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i I i BUY UNITS* VOLUME NO. LXIX TOWN WILL CHANGE TO FAST TIME FOR SUMMER, APRIL 29 Change in Time Provided Legislation Enacted by Council Last Year by to Clocks Will Return Time Again Next September Bluffton Slow clocks will be set ahead Bluffton one hour at 3 a. m. Sunday, April 29, in a return to operation on “Fast Time’’ for the spring and summer season. No legislation will be required, the change occuring under a permanent schedule adopted in an ordinance passed last spring by Bluffton coun cilmen. Under this arrangement “Fast Time” will be in force here from the last Sunday in April every year until the first Sunday in September. At the time the ordinance was pass ed, sentiment indicated that most res idents were in favor of discontinuing ■“Slow Time” for the summer season. Although it w’as knowm that most farmers oppose “Fast Time,” those v?ho live in town prefer an extra hour of daylight after their usual working hours during the spring and summer, because of the additional time it gives for work in victory gardens, on lawns and for outdoor recreation*. Plan Revamping Of School Music Here Revamping of the music depart ment in the public schools here next year was indicated following a meet ing of the board of education Mon day night when it Miss Harriet Brate had withdrawn her mitted last month. Miss Brate will schools here next organization of the was stated that music instructor resignation sub remain in the year and a re music depart ment is planned whereby she will be relieved of some of her duties. During the past year she has been in charge of all vocal and instru mental music, except band and in addition has taught part time in the college department of music. Her resignation presented last month was prompted, she stated, because of “multiplicity and com plexity of duties”. No action on the /natter was taken by the board. Plans for next year provide for Carl Twining of Findlay to be here two days each week instead of one day this year. Twining will conduct the band, senior orchestra and give instruction in wind instruments. He will be paid a salary of $100 month ly- Miss Brate will continue in charge of all vocal music, give instruction in string instruments and conduct the junior orchestra. Confirm Word Ned Schultz Is Prisoner Official confirmation from tw’o gov ernment sources that Pfc. Ned Schultz is a prisoner of war in Ger many w’as received Tuesday by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Schultz, of West Kibler street. First indication that Pfc. Schultz, previously alive and on March post card ■German prison camp. reported missing, was well, came to his parents 21 when they received a written by him from a They also received a second mes aage from him since that time, but official government confirmation of the fact that he is a prisoner of war did not come until Tuesday in the form of a letter from the Pro vost Marshal General and a telegram from the Adjutant General. Mr. and Mrs. Schultz were notified on Jan. 15 that their son had been missing in action since December 16. The prison camp at which Pfc. Schultz is interned is south of Ber lin. Missionaries To Speak At Emmanuel's Church Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Martin, re turned missionaries from Brazil, will speak on conditions in that country in addresses at the Emmanuel’s Re formed church, Sunday night at 8 o’clock, it is announced by the pastor, Rev. V. C. Oppermann. H, S. Orchestra To Broadcast Friday Bluffton high school orchestra will be heard in the weekly broadcast from Findlay station WFIN Friday afternoon from 12:15 to 12:45 under direction of Miss Harriet Brate. Bluffton Woman Arrives Overseas Barbara Joyce Hauenstein, who sailed in March for Beirut, Syria, to become a teacher in a Presbyterian mission school, arrived in Lisbon, Saturday, it was learned by her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Hauen stein of a cable week. Campus Drive who message the first FARMING PLANS OF WAR VETERANS HIT SNAG IN FINANCING Soaring Cost of Farm Land And Chattels Make Financing A Difficult Matter 80-Acre Farm With Equipment And Livestock Would Cost About $17,000 Soaring prices commanded by farm land and farm chattels are new obstacles that must be overcome by World War II veterans who have been planning to obtain a modest homestead following the war and enter into farming as a lifetime pursuit. A wide contrast in the conditions which prevailed before the first World War and at the present is becoming increasingly apparent, despite efforts of government agen cies to control inflationary prices. In 1910, a modest outlay of $5,000 w’ould buy an 80-acre farm and equip it for operation, with perhaps a, fairly substantial cash balance re maining. Today, however, the cost of such a venture is roughly three times $5,000, and the returning veteran expecting to set