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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
Rev. Ernest Bigel0w Notified
to Report for Training
| at Harvard
Final Sermons to be Delivered
at Button -ROckpOrt
Churches July 16

Rev Ernest N. Bigelow, pastor of
the Hfnffton and Rockport Presby-
terianS churches will leave Sunday,
July Is for Harvard university,
Cambridge, Mass, to begin five weeks
of training for active service as an
army chaplain.
Rev. Bigelow, who has been COM
missioned a first lieutenant, is the
first Bluffton area pastor to enlist in
either the. Army or Navy as chap
lain. He will continue his official
connection with the two churches
here under a leave of absence ar
rangement.
The Bluffton pastor received a tel
egram Tuesday afternoon from the
war department in Washington to
leave for training on Sunday, July
Is. He will conduct his final services
that morning and leave for the cas-,
later in the day.
ENLISTED IN WINTER
Application for enlistment as q
chaplain was made last winter and
he was accepted shortly afterward
His call, however, did not come until
this week.
Rev. Bigelow's wife and five
months old son Bruce will remain
here.
Officials of the Bluffton and Rock
port churches are making arrange
ments to call a congregational meet
ing in each church to make forma
grant of leave of absence, presum
ably for the duration and steps arr
being taken to supply the pulpit.
during that time.
Rev. Bigelow is a graduate Of
Wooster college and Yale Divinit,
school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
EARLY HARVEST OF
WHEAT UNDER way
in BLUFFT0N area
First Cutting by Binder Report.
ed Last Friday; Crop is
Ripening Fast
Yield is Quite Good Despite
Unfav0rable Weather of
Last Winter

With a blazing sun providing un-
usually early ripening weather,
wheat harvesting is under way in
earnest in the Bluffton area this
week.
Cutting of this years crop was
started last Friday by William
Nusbaum, northwest of Bluffton, and
there were many binders in the fields
on Saturday, as farmers found the
wheat ripening almost overnight in
the summers hottest weather.
Despite the worries of last winter,
there are uniformly good reports of
excellent yields of wheat and better
than average harvest is expected
locally.
Combines Start Next Week
Wheat combining has not yet
started, but farmers plan to have
combines in their fields by the early
part of next week if weather
permits.
More wheat will be combined this
year than ever before, because of the
shortage of farm labor. Another
factor resulting in the trend toward
combining is the fact that more pick
up balers are available, making il
possible to save the straw that
ordinarily is lost when crop il
combined.
Cutting generally has started
earlier than usual, and the ripenins
of the crop was unexpected for thu
most part. Hot weather and {
scorching sun, however, ripened th'
crop quickly during the last tw,
weeks, and farmers found it neces
sary to start harvesting considerabl,
earlier than planned.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
GALA RODEO HERE
FOURTH OF JULY IS.
HOLIDAY feature
H0rsemen From Three States to
perform Under Lights at
Harmon Field
Trick Riding, Bronco Busting.
Steer And Calf Roping
Among % Events

Replete with the thrills and color
of the old "Wild West, gala rodeo
of % events featuring some of the
best horsemen and horsewomen in
Ohio, Michigan and Indiana will be
held under the floodlights at Harmon
field Fourth of July night.
All the colorful setting of the old
time rodeo will be duplicated per-
fectly and the many features will
include trick riding, "bronco bust
ing", steer riding, high jumping for
horses, steer "dogging" calf roping,
obstacle racing and musical numbers
for horses.
Opening event of the gala evening
will be an airplane stunting exhibi-
tion over the field at 1880 p. m. by
Clayton Bixel, Bluffton pilot.
$500 In Prizes
One of the features of the show
will be the competition of Bluffton
area horsemen and horsewomen
against riders from Michigan, In
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
HEAT WAVE BRINGS
OVER 100 DEGREES
Three DAYS HERE
No Relief Before Thursday from
Hot Days and Sc0rching
Nights
Heat Tuesday and Wednesday
Hampers Haymaking and
Wheat Harvesting

