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PAGE EIGHT Following an extended Christmas holiday recess, Bluffton High and Bluffton College cage teams will re sume play this week, with both out fits meeting foes at home and on foreigne ourts. Complete schedule for the next week follows: Friday, Jan. 9 Celina vs Bluffton High at Bluffton. Saturday, Jan. 10 Bluffton High vs Wapakoneta at Wapakoneta. Bluffton College vs Defiance at Bluffton. Monday, Jan. 12 Bluff*, College vs Wilberforce at Wilberforce. Wednesday, Jan. 14 Bluffton College vs Kenyon at Bluffton. Meets League Foes In Bluffton High’s two starts over the week-end the Pirates w ’l be tariffing with Western Bu?ktyt league foes for the first time th s sosean. Ceh.r.a w.ll rg a r.:- here for the game or. the Fiufften door Friday night, an i the rvcerd of the Bull Dogs :s equally as rood as that which gives the 1 'sr’r.er. frur v.e tories in five starts. College And High School Cage Teams Will Play On Home Floors This Week Wapakoneta a's" "is a better than average team this year, and the crew also will have an advantage in meet ing Bluffton on the Auglaize county floor. s «, 4 ter. ..:-.q a jolly crowd of her high sch friends at her home at Btav«.rdam, Friday night. A special interurban was chartered for the occasion. Present were: Fred Mitscn, Harry Amstutz, I. W. Geiger, Sidney Huber, Elbridge Kohli, Lewis Santschi, Chas. Worth ington, Tom Murray, Albert Stettler, Paul Herrman, Carl Doriot, Albert Locher, John Spangler, Emmet Stauffer, Chester Stauffer, Donald Flick, Misses Zanna Staater, Helen Kibler, Edith Morrison, Ruth Bixel, Stella Greding, Mildred Greding, Dora Block, Alice Muller, Hazel Berry, Hazel McGriff, Mary Wilson, Fanny Wilson, Elva .Moser, Pauline Garau. Josephine Cornwell, Lucile Doling. A little daughter came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Cook Friday. Sidney Hauenstein left Wednes day morning for Oberlin where he will take charge of a drug store. John Locher, Ed Paul and Robert Mollet left Monday night for Buffalo, New York, where they will attend the annual convention of the National Association of Cement Users. '1' nomination of George Lewis as postmaster of Bluffton was confirmed by the senate in executive session Thursday. Grandpa and Grandma W. S. Bent.cy are wearing a smile since the arrival of a little daughter at the :m of their son, Attorney 11. O. Bentley and wife at Lima last week. The meetings conducted in the Me: nonite churches by Rev. Quiring of the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago closed Sunday evening. Mrs. Morris Triplett, who visited at the Will Triplett home for sev eral weeks returned to Chicago, Ill., last Thursday accompanied by Ray Triplett. Mrs. Triplett will go to Alabama where she and her husband will reside. Chris Balmer was in town Sat urday wearing an embroidered silk vest, he purchased during war times in 1863. Cards were received here by friends and relatives of Cyrus Locher, announcing his marriage to Miss Beulah Baker of Bloomington, Illinois. They will reside in Cleve land. Mendelsohn’s “Elijah” will be given at the college chapel next week under the direction of Prof. John F. Jones. Bluffton was well represented at the Taft-Republican meeting at Lima Thursday evening. The name of Frank Scott, one of Bluffton’s leading Republicans, appears first in the list of delegates selected to rep resent Allen county at the state con vention. Andrew' Balmer who formerly farmed the farm of his father and who recently bought the Jacob Steiner farm will move in the near future. The Richland township Mutual Fire Insurance Co., elected the fol lowing officers for the ensuing year: Wm. F. Stager, appraiser J. I. Luginbuhl, secretary Daniel Huber, treasurer Henry Rickley, director News Our Grandfathers Read From Issue Of January 23, 1908 At n—otaagy of Errtmawael and ,v.- -v.-. ad call to Rer. Beaty Settlage of Mxstj.. beertr-e pastor of t" S- tt'.age I i.: T.r -,sr „e"s church rr. z Ger: an and at th. I .r„rffr. in the evening in English. Mary Elizabeth Parker en As defending league champions, the Pirates will be ca'led upon to play a rigorous schedule against the other four Western Buckeye mem bers. Bluffton college will be meeting a team in its own class for the first time this year when the Beavers en tertain Defiance Saturday night in the college gymnasium. Play on College Floor Playing on their own floor also is expected to give the Beavers an ad ditional advantage and altho De fiance has one of the high scorers of the state in the person of Lord, Bluffton’s well balanced team is thought to have better than an even chance for victory. In their first five starts the Beav ers played some of the strongest teams of the state, the schedule in cluding Toledo, Bowing Green, Ohio Northern, Kent State and Kenyon. Followng the game with Defiance here Saturday, the Burckymen will