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Evening star., 1942-03-20
Aeroism Of seomen Aboard Supply Ship PoI|ux,
Newfoundland Gale Victim, Described in Report
By the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
The tragic, dramatic story Of how
the officers and men Of the naval
stores ship Pollux fought for their
lives against a raging sea, snow,
gale winds and freezing temperatures
of the coast Of Newfoundland while
their vessel was battered to pieces
by the waves was told yesterday in
an official report by the commanding
offlcer, Comdr. Hugh w. Tlrney Of
Annapolis.
The Pollux and Truxtun, a de-
stroyer, ran aground in Placentia
Bay before dawn on the morning of
February 18.
BY daylight the ship was begin
ming to crack and all day long the
struggle to reach the safety OF the
rocky shore a few yards away went
on. But not until about "a hours
after the Pollux 1irst stuck fast was
the rescue operation finally COM
pleted
A total of 90 officers and men was
lost from the Pollux and 81 officers
and men from the Truxtun were
lost The Navy previously had re-
ported on details Of the Truxtun
disaster.
New Heroes Are Named.
Comdr. Turney's report added .
group of new names to the roster
of Navy heroes. He listed the
following as deserving special COM
mendation:
1t. James w. Boundy OF Seattle,
1t. George C. Bradley Of Crestwood,
N. Y. and Ensign Alfred I. Pollack
OF Fresno, Calf. Each OF these
risked his life in an effort to carry
line ashore by swimming.
1t. Russell j. Garnaus OF New
York City. who took small boat
with a party of four men and sue
cessfully effected a hazardous land
ing on shore at the risk Of the lives
Of the party. The four men were
identified as Garrett Lloyd, boatt-
swain's mate first class, Of South
Akron, Ohio; Warren A. Greenfield.
signalman. third class. Of New York
City: william A. De Rosa, baker,
third class. Of New York: Lawrence
J. Calemmo, fireman, first class, Of
New York.
Isaac H. Strauss. quartermaster,
third class, of New York. who first
risked his life by trying to go hand
over hand on an untested line Sc
cured to rock by grapnel hook.
and on second occasion by at
tempting to make landing by
jumping from the end Of the boom.
The latter attempt was stopped
when it was seen that the landing
could not be made.
Secured Line for Rescues.
Alfred M. Dupuy. storekeeper,
third class. OF Powederly. Ala. who
swan ashore at great personal
risk" and managed to make secure
line with which rescue operations
could be started. This work was
done. the report said, while Dupuy
was barefooted and his clothing
was frozen.
Melvin Belts, molder second class,
Of Des Moines. Iowa, who risked
his life in an unsuccessful attempt
Evening star., 1942-03-20
Women
Continued From First Page)

do not think we have any in that
category"
Gen. Hershey emphasized the vast
difference between 1918, when Amer
lea drew on its Allies for needed war
equipment, and the present situa-
ton, which finds America assuming
the burden Of being an arsenal for
its Allies as we'll as having to create
larger material for its own use than
was the case "a years ago.
William L. Bait. Materials DiW-
sion director, War Production Board,
told the group. I'VE haven't had
much of sacrifice. sweat or tears,
but we will have"
He said he saw all-out effort in
Russia and England last year, and
predicted that American women
would play a tremendous role in
our all-out task The women Of
Russia, he said, have earned world
praise for the support they have
given their armed forces.
The only important thing for
America Is to win this war, the
means being insignificant at this
time, he declared. He said the full
man power, woman power and ma
chine power Of America must be
mobilized and utilized.
This war can be lost; 1t is not
a setup," Mr.. Bait emphasized.
Better to Win Expensively.
Women's educational institutions
must mesh gears with the war
effort, delegates were told by Donald
H. Davenport. Department OF LABOR
Statistics Bureau.
Speaking as former college pro-
fessor, Mr.. Davenport said woman
deans will have to throw peacetlme
formulas out the window and con-
vert their teaching staf1s to new
modes of thinking and teaching.
I'VE had better win an expensive
war than lose an economically-waged
war" the speaker said.
At least 100000 women must be
utilized for war production work,
Mr.. Davenport stated, as he exhio-
tied charts showing the distribution
of available manpower in the armed
Evening star., 1942-03-20
Khorkov Military Stores
Reported Demolished

