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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-06
Corregidor Very Well
Guarded From Japs
CONTINUED from Page II

the defense of Singapore, Burma
and the Dutch Indies.
Military officials stressed the Sig
nificance Of yesterdays disclosure
that U. S. fighter planes had battled
and defeated a greatly superior"
force Of japanese bombers and
fighters over Java whose vital
Soerabaja naval base is under jap
anese aerial bombardment.
Although only small formation
Of the f1ghters-swift and deadly
P-40's bristling with machine guns
took part in the encounter, their
victory marked an important devel-
opment in the war of the Pacific
because OF the vast difficulties that
were involved in transporting them
halfway around the world.
The manner in which they reach
ed Java cannot be revealed, but as
they have a range of only about 800
miles, it is evident they were trans
ported by ship, under naval con-
voy at least part Of the way, to at
least the vicinity of their new bases.
They may have followed the long,
curving course of the United States
pre-war rubber and tin route which
runs between Australia and New
Guinea, or they may have gone
further south in wide arc around
Australia to avoid Japan's bombers.
Only Vanguard
In the absence of any official COM
ment on the extent or manner Of
the reinforcement of U. S. fighter
planes, the impression prevailed that
the P-40s were only the vanguard
of what will be steady stream.
Not only will they provide sorely
needed aid for the defense Of the
Dutch Indies, but for beleaguered
Singapore, $50 miles away.
Gen Sir Archibald Wavell, United
Nations supreme commander in the
southwest Pacific, had told the
Singapore defenders to hold firm
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-06
War Communique

Washington, Feb. 6-(UP)-Text
of War department communique No.
SO as of $50 a. m. EST today:
81. Philippine theater:
Japanese gun emplacementS on
the southeastern shore of Manila
bay were destroyed by fire from OUR
Notifications These artillery posi-
tons were presumably designed by
the enemy for an attack against
Corregidor.
Mine japanese transports are at
ports in Lingayen gulf, debarking
troops to reinforce the already very
large enemy concentrations in-Ba-
taan and other points on the island
of Luzon.
Relative quiet continued along
the front in Bataan during the past
"a hours. Enemy aerial bombing at
tacks on our troop positions, which
began early in the day, decreased
later on. They resulted in no dam
age. Intermittent artillery fire
flared up in the center. There was
some increase in patrol operations
in this same general area.
90. There is nothing TO report
from other areas"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-06
ALMOST SECRETARY

Jean Parker. who stars in No
Hands on the Clock" for william
Pine and william Thomas as Para
mount, studied to be a secretary at
the John Muir high school In Pas
adena, CAL, until q talent scout
suggested q screen test.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-06
FRIEDA HEMPEL
AN ANGRY WOMAN
Continued from Page y

in the dogs box, she said. to prove
it was harmless. The offer was re-
fused and police took her to the
station. There she again offered to
eat the meat, and the sergeant ac-
cepted her offer. Nine. Hempel was
released and she went back to park
with the dogs food-minus the SAM
pie she had eaten.
The animal, sch said, Is named
Brownie and is q mongrel.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-06
VERY GRACIOUS
OFFER TO COX
Continued from Page y

handling of contracts with the M. A.
Gammino Construction Company of
Providence, and the A. I. Savin Con-
struction Company, of Hartford.
Cox Statement
Coz issued this statement:
1.-THE only thing I desire is an
opportunity to present the facts of
the situation fully and fairly to
those for whom I have worked, the
people of Connecticut, whose repre-
sentative the governor is.
"When he and they have the facts
concerning the accomplishments Of
the highway department during the
past three-and- years, am
confident that 1t will be found that
my administration of the depart
ment has been marked neither by
incompetence nor by material
neglect of duty"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-06

The real name Of Pola Negri, mo-
ton picture actress, is Appolinia
Chalupez.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-06

