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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-15
DR.. J. E. Hdrtzler To
Talk Here Next Week

DR.. ]. E. Hartzler, former presi-
dent of the Witmarsum Theological
seminary here, will speak at the
Bluffton college chapel Wednesday
morning, May 81, while on speak
ing tour in this area.
DR.. Hartzler is now professor of
systematic theology at the Hartford
Theological seminary at Hartford,
Conn.,, for two quarters year and
lives at Goshen, Indiana, the re-
mainder of the time.
His speaking schedule in this area
follows:
May 18, Grace Mennonite church,
Pandora; May 10, Lima Rotary club; !;
May 10, Liberty Township High
school commencement; May 20, Raw
son High school commencement;
May 81, Bluffton college chapel; May
81, Findlay Kiwanis club; May 21,
First Presbyterian church, Findlay,
mems dinner.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-15
BtuftOn Boy Heads
College Social Group

Charles Hankish, Jr., student at st.
Joseph's college, Collegeville, Ind,
has been elected president of the
Raleigh club of the college for the
coming year, it was announced the
first of the week. -.
The Raleigh club is the largest so
cial unit on the campus and one of
the most progressive with member
ship open to sophomores, juniors and
seniors.
The Bluffton youth, member of
the Junior class, served as club secre-
tary the past year. He is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hankish of
South Main street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-15
SPRING RESIDENCE
BUILDING BOOM IS
WELL UNDER WAY
Five Houses are Now Under
Construction in Button,
Survey Shows
Volume of Building May Equal
Record Number of Fourteen
Last Year

With the fifth new house started
Monday in Buttons spring building
program, this year may equal the all
time residential construction boom of
1910 when Ia new homes were erected
in the town.
Excavation for the fifth house
started here this spring was CON-
pleted Tuesday on the lot owned by
Lester Hahn between the John Kohler
and William Burkholder properties
on West Elm street. Hahn will pro-
ceed Immediately with the building.
Four other new structures are in
varying stages of completion, con-
struction of all having been started
since weather permitted early in the
spring.
Interior work will be started soon
on residences being built by Rev. Levi
Mellinger at the rear Of the Mrs.
Alma Bixel property on South Main
street; and Rev. Eli Steiner in the
last block on South Jackson street.
Foundation is being poured for a
new home being erected for Miss Ocie
Anderson on South Main street, and
the foundation viii be started soon
for the r. A. Dunifon house in the
McGinnis addition opposite the hos
pital.
Continuation of this years building
at the pace set since March may
equal the 1910 construction boom
marked by the erection of Ia new
residences.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-15

Funeral services for DR.. J. Z,
Thicrstein, of Newton, Kansas, and
former Bluffton college faculty
member, were held at the Bethel
College Mennonite church near New
ton, Monday afternoon.
In failing health for several
months DR.. Thierstein died at his
home in Newton, Thursday night. At
the time of his death he was editor
of "The Mennonite, publication of
the General Conference of Mennon-
ties of North America.
* Previously he was member of the
Bethel college faculty. DR.. Thierstein
left Bluffton college about 20 years
ago to accept the Bethel post. At
Bluffton college he served the insti-
tuition as professor of German.
Preceding him in death was an
adopted son Novalis who died about
10 years ago. Surviving are his
wife and brother, Christian Thier-
stein of Whitewater, Kansas.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-15
PANNABECkERSsT ITO
LIVE IN BLUFFION
DURING CHINA War
Mrs. Floyd Pannabeckers and
Children Arrive in Toxn
Wednesday
American Consuls in china
Have Ordered All But Men
Workers to Go

