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Evening star., 1942-07-20
Summary Of Todoy's Star
Foreign

foreIgn
Convoy reaches Russia after three
day battle. Page Al
Four-engine bombers of Raj smash
at Nazi U-boat yards. Page Az
Russians again charge French ships
are helping Rommel Page A
Tobruk reported renamed Rommel
by Germans. Page A-4
Two more U. S. ships sunk by Axis
subs. Page AS
National
WAACs throng to new West Point"
at Des Moines. Page Al
Final evidence offered in saboteurs'
trial. Page Az
McNary backs independent rubber
agency bill. Page Az
President may step into muddled
Wage-control problem. Page Az
Eleven persons die In floods In two
States. Page Al
Kaiser proposes feet OF air
freighters, Page IA
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Reds Foce jap Attack,
Hore-BeIishu Warns
B, the Associated press

B, the Associated Press.
DEVoNPORT, England, July 20
Former War Secretary Leslie Hore-
Belisha said in speech today that
Russia might face an attack from
Japan "at any moment"
He declared the successful opening
OF second front Immediately would
bring the prospect Of victory near.
Evening star., 1942-07-20
Woshinaton and VICINITY.

w S"Ss0" o"o VHSsUlty.
Baby found chained reported In Sc
rious condition. Page A-3
Donowsky named principal OF West
ern High School. Page Al
Beer trucks to be denied new tires or
recaps. Page Al
Attack suspect held here after
eXtradltion. Page AS
Two men are held on assault
charges. Page AS
Glenn seeking Capitol Hill support
in cab controversy. Page A-8
Steel helmets arrive for the Dis
trlct. Page B-1
Justice Sutherland's services set for
wednesday. Page B-1
D. c. residents income up l8 per
cent IN l94l. Page B-1
District retail food costs up 81 per
cent. Page B-1
Thousands attend church services In
city. Page BIS
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Northwestern Burma
Attacked by Raj
r, the Associated Press.

FN VIle ASSOClHteu FTeSS.
NEW DELHI, India. July 90
Targets in the Kalemyo area Of
the Myittha Valley Of Northwest
Burma were attacked by the RAF
Saturday, the British announced
today.
In other attacks on widely sepa-
rated parts of Burma workshops
and barracks were bombed at the
port of Akyab, while at Taukkan
and Tomanyauk buildings were
damaged and fires started. Two
fires were left burning at Kalewa.
Evening star., 1942-07-20
Kesselrinq Decorated

BERLIN From German Broad
casts, July 20 (P.-Field Marshal
Albert Kesselring, commander of
the German Air Force in North AZ
rica and the Mediterranean, has
been awarded .the oak leaves with
swords to the Knights Cross of the
Iron Cross.
Evening star., 1942-07-20
Ships Reach Russia
After Fight Lasting
3Days and Nights
Soviet Worships Engage
In Bottle Against
Nozi Bombers
b ths Associated Press.


MOSCOW, July 20. "A Tass
correspondent with the North
ern fleet" today described a bat
tie lasting three days and nights
between German planes and
Soviet warships escorting a Brit
ish and American convoy which
reached a Russian port without
damage to any of its transports.
During the "sleepless nights spent
in the light of an unsetting sun and
practically ceasless fire." the Ger
mans dropped 220 bombs and shot
IA torpedoes at the convoy, the cor
respondent reported.
Soviet planes also participated in
driving off and shooting down many
OF the attacking Germans. The dis
patch said that at times the war
ships stood by, with all their guns
manned. while the sounds OF battle
roared in the clouds and mists
above.
opCHCu Op uTcAt DATTASc.
In one attack by five torpedo
planes the warships under the COM
mand of Capt. Kolchin opened up a
great barrage from antiaircraft
artillery, machineguns and auto
matte rifles.
The first plane was forced to veer
off and drop its missiles hap
hazardly. The second attacked from
the rear with two torpedoes which
missed the ship caravan and the
third dived at a destroyer, but a
well-aimed shot brought it down.
The fourth was driven of without
shooting its torpedoes, smoke trail
ing from under its wings as fighter
planes pursued, and the fifth was
shot down in the barrage.
Complimented by British.
The Tass dispatch said the Rus
sian commander was warmly COM
pllmented by the senior British
naval officer in command of the
convoy when it had reached its des-
tination.
The correspondent did not say
Evening star., 1942-07-20
Gillette Will Discuss
Rubber in Forum

