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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
Charles COburn Rites
Held Here On MOHlday

Charles G. Coburn, active leader
in Bluffton civic affairs for more
than thirty years died Friday morn
ing following a short illness.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon in the Stanley Ba-
singer funeral home with Ralph
Stewart of Toledo conducting the
Christian Science service. Burial
was in Findlay at Maple Grove Gem
etery.
He was a member of the Christian
Science church, past master of the
Masonic lodge and past patron of
the Eastern Star chapter.
A native of Rochester, New York,
he came to Ohio as young man in
the employment of the Ohio Oil
company, being connected with the
production department of that or
ganization for so years.
After residing in Findlay for a
short time he moved to Bluffton and
has lived here since that time.
Surviving are daughter Verae
Ross Coburn; sister, Mrs. c. d
Hayward and a niece Mrs. Walter
Pearson all of Pennington, N. j.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
GiUes Months Pay
To Red Cross Fund

"You never can tell when you may
need help from the Red Cross, was
the only comment Corp. Ropp Trip
lett, of Wright Field, Dayton, would
make when he donated his entire
corporal's pay, $66, to the Red Cross
drive Monday"
The above is from a Dayton news
paper, commenting on the donation
as follows:
Corp. Triplett, whose home is in
Bluffton, is assigned as an engineer
ing radio aide in the test section of
the Signal Corps Aircraft radio lab
oratory at Wright Field. He is a
graduate of the University of Gin
cinnati and was inducted May IL
1943.
1.-THE donation was made to the
Wright Field Red Cross office and
reported by its field director, Charles
D. Estill."
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
Wayne YO0k0nl Gets
Army Commission

Wayne Yoakam, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon Yoakam, of Bluffton
Rural Route 2, was commissioned a
second lieutenant at the graduation
ceremony of the Army Air forces
training command school at Yale uni
versity, last Thursday.
Lieut.. Yoakam spent several
months as an aviation cadet at Yale
where he began training to become
technical officer in aircraft main
tenance engineering.
He is now prepared for duty at an
advanced flying field where he will
be in charge of a crew of enlisted
men who are specialists in mainten-
ance.
Lieut.. Yoakam graduated from
Bluffton High school in 1885, and
from Ohio State university with a
degree in electrical engineering last
June. He started active training as
an aviation cadet at Boca field
Florida, last July 5.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
Name BLuftOn Coed
College May Queen

Wilma Nonnamaker Mumma, Bluff
ton college senior, will be crowned
queen at the annual May day festivi-
ties on Saturday, May 13, it was
announced the first of the week.
Growing of the queen climaxes
events of May day, picturesque out
door fete of college commencement
week.
Identity of the queen was dis
closed following the tabulation of re-
suits of an election by the student
body which selects by majority vote
one of the graduating class for the
honor.
The senior chosen is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Nonnamaker
of Spring street. Her husband,
Richard Mumma, is a student in
Presbyterian Theological seminary,
Chicago During her four years of
college she has been active in schol-
astic and social organizations. Her
attendants will be selected soon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
BlufOn High School
Observes Latin Week

This week is Ohio Latin Week,
observed by Latin classes through
out the state. In these war days
when technical subjects are being
stressed, many people do not realize
the necessity of cultural courses.
Bluffton High School Latin stu
dents have made Latin notices
which are being displayed through
out the school building.
Plans are being made for Roman
dinner to be held in the school cafe
terra the week after Easter. The
menu will consist of foods such as
were served at Roman feasts. The
second-year Latin class is doing most
of the planning. Committees are
working on decorations, the program,
and menu. All of the Latin students
are learning Latin songs which will
be sung at the dinner.
While the students are planning
for the banquet, they are learning
to appreciate the customs of the Ro-
man people as well as their Ian
guage. A study of Latin is of great
Importance, for it is the basis OF
most modern languages and ovel
sixty per cent of the English word.
are derived from Latin.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
new OHIO DRAFT
DEFERMENT PLAN
GOES into EFFECT
All Deferments of Men Is to rs
Will Be Reviewed By
Local Boards
Thirty-five Allen County Men
To Leave Next Week In
March Quota

