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Bluffton Youngsters Already
Engaged in Minor Pranks
And Festivity
Form of Festive Occasion has
Changed but Spirit Stiii
Remains Same
Bluffton youngsters are already
celebrating the return of the spirits
to the mortal sphere to be climaxed
on Saturday, Halloween night.
The usual round of masque rading
and pranks is already in full sway.
With numerous parties scheduled for
the celebration a festive air is mark
ing the season
Strictly speaking Halloween is not
a holiday as it begins after sundown
and that time of the day is generally
a free period for most people regard
less of Halloween.
The seriousness of the world at
war has apparently not had much
effect on the gaiety of the young
people and their desire to have a
good time.
Spirits Prevail
Tradition has it that on Halloween
night supernatural spirits prevail
and children bom on this day are
supposed to have power to converse
with the airy visitors.
Celebration of Halloween dates
back hundreds of years. Because the
name is shorteened from All Hal
low’s Eve, or the Eve of All Saints,
many people think that the celebra
tion was originally a church festival,
but this is not the case.
History records that in England
long before the Christian period,
there was a custom of lighting bon
fires on the hilltops, on the last
evening in October, to ward off the
evil spirits. In those days of super
stition one of the widespread beliefs
was that on Halloween night the
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Much Tradition And Superstition
Still Mark Kaliev. sc.- Uclc’
YOU’RE LUCKY!
end and in her fingers, swing it
three times about her head and then
letting it drop. The paring thus
dropped will surely fall in the shape
of the initial of his name and the
maiden thus will at least know with
what letter the name of her future
husband starts.
Origin
If you own one of these refrigerators
IT’S A SERVEL!
freezes with
NO MOVING PARTS
In this country’s all out production drive, replacement of
parts for many items is becoming more and more acute.
That’s why we say you're lucky if you own an automatic
gas refrigerator.
Because it freezes silently WITH
to wear.
Remember GAS, America’s pre
ferred fuel for refrigeration, cook
ing, and home heating, is also vital
for war production. Do your part
by using it well.
WEST OiiiS GAS SO
For the origin of the name Hal
loween it is necessary to go back
to ancient Home. In G10 A. D. the
Pope ordained that the old Roman
temple called Pantheon should be
converted into a Christian church.
The festival was held on November
and it became associated with the
great harvest feast. It was called
Haligan or all Hallows Eve which
was soon shortened to Halloween.
That superstitions die hard is well
demonstrated in practices current in
the community of Bluffton. Although
the belief in witches has passed out
of the picture, much of the lore is
passed on from generation to gener
ation.
Traditions Strong
Youths in Bluffton still make Jack
o’Lanteerns out of pumpkins, they
still stalk through alleys on dark
nights they still like to dress in
fantastic costumes so they still use
tic-tacs on windows they still scare
residents with ugly heads peering
into windows they still build fires
from raked leaves, they still engage
in minor pranks they still decorate
their party gatherings with com
stalks.
Summed up it can be said that the
spirit of the original celebration has
motivated and thrilled children for
hundreds of years and continues to
thrill them in PJuffton in October
in the year 1942.
National officials ask U. S. farm
ers to produce 10 per cent more
hogs in 1943 than the record crop
grown in 1942. Estimates now in
dicate 1,000,000,000 more pounds of
pork and its products will be re
quired next year. Civilians may
have to depend to a greater extent
than in 1942 upon pork as a source
of proteins and fats.
HI
NO MOVING PARTS
Bluffton High School Notes
id. :r.s were happy to hear
i 1'iat there would be
io sUioul on Friday in order to per
,iil to attend the
di’.. District Teachers’ mcct-
makes it necessary to play
,i 1 game w:th Wapakc net a
.. 1 hu/isd night instead of Fri
?.Iant:gcr Sidney Stotler has
a id in rounding up pri
rs to provide the transporta
on for the fracas.
The Science club held its first
meting of the year in the chemis
mi Monday night. Individual
riments in his of special in
,.-r-st of (.he members were held in
•_he chemistry laboratory. The meet
ing v.r.s concluded with showing still
pictures of outstanding scientists.
Officers the* club are Raymond
Schumacher, pres. Boh I’annabeck
■r. vice-pres. Florence Ann Biome,
reas.
