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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-24
BLUFFTON RETURNS
TO SLOW Time ON
SUNDAY, SEPT. 3
Clocks of Town Will Be Set
Back One Hour First Sun
day in September
Municipal Ordinance Provides
for Fast Time Only Dur
ing Summer Months

Bluffton will return to "slow time"
In another 10 days, with the clocks
of the town scheduled to be set back
one hour at a. m. Sunday, Sep
tember 3.
This change is in conformity with
a municipal ordinance adopted last
spring which provides for the town
to operate on "fast time" only dur
ing May, June, July and August.
Changes from one time schedule
to the other automatically are eff
fective each year on the last Sun
day in April and the first Sunday
in September, with no additional
legislation being required.
EIGHT MONTHS SLOW TIME
For eight months, from the first
Sunday in September until the close
of April, the town will be on "slow
time", one hour slower than Eastern
War Time which will be in effect
each year from May through August.
With Bluffton clocks being turned
back on Sunday, Sept. 3, this year
the town schools will begin operation
on "slow time" the following Tues
day, and will continue on that sched-
ule until the end of April. For
the remainder of the school term,
about one month, the schools will
operate on "fast time.
Buttons schedule of time change
is in line with what most other
cities in this same area will observe,
and there will be but little difference
in the time here in comparison with
that in other towns except for few
weeks during the change-over period
inasmuch as there is no uniform
date of change in the district.
TRANSPORTATION ON FAST TIME
With the change in September,
Bluffton residents will have to again
become accustomed to the variance
involved in Bluffton time, and the
time on which railroads and bus
lines will operate. transportation
facilities will continue to run on
Eastern War Time, which will be
one hour faster in comparison with
Bluffton clocks.
Most national radio stations also
will be on schedules one hour faster
than Buttons time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-24
County Tennis Meet
Being Played Here

Play in the Allen county tennis
tournament which opened last week
end on the Bluffton City courts is
scheduled to be completed this Sun
day, with winners to be decided in
mems and women's singles, mems
doubles and junior singles.
Weather permitting, semi-final
matches will be completed Saturday
afternoon or Sunday morning, and
the championships viii be deter
mined Sunday afternoon.
In mems singles competition thus
far Nate Ganger won over Art Am
stutz; Sidney Stettler defeated Dan
Adkins; w. A. Howe defeated Herb
Waltemath; Woodrow Little defeat
ed Ken Taylor; Clair Fett defeated
c. Stein; Paul Detwiler defeated
Harry Grayson, and Homer Bracy
defeated Lou Zeamans.
This places six Bluffton men in
the quarter-fnals-Stettler, Howe,
Little, Fett, Detwiler and Bracy.
In the only women's singles match
Betty Weinhold defeated Agnes Am
stutz; and the only juniors matches
played found Buddy Bixel defeating
Roddy Balmer and John Bracy win
ming over Kenny Bracy.
Cups will be awarded to cham
pions in the mems singles; women's
singles; mems doubles and junior
singles.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-24
Former Bluffton Couple Get Word
From Son In Japanese Prison Camp

Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Lugibihl of
Santa Fe, New Mexico, formerly of
Bluffton, have received word from
their son Myron Lugibihl, Jr., Is,
now being held in a japanese prison
camp that he is alive and well.
The message was received by the
parents, it was learned here the first
of the week. The word was the
first to be had from him since last
December when a similar message
was received. No further details
were given.
Location of the prison camp where
Lugibihl is being held was not dis
closed.
His parents are natives of Bluff
ton, his father being the son of the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-24
Mother Seeks Red Cross Aid After
Rum0rs Of Her Soldier Sons Death

No confirmation has been received
here of reports that Lyle Kohl, son
of Mrs. Eva Kohl, died in England
of wounds suffered in the initial in
vasion of France on the Normandy
coast.
Mrs. Kohl, war worker in the
local plant of The Triplett Electrical
Instrument Co., has refused to put
any credence in the rumors of her
sons death current here this week,
for she feels the war department
would have notified her by this
time had the wounds been fatal.
She said the last message she had
from war department authorities
was telegram received on July 25
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-24
New Instructor For Band Is
Employed At High School Here
Carl Twining of Findlay Will
Direct Group on Part
Time Basis
Teaching Staff Completed with
Exception of Manual Train
ing Instructor

