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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

CKLW-Musicale.
WcAR-Moantain Red-M.
WxYZ-When girl marries,
WJLB-Lawrence Welk.
Withdrawing news.
W45D-Music.
100 r. NJ.
WJR-Life Beautiful-D.
WWJ-Backstage Wife-D
CKLW-Hational News.
WCAR-News.
WXYZ-Portia Faces Life,
WJLB-News.
WExL-Newscast.
WJBK-Polish Ladies' Hr.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
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1850 A. NJ.
WJR-Bright Horizon-D.
WWJ-Against Storm-D.
CKLW--Soldier's Wife-D.
WCAR-Home folks frolic.
WxYZ-John's other wife
WJLB-Miriam Lane-M.
WEXL-Music.
WJBK--Let's Be Neighbors
1li45 A. NJ. n
WJR-Aunt Jenny-D.
WWJ-David Harum-D.
CKLW-Melody Time.
WXYZ--Just Plain Bill-D
WJLB-Music.
WJBK-News roundup.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-31
Shortage of Baby
Buggies Stirs Action

Bluffton mothers who have had to
carry their babies because of baby
buggy shortages may find the situa-
ton relieved, it was indicated in
press dispatches this week.
The National Retail Furniture as
sociation announced that it would
ask the federal government to do
something about the shortage in
baby buggies.
Some mothers here have been
forced to carry their babies and in
addition are faced with shortages of
other baby equipment.
The combination of an increasing
birth rate and the decreased furni-
ture production have caused an acute
situation in many homes. The les
sened production threatened the sup
ply of high chairs, bassinets, cribs
play pens and other types of baby
equipment.
In small community like Bluff
ton the situation is not as acute as
IN some of the larger centers. Here
where ones needs are generally
| known there is a considerable amount
of loaning of baby equipment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-31
Troop 81 by Maynard Pogue

The meeting, 100 per cent attend
ed, started with inspection, after
which roll call was given. There
were three visitors: Burl Meyer,
Kenneth Bracy and Jimmie Howe.
Jimmie Howe passed his tender
foot test. Earl Frick advanced to
rank of second class scout.
In the game period following, the
Black Bears won in Steal the Bacon.
Ralph Stearns presented the troop
charter to Scoutmaster Woodrow
Little.
Then came the gift exchange.
Roderick Nonnamaker had 100 per
cent attendance during the past
year.
Troop 82-Maynard Pogue
Meeting opened with Rod Nonna-
maker leading troop with Scout
Laws. Earl Frick followed with the
Pledge of Allegiance. A picture of
scout history in the u. s., before the
present scout plans were brought to
this country from England, was
given by the Scout Master.
Plans werea made for games to be
played in the hall before the meet
ing. Games of volley ball, darts,
shuttle board, and ping pong were
discussed and decided upon.
AS many Scouts as possible from
the troop will meet in front of the
bank next Monday at 6:30 to go
after the ping pong table to be used
in the hall.
Calvin Dudgeon has been doing an
excellent job of fire building in the
meeting hall stove. The room is
always warm for the arrival of the
scouts at 7:30.
Soap carving will be on the pro-
gram for next Monday evening. A
diagram of the animal or object to
be carved will be prepared before
the meeting and the actual carving
will be started in the patrol period
A game of Black Man was enjoyed
by all, followed by the closing cere-
mony.
Harry Burkholder led the scouts
in the scout circle with a new pre-
sentation of the scout oath. The
meeting was closed with the scout
masters benediction led by Rod Non
namaker.
Troop 56 by Malcolm Basinger
The meeting was held in the Men
MONTE church basement at 1880 Mon
day evening. 1t was opened by thu
scout oath and law led by Richard
Oberly. This was followed by {
game of stalking in charge of Scout
master Karl Gable. A short patro
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-31
Sawmill Closes Doors
Because OF Labor
Shortage
Continued from page y

