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PAGE TWO Tradition Holds That Similar Weather Follows July 15 For 40 Days St. Swithin’s Legend Indicates Forty Days Of Fair Weather In Bluffton Fair Prediction Here Based On And Pleasant Weather Last Tuesday Bluffton residents can now look forward to 40 days of bright weath er if the common belief concerning St. Swithin’s Day is adhered to. The tradition is that according as it rains or shines on St. Swithin’s Day, celebrated on July 15, the an niversary of the translation of his relics, the next 40 days will be either rainy or bright. Last Tuesday being a very fair and pleasant day, one can now plan for continued fair and warm weath er for at least a month. The legend contained in verse runs as follows: “St. Swithin’s Day, if thou dost rain, For forty days it will remain: St. Swithin’s Day, if thou be fair, For forty days ’twill rain nae mair.” This tradition is found on a leg end that, before dying the humble minded saint had begged to be in terred in the open churchyard, and not in the chancel of the church, as was usual with bishops. Here he remained for over a cen tury, when disgraceful should have resolved to choir. The 15th of July was ap pointed for that purpose. But on that day a mighty rain storm burst forth, and continued without inter mission for 40 days. The monks took this as a sign of heavenly dis pleasure, and instead of moving the body they built a chapel over it ■where it lay. the monks, thinking it that so great a saint so lowly a burial place, move the body into the Unfortunately for the legend, how ever, it happens that the formal tranlation of the relics of St. Swithin from the grave in the church to a magnificent shrine within the cathe dral was in fact done on July 15, 971, only 109 years after his death without any meteorological interfer ence. D. C. BIXEL, O. D. GORDON BIXEL, O. D. Citizens Bank Bldr., Bluffton EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS Eye« Exmined Without Drops Closed Thursday Afternoon & Evening Office Hours: 8:30 A. M—5:30 P. M. 7:30 P. M—8:30 P. M. Francis Basingert D. D. S Evan Basinger, D. D. S. Telephone 271-W Bluffton, Ohio MUNSON R. BIXEL, M. D. Office Hours: 8:30-10 A. M. 1-3 P. M. 7-8 P. M. Office, 118 Cherry St. Phone 120-F Bluffton, O. Melville D. Soash, M. D. The Commercial Bank Bldg. Bluffton, Ohio X-RAY FLUOROSCOPE Telephone 254-W YOU GET BOTH IN A Immediately, however, legends were set alloat at the time prove that this was done by the saint’s wishes as expressed in visions. A few years afterwards the church, which had originally been dedicated to the apos tles Peter and Paul, changed these guardians for St. Swithin, who in turn had to yield to Henry VIII’s substitution of the Holy Trinity. A story is told in England of an old lady who when St. Swithin’s Day opened bright and fair expressed her belief in an approaching term of fine weather, but a few drops of rain having fallen in the evening, changed her tune and annouced that the next six weeks would be wet. Her pre diction failed, the weather being re markably fine. “No matter,” she would say “if there has been no has been during the night.” rain during the day there certainly The shrine of St. Swithin early sprang into great repute. Worship pers, sick folk, the maimed and the halt, flocked to the shrine and left behind them substantial evidences of their gratitude. For centuries Swith in was the most popular healing saint in England. But at present his chief popular fame aroscs from the fact that he is a sort of Jupiter Pluvius of the calendar. One of the early literary allusions, from “Poor Ribon’s Almanac” of 1697, refers to the saint’s powers as a weather prophet as follows: “In this month is St. Swithin’s Day, On which if that it rain, they say Full forty days after it will, Or more or less, some rain distill. This Swithin was a saint, I trow An Winchester’s bishop also Who in his time did many a feat, As Popish legends do repeat A woman, having broke her eggs, By stumbling at another’s legs, For which she made a woful cry, St. Swithin’s chanced for to come by, Who made them all as sound or more Than ever that they were before, But whether this were so or no ’Tis more than you or I do know Better it is to rise betime, And to make hay while sun doth shine, Than to believe in tales and lies Which idle folk do now devise.” Paper Shortage May Be Expected Shortages in book, writing and some other kinds of paper are ex pected by the Office of Production Management, according to informa tion announced this week in Wash ington, D. C. It was predicted that before many months readers may fincL their maga zines have a yellowish color, because of curtailment of supplies of chlor ine, which is used as a bleaching agent in the manufacture of paper. Deliveries of chlorine to paper manufacturers already have been cut about 10 per cent by voluntary agree ment, and it is indicated that a fur ther curtailment is necessary. Newspapers will be little affected by the shortage because very little chlorine is used in making newsprint. In addition, Canadian newsprint pro duction is running ahead of demand and no paper shortage is anticipated. Shortages in other types of paper pulp