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Evening star., 1940-12-06
Case "a

In a frame shack on the edge OF
the city lives tired woman and her
seven children, ranging in age from
3 to IA years. This mother has
three more children but they are
out of the home, trying to shift for
themselves.
The children still at home wear
the same clothes in the house as
they do outside, there are so many
broken windows. There is no inside
toilet, no running water. The
mother and her seven children all
sleep in one room because that room
has the only stove in it.
The mother gets $50 a month
from the Public Assistance Division
for her brood of seven. She walks
over miles to get surplus food
orders and then walks back again.
She has a bad foot but is unable to
get to a hospital to have it treated
regularly.
Since the cold weather came,
patches, safety pins and ravelled
oWCdOClo AdNC UCCll dppCdl lllS ol1
the children. Without woolen socks,
coats or mufflers the children must
walk a mile to school.
Recently the shack down the road
burned down and a mother, a
father and five children moved in
with this family They shared the
rice, potatoes and spaghetti that are
the daily diet in this home. If even
one toy was sent to this family for
Christmas, that would be shared too.
Case rs
Mother thought of placing us all
in a home. I think that was 10
years ago. 1t would have been bet
ter If she had"
Arthur, now II, is disguised with
his father, who is one of the best
men alive when he is sober, but the
trouble is that every two or three
months he goes off on spree and
leaves his mother to wonder
whether every knock on the door is
the marshal coming to evict them
and where the next meal Is coming
Evening star., 1940-12-06
-Four Men Badly Burned
In Blast at Annapolis
By the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Dec. 6.-Four
men were being treated at Emer-
gency Hospital today for serious
burns suffered in an explosion at a
Main street gasoline station late yes
terday.
They are John Burl, Eastport, who
was blown through window by the
blast: Denton Ferguson, Lansdown;
Charles Blades, Annapolis, and Wal
lace Carwell, Eastport. All suffered
first-degree burns of the face and
body.
Fire Marshal Jesse Fisher said
flames from a kerosene stove ap-
parently ignited gasoline fumes in
the building. The building was par
tally wrecked. Firemen extinguished
a fire following the blast.
Evening star., 1940-12-06
Construction DELAYS
Postpone Service
Of Some Guard Units
Boston Troops Expect
To Be Retarded Three
Months in Training

DELAYS in the construction OF can
tonments and other facilities at some
Army posts. due to strikes, bad
weather and other factors, it was
disclosed today, will make it nee
essary to postpone active duty for
some National Guard units.
War Department officials said,
however. the construction program
as whole was on schedule and
that original completion dates would
be met on most projects.
Officers in touch with the pro-
gram discussed the situation guard
edly after being told of Boston re-
ports that induction of the 43d Di-
vision and the 172d Field Artillery,
originally scheduled for January 13,
might be delayed three months be-
cause of temporary lack of ac-
commodations at Camp Blanding,
Fla.
Sees Delay Until March l.
Mai. Gen. James A. Woodruff.
commanding the 1st Army Corps
Area, said at Boston that he was
Informed that accommodations
would not be available at Camp
Blanding until March l.
At Atlanta, 4th Corps Area head
quarters said it had recommended
that units scheduled to move into
Samp Stewart at Hinesville. Ga,
January be delayed until February
IS. These units include the 207th
and 2O9th Regiments from New
York: the 198th from Delaware:
2l3th from Pennsylvania: 2l4th from
Georgia: a battalion Of the 263d
from South Carolina. and battalion
of the 101st from Georgia.
Officers here said they were not at
liberty to give out full information
on the situation, but asserted that
decisions to station more troops at
some camps than originally planned
had necessitated additional construc-
ton and upset the schedule in some
instances.
Discretion of Commander
AS for the Boston report of delays
In construction at Camp Blanding,
they said the situation there was
mot as black as that
They reiterated that actual in
duction dates were left to the deci-
sion of the Army Corps Area COM
manders involved who will make
their determinations chiefly in ac-
cordance with the availability of
housing and other facilities.
Citing some examples of delays
experienced in the program thus far,
Army officials said heavy rains in
Texas had interfered with construc-
ton work in the BroWnwood area.
Evening star., 1940-12-06

