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BUY mrrw OTaTES SAVING* /bonds VOLUME NO. LXVIII TOWN WILL RETURN TO FAST TIME FOR SUMMER, APRIL 30 Council Sets Up Time Change In Response To Requests Of Residents At Close of the Summer Bluff ton Clocks Will Return To Slow Time Again Lieut. Bluffton attended ahead April “Fast Bluffton clocks will be set i one hour at 3 a. m. Sunday, 30, in a return to operation on Time” for the summer season. Decision to adopt “Fast Time” from April 30 to the first Sunday in September was voted Monday night at a meeting of the municipal coun cil, after sentiment over the last two weeks had indicated that most Bluffton residents were in favor of discontinuing “Slow summer. for the Time” drafted set up the at a In an ordinance session, councilmen manent schedule whereby the town will be on “Slow Time” from the first Sunday in September every year to the last Sunday in April. per- From the last Sunday in April until the first Sunday in September “Fast Time” will be in force here. Little opposition to setting clocks of the town ahead one hour on April 30 was it was opposed voiced to councilmen, altho known that most farmers the change. residents, on the other hand, Town seem to prefer an extra hour of daylight after their usual working hours during the summer, because of the additional time it gives them for vrork in victory gardens, on lawns and for outdoor recreation. Homer Gratz, Jr. New Naval Flier Homer Gratz, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Gratz, of Bluffton, was graduated on April 8 as a naval aviator from the Naval Training Center, Corpdb XShristi, Texas. On graduation he was commis sioned a lieutenant in the U. S. Ma rine Corps reserve. Each Naval aviator is an expert flier, navigator, aerologist, gunner and radio oper ator, as ing. a result of intensive train Gratz is a graduate of High school and formerly Bluffton college. Heermann Trio To Play Here Friday Appearing as another outstanding presentation on the Bluffton college concert series, the Heermann Trio, a widely known Chamber Music or ganization, will present a concert in Ramseyer chapel at 8 p. m. Friday. In the trio are Emil Heermann, violin Walter Heermann, violinist, and John Quincy Bass, piano. Emil Heermann is concertmaster of the Cincinnati Symphony orches tra, a position he has held for years. His brother has occupied the first stand in the Cincinnati Spmphony for the same length of time. Both are members of the faculty of the Cincinnati College of Music and their prestige as musicians gnd artists is widely known. Bass, the pianist, is a brilliant performer, and has appeared as a soloist with the Cincinnati Sym phony on many occasions. He also is a faculty member at the College of Music of Cincinnati. Jewish Christian At Ebenezer Church Max I. Reich, D. D., Jewish Chris tian and prominent in evangelistic work among the Jews will speak at Ebenezer Mennonite church, Sunday and Monday, it is announced by the pastor Rev. A. C. Schultz. He will speak at three services on Sunday at 10:30 in the morning, 2:30 in the afternoon and 8 o’clock in the evening. He will also address a young people’s banquet to be held at the church on Monday night at 7 o’clock. Dr. Reich, member of a prominent Jewish family, was born in London and converted to Christianity when a youth. He has traveled widely while engaged in evangelistic work among the Jews in Europe and also in this country. Arrives Overseas Pvt. George Burkholder, connected with an army air force unit, has ar rived at an undisclosed overseas des tination, it was learned the first of the week by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Burkholder. War Worker Of Week ILiRS. Agnes Birchnaugh, em ploye of The Triplett Electri cal Instrument Co., was honored Tuesday in being selected by the War Department as “Ohio War Worker of the Week. She will be interviewed in a radio broad cast over Station WTAM, Cleve land, Sunday morning at 8:30 o’clock. ONLY MEN 18 TO 26 CALLED IN DRAFT BY BOARD THREE Few Remain in Group ready has been well combed. again. Bluffton Woman Honored By Selection “As Ohio War Worker Of The Week” I Examination And Induction of I Men Over 25 Are Delayed Recently, N n I moved onto Bougainville y ew 1 er I I I All Registrants Under 26 Take to their Physical Exams This Tues- I they now Bluffton Boy Is High In State Examination Huber is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell L. Huber, Bluffton, R. F. D. No. 1. Board officials expect they win j^ /he Allen County War Service have onlv about half enough men to LeJ‘?n 1 resenteeism campaign, in fill their" May quota as a result, in-lwhlch more ttha" 2,W Allen coun asmuch as few men remain available) war workers have pledged that in the lower age group. I I °n the j°b at least I I Board spokesmen advise there will Selective Service orders are issued, I be no way to make up the default ini number of inductees unless new I Those sent for physical examina-l Major Herbert Luginbuhl, who has tions this week are youths