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VOLUME NO. LXVIII
CANNING SUGAR
REGISTRATION TO
BEGIN ON FRIDAY
To be Held at High School Cafe
teria Friday Thru Monday
1 to 6 P. M.
First
Applicants Must Bring
War Ration Books and
Canning Estimates
Applications for canning sugar will
be received at the Bluffton High
school cafeteria on Friday, Saturday
and Monday from 1 to 6 p. m., it was
announced Wednesday^ morning by
Supt. A. J. B. Longsdorf, in charge
of the local rationing program.
Registrations are made accord
ing to the following alphabetical
schedule. Persons whose
ames begin with
“A” through
day.
“F” through
urday.
“N’ through
day.
The local organization will enable
Bluffton housewives to obtain their
canning sugar ration books without
the necessity of going to Lima. The
sugar coupons to be issued at this
time are for the entire canning seas
on through the fall months, it was an
nounced.
last
E” register Fri-
“M” register Sat-
“Z’ register Mon­
Ration Book No. 1
Since Monday Bluffton housewives
have been purchasing canning sugar
with stamps 15 and 16 from War Ra
tion Book No. 1 which are good for
five pounds of sugar each for home
canning.
A maximum of 15 pounds addition
al, totalling 25 pounds per person,
can be allowed by the ration board.
In no case can this be higher than a
maximum of 250 pounds per family.
In many cases the ten pounds per
person allotment with stamp 15 and
16 it is believed will be sufficient.
Consumers who require more than 10
pounds per person for canning will
apply to the local board for an addi
tional allowance.
Applicants Data
All applicants should bring: (1) all
of the family’s War Ration Books
No. 1, and (2) an estimate of the
number of quarts of fruit to be can
ned. One pound of sugar for every
four quarts, of finished fruit is al
lowed.
The registrations will be in charge
of public school teachers and other
volunteer workers in the community.
Other workers are needed and are re
quested to communicate with the high
school office, it was announced by
Supt. Longsdorf.
Pre-School Clinic
To Be Held Tuesday
The annual pre-school clinic will be
held at the Bluffton grade school
building next Tuesday from 9:30 to
11:30 a. m., it was announced this
week.
Free medical and dental examina
tions, vaccinations and imiriunization
will be given to children who will
start to school in September. The
clinic is sponsored by the Mother’s
Study club.
Parents are asked to bring their
children, who start to school for the
first time, to the clinic for the free
medical check-up in charge of local
physicians and county health author
ities.
Members of the committee in
charge of arrangements are: Mrs.
Clayton Murray, chairman^ Mrs.
George Carmack and Mrs.
Badertscher.
Ralph
Couple Is Wed At
Home Of Minister
Wedding of Miss Princess Basing
er, daugher of Jerry Basinger of
Cherry street and Cecil Richard, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Richard of
Helena, Ohio, took place in Pandora
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock
at the home of the Rev. P. J. Boehr,
pastor of the St. John Mennonite
church northwest of Bluffton.
The couple was unattended and
the single
The bride
blue dress
carried a
roses.
ring ceremony was used,
was attired in a powder
with white accessories and
shower bouquet of yellow
Following the ceremony the cou
ple left for a week-end wedding trip.
For the present they will live with
his parents on a farm near Helena.
Mrs. Richard is a graduate of
Pandora High school in the class of
1934. She has been employed for
the past several years at the West
inghouse plant in Lima. Mr. Rich
ard attended Gibsonburg High school
and has been engaged in farming.
Legion Poppy Day
To Be Held Saturday
Honoring the men who fell in the
battles of the First World War,
paper poppies will be sold in Bluff
ton on Saturday by the women of
the American Legion auxiliary, as
sisted by the girls of the Bluffton
High school Girl Reserves club.
The poppies are made by disabled
veterans and funds from the sale
go for the relief of veterans and
their families of the first and pres
ent world wars. The local sale is in
charge of Mrs. Harry Turner of the
Legion Auxiliary here.
A poppy booth will be set up at
Fett’s hardware. Thirty women will
sell the poppies on the streets. Sales
usually total about 1,000 poppies in
the community on poppy day here,
it was stated.