National Broadcasting Co. and
Warner Bros. theaters.
This is only the beginning" said
MI Young.
That is the way it is with citi-
zens not representing the Govern
ment. too Nobody working on this
campaign knows what's going to
happen next.
Why, yesterday morning in a
Christmas House broadcast Larry
Marino of the WMAL Kibitzers
jokingly urged that Washingtonians
contribute their gold filings and
bridgework.
Sure enough, at 4:30 pm. a small
young lady tripped up to the House
wouldn't give her name; proffered a
small envelope In it were two gold
teeth. Fine With the price of gold
where it is, some children will have
Christmas pleasure they do not
imagine today.
Any one may help to bring
Christmas to thousands of needy
families by mailing a cash contri-
button to Christmas House in care
of The Star. Those bringing money
in person are invited to appear on
one of the scheduled broadcasts
from Christmas House.
Clothes and Toys to Theaters.
Used or new toys and clothing
may be piled in the lobby of any
Warner Bros. theater.
Washington big toy day will be
December IA when II of the Warner
houses will present TOY matinees,'
with a new plaything as the ticket
of admission to shows selected espe-
cially for younger members of the
family.
Tonight an attraction on the tbs
pm broadcast from Christmas
House will be Patricia Norman,
swing songstress and star of the
stage show at the Earle Theater.
Over $4,000 members of the Dis
trict Congress of Parents and
Teachers yesterday were called upon
to support the midwinter drive. Mrs
c. D. Lowe, president, broadcast her
appeal for this very fine COM
munity campaign" and urged in
dividuals members and local school
organizations to contribute.
The motive of some contributors
was indicated yesterday in letter
from Mrs. Abram Simon, widow OF
q one-time president OF the Board
Of Education.
May I add my contribution to
your Christmas fund in honor OF
my beloved husband, DR.. Abram
Simon, rabbi" she wrote, whose
heart was ever attuned to little
children's happiness
New U. S. Unit Joins Parade.
While employees of the larger Fed
eral agencies-from file clerks to
cabinet members-were, in increas-
ing numbers, making their contri-
buttons, it was announced yester-
day that another Government unit
has joined the campaign.
The National Capital Parks and
Planning Commission appointed
Josephine Peckham as representa-
tive, in room 7O13, of the South
Interior Building.
Attention of Government EN-
ployes was directed to the following
list OF campaign representatives
Evening star., 1940-12-06
:. So That Christmas May Be
Brighter and More Joyful
The Washington Star i.

effort in the interest of needy chill
dren and families so that their Christ
mas may be made brighter and more
joyful.
This annual campaign is, as al
ways, deserving of the direct support
and encouragement of all the more
fortunately situated, for they can
make Christmas day of real JOY and
good cheer for many youngsters in
less sheltered circumstances.
FRANCES PERKINS,
Secretary of Labor.
Evening star., 1940-12-06
Boys Club Directors
To Outline Campaign

Plans for the annual campaign
of the Metropolitan Police Boys
Club will be outlined at a meeting
of the board of directors tonight
at the Ambassador Hotel. The dis
cussion will follow a dinner at $50
o'clock.
Charles B. Dulcan, ST. vice presi-
dent and general manager of the
Hecht Co. who succeeds Mack
Langford as campaign chairman.
will select the committeeman for
the drive and will announce the
opening date.
Sergt. Forrest L. Binswanger, club
director, will offer a number of
recommendations designed to i'm
prove the various branches
Evening star., 1940-12-06
Here Are Two More Families
You Can Help at Christmas

reports two of the thousands OF families
afford Christmas either for themselves
their children Put them Christmas list by mailing
gift of The STAR by taking
toy to Warner theaer 1t depends how fam
food clothing and
at the gifts the mostthe Yuetde Details OF
printed that know the kind OF homes into
which your gifts will go brighten Christmas Day.
Evening star., 1940-12-06
ENGINEERS to Meet

The American Society of Me-
chanical Engineers will meet at 8
pm. December II in the auditorium
of the Potomac Electric Power Co.,
Tenth and E streets NV. A dinner
in honor of the speakers. DR.. w. r.
Osgood, DR.. w. Ramberg and C. S.
Aitchison, will be held at $50 at
the Harrington Hotel.
Evening star., 1940-12-06
WiIIior Is Made Chief
Of MARYLAND W. P. A.