Addition of Carl Twining, of
Findlay, as high school band di-
rector has completed the organization
of the Bluffton public school teach
ing staff for the coming year, with
the exception of an instructor in
manual training.
Unless teacher for that depart
ment can be obtained by the time
school opens on Tuesday, September
5, the manual training department
will be closed for the coming term,
the board of education announced.
Twining, as band director for the
high school, will be here one day
each week for rehearsals and in
struction, in addition to directing
school bands in North Baltimore and
Fostoria. His salary for the year
under the part-time schedule will be
$3.50.
Employment of Twining completes
a Encouragement of the music de-
partment in the high school here fol-
lowing the resignation last month
of Sidney Hauenstein, former in
structor in orchestra and band.
Miss Harriet Brate, who was last
year in charge of vocal music and
also doing teaching in the College
department of music will this year
devote full time to the high school
and in addition to her vocal music
duties will take over direction of
the orchestra, it was announced
Tuesday night by Supt. Ralph Lam
ham.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-24

late A. D. Lugibihl, pioneer hard
ware merchant. His mother is the
former Lillian Amstutz. He is a
nephew of Mrs Edith Mann, Monroe
and Arthur Amstutz of this place.
Lugibihl was taken prisoner by
the Japanese in the capture of Ra-
taan peninsula in the Philippines
early in the war. He was enlisted
in the 200th Regiment of anti-air-
craft coast artillery numbering ap-
proximately 1,400 men and composed
entirely of New Mexico troops, one
of three units defending the penin-
sula. He enlisted in the army three
years ago and was sent to the Phil
ippines shortly before the Pearl
Harbor attack.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-24
THREE WEEKS TO
APPLY FOR new
"A" GAS RATIONS
Every Motorist Must Make Ap.
plication to Receive New
"A" Book.
Application Forms are Expected
at Filling Stations This
Week.

Bluffton motorists will have three
weeks to apply for renewal of their
"A" gasoline rations, it is announced
by the Allen County Price and Ra-
tioning board. D
While the Office Of Price Admin
istration has revised its regulations
to permit motorists to apply by mail
for their new "A" rations, they still
must file an application to obtain
the new stamps.
Forms on which to apply may be
obtained at the boards headquarters
in Lima or at filling stations. A
supply of forms is expected at filling
stations here the last Of this week.
Applications made fby mail should
be addressed to the boards office in
Lima. The form when filled out
should be accompanied by the back
cover of the current "A" book prop
erly signed.
There will be no Further use for
the tire Inspections record which
formerly had to accompany all appli-
cations for gasoline rations. A stub
marked mileage rationing record
will replace the tire. .yinspection rec
ord.
Present ration books expire Sep
tember 81. The new ration will be
in the same amount as that now in
effect. The new book will contain
six coupons each good for four gall
Ions, making a total of "a gallons
good for about 12O miles a month,
which is the same allowance mo-
torists now receive.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-24
BLUFFTON SCHOOL
BUDGET FOR NEXT
YEAR is $79,26S
Increase of S5,S94 in Appropria-
tons is Asked of County
Budget Board
Teachers Salaries of S41, 500
Comprise Largest Single Item
of Expense