PARTY CAUCUSES
TO BE HELD HERE
ON TUESDAY NIGHT
democrats Meet in Council
Chamber: Republicans at
H. S. Library
The caucuses next Tuesday night
will be for the filling of town ticket
only caucuses for Richland township
offices including the Bluffton board of
education ticket will be held in Aug
ust.
Roller Skating Rink
To Open Here Soon
A roller skating rink will open in
Bluffton soon, it was announced the
first of the week, in the former
garage building at North Main and
Elm streets previously occupied by
the Bixel Motor Sales.
Ray Clark, who operates a skat
ing rink at St. Marys, was here the
first of the week making prepara
tions for
a modern
place.
Modem Youth Has Latent Idealism,
H. S. Commencement Speaker States
This
No Municipal Primary
Summer Unless Contests
Develop
Municipal politics swung into its
stride this week with both Democratic
and Republican parties announcing
caucuses for next Tuesday night at
8:30 o’clock.
The Democratic caucus will be held
in the council chamber and the Re
publican caucus in the high school
library. Party leaders here said they
hoped to fill a complete ticket.
Whether there will be a municipal
primary in August will depend upon
whether any contests develop. Time
for filing of declaration of candidacy
closes on June 11. In event there are
no contests for any office on either
ticket no primary will be held.
conditioning the place for
and up-to-date recreation
maple floor is being laid
A new
and the rink, when opened, will be
one of the best in Northwestern
Ohio. Clark stated that he expects
to contact civic leaders here in re
gard to operation of the place which
he said will be designed to provide
wholesome recreation for Bluffton’s
young people.
Bluffton Man Badly
Hurt In Auto Crash
Ed Reagan, 44, of West Kibler
street, was a patient in Bluffton hos
pital the first of the week as the re
sult of serious injuries sustained in
an automobile accident late Friday
night.
A passing Lima motorist found
Reagan lying unconscious at the side
of the Dixie highway two and one
half miles north of town near the
Albro farm a short distance from his
wrecked automobile which had left
the road and crashed into a tree.
Brought to the hospital by the
Lima motorist, Reagan was found to
have sustained nasal injuries and a
broken left upper jaw. On regain
ing consciousness he was unable to
give an account of the accident. It
it believed, however, that he may
have been sideswiped and lost con
trol of his car. The road makes a
sweeping turn at that point.
The accident occurred shortly after
midnight Friday as the Bluffton man
was returning home from the Buck
eye Pipe Line company’s pumping
station near Mt. Cory where he is
employed.
His condition is reported satisfac
tory and he was removed to his home
Tuesday night.
Large Audience Hears Dr. Roy
Burkhart Give Graduation
Address
44 Bluffton High School Seniors
Graduated in Exercises at
Gymnasium
One of the largest crowds in the
history of Buffton commencements
heard the address on the subject,
“Can We Sell People On Our Way
Of Life?” Following the class ad
dress by Dr. Burkhart, diplomas
were presented to 44 members of the
senior class by John Tosh, president
of the board of education.
Traditional Garb
Members of the class were seated
on the stage of the gymnasium in
the traditional academic garb con
sisting of maroon caps and gowns.
The class marched into the audi
torium to the strains of the Corona
tion March played by the high school
orchestra under the direction of Prof.
Sidney Hauenstein.
Ranking scholastic honor stu
dents who delivered orations were
Robert Pannabecker, valedictorian
and Dorothy Anderson, salutatorian.
L’SICAL N uM BERS
Musical numbers were provided by
Barbara Jean Triplett, who played a
xylophone solo Alice Oyer, soprano
solo James Gratz, tenor solo Ray
mond Schumacher, flute solo
numbers by the orchestra.
World
to build
than at
of
Freemen
a world
Our great task is to build
of freemen. Submarines and bombs
don’t guarantee freedom they simply
open the opportunity
that kind of world,
stated.
to establish
the speaker
today is the
One of the paradoxes
willingness of people to die for in
battle what they will not live for in
peace time. They die for their ideals
of freedom and democracy but in
times of peace too many people are
apathetic about democratic institu
tions, Dr. Burkhart said.
