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Evening star., 1941-02-19
-Four Persons Injured
In District Accidents

-Four persons were injured in trat-
fic accidents in the District yes
terday.
Paul Watson, 6, colored, 80 r
street NV, was hurt when he
walked between parked automo-
bileS into the side of a moving car,
police said. He was treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital for possible head in
juries and abrasions.
Tony Ficco, "a, of 908 Ninth
street NV. was released from Emer-
gency Hospital after treatment for
a fracture of the small bone in
the leg, received when he was
struck by an auto at Seventh and
G. streets NV.
Richard H. Prentice, IT, Of l706
Gales street NE. was treated for
lacerations of the head after the
car which he was driving collided
with another automobile at Central
, avenue near East Capitol street,
police said. Mike Bruzzese, Capitol
Heights. Md, refused treatment for
cut nose, received in the same
accident.
Evening star., 1941-02-19
Pomona Grange Books
Hospital for County

Endorsement of a county engineer
for Prince Georges County, Md, and
q hospital for the county were
voted by the Pomona Grange at
a recent meeting at College Park.
The county engineer, if appointed,
would assist in developing the coun-
tvs road system and deal with the
problem of housing conditions In
the county.
A hospital for the county was
favored because of the rapid growth
Of the county's metropolitan area
and the need for a hospital more
proximate to county residents than
those in Washington.
Augustus Wolfe of Brandywine
was reelected master of the group.
Other officers reelected include DR..
Rudolph Snyder of University Park,
overseer; George Dorcy OF Belts
vile, treasurer, and w. F. Mulligan,
Berwyn, secretary.
Evening star., 1941-02-19
58th Anniversary
Will Be Celebrated
so Veterans to Meet
Friday and Renew
Old Comrodeships

Approximately so veterans of the
Corcoran Cadet Corps, one OF the
most famous military organizations
in Washington's history, will renew
old comradeships as they celebrate
the 58th anniversary of the found
ing Of the corps at pm. Friday at
the Knights of Columbus Hall, 920
Tenth street NV.
Organized February %, 1888, the
group joined the District National
Guard four years later, and was
prominent thereafter in military and
sports affairs of the Guard.
The first drills of the corps were
held with wooden rifles, but before
it was year old, the group had
obtained real rifles from the Army,
The late Maj. Eugene Edwards
commanded the original company
and was its leader until his death in
1881. Among his associates in FORM
ing the organization were DR.. Elmer
Sothoron, Maj. Charles A. Meyer
cessor to the late Maj. Edwards; J
Walter Humphrey, Fred Duvall
Charles Boss, Samuel Cotton and
Samuel H. GWynne.
One of the traditions of the corps
is that its members marched in
every inaugural parade from Pres
ident Clevelands first in 1885 until
the second Inauguration of Pres
ident Wilson in 1917, and they claim
they were prevented from turning
out for that one only by presidential
order.
Named for William w. Corcoran,
financier and philanthropist, who
founded the Corcoran Gallery of Art
the corps represents the last exist
ing unit of the various drill organi-
cations which featured the city
military and social life at that time
Evening star., 1941-02-19
Japanese Want 10 Send
More Workers 10 Indies
By the Associated Press.

by tne hsSoclhteo freS,
BATAVIA, Netherlands Indies,
Feb. ls.-Japan raised the question
Of increasing the number or Jap
anese workers going TO the Neither
lands Indies and of obtaining con-
cessions for oil exploration in open
ing sessions OF renewed economic
negotiations. reliable sources re-
ported today.
The Indies immigration statutes
allow an annual quota of 300 per-
sons of all nationalities. Colony Of
f1cials said Japan heretofore had
failed to fill her quota, and they ex-
pected, therefore, that the japanese
negotiators would be asked to show
a necessity for an increased figure.
1t was reported the colonial gov
ernment was inclined to regard
favorably the request to explore for
oil. but it was indicated search areas
would be precisely defined, and that
Dutch observers would accompany
japanese surveyors.
Evening star., 1941-02-19
D. G. SeIectee No. 158
In Hospital With Flu

First Glass Pvt. Harry r. Bell,
whose mothers voice was heard
over q Nationwide network when
his selective service No. 158 was
drawn first from the draft lottery
bowl last fall, was in Walter Reed
Hospital today with a slight case
OF influenza.
Pvt. Bell, who was assigned to
active duty at Edgewood Arsenal
Md, was taken to the hospital when
he became Ill while on weekend
visit with his family at 6l8 Rock
Creek Church road NV. Doctors
described his condition today as
good.
Evening star., 1941-02-19
A. B. {. Conference Slated
On Problems OF Trainees
erecial Dispatch to The Star.

