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PAGE TWO
With the possibility that there may
be a continuation of wet weather
which gave most farm crops and
gardens their best start in years dur
ing the month of June, Bluffton area
residents this year are more interest
ed than usual in St. Swithin’s day,
which occurs next Sunday.
Tradition, more than one thousand
years old has it that the weather on
St. Swithin’s day will determine the
weather for the next forty days—if
it rains or shines on St. Swithin’s day
the next Uorty days will be either
rainy or bright.
Sunday’s Weather To Fix Rain Or
Shine For Forty Days, Says Tradition
The belief has its foundation in old
English folklore centering around St.
Swithin a bishop of Winchester, Eng
land, who died on July 2, 862.
Before dying the humble-minded
saint, according to tradition, begged
to be buried in the open church-yard
and not in the chancel of the church
Heavy rain fallduring June gave the
Bluffton area its wettest month since
July, 1943, a record which lends cred
ence to a tree-ring prophecy made a
year ago that the last half of 1945
would have considerably greater
than average rainfall.
The long-range prediction was
made by Dr. E. L. Moseley, profes
sor emeritus of biology at Bowling
Green State university, who bases
his study on the growth of tree rings.
At the same time, Dr. Moseley pre
dicted that a serious drought affect
ing Ohio and other midwestern states
from Pennsylvania to Indiana and
from Michigan to Tennessee should
be anticipated for the latter half of
Budget Slash Hits
County AAA Office
Beginning July 1, budget of the
Allen County AAA committee will
not permit the employment of clerks
to help farmers complete applications
for off-highway gasoline, for tractor
tires, or trucks, it was announced last
Saturday by Clair A. Patterson,
chairman of the AAA committee.
In the future, applications for farm
gasoline and tires are to be made
directly to the Allen county OPA of
fice, and applications for trucks are
to be filed with the Lima Office of
thp Office of Defense Transportation.
“We are very sorry that we cannot
continue this service for farm peo
ple,” Patterson explained, “but our
budget for the fiscal year, which be
gins on July 1, does not provide funds
for employing clerical help for such
work, and the agricultural programs
for which we are responsible already
place a heavy load on the office per
sonnel.”
Among the programs administered
’’v the County AAA office are: Pay
ments for soil conservation dairy
feed and beef subsidies processing
building applications giving certifi
cates for lumber and copper wire,
crop production goals, commodity
loans and the sale of federal crop in
surance.
as was usual with bishops. Here he
remained for over a century when
the monks, thinking it
Tree Rings Indicate Severe Drought
Latter Half Of 1946 And Into 1947
isgraceful
that so great a saint shou have so
lowly a bu ial place, r€ solved to
move the bod y to the church.
The 15th cif July was set for that
purpose. But on that daj7 a heavy
rain came arid continued vwithout in
terruption fr the next forty days.
The monks took this as a sign of
heavenly dis pleasure and instead of
removing the body they built a
chapel over it where it lay.
Unfortunately, however, for the
legend, it happens that the removal
of his remains from the grave in
the churchyard to a magnificent
shrine within the cathedral took
place on July 15, 971, one hundred
and nine years after his death with
out any interference from the weath
er.
1946 and throughout the greater part
of 1947.
Rainfall during the first half of
1946 will be heavier than average,
Dr. Moseley said, but he expects the
serious drought to set in during the
latter part of the year.
After 1947, this section of the
country will not experience a cor
respondingly serious drought for
many years, according to the fore
cast of the educator.
Probability of the drought predic
tion being a reality is based on the
fact that there has been a drought
at every corresponding period as far
back as we have any tree record, Dr.
Moseley said.
Armorsville
Miss Marene McCafferty of Toledo
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mc
Cafferty.
Mrs. Chas. Montgomery Jr. spent
Saturday night and Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Montgomery and
daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl McCafferty,
Miss Marene McCafferty, Miss Mar
garet Guider took Sunday evening
supper with Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Guider and daughter Jean in honor
of Jean’s 6th birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Klingler spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Klingler of Findlay. Mr. Klingler
has been quite sick but is somewhat
improved at this writing.
