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PAGE TWO t"i 1 .............................. The Bluffton News presents another in the series of import ant but little known aspects of South America.—Editor. Juarez, Liberator Of Mexico, Faced Problems Like Those Of Lincoln God and nature together shaped him to lead in the van, In the stress of the wildest weather, when the nation need ed a man. These words of the poet which so aptly describe Lincoln, might with equal appropriateness be applied to Benito Juarez, the national hero of Mexico. Just as Lincoln, in one of the great crises of American history emerged to preserve the Union and bring about a great social reform, so in Mexico did Juarez appear in one of the fateful periods of Mexican history and achieve a similar pur pose. There is a striking similarity in the character and personality of these outstanding patriots of two sister republics. Born within a few years of one another, both were in a very real sense a product of the people Lincoln born in a log cabin of humble parents, Juarez in an In dian hut in the state of Oaxaca. Both stood and fought for the high est principles of democracy. Both were confronted by serious threats to the maintenance of those prin ciples, Lincoln by forces operating within the country, Juarez by ele ments both within and without the nation. For neither of them could there be a compromise with what they considered to be the funda mental requisites of national life, and through a tenacity of purpose and an unswerving devotion to duty, they both accomplished the mission they had been called upon to per form. Born on March 21, 1806, in the little mountain village of San Pablo Guelatao, Benito Juarez was the son of pure-blooded Zapotec Indians. He was orphaned at an early age and did not learn to speak Spanish until the age of twelve, when he was tak en to the city of Aaxaca. Placed under the care of a kindly priest, a new horizon opened up before him. He received a fairly extensive edu cation and graduated with a law degree in 1834. With that origin and that back ground it is not surprising that Juarez should have become a cham pion of the people. As district at torney, judge, deputy in the Nation al Congress, and Governor of his native state, Juarez constantly up held the right of the people and be came a leader of the Liberal party in opposition to the pretensions of the conservative oligarchy that had inherited power after the declaration of independence from Spain in 1810. In the great liberal movement that MID-WINTER BARGAIN SALE OF NEWSPAPER ANL MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS Don’t delay! Act now and get your whole year’s read* ing at bargain prices while these amazing offers last! Special This Newspaper 1 YEAR) AND Any 2 Magazines $3.25 Any 3 Magazines $3 75 Any 4 Magazines 1105 Woman’s Home Companion 1 Yr. True Story „1 Yr. American Home 1 Yr. 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The reform laws, which sought to limit the powers of the clergy and to return to the masses of the people the land that had been incorporated in huge estates during the colonial period, evoked strong opposition, so that it was not until January, 1861, that Juarez and his liberal forces were finally triumphant. Hardly had interna! peace been re stored than Juarez was confronted by intervention from abroad. Unable to meet the obligations on the for eign debt, he had decreed a tempor ary suspension of payments in 1861. Under the pretense of enforcing payment but in reality seeking to establish a colonial empire, Napoleon III of France poured 30,000 troops into the country and by 1864 had succeeded in placing the Archduke Maximilian on the throne of Mexico. Although Lincoln condemned the intervention, his hands were tied by his own civil war. Confronted by the possibility of United States ac tion after 1865, and the continued opposition of the forces under Juarez, French troops were with drawn. With that withdrawal the government of Maximilian crumbled and he himself was captured and shot in 1867. Thereafter, with the same forceful determination and high idealism that had characterized his struggle against feudalism in the War of the Reform and for liberty in the war against Napoleon, Juarez continued to meet the problems of reconstruction until his death on July 18, 1872. Twins Celebrate Birthday Sunday Mrs. John Marquart of Orange township and Mrs. G. W. Rower of Lima, twins, celebrated their 47th birthday anniversary at the Mar quart home Sunday. A birthday dinner was held at noon with a large angelfood cake centering the table. Many gifts were received. A surprise of the afternoon was a telephone call received by Mr. and Mrs. Marquart from their son How ard who is in training at Camp Caix son, Colorado. Present for the occasion included: Mrs. Rower of Lima Mrs. Earl Rupright of Eagle township Pvt. Melvin Long, Jr., and son Garry Kent of Pandora Mrs. Mell Long and daughters Lois and Dorothy, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Balmer and daugh ter Mary Louise and Miss Alice Balmer. Qualifying Tests To Be Held Friday Prospective students for the Army Specialized Training Program and the Navy College Training Program will take qualifying examinations in