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With the country engaged in a
great war there is renewed interest
in the symbolic features of Old Glorj
as the nation and community focus
their attention to it on Flag Day to
be officially observed next Wednes
day.
The state of Ohio officially cele
brates the day with flag display com
memorating the birthday of the flag
which came into being on June 14,
1777.
On this date, the Continental Con
gress of the United States passed a
resolution as follows: “Resolved, that
the Flag of the thirteen United
States be thirteen stripes, alternate
red and white that the nion be
thirteen stars, white on a blue field
representing a new constellation.
At first there was a great deal of
debate as to what procedure should
be followed. Some thought that a
new star and a new stripe should
be added every time a new state
came into the union.
of fact when Vermont and Kentucky
came, new stars and new stripes
were added in 1795.
Average price for cabbage will be
about four cents a pound. New retail
prices for snap beans will be between
16 and 18 cents a pound. Field
grown cucumbers will sell for 11 to
12 cents a pound through June 15,
and for 9 to 10 cents thereafter.
Hot house cucumbers will sell
about 11 cents a pound.
Francis Basinger, D. D.S.
Evan Basinger, D. D. S.
Telephone 271-W
Bluffton, Ohio
LOCAL AND LONG
DISTANCE HAULING
Every Load Insured
STAGER BROS.
Bluffton, Ohio
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Next Wednesday, Dates To June 1777
As a matter
It was this fifteen striped flag that
New Cabbage And
Bean Prices Are Set
OPA officials this week set new
retail price ceilings for cabbage, snap
beans and field grown and hot house
cucumbers.
for
Everett Hiestand In
Navy Radio School
Everett N. Hiestand, 23, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson M. Hiestand,
Route One, Bluffton, has been en
rolled in a month’s radio refresher
course at the pre-radio naval train
ing school located at the U. S. Na
val Armory, Michigan City, Indiana.
Successful completion of the short
course will make him eligible for en
rollment in an advanced radio school.
SING LIKE A BIRD: New cereal
combination—golden flakes of wheat
and bran plus seedless raisins put
you in tune. Ask for Post’s Raisin
Bran.
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Phone 360-W
WAR
BONDS
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flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore
Harbor on that historic night of
September 13, 1814, described in our
National Anthem. This flag con
tinued to be the official flag until
1818 although five more states had
been added.
It had then become apparent that
a stripe added for every new state
would soon render the flag unwieldy
and a bill was signed by President
Munroe on April 4, 1818, restoring
the design of the flag to the original
thirteen stripes but one star for each
state.
Every state has a designated place
in the blue field according to the
time of admission. Ohio’s star is
the first one in the third row, the
state being the 17th to be admitted
in the year 1803.
Until 1912 there was no official
standard for the proportions of the
flag. Up until this time square and
oblong flags of every description ap
peared on the market. On October
19, 1912, President Taft issued an
executive order in which the propor
tions of the flag, regardless of size
were definitely prescribed.
Armorsville
Mr. and Mrs. Hershal Moore and
family returned home Sunday after
spending the past week with his
parents Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Moore
who accompanied them to their
home in Chicago.
Mrs. Clyde Klingler Jr., spent the
week end with Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Klingler.
Mrs. Chas. Montgomery, Jr. spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Montgomery and daughter.
The L. A. S. and W. M. S. of the
Liberty Chapel church meets this
Thursday for an all day meeting with
Rev. and Mrs. Kauffman of Mt Cory.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Klingler call
ed Sunday evening on Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Clauss.
H. O. Hilty spent the week end
with his children in New Y'ork city.
Mr. and Mrs. Olen Friedly of
Dunkirk spent Sunday with Mrs. H.
O. Hilty and grandson Lynn Young.
Mission Feeds 253
During the month of May the
Lima City Mission provided 253 free
meals and furnished overnight lodg
ing for 43 transients. The report
was made this week by A. D. Welty,
former resident of the Settlement
west of Bluffton, who is superni
tendent of the institution.
Ohio will get in June, 165 cars of
oats .nearly 2,000,000 bushels of wheat
eight cars of peas, and 2,675 tons of
oil meal through allotments of live
stock feeds made by federal agencies.
Only 100,000 bushels of the wheat will
be sold direct to farmers and feeders,
the rest is available to Ohio elevators
and to feed mixers in this state. The
oil meals are sold through feed deal
ers but are supposed to be sold unmix
ed.
Insurance Real Estate
This is a good time to list your properties and farms
for sale.
