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PACE TWO Ration value of butter was reduced Sunday to 12 points per pound, and at the same time canned corn, to matoes, beets, asparagus and four other vegetables were added to the list of processed foods housewives may buy without ration stamps. An advance of one point in the ration value of most choice cuts of beef was announced, but lamb and mutton points were reduced 50 per cent to permit greater distribution of shipments of light weight lambs. Veal points remain the same and pork points about the same as for April. In addition to tomatoes, corn, beets and asparagus, spinach, leafy vege tables, blackeye peas and garbonzo beans also were placed on the ration free canned goods list. The move was made to clear store shelves for the new season’s pack, now in production. Butter Ration Value Reduced Corn, Tomatoes, Asparagas Point-Free Bluffton High The State Scholarship Tests were given Friday. Those who took the tests and their subjects are as fol lows: Biology, David Stearns and Robert Ramseyer Chemistry, Juan ita Bame and Eileen Weinhold General Science, Jean Anne Burcky, Malcolm Basinger, and Eldon Beery Hi' “BILL” William V...— DALEY Democratic Candidate for SHERIFF Allen County, Lima, Ohio Primary May 9, 1944 Wm. V. Daley, Lima, Ohio i i- tGLOSFAST Changes of from one to two points were ordered for all condensed and concentrated soups. Point-free ration ing assigned last month to all frozen foods is continued. Reduction in butter ration value, however, was as welcome in Bluffton as all the other changes. Since last October, butter had a ration value of 16 points, and the lowering in point value was possible because of season ally increased production which is as the best level since last Septem ber, it was announced by OPA offi cials. Types three and four bologna and frankfurters have been reduced one point in ration value, and some ready-to-eat meat is reduced from one to two points. Spareribs, how ever, go back on the ration list at one point a pound, at the request of the meat trade, which reported sup plies sold too fast and inequitably while they were point-free. School Notes Physics, Mary Margaret Basinger and Robert Amstutz Algebra, Mar tin Koch and Stanley Miller Advan ced Algebra, Dale Huber Plane Geometry, Harold Hartman and John Lugibihl American History, Esther Berky and Mary Lou Schmidt World History, John Lugibihl and Elmer Stonehill Social Science, Joan Buck land and Glenna Swick English 9, Mary Bauman and Alice Ruth Pan nabecker English 10, Mary Louise Dean and Annie McGinnis English 11, Alice Jean Bixel English 12, Mary Margaret Basinger and Earl Dean Luginbuhl Latin I, Alice Ruth Pannabecker and Mary Kathryn Bauman Latin II, Robert Ramseyer and Mary Louise Dean French II, Robert Amstutz and Earl Dean Luginbuhl Bookkeeping, Clare Rea gon. The Girl Reserves held their elec tion of officers Wednesday morning in the cafeteria at 7:30 A. M. The HiY will have their last meet ing for the year Wednesday even ing at six o’clock in the form of a potluck supper. The officers for next year will be installed at that time. Next year’s officers are as follows: Otto, Klassen, President Leonard Smucker, Vice president James Daily, Secretary-Treasurer Robert Ramseyer, Devotional chair man. Final Examinations will be given May 18, 19, and 22. The Annual Junior Senior prom i to be held in the gymnasium Friday night at 8:30 o’clock. Bluffton Man Wins Sharpshooter Rating Pvt. Charles E. Wells, formerly of Bluffton, has qualified as a sharp shooter with the .30 calibre rifle at the Western Signal Corps Unit Training center at Camp Kohler, California. His wife lives in Columbus Grove, and his mother, Mrs. Clark Wells, of Ottawa, is employed at The Triplett Electrical Instrument Co., here. He* entered the army last Feb. 12. RALPH MARSHALL Republican Candidate for SHERIFF ALLEN COUNTY Primary—Tuesday, May 9, 1944 Ralph S. Marshall, Lima, Ohio GLOSFAST GLOSFAST A 2 «fiW-tfAvrr.wirN PAnnsoN-MtofNr.FAiMrs Greding Ilardwa ENAMEL ALL AROUND THE HOUSE Add* cheer to your kitchen start today on the cupboard*, table and chair* .-r. the next time enamel the woodwork and walls ... a lustrous, easy to keep clean kitchen is your* at little expense. The glistening, high-gios* finish I* very desirable and practical in the bathroom* and the ease of keep- ing the surface clean is astonishing. GLOSFAST It’s fun to give new beauty to worn tables,^chairs and furniture .. one coat of this^easy to apply”enamel is usually sufficient over painted surface*.' DRIES IN 4 HOURS Orange Twp. S. S. Convention Sunday Afternoon* and evening sessions will mark the Orange township Sun day school convention to be held in the Bethesda church next Sunday. Flo Stratton is in charge of ar rangements for the event, and Gladys Klingler is serving as secretary treasurer. Theme of this year’s meet is “If Christ Be for Us, Who Can Be Against Us?”