LONDON. March 20 F.-German
demolition squads were reported
blasting military stores Of blood
stained Kharkov today in apparent
preparation for q forced withdrawal
from that stronghold Of the upper
Donets River defense system before
Red Army attacks.
A Stockholm dispatch to the Lon
don Daily Mail said great fires ragged
In Kharkov, one-time steel center OF
49,, 900 population 400 miles south OF
Moscow. and it was obvious the
whole upper Donets line is saggins
to the point Of collapse"
Tank, gun and ammunition depots
are being dynamited." the dispatch
said. with threatening Soviet legions
about the suburbs Of the city the
Germans captured last October "a.
Supplies Go Up in Smoke.
Oil stores and other supplies as
sembled for use against the Russians
also were reported going up in smoke
as the Germans apparently realized
the occupation IS at an end"
Russian dispatches yesterday
charged that the Germans had slain
10000 civilians in Kharkov. but there
was no direct word from Moscow as
to the progress Of military operations
against the garrison.
Evening star., 1942-03-20
Weiss Denies PIone
Sabotage at Quontico
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 20
Joseph Frank Weiss, 81. charged
with sabotage Of an airplane at
Quantico marine base, pleaded not
guilty when arraigned yesterday be-
fore United States Commissioner
John w. Monroe, tr.
The commissioner will hold a pre-
liminary hearing at 3 pm. Tuesday
to determine If there Is sufficient
evidence to hold Weiss for action of
the Federal grand jury. Bond was
set at $4,000, and the prisoner was
remanded to the Alexandria Jail.
Weiss was arrested in Nashville,
Tenn. where he was working in the
Vultee Aircraft plant, on a fugitive
warrant issued by Commissioner
Monroe on complaint of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation.
Evening star., 1942-03-20
Father, 1S, Charged
With Numbering Baby
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DENVER, March 20.-A pinprick
suffered while changing q diaper on
his seven-week-old daughter,
Diana, resulted In q murder charge
yesterday against Frank Lloyd
Rehn, 10. accusing him OF the
child's death.
A coroner's jury decided the baby
died Of q skull fracture and other
injuries suffered Monday when she
was tipped against q wall" by the
father.
Detective Fred Zarnow testified
that Dehn told him he showed the
baby In a moment of anger after
pricking his finger.
Dehn's 15-year-old wife. Anita,
was away on an errand at the time.
Evening star., 1942-03-20
Skidmore'Giyes Up:
Starts 10 Prison for
Income Tax Evasion
Chieosoon, Described os
Key Gambling Figure,
Must Serve 80 Months
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 20.-William r.
6kidmore hit the trail to prison to-
day to pay his debt to Uncle Sam
for evading taxes on income the
Government alleged he amassed in
the Chicago gambling racket.
Joseph Tobin, chief deputy
marshal, announced that Skidmore
departed for the Federal prison at
Terre Haute, Ind, In custody of
United States marshals, presumably
travelling by automobile.
Skidmore. beginning q 3O-month
sentence. stayed at . swank Mich
tgan boulevard hotel last night and
left at breakfast time to keep a
secret rendezvous with the marshals.
Thus the sun was setting on the
40-year career Of Billy" Skidmore,
6S. bald. ruddy. one-time politician,
prosperous Junk yard operator,
squire Of q country estate and, the
prosecutors charged. "fixer" for and
collector from the Chicago gambling
fraternity.
Accused Of Bribery.
Since the turn of the century
Skidmore has been known to Chi
cagoans as q saloonkeeper near the
City Hall. sergeant-at-arms at the
Democratic National Convention In
1912. His political star dimmed,
however. after 1917 when he and
Police Chief Charles Healy were
tried on charges of conspiracy to
exact bribes from gambling house
keepers. although both were ac-
quilted.
He had q bail bond business in
the prohibition era, then operated
the junk yard and raised fine cat
tie and show horses on his estate,
Pine Tree Farms. which was sold by
McHenry County for delinquent
taxes last October.
Convicted Of Evasion.
The income tax investigators
caught up with Skidmore and a
year ago he was convicted Of evad-
ing $347 400 In taxes on his 1887
1898 income. The conviction was
upheld on appeal. Last month the
United States Supreme Court twice
refused q review.
On February 1s when the District
Court granted . 30-day stay, expir-
ing today. Skidmore was q little late
for the hearing because, his attor-
ney explained. he was working on
his current income tax return.
Evening star., 1942-03-20
Russians RepuIsed Eost
OF khorkov, Nozis Claim