Senator Gillette of Iowa,
chairman Of Senate subcom-
mittee studying the rubber
situation, will discuss the
rubber problem in the Ma
tional Radio Forum at $50
o'clock tonight. The forum
is arranged by The Star
and broadcast from Station
WMAL over the Blue Net
work.
Evening star., 1942-07-20

The correspondent did not say
where or when the action occurred
Only last week, however, dispatches
from London told of running fight
in which two Allied conveys got
(See CONVOY, Page A-4.) *
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(See WAAC, Page A-3)
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(See ENLISTMENTS, Page A
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(See TAXES, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1942-07-20

~ .OVOUV 1VVSSVItSUI
q. s. Savings Bonds and Stamps
are better than cash because they
bear interest. The Government
asks you to invest 10 per cent Of
your income or earnings every week
to help finance the War.
Evening star., 1942-07-20

(See ZONE, Page A-9.)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16
BIUHton College Notes

Members of the Vesper choir pre-
sented program of sacred music in
the Ebenezer Mennonite church west
of Bluffton, Sunday night. Russell
A. Lantz, head of the department
of music, directed the concert.
Open house will be observed at
Ropp hall, women's dormitory, Sat-
urday night. Visitors from the COM
munity and the college will be well
coined between the hours of 7:30
and 9:30 p. m. A short program
will be presented, during which an
intramural table tennis award will
be presented to Miss Genevieve Fett.
Refreshments will be served.
DR.. Lloyd L. Ramseyer, president
of the college; Rollin w. Moser,
field secretary; Rev. S. F. Panna-
becker, Bible instructor; and several
Bluffton college students attended a
meeting of the Indiana alumni
group, Friday night, at the Y.M.C.A.
building in Fort Wayne. Rev. Pan
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16
Stone Company Gets
Farm, Limestone Order

Orders for limestone for farms in
this portion of Allen county aggre-
eating over 2,7OO tons have been re-
ceived by the Bluffton Stone COM
pany this spring, it was announced
by the Allen County Triple-A COM
mittee, the first of the week.
About half of the total order has
already been delivered to Bath,
Jackson, Richland and Monroe town
ship farms, the territory being sup
piled by the Bluffton company, it was
stated by Clair Patterson, Triple-A
county chairman.
Total county orders for agricul-
tural limestone aggregate 4,391 tons,
the committee announced.
Seventy-three per cent of all farms
IN Allen county are signed up for
participation in the 1943 program it
was stated and it is estimated that
we'll over seventy-five per cent will
be signed up by late spring.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16
More Custom Work On Farms Is
Urged By Agricultural Experts

costs for the owner of the machinery
and for the man on whose farm Gus
tom work is done. The per hour cost
of equipment is very high when the
machines are used only part time.
Owners of costly farm equipment
have hesitated to offer to do custom
work on neighbors' farms because
there were no standard prices to
charge for such services. The Ohio
State engineers have prepared a
bulletin that gives information about
costs of operating farm machinery,
This extension bulletin, No. 221
may be obtained free from county ag-
ricultural agents. The agents also
will be glad to help in any organized
effort to produce foods by more eff
cient use of farm tractors and other
mechanical equipment during the
present emergency.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16

America must win not only the
present war in which she IS engaged
but also the peace which follows the
cessation of hositlities, it was stated
bv Rev. Simon NJ. Davidian, pastor
of the Lima Central Church OF
Christ, in an address at sesper
services at Ramseyer chapel at Bluff
ton college Sunday afternoon.
The consequences of an AXIS VIC
tory would be disastrous to organized
religion in America and would mean
the twilight of American democratic
idealism. In its place would be a
ruthless and aggressive totalitarlan
regime that would mould the indl.
vidual into form dictated by thu
state, the speaker said.
Contrary to some opinion ths
church has an important mission II
war time. In a society dominated
by hate and the desire for revenge
the church serves as levening in
fiuence and gives stability to the SO
cial structure.
True democracy is based on Chris
ton principles and the church ha
an important role in providing TIL
basis for a Christian democracy, th'
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16
Sugar RatiOning
To Start In May