is said to be due principally to increased demand. In addition im ports from Norway have been cut off. s i JOHN DEERE No. 4B TRACTOR PLOW Extra strength and Extra clearance—you get both in a John Deere No. 4B Tractor Plow—plus the good work advantages which have made John Deere plows famous the world over. In addition, you get the advantages of light draft, long-lived genuine John Deere Tractor Plow bottoms, rolling landside that carries rear weight when plow is working, the heavy-duty enclosed power lift, cush ion-spring-release hitch, levers adjustable in length, and sturdy wheels with replaceable chilled boxings. Feature for feature the John Deere No. 4B is the greatest two-bottom tractor plow ever built. You’ll like it. Bluffton Implement & Harness Co JOHN DEERE QUALITY IMPLEMENTS and SERVICE THE BlI Putnam Highway Proposal Open Yet Four Putnam county villages are awaiting an opinion from the state attorney general on a statute which may open the way for them to finance their share of the cost of im proving Route 65 between Lima and Toledo. Provisions of the statute in ques tion are director tahority with a improvements, whereby the village pays its share of the cost upon requi sition from the director. to the effect that the state of highways has the au to enter into an agreement village, pertaining to road If this can be applied in the case of the Putnam county towns, it is probable that Ottawa, Belmore, Leip sic and Columbus Grove will be in a position to finance their share of the cost. These villages must purchase right of-way other than the abandoned roadbed of the Cincinnati and Lake Erie Interurban line within their boundaries, to make the improvement project possible. Total cost to the villages will be $31,800, of which the board of coun ty commissioners has offered to pay 35 per cent. Bluffton Group To Fish At Lakeside An all-day fishing trip will be en joyed by a group of Bluffton fishing enthusiasts at Lakeside on Lake Erie, Sunday. The group has chartered a 65 foot launch with two decks, capable of ac commodating 40 for fishing or 100 for cruising. About 40 fishermen have signed up for the trip. The group will embark from Brown’s Boat Livery at Lakeside and will leave Bluffton the town hall at 5 o’clock in the morning for early enga^-erent. Arrangement the trip rare being made at Risser San|lwf:h shop. the for the Half Of H. S. Class At 20 th Anniversary Twenty-two members of the class of 1921 of Bluffton high school were present at a reunion held at River side park, Findlay, Sunday. There were 45 graduates in the class when diplomas were given on commence ment night 20 years ago last spring. Two of them have time. It was planned to union at Riverside Sunday in July in in the future. died since that hold another re park the third 1946, five years The following were present at the gathering, Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Conaway, Mrs. Edgar Montgomery, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Hochstettler and family, Rhoda Amstutz, Sylvia Biederman, Mr. and Mrs. Joy K. Huber and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Koontz and son, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bad ertscher and family, all of Bluffton. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stauffer, Mr. and Mrs. Art Hochstettler and sons, Harold C. Bogart, Mr. and Mrs. Norris Stultz and family, all of Findlay. Mr. and Mrs. Garold Arnold and daughter, Lima Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Anderson and family, Lafayette Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Althaus and family, Toledo Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hubei’ and family, Columbus Grove Mr. and Mrs. Allan Baumgartner and family, Orrville Mr. and Mrs. Roy Green and family, Van Buren Bernice Althaus, Doylestown Ruth Murray, Tiffin Mr. and Mrs. Earl R. Jorg and family, St. Johns Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Morgan and family, Middletown. Chicken Supper At St. Anthony's Church Chicken will be the featured deli cacy at the annual festival and sup per at the St. Anthony’s church in Columbus Grove Sunday and Mon day. A chicken supper will be held Sun day night from 4:30 to 8:30 o’clock and a chicken noodle lunch will be held Monday from 5:30 to 8:30, it was announced by thf! pastor of the church. In addition there will be other re freshments and a variety of games and amusements. Boutwell Reunion the the The second annual reunion of Boutwell family was held at Orange Township Community House, Sunday. There were 100 persons who enjoyed the basket dinner at noon. A program in the afternoon includ ed music and a history of the family. Awards w’ere given Mrs. Agivail Boutwell of Lima for being the old est person present, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boutwell, the couple married the longest Mr. and Mrs. Rayon Boutwell, the most recently married couple Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Inbody of Romeo, Mich., for traveling the greatest Boutwell, Boutwell, present. distance, and Lynn Ray son of Mr. and Mrs. Rayon for the youngest child the business session Fred Orange Twp., was elected John Boutwell, Orange During Boutwell, president