War stamp sales in the high
school last week amounted to $62
with the sophomores having the
highest total of sales. The stamps
are sold in the ticket booth at the
College street entrance to the build
ing.
Hundreds of pounds of scrap of
all descriptions have been turned in
at the school scrap drive at the high
school, under the direction of Harry
Bluffton Native
Dies In Michigan
Moses Cullom, 78, native of Bluff
ton, died at his home in Hartford,
Mich., October 13, according to word
received here.
Mr. Cullom, resident of Bluffton
in the early days of the town was
reared here and left for Michigan
at the age of twenty years and has
since resided in that state.
For the past thirty-two years he
lived at Hartford where he was
elected to the offices of highway com
missioner, supervisor and village as
sessor. For many years he was
prominent in agricultural and civic
affairs.
He visited friends in Bluffton
during the summer of 1941, being
accompanied here by his only daugh
ter Mrs. Octavia Forbush of Hart
ford.
Besides his daughter he is survived
by one brother, Frank Cullom of
Carrol, Ohio, and a sister Mrs. Hat
tie Jones of Columbus. His wife
preceded him in death.
Henry Huber On
County Committee
Henry Huber, Richland township,
is a member of the newly appointed
Allen county farm transportation
committee to help regulate truck
transportation for agricultural com
modities.
Heading the committee is Clair A.
Patterson, county agricultural agent,
and other members include A. R.
Byerly, Clair Vandemark and J. A.
Vore. Marshall Jennings, also of
Richland township, serves as an al
ternate.
All farmers who own trucks must
obtain certificates of war necessity
from the office of Defense Trans
portation if they wish to use their
vehicles after Nov. 15, it was an
nounced.
Students Named To
College Who's Who
Four Bluffton college seniors have
been named to “Who’s Who in Amer
ican Colleges”, a national compila
tion of the records of outstanding
college and university students.
The students given this distinction
are: Mary Alice Howe, daughter of
Mayor and Mrs. W. A. Howe Mag
dalene Oyer, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Oyer of Lawn avenue
&
ROBERT F. JONES
Republican Candidate for
CONGRESS
4th District
Election, Nov. 3, 1942
THANKS FOR
THE BLUFFTON NEWS. BLUFFTON. OHIO
Barnes. The drive closes on Thurs
day.
Prof. H. W. Berky, of Bluffton
college, spoke to the meeting of the
Bluffton public teachers’ association,
Monday night on the subject of
“Science—Its Relationship to the
War.”
Members of the G. A. A. club
played volleyball at the weekly meet
ing held in the gymnasium Tuesday
night. Plans for the session were
under the direction of Dorothy
Anderson, preside
Luginbuhl, advis
nt and Mrs. Harriet
r.
The following .■■■heel clubs met
Wednesday morn at 11 o’clock:
Hi-Y, G. IL, F. F. A., H. E. R„
Hobby Club, A r: ane club, Blue
Triangle, Jr. Hi Y. This was the
first attempt to Id the activities
program during he regular school
period. It will b- xperimented with
for a time on part time basis.
These clubs will Id some of their
meetings at nig ind s- me during
the regular scho cried. Those not
attending any' went to the
study hall.
a.
Pandora High •hool girls will be
guests of the Bh fton Girl Reserves
club at a meetin to be held at the
high school this Wednesday night
at 8 o’clock, it .as announced by
Mary Ellen Lupinbuhl, president.
Herbert Fretz of Lansdale, Pa., and
Royal Thomas of Albion, New York.
Selection to the group is made by
the student council and faculty on
the basis of scholarship, leadership,
character and attitude towards col
lege life and work.
Troop No. 82
By David Stearns
Troop 82 taak a cycle hike to Ray’s
quarry under th pervision of Nel
son Herr. Scoir present on bike
were Dean Fergus"!/. Calvin Dudgeon,
Earl Frick, David Frick, Rodderick
Nonnamaker, 11 Burkholder and
David Stearns. While there the
Scouts passed tests in cooking and
fire-building.
Tests passed^iuring the week were
Calvin Dudgeon, 1st class first aid,
thrift, handicraft and service Earl
Frick passed pacing, knife and hatch
et Dean Ferguson passed pacing.
