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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-04


Clyde Evans, who recently accept
ed employment in civilian capacity
with the navy as a mechanical en-
gineer, left Monday for Mare Island
Calf, from where he will go te
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
His work will consist of installa.
tion of boilers in naval vessels. He
has had wide experience in boiler in
stallation, having been employed
here seven years ago in this work
when the generating plant of the
Central Ohio Light & Power com
pany was constructed.
His wife, the former Miss Mar.
jorie McElroy and two children will
make their home with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McElroy OF
South Main street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-04
Wedding SOlena5nzed
At BeaUerdara Church

Wedding of Miss Maxine Cook Of
Washington, d. c., and Cpl. VIM.
Weick of Camp Mccoy, Wisconsin.
took place at the Beaverdam Metho-
dist church, Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. l.. E. Cook of Beaverdam
and the bridegroom the son of Mr..
and Mrs. E. B. Weick of Pittsburgh.
Rev. Bernard Vaughn, pastor Of
the church officiated at the cere-
mony.
The bride wore a two piece aqua
crepe frock with white accessories
and corsage of pink roses. Her
ornament was strand of pearls and
rhinestone bracelet, gifts from the
bridegroom.
Attendants were Mr.. and Mrs.
Byron Anderson of Bluffton, the lat
ter a sister of the bride. Mrs. An
derson wore a blue ensemble with
matching accessories and corsage of
roses.
Mothers of the bride and bride
groom wore navy blue with pink car
nation corsages.
Following the ceremony dinner
and informal reception were held at
the home of the brides parents after
which the couple left on short we'd
ding trip.
| The bride, who has been employed
by the Navy department in Wash
ington, d. c., for the past three
years, was graduated from the
Northwestern School of Commerce
Before leaving for Washington she
was employed in Lima in the offics
of Reuben Steiner.
Cpl. Mccoy will return to Camy
Mccoy at the expiration of his fur
Tough, while Mrs. Weick will remain
with her parents for the present.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-04
TlUO More GRADUATING
Recit0Ls At COLLe0e

Continuing series of senior grad
uating recitals at Button college.
two more students in the department
OF music will present recitals in
Ramseyer chapel next Friday and
Monday nights.
Miss Ruth Zuiderhoek, of Sidney.
a pianist, will present her recital at
$3.50 p. m. Friday in the chapel, and
Miss Viola Amstutz, of Pandora, So
prano, will sing at the same time
on Monday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-04
Speakers nterned In
Germany Coming Here

Three relief workers interned in
Germany who recently returned to
this country on the steamer Grips
holm will be heard here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Butler who
were held by the Nazi government
at Baden Baden for a year, will
speak at public meeting on the
College baseball field this Wednesday
night at 7:15 o'clock. In event of
rain the meeting will be held in
the college chapel.
Following this they will speak at
the home Of ID. w. Bixler on West
Kibler street addressing members of
Sunday school class of which Mrs.
Bixler is teacher.
On Thursday night Miss Lois Gun
den also recently returned from in
ternment in Germany will speak at
a public meeting at the First Men
MONTE church at 8:15 o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-04
COUNCIL FAvORS
2-H0uR PARKING
ON MAIN STREET
New Ordinance Restricting
Parking Gets First Read
ing Monday Night
Provisions Would Apply During
Day Thruout Towns
Business Section

A new parking ordinance which
would limit to two hours all parking
on Main street in the business dis
trict from 6 a. m. to 8 p, m. was
put on its first reading at a meet
ing of the town council, Monday
night.
Three readings are required for
the adoption of am ordinance and the
measure is expected to be finally en-
acted as a matter of routine pro-
cedure.
The business district is defined in
provisions of the ordinance as that
portion of Main street between Elm
and Franklin streets.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-04
BlufftOn Sergeant Is In Bomber
Force With 1O8 Jap Ships To Credit
And They Shall
Have Mushrooms
Wherever They Go

MUSHROOM hunters who have
often returned empty handed
are marveling at the good luck
which attends the Omer Augs-
burgers residing northwest of
Bluffton.
Instead of hunting mushrooms,
mushrooms apparently hunt
them.
Last spring when the Augs-
burger family resided on farm
near Benton Ridge they found
more mushrooms in their orchard
than they could use. This year
they live on the Solomon Baum
gartner farm and last Friday
Mrs. Augsburger again gathered
dozen fine spring mushrooms
in the orchard.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-04
FARMERS BUSY
WITH bELATED
SPRING TILLAcE
Tractors Operate i'm Fields Seed
ing Oats from Dawn to
Dusk
Women and Children Taking
Places of Farm Hands,
Now Gone &

