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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
". DelOs Keel Dies
Wednesday Morning

w. Delos Keel died Wednesday
morning at 6:45 o'clock at his home
at 213 South Main street. His
death followed a two years illness
of diabetes and complications. He
was aged rs years, one month and
26 days.
Mr.. Keel, retired farmer, lived
in Bluffton for the past 21 years.
He was born February 2, 1867, in
Union township and was married
October 16, 1890 to Mamie B. And
erson.
For number of years the couple
resided on a farm between Bluffton
and Pandora. While living there he
served eight years as a member of
the Pandora board of education and
two terms as Riley township trustee.
He was a member of the Masonic
order.
Surviving are his wife and two
daughters, Mrs. Grace Longsdorf and
Miss Mildred Keel all of Bluffton.
Also surviving are two half-sis-
ters: Mrs. Joe Barnett of Lima and
Mrs. Lee McElderry of Delphos.
Funeral services will be held at his
late home Friday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock with Rev. John Hummon of
Louisville, KY, officiating assisted by
Rev. j. A. Weed of Bluffton. Burial
will be in Benton Ridge cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
RECORD HATCHERY
BUSINESS BOOKED
HERE THIS SPRING
Demand For Chicks Increases
After OPA Price Boost For
Poultry
Situation in Contrast to 1914
When Oversupply of Chickens
Prevailed

Expanding emphasis on chicken ano
egg production on Bluffton area farms
is indicated in the capacity business
booked by the towns two hatcheries
this spring.
Hatcheries, already doing a rushing
business reported that OPA action OF
last week in raising chicken prices
one and onehalf cents a pound retail
resulted in stronger demand for
chicks, with some indication that this
seasons hatchery output may assume
record proportions
Farmers generally are increasing
the size of their fiocks, with this
years situation in contrast to that OF
one year ago when hatchery business
was slow and there was little de,
mand for chickens. Last year the
market was flooded with eggs, while
this springs egg market is strong
with no danger of an oversupply de-
veloping.
|. Feed prices, however, are higher
this year, and farmers say the raise in
the price of chickens will be absorbed
by that increase.
Increased retail prices for chickens
likely will bring more poultry to the
market, thereby helping to offset the
lack of other meats.
The action is also seen by many as
foreshadowing raise in prices paid
for hogs, a market situation in which
a serious shortage is threatened.
Many such moves are anticipated
in the coming months to spur increas-
ed production of poultry and livestock,
as means of helping to relieve a
critical shortage of meat expected to
develop as U. S. responsibilities in
crease in the feeding of liberated
European and Asiatic countries.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
Pfc. Ned Schultz In
German Prison Camp

Pfc. Ned Schultz, reported by the
War Department as missing. in &C
tion since last December 16, is a
prisoner of war in Germany, ac-
cording to word received last We'd
nesday afternoon by his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Schultz, of Kib-
Ter street.
Notification that he was alive and
we'll came in the form of post card
written by him from a prison camp
in Germany, the location of which
was undisclosed. The card was dat
ed January 25.
So far Mr.. and Mrs. Schultz have
received no official notice, either
through the Red Cross or the War
Department, that their son is being
held a prisoner of war, but his COM
munication ended more than two
months of uncertainty which have
elapsed since they were notified on
Jan. Is that he was missing in ac-
tion.
Pfc. Schultz last previous COM
munication received by his parents
was letter dated Dec. 13 in Bel
gium, which had been written by
candlelight. Army records reported
him missing three days later on
December 16.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
AIRMAN RICHARD
OBERLY MISSING
IN GERMAN area
Missing Staff Sergeant Was
Turret Gunner on Bit Fly
ing Fortress
War Department Notifies Father
That Son is Missing Since
March Is

Staff Sgt. Richard Oberly, 10, tur.
ret gunner on Flying Fortress, has
been missing in action over Germany
since March Is, according to tele-
gram from the War Department re-
ceived Tuesday morning by his father,
Millard Oberly, of Cherry street.
Sgt. Oberly was based in Italy with
the 10Th American Air Force, the first
station to which he was assigned after
completing AAF aerial gunnery
training at Las Vegas, New, air field
in August, 1914.
Prior to his enlistment in the air
force on December 20, 1943, the youth
was employed in the celebrating de-
partment of TIL Triplett Electrical In
strument Co.
In February, Sgt. Oberly received
the Air Medal for "meritorious
achieVment while participating in
aerial flight" He was the second
in his family to be SO honored, his
elder brother, End 1t. Kenneth Oberly,
navigator on an English based Flying
Fortress having received the same
award in January.
Sgt. Oberly was graduated from
Bluffton High school in 1943. In adj
dition to 1t. Kenneth, there is another
brother overseas, Sgt. Robert, who is
with the American army in Belgium.
Their father is veteran of World
War |.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
Home On FurlOugh