Here for the duration of liabilities
in the Far East, Mrs. Floyd Panna-
becker and children, arrived IN Bluff
ton, Wednesday afternoon.
The famil will reside tenporarily
with Mrs. Pannabecker's mother, Mrs.
j. H. Tschantz, of Kibler street, AL
ice, 10, will attend grade school here:
Robert, Is, viii be in Bluffton High
school and Richard, 10, will enroll as
a Sophomore at Bluffton college.
Advised to Leave
Advised to leave China By Ameri-
can diplomatic representatives thru
out China, all women and children nj
Chinese mission stations are evacuat-
ing the country. Mr.. Pannabecker
together with his twin brother, DR..
Lloyd Pannabecker will continue work
at the mission station located at Kai
Chow in the province of Chihli.
Mrs. Lloyd Pannabecker and family
who also returned to this country from
China, will make their home with her
father, Dan Roth of Gibson City,Ill.,
for the duration of the Sino-Japanese
conflict.
Sailed April
The Pannabeckers sailed from
Shanghai on April s and arrived in
San Francisco. April % on the S. S.
Pres. Cleveland. The crossing was
considered unusual fast.
Although there were twice as many
people on board as usual, they had
little difficulty in booking passage.
Reason for this can be found in the
desire of the government to facilitate
transportation of the evacuees.
Concern was felt for the Panna-
beckers last fall when considerable
honnhinsr~ass repeated in thecG cGhihli'
province. Although the missionaries
saw much evidence of the bombings
they escaped injury.
Uncertain Status
At the present time, the Panna-
beckers have no idea how long they
may be separated. 1t may be for
years, but on the other hand the
government may order even the men
mission workers out of the country at
any time. 3e @
The Pannabeckers have been work.
ing in the mission field under the
board of General Conference of Men
nonites. Floyd Pannabecker has been
engaged in the educational phase of
the work and DR.. Lloyd Pannabecker
is director of the Mennonite hospital
at Kai Chow.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-15
Former Area Resident
SuccUn,bs At OberLin

Mrs. Ethel Kitch Yeaton, 81, a
cousin of Harl Mann of Bluffton and
a native of McComb, died at Oberlin
Tuesday morning. Mrs. Yeaton was
formerly a professor of philosophy
at Oberlin college.
She was a roommate of Mrs
Waldo Diller of South Main street
while attending Oberlin college as
undergraduates. She is survived By
her husband, Prof. Chester Yeaton
of the mathematics department.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-15
Foundations To Be
Poured At Plant

Pouring of concrete for the found
alton of the new addition to the
Woodcock generating plant of the
Central Ohio Light and Power Co.
will lie started this week, it was an
nounced Tuesday.
Construction of forms for the sub
foundation are completed, and altho
steel necessary for sleeves and an
choring has been delayed in arriving
delivery has been promised about
the middle of the week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-15
Street Oiling To
Start Next Week

Oiling of a portion of Buttons
streets will likely start next week, it
was stated by Lee Coon, town street
commissioner. The amount and loca-
ton of the oiling will depend upon
the progress made this week in the
town street improvement program.
The prime coat of oil was applied
on College avenue from Main to
Jackson streets Wednesday afternoon.
Tar chips will be applied to this por-
tion Thursday morning. Huber street
will be ready for tar chips the fore
part of next week, Coon said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-15

Works of Stephen Foster will be
presented by a group of music stu
dents at Bluffton college at the chap
ell Thursday night at 8:15 o'clock.
The program open to the public,
will be sponsored by the Peace Ac-
tion club of the college. The Foster
numbers viii be presented as solo
and ensemble features. Singers will
be: John Boehr, Esther Niswander,
Dorothy Burner, Pauline Springer,
Lucille Steiner, Ruth Ann Rupp,
Eugene Weed, Delbert Gratz, Lau-
renee Burkhalter and Prof. Russell
Lantz.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-15
LOganbiH Chairman
At Post Office Here

Fernan Loganbill has been ap-
pointed chairman at the Bluffton post
office, it was announced Tuesday by
Postmaster Ed r. Reichenbach.
A maximum of five hours daily in
custodial capacity is allowed for
the chairman, who is appointed under
civil service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-15
Smith NelU President
OF Bankers GrOuD

c. Henry Smith, president of the
Citizens National Bank, of Bluffton,
has been named chairman of Group
Two, Bankers Forum, which con-
vened recently in Ada.
Nine Northwestern Ohio counties
are included in Group Two. Smith
will serve as head of the organiza-
tion for the next year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-15
Social Committee at College Ar
ranges Activities to Make
Males Accessible
Girls to Abandon Prerogative
OF Being Pursued by
Turning Tables on Men

It's Leap Week at Bluffton college
open season for co-eds to go out
after the males of their choice with
no holds barred-when the gals cal
up for dates, pay for movies and
sodas and then see the boys safely
returned to their quarters at Lincoln
hall.
While Leap Week doesn't officially
open until Friday night and lasts
through Monday, they do say since
that some of the Ropp hall co-eds,
awaiting the opportunity since last
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-15
Fl. S. Music Program
Sunday Afternoon

