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THURSDAY, OCT. 23, 1941 Bity the poor civilians who happen to live near one of Uncle Sam’s big army training camps. Robert West, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff West who is furloughing at home this week tells of the plight of a small city of some 8,000 population located only a few miles from Camp For rest, Tennessee, where there are 60,000 men in training. During week ends when the boys swarm in from camp one hardly sees a civilian and it’s all but im possible to get into a moving pic ture show, restaurant, drug store or soda fountain, so great is the num ber of soldiers. And while we are on the subject, comes a card from Bob’s elder brother, James West, erstwhile city clerk, who has been transferred from Camp Callan in California to Fort Bliss, Texas. The change was made at the expense of sleeping comfort, says Jim. At Ft. Bliss, his outfit, the 423rd Coast Artillery is sleeping five men to a tent, while in California they occupied new bar racks. The Bluffton News looks mighty good when it arrives at the Fort every Saturday morning, Jim writes. In a letter to his dad Gerald Scoles writes of attending the Columbus, Ga. fair. He says that the Bluffton Mid Winter fair has it all over the southern city’s display, altho Columbus has a population of some 35,000. Gerald is in military training at Ft. Benning, Ga., only 20 miles from Columbus. a Poetry honors have come to the mother of a Bluffton woman, it was learned the first of the week. Three of six poems submitted by Mrs. Ewing Porter of Columbus Grove were included in the “America Forever” edition annually published by Avon House, New York city pub lishers. Mrs. Porter is the mother of Mrs. Ralph Reichenbach of Bluffton. Of 30,000 poems submitted for the edition 842 were chosen. The annual Halloween season headache has started for Marshall Lee Coon with youngsters already staging pranks thick and fast. Lee says harmless pranks are O.K.—but if it gets to destruction of property there will be a crackdown, swift and certain. They take their politics seriously in Richland township—yes sir. Al though politics in town has been this far about as dead as a door nail, the political bee has been right busy out in the rural hustings. Some of those candidates for trustee are putting on a really well organized campaign. Looks like they will show the town candidates a thing or two about practical politics. Jacob Amstutz of Hillville takes exception to an article which ap peared in last week’s edition telling of a snake milking a cow. Jacob says that it can’t be done—all fre quent tales to the contrary notwith standing. We’re sidestepping that one—since we never milked a cow’ and don’t know much about snakes. Maybe some of our readers can supply data on the subject. Another accident in Bluffton caused by bicycle riding in the busi ness district. With heavy Dixie highway traffic going over Main street, it’s hazardous for bicycles on the pavement—on the other hand the sidewalk is for pedestrians. If the youngsters are to continue to ride on the sidew’alk, they should realize that pedestrians have the right of way and cut down speed ing, especially in the business dis trict. Talk about ambitious young men two boys with the first name of Eddie, one Rice and other Schu macher, are holding down a full time night job at the Triplett Co. and commuting daily for their classes at Bowling Green State uni versity. How’ would you like to have a schedule like this: Work at Triplett’s from 6:00 p. m. to 2:30 a. m. Study several hours for classes at Bowling Green. Attend classes at the university from 10:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. and then a dash back to Bluffton in time for work at the For Vigor and Health— include meat in your menu. Always ready to serve you. Bigler Bros. Fresh and Salt Meats Triplett plant. P. S. A little sleep is squeezed in in the early morning hours. Until tv recent death of his great-grandfather Adolpn Badert scher, littiv Jessie Lee Badertscher, 8 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Badertscher of Mound street, had four sets of great-grand par ents. Great-grand parents living are Mrs. Adolph Badertscher, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Hochstettler of Bluffton Mr. and Mrs. William Rainey and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Logan of Raw son. Ihizzled when subpoenas were served upon them, several Bluffton High school faculty members were quite disturbed until further reading of the subpoena showed that it was a unique invitation from an athletic supply house in Toledo. Sidney Stettler, Dwight