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Evening star., 1942-06-21

was unable 10 STUDY as a girl.
Winning the Chi Upsilon prize
was a particular honor as it was
the first time that the geological
fraternity had made the award.
7 didn't know one rock from
another until I took up the study
at George Washington, she said.
But, I needed six semester hours
of physical science to get my ABB.
degree, and geology called for field
trips which enjoy --
Study Develops Hobby
Of Collecting Minerals.
Miss Harris became so deeply IN
terested that she continued into
further fields and took up the sub
ject Of mineralogy.
Collecting minerals is now a hobby
with her and she proudly boasts a
collection Of $50 different kinds.
Il have a specimen of meteorite
from Australia" she commented,
emery from Turkey. flint from the
white cliffs Of Dover, rock crystal
from Brazil, cassiterite from Burma
and platinum from the Ural Noun
tains of Russia"
Because of her youthful appear
ance it is difficult to believe Miss
Harris received her high school
diploma in 1912
Asked how she found it possible
to carry on night classes after a
long day in an office, she explained
it was simple because it was inter-
esting.
Il also have a heritage of good
health from my strong pioneer
ancestors, she added explaining
that her grandparents were among
the first settlers in the Sioux coun-
try of Nebraska.
Took Post in France
After World War.
Miss Harris might also attribute
her youthful appearance to an ab-
sorbing interest in life and people
Il have always wanted to be where
there is action" she said. mot only
in America but in foreign Coun-
tries
This urge led her to France short
ly after the World War, where she
remained for seven years as clerk
in the American Consulate Generals
Office in Paris During this time she
travelled extensively and completely
mastered the French language.
Il knew only a little high school
French when I went abroad she
said. Il was glad of this. because
1 learned to speak French with a
Partisan accent"
Miss Harris had many opportuni-
ties in her official capacity in Paris
to meet interesting personalities of
the day. She met and talked with
President Doumerge of France,
Evening star., 1942-06-21
RFC Secretary Wins Degree
And Awards in Two Fields
By Gretchen Smith

after receiving high school diploma Miss Louise
division this
Washington University.
Edward Goddard award French her
prize
class night
half OF night school George Washing
all the for which
Evening star., 1942-06-21
Garden Party Set

A garden party and luncheon will
be given by Mrs. James Matthews
for the benefit of the lexington
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union at 1890 pm. Tuesday at her
home. 9214 Wildwood road NV.
Evening star., 1942-06-21

sketches about ipomen Dho played
influential roles in the Nations
growth. The articles are supplied
by the research department OF
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Betsy Ross, heroine Of pictur-
esque legend which says she designed
and made the first American flag.
was born in 1852 at Philadelphia.
Her parents. Samuel and Rebecca
Griscom, were devout Quakers. They
had II children. of whom Betsy was
the eighth.
When Betsy reached womanhood
she was apprenticed to the leading
upholstery establishment in the
city. There she met John Ross, a
fellow apprentice. whom she mar
ried at Gloucester, N. j., when she
was 81. John was the son OF an
Episcopalian clergyman, and the
Society of Friends reluctantly dis
owned Betsy for marrying out OF
meeting.
Soon after the marriage John and
Betsy opened an upholstery shop OF
their own in quaint little house
Evening star., 1942-06-21

ADVERTISEMENT. A
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-23

buy a Bomber
Gen. Hugh y. Joh SON,
americas Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily for the Times"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-23
Cold and Hard Logic
CharacferiZeS Nelson
He Has No Fears,
Moves HurriedIy
and Is Keyed TO Job

The nations No. ] man, out
side tho White House. is still
little more than a name. The
metcoric rise OF Donald NJ.
Nelson 10 supreme overload OF
war production with an open
charter of authority from
President Roosevelt. has been
almost too swift for the eye
and car 10 catch.
In the following authorita-
tive article based on first hand
observation the Miracle
Man at work and an eXclu-
Sive interview. Miss Lee Car
son, International News Serv-
ice staff writer. revea
hitherto unknown facts about
his life, his hopes, fears and
determination that America
will lick hell out Of Hitler and
the Japs.",
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-23
How to Save
Your Car

