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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18

School dismissed here Monday
afternoon at o'clock. Suppose the
drifting roads will again keep school
closed Off few days.
Mrs. Leah Romaker, Of Henry
county is the lady speaker for the
Pandora farmers institute, January
26. Russell Hoy, of Coshocton
county is the other lecturer. A
very good program has been arrang-
ed for that day and evening. G. ID.
Steiner is chairman of the institute.
Mrs. Shirl Hatfield entertained
the Advance club Saturday evening.
Noah Bixel, who recently returned
home from a trip to California, re-
ports gardens were in the making,
potatoes being planted and flowers
blooming beautifully.
Rev. and Mrs. r. B. Farringer
and children Virgil, Billy and Made
line of Findlay, were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Miller, Sum
day. Rev. Farringer is pastor of
the Christian church here.
Workers employed at Bluffton
were ready to drive to Pandora late
Monday afternoon, when they heard
that several cars were stalled at the
Ebenezer church, so decided to re-
main at Bluffton over night.
Glen Miller, who was hurt in an
auto accident number of years
ago and is confined to his bed most
of the time, has large table, which
Mrs. Miller swings over his bed,
and on which he works in woodcraft,
making beautiful brackets, vases,
what-nots, trays, and other difficult
and beautiful articles in wood
veneering. The veneering which
Glen does himself looks like polished
glass. His wife was the former
Luzilla Beery, trained nurse and
former superintendent of Bluffton
hospital.
Milford Haas was in Chicago last
week.
Louis Risser made a trip to Chica-
go last week to attend the live stock
market. Louis always feeds a lot
of cattle at his farm west of Pam
dora.
Mrs. Amos Bracy and daughter
Clara and Laurel Bracy and family
spent Sunday with Mrs. Zella Hilty
and Clara Light.
Carl Light of Ft. Wayne, Ind,
and son of Mrs. Clara Light OF
Pandora, is the new president of
the Ft. Wayne, Ind, Philharmonic
Club. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Light
were former residents of Pandora.
Pvt. Vincent Schumacher resumed
his studies in Virginia Polytechnic
institute last week. He spent his mid
term furlough with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. Fl. Schumacher here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Pandora

Bluffton News of last week says
in What Happened Here Twenty
five Years Ago" that the coal situa-
ton at Pandora is very serious,
only limited amount of hard coal
and no soft coal available. The
lihgt plant was compelled to cut
out power in day time because of
lack of fuel.
Today the situation is again
serious. Coal dealers are supplying
the fuel needs of this community,
to the best of their ability, with the
supply on hand. The man at our
house today shoveled lane through
the snow, which had drifted between
two and three feet deep in places,
so the coal men could put in some
coal for US. Like old Mother Hub
bard's cupboard the coal room was
becoming barer and barer, and the
big black Jumps of life warming
substance looks as precious as jewels
to us. The big truck broke off a
clothes line pole in getting to the
coal chute. But what is a clothes
line pole when you can get some
coal?
Last week the snow really melted
off considerably. Sunday night
brought more snow and late Mon
day afternoon it was still showing,
blowing and drifting, so there are
prospects of more paths of snow to
shovel off. What is nicer, indoors
is good warm furnace fire, and
several newly arrived flower cata-
logues. Can one ask for more, with
tantalizing vegetable soup odor,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18

The present acute water shortage
which has arisen in Lima is not con-
fined to that city but is a symptom of
a condition which menaces all of AL
len county and surrounding districts.
Recent headline in Lima news
paper Five Day Water Supply Re-
mains," which caused conformation re-
Gently, may soon be changed to FLOOD
Waters Raging"
When this snow begins to melt and
spring rains pour down, Bluffton as
well as Lima is bound to have dam
aging floods with so little woodland
and undrained swamplands left to re-
tain water for future use. Every
spring and thruout the year when
there are abundant rains we have
floods, then within a short time we
are praying for water.
For years hunters and fishermen
have been crying for sensible water
conservation. At the rate we are pill
laging the soil and woodlands within
a short span of time few places will
remain for our favorite outdoor rec
reation.
Now everyone is beginning to real
ize the urgent need for water conser-
walton as a result of the disastrous
fires at Lima when low pressure and
inadequate reserve supplies seriously
hamper the fire departments. Con-
servation of water is life itself. Need
less waste of this essential must stop
if our water upply is to remain any
way near normal, a scientific pro-
gram of water conservation must be
adopted.
In Allen county we need more plac-
es where surplus water can be inn
pounded for use in time of need. We
need an ample supply of lakes and
reservoirs so that no single body of
water need be drained of more than
so per cent of its volume.
Allen county also needs more scien-
tific drainage system and control pro-
gram. Under the present system
each landowner is forced to meet the
expense of maintaining the bitches
traversing his farm.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
CONSERVATION AFFAIRS
Happenings Affecting Woods Waters and Wildlife