Ki
be
be
be
Our way of life should not
forced on to the world—it must
sold to the world. This can best
done by the instrumentalities of edu
cation and by being an example to
the world, the speaker pointed out.
Diplomas Given
Diplomas were presented to the
following seniors:
Ralph Althaus, Sylvan Burkholder,
Herbert Conrad, Weldon Deppler,
Herbert Devier, Calvin Dudgeon, John
Dunbar, James Gratz, Floyd Herr,
Edgar Huber, Albert Ingalls.
Richard Klay, Denard Loganbill,
Donavin Moser, Richard Oberly, Rob
ert Oberly, Robert Pannabecker, John
Schmidt, Raymond Schumacher, Dav
id Smucker, Clyde Sommer, James
Stonehill, Kenneth Winkler, Robert
Young.
Dorothy Anderson, Ellen Basinger,
LaVerne Burkholder, Mildred Camp
bell, Doris Dunifon, Harriete Fett,
Aline Hilty, Treva Hochstettler, Flor
ence Hofer, Dorothy Jennings.
Adah Lehman, Mary Ellen Lugin
buhl, Eileen Moser, Alice Oyer, Ruth
Slusser, Wilma Steiner, Barbara Jean
Triplett, Roberta Wenger, Mary
Jane Worthington, Alice Santschi.
Real Estate Deals
Oswin Luginbuhl has sold his res
idence property on South
street to Walter Sommer
sides in the Amos Gratz
adjoining the Grade school
Luginbuhl who is employed
expects to move to that place this
summer.
Jackson
who re
property
grounds,
at Lima
Home On Furlough
Tech. Sgt. Carleston “Tony” Wilson,
radio operator in United States army
bombers, arrived here early Tuesday
morning from the Southwest Pacific
area, to spend a 15 day furlough at
the home of his uncle and aunt Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Corson of North Jack
son street.
rHE BLUFFTON NEWS
A NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE ESTS OF BLUFFTON AND VICINITY
BLUFFTON, OHIO, 1 RSDAY, MAY 27, 1943
HONOR
IN
EXEI
Services to
Grove
Business
Monday 1
exterior,
idealism
fruition,
Despite a sophisticated
modern youth has a latent
that can be brought to full
it was stated by Dr. Roy Burkhart,
pastor of the First Community
church of Columbus, who addressed
Bluffton High school commencement
exercises at the gymnasium Tuesday
night. It was the 62nd annual com
mencement.
Services
parted war
day afternoon ip
ial day obse
by Bluffton
the week.
Ritualistic ex
Maple Grove
followed by the I
at the high school SV
A rrangements^for
in charge of a. con:
ion here.
A parade to the
at 1:30 o’clock at
the line of marc
In
and
The prayer of invocation was
en by Rev. E. G. Steiner, of
Defenseless Mennonite church
the benediction was pronounced by
Rev. J. N. Smucker of the First
Mennonite church.
Dr. Burkhart told the seniors that
they were fortunate in being born in
a period of great world crisis since
challenges and opportunities
a better world are greater
any time.
ERANS
AL DAY
SUNDAY
jpeld at Maple
igh School
urn
Here
o Close
Deliveries
al
Bluffton’s de
vil! be held Sun
annual Memor
was announced
st the
first of
will be
y at 2
oon’s
itorium at 2:30
observance are
ee of the Leg-
held at
o’clock
program
tery will form
Legion hall.
__ 'ill be veterans
of the Spanish-American and World
wars, women of thwBIuffton Legion
Auxiliary, town officials, Boy Scouts
and other organizations and citizens.
Music will be provided by the High
School band under direction of Prof.
Sidney Hauenstein.
Services Over Grave
The ritualistic services are held each
year over the grave of the latest war
veteran to be buried fA. Maple Grove.
The scene of the exercises this year
will be at the grave ,of Russell Ma
gee.
Following this the? procession will
return to the high school auditorium
where Rev. Ernest N, Bigelow of the
Presbyterian church*:wul deliver the
ISB
giv
the
and
of the day. Special music
being arranged for the pro­
address
also is
gram.
Memorial day^coming on Sun
places gener
Mai!