who have! been jn overseas service for the past just become 18 men previously de-1 eighteen months is home on furlough ferred whose cases are being re-open-1 vis ting his wife and of South ed, and registrants with 4-F classifi-l Main street and his parents, Mr. and cations who are being examined A Mrs. Agnes Birchnaugh Will Be Interviewed Over Radio Station WTAM On War Department Broadcast Sunday Morning Will Honor Triplett Employee Designation of Mrs. Agnes Birch naugh, employe of The Triplett Elec trical Instrument Co., of this place, as “Ohio War Worker of the Week” was announced Tuesday by the War Department, with recognition to be accorded in a War Department radio broadcast originating from Station WTAM in Cleveland at 8:30 a. m., Sunday. Mrs. Birchnaugh will be featured in an interview on the radio pro gram, as one of Ohio’s outstanding war workers. She is a Bluffton res ident and her husband Fred Birch naugh is employed here as a rail road telegraph operator. She first made her connection with the Triplett company on May 1,1941, two months after her two sons, James and Joe enlisted in the U. S. I Army. Since that time she has been absent from work only one day, and she is one of 137 Triplett employes 1 who had perfect attendance records for the first three months of the Allen county presenteeism program. Two Sons in Service stationed on different islands. day and Wednesday I A nephew of Mrs. Birchnaugh, I AU men in the 18 to 26 age bracket! A Bougainville, and it was a regu were sent to Ft. Benjamin Harrison,I family reunion when the three Indianapolis, Ind., Tuesday andr^^hs met again. Wednesday of this week for preindj*c-| Honor Worker -tfon physical examinations by Allen| the. broadcast Sunday, Mrs. County Draft Board 3, which has I Birchnaugh will be honored as one jurisdiction over Bluffton and Rich-| the many mothers of soldiers land township. I working at- The Triplett company Applying a rigid interpretation ofl an^ producing vitally needed elec the Selective Sendee directive of two| tr’cal measuring instruments, air weeks ago that no one over 25 is to craft instruments, radio testers and be drafted, Board 3 has not sent up I radar eijuipment for the armed for examination any registrants from I forces. 26 to 38 years of age. Mention also will be made regard- 9o.5% of their regular scheduled working hours to help shorten the war. I I because the list of men 18 to 26 al-1 Home On bur lough I Mrs I ton. April quotas of Board 3 are being I During the time of his overseas inducted this week. Men accepted I service he was stationed principally by the Navy are going into ser\’ice| at Iran where he was executive offi Friday, and those in the leave on Saturday. The men going has not been yet. 1 field Dale Huber, Bluffton High school I American Telephone & Telegraph senior, was notified last week that I cornpany for 20 years enter_ he received the highest score in thel jng army Ohio State Scholarship examination Another Bluffton man, Tech. Sgt. in Agrisulture, entitling him to a Wayne Deppler who was with Major four-year scholarship at Ohio State I Luginbuhl in Iran sent greetingS to university. I Bluffton friends. Majoring in agriculture at the Bluffton school, Huber also is presi dent of the Bluffton chapter of Thei ^ay for Future Farmers of America. I turned in regular four-year courses in the lege of agriculture. It provides an allowance of $20 per quarter, a year, or $240 in all. The scholarship offered by the uni-1 covere(j jn versity may be used in any of the| of Mayor A?Howe" on" Spring col for $60 Huber has not decided whether he will accept the scholarship, due tol tbe bjaze and damage was small. the uncertainty of his draft status, and the fact that the scholarship remains good only until 1940. He will be 18 years old next December. In the examination taken in March I “Applause” will be the topic for Huber received a score of 122, thel the address to be given in the radio highest mark made in the state. Hel series Living Today broadcast by was notified of his success in a let-1 Rev. A. C. Schultz, pastoi* of the ter from John F. Cunningham, dean I Ebenezef Mennonite church. It will of the college of agriculture at .Ohio! be heard over Findlay station WFIN State university. I on Friday afternoon at 3:15 o’clock. a Her two sons were with the 37th Ohio Division when it left the States for the South Pacific over two years ago, but for a long time they were however, they both were at the same fjme an(j me^ there after a separa- tion dating back to the time they went overseas. In their last letters mother they mentioned that see each other every day. Willard Dillman, son of Mrs. Harl I Dillman, of West Elm street, also is From Near EttSt Luginbuhl south of Bluff- Army will I cer in the army signal corps. He number ofl was jn charge of communication duj announcedl jng the three power RooseveU- I Churchill-Stalin conference held in I Teheran last winter and following the conference received a citation for excellence of his work. Major Luginbuhl has had long