II they are to work reliably, baro-
meters should be protected from
draughts, direct sunlight, and the
heat of fires and radiators.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-06

inspecting the Imperial troops, !
was told by q high ranking off,
GERS that Singapore,s defenses were
thick now compared to England's.
Certainly plenty Of work has been
done during the last few days, and
the accomplishments have been the
more remarkable because work was
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27
BlufftOn Soldier Is Member OF Famed
Sharp Shooting Unit At Ft. Columbia

been exceeded only once by United
States forces in the island posses
sions.
"We are on instantaneous duty so
don't have much time for amusement
as the facilities for entertainment
on the fort are not very good. We
are rather isolated from any cities
and while on pass don't have the OPP
portunity to enjoy ourselves very
much.
"The fort and the surrounding
community practice dim-outs nightly
so things are very dark at night.
II trust that you appreciate hear
ing from the boys in service who in
turn appreciate receiving the home
town newspaper.
Respectfully yours,
Pfc. Gerald Balmer
Btry c, 18th C. A. C.
Fort Columbia, Wash.
Army Serial No. 35O16472."
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27
Hold Flag Raising At
Community Hospital

Public flag raising ceremonies
were held at the Bluffton Community
hospital last Thursday afternoon,
when a flag and flag pole donated
to the hospital were dedicated in
special services.
The 50-foot flag pole was donated
by Hiram Wenger and was erected
at the hospital grounds under the
supervision of Wenger and Ross Bo-
CART. A 8 by IL flag was donated by
the Alpha Gamma club.
Presentation of the flag was made
by Miss Carolyn Romey, president of
the Alpha Gamma organization. Ac-
ceptance and raising of the flag was
by Miss Sylvia Biederman, hospital
superintendent.
The audience present sang patri-
otic songs under the direction of
Prof. Sidney Hauenstein, accompan-
led by a trumpet trio consisting of
Norman Beidler, Ray Follas and
Dean Niswander.
Presiding at the ceremonies was
N. E. Byers, president of the hos
pital board of directors.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27
Hunting Licenses
NOlU On Sale Here

Hunting and trapping licenses for
the new season starting September
are now on sale at local dealers, it
was announced this week by Silas
Diller, president of the Bluffton Com
munity Sportsmen's club.
A warning was issued by Don
Waters, state conservation commits
sioner, that Ohio hunters must Sc
cure new licenses if they plan to
hunt on September / or thereafter.
The new licenses will be effective
until August 81, 1943.
The new licenses may be pur-
chased at the following places of
business: Links Place, Stepleton's
Lunch, Hardwick's Lunch. The pur-
chase price is s1.00 plus the 25
cent fee.
1t is pointed out that hunters and
trappers are required to carry the
license and display the Identification
tags on the middle of their backs
while hunting and trapping.
Hunters and trappers are required
to obtain written permission of the
landowner or tenant before going on
its property.
The squirrel season in this dis
trict will open on September 90 and
close on September 80. The daily
bag limit is four with eight per-
mltted in possession after the first
day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27

His battery making the highest
score in target practice in the con-
tinental United States, Pfc. Gerald
Balmer, son of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
John Balmer, who formerly lived five
miles west of town, is a member of
the famed sharp shooting unit at
Ft. Columbia, Washington.
In a letter to the Bluffton News
received this week he writes as fol-
lows:
II am attached to a coast artillery
unit stationed near the mouth of the
Columbiana river and not far from
where the Japanese submarine at
tackled the west coast. / could see
the flashes of the explosions and
also hear the shells burst.
"Our battery made the highest
score ever made by Coast Artillery
in the continental United States in
our target practice this fall and has
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27
Sugar Stamp No. 8
Must Last 10 Weeks

