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THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 1942 1 Major scouting honors were re ceived by Bluffton Boy Scouts at a Court of Honor meeting held at the Lima Central High school auditor ium Tuesday night. The four Bluffton scouts received the highest rank in scouting, the Eagle scout rank. These are Rob ert Oberly, Wilhelm Amstutz II, Bill Mericle and John Schmidt, all of Troop No. 56. This is believed to be an all-time record for district scouting. Never before have four scouts from the same troop received the high award at the same time, it was stated. Two other Bluffton scouts received the Eagle scout rank. They were Donald Fenton in 1924 and Robert Schaublin in 1928. Bluffton also enjoyed a distinction back in 1924 when Fenton was honored as the first scout in Allen county to re ceive the much sought after award of merit. Another scout, James Parmenter of Troop- No. 10 of Lima also re ceived the high award. Each of the scouts had presented to him a per sonal letter from the chief Scout ex ecutive Dr. James E. West of New York. Circulation managers—Richard and Robert Oberly, Denard Loganbill. Reporters 12th—Ruth Slusser, David Smuck er, Doris Dunifon, Ralph Althaus, James Stonehilz^ Mildred Campbell, Mary Ellen Luginbuhl. 11th—Lois Oyer, Earl Dean Lug inbuhl, Janice Hankish, Margaret Griffith. 10th—Jean Ann Steinman, Juanita Bluffton college registration figures reached 135 as the first week of school drew to a close. This figure is slight ly under that of the previous year, as is the case in most colleges and uni versities over the nation, due to world conditions. Upperclass men students are in a definite minority, as could be expected. But fresman men students number one more than freshman wom en students. There are 24 freshman fellows enrolled, and 23 freshman women. Members of the college Y. W. C. A. cabinet held their annual fall plan ning retreat at Ropp hall and on the campus from September 12, through September 13, the week end before of ficial opening of the college. This year’s aims, the program, and the budget were discused and drawn up to be presented later to the associa tion membership for final approval. Freshman week activities were also checked at that time. 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 A Evening. Francis Basinger, D.D. S. Evan Basinger, D. D.S. Telephone 271-W Bluffton, Ohio 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. FARM BUREAU INSURANCE Auto—Fire—Life—Liability 'Paul E. Whitmer, Agent 245 W. Grove St.—Phone 350-W Bluffton, Ohio Four Bluffton Scouts Given Rank Of Eagle Scout At Lima Court Of Honor z Archery equipment has been set up at Harmon field and members of the G. A. A. organization are en gaging in target practice. Mem bers may use the equipment after school, it was stated by Mrs. Harriette Luginbuhl, club advisor. The first G. A. A. meeting will be held at Harmon field next Monday night when a softball game will be held between the Frosh-Senior and the Sophomore-Junior team. This will be followed by a pot luck sup per to be held at the Buckeye. The first issue of the Cutlass will be published on Friday of this week. Barbara Triplett, editor-in-chief, has announced the following staff: Assistant editor—Roberta Wenger. Associate editors—Mary Margaret Basinger, Beverly Biery, Alice Santschi. Humor editors—Raymond Schu macher, Eileen Weinhold, Florence Hofer. Sports editors—Bob Burkholder, John Schmidt. Music editor—Alice Oyer. G. R. editor—Jane Howe. Hi-Y editor—Bob Pannabecker. H. E. R. editor—Eileen Moser. F. F. A. editor—Sylvan Burk holder. Bluffton High School Notes Bluffton College Notes 11 Prominent Scouters of Lima made the presentation of awards. The following scouts were given second class recognition: John Bracy, Cal vjn Dudgeon, David Frick, Carl Frick, Don Fritchie, Roderick Non namaker, Maynard Pogue, David Stearns, Troop 82 James Harmon, Malcolm Basinger, Paul Don Bixel and Gene Patterson, Troop 56. First class scout candidates in cluded: Robert Fisher, Robert Ram seyer, Troop 56. Scouts' receiving one or more merit badges were: Otto Klassen, Maurice Kohli, Gordon Bixel, Robert Fisher, Charles Trip plehorn, Dean Niswander, Richard Oberly, Robert Stratton, Harry Minck, Don Augsburger, John Schmidt, Bill Mericle, Bill Amstutz, Robert Oberly, Troop 56. Other ranks made at the meeting were Gordon Bixel, Charles Trip plehorn, Robert Stratton, Star Scouts, all of Troop 56. First honors in the county as Ex plorer Scouts were made to Wilhelm Amstutz and Robert Oberly of Troop 56. This is a scouting rank open to older boys who wish to keep their affiliation with scouting. Bame, Genevieve Buhler, Alice Jean Bixel, Otto Klassen. 