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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-27
VIEW Post Will Be
Organized Sunday

A post of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars of the United States will be or
Canized and officers elected and in
stalled at the County Courthouse in
Lexington at $50 p. NJ. on Sunday,
April Both.
The State Commander of the or
ganization, T. A. ~Barrentine, of
Greenwood, and other notables will!
be present for the installation of the
post.
Any person who has served on for
cign soil or in hostile waters during
time of "a in any campaign for
which a campaign badge is awarded
is eligible for membership and is
cordially invited to be present SUM-
DAY
os pounds. Of reed daily and the aver
age cost per pound of feed 3 1-2 cents,
including both mash and grain. The
secret of these high production rec
ords are based On:
l.. Securing hens from high pro-
| duction flocks with a known record
2. Proper feeding practices.
8. Sanitation.
Although prices of eggs are always
low at this time of the year, you can
readily see that these poultrymen are
making a profit above the cost of
feed since they are receiving an aver
| age of % to 80 cents per dozen fol-
heir eggs.
(Signed) |. w. CARSON.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-27
Boy Scouts Collect
Waste Poper Sot.

Durant Boy Scouts will collect waste
paper all day Saturday and housewives
having any paper, magazines, etc, to
donate to this drive are urged to have
same stacked up on their front porches.
Paper is badly needed in the nations
war effort and the collection of scrap
paper helps to solve this vital need.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-27

Mr.. Counts, w. r. Ellis, War Fund
Campaign Cairman, and the local
Chapter office feel deeply grateful
and very proud that our Chapter has
received this letter. We know the
splendid work that was done and the
generous contributions made over the
entire county make this praise iusti-
fable.
Your Red Cross Chapter Office.
Fanny f. Lumpkin, Exec.-Secty.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-27

The students of HPC were privi-
legged to have as their guest speaker
on Thursday Mrs. David Appleby,
Baptist missionary who is at home
on a furlough from Brazil.
Mrs. Appleby gave an inspiring
message on Life Beautiful" pointing
out those things that make for a beau
tiful and worthwhile life. At the con-
clusion of the speech, Mrs. Appleby.
who has been in Brazil for twenty
years, answered the questions of stu
dents concsyning religion, education,
recreation social distinction, and va
rious customs Of the Brazilians.
Other guests, who accompanied
Mrs. Appleby were Mrs. w. L. Wilson
and Mrs. F. C. Haydn.
Make your plans now to see "Red-
headed Stepchild" - codedy. omanc
and tears. Coming soon! The annual
sophomore play.
Mrs. Martha Tye McKie accompan,
led the members of the sextette and
three other music students to jackson
IN Thursday. The sextette and quar-
tette, Margaret Alyce Wilder and
Rosa Wyse Forde sang for a member
of the Music Department staff at Bel
haven. The students stayed for the
Jeanette Macdonald performance in
the city auditorium Thursday night.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-27

Over in Alabama Sen. Lister Hill,
errand boy of the New Deal. is having
the fight of his life trying to persuade
A~labama's voters that he is the only
one to represent them in the u. S. SEN
ate. lie is opposed by able Jim Simpson,
we'll known and highly respected attor-
ney.
Claude Pepper. Florida's New Deal
stooge in the u. S. Senate. rs having so
much trouble in his campaign for re-
election that he has even come out for
white supremacy"
The little Pepper is the one Who waves
the anti-poll tax flag in the Senate for
the New Deal.
Here's hoping the good Democrats oil
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-27

Alabama and Florida give these two boys
a long vacation without pay.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-13

The rodeo is over and a good job
was accomplished. To all the COM
mitteemen who gave their time to
put over the show we extend
hearty thanks. In the opinion of
Judge Ted Case the field for the
display of horsemanship was the
best set-up he has ever encountered
in his years of judging. There is
no doubt in the minds of all that
no better evening could have been
made to order. The brilliance of the
lighting system accompanied by a
full moon made a splendid setting
for such an enjoyable entertainment.
The number of entries in the
events far surpassed the expecta-
tions of the committee in charge
and the chute men were taxed to
the limit to handle the throng of
horsemen eager to engage in the
competition.
The treasurer, Dallas Berry, urges
all bills for the affair to be turned
in Immediately for payment. Final
meeting of the Saddle club and
Sportsmens club to settle the busi-
ness affairs of the Rodeo will be held
Friday, July 81, $3.50 P. NJ, at the
town hall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-13
Pleasant Hill