Deferments of all Allen County men
aged Is thru 26 granted under re-
placement schedules submitted by
their employers to Ohio Selective Ser
vice headquarters are being cancelled,
and local draft boards now have full
discretion to determine how many of
them may be called up Immediately
for service in the armed forces.
Official announcement of the new
policy in handling deferments of
young men in this age bracket was
made by state headquarters.
1t was also announced that no new
replacement schedules will be accept
ed, or expired schedules renewed as
March /. This action virtually brings
to an end the replacement schedul
promgram whereby state headquarters
determined the draft status of men
employed in industrial plants.
Local Board Problem
Last weeks action relative to re-
placement schedules returns to Ohio's
$50 draft boards complete authority
to determine the draft status of all
men who have been occupationally de-
ferred under replacement schedules.
Many observers see the change as
tn first move in calling up for induc-
tion many of the men who have been
deferred because of their Importance
in industrial plants. Particular en-
phasis in the re-classifcation likely
will be centered on single men and
men of all degrees of dependency who
are not over 26 years of age.
In his announcement of the discon-
tinuance of replacement schedules,
Col. c. w. Goble, Ohio Selective Ser
vice Director, requested local boards
to continue to give consideration" to
the deferment of men 18 thru 25 in
line with the time allowed on replace
ment schedules.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
Inter-D r-DenominatiOnal Laymen's
Council Will Be Organized Here
Each Button Church Will Be
Represented BY One Member
On The Council
Promotion of Church Attend
ance Will Be First Project
Considered By Group

Organization of an inter-denomina-
tional laymen's council to promote
church attendance and broaden the
scope of local religious activities was
projected at meeting of laymen
from various churches of the town
Monday night in the Bluffton High
school cafeteria.
In the organizational procedure
each Bluffton church will select a
member to sit on the inter-denomina-
tional council. The next step viii
be the drafting of a program to
widen local interest in regular
church activity discussed by DR.. c.
Henry Smith, Eugene Benroth, c.
A. Stauffer and Mayor w. A. Howe.
Much of the discussion centered
about the recently completed relig-
ious census which showed that APP
proximately one-third of Buttons
adults do not attend church reg
ularly.
OF 1895 persons listed in the sur
vey, 939 over 15 years of age are
communicate church members. Non
church goers over Is, totalled SGT
according to the survey.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
Promotions

Capt. Herbert Luginbuhl has been
promoted to the rank of major, it
was learned by his wife Mrs. Clor-
india Luginbuhl, the first of the week.
He is in the army signal corps sta
toned in Iran.
Richard Balmer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Balmer of South Main
street has been promoted from sea-
man first class to petty officer store
keeper third class, it was announced
the first of the week.
Mrs. Richard Cookson has received
word that her husband has been pro-
NOTED to the rank of corporal. He is
stationed at Camp Shelby, Miss.
Mrs. Carey Younkman, Lafayette
has been notified that her husband
Pvt. Carey Younkman, stationed in
the southwest Pacific, has been
awarded the Good Conduct medal
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. G.
Younkman of near Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
Ration Values Cut
On Dry Sausage

Ration-point values of a number
of types of sausage were reduced one
and two points by the OPA, effective
this week.
In the new OPA ruling there was
a reduction of two points pounds
for the popular dry and semi-dry
sausages such as salami, etc. Dry
sausages formerly had ration value
of eight points per pound and the
semi-dry varieties were valued at
six points.
All other sausages were cut one
point with the exception of those
listed at one point on March tables.
OPA said the reductions were
made possible by an unusually large
supply caused by a sharp drop in
consumer demand.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
PROSPECTS BETTER
FOR RE-SURFACINC
OF MAIN STREET
Division Highway Official Will
Confer With Council At
Mondays Session
Long Deferred Improvement
Project May Be Completed
Here This Summer

