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PAGE SIX ALLEN COUNTY Honest Man Finally Found Diogenes blew out his lamp last week as 6,108 unexpected dollars dropped smack into the laps of de positors in the bankrupt Lima First American Trust Co. The cash came from Theodore G. Harris, of Connersville, Ind., who vowed eight years ago that if it ever became possible he would repay in full a bank loan only partly erased when the institution entered liquidation during the 1933 financial holiday. State Banking Supt. Rodney P. Lien said Harris’ legal obligation was completely satisfied when the courts approved acceptance of all but $4,570 on a $10,000 note. The sum represented all Harris could raise through sale of his property. But Harris kept track of the debt, and he prospered in Indiana. Then a few days ago he read that a final liquidating dividend was to be paid to the bank’s depositors. He com municated with Lien at once and asked that the remainder of his debt, plus interest at six per cent, be added to the final disbursement. 27 Traffic Fatalities In County Traffic deaths in Allen County stood at 27 for the year last Satur day following the death of Mrs. Maude Winegardner, 35, in a colli sion at an intersection of two rural roads near Spencerville. Mrs. Winegardner, wife of Arris Winegardner of near Spencerville, was injured fatally when her car collided with one driven by Mrs. Everett Miller, Spencerville. Both women were alone in their cars. Only One Medical Exam For Draftees Allen county district draftees will be required to take only one physical examination under a plan expected to go into effect about Nov. 1, Col. INSURANCE Insure your car with AETNA and know that you are SAFE Also Fire and Windstorm Insurance. Notary Public F. S. IIE11R AGENT Phone 363-W LOCAL AND LONG 1 DISTANCE HAULING Every Load Insured STAGER BROS. I Bluffton, Ohio d)....................................................gj NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES H. E. Boucher, chief selective serv ice medical officer at Columbus said Thursday. Eight examining stations have been established and regular U. S. army physicians will be assisted by civil ian specialists to assure thoro exam inations, he said. The stations are at Cleveland, To ledo, Columbus, Zanesville, Canton, Dayton, Fort Thomas, Ky., and Huntington, W. V. Break Up Youthful Band Of Auto Thieves A youthful band of auto and bike thieves was in the hands of Allen county juvenile authorities Thursday. Inspector Ross Landfair said the boys, ranging in age from 10 to 14 years, had been stealing vehicles for more than a month and a half. Four were nabbed for stealing autos while two are wanted for thefts of bi cycles. Puts Out Fire With Bare Hands Quick thinking on the part of Merchant Police Arthur Kohn, Tues day night prevented what might have proved a disastrous blaze in the Jettinghoff and Beckman furniture store, in Delphos. Kohn was burned about the hands in extinguishing a blaze which flared in the front win dow. He was given first aid by firemen. Scouts Gather Paper For Defense Local Boy Scouts will enlist in the national defense waste paper cam paign this week at the request of Leon Henderson, administrator of the Office of Price Administration. Dr. James E. West, chief scout ex ecutive, in bulletins mailed to 20, 000 scout leaders, called for waste paper collection drives in every com munity that has a scout troop. County Relief Cost Is $450 Having sold my farm will offer at Public Auction 2 Vo miles north of Bluffton, 5 miles southeast of Pandora, Wednesday, Cct. 22 The following property: Cost of direct relief in the Allen county area during September was $450.48, County Director Harry Cor win reported to the board of com missioners Friday. Anticipated ex penditures totaling $455 were listed for October. 4 CATTLE—Jersey cow, fresh last of Nov. Holstein cow, fresh first of Dec. Holstein cow and Brown Swiss cow, both giving good flow of milk. All T. B. and Bang tested. 7 HOGS—4 purebred Duroc sows, with pigs by side 2 Spotted sows, with pigs by side 1 purebred Duroc male hog. Last month’s disbursements, ex clusive of administrative costs of the direct relief and federal food stamp plan, included food $225.50 medical attention $202 clothing $7.98 shel ter $10 and household necessities $5, Corwin reported. Priorities Keep Judge From Office A new suite of offices won’t be occupied for a long time by Judge Raymond P. Smith and his staff. Priority regulations have him sty mied, Judge Smith explained as he looked at the rooms on the fourth floor of the courthouse which com missioners had installed this summer at a cost of $17,000. The factory has stopped acknowl edging Judge Smith’s queries as to Public Sale 3 SHEEP—2 wethers and 1 buck lamb. FARMING IMPLEMENTS Farmall Tractor, with cultivators John Deere tractor plow, with two 12 inch bottoms tractor disc John Deere corn planter Hoosier grain drill, 10 hoe McCormick 7 ft. binder McCormick-Deering mower, 5 ft. cut Keystone gearless hay loader hay tedder Oliver riding breaking plow hay slings New Idea manure spreader spike tooth harrow Studebaker wagon double work harness Crow foot clod masher. Some household goods. Hay in mow corn in crib 200 bu. oats baled straw'. 