War rationing stamp No. s is good
today for five pounds of sugar but
it must last until October 81.
The principal reason for changing
the method is to release fve-pound
packages of sugar which are stored
in many groceries and warehouses.
Since sugar rationing these pack
ages have seldom been saleable ex-
cept when broken into smaller
amounts. No more sugar is being
given than usual; it is a larger
quantity and must last longer.
And incidentally, if you haven't
cashed in on your No. z bonus stamp
it's too late now. It isn't good any
longer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27
Soy Bean Harvest Will Be Ready
Tn Bluffton Area In One Month

market between S1.55 and S1.60 per
bushel. and prospects of going high
er than that, the farmers will likely
sell more of their soy bean crop than
in previous years, it was pointed
out.
Forage Supply
Altho the soy bean has developed
into one of the best money crops
on the farm, the farmer does not
lose sight of the primary purpose
for which the legumous plant was
first planted in this country. At
that time it was considered supply
of forage for the stock, preserved
as either hay and silage or cut and
fed green.
With the price of beans getting
closer to the 81 per bushel mark
the percentage kept for the original
purpose will be smaller. Last year
there were 9,996,000 acres with an
acreage yield of about 19 bushels In
the United States.
This year the government has
asked the farmers to increase their
soy bean production by so per cent.
Altho that represents a big jump,
glance at the history of the
growth of the popularity of the
bean will show that there have been
some pretty big jumps in the past.
100-Fold Increase
Only $4,000 acres of the beans
were planted in 1907. In only 20
years that acreage had increased 10
fold and in 35 years it had increased
100-fold.
Oil mill operators began paying
more attention to the bean in the
20's and this interest became an i'm
portant factor in its production as
a commercial crop. Hundreds of
processing mills sprang up all over
the country crushing the oil from
the bean and changing the residue
into soy bean meal for stock and
fertilizer for soil.
Farmers were still somewhat in
doubt as to the real value of the
bean because of lack of assurance as
to the price that could be reason
ably expected. Two years ago the
soy bean futures market was estab-
lished on the Chicago grain mart and
the growers took new view to the
situation.
Great Potentialities
Research on the bean and its oil
has continued very extensively. Ex-
pertinent stations in 32 states are
breeding the plant to meet various
needs and one agricultural leader
has stated that the versatile little
oval is just in its infancy.
Ohio is one of the leading states
in the nations production with
Illinois the biggest producer. Iowa
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27
You Can't Get Sugar To Make Grape
Wine Since 1t Isn't Fruit Juice

Sugar will not be available to
make grape wine since it is not
fruit juice, sugar rationers have
ruled Grape juice, however, is fruit
juice, say the rationers
The ruling is very specific on this
point but suppose the sugar users
sugar eligible grape juice turns to
wine As yet there has been no
ruling to cover this situation
Also since tomatoes are vegetables
and not fruits there will be no sugar
for the canning of tomatoes for the
duration of the war.
Gamers also have been advised not
to ask for sugar to make mincemeat.
The. rationers minced no words when
they ruled that mincemeat is not
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27
Area Canning Plants Begin Operations
AS Tomato Crop Here Comes To Maturity

tomatoes.
To Operate Constantly
Growers, however, have indicated
that few bright days will speed up
the ripening process and the plants
expect to be in continuous opera
tion until the first killing frost.
A large number of women are Sc
curing employment in the plants,
officials said, and more will be need
ed before the peak of the season is
over.
Some damage from excessive
rains has been noted and there has
been some spoilage of tomatoes on
the heavier soils but growers are
generally expecting more than
average crop if frost does not come
too early.
Prices Doubled
Prices for the tomatoes have al
most doubled over those of last year
and the acreage has increased con-
siderably in the district.
The Pandora Cannery has let con-
tracts for 120 acres of tomatoes. The
firm is paying s21.50 per ton for
No. l grade tomatoes and S12 per
ton for the No. 2 grade. A fiat
rate of so per ton was paid by
the firm last year for tomatoes de-
livered to the plant.
Grading of the tomatoes into the
two classes is under the supervision
of government inspectors. The in
dustry this year has been called on
to produce 100000 cases of cam
ned tomatoes to meet the increased
demands created by the Army and
export business.
With prices as high as S21.50 per
ton and with the average yield from
to II tons per acre, tomatoes are
looming as an attractive income
source for farmers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27
Heavy Rains Delay Maturing OF
Crop; Large Acreage in
This District
Industrial Research has Found
Multitude of Uses for
Soy Beans

