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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-12
Restaurateurs Ponder Problem OF
Substitutes For Meat And Potatoes
School Bus Driving
Jobs Go Begging

School bus driving jobs, eagerly
sought during the drab days of the
depression a dozen years ago are now
going begging. Notwithstanding the
fact that the jobs draw the highest
rate ever paid for this service, the
Bluffton board of education found no
takers for three of the four bus driv-
ing jobs Monday night.
Aaron Messenger, veteran driver
for the past II years signified that
he would continue in view of the
emergency.
MILFORD Geiger, high school in
structor who recently purchased an
interest in a clothing store here is
not an applicant for the bus driving
job which he held last year.
Two Bluffton college students who
drove buses last year will complete
their studies here at the close of the
first semester.
Bus drivers pay is S52.50 a
month for nine months.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-12
Union Mennonite
G. e. Rally Sunday

Young peoples societies of five
churches will participate in an ALL
Mennonite Christian Endeavor rally
to be held at ST. John Mennonite
church northwest of Bluffton, Sun
day night at $3.50 o'clock, fast time.
Societies of participating churches
are: First Mennonite, Bluffton; Grace
Mennonite, Pandora; Ebenezer and
St. ohm Mennonite, and the First
Mennonite church of Lima.
Hiram Kohl will be chairman of
the meeting and representatives of
the different societies will appear
on the program. Principal speaker
will be Rev. Jacob Entz of Nappanee
Ind, president of the Middle District
Christian Endeayor societies.
Preceding the evening meeting 9
potluck supper will be held at the
Pandora school park at $50 O'Clock
fast time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-12
Kaufman Rites
Are Held Tuesday

Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at the Paul Diller fun
eral home for Mrs. Charles B. Kauff-
man, who died at her home on Riley
street at 8:45 p. m. Saturday.
Rev. Milton Fronsoe, pastor of the
Church of Christ, officiated at the
service. Burial was in Maple Grove
cemetery.
Mrs. Kauffman's death followed an
illness of 80 hours.
Born, November II, 1877, in Snyd-
er county, Pennsylvania, she was
married in 1898 to Mr.. Kaufman,
who survives. One daughter, Mrs.
Nellie NJ. James, of Flat Rock, Mich,
brother, John Werlich, of Hunting
ton, Ind, and a sister, Mrs. Bessie
Burgoyne, also are survivors.
Mrs. Kaufman was member of
the Bluffton Church of Christ.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-12
Parents OF Marine Killed On Saipan To
Receive Navy Medal At Church Sunday

Pfc. Minard Deeds, Bluffton coll
lege graduate in the class of 1912
who was killed while fighting with
conspicuous gallantry" on Saipan a
year ago has been posthumously
awarded the Silver Star medal by
Secretary of the Navy James
Forrestal.
His parents Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight
Deeds of route 5, Lima who former
ly lived near Rawson will receive
their sons award in ceremonies at
the Rawson United Brethren church
at the close of the morning service
next Sunday.
Deeds, who was "a, was mortally
wounded the second day of the Sal
pan campaign, June 16, 1914, but
before he died he helped to smash
a Jap strong point and keep a
marine advance rolling. Details of
his heroic efforts are contained in
the citation which accompanied his
award:
while serving with the Third
Battalion, 25th Marines, Fourth
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-12
Recovering From, Jap
Inflicted Wounds

Pfc. Robert Criblez, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Criblez of near Bluff
ton, who was wounded during the
fighting on Okinawa, May 15, is
convalescing at Nichols General hos
pital in Louisville, Ky.
His wounds consisted of injuries to
the upper back caused by an enemy
shell fragment, resulting in partial
paralysis from which he is recover
ing.
He arrived in this country two
weeks ago at the Air Debarkation
hospital at Hamilton Field, Calf,
from where he was removed to Louis
vile.
His sister, Miss Rachel Criblez and
Miss Ida May Arnold both of Bluff
ton visited him at the hospital last
Sunday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-12
Raise For School
Service Employees

