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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-02-08
LIGHTING ON main
STREET CURTAILED
IN DIM-0UT HERE
More Than 0ne-third of Boule-
ward Lights on Main Street
Will Be Blacked Out
Reduction of Lighting Will Save
One Ton of Coal Each Week
Here, Estimate

boulevard lighting on Main street
will be reduced more than one-third
as fuel conservation measure dur
ing this winters emergency condi-
tions, the Board of Public Affairs
decided at meeting Tuesday night.
Curtailment of the Main street
lighting will go into effect Wednes-
day night and will continue during
the present critical shortage of fuel.
Lighting will not be reduced in
other parts of the town, spokesmen
for the Board said.
35 LIGHTS Our
Thirty-fve of the 85 boulevard
lights on Main street will be "black-
ed-out" during the emergency. Only
a few will be turned out in the
business section between Elm street
and College avenue, but approxi-
mately half of the residential lights
on North and South Main street will
not be illuminated.
To curtail Main street lighting, it
is necessary for municipal power
plant workmen to remove light bulbs
from the standards, a project that
was started Wednesday morning.
Curtailment of lighting on Main
street will result in a saving of
about one ton of coal a week at the
municipal plant, it was announced by
Superintendent John w. Swisher.
Coal SUPPLY Down
Present supply of coal at the
plant, which burns Is tons daily, is
lower than usual, but the situation
is not critical. A 15-days' supply
is on hand, in comparison with a
supply for 80 days which normally
is carried.
Dimout of Main street lighting will
represent the greatest coal saving
made here since federal "brownout"
regulations became effective last
Thursday.
The "brownout" extinguthed only
window displays, outdoorRsigns and
lights at filling stations, which were
not too numerous in Bluffton, and
consequently little current was saved
in that move.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-02-08
Freight Embargo
Lifted Wednesday

Lifted Wednesday morning was a
three day freight embargo which
stopped all eastbound Bluffton ship
ments by rail, excepting those for
the government.
This is the second embargo with
in a fortnight which has resulted
from extremely bad weather condi-
tions which have badly snarled
freight shipments. The embargo APP
piled to both the Nickel Plate and
A. C. & Y. railroads here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-02-08
College Vespers At
Mennonite Church

Bluffton college vesper service
Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock. will be
held in the First Mennonite church
instead of Ramseyer chapel, because
of the coal situation, it was an
nounced by President L. L. Ram
seyer. The program will consist of
numbers by the vesper choir and
personnel from the music depart
ment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-02-08
Golden Wedding
Next WednesdaY

Mr.. and Mrs. John Garlinger of
Geiger street will observe their Gold
en- wedding anniversary on Wednes-
day of next week. They were mar
ried in Bluffton on February II,
1894, and have maintained their
home here since that time. No spe-
cial observance of the day has been
planned.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-02-08
II BLUFFTON AREA
men GIVEN DRAFT
EXAMINATION CALL
Eighty Allen County Men Sum
moned for Pre-induction
Physical Tests
Two Farm Workers Retained
in Class la in Decisions
on Appeals

