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FACE TWO
To Tour In Interest
Of Bluffton College
Plans were recently anounced by
Rev. Forrest Musser, Bluffton college
field secretary, for a tour in the
interests of the college to begin May
30. The Ramoonwell Trio will ac
company him. Members of the trio
are Lila Moon, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Mary K. Ramseyer, Smithville, Ohio
Gwendolyn Bidwell, Lima, Ohio
Vera Esch, Washington, Illinois, is
the accompanist. Programs of music
by the trio and chalk talks by Rev.
Musser will be presented at various
churches in Indiana and Illinois.
The first program of the tour will
be presented at the 8th Street Men
nonite church in Goshen, Indiana, on
Tuesday evening, May 30. This will
be a union meeting with the Silver
Street Mennonite church of Goshen
and the Middlebury Mennonite
church. On Wednesday evening a
program will be given at the First
Mennonite church of Berne. Proceed
ing to Illinois the group will appear
at the Calvary Church at Washing
ton on Thursday evening and at the
Carlock Church Friday evening. Al
though arrangements have not yet
been completed, the trio will give
several full concerts in the vicinity
of Washington on Saturday and Sun
day.
The main purpose of this trip, as
announced by Rev. Musser, is to
contact prospective Bluffton students.
Consultations with young people will
be held following each program, and
there will be interviews during* the
day. Other committees will also be
contacted enroute to those scheduled
for programs.
Hams, Bacon, Picnics—
The hams, bacons, and picnics of
the typical market hog weigh, al
together, about 80 pounds.
Francis Basinger, D. D. S.
Evan Basinger, D. D. S.
Telephone 271-W
Bluffton, Ohio
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Popular Man Graduates
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The housewife is as well pleased as
anyone, inasmuch as she no longer
has to put in as much time planning
menus that would permit her slendex’
supply of ration points to cover all
the family needs.
Meat dealers have particularly wel
comed the ration-free policy, for it
largely eliminates the time and con
fusion entailed in handling stamps
and tokens, and they now feel they
can handle twice the number of cus
tomers they previously were able to
under rationing.
This procedure is the same that
has been followed for several weeks
by Allen County Draft Board No. 3,
which has jurisdiction over Bluffton
and Richland township, but there are
other boards in this area which have
been inducting men 26 and over.
In explaining the new instructions,
Goble said the only registrants in the
18 to 25-year group who will re
ceive deferments are those physically
unfit and those deferred for occupa
tional reasons by the state director
or by recommendations of a local
board.
Col. Goble’s directive also advised
all local boards to review classifica
tion of all registrants in the 26 to
29-year group to determine whether
they are engaged in essential war
work, and therefore qualified for
occupational deferments.
Fathers in the 26 through 29
group normally will be accorded oc
cupational
deferment in prefelence
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TALLIS Guthrie of LaFayette elected by student
■^vote as the most popular man in Bluffton
was graduated at commencement exercises Mon
day morning.
Announcement of selection of the most popular
man is one of the highlights of graduation week
at 'the college. Guthrie, a senior, was active in
dramatics, athletics and religious activities.
Sale of meat locally has increased
about 10 to 15 per cent in the first
10 days since most meat cuts were
placed on the ration-free list, a sur
vey of Bluffton marketing outlets
disclosed this week.
For the most part everyone is well
satisfied with relation of rationing
on all meat except beef steaks and
roasts.
Sale Of Meat Increases Here During
First 10 Days Of Ration-Free Trading
To some extent, the end of meat
In establishing a consistent state
wide policy of draft inductions, Ohio
Selective Director C. W. Goble last
Friday directed the state’s 330 boards
to fill all calls for pre-induction phys
ical examination and induction with
registrants under 26 years of age.
This is in conformity with national
Selective Service policy, Col. Goble
said.
Draft Boards Directed To Fill
Calls With Registrants 18 To 26
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rationing has brought an increase in
the demand for better cuts of meat
and resulted in lower sales of cheap
er cuts. Also, dealers in some re
spects find it almost impossible to
keep a sufficient supply of all cuts
of meat on hand to meet the demand.
Conflicting national views on the
meat situation offer no conclusive
answers as to what may be expected
in the future.
One school of thought still predicts
there will be a date when extreme
meat shortages will confront the
country, because government regula
tions have forced an oversupply for
the moment which can only be fol
lowed by a severe shortage.