Room 208 of Bluffton High school at 9 a. m. on Friday, A. J. B. Longs dorf, Superintendent of Schools, an nounced today. “Most boys accepted for either the Army specialized training program or the Navy college training pro gram will eventually become com missioned officers in the army, navy, marine corps or coast guard,’’ Mr. Longsdorf said. “The Army and the Navy will pay all expenses at the colleges of students selected on the basis of Friday’s tests. Since there will be no^ further tests for some months, all high school students or recent grad uates will have to take the April 2 examinations to qualify for this training. This is an excellent op portunity for every ambitious boy, especially for those who are likely to be drafted within the next year.” The purpose of the tests is to aid in the selection of prospective officer material for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. The exam inations are designed to test the ap titude and general knowledge of the candidates who will express a choice for the Army or Navy at the time of the examinations. Those who are selected for either the Army special ized training program or the Navy college training program will at tend college with all expenses paid by the respective services. Boys 17 to 21 years of age in the high school senior class or in college or eligible for college may take the tests, it was stated by Supt. Longs dorf. To Present Operetta “Rip Winkle” is the title of the operetta to be presented by the Beav erdam grade school at the Beaver dam High school auditorium Friday night at 8:30 o’clock, fast time. Main characters in the performance will be Elvet Foulkes as Rip Van Winkle and Josephine White as the nagging wife. Others in the cast include: Anna Adie, Delbert Hall, Joan White, Jim Cartwright, Allen Lacock, Loren Huber, Jack Pugh and Ned Truex. Miss Catherine Eddy, music instructor, is directing the op eretta. Don’t forget to buy War Bonds and Defense Stamps. ^e Tongue Kinds Characteristics* (beef, calf, pork, lamb) Kidney (beef, calf, pork, lamb) (beef, calf, pork, lamb) (beef, calf, pork, lamb) ■Safarib TripWW* (beef) Dried Soups Slashed 50 Per Cent Some Items are Higher Raisins and Prunes Now Take no Points Points Based On Demand THE BLUFFTON NEWS. BLUFFTON. OHIO VARIETY MEATS AID IN WAR MENU PLANNING Calf, lamb, pork liven more tender than beef. Calf and lamb livers milder in flavor than pork and beef. Calf, lamb and pork kidneys more tender, of milder flavor then beef. Veal and lamb kidneys sometimes cut with chops. Beef heart is least ten-' der but all hearts must be made tender by proper cooking. May be purchased fresh, pickled, corned, or smoked. Make fen der by proper cook ing. Pork and lamb usually purchased ready to serve. First and second stom achs of beef. Plain and honeycomb, latter preferred. Purchased fresh, pickled or corned. Make tender by proper cooking. & Sweetbread (beef, calf, lam BrainsfiY^x (beef, calf, porlc, lamb) Divided into two parts: Heart and throat sweet-breads. Tender and delicate in flavor. b) Very tender and deli cate in flavor. -•AH vorMy mean ar* practically hrxnUn and hav« high percentage of edible meat. This handy chart on variety meats Is designed to assist the housewife in solving her wartime meat prob Point Values Are Re-shuffled By OPA Big Reductions In Fruit Juices Re-shuffling of point values in which some items were lowered or eliminated from rationing and others increased was announced this week by the Office of Price Administra tion. Fruit juices require fewer of your blue ration coupons while raisins and prunes take none at all. The point value of dried soups is being slashed 50 per cent, but more points will be needed for canned beans, catsup and chili sauce, to mato paste and sauce, applesauce, fruit cocktail, peaches and pine apple. The fruit juice reductions range up to 60 per cent. These and the cuts on dried soup were made be cause the products were not selling up to expectations, officials said. The greatest reductions are on 46-ounce cans of juice. This size can of grapefruit, posted for 23 points in March, will now take only 9. A 46 ounce can of tomato or pineapple juice will require 22 points instead of 32. Apple juice was opened to unre stricted sale along with raisins, prunes and other dried fruits. Offi cials explained the dried fruits are in danger of spoiling in the coming warm months, while the country has a surplus of apples that can be turned into cans or jugs of apple juice. Reminders to Buyers Dried fruits were left on the offi cial chart, at zero value, as a re minder that they may be rationed again when the new crop is packed. OPA said no overall increase in ration is possible at present. Kenneth E. Stauffer, chief of the processed foods division of OPA in Washington explained: “This new chart represents a shifting of point values from one item to another, but no change in aggregate point values. In my opinion, there is very little possibility of any lowering of aggregate point values.” A, B, and Still Good The new chart will be used in making purchases on any unused March or April fruit and vegetable stamps. There are the blue A, B, and (March-expire March 31) or D, E and (April) stamps in ra tion book No. 2. The basis ration remains