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I BUY UNITED OTATES SAVINGS /BONDS VOLUME NO. LXVII EXPECT 3,000 TO APPLY HERE FOR WAR RATION BOOKS 915 Books are Issued on First Day at High School Cafe teria, Tuesday Applicants Must Bring Ration Book No. 1 and “Declara tion Form” Bluffton school district residents are being issued War Ration Book No. 2 on a production line system at the high school cafeteria this w-eek every afternoon and evening continu ing through Friday from 1 to 9 p. m. A total of 915 ration books was is sued Tuesday, the first day it was an nounced late Tuesday night by Supt. of Schools A. J. B. Longsdorf in charge of the work here. It is expected that more than 3,000 books will have been issued when the registration closes Friday night. Alphabetical Schedule Registration is based on an alpha betical schedule. Those coming on the first day w’ere persons whose last name begins with the letter “A” to “E” inclusive. On the remaining days the follow ing schedule has been announced: “F” thru “K” register Wednes day. thru “R” register Thurs- day. “S’ thru “Z” register Friday. Ten Minutes Routine Routine work of registration for the new War Ration book required about ten minutes for those w’hose credentials were in proper shape, reg istration officials said. Every registrant is required to pre sent War Ration Book No. 1 and the “declaration form” completely filled out. About one out of every’ five failed to have the declaration form which was to have been clipped from newspapers. A similar proportion, about one of every five registrants possess©! can bed foodstuffs in excess of the max imum of five cans per person, as per mitted under the regulation, it was estimated by those in charge of the registration. Stamps to cover the amount of excess number of cans were removed on issuing of the ration book. Error in Derlaration Many’ who presented the declara tion form had one or more of the questions improperly filled out. Most common error was in stating the number of cans on hand instead of the excess quantity. Custom canning must be declared on the form provided, it was announc ed Tuesday. Exception to this is in case sugar w’as furnished by the pa tron to the custom cannery'. It is not required that home canned fruits and vegetables be declared and con sequently no ration stamps are taken from the books for this type of can ning. Funeral Thursday For Mrs. Matthews Funeral services for Mrs. Amy (Bowman) Matthews, 84, mother of Mrs. Sidney Hauenstein of Campus Drive, will be held at the Hauen stein residence Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Mrs. Matthews died at the Bluff ton hospital Monday afternoon at 4:15 o’clock. She had been ill since suffering a stroke on Christmas Day. The widow of the late J. K. Mat thews, she is survived only by a daughter, Mrs. Hauenstein, with whom she lived. A brother, George Bowman, and a sister, Mrs. Flora Frick are deceased. Rev. E. N. Bigelow, pastor of the Bluffton Presbyterian church, will officiate at the services. Burial will be at Pomeroy cemetery at Ottawa. State, Federal Tax Men Coming Here State and federal tax men will be in Bluffton during the next few days. On from office bank real estate tax. Thursday and Friday deputies the Allen county treasurer’s will be at the Citizens National for collection of the December Deputies from the county auditor’s office will be here also at that time to assist taxpayers in making out personal tax returns. On next Tuesday deputies from the internal revenue office will be at the mayor’s office to assist taxpayers in making out their federal income tax returns. These returns must be filed by March 15. Street Light Unit Shipped From East Shipment has been made of the transformer which will regulate res idence street lighting here, it was announced Wednesday morning by Edgar Hauenstein, clerk of the Board of Public Affairs. Streets in a considerable portion of the residence district have been in darkness since a transformer burned out several weeks ago at the Bluffton municipal light plant. A transformer was located in Bos ton, Mass., and with shipment made the unit should arrive within a short time, it was stated. On its arrival the unit will be put into operation at once and street lighting service resumed. Word w’as also received here that shipment was made of a special type of transformer oil needed for lubri cating the unit. It was sent from Detroit and should be at the plant in several days, it was stated. NEW AUTO LICENSE STICKER WILL GO ON SALE MONDAY Stickers Will Go On Windshield Must Retain 1942 License Plates Also Motorists Must Present Certi ficate of Title and Regis tration Card In addition to the certificate of title, motorists are also required to present their registration card, the one they presented w’hen they ob tained their gasoline rationing stick ers. Only the certificate of title was presented in the past. Truckers, whether farmers, com mercial haulers or owners of trailers are to answer a series of questions for the War Department when they apply for licenses. For the past several years people have been