Sugar rationing registration for
wholesalers, retailers, industries and
institutions is scheduled for the
Bluffton district on April % and 20,
with individual consumers registering
for ration cards the week of May 4
to Z.
Registration for the Bluffton trade
area will be in Bluffton High school,
with Principal Gerhard Buhler di-
recting the procedure, according to
announcements the first of the week.
In the April % and 20 registra-
tion, retailers, wholesalers and repre-
sentatives of industries and institu-
tions which use sugar will make ap-
plication for forms emitting them to
rationing certificates.
Sugar allotted to those trade and
institutional consumers will be based
on a mathematical formula devised
by the Office of Price Administra-
tiion, it was announced. Those which
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16
Radio Club Code
Class Is Started

Instruction in International Morse
code under conditions representing
actual radio transmission was started
this week for a class made up OF
members of the Bluffton Amateur
Radio club.
For the first week the class will
learn the "dots and dashes" repre-
senting seven letters of the alphabet
A card system of instruction is used
with letter on one side, and the
"dit-dah" on the other.
Then an oscillator is used to pro-
duce a sound similar to that actually
heard on a radio in regular code
transmission.
When students are familiar with
the letters they will translate and
set down on paper words sent thru
the oscillator ronsisting of the first
seven letters. In following weeks
the remaining letters of the alphabet
will be learned, as we'll as numerals
and punctuation marks.
After fundamentals are mastered
attention of the class will be turned
to speed. For this teleplex unit
will be used in which a recording
tape will be used to send out the
messages.
After operators can copy Is
words a minute they will be eligible
to take an examination for a radio
operators license.
instruction is in the club rooms
with Maynard Geiger, Don Ream
president; Nelson Herr and F. S
Herr supervising the instruction
Instructors will be composed of the
licensed amateurs of the club.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16

nabecker gave the main address of
the evening.
Five Bluffton college professors
visited and spoke in Mennonite
churches in Indiana, Sunday morn
ing. Professor William Dick, in
structor in economics and business,
spoke in the Eighth st. church in
Goshen; Miss Edna Ramseyer, dean
of women and home economics in
structor, spoke at the Topeka Men
MONTE church; DR.. L. L. Ramseyer,
President of the college, addressed a
group at the Nappanee church; Pro-
fessor H. w. Berky, instructor in
chemistry, spoke at the Middlebury
church; and DR.. |. w. Bauman, in
structor in sociology, spoke at the
Silver st. Mennonite church in
Goshen.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16
Set Three Days For
Draft Registration

Registration of the fourth class
for selective service, affecting men
between the ages of as and Sd, will
be held in Ohio on three days, Satur-
day, Sunday and Monday, April rs,
26 and q.
In presidential proclamation,
Monday, Aprils2 was designated as
registration day, but Gov. John w.
Bricker added the preceding Satur-
day and Sunday between the hours
of noon and p. m, to accommodate
those whose employment or civilian
activities might make it difficult to
sign on Monday.
Except for persons exempt because
of service with the military and
naval forces of the nation, registra-
ton is required of all males who
reached the age of as on or before
Feb. 16, and had not attained their
65th birthday on April 27, 1912.
Details relative to the place of
registration for those in the Bluffton
area will be announced later by AL
len county draft board officials.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16

Ohio farmers this year will be
handicapped by lack of manpower
and by difficulty in getting new ma
chinery, but agricultural engineers
at Ohio State University declare
some of these difficulties can be re-
lieved by more Efficient use of the
mechanical equipment already in the
state.
Purchases of tractors, combines,
corn pickers, and hay making equip
ment by Ohio producers have been
high for the past several years. In
many cases, this equipment was used
only on the farm of the purchaser
and was operated for only COM
paratively short time each year.
The agricultural engineers say il
is feasible to use this equipment
many more hours each year and tha,
such use will reduce the farm powe,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16

