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PAGE EIGHT
The Bluffton News presents
another in the series of import
ant but lesser known aspects.of
South America.—Editor.
Of all the great storehouses of the
“Good Neighbor” countries of Latin
America, none has yielded more fabu
lous treasures than the emerald mines
of Columbia. More precious than
diamonds in world markets, wrapped
in innumerable legends, and revered
by ancient Indians in their religious
rites, emeralds from the Columbian
mines have been among the costliest
and most famous gems since the 16th
century. Tradition has it that an
Aztec gem appropriated by Cortez
was valued at 40,000 ducats, and that
another wonderful stone, the size of
an ostrich egg, was found in Peru,
where the Indians worshiped it as the
goddess of emeralds.
Mr. and Mrs. Clate Scoles called
Sunday afternoon on Mr. and Mrs.
Norval Scoles.
Marilyn Stratton spent a few days
last week with Mr. and Mrs. Larry
Miller of Lima.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Turner and
son Donald of Cleveland spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Lyman
Barnes and Joann.
Mr .and Mrs. Avery Watt and son
Ronnie were Sunday evening dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Jen
nings and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Blosser and
family were Wednesday evening call
ers of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Barnes
and Joann.
Sondra Sue Huber spent the week
end with Huber and Lucy Winegard
ner of Harrod.
Walter Mefferd was seriously burn
ed by battery acid at his home, Sun
day.
Mrs. Harold Younkman and sons
called on Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Phil
lips and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Younk
man and family, Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Chas. Miller, Mr. and Mrs.
Aden Baker and son, Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Wenger, Mr. and Mrs. James
Miller of Bluffton called on Mr. and
Mrs. Dennis Brauen and family, Sun
day evening. Mr. Frank Shroder and
son called Friday evening.
Emeralds—Green Gold Of Colombia
Rated More Precious Than Diamonds
One of the “myths of El Dorado,”
or the search for “The Gilded King,”
originated from Lake Gutavita in
Colombia, and the years in which the
Spanish conqui st adores engaged in
extraordinary adventures in search of
the fabled chieftain form one of the
most romantic episodes of colonial
history in Spanish America. Tragedy
and daring, intrigue and crime,
followed in wake of eager Spanish
explorers who braved the terrors of
unknown land and waters in their
mad race for the mythical riches of
“El Dorado.”
The most commonly accepted
legend relates that a roving Indian
first told the Spaniards the story of
the fabulous treasure, in 1535. The
“Gilded King” was an Indian chief
tain, who, upon acceding to the rule
of his Indian tribe, followed elabo
rate tribal ceremonies in covering
himself from head to foot with a
resinous substance, over which was
sprinkled a layer of finely powdered
gold. The shining figure then pro
ceeded on a raft to the middle of
Lake Gutavita, where, as a sacrifice
to the gods, he threw overboard great
quantities of emeralds and gold.
The adventure-mad Spaniards made
many attempts over three centuries
to drain the lake of its buried
treasures, and other explorers have
done likewise, but with only varying
degrees of success to date.
Pleasant Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Blosser and familv
spent Sunday evening with Mr. and
Mrs. Lou Hauenstein.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Barnes and
Joan called at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. S. .Blosser, Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Jones and dau
ghter, Dorothy of Lima called at the
home of S. R. Blosser, Monday night.
Roger and Glen Earl Jones are vis
iting with Roy Dean Blosser.
Mr. and Mrs. Orton Stratton were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Stratton and family.
Sandra Sue Huber spent Monday
with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
David Holman.
Mr. and Mrs. Norval Scoles were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Zimmer of Ada.
Ed Kidd called Sunday on Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Skaggs and daughter Hel
en.
Word has been received that Mrs.
Emma Scoles of Los Angeles, Calif.,
fell and broke her hip and is in a
serious condition.
BUY
UNITED
STATES
BONDS
AND
STAMPS
The principal emerald mines of the
world are about 80 miles northwest of
the city of Bogota in Colombia, in an
almost inaccessible part of the Andes,
at the head of the Orinoco river.
When the Spandiards discovered the
emerald deposits, they found great
open pits and dumps of waste rock so
large as to make it evident that the
work had probably been in progress
for centuries. The Spaniards forced
the Indians into breaking down the
gem-bearing ground, and for 150
years mining continued under Spanish
domination. Four times a year the
precious stones were shipped to Spain,
but finally, the expense of mining be
came greater than the value of the
stones and Charles II ordered the
work to cease.