Make Your car laStthrouch
the war by taking care Of u.
The Detroit Times viii tell
YOU how. Read these tips
Reduce driving speeds. for
A. high speeds m otorS.
frames. bodies and equipment
arc literally shaken apart
Wars demand for gasoline
has >ct up another important
problem for tho motoriSt OF
America. and ore which he
Will have 10 meet by develop
lnE new driving technique.
Automobile Club Of Mich
ican icChnIclanS explain that
aviation gasoline has an "oc-
tame rating Of 100 deSlgnat-
lnC rs high degree Of anti
knock qualities The modern
automobile operates eff
GENTLY on gasoline with oC-
tame rating of from y 10
s.. but
Demand for high oCtane
gasoline threatens 10 put the
moierist on fuel Of 65 octane.
or what now Is termed low
grade" gasoline. In Canada
motorists are being forced 10
use that rating fuel.
Club technicisns point out
that II you're using low oc-
tame gasoline YOU can't step
on IT YOU can't accelerate AS
YOU do now. or you'll pay the
price in engine breakdown.
They warn:
Burned valves, cracked
cylinder heads. scored pis-
ton rings and scored pistons
have followed continuous
'pinging' when drivers have
forced acceleration. so N
you're using 65 octane gaso-
line and your motor begins
'pinging' ease up on the ac-
celerator. Remember that
YOU may not now be able To
get necessary new parts for
engine repairs"
Even with standard gaso-
line II is well 10 avoid too
speedy acccleration, the tech
nicians say, for two reasons:
Unnecessary wear on the
motor. UNNECESSARY wear
on tires.
And they make this highly
important observation:
You'll get satisfactory per-
formance from the lower
octane gasoline II YOU use
common sense In your driV-
lng technique"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-23

anger. In low voice he delivers
his orders with a level look from
his searching brown eyes and
orders are obeyed.
II they are not. and the cNplana-
ton is an alibi. Nelson writes off
tho person as loss.
Injustice or any affront 70 tho
helpless can. however. whip the
war production king INTO a ton
eFihG rage.
The most aWcSomc display Of
Nelson fury burst recently over
some indiScriminate ridiculng Of
OPM reCeptionlstS.
Nelson raised tho roof, dressed
down the culprit with all the fiery
Indignation Of a gentleman OF the
old school.
Those women" he Crowlcd.
ARE doing their best. And YOU
are neither funny nor decent"
WENT TO kNUDSEN
The night the President sum-
noncd him 10 tho White House
and handed over the keys 10 en-
tire American production capacity.
Nelson hustled back 10 tho office
Of auction management.
mopped up the cold sweat Of
shock and went directly INTO tho
Office Of William knudscn. then
top man of production
For almost two hours Nelson
talked At tho end Of that time
knud>en'S feelings were >oothed
and be bad promised r-TEIU
here and fight the big fight in an
other capacity
Donald Mari Nelson son Of a
railroad engineer. had no interest
IN jumping into the political swim.
In spite OF the magnificent high
Sprlngboard on which nc now
stands as tho most powerful man
outside Of the White House NCl-
son has other ambitions
He'd like 10 60 back 10 Chicago.
take UP his life where nc loft II
10 serve the nation. continue his
relentless study Of philosophy and
history. and regain has rights A.
Just another citizen.
buy a Bomber
Gen. Hugh =. JohnSo
americas Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily for the Times"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-23
SCENERY SHIFTED

Without peering around To see
who's looking. the Soft-Spoken
hard-hSted Chicagoan dives direct
~ al the point before any one can
say sacred COW" tho scenery ls
khified TO Nelson's specifications
Less than one week after the
President signed the eXeCutlN g
order. Nelson had worked out the
house-CleanIng reorganization that
sent OPM out the window.
Miraculously, the big siX-footer
remains AZ calm and collected as
ever His collar Is pristine and
starchcd. his eyes untroubled and
eager behind the rlmleSS glasses
Being given the ball and clear
field. he Is az last free 10 make a
goal for democracy. in which he
has the limItleSs, abiding faith OF
q deep-dyed American who recoe-
nizcd the rungs OF the ladder as
he came up from odd-jobbing TO
the wee presidency Of Sears Roe
buck & Co
Long ago-in prc-war June
Nelson was fighting pitched
battle against the tImld and the
doubling who refused 10 believe IN
Americas production capacity. the
countrN'S Willingness 10 60 10 work
IN Tollcd-up sleeves.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-23
PLAY BRIDGE