Increased expenditures of S5,894
are provided in a proposed budget OF
S79,268 for the operation of Bluffton
public schools in 1914, it was announc-
ed this week by the board of educa-
ton.
Preparation of the budget was COM
pleted during the last week, and the
next step in setting it up for the COM
ing year will require it to be submit
ted to the Allen county budget com
mission for approval
Next years proposed budget OF
$79, ,268 includes SGT ,250 for operating
expenditures and $12,018 for bond re-
tirement and interest.
Higher Than in 1914
Current budget for 1914 is $73,374.-
so, based on actual expenditures for
the first half of the year and on esti-
mates for the remaining six months.
Of this SCI sos represents operating
expenses and S11, ,S09,5O goes for bond
redemption and interest.
In 1943, a total of $76,760.13 was
spent by the board of education, S59,-
815.02 for operating cost and S16,-
945.11 for bond commitments.
Principal intem of expense for 1945
as in preceding years, will be for the
cost of instruction. A total of SAL
500 is earmarked for that purpose in
the new budget, as compared with
$39,500 required for teachers in 1914.
$79,73S In Receipts
Estimated receipts for 1945 are
SGT ,2S8.22 for general expenditures,
and $12,450.02 for bonds, to make a
total of $79, 1924. In 1914 total re-
ceipts are estimated at $73,384.
Allen County Auditors estimate of
the tax duplicate is $5,075,000, in
comparison with the 1914 duplicate
of S4,585 900.
The present tax rate is $1,000 per
thousand, including $500 within the
10 mill limitation and $500 by special
levy. Rate for 1916 is estimated at
$10.40, of which $500 will be inside
the 10 mill limitation and $5.40 out
side the limitation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-24
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. James Patterson of
Toledo, a son, James William, Tues
day. Mrs. Patterson is the former
Frances Cooney of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Mathewson of
Bluffton, son, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merlin Jones of Co
lumbus Grove, twins, girl and boy,
Tuesday. Mrs. Jones is the former
Mae Nusbaum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Benroth of
Columbus Grove, a daughter, Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Lanning of
Arlington, a daughter, Harriet Zoe
last Thursday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-24

notifying her that her son had been
wounded on the second day of the
invasion.
Reports of the death of the Bluff
ton youth were widespread this week
after one of his buddies had writ
ten relatives here that he had visited
hohli's burial place. There were no
other details in the letter, however,
and Mrs. Kohlf believes there has
been some error.
The Red Cross has been asked to
check into the matter for the Bluff
ton woman, and she also plans TO
write the War Department, asking
them to make an investigation for
her.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-24
RATIONING OF EGGS
May RESULT FROM
COMING SHORTAGE
Supply Situation Will Be In
Critical Stage BY Spring,
Farmers Predict
FlOcks Are Smallest In History
AS Result of Glutted Mar
kets; High Feed

Eggs which flooded the market sew
eral months ago have ueclined to
about one-half of their former volume
and farmers taking long range view
of the situation are openly predict
ing the possibility of egg rationing
before next spring.
Rejecting the reduced volume of
eggs now being marketed, prices
which were as low as "a cents a doz-
en- in early summer months have adj
vanced to marks of 80 and 81 cents
paid to farmers for run-of-nest eggs.
Factors contributing to a falling
off of one-half in area egg production
have been the effect of unreasonable
hot weather and smaller matches of
chickens last spring, influenced by the
glutted egg market, which in turn has
resulted in fewer pullets for the fall
and winter laying season.
Flocks Sold
In addition, wholesale liquidation of
poultry fiocks was general during the
early summer as farmers refused to
continue putting highpriced feed into
flocks when the market was glutted
with low-priced eggs.
Conditions at present are not seri-
Gus and there are plenty of eggs to fill
demands, but long range prospects are
none too good in view of indications
that a critical shortage may develop
before spring, producers say.
Biggest factor in the situation in
dicating an impeding scarcity of eggs
is the shortage of pullets in farmer
focks. The results from only about
half the normal number of chicks be-
ing Matched last spring.
Fewer Laying Hens
Normally there are enough pullets
in focks to carry on egg production
thru the winter. Evidence of the pres
ent situation is seen in the demand
for laying pullets, with prices for
choice stock quoted at from S1.50 to
S1.60 per head. Ordinary at this time
of the year pullets bring about 70
cents.
Further cutting into egg producing
prospects, old hens are being sold IN
large volume on the market here and
because of a scarcity of feed. Demand
for Matching eggs will further aggra-
vate the situation next spring.
In view of all these factors, farmers
point out there will be fewer chickens
on farms this winter than in many
years, and from all indications eggs
will be scarce by spring.
Those who want old hens for eating
will find plenty of them on the mark
| ct, and the supply likely will be plen-
tiful until November. Present quo
tations are about 27 cents a pound
and no increase in prices is expected
until the supply begins falling off in
| late fall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-24
Jenerd Resident Dies;
Funeral On Thursday

Philip Beach, 81, painter, died
Tuesday night at 10 o'clock at his
home in Jenera following a years
illness of heart disease.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
at Trinity Lutheran church, Jenera,
of which he was a member. Rev,
John Gauss will officiate. Burial
will be in the church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife and two
children Howard James and Mural
Ruth, both at home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-24
Brother of Local
Woman SuccltirlbS