With the soy bean harvest about
a month away Bluffton area farmers
are making plans for large crop
concerning which industrial research
has developed a multitude of uses.
The continued heavy rains of the
past several months has caused the
beans to remain green with the
result that the harvest will be a
little later this year than usual.
Once the upstart of agriculture
the little bean now is made into
everything from pancakes to varnish
and from celluloid to soap and a
host of other things.
Research
Had it not been for the far
sightedness of a small group Of re-
search experts it is very likely that
we would be doing without many
things these days because of war
demands for iron and steel.
At this particular stage in the de-
velopment of the soy bean it is
difficult to determine just how great
role the bean will play in the war.
So far the services of the bean have
been largely domestic in nature but
chemurgists are delving farther into
the possibility of war usage.
The list of products made from the
soy bean is multitudinous but con-
trary to popular impression most of
them are food products. Somehow
the public has the idea that most of
the oil from the bean flowed from
the processing mills to motor plants
and plastic factories.
$50 Used for Food
Actually more than 85 per cent of
this highly-nutritious oil went into
edible products such as salad oils,
vegetable shortening, margarine, etc.
Much of the remainder went into
paint, varnish, linoleum, ink, soap,
foundery core binder and artificial
rubber.
With all of this usage, the farmer
himself has always kept at least
half of his crop for his own use
seed, fertilizer and stock feed. In
previous years they kept even more
than this, according to statistics of
the Ohio State university College of
Agriculture.
With prices now on the Bluffton
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27
Selective Redistribution To Place
1-B Group With Minor Defects To IA

Nearing the exhaustion OF the pool
of la registrants, the selective serv-
ice system has abolished the 1-B
classification, for men physically fit
only for limited military duty, and
ordered all but the totally unfit re-
classified for Immediate call into the
military service.
All of the 1-B registrants will be
placed either in la or in Al and
deferred indefinitely because of ma
jor physical defects, it was an
nounced at Selective Service head
quarters.
The reclassifcation will begin
September ! with a fourth OF the
1B registrants in each draft board
placed in new category each month
with action to be completed on the
entire list by January l, 1943.
Each registrant will be examined
by the local board physician to de-
termine whether there are any dis
qualifying defects which would pre-
vent him from rendering any mill
tary service. If there are none he
will be sent to the Army induction
station on the appropriate call.
The action follows a war depart
ment decision to use men with minor
defects to take office jobs which
would release physically fit men for
fighting service.
1t has meen indicated at the Ohio
selective service center in Columbus
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27

next few months it will be necessary
to dip into the group of men with
wives and secondary dependents.
Gen. Hershey explained that second
airy dependents were those other than
wives and children.
Also to be changed in the near fu-
ture is the protection of selective
service of men in vital industries.
Gen. Hershey pointed out that from
here on "when the army needs the
men, there will be no waiting until
he is replaced"
The number of able bodied men in
industry will be "drastically reduced
in the very near future" Gen. Her.
shey said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27
SCI In FLOUers Are
Sold Here SATURDAY.

Proceeds of the annual Brother
hood Day" flower sale held in Bluff
ton last Saturday amounted to $61.77,
it was announced this week.
The girls who sold the largest to-
tai of flowers were: Joan Clark,
$16.79; Betty Clark, $12.73; Wanda
Neiswander, $903; Colleen Good
man, $8.15.
The funds will be used to provide
assistance and help for the blino
and shut-ins.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27

and Indiana also rank very high.
The bean was imported from the
Far East where it had grown hap
hazardly for many centuries. No
one knows just how old it is nor
its real source.
1t was mentioned in a writing by
Emperor Shen Nung of China in
2S8S B. C. That seems to be the
first written record of the little bean
that today is playing a role of
increasing Importance in Western
civilization.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27
Despite Some SpoiIage from
Excessive Rains Farmers
Expect Large Crop
Amstutz Cannery, Northwest
Of Town, Starts Night
Shift This Week