A musical program consisting of
selections by the high school Choir
uses, band, orchestra and solo and
ensemble numbers will be presented
at the Bluffton High school auditor
ium Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The presentation will be in charge of
Prof. Sidney Hauenstein and Miss
Elizabeth Higley, music instructors.
The public is invited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-15
TO TEACH MUSIC

Miss Ethelyn Oyer who will be
graduated from Bluffton college this
spring has accepted position as
music instructor at the Salem Town
ship centralized school near Upper
Sandusky beginning next fall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-15
To Graduate Friday
From, Nurses Training

Miss Wilma Welty, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. |. w. Welty of West
Elm street is member of the
nurses training class to be gradu-
ated from the Lutheran hospital in
TT. Wayne at commencement exer-
cises to be held Friday night. Miss
Welty is Bluffton high school grad
uate.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-15
Bluffton Farming Land Beautiful And
Well Kept Is Comment OF Gov. Bricker
Conditions Reported
Favorable For Corn
Planting This Year

CORN planting occupies the
center of farm interest this
week with planting conditions
most favorable in several years.
Intermittent light rains the past
week have provided sufficient
moisture without packing the
seed bed, farmers say. Warmer
| weather forecast for the last of
the week should further enhance
Favorable planting conditions.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-15
Real Estate Deal

Wilbur Sumney has purchased the
40 acre farm of Frank Williams
west of Beaverdam and will take
possession the first of next Septem-
Der. The deal was handled by H.
w. Althaus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-15
Hold Style ShOU
At College Friday

A style show open to the public
will be held Friday night in the
College chapel at 8 o'clock sponsored
by the home economics department.
Various types of clothing viii be
shown and refreshments VII be
served.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-15

Mrs. B. D. Smucker of South
Lawn avenue is visiting for ten days
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Smucker of Wadsworth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-03
HALIFAX INTENDS
TO SPEAK SOON
Address May Rank as One
OF Important Declara-
tons of British Policy

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-lR-Vis-
count Halifax, the British ambas-
sador. has arranged to make his
first public speech in the United
States this month and it may rank
as one of the important declara-
lions of British policy on the war
and ultimate peace.
The speech is set tentatively for
about February 20 before the Pill
grims society in New York, the
American branch of the organiza-
ton before which Lord Halifax
made his farewell address in Eng
land with Prime Minister Winston
Churchill.
Sources close to the ambassador
indicated that in the forthcoming
speech he may deal with Britain's
wal and peace aims in greater
detail than has any other British
official.
Since his arrival, Lord Halifax
has declared that Britain's first
war aim was to win the war and
the first peace aim was to recon-
struct the world, with the help of
other nations, so as to avoid an
other war.
This is about as far as any Brit
ish official has gone since the wal
began in defining Britain's Wal
and peace aims.
But Lord Halifax, cognizant OF
public demands in both the United
States and Great Britain for a
more comprehensive statement OF
the British governments views on
postwar adjustments in event of a
British victory, has intimated that
he would give this soon in a public
speech.
Senators Wheeler (D-Mont. and
Nye (R-ND) have introduced a
resolution in the senate calling for
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-03
GERMANS DESTROY
BRITISH B0MBERS
Planes Also Score Hits on
Hangers at Mildenhall,
England, Airport

BERLIN, Feb. 3-(Monday)-tR
Germans bombers destroyed two
grounded British bombers and
scored hits on hangers at the Mil
denhall, England, airport in tn e
course of reconnaissance flights
yesterday, informed sources said
early today.
The raiders also scored numer-
Gus hits on a factory and ware
houses in a southeast England
town, it was reported.
Trackage at the towns railway
station a reported heavily
damaged"
Two merchantman-4,00 900 and g.
900 tons each-were attacked from
the air and set afire, the Germans
claimed. The Germans did not dis
close the location Of this attack.
Earlier the high command re-
ported air attacks on detectives
hundreds of miles apart-English
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-03
WENDELL WILLKIE
VISITS COVENTRY
British Officials Show Wis.
iting American Results
OF Great Nazi Raid
BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 2.