Eleven Bluffton area men are among
the 80 called by Allen County Draft
Board No. 8 for February preinduc-
ton physical examinations, it was an
nounced this week.
Those from this district are:
Bluffton-Donafd ]. Ream; Don
aid c. Corson; Cary Q. Stewart; Jus
tin L. Johnson; and Frederick w.
Tschantz.
Columbus -R1ssalE r. Bell
niger; Wayne Agner.
Lafayette-Boyd G. Smith: William
w. Contris; Thomas M Fisher; Ray
E. Blosser.
Other in the call are:
Alger-Howard K. Shaw.
Ada-Franklin r. Hubbell.
Spencerville-Otto G. Degen; Leon
B. Van Eman; Wilford n. Bell: Clay
ton c. Davis; William II Aadenland;
Donald o. Lawrence; Gerald A.
Leatherman; Laverrle Edgers, Jr.;
Ned E. Kantner; Donald II. Monfort.
Lima - William r. Stumbaugh:
John ID. Musser; Norbert II. Gaull;
Harold B. Mersman; OrIen +. Neber-
gall; Marvel G. Armentrout; Loren
w. Bassitt; Roland M. Nevergall,
Bernard L. Brown; Robert r. Calvin;
Bernard o. Murphy; Kingston M.
Winget; Louis r. Fry; Ja<k r. Gam
non; Elmer E. Hanes; William A. Pat
terson; Alvin L. Cockrell; William P.
Rohrer; Norman Dirmyer; Paul S.
Spallinger; Gilbert w. Breitigam;
Homer K. Vandemark; Lee NJ. Ellis;
Rexford Snapp.
Observation-Disclosures @ stauffer.
Cairo-Charles j. Wood.
Delphos - Frederick G. Bindell;
Bernard e. Kill; Nelsoif*J 1futhause
Earl p Miehis; John r. Kaverman,
John A. Manecke; Gerald J. Young
peter; Richard C. Morgan; Gerald D.
Claypool; Norbert ]. Neimyer; Hu-
bert E. Elwer; George A. Wienken;
Virgil II. Elwer; Hubert r. Kaver.
man.
Maumeee-John p. Zaugg.
Elida-Donald A. Stemen; Frank
Ridenour; Harvey t. Boehm; Burton
C. Miller.
Dayton-Jack L. Smith.
West Unity-Paul E. Yant.
Richwood-Charles R. Auckland.
Springfeld-Odd r. Howe.
Bryan-Gerald M. Ware.
Fairfield-Edmund G. Dempster
Jr.
Columbus-Dale L. Huber.
Harrod-Brice A. Richardson; Har-
ry E. Nichols; Kenneth E. Motter;
Paul E. Richardson.
niopolis-Harold L. Gross.
In decisions of appeals announced
ding the last week Gail E. Foust OF
Route 2, Delphos, classified &c by
the Board of Appeals, was reclassified
IA by the President on appeals OF
the State Director.
Roger Fett, Route 2, Lima, class
flied Ia by Local Board, was retain
ed in Ia by the Board of Appeals
Both registrants are engaged in ag-
riculture.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-02-08
Concert Cancelled
Due To Emergency

Concert of the Southernaires, ne
gro ensemble scheduled to appear
here on Friday, Feb. 16, has been
cancelled, it was announced by Prof.
r. A. Lantz of the Bluffton college
music department which was to have
sponsored their appearance here.
Cancellation is due to the present
coal emergency, Prof. Lantz said
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-02-08

closed in the message from the war
department.
Pvt. Louis Thompson, who was re-
Gently wounded in action in Germany
is in an Army hospital in France,
according to word from the War de-
partment to his wife living on North
Main street.
Pvt. Raymond Kimmel is in the
army hospital at Ft. Mcclellan, Ala,
because of a fractured bone in his
foot received during field maneuvers.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Kimmel of Bentley road.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-02-08
DRAFT FARM BOYS;
WANT MORE FOOD:
SITUATION ACUTE
Forsee 26 TO % Year Age
Group to Be Inducted by
First of June
Need More Food, Agriculture
Dept. Warns; Recommends
Part Time Workers

Farmers thruout the Bluffton
district will be scraping the bottom
of the barrel for help this spring.
The situation which has been serious
took a decided turn for the worse
with two developments the first of
the week.
They are:
/. The disclosure that every
Allen county man between &c
and 30 now occupationally de-
ferred (Class IA or 2-B) prob
ably will be called up for pre-
induction examination by the end
of March.
2. Warning by the federal
department of agriculture that
an early end of the war in
Europe would not ease a tighten
ing food supply situation.
Disclosure of the draft situation
comedies with the belief that most
of the Allen county men in the 26
thru 20 year age bracket found to be
physically fit would be inducted by
the end of June unless the German
war was over before that time.
Need Part Time Workers
Farmers will need, the department
said, part time help from non-farm
workers in town and urban areas if
they are to come anywhere near
meeting production goals set up by
the war food administration.
With additional calls being made
for part-time workers, those employ
ed in industry and business places
here might be recruited for work in
the evenings, in which case the extra
hour of daylight obtained thru fast
time which viii be effective here
during the summer would be Of
benefit for farm work.
Farmers, however. have been
generally opposed to hiring part
time workers, especially those with
out farm experience. Farm work,
they point out is today largely
mechanical and widely diversified
and by the time the worker gains
sufficient experience to handle one
machine, the season of its usefulness
has passed.
Also 1t is pointed out that mex
perienced help is more apt to become
involved in accidents for which the
farmer might be liable.
Farmers Rely on Families
Farmers generally thruout the
Bluffton district have adopted the
policy of curtailing and planning
their farm operation within a scope
that can be handled by their own
family group.
In recent years the trend has been
increasingly pronounced toward those
crops which can be raised with a
minimum of labor. As farm help
becomes increasingly scarce it is ex-
pected that this will come to be the
controlling factor in determining
farm operations, rather than the
prospective markets for products of
the farm.
A sudden termination of the war
in Europe, however, might ease the
farm labor situation somewhat,
especially in calls of men in the 26
to % year age class.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-02-08
Male Quartet Will
Lead SingspirdtiOn

