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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Stove Fire Takes Lives
OF Two

A kerosene stove was blamed for a
blaze which brought death to two
men early Sunday in Lima and vir-
tually destroyed two-story house.
Acting Fire Chief August Weber
said James Stewart, So, clarified
events preceding the deaths of
Thomas Knox and Jesse Washing
ton, Negroes, when he said he light
ed the stove, then left the home for
Is minutes because he thought he
heard providers. He said he left the
victims asleep. When he returned
the house was mass of flames.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Wife Beater Is jailed

Green Risner of south of Alger
this week was fined SIS and costs
and was sentenced to 80 days in
the county jail on a charge that he
beat his wife. Justice of the Peace
Lyman Clark, before whom the case
was heard, said the man had been
committed to the Jail.
In another case, William Sparks,
36, of Tecumseh, Mich, pleaded
guilty to a charge of assault and
battery and was fined $50 and costs.
The penalty was suspended, provid-
ing he take care of his wife and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
S2,S64 For u. S. 0.

The villages and townships in
Hancock county collected a total of
$2,S64.99 in the recent United Serv-
ice Organizations drive as compared
to only S1,387.80 in 1941, County
Chairman w. Ault reported Friday.
Mr.. Ault said practically every
village and township showed big in
crease over the donations last year
and of the entire amount only $41.5O
was in pledges and all the rest in
cash.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Labor Shortage In
This Area

The War Manpower Commission
in Washington Wednesday classed
Lima nationally as an anticipated"
labor shortage area and recommend
ed this city be avoided except for
war production contracts with a
maximum delivery rate of six
months.
Lima is one of 64 areas in the
country placed in this class. Other
Ohio cities thus classed include Co
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Ada Considers Water,
works Issue

An open meeting for the town
of Ada will be held at the council
room on November 2 for the purpose
of allowing the townspeople to ex-
press themselves on the proposed
purchase of the waterworks. At that
time the committee for studying the
financial need will have their report
ready. H. j. Sousley, chairman
stated that the purchase price Of
$4,000 is an attractive one provid-
ing maintenance and improvement
would not prove too expensive.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
A RECORD OF SERVICE
IN WAR AND IN PEACE

Resigned as a County Prose
cutting Attorney in 1918, waiv-
ed exemption and served in the
Field Artillery in World War
|; member of the American
Legion.
During six years as Cong
ressman-at-Large he supported
every appropriation for the
Army, Navy and Airforce and
supported the foreign policy
of President Roosevelt BE-
FORE Pearl Harbor and after.
Pearson and Allen in the
Washington Merry go-R Round
wrote: Representative Steph-
en- M. Young = = gets to his
office in the Capitol every
morning by 7:30, stays until
500 at night"
During the present session
of the House of Representa-
tives there were 113 roll calls
to October II, 1912. The best
record of Ohlo's twenty-four
Members of the House was
that of Representative-at-Large
Stephen M. Young who missed
not a single roll call. His op-
ponent missed 81 roll calls.
Vote for the Congressman who
sticks to his job.
Your vote to Re-elect
STEPHEN Nj. YOUNG
as your Representative to
Congress at Large will be
greatly appreciated.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Halloween Trick Near
ly Causes Wreck

Two automobile accidents were
narrowly averted in Findlay one
night last week as drivers swerved
their cars suddenly to avoid hitting
an object thrown into the street by
several youths.
According to reports to police the
object was a life-sized dummy de-
signed to represent pedestrian.
Drivers took the object to be a
person falling in the street and skid
ded tires to avoid running over it.
One automobile was reported to have
ruined a tire when it swerved into
the curb.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Plant Salvage Hits
High Mark

Industrial salvage for the month
of September amounted to 956,686
pounds in Findlay, the monthly re-
port announced recently shows.
The month was the second largest
since the industrial salvage campaign
started last summer, bringing the
total in the five months embraced in
the movement to nearly 100000
pounds, or 1000 tons.
Salvage material included alumni
mum, brass, burlap, copper, iron and
steel, lead, paper, rubber, rags and
tin.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
HARDIN COUNTY
Salvage Campaign
Expanded

