family.
In many cases the ten pounds per
person allotment with stamp 15 and
16 it is believed will be sufficient,
Consumers who require more than 10
pounds per person for canning will
apply to the local board for an addi-
tional allowance.
Applicants Data
All applicants should bring: (1 all
of the family's War Ration Books
No. 1, and (2) an estimate of the
number of quarts of fruit to be can
ned. One pound of sugar for every
four quarts of finished fruit is al
lowed.
The registrations will be in charge
of public school teachers and other
volunteer workers in the community
Other workers are needed and are re-
quested to communicate with the high
school office, it was announced by
Supt. Longsdorf.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
Pre-SchOOI Clinic
To Be Held Tuesday

The annual pre-school clinic will be
held at the Bluffton grade school
building next Tuesday from 9:30 to
11:30 a. M, it was announced this
week.
Free medical and dental examina-
tions, vaccinations and imniunization
will be given to children who will
start to school in September. The
clinic is sponsored by the Mothers
Study club.
Parents are asked to bring their
children, who start to school for the
first time, to the clinic for the free
medical check-up in charge of local
physicians and county health author
tiles.
Members of the committee II
charge of arrangements are: Mrs
Clayton Murray, chairman6 Mrs
George Carmack and Mrs. Ralph
Badertscher.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
PARTY CAUCUSES
TO BE HELD HERE
ON TUESDAY NIGHT
Democrats Meet in Council
Chamber; Republicans at
HI. S. Library
No Municipal Primary This
Summer Unless Contests
Develop

Municipal politics swung into its
stride this week with both Democratic
and Republican parties announcing
caucuses for next Tuesday night at
$50 o'clock.
The Democratic caucus will be held
in the council chamber and the Re-
publican caucus in the high school
library. Party leaders here said they
hoped to fill complete ticket.
Whether there will be municipal
primary in August will depend upon
whether any contests develop. Time
for filing of declaration of candidacy
closes on June II. In event there are
no contests for any office on either
ticket no primary will be held.
The caucuses next Tuesday night
will be for the filling of town ticket
only; caucuses for Richland township
offices including the Bluffton board of
education ticket will be held in Aug
uSt.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
TEST BLACKOUT
HERE REGARDED
AS SUCCESSFUL
Few Violations are Reported i'm
First Experience for Town
And Township
Fine Drizzle of Rain Falls Dur
ing Half-hour; Wardens,
Police on Patrol

Bluffton's first test blackout Mon
day night was generally highly sue
cessful, it was stated by Clair Fett,
director of Bluffton Civilian defense
and Jesse Yoakam, chief air raid
warden.
No willful violations of blackout
procedure were reported altho num-
ber of minor difficulties developed
which will need correction in future
blackouts, it was stated by civilian
defense officials.
Drizzle of Rain
The weatherman cooperated by veil
ing the sky with a thickness of clouds
which intensified the darkness. Flash
lights of air raid wardens and deputy
policemen penetrated through fine
drizzle of rain during the blackout
which lasted from 1000 to 1920.
The hour of the blackout had not
been announced previously, not even
to the civilian defense staff. Notified
from Lima, by relay out of Columbus
Is minutes before the "air raid" the
staff of about 140 wardens, auxiliary
police and Boy Scouts was mobilized
with admirable swiftness and showed
excellent organization.
The blackout, covering eight coun-
ties was reported generally success
full thruout the. district. Headquart-
ers for the towns organization were
maintained at the mayors office while
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
Modern Youth Has Latent Idealism,
III. S. Commencement Speaker States
Legion Poppy Day
To Be Held SATURDAY.

Honoring the men who fell in the
battles of the First World War
paper poppies will be sold in Bluff
ton on Saturday by the women OF
the American Legion auxiliary, as
sisted by the girls of the Bluffton
High school Girl Reserves club.
The poppies are made by disabled
veterans and funds from the sale
go for the relief of veterans and
their families of the first and pres
ent world wars. The local sale is in
charge of Mrs. Harry Turner of the
Legion Auxiliary here.
A poppy booth will be set up at
Fett's hardware. Thirty women will
sell the poppies on the streets. Sales
usually total about 1000 poppies in
the community on poppy day here,
it was stated.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27

