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PAGE SIX
ALLEN COUNTY
Two Asphyxiated In
Cabin
Leroy Hasson, 20, of Dola, and
Don G. Holtzberger, 21, of near Ada,
diet! last Wednesday' evening in St.
Rita's hospital, Lima, after a long
exposure to carbon monoxide from a
gas stove in a tourist cabin near
Lima.
The two young men, recently em
ployed by The Campbell and com
pany, Lima construction firm, had
taken the cabin at the Willow Tav
ern, three miles south of Lima on
the Dixie highway to be near their
work.
Don Ford, Allen county deputy
sheriff, said the two apparently re
tired Monday night about 11:45
o’clock. They were discovered at
4:30 p. m. Tuesday and were rushed
to the hospital where the Dola boy
died at 6:22 p. m. Wednesday and
the Ada boy two hours later.
Train Delayed By
Broken Axle
The Chicago-bound Rainbow Limit
ed of the Pennsylvania railroad lost
three hours running time last Thurs
day' night when an axle on the main
driver of the locomotive broke about
three miles east of Lima. The train
coasted two miles.
State highway patrolmen reported
that two rear coaches were cut free
as a precaution. No one was in
jured. The track was damaged
slightly.
Lima Will Tax Juke
Boxes
An annual tax of $15 on each
“juke box” in Lima appeared cer
tain after city council approved
unanimously a proposal to submit
such legislation next week. In addi
tion a tax of $1 is proposed on each
coin receptacle such as usually is
placed at tables in establishments
using the music machines.
The levy is expected to bring in
about $3,000 a year.
Driver Dies As Car
Hits Stalled Auto
Glenn Wagner, 40, New Hamp
shire, Ohio, was killed early Friday
when his automobile struck a stalled
car on U. S. 30-S, west of Lima.
High Quality
West Virginia
COAL
LUMP
EGG
STOKER
Seo me before placing your
order.
R. E Trippiehorn
Phone 161-W
NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES
The stalled car was being pushed
by Vernon Hipshire, 30. Lima High
way patrolmen believe Hipshire’s
body obscured the tail light of his
car. Hipshire jumped aside and es
caped with bruises.
ROLL UP YOUR
CHICK PROFITS
WITH
Charged With Stealing
Letter
Raymond H. Stallkamp, 52, assist
ant postmaster at Delphos, was held
in the Delphos jail on charges of
stealing, detaining and secreting a
letter.
He was arrested on a warrant is
sued by U ,S. Commissioner Morton
C. Kneipp at the request of H. J.
Dennis, postal inspector from Cin
cinnati. Kneipp said the letter, ad
dressed to Sears Roebuck & Co. had
not been opened.
Old Fort 40% Ration
Ayd Chick Mix
Cost Of Lima Educa
tion Low
The cost of education per pupil in
Lima is far below the state average,
the annual report released by the
board of education showed this week.
Lima’s per capita cost for the last
year was $88.76 compared with
$110.81 for a state average.
Sales Tax Receipts
Remain High
Despite the serious inroads being
made in receipts in accruing to the
state from prepaid sales taxes in the
automotive classification, where a
sharp drop was registered, other
classifications continued to offset the
effect of priorities, Don H. Ebright,
treasurer of state said in releasing
figures Wednesday. In Allen county
for the week ending Jan. 31, re
ceipts showed a nice margin over
the same week last year. For the
week in 1942 there was $12,022.30
collected and for the same week in
1941 there was $10,339.17, figures
released by Ebright revealed.
Through the month of January,
sales tax collections here exceeded
those of 1941. To date this year
$51,104.57 was collected in this
county as compared to $47,994.26,
Ebright’s figures showed.
Lima Hospital Row
Continues
Instead of aiding in a clean-up of
management at Lima Hospital for
Criminal Insane, The State Welfare
department hid a witness in a dun
geon to keep him from examiners,
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson
charged last week.
In the absence of Director Charles
L. Sherwood, a spokesman for the
State Welfare department character
ized the Ferguson allegation as “so
ridiculous it doesn’t merit an ans
wer”. The spokesman attributed the
charge to “politics”, asserting that
the state auditor is a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor.
As to Sherwood’s charges of poli
tics, Ferguson said:
“The same two examiners who
made the Lima report have just
made a report on the Massillon state
hospital. They found affairs there
in excellent shape and have praised
the administration. That doesn’t
look to me like politics.
Beaverdam To Change
School Hours
The school hours of all schools in
the Allen county system have been
YOU CAN USE HOME GRAIN TO MAKE YOUR
OWN RATIONS.