Cornwall good naturcd and
hard-workinC. the two men like "a
use whatever time off they can
manage TO relax play a little
bridge or see a movie.
Nelson's attractive. intelligent
wife has sacrificed her home for
the sake OF tho job AT hand and
remains IN Chicago 20 that her
husband will not hc distracted
from the enormous responsibilities
OF his position.
Before the Japanese attack
Nelson occasionally slipped out Of
Washington and flew ChlcaGoward>
on week-endS. But the future hold,
a complete set Of 20-hourS-per day
Z days week and his simple
apartment in hotel Will ncccS-
Sarily he home until the war Is 4
thing of the past
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-23
COLD. HARD LOGIC

When tho abolished OPM WIS
taking about a 25-hillon-dollar
production program Nelson was
using cold hard logic and his con-
siderable persuasive powers 10
Jockey them up 10 - billion.
Not even the President * more
wrathfully dedicated 10 licking
Hitler and the Japs - and as
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-23
BY LEE CARSON
Init New, service staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The
old-faShioned American drive that
pounded railroad spikes across the
continent settled wars and spun
the wheels Of the greatest indus
trial country into motion. illuml-
mates every move OF Donald Mari
Nelson, absolute war production
monarch.
lie has no fear Of any man and
tho ability 10 put the fear of God
in many a reCalCtTant one.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-23
FAMOUS FOR FORCE

or all the kingpinS ser up in The
marble alleys Of the capital. no
one is more famous for force and
direct action and less for a for
midable temper
Nelson is difficult, 10 rufrc or
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-23

quickly as possible" than the new
war production commander.
HIS reputation for galloping in,
shooting from the hip. where fan
haired boys feared 10 tread, gave
birth 10 tall tales OF superhumar
abilities
Working from o'clock in IN"
morning until we'll after midnight
in his almost monaStlCally severe
office, Nelson frequently glanccS
up at the sole wall decoration
A black and white motto asks
a year from now what will
we wish we had done today
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-23
ASTOUNDED GUESTS

~ an on-the-rccord dinner
shortly after Pearl Harbor. Nelson
astoundcd and frightened his fCllo"
guests by calmly announcing that
tho time had come TO call COM
pletc halt TO unnecessary eXpcndl-
lures, and that one Of tho first
things 10 60 would be certain fat
logroller. second would be 10 stop
all production OF passenger cars.
convert the automobile plants into
giant war weapon factories
Only Leon Henderson nodded
confidently
The friendship OF tho Chicago
merchant prince and the New
Deal price controller has wealth
cred some tough blows. intcr-offiCc
battles and faCtional ScrambleS.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
Defense Work Viii
Get Financial Aid

Bluffton's extensive civilian de-
fense program will be given financial
assistance, it was revealed this week
with the announcement that Lima
and Allen county were assured
s17,282 from state funds, the dis
tribution to be made locally on the
basis of need.
The money is part of $2,OOO,00O
allotment from the state to be ds-
tributed among the counties to
finance the local defense work for
the remainder of the year. 1t will
be apportioned on the same basis
as the local government fund OF
S12,000,000 which is taken from sales
tax revenue.
Funds will be allotted to the coun-
ty budget commission which in turn
will distribute them locally accord
ing to the needs. The money may be
spent by local councils as long as
it is for some form of defense ac'
tivity. The expenditures will be sub
ject to examination by the state aud
itor's office, it was stated.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
SCHOOL YOUTHS
SIGN FOR SUMMER
WORK ON FARMS
High School Boys and Girls to
BE Farm Hands and
Farmerettes
Registration of Those Seeking
Employment Promoted by
Federal Bureau

Bluffton high school boys as farm
hands and girls as farmerettes work
ing on farms in this district during
the coming summer became a dis
tinct probability this week as a
movement to this effect was pro-
NOTED by the Farm Placement
Bureau of the u. S. Employment
service to alleviate the ever in
creasing problem of labor shortage
in the rural areas.
Machinery for registration OF
youths desiring summer employment
on farms was set up at the high
school under auspices of the en-
ployment service with details in
charge of Gerhard Buhler, principal.
Farmers who previously have
looked with little favor upon en-
ployment of high school youths gen.
orally because of lack of experience
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
Named To Honorary
Scholastic Society