. Opening at 2:30 p. m. (fast time), the afternoon program will include a song service, led by A. S. Pifer de votionals, Rev. Paul Zimmerman, Olive Branch vocal duet, Joan and Rose Mary Montgomery, Liberty Chapel harmonica solo, Mrs. W. B. Kramer, Bethesda vocal solo, Daryl Amstutz, Bethel Church of Christ an address, Rev. H. D. Camp, of North Baltimore music, Olive Branch sextette closing prayer, Rev. L. B. Remaley, Bethel church. The evening session will open at 8 p. m. with a song service led by A. S. Pifer devotionals, Rev. Irvin Kauffman, Bethesda and Liberty Chapel flute solo, Esther Wolber, Riley Creek vocal solo, Dorothy El zay, Bethesda address, Rev. C. M. Harsh, Riley Creek piano solo, Elea nor Marshall, Olive Branch vocal duet, Mary Alice and Dorothy Jean Reams, Riley Creek, and the closing prayer, Rev. Irvin Kauffman. Willis King Hired 4s Mt. Cory Coach Willis King, coach at McComb high school has been hired as coach of Mt. Cory high school for the coming year. He will also be instructor in history. King will succeed Robert Schultz who resigned recently to accept work in a Toledo war plant. Taylor U. Quartet Leads Singspiration Male quartet of Taylor university, Indiana, will lead the Singspiration at 9 p. m. next Sunday at the De fenseless Mennonite church. The visiting group from Taylor university also will be in charge of regular services thruout the day at the church. James Bertsche, a sen ior, will occupy the pulpit. Birthday Party In honor of Patsy Ann Schaublin’s sixth birthday a party was held at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Schaublin, Sunday af ternoon. The afternoon was spent in play ing games after which ice cream and cake were served. She received many nice and useful gifts. Those present were: Ellen Rae and Arlene Balmer, Rachel and Betty Diller, Harriett and Robert Bader tscher, Bobby Green, Dwayne Leiber, Richard Schaublin and the honored guest. Provide An Easy Out For Suicidal Pests “Let ’em commit suicide”, sounds like the verdict of a heartless judge but T. H. Parks, extension entomolo gist, Ohio State University, in pro nouncing that sentence on the Euro pean corn borer, declares he has ample reason for meting out those terms of punishment. He even points out an easy way to assist the de predating insect to bow itself out of this world. He advises farmers in northern Ohio to delay corn planting until the last week of May or the forepart of June. The female corn borer moth, then, will flit back and forth over the countryside looking for corn plants as a site for egg laying, and there will be no such plants. The moths become somewhat wing-weary. As the wings tire and as the corn plants remaining in hiding, the moths spy oat fields and descend up on the thrifty, green plants. The eggs are deposited on the oats, and the tiny borers hatch later and pierce their way into the oat stalks. The oats mature but the borer larvae do not, so the pests perish when the oat crop is harvested. Parks says the freak weather in 1943 proved that the borers will not wait to deposit their eggs on corn plants even when all corn in the area is planted late. Farmers pre viously have contended it was useless to delay planting because the borers had more leisure than the farmers and could wait patiently. The Uni versity entomologist says it now is demonstrated that the borers will commit suicide rather than wait. Farmers in the southern third of Ohio cannot solve the borer problem so easily. A second generation of borers is produced in that area and the second-generation moths find late planted corn. The best planting dates for the southern counties are the last 10 days in May. Parks advises farmers in all parts of Ohio to plant the varieties of hy brids which are most resistant to damage by corn borers. The resist ance of all adapted hybrids has been tested by the Experiment Station, and county agricultural agents and seed producers have lists of the hy brids which have been injured least by this insect. Resistant varieties and observance of the right planting dates will greatly reduce borer dam age to Ohio corn. THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO April 24, 1919 Lumbering over ditches and rough ground and climbing steep grades without the least hesitation, a Whip pet tank of the caterpiller type gave an exhibition of army maneuvers in interest of the