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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
Tax Warning Is
Sounded

A warning was issued Saturday by
Allen County Treasurer Byron H.
Dershem, who said tax payments will
be accepted while the books are being
prepared for the auditor.
After the books are closed for set
tlement 10 per cent penalty will be
assessed against property upon which
the tax was not paid, Dershem said.
The weeks collections of realty
taxes amounted to $75,109.41, bring
ing the total for the first-half 1910
duplicate to 1862, he revealed.
This is S,780.59 short of the collec-
tion year ago.
Sales tax receipts Saturday were
$1,373.96, for the week $4,265.50 and
since the first of the year $46,8 ,829. so.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1911

parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Spicer
in Rockport and Mr.. Zimmerman is
working in Lima. Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Dunlap are now occupying the
house that was vacated by the Zim-
mermans.
Malcolm Ewing who lives on the
Boyer farm met with a painful in
jury last week while looking over
some cattle on farm near Napol-
con. The farmer was not at home
and the lady of the house warned.
Mr.. Ewing to watch the bull which
he did, and all went well until he
went to climb the fence to leave the
feed lot. He had gotten one leg
over the fence when the bull charg-
ed running his horn completely thru
the flesh of the leg below the knee
and both leg bones were broken. An
ambulance was called and he was
removed to Lima hospital where
he seems to be getting along as we'll
as can be expected. Plans for the
Ewings to move to the Steiner farm
which they recently purchased will
be carried out this week as schedul-
ed.
The annual banquet of the Cairo
Oil Co. was held at the II. S. build
ing in Cairo last Friday evening
with the following stockholders pres
ent from this vicinity: Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Mayberry Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Begg, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Cupp, Mr.. and Mrs. Glen May
berry, Mr.. and Mrs. d. C. Camp
bell and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Mar
shall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Lacy and
daughter Patricia and Mrs. Callie
Haver all of Antwerp were Sunday
afternoon callers in the w. E. Mar,
shall home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Begg were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Michael in Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall spent
Sunday afternoon with friends in
| Ottawa.
Herbert Marshall, Jr., will grad
uate from Ohio State university at
the winter convocation on March 21.
Marshall has been enrolled in the
college of agriculture and specialized
in farm management.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
ALLEN COUNTY
County Tax Sale
Under Way

Allen County Auditor Floyd B,
Griffin turned auctioneer Monday in
the second step of his campaign to
eliminate tax delinquencies from the
county's books.
H will offer 2,767 parcels of land
at public sale on the courthouse
steps at a series of auctions each
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Each property must sell for enough
to cover the back taxes and fore
closure costs.
Next month he will conduct an
other sale of properties offered at
auction a year ago, but which did
not bring bids high enough to cover
the delinquencies. These properties
will be sold for whatever is offered.
Mr.. Griffin said the delinquent
lists have been cut in half from the
S2,002,000 listed in November, 1889.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
HARDIN COUNTY
Five Arrested In Strike
Row

Repercussions of the strike that
has gripped the F. N. Johnson whole
sale grocery at BeIlefontaine since
Feb. 20 hit Hardin county last week
with the arrest of five men at Nc
Guffey.
Edward Collins of Bellefontaine,
driver of company truck, charged
that Thomas Coleman of Marion,
Ernest Keller, Paul Thompson and
Adrian Kaufman, all of Bellefon-
tame, attack him while he was un-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
Civil Service Exams
Are Set

The United States civil service
commission has announced open COM
petitive examinations for a number
of different positions. They include
the following:
Junior engineering, all branches,
$4,000 year; inspector of aeronau-
tical materials in the navy depart
ment, $1,620 to $4,000; supervisor
and assistant supervisor of Indian
education in mural painting and fine
arts, $4,000 and $2,300; instructor
of mobile laundry, $4,000 to $4,000;
inspectors of ordnance material in
war department, s1,260 to $4,000;
and engineering aids with optical
branches of agricultural, civil, con-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
Rampaging Bull
Is Shot