For making a starting ration add 250 pounds of
ground corn, 50 pounds of pulverized oats, 50 lbs. mid
dlings, 25 lbs. bran, 25 lbs. alfalfa meal and 100 lbs. Old
Fort 40% Ration-ayd chick mix. Use this formula for the
first 3 weeks. After the third week add 1 lbs. of C-Ka
Gcne. Use this formula for 6 or 7 weeks to prevent
coccidosis.
The Bluffton Milling Co.
worked out under the new war time
and starting times were announced
Friday by Wilard M. Floyd, county
superintendent.
One school, Beaverdam, has de
cided to revert to the former time
on April 1, and it was believed pos
sible that a number of the other
schools will adopt a similar policy.
Forfeits Bond On
Driving Count
Lewis A. Quinn, 22, of Ottawa
route 4, forfeoted a $50 bond in
Lima municipal court where he was
scheduled to appear on a reckless
driving count. Quinn figured in a
two-car crash near Columbus Grove
on Jan. 6 that cost the life of Deuel
Pugh, 60, of Columbus Grove.
The Putnam county driver and
Al Kuhlman, 65, of Ottawa, were
taken to St. Rita’s hospital where
they remained for some time after
the crash. Quinn was claimed to
have declared the car in which Pugh
was traveling in route 117 did not
have headlights burning at the time
of the dawn crash.
Grasshoppers Hop In
February
“Leaping grasshoppers in Febru
ary. Did you ever hear of anything
like that?”
It was the voice of William Nei
heiser, on the telephone.
“There’s at least 20 of them hop
ping around in the dining room.
Come out and see them.”
Neiheiser explained that the little
insects apparently had hatched in
flower pots containing an African
Violet and a vine and were skipping
back and forth from the pots to the
lace curtains.
HANCOCK COUNTY
Lights Cigaret His
Car Upsets
Chester A. Fellers, 26, was in the
Findlay hospital Thursday night
with a broken collar bone received
in an accident early Wednesday
morning on route 12 west of Fos
toria.
Fellers told state highway patrol
men he was lighting a cigarette
when his car started skidding on a
slippery spot. The machine turned
over several times.
Mt. Cory Hunters
Bag Wolf
It’s still a wolf!
Mt. Cory nimrods, no little irked
by various dissenting reports that
the animal they killed near Shaw
town was anything from a dog to a
coyote—but not a wolf—took matters
in their own hands to prove their
point.
L. J. Higgins, animal keeper at the
Toledo zoo, viewed the carcass
Thursday afternoon and told the
hunters the animal decidedly was a
real wolf, but a young one. It ap
parently was about eight months old,
he said.
The animal weighed 22 pounds
when it was clubbed to death. It
previously had been wounded by
gunshot, the hunters said.
National Legion Com
mander At Findlay
National Commander Lynn C.
Stambaugh, Fargo, N. D., will speak
at the 17th annual banquet of the
Findlay American Legion post Feb.
28. The Rev. F. S. Legowski, To
ledo, Ohio, department chaplain, also
will speak.
Sugar Beet Acreage
Greater
With all restrictions removed from
domestic sugar beet production for
1942, M. R. Allen, district manager
for the Great Lakes Sugar company,
said Wednesday that he hoped to
contract acreage to the capacity of
the Findlay plant.
Mr. Allen said the securing of
acreage started about a week ago
and already around 4,000 acres are
under contract.
“The response has been good so
far”, he added.
A total of 8,300 acres of beets
were harvested in the Findlay area
last year but acreage this year likely
will go muchhigher. Plant capac
ity with the present high yields is
around 12,000 acres.
Freak Fox Is Killed
Now a group of Arcadia boys re
port slaying a fox that is “a cross
between a gray and red”.
This latest trophy was killed re
cently in the “Old Briar Thicket”
three miles southwest of Arcadia
near the Oscar Bye farm. It was
shot six times before it finally was
stopped.
The animal, a cross between the
gray and red fox had very short
legs and appeared to be about three-
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Under Ohio Skies
As told by Conservation Division
FlS’rl MAN? '7JAENT MEN
OF the CON-3RYAWN
Div
ision HAVE. PACED TAGS
ON THE GILLS OF HUNDREDS
CF FISH® TAGS PROVED
THAT A LARGE PART
FISH RELEASED IN THE
SPRING ARE CAUGHT WITHIN
ONE MONTH
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fourths the size of the regular red
variety. However, it weighed 11%
pounds.
Lard Cooking School
February 25
A lard cooking school, sponsored
by the Hancock County Farm Bu
reau, will be held Wednesday, Feb
ruary 25, in the armory on East
Crawford street instead of March 6
as originally planned.