BERLIN From German Broad
casts, March 10 [R.-Russian forces
striking into the Donets Basin east
OF industrial Kharkov have been
thrown back after a new attack and
suffered heavy casualties" the Ger
man high command declared today.
Red Army attacks elsewhere on
the front were said to have been
repulsed.
The communique acknowledged
that the Russians still were on the
offensive in the Kerch Peninsula of
the Crimea where 1t said attacks by
strong forces were "repulsed In stin
fighting"
The high command said German
planes carried out annihilating At.
tacks on towns and points Of Assem-.
bly, Of enemy troops in the Kerch
Peninsula and attacked with par.
ticular success airfields and railway
transport on the central sector.
The Germans claimed 50 Russian
planes destroyed. A of them shot
down In air combat, and said their
own losses yesterday totaled Ave
planes,
Evening star., 1942-03-20
BY PRESTON GROVER,

Associated Press War Correspondent.
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt. March
18 Delayed An American-built
ugly duckling" freighter flying the
Stars and Stripes has braved the
challenge of Nazi bombers and sub
marines by sailing through the East
ern Mediterranean into Alexandria,
bringing war materials to reinforce
Britains North African armies.
The ship-the first of her class
to be commissioned under the
United States emergency wartime
building program-brought a note Of
cheer to British forces tn Egypt,
which have scarcely seen an Amer
lean flag In Egypt since the begin
ming Of the war.
Evening star., 1942-03-20
Dive Bombing Accident
Kills 7 Marine FLYERS
b the Associated Press.

y the Associated Press.
QUANT1CO. Va. March 2o.-Two
Marine Corps flyers were killed last
night In q plane crash on the Ma.
rine Corps reservation. Their plane
failed to come out Of q power dive
while they were dive bombing. Of
ficers said, and exploded in . wood
ed area.
The flyers were It. Donald Edgar
Folsom, "a, Bell. Calf. and 1t
Ralph Earle Walter, IT,, 81, OF
Hummelstown, Pa.
The crash started q blaze in the
woods, and marines spent two hours
extinguishing 1t.
Evening star., 1942-03-20
Dr.. Holm Awarded
Milk Research Prize
Hyt,eAssnriatAd Press

By tie Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March 20.-The
American Chemical Society an
nounced today that the Borden Co.
prize of $1,000 for outstanding
research in the chemistry of milk
has been awarded for 1912 to DR..
George E. Holm. biochemist of the
Bureau Of Dairy Industry. Agricul-
ture Department. Washington.
DR.. Holm, native of Minnesota,
was an instructor at the University
of Minnesota in 1919 and assistant
professor in 1919-20. He has served
as biochemist in the Bureau Of Dairy
Industry since 1920.
The award will be presented at the
Chemical Society's meeting In Men,
phis April 20 to "a.
Evening star., 1942-03-20
Theft Of Tires Held
Most Heinous Crime
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FAIRPLAY, Colo:-Two-gun high.
waymen. who waylaid the stage
coach and its shipment Of gold. once
were the scourge of Park County In
the Colorado gold country. Not
so in 1912.
Sheriff Yes Law says the theft Of
Is new tires and tubes from a garage
the other night probably will go
down as Fairplay's most heinouS
crime" Of the year.
Evening star., 1942-03-20
Reds Report Seizing
Important Point in
Staraya Russa Area
Garrison Commander unt
IS Men Declared Token
Along With Documents