at 48 points per month per person. Among the lesser changes in the new chart were these: Some large size package of frozen foods were increased slightly in point values, although the cost of most popular size packages were un changed. Canned tomato soup was put in a separate classification without any change in point values. Stauffer said this mean a possible differential between tomato and other soups in the future. Food Value Richest source of iron. High in phosphorus, A and vita mins, quality protein. Some vitamin D. Rich source of iron.phosphor us.Good source vitamin A Ex cellent for vi tamins, quality protein. Rich source of iron ond phos phorus. Excel lent for vita mins and qual ity protein. Good source of iron, phosphor us, vitamins and quality protein. Another new classification is for canned or frozen corn on the cob, priced at two points per ear. The chart also lists the things that are not rationed, so as to lessen confusion on some bordering items. Unrationed list include cereals, corn syrup, figs and dates, mushrooms, gravy mixes, jams and jellies, milk, pickles, peanut utter, soft drinks and spices. Increase Explained Explaining why some items drew higher point Values, OPA said: “Those items that are given higher point values for April (actually ef fective March 29) sold in March at a rate faster than the supply situa tion could support under rationing. For example, applesauce was selling 128 per cent faster than scheduled in relation to other items salad fruits and fruit cocktail were moving 50 per cent ahead of schedule, peach es, 34 per cent pineapple, 25 per cent and lima beans, 100 per cent. Tomato catsup and chili sauce were other items that were reported to be selling very fast, and hence had their values increased.” Although point values of all juices were cut, the heaviest cuts were made on the 64 ounce size, in which size about two-thirds of the annual pack is cannel. Sales of this size had been at virtually a standstill, in spite of former popularity. Dry soups also had been selling slow. Canned soups started the month slow, but picked up at the end of the month and values were left tentatively unchanged. Notice To Bidders The Bluffton Board of Education will receive sealed bids for furnish ing One Hundred (100) Tons more or less of coal for the grade school building at Bluffton, Ohio, during the coming year as required by said Board of Education. Bidder will be required to submit analysis of coal he proposes to fur nish, together with price delivered. All bids to be in hands of the clerk of the board by noon on April 12, 1943. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. 50 Leland Diller, Clerk Government war expenditures in February of this year were more than 4’2 times the United States Public Debt on March 31, 1917. 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. D. C. BIXEL, O. D. GORDON BIXEL, O.D. Citizens Bank Bldf., Bluffton EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS Office Honrs: 8:30 A. M.—5:30 P. M. Evenings: Mon., Wed.. FrL, Sat. 7:30 to 8:30 P. M. Closed Thuraday Afternoon. Francis Basinger, D. D. S. Evan Basinger, D. D. S. Telephone 271-W Bluffton, Ohio Buying Gu Av. Weiftet Ide Servings 1 beef 10 lb. 1 calf 2A lb. 1 pork 3 lb. 1 lamb— 1 lb. 1 beef 3% lb. 1 calf TA lb. 1 pork 34 lb 1 lamb— */2 lb. Good source of quality pro tein. Plain 7 lb. Honey comb l*/2 lb. Gocd source of riboflavin (vit. B„) and quality protein. Good source of iron, phosphor us, vitamins and quality protein. Preparation %to 1 lb. for four 1 beef— 1 lb. 1 calf lb. 1 pork— Z| lb. 1 lamb— yg lb. 1 beef 4 lb. 1 calf /2 lb. 1 pork ‘A lb. 1 lamb— lb. Braise, fry or broil. 4fo6 3to4 1 to 2 l/2tol Stew, braise, broil or grind for loavos or patties. Braise, stuff ond braiso, stow or grind for loavos or patties. 12 to 16 2to3 2to3 1 Simmer in seasoned water until tender. Re move skin serve os de sired. 12 to 16 3 to 6 2 to 4 2 to 3 Pre-cook in water to make tend or. Then broil, fry or braise. %to 1 lb. for four Pre-cook in water to help keep and make firm Broil, fry, braise or cream. '/8 lb- 1 lb. for four Pre-cook in water to help keep and make firm. Then scramble, fry or cream. ?4tO %lb- 1 lb. for four lems. The variety meats are deserv- be prepared in many appetising ing of special cor .. .ration because dishes to supplement the usual chops, they are high in food value and may steaks, stews and roasts. Former Student Is Flight Commander Promotion of 1st Lt. Duane Tway, Bluffton college graduate, to re sponsibility of flight commander of his flying unit at Selman Field, Mo bile, La., was announced this week. Lieut. Tway, whose home is in Plain City, received his wings as a navigator at Luruey Field, Albany, Georgia. Prior to his latest assign ment he was a member of a five member procurement board in which he travelled to various colleges in North Carolina and Tennessee. In this capacity he lectured and interviewed students interested in air cadet training. Lieut. Tway gradu ated from Bluffton college in the class of 1941. Lieutenant and Mrs. Tway live at 1100% North 7th street in Monroe, Louisiana. News Want-ads bring results. ffe Guests coming for dinner may have to bring their own meat or else the average family will have to save up their coupons