Farmers plagued by labor and
feed shortage, bedeviled by hog en-
bargoes and saddled with fast time.
nevertheless have swung into spring
tillage with dogged determination to
do top flight job of food produc-
tion on the home front.
Tractors are going full tilt on
virtually every farm in the Bluffton
district this week as rapidly drying
fields gave the first opportunity of
the season for large scale continuous
tillage.
Tractors, many of which would
have gone into the discard under
ordinary conditions have been re-
vamped in local implement repair
shops which have been busy at this
work since last holidays.
Push Oats Seeding
As result of this equipment
salvage program, old-time tractors
have taken their place alongside the
later models pulling discs, harrows
and drills as oats seeding is in full
swing. sNGG
On many farms the long delayed
tillage was carried on all day Sun
day and is being continued on day
and night shifts with various men,
bers of the family taking turns at
the tractor wheel.
With oats planting from a month
to six weeks late, farmers in the
Bluffton district are making every
effort to get this part of the seeding
program finished in order to begin
corn planting on schedule this month.
Farm Hands" one
Farm hands which h4ve become
progressively more scarc during the
past three years are r rarity. and
farners afe dspendins - - -
creasingly greater extent upon
women and children of their families
for necessary extra labor.
In past years farmers in the
Bluffton district have employed
Mexican labor for unskilled work in
beet and tomato fields. However the
greatest demand is for skilled labor
capable of operating modern power
machinery for which this type of
imported help is none too well adapt
ed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-04
Lima Pastor VIII Be
Union Church Speaker

Rev. Paul N. Runk, pastor of the
Central Church of Christ in Lima,
will be the speaker at Bluffton union
church services at p. m. Sunday
in the Methodist church.
Special music also will be provided.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-04
PRIMARY Election
VOTE EXPECTED TO.
BE LIGHT, TUESDAY
Voters Will Cast Ballots For
Party Nominations Next
Tuesday, May 8
Candidates For County, State
And National Nominations
On One Ballot

With little interest evidenced local
ly in any of the national, state or
county races for party nominations,
a comparatively light vote is ex-
pected here in next Tuesdays
primary election.
Polls will be open from $50 a. m.
until $3.50 p. m. slow time (7:30 to
7:30 Bluffton time) and it is not
anticipated that much work will be
entailed in counting the ballots cast
locally, because of tagging interest.
Candidates for the Republican and
Democratic nominations will be listed
on separate ballots, which will be
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-04
Leaves For NelU York
To Train With Waves

Miss Rosann Hilty who enlisted in
the WAVES last March left We'd
nesday for Hunter college, New
York city to take six weeks train
ing. She is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Hilty of near Bluffton.
Her brother Lieut.. q. g.) Joe w.
Hilty is stationed with the naval re-
serve at Gulfport, Miss.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-04
Real Estate Deals

Lester Binkley has purchased the
property on Railroad street in which
he resides from the estate of the
late Levi Bender.
The Miss Marilla Burns property
on Riley street has been purchased
by Oliver Zimmerman of South
Main street. The residence is occu-
pied by Mrs. Dwight Zimmerly and
family. The deal was made by Mrs
H. w. Althaus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-04
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Burkholder,
Lima, daughter, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Clum, Lima, a
daughter Shirley Ann, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Williams, Mt.
Cory, son, Richard Lynn, Sunday.
A daughter, Karen Sue, was born
to Sgt. and Mrs. A. w. Stager of
Miami, Florida, last Wednesday
Sgt. Stager is a former Bluffton
resident, the son of Mr.. and Mrs,
L. L. Stager of North Main street
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-04
$500 Is Raised
For Oxygen Tent

The sum Of $500 for the Bluffton
Hospital oxygen tent fund has been
raised by the ways and means COM
mittee of the Women's Auxiliary, it
was reported by Mrs. Lloyd Van
Meter, committee chairman, We'd
nesday morning. Cost of the tent
is S700, it was stated. Mrs. Van
Meter expressed her thanks to men,
bers of the committees for their ef-
forts and also to those who con-
tributed to the fund.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-04
Ebenezer Broadcast