ALEXANDRIA,. Va, Feb. 10
Problems presented by the influx of
selective service traineeS to Fort
Belvoir and the Arlington Canton
ment will be discussed at 2 pm.
tomorrow by representatives of the
Virginia A. B. G. Board. police Off
GERS and municipal officers of the
Northern Virginia counties.
Retail A. B. c. license holders of
the area also will attend the meet
ing, to be held in the Virginia Pub
lie Service Co. Offices here.
Inspector Thomas P. Brown of the
Alexandria A. B. G. District said the
meeting has been arranged to es-
tablish a standard of conduct for
licensed establishments which will
be affected by the influx of selectees
TO the two Army posts.
Wade M. Miles. director of the
license division of the State A. B. C.
Board, will conduct the meeting.
Evening star., 1941-02-19
Porkmun Again Heods
Vocational Association

Theodore Parkman was reelected
president of the District Vocational
Association at a meeting last night
at Central High School. Other Of
ficers, all Of whom were reelected.
are Cyril Remmein, vice president:
Mrs. Eta KERN, secretary, and Mrs.
Mary Resh, treasurer.
Principal speaker at the meeting
was DR.. Howard M Bell a member
of the American Youth Commission
of the American Council on Edu-
cation, who discussed the necessity
for unity between research and
guidance of youth and their ulti-
mate placement in jobs
Evening star., 1941-02-19
Passports for Base Areos
To Be Closely Checked
BY the Associated Press

BY tho Associated Press.
The State Department gave no.
tice yesterday that at least 10 days
would be required in the future for
Americans to obtain passports to
visit seven of the British possess
sions where United States naval
and air bases are being established.
No reason was given but 1t indi-
Gated a closer investigation would
be made of persons desiring to visit
areas near the defense bases.
The possessions affected are New
foundland, Bermuda, Jamaica, An
tigua, Santa Lucia, Trinidad and
British Glliana
Evening star., 1941-02-19
Boys Discover
| $4,000 in Gems
| In Ash Heap
the Associated Press.

CUMBERLAND, Md, Feb. 10
Prospectin' was good while it lasted
at Cumberland'S diamond mine
but the rush is over.
A group of boys. clawing in rub
bish at the city dumping ground,
turned up box containing $4,000
worth of diamonds. When the boys
tried to sell the gems on the street,
an investigation followed.
The stones, owned by an attorneys
wife, had been left at a jewelers.
for cleaning. The box was brushed
off the counter by accident, fell into
a waste basket and was hauled away
with the rubbish.
Evening star., 1941-02-19
O'Muhoney TO Speak

Senator OMahoney, Democrat, of
Wyoming will address the annual
communion breakfast in Catholic
Universitys dining hall at am
March concluding a lay students
annual retreat which begins Feb
rlarY %
Evening star., 1941-02-19
Lead Over Last Year
Spurs Greater Effort
For Boys Club Fund
Reports Bring Totol
OF 500. 900 Campaign
Up TO Sl8,726.55