for some time in order to accumulate sufficient point valifes to purchase meat for all the guests. Whether that will be the solution or not, it is going to be a difficult problem to give dinner for guests under the meat rationing program. Technically the only way meat can be bought for guests is to have them buy it separately and then bring it to the party, OPA experts said. This wouldn’t be much of a problem if the menu called for chops but if a big rcast were on the menu then likely everybody would have to go to the butcher shop together, each asking for a piece of roast, and asking the butcher to leave it all in one piece. The difficulty lies in the fact that no one is technically allowed to buy meat with the ration books of any one outside his immediate family. Guests May Have To Bring Own Meat For Dinner, Under Rationing Program Another strange angle to the sit uation is—if you go to a meat mark et and buy sandwich meat you must surrender ration coupons but if you go to a restaurant and buy the meat in sandwiches you can obtain it with out coupons, providing the sale of With the first test blackout sched uled for the near future, and as a precaution against possible enemy air raids, instructions were outlined this week by Clair Fett, director of the Bluffton civilian defense council. During the test blackout all of the precautions to be taken in case of an actual enemy air raid are to be fol lowed it was indicated. The follow ing rules have been suggested to promote civilian safety: 1. At the sound of the first warn ing signal take shelter. If you are at home you should turn on the radio. 2. At the sound of the second sig nal all lights should be put out. Keep away from the windows and never look out. All lights that can be closely screened should be put out so that the enemy will have noth ing to guide him. 3. Stay home. A place of refuge should be decided on before any raids come. Generally this should should not be left once the raids start. 4. Keep calm and cool. If you are at home go into your refuge room and lie down. If bombs fall a good place is under a sturdy table with strong legs. If the raid starts when you are away fro mhome you should lie down under shelter. Pro tect the back of your head. Do not look up. 5. If an incendiary bomb should Instructions Given On What To Do In Case Of Enemy Air Raids Living Room Furnishings modern, but not extreme SUITES Just arrived these new living room suites are diff erent, reflecting quality in every line. They are of frizet mohair in dusty rose, blue, burgundy and rose. Priced as low as BROADLOOM FLOOR COVERINGS We’are fortunate to receive these floor coverings in 9 foot widths, brown and green. Handsome and durable. Price Square Yard ACCESSORIES Lamps and coffee tables still in an unusually complete selection, which invites your inspection. Basinger’s Furniture Store THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1943 sandwiches is a regular part of the business. One of the most unusual features of the new program is that which permits the butcher to reduce cou pon costs for the first two months of rationing according to his own meat supplies. They can cut point values on over-stocked items that are in danger of spoilage. The most popular meat items were pegged at 8 points per pound but the average -was about 6 points per pound, because of the fact that OPA set some bargains at 1 point per pound for bacon rind, pigs ears and fresh pigs feet. OPA has also offered an answer to the mystery of “what is hamburg er”? By OPA regulation it is beef ground from necks, flanks, shanks, briskets, plates and miscellaneous trimmings and beef fats. As far as OPA is concerned other ground meat is something you bought on the basis of point values in the original cut and then had it ground. A similar formula applies to such things as rib roasts which you must buy and pay for in its original form. If you want the bones taken out and the.meat rolled that is your de cision. hit your house it should be put out with a spray of water. 6. Make no attempt to turn off the main gas valve unless your house is badly damaged. Once the valve is shut off, it should be turned on again only by the trained man from the gas company. 7. Do not telephone. This tends to crowd the wires so that important official information can not get thru. It has been urged that all families become acquainted with their air raid wardens and familiarize them selves with the requirements for safety. Someone in each family should be appointed to remember all of the rules and to take charge of the sit uation should an emergency arise. The mother is recommended. Emergency water and sand should be stored in sufficient quantities to be of assistance in fire fighting. Altho the likelihood of enemy bombs falling on individual houses is small, the theory of the civilian de fense organization is that it is better to be prepared and not have any thing happen than to be unprepared during a bombing raid. The town’s ability to meet emer gency conditions has been strength ened during the past week with an addition of a considerable quantity of protective equipment loaned to the town by the National Office of Civilian Defense for the duration of the war. .Xv I $139.50 In attractive $1.97