Prospects for a start in the near
future on the long-deferred re-
surfacing of Buttons Main street
appeared more definite this week
with announcement that 0. C. Kohl
division superintendent of the state
highway department, will discuss the
project with the municipal council al
its meeting next Monday.
Re-surfacing of the street first
was urged by the Bluffton village
administration in 1889, but failed tc
clear thru the red tape of the high.
way department before the outbreak
of war.
After beginning of the war Ohio's
highway program was drastically
curtailed and there was no further
action until January of this year
when it was indicated unofficially
that the project might be completed
this year.
Main street is part of the Dixie
y. ROulG kCS
north-south war highway, and i:
called on to bear a large volume oi
heavy truck traffic.
Binder Loose
Much of the asphalt binder hold
ing bricks in place has eroded sine,
the pavement was constructed l.
years ago. This results in loose ant
broken bricks which permits watel
TO seep thru to the underlying con
crete base.
In addition to alleviating thi
condition, re-surfacing of the stree
would eliminate traffic hazar'
represented by steel rails Of th
abandoned Western Ohio interurbal
line in the center of the thorofare
Main streets present brick pave
ment was built in 1927 at a cos
upwards of 100000. 1t consist
of a six-inch concrete foundation
one inch sand cushion and three incl
brick top held in place with asphal
binder.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
Rites For Mrs. Mary
ZeiderS Held TUeSday

Mrs. Mary Zeiders, 90, resident
If Beaverdam, died at the home of
a daughter, Mrs. P. E. Kilgore, in
Columbus, last Sunday. Inirmities
of age was the cause of death.
Mrs. Zeiders was a member of the
Rockport Presbyterian church, where
funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon. Burial was in the Rock
port cemetery.
Rev. Ernest Bigelow, pastor of the
Bluffton and Rockport Presbyterian
churches, was the officiating pastor.
Survivors include Mrs. Kilgore
two sons, John Zeiders, of F'indlay
and Frank Zeiders, of St. Petersburg
Florida, and a brother, John Marsh
all, of Beaverdam, and half-brothel
George Marshall, of Marion.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
Mrs. Bright Schiferly
Dies In Lima Hospital

Mrs. Bright Schifferly, So, of
Lima, formerly of Bluffton died in
Lima Memorial hospital, Wednesday
morning following a two weeks i'll
ness.
She lived in Bluffton about forty
years ago during which time her
father, Rev. John Todd was pastor
of the Bluffton and Rockport Pres
byterian churches.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day at Lewis funeral home in Lima.
Surviving are her husband and
one daughter of Lima; another
daughter lives in Boston; two bro
theirs, John and William Todd and a
sister all of Cleveland and her par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. John Todd who
have been making their home with
their daughter in Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
With The Sick

Mrs. Alice Herr is quite i'll at her
home on Bentley road south of town.
Donovan Conrad who underwent
an operation for stomach ulcers at
Bluffton hospital last month is much
improved. He is still a patient in
the hospital here.
Harold Stonehill of North Main
street who recently went to Phoenix,
Arizona, for sinus trouble is much
improved.
Kenneth Schaublin who was a
surgical patient at Bluffton hospital
the past two days is improving and
will be removed to his home the
first of next week.
Wilbur Steiner who has been i'll
with heart ailment at his home on
the Dixie highway south of Bluffton
was removed to Findlay hospital,
Tuesday night.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
RatiOning Calendar

So that you may keep in mind tn,
numerous important wartime n
tioning dates, the Bluffton News i
publishing this weekly reminder:
MARCH 20-Last day to use
Brown Stamps Y and z i'm War
Ration Book No. for purchase
Of meats, cheese, canned milk,
canned fish, butter, lard and
other edible fats. Red 10 point
stamps AS, BS, CS, DS, ES and
FS in Book 4, good thru May 20.
MARCH 20--Last day to use
Green Stamps X, L and NJ, for
processed foods. Blue 10 point
stamps AS, B8, C8, DS and E8
i'm Book Four are good thru May
20.
MARCH 21-Last day to use
Coupon No. 10 in A book for three
gallons of gasoline.
SUGAR-March 81, last day to
use Stamp 80 in Book 4 for S
pounds Stamp 40 in Book 4 good
for pounds of canning sugar
until Feb. %. 1945.
SHOES-Stamp No. Is in Ra-
ton Book l good for one pair Of
shoes until April 80. Stamp No.
l on "Airplane" sheet in Ration
Book 3 good for one pair. An
other stamp, to be announced
soon will be good for one pair Of
shoes beginning May 1.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
Navy VIZ Tests
Being GiUen Here