Bluffton, together with all North
western Ohio is sweltering in the
most severe heat wave of the season
which sent the mercury over the 100
degree mark for three days to es-
tablish a new heat record for this
summer.
Farmers busy with haymaking and
wheat harvest were driven from the
fields during the hottest portion of
the day as the heat, intensified by
humidity, brought the possibility of
heat prostrations. None, however,
were reported.
Sunday brought the opening as
sault of the heat wave when the
temperature went to SO degrees. The
record was reached on Monday when
mark of 102 was set at p. m.
Tuesdays high was one degree less
with a maximum of 101 degrees
which was duplicated on Wednesday.
No IMMEDIATE RELIEF
Little relief is promised before late
Thursday when showers may bring
a break in the heat wave.
The heat on Tuesday and Wednes-
day seemed more oppressive because
of the absence of Mondays still
breeze which afforded q measure of
relief. Temperatures at midnight on
Monday and Tuesday stood at 81
degrees.
The unseasonably hot weather has
ripened wheat more rapidly than had
been anticipated and the crop which
is turning rapidly will be dead ripe
and ready for combining by the last
of this week.
The corn crop which has had
plenty of moisture during the past
month is responding to the. hot
weather and making notable gains
md the stand in this area Nill be
4nec high byS4he 4th of JUL, the
rule of thumb by which growers esti-
mate the progress which should be
made by corn at this time of year
The cherry crop which gave prom
ise of good yield earlier in the sea-
son is virtually a failure in this sec-
tion. Growers attribute this to rains
some two weeks ago followed by un-
seasonable heat which has caused
much of the fruit to spoil on the
trees.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
Births

Births at Bluffton hospital were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon Reichenbach
of Columbus Grove, son, Wednes-
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reno Baumgartner
of Pandora, son, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Serge Kagy of Mt.
Cory, a son, Tuesday.
A son, Daniel Ray was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Anderson of
Columbus Grove, Rt. 2, at Lima Me-
mortal hospital, Tuesday.
A daughter, Rose Cheryl, was born
to Lieut.. and Mrs. Myron Welty of
Big Springs, Texas. Lieut.. Welty is
the son of Mrs. Elva Zimmerly of
near Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
BluftOn Red Cross
Needs More Workers

AS the war tempo increases the
need for surgical dressings is much
greater than ever before; the wound
ed need these dressings, they can
not wait; one patient may use many
in a single day, they are essential to
recovery and there is no substitute,
it was stated by Mrs. ]. S. Steiner
head of the Bluffton Red Cross.
These bandages must be made by
hand in the United States and trans
ported to every point in the world
where our boys are stopping the
bullets, bayonets and shell-fragments
of the enemy with their flesh.
Our boys are depending on us to
provide all the comfort and aid pos
sible, while they are giving every
thing to insure our comfort and pro-
lection; there are many women here
who have given unstintedly of their
time and effort, often at personal
sacrifice, to help on this vital ac-
tivity, yet there are many who have
volunteered nothing in the way of
help, women whose personal interests
and pleasure come first.
The only requirements are wash
dress and no nail polish, the hair
covering is furnished at the work
room, which is located in the grade
school building.
The room is open every Monday
from Z to $3.50 and every afternoon
from Tuesday through Friday from
l to 4.
The surgical dressing you make
may cover the wounds of boy who
will wear Purple Heart. He may
be your son, or neighbor boy.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
Auto Use Tax Stamp
Sales Rush Expected

Many Bluffton area motorists will
be caught in the last-minute rush to
buy federal motor vehicle use tax
stamps the latter part of this week,
Postmaster Ed r. Reichenbach
warned again Tuesday.
Few stamps have been sold so far,
despite the fact that all motor We
hicles operated after June 80 must
have the stickers numbered on the
windshield. The stamps are SER
tally numbered and have provision on
the back for entering the make
model, serial number and state H.
cense number of the vehicle.
1t has been suggested that in af.
fixing the stamp, the windshield
should be dampened rather than ap.
plying water to the adhesive side OF
the stamp.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
CandIeLight Wedding
At Mennonite Church

