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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24

are complaining of having to walk
to school in the dark. Dick klay,
senior and apprentice die maker at
the Triplett plant, says that you
ought to go to work at Z o'clock as
he does because then you can feel
the darkness. Reporting for work
as the students do at 8 o'clock would
be a snap, Dick says. Dick works
at Triplett's in the mornings and at
tends classes at the high school IN
the afternoon. John Schmidt and
James Gratz have the same arrange
ment.
Many people are complaining these
days of weak batteries unable to
turn over the motor in their cars.
With most cars parked in the gar
ages for increasingly longer stretch
es of time this problem is one that
will become more acute. Our ga
rageman told us that the battery dis
charges when idle and that automo-
biles aren't being run enough these
days to keep the battery properly
charged.
Every time we see one of the
trains of the A. c. & Y. pull into
town we VOW that sometime we are
going to board the train just for the
ride to see the sights as its weaves
its way in a pretty prairie path thru
northwestern Ohio.
We have come to the conclusion
that Bluffton is a basketball town.
Year after year the Pirates have
been high scoring teams with scor-
ing punch sufficient to put fear into
the hearts of almost any opposing
team. With not a single regular
from last years sectional champion
ship team on hand this year local
sports dopesters conceded the Pi-
rates very little at the outset of the
present season. This inexperienced
team, however, has five scalps under
its belt including Lima South which
is knocking off the best in the Glass
A division. Congratulations Coach
Swank and you Pirate basketeers.
\
Remember the Indians?-We mean
the Indian pennies, almost as rem
iniscent of past age as the Indian
himself. The lowly coin played as
important role in the lives of our
grandfathers as the Lincoln head
does today in the lives of the child
rem. Well, the coins are back again.
A large store of Indian pennies
CLEANED and saved by Fred Herr, To-
cal insurance man, from his gum
vending route were put into circu-
lation recently. Some of the mer-
chants have been remarking about
the large number of Indian heads
they have been seeing in their cash
registers recently. The government
has asked collectors to do this in
order to relieve the small change
shortage. The Indian penny, accord
ing to local coin collectors, has no
collectors value except several of
the dates in the 1905 and 1860's.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
THURSDAY, DEC. "a, 1912

Druce and son and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charley Crosser at the Crosser home
in Beaverdan.
The condition of Sam kohler, who
is a patient at the Bluffton hospital,
remains about the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hochstettler
and family spent Monday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hoch-
stettler and daughters.
Mrs. Reno Gratz called on Mrs.
Ernest Gratz Monday afternoon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
+ Mr.. Fox shows up again!

II Mr.. Fox shows up again!
The 22 longs purchased by Bob
Niswander from Geo. Rauenbuhfer
throws a little light on the scarcity
of shells In this vicinity. Not only
are shot gun shells, particularly 12-
gauge, practically impossible to buy,
but rifle shells are just something to
talk about. Local stores have been
out of the latter for some time, and
all indications point to the fact that
additional long rifle shells will be
non-procurable! The shells pur-
chased by Bob were 23 years old and
looked it, but beggars cannot be
choosers and sportsman Bob was
glad to get them.
At the election meeting an error
in vote tabulation was made. Herb
ert Rupright was elected as di-
rector by the membership attending
the meeting. During the balloting
Herbs name was written down un-
Intentionally in two places. Later,
after the meeting was over the err
ror was discovered and the combined
votes after each name elected Herb
by a nice margin. Herb serves the
area as card man, which means
that he is an appointed game ward
en- by the Conservation Department.
His capacity for law enforcement is
the same as for any other game
warden, except card man offers his
services free to the department.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of Scott T. Whistler. Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Ben M. Whistler,
whose Post Office address is 225 South Main
St., Button, Ohio, has been duly appointed
and qualified as Executor of the Estate of
Scott T. Whistler. late of Allen County, Ohio,
deaseased.
Dated this 18th day of December, 1912.
RAYMOND p SMITH,
Judge of the Probate Court,
At Allen County, Ohio.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
ArmOrSville

