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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-12-21
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It's wonderful to dream of a white
Christmas but there are plenty of
residents in the Bluffton district who
are ready to settle for considerably
less :. roads still blocked with drifts
=. schools closed for almost a week
=. rural mail carriers doing the best
they can-but no regular deliveries
for over week :. Page dairy trucks
unable to cover their routes and with
produce trucks not running, chickens
may be scarce for Xmas dinner
and you can tell grandpa this beats
the old fashioned winters when he was
a boy -. and if it was % years ago
theere would be Bigler's and Chrlie
Hankish and Casper Herman putting
up ice this week =. times change
but there's winter butchering on the
farms in the district going full tilt
now-wish we had some paunhaus-
if you know what that is and last
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-12-21
ElrOse

The Bethesda Missionary society en-
joyed a pot luck dinner and Christ
mas exchange last Wednesday at the
home of Bess Arnold and Mrs. Albert
Gossman in Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Nonnamaker
and daughter Kaye called at the EN-
maline Nonnamaker home Sunday
Sunday evening.
Wednesday dinner guests at the
Ami Nonnamaker home were Mrs.
Lucinda Koontz, Mrs. C. V. Klingler,
daughter Marilyn, son Howard. Other
callers throughout the week were T.
Sgt. Gene Bish, Adrian Pifer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Nonnamaker and sons.
Union payer services at the Olive
Branch church, Thursday evening.
Jimmie and Arlene Marshall were
Friday evening guests at the Lendon
Basinger home.
Honoring T-Sgt. Gene Bish, Christ
mas was celebrated at the e. L. Bish
nome, Sunday. Those enjoying the
day were Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bish and
son Billie of Jackson, Mich, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Bish of Detroit, Mich,
Mrs. Nina Thomas of Cleveland, and
Mrs. Guyneth Hainer of Toledo
Gene will leave this week for Florida
for re-assignment. Word has been
received from Sgt. Marlowe Bish that
he is stationed in England.
Mrs. J. D. Clymer of near Benton
Ridge spent Saturday with Mr.. and
Mrs. M. ]. Stratton.
School was resumed Tuesday at
Mt. Cory after having been closed
for week due to blocked roads.
Sunday callers at the NJ. J. Stratton
home were Mr.. and Mrs. Wright
Klingler, daughter Dorothy and son
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-12-21

The girls quartet of singers is
composed of Elizabeth Waterstraw,
Fairport, N. Y; Clara Ann Bauman,
Quakertown, Pa; Arlene Hartzler,
Goshen, Ind; and Vera Soldner,
Bene, Ind.
Speakers are Clymenia Harmon,
Pennsburg, Pa; Griselda Gaehman
and Maynard Shelly, East Greenville,
Pa; and Arthur Keiser, Quakertown,
Pa.
Their itinerary:
Dec. 20, 7:30 p. m.-West Swamp
Mennonite, Upper Milford.
Dec. 30, 7:30 p. m.-Bethel Men
monte Perkasie.
Dec. 81, 10:30 a. m.-Deep Run
Mennonite, Bedminster.
Dec. 81, .7:30 p. m.-East Swamp
Mennonite, Quakertown.
Dec. 31,-11:00 p. m.-Grace Church
Lansdale, Watchnight service.
Jan. l, 7:45 p. m.-Upper Milford
Mennonite, Zionsville.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-12-21

sing for the home folks. And Carlton
Eldridge of Lansing, Mich, blind, who
had the musical score in RraiIle which
he followed with his finger tips-and
by the way, sang with unusual ac-
curacy. And Hilda Ohlin of Chicago
and John Walters of Lima in soprano
and bass roles all were most accept
able. And then there's Russell Lantz,
conductor, Mrs. Pearl Mann, pianist
and Sidney Hauenstein, all veteran
Messiah performers. Oour only gripe
was big hat two rows in front of us
which served as an effective blackout
for most of the program. Why can't
women wear small hats-or take them
off, when they go such places?
Desks are selling like pink lemon
ade at circus this Christmas-and
the surprise is that formerly they were
slow movers. The answer, it is said,
is due to the many records which
people generally are required to keep
such as ration books, social security,
ETC., and desk provides the logical
and most convenient place to keep
them.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-12-21
BIuffton College Notes