Twp., was elected vice president, and Mrs. Edgar Trippiehorn, Findlay, secretary-treasurer. FFTON NEWS, BLl FFTON. OHIO County Officials To Get Salary Boost Allen county eh Ticials are enjoying a pay boo year, the result of the 1940 showing an increase in the cou: s population. Among others, the county treas urer is due for a pay increase, but Treasurer Byron H. Dershem won’t get it. Instead, the boost will be made in the salary of Treasurer-Elect Ray W. Barnett, who is due to take office Sept. 1. He will receive $4,418.34 a year, instead of the $4,290 now paid to Dershem. law It’s all because of a state which provides that salaries of tive county officials shall be based on population according to the latest U. S. census—but that changes shall not be made during terms being served at the time the census is completed. elec- In other words, the pay of all elec tive county offices was to be hiked as a result of the 1940 census which showed an increase in the county’s population to 73,303, as compared with the 1930 census figure of 69,419. While officials taking office in 1941 were benefitted imn diately, those in midterm at the time of the survey were forced to complete their terms at the old salary. Thus Auditor Fb yd Griffin, elec ted in 1938, will con' nue to receive $4,290 until the end his four-year term. After the election, how ever, the county a or will receive $4,418.34. Comm.: Pleas Judge Neal L. Lora, ele. -d in 1938 six-year term, will draw $5,276 1944. to a until elec- All of the officials who were ted or reelected la. November, got increases over the salaries paid prior to the 1940 census. The officials are listed on the county payroll as fol lows, with their present pay being given first: Probate Judge Raymond P. Smith (reelected), $4,418.34 as compared with $4,290 before 1940 Prosecutor Paul T. Landis (reelcted), $3,540, $3,420 Clerk of Courts Ernest Mills (new), $3,915, $3,795 Engineer Ho bart Mumaugh (new), $3,927.20, $3, 907.16 Sheriff William V. Daley (re elected),$3,325, $3,225 Recorder Wil ferd F. Failor (reelected), $2,960, $2,880 board of election (each mem ber) $960, $912. Commissioners H. T. Morris (re elected) and Dale Jennings (new) get $2,820 a year but Commissioner Harry L. Burgess, chairman of the board who was in mid-term when the census was taken, still draws $2,760. Annual Jenera Band Fete Thursday Night The Jenera band in conjunction with the business men of the village will have its annual social and pro gram Thursday evening. The social will start at 8 p. m. in the village square near the band stand. Carl Twining, of Findlay, is director. Business men of Jenera annually sponsor a community event of this nature to raise funds, part of which are used for the band. Rawson Sun Mrs. Margaret Bunn was a day afternoon caller on Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bracy of Pandora. Mrs. Olive Crozier was a Wednes day caller on Mrs. Idella Bailey and Mrs. Pearl Jordan of Mt. Cory. Miss Betty Biggs of Findlay spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Altman. Mr. and Mrs. Minard Lovell and son Leroy of Moffitt Station spent Sunday James Charles evening with Mr. and Mrs. Wentz and Mr. and Mrs. Wentz. Williams spent the week end Ruth with Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Beck of Benton Ridge. Mrs. Margaret Bunn spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Bunn of near Benton Ridge. Hugh Runkle of Cleveland and Mrs. Raymond Reel of Jenera were Friday callers on Mrs. Olive Crozier. Richard Smith of Circleville, Ind., and Miss Ruth Smith of Benton Ridge spent the week end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Watkins and family and Mrs. E. M. Fruchy and family of Columbus Grow and Mr. and Mrs. Asa Hiestand were Sunday afternoon callers on Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wentz and Mr. and Mrs. James Wentz. Mrs. Nell Franks of Newark Mrs. Ella Zartman and children of Find lay were Wednesday evening callers on Mrs. Olive Crozier. Mr.. and Mrs. Sunday with Mr. Fox of Arlington. Tom Fox spent and Mrs. Wilbur and Mrs. Mr. daughter of Toledo spent the week end with Mrs. Amanda Cantner. Carol Yuckenberg of Maumee is spending a few days with Miss Ruth Yuckenberg. Junior Tyson of near Rawson is spending a few days with his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Tooley. Mrs. Roy Arndt and daughter of Bellevue were Saturday afternoon callers on Mrs. Olive Crozier. News Want-Ads Bring Results. Teachers Here To Get New Contracts o Be Given Longer Contracts Than Previous Employment For One Year Jill Does Not Guarantee Life time Tenure Provides Dis missal Grounds In line with the provision of the recently enacted teacher employment law, the Bluffton Board of Education will issue new contracts to all public school teachers here when the law goes into effect September 1, it was announced this week by A. J. B. Longsdorf, superintendent of schools. In all schools under 800 enrollment arrangement is made for one year contracts for beginning teachers, three year contracts on second em ployment and either five year con tracts or continuing contracts at the option of the local board, on subse quent re-employment. Not Life Tenure No lifetime