Reuben Carman, SO, brother of
Mrs. S, S. Motter of South Main
street, died at his home near Alger,
Tuesday night at o'clock following
an illness of ten years.
Funeral services will be held at
Maysville Methodist church, Satur-
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with
Rev. H. NJ. Lands, the pastor, Off
ciating. Interment will be in Mays
vile cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, two child
rem, three sisters and three brothers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-24

James A. Griffith of the army air
force, stationed at Marysville, Calf,
has been promoted to the rank of
first lieutenant, it was learned here
this week. He is in command of the
army air base at that place.
Lieut.. Griffith is a grandson of
Mrs. ]. A. Rogers of South Main
street. He and his wife reside at
Oroville, Calf, nearby. Mrs. Crit
fifth, the former Miss Zitella Gettles
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Gettles, also of South Main
street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-24
Returns Home On
Honorable DISCHARGE

Pvt. Herbert Conrad who was sta
toned at Camp Shelby, Miss, has
returned here honorably discharged
on recommendation of army medical
authorities. Pvt. Conrad who be-
came i'll while in camp is recovering
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Conrad of Geiger
street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-24
James Basinger Air
Cadet In Alabama

James H. Basinger, 26, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Noah Basinger of South
Lawn avenue is now enrolled as an
aviation cadet in the pre-fight school
at Maxwell Field, Alabama, an in
stallation of the Army Air Forces
Training Command.
AT the field the cadets are receiv-
ing nine weeks of intensive military,
physical and academic training.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-24
Sister OF Former
Local Man Dies

Mrs. Ada Haen, II, wife of
George Haen, died at her home near
North Baltimore, Tuesday morning
following a four years illness. Death
followed a second stroke from which
she failed to rally.
Mrs. Haen was a sister of the
late John A. Rogers of Bluffton
whose death occurred nearly a year
ago.
Surviving are her husband and
one sister, Mrs. Lily Brewster of To-
ledo.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-24

A heavy rain storm accompanied
by wind and some lightning swept
Bluffton Wednesday afternoon. The
downpour of rain followed number
of lighter showers and was the heav-
lest in recent weeks. The rain over
taxed storm sewers temporarily and
water on the Main street pavement
in the business section stood curb
high in some places.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-24
More Blue Stamps
To Be Good Sept. /

Five more blue stamps, worth ten
points each will become valid for
buying rationed processed foods be-
ginning Sept /, it is announced by
the Office of Price Administration
The stamps-G-5, H-5, J-5. ks
and L-5-will be good indefinitely.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-24
BluftOn Girl Takes
SecretdriQL Position

Miss Genevieve Fett, eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Fett of
Campus Drive has left for Roches-
ter, n. T., to accept a secretarial
position with the Eastman Kodak
Co. She was graduated last spring
from Bowling Green State univers-
ity.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-24
In New Guinea

Pfc. Harry Bogart, former Bluff
ton rural mail carrier has landed in
New Guinea, in the southwest Pa
cifc war area, according to word
received Tuesday by his wife, Mrs.
Margaret Bogart who is substituting
as carrier on the rural route.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-24
In Nava1 Training

Cornelius Schmidt of Bluffton, re-
Gently inducted into naval service,
is in training at Sampson, N. Y.
Evening star., 1944-05-26

out of the war manpower situation.
All of the bills go back to the House,
some for complete action, others for
concurrence in Senate amendments.
One bill eliminates interest on
refunds of retirement contributions
to persons who were in the Govern
ment less than one year. Due to the
wartime turnover in personnel, the
work of processing these refunds has
increased steadily.
Another bill eliminates the COM
putation of interest for fractions of
a month in cases where retirement
contribution refunds would continue
to bear interest
The retirement law also is amend
ed by another bill to protect the
Joint survivorship rights of retired
Evening star., 1944-05-26

day and even to raise the Nazi flag.
In some camps, he said, the dis
tribution of anti-Fascist literature
has been forbidden on the grounds
that it might produce friction. In
others, such as that at Trinidad,
Colo, camp newspapers are being
produced with the avowed purpose
of supporting spirit of national
socialism among German war pris-
oners."
This observer" had little time
for such treatment.
The German at the front, faced
with tommygun, is one type of
individual, he said. He throws his
hands in the air and shouts, Hitler
kaput." (Hitlers throughD But
the writer said, he Is 'patted on the
Evening star., 1944-05-26