With the tomato crop in the
Bluffton district rapidly coming 20
maturity, area canning plants are
beginning operations this week.
The Pandora tomato canning
plant opened this Wednesday with
about so persons employed, it was
announced by Louis Macke, plant
manager.
The Amstutz cannery, located
northwest of town, has been in
operation for some time now with
volume of business expanded to
such an extent that it has been
necessary to add a night shift
Night Shift
Principal reason for the night
shift at the Amstutz cannery is the
large amount of sweet corn coming
in at the present time. Other
garden products and fruits are also
being brot to the cannery making a
large volume of business.
The tomato canning plant at Con-
tinental began operations on Mon
day. The new plant at Ottawa will
begin the latter part of this week
and the Leipsic plant will open in a
few days.
Heavy rains have had tendency
to prolong the maturing season OF
the vines, according to growers, and
this has delayed the ripening of the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27

that there would be very few in the
1-B group totally unfit for military
service. Those have already been
classified into the 4-F group.
1t has also been pointed out in
National Selective Service head
quarters that the new move does not
alter the fact that men with Sec
ondary dependents and married men
will be drafted as the need arises.
Some married men, previously classi-
fled in ga. have already been
placed into IA for immediate call.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27
Men With Wives Only And Secondary
Dependents To Be Called To Service

Bluffton men with secondary de-
pendents and also those with "de-
pendent wives only" are advised
along with other men in the nation
to "begin making arrangements
now" to enter the army.
Redistribution of all married men
will likely start in October and GER
tainly by Christmas according to
Maj. Gen. Louis B. Hershey, ma
tional selective service director.
Reason for the new classification
is seen in the limited number of
single men available any more for
military service.
Gen. Hershey stated that when the
supply of single men is gone in the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27
Street Fair Is At
DeiphOs This Week

The 22nd annual street fair in
Delphos opened on Tuesday and con-
tinues this week through Saturday.
A balloon and triple parachute drop
and free vaudeville acts are sched-
uled each day.
Featuring the fair are contests
and high school convention. Agri-
culture, horticulture, domestic science
and other entries have been ar
ranged.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27
BIuftOn Residents
Automobile Damaged

An automobile belonging to B. R.
Shafer, of Cherry street, was dam
aged when part of load of baled
straw fell on it from a truck as it
was making a turn at a street in
tersection in Findlay recently.
The car was parked on the west
side of Main street just south of the
Lincoln street intersection. Police
said the truck was operated by Chas.
Herman, 10, of Vanlue.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27

fresh fruit. AS though we thought
it was.
The same no-sugar attitude is
maintained in the case of chill sauce
and catsup makers because they come
from the tomato, a vegetable
Home curers of hams, if any, will
have to do their curing without su-
gar, too. This ruling implies that
ham isn't fruit either, just part
of a hog.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27
PandOr

Sunday dinner guests
Mrs. Philemon Huser w
Mrs. Lee Bracy and
Huser of Monroe, Mich
and Mrs. Homer Baumf
daughters of Delphos. M
Hiram Huser and daul
Jane and Wilson Hawk
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27
Receive Quarterly
School Distribution

Bluffton public schools received the
third quarterly settlement for the
1912 school foundation program in
the amount of $5,311 on Saturday.
The total distribution for the Al
len county public schools was S1O7,-
12o.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27
TO TEACH AT MT. CORY

Miss Ruth Folk will be instructor
IN the fourth and fifth grades of the
Mt. Cory Schools, it is announced by
the Superintendent, D. C. Simkins.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-27

Mrs. Ernest Graf
Mr.. and Mrs.
sons, Ladonna -
Swick, Mr.. and Mr.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Weldt
the week end at Ii
Mr.. and Mrs. Il
spent Sunday eyeni>
Mrs. Sam Badersehe
Mr.. and Mrs. Ern
tanned members and
the Richland Comnlu
their home last II
with a picnic suppe
was enjoyed by play
other games. Mrs.
gave three readings
cream and cake was
present.