Victory Loan. A huge crowd followed the tank to the demonstration ground situated between the Stone company and the Bluffton Milling Co. Through mud and over stumps, rocks and trees it climbed its way to the appreciation of the entire crowd. A large stone wall however defied the efforts of the tank and the engine of war stood nearly on end in an effort to push over the wall. Following the demonstration Lt. “Dusty” Rhoads made a stirring plea for the support of the ictory Loan in order that the boys over there may be brought home as soon as possible. At the close of the demon stration the tank was escorted to a location on Church street where it was on exhibition until the following day. The trip up town was enjoyed by Capt. R. E. Hughson and Lt. Evan Basinger who were invited to ride inside. Members of Bluffton’s Boy Scout troop guarded the tank all night Saturday night. The Quota of $85,600 will be met in two days is the aim of the solici tors. Bluffton In First World War What Happened Here Twenty-five Years Ago This Week The News is in receipt of “Let’s Bluffton Senior Play May 18, 19 A romantic t1 e-act play center ing around one the most popular heroines of fiction, Charlotte Bronte’s, “Jane Eyre”, will be presented here May 18 and 19 as the annual dra matic offering of the Bluffton High school senior class. In her book, Miss Bronte created a character with all the charm, graces and virtues allied with ideal woman hood, and the spirit of the novel has been faithfully retained in the play. State Master Lauds Richland Grange Preservation of the family-type farm is essential to the welfare of the nation, Joseph Fichter, master of the Ohio State Grange, declared in addressing Richland Grange during its 25th anniversary celebration last Wednesday night in the Grange hall. The family-size farm has been the source .of strength for our democ racy for many decades, Fichter said. At the same time relative equality of income is necessary for maintenance and improvement of the family-type farm. “For the last 25 years farmers on the average have been receiving about one-half of their relative share of the national income. The public needs to realize this situation, and when it is done I am sure a just economic arrangement will be worked out”, he told the group. Fichter commended the Richland grange for its 25 years of loyal and constructive operation. Also, he complimented H. T. Morris for his loyal and efficient leadership as dep uty master of the grange in Allen county. Awards were made to the follow ing 25-year members: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Huber, Mrs. Ernest Gratz, Mr. and Mrs. Orton Stratton, Mrs. Marshall Jennings, Mrs. Will Hilty, Mrs. Amos Moser, Mrs. Noah Moser and Walter Schau blin. Approximately 150 attended the silver jubilee banquet meeting. Other program highlights included the reading of a letter from L. L. Hu ber, founder and first master of Richland grange, who now lives in Pennsylvania an address by Morris, and the reading of the first minutes of Richland grange. No Change In Tire Rationing Providence Motorists’ eligibility to purchase Grade 1 tires depends not only on whether they have A or ration books, but also on the condition of their present tires, it was announced last Saturday by W. F. Watts, chief clerk of the Allen County War Price and Rationing Board. No one can buy any kind of a tire without a certificate from the board, it was pointed out, in response to in quiries made following a misinter preted OPA announcement last Fri day. The “nation-wide move merely broadened the list of persons eligible to buy new passenger automobile tires. It gave nobody a right to buy a tire unless he goes thru the pre scribed channels. The motorist who desires to buy a new tire must have his tires inspected by an accredited inspector, then make application to the rationing board as always. If found that the tire is necessary, a certificate by which a tire can be bought will be allowed. “Any tire inspector who is lax in the inspection of tires, still is sub ject to removal from his status as tire inspector,” the chief clerk warned. There is no change in truck tire regulations, it was pointed out. Go”, a weekly published at Hill 772, Vemeuil, France, by the Motor Transport Reconstruction Park of the Army. The publication contains 8 pages and a comic section and is well written and edited. The copy was sent by Arthur Amstutz, a Bluffton boy, who is in the service in France. Ray Staater, who served overseas with base hospital 25, is expected to land in New York Sunday. The young man previous to his enlistment in the Army hospital service was an