BY the Associated Press.
Harry D. Williar, jr., of Baltimore.
soldier-engineer and formerly
career" chief engineer of the State
Roads Commission, succeeded
Francis H. Dryden yesterday as
State w. P. A. administrator in
Maryland.
His nomination by President
Roosevelt was approved by the Sen
ate, elevating Mr.. Williar from the
post Of deputy State administrator
which he had held since 1896.
Evening star., 1940-12-06
Retired Employees to Meet

The National Association of Re-
tired Federal Employees will hold its
monthly meeting at 2 pm. tomor-
row in room 43 Of the National His
tory Building, National Museum.
Motion pictures will be shown at
the meeting.
Evening star., 1940-12-06
SompIe JeweIry Stolen

Miscellaneous sample jewelry
valued at $3.50 was stolen yesterday
from an automobile parked in the
1900 block of Seventh street NV.
The thief broke a window in the car.
The jewelry belonged to Fred E. Orr,
sales representative for a Lancaster
Pa0 company.
Evening star., 1940-12-06

SANTA HELPED BY GOVERNMENT WORKERS-The first of a
contributions Federal employees being received yes
terday Christmas House from Hardaway Young right),
representing 100 small section of the Treasury
partmen beginning he is presenting $3.50 and
pile of toys clothing B. c. Dorian ST.
You bring Christmas happiness needy folk by send
ing bringing contribution The Stars Christmas House,
Eleventh Pennsylvania NWStar Photo
Evening star., 1940-12-06
Christmas Fund Donors
Contributions Will Provide Cheer
For UnderpriviIeeed Children

Just how many needy families
can be taken care of on Christmas
Day depends on the number of
names to appear in this column.
Here are the dollars that will
enable the mothers of needy chill
dren to buy the things that make a
Christmas. And here are the people
who today put those mothers and
children on their own Christmas lists
by contributing to The Star Christ
mas funds.
Evening star., 1940-12-06

Syria has been shipping sausage
castings to. the United States this
wear,
Evening star., 1940-12-06

Conihe, Louis L. Bowdler, G. Gould
Lincoln and L. A. Carruthers.
Evening star., 1940-12-06
Christmas

Continued From First PageD
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Mt. Cory

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Neff and dau-
ghter Helen of Midway, and Rev. and
Mrs. D. w. Woodwork and son jim
mie of Cincinnati were recent visitors
in the home of Mrs. Sadie Keel and
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Henning.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Durrer and
daughter Frances and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Holloway and SON Richard of
Akron visited in the home of Mrs.
Dull Battles and little daughters.
Durrer remained for an indefinite
stay.
The social held by the Methodist
church on last Thursday evening was
well attended. The Rawson Band
furnished the entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. Buchanon re-
turned home Sunday evening after a
pleasant visit with friends and rela-
tives in Greenyille, Penn.
Interesting evangelistic meetings
are being held in the Evangelical
church. The meetings will continue
all this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Nose Lenhart Of Ok
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Wisconsin Can Say
No Farming AIIOWed

Wisconsin, in its sixth year of work
with land zoning law which permits
county governments to say, mo
Farming Here" and enforce the
statement, has found that such legis-
lation must be preceded by convincing
people of its necessity and be accom-
panied by local acknowledgment of
the justice of the law.
w. A. Rowland, project leader, Uni
versity of Wisconsin, told Ohio extern
sion agents that the problems of the
land and of the people can not be
separated. He declared that even ur-
ban residents have come to recognize
that fat cattle can not grow on lean
soil.
Wisconsin's problem of dealing with
lands from which timber was taken
and the soil fertility then removed by
a few crops is matched by problems
in other states where land has been
ruined by too many years of culti-
waited crops. When farm land for any
reason loses its power to produce
profitable crops, there Immediately
arises a lot of human problems.
In Wisconsin, as in other states,
owners of improbable farms sold
them if possible. The original own
ers were replaced by people who
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-07-25

given at the home of Mrs. Wilbur
Steiner near Pandora, Thursday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Cupp and
daughter Nancy Jane of Findlay
joined Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o. Cupp and
daughter Edythe, and their guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Smith and son
Kent of Tontogany for a steak roast
at the Cupp home Thursday evening,
Carolyn Carey of Lima is spend
ing the week with her aunt, Mrs
w. Z. Marshall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cupp and
family spent Sunday at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. David Core near West
Liberty.
Mr.. and Mrs. OrIo Marshall and
daughter Jean were entertained al
dinner Sunday in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. M. C. Geiger and daughter
Mary Alice in Bluffton.
MIS-. Slll ID <1itlokoIA VI LCCSDuIS
Florida spent one day the past week
with relatives and friends in this
vicinity.
John, William, and Jimmy Begg
were entertained in the J. o. Cupp
home Saturday evening honoring
their little grandson, Kent Smith OF
Tontogany.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Eisenbach of
Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Walter
Eisenbach and daughter Betty and
son Bob of Casa Grande, Arizona
were Sunday nighht guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Orlo Marshall enroute to
their home in Arizona. Mr.. Walter
Eisenbach recently received a promo
tion by his company and is being
transferred to Clifton, Arizona
where he will be manager of the
Arizona Valley Bank of that city.
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RawsOn

