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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-30
Basketball Squad
Guests Of Lions

Bluffton High schools champion
ship basketball squad will be the
guests of the Lions club in dinner
meeting to be held at the Walnut
Grill next Tuesday night at 6:15
o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-30

Every individual will be entitled to
have two pounds of sugar in his pos
session at registration time without
penalty. In addition he may have
four more pounds for which stamps
Continued on page Sd
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-30
Birth

The following birth at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Poe, boy,
Saturday. Mrs. Poe was formerly
Miss Wava Fisher.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-30
Grade School To
Present ODerettQ

"The King Sneezes', an operetta
with rollicking tunes, will be present
ed Wednesday evening, May 13, in
the high school auditorium by Bluff
ton grade school children.
Miss Elizabeth Higley, public
school instructor in music, is direct
ing rehearsals of the large cast.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-30

4 table issued by the treasury
department giving suggested
amounts of war bond purchases
in proportion to income appears
on Page s.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-30

A meeting of all committees for
the high school alumni reunion will
be held Friday night at $3.50 o'clock
at the high school building.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17
FBI POLICE MEET
SLATED FOR CITY
Quarterly Conference tt
Be Held Here Morning
OF November 20

A quarterly police conference to
be held Tin Wilmington November
20 at 10 o'clock a. m. has been an.
nounced by Edward Scheidt, spe-
cial agent in charge of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation at Char
lotte.
The meeting will be held in the
USO club at Second and Orange
streets.
Mr.. Scheidt stated that repre-
sentatives of all law enforcement
agencies, the sheriff's office, the
police department, guards f r m
national defense plants, and aux
iliary police members are expect
ed to attend this conference.
Like conferences are being held
allover the United States under
the auspices of the FBI, and this
conference includes Brunswick,
New Hanover, Pender, and Colum-
bus counties.
The Importance Of such confer
ences is stressed because h y
have as their primary purpose, to
acquaint police officers with the
new methods of combating crime,
which have come to the attention
of the FBI. The majority of time
in this one-day meeting will be
taken up with law enforcement in
it's relation to national defense.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17
HEALTH INSPECTOR
ASKED FOR COUNTY
Grand Jury Recommends
Full Time Employe For
Health Department

In the report submitted to Judge
Leo Carr for the November term
of the Superior Court, it was rec
commended by the Grand Jury that
the Health Department be given a
fun time inspector, instead of a
part time man as at present.
1--WE feel that it would not be
necessary to send to Raleigh for
help if the city and county had
a full time inspector" the report
stated.
The Grand Jury also inspected
all the county schools, and sub
mitted suggestions for improve
nents in rest room and heating
fa rilities.
The report in full is given below:
We, the Grand Jury, submit the
following report covering our work
during the November Term 1912
of Criminal Court:
Witnesses examined, 80.
True Bills. 81.
Presentments, None.
Investigations, None.
Three indictments were turned
over to Solicitor because witnesses
in the cases were not available
We have examined the reports
Of Justices of the Peace in New
Hanover County and all have rem
dered reports.
As instructed by. your Honor at
the last Term of Court, we have
inspected the records of the Clerk
OF the Courts office, concerning
Gu7c6an Accounts, Executor Ac-
counts, and Administrator Ac-
(Continued on Page Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17
Motorized United Stated Troops
Reinforcing British In Tunisia;
English Fast Closing On Bengasi
ALREADY in BATTLE
Small French Military Units
Begin Cooperation
With Allies

LONDON, Nov. 16- Up Motor.
lied United States troops were dis.
closed officially tonight to have re
inforced the British First Army
pouring into Tunisia and, evidently
already were fighting against Ger
man and Italian troops in the first
stages of the decisive battle for
North Africa.
An Allied headquarters comnuni'
que disclosed the reinforcement
perhaps involving American armor
ed troops.
1t said also that in both the east
and center of the North African
front, small French military units
had begun to cooperate with the
Allied task forces.
The communique mentioned specl.
fically a French force which had
joined United States troops at their
stations in Oran. Unofficial re.
ports said anti-Axis French soldiers
in Tunisia had clashed with the
Germans on sunday.
Giving the lie to extravagant Axis
claims of heavy damage to the Al.
lied battle, supply and transport
fleets in the continuing operation
the cornmunique said confidently:
"The Royal Navy maintains con.
troll of the western Mediterranean
and its approaches.
"This naval force has sustained
losses, but these have been small in
proportion to the size of the opera
tions, and casualties on the whole
have been light
1t also was announced that the
officer and crew of a U-boat which
had been sunk off the North Afri.
can coast had been taken prisoner
Axis reports indicated sharp fight.
ing already had started inside Tuni.
sia.
(Continued on Page Two; Col, 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17
CHEST CAMPAIGN
BEGINS TONIGHT
Public Rally To Be Held AT
ThaIian Hall For Con-
centrated Drive

