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Segregation of Races Enforced
By Custom Separate
Fountains Used
Tensions Arising in South
Result of Federal Negro
Employment Plan
Aitho the feeling against the
groes is not as intense as in
deep south, there nevertheless
enough racial antagonism
nessee to label the sit
problem that is far from solution,
it was stated by Mr. and Mrs.
James Basinger, of Nashville, Tenn.,
and former Bluffton residents, visit
ing recently at the home of their
parents here.
Gratz was
weak eye and
Racial Problem Still Not Solved
In South, Former Residents State
ause of a
ries of 50
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.
Francis Basinger, D. D. S.
Evan Basinger, D. D. S.
Telephone 271-W
Bluffton, Ohio
D. C. BIXEL, O.D.
GORDON BIXEL, O.D.
Citizens Bank Bldg.. Bluffton
EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS
Office Hours: 8:30 A. M__ 5:30 P. M.
7:30 P. M.—8:30 P. M.
Closed Thursday Afternoon & Evening.
custom. The Negroes live
section of town and the whit
in another.
All of the theatres have
sections in the galleries fo
ored people and separate
fountains are maintained
rker
the
is
in Ten-
Mrs.
ave
Air-
Basinger, the son of Mr. and
Noah Basinger of South Lawn
nue, is employed in the Vultee
craft Corp, of Nashville. Mrs,
singer, the former Frieda Jean Klay,
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Klay of North Lawn avenue.
Ba-
As is characteristic of the south
strict segregation of races is rigor­
His application for enlistment to
obtain an officer’s commission in the
United States navy held up because
Eye Treatments Enable Bluffton Boy
To Meet Visual Standards Of U. S. Navy
ion, Homer Gratz, Jr.,
if town, thru continu-
residing wes
ous effort
months has
is now qualified to make application
for the new V-l classification at
recruiting head
Altho progress in the improvement
of racial relations is very slow there
is some evidence of a growing toler
ance. Some of the educational and
church leaders are holding interra
cial conferences for the improvement
of conditions between the two races.
treatments over a period of sev
months at the Bixel optometric
the visual
fices was able to pas
quirements of the n
Undi
HIRES HOW TO
GET THE MOST
OUT OF YOUR
MARKET
BASKET
BE SORE THE FOOD VALUE
YOU PAY FOR REACHES THE
FAMILY TABLE...
THREE OF THE WAYS A CP GAS
RANGE WILL HELP YOU SAVE FOOD VALUES
1. FOOD VALUE SAVING BURNERS. Simmer settings make
possible the “waterless” cooking of vegetables, recommended
by vitamin authorities.
2. FOOD VALUE SAVING BROILER. No preheating neces
sary. Meats retain more vitamin-rich juices, because cold
start broiling enables you to broil the portion nearest the
flame, without overcooking the under side.
3. FOOD ALUE SAVING OVEN. Controlled heat enables you
to roast meats with minimum of water, and yet avoid drving
out. Low temperature roasting also enables you to reduce
meat shrinkage as much as 20%.
the Bluff
drinking
for each
work on
clothing,
money.
Many of the Negroes
farms for just their food,
shelter and a little spendin
It is possible to obtain
for about one
tensions and
in the South
federal policy
dollar a day.
problems are
the result
of employing
as
of the
as many Negroes as exist proportion
ally in the population on jobs involv
ing federal contracts.
Generally the white and colored
workers do not work together in the
same plant and if the federal policy
is carried out to any extent racial
clashes will be a likelihood, it was
stated.
of-
for
V-l classification
qualified to apply, he
will continue his college work taking
certain prescribed courses in physics
and mathematics. At the present he
is enrolled as a sophomore at Buff­
enlisted
in the
In this plan the student is
as an Apprentice Seaman
Naval Reserve. He is
the navy and serving the
but is on inactive duty until
officially in
country
the
After approximately one and
half years of college work the stu
dent takes a competitive examination
designated to select the best men for
training as naval officers. After this
examination is successfully completed
the student is offered a choice of two
courses each leading to an officers
commission with the rank of ensign.
The treatments at the Bixel op
tometric offices, that enabled Gratz
I to qualify for the V-l application,
consisted of manipulative eye exer
cises in which the muscles were
I gradually strengthened to a degree
sufficient to meet the rigid navy re
i quirements.
SAVE AND SERVE
THE VITAMINS
The vitamins are there.
Make sure your family
gets them! It’s easy to
cook for health with a
modern Magic Chef Gas
Range.