play Wilberforce at that place, Mon day, then tangie with Kenyon in the Bluffton college gymnasium next Wednesday. In the first game of the season with Keryon at that place, Bluffton dropped a -s7 to 71 decision. The Bluffton-Defiance contest will i as r.ed Cross night, with five cents from each admission of c» ’.us tax, being donated to the Red Cross. for one year as Martin Wenzenger resigned on account of failing health, and Andrew Freyman for three years. Mayor Makes Appoint ments For New Year (Continued from page 1) re-appointed him as street commis sioner. Salary of the marshal’s office was increased from $25 to $100 per month, while that of street commissioner was changed from $100 per month to $50. This will make the aggregate salary of the combined offices $150 per month, an increase of $25. Other appointements made and con firmed are: Albert Reichenbach, nightwatch, salary increased from $100 to $110 per month. A. L. Baumgartner, cemetery care taker, salary increased from $75 to $75 per month. Baumgartner was al so appointed clerk of the cemetery board at the previous salary of $50 per year. Fire Department Guy Corson, fire chief, appointed for two years, salary $200 per year, not changed. Members of the fire department— H. E. Augsburger, Isaac Brobeck, Ed Badertscher, Fred Martin, Lester Nis wander, C. V. Stonehill, Harold Stone hill and Charles Young. Two dollars for attending monthly meetings and $2 for each fire call response. Elmer Diller was re-appointed trus tee on the cemetery board to serve a six year term. Others members of the board are J. A. Thompson and Mrs. W. E. Diller. Albert Benroth, caretaker of the town clock, $50 per year Geiger Named Clerk Wilfnrd Geiger, Blvfft n High school instruct' r. was re-appointed deputy clerk of the council at a sal ary of $350 for the year. The ap pointment was made necessary be cause James West, re-elected clerk, is in military training at Ft. Bliss, Tex. At the organization meeting of the new council Monday night, Cleon I Triplett was re-elected president of Bluffton’s governing body. Triplett is the only remaining member of the outgoing council to serve with the present body. Standing committees of the council appointed by the mayor Monday night are as follows: Finance committee—Chas. Auker man and E. S. Lape. Street and roads committee—Fred Hofer and William Amstutz. Fire and light committee—Cleon Triplett and Jesse Yoakam. Don’t Laugh—Old Dob bin May Be Coming Back Soon (Continued from page 1) Farmers may obtain tires for es sential farm machinery, but new tires for the family flivver are out and unless used tires are available, Bluffton may witness a revival of hitching posts for horses and buggies w’hich vanished a score of years ago. Although not included in the fed eral order, it was stated that manu facture of bicycle tires will be grad ually discontinued because of short age of rubber stocks. Present stocks on dealers shelves, however, may be sold. Archipelago The Hawaiian archipelago was formerly known as the Sandwich is lands after the earl of Sandwich. After the native name came into use the name Sandwich was discontin ued. First semester examinations will start Wednesday of next week with the semester officially coming to a close on January 16. Although a number of motion pic ture films have arrived at the high school and are in the office they will be returned unused due to the fact that the motion picture ma chine has not been repaired yet be cause of the delay in getting the proper replacement parts. Mr. Harvey Beidler, instructor in vocational electricity, continues to be ill and will be unable to teach his classes for about a week or ten days 4.a At a meeting of the Bluffton board of education Wednesday night it was decided to unite Bluffton with Rich land township and Beaverdam to form a school district The arrangement will necessitate the hiring of a domes tic science teacher. Two daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Benedict Leichty of Orange township, were happily married last Sunday af ternoon at the residence of Rev. W. S. Gottshall on Jackson street. Miss Caroline became the wife of Marshall Parker of Lima and Miss Katie the wife of Andrew Sprunger of Berne, Ind. Miss Martha McHenry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed McHenry of Bluff ton and Edward Arnold of Arlington were happily married at the home of Rev. W. A. Brundige of the Church of Christ. Friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Nonnamaker gathered at their home in Orange township, Sun day to celebrate the silver wedding of the couple. Hurley Swank returned from Sa pulpa, Oklahoma, Saturday and ex pects to stay here for some time. Miss Martha Diller who has been enjoying a three weeks’ vacation at home, returned to Johns Hopkins hos pital at Baltimore, Tuesday. American Defeats In Philippines Cause Loss Of Prestige (Continued from page 1) Pannabecker together with Dr. C. Henry Smith, professor of history and government at the college, discussed military, economic and political ques tions affecting America in the Far East, in a round table discussion. White Prestige The Chinese generally believe that he Americans are invincible and that American entry in the war would spell a quick defeat for the Japanese de spite the fact that they are thousands of miles away from the scene of ac tion and that the Japanese are right at home. The prestige of the white man will be greatly lowered in China and it may take many years for its restor ation even after the Japenese are fin lly defeated by the Americans. The present mal-treatment of all white people by the Japanese in the Phili pines will not be understood by the Chinese who have always accorded the whites the highest prestige. The treatment accorded the whites by the sons of Nippon is likely to impress the natives of the superiority of the yellow race over the white. Devotion to State The Japanese soldier is character ized by a fanatical devotion to the state symbolized by the emporer, whom the people believe is a lineal descendant of the Sun goddess. The speaker expressed no doubt concern ing his belief in the accuracy of the reported suicide bombings where a soldier would give his life to make the bombing more accurate. In contrast to Japan, the loyalty of the Chinese has not been to the state but rather to the family. While this trait is admirable from the standpoint of sentiment it has not been conducive to the building of a strong military' machine, the speaker pointed out. Also contributing to the weakness of the army is the fact that the sol dier has not been held in high esteem as in Japan. Since the war, however, China has developed its military forces into an increasingly well or ganized and hard hitting unit. Problem of Supply The problem of supply has been an acute one in China. With all of the strategic coastal towns in the posses sion of the Japanese the only impor tant source of supply has been the Burma road which will allow only a THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, Bluffton High School Notes Although vacation is over a num ber of students have pointed out that it is difficult to get down to work again. War conditions show reactions of various kinds among the student body. I NEWS OUR FATHERS READ FROM ISSUE OF JULY 23, 1914 at Charles A. Arganbright, Bluffton superintendent of schools for the past eight years, resigned his position here this week to become superintendent of Allen county schools at a salary of $2,500. yet. Mr. A. L. Daymon has been taking charge of the boys enrolled in the course in electricity. In anticipation of the games with Celina and Wapakoneta Friday and Saturday nights a pep meeting will be held Friday morning by the stu dents under the direction of Doris Dunifon, Mary Jane Worthington and Elmer Stonehill cheer leaders. A student assembly will be held Friday afternoon at one o’clock when students from Bluffton college will present a program of musical num bers. i&gBa Since the school is using the Readers Digest in some of the classes as supplemental material, students and members of the faculty are given the opportunity of buying the magazine at student rates. Alice Santschi, sophomore, is in charge of the distribution. Mrs. D. S. Flick and her guest Mrs. Mollie Kibler of Clevela: .1 are spend ing several weeks with friends in In dianapolis. Mabel Hawk and Mai Steams left last Wednesday for a week’s stay with .Mrs. J. T. Butler and i hiidren at North Baltimore. Misses Louella Geiger, Nt ie Mo ser. Helen Kennel and Mabe] Harlan left Wednesday morning nd the day at Cedar Point. After a week’s vacatiu Manitou Beach., Mich., the Bluff '.imp Fire girls returned home Su -lay after noon with a healthy coat of tan. Miss Hazel McGriff, the popular clerk of the telephone plan:, is spend ing her vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Doriot at Gossen. Ind., and with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Patterson, Lafay ette, Ind. That Bluffton has lost none of its interest in circus animals and pink lemonade was evident from the fact that 208 tickets were sold at the in terurban station Friday morning to those going to Lima to attend the Barnum and Bailey circus. Ross Bogart spent Tuesday and Wednesday attending the Mail Car riers’ convention at Newark. Thrown from his bicycle when struck by an pa to belonging to Eli Locher, Tuesday night, Garland Ba singer, ison of Nahum Basinger, was fortunate in escaping with minor cuts and bruises. trickle of goods to reach into the in terior of China where the forces of the Central government are battling. Where the Japanese forces have oc cupied China they have consistently showed their lack of respect for the culture and customs of the Chinese. Their morals are low