The Hardin county scrap salvage
campaign last week received impetus
when patriotic, civic and business
leaders joined the local Agricultural
Board in promoting an intensive
15-day drive which will be high
lighted by house-to-house canvasses
November ] and November IL.
Proceeds from donations of metal,
rubber and rags will be divided
equally between the USO and the
Red Cross.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
4S Bus Stops Are
Eliminated

Officials Of the Lima City Lines
this week prepared to eliminate 4s
bus stops on city routes following
City Councils approval of pro
gram suggested to conform with re-
quests of the Office of Defense
Transportation.
Meanwhile the ODT notified the
city that it must file within 10 days
its formal protest against the pro
posed shortening of several bus lines
to which citizens submitted com
nlaints.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Farm Institute
Discontinued

The officers of the Dunkirk Farm
er's Institute have decided to discon-
tinue the meetings for the duration
of the war. This decision was
reached after interviewing different
members of the community and get
ting their opinions. Reasons given
were intensity of war work, gasoline
and tire rationing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Blast In Home Fatal
To Man

Amos Miller, 64, of Spencerville
Route l, died at 5:45 p. M. Wednes-
day in st. Rita's hospital of first
and second degree burns suffered
earlier in the day at his home.
Miller's clothing caught fire when
a kerosene can he was holding eX-
ploded as he attempted to light a
fire in his kitchen stove.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29

available for civilian and military
needs. However, the heavy tonnage
is forcing farmers to pit their beets
and keep them on the farm until
they can be handled at the plant.
Storage facilities soon will be filled
and in order to save the beets still
on the farm, it is necessary that
pitting be done, officials announced.
Farmers will be paid for pitting and
may obtain information regarding
this process from their sugar COM
pany field man.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Infant SmOthers
In Bed

Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon for Paul James Lii
lard, nine-months-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Lillard of near kenton,
who smothered under the bed covers.
Besides the parents, he is survived
by brothers and sisters, David 3,
Barbara Ann, 4, and Marilyn Joyce
.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Findlay Marine In
Movie

A picture of a Findlay boy may
be seen in the film "Wake Island.
He is Homer Roller, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dewey Roller.
A letter received from him July
%, by his parents in Findlay, con-
tanned the following paragraph:
"This afternoon we marched for a
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Industry Seeks College
Men

Representatives from the General
Motors corporation, Detroit, will visit
the campus at Ohio Northern Uni
versity to interview prospective en-
cheering employees.
Approximately 20 students were
to be interviewed by representatives
of the civil service commission at the
university Wednesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Dies In Cell In Police
Station

Clarence L. Myers, SO, was found
dead at $3.50 o'clock Friday after
noon in the Findlay police station
where he had been booked earlier in
the day for drunkenness.
Myers, janitor of the Oak cafe
was taken into custody on complaint
of residents of the same apartment
building who told police he had been
drinking heavily for the past three
weeks.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Fine Return From
Scrap Collection

Because the response of rural
residents has been Unexpectedly fine
it will be necessary to begin selling
the salvage material being collected
in Putnam county. The county sal
wage committee is receiving bids on
various types of material and will
award the contract Saturday.
Four of the Is townships have
produced more than 600 tons OF
scrap.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Schryer District Scout
Head

Ray r. Schryer was unanimously
elected Chairman of the Allen Dis
trict committee, Boy Scouts of
America, at a meeting of all Scout
ers held recently in the Ohio Power
Company club rooms. Clarence E..
Katterheinrich was named vice chair
man at the same time, for the 1943
term.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Two-Headed Pig At
tracts Attention