Pvt. Victor Moser of Flint, Mich,
spent the week end with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. j. McCafferty
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Carl McCafferty.
Miss Rosann Hilty of Bowling
Green visited her parents over the
week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hall and
family called at the w. |. Moore
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Hauenstein
of Lima spent Sunday with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Hauenstein.
Pvt. Robert Matter called Monday
at the C. E. Klingler home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Hilty, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. Hilty and Mr.. and Mrs.
C. E. Klingler were recent callers of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Young and son.
Fire of unknown origin totally de-
stroyed a two story frame dwelling
occupied by Alvin Stager and family,
four miles south of town on the
Bentley road near the Lincoln high
way, Saturday night shortly after 9
o'clock.
No one was at home at the time
of the fire and all contents of the
house were lost. Loss of the house
and contents is estimated at $4,000,
partly covered by insurance.
The fire was discovered by Mrs.
Lille Manahan, residing near Beav-
erdam who was passing the house at
the time. She telephoned the alarm
to Bluffton and the fire department
responded but arrived too late to
check the flames. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stager and daughter were in Bluff
ton doing Saturday night shopping
when they learned of the fire.
The farm, formerly the Schaublin
homestead, is owned by Mrs. Eli
Locher of Bluffton.
The Stager family moved the first
of the week into an apartment in
the Allen Beeshy residence on Riley
street. Stager who operates truck
is engaged in hauling coal.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
AN ORDINANCE

AN UKDTNANIE
FIXING SALARIES AND COMPENSATION
OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF BLUFFTON, OHIO,
AND REPEATING ALL PREVIOUS Or
DINANCES INCONSISTENT THEREWITH:
Be it ordained by the council of the Village
of Buffton, State of Ohio:
Sec 2: That the salary of the Deputy
Marshal of the Village Of Buffton, Ohio, shall
be One Hundred and twenty-five tsl25.0o)
Dollars per month, p4 monthly.
Sec. &: That this A &nce shall take ef-
feet on and after the st period allowed
by law.
Passed this 21st d4lHIl 9cember. 1912. at
the council chambertA NH sffton. Ohio;
W. o. GEIGER,
Acting Clerk 80
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24
Notice OF Final
Settlement

The Board of Trustees of Rich
land township will meet at their of
flee in the township room, Bluffton,
Ohio, Wednesday, December 30, 1912,
at 8 p. m. to make final settlements
for the current year. Anyone hav-
ing bills against the township is
asked to present them before that
time.
N. w. Basinger, Clerk
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-24

All U. S. citizens are requested to
observe the rule to place no lights
outdoors as Christmas decorations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06

Warm. heavy quality cotton
1annclette in bright striped
patterns. SPECIAL values At
this pnoe.
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famous Lucky Boy" brand
SHIRTS in whites and colorful
fancy patterns and stripes.
Wanted colors in group.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06

" arm sweaters make idcll
cIttI Choose several from
TINS group OF novelty weave
in wanted coIors.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
GIRLS WARM
pAJhMhS
SO
Sizes 8 10 10

" arm quality cotton han-
neie,te, prints and pastel COL
ors with dainty trims, EA-
cellent values.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-06-20
Building Trades To
Rally All Locals

The delegates of the New Haven
Building Trades Council agreed this
week to rally their local unions for
full cooperation with all affiliated
trades, according to Secretary-Treas-
urer William Zuckerman. It was also
decided that each construction job
would hereafter be surveyed by the
Council to insure employment for all
members of the affiliated unions, with
no craft overlooked.
Unions affiliated to the Council in
clude the Electricians, Sheetmetal
Workers, Local 424, Outside Iron
Workers; Local 532, Shop Iron
Workers; Painters, Transfers, Ashes
tos Workers, Glaciers, Lathers, Roof
ers, Plumbers & steam6tters, and
Building Laborers.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-06-20
WPB Opens
Labor Office
In Hartford
Miss A. L. Gould Named
Associate Labor Repre-
sentative for Conn.

The Labor Division of the War
Production Board has opened an
Office at 119 Ann Street, Hartford,
which will service the labor unions
In Connecticut, according to COM
munication received this week by
Harold ". Feinmark, president of
the N. H. Central Labor Council.
Miss A. L. Could has been APP
pointed the Associate Labor Repre-
sentative for the state.
READY TO HELP!
I "This office is ready to aid your
union in any problem which may arise
in the war effort" the WPB letter
states.
Whether your problem is labor dis
placement supply, retaining of
workers, conversion of factory or
workers to war production, increasing
production, grievances on possible dis
elimination, in short, any and all diff
fculties in connection with the war
effort-this Office will be glad to help
you solve it.
"We welcome your questions. In
the meantime, problems or no,
please come in and get acquainted.
This Office is here to serve you."
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-06-20
AS We See 1t
by
THE STAFF