L. A. S. and W. M. S. of the
Liberty Chapel church meets this
Thursday afternoon at the Mrs.
Edgar Montgomery home.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Boyd were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Clauss and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Owens and
family and Mrs. Tullis were Sunday
guests of Mrs. Sarah Oats and son
and Miss Clarabel Owens.
Home Accidents
National Safety Council statistics
reveal that in 1943 4,850,000 persons
were injured in home accidents, and
32,500 persons were killed.
Men Wanted
For War Work and With a
Future
Openings Available For
Tire Builders
Tire Curing
Inner Tube Molders
Mill Men
Mill Wrights
Electricians
Experienced men preferred, but if you have had no experience we
will teach you any of the above trades. We Pay You While You
Learn.
More men are needed now and for our expanded facilities—new
building and new equipment—which will soon be available for
production.
Good opportunity for steady work after the war.
Cooper Corporation
Findlay, Ohio
ALL HIRING THROUGH USES
VJHEN GLADYS WROTE TO HER
BOY FRIEND, JOE, IN THE NAVY
HEP LETTERS HAD everything.
THEY V/ERE JUST THE KINO OF
LETTERS TOE LIKED TO GET-FULL
OF LOVE AND CHEERFULNESS
PICTURED JOE READING- HER
LETTERS WITH EXPRESSIONS
OF LOVE AND HAPPINESS ON
-Joe
NEVER RECEIVED
HER LETTERS POSTAL
SYSTEM TO
blame
Mail addressed to amphibious craft
seems to give the most trouble. But
if the sender addresses it properly,
the Navy will get it through.
In the first place, there are at least
ten different types of craft—LSD
(Landing Ship, Dock) LSV (Landing
Ship Vehicle) LCI (Landing Craft,
Infantry) LSM (Landing Ship, Me
dium) LCT (Landing Craft, Tank)
(LCS (Landing Craft, Support) and
LCI (L) (Landing Craft, Infantry—
for more personnel).
Each type may have hundreds of
different units numbering from 1 to
600. LCI No. 442 may be operating
in the Pacific, whereas LCT No. 442
may be in the Mediterranean. The
[letters “T” and “I” are often inter
changed or are written so similarly
that they are unreadable. If the “I”
was mistaken for a “T”, the letter
A frank, stern warning that mo
torists must heed speed laws or be
arrested was issued this week by
Colonel George Mingle, Superintend
ent of the Ohio State Highway Pa
trol.
Colonel Mingle issued an edict to
Highway Patrol District Commanders
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
i She Wrote’Swell Letters—-But!
/VOPEf
The Navy is vitally interested in
seeing that mail is delivered to all
the boys in the service. That which
is properly and legibly addressed is
quickly dispatched to its destination.
Despite the hazards of war and
weather, the Navy Mail Service has
delivered letters to remote ships and
stations with great efficiency. But—
the mail must be addressed correctly.
GLADYS NEVER, NEVER.V/ROTE
nee worry LETTXF^"9?kTHE
CONTRARY, HER LETTERS HAD
V/ARFOTH affe ction-EVERY
THING IN THEM TO^KE JOE QLAQ.
GLADYS ALWAYS PCS 0 TOES
LETTERS PROMPTLY AND
EVERYTHING- WAS tTUST"
perfect except one thing
GLADYS ADDRESSED 3OEJS
letters like this
INSTEAD O-' UH IS
MOPTrt IT '■■Jit1
GIWMUVHM.TEkAS
Joseph Sone*
USS RANGER (CV4).
fleet post office..
SAN FRANCISCO,
Complexities Of Delivery Great,
So Properly Address Navy Mail
would go far out of the way and the
delay would easily be several weeks.