Choir of the church will be heard
in the musical program broadcast by
the Ebenezer Mennonite church over
Radio Station WIN, Findlay, at
$3.50 p. m. Sunday. Prof. Otto Holt
kamp is director of the choir, and
Miss Mabel Amstutz is accompanist.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-04
-Four BLuftOn Men
SlUOrn Into NdUu

Four Bluffton men were among
81 from this district sworn into the
Navy from April Is to April 30, ac-
cording to Lima Naval Recruiting
station records announced Tuesday.
Those from here in the group were
Jackson w. Koontz, julie c. Basinger,
Weldon H. Deppler and Kenneth r.
Henry.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-04
HOUSEWIVES plan
MORE CANNING AT
HOME THIS YEAR
Draft Calls Make Heavy InrOads
Into Farm Labor And
Cannery Workers
Excellent Fruit Prospects And
Big Gardening Program
To Spur Canning

Excellent fruit prospects, plans for
a record output of victory garden
produce and predicted restriction of
custom canning operations because of
labor shortages have Bluffton area
housewives already planning for their
most extensive home canning program
lin history, -
This years fruit yield is expected
to be very good, and cherry prospects
are especially promising unless hate
frost should cause damage.
In addition, practically every VIC
tory gardener will be producing vege-
tables on an expanded basis this year
because of the farmers unwillingness
to gamble with vegetable farming as
long as the labor situation remains
as uncertain as it now is.
Latest state survey shows Ohio
farmers plan to plant from 40 to so
per cent less canning vegetables this
year than usual because they are
afraid they will not be able to get
labor to cultivate and harvest the
crops.
Fewer Potatoes
Potato paintings will be substan-
tally under last years, the anticipat-
ed acreage of sugar beets will be only
about one-third of quota and it recent
ly was reported at state meeting of
Gamers that farmers in two weeks
cancelled approximately 25 per cent
of the tomato acreage contracts they
previously had signed.
| With less commercial canning an
ticipated, victory gardens must make
up the difference, and home canning
will be required becaue custom can
neries will not have the labor or fa-
cilities to expand beyond last years
record production.
In fact, present labor shortages rep
resent a situation so critical that most
canneries do not expect to obtain as
many workers as they had during the
summer of 1943, and the load on home
canning operations therefore will be
greater than ever.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-04
Canadian Oats Shipment, First Here In
Years, Relieves Acute Feed Shortage
Carload Arrives on BlufftOn
Market as Farmers
Seek Feed
Oats Prices Disorganized; Small
Amounts of Corn
Being Sold

Shortage of the livestock feed
situation on farms in the Bluffton
district was somewhat alleviated by
the arrival here the first of the week
of Carload of Canadian oats.
While affording a measure of re-
lief from a situation which has been
described as the most critical in
years, shipment here of the Canadian
oats focused attention on the condi-
tions which have become acute
especially since the government
freeze of corn in five midwest
states.
Shipping in Of oats is reported By
dealers here as almost unprecedente1
ara Far not been done for mn,
years.
What Price Oats
Because of the acute feed shortage
prices on the local market are dis
organized with buyers and sellers
getting together on bargaining and
barter basis. Oats prices, especially
were reported unsettled Wednesday
morning. Corn in small amounts is
being marketed by local producers.
The feed shortage and lowering OF
price ceiling have speeded up hog
marketing with the resulting embar.
go which has put farmers with
marketable hogs in difficult spot.
Ordinarily, the rush of hog market
ing now being experienced would not
come until later in May or June
and under present conditions sales
that normally would cover two
months are being crammed into the
few days remaining before the May
Is deadline when price ceilings will
be reduced.
Cattle, Too
Fears that cattle also will be too
plentiful to command good price.
may set off earlier selling of herd.
this summer, and there is belief il
some quarters that a similar glut
ted situation may eventually result
in beef marketing.
Farm spokesmen feel they are il
an unfair position in the present sit
uation. Some point out that farmers
were asked to raise more hogs ant
increase pork production. Now, th'
government does not want him t.
feed his corn to hogs as corn il
vitality needed. Consequently th'
ceiling price on hogs has been re
duced, and farmers naturally wan
to market their pork before the re
duced prices are effective.
In the meantime, government au
thorities warned that requisitioninl
of corn stocks will result if the pres
ent 60-day embargo on corn salel
in Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Mime
sofa and Indiana fails to secure 80,
100000 bushels for critical war pro
duction needs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-04
Miracles OF Melody