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, March 20.-Red
Army troops have wrested an i'm
portant defense center from a
unit of the 10th German Army,
long encircled in the Staraya
Russa sector, and captured the
garrison commander and IS
other survivors, Tass said today.
Captured documents show that the
18th Army men are exhausted and
short Of food, with the daily ration
Of some limited to lentil pottage, the
news agency said. It cited one com.
pany reported cut down to q single
ohcer and nine frostbitten privates
Dispatches from the front said
more and more Germans in the
trapped army were surrendering as
their hope of escape collapsed
These reports said some Germans
who came toward Russian lines
with their hands over their heads
in token Of surrender were shot
down from behind by their officers.
One thousand Germans were re-
ported killed at q single strongly
fortified junction as the Red Army
steadily whitfield down the encircled
area. At another point 400 Germans
were reported moved down with
close range fire as the rushed head
on toward Russian lines in an at
tempt to escape.
Izvestia. Soviet government news
paper, said a Red Army detachment
slew 413 Of the 31st German En-
cheering Battalion through a pincer
attack with motorized sleighs In a
night snowstorm on q strongly
fortified village Of the southern
front.
Our artillery opened a hurricane
fire." Izvestia said, forcing the Ger
mans to take cover in cellars, and
then suddenly suspended 1t. The
same minute our men rushed into
the village. The Germans were
caught In the pincers and attempted
to escape along the only road to a
neighbortng village. but they were
intercepted by our machine-gun fire.
Only few managed to escape"
In one sector of the southern front,
the Soviet Information Bureau de-
clared. Red Army troops wiped out
about 200 German soldiers and
destroyed much war material in
f1erce lighting for two populated
DlAceR.
Evening star., 1942-03-20

The vessel, under command OF
Capt. Richard Ellis. a tall Louisi-
anan. Immediately began discharg-
ing her l0,000-ton cargo-which
made the British almost pop-eyed
with delight. The nature Of the
cargo cannot, of course, be dis
closed.
1t can be revealed. however. that
the ship, which was built in Balti-
more and took on her cargo there.
Travelled around the southern tip of
South Africa. through the Red Sea
and the Sues into the Mediter-
ranean.
Not a single enemy submarine or
plane was sighted during the entire
! voyage. She carried a naval gun
| crew,
Evening star., 1942-03-20
Bravery Of Crews
lauded by Survivors
Of Atlantic Sinkings
Officers Of Two Vessels
Lost Lives Seeing to
Sofety Of Their Men
u the Associated Press.