Continued from page u
war production has necessitated the
use of native lumber for purposes
served previously by steel. For ex-
ample lumber planks are being used
now for the road bed of bridges and
many boats are being made now of
oak planking.
The saw mill here has a heavy
backlog of orders which it was un-
able to meet even in full production.
Some of the orders were in units of
100000 feet each, it was stated by
James Balmer, present manager.
% MEN EMPLOYED
In normal operations the firm re-
quired the full time services of %
men. The minimum number of work
ers needed to operate the present
plant would be IL men, it was stat
ed. These would be composed of
four men in the mill, four cutters in
the woods, one yard man, one truck
driver and the general manager who
would supervise plant operations and
arrange for the purchase of the logs.
If something near this number of
workers could be secured, it is very
likely that the plant would resume
operations in the near future because
of the very heavy demand for the
firms products, Balmer stated.
Many sawmills throughout the
country are faced with similar prob
lens with the result that hundreds
of mills have closed down with 9th
ers operating only on a part time
basis. The paradox of the situation
IS that the difficulties have arisen at
time when the demand is greatest,
it was stated.
At the present time Balmer is con-
tinuing the purchase of quality
standing timber in the district and
sending it to other mills, still in OPP
Grafton, In nearby cities.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-31
Your POinsettia Plant Will Bloom
Next Xmas If Properly Cared For
PAGE EIGHT

That poinsettia which added so
much of festive atmosphere to your
home this Christmas will bloom
again next year at holiday season if
it is properly cared for.
Although the care of a poinsettia
plant is simple, there are compara-
lively few who take the necessary
precautions to insure its blooming
for more than the one season.
The poinsettia, Americas distinct
i've Christmas flower, owes its popu-
lar name to Joel r. Poinsette, at one
time u. S. minister to Mexico, who
found there what had in the past
been only roadside weed that was
destined to find fame and fortune as
a Yuletide flower.
Burdened with the proper botanical
name of Euphorbia Pulcherrima, the
tall shrub which grew in profusion
in Mexico owes its introduction into
the United States entirely to Poin-
sette.
The shrub was not restricted to
Mexico, however, for it also is well
known in China, where it assumes
the proportions of tree and towers
as high as second floor windows.
Grown in this country as Christ
mas pot plants, the poinsettias and
their large red-fower bracts convey
a true holiday atmosphere. Their
actual period of decorative growth,
however, is short.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-31
SHORTS AND MIDDLlNGS-

SHORTS AND MIDDLlNGS-
Brood sows kept through the
winter on straight corn ration are
likely to be slackers at and after
narrowing time. Extra pounds on
sows detract from the national meat
supply.
Perhaps some of the Russian
soldiers fighting ability is due to
his fondness for cvinaya tushonka,
which is lean pork favored with
salt, pepper, onions, and bay leaf.
Lend-lease has placed an order for
100000 pounds for overseas ship
ment.
Sudden changes of temperature in
dairy barns or in poultry houses re-
duce production of milk and eggs
Cows and hens do not work overtime
to replace shortages from the day
before.
One of the U. s. military secrets
is a method of ridding soldiers
clothes of lice and their eggs in one
hour. Equipment used in the pro-
cess is light enough to follow soldiers
up to the front lines.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-31

After two or three weeks, unless
the plants have been carefully wat
cred and protected from draughts
and sudden changes of tempera-
ture, leaves turn yellow and begin
to fall.
Following the dropping of the
leaves the plant remains in dor
mant or resting condition until
spring when it will resume activity.
Dormant poinsettias should be kept
in a warm place thruout the winter.
In May, divide the roots and cut
back to six inches, using the top
cuttings as we'll as the roots. A
three-stemmed plant, for example,
will have three good, easily separat-
ed roots. and these will each make
a fine plant, as also will the tree
top cuttings.
For spring paintings, prepare a
soil mixture of one-half loan; one
fourth humus or peat, and one
fourth dried COW manure. Then pot
the new poinsettia plants and keep
them in a sheltered place, well moist
ened, until growth begins.
If they are sunk into the ground
during the summer, Mother Nature
will take good care of them until
it is time to take them into the
basement in the fall. When properly
cared for they will bloom profusely
at holiday time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-31
Although Late In Coming, Bluffton Area
Is Blanketed With Snow On Christmas

