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PAGE SIX ALLEN COUNTY Abandons Car Steals Another A thief abandoned a 1938 sedan in Beaverdam early Wednesday and fled in a 1940 coach owned by Berl Reichenbach of Beaverdam, state highway patrolmen reported. The car which was left in the village, according to authorities, was one which had been stolen earlier in the week from Fostoria. County Health Head Renamed The Allen County Board of Health appointed Dr. Gail E. Miller last week to serve another two-year term as county health commissioner, and issued new contracts to his entire staff. It was Dr. Miller’s ultimatum a year ago that Lima garbage trucks could not haul their refuse into the county until sanitary steps were taken, which led to a series of dif ficulties over garbage collections which the city only now is begin ning to overcome. Paintings To Be Auctioned Nearly 200 paintings from the brush of Linna A. Crow, who died at her home in Lima last fall, will be offered at public auction Saturday afternoon, including many which have attracted wide interest at ex hibits in eastern and midwestern states. Harrod Flier Is Missing First Lieut. Ora M. Wilkins, 24, a combat pilot with the army air forces in North Africa since last Febru ary, has been missing in action since April 16, the war department in formed his parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. T. Wilkins of Harrod. Lieutenant Wilkins has three bro thers in the army air forces, all in this country. Aged Man Burned Fighting Fire Albert Reeves, 82, is in fail* condi tion with severe burns on his legs received w*hile fighting a grass fire near the rural home in which he lives with his daughter, Mrs. Sher man Lehman, southwest of Lima. Tot Rescued From Cistern Three-year old Kay Ann Miller’s firm grip on a protruding iron pipe saved her life when she fell into a cistern from which she had dis lodged a cover. Mrs. Don Lackey, wife of a Lima banker, heard the struggles of the neighbor’s child and dragged her from the cistern. Hurt In 40-Foot Fall Johnson Place, 55, Spencerville, is in St. Rita’s Hospital with a frac tured hip received last Friday in a 40-foot fall from a roof at the farm of Julia Poling near Spencerville. He is a carpenter. AWVS Has Successful Year Mrs. Charles A. Baker, of Lima, NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES has been re-elected as unit chair man of the American Women’s Vol untary Service, an organization which has carried out many worth while projects in Lima since it was organized last summer. Having only 46 members when it was organized on July 28, 1942, the AW VS now has 252 members, who, according to Mrs. Baker, are willing at any time to help in the busy war days. The American Women’s Voluntary Services unit has sponsored educa tion projects, including classes in air raid protection, and it has finger printed more than 3,100 persons, in addition to helping out in war bond selMng and operating the canteen at the Pennsylvania railroad station for soldier boys. It has provided help at hospitals and helped organize the Rosa Gragg unit of the AW VS, which is for colored women. HANCOCK COUNTY Beet Refinery Will Operate The Findlay plant of the Great Lakes Sugar Co., has contracted suf ficient acreage to guarantee opera tion of the sugar beet refinery, Man ager C. W. Kramp announced. Kramp said labor from Texas and Mexico already in the Findlay area together with that enroute would assure sufficient help. Some sugar beets, freed by closing of the plant of the Ohio Sugar Co., of Ottawa, are expected to be refined at Findlay. 225 Seniors In County Schools WANT BETTER CHICKS? Get “Best-Yet” Egg Producers The Bluffton Hatchery Co. Bluffton, Ohio Phone 252-W (Twenty-third Season) Ke&p> Hancock county committees are deep in preparations for the com mencement season as 225 seniors in the county schools hold the custom ary series of activities leading up to commencement day. All of the schools, except McComb, will hold commencement exercises this week, with baccalaureate serv ices Sunday. McComb seniors will be graduated Friday, May 21, and the baccalaureate service will be Sunday, May 16. Boy Dies After Immunization Robert Bartlett, 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Bartlett, died suddenly last week following immunization for diphtheria. An allergy* for anti-toxin and cardiac failure were said to have caused his death. He was a Toledo Blade carrier and had completed his delivery of papers before going to the physician’s office for treatment. He became ill on the way home and died within an ohur in the Findlay hospital. Pole Erection Brings Suit The suit of Ora C. Loverage against the Ohio Power company has been revived in common pleas court, the plaintiff seeking to collect dam ages of $3,000 on his claim that the power company erected 11 poles and tw*o guy wires on his farm in Lib erty tow’nship. He says the company had permis sion to erect poles in the line of other poles along the highway but that the 11 poles in question were set 20 feet onto his land, without permission or compensation. He estimates that it is worth $50 per pole for the privilege of locating 'em (lolled! Roll your sleeves, and give your Uncle Sam the fullest cooperation'. That means pro ducing more and better crops. We know that you know what it takes