Yes sir, they really shot the bull.
A bull on a rampage for ID hours
was finally shot by Homer Wise and
Kenneth Woodward when it fell on
the ice on the Blanchard river in
Findlay and was unable to get up.
The bull, mean one according to
Dewey Stowell, kicked out the rack
on the truck in which he was brot
to the Stowell slaughterhouse on the
Port Clinton road and from dusk
Thursday night until 900 o'clock
Friday morning he roamed the
northeast district of the city.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
Use Kitchen Table
AS Bomb Shelter

How she and her companions use
kitchen table as a bomb shelter is
described in a letter from Miss Amy
Roberts, Bebington, England, to rel
atives in Delphos.
Miss Roberts said Bebington is
subjected to raids because of its
proximity to Liverpool. During the
raids, Miss Roberts said 1--WE sleep
downstairs, lying under the table
most of the time". She is a drug
gist in a hospital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
PUTNAM COUNTY
Ten Cents For Each
Grow

Crow heads in large numbers are
brought to the county commissioners
office daily, and the "killers" are
reimbursed with the sum of ten
cents per head through special
appropriation made by the county
commissioners, in an effort to reduce
the number of crows in the county
and community.
Conservation department officers
throughout the thirteen counties in
the district are making an effort to
secure similar appropriations in each
county. Putnam county commission
ers set aside $500 for that fund.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13

of the Security Building and Loan
Co., of Defiance, against the Masonic
Temple Co. in common pleas court.
The building was erected on East
Main street more than 20 years ago
and has housed the Masonic lodge
since that time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
S1,788 Melted In
Tourney

Distribution of receipts from the
1941 Putnam county basketball tour
nament, the most successful in the
county's history, was announced last
week by County Supt. Carl d. Yer
milya.
A total of s1,788.40 was paid into
the tourney Golfers by 5,482 persons
during the seven nights of the meet,
the official reported.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
$4,000 School Addi-
ton At Ada

Construction of a $4,000 farm
shop addition to the Ada high school
building as an NYA project at a
local cost of $5,400 has been ap-
proved by the board of education.
The move was taken following a
threat to withdraw state aid if am
pie space for the department was
not provided.
Under present plans, two-story
brick structure would be erected at
the rear of the present building. 1t
will include a workshop, 65 by %
feet with an adjoining class room,
% by % feet.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
Load Limits Reduced
In County

Reduction of one-third in the
limits for loads on trucks travelling
over Putnam county roads until
after the spring thaw period is over
was put into effect last week by
County Engineer John T. Maidlow.
He warned that truck drivers who
violate these reduced limits are liable
to prosecution. The limits are being
enforced to prevent severe damaging
of county road surfaces during the
spring thawing and wet period.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
Bogus Check Passer
Sentenced

Clifford Marmichael, 27, was SEN
fenced to one to 20 years in Ohio
penitentiary when he admitted to
Judge Neal Lora of common pleas
court that he passed eight or more
fraudulent checks in Lima since he
received a suspended sentence on a
similar charge December 16.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
IA Pheasants Released

The Spencerville Field and Stream
Association has received "a black
and ring-neck pheasants from the
state Conservation farm at Urbana.
The pheasants will be released on
farms around Spencerville by ten
boys, members of the Future Farm
ers club, Spencerville high school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
Defense School To
Continue

Additional funds for a program of
engineering instruction for national
defense needs was assured when
Dean John A. Needy of Ohio North
ern University returned from Wash
ington with promises of $4,000 to
augment an original ALLEGATION of
$4,000.
Dean Needy is directing instruc-
tion of 800 men in Is courses in
Lima, Findlay, Kenton and Ada.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES

struction, electrical, mechanical and
photogrammetry, $1,620 to $4,000;
and engineering aids with optical
branches of agricultural, civil, con-
struction, electrical, mechanical and
photogrammetry, S1,620 to $4,000;
junior stenographer, s1,44O, and
junior typist, $1,260.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
HANCOCK COUNTY
School Bus In Crash
On Dixie

The driver and three students of a
northbound Van Buren, school bus
escaped injury last week when the
bus was struck by an automobile on
the Dixie Highway two miles north
of Van Buren,. The bus was driven
by E. Merle Sites, SO, and the auto
mobile by w. ]. Hart, 63, Flint,
Michigan.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
Civil War Veteran Is 90