Miss Marcile Luginbuhl, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Lugin-
buhl of East Kibler street became
the bride of Howard Habegger, son
of Noah Habegger residing north of
Bluffton in simple candIelight cere-
mony at the First Mennonite church,
Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
Rev. J. N. Smucker officiated with
Mrs. Smucker as the only attendant
The bride chose for her wedding a
two-piece dress of white shantung
with harmonizing accessories. Her
corsage consisted of white roses and
gypsophila.
The couple will make their home
on the Habegger farm four miles
north of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
O4er-Suter Wedding
In College Chapel

eliminating romance which had
its inception on the Bluffton college
campus, Miss Magdalene Oyer,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Aver of North Lawn avenue and
Charles Suter, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elam Suter of Pandora were mar
ried in the Ramsever chapel of Bluff
ton college Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Palms, regal lilies, pink roses and
ivy trimmed candelabra formed an
effective setting for the double ring
ceremony performed by Rev. Forrest
Musser, pastor of the Grace Mennon-
ite church of Pandora.
The ivory candles were lighted by
Ada May Oyer, youngest sister of
the bride who wore frock of pink
dotted swiss over ribbon taffeta
trimmed in white lace and blue rib
bon. A halo of baby white roses
adorned her hair.
Preceding the ceremony an organ
CONTINUED on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
BlufftOn Woman Will Return To Hawaii
AS Teacher In Public Schools This Fall

Miss Evelyn Niswander, Bluffton
woman who formerly was q school
teacher in Hawaii will return this
summer to that place where she has
accepted a teaching position in the
public schools.
After returning home two years
ago, following outbreak of the war
she taught in the high school at
Ridgeway and afterward at Ada,
which latter position she recently re-
signed.
AT the outbreak of the war Miss
Niswander was teaching in a private
school for girls at Paia on the island
OF Maui. Japanese naval units bonn
barded the island about ten days
after the Pearl Harbor attack. Point
of the bombardment was about ter
miles from the location of the school
Miss Niswander is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Niswander OF
South Lawn avenue.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
ShOlU Film In Union
Sunday Night Service

"The Book for the World of To-
morrow, sound picture, will ba
presented at Buttons monthly union
church service at the st. Johns Re-
formed church, Sunday night at 3
o'clock.
The film produced by the American
Bible society depicts the need of the
world for the Bible, together with .
history of its production and distri-
button. The presentation here is un-
der direction of the Bluffton Minis
terial association
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
BLUFFTON PLANS
FOURTH OF JULY
HOLIDAY TUESDAY
independence Day Celebration
To Be Quiet; Fireworks
Will Be Missing
Business Will Be Suspended
Generally; Post Office Also
To Be Closed

Banging firecrackers, sizzling ro-
man candles and other pyrotechnic
displays, sacred to the boyhood mem
ories of Bluffton adults, will be miss
ing from the towns Fourth of July
scene this year for the fifth success
i've season.
The noisy independence Day cele-
brations of other years live on now
only in the recollection of those who
can recall when the holiday would
open with barrage of noise; when
firecrackers, toy cannon and torped-
oes cracked all day long; and when
roman candles, sky rockets and pin
wheels, plus sparklers for the little
tots, provided pyrotechnical aurora
borealis on the holiday night.
In this day and age there are state
laws and municipal ordinances pro.
hibiting the discharge Of any fire.
works on the Fourth, and even il
the laws were not in force wal
iiCCuS WOuiu iaNC t0StlIdIy CuI
tailed the use of powder in the ex-
plosives.
Transformation of Bluff O. ms
Fourth of July observances to the
present "safe and sane" variety first
started back in 1910 when a mum.
cipal ordinance was passed barring
the discharge of any fireworks with.
in the corporation limits.
The same law was continued in
1912, and the next year a state law
was adopted, the provisions of which
were similar to those incorporated in
Bluffton's code.
The combination of these two lega
actions sounded the knell for the
wide-open, old-time noisy Fourth OF
July practically unknown to the
present generation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
Blufft0n Pastor Gets Call For
Active ServiceaAs Army Chaplain
1t. Cal Workman
Missing In Action

1t. Calvin B. Workman, "a, of
Lima, a former athletic star at Bluff
ton college where he was a senior
before he enlisted in the air corps,
has been missing in action over
Europe since June 8, the War De-
partment reported this week.
He was on his 10th mission over
Europe when his B-24 Liberator
bomber, stationed in Italy with the
18th Air Force, was lost.
At Bluffton college, 1t. Workman
was a center on the football team.
He was graduate of Lima South
High school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
Rites Sunday For
Augusta DAVIDSON

Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon in the Paul Diller fun
eral home for Mrs. Augusta David
son, so, a Bluffton native, who died
last Thursday afternoon in the Allen
county hospital after an illness of
seven years.
Rev. V. C. Oppermann, pastor of
the Bluffton Reformed and Evan
gelical churches, was in charge of
the services. Burial was in Maple
Grove cemetery.
Survivors include her step-father,
Warren Fox; daughter, Mrs. Mary
Ellen Burkholder, of Findlay; a son,
Dale Davidson, of Normal, ILL.,; and
brother, c. H. Smith, of Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
WAR LOAN DRIVE
AT $96,326 MARK
HERE THIS WEEK
Campaign $13,679 Short of
$4,000 Goal with II Days
of Drive Remaining
S53,170 of Towns Quota Raised
at Plants of |Triplett
instrument Co.