Navy Viz examinations were Civ
en- at Bluffton High school Wednes-
day for high school seniors who will
be IL before July l and high school
graduates who will not have reached
their goth birthday.
The tests determine youths who
are fitted for the navy's college pro
gram, and those accepted will re
lceive free college training before go
ling into the service as naval officers
Chief J. B. Sanzenbacher, Navy
recruiter for this area, will be here
this Friday to discuss the Navy VI
program, with especial emphasis OF
the radio technician's training cours
es open to high school seniors.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
RED CROSS DRIVE
TO RAISE $4,000
OPENS WEDNESDAY
House. To- House Canvass Will
Be Made Here BY More
Than so Solicitors
Funds Raised By Red Cross
Principally Used For Soldier
And Sailor Relief

House-to-house canvassing of Bluff
ton in the Red Cross Roll Call and
War Relief drive will start this We'd
nesday, it was announced Tuesday
night by Mayor w. A. Howe, chair
man of the local campaign.
More than so men and women So
licitors will call at every residence i'm
the town during the drive to raise
$500 locally, practically all of which
will go to the war relief activities of
the Red Cross.
Marking the opening of the local
campaign, meeting of solicitors was
held Tuesday night in the Bluffton
High school cafeteria, with Mayor
Howe presiding. Closing date of the
campaign is Wednesday, March 90.
In this years drive, the quota of
$4,000 represents about twice the
largest total ever collected here be-
fore. Each Bluffton family must con-
tribute an average of $5 to put the
drive over the top.
Included in the 1914 budget of the
Red Cross are expenditures of S26,-
100000 for service in army and navy
hospitals; $36,000,000 for service in
army and navy camps; S27 100000 for
servicemen's clubs overseas; $4,000,-
900 for blood donor service, etc.
The national goal is 5000, 900, 900,
with emergency financial assistance to
servicemen, production of surgical
dressing; morale supplies, service to
U. S. prisoners of war, foreign war
relief, disaster relief, etc, also includ-
ed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
Rites For Lehman
Infant SATURDAY.

William Frederick Lehman, six
weeks-old son of Villas and Marie
(Bogart) Lehman, died last Thurs
day morning at the family home on
North Jackson street, after an i'll
ness of two weeks.
Survivors include the parents and
a brother, Roger Gene, IL.
Funeral services were held Satur-
day afternoon in the Paul Diller fun
eral home. Rev. V c. Oppermann,
pastor of the st. Johns Reformed
church, officiated. Burial was in
Maple Grove cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
Real Estate Deals

Cecil Hartman living south of
Rockport has purchased the 53 acre
track on Bentley road from the Eli
Locher estate and expects to build
house and move on the place this
summer.
Mrs. Goldie Battles has sold her
sixty acre farm in Orange township
to Paul Eikenbary. She expects to
move to Findlay this spring.
Wilbur Hartman has purchased his
fathers 119 acre farm east of Bluff
ton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
In New Locations

Albert Garmatter of North Lawn
avenue who purchased the Miss
Lydia Basinger property on West
Elm street in January will remodel
the residence and occupy it this
spring.
Mrs. Agnes Warkentin Moore of
Vanughnsville is moving this week
into the former John Hilty property
on Cherry street which she purch-
ased last fall from Levi Frankhaus-
er. Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Kuhn and
family who occupied the property
have moved to Rawson.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
Milk Producers
Sign For Subsidies