Services honorinX Buttons de-
parted war veterans will be held Sum
day afternoon III TIE annual Memoir
ial day Observance, II was announced
by Bluffton Legion post the first of
the week.
Ritualistic exercises viii be held at
Maple Grove cenesery at o'clock
followed by the aftrnoon's program
at the high school auditorium at 2:3o
Arrangements for tie observance are
in charge of a a-coml4 4Ittee of the Leg
ion here.
A parade to the cemetery will form
at 1870 o'clock at the Legion hall.
In the line of narch will be veterans
of the Spanish-Amefican and World
wars, women of the Button Legion
Auxiliary, town officials, Boy Scouts
and other organizations and citizens.
Music will be provided by the High
School band under direction of Prof.
Sidney Hauenstein.
Services Over Grave
The ritualistic services are held each
year over the grave Of the latest war
veteran to be buried at Maple Grove.
The scene of the exercises this year
will be at the grave of Russell Ma
gee.
Following this the procession will
return to the high school auditorium
where Rev. Ernest N. Bigelow of the
Presbyterian church will deliver the
address of the day. Special music
also is being arranged for the pro-
gram.
With Memorial dayscoming on Sun
day this year, business places gener-
ally win be closed on Monday. Mail
service, however, will continue as usu-
al deliveries on ctr md rural routes
Tt was announced BY the bosfoffica
here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
Roller Skating Rink
To Open Here Soon

A roller skating rink will open in
Bluffton soon, it was announced the
first of the week, in the former
garage building at North Main and
Elm streets previously occupied by
the Bixel Motor Sales.
Ray Clark, who operates skat-
ing rink at st. Marys, was here the
first of the week making prepara-
tions for conditioning the place for
a modern and up-to-date recreation
place.
A new maple floor is being laid
and the rink, when opened, will be
one of the best in Northwestern
Ohio. Clark stated that he expects
to contact civic leaders here in re-
gard to operation of the place which
he said will be designed to provide
wholesome recreation for Bluffton's
young people.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27

A sample form, correctly filled out
appears on Page Z of this issue of
the News and may be used as a
guide. The forms are to be filled out
and mailed to Columbus between
June / and 10.
The Office of Price Administration
there will prepare new ration books
for each member of the family listed
on the application and will mail
them in time for use as replace
ments for ration books now in use.
Applications not mailed by June 10
will not be accepted before August 1.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
To Graduate At Ohio
Wesleyan u. Sunday

Miss Mary Elizabeth Lape, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Lape OF
Grove street will be graduated with
the Bachelor of Arts degree at COM
mencement exercises of Ohio Wes-
leyan university at Delaware, Sum
day.
Graduation exercises will take
place in the afternoon at 4 o'clock
when degrees will be conferred on q
class of 1913 seniors. Gov. John W.
Bricler will deliver the class ad-
dress.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
Real Estate Deals

Oswin Luginbuhl has sold his res
idence property on South Jackson
street to Walter Sommer who re-
sides in the Amos Gratz property
adjoining the Grade school grounds.
Luginbuhl who is employed at Lima
expects to move to that place this
summer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
Home On FurlOugh

Tech. Sgt. Carleton "Tony" Wilson,
radio operator in United States army
bombers, arrived here early Tuesday
morning from the Southwest Pacific
area, to spend a Is day furlough at
the home of his uncle and aunt Mr.,
and Mrs. Guy Corson of North Jack
son street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
African Missionary
At Bethel Church

Brinley Evans, returned mission
airy from Africa, will speak at
Bethel Church of Christ in Orange
township, Sunday morning at 1915
and in the evening at 1880, central
war time.
The speaker, now on furlouhg, is
connected with the Sudan Interior
mission and spent number of years
in Nigeria, Africa. The public is
invited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
To Speak On Work OF
Brazil Mission Farm

Homer Moser, returned agricul-
tural missionary from Brazil, will
speak at the Presbyterian church on
next Wednesday night, June 2, at
$3.50 o'clock.
Mr.. Moser is in charge of large
agricultural mission and school in
Matto Crosse in the interior of Bra
zil and will speak on his work in
that country. The public is invited
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
Births