MIAMI. Fla. March 20.-Fearles.
men on United Nations merchant
ships, writing a new saga Of the sea
by their defiance of Axis attackers
have added another chapter here
with reports of valor by crews of two
vessels sunk BY submarines in the
Atlantic.
Thirty-eight crewmen were saved
from a medium sized American
freighter on which nine others were
lost. Landing here from Cuba, some
of them told yesterday of bravery
by men clinging to wreckage through
II hours of darkness, and of two Off
GERS who lost their lives while at
tempting to make sure others we're
safe.
Officers Returned to Ship.
Thirty-four men who escaped
from a torpedoed Norwegian tanker
passed through Miami after landing
at Nassau. They told of their cap
tain and a boarding party returning
to their ship three times after it
was hit, and of flashing distress
call that resulted in two submarines
popping to the surface and shelling
the craft. All the boarding party
were injured by shell Splinters. Two
men died and two others are In a
Miami hospital.
The radio operator Of the freighter
Stanley Oliver of San Francisco
stuck to his post through the tor
pedoing Of his vessel and a subse-
quent shelling and flashed distress
call.
Julian F. vinson, second assist
ant engineer. of Crawford, N. j., said
the chief engineer, Paul Boehncke
Of Oakland. Calf. died when he
returned to the engine room to seek
two Of the engine room crew he
couldn't locate on deck.
No Time TO Launch Boats.
Fourth Assistant Engineer Charles
Lott of San Francisco watched for
the return of his chief, then he, too,
went below.
Both Boehncke and Lott went
down with the ship.
Vinson said there was no time to
put lifeboats over the side. The SO
men who were rescued clung to
wreckage all night.
The freighters captain, r. H.
Murphy of Barnstable, Mass, was
knocked overheard by a timber set
flying by an exploding shell. and
Second Mate Graham Griffith Cliff
ton Heights, Pa leaped behind him
and supported the skipper al! night
long with one arm while he clung
to a piece OF wreckage with the
other.
Evening star., 1942-03-20
Second Bus Victim Dies

IND1ANTOWN GAP, Pa, March
20 (P.-Pvt. Henry ]. Szrembek OF
Cleveland. Ohio, died at the military
hospital here today Of q fractured
skull. the second victim Of a COLI
sion Of q bus and a coal truck near
here yesterday. Pvt. Frank Wnor-
oski Of Canton. Ohio, was killed
instantly In the crash.
Evening star., 1942-03-20
War Robs Stooe

Belfast. Northern Ireland, reports
1t has plenty Of attractive young
actresses, but war has caused 4
scarcity OF young actors, and pro-
duction Of several new plays Il
held up.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
Garbage War On
Again In Lima

The Lima iCty Councils garbage
headache" has come back, and prom
ises to be more severe than at any
time since it first appeared two years
ago.
Councilmen are studying two bids
for contracts for municipal collection
and disposal of garbage amid
charges that Allen County Health
Commissioner DR.. G. E. Miller is
trying to railroad" them into a Sc
lection.
The Cincinnati Terminal Service
Co. submitted the low bid of 65
cents a month for residential collec-
tions, and agrees to meet require
ments of Allen County Board of
Health "if it can learn what those
requirements are"
The only other bid was submitted
by Ralph Secoy of Lima, at 10 cents
month. In later letter, however,
he stated that he could cut his price
to 60 cents. He also exhibited a let
ter from DR.. Miller stating that his
plan for disposal of garbage meets
with the health officials approval.
Il don't like this way of doing
business" said Council President
William Ferguson. "It looks like
railroading to me-"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
Mt. Cory

Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Ghaster and
daughter Ruth motored to Toledo
on Sunday and were dinner guests
of Mrs. Della Spenker.
Mrs. Van Scoder of Pandora spent
Thursday with her daughter Mrs.
Frank Balister.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Stotts were
called to GAINESVILLE because of the
illness of a relative.
Miss Isabelle Stuart entertained
the following recently in her home
near Findlay, Misses Olive Obee,
Laura Ebersole, Dorothy Rothrock,
Thelma Jordan, Ruth Folk, Lillian
Hards, and Genevieve Beagle.
Miss Bessie Gracely, of Findlay,
called recently in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. M. ID. King and family.
Mrs. Anna Ripley has returned to
her home in Cincinnati after care
ing for her mother who is now in
the Hancock County hospital.
Miss Sara Guin of Findlay spent
Friday with her mother, Mrs. Bessie
Guin.
Mrs. Ira Wilkins, Ethel Balister,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
PUTNAM COUNTY
Many Findings In
Putnam

