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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-10
Pierce COUNTY PERSONALITIES

promoted and transferred To Ore
gon. Mrs. Spencer and their two
children. Roberta and Barbara.
LEFT with him for Eugene. where
their new home VIII be established.
Le>lie Culli<en. serving with the
Z. 8. navy. IL this week visiting his
mother. Mrs- r. Culli>on. 1909 SO.
J St Cullson has been renewing
old acquaintance while IN the
city. He has been transferred 10
Bremerton-
Mr.. and Mrs Lamont Pulley Of
Summit received letter from their
son. Lavar. . machinist's mate,
second class. In the u. s. navy.
that he IL now stationed In New
Caledonia. Lavar informed his
parents that he had met Norman
Blaser. another Summit resident
serving In the navy. Lavar and
Norman had not seen each other
In Is months.
Tacoma General hospital was
aKog Sept. % over the birth Of
twins 10 Mr.. and Mrs. y. n. Huff
man. 702ois SO. Puget Sound ave.
The infants. q boy and a girl. were
81 month babies. The girl weigh
ed two pounds. II ounces and sur
vived two days. The boy. named
Patrick Tracy. weighed three
pounds. four ounces at birth, and
II now doing fine" according 10
the father. = driver for the Ia
coma Transit CO.
A daughter was born wednes-
day. Oct. Z. at st. Joseph's hos
pital in Aberdeen TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Rudolph A. Grocott. Rt. 8. Box
i25. Tacoma.
Mr.. and MrS. Harold Mudal of
Tacoma are visiting this week at
&Af@ httAE VI MI. a0o WIFE, ~ "f-
Kinney of Grand Coulee.
Mz. n. Schermerhorn of Ia
coma recently attended the we'd
ding OF her brother. Frank Wood
Of Hoquiam. 10 Miss Grace Brown
Of Aberdeen. where the ceremony
was performed.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dixon. jr. Of
Tacoma. were recent visitors at
the home Of Mrs. Dixon's mother,
Mrs. n. A. kettncr Of Raymond.
A marriage license has been Is
sued At Occur d'Alene, Idaho, to
David G. svinth, 30. Gig Harbor,
and Mae Stevenson. 10. Standpoint.
Idaho.
Featured speaker Friday noon
1T the Tacoma Bar association
meeting was G. q. Reynolds of
the Tacoma Transit Co. His topic
was Good Roads IN War Time"
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TO ALTER HOTEL

A building permit for $4,000 to
finish alteration of q hotel At
1886 Market 81. was issued FRI
day to A. l. Truelove. Of 1921
Market 81.
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of the plant from the Ohio Power
Company for $4,000.
PUTNAM COUNTY
Civilian Defense Plans
Lacking

Demanding that immediate steps
be taken to prepare for civilian de-
tense in Putnam county, r. I. Cum
ningham, senior civilian protection
advisor for the fifth region, met
with the county civilian defense
council.
Cunningham declared that he is
disappointed with the lack of civil
ian defense preparation in Putnam
county. He told the council that
another inspection will be made by
his department in so days and this
county must be better prepared for
an emergency of war by that time.
Putnam county has 25 air raid
wardens when it should have 200
trained to meet a war emergency,
the advisor asserted. There are %
trained auxiliary police in Putnam
county when the proper number is
100. Likewise, he said that this
county has no auxiliary firemen
when it should have 100 trained
while there are no fire watchers
trained when $50 should be ready in
case of an enemy attack.
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New Wood Bins To
Be Painted

Sealed bids for the painting of
wooden bins erected in Putnam
county by the AAA committee will
be accepted until 10 a. m, Nov. 8,
it was announced in Ottawa by Ar
mold J. Schroeder, chairman of the
county crop control body.
The bins are 10 by IL by 16 feet
and will be painted one coat of
white paint, the chairman explained.
Bids will be accepted either with or
without materials.
The bins have been erected to al
leviate the shortage of storage space
for wheat and soybeans in Putnam
county, it was explained. They have
been located in several communities
including Ottawa, Leipsic, Continent
al and Rimer.
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County Tax Rates
Lower