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips had
as their Sunday evening dinner
guests Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Younkman
and grandson Bernard Gratz. Even
ing callers were Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Younkman and daughter Sharon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winston Jennings
and son spent several days last week
with the latters parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Watt of Lima.
Mrs. Mary Kolter of GAINESVILLE is
spending week with her daughter,
Mrs. Cleo Garau.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orton Stratton en-
tertained Wednesday for Mrs. Cath
crime Bell and daughter of Columbus
Grove, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond STRAIT
ton and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Brauen and
family called on Walter Garmatter
of Rawson, Sunday evening.
w. S. c. S. of Pleasant Hill church
will meet Thursday evening with a
covered dish supper at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Huber.
Robert Basinger and family were
afternoon callers Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lamar Basinger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Stratton call
ed on Mrs. John Fett, Saturday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orton Stratton called
on Clara Jennings of Beaverdam,
Tuesday evening.
James Stratton, Seaman lie, is
spending his leave with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Stratton. His
leave extends from July a to July
18. Seaman Stratton has received 3
stars for taking part in major
combat zones. He serves on a cargo
ship that takes food through to the
islands in the South Pacific. Some
of the places he has been in are
New Guinea, Australia, Gilbert Is
land, Xmas Island, Ellice Islands
and to Hawaiian Islands several
times.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Stratton
had as their week end guests: DR.
and Mrs. J. J. Sutter of Wooster
Mr.. A. J. Perry of Glendale, Calf.
Mrs. Earl Evans and children OF
Sandusky, Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Mil
Ter of Lima.
Mrs. Mabel Jennings entertained
the following Monday afternoon II
honor of her son Rodney's 10th birth
day, Don Oates, Marlene and Dan
ny Gleason, Margaret Faze, Caroly1
Basinger, Mary Nell and Billy Hess
Callers in the c. NJ. Gleason home
the past week have been Mr.. ant
Mrs. John Garlinger, Mr.. and Mrs
Russell Huber, Claribel Owens
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-13

we have been experiencing the past
three weeks for not only is there n
supply of water on hand for water
ing stock, but also considerable
support is given the rapidly lowering
water table in this area. The new
body of water offers many opportuni-
ties for fishing purposes and plans
are under discussion for restocking
the body of water.
The construction of the new gate
is unique, for a slide bar has been
made at the bottom which permits
the flushing of silt from the stream
bed back of the dam if the occasion
ever demands. The water at present
is flowing over the gate in steady
stream 3 to 4 inches in depth and
go inches wide. This flow is ample
to keep the stream bed below in a
normal condition.
The so inch x Il inch metal gate
for the dam was constructed and
designed under the supervision of
r. A. Shumaker, chief engineer at
the Central Ohio Light and Power
plant here at Bluffton.
The installing of the gate and inn
proving of the stream bed below
and above the dam is under the
management of Ray Mumma, club
director in charge of stream improve
ment. Assisting Mumma on the
project are Jess Manges, Harley
Augsburger, William Daily, c. V.
Stonehill, Donivan Stratton, VIM.
Edwards, Evan Herr, and Gerald
Clever.
An additional dam will be con-
structed in the stream near the
college avenue bridge adjacent to
Harmon Field. This dam will be of
low height to provide a minnow
spawning area. Such a dam will
keep the sewage from the stream
below the bridge from backing up
in the stream along Harmon Field
during periods when the water level
has fallen off.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-13
Dam Again Operating

The term Water over the dam"
expresses the situation exactly at
the stream dam at Harmon Field.
Due to the ambition of a good many
club members the concrete dam
constructed several years ago has
new gate and with the permission
of the council the dam has been
closed as a permanent proposition.
The old gate turned up missing
some time ago and for nearly year
the dam was of no value. Now since
the dam is again closed off per-
manently and new iron gate provid-
ed the reservoir back of the dam is
again completely filled with water
This basin of water measures ap-
proximately 4 feet deep at the dam
and extends nearly $50 feet beyond
railroad bridge.
Dams like these are of vast inn
portance in drought times such as
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-13
Triplett Softball Team To Play
Pandora Here Wednesday Night