Something of the bizarre in the
shape of a two-headed pig was In
cluded in an otherwise normal litter
of 13 farrowed at the L. G. Craig
farm, four miles east of Lima, on
Sunday.
The two-headed pig also had SIX
legs, two of which were on It's
shoulders. The pig was farrowed
dead.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29

film company. The picture, wake
Island" will be shown in a short
time. In the last scene it shows re-
cruits marching to leave for Wake
Island. | will be among those re-
cruits. That's what we marched for.
Paramount took the picture today
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
HANCOCK COUNTY
Resigns From Draft
Board

c. H. Hilty, Orange township
farmer, last week resigned from
Hancock County Selective Service
Board No. 2 because of ill health.
He had served since the board was
organized two years ago.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Sugar Beet Yield Is
High

A good yield of tons per acre is
being reported by farmers through
out the growing area of the Ohio
Sugar company of Ottawa, agricul-
tural authorities disclosed.
The large tonnage means that
more sugar will be refined and made
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Health Exams For
All Pupils

Officials of the Putnam county
health department. on Tuesday began
the 1912 examination of freshmen
and seniors in the high schools of
the county.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
332 Gift Boxes For
Foreign Lands

Findlay and Hancock county school
children have filled 332 Junior Red
Cross gift boxes for children in for
eign countries.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29

home during the past week were
Mrs. Mary Hartman and son Cloyce
of Hoytville, Howard Klingler of
Ada, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Non
namaker, sons Harold and Dean.
Glenn and Ami Nonnamaker spent
Sunday evening at the Chauncey
Klingler home.
Friends here have received word
of the birth of a son Gerald Ray to
Mr.. and Mrs. Clare Ellsworth of
Pontiac, Mich. Mrs. Ellsworth will
be remembered as Marjorie Redick
who formerly lived at this place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29

children, whom he allegedly aband-
oned while visiting in Alger, out of
the state.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29
Nazi Plane In Lima

A Nazi Messedschmitt 100 war
plane, now on a nationwide charity
tour Of leading communities, will
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29

lumbus, Hamilton -Middletown, Lor-
ain-Elyria, Marion, Toledo and
Youngstown.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29

Nutritive values of meat are not
determined by the tenderness of the
cut. The less expensive pieces will
build Nas much muscle and furnish as
much energy as the most expensive
steaks and roasts.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-10-29

Disinfectant has little effect on
bacteria protected by coverings OF
dirt. Thorough cleaning with water
and lye should precede application
of disinfectants in poultry houses.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-19
STRIKES LISTED

Patterson SdlQ Ifldt III JdIludi y
there were IL strikes directly
affecting war department pro-
duction, with 100 idle man-days;
in February. 25 strikes, with
10000 man-days idle He con-
trasted those figures with January,
1941, when there were 101 $40
idle man-days; in February, 1871,
when there were 429.879 idle
man-days.
"Stoppages resulting from la
Dor disputes have dropped off
sharply during the months since
Pearl Harbor, but what might
have been good enough before
then Is not good enough now"
Patterson said.
ION the whole the leaders Of
labor are making q determined
and earnest effort to enforce the
no-strike agreement entered into
in December. and the war labor
board has been effective In get
ting men back to work and keep
ing them there"
Patterson. Bard and Chairman
Emory S. Land Of the martini,
commission presented statistics
showing that strikes are relativel!
negligible at present.
"Just rs the devil can quote
scripture to support his posi-
tion," said Land, superficial sta
tistics can be cited to make II
appear that an increase In the
number of strikes presents .
serious situation when mono ac-
H tually exists"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-19
OPPOSES PASSAGE

Land advocated action by the
war labor board TO hold labor
management relationships at a
standstill." Passage of anti-strike
legislation now, he said, might
bring out "a recalcitrant, Bolshe-
vik feeling Of TO hell with it,"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-19
GIST OF TESTIMONY