RUMOR HAS 1T, as the saying
goes, that if there's an election for
Major of the Second Company, Gov
errors Foot Guard, one of the cam
didates will be George Erskine, Die
tator-Superintendent of the Ches-
hire Reformatory. Well, let's see.
Mr.. Erskine receives $4,000 a year
from the state, and is the man who
thinks that unions and the Merit
System are the worst things that
ever happened to Connecticut. He
alone, of all Connecticut admins
trative officials, has refused to
recognize the union in his own in
stitution, i'm this case the American
Federation of State, County, and
Municipal Employees.
IF THERE is A VACANCY, and
If EYSkine runs, aCe are sure that not
only labor, but all citizens aVlso admire
and respect the Governors Foot
Guard, zerH count on the members of
the organization to shake their ShGkoS,
and say Thumbs DozCm" to Mr.. E.
ONE YEAR AGO In THE UNION
TIMES: 'sNeed of More Housing
Stressed at Elm Haven Dedication:
"Political Jobs Chief Concern of
Legislature, Council Says; "Conn.
Trolleymen Win Sc Raise, 2-Week
Vacations; 'sWatt Says Labor
Rights Are Bulwark of National
Defense; president Asks End to
Racial Bias i'm Defense Work Hir-
ing" AS nice set of headlines as
any progressive labor paper can be
proud of and almost as timely today
as yesterday.
DIV. 28l, Trolley & Bus Oper-
ators, New Haven, had eighty-one
members in World War /, and its
new honor roll already includes
William Dryer, Ronald Reynolds,
Ed Nolan, Jr., Leo Reilly, Jack
Fitzgibbons, Nj. Naughton, and
Frank Donahue. Did you know
that many of New Ravens out.
standing business and professional
men, city officials, policemen, fire
men, and postal employees are
Continued on Page Four)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-06-20
IBEW Bowlers'
Banquet Friday

A joint bowling banquet is being
held Friday night by Locals 488 and
BOO, Electricians Unions from
Bridgeport and New Haven respec-
lively. Scene of the affair is Ceriani's
Cafe Mellone in New Haven. The
bowling trophy won this year by the
New Haven Local, II games to 10,
will be presented at the banquet.
Local 488 will attempt to even the
sports score by licking BOO in golf
match on Wednesday, June "a, at the
Wilcox Country Club in Milford.
B-o0s team includes Vincent Meow
ern, president; Richard Coonan, John
Masterson and Business Manager
Joseph T. Rourke.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-06-20
Absentee Voting
For Service Men

WASHINGTON. A member of
the armed forces who desires to vote
in any election in his state should
write directly to the Secretary of State
of his state for information relative
to eligibility and procedure, it was
announced jointly this week by the
Navy Department and the War De-
partment.
To relieve the Army and Navy of
the administration burden, and be-
cause of differing state laws govern
ing absentee voting, this procedure
was proposed by the National As
ISOLATION of Secretaries of State. The
state authorities will inform service
men by mail of the laws relative to
voting rights in their home states and
how they may vote by absentee ballot
where the state laws permit.
Communications should be address,
ed by service men to the Secretary of
State at the capital city of their home
state and contain the persons full
name, Army or Navy serial number,
permanent home address and Military
or Naval address.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-06-20
UnionsReport
Thursday On
Parade Plans
Locals Determined To Sur
pass Fine Showing Made
Labor Day, 1899

American Federation of Labor
unions in New Haven and vicinity
have vowed to surpass its Labor
Day, 1889, turnout of 5000 men,
bers in the ''Victory Parade on
July 4. Harold v. Feinmark, presi-
dent of the N. I'll. Central Labor
Council and member of Mayor
John W. Murphy's Victory Parade
Committee which has Col. Joseph
T. Marinan as chairman, has sent
out letters to all affiliated local
unions urging a full turnout at the
meeting of the Council which was
to be held Thursday in the Labor
Temple. The only order of business
was to be the parade. The Unions
will have discussed their own par
ticipation prior to the Council meet
ing.
TRANSFERS MEET
A special call meeting of New
Haven teamsters, members of Local
443, will be held Sunday in the Tenn
pie to discuss its participation. Matty
Ruoppolo, president, has asked Fem
mark to plead for reconsideration of
Michael H. Wren's ban on the use
of trucks in the parade. Wren is
chairman of the float subcommittee.
Feinmark will bring up the question
of trucks at Fridays meeting of the
parade committee when the reports of
subcommittee will be heard. Local
BOO Electricians Union, is going all
out for the parade.
STAGE HANDS TO HELP
The Councils parade committee
was to ask the Council Thursday
night for an appropriation to share
the expenses of band and a float.
Local "a, theatrical Employees, has
been asked to design the Councils
float. The AFL city body has also
asked David "Sport" Mccormack.
business agent of Local 424.
Bridgeport & New Haven Outside
Iron Workers, to have his Union
contribute the same float on July
4 which won the trophy for the best
float of the 1889 parade.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-06-20
Reheariing On
Milk Delivery
AskedbyEgan
State Federation Votes
Complete Support To
Teamsters Council