spurred on by encouraging re-
ports at their first luncheon meeting
yesterday in the National Press Club,
/ 900 volunteers of the Metropolitan
Police Boys Clubs fund drive today
worked to maintain their substan-
tial lead over last years early phase
Of the campaign.
Six out of 10 division leaders yes
terday reported donations that
brought the total to $l8,72655, q
figure which officials said more than
tripled the amount collected at the
first report luncheon in 1910.
Goal Of the campaign is 100000
by March l3. This amount must be
raised II the five clubs maintained
by Washington police are to con-
tinue, speakers stressed yesterday.
Some First Reports Due.
With first reports expected from
four other units, including that OF
the Police Committee, the next re.
port luncheon Friday should see a
proportionate increase, L. Gordon
Leech, secretary to the clubs Board
OF Directors, pointed out. Before
the general drive opened, s16,253. sc
had been pledged to the Advance
Gifts Unit, he said.
Emphasizing the tremendous OBJ
legation" Of Washingtonians to sup
port the campaign. Rabbi Norman
Gerstenfeld Of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation described the
clubs as the step in the right direc-
tlon in the total war against
Juvenile delinquency and crime"
The Police Boys Clubs, he said
aid in the elimination of com
munity bottlenecks in human
traffic" Mai Ernest w. Brown
titular head of the clubs as super
1ntendent of police, has shown "a
kindly, patient attempt to solve the
problems of under privileged chill
dren in Washington" Rabbi Gers
tenfeld added.
Sees "Statesmanship."
The maintenance of the clubs
Rabbi Gerstenfeld said. was a "su-
preme act of craftsmanship" on the
part Of Maj. Brown and the Police
Department, who combine friendli-
ness with authority"
We must teach growing children
that these men who enforce our laws
are part of the fabric of our de-
mocracy," he declared.
Charles B. Dulcan, Sr., campaign
chairman, expressed the hope the
drive would continue ahead of last
year even beyond our goal of
100000" He added: Let's get the
job done"
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty
founder of the Police Boys Clubs
Auxiliary, was guest at the lunch
con. Maj. Brown gave the invoca-
ton.
Evening star., 1941-02-19
Women Breaks Wrist
Running From Bear
BY the Associated Press,

NEWTOWN, Conn. Feb. l9.-Mrs.
Ralph Werner suffered q broken
wrist yesterday when she fell while
running from the first bear seen in
Newtown in at least q dozen years.
The bear, apparently attracted by
the inhabitants of the Werners'
mink farm, scampered of when
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-09
Beaverdan

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Schmidt of
Maumee were Friday evening guests
of Mrs. Cynthia Elliott.
Charles Downey of Ft. Wayne is
visiting Clarence Downey and dau-
ghter Ella Jean.
Mrs. Emma Barber is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. w. R. Daily after spending
several weeks with relatives in
Toledo and Edon.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Younkman and
grandson Bernard are spending sew
eral days with Mr.. and Mrs. Clair
Younkman and family at West
Unity.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Andrews of
Jackson, Mich, Rev. and Mrs. Bryce
Nichols of Piqua visited the past
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Weaver.
Mrs. Lovella Champ is visiting
relatives at Portland, Ind.
Carl Beery has accepted position
with the A. T. & I. Co. at Mont
pelier.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. B. Steele and
Mrs. Walt Faber of Lima were Tues
day evening guests of Mrs. Mary
Steele and Mrs. Russell Smith.
Patricia Bassitt visited the past
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Bowers at Payne.
The members of the Ladies Aid
Society of the Church of Christ were
entertained Wednesday evening at
the home of Mrs. John Lenney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Sutton and
son of Lima have moved to the w.
A. Arnold farm home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Rowland
and Irene Rowland were Sunday
guests of relatives in Dayton.
Mrs. Nina Augsburger is spend
ing the week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Dale Augsburger in Detroit.
Rev. and Mrs. w. H. Webster are
visiting relatives in Detroit, this
week.
Last Sunday dinner guests of Mrs
Ella Yant were Mr.. and Mrs. Grant
Barber and family, Mr.. and Mrs
d. w. Goble of Findlay, and Mr.
and Mrs. Merrill Arnold and son
| Frederick.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Pugh and
family had for Thursday dinner
guests Mrs. J. H. Baker of Chicago
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Arnold.
Mrs. Gail Arnold, Mrs. Ed Cook
Mrs. Everett Rowland, Mrs. Harmon
Downey, Mrs. Russell Wolfe, Miss
AIDA Yoakam and Rev. and Mrs
w. H. Webster attended a Methodist
District Conference meeting al
Marion on Tuesday.
Mrs. Vernon Foltz is visiting with
relatives at Rockford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Lee, Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Ginder, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Leo Watkins were Sunday
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-09
HARDIN COUNTY
Discarded Phone
Poles Burn

Nearly 80 discarded telephone
poles partially were burned by fire
recently on a vacant lot owned by
the Ada telephone company near the
eastern edge of Ada The loss was
not believed large.
Sparks from a burning trash pile
nearby were believed to have started
the blaze, which was extinguished
by Ada volunteer fremen before
spreading to adjacent buildings.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-09
Loans On Wheat Show
Increase