9th—David Stearns, Anna Mc Ginnis, Paul Steiner. Sth—Joan Buhler, Eleanor Linden. 7th—Marilyn Fett. The annual school girls’ mixer, sponsored by the Girl Reserves or ganization, will be held for all girls in the upper three grades at the gymnasium this Wednesday night at 8 o’clock, it was announced by Mary Ellen Luginbuhl, president of the club. At this time the purpose of the club will be outlined and new members will be invited to join. G. R. meetings will be held every two weeks this year alternating daytime and evening. In anticipation of the football game with Ada High school Friday night a pep meeting will be held in the gymnasium Friday morning at 11:40 o'clock. Cheer leaders elected by popular vote of the student body are: Mary Jane Worthington, Alice Jean Bixel, Mary Lou Schmidt and Elmer Stonehill. All students who ride their bicycles to school will register foi parking space which will be definite ly assigned. Robert Ewing was elected presi dent of the Bluffton Teachers’ as sociation at a meeting of the organi zation Monday night at the high school building. Other officers are Harriet Luginbuhl, vice-pres. Wil ford Geiger, sec’y.-treas. The or ganization will hold a picnic nex Monday night. Dr. I. W. Bauman, professor of so ciology and economics, has returned to his teaching duties after serving as pastor of the Wayland, Iowa, Menno nite church this past summer. He temporarily filled the vacancy left by the resignation of Rev. William Fen ner. Several changes have been made in the Bluffton college faculty person nel son the close of the school year last spring. Prof. N. E. Byers, pro fessor emeritus of philosophy, has re turned to the college to teach psy chology and philosophy in the absence of Prof. Jesse H. Loganbill, who has been ill for a number of weeks, and will be unable to return to the college this semester. Miss Harriet Brate, former instuct or of music in the Paulding city school, will sene the college in the capacity of instructor of public school music. She is also replacing Miss Elizabeth Higley in the Bluffton pub lic schools, and, thus, will teach in the college on only a part time basis. Shc has her A. M. degreee in music from Ohio State university. Myron Bishop, instructor of engi neering and mathematical drawing in the Findlay public schools, will teach mechanical drawing at the college this year. Rev. S. F. Pannabecker .assistant professor of Bible at Bluffton college, has been granted a leave of absence for this school year, to complete his Ph. D. degree at Yale university. Dr. Ralph Whisler, former profes sor of psychology, has a position with the Westinghouse company in Lima. He is working in the testing depart ment. Professor William Dick, form er instructor in economics and busi ness, has taken a position in the La Tounreau branch factory in Alabama. He is associated with the personnel department. Ret-. Jesse Smucker, pastor of the Bluffton First Mennonite church ad dressed members of the college church organization at their first meeting of the school year, Sunday evening. He spoke concerning the four-fold rever ence for the mind, the body, God, and mankind. Ellis Guthrie, Bluffton college junior from Lafayette, was elected by the college church organization, Sunday evening to serve as president of that organization during this school year. He will fill the vacancy left by Miss Salome Fast of Mountain Lake, Minn., when she did not return to school this fall. Guthrie is a pre-ministerial stu dent. He also serves in the capacity of vice president of the Men’s Gospel team, and of the Bluffton college Y. M. C. A. Freshmen and new students were oriented into Bluffton college life with many activities during freshman week from Monday, September 14, through Friday, September 18. The week’s program was planned and carried out through the cooperative effort of Bluffton’s Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. organizations. Monday’s activities included the ar rival of all students, new and old and the traditional “Y” sing on the base ball diamond. Prof. R. A. Lantz, head of the Music department, lead the group singing and the college “Pledge Song’’ and the Alma Mater were amplified from the tower in Col lege hall, for the occasion. A fresh man mixer was held in the gymnas ium Tuesday evening. All freshmen gathered at that time, and became better acquainted as they played var ied games. The “Big-Little Sister” tea of the Y. W. C. A. was held Wednesday in the late afternoon, at