Abandonee! until the 10th century’
and covered with luxuriant jungle
growth, the pits and mines were lost
for many years to all but tradition.
They have gradually been reopened,
and the Colombian government now
has charge of the industry, leacing
mines for a stated numbers of years
to private enterprises.
The great Muzo mines represent a
funnel-shaped depression on steep
mountain sides. The emeralds are
found in calcite veins, and are small,
six-sided prisms of rich green color,
ranging from the size of a man’s
thumb to microscopic dimensions.
Oddly enough, emerald mining is one
industry in which modern mining
machinery cannot be successfully
used, because the emerald crystals
are so fragile that they must be
mined largely by hand. Mining is
still somewhat on the primitive scale,
Indians using long iron crow-bars,
with which they are highly skilled.
As the nests containing the emerald
pieces are broken up by light hammers
and examined very closely for gems
or emerald coloration. Some of the
emeralds are loosened from their ma
trix and may be picked out, while
others have to be soaked in a bath of
cold dilute hydrochloric acid until they
are free.
One of the marvels of the great
emerald beds of Colombia is that the
deposits show no evidence that they’
are likely to become exhausted for
several hundred years yet.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
STATE OF OHIO
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Columbus, Ohio
Engineer of Sales Legal Copy No. 43-204
UNIT PRICE CONTRACT
Sealed proposals will be received at the
office of the Slate Highway Director of Ohio,
at Columbus, Ohio, until 10:00 A. M., Ohio
Standard Time, Tuesday, July 13, 1943, for
improvements in:
Proposals Nos. 1 to 7 inclusive are offered
as one project and will be awarded as one
contract.
Proposal No. 1
Allen County. Ohio, on Sections A. I^afay
ette and (Part) of the Li ma-Ada-Forest
Road, State Highway No. -31. Stat,- Rout*
No. '-I. in Bath and Jackson Townships, by
applying a bituminous treatment. Item T-3O
and T-31.
Pavement: Width 16 feet. length 31.•.- feet.
Width 18 feet. Length 12.046 feet.
Total Length 43.098 feet or 8.16 miles.
Proposal No. 2
Allen County. Ohio, on Sections and H-l
of the Lima-Bellefontaine Road, State High
way No. 130. State Route No. 117. in Aug
laize Township, by applying a bituminous
treatment. Item T-30 and. T-31.
Pavement: Width 20 feet.
Length 21.065 fee* or 3.99 miles.
Proposal No. 3
Hardin County. Ohio, on Sections K-l
(Pan) and K-2 of th** Roundhead-McGuffey
Road. State Highway No. 44s. State Route
No. 195. in Roundhead Township. by apply
ing a bituminous treatment. Item T-30 and
T-31.
Pavement: Width 16 feet.
Length 8.065 feet or 1.53 miles.
Proposal No. 4
Hardin County, Ohio, on Section A of the
East Liberty-Mt. Victory Road. State High
way No. 636. State Route No. 292. in Hale
Township, by applying a bituminous treat
ment. Item T-30 and T-31.
Pavenimt: Width 18 feet.
Length 4.224 feet or 0.80 miles.
Proposal No. 5
Hardin County, Ohio, on Sections C, D, J.
K and E of the Findlay-Kenton Road. State
Highway No. 221. State Route No. 31. L. S.
Route No. 68, in Blanchard and Pleasant
To-wnships. by applying a bituminous treat
ment, Item T-30 and T-31.
Pavement: Width Is fee:. Length U.'-oo feet.
Width 20 feet. Length 34.981 *w
Total Length 45.9'1 feet or s.71 miles.
Proposal No. 6
Wyandot County. Ohio, on Section A-l of
the Forest-Upper Sandusky Road. State High
way No. 233. State Route No. 53. in Crane
Township, by applying a bituminous treat
ment. Item T-30 and T-31.
Pavement: Width 15 feet, Length 3,412 feet.
Width 21 feet. length 1,990 (•*'.
Total Length. 5.402 feet or 1.03 miles.
Proposal No. 7
Wyandot County. Ohio, on Sections K-l
(Part). L. M. V and Sycamore of the U i»*r
Sandusky-Bellevue Road. S’at Highway No
267. State Route No. 67. in Crane. Tymochtee
and Sycamore Townships, by applying a bi
tuminous treatment. Item T-31.
Pavement: Width 16 feet., Length 17.740 feet.