The war chest workers for the
United Community and War Ches
ale poised for the intensive cam
paign that will get under way fol
lowing tonight's public rally anc
kickoff meeting at Thalian Hall
Festivities for the campaign's S
opening start with Wilmington S
first Night Parade, at 7 p. m. anc
end with the rally which starts al
200 p. m. sharp.
Harriss Newman, general chair.
man of the United drive, will de.
liver the campaign address, send.
ing the workers into the field for
complete coverage of Whining
ton and nearby suburbs.
William G. Robertson, organist
of St. James Episcopal Church,
will act as master of ceremonies
at the rally.
The Atlantic Coastline Glee
club will appear in brief con.
cert during the program, that will
include community singing, few
short talks, special features, ano
the final message by Mr.. New
man.
Brief instructions viii! then be
given to the workers.
First reports will be heard Fri
DAY night when the division lead
ers will meet in the Chamber OF
Commerce rooms at 7:30 with
complete reports up to that date
The second report meeting will be
held in the Parish house of St
Pauls Lutheran church, Sixth ano
Princess streets, Monday, Novem'
Der 23rd at $50 p. m. with daily
reports thereafter until the f1na
victory dinner November II.
The business interests OF VII
noington continue to report Ehell
accepted quotas well oversubscrlb'
el!. The chest office received a few
more early unit returns today. all
Of them hitting 100 per cent or
Continued on Page Eight; Col. 6)
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17
Government Will Build
Kings Bluff w ater Line

The city council yesterday aft
elnoon adopted resolution draft
ed by City Attorney William E.
Campbell, endorsing the plan in
which the Federal Works Agency,
as an agency Of the United States
Government will construct the
Kings Bluff water line, an esti-
mated $780, 900 water supply prof.
ect,
Under the original plan, as set
forth by the council, the City of
Wilmington was to construct the
water main, and the F e d e a |
Works Agency was to pay 60 per
cent of the coost of construction.
Bids for the contract were open
ed November 4. and the council
discovered that the lowest bidder
was not a licensed contractor for
the state of North Carolina.
The Federal government, how
ever approved this bid, as the
lowest, and since the city could
not let a contract to any but the
loves lawful bidder, the resolu-
ton which was adopted in full to-
DAY, gives the government t h e
power to construct the line.
Under this plan, the F e d
Works Agency will still bear its
bO per cent of the total cost, but
Continued on Page Two; Col. \
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17

IL transports and damaged
seven other vessels in a
three day running battle,
much of it a vicious, close
range gun duel in the dark
ness.
The only American vessels
so far reported sunk in the
engagement were two light
cruisers and six destroyers,
and naval mel here said they
did not believe American per-
sonnel losses were extreme
ly large.
But probably about $4,000
Japanese soldiers died when
eight transports, part of a
large force headed for Qua
dalcanal, were sent to the
bottom by air attack the
morning of November IA.
Four others kept moving to-
ward Guadalcanal, and may
have succeeded in getting
men ashore, since the Ameri-
cans discovered four cargo
transports beached at Tassa-
faronga, the next day, and
proceeded to smash them
with a concentration of air,
artillery and naval gun at
tack.
Only Fraction Reaches Goal
However, only a fraction of the
huge force dispatched by the inn
perial Japanese command ever
reached the southeastern Solo
mons, and it seemed a safe as
sumption that this battle had
clinched the American dominance
Of that area.
Presumably, the enemy could
gather another great force and try
again, but with such staggering
losses to count ii was thought un-
likely here that the Japs would
care to risk what strength they
have left in a new attempt to re-
take the strategic Guadalcanal
area.
The Battle of Jutland, an en-
gagement in 1916 between the Brit
ish grand fleet and the German
CONTINUED on page two; column -
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EnemyLosses
Are23 Ships;
Americans--8
Greatest Naval Battle Since
Jutland; 3 Day Rum
ming Engagement
MANY JAPS WIPED OUT
Sinking Of 8 Large Trans
ports May Have Killed
About $4,000 OF Foe