Mrs. A. C. (Coach) Burcky’s home. It afforded women of the college an opportunity to meet one another socially, and be come better acquainted. All freshmen attended a campfire meeting at the Bluffton college cabin Thursday evening. At this time, or ganization presidents were introduced and brief explanations were made con cerning all campus clubs and organi zations. Climaxing the whole week, was the formal “Y” mixer in the gymnasium Friday evening. The program con sisted of welcomes by President Lloyd L. Ramseyer and Dean Jacob S. Schultz a reading by Miss Dorothy Backenbach, senior from Canfield and a xylophone solo by Miss Barbara Jean Triplett, junior at Bluffton high school. The evening was concluded by a grand march led by Robert Blough, junior from Middlebury, Ind., and by refreshments. Herbert Fretz, senior from Lansdale, Pa., served as master of ceremonies. Troop 56 by Malcolm Basinger Assistant Scoutmaster Paul Win gate presided at the meeting of Troop 56 held at the First Men nonite church basement Monday night. It was decided to take auto loads of people to the Court of Honor at Lima on Tuesday night. Ten parents will take cars to the services. After the business meeting the troop was taken to the college art rooms where the display of art goods was shown to the scouts by Prof. Klassen. Don Augsburger passed the merit badge of Pioneering this week. The big news this week is the award of Eagle Scout ranks to Wil helm Amstutz, II Bill Mericle, John Schmidt and Robert Oberly. In addition 60 merit badges were given to the following: Otto Klas sen, 6 Charles Trippiehorn, 5 Robert Fisher, 5 Gordon Bixel, 5 Bill Mericle, 6 Bill Amstutz, 4 John Schmidt, 6 Robert Oberly, 5 Donivan Augsburger, 2 Harry Minck, 2 Robert Stratton, 3 Rich ard Oberly, 2 Dean Niswander, 4 Maurice Kohli, 5. To be an Eagle Scout it is neces sary to receive 21 merit badges of which the following 12 are required: first aid, life saving, personal health, public health, cooking, camping, civics, bird study, pathfinding, saf ety, pioneering, athletics. Troop 82 by David Stearns Attendance at the Monday night meeting was 100 per cent. The Scouts enjoyed relays in which the Black Bears won two out of three games played. This made the score even between the two patrols. Next Monday night the meeting will be in the form of a football game between the two troops. Every scout is asked to bring some sort of musical instrument to be played for the troop for the Oct. 5 meeting. If he has no instrument he must sing. THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO Drying Apples For Victory By Ruth Barnes Home Demonstration Agent Here are directions for drying apples from the home drying bulletin published by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The bulletin sug gests that you select late varieties of apples a good dessert or cooking quality. Be sure the apples are mature but not soft. Wash, pare, and core. Remove blemishes. Cut into four-inch slices, or rings, or into quarters and then eights. Use a stainless steel knife and cut on a wooden board to keep fruit from discoloring. To hold the color and keep the apples from turning dark, you must give them some spe cial treatment before they go on the tray to dry. You can sulphur them by holding over burning sulphur. (The bulletin gives complete directions for sul phuring). Or you can steam the apple slices 5-7 minutes—or you can hold them in salt water for 10 min utes. If you use salt water put 4 teaspoons of salt in each gallon of water.' Sulphuring is not harmful if you do it properly. In fact, most dried apples are sulphured because this treatment has so many advantages. It protects certain vitamins during drying it preserves the natural fruit flavor and color and it pre vents souring and insect attacks dur ing drying. Apples cut in slices or eights should be sulphured 20 to 30 minutes. Place them in a drier at FRESH CAUGHT PICKEREL HADDOCK Finns REDFISH Finns SKINLESS FRESH ICEBURG HEAD LETTUCE J— iu Lb. FRESH CAUGHT BLUE PIKE WEINERS SLICED BACON POPULAR BRANDS 27c CIGARETTES .$1.45 CLABBER GIRL BAKING POWDER 2“ 21c ROYAL or JELLO i'1'.,.