buying automobile licenses in increasing numbers. This year it is expected that a decline will be shown in the purchase of licenses because of the few’er number people operating automobiles. Civilian Consumption Of Canned Foods Cut To Less Than Half Under OPA Order purchase in place at Bixel Bluffton motorists will automobile license stickers of the metal license plates Motor Sales, official headquarters fpr local distribution located on Cherry street, starting Monday. The stick ers must be shown on all motor vehicles not later than April 1. The stickers must be displayed as passenger car and truck windshields as possible. The 1942 metal plates also must be displayed on all motor vehicles. Shortage of steel made it impossible to stamp new’ plates for 1948, it was explained by license officials. i ’bh-.id of Annual Red Cross Week Drive Next roll call campaign, the Red Combining the annual with the 1943 war fund the Bluffton chapter of Cross will start a systematic solicita tion of the community starting next Monday, it was announced this week by G. R. Bogart, chairman. Due to war conditions the services of the Red Cross have expanded con siderably and the various communi ties have been assigned increased quotas to meet. Bluffton’s quota is $2,000, Bogart stated. Committees in charge of solicita tion are: Homes—Mrs. Ora Wetherill and Mrs. Edith Mann. Business firms—M. M. Bogart, Armin Hauenstein, G. R. Bogart. Manufacturing—I. B. Beeshy. Officers of the Bluffton chapter in addition to Bogart are: Mrs. Ora Wetherill, vice-chairman Mrs. Edith Mann, secretary-treasurer. Girl Reserve Church Service Sunday Night Church service of the Bluffton high school Girl Reserve organization will be held at the First Mennonite church, Sunday night at 8 o’clock. The service is an annual affair held in connection with national ob servance of Girl Reserve week. Mem bers of the Girl Reserve will supply numbers on the program. Point Values for Various Items Are Announced by Federal OPA Office Drastic Scale of Points is Blow To Those Depending on Canned Foods While all processed and canned foods were “frozen” this week as Bluffton residents registered for War Ration Book No. 2, announcement w’as made of the drastic scale of point values which will restrict con sumption to less than half the norm al amount. The Office of Price Administration announced that 48 ration points will be allotted to each man, woman and child for March. With these 48 points two cans of sliced pineapples may be purchased, or three cans of peas or 48 cans of baby food. pro most corn, Here is w’hat some of the cessed foods will cost in the popular sizes: Peas, 16 points 14 tomatoes, 16 green-beans, 14» pears, 21 peaches, 21 grapefruit juice, 23 tomato juice, 32 soup, 6 baby food, 1 prunes and raisins, 20 points per pound: frozen foods, 13 points per pound. Detailed Tabulation OPA issued a detailed tabulation this week of about 900 different point values for determining how much canned and frozen fruits and vegetables, dried fruits, canned soups and baby foods can be purch ased when rationing starts on March 1. Point values for dried beans, peas and lentils, which were only recently brought under the rationing plan, w’ill tie announced later. The values announced this week by OPA are expected to remain the same for the month of March, altho there may be some variations. The point values for the month of April will be announced at the end of The OPA official table of point values for processed foods appears on Page 3 of this issue March. Point Values Secret It has been announced previously that the individual allotment for the month of March would but the value of these closely guarded secret nouncement proved to erable blow to those w’ho have been depending mostly on canned goods for their tables be 48 points points was a and the an be a consid- ra ne- for OPA officials stated that this tion, which is less than half, is cessary in order to provide foods the fighting forces of both the United States and her allies. Of the adult foods the only cheap food was canned sauerkraut, at five cents per pound and at a cost of four points from the ration The next bargain in cans is at eight points per pound. 11 Point Group book. beets vege- Following these are canned tables requiring 11 points a pound. These are: asparagus, green and wax beans, corn, carrots, spinach, tomato catsup ,chili sauce. The high est pointage per pound required for canned goods is 13 for lima beans, peas, tomatoes. Canned fish and canned meat are due to be rationed along with meat at the end of the month. Canned milk, butter and edible oils are on sale at the present time but are slated to join the ration list soon. The new book being issued will cover meats to be rationed starting about March 28. The stamps are in denominations of 1, 2, 5, and 8 points and grocers cannot mended be used late in change with the small coupons. give change. It is recom that the larger point stamps first so that it will be easier the month to make exact Removing Stamps The stamps should be removed only in the presence of the clerk in charge of the sale. Stamps are being deducted from the books at the high school on the basis of eight points per can for every can in excess of five per per son. The most common sizes of canned vegetables under the rationing pro gram will cost 10 to 16 points and fruits from 15 to 24 points. Radio Entertainers At Ebenezer Church Frank and Neal of station WLOK of Lima will have charge of the evening sercice at the Ebenezer Men nonite church Sunday night at 7:30, EST. The service is sponsored by the young married people’s class taught by Mrs. Waldo Hofstetter. 