With
day this year, busi
ally will be closed o Monday,
service, however, will Continue as usu
al deliveries on rural routes,
Local Man Heads
Airplane School
James Basinger, formerly of Bluff
ton and son of Mr. and Mrs. Noah
Basinger of South Lawn avenue, has
accepted a position in Birmingham,
Alabama, as supervisor of a govern
ment school for training instructors
and mechanics in the conditioning of
military airplanes.
As head of the school he will have
direction of 20 senior instructors and
200 students. Planes turned out by
factories in the large production cen
ters are flown to Birmingham where
they
type
and
they
are conditioned for the special
of work required by the army
also for the climate in which
will operate.
Conditioning of planes is done by
mechanics after completing the course
of instruction of which Basinger is
in charge.
The former Bluffton man is a
graduate of Parks Air college, East
St. Louis, Ill., and for
eighteen months has been
at the Vultee Airplane
Nashville, Tenn., a large
turer of army planes.
the past
employed
plant in
manufac-
expect to
Mr. and Mrs. Basinger
move from Nashville to Birmingham
in the near future.
Funeral Services
For Marjorie Bixel
Funeral services for Marjorie
Elizabeh Bixel, 10, youngest daugh
ter of Dr. and Mrs. Munson R. Bixel
of Cherry street, were held at the
First Mennonite church Monday
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.
She died Friday evening at Lima
Memorial hospital after a four-year
illness. Although she had been af
flicted with bronchial asthma for
several years, her death came sud
denly and unexpectedly due to a
heart attack.
A fifth grade pupil, she had at
tended the grade school here on Wed
nesday. When she became ill Thurs
day she was admitted to the Bluff
ton Community hospital. On Friday
she was taken to the Lima hospital.
She was born in Bluffton, July 24,
1932. In addition to her parents she
is survived by one sister, Alice Jean,
and one brother, Paul Don, both at
home.
Rev. J. N. Smucker, pastor of the
First Mennonite church, officiated at
the services, assisted by Rev. Paul
E. Whitmer. Burial was in Maple
Grove cemetery.
Application forms for War Ration
Book Three were distributed during
the past week by mail thru the post
office here to patrons on city and
rural routes.
One form was left in mail boxes
for each family, but additional forms
will be available at the post
for those who need them.
It wiJs’^DouW the ftSStoffice
here.
Application Blanks For Ration
Book No. 3 Distributed By Mail
office
mar
home
Persons related by blood or
riage and living in the same
may be listed on one application
form but others in the home must
file separate applications, according
to OPA regulations.
hristian Democracy
Discipline, Commen
Goshen College President Ad
dresses Bluffton College
Commencement
res. Ramseyer Reports on Ex
cellent Financial Condi
tion of School
democracy is best nur
return to seif-discipline
state-imposed regulation,
Christian
tured by a
rather than
it was stated by Dr. Ernest E. Mil
ler, president of Goshen college,
Goshen, Indiana, who addressed
Bluffton college commencement ex
ercises Monday morning.
Despite rainy weather, the First
Mennonite church was filled for the
occasion as the speaker delivered the
scholarly address to the 31 gradu
ating seniors on the subject, “A Re
turn to Discipline”.
Traditional Pageantry
In traditional graduation pageant
ry, the black gowned academic pro
cession filed into the church audi
torium to the strains of Processional
with Prof. Otto Holtkamp at the
organ.
At the conclusion of the com
mencement address by Dr. Miller the
class was presented to Pres. L. L.
Ramseyer by Dr. J. S. Schultz, dean
erf the college. The degrees were
then conferred by Dr. Ramseyer
(Continued on page 8)
in
Bluffton Soldier
Weds On Furlough
Wedding vows were spoken by Miss
Isabelle Stewart, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. G. R. Stewart of Findlay
and First Sergeant James F. West,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff West,
Thursday evening at 7:45 o’clock.
Re\. W. P. Alspach, a former
pastor of the bride officiated at the
double ring
in Findlay.
ceremony at his home
was attired for the oc
powder blue two piece
bride
in a
trimmed in white lace with
she wore navy and white ac-
The
casion
dress
which
cessories and pink rosebud corsage
Her only jewelry was a single strand
of pearls, a gift of the groom.