A total of $150,024.05 has been
loaned to Hancock county farmers
on their 1941 wheat crop, members
of the county Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration committee said
Friday.
The AAA committee said that a
total of 1862 loans have been made
in the county on a total of 128,075.54
bushels. Nine thousand eight hund-
red and twenty-one bushels of wheat
is stored on farms and 118,959.54
bushels is in warehouse storage, the
committee said Friday.
Only 232 loans were made in 1910.
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Tax Collection Exceeds
100 Per Cent

Not only did the second half-year
tax collection in Hancock county this
year exceed the corresponding period
year ago, but the amount collect
ed exceeded the amount of current
tax due to the extent of $22, 1864,
thereby reducing the amount of de-
linquent tax by that amount for
the year 1941.
The total of general tax collection
was $388,654.59 as compared with
a total of S380,264.10 for the second
half of last year.
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NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES

day morning, when he was caught
in lathe at the Buckeye Traction
Ditcher company where he is en-
ployed. He was taken to the Find
lay hospital in the Miles ambulance.
His condition is not regarded as
serious.
Workmen who witnessed the acci-
dent said he caught his sleeve in the
lathe and it pulled him into it, his
body stalling the lathe before SER
ious injury was done.
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Tax Deadline In
Two Weeks

Only two weeks remain before the
October 20 deadline for payment of
current personal and classified prop
erty taxes without penalty, Allen
County Treasurer Ray w. Barnett
warned Saturday. There will be nc
extension of time, he declared.
Personal tax payments during the
past week amounted to $53, ,672.81
and classified receipts totaled S10,-
1854, Barnett reported.
Sales tax receipts for the week
totaled $6,25288, he said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-09
Veteran Horse Fancier
Dies

Funeral services were held last
week for Charles Schmitz, SO, vet
eran horse fancier who died Monday
of a heart attack at his rural home
near Lima.
Despite his years, Mr.. Schmitz re-
tanned his love for horses until his
death. Saturday he drove a show
horse and buggy in a Lima parade,
and Sunday he participated in a
horse show near the city.
Mr.. Schmitz, who never married,
leaves a sister and three brothers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-09
AlbinO Robin Attracts
Curious

A washed out" appearing robin
is making his home in the yard of
W. P. Alspach in Findlay. 1t is an
Albino robin and has white tail,
white breast and white and gray
back.
1t has become quite a curiosity in
the vicinity in which it is living, as
residents who have watched it hop
and fly around believe it to be truly
a freak of nature.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-09
$500 Sought In
USO Drive

Putnam county's drive to raise
$500 or more for the United Service
organizations was launched last
week, it was reported by Carl j
Rasmus, county chairman.
He appointed chairmen for the
various communities in the county
and these chairmen will select their
own workers. The county head said
today an attempt will be made to
reach the $500 goal before Saturday,
October Il. However, if it is not
reached, the campaign will be ex-
tended.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-09
Corn Allotment
Little Changed

The Hancock county corn allot-
ment under the Agricultural Admin
istration's program will remain
about the same next year as for this
year members of the county COM
mittee said recently.
Committeeman said the county had
been assigned an allotment of 56,286
acres as compared to 56,229 for this
year.
The average check yield for the
county however, has been raised from
43.5 to 45.6 bushels per acre.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-09
BlufftOn Herd Best
Producers

Howard Binkley, tester of the Al
len-Putnam County Herd Improve
ment association, on Saturday an
nounced the results for September.
There were 267 cows on test.
Forty-nine were dry.
The high producing herd, accord
ing to Binkley, belonged to Melvin
Zimmerly of Bluffton. 1t produced
an average of 1,156 pounds of milk
and 36.1 pounds of butterfat pei
COW. The high producing COW be-
longed to the Lima State hospital
she produced 2,O85 pounds of milk
which contained 58.4 pounds of but
terfat.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-09
Drops Dead On Street

Mrs. Maude Elizabeth Schweitzer,
SO, of Ottawa, dropped dead We'd
nesday evening from heart attack
in front of the c. H. Pfister Tire
store, North Oak street, as she was
on her way to meet the 7:10 p. m.
bus on which her sister, Mrs. Frank
Mercer of Springfield, arrived in OF
tawa for a visit.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-09
Man Killed On Grade
Crossing

Furman Spurlock, 35, Lima cafe
proprietor, was instantly killed and
his companion, d. Roscoe Spry, 26,
also of Lima, was seriously injured
at $3.50 o'clock Friday morning when
their automobile was demolished by
a Pennsylvania passenger train at
the Elwood crossing, two miles east
of Ada.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-09
Corn Husking Contest
October 18