Diller and Gerhard Buhler were recipients of the fol lowing summons: Subpoena on the part of the Grand and Benevolent Order of Cider Drinkers Doughnut Dunkers to appear on the 24th day of October 1941 between the hours of 8:00 a. m. and 5:00 p. m. at the court headquarters. Inside the folder read “You are required to attend, under penalty of forever hereafter keeping silent about your dunking and eating prowess, before said court, and to demonstrate your technique of afore said dunking and your methods of properly holding the lusciously browned doughnut. The present record of 7 glasses of cider and 11 doughnuts held by an unnamed de fendant, is the mark which you are to attempt to surpass. After testi fying and demonstrating your abil ities at the above named activities, you will be held without bail, to mingle with your old friends and cronies who will be here, attending the Northwestern Ohio Teachers Convention.” The supply house has furnished cider and doughnuts to the athletic fraternity for many years and the Bluffton men have usually taken advantage of the opportunity at the annual convention. Richard New’lan, Bluffton Junior High school student, is just recover ing from a severe case of poison ivy. In playing football one day last week he came in contact with the leaf which sent him to bed for sev eral days with a badly swollen face. Many people are allergic to the ivy and in some cases actual contact with the leaf is not necessary to contact the poison. Especially on a hot day is the infection more likely to take place. You should see the attractive rings and decorative objects that the boys in the industrial arts depart ment at the high school are making from plastic materials. Gene Patterson is the proud pos sessor of a new' Boy Scout uniform which his father bought for him Saturday. Gene now has the rank of tenderfoot in Bluffton Scout troop No. 56. Not satisfied with what they found at the haunted house on Bentley road last week another group of boys continued their investigation of the house on Sunday. Among the items uncovered by the boys was a Findlay Enquirer with the date 1879. The following boys biked out to the old deserted home: Dick Kuhn, Joe and Marvin Bronson, Francis and Harold Kohli. Nothing exciting de veloped at the house so the boys biked out to the farm home of a classmate, Stanley Miller. Here they had a much more exciting time rid ing ponies and horses. Louise Soldner had the scare of her life when she visited at the country home of Phyllis Marquart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Marquart. While she was walking near the barn one of the mules gave a blood curdling scream. Never hav ing heard such an animal before Louise was almost beside herself in fright until Phyllis explained that the terrifying noise came from a perfectly harmless farm beast of burden. If you see Fred Getties limping down street it is not due to fallen arches but rather it is due to dog hairs. It seems that Getties w’hile in his stocking feet at home has a tendency to pick up dog hairs in his stockings which work into the flesh causing considerable pain. Mebbe Irvin Woods got his direc tions confused when painting at the front of Pine’s restaurant Monday. Anyway his paint bucket fell from a considerable height and the side walk and the display ads at the Star theatre w'ere literally splattered. As Woods was attempting to clean up the mess he was heard to mutter, “Yeah, and I spose this will get in Mainly Personal.” Well, here it is Irvin. We don’t know’ whether Bluffton will eventually get its sew’er sys tem, but we do know that few who are not directly in touch with the situation have any idea of the amount of work that has been put on collecting engineering data and blueprints for the proposed system. THE This is required before the matter may be submitted to the federal government for aid. C. S. Finkbein er, Toledo engineer who met with the council Monday night had a large brief case jammed with papers all relating to the Bluffton sewer project. He said he had only re cently gone -thru the file and dis carded everything not absolutely necessary, in order to keep it within reasonable limitations. And while we’re on the subject of plans and blueprints you might be interested to know’ that it takes a carload of blueprint paper—30,000 pounds—for construction of a mod ern battleship. Mumma’s garage—a landmark on Cherry street for the past thirty three years will disappear after this week. The building, former Mor rison livery barn, will be remodeled by its present owner, Clayton Bixel. Because of lack of a suitable loca tion Ray Munima, proprietor of the garage