to do your job, and we are doing our job by reminding you to have your harvesting machines in perfect condition for this season. If it is parts you need, call us. If your equipment requires servicing, our service expert can help—Call us, we’ve got what you need. C. F. NISWANDER McCormick-Deering Dealer Bluffton, Ohio them and that his farm has been damaged to the extent of $2,000 by having them in his field. Fire Disrupts Phone Service Telephone service in south Find lay and toll circuits to Kentoh, Mar ion, Columbus and other southerly points were disrupted Thursday when fire in a barn on the H. F. Burkett property*, spread to the Ohio Bell Telephone company’s 404 local cable and 50 pair toll cable in an alley at the rear of the burning building. Findlay Hospital Full Patients in Findlay hospital awakened last Friday to find they had broken an all-time attendance record. The 78-bed institution housed 93 patients but all were cared for com fortably, attendants reported. The hospital population w*as s-welled by 11 injured persons in a Greyhound bus crash. 16 Diphtheria Cases In County Eleven cases of diphtheria were reported in Hancock county, bring ing to 16 the number listed in that area, Dr. R. H. Harkwith, state health director, reported. Dr. Markwith said the nature of the outbreak indicated the disease was being spread by at least one carrier, an individual w*ho transmits the germ without becoming ill him self. Cigaret Cause Of Store Fire A lighted cigaret, tossed into a waste basket, was blamed for the fire in the people’s shoe store in Findlay last w*eek. Damage was estimated at $500. Fail To Recognize Eddie Cantor Two Findlay soldiers, Aviation Cadet Jack MacGregor and Pfc John Sheffstall, who went through school together, left for the armed forces on the same day and both stationed in California, spent the week-end to gether in San Francisco, for their first meeting since they have been in service. While the boys w*ere at a canteen Saturday night, the master of cere omnies introduced Eddie Cantor. When Cantor arose to make his ap pearance on the show they discover ed he had been sitting beside Sheff stall. Neither of the boys had re cognized him. HARDIN COUNTY Winds Damage Marsh Onions Thursday’s high winds brought losses to onion growers on the Scioto and Hog Creek marshes. The dry soil was blown through the air in clouds that removed much of the rich top soil and cut off tend er onion shoots. Growers said that onion plants that were up probably must be replaced. New Bank Head Named Jay Huffman, farmer, has been elected president of the Ada Liberty Bank, succeeding Harry J. Sousley, resigned. 47 To Graduate At O. N. U. Commencement exercises for 47 graduates-elect will be held May 23 at Ohio Northern University. Dr. Robert Williams, president, will preach the baccalaureate sermon the same day. Honorary degrees will be awarded to the Rev. Edw. G. Corwin, Mans- THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO field, Ohio, doctor of divinity Earl Boyle, Chicago, doctor of engineer ing the Rev. William F. Steffens, Toledo, doctor of divinity George P. Baer, Cleveland, doctor of laws, and the Rev. Frank Whiteside, Cincin nati, secretary to Bishop H. Lester Smith, doctor of divinity. Kills Two Large Snakes Frank Flinn of the community of northern Hardin county between Dunkirk and Forest, reports that he killed two exceptionally large blue racer snakes on his farm. One was five feet, two inches long and the other four feet nine inches long. He reported that these were the largest snakes of this type seen in that community in recent years. They were on his grape arbor at the time. Soldier AWOL Third Time Harold Treen, 23, Kenton, last week was returned to Ft. Haynes barracks for the third time on charges of being AWOL from his Army post. Sailing Ship On Mercy Mission With Prisoners Of War Packages Police said Treen left Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, without per mission April 10. He had been ar rested twice on similar charges earl ier this year. Many Soy Beans To Be Sold Regardless of delays and losses in the harvesting of the 1942 soybean crop in this district last fall, the majority of farmers are planning acreage increases this year. For gotten are the headaches of last sea son and a new spirit seems instilled in the “Food for Freedom” program. Government pegging of prices may have had some bearing on a few who had contemplated decreases, but most of the larger growers provided for acreage increase in their early plan ning. i PUTNAM COUNTY Third Shift Added To Plant Because current sales make an im mediate increase in production neces sary, a third shift of workmen has been started at the Weatherseal Manufacturing company plant in Ot tawa. Ottawa Sugar Plant Suspends Operation of the sugar beet refin ery of the Ohio Sugar company of Ottawa, was suspended for the rest of 1943, company officials announced after a final survey of available beet acreage. Farmers in the growing area of the company which included Putnam and several surrounding counties were given until May 3 to sign con tracts that would assure the firm of at least 4,500 acres of sugar beets for the 1943 season but the final tabulation of acreage fell far short of this total. Funds Lacking For Defense Putnam county’s civilian defense council still is without adequate op erating funds and the extensive or ganization set up to protect the ci vilian population in case of a war emergency is dependent upon the board of county commissioners for continued existence. This was disclosed Friday follow ing a meeting of the council, repre sentatives of war service groups and state council of defense agents Wed nesday night in the court house. A conference between the state council representatives and two of the three county commissioners was held after the main session. jt Washington D. C.