Testimony presented to Thomas
Senate committee by high army
navy and maritime commission
Officials yesterday showed:
Unanimous agreement that
double time payment sto labor
for work on Sundays and holt
days should be eliminated.
Undersecretary of War Robert
Patterson said it interferred'
with the war effort, and workers
who got double time for Sunday
often failed TO show up on Mon
day and Tuesday.
2-UnanimouS agreement -
and this extended also to the
investigating committee-that a
definite war labor policy be
adopted by the war labor board.
No attempt was made to say
what il should be.
3-Unanimous agreement that
present law requiring payment
at one and one-half times the
regular rate for overtime be re-
tanned, and that no attempt be
made to write antistrike legis-
lation. Witnesses, however, said
legislation might be necessary
if strikes broke out again. At
present. they said. strikes are
negligible compared with the
total war output.
Agreement that draft
OF labor" would not work.
5-That failure of all plants
TO operate "a hours a day, 365
days a year, is due chiefly to
lack OF machine tools, partly to
double-time pay requirements OF
some contracts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-19
House Hearing
Opens on Bill
To Curb Labor
Continued from Page one)

Continued from Page One)
Samuel NJ. Robinson. chief Of the
bureau OF ships
MENACES SECURITY
The Smith bill was denounced
by Philip Murray. president oi
the Go, as representing the
spring drive against labor's part
in the victory production pro-
gram In letters to all GIG
affiliates and to Carl Vinsor
Cd of Georgia, chairman of the
House naval affairs committee
Murray said the bill must b.
stopped because il is "a menace e
the military security Of our coun,
try and of the United Nations"
There Is no doubt that Smith
and his allies are doing the
work of the Axis In pushing
such a bill at this time" Murray
said. at would In effect be Of
inestimable aid to the Axis. In
that the entire system OF labor
relations In our country would
be discarded and chaos sub
stituted."
He protested TO Vinson against
"the haste with which this dc.
structive measure is being prose.
cuted in the House" and demanded
an opportunity 10 be heard in
testimony against il, with ade-
quate time 10 prepare in adj
vance"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-19

Come tonight, Friday or Satur-
day and choose from peak
selections. At all 8 stores!
Open from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Evening star., 1942-03-29
ConnoIIy Calls Move
Part of Hitler Scheme

BY the Associated Press.
Chairman Connally of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee as
serted yesterday that negotiations
to get Pierre Laval into the Vichy
cabinet were linked with new at
tempt by Hitler to gain control of
the French fleet.
But, Senator Connally said in a
statement, he expected the French
people to thwart this scheme
Saying that without the French
fleet Hitler cannot clear the Medi-
terranean route to Africa, Senator
Connally said Hitler tried to deal
with Jean Darlan. but that Marshal
Petain was unwilling, and Darlan
was not shrewd enough to overcome
him."
Hitler is using the same trick
that he always does" Senator Con-
nally added. He let's it be known
that Laval can get from the Nazis
the release of French prisoners and
the return of the government to
Paris. But this is just a Hitler
promise, and Laval is expected to
keep his end Of the bargain first.
Once Hitler has what he wants, his
promises will be worth just what
all his previous ones have been
worth"
Evening star., 1942-03-29

area where the explosion occurred
will be resumed at 7 am. Monday"
The company asserted that all
other departments continued nor
NAL operations.
Survivors Graphic Account.
A graphic account of the blast
came from woman who escaped
from the wreckage.
! Mary Nemeth, a part time worker
who was treated for shock and
shoulder abrasions, said Everything
went black the whole ceiling
caved in, and seemed as though the
building crashed down - saw
. fellow climbing toward some light
and I followed him.
There were flames all around
80 The flames singed my hair but
I put them out with my hands - .
The explosion must have been right
above US because the ceiling fell
down"
John Lucia, employed on a night
shift said the first explosion hurled
him from bed in his nearby home
and then bullets started to whiz by
as he lay on the floor.
Il thought German bombers were
here" he said, expressing relief that
his wife and two children were not
at home.
Evening star., 1942-03-29
Death Of Busch Heiress
In Reno March 4 Revealed