Some are still under the impression
that the Navy has one vessel called
LST and they address their mail to
the USS LST, Fleet Post Office, San
Francisco. This is just like address
ing mail to Main Street, U. S. A.
In addressing Navy and Coast
Guard personnel aboard ships, print,
don’t write, his full name, rank or
rate print the name of his ship, i. e.,
LST (Landing Ship, Tank) No. 442
(four four two) write out both desig
nation and number. The last part of
the address is either Fleet Post Office,
San Francisco, or New York City.
Undelivered letters due to incom
plete, incorrect, or illegible address
es amount to more than 5,000 a day
at the Fleet Post Office, San Fran
cisco. While the letters are undeliv
ered a lot of lonely men are waiting
and wondering why their mail isn’t
coming through.
Crackdown On Speeders Ordered
By State Highway Patrol Chief
The Navy has done a remarkable
job in getting mail to its personnel
in all parts of the world. In nearly
every case, undelivered mail can be
eliminated if We simple rules given
above are followed. Address your
mail correctly.
to arrest speeders, and in addition,
report their names to the O. P. A.
The O. P. A. will report the viola
tions to local rationing boards with
a view of revoking gas rationing
coupons.
District Commanders were admon
ished by Colonel Mingle to step up
enforcement of speed laws declaring:
“With the coming of good weather,
and the added allowance of gasoline,
motorists generally seem to feel that
all speed restrictions are off. The
federal inhibition against driving
more than thirty-five mile an hour
is still in effect, and in addition we
still have state speed laws.”
“Motorists headed for vacation
land and park resorts are the most
consistent violators. Unfortunately
they do not seem to realize that their
tires, and in many cases, their brakes
are not too good. A recent test of
152,916 cars by Ohio police officers
brought out the startling fact that
25.4 of all brakes either failed to
function or were faulty. The aver
age car on the road today is eight
years old and cannot possibly stand
the speed it did when it was new.”
“The accident rate in Ohio is
climbing too fast. If drivers won’t
worrya bout their own necks, then
the police will have to do it for them.
It will be better to make people
momentarily unhappy for their care
lessness and thoughtlessness than to
permit them to kill themselves and
others Speeding must and will be
reduced.”
FARM FOLLIES
The whole country knew that Jack White
Worked hard on his farm day and night,
It’s too bad, you'll allow,
That he's not working now
CARE on farms would save arms, legs, and sight
NATIONAL FARM SAFETY WEEK. My 22 26,1945
NATION Al SAPETY COUNCIL
Many more Allen county service
men will be home soon from the
Army, as the result of orders given
for an immediate speed-up in the dis
charges for soldiers and .WACS who
have sufficient points or are over 40
years of age
Ordering a “full and frank” dis
cussion by unit commanders with dis
discharge-eligible personnel inform
ing them of the probable date of dis
charge and the necessary retention
temporarily of certain of them, Gen.
Collins, Commanding General of the
Service Command which covers Ohio,
Indiana, Kentucky and West Virgin
ia declared:
“It is my desire that these men
and women be discharged without
necessary delay.”
Under the adjusted service rating
system, the present critical point
score for men is 85 and for women
44. Both men and women who have
reached 40 years of age are eligible
for discharge, however, Wacs must
have served one full year.
Enlisted men and women who qual
ify for separation by reason of age
or points will be retained on active
duty temporarily, “only if separation
Bluffton Airforce
Man Wed In Findlay
General Orders Speed-up In Army
Discharges More To Be Home Soon
St. John’s Lutheran church in Find
lay was the scene of the wedding
Sunday evening of Miss Pauline
Smith daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Smith of McComb and William
F. Stager, U. S Army Air Forces,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stager
of Bluffton. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. H. Ward Grieb, pas
tor, at 7:30 o’clock.
A prelude of music was played by
Miss Ruth Kowanatzky, church or
ganist. Mrs. Arthur Stager of Bluff
ton, sister-in-law of the groom, sang
"The Lord’s Prayer” and "Because”.