1t. Harry Mehollin, navigator on
B-24 bomber, arrived the first of
the week after 35 missions over
Germany to spend three weeks with
his wife and little daughter. HIS
has been overseas since last J,dly.
During his absence Mrs. M@hollin
and daughter are making tf home
with the formers parentskfAdr. and
Mrs. Homer Zimmerlyf north o,
Bluffton.
Byron Fritchie SM &c of the Navy
is home on three weeks leave visit.
ing his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Fritchie here.
Staff Sgt. Robert Cooney, gunner
on B-24 bomber is home on fur
lough visiting his wife and parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. X. Cooney, Sr. Sgt.
Cooney who has been overseas i'm
the European theatre of operations
recently completed 80 combat mis-
sions.
Staff Sgt. Gene Mericle who has
been overseas for the past two years
is home on a AZ day furlough visit
ing his wife and little son Jerry
and his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Mericle.
Everett Hiestand, who has been
assigned to the Naval Research
laboratory in Washington is spend
ing a weeks leave with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. N. M. Hiestand of
Orange township. On conclusion of
his leave here he will be transferred
to Boston to study in the Massechu-
setts Institute of Technology.
Kenneth j. Krautter f 1/c of the
Navy has returned to New York
after spending IA days leave with
his wife and parents. His wife, the
former Lillian Huber, will join him in
New York for several weeks after
which he will return to active sea
| duty.
Pfc. VIM. Holtkamp left Tuesday.
returning to Camp Fannin, Texas,
after spending a ten day furlough
with his parents, Prof. and Mrs. Otto
Holtkamp.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
Bluffton Marine Figures In Weird
Adventure In Capture Of Iowa Jima

Pfc. Edgar E. Huber, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Huber, residing on
the Lincoln highway east of Beaver
dam, member of the Marine Corps,
figured in one of the weirdest ad-
ventures reported on the bitter fight
ing that figured in the U. S. con-
quest of the Japanese island fort
ress, Iowa Jima.
Accompanied by Marine compan-
ion, Pfc. Huber crawled thru heavy
mortar and sniper fire to assist
what they thought were wounded
Marines lying in a trench.
Instead of buddies they found six
dead Japs, dressed in Marine outfits
complete with helpets and packs.
The enemy soldiers apparently had
taken the clothing from dead Ma
rines.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
Early Easter-Early Spring" Weather
Prophecy Is Holding True This Year
Early Spring This Year Similar
to 1912 When Easter Came
April 5
Spring Gardening and Flowing
is Full Month Ahead of Last
Year

Early Easter-Early SPRING, an
adage long proclaimed by old-time
weather prophets, appears to be
borne out by this years weather.
The Easter holiday comes quite
early this year; and spring weather
SO far has given every indication of
being here to stay. Spring blowing
Is under way on farms of the area,
and in town spring gardening has
gotten away to a start at least a
month earlier thain in 1914.
Weather observers report that
spring this year is similar to that of
1912 when Easter came on April s
and the arrival of spring was cor
respondingly early.
In 1943, Easter on April 25 was
late and spring was correspondingly
late in setting in, and in 1914 Easter
on April 9 found spring coming
later than it has this year.
Date of Easter may vary from
March % to April 25, with its ar
rival determined by the various
phases of the moon. The generally
accepted rule for establishing the
date is that Easter comes on the
Sunday following the full moon that
occurs on or after the spring equi-
nox, altho this rule is subject to oc-
casional variations in the working
out OF astronomical calculations.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
MANY ACTIVITIES
MARK ARRIVAL OF
EASTER WEEK!! HERE H ERE
Special Services Sunday; Union
Good Friday Service in
Afternoon
Sunrise Service at st. Johns
Reformed Church Opens East
er Program