Width 17 feet. Length 14,784 feet.
Width 18 feet. Length 18,427 feet.
W'dth 20 feet. Length 5.280 feet.
Total Length 56.231 feet or 10.65 miles.
Total estimated cost................................$61,412.00
Proposals Nos. 1 to 7 inclusive of this pro
ject to be completed not later than Septem
ber 30. 1943.
The minimum wage to be paid to all labor
employed on this contract shall le in accord
ance with the “Schedule of Prevailing Hourly
Wage Rate Ascertained and Determined by
The Department of Industrial Relations appli
cable to State H.ghway Department Improve
ments in accordance with Sections 17-3. 17-4.
17-la. 17-5 and 17-5a of the General Code of
Ohio."
The bidder must submit with his bid a cer
tified chc.’k in an amount equal to five per
cent of the estimated coat, but in no event
more than ten thousand dollars.
Plans and -edifications are on fib* in the
department of highways and the office of the
resident district deputy director.
The lir«»'to- reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
H. G. SOURS.
10 State Highway Director.
Splits, Splinters Rocks
Although the chief characteristic
of the Sahara regions is intense heat,
reaching at times above 120 degrees
Fahrenheit, temperatures there have
a considerable range, varying from
place to place, from season to sea
son, and from day to night. Sharp
differences in temperatures during
the cloudless, sun-burned days and
the chilly star-lighted nights are im
portant factors in breaking down,
splitting and splintering the innu
merable rocks that form broad
stretches of the Saharan landscape.
Americans Have Many
Misconceptions Of
Africa Native Says
(Continued from page 1)
most pleasant task for the represent
ative of the Bluffton News.
Brilliant Student
He was awarded advanced standing
at Lincoln university, a Presbyterian
denominational college, at Lincoln,
I’a., on the basis of work'' taken at
Fourah Bay College in Freetown.
At Lincoln the young man dis
tinguished himself scholastically and
was elected valedictorian of his class.
.Fitzjohn has the distinction of be
ing the only individual in his tribe of
400,000 ever to come to America or
receive a college education. His ease
in comprehending the difficult college
courses and receiving high marks in
them would indicate a large reservoir
of material for the development of
a most superior culture.
Tribal Leaders
The young man comes from a dis
tinguished family of native tribal
leaders. His grandfather, King Geo
rge Alimami, was chief of the tribe
I to which Fitzjohn belongs. Had his
father not been converted to Christ
ianity it is very likely that Fitzjohn
himself would have been bolding an
important position in the tribal lead
ership.
The grandfather was a personal
friend of King George V of England
and when the roys^ monarch of Eng
land visited the protectorate the two
rulers always had the most friendly
visits and official relationships. The
grandfather was also a friend of the
Prince of Wales, now Duke of Wind
I sor.
Unde Is Chief
At the present time Fitzjohn’s
uncle, King Bobo Joe Tucker Ali
mami, is chief of the tribe. He is a
devout Mohammedan as are most of
Fitzjohn’s relatives. Being of the
Moslem faith, the uncle believes in
the polygamous form of marriage
I and has 37 wives.
i Mohammedanism is by far the pre
dominant religion of the West Africa.
Historically the Mohammedan miss
ionaries came into Africa from
Arabia and easily converted the
natives. Christianity has made very
substantial inroads and the Mo
hammedan religious officiants are
very much concerned over the spread
of Christianity. Of the Vei-Mende
tribe about 10 per cent of the people
are Christian. There are very few
so called heathen. Fitzjohn stated.
Many Misconceptions
The misconceptions concerning
Africa are legion, Fitzjohn states.
Most people think of Africa as one
large jungle with teeming millions
of wild animals roaming through
every portion of the area.
True enough if you want to take a
month’s journey into the interior of
the country you might find some
lions, tigers, huge snakes and other
types of jungle life. A good propor
tion of Africa is modern and the
cities appear much like many Ameri
can cities with movie houses, modern
department stores, taxicabs and tall
office buildings with elevators.
Many people think of African
natives as an unclothed group of
people. True enough many peasants
as a matter of economy will work in
their fields or around their huts
practically nude but when they come
to town for shopping they clothe
themselves.
Nudity
If they could afford the cloth with
which to cover their bodies nudity
would practically disappear, at least
in Sierre Leone, Fitzjohn stated.
Africa has the natural climatic and
vegetative conditions where fruit and
vegetables are produced in abundance.