John Hart, last surviving member
of the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
last Friday celebrated in Findlay his
98th birthday anniversary. He is
one of two remaining members of
Stoker Post, G. A. r. A family din
ner was held in his home in Find
lay. He has sister Mrs. Rosa
Clark, who is 81.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13

Roberts, 25, of Indianapolis.
Detectives said they had in their
possession at the time of their ar.
rest $1,000 in u. S. treasury bonds
false police badge, five false arrest
warrants, a quantity of jewelry and
about $500 in cash.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
Trio Held In Swindle
Attempt

Suspected of fleeing Columbus
man of $500 and attempting to
swindle a Lima resident of $1,000,
two men and a woman arrested at
the union train depot were held for
investigation in Columbus last week.
They gave their names as Nate
Krone, 80, Chicago; Thomas Roberts,
81. indianapolis. and Mrs. Loretta
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
Masonic Temple To
Be Sold

Sale of the Ottawa Masonic temple
was made certainty last week after
judgment for $12,855.37, foreclos-
ure of a mortgage on the building
and its sale were ordered in favor
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13

Ohio horticulturists are advised by
F. H. Beach, extension specialist,
Ohio State University, to investi-
gate the possibility of removing
poor apple varieties and improbable
trees as a practice under the agricul-
tural conservation program. The
specialist believes that the best time
to get rid of these trees is before
any spray materials or labor is
wasted on them.
News Want-Ads Bring Results.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
Wrecks Fathers
New Car

David Neil, 81, arose early one
morning last week, tried out new
automobile purchased the night be-
fore by his father w. E. Neal, and
was back in bed an hour later-with
a broken leg. The car was in a
ditch near Harrod, demolished.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13

loading produce at McGuffey store.
In retaliation, Coleman filed a charge
of carrying concealed weapons
against Collins.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
Nine Sheep Killed
By Dogs

Night raiding dogs killed nine
ewes and crippled four others in a
flock owned by Siegfred Murbch, two
miles east of Continental last week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13
Civil War Veteran is 95

Thomas Ridenour, state command
er of the G. A. r., and last member
of Weiser post, of Perry township,
Putnam county, observed his 95th
birthday March 10.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-13

News Want-Ads Bring Results.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-29
DOLLAR DAY SPECIALS

REG. FOR
$500 Klenzo Facial Tissues S1.25
Alarm Clock ...... S119 n
S1.00 Langois Cologne and
soc COcoanut Oil Shampoo $3.50 ~
Both for S1.00
II Gal. Lampson's Mineral
Oil, Reg. CSC and Dozen
Furetest Aspirin Tablets,
Reg 19c ....... SLIT
Hines ss4s SIT Drugs
Evening star., 1941-10-04


@. My porch has 8-inch brick
walls and q 6-inch concrete floor. I
have dug out under it for fruit
cellar. of which the floor is feet
below grade. In cool weather the
fruit cellar is fine. but in hot wealth
er it is pretty warm, although I
have a small ventilator in each end.
Can this fault be corrected?
A. Correction would be diff
cult, for the upper half of the walls
and the ceiling are all exposed. In
sulation on them would not be of
much help. To be effective, the
space should be much deeper in the
ground. so that walls are surrounded
by earth. Earth does not change
temperature to any great extent,
whereas your present walls and CELL
ing follow the temperature of the
sir.
Note-Mr. Whitman is sorry he
can no longer answer personal let
ters. He does, however, offer read
ers leaflets on variety of subjects.
Today he offers leaf1et on Clean
ing Venetian Blinds, Window
Shades" Be sure to send a Scent
stamped. self-addressed envelope
with your leaf1et request to Mr..
Whitman, P. O. Box $50. Times
Square Station, New York, N. Y.
Leaflets cannot be mailed unless
self-addressed envelope bears the
correct amount of postage.
Evening star., 1941-10-04
Private BUILDING
Continued From Page Bill

half the total construction was in
residential work. Many of the apart
ments and houses approved in Sep
tember will not be completed as
quickly as usual. due to difficulty in
obtaining critical materials and sup
plies.
Illustrating the trend toward East
Washington and the rapid develop
ment of that area in recent months
is the fact that more dwelling units
were approved for Southeast WASH
ington in September than for the
Northwest section. A breakdown of
the new living units by sections
shows: Southeast, 1894: Northeast,
159; Southwest. 12. and Northwest.
326. So the trend which should
eventually give a balanced Capital
continues.
House Sales Maintain Pace.
Real estate brokerage Offices re-
port that sale of houses continued
at rapid pace last month. In manv
Evening star., 1941-10-04