11 IE BLUFFTON NEWS A NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF BLUFFTON AND VICINITY BLUFFTON, OHIO, 25, 1943 AY, FEB. BLUFFTON WILL STAY Tl I “FAST” IL FALL Meeting in Council Chamber Friday Night Reverses Earlier Decision ». r,-j Local Poll i “Fast” Voice 1 Town Favors a$ej Farmers )pposition Bluffton wilt- remain on Eastern War (fast) tirrii at least until next fall it was decided by the town council called into ^official session Friday night to disettss the problem with representatives bf various com munity interest#. Following th# announcement by Mayor Howe last Wednesday noon that the town would move its clocks back one hour to conform with the new state “slow” time, a poll of local industrial and business estab lishments disclosed strong majority sentiment in favor of continuing on fast time. Although no official action could be taken Friday since it was not a regular meeting night, council mem bers indicated that routine legisla tion making the decision effective would be adopted *sat the meeting next Monday nighfe Farmers Opposed At Friday night’s conference were representatives of business, industry, schools and agriculture. Sentiment generally was in favor of fast time w'ith exception of agricultural in terests. Representing these latter were Fred C. Badertscher and Allen Grismore, Richland township trustees who strongly protected the plan to continue on fast time. Majority sentiment, however, held that with Lima and several other towns in the county continuing on fast time, to move the clocks back would lead only to further confusion. Local industrialists also reported that their employe©!5 were in favor of continuing .them an ih the evening are farmers who will use the ad ditional daylight for work on their farms. time, giving ,, for gardening of these also Confusion Sunday Morning With little time to announce can cellation of the previous plan by which Bluffton was to have switched to slow time, there was some con fusion in town Sunday morning when church bells rang for services on the fast time schedule. It is likely, however, that the town will slow time legislature Sentiment mous for time change, about the middle of September. move its clocks back to next fall unless the state acts in the meantime, in the council was unani taking up the matter of Meanwhile radio stations and rail roads will continue to operate on federal war time. However, the Cincinnati and Lake Erie running thru Bluffton is on state slow’ time. bus line operating Time Court House On Slow Altho Lima is officially on federal war time, the Allen county court house in the same city is on slow state time. This was tory by the new time the state legislature. made manda law voted by areas in the While many rural state turned their clocks back one hour, nearly all Ohio cities are re maining on fast time at least until fall. Columbus and Dayton are the only large centers which changed officially to slow time. Many indus tries in these two cities however, re mained on fast war time. Births Mr. and Mrs. Paul Whaley of Chi cago are parents of a girl, Carol Louise, born Friday. Mrs. Whaley was formerly Miss June Burkholder of this place. Word was received here of the birth of a daughter to Pvt. and Mrs. Morris Morton of Muncie, Ind. Mrs. Morton was the former Miss Mary Zuercher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zuercher of this place. births at the Bluff- The following ton hospital: Mr. and Mrs. bus Grove, twin girls, Marla Deanne and Carla Jeanne, John Miller, Colum Friday. Clayton Little, a Mr. and Mrs. girl, Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Jenera, a girl, Sunday. Merritt Rossman Mr. and Mrs. Weldon boy, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. a girl, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. lumbus Grove, a Basinger, a Clifton Bame, Ada Elliott, Co Myron girl, Tuesday. Rationing Of Canned Foods Will Give Big Boost Withtthe new war ration bodks bringing home to Bluffton people the realization that canned fruits and vegetables will be scarce, residents here are becoming increasingly gard en conscious. This year home gardens will called upon to pinch-hit to make for the lack of canned foods. be up re- Not only will canned foods be stricted but with prices of all foods soaring, an additional stimulus will be provided to intensify home gard ening and truck gardening programs. Since Bluffton has not moved the clocks back in conformity with the state time change, residents will have an hour longer to work in their gardens. Many of the more common vege