Next week the Coyote patrol will
handle the opening exercises and the
Black Bear patrol the closing. The
Scouts are asked to contribute $1.00
to the War Chest Drive. Starting
next week John Bracy will be the new
scribe and write the news of Troop
82.
Troop 56 by Malcolm Basinger
The troop took a four mile hike
Monday night. Participating were:
Gene Patterson, Don Augsburger,
Malcolm Basinger, Paul Don Bixel,
Robert Fisher, Gordon Bixel, Jr.,
Ted Kohli, Jim Harmon, John
Schmidt, Robert Oberly, Ronald
Diller, Dean Niswander, Paul Win
gate, Karl Gable.
Tests passed this week: Gene
Patterson, I'aul Don Bixel, 14 mile
hike.
Merit badges passed this week:
Don Augsburger, pathfinding.
The Eagle patrol gathered scrap
metal on Saturday. Dean Nis
wander, patrol leader, stated that
the patrol netted over $8.00 profit.
Don’t forget to buy War Bonds
and Defense Stamps.
WAR RECORD
“He has never voted against an
Army or Navy Appropriation
Bill.”
—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
(Democratic)
HOLDS IMPORTANT
POSITION
“A tall young Republican from
Ohio, Rep. Robert F. Jones, has
achieved an unusual distinction
—Membership on the important
Appropriations Committee.”
—Columbus Dispatch
CUTS NON-DEFENSE
EXPENDITURES
“Representative Jones succeed
ed in cutting Interior Public
ity $100,000”
—Washington Times-Herald
NO RUBBER STAMP
“An aggressive young Republi
can, Robert F. Jones.”
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch
(Democratic)
YOUR SUPPORT
l»u«i by Jones for Congress Club, H. U. Tuttle. Treasurer. Lima, Ohio.
Purchase of government bends by
citizens is one of the bcs. s.bie
guaiantees againtt inflation, it was
stated by R. H. McDonald, invest
ment representative of Lima, who
addressed members of the northwest
Ohio district meeting of the Ohio
Federation of Women’s clubs at the
banquet held in the Bluffton High
school cafeteria Thursday night.
Inflation is one of the dreaded re
sults of periods of economic disturb
ance when the government creates
new money to meet its bills. This
tendency is further put into opera
tion when there are high wages, as
at the present, and too few goods.
The wage earner is receiving about
85 billion dollars per year, more than
double previous years’ totals and
they are paying only three billion
dollars in taxes. Taxes have not in
creased correspondingly for the wage
The Bluffton News presents
the first of a series dealing with
important, but lesser known as
pects of South America. Anoth
er installment in this series will
appear on this page next week.
—Editor.
“Air Bases Established on Gala
pagos Islands by United States” read
the headlines, and another link is
forged in inter-American defense of
the Continent as the Government of
Ecuador offers the use of her islands.
And another chapter is added to the
intriguing history of the Galapagos
Islands.
Since the days of the Spanish
conquistadores the Galapagos have
held an enchantment for daring men
of the sea. “Isles of Enchantment”
they were originally called and down
through the years they have been
successively, the haunt of buccan
neers, a haven for salty whalers, a
retreat for searching scientists, and
today an important outpost for the
defense of our shores.
Speaker Urges Purchase Of Bonds
As Safeguard Against Inflation
Galapagos Islands—Once Pirates’
Haunt—Now Sentinels Of Democracy
The Galagagos, 600 miles off Euca
dor’s coast, consist of 16 islands and
a number of rocky islets. Buccan
neers and whalers bestowed English
names on them but every one bears
a Spanish counterpart. The six
largest are Albemarle (Isabel), In
defatigable (Santa Cruz), Narbor
ough (Fernandina), Chatham (San
Cristobal), and Charles (Floreana or
Santa Maria).
Tomas de Berlanga, Bishop of
Panama, discovered them in 1535
when he was on his way to peru to
contact Francisco Pizarro. The is
lands were sighted just in time to
save the expedition from perishing
of thirst, the first of many occasions
when the Galapagos aided man. The
report of this voyage was the first
to mention the giant tortoises from
which the islands take their name
(in Spanish, galapago). These mam
moth creatures weigh as much as
600 pounds and sometimes live 200
years.