Janitors and maintenance employees
an the high and grade schools were
given fiat increase in salary of SIS
for the coming year in action taken
by the Board of Education, Monday
night.
The pay raise will give janitors an
annual salary of S1,700 and main
tenance man $4,000.
Action of the board Monday night
follows an adjustment in pay of
teachers which was taken at the
meeting last month. For the coming
year high school instructors will re-
ceive an average of s1,S65 and those
in the grade school will average
$1,750.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-12
Charles Montgomery
Promoted In Italy

Charles w. Montgomery with a
18th Air Force Engineering Squad
ron in Italy, has been promoted to
the rank of sergeant from that of
corporal, according to a recent an
nouncement by his unit commander.
He is the husband of Mrs. Mar
iorie Montgomery of Spring Street
and the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
A. Montgomery of Orange township.
Entering the service in January f943,
he went overseas in December of the
same year.
He wears the Army Good Conduct
medal and the European Theater of
Operations ribbon with two battle
stars.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-12

Roland Bixler, president of J-B-T
Instruments, Inc, New Haven, Conn,
and son of Mr. and Mrs. D. w. Blk
ler, of Kibler street, has been named
to the Industrial loan and credit COM
mittee of the Connecticut Manufac-
turers association.
Bixler also was one of 80 New
England businessmen selected from
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island and Connecticut
to participate in hearings on the
financial problems of small business
held recently in Boston by sub-com.
mittee OF. the u. s. House of Repre-
sentatives committee on small bust.
ness.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-12
WHEAT HARVEST is
WELL UNDER WAY
in BLUFFT0N AREA
Major Portion of Acreage Will
be Cut This Week; Quality
Good
Yield is Estimated at q
Bushels Acre; Heavy Straw
Poses Problem

Farmers in the suffton district
are in the midst OF wheat harvest,
cutting one of the heaviest crops in
recent years. First. wheat was cut
last Saturday and with the prospect
of settled weather the bulk of the
crop will be harvested by the end of
this week.
First grain is expected to be
marketed here the last of the week
and dealers say the crop will be of
Rejecting prospects for
large crop, wheat was quoted at
$1.54 a bushel on the Bluffton
market Wednesday. This is
decline of IA cents from the
S1.6S quotation which held steady
last spring. The current price
applies to both old and new
wheat.
good quality. Average yield is
placed at about 25 bushels per acre;
some fields however, will produce
considerably above that amount.
With little winter damage to the
wheat, because of deep SHOWS which
covered this area followed by abund.
ant moisture during the spring, the
stand grew fence-high with unusual.
ly heavy straw.
Combine Most of Crop
Most of the crop is being combin-
ed, an operation which cuts ant
threshes the grain in one operation
During the past few years the short
age of farm labor has stimulated til,
combine method of hervesting.
This year, however, despite the
lack of manpower, some farmers
are reverting to the two operation:
of cutting the stand with a binder
and threshing it afterward.
Because of the unusually heav!
straw this year, farmers fear tha
if left in the fields it may smother
next years grass crop.
The matter of removing straw
from the fields after combining ha
raised complications. There are no
enough small balers in this section
farmers say, to bale the straw in TIL
fields which may influence SOM
growers who ordinarily combin
their crop to cut the wheat an,
thresh it despite the shortage o
help.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-12
EIGHT BLUFFTON
SELECTEES CALLED
FOR Examinations
Preinduction Physical Examina-
tions This Month For Group
OF 20 Men
Notifications Sent BY Draft
Board No. 3 To Allen County
Registrants

Eight registrants from Bluffton
and the surrounding area are in
cluded in group of 20 men notifi-
ed by Allen County Draft Board No.
3 to report for July preinduction
physical examinations.
Bluffton registrants called up for
physical examinations include Robert
B. Marshall, Route 2; Evan E. Herr,
139 Lawn avenue; Otto Klassen, 339
S. Jackson ST.; Harold f. Amstutz,
Route 2 and Sherwood A. Diller
formerly of this place now living in
Alameda, Calf.
Arthur L. Hilty, Route 2, Colum-
bus Grove, and Jay w. Basinger, of
the same address, also are to report
for physical examinations. Called
with the same group is Charles A.
Helser, of Route 2.
Others who are to report for ex-
animation this month are:
Lima-Kingston M. Winget, Rob-
ert N. Winner, Robert F. Walters,
Jack H. RAIDER and Francis II.
Thompson.
Elida-Edward Laman, Louis
Shenk, Paul Hartman and William
Evans.
Delphos-Ralph N. Burget, and
Melvin r. Haunhorst.
Spencerville-Eugene w. Kerr.
July's preinduction call of 20 is
slightly heavier than in June when
only IA men were taken for physical
examinations.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-12
PAUL AUGSBURGER
Is CLERK OF BOARD
OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Returned War Veteran is Nam
ed to Position Tuesday
Night
New Clerk Will Assume Office
on August /, Board
Announces