A. E. KOHLI
Phone 165-W 235 W. College Avenue
VICTORY
FIRST
a new home
tomorrow!
That’s right, lady—buy
the bonds to bomb the
bums. That’s the first item
on the order of business.
Patriotism gives you a nice
comfortable feeling inside
and when this is all
over, you've still got the
bonds. That's comforting,
too. What are you going
to do with 'em? Build a
new home, I betcha! And
that's a smart idea, too.
Come in and talk it over
with Us we know a lot
about building houses and
we have some attractive
home designs to show you.
Steinman Bros. Lumber Co
VICTORY FIRST
Bluffton, Ohio
BUY WAR BONDS
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Our flag! Glimpsing it unexpectedly
we haue caught our breath,and
uncovered our heads, and couldn
speak, for the thought of what it
was to us and thereat ideals it stood for
May 29, 1919
Elbert Day and Raymond Bame
enlisted in the infantry for service
in China. The enlistment was made
in Lima and they were sent to
Columbus for an examination. Bame
who served in France was
discharged in the spring.
Bluffton In First World War
What Happened Here Twenty-five Years Ago This Week
honorably
last week
service in
Charles Gaiffe enlisted
in the engineers corps for
France. He was sent to the Colum
bus barracks.
Bluffton tasted the real simon pure
Salvation Army doughnuts last week
and Bluffton liked them. The dough
nuts w’ere made after the same
receipt as that used by the Salva
tion Army in France from whose
little huts, often dangerously near
the firing line, came those delicious
goodies which made the organization
dear to the hearts of every fight
ing man in Flanders.
The women of the local churchse
made the doughnuts, selling $139.75
worth for the benefit of the Salva
tion Army in a nation wide drive.
Mrs. Elmer Ewing was in charge of
the local drive and the Boy Scouts
aided in solicitation and delivery of
orders,
Pvt. Ed Long w’ho returned from
France will give a talk at Memorial
Services.
Jacob Tschiegg arrived home from
Camp Sherman on a five day fur
lough.
Word has been received that Clar-
Pandora
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Zehrbach, Miss
Metta Kohli, Bluffton, Roy David of
Leipsic, were guests at the Clyde
Waltz farm southwest of Pandora,
Sunday evening.
Herman Hilty won second place in
the one mile track race in the state
contest at Columbus Saturday. May
nard Amstutz took sixth place in
the one-half mile
Cox and Louis
panied the boys.
race. Supt. C. C.
Risser Jr. accom-
Orlo Marshall of
Mr. and Mrs.
Rockport are wearing broad smiles
these days. Its a little girl born
to their daughter Jean and husband,
Mr. and Mrs. Lysle Cahill of Cleve
land, last week.
Rev. W. F. Cummings, pastor of
the Methodist and Riley Creek
churches, has been returned as pastor
here for another year,
mings expects this to
year in the ministry.
Rev. Cum
be his last
of Deshler
her mother
Mrs. Lewis Barger
spent last week with
Mrs. W. F. Cumming. Rev. and Mrs.
Barger
Deshler
werp.
have been transferred from
Methodist church to Ant-
George Stoody entertained
Mrs.
the Priscilla Circle of the Methodist
church, Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Roy M. Cook Jr. and little
son Max have joined Mr.
California.
Miss Phoebe Basinger, of
View farm, southwest of
remains about the
serious
Cook in
Pleasant
Pandora,
in her
same
illness.
R. A. Krohn
one day last
sister, Mrs. J. T. Maidlow
Mrs.
was called to
week because
Ottawa
of her
suffering several serious and painful
injuries in a fall downstairs.
The St. John’s church, east of
Pandora, is sponsoring a two weeks
Bible school for children five years
or more of age. Rev. and Mrs. F. L.
Holden and daughter Helen are the
teachers.
A little daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Adrain Eck, Saturday.
Miss Geraldine Basinger, who is
training for a nurse at O. S. U.
ill
ence Rockhill from Rockport v
arrive home soon from France.
Orlo Bixel has been spending
ten day furlough at home from
Camp Sherman.
a
Waldo Diller, Hiram Niswander,
Aldine Roetlisberger, Calvin Deppler,
and Harvey Garmatter are all ex
pected to arrive home soon from
overseas.
Armin Diller returned home after
serving eleven months in the service.
He was stationed at Camp Sherman.
Harry Harris returned home from
Camp Sherman.
The drive for the Salvation Army
home service fund has been making
steady progress.
Rene Studler stopped off for a
visit at home while enroute from
Post Field, Fort Sill, Okla, to
Aberdeen, Md. where he will join
the 271st Aero Squadron. Lieut.