™ Cacb CALIFORNIA CARROTS WHITE SAIL. 15c CELERY S:lk lie SNOW WHITE HEADS, LOCAL CAULIFLOWER 2 23c Tender .. bunch ORANGES SOAP FLAKES 2 Pk'£ 27c TISSUE PAPER NORTHERN A&P DAIRY FOODS MEL-O-BIT BRICK OR AMERICAN CHEESE 2C57c SILVERBROOK BUTTER lb 50c SUNNYBROOK. LGE. SIZE. GR. A FRESH EGGS 54c DOMESTIC BLEU CHEESE.... BUTTER 130 degrees Fahrenheit, and gradu ally increase the temperature to 165. Finish drying at 145 to 150 degrees. Yes, you need a thermometer to do a good careful job of drying and get apples that will be delicious for sauce and pie and other dishes all winter long. Apples and other fruits are ready to remove from the drier when they are tough and leathery. If you aren’t quite sure whether they are dry enough to keep well, leave them in the drier a little longer but cut down the heat. As long as the tem perature is low, there is not much danger of food becoming too dry. You are welcome to a free bulle tin on drying foods at home. Send a post card, telephone, or drop in at the office of Ruth Barnes, Room 10, Post Office, Lima. New Order Increases Lumber Restrictions A recent order by the War Pro duction Board will regulate perman ently the distribution and use of all softwood lumber, and F. W. Dean, extension forester, Ohio State Uni versity, says the anticipated restric tions on this type of lumber increases the importance of utilizing materials from Ohio wood lots. 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Jar CARHATIOH 4 d*.1 BEET SUGAR 2,b. I2C WISCONSIN FRESH CHEESE WILDMERE BUTTER MEDIUM SIZE, FRESH GRADE CRESTVIEW EGGS SWISS CHEESE NATURAL AMERICAN SLICED CHEDDAR CHEESE FULL 1 Vi LB. LOAF s JANE PARKER Plain or Sugared DOUGHNUTS 12c JANE PARKER Kranch Top Silver LAYER CAKE... 31c —i- I terials needed in barn or shed con st ruction. Mr. Dean points out that the pres ent need for restricting the .use of lumber should convince farmers of the folly of wasting trees in their wood lots. Immature trees should not be cut unless the need is very urgent. There is a great deal more waste in sawing small.Jpgs than with those of larger size. The extension forester also warns against clean cutting to remove all the trees on an area. Wood lots will reproduce themselves if given a chance and if they are protected from fire and livestock. Timber for home use should be taken from se lected trees which have passed the stage of rapid growth. Mr. Dean reports that some con fusion has occurred in Ohio and neighboring states about the gov ernment’s policy in obtaining lumber for war uses. Private buyers have accidentally or otherwise created the impression they were government agents, but the facts are that the government is letting contracts to private companies and these organi zations send their own men out to buy timber. Little Help Expected For Farm Truck Tires The situation for farm automo biles and trucks is becoming worse every day. The 1940 census showed that 1,000,000 trucks were registered on farms in the U. S., and reports from various sections indicate too GET IN THE SCRAP TAKE IT TO YOUR LOCAL SALVAGE COMMITTEE AT PEAK ECONOMY 29c LB. 35c LB. 20c LB. LB. ZION FIG BARS c"n ANN PAGE SALAD DRESSING ...... each GOLDEN YAMS 4 27c IDAHO BAKERS, U. E. NO. 1 GRADE JERSEY VARIETY, SWEET POTATOES 10 53c POTATOES 6 25c EXCELL SODA CRACKERS...... 2 b'h. ENCORE MACARONI or 35c SPAGHETTI ... 3 nt"’ GELATIN DESSERTS 12c SPARKLE 5 PACKER'S LABEL 49c LB. 31c ANN PAGE SANDWICH 61c SPREAD 23c SUNNYFIELD PASTRY 22c 24'/2 LB bag QUAKER OR 17c 24c pkgs LB 47c LB. 47c CTN. 39c 35c LB. LB. MARVEL ENRICHED BREAD 3 w 29 A*P BAKER 8 DINNER ROLLS Pl,. 6c JANE PARKER CINDERELLA BAR CAKE .. each PAGE THREE large a proportion of them are 10 years old or older. C. W. Hammans, specialist in farm marketing, Ohio State University, says over half the trucks in four midwestern states are more than 10 years old. He talked with an Ohio trucker in the Cleveland area who said his truck would be off the road by January 1. Some Ohio dairymen already are forming cooperative groups to re duce mileage in hauling milk. This pooling of machines and rubber en ables the farmers to extend the life of all their equipment. The idea can be worked out for hauling other kinds of farm produce. Last reports from Washington in dicate that restrictions on tires will be made more drastic and the cut may come soon. Estimates on the number of truck tires nedeed were much too low in the beginning and trucks were allowed to operate for purposes which should have been stopped immediately. Leon Henderson, price adminis trator, states that the ban on using trucks for luxury hauls has released 100,000 truck tires for essential uses. However, governmental efforts never can solve the truck transpor tation problem without the sincere cooperation of the owners of all trucks used in hauling farm pro ducts. Fourteen Ohio poultrymen cooper ating in the profitable egg program obtained an average annual produc tion of 178 eggs per bird. The hens required an average of 127 pounds of feed for the year. 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