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 2.
-R- Leaving nothing to the
imagination, British officials
showed Wendell L. Willkie in grim
detail today the bomb horror oil
Coventry and Birmingham.
The touring American was giver
the first official details and dam
age list made available to an I'm
official person here.
Willkie was greeted by enthusi'
astic crowds everywhere.
He told the lord mayor of Coven.
try that ''any totalitarian attack
either in America or Britain viii
fail against the common brother.
hood of these countries"
Looking at the spire of Coventry
cathedral rising out of the ruins oil
the rest of that famous structure,
he sadly shook his head and de-
clared the spire stands "symblolc
of the spirit here"
Stopping to gaze up at some Win
dows remaining intact in bombed
homes-some of which showed tiny
American flags-Willkie said grim
ly ''your sacrifice is worthwhile,
because of the confidence it gave
our people in you"
Coventry presented a weird
sight. The people have deserted
their wrecked homes, but their pet
animals have stayed on. At nearly
every bombed home there is a cat
sitting in the ruins, for
aging for itself and awaiting the
return Of it's masters.
AS Willkie walked through Gov
entry's streets, an aged woman
out of her ruined home way
ing a soiled American flag.
He visited factories now opera
ting, talked with many workmen,
and declared that their spirit was
Despite the evidences of
damage all about, Willkie saw on
ly smiles, heard no complaints.
After his tour of Birmingham,
Willkie ended his strenuous tour
by going to the home of Lord Der
by, near Liverpool, to spend the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-03
SALMON LEVINS0N
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Peace Advocate, Interna-
tionally Known, Succumbs
In Chicago Hospital

CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-R- Salmon
C. Levinson, rs, internationally
known peace advocate who helped
draft the Kellogg-Briand pact to
outlaw war, died in Michael Reese
hospital today.
Death came unexpectedly to the
famous international lawyer, who
also was author of the Levinson
plan for readjustment of World
wal debts and PREPARATIONS, al
though he had been in i'll health
for about 10 months. Acute COM
plications resulting from h G h
blood pressure was given as tn e
immediate cause of death.
Levinson's peace work took him
to Europe in 1927 where he aided
in drafting the Kellogg-Briand
pact. He later rallied support for
the treaty in the United States and
was a White House guest when the
agreement was ratified.
Levinson originally supported
the league of nations, but later op.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-03
TO LAY OFF LOCATION
Lofts Co. to Start Building
Temporary Structures
This Afternoon
TO PUSH OPERATIONS
Fairly Large Force Is Ex-
pected on S., 100000
Job by Wednesday

Work of building shipyards here
for the North Carolina Shipbuilding
company will be started this morn.
ing, with the first operations in-
volving the clearing and laying off
of the site at the southern end OF
the city.
v. P. Lofts, head of the Lofts
Construction company which is as
sorsiated with U. A. Underwood and
Dallas Orrell of Wilmington in the
constitution of the shipyards, said
in Charlotte last night the company
will start building temporary struc-
lures on the site this afternoon.
Small Starting Force
He said that the working force
will be small to begin with but that
by Wednesday they should have a
fairly large force of workers on the
job.
J. E. Dennis, representative of
the Lofts firm, will be in cha se
of the preliminary contract work.
OlluCA WOOu, VIII Idu previously
announced the starting of work to,
day, was out of the city last night
and could not be reached for 4
statement as to the number of men
to be employed.
Lofts stated that considerable
work of clearing the site and
veying over the 70-acre tract will be
necessary at first.
To Cost S., 200, 900
The contract for 5000, 900 was let
to the associated contractors in
Newport News last Friday. This
preliminary work includes dredging
and the construction of shipways,
sheds and shops. Contracts for other
work will be awarded later. It has
been estimated that the entire ship
yards project will cost $4,000, 900.
The North Carolina Shipbuilding
company has announced that, it's
expects completion of the dredging
and the erection of the six ways
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-03
Many
And
Mar Supplies
Say They Are Nov
ing Forward on All Fronts
In Eastern Africa
PLANES BOMB CITY
Garrison Moving Toward
Ksren, Advance British
Units in Pursuit