will discontinue business, he announced the first of the week. Bixel has announced no plans as to what he expects to do with the place. Mr. and Mrs. James Elvin, recent ly returned from a wedding trip were given an old-fashioned belling at their home on Poplar street by friends and neighbors, Monday night. After the customary noise making din the crowd was invited in for an informal reception and congratulations and best wishes. Sam Stepleton, one of Bluffton’s top flight anglers provided fish for a family dinner when his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Springer and family of Peoria, Ill., visited here. A large bass and channel catfish freshly caught from the National quarry were evidence enough of Sam’s prowess with rod and reel. Comes program of the recent ban quet of the Oceanside (California) Chamber of Commerce, featuring a dinner and program accompanying installation of officers for the com ing year. Alvin Whisler former Bluffton man who has been one of that organization’s boosters for a good many years appears on the official roster as retiring treasurer. He has also been twice president of the commerce body. A picture on the front page of the Minneapolis Star Journal of October 11 featured Richard Geiger, youngest son of Prof, and Mrs. I. W. Geiger of Minneapolis former Bluffton residents, and Richard’s pal, Jimmy Bierman, 15 year old son of Bernie Bierman, Minnesota U. head coach listening in on the radio dur ing the Minnesota-Illinois football game. With the two boys was Richard’s dog, Foxy. The Geigers and Biermans are neighbors in Minneapolis, W’here Prof. Geiger is on the faculty of the University of Minnesota. A three-generation combination working together as members of a crew’ of carpenters was broken up by the death of Adolph Badertscher last Thursday. Mr. Badertscher, a skilled workman taught the trade to his son Albert Badertscher and grandson Lysle Badertscher. He was active until his death at the carpenter trade and was particularly apt in unusual construction work in volving intricate detail. In a Gilbert and Sullivan sound picture presented to the student body at Bluffton High school Tues day afternoon, Vera Ross Coburn, a former Bluffton residerit and student in the schools here, appeared in one of the leading roles in the presenta tion of excerpts of H. M. S. Pina fore and The Mikado. She is the daughter of C. G. Coburn of this place. The presence of Tesla “Tubby” Stearns at the meeting of the Lions club Tuesday night inspired Coach Burcky to pick an all-star Beaver basketball team. The team which would give the best offensive and defensive balance would be as fol lows according to the Beaver men tor: Bill Williams and Donivan Baumgartner, forwards J. J. Miller, center Tesla Stearns and Jim Creel, guards. While we admit that this would be a great team we w’onder if any Beaver fans have other selec tions or combinations. We invite your contributions. W’hile on the subject of Beavers, we heard today that members of the Bluffton college football team have agreed not to shave until they chalk up a victory. A persimmon placed in the News window by Robert A. Potts attracted lots of attention over the week end. It was really surprising the number of people who had never seen or tasted a persimmon. Oil for the Buttons Button controls on the dash, such as the choke, are disposed to be come’ difficult to operate with the passage of time—a drop of light ma chine oil will effect a quick correc tion of the condition, according to automobile experts. BLUFFTON NEWS. BLUFFTON, OHIO------- Bombexs w THE POCKETBOOK of KNOWLEDGE the past fEW fEAPS----- P&t AaAESvCAN iNPUSfay |5 nov/ GPfNPlNd 6% OF MfT INCOME Ot4 RE5EAKCH, AMP HAS INCREASEP ITS RESEARCH PERSONNEL -cues I ACT O VflOC The members of the Junior and Sen ior class of the High School spent Saturday in Columbus and attended the Ohio State-Purdue football gome. Last Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Amstutz and daughter Evelyn were Mr. and Mrs. George W’right, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wright of Spencerville, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Amstutz and daughter of Akron, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Amstutz and family, Mr. anr Mrs. J. E. Emerick and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Amstutz and family. Rev. and Mrs. Dwight Nichols of Johnstown, Pa., were Tuesday visi tors of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Suin ney. The Farm Women’s Improvement club held their annual guest day at Gratz Grange hall on Thursday after noon. Judge Raymond P. Smith ot Lima was the guest speaker. The Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist church will sponsor a Father and Son banquet or. Wednesday evening, October 29 in the basement of the church. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Arnold enter tained last Sunday, Mrs. Emma Baker of Chicago, Miss Christine Baker of Al HU W0HD4 Of 3 A PAH TATTOO MUSTACHFS OtJ COMPLICATE? INPUSTRIAL 6-lHCM COMPLlCATEPANP EXPENSIVE TO MANUFACTURE ________ AUTOMOBILE CARBURET Beaverdam Mr. and Mrs. Harry Davis of Cleve land were Saturday visitors of Mrs. Synthia Elliott and Mrs. Netta Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Darst Yant of Gilles pie, Ill., visited the past week with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Yant. Mr. and Mrs. Print Kilgore of Col umbus visited Friday with the latter's mother, Mrs. Mary Zeiders. Dwight Yarger of Camp Custer. Mich is ejoying a 12-day vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Yarg er. Orin Grant and daughter Evelyn and Mrs. Sam Law of Tulsa, Okla., visited the past week with Mrs. Wm. Lenney. Phillip Piper spent a few days the past week with Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Foltz. T0PPS 9 a feet ej diameter THAT WEIGHED 87 P0iWCS.v*i Y GROWN By A LANARK, JOB— 7 ARE MORS GMEU-5 REQUIRE? By THE U.S. AR SCOTLAND, fiARMER. Celina, Mrs. Lenore Hullinger of Li ma, Mr. and Mrs. John Augsljurger, and Mr. and Mrs. Ira Larue. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Kramer and Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kramer spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Maus at Ft. Wayne, Ind. Mrs. Emma Barber is spending several weeks with Mrs. Gordon Young. Mr. and Mrs. Pursley and family moved on a farm which they purchas ed recently near Mt. Cory. The Vesper!an S. S. class was en tertained Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pugh. Those present were Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Webster, Mr. and Mrs. I .M. Jen mngs, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Huber, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Trout, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hall and family, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Brackney, Mrs. Wilbur Sumney and children, Mrs. Ed. Cook, Mrs. Russell Wolfe, Mrs. Harmon Downey, Mrs. Everet Rowland, Mr. and Mrs. Gail Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hall. Mrs. Mae Stewart of Sturgis, Mich, is spending a few days with Mrs. Rosa Stoodt. Mrs. I. C. Paul attended Homecom ing, Sunday at the Pleasant iVew church. Mr. and Mrs. Clair Younkman and family of West Unity were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Moser. Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Pash of Troy were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Dally. Registration System To help in identifying and in lo cating bodies of climbers, superin tendents of all national parks have been asked to install a registra tion system for climbers before they start out. Transcontinental Airlines There are three transcontinental airlines in the United States. They are the American Airlines, United Airlines and Transcontinental and Western Airlines. ________ World's largest factory devoted to the exclusive production of airplane engines! IX'bo ^“ngiues i" the Ford plant is to be 40 a day. ’GT. A W# War Maneuvers Are Relief To Routine Bluffton Boy States (Continued from page 1) members o’, the National Guard with only a small number of selectees. West took part in the Red versus Blue army maneuvers fought on swampy Louisiana terrain. Camp Forest men were a part of the group known as the Red army under Gen eral Lear. The maneuvers simu lated actual war conditions and last ed 55 days from August 16 to Sep tember 30. The games took place on the same territory as used by General Pershing during the World War. Army Umpires All guns use blank ammunition and airplanes use sacks of flour in their bombing attacks. Wherever the flour sacks fall the area is consid ered bombed and all soldiers within a certain area are considered killed. Umpires determine the casualties re sulting from the use of machine guns, cannon, howitzers and all types of guns. How FORD MEETS TODAY’S DIG NEEDS As in actual warfare scouts are sent to the front and report back to the gunners from observation posts. West’s division operated about six miles back of the front lines. With the help of the observation posts distances were calculated and im portant enemy positions were hit. Howitzers Accurate The 155 mm. howitzers are highly accurate anywhere within a range of 12 miles and fairly accurate up to 18 miles. The guns throw a shell six and