Listing At findings, the report of
State Examiners A. H. Harlett and
Harry Rigby on the townships and
juctices of the peace in Putnam
county between October, 1889, and
August, 1941, was released recently.
The findings are for a total of
$2,819.26 but II of them were paid
or adjusted before the examiners
left the county. Illegal payments
totaling s213.45 are listed in seven
townships.
Criticisms made by examiners in
clude failure of some townships to
advertise for bids on oil, tar and
stone over amounts of 5000 and the
practice of some townships in pro-
viding machinery and tools for inn
proving roads for individuals.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
Tomato Cannery In
Continental

Plans have been completed for the
construction of a new canning fac
tory at Continental, it was learned
from Russell P. Austermiller and
Clarence Bauer of Holgate who are
establishing the Continental Canning
company.
The old Standard Oil bulk station
property at the west edge of oCn-
tinental has been purchased and
work on the construction of a one
story building 100 by 26 feet will be
started about May l, Austermiller
announced.
This factory will employ about 100
during its peak season and will have
a capacity for tomatoes from 200
acres.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
S7,263 Damage Suit
Filed

Damages of $7,263.04 are sought
by Joe Van Horn in suit filed in
the Allen county common pleas court
from George Mambourg George
Mamberg) of Columbus Grove. The
case grows out of a traffic mishap
occurring short distance north of
the Lima corporation line on Nov.
%, 1941, about 9:10 a. m. In Route
65.
The plaintiff claims he was injured
when the defendant struck the rear
of a truck and the truck hit the
plaintiff. He says he suffered frac-
lures of the right and left clavicle,
right front ribs, five ribs at the back
and other injuries. His hospital bill,
Van Horn states, was $113.04 and
his doctor bill $3.50.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
ALLEN COUNTY
Election Board Clerk
In Army

r. G. Patterson, clerk of the Allen
county Board of Elections and first
lieutenant in the United States In
fantry Reserve, Friday was ordered
back into service.
He will leave Saturday, April 20,
for Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind, re-
porting on his arrival to the COM
manding officer for assignment and
duty with the military police batal-
lions.
Patterson said he intended asking
members of the election board for a
leave of absence.
Orders of the Lima man, a World
War veteran, were directed by Pres
ident Roosevelt and relayed here by
Major General Van .Voorhis.
Patterson was named election
board clerk in 1888. Prior to that
time he spent two years as deputy
in the Allen county sheriff's office.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
Woman Killed In
Traits Mishap

Mrs. Ruth Bowersock, 40, of Lima,
died recently in st. Rita's hospital
of internal injuries suffered Sun
day when she was struck by an
automobile in the 600 block of South
Main street.
Mrs. Bowersock was crossing the
street and stepped from behind a
car into the path of an automobile
driven by Frank White, 81, of Ada,
according to traffic bureau report.
She was hurled 70 feet from the
point of impact, the officers said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
NEWS NOTES FROM -FOUR COUNTIES

two-door sedan from Triangle Mo-
tor Sales Co., Lima, at total cost
of S1,002.94. An allowance of
S102.94 was made for the trade-in
of 1886 Plymouth coupe and pay
ment of 5000 cash completed the
deal.
For the sheriff the commissioners
purchased a 1912 Dodge four-door
sedan. The transaction totaled ST.
325 with S485 or the trade-in and
$840 cash.
A 1912 Chevrolet four-door sedan
was bought for the commissioners
department from Minnick Chevrolet,
Inc, at total cost of S1,086.14. A
1886 Chevrolet four-door sedan was
traded in at an allowance of $286.14
along with $500 cash.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
Plenty Of Labor For
Beet Fields

Sufficient labor for the growing
and harvesting of sugar beets was
assured for farmers in the area of
the Ohio Sugar company Thursday
by officials who reported that Amer
ican-born Mexicans have arrived here
from Texas.
These workers and their families
will be housed in new cottages erect
ed on the plant property and fur
nished for this purpose. Officials of
the firm explained that these labor
ers will be available for farmers
throughout the area served by the
Ohio Sugar company.