Terminating seven weeks of study
in a Scoutmasters Training course
executives and scoutmasters of Shaw
nee area held a final get-together
meeting and hike at the College cab
in north of Bluffton, Sunday after
noon, being entertained by Bluffton
scoutmasters.
Training course for scoutmasters,
Just concluded have been instituted
following increased demands for men
more familiar with this type of boy
training and leadership.
Scout demonstrations during the
afternoon included nature observation
and wild life demonstration directed
by George Baum of Lima; map max
ing by Norman Rocker, Lima; fire
building by Foster Baker, E. A
RAIDER and Leroy Butler all of Lima
Paul Wingate and Gene Benroth OF
Bluffton and Mark Lutman of Dun
kirk.
The supper was prepared Scout
style and included potatoes baked ir
mud coverings, steaks grilled over
glowing embers, rice stew, potato
soup, bacon, beans, roasted apples
coffee and hot chocolate.
Around the campfire a program
included a skit directed by E. A
Sutermeister and Woodrow Little o,
Bluffton, humorous first aid demon
stration and inspirational talks b.
f A Anpernen and Ken Connolly
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16
Shawnee Area ScOutmasters AT
District Meeting In Camp Here

both of Lima. At the close OF the
meeting the group paid tribute to
Connolly who leaves shortly for Gin
cinnati where he will assume larger
executive duties in scouting.
The program was interspersed
with negro spirituals by the colored
scout troop of Lima singing to har-
monica and guitar accompaniment.
Present for the occasion were:
Jason Ashba, Lima, scoutmaster IN
charge of the training course; +. A.
Alderman, Lima, assistant scout
master; Ken Connolly, Lima, area
executive; r. L. Roberts, Lima,
scribe; Ralph Steans, Bluffton, troop
chairman.
Victory PatroI-Norman Recker
Lima, leader; Karl Gable, Bluffton
Joe Heron and Victor Gonella
Lima.
Indian patrol-E. A. Sutermeister
Bluffton, leader; +. D. Diven, &. w
Baum, Mckinley Williamson, Floyo
Faze, Lima, and Woodrow Little
Bluffton.
Flying Eagle patrol-Gene Ben
roth, Bluffton, leader; Paul Wingate
Bluffton; Mark Lutman, Dunkirk
Leroy Butler, E. A. RAIDER, Foster
Baker, Lima.
| Ram patrol-John Mcclure, lead
er; John Jackson, w. K. Davenport
Ed Evans, c. o. Boogher, all o.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16

EDITORS NoTE: olltwirg as
one of series of articles spon-
sored by the Consumers Dlvas-
ION of the Blufton CiVitidm De-
fense council. The articles aoiu
supplement classes IN the care
and maintenance of household
equipment. meeting Weekty on
Friday afternoon at $50 at the
high school cafeteria and open
TO oil women. Mrs. Wm. Ed
aoards a0iH be an charge of the
opening class Friday.
Every citizen should comply wit
the U. S. governments consume
pledge for total defense. Thi
pledge states: AS a consumer in thi
total defense of democracy, / WI
do my part to make my home, m
community, my country ready, eff
cient and strong.
l. / will buy carefully.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16
America Must Win Both The War And The
Peace. Lima Pastor Says In Talk Here

speaker pointed out.
Probably the most important func-
ton of the church in time Of war IS
to be in the vanguard of the process
sion in the preparation for peace.
The peace must be won or the en-
tire war effort will be futile. Wheth-
er the peace is won viii determine
whether or not there will be wars IN
the future.
The nations that win the war VIII
determine the peace that is to foilow'
If Christianity and democracy are te
survive it is important that nations
adhere to those principles by being
a guiding influence in postwar dis
cussion. For this reason 1T is I'M
portant that the Allies emerge vic
torious in the present struggle, i
was pointed out.
Only as Christian statesmen sit a.
council tables will there be an inter
national society based on brother
hood, forgiveness, charity and love
Rev. Davidian said in conclusion.
| A girls chorus and children
chorus accompanied their paste
from the Lima church and sang sew
eral numbers at the Vesper service
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16