By the Associated Press.
RENO, March 28.-Mrs. Barbara
Conklin, 20, who died in a Reno
hospital March 4, was disclosed to-
day to be the former Barbara Jane
Magnus, daughter of the late Adol-
phus Magnus, the beer magnate.
Her attorney said he understood
her fortune included S3,000.000 in
Anheuser Busch Brewery stock She
was born in Chicago. the daughter
of Mr.. Magnus and the former Jessil
McCorry.
She had moved recently to a ranch
near Dayton, New.
In addition to her husband, Rich
ard Conklin. Los Angeles insurance
broker, she is survived by a son,
Michael. Burial was at Forest Lawn
Memorial Park, Glendale, Calf.
Mrs. Conkln was a great-grand-
daughter of Adolphus Busch. st.
Louis brewer. and one of the heirs
to his estate.
In Los Angeles today. Conklin said
his wife's death was caused by
leukemia.
Evening star., 1942-03-29
Reno Divorce Granted
To Mrs. Schoenfe|d
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RENO, March 28-Mrs. Martha
w. Schoenfeld of Washington was
granted a divorce today without
leaving the Capital City.
Her husband, DR.. Herbert H.
Schoenfeld, a prominent Washing
ton surgeon, established residence
here and filed the original complaint
charging extreme cruelty.
BY deposition taken in Washing
ton, Mrs. Schoenfeld charged she
had been the one treated with ex-
treme cruelty, asserting her hus-
band once struck her, rendering her
unconscious.
She was granted the divorce and
$3.50 month alimony for six months.
Thereafter she is to receive 5000 a
month.
They were married at New York
City october l8, 1919.
DR.. Schoenfeld, 48. of 1908
Florida avenue NV, is a brother
Of Arthur chcenfeld, United States
Minister to Finland.
Mrs. Schoenfeld formerly was Miss
Martha Wills of Danville. Va They
have daughter, 81 years old.
Evening star., 1942-03-29

scored. Under protection of the
smoke screen the remainder Of the
enemy took flight.
During this naval action an
other motor torpedo boat discovered
a British motorboat of a type de-
scribed as a motor gunboat fleeing
out Of the Loire estuary, took it
under fire. seized it on the high
seas and captured Is men aboard i;
In order to be able to partici-
pate in the action against both
boats the German motor torpedo
boat commander gave the order to
throw of the ropes and refrained
from sinking the boat in considera-
ton OF three seriously injured Brit
ish who were still aboard.
Gunb0at Taken in Tow.
"On the return of our torpedo
boats from the victorious attacks,
the British gunboat was taken in
tow and brought safely into port
Except for this boat. no other enemy
naval unit was observed to have
managed to escape from the bay of
st. Nazaire.
The British destroyer formation
had kept its watch in vain
German military quarters elabo-
rating on the statement of the high
command said the British raid
ended in complete failure, with
large casualties and loss of many
British Warcraft."
In view of the nearly 10000
kilometer long coastline under Ger
man occupation from north cape to
the Pyrennees, occasional British
surprise attacks can, of course. not
always be entirely avoided" these
sources said. Should all of them,
however. end up as this one did then
the British probably will keep their
hands on such dubious enterprises. ;"
Called Insignificant.
The Voelkische Beobachter, in it's
early Sunday editions, said that
after the last Maisky speech
Churchill had to pull himself to-
gether in order to show Stain
something and so he staged
Maisky offensive.
This last British enterprise is
once more proof that Britain is
incapable of any military action
and can only carry out small-scale
operations without significance and
value"
Gvan M. Maisky, Soviet Ambas-
sador to London, said in a recent
speech that 1912 was the decisive
period for an Allied ofYensive.)
The ofncial Italian news agency
Stefani In Rome wrote that Brit
ain Is under the illusion that by
such piratic incursions she will be
able to relieve the weight of the
coming offensive against Russia, but
this is puerile calculation. The
bastion in Western Europe like that
in Eastern Europe is unassailable.