Packers, on the other hand, are not
in agreement with that line of
thought. They declare it still is
profitable to raise hogs, and that
farmers are continuing to raise them.
Plenty of beef cattle, too, will be
available the latter part of this sum
mer, according to the packers.
to non-fathers, Col. Goble said. How
ever, all men in the group may be
deferred provided they are necessary
to or regularly engaged in war pro
duction, or in support of the na
tional health, safety or interest.
“In the age group, 30 through 37
years, Local Boards are further ad
vised by the same directive, and in
conformity with National Policy, to
retain or place in II-A registrants
who are regularly engaged in sup
port of the National health, safety
or interest or in Class II-B if reg
ularly engaged in an activity in war
production.
“The responsibility, however, re
mains with Local Boards to make the
determination, on the basis of writ
ten information in the registrant’s
file, whether or not he qualifies for
either of these classifications.”
In conclusion, Colonel Goble said,
“It is expected that calls for pre
induction physical examination, and
induction, will be substantially filled
by Local Boards with registrants in
the age group 18 through 25 years.
In addition, in the ages 26 through
37 years, the following registrants
will be available.
“Registrants who are volunteers
“Registrants who are delinquents
“Registrants who leave agriculture
without the permission of the Local
Board and—
“Registrants who do not qualify
for occupational deferment.”
Former Rawson Man
Missing In Action
T/Sgt. Francis G. O’Connell, who
attended Rawson High school for two
years and who left school to enlist
in the Army Air Force, Feb. 21,
1943, has been reported missing in
action over Germany since April 22.
Sgt. O’Connell was a bombardier
on a flying fortress, and is credited
with shooting down two German
fighters in recent weeks. His father
Lawrence O’Connell lives in Muncie,
Indiana.
Duane Tway Now
Air Force Captain
First Lieut. Duane C. Tway, form
er Bluffton college student, has been
promoted to rank of captain at Sel
man Field, Monroe, La., largest navi
gation school in the AAF Training
Command.
Captain Tway is a flight command
er in the advanced navigation school.
Back The Attack—Buw War
Bonds and Stamps Regularly.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BI UFFTON, OHIO
Driver Seriously
Hurt In Auto Crash
William S. Derr, 35, of Piqua,
driver of an automobile reported
stolen in that city, is in serious con
dition at Bluffton hospital from in
juries sustained when the car failed
to negotiate a curve on Route 25 at
the south approach to Beverdam at
midnight last Friday.
Two other persons riding in the
vehicle were not injured. One of
them, Clifford Knapp, 46, of Piqua,
is being held in the Allen county jail.
The other, William Dean Somers,
19, of Dayton, xn ex-serviceman, told
Deputy Sheriff John Carder that he
was hitch-hiking to Detroit, when the
men stopped to give him a lift. He
was released.
Somers said the men were travel
ing at high speed when the car over
turned in the driveway of an un
used filling station at the Vertner
corner.
Derr was brought to the Bluffton
hospital Friday night in the Diller
ambulance, unconscious from injuries
and also reported under the influ
ence of liquor. He has partially re
gained consciousness, but is suffering
from severe concussion of the brain,
and will likely be in the hospital for
some time.
Dwight Murray Heads
Findlay Lions Club
Dwight Murray, formerly of Bluff
ton, was elected president of the
Findlay Lions club and will take
office on July 1. He is a lawyer in
Findlay.
Former College Girl
To Enlist In WAVES
Miss Ruth Whirledge, former
Bluffton college student, has resigned
from the faculty at Tiro High school,
to enlist in the WAVES. Her resig
nation, with those of four other
teachers, left the high school with no
faculty members outside of Supt. A.
C. Wilson.
No Postage Needed On
War Prisoners Mail
Postage-free letters may be sent
to prisoners of war even if regular
mail service to countries where they
are held has been suspended, the
post office department announced last
week in issuing a reminder that such
service is available.
Germany has no restriction on the
length of letters sent to prisoners.
Japan, however, limits letters to 24
words and requires them to be type
written or had.printed in capitals.
Unmounted photographs or snapshots
may be enclosed.
Gift parcels may be sent to pris
oners in Germany, and no postage is
necessary. Within certain limitations
packages of books or tobacco may be
sent, with the publisher or the manu
facturer doing the mailing.
No arrangements have been made
yet, however, for sending packages
to prisoners in the Far East.