Drainage control systems must be
maintained by trained crews of men
the same as our highways, if the
problem is to be solved. At present
there is too much laxity. In too
many cases the expense of seeding
and grading banks along bitches to
prevent erosion is prohibitive to the
landowner. Water is Gods gift to
all. Its care is everyone's response
bility. An answer to the problem
might be State Drainage Depart
ment.
Other conservation needs that will
help to alleviate the situation are low
level dams in suitable streams and
flood control dams in others. At
least 10 per cent of the acreage of
Allen County should be reforested,-
farm ponds constructed, and proper
handling of wastes causing pollution
be eliminated.
The establishing of soil conserva-
tion district in Allen county, of which
the first steps have already been TAX
en-, needs every citizens support.
Water conservation and soil conserva-
tion are closely related, either one
poorly managed destroys all the good
which the other accomplishes. Erod-
ing soils soon fills up lakes and
streams.
Perhaps Lima city fathers have
noticed the empty Infirmary reservoir
already has to 10 feet of silt laying
on its bottom. Within Is to 20 years
the reservoir may be completely filled
with silt if no action is taken to con-
troll the situation.
At the next meeting of the Allen
County Conservation Advisory Com
mittee there must be united interest
in this urgent matter of soil and wat
er conservation. This is a plea for
all conservation minded people of
Allen county to attend the meetings
and take an interest in this vital mat
ter. 1t is plea for the members of
the Bluffton Community Sportsmen's
club and the farmers in the Bluffton
trading area to back the movement
toward practical water conservation.
Our Sportsmen's club has taken the
first step with the establishing of a
Water Conservation department as
part of the club program. Plans are
under way to develop series of dams
in streams to impound water and to
assist landowners in the construction
of farm ponds.
A soil Conservation department has
also been added to the club with plans
to aid farmers in planting of tree
units and patch planting of shrubs
and bushes. Such practices as these
will go a long way in developing a
sensible water conservation program.
The cooperation of the community is
needed IL the program is to become a
success.
Eight Red Foxes Bagged by Three
Ada Hunters
Three hunters bagged pair of red
foxes in the Isaiah Klingler woods
one and half miles southwest of Ada
recently, running their total for the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Beaverdan

The Women's Society of Christian
| Service of the Methodist church met
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. J.
Amstutz. Members present were
Mrs. Russell Wolfe, Mrs. Roscoe
Trout, Mrs. w. T. Cordrey, Mrs.
Arthur Pugh, Mrs. Harmon Downev.
Mrs. c. d. Chiles, Mrs. Vim. Younk-
man, Mrs. Ed Cook, Mrs. Lille And
erson and Mrss Ruth Durkee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daryl Robnolte had
for Wednesday evening dinner guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon Downey and
Sgt. and Mrs. Royal Downey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Michael and
family were week end guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Anderson and
family at Pandora.
Robert E. Chiles is enrolled at the
Garret Bible Institute at Evanston.
Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Younkman
and family of Clyde were Saturday
visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Younk-
man and grandson Bernard.
Rev. and Mrs. C. d. Chiles and
Miss Ruth Durkee were THURSDAY
evening dinner guests of Mrs. Lille
Anderson.
Kenneth Younkman of DAYTON
was Sunday dinner guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Hall and family.
Mrs. Ralph Marshall and daughter
Melinda are spending the week at
the Herbert B. Marshall home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Chidester. Mrs.
Mary Schick, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira La
rue were Sunday dinner guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Wingate, it being
the birthday anniversary of Mr..
Wingate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Schaublin of
Findlay spent Sunday with Mrs.
Nina Augsburger and Miss Louise
Schaublin.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Arnold. Mrs.
Richard Arnold and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM Younkman and grandson
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Arnold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Pugh and son
and Mrs. Ralph Marshall and daugh-
ter entertained the following guests
Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Arnold
and son Kenneth of Cairo, Mr.. and
Mrs. Merrill Arnold and son Freder-
ick, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Arnold
and family and Don Marshall.
Mrs. Margaret Yant and son
Dickie of Lima were visitors this
week of Mrs. Lille Anderson. Mr..
and Mrs. Homer Bowers of Lima
were Saturday guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Sneary.
daughters Karen and Judy and Mrs.
/. w. Byerly of Lima were Sunday
afternoon visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
Delmer Beery and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lenney, Jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Crawfs and
son Gary of Bluffton and Mrs. Chas.
Renollett of Defiance were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lenney, Sr. The occasion marked
the birthday anniversary of John
Lenney, Sr. and he was presented
three TERED cake with seventy-fve
candles from the Standard Oil
Company.
Mrs. Esther Lombard entertained
the members of the Leisure Hour
club at her home on Tuesday even
ing.
Herbert Augsburger S lie, son of
Mrs. Nina Augsburger, has been
transferred from the School of
Ozarks in Clarksville, Ark, to the
Naval Research Laboratory in Wash
ington, D. c..
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
WATER SHORTAGE ACUTE