employees who later return to work.
Under present law, when a Govern
ment worker retires he may elect to
take a reduced annuity in order to
provide an annuity after his death
for designated beneficiary. If he
returns to work after period of
retirement his annuity ceases, and
at the end of his unemployment he
must again indicate whether he
wants the joint survivorship annu-
ity. The amendment approved by
the Senate yesterday protects his
joint survivorship rights if he dies
during the period of unemployment
or within 30 days after the termi-
nation of the unemployment.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Ease Of u. ). Prisons
Astonishes Russians

Special Radio to the Star and Chicago
Daily News.
MOSCOW. May IS. Astonish-
ment and criticism about the treat
ment of German war prisoners in
United States camps was expressed
yesterday by an observer" writing
in the government organ Izvestia.
Drawing on reports in the Ameri-
can press he informed the Soviet
public that prisoners at Fort Lewis
Wash, were permitted to arrange
a demonstration on Hitler's birth
Evening star., 1944-05-26
{ Civil Service Bills
Approved by Senate

A group of clerical-mechanical
employees in the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing would get the same
Is per cent differential for night
work now paid to skilled craftsmen
at the bureau under one of six civil
service bills passed by the Senate
yesterday
The other measures make per-
fecting amendments in the Retire
ment Act and other personnel laws,
mainly to meet conditions growing
Evening star., 1944-05-26

head in an American camp and
Immediately puts his feet on the
table" Such an attitude, he
charged, often goes unpunished and
is even encouraged by some camp
administrations.
tcopyrisht. 1914, Chicago Daily News, Incl
Evening star., 1944-05-26

Sooths. relieve heat rash,
and help prevent il with
As1sana, fornerly Msxi-
e. Heat fowdar. SSrinkle
this sooling, astringent
ne6eatsd powder we'll
ov~ hset hntated skin.
Csets Estle. Big savings
in larger sisss. All the
family win like Mexsana.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-23

MIR. and Mrs. z. M. Kennebrew
and Mrs. A. E. Radford went to
Yakima today.
Olav Otheim, S &c, is home on q
two weeks leave from Port
Hueneme, Calf.
Frank Cans visited at the home
of his brother, Jesse Cans, on
Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. Pat Dierlam, Mrs. William
Blair and Merrill spent Friday
and Saturday in Yakima.
DR.. Gary York and wife OF
Walla Walla spent Sunday at the
home of E. S. Mcdonald.
Mrs. c. o. Monosmith and Mrs.
Vernon Monosmith were Yakima
visitors last Saturday.
The Fourth Friday club will
meet at the home of Mrs. Ray
Marsh on Friday of this week.
Mrs. Fred Scoville of Canton,
ILL.,, is visiting at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. John Briece.
Mrs. McCllelen of Walla Walla
visited her mother Mrs. Mueller
last Sunday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-23

Mcintosh, Hal Holman, an dTom
Duncan.
The following boys were in
vested with the Bob Cat rank
Tuesday evening in a candle light
ceremony conducted by R. D. Nc
bennett, scout executive of the
Blue Mountain Council:
Robert Pace Wayne Catlett, Joe
Renshow, Lowell Catlett, Wayne
Sage, Richard Guyer, Donald
Watts, Gerry Romberg, Patrick
Munds, Harold Meyers, Troy
Hamblin, Henry Miller, Sylvester
Ref, John Gallien, Billy Duffy
Richard Williams, Don Wheeler,
Leland Manning, Dwight Larson
Ronald Manning, Robert Patzer,
Danny Gilbert, James Dupuis,
Donald Persinger, Dick Robinson,
Arson Curtis, Danny Fritz, Donald
Meyers, Duane Meyers, Verlan
Bowman, Tommy Minugh, G. R.
FELTON,, Wilbur Boder, Tavern Nc
Call, Chas. Bjerkness, Monte Ar
len, Gary Leo, Paul Axtell.
Herman Campbell and Rev. j.
B. Coan were responsible for the
organization of the pack and both
spoke briefly and assisted with
the meeting.