experience in the communications having been employed by the Firemen Called To Mayor’s Residence the fire department was when a blaze was dis the roof of the residence street Thursday evening at 5:30 o’clock. The fire originated from sparks of a burning chimney igniting shingles on the roof. Firemen extinguished Radio Sermon FHE BLUFFTON NEWS A NEWSPAPER DEMOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF BLUFFTON AND VICINITY BLUFFTON, OHIO, THURSDAY, APR'L 20, 1941 PRESENTEE AWARD WINNERS WILL BE CITED AT MEETING Wounded War Veteran To Speak At Public Rally Here Saturday Night ’resenteeism Service Bars Be Awarded To 400 Em ployes of Triplett Firm by A talk on front-line experiences u’ounded war veteran, the showing of a restricted Army combat film and recognition of presenteeism pledge signers who qualified for three months service bars will be features of a public rally at 7:30 p?m. Satur day in the Bluffton High school au ditorium by The Triplett Electrical Instrument Co. Outstanding feature of the meeting will be the talk by a disabled soldier, wounded in action, who will tell the group what conditions really are like under fire. Sgt. Don Chambers, who went thru the African and Sicilian campaigns, and who received an award of a Purple Heart medal for wounds re ceived on Sicily, will be the speaker. He will come here from Crile General Hospital for soldiers at Berea, Ohio. Service bars will be awarded to 400 members of the Triplett organ ization who had outstanding attend ance records over the first three months of this year by being on the ob at least 96.5 per cent of the time hey are scheduled to work. 137 Perfect Records Of the 400 persons, 137 had perfect records for the three months. In the three-months period from January 1 to April 1, employees of The Triplett organization 'had the best presenteeism record of any Al len county concern employi more persons, week. 500 or it was announced this More than 20,000 Allen county workers, from signed presenteeism pledges signify ing Xheir intention of being at work at least 96.5 per rent ar ly scheduled hours. i 23 war industries have Recognition Provided 'All pledge’ signers receive a War Service qualify months wear a Legion pin, at the close period will service bar. and those who of be each three entitled to be shown after The war movie will a short intermission wish to remain. It consists of actual combat scenes taken in action and has been restricted in previous show ings. for those who Residents of Bluffton and vicinity are invited to the meeting as guests of the Triplett organization. Silver Wedding Anniversary Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dunifon cele brated their twenty-fifth wedding an niversary with a dinner at their home on Garau street, Sunday. The table was centered with a large wedding cake and a color scheme of pink and white prevaileo. Many gifts and flowers were received by the couple. Guests were: Mrs. Amanda Dick man, Miss Dorothea Dickman, Miss Emma Marie Dickman, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Scheer and family of'New Bremenf’M'iss Louise Dunifon, Chi cago, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mericle, Bluffton. Births Mr. and Mrs. Carey Steiner of Columbus, formerly of Bluffton are the parents of a daughter, Sara Ann born Friday at White Cross hospital, Columbus. Mrs. Steiner is the form er Miss Elizabeth Williamson of Benton Ridge. The following births at Bluffton hospital: Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Badertscher, Bluffton, a son, James Russell, Tues day. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Basinger, Pandora, a daughter, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kerry, Benton Ridge, a daughter, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Darel Stall, Leipsic, a son, William Martin, Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Potts, Bluff ton, a daughter, Wednesday morning. Rubber Coats And Hats For Firemen Bluffton’s town council Monday night voted funds to purchase rub ber coats and hats for the fire de partment. An appropriation of $72 for six coats was authorized also money for men’s hats, ment was Chief Guy the purchase of 11 fire Purchase of the equip recommended by Fire Corson. V hat is believed to be the largest collection of coins ever to be shown in Northwestern Ohio is being exhib ited in the window of the Basinger furniture store in connection with observance of National Coin week. The display combines the collec tions of four Bluffton men who are members of the American Numis matic society. They are Dr. E. W. Basinger, Wm. Edwards, Aldine Kohli and Robert Benroth. This display includes all types of American coins from the Pine Tree shilling, the first coin ever to be minted in America to those of the present day. Eighteen winners from the 130 Bluffton entries in the Ohio poetry contest for grade and high school pupils were selected this week by local judges, and all poems submitted were entered in Allen county compe tition. Local winners were