All mail is subject to censorship
and inspection. Information on how
to address mail may be obtained at
the post office.
Beaverdam
Marion Lenney and Dwayne Fett,
and Louis Mazerous, spent over Sun
day at Louis Mazerous’ home at
Sharpsville, Pennsylvania.
RETIRE from harsh-laxative cus
tomer list. Add gentle bulk to daily
meals with new Post’s Raisin Bran
—toasted flakes of wheat and bran
plus choice raisins.
Commencement at Beaverdam high
school auditorium Thursday at 8:30
p. m. Marion Lenny, valedictorian
Glen Andrews, salutatorian speaker,
Rev. W. E. Bradley of Findlay. Nine
graduates are: Glen Andrews, Robert
Downey, Ethel Downing, Lyle Ever
ett, Helen Lamb, Ruth Van Meter,
Marion Lenney, Eileen Prowont,
Junior Yant.
Next Wednesday evening Mother
and Daughter banquet at the Church
of Christ.
Last Friday evening Mother and
Daughter banquet was a success at
Methodist church. Over one hundred
were present. A good program was
given and Mrs. Raymond Smith gave
the address. Mrs. William Amstutz
presented flowers to the oldest
mother present and Mrs. Richard
Arnold flowers for the youngest
mother.
Jack Oswalt left Sunday for New
York, after spending two weeks at
home.
Miss Mabel Clifton of Lima spent
Sunday at the W. O. Yarder home.
Mrs. Gwendoln Cartwright spent
Thursday at Lima.
Jeannette Carpenter from Ft. Jen
nings spent the week end with Mel
vin Burkholder and family.
Sgt. Robert Burkholder who is
stationed in England has been pro
moted to Staff Sgt. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Burkholder.
Mrs. T. Dean of Lima spent a
couple of weeks with her sister Mrs.
Dora Roberts, helping care for their
sister who is ill in her home, Mrs.
Alice Cross from Findlay.
Mrs. Alice Cross’s son of Findlay
called on his mother last Thursday
afternoon and found her a little
better.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bogart and Ciem
Yoakum, and Addie Yoakum spent
Sunday with Mrs. Nettie Davis who
lives with her daughter Mrs. Ralph
Ebersole at Lafayette.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Williams at Community
Hospital, Bluffton.
A son was born to Mrs. Chas.
Carter at Lima Memorial hospital.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Delbert Neuenschwander of Lima at
Community hospital, Bluffton.
Miss Josephine Bassitt is able to
be out again after being sick two
weeks.
Mrs. Walter Beck and son Gary
are back home again, after having
spent a year with her husband at
Pemberton, New Jersey.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Leiber spent
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Bluffton high school ceniors who will present Charlotte Bronte’s drama “Jane
Eyre” at the high school auditorium Thursday and Friday nights:
Top row, left to right—Levon Wilch, Robert Amstutz, Madalene McCune.
Third row, left to right—Florence Biome, Jane Howe, Varden Loganbill, Beverly
Biery.
Second row, left to right—Robert Burkholder, Lois Oyer, Ruth Burkholder,
Earl Luginbuhl.
Botton row, left to right—Glenna Swick, Joan Buckland, WHliam Mericle, Mary
Margaret Basinger.
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
Burkholder and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Green and
son Kenneth spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Green at Contin
ental.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martz of
Cairo and Mrs. Victoria Hunter
spent Sunday at Mt. Cory with Mr.
Walter Stotts who has been sick.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Younkman
and family of Clyde, Ohio spent the
week end with Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Younkman and family.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Arnold and
Mrs. Baker of Chicago had Sunday
dinner with Mr. and Mrs. John
Augsburger.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Carroll and
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THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1944
Gary Jene spent Sunday at the Mrs.
Emma Scoles home.
Mrs. Mae Bailey has just return
ed from Midland, Mich., after visit
ing several weeks with her daughter
Mrs. W. J. Wert.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wert and
family are moving to Cairo this
week from Midland, Michigan. They
have opened up a store at Cairo.
Miss Betty Herron spent the week
end with Mrs. Mary Lacock.
Mrs. Carl Barnum spent Friday
afternoon at Lima.
Mrs. Emma Jane Barber who is at
the Memorial hospital, Lima, is im
proving some. Cards would be ap
preciated from friends.
$32.50
Shag Rugs
for bedroom
washable see
window priced
Basinger’s Furniture Store
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