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THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 1942
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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
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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
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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
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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.
An unusual number of sawmills
now are operating in this state so it
will be possible for Ohio farmers to
cut logs and have them sawed into
lumber for construction and repair
of home buildings. Ohio wood lots
still will produce most of the ma­
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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
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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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