tables have a high point value and it will be difficult for the average family to secure enough commercial ly canned food if limited to the pres ent assigned point values. Plowing up of lawns is not an ticipated at this time. Instead it is believed that residents will attempt to intensify the production on exist ing small garden plots. Annudl Meeting Of Beaverdam Elevator Annual meeting of the Farmers Elevator company of Beaverdam will be held in the Beaverdam high school auditorium next Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. Following the business session, Rev. S. M. Davidian of Lima will give a lecture at 3 o’clock to which all members, patrons and the public are invited, it is announced by I. M. Jennings, manager of the elevator. Commissioned Ensign Dale Sutter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sutter of near Columbus Grove has received his commission as ensign in the navy, it was an nounced the first of the week. The commission was granted at commencement exercises of the Naval Training school in New York city following a fifteen weeks course. Sutter was one of a class of 1,270 to be graduated. Following the graduation Mr. and Mrs. Sutter and son left for Miami, Florida, where he has been assigned to duty. Negro Mezzo-Soprano To Sing At Vespers Mrs. Rosa Page Welch, Negro mezzo-soprano from Chicago will sing in a recital at the Bluffton col lege Vesper service to be held at Ramseyer chapel Sunday afternoon, March 7 at 3 o’clock. She has sung numerous times in Chicago’s Auditorium Recital hall and has appeared in recitals hun dreds of times at various schools, churches, conferences and institutions in the country. She was chosen a winner at the Chicagoland music festival, since which time her services have been in constant demand. Spirituals and religious numbers will be included in the presentation. The publis is invited, it was stated by Dr. L. L. Ramseyer, president of the college. Railroad Speaker At Lions Meeting Railroad transportation and the war emergency relief will be dis cussed by a representative of the As sociation of American Railroads at a meeting of the Lions club at the Walnut Grill Tuesday night at 6:15 o’clock. Rationing Calendar So that you may keep in mind the numerous important war-time ra tioning dates, the Bluffton News is publishing this weekly reminder: FEB. 28—Last day for hold ers of and books to have their automobile tires inspected. FEB. 28—Last day for inspec MARCH 1—First day for use of War Ration Book No. 2 for purchase of canned and frozen fruits and vegetables, dried fruit, canned soups and canned baby food, tion of truck tires. to use pounds MARCH 15—Last day Stamp No. 11 for three of sugar. to use 21—Last day book coupon No. 4. 21—Last day to use MARCH gasoline A MARCH Stamp No. 25 for one pound of coffee. MARCH 31—Last day for A book tire inspection. JUNE 15—Last day for one pair of shoes. To Home Gardening Celebrate Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary Celebrating their 50th wedding an niversary, Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Amstutz entertained at a six o’clock dinner at their home Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Amstutz were mar ried at the Ebenezer Mennonite church on Feb. 23, 1893. The wed ding sermon was preached by the Rev. David Goertz of Halstead, Kansas, and the ceremony was per formed by the Rev. Frederick Zel ler of Mt. Cory. Noah Geiger and Fannie Gratz, de ceased, were married at the same time. C. D. Amstutz, brother of Ephraim, was married in 1891 and Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Amstutz brated their golden wedding versary two years ago. Floral offerings and presented to the couple who visited at the home extend congritulations. cele anni- Present at the dinner were: and Mrs. Francis Amstutz were gifts by friends Tuesday to Climaxing the observance was an old fashioned belling by Wilhelm Am stutz and Mrs. Lona Triplett serenaded with Swiss bells. who Mr. and daughters Anita and Nancy of Wis ner, Nebraska Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Geiger, Kenneth, Wilma, Myron and Weldon Mr. and Mrs. Willis Am stutz, Marilyn, Annabelle and Lucille Kay Mr. and Mrs. Otis Burkholder, Evan, Sylvan, Mabie Irene, Allan and Barbara Ann, Miss Florence Hitchcock, Columbus Grove Miss Leah Steiner, Misses Lillian, Mabel and Vera Amstutz Rev. and Mrs. A. C. Schultz and daughter Carla. Bluffton Youths In Auto Crash Sunday Two Bluffton youths, Robert Potee, 23, and Walter Badertscher, 21, are recovering from injuries received in an auto accident when the cars they were driving collided head-on in the early Sunday fog. The accident occurred on the Bent ley road two and one-half miles south of town. Potee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rell Potee of Mound street and Badertscher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam* Badertscher, south of town, were taken to the office of a Bluffton physician. The cars were badly damaged in the mishap. Bluffton Sailor Completes Course Wade Shook, former Bluffton col lege student from Wadsworth, grad uated