himself up on an 80-acre farm will need almost $9,000 of his own money, in addition to the amount he can receive thru loans. Total Cost $17,000 Estimates of the total cost of buying and taking over the operation of an 80-acre farm with chattels in these days show an aggregate out lay of approximately $17,000 would be required. These calculations are based on current average land values in Northwestern Ohio and on stocking the farm with new machinery bought at present ceiling prices. Cost of the farm itself would en tail an outlay of $12,000, based on the present average of $150 per acre machinery is valued at an ad ditional $3,400 and the expenditure for livestock would amount to $1,600. Under present arrangements made for veterans, a returned serviceman can obtain a maximum government loan of $2,500 for chattels, and an estimated commercial loan of $6,000 on his land (based on 50% of its value). This will give him loans amount ing to $8,500, and a balance of $8,500 must be provided by the serviceman to give him the $17,000 needed as investment capital. Simpler In 1910 Back in 1910 things were much simpler. An 80-acre farm at $50 an acre cost $4,000, and a team, plow, wagon, cultivator, livestock, etc., could be had for less than con out- $1,000. This total of $5,000 is siderably less than one-third the lay required today. Going into farming in 1945 costs reflecting the increased of machinery in keeping trend aw’ay from marual most farm pursuits. The farmer of 35 years provide his motive pow’er, horses together with equipment, a plow’, wagon and cultivator for an estimated expenditure of $500. To day’s commonly accepted form of motive power, a tractor, together with the implements necessary for farming, will entail spending $3,400, almost seven times the outlay neces sary in 1910. How World War II veterans w’ho wish to take up farming will sur mount these problems is a matter engaging the attention of Veterans’ Administration facilities, for present conditions will make it difficult for any serviceman taking up farming who does not have approximately $10,000 of his own money to put into the venture. IIIEBLUF Letter Narrates Death Of Airman, Bluffton Native, Killed In Belgium received of the Lisbon she will sail for Bei- From rut by way of Alexandria, Egypt. Her first year abroad will be spent in Jerusalem studying the Arabic language. She will be overseas for a term of five years. For the past three years she was an instructor in a southern mountain school at Sunset Gap, Tennessee. Lt. Robert Stultz Shot Down in Flight Over Enemy Territory Belgian Tells of Assisting Wounded Pilot Parachuting Plane Mother of the youth is the former Jennie Comw’ell, formerly of this place. E. C. Stultz, of Grove street, is an uncle. Lt. Stultz was reported missing in action on August 17, 1943, when he was last seen pursuing a German plane in Holland. The letter giving details of his death was received tw’o weeks ago by his parents, with an explanation from the Belgian fanner that he had been unable to write earlier because of German occupation of his home land. Written in longhand in the French language, the letter was as follows: “Liege, Belgium Oct. 12, 1944 Sir: “Now that my country has been in great part freed by the valiant army of the United States of Amer ica, I can perform the sad duty of acquainting you with the following facts: “On August 17, 1943, at 5:30, I rescued with my own hands your son, Robert Stultz, descending in a para chute, having been severely wounded by the fire of the enemy. Concerned with his severe wounds, I took him to the nearest doctor, where the best care was lavished upon him. “Due to the gravity of his wounds, he died without bodily suffering. It w’as then necessary for our welfare to take him to a place of burial by the Germans, who placed him the following day, August 18, 1943, at seven o’clock in the morning in one. of their cemeteries. “I thought it well to take from him certain things which your son was wearing, and a safe spot with returning them to “These objects (1) A wedding ring engraved in side—“Mary, Bob, married July 6, 1942” (2) A signet ring (3) A silver identification bracelet (4) His pocket money and papers (5) All the inscriptions that I could recover. “Because of the dangerous circum stances in which I found myself, face to face with the Germans, one in scription could have escaped me, but I hope these hurried notes will help you to recognize the truth of my statements. “I remain entirely at your service to supply other information or per form any service you wish to ask. I, as well as a great part of my community, join in the deep sorrow’ that you endure at the loss of a loved one so brave, so audacious and so worthy. You can be proud of him. “While waiting to hear from you as to your wishes as to the manner of sending to you the objects listed above, I beg you to accept with my sincere condolences the expression of my profound respect. “N. B. I have in my possession his helmet and earphones. I placed them in the intention of you. are as follows: Colette.” C. Henri Births Mr. and has use the for with labor ago could a team of Bluffton The births at following hospital: Mr. and Bluffton, a Lugibill, Mrs. girl, Mrs. Emerson Sunday. Robert Thompson, Lima, a girl, Sunday. The father is in naval service. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Dale Fei kert, a girl, Sue Ellen, March 18 at White Cross hospital, Columbus. Mrs. Feikert is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Luginbuhl of near Bluffton. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Steiner at the Lutheran hospital, Ft. Wayne, a girl, Janet Louise, March 30. Mrs. Steiner is the former Miss Lillian Balmer of this place and Mr. Steiner the son of Mrs. Lydia Lora of South Main street. To Address Bird Club At Findlay H. W. Berky of the Bluffton col lege faculty will speak before the Findlay Bird club in Findlay high school this Wednesday night. He will lecture on habits of birds of this region. If A NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INT OF BLUFFTON AND VICINITY BLUFFTON, OHIO, T1 AY, APRIL 12, 1945 10 BLUFF Preinduction PB tion Monday 47 17, M. an Details of the death August 1943, in Belgium of Lt. Robert Stultz, 24, native of Bluffton, army fighter pilot, were received last week from a Belgian by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Stultz, of Wa pakoneta. AREA __ SELECTEES CALLED FOR EXAMINATION cal Examina Group of Call Sent Out byAllen County Draft Board to County Registrants Ten Bluffton area WgDtrants were included in a group of 47 men sent by Allen County Draft Board No. 3 to Ft. Hayes, Columt|ttS, for preinduc tion physical examinations last Mon day. Those from this community in the preinduction call included Bertrand L. Swank, William L. |3dwards, LeRoy Traucht’ and Vance Edward Frank, all o’’ Bluffton Robert Fitzpatrick, Paul J. .Shafer, Warren C. Shook and James R. Williams, itaf.iyette and Edward L. Vandemajfk and Paul H. Sommers, Columbus jGrove. Others forwarded for the preinduc tion physical examinations included: Lima—Basil L. Burden, Robert D. Burden, Robert A. Coffman, Albert H. Adams, Wallace D. Brenneman, Paul T. Craig, Frank E. Stedke, Kenneth O. Poling, Richard H. Mann, Grant W. Barber, Clarence L. Balliet, Amos Wireman, Harold W. Bowers^ Jr., Stephen E. Hanthon?, Francis C. Huges, Earl E. Lee, To mie Caudill. Delphos—Vernon G. Edwards, Ro bert L. Focht, Daniel E. Williams, William H. Monfort, Robert M. Dien stberger, Howard W. Flannagan, Her schel B. Prine. Cridersville—Harolfl A. Perry’. Spencerville Merle E. Harruff, Harold F. Montague, James C. Legge. Elida—Mayion Setuggs, James L. Welker. Harrod—Carl M. Smith. Reading—John D. ^Bradford. St. Marys—Robert C. Ralston. Cairo—Herbert M.Johnson. Waynesville—Lawrence A. Jacobs. North Baltimor J. Over meyer. Youth Conference Opens Thursday Annual youth conference of the Ebenezer Mennonite church will open a four-day session on Thursday night at 8 o’clock with meetings scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights at the same hour, it is an nounced by Rev. J. J. Esau, supply pastor. Principal speaker will be Rev. Lando Hiebert, instructor at Grace Bible institute, Omaha, Nebraska., with Rev. Dwight Niswander of Lima as song leader. Rev. Hiebert will also speak at services Sunday morning at 10:30 and in the afternoon following a din ner in the church basement at the noon hour. Prepares For Mission Service In Africa Norma Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Jones of near Bluffton will be graduated from Moody Bible institute, Chicago, April 19 and is planning to enter the mission field in Africa. Of a class of 78 to be graduated next week, 42 are expected to enter foreign mission service. Enroute Home After Service In Pacific Sgt. James Deppler, gunner in the Army airforce is expected to arrive the last of this week on furlough after two and one-half years of serv ice in the southwest Pacific area. He landed in San Francisco Monday. Sgt. Deppler is the son of Mrs. Mary Deppler of Bentley road. College Juniors To Stage Class Play Bluffton college juniors will pre sent their class play “The Silver Cord”, a drama, in Ramseyer Chapel, Friday night, April 20. Appearing in the cast are Hildred Eversole and Mary Locher of Bluff ton Treva Arrants, Lima Roger Berky, Wooster Celia Amstutz and David Rosenberger, Dalton. China Missionary At Defenseless Church Miss Minnie Hilty of Pandora, re cently returned missionary from China, will speak at the Defenseless Mennonite church Sunday morning at 10:30 o’clock, it is announced by the pastor, Rev. Stanley Rupp. ON NEWS Two truckloads of large size Lake Erie fish are coming here this week as part of the spring restocking pro gram of the Community Sportsmen’s club. The first truckload