Buttons undefeated Triplett soft
ball team will resume play this week
after a two weeks layof in games
against Pandora here and Columbus
Grove at that place.
The tilt with Pandora will be
played on the Harmon field diamond
at 7:30 p. m. this Wednesday, and
the visitors will come here hoping to
gain revenge for an early season
setback suffered at the hands of the
Bluffton team.
Columbus Grove got away to a
slow start this season, but the team
has a good record since play was
started, and the locals will encounter
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-13

arrive Thursday for several weeks
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. D. Steiner and relatives at Mans
field and Findlay.
Mrs. Charles Grothaus will act as
secretary for the Hancock County
Board of Education accepting that
position just recently.
Miss Margaret Hilty was home
from Old Fort last week end.
Verne McClintock spent several
days last week with his mother at
Martinsville, Ill.
David Diller is visiting his aunt,
Mrs. A. H. Morehead and family in
New York City.
John Culp and George Stoody are
taking treatment for spots on their
lungs in a Veterans hospital. at Mt.
Vernon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-13
ATTENTION. ALL HOME GAMERS


Before you begin your 1914 can
ming, Good Housekeeping Maga-
zine advises you: use the boiling
aoater bath method for tomatoes
and fruits, only. Can all Uege-
tables except tomatoes by the cor
rect use of a pressure cooker to be
sure of killing botulinus germs. In
the last few years, cases of bo-
tulinus food poisoning have crop
ped up in widely different parts
of the country. Buy, borrow,
share a pressure cooker-but don't
can low-acid vegetables any other
way. If you want further infor-
nation, write Good Housekeeping
Magazine, 959 Eighth Avenue,
New York 10, New York.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-13

Betty Faze, Margaret Brauen and
Sarah Oates.
Pvt. Walter Booth is home on
furlough which expires about the
18th of July. He tells us the climate
of Arizona has sure got the climate
back here beat mile. He really
notices the change in the tempera-
ture-but is glad to be home.
Norval Scoles who has been
seriously i'll at his home is somewhat
improved. His wife, Lille, has been
removed to the home of her daush-
ter in Ada.
Callers in the Lyman Barnes home
the past week were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Dale Spar and son Ralph, Ada; Carl
Barnes, Akron; James Phillips and
family of Lima, Ernest Nixon, Ada;
Richard Clark, Jake Traucht, Mrs.
Ida Stratton, Clara Welty and little
niece Joyce Knapt of Berne, Ind. /;
Cleo Garau, Betty Jean and Roy
Dean Blosser were callers Monday
afternoon of JaAnn Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Faze and child
rem called Sunday afternoon on Mr..
and Mrs. John Mckinney of Elida.
Recent visitors in the Faze home
were Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Welty,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Barnes and
daughter.
Miss Dorothy Jennings of Lima
spent the week end with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Jennings,
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Younkman, Mrs.
Earl Winegardner and daughters
Carol Ann and Lu Ellen, mir. and
Mrs. Alton Younkman, Roberta
Younkman spent Sunday with Mrs.
Guy Younkman's brother, Lawrence
Stauffer at Ottawa Lake, Mich.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-13

stiff opposition when they play there
this Friday.
In their first three games this
year, the Triplett softballers scored
two wins over Ada and one over
Pandora. A game with Rputh Pack
ers, of Tiffin, was postponed a week
ago when one of the cars carrying
the Routh players broke down en-
route to Bluffton. The playoff will
be on July "a in a game at Harmon
field.
No game was scheduled for the
Triplett team last week because of
the Fourth of July vacation at the
plant.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-13
Pandora