named by grades as follows: Third grade, Karl Klassen, first Shirley Derringer, second fourth grade, Joe Smucker, first Alice June Hochstettler, sec ond fifth grade, Don Oates, first Barbara Jean Lewis, second sixth grade, John Bauman, first Dorothy Rae Amstutz, second. Junior High school, Mary Kath ryn Bauman, first Helen Burkhold er, second Ray Crouse, third Roger Linden, fourth Beatrice Ann Leiber, honorable mention. Senior High School, Lois Albro, first Ladonna Johnson, second Jan ice Wingate, third Ruby Lehman, fourth and Phyllis Marquart, hon orable mention. All 130 poems written by Bluffton students will be entered in the Allen county contest which is to be judged by Orval Lippincott, of T,ima. He will select the three best poems from Allen county, which will be in the state contest. Poems of state winners published in a brochure in Soldier Wounded In Italy Has Recovered Fred Andrews, Bluffton soldier who was wounded in the Italian cam paign has been released for active duty after spending two months in an overseas hospital, it was learned the first of the week by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Paul Andrews south of Bluffton. Buckeye Management Tentatively Named Roger Klay and Harry Minck, high school seniors, were named tentative ly as managers of the municipally operated Buckeye Swimming lake on North Main street for the coming summer. Action to this effect was taken at a meeting of the town coun cil Monday night. The Buckeye is leased by the town from the' Central Ohio Light & Power company under terms of a five years agreement for recreational purposes.. Foreman Named As Town Dog Catcher Dewey Foreman was appointed town dog catcher at a meeting of the council, Monday night. It will be his duty to pick up stray and unlicensed dogs and turn them over to the county dog warden. Foreman will receive as compensation a fee twenty-five cents for each dog. arge Display Of Coins Is Made Here During National Coin Week entered will be eomme- October. In the Bluffton contest 33 poems were entered from grade three to six inclusive 53 in junior high school and 44 in senior high school. Grade school entries were judged by grade school teachers and high school en tries by high school English teachers. This comprises one cent pieces of each year from 1793 to 1944 includ ing the date 1799 and 1804 large cents also every year of the 50 cent piece and a type set of Amer ican dollars. Other attractions in the display include colonial coins, Civil War cents, Confederate bills, “shinplast ers”, coins of the anti-Axis nations, tax tokens and wooden nickels. Will The exhibit of United States coins not now minted includes half-cent, 2-cent, 3-cent silver, half-dime and 20-cent The of Benton Ridge Pastor Leads Singspiration Rev. E. T. Shepard, pastor of the Benton Ridge Evangelical church will lead the sinspiration at the Defense less Mennonite church Sunday night at 9 o’clock, it is announced by the pastor, Rev. Stanley Rupp. Rev. Shepard will bring with him a pianist and other talent to assist in the service. Arrives In England Pvt. Herbert Siefield, Jr., has ar rived in England with an army unit, it was learned the first of the week by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Her bert Siefield, Sr., of South Main street. 3-cent nickel, pieces. coins are the and the “Wi- Among the ancient Greek silver drachma dow’s mite” of biblical fame. Bluffton Grade And High School Winners In Poetry Contest Named Wilbur Steiner Dies Funeral On Friday Wilbur Steiner, 35, Bluffton coal dealer, died at Bluffton hospital Wed nesday morning at 9 o’clock. Death was due to a heart ailment with which he had been affected for the past six years. Funeral services will be held Fri day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the home of his mother, Mrs. Moses Steiner, West Kibler street followed by services at the First Mennonite church at 3 o’clock. Rev. Forrest Musser of the Grace Mennonite church will officiate af the funeral in the absence of Rev. J. N. Smucker, pastor of the church here. Burial will be in the Ebenezer Men nonite cemetery. Mr. Steiner was a native of Bluff ton, born September 14, 1909. He was married to Cledas Basinger on July 29, 1933 and was a member of the First Mennonite church here. I Bluffton Woman Married In Lima I I at the with Rev. E. J. Penhorwood officiat ing. Mrs. Hazel Myers of Lima. I The double ring ceremony was used and the couple was attended by| Mr. and Mrs. Paul Basinger Bluffton, brother and sister in of the bride. I Bluffton Girl Is Married In FFesd \Bluffton Miss Josephine Augsburger ofl Pasadena, Calif., daughter of Mr. I BUY UNIT** iVEAMN NUMBER 52 LESS LABOR FOR CANNERIES MORE CANNING AT HOME Draft Calls Making Inroads Into Farm Labor and Can nery Workers Increased Production Respon sibility to Fall Upon Victory Gardeners Critical shortages of labor on farms and in canneries, plus the high ration value of canned goods, will result in more victory garden pro duction and home canning this sum mer than that of 1943’8 