The following births at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Michel, boy,
Saturday. Mrs. Michel was former
" Miss Evelyn Balmer of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hubbell.
Ada, a girl, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Roth, Findlays
q girl, Sunday.
Evening star., 1943-05-12
International Paper
Reported in Position
To Boost Output
Cullen Foresees No
Change in Newsprint
Quotes Until 1914
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 12.-Richard j.
Cullen, president CT the Interna-
tional Paper Co., said today his COM
pany now was in position to produce
even more newsprint in Canada for
United States newspapers use and
predicted that no further change in
the neWsprint consumption allow
ance would be considered until july.
1914.
Cullen made this statement in an
interview following the annual
meeting Of stockholders of the COM
pany.
I'VE are now producing IS per cent
OF normal neWsprint volume in Can
ada" Cullen said, "and could raise
this production to IS per cent, If
necessary.
The power labor and transporta-
ton situations are in perfect condi-
ton to supply an undiminishing
amount of neWsprint to American
newspapers throughout this year and
we'll into next year
"AuthOrities in Washington are
considering altering the weight of
fine paper to bring about a cut in
the total production of writing pa
per, and that is the only change I
see on the horizon"
Cullen said that operations of the
company's United States mills, prin-
cipally engaged in making paper for
uses other than neWsprint, were at
about 80 per cent of normal. He
said that wages paid on domestic
operations in the woods were con-
siderably below common labor wages
in nearby shipyards and other war
industries, necessitating a curtail-
ment in operations.
Net earnings of the company for
the first quarter were s2,O23,1l8,
equal to approximately At cents a
common share, compared to a net
of 81, 1863, 1896, or 70 cents a common
share, In 1912.
Winthrop w. Aldrich, chairman of
the board of the Chase National
Bank, was elected director to sue
ceed the late Gordon Auchincloss,
while Calvin A. Agar was elected
to the board to succeed Erling Riis,
resigned
Cullen told the stockholders that
the OPA had in all cases refused to
increase selling prices equivalent to
increased costs over the October l.
october Is. 1941, level, and that
continuance of this policy would in
evitably reduce the returns to stock
holders as we'll as the amount of
taxes paid to the Government.
Evening star., 1943-05-12
Success in Tunisia
To Force Shift in
Steel Schedules
Iron Age Reports
New Timetables
Must Be Drafted
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 12.-The Iron
Age said today that "the smashing
success Of the Tunisian campaign
has made necessary new timetables
which will create variance of de-
mands upon the United States metals
and Woodworking industries"
The trade publication said certain
programs might be telescoped, 9TH
ers enlarged and export shipments
changed in some respects.
Said the magazine:
THE expected new shifts dictated
by military strategy are not likely
to cause any serious problems over
night, however. For months, Amer
ican business has been experiencing
sudden changes, not only in wartime
production contracts but in material
procurement, manpoWer and other
phases of industry.
Currently, the steel industry is
attempting to meet the new 49,
hour week order, which will be mod
flied; to get set for possibly another
Walkout at the coal mines at the
end of the present truce; to con-
tinue expediting Gin the face of OBJ
stacles) its expansion programs
which are tagging badly: to make
the new controlled materials plan
more workable, and to perfect oper-
ations in numerous departments
where pressure for more production
is severe"
Evening star., 1943-05-12

ernment supplied ssS,626,0O0. The
entire output is going for war pur-
poses, Wysor added.
Atlantic Gulf & West Indies
Steamship Lines earned $777 $3.50 IN
the first quarter. after including
s5s8.233 profit from disposition of
capital assets. The net compared
with s39,2 in the same 1912 period.
Great Western Sugar Co. stock
holders were told by President
Frank A. Kemp the company's sugar
beet crop was in better condition
than year ago, and despite $50
curtailment in paintings, production
should be about 100000 bags.
against S,4OO,OO0 last year. The
Government failed to take action
to insure returns to farmers rela-
lively as favorable as prices estab-
lished and supported for other crops
and thus made it impossible to Sc
cure full production of domestic
beet sugar in l943," he said.
Barber Asphalt Co. holders were
told the company's principal busi-
ness now was building war vessels.
Hudson Motor Car Co. earned
S5O3,225 or 81 cents a share in the
first 1943 quarter, compared with
s2O1 ,1s5 or 13 cents share a year
ago.
Allied Stores Corp. earned $5,68l,-
42S or $3.50 a share in the fiscal
year ended January 81, compared
with $5,294.258 or s227 a share in
the previous year. Sales reached
new peak of $17O,828, 1854, against
s151 ,808,858 in the preceding period.
General Aniline & Film Corp.
earned s2,928, 900 in the first quarter,
before taxes. compared with $685.
900 in the same 1912 period. Sales in
the quarter rose to $12,841 900,
against slo.886,oo a year ago.
Cushman's Sons, Inc, earned
1921 liza in is weeks ended April "a,
Evening star., 1943-05-12