Miss Olive Bainton, Columbus, youth
secretary of the American Friends
Service Committee, spoke in chapel
Thursday, on work camps and cara
vans sponsored by the Friends.
Speaker on South American Christina
customs for the Friday chapel service
was Mrs. Frank Patterson, former
missionary to Argentina. A trio of
girls from the Spanish class sang
"Silent Night" in Spanish.
Christmas vacation will begin at
400 p. M, Thursday, and will end at
800 a. m., January 3.
A group of members of the Mems
and Girls Gospel Teams of Bluffton
college, accompanied by Rev. Paul
Shelly, faculty, faculty advisor of the
Mems Gospel team, will tour Pennsyl-
vania Mennonite churches during the
Christmas vacation, December 20
january.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-12-21

Christmas dinner this year, be sure
to remember the birds. This deep
snow has made the search for food
unusually difficult and many birds will
face starvation within the next few
days unless help is forthcoming
Bread, suet, seeds of all kinds, also
table scraps may mean the difference
between life and death for many
feathered friends.
The News acknowledges its obliga-
ton to it faithful corps of correspon-
dents who have succeeded in getting
in letters from their respective local
tiles for the past two weeks despite
roads blocked with the deepest snow
in years and in many localities i'm
passible for more than a week. Some
walked in, some dug their way thru
snowdrifts and made it to town via
the family car-and one came in via
farm tractor.
And speaking of Christmas mail
the postoffice was literally showed un-
der on Monday with a flood of greet
ing cards, parcels and all the other
extras of the holiday season. Eighty
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-12-21
LIQUID Air

Making his second appearance in
Bluffton high school, John Sloan pre-
sented wonders of Liquid Air" in an
assembly program last Friday after
noon. Freezing soap bubbles, ham
mering nails with a banana frozen
in liquid air, and boiling liquid air
on ice were some of the spectacular
demonstrations.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-12-21
BIuffton High School Notes


G.. X. & Hi-Y
If weather conditions permit, G. r.
and Hi-Y members will go carolling,
Thursday evening.
4
Christmas Party
Members of the. four upper grades
will enjoy Christmas party Friday
night in the high school gym. Dor
othy Wenger is general chairman of
the party which is being sponsored
by the Student Senate. The senior
class is in charge of the program,
Art club the decorations, and the
junior class will take care of the re-
freshments.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-12-21

Don. Thomas Koontz was Monday
caller.
Merry Christmas to the Bluffton
News staff and all its readers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-12-21

minute shoppers and some toys
and candy missing from Santa's pack
this time :. j. and so we come to an
other wartime Christmas, hoping for
peace on earth-but this time with
eternal vigilance.
Death toll among Bluffton business
men recently has been unusually
heavy. A friend of ours with a flair
for statistics says that the death of
Noah Basinger, furniture dealer, this
week, marks the passing of the four
teenth merchant in the past three
years.
You might be interested to know
that fire insurance regulations re-
quire you to notify the company's
agent within ten days after moving
to another location. This question
arose in the case of Don Reams who
moved into an apartment of the Pre-
to property a week before the fire
last Friday morning. Reams' house
hold goods were considerably damag
ed.
xrTI.I1 -, r~1 o.o4%s~r~ ,oaJrv F0,.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-12-21
Christina as Vacation

Although students enjoyed a vaca-
tion last week because of the weather,
school will be officially dismissed for
Christmas vacation Friday afternoon.
Glasses will be resumed Tuesday, Jan.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-12-21

While you are getting ready for
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
HOSPITAL PLAN
HEADS TO MEET
Administrators of 70 Such
Movements Gather in
Boston Wednesday

A study concerning the possibil-
ity of reducing fees for unemployed
members of non profit hospital Serv.
ice plans will be explained by
Charles F. Daley of the Connect.
cut Plan for Hospital Care, at q
conference If administrators Of "a
such plans at the Totel Statler In
Detroit on Wednesday.
The Connecticut study, which
looks Particularly toward unemploy-
ment curing the days of postwar
readjustment, has created much in
terest in other non-proft hospital
service groups throughout the coun.'
try. Mr.. Daley, an administrative
assistant with the Connecticut Plan
said ttday.
Membership III Connecticut mas
reached 377,500 while membership
In the other n non-proft pltns ap-
proved by the American Hospital
Association totals 13,064,301.
A program for achieving health
care for all the people of America
through voluntary means" will be
discussed by conference speakers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
BUILDING HERE
TOTALS $4,000
10 of IS Permits Issued
During January Called
for One-FamiIy Houses