tenure, however, will exist according to a recent statement of Walton B. Bliss, executive secre tary of the Ohio Education Associa tion, the organization which spon sored the bill. There are definite grounds for ter minatting such contracts as set uu by law. Bliss stated that the teach ers as a body are just anxious to weed out the incompetants in the profession as is the public. The right of a board of education to dis miss incompetent teachers is con tained in the provisions of the law. Intensified warfare against mos quito larvae on the part of the Bluffton property owners was re quested this week by those in charge of the town’s mosquito control pro gram. Altho mosquitoes are more preva lent this summer, the creeks are free of larvae, it was reported by Robert Oyer, who supervises the spraying of all bodies of water within the vil lage limits. The course will last for a complete school year or two semesters and will consist of instruction in typing, shorthand, accounting, business Eng lish, office practice and other sub jects related to general office prac tice. Opportunity will be given for spe cial instruction in any one of the fields, if the entire course is not needed. The course “is intended es pecially for those who have but a few months or one year for prepara tiop but wish to have the benefits of a college atmosphere.” Instructional staff will Prof. William Dick and Related courses will be other instructors. September 1, According To State Law consist of Ray Hilty. offered by Richland Center Mr. and Mrs. Dean Myers and family of Mansfield called Saturday afternoon at the Amos and Robert Gerber home. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Amstutz, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stevens, Mrs. Walton Alderfer and daughter Shir ley were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Lehman and son of Toledo. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Core a son at the Community hos pital one day last week. Mrs. Core and baby were removed to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gratz Sunday morning. Mrs. Ella Dillman, Meredith Burk holder and Joan Stonehill were Sun day evening supper guests at the Amos and Weldon Luginbuhl. Even ing callers were Mrs. Warren Moser, Mrs. Dana Moser and Miss Irene Snyder. Mr. and Mrs. George Weaver and son of Hoytville spent Sunday after noon at the Amos and Francis Bas inger home. Mr. and Mrs. John Marquart and family spent Mr. and Mrs. Friday evening with Ed Marquart and sons. Mrs. Andrew Hoch family called on Mr. Mr. and Al Heuer and stettler and and Mrs. David Zimmerman Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Frantz and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Zim merman and daughter and Wilmer Badertscher were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Badert scher and son. Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Gratz, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Schaublin were Sun day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Schaublin and family. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Badertscher a son, one day last The grounds for dismissal as spe cified in the act are inefficiency or immorality, violations of reasonable rules and regulations of the board of education or other good and just cause. The procedure set up for such dismissals includes written no tice of the reasons therefore, the right of a hearing with witnesses be fore the board and the appeal if desired. Mosquitoes More Numerous But They Come From Cisterns, Oyer Declares Many of the mosquitoes can be at- College Will Offer Secretarial Course A new course in secretarial stud ies will be offered by Bluffton college beginning with the opening of the school term next September, it was announced this week by Dr. L. L. Ramseyer, president of the institu tion. right of court in addition to requirements, After the first year, meeting certification teachers will be required to serve a standard probationary period of three years at the end of which the teacher will be eligible for a longer contract if re-employed. Other District Teachers who come to a system after having had continuing contract status in another district are re quired to serve a two-year proba tionary period unless the board re duces or waives this stipulation. Provision is made for necessary salary reductions, but such reduc tions must be made'a part of a uni form plan so that individual teachers may not be singled out for punitive salary slashes. Larger School pupil en be given is, they In school larger than 800 rollment all teachers will continuing contracts, that are hired for as long as they give efficient service without going thru the yearly hiring procedures. Schools under 800 may also have the con tinuing contract system if the board so rules. Otherwise they will follow the plan of one, three and five yeai' contracts as provided in the law. The new tenure law will effect ap proximately 28 teachers in the school here next September. tributed to larvae hatching in cis terns and in refuse that is not prop erly treated, it was pointed out. Residents are requested to check their cisterns, and if wrigglers are found the mayor should be