and Chinese women of all ages have been rav aged, the speaker pointed out. The Japanese soldiers have been quartered in homes of Chinese civil ians. The Chinese generally do not heat their homes in winter in order to save expense of fuel. The civilians in many cases ve offered to get wood to burn in sti ves but the Japanese in stead have li ned the tables and doors of th»- mes first to show their disrespect of ie Chinese. In a num ber of cases other buildings have bt n torn down :o provide proper warmth for the quart' red soldiers. When the peaker was located in China as a i i sionary he was treated very court' y by the Japanese who occupied the town in which he was living. At that 'time they were at tempting to keep on the good terms of the Americans. A statement on a door of a house that the property be longed to an American would keep the Japanese out. Since the Japanese have come into China the traffic in opium has in creased. Large poppy fields can now be seen by any1 observer and the in ference may be drawn that opium is being used to corrupt the native Chinese. Although the forces of the Central government and those of the commu nists in China are gaining in equip ment and military skill it will take a consd rabl-e increase in the harder striking weapons and mechan ical equipment before the Japanese can be driven out of China, the speak er pointed out. The round table was conducted largely by questions being asked of Mr. Pannabecker by Dr. Smith. Fol lowing the round table a forum was held in which members of th club ask ed questions of the speakers. Feed supplies for livestock avail able in the United States on Novem ber 1, 1941, were 1,806 pounds of all grains and concentrates and 2,640 pounds of hay per animal unit. The grain supply was 17 per cent higher than average and the hay supply was 14 per cent higher. Ohio had less grain per animal unit and more hay per unit than the average for the entire nation. OHIO n«—, Mrs. F. L. Todd and little daughter of near Ottawa visited the former’s parents Friday and Saturday. Ernest Botkin To Face Disbarment Disbarment proceedings have been ordered against Attorney Ernest M. Botkin, of Lima, former Allen coun ty prosecutor, by Common Pleas Judge Neal Lora. Acting on a complaint of the grievance committee of the Allen County Bar Association, Judge Lora appointed Attorneys John A. Davi son, A. A. Zurfluh and O. S. Sel fridge to prepare and file written charges setting forth accusations of misconduct in profession and office, involving alleged moral turpitude. Basis for the charges is withheld at present. ‘WAY BACK WHEN POET LAUREATE OF ENGLAND WAS A PORTER IN A SALOON Wcould HAT romantic occupation you possibly predict for a boy so adventurous that no one could control him, so reckless that the aunt who took care of him after his father and mother died inden tured him to a merchant ship at the age of fourteen to curb him? That was John Masefield’s start in life and today he holds the highest hon ors England can give any poet. Born in Ledbum, Herefordshire, England, in 1874, he sailed the seas for three years. Leaving the ship in port at New York city, he took any odd job he could get. He worked in a bakery and in a livery stable. He was porter in Luke O'Connor’s saloon at the Columbian hotel near Jefferson Market jail. Then he moved to Yonkers, at the north end of New York city, where he worked in a carpet factory, ris ing to the riiagnificcnt position of “mistake finder” at $8.50 per week. It was at this time, in his early twenties, that Masefield started to write poetry and in 1897 he left for London. His first volume of verses, “Salt Water Ballads,” was pub lished in 1902 opening with “A Con secration,” in which he announces himself as the champion of “the dust and scum of the earth.” Books of verse and novels followed, one upon the other, and John Masefield became established as one of Eng land’s greatest poets. So, remember John Masefield be fore you pass judgment on that neighbor’s boy who is such a holy terror or that young scamp who works in the saloon across the rail road tracks. Some day his poetry may draw a tear to your eye, lump to your throat. WNU Service. a The Republican Party The Republican party was found ed in 1854. John C. Fremont was their first candidate for President and Abraham Lincoln its first suc cessful candidate for President. PEAS "CORN (Eilra PEACHES MILK RAISINS (Powdered XXXX) HAVASAK DESSERT (Kansas Flour) (Par-T-Jel—6 Flavors) CIGARETTES off Br*"d8 LUNCH MEAT jumb°suced COCOA (Kiddies Love It) NOODLES pure Egg) BUTTER (Fresh Creamery) DOG FOOD MR. FARMER: Station Maintained Here, Un der Several Managements, for 60 Years Heavy Rail and New Road Bed Ballast Permit Use of Large Locomotives Weaving a pleasant prairie path through northern Ohio, the Akron, Canton and Youngstown railroad, goes through no cities except Akron and serves only