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10
(P-In tn e greatest naval
battle since Jutland, United
States forces have sunk %
Japanese ships and thus
smashed a tremendous enemy
armada which sought to drive
the Americans on Guadal-
canal into the sea, the Navy
disclosed late today.
Backed by MacArthur's
bombers, surface and air
units of the Navy destroyed
IL Nipponese warships and
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17
County Commissioners
Appropriate SIPS For
Civilian Defense Sholu

At a meeting of the county
commissioners yesterday af-
ternoon, Louis Poisson receiv-
ed an appropriation Of $125.0O
from the county to defray
local expenses for a govern
ment financed exhibition of
Civilian defense to take place
here sometime during the first
week of December.
The junior chamber Of COM
merce received permission to
use Legion Field for the pur-
pose of bringing a dog race to
Wilmington on Thanksgiving
day afternoon.
Also at the meeting, the
clerk of courts bond was in
creased from $15,0O0.00 to $780,
10000, and the commissioners
approved a plan to place his
deputies under bond of 81 600
each.
The meeting. of the board ad-
journed after considering rOu-
tine county business.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17
U. S. FLIERS HIT
AXIS IN EUROPE
Planes Flying AT Low Level
Strafe Trucks, Gun
Emplacements

LONDON, Nov. 16.-R|-Ameri-
can fighter planes shot up troop
laden German trucks, military
posts and gun emplacements in
low level strafing assaults on the
continent today after tn e Raj
struck destructive new b l W
overnight at Genoa, Italian sup
ply port for battered Axis forces
in North Africa.
Hundl eds of bombs, from 1,000-
Founders up to the two-tow block
busters, fell on Genoa for 25 min
utes, the Air Ministry said, start
ing hundreds Of explosions a n d
fires which roared through ware
houses bulging with Axis sup
pies and sending clouds of smoke
rolling out over the Gulf of Genoa.
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17
Willkie Flags Churchill
Talk On British Empire

NEW YORK, Nov. 16 - (P) -
Wendell Willkie sharply criticized
tonight Prime Minister Winston
Churchill's recent I'VE mean to
hold our own declaration regard
ing the British Empire and assert
ed it had shocked the world.
Urging the United Nnations to
develop now a plan to. make the
materials of economic self-devel-
cpment available to all the world
after the war, Willkie declared in
a speech prepared for the New
York Herald Tribune Forum:
This cannot be accomplished by
mere declarations of our leaders,
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17
QUESTIONNAIRES

RALEIGH, N. c., Nov. 49,
Upstate draft headquarters
today notified all local boards
to send questionnaires immedi-
ately to all Island 19-year-old
registrants.
This means, a spokesman
said, that it will be possible to
induct some men in this age
group late in December.
The youths in this group have
been assigned order numbers
in accordance with their ages.
the oldest getting the lowest
numbers.
There were S6,642 men in the
1919 group who registered In
this state.
Officials of Wilmington boards
here announced last night that
they had not been notified, but
that the questi0nnalres would
be sent out as soon as they
were authorized.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17
Reds Kill 1000 Germans
In Leningrad Siege Area

MOSCOW, Tuesday, Nov. 17.-R
The Russians announced O d a y
that approximately 1000 Germans
had been killed in the Red army
capture and continued control of
an important village in the Lenin-
grad siege area, and said that
1,500 more were killed in repulsed
attacks at Stalingrad, where the
Soviets themselves gained slightly.
The midnight communique also
told of another slight Russian gain
in the mid-Caucasian area south
east of Nalchik, and described a
firm Red army defense of it's lines
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17

as in an Atlantic Charter, particu-
larly when one of the two princi-
pals of that instrument has in the
last few days seemingly defended
the old imperialistic order and
declared to shocked world: We
mean to hold our own
On November 10, Churchill said
in an address to the Lord Mayors S
Dinner: Let me, however, make
this clear. In case there should be
any mistake about it in any quar-
ter: we mean to hold our own. I
have not become the Kings first
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17
Total Enemy Sinkings Ap-
proximate One And A
Half Million Tons
BETTER THAN A TO |
American Losses Listed As
Only "a Ships De-
stroyed In Period
{By The Associated Press