Paul Augsburger, Bluffton World
War ii veteran has been named clerk
of the Board of Public Affairs effect
i've August /. Action naming Augs-
burger to the position was taken at a
meeting of the board Tuesday night.
He will succeed Edgar Hauenstein,
Bluffton pharmacist, who has been
clerk for the past % years.
With the naming of a new clerk,
the board announced other changes
that will be made in the office set-up
of Buttons municipal electric light
and waterworks plant.
FULL TIME JOB
Chief of these is the change from
a part-time to full-time basis. Augs-
burger will receive under the new
arrangement an annual salary of
$1,000.
Hauenstein who handled the work
in connection with his pharmacy re-
.ceived a salary of $1,020 annually.
The office of the board which was
previously in the Hauenstein phar-
macy will be moved to new quarters
on Vine street at the rear of the
Basinger furniture store. The room
is now being fitted up for office pur-
poses and is expected to be ready for
occupancy by the first of next month.
IN OFFICE THIS MONTH
Augsburger will be in the clerks
office at the Hauenstein pharmacy
this month to acquaint himself with
the office routine, PREPARATORY to
taking over the work on August /.
The incoming clerk is experienced
in clerical work and previous to his
army service was employed at the
office of the Production Credit asso-
citation at Defiance, an organization
engaged in making loans to farmers
He is graduate of Bluffton high
school and Northwestern School OF
Commerce, Lima
During his two years of service IN
the South Pacific area he was en-
gagged principally in clerical work,
holding the rank of technical SER
geant.
RELEASED FROM ARMY
Augsburger was released from the
armed services last month under the
Army's new discharge schedule with
s93 points to his credit. Since that
time he has been here with his par
4ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Augsburgel
of South Jackson street.
In announcing Augsburgers ap
pointment, the Board of Public AT
fairs pointed out that his salary vii
be subject to approval by the towr
council, which controls all municipa
salaries. However, no difficulty IL
obtaining approval of that body il
anticipated.
A fre-year lease has been taken ol
the new office location at MONTH!
rental of $25, beginning July l.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-12
Births

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Peterson of
Findlay are the parents of a boy,
John Franklin, born at Bluffton
hospital, Saturday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. George A.
Balmer of Harrison, Mich, a son,
Monday. They previously resided
here, Mrs. Balmer being the former
Eloise Lugibill of Columbus Grove.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-12
Presbyterian Youth
Conference Continues

The second week of Presbyterian
conference on the Bluffton college
campus is being held this week with
another group of young people num-
bering 100 in attendance.
The weeks program includes class
es and discussion groups in the morn
ing followed by recreational activities
in the afternoon.
The conference here is one of sew
eral which are being held BY the
denomination in different parts of the
state.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-12
EUan SOdsh Is With
Pacific Fleet Patrol

Evan Soash of Bluffton who has
been in the Navy for the past three
years has been assigned to duty with
the Hawaiian Sea Frontier, a unit
of the fleet which patrols the Central
Pacific to keep the sea-lanes clear
of enemy fleet units.
The Bluffton man, pharmacists
mate first class, has been attached
to that activity for three months.
He is the son of DR.. and Mrs. NJ. D.
Soash of Bluffton. His wife, the
former Verena Balmer lives ON
South Main street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-12
GraUeside Services
Are Held For Infant