The snow was wet and although it
provided the much desired white COW
ering for Christmas day, most of it
was melted and gone with the ris-
ing temperatures of the next day.
Temperatures moved steadily up
wards to a maximum of about 81
degrees on Sunday. A temperature
fall started the first of the week and
with an excessive amount of mois-
ture in the air a dense fog occurred.
A movement toward colder wealth
er is predicted which may be at
tended by a light rain or a light
snow.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-31
Celebration Of New
Years Not Always
Observed On Jan.
Continued from page ~

Continued from page ii
our September.
In England, Dec. % was New
Years Day until the time of Will
liam the Conqueror. His coronation
happened to occur on Jan. l. Hence
the year was ordered to commence
on that day. The English, however,
fell into the practice of the rest of
medieval Christendom which began
the year with the spring equinox,
the 22nd of March.
JANUARY l CHOSEN
The Gregorian calendar in 1882
restored Jan. as the opening of the
year. Catholic countries adopted the
change Immediately and the Protest
ants followed suit somewhat lateer.
Among the Romans, after the ref
ormation of the calendar, the first
day of January, as well as the en-
tire month, was dedicated 20 Che
eponomic god Janus. He was rep
resented with two faces, one looking
forward, the other backward, to in
dicate that he stood between the old
and the new year, with a regard to
both.
Throughout January the Romans
offered sacrifices to Janus upon IL
affairs, and on the first day of the
month they were careful so to reg
ulate their conduct that their every
word and act should be happy
omen for all of the ensuing days of
the year.
Coop CHEER
Ovid and other Latin writers re-
fer to the suspension of all litigation
and argument. the reconciliation of
differences between friends, the
smoking altars and the white robed
professions to the capitol upon the
first day Of Janus or New Years
day as it is now commonly known.
In the Old World the custom was
established of sitting up on New
Years even to see the old year out
and the new year in and was carried
over to United States. 1t is prob
ably more general in this country
now than in any European country.
New Years is also the time of
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-31

After warmer weather on Thurs
day had considerably dimned Bluff
tons prospects for white Christ
mas, large flakes of snow starting
to fall about Friday noon, gave the
Bluffton district the blanket of snow
for a traditional Yuletide setting.
With some snow remaining from
the previous cold spell and the fresh
new snow falling on the afternoon
of hristmas Day, the town and
countryside were covered with at
least two inches of snow by mid
afternoon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-31

Basketball in Bluffton, under the
spell of the Yuletide holiday season,
is in for a brief respite until classes
are resumed at the high school and
the college after the advent of the
new year :. Bluffton High cagers
viii face Lima st. Rose here next
Tuesday, and the collegians will
play Wilberforce on the Bluffton
floor January 8. :.
How effective Bluffton Highs Pi-
rates are operating as giant-killers
can be determined from their Al to
81 romp over Ada, which had been
heralded as one of the best outfits in
this area Earlier in the week
Ada humbled Wapakoneta, 62 to 35,
with sharp-shooting guard Lee Tres
sci garnering 80 points ;. Against
Bluffton T-essel scored 10 points,
nearly half of his teams total. !. +. !.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-31
Button High School Notes

Lora Schultz.
Biology-Lysle Messner.
Chemistry and Algebra-Robert
Heiks.
English-Mable Hill.
Latin II-Magdalene Oyer.
Home Economics-Ruth Neuensch-
wander, Grace Adams.
Social Science-James Welty.
An unusually busy season of
Christmas activities was climaxed at
the school with Christmas party
and dance in the gymnasium last
Wednesday night and Christmas
play Thursday afternoon.
Starting at the second semester
the standard Red Cross course in
home nursing will be offered to the
students of the high school, if
enough are interested in the course.
One Of the instructors will be Mrs.
Ernest Bigelow, graduate of Yale
School of Nursing.
Pre-induction courses will be
taught the second semester in CON-
nection with the physics classes in
charge of Prin. Buhler and the shop
classes in charge of Haydn Steiner.
In addition a course in aeronautics
will be taught if enough students
enroll. The course will be taught
by Mr.. Buhler or Mr. Stettler.
The Girls Athletic Association
basketball team will play the Bluff
ton college girls team on Monday,
Jan. IL, it was announced by Doro-
thy Anderson, club president.
| Glass basketball tournaments will
begin in the near future, it was an
nounced this week.
With five straight victories, bas-
ketball enthusiasm at the high school
is running high. The first game of
the new year will be with Lima st.
Rose on the local court Tuesday
night.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-31
Residents Are Asked
To Aid Commission