Studler who’was the officer in charge
of flying at Post Field recently
received his 4th service stripe in
dicating 2 years service.
Sgt. Paul (Cy) Welty has arrived
at Camp Merritt, N. J. it was learn
ed by his many friends at the col
lege.
“Bluffton Welcomes You” is the
invitation to them returning from
camps and overseas spelled out by
the winking lights over the building
of the Bluffton Mfg. Co. The idea
of illuminated signs 'welcoming the
boys is fast taking hold of the
entire country.
hospital Columbus, spent the week
end with her parents Mr. and Mrs.
H. L. Basinger.
Miss Anna Ruth Steiner will spent?
the summer in Columbus.
Quite a 1 legation of young people
from the various churches attended
the Putnam County Youth Rally at
Gilboa Sunday afternoon and even
ing. A pot luck supper was served.
The following enjoyed Sunday din
ner at the Milt Gratz home near
Gilboa. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Hilty,
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bridenbaugh
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Omar
Gratz and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
mer Gratz and family, the Harold
Gratz family, Leipsic and the Ken
neth Gratz family of Lima.
Mrs. Irvin Hilty, who was recent
ly hurt by a sow, as she came from
feeding her chicks, is able to get
around some with the aid of crutches.
Miss Elizabeth Hilty attended a
Missionary Conference at Cleveland
the past week.
Rev. and Mrs. Clayton D. Steiner
also attended the Missionary
vention at Cleveland several
ago.
Con
days
For
fur-
Kenneth Davidson of Camp
rest, Tenn., recently spent his
lough here with his parents and his
family at Ottawa.
Mrs. Wayne Hilty and children of
Indianapolis, Ind., visited Mrs. Adam
Hilty and Mrs. A. E. Campbell the
past week.
U. S. agricultural production in
creased 21 per cent in the first 55
months of World War II.
AS A SPREAD
DIXIE’S WAY
AHEAD
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Symbolic of all young American
men who fight and die for their
country is the stirring tale of Nath
an Hale, hero of the American Revo
lution, whose birthday the nation
celebrated Tuesday. He was born
on June 6, 1758, of a quiet self
respecting family.
He was just an ordinary boy who
liked his good times, who did fairly
well in school, was well spoken of in
his community, and then just at the
start of his career enlisted in the
country’s forces.
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American Boys Who Fight For Country
A counterpart of his life can be
found in Bluffton and in every small
community in the United States. He
was not especially articulate and his
letters home were nothing unusual.
Yet he is the spokesman for young
American soldiers. He chanced tcf
say the thing that all real fighting
men think as he was about to be
hung by the enemy for doing his
duty to his country.
His last words, now inscribed on
New Auto Use Tax
Stamps Go On Sale
Auto use tax stamps in five-dollar
denominations, which must be dis
played on all automobiles operated
after June 30, will go on sale in the
Bluffton post office this Saturday.
Purchases of the stamps will be
evidence of payment of the tax for
the fiscal year beginning July 1. Fail
ure to display the new stamps on and
after that date will make violators
liable to severe penalties.
Every owner of an automobile oper
ated on the highways is required by
law to have a use tax stamp for the
vehicle. Serially numbered and gum
med on the face, the stamps have pro
vision on the back for the entry of
the make of car, the model, serial
number and state license number.
Postal officials mentioned the pos
sibility of theft of stamp from wind
shields and suggested that better ad
hesion is obtained by damping the
windshield instead of the stamp.
As an additional precaution, auto
owners are advised to make a record
of the serial number of the stamp in
the event it should be lost.
Pleasant Hill
At the last meeting of the Pauld
ing Center Community House, the
program was in honor of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Staley who celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary.
The Community House was at
tractively decorated in gold and
white with baskets of garden flowers.
Gold and white candles were placed
on each table and flowers formed the
center piece. A gift from the com
munity was presented the couple by
the President and other gifts were
given them by personal friends. The
program consisted of a Mock Wed
ding, songs, poems, solos, and recita
tions. Guest music was furnished
by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Amstutz. Ap
proximately 125 friends enjoyed the
evening with
and extended
ulations.
Mr. and Mrs. Staley
to them their congrat-
Allerding of Ada visit
with Sarah Oates and
Sunday guests at
Mrs. Sarah
ed last week
Claribel Owens,
the Owens home were Mr. and Mrs.
Dale Owens and son Tommy, Mrs.
Eva Tullis and Bill Holt of Lima.