Graveside services were held at
Maple Grove cemetery, Sunday morn
ing for the infant daughter of Thom-
as and Jennie (Ramsey) Fett of
Lafayette.
The child, born Saturday morning
at Memorial hospital, Lima, died
shortly after birth. Father James
Nett, pastor of st. Mary's church
here officiated at the service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-12
Many Culinary Dodges Practis-
ed to Stretch Diminishing
Meat Ration
Potatoes Vanishing from Menus
AS Patrons Feel Sharp
Pinch of Scarcity

increased raCl0nlng RESTRICTIONS
coupled with current shortage of nom
rationed foods have made operation
of a restaurant a continued night
mare for the last month, with pres
ent indications pointing to the de-
velopment of more complications
rather than an easing of the situa-
ton.
Meat and potatoes, the foundation
since time immemorial of restaurant
menus, now are severely restricted
or out all together so far as the bill
of fare at local eating places is
concerned.
How to find these two principal
foods, or replace them with suitable
substitutes, is a problem that is
adding premature gray to the hair
of local restaurateurs.
MEAT?
Meat on local restaurant menus
now is on an "if and when" basis,
and all kinds of culinary dodyges are
being practiced to stretch curtailed
meat rations.
Fish are scarce and prices are
high, and poultry, the foundation for
Sunday dinners, is on the scarce list.
Hamburger, hfeblood of the quick
lunch trade, has long been a memory,
and can be obtained only infrequent.
ly.
Further complications have been
added to the situation by an OPA
announcement that a further cut of
20 per cent will be made in restau-
rant meat allotments for the current
month. Cuts of II to Is per cent
also have been made in canned fruit
and vegetable allotments, and 20 to
% per cent cuts in sugar rations.
POTATOES Too
Un-rationed foods also are dras-
tically short, and the potato famine
existing here for the last two weeks
has resulted in that old restaurant
standby virtually disappearing from
menus Substituting for potatoes ar
cottage cheese; and macaroni anc
eggs are doing double duty as sub
stitutes for both potatoes and meat
An evidence of the times was ths
glee with which one local restaurant
operator told how he skirmishec
around to find 10 pounds of potatoes
and how he would stretch that guam
tity out by serving it as potato
salad.
Fresh vegetables of all kinds arr
short. Fresh peas, generally plenti
full at this time of the year, coult
not be found in the offerings o.
Bluffton grocers over the past week
end; lettuce was virtually unobtain
able and grapefruit were scarce
Orange were plentiful and there ar
indications that peaches shipped il
from the south will be received il
good-sized quantities.
SUGAR Bowls EMPTY
Further reduction in sugar quota
may force the removal of suga
bowls from the tables in the fey
restaurants that so far have KEEP
them there despite rationing.
All of which means that the res
taurant patron who heretofore ha
been dining fairly well as compares
with folks eating at home will nov
feel more keenly the pinch of war
time food shortages.
The effects of sharper rationinI
also will affect many persons VIII
have been making practice of eat
ing out part of the time to stretcl
their ration points further.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-12
Plenty OF Rain, Favorable Growing
Weather Brighten Farm Crop Outlook
Hay Crops Are Best In Years
And Wheat Harvest Is Better
Than Average Here
Corn, Handicapped By La e
Start, Is Looking Better;
Potato Prospects Good

Heavier than average rainfall which
fell thruout the month of June is be-
ing reflected this summer in an unus-
ual farm crop picture.
The farm outlook is especially
bright for feed crops, including alfal-
ia, clover and timothy hay, and farm
ers are encouraged over the prospect
of ample feed for next winters re-
quirements.
Altho corn got off to a late start,
because of wet spring that delayed
seeding, hot humid weather has help
ed the crop overcome its earlier handi-
cap.
Corn Outlook Promising
Over the past week there has beer
an almost incredible change in corr
prospects, and bettering of the out.
look is reflected in an easing of corr
shortage conditions arising from the
fact that most farmers were holding
i old stocks pending some definite indi-
cation as to what might be expected
this year.
| Corn has had plenty of moisture for
rapid growth over the last several
weeks, but the situation also has been
such that cultivation is in good con-
dition.
Good Oats Outlook
Cool weather the early part of the
summer has been favorable for oats
and a near record yield of that crop
is expected. Soybeans also are grow
ing rapidly, and with the wheat har-
vest we'll under way a better thar
average yield is expected.
Decided easing in the shortage OF
potatoes, which has prevailed here fol
more than month, is expected withir
the next fortnight, as new home
grown potatoes come on the market
and victory gardens start producing
their yield.
Potatoes are expected to provide {
better than average yield, altho tht
acreage is smaller in this area thar
it has been in past years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-12
SHORTAGE OF SOAP
STARTS STAMPEDE
OF BUYING HERE
Available Supplies of Laundry
Soap Swept from Shelves
in Frantic Buying
Bar Soap, Chips and Powder
Are Bought on Impending
Rationing Rumors