Apples, bananas, berries and many
other types of fruit grow without
without cultivation everywhere and
when one is hungry he simply goes to
the nearest tree and helps himself.
Meat, likewise, is never a food
problem. For the effort of going but
a few yards from the house the
native can have fresh killed meat or
fish anytime he wants it. While
this is a blessing to the natives in
many ways it is also something of a I
problem.
This abundance of food has tended
to keep the wage scale down.
People don’t need their money for
food, clothing or shelter and conse
quently will work for wages of $1 to
$6 per month. With this they pur
chase only the trinkets of western
civilation.
Fitzjohn has seen many of the
different African Negroes as they
come to 8!rre Leone for trading pur
poses. The Berber Negroes are very
light complected. Some of them are
almost as white as the Caucasion
peoples. Many of the African
Negroes are Semitic in background as
for example, the Ethopians of which
Hailie Selassie is emperor. Fitz
john’s group is known as the Hamitie
Negro.
Healthy Lot
The Negroes of Sierre Leone are
a healthy lot and are never subject
to malaria fever which has been so
deadly to the white man. Fitzjohn’s
chief ailment in this country has
been winter colds.
The temperature here is very diffi
cult for a Negro from the tropics to
adjust to and the cold months oUthe
past winter proved to be a trial to
Fitzjohn. There were times
the cold was so intense that he was
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unable to speak an i the professor had
to send him to his room.
Another difficulty requiring con
siderable adjustment was the Ameri
can attitude toward race. In Free
town, there are many races, colors
and creeds and no one thinks a thing
of seeing and mingling of the differ
ent races.
Race Prejudice
There are no restrictions and re
gardless of whether one is of a min
ority group all of the institutions of
the community are open to everyone
on an equal basis. When he was
told in this country that there were
certain resturants and theatres to
he could not go the situation shocked
him and for the first time in his life
he became definitely conscious of
race.
Fitzjohn is well acquainted with
Rev. Walter Schutz, Pandora native,
who has been in e lucational mission
ary work for the United Brethren de
nomination in Freetown, Sierre Leone.
The two have had many church and
educational contacts and have taken
hunting trips together.
Social life in West Africa is consid
ered primative European stand
ards but this is an unjust character
ization Fitzjohn believes. Social
organization and the cultural forms
are different but this does not mean
inferiority or “primitive.”
There are many different social
groups all with their standards and
modes of conducts. The Wende soc
iety is the highes society for men in
the protectorate of Sierre Leone. It
is open to all men and has various
various ranks based on the ability
and economic circumstances of the
candidate.
Social Organizations
The initiation are very high
for the top divisions. In the highest
group of the Wende society the ini
tiation is about 8’0 which would bq
prohibitive to a p■ ..-ant who earns $1
to $5 per month.
In the dramatic performance of the
Wende dance the natives dance and
gesticulate with their bodies in a
most unique manner. Fires are set
in the middle of the village and they
dances dangerously near the flames,
Fitzjohn explaine
Porroh Society
i The second type of African society
for men is called the Porroh Society.
This is regarded as the institution of
learning where boys are inducted dur
ing the period of adolescence. In
some sections the rites last for about
a year and in oth» two or three
years.
The Devil of the Porroh Society is
called Ngombu-Sembge. He exemp
lifies many mysterious acts and no
one ever sees him. It is this devil
who takes the child away into the
Porroh bush. The devil catches the
boys as they are playing in the vill
age town, or going to the farm or
caught wherever the possibility may
arise.
Learn Adult Ways
During this period of education
the boys are inducted into the ways
of the adult group life. These cere
monies of induction are designed not
so much to give the initiate a reason
ed basis for his future behaviours and
attitudes as to impart to him the ac
cepted ideals and behaviour patterns
of the group. Fitzjohn pointed out.
The youth is thoroly imbued with
the spirit and kinship of the tribe.
The boys are taught by the older men
of the society the methods of arming,
hunting, swimming, w’restling and
the relation to his wife, child and
home. At the end of the training
period he is ready for participation in
adult society.
Bondo Society
The third type of African society is
the one for girls, known as the Bondo
society’. The headwomen is called
the Majo and is supposed to be a
spiritual witch, a visionary and one
that communes with invisible powers,
Fitzjohn said.
They are supposed to be able to
invoke thunder, rain and clouds by
magical incantations. The Majo has
numerous assistants who teach the
girls about child welfare, and home
problems.