o. P. NJ order, This is the opinion
of Morton Bodfsh, Chicago, execu-
tive vice president of the United
States Savings and Loan League,
national organization of the COM
munity institutions which have
financed the building of 100000
homes in the past five and half
years. He pointed out in a bulletin
to the leagues 1000 member savings,
Evening star., 1941-10-04

sections sales continued to outstrip
construction. A tendency was noted
on the part of many builders to halt
the planning of new houses until
building caught up with sales. This
is due both to an exceedingly active
market and TO the increasing diff
Guilty in obtaining materials due to
priority claims. This resulted in the
decrease in numbers OF one-family
houses approved in September noted
above.
Valuation of new buildings of all
types in September by sections of
the city follows: Northeast, $685.
$50; Southeast, s765 900; Northwest,
81 ,842, ,750; Southwest, S39 ,OOG. VAL
Evening star., 1941-10-04

citation Offices as well as at F. H. A.
local Offices, 1t was pointed out.
Abundant supplies of basic home
building materials in the hands of
many dealers today will assure the
possibility Of thousands of homes
being constructed without any
priority at ALL" said Mr.. Bodfish.
There has been a tendency, ever
since priorities in home building
materials began to be discussed, for
hysteria to develop and undoubtedly
some building plans have been held
up because of uncertainties about
priorities. There is no need for this
hesitancy to continue any longer
now that the facts are known about
the priorities program and what it
covers.
Evening star., 1941-10-04

building and loan associations this
week that the range of substitute
building materials has only begun
to be explored.
The Off1ce of Production Manage
ment has approved the granting of
priority ratings on 100000 housing
units which qualify as defense
housing" to be built before July /,
1912. Certain materials on which
Evening star., 1941-10-04

there is an impending shortage, such
as some electrical supplies, some
heating and ventilating equipment,
some steel and iron components of
dwelling, and other detailed
articles, will thus 90 first to these
houses which have a priority rating.
Application blanks for builders who
want to obtain priorities can be
procured at savings and loan asso-
Evening star., 1941-10-04
Drainage Important

Proper drainage should be pro-
vided under concrete floors and
porch slabs and around wall foot
ings and foundation walls. Small
homes which have no basement
should have the underfioor spaces
well drained If a dry condition is to
be maintained.
Evening star., 1941-10-04

uations of permits for additions, al
terations and repairs to existing
structures issued last month: North
east, 1929 800: Southeast, s33,230;
Northwest, $345 ,445, and Southwest,
S4975.
Evening star., 1941-10-04
Record in Home Building
Forecast by Bodfish

American private enterprise Is
going to build more homes in the
next nine months than. the 200 900
for which priorities on materials
have been provided by recent
Evening star., 1941-10-04

Argentina now has lot German
Russian colonies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

caily dressed ss miniature Christi
mas candles are dram flaeons OF
her fsvorite floral fragrance. Grand
for party fsvors or for that "ex-
ira" little giftl See II on display 4
at Cunning CHAINS 7 let c DIS
department..
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
LUcITE HAIR BRUSH
AND COMB SET
BEAUTIFULLY
BOXED

Large Lueits back hair b,
matching comb. Brush /.
with sturdy, durable \
grand gift!
Evening star., 1941-09-11
'Aeitotors' Opposed to Training Blamed
By Stimson for Lowered Army Morale

The Secretary said the "road
discipline" of the troops after the
maneuvers was very admirable"
He commented that this was sig
niflcant as there had been a let
down after the hard work of the
maneuvers. He said the men
marched and behaved ''like vet
erans."
With respect to the question Of
leadership" in the Army, Secre-
tary Stimson said he expected dur
ing the process of solving this
problem that "brickbats" would be
thrown through his window as well
as through that Of Gen. George G.
Marshall, Army Chief of Staff.
Army leadership 'is improving" !"
Secretary Stimson said, explaining
it was always a painful process to
purge loyal officers" He said crit
icisms of "overseverity and injus-
tice" no doubt would be made but
added, significantly: THE Army
must 60 along on the principle that
it must give the men the best
leadership it can"
After he had brought up the ques-
ton of morale, Mr.. Stirnson was
asked If the inade0uacy Of fightins
Evening star., 1941-09-11
12-Mi|eAdvance
Into Nazi Lines
Claimed byReds
Attempt to Sever
VituI RuiIrood
Declared FoiIed
By the Associated Press.