'EX- vldend. 1Plus extras Paid so
far this year. &c, extra h SIS extra
:Oc extra m ST so extra. pPaid in
1912. ySlO extra
Evening star., 1943-05-12

Co. and formerly held other i'm
portant positions.
He is a past president of Wash
ington Chapter, American Institute
OF Banking and has been actively
identified with the Junior bankers
of the city Born and eduacted in
England, he came to this country
to enter banking. Several years
ago he became an American citizen.
War Bond Purchases Soar.
Purchases Of United States War
Bonds and Stamps at the Washing
ton CITY Post Office took a very
sharp uptuln in April due to the
Nation wide war bond campaign,
postal officials announced today.
Bond sales at the City Post Office
reached 270,687 so, compared with
1922, ,1O6.25 in the preceding month,
and the highest figure for any
month on record.
There was also marked increase
In the number Of individual sales.
The number of bonds sold in April
was 80 ,497 as compared with 25,626
In March the report said.
War stamp sales amounted to
s489 TOO against s453,150 in the
preceding month, an increase OF
S36,550
Electricity Sales Higher.
The Potomac Electric Power Co.
today reported another sharp in
crease in monthly sales of electricity.
April brought a jump of 16.43 per
cent in the District of Columbia
when sales reached 101 ,379917 kilo-
watt-hours. against 87,070.629 year
ago, or an upturn Of 14,309 ,089.
Railroads and railways took H.
r52 ,497 kilowatt-hours, an increase
Of l599364. or 1907 per cent, At
the same time. public street and
highway lighting used CIT per cent
moro clectriciyt than in April a
year ago.
Other sales totaled 87,822,875
XIV H.. an increase of 1888 .235. or
1914 per cent, the report said.
Garfinckel Votes Extra.
Directors of Julius GarfinCkel q
Co. Inc, have declared the regular
quarterly dividend of 17l2 cents per
share on the common stock and a
special dividend of 10 cents per
share. it was announced today.
The usual quarterly dividend of
ST. cents per share on the pre-
ferred stock was also voted, all dis
bursements to be made on June 30
to stockholders of record June IS.
Directors of the National Savings
& Trust Co. have elected Truman
A. Thorson assistant auditor, Pres
dent Bruce Baird announced to-
day. Mr.. Thorson has been with
The bank since June, 1881, always
N the auditing department. He is
native of Illinois entered banking in
1918 and obtained his early training
in the vicinity of Chicago.
Evening star., 1943-05-12
Business Briefs

Electric Power Output for the
week ended May was 1903 723 900
kilowstt hours, compared with 1885,
72l 900 in the preceding week and
5,365 208000 in the same 1912 period.
he Edison Electric Institute report
sd. Regional gains over year ago:
Sew England, 81cr; Mid Atlantic
1887; Central Industrial. 14.0Cc:
West Central 1885,: South, 14.4ro;
Rocky Mountain, 1907: Pacific
Coast. 329'c.
The Capitals Store Vacancy Rate
IS the lowest in the country, report
ed the Wall Street Journal. which
estimated it at 026cc. The Journal
,,dded that Office space here is
1885, full.
With Demand for Currency In
creasing at the rate of S400 100000 a
month, the Senate today passed and
;ent to the House legislation ex-
lending another two years the time
Within which Government obliga-
Tons may be used as collateral Sc
,urity for Federal Reserve notes.
The United States Will Become
the Leader of world business after
the war, with New York replacing
London and Amsterdam as princi-
GAL trading place for international
securities, predicted Emil Schram,
'o"esident of the New York Stock
Exchange, in an address at Atlanta
Republic Steel Corn. operated at
-o2 per cent Of rated capacity in
the first four months of 1943, Pres
sent R. J. Wysor declared at the
:Snual meeting. 1T is only by
forcing every facility to the utmost
that these operating rates can be
reached he said Republics ca
pacity has been increased 1,0lS,0oO
tons since January !, 1910, to a
present total of 1858 900 tons year
Expansion has involved expenditure
OF $142, ,406. 900, of which the Gov
Evening star., 1943-05-12