Farmers of Richland, Jackson and
Monroe townships signed their appli-
cations Tuesday for federal subsidy
payments on milk and cream pro-
duced during January.
Subsidy rates for January were
35 cents per hundredweight for
milk and five cents per pound for
butterfat. Final date for signing
applications for January payments
will be March 81.
Meetings were held Tuesday in
township houses at Jackson and
Monroe townships and in the Rich
land grange hall for Richland town
ship.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
Orange TUp. Youth
Awarded Air Medal

Staff Sgt. Gerald Carts, Orange
township youth now in England with
the army air force has been awarded
the air medal for five combat mis-
sions, it was learned the first of the
week.
His citation reads that the award
was given for courage, GOODNESS and
skill displayed in the line of duty.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Carts of Orange township.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
Couple Weds Sunday
At Home OF Pastor

Rev. Jacob Haas of Pandora and
Mrs. Caroline Welty of West Elm
street were married Sunday noon.
Rev. A. C. Schultz, pastor of the
Ebenezer Mennonite church officiated
at the ceremony at his home on
Grove street. The couple was un-
attended. They will reside at the
home of Rev. Haas in Pandora.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16

Three Republican contests and one
on the Democratic ticket are sched-
uled in Allen County at the May pri-
mary election
In addition, Congressman Robert
F Jones, Republican, seeking a third
term, is opposed by S. C. Sorenson
for nomination in the Fourth Ohio
District. Both are from Lima. Earl
Ludwig, a Lima attorney, is unop-
posed for the Democratic nomination.
County Republican contests list
State Representative L. H. Myers
opposing Burdette Herring; Prose-
cutor Paul 7. Lands opposing David
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
Politics Quiet In Allen County;
Few Contests At May Primary

o. Steiner for prosecutor, and Will
liam r. Daley, Oscar A. Dupes, Sr.,
and Ralph S. Marshall seeking nom-
ination for sheriff.
The Democratic contest is for sher-
iff, with former Deputy Sheriff Don
Ford opposing Sheriff William v.
Daley.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
Spring Building
Starts On Farms

Loren Althaus is building a new
residence on his farm near Lafay-
cite.
Arthur Miller is erecting a large
garage and implement building on
his farm south of Bluffton.
Cecil Hartman of near Rockport
who bought the So acre tract on
Bentley road from the Eli Locher
estate expects to erect dwelling
there this summer. There is now
no house on the place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
RatiOns To Be Cut
For "A" Gas Coupons

Reduction of the basic "a" gaso-
line ration from three to two gallons
a week will become effective March
%, the Office of Price Administra-
ton has announced.
Under the revised ruling the "a
II" coupons which become valid
March % will have to last three
months instead of two, the equiva-
lent of two gallons a week for un-
restricted family driving.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
Youth Assigned
To c. p. S. Camp

Robert Pannabecker, son of Prof.
and Mrs. S. F. Pannabecker, College
road left Friday for Civilian Public
Service Camp No. %, Medaryville,
Pulaski county, Indiana, it was an
nounced by Allen County Draft
Board No. 3.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
Draft Calls For
35 Allen County
Men Next Week

Thirty-five Allen county men
will be sent to the armed forces
in the March call next week, it
was announced Tuesday by Draft
Board No. 3.
Of this number Is will leave for
the navy next Monday and 20 for
the army on next Wednesday.
Identity of the selectees was not
announced by the board.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
PIANO RECITAL

Oral Redick of Jenera will be
presented in piano recital by Mrs.
James Elvin at st. Johns Reformed
church next Sunday night at
o'clock. The public is invited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16

Disease-free chicks are one of the
most economical means of insuring
the production of pullets which will
mature quickly and be ready for fall
and early winter laying.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16
Births

The following births at Bluffton
! Community hospital:
Y Mr.. and Mrs. Kimmel Marshall,
Rl7a~ :. a son, Larry Lee, Satur-
sssMrs. Joe Gillespie, Colum-
girl, Sylvia 10, Monday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16

Fredonia is new grape variety
recommended for Ohio. 1t bears
heavily and produces compact punches
of blue-black fruit about the middle
of August in the Columbus area.