&
THE RED WHEEL GAS RANGE WITH
THE LIFETIME BURNER GUARANTEE
WEST OHIO GAS CO.
At this time of the year when we
can enjoy fresh vegetables from our
own gardens we should be able to
have an adequate diet.
The following list is called the gold
standard of good nutrition and should
be the basis for our daily diet for
every member of the family.
1. Milk—2 glasses for each adult
Elbert Kohli, Son of Mrs. Eva
Kohli, to Sail On Ship He
Helped Build
Majority of Ship Sinkings Have
Taken Place in Coastwise
Shipping
Sailors on Uncle Sam’s merchant
marine would far rather take the
longer trips to Russia and Africa
than the shorter coastwise hauls, it
was stated by Elbert Kohli, former
Bluffton boy, now a seaman of the
country’s rapidly expending merchant
shipping fleet.
As soon as his Bluffton
is over Kohli will return
Not
in
ENLISTING THE HOME
IN NATIONAL DEFENSE
Merchant Marine Sailors Prefer
Long Trips, Bluffton Seaman Says
rs. Eva Kohli
is spending
it the home
i graduate
Kohli, the son of
of West Elm street, i
10-day vacation here a
his mother. He is a
Bluffton High school in the class of
1940 and prior to his position with
the merchant marine was employed
in the Bethlehem Fairfield shipping
yards in Baltimore, Maryland.
of
of
to Balti­
more where he has signed out on a
ship he helped to construct while
working in the Bethlehem yards.
Armed Forces
As a member of the merchant
marine crew Kohli is not a member
of the country’s armed forces and
will not be subject to draft call as
long as he is in this type of service,
considers this type
The gov
of work
fort and needs large numbers
young men for shipping
Kohli stated.
Under this arrangement a seaman
Symbolic of all the young Amer
ican men who fight and die for their
country is the stirring tale of Nath
an Hale, hero of the American Revo
lution, whose birthday the nation
celebrated last Saturday. He
born on June 6, 1758, of a quiet
respecting family.
Yet he is the spokesman for all
young American soldiers. He chanced
to say the thing that all real fight
ing men think as he was about to be
hung by the enemy for carrying out
his duty for his country. His last
Commemorating the official birth
day of the flag of the United States
ebrated as a holiday in many states
is Flag Day on Sunday which is cel
of the union. Ohio officially cele
brates the day with flag displays.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS. BLUFFTON, OHIO
2. Vegetables—
potatoes one of tl
3. Fruit—2 ser
ing citrus fruit or
4. Eggs—3 to 5
sible one daily.
5. Meat, poultr
legumes-e-one or
6. Cereal or bi
whole grain or eri
ides
one be-
with
& and if pos-
or
servings.
d—most of
bread.
it
7. Butter—-2 or more tablespoons.
Thanks to the teachers and volun
teers who are handling the sugar ra
tioning at the H. S. this week.
may leave the merchant marine upon
the completion of any freight haul
at which time he would be subject
to the draft. The pay is excellent
and is maintained at high levels in
order to attract men to a job
in recent months has proven
hazardous.
which
to be
Prefer Long Trips
recent
sailors
In view of the frequency of
coastal sinkings most of the
would rather take the longer trips.
It is a common opinion among the
sailors that the German submarines
are being refueled in American wat
ers in view of the fact that prac
ticaly all of the sinkings have taken
place within a
shore.
of the
sinking have been
at sea. All of the
in convoys which
Practically no
recorded far out
long hauls are
means assurance
than the coastwise jaunts, Kohli
pointed out.
■k eight hours a
ging shifts at all
includes not only
The seamen v
day but with ch
times. The wor
routine labor
specified portion of the
devoted to watch duty.
Time Off
During the seaman’s
may do as he chooses
them go on deck others
to the radio or play
Some of the seamen
working their way thr
Kohli bunked wi
student who
enough to earn
the next term
entire college co
ation of cruising
sign up in
a definite
get the
It is not necessary to
the merchant fleet for
period and seamen may
choice of ships on which to sail at
the port. Many of the officers on
the ships are also officers in the
United States navy but most of the
crew personnel is in the civilian
classification, Kohli said.
Life Of Nathan Hale Is Symbolic Of
American Boys Who Fight For Country
On June 14, 1777, the Continental
Congress of the United States passed
a resolution as follows: “Resoh’ed:
that the Flag of the thirteen United
States be thirteen stripes, alternate
red and white that the Union be
thirteen stars, white on a blue field
representing a new constellation.”
This made Old Glory the official flag.
At first there was a great deal
of debate as to what procedure
should be followed. Some thought
that a new star and a new stripe
should be added every time a new
state came into the union. As a
matter of fact when Vermont and
Kentucky came in, new stars and
new stripes were added in 1795.
It was this fifteen striped flag that
flew over Fort McHenry in Balti
more Harbor on that historic night
of September 13, 1814—described in
words, now
of history
I have but
country.”
was
self­
who
He was just an ordinary boy
like his good times, who did fairly
well in school, was well spoken of in
his community, and then
start of his career he
the country’s forces.
be
life can
every small
A counterpart of his
found in Bluffton and in
community in the United States. He
was not especially articulate and his
letters home were nothing unusual.
off
he
of
time
Many
read, listen
students
uld cruise long
.fficient funds for
the colege. His
■sc was an alter
and studying.
he got the urge
watching the ves-
Kohli stated tl
to go to sea froi
seis go in and out of the harbor at
Baltimore and from participating in
test runs of new ships in the
I peake Bay.
Chesa-
papers
enjoys
He carries his seamanship
with him and says that he
life at sea very much and after
several days on land looks forward
to getting back in active duty as a
seaman again.
inscribed on the pages
.•re: “I only regret that
me life to lose for my
The details of this experience are
common kno\
boy. Nathan
Seventh Com
of the Long
general was
the river.
wledge to every school
i volunteered in Webb’s
necticut. In the course
Island campaign the
facing the enemy across
I to know two things:
hi re the enemy was go
When volunteers for
oh were called for Na
dy offered his services
it the word “spy” was
id was a dangerous task,
as a Dutch boy he
he sought for
e n the way back.
He needed
just at
enlisted
the
in
when and wh
ing to attack
the spying
than imediati
knowing that
degrading an
Disguised
the informat
was discovert
Flag Day, To Be Celebrated In Ohio
On Sunday, Dates Back To June 14,1777
got
but
In
say
his last mome.it they let him
what was most on his mind and in
all humility made the remark that
has come to be one of the famous
sentences of all history.
our National Anthem. This flag
continued be the official flag un
til 1818 altho five more states had
been added.
It had then become apparent that
a stripe added for every new state
would soon render the flag unwieldly
and unsymmetrical. In view of this
a bill was signed by President Mon
roe on April 4, 1818, restoring the
design of the flag to the original
thirteen stripes, but one star for
each state.
Every state has a designated
place in the blue field according to
the time of admission. Ohio’s star
is the first one in the third row, the
state being the 17th to be admitted
in the year 1803.
Until 1912 there was no official
standard for the proportions of the
flag. Up until this time square and
oblong flags of every description ap
peared on the market. On October
29, 1912, President Taft issued an
executive order in which the propor
tions of the flag, regardless of size,
were definitely prescribed.
Charles Trippiehorn Broadcasts
Over Findlay Station in
Hobby Program
Is
Contrary to popular impression,
snakes and reptiles are friends of
mankind and arc especially valuable
to the farmer, it was stated by
Charles Trippiehorn, 14-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs.
horn, in a recent
broadcast over Findlay radio
WFIN.
With the exception of the
ous varieties, snakes should never be
killed. Fortunately in this part of
the state there are very
ous snakes to be found,
sauga has been recorded
county. In the southern
state aye found the
Timber Rattler and Copperhead, all
of which are very poisonous.
Snake Is Friend Of Man And Should Not
Be Killed, Bluffton
Writing a Book on Turtles
Based on Observations
Of His Pets
Murray Trippie
radio interview
station
Charles
of this
snakes
In describing his hobby
pointed out that the snakes
area, the black snakes, milk
and racers, destroy nullion of bugi
mice and worms and are a
economic asset to the farmer
ding his fields of vermin.
The Massa
in Hancock
part of the
Massasauga,
If one should be bitten by a pois
onous snake one should lay open the
wound with a sharp knife or razor
blade and apply suction. A tourni
quet should be applied directly above
the wound at the proper pressure
point. The wound should be laid
open with the blade to the depth of
the fang, Charles
pointed out.
as whiskey should
force the blood to
faster than ever.
Stimulants such
also a
to be
on the ship but
time
poison
carry
Use i
chicken
stitious
tion in
of tobacco juice, gun powder,
entrail and smoke are super
absurdities without founda
scientific practice.
Writing Book
Charles described a book entitled
Selective service registration for
all young men of the nation between
18 and 20 years of age will be con
ducted on June 30.
This represents the fifth and con
cluding registration under the exist-
Boy Says On Radio
to the Turtles of the United
which he is now preparing
has been written about this
reptillia and young Trippie
gathering his data not onlj
basis of available scientific
States”
Nothing
class of
horn is
on the
literature but on observation of the
turtles in an especially constructed
pool in the back yard of his home
on South Main street.
At the present time his collection
includes seven turtles, ten lizard?
and 25 snakes. He capture.® most
of them using leather gloves and
snake hooks and carries them home
in a bag which was formerly hi*
mother’s onion sack. In some cases
people here have given reptiles to
him and in other cases he has sent
to zoological supply houses to pur
chase some of the more rare
mens.
1
n ex pf.n
definite
in
rid-
Don’t Kill Snakes
poison-
Since early
interested in
specialized in
reptile
turtles
past three years.
Men 18 To 20 Will Register For
Selective Service Tuesday, June 30
And be sure to look over those
breakfast sets we are showing—
mighty attractive and priced at a
figure that will appeal to thrifty
housewives who demand quality
at modest price.
speci-
isvr. Hobby
So far his hobby has not proven
very expensive having spent only
five dollars for his collection which
includes the cost of pens which he
built largely from odds and ends.
His hobby has brought him in con
tact with a number of interesting
characters. In Toledo he spent an
entire day with Frank “Bring-’em
back-alive” Buck, famous African
explorer. He had his picture
with Buck who gave him an
graphed copy of his book.
taken
auto­
presi
Jerry
He met William Bettridge
dent of the Toledo Zoo and
Hipp, curator of reptiles at the zoo.
In the radio program Charles pointed
out that he plans to continue his
hobby into his life vocation hoping
ultimately to be a curator of reptiles
in one of the zoos of the country.
Charles has been encouraged in his
hobby by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Zesh
bach, of the Zehrbach apartments on
Main street, who have presented him
with many books on the subject of
childhood he has been
nature study but has
the three branches of
which includes aligators,
lizards and snakes, for the
ting selective
completed all
of 18 and 65
Yes you can still get it
service law and when
men between the ages
will have been listd.
registering on 30 will
Young men
not be subject to the military draft
until they reach the age of 20, un­
... a kitchen equipped with the latest
SELLERS
modern kitchen aids
y
Basinger’s Furniture Store
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1912
der the present law. Males now
subject to military servee are those
between 20 and 45 years of age.
New announcements regarding the
14-day furlough which will be grant
ed to draftees, following theii ac
ceptance at induction centers, also
were made last week by state select
ive sendee headquarters.
Automatic granting of the 14-day
furlough original}’ was to have be
come effective about the middle of
June, but now it appears that the
system will not be put into opera
tion until after July 1.
Allowing the two weeks furlough
is designed to provide an opportunity
for inductees to attend to personal
affairs before entering the army.
West Point Exams
Saturday, June 13
Examination for young men wish
ing to qualify for appointments to
the United States Military Academy
at West Point will be held at 9 a. m.
Saturday. June 13, in the Lima post
office building.
Anyone interested in taking the
examination must report immediately
to Congressman Robert F. Jones, in
order that arrangements may be
made with the Civil Service com
mission.
Six and one-half hours will be re
quired for the examination. Subjects
to be covered include algebra and
plane geometry, two and one-half
hours English composition and lit
erature, one hour U. S. and ancient
history, two hours English gram
mar, one hour.
FARM BUREAU
INSURANCE
Auto—Fire—Life—Liability
Paul E. Whitmer, Agent
245 W. Grove St.—Phone 350-W
Bluffton, Ohio
If at all possible
START RIPS on
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That’s the way to avoid the
crush of week-end travel.
SIDNEY’S DRUG SHOP
129 N. Main St.
Phone 170-W
Cincinnati & Lake Erie
Transportation Company
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Here it is—that handy Sellers work table
you’ve been hearing about with the por
celiron top—you’ll be wanting one before
the supply is exhausted.
And those Sellers cabinets we are show
ing in the window—they’re the NEWEST
Sellers model with latest improvements—
full stainless porceliron covering on bottom
shelf of upper section and porceliron ex
tending top—more cupboard space than
ever before—25 lb. flour bin with Fast
Fluffy Sif ter—all metal bread or meal box
—1 piece Ripple Glassware set and other
features. Smooth, rounded corners, heavy,
lasting hardwood construction. “Baked
On” finishes that wiU LAST.