Editors Note-The following time
" article is contributed by Silas Dill
Ter, vice-president of the Button
Sportsmen's club and the chairman of
the Allen County Conservation Advis-
ory Committee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18

Eight Red Foxes Bagged by Three
Ada Hunters
Three hunters hagged pair of red
foxes in the Isaiah Klingler woods
one and half miles southwest of Ada
recently, running their total for the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18

A special power line and Is amp.
receptacle were installed in the club
rooms recently by Forrest Mumma
and Edgar Root. The new equip
ment was needed to gain sufficient
voltage to operate the motion picture
equipment. Splendid reception was
enjoyed at the recent meeting of the
club due to the new installations.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

shown above are three new mem
hers Of the all-Negro flying in
structors' staff or Aoten Field. the
army primary flying school con-
Quoted by Tuskegee institute. Left
to right they are Charles S. John
o Jr.. Edward NJ. Salone. Jr..
n George Steven Waltz
Mr.. Johnson is the son Of Dr.
Charles s. Johnson Sr.. famous
sociologist Of Fisk university John
son junior. a graduate of Fisk who
received his early flight training
under the war training service pro
gram AT Tuskegee. saw a year of
active duty before joining Motion
Field staff
Mr. Salone is from Chicago and
received his flight training at the
Coffey School Of aernautics. con-
Quoted by Miss VILLA Brown, wide
~ known Negro aviatrix. Prior to
coming to Tuskegee he was on ac-
tive duty with the army air fore
es as radio and radar technician
Before joining the army lie was q
law student at ohm Marshall Law
school. Chicago and employed by
the firm Of Ellis and Westbrooks.
George Waltz is from W~ayesboro.
Pa. A graduate Of A & T.. college
Greensboro. NC. he was on duty
with the 92nd division prior to go-
ing TO Tuskegee
CANP)
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

brakfat, someone shouted. "Landr'
| ran hurriedly up the steps. be-
cause ! couldn't believe it was true !.
II was there---LAND. and I could
see real live humans. / forgot be-
ing restless.---I forgot being lone
ly-----I forgot about my being tired
That feeling was completely gone
with the sight of land. We had
reached our destination: india
trip h a took us half way around
the world
And then MAIL CALL. How
the mail got there so fast | do not
know. 1t was there, and at that
moment, it a all that mattered
l received twenty-six letters and
many received more than L. 1t
was another American miracle
What other country does so much
for their soldiers just to give then
comfort and peace of mind? To
those faithful ones who continued
to write without receiving: .God
Bless them all" Words cannot ex-
press the comfort those letters
brought to me and to all the Others
For a short while most of the fel
lows thought they were sitting il
their parlors at home, without I
worn in the world.
l did not know this was only tn,
beginning. l felt that my trouble.
were over. War is not easy 70,
anybody. 1t takes in all of us; tn,
large and the small, the rick an,
the poor, the black and the white
/ All for one common cause. FREE
DOM. Life is dear. but more thai
life is at stake now. more thai
you or 1. All of us love the Amer
lean way of life. To us it is sacro
sanct. and it must be preserved no
only for us, but for all humans OF
the face of this earth. who believ,
that all men are created equal
, There are those who would destro,
this way of life if it We're possible
but they are slowly being strans
led out Of existence. 1t may tax,
many a sea-sick soldier, sailor o
marine to change their minds. blu
they will----yess, they Will
CWatch this paper for further art
icles from Sergeant Lewis)
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