this week from a pre-radio training course at the naval armory in Michigan City, Indiana. He is a petty officer in the United States Navy with a rating of radio technician third class. He will be transferred to a primary radio ma terial school for further instruction. His wife, the former Miss Bonita Clark and daughter, are living at the home of her parents on Grove street. Commencement Date Announced By School Bluffton High school will hold its commencement exercises for the graduating seniors on Tuesday, May 25, it was announced this week by A. J. B. Longsdorf, superintendent of schools. Arrangements have not been com pleted for the speaker but announce ment of this will be made in near future, it was stated. the With The Sick Adam Amstutz who was stricken at his home on Spring street, Mon day morning is seriously ill at the hospital here. Donald, year-old-son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Zimmerman is ill with bronchial pneumonia at his home on South Main street. Fred Fritchie is confined to his home on Riley street because of ill ness. Radio Sermon Series Let the World Shake is the sub ject of the address in the Living To day series to be given A. C. Schultz, Bluffton professor and minister ezer Mennonite church, station WFIN Friday 3:45 o’clock, EST. by the Rev. college Bible of the Eben over Findlay afternoon at Ranks Sergeant Edwin Rice, Bluffton man in the overseas service, has been promoted in rank from corporal to sergeant, it was announced the first of the week. F‘*!‘l2.*2,.!!ygT.*r I [I S0MBER 44 FARMERSREPAIR OLD MACHINERY TO USE IN EMERGENCY Seek Mechanical Equipment to Offset Loss of Manpower On Farms Machinery Bringing Record Prices at Public Auction Sales Here With March 1 at hand, marking beginning of the farm year, farmers in the Bluffton district are making a desperate eleventh-hour effort to offset the loss of manpower with me chanical equipment. With farms being drained of their labor supply by high industrial wages and the draft, every possible resource is being employed in an ex tensive program of revamping farm machinery in preparation for open ing of spring work, now only a matter of several weeks distant. Farmers thruout the area are fac ing the realization that with man power unavailable, the only hope of maintaining farm production at any wheie near normal levels depends upon the extent to which mechanical equipment can be made to replace hand labor. Reclaim Discarded Equipment This situation is reflected in the appearance of home-made farm equipment, reminiscent of pioneer days, which will be seen in increas ing volume thruout the Bluffton dis tuct during the coming spring and summer. The farmer with sufficient mech anical ability to do his own repair jobs and make in his own workshop some of the smaller pieces of farm equipment finds plenty tojdo. Farm machinery, long discarded, is being put into condition wherever possible or torn down to be used for repair parts. Home made equipment is especially noticeable in the poultry program because new goals set for poultry call for greatly increased! production. One of the most necessary pieces of equipment is the electric brooder which may be made from ordinary materials by the farmer himself, ag ricultural specialists point out. Big Demand at Sales his is un of- The farmer seeking to add to present mechanical equipment finding new machinery virtually obtainable and used machinery fered at public sales often bringing fantastic prices. Government ceiling prices for farm equipment have been largely disre garded. Farmers here tell how a corn binder bought new for $190 last year was sold for $360 and a tractor seven years old brought with in $75 of the price paid for it new in 1936. Bluffton Soldier In Army Hospital Dwight Worthington, Bluffton man in the signal division of the army air service, is recovering from an injury to the left ankle at a military hospital at Columbia, South Carolina. in an air the plane Hospital for three The injury was received plane accident in which made a forced landing, treatment was necessary men who were oying in the plane. Worthington has been confined to the hospital for the past six weeks. His mother, Mrs. William Amstutz of Mound street, returned Sunday from Columbia after visiting her son. Real Estate Deals Pleyel Fett, who occupied the 80 acre farm of his mother, Mrs. John Fett two miles east of Beaverdam has purchased the Gerald Chidester farm of 40 erts farm, will move Schick has longing to Mrs. Fett. acres, formerly the Rob west of Beaverdam and next month. Harold rented the 80 acres be- Gerald Chidester has purchased a farm near Cairo and will move on the place shortly. Mrs. John Fett has sold a twenty acre tract east of Beaverdam where she resides to her daughter, Mrs. Esther Kirtland of Bluffton. Mrs. Fett will continue to live on the place. Broth er hood eeting Rev. Marion Tinsler, pastor of the First Methodist church of Ada, will be the speaker at the meeting of the brotherhood organization of the First Mennonite church to be church basement this night at 6:30 o’clock. held in the Wednesday jft r: ____