Easter-one of the outstanding
events on the church calendar, tradi.
tional harbinger of spring and oi
considerable significance in mercan-
tile circles-will be observed next
Sunday.
Approach of the holiday is seen
in the pre-Easter activities whicf
are absorbing the interest Of the
community this week.
Special services in churches, new
Easter wardrobes, the perennial
interest in home gardens, and d sun
rise service all are included III plans
for the day.
Union pre-Easter church services
with four evenings of addresses by
DR.. John Versteeg, Lima district
superintendent of Methodist churches,
will close with a meeting at p. m.
this Wednesday in the Button
Methodist church.
Communion Service
A united communion service for
the various denominations will be
held at s p. m. Thursday at the
First Mennonite church. Good Fri
day services will be conducted from
1880 to 3 p. m. in the Presbyterian
church.
Business generally will be closed
during the time of the Good Friday
afternoon services, but Bluffton
public schools have cancelled their
usual Good Friday vacation to make
up time lost from classes during last
winters severe snow storms,
Bluffton college students viii enjoy
an Easter recess starting ut noon
Friday and ending on Monday morn
ing.
Easter Sunday services viii be
ushered in with sunrise s5zyice at
the st. Johns Reformed church al
$3.50 a. m. with the program consist
ing of cantata presented by the
young peoples federation.
Special services will be held during
the day in all churches of the town
and the surrounding community, with
most of the Easter events scheduled
for the morning. One of the princi-
pal Sunday evening events will be a
musical program by an adult choir
at the First Methodist church al
8 p. m, with Mrs. Pearl Mann
directing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
RETAILERS HERE
FIGURING new
PRICE CEILINGS
Wearing Apparel and House
furnishing Affected by 0PA
Order
Schedules Must be Filed by
April 20 for OPA Approval
by May A

Bluffton retail merchants are
starting this week the task of figur-
ing new price ceilings on more than
100 classifcations of wearing APP
parel and house furnishings in ac-
cordance with a new regulation of
the Office of Price Administration.
The new ceilings must be filed with
the oPA district office by April 20
and merchandise cannot be sold after
May 4 unless OPA approval has
been received.
The new regulation applies to
mems, women's, children's, or i'm
fants' wearing apparel, apparel ac-
cessories, shoes, household textile
items like blankets, towels or sheets,
furniture, floor coverings, lamps, bed
ding and scores of specialized items.
New ceilings will be based on the
net cost to the retailer and on the
average percentage of profit on all
items offered in the same category.
If retailer has in stock a dozen
kinds of shirts, his average percent
age of "markup" for all shirts be-
comes the percentage "markup per-
missible on any brand of shirt" The
same procedure is followed in all
categories.
AS a result, ceilings will be slight
ly higher on some items and slightly
lower on others, OPA officials ex-
planned.
Shipping charges cannot be includ-
ed in the cost price, officials said,
but must be paid from the profit.
Merchants have 25 days in which
to list all purchase prices and all
selling prices on items on their
stores, figure the average "markup",
and determine their new ceilings.
Prices are to be figured on a base
date, which is March 10, 1945.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
BluftOn Sergeant
Weds In California

Staff Sgt. Marvin Hilty, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Hilty south of
Bluffton was married to Miss Edna
Howard of Redding, Calf, at her
home, Friday evening, according to
word received here the first of the
week.
The bride is a graduate of Redd-
ing high school and the University
of California and for the past six
years she has been engaged in so
cial work in Redding.
Sgt. Hilty was graduated from
Bluffton high school in the class of
1887. He is stationed at Great Bend,
Kansas, where the couple will reside.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
Auto Tag Purchase
Deadline Is Saturday

Only three days remain for the
purchase of 1916 automobile license
plates if motorists expect to operate
their cars after Saturday of this
week, Harold Montgomery, Bluffton
license registrar, warned Wednesday
morning.
The number of tags sold Wednes-
day morning had reached the 1000
mark, with about 250 more purchases
to be made if last years total of
1850 is to be equalled.
Motorists must have the new 1916
license plate on the back end of
their cars after midnight Saturday
or be subject to arrest.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
Sgt. Carl Steiner Is
Wounded In Gern,dY,y