A grand total of 1854, $50 In ap-
proXimate costs for all residential
and non residential construction in
Waterbury during the month Of Feb
ruary has been revealed by the
monthly report Of City Building In
spector John T. Hartley. Fifty per-
mits for construction on so buildings
were issued covering the total costs
for which $789, was collected in fees
by city authorities.
Total building costs Of $l25,800 re-
sulting from the issuance of IS per-
mits and providing housing for So
families made up the months ac-
tivities In residential type building
the report revealed. This was made
UP Of the issuance Of 10 permits for
the construction Of 10 one-family
houses with total approximate
costs of $4,000. Additions and al
terations for extra families and for
repairs after fire totaled costs Of
$4,000 while approximate costs OF
81 900 eIltailed the issuance Of 8
permits for additions and alter
ations for extra families and for re-
pairs after fire totaled costs Of Sat-
300 while approximate costs of ST.
900 entailed the issuance Of per-
mits for additions and alterations to
dwellings.
Non-residentia building permits
issued during the month totaled Is
covering approximate total build
ing costs of $23,280. The largest Of
the various constructions undertake
en- to make up this latter total was
for permits issued for alterations
and additions to factories, work.
shops, etc., and covering buildings
costs Of $4,000. The next largest
was IN the amount Of $1,000 cover
ing the issuance Of 3 permits for
additions and alterations to stores.
A grand total Of building costs for
the previous month was $l94, 900 for
which 30 permits had been issued.
One year ago total buildings costs
for the month Of February were in
the amount of $68, $50 for which 43
permits were issued.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
War Contractors In
Meeting Next Week
600 Invited to Educational Sessions of Springfield
Ordnance District; Latest Orders to Be Discussed

Springfield, Mass, March 3-More
than 600 prime and ub-contractors
holding war contracts In the Spring.
field Ordnance District, comprising
Connecticut and the fou- western
counties of Massachusetts, have
been invited by Brig. Gen. Guy H.
Drewry, district chief. to attend a
series of educational meetings on
contract examinations In Spring
field, Hartford, New Haven and
Bridgeport from March 6 to II &C
cording to an announcement by
General Drewry today.
Two-day courses will be gwen in
each city with contractors or their
representatives divided into morn
ing and afternoon groups. The
meetings have been arranged to
acquaint the manufacturers with
the latest War Department regula-
tons and will be conducted by Ord
nance District commissioned officer
and civilian personnel. Sessions in
Springfield will take place March
6 and Z; Hartford, March 8 and 10;
New Haven, March Is and IA, and
Bridgeport, March 16 and IT.
In his letter to the industrialists
calling and explaining the meetings
General Drewry said: 1.-THE most
important problem still facing each
contractor engaged in the produc-
ton Of Ordnance material today, is
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
PRODUCE DEALERS
ADOPT NEW PLAN
Joint Action to Save Tires,
Fuel Without Impair
ment Of Service

The Waterbury Wholesale Fruit
and Produce Association has re-
ceived approval from the ONCE Of
Defense Transportation of its joint
action plan designed to save approx
imately zoo, 900 truck miles yearly
1t was announced today by Frank
v. Richo, acting district manager
of ODT,s New Haven office.
Joint action plans ore designed to
conserve the use Of equipment. tires
fuel and manpower by reducing mil
cage operations without, however
any loss Of essential service to the
public.
This association should be COM
mended, the ODT said, for Its CO.
operation in the conservation Of the
motor equipment involved in Its OPP
erations. as the service 1t Is render
ing is vital to the health Of the COM
munity, and further. because Of the
fact that this Is the largest Joint
action plan which has been APP
proved to date In the Waterbury
area for this type Of carrier.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04