Bluffton high school musicians who
received high ratings in the north
western Ohio solo and ensemble con-
test at Ada, Saturday will be entered
in the state contest to be held in
Columbus, May 8.
Contestants from ffty-five north
western Ohio schools were entered
at Ada. Bluffton contestants were
those of Prof. Sidney Hauenstein of
the instrumental division and Miss
Elizabeth Higley of the vocal di-
vision.
According to rules of the contest
the two soloists and ensembles re-
ceiving the highest ranking in any
one classification are eligible to en-
ter the state meet.
Bluffton contestants eligible for
state competition are:
Glass A: Mezzo soprano solo, Bet
ty Holtkamp; Baritone solo, Roger
Howe; Xylophone solo, Barbara
Jean Triplett.
Glass b: Mixed ensemble and girls
ensemble; Clarinet quartet, James
Stratton, Robert Amstutz, Ralph Alt
hauss Hugh Chamberlain.
Also solo, Ruth Hankish; Oboe
solo, Bette Good; Violin solo, Alice
Jean Bixel; Cello solo, Mary Mar
garet Basinger.
String quartet-Neil Neuensch-
wander, Alice Jean Bixel, Jane Howe,
Mary Margaret Basinger.
Flute quartet - Raymond Schu-
macher, Harriet Burkholder, Beverly
Biery, Wilma Steiner.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16
"SiLas Marner" Is
Pandora III. S. HLdu

"Silas Marner", the dramatic story
portrayed in George EGot's book of
that name, will be staged as the
Pandora high school senior play in
the Pandora high school auditorium
Friday and Saturday nights at s
o'clock.
Appearing in the cast are:
Freda Yoder, Russell Welty, Rob-
ert Reese, Charlotte Suter, Stanley
Schultz, Ernest Boehr, Milton Schultz,
Galen Luginbill, Ortha Tschudy, Ma
rie Diller, Melvin Hilty, Jean Brid-
enbaugh, Betsy Zuercher, Evan Stein
er, VIM. Steiner and Wilma Augs-
burger.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16
Marshal Lee Coon
Attends FBI School

Marshal Lee Coon last week at
tended a Federal Bureau of Investi-
gaton school held in the Allen county
court house for instruction in civil
ian defense activities.
Enrolment in the school included
peace officers from eight counties in
the area.
An instructor explained that the
purpose of the course was to give
officers an idea of their wartime du-
ties, with a background of informa-
ton which FBI agents have obtained
in England.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16
ENT LISTING THE HOME
IN NATIONAL DEFENSE

2. l will take good care of the
things I have.
3. will waste nothing.
Are you taking care of your
household appliances? We abuse
electric cords by jerking them from
the socket, hanging them over nail
and by dropping them.
Don't forget that heat and grease
cause rubber to rot. Only lukewarm
soapy water should be used to clean
rubber. This is especially true of
rubber gaskets on refrigerator doors,
They should be washed often-greasy
hands are hard on them.
Inspect furnace and heating
equipment right now-so that all re-
pairs and parts may be ordered while
still available.
We work for victory when we
care for appliances and that makes
their care even easier.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16

have a supply over a certain limit
will not receive certificates.
Fines of $4,000 or 10 years. inn
prisonment are provided for persons
convicted of supplying false infor-
nation in registering.
Local registrations directed by
Principal Buhler will be handled by
Bluffton public school instructors.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16
LOrd Advances As
AUiatiOn Student

Melvin c. Lora, son of Mrs. B. R.
Herring, of this place, is included
in the largest class of aviation
cadets in history advanced recently
to the second stage of instruction at
Franklin Field, Texas.
The class is scheduled to complete
their instruction late this year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16
MertUin HiIty To
Head OttalUa School

Merwin Hilty, who was appointed
superintendent of the Ottawa city
schools in February to fill vacancy,
last week received a three year con-
tract to continue as head of the
towns educational system.
Hllty was graduated from Bluffton
college in 1882.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16

Bluegrass and clover range for
poultry should be moved when it
reaches height of four to six inches
during the spring or summer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-16

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