200 CHICKENS—20 Barred Rock pullets, laying 100 White Leghorn pullets, laying 80 White Leghorn pullets, 4 months old. Sale to begin at 12:30 P. M. Terms—Cash. Elam Welty M. Thrapp, Auct. L. S. Hatfield, Clerk. Women of Living Links Class of St. John Mennonite Church Will Serve Lunch when necessary equipment will be shipped. HANCOCK COUNTY Breeding Ducks Are Saved Fifteen breeding ducks placed by the state this season on the waters of Van Buren lake, will be sure of protected existence for another year at least. The reason: They were captured just before the season opened and penned up under supervision of Lloyd Ohl, game warden, till the duck season closes 60 days in the future. Raised in captivity and not yet long accustomed to their freedom, plus the fact that their wings were clipped to keep them at home at least for the first few months, the ducks were tame and the game warden assisted by members of the conservation club had little trouble in recapturing them. Squirrel Hunter, 82, Good Marksman He’s 82 years of age but R. H. Treece, of Mt. Blanchard, can still sight down the barrel of a gun. The aged man no doubt made some kind of record this year during the squirrel season when he killed eight of the bushy-tailed animals with nine shots. And his ninth shot wasn’t a miss entirely for he wounded another. And the shooting was done with out the use of eyeglasses. Legion Buys Hospital Equipment The Findlay hospital has formally accepted the urological X-ray unit presented by Ralph D. Cole post, No. 3, American Legion, as a con tribution to the general welfare of the city, Commander M. E. Sorenson announced. In accepting the equipment for the hospital, Miss Mabel Pittman, superintendent, said the unit, to be used for kidney and bladder exam inations and treatment, is a valu able addition to the facilities for treating patients. Neighbors Help Clear Barn Debris Thirty neighbors and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Bosse, of near Jenera, assisted this week in cleaning up the debris caused by the burning of their barn Sept. 25 during the wind storm. Mr. Bosse noticed a fire by the straw stack but was unable to ex tinguish it on account of the high wind. The barn was soon afire and the entire contents of wheat, oats, hay, fertilizer and machinery were lost. Beet Plant Starts Operations First of the 1941 harvest of sugar beets began arriving at the West Park plant of the Great I^akes Su gar company in Findlay Friday and M. R. Allen, manager and plant superintendent, said the plant would start operations Tuesday morning. Boy Held For Shooting Trainman A 14-year-old Findlay boy is be ing held in custody for firing a small calibre rifle at a New York Central train and wounding the locomotive fireman in the left arm. The fireman, Delbert Truman, 40, of Columbus, was not seriously hurt. Snake Milks Cow Emanuel Arnold, a brother of Rev. Arnold, was told one of the dairy cows gave scarcely any milk in the evening but gave her full share in the morning. One day, Emanuel said, his father sent one of the boys back to the pasture field to watch, to ascertain who was guilty of pur loining the milk from this individual. The lad found the answer: A snake reared his head by the side of the cow and, like a mechanical milker, drained the udder. Ohio Oil Buys New Holdings O. I. Donnell, president, announced last week the Ohio Oil Company’s purchase of the independent Weber Oil Company, Bay City, Michigan, and dissolution of the latter concern. The transaction included 15 wells in the newly discovered Reed City field in Lake and Osceola counties, 125 wells in the old West Branch and Clayton fields, 14 drilling wells, 2,000 acres of undrilled proven leases and approximately 23,000 acres of wildcat leases, in addition to drilling and operating equipment. THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO [HjiS GIN HAD [Tn Leoner Hernan Baltimore, could more than five d» it a point to set before October 1. As it so ha didn’t see Cryer, er’s auto and wa without an oper Mr. Cryer, a d( operator’s license OUR DEMOCRACY—-- A FOUNDING FATHER OF preparedness. MADE COTTON KI NG-BUT PAID HIM NOTHING TILL YEARS LATER.,IN 1812. v HAVEN jACK IN NEW HE GOT SOME FRIEND5 TO INVEST, AND BUILT A FACTORY FOR ANOTHER PURPOSE. IT SEEMED A FLAT FAILURE. BUT EVENTUALLY HIS INITIATIVE PATIENCE AND ENTERPRISE PROVED OUT. this factory mass production- INTERCHANGEABLE FARTS-FOUNDATION STONES OF MODERN INDUSTRY AND TODAYS NATIONAL DEFENSE WERE BOTH DEVELOPED BY ELI WHITNEY.