A male quartet from Marion col
lege, Marion, Ind, will lead the sing
spiration at the Defenseless Mennon-
ite church Sunday night at 8 o'clock,
it is announced by the pastor, Rev.
Stanley Rupp. The quartet will also
appear at other services in the
church during the day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-02-08
In New Locations

William Garmatter moved Wednes-i
day on the farm which he purchased
north of Bluffton on the Dixie high
way, the former Wilbur Frantz
place. Garmatter vacated the Nj. Fl.
Deeds farm near Rawson. Frantz
who vacated the farm north of
Bluffton some time ago now lives in
Arcadia.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-02-08
Concert Pianist
On College Course

Cara yerson, concert pianist will
appear in a recital as the second
number on the Bluffton college music
course this Wednesday night in Ram
seyer chapel at $3.50 o'clock. She
is known for her Interpretation of
modern music.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-02-08
Lynn Byers Receives
Purple Heart Medal

Lynn Byers, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Byers, of Goshen, Ind, and
grandson of Mr.. and Mrs. N. E.
Byers, of this place, has received a
Purple Heart Medal and Oak Leaf
Cluster for being wounded twice in
the European campaign.
Byers received the Order of Pur-
pie Heart for wounds sustained on
November IT, and the Oak Leaf for
more serious injuries on December
10.
He is now in an army hospital at
Dijon, France, where he is reported
to be satisfactorily recovering.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-02-08
1t. Wayne YOdkan,
To Be Instructor

Second Lieutenant Wayne E.
Yoakam, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ver-
non Yoakam of Bluffton has recently
been assigned as an instructor in
the Department of Aircraft En-
gineers at the Chanute Field, H.,
post of the AAF Training Command.
1t. Yoakam is a graduate of the
Ohio State University and Bluffton
High school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-02-08
Promotion

Edward Schultz, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Theo. Schultz of West Kibler
street stationed at the marine base
in Ell Toro, Calf, has been promoted
from the rank of sergeant to staff
sergeant, it was announced the first
of the week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-02-08
Heatless Days Of 1918 Recalled
BY This Winters Scarcity OF Coal
Restrictions on Use of Coal far
More Drastic During the
1918 Shortage
Stores, Industries, Schools, Etc,
Forced to Close at Least
One Day Weekly

This winters scarcity of fuel is
reminiscent of World War l condi-
tions prevailing back in January and
February, 1918, altho the restrictions
on the use of coal back at that time
were far more drastic.
In 1918, a nationwide order on
Jan. II to conserve a dwindling coal
supply came on the heels of a near
zero cold wave which had dragged on
for weeks, much as it has this win
ter.
For, 10 weeks, manufacturing
plants, business houses, schools and
theatres were closed at least one day
each week as a measure to conserve
coal, and violators were subject to
heavy fines.
In the first five days after the fuel
conservation order was announced
all industries of the town were
closed.
These included the Bluffton Manu-.
featuring Co., the Diller Manufac.
turing Co., Readrite Meter Works
Scott & Ewing Co., Hermann Brew
cry, Boss Glove Factory and McCar
roll Manufacturing Co.
SCHOOLS CLOSE
Schools were closed for more thar
a week after first announcement OF
the order, before resuming on a
four-days a week schedule.
Shutting down of industries and
businesses on Monday during the
late winter weeks was the most com
plete in the history of the town
with everything closed on that day
except theatres, bowling alleys and
other places of amusement. Those
| activities ran as usual on Monday
when other places were closed, then
suspended their operations on Tues
day.
| During the worst of the 1918 fuel
crisis, householders were asked to OBJ
serve "Heatless Mondays. On those
days they heated only one room of
the house, and got along without fuel
altogether if they were able to do So
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-02-08
Scouts To Gather
Paper Saturday