Roberta Biery, senior in Oberlin
college and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. A. Biery has been elected to mem
bership in Phi Beta Kappa, national
honorary scholastic society, it was
announced by the college early this
week.
Admission to the society is based
on high scholarship record during the
four years college course.
She also is included in the senior
honor list comprising the top rank
ing eight per cent of the gradual.
ing class.
In this connection announcement
was made that she has been award
ed scholarship at the University OF
Chicago for graduate study in Ian
guages during the coming year. Shs
expects to enter the university mex
fall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
CONTRACT IS LET
FOR GARBAGE and
RUBBISH DISPOSAL
Bid of Gerald Trippleh0rn is
Accepted by Council Mon
day Night
81, 500 for Service is Increase of
$500 Over Last Years
Figure

Contract for collecting and dis
posing of Buttons garbage and
rubbish for the next year was
awarded to Gerald Tripplehorn
local trucker, Monday night at a
meeting of the municipal council.
Tripplehorn's bid for the dual SER
vice was $500, and under the con-
tract he will collect garbage twice
weekly and rubbish once a month.
This is a continuation of the pro-
gram in effect here for the last
two years.
Other bidders were Homer Gratz,
STATS, and Clarence Young, $1,000.
Meets Health Board Requirements
Tripplehorn's bid was the only
one, however, which included the re-
quired provision that his arrange
ments for disposal are satisfactory
to the Allen county board of health.
The successful bidder is brother
of Russell Tripplehorn, who had the
contract for the last two years, but
who did not apply for renewal dur
ing the 1942-43 season. Last year
he handled the collection of garbage
and rubbish for $1,000.
Gerald Tripplehorn will take over
the service on May-15 under the new
contract.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
Kenneth Gable Is
Married Saturday

The marriage of Kenneth Gable,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Gable of
North Jackson street, and Miss Ethel
Cox, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Cox of Hamilton, took place
at the parsonage of the First Men,
monte church Saturday morning.
The wedding vows were received
by Rev. H. 7. Unruh, pastor, in a
single ring ceremony.
After the wedding a reception
was held at the home of the groom's
parents. After short wedding trip
the couple will be at home in Dayton
where Mr.. Gable is employed as
manager of an Equity store.
The bride is a graduate of the
Seven Mile high school and has been
employed at the Westinghouse plant
in Lima. The groom is a graduate
of Bluffton High school in the class
of 1889 and has been employed as as
sistant manager of an Equity store
in Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
SON OF FORMER BLUFFTON COUPLE
WAS ONE OF BATAAN'S DEFENDERS
Bluffton Couple To Observe 60 Years
OF Welded Life In Anniversary Sunday
MOSQUITO LdrUde
Found In Big Riley

Reports Of finding the first mos
quito larvae of the season in waters
of Big Riley creek this week spurred
municipal authorities in an early con-
sideration of resuming the towns
spring and summer mosquito control
program.
Mayor Wilbur A. Howe said an
immediate investigation will be made
of waters within the corporation
limits and that he will recommend
continuing the control program con-
Quoted here in 1910 and 1941.
Reports of the first mosquito lar
vac were made by Town Clerk w. O.
Geiger, whose biology class found
the specimen near the Harmon field
dam in Big Riley.
Mayor Howe said the summers
control program will be considered at
the next meeting of the council, and
arrangements for getting it under
way will be decided upon at that
time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
no+.r.Ch Church in Findlay last
Dufwaaptt at..E R0bsnalt be a'.,i of
afternoon

Dating procedure will be reversed
on the Bluffton college campus over
the weekend from Friday until next
Tuesday in the annual observance
of Leap Week.
Goods are to take the initiative in
all dating during Leap Week, inchd-
ing making the date, footing the
bills, and acting as the escorts.
1t will be the exact reversal of
customary procedure, and for once
during the year men students will
be on the receiving instead of the
paying end" in case they have what
it takes to be popular with the las
sizes.
Special social and entertainment
events are arranged for the Leap
Week procedure this year, to make
the task easier for goods unaccus-
toned to the intricacies of making
the date.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
Fifth First Aid
Unit Starts Friddy