Mrs. Ed Blumnshine, daughter Dor
is Jean and sons Donald and Carl
Dale of Kenton spent a few days last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Bowers
and family and Mrs. John Brenner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Foltz and Mrs
Albert Foltz of Findlay and Mrs. Eff.
fe Whistler of Honolulu, Hawaii
were Monday evening callers on Mrs
Jennie Cameron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Meyers ano
family of Ft. Wayne, Mr.. and Mrs
Jack Carrisk, Leila and Ruth Moor
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. ano
Mrs. L. R. Forsyteh.
Carl Dukes of Moffit Station was
a Sunday dinner guest of Paul Little
Edith May Bowers returned home
after spending few weeks with Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Smith of Rossford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Huffman of OF.
tawa, Mrs. Margaret Huffman OF
Leipsic were Sunday afternoon call.
ers on Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Little.
Robert Forsyth of Ft. Wayne is
spending the week with Mr.. and Mrs
Russell Neighswander and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Smith and
daughter of Rossford spent Sunday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Dale
Bowers.
Mrs. Richard Borkosky of Arcadia
spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Jennie Cameron.
Mrs. Howard Meyers and sons re-
turned home after spending two
weeks with relatives. Lila Moon re-
turned for visit with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Little of
Bluffton spent several days with Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Little.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Steinman and
son Larry Dean of Findlay were last
Thursday evening supper guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Smith.
Miss Dortha Miller of New York
is spending a few days with her
grandmother, Mrs. Amanda Cantner.
Our Wanf-ads hiring rasuIfs
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Pandora

Mr. and Mrs. Shirl Hatfield left
Sunday for a three weeks vacation
which will take them to the West
coast. Dir. Hatfield is a delegate
20 the National convention of the
Gideons which will be held at North
Hollywood, California.
The Pandora Lumber Company
which had been closed for sometime
was sold to Edison Diller, formerly
Of this community. Mr.. Diller tool
charge on Tuesday.
Grover Davidson, Albert Schultz, w
d. Niswander and Francis Davidson
of Leipsic attended a ball game Sun
day at Cincinnati.
Paul Burket of Columbus spent tn,
weekend with his folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Hatfield o.
Toledo spent the week end with Mr.
Hatfeld's folks. Miss Joan Hatfield
went back home with them for few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. Grill Hilty are the
happy parents of baby boy, Garry
Gene, born at the Bluffton hospira
last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Whitmer ane
baby are visiting with Mr.. Whitmer'.
parents, Rev. and Mr.. p. E. Whit
mer.
Mrs. Wilford Haas is on the sicl
list.
Miss Melvina Basinger is spendin,
her vacation with her mother, Mrs
Barbara Basinger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Wenger an,
family, Mrs. Ed Rice and daughter
Marjorie, and Mrs. Grover Davidson
visited in Toledo, Sunday afternoon.
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Forester To Discuss
Farm Timber Profits

On Farm Night Radio Program of
WOSU, Monday, July %.
500 Music, weather forecast, pro-
gram preview, student farm reporter.
Sis Al Conservation Activities
Group discussion led by w. H. Palm
er, State Al Club leader.
$50 Licking County Rural Home
makers Chorus.
8:45 Homes on the Land'-Dram-
atization.
900 Windows on Parade-Miss An
ne Biebricher, Ext. Furnishing Spe-
cialist.
OILS Roast Turkey is Good in Sum-
mer, Too-R. E. Cray, Ext. Poultry
Specialist.
$3.50 How to get the most of your
Woods. A. Hall, Director, Central
States Forest Experimet Station, U.
S. Forest Service.
9:45 to 10 Music.
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Some People Doubted
Value Of Farm, Market