House-to-house solicitation to raise
$4,000 in Buttons Fifth War
Loan campaign virtually was COM
pleted Wednesday, with $13,679 re-
naming to be subscribed before the
drive closes on July Is.
Bond sales so far have brought
in $96,326 in cash, or about IS pel
cent OF the quota set for the town
However sales for the next IT days
must average more than $3.50 per
day to put the drive over the top
and active selling will be continued
until the deadline.
Of the $96,326 subscribed so far
$53,170 represent sales made in a
war bond drive conducted in the
local plants of The Triplett Electrical
Instrument Co.
County Drive Lags
In Allen county as a whole the
drive is running far behind schedule
which seems to be duplication OF
national conditions generally.
Norman A. Triplett and nj. M
Bogart, co-chairmen of the Blufftor
campaign, said that success of the
local campaign had been assured by
the conscientious work of war bone
solicitors, most of whom are serving
for the fifth time.
For the Fifth War Loan drive here
the town was divided into 10 zones
with zone captains directing solicita
ton teams in those territories.
Zone captains include Woodrow
Little, Gene Benroth, Charles Auker
man, Mayor w. A. Howe, c. F. Mis-
wander, Charles Gazette, Gail Mum
ma, N. f. Byers, Jesse Yoakam ant
Silas Diller.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
Arrives Overseas

Cpl. Melvin Long has arrived over
seas at an undisclosed destination,
according to word received the first
of the week by his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. M. E. Long of Orange township.
During Corp. Longs absence, his
wife is making her home with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Sut-
ter of Pandora.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
Allen Thompson
Rites On Sunday

Allen Thompson, 81, retired
farmer, died at p. m. last Thursday
at his home in Orange township.
Funeral services were held at the
late residence Sunday afternoon, with
Rev. George A. Rickard, of Pennsyl-
vania, in charge. Burial was in the
Thompson cemetery.
Survivors include daughter,
May; a son, Cecil; both at home.
His wife died in 1921.
Mr.. Thompson was a member of
the Bethel Church of Christ, in
Orange township.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
Gas Coupons Stolen
From Parked Auto

Gasoline ration coupons were stol-
en- from the automobile of Miss Fern
Stuart residing on the Dixie high
way north of Bluffton, while the car
was parked in Lima, Sunday night.
Entrance to the car, convertible
coupe, and its glove compartment,
both locked, was gained and the ra-
tion coupons taken. Miss Stuart is
an instructor in the Lima schools.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
IS Attend Queens
School Reunion

Eighty-five were in attendance at
the annual reunion of former teach
ers and pupils of the Owens school
held at Richland grange hall, Sum
day..
Officers. elected for the coming
year were: President, Russell Huber !;
sec.-treas., Mrs. Maurice Bell. The
reunion will be held next year at
Richland grange hall the last Sun
day in June.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
Leaving Soon For
WAVES Training

Miss Dorothy Cribley, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cribley, residing
southeast of Bluffton, who has en-
listed in the WAVES will leave the
last of this week for Hunter college,
New York, to begin her preliminary
course of training.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
Closed Next Tuesday

The Bluffton News office will
be closed all day next Tuesday,
July 4. All news matter, COR
respondents letters and advertis-
ing copy should be at the Office
at p. m, Monday for publica-
tion in the current issue.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29

diana and other parts of Ohio, tor
the $500 in war bonds and stamps
offered as prizes by Button mer-
chants and industries.
Another Of the rodeo highlights
will be presentation BY Mayor w. A.
Howe of the Grand Champion ribbon
and horseshoe of roses to the con-
testant garnering the most points.
Pre-rodeo activity will start on
Saturday night, with parade Of
horses and riders and two band con~
certs in downtown Bluffton.
Inaugurating the Saturday eventss
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
In South Pacific