Wins $5,000 Damage
Suit
Mrs. Dora M. Warren, adminis
trator of the estate of her husband,
Delbert G. Warren, was granted a
verdict in the amount of $5,000 by
a common pleas court jury against
Lewis Merl Firestine of Leipsic.
Mrs. Warren had sued for $20,000
because of the death of her husband
December 21, 1940, in an accident
involving Firestine’s automobile and
a farm wagon near McComb.
HARDIN COUNTY
Thief Helps Solve
Own Crime
Ray Gibson is a very accommo
dating person, Kenton police say.
He w’as visiting police headquart
ers one night lat week and went
along with Patrolman Forrest Fitz
patrick to investigate a burglary
committed several hours previously.
Probe of the case revealed that
Gibson answered the description of
the thief. He admitted his guilt
when he was questioned, police say.
Frozen Food Locker
For Ada
Installation of a refrigerator food
storage locke: plant in Ada repre
senting an investment of more than
$14,000 is being announced by Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Kohl of Lima,
who will own and operate the busi
ness. They have leased the Roth
rick building on East Buckeye aven
ue preparatory to setting up the 358
locker system.
Youthful Crime Ring
Broken
Kenton and Hardin county officials
cooperated Tuesday night in break
ing up a youthful crime ring, Sheriff
Randal] R. Clark, reported.
Six Kenton youths, three of them
formally charged with burglary and
larceny and one of them a juvenile,
are in the county jail as questioning
of the sextet continues.
578 On Relief In
County
An up-to-date report of relief
needs in Hardin county disclosed
that in the first month of 1942 there
were 174 families obtaining direct
relief, and in those families there
were 578 individuals.
PUTNAM COUNTY
Frogs Infested Old
Railroad
We’ve been told that when the old
“narrow gauge" raidroad ran thru
western Putnam county on its way
to Toledo from Delphos, the right-of
way was so narrow that brush
scratched the coaches, the water
gushed from under the water-logged
ties as trains went through, and that
frightened bullfrogs leaped from
their perches on tie ends.
Pickle Ruling Made
By Court
Judge A. A. Slaybaugh Wednes
day handed down a decision in the
case of the Harbauer company ol
Toledo, against Albert Hovest, Louis
Gravel
ant TO GRAIN-EATING
bIROS THAT QUAIL WILL
DIE WITHIN FIVE DAYS
IP DEPRIVED OF IT
EVEN THOUGH FOOD
IS PLENTIFUL®
Youths Feeding 79
Steers
are Angus.
I
Grove Soldier In
East Indies
that the outlook is exceptionally
bright for Putnam county’s relief
financing during 1942.
She estimated that $21,714 will be
needed to meet general relief needs
this year. The county relief admin
istration ended 1941 with an unen
cumbered balance of $9,699.53. If the
state continues its matching program
and finances 50 per cent of the coun
ty relief expenditures, Putnam coun
ty would need to provide $10,857 as
its half of the $21,714 estimated
1942 cost.
Elrose
N. R. Elzay is still
I
Bluffton hospital.
I
i I day in Findlay.
I
I
Of the total number of steers Sunday afternoon on Mr. and Mrs.
purchased for these clubs 42 are
Herefords, 24 are Shorthorns and
13
County Music Fete
Planned
Robert Witteborg of Columbus I Lima were recent callers on Mrs.
Grove, a soldier in the U. S. Army I Larena Guin.
Air Corps, now is stationed some-1 Mrs. Mary Bolick who is quite il,
where in the Dutch East Indies, ac-l is about the same at this time,
cording to word received here by rel-| Mr. and Mrs. Will Harkness cele
atives. He reports the trip across I brated with a dinner Sunday. The
the Pacific was made without inci-1 occasion being Mr. Harkness’ birth
dent. I day. Those present were: Mr. and
Announcement was made here I ford of Lima called Friday afternoon
Tuesday by County Supt. Carl D.Ion Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Ghaster and
Vermilya of the selections to be used I daughter Ruth and Jimmie Ghaster.
for the 1942 Putnam county high! Clarence Jones, Ralph Jones and
school music festival tentatively set I son Ralph, Jr., were callers Monday
for March 26 in the auditorium-1 afternoon on Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones,
gymnasium in Ottawa.
selections by five sep
These will be the 250
high chorus, the 175
chorus, the 300-voice
will be
groups,
junior
boys’
chorus, the 300-voice mixed
chorus, and the 125-piece band.