Mothers Day.
Daniel w. Umverzag. age rs and
his wife 70 Of New York collected 4
tons Of clothing TOR needy war vic
Tins. They had 5000 appeals print
ed at their w expense and distri-
buted them in the neighborhood
Edgar j. Nathan accepted the do
nation from them.
Noel Toy, a Chinese dancer has
introduced a new dance Of all ma
tions at a San Francisco night spot
Miss Virginia E. Day Of Los An
geles. Calf, is the originator of
We Day
Miss Barbara Adams age II ad-
mitted to Los Angeles police thai
she stabbed her sleeping mother to
death early Saturday morning May
IL and went to bed and read her
Bible. She told of an argument
that she had had with her mother.
Mr.. c.. C. Mcdonald the wide a..
wake representative OF the greater
Omaha Guide. will thank you in ad-
vance for a one years subscription
What say you?
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

Africa must always be aligned with
hat OF h Union, three-fifths OF
the population Of which y native
The matter Of the complete in
corporation within the Union will
not be discussed here. but IL is a
first hint of things to come when
the Peace is written.
Led by the three American Negro
consultants, a number Of groups
genuinely interested in world peace
have been agitating for the rights
Of these inundated territories
These groups want TO know how
proper administration of the territ-
cries will be insured, how the can
work towards self-government or
ever be assured of getting it. and
whether they can have a voice in
their own political or economic life
AT present. there are no answers
to these questions
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19
Colonies Still to be
inundated
Continued from page ~

existence depends upon a meaning
full revision of the Mandate Sys-
tem'--~---do not have a voice inside
the conference.
I'VE seek no ACKNOWLEDGMENT. ter
ritorial or other"
That was opening statement of
the Atlantic Charter. and is the bas-
is Of the discussion Of Trustee
ships.
In the Atlantic Charter. by prom
Using not to add to their territories
and to heed the freely expressed
wishes of the people concerned the
governments of Great Britain and
the United States repeated a prom
Use made in World War l..
At the end of the last war the
victorious nations felt that thew
could not violate that promise. but
on the other hand, they were not
disposed to hand colonies back to
the defeated nations.
The Concept.
The got around the problem of
creating under the covenant of the
League of Nations, a new concept.
the concept of mandates.
Instead of being handed over to
the v%ictors, in the immemorial ira
dition of war. the Colonial lands of
Germany and the possessions of
Turkey were mandates" to the VIC
tors. A few. ike Syria, Iraq and
Palestine were scheduled for indie
pendence in the not-too-distant flu
ture. (Syria and Iraq got theirs
after the fall of France, the manda-
tory power).
Lesser territories were put in
charge of, or inundated to" various
of the victors, including Britain.
France, South Africa, Australia.
New Zealand and Japan Those
nations gradually included the man
dates in their Colonial systems, ex-
cept that they submitted annual re-
ports to the League of Nations
Great Britain. ong famous for her
Colonial System, is arguing vehem-
emily for the continuation of the
system which has given her
complete power over the natives OF
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

- railroads roadbed has a lot to do
with travel comfort. A well-built roadbed
does away with annoying. sleep-disturbing
bumps III. like a boat breasting a choppy
sea. 1t gives you smooth sailing"
The kind Of gravel used for roadbed bal
last is an important factor. Union Pacific
uses a special. sturdy type of crushed
granite which stands up particularly well
under wartime's heavily loaded freight
and passenger trains. Then, too, it acts as a
~cushion," resulting in more comfortable rid
inq and less wear on locomotives and cars.
4 Listen to YOU AMERICA" radio progra,
Mutual nationwide network every Sunday aiterr
Consult your local newspaper for the time and sts
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

Thus, even the ballast used on the rail-
roads roadbed plays its part in efficient,
'round-the-c clock transportation Of troops
and essential battle line freight over
Union Pacific's Strategic Middle Route,
uniting the East with the Pacific Coast.
X X X
Future smooth sailing" over hfe,s high
woy can be assured by holding tight TO
the war bonds we now have and, as
an extra measure Of economic protection,
buying as many more as we can pos
sibly afford.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