Word has been received by Mrs.
Samuel Kohler, residing south of
Bluffton that her son Pfc. Harley
Kohler has arrived at an undisclosed
destination in the South Pacific.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
Jackson KOO1ltz At
Great Lakes Base

Jackson w. Koontz, Is, brother of
ROLAND E. Koontz, It's Mound street,
Bluffton, OHIO, is receiving his ini-
tial naval indoctrination at the u. s.
Naval Training Center, Great Lakes
Illinois
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
Real Estate Deal

Eugene Basinger has purchased a
building lot on Cherry street from
Mrs. Gideon Schaublin of Lima,
formerly of Bluffton.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-15
Terror Stalks
Streets Where
Baby Enguhed

PITTSTON, Pa, Feb. 15-(P)
A new wave Of fear swept
this anthracite city of $4,000 to-
day after two yawning holes op-
ened in the earth and a
squeeze, caused by the sag
ging Of mine pillars, threatened
to sink the ground from under
large residential areas.
Mine experts said the squeeze
might portend a general weak
ening of tunnel supports and a
wholesale cavein.
Mayor John J. Reilly and city
and state legislators arranged a
hurried trip to the Pennsylvania
State capitol at Harrisburg to
ask the State Bureau of Mines
for help. possibly in flooding
abandoned tunnels.
Sections Of the city were rop-
ed off temporarily yesterday
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-15

holds that have taken advantage
of the Councils offer. the sum-
mary shows the following aver
age family size by income
groups:
'lcomes below Sl,500-Aver.
age family size 2.76 persons.
From $500 to S2,49S-Aver-
age family size 3.57 persons.
From $4,000 to S4,999-Aver-
age family size 1913 persons.
Incomes over S5,000-Aver-
age family size $50 persons.
Average, all incOmes-Per
family 3.49 persons.
Families of four outnumber
all others among the applicants.
Couples are a shade more prev
alent than families of three. The
largest local families to apply
thus far for diet guidance are
three that number IL each. At
the other extreme are las single
individuals.
Food selection lists, tailor
made for each family's own
needs, have been issued to all
applicants. Total minim u m
amounts of food the family
should eat in each of the IL ma
jor food groups, advice on SUBJ
stitutes for rationed or war
short foods, and simple, effectu-
al methods for preparing nutri-
tious meals are included in this
public service.
AVOID MALNUTRITION
Under the direction OF DR..
Pauline Berry Mack, the Insti-
tute's program for Mount Glenn
ems indicates that wartime 1000
shortages need not inevitably
result in malnutrition If the es-
tablished facts of nutrition are
realistically applied to average
family needs. In the nation as a
whole there exists an inordinate
lack of such knowledge. In TACT,
despite a general abundance OF
food, Army doctors have found
that 10000 Of each million
draftees suffer from undernour-
ishment. Furthermore, DR.. Mack
recently told a meeting OF civic
leaders at the Medea Hotel, de-
tailed tests given at the 1nsti-
tute proved that only two IN
each thousand of those examln-
ed gave us as good a response
as we thought they should on
food values and eating habits.
OF all recent signs OF nutri-
tional progress in America, said
DR.. Mack, one of the most heart
ening Is in the enthusiastic &C
ceptance by Mt. Clemens OF Its
role as pioneer in the program
for better wartime and postwar
nutrition.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-15
$500 Mt. Clemens Homes
Take Advantage Of Service
Exhaustive Study Shows Trend
Of Tastes, Sizes Of Families

The Institutes service, to
which more than 600 families of
this city have responded, prefac-
es its Guide to Better Wartime
Nutrition with the assurance
that sound food selection need
net be a mystery nor a highly
technical practise. Indeed. this
supplement to the program
takes the form of simple groc-
cry list, showing precisely what
kinds and amounts of food will
provide well-balanced meals for
all families, regardless of their
size or economic status.
Applications made to the In
stitute represent a broad range
of family income, wide variance
in the number of individuals
constituting family, and a sig
nificant miscellany of food dis
likes. A summary to date re-
veals that more than three
fourths of all family partici-
pants are in the middle income
groups. Those with annual in
comes from $500 to $2,499
comprise 1877 per cent. the re-
mainder in the $4,000 to $4,000
group. Ten per cent of those
who applied at the outset have
joint family incomes of less
than $500, while the group
earning over $4,000 constitutes
only So per cent of the total.
In a combination of all house