Tax rates in two-thirds of the tax
ing districts of Hancock county will
be less for the coming year. This
was the announcement of County
Auditor Frank II. Huffman Friday
with the compilation of all the coun-
tvs tax rates for collection in 1943.
Fourteen taxing districts will have
the same rates as last year and in
only four districts will there be in
creases, three of them due to extra
levies voted by the residents of the
districts.
A big factor in the general reduc-
ton of rates was the fact that the
annual checkup on real estate ap-
praisal resulted in addition of $780,
900 to the county's tax duplicate, of
which 100000 was in the City of
Findlay alone. Representatives of
the county auditors office visited
every section of city and county OBJ
serving new construction, improve
ments and additions most of which
had not been reported voluntarily or
through building permits.
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usher at the Ohio State-M Michigan
football game.
Troop 50
The meeting held in the room, third
floor of the town hall, was we'll at
tended.
Committeeman Ralph Stearns visit
ed the troop meeting and gave talk
on scout living and advancement.
Ralph Stager attended the meeting
as a guest of the Coyote Patrol.
Plans were made to prepare a pro-
gram for guest night which will be in
tow weeks. This coming occasion will
mark the orperation of the troop for
one year and the renewal ofthe Troop
Charter at the National Council in
New York.
Sympathy is extended to Scout John
Bracy and the family in the loss of
Johns little brother in the fire oc-
curing on neighboring property.
The troop will send flowers to the
family.
The troop terminated the meeting
at Harmon Field where game leader
Bob Coon led the scouts in the game,
"Steal the Flag"
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Grove Soldier Hurt
By Grenade

A week ago Tuesday Mrs. Kath-
ryn Holmes received telegram from
her son, Pvt. John B. Holmes, of the
u. S. marine corps, stating he was
in San Francisco. An explanation
of his return to the states came a
few days later in letter.
He had received injuries on Quad
alcanal Island Sept. IA and is in the
United States naval hospital on
Treasure Island convalescing. A Jap
hand grenade went off at his feet,
blowing the soles off his shoes and
cutting one foot. He was taken to
Auckland, N. T., where % small
chunks of steel were removed from
his legs and body. He says his in
iuries were relatively slight due to
the fact that he was lying down at
the time.
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Poultry Group Meets

Election of Francis Clevenger, of
near Vaughnsville, to the presidency
featured the annual meeting of the
Northwestern Ohio Poultry associa-
tion for district No. 6, it was re-
ported in Ottawa.
Clevenger succeeds Glenn Suter as
head of the district association which
includes Putnam and Allen counties.
During the meeting the financial
statement and annual report of Man
ager R. r. Sheppard was presented.
He reported that Putnam county has
Al members in the association, a
gain of five from 1941.
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ALLEN COUNTY
Midnight Curfew For
Liquor Spots

Mayor Frank McClain last week
took under advisement a plea from
the Lima Ministerial Association for
an amendment to city laws to set
a midnight chrfew on all liquor es-
Establishments in Lima.
The plea was made to the city
council by Rev. David F. Helms,
chairman of the associations law
and order committee. 1t was turned
over to the mayor, who viii report
back to council.
The resolution said the ministers
believe an earlier closing hour not
only would conserve fuel and cleo
tricity, but also will conserve the
morals of the community and con-
tribute materially to winning the
war. Statewide regulations now are
observed.
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Police Break Up
Robbery Trio

With signed confessions from three
providers made Tuesday night of last
week Lima police believed they had
a series of filling station burglaries
ended in Lima.
Caught near a hamburger shop
a Lima man admitted to taking part
in several gasoline station intrusions
and incriminated two Spencerville
area men.
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Jenera Extends Fire
Service

The Jenera fire department with
its 400-gallon truck is prepared to
serve the townships of Eagle and
Van Buren, Whenever called upon.
Residents of these townships when
phoning are urged to give exact To-
cation of the property and, if ten
ant, to give the name of the land
owner.
Anyone seeing a fire in his vicin-
ity is asked to bring milk cans of
water to aid the pumper if the wat
er supply at the fire should be low.
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County Tax Duplicate
Prepared