Bluffton Boy Scouts will make
their monthly collection of paper on
Saturday afternoon. Residents are
requested to have newspapers and
magazines in bundles on the front
porch by 1880 p. m.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-02-08
Ebenezer Broadcast

A mixed vocal octette directed by
Clayton Bucher will be heard in the
Ebenezer church broadcast over
Findlay radio station WIN Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-02-08
FAIR and WARMER
WEATHER lessons
Menace OF FLOOD
Absence of Rain Removes
Threat of High Water AS
Snow MeltS
Many Side Roads in Country
Districts Remain Closed
Until Spring

Moderating weather, the first in
two months, which arrived Monday
and continued thru Tuesday and We'd
nesday has done much toward remov-
ing the menace of floods from the
record snowfall which has covered the
Bluffton area for the past eight
weeks.
Although temperatures have been
barely above freezing at any time,
the direct rays of the sun have suf-
ficiently melted enough snow to lessen
appreciably the threat of high water
which inevitably would have accom-
panied disappearance of the snow if
it had been taken off by heavy rains.
There still remains large amounts
of snow, much of which will remain
until spring thaws; however the grad
ual melting which has taken place
thus far is viewed with general sat-
isfaction.
Travel Still Difficult
Travel conditions, however, still re-
main difficult. Streets, Sunday were
covered with a film of ice which slow
ed traffic and made the footing of
pedestrians extremely hazardous.
Many side roads thruout the rural
district remain blocked and one of
Buttons four school buses covering
the area northwest of town which
has been hardest hit by the drifting
snow, is still unable to cover its en-
tire route.
Farmers however, have managed to
open roads giving practically every
resident way to get to town, altho
for many it's roundabout route, TAX
ing them miles out of their way.
Side Roads Still Blocked
Side roads, many of which have
been drifted shut since the first bliz-
zard which struck on December IL,
have become so firmly packed by lat
er snowfalls that they are virtually a
huge solid mass of ice extending fence
high the width of the road and into
adjoining fields.
With work still required on the
more travelled main highways, no at.
tempt will be made to open these
roads which will remain snowbound
until spring weather arrives.
Altho the main rural highways are
open to travel, there are numerous
stretches where one-way traffic is
still in effect.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-18
Berlin Turns
Sharp 10 Left

WASHINGTON. Oct. II INS)
LIEN. Eisenhower reported to-
dag domination OF Berlln's major
pA=lAaT political parties -sPPaF-
entity is lntensifying an extreme
swing 20 communism.
Eisenhower disc loSed thai
Soviet occupation authorities have
permitted the Communist news
paper To print 100000 copies
while holding other party papers
20 100000 each.
Bcrlin'S four main parties, listed
hy Eisenhower, include the Com
munlSt Social Democratic. Chris
tian-DemocraHc Union and Lib
crdl Democratic
EiSenhower'S report explained
that the party HEADQUARTERS are
located in the Soviet sector of
Berlin where they were moved
appaIentlY AT Enviet- invitation, I"
q few days prior TO the Z. ).
forces entry.
Berlin radio. like its news
papers. said Eisenhower, IS under
Soviet censorship and is not freely
apai!ahic 20 political parties
Other than communist
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-18
I HandkerthiefS Link
To 0woSSo HoIdups

OWOSSO oct. 1.-Two han
dana handkcrChiefs may convict
William Hunt 2S. ot Greenville,
$ C.. of Two filling station rob
berries here last week
In qJ... Of vi robberieS, the
baud1f-S 6r>--%/red bandana a. 4
mask and % the other blue one.
Hunt-wa, carrying one Of each.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-18
Prof. Seller in ORice