CAIRO, Egypt, Feb. 2.@P-Ihe
..--ra of Agordat, important rail
..r.sr in Eritrea, with many hun
s..z.r of Italian prisoners, guns
,n5 rraaspcrt material, was an
.-r l , TODAY by the British who
.s5 thew were moving forward on
al tronts in the cast African cam
ngign against Italy's empire.
The final attack on Asordat,
whose railway runs a crooked
.orrea through deep gullies and
rmrb wooded hills TO Massaua, the
orrr decent Italian port on the Red
CO.. was carried out yesterday by
|Rjtish and Indian troops after a
ro' lent bombing by British planes.
Garrison Withdraws
The actual battle lasted TWO days
and the Italians fought stubbornly,
The British said, but by dusk yester-
53y a GOOD part of the garrison
had withdrawn and was moving to-
|w8rJ Keren, about 40 miles to the
Northeast. with advance units of the
British in pursuit,
While these operations were in
progress. the British 1000 miles
away to the northwest were still
concentrating their forces west of
'Derna for the siege of Bengasi, in
Italian North Africa. Things were
proceeding smoothly a communi-
.Que said.
Tie CAPTURE of Agordat, British
officers said, consolidated the ad-
vance from Kassala, Anglo-Egyptian
Sudan, 100 miles eastward and 80
miles into Erirrea in the central
area and about 10 miles into the
southern part of the colony to
.Dacunii.
The line between the two towns is
a5o0s 100 miles long and almost en-
'tjIe-y controlled by the British save
IN the Barenru area where opera
tons are developing we'll"
Military men in Cairo emphasized
That further progress from Agordat
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-03
DEBATE IS SCHEDULED
Determined Fight Over the
British Aid Measure Is
Expected in Senate

WASHINGTON. Feb. g. P-
Administration strategists said to-
day they hoped to obtain house
approval of the aid-to-Britain bill
by next weekend without major
amendment and then grant a n y
necessary concessions to assure
senate passage by a substantial
majority.
The house leadership scheduled
three days of general debate on
the measure, beginning tomorrow,
and supporters were confident II
would sail through the chamber
with votes to spare.
Fight Expected
A determined fight was in the
making, however, in the senate
It's foreign relations committee ar
ranged another week of hearings.
Opposition witnesses, including
Norman Thomas, Colonel Charles
A. Lindbergh and Philip La Fol
lette, the former Wisconsin COVER
nor, were on the list.
One highly-placed administration
leader declared that President
Roosevelt was willing to do any
thing within reason" to win a size
able majority of both houses for
the bill, which would permit the
chief executive to lend, lease or
transfer American made military
equipment to Britain or other ma
items whose defense he thought
was vital to defense of the United
States,
This senator declared that adj
ministration strategy involved an
effort to win house passage With
Montinued nm Page Three; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-03
PEACE RESTORED
AT JOHANNESBURG
Fierce Rioting Between SOL
diers and Civilians Halt
ed by Authorities

JOHANNESBURG, Union OF
South Africa, Feb. 2.-Fierce riot
ing between soldiers and civilians
suspected of anti-British sympa-
thies broke out in this capital of
Transvaal province Friday and
peace was not fully restored until
this morning.
The widest scenes occurred last
night and today when thousands Of
police and street fighters were in
volved. Police resorted to tear gas
bombs and baton charges to break
up the fighting in the heart of the
city and about 40 persons, mostly
soldiers, were sent to hospitals.
Johannesburg, an important
mining center, is quiet now and
the flare-up, apparently only an
emotional outburst, was said not
to have spread beyond this city.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-03
CONTRACTORS
SET TO CLEAR
7O-ACRE SITE
Italians Claim Seven
British Vessels Sunk
By Planes and U-Boat

ROME, Feb. 2. - Powerful
NaZi air raids OH the British
captured coast of North Africa
were reported today in an Ital-
ian cOmmunique which said sew
en- British ships, totaIing more
than $4,000 tons, had been sunk
by German w%arpIanes and an
Italian submarine.
German air squadrons, the
high command said, bombed the
port and defenses of Salum,
Egypt, and Bardia, Libya, with
evidently effective results and
carried out intensive offensive
action against enemy merchant
ships along coasts of the Egyp-
tan desert"
Besides three ships of "me-
dunn tonnage" sunk and three
others damaged in the offshOre
fOrays, it reported, one 10000
ton ship was sent to the bottom
of Bardia bay.
One Italian submarine, operat-
ing in the Atlantic, was credited
with sinking three ships totaIing
$4,000 tons from an escorted con-
voy of four vessels.