Miss Lillian Hards and John Or
wick of Findlay attended the bride
and groom. The bridesmaid was at
tired in a soldier blue dress with
blue and white accessories and cor
sage of American Beauty roses
The ceremony was witnessed also
by Miss Martha Stewart, sister of
the bride.
The couple left immediately fol
lowing the ceremony on a short wed
ding trip.
Mrs. West has been employed as
a music instructor at the Mt. Cory
high school for the past four years.
Mr. West is stationed at an army
outpost in the Atlantic. Prior to his
induction into the armed forces he
was employed by the Citizens Na
tional bank. Both are graduates of
Bluffton college.
Summer School At
College Under Way
Twenty-seven students are attend
ing summer school at Bluffton college
which started Tuesday, it was an
nounced Wednesday morning by Dr.
J. S. Schultz, director of the summer
session.
The Hiram plan of intensive study
of one course in three weeks’
is used in the summer session,
summer course consists of five
lasting for 15 weeks.
units
The
units
start
Students are permitted to
courses at the beginning of any of
the units.
period ends on June 12. The follow
ing teachers are in charge of courses
at the present time: Miss Edna Ram
seyer, Dr. I. W. Bauman, Prof. Otto
Holtkamp and Dr. Schultz.
The present three weeks’
Other instructors will be added as
the courses change throughout the
summer session, Dr. Schultz said.
A sample form, correctly filled out
appears on Page 7 of this issue of
the News and may be used as a
guide. The forms are to be filled out
and mailed to Columbus between
June 1 and 10.
The Office of Price Administration
there will prepare new ration books
for each member of the family listed
on the application and will mail
them in time for use as replace
ments for ration books now in use.
Applications not mailed by June 10
will not be accepted before August 1.
Nurtured By Self
cement Speaker Says
29 REGISTRANTS
ARE CALLED FOR
SERVICE BY DRAFT
,ist of Allen County Selectees
Announced by Draft Board
No. 3
wenty-two are Inducted Into
Army Service Seven
To Navy
Go
A group of 29 registrants were
formally inducted into the armed ser
vices, Monday, it was announced
Allen County Draft Board No.
They passed physical examination
Toledo, May 17.
by
3.
at
Of the total number called, 22 were
assigned to the army and 7 to the
navy.
Army
Inducted into the army were:
Bluffton—Harold Augsburger.
Delphos—Wm. Miller, Wm. Helt,
Walter Foster, Harold Nartker, El
vin Allemeier, Jr.
Spencerville—Howard Post,
ence Coffman, Jesse Young,
Rigdon.
Ciar
Robt.
Robert
Lowe,
Lima—Frederick Horn,
Mann, James Janner, Wm.
Roger Leedy, Ronald Waltz, Russell
Gossard.
Lafayette—Wm. May, John Down
ard.
Westminster—Harold James.
Ft. Wayne—Louis Noonan.
Elida—Milton Stutzman.
Navy
Inducted into the navy were:
Bluffton—James Stratton.
Col. Grove—Kenneth Edwards.
Delphos—Eugene Wrasman.
Lima—Donald Rankin, Wm. Bend
er, Adolph Apple.
Dupont—Corwin Reynolds.
Detwiler Is Head
Of College Alumni
Paul Detwiler, Bluffton dairyman,
was named president of the Bluffton
college alumni association at a meet
ing of the group held at Ropp hall
Saturday night.
Other officers named were: Mrs.
Harriette Luginbuhl, vice-president
iss Edith Amstutz, secretary-treas
urer Rev. Forrest Musser, executive
secretary Oliver Diller, alumni mem
ber of the college board of trustees.
Wilbur Berky of Smithville pre
sided at the meeting as toastmaster.
Short addresses were given by C.
Floyd Byers of Goshen, Ind., and
Norman Triplett of Bluffton.
Herbert Oyer spoke for the senior
class and a vocal solo was presented
by Mrs. Dorothea Thompson Parrish,
of Toledo.
African Missionary
At Bethel Church
Brinley Evans, returned mission
ary from Africa, will speak at
Bethel Church of Christ in Orange
township, Sunday morning at 10:15
and in the evening at 7:30, central
war time.
The speaker, now on furlouhg, is
connected with the Sudan Interior
mission and spent a number of years
in Nigeria, Africa,
invited.