one-fourth inches in di ameter. If the guns happen to hit a bridge or a company of soldiers they are declared destroyed by the umpire. Whether an object is hit or not is determined by mathemati cal calculation based on the deflec tion and elevation of the guns in re lation to the object. Army ordnance experts are able to determine where the missies would have hit had the guns been really loaded instead of using only blanks. The machine gunners arc the sol diers who are in the dangerous spots, West stated. They are usually at the flanks of the advancing lines and are often alone and in exposed spots. Dive Bombers Many airplanes and dive bombers took part in the attack and valuable experience was gained in coordinat ing land and air units. During ma neuvers life is no bed of roses, West pointed out. Practically all of the movements of the army are made at night under black out conditions. The truck and tank drivers are es pecially under a strain since the terrain is unfamiliar and the land is swampy. Hundreds of tons of i equipment and supplies jnust con stantly be on the move in modern mechanized warfare. For two nights it rained continu ously in a drenching downpour and West’s tent was located on a hill with the result that the boys were completely soaked. Most of the next day was spent in drying out equip ment and clothes. Use Hammocks Adding to the discomfort during the entire maneuvers were mosqui toes, jiggers and snakes. The jig gers came to be such a problem that the boys could no longer sleep on the ground and improved hammocks were made for better sleeping arrange ments. For the most part the food was good during the war games, although At WILLOW run is rising a giant plant with an assembly line nearly mile long to produce the Consolidated B-24 Bomber which is considered by experts of the world’s most formidable aircraft. New Records for Beauty, Comfort and BIXEL MOTOR SALES Bluffton. Ohio CEE THE NEW FORD and we■ be O lieve you’ll agree it s the No. new car investment. A stand out now for its new ride and its room its new beauty and power, “6” or “8 Own America’s thriftiest “8” or America’s most modem 6 rord now builds both! Enjoy the “new Ford ride’’ now finer still... on lower, wider chas- Ford to be America's Number One tanb builder! PAGE THREE there were times when the supplies ran low and canned foods were sub stituted. West also did clerical work during combat operations. Routine reports of advancement in position, reports of casualties and other mat ters of a similar nature were hand led by West. Life Magazine A report of the war games was given in a recent issue of the Life magazine. The presentation was highly accurate. West pointed out, except for the report that the Blue army won. No official verdict has been given by the war department on the outcome of the maneuvers, he stated. Although the war games relieved monotony of training, the boys were glad to get back to the drill and routine of camp life. Back at the camp increasing atten tion is being given to the recreation al needs of the soldiers. Various athletic games are provided and a store is maintained where soldiers may buy candy, tobacco, beer and other needs. Army Dances A dance is given for the soldiers every Saturday night but with thous ands of soldiers on the grounds and only a few hundred girls for danc ing partners one does not get to dance very long at a time, West stated. Music at the dances is pro vided by regimental dance bands. As battery clerk West makes out the pay roll, has charge of the filing system and assists in the numerous details of regimental business. As clerk he is not required to partici pate in drill. Life in camp has agreed with the Bluffton youth as he has gained about 12 pounds since engaging in camp activity. Boy Scout News By Robert Stratton Gene Patterson was installed into Troop 56 as a tenderfoot Monday night. John Schmidt was named on the executive board of the unior Lead ers conference to be held at Ohio Northern university in Ada on No vember 1. The troop at the present time is engaged in a project of making fancy designs on plyboards. Members of the troop are looking forward to attending the Ohio State Northwestern football game at Co lumbus, Saturday. Collects Maps Prof. Burton M. Varney, history professor at the University of Cali fornia, is collecting and cataloging maps from every possible source. The collection to date numbers more than 10,000 maps. 1st Station WLOK Eveiy Wednesday at 7 p. m. "Fun With Music' featuring SIGMUND SPAETH The Tune Detective Sponsored by Zender’s Music Store Everything in Music 302 N. 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