With the Allen county corn husk-
ing contest only two weeks away
committees on Saturday were map
ping final plans for the event which
will be held on the J. G.. Vandemark
farm, Sugar Greek township, north.
east of Conner. 1t will be staged or
Saturday, October 18.
Those wishing top anticipate ir
both standing and shock event must
inform James H. Warner, county
agent, by the end of this week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-09
Sheep killing Siege
Stopped

Belief that a serious sheep killing
wave has been halted in Greensburg
township was expressed by County
Dog Warden Lawrence Giesken.
He said that So ewes and "A lambs
have been killed while IL ewes and
seven lambs have been injured in
recent weeks by dogs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-09

visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ramsey and
daughter Linda Sue spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. F. Ziegen-
busch at Buckland.
Miss Ruth Barnum of Bowling
Green college spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Barnum.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-09
Pandora

Leotus Sutter who is in military
training in Texas, visited his par
ents, Clyde Suffers from last Thurs
day to Wednesday of this week.
Miss Catherine Hatfield who is
employed as nurses aid in Findlay
hospital spent Sunday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Hatfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stoody are
the happy parents of baby girl
born at the Bluffton hospital last
Wednesday.
Ruth Geiger, who is attending the
Fort Wayne Bible Institute spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram Geiger and sisters June
and Lucille.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Niswander of
Columbus visited his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Wilmer Niswander, Sat
urday.
Noah Bixel has put an office in
his egg house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Hatfield of
Toledo visited their parents here
Sunday.
Earl Dean Steiner who has been
in military training in Virginia for
some time returned home Saturday
Steiner was released because of the
new age limit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Villas BURY enter
tanned a number of Mrs. Burry's
relatives Sunday.
Phyllis and Sherwood Huser who
work in Monroe, Michigan spent the
weekend with Philemon Husers
here.
Miss Nellie Steffen and Miss Alice
Jean Steiner are employed at the
Bluffton Meter works.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Culp have
purchased the lot from his father
John Culp which is located west OF
the John Culp property.
krohn's Restaurant had a lunch
stand at the county fair last week
Miss Lois Steiner who has finished
nurses training in Columbus is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lennis
| Steiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Diller of Find
lay visited Mr.. and Mrs. David
Whereby Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hilty sold
one of their lots back of their home
to Elan Basinger, who is building a
garage on it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Schumacher
son Harry and daughters Helen ano
Alice were Sunday dinner guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Schumacher in
Lafayette.
Robert Ewing has purchased q
1912 Oldsmobile coupe from Som.
mers garage. He sold his 1941
Oldsmobile to party in Toledo.
Rev. Harold Burkholder of Quak-
ertown, Pa, spoke at the st. Johns
church Sunday morning and the
Ebenezer Mennonite church in the
evening. Rev. and Mrs. Burkholde,
and two children have been visiting
relatives in this community.
Emerson Basinger who left fo1
the army three weeks ago has beer
sent to camp in Wyoming.
A stairway is being built to the
Grothaus apartment which is in the
upstairs of the Madaline Bixel home
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Diller and sor
live in the down stairs apartment.
Pandora will play football Friday
| with E1;da +bara
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-09
Corn Husking Contest
October IA

The Putnam County Corn Husk-
ing contest sponsored by the Putnam
county oranges will be held Tuesday,
October IA, on the Aaron Donaldson
farm two miles north and one and
one-half miles west of Continental
Features include men and women
shock husking contest, and junior
and adult standing contest.
All entries must be in by Oct. 8
at the county agents office.
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PUTNAM COUNTY
Relief Costs At New
Low

During the third quarter of 1941
the cost for direct poor relief to-
gether with the case load totals have
hit a new low since the opening of
the Putnam county welfare agency,
it was learned from County Relief
Director Bonnie Corns.
During the July-August-Se September
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HANCOCK COUNTY
Woman ROuts
Assailant

A 55-year-old Findlay woman re-
ported to police that she struck a
man with butcher knife and level
ed a shotgun at him, forcing him
from her home after an alleged at
tack in her kitchen last week.
The woman said she pleaded tc
be released from his grasp, ther
went to the bedroom and reappeared
with the gun.