From this blazing Grumann
Hellcat, Ensign Byron Johnson,
Potter, Nebr., was snatched from
death by Lieut.. Walter N.
Chewing, Philadelphia, Pa, on
board a carrier in the Pacific.
Lieutenant Chewning's action
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

won him the Navy and Marine
Corps Medal.
The picture is taken from the
Navy-produced film mission
Completed" which will be shown
during the Seventh War Loan
Navy Photo.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19
BY DEAN FL. w. SMITH
WE. e45s

rolling wheels and going good.
Walters at the Hill hotel out in
front at all times.
Fontenelle Hotel walters taking
care of the service in a very fine
way
Walters at the Regis Hotel and
the White Horse Inn on the up and
go.
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Blackstone Hotel quick stepping
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

Read the Omaha Guide for the
latest news and Current Events,
and uyro KIN ans..i xziff bgwkyfw
and ask your friends to do Ditto,
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

Mr.. Bill Lewis. noe Of Omaha's
pioneer Roast Beef Knights shak
ing hands with the boys again after
a short illness.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19
s-sgtL.P.Lews
Writes Fr0m...
the PACIFIC

(by $ Sgt. Lawrence p. Lewis
374S4652 31O7th ON Service Co.
APO go co Postmaster, NYC..
New York;
5 The reader must be Informed thai
censorship regulations do not per
nit the writer to name any cities
ports, dates, or in any way give a.
way any military information. AL
so they must be reminded that these
are my versions and opinions ex-
pressed-.-.S
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19

PAXTON Hotel Head Walters and
rapid fire crew very much on the
job on good service.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-19


President Truman's mother left
X. c. Kansas in an airplane Fri
day. May 18th for Washington,
D. G.. to be with her son on Moth
er's Day.
A man was found dead in a close
of one of the rooms at the Stevens
Hotel in Chicago Friday, May the
18th there were signs of a struggle
Jimmy %Sherorer, the milwaukee,
| boxer, hopes and wishes to get
welterweight fight to ATTAIN funds
to pay some of his indebtness as he
hopes to study Art He used VI
much time when he was in the hos
pital.
John l.. Lewis was deadlocked
with the hard coal mine owners
over underground travel time and
he looked to the fuel Administration
for a solution.
A month old baby in Portland
Ore, had a tooth pulled. The tooth
cut her tongue
Six persons were injured in an
Auto accident Thursday night
May 10, at So and Leavenworth SITS
in Omaha.
Ed Priener, an Omaha letter a r
rier found and returned a billfold
containing Three hundred and IS
dollars to the owner, Mr.. Royal
Fox on May 8.
The Omaha Police sponsored a
Theatre Party Saturday morning,
May IL to all members Of the Safe
ty aPtrol and school principals at
the Orphum Theatre.
C. H. L~ingemetee M hundred
years old Civil War veteran of
Humboldt. died Friday, May 18th
President Truman's wife is
honorary President Of the Girl
Scouts she succeeded Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt.
Eastern States: Maine. New
Hampshire, Vermount. and Mass 4,
had the worst snow storm in %
years on Friday, May 18th. Two
lives were lost. More than a mill
lion dollars worth of damage to
crops and property.
A Greedy Colorado man uses a
plan to make waiting a pleasure
when he is awey from his office 4
He leaves a note IN his desk BE
hack soon, have a cigaret and
make yourself comfortable.
The Honorary Chief of the Chica-
go fire department recommended
home fire drills. He says most of
the panic deaths of 10 to 10 thous-
and a year are caused from not
knowing what to do
Are you a member of the NAACP?
1t is time to renew your member
ship.
A small fire was discovered in
Madison Square garden in New
York as the afternoon performance
Of the Ringing Bros. circus was
going on last Thursday. May 10. 1t
was extinguished very quickly
Lasting peace should be the slo-
gan OF the San Francisco confer
ence and eliminate all future con-
flicts as we all should keep in mind
what General Sherman said War is
Helli'
Joe Louis the worlds heavyweight
boxer celebrated his 31st birthday
anniversary in a U. S. army camp
in Alaska.
Camp Grant. III, will be used as
a reception station for soldiers en-
route from Europe to the South
Pacific.
President Harry Truman used the
weekend of his first month in the
White House by devoting much time
with his 80 yea old mother on