An appeal for a rehearing on the
every -other-day delivery order by
State Milk Administrator D. o.
Hammerberg, has been sent to the
administrator by John J. Egan, sec
retary-treasurer of the Conn. Fedora
ton of Labor. The GIL executive
board voted complete support to
Transfers Joint Council No. "a after
hearing Thomas F. Murphy, council
president. About $50 driver-sa1esmen
belonging to Locals 1911, Bridgeport,
and $50, Hartford, are involved.
TEXT OF LETTER
The full text of the letter follows
Dear Mr.. Hanmerberg:
1--WE have read your prohibition of
deliveries of milk more frequently
than once every "A hours in 81 towns
in Connecticut.
1--WE enter protest against this
ruling and ask you to grant us re-
hearing so that we may be able to
present our case in full.
waiting to hear from you, we
remain
Every truly yours,
JOHN ]. EGAN,
Secretary Treasurer,
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-06-20
Atlantic Wire
Contract Will
BeRe-Opened
Members of 1896, LAM,
Bradford, Engaging in
Many Activities

Preparations for the re-Opening
of the Atlantic Wire Co. contract
were started Thursday at the mem
bership meeting of Lodge 1896 of
the International Association of
Machinists i'm BranfOrd's Italian
American Club, according to Presi-
dent Edward Driscoll. The present
agreement signed last January with
the assistance of Grand Lodge Rep
resentative Clark Goodrich, calls
for re-opening in July.
FIRST VACATIONS
Some of the members are already
enjoying their first paid vacations in
the 35-year history of the plant, vaca-
tons won for the first time by LAM.
union organization. About Is members
are already in the armed forces.
The Local is also making plans for
its first outing with committee to be
named. A committee on the purchase
of war bonds was proposed with some
members favoring a payroll deduction
plan.
The Local meets every other
Thursday night. In addition to
DriscoIl, officers include Vice-Presi-
dent Rene Hotchkiss, Record Secre-
tary David Stevens, and Financial
Secretary Clarence Hoyt.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-06-20
'BeerAgents
Sign Contract
InNewBritaiin
Cremo Agrees To Substan-
tial Increases And SC A
Mile Expenses

The Creme Brewing Company of
New Britain, whose products were
the first i'm Connecticut if not i'm the
country to be ssUnion made, union
delivered and union sold'', signed
a new contract this week with Local
No. 229Ol Wholesale Beer Sales
men, Union of Connecticut. The
new agreement calls for substantial
increases and a &c a mile expense
rate for each of its state statesmen.
State Organizer Arthur W. Carroll,
who was mainly instrumental i'm the
successful conclusion of the nego-
tiations, believes the &c expense
rate to be a new high in the state
if not in the country. Oscar Brock
Continued on Page Two)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-06-20
Will Climax
Big Campaign
By Machinists
CLIO. Condemned for Barg-
ing In as A.F.L. Success
Draws Near
By SOL NEWMAN