With announcement by the Navy
last night that % more Japanese
ships had been sunk in a rout OF
the enemy's fleet in the Solomons,
Associated Press records showed to.
day that at least 365 Japanese YES
sells in all categories have been
blasted to the bottom of the Pacific
in II months of war.
The total sinkings approximated
one and a half million tons.
Based on official announcements
by the Navy and Allied headquar-
ters in battle zones throughout the
Far Eastern areas, the following
compilation presents an over all
picture of comparable American
Japanese Pacific losses since Pearl
Harbor:
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17

northeast Of Tuapse along t h e
Black Sea coast.
The Soviets announced that the
Red army had seized village
''of great tactical importance" on
the Volkhov front near Leningrad
in a surprise attack that weak
ened Nazi encirclement attempts
around Russias second largest
city. A German battalion $500
mem was wiped out.
Then the midnight communique
said that another 1,50O Nazis had
been killed trying to retake the
Continued on page two: column ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17
ROMMELL STILL RUNS
May Be Ready To Make
Last Stand For Africa
At Ell Agheila

CARLO, Nov. 16.-tP-Britain's S
Eighth Army closed in swiftly on
Bengasi tonight as the disordered
remnants of Marshal Erwin Rom
mePs beaten forces raced toward
the narrow passage at Ell Agheila
for possible stand to save the
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17

PEARL HARBOR, Nov. 16.-
P)-Admiral Chester w. Nimitz
In communique today said
the strongest Japanese attempt
to date to recapture Guadalca-
nal has been completely frus-
trated by the aggressive action
of Vice Admiral Halsey and his
forces"
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17
Macarthur Takes Field
Against Japs At Buno

GENERAL MACARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS, Australia,
Tuesday, Nov. 17-P)-General
Douglas Macarthur has taken
the field himself to direct the
Allied campaign to drive the
Japanese from their invasion
base at Buna, New Guinea, the
high command announced to-
day.
Allied forces are closing in
rapidly on Buna, both from the
west and from the south, and
the enemy is steadily retreat
ing, the communique said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17

face of their commander reported
by Reuters to be facing Hitler S
wrath at Munich.)
The important forward air base
occupied by the British Sunday.
of Martuba, south of Derna, was
The vanguard of the fleeing Ger
mans and Italians already was be-
yond Bengasi headed for Ell
Agheila at the base of the Libyan
Continued on Page Two; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17

applications for fuel Oil ra-
'ohS should be mailed to the
war Price and Rationing Board
nv ol later than November 20, the
'oard announced last night.
s;n Inc forms should be properly
eu out and signed to avoid
uS delay in action by the
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

Lady Montgomery, 78-year-Old
mother of General B. L. Mont
gOmery, commander OF the
rapidly advancing B h
Eighth Army in Libya, tele-
graphed him birthday greetings
today and said: Il am tempted
to address it Tripoli." General
Montgomery will be IS tomor-
row.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17

EASTERN STANDARD TIME
>, 'By Z. S. Weather Bureau)
~. chronological We data for the "a hours
eAulhe 30 p. m. yesterday.
,oo Temperature:
-, d ~ a. M, AZ; 7:30 a. M. 46; l 100 p.
r,i. n,, %; 30 p. m, 62: Maximum 70;
'''liiiii'lm Al; mean 56; normal, Sc.
,o Humidiay
n, ''9 9o a. m, 73; 7:30 m, rs; l 80 p.
no. $3.50 p. m., IS.
Precipitation
IN 0,9t Tor ior the "a hours ending 7:30 p.
~ ~ :. V'oVO inches. Total since the first
u 1he month"; 0.10 inches.
rno.L Neuil4Se $50 a. m. Sunset 5 06 p. a.;
N'iilSe z.27 p. M, moonset 1:35 m.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17
NOTICE!