Mrs. Milo Lora's program, Mir
acles of Melody, will be heard over
Radio Station WIN, Findlay, at
$3.50 p. m. Friday. In her presenta-
tion the Bluffton woman will include
deep Down Deep, "Sunbeams"
"Overshadowed" and Hiding In
Thee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-04
MAIN STREET JOB
TO COME FIRST IN
REPAIR PROGRAM
Council DeferS Consideration of
Other Proposed Street
Projects
Town Clerk Investigating Pos
sibility of Bond Issue for
$4,000

Resurfacing of Main street will
constitute the major portion of
Buttons street repair program this
summer, it was indicated the first of
the week.
Of the one and one-half mile
stretch which will be resurfaced
under direction of the state highway
department, the municipality has
agreed to pay the sum of $4,000.
How this sum is to be raised has
not yet been definitely decided by
the town council; however at its
rs6ntfn nishf seutlzzpna
veered toward = bond issue Tor that
amount. This course was recon-
mended by City Solicitor ID. R.
Tripplehorn who attended the meet
ing.
Await Main Street Settlement
Consideration of other phases of
Buttons street program this sum-
mer will be deferred pending the
settlement of the financing operation
for Main street. Present cash
balances in the municipal funds could
be used to finance approximately
$4,000 of the program, however, this
would leave little for other projects.
Street Commissioner H. L. Coon
pointed out that last year inability
to obtain materials restricted street
improvement to patching of present
thorofares and as the result of a
comparatively mild winter the streets
this spring are in fairly good condi-
ton.
However, surfacing Of Harmon
road from Garau street to the Bent
ley road junction is badly needed and
should be first on the program as
soon as funds and materials are
available. Elm street, also is in
need of attention, he said.
Investigate Bond Possibilities
Whether the required $1,000 for
Main street will be provided thru a
bond issue is expected to hinge
largely on the report of Town Clerk
w. 0. Geiger who was instructed
by the council Monday night to in
vestigate the possibility.
Geiger will check this week with
the state tax commission to deter
mine the possibility of an issue OF
bonds by vote of the council within
the 1O-mill limitation on a ten years
maturity basis.
The state highway department has
advertised for bids for the job or
May Is and the total cost is
estimated at $25,73O.
11s Mile Project
Improvement to Main street will
extend from the Bentley road juno.
tion on South Main street to the
north corporation boundary, the
Allen Hancock county line, distance
of one and one-half miles.
Resurfacing will consist of ar
asphaltic concrete top, one and three
quarters inch thick placed on the
present brick pavement.
North of town, the re-surfacine
will continue on the 20-foot roadwa,
to the intersection of State Routt
90 near Mt. Cory, distance of thret
and one-half miles.
Both of these projects are to b
completed by August Is, the stat'
highway department has announced
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-04

A group of Ohio poultrymen keep
ing flock income records find they
received an average of 1888 less
income from each 100 hens in March
1914, than in March, 1943. The hens
laid more eggs this year than in
1943, but prices slumped.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-04

Federal regulations now permit
any farmer to apply as much chemi-
cal nitrogen per acre for crops as
his state experiment station recon-
mends for that purpose.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-04
PRECINCT
VOTING PLACES
Precinct A-Skating Rink
Precinct B-H. S. library
Precinct C-Rauenbuhler Plumbing
Shop
Precinct D-MayOr's Office
Richland N-TOwn Hall, Bluffton
Richland S-Town Hall, Beaverdam..

unusually long because of the num-
ber of aspirants for national, county
and state offices.
Full G.. o. p. Ticket
A full list of candidates is on the
Republican ticket, but there are no
Democrats seeking nomination to
three Allen county offices. No one
filed. on the latter ticket for Clerk
of Courts, Judge of Common Pleas
court and County Recorder.
Heading each ballot will be the
names of candidates to the national
presidential nominating conventions
Of Democratic and Republican
parties.
npsceratic| candidates are pledged
Il4 |. ! 81 y Ss8il. ssIo ! ZEN
candidates to Gov. John Bricker.
County Offices
Offices for which nominations will
be voted on the county ticket in
clude recorder, clerk Of courts, treas
urer, two members OF the board OF
commissioners, prosecutor, coroner,
engineer, sheriff, state representative.
state senator, Judge of probate and
common pleas courts, judge of court
of appeals, representative to Cong
ress, state central committeeman and
precinct committeeman.
Candidates on state ticket will be
for nomination as governor, lieuten-
ant governor, state secretary, state
auditor, state treasurer, attorney
general, United States senator, rep
resentative to Congress (at-large)
Chief Justice of the Supreme court,
and Judge of the Supreme court.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19
Jade Green Gowns