A staff of six persons Friday had
started making real estate tax du
plicates for the 1912 collection, to
be received in 1943, in the office of
County Auditor Floyd B. Griffin.
Voting on the three mill levy for
Lima schools prevented the office
staff starting until after election.
The new Lima city tax rate will be
1872 mills compared to the 1941 du-
plicate rate of 20.5 mills, Auditor
Griffin stated.
Collection is supposed to start on
Dec. 20, but Auditor Griffin said he
hoped to have the work completed
and the books in hands of Treas
urer Ray w Barnett by January L.
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Lima Canteen Is
Popular Place

There's a mad scramble at the
new service mems canteen at Lima
railroad station every time a train
comes in. Fast passenger trains
pause only two or three minutes and
there usually are from 20 to so
hungry men in uniform waiting at
the coach doors to be served sand
wiches, coffee and milk by members
of the American Women's Volunteer
Services. Materials for the can
teen were donated, and restaura-
teurs, dairymen, grocers, meat deal
ers and bakers are contributing food.
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Teachers May Get
More Money

Salary increases for all Lima
teachers and other public school en-
ployes are being considered by the
board of education, Superintendent
J. Mclean Reed announced.
Any action is subject to the ap-
proval of the Office of Price Admin
istration, he explained. The amounts
of the proposed increases have not
been made public.
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ia At O. N. u. Enlist

Ohio Northern has enlisted la
men-over one-third of all men en-
rolled in the university-in the re-
serve program of the army-navy-
marine corps-coast guard. HE. HUI
Der, dean of the college of liberal
arts and faculty adviser to the re-
servists announced.
Of the total 81 are in the army
enlisted reserve unassigned; 81 in
the army air force; Is in navy vi;
13 in navy VT; and six in the ma
rine corps
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Federal Aid For Lima
Nursery

An ALLEGATION of $4,000 in federal
funds to establish Lima Day Nurs-
cry where children of working moth
ers would be cared for, was an
nounced Friday.
This release was made by Charles
L. Sherwood, state welfare director,
in Columbus, who said the applica-
tion for the fund had the depart
ment's approval.
Mrs. V. P. McGraw, secretary of
the recently revived Lima Day Nurs-
cry, said the money will go toward
establishing a social care center.
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Gregg Estate Value
S425,327

Estate of the late Robert /.
Gregg, pioneer Lima merchant who
died several months ago, was ap-
praised at $425, ,327.97, according to
an inventory filed Thursday in the
court of Probate Judge Raymond p.
Smith
Stocks and securities aggregated
$105, ,925.17 and accounts receivable
totaled $3.50, ,70280. Real estate in
cluding property at Lima and Co
lumbus, was appraised at $3S,500
Personal property was valued at
5000.
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Joe Mackey Now
Major

Joseph P. Mackey, Columbus and
Findlay aviator, has been promoted
to the rank of major, according to
word received by his mother.
Major Mackey, 50, two years ago
survived a Canadian plane crash in
which Sir Frederick Banning, Co
discoverer of insulin, and two others
were killed. A member of the ferry
command two years, Mackey now is
awaiting assignment at Miami Beach,
Florida.
Mackey gained fame as both a
stunt and speed fiier while manager
of the Findlay airport in Findlay
several years ago.
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Lima Water Supply
Is Low

Lima's water supply was at its
lowest of the year Friday, but the
800,000,000 gallons storage was
viewed as normal for this time of
the year by E. E. Smith, superin-
tendent of the department of water
and sewage.
The present supply, Smith said, is
still good for four months.
Scarcity of water in the Ottawa
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This Patron Costs
Too Much

The Lima Telephone and Tele-
graph company last week asked the
State Public Utilities Commission
for authority to abandon one of its
rural lines in Allen county on the
ground that income from the line
would not justify its repair.
The company said it would cost
$671 to repair two miles of four
mile line to the home of 7. w. Ager-
ter, Amanda township farmer. The
company alleged that Agerter pays
So monthly for the service.
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County Earns Victory
Pennant