Continuing Buttons extensive
program of first aid instruction, the
fifth class in the current group will
be started at the Bluffton High
school cafeteria this Friday night at
7:30 o'clock.
Two more classes will likely be
started on the following week to
make a total of seven first aid class
es going on concurrently. Two large
classes of so to rs members each
were held earlier in the year.
Joy Huber is instructor for the
Red Cross first aid class being held
at the high school. Under Civilian
Defense the three first aid classes
are being taught by DR.. Ralph Whis-
Ter of the Bluffton college faculty al
the Legion hall and two at the high
school with Mrs. b. w. Travis and
Mrs. w. E. Diller as instructors.
The three other classes to be
started will be taught by Mrs. Evar
Basinger, Mrs. Sidney Hauensteir
and Mrs. Hiram Huser.
1t is very likely that class in
first aid will be taught during the
summer months to accommodate those
who are unable to take the course
at this time, it was stated by Clail
Fett, executive director of the Bluff
ton Civilian Defense organization.
All members of the course are re-
quested to bring piece of un
bleached muslin 40 inches square tt
the class for practice in bandaginl
and to be prepared to buy small
booklet for the first aid instruction
it was stated.
Although the classes are principal
ly for several civilian defense volun
teer units anyone interested in OBJ
tanning first aid instruction may tax,
the course free of charge, Fett said
Training obtained in the corrs
will be useful not only in case o
military disaster but also for civilian
emergencies, it was announced.
The state civilian defense head
quarters requires that all member
of the following units should TAX
the course: command section, drivers
auxiliary firemen, rescue squad, aus
iliary policemen, bomb squadron an
air raid wardens.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
Licenses Required
For House TrUiLers

New Allen county regulations af-
fecting residents of house trailers
were announced this week by the
county board of health.
Under the new rules, owners of
house trailers may not maintain res
idence for longer than five days at
any location without obtaining a IL
cense from the board of health.
Before permits will be issued an
inspection will be made to determine
if adequate sanitary facilities are
available. Trailer owners must pay
for the cost of inspection, with a
minimum charge of so cents speci-
fed.
Several Bluffton families now are
maintaining residence in house trail
ers, and with war restrictions cur
failing the construction of new
homes, further aggravation of the
local housing shortage may result in
additional persons being forced to
use trailers as homes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
With The Sick

Condition of Jesse Stratton, who
has been i'll with pneumonia at the
Bluffton hospital, is reported as
much improved.
Mrs. Roy Moser has been confined
to her home for the past three weeks
suffering from a throat infection.
Mrs. Eva Kohl is caring for her.
Condition of Levi Bender, who has
been seriously i'll at his home on
Railroad street, is reported as un-
changed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23

LaFe !"
FRIDAY
String Quartet To
Play Here Monday

Closing concert in the 1941-42 mu-
sic concert series sponsored by the
Bluffton college department of music
will be presented at p. m. next
Monday in the Ramseyer chapel with
the appearance of the Rink String
quartet.
Works of American composers are
featured by the string ensemble which
was well received here in a previous
appearance two years ago.
In the quartet are Carl Rink, first
violinist; Michael Roll, second violin
ist; Guido st. Rizzio, violinist, and
Vera Rehberg, cellist. The male
members of the group also play in
the Chicago Symphony orchestra.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23

shall represented the local mission
airy society at a meeting of Lima
Presbyterial held in Sidney, Tues
day.
Miss Edythe Cupp and group of
her Home &c. girls of Bluffton H. S.
attended Home Economics confer
ence in Columbus last Friday and
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Marshall
and sons were entertained at Sunda''
dinner in the Clarence Begg hon
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-23
ReU. DUttOH NOlU
Chaplain In Army

Rev. Charles o. Dutton, former
pastor of the Bluffton Methodist
church, has been commissioned as
chaplain in he United States army
and will be stationed at Camp Rob-
erts, Calf, after April 25.
Rev. Dutton served the local
church about 10 years ago. He is
a graduate of Witmarsum Theologi-
cal seminary, formerly located in
Bluffton.
Recently he has been serving on a
special church assignment at the
United States penitentiary, Alcatraz,
California.