small towns of which Bluffton is a typical example. The railroad, however, is having a war time boom along with its big brothers and sisters. The line ex tends 172 miles from Mogadore to Delphos and taps a rich vein of in dependent towns with their elevators factories, mills, creameries and farm depots. It crosses probably more main trunk lines, to and from which it operates branch deliveries than any other railroad in the country. Trunk Connections The line has connections with: Akron and Barberton Belt R. R. at Akron. Baltimore and Ohio R. R. at Medina, Plymouth and Columbus Grove. Chesapeake and Ohio R. R. at Carey. Detroit, Toledo and Ironton R. R. at Columbus Grove. Erie R. R. at Akron. New York Central R. R. at New London, Sycamore, Carey and Arl ington. Nickel Plate R. R. at Bluffton and Delphos. Pennsylvania R. R. at Akron, New Washington, Chatfield and Delphos. Wheeling and Lake Erie R. R. at Mogadore and Spencer. Station Here 60 Years A station at Bluffton has been maintained for more than 60 years. On March 9, 1881 there was incor porated the Cleveland, Delphos and St. Louis R. R. with a line from Delphos through Bluffton to Carey. A Mr. Powell was the first agent at the Bluffton station. This line was later taken over by the Pittsburgh, Akron and Western R. R. which in turn was taken over by the Northern Ohio R. R. August 14, 1895. The Northern Ohio R. R. was leased to the Lake Erie and Western R. R. on October 1, 1895 for 999 years. The Akron, Canton and Youngs town railroad acquired the lease from the Lake Erie and Western R. R. on March 1, 1920 and has been operating the line ever since. New Road Bed Since the acquisition of the line by the A. C. & Y. railroad all of the original main line rail has been re placed with heavier rail. In addition the road bed has been ballasted with thousands of cars of limestone mak ing a road bed comparable to many of the large trunk lines. This permits the use of large locomotives of the most modern de sign, two of which have just recently been placed in service. A. C. & Y. Railroad Unique Concern Serving Only Small Communities It also enables the company to SHOP and SAVE at BLUFFTON'S FHIENOIV CITY MARKET ROBERT HOCHSTETTLER, Resident Manager Standard) (Honey Sliced) (Fresh Canned) (Fancy Seedless) GRAPEFRUIT SALAD DRESSING SUGAR 2 c™ 19c 10c 11 oz. Can 3 caT 25c 9c can 10c 20c Quart Jar RA lb. Box 99c 14c 15c 19c 17c 15c 36c Large Sack Boxes Pkg. of 20 Ib. Bologna) Lb. Can lb. Bag lb. Jg Tall Can SALT(AltK0SE) ioo'f|«h. (HOME OF FINER FRUITS AND FRESHER VEGETABLES) THURSDAY, JAN. 8, 1942 ...... handle an increased volume of bulky national defense material. The im proved road bed and power enables the A. C. & Y. R. R. to serve as an overhead or bridge line on traffic to and from the east and west. Traffic Route Starting west from Akron the railroad crosses the Medina county plateau and comes to Wellington, the cheese capital of northern Ohio here it parallels the Big Four for a few towns and crosses numerous trunk lines as it chugs across the state winding through the fertile Ohio farm land. The volume of traffic has been in creasing with its daily string of freight, stock and oil cars. A pas senger coach is carried at the end of the freight string and a schedule is maintained for passenger trans portation. With the increased busi ness, the passenger car is so far back of the engine that riders get little smoke and cinders as was fre quent in earlier days. Often times the passenger car will be 30 to 40 cars back of the engine. Crew Fraternizes It has often been said that the train crews of the A. C. & Y. R. R. are the best known in America since they stopped to fraternize at the various towns while the loading and unloading went on. Many of the larger systems have become so big that they become impersonal. This is not the case in the A. C. & Y. R. It. which has more time to de vote to personal relationships. Despite its small size, compara tively speaking, the company main tains a pay roll listing 796 people. Employment is given by the com pany to eight Bluffton residents. These are: F. L. Buckland, sta tion agent G. L. Preto, signalman William Clark, section foreman and Elmer Klay, Glen Nonnamaker, Noah Geiger, Paul Schulaw and Aldine Weiss, section crew. Lioyd Arnold Heads Mt. Cory Institute Lloyd Arnold was elected president of the Mt. Cory farm institute at its closing session Tuesday afternoon. Arnold, who was vice president the past year, succeeds Guy Anderson, last year’s president. Other institute officers are: Vice president, Burdette Powell secretary, Merle Folk treasurer, Ralph Steiner hostess, Mrs. Fred Moyer. Our entire facil service. wi' to, mi W’ Crackers (Fresh and Crisp) 2 15c i'.?. COFFEE (A Real Buy) 3 a 57c Peaches (Buy a Doz. at This Low Price) 15C "Tan Campbells TOMATO SOUP 3 23c FLOUR (All Purpose) 75c Matches (Large 16 Cubic Inch Boxes) EACH