record breaking season. Victory gardeners are eagerly awaiting the first favorable break in the weather to start the prepara tion of soil for seeding of garden crops that are expected to be scarce this summer because of the inability to find enough produce foodstuffs. farmers* help to will of Realizing that farmers necessity concentrate their production on grain and forage crops that do not require as much land labor as others destined for human consump tion, victory gardeners are planning their 1944 gardens accordingly. There will be more tomatoes in victory gardens, because farmers will raise fewer. Cabbage, carrots, spinach, potatoes and many other vegetables will be more plentiful in gardens for the same reason. With warnings already sounded that canneries will be unable to keep pace with last year’s record, because of a lack of help, Bluffton house wives are laying plans to engage in their most extensive home canning program in history. for home canning will be to housewives at the same last year—a maximum of Sugar He was a graduate of Bluffton high school and received his degree B'uff,on '“"'S' in the class °f 125"pounds"*for'each member the 1931. For several years he operated I farnj]y. the family farm northwest of Bluff- Five pounds of this allotment can ton and later moved here and took I now be obtaussd with Sugar Stamp over the retail coal business of his I 40 jn ^ar Ra£»n Book'4- Beguimug father, fhe late Moses, Steiner. in March,’zption boards Aho were available rate as Surviving are his wife and son I ordered to grant certificates for an Ralf, his mother, all of Bluffton and I additional supply, up to 20 pounds three sisters, Mrs. Naomi Hause of I per person. Rawson and Mrs. Clorinda Luginbuhl I Applications for sugar may be ob and Miss Marcella Steiner, both of I tained and returned to local ration Bluffton. I boards by mail, it was announced. The body is at the Paul Diller fun-1 This year, instead of enclosing ration eral home from where it will be re- I books with applications, spare stamp moved Thursday afternoon to the 137 from ration book 4 must ac home of his mother on est Kibler I company the form. street until time for the funeral I service. High School Spring Concert Wednesday and Mrs. Albert Augsburger ofl Bluffton and Raymond Reynolds, A. S. Mrs. Milo Lora, vocalist, residing son of Mr. and Mrs. John Reynolds west of Bluffton, will be heard Fri of Monahans, Texas, were married |da^ afternoon at 3:30 o clock in the in Pasadena, Saturday afternoon, first of a series of quarter-hour April 8. taining programs over Findlay The ceremony took place at the I **on FIN. Holliston Avenue Methodist church The feature will appear on at 4:30 o’clock with Rev. George A. Findlay stations attractions Warner, Jr., the pastor, officiating! Miracles of Melody” and will in a double ring service. ^eard weekly. Mrs. Lora, who Miss Augsburger was attended by Prorn’nent in musical activities of her cousin, Miss Winifred Fett. Best ^-^Hnezer Mennonite church west man was Thomas Gray of the army| Bluffton, will play her own ac air corps. companiments. Fallowing a reception given by I Mrs. Alvin Eaton and Miss Ett, the|/-» couple left for Long Beach, Calif., for the week end after which they Spring concert of Bluffton High school musical organizations will be Announcement has been made of I presented in the school auditorium the wedding of Mrs. Lola Davidson, at 8 p. m. Wednesday of next week, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Ba singer M. M. Appearing in the concert will be of Bluffton and Clyde Myers, I the high school orchestra, band and 2/c, of the U. S. Navy. I boys and girls glee clubs, directed wedding took place in Lima I by Sidney Hauenstein and Misa South Side Church of Christ Harriet Brate. The program follows: The bridegroom is the son of Procession of the Sardar Ippolito-Ivanov Haydyn Wood I A Manx Overture of I re- The bridegroom who recently turned from overseas service was ployed in South Bend, Ind., pre-ll Spirit of vious to his enlistment. Mrs. Myers I Selection will remain in Bluffton while her! Overture husband is in naval service. em- Orchestra My Little Banjo Dichmont law Night Shadows are Gently Falling Volkmann Dance My Comrade Bennett Boys Glee Club America Patrol Zameenik “Over There” ^OUCge bClllOr will reside in San Diego. I The bride is a graduate of Bluff-1 Earl Lehman, baritone, of Pan ton high school and attended North-1 dora, Bluffton college senior major western Schoo! of Commerce and was| ing in music, will be heard in his employed as bookkeeper in the office| graduating recital at Ramseyer of a Pasadena accountant. I chapel next Tuesday night at 8:30 Mr. Reynolds has been recently o’clock. He will be accompanied by transferred to active navy service) Miss Lila Moon .pianist. The re I and will be stationed at San Diego. I cital is open to the public. Lake Aurora Yoder Band Cantata— Wind of the West Stoughton Girls Glee Club Womann j* On KOaiO bCriCS•q sus sta- the ftfti ft I? 5 '^1 be is Musical Recital it' -ft 'ft