Guest speak stuart l.. Drown.
ers will include Lawrence B. Femme
man, area director for Maryland
of the War ManpoWer Commission,
who will discuss the manpoWer
situation, and DR.. Paul F. Cadman,
economist of the American Bankers
Association, who will speak on
Banking Problems and Prospects
In the Postwar Period Rodney
CroWther, of the Baltimore Sun,
will be the banquet Speaker.
BIaiklock Joins Loan Bank.
Edward M Blaiklock, who has
been with the Washington Loan &
Trust Co. since 1926, has taken a
position with the Federal Home
Evening star., 1943-05-12

ChIca.O cash Market.
Cash wheat. no sales: Corn. No. .
yellow, ] o3. Oats. No / mixed 63a.
No. :, 63'4; No. ! white. "a; sample
grade white. 62s4.. Barley, mailing. o.
1.OI nominal; feed S3-S5 nominal.
There are more than 70 conven-
lent branch Offices for Star Want
Ads located throughout the city.
Evening star., 1943-05-12

convention o f
t he Maryland
Bankers Associ-
alton. slated for
the E m ers o n
H o t e l, Balti-
more, May 20
and 81, Stuart L.
Brown, associ-
alton president
and cashier of
the First Ma
tlOndl Bank Ol
Southern Mary
land, at Upper
Marlboro, an
nounced today.
Evening star., 1943-05-12

L o a n B a n K
Board and will
be located in
Cleveland, it was
announced to-
day.
Mr.. Blaiklock
will become an
examiner for the
board and will
leave here to-
morrow to as
sumo his new
duties. He has
been a paying
teller at the
w a S hin E t o n
Loan & Trust
Evening star., 1943-05-12
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO. Nav 10 lP,-Wheat STAGED
rally after an easier opening today COW
ering bv previous short sellers sending
prices up about cent above the preceding
session S close. Local traders and COM
mission hou7es bought but there was no
pickup in mill buying.
Oats and rye off earlier. followed the
leadership Of the bread cereal toward the
close Another steamer carrying Canadian
rye was reported on its way here, although
the quantity of grain involved was not
known, About 500 900 bushels of Ca
madam rye have arrived here in the past
several DAYS
Wheat closed 'l-7s higher May .44aa,
July .427s. corn was unchanged at cell
ings, May. J .O5. oats advanced ls-7s and
Evening star., 1943-05-12
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, May 10 P,.-Cotton prices
fell back as much as 70 cents bale
today. The favorable Government weekly
report and scaling down of April con-
sumption estimates to around 925 5000
bales were factors in the decline
Trade. price fixing and covering alb
sorbed the liquidation and hedging.
Late afternoon values were 80 to As
cents bale lower, May. 2O.l3: July,
1885. and october, 1870.
lower.
May e0e2 20as 20.io cots
July --- 1924 1924 1885 I9aO-92
october ---- 1875 1915 1884 1866
Decemoer--- 1865 1855 1889 1883
March 1880 1850 10 80 10 20
MiddlinE spot 21.S9n
New Orleans Prices
NEW ORLEANS, May /? tP.-Cotton
futures declined here today on small
private consumption estimates, peace ru-
mors and favorable weekly weather
Evening star., 1943-05-12
Maryland Bankers
To Hold Conc|ave
May 70 and Il
Personnel Problems
And Ration System
To Be Discussed
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Ration banking, personnel prob
lens. postwar planning and pros
poets and the annual election of
Evening star., 1943-05-12
United States Treasury Position

after all Federal taxes and other
charges, compared with s16l, ,391 for
the same 1942 period.
Get the Axis on the run. Buy a
War savings stamp and start a
StamDede,
Evening star., 1943-05-12
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, MAY l"-The Associated
Press weighted wholesale price index OF
35 commodities today advanced to 1906 IL
Previous day, lO60s; week ago, lO6 81!
month ago. lO6. .33; year ago, 9b.1t.
l945. 1912. 1871 laIg-4O.
Hlgh - 1852 1865, 1882 43.l3 5s.35
I9ok aVerage enualS loo
Evening star., 1943-05-12
Washington Exchange
SALES.

American Security g. Trust Col
at 1873.
Capital Transit Co-30 at 311a.
Washington Loan & Trust Co.'S
at 210.
Evening star., 1943-05-12
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Curb Stocks

N. z. Curb quotations fur
nished BY the Associated