to meet production schedules. How
ever, contractors who have war
contracts are concerned with still
another vital problem-The settling
of a Terminated Contract when
further need Of production ceases.
"While there Is no immediate
prospect of such a situation, never
theless, in anticipation Of the day,
the War Department has charged
Its contracting officers with inform
Ing contractors in advance, Of the
Government termination procedure
and policies, believing that valuable
assistance will be rendered to both
the contractor and the District, in
effecting prompt settlements. Prepa-
ration of settlement proposals and
the disposition of property will be
expedited by knowledge and discus
sion of procedures as prescribed by
War Department regulations"
AS the two-day courses have been
established. the first day topics will
be an introduction and general
background presented by Lieut.. Col.
T. l.. Hapgood and Lieut.. Col.
Ralph A. Young; discussion Of the
new War Department Termination
Article and Notice Of Termination
by Major Parmly Hanford and
Capt. M. T. Mayes, and presentation
of case study on an inventory
basis conducted by Colonel Young,
Capt. H. D. Sherman, Lieut.. S. j.
Stebbins and Claude A. Gates and
John w. Achorn as civilian repre-
Sentatives.
Second day courses will be based
on presentation Of q case study on
cost basis as well as interim flnanc-
ing by officers and civilians from
the SOD Fiscal Division including
Lieut.. Col. Paul A. Wilks, Capt.
Kenneth D. Morse and Lieut.. G. s.
Stack.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04

tons contracts were cut back &C.
copied referrals in Naugatuck ard
are now at work, it was reported.
Seventy-Seven discharged service
men are among the persons who
were placed in employment last
month it was revealed. OF the to-
tai number Of persons placed, AZ
per cent were women.
The statistics, compiled by Miss
Edna Harmon, assistant manager,
show FOB industrial placements, SO
in commercial and professional
jobs, were secured for 1894 per-
sons.
More than IS per cent of the
statements Of availability granted
by the USES review unit during
February were for immigrants. The
number of transfers requested
by immigrants was identical to
that of the previous month, 1t was
reported. The denials made rep
resented about 20 per cent of the
petitions, the report showed. Spe-
cific figures on the number of job
transfer transactions are not pub
licly disclosed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE
(NEA Telephoto)

Tucker Of Fall River, Mass, he Is
married to the former Mary Man.
Mon Of Fall River. At the present
time he is setrving at post in
Baltimore.
With 18th AAF in the South Pa
cific-By direction Of the president
the Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu Of an
additional Air Medal was awarded
on Feb. /, 1914, by 1t. General Mil
lard F.. Harmon, commanding
United States Army Forces in the
South Pacific area, to the following
member of the 18th AAF:
Hubert F. Pond, staff sergeant
Air Corps, United States Army, aer-
ial gunner Home address, Water
bury, Connecticut.
Oak Leaf Clusters in lieu of an
additional Air Medal are awarded
to AAF members by direction of the
president for meritorious achieve
ment while participating in sus-
tanned combat operational missions
and when flights are Of a hazard
Gus nature during which there was
traversed an area where enemy
anti-aircraft fire Is effective, or
where enemy airplanes or exposure
to enemy fire is habitually encoun-
tered,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
JOHN SOLEK PLAYS
RITZ DATE MARCH 8

No matter what your dancing
preference, you'll find it at the Rita
Ballroom in Bridgeport. Wednes-
day, March 9Th, it's brilliant polkas
by Johnny Solek and his orchestra
Of WMBC and WBRY. This is con-
sidered to be one Of the finest polka
modern dance combination in New
England. Square Sets and Waltzes,
modern tunes are played with lusty
fervor every Friday night by Irv
Hintz Farmers. Saturday is Casa
Ritz dance night, the boy with the
horn Ronny Rommell leader, and
Isabelle singing love songs. Tomor-
row evening Sunny Durham and his
orchestra will be heard at the Ritz.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
DR.. HUNTINGTON
IN BROADCAST
Freedom From Want" to
Be Theme of Yale News
Program Sunday

New Haven, Conn, March IL
Ellsworth Huntington, Research As
sociate in Geography, will speak on
freedom from want on the "Yale
Interprets the News" program over
Station VITO, Hartford, on Sum
day evening, March S. at 6:45 p. m.
Mr.. Huntington received his Phi. D.
degree from Yale in 1909, and has
spent many years teaching and do
ing research in the Near East and
Far East. Early in his career, Mr..
Huntington was sent by the Car
negie Institution to study the an
Gent climate of Transcaspia. On a
later expedition he explored the
highest mountains and the greatest
deserts of Central Asia where no
white man had ever been. In 1909
he made an expedition to the Syrian
Desert.
Palestine, and Asia Minor as a
representative of Yale University
and special correspondent for Har-
per's Magazine. From 1910-13 he
was a research assicate of the Car
negie Institution for climatic in
designations in the U. S. Mexico,
and Central America. During the
last war he was captain in the
Military Intelligence Division, and
was later made a major. Since 1907
he has been on the Yale faculty.
He has recently published a book,
America at War;" in collaboration
with several other associates. Among
his best known works are "Civiliza-
ton and Climate and Character
Races"
"Yale 1nterprets the News a
public service program of news
analysis, designed to give better
background for the understanding
of history as it Is being made to-
day, is presented each Sunday at
6:45 p. mfl over Station VITO in
cooperation with Yale.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
BOND PAYMENTS.
BIGGEST ITEM
Controller Reports on Ex.
penditures During Jan.
$5,S7l,397 Balance