The girls are taught other arts like
weaving, cooking, housekeeping, dy
ing of African clothes, horticulture,
fishing, and many other things that
will fit them properly to take their
places in the home as an African
mother.
They are taught some social ethics
apart from the general routine and
practice. They learn to be obedient
to their husbands, respectful to older
folks, love and respect for their pa
rents and to be kind and hospitable
to strangers.
Strict Moral Code
General adherence to a strict moral
code is probably much more consci
entiously obeyed by the African
natives than is the case of American
young people, Fitzjohn stated.
The girls are finally graduated
with elaborate ceremonies and are
ready to be taken in marriage at ab
out 15 orl6 years of age.
If a European wishes to marry’ in
to the tribe he may do so if he is will
ing to go through the same routine as
the natives and become a member of
the tribe. The child born to such a
couple, even though a hybrid, is right
ly received in the society and given
all the privileges and esteem of any
one else.
When the European takes the Afri
can wife on lawful terms she is es
teemed among the people of her tribe,
for she automatically stands above
the average family in economic cir
cumstances.
There are many wholesome leisure
time activities uiat are carried on by
the groups in order to enliven and en
rich the community life such as the
aerial rope dance, the conjurer, acro
batic boneless babies, the snake
charmer, hunter’s mimic dance, bush
war display and dancers of many
types. All of these attractions tend
to build customs distinct from Euro
pean influence and make life highly
interesting to the African natives.
Church Schools
The missionaries have made a
splendid contribution to the life of
Sierre Leone. The protectorate has a
population of 2,0(10,000 people and has
350 schools, all of them church spon
sored except five. In some cases the
mission schools have small grants
from the government.
With the exception of the five gov
ernment schools, the instutions all
suffer a lack of funds, many of them
receiving not more than $1,500 for
their entire operating expenses.
More African Control
Fitzjohn believes that more Afri
can teachers and administrators
should be placed in the schools and
that the curriculum should not be
based on the notion that Westerni
zation is the best procedure for the
African.
He believes that ideals, customs,
practices of the various African soc
ial groups be investigated and incorp
with the Western practices and that
the most successful practice would be
a blend of the two civilizations.
The pupils of Miss Laura Gerkey’s
elocutionary class will give another
recital at the city hall Friday night.
The numbers will be interspersed
with music by home talent. The
following sudents will appear on the
program: Matilda Meuller, Este
Lugibill, Harvey Gratz, Elva Weaver,
Ruth Hochstettler, Genevieve Betzner,
Beaulah Geiger, Nina Klay, Geneva
Steiner, J.C. Macy, Salva Steiner,
Charity Steiner, Estell Whisler, Chas.
Horn, Mae Jennings.
Musical numbers will be presented
by Miss Coburn, Laura Amstutz, Miss
Eaton, Miss Amstutz and Mrs. Stein
er.
Dr. E. D. Smith, pastor of the
Bluffton Methodist church for the
past two years, has been assigned a
stationed at Elmore, in the Toledo
district. Rev. F. M. Houser is* the
new minister assigned to this circuit.
An industry known as the Bluffton
Foundry and Machine Co. has been
incorporated $5,0(10. The incorpo
rators are: E. T. Paul, Robert Mol
let, A. L. Conrad, R. F. Armstrog, J.
W. Jackson J. A. Thompson and Geo
rge Lewis. The buildings and site
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Commencement week at Bluffton
High school will begin Sunday night
when Rev. W. R. Burton, pastor of
the M. E. church will deliver the
Baccalaureate sermon at the high
school audtiorium. Graduation will
be on Friday night at which L. E.
Wolfe of Ohio State university will
deliver the graduating address.
Monthly salaries and schools were
assigned by the Board of Education
of Richland township to the follow
ing teachers:
Minnie Balmer—Bucher, $55 Jes
se Steiner—Hilty, $55 Zilla Rupp—
Hillville, $55 Fred Augsburger—
Gratz, $55 Fanny Lauby—Gratz,
$50 Vesta Radebaugh—Owens, $60
Emmet Gratz—Huber, $58 Salva
Steiner—Phillips, $70 Ella Steiner—
Stager, $50 Jacob Amstutz—Diller,
$75.
The sealed proposals to improve
the municipal water works and the
electric light plant were opened by
D. W. Bixler, clerk of the Board of
Public Affairs, Monday noon. The
proposed improvement will probably
Bruises or other injuries to live
stock reduce the meat supply.