instructor in the Cincinnati conserva tory of Music. The hospital unit sailed from France April 15 it was learned here. Capt. R. E. Hughson, Lieut. Evan Basinger, H. L. Kohler, and Edwin Stauffer spoke at the Victory Loan meeting at Lima Memorial Hall. Lieut, and Mrs. M. D. Soash who spent the past 18 months in San Fransisco, where the doctor was sta tioned in the Army hospital are on their way east and expected home soon. Lieut. Col. Robert McPeak of the 37th division after spending the week end here returned to Camp Sherman where he expects to receive his dis charge about the first of next month. Willard McKean and Dorsey Shy law recently home from France call ed on C. R. Speer of Orange town ship, a war veteran of years before, to talk over experiences. 26 To Graduate From Mt. Cory Diplomas will be presented to 26 graduating seniors at Mt. Cory High school commencement exercises in the school auditorium at 8 p. m. Thurs day, May 18. Dr. Glen C. West will be the commencement speaker. Jean Dukes is valedictorian and Pauline Simkins, salutatorian. On the last day of school there will be softball games, a basket din ner and crowning of the May Queen. Supt D. C. Simkins will supervise the sports events, and Mrs. Isabelle West will be in charge of the other activities. Graduating seniors include Alice Basinger, Darrell Carr, Jean Dukes, Junior Dukes, Lenna Haas, Betty Hartman, Lloyd Huston, Neva In body, Clarence Jones, Treva Kempf, Florice King, Harold Main, Roberta Manges, Sarah Miller. Geraldine Montgomery, Norma Montgomery, Robert Montgomery, Burdella Nusbaum, Marjorie Oberly, I Richard Schiller, Pauline Simkins'/ Frank Steiner, Ortho Stratton, Le land Waltz, Junior Wolfrom, and Leland Woodward. Union Township Woman Succumbs Funeral services for Mrs. E. C. Roether, 53, resident of Union town ship, Hancock county, were held at Benton Ridge Methodist church, Wed nesday afternoon. Mrs. Roether, the former Ada Mae Bowersox, died at her home Monday morning following several years of ill health. She is survived by her husband, three children Doris Jean and Gerald at home and Mrs. Wade Shank of Columbus Grove a brother John Bowersox of Mt. Cory and two sis ters, Mrs. Anna Keel of Mt. Cory and Mrs. Orville Powell of Findlay. Rev. C. I). Landes of the Benton Ridge church officiated at the fun eral services and burial was in Cly mer cemetery. Entertain For Soldiers Mr. and Mrs. John Marquart of Orange township entertained the past week in honor of their two sons now in military service. Honoring Marion Marquart who left for camp, Friday, they enter tained the following guests Wednes day night: Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Rup right and Mrs. Earl Rupright of Rawson. Another son, Pvt. Howard Mar quart home on furlough from Ft. Leonard Wood, was honored Sunday when they entertained at dinner: Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kempf and family, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Mar quart, Jr., and family, Mrs. Eliza beth Marquart, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Gossman and family of Ada. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hartman and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Marquart and son Melvin, Mr. and Mrs. R. 0/ Routson of Findlay and Mrs. Earl Rupright of Rawson. Afternoon callers were Mrs. Brice Main, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Main, Harold Main, Floyd and Dari Hart man and Robert Klingler. Indicted By Hancock County Grand Jury Richard Gossman of Bluffton, Eu gene McClelland of Orange town ship and William Corbin, Jr., of Findlay have been indicted by the Hancock county grand jury charged with theft of several articles valued at $60 from Wesley Stowell. Stowell told Findlay police several weeks ago that various articles were stolen from his automobile. Capture and escape is the story told by Pvt. Maurice (Bill) Burk holder, 22, in a letter to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Burkholder of Beaverdam, formerly of Bluffton. Pvt. Burkholder is a paratrooper with the French, Canadian, Ameri can commandos and has been in serv ice two years. According to his letter he was wrapped in a sleeping bag lying in a pit when three Germans ordered him to rise and come outside. There he found his gun commander lying on the ground and guarded by one Nazi. Neither of the men carried weapons and with the nearest pit unable to see them, they were de fenseless. Hard wear of any kind materially shortens the life of any hose. Haul ing it thru kitchen or cellar windows because there is no outside faucet for connections, laying overnight in the damp grass, or