When Ohio extension agents and
specialists years ago prophesied that
the building of electrical power lines
would be followed by the purchase of
lot of equipment other than light
ing fixtures, there was a tendency
in some quarters to discount the en-
thusiastic prediction.
Events have proved the extension
staff was pessimistic, if anything. d.
C. Foster, agricultural agent in Paul
ding county, says 5000 rural custo-
mers of the Putnam-Paulding Electric
Cooperative operate at least $50 elec-
tric ranges, 750 mechanical refriger-
ators, and 1000 electric pumps.
Current was turned on in the first
section of line only. three years ago
and 100-mile section of line has just
been energized. The whole system
includes 795 miles of power line in the
two counties.
The Cooperative was financed with
a loan of S699,000 from the REA to
be repaid in installments over per-
iod of 20 years. Although the last
section of line was finished recently,
the Putnam Paulding Cooperative al
ready has made advanced payments
of principal and interest totaling
more than $4,000.
Mr.. Foster estimates there are TO-
900 more farms in the area which
can be furnished power by the lines
now built. 1t is reasonable to sup
pose that owners of these farms will
be as good customers for electrical
appliances and supplies as the owners
of farms where the power now is
available.
The Paulding agent points out there
is an enormous market for manufact-
ured goods on American farms if the
farmers obtain an income higher than
the needs for necessities, taxes, and
interest. He contends that city and
country need more practice in team
work.
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Elrose

Mr.. and Mrs. d. D. Williamson,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Williamson, Mr..
and Mrs. Melvin Williamson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Williamson and Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Frantz and son
Dwight attended the funeral of Ross
Williamson at Portland, Indiana,
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evered Bish spent
the weekend in Jackson, Mich, at
the home of their son William Bish
and family.
Kirwin Stratton of Tiffin, formerly
of Orange township, died at his
home near Tiffin, Friday evening.
Funeral services at the Huffman
funeral home in Tiffin Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. D. Williamson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Marshall spent
Sunday with the Graham family at
Bellefontaine. They were accom-
panied there by Mrs. Helen Graham
and son David who had spent the
week at the Williamson home.
Union prayer services at Olive
Branch, Thursday evening.
There will be supper and enter
tainment at the Black school house
Thursday evening, July 25. All are
welcome.
Mrs. Marilla Marshall is i'll at the
home of her daughter Mrs. Golda
Battles.
Jackie Koontz spent Saturday
| night and Sunday with Roddie Non
| namaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Ebay of
Hardin county; Mr.. and Mrs. Morlin
| Magley and daughter of Delaware,
and Mrs. Lucinda Koontz were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
| Koontz, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. J. Stratton, dau-
ghter Elane, Mr.. M. J, Stratton and
Miss Flo Stratton were Sunday
afternoon callers at the Huffman
funeral home in Tiffin.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Koontz daugh-
ter Martha, Mrs. Anna Koontz, Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. Nonnamaker daugh-
ter Kaye and son Roderick called at
the same funeral home Sunday even
ing.
During the past week the follow
ing called on Mrs. NJ. j. Stratton
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Nonnamaker, Mr..
Nello Steinman, of Bluffton; Mr.. N
R. Ebay, Rev. H. D. Camp, of Raw
son; Mr.. and Mrs. Dull Battles and
family, of Mt. Cory; Miss Bessie
Arnold, Mrs. Bertha Hartman, Mr.
and Mrs. B. ]. Stratton and family
Mrs. Anna Koontz, Misses Mabel and
jeanne Battles, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w
Klingler and family.
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ROckpOrt

Earl Hetrick, %, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hetrick of this place is
in a serious condition at st. Rita's
hospital in Lima as the result of an
industrial accident last Friday when
both of his hands were cut off. Het-
rick operating cutting machine at
the S & S Products company, suffer
ed amputation of his right arm be-
tween the wrist and elbow and the
left arm at the wrist. His father,
John Hetrick, operates the Rockport
general store.
A. c. Trumbo, whose picture re-
Gently appeared in the Bluffton News
as a former teacher at the Cook
school in Monroe township has had
the honor of receiving an extensive
mention in who's Who In America.
Trumbo is now in the investment
and royalties business in Muskogee,
Okla, and is we'll remembered by
lHdiiy Va tiAC oiQEI IGcl0Chso oA Wills
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. DeImar Smith and
son Kent of Tontogany spent several
days the past week with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. o. Cupp and daughter
Edythe.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Heller of
Sunbury, Pa, and Mrs. r. A. krohn
of Pandora were Wednesday evening
supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo
Marshall.
Mrs. William Augsburger OF Bluff
ton spent Friday with her daughter,
Mrs. H. B. Marshall and family.
Misses LaDonna and Elizabeth
Campbell were among the guests at
shower honoring Mrs. Donald
Hilty, the former Helen Campbell,