Sgt. Carl Steiner, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. E. Steiner residing south
west of Bluffton was wounded in
Germany on March 7, according to a
telegram received by his parents
from the War department. He is
now in hospital in France.
Sgt. Steiner entered the service
three years ago and has been over
seas four months with a mechanized
cavalry reconnaissance squadron of
the Ninth army.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
Funeral Friday For
Mrs. J. III. Tscl,dntz

Mrs. Elizabeth Tschantz, 10, died
Wednesday at 1:50 a. m. at her home
at 1T East Kibler street. Her
death followed four days illness after
a period Of failing health.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the
First Mennonite church with the
pastor, Rev. j. N. Smucker officiat-
ing after which thebody viii be
taken to Dalton, Ohio, for services
in the Salem Mennonite church Sat
urday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev.
"A. S. Rosenberger, pastor of the
Salem church will officiate at the
latter service and burial will be in
the Salem cemetery.
Mrs. Tschantz was born in Putnam
county, the daughter of the late
John and Ann (Steiner) Geiger.
She was married to John H.
Tschantz and resided in Wayne
county on a farm near Dalton most
of her married life.
Following the death of her hus-
band in 1928 she moved to ,Bluffton
where she has since resided. She
was member of the First Mennonite
church here and also the women's
missionary society.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. S. F. Pannabecker and Mrs. D..
w. Bixler of Bluffton and Mrs. R.
s Gerber, Dayton and three sons,
Clyde Tschantz of Warren, and Irv-
ing and Amos Tschantz of Dalton.
Two brothers surviving are Aaron
and Peter Geiger of Bluffton and a
sister, Mrs. Leah Leichty of Pan
dora.
The body will be at the Paul Diller
funeral home until time for the
services here Friday afternoon.
After the services it will be returned
to the funeral home until Saturday
morning when it will be, taken to
Dalton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
Easter Music

An Easter cantata "The Crucified'
by Mevin will be presented by the
Young Peoples c. E. Federation,
Sunday morning at $50 o'clock in
st. Johns Reformed church. A
union chorus of 40 voices is directed
by Mrs. James Suter. Soloists are
Jean Ann Steinman, Genevieve Buh-
Ter, Alice Jean Bixel, Dean Niswand-
er and Ralph Balmer. Annabelle
Weed is accompanist.
A union adult choir directed by
Mrs. Pearl Mann will present a
program at the Methodist church,
Sunday night at o'clock
"The Story of the Cross" by Dud-
ley Buck will be given Sunday night
at the Ebenezer Mennonite church at
8 o'clock, by the mixed chorus of the
church directed by Prof. Otto Holt
kamp. Mabel Amstutz is accompan-
ist.
"Olivet to Calvary" will be pre-
sented at the Grace Mennonite
church, Pandora, by the church choir.
Sunday night at o'clock under di-
rection of Prof. r. A. Lantz. Solo
lists are John S. Walters. baritone,
Russell Childs, tenor, both of Lima !:
Dorothy Lugibihl, soprano, Pandora,
and Eulalia Steiner, organist.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
Announce Program,
For Good Friddy

Program for Buttons Good Fri
day union service was announced the
first of the week by the Blufftor
Ministerial association. Service will
be held at the Presbyterian church
from 1890 to o'clock in the after
noon.
The program theme of seven
Good Friday scenes will be divided
into 7 parts of twenty minutes, with
one Bluffton minister in charge OF
each. Pastors will speak in the fol-
lowing order: Rev. j. A. Weed, Rev
Stanley Rupp, Rev. Robert Welch
Rev. j. N. Smucker, Rev. G. T
Soldner, Rev. John Esau, Rev. V. c
Oppermann.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
Name May Queen For.
College Campus Fete

Miss Lois Sommer of Pekin, ILL.,,
Bluffton college senior, was elected
May queen by vote of the student
body it was announced the first of
the week. She will preside at the
May day festivities, the open air
fete during commencement week.
The student body also elected Miss
Phyllis Bachman, of Washington, ILL.,,
also senior as maid of honor who
will crown the queen.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
Red Cross Meeting
Next Monday Night