Sunday callers at the C. M. Glea
son home were Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Gleason and daughters of Lima, Mr.
and Mrs. Dennis Brauen, Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Stines of Lima.
Callers Sunday evening of Mr. and
Mrs. Willard Jennings were Mr. and
Mrs. Dennis Brauen, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Faze and children, Mr. and Mrs.
Gerald Huber and son, Mrs. Sarah
Oates, Claribel Owens, and Mrs. C.
M. Gleason and sons.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Zimmerman
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Springs
See our special Window
Display of Mattresses
Mirra Moth
Positive and complete
protection against moths
the pages of history were: “I only
regret that I have but one life to
lose for my country.”
The details of this experience are
common knowledge to every school
boy. Nathan volunteered in Webb’s
Seventh Connecticut. In the course
of the Long Island Campaign the
general was facing the enemy across
the river.
Webb needed to know two things:
w’hen and where the enemy was go
ing to attack. When volunteers for
the spying job were called for Nath
an immediately offered his services
knowing that the word “spy” was de
grading and that the task was very
dangerous.
Disguised as a Dutch boy he got
the information he sought but was
discovered on the way back. In his
last moment the enemy let him say
what was most on his mind and in
all humility he made the remark
that has come to be one of the
famous sentences of all history.
called Sunday on Mr. and Mrs. Cal
Herr.
Mr. and Mrs. George Huber and
son, Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Huber of
Mansfield were Sunday evening din
ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Huber and family of Rockport. Jim
my Huber is spending the week with
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Huber of Mans
field.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hess and family
of Findlay were week end guests of
Lillie Fett and Nellie
during the week were
and
ney
and
the
and
Huber. Callers
Howard Smith
and Mrs. Sid
Brauen. Billie
are spending
grandmother
son Tommy, Mr.
Huber, Margaret
Mary
week
aunt.
Mr. and
Sunday dinner guests of Harold
Younkman and family.
Nell Hess
with their
Mrs. Arthur Phillips were
Don Oates spent the past week at
Indian Lake and at the Owens home
in Lima.
The following boys enjoyed an
outing at Buckeye Lake Sunday
afternoon: Rodney Jennings, Elwood
Brauen, Billy Hess, Mickey Gleason,
Jimmy Huber and Danny Gleason.
Afterwards they were guests of
their Sunday school teacher, Mildred
Gleason.
Members of Pleasant Hill church
held a farewell supper Monday nite
at Paulding Center Community
House honoring their Pastor, Rev. B.
Baughn and family who are leaving
for West Milton, Ohio. An enjoyable
evening was spent by all and the
Pastor was presented a cash gift
from the members by Russell Huber.
Approximately 65 members wished
the family the best of everything at
their new location.
Ohio farmers who do not receive 27
cents or more for nest-run eggs should
contact dealers who hold government
buying certificates.
Summer Housekeeping Helps
Stop Damp
Keeps your basement
sweet and dry
Basinger’s Furniture Store
iviay Was Hotter And
DID TOU KNOW that hundreds of small Ioans
are made here every year to people we never
saw before? Yes. They walk right in and
get the cash to pay the doctor, buy new
clothes, get some tires, have the house paint
much can you use?
ed and so on. How
202 W. Market, Lima, Ohio
Paul Srhoenlein, Mgr.
Phone 73511
PERSISTANT and CONTINUED
Effort Made On All Claims
ADJUSTMENT SERVICE COMPANY
(Bonded)
4001/2 S. Main St
Mattress Prices Reduced
Drier Than Average
May rainfall of 2.11 inches in this
district was 1.61 inches under the 40
year average for the month, accord
ing to an announcement made this
week by weather observers.
This shortage brings the average
deficiency in rainfall for the first fiive
months of the year to 3.15 inches un
der the average for the same months
during the last 40 years.
Despite the fact that there was a
shortage of rainfall during May, the
month was anything but a sunny one.
Only four days of the month were
clear, 15 were partly cloudy and the
remainder were quite cloudy.
May also was hotter than usual, a
maximum temperature of 91 being
reached three times during the month,
on May 26, 28 and 30. May 6 when
the temperatures dropped to 32
grees was the coldest day of
month.
January
February
March ..
April ...
May ....
Totals
Ask to See
STYLE NO. 1650
As Sketched
de
the
the
for
Weather observer’s data shows
following table of precipitation
the first five months of this year, and
the 40-year average for the same
months:
1944 40-Year
.. .51 2.61
1.54 2.49
3.85 3.13
4.00 3.21
2.11 3.72
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