Bluffton residents are asked to as
sist in the collection of historical
data of the community for the Ohio
War History Commission, it was an
nounced by Miss Ocie Anderson,
Bluffton public librarian in charge
of the local collections.
Interesting material relating to the
community in its past activities
since the war should be given to
Miss Anderson who will then for
ward it to the Allen county unit of
the organization in Lima.
Newspaper clippings of local
activities, pictures of soldiers and
sailors, letters, diaries, war commit
tee reports and anything relating to
community activities in war time
should be saved and turned in to
Miss Anderson.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-31
Corp. John Stonehill was Mill
tary Police With Travelling
Army Show
Show Set Unparalleled Attend
ance Records in Presenta-
tions in 16 Cities

Anxious to get into action on the
fighting fronts, the United States
army war show, of which Corp. John
Stonehill is a member, played its last
date at Atlanta, Ga, Sunday, after
completing a run at that city.
Corp. Stonehill, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence StonehiIl of Soutf
Main street, has been member OF
the show since its inception and has
travelled extensively to the large cen
ters where it has played to large ant
enthusiastic audiences.
RECORD SET
The show set a record unequallee
in the field of professional enter
tainment or sporting events when i
played to 912,462 persons in IL day
at Soldiers Field, Chicago, ILL.,, fo.
an average attendance of 1925
daily.
At the Cleveland municipal stad
ium, where several Bluffton resident
saw the show, there were 377,80'
persons who attended in five day
for a daily average of 1861.
More than 3,500,000 people attend
ed the show in 16 cities. The Arm,
Emergency Relief fund received 81,
100000 from the show. These fig
ures do not include the last twt
dates at Birmingham, Dec. Z to II
and at Atlanta, to Dec. 16.
UNIQUE DISPLAY
The show featured mock battle,
with big guns, flame throwers, tank
and all types of military equipmen
and activities that the army was will
ling to show without revealing an,
military secrets.
Corp. Stonehill had been a membe
of the Military Police at Ft. Knox
KY, when he. was given the nev
assignment with the travelling arm,
show. He was detailed in the SAM
capacity with the show as a mill
tary police.
Men in the show were picked b.
reason of certain military, menta
and physical qualifications. Physical
ly all of the men were at least 5:1'
in height and ITO pounds in weight
HOUSING
The 1000 soldiers in the shov
lived in hotels while stationed in /;
city with sufficient accommodations
If they could not be provided th'
unit was quartered in army tents.
Thousands of rounds of blank am
munition and shells were shot il
each performance to provide a re
alistic action of military drama.
Corp. Stonehill was engaged il
guarding the military equipment AM
during the presentation of the SHOW
assisted in keeping the crowds back
All performers in the show viii
be assigned to field units soon an,
have declared themselves as desirou
of putting on the next show il
Tokyo or Berlin.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-31
SPORTS IN SHORTS

A record of two undefeated sea-
sons in Hancock county league play
was broken last Friday night as Ar
lington beat Mt. Cory, 81 to 26 s.
Jim Morrison, Arlington coach, was
mentor at Mt. Cory during the last
two seasons when his team emerged
unbeaten in league play =. Before
succumbing Friday, Mt. Cory had
won 18 straight league games. .
On the basis of early season play,
Bluffton and Bellefontaine loom as
the favorites in the Western Buck
eye league cage race, which will get
under way with the start of the
new year Last week Bellefon-
taine beat Kenton, 49 to 26
Wapakoneta lost two games last
week, 81 to 35 decision to Ada
and 40-28 reversal to Lima South.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-31

