The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-02-17
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Groundhog's ears which should have
burned after lot of sarcastic re-
marks by disillusioned Blufftonites
and autos skidding crafty thru
stoplights or getting stalled at
the curb on the Main drag +. and
snow shovels unused since year
ago busted off for heavy duty !.
Myron Motter and Clair Fett are
tops when it comes to cleaning snow
off the sidewalks of the whole
neighborhood-if you're one of their
neighbors just consider yourself
lucky and know there is a Santa
Claus . prosperity isn't around
the corner-it's here and it's
bringing a headache to basketball
box office managers who are at their
wits end to keep enough change on
hand for the big bills-fives, tens
and twenties-that flood in to buy
admission tickets and speaking
of basketball-highs school fans were
in deep mourning Tuesday after
noon when word came that Herman
plays his last league game Friday
night and leaves for the army next
Thursday-a week before the tourna-
ment.
With tires worn and roads slippery
hazards of skidding are definitely
greater after the heavy snowfall
over the week end. Several minor
accidents were reported, none serious.
And speaking of tires, it's remark
able how well they're holding up
during the emergency. For instance,
there's Sidney Huber's, 1887 Ply
mouth with all four of its original
tires-in fact three of them have
never been off the car.
And we call attention to an en-
ergency measure-feeding of the
birds especially this week when the
ground is covered with snow. Don't
neglect our feathered friends which
have a really hard time finding
something to eat now. It's not much
trouble and you'll enjoy seeing them
feed. If you are interested in a
more extensive feeding program
read the article on. Page 3 of last
weeks News by Prof. H. w. Berky.
And now since ration points are
off canned green beans grocers here
say there's practically no demand
for them-stocks of green beans are
piling up on the shelves-just like
coffee did after rationing was called
off.
Milady's purse-that catchall for
odds and ends-is to add another
item to its contents. In addition to
money, factory badge, ration books,
makeup kit, etc., it will have to ac-
commodate an assortment of red and
blue ration tokens beginning Febru-
airy 27.
Another reunion of Bluffton boys in
faroff corners of the world was re-
ported this week when Junior Han
kish and James Moser, buddies sta
toned in England, met up with
Harry Shrider somewhere in Eng
land. Shrider, they learned was
stationed at an army camp some 60
miles distant.
Something of a mystery in Orange
township the other day when Wright
Klingler found the remains of a
rubber balloon on his farm. The
balloon made of high grade cream
colored rubber had been buffeted by
high winds and badly torn as it
landed. 1t is believed to have been
about a yard in diameter. There
were no markings to indicate its
origin or ownership.
If you think the cost of living is
high, be thankful you're not in
China. Miss Minnie Hilty, Pandora
missionary now in that country says
that rice is So a pound in American
money-pork S1.25, lard over So,
Carnation milk $27 per tin and cloth
six inches for 81. Miss Hilty is a
sister of Miss Elizabeth Hilty of
Pandora and Mrs. S. S. Bixel north
west of Bluffton.
Bert Schifferly, formerly of this
place is now living in Bromley, KY,
a town smaller than Bluffton, where
he has bought home. 1t is located
conveniently near Cincinnati where
Bert has been employed for num-
Der of years and holds good job.
Guns, tanks and planes pouring
out of Detroit to the various battle
fronts of the world are vastly i'm
proved over what they were at the
beginning of the war, writes Edwin
Hauenstein, formerly of Bluffton,
now in the engineering department
of fbo Chryclar y,lopt Thousands of