MOSCOW, Sept. 1.-THE Red
Army declared today its counter
attacks had pushed as deep as IL
miles into German lines on the CEN
tral front and repulsed German
Finnish attempt to cut the Lenin.
grad -Murmansk railroad on the
north.
Red Star, the army newspaper,
said the defenders of Leningrad
also had taken the initiative on the
approaches to the northern city and
had closed in on a German occupied
point from three sides.
The point was identified only as
village "Y" where, the report said,
the Russians have been attacking
for five days. The Russians held
the village yesterday against an at
tempted counterattack with nu-
merically superior forces supported
by planes and artillery. It was said.
Battles Continue Elsewhere.
Battles continued also outside
Russia's two other beleaguered
cities-Kiev, the Ukraine capital,
and Odessa. the big Black Sea port.
Fifty days of fighting in front Of
Kiev has cost the Germans 10000
Evening star., 1941-09-11
Army Almost Inducts Sailor
OnLeove, butNovyRescuesHim Him
He showed leave papers.

He showed leave papers.
"All I know" said the police
man. "is that the draft board
wants you down at the Town
Hall-quick."
So johnson went.
At the hall he repeated his
story, but to no avail.
With 10 selectees he was put
aboard a bus for the Providence
induction center.
After protesting to any one
there who would listen, he finally
met Maj. Stanley Powlowski, re-
cruiting chief.
A few telephone calls to the
Newport Naval Station straight
ened out the tangle.
The Army paid Johnson's fare
home.
Evening star., 1941-09-11
Senators 10 Act Today
On Motion They View
Disputed Movies
John T. Flynn Testifies
At Inquiry and Joins
In Urging Showing
BY ]. A. OLEARY.

The Senate Interstate Commerce
subcommittee inquiring into alleged
war propaganda in the movies prom
ised to act this afternoon on mo-
ton by Senator Mcfarland, Demo-
crat, of Arizona that it stop hearing
secondary evidence" and look at
the pictures under attack.
John T. Flynn, writer, testifying
in favor of the investigation, Joined
in urging the subcommittee to view
the pictures. He made his appeal
in the course of long attack in
which he echoed the charges already
made that the motion picture in
dustry is monopoly and spread
er of propaganda to get the United
States into the war against Ger
many.
Before Mr.. Flynn started. how
ever, Senator Mcfarland brought to
a head the issue of seeing the films
by declaring that both Senators
Nye, Republican, of North Dakota
and Clark, Democrat, of Missouri,
sponsors of the investigation, had
admitted they based their charges
largely on hearsay, because they
had not seen all the pictures in
question.
II feel" the Arizona Senator said,
I'VE are wasting our time taking
secondary evidence. The pictures
either are good or bad. The only
way to determine that Is to see
them. saw Sergeant York and
thought it was good"
Senator Tobey Agrees.
Senator Tobey, Republican, OF New
Hampshire, although an isolationist,
interrupted to say he thought So
too.
Wendell L. Willkie, counsel for the
industry, who has been urging from
the start that the committee Judge
the pictures first hand, said they
could be produced by tomorrow
morning, or possibly sooner.
When Senator Mcfarland sug-
gested there is a good crowd here
to see them now" Chairman Clark,
Democrat, of Idaho, broke in to de-
clare there would be no crowd pres
ent when they are shown, If his
decision is followed.
Earlier, MI. Willkie said he has
been forced to give the motion pic
ture industry's side of the contro-
versy in newspaper statements be-
cause the subcommittee will not per-
NIT him to do so in the hearings
He had reference to the ruling
made by Chairman Clark denying
Mr.. WILKES request to examine
witnesses.
Replying to the statement of Sen
(See MOVIES, Page A-3)