— BY 1806 HE PRODUCED 10,000 MUSKETS WITH EACH LOCK. STOCK AND BARREL INTERCHANGEABLE. Failure To See Reg istrar Costly •z, of near North xvc saved himself ars had he made Walter E. Cryer ened, Hernandez umped into Cry fined for driving license. registrar, sells HARDIN COUNTY Hardin Husking Con test Saturday The Hardin county corn husking contest will held Saturday, Octo ber 18, on thi Grover McElree farm five miles southeast of Dunkirk in Jackson township. In addition to shock and standing corn events a standing corn contest for vo-ag students will be held. En tries may be made with Lewis Rader, Dunkirk vo-ag teacher, before Octo ber 16. Chester Collins, of south of Ken ton, the 1940 cunty and state stand ing corn champion, already has en tered. 12 Defense Schools Planned Free instruction in engineering de fense cours will be offered thru Ohio Norther in 12 towns of north western Ohio beginning this month. Subjects v. ill include industrial mathematics, reduction engineering, advanced eng neering, drawing and safety engirt -ring. Towns where classes will be organized include Lima, Bryan, Sidney, Van Wert, Findlay, Kenton, Fostoria, Upper Sandusky, Bellefontaine, St. Marys, Urbana and Hicksville. Sheep Claims Amount To $225 Hardin county commissioners to day had allowed $225.15 in sheep claims for the third quarter of 1941. Aged Educator Dies In Crash H. W. Bowersmith, 82, Ada, re tired teacher and farmer and justice of the peace of Liberty Township, was killed when a westbound freight train struck his automobile at the Fredericks grade crossing five miles west of Ada. Mr. Bowersmith, a graduate of Ohio Northern University, was a teacher anft superintendent of schools for 35 years, serving at McGuffey, Beaverdam, Ridgeway, Forest and Risingsun, Ohio, and Medina, Ill. He also taught a year at Ohio Northern University. His Hubble Gum “Blew Up” Marvin Lamb of Ada didn’t re ceive $5 last week when he ans wered a question but he did get rid of an inquisitive person. Marvin is a member of the local Boy Scout troop which was main taining a first-aid tent at the Kenton fair last week. He had consented to by Mat be thoroughly bandaged and exhibit ed before the tent. His condition not only attracted considerable attention but also nu merous questions such as, “Why son, what in the world happened to you?” Marvin soon tired of answering questions and finally replied to an inquiring sympathizer, “My bubble gum blew up.” Births Double Deaths In County During September there were 31 births and 15 deaths in Hardin county, it was revealed by Betha McKinley, keeper of vital statistics in the county health department. Deaths were due to cerebral hem orrhage, cancer, coronary throm bosis, intestinal hemorrhage and edema of the lungs. PUTNAM COUNTY Two Hurt When Car Hits Horse Two persons are recovering in their homes after being injured in a freak accident last week on State Route 65 between Ottawa and Leip sic. Mrs. Mary Overly of Leipsic and Glenn Riggs of near Continental suffered painful facial lacerations and were removed to Memorial hos pital in Lima for treatment before being returned to theix* homes in the Purnell ambulance of Leipsic. They were riding with Mr. and Mrs. Elton Butler of Leipsic when the car, driven by Butler, struck a horse in front of the Alva Finerock farm, veered off and hit a tree. The horse was killed by the impact. Western Outlaw Once At Putnam Fair The 1941 Putnam county fair, which ended October 4 marked the 40th anniversary of the appearance of a noted character in the history of this nation. County Engineer John T. Maidlow, Sr., in reminiscing over the fairs of the past years recalled that Frank James, one of the ames brothers of post-mortem movie fame, was the race starter during the 1901 fair. The brother of Jesse James was elderly when he started the horses in Ottawa and became ill near the end of the week, having to be treat ed by a Leipsic physician before he could proceed to his next assign ment. Putnam’s First Se lectee A Lieutenant Donald H. Martin, son of Editor and Mrs. Harry E. Martin of the Leipsic Free Press, has been gradu ated from the Army Training School at Fort Knox, Ky., and was ad vanced to the rank of second lieu tenant. After a nine-day furlough he will be stationed at Pine Camp, N. Y. He was Putnam County’s first selectee. Mrs. Roosevelt Con gratulates Ottawa Girl Signal honor came to Miss Cora Alice Bennett, daughter of Mrs. Florence Bennett, of Ottawa, during the recent graduation exercises at St. Elizabeth’s hospital school of nursing at Washington, D. C. Miss Bennett was graduated with highest honors in the class of 26 nurses. She received the personal congratulations of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt as she presented Miss Ben nett with the first diploma and a $10 award of the alumni association. The former Ottaw'a girl will re main in Washington to work at the hospital from which she received her degree. Blimp Passes Over Ottawa The Goodyear blimp of Akron, bent on the rescue of Daredevil Hop kins from Devil’s Rock in the west, passed over Ottawa about noon on Monday of last w'eek. It was ac companied by a ground crew in a motor bus, but arrived at its des tination too late to be of assistance. The parachutist w’as liberated from his lofty perch by a corps of trained