arrived Wednesday noon. Another shipment of fish is sched uled to be here on Thursday noon and officials of the Sportsmen’s club said that there is a possibility of a third truckload being here on Friday noon if necessary arrangements can be completed. Bulk of the fish will be placed in the Buckeye quarry with the re- Mystery Telegram A Flier Missing Wire to Father of Sgt. Richard Oberly Came From Wife of Pilot of Plane Unofficial Word From Air Base Is Basis of Belief Crew Safe in Russia Unofficial w’ord from an American air base in Italy indicating that all crew members of a Flying Fortress bomber to which Staff Sergeant Richard Oberly, 19, w’as assigned had landed safely in territory held by the Russians, w’as responsible for the temporarily mysterious telegram received Wednesday of last week by Sgt. Oberly’s father, Millard Oberly, of Cherry street. The wire, sent from Viaden, Miss., which for more than a day was the subject of much conjecture, read: “Have reliable information your son, Richard, is safe in Russia. Have you heard any thing? She said that the brother of her husband had been visiting at the base on the day the Flying Fortress failed to return from its assignment over Germany. He wrote his sister-in-law that she should not worry about the fate of her husband and fellow members of the plane’s crew, for other mem bers of the squadron reported they had received a radio message from the crippled ship that an emergency landing was being made in territory held by the Russians. Mrs. Griffith had the names and home addresses of each of the crew members of the plane on which her husband was the pilot, and imme diately notified their parents. Notification that Sgt. Oberly had been missing since March 15 was re ceived two weeks ago by his father, in a telegram from the War Depart ment. No further word has come from War Department sources since that date. Former Rural Route Carrier Now In Navy Truckloads Of Large Size Lake Erie Fish Coming In Restocking Program Frances Griffith” A telephone call on the following day by the sender of the telegram disclosed she was the wife of the bomber’s pilot and that information that all members of the crew had landed Autfaly was received by her from the U. S. Army air base in Italy, from which the giant plane had hopped to bomb a target in or near Berlin. carrier on 1 was in Saturday. Woodrow Little, mail Bluffton rural route No. ducted into the Navy, Mel Long, substitute carrier has taken over Little’s duties on the mail route since last Thursday. Collection of usable clothing as Bluffton’s contribution to the United Nations Clothing drive for 30 mil lion poorly clad persons in liberated Europe will be started here Thursday in a receiving station established next door to the A. Hauenstein and Son Corner Drug Store. Mrs. J. S. Steiner will be in charge of the receiving station which will be open afternoons and evenings each week day until and including Saturday, April 21. mainder in the Waterworks quarry. The project is in charge of the Sportsmen’s club restocking chair man, Edgar Root and Joe Stage in charge of fish management. The trucks, equipped with aerators, haul approximately 1,000 legal size fish in each load. Shipments being sent here consist principally of crap pies together with some pickerel, perch and bass. A fishing derby with prizes for catching 152 tagged fish is being conducted at the Buckeye quarry this spring by the Sportsmen’s club. bout Bluffton In Action Explained DRAFT BOARD OF APPEALS RULES ON SEVEN CASES Five Appeals, Including One Bluffton Man, Continued in 1-A Deferments Until May 1 Grant ed by Board for Two Registrants Appeal of the 1-A draft glassifica tion of one Bluffton ma^ was de nied in one of seven appeal decisions announced last week by Allen County Draft Board No. 3, Lima, which has jurisdiction over all of rural Allen county. In five of the appeals, registrants were continued in Class 1-A, and the two other men were granted 2-B de ferments until May 1. Donald J. Ream, of Bluffton, the local man retained in Class by the appeal board after his ployer, The Triplett Electrical strument Co., had appealed. Other appeal decisions were as follows: Ronald Flanigan, Lima. 1-A by the local board. Lima Locomotive Works, Classified in Class 2-B by of Appeals until May 1, 1945. Collection Of Clothing For War Relief Will Start Here Thursday Men’s, women's and children’s gar ments in wearable condition are re quired. Additional items requested include shoes, bed clothing, caps, knitted headwear, towels, etc. Residents of the United States are asked to contribute 150 million pounds of clothing in the drive, and Bluffton residents are urged to do their part in making the collection a success. All organizations of the town have was 1-A em ln- announced Classified Employer, appealed, the Board Dale K. Miller, Lima. Classified 1-A by the Local Board. Employer, Davidson Enamel Products, appealed. Classified in Class 2-B until May 1, 1945 by the Board of Appeals. Clarence L. Beckman, Elida. Clas sified 1-A by the Local Board. Em ployer, Steiner Division, Lennox Fur nace Co, appealed. 