WEISBADEN, Germany. Oct
" INS)-Prof Karl Geiler mas
been sworn in as ministcr-prcsJ-
BENT Of creator IIcsson.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-18

BOYS KNIT SUIT Of
soft cotton. Top in multi
colored stripes pants
in blue, rose or maize.
Comfortably cut! 2 to 4.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05
Room Mothers Are
Numed AT Special
PTA Bodrd Meeting

A special board meeting of
the Moss Point Parent Teacher
Association was held at the Gen.
trail School Wednesday afternoon
at which time room mothers were
appointed.
The general theme for the year
for the organization is eve are
Building Together. The Moss
Point PTA will strive to obtain
a standard of excellency credit
this year, officers declared. Mrs.
J. A. Cirlot presided and refresh
ments were served after the COM
pletion of business.
A regular meeting will be held
October 9 at the high school at
$3.50 p. m.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05
Ii. GulleY, Jr.
Receives Release
From Novel; Reserve

1t. Walter r. Gulley, Jr. is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
". r. Gulley, ST., since his ar
rival following his release from
the Naval Reserve until plans for
the future are more settled,
though Mr.. Gulley hopes to make
his home permanently in Pasca-
goula.
Mr.. Gulley was accompanied
home by Mrs. Gulley and their
small daughter, Elizabeth, who
have been with him at Norfolk,
Va, since last February. He en-
listed in the Naval Reserve short
ly after his graduation from
Tulane in 1941.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05
Home Economics
Students Organize
Club At Moss Point

Maxine White has been elected
president of the Moss Point chap.
or of the Future Homemakers Of
America which was recently or
ganized at the high school with a
membership of Is. Other officers
are: Patti Spruell, vice-presi-
dent; Bobby Jean Simmons, sec
rotary; Bobbie Germany, treas
urer, and Geraldine Cronier, re-
porter.
This is a new organization for
/ students enrolled in homemaking
classes. The purposes of the club
are to promote growing apprecia-
ton of the joys and satisfaction OF
homemaking, assume the respon-
sibilities of worth home member
ship, practice democracy in home
life, work toward good home and
family life, promote international
good will, develop qualities OF
leadership and cooperation in
community life, provide whole
some recreation and further in
terest in homemaking as as pro-
fession.
The program of work for this
year includes improving oneself
through developing personality
and leadership and improving
grooming and health, contributing
to home life through improved
family relationships and sur
roundings and assuming RESPONSE
bilities, increasing knowledge OF
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05
Su prise PdrtY Is
Giycn In Honor Of
Mrs. w. w. Jenkins

Mrs. j. T. Renfro entertained
in her home last week with q
surprise birthday party in honor
Of her daughter, Mrs w. w. Jenk-
ms. The reception rooms were
attr5 ctively decorated with pretty
fall flowers.
Bridge and rock were enjoyed
during the evening. Mrs. James
Powell received the high score
prize and Miss Jane Coulson the
hingo.
Many lovely gifts were received
by the honoree which were
brought in on a decorated wagon
by her little daughter, Judy Jenk-
ms The birthday cake was cut
By the honoree and served with
ice cream to Mesdames James
Powell, Gene Ellis, Francis Voor-
hees. Laura Mays, N. Jefferies,
Hartwell McCollum, Quinton
Brentz, Edwin Mays, Misses Jane
Coulson, Audrey Crooks, Virginia
Eley, Olive Elkin.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05
TEEN.AGERs ENTERTAINED

MI. and Mrs. Woodson Hape
entertained in the community
House on Saturday evening with
an open house for the teen age
group. A pleasant evening was
enjoyed by everyone. Refresh
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05

the club. promoting recreational
activities, cooperating for school
betterment by taking part in
school activities and improving
surroundings. developing better
morale helping with youth and
rehf bil tation problems and serv-
ing Inc community, state and Mt
tion to the best of the individuals
ability.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05

The Japanese farm unit aver
ages 81 acres.
The average width of Chile is
little more than 100 miles.
The head of the sperm-whale
is about one-third of the length
of the body.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05

ments were served during the
evening to the large number that
enjoyed this pleasant affair to-
gether.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05

Opium poppies grown in Tur-
key are almost wholly exported
for medicinal uses, principally to
Holland.