Expenditures during January to-
tailed about 8 per cent Of the 1874
city budget, according to the general
fund summary figures released by
City Controller Cornelius F. Ma
loney today. This is slightly over
average, but January expenses nor
mally run higher than those of
most other months of the year, due
to the heavy bond redemption and
interest payments at this time of
the year.
Actual expenditures for the month
amounted to $685., 563.85. Encum-
ORANGES which had not been paid
at the time of posting the monthly
bills totaled $30,833.78 or a grand
total of 1926 ,397.63 for the month,
leaving balance to be expended in
the remaining eleven months of
1914 of $5,871 ,397.95. The 1914 bud
get appropriations, as determined
by the board of finance and ap-
proved by the board of aldermen
last fall, were $6,497, 1853.
AS indicated above the heaviest
expenditure by any department for
January was that of the comptrol-
ler-general financial, amounting to
1896 1921. The major portion of
this was a $3.50, 900 item for bond re-
demption and $74,945 for bond in
tereSt. There will not be another
large payment like this until July.
In large departments like educa-
ton, fire, police, street and sewer,
etc., largest expenditures were the
salary items.
The water fund like comptroller
general financial had heavy bonded
debt payments to meet in January,
totaling $102,00 for redemption and
$112, 102.50 for interest. Smallest
expended item of the money was
that in the Municipal Stadium bud
get-$5.75, the monthly telephone
charge.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
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esTARllsGlED 1eeS
oSTADLl SIiED 1OeS

Rogers-Peet Hand Tailored Suits
And Topcoots For Spring-Ready For
Thot Man Who Believes In Being
On Time.
Being on time IS considered a
cardinal virtue amongst many
men - on time for al appoint
ments - on time with spring
clothes just as soon as it shows it's
head ground that corner.
It's grand ond glorious feeling
to feel able to shed that winter
beaten frost bitten zero weather
overcoot and blossom out in new
spring pIum0se "a L0mbok top
coat at $45 -ond our speei0I $45
spring suit - Then man! You're
riding high, wide ond hondsome.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
CARL H. SHORE
BROWN FRESHMAN

Providence, T., March Carl
H. Shore, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Shore Of South Street, Middle
bury, has entered the freshman
class at Brown University this Sc
mester under the accelerated pro-
gram. This is the third freshman
class to enter Brown during the aca-
demic year 104S-44. An abbreviat-
ed Freshman Week program &C.
quainted the new students with the
facilities Of the University.
Mr.. shore Is a graduate Of Moses
Brown School In Providence where
he participated In swimming, dra-
mates, and tennis.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
Assistant Manager

creates a difference on statistics.
Placements made by the USES for
the New Departure Company in
Bristol are not included in the fl
nal report since Bristol is a part
of the New Britain labor area, and
consequently the February report
does not disclose the whole picture
of the labor activity here. No pub
lie disclosure has been made on
the number of Waterbury area
workers accepted by the Bristol
plant.
Paul Parsons, manager, said u
slight trickling of workers from the
New Haven area into Naugatuck
plants has been noted in the past
week, but the gain there is not
markedly noticeable as yet. Some
of the workers discharged from the
Winchester Repeating Arms Com
pany in New Haven when NUM-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
874 Job Placements Reported Here During February
High School Students
Take Army, Navy Tests.
Rev. E. Einar KrOn to Speak at Second Service Next
Thursday on "WOman, Behold Thy Son.

whether or not he has qualified On
the test. No test scores win be res
ported to a student or school offs
cial, however.
Students who did not qualify on
the previous tests and who are stila
eligible to apply for the college pros
gram will be permitted to take tho
test on March Is.