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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-31

session was then held in which the
patrols plans for the Christmas va
cation were outlined. The Cobra
Patrol decided on a hike to be held
Tuesday, Dec 20. Roll call and dues
were in charge of Scribe Paul Don
Bixel. More games were played,
after which the meeting was closed
with the Scoutmaster's, benediction
led by Jr. Asst. Scoutmaster Rob-
ert Oberly.
Next weeks meeting will be in
charge of the Eagle Patrol, Dean
Niswander, patrol leader.
A pot luck was enjoyed by the
scouts in the church basement at
6:15.
-
The program was in charge of
Senior Patrol leader John Schmidt,
and after the dinner many games
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-31

resolutions and with the country at
war there no doubt will be millions
who will start the new year with
resolutions in the hope that peace
will come to the world in the not
too distant future.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-31

Indebtedness on goods purchased
on the installment plan was reduced,
81 500, 100000 in the first six months
of 1912.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-31

Price ceilings have been removed
from whole dried eggs during the
months of January and February.
The purpose is to insure an adequate
supply of eggs moving to dehydrat-
ing plants to fill the needs for the
armed forces and the Allies in 1943.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-31

were played. Roll was then taken
by Assistant Scoutmaster Paul Win
gate.
Dan Niswander received his Life
award while Robert Ramseyer re-
ceived his Star Badge.
The meeting was closed by the
Scoutmaster's benediction led by
Assistant Scoutmaster Paul Win
gate.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-31

The Girls Athletic Association
basketball team will play the Bluff
ton college girls team on Monday,
Jan. IL, it was announced by Doro-
thy Anderson, club president.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-12-31

Student teachers from Bluffton
college are teaching in the high
school classes as follows:
Music-Ruth Burkhard, Mabel
Amstutz, Sara Meyer, Bettye Lewis,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-02
Washington Merry 6o-Round

Continued from Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-02
POLICY NEEDED

The testimony of high War Department officials before the Senate Military Committee reveals that army mobilization plans still in state of Aux. Secretary of War Henry Stinson told the Senators that our l943 army power needs would amount to 7500000 men-an estimate which shows that a army policy is in favor He followed how ever by General George c. Marshall, Army Chief of Staff, who, in urging the drafting of l8- and 19- year olds revealed that the release of older draees from the army is being contemplated.
 The selective service program and concurrent enistnents already have cut appreciaby the indus trial and productive capabilities of the nation The lowering of the draft age would take several million from industry There is some comfort to be found therefore, in the indication that older men, who are of little anyhow in the Army, will be released service and returned to the industrial man-power pool of the nation.
 The release of these older will not be with out it's complications however It may some morale problems, especially among the older soldiers who not mustered out of service And it also, of course, involves waste of the expense of training these older Training in the arts and sks of modern is an expensive business
 That does not the policy should not be adopted But it does emphasize the fact that chang in army draft policy are costly. Our draft plan
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-02
20 YEARS AGO fTE {yGT EMPIRE
NOVEMBER 2, ls42

annual Federal dowmen of the Alaska Agricultural College Mines had been approved by the Bureau of Budget So0Oo received by the Territorial Treasurer covering allotment This said definitely to the finances operation of Aaskas college.
 George Beaumont entertained Halloween Shoup the prize for the and Miss M Ducey the the Latest made entirely newspapers Guests were Judge T. M Reed MT and Shoup A. E. Maby MT and Mrs A Paine Castle A. and Mrs w M Garster Miss Ducey L Botsford and N O Hardy
 Bishop returned Seattle be home for month when he Chicago business
 Bowling alleys well patrond the previous popular houses Chairman
 Stepp announced that the next social affair of the lodge would be in two weeks
 Among members of the cast of produced Elmer Friend U > Marsal Kashvaroff Mrs Bern Sperng Beaudn Benhofer and Mrs Edward " Beaudin
 During previous Jones' aviator had taken apane All had expressed them delighted experience taken rides
 The first of three mothers meetings by Association successful Taking the Mrs Kashevaroff Mrs J. E. Henderson and Mrs c P Jenne
 Weather rainy of 39 and mini mum of B.