The American Federation of
LabOr's full strength of $4,000
members in New Haven will this
week be thrown into the Organiza-
ton drive of the International AssO-
citation of Machinists now reaching
a climax in the flood of book men,
bers coming from both plants of
the High Standard Manufacturing
Co. The New Haven Central Labor
Council was to hear from Grand
Lodge Representative Fred Ceder-
holm at its meeting Thursday night
in the Labor Temple and then
name a special organizing commit
tee to insure recognition of the
Union by the Company in the short
est possible time.
GIVE EXPERT HELP
CederhoIm, who is directing the
drive in place of Clark Goodrich,
has been assured by all business
agents of the affiliated unions that
they are visiting and raIlying their
members employed by High Stand
ard and instructing them to join
the organizing committees already
set up by the LAM. on all shifts
in both plants. Harold v. Fein-
mark, Council president, has also
assured the veteran organizer that
the same cooperation on the part
of the Council and the business
agents which helped Goodrich or
ganize the Atlantic Wire Co. i'm
Bradford would be forthcoming to
get the LAM. over the hump of
union recognition.
The six organizing committees in
High Standard are holding weekly
meetings with CederhOlm in the N.
FL. Labor Temple with progress SO
encouraging that Lodge charter
has already been applied for. With
the men working seven days, a suit
able time for a meeting of all book
men to elect temporary officers, has
not yet been decided upon. How
ever, CederhoIm assured the key
men, that nut will be cracked soon.
The only regrettable feature, ac-
cOrding to him, is the belated ar
rival of the Clio. at the plants, the
only result of which has been the
desperate grab of this straw by
Company officials in order to avoid
recognizing the AFL.
NH. clio. ON THE SPOT
Since stabilized labor relations
are the best guarantee of increased
production; and since the Mochin-
lists haze eUery prospect of estGb-
fishing strong union at High
Standard, the entrance of the Clio.
into the situation at High Standard
can only be considered a blOsC to
the about effort labor is making
nationally to help sUin the sOGr.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-06-20
B-9O Asks NLRB
ForWRAHearing

Local BOO, New Haven Electro
clans, has sent a communication to the
Second Region of the National Labor
Relations Board urging an immediate
hearing to check the payroll of the
electrical department of the Winches-
ter Repeating Arms Company against
the signed authorizations covering the
majority of journeymen electricians
and apprentices, now held by the
Union.
Joseph T. Rourke, business man
ager, is confident that the Union will
be designated the bargaining agent for
the department as soon as the hearing
is concluded.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-06-20
Rockbestos Study
Nears Completion

With meetings being held regularly
Monday and Thursday afternoons, the
negotiating committee of the Rock
bestos Division, Local BOO, New
Haven Electricians and the Rockies
tos Products Corporation, continues to
complete the last job necessary for
the writing of the contract, the CLASH
flying of jobs into their various labor
grades.
Joseph T. Rourke, business manager,
is confident that the job will be COM
pleted soon and the contract, which
will be retroactive to June /, signed.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-06-20
Cigar Makers In
Special Meeting

cigar tax schedule which will auto
matically increase the price of
cigars The recommendation is sure
to be enacted and the cigar makers
unions of Connecticut and New
England are insisting that part of
the increased income of the manu-
facturers go into long-needed wage
increases. The increase Local 80 is
asking is Is per cent, which, if OBJ
tanned, will still keep average earn
ings below the minimum necessary
for a decent standard of living for
the members and their families.
Meetings similar to the one being
held by Local 80 are now taking place
in Bridgeport, Hartford, Meriden,
Waterbury, and Long Hill.
Continued on Page Two)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-06-20

Cigarmakers, Local SO, of New
Haven, will hold a special meeting at
the N. H. Labor Temple on Saturday,
June 20, at 2 PM, and thereby hangs
a story which is of direct concern to
almost 1000 union cigar makers in
Connecticut.
The purpose of the meeting, ac-
cording to Alex Driessens and Carl
Richards, officials of No. 80, is an
increase i'm the scale of wages for
the cigar makers, who are now
earning approximately Is per cent
less than in 1926, when living costs
were 20 per cent lower than they
are now. The increase is made pos
sible by the fact that the House of
Representatives Ways and Means
Committee has recommended new
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-06-20
Local 2O536
Holds Dinner

New Haven's Warehouse Workers
elected a new secretary this week to
succeed ]. J. Fallon, now at the High
Standard Mfg. Co. Ted Roucheleau,
the new secretary, was formerly
secretary of the N. H. Industrial
Union Council.
The annual dinner held by Local
2O536, Warehouse Workers, whose
membership is employed at the New
Haven warehouse of the McKesson &
Robbins Co., Saturday night at Bar
boni's Lodge in North Haven, proved
as successful as usual with good
turnout enjoying chicken and not hav-
ing to listen to any speeches.
Walter Mueller, manager of the
warehouse, looked in during the eve
ming to see how successful the affair
was.