Buccanneers who preyed upon
treasure-laden ships found the meat
of the tortoise very savory and for
earners, the speaker pointed out.
Ii we buy bonds the government
does not have to cieate more money
for bill paying and the individual
saves for the rainy day when he
will be short on funds, the speaker
pointed out.
We should buy savings rather
than things, the speaker said. If by
this course government is spared the
task of creating new money needed
for purchase of things and paying
off debts inflation can be avoided,
the speaker explained.
Inflation ruins the wage earning
class because it nullifies life long
savings and insurance. In the long
run every one suffers from inflation
because the purchasing power of
money is destroyed, the speaker stat
ed.
There were 78 out-of-town women
in addition to others who came in
for the evening meeting.
this reason the islands proved a
popular playground. The giant cre
tures could be brought along on
voyages as provisions, lolling on
deck for long periods without food,
thus offering a cheap supply of
fresh meat on the hoof. When the
day of the pirates had passed, whal
ers also were lured by tortoise steaks,
so welcome after the long and ardu
ous voyage around Cape Horn. In
addition, a clear oil produced by the
tortoise provided grease for cooking,
fuel for lamps, and suppleness to
equipment.
On Charles Island there was a
unique post office. It was simplicity
itself—a barrel attached to a tree
near the anchorage at what is called
Post Office Bay. Sailors of passing
ships administered the system. Whal
ers who had been to sea from two to
five years eagerly looked forward to
a call at Post Office Bay. They
peered in for a letter that may have
been dropped there, then deposited
their own, confident that the first
homeward-bound vessel would take
them along.
Strange animals inhabit the is
lands—tortoises, lizards, the alba
tross, penguin, and the flightless
cormorant. Odd plants, fish and in
sects also thrive, all interesting to
the scientist. From time immemorial
this fauna and flora has been cut
off from the Continent. Charles
Darwin as a young scientist in 1835
visited Galapagos and the discov
eries he made greatly influenced his
theory of evolution. The Govern
ment of Ecuador carefully protects
the wildlife. It is unlawful to kill,
capture, or even disturb wildlife on
any of the islands. No one may
land without first having obtained
permission in Puerto Baquerizo
Moreno, and San Christobal.
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And now the Galapagos stand as
sentries in the blue Pacific, strateg
ically important to the defense of the
Panama Canal. Indeed adaptable
are the islands of Galapagos, serv
ing the needs of man in all ages—
isles of enchantment, of pirate lore
and whalers’ tales, laboratories for
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THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 1942
science and sentinels of democracy.
DID YOU KNOW THAT mahog
any trees, found extensively in
Guatemala and El Salvador, are cut
by the light of the moon, for the
tree is freer from sap, sounder, and
of a richer color at night than dur
ing the day?
H. O. Bentley Estate
Is Valued At $95,927
Estate of the late Harry O. Bent
ley, Bluffton native and prominent
Lima corporation attorney, was val
ued Saturday at $95,927.71, accord
ing to an inventory filed in the court
of Probate Judge Raymond P. Smith.
Major portion of Bentley’s estate
was comprised of stocks, which were
valued at $92,135.08, an automobile
valued at $620 and bank accounts
totaling $3,172.63. No real estate
was included in his estate.
Bentley’s numerous stocks included
shares in the following firms and or
ganizations: Colonial Finance Co.,
Pennroad Corp., Pennsylvania Rail
road Co., Carib Syndicate, Ltd., Ohio
Oil Co., National Bank of Lima, Su
perior Coach Corp., Citizens Bank of
Bluffton, Toledo Trust Co., Cities
Service Co., First Joint Stock Land
Bank of Ft. Wayne, Lima club,
Shawnee Country club and U. S.
war savings bonds.
Appraisers were H. L. Solomon,
J. F. Solomon and F. G. Kahle.
Carl H. Neville is administrator.
Bentley died without leaving a. will.
News want-ads bring results.
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Bluffton. Ohio
ELECT
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For Judge of the Coart of Appeals
(Vote fc* oot more than One)
On the
SEPARATE JUDICIAL
BALLOT
ELECTION—NOV. 3, 1912
THANK YOU!
WALTEB S. JACKSON, Lima, O.