The bridal chorus from “Lohengrin”
was used for the processional and
Mendelssohn’s wedding march for the
recessional.
The church altar was decorated
with four seven-branch candelabra,
palms and two bouquets of altar
ttowers.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore a softly tailored
powder blue gabardine suit designed
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is denied by War Department in
structions or if it is impossible to
carry out the mission assigned to the
unit without the services of this in
dividual,” General Collins stated.
The need of the Army for certain
critical skills will make it necessary
to retain in service some men and
women who are otherwise eligible for
release. As trained replacements be
come available, or as needs change,
such personnel will then be dis
charged.
Maximum use of civilians, soldiers
not eligible for discharge, and pris
oners of war has been ordered to
expedite replacement of personnel
qualified for release.
“Over-staffing to meet a peak load
is prohibited”, the general continued.
"The aid of each individual must be
obtained in this program. In addi
tion, each must be prepared to as
sume an additional workload to the
end that our veterans may be dis
charged expeditiously without retard
ing the war effort against Japan or
reducing the quality of the service
rendered to our sick and wounded.”
Overtime work necessary to ac
complish the intensified program has
been authorized by General Collins.
with George Washington sleeves and
cuffs and fastened with pearl but
tons. Her hat was a white, heart
shaped pique with white rose trim
and black veil and gloves also of
white. Her corsage was of white
roses and white stephanotis. Her
pearl earrings were a gift of the
groom.
The maid of honor, Miss Florence
Bohman of Dayton, wore a dove grey
Cohama suit with a frost stripe fash
ioned with bracelet-length sleeves.
Her accessories were white.
Arthur Stager, brother of the
groom, recently discharged from the
marine corps, was the best man.
Ushers were Max Russell of Jenera,
and Sgt. Jack Farling of Berea, on
furlough from the Guadalcanal area.
The men of the party wore white
carnation boutonnieres
A reception was held in the home
of the bride’s parents immediately
following the ceremany. A three
tiered wedding cake, topped with a
soldier and his bride and surrounded
with fernery intertwined with deli
cate pink asters, centered the re
freshment table. Candles burned on
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either side. Those serving were
Misses Leona Ruth Martin, Blanche
Courtright, Helen Smith and Mrs.
Dewey Martin.
The bride, a graduate of McComb
high school in the class of 1941, at
tended Bowling Green State univers
ity. She was a member of the 3 Kay
sorority at Bowling Green university.
The groom is a graduate of Raw
son high school in the class of 1939.
He has served two years overseas
with the ground forces of the U. S
army air forces as mechanic.
The couple left for northern Mich
igan and Canada for a ten-day
honeymoon. For traveling the bride
wore a violet two piece linen suit
with white accessories.
The groom will report to Camp At
terbury, Ind., for reassignment at the
end of his 30-day furlough and the
bride will return to Wright Field,
Dayton, to resume secretarial work.
Pleasant View
William Fridley, who has been
confined to Lima Memorial hospital
for several weeks is reported some
better.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Wynkoop and
family of Pandora spent Sunday
evening in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Harris.
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Harris and
daughter Marcella of Whiteford
Center spent Saturday with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Shaffer
and daughter Blanche.
Mrs. William Fridley spent sever
al days last week with her mother
at Ottawa who was injured in a
fall several weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Forney and
little daughter spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Harris.
Representatives of the Gideon’
work presented its plans and post
war work at the Pleasant View
church, Sunday morning. A sub
stantial offering was contributed for
the purchase of Bibles.
The members of the L. M. Wyn
koop family held a picnic dinner in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Basinger and sons of near Columbus
Grove. Those present were: Mr_
and Mrs. Lawrence Stuckey and
family of Stryker, Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Wynkoop and family of
Van Buren, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Cramer and family of West Inde
pendence, Mrs. Dale Philipps of
Fostoria, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Phil
lipps Jr. and family of Ada, Mr. and
Mrs. L. M. Wynkoop and Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Wynkoop and family
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