Annual business meeting of the
Bluffton Red Cross will be held at
the high school library Monday
night at o'clock. Reports will be
given and officers elected for the
coming year. Anyone who has paid
one dollar for Red Cross membership
in the past year is a member of the
organization and invited to attend.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
Trees In Bloom; Lawn Mowers Are
Busy AS Warm Weather Continues

was 81 degrees last Sunday after
noon. Weather forecasters predict
the present temperatures will con-
tinue for the next five days with
light showers on Thursday or Fri
day. Prospects for a warm and
springlike Easter appear promising.
Farmers are going all out for
spring blowing and early garden
truck planted some two weeks ago is
beginning to appear. Grass is not
uniformly high but most lawns have
developed splotches of high grass
which need cutting now.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29

Lawn mowers are going into ac-
tion on Bluffton lawns this week, the
earliest in recent years as abnorm-
ally warm weather of the past two
weeks continues, apparently for the
remainder of the week.
Oriental cherry trees along Cam
pus Drive at Bluffton college are in
bloom and apricot trees are blossom
ing as temperatures continue in the
seventies. Various early blooming
shrubs are in blossom, dandelions
are seen on lawns and spring beau
ties and violets in the woods.
Highest temperature this spring
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
Wife Gets Husbands
Purple Heart AWard

Mrs. John Gilbert of Orange town
ship received Monday the Purple
Heart medal awarded to her hus-
band, Pvt. John Gilbert who was
wounded in Germany on Feb. 2.
Pvt. Gilbert who was hospitalized
following his wounding was released
on February 15 and has since re-
turned to duty.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
Real Estate Deal

Jerome Herr has purchased the
Mrs. Amos Moser farm of 80 acres
one-half mile west of Gratz cross
ing. The place was occupied by
Mrs. Moser's son, Rawleigh Moser
who is moving on the Chester Matter
farm of so acres south of Bluffton
which he recently purchased.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
Personal Tax Return
DeddIiHe Is SATURDAY.

Saturday is the deadline for filing
of personal tax returns, it was stat
ed by Allen County Auditor Floyd
Griffin. One-half years payment of
personal taxes will be due at that
time and the remainder may be de-
ferred until September 30.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
Arrive Overseas

John stonehill has arrived in
Germany, according to word received
by his wife, Mrs. Meredith Stonehill
Mrs. Rosalie Rakosky has received
word of the arrival in France of her
husband, Cpl. J. Gail Rakosky.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29
Births

Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Smith of Je-
nera are the parents of a boy born
at Bluffton hospital, Thursday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-29

Grain (bushel prices) - Wheat,
S1.68; corn, SLIP; oats, Soc; soys,
S2.04.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-14

with the Teamsters Union, A. F. of L. The Interstate Commerce Com mission has established 48 hours as the weekly working schedule of movers and truckers. Employees re- ceive time and a half pay for work over the 48-hour schedule when working on rush orders.
 Though the deliveries to factories and stores indicated a slight lag immediately following V-J day, MT. Hess reported that the volume of business equals that of war days, and indications are now that over- the-road service will be heavier in the future.
 One of the biggest headaches with which the Blakeslee Company has had to struggle for several years is the lack of buildings which might serve as warehouses. Previous to 1941 one warehouse was adequate to take care of the demand for stor- age. But as thousands of service- men broke up their homes to answer the call to arms, the number of warehouses increased until Blakes- lee now maintains eight which are filled to overf1owing.
 Though 1t was expected the dis charge of servicemen during the past few months might in some
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-14
Medical Conference Staged At Remington Mojor-GeneroI Paul R. HowIey Addresses Gathering of Physicians on Veterans
 Subjects

the way of career" he affirmed, and noted that bill now in Con- greSS providing for flat 25 per cent increase in salaries for qualified specialists will doubtless serve as an incentive to young medica stu- dents to prepare themselves for qualification as specialists.
 But ven if we make it the most attractive service in the world. we're never going to have though doctors to put specialists in every veterans hospital in the country" he warned Therefore, we have to move pa- tients to whatever hospitals are staffed to treat them for special in- juries or diseases, and patients fa- miles will have to agree to such procedure"
 Among future developments which he would like to see, General Haw- ley mentioned residencies in all vet erans hospitals which would pro- vide staffs with young men inter ested in veterans medicine, and the establishment of at least four phy- chiatric institutions within the vet- erans administration. These would contribute to American medicine as well as asst veterans administra- ton problems" he declared.
 General Hawley considered the out-patient problem as a most im- portant one which civil doctors can solve, and recommended that medi- cal societies appoint men to be ap- proved by the Veterans Administra- ton for out-patient work with vet eranS.