The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-01-03
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If you didn't remember to write it
1916, don't worry-everyone' a bit
vague right now. . might be flu
plenty of it around but probably
it's just the letdown after the holidavs
and you'll snap out of it all right
and do you remember that blizzard
last year on New Years night when
the thermometer dropped way below
zero and roads drifted shut this
year there was snow and remains of
ice-covered roads which snarled traf-
fic all last week and ice covered
roads, incidentally made lot of extra
work for Eli Deppler, the telephone
man who was kept busy replacing
poles snapped off by cars skidding
from the highways-all of which re-
minds us that since this help short
age developed, Eli, singlehanded, has
been doing mighty well keeping
Buttons telephone system operating
smoothly as he always has done since
he took the present job more than SO
years ago !. and speaking of long
jobs, there's Mrs. Fred Hahn with
record of over 16 years representing
the same cosmetics firm :. Bluffton
merchants busy this week with inven-
tory-taking-empty shelves confirm
ing earlier reports of record breaking
holiday trade and speaking of
Buttons retail district, there was
well nigh a stampede Saturday after
noon when one store unlocked dozen
pairs of nylons-and my dear, they
didn't last as long as the proverbial
SNOWFALL on the Fourth of July :.
it was case of the song being ended
but the melody lingering on-anyway
the report spread that there were
nylons in town and the store was
thronged with feminine hopefuls all
afternoon F.. and auto parts have
joined butter on the scarcity list-if
you doubt it, try to pick up some
used fenders-the report. reliably
vouched for, is that the price is about
double what they cost when new ;.
with January barely arrived, it's
little early for seed catalogs, however
gardeners are stirring around-we
saw Shirley Nonnamaker putting fer
tilizer on his garden the other day
maybe there's an early spring coming
and from the size of our coal pile,
the earlier it comes, the better
Ice covered streets the past week
have brought forth lot of ideas for
non-skid footgear for pedestrians
one of the most novel is that of put
ting adhesive tape on shoe soles.
Those who have tried it say it works
and has prevented many fall. You
might try it next icy spell.
Howard Edinger who bought the
Mrs. Anna Koontz farm in Orange
township is going to move on the
place-but not until spring. Howard
knows from experience that moving
in January is none too pleasant, hav-
ing moved three times-always in
January-so this time he plans to
wait until warmer wearther.
G.. |. Joe who is getting out of the
armed forces wants to go to school
which is posing a neat little prob
lem of housing for most colleges.
Charles Miller, instructor in Michigan
State college at East Lansing who
was here last week visiting his
mother Mrs. George Miller of College
road says they have applications from
some 1000 veterans who are seeking
entrance. This flood of would-be stu
dents in addition to their regular en-
rollment is making lot of headaches
for college administrators-and the
problem is far from solved at East
Lansing, Miller said. In attempting
to provide maximum accommodations
three-deck hunks have been installed
in dormitories and systematic can
vass of every house in that city is
being made to obtain rooms for stu
dents. Most of the veterans are en-
rolling for courses in forestry and en-
gineering.
The many records which people
generally are required to keep nova
days have increased the demand for
desks. Ordinarily a slow mover IN
retail trade channels, desks have been
moving rapidly, especially during the