If your carrier fails to
leave your copy of the Will
n1ington Morning Star,
Phone 3311 before 900 a.
m. and one will be sent to
you by special messenger.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17
WEATHER

FORECAST
NORTH CAROLINA Rising tenn
pefalue today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-11-17

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Continued on Page Eight; Col. 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-17
New Tacoma
Officials
Begin Work

The new Tacoma senitary engi-
neer and full-time veterinain. Jobs
created in the 1912 city budget.
took over their work Monday
morning on the staff Of DR.. Lee
z. Powers. city health officer.
A. W. Green Of Seattle. who
has been regional representative of
the state department of public
health in the Tacoma area. as
sumed the duties Of sanitary engi-
neer. He was high man qualifying
in the recent civil service exami-
nation for the new job. Green has
served in similar capacity else
where, for a time as sanitary en-
gineer of Peoria, Ill. He will be
chief of DR.. Powers division of
sanitation and inspection.
DR.. Robert r. Weller. who has
been on the staff of the Western
Washington Experiment statio1 at
Puyallup. was appointed TO the
veterinarians post. He is a Ia
coma resident. living az 615 No. J
street.
DR.. Weller will succeed August
n. Jown, city meat inspector. who
is retiring this month. and at the
same time take on the duties of
veterinarian. which has been q
part-time job.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-17
City to Hear
Wage Demands

A series of hearings on wage
increase demands OF Tacoma Light
electrical workers will begin Thurs
day. Feb. 26, the city council de-
cided Monday.
The council hearings, which will
be held from 4:30 to $50 each
Thursday thereafter until COM
pleted, were compromise ar
rangement reached after members
of the International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers local for a
time threatened strong action.
I. B. E. w. members, through
their business agent. Jay Olinger,
have filed with the city council
a long list of wage adjustments
they demand over the increased
scale set up by Utilities Commits
sioner O'Neil in the 1912 budget.
They were permitted to take their
quarrel to the city council over
ONeil's head, though he stands
on his statement that he granted
what he regarded as a fair scale.
The commissioner said he would
oppose Olinger's request that any
raises arrived at be retroactive to
Jan. l. The council made it clear
it has committed itself to no wage
increases, or even to legality of
them, If they were found justified.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-17
Can Pass Out
Handbills Here
Council to Amend
Tucomu Ordinance

II politicians. transit companies
or others yearn to pass out liters-
ture on Tacoma streets they can
do 20 now without feeling the hand
OF the law clsmped on their
shoulders.
That was settled in city council
meeting Monday when one Of the
Is candidates for public safety
commissioner, Carl Club, COM
planned of persecution by police.
He said he was handing out
campaign pamphlets at the point
Of embarcation of shipyard
workers. 18th and A ats. and was
ordered BY an officers to desist.
Cities Bus Pamphlets
On the other hand. he COM
planned. the Tacoma Transit Co.
had been passing out pamphlets
urging women shoppers to keep
off the buses during rush hours.
Club was backed by his COM
panion of many city council pro-
tests In the past. K. L. Currier.
who declared q supreme court
decision upholds the right Of
pamphleteers Of all purposes.
Corporation Counsel Howard
Carothers was called in. He
agreed with the police that an
ordinance prohibits passing out
hsndbills. What's more. he said,
1t was invoked against the bus
company as well as the candidate.
But in the light Of the court
decision on which he agreed with
Courier Carothers said he thought
the ordinance invalid.
Cain Assures Club
Mayor Cain advised Club the
ordinance then would be amended,
20 in advance Of such action he
could proceed with passing out
his literature.
Apparently satisfied that he
was not being prosecuted any more
than the bus company, Club
then turned to Safety Commits
sioner Eastwood, who In running
for reelection. and renewed his
oft-repeated complaint about pin
ball machines.
II haven't anything to say" said
Eastwood. "the city council passed
an ordinance licensing the ma
chimes. I'm only enforcing it."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-17
'Unloaded' Gun.
Boy to Hospital

Another Of those "unloaded"
guns put a 14-year-old Tacoma
boy in the hospital this week end.
Bob Hayden. of Rt. 5, Box 727.
Tacoma. on Sunset Drive. was the
victim. shot through the right
foot with a IS caliber revolver
bullet.
The Hayden boy, with neighbors
Gene Wilhoite and Alvin Bush, had
gone to the Bush home Sunday
afternoon. They were IN the
kitchen examining the Bush fam
lily gun. The Bush boy confidently
opened the revolver. rem owe d
shells from the cylinder and pulled
the trigger.
Nothing happened. He pulled the
trigger a second time and shot
Hayden through the foot
At Tacoma General hospital X.
rays showed the bullet still lodged
in the boys foot Necessary surg.
cry to remove il was delayed unit
Monday 30 the boy could recovel
from the first shock.