Mr.. and Mrs. Dale SnaVely ana
family of Sylvania spent the week end
with the Hiram Kohl family.
We have heard people say there are
many more leaves on the trees this
year due to the wet weather of last
spring.
We understand Rev. Clayton Stein
er, returned missionary, expects to
enter the ministry for while. Rev.
Steiner and family live in the house
recently bought by Elmer Baumgart-
ner.
r. |. Esmonde is receiving training
at the u. S. Naval Training Center,
Great Lakes, Ill.
The Pandora park recreational COM
mittee consists of Charles Reese,
president; Harry Cahill, vice presi-
dent; Evelyn Hilty, secretary-treas-
urer.
Mrs. Stephen Moray and little son,
accompanied relatives from Kalida to
Benton, ILL.,, for weeks visit.
The mailing of Xmas packages to
overseas soldiers is set from Sept. Is
to October Is. No food or clothing
are to be sent. The packages not to
exceed five pounds in weight and to
be Is by 36 inches complete. Pack
ages to be packed in metal, wood, cor
rugated fiber board, tied with strong
twine.
Vincent Schumacher who recently
graduated from the Indiana Technical
college at Ft. Wayne, has become a
member of Uncle Sans Army.
Miss Mary Schey, a Pandora grad
uate, was awarded high school honor
scholarship by Capital university at
Columbus.
Mrs. ]. C. Reese and Miss Harriet
Krohn who have been visiting at the
DR.. Waldo Sutter home in Waterville,
are expected home this Thursday.
Miss Phyllis Basinger is spending
her vacation at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Client Basinger.
Phyllis is a student at Oberlin col
lege.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reese received
letter from their son, Robert, dated
June 10Th from France, last week.
Rev. H. L. Mitchell, pastor of the
Missionary church here has been re-
assigned to his pastorate.
Mrs. r. A. Krohn and sister, Miss
Zoa Frantz, the latter of Ramesaeleur,
Ind, visited the P. w. Krohn family
in Detroit, the past week.
The Myron Hilty family spnt Sun
day at Toledo.
| Henry Hilty fell off the roof at the
Frutchy house which he was repair
ing and cracked several ribs.
Recently looking for cotton material
for house dresses-we concluded that
a good many women are doing their
own sewing, as material has gotten
very scarce. Not much to be had and
most of it coarse like in mems work
shirts.
! Pandora grange gave the travelling
program at Sharon grnge Friday
evening.
Miss Mlinda Neiswander visited the
Leslie Basinger family at Fostoris
the past week.
Miss Ruth Bixel, who taught two
years at Greenville, H., was hired al
head of the music department a.
Grace Bible Institute, Omaha, Neb
Miss Bixel is home for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Iner Basinger spen
the past week in Michigan.
! Wayne Trostle and family of Cleve
land spent the week end with thei
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. |. Trostle.
Mrs. NJ D. Headington and httl
son Danny of West Orange, n. ]. vii
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-13
Twas This WAY
BY LYLE SPENCER

g Western Newspaper Union

cotton is harvested today ex-
" actly as it was when Eli Whit
ney invented his cotton gin way
back in 1893 Negroes shuttle among
the cotton plants, plucking the fluffy
bolls by hand and stuff them into
huge bags they drag behind them.
The ordinary worker picks about
a hundred pounds of seed cotton
a day, for which he receives about
so cents.
Great strides have been made in
harvesting other crops. But in cot
ton little progress has been made
since Revolutionary times.
Now, John and Mack Rust, two
farmer boys from Texas, have just
brought out machine to pick cotton
automatically. Engineers have
been trying to build such a machine
for 80 years. The International Har-
vester company is supposed to have
spent $4,000, 900 on contemplating re-
search. If the Rust brothers sue
ceed, it will be the greatest in
vention of this decade.
John Rust got his idea for the
picker watching his grandmother
at her spinning wheel. She moist
ened her wheel to make cotton stick
to it. Rust uses smooth, wet spind-
les to fan through the cotton plants,
picking clean each boil en- route.
In trial tests, the Rust machine
has picked as much in an eight-hour
day as diligent picker can gather
in an eleven-week season at about
half the cost. Cotton planters be-
ieve that if the machine proves
practical, as they think it will, they
can grow cotton at a profit if the
price drops below five cents per
pound.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-13
Fishing Contest Still On

How about it you fisherman, are
you going to let those bass and
blue gills at the Buckeye quarry
make a bunch of suckers out of you :?
To date only IA of the az prize
winning tagged fish have been
captured.
Remember, all you have to do is
catch fish with a tag on it, take
the band to Gail Mumma, contest
director, and you will be given a
receipt authorizing the collecting of
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-13