Egg prices begin rising in June
but spoiled eggs can’t be sold at any
price. A few hours’ exposure to high
temperatures start the growth of the
germ in eggs.
of the old machine shop, at the corn
er of Grove and Jackson streets, were
purchased from Klay and Lewis for
$4,800. The work will be under the
immediate direction of Mr. Jackson
and Mr. Armstrong.
It is now grandpa Henry Ruhl and
he is all smiles since he received the
information that a baby girl arrived
at the home of his son Carl at Nash
ville, Tennessee.
Oscar Bogart of Findlay will be at
the Storer poultry house for several
months during the coming busy sea
son. Mr. and Mrs. Bogart will reside
in the Mrs. D. E. Bogart residence.
Mr. Bogart is counted as one of the
swiftest chicken pickers in the
country. On a regular day’s work of
ten hours he will average about 600
chickens.
W. B. Sweeney of Beaumont,
Texas is on his way here to join his
family at the George Benroth home
for a few weeks vacation.
Mrs. William Keagan and daughter
Marguritte who have been at Lock
Berlin, N. Y. the past four months
expected home the latter part of this
week.
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cost less than $16,000.
Public memorial services will be
held Sunday afternoon, May 30 un
der -the auspices of the G. A. R. and
M. W. A. and I. O. O. F. orders.
Each organization has secured a spe
cial speaker for the services.
An old fashioned May Day cele
bration will be presented by the Y.
M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. organiza
tions of the college on the campus,
Thursday afternoon and evening.
Miss Nettie Moser is the May Queen.
Edgar Files purchased the Worth
ington home on Lawn avenue and
will get possession of same this
week. The Worthington family
moved into the Hall property on
Lawn avenue.
On Wednesday evening the Bluff
ton High school senior class will pre
sent “Silas Marner” at the auditor
ium.
The annual high school orchestra
reception was held at the Modern
Woodman hall, Monday evening.
Present were Misses Edith Bogart,
Elvira Sutter, Geneva and Bonnie
Steiner, Gertrude Hamilton, Gwendo
lyn Lowry, Magdalene Baumgartner,
Harriet Scheid, Beulah Temple and
Erma Stearns the Messrs. Murray
Trippiehorn, Pleyl Augsburger, Wil
lis Townsend, Lysle and Donovan
Baumgartner, Steiner Geiger, Clyde
Augsburger, Teddy Scheid and Don
ald Augsburger.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Diller arrived
at San Francisco, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stratton wel
comed a son into their home last
week.
Ralph Stearns accepted a position
as book keeper with the Bluffton
Manufacturing Co.
Union prayer meeting will be held
at the home of Albert Lora, Tuesday
night.
A. T. Worthington purchased the
Star theatre of E. C. Long and is
taking personal charge of same. Mr.
and Mrs. Worthington will reside in
part of the Huber residence on Main
street.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Levi Gable
at Grabill, Ind., a baby boy. They
formerly lived in the Settlement.
David Niswander, Peter Basinger
and Vernon Yoakum are improving
their residence by adding porticos
to their dwellings. David Wenger is
building an implement house and J.
Steiner’s covered barnyard is almost
completed.
Ray Lora and wife are happy over
the arrival’of baby girl born to them
last week.
Mrs. Amos Oyer and son Robert
of Chicago are visiting at the home
of her father S. W. Steiner since last
Saturday.
Large Sack
rationed) Fine for COOKIES—PIES Large Box
MACARONI 12c
A-l QUALITY
(Not rationed) Pound Box
CRACKERS 18c
(Not rationed) BAKER MAID Pound Box
SOUP-MIX lOe
(Not rationed) Betty Crocker—Aunt Pollys Box
(Not rationed) FRESH—CRISP
(Not rationed) A-l QUALITY
(Not rationed)
(Not rationed) Kills ’Em Dead Pint
(Not rationed) HEAVY RED
(Not rationed) All Popular Brands
BLUFFTON’S CITY MARKET
Coffee Stamp No. 24
Red Stamps J, K, L, M, and N
Blue Stamps K, L, and
Sugar Stamp No. 13
Extra Sugar Stamps 15 and 16
lOc
Large Loaf
$1.25
39c
Dozen
lie
Pound
15c
8c
Large Box
12c
Pound Box
28c
Pound
25c
Pound Bag
29c
2Oc
5c
Large Box
5c
Large Roll
oc
Dozen
$1.50
10 Pkgs.
RATION NEWS