—Redolent of the clipper ships of old was this four-masted bark when she cleared an American port early in April with a cargo of 204,000 American Red Cross prisoners of war food parcels. Checking the boxes are Miss Llewellyn Miller, Miss Rosalind White, and Mrs. Worth Rhoades Bushnell, volunteer Red Cross workers of Baltimore. Tb« sailing ship is the Foz do Douro, of neutral Portu guese registry. kRcd Crou, for Offict of War Information) $209,157 Distributed Putnam county and its subdivisions were in receipt of checks for a total of $209,157.55 from the February settlement of real estates taxes, in heritance taxes and depository in terests which have been distributed by County Auditor Carl D. Frick, he announced. This was $4,437.67 less than was collected during the same settlement period in 1942. Since the total du plicate for real estate, taxes on the 1942 duplicate was $426,484, this leaves $217,326.45 to be collected dur ing the second-half collection period in June. LaFayette Mesdames Inez Lippincott, Hazel Hefner, Helen Nulf, Belle Taylor and Bessie Hefner attended the spring Missionary Conference of the Chris tian Church at Columbus Grove, Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Kline and family were Sunday afternoon visitors of his mother, Mrs. Daisy Thompson of Lima. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hefner were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hefner of near Bluffton. Mrs. Louise Cloore is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Sharrits of Lima. Mrs. Ivy Binkley assisted by Mrs. Etta Skinner entertained the Kings daughters class of the Christian Church Wednesday afternoon. Mem bers present were: Mesdames Daisy Heiser, Pearl Williams, Ethel Larue, Bertha Thayer, Ella Watt, Josie Williams, Lola Long, Zella Hawk, Nellie Taylor. Mrs. Hester Church and Richard Catchel of Mansfield and Mrs. Ida Boyd were Friday visitors of Mrs. Maggie Fleming. Rev. and Mrs. Black entertained Thursday the W. S. C. S. of the Liberty Chapel church. Rev. and Mrs. Black spent the week end at Delaware. Mr. and Mrs. William Binkley and Mrs. Lenore Wood and daughters were Monday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Fleming. The farm population of Ohio de creased by 50,000 from Jan. 1, 1935 to Jan 1, 1940. Unofficial estimates indicate the rate of migration may have been higher in the past two years. ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULA TIONS GOVERNING PROCEDURE DURING AIR RAID AND BLACKOUTS WITHIN THE VILTAGE OF BLUFFTON. STATE OF OHIO. Be it ordained by the Council of the Village of Bluffton, Allen County. Ohio: Section 1. That the mayor of tne Village of Bluffton be and he is hereby authorised to enforce within the convocation limits of the village all state and county rules and regula tions pertaining to air raids and blackouts Section 2. That violation of such rules and regulations is hereby declared to be a mis demeanor subject upon conviction to a fine not to exceed Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars. Section 3. That the foregoing provisions be in effect from and after the earliest period allowed by law. Passed this 3rd day of May, 1943, in the council chamber at Bluffton, Ohio. W. A. HOWE. Mayor. W. O. Geiger, Clerk 3 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT The State of Ohio Allen County, as. Estate of John Kohler, Deceased. Albert W Kohler, of R. R. No. 2, Bluffton, Ohio, has been appointed and qualified as ex ecutor of the estate of John Kohler, late of Allen County, Ohio, deceased Dated this 8th day of May, 1943. RAYMOND SMITH. 5 Probate Judge. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT The State of Ohio, Allen County, ss. Estate of Hiram W Althaus. Deceased. Hallie V. Althaus. of Bluffton, Ohio, has been apjjointed and qualified as administratrix of the estate of Hiram W. Althaus, late of z\llen County. Ohio, deceased Dated this 27th day of April, 1943. RAYMOND SMITH. 3 Probate Judge NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT The Ststte of Ohio. Allen County, s«. Estate of Russell L. Magee, Deceased. Ethel Magee, of Bluffton, Ohio, has been apiointed and qualified as administratrix of the estate of Russell L. Magee, late of Allen County, Ohio, deceased. Dated this 27th day of April, 1943. RAYMOND SMITH. 3 Probate Judge NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT The State of Ohio, Allen County, ss. Estate of Caroline Amstuts, Deceased. Sidney Hilty of Mt. Blanchard. Ohio, has been appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of Caroline Amstutz, late of Allen County, Ohio, deceased Dated this 23rd day of April. 1943. RAYMOND P. SMITH. 