The public is
To Speak On Work Of
Brazil Mission Farm
Homer Moser, returned agricul
tural missionary from Brazil, will
speak at the Presbyterian church on
next Wednesday night, June 2, at
8:30 o’clock.
Mr. Moser is in charge of a large
agricultural mission and school in
Matto Grosso in the interior of Bra
zil and will speak on his work in
that country. The public is invited.
BUY
VNITBD
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NUMBER 5
TEST BLACKOUT
HERE REGARDED
AS SUCCESSFUL
ew Violations are Reported in
First Experience for Town
And Township
ine Drizzle of Rain Falls Dur
ing Half-hour Wardens,
Police on Patrol
Bluffton’s first test blackout Mon
day night was generally highly suc
cessful, it was stated by Clair Fett,
director of Bluffton Civilian defense
and Jesse Yoakam, chief air raid
warden.
No willful violations of blackout
procedure were reported altho a num
ber of minor difficulties developed
which will need correction in future
blackouts, it was stated by civilian
defense officials.
Drizzle of Rain
The weatherman cooperated by veil
ing the sky with a thickness of clouds
which intensified the darkness. Flash
lights of air raid wardens and deputy
policemen penetrated through a fine
drizzle of rain during the blackout
which lasted from 10:00 to 10:30.
The hour of the blackout had not
been announced previously, not even
to the civilian defense staff. Notified
from Lima, by relay out of Columbus
15 minutes before the “air raid,” the
staff of about 140 wardens, auxiliary
police and Boy Scouts was mobilized
with admirable swiftness and showed
excellent organization.
The blackout, covering eight coun
ties was reported generally success
ful thruout the district. Headquart
ers for the town’s organization were
maintained at the mayor’s office while
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High School Alumni
Will Meet Friday
Members of the Bluffton High
school alumni association will enjoy
a program at the school auditorium
Friday night at 8:30 o’clock to be
followed by dancing in the gymnas
ium at 9:30 o’clock.
No alumni with Bluffton addresses
will receive invitations other than
the newspaper announcement. Due
to food rationing there will be no
banquet this year.
The following program will be pre
sented: Welcome, Dr. Gordon Bixel,
alumni president Response, Ralph
Althaus, senior class president Xylo
phone solo, Barbara Jean Triplett
Alumni in Armed Forces, Theola
Steiner
Huser
James Gratz
Lewi^: 25th anniversary memories,
Helen Todd-Hauenstein.
In Memoriam, Mabel Hawk
Vocal duet, Alice Oyer and
Piano solo, Bettye
Following the program dancing
will be enjoyed in the gymnasium to
the music of Carl Young and his
10 piece orchestra from Lima.
Formal or informal dress will be ap
propriate for the occasion, the com
mittee stated.
Officers of the association are:
Dr. Gordon Bixel, president Ezra
Moser, vice-president Sibyl Mollett,
treasurer Adelaide McGinnis, record
ing secretary Harriet Biome, Donna
Hagerman and Mary Schultz, corres
ponding secretaries.
Committees in charge of the alumni
reunion are:
Program—Carolyn Romey, Agnes
Amstutz, Harriett© Luginbuhl, W. A.
Amstutz.
Refreshments—Mrs. M. M. Kibler,
Mrs. Edgar Hauenstein, Miss Eddyth
Cupp assisted by girls from the high
school home economics department.
Dance—Richard Lewis, Gerald
Berry, Lamont Diller.
To Graduate At Ohio
Wesleyan U. Sunday
Miss Mary Elizabeth Lape, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Lape of
Grove street will be graduated
the Bachelor of Arts degree at
mencement exercises of Ohio
leyan university at Delaware,
day.
with
com
Wes-
Sun-
take
Graduation exercises will
place in the afternoon at 4 o’clock
when degrees will be conferred on a
class of 193 seniors. Gov. John W.
Bricler will deliver the class ad
dress.
Births
The following births at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr. and Mrs. Clair Michel, a boy,
Saturday. Mrs. Michel was former
ly Miss Evelyn Balmer of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hubbell,
Ada, a girl, Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Roth, Findlay,
a girl, Sunday.