notified. The town will then take steps to eliminate them. Constant activity is required on the part of property owners in checking possible breeding places if the con trol program is to be a success, it was emphasized. week at the Bluffton Community hospital.. Mr. and Mrs. Brice Main, Mr. and Mrs. John Marquart and family, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin spent Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Noah spent Friday Gerber home. Ed Marquart and son Sunday evening with Philip Marquart, Sr. Steiner and daughter evening at the Amos Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gratz, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gratz, Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Gratz and Mrs. Amos Moser called Sunday afternoon on Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gratz and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Core and family. Miss Eileen Johns of Lima and Wendell Duffman of Camp Shelby, Miss., spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Strunk and family. The U. S. Department of Agricul ture has announced that loans on ex cess under marketing-quota provis ions will be extended to April 30, 1943. This will affect wheat storage on farms or in approved warehouses. The present maturity date on all 1941 loans is April 30, 1942. The provi sions permit farmers to store excess wheat, postponing payment of the 49 cent per bushel penalty at this time. Next year it will be possible to market this wheat without penalty, provided the acreage allotment is un derplanted or the producer suffers a crop loss. Producers storing excess wheat on farms are entitled to 7 cents a bushel on such wheat as a storage allowance at the maturity of the 1941 loan, April 30, 1942. Where storage loans are extended for anoth er year, the producer will be entitled to a further allowance of 5 cents a bushel, making a 12-cent allowance for storage up to April 30, 1943. News Want-Ads Bring Results. EFENSE BUY UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS AND STAMPS ON SALE AT YOUR POST OFFICE OR BANK America On Guard! Above is a reproduction of the Treasury Department’s Defense Savings Poster, showing an exact duplication of the original “Minute Man” statue by famed sculptor Daniel Chester French. Defense Bonds and Stamps, on sale at your bank or post office, are a vital part of America’s defense preparations. HURSDAY, JULY 24, 1941 In Memoriam In memory of Mrs. Dan C. Bucher, who passed away July 23, 1940. SHE IS JUST AWAY I cannot say, and I will not say, That she is dead,—she is just away! With a cheery smile, and a wave of the hand, She has wandered into an unknown land, And left us dreaming how’ very fair It needs must be, since she lingers there. And you— Oyou, who the wildest yearn For the old-time steps and the glad return,— Think of her faring on, as dear In the love of There as the love of Here Think of her still as the same, I say: She is not dead—she is just away! Dan Bucher & Children Excess Wheat Plan Offered To Farmers Permission to sell over-quota grain without paying the 40-cent-a-bushel penalty was announced this week by the- Agriculture Department. The plan is for farmers to seed below their 1942 AAA acreage allotments. Local AAA farmer committees will give permission as soon as the 1942 crop is planted. With winter wheat planting starting the first of Septem ber producers of excess wheat could market such grain this fall. The amount of wheat that he could sell would be equivalent to average production of that portion of his 1942 allotment not planted to wheat. For example, a producer with a hundred acre wheat allotment and a 10-bushel-per-acre normal yield would be permitted to sell 200 bushels of excess wheat if he reduced his 1942 crop planting to 80 acres. This plan has been developed by AAA officials to soften protests of many wheat growers who have been protesting the marketing quota sys tem in which excess wheat is sub ject to a penalty tax of 49 cents a bushel. Religious Education Will Continue Here Religious Education will continue to be taught in the Bluffton Public schools next year, it was decided at a meeting of the religious education council at the high school Sunday afternoon. Applications are being re ceived by the council, it was stated by A. J. B. Longsdorf, president of the group. The vacancy in the public schools here was created by the resignation of Miss Elizabeth Tiefenthaler. Ac tion on appointing an instructor for the position will take place in the near future. INSURANCE Insure your car with AETNA and know that you are SAFE Also Fire and Windstorm Insurance. Notary Public F. S. 11 ER II AGENT Phone 363-W We are happy to announce that in June 33 C. & L. E DRIVERS received NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL AWARDS for driving over 2,000,000 miles without accident Bus Travel is Safe Travel Sidney’s Drug Shop 129 N. Main Phone 170-W Cincinnati & Lake Erie Transportation Company ANNUAL BIG FESTIVAL & Chicken Supper at St Anthony's Church Columbus Grove, Ohio JULY 27-28 Chicken Supper—Sun. 4:30-8:30 Chicken Noodle Soup Lunch— Monday 5:30 to 8:30 Plenty of F'un! Games, Refreshments and Amusements ALL ARE WELCOME