8 Probate Judge May 9, 1918 Bluffton’s Liberty loan honor flag bearing a bright red star denoting an oversubscription of one hundred per cent is flying from a telephone cable over the public square. The flag probably will be taken to the Community Hall where it will be permanently preserved. Bluffton will be asked to contrib ute $2,000 to help save the lives of the boys over there and in the can tonments in this country in the na tion wide one hundred million dollar Red Cross drive from May 20 to 27 inclusive. In charge of the cam paign are: M. M. Bogart, R. L. Triplett and Clair Fett. “Berlin or Bust” was the slogan in scribed on the side of one of the forty big army trucks that passed through the town Monday morning. The trucks are part of the equip ment of the quartermaster’s depart ment and are manufactured by a Lima firm. Vance Shrider, one of the Bluffton boys, who left with the first draft Rockport Mrs. William Augsburger of Bluff ton was a Saturday night and Sun day guest of her daughter, Mrs. Herbert Marshall and family. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Cook of East Orwell are here spending sev eral weeks among relatives and friends. Mrs. Lysie Cahill of Cleveland spent from Thursday until Monday with her mother, Mrs. Orlo Marshall who has been numbered with the sick. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Begg, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Begg and sons Jimmie and Dean and Mr. Harley Van Meter were Sunday dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Begg and sons John and Wm. Bluffton In First World War Messrs. James Rinner, David Ros enberger, and Marvin Wasser, stu dents at Bluffton College were Sat urday night and Sunday guests of Robert Marshall. What Happened Here Twenty-five Years Ago This Week Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Marshall and son Don and Mrs. William Augsburger were Sunday evening supper guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Bogart in Bluffton. Mrs. W. E. Marshall was called to Lima Saturday on account of the serious illness of her sister, Mrs. E. L. Michael of Beaverdam who under went an operation at Memorial hos pital Saturday morning. Mrs. William Althaus will open her home to members of the Profit and Pleasure club for their May meeting, Wednesday afternoon of next week. The program theme will be “Music” with the following num bers: Roll call, My Favorite song “Hark, Hark, the Lark”, Mrs. Rhoda Althaus “Swedish Nightingale”, Mrs. F. C. Marshall “Brown Bird Singing”, Mrs. Lawrence Begg “Women Pianists and Composers”, Mrs. Guy Mayberry. The Methodist missionary society will meet Thursday afternoon of next week in the home of Mrs. Howard Beery. An interesting pro gram has been planned and a good attendance is desired. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Geiger of Bluffton were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall and Mrs. STOP The New immunity METHOD'. •f I THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1943 quota for Camp Sherman last fall has arrived safely overseas accord ing to word received here Monday. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shrider. Dr. C. H. Smith spent last week at the Great Lakes Naval Training station north of Chicago where he gave an address each evening under the auspices of the Y.M.C.A. Dean Byers spent Saturday and Sunday at Camp Sherman. He de livered an address at the base hos pital chapel of the camp on Satur day evening. Sergeant Major Ralph Steams, who is in training at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas., attended the high school commencement and alumni here and is spending the week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Stearns. Word has been received from Edw. Stauffer, a former college student, who is now with the army engineers in France, saying that he likes the country very much. Lysie Cahill. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cahill of Bluffton were Sunday even ing callers. A family group gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Haas for supper Sunday evening in celebration of Mother’s Day and presented Mrs. Haas with a lovely gift in memory of the occasion. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Oswalt of Toledo, Mr. add Mrs. B. J. Oswalt and son Jack arid Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Haas and family of Beaver dam, Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Haas and family of Cairo, Mr. and Mrs. Coral Donaldson and daughter Janet and Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Fruchey of Pandora. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Marshall were recent dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Caselinni at the Nether land Plaza in Cincinnati. FARM BUREAU INSURANCE Auto—Fire—Life—Liability Paul E. Whitmer, Agent 245 W. Grove St.—Phone 350-W Bluffton, Ohio LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE HAULING Every Load Insured STAGER BROS. Bluffton. Ohio For Vigor and Health— from Bloody Coccidiosis include meat in your menu. Always ready to serve you. Bigler Bros. Fresh and Salt Meats Heavy Losses with C-Ka-Cene Bloody Coccidiosis? No longer need you fear its red death will slaughter your chicks. Thou sands of chicks killed in the Pratt laboratories have shown science how to avoid those awful losses. Just add Pratts C-Ka-Gene to your mash. 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