$55,000 For 472
Farmers
Checks for $55,000 will be dis
tributed to 472 Putnam county
farmers and farm owners Wednes
day during meetings in the various
townships by the agricultural adjust
ment committee.
Chairman Arnold J. Schroeder of
the county AAA committee said that
there still are a small number of
checks to be obtained for 1941 AAA
participants but this group of 472
which is the third to be received al
most finishes the payments.
Ottawa School Head
Resigns
Carl J. Rasmus announced he is
resigning as superintendent of the
Ottawa public school system to ac
cept appointment to the superintend
ency of the Celina exempted village
schools.
He will assume his duties at Ce
lina March 1. Rasmus will succeed
Forest Swigart who resigned the
Celina post several weeks ago to ac
cept another position at Bellevue.
Relief Picture Is
Bright
A study of the fiscal budget re
leased Wednesday by County Wel
fare Director Bonnie B. Corns shows
ill at the
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Klingler and
I
family were Sunday dinner guests
I at
the M. J. Stratton home.
I
Union prayer services will be at
I
Olive Branch Church Thursday cven
I
ing.
is so import­
I Mrs. S.
H. Koontz, son Cliff, Mr.
I and Mrs. Henry Koontz sons
I Russell and Raymond spent
Richard
Satur-
Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Klingler son
I Howard and
1 and
Steer feeding clubs in Putnam I Revival services will be held at
county for 1942 have a total enroll-1 the Bethesda church the first two
ment of 28 boys and girls who have|wee]{S of March.
purchased 79 steers for projects it I David Graham, of Rushsylvania,
was announced Tuesday by County Ispent a few days at the home of his
Agent L. C. Holtkamp.
These steers are divided as fol-1 Williamson,
lows among the county clubs: Pan
dora, six youths raising 10 Contin
ental, one youth raising one animal
Vaughnsville, eights youths raising
40 oClumbus Grove, eight youths
raising 17
youths raising nine, and Gilboa, two
youths raising two animals.
I grandparents,
daughter Marilyn of
near Ada, spent Sunday afternoon
I with Mr.
and Mrs. Ami Nonnamaker
family.
Weinberg and Charles Sperack based I Callers thru the week at the Anna
on a contract which the defendants! Koontz home were: Mr. and Mrs.
signed with the plaintiff firm regard-1 Rolland Koontz, daughter Martha,
ing the sale of two acres of pickles! Mrs. Ruth Steinman, Mr. and Mrs.
in 1941. Oliver Spaeth, daughter Mary Jean
Judge Slaybaugh ruled that the! ?f Bluffton, J. O. Koontz of Findlay,
defendants must deliver the pickles! Mrs. S. H. Koontz and Mrs. Henry
from two acres of their property as I Koontz and son Raymond, Mrs. M.
contracted for by the plaintiff com-1 J. Stratton, Mrs. W.
pany. However, he decided that! son Don, Flo Stratton. Mr. and Mrs.
this contract would be in restraint of I Thomas Koontz and son Robert, Mrs.
trade if it bound the defendants! Howard Benroth and Mrs. Russell
from growing and selling additional I Elzay and Betty Bish. Mrs. Koontz
pickles in excess of the two acres to I is still confined to her home by
some other buyer. I illness.
C. Klingler and
Mrs. S. H. Koontz and son Cliff
entertained Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Marquart, daughter Dorothy of
Jenera and Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Koontz and sons.
Mr. and Mrs. D. D.
Mt. Cory
Mr. and Mrs. Avis Gantz and dau-
Ft. Jennings, threeI filter Betty of Lima, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Nonnamaker and family, Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Holmes were callers
W. B. Kramer.
Miss Jane Dukes spent the week
end with her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones spent
Monday evening with Mr. and Mrs.
T. B. Ghaster and daughter Ruth.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Schifferly of
Mrs. Clayton Harkness of Bluffton,
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Watkins and fam
ily and Mrs. Lizzie Vickers.
Mrs. F. B. Cherry’ and Mrs. Ralph
Turner of Findlay, Mrs. Gene Craw-
I Earl
With Dale V. Gililand of Ohio I a caller.
State university and Lewis E. Pete I Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Ghaster, Dr.
of Ashland, as the guest conductors, and Mrs. A .E .King, Mr. and Mrs.
there
a rate
voice
voice
girls’
Jones of Benton Ridge also was
THURSDAY, FEB. 19, 1942
E Jones, Mr and Mrs. E. Wol
from, Mrs. Lama Guin, Nirs. Pearl
Jordan and Thelma Jordan attended
the funeral Sunday afternoon of Mrs.