mountain climbers, w’hile the blimp was enroute. However, the blimp created lots of excitement, and was good advertising for the Goodyear company. ,-w Girls To Sing For Area Teachers Approximately 170 girls who com pose the all-county girls’ glee club rehearsed in the auditorium-gymnas ium at Ottawa, Tuesday evening, under the direction of Donald Lusk, of Leipsic. This Putnam county musical or ganization w’ill sing at Toledo, Octo ber 24, during the meeting of the Northw’estern Ohio Teacher’s Asso ciation. On the same program, the girl’s octette from the Pandora high school will sing. Free Lunches For Putnam Pupils Plans are being made for the serv ing of free school lunches in th( schools of Putnam county again this w’inter, it w’as reported by Mrs. Bon nie Corns, county relief director. In preparation for the opening of the 1941-42 school lunch program, Mrs. Corns reviewed the activities of the program last year and found that the program expanded to a point where about 300 children in five county schools w’ere receiving free lunches. She asserted that the growth of the plan has been a nor mal one based upon the needs of children in the schools as determined by the officials of the district. i THURSDAY, OCT. 16, 1941 AN ORDINANCE FIXING SALARIES AND WAGES OF THE EMPLOYES OF THE MUNICIPAL ELEC TRIC ENERGY AND WATER WORKS PLANT OF BLUFFTON, OHIO. AND RE PEALING ALL PREVIOUS ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT THEREWITH: Be it ordained by the Council of the Vil lage of Buffton. State of Ohio: Section 1. That from and after the first day of September, 1941, th salary of the first engineer and superintendent of the Municipal Electric Energy and Water Works plant of the said village shall le one hundred and seventy-five ($175.00) dollars per month, jtay ble semi-monthly. Section 2. That from and after the first day of September, 1941, the salary of the second engineer and assistant suierintendent of the Municipal Electric Energy and Water Works plant of the said village shall be one hundred and seventy ($170.00) dollars per month, payable semi-monthly. Section 3. That from and after the first day of September, 1941, the salary of the third, fourth and fifth engineers of the Mu nicipal Electric Energy and Water Works Plant of the said village shall be for each of the engineers, one hundred and forty ($140. 00) dollars per month, payable semi-month ly. Section 4. That from and after the first day of September, 1941, the salary of the outside maintenance superintendent of the Municipal Electric Energy and Water W’orks Plant of the said village shall be one hun dred and thirty-five ($135.00) dollars per month payable semi-monthly. Section 5. That from and after the first day of September, 1941, the salary of the clerk of the Municipal Electric Energy and Water W'orks plant of the said village shall be seventy-five $(75.00) dollars per month, payable semi-monthly. Section 6. That from and after the first day of September. 1941, the wage scale for linemen of the Municipal Electric Energy and Water W'orks Plant of the said village shall be sixty-two and one-half ($.62%) cents per hour, payable semi-monthly. Section 7. That from and after the first day of September 1941 the wage scale for other regular skilled labor of the Municipal Elehctric Energy and Water Works Plant of the said village shall be fifty-seven and one half ($.57%) cents per hour payable semi monthly. Section 8. That from and after the fiirst day of September, 1941. the wage scale of common labor of the Municipal Electric En ergy and W'ater W'orks Plant of the said vil lage shall be fifty ($.50) cents per hour, pay able semi-monthly. "SCALED DOWN" for the Average Farm McCORMICK-DEERING No. 2 (2- Roll) Husher-Shredder Section 9. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith be and the same are hereby repealed and this ordinance shall take effect from and after the earliest period allowed by law. Passed this 15th day of September, 1941. W. A. HOWE, Mayor. Wilford Geiger. Clerk of Council. 25 Average yields for Ohio wheat w’ere below 15 bushels per acre every’ de cade from 1850 to 1910. Yields have been more than 15 bushels per acre in every decade since 1910. Here's an ideal machine for the man who waijts to shred fodder economically and at his own convenience without calling in a big neighborhood crew. Capacity: 25-45 bushels of com an hour (stover, 1^£ to 2 tons). Can be powered by any small tractor or 7|^-h.p. electric motor. C. F. Niswcmder McCormick-Deering Dealer Bluffton, Ohio ATTENTION FARMERS! Exchange your wheat for Flour Middlings. We exchange 100 pounds Flour Middlings for 110 pounds wheat. Wheat contains 10 to 11% Protein and 2% Fat. Flour Middlings contains 16 to 17% Protein and 5% Fat. The Bluffton Milling Co. Adding common baking soda to w’ater given to feeder cattle im mediately after they are received may avert losses from shipping fever. If fever develops, a veter inarian should be called immediately. 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