Allen County Salvage Chairman
Charles Cook was notified that Allen
county is among those in Ohio sched-
uled to receive victory pennant"
for accumulating more than 100
pounds of scrap per person during
September and October.
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Held On "Tip Bowl"
Charge

Earl V. Sloan, 30, of Lima, ac-
cused of exhibiting gambling de-
vice, posted $50 bond Thursday
morning in the municipal court
building for his appearance, then i'm
mediately forfeited it by failing to
appear in the courtroom to answer
the charge. He allegedly displayed
a ''tip bowl" at his place of business.
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State Cops In New
Role

Highway Patrolman L. G. Letzelt-
er became a father last week so he
shouldn't complain because another
baby's formula kept him and Cor
poraI r. L. Doebel on the jump for
a few moments last week.
As the officers cruised on u. S. 25
north of Lima, they heard a broad
cast from the Columbus radio outlet
to the Findlay Highway Patrol sta
ton asking officers to be ON the
lookout for an Indiana motorist.
Even before Findlay could relay
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See Snow For First
Time

Two Ada school pupils had their
premier introduction to snow when
the first flakes fell in the Lima dis
trict Tuesday for the first time this
season.
Born in the tropics of Hawaii and
coming to the United States only
last May, Richard Summers, IL, and
his sister, Kay, 6, had heard in let
ters of the beauty of swirling snow.
They came here last spring with
their mother, Mrs. Paul Summers,
who is a native of Ada.
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HARDIN COUNTY
SOybean Storage
Arranged

Storage for $500 bushels of soy
beans were assured last week when
negotiations were completed by Har-
ry Huffman, manager of the Ada
Farmers exchange for the erection
of 10 government-owned storage bins
at the rear of the exchange lot.
The bins were shipped in knocked
down wood and steel sections with
wooden bottoms and will have ca
pacity of $50 bushels each.
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1,10O Tires Turned In

More than 1,100 tires were deliv-
cred at the American Railway Ex-
press office in Kenton during the
last three weeks as local motorists
attempted to get rid of their ex-
cess tires before time for gasoline
rationing.
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Dental Survey In
Schools

DR.. J. F. Holtzmuller, Hardin
county public health officer, has an
nounced that the state welfare de-
partment's dental division has prom
ised to send DR.. H. B. Millhof to
Kenton about Jan. l to conduct a
dental health education survey in
Hardin county schools. Local health
officials will assist in the survey.
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Board Members Son
Drafted

One of the boys from Allen county
Selective Service Board No. going
to Toledo last Wednesday for final
physical examinations was the son
of one of the boards members.
He is Adrian Eugene Fenneman,
son of Maurice G. Fenneman, of
Spencerville.
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Red Cross To Make
Service Kits

The Ada Red Cross sewing group
has started work on the 400 service
kit bags assigned to them along
with garments. When completed the
bags are to be filled with small ar
ticles costing S1.00 for each kit.
These gifts will be received as con-
tributions from citizens.
The home nursing course for the
first classes has been completed.
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Findlay Man War
Correspondent

c. r. (Christy) Cunningham, 34-
year-old Findlay war correspondent
who went to Ireland with the first
A. E. F. early this year, is now In
North Africa with the American
forces. Stories with his byline are
now being dispatched by wire serv-
ices in this country.
Cunningham is a son of Daniel
Cunningham, Findlay, former
member of the Republican-Courier
staff.
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Former Teammates
Meet Overseas

Dale Longbrake, fireman third
class, in the Coast Guard Reserve,
and Staff Sergeant William Howe, of
the Army Engineers, met unexpect-
edly recent in Honolulu, I. H., they
wrote home. Both graduated from
Kenton High school in 1941, and had
played as teammates on the Wildcat
football team.
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Oppose Buying Ada
Water Works

A five-man committee composed of
Harry j. Sousley, Ben Conner, Bar
ton F. Snyder, Paul Ernsberger and
w. E. Binkley, has recommended
that Ada take no action at this
time toward purchase of the water
works plant.
Proposed revenues will be INSULT
cient to pay operating expenses and
retire bonds, the adverse report said.
Council had considered the purchase
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Seek Women Air Raid
WardenS