Emma Green at Pleasant View church.
Mrs. L. B. Chaster was pleasantly
surpised Monday evening when some
friends dropped in to help her cele
brate her birthday.
Mrs. Paul Bauman of Findlay call
ed Friday afternoon on Mrs. W. B.
Kramer.
Dr. and Mrs. A. E. King called
Sunday afternoon on Mrs. Mary’ Bo
lick.
Mr. and Mrs. Gantz of Lima called
Sunday afternoon on Mr. and Mrs. W.
B. Kramer.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
State of Ohio.
Allen County, ss.
Estate of John Diller, Deceased.
Albert Diller of R. D. No. 2, Bluffton.
Ohio, has been appointed and qualified as
executor of the estate of John Diller, late at
Allen County, Ohio, deceased.
Dated this 6th day of February. 1942.
RAYMOND SMITH,
44 Probate Judge
PUBLIC SALE
I will offer at Public Auction
on my farm 2 miles east of
Pandora, the following property
on:
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1942
3 HORSES 3
1 Grey horse, 13 years old
1 Bay horse, 8 years old 1
Bay horse, 6 yrs. old, all good
ones.
5 CATTLE 5
2 good cows, 2 yearling heif
ers, 1 bull calf.
IMPLEMENTS
1 McCormick-Deering grain
binder, 1 McCormick mower, 1
McCormick hay loader, 1 side
delivery rake like new, 1 Sup
erior grain drill fertilizer, 1
McCormick corn binder, 1 two
row cultivator, 1 steel wheel
wagon and rack, 1 farm wagon
and grain tank like new, 1 New
Idea manure spreader, 1 double
disc, 1 single-row cultivator, 1
cultipacker, 1 sure drop corn
planter, 1 clover buncher, 1 rid
ing breaking plow, 1 hay ted
der, 1 garden cultivator, 1
single and double shovel plows,
1 buzz saw\ 1 spike tooth har
row, 1 John Deere walking
breaking plow’, 1 good trailer,
1 41/2 Buckeye gas engine in
good shape, 1 Letz feed grinder
No. 6, 1 McCormick-Deering
cream separator, 1 corn sheller,
1 20-gal. copper kettle, 1 cast
iron kettle, 2 heavy work sets,
several good collars, and many
other articles not mentioned,
also 10 tons of extra good hay.
Terms: Cash
Sale Begins at 1:00 P. M.
W. D. Keel
Aucts.: Thrapp and Warren
Clerk: L. S. Hatfield
SALE
PUBLIC SALE
Hampshire Sows
40 Head 40
Tuesday, Feb. 24
I he undersigned will sell at public auction on what was former
ly known as the C. W. Roethlisberger farm, located 1*4 miles west
of Bluffton, Ohio, on the cemetery road, on
12:30 P. M.
40 head of Sows and Gilts
bred for March and April
farrow.
Sale held on Schantz Farm
4’/j miles southeast of Ada on
U. S. Route 30-S.
Saturday, February 28th
At 12:30 P. M.
The following property:
McCormick-Deering corn cultivator Oliver breaking plow barn
scales 40 ft. extension ladder cow chains one-horse wagon scoop
shovel forks log chain cistern pump DeLaval cream separator,
No. 12 cross cut saw oil tank gas drum 4 Bell City incubators
copper kettle iron kettle 2 brooder stoves window sash window
screens wheel barrow two wheel cart corn sheller grind stone
chicken feeders feed tanks water troughs.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Electric washing machine Provider cook stove Hot Blast heat
ing stove gas range, direct action kitchen cabinet 2 kitchen cup
boards kitchen table 7 kitchen chairs side board 12-ft. dining
table 6 folding chairs rocking chairs library table writing desk
Bond player piano settee 2 iron beds 2 stands fernery dresser
curtains large mirror quilting frames 9X15 linoleum rug 9X12
linoleum rug carpets throw rugs cooking utensils dishes canned
fruit apple butter vinegar jars lawn mower, and other articles
too numerous to mention.
12 Shocks corn fodder.
1929 Chevrolet 4-door sedan.
TERMS—CASH.
WALTER SCHANTZ
Elizabeth Boutwell
Thrapp & Warren. Aucts. Clerk from Citizens Nat’l Bank
WANTED—DEAD STOCK
WE PAY TOP CASH PRICES
Horses $4.00 Cows $2.00
Small Stock removed free of charge.
Quick Service
Telephone Findlay, MAIN 475, Reverse Charges
BUCKEYE REDUCTION COMPANY, Findlay, Ohio
“Branch, Fostoria Animal Product!, Inc.”