Reports from U. S. farmers on the
number of sows to farrow this fall in
dicate the reduction in fall litters ad-
ded to the decreases last spring will
bring the 1914 total pig crop 25 per
cent below the 1943 total and that this
years production also will be less than
the total for 1912.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-13

War and industry still is cutting in
to Ohio Al club enrollments. Pre-
liminary reports to state leader w H.
Palmer show 1851 boys and girls an
rolled in clubs in 72 counties, as COM
pared with a membership of 38,S54 IN
those counties in 1913. The members
are working harder than last year,
and both boys and girls are carrying
more projects than in 1943.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-13
MinnOws For Sale

Remember folks there is an ample
supply of minnows on hand at all
times at the Buckeye Quarry. The
life guards are the dealers for live
bait and have agreed to keep bait
on hand at all times as a convenience
for club members.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-13

Kentucky's 1914 bluegrass seed har-
vest is slightly less than the 1943 crop
and is only about half the 1938-42
average.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-13
CONSERVATION AFFAIRS
Happenings Affecting Woods, Waters and WildIife

the prize from the sponsoring mer-
chant.
One opportunity slipped by for
George Carmack offered an extra
premium of two dollars if his fish
was caught before July first. There
is still an opportunity for this fish
has not been caught yet and is now
worth three dollars and a pair of
movie tickets.
This is just a sample of the many
prizes awaiting the lucky angler,
Consult the chart of prize winners
in the News window for the many
prizes still offered.
Lunkers Caught
Fishing has been good at the
Buckeye quarry the past week. Carl
Mumma in the act of testing out
some new home made plugs snagged
13 inch bass near the landing by
the pump hole.
Several good size bass were caught
and one of sufficient size to be
entered in the weight contest. John
Lenney of Beaverdam hooked a
bass measuring 17l2 inches on a
jitterbug. The big fish weighed 2
pounds and Is ounces. This prize is
entered in the contest. The fish was
caught the evening of July 3rd.
Last Friday night Lenney nearly
duplicated the feat when he snagged
another lunker nearly the same size
and weight.
In addition to these catches a few
good sized blue gills and channel
cat fish have been taken from the
quarry.
In the weight contest the fish may
be weighed in at any store or at
either meat market Have the weight,
day, name of dealer and fisherman
and the kind of fish recorded in
duplicate. The fisherman keeping a
copy and the dealer will turn a
copy over to a club director.
Prizes are offered on the heaviest
bass, crappie, blue gill, catfish, sun
fish, rock bass and carp caught
from the Buckeye quarry during the
contest which closes this fall.
Four young coon were seen on the
road near the Amos Klingler farm
after the Rodeo. Kenneth Dearth
stopped the car while the youngsters
got out to admire the young animals.
Dean Dearth said the little coons
were so unafraid that he was able
to pick one up and pet it before
they all scampered away.
Boy Fishing Champ
A 10-year-old boy put older fisher
men to shame when he placed third
highest in the nation wide list of
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-13

You can't throw mud without get
ting your own hands dirty,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-13

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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-13
Boy Fishing Champ

A 10-year-old boy put older fisher
men to shame when he placed third
highest in the nationwide list of
big fish caught during 1943. The
youth, Bradley Underwood of As
toria, Oregon, caught a 58-pound
salmon during Astoria's salmon
derby last year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-13
Deaths


Continued from Page One)
ruary, 1914. From there he was
transferred to Topeka, Kansas,
where he was processed for over
seas duty. While he was in Kansas
his father visited him, spending a
week with him in March OF this
year. Shortly after Lieut.. Christian
left for overseas duty. arrived in
England about March 20. He spent
several weeks in Ireland receiving
further training. and then returned
to England, where he Immediately
began his missions.
1t. Christian was the best friend
OF William Edward Winter who also
lost his life in the service of his
country. The day before word was
received OF 1t. Christians tragic
death, the names Of the two boys
had been prophetically linked at a
tree planting ceremony at Woodruff
School. There the children had dedi-
Gated a dogwood tree to the mem
DRY of the Winter boy and a spade.
full OF earth was placed for the
Christian boy because the two
youths were SO close to each other.
Their bereaved parents live within
a block OF each other on limerick
ST.