1-A classification upheld by Board of Appeals by vote of 3 to 1. Employer appealed to the President. Presidential decision con tinued 1-A classification. Claim Camper, Lima. Classified 1-A by Local Board. Employer, Lima Locomotive Works appealed. 1-A classification upheld by the Board of Appeals. Orlen B. Nebergall, Lima. Classi fied 1-A by the Local Board. Em ployer, Ohio Steel Foundry, appealed. 1-A classification upheld by the Board of Appeals. John R. Kaverman, Delphos. Clas sified 1-A by the Local Board. Em ployer, Minnick Chevrolet Co., Del phos, appealed. 1-A classification upheld by the Board of Appeals. BLUFFTON MARKETS Wednesday Morning Grain (bushel prices): Wheat, $1.62 corn, $1.12 oats,, 80c soys, $2.04. been asked to assist in making the local collection of clothing, and action already has been taken by the Amer ican Legion Auxiliary to lend assist ance. Sponsor of the drive is the Bluff ton Lions club. Draftees Here Called By Hancock Board Registrants in the Bluffton area under jurisdiction of Hancock county selective service board No. 2 were called Tuesday for physical examination Columbus. pre-induction at Ft. Hayes, Among those called Byron Anderson, stettler, Lewis Gossard, of Bluffton Dari Benner, Oscar Zorns, Rawson, and Arthur Phillips, Ada. were: Robert Hoch BUY uwm» WATM NUMBER 51 BEGIN ISSUE OF CANNING SUGAR COUPONS MAY 1 lousewives Should Write Couny Ration Board for Application Blanks Maximum Allotment Will be 20 Pounds of Sugar for Each Person Issuance of home canning sugar coupons w’ill be started on May 1 by the Allen County War Price and Ra tioning Board, it was announced this week by H. .Bogart, Toledo district OPA director. Altho all applications must be pro cessed thru the central county board, arrangements are made so that Bluff ton area residents may handle all de tails by mail ,thereby eliminating the necessity of making trips to Lima board heaquarters. Housewives w’ho expect to do home canning this season are requested to write their board, asking for a sugar application blank. Apply by Mail Mailing of the blanks will start as soon as the initial supply V available at board headquarters, and after the application is filled in it can be re turned to the board by mail. Sugar coupons then will be sent to the housewife by mail and personal appearances at the OPA office will be unnecessary, it was pointed out. Home canning sugar allotments this year w ill be based on the amount of canning housewives did last year and the amount they plan to do this year. Allocations of sugar will be made on a basis of a maximum of 20 pounds per person, or l»0 pounds to a single family, even tho the family may con tain more than eight persons. Organ Concert At College Next Week Joseph W. Clokey, well known or ganist and composer, will appear in a concert on the stage of the Ram seyer chapel at 8:30 p. m. Wednes day of next week, as the concluding number of the Bluffton College Con cert Series. Among his compositions are two symphonies, 12 choral works in large form, five organ suites, liturgical music, a cappella music for the church and many songs. Since 1939 he has been dean of the school of fine arts at Miami uni versity. Used Furs For Seamen To Be Collected Here Used furs needed in making gar ments for merchant seamen will be collected in Bluffton during the rest of April by the American Legion Auxiliary. Furs may be placed in a collection box to be located on N. Main street in front of the office of Dr. M. D. Soash, Millen iliary. it was announced by Mrs. Geiger, president of the aux- jackets Fur for merchant seamen from used furs ob nation-wide drive, it will be made tained in the was explained, was made here A similar collection one year ago. Real Estate Deals I. W. Bauman, formerly of the Bluffton college faculty has purchas ed from the Philip Basinger estate the latter’s property on East Kibler street. The property is occupied by Mrs. James Martin whose husband is in military service overseas. Mrs. S. F. Pannabecker of College road has purchased the East Kibler street property formerly occupied by her mother, the late Mrs. J. H. Tschantz. She and her family will occupy the property this month. Paul Greding and family will move next month from the Hews property on South Main street into the Mrs. Lenore Miller property on College road when vacated by Mrs. Panna becker and family. Lions To Hear Talk On Allied Conference William Humphrey, instructor of social science at Findlay High school, will be the speaker at a din ner meeting of the Bluffton Lions club at 6:15 p. m. next Tuesday in the Walnut Grill. Humphrey will discuss the San Francisco conference of the Allied. Nations at the dinner session. 1