Mrs. William Robert Gambler
III was matron OF honor and
Miss Patricia Owen was maid OF
honor. Both attendants wore
jade green velvetecn gowns,
and bands of peach tulle IN
their hair-doS They carried
arm bouquets of autumn blooms.
sgt Earl kavanaugh OF the
marines was best man, and the
uSheTS were Paul Cosper and
Donald Weidman.
Mrs. Jennings wore an olive
green wool suit. brown hat with
gold trim, and an orchid cor
sage bouquet
Mrs. Owens suit was Of gold
wool and her Chapcau vas
brown. She too. wore a CorSage
bouquet Of orchids.
\ reception was held in the
Jennings residence.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19
Jenninq-Owens

Petty Officer &c Thomas
Owens and Mrs. Owens left for
Norfolk. Va. after their mar
riage Saturday afternoon in All
Saints Episcopal Church.
Mrs. Owens was Henrietta
Jennings, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Comstock Jennings
OF CollIngwoOd avenue. anti p
.. Ovens is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs a w. Owens OF Penning-
ton Drive
The brides gown was fash
Toned Of candlelieht satin with
a circular train Her finger-tip
tulle veil was held in place ny
Combs which were fluted with
orange blossoms. and she car
ried crescent shaped bouquet
OF white orchids and stcphanotiS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19
Brother Best Man

Jerome Burns, brother of the
bridegroom, was best man, and
the ushers were Frank Hagen
and Hugh Burns, also a brother
Of the bridegroom.
Mrs. Burns chose q deep rose
crepe afternoon dress and an
orchid corsage bouquet
a wedding breakfast was
served at the Wardell-Sheraton
and reception was held in the
late afternoon at the Compton
residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burns left on
trip through the West. and will
make their home in Pontiac,
Mrs. Burns wore for travelling
an American Beauty wool suit
with an ice blue satin sequin
trimmed scarf. and a black
| chapeau with an ice blue
feather.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19
Church Bazaar Set
For All DayNov. 30

ST. JOSEPHS EPISCOPAL
CHURCH in Woodward avenue
will hold its annual bazaar
Nov. 30 from IL a. m. TO
10 p. m.
Mrs. John T. Spencer is gen.
eral chairman and Mrs. Henry
George and Mrs. Harry Hook
sted are assistants.
Serving on the various COM
mittees are: Mrs. John Seems:
kitchen booth; Mrs. w. c. Tom
kins. bedroom booth; Mrs. l.. b.
Moss, children'S wear and knit
ting: Mrs, Earl May. white
elephant: Mrs. A. B. Wilkinson,
dolls and Junior Altar Guild.
Mrs. Ralph Caldwell and Mrs.
Tunis Ross are in charge of the
luncheon which will be served
from II p. m. until 2 p. m.
Mrs. Ethel Hogle is in charge
of the dinner.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19

She carried white roses and
stephanotis in an arm bouquet
centered with white orchids.
Miss Ruthe Compton, sister
OF the bride. was maid of honor,
and wore a fuchsia crepe gown
and elbow-length gloves in
royal blue doeskin. and a Juliet
cap in the same shade. Her flow
ers were fuchsia and white
chrysanthemums.
Mrs. Newton Stark and Miss
Dorothy Burns, sister of the
bridegroom, were bridesmaids.
Their dresses we're of royal blue
crepe and they wore tiny fuch.
STA calots with shoulder-length
yelling and matching gloves.
They also carried fuchsia and
white chrySanthemumS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19
Jenny Lind
Club Meets

Jenny LIND CLUB of Detroit
7" will hold a reception from 3
to ADO p. m. Wednesday in the
Stockholm in honor of Madame
KerstIn ThorbOrg, who will be
assisting artist with the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra Thursday
and Saturday evenings.
Madame Thorborg, a native
Of Dalarna. Sweden. was hon.
ored this year by King Gustav
V of Sweden, who has named
her the Royal Court Singer"
Mrs Gunnar Karlstrom. chair
man of the reception, will be
assisted by Mrs. Roy E. Haw-
klnson of Bloomfield Hills and
Mary Lundell. The Misses Ingrid
Koebel, Irene Franzen, Elsa
Jane Atkinson and Shirley Mel
son, daughters of members, will
attend in native Swedish cos
tunes. Presiding at the coffee
table will be: