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PAGE EIGHT A fire starting in the Stith saloon, in the Adam Keim building on Main street, threatened the entire Herr block. Flames soon were seen burn ing in the Charles Day building oc cupied by the Doty store and the Fred Bigler meat market on the other side. Photographer Triplett moved his furniture and fixtures. By the unrelenting work of the fire men the blaze was soon brought under control. Damage was esti mated at $5,000. Jonas Amstutz, Bluffton business man died in San Antonio, Texas, where he went for his health. At the time of the erection of the Men nonite college at this place he was president and business manager of the ard of trustees. Much credit is due him for his untiring efforts for the success of the institution. The Bluffton college choral so ciety will give another of their popular concerts at the college audi torium Wednesday evening under the direction of Prof. John Jones, Lima, assisted by Miss Elizabeth Taylor Clark, Findlay Ralph C. Wood, Tiffin the Lima male quartette Miss Zanna Staater, Vera Coburn and Miss Pearl Bogart, accompanist. Several of the seniors have al ready submitted their orations for commencement day. The members of the graduating class are Harry Amstutz, Laura Amstutz, Hazel Berry, Dorothy Block, Josephine Cornwell, Carl Doriot, Mildred and Stella Greding, Sidney Huber, Flor ence Locher, Hazel McGriff, Fred Mitsch, Edith Morrison, Louis Sant schi, Leia Saterlee, Emma Woods, Viola Zehrbach, and Emmet Stauffer. The following banner cards were received by the school pupils for the Thieves stole $130 worth of clover seed at the Bluffton Milling Co. over the week end. "Europe Just Before the War” was the title of the Bluffton college Vesper address delivered by Dr. Samuel Eby on Sunday. He re turned to this country last June after spending the past year study ing in the European universities. With the opening football game of the season scheduled next week w’ith Fostoria the following are making the strongest bids for the team: Lyle Baumgartner, Roscoe Bowers, Walter Amstutz, Donald West, Reuel Niswander, Murray Trippiehorn, Bryan Cotner, Paul Hochstettler, Clifford Hall, Donavin Baumgartner, Albert Burkholder, Ivan Amstutz, Peter Gaiffe, and Robert Frick. Peter B. Amstutz returned this week from an extended visit in Switzerland and other countries in war stricken Europe. The opening recital of the Bluff ton college Conservatory of Music was given by Miss Pearl Bogart and Prof. G. A. Lehman before a large and appreciative audience in the college chapel, Friday night. 4-H Club News The second meeting of the Bluff ton Livestock 4-H club took place in the high school building last Wednesday afternoon. There were 10 members present and the advis ers, Harry Barnes and Quinten Burkholder. The club enrollment re port was completed at the meeting. Me bers and their projects are as Hows: Steers, Robert Amstutz, Robert Stratton, Keith Brauen, Harry Burkholder and Arthur Neu ensch wander Beef Heifer. Keith Brauen, Junior Moser, Harry Burk holder and Dale Huber Dairy Heifer, John Althaus and Arthur Hilty Dairy Cow and Calf, Ralph Althaus Market Pig, Edgar Huber and Paul Reichenbach. The next meeting will be held at the homes of the members according to the following schedule: Dale Huber, June 18 Junior Moser, July 2 Harry Burkholder, July 16 Arthur Neuenschwander, July 30 Keith and Eileen Brauen, August 13 Arthur Hilty, August 27. The next meeting will be held on June 18 at the home of Dale Huber. Busy Bee 4-H Club The Busy Bee 4-H club met in the Girl Reserves room at the high school Saturday afternoon. The president and vice president were both absent so Mary Kathryn Bau man took charge of the meeting at tended by 13 girls. Mrs. Huser, the advisor, showed the group how to make a sewing box. A demonstration on the sew ing of patches was also given. The next meeting will be Wednes day afternoon on June 17. Friendly Americans 4-H Club The third meeting of the Friendly Young Americans 4-H club was held at the home of Nadine Allman on Thursday. The meeting was open ed with singing and a program of musical numbers by Sara Amstutz, News Our Grandfathers Read From Issue Of April 2, 1908 NEWS OUR FATHERS READ FROM ISSUE OF SEPT. 24,1914 month of March: Senior—Stella Greding and Leia Saterlee Junior—Pauline Garau Sophomore—Martha Davis Fresh man—Reese Huber 8th—Carol Betz ner 7th—Hallie Althaus 6th—Leia Frick 5th—Lucile Welty 4th—Bon nie Steiner, Lida Spangler 3rd— Allan Day and Theo. Scheid 3rd, No. 2—Mamie Stearns. Este Lugi bill 2nd—Geneva Burkholder, Phyl lis Frizzell. C. S. Amstutz purchased the Alli son property on Jackson street, sold at sheriff's sale Saturday for $1340. Charles Bums has completed his large traction engine and goes on the Julius Beach farm to saw out timber for a new’ barn. A handsome little nurse made her first appearance at the Bluffton sani tarium Saturday night. Dr. and Mrs. Sutter are the parents. Henry Hilty, who spent the winter in Guffey, Texas., returned home the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. John Manges moved on their farm east of town the lat ter part of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ostendorf of Ft. Jennings spent Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Owens. Fred Triblehorn moves into the Joseph Murray property on Jackson street today. Asa Battles moved from Cherry street Wednesday’ into his new’ home on South Main street which has re cently been remodeled. Albert Geiger is working for Fred Badertscher. Jacob Schnegg accepted a position of Abraham Klay in the tile roof-1 ing business. .................... James Coon will have a public sale, Wednesday, at his farm. His son, H. L. Coon will then take charge of the farm. The new resi dence started on the Coon farm four weeks ago is nearing completion. Frieda Magdalene is the name of the little girl that arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lugi bill on Geiger street Monday. Miss Vera Cobum spent several days’ vacation with her parents last week, after finishing her chautauqua work. She is now in Chicago prac ticing with the Oxford Co., for the Lyceum work. L. S. Dukes and family motored to Sandusky Sunday and spent the day with Prof. Begg and family. The best news on Law’n avenue this Wednesday morning is the ar rival of a 12 pound son, Kermit, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hector Kibele. Mrs. John Fett and daughter, Mrs. D. R. Tripplehom entertained a large gathering of ladies at a thimble party at the Fett home Friday afternoon. Mesdames F. A. Eaton and W. J. Richie of Lima were among the invited guests. Dorothy Burkholder and Doris Jean Badertscher was presented. The group decided to sell candy on Wednesday and Saturday nights. Cookies will be sold on Thursday mornings. Starting June 15 orders will be taken from the beginning of the week and delivered on Thursday mornings. A party for the mothers of the girls will be held on July 2. The next meeting will be held at the home of June Steiner on Thursday, June 11. Containers of all kinds used in handling farm produce will be hard to replace in 1942 so every effort should be made to save those avail able now. ORDINANCE NO. 110 (Section 11S9, G. C. of Ohio) Giving Consent of the Village to the Improve ment of West Street and Main Street Under the Supervision of the Director of Highways. WHEREAS. The Director of Highways is considering the matter of the improvement under his sui»ervision of the public highway known as State Highway No. 22. and WHEREAS. West Street and Main Street within this village lies in whole or part along the line of said state highway, said West Street and Main Street being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point where Pearl Street intersects the Lima-Sandusky Road, State Highway No. 22. West Street, in the Village of Beaverdam. Ohio: thence north over and along the route of State Highway No. 22 on West Street to the West section of said Lima Sandusky Road. West Street with the Delphos Upper Sandusky Rood. State Highway No. 512. Main Street: thence east along and over the route of State Highway 22, Main Street to the east junction of said Lhna-Sandusky Road. State Highway 22 with the said Delphos-Ui per Sandusky Road, State Highway No. 512 and there terminate, in all a distance of ap proximately 2223.93 lineal feet, or 0.42 mile. WHEREAS, It is protoaed to extend said state highway improvement into, within or through this village and along the aforesaid West Street and Main Street. NOW. THEREFORE. Be It Ordained, by the Council of the Vil lage of Beaverdam. State of Ohio: SECTION 1: That it is declared to be in the public interest that the consent of saM village be. and such consent is hereby given, that said West Street and Main Street or so much thereof as is aliove described lying along the line of said State Highway No. 22 may be improved under the supervision of the Director of Highways. SECTION 2: That the Clerk be, and he is hereby, directed to furnish to the Director of Highways and to the Board of County Commissioners of Allen County. Ohio, a cer tified copy of this Ordinance immediately up on the taking effect thereof. SECTION 3: That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law. Passed May 19, 1942. WADE H. CARROLL. President of Council Attest: C. L. RUPRIGHT. Clerk. 7 (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Camp Cavalcade SHADOWY figures in a cavalcade of American history—such are the men behind the names of the great army cantonments scattered all over the United States, where young Americans are learning to be soldiers in order to defend their country when the need arises. On January 23, 1861, Louisiana born Capt. Pierre Gustave Ton tant Beauregard (1818 1893) was appointed super intendent at West Point. He had been graduated there in 1838, and served for 14 years as a lieu tenant of engi neers, during which time he had fought in the Mexican war and had been twice wounded in the capture of Mexi co City. On Feb ruary 20, 1861, he resigned his com mission to offer his services to the new Confederate government. He was placed in charge of the defenses of Charleston, S. C., and so it fell to his lot to start the Civil war when he ordered his gunners to open fire on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. He also was in command of the Confederate forces at the first real battle Bull Run three months later and he served throughout the war, taking part in many important battles until he surrendered with Gen. J. E. Johnston to General Sher man in April, 1865. Camp Beaure gard near Alexandria, La., bears his name. The war which eral Beauregard P. G. T. Beauregard started when Gen gave the order to fire on Fort Sum ter in the harbor of Charleston, S. C., came to an end near Appo mattox Court House, Va., in 1865. The last charge there was led by Gen. John Brown Gordon (1832 1904) who stormed Union breastworks and captured some artillery in a des perate attempt to Grant’s encircling John B. Gordon break through hosts. Georgia-born Gordon had been in it from the beginning, start ing as a captain of infantry and ris ing to the rank of lieutenant-gener al. After the war was over, he re turned to Georgia to practice law, was sent to the United States senate in 1873 and remained there until 1880. Then he served as governor of his native state from 1886 to 1890 and again served in the senate from 1891 to 1897. A camp near Chamb lee, Ga., perpetuates the fame of this soldier-statesman. What Blackstone the law, Upton is of military sci ence. So a camp near Yapahank in his native state of New York hon ors the memory of a great teach er of soldiers, Emory Upton (1839 1881), fa mous author of “System of Infan try Tactics’’ and “Military Policy is to students of to the students W'/ Emory Upton of the United States.” Upton was not merely a theorist—he learned the science of war on the battle field. Graduated from West Point in 1861, he had his baptism of fire as a lieutenant of artillery at Bull Run, where he was wounded. From that time on he was constantly in the thick of the fighting and was repeatedly wounded. He fought at South Mountain, Antietam, Fred ericksburg, Gettysburg, in the Wil derness campaign, at Spotsylvania, with Sheridan in the Shenandoah and in the expeditions which cap tured Selma, Columbus and other cities in Alabama and Georgia. By the end of the war he had received all brevets from major1 to major general in the regular army but held merely a captain’s commission. After the war he commanded at West Point and devoted himself to the writing which has made his name synonymous with “military tactics.” Camp Joseph T. Robinson, near Little Rock, Ark., originally named Camp Pike for Brig. Gen. Zebulon M. Pike, was renamed in 1937 in honor of the veteran Arkansas con gressman and United States senator who died that year. A Famous Bugle The most famous bugle in the United States army is the property of Staff Sergeant Frank Witchey, veteran bugler of the Third cavalry. Witchey blew taps on the horn when the Unknown Soldier was buried in Arlington cemetery and he used it for the same purpose at the funerals of ex-President Woodrow Wilson, William Jennings Bryan, Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles. Lieut. Gen. S. B. M. Young and many other prominent Ameri cans. With the approach of hot weather, Ohio dairymen are reminded that bacteria multiply rapidly in warm milk. Government buyers rejected 15 per cent of the cheese offered them last year, the rejection being due to use of poor quality milk in making the cheese. Local buyers often reject off-flavored or sour milk when it is delivered. THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTONf OHIO iwww Rockport Children’s Dav programs will be held at the Methodist church and at the Presbyterian church Sunday night at 8:30 o’clock. Mrs. Regina Lei ?y of Pandora is spending several days with her dau ghter, Mrs. Harold Marshall and fam ily. Miss Ladonna Campbell spent the week end with friends in Troy. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Mayberry and Mr. and Mrs. W E. Marshall attend ed a banquet of the Allen County As sociation of Township Clerks and Trustees at Hotel Argonne in Lima, Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Loren VanMeter and family of Newark are spending sever al days with relatives in this vicinity. Mrs. Walter Cupp will be hostess to the Au Revoir club, Thursday Dr. and Mrs. M. R. Bixel and family of Bluffton and Miss Madeline Bixel of Pandora were Sunday evening supper guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Marshall and son Robert. Mrs. Alvin Whisler and granddau ghter Charlene Steger of Oceanside, Calif., were Tuesday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Marsh all and family. Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall and daughter Jean were among the guests at the wedding of Mrs. Grace Cox and Mr. A. J. B. Longsdorf which was held'in the W. D. Keel home in Bluff ton, Friday afternoon at 4:30. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Begg and sons John and William. Mr. and Mrs. Don ald VanMeter of Beaverdam, Mr. Har ley VanMeter, and Mr. and Mrs. Lor en VanMeter and daughters Ann and Sue attended the VanMeter reunion in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Van Meter and family of near Findlay, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Marshall and their guest Mrs. Alvin Whisler and granddaughter, Charlene Sterger of Oceanside, Calif, were in Bowling Green, Friday to attend Commence ment exercises at Bowling Green un iversity wher^ Miss Mary Marshall was a member of the graduating class. The Profit and Pleasure club will hold its filial meeting of the year when they meet in the home of Mrs. D. C. Campbell next Wednesday for the year. Mrs. F. C. Marshall will be the assistant hostess. A program of readings and music will ba furnished by club daughters. Robert Parenter and daughter Gail of Lima were Saturday guests in the W. E. Marshall home. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cupp and son William and daughter Margery will attend the graduating exercises at the Toledo State Hospital, Friday night where their daughter Beatrice is a members of the graduating class. Mrs. F. C. Marshall will be hostess to the Advance cub of Pandora, Sat urday when they hold their final meet ing for this club year. The program is as follows: “Famous Exiles in the United States”—Mrs. Dale Stewart “Medical Research”—Mrs. H. A. Nis wander and musical program by Mary Jean and Robert Marshall. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Marshall and daughter Mary, Mrs Alvin Whisler and Charlene Sterger of Oceaside, Calif, and Robert Barnett of Bowling Green were Sunday evening supper guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall and daughter Jean. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT The State of Ohio. Allen County, gs. Estate of William A. Hawk, Deceased. Jacob E. Hawk, of R. D. No. 1. Lafayette, Ohio, has been ap|ointed and qualified as ad ministrator of the .-state of William A. Hawk, late of Allen County, Ohio, deceased. Dated this ixth day of May, 1942. RAYMOND P. SMITH, 7 Probate Judge. mencan ^venturers By Elmo Scott Watson Colorado’s Mystery Man TN THE early sixties an intellectu al gentleman with strong bearded features arrived at Georgetown, Colo., and immediately became a celebrity of the local mountain country. He called himself Com modore Stephen Decatur and since there had been two previous Stephen Decaturs in American history, both of whom were commodores, his identity was looked upon with suspi cion. Georgetown residents soon found that the commodore seemed to get a great deal of fun out of living. He got along well with everyone, espe cially the ladies. He was the town’s greatest booster, an advocate of good roads and the development of mines. He became associate editor of the Georgetown Miner, local paper, in 1869, and thenceforth increased his popularity. He was a flowery writ er and a first-rate drinker. At odd moments, also, he would rattle off Indian language—that of the Sioux, Omaha, Ponca or Pottawatomie. Be cause of his ability to speak with them, he was delegated the task of settling all disputes with the In dians. In 1876 he was appointed Colo rado’s commissioner to the Phila delphia exposition and he was cock of the walk there, too. He was so entertaining that he was followed by crowds wherever’ he went. But he was recognized at the ex position as Stephen Decatur Bross, brother of the lieutenant-governor of Illinois. He had disappeared from Illinois and deserted his wife and children. The publicity of his dis covery in Philadelphia ruined his popularity in Colorado and he had to retire to obscurity. Western Newspaper Union. Mi-lady Receives Can ning Sugar From Local Organization (Continued from page 1) rise to many complaints from resi dents here. Many Volunteer Workers Rationing of canning sugar con tinued in Bluffton* on Monday and Wednesday with a large staff of volunteer workers handling the steady stream of applicants with a minimum of delay. Filling out of necessary permit usually lequired less than ten minutes. The ration ing procedure was under direction of Ge.hard Buhler, high school prin cipal. Rationing headquarters here are authorized to serve only residents of the Bluffton school district. Sim ilar rationing arrangements were set up in Beaverdam the first of the week. Canning sugar permits averaged about 35 pounds generally, with that figure varying considerably accord ing to the size of the family. From ten to twenty teachers to gether with other volunteer workers were on hand to handle rationing details and a splendid spirit of co operation was manifest in the entire program, it was reported. Casualties among English civilians during air raids horrify citizens of this nation but health authorities in the United States say that home accidents killed 10,900 more Ameri cans in 1941 than the number of English killed by bombing last year. To correlate animal disease con trol measures in Ohio at present a state committee of veterinarians with the following members has been appointed: chairman, Dr. D. C. Hyde, Columbus Dr. H. E. Ash, Bowling Green Dr. Frank L. Carr, Columbus Dr. A. J. DeFosset, Co lumbus Dr. E. A. Downs, Mt. Sterling Dr. C. W. Fogle, Leipsic Dr. W. F. Guard and Dr. R. E. Rebrassier, Ohio State University Dr. H. A. Hoopes, LeRue and Dr. B. L. Runyan, Springfield. Out breaks of contagious animal dis eases should be reported to this committee. OLEO Why Pay More 2 lbs 29c CHEESE Full Cream 27c lb. BREAD ANY KIND BOC LOAF CRACKERS Fresh, Crisp 2, 17c CIGARETTES Popular Brands $1.45 era. MATCHES Made in U. S. A. 4C BOX MILK Fresh Canned 4 29c CANS RUTTER Fresh Creamery 39c lb. DADS ROOT BEER GIANT BOT. I Oa Plus Deposit Activity at the field has been di versified. with decathlon events sharing the spotlight with softball and paddle tennis. Richard Newlan is leading in the decathlon events with 60 points. Tn competition with 12 year old boys or older, he garnered most of his points in the high jump, standing broad jump, and footba.ll punt. Kent Stonehill scored 2£) points in the soccer kick on 10 straight goals. Robert Harris is in first place in the younger boys division, but Bruce Hauenstein has been spectacular in the high jump, (although only 7 years old, he has a leap of 2T0" to his credit). Don Badertscher scored a first in the 30 yard dash in the younger boys division. Competition in de cathlon events will continue all sum mer, and each boy is urged to try for point improvement each day. Softball League play has started in boys play with the standings showing a win and loss for each of the teams. The South Siders won a last inning victory over the North Siders Monday night, 21-20. Ray Crouse scored on a pass ball for the win ning tally, after the North Siders had scored 9 runs in their half of the ninth inning to tie the count. John Klay and Kent Stonehill each banged out 3 hits to lead the offense of the North Siders. The batting of the South Siders was more balanced with Crouse, Bob Bixel, Ronald Diller and Kenneth Bracy each getting 2 hits. Bob Bixel was the winning pitcher and Kent Stonehill, the loser. The North Siders got into the win column Tuesday night with an other last inning rally, winning 13-12. Harry Klay drove in the tying and winning runs with a sharp single to center in the last of the ninth. The score was 11-12 against the North Siders until Klay’s game winning bingle ended the game. Neil Schmidt got a home run for the South Siders and Dick Newlan STOP SHOP SAVE YOUR CITY MARKET Says .... Better Values PLUS BETTER VARIETY and BETTER ... MORE PLEASANT SERVICE PINEAPPLE Buffet Size VANILLA Z 10c SPICES .. S 10c COOKIES 17c BACON 23c DESSERT 5c CAN RUBBERS '6c KOOL AID HARMON FIELD NOTES |2r CANS PEAS Jan'' 11C PEACHES "a 17c COFFEE Va 33c 'l- 5c CORN FLAKES 5c PICKLES 10c OLIVES 10c SPAGHETTI 10c CORNED BEEF 31c cLag TEA ... ,29c DILL PICKLES 10c TISSUE 4 Rous 23c RINSO CHIPSO OXYDOL BlLffTCN S 22c box Finest Fruits and Vegetables MR. FARMER! SEE US BEFORE YOU SELL YOUR EGGS THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1942 got one for the winners. Schmidt was the offensive star of the game with four for five. Kent Stonehill was the winning hurler and Bout well was the loser. League play will be resumed Thursday. Economists estimate U. S. citizens will have $17,000,000,000 available in 1942 to bid for goods and ser vices. Rationing prevents bidding prices upward to dangerous levels. Restrictions governing the use of metal and lumber in building farm grain storages have been changed to permit this construction. Ohio will need a lot more grain storage space on farms within six weeks. Fresh Drugs and Quality Drug Store Merchandise of All Kinds Prescriptions Care fully Compounded Sidney’s Drug Shop Phone 170-W COFFEE Enjoy Real Coffee 21c FLOUR Fancy Pastry 5 19c SPRY CRISCO 3 69c can SALAD DRESSING 25c qt. HAMBURG Fresh, All Beef 23c lb. MACARONI SPAGHETTI long BOX OC GOLD MEDAL FLOUR $1.09 EGGS Fresh—Medium doz. 29c CAMPBELL’S TOMATO SOUP TALL CAN O? MARKET