leaving it in the sunshine with hot water inside all contribute to shorter service. Former Local Youth Tells Of Capture And Escape From Nazis The barefoot captives were ordered With the passage of April and its almost continuous rainfall, the pros pects of approaching dry weather during the summer season has brot pleas from government victory gard en specialists for victory gardeners to carefully protect and conserve the rubber hose with which they water their lawns and gardens. The primary consideration in the care of hose is to keep the rubber flexible. Rubber is affected by oxi dation, during which it dries out, soften and cracks. Proper Care Of Rubber Garden Hose Urged As Wartime Necessity BOY SCOUT NEWS Troop 56 By Malcolm Basinger After the roll call and business meeting conducted by Scribe Don Bixel in the scout rooms, the troop adjourned to Stultz’ metal shop to continue last week’s projects. Next Monday’s meeting will be in the form of a baseball game on the college diamond. All scouts are re quested to bring their baseball gloves with them. Troop 82 “Pinger” Night Goes Over With a Bang Twenty one boys had a great time Monday night at a “Pinger” party at the scout hall. These young and budding nimrods learned a lot about range shooting and showed that even with th^ BB gun good scores can be made. The shooting was a process of elimination to determine the best “Pinger” of the bunch. The boys divided up in teams of seven on each team. The prize for the winning team was a box of candy furnished by Assistant Scoutmaster Dallas Berry. The winning team tallied up 25 points, the second team 23, and the third team 20 points. On the winning team were Burl Moyer, Earl Frick, Harry Burkhold er, Ralph Stager, Dean Ferguson, Billy Haller and Robert Niswander. High score man was Keith Kirt land who in 20 rounds of firing averaged 2 points per shot at 40 feet on a 3 inch target. For this feat he was awarded a chocolate sundae. Emphasis has been given at the past two meetings on the danger of improper handling of BB guns which in the* hands of an inexperienced youngster is a dangerous weapon. Ignorance of bird knowledge in the community has resulted in many songbirds being destroyed by young sters armed with BB guns. In the past few days reports have come in to the scoutmasters of wrens, grack les, robins, red winged black birds, pigeons, and other birds being killed ruthlessly. The scout troop is inter ested in curbing this lawlessness and k THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1944 to march toward the barbed wire en tanglements. When machine guns be gan firing, the march halted only to start again when the firing ceased. They reached as far as the barbed wire when the firing began a second time. The Germans hit the ground and Pvt. Burkholder and his gun com mander seeing their last chance to escape ran back to safety in their bare feet. In his letter, Burkholder reported the only wounds received were cuts about the legs and feet. Before entering the service, he was employed at the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co. He served in the Aleutian Islands for four months and has been in Italy for one year. He is now on the Anzio beachhead. Suggestion No. 1, therefore, is that you give your hose a coating of quality wax—water emulsion wax— which is especially suited to rubber goods. This protective coating pre serves the flexibility and wards off nicks and scratches to the surface of the hose that eventually deepen into cuts and cracks. Second suggestion is that the hose be emptied of water, reeled up and stored in a cool dry place after each using. If you haven’t a reel built especially for that purpose, coil the hose around an inverted fruit basket, or an empty oil drum, or any suit able cylinder that your workshop might yield. Water emulsion wax mentioned above also may be used on all types of rubber tires from the pram and the bike to the family car. are taking steps to train the boys in the proper handling of weapons. Parents should not give these guns to young boys unless the youngster is properly instructed in its use and dangers. Federal agencies are advocating a plan to establish in every county a non-paid committee organized by the county agricultural agent to advise war veterans about purchase or operation of farms. Francis Basingerf D. D. S. Evan Basinger, D. D. S. Telephone 271-W Bluffton, Ohio RE-ELECT ROBERT F. JONES Republican Candidate for CONGRESS Thanks for Your Support Issued by Robert F. Jones Lima, Ohio RAY W. BARNETT Republican Candidate for TREASURER ALLEN COUNTY7 Primary—Tuesday, May 9, 1944. Ray W. Barnett, Lima, Ohio__