No laundry soap has been avail
able as stock item in Bluffton
groceries for nearly a week, with the
normal shelf supplies swept bare in
stampede of frantic buying on the
part of housewives fearing a soap
shortage.
Small shipments received occasion
ally by individual grocers disappear
from stores within hours as eager
housewives quickly gspap TIP the
entire available supply.
The situation has been particularly
bad so far as laundry bar soap, soap
powder and soap chips are concern
ed, and growing fears of a shortage
aggravated by rumors of rationing
during the last week found toilet
soap supplies also well nigh ex.
| hausted.
Supplies Dwindle
For the past month soap supplies
have been steadily dwindling, but the
real pinch came the latter part OF
last week when a few local grocery
stores found their entire supply ex,
/ hausted.
This Immediately set off a wave
of hysterical buying Saturday anC
housewives began making the rounds
of stores to buy all available sup
plies. Soon the shelves were bare
in every store.
Some grocers attempted to put al
informal system of rationing int
effect by limiting the quantities
individual purchasers could obtain
but despite the precautions all soar
soon had disappeared from theil
shelves too.
See Relief in Rationing
The attitude of the dealers, har
rassed to the point of desperation b.
continual requests for soap, wa
seen when a woman with worrie,
expression asked, "Is soap ration
ed?" "No, lady," said the dealer
'but it certainly ought to be-"
Newspaper dispatches this weel
indicated that the situation is gener
al thruout the nation, with the sam
vicious circle, starting with rumor
of rationing, being repeated else
where. AS result, wave of buy
ing follows, depicting shareholder
supplies of soap, forcing rationin
as the only solution to the problem
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-12
Robert Meyer Gets
Rating As Sergeant

Robert w. Meyer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Myron D. Meyer, Mt. Cory, has
been promoted to the grade of SER
geant at Peterson Field, Colorado
Springs, Colo.
Sgt. Meyer, who operated his faith
er's farm in civilian life, entered mil
itary service in September, 1943. He
is assigned as radio operator at
Peterson Field, an installation of the
Second Air Force.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-12

A national ban on the use of road
oil first was imposed in October of
1912, when the use of asphalt and as
phalt products also were restrited. In
September, 1943, this order was re-
voked, but restrictions on road oil con-
tinued in force.
In November, 1914, the entire ban
was lifted, but reinstatement at this
time, only six months later, again ap-
pears to have delayed the completion
of necessary street and road improve
ments.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-12
PLANS FOR ROAD
WORK BALkED BY
BAN ON ROAD OIL
Buttons Summer Street I'M
provement Program Likely
Will Be Delayed
New National Restrictions On
Road Oil Also Affect Town
ship Plans

Improvements to Harmon road and
Spring street, delayed since the out
break of war because of material pri-
orities, together with an extensive re-
pair program mapped for Richland
township highways this summer to
erase evidences of heavy winter dam
age, may be curtailed or even aban-
doned due to new war ban on the
use of road oil.
Neither the town or township has
road oil on hand for the improvement
programs earmarked for completion
this summer, and new ban put on
use of the material last week by the
Petroleum Administration for War
likely will hold up the work for at
least another year.
Re-surfacing of Harmon road and
Spring street, already delayed for
four years because of the war situa-
tion, had been placed at the top of the
list of street Improvements scheduled
in the town this summer, and village
officials expected to complete both
projects if funds were available.
Ban to Face Council
The new ban on use of road oil ap-
parently will bring cancellation of the
program, altho the council has not
met to discuss the situation since the
new restrictions were put into effect,
Richland township trustees had
planned to put oil on about eight miles
of hard-surfaced roads which We're
badly damaged last winter. No new
construction had been planned, but
present indications are that even re.
pairs will be out of the picture.
Principal purpose of the new gov
eminent ban on road oil is said tt
provide for an increase in the suppl!
of fuel oil, stocks of which are badl!
depleted. Need of heavy fuel oil j!
said to have become more acute will
concentration upon the war with ia
pan.