The Hardin County Civilian De
fense Council has instituted a cam
paign to interest women in becoming
air raid wardens and fire watchers,
and said that future educational
meetings for civilian defense workers
would be thrown open to the inter
ested public.
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State PatrOlman Joins
Navy

Corp. N. Miley, head of the Find
lay sub-station of the Ohio State
Highway Patrol, left last Wednesday
for Great Lakes, ILL.,, to begin train
ing as navy specialist, first class.
He has been with the patrol seven
years, first as radio operator and
then a patrolman.
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100000 Pounds In
Scrap Drive

Some 100000 pounds of scrap
metal had been collected up to noon
Friday in Allen county salvage cam
paign.
Paul Christy, county salvage chair
man, made this announcement as
plans went forward for inaugural
ing the scrap collection drive next
Tuesday in Jackson township.
Collections thus far have included
only Marion, Perry and Bath town
ships.
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news NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES

the broadcast the local crew sighted
the car in question and stopped it.
Then came the explanation over the
air. A doctor in Pendleton, Indiana,
had given the wrong formula to the
couple for their baby. If it were
to be fed to the child he would be-
come violently i'll. The baby had not
partaken of the food when Corp.
Doebel and Patrolman Letzelter rec
titled the mistake.
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Friday 18th Quiet
In Court

Municipal court attaches weren't
voicing an opinion Friday but, they
were wondering if the reason for
three bond forfeitures and the ask
ing for the continuing of a reckless
driving trial was because it was un-
lucky Friday, the thirteenth.
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Labor Election Results
Announced

The Regional office of the Nation
al Labor Relations Board has an
nounced that the United Automobile,
Aircraft and Agricultural Imple-
ment Workers of America &C. |. o.
won a collective bargaining election
in the Lenox Furnace Co. plant in
Lima. 1t received SO votes while the
Steiner Employees Association, an
unaffiliated group, received rs.
In previous election six weeks
ago, the Steiner Employees Associa-
tion had a margin of four votes.
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All Findlay Teachers
Buy Bonds

That the teachers of the Finday
schools were the first in Ohio to
participate 100 per cent in the pay
roll allotment plan for war savings
bonds and stamps was revealed in
a letter to Francis X. Goodwin, Han
cock-county chairman Of the war
savings staff of Ohio from Theodore
A. Wagner director of the payroll
savings division of the war savings
staff for Ohio.
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Fraternity Helps In
Scrap Drive

The ONESA, honorary engineers
fraternity at Ohio Northern uni
versity will make a collection of old
razor blades which contain a GER
tain kind of high grade steel.
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Troop 56-By Malcolm Basinger


The meeting was held at the First
Mennonite church. After short patrol
sessions, Otto Klassen and Don Augs-
burger had charge of list compiled
by the scouts of things needed for a
hike Robert (Porky) Stratton was
in charge of games.
A new advancement chart is being
constructed by John Schmidt. Merit
badges passed this week include: Rob-
ert Ramseyer, Personal Health; Don
Augsburger, Athletics.
A large number of the troop will
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SULPHUR Loaded Car
Burns

A box car load of sulphur on a
Pennsylvania freight train caught
fire at 10:30 p. m. Tuesday. Del
phos firemen were called to extin-
guish the flames.
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town newspaper he was lonely and
would like to receive more mail.
Then he said he had received well
over 1000 letters and cards from
Findlay and "still had a hundred or
so to answer"
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Soldier Gets 1000
Letters

Corp. Lawrence Shrider, Findlay
soldier at Fort Bliss, Texas, is a
busy man these days.
A month ago he wrote his home
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HANCOCK COUNTY
Wash Dogs To Buy
Bonds

In an effort to purchase war
bond by Christmas, members of the
Luta Camp Fire Girls group of
Findlay have announced they will
care for babies, wash dogs or do
other tasks for Findlay residents.
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Donnell Elected By
Oil Men

o. D. Donnell, president of the
Ohio Oil Co., last week was reelected
treasurer of the American Petroleum
Institute now in session in Chicago.
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river has resulted in the dwindled
supply. No water has been obtained
from this source since about the
middle of October.